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-- ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md | 46 -- ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md | 32 - ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md | 48 -- ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md | 56 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md | 57 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md | 25 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md | 44 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md | 27 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md | 82 +++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md | 41 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md | 41 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md | 45 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md | 15 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md | 48 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md | 47 ++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md | 15 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md | 18 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md | 30 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md | 78 +++ ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md | 28 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md | 18 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md | 20 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md | 9 + ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md | 31 + 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Chronicles/Chapter_17.md | 27 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md | 46 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md | 19 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md | 56 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md | 30 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md | 22 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md | 34 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md | 44 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md | 45 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md | 34 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md | 15 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md | 42 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md | 51 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md | 36 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md | 30 - ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md | 49 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md | 39 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md | 48 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md | 39 -- ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md | 39 -- ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md | 18 + ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md | 19 + ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md | 18 + ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md | 23 + 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+-- ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md | 46 +- ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md | 117 ++-- ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md | 118 ++-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md | 61 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md | 163 ++--- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md | 106 ++-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md | 143 ++--- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md | 139 ++-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md | 136 ++-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md | 87 ++- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md | 104 ++- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md | 95 ++- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md | 102 ++- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md | 62 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md | 61 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md | 95 +-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md | 88 +-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md | 80 +-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md | 58 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md | 98 ++- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md | 70 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md | 37 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md | 73 +-- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md | 57 +- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md | 119 ++-- 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| 169 ++--- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md | 166 ++--- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md | 148 ++--- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md | 243 +++---- ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md | 84 +-- ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md | 94 +-- ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md | 96 +-- ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md | 218 +++---- ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md | 83 +-- ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md | 74 +-- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md | 67 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md | 26 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md | 63 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md | 41 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md | 41 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md | 35 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md | 63 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md | 45 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md | 30 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md | 54 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md | 61 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md | 66 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md | 54 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md | 59 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md | 21 +- ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md | 140 ++-- 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+-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md | 77 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md | 28 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md | 121 ++-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md | 56 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md | 76 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md | 97 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md | 89 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md | 44 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md | 65 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md | 63 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md | 75 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md | 94 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md | 84 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md | 87 +-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md | 48 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md | 92 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md | 85 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md | 53 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md | 106 ++-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md | 108 ++-- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md | 91 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md | 46 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md | 94 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md | 63 +- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md | 93 ++- NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md | 85 +-- 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Kings/Chapter_24.md | 37 -- NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md | 45 -- NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md | 21 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md | 33 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md | 33 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md | 54 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md | 31 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md | 38 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md | 23 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md | 33 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md | 47 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md | 43 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md | 22 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md | 22 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md | 26 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md | 30 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md | 39 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md | 21 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md | 42 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md | 38 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md | 87 +++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md | 24 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md | 27 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md | 21 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md | 39 ++ NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md | 21 + NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md | 31 + 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+ NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md | 22 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md | 29 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md | 31 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md | 24 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md | 10 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md | 28 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md | 38 ++ NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md | 28 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md | 22 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md | 34 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md | 26 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md | 34 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md | 28 + NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md | 25 + NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md | 30 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md | 156 ++--- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md | 40 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md | 67 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md | 47 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md | 58 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md | 74 +-- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md | 92 ++- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md | 36 +- NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md | 106 ++-- NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md | 31 +- 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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. -2. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. - -3. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. -4. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. -5. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. - -6. And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." -7. And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. -8. And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. - -9. And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so. -10. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. - -11. And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so. -12. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. -13. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. - -14. And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, -15. and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so. -16. And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars. -17. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, -18. to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. -19. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. - -20. And God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." -21. So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. -22. And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." -23. And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. - -24. And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds--livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds." And it was so. -25. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. - -26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." - -27. So God created man in his own image, +1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. +2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. +3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. +4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. +5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. +6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” +7 And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. +8 And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. +9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. +10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. +11 And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. +12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. +14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, +15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. +16 And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. +17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, +18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. +19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. +20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” +21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” +23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. +24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. +25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” +27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. - -28. And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." -29. And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. -30. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so. -31. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. - - - +28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” +29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. +30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. +31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md index 4f1b10f5..cd603cb6 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,45 +1,32 @@ -The Seventh Day, God Rests - # Chapter 2 -1. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. -2. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. -3. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. -The Creation of Man and Woman - - -4. These are the generations +1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. +2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. +3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. +4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, -in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. - -5. When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up--for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, -6. and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground-- -7. then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. -8. And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. -9. And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. - -10. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. -11. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. -12. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. -13. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. -14. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. - -15. The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. -16. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, -17. but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." - -18. Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." -19. Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. -20. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. -21. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. -22. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. -23. Then the man said, -"This at last is bone of my bones +in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. +5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, +6 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— +7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. +8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. +9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. +10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. +11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. +12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. +13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. +14 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. +15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. +16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, +17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” +18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” +19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. +20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. +21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. +22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. +23 Then the man said, +“This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, - because she was taken out of Man." - -24. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. -25. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. - - - + because she was taken out of Man.” +24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. +25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md index c04013af..ec79532e 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,67 +1,51 @@ -The Fall - # Chapter 3 -1. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. -He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" -2. And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, -3. but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'" -4. But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. -5. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." -6. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. -7. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. - -8. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. -9. But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" -10. And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself." -11. He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" -12. The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate." -13. Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." - -14. The LORD God said to the serpent, -"Because you have done this, - -cursed are you above all livestock +1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. +He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” +2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, +3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” +4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. +5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” +6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. +7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. +8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. +9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” +10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” +11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” +12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” +13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” +14 The Lord God said to the serpent, +“Because you have done this, + cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. - -15. I will put enmity between you and the woman, +15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, - and you shall bruise his heel." - -16. To the woman he said, -"I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; + and you shall bruise his heel.” +16 To the woman he said, +“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. -Your desire shall be for your husband, - and he shall rule over you." - -17. And to Adam he said, -"Because you have listened to the voice of your wife - -and have eaten of the tree +Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, + but he shall rule over you.” +17 And to Adam he said, +“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife + and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, - 'You shall not eat of it,' + ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; - -18. thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; +18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. - -19. By the sweat of your face +19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, - and to dust you shall return." - -20. The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. -21. And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. - -22. Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever--" -23. therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. -24. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. - - - + and to dust you shall return.” +20 The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. +21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. +22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” +23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. +24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md index ce1c2b96..57431446 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,42 +1,32 @@ -Cain and Abel - # Chapter 4 -1. Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." -2. And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. -3. In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, -4. and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, -5. but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. -6. The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? -7. If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it." - -8. Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. -9. Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" -10. And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. -11. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. -12. When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." -13. Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. -14. Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me." -15. Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. -16. Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. - -17. Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. -18. To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. -19. And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. -20. Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. -21. His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. -22. Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. - -23. Lamech said to his wives: -"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; +1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” +2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. +3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, +4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, +5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. +6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? +7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” +8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. +9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?” +10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. +11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. +12 When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” +13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. +14 Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” +15 Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. +16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. +17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. +18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. +19 And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. +20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. +21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. +22 Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. +23 Lamech said to his wives: +“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. - -24. If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, - then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold." - -25. And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him." -26. To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD. - - - +24 If Cain's revenge is sevenfold, + then Lamech's is seventy-sevenfold.” +25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” +26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md index 8cc6e15c..a4004bd7 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,47 +1,33 @@ -Adam's Descendants to Noah - # Chapter 5 -1. This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. -2. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. -3. When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. -4. The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. -5. Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. - -6. When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. -7. Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. -8. Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. - -9. When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. -10. Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters. -11. Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. - -12. When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. -13. Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. -14. Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. - -15. When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. -16. Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters. -17. Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died. - -18. When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. -19. Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters. -20. Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died. - -21. When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. -22. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. -23. Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. -24. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. - -25. When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. -26. Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. -27. Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. - -28. When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son -29. and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands." -30. Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. -31. Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died. - -32. After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - - - +1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. +2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. +3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. +4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. +5 Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. +6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh. +7 Seth lived after he fathered Enosh 807 years and had other sons and daughters. +8 Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. +9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan. +10 Enosh lived after he fathered Kenan 815 years and had other sons and daughters. +11 Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. +12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. +13 Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. +14 Thus all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. +15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared. +16 Mahalalel lived after he fathered Jared 830 years and had other sons and daughters. +17 Thus all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years, and he died. +18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch. +19 Jared lived after he fathered Enoch 800 years and had other sons and daughters. +20 Thus all the days of Jared were 962 years, and he died. +21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. +22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. +23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. +24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. +25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech. +26 Methuselah lived after he fathered Lamech 782 years and had other sons and daughters. +27 Thus all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died. +28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son +29 and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the Lord has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” +30 Lamech lived after he fathered Noah 595 years and had other sons and daughters. +31 Thus all the days of Lamech were 777 years, and he died. +32 After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md index da499ea6..f1481c11 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -Increasing Corruption on Earth - # Chapter 6 -1. When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, -2. the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. -3. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years." -4. The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. - -5. The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. -6. And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. -7. So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them." -8. But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. -Noah and the Flood - - -9. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. -10. And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -11. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. -12. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. -13. And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. -14. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. -15. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. -16. Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. -17. For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. -18. But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. -19. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. -20. Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. -21. Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them." -22. Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. - - - +1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, +2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. +3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” +4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. +5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. +6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. +7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” +8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. +9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. +10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. +12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. +13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. +14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. +15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. +16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. +17 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. +18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. +19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. +20 Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive. +21 Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them.” +22 Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md index 12cc19ab..106260ee 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,31 +1,25 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. -2. Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate, -3. and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. -4. For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground." -5. And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him. - -6. Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth. -7. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood. -8. Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground, -9. two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah. -10. And after seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth. - -11. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. -12. And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. -13. On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, -14. they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature. -15. They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. -16. And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the LORD shut him in. - -17. The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. -18. The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. -19. And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. -20. The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep. -21. And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. -22. Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. -23. He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark. -24. And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. +2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate, +3 and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. +4 For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground.” +5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. +6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth. +7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood. +8 Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground, +9 two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah. +10 And after seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth. +11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. +12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. +13 On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, +14 they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature. +15 They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. +16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in. +17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. +18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. +19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. +20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep. +21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. +22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. +23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark. +24 And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md index ee89c5d5..8aa9711f 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -The Flood Subsides - # Chapter 8 -1. But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. -2. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, -3. and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, -4. and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. -5. And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. - -6. At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made -7. and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. -8. Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. -9. But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. -10. He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. -11. And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. -12. Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore. - -13. In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. -14. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. -15. Then God said to Noah, -16. "Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. -17. Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh--birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth--that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." -18. So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. -19. Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out by families from the ark. -God's Covenant with Noah - - -20. Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. -21. And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. -22. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease." - - - +1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. +2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, +3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, +4 and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. +5 And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. +6 At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made +7 and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. +8 Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. +9 But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. +10 He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. +11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. +12 Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore. +13 In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. +14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. +15 Then God said to Noah, +16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. +17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” +18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. +19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out by families from the ark. +20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. +21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. +22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md index a064dce3..5bab1d18 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,51 +1,38 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. -2. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. -3. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. -4. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. -5. And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. - -6. "Whoever sheds the blood of man, +1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. +2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered. +3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. +4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. +5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. +6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. - -7. And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it." - -8. Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, -9. "Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, -10. and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. -11. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." -12. And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: -13. I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. -14. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, -15. I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. -16. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." -17. God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth." -Noah's Descendants - - -18. The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) -19. These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed. - -20. Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. -21. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. -22. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. -23. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness. -24. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, -25. he said, -"Cursed be Canaan; - a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers." - -26. He also said, -"Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; +7 And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it.” +8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, +9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, +10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. +11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” +12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: +13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. +14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, +15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. +16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” +17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” +18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) +19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed. +20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. +21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. +22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. +23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness. +24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, +25 he said, +“Cursed be Canaan; + a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.” +26 He also said, +“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant. - -27. May God enlarge Japheth, +27 May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, - and let Canaan be his servant." - -28. After the flood Noah lived 350 years. -29. All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died. - - - + and let Canaan be his servant.” +28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. +29 All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md index e9aea608..9adf7707 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,43 +1,33 @@ -Nations Descended from Noah - # Chapter 10 -1. These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. - -2. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. -3. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. -4. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. -5. From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. - -6. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. -7. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. -8. Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. -9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD." -10. The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. -11. From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and -12. Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. -13. Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, -14. Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. - -15. Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, -16. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, -17. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, -18. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. -19. And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. -20. These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. - -21. To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. -22. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. -23. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. -24. Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. -25. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan. -26. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba, -29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. -30. The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. -31. These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. - -32. These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood. - - - +1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. +2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. +4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. +5 From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. +6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. +7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. +8 Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. +9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” +10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. +11 From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and +12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city. +13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, +14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. +15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, +16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, +17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, +18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed. +19 And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. +20 These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. +21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. +22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. +23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. +24 Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber. +25 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan. +26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, +29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. +30 The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east. +31 These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations. +32 These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md index cbd5a150..886a38ca 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -The Tower of Babel - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. -2. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. -3. And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. -4. Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth." -5. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. -6. And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. -7. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech." -8. So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. -9. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth. -Shem's Descendants - - -10. These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. -11. And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters. - -12. When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah. -13. And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters. - -14. When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. -15. And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters. - -16. When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. -17. And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters. - -18. When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu. -19. And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters. - -20. When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug. -21. And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters. - -22. When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor. -23. And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters. - -24. When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah. -25. And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters. - -26. When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran. -Terah's Descendants - - -27. Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. -28. Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans. -29. And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. -30. Now Sarai was barren; she had no child. - -31. Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. -32. The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran. - - - +1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. +2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. +3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. +4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” +5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. +6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. +7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” +8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. +9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth. +10 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood. +11 And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters. +12 When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah. +13 And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters. +14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber. +15 And Shelah lived after he fathered Eber 403 years and had other sons and daughters. +16 When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg. +17 And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters. +18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu. +19 And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters. +20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug. +21 And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters. +22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor. +23 And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters. +24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah. +25 And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters. +26 When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran. +27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. +28 Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans. +29 And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. +30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child. +31 Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there. +32 The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md index df470795..cd9a41c2 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -The Call of Abram - # Chapter 12 -1. Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. -2. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. -3. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - -4. So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. -5. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, -6. Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. -7. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. -8. From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. -9. And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. -Abram and Sarai in Egypt - - -10. Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. -11. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, "I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, -12. and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. -13. Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake." -14. When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. -15. And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. -16. And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. - -17. But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. -18. So Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? -19. Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go." -20. And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had. - - - +1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. +2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. +3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” +4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. +5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, +6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. +7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. +8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. +9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. +10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. +11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, +12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. +13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” +14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. +15 And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. +16 And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. +17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. +18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? +19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” +20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md index ac45e211..daccb3c5 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,27 +1,19 @@ -Abram and Lot Separate - # Chapter 13 -1. So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. - -2. Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. -3. And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, -4. to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the LORD. -5. And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, -6. so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, -7. and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. - -8. Then Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. -9. Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left." -10. And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) -11. So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. -12. Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. -13. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the LORD. - -14. The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, -15. for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. -16. I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. -17. Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you." -18. So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD. - - - +1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. +2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. +3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, +4 to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord. +5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, +6 so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, +7 and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. +8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. +9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” +10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) +11 So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. +12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. +13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. +14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, +15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. +16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. +17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.” +18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md index 6d6bb6fc..928d2191 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,40 +1,29 @@ -Abram Rescues Lot - # Chapter 14 -1. In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, -2. these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). -3. And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). -4. Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. -5. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, -6. and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness. -7. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar. - -8. Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim -9. with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five. -10. Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country. -11. So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. -12. They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. - -13. Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. -14. When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. -15. And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. -16. Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people. -Abram Blessed by Melchizedek - - -17. After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). -18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) -19. And he blessed him and said, -"Blessed be Abram by God Most High, +1 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, +2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). +3 And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). +4 Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. +5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, +6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness. +7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar. +8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim +9 with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five. +10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country. +11 So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. +12 They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. +13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. +14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. +15 And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. +16 Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people. +17 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). +18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) +19 And he blessed him and said, +“Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; - -20. and blessed be God Most High, - who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" +20 and blessed be God Most High, + who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. -21. And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself." -22. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, -23. that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.' -24. I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share." - - - +21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.” +22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, +23 that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ +24 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md index a7b8e234..74ff7136 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,30 +1,22 @@ -God's Covenant with Abram - # Chapter 15 -1. After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." -2. But Abram said, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" -3. And Abram said, "Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir." -4. And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: "This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir." -5. And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." -6. And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. - -7. And he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess." -8. But he said, "O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" -9. He said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." -10. And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. -11. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. - -12. As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. -13. Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. -14. But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. -15. As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. -16. And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete." - -17. When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. -18. On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, -19. the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, -20. the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, -21. the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites." - - - +1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” +2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” +3 And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” +4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” +5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” +6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. +7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” +8 But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” +9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” +10 And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. +11 And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. +12 As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. +13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. +14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. +15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. +16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” +17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. +18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, +19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, +20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, +21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md index d6e8974c..8b73d67d 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,34 +1,24 @@ -Sarai and Hagar - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. -2. And Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. -3. So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. -4. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. -5. And Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!" -6. But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please." Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. - -7. The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. -8. And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai." -9. The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her." -10. The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude." -11. And the angel of the LORD said to her, -"Behold, you are pregnant +1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. +2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. +3 So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. +4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. +5 And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!” +6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. +7 The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. +8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” +9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” +10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” +11 And the angel of the Lord said to her, +“Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, - because the LORD has listened to your affliction. - -12. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, - -his hand against everyone + because the Lord has listened to your affliction. +12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, + his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, -and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen." - -13. So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me." -14. Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered. - -15. And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. -16. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. - - - +and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.” +13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” +14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; it lies between Kadesh and Bered. +15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. +16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md index 7d384aa0..67a32c3b 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision - # Chapter 17 -1. When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, -2. that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly." -3. Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, -4. "Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. -5. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. -6. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. -7. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. -8. And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God." - -9. And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. -10. This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. -11. You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. -12. He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised. Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring, -13. both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. -14. Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant." -Isaac's Birth Promised - - -15. And God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. -16. I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her." -17. Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" -18. And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!" -19. God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. -20. As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation. -21. But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year." - -22. When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham. -23. Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him. -24. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. -25. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. -26. That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. -27. And all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. - - - +1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, +2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” +3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, +4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. +5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. +6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. +7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. +8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.” +9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. +10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. +11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. +12 He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised. Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring, +13 both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. +14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” +15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. +16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” +17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” +18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” +19 God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. +20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation. +21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.” +22 When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham. +23 Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him. +24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. +25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. +26 That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. +27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md index 44fddf42..8956e0e6 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,43 +1,34 @@ # Chapter 18 -1. And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. -2. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth -3. and said, "O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. -4. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, -5. while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on--since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said." -6. And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes." -7. And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. -8. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate. - -9. They said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "She is in the tent." -10. The LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. -11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. -12. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?" -13. The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?' -14. Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son." -15. But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh." - -16. Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. -17. The LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, -18. seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? -19. For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him." -20. Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, -21. I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know." -Abraham Intercedes for Sodom - - -22. So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD. -23. Then Abraham drew near and said, "Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? -24. Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? -25. Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" -26. And the LORD said, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake." - -27. Abraham answered and said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. -28. Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?" And he said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." -29. Again he spoke to him and said, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." -30. Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." -31. He said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it." -32. Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it." -33. And the LORD went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place. - - - +1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. +2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth +3 and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. +4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, +5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” +6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” +7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. +8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate. +9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” +10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. +11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. +12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” +13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ +14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” +15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.” +16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. +17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, +18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? +19 For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” +20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, +21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” +22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. +23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? +24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? +25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” +26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” +27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes. +28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” +29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” +30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” +31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” +32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” +33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md index f59bf3c9..9c7642ff 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -God Rescues Lot - # Chapter 19 -1. The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth -2. and said, "My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way." They said, "No; we will spend the night in the town square." -3. But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. - -4. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. -5. And they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them." -6. Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, -7. and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. -8. Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof." -9. But they said, "Stand back!" And they said, "This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them." Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. -10. But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. -11. And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. - -12. Then the men said to Lot, "Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. -13. For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it." -14. So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up! Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting. - -15. As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city." -16. But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. -17. And as they brought them out, one said, "Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away." -18. And Lot said to them, "Oh, no, my lords. -19. Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die. -20. Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there--is it not a little one?--and my life will be saved!" -21. He said to him, "Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. -22. Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. -God Destroys Sodom - - -23. The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. -24. Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven. -25. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. -26. But Lot's wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. - -27. And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD. -28. And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. - -29. So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived. -Lot and His Daughters - - -30. Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. -31. And the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. -32. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father." -33. So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose. - -34. The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father." -35. So they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. -36. Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. -37. The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day. -38. The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day. - - - +1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth +2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” +3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. +4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. +5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” +6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, +7 and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. +8 Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” +9 But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. +10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. +11 And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. +12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. +13 For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” +14 So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting. +15 As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” +16 But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. +17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” +18 And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords. +19 Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die. +20 Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!” +21 He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. +22 Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. +23 The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. +24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. +25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. +26 But Lot's wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. +27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. +28 And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. +29 So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived. +30 Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. +31 And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. +32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” +33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose. +34 The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” +35 So they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. +36 Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. +37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day. +38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md index 3641b8f3..2cdc3521 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,26 +1,19 @@ -Abraham and Abimelech - # Chapter 20 -1. From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. -2. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. -3. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife." -4. Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, "Lord, will you kill an innocent people? -5. Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this." -6. Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. -7. Now then, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours." - -8. So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things. And the men were very much afraid. -9. Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done." -10. And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you did this thing?" -11. Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, 'There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.' -12. Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. -13. And when God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, 'This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, "He is my brother."'" - -14. Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him. -15. And Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you." -16. To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated." -17. Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. -18. For the LORD had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. - - - +1 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. +2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. +3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife.” +4 Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, “Lord, will you kill an innocent people? +5 Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.” +6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. +7 Now then, return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” +8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things. And the men were very much afraid. +9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” +10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you did this thing?” +11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ +12 Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. +13 And when God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, ‘This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, “He is my brother.”’” +14 Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him. +15 And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” +16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.” +17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. +18 For the Lord had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md index 20b6bd2d..52aee9c5 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -The Birth of Isaac - # Chapter 21 -1. The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. -2. And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. -3. Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac. -4. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. -5. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. -6. And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me." -7. And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age." -God Protects Hagar and Ishmael - - -8. And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. -9. But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. -10. So she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac." -11. And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. -12. But God said to Abraham, "Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. -13. And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring." -14. So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. - -15. When the water in the skin was gone, she put the child under one of the bushes. -16. Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, "Let me not look on the death of the child." And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. -17. And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. -18. Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation." -19. Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. -20. And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. -21. He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. -A Treaty with Abimelech - - -22. At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do. -23. Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned." -24. And Abraham said, "I will swear." - -25. When Abraham reproved Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized, -26. Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today." -27. So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. -28. Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock apart. -29. And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?" -30. He said, "These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that this may be a witness for me that I dug this well." -31. Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath. -32. So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines. -33. Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. -34. And Abraham sojourned many days in the land of the Philistines. - - - +1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. +2 And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. +3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac. +4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. +5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. +6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.” +7 And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” +8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. +9 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. +10 So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” +11 And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. +12 But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. +13 And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.” +14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. +15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the child under one of the bushes. +16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. +17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. +18 Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” +19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. +20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. +21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. +22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. +23 Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.” +24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.” +25 When Abraham reproved Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized, +26 Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.” +27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. +28 Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock apart. +29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?” +30 He said, “These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that this may be a witness for me that I dug this well.” +31 Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath. +32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines. +33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. +34 And Abraham sojourned many days in the land of the Philistines. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md index 0f85489b..1dee1723 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,33 +1,25 @@ -The Sacrifice of Isaac - # Chapter 22 -1. After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." -2. He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." -3. So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. -4. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. -5. Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you." -6. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. -7. And Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" -8. Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together. - -9. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. -10. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. -11. But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." -12. He said, "Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." -13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. -14. So Abraham called the name of that place, "The LORD will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." - -15. And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven -16. and said, "By myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, -17. I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, -18. and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice." -19. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba. - -20. Now after these things it was told to Abraham, "Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: -21. Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, -22. Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." -23. (Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. -24. Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. - - - +1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” +2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” +3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. +4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. +5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” +6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. +7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” +8 Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. +9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. +10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. +11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” +12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” +13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. +14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” +15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven +16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, +17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, +18 and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” +19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba. +20 Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: +21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, +22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” +23 (Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. +24 Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md index 77c7ca6f..b6ff5a20 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,28 +1,21 @@ -Sarah's Death and Burial - # Chapter 23 -1. Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. -2. And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. -3. And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, -4. "I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight." -5. The Hittites answered Abraham, -6. "Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead." -7. Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. -8. And he said to them, "If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, -9. that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place." - -10. Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, -11. "No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead." -12. Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. -13. And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, "But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there." -14. Ephron answered Abraham, -15. "My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead." -16. Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. - -17. So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over -18. to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. -19. After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. -20. The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites. - - - +1 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. +2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. +3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, +4 “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” +5 The Hittites answered Abraham, +6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” +7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. +8 And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, +9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.” +10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, +11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” +12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. +13 And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” +14 Ephron answered Abraham, +15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” +16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. +17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over +18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. +19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. +20 The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md index 8ae207a8..fe247bd2 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,88 +1,72 @@ -Isaac and Rebekah - # Chapter 24 -1. Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. -2. And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh, -3. that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, -4. but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac." -5. The servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?" -6. Abraham said to him, "See to it that you do not take my son back there. -7. The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, 'To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. -8. But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there." -9. So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter. - -10. Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. -11. And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. -12. And he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. -13. Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. -14. Let the young woman to whom I shall say, 'Please let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels'--let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master." - -15. Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. -16. The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. -17. Then the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jar." -18. She said, "Drink, my lord." And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. -19. When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking." -20. So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels. -21. The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not. - -22. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, -23. and said, "Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?" -24. She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor." -25. She added, "We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night." -26. The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD -27. and said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me in the way to the house of my master's kinsmen." -28. Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things. - -29. Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. -30. As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. -31. He said, "Come in, O blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels." -32. So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. -33. Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat until I have said what I have to say." He said, "Speak on." - -34. So he said, "I am Abraham's servant. -35. The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys. -36. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has. -37. My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell, -38. but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.' -39. I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' -40. But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father's house. -41. Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.' - -42. "I came today to the spring and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go, -43. behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink," -44. and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.' - -45. "Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' -46. She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. -47. Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. -48. Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. -49. Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left." - -50. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good. -51. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has spoken." - -52. When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the LORD. -53. And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. -54. And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, "Send me away to my master." -55. Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go." -56. But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master." -57. They said, "Let us call the young woman and ask her." -58. And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go." -59. So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. -60. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, -"Our sister, may you become +1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. +2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, +3 that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, +4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” +5 The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” +6 Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. +7 The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. +8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.” +9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter. +10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. +11 And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. +12 And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. +13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. +14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.” +15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. +16 The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. +17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” +18 She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. +19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” +20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels. +21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the Lord had prospered his journey or not. +22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, +23 and said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?” +24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” +25 She added, “We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night.” +26 The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord +27 and said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master's kinsmen.” +28 Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about these things. +29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. +30 As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. +31 He said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” +32 So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. +33 Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said, “Speak on.” +34 So he said, “I am Abraham's servant. +35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys. +36 And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has. +37 My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell, +38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’ +39 I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ +40 But he said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father's house. +41 Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’ +42 “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go, +43 behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” +44 and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’ +45 “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ +46 She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. +47 Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. +48 Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. +49 Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.” +50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot speak to you bad or good. +51 Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.” +52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord. +53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. +54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.” +55 Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” +56 But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.” +57 They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.” +58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” +59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. +60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, +“Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess - the gate of those who hate him!" - -61. Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way. - -62. Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. -63. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. -64. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel -65. and said to the servant, "Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself. -66. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. -67. Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. - - - + the gate of those who hate him!” +61 Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way. +62 Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. +63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. +64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel +65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. +66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. +67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md index 1f046178..1b888793 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,54 +1,39 @@ -Abraham's Death and His Descendants - # Chapter 25 -1. Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. -2. She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. -3. Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. -4. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. -5. Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. -6. But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. - -7. These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years. -8. Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. -9. Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, -10. the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. -11. After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. - -12. These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. -13. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, -14. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, -15. Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. -16. These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. -17. (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) -18. They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen. -The Birth of Esau and Jacob - - -19. These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham fathered Isaac, -20. and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. -21. And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. -22. The children struggled together within her, and she said, "If it is thus, why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. -23. And the LORD said to her, -"Two nations are in your womb, +1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. +2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. +3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. +4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. +5 Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. +6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. +7 These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, 175 years. +8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. +9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, +10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. +11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. +12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. +13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, +15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. +16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. +17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) +18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen. +19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham fathered Isaac, +20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. +21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. +22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. +23 And the Lord said to her, +“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, - the older shall serve the younger." - -24. When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. -25. The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. -26. Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. - -27. When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. -28. Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. -Esau Sells His Birthright - - -29. Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. -30. And Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!" (Therefore his name was called Edom.) -31. Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright now." -32. Esau said, "I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?" -33. Jacob said, "Swear to me now." So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. -34. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. - - - + the older shall serve the younger.” +24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. +25 The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. +26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. +27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. +28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. +29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. +30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) +31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” +32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” +33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. +34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md index 34f5b44c..ae5a91a8 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -God's Promise to Isaac - # Chapter 26 -1. Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. -2. And the LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you. -3. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. -4. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, -5. because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws." -Isaac and Abimelech - - -6. So Isaac settled in Gerar. -7. When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance. -8. When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife. -9. So Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, 'Lest I die because of her.'" -10. Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us." -11. So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death." - -12. And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him, -13. and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy. -14. He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him. -15. (Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.) -16. And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we." - -17. So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. -18. And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them. -19. But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, -20. the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. -21. Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah. -22. And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, saying, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land." - -23. From there he went up to Beersheba. -24. And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake." -25. So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well. - -26. When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, -27. Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?" -28. They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, -29. that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD." -30. So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. -31. In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace. -32. That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, "We have found water." -33. He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. - -34. When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, -35. and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah. - - - +1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. +2 And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you. +3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. +4 I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, +5 because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” +6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. +7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive in appearance. +8 When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife. +9 So Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’” +10 Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” +11 So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” +12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him, +13 and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy. +14 He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him. +15 (Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.) +16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.” +17 So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. +18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them. +19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, +20 the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. +21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah. +22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, saying, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.” +23 From there he went up to Beersheba. +24 And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake.” +25 So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well. +26 When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, +27 Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?” +28 They said, “We see plainly that the Lord has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, +29 that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.” +30 So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. +31 In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace. +32 That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” +33 He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. +34 When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, +35 and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md index 5116a6cc..30dd6452 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,78 +1,61 @@ -Isaac Blesses Jacob - # Chapter 27 -1. When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son"; and he answered, "Here I am." -2. He said, "Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. -3. Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me, -4. and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die." - -5. Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, -6. Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, -7. 'Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.' -8. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you. -9. Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves. -10. And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies." -11. But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. -12. Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing." -13. His mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me." - -14. So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved. -15. Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. -16. And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. -17. And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. - -18. So he went in to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?" -19. Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me." -20. But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the LORD your God granted me success." -21. Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not." -22. So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." -23. And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him. -24. He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am." -25. Then he said, "Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. - -26. Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son." -27. So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, -"See, the smell of my son - is as the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed! - -28. May God give you of the dew of heaven - -and of the fatness of the earth +1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” +2 He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. +3 Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me, +4 and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.” +5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, +6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, +7 ‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die.’ +8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you. +9 Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves. +10 And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.” +11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. +12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.” +13 His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.” +14 So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved. +15 Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. +16 And the skins of the young goats she put on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. +17 And she put the delicious food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. +18 So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” +19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” +20 But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the Lord your God granted me success.” +21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not.” +22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” +23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him. +24 He said, “Are you really my son Esau?” He answered, “I am.” +25 Then he said, “Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. +26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.” +27 So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, +“See, the smell of my son + is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed! +28 May God give you of the dew of heaven + and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. - -29. Let peoples serve you, +29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, - and blessed be everyone who blesses you!" - -30. As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. -31. He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me." -32. His father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" He answered, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." -33. Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed." -34. As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!" -35. But he said, "Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing." -36. Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." Then he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?" -37. Isaac answered and said to Esau, "Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?" -38. Esau said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. - -39. Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: -"Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, + and blessed be everyone who blesses you!” +30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. +31 He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me.” +32 His father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.” +33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, “Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed.” +34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” +35 But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.” +36 Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” +37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?” +38 Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. +39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: +“Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high. - -40. By your sword you shall live, +40 By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless - you shall break his yoke from your neck." - -41. Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob." -42. But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you. -43. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran -44. and stay with him a while, until your brother's fury turns away-- -45. until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?" - -46. Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?" - - - + you shall break his yoke from your neck.” +41 Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” +42 But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you. +43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran +44 and stay with him a while, until your brother's fury turns away— +45 until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?” +46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md index d6628302..bcbce8c2 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -Jacob Sent to Laban - # Chapter 28 -1. Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. -2. Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. -3. God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. -4. May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!" -5. Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. -Esau Marries an Ishmaelite - - -6. Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women," -7. and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. -8. So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, -9. Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth. -Jacob's Dream - - -10. Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. -11. And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. -12. And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! -13. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. -14. Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. -15. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." -16. Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it." -17. And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven." - -18. So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. -19. He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. -20. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, -21. so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, -22. and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you." - - - +1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. +2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. +3 God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. +4 May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!” +5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. +6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” +7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. +8 So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, +9 Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth. +10 Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran. +11 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place to sleep. +12 And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! +13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. +14 Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. +15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” +16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” +17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” +18 So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. +19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. +20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, +21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, +22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md index 7274460a..e63a23ee 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel - # Chapter 29 -1. Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. -2. As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large, -3. and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well. - -4. Jacob said to them, "My brothers, where do you come from?" They said, "We are from Haran." -5. He said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him." -6. He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!" -7. He said, "Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them." -8. But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep." - -9. While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. -10. Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. -11. Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. -12. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father. - -13. As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things, -14. and Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh!" And he stayed with him a month. - -15. Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?" -16. Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. -17. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. -18. Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel." -19. Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me." -20. So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. - -21. Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed." -22. So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. -23. But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her. -24. (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) -25. And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?" -26. Laban said, "It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. -27. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years." -28. Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. -29. (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) -30. So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years. -Jacob's Children - - -31. When the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. -32. And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, "Because the LORD has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me." -33. She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also." And she called his name Simeon. -34. Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi. -35. And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "This time I will praise the LORD." Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing. - - - +1 Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. +2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large, +3 and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well. +4 Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” +5 He said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” +6 He said to them, “Is it well with him?” They said, “It is well; and see, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep!” +7 He said, “Behold, it is still high day; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered together. Water the sheep and go, pasture them.” +8 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.” +9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. +10 Now as soon as Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. +11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. +12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father. +13 As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things, +14 and Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh!” And he stayed with him a month. +15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” +16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. +17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. +18 Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” +19 Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.” +20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. +21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.” +22 So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. +23 But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and he went in to her. +24 (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.) +25 And in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And Jacob said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?” +26 Laban said, “It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. +27 Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years.” +28 Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. +29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.) +30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years. +31 When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. +32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.” +33 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. +34 Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. +35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md index 5219f528..ce30701a 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,55 +1,44 @@ # Chapter 30 -1. When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!" -2. Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?" -3. Then she said, "Here is my servant Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth on my behalf, that even I may have children through her." -4. So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. -5. And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. -6. Then Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore she called his name Dan. -7. Rachel's servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. -8. Then Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed." So she called his name Naphtali. - -9. When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. -10. Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. -11. And Leah said, "Good fortune has come!" so she called his name Gad. -12. Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. -13. And Leah said, "Happy am I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher. - -14. In the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes." -15. But she said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?" Rachel said, "Then he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes." -16. When Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come in to me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he lay with her that night. -17. And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. -18. Leah said, "God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband." So she called his name Issachar. - -19. And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son. -20. Then Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons." So she called his name Zebulun. -21. Afterward she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah. - -22. Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. -23. She conceived and bore a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach." -24. And she called his name Joseph, saying, "May the LORD add to me another son!" -Jacob's Prosperity - - -25. As soon as Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country. -26. Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, that I may go, for you know the service that I have given you." -27. But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you. -28. Name your wages, and I will give it." -29. Jacob said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you, and how your livestock has fared with me. -30. For you had little before I came, and it has increased abundantly, and the LORD has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?" -31. He said, "What shall I give you?" Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: -32. let me pass through all your flock today, removing from it every speckled and spotted sheep and every black lamb, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and they shall be my wages. -33. So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen." -34. Laban said, "Good! Let it be as you have said." -35. But that day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in the charge of his sons. -36. And he set a distance of three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob pastured the rest of Laban's flock. - -37. Then Jacob took fresh sticks of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the sticks. -38. He set the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink, -39. the flocks bred in front of the sticks and so the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted. -40. And Jacob separated the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban. He put his own droves apart and did not put them with Laban's flock. -41. Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob would lay the sticks in the troughs before the eyes of the flock, that they might breed among the sticks, -42. but for the feebler of the flock he would not lay them there. So the feebler would be Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. -43. Thus the man increased greatly and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys. - - - +1 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!” +2 Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” +3 Then she said, “Here is my servant Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may give birth on my behalf, that even I may have children through her.” +4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her. +5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. +6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan. +7 Rachel's servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. +8 Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali. +9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. +10 Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. +11 And Leah said, “Good fortune has come!” so she called his name Gad. +12 Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. +13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher. +14 In the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.” +15 But she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?” Rachel said, “Then he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes.” +16 When Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have hired you with my son's mandrakes.” So he lay with her that night. +17 And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. +18 Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar. +19 And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son. +20 Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name Zebulun. +21 Afterward she bore a daughter and called her name Dinah. +22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. +23 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” +24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, “May the Lord add to me another son!” +25 As soon as Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country. +26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, that I may go, for you know the service that I have given you.” +27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you. +28 Name your wages, and I will give it.” +29 Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your livestock has fared with me. +30 For you had little before I came, and it has increased abundantly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?” +31 He said, “What shall I give you?” Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: +32 let me pass through all your flock today, removing from it every speckled and spotted sheep and every black lamb, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and they shall be my wages. +33 So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.” +34 Laban said, “Good! Let it be as you have said.” +35 But that day Laban removed the male goats that were striped and spotted, and all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white on it, and every lamb that was black, and put them in the charge of his sons. +36 And he set a distance of three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob pastured the rest of Laban's flock. +37 Then Jacob took fresh sticks of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the sticks. +38 He set the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink, +39 the flocks bred in front of the sticks and so the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted. +40 And Jacob separated the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban. He put his own droves apart and did not put them with Laban's flock. +41 Whenever the stronger of the flock were breeding, Jacob would lay the sticks in the troughs before the eyes of the flock, that they might breed among the sticks, +42 but for the feebler of the flock he would not lay them there. So the feebler would be Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. +43 Thus the man increased greatly and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md index 790ab12a..53b32b0f 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,70 +1,56 @@ -Jacob Flees from Laban - # Chapter 31 -1. Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, "Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has gained all this wealth." -2. And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. -3. Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you." - -4. So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was -5. and said to them, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. -6. You know that I have served your father with all my strength, -7. yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. -8. If he said, 'The spotted shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, 'The striped shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore striped. -9. Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. -10. In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. -11. Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am!' -12. And he said, 'Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. -13. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.'" -14. Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house? -15. Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money. -16. All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do." - -17. So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels. -18. He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. -19. Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods. -20. And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. -21. He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. - -22. When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, -23. he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead. -24. But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad." - -25. And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead. -26. And Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword? -27. Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre? -28. And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly. -29. It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.' -30. And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?" -31. Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force. -32. Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. - -33. So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's. -34. Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them. -35. And she said to her father, "Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me." So he searched but did not find the household gods. - -36. Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. Jacob said to Laban, "What is my offense? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me? -37. For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two. -38. These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams of your flocks. -39. What was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you. I bore the loss of it myself. From my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. -40. There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. -41. These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. -42. If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night." - -43. Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne? -44. Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me." -45. So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. -46. And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. -47. Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. -48. Laban said, "This heap is a witness between you and me today." Therefore he named it Galeed, -49. and Mizpah, for he said, "The LORD watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight. -50. If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me." - -51. Then Laban said to Jacob, "See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me. -52. This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm. -53. The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac, -54. and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country. - -55. Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home. - - - +1 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has gained all this wealth.” +2 And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. +3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.” +4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was +5 and said to them, “I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me. +6 You know that I have served your father with all my strength, +7 yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. +8 If he said, ‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. +9 Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. +10 In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. +11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’ +12 And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. +13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.’” +14 Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house? +15 Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money. +16 All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.” +17 So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels. +18 He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. +19 Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods. +20 And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. +21 He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. +22 When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, +23 he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead. +24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” +25 And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead. +26 And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword? +27 Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre? +28 And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly. +29 It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’ +30 And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?” +31 Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force. +32 Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. +33 So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's. +34 Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them. +35 And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods. +36 Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. Jacob said to Laban, “What is my offense? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me? +37 For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two. +38 These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams of your flocks. +39 What was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you. I bore the loss of it myself. From my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. +40 There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. +41 These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. +42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.” +43 Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne? +44 Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.” +45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. +46 And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. +47 Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. +48 Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed, +49 and Mizpah, for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight. +50 If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me.” +51 Then Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me. +52 This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm. +53 The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac, +54 and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country. +55 Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md index f55db98b..c6494996 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -Jacob Fears Esau - # Chapter 32 -1. Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. -2. And when Jacob saw them he said, "This is God's camp!" So he called the name of that place Mahanaim. - -3. And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, -4. instructing them, "Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, 'I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now. -5. I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.'" - -6. And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him." -7. Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps, -8. thinking, "If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the camp that is left will escape." - -9. And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,' -10. I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. -11. Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children. -12. But you said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'" - -13. So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau, -14. two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, -15. thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. -16. These he handed over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass on ahead of me and put a space between drove and drove." -17. He instructed the first, "When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, 'To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?' -18. then you shall say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.'" -19. He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, "You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him, -20. and you shall say, 'Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.'" For he thought, "I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me." -21. So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. -Jacob Wrestles with God - - -22. The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. -23. He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. -24. And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. -25. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. -26. Then he said, "Let me go, for the day has broken." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." -27. And he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." -28. Then he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed." -29. Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him. -30. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered." -31. The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. -32. Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh. - - - +1 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. +2 And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's camp!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim. +3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, +4 instructing them, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, ‘I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now. +5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’” +6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.” +7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps, +8 thinking, “If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the camp that is left will escape.” +9 And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ +10 I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. +11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children. +12 But you said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’” +13 So he stayed there that night, and from what he had with him he took a present for his brother Esau, +14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, +15 thirty milking camels and their calves, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys. +16 These he handed over to his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on ahead of me and put a space between drove and drove.” +17 He instructed the first, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And whose are these ahead of you?’ +18 then you shall say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present sent to my lord Esau. And moreover, he is behind us.’” +19 He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, “You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him, +20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For he thought, “I may appease him with the present that goes ahead of me, and afterward I shall see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.” +21 So the present passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. +22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. +23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. +24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. +25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. +26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” +27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” +28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” +29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. +30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” +31 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. +32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob's hip on the sinew of the thigh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md index 13f68d1e..3e2c417e 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,30 +1,21 @@ -Jacob Meets Esau - # Chapter 33 -1. And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. -2. And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. -3. He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. - -4. But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. -5. And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, "Who are these with you?" Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." -6. Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down. -7. Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. -8. Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord." -9. But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself." -10. Jacob said, "No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. -11. Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." Thus he urged him, and he took it. - -12. Then Esau said, "Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead of you." -13. But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. -14. Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir." - -15. So Esau said, "Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me." But he said, "What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord." -16. So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. -17. But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. - -18. And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. -19. And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, he bought for a hundred pieces of money the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. -20. There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. - - - +1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. +2 And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all. +3 He himself went on before them, bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. +4 But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. +5 And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” +6 Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down. +7 Leah likewise and her children drew near and bowed down. And last Joseph and Rachel drew near, and they bowed down. +8 Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company that I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.” +9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” +10 Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. +11 Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he urged him, and he took it. +12 Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go ahead of you.” +13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the nursing flocks and herds are a care to me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die. +14 Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.” +15 So Esau said, “Let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” +16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. +17 But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. +18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. +19 And from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, he bought for a hundred pieces of money the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. +20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md index 99fbecb8..ba679a6c 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,43 +1,32 @@ -The Defiling of Dinah - # Chapter 34 -1. Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. -2. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. -3. And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. -4. So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for my wife." - -5. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. -6. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. -7. The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing must not be done. - -8. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. -9. Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. -10. You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it." -11. Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. -12. Ask me for as great a bride-price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife." - -13. The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. -14. They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. -15. Only on this condition will we agree with you--that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. -16. Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. -17. But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone." - -18. Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. -19. And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father's house. -20. So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, -21. "These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. -22. Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people--when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. -23. Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us." -24. And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. - -25. On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. -26. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. -27. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. -28. They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. -29. All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered. - -30. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household." -31. But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?" - - - +1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. +2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. +3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. +4 So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.” +5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. +6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. +7 The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing must not be done. +8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. +9 Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. +10 You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.” +11 Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. +12 Ask me for as great a bride-price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.” +13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. +14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. +15 Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. +16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. +17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.” +18 Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. +19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father's house. +20 So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, +21 “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. +22 Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. +23 Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.” +24 And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. +25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. +26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away. +27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. +28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. +29 All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered. +30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” +31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md index 83d239d5..390e48a9 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,43 +1,31 @@ -God Blesses and Renames Jacob - # Chapter 35 -1. God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." -2. So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments. -3. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone." -4. So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. - -5. And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. -6. And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, -7. and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. -8. And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth. - -9. God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. -10. And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So he called his name Israel. -11. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. -12. The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you." -13. Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. -14. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. -15. So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. -The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac - - -16. Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. -17. And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for you have another son." -18. And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. -19. So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), -20. and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. -21. Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. - -22. While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. +1 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” +2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments. +3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.” +4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. +5 And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. +6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, +7 and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother. +8 And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth. +9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. +10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. +11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. +12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.” +13 Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him. +14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. +15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. +16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. +17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” +18 And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. +19 So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), +20 and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. +21 Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. +22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. -23. The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. -24. The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. -25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. -26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. - -27. And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. -28. Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. -29. And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. - - - +23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. +24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. +25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. +26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. +27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. +28 Now the days of Isaac were 180 years. +29 And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md index 53daa744..d7cf72d7 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,55 +1,44 @@ -Esau's Descendants - # Chapter 36 -1. These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). -2. Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, -3. and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. -4. And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; -5. and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. - -6. Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob. -7. For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock. -8. So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.) - -9. These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. -10. These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. -11. The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. -12. (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. -13. These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. -14. These are the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. - -15. These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, -16. Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. -17. These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. -18. These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. -19. These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. - -20. These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, -21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. -22. The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. -23. These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. -24. These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father. -25. These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. -26. These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. -27. These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. -28. These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. -29. These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, -30. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief in the land of Seir. - -31. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites. -32. Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. -33. Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. -34. Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. -35. Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. -36. Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. -37. Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. -38. Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. -39. Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab. - -40. These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, -41. Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, -42. Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, -43. Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. - - - +1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). +2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, +3 and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. +4 And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; +5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. +6 Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob. +7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock. +8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.) +9 These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. +10 These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. +11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. +12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. +13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. +14 These are the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. +15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, +16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. +17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. +18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. +19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. +20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, +21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. +22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. +23 These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. +24 These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father. +25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. +26 These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. +27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. +28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. +29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, +30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief in the land of Seir. +31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites. +32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. +33 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. +34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. +35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. +36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. +37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. +38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. +39 Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab. +40 These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, +41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, +42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, +43 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md index 04a8f9ff..1d2da4bb 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,52 +1,38 @@ -Joseph's Dreams - # Chapter 37 -1. Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. - -2. These are the generations of Jacob. +1 Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. +2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. -3. Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. -4. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. - -5. Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. -6. He said to them, "Hear this dream that I have dreamed: -7. Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf." -8. His brothers said to him, "Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. - -9. Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, "Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me." -10. But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?" -11. And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind. -Joseph Sold by His Brothers - - -12. Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem. -13. And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." And he said to him, "Here I am." -14. So he said to him, "Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word." So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. -15. And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, "What are you seeking?" -16. "I am seeking my brothers," he said. "Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock." -17. And the man said, "They have gone away, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. - -18. They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. -19. They said to one another, "Here comes this dreamer. -20. Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams." -21. But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life." -22. And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him"--that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father. -23. So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore. -24. And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. - -25. Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. -26. Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? -27. Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers listened to him. -28. Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt. - -29. When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes -30. and returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?" -31. Then they took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. -32. And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, "This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not." -33. And he identified it and said, "It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces." -34. Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. -35. All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him. -36. Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard. - - - +3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. +4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him. +5 Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. +6 He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed: +7 Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” +8 His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. +9 Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” +10 But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” +11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind. +12 Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem. +13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.” +14 So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. +15 And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?” +16 “I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.” +17 And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan. +18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. +19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. +20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.” +21 But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” +22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father. +23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore. +24 And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. +25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. +26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? +27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him. +28 Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt. +29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes +30 and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?” +31 Then they took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. +32 And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” +33 And he identified it and said, “It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.” +34 Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. +35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. +36 Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md index 26318394..66b6772b 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,42 +1,31 @@ -Judah and Tamar - # Chapter 38 -1. It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. -2. There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her, -3. and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. -4. She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. -5. Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him. - -6. And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. -7. But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD put him to death. -8. Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother." -9. But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother. -10. And what he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death also. -11. Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son grows up"--for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father's house. - -12. In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. -13. And when Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep," -14. she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage. -15. When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. -16. He turned to her at the roadside and said, "Come, let me come in to you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?" -17. He answered, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." And she said, "If you give me a pledge, until you send it--" -18. He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. -19. Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood. - -20. When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her. -21. And he asked the men of the place, "Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim at the roadside?" And they said, "No cult prostitute has been here." -22. So he returned to Judah and said, "I have not found her. Also, the men of the place said, 'No cult prostitute has been here.'" -23. And Judah replied, "Let her keep the things as her own, or we shall be laughed at. You see, I sent this young goat, and you did not find her." - -24. -About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has been immoral. Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned." -25. As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, "By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant." And she said, "Please identify whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff." -26. Then Judah identified them and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not know her again. - -27. When the time of her labor came, there were twins in her womb. -28. And when she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first." -29. But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Therefore his name was called Perez. -30. Afterward his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah. - - - +1 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. +2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her, +3 and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. +4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. +5 Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she bore him. +6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. +7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death. +8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.” +9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother. +10 And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also. +11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son grows up”—for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father's house. +12 In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. +13 And when Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,” +14 she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage. +15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. +16 He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?” +17 He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you give me a pledge, until you send it—” +18 He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” She replied, “Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. +19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood. +20 When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her. +21 And he asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim at the roadside?” And they said, “No cult prostitute has been here.” +22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I have not found her. Also, the men of the place said, ‘No cult prostitute has been here.’” +23 And Judah replied, “Let her keep the things as her own, or we shall be laughed at. You see, I sent this young goat, and you did not find her.” +24 About three months later Judah was told, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has been immoral. Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality.” And Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.” +25 As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, “By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant.” And she said, “Please identify whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff.” +26 Then Judah identified them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her again. +27 When the time of her labor came, there were twins in her womb. +28 And when she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” +29 But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” Therefore his name was called Perez. +30 Afterward his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md index eeef414f..0185787f 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,32 +1,25 @@ -Joseph and Potiphar's Wife - # Chapter 39 -1. Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. -2. The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. -3. His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. -4. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. -5. From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in house and field. -6. So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. +1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. +2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. +3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. +4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. +5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. +6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. -7. And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me." -8. But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. -9. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?" -10. And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. - -11. But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, -12. she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. -13. And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, -14. she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. -15. And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house." -16. Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, -17. and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. -18. But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house." - -19. As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled. -20. And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. -21. But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. -22. And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. -23. The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the LORD was with him. And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed. - - - +7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” +8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. +9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” +10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. +11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, +12 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. +13 And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, +14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. +15 And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.” +16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, +17 and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. +18 But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.” +19 As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. +20 And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. +21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. +22 And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. +23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md index 5ad40405..89e1afa4 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners' Dreams - # Chapter 40 -1. Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. -2. And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, -3. and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. -4. The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody. - -5. And one night they both dreamed--the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison--each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. -6. When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. -7. So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?" -8. They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me." - -9. So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me, -10. and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. -11. Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand." -12. Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. -13. In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. -14. Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. -15. For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit." - -16. When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, -17. and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head." -18. And Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. -19. In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head--from you!--and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you." - -20. On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. -21. He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. -22. But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. -23. Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. - - - +1 Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. +2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, +3 and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. +4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody. +5 And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. +6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. +7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” +8 They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.” +9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me, +10 and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. +11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.” +12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. +13 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. +14 Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. +15 For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.” +16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, +17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” +18 And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. +19 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.” +20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. +21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. +22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. +23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md index fdb7fe64..550c53d7 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,73 +1,58 @@ -Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams - # Chapter 41 -1. After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, -2. and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. -3. And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. -4. And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. -5. And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. -6. And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. -7. And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. -8. So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. - -9. Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "I remember my offenses today. -10. When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, -11. we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. -12. A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. -13. And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged." - -14. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. -15. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." -16. Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." -17. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile. -18. Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. -19. Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. -20. And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows, -21. but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke. -22. I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good. -23. Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, -24. and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me." - -25. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. -26. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. -27. The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine. -28. It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. -29. There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, -30. but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land, -31. and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. -32. And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. -33. Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. -34. Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. -35. And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. -36. That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine." -Joseph Rises to Power - - -37. This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. -38. And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" -39. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. -40. You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you." -41. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." -42. Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. -43. And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. -44. Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." -45. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. - -46. Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. -47. During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly, -48. and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. -49. And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured. - -50. Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him. -51. Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house." -52. The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." - -53. The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, -54. and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. -55. When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do." - -56. So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. -57. Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. - - - +1 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, +2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. +3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. +4 And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. +5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. +6 And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind. +7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. +8 So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh. +9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. +10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, +11 we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. +12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. +13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged.” +14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. +15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” +16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” +17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile. +18 Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. +19 Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. +20 And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows, +21 but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke. +22 I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good. +23 Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them, +24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.” +25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. +26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. +27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine. +28 It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. +29 There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, +30 but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land, +31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. +32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. +33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. +34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. +35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. +36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.” +37 This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. +38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?” +39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. +40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” +41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” +42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. +43 And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, “Bow the knee!” Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt. +44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” +45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. +46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. +47 During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly, +48 and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. +49 And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured. +50 Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him. +51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house.” +52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” +53 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, +54 and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. +55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.” +56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. +57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md index 5c87210b..1a559e9f 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,50 +1,39 @@ -Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt - # Chapter 42 -1. When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" -2. And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die." -3. So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. -4. But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him. -5. Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. - -6. Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. -7. Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food." -8. And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. -9. And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land." -10. They said to him, "No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. -11. We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies." - -12. He said to them, "No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see." -13. And they said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more." -14. But Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you. You are spies. -15. By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. -16. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies." -17. And he put them all together in custody for three days. - -18. On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God: -19. if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, -20. and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so. -21. Then they said to one another, "In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us." -22. And Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood." -23. They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them. -24. Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. -25. And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them. - -26. Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed. -27. And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack. -28. He said to his brothers, "My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!" At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?" - -29. When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, -30. "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. -31. But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we have never been spies. -32. We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' -33. Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way. -34. Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'" - -35. As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. -36. And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me." -37. Then Reuben said to his father, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you." -38. But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol." - - - +1 When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” +2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” +3 So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. +4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him. +5 Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. +6 Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. +7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.” +8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. +9 And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” +10 They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. +11 We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.” +12 He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.” +13 And they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.” +14 But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you. You are spies. +15 By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here. +16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.” +17 And he put them all together in custody for three days. +18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God: +19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households, +20 and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so. +21 Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” +22 And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.” +23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them. +24 Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. +25 And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them. +26 Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed. +27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack. +28 He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?” +29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, +30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. +31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies. +32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’ +33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way. +34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’” +35 As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. +36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.” +37 Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.” +38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md index 2f9c70ca..309d0606 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,44 +1,35 @@ -Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt - # Chapter 43 -1. Now the famine was severe in the land. -2. And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food." -3. But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.' -4. If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. -5. But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'" -6. Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?" -7. They replied, "The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?" -8. And Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. -9. I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. -10. If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice." - -11. Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. -12. Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. -13. Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. -14. May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." - -15. So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. - -16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon." -17. The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph's house. -18. And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, "It is because of the money, which was replaced in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys." -19. So they went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the house, -20. and said, "Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. -21. And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man's money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us, -22. and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks." -23. He replied, "Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them. -24. And when the man had brought the men into Joseph's house and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder, -25. they prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there. - -26. When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. -27. And he inquired about their welfare and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" -28. They said, "Your servant our father is well; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. -29. And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!" -30. Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. -31. Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, "Serve the food." -32. They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. -33. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. -34. Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him. - - - +1 Now the famine was severe in the land. +2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” +3 But Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ +4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. +5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.’” +6 Israel said, “Why did you treat me so badly as to tell the man that you had another brother?” +7 They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” +8 And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. +9 I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. +10 If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.” +11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds. +12 Take double the money with you. Carry back with you the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight. +13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man. +14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” +15 So the men took this present, and they took double the money with them, and Benjamin. They arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. +16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.” +17 The man did as Joseph told him and brought the men to Joseph's house. +18 And the men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, “It is because of the money, which was replaced in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may assault us and fall upon us to make us servants and seize our donkeys.” +19 So they went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the house, +20 and said, “Oh, my lord, we came down the first time to buy food. +21 And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man's money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us, +22 and we have brought other money down with us to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.” +23 He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them. +24 And when the man had brought the men into Joseph's house and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder, +25 they prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there. +26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and bowed down to him to the ground. +27 And he inquired about their welfare and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” +28 They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves. +29 And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me? God be gracious to you, my son!” +30 Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. +31 Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.” +32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. +33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. +34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md index 1e9039d5..cb0696b2 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,46 +1,35 @@ -Joseph Tests His Brothers - # Chapter 44 -1. Then he commanded the steward of his house, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, -2. and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him. - -3. As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. -4. They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid evil for good? -5. Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.'" - -6. When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. -7. They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! -8. Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house? -9. Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's servants." -10. He said, "Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent." -11. Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. -12. And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. -13. Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. - -14. When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. -15. Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?" -16. And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found." -17. But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father." - -18. Then Judah went up to him and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself. -19. My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father, or a brother?' -20. And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.' -21. Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.' -22. We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.' -23. Then you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.' - -24. "When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. -25. And when our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food,' -26. we said, 'We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.' -27. Then your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons. -28. One left me, and I said, "Surely he has been torn to pieces," and I have never seen him since. -29. If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.' - -30. "Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life, -31. as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. -32. For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.' -33. Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. -34. For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father." - - - +1 Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, +2 and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain.” And he did as Joseph told him. +3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. +4 They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? +5 Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’” +6 When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words. +7 They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! +8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house? +9 Whichever of your servants is found with it shall die, and we also will be my lord's servants.” +10 He said, “Let it be as you say: he who is found with it shall be my servant, and the rest of you shall be innocent.” +11 Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. +12 And he searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. +13 Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city. +14 When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They fell before him to the ground. +15 Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?” +16 And Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants; behold, we are my lord's servants, both we and he also in whose hand the cup has been found.” +17 But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.” +18 Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself. +19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’ +20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a young brother, the child of his old age. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.’ +21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ +22 We said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ +23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not see my face again.’ +24 “When we went back to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. +25 And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’ +26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ +27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons. +28 One left me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since. +29 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.’ +30 “Now therefore, as soon as I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us, then, as his life is bound up in the boy's life, +31 as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. +32 For your servant became a pledge of safety for the boy to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.’ +33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers. +34 For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md index 5397a6b6..4533916e 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,38 +1,29 @@ -Joseph Provides for His Brothers and Family - # Chapter 45 -1. Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, "Make everyone go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. -2. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. -3. And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. - -4. So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. -5. And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. -6. For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. -7. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. -8. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. -9. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry. -10. You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. -11. There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.' -12. And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. -13. You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here." -14. Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck. -15. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him. - -16. When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. -17. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan, -18. and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.' -19. And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, 'Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. -20. Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'" - -21. The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. -22. To each and all of them he gave a change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes. -23. To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey. -24. Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way." - -25. So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. -26. And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them. -27. But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. -28. And Israel said, "It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die." - - - +1 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. +2 And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. +3 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. +4 So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near. And he said, “I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. +5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. +6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. +7 And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. +8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. +9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry. +10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. +11 There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.’ +12 And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. +13 You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.” +14 Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck. +15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him. +16 When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, “Joseph's brothers have come,” it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. +17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan, +18 and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’ +19 And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, ‘Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. +20 Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” +21 The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. +22 To each and all of them he gave a change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes. +23 To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey. +24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way.” +25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob. +26 And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them. +27 But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. +28 And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md index fd2de504..c241b8da 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,49 +1,35 @@ -Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt - # Chapter 46 -1. So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. -2. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am." -3. Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. -4. I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes." - -5. Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. -6. They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, -7. his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. - -8. Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, -9. and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. -10. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. -11. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -12. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. -13. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. -14. The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. -15. These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. - -16. The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. -17. The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. -18. These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob--sixteen persons. - -19. The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. -20. And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, bore to him. -21. And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. -22. These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob--fourteen persons in all. - -23. The son of Dan: Hushim. -24. The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. -25. These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob--seven persons in all. - -26. All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. -27. And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. -Jacob and Joseph Reunited - - -28. He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. -29. Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. -30. Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive." -31. Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. -32. And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.' -33. When Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?' -34. you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians." - - - +1 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. +2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” +3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation. +4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.” +5 Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. +6 They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, +7 his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt. +8 Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, +9 and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. +11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. +13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. +14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. +15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. +16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. +17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. +18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons. +19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. +20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, bore to him. +21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. +22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all. +23 The son of Dan: Hushim. +24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. +25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all. +26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. +27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. +28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. +29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. +30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.” +31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. +32 And the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ +33 When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ +34 you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md index f535398d..877e194c 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,45 +1,32 @@ -Jacob's Family Settles in Goshen - # Chapter 47 -1. So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, "My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen." -2. And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh. -3. Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were." -4. They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen." -5. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you. -6. The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock." - -7. Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. -8. And Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" -9. And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning." -10. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. -11. Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. -12. And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents. -Joseph and the Famine - - -13. Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. -14. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. -15. And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone." -16. And Joseph answered, "Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone." -17. So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. -18. And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. -19. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate." - -20. So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. -21. As for the people, he made servants of them from one end of Egypt to the other. -22. Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land. - -23. Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. -24. And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones." -25. And they said, "You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh." -26. So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's. - -27. Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. -28. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. - -29. And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, -30. but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place." He answered, "I will do as you have said." -31. And he said, "Swear to me"; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed. - - - +1 So Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.” +2 And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them to Pharaoh. +3 Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” +4 They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” +5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. +6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” +7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. +8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the days of the years of your life?” +9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” +10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. +11 Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. +12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their dependents. +13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine. +14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, in exchange for the grain that they bought. And Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. +15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.” +16 And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.” +17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. +18 And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent. The herds of livestock are my lord's. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. +19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate.” +20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for all the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe on them. The land became Pharaoh's. +21 As for the people, he made servants of them from one end of Egypt to the other. +22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for the priests had a fixed allowance from Pharaoh and lived on the allowance that Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their land. +23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, I have this day bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Now here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. +24 And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.” +25 And they said, “You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.” +26 So Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt, and it stands to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's. +27 Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. +28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. +29 And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and promise to deal kindly and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt, +30 but let me lie with my fathers. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying place.” He answered, “I will do as you have said.” +31 And he said, “Swear to me”; and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md index 553447fe..12aeb458 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,38 +1,30 @@ -Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh - # Chapter 48 -1. After this, Joseph was told, "Behold, your father is ill." So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. -2. And it was told to Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. -3. And Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, -4. and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.' -5. And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. -6. And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. -7. As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)." - -8. When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, "Who are these?" -9. Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." And he said, "Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them." -10. Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. -11. And Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also." -12. Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. -13. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. -14. And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). -15. And he blessed Joseph and said, -"The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, +1 After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. +2 And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. +3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, +4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’ +5 And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are. +6 And the children that you fathered after them shall be yours. They shall be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. +7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).” +8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, “Who are these?” +9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.” +10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. +11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” +12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. +13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. +14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). +15 And he blessed Joseph and said, +“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, - -16. the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; +16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; - and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." - -17. When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. -18. And Joseph said to his father, "Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head." -19. But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations." -20. So he blessed them that day, saying, -"By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, -'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.'" + and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” +17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. +18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” +19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” +20 So he blessed them that day, saying, +“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, +‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. -21. Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers. -22. Moreover, I have given to you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow." - - - +21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers. +22 Moreover, I have given to you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md index 73d55639..ef0d9f6f 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,122 +1,87 @@ -Jacob Blesses His Sons - # Chapter 49 -1. Then Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. - -2. "Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, +1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come. +2 “Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father. - -3. "Reuben, you are my firstborn, +3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power. - -4. Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, +4 Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father's bed; - then you defiled it--he went up to my couch! - -5. "Simeon and Levi are brothers; + then you defiled it—he went up to my couch! +5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. - -6. Let my soul come not into their council; +6 Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen. - -7. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, +7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. - -8. "Judah, your brothers shall praise you; +8 “Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. - -9. Judah is a lion's cub; +9 Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? - -10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, +10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. - -11. Binding his foal to the vine +11 Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes. - -12. His eyes are darker than wine, +12 His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. - -13. "Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; +13 “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. - -14. "Issachar is a strong donkey, +14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. - -15. He saw that a resting place was good, +15 He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant at forced labor. - -16. "Dan shall judge his people +16 “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. - -17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way, +17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward. - -18. I wait for your salvation, O LORD. - -19. "Raiders shall raid Gad, +18 I wait for your salvation, O Lord. +19 “Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels. - -20. "Asher's food shall be rich, +20 “Asher's food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal delicacies. - -21. "Naphtali is a doe let loose +21 “Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns. - -22. "Joseph is a fruitful bough, +22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall. - -23. The archers bitterly attacked him, +23 The archers bitterly attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him severely, - -24. yet his bow remained unmoved; +24 yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), - -25. by the God of your father who will help you, +25 by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. - -26. The blessings of your father +26 The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. - -27. "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, - -in the morning devouring the prey - and at evening dividing the spoil." -Jacob's Death and Burial - - -28. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. -29. Then he commanded them and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, -30. in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. -31. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah-- -32. the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites." -33. When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people. - - - +27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, + in the morning devouring the prey + and at evening dividing the spoil.” +28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. +29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, +30 in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. +31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah— +32 the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites.” +33 When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md index 38c2ca5c..36699f16 100644 --- a/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md +++ b/ESV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,37 +1,27 @@ # Chapter 50 -1. Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him. -2. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. -3. Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. - -4. And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, -5. 'My father made me swear, saying, "I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me." Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.'" -6. And Pharaoh answered, "Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear." -7. So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, -8. as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. -9. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company. -10. When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days. -11. When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. -12. Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them, -13. for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. -14. After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. -God's Good Purposes - - -15. When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him." -16. So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this command before he died: -17. 'Say to Joseph, "Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you."' And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him. -18. His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, "Behold, we are your servants." -19. But Joseph said to them, "Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? -20. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. -21. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. -The Death of Joseph - - -22. So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father's house. Joseph lived 110 years. -23. And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were counted as Joseph's own. -24. And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." -25. Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here." -26. So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. - - - +1 Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him. +2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. +3 Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days. +4 And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, +5 ‘My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die: in my tomb that I hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me.” Now therefore, let me please go up and bury my father. Then I will return.’” +6 And Pharaoh answered, “Go up, and bury your father, as he made you swear.” +7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, +8 as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. +9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company. +10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days. +11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning on the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians.” Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim; it is beyond the Jordan. +12 Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them, +13 for his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. +14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father. +15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” +16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: +17 ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. +18 His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” +19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? +20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. +21 So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. +22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father's house. Joseph lived 110 years. +23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation. The children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were counted as Joseph's own. +24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” +25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” +26 So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md index f7b11bb5..917952d9 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,32 +1,23 @@ -Israel Increases Greatly in Egypt - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: -2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, -3. Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, -4. Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. -5. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. -6. Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. -7. But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. -Pharaoh Oppresses Israel - - -8. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. -9. And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. -10. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land." -11. Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. -12. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. -13. So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves -14. and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. - -15. Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, -16. "When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live." -17. But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. -18. So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this, and let the male children live?" -19. The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them." -20. So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. -21. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. -22. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live." - - - +1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: +2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, +3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, +4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. +5 All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. +6 Then Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. +7 But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them. +8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. +9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. +10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” +11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. +12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. +13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves +14 and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. +15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, +16 “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” +17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. +18 So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” +19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” +20 So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. +21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. +22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md index d15e198d..01ff9389 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,38 +1,26 @@ -The Birth of Moses - # Chapter 2 -1. Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. -2. The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. -3. When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. -4. And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. -5. Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. -6. When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." -7. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?" -8. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother. -9. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him. -10. When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, "Because," she said, "I drew him out of the water." -Moses Flees to Midian - - -11. One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. -12. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. -13. When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, "Why do you strike your companion?" -14. He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known." -15. When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well. - -16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. -17. The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock. -18. When they came home to their father Reuel, he said, "How is it that you have come home so soon today?" -19. They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and watered the flock." -20. He said to his daughters, "Then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread." -21. And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. -22. She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land." -God Hears Israel's Groaning - - -23. During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. -24. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. -25. God saw the people of Israel--and God knew. - - - +1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. +2 The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. +3 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. +4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. +5 Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. +6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews' children.” +7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” +8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child's mother. +9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. +10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.” +11 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. +12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. +13 When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” +14 He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” +15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well. +16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. +17 The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock. +18 When they came home to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come home so soon today?” +19 They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and watered the flock.” +20 He said to his daughters, “Then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” +21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. +22 She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.” +23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. +24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. +25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md index 6e3f7898..891e92b6 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,30 +1,23 @@ -The Burning Bush - # Chapter 3 -1. Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. -2. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. -3. And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned." -4. When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." -5. Then he said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." -6. And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. - -7. Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, -8. and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. -9. And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. -10. Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt." -11. But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" -12. He said, "But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain." - -13. Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" -14. God said to Moses, "I am who I am." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel: 'I am has sent me to you.'" -15. God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. -16. Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, -17. and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."' -18. And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.' -19. But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. -20. So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. -21. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, -22. but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians." - - - +1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. +2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. +3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” +4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” +5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” +6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. +7 Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, +8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. +9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. +10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” +11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” +12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” +13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” +14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” +15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. +16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, +17 and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”’ +18 And they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ +19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. +20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all the wonders that I will do in it; after that he will let you go. +21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, +22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md index 8057745e..7f92cd71 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,44 +1,32 @@ -Moses Given Powerful Signs - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'" -2. The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A staff." -3. And he said, "Throw it on the ground." So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it. -4. But the LORD said to Moses, "Put out your hand and catch it by the tail"--so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand-- -5. "that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you." -6. Again, the LORD said to him, "Put your hand inside your cloak." And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow. -7. Then God said, "Put your hand back inside your cloak." So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. -8. "If they will not believe you," God said, "or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign. -9. If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground." - -10. But Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue." -11. Then the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? -12. Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak." -13. But he said, "Oh, my Lord, please send someone else." -14. Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses and he said, "Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. -15. You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. -16. He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. -17. And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs." -Moses Returns to Egypt - - -18. Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, "Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace." -19. And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead." -20. So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand. - -21. And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. -22. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son, -23. and I say to you, "Let my son go that he may serve me." If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'" - -24. At a lodging place on the way the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. -25. Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it and said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!" -26. So he let him alone. It was then that she said, "A bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision. - -27. The LORD said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. -28. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD with which he had sent him to speak, and all the signs that he had commanded him to do. -29. Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel. -30. Aaron spoke all the words that the LORD had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people. -31. And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped. - - - +1 Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’” +2 The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” +3 And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it. +4 But the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand and catch it by the tail”—so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand— +5 “that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.” +6 Again, the Lord said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow. +7 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. +8 “If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign. +9 If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.” +10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” +11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? +12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” +13 But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” +14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. +15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. +16 He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. +17 And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.” +18 Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” +19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” +20 So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand. +21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. +22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, +23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’” +24 At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death. +25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” +26 So he let him alone. It was then that she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision. +27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. +28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which he had sent him to speak, and all the signs that he had commanded him to do. +29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel. +30 Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people. +31 And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md index e0c1529f..2b92785d 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -Making Bricks Without Straw - # Chapter 5 -1. Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'" -2. But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go." -3. Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword." -4. But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens." -5. And Pharaoh said, "Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!" -6. The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen, -7. "You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves. -8. But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, 'Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.' -9. Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words." - -10. So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, "Thus says Pharaoh, 'I will not give you straw. -11. Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.'" -12. So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. -13. The taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw." -14. And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?" - -15. Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, "Why do you treat your servants like this? -16. No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, 'Make bricks!' And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people." -17. But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.' -18. Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks." -19. The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, "You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day." -20. They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh; -21. and they said to them, "The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us." - -22. Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, "O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? -23. For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all." - - - +1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” +2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.” +3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.” +4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens.” +5 And Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!” +6 The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen, +7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves. +8 But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.’ +9 Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.” +10 So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. +11 Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.’” +12 So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. +13 The taskmasters were urgent, saying, “Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.” +14 And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?” +15 Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this? +16 No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.” +17 But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ +18 Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.” +19 The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.” +20 They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh; +21 and they said to them, “The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.” +22 Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? +23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md index c813fd6c..efd72df7 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,43 +1,31 @@ -God Promises Deliverance - # Chapter 6 -1. But the LORD said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land." - -2. God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD. -3. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. -4. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. -5. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. -6. Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. -7. I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. -8. I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the LORD.'" -9. Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. - -10. So the LORD said to Moses, -11. "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land." -12. But Moses said to the LORD, "Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?" -13. But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt. -The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron - - -14. These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. -15. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. -16. These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. -17. The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. -18. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. -19. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. -20. Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. -21. The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. -22. The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. -23. Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -24. The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. -25. Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites by their clans. - -26. These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said: "Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts." -27. It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron. - -28. On the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, -29. the LORD said to Moses, "I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you." -30. But Moses said to the LORD, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?" - - - +1 But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” +2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. +3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. +4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. +5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. +6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. +7 I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. +8 I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’” +9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. +10 So the Lord said to Moses, +11 “Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.” +12 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” +13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt. +14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. +15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. +16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. +17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. +18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. +19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. +20 Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. +21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. +22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. +23 Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +24 The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. +25 Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites by their clans. +26 These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said: “Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts.” +27 It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron. +28 On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, +29 the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” +30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md index 5c4416d3..36385be9 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,37 +1,26 @@ -Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh - # Chapter 7 -1. And the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. -2. You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. -3. But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, -4. Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. -5. The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them." -6. Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the LORD commanded them. -7. Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. - -8. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -9. "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Prove yourselves by working a miracle,' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.'" -10. So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. -11. Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. -12. For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. -13. Still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. -The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood - - -14. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. -15. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water, and stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him. Take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent. -16. And you shall say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness." But so far, you have not obeyed. -17. Thus says the LORD, "By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood. -18. The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will grow weary of drinking water from the Nile."'" -19. And the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'" - -20. Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. -21. And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. -22. But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. -23. Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. -24. And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile. - -25. Seven full days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. +2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. +3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, +4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment. +5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them.” +6 Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them. +7 Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. +8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Prove yourselves by working a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” +10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. +11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. +12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. +13 Still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh's heart is hardened; he refuses to let the people go. +15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent. +16 And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But so far, you have not obeyed. +17 Thus says the Lord, “By this you shall know that I am the Lord: behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood. +18 The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will grow weary of drinking water from the Nile.”’” +19 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’” +20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. +21 And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. +22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts. So Pharaoh's heart remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. +23 Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart. +24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile. +25 Seven full days passed after the Lord had struck the Nile. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md index 0b3e25ff..4e98bb28 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,46 +1,33 @@ -The Second Plague: Frogs - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. -2. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs. -3. The Nile shall swarm with frogs that shall come up into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your ovens and your kneading bowls. -4. The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants."'" -5. And the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt!'" -6. So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. -7. But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. - -8. Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Plead with the LORD to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the LORD." -9. Moses said to Pharaoh, "Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile." -10. And he said, "Tomorrow." Moses said, "Be it as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God. -11. The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile." -12. So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the LORD about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh. -13. And the LORD did according to the word of Moses. The frogs died out in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields. -14. And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. -15. But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. -The Third Plague: Gnats - - -16. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats in all the land of Egypt.'" -17. And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt. -18. The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast. -19. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said. -The Fourth Plague: Flies - - -20. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. -21. Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. -22. But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. -23. Thus I will put a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall happen."'" -24. And the LORD did so. There came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses. Throughout all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by the swarms of flies. - -25. Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God within the land." -26. But Moses said, "It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the LORD our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? -27. We must go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he tells us." -28. So Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. Plead for me." -29. Then Moses said, "Behold, I am going out from you and I will plead with the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh cheat again by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD." -30. So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD. -31. And the LORD did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained. -32. But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and did not let the people go. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. +2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs. +3 The Nile shall swarm with frogs that shall come up into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your ovens and your kneading bowls. +4 The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.”’” +5 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt!’” +6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. +7 But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. +8 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Plead with the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” +9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “Be pleased to command me when I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” +10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Be it as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. +11 The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile.” +12 So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh. +13 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses. The frogs died out in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields. +14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. +15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. +16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats in all the land of Egypt.’” +17 And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt. +18 The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast. +19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. +20 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. +21 Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. +22 But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. +23 Thus I will put a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall happen.”’” +24 And the Lord did so. There came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses. Throughout all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by the swarms of flies. +25 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.” +26 But Moses said, “It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? +27 We must go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as he tells us.” +28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. Plead for me.” +29 Then Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you and I will plead with the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh cheat again by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” +30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. +31 And the Lord did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained. +32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and did not let the people go. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md index e1556c17..5660d58a 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -The Fifth Plague: Egyptian Livestock Die - # Chapter 9 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. -2. For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them, -3. behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in the field, the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks. -4. But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die."'" -5. And the LORD set a time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land." -6. And the next day the LORD did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died. -7. And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. -The Sixth Plague: Boils - - -8. And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw them in the air in the sight of Pharaoh. -9. It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt." -10. So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast. -11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians. -12. But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken to Moses. -The Seventh Plague: Hail - - -13. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, "Let my people go, that they may serve me. -14. For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. -15. For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. -16. But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. -17. You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go. -18. Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. -19. Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them."'" -20. Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses, -21. but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the LORD left his slaves and his livestock in the field. - -22. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man and beast and every plant of the field, in the land of Egypt." -23. Then Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. -24. There was hail and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy hail, such as had never been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. -25. The hail struck down everything that was in the field in all the land of Egypt, both man and beast. And the hail struck down every plant of the field and broke every tree of the field. -26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail. - -27. Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "This time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong. -28. Plead with the LORD, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer." -29. Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD's. -30. But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God." -31. (The flax and the barley were struck down, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. -32. But the wheat and the emmer were not struck down, for they are late in coming up.) -33. So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and stretched out his hands to the LORD, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured upon the earth. -34. But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again and hardened his heart, he and his servants. -35. So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. +2 For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them, +3 behold, the hand of the Lord will fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in the field, the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks. +4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die.”’” +5 And the Lord set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.” +6 And the next day the Lord did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died. +7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. +8 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw them in the air in the sight of Pharaoh. +9 It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.” +10 So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast. +11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians. +12 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. +13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go, that they may serve me. +14 For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. +15 For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. +16 But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth. +17 You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go. +18 Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. +19 Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them.”’” +20 Then whoever feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses, +21 but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the Lord left his slaves and his livestock in the field. +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man and beast and every plant of the field, in the land of Egypt.” +23 Then Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. +24 There was hail and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy hail, such as had never been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. +25 The hail struck down everything that was in the field in all the land of Egypt, both man and beast. And the hail struck down every plant of the field and broke every tree of the field. +26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail. +27 Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong. +28 Plead with the Lord, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” +29 Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the Lord's. +30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.” +31 (The flax and the barley were struck down, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud. +32 But the wheat and the emmer were not struck down, for they are late in coming up.) +33 So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and stretched out his hands to the Lord, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured upon the earth. +34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again and hardened his heart, he and his servants. +35 So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go, just as the Lord had spoken through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md index 48a12342..07847676 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,41 +1,30 @@ -The Eighth Plague: Locusts - # Chapter 10 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, -2. and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD." - -3. So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me. -4. For if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country, -5. and they shall cover the face of the land, so that no one can see the land. And they shall eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field, -6. and they shall fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day they came on earth to this day.'" Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh. - -7. Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not yet understand that Egypt is ruined?" -8. So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. And he said to them, "Go, serve the LORD your God. But which ones are to go?" -9. Moses said, "We will go with our young and our old. We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD." -10. But he said to them, "The LORD be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind. -11. No! Go, the men among you, and serve the LORD, for that is what you are asking." And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. - -12. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come upon the land of Egypt and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left." -13. So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts. -14. The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on the whole country of Egypt, such a dense swarm of locusts as had never been before, nor ever will be again. -15. They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt. -16. Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. -17. Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and plead with the LORD your God only to remove this death from me." -18. So he went out from Pharaoh and pleaded with the LORD. -19. And the LORD turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. -20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go. -The Ninth Plague: Darkness - - -21. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt." -22. So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. -23. They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the people of Israel had light where they lived. -24. Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, "Go, serve the LORD; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind." -25. But Moses said, "You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. -26. Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the LORD our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the LORD until we arrive there." -27. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. -28. Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die." -29. Moses said, "As you say! I will not see your face again." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, +2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.” +3 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me. +4 For if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country, +5 and they shall cover the face of the land, so that no one can see the land. And they shall eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field, +6 and they shall fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day they came on earth to this day.’” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh. +7 Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet understand that Egypt is ruined?” +8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. And he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. But which ones are to go?” +9 Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old. We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.” +10 But he said to them, “The Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind. +11 No! Go, the men among you, and serve the Lord, for that is what you are asking.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. +12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come upon the land of Egypt and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.” +13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts. +14 The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on the whole country of Egypt, such a dense swarm of locusts as had never been before, nor ever will be again. +15 They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt. +16 Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. +17 Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and plead with the Lord your God only to remove this death from me.” +18 So he went out from Pharaoh and pleaded with the Lord. +19 And the Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. +20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go. +21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.” +22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. +23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the people of Israel had light where they lived. +24 Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind.” +25 But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. +26 Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.” +27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. +28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.” +29 Moses said, “As you say! I will not see your face again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md index 446f6d47..d74b7455 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,19 +1,11 @@ -A Final Plague Threatened - # Chapter 11 -1. The LORD said to Moses, "Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. -2. Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry." -3. And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. - -4. So Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: ' -About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, -5. and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. -6. There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. -7. But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.' -8. And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, 'Get out, you and all the people who follow you.' And after that I will go out." And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. -9. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt." - -10. Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. +2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.” +3 And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. +4 So Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, +5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. +6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. +7 But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’ +8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger. +9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” +10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md index 5fe0bc71..ebb21024 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,73 +1,52 @@ -The Passover - # Chapter 12 -1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, -2. "This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. -3. Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. -4. And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. -5. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, -6. and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight. - -7. "Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. -8. They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. -9. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts. -10. And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. -11. In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover. -12. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. -13. The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. - -14. "This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. -15. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. -16. On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you. -17. And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. -18. In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. -19. For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses. If anyone eats what is leavened, that person will be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land. -20. You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwelling places you shall eat unleavened bread." - -21. Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. -22. Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. -23. For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. -24. You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. -25. And when you come to the land that the LORD will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. -26. And when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?' -27. you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.'" And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. - -28. Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. -The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn - - -29. At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. -30. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. -31. Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, "Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as you have said. -32. Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!" -The Exodus - - -33. The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, "We shall all be dead." -34. So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders. -35. The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. -36. And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. - -37. And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. -38. A mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds. -39. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves. - -40. The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. -41. At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. -42. It was a night of watching by the LORD, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the LORD by all the people of Israel throughout their generations. -Institution of the Passover - - -43. And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, -44. but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him. -45. No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it. -46. It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones. -47. All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. -48. If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. -49. There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you." - -50. All the people of Israel did just as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron. -51. And on that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, +2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year for you. +3 Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household. +4 And if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor shall take according to the number of persons; according to what each can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. +5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats, +6 and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight. +7 “Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. +8 They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it. +9 Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts. +10 And you shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. +11 In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. +12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. +13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. +14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. +15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. +16 On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you. +17 And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. +18 In the first month, from the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. +19 For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses. If anyone eats what is leavened, that person will be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a sojourner or a native of the land. +20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwelling places you shall eat unleavened bread.” +21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. +22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. +23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. +24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. +25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. +26 And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ +27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. +28 Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. +29 At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. +30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. +31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. +32 Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!” +33 The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” +34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders. +35 The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. +36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. +37 And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. +38 A mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds. +39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves. +40 The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. +41 At the end of 430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. +42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations. +43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, +44 but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him. +45 No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it. +46 It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones. +47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. +48 If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. +49 There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you.” +50 All the people of Israel did just as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron. +51 And on that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md index 22c43fd5..8e3ca9c1 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -Consecration of the Firstborn - # Chapter 13 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine." -The Feast of Unleavened Bread - - -3. Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. -4. Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out. -5. And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month. -6. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. -7. Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. -8. You shall tell your son on that day, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.' -9. And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt. -10. You shall therefore keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year. - -11. "When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, -12. you shall set apart to the LORD all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the LORD's. -13. Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. -14. And when in time to come your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' you shall say to him, 'By a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery. -15. For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all the males that first open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' -16. It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt." -Pillars of Cloud and Fire - - -17. When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt." -18. But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. -19. Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here." -20. And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. -21. And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. -22. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.” +3 Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. +4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out. +5 And when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month. +6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. +7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. +8 You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ +9 And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. +10 You shall therefore keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year. +11 “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, +12 you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord's. +13 Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. +14 And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery. +15 For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ +16 It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.” +17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” +18 But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. +19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.” +20 And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. +21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. +22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md index 9d911cc9..e1fb18ca 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,44 +1,32 @@ -Crossing the Red Sea - # Chapter 14 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. -3. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, 'They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.' -4. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD." And they did so. - -5. When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" -6. So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, -7. and took six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. -8. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while the people of Israel were going out defiantly. -9. The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. - -10. When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD. -11. They said to Moses, "Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? -12. Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: 'Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness." -13. And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. -14. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." - -15. The LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. -16. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. -17. And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. -18. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen." - -19. Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, -20. coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night without one coming near the other all night. - -21. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. -22. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. -23. The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. -24. And in the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, -25. clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians." - -26. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen." -27. So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the LORD threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. -28. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained. -29. But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. - -30. Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. -31. Israel saw the great power that the LORD used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. +3 For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ +4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so. +5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” +6 So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, +7 and took six hundred chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. +8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the people of Israel while the people of Israel were going out defiantly. +9 The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them encamped at the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. +10 When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord. +11 They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? +12 Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” +13 And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. +14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” +15 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. +16 Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. +17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they shall go in after them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, his chariots, and his horsemen. +18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten glory over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” +19 Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, +20 coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night without one coming near the other all night. +21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. +22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. +23 The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. +24 And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, +25 clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.” +26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” +27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. +28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained. +29 But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. +30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. +31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md index 30f3cd86..fb3a428b 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,85 +1,58 @@ -The Song of Moses - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, -"I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; +1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying, +“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. - -2. The LORD is my strength and my song, +2 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. - -3. The LORD is a man of war; - the LORD is his name. - -4. "Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, +3 The Lord is a man of war; + the Lord is his name. +4 “Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea. - -5. The floods covered them; +5 The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. - -6. Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, - your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy. - -7. In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; +6 Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, + your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. +7 In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. - -8. At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; +8 At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. - -9. The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, +9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. -I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.' - -10. You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; + I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ +10 You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters. - -11. "Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? +11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? - -12. You stretched out your right hand; +12 You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them. - -13. "You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; +13 “You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. - -14. The peoples have heard; they tremble; +14 The peoples have heard; they tremble; pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia. - -15. Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; +15 Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; trembling seizes the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. - -16. Terror and dread fall upon them; +16 Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, -till your people, O LORD, pass by, +till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased. - -17. You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, - the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode, +17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, + the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. - -18. The LORD will reign forever and ever." - -19. For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. -20. Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. -21. And Miriam sang to them: -"Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; -the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea." -Bitter Water Made Sweet - - -22. Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. -23. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. -24. And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" -25. And he cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. -There the LORD made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them, -26. saying, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer." - -27. Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water. - - - +18 The Lord will reign forever and ever.” +19 For when the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the people of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. +20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing. +21 And Miriam sang to them: +“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; +the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” +22 Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. +23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. +24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” +25 And he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. +There the Lord made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them, +26 saying, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.” +27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md index 1151afed..ef753759 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,48 +1,37 @@ -Bread from Heaven - # Chapter 16 -1. They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. -2. And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, -3. and the people of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." - -4. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. -5. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily." -6. So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "At evening you shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, -7. and in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?" -8. And Moses said, "When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him--what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD." - -9. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, 'Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.'" -10. And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. -11. And the LORD said to Moses, -12. "I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'" - -13. In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. -14. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. -15. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. -16. This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.'" -17. And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. -18. But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. -19. And Moses said to them, "Let no one leave any of it over till the morning." -20. But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. -21. Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted. - -22. On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, -23. he said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'" -24. So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it. -25. Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field. -26. Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none." - -27. On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. -28. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? -29. See! The LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day." -30. So the people rested on the seventh day. - -31. Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. -32. Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" -33. And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations." -34. As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. -35. The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. -36. (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.) - - - +1 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. +2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, +3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. +5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” +6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “At evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, +7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” +8 And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the Lord.” +9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” +10 And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. +11 And the Lord said to Moses, +12 “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’” +13 In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. +14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. +15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. +16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’” +17 And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. +18 But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. +19 And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over till the morning.” +20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. +21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted. +22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, +23 he said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.’” +24 So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it. +25 Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. +26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none.” +27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. +28 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? +29 See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.” +30 So the people rested on the seventh day. +31 Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. +32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” +33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.” +34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. +35 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. +36 (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md index bd31ae9b..56cf2e9f 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Water from the Rock - # Chapter 17 -1. All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. -2. Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?" -3. But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" -4. So Moses cried to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me." -5. And the LORD said to Moses, "Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. -6. Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink." And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. -7. And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?" -Israel Defeats Amalek - - -8. Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. -9. So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." -10. So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. -11. Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. -12. But Moses' hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. -13. And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword. - -14. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven." -15. And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner, -16. saying, "A hand upon the throne of the LORD! The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation." - - - +1 All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. +2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?” +3 But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” +4 So Moses cried to the Lord, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” +5 And the Lord said to Moses, “Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. +6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. +7 And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” +8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. +9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” +10 So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. +11 Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. +12 But Moses' hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. +13 And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword. +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” +15 And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord Is My Banner, +16 saying, “A hand upon the throne of the Lord! The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md index b1ec8824..27c6b2da 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,36 +1,28 @@ -Jethro's Advice - # Chapter 18 -1. Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. -2. Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home, -3. along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land"), -4. and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh"). -5. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God. -6. And when he sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her," -7. Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. -8. Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the LORD had delivered them. -9. And Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. - -10. Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. -11. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people." -12. And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. - -13. The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. -14. When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?" -15. And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God; -16. when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws." -17. Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good. -18. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. -19. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, -20. and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. -21. Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. -22. And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. -23. If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace." - -24. So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. -25. Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. -26. And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves. -27. Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went away to his own country. - - - +1 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. +2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home, +3 along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”), +4 and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”). +5 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God. +6 And when he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her,” +7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. +8 Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. +9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the Lord had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. +10 Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh and has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. +11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people.” +12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. +13 The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. +14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” +15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God; +16 when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws.” +17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. +18 You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. +19 Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, +20 and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. +21 Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. +22 And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. +23 If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.” +24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. +25 Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. +26 And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves. +27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went away to his own country. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md index ed63529e..53e24851 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,35 +1,27 @@ -Israel at Mount Sinai - # Chapter 19 -1. On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. -2. They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, -3. while Moses went up to God. The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: -4. 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. -5. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; -6. and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel." - -7. So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him. -8. All the people answered together and said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do." And Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD. -9. And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever." -When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD, -10. the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments -11. and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. -12. And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, 'Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. -13. No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain." -14. So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people; and they washed their garments. -15. And he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman." - -16. On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. -17. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. -18. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. -19. And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. -20. The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. - -21. And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to look and many of them perish. -22. Also let the priests who come near to the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them." -23. And Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying, 'Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.'" -24. And the LORD said to him, "Go down, and come up bringing Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break out against them." -25. So Moses went down to the people and told them. - - - +1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. +2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, +3 while Moses went up to God. The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: +4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. +5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; +6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.” +7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. +8 All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. +9 And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” +When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord, +10 the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments +11 and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. +12 And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up into the mountain or touch the edge of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death. +13 No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned or shot; whether beast or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain.” +14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people; and they washed their garments. +15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.” +16 On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. +17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. +18 Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly. +19 And as the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in thunder. +20 The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. +21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish. +22 Also let the priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them.” +23 And Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying, ‘Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.’” +24 And the Lord said to him, “Go down, and come up bringing Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the Lord, lest he break out against them.” +25 So Moses went down to the people and told them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md index 8e7c5014..ba54ae3d 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,48 +1,27 @@ -The Ten Commandments - # Chapter 20 -1. And God spoke all these words, saying, - -2. "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. - -3. "You shall have no other gods before me. - -4. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. -5. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, -6. but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. - -7. "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. - -8. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. -9. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, -10. but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. -11. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. - -12. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. - -13. "You shall not murder. - -14. "You shall not commit adultery. - -15. "You shall not steal. - -16. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - -17. "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's." - -18. Now when all the people saw the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled, and they stood far off -19. and said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die." -20. Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin." -21. The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. -Laws -About Altars - - -22. And the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: 'You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. -23. You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. -24. An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. -25. If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. -26. And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.' - - - +1 And God spoke all these words, saying, +2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. +3 “You shall have no other gods before me. +4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. +5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, +6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. +7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. +8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. +9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, +10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. +11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. +12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +13 “You shall not murder. +14 “You shall not commit adultery. +15 “You shall not steal. +16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. +17 “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.” +18 Now when all the people saw the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled, and they stood far off +19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.” +20 Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.” +21 The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. +22 And the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. +23 You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. +24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. +25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. +26 And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md index 789b8d80..5f756d8a 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,58 +1,37 @@ -Laws -About Slaves - # Chapter 21 -1. "Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. -2. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. -3. If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. -4. If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out alone. -5. But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,' -6. then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever. - -7. "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. -8. If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. -9. If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. -10. If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. -11. And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. - -12. "Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. -13. But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. -14. But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die. - -15. "Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death. - -16. "Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death. - -17. "Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death. - -18. "When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, -19. then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall have him thoroughly healed. - -20. "When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. -21. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money. - -22. "When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. -23. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, -24. eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, -25. burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. - -26. "When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye. -27. If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, male or female, he shall let the slave go free because of his tooth. - -28. "When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. -29. But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. -30. If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. -31. If it gores a man's son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. -32. If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. -Laws -About Restitution - - -33. "When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, -34. the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his. - -35. "When one man's ox butts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. -36. Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his. - - - +1 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. +2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. +3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. +4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out alone. +5 But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ +6 then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever. +7 “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. +8 If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. +9 If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. +10 If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. +11 And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. +12 “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. +13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. +14 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die. +15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death. +16 “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death. +17 “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death. +18 “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, +19 then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall have him thoroughly healed. +20 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. +21 But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money. +22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. +23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, +24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, +25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. +26 “When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye. +27 If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, male or female, he shall let the slave go free because of his tooth. +28 “When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. +29 But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. +30 If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. +31 If it gores a man's son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. +32 If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. +33 “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, +34 the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his. +35 “When one man's ox butts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. +36 Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md index f0dd12c1..e5bacf1d 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,51 +1,32 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. -2. If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, -3. but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. -4. If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double. - -5. "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard. - -6. "If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution. - -7. "If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. -8. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. -9. For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, 'This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor. - -10. "If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it, -11. an oath by the LORD shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution. -12. But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. -13. If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn. - -14. "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution. -15. If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee. -Laws for a Just Community - - -16. "If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. -17. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. - -18. "You shall not permit a sorceress to live. - -19. "Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death. - -20. "Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted to destruction. - -21. "You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. -22. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. -23. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, -24. and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. - -25. "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. -26. If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, -27. for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. - -28. "You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. - -29. "You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. -30. You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. - -31. "You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs. - - - +1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. +2 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, +3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. +4 If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double. +5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard. +6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution. +7 “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man's house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. +8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. +9 For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor. +10 “If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep safe, and it dies or is injured or is driven away, without anyone seeing it, +11 an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution. +12 But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. +13 If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn. +14 “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution. +15 If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee. +16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. +17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. +18 “You shall not permit a sorceress to live. +19 “Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death. +20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction. +21 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. +22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. +23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, +24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. +25 “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. +26 If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, +27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate. +28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. +29 “You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. +30 You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. +31 “You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md index ae5a1a56..431dd2e1 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ # Chapter 23 -1. "You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. -2. You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, -3. nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit. - -4. "If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. -5. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him. - -6. "You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. -7. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked. -8. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. - -9. "You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. -Laws -About the Sabbath and Festivals - - -10. "For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, -11. but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the beasts of the field may eat. You shall do likewise with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard. - -12. "Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed. - -13. "Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips. - -14. "Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me. -15. You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. None shall appear before me empty-handed. -16. You shall keep the Feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in from the field the fruit of your labor. -17. Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God. - -18. "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my feast remain until the morning. - -19. "The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. -"You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. -Conquest of Canaan Promised - - -20. "Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. -21. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. - -22. "But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. - -23. "When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, and I blot them out, -24. you shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor do as they do, but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their pillars in pieces. -25. You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. -26. None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. -27. I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. -28. And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you. -29. I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. -30. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. -31. And I will set your border from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. -32. You shall make no covenant with them and their gods. -33. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you." - - - +1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. +2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, +3 nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit. +4 “If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. +5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him. +6 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. +7 Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked. +8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. +9 “You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. +10 “For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, +11 but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the beasts of the field may eat. You shall do likewise with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard. +12 “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed. +13 “Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips. +14 “Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me. +15 You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. None shall appear before me empty-handed. +16 You shall keep the Feast of Harvest, of the firstfruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in from the field the fruit of your labor. +17 Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God. +18 “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the fat of my feast remain until the morning. +19 “The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. +“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. +20 “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. +21 Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. +22 “But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. +23 “When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, and I blot them out, +24 you shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them, nor do as they do, but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their pillars in pieces. +25 You shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. +26 None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. +27 I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. +28 And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you. +29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. +30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. +31 And I will set your border from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. +32 You shall make no covenant with them and their gods. +33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md index 82a0b58f..f18d7eba 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,28 +1,19 @@ -The Covenant Confirmed - # Chapter 24 -1. Then he said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. -2. Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him." - -3. Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do." -4. And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. -5. And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. -6. And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. -7. Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient." -8. And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words." - -9. Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, -10. and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. -11. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. - -12. The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction." -13. So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. -14. And he said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them." - -15. Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. -16. The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. -17. Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. -18. Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. - - - +1 Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. +2 Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” +3 Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” +4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. +5 And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. +6 And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. +7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” +8 And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.” +9 Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, +10 and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. +11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. +12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” +13 So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. +14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.” +15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. +16 The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. +17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. +18 Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md index cbeed112..f6c4e229 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,56 +1,41 @@ -Contributions for the Sanctuary - # Chapter 25 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. -3. And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, -4. blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair, -5. tanned rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, -6. oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, -7. onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. -8. And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. -9. Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. -The Ark of the Covenant - - -10. "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. -11. You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it. -12. You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. -13. You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. -14. And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them. -15. The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. -16. And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you. - -17. "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. -18. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. -19. Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. -20. The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. -21. And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. -22. There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel. -The Table for Bread - - -23. "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. -24. You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. -25. And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the rim. -26. And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs. -27. Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as holders for the poles to carry the table. -28. You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these. -29. And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. -30. And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly. -The Golden Lampstand - - -31. "You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. -32. And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; -33. three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch--so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. -34. And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, -35. and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand. -36. Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. -37. You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it. -38. Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold. -39. It shall be made, with all these utensils, out of a talent of pure gold. -40. And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. +3 And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, +4 blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair, +5 tanned rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, +6 oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, +7 onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. +8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. +9 Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it. +10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. +11 You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it. +12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. +13 You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. +14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark by them. +15 The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. +16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you. +17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. +18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. +19 Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. +20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. +21 And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. +22 There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel. +23 “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. +24 You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. +25 And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around the rim. +26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and fasten the rings to the four corners at its four legs. +27 Close to the frame the rings shall lie, as holders for the poles to carry the table. +28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, and the table shall be carried with these. +29 And you shall make its plates and dishes for incense, and its flagons and bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold. +30 And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly. +31 “You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. +32 And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; +33 three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. +34 And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, +35 and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand. +36 Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. +37 You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it. +38 Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold. +39 It shall be made, with all these utensils, out of a talent of pure gold. +40 And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md index ea91ab7d..f3c04f1b 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,49 +1,38 @@ -The Tabernacle - # Chapter 26 -1. "Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. -2. The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. -3. Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. -4. And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. -5. Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another. -6. And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole. - -7. "You shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make. -8. The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size. -9. You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent. -10. You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set. - -11. "You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together that it may be a single whole. -12. And the part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. -13. And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it. -14. And you shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and a covering of goatskins on top. - -15. "You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. -16. Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. -17. There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle. -18. You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side; -19. and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons; -20. and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames, -21. and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame. -22. And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. -23. And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear; -24. they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners. -25. And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame. - -26. "You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, -27. and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. -28. The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end. -29. You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. -30. Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain. - -31. "And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it. -32. And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver. -33. And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy. -34. You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. -35. And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side. - -36. "You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. -37. And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five bases of bronze for them. - - - +1 “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. +2 The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. +3 Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. +4 And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. +5 Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another. +6 And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole. +7 “You shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make. +8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size. +9 You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent. +10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set. +11 “You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together that it may be a single whole. +12 And the part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. +13 And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it. +14 And you shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and a covering of goatskins on top. +15 “You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. +16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. +17 There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle. +18 You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side; +19 and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons; +20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames, +21 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame. +22 And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. +23 And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear; +24 they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners. +25 And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame. +26 “You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, +27 and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. +28 The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end. +29 You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. +30 Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain. +31 “And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it. +32 And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver. +33 And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy. +34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. +35 And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side. +36 “You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. +37 And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five bases of bronze for them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md index 09bb273f..1964dc8f 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -The Bronze Altar - # Chapter 27 -1. "You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. -2. And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. -3. You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. -4. You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. -5. And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. -6. And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. -7. And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried. -8. You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made. -The Court of the Tabernacle - - -9. "You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side. -10. Its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. -11. And likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, its pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. -12. And for the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. -13. The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. -14. The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. -15. On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. -16. For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases. -17. All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. -18. The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze. -19. All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze. -Oil for the Lamp - - -20. "You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. -21. In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel. - - - +1 “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. +2 And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. +3 You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and fire pans. You shall make all its utensils of bronze. +4 You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. +5 And you shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar. +6 And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. +7 And the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried. +8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made. +9 “You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side. +10 Its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. +11 And likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, its pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. +12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. +13 The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits. +14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. +15 On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. +16 For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases. +17 All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver. Their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze. +18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze. +19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze. +20 “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. +21 In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md index 9f0d8d7c..6257802d 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,55 +1,44 @@ -The Priests' Garments - # Chapter 28 -1. "Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests--Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. -2. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. -3. You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. -4. These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. -5. They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. - -6. "And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked. -7. It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together. -8. And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. -9. You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, -10. six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. -11. As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree. -12. And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for remembrance. -13. You shall make settings of gold filigree, -14. and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall attach the corded chains to the settings. - -15. "You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it--of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it. -16. It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth. -17. You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; -18. and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; -19. and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; -20. and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. -21. There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. -22. You shall make for the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. -23. And you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. -24. And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. -25. The two ends of the two cords you shall attach to the two settings of filigree, and so attach it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. -26. You shall make two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. -27. And you shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. -28. And they shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it may lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod. -29. So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the LORD. -30. And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the LORD regularly. - -31. "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. -32. It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, so that it may not tear. -33. On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them, -34. a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe. -35. And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the LORD, and when he comes out, so that he does not die. - -36. "You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, 'Holy to the LORD.' -37. And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. -38. It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. - -39. "You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework. - -40. "For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty. -41. And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. -42. You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs; -43. and they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to minister in the Holy Place, lest they bear guilt and die. This shall be a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him. - - - +1 “Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. +2 And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. +3 You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. +4 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. +5 They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. +6 “And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked. +7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together. +8 And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. +9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, +10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. +11 As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree. +12 And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance. +13 You shall make settings of gold filigree, +14 and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall attach the corded chains to the settings. +15 “You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it—of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it. +16 It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth. +17 You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; +18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; +19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; +20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. +21 There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. +22 You shall make for the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. +23 And you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. +24 And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. +25 The two ends of the two cords you shall attach to the two settings of filigree, and so attach it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. +26 You shall make two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. +27 And you shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. +28 And they shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it may lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod. +29 So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the Lord. +30 And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly. +31 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. +32 It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, so that it may not tear. +33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them, +34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe. +35 And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the Lord, and when he comes out, so that he does not die. +36 “You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the Lord.’ +37 And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. +38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. +39 “You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework. +40 “For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty. +41 And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. +42 You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs; +43 and they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to minister in the Holy Place, lest they bear guilt and die. This shall be a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md index 3461ddc3..3bb2565c 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,61 +1,47 @@ -Consecration of the Priests - # Chapter 29 -1. "Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, -2. and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. -3. You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. -4. You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. -5. Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod. -6. And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. -7. You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. -8. Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, -9. and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons. - -10. "Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. -11. Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, -12. and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. -13. And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. -14. But the flesh of the bull and its skin and its dung you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering. - -15. "Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, -16. and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar. -17. Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head, -18. and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. - -19. "You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, -20. and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar. -21. Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons' garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. - -22. "You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination), -23. and one loaf of bread and one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD. -24. You shall put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. -25. Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the LORD. It is a food offering to the LORD. - -26. "You shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD, and it shall be your portion. -27. And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests' portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron's and his sons'. -28. It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is a contribution. It shall be a contribution from the people of Israel from their peace offerings, their contribution to the LORD. - -29. "The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. -30. The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days. - -31. "You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. -32. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket in the entrance of the tent of meeting. -33. They shall eat those things with which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration, but an outsider shall not eat of them, because they are holy. -34. And if any of the flesh for the ordination or of the bread remain until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy. - -35. "Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Through seven days shall you ordain them, -36. and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it. -37. Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall become holy. - -38. "Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. -39. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. -40. And with the first lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering. -41. The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it a grain offering and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. -42. It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. -43. There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. -44. I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests. -45. I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. -46. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God. - - - +1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, +2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. +3 You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. +4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. +5 Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod. +6 And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. +7 You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. +8 Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, +9 and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons. +10 “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. +11 Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, +12 and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. +13 And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. +14 But the flesh of the bull and its skin and its dung you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering. +15 “Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, +16 and you shall kill the ram and shall take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar. +17 Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head, +18 and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord. It is a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +19 “You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, +20 and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar. +21 Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons' garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. +22 “You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination), +23 and one loaf of bread and one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the Lord. +24 You shall put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. +25 Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the Lord. It is a food offering to the Lord. +26 “You shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's ordination and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord, and it shall be your portion. +27 And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests' portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron's and his sons'. +28 It shall be for Aaron and his sons as a perpetual due from the people of Israel, for it is a contribution. It shall be a contribution from the people of Israel from their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord. +29 “The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. +30 The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days. +31 “You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place. +32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket in the entrance of the tent of meeting. +33 They shall eat those things with which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration, but an outsider shall not eat of them, because they are holy. +34 And if any of the flesh for the ordination or of the bread remain until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy. +35 “Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Through seven days shall you ordain them, +36 and every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it. +37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall become holy. +38 “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. +39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. +40 And with the first lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering. +41 The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it a grain offering and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +42 It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. +43 There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. +44 I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests. +45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. +46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md index 4f5ca580..a508287f 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,54 +1,39 @@ -The Altar of Incense - # Chapter 30 -1. "You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. -2. A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. -3. You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it. -4. And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it. -5. You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. -6. And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. -7. And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it, -8. and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations. -9. You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it. -10. Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD." -The Census Tax - - -11. The LORD said to Moses, -12. "When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them. -13. Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the LORD. -14. Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the LORD's offering. -15. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the LORD's offering to make atonement for your lives. -16. You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the LORD, so as to make atonement for your lives." -The Bronze Basin - - -17. The LORD said to Moses, -18. "You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, -19. with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. -20. When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering to the LORD, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. -21. They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations." -The Anointing Oil and Incense - - -22. The LORD said to Moses, -23. "Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane, -24. and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. -25. And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil. -26. With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, -27. and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, -28. and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin and its stand. -29. You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy. -30. You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. -31. And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. -32. It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. -33. Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'" - -34. The LORD said to Moses, "Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part), -35. and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. -36. You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I shall meet with you. It shall be most holy for you. -37. And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the LORD. -38. Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people." - - - +1 “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. +2 A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. +3 You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it. +4 And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it. +5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. +6 And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. +7 And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it, +8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations. +9 You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it. +10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.” +11 The Lord said to Moses, +12 “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them. +13 Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord. +14 Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord's offering. +15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord's offering to make atonement for your lives. +16 You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives.” +17 The Lord said to Moses, +18 “You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, +19 with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. +20 When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. +21 They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.” +22 The Lord said to Moses, +23 “Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane, +24 and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. +25 And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil. +26 With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, +27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, +28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin and its stand. +29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy. +30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. +31 And you shall say to the people of Israel, ‘This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. +32 It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. +33 Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’” +34 The Lord said to Moses, “Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part), +35 and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. +36 You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I shall meet with you. It shall be most holy for you. +37 And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the Lord. +38 Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md index e2a4a2be..2d14a3cb 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,28 +1,19 @@ -Oholiab and Bezalel - # Chapter 31 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, -3. and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, -4. to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, -5. in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. -6. And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you: -7. the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent, -8. the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense, -9. and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, -10. and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests, -11. and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do." -The Sabbath - - -12. And the LORD said to Moses, -13. "You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, 'Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you. -14. You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. -15. Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. -16. Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. -17. It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'" - -18. And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, +3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, +4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, +5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. +6 And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you: +7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent, +8 the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense, +9 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, +10 and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests, +11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.” +12 And the Lord said to Moses, +13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. +14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. +15 Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. +16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. +17 It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’” +18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md index 4d3d75d4..79567ee9 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,48 +1,36 @@ -The Golden Calf - # Chapter 32 -1. When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, "Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." -2. So Aaron said to them, "Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." -3. So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. -4. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!" -5. When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD." -6. And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. - -7. And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. -8. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" -9. And the LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. -10. Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you." - -11. But Moses implored the LORD his God and said, "O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? -12. Why should the Egyptians say, 'With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people. -13. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.'" -14. And the LORD relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people. - -15. Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. -16. The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. -17. When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a noise of war in the camp." -18. But he said, "It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear." -19. And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. -20. He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it. - -21. And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?" -22. And Aaron said, "Let not the anger of my lord burn hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. -23. For they said to me, 'Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' -24. So I said to them, 'Let any who have gold take it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf." - -25. And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies), -26. then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, "Who is on the LORD's side? Come to me." And all the sons of Levi gathered around him. -27. And he said to them, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'Put your sword on your side each of you, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill his brother and his companion and his neighbor.'" -28. And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And that day about three thousand men of the people fell. -29. And Moses said, "Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, each one at the cost of his son and of his brother, so that he might bestow a blessing upon you this day." - -30. The next day Moses said to the people, "You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." -31. So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. -32. But now, if you will forgive their sin--but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written." -33. But the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book. -34. But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them." - -35. Then the LORD sent a plague on the people, because they made the calf, the one that Aaron made. - - - +1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” +2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” +3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. +4 And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” +5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” +6 And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. +7 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. +8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’” +9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. +10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you.” +11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? +12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people. +13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” +14 And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people. +15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both sides; on the front and on the back they were written. +16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. +17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” +18 But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” +19 And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. +20 He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it. +21 And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?” +22 And Aaron said, “Let not the anger of my lord burn hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. +23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ +24 So I said to them, ‘Let any who have gold take it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.” +25 And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies), +26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, “Who is on the Lord's side? Come to me.” And all the sons of Levi gathered around him. +27 And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Put your sword on your side each of you, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill his brother and his companion and his neighbor.’” +28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And that day about three thousand men of the people fell. +29 And Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for the service of the Lord, each one at the cost of his son and of his brother, so that he might bestow a blessing upon you this day.” +30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” +31 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. +32 But now, if you will forgive their sin—but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written.” +33 But the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book. +34 But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.” +35 Then the Lord sent a plague on the people, because they made the calf, the one that Aaron made. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md index e1ecf0c0..64fb65d7 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -The Command to Leave Sinai - # Chapter 33 -1. The LORD said to Moses, "Depart; go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'To your offspring I will give it.' -2. I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. -3. Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people." - -4. When the people heard this disastrous word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. -5. For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the people of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.'" -6. Therefore the people of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward. -The Tent of Meeting - - -7. Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. -8. Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent. -9. When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses. -10. And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. -11. Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. -Moses' Intercession - - -12. Moses said to the LORD, "See, you say to me, 'Bring up this people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.' -13. Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people." -14. And he said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." -15. And he said to him, "If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. -16. For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?" - -17. And the LORD said to Moses, "This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name." -18. Moses said, "Please show me your glory." -19. And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. -20. But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live." -21. And the LORD said, "Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, -22. and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. -23. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, “Depart; go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give it.’ +2 I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. +3 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” +4 When the people heard this disastrous word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. +5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.’” +6 Therefore the people of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward. +7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. +8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent. +9 When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses. +10 And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. +11 Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. +12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ +13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.” +14 And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” +15 And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. +16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?” +17 And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” +18 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” +19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. +20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” +21 And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, +22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. +23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md index d431013d..464af8d5 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,54 +1,36 @@ -Moses Makes New Tablets - # Chapter 34 -1. The LORD said to Moses, "Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. -2. Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain. -3. No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain." -4. So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. -5. The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. -6. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, -7. keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." -8. And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. -9. And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance." -The Covenant Renewed - - -10. And he said, "Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. - -11. "Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. -12. Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst. -13. You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim -14. (for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), -15. lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice, -16. and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods. - -17. "You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal. - -18. "You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt. -19. All that open the womb are mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep. -20. The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed. - -21. "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest. -22. You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end. -23. Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. -24. For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. - -25. "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning. -26. The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk." - -27. And the LORD said to Moses, "Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." -28. So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. -The Shining Face of Moses - - -29. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. -30. Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. -31. But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. -32. Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. -33. And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. - -34. Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, -35. the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. +2 Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain. +3 No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain.” +4 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. +5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. +6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, +7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” +8 And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. +9 And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.” +10 And he said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. +11 “Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. +12 Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst. +13 You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim +14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), +15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice, +16 and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods. +17 “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal. +18 “You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt. +19 All that open the womb are mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep. +20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed. +21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest. +22 You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end. +23 Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. +24 For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year. +25 “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning. +26 The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.” +27 And the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” +28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. +29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. +30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. +31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. +32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. +33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. +34 Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, +35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md index 15365932..ee3a273a 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -Sabbath Regulations - # Chapter 35 -1. Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do. -2. Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. -3. You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day." -Contributions for the Tabernacle - - -4. Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "This is the thing that the LORD has commanded. -5. Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; -6. blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats' hair, -7. tanned rams' skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, -8. oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, -9. and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. - -10. "Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded: -11. the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; -12. the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; -13. the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; -14. the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; -15. and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; -16. the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; -17. the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; -18. the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; -19. the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests." - -20. Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. -21. And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD's contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. -22. So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the LORD. -23. And every one who possessed blue or purple or scarlet yarns or fine linen or goats' hair or tanned rams' skins or goatskins brought them. -24. Everyone who could make a contribution of silver or bronze brought it as the LORD's contribution. And every one who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work brought it. -25. And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. -26. All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats' hair. -27. And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece, -28. and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. -29. All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the LORD had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the LORD. -Construction of the Tabernacle - - -30. Then Moses said to the people of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; -31. and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, -32. to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, -33. in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. -34. And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. -35. He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver--by any sort of workman or skilled designer. - - - +1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do. +2 Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. +3 You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.” +4 Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. +5 Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord's contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; +6 blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats' hair, +7 tanned rams' skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, +8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, +9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. +10 “Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: +11 the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; +12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; +13 the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; +14 the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; +15 and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; +16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; +17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; +18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; +19 the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests.” +20 Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. +21 And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the Lord's contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. +22 So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord. +23 And every one who possessed blue or purple or scarlet yarns or fine linen or goats' hair or tanned rams' skins or goatskins brought them. +24 Everyone who could make a contribution of silver or bronze brought it as the Lord's contribution. And every one who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work brought it. +25 And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. +26 All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats' hair. +27 And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece, +28 and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. +29 All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord. +30 Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; +31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, +32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, +33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. +34 And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. +35 He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md index 0c985268..c448b3c1 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,49 +1,39 @@ # Chapter 36 -1. "Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded." - -2. And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. -3. And they received from Moses all the contribution that the people of Israel had brought for doing the work on the sanctuary. They still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning, -4. so that all the craftsmen who were doing every sort of task on the sanctuary came, each from the task that he was doing, -5. and said to Moses, "The people bring much more than enough for doing the work that the LORD has commanded us to do." -6. So Moses gave command, and word was proclaimed throughout the camp, "Let no man or woman do anything more for the contribution for the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing, -7. for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. - -8. And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked. -9. The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains were the same size. - -10. He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. -11. He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain of the first set. Likewise he made them on the edge of the outermost curtain of the second set. -12. He made fifty loops on the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set. The loops were opposite one another. -13. And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to the other with clasps. So the tabernacle was a single whole. - -14. He also made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. He made eleven curtains. -15. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains were the same size. -16. He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. -17. And he made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain of the one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other connecting curtain. -18. And he made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together that it might be a single whole. -19. And he made for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins. - -20. Then he made the upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. -21. Ten cubits was the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. -22. Each frame had two tenons for fitting together. He did this for all the frames of the tabernacle. -23. The frames for the tabernacle he made thus: twenty frames for the south side. -24. And he made forty bases of silver under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons. -25. For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty frames -26. and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame and two bases under the next frame. -27. For the rear of the tabernacle westward he made six frames. -28. He made two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear. -29. And they were separate beneath but joined at the top, at the first ring. He made two of them this way for the two corners. -30. There were eight frames with their bases of silver: sixteen bases, under every frame two bases. - -31. He made bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, -32. and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle at the rear westward. -33. And he made the middle bar to run from end to end halfway up the frames. -34. And he overlaid the frames with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. - -35. He made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; with cherubim skillfully worked into it he made it. -36. And for it he made four pillars of acacia and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold, and he cast for them four bases of silver. -37. He also made a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework, -38. and its five pillars with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals, and their fillets were of gold, but their five bases were of bronze. - - - +1 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.” +2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. +3 And they received from Moses all the contribution that the people of Israel had brought for doing the work on the sanctuary. They still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning, +4 so that all the craftsmen who were doing every sort of task on the sanctuary came, each from the task that he was doing, +5 and said to Moses, “The people bring much more than enough for doing the work that the Lord has commanded us to do.” +6 So Moses gave command, and word was proclaimed throughout the camp, “Let no man or woman do anything more for the contribution for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing, +7 for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. +8 And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked. +9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains were the same size. +10 He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. +11 He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain of the first set. Likewise he made them on the edge of the outermost curtain of the second set. +12 He made fifty loops on the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set. The loops were opposite one another. +13 And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to the other with clasps. So the tabernacle was a single whole. +14 He also made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. He made eleven curtains. +15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains were the same size. +16 He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. +17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain of the one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other connecting curtain. +18 And he made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together that it might be a single whole. +19 And he made for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins. +20 Then he made the upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. +21 Ten cubits was the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. +22 Each frame had two tenons for fitting together. He did this for all the frames of the tabernacle. +23 The frames for the tabernacle he made thus: twenty frames for the south side. +24 And he made forty bases of silver under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons. +25 For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty frames +26 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame and two bases under the next frame. +27 For the rear of the tabernacle westward he made six frames. +28 He made two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear. +29 And they were separate beneath but joined at the top, at the first ring. He made two of them this way for the two corners. +30 There were eight frames with their bases of silver: sixteen bases, under every frame two bases. +31 He made bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, +32 and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle at the rear westward. +33 And he made the middle bar to run from end to end halfway up the frames. +34 And he overlaid the frames with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. +35 He made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; with cherubim skillfully worked into it he made it. +36 And for it he made four pillars of acacia and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold, and he cast for them four bases of silver. +37 He also made a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework, +38 and its five pillars with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals, and their fillets were of gold, but their five bases were of bronze. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md index bdc53c5e..d6207317 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -Making the Ark - # Chapter 37 -1. Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. -2. And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. -3. And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. -4. And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold -5. and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. -6. And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. -7. And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, -8. one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. -9. The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim. -Making the Table - - -10. He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. -11. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. -12. And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. -13. He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. -14. Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. -15. He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. -16. And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings. -Making the Lampstand - - -17. He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. -18. And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; -19. three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch--so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. -20. And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, -21. and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. -22. Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. -23. And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. -24. He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold. -Making the Altar of Incense - - -25. He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. -26. He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, -27. and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. -28. And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. - -29. He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer. - - - +1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. +2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. +3 And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. +4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold +5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. +6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. +7 And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, +8 one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. +9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim. +10 He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. +11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. +12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. +13 He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. +14 Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. +15 He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. +16 And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings. +17 He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. +18 And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; +19 three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. +20 And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, +21 and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. +22 Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. +23 And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. +24 He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold. +25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. +26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, +27 and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. +28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. +29 He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md index 74171d44..6e9d2772 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,47 +1,32 @@ -Making the Altar of Burnt Offering - # Chapter 38 -1. He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height. -2. He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. -3. And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze. -4. And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. -5. He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. -6. He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. -7. And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards. -Making the Bronze Basin - - -8. He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting. -Making the Court - - -9. And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; -10. their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. -11. And for the north side there were hangings of a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. -12. And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. -13. And for the front to the east, fifty cubits. -14. The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. -15. And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. -16. All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. -17. And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. The overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. -18. And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court. -19. And their pillars were four in number. Their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver. -20. And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze. -Materials for the Tabernacle - - -21. These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. -22. Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses; -23. and with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. - -24. All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. -25. The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary: -26. a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men. -27. The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent a base. -28. And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them. -29. The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels; -30. with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of the altar, -31. the bases around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court. - - - +1 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height. +2 He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. +3 And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze. +4 And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. +5 He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. +6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. +7 And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards. +8 He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting. +9 And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; +10 their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. +11 And for the north side there were hangings of a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. +12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. +13 And for the front to the east, fifty cubits. +14 The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. +15 And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. +16 All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. +17 And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. The overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. +18 And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court. +19 And their pillars were four in number. Their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver. +20 And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze. +21 These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. +22 Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses; +23 and with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. +24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. +25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary: +26 a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men. +27 The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent a base. +28 And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them. +29 The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels; +30 with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of the altar, +31 the bases around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md index 0a12ec42..8c0d281f 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,56 +1,44 @@ -Making the Priestly Garments - # Chapter 39 -1. From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -2. He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. -3. And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design. -4. They made for the ephod attaching shoulder pieces, joined to it at its two edges. -5. And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -6. They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. -7. And he set them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -8. He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. -9. It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth when doubled. -10. And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row; -11. and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; -12. and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; -13. and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree. -14. There were twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. -15. And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. -16. And they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. -17. And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. -18. They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. -19. Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. -20. And they made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. -21. And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it should lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -22. He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue, -23. and the opening of the robe in it was like the opening in a garment, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not tear. -24. On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. -25. They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe, between the pomegranates-- -26. a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -27. They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, -28. and the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twined linen, -29. and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -30. They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the LORD." -31. And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -32. Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did. -33. Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; -34. the covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins, and the veil of the screen; -35. the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; -36. the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; -37. the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; -38. the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent; -39. the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand; -40. the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; -41. the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for their service as priests. -42. According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work. -43. And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moses blessed them. - - - +1 From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +2 He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. +3 And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design. +4 They made for the ephod attaching shoulder pieces, joined to it at its two edges. +5 And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +6 They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. +7 And he set them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +8 He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. +9 It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth when doubled. +10 And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row; +11 and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; +12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; +13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree. +14 There were twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. +15 And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. +16 And they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. +17 And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. +18 They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. +19 Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. +20 And they made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. +21 And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it should lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue, +23 and the opening of the robe in it was like the opening in a garment, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not tear. +24 On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. +25 They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe, between the pomegranates— +26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +27 They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, +28 and the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twined linen, +29 and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.” +31 And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. +33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; +34 the covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins, and the veil of the screen; +35 the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; +36 the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; +37 the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; +38 the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent; +39 the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand; +40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; +41 the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for their service as priests. +42 According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work. +43 And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moses blessed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md index 008bb3ae..707c3c7e 100644 --- a/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,47 +1,39 @@ -The Tabernacle Erected - # Chapter 40 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. -3. And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. -4. And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. -5. And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. -6. You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, -7. and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. -8. And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. - -9. "Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. -10. You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy. -11. You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. -12. Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water -13. and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest. -14. You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them, -15. and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations." - -16. This Moses did; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did. -17. In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected. -18. Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars. -19. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -20. He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark. -21. And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -22. He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil, -23. and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -24. He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, -25. and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -26. He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, -27. and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -28. He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle. -29. And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses. -30. He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, -31. with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. -32. When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses. -33. And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.The Glory of the LORD - -34. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. -35. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. -36. Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. -37. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. -38. For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. +3 And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. +4 And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. +5 And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. +6 You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, +7 and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. +8 And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. +9 “Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. +10 You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy. +11 You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. +12 Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water +13 and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest. +14 You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them, +15 and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” +16 This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did. +17 In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected. +18 Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars. +19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +20 He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark. +21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil, +23 and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +24 He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, +25 and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +26 He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, +27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +28 He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle. +29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, +31 with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. +32 When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses. +33 And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work. +34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. +35 And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. +36 Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. +37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. +38 For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md index 0e4689c6..b7c6bf21 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -Laws for Burnt Offerings - # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock. - -3. "If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD. -4. He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. -5. Then he shall kill the bull before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -6. Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, -7. and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. -8. And Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; -9. but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -10. "If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, -11. and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. -12. And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, -13. but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -14. "If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. -15. And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. -16. He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. -17. He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - - - +1 The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock. +3 “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord. +4 He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. +5 Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +6 Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, +7 and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. +8 And Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; +9 but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +10 “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, +11 and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. +12 And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, +13 but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +14 “If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. +15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. +16 He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. +17 He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md index 7322fb23..55a46e04 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,25 +1,17 @@ -Laws for Grain Offerings - # Chapter 2 -1. "When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it -2. and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -3. But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the LORD's food offerings. - -4. "When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. -5. And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil. -6. You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. -7. And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. -8. And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the LORD, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. -9. And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -10. But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the LORD's food offerings. - -11. "No grain offering that you bring to the LORD shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the LORD. -12. As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the LORD, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma. -13. You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt. - -14. "If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain. -15. And you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. -16. And the priest shall burn as its memorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the LORD. - - - +1 “When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it +2 and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +3 But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord's food offerings. +4 “When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. +5 And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil. +6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. +7 And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. +8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. +9 And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +10 But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord's food offerings. +11 “No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord. +12 As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma. +13 You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt. +14 “If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain. +15 And you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering. +16 And the priest shall burn as its memorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md index 13cd8bd7..70524a8a 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -Laws for Peace Offerings - # Chapter 3 -1. "If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. -2. And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. -3. And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the LORD, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, -4. and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. -5. Then Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -6. "If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. -7. If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the LORD, -8. lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. -9. Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the LORD its fat; he shall remove the whole fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails -10. and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. -11. And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the LORD. - -12. "If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD -13. and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. -14. Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for a food offering to the LORD, the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails -15. and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. -16. And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the LORD's. -17. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood." - - - +1 “If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. +2 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. +3 And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, +4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. +5 Then Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +6 “If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. +7 If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord, +8 lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. +9 Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails +10 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. +11 And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord. +12 “If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord +13 and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. +14 Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for a food offering to the Lord, the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails +15 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. +16 And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord's. +17 It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md index 42dbff70..a57c7b8c 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,36 @@ -Laws for Sin Offerings - # Chapter 4 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the LORD's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them, -3. if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the LORD for a sin offering. -4. He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the LORD. -5. And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting, -6. and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the LORD in front of the veil of the sanctuary. -7. And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the LORD that is in the tent of meeting, and all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -8. And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails -9. and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys -10. (just as these are taken from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offerings); and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. -11. But the skin of the bull and all its flesh, with its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung-- -12. all the rest of the bull--he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall burn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up. - -13. "If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the LORD's commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt, -14. when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting. -15. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be killed before the LORD. -16. Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting, -17. and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the veil. -18. And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the LORD, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -19. And all its fat he shall take from it and burn on the altar. -20. Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. -21. And he shall carry the bull outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly. - -22. "When a leader sins, doing unintentionally any one of all the things that by the commandments of the LORD his God ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, -23. or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish, -24. and shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. -25. Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. -26. And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. - -27. "If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the LORD's commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, -28. or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. -29. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. -30. And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. -31. And all its fat he shall remove, as the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasing aroma to the LORD. And the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. - -32. "If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish -33. and lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. -34. Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. -35. And all its fat he shall remove as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the LORD's food offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them, +3 if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering. +4 He shall bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the Lord. +5 And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting, +6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary. +7 And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the Lord that is in the tent of meeting, and all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +8 And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails +9 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys +10 (just as these are taken from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offerings); and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. +11 But the skin of the bull and all its flesh, with its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung— +12 all the rest of the bull—he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall burn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up. +13 “If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt, +14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting. +15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be killed before the Lord. +16 Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting, +17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil. +18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the Lord, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +19 And all its fat he shall take from it and burn on the altar. +20 Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. +21 And he shall carry the bull outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly. +22 “When a leader sins, doing unintentionally any one of all the things that by the commandments of the Lord his God ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, +23 or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish, +24 and shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord; it is a sin offering. +25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. +26 And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven. +27 “If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, +28 or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. +29 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. +30 And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. +31 And all its fat he shall remove, as the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. And the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. +32 “If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish +33 and lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. +34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. +35 And all its fat he shall remove as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord's food offerings. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md index 0cd62ce4..4fd5aab9 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,29 +1,20 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. "If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity; -2. or if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; -3. or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; -4. or if anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; -5. when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed, -6. he shall bring to the LORD as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin. - -7. "But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. -8. He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall wring its head from its neck but shall not sever it completely, -9. and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. -10. Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. - -11. "But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. -12. And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, on the LORD's food offerings; it is a sin offering. -13. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering." -Laws for Guilt Offerings - - -14. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -15. "If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the LORD, he shall bring to the LORD as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. -16. He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven. - -17. "If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the LORD's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. -18. He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. -19. It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before the LORD." - - - +1 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity; +2 or if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; +3 or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; +4 or if anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; +5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed, +6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin. +7 “But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. +8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall wring its head from its neck but shall not sever it completely, +9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. +10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven. +11 “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. +12 And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. +13 Thus the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.” +14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +15 “If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued in silver shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. +16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven. +17 “If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. +18 He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. +19 It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md index 06303b9a..405ade6a 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,40 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor -3. or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely--in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby-- -4. if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found -5. or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. -6. And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. -7. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty." -The Priests and the Offerings - - -8. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -9. "Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. -10. And the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar. -11. Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. -12. The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. -13. Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. - -14. "And this is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD in front of the altar. -15. And one shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and its oil and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering and burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -16. And the rest of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten unleavened in a holy place. In the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. -17. It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my food offerings. It is a thing most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. -18. Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as decreed forever throughout your generations, from the LORD's food offerings. Whatever touches them shall become holy." - -19. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -20. "This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the LORD on the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. -21. It shall be made with oil on a griddle. You shall bring it well mixed, in baked pieces like a grain offering, and offer it for a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -22. The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the LORD as decreed forever. The whole of it shall be burned. -23. Every grain offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten." - -24. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -25. "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD; it is most holy. -26. The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. -27. Whatever touches its flesh shall be holy, and when any of its blood is splashed on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was splashed in a holy place. -28. And the earthenware vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. But if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water. -29. Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy. -30. But no sin offering shall be eaten from which any blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it shall be burned up with fire. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor +3 or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby— +4 if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found +5 or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt. +6 And he shall bring to the priest as his compensation to the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering. +7 And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any of the things that one may do and thereby become guilty.” +8 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. +10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar. +11 Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. +12 The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. +13 Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. +14 “And this is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord in front of the altar. +15 And one shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and its oil and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering and burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +16 And the rest of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten unleavened in a holy place. In the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. +17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my food offerings. It is a thing most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. +18 Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as decreed forever throughout your generations, from the Lord's food offerings. Whatever touches them shall become holy.” +19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +20 “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the Lord on the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. +21 It shall be made with oil on a griddle. You shall bring it well mixed, in baked pieces like a grain offering, and offer it for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +22 The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the Lord as decreed forever. The whole of it shall be burned. +23 Every grain offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.” +24 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the Lord; it is most holy. +26 The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. +27 Whatever touches its flesh shall be holy, and when any of its blood is splashed on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was splashed in a holy place. +28 And the earthenware vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. But if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, that shall be scoured and rinsed in water. +29 Every male among the priests may eat of it; it is most holy. +30 But no sin offering shall be eaten from which any blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it shall be burned up with fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md index 842b45f6..08ccf169 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,47 +1,39 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. "This is the law of the guilt offering. It is most holy. -2. In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the guilt offering, and its blood shall be thrown against the sides of the altar. -3. And all its fat shall be offered, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, -4. the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. -5. The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the LORD; it is a guilt offering. -6. Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. -7. The guilt offering is just like the sin offering; there is one law for them. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. -8. And the priest who offers any man's burnt offering shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering that he has offered. -9. And every grain offering baked in the oven and all that is prepared on a pan or a griddle shall belong to the priest who offers it. -10. And every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall be shared equally among all the sons of Aaron. - -11. "And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings that one may offer to the LORD. -12. If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil. -13. With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving he shall bring his offering with loaves of leavened bread. -14. And from it he shall offer one loaf from each offering, as a gift to the LORD. It shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offerings. -15. And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning. -16. But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what remains of it shall be eaten. -17. But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire. -18. If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity. - -19. "Flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned up with fire. All who are clean may eat flesh, -20. but the person who eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of the LORD's peace offerings while an uncleanness is on him, that person shall be cut off from his people. -21. And if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether human uncleanness or an unclean beast or any unclean detestable creature, and then eats some flesh from the sacrifice of the LORD's peace offerings, that person shall be cut off from his people." - -22. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -23. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat. -24. The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it. -25. For every person who eats of the fat of an animal of which a food offering may be made to the LORD shall be cut off from his people. -26. Moreover, you shall eat no blood whatever, whether of fowl or of animal, in any of your dwelling places. -27. Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people." - -28. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -29. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. -30. His own hands shall bring the LORD's food offerings. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD. -31. The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons. -32. And the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifice of your peace offerings. -33. Whoever among the sons of Aaron offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right thigh for a portion. -34. For the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed I have taken from the people of Israel, out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons, as a perpetual due from the people of Israel. -35. This is the portion of Aaron and of his sons from the LORD's food offerings, from the day they were presented to serve as priests of the LORD. -36. The LORD commanded this to be given them by the people of Israel, from the day that he anointed them. It is a perpetual due throughout their generations." - -37. This is the law of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, of the sin offering, of the guilt offering, of the ordination offering, and of the peace offering, -38. which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the people of Israel to bring their offerings to the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai. - - - +1 “This is the law of the guilt offering. It is most holy. +2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the guilt offering, and its blood shall be thrown against the sides of the altar. +3 And all its fat shall be offered, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, +4 the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys. +5 The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering to the Lord; it is a guilt offering. +6 Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. +7 The guilt offering is just like the sin offering; there is one law for them. The priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. +8 And the priest who offers any man's burnt offering shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering that he has offered. +9 And every grain offering baked in the oven and all that is prepared on a pan or a griddle shall belong to the priest who offers it. +10 And every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall be shared equally among all the sons of Aaron. +11 “And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings that one may offer to the Lord. +12 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil. +13 With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving he shall bring his offering with loaves of leavened bread. +14 And from it he shall offer one loaf from each offering, as a gift to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who throws the blood of the peace offerings. +15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning. +16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow offering or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next day what remains of it shall be eaten. +17 But what remains of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned up with fire. +18 If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity. +19 “Flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned up with fire. All who are clean may eat flesh, +20 but the person who eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of the Lord's peace offerings while an uncleanness is on him, that person shall be cut off from his people. +21 And if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether human uncleanness or an unclean beast or any unclean detestable creature, and then eats some flesh from the sacrifice of the Lord's peace offerings, that person shall be cut off from his people.” +22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +23 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat. +24 The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it. +25 For every person who eats of the fat of an animal of which a food offering may be made to the Lord shall be cut off from his people. +26 Moreover, you shall eat no blood whatever, whether of fowl or of animal, in any of your dwelling places. +27 Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.” +28 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +29 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever offers the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offerings. +30 His own hands shall bring the Lord's food offerings. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. +31 The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons. +32 And the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifice of your peace offerings. +33 Whoever among the sons of Aaron offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right thigh for a portion. +34 For the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed I have taken from the people of Israel, out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons, as a perpetual due from the people of Israel. +35 This is the portion of Aaron and of his sons from the Lord's food offerings, from the day they were presented to serve as priests of the Lord. +36 The Lord commanded this to be given them by the people of Israel, from the day that he anointed them. It is a perpetual due throughout their generations.” +37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, of the sin offering, of the guilt offering, of the ordination offering, and of the peace offering, +38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the people of Israel to bring their offerings to the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md index e845ec1e..1d5bf557 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,49 +1,37 @@ -Consecration of Aaron and His Sons - # Chapter 8 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread. -3. And assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting." -4. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting. - -5. And Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing that the LORD has commanded to be done." -6. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. -7. And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band. -8. And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim. -9. And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -10. Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. -11. And he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them. -12. And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him. -13. And Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with coats and tied sashes around their waists and bound caps on them, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -14. Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. -15. And he killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it. -16. And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. -17. But the bull and its skin and its flesh and its dung he burned up with fire outside the camp, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -18. Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. -19. And he killed it, and Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. -20. He cut the ram into pieces, and Moses burned the head and the pieces and the fat. -21. He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -22. Then he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. -23. And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. -24. Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. -25. Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh, -26. and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thigh. -27. And he put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before the LORD. -28. Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. -29. And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -30. Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. - -31. And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.' -32. And what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall burn up with fire. -33. And you shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it will take seven days to ordain you. -34. As has been done today, the LORD has commanded to be done to make atonement for you. -35. At the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the LORD has charged, so that you do not die, for so I have been commanded." -36. And Aaron and his sons did all the things that the LORD commanded by Moses. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread. +3 And assemble all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting.” +4 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +5 And Moses said to the congregation, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded to be done.” +6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. +7 And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band. +8 And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim. +9 And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses. +10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. +11 And he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them. +12 And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him. +13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons and clothed them with coats and tied sashes around their waists and bound caps on them, as the Lord commanded Moses. +14 Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering. +15 And he killed it, and Moses took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar around it and purified the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it to make atonement for it. +16 And he took all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. +17 But the bull and its skin and its flesh and its dung he burned up with fire outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses. +18 Then he presented the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. +19 And he killed it, and Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. +20 He cut the ram into pieces, and Moses burned the head and the pieces and the fat. +21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering for the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. +22 Then he presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. +23 And he killed it, and Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. +24 Then he presented Aaron's sons, and Moses put some of the blood on the lobes of their right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses threw the blood against the sides of the altar. +25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all the fat that was on the entrails and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat and the right thigh, +26 and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thigh. +27 And he put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord. +28 Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +29 And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, as the Lord commanded Moses. +30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. +31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’ +32 And what remains of the flesh and the bread you shall burn up with fire. +33 And you shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed, for it will take seven days to ordain you. +34 As has been done today, the Lord has commanded to be done to make atonement for you. +35 At the entrance of the tent of meeting you shall remain day and night for seven days, performing what the Lord has charged, so that you do not die, for so I have been commanded.” +36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord commanded by Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md index 6f46cff1..1ff45e75 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -The LORD Accepts Aaron's Offering - # Chapter 9 -1. On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, -2. and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. -3. And say to the people of Israel, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering, -4. and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil, for today the LORD will appear to you.'" -5. And they brought what Moses commanded in front of the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. -6. And Moses said, "This is the thing that the LORD commanded you to do, that the glory of the LORD may appear to you." -7. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded." - -8. So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. -9. And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar. -10. But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses. -11. The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp. - -12. Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. -13. And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar. -14. And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar. - -15. Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and offered it as a sin offering, like the first one. -16. And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule. -17. And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning. - -18. Then he killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. -19. But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver-- -20. they put the fat pieces on the breasts, and he burned the fat pieces on the altar, -21. but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses commanded. - -22. Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. -23. And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. -24. And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. - - - +1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, +2 and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. +3 And say to the people of Israel, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering, +4 and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil, for today the Lord will appear to you.’” +5 And they brought what Moses commanded in front of the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. +6 And Moses said, “This is the thing that the Lord commanded you to do, that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.” +7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.” +8 So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. +9 And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar. +10 But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses. +11 The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp. +12 Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. +13 And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar. +14 And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar. +15 Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and offered it as a sin offering, like the first one. +16 And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule. +17 And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning. +18 Then he killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. +19 But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver— +20 they put the fat pieces on the breasts, and he burned the fat pieces on the altar, +21 but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses commanded. +22 Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. +23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. +24 And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md index 77ffbb23..2d052f5a 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,30 +1,21 @@ -The Death of Nadab and Abihu - # Chapter 10 -1. Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them. -2. And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. -3. Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace. - -4. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp." -5. So they came near and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. -6. And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, "Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the LORD has kindled. -7. And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses. - -8. And the LORD spoke to Aaron, saying, -9. "Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. -10. You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, -11. and you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes that the LORD has spoken to them by Moses." - -12. Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his surviving sons: "Take the grain offering that is left of the LORD's food offerings, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy. -13. You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons' due, from the LORD's food offerings, for so I am commanded. -14. But the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, for they are given as your due and your sons' due from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the people of Israel. -15. The thigh that is contributed and the breast that is waved they shall bring with the food offerings of the fat pieces to wave for a wave offering before the LORD, and it shall be yours and your sons' with you as a due forever, as the LORD has commanded." - -16. Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the surviving sons of Aaron, saying, -17. "Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is a thing most holy and has been given to you that you may bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? -18. Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary. You certainly ought to have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded." -19. And Aaron said to Moses, "Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD, and yet such things as these have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would the LORD have approved?" -20. And when Moses heard that, he approved. - - - +1 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. +2 And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. +3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace. +4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp.” +5 So they came near and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. +6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, “Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled. +7 And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses. +8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, +9 “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. +10 You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, +11 and you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them by Moses.” +12 Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his surviving sons: “Take the grain offering that is left of the Lord's food offerings, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy. +13 You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons' due, from the Lord's food offerings, for so I am commanded. +14 But the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, for they are given as your due and your sons' due from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the people of Israel. +15 The thigh that is contributed and the breast that is waved they shall bring with the food offerings of the fat pieces to wave for a wave offering before the Lord, and it shall be yours and your sons' with you as a due forever, as the Lord has commanded.” +16 Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the surviving sons of Aaron, saying, +17 “Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is a thing most holy and has been given to you that you may bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? +18 Behold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary. You certainly ought to have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.” +19 And Aaron said to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and yet such things as these have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would the Lord have approved?” +20 And when Moses heard that, he approved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md index 2598ffe9..74dddc33 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,61 +1,48 @@ -Clean and Unclean Animals - # Chapter 11 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. -3. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. -4. Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. -5. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. -6. And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. -7. And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. -8. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. - -9. "These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. -10. But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. -11. You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. -12. Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. - -13. "And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, -14. the kite, the falcon of any kind, -15. every raven of any kind, -16. the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, -17. the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, -18. the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, -19. the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. - -20. "All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. -21. Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. -22. Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. -23. But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you. - -24. "And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, -25. and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. -26. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. -27. And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, -28. and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. - -29. "And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, -30. the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. -31. These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. -32. And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean. -33. And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. -34. Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean. -35. And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you. -36. Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. -37. And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, -38. but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. - -39. "And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening, -40. and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. - -41. "Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. -42. Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. -43. You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. -44. For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. -45. For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy." - -46. This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground, -47. to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. +3 Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. +4 Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. +5 And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. +6 And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. +7 And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. +8 You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. +9 “These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. +10 But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. +11 You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. +12 Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. +13 “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, +14 the kite, the falcon of any kind, +15 every raven of any kind, +16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, +17 the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, +18 the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, +19 the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. +20 “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. +21 Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. +22 Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. +23 But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you. +24 “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, +25 and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. +26 Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. +27 And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, +28 and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. +29 “And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, +30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. +31 These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. +32 And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean. +33 And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. +34 Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean. +35 And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you. +36 Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. +37 And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, +38 but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. +39 “And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening, +40 and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. +41 “Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. +42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. +43 You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. +44 For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. +45 For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” +46 This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground, +47 to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md index cfdefad9..6d92786b 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ -Purification After Childbirth - # Chapter 12 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean. -3. And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. -4. Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying. She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed. -5. But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days. - -6. "And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering, -7. and he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her. Then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female. -8. And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As at the time of her menstruation, she shall be unclean. +3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. +4 Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying. She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed. +5 But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days. +6 “And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering, +7 and he shall offer it before the Lord and make atonement for her. Then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female. +8 And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md index c0618c14..88ebecd7 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,77 +1,60 @@ -Laws -About Leprosy - # Chapter 13 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests, -3. and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean. -4. But if the spot is white in the skin of his body and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days. -5. And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up for another seven days. -6. And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has faded and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. -7. But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest. -8. And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease. - -9. "When a man is afflicted with a leprous disease, he shall be brought to the priest, -10. and the priest shall look. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, -11. it is a chronic leprous disease in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. -12. And if the leprous disease breaks out in the skin, so that the leprous disease covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see, -13. then the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean. -14. But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. -15. And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean, for it is a leprous disease. -16. But if the raw flesh recovers and turns white again, then he shall come to the priest, -17. and the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the diseased person clean; he is clean. - -18. "If there is in the skin of one's body a boil and it heals, -19. and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest. -20. And the priest shall look, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a case of leprous disease that has broken out in the boil. -21. But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall shut him up seven days. -22. And if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a disease. -23. But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. - -24. "Or, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish-white or white, -25. the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is a leprous disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. -26. But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and it is no deeper than the skin, but has faded, the priest shall shut him up seven days, -27. and the priest shall examine him the seventh day. If it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. -28. But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar of the burn. - -29. "When a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard, -30. the priest shall examine the disease. And if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, a leprous disease of the head or the beard. -31. And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days, -32. and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease. If the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin, -33. then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for another seven days. -34. And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. -35. But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, -36. then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean. -37. But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. - -38. "When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots, -39. the priest shall look, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is leukoderma that has broken out in the skin; he is clean. - -40. "If a man's hair falls out from his head, he is bald; he is clean. -41. And if a man's hair falls out from his forehead, he has baldness of the forehead; he is clean. -42. But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased area, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. -43. Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body, -44. he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head. - -45. "The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean.' -46. He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp. - -47. "When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment, -48. in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin, -49. if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest. -50. And the priest shall examine the disease and shut up that which has the disease for seven days. -51. Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean. -52. And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire. - -53. "And if the priest examines, and if the disease has not spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, -54. then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days. -55. And the priest shall examine the diseased thing after it has been washed. And if the appearance of the diseased area has not changed, though the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the rot is on the back or on the front. - -56. "But if the priest examines, and if the diseased area has faded after it has been washed, he shall tear it out of the garment or the skin or the warp or the woof. -57. Then if it appears again in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn with fire whatever has the disease. -58. But the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any article made of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean." - -59. This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a case of leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests, +3 and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce him unclean. +4 But if the spot is white in the skin of his body and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days. +5 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up for another seven days. +6 And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has faded and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. +7 But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest. +8 And the priest shall look, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease. +9 “When a man is afflicted with a leprous disease, he shall be brought to the priest, +10 and the priest shall look. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling, +11 it is a chronic leprous disease in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean. He shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. +12 And if the leprous disease breaks out in the skin, so that the leprous disease covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see, +13 then the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean. +14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. +15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean. Raw flesh is unclean, for it is a leprous disease. +16 But if the raw flesh recovers and turns white again, then he shall come to the priest, +17 and the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the diseased person clean; he is clean. +18 “If there is in the skin of one's body a boil and it heals, +19 and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest. +20 And the priest shall look, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a case of leprous disease that has broken out in the boil. +21 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall shut him up seven days. +22 And if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a disease. +23 But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. +24 “Or, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish-white or white, +25 the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is a leprous disease. It has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. +26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and it is no deeper than the skin, but has faded, the priest shall shut him up seven days, +27 and the priest shall examine him the seventh day. If it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a case of leprous disease. +28 But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar of the burn. +29 “When a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard, +30 the priest shall examine the disease. And if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is an itch, a leprous disease of the head or the beard. +31 And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days, +32 and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease. If the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin, +33 then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for another seven days. +34 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean. +35 But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, +36 then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean. +37 But if in his eyes the itch is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed and he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. +38 “When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots, +39 the priest shall look, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is leukoderma that has broken out in the skin; he is clean. +40 “If a man's hair falls out from his head, he is bald; he is clean. +41 And if a man's hair falls out from his forehead, he has baldness of the forehead; he is clean. +42 But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased area, it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. +43 Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprous disease in the skin of the body, +44 he is a leprous man, he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head. +45 “The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ +46 He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp. +47 “When there is a case of leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment, +48 in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin, +49 if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin or in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, it is a case of leprous disease, and it shall be shown to the priest. +50 And the priest shall examine the disease and shut up that which has the disease for seven days. +51 Then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a persistent leprous disease; it is unclean. +52 And he shall burn the garment, or the warp or the woof, the wool or the linen, or any article made of skin that is diseased, for it is a persistent leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire. +53 “And if the priest examines, and if the disease has not spread in the garment, in the warp or the woof or in any article made of skin, +54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up for another seven days. +55 And the priest shall examine the diseased thing after it has been washed. And if the appearance of the diseased area has not changed, though the disease has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire, whether the rot is on the back or on the front. +56 “But if the priest examines, and if the diseased area has faded after it has been washed, he shall tear it out of the garment or the skin or the warp or the woof. +57 Then if it appears again in the garment, in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn with fire whatever has the disease. +58 But the garment, or the warp or the woof, or any article made of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean.” +59 This is the law for a case of leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or the woof, or in any article made of skin, to determine whether it is clean or unclean. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md index 19b0be47..9aa4ac5d 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,71 +1,58 @@ -Laws for Cleansing Lepers - # Chapter 14 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest, -3. and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, -4. the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop. -5. And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water. -6. He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water. -7. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field. -8. And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp, but live outside his tent seven days. -9. And on the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair from his head, his beard, and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair, and then he shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall be clean. - -10. "And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil. -11. And the priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed and these things before the LORD, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -12. And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. -13. And he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary. For the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy. -14. The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. -15. Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand -16. and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the LORD. -17. And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering. -18. And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD. -19. The priest shall offer the sin offering, to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. -20. And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean. - -21. "But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil; -22. also two turtledoves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. -23. And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the LORD. -24. And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. -25. And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. -26. And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand, -27. and shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD. -28. And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, in the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put. -29. And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD. -30. And he shall offer, of the turtledoves or pigeons, whichever he can afford, -31. one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, along with a grain offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for him who is being cleansed. -32. This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing." -Laws for Cleansing Houses - - -33. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -34. "When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession, -35. then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, 'There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house.' -36. Then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest goes to examine the disease, lest all that is in the house be declared unclean. And afterward the priest shall go in to see the house. -37. And he shall examine the disease. And if the disease is in the walls of the house with greenish or reddish spots, and if it appears to be deeper than the surface, -38. then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house and shut up the house seven days. -39. And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house, -40. then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the disease and throw them into an unclean place outside the city. -41. And he shall have the inside of the house scraped all around, and the plaster that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city. -42. Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other plaster and plaster the house. - -43. "If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it, -44. then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean. -45. And he shall break down the house, its stones and timber and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them out of the city to an unclean place. -46. Moreover, whoever enters the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening, -47. and whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes. - -48. "But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed. -49. And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop, -50. and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water -51. and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times. -52. Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn. -53. And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean." - -54. This is the law for any case of leprous disease: for an itch, -55. for leprous disease in a garment or in a house, -56. and for a swelling or an eruption or a spot, -57. to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest, +3 and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, +4 the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop. +5 And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water. +6 He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water. +7 And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field. +8 And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp, but live outside his tent seven days. +9 And on the seventh day he shall shave off all his hair from his head, his beard, and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair, and then he shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall be clean. +10 “And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log of oil. +11 And the priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed and these things before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +12 And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. +13 And he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the place of the sanctuary. For the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy. +14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. +15 Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand +16 and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. +17 And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering. +18 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord. +19 The priest shall offer the sin offering, to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. +20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean. +21 “But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil; +22 also two turtledoves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. +23 And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, before the Lord. +24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. +25 And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. +26 And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand, +27 and shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord. +28 And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, in the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put. +29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord. +30 And he shall offer, of the turtledoves or pigeons, whichever he can afford, +31 one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, along with a grain offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for him who is being cleansed. +32 This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.” +33 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +34 “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession, and I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession, +35 then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house.’ +36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest goes to examine the disease, lest all that is in the house be declared unclean. And afterward the priest shall go in to see the house. +37 And he shall examine the disease. And if the disease is in the walls of the house with greenish or reddish spots, and if it appears to be deeper than the surface, +38 then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house and shut up the house seven days. +39 And the priest shall come again on the seventh day, and look. If the disease has spread in the walls of the house, +40 then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the disease and throw them into an unclean place outside the city. +41 And he shall have the inside of the house scraped all around, and the plaster that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city. +42 Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other plaster and plaster the house. +43 “If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it, +44 then the priest shall go and look. And if the disease has spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house; it is unclean. +45 And he shall break down the house, its stones and timber and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them out of the city to an unclean place. +46 Moreover, whoever enters the house while it is shut up shall be unclean until the evening, +47 and whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes. +48 “But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed. +49 And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop, +50 and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water +51 and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times. +52 Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn. +53 And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.” +54 This is the law for any case of leprous disease: for an itch, +55 for leprous disease in a garment or in a house, +56 and for a swelling or an eruption or a spot, +57 to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md index 589d0cd1..b6f4b00a 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,46 +1,34 @@ -Laws -About Bodily Discharges - # Chapter 15 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. -3. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. -4. Every bed on which the one with the discharge lies shall be unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. -5. And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -6. And whoever sits on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -7. And whoever touches the body of the one with the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -8. And if the one with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -9. And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean. -10. And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries such things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -11. Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -12. And an earthenware vessel that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. - -13. "And when the one with a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes. And he shall bathe his body in fresh water and shall be clean. -14. And on the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and come before the LORD to the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. -15. And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge. - -16. "If a man has an emission of semen, he shall bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until the evening. -17. And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening. -18. If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening. - -19. "When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening. -20. And everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean. Everything also on which she sits shall be unclean. -21. And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -22. And whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -23. Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening. -24. And if any man lies with her and her menstrual impurity comes upon him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. - -25. "If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of her impurity, she shall be unclean. -26. Every bed on which she lies, all the days of her discharge, shall be to her as the bed of her impurity. And everything on which she sits shall be unclean, as in the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity. -27. And whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. -28. But if she is cleansed of her discharge, she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. -29. And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and bring them to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting. -30. And the priest shall use one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. - -31. "Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst." - -32. This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him who has an emission of semen, becoming unclean thereby; -33. also for her who is unwell with her menstrual impurity, that is, for anyone, male or female, who has a discharge, and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. +3 And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge: whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is blocked up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. +4 Every bed on which the one with the discharge lies shall be unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. +5 And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +6 And whoever sits on anything on which the one with the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +7 And whoever touches the body of the one with the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +8 And if the one with the discharge spits on someone who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +9 And any saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean. +10 And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries such things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +11 Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +12 And an earthenware vessel that the one with the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. +13 “And when the one with a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes. And he shall bathe his body in fresh water and shall be clean. +14 And on the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and come before the Lord to the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. +15 And the priest shall use them, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge. +16 “If a man has an emission of semen, he shall bathe his whole body in water and be unclean until the evening. +17 And every garment and every skin on which the semen comes shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening. +18 If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening. +19 “When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening. +20 And everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean. Everything also on which she sits shall be unclean. +21 And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +22 And whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +23 Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening. +24 And if any man lies with her and her menstrual impurity comes upon him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. +25 “If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge she shall continue in uncleanness. As in the days of her impurity, she shall be unclean. +26 Every bed on which she lies, all the days of her discharge, shall be to her as the bed of her impurity. And everything on which she sits shall be unclean, as in the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity. +27 And whoever touches these things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. +28 But if she is cleansed of her discharge, she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. +29 And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons and bring them to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting. +30 And the priest shall use one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean discharge. +31 “Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst.” +32 This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him who has an emission of semen, becoming unclean thereby; +33 also for her who is unwell with her menstrual impurity, that is, for anyone, male or female, who has a discharge, and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md index c129dd43..c2d82338 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,46 +1,35 @@ -The Day of Atonement - # Chapter 16 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died, -2. and the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. -3. But in this way Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. -4. He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on. -5. And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. - -6. "Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. -7. Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -8. And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel. -9. And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD and use it as a sin offering, -10. but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel. - -11. "Aaron shall present the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. He shall kill the bull as a sin offering for himself. -12. And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and he shall bring it inside the veil -13. and put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die. -14. And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat on the east side, and in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. - -15. "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat. -16. Thus he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins. And so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which dwells with them in the midst of their uncleannesses. -17. No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel. -18. Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. -19. And he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the people of Israel. - -20. "And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat. -21. And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness. -22. The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness. - -23. "Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and shall take off the linen garments that he put on when he went into the Holy Place and shall leave them there. -24. And he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his garments and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make atonement for himself and for the people. -25. And the fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. -26. And he who lets the goat go to Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. -27. And the bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. Their skin and their flesh and their dung shall be burned up with fire. -28. And he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. - -29. "And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. -30. For on this day shall atonement be made for you to cleanse you. You shall be clean before the LORD from all your sins. -31. It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever. -32. And the priest who is anointed and consecrated as priest in his father's place shall make atonement, wearing the holy linen garments. -33. He shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. -34. And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins." And Aaron did as the LORD commanded Moses. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the Lord and died, +2 and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. +3 But in this way Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. +4 He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on. +5 And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. +6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. +7 Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel. +9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering, +10 but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel. +11 “Aaron shall present the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. He shall kill the bull as a sin offering for himself. +12 And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and he shall bring it inside the veil +13 and put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die. +14 And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat on the east side, and in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. +15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat. +16 Thus he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleannesses of the people of Israel and because of their transgressions, all their sins. And so he shall do for the tent of meeting, which dwells with them in the midst of their uncleannesses. +17 No one may be in the tent of meeting from the time he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place until he comes out and has made atonement for himself and for his house and for all the assembly of Israel. +18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. +19 And he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the people of Israel. +20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall present the live goat. +21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness. +22 The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself to a remote area, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness. +23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and shall take off the linen garments that he put on when he went into the Holy Place and shall leave them there. +24 And he shall bathe his body in water in a holy place and put on his garments and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make atonement for himself and for the people. +25 And the fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. +26 And he who lets the goat go to Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. +27 And the bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. Their skin and their flesh and their dung shall be burned up with fire. +28 And he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. +29 “And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict yourselves and shall do no work, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. +30 For on this day shall atonement be made for you to cleanse you. You shall be clean before the Lord from all your sins. +31 It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever. +32 And the priest who is anointed and consecrated as priest in his father's place shall make atonement, wearing the holy linen garments. +33 He shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. +34 And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins.” And Aaron did as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md index f943bcf3..5f3b81d0 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -The Place of Sacrifice - # Chapter 17 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the LORD has commanded. -3. If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, -4. and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people. -5. This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. -6. And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -7. So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. - -8. "And you shall say to them, Any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice -9. and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from his people. -Laws Against Eating Blood - - -10. "If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. -11. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. -12. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. - -13. "Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. -14. For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. -15. And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. -16. But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. +3 If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp, +4 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a gift to the Lord in front of the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people. +5 This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. +6 And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +7 So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations. +8 “And you shall say to them, Any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice +9 and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from his people. +10 “If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. +11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. +12 Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. +13 “Any one also of the people of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. +14 For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off. +15 And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean. +16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his flesh, he shall bear his iniquity.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md index 7f99da88..9843b7f0 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,39 +1,31 @@ -Unlawful Sexual Relations - # Chapter 18 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God. -3. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. -4. You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the LORD your God. -5. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the LORD. - -6. "None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the LORD. -7. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. -8. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness. -9. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. -10. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. -11. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister. -12. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's relative. -13. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative. -14. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. -15. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. -16. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness. -17. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity. -18. And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive. - -19. "You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. -20. And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her. -21. You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. -22. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. -23. And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. - -24. "Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, -25. and the land became unclean, so that I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. -26. But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you -27. (for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), -28. lest the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. -29. For everyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people. -30. So keep my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs that were practiced before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God. +3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes. +4 You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God. +5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. +6 “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord. +7 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. +8 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness. +9 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. +10 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter or of your daughter's daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. +11 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, brought up in your father's family, since she is your sister. +12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is your father's relative. +13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is your mother's relative. +14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. +15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. +16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness. +17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity. +18 And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive. +19 “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. +20 And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her. +21 You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. +22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. +23 And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. +24 “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, +25 and the land became unclean, so that I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. +26 But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you +27 (for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), +28 lest the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. +29 For everyone who does any of these abominations, the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people. +30 So keep my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs that were practiced before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md index bc91401d..49f5e8c4 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,62 +1,38 @@ -The LORD Is Holy - # Chapter 19 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. -3. Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. -4. Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God. - -5. "When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. -6. It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. -7. If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, -8. and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from his people. -Love Your Neighbor as Yourself - - -9. "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. -10. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God. - -11. "You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. -12. You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. - -13. "You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. -14. You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. - -15. "You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. -16. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. - -17. "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. -18. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. -You Shall Keep My Statutes - - -19. "You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. - -20. "If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; -21. but he shall bring his compensation to the LORD, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. -22. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for the sin that he has committed. - -23. "When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. -24. And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. -25. But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God. - -26. "You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes. -27. You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. -28. You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD. - -29. "Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. -30. You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. - -31. "Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God. - -32. "You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD. - -33. "When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. -34. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. - -35. "You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. -36. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. -37. And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. +3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. +4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God. +5 “When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted. +6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the day after, and anything left over until the third day shall be burned up with fire. +7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted, +8 and everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned what is holy to the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from his people. +9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. +10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God. +11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. +12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. +13 “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. +14 You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. +15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. +16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord. +17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. +18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. +19 “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. +20 “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; +21 but he shall bring his compensation to the Lord, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. +22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the Lord for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for the sin that he has committed. +23 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. +24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. +25 But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God. +26 “You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. You shall not interpret omens or tell fortunes. +27 You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. +28 You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord. +29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity. +30 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. +31 “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God. +32 “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. +33 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. +34 You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. +35 “You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. +36 You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. +37 And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md index a399787b..38e6e6fa 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Punishment for Child Sacrifice - # Chapter 20 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. -3. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. -4. And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, -5. then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech. - -6. "If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people. -7. Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. -8. Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you. -9. For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him. -Punishments for Sexual Immorality - - -10. "If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. -11. If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. -12. If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them. -13. If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. -14. If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no depravity among you. -15. If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. -16. If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. - -17. "If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity. -18. If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people. -19. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for that is to make naked one's relative; they shall bear their iniquity. -20. If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. -21. If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. -You Shall Be Holy - - -22. "You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. -23. And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them. -24. But I have said to you, 'You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. -25. You shall therefore separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the unclean bird from the clean. You shall not make yourselves detestable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground crawls, which I have set apart for you to hold unclean. -26. You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. - -27. "A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. +3 I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. +4 And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, +5 then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech. +6 “If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people. +7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. +8 Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you. +9 For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him. +10 “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. +11 If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. +12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed perversion; their blood is upon them. +13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. +14 If a man takes a woman and her mother also, it is depravity; he and they shall be burned with fire, that there may be no depravity among you. +15 If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. +16 If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. +17 “If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness, and he shall bear his iniquity. +18 If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual period and uncovers her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people. +19 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for that is to make naked one's relative; they shall bear their iniquity. +20 If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. +21 If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. +22 “You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my rules and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. +23 And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them. +24 But I have said to you, ‘You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples. +25 You shall therefore separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the unclean bird from the clean. You shall not make yourselves detestable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground crawls, which I have set apart for you to hold unclean. +26 You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. +27 “A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md index a7375143..07fcc08c 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,32 +1,25 @@ -Holiness and the Priests - # Chapter 21 -1. And the LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, -2. except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, -3. or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). -4. He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. -5. They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body. -6. They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the LORD's food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. -7. They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. -8. You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I, the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy. -9. And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire. - -10. "The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes. -11. He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. -12. He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the LORD. -13. And he shall take a wife in her virginity. -14. A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people, -15. that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him." - -16. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -17. "Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God. -18. For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long, -19. or a man who has an injured foot or an injured hand, -20. or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or crushed testicles. -21. No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall come near to offer the LORD's food offerings; since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. -22. He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things, -23. but he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them." -24. So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, +2 except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, +3 or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). +4 He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. +5 They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body. +6 They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord's food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. +7 They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. +8 You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I, the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy. +9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire. +10 “The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes. +11 He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. +12 He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord. +13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. +14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people, +15 that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.” +16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God. +18 For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long, +19 or a man who has an injured foot or an injured hand, +20 or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or crushed testicles. +21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall come near to offer the Lord's food offerings; since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. +22 He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things, +23 but he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.” +24 So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md index 269d8576..b79d6f45 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,43 +1,34 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name: I am the LORD. -3. Say to them, 'If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. -4. None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has had an emission of semen, -5. and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be-- -6. the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water. -7. When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because they are his food. -8. He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the LORD.' -9. They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the LORD who sanctifies them. - -10. "A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker shall eat of a holy thing, -11. but if a priest buys a slave as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food. -12. If a priest's daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things. -13. But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it. -14. And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest. -15. They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the LORD, -16. and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the LORD who sanctifies them." -Acceptable Offerings - - -17. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -18. "Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the LORD, -19. if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. -20. You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. -21. And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. -22. Animals blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the LORD or give them to the LORD as a food offering on the altar. -23. You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. -24. Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the LORD; you shall not do it within your land, -25. neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you." - -26. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -27. "When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the LORD. -28. But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day. -29. And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. -30. It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the LORD. - -31. "So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the LORD. -32. And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, -33. who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they dedicate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name: I am the Lord. +3 Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. +4 None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a discharge may eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or a man who has had an emission of semen, +5 and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be— +6 the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water. +7 When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because they are his food. +8 He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’ +9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the Lord who sanctifies them. +10 “A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker shall eat of a holy thing, +11 but if a priest buys a slave as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food. +12 If a priest's daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things. +13 But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it. +14 And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest. +15 They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord, +16 and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.” +17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord, +19 if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. +20 You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. +21 And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. +22 Animals blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food offering on the altar. +23 You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. +24 Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, +25 neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +27 “When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord. +28 But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day. +29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. +30 It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. +31 “So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. +32 And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, +33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md index 8ba43f1d..e224e4b3 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,75 +1,45 @@ -Feasts of the LORD - # Chapter 23 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. -The Sabbath - - -3. "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places. -The Passover - - -4. "These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. -5. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the LORD's Passover. -6. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. -7. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. -8. But you shall present a food offering to the LORD for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work." -The Feast of Firstfruits - - -9. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest, -11. and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. -12. And on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the LORD. -13. And the grain offering with it shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, a food offering to the LORD with a pleasing aroma, and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, a fourth of a hin. -14. And you shall eat neither bread nor grain parched or fresh until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. -The Feast of Weeks - - -15. "You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. -16. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the LORD. -17. You shall bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread to be waved, made of two tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be baked with leaven, as firstfruits to the LORD. -18. And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -19. And you shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings. -20. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. -21. And you shall make a proclamation on the same day. You shall hold a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. - -22. "And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God." -The Feast of Trumpets - - -23. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. -25. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the LORD." -The Day of Atonement - - -26. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -27. "Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the LORD. -28. And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God. -29. For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people. -30. And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people. -31. You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. -32. It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath." -The Feast of Booths - - -33. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -34. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the LORD. -35. On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. -36. For seven days you shall present food offerings to the LORD. On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work. - -37. "These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the LORD food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day, -38. besides the LORD's Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the LORD. - -39. "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. -40. And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. -41. You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. -42. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, -43. that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." - -44. Thus Moses declared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the LORD. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. +3 “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. +4 “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. +5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord's Passover. +6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. +7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. +8 But you shall present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work.” +9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest, +11 and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, so that you may be accepted. On the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. +12 And on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb a year old without blemish as a burnt offering to the Lord. +13 And the grain offering with it shall be two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, a food offering to the Lord with a pleasing aroma, and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, a fourth of a hin. +14 And you shall eat neither bread nor grain parched or fresh until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. +15 “You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. +16 You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the Lord. +17 You shall bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread to be waved, made of two tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be baked with leaven, as firstfruits to the Lord. +18 And you shall present with the bread seven lambs a year old without blemish, and one bull from the herd and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +19 And you shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old as a sacrifice of peace offerings. +20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. +21 And you shall make a proclamation on the same day. You shall hold a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a statute forever in all your dwelling places throughout your generations. +22 “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.” +23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. +25 You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord.” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +27 “Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the Lord. +28 And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. +29 For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people. +30 And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people. +31 You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. +32 It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.” +33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +34 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the Lord. +35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. +36 For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work. +37 “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the Lord food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day, +38 besides the Lord's Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the Lord. +39 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. +40 And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. +41 You shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. +42 You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, +43 that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” +44 Thus Moses declared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md index 321d0ad9..af51c2c5 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -The Lamps - # Chapter 24 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly. -3. Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the LORD regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. -4. He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the LORD regularly. -Bread for the Tabernacle - - -5. "You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. -6. And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the LORD. -7. And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the LORD. -8. Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the LORD regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. -9. And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the LORD's food offerings, a perpetual due." -Punishment for Blasphemy - - -10. Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, -11. and the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. -12. And they put him in custody, till the will of the LORD should be clear to them. - -13. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -14. "Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. -15. And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. -16. Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death. -An Eye for an Eye - - -17. "Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. -18. Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. -19. If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, -20. fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. -21. Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. -22. You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the LORD your God." -23. So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly. +3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. +4 He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord regularly. +5 “You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. +6 And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the Lord. +7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord. +8 Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. +9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the Lord's food offerings, a perpetual due.” +10 Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, +11 and the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. +12 And they put him in custody, till the will of the Lord should be clear to them. +13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +14 “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. +15 And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. +16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death. +17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. +18 Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. +19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, +20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. +21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. +22 You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” +23 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md index 4873af7d..c59e94c8 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,78 +1,56 @@ -The Sabbath Year - # Chapter 25 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD. -3. For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, -4. but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the LORD. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. -5. You shall not reap what grows of itself in your harvest, or gather the grapes of your undressed vine. It shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. -6. The Sabbath of the land shall provide food for you, for yourself and for your male and female slaves and for your hired worker and the sojourner who lives with you, -7. and for your cattle and for the wild animals that are in your land: all its yield shall be for food. -The Year of Jubilee - - -8. "You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. -9. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land. -10. And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan. -11. That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of itself nor gather the grapes from the undressed vines. -12. For it is a jubilee. It shall be holy to you. You may eat the produce of the field. - -13. "In this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his property. -14. And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another. -15. You shall pay your neighbor according to the number of years after the jubilee, and he shall sell to you according to the number of years for crops. -16. If the years are many, you shall increase the price, and if the years are few, you shall reduce the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you. -17. You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the LORD your God. - -18. "Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely. -19. The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and dwell in it securely. -20. And if you say, 'What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?' -21. I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. -22. When you sow in the eighth year, you will be eating some of the old crop; you shall eat the old until the ninth year, when its crop arrives. -Redemption of Property - - -23. "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. -24. And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land. - -25. "If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. -26. If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, -27. let him calculate the years since he sold it and pay back the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property. -28. But if he does not have sufficient means to recover it, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of the buyer until the year of jubilee. In the jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property. - -29. "If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, he may redeem it within a year of its sale. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption. -30. If it is not redeemed within a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong in perpetuity to the buyer, throughout his generations; it shall not be released in the jubilee. -31. But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them shall be classified with the fields of the land. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the jubilee. -32. As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem at any time the houses in the cities they possess. -33. And if one of the Levites exercises his right of redemption, then the house that was sold in a city they possess shall be released in the jubilee. For the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the people of Israel. -34. But the fields of pastureland belonging to their cities may not be sold, for that is their possession forever. -Kindness for Poor Brothers - - -35. "If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. -36. Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. -37. You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. -38. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. - -39. "If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave: -40. he shall be with you as a hired worker and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. -41. Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his own clan and return to the possession of his fathers. -42. For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. -43. You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God. -44. As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you. -45. You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. -46. You may bequeath them to your sons after you to inherit as a possession forever. You may make slaves of them, but over your brothers the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another ruthlessly. -Redeeming a Poor Man - - -47. "If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger's clan, -48. then after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him, -49. or his uncle or his cousin may redeem him, or a close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he grows rich he may redeem himself. -50. He shall calculate with his buyer from the year when he sold himself to him until the year of jubilee, and the price of his sale shall vary with the number of years. The time he was with his owner shall be rated as the time of a hired worker. -51. If there are still many years left, he shall pay proportionately for his redemption some of his sale price. -52. If there remain but a few years until the year of jubilee, he shall calculate and pay for his redemption in proportion to his years of service. -53. He shall treat him as a worker hired year by year. He shall not rule ruthlessly over him in your sight. -54. And if he is not redeemed by these means, then he and his children with him shall be released in the year of jubilee. -55. For it is to me that the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord. +3 For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, +4 but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. +5 You shall not reap what grows of itself in your harvest, or gather the grapes of your undressed vine. It shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. +6 The Sabbath of the land shall provide food for you, for yourself and for your male and female slaves and for your hired worker and the sojourner who lives with you, +7 and for your cattle and for the wild animals that are in your land: all its yield shall be for food. +8 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. +9 Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land. +10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan. +11 That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of itself nor gather the grapes from the undressed vines. +12 For it is a jubilee. It shall be holy to you. You may eat the produce of the field. +13 “In this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his property. +14 And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another. +15 You shall pay your neighbor according to the number of years after the jubilee, and he shall sell to you according to the number of years for crops. +16 If the years are many, you shall increase the price, and if the years are few, you shall reduce the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you. +17 You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God. +18 “Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely. +19 The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and dwell in it securely. +20 And if you say, ‘What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?’ +21 I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. +22 When you sow in the eighth year, you will be eating some of the old crop; you shall eat the old until the ninth year, when its crop arrives. +23 “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. +24 And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land. +25 “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. +26 If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, +27 let him calculate the years since he sold it and pay back the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property. +28 But if he does not have sufficient means to recover it, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of the buyer until the year of jubilee. In the jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property. +29 “If a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, he may redeem it within a year of its sale. For a full year he shall have the right of redemption. +30 If it is not redeemed within a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong in perpetuity to the buyer, throughout his generations; it shall not be released in the jubilee. +31 But the houses of the villages that have no wall around them shall be classified with the fields of the land. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the jubilee. +32 As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem at any time the houses in the cities they possess. +33 And if one of the Levites exercises his right of redemption, then the house that was sold in a city they possess shall be released in the jubilee. For the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the people of Israel. +34 But the fields of pastureland belonging to their cities may not be sold, for that is their possession forever. +35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. +36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. +37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. +38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. +39 “If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave: +40 he shall be with you as a hired worker and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. +41 Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his own clan and return to the possession of his fathers. +42 For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. +43 You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God. +44 As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you. +45 You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. +46 You may bequeath them to your sons after you to inherit as a possession forever. You may make slaves of them, but over your brothers the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another ruthlessly. +47 “If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger's clan, +48 then after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him, +49 or his uncle or his cousin may redeem him, or a close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he grows rich he may redeem himself. +50 He shall calculate with his buyer from the year when he sold himself to him until the year of jubilee, and the price of his sale shall vary with the number of years. The time he was with his owner shall be rated as the time of a hired worker. +51 If there are still many years left, he shall pay proportionately for his redemption some of his sale price. +52 If there remain but a few years until the year of jubilee, he shall calculate and pay for his redemption in proportion to his years of service. +53 He shall treat him as a worker hired year by year. He shall not rule ruthlessly over him in your sight. +54 And if he is not redeemed by these means, then he and his children with him shall be released in the year of jubilee. +55 For it is to me that the people of Israel are servants. They are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md index 0d031a62..4503c8f6 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,62 +1,47 @@ -Blessings for Obedience - # Chapter 26 -1. "You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God. -2. You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. - -3. "If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, -4. then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. -5. Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. -6. I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. -7. You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. -8. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. -9. I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you. -10. You shall eat old store long kept, and you shall clear out the old to make way for the new. -11. I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you. -12. And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people. -13. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. -Punishment for Disobedience - - -14. "But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, -15. if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant, -16. then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. -17. I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you. -18. And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins, -19. and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. -20. And your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit. - -21. "Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins. -22. And I will let loose the wild beasts against you, which shall bereave you of your children and destroy your livestock and make you few in number, so that your roads shall be deserted. - -23. "And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me, -24. then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. -25. And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. -26. When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied. - -27. "But if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me, -28. then I will walk contrary to you in fury, and I myself will discipline you sevenfold for your sins. -29. You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters. -30. And I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars and cast your dead bodies upon the dead bodies of your idols, and my soul will abhor you. -31. And I will lay your cities waste and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing aromas. -32. And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it. -33. And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword after you, and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste. - -34. "Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths. -35. As long as it lies desolate it shall have rest, the rest that it did not have on your Sabbaths when you were dwelling in it. -36. And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues. -37. They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. -38. And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. -39. And those of you who are left shall rot away in your enemies' lands because of their iniquity, and also because of the iniquities of their fathers they shall rot away like them. - -40. "But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, -41. so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies--if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, -42. then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. -43. But the land shall be abandoned by them and enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them, and they shall make amends for their iniquity, because they spurned my rules and their soul abhorred my statutes. -44. Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the LORD their God. -45. But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD." - -46. These are the statutes and rules and laws that the LORD made between himself and the people of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai. - - - +1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. +2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. +3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, +4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. +5 Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. +6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. +7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. +8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. +9 I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you. +10 You shall eat old store long kept, and you shall clear out the old to make way for the new. +11 I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you. +12 And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people. +13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect. +14 “But if you will not listen to me and will not do all these commandments, +15 if you spurn my statutes, and if your soul abhors my rules, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant, +16 then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. +17 I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you. +18 And if in spite of this you will not listen to me, then I will discipline you again sevenfold for your sins, +19 and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. +20 And your strength shall be spent in vain, for your land shall not yield its increase, and the trees of the land shall not yield their fruit. +21 “Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins. +22 And I will let loose the wild beasts against you, which shall bereave you of your children and destroy your livestock and make you few in number, so that your roads shall be deserted. +23 “And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me, +24 then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins. +25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute vengeance for the covenant. And if you gather within your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. +26 When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied. +27 “But if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me, +28 then I will walk contrary to you in fury, and I myself will discipline you sevenfold for your sins. +29 You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters. +30 And I will destroy your high places and cut down your incense altars and cast your dead bodies upon the dead bodies of your idols, and my soul will abhor you. +31 And I will lay your cities waste and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your pleasing aromas. +32 And I myself will devastate the land, so that your enemies who settle in it shall be appalled at it. +33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword after you, and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste. +34 “Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies' land; then the land shall rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths. +35 As long as it lies desolate it shall have rest, the rest that it did not have on your Sabbaths when you were dwelling in it. +36 And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues. +37 They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. +38 And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. +39 And those of you who are left shall rot away in your enemies' lands because of their iniquity, and also because of the iniquities of their fathers they shall rot away like them. +40 “But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, +41 so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, +42 then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. +43 But the land shall be abandoned by them and enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them, and they shall make amends for their iniquity, because they spurned my rules and their soul abhorred my statutes. +44 Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord their God. +45 But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.” +46 These are the statutes and rules and laws that the Lord made between himself and the people of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md index 87559c78..6e4aa20a 100644 --- a/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -Laws -About Vows - # Chapter 27 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons, -3. then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. -4. If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels. -5. If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels. -6. If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver. -7. And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. -8. And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford. - -9. "If the vow is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the LORD, all of it that he gives to the LORD is holy. -10. He shall not exchange it or make a substitute for it, good for bad, or bad for good; and if he does in fact substitute one animal for another, then both it and the substitute shall be holy. -11. And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the LORD, then he shall stand the animal before the priest, -12. and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be. -13. But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the valuation. - -14. "When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. -15. And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall be his. - -16. "If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. -17. If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, the valuation shall stand, -18. but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the price according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from the valuation. -19. And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his. -20. But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore. -21. But the field, when it is released in the jubilee, shall be a holy gift to the LORD, like a field that has been devoted. The priest shall be in possession of it. -22. If he dedicates to the LORD a field that he has bought, which is not a part of his possession, -23. then the priest shall calculate the amount of the valuation for it up to the year of jubilee, and the man shall give the valuation on that day as a holy gift to the LORD. -24. In the year of jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to whom the land belongs as a possession. -25. Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel. - -26. "But a firstborn of animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the LORD, no man may dedicate; whether ox or sheep, it is the LORD's. -27. And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation. - -28. "But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD. -29. No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. - -30. "Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD's; it is holy to the LORD. -31. If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it. -32. And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the LORD. -33. One shall not differentiate between good or bad, neither shall he make a substitute for it; and if he does substitute for it, then both it and the substitute shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed." - -34. These are the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the Lord involving the valuation of persons, +3 then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. +4 If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels. +5 If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels. +6 If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver. +7 And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. +8 And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford. +9 “If the vow is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the Lord, all of it that he gives to the Lord is holy. +10 He shall not exchange it or make a substitute for it, good for bad, or bad for good; and if he does in fact substitute one animal for another, then both it and the substitute shall be holy. +11 And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the Lord, then he shall stand the animal before the priest, +12 and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be. +13 But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the valuation. +14 “When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the Lord, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. +15 And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall be his. +16 “If a man dedicates to the Lord part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. +17 If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, the valuation shall stand, +18 but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the price according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from the valuation. +19 And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his. +20 But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore. +21 But the field, when it is released in the jubilee, shall be a holy gift to the Lord, like a field that has been devoted. The priest shall be in possession of it. +22 If he dedicates to the Lord a field that he has bought, which is not a part of his possession, +23 then the priest shall calculate the amount of the valuation for it up to the year of jubilee, and the man shall give the valuation on that day as a holy gift to the Lord. +24 In the year of jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to whom the land belongs as a possession. +25 Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel. +26 “But a firstborn of animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may dedicate; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord's. +27 And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation. +28 “But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the Lord, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord. +29 No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. +30 “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord. +31 If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it. +32 And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord. +33 One shall not differentiate between good or bad, neither shall he make a substitute for it; and if he does substitute for it, then both it and the substitute shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.” +34 These are the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md index 7b1d2c28..eb077d29 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,77 +1,55 @@ -A Census of Israel's Warriors - # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, -2. "Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. -3. From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company. -4. And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. -5. And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; -6. from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; -7. from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; -8. from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; -9. from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; -10. from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; -11. from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; -12. from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; -13. from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; -14. from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; -15. from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." -16. These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel. - -17. Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named, -18. and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, -19. as the LORD commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai. - -20. The people of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: -21. those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. - -22. Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: -23. those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. - -24. Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: -25. those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650. - -26. Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -27. those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600. - -28. Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -29. those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. - -30. Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -31. those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. - -32. Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -33. those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. - -34. Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -35. those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. - -36. Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -37. those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. - -38. Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -39. those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700. - -40. Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -41. those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500. - -42. Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: -43. those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. - -44. These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house. -45. So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel-- -46. all those listed were 603,550. -Levites Exempted - - -47. But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. -48. For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -49. "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. -50. But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle. -51. When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. -52. The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard. -53. But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony." -54. Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, +2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. +3 From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company. +4 And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. +5 And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; +6 from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; +7 from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; +8 from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; +9 from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; +10 from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; +11 from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; +12 from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; +13 from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; +14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; +15 from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” +16 These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel. +17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named, +18 and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, +19 as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai. +20 The people of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: +21 those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. +22 Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: +23 those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. +24 Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: +25 those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650. +26 Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +27 those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600. +28 Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +29 those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. +30 Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +31 those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. +32 Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +33 those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. +34 Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +35 those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. +36 Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +37 those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. +38 Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +39 those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700. +40 Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +41 those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500. +42 Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: +43 those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. +44 These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house. +45 So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel— +46 all those listed were 603,550. +47 But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. +48 For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. +50 But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle. +51 When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. +52 The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard. +53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.” +54 Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md index 32b01431..68ed011e 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,46 +1,35 @@ -Arrangement of the Camp - # Chapter 2 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. -3. Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab, -4. his company as listed being 74,600. -5. Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, -6. his company as listed being 54,400. -7. Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, -8. his company as listed being 57,400. -9. All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march. - -10. "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur, -11. his company as listed being 46,500. -12. And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, -13. his company as listed being 59,300. -14. Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, -15. his company as listed being 45,650. -16. All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second. - -17. "Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard. - -18. "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud, -19. his company as listed being 40,500. -20. And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, -21. his company as listed being 32,200. -22. Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, -23. his company as listed being 35,400. -24. All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march. - -25. "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, -26. his company as listed being 62,700. -27. And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran, -28. his company as listed being 41,500. -29. Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, -30. his company as listed being 53,400. -31. All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard." - -32. These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers' houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550. -33. But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -34. Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers' house. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. +3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab, +4 his company as listed being 74,600. +5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, +6 his company as listed being 54,400. +7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, +8 his company as listed being 57,400. +9 All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march. +10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur, +11 his company as listed being 46,500. +12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, +13 his company as listed being 59,300. +14 Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, +15 his company as listed being 45,650. +16 All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second. +17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard. +18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud, +19 his company as listed being 40,500. +20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, +21 his company as listed being 32,200. +22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, +23 his company as listed being 35,400. +24 All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march. +25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, +26 his company as listed being 62,700. +27 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran, +28 his company as listed being 41,500. +29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, +30 his company as listed being 53,400. +31 All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.” +32 These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers' houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550. +33 But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. +34 Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers' house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md index 3c534870..5762a138 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,70 +1,52 @@ -The Sons of Aaron - # Chapter 3 -1. These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. -2. These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. -4. But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father. -Duties of the Levites - - -5. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -6. "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. -7. They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. -8. They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. -9. And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel. -10. And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death." - -11. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -12. "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine, -13. for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the LORD." - -14. And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, -15. "List the sons of Levi, by fathers' houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list." -16. So Moses listed them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. -17. And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. -18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. -19. And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -20. And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses. - -21. To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. -22. Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 7,500. -23. The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, -24. with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites. -25. And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, -26. the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords--all the service connected with these. - -27. To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. -28. According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. -29. The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, -30. with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites. -31. And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these. -32. And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary. - -33. To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. -34. Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. -35. And the chief of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. -36. And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; -37. also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords. - -38. Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. -39. All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the LORD, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22,000. -Redemption of the Firstborn - - -40. And the LORD said to Moses, "List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names. -41. And you shall take the Levites for me--I am the LORD--instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel." -42. So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded him. -43. And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273. - -44. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -45. "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD. -46. And as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, -47. you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs), -48. and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over." -49. So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites. -50. From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, 1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. -51. And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. - - - +1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. +2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. +4 But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father. +5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. +7 They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle. +8 They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle. +9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel. +10 And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.” +11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine, +13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the Lord.” +14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, +15 “List the sons of Levi, by fathers' houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list.” +16 So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. +17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. +18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. +19 And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses. +21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. +22 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 7,500. +23 The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, +24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites. +25 And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, +26 the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords—all the service connected with these. +27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. +28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. +29 The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, +30 with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites. +31 And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these. +32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary. +33 To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. +34 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. +35 And the chief of the fathers' house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. +36 And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; +37 also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords. +38 Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. +39 All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22,000. +40 And the Lord said to Moses, “List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names. +41 And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.” +42 So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. +43 And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273. +44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord. +46 And as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, +47 you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs), +48 and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.” +49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites. +50 From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, 1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. +51 And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md index 46aa01b2..5b741218 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,63 +1,50 @@ -Duties of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites - # Chapter 4 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses, -3. from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. -4. This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. -5. When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. -6. Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles. -7. And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it. -8. Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. -9. And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. -10. And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. -11. And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. -12. And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. -13. And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. -14. And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. -15. And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry. - -16. "And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels." - -17. The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -18. "Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, -19. but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, -20. but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die." - -21. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -22. "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. -23. From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting. -24. This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: -25. they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting -26. and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them. -27. All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry. -28. This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. - -29. "As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers' houses. -30. From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting. -31. And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases, -32. and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry. -33. This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest." - -34. And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers' houses, -35. from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting; -36. and those listed by clans were 2,750. -37. This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses. - -38. Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers' houses, -39. from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting-- -40. those listed by their clans and their fathers' houses were 2,630. -41. This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD. - -42. Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers' houses, -43. from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting-- -44. those listed by clans were 3,200. -45. This was the list of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses. - -46. All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers' houses, -47. from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, -48. those listed were 8,580. -49. According to the commandment of the LORD through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the LORD commanded Moses. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses, +3 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. +4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. +5 When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it. +6 Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles. +7 And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it. +8 Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. +9 And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. +10 And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. +11 And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. +12 And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. +13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. +14 And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. +15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry. +16 “And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.” +17 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +18 “Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, +19 but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, +20 but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.” +21 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +22 “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. +23 From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting. +24 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: +25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting +26 and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them. +27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry. +28 This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. +29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers' houses. +30 From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting. +31 And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases, +32 and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry. +33 This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.” +34 And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers' houses, +35 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting; +36 and those listed by clans were 2,750. +37 This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses. +38 Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers' houses, +39 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting— +40 those listed by their clans and their fathers' houses were 2,630. +41 This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord. +42 Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers' houses, +43 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting— +44 those listed by clans were 3,200. +45 This was the list of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses. +46 All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers' houses, +47 from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, +48 those listed were 8,580. +49 According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md index 973c5220..e03ea5f7 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -Unclean People - # Chapter 5 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead. -3. You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell." -4. And the people of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the LORD said to Moses, so the people of Israel did. -Confession and Restitution - - -5. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -6. "Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the LORD, and that person realizes his guilt, -7. he shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong. -8. But if the man has no next of kin to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for wrong shall go to the LORD for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him. -9. And every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. -10. Each one shall keep his holy donations: whatever anyone gives to the priest shall be his." -A Test for Adultery - - -11. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -12. "Speak to the people of Israel, If any man's wife goes astray and breaks faith with him, -13. if a man lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, since she was not taken in the act, -14. and if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself, -15. then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance. - -16. "And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the LORD. -17. And the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. -18. And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD and unbind the hair of the woman's head and place in her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And in his hand the priest shall have the water of bitterness that brings the curse. -19. Then the priest shall make her take an oath, saying, 'If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness while you were under your husband's authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings the curse. -20. But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband has lain with you, -21. then' (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) 'the LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh fall away and your body swell. -22. May this water that brings the curse pass into your bowels and make your womb swell and your thigh fall away.' And the woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.' - -23. "Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness. -24. And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings the curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain. -25. And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand and shall wave the grain offering before the LORD and bring it to the altar. -26. And the priest shall take a handful of the grain offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. -27. And when he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and has broken faith with her husband, the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain, and her womb shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people. -28. But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children. - -29. "This is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself, -30. or when the spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife. Then he shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall carry out for her all this law. -31. The man shall be free from iniquity, but the woman shall bear her iniquity." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead. +3 You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.” +4 And the people of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord said to Moses, so the people of Israel did. +5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +6 “Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt, +7 he shall confess his sin that he has committed. And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong. +8 But if the man has no next of kin to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for wrong shall go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him. +9 And every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. +10 Each one shall keep his holy donations: whatever anyone gives to the priest shall be his.” +11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +12 “Speak to the people of Israel, If any man's wife goes astray and breaks faith with him, +13 if a man lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, since she was not taken in the act, +14 and if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself, +15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance. +16 “And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the Lord. +17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. +18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord and unbind the hair of the woman's head and place in her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And in his hand the priest shall have the water of bitterness that brings the curse. +19 Then the priest shall make her take an oath, saying, ‘If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness while you were under your husband's authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings the curse. +20 But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband has lain with you, +21 then’ (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) ‘the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell. +22 May this water that brings the curse pass into your bowels and make your womb swell and your thigh fall away.’ And the woman shall say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ +23 “Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness. +24 And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings the curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain. +25 And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand and shall wave the grain offering before the Lord and bring it to the altar. +26 And the priest shall take a handful of the grain offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. +27 And when he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and has broken faith with her husband, the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain, and her womb shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people. +28 But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children. +29 “This is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself, +30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife. Then he shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall carry out for her all this law. +31 The man shall be free from iniquity, but the woman shall bear her iniquity.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md index 001d0fdc..6bca70f7 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,45 +1,28 @@ -The Nazirite Vow - # Chapter 6 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, -3. he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. -4. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. - -5. "All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. - -6. "All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he shall not go near a dead body. -7. Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head. -8. All the days of his separation he is holy to the LORD. - -9. "And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it. -10. On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two pigeons to the priest to the entrance of the tent of meeting, -11. and the priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned by reason of the dead body. And he shall consecrate his head that same day -12. and separate himself to the LORD for the days of his separation and bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering. But the previous period shall be void, because his separation was defiled. - -13. "And this is the law for the Nazirite, when the time of his separation has been completed: he shall be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting, -14. and he shall bring his gift to the LORD, one male lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish as a sin offering, and one ram without blemish as a peace offering, -15. and a basket of unleavened bread, loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their drink offerings. -16. And the priest shall bring them before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering, -17. and he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall offer also its grain offering and its drink offering. -18. And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire that is under the sacrifice of the peace offering. -19. And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram, when it is boiled, and one unleavened loaf out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite, after he has shaved the hair of his consecration, -20. and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. They are a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed. And after that the Nazirite may drink wine. - -21. "This is the law of the Nazirite. But if he vows an offering to the LORD above his Nazirite vow, as he can afford, in exact accordance with the vow that he takes, then he shall do in addition to the law of the Nazirite." -Aaron's Blessing - - -22. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -23. "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, - -24. The LORD bless you and keep you; - -25. the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; - -26. the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. - -27. "So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, +3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. +4 All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. +5 “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. +6 “All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body. +7 Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head. +8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord. +9 “And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it. +10 On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two pigeons to the priest to the entrance of the tent of meeting, +11 and the priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned by reason of the dead body. And he shall consecrate his head that same day +12 and separate himself to the Lord for the days of his separation and bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering. But the previous period shall be void, because his separation was defiled. +13 “And this is the law for the Nazirite, when the time of his separation has been completed: he shall be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting, +14 and he shall bring his gift to the Lord, one male lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish as a sin offering, and one ram without blemish as a peace offering, +15 and a basket of unleavened bread, loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their drink offerings. +16 And the priest shall bring them before the Lord and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering, +17 and he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall offer also its grain offering and its drink offering. +18 And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire that is under the sacrifice of the peace offering. +19 And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram, when it is boiled, and one unleavened loaf out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite, after he has shaved the hair of his consecration, +20 and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. They are a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed. And after that the Nazirite may drink wine. +21 “This is the law of the Nazirite. But if he vows an offering to the Lord above his Nazirite vow, as he can afford, in exact accordance with the vow that he takes, then he shall do in addition to the law of the Nazirite.” +22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, +24 The Lord bless you and keep you; +25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; +26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. +27 “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md index ba35b8b0..9ec14015 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,109 +1,90 @@ -Offerings at the Tabernacle's Consecration - # Chapter 7 -1. On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils, -2. the chiefs of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, who were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were listed, approached -3. and brought their offerings before the LORD, six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the chiefs, and for each one an ox. They brought them before the tabernacle. -4. Then the LORD said to Moses, -5. "Accept these from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service." -6. So Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. -7. Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service. -8. And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. -9. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder. -10. And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar. -11. And the LORD said to Moses, "They shall offer their offerings, one chief each day, for the dedication of the altar." - -12. He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. -13. And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -14. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -15. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -16. one male goat for a sin offering; -17. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. - -18. On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, the chief of Issachar, made an offering. -19. He offered for his offering one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -20. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -21. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -22. one male goat for a sin offering; -23. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. - -24. On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, the chief of the people of Zebulun: -25. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -26. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -27. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -28. one male goat for a sin offering; -29. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. - -30. On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, the chief of the people of Reuben: -31. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -32. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -33. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -34. one male goat for a sin offering; -35. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. - -36. On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, the chief of the people of Simeon: -37. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -38. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -39. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -40. one male goat for a sin offering; -41. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. - -42. On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, the chief of the people of Gad: -43. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -44. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -45. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -46. one male goat for a sin offering; -47. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. - -48. On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, the chief of the people of Ephraim: -49. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -50. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -51. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -52. one male goat for a sin offering; -53. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. - -54. On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, the chief of the people of Manasseh: -55. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -56. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -57. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -58. one male goat for a sin offering; -59. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. - -60. On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, the chief of the people of Benjamin: -61. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -62. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -63. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -64. one male goat for a sin offering; -65. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. - -66. On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, the chief of the people of Dan: -67. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -68. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -69. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -70. one male goat for a sin offering; -71. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. - -72. On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, the chief of the people of Asher: -73. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -74. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -75. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -76. one male goat for a sin offering; -77. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran. - -78. On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, the chief of the people of Naphtali: -79. his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; -80. one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; -81. one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; -82. one male goat for a sin offering; -83. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. - -84. This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes, -85. each silver plate weighing 130 shekels and each basin 70, all the silver of the vessels 2,400 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, -86. the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being 120 shekels; -87. all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their grain offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; -88. and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. - -89. And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him. - - - +1 On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils, +2 the chiefs of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, who were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were listed, approached +3 and brought their offerings before the Lord, six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the chiefs, and for each one an ox. They brought them before the tabernacle. +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, +5 “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” +6 So Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. +7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service. +8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. +9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder. +10 And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar. +11 And the Lord said to Moses, “They shall offer their offerings, one chief each day, for the dedication of the altar.” +12 He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. +13 And his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +14 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +15 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +16 one male goat for a sin offering; +17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. +18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, the chief of Issachar, made an offering. +19 He offered for his offering one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +20 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +21 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +22 one male goat for a sin offering; +23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. +24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, the chief of the people of Zebulun: +25 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +26 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +27 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +28 one male goat for a sin offering; +29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. +30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, the chief of the people of Reuben: +31 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +32 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +33 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +34 one male goat for a sin offering; +35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. +36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, the chief of the people of Simeon: +37 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +38 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +39 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +40 one male goat for a sin offering; +41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. +42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, the chief of the people of Gad: +43 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +44 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +45 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +46 one male goat for a sin offering; +47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. +48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, the chief of the people of Ephraim: +49 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +50 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +51 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +52 one male goat for a sin offering; +53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. +54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, the chief of the people of Manasseh: +55 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +56 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +57 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +58 one male goat for a sin offering; +59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. +60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, the chief of the people of Benjamin: +61 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +62 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +63 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +64 one male goat for a sin offering; +65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. +66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, the chief of the people of Dan: +67 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +68 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +69 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +70 one male goat for a sin offering; +71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. +72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, the chief of the people of Asher: +73 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +74 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +75 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +76 one male goat for a sin offering; +77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran. +78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, the chief of the people of Naphtali: +79 his offering was one silver plate whose weight was 130 shekels, one silver basin of 70 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering; +80 one golden dish of 10 shekels, full of incense; +81 one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering; +82 one male goat for a sin offering; +83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. +84 This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes, +85 each silver plate weighing 130 shekels and each basin 70, all the silver of the vessels 2,400 shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, +86 the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing 10 shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being 120 shekels; +87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their grain offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering; +88 and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. +89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md index cef4a4af..7fc7f744 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,40 +1,27 @@ -The Seven Lamps - # Chapter 8 -1. Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand." -3. And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. -4. And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. -Cleansing of the Levites - - -5. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -6. "Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. -7. Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. -8. Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. -9. And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. -10. When you bring the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, -11. and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the LORD. -12. Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD to make atonement for the Levites. -13. And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD. - -14. "Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. -15. And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. -16. For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. -17. For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, -18. and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. -19. And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary." - -20. Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. -21. And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. -22. And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. -Retirement of the Levites - - -23. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. -25. And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. -26. They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties." - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” +3 And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. +4 And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. +5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +6 “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. +7 Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. +8 Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. +9 And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. +10 When you bring the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, +11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord. +12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the Lord to make atonement for the Levites. +13 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the Lord. +14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. +15 And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. +16 For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. +17 For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, +18 and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. +19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” +20 Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. +21 And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. +22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. +23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. +25 And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. +26 They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md index b6e29470..a02ea45b 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -The Passover Celebrated - # Chapter 9 -1. And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, -2. "Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. -3. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it." -4. So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. -5. And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did. -6. And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. -7. And those men said to him, "We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the LORD's offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?" -8. And Moses said to them, "Wait, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you." - -9. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is on a long journey, he shall still keep the Passover to the LORD. -11. In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. -12. They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it. -13. But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not bring the LORD's offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. -14. And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the LORD, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native." -The Cloud Covering the Tabernacle - - -15. On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. -16. So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. -17. And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped. -18. At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. -19. Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not set out. -20. Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the LORD they remained in camp; then according to the command of the LORD they set out. -21. And sometimes the cloud remained from evening until morning. And when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out, or if it continued for a day and a night, when the cloud lifted they set out. -22. Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. -23. At the command of the LORD they camped, and at the command of the LORD they set out. They kept the charge of the LORD, at the command of the LORD by Moses. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, +2 “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. +3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it.” +4 So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. +5 And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did. +6 And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. +7 And those men said to him, “We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the Lord's offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?” +8 And Moses said to them, “Wait, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.” +9 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is on a long journey, he shall still keep the Passover to the Lord. +11 In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. +12 They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it. +13 But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not bring the Lord's offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. +14 And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native.” +15 On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. +16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. +17 And whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped. +18 At the command of the Lord the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the Lord they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. +19 Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not set out. +20 Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the Lord they remained in camp; then according to the command of the Lord they set out. +21 And sometimes the cloud remained from evening until morning. And when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out, or if it continued for a day and a night, when the cloud lifted they set out. +22 Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. +23 At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out. They kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md index b94ace3f..4640df77 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,51 +1,37 @@ -The Silver Trumpets - # Chapter 10 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp. -3. And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -4. But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. -5. When you blow an alarm, the camps that are on the east side shall set out. -6. And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that are on the south side shall set out. An alarm is to be blown whenever they are to set out. -7. But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not sound an alarm. -8. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. The trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations. -9. And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the LORD your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. -10. On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the LORD your God." -Israel Leaves Sinai - - -11. In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony, -12. and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran. -13. They set out for the first time at the command of the LORD by Moses. -14. The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. -15. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. -16. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. - -17. And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out. -18. And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur. -19. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. -20. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. - -21. Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. -22. And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud. -23. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. -24. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. - -25. Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. -26. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. -27. And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. -28. This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies, when they set out. - -29. And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will do good to you, for the LORD has promised good to Israel." -30. But he said to him, "I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred." -31. And he said, "Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us. -32. And if you do go with us, whatever good the LORD will do to us, the same will we do to you." - -33. So they set out from the mount of the LORD three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them. -34. And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp. - -35. And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you." -36. And when it rested, he said, "Return, O LORD, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp. +3 And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +4 But if they blow only one, then the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. +5 When you blow an alarm, the camps that are on the east side shall set out. +6 And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that are on the south side shall set out. An alarm is to be blown whenever they are to set out. +7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not sound an alarm. +8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. The trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations. +9 And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. +10 On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.” +11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony, +12 and the people of Israel set out by stages from the wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the wilderness of Paran. +13 They set out for the first time at the command of the Lord by Moses. +14 The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. +15 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. +16 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. +17 And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out. +18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur. +19 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. +20 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. +21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. +22 And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud. +23 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. +24 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. +25 Then the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. +26 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. +27 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. +28 This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies, when they set out. +29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for the Lord has promised good to Israel.” +30 But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.” +31 And he said, “Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve as eyes for us. +32 And if you do go with us, whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.” +33 So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them. +34 And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp. +35 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” +36 And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md index a337756f..40567b9a 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,52 +1,36 @@ -The People Complain - # Chapter 11 -1. And the people complained in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes, and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. -2. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. -3. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. - -4. Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, "Oh that we had meat to eat! -5. We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. -6. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at." - -7. Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium. -8. The people went about and gathered it and ground it in handmills or beat it in mortars and boiled it in pots and made cakes of it. And the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil. -9. When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it. - -10. Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, everyone at the door of his tent. And the anger of the LORD blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased. -11. Moses said to the LORD, "Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? -12. Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,' to the land that you swore to give their fathers? -13. Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.' -14. I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. -15. If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness." -Elders Appointed to Aid Moses - - -16. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. -17. And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone. -18. And say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the LORD, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat. -19. You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, -20. but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have wept before him, saying, "Why did we come out of Egypt?"'" -21. But Moses said, "The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot, and you have said, 'I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!' -22. Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?" -23. And the LORD said to Moses, "Is the LORD's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not." - -24. So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tent. -25. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it. - -26. Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. -27. And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." -28. And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, "My lord Moses, stop them." -29. But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD's people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!" -30. And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. -Quail and a Plague - - -31. Then a wind from the LORD sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the ground. -32. And the people rose all that day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail. Those who gathered least gathered ten homers. And they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. -33. While the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck down the people with a very great plague. -34. Therefore the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had the craving. -35. From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth. - - - +1 And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. +2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. +3 So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. +4 Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! +5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. +6 But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.” +7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium. +8 The people went about and gathered it and ground it in handmills or beat it in mortars and boiled it in pots and made cakes of it. And the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil. +9 When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it. +10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, everyone at the door of his tent. And the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased. +11 Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? +12 Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land that you swore to give their fathers? +13 Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ +14 I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. +15 If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.” +16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. +17 And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone. +18 And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. +19 You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, +20 but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have rejected the Lord who is among you and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?”’” +21 But Moses said, “The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot, and you have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!’ +22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?” +23 And the Lord said to Moses, “Is the Lord's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.” +24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tent. +25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it. +26 Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. +27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” +28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” +29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” +30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. +31 Then a wind from the Lord sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the ground. +32 And the people rose all that day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail. Those who gathered least gathered ten homers. And they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. +33 While the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck down the people with a very great plague. +34 Therefore the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had the craving. +35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they remained at Hazeroth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md index 0a87b3e6..93e16f15 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,23 +1,17 @@ -Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses - # Chapter 12 -1. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. -2. And they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it. -3. Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. -4. And suddenly the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." And the three of them came out. -5. And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. -6. And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. -7. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. -8. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?" -9. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. - -10. When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. -11. And Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned. -12. Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb." -13. And Moses cried to the LORD, "O God, please heal her--please." -14. But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again." -15. So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. -16. After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran. - - - +1 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. +2 And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. +3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. +4 And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. +5 And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. +6 And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. +7 Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. +8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” +9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed. +10 When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. +11 And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned. +12 Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb.” +13 And Moses cried to the Lord, “O God, please heal her—please.” +14 But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.” +15 So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. +16 After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md index bfd841f0..ea0c8ec9 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,45 +1,34 @@ -Spies Sent into Canaan - # Chapter 13 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them." -3. So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. -4. And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; -5. from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; -6. from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; -7. from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; -8. from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; -9. from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; -10. from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; -11. from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; -12. from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; -13. from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; -14. from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; -15. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. -16. These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. - -17. Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, "Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, -18. and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, -19. and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, -20. and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. - -21. So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. -22. They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) -23. And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. -24. That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there. -Report of the Spies - - -25. At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. -26. And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. -27. And they told him, "We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. -28. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. -29. The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan." - -30. But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it." -31. Then the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are." -32. So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, "The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. -33. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” +3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. +4 And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; +5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; +6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; +7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; +8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; +9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; +10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; +11 from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; +12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; +13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; +14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; +15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. +16 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua. +17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, +18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, +19 and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, +20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. +21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. +22 They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) +23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. +24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there. +25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. +26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. +27 And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. +28 However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. +29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.” +30 But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” +31 Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” +32 So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. +33 And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md index be14029c..513b9606 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,64 +1,46 @@ -The People Rebel - # Chapter 14 -1. Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. -2. And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! -3. Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?" -4. And they said to one another, "Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt." - -5. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel. -6. And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes -7. and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. -8. If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. -9. Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them." -10. Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel. - -11. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? -12. I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they." -Moses Intercedes for the People - - -13. But Moses said to the LORD, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them, -14. and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, O LORD, are in the midst of this people. For you, O LORD, are seen face to face, and your cloud stands over them and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. -15. Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say, -16. 'It is because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.' -17. And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, -18. 'The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.' -19. Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now." -God Promises Judgment - - -20. Then the LORD said, "I have pardoned, according to your word. -21. But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD, -22. none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice, -23. shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it. -24. But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it. -25. Now, since the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea." - -26. And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, -27. "How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me. -28. Say to them, 'As I live, declares the LORD, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: -29. your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me, -30. not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you dwell, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. -31. But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected. -32. But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. -33. And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness. -34. According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.' -35. I, the LORD, have spoken. Surely this will I do to all this wicked congregation who are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to a full end, and there they shall die." - -36. And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land-- -37. the men who brought up a bad report of the land--died by plague before the LORD. -38. Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive. -Israel Defeated in Battle - - -39. When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly. -40. And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, "Here we are. We will go up to the place that the LORD has promised, for we have sinned." -41. But Moses said, "Why now are you transgressing the command of the LORD, when that will not succeed? -42. Do not go up, for the LORD is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies. -43. For there the Amalekites and the Canaanites are facing you, and you shall fall by the sword. Because you have turned back from following the LORD, the LORD will not be with you." -44. But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed out of the camp. -45. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them and pursued them, even to Hormah. - - - +1 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. +2 And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! +3 Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” +4 And they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” +5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel. +6 And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes +7 and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. +8 If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. +9 Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” +10 Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel. +11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? +12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.” +13 But Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them, +14 and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, O Lord, are in the midst of this people. For you, O Lord, are seen face to face, and your cloud stands over them and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. +15 Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say, +16 ‘It is because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.’ +17 And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, +18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ +19 Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.” +20 Then the Lord said, “I have pardoned, according to your word. +21 But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, +22 none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice, +23 shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it. +24 But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it. +25 Now, since the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, +27 “How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me. +28 Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: +29 your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me, +30 not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you dwell, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. +31 But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected. +32 But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. +33 And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness. +34 According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.’ +35 I, the Lord, have spoken. Surely this will I do to all this wicked congregation who are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to a full end, and there they shall die.” +36 And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land— +37 the men who brought up a bad report of the land—died by plague before the Lord. +38 Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive. +39 When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly. +40 And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that the Lord has promised, for we have sinned.” +41 But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of the Lord, when that will not succeed? +42 Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies. +43 For there the Amalekites and the Canaanites are facing you, and you shall fall by the sword. Because you have turned back from following the Lord, the Lord will not be with you.” +44 But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses departed out of the camp. +45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them and pursued them, even to Hormah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md index f544ac5d..2d131005 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,61 +1,42 @@ -Laws -About Sacrifices - # Chapter 15 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving you, -3. and you offer to the LORD from the herd or from the flock a food offering or a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the LORD, -4. then he who brings his offering shall offer to the LORD a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil; -5. and you shall offer with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, a quarter of a hin of wine for the drink offering for each lamb. -6. Or for a ram, you shall offer for a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil. -7. And for the drink offering you shall offer a third of a hin of wine, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -8. And when you offer a bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or for peace offerings to the LORD, -9. then one shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with half a hin of oil. -10. And you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -11. "Thus it shall be done for each bull or ram, or for each lamb or young goat. -12. As many as you offer, so shall you do with each one, as many as there are. -13. Every native Israelite shall do these things in this way, in offering a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -14. And if a stranger is sojourning with you, or anyone is living permanently among you, and he wishes to offer a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he shall do as you do. -15. For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever throughout your generations. You and the sojourner shall be alike before the LORD. -16. One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you." - -17. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -18. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land to which I bring you -19. and when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall present a contribution to the LORD. -20. Of the first of your dough you shall present a loaf as a contribution; like a contribution from the threshing floor, so shall you present it. -21. Some of the first of your dough you shall give to the LORD as a contribution throughout your generations. -Laws -About Unintentional Sins - - -22. "But if you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses, -23. all that the LORD has commanded you by Moses, from the day that the LORD gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations, -24. then if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, all the congregation shall offer one bull from the herd for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the rule, and one male goat for a sin offering. -25. And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the people of Israel, and they shall be forgiven, because it was a mistake, and they have brought their offering, a food offering to the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD for their mistake. -26. And all the congregation of the people of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who sojourns among them, because the whole population was involved in the mistake. - -27. "If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. -28. And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD for the person who makes a mistake, when he sins unintentionally, to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. -29. You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the people of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them. -30. But the person who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, reviles the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from among his people. -31. Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken his commandment, that person shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be on him." -A Sabbathbreaker Executed - - -32. While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. -33. And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation. -34. They put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him. -35. And the LORD said to Moses, "The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp." -36. And all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, as the LORD commanded Moses. -Tassels on Garments - - -37. The LORD said to Moses, -38. "Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. -39. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. -40. So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. -41. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving you, +3 and you offer to the Lord from the herd or from the flock a food offering or a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or at your appointed feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the Lord, +4 then he who brings his offering shall offer to the Lord a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil; +5 and you shall offer with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, a quarter of a hin of wine for the drink offering for each lamb. +6 Or for a ram, you shall offer for a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil. +7 And for the drink offering you shall offer a third of a hin of wine, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +8 And when you offer a bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or for peace offerings to the Lord, +9 then one shall offer with the bull a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with half a hin of oil. +10 And you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +11 “Thus it shall be done for each bull or ram, or for each lamb or young goat. +12 As many as you offer, so shall you do with each one, as many as there are. +13 Every native Israelite shall do these things in this way, in offering a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +14 And if a stranger is sojourning with you, or anyone is living permanently among you, and he wishes to offer a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, he shall do as you do. +15 For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever throughout your generations. You and the sojourner shall be alike before the Lord. +16 One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.” +17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +18 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land to which I bring you +19 and when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall present a contribution to the Lord. +20 Of the first of your dough you shall present a loaf as a contribution; like a contribution from the threshing floor, so shall you present it. +21 Some of the first of your dough you shall give to the Lord as a contribution throughout your generations. +22 “But if you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments that the Lord has spoken to Moses, +23 all that the Lord has commanded you by Moses, from the day that the Lord gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations, +24 then if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, all the congregation shall offer one bull from the herd for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the rule, and one male goat for a sin offering. +25 And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the people of Israel, and they shall be forgiven, because it was a mistake, and they have brought their offering, a food offering to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord for their mistake. +26 And all the congregation of the people of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who sojourns among them, because the whole population was involved in the mistake. +27 “If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. +28 And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who makes a mistake, when he sins unintentionally, to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven. +29 You shall have one law for him who does anything unintentionally, for him who is native among the people of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them. +30 But the person who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, reviles the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from among his people. +31 Because he has despised the word of the Lord and has broken his commandment, that person shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.” +32 While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. +33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation. +34 They put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him. +35 And the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” +36 And all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, as the Lord commanded Moses. +37 The Lord said to Moses, +38 “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. +39 And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. +40 So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. +41 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md index 207456b5..c58dc76e 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,63 +1,51 @@ -Korah's Rebellion - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. -2. And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. -3. They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?" -4. When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, -5. and he said to Korah and all his company, "In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him. -6. Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; -7. put fire in them and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!" -8. And Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi: -9. is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, -10. and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also? -11. Therefore it is against the LORD that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?" - -12. And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up. -13. Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us? -14. Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up." -15. And Moses was very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them." - -16. And Moses said to Korah, "Be present, you and all your company, before the LORD, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. -17. And let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the LORD his censer, 250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer." -18. So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. -19. Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation. - -20. And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, -21. "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." -22. And they fell on their faces and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?" -23. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram." - -25. Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. -26. And he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins." -27. So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. -28. And Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord. -29. If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, then the LORD has not sent me. -30. But if the LORD creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the LORD." - -31. And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. -32. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods. -33. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. -34. And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!" -35. And fire came out from the LORD and consumed the 250 men offering the incense. - -36. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -37. "Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze. Then scatter the fire far and wide, for they have become holy. -38. As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the LORD, and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel." -39. So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar, -40. to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his company--as the LORD said to him through Moses. - -41. But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, "You have killed the people of the LORD." -42. And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. -43. And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, -44. and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -45. "Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces. -46. And Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun." -47. So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. -48. And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped. -49. Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah. -50. And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped. - - - +1 Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. +2 And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. +3 They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” +4 When Moses heard it, he fell on his face, +5 and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show who is his, and who is holy, and will bring him near to him. The one whom he chooses he will bring near to him. +6 Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company; +7 put fire in them and put incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!” +8 And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: +9 is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, +10 and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also? +11 Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?” +12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, “We will not come up. +13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us? +14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up.” +15 And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.” +16 And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. +17 And let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the Lord his censer, 250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.” +18 So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. +19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation. +20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, +21 “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” +22 And they fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?” +23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” +25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. +26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.” +27 So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. +28 And Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord. +29 If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me. +30 But if the Lord creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord.” +31 And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. +32 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods. +33 So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly. +34 And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” +35 And fire came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men offering the incense. +36 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +37 “Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze. Then scatter the fire far and wide, for they have become holy. +38 As for the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the Lord, and they became holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel.” +39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar, +40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses. +41 But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.” +42 And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. +43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, +44 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +45 “Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. +46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.” +47 So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. +48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped. +49 Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the affair of Korah. +50 And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md index 6513aa67..8d4ed629 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,21 +1,14 @@ -Aaron's Staff Buds - # Chapter 17 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers' house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff, -3. and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house. -4. Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. -5. And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you." -6. Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. -7. And Moses deposited the staffs before the LORD in the tent of the testimony. - -8. On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. -9. Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. -10. And the LORD said to Moses, "Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die." -11. Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so he did. - -12. And the people of Israel said to Moses, "Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. -13. Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the LORD, shall die. Are we all to perish?" - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the people of Israel, and get from them staffs, one for each fathers' house, from all their chiefs according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff, +3 and write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each fathers' house. +4 Then you shall deposit them in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. +5 And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout. Thus I will make to cease from me the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against you.” +6 Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers' houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. +7 And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony. +8 On the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds. +9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the people of Israel. And they looked, and each man took his staff. +10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebels, that you may make an end of their grumblings against me, lest they die.” +11 Thus did Moses; as the Lord commanded him, so he did. +12 And the people of Israel said to Moses, “Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. +13 Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord, shall die. Are we all to perish?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md index c64a3ac5..ad0c9f07 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,41 +1,33 @@ -Duties of Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. So the LORD said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear iniquity connected with your priesthood. -2. And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. -3. They shall keep guard over you and over the whole tent, but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar lest they, and you, die. -4. They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, and no outsider shall come near you. -5. And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel. -6. And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do the service of the tent of meeting. -7. And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death." - -8. Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, "Behold, I have given you charge of the contributions made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel. I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual due. -9. This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs and every sin offering of theirs and every guilt offering of theirs, which they render to me, shall be most holy to you and to your sons. -10. In a most holy place shall you eat it. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you. -11. This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. -12. All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the LORD, I give to you. -13. The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the LORD, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. -14. Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. -15. Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn of man you shall redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. -16. And their redemption price (at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. -17. But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall burn their fat as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -18. But their flesh shall be yours, as the breast that is waved and as the right thigh are yours. -19. All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the LORD I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. It is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your offspring with you." -20. And the LORD said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel. - -21. "To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting, -22. so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. -23. But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the people of Israel they shall have no inheritance. -24. For the tithe of the people of Israel, which they present as a contribution to the LORD, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance. Therefore I have said of them that they shall have no inheritance among the people of Israel." - -25. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -26. "Moreover, you shall speak and say to the Levites, 'When you take from the people of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present a contribution from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe. -27. And your contribution shall be counted to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress. -28. So you shall also present a contribution to the LORD from all your tithes, which you receive from the people of Israel. And from it you shall give the LORD's contribution to Aaron the priest. -29. Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the LORD; from each its best part is to be dedicated.' -30. Therefore you shall say to them, 'When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be counted to the Levites as produce of the threshing floor, and as produce of the winepress. -31. And you may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting. -32. And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have contributed the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.'" - - - +1 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear iniquity connected with your priesthood. +2 And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. +3 They shall keep guard over you and over the whole tent, but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar lest they, and you, die. +4 They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, and no outsider shall come near you. +5 And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel. +6 And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting. +7 And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” +8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I have given you charge of the contributions made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel. I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual due. +9 This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs and every sin offering of theirs and every guilt offering of theirs, which they render to me, shall be most holy to you and to your sons. +10 In a most holy place shall you eat it. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you. +11 This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. +12 All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, I give to you. +13 The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. +14 Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. +15 Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn of man you shall redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. +16 And their redemption price (at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. +17 But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall burn their fat as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +18 But their flesh shall be yours, as the breast that is waved and as the right thigh are yours. +19 All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the Lord I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord for you and for your offspring with you.” +20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel. +21 “To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting, +22 so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. +23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the people of Israel they shall have no inheritance. +24 For the tithe of the people of Israel, which they present as a contribution to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance. Therefore I have said of them that they shall have no inheritance among the people of Israel.” +25 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +26 “Moreover, you shall speak and say to the Levites, ‘When you take from the people of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present a contribution from it to the Lord, a tithe of the tithe. +27 And your contribution shall be counted to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress. +28 So you shall also present a contribution to the Lord from all your tithes, which you receive from the people of Israel. And from it you shall give the Lord's contribution to Aaron the priest. +29 Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the Lord; from each its best part is to be dedicated.’ +30 Therefore you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be counted to the Levites as produce of the threshing floor, and as produce of the winepress. +31 And you may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting. +32 And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have contributed the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md index 32bfecf8..ba39752d 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,31 +1,23 @@ -Laws for Purification - # Chapter 19 -1. Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, -2. "This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come. -3. And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him. -4. And Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. -5. And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned. -6. And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer. -7. Then the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. But the priest shall be unclean until evening. -8. The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening. -9. And a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering. -10. And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And this shall be a perpetual statute for the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them. - -11. "Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days. -12. He shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean. But if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean. -13. Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him. - -14. "This is the law when someone dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean seven days. -15. And every open vessel that has no cover fastened on it is unclean. -16. Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. -17. For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh water shall be added in a vessel. -18. Then a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. -19. And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean. - -20. "If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean. -21. And it shall be a statute forever for them. The one who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening. -22. And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening." - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, +2 “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come. +3 And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him. +4 And Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. +5 And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned. +6 And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer. +7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. But the priest shall be unclean until evening. +8 The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening. +9 And a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering. +10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And this shall be a perpetual statute for the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them. +11 “Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days. +12 He shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean. But if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean. +13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him. +14 “This is the law when someone dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean seven days. +15 And every open vessel that has no cover fastened on it is unclean. +16 Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. +17 For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh water shall be added in a vessel. +18 Then a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. +19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean. +20 “If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean. +21 And it shall be a statute forever for them. The one who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening. +22 And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md index fa2bd4e8..965a4344 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,47 +1,30 @@ -The Death of Miriam - # Chapter 20 -1. And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there. -The Waters of Meribah - - -2. Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. -3. And the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD! -4. Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? -5. And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink." -6. Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them, -7. and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -8. "Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle." -9. And Moses took the staff from before the LORD, as he commanded him. -Moses Strikes the Rock - - -10. Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?" -11. And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. -12. And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them." -13. These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the LORD, and through them he showed himself holy. -Edom Refuses Passage - - -14. Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met: -15. how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. -16. And when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. -17. Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory." -18. But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you." -19. And the people of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway, and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, nothing more." -20. But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. -21. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him. -The Death of Aaron - - -22. And they journeyed from Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. -23. And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, -24. "Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. -25. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor. -26. And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron shall be gathered to his people and shall die there." -27. Moses did as the LORD commanded. And they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. -28. And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. -29. And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days. - - - +1 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there. +2 Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. +3 And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord! +4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? +5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.” +6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them, +7 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +8 “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.” +9 And Moses took the staff from before the Lord, as he commanded him. +10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” +11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. +12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe in me, to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” +13 These are the waters of Meribah, where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy. +14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met: +15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. +16 And when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. +17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” +18 But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.” +19 And the people of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, nothing more.” +20 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. +21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him. +22 And they journeyed from Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. +23 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, +24 “Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. +25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor. +26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron shall be gathered to his people and shall die there.” +27 Moses did as the Lord commanded. And they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. +28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. +29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md index d7d585b4..1f23e1f3 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,78 +1,55 @@ -Arad Destroyed - # Chapter 21 -1. When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. -2. And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction." -3. And the LORD heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called Hormah. -The Bronze Serpent - - -4. From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. -5. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food." -6. Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. -7. And the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people. -8. And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live." -9. So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. -The Song of the Well - - -10. And the people of Israel set out and camped in Oboth. -11. And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise. -12. From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. -13. From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. -14. Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, -"Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon, - -15. and the slope of the valleys +1 When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. +2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.” +3 And the Lord heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called Hormah. +4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. +5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” +6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. +7 And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. +8 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” +9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. +10 And the people of Israel set out and camped in Oboth. +11 And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise. +12 From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. +13 From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. +14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord, +“Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon, +15 and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, -and leans to the border of Moab." - -16. And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, "Gather the people together, so that I may give them water." -17. Then Israel sang this song: -"Spring up, O well!--Sing to it!-- - -18. the well that the princes made, +and leans to the border of Moab.” +16 And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, so that I may give them water.” +17 Then Israel sang this song: +“Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!— +18 the well that the princes made, that the nobles of the people dug, -with the scepter and with their staffs." +with the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah, -19. and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, -20. and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that looks down on the desert. -King Sihon Defeated - - -21. Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, -22. "Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory." -23. But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. -24. And Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as to the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strong. -25. And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. -26. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon. -27. Therefore the ballad singers say, -"Come to Heshbon, let it be built; +19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, +20 and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that looks down on the desert. +21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, +22 “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory.” +23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. +24 And Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as to the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strong. +25 And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. +26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon. +27 Therefore the ballad singers say, +“Come to Heshbon, let it be built; let the city of Sihon be established. - -28. For fire came out from Heshbon, +28 For fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the city of Sihon. It devoured Ar of Moab, and swallowed the heights of the Arnon. - -29. Woe to you, O Moab! +29 Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon. - -30. So we overthrew them; +30 So we overthrew them; Heshbon, as far as Dibon, perished; and we laid waste as far as Nophah; - fire spread as far as Medeba." -King Og Defeated - - -31. Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. -32. And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. -33. Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. -34. But the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon." -35. So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land. - - - + fire spread as far as Medeba.” +31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. +32 And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. +33 Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. +34 But the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.” +35 So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md index 58ee8964..d5a97c3f 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,55 +1,42 @@ -Balak Summons Balaam - # Chapter 22 -1. Then the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. -2. And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. -3. And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel. -4. And Moab said to the elders of Midian, "This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." So Balak the son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, -5. sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, to call him, saying, "Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. -6. Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed." - -7. So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message. -8. And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. -9. And God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?" -10. And Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, -11. 'Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.'" -12. God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed." -13. So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your own land, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you." -14. So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us." - -15. Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these. -16. And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: 'Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, -17. for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Come, curse this people for me.'" -18. But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, "Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God to do less or more. -19. So you, too, please stay here tonight, that I may know what more the LORD will say to me." -20. And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only do what I tell you." -21. So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab. -Balaam's Donkey and the Angel - - -22. But God's anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey, and his two servants were with him. -23. And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand. And the donkey turned aside out of the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the road. -24. Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side. -25. And when the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pushed against the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again. -26. Then the angel of the LORD went ahead and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. -27. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. -28. Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" -29. And Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have made a fool of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand, for then I would kill you." -30. And the donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?" And he said, "No." - -31. Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face. -32. And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you because your way is perverse before me. -33. The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely just now I would have killed you and let her live." -34. Then Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back." -35. And the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you." So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak. - -36. When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, on the border formed by the Arnon, at the extremity of the border. -37. And Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?" -38. Balaam said to Balak, "Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak." -39. Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. -40. And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him. - -41. And in the morning Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal, and from there he saw a fraction of the people. - - - +1 Then the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. +2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. +3 And Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel. +4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” So Balak the son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, +5 sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the people of Amaw, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. +6 Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” +7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message. +8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. +9 And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” +10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, +11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” +12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” +13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” +14 So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.” +15 Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these. +16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, +17 for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Come, curse this people for me.’” +18 But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the Lord my God to do less or more. +19 So you, too, please stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.” +20 And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; but only do what I tell you.” +21 So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab. +22 But God's anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on the donkey, and his two servants were with him. +23 And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road, with a drawn sword in his hand. And the donkey turned aside out of the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the road. +24 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on either side. +25 And when the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she pushed against the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again. +26 Then the angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. +27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. +28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” +29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me. I wish I had a sword in my hand, for then I would kill you.” +30 And the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?” And he said, “No.” +31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand. And he bowed down and fell on his face. +32 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you because your way is perverse before me. +33 The donkey saw me and turned aside before me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, surely just now I would have killed you and let her live.” +34 Then Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back.” +35 And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak. +36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, on the border formed by the Arnon, at the extremity of the border. +37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?” +38 Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.” +39 Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth. +40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him. +41 And in the morning Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal, and from there he saw a fraction of the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md index 50e28597..65a19059 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,77 +1,58 @@ -Balaam's First Oracle - # Chapter 23 -1. And Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams." -2. Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram. -3. And Balaam said to Balak, "Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you." And he went to a bare height, -4. and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him, "I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram." -5. And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak." -6. And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering. -7. And Balaam took up his discourse and said, -"From Aram Balak has brought me, +1 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” +2 Balak did as Balaam had said. And Balak and Balaam offered on each altar a bull and a ram. +3 And Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go. Perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell you.” And he went to a bare height, +4 and God met Balaam. And Balaam said to him, “I have arranged the seven altars and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.” +5 And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” +6 And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering. +7 And Balaam took up his discourse and said, +“From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: -'Come, curse Jacob for me, - and come, denounce Israel!' - -8. How can I curse whom God has not cursed? - How can I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced? - -9. For from the top of the crags I see him, +‘Come, curse Jacob for me, + and come, denounce Israel!’ +8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed? + How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced? +9 For from the top of the crags I see him, from the hills I behold him; behold, a people dwelling alone, and not counting itself among the nations! - -10. Who can count the dust of Jacob +10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, - and let my end be like his!" - -11. And Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them." -12. And he answered and said, "Must I not take care to speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?" -Balaam's Second Oracle - - -13. And Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place, from which you may see them. You shall see only a fraction of them and shall not see them all. Then curse them for me from there." -14. And he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. -15. Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the LORD over there." -16. And the LORD met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, "Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak." -17. And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the LORD spoken?" -18. And Balaam took up his discourse and said, -"Rise, Balak, and hear; + and let my end be like his!” +11 And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have done nothing but bless them.” +12 And he answered and said, “Must I not take care to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?” +13 And Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place, from which you may see them. You shall see only a fraction of them and shall not see them all. Then curse them for me from there.” +14 And he took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. +15 Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering, while I meet the Lord over there.” +16 And the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus shall you speak.” +17 And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?” +18 And Balaam took up his discourse and said, +“Rise, Balak, and hear; give ear to me, O son of Zippor: - -19. God is not man, that he should lie, +19 God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? - -20. Behold, I received a command to bless: +20 Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it. - -21. He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob, +21 He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. -The LORD their God is with them, +The Lord their God is with them, and the shout of a king is among them. - -22. God brings them out of Egypt +22 God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox. - -23. For there is no enchantment against Jacob, +23 For there is no enchantment against Jacob, no divination against Israel; now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel, - 'What has God wrought!' - -24. Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up + ‘What has God wrought!’ +24 Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey - and drunk the blood of the slain." - -25. And Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all." -26. But Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell you, 'All that the LORD says, that I must do'?" -27. And Balak said to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there." -28. So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the desert. -29. And Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams." -30. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. - - - + and drunk the blood of the slain.” +25 And Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.” +26 But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘All that the Lord says, that I must do’?” +27 And Balak said to Balaam, “Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.” +28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the desert. +29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” +30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md index a3e3dd20..21e4d2e7 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,90 +1,65 @@ -Balaam's Third Oracle - # Chapter 24 -1. When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. -2. And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, -3. and he took up his discourse and said, -"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, +1 When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward the wilderness. +2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. And the Spirit of God came upon him, +3 and he took up his discourse and said, +“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, - -4. the oracle of him who hears the words of God, +4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: - -5. How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, +5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel! - -6. Like palm groves that stretch afar, +6 Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, -like aloes that the LORD has planted, +like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters. - -7. Water shall flow from his buckets, +7 Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters; his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. - -8. God brings him out of Egypt +8 God brings him out of Egypt and is for him like the horns of the wild ox; he shall eat up the nations, his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces and pierce them through with his arrows. - -9. He crouched, he lay down like a lion +9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, - and cursed are those who curse you." - -10. And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times. -11. Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, 'I will certainly honor you,' but the LORD has held you back from honor." -12. And Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me, -13. 'If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own will. What the LORD speaks, that will I speak'? -14. And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, I will let you know what this people will do to your people in the latter days." -Balaam's Final Oracle - - -15. And he took up his discourse and said, -"The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, + and cursed are those who curse you.” +10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and behold, you have blessed them these three times. +11 Therefore now flee to your own place. I said, ‘I will certainly honor you,’ but the Lord has held you back from honor.” +12 And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you sent to me, +13 ‘If Balak should give me his house full of silver and gold, I would not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord, to do either good or bad of my own will. What the Lord speaks, that will I speak’? +14 And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, I will let you know what this people will do to your people in the latter days.” +15 And he took up his discourse and said, +“The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, - -16. the oracle of him who hears the words of God, +16 the oracle of him who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: - -17. I see him, but not now; +17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth. - -18. Edom shall be dispossessed; +18 Edom shall be dispossessed; Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed. -Israel is doing valiantly. - -19. And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion - and destroy the survivors of cities!" - -20. Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, -"Amalek was the first among the nations, - but its end is utter destruction." - -21. And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, -"Enduring is your dwelling place, + Israel is doing valiantly. +19 And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion + and destroy the survivors of cities!” +20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, +“Amalek was the first among the nations, + but its end is utter destruction.” +21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his discourse and said, +“Enduring is your dwelling place, and your nest is set in the rock. - -22. Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned - when Asshur takes you away captive." - -23. And he took up his discourse and said, -"Alas, who shall live when God does this? - -24. But ships shall come from Kittim +22 Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned + when Asshur takes you away captive.” +23 And he took up his discourse and said, +“Alas, who shall live when God does this? +24 But ships shall come from Kittim and shall afflict Asshur and Eber; - and he too shall come to utter destruction." - -25. Then Balaam rose and went back to his place. And Balak also went his way. - - - + and he too shall come to utter destruction.” +25 Then Balaam rose and went back to his place. And Balak also went his way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md index 85188b86..b74ee779 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Baal Worship at Peor - # Chapter 25 -1. While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. -2. These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. -3. So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. -4. And the LORD said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people and hang them in the sun before the LORD, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." -5. And Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor." - -6. And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. -7. When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand -8. and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped. -9. Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand. -The Zeal of Phinehas - - -10. And the LORD said to Moses, -11. "Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy. -12. Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, -13. and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.'" - -14. The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father's house belonging to the Simeonites. -15. And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father's house in Midian. - -16. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -17. "Harass the Midianites and strike them down, -18. for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor." - - - +1 While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. +2 These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. +3 So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. +4 And the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people and hang them in the sun before the Lord, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” +5 And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.” +6 And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. +7 When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand +8 and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Thus the plague on the people of Israel was stopped. +9 Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand. +10 And the Lord said to Moses, +11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy. +12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, +13 and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.’” +14 The name of the slain man of Israel, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, chief of a father's house belonging to the Simeonites. +15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father's house in Midian. +16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +17 “Harass the Midianites and strike them down, +18 for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md index 952ace49..1b75d5c2 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,87 +1,66 @@ -Census of the New Generation - # Chapter 26 -1. After the plague, the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest, -2. "Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war." -3. And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, -4. "Take a census of the people, from twenty years old and upward," as the LORD commanded Moses. The people of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were: - -5. Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; -6. of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. -7. These are the clans of the Reubenites, and those listed were 43,730. -8. And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. -9. The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD -10. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning. -11. But the sons of Korah did not die. - -12. The sons of Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; -13. of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. -14. These are the clans of the Simeonites, 22,200. - -15. The sons of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites; -16. of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites; -17. of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites. -18. These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, 40,500. - -19. The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. -20. And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. -21. And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. -22. These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, 76,500. - -23. The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites; -24. of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. -25. These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, 64,300. - -26. The sons of Zebulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. -27. These are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed, 60,500. - -28. The sons of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. -29. The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. -30. These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites; -31. and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; -32. and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. -33. Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. And the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -34. These are the clans of Manasseh, and those listed were 52,700. - -35. These are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. -36. And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. -37. These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed, 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their clans. - -38. The sons of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites; -39. of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. -40. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites. -41. These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and those listed were 45,600. - -42. These are the sons of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans. -43. All the clans of the Shuhamites, as they were listed, were 64,400. - -44. The sons of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. -45. Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. -46. And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. -47. These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400. - -48. The sons of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites; -49. of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. -50. These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were 45,400. - -51. This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730. - -52. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -53. "Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names. -54. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. -55. But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. -56. Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller." - -57. This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. -58. These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. -59. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister. -60. And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -61. But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD. -62. And those listed were 23,000, every male from a month old and upward. For they were not listed among the people of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel. - -63. These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. -64. But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. -65. For the LORD had said of them, "They shall die in the wilderness." Not one of them was left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. - - - +1 After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest, +2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.” +3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, +4 “Take a census of the people, from twenty years old and upward,” as the Lord commanded Moses. The people of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were: +5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; +6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. +7 These are the clans of the Reubenites, and those listed were 43,730. +8 And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. +9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord +10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and they became a warning. +11 But the sons of Korah did not die. +12 The sons of Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; +13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. +14 These are the clans of the Simeonites, 22,200. +15 The sons of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites; +16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites; +17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites. +18 These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, 40,500. +19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. +20 And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. +21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. +22 These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, 76,500. +23 The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites; +24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. +25 These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, 64,300. +26 The sons of Zebulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. +27 These are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed, 60,500. +28 The sons of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. +29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. +30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites; +31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; +32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. +33 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. And the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +34 These are the clans of Manasseh, and those listed were 52,700. +35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. +36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. +37 These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed, 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their clans. +38 The sons of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites; +39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. +40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites. +41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and those listed were 45,600. +42 These are the sons of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans. +43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, as they were listed, were 64,400. +44 The sons of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. +45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. +46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. +47 These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400. +48 The sons of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites; +49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. +50 These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were 45,400. +51 This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730. +52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +53 “Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names. +54 To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. +55 But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. +56 Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.” +57 This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. +58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. +59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister. +60 And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. +62 And those listed were 23,000, every male from a month old and upward. For they were not listed among the people of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel. +63 These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. +64 But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. +65 For the Lord had said of them, “They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md index bfd3667a..6c6e40d2 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -The Daughters of Zelophehad - # Chapter 27 -1. Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -2. And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, -3. "Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. -4. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers." - -5. Moses brought their case before the LORD. -6. And the LORD said to Moses, -7. "The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. -8. And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. -9. And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. -10. And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. -11. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the LORD commanded Moses.'" -Joshua to Succeed Moses - - -12. The LORD said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. -13. When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, -14. because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) -15. Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, -16. "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation -17. who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep that have no shepherd." -18. So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. -19. Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. -20. You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. -21. And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation." -22. And Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, -23. and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the LORD directed through Moses. - - - +1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, +3 “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. +4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers.” +5 Moses brought their case before the Lord. +6 And the Lord said to Moses, +7 “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. +8 And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. +9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. +10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. +11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.’” +12 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. +13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, +14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) +15 Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, +16 “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation +17 who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.” +18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. +19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. +20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. +21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.” +22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, +23 and he laid his hands on him and commissioned him as the Lord directed through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md index 67add378..a0b663ec 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,49 +1,32 @@ -Daily Offerings - # Chapter 28 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the people of Israel and say to them, 'My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.' -3. And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. -4. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; -5. also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil. -6. It is a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. -7. Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb. In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD. -8. The other lamb you shall offer at twilight. Like the grain offering of the morning, and like its drink offering, you shall offer it as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -Sabbath Offerings - - -9. "On the Sabbath day, two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering: -10. this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. -Monthly Offerings - - -11. "At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; -12. also three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull, and two tenths of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; -13. and a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for every lamb; for a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. -14. Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year. -15. Also one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. -Passover Offerings - - -16. "On the fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD's Passover, -17. and on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast. Seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. -18. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, -19. but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish; -20. also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram; -21. a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs; -22. also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. -23. You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. -24. In the same way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. -25. And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. -Offerings for the Feast of Weeks - - -26. "On the day of the firstfruits, when you offer a grain offering of new grain to the LORD at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, -27. but offer a burnt offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; -28. also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, -29. a tenth for each of the seven lambs; -30. with one male goat, to make atonement for you. -31. Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them and their drink offering. See that they are without blemish. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the people of Israel and say to them, ‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.’ +3 And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. +4 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; +5 also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil. +6 It is a regular burnt offering, which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +7 Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb. In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord. +8 The other lamb you shall offer at twilight. Like the grain offering of the morning, and like its drink offering, you shall offer it as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +9 “On the Sabbath day, two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering: +10 this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. +11 “At the beginnings of your months, you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; +12 also three tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull, and two tenths of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; +13 and a tenth of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for every lamb; for a burnt offering with a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +14 Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb. This is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year. +15 Also one male goat for a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. +16 “On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord's Passover, +17 and on the fifteenth day of this month is a feast. Seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. +18 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, +19 but offer a food offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old; see that they are without blemish; +20 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths of an ephah shall you offer for a bull, and two tenths for a ram; +21 a tenth shall you offer for each of the seven lambs; +22 also one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you. +23 You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. +24 In the same way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. +25 And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. +26 “On the day of the firstfruits, when you offer a grain offering of new grain to the Lord at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, +27 but offer a burnt offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: two bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old; +28 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each bull, two tenths for one ram, +29 a tenth for each of the seven lambs; +30 with one male goat, to make atonement for you. +31 Besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them and their drink offering. See that they are without blemish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md index 1a5dc8ed..219c998d 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,61 +1,41 @@ -Offerings for the Feast of Trumpets - # Chapter 29 -1. "On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets, -2. and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; -3. also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram, -4. and one tenth for each of the seven lambs; -5. with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you; -6. besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. -Offerings for the Day of Atonement - - -7. "On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and afflict yourselves. You shall do no work, -8. but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: see that they are without blemish. -9. And their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, -10. a tenth for each of the seven lambs: -11. also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings. -Offerings for the Feast of Booths - - -12. "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall keep a feast to the LORD seven days. -13. And you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD, thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish; -14. and their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams, -15. and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; -16. also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering. - -17. "On the second day twelve bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -18. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -19. also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - -20. "On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -21. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -22. also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. - -23. "On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -24. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -25. also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering. - -26. "On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -27. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -28. also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. - -29. "On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -30. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -31. also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings. - -32. "On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, -33. with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -34. also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -35. "On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall not do any ordinary work, -36. but you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish, -37. and the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; -38. also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. - -39. "These you shall offer to the LORD at your appointed feasts, in addition to your vow offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your grain offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings." - -40. So Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - - - +1 “On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets, +2 and you shall offer a burnt offering, for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish; +3 also their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram, +4 and one tenth for each of the seven lambs; +5 with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you; +6 besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its grain offering, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offering, according to the rule for them, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. +7 “On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation and afflict yourselves. You shall do no work, +8 but you shall offer a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one bull from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs a year old: see that they are without blemish. +9 And their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, +10 a tenth for each of the seven lambs: +11 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the sin offering of atonement, and the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings. +12 “On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days. +13 And you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, thirteen bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish; +14 and their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each of the two rams, +15 and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; +16 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering. +17 “On the second day twelve bulls from the herd, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +18 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +19 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings. +20 “On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +21 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +22 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. +23 “On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +24 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +25 also one male goat for a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and its drink offering. +26 “On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +27 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +28 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. +29 “On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +30 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +31 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings. +32 “On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs a year old without blemish, +33 with the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +34 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +35 “On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall not do any ordinary work, +36 but you shall offer a burnt offering, a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old without blemish, +37 and the grain offering and the drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, in the prescribed quantities; +38 also one male goat for a sin offering; besides the regular burnt offering and its grain offering and its drink offering. +39 “These you shall offer to the Lord at your appointed feasts, in addition to your vow offerings and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your grain offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.” +40 So Moses told the people of Israel everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md index e78d6c9a..103ffca6 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -Men and Vows - # Chapter 30 -1. Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, "This is what the LORD has commanded. -2. If a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. -Women and Vows - - -3. "If a woman vows a vow to the LORD and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father's house in her youth, -4. and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. -5. But if her father opposes her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. And the LORD will forgive her, because her father opposed her. - -6. "If she marries a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself, -7. and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. -8. But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. And the LORD will forgive her. -9. (But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.) -10. And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath, -11. and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand. -12. But if her husband makes them null and void on the day that he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning her pledge of herself shall not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the LORD will forgive her. -13. Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void. -14. But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them. -15. But if he makes them null and void after he has heard of them, then he shall bear her iniquity." - -16. These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses about a man and his wife and about a father and his daughter while she is in her youth within her father's house. - - - +1 Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the Lord has commanded. +2 If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. +3 “If a woman vows a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father's house in her youth, +4 and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. +5 But if her father opposes her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. And the Lord will forgive her, because her father opposed her. +6 “If she marries a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself, +7 and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. +8 But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. And the Lord will forgive her. +9 (But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.) +10 And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath, +11 and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand. +12 But if her husband makes them null and void on the day that he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning her pledge of herself shall not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the Lord will forgive her. +13 Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void. +14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them. +15 But if he makes them null and void after he has heard of them, then he shall bear her iniquity.” +16 These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses about a man and his wife and about a father and his daughter while she is in her youth within her father's house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md index b586232c..541de5f3 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,66 +1,55 @@ -Vengeance on Midian - # Chapter 31 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people." -3. So Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the LORD's vengeance on Midian. -4. You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war." -5. So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. -6. And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. -7. They warred against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every male. -8. They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. -9. And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. -10. All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire, -11. and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast. -12. Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. - -13. Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. -14. And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. -15. Moses said to them, "Have you let all the women live? -16. Behold, these, on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the LORD in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the LORD. -17. Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. -18. But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves. -19. Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. -20. You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats' hair, and every article of wood." - -21. Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: "This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses: -22. only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, -23. everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water. -24. You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp." - -25. The LORD said to Moses, -26. "Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation, -27. and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. -28. And levy for the LORD a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks. -29. Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD. -30. And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the LORD." -31. And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. - -32. Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, -33. 72,000 cattle, -34. 61,000 donkeys, -35. and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him. -36. And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep, -37. and the LORD's tribute of sheep was 675. -38. The cattle were 36,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 72. -39. The donkeys were 30,500, of which the LORD's tribute was 61. -40. The persons were 16,000, of which the LORD's tribute was 32 persons. -41. And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the LORD, to Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -42. From the people of Israel's half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army-- -43. now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep, -44. 36,000 cattle, -45. and 30,500 donkeys, -46. and 16,000 persons-- -47. from the people of Israel's half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. - -48. Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses -49. and said to Moses, "Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us. -50. And we have brought the LORD's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD." -51. And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles. -52. And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the LORD, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels. -53. (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.) -54. And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the LORD. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” +3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian to execute the Lord's vengeance on Midian. +4 You shall send a thousand from each of the tribes of Israel to the war.” +5 So there were provided, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. +6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe, together with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. +7 They warred against Midian, as the Lord commanded Moses, and killed every male. +8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. And they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. +9 And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. +10 All their cities in the places where they lived, and all their encampments, they burned with fire, +11 and took all the spoil and all the plunder, both of man and of beast. +12 Then they brought the captives and the plunder and the spoil to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the people of Israel, at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. +13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation went to meet them outside the camp. +14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war. +15 Moses said to them, “Have you let all the women live? +16 Behold, these, on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the Lord. +17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. +18 But all the young girls who have not known man by lying with him keep alive for yourselves. +19 Encamp outside the camp seven days. Whoever of you has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. +20 You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, all work of goats' hair, and every article of wood.” +21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men in the army who had gone to battle: “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded Moses: +22 only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, +23 everything that can stand the fire, you shall pass through the fire, and it shall be clean. Nevertheless, it shall also be purified with the water for impurity. And whatever cannot stand the fire, you shall pass through the water. +24 You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. And afterward you may come into the camp.” +25 The Lord said to Moses, +26 “Take the count of the plunder that was taken, both of man and of beast, you and Eleazar the priest and the heads of the fathers' houses of the congregation, +27 and divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation. +28 And levy for the Lord a tribute from the men of war who went out to battle, one out of five hundred, of the people and of the oxen and of the donkeys and of the flocks. +29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the Lord. +30 And from the people of Israel's half you shall take one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord.” +31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. +32 Now the plunder remaining of the spoil that the army took was 675,000 sheep, +33 72,000 cattle, +34 61,000 donkeys, +35 and 32,000 persons in all, women who had not known man by lying with him. +36 And the half, the portion of those who had gone out in the army, numbered 337,500 sheep, +37 and the Lord's tribute of sheep was 675. +38 The cattle were 36,000, of which the Lord's tribute was 72. +39 The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61. +40 The persons were 16,000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 persons. +41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the contribution for the Lord, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. +42 From the people of Israel's half, which Moses separated from that of the men who had served in the army— +43 now the congregation's half was 337,500 sheep, +44 36,000 cattle, +45 and 30,500 donkeys, +46 and 16,000 persons— +47 from the people of Israel's half Moses took one of every 50, both of persons and of beasts, and gave them to the Levites who kept guard over the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. +48 Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses +49 and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man missing from us. +50 And we have brought the Lord's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and beads, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” +51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold, all crafted articles. +52 And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels. +53 (The men in the army had each taken plunder for himself.) +54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md index 3df91769..e85e95e0 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,52 +1,43 @@ -Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead - # Chapter 32 -1. Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. -2. So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation, -3. "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, -4. the land that the LORD struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock." -5. And they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan." - -6. But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, "Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here? -7. Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the LORD has given them? -8. Your fathers did this, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. -9. For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land that the LORD had given them. -10. And the LORD's anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying, -11. 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me, -12. none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the LORD.' -13. And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was gone. -14. And behold, you have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the LORD against Israel! -15. For if you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people." - -16. Then they came near to him and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, -17. but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. -18. We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance. -19. For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east." -20. So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war, -21. and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him -22. and the land is subdued before the LORD; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. -23. But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out. -24. Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised." -25. And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands. -26. Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, -27. but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord orders." - -28. So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. -29. And Moses said to them, "If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the LORD, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession. -30. However, if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan." -31. And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, "What the LORD has said to your servants, we will do. -32. We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan." - -33. And Moses gave to them, to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country. -34. And the people of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, -35. Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, -36. Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep. -37. And the people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, -38. Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built. -39. And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. -40. And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. -41. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair. -42. And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name. - - - +1 Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. +2 So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation, +3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, +4 the land that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” +5 And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan.” +6 But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here? +7 Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the Lord has given them? +8 Your fathers did this, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. +9 For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land that the Lord had given them. +10 And the Lord's anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying, +11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me, +12 none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’ +13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. +14 And behold, you have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel! +15 For if you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.” +16 Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, +17 but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. +18 We will not return to our homes until each of the people of Israel has gained his inheritance. +19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east.” +20 So Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the Lord for the war, +21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the Lord, until he has driven out his enemies from before him +22 and the land is subdued before the Lord; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the Lord and to Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. +23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out. +24 Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.” +25 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben said to Moses, “Your servants will do as my lord commands. +26 Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead, +27 but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord orders.” +28 So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. +29 And Moses said to them, “If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the Lord, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession. +30 However, if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” +31 And the people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, “What the Lord has said to your servants, we will do. +32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.” +33 And Moses gave to them, to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country. +34 And the people of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, +35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, +36 Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep. +37 And the people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, +38 Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities that they built. +39 And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. +40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it. +41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and captured their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair. +42 And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md index 00e01181..5e290079 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,69 +1,57 @@ -Recounting Israel's Journey - # Chapter 33 -1. These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. -2. Moses wrote down their starting places, stage by stage, by command of the LORD, and these are their stages according to their starting places. -3. They set out from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover, the people of Israel went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians, -4. while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them. On their gods also the LORD executed judgments. - -5. So the people of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth. -6. And they set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. -7. And they set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is east of Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. -8. And they set out from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. -9. And they set out from Marah and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. -10. And they set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. -11. And they set out from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. -12. And they set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. -13. And they set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. -14. And they set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. -15. And they set out from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. -16. And they set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. -17. And they set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. -18. And they set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. -19. And they set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. -20. And they set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. -21. And they set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. -22. And they set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. -23. And they set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. -24. And they set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. -25. And they set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. -26. And they set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. -27. And they set out from Tahath and camped at Terah. -28. And they set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah. -29. And they set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. -30. And they set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. -31. And they set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. -32. And they set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. -33. And they set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. -34. And they set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. -35. And they set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. -36. And they set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). -37. And they set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom. - -38. And Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at the command of the LORD and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. -39. And Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. - -40. And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel. - -41. And they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. -42. And they set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. -43. And they set out from Punon and camped at Oboth. -44. And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the territory of Moab. -45. And they set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. -46. And they set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. -47. And they set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. -48. And they set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho; -49. they camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. -Drive Out the Inhabitants - - -50. And the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, -51. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, -52. then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their figured stones and destroy all their metal images and demolish all their high places. -53. And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. -54. You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit. -55. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell. -56. And I will do to you as I thought to do to them." - - - +1 These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. +2 Moses wrote down their starting places, stage by stage, by command of the Lord, and these are their stages according to their starting places. +3 They set out from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the day after the Passover, the people of Israel went out triumphantly in the sight of all the Egyptians, +4 while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them. On their gods also the Lord executed judgments. +5 So the people of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth. +6 And they set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. +7 And they set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is east of Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol. +8 And they set out from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. +9 And they set out from Marah and came to Elim; at Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there. +10 And they set out from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. +11 And they set out from the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. +12 And they set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. +13 And they set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. +14 And they set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. +15 And they set out from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. +16 And they set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. +17 And they set out from Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. +18 And they set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. +19 And they set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. +20 And they set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. +21 And they set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. +22 And they set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. +23 And they set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. +24 And they set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. +25 And they set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. +26 And they set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. +27 And they set out from Tahath and camped at Terah. +28 And they set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah. +29 And they set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. +30 And they set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. +31 And they set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. +32 And they set out from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. +33 And they set out from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. +34 And they set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. +35 And they set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. +36 And they set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). +37 And they set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom. +38 And Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. +39 And Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. +40 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel. +41 And they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. +42 And they set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. +43 And they set out from Punon and camped at Oboth. +44 And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the territory of Moab. +45 And they set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad. +46 And they set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. +47 And they set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. +48 And they set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho; +49 they camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. +50 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, +51 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, +52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their figured stones and destroy all their metal images and demolish all their high places. +53 And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. +54 You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit. +55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell. +56 And I will do to you as I thought to do to them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md index aa806c62..a52e7a2a 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -Boundaries of the Land - # Chapter 34 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders), -3. your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east. -4. And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon. -5. And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea. - -6. "For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast. This shall be your western border. - -7. "This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor. -8. From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad. -9. Then the border shall extend to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border. - -10. "You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham. -11. And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east. -12. And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around." - -13. Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, "This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. -14. For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers' houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers' houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh. -15. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise." -List of Tribal Chiefs - - -16. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -17. "These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. -18. You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. -19. These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. -20. Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. -21. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. -22. Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. -23. Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. -24. And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. -25. Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. -26. Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. -27. And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. -28. Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud." -29. These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders), +3 your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east. +4 And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon. +5 And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea. +6 “For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast. This shall be your western border. +7 “This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor. +8 From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad. +9 Then the border shall extend to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border. +10 “You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham. +11 And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east. +12 And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around.” +13 Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. +14 For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers' houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers' houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh. +15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.” +16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. +18 You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. +19 These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. +20 Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. +21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. +22 Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. +23 Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. +24 And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. +25 Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. +26 Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. +27 And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. +28 Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” +29 These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md index b53b0c0d..b0cb3bca 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,47 +1,35 @@ -Cities for the Levites - # Chapter 35 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, -2. "Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities. -3. The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts. -4. The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around. -5. And you shall measure, outside the city, on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall belong to them as pastureland for their cities. - -6. "The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. -7. All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands. -8. And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites." -Cities of Refuge - - -9. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, -11. then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there. -12. The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment. -13. And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge. -14. You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge. -15. These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there. - -16. "But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. -17. And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. -18. Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. -19. The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. -20. And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died, -21. or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. - -22. "But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait -23. or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm, -24. then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, in accordance with these rules. -25. And the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he had fled, and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. -26. But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the boundaries of his city of refuge to which he fled, -27. and the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundaries of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood. -28. For he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. -29. And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. - -30. "If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. -31. Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. -32. And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. -33. You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it. -34. You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the people of Israel." - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, +2 “Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites some of the inheritance of their possession as cities for them to dwell in. And you shall give to the Levites pasturelands around the cities. +3 The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts. +4 The pasturelands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around. +5 And you shall measure, outside the city, on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall belong to them as pastureland for their cities. +6 “The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee, and in addition to them you shall give forty-two cities. +7 All the cities that you give to the Levites shall be forty-eight, with their pasturelands. +8 And as for the cities that you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance that it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites.” +9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, +11 then you shall select cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person without intent may flee there. +12 The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment. +13 And the cities that you give shall be your six cities of refuge. +14 You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, to be cities of refuge. +15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there. +16 “But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. +17 And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. +18 Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. +19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. +20 And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died, +21 or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. +22 “But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait +23 or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm, +24 then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood, in accordance with these rules. +25 And the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he had fled, and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. +26 But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the boundaries of his city of refuge to which he fled, +27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundaries of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood. +28 For he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. +29 And these things shall be for a statute and rule for you throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. +30 “If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. +31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. +32 And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. +33 You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it. +34 You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, for I the Lord dwell in the midst of the people of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md index 8ac1023d..e35e75fd 100644 --- a/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -Marriage of Female Heirs - # Chapter 36 -1. The heads of the fathers' houses of the clan of the people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of the people of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel. -2. They said, "The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. -3. But if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance. -4. And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry, and their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers." - -5. And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, "The tribe of the people of Joseph is right. -6. This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: 'Let them marry whom they think best, only they shall marry within the clan of the tribe of their father. -7. The inheritance of the people of Israel shall not be transferred from one tribe to another, for every one of the people of Israel shall hold on to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. -8. And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the people of Israel shall be wife to one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that every one of the people of Israel may possess the inheritance of his fathers. -9. So no inheritance shall be transferred from one tribe to another, for each of the tribes of the people of Israel shall hold on to its own inheritance.'" - -10. The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses, -11. for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to sons of their father's brothers. -12. They were married into the clans of the people of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan. - -13. These are the commandments and the rules that the LORD commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. - - - +1 The heads of the fathers' houses of the clan of the people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of the people of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel. +2 They said, “The Lord commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the people of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. +3 But if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance. +4 And when the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry, and their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.” +5 And Moses commanded the people of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, “The tribe of the people of Joseph is right. +6 This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: ‘Let them marry whom they think best, only they shall marry within the clan of the tribe of their father. +7 The inheritance of the people of Israel shall not be transferred from one tribe to another, for every one of the people of Israel shall hold on to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. +8 And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the people of Israel shall be wife to one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that every one of the people of Israel may possess the inheritance of his fathers. +9 So no inheritance shall be transferred from one tribe to another, for each of the tribes of the people of Israel shall hold on to its own inheritance.’” +10 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses, +11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to sons of their father's brothers. +12 They were married into the clans of the people of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan. +13 These are the commandments and the rules that the Lord commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md index 8d0c58fd..f219c6dc 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,63 +1,47 @@ -The Command to Leave Horeb - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. -2. It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. -3. In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them, -4. after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. -5. Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying, -6. "The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain. -7. Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. -8. See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.' -Leaders Appointed - - -9. "At that time I said to you, 'I am not able to bear you by myself. -10. The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. -11. May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you! -12. How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife? -13. Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.' -14. And you answered me, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.' -15. So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes. -16. And I charged your judges at that time, 'Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. -17. You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.' -18. And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do. -Israel's Refusal to Enter the Land - - -19. "Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrifying wilderness that you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea. -20. And I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us. -21. See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not fear or be dismayed.' -22. Then all of you came near me and said, 'Let us send men before us, that they may explore the land for us and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up and the cities into which we shall come.' -23. The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe. -24. And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out. -25. And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, 'It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.' - -26. "Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. -27. And you murmured in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. -28. Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there."' -29. Then I said to you, 'Do not be in dread or afraid of them. -30. The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, -31. and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.' -32. Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, -33. who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. -The Penalty for Israel's Rebellion - - -34. "And the LORD heard your words and was angered, and he swore, -35. 'Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, -36. except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the LORD!' -37. Even with me the LORD was angry on your account and said, 'You also shall not go in there. -38. Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. -39. And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. -40. But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.' - -41. "Then you answered me, 'We have sinned against the LORD. We ourselves will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.' And every one of you fastened on his weapons of war and thought it easy to go up into the hill country. -42. And the LORD said to me, 'Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.' -43. So I spoke to you, and you would not listen; but you rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country. -44. Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah. -45. And you returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. -46. So you remained at Kadesh many days, the days that you remained there. - - - +1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. +2 It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. +3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them, +4 after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. +5 Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying, +6 “The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. +7 Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. +8 See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.’ +9 “At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself. +10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. +11 May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you! +12 How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife? +13 Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ +14 And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’ +15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes. +16 And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. +17 You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’ +18 And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do. +19 “Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrifying wilderness that you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea. +20 And I said to you, ‘You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. +21 See, the Lord your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not fear or be dismayed.’ +22 Then all of you came near me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, that they may explore the land for us and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up and the cities into which we shall come.’ +23 The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe. +24 And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out. +25 And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, ‘It is a good land that the Lord our God is giving us.’ +26 “Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. +27 And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. +28 Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.”’ +29 Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. +30 The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, +31 and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ +32 Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the Lord your God, +33 who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. +34 “And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore, +35 ‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, +36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the Lord!’ +37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there. +38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. +39 And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. +40 But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.’ +41 “Then you answered me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord. We ourselves will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ And every one of you fastened on his weapons of war and thought it easy to go up into the hill country. +42 And the Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.’ +43 So I spoke to you, and you would not listen; but you rebelled against the command of the Lord and presumptuously went up into the hill country. +44 Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah. +45 And you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. +46 So you remained at Kadesh many days, the days that you remained there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md index 6e930a58..a378cdae 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,48 +1,39 @@ -The Wilderness Years - # Chapter 2 -1. "Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the LORD told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir. -2. Then the LORD said to me, -3. 'You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward -4. and command the people, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful. -5. Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. -6. You shall purchase food from them with money, that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. -7. For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows your going through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing."' -8. So we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber. -"And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab. -9. And the LORD said to me, 'Do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the people of Lot for a possession.' -10. (The Emim formerly lived there, a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim. -11. Like the Anakim they are also counted as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim. -12. The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the people of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, as Israel did to the land of their possession, which the LORD gave to them.) -13. 'Now rise up and go over the brook Zered.' So we went over the brook Zered. -14. And the time from our leaving Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until the entire generation, that is, the men of war, had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them. -15. For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished. - -16. "So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people, -17. the LORD said to me, -18. 'Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar. -19. And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.' -20. (It is also counted as a land of Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there--but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim-- -21. a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before the Ammonites, and they dispossessed them and settled in their place, -22. as he did for the people of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites before them and they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. -23. As for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.) -24. 'Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle. -25. This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.' -The Defeat of King Sihon - - -26. "So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, -27. 'Let me pass through your land. I will go only by the road; I will turn aside neither to the right nor to the left. -28. You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot, -29. as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I go over the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving to us.' -30. But Sihon the king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might give him into your hand, as he is this day. -31. And the LORD said to me, 'Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession, that you may occupy his land.' -32. Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz. -33. And the LORD our God gave him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and all his people. -34. And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction every city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors. -35. Only the livestock we took as spoil for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities that we captured. -36. From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. The LORD our God gave all into our hands. -37. Only to the land of the sons of Ammon you did not draw near, that is, to all the banks of the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, whatever the LORD our God had forbidden us. - - - +1 “Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Lord told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir. +2 Then the Lord said to me, +3 ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward +4 and command the people, “You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful. +5 Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. +6 You shall purchase food from them with money, that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. +7 For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows your going through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.”’ +8 So we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber. +“And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab. +9 And the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the people of Lot for a possession.’ +10 (The Emim formerly lived there, a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim. +11 Like the Anakim they are also counted as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim. +12 The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the people of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, as Israel did to the land of their possession, which the Lord gave to them.) +13 ‘Now rise up and go over the brook Zered.’ So we went over the brook Zered. +14 And the time from our leaving Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until the entire generation, that is, the men of war, had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them. +15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished. +16 “So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people, +17 the Lord said to me, +18 ‘Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar. +19 And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.’ +20 (It is also counted as a land of Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there—but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim— +21 a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim; but the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites, and they dispossessed them and settled in their place, +22 as he did for the people of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites before them and they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. +23 As for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.) +24 ‘Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle. +25 This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’ +26 “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, +27 ‘Let me pass through your land. I will go only by the road; I will turn aside neither to the right nor to the left. +28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot, +29 as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I go over the Jordan into the land that the Lord our God is giving to us.’ +30 But Sihon the king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might give him into your hand, as he is this day. +31 And the Lord said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession, that you may occupy his land.’ +32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz. +33 And the Lord our God gave him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and all his people. +34 And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction every city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors. +35 Only the livestock we took as spoil for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities that we captured. +36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. The Lord our God gave all into our hands. +37 Only to the land of the sons of Ammon you did not draw near, that is, to all the banks of the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, whatever the Lord our God had forbidden us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md index a76dc0cd..d586b1f1 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,40 +1,30 @@ -The Defeat of King Og - # Chapter 3 -1. "Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. -2. But the LORD said to me, 'Do not fear him, for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.' -3. So the LORD our God gave into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people, and we struck him down until he had no survivor left. -4. And we took all his cities at that time--there was not a city that we did not take from them--sixty cities, the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. -5. All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides very many unwalled villages. -6. And we devoted them to destruction, as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction every city, men, women, and children. -7. But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as our plunder. -8. So we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon -9. (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, while the Amorites call it Senir), -10. all the cities of the tableland and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. -11. (For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit.) - -12. "When we took possession of this land at that time, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory beginning at Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities. -13. The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, that is, all the region of Argob, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (All that portion of Bashan is called the land of Rephaim. -14. Jair the Manassite took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called the villages after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.) -15. To Machir I gave Gilead, -16. and to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of the Arnon, with the middle of the valley as a border, as far over as the river Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites; -17. the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east. - -18. "And I commanded you at that time, saying, 'The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel. -19. Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in the cities that I have given you, -20. until the LORD gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also occupy the land that the LORD your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.' -21. And I commanded Joshua at that time, 'Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. So will the LORD do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. -22. You shall not fear them, for it is the LORD your God who fights for you.' -Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land - - -23. "And I pleaded with the LORD at that time, saying, -24. 'O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours? -25. Please let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.' -26. But the LORD was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. And the LORD said to me, 'Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again. -27. Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan. -28. But charge Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go over at the head of this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land that you shall see.' -29. So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor. - - - +1 “Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. +2 But the Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.’ +3 So the Lord our God gave into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people, and we struck him down until he had no survivor left. +4 And we took all his cities at that time—there was not a city that we did not take from them—sixty cities, the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. +5 All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides very many unwalled villages. +6 And we devoted them to destruction, as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction every city, men, women, and children. +7 But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as our plunder. +8 So we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon +9 (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, while the Amorites call it Senir), +10 all the cities of the tableland and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. +11 (For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit.) +12 “When we took possession of this land at that time, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory beginning at Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities. +13 The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, that is, all the region of Argob, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (All that portion of Bashan is called the land of Rephaim. +14 Jair the Manassite took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called the villages after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.) +15 To Machir I gave Gilead, +16 and to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of the Arnon, with the middle of the valley as a border, as far over as the river Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites; +17 the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east. +18 “And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel. +19 Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in the cities that I have given you, +20 until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also occupy the land that the Lord your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.’ +21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So will the Lord do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. +22 You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’ +23 “And I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying, +24 ‘O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant your greatness and your mighty hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours? +25 Please let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.’ +26 But the Lord was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. And the Lord said to me, ‘Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again. +27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan. +28 But charge Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go over at the head of this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land that you shall see.’ +29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md index f13226da..f525180d 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,67 +1,50 @@ -Moses Commands Obedience - # Chapter 4 -1. "And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. -2. You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. -3. Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor. -4. But you who held fast to the LORD your God are all alive today. -5. See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. -6. Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' -7. For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? -8. And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? - -9. "Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children-- -10. how on the day that you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, 'Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.' -11. And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom. -12. Then the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. -13. And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. -14. And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess. -Idolatry Forbidden - - -15. "Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, -16. beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, -17. the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, -18. the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth. -19. And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. -20. But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day. -21. Furthermore, the LORD was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I should not cross the Jordan, and that I should not enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance. -22. For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land. -23. Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the LORD your God has forbidden you. -24. For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. - -25. "When you father children and children's children, and have grown old in the land, and you act corruptly by making a carved image in the form of anything, and by doing what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, so as to provoke him to anger, -26. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed. -27. And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you. -28. And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. -29. But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. -30. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the LORD your God and obey his voice. -31. For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.The LORD Alone Is God - -32. "For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. -33. Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? -34. Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? -35. To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides him. -36. Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire. -37. And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power, -38. driving out before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day, -39. know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. -40. Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time." -Cities of Refuge - - -41. Then Moses set apart three cities in the east beyond the Jordan, -42. that the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life: -43. Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites. -Introduction to the Law - - -44. This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel. -45. These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt, -46. beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the people of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt. -47. And they took possession of his land and the land of Og, the king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who lived to the east beyond the Jordan; -48. from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, as far as Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon), -49. together with all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah. - - - +1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. +2 You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. +3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal-peor, for the Lord your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor. +4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive today. +5 See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. +6 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ +7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? +8 And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? +9 “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children— +10 how on the day that you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people to me, that I may let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children so.’ +11 And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom. +12 Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form; there was only a voice. +13 And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments, and he wrote them on two tablets of stone. +14 And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and rules, that you might do them in the land that you are going over to possess. +15 “Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, +16 beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, +17 the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, +18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth. +19 And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. +20 But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day. +21 Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I should not cross the Jordan, and that I should not enter the good land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance. +22 For I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan. But you shall go over and take possession of that good land. +23 Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you. +24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. +25 “When you father children and children's children, and have grown old in the land, if you act corruptly by making a carved image in the form of anything, and by doing what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, so as to provoke him to anger, +26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed. +27 And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. +28 And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. +29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. +30 When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the Lord your God and obey his voice. +31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them. +32 “For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. +33 Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? +34 Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? +35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him. +36 Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire. +37 And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power, +38 driving out before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day, +39 know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. +40 Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” +41 Then Moses set apart three cities in the east beyond the Jordan, +42 that the manslayer might flee there, anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without being at enmity with him in time past; he may flee to one of these cities and save his life: +43 Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites. +44 This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel. +45 These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt, +46 beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the people of Israel defeated when they came out of Egypt. +47 And they took possession of his land and the land of Og, the king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who lived to the east beyond the Jordan; +48 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, as far as Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon), +49 together with all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md index 73cad33b..657437a7 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,52 +1,34 @@ -The Ten Commandments - # Chapter 5 -1. And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them. -2. The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. -3. Not with our fathers did the LORD make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. -4. The LORD spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire, -5. while I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD. For you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said: - -6. "'I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. - -7. "'You shall have no other gods before me. - -8. "'You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. -9. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, -10. but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. - -11. "'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. - -12. "'Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. -13. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, -14. but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. -15. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. - -16. "'Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. - -17. "'You shall not murder. - -18. "'And you shall not commit adultery. - -19. "'And you shall not steal. - -20. "'And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - -21. "'And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.' - -22. "These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. -23. And as soon as you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders. -24. And you said, 'Behold, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. -25. Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, we shall die. -26. For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have, and has still lived? -27. Go near and hear all that the LORD our God will say, and speak to us all that the LORD our God will speak to you, and we will hear and do it.' - -28. "And the LORD heard your words, when you spoke to me. And the LORD said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken. -29. Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! -30. Go and say to them, "Return to your tents." -31. But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you the whole commandment and the statutes and the rules that you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land that I am giving them to possess.' -32. You shall be careful therefore to do as the LORD your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. -33. You shall walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess. - - - +1 And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them. +2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. +3 Not with our fathers did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. +4 The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire, +5 while I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord. For you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said: +6 “‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. +7 “‘You shall have no other gods before me. +8 “‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. +9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, +10 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. +11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. +12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. +13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, +14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. +15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. +16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +17 “‘You shall not murder. +18 “‘And you shall not commit adultery. +19 “‘And you shall not steal. +20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. +21 “‘And you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.’ +22 “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. +23 And as soon as you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders. +24 And you said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. +25 Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die. +26 For who is there of all flesh, that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we have, and has still lived? +27 Go near and hear all that the Lord our God will say, and speak to us all that the Lord our God will speak to you, and we will hear and do it.’ +28 “And the Lord heard your words, when you spoke to me. And the Lord said to me, ‘I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken. +29 Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! +30 Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.” +31 But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you the whole commandment and the statutes and the rules that you shall teach them, that they may do them in the land that I am giving them to possess.’ +32 You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. +33 You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md index 4fbc68b0..9893524e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,26 @@ -The Greatest Commandment - # Chapter 6 -1. "Now this is the commandment--the statutes and the rules--that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, -2. that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. -3. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. - -4. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. -5. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. -6. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. -7. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. -8. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. -9. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. - -10. "And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you--with great and good cities that you did not build, -11. and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant--and when you eat and are full, -12. then take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. -13. It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. -14. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you-- -15. for the LORD your God in your midst is a jealous God--lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth. - -16. "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. -17. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. -18. And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers -19. by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has promised. - -20. "When your son asks you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?' -21. then you shall say to your son, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. -22. And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. -23. And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. -24. And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. -25. And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.' - - - +1 “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, +2 that you may fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. +3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. +4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. +5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. +6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. +7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. +8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. +9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. +10 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, +11 and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, +12 then take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. +13 It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. +14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you— +15 for the Lord your God in your midst is a jealous God—lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth. +16 “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. +17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. +18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers +19 by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has promised. +20 “When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ +21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. +22 And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. +23 And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. +24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. +25 And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md index 2345db7e..900a734e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,35 +1,27 @@ -A Chosen People - # Chapter 7 -1. "When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you, -2. and when the LORD your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them. -3. You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, -4. for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly. -5. But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images with fire. - -6. "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. -7. It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, -8. but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. -9. Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, -10. and repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates him. He will repay him to his face. -11. You shall therefore be careful to do the commandment and the statutes and the rules that I command you today. - -12. "And because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that he swore to your fathers. -13. He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you. -14. You shall be blessed above all peoples. There shall not be male or female barren among you or among your livestock. -15. And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, will he inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you. -16. And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. - -17. "If you say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?' -18. you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, -19. the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. So will the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. -20. Moreover, the LORD your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. -21. You shall not be in dread of them, for the LORD your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God. -22. The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. -23. But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed. -24. And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under heaven. No one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. -25. The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. -26. And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you, +2 and when the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them. +3 You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, +4 for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly. +5 But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images with fire. +6 “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. +7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, +8 but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. +9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, +10 and repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates him. He will repay him to his face. +11 You shall therefore be careful to do the commandment and the statutes and the rules that I command you today. +12 “And because you listen to these rules and keep and do them, the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that he swore to your fathers. +13 He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you. +14 You shall be blessed above all peoples. There shall not be male or female barren among you or among your livestock. +15 And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knew, will he inflict on you, but he will lay them on all who hate you. +16 And you shall consume all the peoples that the Lord your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you. +17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’ +18 you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, +19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. +20 Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. +21 You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God. +22 The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. +23 But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed. +24 And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under heaven. No one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. +25 The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. +26 And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md index eddf21ad..6d110451 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,27 +1,21 @@ -Remember the LORD Your God - # Chapter 8 -1. "The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers. -2. And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. -3. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. -4. Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. -5. Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. -6. So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him. -7. For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, -8. a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, -9. a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. -10. And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. - -11. "Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, -12. lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, -13. and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, -14. then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, -15. who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock, -16. who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end. -17. Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.' -18. You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. -19. And if you forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you shall surely perish. -20. Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. - - - +1 “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. +2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. +3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. +4 Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. +5 Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you. +6 So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him. +7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, +8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, +9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. +10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. +11 “Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, +12 lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, +13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, +14 then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, +15 who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock, +16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end. +17 Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ +18 You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. +19 And if you forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you shall surely perish. +20 Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md index ed712ea3..453d1c7e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -Not Because of Righteousness - # Chapter 9 -1. "Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to heaven, -2. a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?' -3. Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the LORD your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the LORD has promised you. - -4. "Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,' whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out before you. -5. Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. - -6. "Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. -7. Remember and do not forget how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day you came out of the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD. -8. Even at Horeb you provoked the LORD to wrath, and the LORD was so angry with you that he was ready to destroy you. -9. When I went up the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. -10. And the LORD gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them were all the words that the LORD had spoken with you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. -11. And at the end of forty days and forty nights the LORD gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. -12. Then the LORD said to me, 'Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them; they have made themselves a metal image.' -The Golden Calf - - -13. "Furthermore, the LORD said to me, 'I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stubborn people. -14. Let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. And I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.' -15. So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. -16. And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made yourselves a golden calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. -17. So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and broke them before your eyes. -18. Then I lay prostrate before the LORD as before, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all the sin that you had committed, in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger. -19. For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the LORD bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also. -20. And the LORD was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. -21. Then I took the sinful thing, the calf that you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. And I threw the dust of it into the brook that ran down from the mountain. - -22. "At Taberah also, and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the LORD to wrath. -23. And when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, 'Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,' then you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God and did not believe him or obey his voice. -24. You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. - -25. "So I lay prostrate before the LORD for these forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said he would destroy you. -26. And I prayed to the LORD, 'O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. -27. Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not regard the stubbornness of this people, or their wickedness or their sin, -28. lest the land from which you brought us say, "Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land that he promised them, and because he hated them, he has brought them out to put them to death in the wilderness." -29. For they are your people and your heritage, whom you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.' - - - +1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to heaven, +2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who can stand before the sons of Anak?’ +3 Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the Lord your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the Lord has promised you. +4 “Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out before you. +5 Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. +6 “Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. +7 Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day you came out of the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord. +8 Even at Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was so angry with you that he was ready to destroy you. +9 When I went up the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the Lord made with you, I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. +10 And the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them were all the words that the Lord had spoken with you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. +11 And at the end of forty days and forty nights the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. +12 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you have brought from Egypt have acted corruptly. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them; they have made themselves a metal image.’ +13 “Furthermore, the Lord said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stubborn people. +14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. And I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’ +15 So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. +16 And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had made yourselves a golden calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the Lord had commanded you. +17 So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and broke them before your eyes. +18 Then I lay prostrate before the Lord as before, forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all the sin that you had committed, in doing what was evil in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger. +19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the Lord bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. But the Lord listened to me that time also. +20 And the Lord was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. +21 Then I took the sinful thing, the calf that you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. And I threw the dust of it into the brook that ran down from the mountain. +22 “At Taberah also, and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath. +23 And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God and did not believe him or obey his voice. +24 You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. +25 “So I lay prostrate before the Lord for these forty days and forty nights, because the Lord had said he would destroy you. +26 And I prayed to the Lord, ‘O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. +27 Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not regard the stubbornness of this people, or their wickedness or their sin, +28 lest the land from which you brought us say, “Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land that he promised them, and because he hated them, he has brought them out to put them to death in the wilderness.” +29 For they are your people and your heritage, whom you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md index a235f288..2edab955 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -New Tablets of Stone - # Chapter 10 -1. "At that time the LORD said to me, 'Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and make an ark of wood. -2. And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.' -3. So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. -4. And he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten Commandments that the LORD had spoken to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the LORD gave them to me. -5. Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made. And there they are, as the LORD commanded me." - -6. (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place. -7. From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water. -8. At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day. -9. Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God said to him.) - -10. "I myself stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights, and the LORD listened to me that time also. The LORD was unwilling to destroy you. -11. And the LORD said to me, 'Arise, go on your journey at the head of the people, so that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.' -Circumcise Your Heart - - -12. "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, -13. and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good? -14. Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. -15. Yet the LORD set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. -16. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. -17. For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. -18. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. -19. Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. -20. You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. -21. He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. -22. Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven. - - - +1 “At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and make an ark of wood. +2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.’ +3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand. +4 And he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten Commandments that the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the Lord gave them to me. +5 Then I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made. And there they are, as the Lord commanded me.” +6 (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place. +7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water. +8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day. +9 Therefore Levi has no portion or inheritance with his brothers. The Lord is his inheritance, as the Lord your God said to him.) +10 “I myself stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights, and the Lord listened to me that time also. The Lord was unwilling to destroy you. +11 And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go on your journey at the head of the people, so that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.’ +12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, +13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? +14 Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. +15 Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. +16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn. +17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. +18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. +19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. +20 You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. +21 He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen. +22 Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md index e2e28883..7b443331 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,42 +1,33 @@ -Love and Serve the LORD - # Chapter 11 -1. "You shall therefore love the LORD your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. -2. And consider today (since I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen it), consider the discipline of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand and his outstretched arm, -3. his signs and his deeds that he did in Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land, -4. and what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and to their chariots, how he made the water of the Red Sea flow over them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD has destroyed them to this day, -5. and what he did to you in the wilderness, until you came to this place, -6. and what he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel. -7. For your eyes have seen all the great work of the LORD that he did. - -8. "You shall therefore keep the whole commandment that I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and take possession of the land that you are going over to possess, -9. and that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. -10. For the land that you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated it, like a garden of vegetables. -11. But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven, -12. a land that the LORD your God cares for. The eyes of the LORD your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. - -13. "And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, -14. he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. -15. And he will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full. -16. Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; -17. then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the LORD is giving you. - -18. "You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. -19. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. -20. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, -21. that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. -22. For if you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the LORD your God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him, -23. then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you. -24. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours. Your territory shall be from the wilderness to the Lebanon, and from the River, the river Euphrates, to the western sea. -25. No one shall be able to stand against you. The LORD your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, as he promised you. - -26. "See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: -27. the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, -28. and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known. -29. And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. -30. Are they not beyond the Jordan, west of the road, toward the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oak of Moreh? -31. For you are to cross over the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you. And when you possess it and live in it, -32. you shall be careful to do all the statutes and the rules that I am setting before you today. - - - +1 “You shall therefore love the Lord your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. +2 And consider today (since I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen it), consider the discipline of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty hand and his outstretched arm, +3 his signs and his deeds that he did in Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land, +4 and what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and to their chariots, how he made the water of the Red Sea flow over them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day, +5 and what he did to you in the wilderness, until you came to this place, +6 and what he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel. +7 For your eyes have seen all the great work of the Lord that he did. +8 “You shall therefore keep the whole commandment that I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and take possession of the land that you are going over to possess, +9 and that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. +10 For the land that you are entering to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated it, like a garden of vegetables. +11 But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven, +12 a land that the Lord your God cares for. The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. +13 “And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, +14 he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. +15 And he will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full. +16 Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; +17 then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the Lord is giving you. +18 “You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. +19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. +20 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, +21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. +22 For if you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him, +23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you. +24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours. Your territory shall be from the wilderness to the Lebanon and from the River, the river Euphrates, to the western sea. +25 No one shall be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, as he promised you. +26 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: +27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, +28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known. +29 And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. +30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, west of the road, toward the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oak of Moreh? +31 For you are to cross over the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you. And when you possess it and live in it, +32 you shall be careful to do all the statutes and the rules that I am setting before you today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md index aece6759..1af3a45f 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -The LORD's Chosen Place of Worship - # Chapter 12 -1. "These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. -2. You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. -3. You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and burn their Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of that place. -4. You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way. -5. But you shall seek the place that the LORD your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go, -6. and there you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, your vow offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock. -7. And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. - -8. "You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes, -9. for you have not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you. -10. But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety, -11. then to the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to the LORD. -12. And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male servants and your female servants, and the Levite that is within your towns, since he has no portion or inheritance with you. -13. Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place that you see, -14. but at the place that the LORD will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I am commanding you. - -15. "However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your towns, as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and as of the deer. -16. Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth like water. -17. You may not eat within your towns the tithe of your grain or of your wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vow offerings that you vow, or your freewill offerings or the contribution that you present, -18. but you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place that the LORD your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you undertake. -19. Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land. - -20. "When the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat meat,' because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire. -21. If the place that the LORD your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you, then you may kill any of your herd or your flock, which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your towns whenever you desire. -22. Just as the gazelle or the deer is eaten, so you may eat of it. The unclean and the clean alike may eat of it. -23. Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. -24. You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water. -25. You shall not eat it, that all may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. -26. But the holy things that are due from you, and your vow offerings, you shall take, and you shall go to the place that the LORD will choose, -27. and offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, but the flesh you may eat. -28. Be careful to obey all these words that I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God. -Warning Against Idolatry - - -29. "When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, -30. take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods?--that I also may do the same.' -31. You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. - -32. "Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it. - - - +1 “These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. +2 You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. +3 You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and burn their Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of that place. +4 You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way. +5 But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go, +6 and there you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, your vow offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock. +7 And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you. +8 “You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, everyone doing whatever is right in his own eyes, +9 for you have not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance that the Lord your God is giving you. +10 But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety, +11 then to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to the Lord. +12 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male servants and your female servants, and the Levite that is within your towns, since he has no portion or inheritance with you. +13 Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place that you see, +14 but at the place that the Lord will choose in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I am commanding you. +15 “However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your towns, as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and as of the deer. +16 Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth like water. +17 You may not eat within your towns the tithe of your grain or of your wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vow offerings that you vow, or your freewill offerings or the contribution that you present, +18 but you shall eat them before the Lord your God in the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake. +19 Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land. +20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire. +21 If the place that the Lord your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you, then you may kill any of your herd or your flock, which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your towns whenever you desire. +22 Just as the gazelle or the deer is eaten, so you may eat of it. The unclean and the clean alike may eat of it. +23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. +24 You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth like water. +25 You shall not eat it, that all may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. +26 But the holy things that are due from you, and your vow offerings, you shall take, and you shall go to the place that the Lord will choose, +27 and offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, but the flesh you may eat. +28 Be careful to obey all these words that I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God. +29 “When the Lord your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, +30 take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’ +31 You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. +32 “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md index 108155b2..a95b0d6d 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,24 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 13 -1. "If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, -2. and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, 'and let us serve them,' -3. you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. -4. You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. -5. But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the LORD your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. - -6. "If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which neither you nor your fathers have known, -7. some of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other, -8. you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. -9. But you shall kill him. Your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. -10. You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. -11. And all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you. - -12. "If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there, -13. that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known, -14. then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you, -15. you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, devoting it to destruction, all who are in it and its cattle, with the edge of the sword. -16. You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its open square and burn the city and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again. -17. None of the devoted things shall stick to your hand, that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers, -18. if you obey the voice of the LORD your God, keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the LORD your God. - - - +1 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, +2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ +3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. +4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. +5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +6 “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known, +7 some of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other, +8 you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. +9 But you shall kill him. Your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. +10 You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. +11 And all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you. +12 “If you hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God is giving you to dwell there, +13 that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, +14 then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you, +15 you shall surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, devoting it to destruction, all who are in it and its cattle, with the edge of the sword. +16 You shall gather all its spoil into the midst of its open square and burn the city and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again. +17 None of the devoted things shall stick to your hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers, +18 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, and doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md index 8da95bb4..d532b8ce 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,44 +1,31 @@ -Clean and Unclean Food - # Chapter 14 -1. "You are the sons of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. -2. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. - -3. "You shall not eat any abomination. -4. These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, -5. the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. -6. Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. -7. Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you. -8. And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. - -9. "Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat. -10. And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. - -11. "You may eat all clean birds. -12. But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, -13. the kite, the falcon of any kind; -14. every raven of any kind; -15. the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind; -16. the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl -17. and the tawny owl, the carrion vulture and the cormorant, -18. the stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat. -19. And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. -20. All clean winged things you may eat. - -21. "You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. -"You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. -Tithes - - -22. "You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. -23. And before the LORD your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. -24. And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the LORD your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the LORD your God chooses, to set his name there, -25. then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the LORD your God chooses -26. and spend the money for whatever you desire--oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. -27. And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you. - -28. "At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. -29. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do. - - - +1 “You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. +2 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. +3 “You shall not eat any abomination. +4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, +5 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. +6 Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. +7 Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you. +8 And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. +9 “Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat. +10 And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. +11 “You may eat all clean birds. +12 But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, +13 the kite, the falcon of any kind; +14 every raven of any kind; +15 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind; +16 the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl +17 and the tawny owl, the carrion vulture and the cormorant, +18 the stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat. +19 And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. +20 All clean winged things you may eat. +21 “You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. +“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. +22 “You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. +23 And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. +24 And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, +25 then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses +26 and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household. +27 And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you. +28 “At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. +29 And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md index 2d93580d..2bae1768 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -The Sabbatical Year - # Chapter 15 -1. "At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. -2. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the LORD's release has been proclaimed. -3. Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. -4. But there will be no poor among you; for the LORD will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess-- -5. if only you will strictly obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today. -6. For the LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. - -7. "If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, -8. but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. -9. Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, 'The seventh year, the year of release is near,' and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the LORD against you, and you be guilty of sin. -10. You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. -11. For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.' - -12. "If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. -13. And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed. -14. You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. -15. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. -16. But if he says to you, 'I will not go out from you,' because he loves you and your household, since he is well-off with you, -17. then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And to your female slave you shall do the same. -18. It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired worker he has served you six years. So the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do. - -19. "All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and flock you shall dedicate to the LORD your God. You shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. -20. You shall eat it, you and your household, before the LORD your God year by year at the place that the LORD will choose. -21. But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. -22. You shall eat it within your towns. The unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or a deer. -23. Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water. - - - +1 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. +2 And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed. +3 Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. +4 But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess— +5 if only you will strictly obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today. +6 For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. +7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, +8 but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. +9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and you be guilty of sin. +10 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. +11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’ +12 “If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. +13 And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed. +14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. +15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. +16 But if he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he is well-off with you, +17 then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And to your female slave you shall do the same. +18 It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired worker he has served you six years. So the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do. +19 “All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and flock you shall dedicate to the Lord your God. You shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. +20 You shall eat it, you and your household, before the Lord your God year by year at the place that the Lord will choose. +21 But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. +22 You shall eat it within your towns. The unclean and the clean alike may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or a deer. +23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it out on the ground like water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md index ff0b5a41..b8d1b1fd 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,46 +1,23 @@ -Passover - # Chapter 16 -1. "Observe the month of Abib and keep the -Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. -2. And you shall offer the -Passover sacrifice to the LORD your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place that the LORD will choose, to make his name dwell there. -3. You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction--for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste--that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. -4. No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. -5. You may not offer the -Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, -6. but at the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the -Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. -7. And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the LORD your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. -8. For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD your God. You shall do no work on it. -The Feast of Weeks - - -9. "You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. -10. Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you. -11. And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there. -12. You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. -The Feast of Booths - - -13. "You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. -14. You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. -15. For seven days you shall keep the feast to the LORD your God at the place that the LORD will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful. - -16. "Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. They shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed. -17. Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you. -Justice - - -18. "You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. -19. You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. -20. -Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you. -Forbidden Forms of Worship - - -21. "You shall not plant any tree as an Asherah beside the altar of the LORD your God that you shall make. -22. And you shall not set up a pillar, which the LORD your God hates. - - - +1 “Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. +2 And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there. +3 You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. +4 No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. +5 You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, +6 but at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. +7 And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the Lord your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. +8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it. +9 “You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. +10 Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the Lord your God blesses you. +11 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there. +12 You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. +13 “You shall keep the Feast of Booths seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. +14 You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. +15 For seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful. +16 “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. +17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you. +18 “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. +19 You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. +20 Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +21 “You shall not plant any tree as an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make. +22 And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md index a66c9b50..5de62653 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 17 -1. "You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God. - -2. "If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant, -3. and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have forbidden, -4. and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, -5. then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. -6. On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. -7. The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. -Legal Decisions by Priests and Judges - - -8. "If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to the place that the LORD your God will choose. -9. And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and they shall declare to you the decision. -10. Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the LORD will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you. -11. According to the instructions that they give you, and according to the decision which they pronounce to you, you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the verdict that they declare to you, either to the right hand or to the left. -12. The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. -13. And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again. -Laws Concerning Israel's Kings - - -14. "When you come to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, 'I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,' -15. you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. -16. Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again.' -17. And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold. - -18. "And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. -19. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, -20. that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel. - - - +1 “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God. +2 “If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing his covenant, +3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have forbidden, +4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, +5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. +6 On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. +7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +8 “If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to the place that the Lord your God will choose. +9 And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and they shall declare to you the decision. +10 Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the Lord will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you. +11 According to the instructions that they give you, and according to the decision which they pronounce to you, you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the verdict that they declare to you, either to the right hand or to the left. +12 The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. +13 And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again. +14 “When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’ +15 you may indeed set a king over you whom the Lord your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. +16 Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’ +17 And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold. +18 “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. +19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, +20 that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md index 2d349064..c99b5191 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -Provision for Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. "The Levitical priests, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the LORD's food offerings as their inheritance. -2. They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them. -3. And this shall be the priests' due from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, whether an ox or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach. -4. The firstfruits of your grain, of your wine and of your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you shall give him. -5. For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for all time. - -6. "And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives--and he may come when he desires--to the place that the LORD will choose, -7. and ministers in the name of the LORD his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand to minister there before the LORD, -8. then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony. -Abominable Practices - - -9. "When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. -10. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer -11. or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, -12. for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you. -13. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God, -14. for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this. -A New Prophet like Moses - - -15. "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers--it is to him you shall listen-- -16. just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, 'Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.' -17. And the LORD said to me, 'They are right in what they have spoken. -18. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. -19. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. -20. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.' -21. And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word that the LORD has not spoken?'-- -22. when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him. - - - +1 “The Levitical priests, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the Lord's food offerings as their inheritance. +2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them. +3 And this shall be the priests' due from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, whether an ox or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach. +4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your wine and of your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you shall give him. +5 For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for all time. +6 “And if a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel, where he lives—and he may come when he desires—to the place that the Lord will choose, +7 and ministers in the name of the Lord his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord, +8 then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony. +9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. +10 There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer +11 or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, +12 for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you. +13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God, +14 for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do this. +15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— +16 just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’ +17 And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. +18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. +19 And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. +20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ +21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’— +22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md index 823c66a1..626dd715 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -Laws Concerning Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 19 -1. "When the LORD your God cuts off the nations whose land the LORD your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, -2. you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. -3. You shall measure the distances and divide into three parts the area of the land that the LORD your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them. - -4. "This is the provision for the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If anyone kills his neighbor unintentionally without having hated him in the past-- -5. as when someone goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies--he may flee to one of these cities and live, -6. lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past. -7. Therefore I command you, You shall set apart three cities. -8. And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers-- -9. provided you are careful to keep all this commandment, which I command you today, by loving the LORD your God and by walking ever in his ways--then you shall add three other cities to these three, -10. lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you. - -11. "But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities, -12. then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. -13. Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you. -Property Boundaries - - -14. "You shall not move your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set, in the inheritance that you will hold in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. -Laws Concerning Witnesses - - -15. "A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established. -16. If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, -17. then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. -18. The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, -19. then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. -20. And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. -21. Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God cuts off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, +2 you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. +3 You shall measure the distances and divide into three parts the area of the land that the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them. +4 “This is the provision for the manslayer, who by fleeing there may save his life. If anyone kills his neighbor unintentionally without having hated him in the past— +5 as when someone goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live, +6 lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him fatally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past. +7 Therefore I command you, You shall set apart three cities. +8 And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers— +9 provided you are careful to keep all this commandment, which I command you today, by loving the Lord your God and by walking ever in his ways—then you shall add three other cities to these three, +10 lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you. +11 “But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities, +12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he may die. +13 Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may be well with you. +14 “You shall not move your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set, in the inheritance that you will hold in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. +15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established. +16 If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing, +17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. +18 The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, +19 then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +20 And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. +21 Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md index 50ad04de..c3d8bf9e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,28 +1,21 @@ -Laws Concerning Warfare - # Chapter 20 -1. "When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. -2. And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people -3. and shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, -4. for the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.' -5. Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying, 'Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. -6. And is there any man who has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed its fruit? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man enjoy its fruit. -7. And is there any man who has betrothed a wife and has not taken her? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man take her.' -8. And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, 'Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.' -9. And when the officers have finished speaking to the people, then commanders shall be appointed at the head of the people. - -10. "When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it. -11. And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you. -12. But if it makes no peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. -13. And when the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword, -14. but the women and the little ones, the livestock, and everything else in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as plunder for yourselves. And you shall enjoy the spoil of your enemies, which the LORD your God has given you. -15. Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here. -16. But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes, -17. but you shall devote them to complete destruction, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, as the LORD your God has commanded, -18. that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices that they have done for their gods, and so you sin against the LORD your God. - -19. "When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field human, that they should be besieged by you? -20. Only the trees that you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls. - - - +1 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. +2 And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people +3 and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, +4 for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’ +5 Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying, ‘Is there any man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. +6 And is there any man who has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed its fruit? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man enjoy its fruit. +7 And is there any man who has betrothed a wife and has not taken her? Let him go back to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man take her.’ +8 And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, ‘Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.’ +9 And when the officers have finished speaking to the people, then commanders shall be appointed at the head of the people. +10 “When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it. +11 And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you. +12 But if it makes no peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. +13 And when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, you shall put all its males to the sword, +14 but the women and the little ones, the livestock, and everything else in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as plunder for yourselves. And you shall enjoy the spoil of your enemies, which the Lord your God has given you. +15 Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not cities of the nations here. +16 But in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes, +17 but you shall devote them to complete destruction, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, as the Lord your God has commanded, +18 that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices that they have done for their gods, and so you sin against the Lord your God. +19 “When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall not cut them down. Are the trees in the field human, that they should be besieged by you? +20 Only the trees that you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, that you may build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it falls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md index 45e38bab..392f7d76 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,41 +1,24 @@ -Atonement for Unsolved Murders - # Chapter 21 -1. "If in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess someone is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him, -2. then your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure the distance to the surrounding cities. -3. And the elders of the city that is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer that has never been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke. -4. And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. -5. Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the LORD, and by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled. -6. And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, -7. and they shall testify, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed. -8. Accept atonement, O LORD, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.' -9. So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. -Marrying Female Captives - - -10. "When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, -11. and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife, -12. and you bring her home to your house, she shall shave her head and pare her nails. -13. And she shall take off the clothes in which she was captured and shall remain in your house and lament her father and her mother a full month. After that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. -14. But if you no longer delight in her, you shall let her go where she wants. But you shall not sell her for money, nor shall you treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her. -Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn - - -15. "If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved, -16. then on the day when he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn, -17. but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruits of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his. -A Rebellious Son - - -18. "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, -19. then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, -20. and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' -21. Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear. -A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed - - -22. "And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, -23. his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance. - - - +1 “If in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess someone is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him, +2 then your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure the distance to the surrounding cities. +3 And the elders of the city that is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer that has never been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke. +4 And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. +5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the Lord, and by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled. +6 And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, +7 and they shall testify, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed. +8 Accept atonement, O Lord, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.’ +9 So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. +10 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, +11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife, +12 and you bring her home to your house, she shall shave her head and pare her nails. +13 And she shall take off the clothes in which she was captured and shall remain in your house and lament her father and her mother a full month. After that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. +14 But if you no longer delight in her, you shall let her go where she wants. But you shall not sell her for money, nor shall you treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her. +15 “If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved, +16 then on the day when he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn, +17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruits of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his. +18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, +19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, +20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ +21 Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear. +22 “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, +23 his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md index b2ecf6cf..6da85ab1 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,49 +1,31 @@ -Various Laws - # Chapter 22 -1. "You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. -2. And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him. -3. And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. -4. You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. - -5. "A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God. - -6. "If you come across a bird's nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. -7. You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long. - -8. "When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it. - -9. "You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard. -10. You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. -11. You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together. - -12. "You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself. -Laws Concerning Sexual Immorality - - -13. "If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her -14. and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, 'I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,' -15. then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. -16. And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her; -17. and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, "I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity." And yet this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city. -18. Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip him, -19. and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name upon a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife. He may not divorce her all his days. -20. But if the thing is true, that evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman, -21. then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done an outrageous thing in Israel by whoring in her father's house. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. - -22. "If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. - -23. "If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, -24. then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. - -25. "But if in the open country a man meets a young woman who is betrothed, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die. -26. But you shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no offense punishable by death. For this case is like that of a man attacking and murdering his neighbor, -27. because he met her in the open country, and though the betrothed young woman cried for help there was no one to rescue her. - -28. "If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found, -29. then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days. - -30. "A man shall not take his father's wife, so that he does not uncover his father's nakedness. - - - +1 “You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. +2 And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him. +3 And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother's, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it. +4 You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again. +5 “A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God. +6 “If you come across a bird's nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. +7 You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long. +8 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it. +9 “You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard. +10 You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. +11 You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together. +12 “You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself. +13 “If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her +14 and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,’ +15 then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. +16 And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her; +17 and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, “I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity.” And yet this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city. +18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip him, +19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name upon a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife. He may not divorce her all his days. +20 But if the thing is true, that evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman, +21 then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done an outrageous thing in Israel by whoring in her father's house. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +22 “If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. +23 “If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, +24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +25 “But if in the open country a man meets a young woman who is betrothed, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die. +26 But you shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no offense punishable by death. For this case is like that of a man attacking and murdering his neighbor, +27 because he met her in the open country, and though the betrothed young woman cried for help there was no one to rescue her. +28 “If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found, +29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days. +30 “A man shall not take his father's wife, so that he does not uncover his father's nakedness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md index f6606ab1..d34db2bb 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,46 +1,26 @@ -Those Excluded from the Assembly - # Chapter 23 -1. "No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the LORD. - -2. "No one born of a forbidden union may enter the assembly of the LORD. Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD. - -3. "No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the LORD. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the LORD forever, -4. because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. -5. But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you. -6. You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever. - -7. "You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land. -8. Children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the LORD. -Uncleanness in the Camp - - -9. "When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing. - -10. "If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he shall go outside the camp. He shall not come inside the camp, -11. but when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water, and as the sun sets, he may come inside the camp. - -12. "You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it. -13. And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement. -14. Because the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you. -Miscellaneous Laws - - -15. "You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. -16. He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. - -17. "None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. -18. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the LORD your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God. - -19. "You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. -20. You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. - -21. "If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. -22. But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. -23. You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the LORD your God what you have promised with your mouth. - -24. "If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. -25. If you go into your neighbor's standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain. - - - +1 “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord. +2 “No one born of a forbidden union may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord. +3 “No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of them may enter the assembly of the Lord forever, +4 because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. +5 But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you. +6 You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever. +7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land. +8 Children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the Lord. +9 “When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing. +10 “If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he shall go outside the camp. He shall not come inside the camp, +11 but when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water, and as the sun sets, he may come inside the camp. +12 “You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it. +13 And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement. +14 Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you. +15 “You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. +16 He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. +17 “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. +18 You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. +19 “You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. +20 You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. +21 “If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. +22 But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. +23 You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. +24 “If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. +25 If you go into your neighbor's standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md index a144f329..b2d4be4e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,39 +1,23 @@ -Laws Concerning Divorce - # Chapter 24 -1. "When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, -2. and if she goes and becomes another man's wife, -3. and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife, -4. then her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the LORD. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance. -Miscellaneous Laws - - -5. "When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken. - -6. "No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge. - -7. "If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. - -8. "Take care, in a case of leprous disease, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you. As I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. -9. Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt. - -10. "When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. -11. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. -12. And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge. -13. You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the LORD your God. - -14. "You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. -15. You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin. - -16. "Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. - -17. "You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge, -18. but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. - -19. "When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. -20. When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over them again. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. -21. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. -22. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this. - - - +1 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, +2 and if she goes and becomes another man's wife, +3 and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife, +4 then her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance. +5 “When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife whom he has taken. +6 “No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge. +7 “If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. +8 “Take care, in a case of leprous disease, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you. As I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. +9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt. +10 “When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. +11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. +12 And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge. +13 You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the Lord your God. +14 “You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. +15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin. +16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. +17 “You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge, +18 but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. +19 “When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. +20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over them again. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. +21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. +22 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md index 95fe194b..bba215b2 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,32 +1,20 @@ # Chapter 25 -1. "If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, -2. then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense. -3. Forty stripes may be given him, but not more, lest, if one should go on to beat him with more stripes than these, your brother be degraded in your sight. - -4. "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain. -Laws Concerning Levirate Marriage - - -5. "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. -6. And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. -7. And if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.' -8. Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, 'I do not wish to take her,' -9. then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.' -10. And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.' -Miscellaneous Laws - - -11. "When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, -12. then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity. - -13. "You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. -14. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. -15. A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. -16. For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the LORD your God. - -17. "Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, -18. how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. -19. Therefore when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget. - - - +1 “If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, +2 then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense. +3 Forty stripes may be given him, but not more, lest, if one should go on to beat him with more stripes than these, your brother be degraded in your sight. +4 “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain. +5 “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. +6 And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. +7 And if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.’ +8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, ‘I do not wish to take her,’ +9 then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.’ +10 And the name of his house shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.’ +11 “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, +12 then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity. +13 “You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. +14 You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. +15 A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +16 For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the Lord your God. +17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, +18 how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. +19 Therefore when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md index ecc60dcd..32b6c21a 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,28 +1,20 @@ -Offerings of Firstfruits and Tithes - # Chapter 26 -1. "When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, -2. you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. -3. And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, 'I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come into the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.' -4. Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God. - -5. "And you shall make response before the LORD your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. -6. And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. -7. Then we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. -8. And the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. -9. And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. -10. And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O LORD, have given me.' And you shall set it down before the LORD your God and worship before the LORD your God. -11. And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you. - -12. "When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, -13. then you shall say before the LORD your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them. -14. I have not eaten of the tithe while I was mourning, or removed any of it while I was unclean, or offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the LORD my God. I have done according to all that you have commanded me. -15. Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.' - -16. "This day the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and rules. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. -17. You have declared today that the LORD is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. -18. And the LORD has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments, -19. and that he will set you in praise and in fame and in honor high above all nations that he has made, and that you shall be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he promised." - - - +1 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, +2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. +3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ +4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. +5 “And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. +6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. +7 Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. +8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. +9 And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. +10 And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. +11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you. +12 “When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, +13 then you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them. +14 I have not eaten of the tithe while I was mourning, or removed any of it while I was unclean, or offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God. I have done according to all that you have commanded me. +15 Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ +16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to do these statutes and rules. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. +17 You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. +18 And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments, +19 and that he will set you in praise and in fame and in honor high above all nations that he has made, and that you shall be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md index fa9eced6..09511900 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,48 +1,27 @@ -The Altar on Mount Ebal - # Chapter 27 -1. Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, "Keep the whole commandment that I command you today. -2. And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster them with plaster. -3. And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. -4. And when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster. -5. And there you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them; -6. you shall build an altar to the LORD your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God, -7. and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God. -8. And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly." -Curses from Mount Ebal - - -9. Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, "Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the LORD your God. -10. You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today." - -11. That day Moses charged the people, saying, -12. "When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. -13. And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. -14. And the Levites shall declare to all the men of Israel in a loud voice: - -15. "'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.' - -16. "'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -17. "'Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -18. "'Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -19. "'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -20. "'Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's nakedness.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -21. "'Cursed be anyone who lies with any kind of animal.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -22. "'Cursed be anyone who lies with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -23. "'Cursed be anyone who lies with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -24. "'Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -25. "'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - -26. "'Cursed be anyone who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' - - - +1 Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep the whole commandment that I command you today. +2 And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster them with plaster. +3 And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you. +4 And when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster. +5 And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them; +6 you shall build an altar to the Lord your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God, +7 and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God. +8 And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.” +9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God. +10 You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.” +11 That day Moses charged the people, saying, +12 “When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. +13 And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. +14 And the Levites shall declare to all the men of Israel in a loud voice: +15 “‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’ +16 “‘Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +17 “‘Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +18 “‘Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +19 “‘Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +20 “‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's nakedness.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +21 “‘Cursed be anyone who lies with any kind of animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +22 “‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +23 “‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +24 “‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +25 “‘Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ +26 “‘Cursed be anyone who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md index db88312b..e75715fa 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,85 +1,69 @@ -Blessings for Obedience - # Chapter 28 -1. "And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. -2. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God. -3. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. -4. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. -5. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. -6. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. - -7. "The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. -8. The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. -9. The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. -10. And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you. -11. And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. -12. The LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. -13. And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you shall only go up and not down, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, being careful to do them, -14. and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. -Curses for Disobedience - - -15. "But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you. -16. Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. -17. Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. -18. Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. -19. Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. - -20. "The LORD will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me. -21. The LORD will make the pestilence stick to you until he has consumed you off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. -22. The LORD will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish. -23. And the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron. -24. The LORD will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed. - -25. "The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. -26. And your dead body shall be food for all birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be no one to frighten them away. -27. The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with tumors and scabs and itch, of which you cannot be healed. -28. The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind, -29. and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind grope in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. And you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually, and there shall be no one to help you. -30. You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit. -31. Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat any of it. Your donkey shall be seized before your face, but shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, but there shall be no one to help you. -32. Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all day long, but you shall be helpless. -33. A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually, -34. so that you are driven mad by the sights that your eyes see. -35. The LORD will strike you on the knees and on the legs with grievous boils of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. - -36. "The LORD will bring you and your king whom you set over you to a nation that neither you nor your fathers have known. And there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone. -37. And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away. -38. You shall carry much seed into the field and shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it. -39. You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them. -40. You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off. -41. You shall father sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity. -42. The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground. -43. The sojourner who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. -44. He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. - -45. "All these curses shall come upon you and pursue you and overtake you till you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you. -46. They shall be a sign and a wonder against you and your offspring forever. -47. Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, -48. therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. -49. The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand, -50. a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young. -51. It shall eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. - -52. "They shall besiege you in all your towns, until your high and fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down throughout all your land. And they shall besiege you in all your towns throughout all your land, which the LORD your God has given you. -53. And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you. -54. The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left, -55. so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns. -56. The most tender and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and tender, will begrudge to the husband she embraces, to her son and to her daughter, -57. her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns. - -58. "If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the LORD your God, -59. then the LORD will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting. -60. And he will bring upon you again all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. -61. Every sickness also and every affliction that is not recorded in the book of this law, the LORD will bring upon you, until you are destroyed. -62. Whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, you shall be left few in number, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God. -63. And as the LORD took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the LORD will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. - -64. "And the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. -65. And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul. -66. Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life. -67. In the morning you shall say, 'If only it were evening!' and at evening you shall say, 'If only it were morning!' because of the dread that your heart shall feel, and the sights that your eyes shall see. -68. And the LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer." - - - +1 “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. +2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. +3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. +4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. +5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. +6 Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. +7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. +8 The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +9 The Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. +10 And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. +11 And the Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. +12 The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. +13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you shall only go up and not down, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, being careful to do them, +14 and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. +15 “But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you. +16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. +17 Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. +18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. +19 Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. +20 “The Lord will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me. +21 The Lord will make the pestilence stick to you until he has consumed you off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. +22 The Lord will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish. +23 And the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron. +24 The Lord will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed. +25 “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. +26 And your dead body shall be food for all birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be no one to frighten them away. +27 The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with tumors and scabs and itch, of which you cannot be healed. +28 The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind, +29 and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind grope in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. And you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually, and there shall be no one to help you. +30 You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit. +31 Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat any of it. Your donkey shall be seized before your face, but shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, but there shall be no one to help you. +32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all day long, but you shall be helpless. +33 A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually, +34 so that you are driven mad by the sights that your eyes see. +35 The Lord will strike you on the knees and on the legs with grievous boils of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. +36 “The Lord will bring you and your king whom you set over you to a nation that neither you nor your fathers have known. And there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone. +37 And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away. +38 You shall carry much seed into the field and shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it. +39 You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them. +40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off. +41 You shall father sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity. +42 The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground. +43 The sojourner who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. +44 He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him. He shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. +45 “All these curses shall come upon you and pursue you and overtake you till you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you. +46 They shall be a sign and a wonder against you and your offspring forever. +47 Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, +48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you. +49 The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand, +50 a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young. +51 It shall eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. +52 “They shall besiege you in all your towns, until your high and fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down throughout all your land. And they shall besiege you in all your towns throughout all your land, which the Lord your God has given you. +53 And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the Lord your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you. +54 The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left, +55 so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns. +56 The most tender and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and tender, will begrudge to the husband she embraces, to her son and to her daughter, +57 her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns. +58 “If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God, +59 then the Lord will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting. +60 And he will bring upon you again all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. +61 Every sickness also and every affliction that is not recorded in the book of this law, the Lord will bring upon you, until you are destroyed. +62 Whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, you shall be left few in number, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God. +63 And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the Lord will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. +64 “And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. +65 And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul. +66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you. Night and day you shall be in dread and have no assurance of your life. +67 In the morning you shall say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and at evening you shall say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the dread that your heart shall feel, and the sights that your eyes shall see. +68 And the Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md index d2018cb9..c902c771 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,39 +1,30 @@ -The Covenant Renewed in Moab - # Chapter 29 -1. These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant that he had made with them at Horeb. - -2. And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: "You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, -3. the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders. -4. But to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear. -5. I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet. -6. You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine or strong drink, that you may know that I am the LORD your God. -7. And when you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, but we defeated them. -8. We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites. -9. Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. - -10. "You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, -11. your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water, -12. so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the LORD your God, which the LORD your God is making with you today, -13. that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. -14. It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant, -15. but with whoever is standing here with us today before the LORD our God, and with whoever is not here with us today. - -16. "You know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed. -17. And you have seen their detestable things, their idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them. -18. Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit, -19. one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike. -20. The LORD will not be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the LORD and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and the curses written in this book will settle upon him, and the LORD will blot out his name from under heaven. -21. And the LORD will single him out from all the tribes of Israel for calamity, in accordance with all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law. -22. And the next generation, your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, will say, when they see the afflictions of that land and the sicknesses with which the LORD has made it sick-- -23. the whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger and wrath-- -24. all the nations will say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?' -25. Then people will say, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, -26. and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them. -27. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, bringing upon it all the curses written in this book, -28. and the LORD uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.' - -29. "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. - - - +1 These are the words of the covenant that the Lord commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant that he had made with them at Horeb. +2 And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: “You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, +3 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders. +4 But to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear. +5 I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet. +6 You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine or strong drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. +7 And when you came to this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon and Og the king of Bashan came out against us to battle, but we defeated them. +8 We took their land and gave it for an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites. +9 Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. +10 “You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, +11 your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water, +12 so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the Lord your God, which the Lord your God is making with you today, +13 that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. +14 It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant, +15 but with whoever is standing here with us today before the Lord our God, and with whoever is not here with us today. +16 “You know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed. +17 And you have seen their detestable things, their idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold, which were among them. +18 Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit, +19 one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.’ This will lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike. +20 The Lord will not be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and the curses written in this book will settle upon him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven. +21 And the Lord will single him out from all the tribes of Israel for calamity, in accordance with all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law. +22 And the next generation, your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, will say, when they see the afflictions of that land and the sicknesses with which the Lord has made it sick— +23 the whole land burned out with brimstone and salt, nothing sown and nothing growing, where no plant can sprout, an overthrow like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger and wrath— +24 all the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?’ +25 Then people will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, +26 and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them. +27 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, bringing upon it all the curses written in this book, +28 and the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.’ +29 “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md index 3720bf4b..db12ad93 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,30 +1,21 @@ -Repentance and Forgiveness - # Chapter 30 -1. "And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, -2. and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, -3. then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you. -4. If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. -5. And the LORD your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. -6. And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. -7. And the LORD your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you. -8. And you shall again obey the voice of the LORD and keep all his commandments that I command you today. -9. The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the LORD will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, -10. when you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. -The Choice of Life and Death - - -11. "For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. -12. It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' -13. Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' -14. But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. - -15. "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. -16. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. -17. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, -18. I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. -19. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, -20. loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." - - - +1 “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, +2 and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, +3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. +4 If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. +5 And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. +6 And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. +7 And the Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you. +8 And you shall again obey the voice of the Lord and keep all his commandments that I command you today. +9 The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, +10 when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. +11 “For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. +12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ +13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ +14 But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. +15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. +16 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. +17 But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, +18 I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. +19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, +20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md index 6f8a4b1c..15920c25 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,50 +1,31 @@ -Joshua to Succeed Moses - # Chapter 31 -1. So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. -2. And he said to them, "I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not go over this Jordan.' -3. The LORD your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the LORD has spoken. -4. And the LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. -5. And the LORD will give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to the whole commandment that I have commanded you. -6. Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." - -7. Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. -8. It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." -The Reading of the Law - - -9. Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. -10. And Moses commanded them, "At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths, -11. when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. -12. Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, -13. and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess." -Joshua Commissioned to Lead Israel - - -14. And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, the days approach when you must die. Call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may commission him." And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. -15. And the LORD appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud. And the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance of the tent. - -16. And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will forsake me and break my covenant that I have made with them. -17. Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. And many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?' -18. And I will surely hide my face in that day because of all the evil that they have done, because they have turned to other gods. - -19. "Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel. -20. For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant. -21. And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give." -22. So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel. - -23. And the LORD commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. I will be with you." - -24. When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book to the very end, -25. Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, -26. "Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against you. -27. For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the LORD. How much more after my death! -28. Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them. -29. For I know that after my death you will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And in the days to come evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger through the work of your hands." -The Song of Moses - - -30. Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they were finished, in the ears of all the assembly of Israel: - - - +1 So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. +2 And he said to them, “I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’ +3 The Lord your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the Lord has spoken. +4 And the Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. +5 And the Lord will give them over to you, and you shall do to them according to the whole commandment that I have commanded you. +6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” +7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. +8 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” +9 Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. +10 And Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths, +11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. +12 Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, +13 and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.” +14 And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the days approach when you must die. Call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.” And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. +15 And the Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud. And the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance of the tent. +16 And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will forsake me and break my covenant that I have made with them. +17 Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. And many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?’ +18 And I will surely hide my face in that day because of all the evil that they have done, because they have turned to other gods. +19 “Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel. +20 For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant. +21 And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.” +22 So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel. +23 And the Lord commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. I will be with you.” +24 When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book to the very end, +25 Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, +26 “Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against you. +27 For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord. How much more after my death! +28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them. +29 For I know that after my death you will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And in the days to come evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger through the work of your hands.” +30 Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they were finished, in the ears of all the assembly of Israel: \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md index b70933d9..345cc14e 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,204 +1,154 @@ # Chapter 32 -1. "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, +1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. - -2. May my teaching drop as the rain, +2 May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. - -3. For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; +3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God! - -4. "The Rock, his work is perfect, +4 “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. - -5. They have dealt corruptly with him; +5 They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation. - -6. Do you thus repay the LORD, +6 Do you thus repay the Lord, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you? - -7. Remember the days of old; +7 Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you. - -8. When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, +8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God. - -9. But the LORD's portion is his people, +9 But the Lord's portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage. - -10. "He found him in a desert land, +10 “He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. - -11. Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, +11 Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions, - -12. the LORD alone guided him, +12 the Lord alone guided him, no foreign god was with him. - -13. He made him ride on the high places of the land, +13 He made him ride on the high places of the land, and he ate the produce of the field, and he suckled him with honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock. - -14. Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, +14 Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of Bashan and goats, - with the very finest of the wheat-- + with the very finest of the wheat— and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape. - -15. "But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; +15 “But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation. - -16. They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; +16 They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked him to anger. - -17. They sacrificed to demons that were not God, +17 They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded. - -18. You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, +18 You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth. - -19. "The LORD saw it and spurned them, +19 “The Lord saw it and spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. - -20. And he said, 'I will hide my face from them; +20 And he said, ‘I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end will be, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. - -21. They have made me jealous with what is no god; +21 They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are no people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. - -22. For a fire is kindled by my anger, +22 For a fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains. - -23. "'And I will heap disasters upon them; +23 “‘And I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend my arrows on them; - -24. they shall be wasted with hunger, - -and devoured by plague +24 they shall be wasted with hunger, + and devoured by plague and poisonous pestilence; I will send the teeth of beasts against them, with the venom of things that crawl in the dust. - -25. Outdoors the sword shall bereave, +25 Outdoors the sword shall bereave, and indoors terror, for young man and woman alike, the nursing child with the man of gray hairs. - -26. I would have said, "I will cut them to pieces; - I will wipe them from human memory," - -27. had I not feared provocation by the enemy, +26 I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces; + I will wipe them from human memory,” +27 had I not feared provocation by the enemy, lest their adversaries should misunderstand, -lest they should say, "Our hand is triumphant, - it was not the LORD who did all this."' - -28. "For they are a nation void of counsel, +lest they should say, “Our hand is triumphant, + it was not the Lord who did all this.”’ +28 “For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them. - -29. If they were wise, they would understand this; +29 If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern their latter end! - -30. How could one have chased a thousand, +30 How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, - and the LORD had given them up? - -31. For their rock is not as our Rock; + and the Lord had given them up? +31 For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves. - -32. For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom +32 For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter; - -33. their wine is the poison of serpents +33 their wine is the poison of serpents and the cruel venom of asps. - -34. "'Is not this laid up in store with me, +34 “‘Is not this laid up in store with me, sealed up in my treasuries? - -35. Vengeance is mine, and recompense, +35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, - and their doom comes swiftly.' - -36. For the LORD will vindicate his people + and their doom comes swiftly.’ +36 For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free. - -37. Then he will say, 'Where are their gods, +37 Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge, - -38. who ate the fat of their sacrifices +38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you; let them be your protection! - -39. "'See now that I, even I, am he, +39 “‘See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. - -40. For I lift up my hand to heaven +40 For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever, - -41. if I sharpen my flashing sword +41 if I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and will repay those who hate me. - -42. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, - and my sword shall devour flesh-- +42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, + and my sword shall devour flesh— with the blood of the slain and the captives, - from the long-haired heads of the enemy.' - -43. "Rejoice with him, O heavens; + from the long-haired heads of the enemy.’ +43 “Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him - and cleanses his people's land." - -44. Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun. -45. And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, -46. he said to them, "Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. -47. For it is no empty word for you, but your very life, and by this word you shall live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess." -Moses' Death Foretold - - -48. That very day the LORD spoke to Moses, -49. "Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. -50. And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people, -51. because you broke faith with me in the midst of the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, and because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the people of Israel. -52. For you shall see the land before you, but you shall not go there, into the land that I am giving to the people of Israel." - - - + and cleanses his people's land.” +44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun. +45 And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, +46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. +47 For it is no empty word for you, but your very life, and by this word you shall live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.” +48 That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, +49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. +50 And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died in Mount Hor and was gathered to his people, +51 because you broke faith with me in the midst of the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, and because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the people of Israel. +52 For you shall see the land before you, but you shall not go there, into the land that I am giving to the people of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md index 4cf87295..99d98fad 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,143 +1,111 @@ -Moses' Final Blessing on Israel - # Chapter 33 -1. This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death. -2. He said, -"The LORD came from Sinai +1 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death. +2 He said, +“The Lord came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran; he came from the ten thousands of holy ones, with flaming fire at his right hand. - -3. Yes, he loved his people, +3 Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you, - -4. when Moses commanded us a law, +4 when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob. - -5. Thus the LORD became king in Jeshurun, +5 Thus the Lord became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together. - -6. "Let Reuben live, and not die, - but let his men be few." - -7. And this he said of Judah: -"Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, +6 “Let Reuben live, and not die, + but let his men be few.” +7 And this he said of Judah: +“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With your hands contend for him, - and be a help against his adversaries." - -8. And of Levi he said, -"Give to Levi your Thummim, + and be a help against his adversaries.” +8 And of Levi he said, +“Give to Levi your Thummim, and your Urim to your godly one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah; - -9. who said of his father and mother, - 'I regard them not'; +9 who said of his father and mother, + ‘I regard them not’; he disowned his brothers and ignored his children. For they observed your word and kept your covenant. - -10. They shall teach Jacob your rules +10 They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law; they shall put incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar. - -11. Bless, O LORD, his substance, +11 Bless, O Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, - of those who hate him, that they rise not again." - -12. Of Benjamin he said, -"The beloved of the LORD dwells in safety. + of those who hate him, that they rise not again.” +12 Of Benjamin he said, +“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, - and dwells between his shoulders." - -13. And of Joseph he said, -"Blessed by the LORD be his land, + and dwells between his shoulders.” +13 And of Joseph he said, +“Blessed by the Lord be his land, with the choicest gifts of heaven above, and of the deep that crouches beneath, - -14. with the choicest fruits of the sun +14 with the choicest fruits of the sun and the rich yield of the months, - -15. with the finest produce of the ancient mountains +15 with the finest produce of the ancient mountains and the abundance of the everlasting hills, - -16. with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness +16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwells in the bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers. - -17. A firstborn bull--he has majesty, +17 A firstborn bull—he has majesty, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he shall gore the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth; they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, - and they are the thousands of Manasseh." - -18. And of Zebulun he said, -"Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, + and they are the thousands of Manasseh.” +18 And of Zebulun he said, +“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents. - -19. They shall call peoples to their mountain; +19 They shall call peoples to their mountain; there they offer right sacrifices; for they draw from the abundance of the seas - and the hidden treasures of the sand." - -20. And of Gad he said, -"Blessed be he who enlarges Gad! + and the hidden treasures of the sand.” +20 And of Gad he said, +“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad! Gad crouches like a lion; he tears off arm and scalp. - -21. He chose the best of the land for himself, +21 He chose the best of the land for himself, for there a commander's portion was reserved; and he came with the heads of the people, - with Israel he executed the justice of the LORD, - and his judgments for Israel." - -22. And of Dan he said, -"Dan is a lion's cub - that leaps from Bashan." - -23. And of Naphtali he said, -"O Naphtali, sated with favor, - and full of the blessing of the LORD, - possess the lake and the south." - -24. And of Asher he said, -"Most blessed of sons be Asher; + with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord, + and his judgments for Israel.” +22 And of Dan he said, +“Dan is a lion's cub + that leaps from Bashan.” +23 And of Naphtali he said, +“O Naphtali, sated with favor, + and full of the blessing of the Lord, + possess the lake and the south.” +24 And of Asher he said, +“Most blessed of sons be Asher; let him be the favorite of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil. - -25. Your bars shall be iron and bronze, +25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze, and as your days, so shall your strength be. - -26. "There is none like God, O Jeshurun, +26 “There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty. - -27. The eternal God is your dwelling place, +27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you - and said, 'Destroy.' - -28. So Israel lived in safety, + and said, ‘Destroy.’ +28 So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone, in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew. - -29. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, - a people saved by the LORD, +29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, + a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, - and you shall tread upon their backs." - - - + and you shall tread upon their backs.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md index 9898ccbe..5b8e7222 100644 --- a/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,19 +1,13 @@ -The Death of Moses - # Chapter 34 -1. Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, -2. all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, -3. the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. -4. And the LORD said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, 'I will give it to your offspring.' I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there." -5. So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD, -6. and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. -7. Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. -8. And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. - -9. And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses. -10. And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, -11. none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, -12. and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel. - - - +1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, +2 all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, +3 the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. +4 And the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” +5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, +6 and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. +7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. +8 And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. +9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. +10 And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, +11 none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, +12 and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md index ebf7c1f5..4f0d5036 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -God Commissions Joshua - # Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, -2. "Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. -3. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. -4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. -5. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. -6. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. -7. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. -8. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. -9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." -Joshua Assumes Command - - -10. And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, -11. "Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, 'Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.'" - -12. And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said, -13. "Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, 'The LORD your God is providing you a place of rest and will give you this land.' -14. Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them, -15. until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as he has to you, and they also take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and shall possess it, the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise." - -16. And they answered Joshua, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. -17. Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses! -18. Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous." - - - +1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, +2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. +3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. +4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. +5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. +6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. +7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. +8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. +9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” +10 And Joshua commanded the officers of the people, +11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’” +12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said, +13 “Remember the word that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is providing you a place of rest and will give you this land.’ +14 Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them, +15 until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as he has to you, and they also take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and shall possess it, the land that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.” +16 And they answered Joshua, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. +17 Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God be with you, as he was with Moses! +18 Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md index 84d0cd7b..69ed5964 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,33 +1,25 @@ -Rahab Hides the Spies - # Chapter 2 -1. And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. -2. And it was told to the king of Jericho, "Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land." -3. Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land." -4. But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, "True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. -5. And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them." -6. But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof. -7. So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out. - -8. Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof -9. and said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. -10. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. -11. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. -12. Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign -13. that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death." -14. And the men said to her, "Our life for yours even to death! If you do not tell this business of ours, then when the LORD gives us the land we will deal kindly and faithfully with you." - -15. Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall. -16. And she said to them, "Go into the hills, or the pursuers will encounter you, and hide there three days until the pursuers have returned. Then afterward you may go your way." -17. The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. -18. Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household. -19. Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. -20. But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear." -21. And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window. - -22. They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing. -23. Then the two men returned. They came down from the hills and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they told him all that had happened to them. -24. And they said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us." - - - +1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. +2 And it was told to the king of Jericho, “Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” +3 Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land.” +4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, “True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. +5 And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.” +6 But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof. +7 So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out. +8 Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof +9 and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. +10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. +11 And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. +12 Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign +13 that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.” +14 And the men said to her, “Our life for yours even to death! If you do not tell this business of ours, then when the Lord gives us the land we will deal kindly and faithfully with you.” +15 Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall. +16 And she said to them, “Go into the hills, or the pursuers will encounter you, and hide there three days until the pursuers have returned. Then afterward you may go your way.” +17 The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. +18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household. +19 Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. +20 But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.” +21 And she said, “According to your words, so be it.” Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window. +22 They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing. +23 Then the two men returned. They came down from the hills and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and they told him all that had happened to them. +24 And they said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md index 5790546e..6051e696 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -Israel Crosses the Jordan - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. -2. At the end of three days the officers went through the camp -3. and commanded the people, "As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. -4. Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before." -5. Then Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." -6. And Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people. - -7. The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. -8. And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, 'When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'" -9. And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God." -10. And Joshua said, "Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. -11. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan. -12. Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man. -13. And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap." - -14. So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, -15. and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), -16. the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. -17. Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan. - - - +1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. +2 At the end of three days the officers went through the camp +3 and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. +4 Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.” +5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” +6 And Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people. +7 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. +8 And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’” +9 And Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God.” +10 And Joshua said, “Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. +11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan. +12 Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man. +13 And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap.” +14 So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, +15 and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), +16 the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. +17 Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md index efdd7f9f..03197d2c 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,26 @@ -Twelve Memorial Stones from the Jordan - # Chapter 4 -1. When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, -2. "Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, -3. and command them, saying, 'Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.'" -4. Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. -5. And Joshua said to them, "Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, -6. that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, 'What do those stones mean to you?' -7. then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever." - -8. And the people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, just as the LORD told Joshua. And they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged and laid them down there. -9. And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day. -10. For the priests bearing the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. +1 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, +2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, +3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.’” +4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. +5 And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, +6 that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’ +7 then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.” +8 And the people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, just as the Lord told Joshua. And they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged and laid them down there. +9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day. +10 For the priests bearing the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people passed over in haste. -11. And when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the LORD and the priests passed over before the people. -12. The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had told them. -13. -About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho. -14. On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life. - -15. And the LORD said to Joshua, -16. "Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan." -17. So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan." -18. And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before. - -19. The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. -20. And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. -21. And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?' -22. then you shall let your children know, 'Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.' -23. For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, -24. so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever." - - - +11 And when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the Lord and the priests passed over before the people. +12 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had told them. +13 About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho. +14 On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life. +15 And the Lord said to Joshua, +16 “Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.” +17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.” +18 And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before. +19 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. +20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. +21 And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ +22 then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ +23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, +24 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md index e49bbf39..c5536d04 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,27 +1,16 @@ -The New Generation Circumcised - # Chapter 5 -1. As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel. - -2. At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time." -3. So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. -4. And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt. -5. Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people who were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. -6. For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD; the LORD swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. -7. So it was their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. - -8. When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. -9. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. -First Passover in Canaan - - -10. While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. -11. And the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. -12. And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.The Commander of the LORD's Army - -13. When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?" -14. And he said, "No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, "What does my lord say to his servant?" -15. And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so. - - - +1 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel. +2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” +3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. +4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt. +5 Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people who were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. +6 For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord; the Lord swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the Lord had sworn to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. +7 So it was their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. +8 When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. +9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. +10 While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. +11 And the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. +12 And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. +13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” +14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” +15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md index d99c89e3..3613c0ff 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,43 +1,32 @@ -The Fall of Jericho - # Chapter 6 -1. Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. -2. And the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. -3. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. -4. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. -5. And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him." -6. So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD." -7. And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD." - -8. And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the LORD went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD following them. -9. The armed men were walking before the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. -10. But Joshua commanded the people, "You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout." -11. So he caused the ark of the LORD to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. - -12. Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. -13. And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD walked on, and they blew the trumpets continually. And the armed men were walking before them, and the rear guard was walking after the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets blew continually. -14. And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days. - -15. On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. -16. And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for the LORD has given you the city. -17. And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. -18. But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. -19. But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD." -20. So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. -21. Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword. - -22. But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, "Go into the prostitute's house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her." -23. So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. -24. And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. -25. But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. - -26. Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, "Cursed before the LORD be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. -"At the cost of his firstborn - shall he lay its foundation, +1 Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. +2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. +3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. +4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. +5 And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” +6 So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.” +7 And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.” +8 And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. +9 The armed men were walking before the priests who were blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard was walking after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. +10 But Joshua commanded the people, “You shall not shout or make your voice heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” +11 So he caused the ark of the Lord to circle the city, going about it once. And they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp. +12 Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. +13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord walked on, and they blew the trumpets continually. And the armed men were walking before them, and the rear guard was walking after the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets blew continually. +14 And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days. +15 On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. +16 And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city. +17 And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. +18 But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. +19 But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.” +20 So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. +21 Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword. +22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute's house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.” +23 So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. +24 And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. +25 But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. +26 Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. +“At the cost of his firstborn shall he + lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son - shall he set up its gates." - -27. So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land. - - - + shall he set up its gates.” +27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md index d95df1fb..0b5dc82c 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -Israel Defeated at Ai - # Chapter 7 -1. But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the LORD burned against the people of Israel. - -2. Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." And the men went up and spied out Ai. -3. And they returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few." -4. So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they fled before the men of Ai, -5. and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water. - -6. Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads. -7. And Joshua said, "Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! -8. O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! -9. For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?" -The Sin of Achan - - -10. The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? -11. Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. -12. Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. -13. Get up! Consecrate the people and say, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the LORD, God of Israel, "There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you." -14. In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. And the tribe that the LORD takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the LORD takes shall come near by households. And the household that the LORD takes shall come near man by man. -15. And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has done an outrageous thing in Israel.'" - -16. So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken. -17. And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the Zerahites was taken. And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. -18. And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. -19. Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me." -20. And Achan answered Joshua, "Truly I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did: -21. when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath." - -22. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath. -23. And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. And they laid them down before the LORD. -24. And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor. -25. And Joshua said, "Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today." And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. -26. And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then the LORD turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor. - - - +1 But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel. +2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai. +3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few.” +4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they fled before the men of Ai, +5 and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water. +6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads. +7 And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! +8 O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! +9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?” +10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? +11 Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. +12 Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. +13 Get up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.” +14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. And the tribe that the Lord takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the Lord takes shall come near by households. And the household that the Lord takes shall come near man by man. +15 And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done an outrageous thing in Israel.’” +16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken. +17 And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the Zerahites was taken. And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. +18 And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. +19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.” +20 And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did: +21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” +22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath. +23 And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. And they laid them down before the Lord. +24 And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor. +25 And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones. +26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md index cf69b306..42cdd9b6 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,48 +1,36 @@ -The Fall of Ai - # Chapter 8 -1. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. -2. And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. Only its spoil and its livestock you shall take as plunder for yourselves. Lay an ambush against the city, behind it." - -3. So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night. -4. And he commanded them, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready. -5. And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out against us just as before, we shall flee before them. -6. And they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will say, 'They are fleeing from us, just as before.' So we will flee before them. -7. Then you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will give it into your hand. -8. And as soon as you have taken the city, you shall set the city on fire. You shall do according to the word of the LORD. See, I have commanded you." -9. So Joshua sent them out. And they went to the place of ambush and lay between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai, but Joshua spent that night among the people. - -10. Joshua arose early in the morning and mustered the people and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. -11. And all the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and encamped on the north side of Ai, with a ravine between them and Ai. -12. He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. -13. So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley. -14. And as soon as the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the men of the city, hurried and went out early to the appointed place toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. -15. And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness. -16. So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city. -17. Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city open and pursued Israel. - -18. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand." And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. -19. And the men in the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and as soon as he had stretched out his hand, they ran and entered the city and captured it. And they hurried to set the city on fire. -20. So when the men of Ai looked back, behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that, for the people who fled to the wilderness turned back against the pursuers. -21. And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, then they turned back and struck down the men of Ai. -22. And the others came out from the city against them, so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side. And Israel struck them down, until there was left none that survived or escaped. -23. But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him near to Joshua. - -24. When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of the sword. -25. And all who fell that day, both men and women, were 12,000, all the people of Ai. -26. But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction. -27. Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as their plunder, according to the word of the LORD that he commanded Joshua. -28. So Joshua burned Ai and made it forever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day. -29. And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day. -Joshua Renews the Covenant - - -30. At that time Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, -31. just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, "an altar of uncut stones, upon which no man has wielded an iron tool." And they offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings. -32. And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. -33. And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel. -34. And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. -35. There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. +2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. Only its spoil and its livestock you shall take as plunder for yourselves. Lay an ambush against the city, behind it.” +3 So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night. +4 And he commanded them, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready. +5 And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out against us just as before, we shall flee before them. +6 And they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us, just as before.’ So we will flee before them. +7 Then you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will give it into your hand. +8 And as soon as you have taken the city, you shall set the city on fire. You shall do according to the word of the Lord. See, I have commanded you.” +9 So Joshua sent them out. And they went to the place of ambush and lay between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai, but Joshua spent that night among the people. +10 Joshua arose early in the morning and mustered the people and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. +11 And all the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and encamped on the north side of Ai, with a ravine between them and Ai. +12 He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. +13 So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley. +14 And as soon as the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the men of the city, hurried and went out early to the appointed place toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. +15 And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness. +16 So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city. +17 Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city open and pursued Israel. +18 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. +19 And the men in the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and as soon as he had stretched out his hand, they ran and entered the city and captured it. And they hurried to set the city on fire. +20 So when the men of Ai looked back, behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that, for the people who fled to the wilderness turned back against the pursuers. +21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, then they turned back and struck down the men of Ai. +22 And the others came out from the city against them, so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side. And Israel struck them down, until there was left none that survived or escaped. +23 But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him near to Joshua. +24 When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of the sword. +25 And all who fell that day, both men and women, were 12,000, all the people of Ai. +26 But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction. +27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as their plunder, according to the word of the Lord that he commanded Joshua. +28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it forever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day. +29 And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And at sunset Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day. +30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, +31 just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, “an altar of uncut stones, upon which no man has wielded an iron tool.” And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings. +32 And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. +33 And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel. +34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. +35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md index b7d42aca..1bc024dd 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,36 +1,28 @@ -The Gibeonite Deception - # Chapter 9 -1. As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this, -2. they gathered together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel. - -3. But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, -4. they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended, -5. with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly. -6. And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us." -7. But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?" -8. They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?" -9. They said to him, "From a very distant country your servants have come, because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt, -10. and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth. -11. So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey and go to meet them and say to them, "We are your servants. Come now, make a covenant with us."' -12. Here is our bread. It was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey on the day we set out to come to you, but now, behold, it is dry and crumbly. -13. These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey." -14. So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the LORD. -15. And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. - -16. At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they lived among them. -17. And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. -18. But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders. -19. But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them. -20. This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them." -21. And the leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said of them. - -22. Joshua summoned them, and he said to them, "Why did you deceive us, saying, 'We are very far from you,' when you dwell among us? -23. Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God." -24. They answered Joshua, "Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the LORD your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you--so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing. -25. And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it." -26. So he did this to them and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel, and they did not kill them. -27. But Joshua made them that day cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place that he should choose. - - - +1 As soon as all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this, +2 they gathered together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel. +3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, +4 they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended, +5 with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly. +6 And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.” +7 But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?” +8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you? And where do you come from?” +9 They said to him, “From a very distant country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God. For we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt, +10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth. +11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, ‘Take provisions in your hand for the journey and go to meet them and say to them, “We are your servants. Come now, make a covenant with us.”’ +12 Here is our bread. It was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey on the day we set out to come to you, but now, behold, it is dry and crumbly. +13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey.” +14 So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord. +15 And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. +16 At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they lived among them. +17 And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. +18 But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders. +19 But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them. +20 This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.” +21 And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said of them. +22 Joshua summoned them, and he said to them, “Why did you deceive us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you dwell among us? +23 Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.” +24 They answered Joshua, “Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you—so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing. +25 And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it.” +26 So he did this to them and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel, and they did not kill them. +27 But Joshua made them that day cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, in the place that he should choose. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md index 6b0d28fa..57ba05ce 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,71 +1,48 @@ -The Sun Stands Still - # Chapter 10 -1. As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, -2. he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors. -3. So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, -4. "Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel." -5. Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. - -6. And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us." -7. So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. -8. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you." -9. So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. -10. And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. -11. And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword. - -12. At that time Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, -"Sun, stand still at Gibeon, - and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." - -13. And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, +1 As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, +2 he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors. +3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, +4 “Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” +5 Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. +6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.” +7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. +8 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you.” +9 So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. +10 And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. +11 And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword. +12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, +“Sun, stand still at Gibeon, + and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” +13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. -14. There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel. - -15. So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. -Five Amorite Kings Executed - - -16. These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. -17. And it was told to Joshua, "The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah." -18. And Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them, -19. but do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies; attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand." -20. When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, -21. then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel. - -22. Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave." -23. And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. -24. And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings." Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. -25. And Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight." -26. And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. -27. But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. - -28. As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. -Conquest of Southern Canaan - - -29. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. -30. And the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. - -31. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it. -32. And the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah. - -33. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining. - -34. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it. -35. And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish. - -36. Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it -37. and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it. - -38. Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it -39. and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king. - -40. So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel commanded. -41. And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. -42. And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. -43. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. - - - +14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel. +15 So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. +16 These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. +17 And it was told to Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” +18 And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them, +19 but do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies; attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.” +20 When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, +21 then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel. +22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.” +23 And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. +24 And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. +25 And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” +26 And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. +27 But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. +28 As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. +29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. +30 And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. +31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it. +32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah. +33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining. +34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it. +35 And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish. +36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it +37 and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it. +38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it +39 and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king. +40 So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. +41 And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. +42 And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. +43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md index d9c017fe..33d671e6 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -Conquests in Northern Canaan - # Chapter 11 -1. When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, -2. and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west, -3. to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. -4. And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. -5. And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. - -6. And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire." -7. So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them. -8. And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining. -9. And Joshua did to them just as the LORD said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire. - -10. And Joshua turned back at that time and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. -11. And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction; there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire. -12. And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua captured, and struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded. -13. But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned. -14. And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the people of Israel took for their plunder. But every person they struck with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed. -15. Just as the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses. - -16. So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland -17. from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them and put them to death. -18. Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. -19. There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took them all in battle. -20. For it was the LORD's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the LORD commanded Moses. - -21. And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction with their cities. -22. There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain. -23. So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war. - - - +1 When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, +2 and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west, +3 to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. +4 And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. +5 And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. +6 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” +7 So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them. +8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining. +9 And Joshua did to them just as the Lord said to him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire. +10 And Joshua turned back at that time and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. +11 And they struck with the sword all who were in it, devoting them to destruction; there was none left that breathed. And he burned Hazor with fire. +12 And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua captured, and struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them to destruction, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. +13 But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned. +14 And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the people of Israel took for their plunder. But every person they struck with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any who breathed. +15 Just as the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses. +16 So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland +17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them and put them to death. +18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. +19 There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took them all in battle. +20 For it was the Lord's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the Lord commanded Moses. +21 And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction with their cities. +22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain. +23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md index 8a77bbf4..040115b4 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,33 +1,25 @@ -Kings Defeated by Moses - # Chapter 12 -1. Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward: -2. Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead, -3. and the Arabah to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; -4. and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei -5. and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon. -6. Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the LORD gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. -Kings Defeated by Joshua - - -7. And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments, -8. in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites): -9. the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; -10. the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; -11. the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; -12. the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; -13. the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; -14. the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; -15. the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; -16. the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; -17. the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; -18. the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; -19. the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; -20. the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; -21. the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; -22. the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; -23. the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one; -24. the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. - - - +1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all the Arabah eastward: +2 Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead, +3 and the Arabah to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; +4 and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei +5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon. +6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. +7 And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments, +8 in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites): +9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; +10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; +11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; +12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; +13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; +14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; +15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; +16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; +17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; +18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; +19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; +20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; +21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; +22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; +23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one; +24 the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md index b4dd3ec7..3855f4c1 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,47 +1,34 @@ -Land Still to Be Conquered - # Chapter 13 -1. Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the LORD said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess. -2. This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites -3. (from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim, -4. in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites, -5. and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath, -6. all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel. Only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. -7. Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh." -The Inheritance East of the Jordan - - -8. With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them: -9. from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon; -10. and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the boundary of the Ammonites; -11. and Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah; -12. all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); these Moses had struck and driven out. -13. Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites, but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day. - -14. To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the LORD God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him. - -15. And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans. -16. So their territory was from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by Medeba; -17. with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, -18. and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, -19. and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley, -20. and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, -21. that is, all the cities of the tableland, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. -22. Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. -23. And the border of the people of Reuben was the Jordan as a boundary. This was the inheritance of the people of Reuben, according to their clans with their cities and villages. - -24. Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans. -25. Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah, -26. and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir, -27. and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary, to the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan. -28. This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages. - -29. And Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half-tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans. -30. Their region extended from Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities, -31. and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of Machir the son of Manasseh for the half of the people of Machir according to their clans. - -32. These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. -33. But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the LORD God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them. - - - +1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess. +2 This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites +3 (from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of the Avvim, +4 in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites, +5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath, +6 all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel. Only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. +7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.” +8 With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them: +9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon; +10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the boundary of the Ammonites; +11 and Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah; +12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); these Moses had struck and driven out. +13 Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites, but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day. +14 To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him. +15 And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans. +16 So their territory was from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by Medeba; +17 with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, +18 and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, +19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley, +20 and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, +21 that is, all the cities of the tableland, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. +22 Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. +23 And the border of the people of Reuben was the Jordan as a boundary. This was the inheritance of the people of Reuben, according to their clans with their cities and villages. +24 Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans. +25 Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah, +26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir, +27 and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary, to the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan. +28 This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages. +29 And Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half-tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans. +30 Their region extended from Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities, +31 and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of Machir the son of Manasseh for the half of the people of Machir according to their clans. +32 These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. +33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, just as he said to them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md index 2ccf3810..4a440a0f 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ -The Inheritance West of the Jordan - # Chapter 14 -1. These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. -2. Their inheritance was by lot, just as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. -3. For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. -4. For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. -5. The people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses; they allotted the land. -Caleb's Request and Inheritance - - -6. Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. -7. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. -8. But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God. -9. And Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.' -10. And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old. -11. I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming. -12. So now give me this hill country of which the LORD spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the LORD said." - -13. Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. -14. Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. -15. Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.) And the land had rest from war. - - - +1 These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. +2 Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. +3 For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. +4 For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. +5 The people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land. +6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. +7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. +8 But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. +9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ +10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day eighty-five years old. +11 I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming. +12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.” +13 Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. +14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. +15 Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.) And the land had rest from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md index 0af04e53..243b4816 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,83 +1,64 @@ -The Allotment for Judah - # Chapter 15 -1. The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. -2. And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. -3. It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka, -4. passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. -5. And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. -6. And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. -7. And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel. -8. Then the boundary goes up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. -9. Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). -10. And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah. -11. The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. -12. And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans. - -13. According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). -14. And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. -15. And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. -16. And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife." -17. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. -18. When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?" -19. She said to him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. - -20. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. -21. The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, -22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, -23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, -24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, -25. Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), -26. Amam, Shema, Moladah, -27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, -28. Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, -29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem, -30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, -31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, -32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages. - -33. And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, -34. Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, -35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, -36. Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages. - -37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, -38. Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, -39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, -40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, -41. Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages. - -42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan, -43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, -44. Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages. - -45. Ekron, with its towns and its villages; -46. from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. - -47. Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline. - -48. And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, -49. Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), -50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, -51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages. - -52. Arab, Dumah, Eshan, -53. Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, -54. Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages. - -55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, -56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, -57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages. - -58. Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, -59. Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages. - -60. Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. - -61. In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, -62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages. - -63. But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. - - - +1 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. +2 And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. +3 It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka, +4 passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. +5 And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. +6 And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. +7 And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel. +8 Then the boundary goes up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. +9 Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). +10 And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah. +11 The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. +12 And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans. +13 According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). +14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. +15 And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. +16 And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.” +17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. +18 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” +19 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. +20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. +21 The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, +22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, +23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, +24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, +25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), +26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, +27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, +28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, +29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, +30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, +31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, +32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages. +33 And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, +34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, +35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, +36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages. +37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, +38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, +39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, +40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, +41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages. +42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, +43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, +44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages. +45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages; +46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages. +47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline. +48 And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, +49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), +50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, +51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages. +52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, +53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, +54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages. +55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, +56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, +57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages. +58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, +59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages. +60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. +61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, +62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages. +63 But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md index f7302d85..40706985 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,18 +1,11 @@ -The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh - # Chapter 16 -1. The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. -2. Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. -3. Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. - -4. The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. - -5. The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, -6. and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, -7. then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. -8. From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans, -9. together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. -10. However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor. - - - +1 The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. +2 Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. +3 Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. +4 The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. +5 The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, +6 and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, +7 then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. +8 From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans, +9 together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. +10 However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md index f915d6ee..8d1fd3d1 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,25 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 17 -1. Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. -2. And allotments were made to the rest of the people of Manasseh by their clans, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph, by their clans. - -3. Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -4. They approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers." So according to the mouth of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father. -5. Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, -6. because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh. - -7. The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. -8. The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim. -9. Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea, -10. the land to the south being Ephraim's and that to the north being Manasseh's, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar. -11. Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath. -12. Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. -13. Now when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. - -14. Then the people of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since all along the LORD has blessed me?" -15. And Joshua said to them, "If you are a numerous people, go up by yourselves to the forest, and there clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you." -16. The people of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. Yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots of iron, both those in Beth-shean and its villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel." -17. Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, "You are a numerous people and have great power. You shall not have one allotment only, -18. but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders. For you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong." - - - +1 Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. +2 And allotments were made to the rest of the people of Manasseh by their clans, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph, by their clans. +3 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +4 They approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So according to the mouth of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father. +5 Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan, +6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh. +7 The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. +8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim. +9 Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea, +10 the land to the south being Ephraim's and that to the north being Manasseh's, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar. +11 Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath. +12 Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. +13 Now when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. +14 Then the people of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since all along the Lord has blessed me?” +15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up by yourselves to the forest, and there clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.” +16 The people of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us. Yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots of iron, both those in Beth-shean and its villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.” +17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a numerous people and have great power. You shall not have one allotment only, +18 but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders. For you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md index 5caf4c59..1c0e0c26 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,40 +1,29 @@ -Allotment of the Remaining Land - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them. - -2. There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. -3. So Joshua said to the people of Israel, "How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you? -4. Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land. They shall write a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me. -5. They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall continue in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall continue in their territory on the north. -6. And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. -7. The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their heritage. And Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them." - -8. So the men arose and went, and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, "Go up and down in the land and write a description and return to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh." -9. So the men went and passed up and down in the land and wrote in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions. Then they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh, -10. and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion. -The Inheritance for Benjamin - - -11. The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph. -12. On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan. Then the boundary goes up to the shoulder north of Jericho, then up through the hill country westward, and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-aven. -13. From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz (that is, Bethel), then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. -14. Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city belonging to the people of Judah. This forms the western side. -15. And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. And the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. -16. Then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. And it then goes down the Valley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jebusites, and downward to En-rogel. -17. Then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it goes down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, -18. and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah. -19. Then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-hoglah. And the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. -20. The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin, according to their clans, boundary by boundary all around. - -21. Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, -22. Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, -23. Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, -24. Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba--twelve cities with their villages: -25. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, -26. Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, -27. Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, -28. Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim--fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans. - - - +1 Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them. +2 There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. +3 So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? +4 Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land. They shall write a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me. +5 They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall continue in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall continue in their territory on the north. +6 And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. +7 The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage. And Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.” +8 So the men arose and went, and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go up and down in the land and write a description and return to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.” +9 So the men went and passed up and down in the land and wrote in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions. Then they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh, +10 and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion. +11 The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph. +12 On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan. Then the boundary goes up to the shoulder north of Jericho, then up through the hill country westward, and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-aven. +13 From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz (that is, Bethel), then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. +14 Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city belonging to the people of Judah. This forms the western side. +15 And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. And the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. +16 Then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. And it then goes down the Valley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jebusites, and downward to En-rogel. +17 Then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it goes down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, +18 and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah. +19 Then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-hoglah. And the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border. +20 The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin, according to their clans, boundary by boundary all around. +21 Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, +22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, +23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, +24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages: +25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, +26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, +27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, +28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md index 9aa675d2..d66a7d61 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,76 +1,52 @@ -The Inheritance for Simeon - # Chapter 19 -1. The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. -2. And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, -3. Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, -4. Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, -5. Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, -6. Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen--thirteen cities with their villages; -7. Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan--four cities with their villages, -8. together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. -9. The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. -The Inheritance for Zebulun - - -10. The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid. -11. Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam. -12. From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia. -13. From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah, -14. then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; -15. and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem--twelve cities with their villages. -16. This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans--these cities with their villages. -The Inheritance for Issachar - - -17. The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans. -18. Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, -19. Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, -20. Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, -21. Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. -22. The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan--sixteen cities with their villages. -23. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans--the cities with their villages. -The Inheritance for Asher - - -24. The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. -25. Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, -26. Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, -27. then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul, -28. Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. -29. Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib, -30. Ummah, Aphek and Rehob--twenty-two cities with their villages. -31. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans--these cities with their villages. -The Inheritance for Naphtali - - -32. The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans. -33. And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. -34. Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan. -35. The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, -36. Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, -37. Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, -38. Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh--nineteen cities with their villages. -39. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans--the cities with their villages. -The Inheritance for Dan - - -40. The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. -41. And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, -42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, -43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron, -44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, -45. Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, -46. and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa. -47. When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. -48. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans--these cities with their villages. -The Inheritance for Joshua - - -49. When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. -50. By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. - -51. These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land. - - - +1 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. +2 And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, +3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, +4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, +5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, +6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages; +7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages, +8 together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. +9 The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. +10 The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid. +11 Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam. +12 From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia. +13 From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah, +14 then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; +15 and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. +16 This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages. +17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans. +18 Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, +19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, +20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, +21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. +22 The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages. +23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages. +24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. +25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, +26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, +27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul, +28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. +29 Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib, +30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. +31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages. +32 The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans. +33 And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. +34 Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan. +35 The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, +36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, +37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, +38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages. +39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages. +40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. +41 And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, +42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, +43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, +44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, +45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, +46 and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa. +47 When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. +48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages. +49 When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. +50 By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it. +51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md index 14f5df06..4543c0a9 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,16 +1,10 @@ -The Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 20 -1. Then the LORD said to Joshua, -2. "Say to the people of Israel, 'Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, -3. that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood. -4. He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they shall take him into the city and give him a place, and he shall remain with them. -5. And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not give up the manslayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unknowingly, and did not hate him in the past. -6. And he shall remain in that city until he has stood before the congregation for judgment, until the death of him who is high priest at the time. Then the manslayer may return to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled.'" - -7. So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. -8. And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. -9. These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them, that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, till he stood before the congregation. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, +2 “Say to the people of Israel, ‘Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, +3 that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood. +4 He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they shall take him into the city and give him a place, and he shall remain with them. +5 And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not give up the manslayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unknowingly, and did not hate him in the past. +6 And he shall remain in that city until he has stood before the congregation for judgment, until the death of him who is high priest at the time. Then the manslayer may return to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled.’” +7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. +8 And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. +9 These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them, that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, till he stood before the congregation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md index 3dc67c76..9171f2e8 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,63 +1,46 @@ -Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi - # Chapter 21 -1. Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. -2. And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock." -3. So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance. - -4. The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. - -5. And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. - -6. The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. - -7. The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. - -8. These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. - -9. Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, -10. which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first. -11. They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. -12. But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. - -13. And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, -14. Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, -15. Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, -16. Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands--nine cities out of these two tribes; -17. then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, -18. Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands--four cities. -19. The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. - -20. As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. -21. To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, -22. Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands--four cities; -23. and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, -24. Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands--four cities; -25. and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands--two cities. -26. The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands. - -27. And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands--two cities; -28. and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, -29. Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands--four cities; -30. and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, -31. Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands--four cities; -32. and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands--three cities. -33. The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. - -34. And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, -35. Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands--four cities; -36. and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, -37. Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands--four cities; -38. and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, -39. Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands--four cities in all. -40. As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities. - -41. The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands. -42. These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities. - -43. Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. -44. And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands. -45. Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. - - - +1 Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. +2 And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.” +3 So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance. +4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. +5 And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. +6 The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. +7 The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. +8 These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. +9 Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, +10 which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first. +11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. +12 But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. +13 And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, +14 Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, +15 Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, +16 Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes; +17 then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, +18 Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities. +19 The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. +20 As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. +21 To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, +22 Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; +23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, +24 Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities; +25 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. +26 The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands. +27 And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities; +28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, +29 Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities; +30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, +31 Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities; +32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities. +33 The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. +34 And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, +35 Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities; +36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, +37 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities; +38 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, +39 Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. +40 As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities. +41 The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands. +42 These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities. +43 Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. +44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. +45 Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md index 3eee8532..32e10917 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -The Eastern Tribes Return Home - # Chapter 22 -1. At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, -2. and said to them, "You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. -3. You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the LORD your God. -4. And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. -5. Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul." -6. So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents. - -7. Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside their brothers in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their homes and blessed them, -8. he said to them, "Go back to your tents with much wealth and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers." -9. So the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had possessed themselves by command of the LORD through Moses. -The Eastern Tribes' Altar of Witness - - -10. And when they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of imposing size. -11. And the people of Israel heard it said, "Behold, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built the altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel." -12. And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh to make war against them. - -13. Then the people of Israel sent to the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, -14. and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel. -15. And they came to the people of Reuben, the people of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they said to them, -16. "Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD, 'What is this breach of faith that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the LORD by building yourselves an altar this day in rebellion against the LORD? -17. Have we not had enough of the sin at Peor from which even yet we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which there came a plague upon the congregation of the LORD, -18. that you too must turn away this day from following the LORD? And if you too rebel against the LORD today then tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. -19. But now, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over into the LORD's land where the LORD's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD or make us as rebels by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God. -20. Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.'" - -21. Then the people of Reuben, the people of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel, -22. "The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today -23. for building an altar to turn away from following the LORD. Or if we did so to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings on it, may the LORD himself take vengeance. -24. No, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, 'What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel? -25. For the LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you people of Reuben and people of Gad. You have no portion in the LORD.' So your children might make our children cease to worship the LORD. -26. Therefore we said, 'Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice, -27. but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we do perform the service of the LORD in his presence with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings, so your children will not say to our children in time to come, "You have no portion in the LORD."' -28. And we thought, 'If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we should say, "Behold, the copy of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you."' -29. Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and turn away this day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands before his tabernacle!" - -30. When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the people of Manasseh spoke, it was good in their eyes. -31. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the people of Manasseh, "Today we know that the LORD is in our midst, because you have not committed this breach of faith against the LORD. Now you have delivered the people of Israel from the hand of the LORD." - -32. Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the people of Reuben and the people of Gad in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them. -33. And the report was good in the eyes of the people of Israel. And the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them to destroy the land where the people of Reuben and the people of Gad were settled. -34. The people of Reuben and the people of Gad called the altar Witness, "For," they said, "it is a witness between us that the LORD is God." - - - +1 At that time Joshua summoned the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, +2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. +3 You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God. +4 And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. +5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” +6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents. +7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside their brothers in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their homes and blessed them, +8 he said to them, “Go back to your tents with much wealth and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.” +9 So the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had possessed themselves by command of the Lord through Moses. +10 And when they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of imposing size. +11 And the people of Israel heard it said, “Behold, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built the altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel.” +12 And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh to make war against them. +13 Then the people of Israel sent to the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, +14 and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel. +15 And they came to the people of Reuben, the people of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they said to them, +16 “Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, ‘What is this breach of faith that you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the Lord by building yourselves an altar this day in rebellion against the Lord? +17 Have we not had enough of the sin at Peor from which even yet we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which there came a plague upon the congregation of the Lord, +18 that you too must turn away this day from following the Lord? And if you too rebel against the Lord today then tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. +19 But now, if the land of your possession is unclean, pass over into the Lord's land where the Lord's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the Lord or make us as rebels by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God. +20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.’” +21 Then the people of Reuben, the people of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel, +22 “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith against the Lord, do not spare us today +23 for building an altar to turn away from following the Lord. Or if we did so to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings on it, may the Lord himself take vengeance. +24 No, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, ‘What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel? +25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you people of Reuben and people of Gad. You have no portion in the Lord.’ So your children might make our children cease to worship the Lord. +26 Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice, +27 but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we do perform the service of the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings, so your children will not say to our children in time to come, “You have no portion in the Lord.”’ +28 And we thought, ‘If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we should say, “Behold, the copy of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you.”’ +29 Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord and turn away this day from following the Lord by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!” +30 When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the people of Manasseh spoke, it was good in their eyes. +31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the people of Manasseh, “Today we know that the Lord is in our midst, because you have not committed this breach of faith against the Lord. Now you have delivered the people of Israel from the hand of the Lord.” +32 Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the people of Reuben and the people of Gad in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them. +33 And the report was good in the eyes of the people of Israel. And the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them to destroy the land where the people of Reuben and the people of Gad were settled. +34 The people of Reuben and the people of Gad called the altar Witness, “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md index 6f8f67b7..4c6bacb3 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,23 +1,17 @@ -Joshua's Charge to Israel's Leaders - # Chapter 23 -1. A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, -2. Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years. -3. And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the LORD your God who has fought for you. -4. Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. -5. The LORD your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you. -6. Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, -7. that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, -8. but you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day. -9. For the LORD has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day. -10. One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the LORD your God who fights for you, just as he promised you. -11. Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God. -12. For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, -13. know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the LORD your God has given you. - -14. "And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. -15. But just as all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the LORD your God has given you, -16. if you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you." - - - +1 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, +2 Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years. +3 And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you. +4 Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. +5 The Lord your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the Lord your God promised you. +6 Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, +7 that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, +8 but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. +9 For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day. +10 One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you. +11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. +12 For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, +13 know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you. +14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. +15 But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, +16 if you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md index f5422573..3efad788 100644 --- a/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,51 +1,34 @@ -The Covenant Renewal at Shechem - # Chapter 24 -1. Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God. -2. And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods. -3. Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac. -4. And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. -5. And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it, and afterward I brought you out. - -6. "'Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. -7. And when they cried to the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians and made the sea come upon them and cover them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness a long time. -8. Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. -9. Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you, -10. but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand. -11. And you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho, and the leaders of Jericho fought against you, and also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I gave them into your hand. -12. And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. -13. I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.' -Choose Whom You Will Serve - - -14. "Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. -15. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." - -16. Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods, -17. for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. -18. And the LORD drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God." - -19. But Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. -20. If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good." -21. And the people said to Joshua, "No, but we will serve the LORD." -22. Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses." -23. He said, "Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel." -24. And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey." -25. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place statutes and rules for them at Shechem. -26. And Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone and set it up there under the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the LORD. -27. And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God." -28. So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance. -Joshua's Death and Burial - - -29. After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being 110 years old. -30. And they buried him in his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. - -31. Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work that the LORD did for Israel. - -32. As for the bones of Joseph, which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt, they buried them at Shechem, in the piece of land that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph. - -33. And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim. - - - +1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God. +2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods. +3 Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac. +4 And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. +5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it, and afterward I brought you out. +6 “‘Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. +7 And when they cried to the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians and made the sea come upon them and cover them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness a long time. +8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. +9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you, +10 but I would not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand. +11 And you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho, and the leaders of Jericho fought against you, and also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I gave them into your hand. +12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. +13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored and cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.’ +14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. +15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” +16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, +17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. +18 And the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.” +19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. +20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.” +21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” +22 Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” +23 He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” +24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.” +25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place statutes and rules for them at Shechem. +26 And Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone and set it up there under the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. +27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.” +28 So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance. +29 After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old. +30 And they buried him in his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. +31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work that the Lord did for Israel. +32 As for the bones of Joseph, which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt, they buried them at Shechem, in the piece of land that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph. +33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md index 63e24b0b..dde8ea07 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,54 +1,37 @@ -The Continuing Conquest of Canaan - # Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the LORD, "Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?" -2. The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand." -3. And Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you." So Simeon went with him. -4. Then Judah went up and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. -5. They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. -6. Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. -7. And Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. - -8. And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. -9. And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. -10. And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. - -11. From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. -12. And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as wife." -13. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. -14. When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?" -15. She said to him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. - -16. And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people. -17. And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah. -18. Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. -19. And the LORD was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. -20. And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak. -21. But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. - -22. The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. -23. And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) -24. And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, "Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you." -25. And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. -26. And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day. -Failure to Complete the Conquest - - -27. Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. -28. When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely. - -29. And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. - -30. Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor. - -31. Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, -32. so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out. - -33. Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them. - -34. The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. -35. The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. -36. And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward. - - - +1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” +2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” +3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. +4 Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. +5 They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. +6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. +7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. +8 And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. +9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. +10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. +11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. +12 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.” +13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. +14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” +15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. +16 And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people. +17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah. +18 Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. +19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. +20 And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak. +21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. +22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. +23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) +24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” +25 And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. +26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day. +27 Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. +28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely. +29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. +30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor. +31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, +32 so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out. +33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them. +34 The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. +35 The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. +36 And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md index 1579c727..c5140ca6 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Israel's Disobedience - # Chapter 2 -1. Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, "I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you, -2. and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.' But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? -3. So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you." -4. As soon as the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. -5. And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the LORD. -The Death of Joshua - - -6. When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. -7. And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel. -8. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110 years. -9. And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. -10. And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that he had done for Israel. -Israel's Unfaithfulness - - -11. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. -12. And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the LORD to anger. -13. They abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. -14. So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. -15. Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.The LORD Raises Up Judges - -16. Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. -17. Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so. -18. Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. -19. But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. -20. So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he said, "Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, -21. I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, -22. in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not." -23. So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua. - - - +1 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, +2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? +3 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” +4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. +5 And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the Lord. +6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. +7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. +8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. +9 And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. +10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel. +11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. +12 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger. +13 They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. +14 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. +15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress. +16 Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. +17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. +18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. +19 But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. +20 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, +21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, +22 in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.” +23 So the Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md index 8ae416ea..fc7b35bb 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,58 +1,32 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. -2. It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before. -3. These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. -4. They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. -5. So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. -6. And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods. -Othniel - - -7. And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. -8. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. -9. But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, -Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. -10. The Spirit of the LORD was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the LORD gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. -11. So the land had rest for forty years. Then -Othniel the son of Kenaz died. -Ehud - - -12. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. -13. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. -14. And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. - -15. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, -Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. -16. And -Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes. -17. And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. -18. And when -Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. -19. But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." And he commanded, "Silence." And all his attendants went out from his presence. -20. And -Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And -Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." And he arose from his seat. -21. And -Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. -22. And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. -23. Then -Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them. - -24. When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, "Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber." -25. And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor. - -26. -Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah. -27. When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader. -28. And he said to them, "Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. -29. And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped. -30. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. -Shamgar - - -31. After him was -Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. - - - +1 Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. +2 It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before. +3 These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. +4 They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. +5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. +6 And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods. +7 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. +8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. +9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. +10 The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. +11 So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died. +12 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. +13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. +14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. +15 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. +16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes. +17 And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. +18 And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. +19 But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence. +20 And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat. +21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. +22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. +23 Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them. +24 When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.” +25 And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor. +26 Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah. +27 When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader. +28 And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the Lord has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. +29 And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped. +30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. +31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md index 5c469a84..f8a70030 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -Deborah and Barak - # Chapter 4 -1. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD after Ehud died. -2. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. -3. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. - -4. Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. -5. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. -6. She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, "Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you, 'Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. -7. And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand'?" -8. Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go." -9. And she said, "I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. -10. And Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him. - -11. Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh. - -12. When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, -13. Sisera called out all his chariots, 900 chariots of iron, and all the men who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon. -14. And Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the LORD go out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him. -15. And the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot. -16. And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. - -17. But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. -18. And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. -19. And he said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. -20. And he said to her, "Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is anyone here?' say, 'No.'" -21. But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. -22. And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking." So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple. - -23. So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel. -24. And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. - - - +1 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. +2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. +3 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. +4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. +5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. +6 She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. +7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand’?” +8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” +9 And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. +10 And Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him. +11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh. +12 When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, +13 Sisera called out all his chariots, 900 chariots of iron, and all the men who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon. +14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him. +15 And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and fled away on foot. +16 And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. +17 But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. +18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. +19 And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. +20 And he said to her, “Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’” +21 But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died. +22 And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple. +23 So on that day God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the people of Israel. +24 And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md index 3182852f..97d20dc0 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,140 +1,105 @@ -The Song of Deborah and Barak - # Chapter 5 -1. Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: - -2. "That the leaders took the lead in Israel, +1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: +2 “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, - bless the LORD! - -3. "Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; - to the LORD I will sing; - I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel. - -4. "LORD, when you went out from Seir, + bless the Lord! +3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; + to the Lord I will sing; + I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. +4 “Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water. - -5. The mountains quaked before the LORD, - even Sinai before the LORD, the God of Israel. - -6. "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, +5 The mountains quaked before the Lord, + even Sinai before the Lord, the God of Israel. +6 “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned, and travelers kept to the byways. - -7. The villagers ceased in Israel; +7 The villagers ceased in Israel; they ceased to be until I arose; I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel. - -8. When new gods were chosen, +8 When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel? - -9. My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel +9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. - Bless the LORD. - -10. "Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, + Bless the Lord. +10 “Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way. - -11. To the sound of musicians at the watering places, - there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the LORD, +11 To the sound of musicians at the watering places, + there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the Lord, the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel. -"Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD. - -12. "Awake, awake, Deborah! +“Then down to the gates marched the people of the Lord. +12 “Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, break out in a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam. - -13. Then down marched the remnant of the noble; - the people of the LORD marched down for me against the mighty. - -14. From Ephraim their root they marched down into the valley, +13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble; + the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty. +14 From Ephraim their root they marched down into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down the commanders, and from Zebulun those who bear the lieutenant's staff; - -15. the princes of Issachar came with Deborah, +15 the princes of Issachar came with Deborah, and Issachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. - -16. Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, +16 Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. - -17. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; +17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he stay with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, staying by his landings. - -18. Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death; +18 Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field. - -19. "The kings came, they fought; +19 “The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver. - -20. From heaven the stars fought, +20 From heaven the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. - -21. The torrent Kishon swept them away, +21 The torrent Kishon swept them away, the ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. -March on, my soul, with might! - -22. "Then loud beat the horses' hoofs + March on, my soul, with might! +22 “Then loud beat the horses' hoofs with the galloping, galloping of his steeds. - -23. "Curse Meroz, says the angel of the LORD, +23 “Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord, curse its inhabitants thoroughly, -because they did not come to the help of the LORD, - to the help of the LORD against the mighty. - -24. "Most blessed of women be Jael, +because they did not come to the help of the Lord, + to the help of the Lord against the mighty. +24 “Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed. - -25. He asked for water and she gave him milk; +25 He asked for water and she gave him milk; she brought him curds in a noble's bowl. - -26. She sent her hand to the tent peg +26 She sent her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera; she crushed his head; she shattered and pierced his temple. - -27. Between her feet +27 Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; between her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, - there he fell--dead. - -28. "Out of the window she peered, + there he fell—dead. +28 “Out of the window she peered, the mother of Sisera wailed through the lattice: -'Why is his chariot so long in coming? - Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?' - -29. Her wisest princesses answer, +‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? + Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’ +29 Her wisest princesses answer, indeed, she answers herself, - -30. 'Have they not found and divided the spoil?-- +30 ‘Have they not found and divided the spoil?— A womb or two for every man; spoil of dyed materials for Sisera, spoil of dyed materials embroidered, - two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?' - -31. "So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! - But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." -And the land had rest for forty years. - - - + two pieces of dyed work embroidered for the neck as spoil?’ +31 “So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! + But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” +And the land had rest for forty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md index 21b42f34..18491e10 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,59 +1,41 @@ -Midian Oppresses Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. -2. And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. -3. For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. -4. They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey. -5. For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number--both they and their camels could not be counted--so that they laid waste the land as they came in. -6. And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the LORD. - -7. When the people of Israel cried out to the LORD on account of the Midianites, -8. the LORD sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. -9. And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. -10. And I said to you, 'I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.' But you have not obeyed my voice." -The Call of Gideon - - -11. Now the angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. -12. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, "The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor." -13. And Gideon said to him, "Please, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, 'Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian." -14. And the LORD turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?" -15. And he said to him, "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." -16. And the LORD said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man." -17. And he said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. -18. Please do not depart from here until I come to you and bring out my present and set it before you." And he said, "I will stay till you return." - -19. So Gideon went into his house and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the terebinth and presented them. -20. And the angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them." And he did so. -21. Then the angel of the LORD reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. -22. Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the LORD. And Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face." -23. But the LORD said to him, "Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die." -24. Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites. - -25. That night the LORD said to him, "Take your father's bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it -26. and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down." -27. So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night. -Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal - - -28. When the men of the town rose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built. -29. And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" And after they had searched and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing." -30. Then the men of the town said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has broken down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it." -31. But Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down." -32. Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he broke down his altar. - -33. Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East came together, and they crossed the Jordan and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. -34. But the Spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon, and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him. -35. And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them. -The Sign of the Fleece - - -36. Then Gideon said to God, "If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, -37. behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said." -38. And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. -39. Then Gideon said to God, "Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew." -40. And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew. - - - +1 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. +2 And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. +3 For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. +4 They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey. +5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted—so that they laid waste the land as they came in. +6 And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the Lord. +7 When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites, +8 the Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery. +9 And I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. +10 And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.’ But you have not obeyed my voice.” +11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. +12 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.” +13 And Gideon said to him, “Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into the hand of Midian.” +14 And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?” +15 And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.” +16 And the Lord said to him, “But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” +17 And he said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. +18 Please do not depart from here until I come to you and bring out my present and set it before you.” And he said, “I will stay till you return.” +19 So Gideon went into his house and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the terebinth and presented them. +20 And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them.” And he did so. +21 Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight. +22 Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.” +23 But the Lord said to him, “Peace be to you. Do not fear; you shall not die.” +24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, The Lord Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites. +25 That night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it +26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.” +27 So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night. +28 When the men of the town rose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built. +29 And they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And after they had searched and inquired, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” +30 Then the men of the town said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has broken down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it.” +31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.” +32 Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he broke down his altar. +33 Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East came together, and they crossed the Jordan and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. +34 But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon, and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him. +35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them. +36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, +37 behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” +38 And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. +39 Then Gideon said to God, “Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.” +40 And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md index df49c8da..5b4ee548 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,39 +1,26 @@ -Gideon's Three Hundred Men - # Chapter 7 -1. Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. - -2. The LORD said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' -3. Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.'" Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained. - -4. And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, 'This one shall go with you,' shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, 'This one shall not go with you,' shall not go." -5. So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, "Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink." -6. And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. -7. And the LORD said to Gideon, "With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home." -8. So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. - -9. That same night the LORD said to him, "Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. -10. But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant. -11. And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp. -12. And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts in abundance, and their camels were without number, as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance. -13. When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat." -14. And his comrade answered, "This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp." - -15. As soon as Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped. And he returned to the camp of Israel and said, "Arise, for the LORD has given the host of Midian into your hand." -16. And he divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. -17. And he said to them, "Look at me, and do likewise. When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do as I do. -18. When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon.'" -Gideon Defeats Midian - - -19. So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch. And they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. -20. Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow. And they cried out, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" -21. Every man stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran. They cried out and fled. -22. When they blew the 300 trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword against his comrade and against all the army. And the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. -23. And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian. - -24. Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan. -25. And they captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. Then they pursued Midian, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon across the Jordan. - - - +1 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. +2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ +3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.’” Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained. +4 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ shall not go.” +5 So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, “Every one who laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself. Likewise, every one who kneels down to drink.” +6 And the number of those who lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was 300 men, but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. +7 And the Lord said to Gideon, “With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand, and let all the others go every man to his home.” +8 So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. +9 That same night the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. +10 But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant. +11 And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp. +12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts in abundance, and their camels were without number, as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance. +13 When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” +14 And his comrade answered, “This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp.” +15 As soon as Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped. And he returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the Lord has given the host of Midian into your hand.” +16 And he divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. +17 And he said to them, “Look at me, and do likewise. When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do as I do. +18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon.’” +19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch. And they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. +20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow. And they cried out, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” +21 Every man stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran. They cried out and fled. +22 When they blew the 300 trumpets, the Lord set every man's sword against his comrade and against all the army. And the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. +23 And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian. +24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and capture the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan. +25 And they captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. Then they pursued Midian, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon across the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md index 155340d2..c3a8ba4e 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,52 +1,36 @@ -Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they accused him fiercely. -2. And he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? -3. God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger against him subsided when he said this. - -4. And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. -5. So he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." -6. And the officials of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?" -7. So Gideon said, "Well then, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers." -8. And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. -9. And he said to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower." - -10. Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about 15,000 men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who drew the sword. -11. And Gideon went up by the way of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the army, for the army felt secure. -12. And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic. - -13. Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. -14. And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. -15. And he came to the men of Succoth and said, "Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?'" -16. And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson. -17. And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. - -18. Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?" They answered, "As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king." -19. And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you." -20. So he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise and kill them!" But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man. -21. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength." And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels. -Gideon's Ephod - - -22. Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian." -23. Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you." -24. And Gideon said to them, "Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) -25. And they answered, "We will willingly give them." And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil. -26. And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels. -27. And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel whored after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family. -28. So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. And the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon. -The Death of Gideon - - -29. Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. -30. Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives. -31. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. -32. And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah of the Abiezrites. - -33. As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and whored after the Baals and made Baal-berith their god. -34. And the people of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side, -35. and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel. - - - +1 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. +2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? +3 God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger against him subsided when he said this. +4 And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. +5 So he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” +6 And the officials of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” +7 So Gideon said, “Well then, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” +8 And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. +9 And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” +10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about 15,000 men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who drew the sword. +11 And Gideon went up by the way of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the army, for the army felt secure. +12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic. +13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. +14 And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. +15 And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are exhausted?’” +16 And he took the elders of the city, and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth a lesson. +17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. +18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.” +19 And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.” +20 So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man. +21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels. +22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” +23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” +24 And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) +25 And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his spoil. +26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels. +27 And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel whored after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family. +28 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. +29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. +30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives. +31 And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. +32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah of the Abiezrites. +33 As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and whored after the Baals and made Baal-berith their god. +34 And the people of Israel did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side, +35 and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md index 2ab725c7..86faa5ca 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,75 +1,58 @@ -Abimelech's Conspiracy - # Chapter 9 -1. Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, -2. "Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh." - -3. And his mother's relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother." -4. And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. -5. And he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. -6. And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem. - -7. When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, "Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you. -8. The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' -9. But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?' -10. And the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.' -11. But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?' -12. And the trees said to the vine, 'You come and reign over us.' -13. But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?' -14. Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come and reign over us.' -15. And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.' - -16. "Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved-- -17. for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian, -18. and you have risen up against my father's house this day and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative-- -19. if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. -20. But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech." -21. And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother. -The Downfall of Abimelech - - -22. Abimelech ruled over Israel three years. -23. And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, -24. that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. -25. And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech. - -26. And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him. -27. And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech. -28. And Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him? -29. Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'" - -30. When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. -31. And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you. -32. Now therefore, go by night, you and the people who are with you, and set an ambush in the field. -33. Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as your hand finds to do." - -34. So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies. -35. And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. -36. And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, people are coming down from the mountaintops!" And Zebul said to him, "You mistake the shadow of the mountains for men." -37. Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak." -38. Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them." -39. And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech. -40. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate. -41. And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives, so that they could not dwell at Shechem. - -42. On the following day, the people went out into the field, and Abimelech was told. -43. He took his people and divided them into three companies and set an ambush in the fields. And he looked and saw the people coming out of the city. So he rose against them and killed them. -44. Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and killed them. -45. And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt. - -46. When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith. -47. Abimelech was told that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together. -48. And Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an axe in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men who were with him, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done." -49. So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women. - -50. Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it. -51. But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in, and they went up to the roof of the tower. -52. And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. -53. And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. -54. Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" And his young man thrust him through, and he died. -55. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home. -56. Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. -57. And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. - - - +1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, +2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.” +3 And his mother's relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.” +4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. +5 And he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. +6 And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem. +7 When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you. +8 The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ +9 But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’ +10 And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’ +11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’ +12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ +13 But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’ +14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’ +15 And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’ +16 “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved— +17 for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian, +18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative— +19 if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. +20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.” +21 And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother. +22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years. +23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, +24 that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. +25 And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech. +26 And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him. +27 And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech. +28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him? +29 Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, ‘Increase your army, and come out.’” +30 When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. +31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you. +32 Now therefore, go by night, you and the people who are with you, and set an ambush in the field. +33 Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them as your hand finds to do.” +34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies. +35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. +36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountaintops!” And Zebul said to him, “You mistake the shadow of the mountains for men.” +37 Gaal spoke again and said, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak.” +38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your mouth now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them.” +39 And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech. +40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate. +41 And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives, so that they could not dwell at Shechem. +42 On the following day, the people went out into the field, and Abimelech was told. +43 He took his people and divided them into three companies and set an ambush in the fields. And he looked and saw the people coming out of the city. So he rose against them and killed them. +44 Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and killed them. +45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt. +46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith. +47 Abimelech was told that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together. +48 And Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an axe in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men who were with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done.” +49 So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women. +50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it. +51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in, and they went up to the roof of the tower. +52 And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. +53 And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. +54 Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” And his young man thrust him through, and he died. +55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home. +56 Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. +57 And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md index ded45862..3e9140dc 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Tola and Jair - # Chapter 10 -1. After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. -2. And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir. - -3. After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. -4. And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. -5. And Jair died and was buried in Kamon. -Further Disobedience and Oppression - - -6. The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the LORD and did not serve him. -7. So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites, -8. and they crushed and oppressed the people of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. -9. And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed. - -10. And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against you, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals." -11. And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not save you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines? -12. The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you out of their hand. -13. Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. -14. Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress." -15. And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day." -16. So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel. - -17. Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah. -18. And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." - - - +1 After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. +2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir. +3 After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. +4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. +5 And Jair died and was buried in Kamon. +6 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook the Lord and did not serve him. +7 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites, +8 and they crushed and oppressed the people of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. +9 And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed. +10 And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against you, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals.” +11 And the Lord said to the people of Israel, “Did I not save you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines? +12 The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I saved you out of their hand. +13 Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. +14 Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” +15 And the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day.” +16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he became impatient over the misery of Israel. +17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah. +18 And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md index 9996e09f..3ae22d28 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,53 +1,41 @@ -Jephthah Delivers Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah. -2. And Gilead's wife also bore him sons. And when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, "You shall not have an inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman." -3. Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob, and worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him. - -4. After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel. -5. And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. -6. And they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight against the Ammonites." -7. But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?" -8. And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the Ammonites and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." -9. Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight against the Ammonites, and the LORD gives them over to me, I will be your head." -10. And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say." -11. So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD at Mizpah. - -12. Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites and said, "What do you have against me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?" -13. And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel on coming up from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably." -14. Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites -15. and said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites, -16. but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. -17. Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let us pass through your land,' but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh. - -18. "Then they journeyed through the wilderness and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab and arrived on the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab. -19. Israel then sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon, and Israel said to him, 'Please let us pass through your land to our country,' -20. but Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel. -21. And the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country. -22. And they took possession of all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. -23. So then the LORD, the God of Israel, dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel; and are you to take possession of them? -24. Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? And all that the LORD our God has dispossessed before us, we will possess. -25. Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them? -26. While Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, 300 years, why did you not deliver them within that time? -27. I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me. The LORD, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon." -28. But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the words of Jephthah that he sent to him. -Jephthah's Tragic Vow - - -29. Then the Spirit of the LORD was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. -30. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, -31. then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering." -32. So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD gave them into his hand. -33. And he struck them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a great blow. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. - -34. Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. -35. And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." -36. And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." -37. So she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions." -38. So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. -39. And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel -40. that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. - - - +1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah. +2 And Gilead's wife also bore him sons. And when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You shall not have an inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.” +3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob, and worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him. +4 After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel. +5 And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. +6 And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader, that we may fight against the Ammonites.” +7 But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?” +8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the Ammonites and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” +9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight against the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them over to me, I will be your head.” +10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say.” +11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord at Mizpah. +12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites and said, “What do you have against me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?” +13 And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel on coming up from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably.” +14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites +15 and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites, +16 but when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. +17 Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh. +18 “Then they journeyed through the wilderness and went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab and arrived on the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab. +19 Israel then sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon, and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land to our country,’ +20 but Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people together and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel. +21 And the Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country. +22 And they took possession of all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. +23 So then the Lord, the God of Israel, dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel; and are you to take possession of them? +24 Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? And all that the Lord our God has dispossessed before us, we will possess. +25 Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them? +26 While Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, 300 years, why did you not deliver them within that time? +27 I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me. The Lord, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon.” +28 But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the words of Jephthah that he sent to him. +29 Then the Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. +30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, +31 then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.” +32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord gave them into his hand. +33 And he struck them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a great blow. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. +34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. +35 And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot take back my vow.” +36 And she said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to the Lord; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the Lord has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites.” +37 So she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions.” +38 So he said, “Go.” Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. +39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel +40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md index 09b1be91..0d5f49f3 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,27 +1,16 @@ -Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim - # Chapter 12 -1. The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire." -2. And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. -3. And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" -4. Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh." -5. And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" When he said, "No," -6. they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell. - -7. Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. -Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon - - -8. After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. -9. He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. -10. Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. - -11. After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. -12. Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. - -13. After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. -14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years. -15. Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. - - - +1 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” +2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. +3 And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” +4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” +5 And the Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” +6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell. +7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead. +8 After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. +9 He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. +10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. +11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. +12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. +13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. +14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years. +15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md index ca215d2f..ca9cbf26 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,35 +1,26 @@ -The Birth of Samson - # Chapter 13 -1. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. - -2. There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. -3. And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. -4. Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, -5. for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines." -6. Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, -7. but he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.'" - -8. Then Manoah prayed to the LORD and said, "O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born." -9. And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. -10. So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me." -11. And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to this woman?" And he said, "I am." -12. And Manoah said, "Now when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?" -13. And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. -14. She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe." - -15. Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you." -16. And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the LORD." (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.) -17. And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?" -18. And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?" -19. So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD, to the one who works wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. -20. And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the LORD went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground. - -21. The angel of the LORD appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD. -22. And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, for we have seen God." -23. But his wife said to him, "If the LORD had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these." -24. And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the LORD blessed him. -25. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. - - - +1 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. +2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children. +3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. +4 Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, +5 for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” +6 Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, +7 but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’” +8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” +9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. +10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.” +11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said, “I am.” +12 And Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?” +13 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. +14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.” +15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you.” +16 And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) +17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” +18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” +19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. +20 And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground. +21 The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. +22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, for we have seen God.” +23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these.” +24 And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him. +25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md index 81fcbc51..533ca815 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,41 +1,29 @@ -Samson's Marriage - # Chapter 14 -1. Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines. -2. Then he came up and told his father and mother, "I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife." -3. But his father and mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes." - -4. His father and mother did not know that it was from the LORD, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel. - -5. Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion came toward him roaring. -6. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. -7. Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes. - -8. After some days he returned to take her. And he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. -9. He scraped it out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion. - -10. His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do. -11. As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. -12. And Samson said to them, "Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes, -13. but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes." And they said to him, "Put your riddle, that we may hear it." -14. -And he said to them, -"Out of the eater came something to eat. -Out of the strong came something sweet." +1 Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines. +2 Then he came up and told his father and mother, “I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife.” +3 But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.” +4 His father and mother did not know that it was from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel. +5 Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion came toward him roaring. +6 Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. +7 Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes. +8 After some days he returned to take her. And he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. +9 He scraped it out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion. +10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, for so the young men used to do. +11 As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. +12 And Samson said to them, “Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes, +13 but if you cannot tell me what it is, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Put your riddle, that we may hear it.” +14 And he said to them, +“Out of the eater came something to eat. +Out of the strong came something sweet.” And in three days they could not solve the riddle. - -15. On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?" -16. And Samson's wife wept over him and said, "You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is." And he said to her, "Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?" -17. She wept before him the seven days that their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her, because she pressed him hard. Then she told the riddle to her people. -18. And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, -"What is sweeter than honey? -What is stronger than a lion?" +15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?” +16 And Samson's wife wept over him and said, “You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is.” And he said to her, “Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?” +17 She wept before him the seven days that their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her, because she pressed him hard. Then she told the riddle to her people. +18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, +“What is sweeter than honey? +What is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, -"If you had not plowed with my heifer, -you would not have found out my riddle." - -19. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father's house. -20. And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. - - - +“If you had not plowed with my heifer, +you would not have found out my riddle.” +19 And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father's house. +20 And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md index 12918dee..6cd393a9 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,34 +1,25 @@ -Samson Defeats the Philistines - # Chapter 15 -1. After some days, at the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a young goat. And he said, "I will go in to my wife in the chamber." But her father would not allow him to go in. -2. And her father said, "I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead." -3. And Samson said to them, "This time I shall be innocent in regard to the Philistines, when I do them harm." -4. So Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took torches. And he turned them tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails. -5. And when he had set fire to the torches, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines and set fire to the stacked grain and the standing grain, as well as the olive orchards. -6. Then the Philistines said, "Who has done this?" And they said, "Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion." And the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire. -7. And Samson said to them, "If this is what you do, I swear I will be avenged on you, and after that I will quit." -8. And he struck them hip and thigh with a great blow, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam. - -9. Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a raid on Lehi. -10. And the men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" They said, "We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us." -11. Then 3,000 men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?" And he said to them, "As they did to me, so have I done to them." -12. And they said to him, "We have come down to bind you, that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines." And Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves." -13. They said to him, "No; we will only bind you and give you into their hands. We will surely not kill you." So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. - -14. When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. -15. And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men. -16. And Samson said, -"With the jawbone of a donkey, +1 After some days, at the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a young goat. And he said, “I will go in to my wife in the chamber.” But her father would not allow him to go in. +2 And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.” +3 And Samson said to them, “This time I shall be innocent in regard to the Philistines, when I do them harm.” +4 So Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took torches. And he turned them tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails. +5 And when he had set fire to the torches, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines and set fire to the stacked grain and the standing grain, as well as the olive orchards. +6 Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire. +7 And Samson said to them, “If this is what you do, I swear I will be avenged on you, and after that I will quit.” +8 And he struck them hip and thigh with a great blow, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam. +9 Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a raid on Lehi. +10 And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us.” +11 Then 3,000 men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “As they did to me, so have I done to them.” +12 And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.” +13 They said to him, “No; we will only bind you and give you into their hands. We will surely not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. +14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. +15 And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men. +16 And Samson said, +“With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey - have I struck down a thousand men." - -17. As soon as he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand. And that place was called Ramath-lehi. - -18. And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the LORD and said, "You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?" -19. And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore the name of it was called En-hakkore; it is at Lehi to this day. -20. And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. - - - + have I struck down a thousand men.” +17 As soon as he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand. And that place was called Ramath-lehi. +18 And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, “You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” +19 And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore the name of it was called En-hakkore; it is at Lehi to this day. +20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md index 49366e25..ee87828c 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,47 +1,32 @@ -Samson and Delilah - # Chapter 16 -1. Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her. -2. The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here." And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, "Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him." -3. But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. - -4. After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. -5. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, "Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver." -6. So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you." - -7. Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man." -8. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them. -9. Now she had men lying in ambush in an inner chamber. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the bowstrings, as a thread of flax snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. - -10. Then Delilah said to Samson, "Behold, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you might be bound." -11. And he said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man." -12. So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And the men lying in ambush were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread. - -13. Then Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man." -14. So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web. - -15. And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies." -16. And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. -17. And he told her all his heart, and said to her, "A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man." - -18. When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up again, for he has told me all his heart." Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hands. -19. She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. -20. And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep and said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had left him. -21. And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison. -22. But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. -The Death of Samson - - -23. Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand." -24. And when the people saw him, they praised their god. For they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us." -25. And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may entertain us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars. -26. And Samson said to the young man who held him by the hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them." -27. Now the house was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about 3,000 men and women, who looked on while Samson entertained. - -28. Then Samson called to the LORD and said, "O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes." -29. And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his weight against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other. -30. And Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines." Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life. -31. Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years. - - - +1 Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her. +2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him.” +3 But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. +4 After this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. +5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.” +6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.” +7 Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” +8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them. +9 Now she had men lying in ambush in an inner chamber. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he snapped the bowstrings, as a thread of flax snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. +10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you might be bound.” +11 And he said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” +12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the men lying in ambush were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread. +13 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” +14 So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web. +15 And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.” +16 And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. +17 And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.” +18 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up again, for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hands. +19 She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. +20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him. +21 And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. And he ground at the mill in the prison. +22 But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. +23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.” +24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god. For they said, “Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us.” +25 And when their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars. +26 And Samson said to the young man who held him by the hand, “Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them.” +27 Now the house was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about 3,000 men and women, who looked on while Samson entertained. +28 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.” +29 And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his weight against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other. +30 And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he bowed with all his strength, and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life. +31 Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md index 13b0f6b9..62ca91ac 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,20 +1,14 @@ -Micah and the Levite - # Chapter 17 -1. There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. -2. And he said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD." -3. And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, "I dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you." -4. So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. -5. And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. -6. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - -7. Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. -8. And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. -9. And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place." -10. And Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living." And the Levite went in. -11. And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. -12. And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. -13. Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest." - - - +1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. +2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the Lord.” +3 And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, “I dedicate the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” +4 So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. +5 And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. +6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. +7 Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. +8 And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. +9 And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place.” +10 And Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living.” And the Levite went in. +11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. +12 And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. +13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md index c1188187..c51cdd6b 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,42 +1,32 @@ -Danites Take the Levite and the Idol - # Chapter 18 -1. In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them. -2. So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. -3. When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?" -4. And he said to them, "This is how Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest." -5. And they said to him, "Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed." -6. And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD." - -7. Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. -8. And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, "What do you report?" -9. They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land. -10. As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth." - -11. So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, -12. and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim. -13. And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah. - -14. Then the five men who had gone to scout out the country of Laish said to their brothers, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a metal image? Now therefore consider what you will do." -15. And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare. -16. Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate. -17. And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war. -18. And when these went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, "What are you doing?" -19. And they said to him, "Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?" -20. And the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people. - -21. So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them. -22. When they had gone a distance from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called out, and they overtook the people of Dan. -23. And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?" -24. And he said, "You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, 'What is the matter with you?'" -25. And the people of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household." -26. Then the people of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home. - -27. But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. -28. And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. Then they rebuilt the city and lived in it. -29. And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first. -30. And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. -31. So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. - - - +1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them. +2 So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. +3 When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” +4 And he said to them, “This is how Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest.” +5 And they said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.” +6 And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord.” +7 Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. +8 And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?” +9 They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land. +10 As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.” +11 So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, +12 and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim. +13 And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah. +14 Then the five men who had gone to scout out the country of Laish said to their brothers, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a metal image? Now therefore consider what you will do.” +15 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare. +16 Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate. +17 And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war. +18 And when these went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” +19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?” +20 And the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people. +21 So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them. +22 When they had gone a distance from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called out, and they overtook the people of Dan. +23 And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?” +24 And he said, “You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, ‘What is the matter with you?’” +25 And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.” +26 Then the people of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home. +27 But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. +28 And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. Then they rebuilt the city and lived in it. +29 And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first. +30 And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. +31 So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md index 8e1c4aaa..96638765 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,42 +1,31 @@ -A Levite and His Concubine - # Chapter 19 -1. In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. -2. And his concubine was unfaithful to him, and she went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months. -3. Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. -4. And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. -5. And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go." -6. So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry." -7. And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again. -8. And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart. And the girl's father said, "Strengthen your heart and wait until the day declines." So they ate, both of them. -9. And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day draws to its close. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home." - -10. But the man would not spend the night. He rose up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him. -11. When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it." -12. And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah." -13. And he said to his young man, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah." -14. So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, -15. and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night. - -16. And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites. -17. And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city. And the old man said, "Where are you going? And where do you come from?" -18. And he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the LORD, but no one has taken me into his house. -19. We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. There is no lack of anything." -20. And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square." -21. So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. -Gibeah's Crime - - -22. As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him." -23. And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing. -24. Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out now. Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man do not do this outrageous thing." -25. But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and made her go out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go. -26. And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, until it was light. - -27. And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold. -28. He said to her, "Get up, let us be going." But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home. -29. And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. -30. And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak." - - - +1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. +2 And his concubine was unfaithful to him, and she went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months. +3 Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. +4 And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there. +5 And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.” +6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together. And the girl's father said to the man, “Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.” +7 And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again. +8 And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart. And the girl's father said, “Strengthen your heart and wait until the day declines.” So they ate, both of them. +9 And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, “Behold, now the day has waned toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day draws to its close. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home.” +10 But the man would not spend the night. He rose up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him. +11 When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, “Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.” +12 And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.” +13 And he said to his young man, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah.” +14 So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, +15 and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night. +16 And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites. +17 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city. And the old man said, “Where are you going? And where do you come from?” +18 And he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord, but no one has taken me into his house. +19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. There is no lack of anything.” +20 And the old man said, “Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square.” +21 So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. +22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.” +23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing. +24 Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out now. Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man do not do this outrageous thing.” +25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and made her go out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go. +26 And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, until it was light. +27 And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold. +28 He said to her, “Get up, let us be going.” But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home. +29 And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. +30 And all who saw it said, “Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md index 1319d9be..c36a94e3 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,61 +1,50 @@ -Israel's War with the Tribe of Benjamin - # Chapter 20 -1. Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah. -2. And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 men on foot that drew the sword. -3. (Now the people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how did this evil happen?" -4. And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. -5. And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me and surrounded the house against me by night. They meant to kill me, and they violated my concubine, and she is dead. -6. So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed abomination and outrage in Israel. -7. Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here." - -8. And all the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house. -9. But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot, -10. and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may repay Gibeah of Benjamin for all the outrage that they have committed in Israel." -11. So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man. - -12. And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What evil is this that has taken place among you? -13. Now therefore give up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel. -14. Then the people of Benjamin came together out of the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the people of Israel. -15. And the people of Benjamin mustered out of their cities on that day 26,000 men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who mustered 700 chosen men. -16. Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. -17. And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered 400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war. - -18. The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, "Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first." - -19. Then the people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. -20. And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin, and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gibeah. -21. The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites. -22. But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day. -23. And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening. And they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them." - -24. So the people of Israel came near against the people of Benjamin the second day. -25. And Benjamin went against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed 18,000 men of the people of Israel. All these were men who drew the sword. -26. Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept. They sat there before the LORD and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. -27. And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, -28. and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we go out once more to battle against our brothers, the people of Benjamin, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand." - -29. So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah. -30. And the people of Israel went up against the people of Benjamin on the third day and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. -31. And the people of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city. And as at other times they began to strike and kill some of the people in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel. -32. And the people of Benjamin said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the people of Israel said, "Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways." -33. And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar, and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place from Maareh-geba. -34. And there came against Gibeah 10,000 chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them. -35. And the LORD defeated Benjamin before Israel, and the people of Israel destroyed 25,100 men of Benjamin that day. All these were men who drew the sword. -36. So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. +1 Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah. +2 And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 men on foot that drew the sword. +3 (Now the people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this evil happen?” +4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “I came to Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. +5 And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me and surrounded the house against me by night. They meant to kill me, and they violated my concubine, and she is dead. +6 So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed abomination and outrage in Israel. +7 Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.” +8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house. +9 But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot, +10 and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may repay Gibeah of Benjamin for all the outrage that they have committed in Israel.” +11 So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man. +12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What evil is this that has taken place among you? +13 Now therefore give up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel. +14 Then the people of Benjamin came together out of the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the people of Israel. +15 And the people of Benjamin mustered out of their cities on that day 26,000 men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who mustered 700 chosen men. +16 Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. +17 And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered 400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war. +18 The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, “Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.” +19 Then the people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. +20 And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin, and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gibeah. +21 The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites. +22 But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day. +23 And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.” +24 So the people of Israel came near against the people of Benjamin the second day. +25 And Benjamin went against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed 18,000 men of the people of Israel. All these were men who drew the sword. +26 Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. +27 And the people of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, +28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, “Shall we go out once more to battle against our brothers, the people of Benjamin, or shall we cease?” And the Lord said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.” +29 So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah. +30 And the people of Israel went up against the people of Benjamin on the third day and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. +31 And the people of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city. And as at other times they began to strike and kill some of the people in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel. +32 And the people of Benjamin said, “They are routed before us, as at the first.” But the people of Israel said, “Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways.” +33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar, and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place from Maareh-geba. +34 And there came against Gibeah 10,000 chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them. +35 And the Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel, and the people of Israel destroyed 25,100 men of Benjamin that day. All these were men who drew the sword. +36 So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah. -37. Then the men in ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; the men in ambush moved out and struck all the city with the edge of the sword. -38. Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in the main ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city -39. the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel. They said, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." -40. But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven. -41. Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them. -42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. And those who came out of the cities were destroying them in their midst. -43. Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gibeah on the east. -44. Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of them men of valor. -45. And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. Five thousand men of them were cut down in the highways. And they were pursued hard to Gidom, and 2,000 men of them were struck down. -46. So all who fell that day of Benjamin were 25,000 men who drew the sword, all of them men of valor. -47. But 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and remained at the rock of Rimmon four months. -48. And the men of Israel turned back against the people of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, the city, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns that they found they set on fire. - - - +37 Then the men in ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; the men in ambush moved out and struck all the city with the edge of the sword. +38 Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in the main ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city +39 the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel. They said, “Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.” +40 But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven. +41 Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them. +42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. And those who came out of the cities were destroying them in their midst. +43 Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gibeah on the east. +44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of them men of valor. +45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. Five thousand men of them were cut down in the highways. And they were pursued hard to Gidom, and 2,000 men of them were struck down. +46 So all who fell that day of Benjamin were 25,000 men who drew the sword, all of them men of valor. +47 But 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and remained at the rock of Rimmon four months. +48 And the men of Israel turned back against the people of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, the city, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns that they found they set on fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md index bdef2cea..b8140004 100644 --- a/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,35 +1,26 @@ -Wives Provided for the Tribe of Benjamin - # Chapter 21 -1. Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin." -2. And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. -3. And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?" -4. And the next day the people rose early and built there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. -5. And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall surely be put to death." -6. And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day. -7. What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?" - -8. And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly. -9. For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead was there. -10. So the congregation sent 12,000 of their bravest men there and commanded them, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones. -11. This is what you shall do: every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall devote to destruction." -12. And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. - -13. Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them. -14. And Benjamin returned at that time. And they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead, but they were not enough for them. -15. And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. - -16. Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?" -17. And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel. -18. Yet we cannot give them wives from our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin." -19. So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah." -20. And they commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, "Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards -21. and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. -22. And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us, because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'" -23. And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and lived in them. -24. And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance. - -25. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - - - +1 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.” +2 And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. +3 And they said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?” +4 And the next day the people rose early and built there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. +5 And the people of Israel said, “Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the Lord?” For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” +6 And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel this day. +7 What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?” +8 And they said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly. +9 For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead was there. +10 So the congregation sent 12,000 of their bravest men there and commanded them, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones. +11 This is what you shall do: every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall devote to destruction.” +12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. +13 Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them. +14 And Benjamin returned at that time. And they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead, but they were not enough for them. +15 And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. +16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?” +17 And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel. +18 Yet we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” For the people of Israel had sworn, “Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.” +19 So they said, “Behold, there is the yearly feast of the Lord at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” +20 And they commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards +21 and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. +22 And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.’” +23 And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and lived in them. +24 And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance. +25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md index 226523d8..3b116332 100644 --- a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -Naomi Widowed - # Chapter 1 -1. In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. -2. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. -3. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. -4. These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, -5. and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. -Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi - - -6. Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the LORD had visited his people and given them food. -7. So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. -8. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. -9. The LORD grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!" Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. -10. And they said to her, "No, we will return with you to your people." -11. But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? -12. Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, -13. would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me." -14. Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. - -15. And she said, "See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law." -16. But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. -17. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the LORD do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you." -18. And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more. -Naomi and Ruth Return - - -19. So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, "Is this Naomi?" -20. She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. -21. I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?" - -22. So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. - - - +1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. +2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. +3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. +4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, +5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. +6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. +7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. +8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. +9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. +10 And they said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.” +11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? +12 Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, +13 would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” +14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. +15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” +16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. +17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” +18 And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more. +19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” +20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. +21 I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?” +22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md index e6637a8f..fdbfc700 100644 --- a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -Ruth Meets Boaz - # Chapter 2 -1. Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. -2. And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." And she said to her, "Go, my daughter." -3. So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. -4. And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, "The LORD be with you!" And they answered, "The LORD bless you." -5. Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?" -6. And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, "She is the young Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. -7. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.' So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest." - -8. Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. -9. Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn." -10. Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?" -11. But Boaz answered her, "All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. -12. The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!" -13. Then she said, "I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants." - -14. And at mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine." So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over. -15. When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. -16. And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her." - -17. So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. -18. And she took it up and went into the city. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also brought out and gave her what food she had left over after being satisfied. -19. And her mother-in-law said to her, "Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you." So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz." -20. And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the LORD, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!" Naomi also said to her, "The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers." -21. And Ruth the Moabite said, "Besides, he said to me, 'You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.'" -22. And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted." -23. So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law. - - - +1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. +2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” +3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. +4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.” +5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” +6 And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. +7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.” +8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. +9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn.” +10 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” +11 But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. +12 The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!” +13 Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.” +14 And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over. +15 When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. +16 And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.” +17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. +18 And she took it up and went into the city. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also brought out and gave her what food she had left over after being satisfied. +19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.” +20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.” +21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’” +22 And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted.” +23 So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md index bacab564..37c4fe51 100644 --- a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,26 +1,19 @@ -Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? -2. Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. -3. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. -4. But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do." -5. And she replied, "All that you say I will do." - -6. So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. -7. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. -8. At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! -9. He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer." -10. And he said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. -11. And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman. -12. And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I. -13. Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the LORD lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning." - -14. So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, "Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor." -15. And he said, "Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out." So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley and put it on her. Then she went into the city. -16. And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her, -17. saying, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, 'You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'" -18. She replied, "Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today." - - - +1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? +2 Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. +3 Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. +4 But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.” +5 And she replied, “All that you say I will do.” +6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. +7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. +8 At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! +9 He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.” +10 And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. +11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman. +12 And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I. +13 Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.” +14 So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” +15 And he said, “Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out.” So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley and put it on her. Then she went into the city. +16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did you fare, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her, +17 saying, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, ‘You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’” +18 She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md index 25f5f9e5..de7b96b8 100644 --- a/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -Boaz Redeems Ruth - # Chapter 4 -1. Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, friend; sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down. -2. And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down. -3. Then he said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. -4. So I thought I would tell you of it and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you." And he said, "I will redeem it." -5. Then Boaz said, "The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance." -6. Then the redeemer said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it." - -7. Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. -8. So when the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal. -9. Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and to Mahlon. -10. Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day." -11. Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, -12. and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the LORD will give you by this young woman." -Ruth and Boaz Marry - - -13. So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. -14. Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! -15. He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him." -16. Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. -17. And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. -The Genealogy of David - - -18. Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, -19. Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, -20. Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, -21. Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, -22. Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David. - - - +1 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. +2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. +3 Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. +4 So I thought I would tell you of it and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you.” And he said, “I will redeem it.” +5 Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance.” +6 Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it.” +7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. +8 So when the redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he drew off his sandal. +9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and to Mahlon. +10 Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day.” +11 Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, +12 and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the Lord will give you by this young woman.” +13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. +14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! +15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” +16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. +17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. +18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, +19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, +20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, +21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, +22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 766fd08b..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -The Birth of Samuel - -# Chapter 1 -1. There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. -2. He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. - -3. Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD. -4. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. -5. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb. -6. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. -7. So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. -8. And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?" - -9. After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. -10. She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. -11. And she vowed a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head." - -12. As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. -13. Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. -14. And Eli said to her, "How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you." -15. But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD. -16. Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation." -17. Then Eli answered, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him." -18. And she said, "Let your servant find favor in your eyes." Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. - -19. They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. -20. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, "I have asked for him from the LORD."Samuel Given to the LORD - -21. The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. -22. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the LORD and dwell there forever." -23. Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the LORD establish his word." So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him. -24. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young. -25. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. -26. And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD. -27. For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. -28. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD." -And he worshiped the LORD there. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index d6b85040..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -Hannah's Prayer - -# Chapter 2 -1. And Hannah prayed and said, -"My heart exults in the LORD; - my horn is exalted in the LORD. -My mouth derides my enemies, - because I rejoice in your salvation. - -2. "There is none holy like the LORD: - for there is none besides you; - there is no rock like our God. - -3. Talk no more so very proudly, - let not arrogance come from your mouth; -for the LORD is a God of knowledge, - and by him actions are weighed. - -4. The bows of the mighty are broken, - but the feeble bind on strength. - -5. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, - but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. -The barren has borne seven, - but she who has many children is forlorn. - -6. The LORD kills and brings to life; - he brings down to Sheol and raises up. - -7. The LORD makes poor and makes rich; - he brings low and he exalts. - -8. He raises up the poor from the dust; - -he lifts the needy from the ash heap -to make them sit with princes - and inherit a seat of honor. -For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, - and on them he has set the world. - -9. "He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, - but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, - for not by might shall a man prevail. - -10. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; - against them he will thunder in heaven. -The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; - -he will give strength to his king - and exalt the horn of his anointed." - -11. Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. -Eli's Worthless Sons - - -12. Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD. -13. The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, -14. and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. -15. Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, "Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw." -16. And if the man said to him, "Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish," he would say, "No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force." -17. Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt. - -18. Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy clothed with a linen ephod. -19. And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. -20. Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "May the LORD give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the LORD." So then they would return to their home. - -21. Indeed the LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the LORD. -Eli Rebukes His Sons - - -22. Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting. -23. And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. -24. No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading abroad. -25. If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?" But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the LORD to put them to death. - -26. Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and also with man.The LORD Rejects Eli's Household - -27. And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? -28. Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. -29. Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?' -30. Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,' but now the LORD declares: 'Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. -31. Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. -32. Then in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. -33. The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants of your house shall die by the sword of men. -34. And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day. -35. And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. -36. And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, "Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'" - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index e741f9fc..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Calls Samuel - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. - -2. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. -3. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. - -4. Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, "Here I am!" -5. and ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down. - -6. And the LORD called again, "Samuel!" and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." -7. Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. - -8. And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. -9. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, 'Speak, LORD, for your servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. - -10. And the LORD came and stood, calling as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant hears." -11. Then the LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. -12. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. -13. And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. -14. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." - -15. Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. -16. But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am." -17. And Eli said, "What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also if you hide anything from me of all that he told you." -18. So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him." - -19. And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. -20. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD. -21. And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0199b390..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines Capture the Ark - -# Chapter 4 -1. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. -Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. -2. The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. -3. And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies." -4. So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. - -5. As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded. -6. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp, -7. the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. -8. Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. -9. Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight." - -10. So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. -11. And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. -The Death of Eli - - -12. A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. -13. When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out. -14. When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, "What is this uproar?" Then the man hurried and came and told Eli. -15. Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see. -16. And the man said to Eli, "I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today." And he said, "How did it go, my son?" -17. He who brought the news answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured." -18. As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years. - -19. Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed and gave birth, for her pains came upon her. -20. And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, "Do not be afraid, for you have borne a son." But she did not answer or pay attention. -21. And she named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. -22. And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2382f64a..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines and the Ark - -# Chapter 5 -1. When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. -2. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. -3. And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. -4. But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. -5. This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. - -6. The hand of the LORD was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. -7. And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god." -8. So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" They answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath." So they brought the ark of the God of Israel there. -9. But after they had brought it around, the hand of the LORD was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that tumors broke out on them. -10. So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, "They have brought around to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people." -11. They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people." For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. The hand of God was very heavy there. -12. The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 69bd5519..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Returned to Israel - -# Chapter 6 -1. The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. -2. And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place." -3. They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but by all means return him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand does not turn away from you." -4. And they said, "What is the guilt offering that we shall return to him?" They answered, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. -5. So you must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you and your gods and your land. -6. Why should you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he had dealt severely with them, did they not send the people away, and they departed? -7. Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them. -8. And take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart and put in a box at its side the figures of gold, which you are returning to him as a guilt offering. Then send it off and let it go its way -9. and watch. If it goes up on the way to its own land, to Beth-shemesh, then it is he who has done us this great harm, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it happened to us by coincidence." - -10. The men did so, and took two milk cows and yoked them to the cart and shut up their calves at home. -11. And they put the ark of the LORD on the cart and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors. -12. And the cows went straight in the direction of Beth-shemesh along one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh. -13. Now the people of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. And when they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced to see it. -14. The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there. A great stone was there. And they split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD. -15. And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box that was beside it, in which were the golden figures, and set them upon the great stone. And the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices on that day to the LORD. -16. And when the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron. - -17. These are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron, -18. and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and unwalled villages. The great stone beside which they set down the ark of the LORD is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. - -19. And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the LORD. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck the people with a great blow. -20. Then the men of Beth-shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?" -21. So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up to you." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index fd07801a..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the LORD. -2. From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. -Samuel Judges Israel - - -3. And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." -4. So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the LORD only. - -5. Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you." -6. So they gathered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted on that day and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah. -7. Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. -8. And the people of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry out to the LORD our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines." -9. So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. And Samuel cried out to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him. -10. As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the LORD thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. -11. And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car. - -12. Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, "Till now the LORD has helped us." -13. So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. -14. The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites. - -15. Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. -16. And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. -17. Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 828d3137..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Israel Demands a King - -# Chapter 8 -1. When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. -2. The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. -3. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. - -4. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah -5. and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations." -6. But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD. -7. And the LORD said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. -8. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. -9. Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them." -Samuel's Warning Against Kings - - -10. So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. -11. He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. -12. And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. -13. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. -14. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. -15. He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. -16. He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work. -17. He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. -18. And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."The LORD Grants Israel's Request - -19. But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, "No! But there shall be a king over us, -20. that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." -21. And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD. -22. And the LORD said to Samuel, "Obey their voice and make them a king." Samuel then said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his city." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index d57c8f89..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Saul Chosen to Be King - -# Chapter 9 -1. There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. -2. And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. - -3. Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys." -4. And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. And they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they passed through the land of Benjamin, but did not find them. - -5. When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us go back, lest my father cease to care about the donkeys and become anxious about us." -6. But he said to him, "Behold, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go." -7. Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?" -8. The servant answered Saul again, "Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way." -9. (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer," for today's "prophet" was formerly called a seer.) -10. And Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was. - -11. As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, "Is the seer here?" -12. They answered, "He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Hurry. He has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place. -13. As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately." -14. So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place. - -15. Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel: -16. "Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me." -17. When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, "Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people." -18. Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?" -19. Samuel answered Saul, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind. -20. As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?" -21. Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?" - -22. Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons. -23. And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'" -24. So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, "See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests." -So Saul ate with Samuel that day. -25. And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep. -26. Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, "Up, that I may send you on your way." So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street. - -27. As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7cb8dd06..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Saul Anointed King - -# Chapter 10 -1. Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the LORD and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be prince over his heritage. -2. When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"' -3. Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. -4. And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. -5. After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. -6. Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. -7. Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. -8. Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do." - -9. When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. -10. When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. -11. And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, "What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?" -12. And a man of the place answered, "And who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" -13. When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place. - -14. Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" And he said, "To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel." -15. And Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you." -16. And Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything. -Saul Proclaimed King - - -17. Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah. -18. And he said to the people of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.' -19. But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, 'Set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands." - -20. Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. -21. He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. -22. So they inquired again of the LORD, "Is there a man still to come?" and the LORD said, "Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage." -23. Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. -24. And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people." And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!" - -25. Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. -26. Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. -27. But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index cf693393..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Saul Defeats the Ammonites - -# Chapter 11 -1. Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you." -2. But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel." -3. The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days' respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you." -4. When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud. - -5. Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. And Saul said, "What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?" So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh. -6. And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled. -7. He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!" Then the dread of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out as one man. -8. When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. -9. And they said to the messengers who had come, "Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.'" When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad. -10. Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you." -11. And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. -The Kingdom Is Renewed - - -12. Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death." -13. But Saul said, "Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel." -14. Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom." -15. So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8ed71527..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Samuel's Farewell Address - -# Chapter 12 -1. And Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you. -2. And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. -3. Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you." -4. They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand." -5. And he said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is witness." - -6. And Samuel said to the people, "The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. -7. Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your fathers. -8. When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. -9. But they forgot the LORD their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. -10. And they cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.' -11. And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. -12. And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the LORD your God was your king. -13. And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you. -14. If you will fear the LORD and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well. -15. But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king. -16. Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. -17. Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king." -18. So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. - -19. And all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king." -20. And Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. -21. And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. -22. For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself. -23. Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. -24. Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. -25. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5f86130d..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Saul Fights the Philistines - -# Chapter 13 -1. Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, -2. Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent home, every man to his tent. -3. Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear." -4. And all Israel heard it said that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become a stench to the Philistines. And the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal. - -5. And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven. -6. When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns, -7. and some Hebrews crossed the fords of the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. -Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice - - -8. He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. -9. So Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering. -10. As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. -11. Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, -12. I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.' So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering." -13. And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. -14. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you." -15. And Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal. The rest of the people went up after Saul to meet the army; they went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. -And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men. -16. And Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were present with them stayed in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. -17. And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual; -18. another company turned toward Beth-horon; and another company turned toward the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. - -19. Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears." -20. But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle, -21. and the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads. -22. So on the day of the battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. -23. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 599f61ae..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan Defeats the Philistines - -# Chapter 14 -1. One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side." But he did not tell his father. -2. Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah in the pomegranate cave at Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men, -3. including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. -4. Within the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. -5. The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba. - -6. Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the LORD will work for us, for nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few." -7. And his armor-bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish. Behold, I am with you heart and soul." -8. Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them. -9. If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them. -10. But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up, for the LORD has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us." -11. So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves." -12. And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you a thing." And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Come up after me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel." -13. Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him. -14. And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land. -15. And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic. - -16. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude was dispersing here and there. -17. Then Saul said to the people who were with him, "Count and see who has gone from us." And when they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there. -18. So Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God here." For the ark of God went at that time with the people of Israel. -19. Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand." -20. Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, every Philistine's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion. -21. Now the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines before that time and who had gone up with them into the camp, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. -22. Likewise, when all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they too followed hard after them in the battle. -23. So the LORD saved Israel that day. And the battle passed beyond Beth-aven. -Saul's Rash Vow - - -24. And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies." So none of the people had tasted food. -25. Now when all the people came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground. -26. And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. -27. But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright. -28. Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, 'Cursed be the man who eats food this day.'" And the people were faint. -29. Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey. -30. How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies that they found. For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great." - -31. They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. -32. The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood. -33. Then they told Saul, "Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating with the blood." And he said, "You have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone to me here." -34. And Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, 'Let every man bring his ox or his sheep and slaughter them here and eat, and do not sin against the LORD by eating with the blood.'" So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night and they slaughtered them there. -35. And Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first altar that he built to the LORD. - -36. Then Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them." And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." But the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here." -37. And Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?" But he did not answer him that day. -38. And Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today. -39. For as the LORD lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people who answered him. -40. Then he said to all Israel, "You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side." And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you." -41. Therefore Saul said, "O LORD God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O LORD, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim." And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. -42. Then Saul said, "Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan." And Jonathan was taken. - -43. Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." And Jonathan told him, "I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die." -44. And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan." -45. Then the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die. -46. Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. -Saul Fights Israel's Enemies - - -47. When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned he routed them. -48. And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them. - -49. Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. -50. And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. -51. Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. - -52. There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index b008e8fc..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Rejects Saul - -# Chapter 15 -1. And Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the LORD. -2. Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. -3. Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'" - -4. So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah. -5. And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. -6. Then Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. -7. And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. -8. And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword. -9. But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them. All that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction. - -10. The word of the LORD came to Samuel: -11. "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments." And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the LORD all night. -12. And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal." -13. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you to the LORD. I have performed the commandment of the LORD." -14. And Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?" -15. Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we have devoted to destruction." -16. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the LORD said to me this night." And he said to him, "Speak." - -17. And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel. -18. And the LORD sent you on a mission and said, 'Go, devote to destruction the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.' -19. Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you pounce on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the LORD?" -20. And Saul said to Samuel, "I have obeyed the voice of the LORD. I have gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction. -21. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal." -22. And Samuel said, -"Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, - as in obeying the voice of the LORD? -Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, - and to listen than the fat of rams. - -23. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, - and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. -Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, - he has also rejected you from being king." - -24. Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. -25. Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me that I may bow before the LORD." -26. And Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel." -27. As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore. -28. And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. -29. And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret." -30. Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may bow before the LORD your God." -31. So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul bowed before the LORD. - -32. Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites." And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past." -33. And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. - -34. Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. -35. And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index a0875fcf..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King - -# Chapter 16 -1. The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons." -2. And Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.' -3. And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you." -4. Samuel did what the LORD commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, "Do you come peaceably?" -5. And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. - -6. When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed is before him." -7. But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart." -8. Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." -9. Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." -10. And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." -11. Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here." -12. And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he." -13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. -David in Saul's Service - - -14. Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him. -15. And Saul's servants said to him, "Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. -16. Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well." -17. So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me." -18. One of the young men answered, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the LORD is with him." -19. Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep." -20. And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul. -21. And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. -22. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight." -23. And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 473dc30f..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -David and Goliath - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. -2. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines. -3. And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. -4. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. -5. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. -6. And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. -7. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him. -8. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. -9. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us." -10. And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together." -11. When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. - -12. Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years. -13. The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. -14. David was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul, -15. but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. -16. For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening. - -17. And Jesse said to David his son, "Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. -18. Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them." - -19. Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. -20. And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry. -21. And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army. -22. And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers. -23. As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. - -24. All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. -25. And the men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel." -26. And David said to the men who stood by him, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?" -27. And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him." - -28. Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle." -29. And David said, "What have I done now? Was it not but a word?" -30. And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before. - -31. When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. -32. And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." -33. And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth." -34. But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, -35. I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. -36. Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God." -37. And David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you!" - -38. Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, -39. and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them." So David put them off. -40. Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine. - -41. And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. -42. And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. -43. And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. -44. The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field." -45. Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. -46. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, -47. and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hand." - -48. When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. -49. And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. - -50. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. -51. Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. -52. And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. -53. And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. -54. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. - -55. As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know." -56. And the king said, "Inquire whose son the boy is." -57. And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. -58. And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1e8249c7..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -David and Jonathan's Friendship - -# Chapter 18 -1. As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. -2. And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father's house. -3. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. -4. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. -5. And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him, so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants. -Saul's Jealousy of David - - -6. As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. -7. And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, -"Saul has struck down his thousands, - and David his ten thousands." - -8. And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?" -9. And Saul eyed David from that day on. - -10. The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand. -11. And Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice. - -12. Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul. -13. So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people. -14. And David had success in all his undertakings, for the LORD was with him. -15. And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. -16. But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. -David Marries Michal - - -17. Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him." -18. And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?" -19. But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. - -20. Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. -21. Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law." -22. And Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David in private and say, 'Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king's son-in-law.'" -23. And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, "Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?" -24. And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak." -25. Then Saul said, "Thus shall you say to David, 'The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. -26. And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. Before the time had expired, -27. David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife. -28. But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him, -29. Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually. - -30. Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index f55765a1..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Saul Tries to Kill David - -# Chapter 19 -1. And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David. -2. And Jonathan told David, "Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself. -3. And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you. And if I learn anything I will tell you." -4. And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you. -5. For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?" -6. And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death." -7. And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before. - -8. And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him. -9. Then a harmful spirit from the LORD came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre. -10. And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. - -11. Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, told him, "If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." -12. So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped. -13. Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head and covered it with the clothes. -14. And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick." -15. Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him." -16. And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head. -17. Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go. Why should I kill you?'" - -18. Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. -19. And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah." -20. Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. -21. When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. -22. Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" And one said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah." -23. And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. -24. And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6314d159..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan Warns David - -# Chapter 20 -1. Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?" -2. And he said to him, "Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. And why should my father hide this from me? It is not so." -3. But David vowed again, saying, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.' But truly, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death." -4. Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." -5. David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening. -6. If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.' -7. If he says, 'Good!' it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that harm is determined by him. -8. Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?" -9. And Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?" -10. Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?" -11. And Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So they both went out into the field. - -12. And Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you? -13. But should it please my father to do you harm, the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the LORD be with you, as he has been with my father. -14. If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the LORD, that I may not die; -15. and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth." -16. And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD take vengeance on David's enemies." -17. And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. - -18. Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. -19. On the third day go down quickly to the place where you hid yourself when the matter was in hand, and remain beside the stone heap. -20. And I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark. -21. And behold, I will send the boy, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,' then you are to come, for, as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger. -22. But if I say to the youth, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go, for the LORD has sent you away. -23. And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever." - -24. So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. -25. The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty. - -26. Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean." -27. But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?" -28. Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. -29. He said, 'Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table." - -30. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? -31. For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die." -32. Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" -33. But Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death. -34. And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him. - -35. In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy. -36. And he said to his boy, "Run and find the arrows that I shoot." As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. -37. And when the boy came to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?" -38. And Jonathan called after the boy, "Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!" So Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master. -39. But the boy knew nothing. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter. -40. And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him, "Go and carry them to the city." -41. And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most. -42. Then Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD shall be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.'" And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index d868891c..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -David and the Holy Bread - -# Chapter 21 -1. Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David, trembling, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?" -2. And David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has charged me with a matter and said to me, 'Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.' I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place. -3. Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here." -4. And the priest answered David, "I have no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread--if the young men have kept themselves from women." -5. And David answered the priest, "Truly women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition. The vessels of the young men are holy even when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will their vessels be holy?" -6. So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the LORD, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away. - -7. Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen. - -8. Then David said to Ahimelech, "Then have you not here a spear or a sword at hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste." -9. And the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here." And David said, "There is none like that; give it to me." -David Flees to Gath - - -10. And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. -11. And the servants of Achish said to him, "Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, -'Saul has struck down his thousands, - and David his ten thousands'?" - -12. And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. -13. So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard. -14. Then Achish said to his servants, "Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me? -15. Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?" - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 495b34ce..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -David at the Cave of Adullam - -# Chapter 22 -1. David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. -2. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men. - -3. And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me." -4. And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. -5. Then the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. -Saul Kills the Priests at Nob - - -6. Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him. -7. And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, -8. that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day." -9. Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, -10. and he inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." - -11. Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were at Nob, and all of them came to the king. -12. And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord." -13. And Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?" -14. Then Ahimelech answered the king, "And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house? -15. Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little." -16. And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house." -17. And the king said to the guard who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me." But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the LORD. -18. Then the king said to Doeg, "You turn and strike the priests." And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. -19. And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword. - -20. But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. -21. And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD. -22. And David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father's house. -23. Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index a064f960..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -David Saves the City of Keilah - -# Chapter 23 -1. Now they told David, "Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors." -2. Therefore David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah." -3. But David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" -4. Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, "Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand." -5. And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. - -6. When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech had fled to David to Keilah, he had come down with an ephod in his hand. -7. Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, "God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars." -8. And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. -9. David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here." -10. Then David said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. -11. Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, please tell your servant." And the LORD said, "He will come down." -12. Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will surrender you." -13. Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. -14. And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. -Saul Pursues David - - -15. David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. -16. And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. -17. And he said to him, "Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father also knows this." -18. And the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home. - -19. Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon? -20. Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand." -21. And Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me. -22. Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning. -23. See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah." -24. And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. -Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. -25. And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. -26. Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them, -27. a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land." -28. So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. -29. And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 38c77c22..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul's Life - -# Chapter 24 -1. When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi." -2. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats' Rocks. -3. And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. -4. And the men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'" Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul's robe. -5. And afterward David's heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe. -6. He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD's anointed." -7. So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way. - -8. Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage. -9. And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'? -10. Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, 'I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD's anointed.' -11. See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it. -12. May the LORD judge between me and you, may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you. -13. As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness.' But my hand shall not be against you. -14. After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea! -15. May the LORD therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand." - -16. As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. -17. He said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. -18. And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the LORD put me into your hands. -19. For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. -20. And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. -21. Swear to me therefore by the LORD that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house." -22. And David swore this to Saul. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 158b8984..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -The Death of Samuel - -# Chapter 25 -1. Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. -David and Abigail -Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. -2. And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel. -3. Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite. -4. David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. -5. So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. -6. And thus you shall greet him: 'Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have. -7. I hear that you have shearers. Now your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing all the time they were in Carmel. -8. Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have at hand to your servants and to your son David.'" - -9. When David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David, and then they waited. -10. And Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. -11. Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?" -12. So David's young men turned away and came back and told him all this. -13. And David said to his men, "Every man strap on his sword!" And every man of them strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage. - -14. But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them. -15. Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we did not miss anything when we were in the fields, as long as we went with them. -16. They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. -17. Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him." - -18. Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs of parched grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys. -19. And she said to her young men, "Go on before me; behold, I come after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal. -20. And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them. -21. Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good. -22. God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him." - -23. When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. -24. She fell at his feet and said, "On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. -25. Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. -26. Now then, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, because the LORD has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal. -27. And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. -28. Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live. -29. If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the LORD your God. And the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling. -30. And when the LORD has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and has appointed you prince over Israel, -31. my lord shall have no cause of grief or pangs of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for my lord working salvation himself. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant." - -32. And David said to Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! -33. Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from working salvation with my own hand! -34. For as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male." -35. Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition." - -36. And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light. -37. In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. -38. And about ten days later the LORD struck Nabal, and he died. - -39. When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. The LORD has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head." Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife. -40. When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, "David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife." -41. And she rose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, "Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord." -42. And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife. - -43. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives. -44. Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 709325c1..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul Again - -# Chapter 26 -1. Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?" -2. So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. -3. And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which is beside the road on the east of Jeshimon. But David remained in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, -4. David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come. -5. Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him. - -6. Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, "Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you." -7. So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him. -8. Then Abishai said to David, "God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice." -9. But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?" -10. And David said, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. -11. The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD's anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go." -12. So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them. - -13. Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them. -14. And David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Will you not answer, Abner?" Then Abner answered, "Who are you who calls to the king?" -15. And David said to Abner, "Are you not a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord. -16. This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was at his head." - -17. Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king." -18. And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands? -19. Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the LORD who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the LORD, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.' -20. Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains." - -21. Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake." -22. And David answered and said, "Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. -23. The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the LORD gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the LORD's anointed. -24. Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the LORD, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation." -25. Then Saul said to David, "Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7415fe36..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -David Flees to the Philistines - -# Chapter 27 -1. Then David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand." -2. So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. -3. And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow. -4. And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him. - -5. Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?" -6. So that day Achish gave him Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. -7. And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months. - -8. Now David and his men went up and made raids against the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt. -9. And David would strike the land and would leave neither man nor woman alive, but would take away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments, and come back to Achish. -10. When Achish asked, "Where have you made a raid today?" David would say, "Against the Negeb of Judah," or, "Against the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites," or, "Against the Negeb of the Kenites." -11. And David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, thinking, "lest they should tell about us and say, 'So David has done.'" Such was his custom all the while he lived in the country of the Philistines. -12. And Achish trusted David, thinking, "He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant." - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index ce4fdeef..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Saul and the Medium of En-dor - -# Chapter 28 -1. In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, "Understand that you and your men are to go out with me in the army." -2. David said to Achish, "Very well, you shall know what your servant can do." And Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life." - -3. Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land. -4. The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa. -5. When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. -6. And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets. -7. Then Saul said to his servants, "Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a medium at En-dor." - -8. So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by night. And he said, "Divine for me by a spirit and bring up for me whomever I shall name to you." -9. The woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death?" -10. But Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing." -11. Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me." -12. When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul." -13. The king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What do you see?" And the woman said to Saul, "I see a god coming up out of the earth." -14. He said to her, "What is his appearance?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage. - -15. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do." -16. And Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy? -17. The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me, for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. -18. Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day. -19. Moreover, the LORD will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The LORD will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines." - -20. Then Saul fell at once full length on the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night. -21. And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, "Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to what you have said to me. -22. Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way." -23. He refused and said, "I will not eat." But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, and he listened to their words. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed. -24. Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly killed it, and she took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread of it, -25. and she put it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1571d402..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines Reject David - -# Chapter 29 -1. Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. -2. As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish, -3. the commanders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day." -4. But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, "Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here? -5. Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances, -'Saul has struck down his thousands, - and David his ten thousands'?" - -6. Then Achish called David and said to him, "As the LORD lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign. For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you. -7. So go back now; and go peaceably, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines." -8. And David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service until now, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?" -9. And Achish answered David and said, "I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.' -10. Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you, and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light." -11. So David set out with his men early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59aa6130..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -David's Wives Are Captured - -# Chapter 30 -1. Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire -2. and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went their way. -3. And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. -4. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep. -5. David's two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. -6. And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. - -7. And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. -8. And David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue." -9. So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. -10. But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor. - -11. They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, -12. and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. -13. And David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago. -14. We had made a raid against the Negeb of the Cherethites and against that which belongs to Judah and against the Negeb of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire." -15. And David said to him, "Will you take me down to this band?" And he said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band." -David Defeats the Amalekites - - -16. And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. -17. And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. -18. David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. -19. Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken. David brought back all. -20. David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, "This is David's spoil." - -21. Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. -22. Then all the wicked and worthless fellows among the men who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart." -23. But David said, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us. -24. Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike." -25. And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day. - -26. When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD." -27. It was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in Jattir, -28. in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa, -29. in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of the Kenites, -30. in Hormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach, -31. in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15df11a0..00000000 --- a/ESV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -The Death of Saul - -# Chapter 31 -1. Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. -2. And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. -3. The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. -4. Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. -5. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. -6. Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. -7. And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them. - -8. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. -9. So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people. -10. They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. -11. But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all the valiant men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. -13. And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days. - - - diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a3331e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. +2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. +3 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. +4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. +5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. +6 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. +7 So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. +8 And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?” +9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. +10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. +11 And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.” +12 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. +13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. +14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” +15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. +16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” +17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.” +18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. +19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. +20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.” +21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. +22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and dwell there forever.” +23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him. +24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. And the child was young. +25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. +26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. +27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. +28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” +And he worshiped the Lord there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2e4423c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 And Hannah prayed and said, +“My heart exults in the Lord; + my horn is exalted in the Lord. +My mouth derides my enemies, + because I rejoice in your salvation. +2 “There is none holy like the Lord: + for there is none besides you; + there is no rock like our God. +3 Talk no more so very proudly, + let not arrogance come from your mouth; +for the Lord is a God of knowledge, + and by him actions are weighed. +4 The bows of the mighty are broken, + but the feeble bind on strength. +5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, + but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. +The barren has borne seven, + but she who has many children is forlorn. +6 The Lord kills and brings to life; + he brings down to Sheol and raises up. +7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; + he brings low and he exalts. +8 He raises up the poor from the dust; + he lifts the needy from the ash heap +to make them sit with princes + and inherit a seat of honor. +For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, + and on them he has set the world. +9 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, + but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, + for not by might shall a man prevail. +10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; + against them he will thunder in heaven. +The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; + he will give strength to his king + and exalt the horn of his anointed.” +11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest. +12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord. +13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, +14 and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. +15 Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” +16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” +17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord, for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt. +18 Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy clothed with a linen ephod. +19 And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. +20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home. +21 Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord. +22 Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting. +23 And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. +24 No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the Lord spreading abroad. +25 If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death. +26 Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man. +27 And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? +28 Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. +29 Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ +30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. +31 Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. +32 Then in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. +33 The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants of your house shall die by the sword of men. +34 And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day. +35 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. +36 And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3aa2c6c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. +2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. +3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. +4 Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” +5 and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. +6 And the Lord called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” +7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. +8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. +9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. +10 And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.” +11 Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. +12 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. +13 And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. +14 Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.” +15 Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. +16 But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” +17 And Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.” +18 So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.” +19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. +20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. +21 And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c649f7ca --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. +Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. +2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. +3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.” +4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. +5 As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded. +6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp, +7 the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “A god has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. +8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. +9 Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight.” +10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. +11 And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. +12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. +13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out. +14 When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli. +15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see. +16 And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” And he said, “How did it go, my son?” +17 He who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.” +18 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years. +19 Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed and gave birth, for her pains came upon her. +20 And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention. +21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. +22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0344d06 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. +2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. +3 And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. +4 But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. +5 This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. +6 The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. +7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.” +8 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” So they brought the ark of the God of Israel there. +9 But after they had brought it around, the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that tumors broke out on them. +10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought around to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people.” +11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people.” For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. The hand of God was very heavy there. +12 The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ec8ca4e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 The ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. +2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place.” +3 They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but by all means return him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand does not turn away from you.” +4 And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall return to him?” They answered, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. +5 So you must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you and your gods and your land. +6 Why should you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he had dealt severely with them, did they not send the people away, and they departed? +7 Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them. +8 And take the ark of the Lord and place it on the cart and put in a box at its side the figures of gold, which you are returning to him as a guilt offering. Then send it off and let it go its way +9 and watch. If it goes up on the way to its own land, to Beth-shemesh, then it is he who has done us this great harm, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it happened to us by coincidence.” +10 The men did so, and took two milk cows and yoked them to the cart and shut up their calves at home. +11 And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors. +12 And the cows went straight in the direction of Beth-shemesh along one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh. +13 Now the people of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. And when they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced to see it. +14 The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there. A great stone was there. And they split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord. +15 And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the box that was beside it, in which were the golden figures, and set them upon the great stone. And the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices on that day to the Lord. +16 And when the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron. +17 These are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron, +18 and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and unwalled villages. The great stone beside which they set down the ark of the Lord is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. +19 And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the Lord. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great blow. +20 Then the men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?” +21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e07b00c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord. +2 From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. +3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” +4 So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only. +5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” +6 So they gathered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before the Lord and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah. +7 Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. +8 And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” +9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. +10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. +11 And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car. +12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.” +13 So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. +14 The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites. +15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. +16 And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. +17 Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2ad723b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. +2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. +3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. +4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah +5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” +6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. +7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. +8 According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. +9 Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” +10 So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking for a king from him. +11 He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. +12 And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. +13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. +14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. +15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. +16 He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work. +17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. +18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.” +19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, +20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” +21 And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord. +22 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ed03d08c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. +2 And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. +3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” +4 And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. And they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they passed through the land of Benjamin, but did not find them. +5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us go back, lest my father cease to care about the donkeys and become anxious about us.” +6 But he said to him, “Behold, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go.” +7 Then Saul said to his servant, “But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?” +8 The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.” +9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for today's “prophet” was formerly called a seer.) +10 And Saul said to his servant, “Well said; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was. +11 As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?” +12 They answered, “He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Hurry. He has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place. +13 As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.” +14 So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place. +15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel: +16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me.” +17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.” +18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?” +19 Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind. +20 As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?” +21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?” +22 Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons. +23 And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’” +24 So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, “See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests.” +So Saul ate with Samuel that day. +25 And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep. +26 Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street. +27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49d8e925 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage. +2 When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ +3 Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. +4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. +5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. +6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. +7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. +8 Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.” +9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. +10 When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. +11 And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” +12 And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” +13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place. +14 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” +15 And Saul's uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” +16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything. +17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. +18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ +19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.” +20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. +21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. +22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” +23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. +24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” +25 Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. +26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. +27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3e6614fa --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” +2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.” +3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days' respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you.” +4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud. +5 Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. And Saul said, “What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?” So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh. +6 And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled. +7 He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!” Then the dread of the Lord fell upon the people, and they came out as one man. +8 When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. +9 And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.’” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad. +10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.” +11 And the next day Saul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. +12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” +13 But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has worked salvation in Israel.” +14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.” +15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50eba940 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you. +2 And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. +3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you.” +4 They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand.” +5 And he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.” +6 And Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. +7 Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers. +8 When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the Lord and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. +9 But they forgot the Lord their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. +10 And they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ +11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. +12 And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. +13 And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you. +14 If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. +15 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king. +16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes. +17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.” +18 So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. +19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” +20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. +21 And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. +22 For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. +23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. +24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. +25 But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fb64f36f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, +2 Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent home, every man to his tent. +3 Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.” +4 And all Israel heard it said that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become a stench to the Philistines. And the people were called out to join Saul at Gilgal. +5 And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and troops like the sand on the seashore in multitude. They came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth-aven. +6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in cisterns, +7 and some Hebrews crossed the fords of the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. +8 He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. +9 So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. +10 As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. +11 Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, +12 I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.” +13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. +14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” +15 And Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal. The rest of the people went up after Saul to meet the army; they went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. +And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men. +16 And Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were present with them stayed in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. +17 And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual; +18 another company turned toward Beth-horon; and another company turned toward the border that looks down on the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. +19 Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.” +20 But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle, +21 and the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads. +22 So on the day of the battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. +23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1e3ae2b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. +2 Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah in the pomegranate cave at Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men, +3 including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. +4 Within the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. +5 The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba. +6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” +7 And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish. Behold, I am with you heart and soul.” +8 Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them. +9 If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them. +10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.” +11 So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.” +12 And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.” +13 Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him. +14 And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land. +15 And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic. +16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude was dispersing here and there. +17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count and see who has gone from us.” And when they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there. +18 So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here.” For the ark of God went at that time with the people of Israel. +19 Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.” +20 Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, every Philistine's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion. +21 Now the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines before that time and who had gone up with them into the camp, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. +22 Likewise, when all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they too followed hard after them in the battle. +23 So the Lord saved Israel that day. And the battle passed beyond Beth-aven. +24 And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food. +25 Now when all the people came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground. +26 And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. +27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright. +28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were faint. +29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey. +30 How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies that they found. For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.” +31 They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint. +32 The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood. +33 Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone to me here.” +34 And Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Let every man bring his ox or his sheep and slaughter them here and eat, and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.’” So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night and they slaughtered them there. +35 And Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first altar that he built to the Lord. +36 Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.” +37 And Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day. +38 And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today. +39 For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him. +40 Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.” +41 Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. +42 Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was taken. +43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die.” +44 And Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan.” +45 Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die. +46 Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. +47 When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned he routed them. +48 And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them. +49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. +50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. +51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. +52 There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8c659f14 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 And Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord. +2 Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. +3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” +4 So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah. +5 And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley. +6 Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. +7 And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. +8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword. +9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them. All that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction. +10 The word of the Lord came to Samuel: +11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.” And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night. +12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.” +13 And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” +14 And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?” +15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice to the Lord your God, and the rest we have devoted to destruction.” +16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.” +17 And Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel. +18 And the Lord sent you on a mission and said, ‘Go, devote to destruction the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’ +19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you pounce on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the Lord?” +20 And Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me. I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have devoted the Amalekites to destruction. +21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” +22 And Samuel said, +“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, + as in obeying the voice of the Lord? +Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, + and to listen than the fat of rams. +23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, + and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. +Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, + he has also rejected you from being king.” +24 Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. +25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me that I may bow before the Lord.” +26 And Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” +27 As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore. +28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. +29 And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.” +30 Then he said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may bow before the Lord your God.” +31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul bowed before the Lord. +32 Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” +33 And Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. +34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. +35 And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..346a9771 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” +2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ +3 And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.” +4 Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?” +5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. +6 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.” +7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” +8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” +9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” +10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” +11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” +12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” +13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. +14 Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. +15 And Saul's servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. +16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.” +17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.” +18 One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.” +19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.” +20 And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul. +21 And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. +22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” +23 And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..24098135 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. +2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines. +3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. +4 And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. +5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. +6 And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. +7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him. +8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. +9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” +10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.” +11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. +12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years. +13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. +14 David was the youngest. The three eldest followed Saul, +15 but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. +16 For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening. +17 And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. +18 Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them.” +19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. +20 And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry. +21 And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army. +22 And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers. +23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. +24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. +25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.” +26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” +27 And the people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.” +28 Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.” +29 And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?” +30 And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before. +31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. +32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” +33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” +34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, +35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. +36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” +37 And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” +38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, +39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” So David put them off. +40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine. +41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. +42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. +43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. +44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” +45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. +46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, +47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.” +48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. +49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. +50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. +51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. +52 And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron. +53 And the people of Israel came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. +54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. +55 As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” +56 And the king said, “Inquire whose son the boy is.” +57 And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. +58 And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..75055c5b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. +2 And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father's house. +3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. +4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. +5 And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him, so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants. +6 As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. +7 And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, +“Saul has struck down his thousands, + and David his ten thousands.” +8 And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?” +9 And Saul eyed David from that day on. +10 The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand. +11 And Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice. +12 Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul. +13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people. +14 And David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him. +15 And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. +16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. +17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be valiant for me and fight the Lord's battles.” For Saul thought, “Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” +18 And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?” +19 But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. +20 Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. +21 Saul thought, “Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall now be my son-in-law.” +22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in private and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king's son-in-law.’” +23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?” +24 And the servants of Saul told him, “Thus and so did David speak.” +25 Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.’” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. +26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. Before the time had expired, +27 David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife. +28 But when Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him, +29 Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually. +30 Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1bb9f1dd --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David. +2 And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself. +3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you. And if I learn anything I will tell you.” +4 And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you. +5 For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?” +6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” +7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before. +8 And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him. +9 Then a harmful spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre. +10 And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. +11 Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, told him, “If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.” +12 So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped. +13 Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head and covered it with the clothes. +14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.” +15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.” +16 And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head. +17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” And Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’” +18 Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. +19 And it was told Saul, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.” +20 Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. +21 When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. +22 Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And one said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.” +23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. +24 And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a1c923c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” +2 And he said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. And why should my father hide this from me? It is not so.” +3 But David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” +4 Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” +5 David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening. +6 If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the clan.’ +7 If he says, ‘Good!’ it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that harm is determined by him. +8 Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?” +9 And Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! If I knew that it was determined by my father that harm should come to you, would I not tell you?” +10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?” +11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So they both went out into the field. +12 And Jonathan said to David, “The Lord, the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you? +13 But should it please my father to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father. +14 If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die; +15 and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” +16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord take vengeance on David's enemies.” +17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. +18 Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. +19 On the third day go down quickly to the place where you hid yourself when the matter was in hand, and remain beside the stone heap. +20 And I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark. +21 And behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you, take them,’ then you are to come, for, as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger. +22 But if I say to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away. +23 And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me forever.” +24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. +25 The king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty. +26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean.” +27 But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” +28 Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. +29 He said, ‘Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king's table.” +30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? +31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.” +32 Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” +33 But Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death. +34 And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him. +35 In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy. +36 And he said to his boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. +37 And when the boy came to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the boy and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?” +38 And Jonathan called after the boy, “Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!” So Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master. +39 But the boy knew nothing. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter. +40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy and said to him, “Go and carry them to the city.” +41 And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most. +42 Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fb643c73 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David, trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one with you?” +2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.’ I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place. +3 Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here.” +4 And the priest answered David, “I have no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread—if the young men have kept themselves from women.” +5 And David answered the priest, “Truly women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition. The vessels of the young men are holy even when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will their vessels be holy?” +6 So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the Lord, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away. +7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen. +8 Then David said to Ahimelech, “Then have you not here a spear or a sword at hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.” +9 And the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here.” And David said, “There is none like that; give it to me.” +10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. +11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, +‘Saul has struck down his thousands, + and David his ten thousands’?” +12 And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. +13 So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard. +14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me? +15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a5d41b0f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. +2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men. +3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.” +4 And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. +5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. +6 Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him. +7 And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, +8 that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day.” +9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, +10 and he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” +11 Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were at Nob, and all of them came to the king. +12 And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.” +13 And Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?” +14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house? +15 Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little.” +16 And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house.” +17 And the king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord. +18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. +19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword. +20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. +21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. +22 And David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father's house. +23 Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..65396b8b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.” +2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” +3 But David's men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” +4 Then David inquired of the Lord again. And the Lord answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.” +5 And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. +6 When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech had fled to David to Keilah, he had come down with an ephod in his hand. +7 Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.” +8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. +9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” +10 Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. +11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, please tell your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” +12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.” +13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. +14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. +15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. +16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. +17 And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.” +18 And the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home. +19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon? +20 Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand.” +21 And Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me. +22 Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning. +23 See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.” +24 And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. +Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. +25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. +26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them, +27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.” +28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. +29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8e7cb634 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” +2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats' Rocks. +3 And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. +4 And the men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul's robe. +5 And afterward David's heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe. +6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed.” +7 So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way. +8 Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage. +9 And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’? +10 Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the Lord gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.’ +11 See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it. +12 May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you. +13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you. +14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea! +15 May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.” +16 As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. +17 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. +18 And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the Lord put me into your hands. +19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. +20 And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. +21 Swear to me therefore by the Lord that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.” +22 And David swore this to Saul. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e682301b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Now Samuel died. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. +Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. +2 And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel. +3 Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite. +4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. +5 So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. +6 And thus you shall greet him: ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have. +7 I hear that you have shearers. Now your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing all the time they were in Carmel. +8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have at hand to your servants and to your son David.’” +9 When David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David, and then they waited. +10 And Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. +11 Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?” +12 So David's young men turned away and came back and told him all this. +13 And David said to his men, “Every man strap on his sword!” And every man of them strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage. +14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them. +15 Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we did not miss anything when we were in the fields, as long as we went with them. +16 They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. +17 Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.” +18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs of parched grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys. +19 And she said to her young men, “Go on before me; behold, I come after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal. +20 And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them. +21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good. +22 God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.” +23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. +24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. +25 Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. +26 Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal. +27 And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. +28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live. +29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling. +30 And when the Lord has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and has appointed you prince over Israel, +31 my lord shall have no cause of grief or pangs of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for my lord working salvation himself. And when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.” +32 And David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! +33 Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from working salvation with my own hand! +34 For as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male.” +35 Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.” +36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light. +37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. +38 And about ten days later the Lord struck Nabal, and he died. +39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. The Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife. +40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.” +41 And she rose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” +42 And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife. +43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives. +44 Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1c9a5731 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?” +2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. +3 And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which is beside the road on the east of Jeshimon. But David remained in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, +4 David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come. +5 Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him. +6 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, “Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” +7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him. +8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.” +9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?” +10 And David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. +11 The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.” +12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them. +13 Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them. +14 And David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?” +15 And David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord. +16 This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was at his head.” +17 Saul recognized David's voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” +18 And he said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands? +19 Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’ +20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.” +21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake.” +22 And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. +23 The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. +24 Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.” +25 Then Saul said to David, “Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6aa5796 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.” +2 So David arose and went over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. +3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's widow. +4 And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him. +5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” +6 So that day Achish gave him Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. +7 And the number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a year and four months. +8 Now David and his men went up and made raids against the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt. +9 And David would strike the land and would leave neither man nor woman alive, but would take away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments, and come back to Achish. +10 When Achish asked, “Where have you made a raid today?” David would say, “Against the Negeb of Judah,” or, “Against the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites,” or, “Against the Negeb of the Kenites.” +11 And David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, thinking, “lest they should tell about us and say, ‘So David has done.’” Such was his custom all the while he lived in the country of the Philistines. +12 And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3dd7fcb5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Understand that you and your men are to go out with me in the army.” +2 David said to Achish, “Very well, you shall know what your servant can do.” And Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.” +3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land. +4 The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa. +5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. +6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets. +7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a medium at En-dor.” +8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Divine for me by a spirit and bring up for me whomever I shall name to you.” +9 The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death?” +10 But Saul swore to her by the Lord, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” +11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” +12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul.” +13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.” +14 He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage. +15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do.” +16 And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy? +17 The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. +18 Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. +19 Moreover, the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The Lord will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.” +20 Then Saul fell at once full length on the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night. +21 And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, “Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to what you have said to me. +22 Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.” +23 He refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, and he listened to their words. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed. +24 Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly killed it, and she took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread of it, +25 and she put it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..318a33ae --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel. +2 As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the rear with Achish, +3 the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.” +4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here? +5 Is not this David, of whom they sing to one another in dances, +‘Saul has struck down his thousands, + and David his ten thousands’?” +6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the Lord lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign. For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you. +7 So go back now; and go peaceably, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.” +8 And David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I entered your service until now, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?” +9 And Achish answered David and said, “I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’ +10 Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you, and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light.” +11 So David set out with his men early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b6b59c3e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire +2 and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went their way. +3 And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. +4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep. +5 David's two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. +6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. +7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. +8 And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.” +9 So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. +10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor. +11 They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, +12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. +13 And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago. +14 We had made a raid against the Negeb of the Cherethites and against that which belongs to Judah and against the Negeb of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.” +15 And David said to him, “Will you take me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band.” +16 And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. +17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. +18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. +19 Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken. David brought back all. +20 David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, “This is David's spoil.” +21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. +22 Then all the wicked and worthless fellows among the men who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart.” +23 But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us. +24 Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.” +25 And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day. +26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord.” +27 It was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in Jattir, +28 in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa, +29 in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of the Kenites, +30 in Hormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach, +31 in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8b4d124a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. +2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. +3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. +4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. +5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. +6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. +7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them. +8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. +9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people. +10 They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. +11 But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all the valiant men arose and went all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. +13 And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9a68e61d..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -David Hears of Saul's Death - -# Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. -2. And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage. -3. David said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." -4. And David said to him, "How did it go? Tell me." And he answered, "The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead." -5. Then David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?" -6. And the young man who told him said, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. -7. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.' -8. And he said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.' -9. And he said to me, 'Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.' -10. So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord." - -11. Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. -12. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. -13. And David said to the young man who told him, "Where do you come from?" And he answered, "I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite." -14. David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" -15. Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go, execute him." And he struck him down so that he died. -16. And David said to him, "Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD's anointed.'" -David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan - - -17. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, -18. and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said: - -19. "Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! - How the mighty have fallen! - -20. Tell it not in Gath, - publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon, -lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, - lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult. - -21. "You mountains of Gilboa, - let there be no dew or rain upon you, - nor fields of offerings! -For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, - the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. - -22. "From the blood of the slain, - from the fat of the mighty, -the bow of Jonathan turned not back, - and the sword of Saul returned not empty. - -23. "Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! - In life and in death they were not divided; -they were swifter than eagles; - they were stronger than lions. - -24. "You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, - who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, - who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. - -25. "How the mighty have fallen - in the midst of the battle! -"Jonathan lies slain on your high places. - -26. I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; -very pleasant have you been to me; - your love to me was extraordinary, - surpassing the love of women. - -27. "How the mighty have fallen, - and the weapons of war perished!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 68b78219..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King of Judah - -# Chapter 2 -1. After this David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To Hebron." -2. So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. -3. And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron. -4. And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. -When they told David, "It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul," -5. David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him. -6. Now may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing. -7. Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them." -Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel - - -8. But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim, -9. and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. -10. Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. -11. And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. -The Battle of Gibeon - - -12. Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. -13. And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. And they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. -14. And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and compete before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise." -15. Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. -16. And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon. -17. And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David. - -18. And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle. -19. And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. -20. Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I." -21. Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his spoil." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. -22. And Abner said again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?" -23. But he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still. - -24. But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. And as the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. -25. And the people of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and became one group and took their stand on the top of a hill. -26. Then Abner called to Joab, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?" -27. And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning." -28. So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore. - -29. And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole morning, they came to Mahanaim. -30. Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men besides Asahel. -31. But the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin 360 of Abner's men. -32. And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index b7e37dd5..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Abner Joins David - -# Chapter 3 -1. There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker. - -2. And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; -3. and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; -4. and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; -5. and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. - -6. While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul. -7. Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" -8. Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head of Judah? To this day I keep showing steadfast love to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David. And yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman. -9. God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him, -10. to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba." -11. And Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. - -12. And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, "To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you." -13. And he said, "Good; I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face." -14. Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid the bridal price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines." -15. And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish. -16. But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go, return." And he returned. - -17. And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, "For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. -18. Now then bring it about, for the LORD has promised David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.'" -19. Abner also spoke to Benjamin. And then Abner went to tell David at Hebron all that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do. - -20. When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. -21. And Abner said to David, "I will arise and go and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires." So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace. - -22. Just then the servants of David arrived with Joab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. -23. When Joab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Joab, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go, and he has gone in peace." -24. Then Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone? -25. You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing." -Joab Murders Abner - - -26. When Joab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know about it. -27. And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. -28. Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, "I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner the son of Ner. -29. May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house, and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge or who is leprous or who holds a spindle or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread!" -30. So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon. -David Mourns Abner - - -31. Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier. -32. They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. -33. And the king lamented for Abner, saying, -"Should Abner die as a fool dies? - -34. Your hands were not bound; - your feet were not fettered; -as one falls before the wicked - you have fallen." -And all the people wept again over him. -35. Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, "God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!" -36. And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything that the king did pleased all the people. -37. So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's will to put to death Abner the son of Ner. -38. And the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? -39. And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The LORD repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index d24c0e31..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -Ish-bosheth Murdered - -# Chapter 4 -1. When Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. -2. Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; -3. the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day). - -4. Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. - -5. Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest. -6. And they came into the midst of the house as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. -7. When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night, -8. and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. The LORD has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring." -9. But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity, -10. when one told me, 'Behold, Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. -11. How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth?" -12. And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 878ab693..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King of Israel - -# Chapter 5 -1. Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh. -2. In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'" -3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. -4. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. -5. At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. - -6. And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off"--thinking, "David cannot come in here." -7. Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. -8. And David said on that day, "Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack 'the lame and the blind,' who are hated by David's soul." Therefore it is said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house." -9. And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward. -10. And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. - -11. And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house. -12. And David knew that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. - -13. And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. -14. And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -15. Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, -16. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. -David Defeats the Philistines - - -17. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. -18. Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. -19. And David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?" And the LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand." -20. And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood." Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. -21. And the Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away. - -22. And the Philistines came up yet again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. -23. And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, "You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees. -24. And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then rouse yourself, for then the LORD has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines." -25. And David did as the LORD commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c065c7a..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 6 -1. David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. -2. And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim. -3. And they carried the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart, -4. with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark. -Uzzah and the Ark - - -5. And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. -6. And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. -7. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God. -8. And David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. -9. And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?" -10. So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David. But David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. -11. And the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household. - -12. And it was told King David, "The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing. -13. And when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. -14. And David danced before the LORD with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. -15. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn. -David and Michal - - -16. As the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart. -17. And they brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. -18. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts -19. and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house. - -20. And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" -21. And David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the LORD--and I will celebrate before the LORD. -22. I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor." -23. And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 071e11c0..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -The Lord's Covenant with David - -# Chapter 7 -1. Now when the king lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, -2. the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent." -3. And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you." - -4. But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, -5. "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house to dwell in? -6. I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. -7. In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"' -8. Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. -9. And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. -10. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, -11. from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house. -12. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. -13. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. -14. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, -15. but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. -16. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.'" -17. In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. -David's Prayer of Gratitude - - -18. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? -19. And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! -20. And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! -21. Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. -22. Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. -23. And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? -24. And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O LORD, became their God. -25. And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. -26. And your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and the house of your servant David will be established before you. -27. For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. -28. And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. -29. Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever." - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index e20e4104..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -David's Victories - -# Chapter 8 -1. After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. - -2. And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. - -3. David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. -4. And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. -5. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. -6. Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. -7. And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. -8. And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze. - -9. When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, -10. Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. -11. These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, -12. from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. - -13. And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. -14. Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. -David's Officials - - -15. So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people. -16. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, -17. and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was secretary, -18. and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were priests. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index ae54f5e2..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -David's Kindness to Mephibosheth - -# Chapter 9 -1. And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" -2. Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" And he said, "I am your servant." -3. And the king said, "Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?" Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet." -4. The king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar." -5. Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. -6. And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, "Mephibosheth!" And he answered, "Behold, I am your servant." -7. And David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always." -8. And he paid homage and said, "What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?" - -9. Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. -10. And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master's grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall always eat at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. -11. Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons. -12. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. -13. So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 02f00490..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -David Defeats Ammon and Syria - -# Chapter 10 -1. After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. -2. And David said, "I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me." So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites. -3. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?" -4. So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away. -5. When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return." - -6. When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men. -7. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. -8. And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country. - -9. When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. -10. The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. -11. And he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. -12. Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what seems good to him." -13. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. -14. And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. - -15. But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. -16. And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates. They came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. -17. And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Helam. The Syrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him. -18. And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he died there. -19. And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index d1d4a0c0..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -David and Bathsheba - -# Chapter 11 -1. In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. - -2. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. -3. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" -4. So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house. -5. And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, "I am pregnant." - -6. So David sent word to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David. -7. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going. -8. Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." And Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king. -9. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. -10. When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?" -11. Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing." -12. Then David said to Uriah, "Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. -13. And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. - -14. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. -15. In the letter he wrote, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die." -16. And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men. -17. And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died. -18. Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting. -19. And he instructed the messenger, "When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king, -20. then, if the king's anger rises, and if he says to you, 'Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? -21. Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?' then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'" - -22. So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell. -23. The messenger said to David, "The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. -24. Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall. Some of the king's servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also." -25. David said to the messenger, "Thus shall you say to Joab, 'Do not let this matter displease you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack against the city and overthrow it.' And encourage him." - -26. When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. -27. And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0c0f9850..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Nathan Rebukes David - -# Chapter 12 -1. And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. -2. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, -3. but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. -4. Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." -5. Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, -6. and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." - -7. Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. -8. And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. -9. Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. -10. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' -11. Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. -12. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.'" -13. David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. -14. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child who is born to you shall die." -15. Then Nathan went to his house. -David's Child Dies -And the LORD afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick. -16. David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. -17. And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. -18. On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, "Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm." -19. But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They said, "He is dead." -20. Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. -21. Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food." -22. He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, 'Who knows whether the LORD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?' -23. But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me." -Solomon's Birth - - -24. Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him -25. and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD. -Rabbah Is Captured - - -26. Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. -27. And Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. -28. Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name." -29. So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it. -30. And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. -31. And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7518e46d..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Amnon and Tamar - -# Chapter 13 -1. Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. -2. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. -3. But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man. -4. And he said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." -5. Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'" -6. So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." - -7. Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him." -8. So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, where he was lying down. And she took dough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and baked the cakes. -9. And she took the pan and emptied it out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "Send out everyone from me." So everyone went out from him. -10. Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. -11. But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister." -12. She answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing. -13. As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you." -14. But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her. - -15. Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Get up! Go!" -16. But she said to him, "No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her. -17. He called the young man who served him and said, "Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her." -18. Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. -19. And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went. - -20. And her brother Absalom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart." So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house. -21. When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. -22. But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar. -Absalom Murders Amnon - - -23. After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons. -24. And Absalom came to the king and said, "Behold, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant." -25. But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. -26. Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" -27. But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. -28. Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant." -29. So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled. - -30. While they were on the way, news came to David, "Absalom has struck down all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." -31. Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments. -32. But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar. -33. Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead." -Absalom Flees to Geshur - - -34. But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming from the road behind him by the side of the mountain. -35. And Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about." -36. And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly. - -37. But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day. -38. So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. -39. And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9723ba58..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Absalom Returns to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 14 -1. Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart went out to Absalom. -2. And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. -3. Go to the king and speak thus to him." So Joab put the words in her mouth. - -4. When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, "Save me, O king." -5. And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead. -6. And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. -7. And now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, 'Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed.' And so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal that is left and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth." - -8. Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you." -9. And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless." -10. The king said, "If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again." -11. Then she said, "Please let the king invoke the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood kill no more, and my son be not destroyed." He said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground." - -12. Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak." -13. And the woman said, "Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again. -14. We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast. -15. Now I have come to say this to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid, and your servant thought, 'I will speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant. -16. For the king will hear and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.' -17. And your servant thought, 'The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,' for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The LORD your God be with you!" - -18. Then the king answered the woman, "Do not hide from me anything I ask you." And the woman said, "Let my lord the king speak." -19. The king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant. -20. In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth." - -21. Then the king said to Joab, "Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom." -22. And Joab fell on his face to the ground and paid homage and blessed the king. And Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant." -23. So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. -24. And the king said, "Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king's presence. - -25. Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. -26. And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight. -27. There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman. - -28. So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence. -29. Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Joab would not come. -30. Then he said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire. -31. Then Joab arose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?" -32. Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent word to you, 'Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still." Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.'" -33. Then Joab went to the king and told him, and he summoned Absalom. So he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7803ab99..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Absalom's Conspiracy - -# Chapter 15 -1. After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. -2. And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, "From what city are you?" And when he said, "Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel," -3. Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you." -4. Then Absalom would say, "Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice." -5. And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. -6. Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. - -7. And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king, "Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron. -8. For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, 'If the LORD will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to the LORD.'" -9. The king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron. -10. But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, 'Absalom is king at Hebron!'" -11. With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. -12. And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing. -David Flees Jerusalem - - -13. And a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom." -14. Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword." -15. And the king's servants said to the king, "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides." -16. So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house. -17. And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house. - -18. And all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king. -19. Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile from your home. -20. You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, since I go I know not where? Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the LORD show steadfast love and faithfulness to you." -21. But Ittai answered the king, "As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be." -22. And David said to Ittai, "Go then, pass on." So Ittai the Gittite passed on with all his men and all the little ones who were with him. -23. And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness. - -24. And Abiathar came up, and behold, Zadok came also with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until the people had all passed out of the city. -25. Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place. -26. But if he says, 'I have no pleasure in you,' behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him." -27. The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Are you not a seer? Go back to the city in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. -28. See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me." -29. So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there. - -30. But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went. -31. And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness." - -32. While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head. -33. David said to him, "If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. -34. But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,' then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. -35. Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. -36. Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son, and by them you shall send to me everything you hear." -37. So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index e916cb1b..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -David and Ziba - -# Chapter 16 -1. When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. -2. And the king said to Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who faint in the wilderness to drink." -3. And the king said, "And where is your master's son?" Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.'" -4. Then the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours." And Ziba said, "I pay homage; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king." -Shimei Curses David - - -5. When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually. -6. And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. -7. And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man! -8. The LORD has avenged on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, your evil is on you, for you are a man of blood." - -9. Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head." -10. But the king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the LORD has said to him, 'Curse David,' who then shall say, 'Why have you done so?'" -11. And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to. -12. It may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that the LORD will repay me with good for his cursing today." -13. So David and his men went on the road, while Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went and threw stones at him and flung dust. -14. And the king, and all the people who were with him, arrived weary at the Jordan. And there he refreshed himself. -Absalom Enters Jerusalem - - -15. Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. -16. And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!" -17. And Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?" -18. And Hushai said to Absalom, "No, for whom the LORD and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain. -19. And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you." - -20. Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel. What shall we do?" -21. Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened." -22. So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. -23. Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2e1ccf02..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Hushai Saves David - -# Chapter 17 -1. Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. -2. I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king, -3. and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all the people will be at peace." -4. And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel. - -5. Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say." -6. And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "Thus has Ahithophel spoken; shall we do as he says? If not, you speak." -7. Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good." -8. Hushai said, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people. -9. Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits or in some other place. And as soon as some of the people fall at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, 'There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.' -10. Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men. -11. But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person. -12. So we shall come upon him in some place where he is to be found, and we shall light upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men with him not one will be left. -13. If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it into the valley, until not even a pebble is to be found there." -14. And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom. - -15. Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, "Thus and so did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so have I counseled. -16. Now therefore send quickly and tell David, 'Do not stay tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.'" -17. Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city. -18. But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard. And they went down into it. -19. And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it. -20. When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And the woman said to them, "They have gone over the brook of water." And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. - -21. After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, "Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you." -22. Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan. - -23. When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father. - -24. Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. -25. Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother. -26. And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead. - -27. When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, -28. brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans and lentils, -29. honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, "The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness." - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index d5bdcdf3..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Absalom Killed - -# Chapter 18 -1. Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. -2. And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the men, "I myself will also go out with you." -3. But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city." -4. The king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands. -5. And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom. - -6. So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim. -7. And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men. -8. The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword. - -9. And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on. -10. And a certain man saw it and told Joab, "Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak." -11. Joab said to the man who told him, "What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt." -12. But the man said to Joab, "Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake protect the young man Absalom.' -13. On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof." -14. Joab said, "I will not waste time like this with you." And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak. -15. And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him. - -16. Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them. -17. And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every one to his own home. -18. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day. -David Hears of Absalom's Death - - -19. Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me run and carry news to the king that the LORD has delivered him from the hand of his enemies." -20. And Joab said to him, "You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king's son is dead." -21. Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed before Joab, and ran. -22. Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, "Come what may, let me also run after the Cushite." And Joab said, "Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?" -23. "Come what may," he said, "I will run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite. - -24. Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone. -25. The watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." And he drew nearer and nearer. -26. The watchman saw another man running. And the watchman called to the gate and said, "See, another man running alone!" The king said, "He also brings news." -27. The watchman said, "I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good man and comes with good news." - -28. Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, "All is well." And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth and said, "Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king." -29. And the king said, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent the king's servant, your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was." -30. And the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So he turned aside and stood still. -David's Grief - - -31. And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, "Good news for my lord the king! For the LORD has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you." -32. The king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man." -33. And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0c5e7551..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Joab Rebukes David - -# Chapter 19 -1. It was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom." -2. So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son." -3. And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle. -4. The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!" -5. Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, "You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines, -6. because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased. -7. Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the LORD, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now." -8. Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, "Behold, the king is sitting in the gate." And all the people came before the king. -David Returns to Jerusalem -Now Israel had fled every man to his own home. -9. And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom. -10. But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?" - -11. And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests: "Say to the elders of Judah, 'Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king? -12. You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?' -13. And say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.'" -14. And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, "Return, both you and all your servants." -15. So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan. -David Pardons His Enemies - - -16. And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahurim, hurried to come down with the men of Judah to meet King David. -17. And with him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan before the king, -18. and they crossed the ford to bring over the king's household and to do his pleasure. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was about to cross the Jordan, -19. and said to the king, "Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. Do not let the king take it to heart. -20. For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king." -21. Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, "Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?" -22. But David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?" -23. And the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king gave him his oath. - -24. And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety. -25. And when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?" -26. He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, 'I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.' For your servant is lame. -27. He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you. -28. For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?" -29. And the king said to him, "Why speak any more of your affairs? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land." -30. And Mephibosheth said to the king, "Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home." - -31. Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan. -32. Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man. -33. And the king said to Barzillai, "Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem." -34. But Barzillai said to the king, "How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? -35. I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? -36. Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward? -37. Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him whatever seems good to you." -38. And the king answered, "Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you, and all that you desire of me I will do for you." -39. Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home. -40. The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way. - -41. Then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, "Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?" -42. All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?" -43. And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?" But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 331b30d4..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The Rebellion of Sheba - -# Chapter 20 -1. Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, -"We have no portion in David, -and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; -every man to his tents, O Israel!" - -2. So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem. - -3. And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood. - -4. Then the king said to Amasa, "Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself." -5. So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him. -6. And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us." -7. And there went out after him Joab's men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. -8. When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out. -9. And Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. -10. But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab's hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died. -Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. -11. And one of Joab's young men took his stand by Amasa and said, "Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab." -12. And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And anyone who came by, seeing him, stopped. And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him. -13. When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. - -14. And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah, and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in. -15. And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down. -16. Then a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, 'Come here, that I may speak to you.'" -17. And he came near her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." And he answered, "I am listening." -18. Then she said, "They used to say in former times, 'Let them but ask counsel at Abel,' and so they settled a matter. -19. I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?" -20. Joab answered, "Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy! -21. That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city." And the woman said to Joab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall." -22. Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. - -23. Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; -24. and Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; -25. and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; -26. and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16c032df..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -David Avenges the Gibeonites - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, "There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death." -2. So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah. -3. And David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the heritage of the LORD?" -4. The Gibeonites said to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel." And he said, "What do you say that I shall do for you?" -5. They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel, -6. let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD." And the king said, "I will give them." - -7. But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the LORD that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. -8. The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; -9. and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest. - -10. Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night. -11. When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done, -12. David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa. -13. And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged. -14. And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. And they did all that the king commanded. And after that God responded to the plea for the land. -War with the Philistines - - -15. There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. -16. And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. -17. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, "You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel." - -18. After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants. -19. And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. -20. And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. -21. And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. -22. These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 44d2c089..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,169 +0,0 @@ -David's Song of Deliverance - -# Chapter 22 -1. And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. -2. He said, -"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, - -3. my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, -my shield, and the horn of my salvation, - my stronghold and my refuge, - my savior; you save me from violence. - -4. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, - and I am saved from my enemies. - -5. "For the waves of death encompassed me, - the torrents of destruction assailed me; - -6. the cords of Sheol entangled me; - the snares of death confronted me. - -7. "In my distress I called upon the LORD; - to my God I called. -From his temple he heard my voice, - and my cry came to his ears. - -8. "Then the earth reeled and rocked; - the foundations of the heavens trembled - and quaked, because he was angry. - -9. Smoke went up from his nostrils, - and devouring fire from his mouth; - glowing coals flamed forth from him. - -10. He bowed the heavens and came down; - thick darkness was under his feet. - -11. He rode on a cherub and flew; - he was seen on the wings of the wind. - -12. He made darkness around him his canopy, - thick clouds, a gathering of water. - -13. Out of the brightness before him - coals of fire flamed forth. - -14. The LORD thundered from heaven, - and the Most High uttered his voice. - -15. And he sent out arrows and scattered them; - lightning, and routed them. - -16. Then the channels of the sea were seen; - the foundations of the world were laid bare, -at the rebuke of the LORD, - at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. - -17. "He sent from on high, he took me; - he drew me out of many waters. - -18. He rescued me from my strong enemy, - from those who hated me, - for they were too mighty for me. - -19. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, - but the LORD was my support. - -20. He brought me out into a broad place; - he rescued me, because he delighted in me. - -21. "The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; - according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. - -22. For I have kept the ways of the LORD - and have not wickedly departed from my God. - -23. For all his rules were before me, - and from his statutes I did not turn aside. - -24. I was blameless before him, - and I kept myself from guilt. - -25. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, - according to my cleanness in his sight. - -26. "With the merciful you show yourself merciful; - with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; - -27. with the purified you deal purely, - and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. - -28. You save a humble people, - but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. - -29. For you are my lamp, O LORD, - and my God lightens my darkness. - -30. For by you I can run against a troop, - and by my God I can leap over a wall. - -31. This God--his way is perfect; - the word of the LORD proves true; - he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. - -32. "For who is God, but the LORD? - And who is a rock, except our God? - -33. This God is my strong refuge - and has made my way blameless. - -34. He made my feet like the feet of a deer - and set me secure on the heights. - -35. He trains my hands for war, - so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. - -36. You have given me the shield of your salvation, - and your gentleness made me great. - -37. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, - and my feet did not slip; - -38. I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, - and did not turn back until they were consumed. - -39. I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; - they fell under my feet. - -40. For you equipped me with strength for the battle; - you made those who rise against me sink under me. - -41. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, - those who hated me, and I destroyed them. - -42. They looked, but there was none to save; - they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. - -43. I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; - I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. - -44. "You delivered me from strife with my people; - you kept me as the head of the nations; - people whom I had not known served me. - -45. Foreigners came cringing to me; - as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. - -46. Foreigners lost heart - and came trembling out of their fortresses. - -47. "The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, - and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, - -48. the God who gave me vengeance - and brought down peoples under me, - -49. who brought me out from my enemies; - you exalted me above those who rose against me; - you delivered me from men of violence. - -50. "For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, - and sing praises to your name. - -51. Great salvation he brings to his king, - and shows steadfast love to his anointed, - to David and his offspring forever." - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 61d14c52..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -The Last Words of David - -# Chapter 23 -1. Now these are the last words of David: -The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, - the oracle of the man who was raised on high, -the anointed of the God of Jacob, - the sweet psalmist of Israel: - -2. "The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me; - his word is on my tongue. - -3. The God of Israel has spoken; - the Rock of Israel has said to me: -When one rules justly over men, - ruling in the fear of God, - -4. he dawns on them like the morning light, - like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, - like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth. - -5. "For does not my house stand so with God? - For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, - ordered in all things and secure. -For will he not cause to prosper - all my help and my desire? - -6. But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, - for they cannot be taken with the hand; - -7. but the man who touches them - arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, - and they are utterly consumed with fire." -David's Mighty Men - - -8. These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time. - -9. And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew. -10. He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the LORD brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain. - -11. And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines. -12. But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the LORD worked a great victory. - -13. And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. -14. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. -15. And David said longingly, "Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!" -16. Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the LORD -17. and said, "Far be it from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did. - -18. Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three. -19. He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. - -20. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. -21. And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. -22. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men. -23. He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. - -24. Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, -25. Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod, -26. Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, -27. Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite, -28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah, -29. Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, -30. Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, -31. Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim, -32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, -33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, -34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, -35. Hezro of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite, -36. Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, -37. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, -38. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, -39. Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0d03d9b1..00000000 --- a/ESV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -David's Census - -# Chapter 24 -1. Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah." -2. So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people." -3. But Joab said to the king, "May the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?" -4. But the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel. -5. They crossed the Jordan and began from Aroer, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley, toward Gad and on to Jazer. -6. Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they went around to Sidon, -7. and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites; and they went out to the Negeb of Judah at Beersheba. -8. So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. -9. And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.The LORD's Judgment of David's Sin - -10. But David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly." -11. And when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, -12. "Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.'" -13. So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, "Shall three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me." -14. Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man." - -15. So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people from Dan to Beersheba 70,000 men. -16. And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, "It is enough; now stay your hand." And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. -17. Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, "Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house." -David Builds an Altar - - -18. And Gad came that day to David and said to him, "Go up, raise an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." -19. So David went up at Gad's word, as the LORD commanded. -20. And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. -21. And Araunah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" David said, "To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the LORD, that the plague may be averted from the people." -22. Then Araunah said to David, "Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. -23. All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king." And Araunah said to the king, "May the LORD your God accept you." -24. But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. -25. And David built there an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3755c3e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. +2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage. +3 David said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.” +4 And David said to him, “How did it go? Tell me.” And he answered, “The people fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.” +5 Then David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” +6 And the young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear, and behold, the chariots and the horsemen were close upon him. +7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ +8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ +9 And he said to me, ‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’ +10 So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” +11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. +12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. +13 And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.” +14 David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?” +15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him.” And he struck him down so that he died. +16 And David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord's anointed.’” +17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son, +18 and he said it should be taught to the people of Judah; behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar. He said: +19 “Your glory, O Israel, is slain on your high places! + How the mighty have fallen! +20 Tell it not in Gath, + publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon, +lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, + lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult. +21 “You mountains of Gilboa, + let there be no dew or rain upon you, + nor fields of offerings! +For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, + the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. +22 “From the blood of the slain, + from the fat of the mighty, +the bow of Jonathan turned not back, + and the sword of Saul returned not empty. +23 “Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! + In life and in death they were not divided; +they were swifter than eagles; + they were stronger than lions. +24 “You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, + who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, + who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. +25 “How the mighty have fallen + in the midst of the battle! +“Jonathan lies slain on your high places. +26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; +very pleasant have you been to me; + your love to me was extraordinary, + surpassing the love of women. +27 “How the mighty have fallen, + and the weapons of war perished!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfde14fd --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” +2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. +3 And David brought up his men who were with him, everyone with his household, and they lived in the towns of Hebron. +4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. +When they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,” +5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him. +6 Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing. +7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant, for Saul your lord is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” +8 But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim, +9 and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. +10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. +11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. +12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. +13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. And they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. +14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.” +15 Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. +16 And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is at Gibeon. +17 And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David. +18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle. +19 And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. +20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.” +21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his spoil.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. +22 And Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?” +23 But he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still. +24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. And as the sun was going down they came to the hill of Ammah, which lies before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. +25 And the people of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and became one group and took their stand on the top of a hill. +26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?” +27 And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.” +28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore. +29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, and marching the whole morning, they came to Mahanaim. +30 Joab returned from the pursuit of Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men besides Asahel. +31 But the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin 360 of Abner's men. +32 And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e177f21 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker. +2 And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; +3 and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; +4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; +5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. +6 While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul. +7 Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?” +8 Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, “Am I a dog's head of Judah? To this day I keep showing steadfast love to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David. And yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman. +9 God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him, +10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.” +11 And Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. +12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.” +13 And he said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.” +14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid the bridal price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” +15 And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish. +16 But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” And he returned. +17 And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. +18 Now then bring it about, for the Lord has promised David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.’” +19 Abner also spoke to Benjamin. And then Abner went to tell David at Hebron all that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do. +20 When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. +21 And Abner said to David, “I will arise and go and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace. +22 Just then the servants of David arrived with Joab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. +23 When Joab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go, and he has gone in peace.” +24 Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone? +25 You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.” +26 When Joab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know about it. +27 And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. +28 Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner the son of Ner. +29 May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house, and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge or who is leprous or who holds a spindle or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread!” +30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon. +31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” And King David followed the bier. +32 They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. +33 And the king lamented for Abner, saying, +“Should Abner die as a fool dies? +34 Your hands were not bound; + your feet were not fettered; +as one falls before the wicked + you have fallen.” +And all the people wept again over him. +35 Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, “God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!” +36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything that the king did pleased all the people. +37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's will to put to death Abner the son of Ner. +38 And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? +39 And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2e7254a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 When Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed. +2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of raiding bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon a man of Benjamin from Beeroth (for Beeroth also is counted part of Benjamin; +3 the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there to this day). +4 Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. +5 Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out, and about the heat of the day they came to the house of Ish-bosheth as he was taking his noonday rest. +6 And they came into the midst of the house as if to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. +7 When they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him and put him to death and beheaded him. They took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night, +8 and brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron. And they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. The Lord has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring.” +9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity, +10 when one told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news. +11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth?” +12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cfd4b2a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. +2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’” +3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. +4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. +5 At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. +6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.” +7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. +8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David's soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” +9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward. +10 And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him. +11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house. +12 And David knew that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. +13 And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. +14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, +16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. +17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. +18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. +19 And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.” +20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like a breaking flood.” Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. +21 And the Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away. +22 And the Philistines came up yet again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. +23 And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees. +24 And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then rouse yourself, for then the Lord has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.” +25 And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25df5eeb --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. +2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim. +3 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart, +4 with the ark of God, and Ahio went before the ark. +5 And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. +6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. +7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God. +8 And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day. +9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?” +10 So David was not willing to take the ark of the Lord into the city of David. But David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. +11 And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household. +12 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing. +13 And when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened animal. +14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. +15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn. +16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. +17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. +18 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts +19 and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house. +20 And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” +21 And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord. +22 I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.” +23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfaafcc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, +2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” +3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” +4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, +5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? +6 I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. +7 In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ +8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. +9 And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. +10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, +11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. +12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. +13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. +14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, +15 but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. +16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’” +17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. +18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? +19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! +20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! +21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. +22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. +23 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? +24 And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God. +25 And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. +26 And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. +27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. +28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. +29 Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..306da354 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. +2 And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. +3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. +4 And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. +5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. +6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. +7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. +8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze. +9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, +10 Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. +11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, +12 from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. +13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. +14 Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. +15 So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people. +16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, +17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was secretary, +18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were priests. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ee11df9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” +2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” +3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” +4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” +5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. +6 And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” +7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.” +8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?” +9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. +10 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master's grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. +11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons. +12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. +13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d45cdd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. +2 And David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites. +3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?” +4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away. +5 When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.” +6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men. +7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. +8 And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate, and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country. +9 When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. +10 The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. +11 And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. +12 Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.” +13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. +14 And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. +15 But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. +16 And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates. They came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. +17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to Helam. The Syrians arrayed themselves against David and fought with him. +18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he died there. +19 And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..976145b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. +2 It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. +3 And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” +4 So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house. +5 And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” +6 So David sent word to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. +7 When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab was doing and how the people were doing and how the war was going. +8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” And Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king. +9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. +10 When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” +11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” +12 Then David said to Uriah, “Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. +13 And David invited him, and he ate in his presence and drank, so that he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. +14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. +15 In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.” +16 And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men. +17 And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died. +18 Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting. +19 And he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king, +20 then, if the king's anger rises, and if he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? +21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’” +22 So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell. +23 The messenger said to David, “The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. +24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall. Some of the king's servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.” +25 David said to the messenger, “Thus shall you say to Joab, ‘Do not let this matter displease you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.” +26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband. +27 And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3dc0b129 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. +2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, +3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. +4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” +5 Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, +6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” +7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. +8 And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. +9 Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. +10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ +11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. +12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’” +13 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. +14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die.” +15 Then Nathan went to his house. +And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick. +16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. +17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. +18 On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm.” +19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.” +20 Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. +21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” +22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ +23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.” +24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved him +25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. +26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. +27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. +28 Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name.” +29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it. +30 And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. +31 And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7038d74 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. +2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. +3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man. +4 And he said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.” +5 Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’” +6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” +7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him.” +8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, where he was lying down. And she took dough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and baked the cakes. +9 And she took the pan and emptied it out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, “Send out everyone from me.” So everyone went out from him. +10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. +11 But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” +12 She answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing. +13 As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” +14 But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her. +15 Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up! Go!” +16 But she said to him, “No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her. +17 He called the young man who served him and said, “Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her.” +18 Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. +19 And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went. +20 And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house. +21 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. +22 But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar. +23 After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons. +24 And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.” +25 But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. +26 Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?” +27 But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. +28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.” +29 So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled. +30 While they were on the way, news came to David, “Absalom has struck down all the king's sons, and not one of them is left.” +31 Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments. +32 But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, “Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar. +33 Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead.” +34 But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming from the road behind him by the side of the mountain. +35 And Jonadab said to the king, “Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about.” +36 And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly. +37 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day. +38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. +39 And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2635415e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah knew that the king's heart went out to Absalom. +2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead. +3 Go to the king and speak thus to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth. +4 When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and paid homage and said, “Save me, O king.” +5 And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead. +6 And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. +7 And now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed.’ And so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal that is left and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth.” +8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.” +9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless.” +10 The king said, “If anyone says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall never touch you again.” +11 Then she said, “Please let the king invoke the Lord your God, that the avenger of blood kill no more, and my son be not destroyed.” He said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.” +12 Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.” +13 And the woman said, “Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in giving this decision the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again. +14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast. +15 Now I have come to say this to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid, and your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant. +16 For the king will hear and deliver his servant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the heritage of God.’ +17 And your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!” +18 Then the king answered the woman, “Do not hide from me anything I ask you.” And the woman said, “Let my lord the king speak.” +19 The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant. +20 In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth.” +21 Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom.” +22 And Joab fell on his face to the ground and paid homage and blessed the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.” +23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. +24 And the king said, “Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence.” So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king's presence. +25 Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. +26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight. +27 There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman. +28 So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence. +29 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. And he sent a second time, but Joab would not come. +30 Then he said to his servants, “See, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” So Absalom's servants set the field on fire. +31 Then Joab arose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?” +32 Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent word to you, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.” Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’” +33 Then Joab went to the king and told him, and he summoned Absalom. So he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90d99175 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. +2 And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And when he said, “Your servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,” +3 Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.” +4 Then Absalom would say, “Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.” +5 And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. +6 Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. +7 And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron. +8 For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to the Lord.’” +9 The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron. +10 But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, ‘Absalom is king at Hebron!’” +11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. +12 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing. +13 And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.” +14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” +15 And the king's servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.” +16 So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house. +17 And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house. +18 And all his servants passed by him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath, passed on before the king. +19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile from your home. +20 You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, since I go I know not where? Go back and take your brothers with you, and may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you.” +21 But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be.” +22 And David said to Ittai, “Go then, pass on.” So Ittai the Gittite passed on with all his men and all the little ones who were with him. +23 And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness. +24 And Abiathar came up, and behold, Zadok came also with all the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God until the people had all passed out of the city. +25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back and let me see both it and his dwelling place. +26 But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.” +27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Go back to the city in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. +28 See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” +29 So Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and they remained there. +30 But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went. +31 And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.” +32 While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head. +33 David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. +34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant,’ then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. +35 Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? So whatever you hear from the king's house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. +36 Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son, and by them you shall send to me everything you hear.” +37 So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b154e92d --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. +2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who faint in the wilderness to drink.” +3 And the king said, “And where is your master's son?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.’” +4 Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I pay homage; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king.” +5 When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually. +6 And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. +7 And Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man! +8 The Lord has avenged on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, your evil is on you, for you are a man of blood.” +9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his head.” +10 But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’” +11 And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. +12 It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.” +13 So David and his men went on the road, while Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went and threw stones at him and flung dust. +14 And the king, and all the people who were with him, arrived weary at the Jordan. And there he refreshed himself. +15 Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. +16 And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” +17 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?” +18 And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, for whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain. +19 And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you.” +20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What shall we do?” +21 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.” +22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. +23 Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f608e51d --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. +2 I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king, +3 and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all the people will be at peace.” +4 And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel. +5 Then Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say.” +6 And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, “Thus has Ahithophel spoken; shall we do as he says? If not, you speak.” +7 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.” +8 Hushai said, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people. +9 Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits or in some other place. And as soon as some of the people fall at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’ +10 Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men. +11 But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person. +12 So we shall come upon him in some place where he is to be found, and we shall light upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men with him not one will be left. +13 If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it into the valley, until not even a pebble is to be found there.” +14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom. +15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so have I counseled. +16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not stay tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’” +17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city. +18 But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard. And they went down into it. +19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it. +20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. +21 After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, “Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you.” +22 Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan. +23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father. +24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. +25 Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother. +26 And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead. +27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, +28 brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans and lentils, +29 honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..757857b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. +2 And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the men, “I myself will also go out with you.” +3 But the men said, “You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.” +4 The king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands. +5 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom. +6 So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim. +7 And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men. +8 The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword. +9 And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on. +10 And a certain man saw it and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.” +11 Joab said to the man who told him, “What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.” +12 But the man said to Joab, “Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake protect the young man Absalom.’ +13 On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.” +14 Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak. +15 And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him. +16 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them. +17 And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every one to his own home. +18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day. +19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and carry news to the king that the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.” +20 And Joab said to him, “You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king's son is dead.” +21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed before Joab, and ran. +22 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, “Come what may, let me also run after the Cushite.” And Joab said, “Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?” +23 “Come what may,” he said, “I will run.” So he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite. +24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone. +25 The watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he drew nearer and nearer. +26 The watchman saw another man running. And the watchman called to the gate and said, “See, another man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings news.” +27 The watchman said, “I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man and comes with good news.” +28 Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “All is well.” And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth and said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.” +29 And the king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king's servant, your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was.” +30 And the king said, “Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood still. +31 And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, “Good news for my lord the king! For the Lord has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you.” +32 The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.” +33 And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4e45a984 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” +2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people, for the people heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.” +3 And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle. +4 The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!” +5 Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines, +6 because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased. +7 Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.” +8 Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. +Now Israel had fled every man to his own home. +9 And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and saved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom. +10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?” +11 And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king? +12 You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ +13 And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.’” +14 And he swayed the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent word to the king, “Return, both you and all your servants.” +15 So the king came back to the Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and to bring the king over the Jordan. +16 And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, from Bahurim, hurried to come down with the men of Judah to meet King David. +17 And with him were a thousand men from Benjamin. And Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and his twenty servants, rushed down to the Jordan before the king, +18 and they crossed the ford to bring over the king's household and to do his pleasure. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was about to cross the Jordan, +19 and said to the king, “Let not my lord hold me guilty or remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. Do not let the king take it to heart. +20 For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.” +21 Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?” +22 But David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?” +23 And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king gave him his oath. +24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had neither taken care of his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came back in safety. +25 And when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?” +26 He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For your servant is lame. +27 He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you. +28 For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?” +29 And the king said to him, “Why speak any more of your affairs? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land.” +30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Oh, let him take it all, since my lord the king has come safely home.” +31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan. +32 Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man. +33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem.” +34 But Barzillai said to the king, “How many years have I still to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? +35 I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or what he drinks? Can I still listen to the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? +36 Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward? +37 Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him whatever seems good to you.” +38 And the king answered, “Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you, and all that you desire of me I will do for you.” +39 Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home. +40 The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way. +41 Then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?” +42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?” +43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9a1e5296 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, +“We have no portion in David, +and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; +every man to his tents, O Israel!” +2 So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem. +3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood. +4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.” +5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him. +6 And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us.” +7 And there went out after him Joab's men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. +8 When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out. +9 And Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. +10 But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab's hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died. +Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. +11 And one of Joab's young men took his stand by Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.” +12 And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And anyone who came by, seeing him, stopped. And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him. +13 When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. +14 And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah, and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in. +15 And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down. +16 Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’” +17 And he came near her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” And he answered, “I am listening.” +18 Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter. +19 I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the heritage of the Lord?” +20 Joab answered, “Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy! +21 That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.” +22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. +23 Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; +24 and Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; +25 and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; +26 and Ira the Jairite was also David's priest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4025e0b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” +2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah. +3 And David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the heritage of the Lord?” +4 The Gibeonites said to him, “It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.” And he said, “What do you say that I shall do for you?” +5 They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel, +6 let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.” +7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. +8 The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; +9 and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest. +10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night. +11 When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done, +12 David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa. +13 And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged. +14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. And they did all that the king commanded. And after that God responded to the plea for the land. +15 There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. +16 And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. +17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, “You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.” +18 After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants. +19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. +20 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. +21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. +22 These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..514dd609 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. +2 He said, +“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, +3 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, +my shield, and the horn of my salvation, + my stronghold and my refuge, + my savior; you save me from violence. +4 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, + and I am saved from my enemies. +5 “For the waves of death encompassed me, + the torrents of destruction assailed me; +6 the cords of Sheol entangled me; + the snares of death confronted me. +7 “In my distress I called upon the Lord; + to my God I called. +From his temple he heard my voice, + and my cry came to his ears. +8 “Then the earth reeled and rocked; + the foundations of the heavens trembled + and quaked, because he was angry. +9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, + and devouring fire from his mouth; + glowing coals flamed forth from him. +10 He bowed the heavens and came down; + thick darkness was under his feet. +11 He rode on a cherub and flew; + he was seen on the wings of the wind. +12 He made darkness around him his canopy, + thick clouds, a gathering of water. +13 Out of the brightness before him + coals of fire flamed forth. +14 The Lord thundered from heaven, + and the Most High uttered his voice. +15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them; + lightning, and routed them. +16 Then the channels of the sea were seen; + the foundations of the world were laid bare, +at the rebuke of the Lord, + at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. +17 “He sent from on high, he took me; + he drew me out of many waters. +18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, + from those who hated me, + for they were too mighty for me. +19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, + but the Lord was my support. +20 He brought me out into a broad place; + he rescued me, because he delighted in me. +21 “The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; + according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. +22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord + and have not wickedly departed from my God. +23 For all his rules were before me, + and from his statutes I did not turn aside. +24 I was blameless before him, + and I kept myself from guilt. +25 And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, + according to my cleanness in his sight. +26 “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; + with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; +27 with the purified you deal purely, + and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. +28 You save a humble people, + but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. +29 For you are my lamp, O Lord, + and my God lightens my darkness. +30 For by you I can run against a troop, + and by my God I can leap over a wall. +31 This God—his way is perfect; + the word of the Lord proves true; + he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. +32 “For who is God, but the Lord? + And who is a rock, except our God? +33 This God is my strong refuge + and has made my way blameless. +34 He made my feet like the feet of a deer + and set me secure on the heights. +35 He trains my hands for war, + so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. +36 You have given me the shield of your salvation, + and your gentleness made me great. +37 You gave a wide place for my steps under me, + and my feet did not slip; +38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, + and did not turn back until they were consumed. +39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; + they fell under my feet. +40 For you equipped me with strength for the battle; + you made those who rise against me sink under me. +41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, + those who hated me, and I destroyed them. +42 They looked, but there was none to save; + they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them. +43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; + I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. +44 “You delivered me from strife with my people; + you kept me as the head of the nations; + people whom I had not known served me. +45 Foreigners came cringing to me; + as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. +46 Foreigners lost heart + and came trembling out of their fortresses. +47 “The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, + and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, +48 the God who gave me vengeance + and brought down peoples under me, +49 who brought me out from my enemies; + you exalted me above those who rose against me; + you delivered me from men of violence. +50 “For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, + and sing praises to your name. +51 Great salvation he brings to his king, + and shows steadfast love to his anointed, + to David and his offspring forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..560c4af1 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Now these are the last words of David: +The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, + the oracle of the man who was raised on high, +the anointed of the God of Jacob, + the sweet psalmist of Israel: +2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; + his word is on my tongue. +3 The God of Israel has spoken; + the Rock of Israel has said to me: +When one rules justly over men, + ruling in the fear of God, +4 he dawns on them like the morning light, + like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, + like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth. +5 “For does not my house stand so with God? + For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, + ordered in all things and secure. +For will he not cause to prosper + all my help and my desire? +6 But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away, + for they cannot be taken with the hand; +7 but the man who touches them + arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, + and they are utterly consumed with fire.” +8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time. +9 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew. +10 He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the Lord brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain. +11 And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines. +12 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the Lord worked a great victory. +13 And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. +14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. +15 And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” +16 Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord +17 and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did. +18 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three. +19 He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. +20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. +21 And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. +22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men. +23 He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. +24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, +25 Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod, +26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, +27 Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite, +28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah, +29 Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, +30 Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, +31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim, +32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, +33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, +34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, +35 Hezro of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite, +36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, +37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, +38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, +39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7dfcba3b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” +2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.” +3 But Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?” +4 But the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel. +5 They crossed the Jordan and began from Aroer, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley, toward Gad and on to Jazer. +6 Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they went around to Sidon, +7 and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites; and they went out to the Negeb of Judah at Beersheba. +8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. +9 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000. +10 But David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” +11 And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, +12 “Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, Three things I offer you. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.’” +13 So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, “Shall three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me.” +14 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.” +15 So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people from Dan to Beersheba 70,000 men. +16 And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. +17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.” +18 And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” +19 So David went up at Gad's word, as the Lord commanded. +20 And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. +21 And Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be averted from the people.” +22 Then Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. +23 All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.” +24 But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. +25 And David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55327a7a..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -David in His Old Age - -# Chapter 1 -1. Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. -2. Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm." -3. So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. -4. The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not. -Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King - - -5. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. -6. His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, "Why have you done thus and so?" He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom. -7. He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him. -8. But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David's mighty men were not with Adonijah. - -9. Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent's Stone, which is beside En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, -10. but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother. -Nathan and Bathsheba Before David - - -11. Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king and David our lord does not know it? -12. Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. -13. Go in at once to King David, and say to him, 'Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then is Adonijah king?' -14. Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words." - -15. So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king). -16. Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, "What do you desire?" -17. She said to him, "My lord, you swore to your servant by the LORD your God, saying, 'Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.' -18. And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. -19. He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but Solomon your servant he has not invited. -20. And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. -21. Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders." - -22. While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. -23. And they told the king, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground. -24. And Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne'? -25. For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!' -26. But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited. -27. Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?" -Solomon Anointed King - - -28. Then King David answered, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king. -29. And the king swore, saying, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity, -30. as I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, 'Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,' even so will I do this day." -31. Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!" - -32. King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king. -33. And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. -34. And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, 'Long live King Solomon!' -35. You shall then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah." -36. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so. -37. As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David." - -38. So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon. -39. There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!" -40. And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise. - -41. Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished feasting. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "What does this uproar in the city mean?" -42. While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, "Come in, for you are a worthy man and bring good news." -43. Jonathan answered Adonijah, "No, for our lord King David has made Solomon king, -44. and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And they had him ride on the king's mule. -45. And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard. -46. Solomon sits on the royal throne. -47. Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself on the bed. -48. And the king also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.'" - -49. Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way. -50. And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. -51. Then it was told Solomon, "Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.'" -52. And Solomon said, "If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die." -53. So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 08ced10c..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -David's Instructions to Solomon - -# Chapter 2 -1. When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, -2. "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, -3. and keep the charge of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, -4. that the LORD may establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.' - -5. "Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet. -6. Act therefore according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. -7. But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother. -8. And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.' -9. Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol." -The Death of David - - -10. Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. -11. And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. -12. So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. -Solomon's Reign Established - - -13. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come peacefully?" He said, "Peacefully." -14. Then he said, "I have something to say to you." She said, "Speak." -15. He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the LORD. -16. And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me." She said to him, "Speak." -17. And he said, "Please ask King Solomon--he will not refuse you--to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife." -18. Bathsheba said, "Very well; I will speak for you to the king." - -19. So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right. -20. Then she said, "I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me." And the king said to her, "Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you." -21. She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife." -22. King Solomon answered his mother, "And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother, and on his side are Abiathar the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah." -23. Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! -24. Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today." -25. So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died. - -26. And to Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because you shared in all my father's affliction." -27. So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the LORD, thus fulfilling the word of the LORD that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. - -28. When the news came to Joab--for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom--Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and caught hold of the horns of the altar. -29. And when it was told King Solomon, "Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD, and behold, he is beside the altar," Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, strike him down." -30. So Benaiah came to the tent of the LORD and said to him, "The king commands, 'Come out.'" But he said, "No, I will die here." Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, "Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me." -31. The king replied to him, "Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, and thus take away from me and from my father's house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause. -32. The LORD will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. -33. So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the LORD forevermore." -34. Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. -35. The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar. - -36. Then the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever. -37. For on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. Your blood shall be on your own head." -38. And Shimei said to the king, "What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do." So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days. - -39. But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei's servants ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, "Behold, your servants are in Gath," -40. Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. -41. And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, -42. the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, "Did I not make you swear by the LORD and solemnly warn you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die'? And you said to me, 'What you say is good; I will obey.' -43. Why then have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the commandment with which I commanded you?" -44. The king also said to Shimei, "You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the LORD will bring back your harm on your own head. -45. But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever." -46. Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died. -So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 67e1cab4..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom - -# Chapter 3 -1. Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. -2. The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD. - -3. Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. -4. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. -5. At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you." -6. And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. -7. And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. -8. And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. -9. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?" - -10. It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. -11. And God said to him, "Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, -12. behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. -13. I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. -14. And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days." - -15. And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. -Solomon's Wisdom - - -16. Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. -17. The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. -18. Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house. -19. And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him. -20. And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him at her breast, and laid her dead son at my breast. -21. When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I looked at him closely in the morning, behold, he was not the child that I had borne." -22. But the other woman said, "No, the living child is mine, and the dead child is yours." The first said, "No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine." Thus they spoke before the king. - -23. Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead'; and the other says, 'No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.'" -24. And the king said, "Bring me a sword." So a sword was brought before the king. -25. And the king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other." -26. Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death." But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him." -27. Then the king answered and said, "Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother." -28. And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 33761478..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Officials - -# Chapter 4 -1. King Solomon was king over all Israel, -2. and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; -3. Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; -4. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; -5. Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king's friend; -6. Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. - -7. Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. -8. These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; -9. Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; -10. Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); -11. Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); -12. Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; -13. Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); -14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; -15. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); -16. Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; -17. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; -18. Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; -19. Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land. -Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom - - -20. Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. -21. Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. - -22. Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, -23. ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. -24. For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. -25. And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. -26. Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. -27. And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon's table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. -28. Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. - -29. And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, -30. so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. -31. For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. -32. He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. -33. He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. -34. And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99e583e2..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Preparations for Building the Temple - -# Chapter 5 -1. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. -2. And Solomon sent word to Hiram, -3. "You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. -4. But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune. -5. And so I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD said to David my father, 'Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.' -6. Now therefore command that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. And my servants will join your servants, and I will pay you for your servants such wages as you set, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians." - -7. As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people." -8. And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber. -9. My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household." -10. So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired, -11. while Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000 cors of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. -12. And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. - -13. King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men. -14. And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the draft. -15. Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country, -16. besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work. -17. At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. -18. So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index f8463f58..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 6 -1. In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. -2. The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. -3. The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house. -4. And he made for the house windows with recessed frames. -5. He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around. -6. The lowest story was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house. - -7. When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built. - -8. The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third. -9. So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar. -10. He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar. - -11. Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon, -12. "Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father. -13. And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel." - -14. So Solomon built the house and finished it. -15. He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress. -16. He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. -17. The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long. -18. The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen. -19. The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. -20. The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar. -21. And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. -22. And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. - -23. In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high. -24. Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. -25. The other cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same measure and the same form. -26. The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub. -27. He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house. And the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one touched the one wall, and a wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; their other wings touched each other in the middle of the house. -28. And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. - -29. Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms. -30. The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms. - -31. For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided. -32. He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. - -33. So also he made for the entrance to the nave doorposts of olivewood, in the form of a square, -34. and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. -35. On them he carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work. -36. He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and one course of cedar beams. - -37. In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv. -38. And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index f6344d64..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds His Palace - -# Chapter 7 -1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. - -2. He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. -3. And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. -4. There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers. -5. All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers. - -6. And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them. - -7. And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters. - -8. His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court at the back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage. - -9. All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court. -10. The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits. -11. And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar. -12. The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the LORD and the vestibule of the house. -The Temple Furnishings - - -13. And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. -14. He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. - -15. He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same. -16. He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. -17. There were lattices of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars, a lattice for the one capital and a lattice for the other capital. -18. Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital. -19. Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits. -20. The capitals were on the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around, and so with the other capital. -21. He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. -22. And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished. - -23. Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. -24. Under its brim were gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. -25. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. -26. Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. - -27. He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. -28. This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames, -29. and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work. -30. Moreover, each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of each. -31. Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were square, not round. -32. And the four wheels were underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. -33. The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. -34. There were four supports at the four corners of each stand. The supports were of one piece with the stands. -35. And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it. -36. And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around. -37. After this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form. - -38. And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands. -39. And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. - -40. Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD: -41. the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars; -42. and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; -43. the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands; -44. and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea. - -45. Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the LORD, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze. -46. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. -47. And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained. - -48. So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, -49. the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; -50. the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple. - -51. Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index f5ca9737..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought into the Temple - -# Chapter 8 -1. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. -2. And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. -3. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. -4. And they brought up the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. -5. And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. -6. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. -7. For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. -8. And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. -9. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. -10. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the LORD, -11. so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.Solomon Blesses the LORD - -12. Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. -13. I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever." -14. Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. -15. And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, -16. 'Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there. But I chose David to be over my people Israel.' -17. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -18. But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. -19. Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.' -20. Now the LORD has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -21. And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt." -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - - -22. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven, -23. and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart; -24. you have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. -25. Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.' -26. Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father. - -27. "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! -28. Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O LORD my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day, -29. that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, 'My name shall be there,' that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. -30. And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive. - -31. "If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, -32. then hear in heaven and act and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. - -33. "When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and if they turn again to you and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, -34. then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers. - -35. "When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge your name and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, -36. then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. - -37. "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemy besieges them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, -38. whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house, -39. then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind), -40. that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers. - -41. "Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake -42. (for they shall hear of your great name and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house, -43. hear in heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name. - -44. "If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, -45. then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause. - -46. "If they sin against you--for there is no one who does not sin--and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near, -47. yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,' -48. if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name, -49. then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause -50. and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them -51. (for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace). -52. Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you. -53. For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your heritage, as you declared through Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God." -Solomon's Benediction - - -54. Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven. -55. And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, -56. "Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant. -57. The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us, -58. that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers. -59. Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires, -60. that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no other. -61. Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the LORD our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day." -Solomon's Sacrifices - - -62. Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. -63. Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. -64. The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD, for there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to receive the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings. - -65. So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days. -66. On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index b10dd33c..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Appears to Solomon - -# Chapter 9 -1. As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build, -2. the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. -3. And the LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. -4. And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, -5. then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, 'You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.' -6. But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, -7. then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and the house that I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight, and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. -8. And this house will become a heap of ruins. Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?' -9. Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the LORD has brought all this disaster on them.'" -Solomon's Other Acts - - -10. At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house, -11. and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. -12. But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him. -13. Therefore he said, "What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?" So they are called the land of Cabul to this day. -14. Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold. - -15. And this is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the LORD and his own house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer -16. (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and had killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife; -17. so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon -18. and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, -19. and all the store cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. -20. All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel-- -21. their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction--these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day. -22. But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves. They were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen. - -23. These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work: 550 who had charge of the people who carried on the work. - -24. But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo. - -25. Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he built to the LORD, making offerings with it before the LORD. So he finished the house. - -26. King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. -27. And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon. -28. And they went to Ophir and brought from there gold, 420 talents, and they brought it to King Solomon. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index daaf3f32..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -The Queen of Sheba - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. -2. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. -3. And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her. -4. And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, -5. the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more breath in her. - -6. And she said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, -7. but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard. -8. Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! -9. Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness." -10. Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. - -11. Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones. -12. And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day. - -13. And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants. -Solomon's Great Wealth - - -14. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, -15. besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. -16. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. -17. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. -18. The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold. -19. The throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, -20. while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom. -21. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. -22. For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. - -23. Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. -24. And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. -25. Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. - -26. And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. -27. And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. -28. And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders received them from Kue at a price. -29. A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index c21fb08b..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Turns from the LORD - -# Chapter 11 -1. Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, -2. from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. -3. He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. -4. For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. -5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. -6. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and did not wholly follow the LORD, as David his father had done. -7. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. -8. And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.The LORD Raises Adversaries - -9. And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice -10. and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the LORD commanded. -11. Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. -12. Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. -13. However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen." - -14. And the LORD raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom. -15. For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, he struck down every male in Edom -16. (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom). -17. But Hadad fled to Egypt, together with certain Edomites of his father's servants, Hadad still being a little child. -18. They set out from Midian and came to Paran and took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him an allowance of food and gave him land. -19. And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. -20. And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. -21. But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country." -22. But Pharaoh said to him, "What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?" And he said to him, "Only let me depart." - -23. God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah. -24. And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus. -25. He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria. - -26. Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king. -27. And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father. -28. The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. -29. And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the open country. -30. Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces. -31. And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes -32. (but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), -33. because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did. -34. Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes. -35. But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give it to you, ten tribes. -36. Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name. -37. And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel. -38. And if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. -39. And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.'" -40. Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. - -41. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon? -42. And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. -43. And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 25712c7c..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Rehoboam's Folly - -# Chapter 12 -1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. -2. And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. -3. And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, -4. "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you." -5. He said to them, "Go away for three days, then come again to me." So the people went away. - -6. Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?" -7. And they said to him, "If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever." -8. But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. -9. And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?" -10. And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,' thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. -11. And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" - -12. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, "Come to me again the third day." -13. And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him, -14. he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions." -15. So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the LORD that he might fulfill his word, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. -The Kingdom Divided - - -16. And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents. -17. But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. -18. Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. -19. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. -20. And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah only. - -21. When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. -22. But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: -23. "Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, -24. 'Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives the people of Israel. Every man return to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they listened to the word of the LORD and went home again, according to the word of the LORD. -Jeroboam's Golden Calves - - -25. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel. -26. And Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. -27. If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah." -28. So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." -29. And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. -30. Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one. -31. He also made temples on high places and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. -32. And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. -33. He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to make offerings. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 204c5fb9..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -A Man of God Confronts Jeroboam - -# Chapter 13 -1. And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings. -2. And the man cried against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, "O altar, altar, thus says the LORD: 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'" -3. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign that the LORD has spoken: 'Behold, the altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.'" -4. And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself. -5. The altar also was torn down, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. -6. And the king said to the man of God, "Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." And the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before. -7. And the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." -8. And the man of God said to the king, "If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place, -9. for so was it commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.'" -10. So he went another way and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel. -The Prophet's Disobedience - - -11. Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king. -12. And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone. -13. And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it. -14. And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" And he said, "I am." -15. Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread." -16. And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place, -17. for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, 'You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.'" -18. And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him. -19. So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water. - -20. And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back. -21. And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD and have not kept the command that the LORD your God commanded you, -22. but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread and drink no water," your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'" -23. And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. -24. And as he went away a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body. -25. And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived. - -26. And when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the LORD; therefore the LORD has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word that the LORD spoke to him." -27. And he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." And they saddled it. -28. And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn the donkey. -29. And the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the city to mourn and to bury him. -30. And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother!" -31. And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. -32. For the saying that he called out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass." - -33. After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. -34. And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 28cd6b43..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Prophecy Against Jeroboam - -# Chapter 14 -1. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. -2. And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people. -3. Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall happen to the child." - -4. Jeroboam's wife did so. She arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. -5. And the LORD said to Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her." -When she came, she pretended to be another woman. -6. But when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am charged with unbearable news for you. -7. Go, tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel -8. and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes, -9. but you have done evil above all who were before you and have gone and made for yourself other gods and metal images, provoking me to anger, and have cast me behind your back, -10. therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone. -11. Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the LORD has spoken it."' -12. Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. -13. And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something pleasing to the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. -14. Moreover, the LORD will raise up for himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam today. And henceforth, -15. the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land that he gave to their fathers and scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD to anger. -16. And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and made Israel to sin." - -17. Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. -18. And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet. -The Death of Jeroboam - - -19. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -20. And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place. -Rehoboam Reigns in Judah - - -21. Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. -22. And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. -23. For they also built for themselves high places and pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, -24. and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. - -25. In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. -26. He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made, -27. and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. -28. And as often as the king went into the house of the LORD, the guard carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. - -29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -30. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. -31. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 317ecea8..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Abijam Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. -2. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. -3. And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. -4. Nevertheless, for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, -5. because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. -6. Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. -7. The rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. -8. And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. -Asa Reigns in Judah - - -9. In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah, -10. and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. -11. And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done. -12. He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. -13. He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. -14. But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days. -15. And he brought into the house of the LORD the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. - -16. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. -17. Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. -18. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house and gave them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, -19. "Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me." -20. And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. -21. And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah. -22. Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. -23. Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he was diseased in his feet. -24. And Asa slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place. -Nadab Reigns in Israel - - -25. Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. -26. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. - -27. Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon. -28. So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place. -29. And as soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He left to the house of Jeroboam not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. -30. It was for the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and that he made Israel to sin, and because of the anger to which he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel. - -31. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -32. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. -Baasha Reigns in Israel - - -33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years. -34. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0c3e0459..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 16 -1. And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, -2. "Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, provoking me to anger with their sins, -3. behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. -4. Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the heavens shall eat." - -5. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -6. And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place. -7. Moreover, the word of the LORD came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and also because he destroyed it. -Elah Reigns in Israel - - -8. In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years. -9. But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. When he was at Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah, -10. Zimri came in and struck him down and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. - -11. When he began to reign, as soon as he had seated himself on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male of his relatives or his friends. -12. Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, -13. for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and which they made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols. -14. Now the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -Zimri Reigns in Israel - - -15. In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, -16. and the troops who were encamped heard it said, "Zimri has conspired, and he has killed the king." Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. -17. So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. -18. And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house over him with fire and died, -19. because of his sins that he committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD, walking in the way of Jeroboam, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin. -20. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy that he made, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -Omri Reigns in Israel - - -21. Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts. Half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. -22. But the people who followed Omri overcame the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king. -23. In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years; six years he reigned in Tirzah. -24. He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he fortified the hill and called the name of the city that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill. - -25. Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did more evil than all who were before him. -26. For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in the sins that he made Israel to sin, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger by their idols. -27. Now the rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -28. And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place. -Ahab Reigns in Israel - - -29. In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. -30. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. -31. And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him. -32. He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. -33. And Ahab made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. -34. In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 54bfa624..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Predicts a Drought - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." -2. And the word of the LORD came to him: -3. "Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. -4. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." -5. So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. -6. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. -7. And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. -The Widow of Zarephath - - -8. Then the word of the LORD came to him, -9. "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." -10. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." -11. And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." -12. And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die." -13. And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. -14. For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'" -15. And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. -16. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah. -Elijah Raises the Widow's Son - - -17. After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. -18. And she said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!" -19. And he said to her, "Give me your son." And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. -20. And he cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?" -21. Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's life come into him again." -22. And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. -23. And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, "See, your son lives." -24. And the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth." - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 05be609f..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Confronts Ahab - -# Chapter 18 -1. After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth." -2. So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. -3. And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly, -4. and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.) -5. And Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals." -6. So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself. - -7. And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?" -8. And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, 'Behold, Elijah is here.'" -9. And he said, "How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? -10. As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And when they would say, 'He is not here,' he would take an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you. -11. And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here."' -12. And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you I know not where. And so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth. -13. Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water? -14. And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here"'; and he will kill me." -15. And Elijah said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today." -16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. - -17. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, "Is it you, you troubler of Israel?" -18. And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals. -19. Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table." -The Prophets of Baal Defeated - - -20. So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. -21. And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word. -22. Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. -23. Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. -24. And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, he is God." And all the people answered, "It is well spoken." -25. Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it." -26. And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. -27. And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened." -28. And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. -29. And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. - -30. Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me." And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been thrown down. -31. Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, "Israel shall be your name," -32. and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD. And he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs of seed. -33. And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, "Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood." -34. And he said, "Do it a second time." And they did it a second time. And he said, "Do it a third time." And they did it a third time. -35. And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water. - -36. And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. -37. Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back." -38. Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. -39. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, "The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God." -40. And Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape." And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there.The LORD Sends Rain - -41. And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain." -42. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. -43. And he said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." And he went up and looked and said, "There is nothing." And he said, "Go again," seven times. -44. And at the seventh time he said, "Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea." And he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.'" -45. And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. -46. And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40c2863d..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Flees Jezebel - -# Chapter 19 -1. Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. -2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow." -3. Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. - -4. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers." -5. And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat." -6. And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. -7. And the angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you." -8. And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.The LORD Speaks to Elijah - -9. There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" -10. He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." -11. And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD." And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. -12. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. -13. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" -14. He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." -15. And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. -16. And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. -17. And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death. -18. Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him." -The Call of Elisha - - -19. So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. -20. And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?" -21. And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b8532bb..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -Ahab's Wars with Syria - -# Chapter 20 -1. Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and closed in on Samaria and fought against it. -2. And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Ben-hadad: -3. 'Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.'" -4. And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have." -5. The messengers came again and said, "Thus says Ben-hadad: 'I sent to you, saying, "Deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children." -6. Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.'" - -7. Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, "Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him." -8. And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent." -9. So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you first demanded of your servant I will do, but this thing I cannot do.'" And the messengers departed and brought him word again. -10. Ben-hadad sent to him and said, "The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me." -11. And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.'" -12. When Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking with the kings in the booths, he said to his men, "Take your positions." And they took their positions against the city. -Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad - - -13. And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says the LORD, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the LORD." -14. And Ahab said, "By whom?" He said, "Thus says the LORD, By the servants of the governors of the districts." Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" He answered, "You." -15. Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were 232. And after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand. - -16. And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. -17. The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, "Men are coming out from Samaria." -18. He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive." - -19. So these went out of the city, the servants of the governors of the districts and the army that followed them. -20. And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. -21. And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow. - -22. Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, "Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you." - -23. And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. -24. And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places, -25. and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they." And he listened to their voice and did so. -Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad Again - - -26. In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. -27. And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country. -28. And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because the Syrians have said, "The LORD is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys," therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'" -29. And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. -30. And the rest fled into the city of Aphek, and the wall fell upon 27,000 men who were left. -Ben-hadad also fled and entered an inner chamber in the city. -31. And his servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life." -32. So they tied sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please, let me live.'" And he said, "Does he still live? He is my brother." -33. Now the men were watching for a sign, and they quickly took it up from him and said, "Yes, your brother Ben-hadad." Then he said, "Go and bring him." Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot. -34. And Ben-hadad said to him, "The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." And Ahab said, "I will let you go on these terms." So he made a covenant with him and let him go. -A Prophet Condemns Ben-hadad's Release - - -35. And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the LORD, "Strike me, please." But the man refused to strike him. -36. Then he said to him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you have gone from me, a lion shall strike you down." And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion met him and struck him down. -37. Then he found another man and said, "Strike me, please." And the man struck him--struck him and wounded him. -38. So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes. -39. And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' -40. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it." -41. Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. -42. And he said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.'" -43. And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3df077a1..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Naboth's Vineyard - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. -2. And after this Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money." -3. But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers." -4. And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. - -5. But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?" -6. And he said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' And he answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.'" -7. And Jezebel his wife said to him, "Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." - -8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. -9. And she wrote in the letters, "Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. -10. And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death." -11. And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, -12. they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. -13. And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. -14. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned; he is dead." - -15. As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead." -16. And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.The LORD Condemns Ahab - -17. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, -18. "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. -19. And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'" - -20. Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the LORD. -21. Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. -22. And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin. -23. And of Jezebel the LORD also said, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.' -24. Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat." -Ahab's Repentance - - -25. (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. -26. He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.) - -27. And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. -28. And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, -29. "Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house." - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 57b0cff1..00000000 --- a/ESV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -Ahab and the False Prophets - -# Chapter 22 -1. For three years Syria and Israel continued without war. -2. But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. -3. And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?" -4. And he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?" And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." - -5. And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD." -6. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king." -7. But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?" -8. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." -9. Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah." -10. Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. -11. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.'" -12. And all the prophets prophesied so and said, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." -Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab - - -13. And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably." -14. But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak." -15. And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?" And he answered him, "Go up and triumph; the LORD will give it into the hand of the king." -16. But the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?" -17. And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'" -18. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?" -19. And Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; -20. and the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another. -21. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.' -22. And the LORD said to him, 'By what means?' And he said, 'I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And he said, 'You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.' -23. Now therefore behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the LORD has declared disaster for you." - -24. Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?" -25. And Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself." -26. And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, -27. and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace."'" -28. And Micaiah said, "If you return in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me." And he said, "Hear, all you peoples!" -Ahab Killed in Battle - - -29. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. -30. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes." And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. -31. Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel." -32. And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is surely the king of Israel." So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out. -33. And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. -34. But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded." -35. And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot. -36. And about sunset a cry went through the army, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!" - -37. So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. -38. And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the LORD that he had spoken. -39. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -40. So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. -Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah - - -41. Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. -42. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. -43. He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD. Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. -44. Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. - -45. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -46. And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa. - -47. There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king. -48. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber. -49. Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships," but Jehoshaphat was not willing. -50. And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. -Ahaziah Reigns in Israel - - -51. Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. -52. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. -53. He served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his father had done. - - - diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b77f823 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. +2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm.” +3 So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. +4 The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not. +5 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. +6 His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom. +7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him. +8 But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David's mighty men were not with Adonijah. +9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent's Stone, which is beside En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, +10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother. +11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king and David our lord does not know it? +12 Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. +13 Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then is Adonijah king?’ +14 Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.” +15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king). +16 Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?” +17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ +18 And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. +19 He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but Solomon your servant he has not invited. +20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. +21 Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.” +22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. +23 And they told the king, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground. +24 And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’? +25 For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ +26 But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited. +27 Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?” +28 Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king. +29 And the king swore, saying, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity, +30 as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ even so will I do this day.” +31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!” +32 King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king. +33 And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. +34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ +35 You shall then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.” +36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so. +37 As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.” +38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule and brought him to Gihon. +39 There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!” +40 And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise. +41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished feasting. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “What does this uproar in the city mean?” +42 While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a worthy man and bring good news.” +43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, “No, for our lord King David has made Solomon king, +44 and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And they had him ride on the king's mule. +45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard. +46 Solomon sits on the royal throne. +47 Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king bowed himself on the bed. +48 And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’” +49 Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way. +50 And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. +51 Then it was told Solomon, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’” +52 And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.” +53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..79efc5bd --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, +2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, +3 and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, +4 that the Lord may establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ +5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet. +6 Act therefore according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. +7 But deal loyally with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for with such loyalty they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother. +8 And there is also with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ +9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.” +10 Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. +11 And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. +12 So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. +13 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Do you come peacefully?” He said, “Peacefully.” +14 Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” She said, “Speak.” +15 He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from the Lord. +16 And now I have one request to make of you; do not refuse me.” She said to him, “Speak.” +17 And he said, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” +18 Bathsheba said, “Very well; I will speak for you to the king.” +19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right. +20 Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” +21 She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.” +22 King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother, and on his side are Abiathar the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.” +23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! +24 Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.” +25 So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died. +26 And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because you shared in all my father's affliction.” +27 So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. +28 When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the horns of the altar. +29 And when it was told King Solomon, “Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar,” Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.” +30 So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, “The king commands, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, I will die here.” Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.” +31 The king replied to him, “Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, and thus take away from me and from my father's house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause. +32 The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. +33 So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.” +34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. +35 The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar. +36 Then the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there to any place whatever. +37 For on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. Your blood shall be on your own head.” +38 And Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days. +39 But it happened at the end of three years that two of Shimei's servants ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And when it was told Shimei, “Behold, your servants are in Gath,” +40 Shimei arose and saddled a donkey and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. +41 And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, +42 the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’ +43 Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I commanded you?” +44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will bring back your harm on your own head. +45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” +46 Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died. +So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d40bdfa4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. +2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the Lord. +3 Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. +4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. +5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” +6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. +7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. +8 And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. +9 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?” +10 It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. +11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, +12 behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. +13 I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. +14 And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.” +15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. +16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. +17 The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. +18 Then on the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. And we were alone. There was no one else with us in the house; only we two were in the house. +19 And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him. +20 And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him at her breast, and laid her dead son at my breast. +21 When I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I looked at him closely in the morning, behold, he was not the child that I had borne.” +22 But the other woman said, “No, the living child is mine, and the dead child is yours.” The first said, “No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine.” Thus they spoke before the king. +23 Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’” +24 And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought before the king. +25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” +26 Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.” +27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother.” +28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ab4a401d --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 King Solomon was king over all Israel, +2 and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; +3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; +4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; +5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king's friend; +6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. +7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. +8 These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; +9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan; +10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); +11 Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); +12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-shean that is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the other side of Jokmeam; +13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars); +14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; +15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as his wife); +16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; +17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; +18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; +19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one governor who was over the land. +20 Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. +21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. +22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, +23 ten fat oxen, and twenty pasture-fed cattle, a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl. +24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. +25 And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon. +26 Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. +27 And those officers supplied provisions for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon's table, each one in his month. They let nothing be lacking. +28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds they brought to the place where it was required, each according to his duty. +29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, +30 so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. +31 For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. +32 He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005. +33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish. +34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22d32b1a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram always loved David. +2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, +3 “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. +4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune. +5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’ +6 Now therefore command that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. And my servants will join your servants, and I will pay you for your servants such wages as you set, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.” +7 As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.” +8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber. +9 My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household.” +10 So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired, +11 while Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000 cors of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. +12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. +13 King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men. +14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the draft. +15 Solomon also had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country, +16 besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work. +17 At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. +18 So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..125e725d --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord. +2 The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. +3 The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house. +4 And he made for the house windows with recessed frames. +5 He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around. +6 The lowest story was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house. +7 When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built. +8 The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third. +9 So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar. +10 He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar. +11 Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon, +12 “Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father. +13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.” +14 So Solomon built the house and finished it. +15 He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress. +16 He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. +17 The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long. +18 The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen. +19 The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. +20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar. +21 And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. +22 And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. +23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high. +24 Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. +25 The other cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same measure and the same form. +26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub. +27 He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house. And the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one touched the one wall, and a wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; their other wings touched each other in the middle of the house. +28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. +29 Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms. +30 The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms. +31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided. +32 He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. +33 So also he made for the entrance to the nave doorposts of olivewood, in the form of a square, +34 and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. +35 On them he carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work. +36 He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and one course of cedar beams. +37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. +38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ab8691a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. +2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. +3 And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. +4 There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers. +5 All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers. +6 And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them. +7 And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters. +8 His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage. +9 All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court. +10 The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits. +11 And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar. +12 The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house. +13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. +14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. +15 He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same. +16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. +17 There were lattices of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars, a lattice for the one capital and a lattice for the other capital. +18 Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital. +19 Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits. +20 The capitals were on the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around, and so with the other capital. +21 He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. +22 And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished. +23 Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. +24 Under its brim were gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. +25 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. +26 Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. +27 He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. +28 This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames, +29 and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work. +30 Moreover, each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of each. +31 Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were square, not round. +32 And the four wheels were underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. +33 The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. +34 There were four supports at the four corners of each stand. The supports were of one piece with the stands. +35 And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it. +36 And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around. +37 After this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form. +38 And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands. +39 And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. +40 Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord: +41 the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars; +42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; +43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands; +44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea. +45 Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the Lord, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze. +46 In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. +47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained. +48 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, +49 the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; +50 the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple. +51 Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..87d41d0e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. +2 And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. +3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. +4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. +5 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. +6 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. +7 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. +8 And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. +9 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. +10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, +11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. +12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. +13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.” +14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. +15 And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, +16 ‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there. But I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ +17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. +19 Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ +20 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +21 And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” +22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven, +23 and said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart; +24 you have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. +25 Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’ +26 Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father. +27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built! +28 Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day, +29 that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. +30 And listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive. +31 “If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, +32 then hear in heaven and act and judge your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. +33 “When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and if they turn again to you and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, +34 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to their fathers. +35 “When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge your name and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, +36 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. +37 “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemy besieges them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, +38 whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house, +39 then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind), +40 that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers. +41 “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake +42 (for they shall hear of your great name and your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house, +43 hear in heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name. +44 “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the Lord toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, +45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause. +46 “If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near, +47 yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ +48 if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name, +49 then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause +50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and grant them compassion in the sight of those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them +51 (for they are your people, and your heritage, which you brought out of Egypt, from the midst of the iron furnace). +52 Let your eyes be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, giving ear to them whenever they call to you. +53 For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your heritage, as you declared through Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.” +54 Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven. +55 And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, +56 “Blessed be the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant. +57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us, +58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers. +59 Let these words of mine, with which I have pleaded before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, and may he maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as each day requires, +60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. +61 Let your heart therefore be wholly true to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.” +62 Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. +63 Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. +64 The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat pieces of the peace offerings. +65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days. +66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83e5c043 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build, +2 the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. +3 And the Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. +4 And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, +5 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ +6 But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, +7 then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and the house that I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight, and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. +8 And this house will become a heap of ruins. Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ +9 Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the Lord has brought all this disaster on them.’” +10 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house, +11 and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. +12 But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, they did not please him. +13 Therefore he said, “What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?” So they are called the land of Cabul to this day. +14 Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold. +15 And this is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer +16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and had killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife; +17 so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon +18 and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, +19 and all the store cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. +20 All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel— +21 their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction—these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day. +22 But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves. They were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen. +23 These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work: 550 who had charge of the people who carried on the work. +24 But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo. +25 Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he built to the Lord, making offerings with it before the Lord. So he finished the house. +26 King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. +27 And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon. +28 And they went to Ophir and brought from there gold, 420 talents, and they brought it to King Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..104d688f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. +2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. +3 And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her. +4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, +5 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more breath in her. +6 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, +7 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard. +8 Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! +9 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness.” +10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +11 Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones. +12 And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day. +13 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants. +14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, +15 besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. +16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. +17 And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. +18 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold. +19 The throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, +20 while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom. +21 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. +22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. +23 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. +24 And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. +25 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. +26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. +27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. +28 And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders received them from Kue at a price. +29 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b70832c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, +2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. +3 He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. +4 For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. +5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. +6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done. +7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. +8 And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods. +9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice +10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded. +11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. +12 Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. +13 However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.” +14 And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom. +15 For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, he struck down every male in Edom +16 (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom). +17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, together with certain Edomites of his father's servants, Hadad still being a little child. +18 They set out from Midian and came to Paran and took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him an allowance of food and gave him land. +19 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. +20 And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. +21 But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” +22 But Pharaoh said to him, “What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?” And he said to him, “Only let me depart.” +23 God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah. +24 And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus. +25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria. +26 Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king. +27 And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father. +28 The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. +29 And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the open country. +30 Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces. +31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes +32 (but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), +33 because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did. +34 Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes. +35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give it to you, ten tribes. +36 Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name. +37 And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel. +38 And if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. +39 And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.’” +40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. +41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon? +42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. +43 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f88baec3 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. +2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. +3 And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, +4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” +5 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away. +6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” +7 And they said to him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.” +8 But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. +9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” +10 And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. +11 And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” +12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, “Come to me again the third day.” +13 And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him, +14 he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” +15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents. +17 But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. +18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. +19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. +20 And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah only. +21 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. +22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: +23 “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, +24 ‘Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives the people of Israel. Every man return to his home, for this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and went home again, according to the word of the Lord. +25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel. +26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. +27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” +28 So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” +29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. +30 Then this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one. +31 He also made temples on high places and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. +32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. +33 He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to make offerings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2bbce944 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings. +2 And the man cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’” +3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that the Lord has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn down, and the ashes that are on it shall be poured out.’” +4 And when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him.” And his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself. +5 The altar also was torn down, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. +6 And the king said to the man of God, “Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before. +7 And the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” +8 And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place, +9 for so was it commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water nor return by the way that you came.’” +10 So he went another way and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel. +11 Now an old prophet lived in Bethel. And his sons came and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told to their father the words that he had spoken to the king. +12 And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” And his sons showed him the way that the man of God who came from Judah had gone. +13 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him and he mounted it. +14 And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.” +15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.” +16 And he said, “I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place, +17 for it was said to me by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall neither eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by the way that you came.’” +18 And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him. +19 So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and drank water. +20 And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back. +21 And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you, +22 but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’” +23 And after he had eaten bread and drunk, he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back. +24 And as he went away a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his body was thrown in the road, and the donkey stood beside it; the lion also stood beside the body. +25 And behold, men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived. +26 And when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of the Lord; therefore the Lord has given him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word that the Lord spoke to him.” +27 And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled it. +28 And he went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing beside the body. The lion had not eaten the body or torn the donkey. +29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back to the city to mourn and to bury him. +30 And he laid the body in his own grave. And they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” +31 And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. +32 For the saying that he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass.” +33 After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places. +34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b7e02ab --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. +2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people. +3 Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall happen to the child.” +4 Jeroboam's wife did so. She arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. +5 And the Lord said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her.” +When she came, she pretended to be another woman. +6 But when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am charged with unbearable news for you. +7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel +8 and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes, +9 but you have done evil above all who were before you and have gone and made for yourself other gods and metal images, provoking me to anger, and have cast me behind your back, +10 therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone. +11 Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat, for the Lord has spoken it.”’ +12 Arise therefore, go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. +13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. +14 Moreover, the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam today. And henceforth, +15 the Lord will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water, and root up Israel out of this good land that he gave to their fathers and scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger. +16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and made Israel to sin.” +17 Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. +18 And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +20 And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place. +21 Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. +22 And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. +23 For they also built for themselves high places and pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, +24 and there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. +25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. +26 He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made, +27 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. +28 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. +29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. +31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..270b5971 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. +2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. +3 And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. +4 Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, +5 because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. +6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. +7 The rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. +8 And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. +9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah, +10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. +11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done. +12 He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. +13 He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. +14 But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days. +15 And he brought into the house of the Lord the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. +16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. +17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. +18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house and gave them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, +19 “Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.” +20 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. +21 And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah. +22 Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. +23 Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he was diseased in his feet. +24 And Asa slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place. +25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. +26 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. +27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon. +28 So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place. +29 And as soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He left to the house of Jeroboam not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. +30 It was for the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and that he made Israel to sin, and because of the anger to which he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel. +31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. +33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years. +34 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d2e43643 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 And the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, +2 “Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, provoking me to anger with their sins, +3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +4 Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the heavens shall eat.” +5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +6 And Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried at Tirzah, and Elah his son reigned in his place. +7 Moreover, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and also because he destroyed it. +8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years. +9 But his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. When he was at Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah, +10 Zimri came in and struck him down and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. +11 When he began to reign, as soon as he had seated himself on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male of his relatives or his friends. +12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, +13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and which they made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. +14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, +16 and the troops who were encamped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired, and he has killed the king.” Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. +17 So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. +18 And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house over him with fire and died, +19 because of his sins that he committed, doing evil in the sight of the Lord, walking in the way of Jeroboam, and for his sin which he committed, making Israel to sin. +20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the conspiracy that he made, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +21 Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts. Half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. +22 But the people who followed Omri overcame the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king. +23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for twelve years; six years he reigned in Tirzah. +24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he fortified the hill and called the name of the city that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill. +25 Omri did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did more evil than all who were before him. +26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in the sins that he made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger by their idols. +27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri that he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +28 And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place. +29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. +30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. +31 And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him. +32 He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. +33 And Ahab made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. +34 In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4181f08e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” +2 And the word of the Lord came to him: +3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. +4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” +5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. +6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. +7 And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, +9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” +10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” +11 And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” +12 And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” +13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. +14 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’” +15 And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. +16 The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah. +17 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. +18 And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!” +19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed. +20 And he cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” +21 Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.” +22 And the Lord listened to the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. +23 And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives.” +24 And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67f63a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” +2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. +3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly, +4 and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.) +5 And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals.” +6 So they divided the land between them to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by himself. +7 And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” +8 And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’” +9 And he said, “How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? +10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And when they would say, ‘He is not here,’ he would take an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you. +11 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.”’ +12 And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where. And so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth. +13 Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water? +14 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”’; and he will kill me.” +15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.” +16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah. +17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” +18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals. +19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.” +20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. +21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. +22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord, but Baal's prophets are 450 men. +23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. +24 And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the Lord, and the God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” +25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” +26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. +27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” +28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. +29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. +30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been thrown down. +31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name,” +32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs of seed. +33 And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” +34 And he said, “Do it a second time.” And they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time.” And they did it a third time. +35 And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water. +36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. +37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” +38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. +39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.” +40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there. +41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” +42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. +43 And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. +44 And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” +45 And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. +46 And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ba61f7c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. +2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” +3 Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. +4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” +5 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” +6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. +7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” +8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. +9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +10 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” +11 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. +12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. +13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +14 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” +15 And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. +16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. +17 And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death. +18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” +19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. +20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” +21 And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc1b6947 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and closed in on Samaria and fought against it. +2 And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Thus says Ben-hadad: +3 ‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.’” +4 And the king of Israel answered, “As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.” +5 The messengers came again and said, “Thus says Ben-hadad: ‘I sent to you, saying, “Deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children.” +6 Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.’” +7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him.” +8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.” +9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you first demanded of your servant I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” And the messengers departed and brought him word again. +10 Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.” +11 And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’” +12 When Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking with the kings in the booths, he said to his men, “Take your positions.” And they took their positions against the city. +13 And behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will give it into your hand this day, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” +14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the Lord, By the servants of the governors of the districts.” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.” +15 Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were 232. And after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand. +16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. +17 The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, “Men are coming out from Samaria.” +18 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive.” +19 So these went out of the city, the servants of the governors of the districts and the army that followed them. +20 And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. +21 And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow. +22 Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you.” +23 And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. +24 And do this: remove the kings, each from his post, and put commanders in their places, +25 and muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so. +26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. +27 And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country. +28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” +29 And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. +30 And the rest fled into the city of Aphek, and the wall fell upon 27,000 men who were left. +Ben-hadad also fled and entered an inner chamber in the city. +31 And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.” +32 So they tied sackcloth around their waists and put ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please, let me live.’” And he said, “Does he still live? He is my brother.” +33 Now the men were watching for a sign, and they quickly took it up from him and said, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go and bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he caused him to come up into the chariot. +34 And Ben-hadad said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” And Ahab said, “I will let you go on these terms.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go. +35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him. +36 Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you have gone from me, a lion shall strike you down.” And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion met him and struck him down. +37 Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him—struck him and wounded him. +38 So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes. +39 And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’ +40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.” +41 Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. +42 And he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’” +43 And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12bb02b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. +2 And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” +3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” +4 And Ahab went into his house vexed and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and would eat no food. +5 But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?” +6 And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” +7 And Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now govern Israel? Arise and eat bread and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” +8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. +9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. +10 And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” +11 And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, +12 they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. +13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. +14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.” +15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” +16 And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. +17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, +18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession. +19 And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood.”’” +20 Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. +21 Behold, I will bring disaster upon you. I will utterly burn you up, and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. +22 And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the anger to which you have provoked me, and because you have made Israel to sin. +23 And of Jezebel the Lord also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’ +24 Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the heavens shall eat.” +25 (There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited. +26 He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the people of Israel.) +27 And when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. +28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, +29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f8b47717 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 For three years Syria and Israel continued without war. +2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. +3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” +4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” +5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” +6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” +7 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” +8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” +9 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” +10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. +11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” +12 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” +13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” +14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” +15 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?” And he answered him, “Go up and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” +16 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” +17 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” +18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” +19 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left; +20 and the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. +21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ +22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ +23 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the Lord has declared disaster for you.” +24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” +25 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.” +26 And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, +27 and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace.”’” +28 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, all you peoples!” +29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. +30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. +31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.” +32 And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is surely the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out. +33 And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. +34 But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” +35 And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot. +36 And about sunset a cry went through the army, “Every man to his city, and every man to his country!” +37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. +38 And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes washed themselves in it, according to the word of the Lord that he had spoken. +39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +40 So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. +41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. +42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. +43 He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. +44 Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. +45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +46 And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa. +47 There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king. +48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber. +49 Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. +50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. +51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. +52 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. +53 He served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his father had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1bffe9c8..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Denounces Ahaziah - -# Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. - -2. Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness." -3. But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? -4. Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'" So Elijah went. - -5. The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?" -6. And they said to him, "There came a man to meet us, and said to us, 'Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'" -7. He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?" -8. They answered him, "He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite." - -9. Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, "O man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'" -10. But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. - -11. Again the king sent to him another captain of fifty men with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, "O man of God, this is the king's order, 'Come down quickly!'" -12. But Elijah answered them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. - -13. Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and entreated him, "O man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight. -14. Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight." -15. Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down with him to the king -16. and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron--is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?--therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.'" - -17. So he died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because Ahaziah had no son. -18. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9c582300..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Taken to Heaven - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. -2. And Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. -3. And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he said, "Yes, I know it; keep quiet." - -4. Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho. -5. The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know it; keep quiet." - -6. Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on. -7. Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. -8. Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground. - -9. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me." -10. And he said, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so." -11. And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. -12. And Elisha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. -Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. -13. And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. -14. Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over. -Elisha Succeeds Elijah - - -15. Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him opposite them, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. -16. And they said to him, "Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. It may be that the Spirit of the LORD has caught him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley." And he said, "You shall not send." -17. But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him. -18. And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?" - -19. Now the men of the city said to Elisha, "Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful." -20. He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. -21. Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it." -22. So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke. - -23. He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!" -24. And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. -25. From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index ff24b766..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Moab Rebels Against Israel - -# Chapter 3 -1. In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twelve years. -2. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. -3. Nevertheless, he clung to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it. - -4. Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. -5. But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. -6. So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. -7. And he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to battle against Moab?" And he said, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." -8. Then he said, "By which way shall we march?" Jehoram answered, "By the way of the wilderness of Edom." - -9. So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them. -10. Then the king of Israel said, "Alas! The LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab." -11. And Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah." -12. And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. - -13. And Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother." But the king of Israel said to him, "No; it is the LORD who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab." -14. And Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you nor see you. -15. But now bring me a musician." And when the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon him. -16. And he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I will make this dry streambed full of pools.' -17. For thus says the LORD, 'You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.' -18. This is a light thing in the sight of the LORD. He will also give the Moabites into your hand, -19. and you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree and stop up all springs of water and ruin every good piece of land with stones." -20. The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water. - -21. When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, from the youngest to the oldest, were called out and were drawn up at the border. -22. And when they rose early in the morning and the sun shone on the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. -23. And they said, "This is blood; the kings have surely fought together and struck one another down. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!" -24. But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and struck the Moabites, till they fled before them. And they went forward, striking the Moabites as they went. -25. And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone until it was covered. They stopped every spring of water and felled all the good trees, till only its stones were left in Kir-hareseth, and the slingers surrounded and attacked it. -26. When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom, but they could not. -27. Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0ee6f11e..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Elisha and the Widow's Oil - -# Chapter 4 -1. Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves." -2. And Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?" And she said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil." -3. Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. -4. Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside." -5. So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her. -6. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another." Then the oil stopped flowing. -7. She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest." -Elisha and the Shunammite Woman - - -8. One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. -9. And she said to her husband, "Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way. -10. Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there." - -11. One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there. -12. And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him. -13. And he said to him, "Say now to her, 'See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'" She answered, "I dwell among my own people." -14. And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old." -15. He said, "Call her." And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway. -16. And he said, "At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son." And she said, "No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant." -17. But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Elisha had said to her. -Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son - - -18. When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. -19. And he said to his father, "Oh, my head, my head!" The father said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother." -20. And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died. -21. And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. -22. Then she called to her husband and said, "Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may quickly go to the man of God and come back again." -23. And he said, "Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor Sabbath." She said, "All is well." -24. Then she saddled the donkey, and she said to her servant, "Urge the animal on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you." -25. So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. -When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, there is the Shunammite. -26. Run at once to meet her and say to her, 'Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is all well with the child?'" And she answered, "All is well." -27. And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, "Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me." -28. Then she said, "Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me?'" -29. He said to Gehazi, "Tie up your garment and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child." -30. Then the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her. -31. Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him and told him, "The child has not awakened." - -32. When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. -33. So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the LORD. -34. Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. -35. Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. -36. Then he summoned Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, "Pick up your son." -37. She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out. -Elisha Purifies the Deadly Stew - - -38. And Elisha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." -39. One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were. -40. And they poured out some for the men to eat. But while they were eating of the stew, they cried out, "O man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it. -41. He said, "Then bring flour." And he threw it into the pot and said, "Pour some out for the men, that they may eat." And there was no harm in the pot. - -42. A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, "Give to the men, that they may eat." -43. But his servant said, "How can I set this before a hundred men?" So he repeated, "Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the LORD, 'They shall eat and have some left.'" -44. So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index f5217978..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Naaman Healed of Leprosy - -# Chapter 5 -1. Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. -2. Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife. -3. She said to her mistress, "Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy." -4. So Naaman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel." -5. And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." -So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. -6. And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, "When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy." -7. And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me." - -8. But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel." -9. So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house. -10. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean." -11. But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, "Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper. -12. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage. -13. But his servants came near and said to him, "My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" -14. So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. -Gehazi's Greed and Punishment - - -15. Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, "Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant." -16. But he said, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." And he urged him to take it, but he refused. -17. Then Naaman said, "If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the LORD. -18. In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter." -19. He said to him, "Go in peace." -But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance, -20. Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." -21. So Gehazi followed Naaman. And when Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, "Is all well?" -22. And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me to say, 'There have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.'" -23. And Naaman said, "Be pleased to accept two talents." And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi. -24. And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed. -25. He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere." -26. But he said to him, "Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? -27. Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever." So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index f8fcb182..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The Axe Head Recovered - -# Chapter 6 -1. Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us. -2. Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there." And he answered, "Go." -3. Then one of them said, "Be pleased to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go." -4. So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. -5. But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, "Alas, my master! It was borrowed." -6. Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float. -7. And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it. -Horses and Chariots of Fire - - -8. Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, "At such and such a place shall be my camp." -9. But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there." -10. And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God told him. Thus he used to warn him, so that he saved himself there more than once or twice. - -11. And the mind of the king of Syria was greatly troubled because of this thing, and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me who of us is for the king of Israel?" -12. And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom." -13. And he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and seize him." It was told him, "Behold, he is in Dothan." -14. So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army, and they came by night and surrounded the city. - -15. When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" -16. He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." -17. Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. -18. And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD and said, "Please strike this people with blindness." So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha. -19. And Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." And he led them to Samaria. - -20. As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. -21. As soon as the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?" -22. He answered, "You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master." -23. So he prepared for them a great feast, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians did not come again on raids into the land of Israel. -Ben-hadad's Siege of Samaria - - -24. Afterward Ben-hadad king of Syria mustered his entire army and went up and besieged Samaria. -25. And there was a great famine in Samaria, as they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver. -26. Now as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, " -Help, my lord, O king!" -27. And he said, "If the LORD will not help you, how shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the winepress?" -28. And the king asked her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.' -29. So we boiled my son and ate him. And on the next day I said to her, 'Give your son, that we may eat him.' But she has hidden her son." -30. When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes--now he was passing by on the wall--and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth beneath on his body-- -31. and he said, "May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today." - -32. Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?" -33. And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, "This trouble is from the LORD! Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?" - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59d19422..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Elisha Promises Food - -# Chapter 7 -1. But Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD: thus says the LORD, Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria." -2. Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" But he said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it." -The Syrians Flee - - -3. Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die? -4. If we say, 'Let us enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die." -5. So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. But when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there. -6. For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us." -7. So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives. -8. And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and went and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent and carried off things from it and went and hid them. - -9. Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king's household." -10. So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied and the donkeys tied and the tents as they were." -11. Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household. -12. And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'" -13. And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see." -14. So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see." -15. So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king. - -16. Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. -17. Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. And the people trampled him in the gate, so that he died, as the man of God had said when the king came down to him. -18. For when the man of God had said to the king, "Two seahs of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria," -19. the captain had answered the man of God, "If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" And he had said, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it." -20. And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate and he died. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 753e9ff9..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -The Shunammite's Land Restored - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, "Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years." -2. So the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. -3. And at the end of the seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to appeal to the king for her house and her land. -4. Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done." -5. And while he was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life." -6. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed an official for her, saying, "Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now." -Hazael Murders Ben-hadad - - -7. Now Elisha came to Damascus. Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick. And when it was told him, "The man of God has come here," -8. the king said to Hazael, "Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'" -9. So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camels' loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, "Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'" -10. And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You shall certainly recover,' but the LORD has shown me that he shall certainly die." -11. And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept. -12. And Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women." -13. And Hazael said, "What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you are to be king over Syria." -14. Then he departed from Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me that you would certainly recover." -15. But the next day he took the bed cloth and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place. -Jehoram Reigns in Judah - - -16. In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign. -17. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. -18. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. -19. Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. - -20. In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. -21. Then Joram passed over to Zair with all his chariots and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders struck the Edomites who had surrounded him, but his army fled home. -22. So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. -23. Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -24. So Joram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. -Ahaziah Reigns in Judah - - -25. In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. -26. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. -27. He also walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was son-in-law to the house of Ahab. - -28. He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. -29. And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index fe1e56e6..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Jehu Anointed King of Israel - -# Chapter 9 -1. Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. -2. And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. -3. Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not linger." - -4. So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. -5. And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, "I have a word for you, O commander." And Jehu said, "To which of us all?" And he said, "To you, O commander." -6. So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel. -7. And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD. -8. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. -9. And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. -10. And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled. - -11. When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk." -12. And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'" -13. Then in haste every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, "Jehu is king." -Jehu Assassinates Joram and Ahaziah - - -14. Thus Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Syria, -15. but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, "If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel." -16. Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram. - -17. Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, "I see a company." And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, 'Is it peace?'" -18. So a man on horseback went to meet him and said, "Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu said, "What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me." And the watchman reported, saying, "The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back." -19. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, "Thus the king has said, 'Is it peace?'" And Jehu answered, "What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me." -20. Again the watchman reported, "He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously." - -21. Joram said, "Make ready." And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. -22. And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace can there be, so long as the whorings and the sorceries of your mother Jezebel are so many?" -23. Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, "Treachery, O Ahaziah!" -24. And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot. -25. Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, "Take him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the LORD made this pronouncement against him: -26. 'As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons--declares the LORD--I will repay you on this plot of ground.' Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the LORD." - -27. When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him and said, "Shoot him also." And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there. -28. His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David. - -29. In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah. -Jehu Executes Jezebel - - -30. When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window. -31. And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, "Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?" -32. And he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Two or three eunuchs looked out at him. -33. He said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down. And some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her. -34. Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter." -35. But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. -36. When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel, -37. and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.'" - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index fccf6ea6..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Descendants - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, -2. "Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons, -3. select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house." -4. But they were exceedingly afraid and said, "Behold, the two kings could not stand before him. How then can we stand?" -5. So he who was over the palace, and he who was over the city, together with the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and we will do all that you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your eyes." -6. Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time." Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing them up. -7. And as soon as the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. -8. When the messenger came and told him, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons," he said, "Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning." -9. Then in the morning, when he went out, he stood and said to all the people, "You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who struck down all these? -10. Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done what he said by his servant Elijah." -11. So Jehu struck down all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all his great men and his close friends and his priests, until he left him none remaining. - -12. Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, -13. Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, "Who are you?" And they answered, "We are the relatives of Ahaziah, and we came down to visit the royal princes and the sons of the queen mother." -14. He said, "Take them alive." And they took them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two persons, and he spared none of them. - -15. And when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?" And Jehonadab answered, "It is." Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot. -16. And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot. -17. And when he came to Samaria, he struck down all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had wiped them out, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke to Elijah. -Jehu Strikes Down the Prophets of Baal - - -18. Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. -19. Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live." But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal. -20. And Jehu ordered, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it. -21. And Jehu sent throughout all Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And they entered the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. -22. He said to him who was in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out the vestments for all the worshipers of Baal." So he brought out the vestments for them. -23. Then Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab, and he said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search, and see that there is no servant of the LORD here among you, but only the worshipers of Baal." -24. Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. -Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, "The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life." -25. So as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the officers, "Go in and strike them down; let not a man escape." So when they put them to the sword, the guard and the officers cast them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal, -26. and they brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal and burned it. -27. And they demolished the pillar of Baal, and demolished the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. -Jehu Reigns in Israel - - -28. Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. -29. But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin--that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. -30. And the LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel." -31. But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin. - -32. In those days the LORD began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: -33. from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, that is, Gilead and Bashan. -34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -35. So Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. -36. The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index a13324c1..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Athaliah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 11 -1. Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family. -2. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were being put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death. -3. And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah reigned over the land. -Joash Anointed King in Judah - - -4. But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the LORD. And he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the LORD, and he showed them the king's son. -5. And he commanded them, "This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house -6. (another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace. -7. And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the LORD on behalf of the king, -8. shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in." - -9. The captains did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. -10. And the priest gave to the captains the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the LORD. -11. And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house on behalf of the king. -12. Then he brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!" - -13. When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she went into the house of the LORD to the people. -14. And when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, "Treason! Treason!" -15. Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains who were set over the army, "Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the LORD." -16. So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was put to death. - -17. And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and people, that they should be the LORD's people, and also between the king and the people. -18. Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest posted watchmen over the house of the LORD. -19. And he took the captains, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, marching through the gate of the guards to the king's house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings. -20. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house. -Jehoash Reigns in Judah - - -21. Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index ed358106..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 12 -1. In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. -2. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. -3. Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places. -Jehoash Repairs the Temple - - -4. Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the LORD, the money for which each man is assessed--the money from the assessment of persons--and the money that a man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the LORD, -5. let the priests take, each from his donor, and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered." -6. But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house. -7. Therefore King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, "Why are you not repairing the house? Now therefore take no more money from your donors, but hand it over for the repair of the house." -8. So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house. - -9. Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered the house of the LORD. And the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. -10. And whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's secretary and the high priest came up and they bagged and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD. -11. Then they would give the money that was weighed out into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD. And they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD, -12. and to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the LORD, and for any outlay for the repairs of the house. -13. But there were not made for the house of the LORD basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, -14. for that was given to the workmen who were repairing the house of the LORD with it. -15. And they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly. -16. The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests. - -17. At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem, -18. Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred gifts that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent these to Hazael king of Syria. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem. -The Death of Joash - - -19. Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -20. His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla. -21. It was Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca8e96c5..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel - -# Chapter 13 -1. In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. -2. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them. -3. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. -4. Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them. -5. (Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in their homes as formerly. -6. Nevertheless, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained in Samaria.) -7. For there was not left to Jehoahaz an army of more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. -8. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -9. So Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place. -Jehoash Reigns in Israel - - -10. In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. -11. He also did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them. -12. Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, and the might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -13. So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. -The Death of Elisha - - -14. Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" -15. And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." So he took a bow and arrows. -16. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow," and he drew it. And Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. -17. And he said, "Open the window eastward," and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot," and he shot. And he said, "The LORD's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them." -18. And he said, "Take the arrows," and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them." And he struck three times and stopped. -19. Then the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times." - -20. So Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year. -21. And as a man was being buried, behold, a marauding band was seen and the man was thrown into the grave of Elisha, and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet. - -22. Now Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. -23. But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has he cast them from his presence until now. - -24. When Hazael king of Syria died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. -25. Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 232410d1..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 14 -1. In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. -3. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not like David his father. He did in all things as Joash his father had done. -4. But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. -5. And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father. -6. But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded, "Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin." - -7. He struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this day. - -8. Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face." -9. And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. -10. You have indeed struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?" - -11. But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. -12. And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. -13. And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. -14. And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria. - -15. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -16. And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place. - -17. Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. -18. Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -19. And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. -20. And they brought him on horses; and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. -21. And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. -22. He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. -Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel - - -23. In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. -24. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. -25. He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher. -26. For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel. -27. But the LORD had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. - -28. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -29. And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index f03041ce..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Azariah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. -3. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. -4. Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. -5. And the LORD touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land. -6. Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -7. And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place. -Zechariah Reigns in Israel - - -8. In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. -9. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. -10. Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place. -11. Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -12. (This was the promise of the LORD that he gave to Jehu, "Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." And so it came to pass.) -Shallum Reigns in Israel - - -13. Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned one month in Samaria. -14. Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place. -15. Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum, and the conspiracy that he made, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -16. At that time Menahem sacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on, because they did not open it to him. Therefore he sacked it, and he ripped open all the women in it who were pregnant. -Menahem Reigns in Israel - - -17. In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria. -18. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. -19. Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power. -20. Menahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land. -21. Now the rest of the deeds of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? -22. And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. -Pekahiah Reigns in Israel - - -23. In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. -24. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. -25. And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the people of Gilead, and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house with Argob and Arieh; he put him to death and reigned in his place. -26. Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -Pekah Reigns in Israel - - -27. In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. -28. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. - -29. In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria. -30. Then Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him down and put him to death and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. -31. Now the rest of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -Jotham Reigns in Judah - - -32. In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign. -33. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. -34. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. -35. Nevertheless, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD. -36. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -37. In those days the LORD began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. -38. Jotham slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index d4cce1e5..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 16 -1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God, as his father David had done, -3. but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. -4. And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. - -5. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem, and they besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him. -6. At that time Rezin the king of Syria recovered Elath for Syria and drove the men of Judah from Elath, and the Edomites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day. -7. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me." -8. Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the king's house and sent a present to the king of Assyria. -9. And the king of Assyria listened to him. The king of Assyria marched up against Damascus and took it, carrying its people captive to Kir, and he killed Rezin. - -10. When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details. -11. And Uriah the priest built the altar; in accordance with all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Uriah the priest made it, before King Ahaz arrived from Damascus. -12. And when the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar and went up on it -13. and burned his burnt offering and his grain offering and poured his drink offering and threw the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. -14. And the bronze altar that was before the LORD he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of his altar. -15. And King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, "On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering and the king's burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. And throw on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice, but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by." -16. Uriah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded. - -17. And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. -18. And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the LORD, because of the king of Assyria. -19. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -20. And Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 819cc223..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Hoshea Reigns in Israel - -# Chapter 17 -1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years. -2. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. -3. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. -4. But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison. -5. Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria, and for three years he besieged it. -The Fall of Israel - - -6. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. -Exile Because of Idolatry - - -7. And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods -8. and walked in the customs of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs that the kings of Israel had practiced. -9. And the people of Israel did secretly against the LORD their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city. -10. They set up for themselves pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, -11. and there they made offerings on all the high places, as the nations did whom the LORD carried away before them. And they did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger, -12. and they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, "You shall not do this." -13. Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets." - -14. But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God. -15. They despised his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers and the warnings that he gave them. They went after false idols and became false, and they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them that they should not do like them. -16. And they abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made for themselves metal images of two calves; and they made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. -17. And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings and used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. -18. Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. None was left but the tribe of Judah only. - -19. Judah also did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the customs that Israel had introduced. -20. And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight. - -21. When he had torn Israel from the house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. And Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD and made them commit great sin. -22. The people of Israel walked in all the sins that Jeroboam did. They did not depart from them, -23. until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day. -Assyria Resettles Samaria - - -24. And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel. And they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities. -25. And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them. -26. So the king of Assyria was told, "The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they are killing them, because they do not know the law of the god of the land." -27. Then the king of Assyria commanded, "Send there one of the priests whom you carried away from there, and let him go and dwell there and teach them the law of the god of the land." -28. So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear the LORD. - -29. But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived. -30. The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, -31. and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. -32. They also feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places. -33. So they feared the LORD but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away. - -34. To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel. -35. The LORD made a covenant with them and commanded them, "You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them or serve them or sacrifice to them, -36. but you shall fear the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice. -37. And the statutes and the rules and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, you shall always be careful to do. You shall not fear other gods, -38. and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods, -39. but you shall fear the LORD your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." -40. However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner. - -41. So these nations feared the LORD and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children's children--as their fathers did, so they do to this day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7c804881..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 18 -1. In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. -3. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done. -4. He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). -5. He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. -6. For he held fast to the LORD. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses. -7. And the LORD was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. -8. He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city. - -9. In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it, -10. and at the end of three years he took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. -11. The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, -12. because they did not obey the voice of the LORD their God but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. They neither listened nor obeyed. -Sennacherib Attacks Judah - - -13. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. -14. And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you impose on me I will bear." And the king of Assyria required of Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. -15. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house. -16. At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the doorposts that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria. -17. And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washer's Field. -18. And when they called for the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. - -19. And the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours? -20. Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me? -21. Behold, you are trusting now in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. -22. But if you say to me, "We trust in the LORD our God," is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, "You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem"? -23. Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. -24. How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? -25. Moreover, is it without the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, "Go up against this land and destroy it."'" - -26. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall." -27. But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and to drink their own urine?" - -28. Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! -29. Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand. -30. Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.' -31. Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern, -32. until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, that you may live, and not die. And do not listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you by saying, "The LORD will deliver us." -33. Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? -34. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? -35. Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'" - -36. But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him." -37. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d6923a5..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Isaiah Reassures Hezekiah - -# Chapter 19 -1. As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD. -2. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. -3. They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. -4. It may be that the LORD your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left." -5. When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, -6. Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master, 'Thus says the LORD: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me. -7. Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.'"Sennacherib Defies the LORD - -8. The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that the king had left Lachish. -9. Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "Behold, he has set out to fight against you." So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, -10. "Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. -11. Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? -12. Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? -13. Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?'" -Hezekiah's Prayer - - -14. Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD. -15. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: "O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made the heavens and the earth. -16. Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. -17. Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands -18. and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. -19. So now, O LORD our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O LORD, are God alone." -Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall - - -20. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. -21. This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him: -"She despises you, she scorns you-- - the virgin daughter of Zion; -she wags her head behind you-- - the daughter of Jerusalem. - -22. "Whom have you mocked and reviled? - -Against whom have you raised your voice -and lifted your eyes to the heights? - Against the Holy One of Israel! - -23. By your messengers you have mocked the Lord, - and you have said, 'With my many chariots -I have gone up the heights of the mountains, - to the far recesses of Lebanon; -I felled its tallest cedars, - its choicest cypresses; -I entered its farthest lodging place, - its most fruitful forest. - -24. I dug wells - and drank foreign waters, -and I dried up with the sole of my foot - all the streams of Egypt.' - -25. "Have you not heard - that I determined it long ago? -I planned from days of old - what now I bring to pass, -that you should turn fortified cities - into heaps of ruins, - -26. while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, - are dismayed and confounded, -and have become like plants of the field - and like tender grass, -like grass on the housetops, - blighted before it is grown. - -27. "But I know your sitting down - and your going out and coming in, - and your raging against me. - -28. Because you have raged against me - and your complacency has come into my ears, -I will put my hook in your nose - and my bit in your mouth, -and I will turn you back on the way - by which you came. - -29. "And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. -30. And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. -31. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD will do this. - -32. "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. -33. By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the LORD. -34. For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David." - -35. And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. -36. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh. -37. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index f85c8ccb..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery - -# Chapter 20 -1. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.'" -2. Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, -3. "Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. -4. And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him: -5. "Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD, -6. and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake." -7. And Isaiah said, "Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover." - -8. And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?" -9. And Isaiah said, "This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has promised: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?" -10. And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. Rather let the shadow go back ten steps." -11. And Isaiah the prophet called to the LORD, and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz. -Hezekiah and the Babylonian Envoys - - -12. At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. -13. And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. -14. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?" And Hezekiah said, "They have come from a far country, from Babylon." -15. He said, "What have they seen in your house?" And Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them." - -16. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD: -17. Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. -18. And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." -19. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?" - -20. The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his might and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -21. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8f44f6c8..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. -2. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. -3. For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. -4. And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem will I put my name." -5. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. -6. And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. -7. And the carved image of Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the LORD said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever. -8. And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that my servant Moses commanded them." -9. But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel. -Manasseh's Idolatry Denounced - - -10. And the LORD said by his servants the prophets, -11. "Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols, -12. therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such disaster that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. -13. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. -14. And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies, -15. because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day." - -16. Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. - -17. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -18. And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place. -Amon Reigns in Judah - - -19. Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. -20. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. -21. He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served the idols that his father served and worshiped them. -22. He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. -23. And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. -24. But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. -25. Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -26. And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index a62f9903..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. -2. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. -Josiah Repairs the Temple - - -3. In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the LORD, saying, -4. "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. -5. And let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD, and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the LORD, repairing the house -6. (that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house. -7. But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly." -Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law - - -8. And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. -9. And Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD." -10. Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king. - -11. When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. -12. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, -13. "Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us." - -14. So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter), and they talked with her. -15. And she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me, -16. Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read. -17. Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. -18. But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, -19. because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD. -20. Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.'" And they brought back word to the king. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index f84d8428..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Josiah's Reforms - -# Chapter 23 -1. Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him. -2. And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and with him all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the prophets, all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. -3. And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant. - -4. And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the threshold to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. -5. And he deposed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to make offerings in the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon and the constellations and all the host of the heavens. -6. And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD, outside Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron and beat it to dust and cast the dust of it upon the graves of the common people. -7. And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. -8. And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba to Beersheba. And he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one's left at the gate of the city. -9. However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers. -10. And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no one might burn his son or his daughter as an offering to Molech. -11. And he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts. And he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. -12. And the altars on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, he pulled down and broke in pieces and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. -13. And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. -14. And he broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and filled their places with the bones of men. - -15. Moreover, the altar at Bethel, the high place erected by Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, that altar with the high place he pulled down and burned, reducing it to dust. He also burned the Asherah. -16. And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD that the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things. -17. Then he said, "What is that monument that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted these things that you have done against the altar at Bethel." -18. And he said, "Let him be; let no man move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. -19. And Josiah removed all the shrines also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which kings of Israel had made, provoking the LORD to anger. He did to them according to all that he had done at Bethel. -20. And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. -Josiah Restores the Passover - - -21. And the king commanded all the people, "Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant." -22. For no such Passover had been kept since the days of the judges who judged Israel, or during all the days of the kings of Israel or of the kings of Judah. -23. But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem. - -24. Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. -25. Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him. - -26. Still the LORD did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him. -27. And the LORD said, "I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there." -Josiah's Death in Battle - - -28. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -29. In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. -30. And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place. -Jehoahaz's Reign and Captivity - - -31. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -32. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. -33. And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. -34. And Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there. -35. And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco. -Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah - - -36. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. -37. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 41ab1f6f..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 24 -1. In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. -2. And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by his servants the prophets. -3. Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the LORD, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, -4. and also for the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not pardon. -5. Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? -6. So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. -7. And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates. -Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah - - -8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. -9. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. -Jerusalem Captured - - -10. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. -11. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, -12. and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign -13. and carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the LORD, which Solomon king of Israel had made, as the LORD had foretold. -14. He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, except the poorest people of the land. -15. And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. -16. And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. -17. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. -Zedekiah Reigns in Judah - - -18. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -19. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. -20. For because of the anger of the LORD it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. -And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index ae1717b9..00000000 --- a/ESV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Fall and Captivity of Judah - -# Chapter 25 -1. And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. -2. So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. -3. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. -4. Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah. -5. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. -6. Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. -7. They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon. - -8. In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month--that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon--Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. -9. And he burned the house of the LORD and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. -10. And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem. -11. And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. -12. But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. - -13. And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the LORD, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. -14. And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, -15. the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. -16. As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. -17. The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework. - -18. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; -19. and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and five men of the king's council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city. -20. And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -21. And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land. -Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah - - -22. And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, governor. -23. Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite. -24. And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid because of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you." -25. But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. -26. Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. -Jehoiachin Released from Prison - - -27. And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. -28. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. -29. So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, -30. and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived. - - - diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..efc50b3e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. +2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.” +3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? +4 Now therefore thus says the Lord, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” So Elijah went. +5 The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, “Why have you returned?” +6 And they said to him, “There came a man to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” +7 He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?” +8 They answered him, “He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” +9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty men with his fifty. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’” +10 But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. +11 Again the king sent to him another captain of fifty men with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, “O man of God, this is the king's order, ‘Come down quickly!’” +12 But Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. +13 Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and entreated him, “O man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight. +14 Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight.” +15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king +16 and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” +17 So he died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because Ahaziah had no son. +18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3c33d597 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. +2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. +3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.” +4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. +5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.” +6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. +7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. +8 Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground. +9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” +10 And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” +11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. +12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more. +Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. +13 And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. +14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over. +15 Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him opposite them, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. +16 And they said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. It may be that the Spirit of the Lord has caught him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.” +17 But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him. +18 And they came back to him while he was staying at Jericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” +19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.” +20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. +21 Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” +22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke. +23 He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” +24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. +25 From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b704325 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twelve years. +2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. +3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it. +4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. +5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. +6 So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. +7 And he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to battle against Moab?” And he said, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” +8 Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.” +9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them. +10 Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” +11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” +12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. +13 And Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No; it is the Lord who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” +14 And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you nor see you. +15 But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him. +16 And he said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’ +17 For thus says the Lord, ‘You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.’ +18 This is a light thing in the sight of the Lord. He will also give the Moabites into your hand, +19 and you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree and stop up all springs of water and ruin every good piece of land with stones.” +20 The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water. +21 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, from the youngest to the oldest, were called out and were drawn up at the border. +22 And when they rose early in the morning and the sun shone on the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. +23 And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely fought together and struck one another down. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!” +24 But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and struck the Moabites, till they fled before them. And they went forward, striking the Moabites as they went. +25 And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone until it was covered. They stopped every spring of water and felled all the good trees, till only its stones were left in Kir-hareseth, and the slingers surrounded and attacked it. +26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom, but they could not. +27 Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f62b2af8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” +2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” +3 Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. +4 Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.” +5 So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her. +6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing. +7 She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.” +8 One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. +9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way. +10 Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.” +11 One day he came there, and he turned into the chamber and rested there. +12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him. +13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? Would you have a word spoken on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.” +14 And he said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.” +15 He said, “Call her.” And when he had called her, she stood in the doorway. +16 And he said, “At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.” +17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Elisha had said to her. +18 When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. +19 And he said to his father, “Oh, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” +20 And when he had lifted him and brought him to his mother, the child sat on her lap till noon, and then he died. +21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God and shut the door behind him and went out. +22 Then she called to her husband and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may quickly go to the man of God and come back again.” +23 And he said, “Why will you go to him today? It is neither new moon nor Sabbath.” She said, “All is well.” +24 Then she saddled the donkey, and she said to her servant, “Urge the animal on; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.” +25 So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. +When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Look, there is the Shunammite. +26 Run at once to meet her and say to her, ‘Is all well with you? Is all well with your husband? Is all well with the child?’” And she answered, “All is well.” +27 And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.” +28 Then she said, “Did I ask my lord for a son? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me?’” +29 He said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child.” +30 Then the mother of the child said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he arose and followed her. +31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no sound or sign of life. Therefore he returned to meet him and told him, “The child has not awakened.” +32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. +33 So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord. +34 Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. +35 Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. +36 Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” +37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out. +38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” +39 One of them went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, not knowing what they were. +40 And they poured out some for the men to eat. But while they were eating of the stew, they cried out, “O man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it. +41 He said, “Then bring flour.” And he threw it into the pot and said, “Pour some out for the men, that they may eat.” And there was no harm in the pot. +42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men, that they may eat.” +43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” +44 So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d5e6f0a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. +2 Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife. +3 She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” +4 So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.” +5 And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” +So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. +6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” +7 And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.” +8 But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel.” +9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house. +10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.” +11 But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper. +12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. +13 But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” +14 So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. +15 Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant.” +16 But he said, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused. +17 Then Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the Lord. +18 In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon your servant in this matter.” +19 He said to him, “Go in peace.” +But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance, +20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” +21 So Gehazi followed Naaman. And when Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?” +22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘There have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’” +23 And Naaman said, “Be pleased to accept two talents.” And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi. +24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed. +25 He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere.” +26 But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? +27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c825a692 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us. +2 Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.” +3 Then one of them said, “Be pleased to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” +4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. +5 But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.” +6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float. +7 And he said, “Take it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it. +8 Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp.” +9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there.” +10 And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God told him. Thus he used to warn him, so that he saved himself there more than once or twice. +11 And the mind of the king of Syria was greatly troubled because of this thing, and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me who of us is for the king of Israel?” +12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.” +13 And he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and seize him.” It was told him, “Behold, he is in Dothan.” +14 So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army, and they came by night and surrounded the city. +15 When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” +16 He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” +17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. +18 And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha. +19 And Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” And he led them to Samaria. +20 As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So the Lord opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. +21 As soon as the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?” +22 He answered, “You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” +23 So he prepared for them a great feast, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians did not come again on raids into the land of Israel. +24 Afterward Ben-hadad king of Syria mustered his entire army and went up and besieged Samaria. +25 And there was a great famine in Samaria, as they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver. +26 Now as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” +27 And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, how shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the winepress?” +28 And the king asked her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’ +29 So we boiled my son and ate him. And on the next day I said to her, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him.’ But she has hidden her son.” +30 When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes—now he was passing by on the wall—and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth beneath on his body— +31 and he said, “May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.” +32 Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?” +33 And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, “This trouble is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d607bc86 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 But Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.” +2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” +3 Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate. And they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? +4 If we say, ‘Let us enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die.” +5 So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. But when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there. +6 For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us.” +7 So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives. +8 And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and went and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent and carried off things from it and went and hid them. +9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king's household.” +10 So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied and the donkeys tied and the tents as they were.” +11 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household. +12 And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, “I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.’” +13 And one of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.” +14 So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, “Go and see.” +15 So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king. +16 Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord. +17 Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. And the people trampled him in the gate, so that he died, as the man of God had said when the king came down to him. +18 For when the man of God had said to the king, “Two seahs of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria,” +19 the captain had answered the man of God, “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” And he had said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” +20 And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate and he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..974713f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years.” +2 So the woman arose and did according to the word of the man of God. She went with her household and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. +3 And at the end of the seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to appeal to the king for her house and her land. +4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.” +5 And while he was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life appealed to the king for her house and her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, here is the woman, and here is her son whom Elisha restored to life.” +6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed an official for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now.” +7 Now Elisha came to Damascus. Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick. And when it was told him, “The man of God has come here,” +8 the king said to Hazael, “Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord through him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’” +9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camels' loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’” +10 And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover,’ but the Lord has shown me that he shall certainly die.” +11 And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept. +12 And Hazael said, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.” +13 And Hazael said, “What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria.” +14 Then he departed from Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he answered, “He told me that you would certainly recover.” +15 But the next day he took the bed cloth and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place. +16 In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign. +17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. +18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. +19 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. +20 In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. +21 Then Joram passed over to Zair with all his chariots and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders struck the Edomites who had surrounded him, but his army fled home. +22 So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. +23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +24 So Joram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. +25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. +26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. +27 He also walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was son-in-law to the house of Ahab. +28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. +29 And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3818a972 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. +2 And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. +3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.” +4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. +5 And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.” +6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. +7 And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord. +8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. +9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. +10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.” Then he opened the door and fled. +11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, “Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the fellow and his talk.” +12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’” +13 Then in haste every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, “Jehu is king.” +14 Thus Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Syria, +15 but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, “If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel.” +16 Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram. +17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’” +18 So a man on horseback went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” And the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” +19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus the king has said, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” +20 Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.” +21 Joram said, “Make ready.” And they made ready his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. +22 And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace can there be, so long as the whorings and the sorceries of your mother Jezebel are so many?” +23 Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!” +24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot. +25 Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, “Take him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how the Lord made this pronouncement against him: +26 ‘As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares the Lord—I will repay you on this plot of ground.’ Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the Lord.” +27 When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him and said, “Shoot him also.” And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there. +28 His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David. +29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah. +30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window. +31 And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?” +32 And he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him. +33 He said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down. And some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her. +34 Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, “See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.” +35 But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. +36 When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel, +37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..444f3cce --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, +2 “Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons, +3 select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house.” +4 But they were exceedingly afraid and said, “Behold, the two kings could not stand before him. How then can we stand?” +5 So he who was over the palace, and he who was over the city, together with the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and we will do all that you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your eyes.” +6 Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time.” Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing them up. +7 And as soon as the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. +8 When the messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king's sons,” he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.” +9 Then in the morning, when he went out, he stood and said to all the people, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who struck down all these? +10 Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the Lord has done what he said by his servant Elijah.” +11 So Jehu struck down all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all his great men and his close friends and his priests, until he left him none remaining. +12 Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, +13 Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, “Who are you?” And they answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah, and we came down to visit the royal princes and the sons of the queen mother.” +14 He said, “Take them alive.” And they took them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two persons, and he spared none of them. +15 And when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot. +16 And he said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had him ride in his chariot. +17 And when he came to Samaria, he struck down all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had wiped them out, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke to Elijah. +18 Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. +19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal. +20 And Jehu ordered, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it. +21 And Jehu sent throughout all Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And they entered the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. +22 He said to him who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out the vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out the vestments for them. +23 Then Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab, and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search, and see that there is no servant of the Lord here among you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” +24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. +Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, “The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life.” +25 So as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the officers, “Go in and strike them down; let not a man escape.” So when they put them to the sword, the guard and the officers cast them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal, +26 and they brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal and burned it. +27 And they demolished the pillar of Baal, and demolished the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day. +28 Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. +29 But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. +30 And the Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” +31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin. +32 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: +33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, that is, Gilead and Bashan. +34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +35 So Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. +36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c6f93da --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family. +2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were being put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death. +3 And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land. +4 But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. And he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king's son. +5 And he commanded them, “This is the thing that you shall do: one third of you, those who come off duty on the Sabbath and guard the king's house +6 (another third being at the gate Sur and a third at the gate behind the guards) shall guard the palace. +7 And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the Lord on behalf of the king, +8 shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.” +9 The captains did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. +10 And the priest gave to the captains the spears and shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of the Lord. +11 And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house on behalf of the king. +12 Then he brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!” +13 When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she went into the house of the Lord to the people. +14 And when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!” +15 Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains who were set over the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest said, “Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.” +16 So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses' entrance to the king's house, and there she was put to death. +17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, that they should be the Lord's people, and also between the king and the people. +18 Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest posted watchmen over the house of the Lord. +19 And he took the captains, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the gate of the guards to the king's house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings. +20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house. +21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2f7d0d70 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. +2 And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. +3 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued to sacrifice and make offerings on the high places. +4 Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money for which each man is assessed—the money from the assessment of persons—and the money that a man's heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord, +5 let the priests take, each from his donor, and let them repair the house wherever any need of repairs is discovered.” +6 But by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, the priests had made no repairs on the house. +7 Therefore King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, “Why are you not repairing the house? Now therefore take no more money from your donors, but hand it over for the repair of the house.” +8 So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house. +9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side as one entered the house of the Lord. And the priests who guarded the threshold put in it all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. +10 And whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's secretary and the high priest came up and they bagged and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord. +11 Then they would give the money that was weighed out into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord. And they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord, +12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the Lord, and for any outlay for the repairs of the house. +13 But there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, or any vessels of gold, or of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, +14 for that was given to the workmen who were repairing the house of the Lord with it. +15 And they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly. +16 The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord; it belonged to the priests. +17 At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem, +18 Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred gifts that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent these to Hazael king of Syria. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +20 His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla. +21 It was Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd9aabf9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. +2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them. +3 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. +4 Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them. +5 (Therefore the Lord gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in their homes as formerly. +6 Nevertheless, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained in Samaria.) +7 For there was not left to Jehoahaz an army of more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. +8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +9 So Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place. +10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. +11 He also did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them. +12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, and the might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +13 So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. +14 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” +15 And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows. +16 Then he said to the king of Israel, “Draw the bow,” and he drew it. And Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. +17 And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, “The Lord's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them.” +18 And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground with them.” And he struck three times and stopped. +19 Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times.” +20 So Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year. +21 And as a man was being buried, behold, a marauding band was seen and the man was thrown into the grave of Elisha, and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet. +22 Now Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. +23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has he cast them from his presence until now. +24 When Hazael king of Syria died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. +25 Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dc2f6703 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. +3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like David his father. He did in all things as Joash his father had done. +4 But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. +5 And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father. +6 But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin.” +7 He struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this day. +8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” +9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. +10 You have indeed struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?” +11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. +12 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. +13 And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. +14 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria. +15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place. +17 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. +18 Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +19 And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. +20 And they brought him on horses; and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. +21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. +22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. +23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. +24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. +25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher. +26 For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel. +27 But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. +28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6593d0c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. +3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. +4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. +5 And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land. +6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +7 And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place. +8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. +9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. +10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place. +11 Now the rest of the deeds of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +12 (This was the promise of the Lord that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.) +13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned one month in Samaria. +14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place. +15 Now the rest of the deeds of Shallum, and the conspiracy that he made, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +16 At that time Menahem sacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on, because they did not open it to him. Therefore he sacked it, and he ripped open all the women in it who were pregnant. +17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria. +18 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart all his days from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. +19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power. +20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land. +21 Now the rest of the deeds of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? +22 And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. +23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. +24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. +25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the people of Gilead, and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house with Argob and Arieh; he put him to death and reigned in his place. +26 Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. +28 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. +29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria. +30 Then Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him down and put him to death and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. +31 Now the rest of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign. +33 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. +34 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. +35 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord. +36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +37 In those days the Lord began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. +38 Jotham slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3b1da2b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as his father David had done, +3 but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. +4 And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. +5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to wage war on Jerusalem, and they besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him. +6 At that time Rezin the king of Syria recovered Elath for Syria and drove the men of Judah from Elath, and the Edomites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day. +7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” +8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house and sent a present to the king of Assyria. +9 And the king of Assyria listened to him. The king of Assyria marched up against Damascus and took it, carrying its people captive to Kir, and he killed Rezin. +10 When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details. +11 And Uriah the priest built the altar; in accordance with all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Uriah the priest made it, before King Ahaz arrived from Damascus. +12 And when the king came from Damascus, the king viewed the altar. Then the king drew near to the altar and went up on it +13 and burned his burnt offering and his grain offering and poured his drink offering and threw the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. +14 And the bronze altar that was before the Lord he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar. +15 And King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the evening grain offering and the king's burnt offering and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their drink offering. And throw on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice, but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” +16 Uriah the priest did all this, as King Ahaz commanded. +17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. +18 And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c4de0b10 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years. +2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. +3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. +4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison. +5 Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria, and for three years he besieged it. +6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. +7 And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods +8 and walked in the customs of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel, and in the customs that the kings of Israel had practiced. +9 And the people of Israel did secretly against the Lord their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city. +10 They set up for themselves pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, +11 and there they made offerings on all the high places, as the nations did whom the Lord carried away before them. And they did wicked things, provoking the Lord to anger, +12 and they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this.” +13 Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets.” +14 But they would not listen, but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the Lord their God. +15 They despised his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers and the warnings that he gave them. They went after false idols and became false, and they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them that they should not do like them. +16 And they abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made for themselves metal images of two calves; and they made an Asherah and worshiped all the host of heaven and served Baal. +17 And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings and used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. +18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. None was left but the tribe of Judah only. +19 Judah also did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the customs that Israel had introduced. +20 And the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight. +21 When he had torn Israel from the house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. And Jeroboam drove Israel from following the Lord and made them commit great sin. +22 The people of Israel walked in all the sins that Jeroboam did. They did not depart from them, +23 until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day. +24 And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel. And they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities. +25 And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. +26 So the king of Assyria was told, “The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they are killing them, because they do not know the law of the god of the land.” +27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, “Send there one of the priests whom you carried away from there, and let him go and dwell there and teach them the law of the god of the land.” +28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel and taught them how they should fear the Lord. +29 But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived. +30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, +31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. +32 They also feared the Lord and appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places. +33 So they feared the Lord but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away. +34 To this day they do according to the former manner. They do not fear the Lord, and they do not follow the statutes or the rules or the law or the commandment that the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel. +35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, “You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them or serve them or sacrifice to them, +36 but you shall fear the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice. +37 And the statutes and the rules and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, you shall always be careful to do. You shall not fear other gods, +38 and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods, +39 but you shall fear the Lord your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.” +40 However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner. +41 So these nations feared the Lord and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children's children—as their fathers did, so they do to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d77fd386 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. +3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. +4 He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan). +5 He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him. +6 For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses. +7 And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. +8 He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city. +9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it, +10 and at the end of three years he took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. +11 The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, +12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. They neither listened nor obeyed. +13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. +14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you impose on me I will bear.” And the king of Assyria required of Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. +15 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house. +16 At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord and from the doorposts that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid and gave it to the king of Assyria. +17 And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washer's Field. +18 And when they called for the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. +19 And the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours? +20 Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me? +21 Behold, you are trusting now in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. +22 But if you say to me, “We trust in the Lord our God,” is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem”? +23 Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. +24 How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? +25 Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, “Go up against this land and destroy it.”’” +26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall.” +27 But the Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and to drink their own urine?” +28 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! +29 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand. +30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord by saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ +31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern, +32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, that you may live, and not die. And do not listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you by saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” +33 Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? +34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? +35 Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’” +36 But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.” +37 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c5634427 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. +2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. +3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. +4 It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.” +5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, +6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me. +7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’” +8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he heard that the king had left Lachish. +9 Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, “Behold, he has set out to fight against you.” So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, +10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. +11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? +12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? +13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’” +14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. +15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. +16 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. +17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands +18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. +19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone.” +20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. +21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: +“She despises you, she scorns you— + the virgin daughter of Zion; +she wags her head behind you— + the daughter of Jerusalem. +22 “Whom have you mocked and reviled? + Against whom have you raised your voice +and lifted your eyes to the heights? + Against the Holy One of Israel! +23 By your messengers you have mocked the Lord, + and you have said, ‘With my many chariots +I have gone up the heights of the mountains, + to the far recesses of Lebanon; +I felled its tallest cedars, + its choicest cypresses; +I entered its farthest lodging place, + its most fruitful forest. +24 I dug wells + and drank foreign waters, +and I dried up with the sole of my foot + all the streams of Egypt.’ +25 “Have you not heard + that I determined it long ago? +I planned from days of old + what now I bring to pass, +that you should turn fortified cities + into heaps of ruins, +26 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, + are dismayed and confounded, +and have become like plants of the field + and like tender grass, +like grass on the housetops, + blighted before it is grown. +27 “But I know your sitting down + and your going out and coming in, + and your raging against me. +28 Because you have raged against me + and your complacency has come into my ears, +I will put my hook in your nose + and my bit in your mouth, +and I will turn you back on the way + by which you came. +29 “And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. +30 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. +31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord will do this. +32 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. +33 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord. +34 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” +35 And that night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. +36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at Nineveh. +37 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dbaee62b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.’” +2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, +3 “Now, O Lord, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. +4 And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: +5 “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord, +6 and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.” +7 And Isaiah said, “Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover.” +8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?” +9 And Isaiah said, “This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he has promised: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?” +10 And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. Rather let the shadow go back ten steps.” +11 And Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord, and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz. +12 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. +13 And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. +14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” +15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” +16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: +17 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. +18 And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” +19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?” +20 The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his might and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b739953 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. +2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. +3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. +4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem will I put my name.” +5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. +6 And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. +7 And the carved image of Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever. +8 And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that my servant Moses commanded them.” +9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel. +10 And the Lord said by his servants the prophets, +11 “Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols, +12 therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such disaster that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. +13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. +14 And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies, +15 because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.” +16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. +17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place. +19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. +20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done. +21 He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served the idols that his father served and worshiped them. +22 He abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. +23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. +24 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. +25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +26 And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..529f2ac6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. +2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. +3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the Lord, saying, +4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money that has been brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. +5 And let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the Lord, repairing the house +6 (that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house. +7 But no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly.” +8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. +9 And Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord.” +10 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king. +11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. +12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, +13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.” +14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter), and they talked with her. +15 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, +16 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read. +17 Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. +18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, +19 because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. +20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4321df8a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Then the king sent, and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem were gathered to him. +2 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the prophets, all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord. +3 And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant. +4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the threshold to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. +5 And he deposed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to make offerings in the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon and the constellations and all the host of the heavens. +6 And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord, outside Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron and beat it to dust and cast the dust of it upon the graves of the common people. +7 And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. +8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from Geba to Beersheba. And he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one's left at the gate of the city. +9 However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers. +10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no one might burn his son or his daughter as an offering to Molech. +11 And he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts. And he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. +12 And the altars on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, he pulled down and broke in pieces and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. +13 And the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, to the south of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. +14 And he broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and filled their places with the bones of men. +15 Moreover, the altar at Bethel, the high place erected by Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, that altar with the high place he pulled down and burned, reducing it to dust. He also burned the Asherah. +16 And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the word of the Lord that the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things. +17 Then he said, “What is that monument that I see?” And the men of the city told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted these things that you have done against the altar at Bethel.” +18 And he said, “Let him be; let no man move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria. +19 And Josiah removed all the shrines also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which kings of Israel had made, provoking the Lord to anger. He did to them according to all that he had done at Bethel. +20 And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. +21 And the king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” +22 For no such Passover had been kept since the days of the judges who judged Israel, or during all the days of the kings of Israel or of the kings of Judah. +23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem. +24 Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law that were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord. +25 Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him. +26 Still the Lord did not turn from the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him. +27 And the Lord said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.” +28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +29 In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. +30 And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place. +31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +32 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. +33 And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. +34 And Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there. +35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco. +36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. +37 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3c798565 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. +2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets. +3 Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the Lord, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, +4 and also for the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon. +5 Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? +6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. +7 And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates. +8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. +9 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. +10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. +11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it, +12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign +13 and carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the Lord, which Solomon king of Israel had made, as the Lord had foretold. +14 He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, except the poorest people of the land. +15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. +16 And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, 7,000, and the craftsmen and the metal workers, 1,000, all of them strong and fit for war. +17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. +18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +19 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. +20 For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. +And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30db8c3f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. +2 So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. +3 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. +4 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah. +5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. +6 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. +7 They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon. +8 In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. +9 And he burned the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. +10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem. +11 And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. +12 But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. +13 And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. +14 And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, +15 the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. +16 As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. +17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework. +18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; +19 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and five men of the king's council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city. +20 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +21 And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land. +22 And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, governor. +23 Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite. +24 And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid because of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” +25 But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. +26 Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. +27 And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. +28 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. +29 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, +30 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index c767471f..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -From Adam to Abraham - -# Chapter 1 -1. Adam, Seth, Enosh; -2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; -3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; -4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -5. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. -6. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. -7. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. - -8. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. -9. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. -10. Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man. - -11. Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, -12. Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. - -13. Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, -14. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, -15. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, -16. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. - -17. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. -18. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. -19. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother's name was Joktan. -20. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -22. Obal, Abimael, Sheba, -23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. - -24. Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; -25. Eber, Peleg, Reu; -26. Serug, Nahor, Terah; -27. Abram, that is, Abraham. -From Abraham to Jacob - - -28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. -29. These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, -30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, -31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. -32. The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. -33. The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah. - -34. Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. -35. The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. -36. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek. -37. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. - -38. The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. -39. The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. -40. The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. -41. The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. -42. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. - -43. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah. -44. Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. -45. Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. -46. Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. -47. Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. -48. Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. -49. Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place. -50. Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. -51. And Hadad died. -The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, -52. Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, -53. Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, -54. Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index a2d836c1..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -A Genealogy of David - -# Chapter 2 -1. These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, -2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. -3. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. -4. His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. - -5. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. -6. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. -7. The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; -8. and Ethan's son was Azariah. - -9. The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. -10. Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. -11. Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, -12. Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. -13. Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, -14. Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, -15. Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. -16. And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. -17. Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. - -18. Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. -19. When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. -20. Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. - -21. Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. -22. And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. -23. But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. -24. After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. - -25. The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. -26. Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. -27. The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. -28. The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. -29. The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. -30. The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. -31. The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. -32. The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. -33. The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. -34. Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. -35. So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. -36. Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. -37. Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. -38. Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. -39. Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. -40. Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. -41. Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. - -42. The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. -43. The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. -44. Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. -45. The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. -46. Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. -47. The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. -48. Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. -49. She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. -50. These were the descendants of Caleb. -The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, -51. Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. -52. Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. -53. And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. -54. The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. -55. The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 25bdcbbb..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of David - -# Chapter 3 -1. These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, -2. the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; -3. the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; -4. six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. -5. These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; -6. then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, -7. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -8. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. -9. All these were David's sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister. - -10. The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, -11. Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, -12. Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, -13. Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, -14. Amon his son, Josiah his son. -15. The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. -16. The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son; -17. and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, -18. Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah; -19. and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; -20. and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five. -21. The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah. -22. The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. -23. The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. -24. The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 836f4093..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Judah - -# Chapter 4 -1. The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. -2. Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. -3. These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, -4. and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. -5. Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah; -6. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. -7. The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. -8. Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. -9. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." -10. Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!" And God granted what he asked. -11. Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. -12. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. -13. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. -14. Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were craftsmen. -15. The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz. -16. The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. -17. The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. -18. And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. -19. The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. -20. The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. -21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; -22. and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient). -23. These were the potters who were inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the king's service. -Descendants of Simeon - - -24. The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; -25. Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. -26. The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. -27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their clan multiply like the men of Judah. -28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, -29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, -30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, -31. Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned. -32. And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities, -33. along with all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record. - -34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, -35. Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, -36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, -37. Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah-- -38. these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers' houses increased greatly. -39. They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks, -40. where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. -41. These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. -42. And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. -43. And they defeated the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index c1a5ad67..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Reuben - -# Chapter 5 -1. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; -2. though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph), -3. the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. -4. The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, -5. Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, -6. Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chief of the Reubenites. -7. And his kinsmen by their clans, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, -8. and Bela the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. -9. He also lived to the east as far as the entrance of the desert this side of the Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead. -10. And in the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents throughout all the region east of Gilead. -Descendants of Gad - - -11. The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: -12. Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. -13. And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven. -14. These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. -15. Ahi the son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers' houses, -16. and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits. -17. All of these were recorded in genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. - -18. The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. -19. They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. -20. And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him. -21. They carried off their livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 men alive. -22. For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile. -The Half-Tribe of Manasseh - - -23. The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They were very numerous from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. -24. These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. -25. But they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. -26. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 96d6be18..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Levi - -# Chapter 6 -1. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -2. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -3. The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -4. Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, -5. Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, -6. Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, -7. Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, -8. Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, -9. Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, -10. and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). -11. Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, -12. Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, -13. Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, -14. Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; -15. and Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. - -16. The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. -17. And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. -18. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. -19. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers. -20. Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, -21. Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. -22. The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, -23. Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, -24. Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. -25. The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth, -26. Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, -27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. -28. The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah. -29. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, -30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. - -31. These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. -32. They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. -33. These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of Samuel, -34. son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, -35. son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, -36. son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, -37. son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, -38. son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel; -39. and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, -40. son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, -41. son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, -42. son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, -43. son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. -44. On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, -45. son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, -46. son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, -47. son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. -48. And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. - -49. But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. -50. These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, -51. Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, -52. Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, -53. Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. - -54. These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, -55. to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, -56. but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. -57. To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, -58. Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, -59. Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; -60. and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen. - -61. To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. -62. To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. -63. To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. -64. So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. -65. They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name. - -66. And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. -67. They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, -68. Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, -69. Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, -70. and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites. - -71. To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; -72. and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, -73. Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands; -74. out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, -75. Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; -76. and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. -77. To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, -78. and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, -79. Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; -80. and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, -81. Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f246f45..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Issachar - -# Chapter 7 -1. The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. -2. The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600. -3. The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. -4. And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons. -5. Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy. -Descendants of Benjamin - - -6. The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. -7. The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034. -8. The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. -9. And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200. -10. The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. -11. All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war. -12. And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher. -Descendants of Naphtali - - -13. The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah. -Descendants of Manasseh - - -14. The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. -15. And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters. -16. And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. -17. The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. -18. And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. -19. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. -Descendants of Ephraim - - -20. The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, -21. Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. -22. And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. -23. And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. -24. His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. -25. Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, -26. Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, -27. Nun his son, Joshua his son. -28. Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; -29. also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. -Descendants of Asher - - -30. The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. -31. The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. -32. Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. -33. The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. -34. The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. -35. The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. -36. The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah. -37. Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. -38. The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. -39. The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. -40. All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 505606a4..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -A Genealogy of Saul - -# Chapter 8 -1. Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, -2. Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. -3. And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, -4. Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, -5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. -6. These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath): -7. Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud. -8. And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. -9. He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, -10. Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. -11. He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal. -12. The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, -13. and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee); -14. and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. -15. Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, -16. Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah. -17. Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, -18. Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. -19. Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, -20. Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, -21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. -22. Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, -23. Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, -24. Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, -25. Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. -26. Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, -27. Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. -28. These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem. - -29. Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. -30. His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, -31. Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, -32. and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. -33. Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; -34. and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. -35. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. -36. Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. -37. Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. -38. Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. -39. The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. -40. The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index df628404..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -A Genealogy of the Returned Exiles - -# Chapter 9 -1. So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. -2. Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. -3. And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: -4. Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah. -5. And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. -6. Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. -7. Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, -8. Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah; -9. and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses. - -10. Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, -11. and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God; -12. and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer; -13. besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God. - -14. Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; -15. and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; -16. and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. - -17. The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); -18. until then they were in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. -19. Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entrance. -20. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the LORD was with him. -21. Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. -22. All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. -23. So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the LORD, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. -24. The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. -25. And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these, -26. for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. -27. And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning. - -28. Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out. -29. Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. -30. Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices, -31. and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes. -32. Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath. - -33. Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night. -34. These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem. -Saul's Genealogy Repeated - - -35. In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah, -36. and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, -37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; -38. and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. -39. Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. -40. And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. -41. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. -42. And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza. -43. Moza fathered Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. -44. Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55465141..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -The Death of Saul and His Sons - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. -2. And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. -3. The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers. -4. Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. -5. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. -6. Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together. -7. And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them. - -8. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. -9. And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. -10. And they put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. -11. But when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days. - -13. So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. -14. He did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 176158e5..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King - -# Chapter 11 -1. Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh. -2. In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.'" -3. So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. -David Takes Jerusalem - - -4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. -5. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. -6. David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. -7. And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. -8. And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. -9. And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him. -David's Mighty Men - - -10. Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. -11. This is an account of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time. - -12. And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite. -13. He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. -14. But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the LORD saved them by a great victory. - -15. Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. -16. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. -17. And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!" -18. Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the LORD -19. and said, "Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. - -20. Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. -21. He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. - -22. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. -23. And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver's beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. -24. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men. -25. He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. - -26. The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, -27. Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite, -28. Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth, -29. Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, -30. Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, -31. Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, -32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, -33. Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, -34. Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, -35. Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, -36. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, -37. Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, -38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, -39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, -40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, -41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, -42. Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, -43. Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, -44. Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, -45. Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, -46. Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, -47. Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4eae30cf..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -The Mighty Men Join David - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. -2. They were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul's kinsmen. -3. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, -4. Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah, -5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite; -6. Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; -7. And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. - -8. From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains: -9. Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third, -10. Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, -11. Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, -12. Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, -13. Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh. -14. These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand. -15. These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. - -16. And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. -17. David went out to meet them and said to them, "If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you." -18. Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, -"We are yours, O David, - and with you, O son of Jesse! -Peace, peace to you, - and peace to your helpers! - For your God helps you." -Then David received them and made them officers of his troops. - -19. Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, "At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.") -20. As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. -21. They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army. -22. For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God. - -23. These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD. -24. The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops. -25. Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. -26. Of the Levites 4,600. -27. The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700. -28. Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers' house. -29. Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. -30. Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. -31. Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were expressly named to come and make David king. -32. Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. -33. Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose. -34. Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear. -35. Of the Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle. -36. Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle. -37. Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war. - -38. All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. -39. And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them. -40. And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 14fe9e63..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought from Kiriath-Jearim - -# Chapter 13 -1. David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. -2. And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you and from the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brothers who remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us. -3. Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul." -4. All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. -Uzzah and the Ark - - -5. So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. -6. And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD who sits enthroned above the cherubim. -7. And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart. -8. And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets. - -9. And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled. -10. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God. -11. And David was angry because the LORD had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. -12. And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?" -13. So David did not take the ark home into the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. -14. And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 77676d1f..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -David's Wives and Children - -# Chapter 14 -1. And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. -2. And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. - -3. And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. -4. These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -5. Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, -6. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -7. Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet. -Philistines Defeated - - -8. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went out against them. -9. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. -10. And David inquired of God, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?" And the LORD said to him, "Go up, and I will give them into your hand." -11. And he went up to Baal-perazim, and David struck them down there. And David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like a bursting flood." Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. -12. And they left their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned. - -13. And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. -14. And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, "You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees. -15. And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines." -16. And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. -17. And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index ab16e76d..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 15 -1. David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. -2. Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD had chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister to him forever. -3. And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it. -4. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites: -5. of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers; -6. of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers; -7. of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his brothers; -8. of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers; -9. of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with 80 of his brothers; -10. of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 of his brothers. -11. Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, -12. and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it. -13. Because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule." -14. So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. -15. And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD. - -16. David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. -17. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; -18. and with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. -19. The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals; -20. Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth; -21. but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith. -22. Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it. -23. Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. -24. Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. - -25. So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing. -26. And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. -27. David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. -28. So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres. - -29. And as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index b3c0efe9..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Placed in a Tent - -# Chapter 16 -1. And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. -2. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD -3. and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. - -4. Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the LORD, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. -5. Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, -6. and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. -7. Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the LORD by Asaph and his brothers. -David's Song of Thanks - - -8. Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; - make known his deeds among the peoples! - -9. Sing to him, sing praises to him; - tell of all his wondrous works! - -10. Glory in his holy name; - let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! - -11. Seek the LORD and his strength; - seek his presence continually! - -12. Remember the wondrous works that he has done, - his miracles and the judgments he uttered, - -13. O offspring of Israel his servant, - children of Jacob, his chosen ones! - -14. He is the LORD our God; - his judgments are in all the earth. - -15. Remember his covenant forever, - the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, - -16. the covenant that he made with Abraham, - his sworn promise to Isaac, - -17. which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, - to Israel as an everlasting covenant, - -18. saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, - as your portion for an inheritance." - -19. When you were few in number, - of little account, and sojourners in it, - -20. wandering from nation to nation, - from one kingdom to another people, - -21. he allowed no one to oppress them; - he rebuked kings on their account, - -22. saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, - do my prophets no harm!" - -23. Sing to the LORD, all the earth! - Tell of his salvation from day to day. - -24. Declare his glory among the nations, - his marvelous works among all the peoples! - -25. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, - and he is to be feared above all gods. - -26. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, - but the LORD made the heavens. - -27. Splendor and majesty are before him; - strength and joy are in his place. - -28. Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, - ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! - -29. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; - bring an offering and come before him! -Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; - -30. tremble before him, all the earth; - yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. - -31. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, - and let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" - -32. Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; - let the field exult, and everything in it! - -33. Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy - before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. - -34. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; - for his steadfast love endures forever! - -35. Say also: -"Save us, O God of our salvation, - and gather and deliver us from among the nations, -that we may give thanks to your holy name - and glory in your praise. - -36. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, - from everlasting to everlasting!" -Then all the people said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. -Worship Before the Ark - - -37. So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister regularly before the ark as each day required, -38. and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. -39. And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon -40. to offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the LORD that he commanded Israel. -41. With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever. -42. Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate. - -43. Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 472495d8..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The LORD's Covenant with David - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent." -2. And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you." - -3. But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, -4. "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in. -5. For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling. -6. In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"' -7. Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel, -8. and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. -9. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, -10. from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build you a house. -11. When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. -12. He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. -13. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you, -14. but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.'" -15. In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. -David's Prayer - - -16. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? -17. And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O LORD God! -18. And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant. -19. For your servant's sake, O LORD, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. -20. There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. -21. And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt? -22. And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God. -23. And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken, -24. and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,' and the house of your servant David will be established before you. -25. For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. -26. And now, O LORD, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. -27. Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O LORD, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever." - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index beaeeb8c..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -David Defeats His Enemies - -# Chapter 18 -1. After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines. - -2. And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. - -3. David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates. -4. And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. -5. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. -6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. -7. And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. -8. And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze. - -9. When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, -10. he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. -11. These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. - -12. And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. -13. Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. -David's Administration - - -14. So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. -15. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; -16. and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary; -17. and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index f8a263ef..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The Ammonites Disgrace David's Men - -# Chapter 19 -1. Now after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place. -2. And David said, "I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash, for his father dealt kindly with me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites to Hanun to console him. -3. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?" -4. So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away; -5. and they departed. When David was told concerning the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return." - -6. When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah. -7. They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and came to battle. -8. When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. -9. And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country. -Ammonites and Syrians Defeated - - -10. When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. -11. The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites. -12. And he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you. -13. Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what seems good to him." -14. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians for battle, and they fled before him. -15. And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, Joab's brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. - -16. But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. -17. And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to them and drew up his forces against them. And when David set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. -18. And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 7,000 chariots and 40,000 foot soldiers, and put to death also Shophach the commander of their army. -19. And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Syrians were not willing to save the Ammonites anymore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 98f19c90..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -The Capture of Rabbah - -# Chapter 20 -1. In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it. -2. And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. -3. And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. -Philistine Giants Killed - - -4. And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued. -5. And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. -6. And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. -7. And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down. -8. These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index a79a99f7..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -David's Census Brings Pestilence - -# Chapter 21 -1. Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. -2. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number." -3. But Joab said, "May the LORD add to his people a hundred times as many as they are! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord's servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should it be a cause of guilt for Israel?" -4. But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem. -5. And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. -6. But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab. - -7. But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel. -8. And David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly." -9. And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying, -10. "Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.'" -11. So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Choose what you will: -12. either three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of the LORD, pestilence on the land, with the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' Now decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me." -13. Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for his mercy is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man." - -14. So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel, and 70,000 men of Israel fell. -15. And God sent the angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but as he was about to destroy it, the LORD saw, and he relented from the calamity. And he said to the angel who was working destruction, "It is enough; now stay your hand." And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. -16. And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. -17. And David said to God, "Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people." -David Builds an Altar - - -18. Now the angel of the LORD had commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. -19. So David went up at Gad's word, which he had spoken in the name of the LORD. -20. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. -21. As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David and went out from the threshing floor and paid homage to David with his face to the ground. -22. And David said to Ornan, "Give me the site of the threshing floor that I may build on it an altar to the LORD--give it to me at its full price--that the plague may be averted from the people." -23. Then Ornan said to David, "Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems good to him. See, I give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for the wood and the wheat for a grain offering; I give it all." -24. But King David said to Ornan, "No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the LORD what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing." -25. So David paid Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site. -26. And David built there an altar to the LORD and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the LORD, and the LORD answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering. -27. Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. - -28. At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. -29. For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon, -30. but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index a4f12a78..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 22 -1. Then David said, "Here shall be the house of the LORD God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel." -David Prepares for Temple Building - - -2. David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God. -3. David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing, -4. and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar to David. -5. For David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all lands. I will therefore make preparation for it." So David provided materials in great quantity before his death. -Solomon Charged to Build the Temple - - -6. Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. -7. David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. -8. But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth. -9. Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. -10. He shall build a house for my name. He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.' - -11. "Now, my son, the LORD be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as he has spoken concerning you. -12. Only, may the LORD grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the LORD your God. -13. Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed. -14. With great pains I have provided for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add. -15. You have an abundance of workmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen without number, skilled in working -16. gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The LORD be with you!" - -17. David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, -18. "Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and his people. -19. Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the LORD." - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 72e99e55..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -David Organizes the Levites - -# Chapter 23 -1. When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. - -2. David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. -3. The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men. -4. "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the LORD, 6,000 shall be officers and judges, -5. 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the LORD with the instruments that I have made for praise." -6. And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -7. The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. -8. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. -9. The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. -10. And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. -11. Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house. - -12. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. -13. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the LORD and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever. -14. But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi. -15. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. -16. The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. -17. The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. -18. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. -19. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. -20. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second. - -21. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. -22. Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. -23. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three. - -24. These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD. -25. For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. -26. And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service." -27. For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. -28. For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. -29. Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size. -30. And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the LORD, and likewise at evening, -31. and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the LORD on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the LORD. -32. Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index c57ce183..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -David Organizes the Priests - -# Chapter 24 -1. The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -2. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. -3. With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. -4. Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. -5. They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. -6. And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father's house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar. - -7. The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, -8. the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, -9. the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, -10. the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, -11. the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, -12. the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, -13. the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, -14. the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, -15. the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, -16. the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, -17. the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, -18. the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. -19. These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the LORD according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. - -20. And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. -21. Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. -22. Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. -23. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. -24. The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. -25. The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. -26. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno. -27. The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. -28. Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. -29. Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. -30. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. -31. These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6a96718f..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -David Organizes the Musicians - -# Chapter 25 -1. David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: -2. Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. -3. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD. -4. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. -5. All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. -6. They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. -7. The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was 288. -8. And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike. - -9. The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve; -10. the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -11. the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -12. the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -13. the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -14. the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -15. the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -16. the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -17. the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -18. the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -19. the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -20. to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -21. to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -22. to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -23. to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -24. to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -25. to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -26. to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -27. to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -28. to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -29. to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -30. to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; -31. to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index ae435420..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Divisions of the Gatekeepers - -# Chapter 26 -1. As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. -2. And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, -3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. -4. And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, -5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. -6. Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability. -7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah. -8. All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom. -9. And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen. -10. And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief), -11. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen. - -12. These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the LORD. -13. And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates. -14. The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north. -15. Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse. -16. For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch. -17. On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse. -18. And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade. -19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari. -Treasurers and Other Officials - - -20. And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. -21. The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. - -22. The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD. -23. Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites-- -24. and Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. -25. His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth. -26. This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers' houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated. -27. From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the LORD. -28. Also all that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated--all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomoth and his brothers. - -29. Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as officers and judges. -30. Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king. -31. Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers' houses. (In the fortieth year of David's reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.) -32. King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 160be37b..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Military Divisions - -# Chapter 27 -1. This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000: - -2. Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were 24,000. -3. He was a descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders. He served for the first month. -4. Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division of the second month; in his division were 24,000. -5. The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were 24,000. -6. This is the Benaiah who was a mighty man of the thirty and in command of the thirty; Ammizabad his son was in charge of his division. -7. Asahel the brother of Joab was fourth, for the fourth month, and his son Zebadiah after him; in his division were 24,000. -8. The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000. -9. Sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were 24,000. -10. Seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. -11. Eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. -12. Ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were 24,000. -13. Tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. -14. Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. -15. Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were 24,000. -Leaders of Tribes - - -16. Over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was chief officer; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; -17. for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok; -18. for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; -19. for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel; -20. for the Ephraimites, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; -21. for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; -22. for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. -23. David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven. -24. Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish. Yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David. - -25. Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah; -26. and over those who did the work of the field for tilling the soil was Ezri the son of Chelub; -27. and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite. -28. Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash. -29. Over the herds that pastured in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. -30. Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. -31. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were stewards of King David's property. - -32. Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe. He and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni attended the king's sons. -33. Ahithophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend. -34. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king's army. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index def47eb8..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -David's Charge to Israel - -# Chapter 28 -1. David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors. -2. Then King David rose to his feet and said: "Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building. -3. But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.' -4. Yet the LORD God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. -5. And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. -6. He said to me, 'It is Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. -7. I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.' -8. Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever. -David's Charge to Solomon - - -9. "And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. -10. Be careful now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it." - -11. Then David gave Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule of the temple, and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the mercy seat; -12. and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; -13. for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the LORD; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the LORD, -14. the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, -15. the weight of the golden lampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, -16. the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, -17. and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; -18. for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. -19. "All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the LORD, all the work to be done according to the plan." - -20. Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished. -21. And behold the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be every willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command." - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4247b7dd..00000000 --- a/ESV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Offerings for the Temple - -# Chapter 29 -1. And David the king said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the LORD God. -2. So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble. -3. Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God: -4. 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, -5. and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the LORD?" - -6. Then the leaders of fathers' houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king's work. -7. They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. -8. And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. -9. Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly. -David Prays in the Assembly - - -10. Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. -11. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. -12. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. -13. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. - -14. "But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. -15. For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. -16. O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. -17. I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. -18. O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you. -19. Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, performing all, and that he may build the palace for which I have made provision." - -20. Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD and to the king. -21. And they offered sacrifices to the LORD, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the LORD, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. -22. And they ate and drank before the LORD on that day with great gladness. -Solomon Anointed King -And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him as prince for the LORD, and Zadok as priest. - -23. Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. -24. All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. -25. And the LORD made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. -The Death of David - - -26. Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. -27. The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. -28. Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. -29. Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of Gad the seer, -30. with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the circumstances that came upon him and upon Israel and upon all the kingdoms of the countries. - - - diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4a6228e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; +2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; +3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; +4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. +7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. +8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. +9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. +10 Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man. +11 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, +12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. +13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, +14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, +15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, +16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. +17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. +18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. +19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother's name was Joktan. +20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, +23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan. +24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; +25 Eber, Peleg, Reu; +26 Serug, Nahor, Terah; +27 Abram, that is, Abraham. +28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. +29 These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, +31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. +32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. +33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah. +34 Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. +35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. +36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek. +37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. +38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. +39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. +40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. +41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. +42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. +43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah. +44 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. +45 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. +46 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. +47 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. +48 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. +49 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place. +50 Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. +51 And Hadad died. +The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, +52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, +53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, +54 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..16858571 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, +2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. +3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death. +4 His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. +5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. +6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. +7 The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; +8 and Ethan's son was Azariah. +9 The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. +10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. +11 Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, +12 Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. +13 Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, +14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, +15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. +16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. +17 Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. +18 Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. +19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. +20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. +21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. +22 And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. +23 But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. +24 After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. +25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. +26 Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. +27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. +28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. +29 The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. +30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. +31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. +32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. +33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. +34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. +35 So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. +36 Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. +37 Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. +38 Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. +39 Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. +40 Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. +41 Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. +42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. +43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. +44 Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. +45 The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. +46 Ephah also, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. +47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. +48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. +49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. +50 These were the descendants of Caleb. +The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, +51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. +52 Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. +53 And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. +54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. +55 The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..690d1ab0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, +2 the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; +3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; +4 six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. +5 These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; +6 then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, +7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. +9 All these were David's sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister. +10 The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, +11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, +12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, +13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, +14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. +15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. +16 The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son; +17 and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, +18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah; +19 and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; +20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five. +21 The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah. +22 The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. +23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. +24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f278da7c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. +2 Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. +3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, +4 and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. +5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah; +6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. +7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. +8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. +9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” +10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. +11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. +12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. +13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. +14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were craftsmen. +15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son of Elah: Kenaz. +16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. +17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. +18 And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. +19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. +20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. +21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; +22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem (now the records are ancient). +23 These were the potters who were inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the king's service. +24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; +25 Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. +26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. +27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did all their clan multiply like the men of Judah. +28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, +29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, +30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, +31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned. +32 And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities, +33 along with all their villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record. +34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, +35 Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, +36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, +37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah— +38 these mentioned by name were princes in their clans, and their fathers' houses increased greatly. +39 They journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks, +40 where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. +41 These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. +42 And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. +43 And they defeated the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09f1dd55 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; +2 though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph), +3 the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, +5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, +6 Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chief of the Reubenites. +7 And his kinsmen by their clans, when the genealogy of their generations was recorded: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, +8 and Bela the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. +9 He also lived to the east as far as the entrance of the desert this side of the Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead. +10 And in the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents throughout all the region east of Gilead. +11 The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: +12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. +13 And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven. +14 These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. +15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers' houses, +16 and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits. +17 All of these were recorded in genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. +18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. +19 They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. +20 And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him. +21 They carried off their livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 men alive. +22 For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile. +23 The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They were very numerous from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. +24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. +25 But they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. +26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..79d18200 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, +5 Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, +6 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, +7 Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, +8 Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, +9 Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, +10 and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). +11 Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, +12 Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, +13 Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, +14 Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; +15 and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. +16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. +17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. +18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. +19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers. +20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, +21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. +22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, +23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, +24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. +25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth, +26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, +27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. +28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah. +29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, +30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. +31 These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there. +32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. +33 These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of Samuel, +34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, +35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, +36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, +37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, +38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel; +39 and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, +40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, +41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, +42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, +43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. +44 On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, +45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, +46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, +47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. +48 And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. +49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. +50 These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, +51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, +52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, +53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. +54 These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, +55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, +56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. +57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, +58 Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, +59 Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; +60 and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen. +61 To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. +62 To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. +63 To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. +64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. +65 They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name. +66 And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. +67 They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, +68 Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, +69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, +70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites. +71 To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; +72 and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, +73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands; +74 out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, +75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; +76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. +77 To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, +78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, +79 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; +80 and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, +81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d8c2e8dc --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. +2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600. +3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men. +4 And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons. +5 Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy. +6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. +7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers' houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034. +8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. +9 And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200. +10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. +11 All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war. +12 And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher. +13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah. +14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead. +15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters. +16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. +17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh. +18 And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. +19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. +20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, +21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock. +22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. +23 And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house. +24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. +25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, +26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, +27 Nun his son, Joshua his son. +28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns; +29 also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. +30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. +31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. +32 Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. +33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. +34 The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. +35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. +36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah. +37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. +38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. +39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. +40 All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4aec6aa7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, +2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. +3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, +4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, +5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. +6 These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath): +7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud. +8 And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. +9 He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, +10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. +11 He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal. +12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, +13 and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee); +14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. +15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, +16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah. +17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, +18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. +19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, +20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, +21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. +22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, +23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, +24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, +25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. +26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, +27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. +28 These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem. +29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. +30 His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, +31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, +32 and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. +33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; +34 and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. +35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. +36 Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. +37 Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. +38 Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. +39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. +40 The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..05c20a42 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith. +2 Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. +3 And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: +4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah. +5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. +6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690. +7 Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah, +8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah; +9 and their kinsmen according to their generations, 956. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses. +10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, +11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God; +12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer; +13 besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God. +14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; +15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; +16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. +17 The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen (Shallum was the chief); +18 until then they were in the king's gate on the east side as the gatekeepers of the camps of the Levites. +19 Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance. +20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him. +21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the tent of meeting. +22 All these, who were chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them in their office of trust. +23 So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tent, as guards. +24 The gatekeepers were on the four sides, east, west, north, and south. +25 And their kinsmen who were in their villages were obligated to come in every seven days, in turn, to be with these, +26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted to be over the chambers and the treasures of the house of God. +27 And they lodged around the house of God, for on them lay the duty of watching, and they had charge of opening it every morning. +28 Some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they were required to count them when they were brought in and taken out. +29 Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices. +30 Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices, +31 and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes. +32 Also some of their kinsmen of the Kohathites had charge of the showbread, to prepare it every Sabbath. +33 Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night. +34 These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, according to their generations, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem. +35 In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and the name of his wife was Maacah, +36 and his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, +37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; +38 and Mikloth was the father of Shimeam; and these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. +39 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. +40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. +41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. +42 And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza. +43 Moza fathered Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. +44 Azel had six sons and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1e50cb9a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. +2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. +3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers. +4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. +5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. +6 Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together. +7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and lived in them. +8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. +9 And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. +10 And they put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. +11 But when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days. +13 So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. +14 He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dff2769b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. +2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’” +3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. +4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. +5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. +6 David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. +7 And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. +8 And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city. +9 And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him. +10 Now these are the chiefs of David's mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. +11 This is an account of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time. +12 And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite. +13 He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley, and the men fled from the Philistines. +14 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory. +15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam, when the army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. +16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem. +17 And David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!” +18 Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David. But David would not drink it. He poured it out to the Lord +19 and said, “Far be it from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. +20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. +21 He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three. +22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. +23 And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver's beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. +24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men. +25 He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard. +26 The mighty men were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, +27 Shammoth of Harod, Helez the Pelonite, +28 Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, Abiezer of Anathoth, +29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, +30 Maharai of Netophah, Heled the son of Baanah of Netophah, +31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon, +32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, +33 Azmaveth of Baharum, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, +34 Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, +35 Ahiam the son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, +36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, +37 Hezro of Carmel, Naarai the son of Ezbai, +38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, +39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, +40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, +41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, +42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, +43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, +44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, +45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, +46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, +47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cb7ef21b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now these are the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul the son of Kish. And they were among the mighty men who helped him in war. +2 They were bowmen and could shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or the left hand; they were Benjaminites, Saul's kinsmen. +3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; also Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth, +4 Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a mighty man among the thirty and a leader over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad of Gederah, +5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, Shephatiah the Haruphite; +6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; +7 And Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. +8 From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains: +9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third, +10 Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth, +11 Attai sixth, Eliel seventh, +12 Johanan eighth, Elzabad ninth, +13 Jeremiah tenth, Machbannai eleventh. +14 These Gadites were officers of the army; the least was a match for a hundred men and the greatest for a thousand. +15 These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. +16 And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David. +17 David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in friendship to help me, my heart will be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong in my hands, then may the God of our fathers see and rebuke you.” +18 Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, +“We are yours, O David, + and with you, O son of Jesse! +Peace, peace to you, + and peace to your helpers! + For your God helps you.” +Then David received them and made them officers of his troops. +19 Some of the men of Manasseh deserted to David when he came with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. (Yet he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines took counsel and sent him away, saying, “At peril to our heads he will desert to his master Saul.”) +20 As he went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh deserted to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. +21 They helped David against the band of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and were commanders in the army. +22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like an army of God. +23 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the Lord. +24 The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops. +25 Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100. +26 Of the Levites 4,600. +27 The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700. +28 Zadok, a young man mighty in valor, and twenty-two commanders from his own fathers' house. +29 Of the Benjaminites, the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. +30 Of the Ephraimites 20,800, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. +31 Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000, who were expressly named to come and make David king. +32 Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. +33 Of Zebulun 50,000 seasoned troops, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war, to help David with singleness of purpose. +34 Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear. +35 Of the Danites 28,600 men equipped for battle. +36 Of Asher 40,000 seasoned troops ready for battle. +37 Of the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh from beyond the Jordan, 120,000 men armed with all the weapons of war. +38 All these, men of war, arrayed in battle order, came to Hebron with a whole heart to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel were of a single mind to make David king. +39 And they were there with David for three days, eating and drinking, for their brothers had made preparation for them. +40 And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f49a225c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader. +2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and from the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brothers who remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us. +3 Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.” +4 All the assembly agreed to do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. +5 So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. +6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim that belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord who sits enthroned above the cherubim. +7 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart, from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio were driving the cart. +8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, with song and lyres and harps and tambourines and cymbals and trumpets. +9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah put out his hand to take hold of the ark, for the oxen stumbled. +10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark, and he died there before God. +11 And David was angry because the Lord had broken out against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. +12 And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?” +13 So David did not take the ark home into the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. +14 And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that he had. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3edf7f6f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. +2 And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. +3 And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. +4 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, +6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +7 Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet. +8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went out against them. +9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. +10 And David inquired of God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.” +11 And he went up to Baal-perazim, and David struck them down there. And David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like a bursting flood.” Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. +12 And they left their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned. +13 And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. +14 And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees. +15 And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.” +16 And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. +17 And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..13eae930 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. +2 Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever. +3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. +4 And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites: +5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers; +6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers; +7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his brothers; +8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers; +9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with 80 of his brothers; +10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 of his brothers. +11 Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, +12 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites. Consecrate yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it. +13 Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.” +14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. +15 And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord. +16 David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. +17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; +18 and with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. +19 The singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals; +20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth; +21 but Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead with lyres according to the Sheminith. +22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, should direct the music, for he understood it. +23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. +24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. +25 So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with rejoicing. +26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. +27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as also were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the music of the singers. And David wore a linen ephod. +28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, to the sound of the horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and made loud music on harps and lyres. +29 And as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d29024b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. +2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord +3 and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. +4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. +5 Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, +6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. +7 Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers. +8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; + make known his deeds among the peoples! +9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; + tell of all his wondrous works! +10 Glory in his holy name; + let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! +11 Seek the Lord and his strength; + seek his presence continually! +12 Remember the wondrous works that he has done, + his miracles and the judgments he uttered, +13 O offspring of Israel his servant, + children of Jacob, his chosen ones! +14 He is the Lord our God; + his judgments are in all the earth. +15 Remember his covenant forever, + the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, +16 the covenant that he made with Abraham, + his sworn promise to Isaac, +17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, + to Israel as an everlasting covenant, +18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, + as your portion for an inheritance.” +19 When you were few in number, + of little account, and sojourners in it, +20 wandering from nation to nation, + from one kingdom to another people, +21 he allowed no one to oppress them; + he rebuked kings on their account, +22 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, + do my prophets no harm!” +23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! + Tell of his salvation from day to day. +24 Declare his glory among the nations, + his marvelous works among all the peoples! +25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, + and he is to be feared above all gods. +26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, + but the Lord made the heavens. +27 Splendor and majesty are before him; + strength and joy are in his place. +28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, + ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! +29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; + bring an offering and come before him! +Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; +30 tremble before him, all the earth; + yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. +31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, + and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!” +32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; + let the field exult, and everything in it! +33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy + before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. +34 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; + for his steadfast love endures forever! +35 Say also: +“Save us, O God of our salvation, + and gather and deliver us from among the nations, +that we may give thanks to your holy name + and glory in your praise. +36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, + from everlasting to everlasting!” +Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. +37 So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark as each day required, +38 and also Obed-edom and his sixty-eight brothers, while Obed-edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. +39 And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon +40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, to do all that is written in the Law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. +41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever. +42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate. +43 Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e3504d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” +2 And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” +3 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, +4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in. +5 For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling. +6 In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ +7 Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel, +8 and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. +9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, +10 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house. +11 When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. +12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. +13 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you, +14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.’” +15 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David. +16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? +17 And this was a small thing in your eyes, O God. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have shown me future generations, O Lord God! +18 And what more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant. +19 For your servant's sake, O Lord, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. +20 There is none like you, O Lord, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. +21 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt? +22 And you made your people Israel to be your people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God. +23 And now, O Lord, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken, +24 and your name will be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. +25 For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you. +26 And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. +27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you, for it is you, O Lord, who have blessed, and it is blessed forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..79140a77 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines. +2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. +3 David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates. +4 And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. +5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. +6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. +7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. +8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze. +9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, +10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. +11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. +12 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. +13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. +14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. +15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; +16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary; +17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ae7cac30 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Now after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place. +2 And David said, “I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash, for his father dealt kindly with me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites to Hanun to console him. +3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?” +4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away; +5 and they departed. When David was told concerning the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.” +6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah. +7 They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and came to battle. +8 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. +9 And the Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country. +10 When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. +11 The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and they were arrayed against the Ammonites. +12 And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you. +13 Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.” +14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians for battle, and they fled before him. +15 And when the Ammonites saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, Joab's brother, and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. +16 But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. +17 And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to them and drew up his forces against them. And when David set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. +18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 7,000 chariots and 40,000 foot soldiers, and put to death also Shophach the commander of their army. +19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Syrians were not willing to save the Ammonites anymore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a1ee0df4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it. +2 And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. +3 And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. +4 And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued. +5 And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. +6 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. +7 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down. +8 These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4dbbfa5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. +2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.” +3 But Joab said, “May the Lord add to his people a hundred times as many as they are! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord's servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should it be a cause of guilt for Israel?” +4 But the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem. +5 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. +6 But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab. +7 But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel. +8 And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” +9 And the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying, +10 “Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.’” +11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Choose what you will: +12 either three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of the Lord, pestilence on the land, with the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me.” +13 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” +14 So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel, and 70,000 men of Israel fell. +15 And God sent the angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw, and he relented from the calamity. And he said to the angel who was working destruction, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. +17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Lord my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people.” +18 Now the angel of the Lord had commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +19 So David went up at Gad's word, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord. +20 Now Ornan was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. +21 As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David and went out from the threshing floor and paid homage to David with his face to the ground. +22 And David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of the threshing floor that I may build on it an altar to the Lord—give it to me at its full price—that the plague may be averted from the people.” +23 Then Ornan said to David, “Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems good to him. See, I give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for the wood and the wheat for a grain offering; I give it all.” +24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” +25 So David paid Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site. +26 And David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering. +27 Then the Lord commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. +28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. +29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon, +30 but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ef65f9c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” +2 David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God. +3 David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing, +4 and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar to David. +5 For David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all lands. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David provided materials in great quantity before his death. +6 Then he called for Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. +7 David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. +8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth. +9 Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. +10 He shall build a house for my name. He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.’ +11 “Now, my son, the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you. +12 Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God. +13 Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and the rules that the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Fear not; do not be dismayed. +14 With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add. +15 You have an abundance of workmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen without number, skilled in working +16 gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The Lord be with you!” +17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, +18 “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people. +19 Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7452cc6c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. +2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. +3 The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men. +4 “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges, +5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.” +6 And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +7 The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. +8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. +9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. +10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. +11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house. +12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. +13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever. +14 But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi. +15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. +16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. +17 The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. +18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. +19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. +20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second. +21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. +22 Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. +23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three. +24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. +25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. +26 And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” +27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. +28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. +29 Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size. +30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, +31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. +32 Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f3dc269b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. +3 With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. +4 Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. +5 They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. +6 And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father's house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar. +7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, +8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, +9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, +10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, +11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, +12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, +13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, +14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, +15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, +16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, +17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, +18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. +19 These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. +20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. +21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. +22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. +23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. +24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. +25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. +26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno. +27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. +28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. +29 Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. +30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. +31 These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7758ec8f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: +2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. +3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. +4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. +5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. +6 They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. +7 The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288. +8 And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike. +9 The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve; +10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; +31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7338c52 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. +2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, +3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. +4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, +5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him. +6 Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability. +7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah. +8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom. +9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen. +10 And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief), +11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen. +12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord. +13 And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates. +14 The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north. +15 Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse. +16 For Shuppim and Hosah it came out for the west, at the gate of Shallecheth on the road that goes up. Watch corresponded to watch. +17 On the east there were six each day, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, as well as two and two at the gatehouse. +18 And for the colonnade on the west there were four at the road and two at the colonnade. +19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the Korahites and the sons of Merari. +20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. +21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. +22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord. +23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites— +24 and Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. +25 His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth. +26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers' houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated. +27 From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord. +28 Also all that Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomoth and his brothers. +29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as officers and judges. +30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. +31 Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers' houses. (In the fortieth year of David's reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.) +32 King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67ff0e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 This is the number of the people of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering 24,000: +2 Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were 24,000. +3 He was a descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders. He served for the first month. +4 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division of the second month; in his division were 24,000. +5 The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were 24,000. +6 This is the Benaiah who was a mighty man of the thirty and in command of the thirty; Ammizabad his son was in charge of his division. +7 Asahel the brother of Joab was fourth, for the fourth month, and his son Zebadiah after him; in his division were 24,000. +8 The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000. +9 Sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were 24,000. +10 Seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. +11 Eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. +12 Ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were 24,000. +13 Tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000. +14 Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. +15 Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were 24,000. +16 Over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was chief officer; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; +17 for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok; +18 for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; +19 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel; +20 for the Ephraimites, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; +21 for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; +22 for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. +23 David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven. +24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish. Yet wrath came upon Israel for this, and the number was not entered in the chronicles of King David. +25 Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah; +26 and over those who did the work of the field for tilling the soil was Ezri the son of Chelub; +27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite. +28 Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash. +29 Over the herds that pastured in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. +30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. +31 All these were stewards of King David's property. +32 Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe. He and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni attended the king's sons. +33 Ahithophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend. +34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king's army. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e0ffc663 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors. +2 Then King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building. +3 But God said to me, ‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ +4 Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me from all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father's house, and among my father's sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. +5 And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. +6 He said to me, ‘It is Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. +7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’ +8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever. +9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. +10 Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it.” +11 Then David gave Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule of the temple, and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the mercy seat; +12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; +13 for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord, +14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, +15 the weight of the golden lampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, +16 the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, +17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; +18 for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. +19 “All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord, all the work to be done according to the plan.” +20 Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished. +21 And behold the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be every willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..064c43f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 And David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the Lord God. +2 So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble. +3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God: +4 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, +5 and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the Lord?” +6 Then the leaders of fathers' houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king's work. +7 They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. +8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. +9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. +10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. +11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. +12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. +13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. +14 “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. +15 For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding. +16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. +17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. +18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you. +19 Grant to Solomon my son a whole heart that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, performing all, and that he may build the palace for which I have made provision.” +20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king. +21 And they offered sacrifices to the Lord, and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the Lord, 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. +22 And they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great gladness. +And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him as prince for the Lord, and Zadok as priest. +23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. +24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. +25 And the Lord made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. +26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. +27 The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. +28 Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. +29 Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of Gad the seer, +30 with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the circumstances that came upon him and upon Israel and upon all the kingdoms of the countries. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 88c593b5..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Worships at Gibeon - -# Chapter 1 -1. Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. - -2. Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. -3. And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness, was there. -4. (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) -5. Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the LORD. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. -6. And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. -Solomon Prays for Wisdom - - -7. In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you." -8. And Solomon said to God, "You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place. -9. O LORD God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. -10. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?" -11. God answered Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, -12. wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like." -13. So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel. -Solomon Given Wealth - - -14. Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. -15. And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. -16. And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price. -17. They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index bee84084..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Preparing to Build the Temple - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself. -2. And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee them. -3. And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: "As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. -4. Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of incense of sweet spices before him, and for the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the LORD our God, as ordained forever for Israel. -5. The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. -6. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? -7. So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. -8. Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants, -9. to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful. -10. I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil." - -11. Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them." -12. Hiram also said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself. - -13. "Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi, -14. the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. -15. Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which my lord has spoken, let him send to his servants. -16. And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem." - -17. Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census of them that David his father had taken, and there were found 153,600. -18. Seventy thousand of them he assigned to bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index c7d80244..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 3 -1. Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. -2. He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. -3. These are Solomon's measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. -4. The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. -5. The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it. -6. He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. -7. So he lined the house with gold--its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors--and he carved cherubim on the walls. - -8. And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. -9. The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. - -10. In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of wood and overlaid them with gold. -11. The wings of the cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub; -12. and of this cherub, one wing, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also of five cubits, was joined to the wing of the first cherub. -13. The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave. -14. And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it. - -15. In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. -16. He made chains like a necklace and put them on the tops of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. -17. He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on the north Boaz. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 802f10e3..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Temple's Furnishings - -# Chapter 4 -1. He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. -2. Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. -3. Under it were figures of gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. -4. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. -5. Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. -6. He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in. - -7. And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. -8. He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. -9. He made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze. -10. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. - -11. Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: -12. the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; -13. and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars. -14. He made the stands also, and the basins on the stands, -15. and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. -16. The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. -17. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. -18. Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought. - -19. So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, -20. the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; -21. the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; -22. the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index fd61ce2c..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 5 -1. Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God. -The Ark Brought to the Temple - - -2. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. -3. And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month. -4. And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. -5. And they brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up. -6. And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. -7. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. -8. The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles. -9. And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. -10. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. -11. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions, -12. and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters; -13. and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, -"For he is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever," -the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, -14. so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 874ab2d1..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Blesses the People - -# Chapter 6 -1. Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. -2. But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever." -3. Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. -4. And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, -5. 'Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel; -6. but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.' -7. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -8. But the LORD said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. -9. Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.' -10. Now the LORD has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -11. And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the people of Israel." -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - - -12. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. -13. Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court, and he stood on it. Then he knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven, -14. and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart, -15. who have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. -16. Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.' -17. Now therefore, O LORD, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David. - -18. "But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! -19. Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O LORD my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you, -20. that your eyes may be open day and night toward this house, the place where you have promised to set your name, that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. -21. And listen to the pleas of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen from heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive. - -22. "If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, -23. then hear from heaven and act and judge your servants, repaying the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. - -24. "If your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and they turn again and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, -25. then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers. - -26. "When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge your name and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, -27. then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. - -28. "If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemies besiege them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, -29. whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing his own affliction and his own sorrow and stretching out his hands toward this house, -30. then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind, -31. that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers. - -32. "Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house, -33. hear from heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name. - -34. "If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, -35. then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause. - -36. "If they sin against you--for there is no one who does not sin--and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to a land far or near, -37. yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,' -38. if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity to which they were carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, -39. then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you. -40. Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. - -41. "And now arise, O LORD God, and go to your resting place, - you and the ark of your might. -Let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, - and let your saints rejoice in your goodness. - -42. O LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! - Remember your steadfast love for David your servant." - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index b560d5a0..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Fire from Heaven - -# Chapter 7 -1. As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. -2. And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house. -3. When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." -The Dedication of the Temple - - -4. Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the LORD. -5. King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. -6. The priests stood at their posts; the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the LORD that King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD--for his steadfast love endures forever--whenever David offered praises by their ministry; opposite them the priests sounded trumpets, and all Israel stood. - -7. And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat. - -8. At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt. -9. And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days. -10. On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the LORD had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people. -If My People Pray - - -11. Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the LORD and in his own house he successfully accomplished. -12. Then the LORD appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. -13. When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, -14. if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. -15. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. -16. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. -17. And as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my rules, -18. then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.' - -19. "But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, -20. then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. -21. And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?' -22. Then they will say, 'Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought all this disaster on them.'" - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 207b02e7..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Accomplishments - -# Chapter 8 -1. At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, -2. Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. - -3. And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it. -4. He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath. -5. He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, -6. and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. -7. All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, -8. from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed--these Solomon drafted as forced labor, and so they are to this day. -9. But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen. -10. And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people. - -11. Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy." - -12. Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule, -13. as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. -14. According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded. -15. And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries. - -16. Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. - -17. Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. -18. And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there 450 talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 85ca7ef0..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -The Queen of Sheba - -# Chapter 9 -1. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. -2. And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her. -3. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, -4. the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the LORD, there was no more breath in her. - -5. And she said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, -6. but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. -7. Happy are your men! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! -8. Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness." -9. Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. - -10. Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. -11. And the king made from the algum wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers. There never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah. - -12. And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants. -Solomon's Wealth - - -13. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, -14. besides that which the explorers and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon. -15. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield. -16. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; 300 shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. -17. The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. -18. The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, -19. while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for any kingdom. -20. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. -21. For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. - -22. Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. -23. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. -24. Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. -25. And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. -26. And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. -27. And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. -28. And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands. -Solomon's Death - - -29. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? -30. Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. -31. And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 21692b3a..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Revolt Against Rehoboam - -# Chapter 10 -1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. -2. And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. -3. And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam, -4. "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you." -5. He said to them, "Come to me again in three days." So the people went away. - -6. Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?" -7. And they said to him, "If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." -8. But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. -9. And he said to them, "What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?" -10. And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, "Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. -11. And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.'" - -12. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, "Come to me again the third day." -13. And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men, -14. King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions." -15. So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. - -16. And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So all Israel went to their tents. -17. But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. -18. Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. -19. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index b7b62fbd..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Rehoboam Secures His Kingdom - -# Chapter 11 -1. When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. -2. But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God: -3. "Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, -4. 'Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they listened to the word of the LORD and returned and did not go against Jeroboam. - -5. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah. -6. He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, -7. Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, -8. Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, -9. Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, -10. Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin. -11. He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. -12. And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin. -Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem - - -13. And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel presented themselves to him from all places where they lived. -14. For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the LORD, -15. and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made. -16. And those who had set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers. -17. They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon. -Rehoboam's Family - - -18. Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse, -19. and she bore him sons, Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. -20. After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. -21. Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). -22. And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. -23. And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities, and he gave them abundant provisions and procured wives for them. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index b252e5ee..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Egypt Plunders Jerusalem - -# Chapter 12 -1. When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. -2. In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem -3. with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt--Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians. -4. And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. -5. Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.'" -6. Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous." -7. When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: "They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. -8. Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries." - -9. So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made, -10. and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. -11. And as often as the king went into the house of the LORD, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. -12. And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah. - -13. So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. -14. And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD. - -15. Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer? There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. -16. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index baa3d21c..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Abijah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 13 -1. In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. -2. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. -Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. -3. Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors. -4. Then Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, "Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel! -5. Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt? -6. Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord, -7. and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them. - -8. "And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods. -9. Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes for ordination with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are not gods. -10. But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests ministering to the LORD who are sons of Aaron, and Levites for their service. -11. They offer to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out the showbread on the table of pure gold, and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may burn every evening. For we keep the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken him. -12. Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed." - -13. Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come upon them from behind. Thus his troops were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. -14. And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. And they cried to the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets. -15. Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. -16. The men of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into their hand. -17. Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men. -18. Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers. -19. And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. -20. Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the LORD struck him down, and he died. -21. But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. -22. The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index ffbdc2fe..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Asa Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 14 -1. Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years. -2. And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. -3. He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim -4. and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. -5. He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him. -6. He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the LORD gave him peace. -7. And he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered. -8. And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor. - -9. Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah. -10. And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. -11. And Asa cried to the LORD his God, "O LORD, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. -Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let not man prevail against you." -12. So the LORD defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. -13. Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil. -14. And they attacked all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. -15. And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5fd6df08..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Asa's Religious Reforms - -# Chapter 15 -1. The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, -2. and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. -3. For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law, -4. but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. -5. In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. -6. They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress. -7. But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." - -8. As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the LORD. -9. And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. -10. They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. -11. They sacrificed to the LORD on that day from the spoil that they had brought 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep. -12. And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul, -13. but that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. -14. They swore an oath to the LORD with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns. -15. And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest all around. - -16. Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. -17. But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days. -18. And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. -19. And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index d062cf21..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Asa's Last Years - -# Chapter 16 -1. In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. -2. Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, -3. "There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me." -4. And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. -5. And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease. -6. Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah. - -7. At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, "Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you. -8. Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, he gave them into your hand. -9. For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars." -10. Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time. - -11. The acts of Asa, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -12. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but sought help from physicians. -13. And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign. -14. They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art, and they made a very great fire in his honor. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 18db6838..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 17 -1. Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. -2. He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured. -3. The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, -4. but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel. -5. Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor. -6. His heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah. - -7. In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; -8. and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with these Levites, the priests Elishama and Jehoram. -9. And they taught in Judah, having the Book of the Law of the LORD with them. They went about through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people. - -10. And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat. -11. Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats. -12. And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities, -13. and he had large supplies in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. -14. This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor; -15. and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000; -16. and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor. -17. Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield; -18. and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war. -19. These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59ccd6a8..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab - -# Chapter 18 -1. Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. -2. After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. -3. Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?" He answered him, "I am as you are, my people as your people. We will be with you in the war." - -4. And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD." -5. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king." -6. But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?" -7. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." -8. Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah." -9. Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. -10. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.'" -11. And all the prophets prophesied so and said, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph. The LORD will give it into the hand of the king." - -12. And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably." -13. But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that I will speak." -14. And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?" And he answered, "Go up and triumph; they will be given into your hand." -15. But the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?" -16. And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'" -17. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?" -18. And Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. -19. And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another. -20. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'By what means?' -21. And he said, 'I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And he said, 'You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.' -22. Now therefore behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The LORD has declared disaster concerning you." - -23. Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?" -24. And Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself." -25. And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micaiah and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, -26. and say, 'Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.'" -27. And Micaiah said, "If you return in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me." And he said, "Hear, all you peoples!" -The Defeat and Death of Ahab - - -28. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. -29. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes." And the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. -30. Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel." -31. As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel." So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; God drew them away from him. -32. For as soon as the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. -33. But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded." -34. And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 54291f4d..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat's Reforms - -# Chapter 19 -1. Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. -2. But Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the LORD. -3. Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God." - -4. Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers. -5. He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, -6. and said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD. He is with you in giving judgment. -7. Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality or taking bribes." - -8. Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the LORD and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. -9. And he charged them: "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart: -10. whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. -11. And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters, and the Levites will serve you as officers. Deal courageously, and may the LORD be with the upright!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index e489fd0e..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat's Prayer - -# Chapter 20 -1. After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. -2. Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, "A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar" (that is, Engedi). -3. Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. -4. And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. - -5. And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, -6. and said, "O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. -7. Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? -8. And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, -9. 'If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before you--for your name is in this house--and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.' -10. And now behold, the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, and whom they avoided and did not destroy-- -11. behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. -12. O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you." - -13. Meanwhile all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. -14. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. -15. And he said, "Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's. -16. Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. -17. You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the LORD will be with you." - -18. Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD. -19. And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. - -20. And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed." -21. And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, -"Give thanks to the LORD, - for his steadfast love endures forever." - -22. And when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. -23. For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another.The LORD Delivers Judah - -24. When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. -25. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. -26. On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day. -27. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. -28. They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of the LORD. -29. And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. -30. So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. - -31. Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. -32. He walked in the way of Asa his father and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD. -33. The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers. - -34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. -The End of Jehoshaphat's Reign - - -35. After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. -36. He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish, and they built the ships in Ezion-geber. -37. Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made." And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index a044316d..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Jehoram Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. -2. He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. -3. Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. -4. When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. -5. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. -6. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. -7. Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. - -8. In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. -9. Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. -10. So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers. - -11. Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom and made Judah go astray. -12. And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, -13. but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom, as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than you, -14. behold, the LORD will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, -15. and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.'" - -16. And the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians. -17. And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son. - -18. And after all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease. -19. In the course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers. -20. He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one's regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index dc789d37..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Ahaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. -2. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. -3. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. -4. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. -5. He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram, -6. and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded. - -7. But it was ordained by God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come about through his going to visit Joram. For when he came there, he went out with Jehoram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. -8. And when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, who attended Ahaziah, and he killed them. -9. He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, "He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart." And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom. -Athaliah Reigns in Judah - - -10. Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. -11. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. -12. And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index f692eb9d..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Joash Made King - -# Chapter 23 -1. But in the seventh year Jehoiada took courage and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. -2. And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. -3. And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, "Behold, the king's son! Let him reign, as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David. -4. This is the thing that you shall do: of you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers, -5. and one third shall be at the king's house and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD. -6. Let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and ministering Levites. They may enter, for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the charge of the LORD. -7. The Levites shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever enters the house shall be put to death. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out." - -8. The Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men, who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions. -9. And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of God. -10. And he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house. -11. Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, "Long live the king." -Athaliah Executed - - -12. When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the LORD to the people. -13. And when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, "Treason! Treason!" -14. Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains who were set over the army, saying to them, "Bring her out between the ranks, and anyone who follows her is to be put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Do not put her to death in the house of the LORD." -15. So they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the horse gate of the king's house, and they put her to death there. -Jehoiada's Reforms - - -16. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the LORD's people. -17. Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. -18. And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the LORD under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David. -19. He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean. -20. And he took the captains, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, marching through the upper gate to the king's house. And they set the king on the royal throne. -21. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 52cd07af..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Joash Repairs the Temple - -# Chapter 24 -1. Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. -2. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. -3. Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. - -4. After this Joash decided to restore the house of the LORD. -5. And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly." But the Levites did not act quickly. -6. So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of testimony?" -7. For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also used all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD for the Baals. - -8. So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside the gate of the house of the LORD. -9. And proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness. -10. And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished. -11. And whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the Levites, when they saw that there was much money in it, the king's secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and take it and return it to its place. Thus they did day after day, and collected money in abundance. -12. And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who had charge of the work of the house of the LORD, and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD. -13. So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward in their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it. -14. And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made utensils for the house of the LORD, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD regularly all the days of Jehoiada. - -15. But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died. He was 130 years old at his death. -16. And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house. - -17. Now after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them. -18. And they abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. -19. Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention. -Joash's Treachery - - -20. Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you break the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'" -21. But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD. -22. Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, "May the LORD see and avenge!" -Joash Assassinated - - -23. At the end of the year the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. -24. Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. - -25. When they had departed from him, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. -26. Those who conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabite. -27. Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written in the Story of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 976b3957..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 25 -1. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. -2. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not with a whole heart. -3. And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father. -4. But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, "Fathers shall not die because of their children, nor children die because of their fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin." -Amaziah's Victories - - -5. Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield. -6. He hired also 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for 100 talents of silver. -7. But a man of God came to him and said, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel, with all these Ephraimites. -8. But go, act, be strong for the battle. Why should you suppose that God will cast you down before the enemy? For God has power to help or to cast down." -9. And Amaziah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do about the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this." -10. Then Amaziah discharged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger. -11. But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 men of Seir. -12. The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces. -13. But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil. -Amaziah's Idolatry - - -14. After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. -15. Therefore the LORD was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?" -16. But as he was speaking, the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel." -Israel Defeats Amaziah - - -17. Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face." -18. And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. -19. You say, 'See, I have struck down Edom,' and your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?" - -20. But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought the gods of Edom. -21. So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. -22. And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. -23. And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. -24. And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria. - -25. Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. -26. Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel? -27. From the time when he turned away from the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. -28. And they brought him upon horses, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b82b977..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Uzziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 26 -1. And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. -2. He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. -3. Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. -4. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. -5. He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper. - -6. He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. -7. God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the Meunites. -8. The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. -9. Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the Angle, and fortified them. -10. And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. -11. Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. -12. The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. -13. Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. -14. And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. -15. In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong. -Uzziah's Pride and Punishment - - -16. But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. -17. But Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were men of valor, -18. and they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the LORD God." -19. Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, by the altar of incense. -20. And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the LORD had struck him. -21. And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the LORD. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land. - -22. Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. -23. And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." And Jotham his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7fa75477..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -Jotham Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 27 -1. Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. -2. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still followed corrupt practices. -3. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD and did much building on the wall of Ophel. -4. Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills. -5. He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver, and 10,000 cors of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. -6. So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God. -7. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. -8. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. -9. And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9aa48ff2..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 28 -1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done, -2. but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made metal images for the Baals, -3. and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. -4. And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. -Judah Defeated - - -5. Therefore the LORD his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. -6. For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 from Judah in one day, all of them men of valor, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. -7. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the commander of the palace and Elkanah the next in authority to the king. - -8. The men of Israel took captive 200,000 of their relatives, women, sons, and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria. -9. But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, "Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand, but you have killed them in a rage that has reached up to heaven. -10. And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the LORD your God? -11. Now hear me, and send back the captives from your relatives whom you have taken, for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you." - -12. Certain chiefs also of the men of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who were coming from the war -13. and said to them, "You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the LORD in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel." -14. So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly. -15. And the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. - -16. At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help. -17. For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. -18. And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there. -19. For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah act sinfully and had been very unfaithful to the LORD. -20. So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. -21. For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the LORD and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him. -Ahaz's Idolatry - - -22. In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the LORD--this same King Ahaz. -23. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. -24. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. -25. In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the LORD, the God of his fathers. -26. Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -27. And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index b80dc1eb..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 29 -1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. -2. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done. -Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple - - -3. In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them. -4. He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east -5. and said to them, "Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. -6. For our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They have forsaken him and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD and turned their backs. -7. They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel. -8. Therefore the wrath of the LORD came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes. -9. For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. -10. Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, in order that his fierce anger may turn away from us. -11. My sons, do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him." - -12. Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; -13. and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; -14. and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. -15. They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. -16. The priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it and carried it out to the brook Kidron. -17. They began to consecrate on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the LORD. Then for eight days they consecrated the house of the LORD, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. -18. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the showbread and all its utensils. -19. All the utensils that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and consecrated, and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD." -Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship - - -20. Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the LORD. -21. And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. -22. So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and threw it against the altar. And they slaughtered the rams, and their blood was thrown against the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs, and their blood was thrown against the altar. -23. Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them, -24. and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. - -25. And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the LORD through his prophets. -26. The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. -27. Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the LORD began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. -28. The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished. -29. When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped. -30. And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped. - -31. Then Hezekiah said, "You have now consecrated yourselves to the LORD. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD." And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. -32. The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. -33. And the consecrated offerings were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep. -34. But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished--for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves. -35. Besides the great number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the peace offerings, and there were the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the LORD was restored. -36. And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 895680a4..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Passover Celebrated - -# Chapter 30 -1. Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel. -2. For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the Passover in the second month-- -3. for they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem-- -4. and the plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly. -5. So they decreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come and keep the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem, for they had not kept it as often as prescribed. -6. So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his princes, as the king had commanded, saying, "O people of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. -7. Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were faithless to the LORD God of their fathers, so that he made them a desolation, as you see. -8. Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. -9. For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him." - -10. So the couriers went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them. -11. However, some men of Asher, of Manasseh, and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. -12. The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the LORD. - -13. And many people came together in Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great assembly. -14. They set to work and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for burning incense they took away and threw into the brook Kidron. -15. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, so that they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the LORD. -16. They took their accustomed posts according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests threw the blood that they received from the hand of the Levites. -17. For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone who was not clean, to consecrate it to the LORD. -18. For a majority of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than as prescribed. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good LORD pardon everyone -19. who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness." -20. And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. -21. And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with all their might to the LORD. -22. And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good skill in the service of the LORD. So they ate the food of the festival for seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. - -23. Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast for another seven days. So they kept it for another seven days with gladness. -24. For Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for offerings, and the princes gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. And the priests consecrated themselves in great numbers. -25. The whole assembly of Judah, and the priests and the Levites, and the whole assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel, and the sojourners who lived in Judah, rejoiced. -26. So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. -27. Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy habitation in heaven. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9e57597f..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Organizes the Priests - -# Chapter 31 -1. Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession. - -2. And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the LORD and to give thanks and praise. -3. The contribution of the king from his own possessions was for the burnt offerings: the burnt offerings of morning and evening, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed feasts, as it is written in the Law of the LORD. -4. And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the Law of the LORD. -5. As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. -6. And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the LORD their God, and laid them in heaps. -7. In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. -8. When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel. -9. And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. -10. Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, "Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the LORD, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the LORD has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left." - -11. Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them. -12. And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother as second, -13. while Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers assisting Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the chief officer of the house of God. -14. And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the east gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to apportion the contribution reserved for the LORD and the most holy offerings. -15. Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brothers, old and young alike, by divisions, -16. except those enrolled by genealogy, males from three years old and upward--all who entered the house of the LORD as the duty of each day required--for their service according to their offices, by their divisions. -17. The enrollment of the priests was according to their fathers' houses; that of the Levites from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices, by their divisions. -18. They were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole assembly, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy. -19. And for the sons of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of common land belonging to their cities, there were men in the several cities who were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone among the Levites who was enrolled. - -20. Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God. -21. And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0de007d7..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Sennacherib Invades Judah - -# Chapter 32 -1. After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. -2. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, -3. he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. -4. A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?" -5. He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. -6. And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, -7. "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. -8. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. -Sennacherib Blasphemes - - -9. After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, who was besieging Lachish with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, -10. "Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, 'On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem? -11. Is not Hezekiah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, "The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria"? -12. Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, "Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn your sacrifices"? -13. Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? -14. Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers devoted to destruction was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? -15. Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!'" - -16. And his servants said still more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah. -17. And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the LORD, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, "Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver his people from my hand." -18. And they shouted it with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city. -19. And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.The LORD Delivers Jerusalem - -20. Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. -21. And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword. -22. So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side. -23. And many brought gifts to the LORD to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward. -Hezekiah's Pride and Achievements - - -24. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the LORD, and he answered him and gave him a sign. -25. But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. -26. But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. - -27. And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels; -28. storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. -29. He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. -30. This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. -31. And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart. - -32. Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -33. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index c4db912e..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 33 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. -2. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. -3. For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. -4. And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever." -5. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. -6. And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. -7. And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever, -8. and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land that I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses." -9. Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel. -Manasseh's Repentance - - -10. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. -11. Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. -12. And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. -13. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. - -14. Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. -15. And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city. -16. He also restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel. -17. Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God. - -18. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. -19. And his prayer, and how God was moved by his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers. -20. So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place. -Amon's Reign and Death - - -21. Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. -22. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that Manasseh his father had made, and served them. -23. And he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more. -24. And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. -25. But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index 105c8d5e..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 34 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. -2. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. -3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images. -4. And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. -5. He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. -6. And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around, -7. he broke down the altars and beat the Asherim and the images into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. -The Book of the Law Found - - -8. Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. -9. They came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had collected from Manasseh and Ephraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -10. And they gave it to the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD. And the workmen who were working in the house of the LORD gave it for repairing and restoring the house. -11. They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. -12. And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music, -13. were over the burden-bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service, and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers. - -14. While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given through Moses. -15. Then Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. -16. Shaphan brought the book to the king, and further reported to the king, "All that was committed to your servants they are doing. -17. They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have given it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen." -18. Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read from it before the king. - -19. And when the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes. -20. And the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, -21. "Go, inquire of the LORD for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do according to all that is written in this book." -Huldah Prophesies Disaster - - -22. So Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect. -23. And she said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me, -24. Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book that was read before the king of Judah. -25. Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched. -26. But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, -27. because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD. -28. Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place and its inhabitants.'" And they brought back word to the king. - -29. Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. -30. And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. -31. And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. -32. Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin join in it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. -33. And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel and made all who were present in Israel serve the LORD their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index a91c368f..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Keeps the Passover - -# Chapter 35 -1. Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. -2. He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. -3. And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the LORD, "Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and his people Israel. -4. Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel and the document of Solomon his son. -5. And stand in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers' household. -6. And slaughter the Passover lamb, and consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of the LORD by Moses." - -7. Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king's possessions. -8. And his officials contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls. -9. Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls. - -10. When the service had been prepared for, the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command. -11. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices. -12. And they set aside the burnt offerings that they might distribute them according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of the lay people, to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the bulls. -13. And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the lay people. -14. And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. -15. The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them. - -16. So all the service of the LORD was prepared that day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah. -17. And the people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days. -18. No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -19. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept. -Josiah Killed in Battle - - -20. After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him. -21. But he sent envoys to him, saying, "What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me, lest he destroy you." -22. Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of Megiddo. -23. And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded." -24. So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. -25. Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. -26. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds according to what is written in the Law of the LORD, -27. and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8ab26fc7..00000000 --- a/ESV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Judah's Decline - -# Chapter 36 -1. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. -2. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. -3. Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. -4. And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt. - -5. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. -6. Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon. -7. Nebuchadnezzar also carried part of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and put them in his palace in Babylon. -8. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and the abominations that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. - -9. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. -10. In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the LORD, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. - -11. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. -12. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD. -13. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. -14. All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the LORD that he had made holy in Jerusalem. - -15. The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. -16. But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against his people, until there was no remedy. -Jerusalem Captured and Burned - - -17. Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand. -18. And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon. -19. And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its precious vessels. -20. He took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of Persia, -21. to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. -The Proclamation of Cyrus - - -22. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: -23. "Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the LORD his God be with him. Let him go up.'" - - - diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a50ed090 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. +2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. +3 And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there. +4 (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) +5 Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. +6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. +7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.” +8 And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place. +9 O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. +10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?” +11 God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, +12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.” +13 So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel. +14 Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. +15 And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. +16 And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price. +17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..633cb4e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. +2 And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 to oversee them. +3 And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: “As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. +4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of incense of sweet spices before him, and for the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel. +5 The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. +6 But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? +7 So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. +8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants, +9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am to build will be great and wonderful. +10 I will give for your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, 20,000 cors of crushed wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of oil.” +11 Then Hiram the king of Tyre answered in a letter that he sent to Solomon, “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you king over them.” +12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself. +13 “Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi, +14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. +15 Now therefore the wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which my lord has spoken, let him send to his servants. +16 And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.” +17 Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census of them that David his father had taken, and there were found 153,600. +18 Seventy thousand of them he assigned to bear burdens, 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c65cfd9c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +2 He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. +3 These are Solomon's measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. +4 The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. +5 The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it. +6 He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. +7 So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls. +8 And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. +9 The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. +10 In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of wood and overlaid them with gold. +11 The wings of the cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub; +12 and of this cherub, one wing, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also of five cubits, was joined to the wing of the first cherub. +13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave. +14 And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it. +15 In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. +16 He made chains like a necklace and put them on the tops of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. +17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on the north Boaz. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e3e749bc --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high. +2 Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. +3 Under it were figures of gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. +4 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. +5 Its thickness was a handbreadth. And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held 3,000 baths. +6 He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in. +7 And he made ten golden lampstands as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. +8 He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. And he made a hundred basins of gold. +9 He made the court of the priests and the great court and doors for the court and overlaid their doors with bronze. +10 And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. +11 Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of God: +12 the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; +13 and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars. +14 He made the stands also, and the basins on the stands, +15 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it. +16 The pots, the shovels, the forks, and all the equipment for these Huram-abi made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord. +17 In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. +18 Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought. +19 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, +20 the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed; +21 the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; +22 the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d5234820 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God. +2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. +3 And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month. +4 And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. +5 And they brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up. +6 And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. +7 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. +8 The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles. +9 And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. +10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. +11 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to their divisions, +12 and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters; +13 and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, +“For he is good, + for his steadfast love endures forever,” +the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, +14 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4739e913 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. +2 But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.” +3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. +4 And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, +5 ‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, and I chose no man as prince over my people Israel; +6 but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’ +7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. +9 Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ +10 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +11 And there I have set the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.” +12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. +13 Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court, and he stood on it. Then he knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven, +14 and said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart, +15 who have kept with your servant David my father what you declared to him. You spoke with your mouth, and with your hand have fulfilled it this day. +16 Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’ +17 Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David. +18 “But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! +19 Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Lord my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you, +20 that your eyes may be open day and night toward this house, the place where you have promised to set your name, that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place. +21 And listen to the pleas of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen from heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive. +22 “If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath and comes and swears his oath before your altar in this house, +23 then hear from heaven and act and judge your servants, repaying the guilty by bringing his conduct on his own head, and vindicating the righteous by rewarding him according to his righteousness. +24 “If your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they have sinned against you, and they turn again and acknowledge your name and pray and plead with you in this house, +25 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers. +26 “When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge your name and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, +27 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. +28 “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemies besiege them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is, +29 whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing his own affliction and his own sorrow and stretching out his hands toward this house, +30 then hear from heaven your dwelling place and forgive and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you, you only, know the hearts of the children of mankind, +31 that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days that they live in the land that you gave to our fathers. +32 “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house, +33 hear from heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name. +34 “If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, +35 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause. +36 “If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to a land far or near, +37 yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ +38 if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity to which they were carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, +39 then hear from heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their pleas, and maintain their cause and forgive your people who have sinned against you. +40 Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place. +41 “And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your resting place, + you and the ark of your might. +Let your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, + and let your saints rejoice in your goodness. +42 O Lord God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! + Remember your steadfast love for David your servant.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..328977f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. +2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house. +3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” +4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. +5 King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. +6 The priests stood at their posts; the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the Lord that King David had made for giving thanks to the Lord—for his steadfast love endures forever—whenever David offered praises by their ministry; opposite them the priests sounded trumpets, and all Israel stood. +7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat. +8 At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt. +9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days. +10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the Lord had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people. +11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king's house. All that Solomon had planned to do in the house of the Lord and in his own house he successfully accomplished. +12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. +13 When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, +14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. +15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. +16 For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. +17 And as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my rules, +18 then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.’ +19 “But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, +20 then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. +21 And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ +22 Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought all this disaster on them.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9f5d3be7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, +2 Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. +3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it. +4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath. +5 He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, +6 and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. +7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, +8 from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted as forced labor, and so they are to this day. +9 But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen. +10 And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people. +11 Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.” +12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had built before the vestibule, +13 as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. +14 According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded. +15 And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries. +16 Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed. +17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. +18 And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there 450 talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8efc0217 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. +2 And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her. +3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, +4 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, there was no more breath in her. +5 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, +6 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. +7 Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! +8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.” +9 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +10 Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. +11 And the king made from the algum wood supports for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers. There never was seen the like of them before in the land of Judah. +12 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants. +13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, +14 besides that which the explorers and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon. +15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield. +16 And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; 300 shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. +17 The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold. +18 The throne had six steps and a footstool of gold, which were attached to the throne, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, +19 while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. Nothing like it was ever made for any kingdom. +20 All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. +21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. +22 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. +23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. +24 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and of gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. +25 And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. +26 And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. +27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. +28 And horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands. +29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? +30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. +31 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8a3e0b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. +2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. +3 And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam, +4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” +5 He said to them, “Come to me again in three days.” So the people went away. +6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” +7 And they said to him, “If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” +8 But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. +9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” +10 And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us’; thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. +11 And now, whereas my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” +12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, “Come to me again the third day.” +13 And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men, +14 King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” +15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the Lord might fulfill his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. +17 But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. +18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. +19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09407500 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. +2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God: +3 “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, +4 ‘Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and returned and did not go against Jeroboam. +5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah. +6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, +7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, +8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, +9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, +10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin. +11 He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. +12 And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin. +13 And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel presented themselves to him from all places where they lived. +14 For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the Lord, +15 and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made. +16 And those who had set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their fathers. +17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon. +18 Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse, +19 and she bore him sons, Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. +20 After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. +21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). +22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. +23 And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities, and he gave them abundant provisions and procured wives for them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a1b23e98 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. +2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem +3 with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians. +4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. +5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, ‘You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.’” +6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.” +7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. +8 Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” +9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made, +10 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. +11 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. +12 And when he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah. +13 So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. +14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord. +15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer? There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. +16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f6b6066f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. +2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. +Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. +3 Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors. +4 Then Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel! +5 Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt? +6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord, +7 and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them. +8 “And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods. +9 Have you not driven out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes for ordination with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are not gods. +10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests ministering to the Lord who are sons of Aaron, and Levites for their service. +11 They offer to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out the showbread on the table of pure gold, and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may burn every evening. For we keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken him. +12 Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed.” +13 Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come upon them from behind. Thus his troops were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. +14 And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. +15 Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. +16 The men of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into their hand. +17 Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men. +18 Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers. +19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. +20 Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down, and he died. +21 But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. +22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca62c6b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years. +2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. +3 He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim +4 and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. +5 He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him. +6 He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, for the Lord gave him peace. +7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered. +8 And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor. +9 Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah. +10 And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. +11 And Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.” +12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. +13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The men of Judah carried away very much spoil. +14 And they attacked all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was upon them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. +15 And they struck down the tents of those who had livestock and carried away sheep in abundance and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5e21be24 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded, +2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. +3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law, +4 but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. +5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands. +6 They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress. +7 But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.” +8 As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the Lord. +9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. +10 They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. +11 They sacrificed to the Lord on that day from the spoil that they had brought 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep. +12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul, +13 but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. +14 They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns. +15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around. +16 Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. +17 But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days. +18 And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. +19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..07a1e773 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. +2 Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the Lord and the king's house and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, +3 “There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.” +4 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. +5 And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease. +6 Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah. +7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you. +8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, he gave them into your hand. +9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.” +10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the stocks in prison, for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Asa inflicted cruelties upon some of the people at the same time. +11 The acts of Asa, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians. +13 And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign. +14 They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that had been filled with various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer's art, and they made a very great fire in his honor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e93d1901 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. +2 He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured. +3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, +4 but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel. +5 Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor. +6 His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord. And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah. +7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; +8 and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with these Levites, the priests Elishama and Jehoram. +9 And they taught in Judah, having the Book of the Law of the Lord with them. They went about through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people. +10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat. +11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats. +12 And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities, +13 and he had large supplies in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. +14 This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor; +15 and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000; +16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the Lord, with 200,000 mighty men of valor. +17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield; +18 and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war. +19 These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6d08e27f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. +2 After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. +3 Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.” +4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” +5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.” +6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” +7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” +8 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” +9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. +10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” +11 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph. The Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” +12 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” +13 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what my God says, that I will speak.” +14 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And he answered, “Go up and triumph; they will be given into your hand.” +15 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” +16 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” +17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” +18 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. +19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. +20 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ +21 And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ +22 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.” +23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” +24 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.” +25 And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, +26 and say, ‘Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’” +27 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, all you peoples!” +28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. +29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. +30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.” +31 As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; God drew them away from him. +32 For as soon as the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. +33 But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” +34 And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..134777a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. +2 But Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord. +3 Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.” +4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. +5 He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, +6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. +7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.” +8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. +9 And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart: +10 whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. +11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters, and the Levites will serve you as officers. Deal courageously, and may the Lord be with the upright!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a991f90 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle. +2 Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, Engedi). +3 Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. +4 And Judah assembled to seek help from the Lord; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. +5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, +6 and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. +7 Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? +8 And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, +9 ‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ +10 And now behold, the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, and whom they avoided and did not destroy— +11 behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. +12 O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” +13 Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. +14 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. +15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's. +16 Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. +17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.” +18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. +19 And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. +20 And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.” +21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, +“Give thanks to the Lord, + for his steadfast love endures forever.” +22 And when they began to sing and praise, the Lord set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. +23 For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another. +24 When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. +25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. +26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day. +27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. +28 They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. +29 And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. +30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. +31 Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. +32 He walked in the way of Asa his father and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. +33 The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers. +34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. +35 After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. +36 He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish, and they built the ships in Ezion-geber. +37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3e5baae2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. +2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. +3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. +4 When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. +5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. +6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. +7 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. +8 In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. +9 Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. +10 So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers. +11 Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom and made Judah go astray. +12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, +13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom, as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than you, +14 behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, +15 and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.’” +16 And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians. +17 And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son. +18 And after all this the Lord struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease. +19 In the course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers. +20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one's regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..77c22e5a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. +2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. +3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. +4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. +5 He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram, +6 and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded. +7 But it was ordained by God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come about through his going to visit Joram. For when he came there, he went out with Jehoram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. +8 And when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, who attended Ahaziah, and he killed them. +9 He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.” And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom. +10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. +11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. +12 And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1730398c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 But in the seventh year Jehoiada took courage and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. +2 And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. +3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king's son! Let him reign, as the Lord spoke concerning the sons of David. +4 This is the thing that you shall do: of you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers, +5 and one third shall be at the king's house and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. +6 Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and ministering Levites. They may enter, for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the charge of the Lord. +7 The Levites shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever enters the house shall be put to death. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.” +8 The Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they each brought his men, who were to go off duty on the Sabbath, with those who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions. +9 And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David's, which were in the house of God. +10 And he set all the people as a guard for the king, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house. +11 Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Long live the king.” +12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she went into the house of the Lord to the people. +13 And when she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments leading in the celebration. And Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!” +14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains who were set over the army, saying to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and anyone who follows her is to be put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “Do not put her to death in the house of the Lord.” +15 So they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the horse gate of the king's house, and they put her to death there. +16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord's people. +17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. +18 And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David. +19 He stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord so that no one should enter who was in any way unclean. +20 And he took the captains, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the upper gate to the king's house. And they set the king on the royal throne. +21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3687b6f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. +2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. +3 Jehoiada got for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters. +4 After this Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord. +5 And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly. +6 So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of testimony?” +7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also used all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord for the Baals. +8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside the gate of the house of the Lord. +9 And proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring in for the Lord the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness. +10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished. +11 And whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the Levites, when they saw that there was much money in it, the king's secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and take it and return it to its place. Thus they did day after day, and collected money in abundance. +12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who had charge of the work of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the Lord, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord. +13 So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward in their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it. +14 And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made utensils for the house of the Lord, both for the service and for the burnt offerings, and dishes for incense and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord regularly all the days of Jehoiada. +15 But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died. He was 130 years old at his death. +16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house. +17 Now after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them. +18 And they abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. +19 Yet he sent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention. +20 Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘Why do you break the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, he has forsaken you.’” +21 But they conspired against him, and by command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord. +22 Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and avenge!” +23 At the end of the year the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. +24 Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the Lord delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash. +25 When they had departed from him, leaving him severely wounded, his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. +26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabite. +27 Accounts of his sons and of the many oracles against him and of the rebuilding of the house of God are written in the Story of the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83f89603 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. +2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart. +3 And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father. +4 But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, “Fathers shall not die because of their children, nor children die because of their fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin.” +5 Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield. +6 He hired also 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for 100 talents of silver. +7 But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel, with all these Ephraimites. +8 But go, act, be strong for the battle. Why should you suppose that God will cast you down before the enemy? For God has power to help or to cast down.” +9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” +10 Then Amaziah discharged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger. +11 But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 men of Seir. +12 The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces. +13 But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil. +14 After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. +15 Therefore the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?” +16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.” +17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” +18 And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. +19 You say, ‘See, I have struck down Edom,’ and your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?” +20 But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought the gods of Edom. +21 So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. +22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. +23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. +24 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria. +25 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. +26 Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel? +27 From the time when he turned away from the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. +28 And they brought him upon horses, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfd9552b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. +2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers. +3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. +4 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. +5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. +6 He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. +7 God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the Meunites. +8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. +9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the Angle, and fortified them. +10 And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil. +11 Moreover, Uzziah had an army of soldiers, fit for war, in divisions according to the numbers in the muster made by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. +12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses of mighty men of valor was 2,600. +13 Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. +14 And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. +15 In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong. +16 But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. +17 But Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the Lord who were men of valor, +18 and they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have done wrong, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.” +19 Then Uzziah was angry. Now he had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and when he became angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, by the altar of incense. +20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead! And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the Lord had struck him. +21 And King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. And Jotham his son was over the king's household, governing the people of the land. +22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz wrote. +23 And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d2159d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. +2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices. +3 He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord and did much building on the wall of Ophel. +4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills. +5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver, and 10,000 cors of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. +6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God. +7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. +8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. +9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7eb4c8b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done, +2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even made metal images for the Baals, +3 and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. +4 And he sacrificed and made offerings on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. +5 Therefore the Lord his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. +6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 from Judah in one day, all of them men of valor, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. +7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the commander of the palace and Elkanah the next in authority to the king. +8 The men of Israel took captive 200,000 of their relatives, women, sons, and daughters. They also took much spoil from them and brought the spoil to Samaria. +9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand, but you have killed them in a rage that has reached up to heaven. +10 And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God? +11 Now hear me, and send back the captives from your relatives whom you have taken, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.” +12 Certain chiefs also of the men of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who were coming from the war +13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives in here, for you propose to bring upon us guilt against the Lord in addition to our present sins and guilt. For our guilt is already great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.” +14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly. +15 And the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. +16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help. +17 For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. +18 And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there. +19 For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah act sinfully and had been very unfaithful to the Lord. +20 So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. +21 For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the Lord and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help him. +22 In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz. +23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. +24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. +25 In every city of Judah he made high places to make offerings to other gods, provoking to anger the Lord, the God of his fathers. +26 Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8af1aa92 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. +2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. +3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. +4 He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east +5 and said to them, “Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. +6 For our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They have forsaken him and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord and turned their backs. +7 They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel. +8 Therefore the wrath of the Lord came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes. +9 For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. +10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, in order that his fierce anger may turn away from us. +11 My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.” +12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; +13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; +14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. +15 They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. +16 The priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and they brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it and carried it out to the brook Kidron. +17 They began to consecrate on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. Then for eight days they consecrated the house of the Lord, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. +18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the showbread and all its utensils. +19 All the utensils that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and consecrated, and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.” +20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord. +21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. +22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and threw it against the altar. And they slaughtered the rams, and their blood was thrown against the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs, and their blood was thrown against the altar. +23 Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them, +24 and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. +25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets. +26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. +27 Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. +28 The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished. +29 When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped. +30 And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped. +31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to the Lord. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the Lord.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. +32 The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. +33 And the consecrated offerings were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep. +34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished—for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves. +35 Besides the great number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the peace offerings, and there were the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of the Lord was restored. +36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff5aa336 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. +2 For the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to keep the Passover in the second month— +3 for they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem— +4 and the plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly. +5 So they decreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem, for they had not kept it as often as prescribed. +6 So couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his princes, as the king had commanded, saying, “O people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. +7 Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were faithless to the Lord God of their fathers, so that he made them a desolation, as you see. +8 Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. +9 For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.” +10 So the couriers went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them. +11 However, some men of Asher, of Manasseh, and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. +12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord. +13 And many people came together in Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great assembly. +14 They set to work and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for burning incense they took away and threw into the brook Kidron. +15 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed, so that they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. +16 They took their accustomed posts according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests threw the blood that they received from the hand of the Levites. +17 For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone who was not clean, to consecrate it to the Lord. +18 For a majority of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than as prescribed. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord pardon everyone +19 who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.” +20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people. +21 And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with all their might to the Lord. +22 And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good skill in the service of the Lord. So they ate the food of the festival for seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their fathers. +23 Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast for another seven days. So they kept it for another seven days with gladness. +24 For Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for offerings, and the princes gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. And the priests consecrated themselves in great numbers. +25 The whole assembly of Judah, and the priests and the Levites, and the whole assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel, and the sojourners who lived in Judah, rejoiced. +26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. +27 Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy habitation in heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e32a4691 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession. +2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the Lord and to give thanks and praise. +3 The contribution of the king from his own possessions was for the burnt offerings: the burnt offerings of morning and evening, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed feasts, as it is written in the Law of the Lord. +4 And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the Law of the Lord. +5 As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. +6 And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and laid them in heaps. +7 In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. +8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel. +9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. +10 Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.” +11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. +12 And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother as second, +13 while Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers assisting Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the chief officer of the house of God. +14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the east gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to apportion the contribution reserved for the Lord and the most holy offerings. +15 Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brothers, old and young alike, by divisions, +16 except those enrolled by genealogy, males from three years old and upward—all who entered the house of the Lord as the duty of each day required—for their service according to their offices, by their divisions. +17 The enrollment of the priests was according to their fathers' houses; that of the Levites from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices, by their divisions. +18 They were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole assembly, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy. +19 And for the sons of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of common land belonging to their cities, there were men in the several cities who were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone among the Levites who was enrolled. +20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. +21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c6b4734 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 32 +1 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. +2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, +3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. +4 A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” +5 He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. +6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, +7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. +8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. +9 After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, who was besieging Lachish with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, +10 “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem? +11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, “The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”? +12 Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, “Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn your sacrifices”? +13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? +14 Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers devoted to destruction was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? +15 Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!’” +16 And his servants said still more against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah. +17 And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, “Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver his people from my hand.” +18 And they shouted it with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city. +19 And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. +20 Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. +21 And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword. +22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side. +23 And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward. +24 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign. +25 But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. +26 But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. +27 And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels; +28 storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. +29 He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. +30 This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. +31 And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart. +32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..63fe6a61 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 33 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. +2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. +3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. +4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.” +5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. +6 And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. +7 And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever, +8 and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land that I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses.” +9 Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel. +10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. +11 Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. +12 And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. +13 He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. +14 Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. +15 And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city. +16 He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. +17 Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the Lord their God. +18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. +19 And his prayer, and how God was moved by his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers. +20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place. +21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. +22 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that Manasseh his father had made, and served them. +23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more. +24 And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. +25 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d62cf9aa --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 34 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. +2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. +3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and the metal images. +4 And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. +5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. +6 And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around, +7 he broke down the altars and beat the Asherim and the images into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. +8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. +9 They came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had collected from Manasseh and Ephraim and from all the remnant of Israel and from all Judah and Benjamin and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +10 And they gave it to the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord. And the workmen who were working in the house of the Lord gave it for repairing and restoring the house. +11 They gave it to the carpenters and the builders to buy quarried stone, and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had let go to ruin. +12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music, +13 were over the burden-bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service, and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers. +14 While they were bringing out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given through Moses. +15 Then Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. +16 Shaphan brought the book to the king, and further reported to the king, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing. +17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of the Lord and have given it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.” +18 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it before the king. +19 And when the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes. +20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, +21 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.” +22 So Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter) and spoke to her to that effect. +23 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, +24 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book that was read before the king of Judah. +25 Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched. +26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, +27 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. +28 Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place and its inhabitants.’” And they brought back word to the king. +29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. +30 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord. +31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. +32 Then he made all who were present in Jerusalem and in Benjamin join in it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. +33 And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel and made all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e32e55ab --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 35 +1 Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. +2 He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. +3 And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. You need not carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. +4 Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel and the document of Solomon his son. +5 And stand in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers' household. +6 And slaughter the Passover lamb, and consecrate yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of the Lord by Moses.” +7 Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king's possessions. +8 And his officials contributed willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls. +9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls. +10 When the service had been prepared for, the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their divisions according to the king's command. +11 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests threw the blood that they received from them while the Levites flayed the sacrifices. +12 And they set aside the burnt offerings that they might distribute them according to the groupings of the fathers' houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the bulls. +13 And they roasted the Passover lamb with fire according to the rule; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the lay people. +14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat parts until night; so the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. +15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their place according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites prepared for them. +16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared that day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. +17 And the people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days. +18 No Passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as was kept by Josiah, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept. +20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to meet him. +21 But he sent envoys to him, saying, “What have we to do with each other, king of Judah? I am not coming against you this day, but against the house with which I am at war. And God has commanded me to hurry. Cease opposing God, who is with me, lest he destroy you.” +22 Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of Megiddo. +23 And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.” +24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. +25 Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments. +26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds according to what is written in the Law of the Lord, +27 and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fb9a851b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 36 +1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. +2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. +3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. +4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt. +5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. +6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon. +7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his palace in Babylon. +8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and the abominations that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. +9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. +10 In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. +11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. +12 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. +13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel. +14 All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem. +15 The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. +16 But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy. +17 Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand. +18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon. +19 And they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its precious vessels. +20 He took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and to his sons until the establishment of the kingdom of Persia, +21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. +22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: +23 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md index 65038079..d3ba98db 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,19 +1,12 @@ -The Proclamation of Cyrus - # Chapter 1 -1. In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: - -2. "Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. -3. Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel--he is the God who is in Jerusalem. -4. And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem." - -5. Then rose up the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the LORD that is in Jerusalem. -6. And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. -7. Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods. -8. Cyrus king of Persia brought these out in the charge of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. -9. And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers, -10. 30 bowls of gold, 410 bowls of silver, and 1,000 other vessels; -11. all the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem. - - - +1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: +2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. +3 Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem. +4 And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.” +5 Then rose up the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem. +6 And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. +7 Cyrus the king also brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods. +8 Cyrus king of Persia brought these out in the charge of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. +9 And this was the number of them: 30 basins of gold, 1,000 basins of silver, 29 censers, +10 30 bowls of gold, 410 bowls of silver, and 1,000 other vessels; +11 all the vessels of gold and of silver were 5,400. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md index 49bf68d1..1d491eee 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,86 +1,72 @@ -The Exiles Return - # Chapter 2 -1. Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. -2. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. +1 Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. +2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: -3. the sons of Parosh, 2,172. -4. The sons of Shephatiah, 372. -5. The sons of Arah, 775. -6. The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812. -7. The sons of Elam, 1,254. -8. The sons of Zattu, 945. -9. The sons of Zaccai, 760. -10. The sons of Bani, 642. -11. The sons of Bebai, 623. -12. The sons of Azgad, 1,222. -13. The sons of Adonikam, 666. -14. The sons of Bigvai, 2,056. -15. The sons of Adin, 454. -16. The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. -17. The sons of Bezai, 323. -18. The sons of Jorah, 112. -19. The sons of Hashum, 223. -20. The sons of Gibbar, 95. -21. The sons of Bethlehem, 123. -22. The men of Netophah, 56. -23. The men of Anathoth, 128. -24. The sons of Azmaveth, 42. -25. The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. -26. The sons of Ramah and Geba, 621. -27. The men of Michmas, 122. -28. The men of Bethel and Ai, 223. -29. The sons of Nebo, 52. -30. The sons of Magbish, 156. -31. The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. -32. The sons of Harim, 320. -33. The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725. -34. The sons of Jericho, 345. -35. The sons of Senaah, 3,630. - -36. The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. -37. The sons of Immer, 1,052. -38. The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. -39. The sons of Harim, 1,017. - -40. The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. -41. The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. -42. The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, in all 139. - -43. The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, -44. the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, -45. the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, -46. the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan, -47. the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, -48. the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, -49. the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, -50. the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, -51. the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, -52. the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, -53. the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, -54. the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. - -55. The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, -56. the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, -57. the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami. - -58. All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. - -59. The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: -60. the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. -61. Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). -62. These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. -63. The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim. - -64. The whole assembly together was 42,360, -65. besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers. -66. Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, -67. their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720. - -68. Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the LORD that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. -69. According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests' garments. - -70. Now the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel in their towns. - - - +3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172. +4 The sons of Shephatiah, 372. +5 The sons of Arah, 775. +6 The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812. +7 The sons of Elam, 1,254. +8 The sons of Zattu, 945. +9 The sons of Zaccai, 760. +10 The sons of Bani, 642. +11 The sons of Bebai, 623. +12 The sons of Azgad, 1,222. +13 The sons of Adonikam, 666. +14 The sons of Bigvai, 2,056. +15 The sons of Adin, 454. +16 The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. +17 The sons of Bezai, 323. +18 The sons of Jorah, 112. +19 The sons of Hashum, 223. +20 The sons of Gibbar, 95. +21 The sons of Bethlehem, 123. +22 The men of Netophah, 56. +23 The men of Anathoth, 128. +24 The sons of Azmaveth, 42. +25 The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. +26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, 621. +27 The men of Michmas, 122. +28 The men of Bethel and Ai, 223. +29 The sons of Nebo, 52. +30 The sons of Magbish, 156. +31 The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. +32 The sons of Harim, 320. +33 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725. +34 The sons of Jericho, 345. +35 The sons of Senaah, 3,630. +36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, 973. +37 The sons of Immer, 1,052. +38 The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. +39 The sons of Harim, 1,017. +40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74. +41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 128. +42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, in all 139. +43 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, +44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, +45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, +46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan, +47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, +48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, +49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, +50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim, +51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, +52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, +53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, +54 the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. +55 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda, +56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, +57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami. +58 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. +59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: +60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, 652. +61 Also, of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). +62 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but they were not found there, and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. +63 The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult Urim and Thummim. +64 The whole assembly together was 42,360, +65 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337, and they had 200 male and female singers. +66 Their horses were 736, their mules were 245, +67 their camels were 435, and their donkeys were 6,720. +68 Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God, to erect it on its site. +69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests' garments. +70 Now the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel in their towns. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md index 030b4b08..fe49dbee 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Rebuilding the Altar - # Chapter 3 -1. When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. -2. Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. -3. They set the altar in its place, for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, burnt offerings morning and evening. -4. And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, -5. and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointed feasts of the LORD, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the LORD. -6. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. -7. So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia. -Rebuilding the Temple - - -8. Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to supervise the work of the house of the LORD. -9. And Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers. - -10. And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the directions of David king of Israel. -11. And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, -"For he is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel." -And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. -12. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, -13. so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away. - - - +1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. +2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. +3 They set the altar in its place, for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. +4 And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, +5 and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. +6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. +7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia. +8 Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to supervise the work of the house of the Lord. +9 And Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers. +10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel. +11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, +“For he is good, + for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.” +And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. +12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, +13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md index ee22ba40..6bebbbe5 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding - # Chapter 4 -1. Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel, -2. they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria who brought us here." -3. But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us." - -4. Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build -5. and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. - -6. And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. -The Letter to King Artaxerxes - - -7. In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and Mithredath and Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. -8. Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows: -9. Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the governors, the officials, the Persians, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites, -10. and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River. -11. (This is a copy of the letter that they sent.) "To Artaxerxes the king: Your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River, send greeting. And now -12. be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations. -13. Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. -14. Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king's dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, -15. in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. -16. We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River." -The King Orders the Work to Cease - - -17. The king sent an answer: "To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River, greeting. And now -18. the letter that you sent to us has been plainly read before me. -19. And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it. -20. And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, custom, and toll were paid. -21. Therefore make a decree that these men be made to cease, and that this city be not rebuilt, until a decree is made by me. -22. And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?" - -23. Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. -24. Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. - - - +1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, +2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria who brought us here.” +3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses in Israel said to them, “You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.” +4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build +5 and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. +6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. +7 In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam and Mithredath and Tabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. +8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows: +9 Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the governors, the officials, the Persians, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites, +10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River. +11 (This is a copy of the letter that they sent.) “To Artaxerxes the king: Your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River, send greeting. And now +12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations. +13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. +14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king's dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, +15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. +16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.” +17 The king sent an answer: “To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River, greeting. And now +18 the letter that you sent to us has been plainly read before me. +19 And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it. +20 And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, custom, and toll were paid. +21 Therefore make a decree that these men be made to cease, and that this city be not rebuilt, until a decree is made by me. +22 And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?” +23 Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease. +24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md index 2755a37f..b57e9634 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -Rebuilding Begins Anew - # Chapter 5 -1. Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. -2. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them. - -3. At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: "Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?" -4. They also asked them this: "What are the names of the men who are building this building?" -5. But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report should reach Darius and then an answer be returned by letter concerning it. -Tattenai's Letter to King Darius - - -6. This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the governors who were in the province Beyond the River, sent to Darius the king. -7. They sent him a report, in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace. -8. Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. -9. Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?' -10. We also asked them their names, for your information, that we might write down the names of their leaders. -11. And this was their reply to us: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. -12. But because our fathers had angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia. -13. However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt. -14. And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; -15. and he said to him, "Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site." -16. Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been in building, and it is not yet finished.' -17. Therefore, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter." - - - +1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. +2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them. +3 At the same time Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?” +4 They also asked them this: “What are the names of the men who are building this building?” +5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report should reach Darius and then an answer be returned by letter concerning it. +6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the governors who were in the province Beyond the River, sent to Darius the king. +7 They sent him a report, in which was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace. +8 Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. +9 Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’ +10 We also asked them their names, for your information, that we might write down the names of their leaders. +11 And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. +12 But because our fathers had angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia. +13 However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt. +14 And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, these Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; +15 and he said to him, “Take these vessels, go and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site.” +16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been in building, and it is not yet finished.’ +17 Therefore, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was issued by Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send us his pleasure in this matter.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md index 25e32c9e..c164c5b2 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -The Decree of Darius - # Chapter 6 -1. Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored. -2. And in Ecbatana, the citadel that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: "A record. -3. In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its breadth sixty cubits, -4. with three layers of great stones and one layer of timber. Let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. -5. And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought back to the temple that is in Jerusalem, each to its place. You shall put them in the house of God." - -6. "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away. -7. Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. -8. Moreover, I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River. -9. And whatever is needed--bulls, rams, or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, or oil, as the priests at Jerusalem require--let that be given to them day by day without fail, -10. that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. -11. Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be made a dunghill. -12. May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who shall put out a hand to alter this, or to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence." -The Temple Finished and Dedicated - - -13. Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered. -14. And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia; -15. and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. - -16. And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. -17. They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. -18. And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses. -Passover Celebrated - - -19. On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover. -20. For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. -21. It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the LORD, the God of Israel. -22. And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. - - - +1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored. +2 And in Ecbatana, the citadel that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: “A record. +3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its breadth sixty cubits, +4 with three layers of great stones and one layer of timber. Let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. +5 And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought back to the temple that is in Jerusalem, each to its place. You shall put them in the house of God.” +6 “Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away. +7 Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. +8 Moreover, I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River. +9 And whatever is needed—bulls, rams, or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, or oil, as the priests at Jerusalem require—let that be given to them day by day without fail, +10 that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. +11 Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be made a dunghill. +12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who shall put out a hand to alter this, or to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence.” +13 Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered. +14 And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia; +15 and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. +16 And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. +17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. +18 And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses. +19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the returned exiles kept the Passover. +20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. +21 It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and also by every one who had joined them and separated himself from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the Lord, the God of Israel. +22 And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md index b79b3c08..a0d4daf4 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,39 +1,29 @@ -Ezra Sent to Teach the People - # Chapter 7 -1. Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, -2. son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, -3. son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, -4. son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, -5. son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest-- -6. this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the LORD, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the LORD his God was on him. - -7. And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants. -8. And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. -9. For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylonia, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him. -10. For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. - -11. This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the LORD and his statutes for Israel: -12. "Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And now -13. I make a decree that anyone of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. -14. For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand, -15. and also to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem, -16. with all the silver and gold that you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia, and with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests, vowed willingly for the house of their God that is in Jerusalem. -17. With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem. -18. Whatever seems good to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do, according to the will of your God. -19. The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem. -20. And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which it falls to you to provide, you may provide it out of the king's treasury. - -21. "And I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, requires of you, let it be done with all diligence, -22. up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. -23. Whatever is decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done in full for the house of the God of heaven, lest his wrath be against the realm of the king and his sons. -24. We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God. - -25. "And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. And those who do not know them, you shall teach. -26. Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment." - -27. Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the LORD that is in Jerusalem, -28. and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. - - - +1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, +2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, +3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, +4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, +5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest— +6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him. +7 And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants. +8 And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. +9 For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylonia, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him. +10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. +11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel: +12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And now +13 I make a decree that anyone of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. +14 For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand, +15 and also to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem, +16 with all the silver and gold that you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia, and with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests, vowed willingly for the house of their God that is in Jerusalem. +17 With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem. +18 Whatever seems good to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do, according to the will of your God. +19 The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem. +20 And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which it falls to you to provide, you may provide it out of the king's treasury. +21 “And I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, requires of you, let it be done with all diligence, +22 up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. +23 Whatever is decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done in full for the house of the God of heaven, lest his wrath be against the realm of the king and his sons. +24 We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God. +25 “And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. And those who do not know them, you shall teach. +26 Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment.” +27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem, +28 and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty officers. I took courage, for the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md index 45867ac3..e24928cc 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,53 +1,37 @@ -Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra - # Chapter 8 -1. These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: -2. Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. -3. Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men. -4. Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men. -5. Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men. -6. Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men. -7. Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men. -8. Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men. -9. Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men. -10. Of the sons of Bani, Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men. -11. Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men. -12. Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men. -13. Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men. -14. Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. -Ezra Sends for Levites - - -15. I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi. -16. Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight, -17. and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God. -18. And by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18; -19. also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; -20. besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name. -Fasting and Prayer for Protection - - -21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. -22. For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, "The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him." -23. So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. -Priests to Guard Offerings - - -24. Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. -25. And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered. -26. I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold, -27. 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold. -28. And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers. -29. Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD." -30. So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God. - -31. Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way. -32. We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. -33. On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. -34. The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded. - -35. At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD. -36. They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God. - - - +1 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: +2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. +3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men. +4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men. +5 Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men. +6 Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men. +7 Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men. +8 Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men. +9 Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men. +10 Of the sons of Bani, Shelomith the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men. +11 Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men. +12 Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men. +13 Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men. +14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men. +15 I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi. +16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight, +17 and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God. +18 And by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18; +19 also Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; +20 besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name. +21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. +22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” +23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. +24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. +25 And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered. +26 I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold, +27 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold. +28 And I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers. +29 Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the Lord.” +30 So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God. +31 Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way. +32 We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. +33 On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. +34 The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded. +35 At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. +36 They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md index 112c5f57..2b3646cd 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,24 +1,17 @@ -Ezra Prays -About Intermarriage - # Chapter 9 -1. After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. -2. For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost." -3. As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled. -4. Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice. -5. And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God, -6. saying: -"O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens. -7. From the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt. And for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to utter shame, as it is today. -8. But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery. -9. For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem. - -10. "And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, -11. which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, 'The land that you are entering, to take possession of it, is a land impure with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations that have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness. -12. Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.' -13. And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, -14. shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape? -15. O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this." - - - +1 After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. +2 For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands. And in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chief men has been foremost.” +3 As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled. +4 Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles, gathered around me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice. +5 And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God, +6 saying: +“O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens. +7 From the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt. And for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to utter shame, as it is today. +8 But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery. +9 For we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem. +10 “And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, +11 which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering, to take possession of it, is a land impure with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations that have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness. +12 Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ +13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, +14 shall we break your commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape? +15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md index cb9d0f12..c4c1ebaf 100644 --- a/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,58 +1,45 @@ -The People Confess Their Sin - # Chapter 10 -1. While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. -2. And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. -3. Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law. -4. Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it." -5. Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath. - -6. Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib, where he spent the night, neither eating bread nor drinking water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles. -7. And a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles that they should assemble at Jerusalem, -8. and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles. - -9. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain. -10. And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have broken faith and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel. -11. Now then make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives." -12. Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said. -13. But the people are many, and it is a time of heavy rain; we cannot stand in the open. Nor is this a task for one day or for two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter. -14. Let our officials stand for the whole assembly. Let all in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders and judges of every city, until the fierce wrath of our God over this matter is turned away from us." -15. Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them. - -16. Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter; -17. and by the first day of the first month they had come to the end of all the men who had married foreign women. -Those Guilty of Intermarriage - - -18. Now there were found some of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah, some of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers. -19. They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt. -20. Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. -21. Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. -22. Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. - -23. Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. -24. Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. - -25. And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah. -26. Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. -27. Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. -28. Of the sons of Bebai were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. -29. Of the sons of Bani were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. -30. Of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. -31. Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, -32. Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. -33. Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. -34. Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, -35. Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, -36. Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, -37. Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu. -38. Of the sons of Binnui: Shimei, -39. Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, -40. Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, -41. Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, -42. Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. -43. Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. -44. All these had married foreign women, and some of the women had even borne children. - - - +1 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel, for the people wept bitterly. +2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. +3 Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law. +4 Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it.” +5 Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath. +6 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib, where he spent the night, neither eating bread nor drinking water, for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles. +7 And a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles that they should assemble at Jerusalem, +8 and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles. +9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain. +10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have broken faith and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel. +11 Now then make confession to the Lord, the God of your fathers and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.” +12 Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “It is so; we must do as you have said. +13 But the people are many, and it is a time of heavy rain; we cannot stand in the open. Nor is this a task for one day or for two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter. +14 Let our officials stand for the whole assembly. Let all in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders and judges of every city, until the fierce wrath of our God over this matter is turned away from us.” +15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them. +16 Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter; +17 and by the first day of the first month they had come to the end of all the men who had married foreign women. +18 Now there were found some of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah, some of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers. +19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt. +20 Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. +21 Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. +22 Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. +23 Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. +24 Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. +25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah. +26 Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. +27 Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. +28 Of the sons of Bebai were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. +29 Of the sons of Bani were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. +30 Of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. +31 Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, +32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. +33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. +34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, +35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, +36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, +37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu. +38 Of the sons of Binnui: Shimei, +39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, +40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, +41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, +42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. +43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. +44 All these had married foreign women, and some of the women had even borne children. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md index 961d44af..563ad58c 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -Report from Jerusalem - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. +1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, -2. that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. -3. And they said to me, "The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire." -Nehemiah's Prayer - - -4. As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. -5. And I said, "O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, -6. let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father's house have sinned. -7. We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that you commanded your servant Moses. -8. Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, -9. but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.' -10. They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. -11. O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." -Now I was cupbearer to the king. - - - +2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. +3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.” +4 As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. +5 And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, +6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father's house have sinned. +7 We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that you commanded your servant Moses. +8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, +9 but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.’ +10 They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. +11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” +Now I was cupbearer to the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md index a5d27201..ab02d036 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Nehemiah Sent to Judah - # Chapter 2 -1. In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. -2. And the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart." Then I was very much afraid. -3. I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?" -4. Then the king said to me, "What are you requesting?" So I prayed to the God of heaven. -5. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it." -6. And the king said to me (the queen sitting beside him), "How long will you be gone, and when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me when I had given him a time. -7. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah, -8. and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy." And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me. -Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls - - -9. Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. -10. But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. - -11. So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days. -12. Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me but the one on which I rode. -13. I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Dragon Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire. -14. Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal that was under me to pass. -15. Then I went up in the night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. -16. And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work. - -17. Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision." -18. And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, "Let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work. -19. But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?" -20. Then I replied to them, "The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem." - - - +1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. +2 And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid. +3 I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” +4 Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. +5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' graves, that I may rebuild it.” +6 And the king said to me (the queen sitting beside him), “How long will you be gone, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me when I had given him a time. +7 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah, +8 and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me. +9 Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. +10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel. +11 So I went to Jerusalem and was there three days. +12 Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me but the one on which I rode. +13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Dragon Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire. +14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal that was under me to pass. +15 Then I went up in the night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. +16 And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work. +17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer derision.” +18 And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. +19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” +20 Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md index 953e3c2a..638f3051 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,44 +1,33 @@ -Rebuilding the Wall - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. -2. And next to him the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. - -3. The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. -4. And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. -5. And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord. - -6. Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. -7. And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of the governor of the province Beyond the River. -8. Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. -9. Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired. -10. Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. -11. Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. -12. Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters. - -13. Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate. - -14. Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. - -15. And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David. -16. After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. -17. After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district. -18. After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. -19. Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress. -20. After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. -21. After him Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. -22. After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, repaired. -23. After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house. -24. After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and to the corner. -25. Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh -26. and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. -27. After him the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. - -28. Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house. -29. After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired. -30. After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite his chamber. -31. After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate, and to the upper chamber of the corner. -32. And between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired. - - - +1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. +2 And next to him the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. +3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. +4 And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. +5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord. +6 Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. +7 And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of the governor of the province Beyond the River. +8 Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. +9 Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired. +10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired. +11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens. +12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters. +13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate. +14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. +15 And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David. +16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men. +17 After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district. +18 After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah. +19 Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress. +20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai repaired another section from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. +21 After him Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. +22 After him the priests, the men of the surrounding area, repaired. +23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah repaired beside his own house. +24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and to the corner. +25 Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh +26 and the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower. +27 After him the Tekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel. +28 Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house. +29 After them Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired. +30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite his chamber. +31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, opposite the Muster Gate, and to the upper chamber of the corner. +32 And between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repaired. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md index 7ba595f4..d194f2b4 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Opposition to the Work - # Chapter 4 -1. Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. -2. And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?" -3. Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, "Yes, what they are building--if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!" -4. Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. -5. Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders. - -6. So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. - -7. But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. -8. And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. -9. And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. - -10. In Judah it was said, "The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall." -11. And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work." -12. At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, "You must return to us." -13. So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. -14. And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes." -The Work Resumes - - -15. When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. -16. From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, -17. who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. -18. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. -19. And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, "The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. -20. In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us." - -21. So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. -22. I also said to the people at that time, "Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day." -23. So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand. - - - +1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. +2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?” +3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” +4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. +5 Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders. +6 So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. +7 But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. +8 And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. +9 And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. +10 In Judah it was said, “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” +11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” +12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.” +13 So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. +14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.” +15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. +16 From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, +17 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. +18 And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. +19 And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. +20 In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.” +21 So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. +22 I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.” +23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md index ba369180..fe15c005 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,29 +1,20 @@ -Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor - # Chapter 5 -1. Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. -2. For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive." -3. There were also those who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine." -4. And there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. -5. Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards." - -6. I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. -7. I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his brother." And I held a great assembly against them -8. and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word to say. -9. So I said, "The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? -10. Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. -11. Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them." -12. Then they said, "We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say." And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised. -13. I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." And all the assembly said "Amen" and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised. -Nehemiah's Generosity - - -14. Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. -15. The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. -16. I also persevered in the work on this wall, and we acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. -17. Moreover, there were at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us. -18. Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people. -19. Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people. - - - +1 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. +2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” +3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” +4 And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. +5 Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.” +6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. +7 I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, “You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them +8 and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say. +9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? +10 Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. +11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them.” +12 Then they said, “We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say.” And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised. +13 I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said “Amen” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised. +14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food allowance of the governor. +15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God. +16 I also persevered in the work on this wall, and we acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work. +17 Moreover, there were at my table 150 men, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us. +18 Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people. +19 Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md index 0479f9b0..976fb3c0 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,29 +1,20 @@ -Conspiracy Against Nehemiah - # Chapter 6 -1. Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), -2. Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do me harm. -3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?" -4. And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. -5. In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. -6. In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king. -7. And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, 'There is a king in Judah.' And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together." -8. Then I sent to him, saying, "No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind." -9. For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands. - -10. Now when I went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple. Let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. They are coming to kill you by night." -11. But I said, "Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in." -12. And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. -13. For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me. -14. Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid. -The Wall Is Finished - - -15. So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. -16. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. -17. Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them. -18. For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah: and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah as his wife. -19. Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid. - - - +1 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), +2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm. +3 And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?” +4 And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. +5 In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. +6 In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king. +7 And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together.” +8 Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind.” +9 For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands. +10 Now when I went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home, he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple. Let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. They are coming to kill you by night.” +11 But I said, “Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in.” +12 And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. +13 For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me. +14 Remember Tobiah and Sanballat, O my God, according to these things that they did, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid. +15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. +16 And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. +17 Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them. +18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah: and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah as his wife. +19 Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md index 36ba9a7e..dcc32529 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,94 +1,76 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, -2. I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. -3. And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes." -4. The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. -Lists of Returned Exiles - - -5. Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it: - -6. These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. -7. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. +1 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, +2 I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. +3 And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.” +4 The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. +5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it: +6 These were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his town. +7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: -8. the sons of Parosh, 2,172. -9. The sons of Shephatiah, 372. -10. The sons of Arah, 652. -11. The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. -12. The sons of Elam, 1,254. -13. The sons of Zattu, 845. -14. The sons of Zaccai, 760. -15. The sons of Binnui, 648. -16. The sons of Bebai, 628. -17. The sons of Azgad, 2,322. -18. The sons of Adonikam, 667. -19. The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. -20. The sons of Adin, 655. -21. The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. -22. The sons of Hashum, 328. -23. The sons of Bezai, 324. -24. The sons of Hariph, 112. -25. The sons of Gibeon, 95. -26. The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. -27. The men of Anathoth, 128. -28. The men of Beth-azmaveth, 42. -29. The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. -30. The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. -31. The men of Michmas, 122. -32. The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. -33. The men of the other Nebo, 52. -34. The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. -35. The sons of Harim, 320. -36. The sons of Jericho, 345. -37. The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. -38. The sons of Senaah, 3,930. - -39. The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. -40. The sons of Immer, 1,052. -41. The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. -42. The sons of Harim, 1,017. - -43. The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of Hodevah, 74. -44. The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. -45. The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138. - -46. The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, -47. the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, -48. the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, -49. the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, -50. the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, -51. the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, -52. the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, -53. the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, -54. the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, -55. the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, -56. the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. - -57. The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, -58. the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, -59. the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. - -60. All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. - -61. The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: -62. the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. -63. Also, of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). -64. These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. -65. The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise. -Totals of People and Gifts - - -66. The whole assembly together was 42,360, -67. besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. -68. Their horses were 736, their mules 245, -69. their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720. - -70. Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas of silver. -71. And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. -72. And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests' garments. - -73. So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. -And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns. - - - +8 the sons of Parosh, 2,172. +9 The sons of Shephatiah, 372. +10 The sons of Arah, 652. +11 The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,818. +12 The sons of Elam, 1,254. +13 The sons of Zattu, 845. +14 The sons of Zaccai, 760. +15 The sons of Binnui, 648. +16 The sons of Bebai, 628. +17 The sons of Azgad, 2,322. +18 The sons of Adonikam, 667. +19 The sons of Bigvai, 2,067. +20 The sons of Adin, 655. +21 The sons of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, 98. +22 The sons of Hashum, 328. +23 The sons of Bezai, 324. +24 The sons of Hariph, 112. +25 The sons of Gibeon, 95. +26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188. +27 The men of Anathoth, 128. +28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, 42. +29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743. +30 The men of Ramah and Geba, 621. +31 The men of Michmas, 122. +32 The men of Bethel and Ai, 123. +33 The men of the other Nebo, 52. +34 The sons of the other Elam, 1,254. +35 The sons of Harim, 320. +36 The sons of Jericho, 345. +37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721. +38 The sons of Senaah, 3,930. +39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, namely the house of Jeshua, 973. +40 The sons of Immer, 1,052. +41 The sons of Pashhur, 1,247. +42 The sons of Harim, 1,017. +43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the sons of Hodevah, 74. +44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, 148. +45 The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, 138. +46 The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, +47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, +48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, +49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, +50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, +51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, +52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephushesim, +53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, +54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, +55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, +56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. +57 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, +58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, +59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. +60 All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants were 392. +61 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel: +62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, 642. +63 Also, of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). +64 These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. +65 The governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise. +66 The whole assembly together was 42,360, +67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were 7,337. And they had 245 singers, male and female. +68 Their horses were 736, their mules 245, +69 their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720. +70 Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas of silver. +71 And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. +72 And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests' garments. +73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. +And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md index d45aaf16..706ed8da 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Ezra Reads the Law - # Chapter 8 -1. And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the LORD had commanded Israel. -2. So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. -3. And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. -4. And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand. -5. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. -6. And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. -7. Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places. -8. They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. -This Day Is Holy - - -9. And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. -10. Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." -11. So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved." -12. And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them. -Feast of Booths Celebrated - - -13. On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law. -14. And they found it written in the Law that the LORD had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, -15. and that they should proclaim it and publish it in all their towns and in Jerusalem, "Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written." -16. So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim. -17. And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing. -18. And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule. - - - +1 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. +2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. +3 And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. +4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand. +5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. +6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. +7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places. +8 They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. +9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. +10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” +11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” +12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them. +13 On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law. +14 And they found it written in the Law that the Lord had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, +15 and that they should proclaim it and publish it in all their towns and in Jerusalem, “Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written.” +16 So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim. +17 And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing. +18 And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md index a47b8c80..af472856 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,51 +1,39 @@ -The People of Israel Confess Their Sin - # Chapter 9 -1. Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth on their heads. -2. And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. -3. And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the LORD their God. -4. On the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God. -5. Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. - -6. "You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. -7. You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. -8. You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous. - -9. "And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea, -10. and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day. -11. And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters. -12. By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go. -13. You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments, -14. and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant. -15. You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and you told them to go in to possess the land that you had sworn to give them. - -16. "But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments. -17. They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them. -18. Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies, -19. you in your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go. -20. You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst. -21. Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. - -22. "And you gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner. So they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan. -23. You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess. -24. So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would. -25. And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness. - -26. "Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against you and cast your law behind their back and killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. -27. Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies. -28. But after they had rest they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and many times you delivered them according to your mercies. -29. And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, which if a person does them, he shall live by them, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey. -30. Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. -31. Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. - -32. "Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day. -33. Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly. -34. Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them. -35. Even in their own kingdom, and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land that you set before them, they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works. -36. Behold, we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. -37. And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress. - -38. "Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests. - - - +1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth on their heads. +2 And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. +3 And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God. +4 On the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God. +5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. +6 “You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. +7 You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. +8 You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous. +9 “And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea, +10 and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day. +11 And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters. +12 By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go. +13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments, +14 and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant. +15 You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and you told them to go in to possess the land that you had sworn to give them. +16 “But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments. +17 They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them. +18 Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed great blasphemies, +19 you in your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go. +20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst. +21 Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. +22 “And you gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner. So they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan. +23 You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess. +24 So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would. +25 And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness. +26 “Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against you and cast your law behind their back and killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. +27 Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies. +28 But after they had rest they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them. Yet when they turned and cried to you, you heard from heaven, and many times you delivered them according to your mercies. +29 And you warned them in order to turn them back to your law. Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey your commandments, but sinned against your rules, which if a person does them, he shall live by them, and they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey. +30 Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. +31 Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. +32 “Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day. +33 Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly. +34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them. +35 Even in their own kingdom, and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land that you set before them, they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works. +36 Behold, we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. +37 And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress. +38 “Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md index d2cae4a0..d75a1c55 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,49 +1,40 @@ -The People Who Sealed the Covenant - # Chapter 10 -1. "On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah, -2. Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, -3. Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, -4. Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, -5. Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, -6. Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, -7. Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, -8. Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests. -9. And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; -10. and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, -11. Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, -12. Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, -13. Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. -14. The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, -15. Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, -16. Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, -17. Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, -18. Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, -19. Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, -20. Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, -21. Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, -22. Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, -23. Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, -24. Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, -25. Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, -26. Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, -27. Malluch, Harim, Baanah. -The Obligations of the Covenant - - -28. "The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, -29. join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord and his rules and his statutes. -30. We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. -31. And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forgo the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt. - -32. "We also take on ourselves the obligation to give yearly a third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: -33. for the showbread, the regular grain offering, the regular burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. -34. We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, have likewise cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law. -35. We obligate ourselves to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the LORD; -36. also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; -37. and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. -38. And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. -39. For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God." - - - +1 “On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah, +2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, +3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, +4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, +5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, +6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, +7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, +8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests. +9 And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; +10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, +11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, +12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, +13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. +14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, +15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, +16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, +17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, +18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, +19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, +20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, +21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, +22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, +23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, +24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, +25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, +26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, +27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. +28 “The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, +29 join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes. +30 We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. +31 And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt. +32 “We also take on ourselves the obligation to give yearly a third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: +33 for the showbread, the regular grain offering, the regular burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. +34 We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, have likewise cast lots for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law. +35 We obligate ourselves to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the Lord; +36 also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; +37 and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. +38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. +39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md index c466c56c..91131066 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,51 +1,37 @@ -The Leaders in Jerusalem - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. -2. And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. - -3. These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants. -4. And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez; -5. and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite. -6. All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men. - -7. And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, -8. and his brothers, men of valor, 928. -9. Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city. - -10. Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, -11. Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, -12. and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, -13. and his brothers, heads of fathers' houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, -14. and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim. - -15. And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; -16. and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God; -17. and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. -18. All the Levites in the holy city were 284. - -19. The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172. -20. And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance. -21. But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants. - -22. The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God. -23. For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required. -24. And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people. -Villages Outside Jerusalem - - -25. And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, -26. and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet, -27. in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages, -28. in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, -29. in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, -30. Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. -31. The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, -32. Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, -33. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, -34. Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, -35. Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. -36. And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin. - - - +1 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. +2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. +3 These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants. +4 And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez; +5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite. +6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men. +7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, +8 and his brothers, men of valor, 928. +9 Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city. +10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, +11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, +12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, +13 and his brothers, heads of fathers' houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, +14 and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim. +15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; +16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God; +17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. +18 All the Levites in the holy city were 284. +19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172. +20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance. +21 But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants. +22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God. +23 For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required. +24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side in all matters concerning the people. +25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, +26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet, +27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages, +28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, +29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, +30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. +31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, +32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, +33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, +34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, +35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. +36 And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md index a07cf31e..7a24388e 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,64 +1,48 @@ -Priests and Levites - # Chapter 12 -1. These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, -2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, -3. Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, -4. Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, -5. Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, -6. Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, -7. Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. - -8. And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. -9. And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service. -10. And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, -11. Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua. - -12. And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; -13. of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; -14. of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; -15. of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; -16. of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; -17. of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; -18. of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; -19. of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; -20. of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; -21. of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. - -22. In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. -23. As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers' houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. -24. And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch. -25. Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates. -26. These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra, the priest and scribe. -Dedication of the Wall - - -27. And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres. -28. And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites; -29. also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem. -30. And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall. - -31. Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate. -32. And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, -33. and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, -34. Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, -35. and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph; -36. and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. -37. At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east. - -38. The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall, -39. and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard. -40. So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me; -41. and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; -42. and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader. -43. And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away. -Service at the Temple - - -44. On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. -45. And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon. -46. For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. -47. And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron. - - - +1 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, +2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, +3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, +4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, +5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, +6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, +7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. +8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. +9 And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service. +10 And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, +11 Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua. +12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; +13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; +14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; +15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; +16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; +17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; +18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; +19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; +20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; +21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. +22 In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. +23 As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers' houses were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. +24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch. +25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates. +26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra, the priest and scribe. +27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres. +28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites; +29 also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem. +30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall. +31 Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate. +32 And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, +33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, +34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, +35 and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph; +36 and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. +37 At the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east. +38 The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall, +39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard. +40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me; +41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; +42 and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader. +43 And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away. +44 On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered. +45 And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon. +46 For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. +47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md index 43ab2a94..11f73240 100644 --- a/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -Nehemiah's Final Reforms - # Chapter 13 -1. On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, -2. for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them--yet our God turned the curse into a blessing. -3. As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent. - -4. Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to Tobiah, -5. prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests. -6. While this was taking place, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. And after some time I asked leave of the king -7. and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. -8. And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. -9. Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense. - -10. I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each to his field. -11. So I confronted the officials and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together and set them in their stations. -12. Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. -13. And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers. -14. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service. - -15. In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day when they sold food. -16. Tyrians also, who lived in the city, brought in fish and all kinds of goods and sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah, in Jerusalem itself! -17. Then I confronted the nobles of Judah and said to them, "What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day? -18. Did not your fathers act in this way, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Now you are bringing more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath." - -19. As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day. -20. Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. -21. But I warned them and said to them, "Why do you lodge outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath. -22. Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love. - -23. In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. -24. And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people. -25. And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. And I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. -26. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin. -27. Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?" - -28. And one of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me. -29. Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. - -30. Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work; -31. and I provided for the wood offering at appointed times, and for the firstfruits. -Remember me, O my God, for good. - - - +1 On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, +2 for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing. +3 As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent. +4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and who was related to Tobiah, +5 prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests. +6 While this was taking place, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. And after some time I asked leave of the king +7 and came to Jerusalem, and I then discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, preparing for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. +8 And I was very angry, and I threw all the household furniture of Tobiah out of the chamber. +9 Then I gave orders, and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back there the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense. +10 I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had fled each to his field. +11 So I confronted the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations. +12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses. +13 And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered reliable, and their duty was to distribute to their brothers. +14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service. +15 In those days I saw in Judah people treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys, and also wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them on the day when they sold food. +16 Tyrians also, who lived in the city, brought in fish and all kinds of goods and sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah, in Jerusalem itself! +17 Then I confronted the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day? +18 Did not your fathers act in this way, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Now you are bringing more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.” +19 As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day. +20 Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. +21 But I warned them and said to them, “Why do you lodge outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath. +22 Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love. +23 In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. +24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people. +25 And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. And I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. +26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin. +27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?” +28 And one of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me. +29 Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. +30 Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work; +31 and I provided for the wood offering at appointed times, and for the firstfruits. +Remember me, O my God, for good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md index 77005019..5ceeae95 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,32 +1,23 @@ -The King's Banquets - # Chapter 1 -1. Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, -2. in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, -3. in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him, -4. while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days. -5. And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace. -6. There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones. -7. Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king. -8. And drinking was according to this edict: "There is no compulsion." For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired. -9. Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus. -Queen Vashti's Refusal - - -10. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, -11. to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at. -12. But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him. - -13. Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment, -14. the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom): -15. "According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?" -16. Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, "Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. -17. For the queen's behavior will be made known to all women, causing them to look at their husbands with contempt, since they will say, 'King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.' -18. This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's behavior will say the same to all the king's officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty. -19. If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. -20. So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike." -21. This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed. -22. He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, that every man be master in his own household and speak according to the language of his people. - - - +1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, +2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, +3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him, +4 while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his greatness for many days, 180 days. +5 And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace. +6 There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones. +7 Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king. +8 And drinking was according to this edict: “There is no compulsion.” For the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired. +9 Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus. +10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, +11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty, for she was lovely to look at. +12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs. At this the king became enraged, and his anger burned within him. +13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment, +14 the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom): +15 “According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasuerus delivered by the eunuchs?” +16 Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. +17 For the queen's behavior will be made known to all women, causing them to look at their husbands with contempt, since they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.’ +18 This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's behavior will say the same to all the king's officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty. +19 If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. +20 So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.” +21 This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed. +22 He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, that every man be master in his own household and speak according to the language of his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md index 04fd5882..6be70a30 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -Esther Chosen Queen - # Chapter 2 -1. After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her. -2. Then the king's young men who attended him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. -3. And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. Let their cosmetics be given them. -4. And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." This pleased the king, and he did so. - -5. Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, -6. who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. -7. He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. -8. So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. -9. And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem. -10. Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known. -11. And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her. - -12. Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women-- -13. when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. -14. In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name. - -15. When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her. -16. And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, -17. the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. -18. Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity. -Mordecai Discovers a Plot - - -19. Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate. -20. Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him. -21. In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. -22. And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. -23. When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows. And it was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king. - - - +1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her. +2 Then the king's young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. +3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. Let their cosmetics be given them. +4 And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so. +5 Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, +6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. +7 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. +8 So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. +9 And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem. +10 Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known. +11 And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her. +12 Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women— +13 when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. +14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name. +15 When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her. +16 And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, +17 the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. +18 Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity. +19 Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate. +20 Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him. +21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. +22 And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. +23 When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows. And it was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md index 0d1a3cc4..f9dc0633 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,23 +1,16 @@ -Haman Plots Against the Jews - # Chapter 3 -1. After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. -2. And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. -3. Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?" -4. And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. -5. And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury. -6. But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. - -7. In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. -8. Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. -9. If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries." -10. So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. -11. And the king said to Haman, "The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you." - -12. Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring. -13. Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. -14. A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day. -15. The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion. - - - +1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. +2 And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. +3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king's command?” +4 And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. +5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury. +6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. +7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. +8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. +9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.” +10 So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. +11 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.” +12 Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring. +13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. +14 A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day. +15 The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md index 3d70b6f4..833ac392 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -Esther Agrees to -Help the Jews - # Chapter 4 -1. When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. -2. He went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth. -3. And in every province, wherever the king's command and his decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes. - -4. When Esther's young women and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. -5. Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was. -6. Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate, -7. and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. -8. Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people. -9. And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. -10. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say, -11. "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law--to be put to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days." - -12. And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. -13. Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, "Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. -14. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" -15. Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, -16. "Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish." -17. Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him. - - - +1 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. +2 He went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth. +3 And in every province, wherever the king's command and his decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes. +4 When Esther's young women and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. +5 Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was. +6 Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate, +7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. +8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people. +9 And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. +10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say, +11 “All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law—to be put to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.” +12 And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. +13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. +14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” +15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, +16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” +17 Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md index 02c095c5..370ff2d2 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,23 +1,15 @@ -Esther Prepares a Banquet - # Chapter 5 -1. On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. -2. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. -3. And the king said to her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom." -4. And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king." -5. Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked." So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared. -6. And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, "What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled." -7. Then Esther answered, "My wish and my request is: -8. If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said." -Haman Plans to Hang Mordecai - - -9. And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. -10. Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh. -11. And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the servants of the king. -12. Then Haman said, "Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the feast she prepared. And tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king. -13. Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate." -14. Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast." This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made. - - - +1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. +2 And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. +3 And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” +4 And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” +5 Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked.” So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared. +6 And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, “What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” +7 Then Esther answered, “My wish and my request is: +8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.” +9 And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. +10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh. +11 And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the servants of the king. +12 Then Haman said, “Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the feast she prepared. And tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king. +13 Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.” +14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md index 3dd35c0a..2c296b64 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ -The King Honors Mordecai - # Chapter 6 -1. On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. -2. And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. -3. And the king said, "What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" The king's young men who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him." -4. And the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him. -5. And the king's young men told him, "Haman is there, standing in the court." And the king said, "Let him come in." -6. So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What should be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" And Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?" -7. And Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor, -8. let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set. -9. And let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials. Let them dress the man whom the king delights to honor, and let them lead him on the horse through the square of the city, proclaiming before him: 'Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.'" -10. Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned." -11. So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he dressed Mordecai and led him through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor." - -12. Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. -13. And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him but will surely fall before him." -Esther Reveals Haman's Plot - - -14. While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared. - - - +1 On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. +2 And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. +3 And the king said, “What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” The king's young men who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” +4 And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him. +5 And the king's young men told him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.” +6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” +7 And Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, +8 let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set. +9 And let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials. Let them dress the man whom the king delights to honor, and let them lead him on the horse through the square of the city, proclaiming before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.’” +10 Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.” +11 So Haman took the robes and the horse, and he dressed Mordecai and led him through the square of the city, proclaiming before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.” +12 Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. +13 And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him but will surely fall before him.” +14 While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the feast that Esther had prepared. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md index 6d05d561..96e360e0 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,17 +1,11 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. -2. And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, "What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled." -3. Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. -4. For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king." -5. Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, who has dared to do this?" -6. And Esther said, "A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. -Haman Is Hanged - - -7. And the king arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king. -8. And the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. And the king said, "Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?" As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face. -9. Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, "Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high." And the king said, "Hang him on that." -10. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated. - - - +1 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. +2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, “What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” +3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be granted me for my wish, and my people for my request. +4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.” +5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has dared to do this?” +6 And Esther said, “A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. +7 And the king arose in his wrath from the wine-drinking and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined against him by the king. +8 And the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face. +9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” +10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md index fb0a14d5..45440801 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -Esther Saves the Jews - # Chapter 8 -1. On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. -2. And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. - -3. Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. -4. When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. -5. And she said, "If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. -6. For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?" -7. Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, "Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews. -8. But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king's ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked." - -9. The king's scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language. -10. And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud, -11. saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to plunder their goods, -12. on one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. -13. A copy of what was written was to be issued as a decree in every province, being publicly displayed to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies. -14. So the couriers, mounted on their swift horses that were used in the king's service, rode out hurriedly, urged by the king's command. And the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. - -15. Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. -16. The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor. -17. And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen on them. - - - +1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. +2 And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. +3 Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. +4 When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. +5 And she said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. +6 For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?” +7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews. +8 But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king's ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.” +9 The king's scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language. +10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king's service, bred from the royal stud, +11 saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to plunder their goods, +12 on one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. +13 A copy of what was written was to be issued as a decree in every province, being publicly displayed to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies. +14 So the couriers, mounted on their swift horses that were used in the king's service, rode out hurriedly, urged by the king's command. And the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. +15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. +16 The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor. +17 And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen on them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md index 8e874275..ac8a6d91 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -The Jews Destroy Their Enemies - # Chapter 9 -1. Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them. -2. The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples. -3. All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. -4. For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful. -5. The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. -6. In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men, -7. and also killed Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha -8. and Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha -9. and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha, -10. the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the plunder. - -11. That very day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was reported to the king. -12. And the king said to Queen Esther, "In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled." -13. And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day's edict. And let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows." -14. So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. -15. The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed 300 men in Susa, but they laid no hands on the plunder. - -16. Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder. -17. This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness. -18. But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. -19. Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another. -The Feast of Purim Inaugurated - - -20. And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, -21. obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year, -22. as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor. - -23. So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them. -24. For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them. -25. But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. -26. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, -27. the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year, -28. that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews, nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants. - -29. Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. -30. Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, -31. that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting. -32. The command of Esther confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing. - - - +1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them. +2 The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples. +3 All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. +4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful. +5 The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. +6 In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men, +7 and also killed Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha +8 and Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha +9 and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha, +10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the plunder. +11 That very day the number of those killed in Susa the citadel was reported to the king. +12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled.” +13 And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day's edict. And let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows.” +14 So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. +15 The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed 300 men in Susa, but they laid no hands on the plunder. +16 Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder. +17 This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness. +18 But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. +19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another. +20 And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, +21 obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year, +22 as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor. +23 So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them. +24 For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them. +25 But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. +26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, +27 the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year, +28 that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews, nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants. +29 Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. +30 Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, +31 that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting. +32 The command of Esther confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md index 022afc87..a819444c 100644 --- a/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,9 +1,4 @@ -The Greatness of Mordecai - # Chapter 10 -1. King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. -2. And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? -3. For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people. - - - +1 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. +2 And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? +3 For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md index f27a8aa4..467ac27a 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -Job's Character and Wealth - # Chapter 1 -1. There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. -2. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. -3. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. -4. His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. -5. And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually. -Satan Allowed to Test Job - - -6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. -7. The LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." -8. And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?" -9. Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God for no reason? -10. Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. -11. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face." -12. And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. -Satan Takes Job's Property and Children - - -13. Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, -14. and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, -15. and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you." -16. While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you." -17. While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you." -18. While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, -19. and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you." - -20. Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. -21. And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." - -22. In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. - - - +1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. +2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. +3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. +4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. +5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually. +6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. +7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” +8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” +9 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? +10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. +11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” +12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. +13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, +14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, +15 and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” +16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” +17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” +18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, +19 and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” +20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. +21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” +22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md index b7649090..eabed74e 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,24 +1,14 @@ -Satan Attacks Job's Health - # Chapter 2 -1. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. -2. And the LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." -3. And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason." -4. Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. -5. But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face." -6. And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life." - -7. So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. -8. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. - -9. Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die." -10. But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips. -Job's Three Friends - - -11. Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. -12. And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. -13. And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. - - - +1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. +2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” +3 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.” +4 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. +5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” +6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.” +7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. +8 And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. +9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” +10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. +11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. +12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. +13 And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md index 1e3995ad..d759519a 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,85 +1,56 @@ -Job Laments His Birth - # Chapter 3 -1. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. -2. And Job said: - -3. "Let the day perish on which I was born, +1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. +2 And Job said: +3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, - 'A man is conceived.' - -4. Let that day be darkness! + ‘A man is conceived.’ +4 Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. - -5. Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. -Let clouds dwell upon it; +5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. + Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. - -6. That night--let thick darkness seize it! +6 That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. - -7. Behold, let that night be barren; +7 Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it. - -8. Let those curse it who curse the day, +8 Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan. - -9. Let the stars of its dawn be dark; +9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning, - -10. because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, +10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes. - -11. "Why did I not die at birth, +11 “Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? - -12. Why did the knees receive me? +12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? - -13. For then I would have lain down and been quiet; +13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, - -14. with kings and counselors of the earth +14 with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, - -15. or with princes who had gold, +15 or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. - -16. Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, +16 Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? - -17. There the wicked cease from troubling, +17 There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. - -18. There the prisoners are at ease together; +18 There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. - -19. The small and the great are there, +19 The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. - -20. "Why is light given to him who is in misery, +20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, - -21. who long for death, but it comes not, +21 who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, - -22. who rejoice exceedingly +22 who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? - -23. Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, +23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? - -24. For my sighing comes instead of my bread, +24 For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water. - -25. For the thing that I fear comes upon me, +25 For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. - -26. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; - I have no rest, but trouble comes." - - - +26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; + I have no rest, but trouble comes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md index 0372cfb5..86e8f4af 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,70 +1,45 @@ -Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking? - -3. Behold, you have instructed many, +3 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. - -4. Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, +4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees. - -5. But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; +5 But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed. - -6. Is not your fear of God your confidence, +6 Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? - -7. "Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? +7 “Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? - -8. As I have seen, those who plow iniquity +8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. - -9. By the breath of God they perish, +9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed. - -10. The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, +10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken. - -11. The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, +11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. - -12. "Now a word was brought to me stealthily; +12 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. - -13. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, +13 Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, - -14. dread came upon me, and trembling, +14 dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. - -15. A spirit glided past my face; +15 A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. - -16. It stood still, +16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: - -17. 'Can mortal man be in the right before God? +17 ‘Can mortal man be in the right before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? - -18. Even in his servants he puts no trust, +18 Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; - -19. how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, +19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth. - -20. Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces; +20 Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. - -21. Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, - do they not die, and that without wisdom?' - - - +21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, + do they not die, and that without wisdom?’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md index ed1dc42a..18438dd9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,86 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. "Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? +1 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? - -2. Surely vexation kills the fool, +2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. - -3. I have seen the fool taking root, +3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. - -4. His children are far from safety; +4 His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. - -5. The hungry eat his harvest, +5 The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. - -6. For affliction does not come from the dust, +6 For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, - -7. but man is born to trouble +7 but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. - -8. "As for me, I would seek God, +8 “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, - -9. who does great things and unsearchable, +9 who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: - -10. he gives rain on the earth +10 he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; - -11. he sets on high those who are lowly, +11 he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. - -12. He frustrates the devices of the crafty, +12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. - -13. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, +13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. - -14. They meet with darkness in the daytime +14 They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. - -15. But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth +15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. - -16. So the poor have hope, +16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. - -17. "Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; +17 “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. - -18. For he wounds, but he binds up; +18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. - -19. He will deliver you from six troubles; +19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you. - -20. In famine he will redeem you from death, +20 In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. - -21. You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, +21 You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. - -22. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, +22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth. - -23. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, +23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. - -24. You shall know that your tent is at peace, +24 You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. - -25. You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, +25 You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth. - -26. You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, +26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season. - -27. Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. - Hear, and know it for your good." - - - +27 Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. + Hear, and know it for your good.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md index 4ba74de1..1532b4d0 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,95 +1,61 @@ -Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just - # Chapter 6 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Oh that my vexation were weighed, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! - -3. For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; +3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. - -4. For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; +4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. - -5. Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, +5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder? - -6. Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, +6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow? - -7. My appetite refuses to touch them; +7 My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me. - -8. "Oh that I might have my request, +8 “Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope, - -9. that it would please God to crush me, +9 that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off! - -10. This would be my comfort; +10 This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One. - -11. What is my strength, that I should wait? +11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient? - -12. Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? - -13. Have I any help in me, +12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? +13 Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me? - -14. "He who withholds kindness from a friend +14 “He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. - -15. My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, +15 My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away, - -16. which are dark with ice, +16 which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself. - -17. When they melt, they disappear; +17 When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. - -18. The caravans turn aside from their course; +18 The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish. - -19. The caravans of Tema look, +19 The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope. - -20. They are ashamed because they were confident; +20 They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed. - -21. For you have now become nothing; +21 For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid. - -22. Have I said, 'Make me a gift'? - Or, 'From your wealth offer a bribe for me'? - -23. Or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand'? - Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless'? - -24. "Teach me, and I will be silent; +22 Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? + Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’? +23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary's hand’? + Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’? +24 “Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. - -25. How forceful are upright words! +25 How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? - -26. Do you think that you can reprove words, +26 Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind? - -27. You would even cast lots over the fatherless, +27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend. - -28. "But now, be pleased to look at me, +28 “But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face. - -29. Please turn; let no injustice be done. -Turn now; my vindication is at stake. - -30. Is there any injustice on my tongue? - Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? - - - +29 Please turn; let no injustice be done. + Turn now; my vindication is at stake. +30 Is there any injustice on my tongue? + Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md index e8e1851b..b577b1b8 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,73 +1,48 @@ -Job Continues: My Life Has No Hope - # Chapter 7 -1. "Has not man a hard service on earth, +1 “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? - -2. Like a slave who longs for the shadow, +2 Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, - -3. so I am allotted months of emptiness, +3 so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. - -4. When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' +4 When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, - and I toss and turn till the dawn. - -5. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; + and I am full of tossing till the dawn. +5 My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh. - -6. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle +6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and come to their end without hope. - -7. "Remember that my life is a breath; +7 “Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will never again see good. - -8. The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more; +8 The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more; while your eyes are on me, I shall be gone. - -9. As the cloud fades and vanishes, +9 As the cloud fades and vanishes, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up; - -10. he returns no more to his house, +10 he returns no more to his house, nor does his place know him anymore. - -11. "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; +11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. - -12. Am I the sea, or a sea monster, +12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me? - -13. When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, - my couch will ease my complaint,' - -14. then you scare me with dreams +13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, + my couch will ease my complaint,’ +14 then you scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions, - -15. so that I would choose strangling +15 so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones. - -16. I loathe my life; I would not live forever. +16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath. - -17. What is man, that you make so much of him, +17 What is man, that you make so much of him, and that you set your heart on him, - -18. visit him every morning +18 visit him every morning and test him every moment? - -19. How long will you not look away from me, +19 How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit? - -20. If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind? +20 If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind? Why have you made me your mark? Why have I become a burden to you? - -21. Why do you not pardon my transgression +21 Why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lie in the earth; - you will seek me, but I shall not be." - - - + you will seek me, but I shall not be.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md index 1689f837..7ceb8434 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -Bildad Speaks: Job Should Repent - # Chapter 8 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "How long will you say these things, +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a great wind? - -3. Does God pervert justice? +3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right? - -4. If your children have sinned against him, +4 If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression. - -5. If you will seek God +5 If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy, - -6. if you are pure and upright, +6 if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation. - -7. And though your beginning was small, +7 And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. - -8. "For inquire, please, of bygone ages, +8 “For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out. - -9. For we are but of yesterday and know nothing, +9 For we are but of yesterday and know nothing, for our days on earth are a shadow. - -10. Will they not teach you and tell you +10 Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding? - -11. "Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? +11 “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water? - -12. While yet in flower and not cut down, +12 While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant. - -13. Such are the paths of all who forget God; +13 Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish. - -14. His confidence is severed, +14 His confidence is severed, and his trust is a spider's web. - -15. He leans against his house, but it does not stand; +15 He leans against his house, but it does not stand; he lays hold of it, but it does not endure. - -16. He is a lush plant before the sun, +16 He is a lush plant before the sun, and his shoots spread over his garden. - -17. His roots entwine the stone heap; +17 His roots entwine the stone heap; he looks upon a house of stones. - -18. If he is destroyed from his place, - then it will deny him, saying, 'I have never seen you.' - -19. Behold, this is the joy of his way, +18 If he is destroyed from his place, + then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’ +19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the soil others will spring. - -20. "Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, +20 “Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers. - -21. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, +21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. - -22. Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, - and the tent of the wicked will be no more." - - - +22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, + and the tent of the wicked will be no more.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md index f296ebad..5b55df5c 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,110 +1,71 @@ -Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter - # Chapter 9 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Truly I know that it is so: +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God? - -3. If one wished to contend with him, +3 If one wished to contend with him, one could not answer him once in a thousand times. - -4. He is wise in heart and mighty in strength-- - who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?-- - -5. he who removes mountains, and they know it not, +4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength + —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?— +5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not, when he overturns them in his anger, - -6. who shakes the earth out of its place, +6 who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble; - -7. who commands the sun, and it does not rise; +7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars; - -8. who alone stretched out the heavens +8 who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea; - -9. who made the Bear and Orion, +9 who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the chambers of the south; - -10. who does great things beyond searching out, +10 who does great things beyond searching out, and marvelous things beyond number. - -11. Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; +11 Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him. - -12. Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back? - Who will say to him, 'What are you doing?' - -13. "God will not turn back his anger; +12 Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back? + Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’ +13 “God will not turn back his anger; beneath him bowed the helpers of Rahab. - -14. How then can I answer him, +14 How then can I answer him, choosing my words with him? - -15. Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; +15 Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser. - -16. If I summoned him and he answered me, +16 If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice. - -17. For he crushes me with a tempest +17 For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; - -18. he will not let me get my breath, +18 he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness. - -19. If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! +19 If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him? - -20. Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; +20 Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. - -21. I am blameless; I regard not myself; +21 I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life. - -22. It is all one; therefore I say, - 'He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.' - -23. When disaster brings sudden death, +22 It is all one; therefore I say, + ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’ +23 When disaster brings sudden death, he mocks at the calamity of the innocent. - -24. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; - he covers the faces of its judges-- +24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; + he covers the faces of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it? - -25. "My days are swifter than a runner; +25 “My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they see no good. - -26. They go by like skiffs of reed, +26 They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. - -27. If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, - I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,' - -28. I become afraid of all my suffering, +27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, + I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’ +28 I become afraid of all my suffering, for I know you will not hold me innocent. - -29. I shall be condemned; +29 I shall be condemned; why then do I labor in vain? - -30. If I wash myself with snow +30 If I wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, - -31. yet you will plunge me into a pit, +31 yet you will plunge me into a pit, and my own clothes will abhor me. - -32. For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, +32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him, that we should come to trial together. - -33. There is no arbiter between us, +33 There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both. - -34. Let him take his rod away from me, +34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me. - -35. Then I would speak without fear of him, - for I am not so in myself. - - - +35 Then I would speak without fear of him, + for I am not so in myself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md index 4862cdcd..eeff0a16 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,79 +1,51 @@ -Job Continues: A Plea to God - # Chapter 10 -1. "I loathe my life; +1 “I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. - -2. I will say to God, Do not condemn me; +2 I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me. - -3. Does it seem good to you to oppress, +3 Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked? - -4. Have you eyes of flesh? +4 Have you eyes of flesh? Do you see as man sees? - -5. Are your days as the days of man, +5 Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a man's years, - -6. that you seek out my iniquity +6 that you seek out my iniquity and search for my sin, - -7. although you know that I am not guilty, +7 although you know that I am not guilty, and there is none to deliver out of your hand? - -8. Your hands fashioned and made me, +8 Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether. - -9. Remember that you have made me like clay; +9 Remember that you have made me like clay; and will you return me to the dust? - -10. Did you not pour me out like milk +10 Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? - -11. You clothed me with skin and flesh, +11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. - -12. You have granted me life and steadfast love, +12 You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. - -13. Yet these things you hid in your heart; +13 Yet these things you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose. - -14. If I sin, you watch me +14 If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity. - -15. If I am guilty, woe to me! +15 If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction. - -16. And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion +16 And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me. - -17. You renew your witnesses against me +17 You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation toward me; you bring fresh troops against me. - -18. "Why did you bring me out from the womb? - -Would that I had died before any eye had seen me - - -19. and were as though I had not been, +18 “Why did you bring me out from the womb? + Would that I had died before any eye had seen me +19 and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. - -20. Are not my days few? +20 Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer - -21. before I go--and I shall not return-- +21 before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow, - -22. the land of gloom like thick darkness, +22 the land of gloom like thick darkness, like deep shadow without any order, - where light is as thick darkness." - - - + where light is as thick darkness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md index 08028061..659abef8 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,66 +1,42 @@ -Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse - # Chapter 11 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: - -2. "Should a multitude of words go unanswered, +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: +2 “Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right? - -3. Should your babble silence men, +3 Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you? - -4. For you say, 'My doctrine is pure, - and I am clean in God's eyes.' - -5. But oh, that God would speak +4 For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure, + and I am clean in God's eyes.’ +5 But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you, - -6. and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! +6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves. - -7. "Can you find out the deep things of God? +7 “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? - -8. It is higher than heaven--what can you do? - Deeper than Sheol--what can you know? - -9. Its measure is longer than the earth +8 It is higher than heaven—what can you do? + Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? +9 Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. - -10. If he passes through and imprisons +10 If he passes through and imprisons and summons the court, who can turn him back? - -11. For he knows worthless men; +11 For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it? - -12. But a stupid man will get understanding +12 But a stupid man will get understanding when a wild donkey's colt is born a man! - -13. "If you prepare your heart, +13 “If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him. - -14. If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, +14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents. - -15. Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; +15 Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear. - -16. You will forget your misery; +16 You will forget your misery; you will remember it as waters that have passed away. - -17. And your life will be brighter than the noonday; +17 And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. - -18. And you will feel secure, because there is hope; +18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. - -19. You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; +19 You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor. - -20. But the eyes of the wicked will fail; +20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, - and their hope is to breathe their last." - - - + and their hope is to breathe their last.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md index d2c8e22e..1e50c752 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,82 +1,53 @@ -Job Replies: The LORD Has Done This - # Chapter 12 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "No doubt you are the people, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. - -3. But I have understanding as well as you; +3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these? - -4. I am a laughingstock to my friends; +4 I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock. - -5. In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; +5 In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for those whose feet slip. - -6. The tents of robbers are at peace, +6 The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand. - -7. "But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; +7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; - -8. or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; +8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. - -9. Who among all these does not know - that the hand of the LORD has done this? - -10. In his hand is the life of every living thing +9 Who among all these does not know + that the hand of the Lord has done this? +10 In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. - -11. Does not the ear test words +11 Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? - -12. Wisdom is with the aged, +12 Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. - -13. "With God are wisdom and might; +13 “With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding. - -14. If he tears down, none can rebuild; +14 If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open. - -15. If he withholds the waters, they dry up; +15 If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. - -16. With him are strength and sound wisdom; +16 With him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his. - -17. He leads counselors away stripped, +17 He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools. - -18. He looses the bonds of kings +18 He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips. - -19. He leads priests away stripped +19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty. - -20. He deprives of speech those who are trusted +20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders. - -21. He pours contempt on princes +21 He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong. - -22. He uncovers the deeps out of darkness +22 He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light. - -23. He makes nations great, and he destroys them; +23 He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away. - -24. He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth +24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste. - -25. They grope in the dark without light, - and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. - - - +25 They grope in the dark without light, + and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md index d6a937ad..2c7b4276 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,90 +1,58 @@ -Job Continues: Still I Will Hope in God - # Chapter 13 -1. "Behold, my eye has seen all this, +1 “Behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it. - -2. What you know, I also know; +2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. - -3. But I would speak to the Almighty, +3 But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God. - -4. As for you, you whitewash with lies; +4 As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all. - -5. Oh that you would keep silent, +5 Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom! - -6. Hear now my argument +6 Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips. - -7. Will you speak falsely for God +7 Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him? - -8. Will you show partiality toward him? +8 Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God? - -9. Will it be well with you when he searches you out? +9 Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man? - -10. He will surely rebuke you +10 He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality. - -11. Will not his majesty terrify you, +11 Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you? - -12. Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; +12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. - -13. "Let me have silence, and I will speak, +13 “Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. - -14. Why should I take my flesh in my teeth +14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand? - -15. Though he slay me, I will hope in him; +15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face. - -16. This will be my salvation, +16 This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him. - -17. Keep listening to my words, +17 Keep listening to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears. - -18. Behold, I have prepared my case; +18 Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be in the right. - -19. Who is there who will contend with me? +19 Who is there who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. - -20. Only grant me two things, +20 Only grant me two things, then I will not hide myself from your face: - -21. withdraw your hand far from me, +21 withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me. - -22. Then call, and I will answer; +22 Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you reply to me. - -23. How many are my iniquities and my sins? +23 How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin. - -24. Why do you hide your face +24 Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy? - -25. Will you frighten a driven leaf +25 Will you frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff? - -26. For you write bitter things against me +26 For you write bitter things against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. - -27. You put my feet in the stocks +27 You put my feet in the stocks and watch all my paths; you set a limit for the soles of my feet. - -28. Man wastes away like a rotten thing, - like a garment that is moth-eaten. - - - +28 Man wastes away like a rotten thing, + like a garment that is moth-eaten. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md index 4d532374..a6c500c8 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,77 +1,51 @@ -Job Continues: Death Comes Soon to All - # Chapter 14 -1. "Man who is born of a woman +1 “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. - -2. He comes out like a flower and withers; +2 He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not. - -3. And do you open your eyes on such a one +3 And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you? - -4. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? +4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one. - -5. Since his days are determined, +5 Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass, - -6. look away from him and leave him alone, +6 look away from him and leave him alone, that he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day. - -7. "For there is hope for a tree, +7 “For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. - -8. Though its root grow old in the earth, +8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil, - -9. yet at the scent of water it will bud +9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant. - -10. But a man dies and is laid low; +10 But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? - -11. As waters fail from a lake +11 As waters fail from a lake and a river wastes away and dries up, - -12. so a man lies down and rises not again; +12 so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. - -13. Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, +13 Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me! - -14. If a man dies, shall he live again? +14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my renewal should come. - -15. You would call, and I would answer you; +15 You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands. - -16. For then you would number my steps; +16 For then you would number my steps; you would not keep watch over my sin; - -17. my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, +17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity. - -18. "But the mountain falls and crumbles away, +18 “But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place; - -19. the waters wear away the stones; +19 the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of man. - -20. You prevail forever against him, and he passes; +20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes; you change his countenance, and send him away. - -21. His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; +21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not. - -22. He feels only the pain of his own body, - and he mourns only for himself." - - - +22 He feels only the pain of his own body, + and he mourns only for himself.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md index 4d8854f8..5b753a38 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,115 +1,72 @@ -Eliphaz Accuses: Job Does Not Fear God - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? - -3. Should he argue in unprofitable talk, +3 Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good? - -4. But you are doing away with the fear of God +4 But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God. - -5. For your iniquity teaches your mouth, +5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty. - -6. Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; +6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; your own lips testify against you. - -7. "Are you the first man who was born? +7 “Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills? - -8. Have you listened in the council of God? +8 Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself? - -9. What do you know that we do not know? +9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to us? - -10. Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, +10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, older than your father. - -11. Are the comforts of God too small for you, +11 Are the comforts of God too small for you, or the word that deals gently with you? - -12. Why does your heart carry you away, +12 Why does your heart carry you away, and why do your eyes flash, - -13. that you turn your spirit against God +13 that you turn your spirit against God and bring such words out of your mouth? - -14. What is man, that he can be pure? +14 What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous? - -15. Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, +15 Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight; - -16. how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, +16 how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks injustice like water! - -17. "I will show you; hear me, - -and what I have seen I will declare - - -18. (what wise men have told, +17 “I will show you; hear me, + and what I have seen I will declare +18 (what wise men have told, without hiding it from their fathers, - -19. to whom alone the land was given, +19 to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them). - -20. The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, +20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless. - -21. Dreadful sounds are in his ears; +21 Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him. - -22. He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, +22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword. - -23. He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' +23 He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand; - -24. distress and anguish terrify him; +24 distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle. - -25. Because he has stretched out his hand against God +25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty, - -26. running stubbornly against him +26 running stubbornly against him with a thickly bossed shield; - -27. because he has covered his face with his fat - -and gathered fat upon his waist - - -28. and has lived in desolate cities, +27 because he has covered his face with his fat + and gathered fat upon his waist +28 and has lived in desolate cities, in houses that none should inhabit, which were ready to become heaps of ruins; - -29. he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure, +29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the earth; - -30. he will not depart from darkness; +30 he will not depart from darkness; the flame will dry up his shoots, and by the breath of his mouth he will depart. - -31. Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, +31 Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, for emptiness will be his payment. - -32. It will be paid in full before his time, +32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not be green. - -33. He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine, +33 He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine, and cast off his blossom like the olive tree. - -34. For the company of the godless is barren, +34 For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribery. - -35. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, - and their womb prepares deceit." - - - +35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, + and their womb prepares deceit.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md index 1b0f1cf8..92990c5d 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,78 +1,52 @@ -Job Replies: Miserable Comforters Are You - # Chapter 16 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "I have heard many such things; +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all. - -3. Shall windy words have an end? +3 Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? - -4. I also could speak as you do, +4 I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you. - -5. I could strengthen you with my mouth, +5 I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain. - -6. "If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, +6 “If I speak, my pain is not assuaged, and if I forbear, how much of it leaves me? - -7. Surely now God has worn me out; +7 Surely now God has worn me out; he has made desolate all my company. - -8. And he has shriveled me up, +8 And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me, and my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face. - -9. He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; +9 He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me. - -10. Men have gaped at me with their mouth; +10 Men have gaped at me with their mouth; they have struck me insolently on the cheek; they mass themselves together against me. - -11. God gives me up to the ungodly +11 God gives me up to the ungodly and casts me into the hands of the wicked. - -12. I was at ease, and he broke me apart; +12 I was at ease, and he broke me apart; he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; he set me up as his target; - -13. his archers surround me. +13 his archers surround me. He slashes open my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground. - -14. He breaks me with breach upon breach; +14 He breaks me with breach upon breach; he runs upon me like a warrior. - -15. I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin +15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin and have laid my strength in the dust. - -16. My face is red with weeping, +16 My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is deep darkness, - -17. although there is no violence in my hands, +17 although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. - -18. "O earth, cover not my blood, +18 “O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place. - -19. Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, +19 Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who testifies for me is on high. - -20. My friends scorn me; +20 My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God, - -21. that he would argue the case of a man with God, +21 that he would argue the case of a man with God, as a son of man does with his neighbor. - -22. For when a few years have come - I shall go the way from which I shall not return. - - - +22 For when a few years have come + I shall go the way from which I shall not return. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md index 3ef1e518..dba7b987 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -Job Continues: Where Then Is My Hope? - # Chapter 17 -1. "My spirit is broken; my days are extinct; +1 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinct; the graveyard is ready for me. - -2. Surely there are mockers about me, +2 Surely there are mockers about me, and my eye dwells on their provocation. - -3. "Lay down a pledge for me with you; +3 “Lay down a pledge for me with you; who is there who will put up security for me? - -4. Since you have closed their hearts to understanding, +4 Since you have closed their hearts to understanding, therefore you will not let them triumph. - -5. He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property-- +5 He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property— the eyes of his children will fail. - -6. "He has made me a byword of the peoples, +6 “He has made me a byword of the peoples, and I am one before whom men spit. - -7. My eye has grown dim from vexation, +7 My eye has grown dim from vexation, and all my members are like a shadow. - -8. The upright are appalled at this, +8 The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless. - -9. Yet the righteous holds to his way, +9 Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger. - -10. But you, come on again, all of you, +10 But you, come on again, all of you, and I shall not find a wise man among you. - -11. My days are past; my plans are broken off, +11 My days are past; my plans are broken off, the desires of my heart. - -12. They make night into day: - 'The light,' they say, 'is near to the darkness.' - -13. If I hope for Sheol as my house, +12 They make night into day: + ‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’ +13 If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness, - -14. if I say to the pit, 'You are my father,' - and to the worm, 'My mother,' or 'My sister,' - -15. where then is my hope? +14 if I say to the pit, ‘You are my father,’ + and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ +15 where then is my hope? Who will see my hope? - -16. Will it go down to the bars of Sheol? - Shall we descend together into the dust?" - - - +16 Will it go down to the bars of Sheol? + Shall we descend together into the dust?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md index 92e1b36b..d4bf78f9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,68 +1,43 @@ -Bildad Speaks: God Punishes the Wicked - # Chapter 18 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "How long will you hunt for words? +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak. - -3. Why are we counted as cattle? +3 Why are we counted as cattle? Why are we stupid in your sight? - -4. You who tear yourself in your anger, +4 You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you, or the rock be removed out of its place? - -5. "Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, +5 “Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. - -6. The light is dark in his tent, +6 The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out. - -7. His strong steps are shortened, +7 His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down. - -8. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, +8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on its mesh. - -9. A trap seizes him by the heel; +9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare lays hold of him. - -10. A rope is hidden for him in the ground, +10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the path. - -11. Terrors frighten him on every side, +11 Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels. - -12. His strength is famished, +12 His strength is famished, and calamity is ready for his stumbling. - -13. It consumes the parts of his skin; +13 It consumes the parts of his skin; the firstborn of death consumes his limbs. - -14. He is torn from the tent in which he trusted +14 He is torn from the tent in which he trusted and is brought to the king of terrors. - -15. In his tent dwells that which is none of his; +15 In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation. - -16. His roots dry up beneath, +16 His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above. - -17. His memory perishes from the earth, +17 His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street. - -18. He is thrust from light into darkness, +18 He is thrust from light into darkness, and driven out of the world. - -19. He has no posterity or progeny among his people, +19 He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live. - -20. They of the west are appalled at his day, +20 They of the west are appalled at his day, and horror seizes them of the east. - -21. Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, - such is the place of him who knows not God." - - - +21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, + such is the place of him who knows not God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md index 02247a40..5a9cdea9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,94 +1,61 @@ -Job Replies: My Redeemer Lives - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "How long will you torment me +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “How long will you torment me and break me in pieces with words? - -3. These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; +3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? - -4. And even if it be true that I have erred, +4 And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself. - -5. If indeed you magnify yourselves against me +5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and make my disgrace an argument against me, - -6. know then that God has put me in the wrong +6 know then that God has put me in the wrong and closed his net about me. - -7. Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; +7 Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice. - -8. He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass, +8 He has walled up my way, so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths. - -9. He has stripped from me my glory +9 He has stripped from me my glory and taken the crown from my head. - -10. He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, +10 He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, and my hope has he pulled up like a tree. - -11. He has kindled his wrath against me +11 He has kindled his wrath against me and counts me as his adversary. - -12. His troops come on together; +12 His troops come on together; they have cast up their siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent. - -13. "He has put my brothers far from me, +13 “He has put my brothers far from me, and those who knew me are wholly estranged from me. - -14. My relatives have failed me, +14 My relatives have failed me, my close friends have forgotten me. - -15. The guests in my house and my maidservants count me as a stranger; +15 The guests in my house and my maidservants count me as a stranger; I have become a foreigner in their eyes. - -16. I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; +16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; I must plead with him with my mouth for mercy. - -17. My breath is strange to my wife, +17 My breath is strange to my wife, and I am a stench to the children of my own mother. - -18. Even young children despise me; +18 Even young children despise me; when I rise they talk against me. - -19. All my intimate friends abhor me, +19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and those whom I loved have turned against me. - -20. My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh, +20 My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. - -21. Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, +21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! - -22. Why do you, like God, pursue me? +22 Why do you, like God, pursue me? Why are you not satisfied with my flesh? - -23. "Oh that my words were written! +23 “Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! - -24. Oh that with an iron pen and lead +24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! - -25. For I know that my Redeemer lives, +25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. - -26. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, +26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, - -27. whom I shall see for myself, +27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! - -28. If you say, 'How we will pursue him!' - and, 'The root of the matter is found in him,' - -29. be afraid of the sword, +28 If you say, ‘How we will pursue him!’ + and, ‘The root of the matter is found in him,’ +29 be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, - that you may know there is a judgment." - - - + that you may know there is a judgment.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md index d4f50a7a..e1a55c6d 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,96 +1,63 @@ -Zophar Speaks: The Wicked Will Suffer - # Chapter 20 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: - -2. "Therefore my thoughts answer me, +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: +2 “Therefore my thoughts answer me, because of my haste within me. - -3. I hear censure that insults me, +3 I hear censure that insults me, and out of my understanding a spirit answers me. - -4. Do you not know this from of old, +4 Do you not know this from of old, since man was placed on earth, - -5. that the exulting of the wicked is short, +5 that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment? - -6. Though his height mount up to the heavens, +6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds, - -7. he will perish forever like his own dung; - those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?' - -8. He will fly away like a dream and not be found; +7 he will perish forever like his own dung; + those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ +8 He will fly away like a dream and not be found; he will be chased away like a vision of the night. - -9. The eye that saw him will see him no more, +9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, nor will his place any more behold him. - -10. His children will seek the favor of the poor, +10 His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth. - -11. His bones are full of his youthful vigor, +11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it will lie down with him in the dust. - -12. "Though evil is sweet in his mouth, +12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue, - -13. though he is loath to let it go +13 though he is loath to let it go and holds it in his mouth, - -14. yet his food is turned in his stomach; +14 yet his food is turned in his stomach; it is the venom of cobras within him. - -15. He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; +15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. - -16. He will suck the poison of cobras; +16 He will suck the poison of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him. - -17. He will not look upon the rivers, +17 He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds. - -18. He will give back the fruit of his toil +18 He will give back the fruit of his toil and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment. - -19. For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; +19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he did not build. - -20. "Because he knew no contentment in his belly, +20 “Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him. - -21. There was nothing left after he had eaten; +21 There was nothing left after he had eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure. - -22. In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; +22 In the fullness of his sufficiency he will be in distress; the hand of everyone in misery will come against him. - -23. To fill his belly to the full, +23 To fill his belly to the full, God will send his burning anger against him and rain it upon him into his body. - -24. He will flee from an iron weapon; +24 He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through. - -25. It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; +25 It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come upon him. - -26. Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures; +26 Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures; a fire not fanned will devour him; what is left in his tent will be consumed. - -27. The heavens will reveal his iniquity, +27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. - -28. The possessions of his house will be carried away, +28 The possessions of his house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God's wrath. - -29. This is the wicked man's portion from God, - the heritage decreed for him by God." - - - +29 This is the wicked man's portion from God, + the heritage decreed for him by God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md index 74caad81..c31b4dd9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,110 +1,70 @@ -Job Replies: The Wicked Do Prosper - # Chapter 21 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Keep listening to my words, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Keep listening to my words, and let this be your comfort. - -3. Bear with me, and I will speak, +3 Bear with me, and I will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on. - -4. As for me, is my complaint against man? +4 As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient? - -5. Look at me and be appalled, +5 Look at me and be appalled, and lay your hand over your mouth. - -6. When I remember, I am dismayed, +6 When I remember, I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh. - -7. Why do the wicked live, +7 Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power? - -8. Their offspring are established in their presence, +8 Their offspring are established in their presence, and their descendants before their eyes. - -9. Their houses are safe from fear, +9 Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them. - -10. Their bull breeds without fail; +10 Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves and does not miscarry. - -11. They send out their little boys like a flock, +11 They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance. - -12. They sing to the tambourine and the lyre +12 They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe. - -13. They spend their days in prosperity, +13 They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol. - -14. They say to God, 'Depart from us! +14 They say to God, ‘Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways. - -15. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? - And what profit do we get if we pray to him?' - -16. Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? +15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? + And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’ +16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me. - -17. "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? +17 “How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes upon them? That God distributes pains in his anger? - -18. That they are like straw before the wind, +18 That they are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away? - -19. You say, 'God stores up their iniquity for their children.' +19 You say, ‘God stores up their iniquity for their children.’ Let him pay it out to them, that they may know it. - -20. Let their own eyes see their destruction, +20 Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty. - -21. For what do they care for their houses after them, +21 For what do they care for their houses after them, when the number of their months is cut off? - -22. Will any teach God knowledge, +22 Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those who are on high? - -23. One dies in his full vigor, +23 One dies in his full vigor, being wholly at ease and secure, - -24. his pails full of milk +24 his pails full of milk and the marrow of his bones moist. - -25. Another dies in bitterness of soul, +25 Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity. - -26. They lie down alike in the dust, +26 They lie down alike in the dust, and the worms cover them. - -27. "Behold, I know your thoughts +27 “Behold, I know your thoughts and your schemes to wrong me. - -28. For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? - Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?' - -29. Have you not asked those who travel the roads, - -and do you not accept their testimony - - -30. that the evil man is spared in the day of calamity, +28 For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? + Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’ +29 Have you not asked those who travel the roads, + and do you not accept their testimony +30 that the evil man is spared in the day of calamity, that he is rescued in the day of wrath? - -31. Who declares his way to his face, +31 Who declares his way to his face, and who repays him for what he has done? - -32. When he is carried to the grave, +32 When he is carried to the grave, watch is kept over his tomb. - -33. The clods of the valley are sweet to him; +33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all mankind follows after him, and those who go before him are innumerable. - -34. How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? - There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." - - - +34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? + There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md index 60208688..e67ff19d 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,94 +1,60 @@ -Eliphaz Speaks: Job's Wickedness Is Great - # Chapter 22 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "Can a man be profitable to God? +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself. - -3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, +3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless? - -4. Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you +4 Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you and enters into judgment with you? - -5. Is not your evil abundant? +5 Is not your evil abundant? There is no end to your iniquities. - -6. For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing +6 For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing. - -7. You have given no water to the weary to drink, +7 You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. - -8. The man with power possessed the land, +8 The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it. - -9. You have sent widows away empty, +9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. - -10. Therefore snares are all around you, +10 Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you, - -11. or darkness, so that you cannot see, +11 or darkness, so that you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. - -12. "Is not God high in the heavens? +12 “Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are! - -13. But you say, 'What does God know? +13 But you say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness? - -14. Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, - and he walks on the vault of heaven.' - -15. Will you keep to the old way +14 Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, + and he walks on the vault of heaven.’ +15 Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod? - -16. They were snatched away before their time; +16 They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away. - -17. They said to God, 'Depart from us,' - and 'What can the Almighty do to us?' - -18. Yet he filled their houses with good things-- +17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’ + and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’ +18 Yet he filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. - -19. The righteous see it and are glad; +19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent one mocks at them, - -20. saying, 'Surely our adversaries are cut off, - and what they left the fire has consumed.' - -21. "Agree with God, and be at peace; +20 saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off, + and what they left the fire has consumed.’ +21 “Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. - -22. Receive instruction from his mouth, +22 Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. - -23. If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; +23 If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, - -24. if you lay gold in the dust, +24 if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed, - -25. then the Almighty will be your gold +25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. - -26. For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty +26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. - -27. You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, +27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. - -28. You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, +28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. - -29. For when they are humbled you say, 'It is because of pride'; +29 For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’; but he saves the lowly. - -30. He delivers even the one who is not innocent, - who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." - - - +30 He delivers even the one who is not innocent, + who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md index 242819d9..25badaa6 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,55 +1,34 @@ -Job Replies: Where Is God? - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Today also my complaint is bitter; +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. - -3. Oh, that I knew where I might find him, +3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! - -4. I would lay my case before him +4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. - -5. I would know what he would answer me +5 I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. - -6. Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? +6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. - -7. There an upright man could argue with him, +7 There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. - -8. "Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, +8 “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; - -9. on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; +9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. - -10. But he knows the way that I take; +10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. - -11. My foot has held fast to his steps; +11 My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. - -12. I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; +12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. - -13. But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? +13 But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. - -14. For he will complete what he appoints for me, +14 For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. - -15. Therefore I am terrified at his presence; +15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. - -16. God has made my heart faint; +16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; - -17. yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, - nor because thick darkness covers my face. - - - +17 yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, + nor because thick darkness covers my face. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md index 6de1a824..7bea2111 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,88 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 24 -1. "Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, +1 “Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days? - -2. Some move landmarks; +2 Some move landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them. - -3. They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; +3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge. - -4. They thrust the poor off the road; +4 They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves. - -5. Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert +5 Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go out to their toil, seeking game; the wasteland yields food for their children. - -6. They gather their fodder in the field, +6 They gather their fodder in the field, and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man. - -7. They lie all night naked, without clothing, +7 They lie all night naked, without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. - -8. They are wet with the rain of the mountains +8 They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for lack of shelter. - -9. (There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, +9 (There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and they take a pledge against the poor.) - -10. They go about naked, without clothing; +10 They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves; - -11. among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; +11 among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst. - -12. From out of the city the dying groan, +12 From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong. - -13. "There are those who rebel against the light, +13 “There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths. - -14. The murderer rises before it is light, +14 The murderer rises before it is light, that he may kill the poor and needy, and in the night he is like a thief. - -15. The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, - saying, 'No eye will see me'; +15 The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, + saying, ‘No eye will see me’; and he veils his face. - -16. In the dark they dig through houses; +16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light. - -17. For deep darkness is morning to all of them; +17 For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness. - -18. "You say, 'Swift are they on the face of the waters; +18 “You say, ‘Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards. - -19. Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; +19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned. - -20. The womb forgets them; +20 The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered, - so wickedness is broken like a tree.' - -21. "They wrong the barren, childless woman, + so wickedness is broken like a tree.’ +21 “They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow. - -22. Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; +22 Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life. - -23. He gives them security, and they are supported, +23 He gives them security, and they are supported, and his eyes are upon their ways. - -24. They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; +24 They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain. - -25. If it is not so, who will prove me a liar - and show that there is nothing in what I say?" - - - +25 If it is not so, who will prove me a liar + and show that there is nothing in what I say?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md index 3adaade7..ab5f176d 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ -Bildad Speaks: Man Cannot Be Righteous - # Chapter 25 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "Dominion and fear are with God; +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven. - -3. Is there any number to his armies? +3 Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise? - -4. How then can man be in the right before God? +4 How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure? - -5. Behold, even the moon is not bright, +5 Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes; - -6. how much less man, who is a maggot, - and the son of man, who is a worm!" - - - +6 how much less man, who is a maggot, + and the son of man, who is a worm!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md index 3cb7a533..aea14312 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Job Replies: God's Majesty Is Unsearchable - # Chapter 26 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "How you have helped him who has no power! +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “How you have helped him who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength! - -3. How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, +3 How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge! - -4. With whose help have you uttered words, +4 With whose help have you uttered words, and whose breath has come out from you? - -5. The dead tremble +5 The dead tremble under the waters and their inhabitants. - -6. Sheol is naked before God, +6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering. - -7. He stretches out the north over the void +7 He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing. - -8. He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, +8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not split open under them. - -9. He covers the face of the full moon +9 He covers the face of the full moon and spreads over it his cloud. - -10. He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters +10 He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. - -11. The pillars of heaven tremble +11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke. - -12. By his power he stilled the sea; +12 By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab. - -13. By his wind the heavens were made fair; +13 By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. - -14. Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, +14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! - But the thunder of his power who can understand?" - - - + But the thunder of his power who can understand?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md index 1df10e43..94fea37d 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,73 +1,46 @@ -Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity - # Chapter 27 -1. And Job again took up his discourse, and said: - -2. "As God lives, who has taken away my right, +1 And Job again took up his discourse, and said: +2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, - -3. as long as my breath is in me, +3 as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, - -4. my lips will not speak falsehood, +4 my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. - -5. Far be it from me to say that you are right; +5 Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. - -6. I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; +6 I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days. - -7. "Let my enemy be as the wicked, +7 “Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous. - -8. For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, +8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? - -9. Will God hear his cry +9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? - -10. Will he take delight in the Almighty? +10 Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? - -11. I will teach you concerning the hand of God; +11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal. - -12. Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; +12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain? - -13. "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, +13 “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage that oppressors receive from the Almighty: - -14. If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, +14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword, and his descendants have not enough bread. - -15. Those who survive him the pestilence buries, +15 Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do not weep. - -16. Though he heap up silver like dust, +16 Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay, - -17. he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, +17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver. - -18. He builds his house like a moth's, +18 He builds his house like a moth's, like a booth that a watchman makes. - -19. He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; +19 He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone. - -20. Terrors overtake him like a flood; +20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off. - -21. The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; +21 The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. - -22. It hurls at him without pity; +22 It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight. - -23. It claps its hands at him - and hisses at him from its place. - - - +23 It claps its hands at him + and hisses at him from its place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md index 5f113d1b..d9bf32e6 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,93 +1,60 @@ -Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom? - # Chapter 28 -1. "Surely there is a mine for silver, +1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. - -2. Iron is taken out of the earth, +2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. - -3. Man puts an end to darkness - -and searches out to the farthest limit +3 Man puts an end to darkness + and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. - -4. He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; +4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro. - -5. As for the earth, out of it comes bread, +5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. - -6. Its stones are the place of sapphires, +6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. - -7. "That path no bird of prey knows, +7 “That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon's eye has not seen it. - -8. The proud beasts have not trodden it; +8 The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. - -9. "Man puts his hand to the flinty rock +9 “Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. - -10. He cuts out channels in the rocks, +10 He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. - -11. He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, +11 He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. - -12. "But where shall wisdom be found? +12 “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? - -13. Man does not know its worth, +13 Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. - -14. The deep says, 'It is not in me,' - and the sea says, 'It is not with me.' - -15. It cannot be bought for gold, +14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ + and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ +15 It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. - -16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, +16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. - -17. Gold and glass cannot equal it, +17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. - -18. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; +18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. - -19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, +19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. - -20. "From where, then, does wisdom come? +20 “From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? - -21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living +21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. - -22. Abaddon and Death say, - 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.' - -23. "God understands the way to it, +22 Abaddon and Death say, + ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ +23 “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. - -24. For he looks to the ends of the earth +24 For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. - -25. When he gave to the wind its weight +25 When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, - -26. when he made a decree for the rain +26 when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, - -27. then he saw it and declared it; +27 then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. - -28. And he said to man, -'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, - and to turn away from evil is understanding.'" - - - +28 And he said to man, +‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, + and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md index 8f11f72d..5cb6f975 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,80 +1,51 @@ -Job's Summary Defense - # Chapter 29 -1. And Job again took up his discourse, and said: - -2. "Oh, that I were as in the months of old, +1 And Job again took up his discourse, and said: +2 “Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, - -3. when his lamp shone upon my head, +3 when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, - -4. as I was in my prime, +4 as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent, - -5. when the Almighty was yet with me, +5 when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me, - -6. when my steps were washed with butter, +6 when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! - -7. When I went out to the gate of the city, +7 When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square, - -8. the young men saw me and withdrew, +8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; - -9. the princes refrained from talking +9 the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth; - -10. the voice of the nobles was hushed, +10 the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. - -11. When the ear heard, it called me blessed, +11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved, - -12. because I delivered the poor who cried for help, +12 because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. - -13. The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, +13 The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - -14. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; +14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. - -15. I was eyes to the blind +15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. - -16. I was a father to the needy, +16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know. - -17. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous +17 I broke the fangs of the unrighteous and made him drop his prey from his teeth. - -18. Then I thought, 'I shall die in my nest, +18 Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand, - -19. my roots spread out to the waters, +19 my roots spread out to the waters, with the dew all night on my branches, - -20. my glory fresh with me, - and my bow ever new in my hand.' - -21. "Men listened to me and waited +20 my glory fresh with me, + and my bow ever new in my hand.’ +21 “Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel. - -22. After I spoke they did not speak again, +22 After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them. - -23. They waited for me as for the rain, +23 They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. - -24. I smiled on them when they had no confidence, +24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and the light of my face they did not cast down. - -25. I chose their way and sat as chief, +25 I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, - like one who comforts mourners. - - - + like one who comforts mourners. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md index ba100e72..7aed168e 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,101 +1,68 @@ # Chapter 30 -1. "But now they laugh at me, +1 “But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. - -2. What could I gain from the strength of their hands, +2 What could I gain from the strength of their hands, men whose vigor is gone? - -3. Through want and hard hunger +3 Through want and hard hunger they gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation; - -4. they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, +4 they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food. - -5. They are driven out from human company; +5 They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief. - -6. In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, +6 In the gullies of the torrents they must dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks. - -7. Among the bushes they bray; +7 Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they huddle together. - -8. A senseless, a nameless brood, +8 A senseless, a nameless brood, they have been whipped out of the land. - -9. "And now I have become their song; +9 “And now I have become their song; I am a byword to them. - -10. They abhor me; they keep aloof from me; +10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me; they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me. - -11. Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, +11 Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence. - -12. On my right hand the rabble rise; +12 On my right hand the rabble rise; they push away my feet; they cast up against me their ways of destruction. - -13. They break up my path; +13 They break up my path; they promote my calamity; they need no one to help them. - -14. As through a wide breach they come; +14 As through a wide breach they come; amid the crash they roll on. - -15. Terrors are turned upon me; +15 Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed away like a cloud. - -16. "And now my soul is poured out within me; +16 “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. - -17. The night racks my bones, +17 The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest. - -18. With great force my garment is disfigured; +18 With great force my garment is disfigured; it binds me about like the collar of my tunic. - -19. God has cast me into the mire, +19 God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes. - -20. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; +20 I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me. - -21. You have turned cruel to me; +21 You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me. - -22. You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it, +22 You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it, and you toss me about in the roar of the storm. - -23. For I know that you will bring me to death +23 For I know that you will bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living. - -24. "Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand, +24 “Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand, and in his disaster cry for help? - -25. Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? +25 Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy? - -26. But when I hoped for good, evil came, +26 But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came. - -27. My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; +27 My inward parts are in turmoil and never still; days of affliction come to meet me. - -28. I go about darkened, but not by the sun; +28 I go about darkened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help. - -29. I am a brother of jackals +29 I am a brother of jackals and a companion of ostriches. - -30. My skin turns black and falls from me, +30 My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat. - -31. My lyre is turned to mourning, - and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. - - - +31 My lyre is turned to mourning, + and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md index cbd7d177..4c297de1 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,133 +1,85 @@ -Job's Final Appeal - # Chapter 31 -1. "I have made a covenant with my eyes; +1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? - -2. What would be my portion from God above +2 What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high? - -3. Is not calamity for the unrighteous, +3 Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity? - -4. Does not he see my ways +4 Does not he see my ways and number all my steps? - -5. "If I have walked with falsehood +5 “If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit; - -6. (Let me be weighed in a just balance, +6 (Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!) - -7. if my step has turned aside from the way +7 if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands, - -8. then let me sow, and another eat, +8 then let me sow, and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out. - -9. "If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, +9 “If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door, - -10. then let my wife grind for another, +10 then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down on her. - -11. For that would be a heinous crime; +11 For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; - -12. for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, +12 for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase. - -13. "If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, +13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me, - -14. what then shall I do when God rises up? +14 what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? - -15. Did not he who made me in the womb make him? +15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? - -16. "If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, +16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, - -17. or have eaten my morsel alone, - -and the fatherless has not eaten of it - - -18. (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, +17 or have eaten my morsel alone, + and the fatherless has not eaten of it +18 (for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow), - -19. if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, +19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering, - -20. if his body has not blessed me, +20 if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep, - -21. if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, +21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate, - -22. then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, +22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket. - -23. For I was in terror of calamity from God, +23 For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty. - -24. "If I have made gold my trust +24 “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence, - -25. if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant +25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much, - -26. if I have looked at the sun when it shone, +26 if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor, - -27. and my heart has been secretly enticed, +27 and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand, - -28. this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, +28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above. - -29. "If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, - -or exulted when evil overtook him - - -30. (I have not let my mouth sin +29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, + or exulted when evil overtook him +30 (I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse), - -31. if the men of my tent have not said, - 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?' - -32. (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; +31 if the men of my tent have not said, + ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’ +32 (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler), - -33. if I have concealed my transgressions as others do +33 if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart, - -34. because I stood in great fear of the multitude, +34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, - so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors-- - -35. Oh, that I had one to hear me! + so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors— +35 Oh, that I had one to hear me! (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!) Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary! - -36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; +36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown; - -37. I would give him an account of all my steps; +37 I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him. - -38. "If my land has cried out against me +38 “If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together, - -39. if I have eaten its yield without payment +39 if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last, - -40. let thorns grow instead of wheat, - and foul weeds instead of barley." -The words of Job are ended. - - - +40 let thorns grow instead of wheat, + and foul weeds instead of barley.” +The words of Job are ended. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md index 0a6cccdf..1c5a7fc1 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,68 +1,45 @@ -Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends - # Chapter 32 -1. So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. -2. Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God. -3. He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. -4. Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. -5. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger. - -6. And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: -"I am young in years, +1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. +2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God. +3 He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. +4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. +5 And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he burned with anger. +6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: +“I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you. - -7. I said, 'Let days speak, - and many years teach wisdom.' - -8. But it is the spirit in man, +7 I said, ‘Let days speak, + and many years teach wisdom.’ +8 But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand. - -9. It is not the old who are wise, +9 It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right. - -10. Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; - let me also declare my opinion.' - -11. "Behold, I waited for your words, +10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; + let me also declare my opinion.’ +11 “Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say. - -12. I gave you my attention, - -and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job +12 I gave you my attention, + and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job or who answered his words. - -13. Beware lest you say, 'We have found wisdom; - God may vanquish him, not a man.' - -14. He has not directed his words against me, +13 Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom; + God may vanquish him, not a man.’ +14 He has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your speeches. - -15. "They are dismayed; they answer no more; +15 “They are dismayed; they answer no more; they have not a word to say. - -16. And shall I wait, because they do not speak, +16 And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? - -17. I also will answer with my share; +17 I also will answer with my share; I also will declare my opinion. - -18. For I am full of words; +18 For I am full of words; the spirit within me constrains me. - -19. Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent; +19 Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent; like new wineskins ready to burst. - -20. I must speak, that I may find relief; +20 I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. - -21. I will not show partiality to any man +21 I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. - -22. For I do not know how to flatter, - else my Maker would soon take me away. - - - +22 For I do not know how to flatter, + else my Maker would soon take me away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md index 2f942f02..684214cf 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,109 +1,72 @@ -Elihu Rebukes Job - # Chapter 33 -1. "But now, hear my speech, O Job, +1 “But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words. - -2. Behold, I open my mouth; +2 Behold, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks. - -3. My words declare the uprightness of my heart, +3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely. - -4. The Spirit of God has made me, +4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. - -5. Answer me, if you can; +5 Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your stand. - -6. Behold, I am toward God as you are; +6 Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay. - -7. Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; +7 Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you. - -8. "Surely you have spoken in my ears, +8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words. - -9. You say, 'I am pure, without transgression; +9 You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. - -10. Behold, he finds occasions against me, +10 Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, - -11. he puts my feet in the stocks - and watches all my paths.' - -12. "Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, +11 he puts my feet in the stocks + and watches all my paths.’ +12 “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. - -13. Why do you contend against him, - saying, 'He will answer none of man's words'? - -14. For God speaks in one way, +13 Why do you contend against him, + saying, ‘He will answer none of man's words’? +14 For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. - -15. In a dream, in a vision of the night, +15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, - -16. then he opens the ears of men +16 then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, - -17. that he may turn man aside from his deed +17 that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man; - -18. he keeps back his soul from the pit, +18 he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword. - -19. "Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed +19 “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed and with continual strife in his bones, - -20. so that his life loathes bread, +20 so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. - -21. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, +21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. - -22. His soul draws near the pit, +22 His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. - -23. If there be for him an angel, +23 If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him, - -24. and he is merciful to him, and says, - 'Deliver him from going down into the pit; +24 and he is merciful to him, and says, + ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom; - -25. let his flesh become fresh with youth; - let him return to the days of his youthful vigor'; - -26. then man prays to God, and he accepts him; +25 let his flesh become fresh with youth; + let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’; +26 then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness. - -27. He sings before men and says: -'I sinned and perverted what was right, +27 He sings before men and says: +‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me. - -28. He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, - and my life shall look upon the light.' - -29. "Behold, God does all these things, +28 He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, + and my life shall look upon the light.’ +29 “Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, - -30. to bring back his soul from the pit, +30 to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life. - -31. Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; +31 Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. - -32. If you have any words, answer me; +32 If you have any words, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. - -33. If not, listen to me; - be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." - - - +33 If not, listen to me; + be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md index a9f7e8e7..f67e4680 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,122 +1,81 @@ -Elihu Asserts God's Justice - # Chapter 34 -1. Then Elihu answered and said: - -2. "Hear my words, you wise men, +1 Then Elihu answered and said: +2 “Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; - -3. for the ear tests words +3 for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. - -4. Let us choose what is right; +4 Let us choose what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good. - -5. For Job has said, 'I am in the right, +5 For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and God has taken away my right; - -6. in spite of my right I am counted a liar; - my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' - -7. What man is like Job, +6 in spite of my right I am counted a liar; + my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ +7 What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, - -8. who travels in company with evildoers +8 who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? - -9. For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing - that he should take delight in God.' - -10. "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: +9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing + that he should take delight in God.’ +10 “Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. - -11. For according to the work of a man he will repay him, +11 For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. - -12. Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, +12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. - -13. Who gave him charge over the earth, +13 Who gave him charge over the earth, and who laid on him the whole world? - -14. If he should set his heart to it +14 If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, - -15. all flesh would perish together, +15 all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. - -16. "If you have understanding, hear this; +16 “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. - -17. Shall one who hates justice govern? +17 Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, - -18. who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' - and to nobles, 'Wicked man,' - -19. who shows no partiality to princes, +18 who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ + and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ +19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? - -20. In a moment they die; +20 In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. - -21. "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, +21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. - -22. There is no gloom or deep darkness +22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. - -23. For God has no need to consider a man further, +23 For God has no need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment. - -24. He shatters the mighty without investigation +24 He shatters the mighty without investigation and sets others in their place. - -25. Thus, knowing their works, +25 Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. - -26. He strikes them for their wickedness +26 He strikes them for their wickedness in a place for all to see, - -27. because they turned aside from following him +27 because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways, - -28. so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, - and he heard the cry of the afflicted-- - -29. When he is quiet, who can condemn? +28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, + and he heard the cry of the afflicted— +29 When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, - whether it be a nation or a man?-- - -30. that a godless man should not reign, + whether it be a nation or a man?— +30 that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. - -31. "For has anyone said to God, - 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more; - -32. teach me what I do not see; - if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'? - -33. Will he then make repayment to suit you, +31 “For has anyone said to God, + ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more; +32 teach me what I do not see; + if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’? +33 Will he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. - -34. Men of understanding will say to me, +34 Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: - -35. 'Job speaks without knowledge; - his words are without insight.' - -36. Would that Job were tried to the end, +35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge; + his words are without insight.’ +36 Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. - -37. For he adds rebellion to his sin; +37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us - and multiplies his words against God." - - - + and multiplies his words against God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md index 7aa8de28..63cb85f9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,52 +1,32 @@ -Elihu Condemns Job - # Chapter 35 -1. And Elihu answered and said: - -2. "Do you think this to be just? - Do you say, 'It is my right before God,' - -3. that you ask, 'What advantage have I? - How am I better off than if I had sinned?' - -4. I will answer you +1 And Elihu answered and said: +2 “Do you think this to be just? + Do you say, ‘It is my right before God,’ +3 that you ask, ‘What advantage have I? + How am I better off than if I had sinned?’ +4 I will answer you and your friends with you. - -5. Look at the heavens, and see; +5 Look at the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than you. - -6. If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? +6 If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? - -7. If you are righteous, what do you give to him? +7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand? - -8. Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, +8 Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man. - -9. "Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; +9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. - -10. But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, +10 But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, - -11. who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth - and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?' - -12. There they cry out, but he does not answer, +11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth + and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ +12 There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. - -13. Surely God does not hear an empty cry, +13 Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. - -14. How much less when you say that you do not see him, +14 How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! - -15. And now, because his anger does not punish, +15 And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not take much note of transgression, - -16. Job opens his mouth in empty talk; - he multiplies words without knowledge." - - - +16 Job opens his mouth in empty talk; + he multiplies words without knowledge.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md index e2e1f11f..7200a4a2 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,106 +1,69 @@ -Elihu Extols God's Greatness - # Chapter 36 -1. And Elihu continued, and said: - -2. "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, +1 And Elihu continued, and said: +2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf. - -3. I will get my knowledge from afar +3 I will get my knowledge from afar and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. - -4. For truly my words are not false; +4 For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. - -5. "Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; +5 “Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. - -6. He does not keep the wicked alive, +6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. - -7. He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, +7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. - -8. And if they are bound in chains +8 And if they are bound in chains and caught in the cords of affliction, - -9. then he declares to them their work +9 then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly. - -10. He opens their ears to instruction +10 He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity. - -11. If they listen and serve him, +11 If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. - -12. But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword +12 But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. - -13. "The godless in heart cherish anger; +13 “The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them. - -14. They die in youth, +14 They die in youth, and their life ends among the cult prostitutes. - -15. He delivers the afflicted by their affliction +15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity. - -16. He also allured you out of distress +16 He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness. - -17. "But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; +17 “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you. - -18. Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, +18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. - -19. Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress, +19 Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength? - -20. Do not long for the night, +20 Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place. - -21. Take care; do not turn to iniquity, +21 Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction. - -22. Behold, God is exalted in his power; +22 Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? - -23. Who has prescribed for him his way, - or who can say, 'You have done wrong'? - -24. "Remember to extol his work, +23 Who has prescribed for him his way, + or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’? +24 “Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. - -25. All mankind has looked on it; +25 All mankind has looked on it; man beholds it from afar. - -26. Behold, God is great, and we know him not; +26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. - -27. For he draws up the drops of water; +27 For he draws up the drops of water; they distill his mist in rain, - -28. which the skies pour down +28 which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly. - -29. Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, +29 Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? - -30. Behold, he scatters his lightning about him +30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him and covers the roots of the sea. - -31. For by these he judges peoples; +31 For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance. - -32. He covers his hands with the lightning +32 He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark. - -33. Its crashing declares his presence; - the cattle also declare that he rises. - - - +33 Its crashing declares his presence; + the cattle also declare that he rises. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md index 896252ce..a8702053 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,81 +1,53 @@ -Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty - # Chapter 37 -1. "At this also my heart trembles +1 “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. - -2. Keep listening to the thunder of his voice +2 Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. - -3. Under the whole heaven he lets it go, +3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. - -4. After it his voice roars; +4 After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. - -5. God thunders wondrously with his voice; +5 God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. - -6. For to the snow he says, 'Fall on the earth,' +6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour. - -7. He seals up the hand of every man, +7 He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it. - -8. Then the beasts go into their lairs, +8 Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. - -9. From its chamber comes the whirlwind, +9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. - -10. By the breath of God ice is given, +10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. - -11. He loads the thick cloud with moisture; +11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. - -12. They turn around and around by his guidance, +12 They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. - -13. Whether for correction or for his land +13 Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen. - -14. "Hear this, O Job; +14 “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. - -15. Do you know how God lays his command upon them +15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? - -16. Do you know the balancings of the clouds, +16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, - -17. you whose garments are hot +17 you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? - -18. Can you, like him, spread out the skies, +18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror? - -19. Teach us what we shall say to him; +19 Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. - -20. Shall it be told him that I would speak? +20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? - -21. "And now no one looks on the light +21 “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. - -22. Out of the north comes golden splendor; +22 Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty. - -23. The Almighty--we cannot find him; +23 The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. - -24. Therefore men fear him; - he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit." - - - +24 Therefore men fear him; + he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md index c9d9d9ac..18e25c51 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,127 +1,82 @@ -The LORD Answers Job - # Chapter 38 -1. Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: - -2. "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? - -3. Dress for action like a man; +1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: +2 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? +3 Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. - -4. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? +4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. - -5. Who determined its measurements--surely you know! +5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? - -6. On what were its bases sunk, +6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, - -7. when the morning stars sang together +7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? - -8. "Or who shut in the sea with doors +8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, - -9. when I made clouds its garment +9 when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, - -10. and prescribed limits for it +10 and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, - -11. and said, 'Thus far shall you come, and no farther, - and here shall your proud waves be stayed'? - -12. "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, +11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, + and here shall your proud waves be stayed’? +12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, - -13. that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, +13 that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? - -14. It is changed like clay under the seal, +14 It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. - -15. From the wicked their light is withheld, +15 From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. - -16. "Have you entered into the springs of the sea, +16 “Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? - -17. Have the gates of death been revealed to you, +17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? - -18. Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? +18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this. - -19. "Where is the way to the dwelling of light, +19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, - -20. that you may take it to its territory +20 that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? - -21. You know, for you were born then, +21 You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! - -22. "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, +22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, - -23. which I have reserved for the time of trouble, +23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? - -24. What is the way to the place where the light is distributed, +24 What is the way to the place where the light is distributed, or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth? - -25. "Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain +25 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt, - -26. to bring rain on a land where no man is, +26 to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man, - -27. to satisfy the waste and desolate land, +27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass? - -28. "Has the rain a father, +28 “Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? - -29. From whose womb did the ice come forth, +29 From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven? - -30. The waters become hard like stone, +30 The waters become hard like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. - -31. "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades +31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion? - -32. Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, +32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? - -33. Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? +33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth? - -34. "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, +34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of waters may cover you? - -35. Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go - and say to you, 'Here we are'? - -36. Who has put wisdom in the inward parts +35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go + and say to you, ‘Here we are’? +36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind? - -37. Who can number the clouds by wisdom? +37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens, - -38. when the dust runs into a mass +38 when the dust runs into a mass and the clods stick fast together? - -39. "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, +39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, - -40. when they crouch in their dens +40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket? - -41. Who provides for the raven its prey, +41 Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, - and wander about for lack of food? - - - + and wander about for lack of food? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md index 121cc698..6f3965a4 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,94 +1,62 @@ # Chapter 39 -1. "Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? +1 “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does? - -2. Can you number the months that they fulfill, +2 Can you number the months that they fulfill, and do you know the time when they give birth, - -3. when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, +3 when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, and are delivered of their young? - -4. Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open; +4 Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open; they go out and do not return to them. - -5. "Who has let the wild donkey go free? +5 “Who has let the wild donkey go free? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, - -6. to whom I have given the arid plain for his home +6 to whom I have given the arid plain for his home and the salt land for his dwelling place? - -7. He scorns the tumult of the city; +7 He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver. - -8. He ranges the mountains as his pasture, +8 He ranges the mountains as his pasture, and he searches after every green thing. - -9. "Is the wild ox willing to serve you? +9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger? - -10. Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, +10 Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you? - -11. Will you depend on him because his strength is great, +11 Will you depend on him because his strength is great, and will you leave to him your labor? - -12. Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain +12 Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? - -13. "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, +13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the pinions and plumage of love? - -14. For she leaves her eggs to the earth +14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth and lets them be warmed on the ground, - -15. forgetting that a foot may crush them +15 forgetting that a foot may crush them and that the wild beast may trample them. - -16. She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; +16 She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, - -17. because God has made her forget wisdom +17 because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding. - -18. When she rouses herself to flee, +18 When she rouses herself to flee, she laughs at the horse and his rider. - -19. "Do you give the horse his might? +19 “Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? - -20. Do you make him leap like the locust? +20 Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. - -21. He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; +21 He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. - -22. He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; +22 He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. - -23. Upon him rattle the quiver, +23 Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin. - -24. With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; +24 With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. - -25. When the trumpet sounds, he says 'Aha!' +25 When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. - -26. "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars +26 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? - -27. Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up +27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? - -28. On the rock he dwells and makes his home, +28 On the rock he dwells and makes his home, on the rocky crag and stronghold. - -29. From there he spies out the prey; +29 From there he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it from far away. - -30. His young ones suck up blood, - and where the slain are, there is he." - - - +30 His young ones suck up blood, + and where the slain are, there is he.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md index 05deb6a5..9a57b83a 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,76 +1,47 @@ # Chapter 40 -1. And the LORD said to Job: - -2. "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? - -He who argues with God, let him answer it." -Job Promises Silence - - -3. Then Job answered the LORD and said: - -4. "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? +1 And the Lord said to Job: +2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? + He who argues with God, let him answer it.” +3 Then Job answered the Lord and said: +4 “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. - -5. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; - twice, but I will proceed no further."The LORD Challenges Job - -6. Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: - -7. "Dress for action like a man; +5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; + twice, but I will proceed no further.” +6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: +7 “Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. - -8. Will you even put me in the wrong? +8 Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? - -9. Have you an arm like God, +9 Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? - -10. "Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; +10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. - -11. Pour out the overflowings of your anger, +11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. - -12. Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low +12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. - -13. Hide them all in the dust together; +13 Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. - -14. Then will I also acknowledge to you +14 Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. - -15. "Behold, Behemoth, +15 “Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. - -16. Behold, his strength in his loins, +16 Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. - -17. He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; +17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. - -18. His bones are tubes of bronze, +18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. - -19. "He is the first of the works of God; +19 “He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! - -20. For the mountains yield food for him +20 For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. - -21. Under the lotus plants he lies, +21 Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. - -22. For his shade the lotus trees cover him; +22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. - -23. Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; +23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. - -24. Can one take him by his eyes, - or pierce his nose with a snare? - - - +24 Can one take him by his eyes, + or pierce his nose with a snare? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md index 2062e693..139c9aa9 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,105 +1,69 @@ # Chapter 41 -1. "Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook +1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? - -2. Can you put a rope in his nose +2 Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? - -3. Will he make many pleas to you? +3 Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? - -4. Will he make a covenant with you +4 Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever? - -5. Will you play with him as with a bird, +5 Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you put him on a leash for your girls? - -6. Will traders bargain over him? +6 Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants? - -7. Can you fill his skin with harpoons +7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? - -8. Lay your hands on him; - remember the battle--you will not do it again! - -9. Behold, the hope of a man is false; +8 Lay your hands on him; + remember the battle—you will not do it again! +9 Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him. - -10. No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. -Who then is he who can stand before me? - -11. Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? +10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. + Who then is he who can stand before me? +11 Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. - -12. "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, +12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame. - -13. Who can strip off his outer garment? +13 Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle? - -14. Who can open the doors of his face? +14 Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror. - -15. His back is made of rows of shields, +15 His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal. - -16. One is so near to another +16 One is so near to another that no air can come between them. - -17. They are joined one to another; +17 They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. - -18. His sneezings flash forth light, +18 His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. - -19. Out of his mouth go flaming torches; +19 Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. - -20. Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, +20 Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes. - -21. His breath kindles coals, +21 His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth. - -22. In his neck abides strength, +22 In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him. - -23. The folds of his flesh stick together, +23 The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable. - -24. His heart is hard as a stone, +24 His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone. - -25. When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; +25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves. - -26. Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, +26 Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. - -27. He counts iron as straw, +27 He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. - -28. The arrow cannot make him flee; +28 The arrow cannot make him flee; for him, sling stones are turned to stubble. - -29. Clubs are counted as stubble; +29 Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins. - -30. His underparts are like sharp potsherds; +30 His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire. - -31. He makes the deep boil like a pot; +31 He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. - -32. Behind him he leaves a shining wake; +32 Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired. - -33. On earth there is not his like, +33 On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. - -34. He sees everything that is high; - he is king over all the sons of pride." - - - +34 He sees everything that is high; + he is king over all the sons of pride.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md index 41684467..1c987a33 100644 --- a/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md +++ b/ESV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Job's Confession and Repentance - # Chapter 42 -1. Then Job answered the LORD and said: - -2. "I know that you can do all things, +1 Then Job answered the Lord and said: +2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. - -3. 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' +3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. - -4. 'Hear, and I will speak; - I will question you, and you make it known to me.' - -5. I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, +4 ‘Hear, and I will speak; + I will question you, and you make it known to me.’ +5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; - -6. therefore I despise myself, - and repent in dust and ashes."The LORD Rebukes Job's Friends - -7. After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. -8. Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has." -9. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the LORD had told them, and the LORD accepted Job's prayer.The LORD Restores Job's Fortunes - -10. And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. -11. Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold. - -12. And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. -13. He had also seven sons and three daughters. -14. And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. -15. And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. -16. And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. -17. And Job died, an old man, and full of days. - - - +6 therefore I despise myself, + and repent in dust and ashes.” +7 After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. +8 Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” +9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job's prayer. +10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. +11 Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold. +12 And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. +13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. +14 And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. +15 And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. +16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. +17 And Job died, an old man, and full of days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 04dba2fc..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Book OneThe Way of the Righteous and the Wicked - -# Chapter 1 -1. Blessed is the man - who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, -nor stands in the way of sinners, - nor sits in the seat of scoffers; - -2. but his delight is in the law of the LORD, - and on his law he meditates day and night. - -3. He is like a tree - planted by streams of water -that yields its fruit in its season, - and its leaf does not wither. -In all that he does, he prospers. - -4. The wicked are not so, - but are like chaff that the wind drives away. - -5. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, - nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; - -6. for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, - but the way of the wicked will perish. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7cd5e70b..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Reign of the LORD's Anointed - -# Chapter 2 -1. Why do the nations rage - and the peoples plot in vain? - -2. The kings of the earth set themselves, - and the rulers take counsel together, - against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, - -3. "Let us burst their bonds apart - and cast away their cords from us." - -4. He who sits in the heavens laughs; - the Lord holds them in derision. - -5. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, - and terrify them in his fury, saying, - -6. "As for me, I have set my King - on Zion, my holy hill." - -7. I will tell of the decree: -The LORD said to me, "You are my Son; - today I have begotten you. - -8. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, - and the ends of the earth your possession. - -9. You shall break them with a rod of iron - and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." - -10. Now therefore, O kings, be wise; - be warned, O rulers of the earth. - -11. Serve the LORD with fear, - and rejoice with trembling. - -12. Kiss the Son, - lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, - for his wrath is quickly kindled. -Blessed are all who take refuge in him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 67fd40cf..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Save Me, O My God - -# Chapter 3 -1. O LORD, how many are my foes! - Many are rising against me; - -2. many are saying of my soul, - "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah - -3. But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, - my glory, and the lifter of my head. - -4. I cried aloud to the LORD, - and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah - -5. I lay down and slept; - I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. - -6. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people - who have set themselves against me all around. - -7. Arise, O LORD! - Save me, O my God! -For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; - you break the teeth of the wicked. - -8. Salvation belongs to the LORD; - -your blessing be on your people! Selah - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 19b77b6b..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Answer Me When I Call - -# Chapter 4 -1. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! - You have given me relief when I was in distress. -Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! - -2. O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? - How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah - -3. But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; - the LORD hears when I call to him. - -4. Be angry, and do not sin; - ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah - -5. Offer right sacrifices, - and put your trust in the LORD. - -6. There are many who say, "Who will show us some good? - Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!" - -7. You have put more joy in my heart - than they have when their grain and wine abound. - -8. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; - for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9091ae89..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Lead Me in Your Righteousness - -# Chapter 5 -1. Give ear to my words, O LORD; - consider my groaning. - -2. Give attention to the sound of my cry, - my King and my God, - for to you do I pray. - -3. O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; - in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. - -4. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; - evil may not dwell with you. - -5. The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; - you hate all evildoers. - -6. You destroy those who speak lies; - the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. - -7. But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, - will enter your house. -I will bow down toward your holy temple - in the fear of you. - -8. Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness - because of my enemies; - make your way straight before me. - -9. For there is no truth in their mouth; - their inmost self is destruction; -their throat is an open grave; - they flatter with their tongue. - -10. Make them bear their guilt, O God; - let them fall by their own counsels; -because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, - for they have rebelled against you. - -11. But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; - let them ever sing for joy, -and spread your protection over them, - that those who love your name may exult in you. - -12. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; - you cover him with favor as with a shield. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4760a448..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -O LORD, Deliver My Life - -# Chapter 6 -1. O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, - nor discipline me in your wrath. - -2. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; - heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled. - -3. My soul also is greatly troubled. - But you, O LORD--how long? - -4. Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; - save me for the sake of your steadfast love. - -5. For in death there is no remembrance of you; - in Sheol who will give you praise? - -6. I am weary with my moaning; - every night I flood my bed with tears; - I drench my couch with my weeping. - -7. My eye wastes away because of grief; - it grows weak because of all my foes. - -8. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, - for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping. - -9. The LORD has heard my plea; - the LORD accepts my prayer. - -10. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; - they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8150655b..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -In You Do I Take Refuge - -# Chapter 7 -1. O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; - save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, - -2. lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, - rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. - -3. O LORD my God, if I have done this, - if there is wrong in my hands, - -4. if I have repaid my friend with evil - or plundered my enemy without cause, - -5. let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, - and let him trample my life to the ground - -and lay my glory in the dust. Selah - - -6. Arise, O LORD, in your anger; - lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; - awake for me; you have appointed a judgment. - -7. Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you; - over it return on high. - -8. The LORD judges the peoples; - judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness - and according to the integrity that is in me. - -9. Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, - and may you establish the righteous-- -you who test the minds and hearts, - O righteous God! - -10. My shield is with God, - who saves the upright in heart. - -11. God is a righteous judge, - and a God who feels indignation every day. - -12. If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; - he has bent and readied his bow; - -13. he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, - making his arrows fiery shafts. - -14. Behold, the wicked man conceives evil - and is pregnant with mischief - and gives birth to lies. - -15. He makes a pit, digging it out, - and falls into the hole that he has made. - -16. His mischief returns upon his own head, - and on his own skull his violence descends. - -17. I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, - and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index f7205bdf..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -How Majestic Is Your Name - -# Chapter 8 -1. O LORD, our Lord, - how majestic is your name in all the earth! -You have set your glory above the heavens. - -2. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, -you have established strength because of your foes, - to still the enemy and the avenger. - -3. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, - the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, - -4. what is man that you are mindful of him, - and the son of man that you care for him? - -5. Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings - and crowned him with glory and honor. - -6. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; - you have put all things under his feet, - -7. all sheep and oxen, - and also the beasts of the field, - -8. the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, - whatever passes along the paths of the seas. - -9. O LORD, our Lord, - how majestic is your name in all the earth! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 548efb37..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds - -# Chapter 9 -1. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; - I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. - -2. I will be glad and exult in you; - I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. - -3. When my enemies turn back, - they stumble and perish before your presence. - -4. For you have maintained my just cause; - you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. - -5. You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; - you have blotted out their name forever and ever. - -6. The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; - their cities you rooted out; - the very memory of them has perished. - -7. But the LORD sits enthroned forever; - he has established his throne for justice, - -8. and he judges the world with righteousness; - he judges the peoples with uprightness. - -9. The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, - a stronghold in times of trouble. - -10. And those who know your name put their trust in you, - for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. - -11. Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! - Tell among the peoples his deeds! - -12. For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; - he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. - -13. Be gracious to me, O LORD! - See my affliction from those who hate me, - O you who lift me up from the gates of death, - -14. that I may recount all your praises, - that in the gates of the daughter of Zion - I may rejoice in your salvation. - -15. The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; - in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. - -16. The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment; - the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah - -17. The wicked shall return to Sheol, - all the nations that forget God. - -18. For the needy shall not always be forgotten, - and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. - -19. Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; - let the nations be judged before you! - -20. Put them in fear, O LORD! - Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 312c1b38..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -Why Do You Hide Yourself? - -# Chapter 10 -1. Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? - Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? - -2. In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; - let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. - -3. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, - and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. - -4. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; - all his thoughts are, "There is no God." - -5. His ways prosper at all times; - your judgments are on high, out of his sight; - as for all his foes, he puffs at them. - -6. He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; - throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity." - -7. His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; - under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. - -8. He sits in ambush in the villages; - in hiding places he murders the innocent. -His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; - -9. he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; -he lurks that he may seize the poor; - he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. - -10. The helpless are crushed, sink down, - and fall by his might. - -11. He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, - he has hidden his face, he will never see it." - -12. Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; - forget not the afflicted. - -13. Why does the wicked renounce God - and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"? - -14. But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, - that you may take it into your hands; -to you the helpless commits himself; - you have been the helper of the fatherless. - -15. Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; - call his wickedness to account till you find none. - -16. The LORD is king forever and ever; - the nations perish from his land. - -17. O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; - you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear - -18. to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, - so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e2474c9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -His Steadfast Love Endures Forever - -# Chapter 100 -1. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! - -2. Serve the LORD with gladness! - Come into his presence with singing! - -3. Know that the LORD, he is God! - It is he who made us, and we are his; - we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. - -4. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, - and his courts with praise! - Give thanks to him; bless his name! - -5. For the LORD is good; - his steadfast love endures forever, - and his faithfulness to all generations. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3963ce26..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -I Will Walk with Integrity - -# Chapter 101 -1. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; - to you, O LORD, I will make music. - -2. I will ponder the way that is blameless. - Oh when will you come to me? -I will walk with integrity of heart - within my house; - -3. I will not set before my eyes - anything that is worthless. -I hate the work of those who fall away; - it shall not cling to me. - -4. A perverse heart shall be far from me; - I will know nothing of evil. - -5. Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly - I will destroy. -Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart - I will not endure. - -6. I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, - that they may dwell with me; -he who walks in the way that is blameless - shall minister to me. - -7. No one who practices deceit - shall dwell in my house; -no one who utters lies - shall continue before my eyes. - -8. Morning by morning I will destroy - all the wicked in the land, -cutting off all the evildoers - from the city of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3a340d19..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Do Not Hide Your Face from Me - -# Chapter 102 -1. Hear my prayer, O LORD; -let my cry come to you! - -2. Do not hide your face from me - in the day of my distress! -Incline your ear to me; - answer me speedily in the day when I call! - -3. For my days pass away like smoke, - and my bones burn like a furnace. - -4. My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; - I forget to eat my bread. - -5. Because of my loud groaning - my bones cling to my flesh. - -6. I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, - like an owl of the waste places; - -7. I lie awake; - I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop. - -8. All the day my enemies taunt me; - those who deride me use my name for a curse. - -9. For I eat ashes like bread - and mingle tears with my drink, - -10. because of your indignation and anger; - for you have taken me up and thrown me down. - -11. My days are like an evening shadow; - I wither away like grass. - -12. But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; - you are remembered throughout all generations. - -13. You will arise and have pity on Zion; - it is the time to favor her; - the appointed time has come. - -14. For your servants hold her stones dear - and have pity on her dust. - -15. Nations will fear the name of the LORD, - and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory. - -16. For the LORD builds up Zion; - he appears in his glory; - -17. he regards the prayer of the destitute - and does not despise their prayer. - -18. Let this be recorded for a generation to come, - so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD: - -19. that he looked down from his holy height; - from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, - -20. to hear the groans of the prisoners, - to set free those who were doomed to die, - -21. that they may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, - and in Jerusalem his praise, - -22. when peoples gather together, - and kingdoms, to worship the LORD. - -23. He has broken my strength in midcourse; - he has shortened my days. - -24. "O my God," I say, "take me not away - in the midst of my days-- -you whose years endure - throughout all generations!" - -25. Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, - and the heavens are the work of your hands. - -26. They will perish, but you will remain; - they will all wear out like a garment. -You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, - -27. but you are the same, and your years have no end. - -28. The children of your servants shall dwell secure; - their offspring shall be established before you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md deleted file mode 100644 index eff409cc..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Bless the LORD, O My Soul - -# Chapter 103 -1. Bless the LORD, O my soul, - and all that is within me, - bless his holy name! - -2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, - and forget not all his benefits, - -3. who forgives all your iniquity, - who heals all your diseases, - -4. who redeems your life from the pit, - who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, - -5. who satisfies you with good - so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. - -6. The LORD works righteousness - and justice for all who are oppressed. - -7. He made known his ways to Moses, - his acts to the people of Israel. - -8. The LORD is merciful and gracious, - slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - -9. He will not always chide, - nor will he keep his anger forever. - -10. He does not deal with us according to our sins, - nor repay us according to our iniquities. - -11. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, - so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; - -12. as far as the east is from the west, - so far does he remove our transgressions from us. - -13. As a father shows compassion to his children, - so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. - -14. For he knows our frame; - he remembers that we are dust. - -15. As for man, his days are like grass; - he flourishes like a flower of the field; - -16. for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, - and its place knows it no more. - -17. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, - and his righteousness to children's children, - -18. to those who keep his covenant - and remember to do his commandments. - -19. The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, - and his kingdom rules over all. - -20. Bless the LORD, O you his angels, - you mighty ones who do his word, - obeying the voice of his word! - -21. Bless the LORD, all his hosts, - his ministers, who do his will! - -22. Bless the LORD, all his works, - in all places of his dominion. -Bless the LORD, O my soul! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7d2f8a94..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -O LORD My God, You Are Very Great - -# Chapter 104 -1. Bless the LORD, O my soul! - O LORD my God, you are very great! -You are clothed with splendor and majesty, - -2. covering yourself with light as with a garment, - stretching out the heavens like a tent. - -3. He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; -he makes the clouds his chariot; - he rides on the wings of the wind; - -4. he makes his messengers winds, - his ministers a flaming fire. - -5. He set the earth on its foundations, - so that it should never be moved. - -6. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; - the waters stood above the mountains. - -7. At your rebuke they fled; - at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. - -8. The mountains rose, the valleys sank down - to the place that you appointed for them. - -9. You set a boundary that they may not pass, - so that they might not again cover the earth. - -10. You make springs gush forth in the valleys; - they flow between the hills; - -11. they give drink to every beast of the field; - the wild donkeys quench their thirst. - -12. Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; - they sing among the branches. - -13. From your lofty abode you water the mountains; - the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. - -14. You cause the grass to grow for the livestock - and plants for man to cultivate, -that he may bring forth food from the earth - -15. and wine to gladden the heart of man, -oil to make his face shine - and bread to strengthen man's heart. - -16. The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, - the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. - -17. In them the birds build their nests; - the stork has her home in the fir trees. - -18. The high mountains are for the wild goats; - the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. - -19. He made the moon to mark the seasons; - the sun knows its time for setting. - -20. You make darkness, and it is night, - when all the beasts of the forest creep about. - -21. The young lions roar for their prey, - seeking their food from God. - -22. When the sun rises, they steal away - and lie down in their dens. - -23. Man goes out to his work - and to his labor until the evening. - -24. O LORD, how manifold are your works! - In wisdom have you made them all; - the earth is full of your creatures. - -25. Here is the sea, great and wide, - which teems with creatures innumerable, - living things both small and great. - -26. There go the ships, - and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. - -27. These all look to you, - to give them their food in due season. - -28. When you give it to them, they gather it up; - when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. - -29. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; - when you take away their breath, they die - and return to their dust. - -30. When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, - and you renew the face of the ground. - -31. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; - may the LORD rejoice in his works, - -32. who looks on the earth and it trembles, - who touches the mountains and they smoke! - -33. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; - I will sing praise to my God while I have being. - -34. May my meditation be pleasing to him, - for I rejoice in the LORD. - -35. Let sinners be consumed from the earth, - and let the wicked be no more! -Bless the LORD, O my soul! -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1b2d131c..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -Tell of All His Wondrous Works - -# Chapter 105 -1. Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; - make known his deeds among the peoples! - -2. Sing to him, sing praises to him; - tell of all his wondrous works! - -3. Glory in his holy name; - let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! - -4. Seek the LORD and his strength; - seek his presence continually! - -5. Remember the wondrous works that he has done, - his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, - -6. O offspring of Abraham, his servant, - children of Jacob, his chosen ones! - -7. He is the LORD our God; - his judgments are in all the earth. - -8. He remembers his covenant forever, - the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, - -9. the covenant that he made with Abraham, - his sworn promise to Isaac, - -10. which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, - to Israel as an everlasting covenant, - -11. saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan - as your portion for an inheritance." - -12. When they were few in number, - of little account, and sojourners in it, - -13. wandering from nation to nation, - from one kingdom to another people, - -14. he allowed no one to oppress them; - he rebuked kings on their account, - -15. saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, - do my prophets no harm!" - -16. When he summoned a famine on the land - and broke all supply of bread, - -17. he had sent a man ahead of them, - Joseph, who was sold as a slave. - -18. His feet were hurt with fetters; - his neck was put in a collar of iron; - -19. until what he had said came to pass, - the word of the LORD tested him. - -20. The king sent and released him; - the ruler of the peoples set him free; - -21. he made him lord of his house - and ruler of all his possessions, - -22. to bind his princes at his pleasure - and to teach his elders wisdom. - -23. Then Israel came to Egypt; - Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. - -24. And the LORD made his people very fruitful - and made them stronger than their foes. - -25. He turned their hearts to hate his people, - to deal craftily with his servants. - -26. He sent Moses, his servant, - and Aaron, whom he had chosen. - -27. They performed his signs among them - and miracles in the land of Ham. - -28. He sent darkness, and made the land dark; - they did not rebel against his words. - -29. He turned their waters into blood - and caused their fish to die. - -30. Their land swarmed with frogs, - even in the chambers of their kings. - -31. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, - and gnats throughout their country. - -32. He gave them hail for rain, - and fiery lightning bolts through their land. - -33. He struck down their vines and fig trees, - and shattered the trees of their country. - -34. He spoke, and the locusts came, - young locusts without number, - -35. which devoured all the vegetation in their land - and ate up the fruit of their ground. - -36. He struck down all the firstborn in their land, - the firstfruits of all their strength. - -37. Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, - and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. - -38. Egypt was glad when they departed, - for dread of them had fallen upon it. - -39. He spread a cloud for a covering, - and fire to give light by night. - -40. They asked, and he brought quail, - and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. - -41. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; - it flowed through the desert like a river. - -42. For he remembered his holy promise, - and Abraham, his servant. - -43. So he brought his people out with joy, - his chosen ones with singing. - -44. And he gave them the lands of the nations, - and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil, - -45. that they might keep his statutes - and observe his laws. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md deleted file mode 100644 index 750bc3d6..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,162 +0,0 @@ -Give Thanks to the LORD, for He Is Good - -# Chapter 106 -1. Praise the LORD! -Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever! - -2. Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, - or declare all his praise? - -3. Blessed are they who observe justice, - who do righteousness at all times! - -4. Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; - help me when you save them, - -5. that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones, - that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, - that I may glory with your inheritance. - -6. Both we and our fathers have sinned; - we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness. - -7. Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, - did not consider your wondrous works; -they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, - but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. - -8. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, - that he might make known his mighty power. - -9. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, - and he led them through the deep as through a desert. - -10. So he saved them from the hand of the foe - and redeemed them from the power of the enemy. - -11. And the waters covered their adversaries; - not one of them was left. - -12. Then they believed his words; - they sang his praise. - -13. But they soon forgot his works; - they did not wait for his counsel. - -14. But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, - and put God to the test in the desert; - -15. he gave them what they asked, - but sent a wasting disease among them. - -16. When men in the camp were jealous of Moses - and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD, - -17. the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, - and covered the company of Abiram. - -18. Fire also broke out in their company; - the flame burned up the wicked. - -19. They made a calf in Horeb - and worshiped a metal image. - -20. They exchanged the glory of God - for the image of an ox that eats grass. - -21. They forgot God, their Savior, - who had done great things in Egypt, - -22. wondrous works in the land of Ham, - and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. - -23. Therefore he said he would destroy them-- - had not Moses, his chosen one, -stood in the breach before him, - to turn away his wrath from destroying them. - -24. Then they despised the pleasant land, - having no faith in his promise. - -25. They murmured in their tents, - and did not obey the voice of the LORD. - -26. Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them - that he would make them fall in the wilderness, - -27. and would make their offspring fall among the nations, - scattering them among the lands. - -28. Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, - and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; - -29. they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, - and a plague broke out among them. - -30. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, - and the plague was stayed. - -31. And that was counted to him as righteousness - from generation to generation forever. - -32. They angered him at the waters of Meribah, - and it went ill with Moses on their account, - -33. for they made his spirit bitter, - and he spoke rashly with his lips. - -34. They did not destroy the peoples, - as the LORD commanded them, - -35. but they mixed with the nations - and learned to do as they did. - -36. They served their idols, - which became a snare to them. - -37. They sacrificed their sons - and their daughters to the demons; - -38. they poured out innocent blood, - the blood of their sons and daughters, -whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, - and the land was polluted with blood. - -39. Thus they became unclean by their acts, - and played the whore in their deeds. - -40. Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, - and he abhorred his heritage; - -41. he gave them into the hand of the nations, - so that those who hated them ruled over them. - -42. Their enemies oppressed them, - and they were brought into subjection under their power. - -43. Many times he delivered them, - but they were rebellious in their purposes - and were brought low through their iniquity. - -44. Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, - when he heard their cry. - -45. For their sake he remembered his covenant, - and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. - -46. He caused them to be pitied - by all those who held them captive. - -47. Save us, O LORD our God, - and gather us from among the nations, -that we may give thanks to your holy name - and glory in your praise. - -48. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, - from everlasting to everlasting! -And let all the people say, "Amen!" - Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99dea72f..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -Book FiveLet the Redeemed of the LORD Say So - -# Chapter 107 -1. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever! - -2. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, - whom he has redeemed from trouble - -3. and gathered in from the lands, - from the east and from the west, - from the north and from the south. - -4. Some wandered in desert wastes, - finding no way to a city to dwell in; - -5. hungry and thirsty, - their soul fainted within them. - -6. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, - and he delivered them from their distress. - -7. He led them by a straight way - till they reached a city to dwell in. - -8. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, - for his wondrous works to the children of man! - -9. For he satisfies the longing soul, - and the hungry soul he fills with good things. - -10. Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, - prisoners in affliction and in irons, - -11. for they had rebelled against the words of God, - and spurned the counsel of the Most High. - -12. So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor; - they fell down, with none to help. - -13. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, - and he delivered them from their distress. - -14. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, - and burst their bonds apart. - -15. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, - for his wondrous works to the children of man! - -16. For he shatters the doors of bronze - and cuts in two the bars of iron. - -17. Some were fools through their sinful ways, - and because of their iniquities suffered affliction; - -18. they loathed any kind of food, - and they drew near to the gates of death. - -19. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, - and he delivered them from their distress. - -20. He sent out his word and healed them, - and delivered them from their destruction. - -21. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, - for his wondrous works to the children of man! - -22. And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, - and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! - -23. Some went down to the sea in ships, - doing business on the great waters; - -24. they saw the deeds of the LORD, - his wondrous works in the deep. - -25. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, - which lifted up the waves of the sea. - -26. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; - their courage melted away in their evil plight; - -27. they reeled and staggered like drunken men - and were at their wits' end. - -28. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, - and he delivered them from their distress. - -29. He made the storm be still, - and the waves of the sea were hushed. - -30. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, - and he brought them to their desired haven. - -31. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, - for his wondrous works to the children of man! - -32. Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, - and praise him in the assembly of the elders. - -33. He turns rivers into a desert, - springs of water into thirsty ground, - -34. a fruitful land into a salty waste, - because of the evil of its inhabitants. - -35. He turns a desert into pools of water, - a parched land into springs of water. - -36. And there he lets the hungry dwell, - and they establish a city to live in; - -37. they sow fields and plant vineyards - and get a fruitful yield. - -38. By his blessing they multiply greatly, - and he does not let their livestock diminish. - -39. When they are diminished and brought low - through oppression, evil, and sorrow, - -40. he pours contempt on princes - and makes them wander in trackless wastes; - -41. but he raises up the needy out of affliction - and makes their families like flocks. - -42. The upright see it and are glad, - and all wickedness shuts its mouth. - -43. Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; - let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b12dece..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -With God We Shall Do Valiantly - -# Chapter 108 -1. My heart is steadfast, O God! - I will sing and make melody with all my being! - -2. Awake, O harp and lyre! - I will awake the dawn! - -3. I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples; - I will sing praises to you among the nations. - -4. For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; - your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! - Let your glory be over all the earth! - -6. That your beloved ones may be delivered, - give salvation by your right hand and answer me! - -7. God has promised in his holiness: - "With exultation I will divide up Shechem - and portion out the Valley of Succoth. - -8. Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; - Ephraim is my helmet, - Judah my scepter. - -9. Moab is my washbasin; - upon Edom I cast my shoe; - over Philistia I shout in triumph." - -10. Who will bring me to the fortified city? - Who will lead me to Edom? - -11. Have you not rejected us, O God? - You do not go out, O God, with our armies. - -12. Oh grant us help against the foe, - for vain is the salvation of man! - -13. With God we shall do valiantly; - it is he who will tread down our foes. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md deleted file mode 100644 index bf314f26..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,101 +0,0 @@ -Help Me, O LORD My God - -# Chapter 109 -1. Be not silent, O God of my praise! - -2. For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, - speaking against me with lying tongues. - -3. They encircle me with words of hate, - and attack me without cause. - -4. In return for my love they accuse me, - but I give myself to prayer. - -5. So they reward me evil for good, - and hatred for my love. - -6. Appoint a wicked man against him; - let an accuser stand at his right hand. - -7. When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; - let his prayer be counted as sin! - -8. May his days be few; - may another take his office! - -9. May his children be fatherless - and his wife a widow! - -10. May his children wander about and beg, - seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! - -11. May the creditor seize all that he has; - may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! - -12. Let there be none to extend kindness to him, - nor any to pity his fatherless children! - -13. May his posterity be cut off; - may his name be blotted out in the second generation! - -14. May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, - and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! - -15. Let them be before the LORD continually, - that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! - -16. For he did not remember to show kindness, - but pursued the poor and needy - and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. - -17. He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! - He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! - -18. He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; - may it soak into his body like water, - like oil into his bones! - -19. May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, - like a belt that he puts on every day! - -20. May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, - of those who speak evil against my life! - -21. But you, O God my Lord, - deal on my behalf for your name's sake; - because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! - -22. For I am poor and needy, - and my heart is stricken within me. - -23. I am gone like a shadow at evening; - I am shaken off like a locust. - -24. My knees are weak through fasting; - my body has become gaunt, with no fat. - -25. I am an object of scorn to my accusers; - when they see me, they wag their heads. - -26. -Help me, O LORD my God! - Save me according to your steadfast love! - -27. Let them know that this is your hand; - you, O LORD, have done it! - -28. Let them curse, but you will bless! - They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad! - -29. May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; - may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! - -30. With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; - I will praise him in the midst of the throng. - -31. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, - to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 570573bb..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Is in His Holy Temple - -# Chapter 11 -1. In the LORD I take refuge; -how can you say to my soul, - Flee like a bird to your mountain, - -2. for behold, the wicked bend the bow; - they have fitted their arrow to the string - to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; - -3. if the foundations are destroyed, - what can the righteous do? - -4. The LORD is in his holy temple; - the LORD's throne is in heaven; - his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. - -5. The LORD tests the righteous, - but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. - -6. Let him rain coals on the wicked; - fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. - -7. For the LORD is righteous; -he loves righteous deeds; - the upright shall behold his face. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md deleted file mode 100644 index db4e5de7..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Sit at My Right Hand - -# Chapter 110 -1. The LORD says to my Lord: - "Sit at my right hand, -until I make your enemies your footstool." - -2. The LORD sends forth from Zion - your mighty scepter. - Rule in the midst of your enemies! - -3. Your people will offer themselves freely - on the day of your power, - in holy garments; -from the womb of the morning, - the dew of your youth will be yours. - -4. The LORD has sworn - and will not change his mind, -"You are a priest forever - after the order of Melchizedek." - -5. The Lord is at your right hand; - he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. - -6. He will execute judgment among the nations, - filling them with corpses; -he will shatter chiefs - over the wide earth. - -7. He will drink from the brook by the way; - therefore he will lift up his head. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md deleted file mode 100644 index f2f18ad4..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Great Are the LORD's Works - -# Chapter 111 -1. Praise the LORD! -I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, - in the company of the upright, in the congregation. - -2. Great are the works of the LORD, - studied by all who delight in them. - -3. Full of splendor and majesty is his work, - and his righteousness endures forever. - -4. He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; - the LORD is gracious and merciful. - -5. He provides food for those who fear him; - he remembers his covenant forever. - -6. He has shown his people the power of his works, - in giving them the inheritance of the nations. - -7. The works of his hands are faithful and just; - all his precepts are trustworthy; - -8. they are established forever and ever, - to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness. - -9. He sent redemption to his people; - he has commanded his covenant forever. - Holy and awesome is his name! - -10. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; - all those who practice it have a good understanding. - His praise endures forever! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6a31367d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The Righteous Will Never Be Moved - -# Chapter 112 -1. Praise the LORD! -Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, - who greatly delights in his commandments! - -2. His offspring will be mighty in the land; - the generation of the upright will be blessed. - -3. Wealth and riches are in his house, - and his righteousness endures forever. - -4. Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; - he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. - -5. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; - who conducts his affairs with justice. - -6. For the righteous will never be moved; - he will be remembered forever. - -7. He is not afraid of bad news; - his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. - -8. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, - until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. - -9. He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; - his righteousness endures forever; - his horn is exalted in honor. - -10. The wicked man sees it and is angry; - he gnashes his teeth and melts away; - the desire of the wicked will perish! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3cdccf2..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Who Is like the LORD Our God? - -# Chapter 113 -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise, O servants of the LORD, - praise the name of the LORD! - -2. Blessed be the name of the LORD - from this time forth and forevermore! - -3. From the rising of the sun to its setting, - the name of the LORD is to be praised! - -4. The LORD is high above all nations, - and his glory above the heavens! - -5. Who is like the LORD our God, - who is seated on high, - -6. who looks far down - on the heavens and the earth? - -7. He raises the poor from the dust - and lifts the needy from the ash heap, - -8. to make them sit with princes, - with the princes of his people. - -9. He gives the barren woman a home, - making her the joyous mother of children. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md deleted file mode 100644 index 457ec08e..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Tremble at the Presence of the Lord - -# Chapter 114 -1. When Israel went out from Egypt, - the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, - -2. Judah became his sanctuary, - Israel his dominion. - -3. The sea looked and fled; - Jordan turned back. - -4. The mountains skipped like rams, - the hills like lambs. - -5. What ails you, O sea, that you flee? - O Jordan, that you turn back? - -6. O mountains, that you skip like rams? - O hills, like lambs? - -7. Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, - at the presence of the God of Jacob, - -8. who turns the rock into a pool of water, - the flint into a spring of water. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md deleted file mode 100644 index 166408d2..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -To Your Name Give Glory - -# Chapter 115 -1. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, - for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! - -2. Why should the nations say, - "Where is their God?" - -3. Our God is in the heavens; - he does all that he pleases. - -4. Their idols are silver and gold, - the work of human hands. - -5. They have mouths, but do not speak; - eyes, but do not see. - -6. They have ears, but do not hear; - noses, but do not smell. - -7. They have hands, but do not feel; - feet, but do not walk; - and they do not make a sound in their throat. - -8. Those who make them become like them; - so do all who trust in them. - -9. O Israel, trust in the LORD! - He is their help and their shield. - -10. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! - He is their help and their shield. - -11. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! - He is their help and their shield. - -12. The LORD has remembered us; he will bless us; - he will bless the house of Israel; - he will bless the house of Aaron; - -13. he will bless those who fear the LORD, - both the small and the great. - -14. May the LORD give you increase, - you and your children! - -15. May you be blessed by the LORD, - who made heaven and earth! - -16. The heavens are the LORD's heavens, - but the earth he has given to the children of man. - -17. The dead do not praise the LORD, - nor do any who go down into silence. - -18. But we will bless the LORD - from this time forth and forevermore. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md deleted file mode 100644 index db61bd17..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -I Love the LORD - -# Chapter 116 -1. I love the LORD, because he has heard - my voice and my pleas for mercy. - -2. Because he inclined his ear to me, - therefore I will call on him as long as I live. - -3. The snares of death encompassed me; - the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; - I suffered distress and anguish. - -4. Then I called on the name of the LORD: - "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!" - -5. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; - our God is merciful. - -6. The LORD preserves the simple; - when I was brought low, he saved me. - -7. Return, O my soul, to your rest; - for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. - -8. For you have delivered my soul from death, - my eyes from tears, - my feet from stumbling; - -9. I will walk before the LORD - in the land of the living. - -10. I believed, even when I spoke: - "I am greatly afflicted"; - -11. I said in my alarm, - "All mankind are liars." - -12. What shall I render to the LORD - for all his benefits to me? - -13. I will lift up the cup of salvation - and call on the name of the LORD, - -14. I will pay my vows to the LORD - in the presence of all his people. - -15. Precious in the sight of the LORD - is the death of his saints. - -16. O LORD, I am your servant; - I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. - You have loosed my bonds. - -17. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving - and call on the name of the LORD. - -18. I will pay my vows to the LORD - in the presence of all his people, - -19. in the courts of the house of the LORD, - in your midst, O Jerusalem. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md deleted file mode 100644 index ec1f64e4..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,12 +0,0 @@ -The LORD's Faithfulness Endures Forever - -# Chapter 117 -1. Praise the LORD, all nations! - Extol him, all peoples! - -2. For great is his steadfast love toward us, - and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1a14db05..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -His Steadfast Love Endures Forever - -# Chapter 118 -1. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; - for his steadfast love endures forever! - -2. Let Israel say, - "His steadfast love endures forever." - -3. Let the house of Aaron say, - "His steadfast love endures forever." - -4. Let those who fear the LORD say, - "His steadfast love endures forever." - -5. Out of my distress I called on the LORD; - the LORD answered me and set me free. - -6. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. -What can man do to me? - -7. The LORD is on my side as my helper; - I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. - -8. It is better to take refuge in the LORD - than to trust in man. - -9. It is better to take refuge in the LORD - than to trust in princes. - -10. All nations surrounded me; - in the name of the LORD I cut them off! - -11. They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; - in the name of the LORD I cut them off! - -12. They surrounded me like bees; - they went out like a fire among thorns; - in the name of the LORD I cut them off! - -13. I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, - but the LORD helped me. - -14. The LORD is my strength and my song; - he has become my salvation. - -15. Glad songs of salvation - are in the tents of the righteous: -"The right hand of the LORD does valiantly, - -16. the right hand of the LORD exalts, - the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!" - -17. I shall not die, but I shall live, - and recount the deeds of the LORD. - -18. The LORD has disciplined me severely, - but he has not given me over to death. - -19. Open to me the gates of righteousness, - -that I may enter through them - and give thanks to the LORD. - -20. This is the gate of the LORD; - the righteous shall enter through it. - -21. I thank you that you have answered me - and have become my salvation. - -22. The stone that the builders rejected - has become the cornerstone. - -23. This is the LORD's doing; - it is marvelous in our eyes. - -24. This is the day that the LORD has made; - let us rejoice and be glad in it. - -25. Save us, we pray, O LORD! - O LORD, we pray, give us success! - -26. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! - We bless you from the house of the LORD. - -27. The LORD is God, - and he has made his light to shine upon us. -Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, - up to the horns of the altar! - -28. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; - you are my God; I will extol you. - -29. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; - for his steadfast love endures forever! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md deleted file mode 100644 index 33902f59..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,535 +0,0 @@ -Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet - -# Chapter 119 -1. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, - who walk in the law of the LORD! - -2. Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, - who seek him with their whole heart, - -3. who also do no wrong, - but walk in his ways! - -4. You have commanded your precepts - to be kept diligently. - -5. Oh that my ways may be steadfast - in keeping your statutes! - -6. Then I shall not be put to shame, - having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. - -7. I will praise you with an upright heart, - when I learn your righteous rules. - -8. I will keep your statutes; - do not utterly forsake me! - -9. How can a young man keep his way pure? - By guarding it according to your word. - -10. With my whole heart I seek you; - let me not wander from your commandments! - -11. I have stored up your word in my heart, - that I might not sin against you. - -12. Blessed are you, O LORD; - teach me your statutes! - -13. With my lips I declare - all the rules of your mouth. - -14. In the way of your testimonies I delight - as much as in all riches. - -15. I will meditate on your precepts - and fix my eyes on your ways. - -16. I will delight in your statutes; - I will not forget your word. - -17. Deal bountifully with your servant, - that I may live and keep your word. - -18. Open my eyes, that I may behold - wondrous things out of your law. - -19. I am a sojourner on the earth; - hide not your commandments from me! - -20. My soul is consumed with longing - for your rules at all times. - -21. You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, - who wander from your commandments. - -22. Take away from me scorn and contempt, - for I have kept your testimonies. - -23. Even though princes sit plotting against me, - your servant will meditate on your statutes. - -24. Your testimonies are my delight; - they are my counselors. - -25. My soul clings to the dust; - give me life according to your word! - -26. When I told of my ways, you answered me; - teach me your statutes! - -27. Make me understand the way of your precepts, - and I will meditate on your wondrous works. - -28. My soul melts away for sorrow; - strengthen me according to your word! - -29. Put false ways far from me - and graciously teach me your law! - -30. I have chosen the way of faithfulness; - I set your rules before me. - -31. I cling to your testimonies, O LORD; - let me not be put to shame! - -32. I will run in the way of your commandments - when you enlarge my heart! - -33. Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; - and I will keep it to the end. - -34. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law - and observe it with my whole heart. - -35. Lead me in the path of your commandments, - for I delight in it. - -36. Incline my heart to your testimonies, - and not to selfish gain! - -37. Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; - and give me life in your ways. - -38. Confirm to your servant your promise, - that you may be feared. - -39. Turn away the reproach that I dread, - for your rules are good. - -40. Behold, I long for your precepts; - in your righteousness give me life! - -41. Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, - your salvation according to your promise; - -42. then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, - for I trust in your word. - -43. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, - for my hope is in your rules. - -44. I will keep your law continually, - forever and ever, - -45. and I shall walk in a wide place, - for I have sought your precepts. - -46. I will also speak of your testimonies before kings - and shall not be put to shame, - -47. for I find my delight in your commandments, - which I love. - -48. I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, - and I will meditate on your statutes. - -49. Remember your word to your servant, - in which you have made me hope. - -50. This is my comfort in my affliction, - that your promise gives me life. - -51. The insolent utterly deride me, - but I do not turn away from your law. - -52. When I think of your rules from of old, - I take comfort, O LORD. - -53. Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, - who forsake your law. - -54. Your statutes have been my songs - in the house of my sojourning. - -55. I remember your name in the night, O LORD, - and keep your law. - -56. This blessing has fallen to me, - that I have kept your precepts. - -57. The LORD is my portion; - I promise to keep your words. - -58. I entreat your favor with all my heart; - be gracious to me according to your promise. - -59. When I think on my ways, - I turn my feet to your testimonies; - -60. I hasten and do not delay - to keep your commandments. - -61. Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, - I do not forget your law. - -62. At midnight I rise to praise you, - because of your righteous rules. - -63. I am a companion of all who fear you, - of those who keep your precepts. - -64. The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; - teach me your statutes! - -65. You have dealt well with your servant, - O LORD, according to your word. - -66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, - for I believe in your commandments. - -67. Before I was afflicted I went astray, - but now I keep your word. - -68. You are good and do good; - teach me your statutes. - -69. The insolent smear me with lies, - but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; - -70. their heart is unfeeling like fat, - but I delight in your law. - -71. It is good for me that I was afflicted, - that I might learn your statutes. - -72. The law of your mouth is better to me - than thousands of gold and silver pieces. - -73. Your hands have made and fashioned me; - give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. - -74. Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, - because I have hoped in your word. - -75. I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, - and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. - -76. Let your steadfast love comfort me - according to your promise to your servant. - -77. Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; - for your law is my delight. - -78. Let the insolent be put to shame, - because they have wronged me with falsehood; - as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. - -79. Let those who fear you turn to me, - that they may know your testimonies. - -80. May my heart be blameless in your statutes, - that I may not be put to shame! - -81. My soul longs for your salvation; - I hope in your word. - -82. My eyes long for your promise; - I ask, "When will you comfort me?" - -83. For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, - yet I have not forgotten your statutes. - -84. How long must your servant endure? - When will you judge those who persecute me? - -85. The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; - they do not live according to your law. - -86. All your commandments are sure; - they persecute me with falsehood; help me! - -87. They have almost made an end of me on earth, - but I have not forsaken your precepts. - -88. In your steadfast love give me life, - that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. - -89. Forever, O LORD, your word - is firmly fixed in the heavens. - -90. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; - you have established the earth, and it stands fast. - -91. By your appointment they stand this day, - for all things are your servants. - -92. If your law had not been my delight, - I would have perished in my affliction. - -93. I will never forget your precepts, - for by them you have given me life. - -94. I am yours; save me, - for I have sought your precepts. - -95. The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, - but I consider your testimonies. - -96. I have seen a limit to all perfection, - but your commandment is exceedingly broad. - -97. Oh how I love your law! - It is my meditation all the day. - -98. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, - for it is ever with me. - -99. I have more understanding than all my teachers, - for your testimonies are my meditation. - -100. I understand more than the aged, - for I keep your precepts. - -101. I hold back my feet from every evil way, - in order to keep your word. - -102. I do not turn aside from your rules, - for you have taught me. - -103. How sweet are your words to my taste, - sweeter than honey to my mouth! - -104. Through your precepts I get understanding; - therefore I hate every false way. - -105. Your word is a lamp to my feet - and a light to my path. - -106. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, - to keep your righteous rules. - -107. I am severely afflicted; - give me life, O LORD, according to your word! - -108. Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD, - and teach me your rules. - -109. I hold my life in my hand continually, - but I do not forget your law. - -110. The wicked have laid a snare for me, - but I do not stray from your precepts. - -111. Your testimonies are my heritage forever, - for they are the joy of my heart. - -112. I incline my heart to perform your statutes - forever, to the end. - -113. I hate the double-minded, - but I love your law. - -114. You are my hiding place and my shield; - I hope in your word. - -115. Depart from me, you evildoers, - that I may keep the commandments of my God. - -116. Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, - and let me not be put to shame in my hope! - -117. Hold me up, that I may be safe - and have regard for your statutes continually! - -118. You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, - for their cunning is in vain. - -119. All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, - therefore I love your testimonies. - -120. My flesh trembles for fear of you, - and I am afraid of your judgments. - -121. I have done what is just and right; - do not leave me to my oppressors. - -122. Give your servant a pledge of good; - let not the insolent oppress me. - -123. My eyes long for your salvation - and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. - -124. Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, - and teach me your statutes. - -125. I am your servant; give me understanding, - that I may know your testimonies! - -126. It is time for the LORD to act, - for your law has been broken. - -127. Therefore I love your commandments - above gold, above fine gold. - -128. Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; - I hate every false way. - -129. Your testimonies are wonderful; - therefore my soul keeps them. - -130. The unfolding of your words gives light; - it imparts understanding to the simple. - -131. I open my mouth and pant, - because I long for your commandments. - -132. Turn to me and be gracious to me, - as is your way with those who love your name. - -133. Keep steady my steps according to your promise, - and let no iniquity get dominion over me. - -134. Redeem me from man's oppression, - that I may keep your precepts. - -135. Make your face shine upon your servant, - and teach me your statutes. - -136. My eyes shed streams of tears, - because people do not keep your law. - -137. Righteous are you, O LORD, - and right are your rules. - -138. You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness - and in all faithfulness. - -139. My zeal consumes me, - because my foes forget your words. - -140. Your promise is well tried, - and your servant loves it. - -141. I am small and despised, - yet I do not forget your precepts. - -142. Your righteousness is righteous forever, - and your law is true. - -143. Trouble and anguish have found me out, - but your commandments are my delight. - -144. Your testimonies are righteous forever; - give me understanding that I may live. - -145. With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! - I will keep your statutes. - -146. I call to you; save me, - that I may observe your testimonies. - -147. I rise before dawn and cry for help; - I hope in your words. - -148. My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, - that I may meditate on your promise. - -149. -Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; - O LORD, according to your justice give me life. - -150. They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; - they are far from your law. - -151. But you are near, O LORD, - and all your commandments are true. - -152. Long have I known from your testimonies - that you have founded them forever. - -153. Look on my affliction and deliver me, - for I do not forget your law. - -154. Plead my cause and redeem me; - give me life according to your promise! - -155. Salvation is far from the wicked, - for they do not seek your statutes. - -156. Great is your mercy, O LORD; - give me life according to your rules. - -157. Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, - but I do not swerve from your testimonies. - -158. I look at the faithless with disgust, - because they do not keep your commands. - -159. Consider how I love your precepts! - Give me life, O LORD, according to your steadfast love. - -160. The sum of your word is truth, - and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. - -161. Princes persecute me without cause, - but my heart stands in awe of your words. - -162. I rejoice at your word - like one who finds great spoil. - -163. I hate and abhor falsehood, - but I love your law. - -164. Seven times a day I praise you - for your righteous rules. - -165. Great peace have those who love your law; - nothing can make them stumble. - -166. I hope for your salvation, O LORD, - and I do your commandments. - -167. My soul keeps your testimonies; - I love them exceedingly. - -168. I keep your precepts and testimonies, - for all my ways are before you. - -169. Let my cry come before you, O LORD; - give me understanding according to your word! - -170. Let my plea come before you; - deliver me according to your word. - -171. My lips will pour forth praise, - for you teach me your statutes. - -172. My tongue will sing of your word, - for all your commandments are right. - -173. Let your hand be ready to help me, - for I have chosen your precepts. - -174. I long for your salvation, O LORD, - and your law is my delight. - -175. Let my soul live and praise you, - and let your rules help me. - -176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, - for I do not forget your commandments. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index f0d617fa..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Faithful Have Vanished - -# Chapter 12 -1. Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; - for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. - -2. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; - with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. - -3. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, - the tongue that makes great boasts, - -4. those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, - our lips are with us; who is master over us?" - -5. "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, - I will now arise," says the LORD; - "I will place him in the safety for which he longs." - -6. The words of the LORD are pure words, - like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, - purified seven times. - -7. You, O LORD, will keep them; - you will guard us from this generation forever. - -8. On every side the wicked prowl, - as vileness is exalted among the children of man. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md deleted file mode 100644 index eac14bb2..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Deliver Me, O LORD - -# Chapter 120 -1. In my distress I called to the LORD, - and he answered me. - -2. Deliver me, O LORD, - from lying lips, - from a deceitful tongue. - -3. What shall be given to you, - and what more shall be done to you, - you deceitful tongue? - -4. A warrior's sharp arrows, - with glowing coals of the broom tree! - -5. Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, - that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! - -6. Too long have I had my dwelling - among those who hate peace. - -7. I am for peace, - but when I speak, they are for war! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md deleted file mode 100644 index b13f1ebe..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -My -Help Comes from the LORD - -# Chapter 121 -1. I lift up my eyes to the hills. -From where does my help come? - -2. My help comes from the LORD, - who made heaven and earth. - -3. He will not let your foot be moved; - he who keeps you will not slumber. - -4. Behold, he who keeps Israel - will neither slumber nor sleep. - -5. The LORD is your keeper; - the LORD is your shade on your right hand. - -6. The sun shall not strike you by day, - nor the moon by night. - -7. The LORD will keep you from all evil; - he will keep your life. - -8. The LORD will keep - your going out and your coming in - from this time forth and forevermore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md deleted file mode 100644 index d35b9c8a..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Let Us Go to the House of the LORD - -# Chapter 122 -1. I was glad when they said to me, - "Let us go to the house of the LORD!" - -2. Our feet have been standing - within your gates, O Jerusalem! - -3. Jerusalem--built as a city - that is bound firmly together, - -4. to which the tribes go up, - the tribes of the LORD, -as was decreed for Israel, - to give thanks to the name of the LORD. - -5. There thrones for judgment were set, - the thrones of the house of David. - -6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! - "May they be secure who love you! - -7. Peace be within your walls - and security within your towers!" - -8. For my brothers and companions' sake - I will say, "Peace be within you!" - -9. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, - I will seek your good. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md deleted file mode 100644 index 83650c28..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Our Eyes Look to the LORD Our God - -# Chapter 123 -1. To you I lift up my eyes, - O you who are enthroned in the heavens! - -2. Behold, as the eyes of servants - look to the hand of their master, -as the eyes of a maidservant - to the hand of her mistress, -so our eyes look to the LORD our God, - till he has mercy upon us. - -3. Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, - for we have had more than enough of contempt. - -4. Our soul has had more than enough - of the scorn of those who are at ease, - of the contempt of the proud. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2107edfb..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Our -Help Is in the Name of the LORD - -# Chapter 124 -1. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side-- - let Israel now say-- - -2. if it had not been the LORD who was on our side - when people rose up against us, - -3. then they would have swallowed us up alive, - when their anger was kindled against us; - -4. then the flood would have swept us away, - the torrent would have gone over us; - -5. then over us would have gone - the raging waters. - -6. Blessed be the LORD, - -who has not given us - as prey to their teeth! - -7. We have escaped like a bird - from the snare of the fowlers; -the snare is broken, - and we have escaped! - -8. Our help is in the name of the LORD, - who made heaven and earth. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4a4f4be5..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Surrounds His People - -# Chapter 125 -1. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, - which cannot be moved, but abides forever. - -2. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, - so the LORD surrounds his people, - from this time forth and forevermore. - -3. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest - on the land allotted to the righteous, -lest the righteous stretch out - their hands to do wrong. - -4. Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, - and to those who are upright in their hearts! - -5. But those who turn aside to their crooked ways - the LORD will lead away with evildoers! - Peace be upon Israel! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md deleted file mode 100644 index 82436eee..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Restore Our Fortunes, O LORD - -# Chapter 126 -1. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, - we were like those who dream. - -2. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, - and our tongue with shouts of joy; -then they said among the nations, - "The LORD has done great things for them." - -3. The LORD has done great things for us; - we are glad. - -4. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, - like streams in the Negeb! - -5. Those who sow in tears - shall reap with shouts of joy! - -6. He who goes out weeping, - bearing the seed for sowing, -shall come home with shouts of joy, - bringing his sheaves with him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40a61833..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Unless the LORD Builds the House - -# Chapter 127 -1. Unless the LORD builds the house, - those who build it labor in vain. -Unless the LORD watches over the city, - the watchman stays awake in vain. - -2. It is in vain that you rise up early - and go late to rest, -eating the bread of anxious toil; - for he gives to his beloved sleep. - -3. Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, - the fruit of the womb a reward. - -4. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior - are the children of one's youth. - -5. Blessed is the man - who fills his quiver with them! -He shall not be put to shame - when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md deleted file mode 100644 index 198f313c..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the LORD - -# Chapter 128 -1. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, - who walks in his ways! - -2. You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; - you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. - -3. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine - within your house; -your children will be like olive shoots - around your table. - -4. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed - who fears the LORD. - -5. The LORD bless you from Zion! - May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem - all the days of your life! - -6. May you see your children's children! - Peace be upon Israel! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9067f69a..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth - -# Chapter 129 -1. "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"-- - let Israel now say-- - -2. "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, - yet they have not prevailed against me. - -3. The plowers plowed upon my back; - they made long their furrows." - -4. The LORD is righteous; - he has cut the cords of the wicked. - -5. May all who hate Zion - be put to shame and turned backward! - -6. Let them be like the grass on the housetops, - which withers before it grows up, - -7. with which the reaper does not fill his hand - nor the binder of sheaves his arms, - -8. nor do those who pass by say, - "The blessing of the LORD be upon you! - We bless you in the name of the LORD!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 41a491d6..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -How Long, O LORD? - -# Chapter 13 -1. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? - How long will you hide your face from me? - -2. How long must I take counsel in my soul - and have sorrow in my heart all the day? -How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? - -3. Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; - light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, - -4. lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him," - lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. - -5. But I have trusted in your steadfast love; - my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. - -6. I will sing to the LORD, - because he has dealt bountifully with me. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md deleted file mode 100644 index f945b11d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -My Soul Waits for the Lord - -# Chapter 130 -1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! - -2. O Lord, hear my voice! -Let your ears be attentive - to the voice of my pleas for mercy! - -3. If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, - O Lord, who could stand? - -4. But with you there is forgiveness, - that you may be feared. - -5. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, - and in his word I hope; - -6. my soul waits for the Lord - more than watchmen for the morning, - more than watchmen for the morning. - -7. O Israel, hope in the LORD! - For with the LORD there is steadfast love, - and with him is plentiful redemption. - -8. And he will redeem Israel - from all his iniquities. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md deleted file mode 100644 index d1d67991..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul - -# Chapter 131 -1. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; - my eyes are not raised too high; -I do not occupy myself with things - too great and too marvelous for me. - -2. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, - like a weaned child with its mother; - like a weaned child is my soul within me. - -3. O Israel, hope in the LORD - from this time forth and forevermore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md deleted file mode 100644 index c71f77f9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Has Chosen Zion - -# Chapter 132 -1. Remember, O LORD, in David's favor, - all the hardships he endured, - -2. how he swore to the LORD - and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, - -3. "I will not enter my house - or get into my bed, - -4. I will not give sleep to my eyes - or slumber to my eyelids, - -5. until I find a place for the LORD, - a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." - -6. Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; - we found it in the fields of Jaar. - -7. "Let us go to his dwelling place; - let us worship at his footstool!" - -8. Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place, - you and the ark of your might. - -9. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, - and let your saints shout for joy. - -10. For the sake of your servant David, - do not turn away the face of your anointed one. - -11. The LORD swore to David a sure oath - from which he will not turn back: -"One of the sons of your body - I will set on your throne. - -12. If your sons keep my covenant - and my testimonies that I shall teach them, -their sons also forever - shall sit on your throne." - -13. For the LORD has chosen Zion; - he has desired it for his dwelling place: - -14. "This is my resting place forever; - here I will dwell, for I have desired it. - -15. I will abundantly bless her provisions; - I will satisfy her poor with bread. - -16. Her priests I will clothe with salvation, - and her saints will shout for joy. - -17. There I will make a horn to sprout for David; - I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. - -18. His enemies I will clothe with shame, - but on him his crown will shine." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8560a2c..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -When Brothers Dwell in Unity - -# Chapter 133 -1. Behold, how good and pleasant it is - when brothers dwell in unity! - -2. It is like the precious oil on the head, - running down on the beard, -on the beard of Aaron, - running down on the collar of his robes! - -3. It is like the dew of Hermon, - which falls on the mountains of Zion! -For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, - life forevermore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md deleted file mode 100644 index 21a16ddc..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Come, Bless the LORD - -# Chapter 134 -1. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, - who stand by night in the house of the LORD! - -2. Lift up your hands to the holy place - and bless the LORD! - -3. May the LORD bless you from Zion, - he who made heaven and earth! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md deleted file mode 100644 index 98be86c9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Your Name, O LORD, Endures Forever - -# Chapter 135 -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise the name of the LORD, - give praise, O servants of the LORD, - -2. who stand in the house of the LORD, - in the courts of the house of our God! - -3. Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; - sing to his name, for it is pleasant! - -4. For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, - Israel as his own possession. - -5. For I know that the LORD is great, - and that our Lord is above all gods. - -6. Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, - in heaven and on earth, - in the seas and all deeps. - -7. He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, - who makes lightnings for the rain - and brings forth the wind from his storehouses. - -8. He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, - both of man and of beast; - -9. who in your midst, O Egypt, - sent signs and wonders - against Pharaoh and all his servants; - -10. who struck down many nations - and killed mighty kings, - -11. Sihon, king of the Amorites, - and Og, king of Bashan, - and all the kingdoms of Canaan, - -12. and gave their land as a heritage, - a heritage to his people Israel. - -13. Your name, O LORD, endures forever, - your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. - -14. For the LORD will vindicate his people - and have compassion on his servants. - -15. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, - the work of human hands. - -16. They have mouths, but do not speak; - they have eyes, but do not see; - -17. they have ears, but do not hear, - nor is there any breath in their mouths. - -18. Those who make them become like them; - so do all who trust in them. - -19. O house of Israel, bless the LORD! - O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! - -20. O house of Levi, bless the LORD! - You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! - -21. Blessed be the LORD from Zion, - he who dwells in Jerusalem! -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md deleted file mode 100644 index 93532154..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -His Steadfast Love Endures Forever - -# Chapter 136 -1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever. - -2. Give thanks to the God of gods, - for his steadfast love endures forever. - -3. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -4. to him who alone does great wonders, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -5. to him who by understanding made the heavens, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -6. to him who spread out the earth above the waters, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -7. to him who made the great lights, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -8. the sun to rule over the day, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -9. the moon and stars to rule over the night, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -10. to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -11. and brought Israel out from among them, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -12. with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -13. to him who divided the Red Sea in two, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -14. and made Israel pass through the midst of it, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -15. but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -16. to him who led his people through the wilderness, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -17. to him who struck down great kings, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -18. and killed mighty kings, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -19. Sihon, king of the Amorites, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -20. and Og, king of Bashan, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -21. and gave their land as a heritage, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -22. a heritage to Israel his servant, - for his steadfast love endures forever. - -23. It is he who remembered us in our low estate, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -24. and rescued us from our foes, - for his steadfast love endures forever; - -25. he who gives food to all flesh, - for his steadfast love endures forever. - -26. Give thanks to the God of heaven, - for his steadfast love endures forever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md deleted file mode 100644 index c2d5d37b..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -How Shall We Sing the LORD's Song? - -# Chapter 137 -1. By the waters of Babylon, - there we sat down and wept, - when we remembered Zion. - -2. On the willows there - we hung up our lyres. - -3. For there our captors - required of us songs, -and our tormentors, mirth, saying, - "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" - -4. How shall we sing the LORD's song - in a foreign land? - -5. If I forget you, O Jerusalem, - let my right hand forget its skill! - -6. Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, - if I do not remember you, -if I do not set Jerusalem - above my highest joy! - -7. Remember, O LORD, against the Edomites - the day of Jerusalem, -how they said, "Lay it bare, lay it bare, - down to its foundations!" - -8. O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, - blessed shall he be who repays you - with what you have done to us! - -9. Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones - and dashes them against the rock! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md deleted file mode 100644 index cbb635ee..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Give Thanks to the LORD - -# Chapter 138 -1. I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; - before the gods I sing your praise; - -2. I bow down toward your holy temple - and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, - -for you have exalted above all things - your name and your word. - -3. On the day I called, you answered me; - my strength of soul you increased. - -4. All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD, - for they have heard the words of your mouth, - -5. and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, - for great is the glory of the LORD. - -6. For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly, - but the haughty he knows from afar. - -7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, - you preserve my life; -you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, - and your right hand delivers me. - -8. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; - your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. - Do not forsake the work of your hands. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1e9ff642..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart - -# Chapter 139 -1. O LORD, you have searched me and known me! - -2. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; - you discern my thoughts from afar. - -3. You search out my path and my lying down - and are acquainted with all my ways. - -4. Even before a word is on my tongue, - behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. - -5. You hem me in, behind and before, - and lay your hand upon me. - -6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; - it is high; I cannot attain it. - -7. Where shall I go from your Spirit? - Or where shall I flee from your presence? - -8. If I ascend to heaven, you are there! - If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! - -9. If I take the wings of the morning - and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, - -10. even there your hand shall lead me, - and your right hand shall hold me. - -11. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, - and the light about me be night," - -12. even the darkness is not dark to you; - the night is bright as the day, - for darkness is as light with you. - -13. For you formed my inward parts; - you knitted me together in my mother's womb. - -14. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. -Wonderful are your works; - my soul knows it very well. - -15. My frame was not hidden from you, -when I was being made in secret, - intricately woven in the depths of the earth. - -16. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; -in your book were written, every one of them, - the days that were formed for me, - when as yet there was none of them. - -17. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! - How vast is the sum of them! - -18. If I would count them, they are more than the sand. -I awake, and I am still with you. - -19. Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! - O men of blood, depart from me! - -20. They speak against you with malicious intent; - your enemies take your name in vain. - -21. Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? - And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? - -22. I hate them with complete hatred; - I count them my enemies. - -23. Search me, O God, and know my heart! - Try me and know my thoughts! - -24. And see if there be any grievous way in me, - and lead me in the way everlasting! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index b85fcb98..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Fool Says, There Is No God - -# Chapter 14 -1. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." - They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; - there is none who does good. - -2. The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, - to see if there are any who understand, - who seek after God. - -3. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; - there is none who does good, - not even one. - -4. Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers - who eat up my people as they eat bread - and do not call upon the LORD? - -5. There they are in great terror, - for God is with the generation of the righteous. - -6. You would shame the plans of the poor, - but the LORD is his refuge. - -7. Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! - When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, - let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md deleted file mode 100644 index b3795cc8..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Deliver Me, O LORD, from Evil Men - -# Chapter 140 -1. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; - preserve me from violent men, - -2. who plan evil things in their heart - and stir up wars continually. - -3. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, - and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah - -4. Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; - preserve me from violent men, - who have planned to trip up my feet. - -5. The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, - and with cords they have spread a net; - beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah - -6. I say to the LORD, You are my God; - give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! - -7. O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, - you have covered my head in the day of battle. - -8. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; - do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah - -9. As for the head of those who surround me, - let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! - -10. Let burning coals fall upon them! - Let them be cast into fire, - into miry pits, no more to rise! - -11. Let not the slanderer be established in the land; - let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! - -12. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, - and will execute justice for the needy. - -13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; - the upright shall dwell in your presence. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md deleted file mode 100644 index f6bfe0d0..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Give Ear to My Voice - -# Chapter 141 -1. O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! - Give ear to my voice when I call to you! - -2. Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, - and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! - -3. Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; - keep watch over the door of my lips! - -4. Do not let my heart incline to any evil, - -to busy myself with wicked deeds -in company with men who work iniquity, - and let me not eat of their delicacies! - -5. Let a righteous man strike me--it is a kindness; - let him rebuke me--it is oil for my head; - let my head not refuse it. -Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds. - -6. When their judges are thrown over the cliff, - then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. - -7. As when one plows and breaks up the earth, - so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol. - -8. But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; - in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! - -9. Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me - and from the snares of evildoers! - -10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, - while I pass by safely. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md deleted file mode 100644 index caa7a123..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -You Are My Refuge - -# Chapter 142 -1. With my voice I cry out to the LORD; - with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. - -2. I pour out my complaint before him; - I tell my trouble before him. - -3. When my spirit faints within me, - you know my way! -In the path where I walk - they have hidden a trap for me. - -4. Look to the right and see: - there is none who takes notice of me; -no refuge remains to me; - no one cares for my soul. - -5. I cry to you, O LORD; - I say, "You are my refuge, - my portion in the land of the living." - -6. Attend to my cry, - for I am brought very low! -Deliver me from my persecutors, - for they are too strong for me! - -7. Bring me out of prison, - that I may give thanks to your name! -The righteous will surround me, - for you will deal bountifully with me. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md deleted file mode 100644 index dd8736fb..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -My Soul Thirsts for You - -# Chapter 143 -1. Hear my prayer, O LORD; - give ear to my pleas for mercy! - In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! - -2. Enter not into judgment with your servant, - for no one living is righteous before you. - -3. For the enemy has pursued my soul; - he has crushed my life to the ground; - he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. - -4. Therefore my spirit faints within me; - my heart within me is appalled. - -5. I remember the days of old; - I meditate on all that you have done; - I ponder the work of your hands. - -6. I stretch out my hands to you; - my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah - -7. Answer me quickly, O LORD! - My spirit fails! -Hide not your face from me, - lest I be like those who go down to the pit. - -8. Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, - for in you I trust. -Make me know the way I should go, - for to you I lift up my soul. - -9. Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! - I have fled to you for refuge. - -10. Teach me to do your will, - for you are my God! -Let your good Spirit lead me - on level ground! - -11. For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! - In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! - -12. And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, - and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, - for I am your servant. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2db04958..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -My Rock and My Fortress - -# Chapter 144 -1. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, - who trains my hands for war, - and my fingers for battle; - -2. he is my steadfast love and my fortress, - my stronghold and my deliverer, -my shield and he in whom I take refuge, - who subdues peoples under me. - -3. O LORD, what is man that you regard him, - or the son of man that you think of him? - -4. Man is like a breath; - his days are like a passing shadow. - -5. Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! - Touch the mountains so that they smoke! - -6. Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; - send out your arrows and rout them! - -7. Stretch out your hand from on high; - rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, - from the hand of foreigners, - -8. whose mouths speak lies - and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. - -9. I will sing a new song to you, O God; - upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, - -10. who gives victory to kings, - who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword. - -11. Rescue me and deliver me - from the hand of foreigners, -whose mouths speak lies - and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. - -12. May our sons in their youth - be like plants full grown, -our daughters like corner pillars - cut for the structure of a palace; - -13. may our granaries be full, - providing all kinds of produce; -may our sheep bring forth thousands - and ten thousands in our fields; - -14. may our cattle be heavy with young, - suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; -may there be no cry of distress in our streets! - -15. Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! - Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md deleted file mode 100644 index 79412616..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Great Is the LORD - -# Chapter 145 -1. I will extol you, my God and King, - and bless your name forever and ever. - -2. Every day I will bless you - and praise your name forever and ever. - -3. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, - and his greatness is unsearchable. - -4. One generation shall commend your works to another, - and shall declare your mighty acts. - -5. On the glorious splendor of your majesty, - and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. - -6. They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, - and I will declare your greatness. - -7. They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness - and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. - -8. The LORD is gracious and merciful, - slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - -9. The LORD is good to all, - and his mercy is over all that he has made. - -10. All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, - and all your saints shall bless you! - -11. They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom - and tell of your power, - -12. to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, - and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. - -13. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, - and your dominion endures throughout all generations. -[The LORD is faithful in all his words - and kind in all his works.] - -14. The LORD upholds all who are falling - and raises up all who are bowed down. - -15. The eyes of all look to you, - and you give them their food in due season. - -16. You open your hand; - you satisfy the desire of every living thing. - -17. The LORD is righteous in all his ways - and kind in all his works. - -18. The LORD is near to all who call on him, - to all who call on him in truth. - -19. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; - he also hears their cry and saves them. - -20. The LORD preserves all who love him, - but all the wicked he will destroy. - -21. My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, - and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md deleted file mode 100644 index e5826694..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Put Not Your Trust in Princes - -# Chapter 146 -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise the LORD, O my soul! - -2. I will praise the LORD as long as I live; - I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. - -3. Put not your trust in princes, - in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. - -4. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; - on that very day his plans perish. - -5. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, - whose hope is in the LORD his God, - -6. who made heaven and earth, - the sea, and all that is in them, -who keeps faith forever; - -7. who executes justice for the oppressed, - who gives food to the hungry. -The LORD sets the prisoners free; - -8. the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. -The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; - the LORD loves the righteous. - -9. The LORD watches over the sojourners; - he upholds the widow and the fatherless, - but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. - -10. The LORD will reign forever, - your God, O Zion, to all generations. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md deleted file mode 100644 index 920f17b5..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -He Heals the Brokenhearted - -# Chapter 147 -1. Praise the LORD! -For it is good to sing praises to our God; - for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. - -2. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; - he gathers the outcasts of Israel. - -3. He heals the brokenhearted - and binds up their wounds. - -4. He determines the number of the stars; - he gives to all of them their names. - -5. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; - his understanding is beyond measure. - -6. The LORD lifts up the humble; - he casts the wicked to the ground. - -7. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; - make melody to our God on the lyre! - -8. He covers the heavens with clouds; - he prepares rain for the earth; - he makes grass grow on the hills. - -9. He gives to the beasts their food, - and to the young ravens that cry. - -10. His delight is not in the strength of the horse, - nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, - -11. but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, - in those who hope in his steadfast love. - -12. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! - Praise your God, O Zion! - -13. For he strengthens the bars of your gates; - he blesses your children within you. - -14. He makes peace in your borders; - he fills you with the finest of the wheat. - -15. He sends out his command to the earth; - his word runs swiftly. - -16. He gives snow like wool; - he scatters frost like ashes. - -17. He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; - who can stand before his cold? - -18. He sends out his word, and melts them; - he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. - -19. He declares his word to Jacob, - his statutes and rules to Israel. - -20. He has not dealt thus with any other nation; - they do not know his rules. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e610020..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Praise the Name of the LORD - -# Chapter 148 -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise the LORD from the heavens; - praise him in the heights! - -2. Praise him, all his angels; - praise him, all his hosts! - -3. Praise him, sun and moon, - praise him, all you shining stars! - -4. Praise him, you highest heavens, - and you waters above the heavens! - -5. Let them praise the name of the LORD! - For he commanded and they were created. - -6. And he established them forever and ever; - he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away. - -7. Praise the LORD from the earth, - you great sea creatures and all deeps, - -8. fire and hail, snow and mist, - stormy wind fulfilling his word! - -9. Mountains and all hills, - fruit trees and all cedars! - -10. Beasts and all livestock, - creeping things and flying birds! - -11. Kings of the earth and all peoples, - princes and all rulers of the earth! - -12. Young men and maidens together, - old men and children! - -13. Let them praise the name of the LORD, - for his name alone is exalted; - his majesty is above earth and heaven. - -14. He has raised up a horn for his people, - praise for all his saints, - for the people of Israel who are near to him. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e4b1c11..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Sing to the LORD a New Song - -# Chapter 149 -1. Praise the LORD! -Sing to the LORD a new song, - his praise in the assembly of the godly! - -2. Let Israel be glad in his Maker; - let the children of Zion rejoice in their King! - -3. Let them praise his name with dancing, - making melody to him with tambourine and lyre! - -4. For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; - he adorns the humble with salvation. - -5. Let the godly exult in glory; - let them sing for joy on their beds. - -6. Let the high praises of God be in their throats - and two-edged swords in their hands, - -7. to execute vengeance on the nations - and punishments on the peoples, - -8. to bind their kings with chains - and their nobles with fetters of iron, - -9. to execute on them the judgment written! - This is honor for all his godly ones. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3c874132..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill? - -# Chapter 15 -1. O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? - Who shall dwell on your holy hill? - -2. He who walks blamelessly and does what is right - and speaks truth in his heart; - -3. who does not slander with his tongue - and does no evil to his neighbor, - nor takes up a reproach against his friend; - -4. in whose eyes a vile person is despised, - but who honors those who fear the LORD; -who swears to his own hurt and does not change; - -5. who does not put out his money at interest - and does not take a bribe against the innocent. -He who does these things shall never be moved. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9a1b70dc..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Let Everything Praise the LORD - -# Chapter 150 -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise God in his sanctuary; - praise him in his mighty heavens! - -2. Praise him for his mighty deeds; - praise him according to his excellent greatness! - -3. Praise him with trumpet sound; - praise him with lute and harp! - -4. Praise him with tambourine and dance; - praise him with strings and pipe! - -5. Praise him with sounding cymbals; - praise him with loud clashing cymbals! - -6. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index d7afa499..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -You Will Not Abandon My Soul - -# Chapter 16 -1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. - -2. I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; - I have no good apart from you." - -3. As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, - in whom is all my delight. - -4. The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; - -their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out - or take their names on my lips. - -5. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; - you hold my lot. - -6. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; - indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. - -7. I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; - in the night also my heart instructs me. - -8. I have set the LORD always before me; - because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. - -9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; - my flesh also dwells secure. - -10. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, - or let your holy one see corruption. - -11. You make known to me the path of life; - in your presence there is fullness of joy; - at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index df89ab17..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -In the Shadow of Your Wings - -# Chapter 17 -1. Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! - Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! - -2. From your presence let my vindication come! - Let your eyes behold the right! - -3. You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, - you have tested me, and you will find nothing; - I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. - -4. With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips - I have avoided the ways of the violent. - -5. My steps have held fast to your paths; - my feet have not slipped. - -6. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; - incline your ear to me; hear my words. - -7. Wondrously show your steadfast love, - -O Savior of those who seek refuge - from their adversaries at your right hand. - -8. Keep me as the apple of your eye; - hide me in the shadow of your wings, - -9. from the wicked who do me violence, - my deadly enemies who surround me. - -10. They close their hearts to pity; - with their mouths they speak arrogantly. - -11. They have now surrounded our steps; - they set their eyes to cast us to the ground. - -12. He is like a lion eager to tear, - as a young lion lurking in ambush. - -13. Arise, O LORD! Confront him, subdue him! - Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword, - -14. from men by your hand, O LORD, - from men of the world whose portion is in this life. -You fill their womb with treasure; - they are satisfied with children, - and they leave their abundance to their infants. - -15. As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; - when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 82e81027..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,170 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Is My Rock and My Fortress - -# Chapter 18 -1. I love you, O LORD, my strength. - -2. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, - my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, - my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - -3. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, - and I am saved from my enemies. - -4. The cords of death encompassed me; - the torrents of destruction assailed me; - -5. the cords of Sheol entangled me; - the snares of death confronted me. - -6. In my distress I called upon the LORD; - to my God I cried for help. -From his temple he heard my voice, - and my cry to him reached his ears. - -7. Then the earth reeled and rocked; - -the foundations also of the mountains trembled - and quaked, because he was angry. - -8. Smoke went up from his nostrils, - and devouring fire from his mouth; - glowing coals flamed forth from him. - -9. He bowed the heavens and came down; - thick darkness was under his feet. - -10. He rode on a cherub and flew; - he came swiftly on the wings of the wind. - -11. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, - thick clouds dark with water. - -12. Out of the brightness before him - hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds. - -13. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, - and the Most High uttered his voice, - hailstones and coals of fire. - -14. And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; - he flashed forth lightnings and routed them. - -15. Then the channels of the sea were seen, - -and the foundations of the world were laid bare -at your rebuke, O LORD, - at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. - -16. He sent from on high, he took me; - he drew me out of many waters. - -17. He rescued me from my strong enemy - and from those who hated me, - for they were too mighty for me. - -18. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, - but the LORD was my support. - -19. He brought me out into a broad place; - he rescued me, because he delighted in me. - -20. The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; - according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. - -21. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, - and have not wickedly departed from my God. - -22. For all his rules were before me, - and his statutes I did not put away from me. - -23. I was blameless before him, - and I kept myself from my guilt. - -24. So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, - according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. - -25. With the merciful you show yourself merciful; - with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; - -26. with the purified you show yourself pure; - and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. - -27. For you save a humble people, - but the haughty eyes you bring down. - -28. For it is you who light my lamp; - the LORD my God lightens my darkness. - -29. For by you I can run against a troop, - and by my God I can leap over a wall. - -30. This God--his way is perfect; - the word of the LORD proves true; - he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. - -31. For who is God, but the LORD? - And who is a rock, except our God?-- - -32. the God who equipped me with strength - and made my way blameless. - -33. He made my feet like the feet of a deer - and set me secure on the heights. - -34. He trains my hands for war, - so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. - -35. You have given me the shield of your salvation, - and your right hand supported me, - and your gentleness made me great. - -36. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, - and my feet did not slip. - -37. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, - and did not turn back till they were consumed. - -38. I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; - they fell under my feet. - -39. For you equipped me with strength for the battle; - you made those who rise against me sink under me. - -40. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, - and those who hated me I destroyed. - -41. They cried for help, but there was none to save; - they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. - -42. I beat them fine as dust before the wind; - I cast them out like the mire of the streets. - -43. You delivered me from strife with the people; - you made me the head of the nations; - people whom I had not known served me. - -44. As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; - foreigners came cringing to me. - -45. Foreigners lost heart - and came trembling out of their fortresses. - -46. The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, - and exalted be the God of my salvation-- - -47. the God who gave me vengeance - and subdued peoples under me, - -48. who rescued me from my enemies; - yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me; - you delivered me from the man of violence. - -49. For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, - and sing to your name. - -50. Great salvation he brings to his king, - and shows steadfast love to his anointed, - to David and his offspring forever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0cfc2560..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -The Law of the LORD Is Perfect - -# Chapter 19 -1. The heavens declare the glory of God, - and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. - -2. Day to day pours out speech, - and night to night reveals knowledge. - -3. There is no speech, nor are there words, - whose voice is not heard. - -4. Their voice goes out through all the earth, - and their words to the end of the world. -In them he has set a tent for the sun, - -5. which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, - and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. - -6. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, - and its circuit to the end of them, - and there is nothing hidden from its heat. - -7. The law of the LORD is perfect, - reviving the soul; -the testimony of the LORD is sure, - making wise the simple; - -8. the precepts of the LORD are right, - rejoicing the heart; -the commandment of the LORD is pure, - enlightening the eyes; - -9. the fear of the LORD is clean, - enduring forever; -the rules of the LORD are true, - and righteous altogether. - -10. More to be desired are they than gold, - even much fine gold; -sweeter also than honey - and drippings of the honeycomb. - -11. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; - in keeping them there is great reward. - -12. Who can discern his errors? - Declare me innocent from hidden faults. - -13. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; - let them not have dominion over me! -Then I shall be blameless, - and innocent of great transgression. - -14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart - be acceptable in your sight, - O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index f3fbf6a9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Trust in the Name of the LORD Our God - -# Chapter 20 -1. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! - May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! - -2. May he send you help from the sanctuary - and give you support from Zion! - -3. May he remember all your offerings - -and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah - - -4. May he grant you your heart's desire - and fulfill all your plans! - -5. May we shout for joy over your salvation, - and in the name of our God set up our banners! -May the LORD fulfill all your petitions! - -6. Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; - -he will answer him from his holy heaven - with the saving might of his right hand. - -7. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, - but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. - -8. They collapse and fall, - but we rise and stand upright. - -9. O LORD, save the king! - May he answer us when we call. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index d5be9bc8..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -The King Rejoices in the LORD's Strength - -# Chapter 21 -1. O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices, - and in your salvation how greatly he exults! - -2. You have given him his heart's desire - -and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah - - -3. For you meet him with rich blessings; - you set a crown of fine gold upon his head. - -4. He asked life of you; you gave it to him, - length of days forever and ever. - -5. His glory is great through your salvation; - splendor and majesty you bestow on him. - -6. For you make him most blessed forever; - you make him glad with the joy of your presence. - -7. For the king trusts in the LORD, - and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved. - -8. Your hand will find out all your enemies; - your right hand will find out those who hate you. - -9. You will make them as a blazing oven - when you appear. -The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, - and fire will consume them. - -10. You will destroy their descendants from the earth, - and their offspring from among the children of man. - -11. Though they plan evil against you, - though they devise mischief, they will not succeed. - -12. For you will put them to flight; - you will aim at their faces with your bows. - -13. Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength! - We will sing and praise your power. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 701e5d8f..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -Why Have You Forsaken Me? - -# Chapter 22 -1. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? - Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? - -2. O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, - and by night, but I find no rest. - -3. Yet you are holy, - enthroned on the praises of Israel. - -4. In you our fathers trusted; - they trusted, and you delivered them. - -5. To you they cried and were rescued; - in you they trusted and were not put to shame. - -6. But I am a worm and not a man, - scorned by mankind and despised by the people. - -7. All who see me mock me; - they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; - -8. "He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him; - let him rescue him, for he delights in him!" - -9. Yet you are he who took me from the womb; - you made me trust you at my mother's breasts. - -10. On you was I cast from my birth, - and from my mother's womb you have been my God. - -11. Be not far from me, - for trouble is near, - and there is none to help. - -12. Many bulls encompass me; - strong bulls of Bashan surround me; - -13. they open wide their mouths at me, - like a ravening and roaring lion. - -14. I am poured out like water, - and all my bones are out of joint; -my heart is like wax; - it is melted within my breast; - -15. my strength is dried up like a potsherd, - and my tongue sticks to my jaws; - you lay me in the dust of death. - -16. For dogs encompass me; - a company of evildoers encircles me; -they have pierced my hands and feet-- - -17. I can count all my bones-- -they stare and gloat over me; - -18. they divide my garments among them, - and for my clothing they cast lots. - -19. But you, O LORD, do not be far off! - O you my help, come quickly to my aid! - -20. Deliver my soul from the sword, - my precious life from the power of the dog! - -21. Save me from the mouth of the lion! -You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen! - -22. I will tell of your name to my brothers; - in the midst of the congregation I will praise you: - -23. You who fear the LORD, praise him! - All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, - and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! - -24. For he has not despised or abhorred - the affliction of the afflicted, -and he has not hidden his face from him, - but has heard, when he cried to him. - -25. From you comes my praise in the great congregation; - my vows I will perform before those who fear him. - -26. The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; - those who seek him shall praise the LORD! - May your hearts live forever! - -27. All the ends of the earth shall remember - and turn to the LORD, -and all the families of the nations - shall worship before you. - -28. For kingship belongs to the LORD, - and he rules over the nations. - -29. All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; - before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, - even the one who could not keep himself alive. - -30. Posterity shall serve him; - it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; - -31. they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, - that he has done it. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 26b129d6..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Is My Shepherd - -# Chapter 23 -1. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. - -2. He makes me lie down in green pastures. -He leads me beside still waters. - -3. He restores my soul. -He leads me in paths of righteousness - for his name's sake. - -4. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, - I will fear no evil, -for you are with me; - your rod and your staff, - they comfort me. - -5. You prepare a table before me - in the presence of my enemies; -you anoint my head with oil; - my cup overflows. - -6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me - all the days of my life, -and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD - forever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 26fa73a2..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The King of Glory - -# Chapter 24 -1. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, - the world and those who dwell therein, - -2. for he has founded it upon the seas - and established it upon the rivers. - -3. Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? - And who shall stand in his holy place? - -4. He who has clean hands and a pure heart, - who does not lift up his soul to what is false - and does not swear deceitfully. - -5. He will receive blessing from the LORD - and righteousness from the God of his salvation. - -6. Such is the generation of those who seek him, - who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah - -7. Lift up your heads, O gates! - And be lifted up, O ancient doors, - that the King of glory may come in. - -8. Who is this King of glory? - The LORD, strong and mighty, - the LORD, mighty in battle! - -9. Lift up your heads, O gates! - And lift them up, O ancient doors, - that the King of glory may come in. - -10. Who is this King of glory? - The LORD of hosts, - -he is the King of glory! Selah - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7343c164..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Teach Me Your Paths - -# Chapter 25 -1. To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. - -2. O my God, in you I trust; - let me not be put to shame; - let not my enemies exult over me. - -3. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; - they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. - -4. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; - teach me your paths. - -5. Lead me in your truth and teach me, - for you are the God of my salvation; - for you I wait all the day long. - -6. Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, - for they have been from of old. - -7. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; - according to your steadfast love remember me, - for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! - -8. Good and upright is the LORD; - therefore he instructs sinners in the way. - -9. He leads the humble in what is right, - and teaches the humble his way. - -10. All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, - for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. - -11. For your name's sake, O LORD, - pardon my guilt, for it is great. - -12. Who is the man who fears the LORD? - Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. - -13. His soul shall abide in well-being, - and his offspring shall inherit the land. - -14. The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, - and he makes known to them his covenant. - -15. My eyes are ever toward the LORD, - for he will pluck my feet out of the net. - -16. Turn to me and be gracious to me, - for I am lonely and afflicted. - -17. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; - bring me out of my distresses. - -18. Consider my affliction and my trouble, - and forgive all my sins. - -19. Consider how many are my foes, - and with what violent hatred they hate me. - -20. Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! - Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. - -21. May integrity and uprightness preserve me, - for I wait for you. - -22. Redeem Israel, O God, - out of all his troubles. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 118772a9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -I Will Bless the LORD - -# Chapter 26 -1. Vindicate me, O LORD, - for I have walked in my integrity, - and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. - -2. Prove me, O LORD, and try me; - test my heart and my mind. - -3. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, - and I walk in your faithfulness. - -4. I do not sit with men of falsehood, - nor do I consort with hypocrites. - -5. I hate the assembly of evildoers, - and I will not sit with the wicked. - -6. I wash my hands in innocence - and go around your altar, O LORD, - -7. proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, - and telling all your wondrous deeds. - -8. O LORD, I love the habitation of your house - and the place where your glory dwells. - -9. Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, - nor my life with bloodthirsty men, - -10. in whose hands are evil devices, - and whose right hands are full of bribes. - -11. But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; - redeem me, and be gracious to me. - -12. My foot stands on level ground; - in the great assembly I will bless the LORD. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index f343b431..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Is My Light and My Salvation - -# Chapter 27 -1. The LORD is my light and my salvation; - whom shall I fear? -The LORD is the stronghold of my life; - of whom shall I be afraid? - -2. When evildoers assail me - to eat up my flesh, -my adversaries and foes, - it is they who stumble and fall. - -3. Though an army encamp against me, - my heart shall not fear; -though war arise against me, - yet I will be confident. - -4. One thing have I asked of the LORD, - that will I seek after: -that I may dwell in the house of the LORD - all the days of my life, -to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD - and to inquire in his temple. - -5. For he will hide me in his shelter - in the day of trouble; -he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; - he will lift me high upon a rock. - -6. And now my head shall be lifted up - above my enemies all around me, -and I will offer in his tent - sacrifices with shouts of joy; -I will sing and make melody to the LORD. - -7. Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; - be gracious to me and answer me! - -8. You have said, "Seek my face." -My heart says to you, - "Your face, LORD, do I seek." - -9. Hide not your face from me. -Turn not your servant away in anger, - O you who have been my help. -Cast me not off; forsake me not, - O God of my salvation! - -10. For my father and my mother have forsaken me, - but the LORD will take me in. - -11. Teach me your way, O LORD, - and lead me on a level path - because of my enemies. - -12. Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; - for false witnesses have risen against me, - and they breathe out violence. - -13. I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD - in the land of the living! - -14. Wait for the LORD; - be strong, and let your heart take courage; - wait for the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index a4c48499..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Is My Strength and My Shield - -# Chapter 28 -1. To you, O LORD, I call; - my rock, be not deaf to me, -lest, if you be silent to me, - I become like those who go down to the pit. - -2. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, - when I cry to you for help, -when I lift up my hands - toward your most holy sanctuary. - -3. Do not drag me off with the wicked, - with the workers of evil, -who speak peace with their neighbors - while evil is in their hearts. - -4. Give to them according to their work - and according to the evil of their deeds; -give to them according to the work of their hands; - render them their due reward. - -5. Because they do not regard the works of the LORD - or the work of his hands, -he will tear them down and build them up no more. - -6. Blessed be the LORD! - For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. - -7. The LORD is my strength and my shield; - in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; -my heart exults, - and with my song I give thanks to him. - -8. The LORD is the strength of his people; - he is the saving refuge of his anointed. - -9. Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! - Be their shepherd and carry them forever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5217f788..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Ascribe to the LORD Glory - -# Chapter 29 -1. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, - ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. - -2. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; - worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness. - -3. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; - the God of glory thunders, - the LORD, over many waters. - -4. The voice of the LORD is powerful; - the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. - -5. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; - the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. - -6. He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, - and Sirion like a young wild ox. - -7. The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. - -8. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; - the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. - -9. The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth - and strips the forests bare, - and in his temple all cry, "Glory!" - -10. The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; - the LORD sits enthroned as king forever. - -11. May the LORD give strength to his people! - May the LORD bless his people with peace! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index c49def4c..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Joy Comes with the Morning - -# Chapter 30 -1. I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up - and have not let my foes rejoice over me. - -2. O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, - and you have healed me. - -3. O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; - you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. - -4. Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, - and give thanks to his holy name. - -5. For his anger is but for a moment, - and his favor is for a lifetime. -Weeping may tarry for the night, - but joy comes with the morning. - -6. As for me, I said in my prosperity, - "I shall never be moved." - -7. By your favor, O LORD, - you made my mountain stand strong; -you hid your face; - I was dismayed. - -8. To you, O LORD, I cry, - and to the Lord I plead for mercy: - -9. "What profit is there in my death, - if I go down to the pit? -Will the dust praise you? - Will it tell of your faithfulness? - -10. Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! - O LORD, be my helper!" - -11. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; - -you have loosed my sackcloth - and clothed me with gladness, - -12. that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. - O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index acf6b49d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ -Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit - -# Chapter 31 -1. In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; - let me never be put to shame; - in your righteousness deliver me! - -2. Incline your ear to me; - rescue me speedily! -Be a rock of refuge for me, - a strong fortress to save me! - -3. For you are my rock and my fortress; - and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me; - -4. you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, - for you are my refuge. - -5. Into your hand I commit my spirit; - you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God. - -6. I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, - but I trust in the LORD. - -7. I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, - because you have seen my affliction; - you have known the distress of my soul, - -8. and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; - you have set my feet in a broad place. - -9. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; - my eye is wasted from grief; - my soul and my body also. - -10. For my life is spent with sorrow, - and my years with sighing; -my strength fails because of my iniquity, - and my bones waste away. - -11. Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, - especially to my neighbors, -and an object of dread to my acquaintances; - those who see me in the street flee from me. - -12. I have been forgotten like one who is dead; - I have become like a broken vessel. - -13. For I hear the whispering of many-- - terror on every side!-- -as they scheme together against me, - as they plot to take my life. - -14. But I trust in you, O LORD; - I say, "You are my God." - -15. My times are in your hand; - rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! - -16. Make your face shine on your servant; - save me in your steadfast love! - -17. O LORD, let me not be put to shame, - for I call upon you; -let the wicked be put to shame; - let them go silently to Sheol. - -18. Let the lying lips be mute, - which speak insolently against the righteous - in pride and contempt. - -19. Oh, how abundant is your goodness, - -which you have stored up for those who fear you -and worked for those who take refuge in you, - in the sight of the children of mankind! - -20. In the cover of your presence you hide them - from the plots of men; -you store them in your shelter - from the strife of tongues. - -21. Blessed be the LORD, - for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me - when I was in a besieged city. - -22. I had said in my alarm, - "I am cut off from your sight." -But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy - when I cried to you for help. - -23. Love the LORD, all you his saints! - The LORD preserves the faithful - but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride. - -24. Be strong, and let your heart take courage, - all you who wait for the LORD! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index e85f4fe2..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Blessed Are the Forgiven - -# Chapter 32 -1. Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, - whose sin is covered. - -2. Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, - and in whose spirit there is no deceit. - -3. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away - through my groaning all day long. - -4. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; - my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah - -5. I acknowledged my sin to you, - and I did not cover my iniquity; -I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," - -and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah - - -6. Therefore let everyone who is godly - offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; -surely in the rush of great waters, - they shall not reach him. - -7. You are a hiding place for me; - you preserve me from trouble; - you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah - -8. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; - I will counsel you with my eye upon you. - -9. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, - which must be curbed with bit and bridle, - or it will not stay near you. - -10. Many are the sorrows of the wicked, - but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD. - -11. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, - and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index db37a5e0..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Steadfast Love of the LORD - -# Chapter 33 -1. Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! - Praise befits the upright. - -2. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; - make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! - -3. Sing to him a new song; - play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. - -4. For the word of the LORD is upright, - and all his work is done in faithfulness. - -5. He loves righteousness and justice; - the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. - -6. By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, - and by the breath of his mouth all their host. - -7. He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; - he puts the deeps in storehouses. - -8. Let all the earth fear the LORD; - let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! - -9. For he spoke, and it came to be; - he commanded, and it stood firm. - -10. The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; - he frustrates the plans of the peoples. - -11. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, - the plans of his heart to all generations. - -12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, - the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! - -13. The LORD looks down from heaven; - he sees all the children of man; - -14. from where he sits enthroned he looks out - on all the inhabitants of the earth, - -15. he who fashions the hearts of them all - and observes all their deeds. - -16. The king is not saved by his great army; - a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. - -17. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, - and by its great might it cannot rescue. - -18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, - on those who hope in his steadfast love, - -19. that he may deliver their soul from death - and keep them alive in famine. - -20. Our soul waits for the LORD; - he is our help and our shield. - -21. For our heart is glad in him, - because we trust in his holy name. - -22. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, - even as we hope in you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index b02eaa18..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Taste and See That the LORD Is Good - -# Chapter 34 -1. I will bless the LORD at all times; - his praise shall continually be in my mouth. - -2. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; - let the humble hear and be glad. - -3. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, - and let us exalt his name together! - -4. I sought the LORD, and he answered me - and delivered me from all my fears. - -5. Those who look to him are radiant, - and their faces shall never be ashamed. - -6. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him - and saved him out of all his troubles. - -7. The angel of the LORD encamps - around those who fear him, and delivers them. - -8. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! - Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! - -9. Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, - for those who fear him have no lack! - -10. The young lions suffer want and hunger; - but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. - -11. Come, O children, listen to me; - I will teach you the fear of the LORD. - -12. What man is there who desires life - and loves many days, that he may see good? - -13. Keep your tongue from evil - and your lips from speaking deceit. - -14. Turn away from evil and do good; - seek peace and pursue it. - -15. The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous - and his ears toward their cry. - -16. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, - to cut off the memory of them from the earth. - -17. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears - and delivers them out of all their troubles. - -18. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted - and saves the crushed in spirit. - -19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, - but the LORD delivers him out of them all. - -20. He keeps all his bones; - not one of them is broken. - -21. Affliction will slay the wicked, - and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. - -22. The LORD redeems the life of his servants; - none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index 549e93ce..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -Great Is the LORD - -# Chapter 35 -1. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; - fight against those who fight against me! - -2. Take hold of shield and buckler - and rise for my help! - -3. Draw the spear and javelin - against my pursuers! -Say to my soul, - "I am your salvation!" - -4. Let them be put to shame and dishonor - who seek after my life! -Let them be turned back and disappointed - who devise evil against me! - -5. Let them be like chaff before the wind, - with the angel of the LORD driving them away! - -6. Let their way be dark and slippery, - with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! - -7. For without cause they hid their net for me; - without cause they dug a pit for my life. - -8. Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! -And let the net that he hid ensnare him; - let him fall into it--to his destruction! - -9. Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD, - exulting in his salvation. - -10. All my bones shall say, - "O LORD, who is like you, -delivering the poor - from him who is too strong for him, - the poor and needy from him who robs him?" - -11. Malicious witnesses rise up; - they ask me of things that I do not know. - -12. They repay me evil for good; - my soul is bereft. - -13. But I, when they were sick-- - I wore sackcloth; - I afflicted myself with fasting; -I prayed with head bowed on my chest. - -14. I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; -as one who laments his mother, - I bowed down in mourning. - -15. But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered; - they gathered together against me; -wretches whom I did not know - tore at me without ceasing; - -16. like profane mockers at a feast, - they gnash at me with their teeth. - -17. How long, O Lord, will you look on? - Rescue me from their destruction, - my precious life from the lions! - -18. I will thank you in the great congregation; - in the mighty throng I will praise you. - -19. Let not those rejoice over me - who are wrongfully my foes, -and let not those wink the eye - who hate me without cause. - -20. For they do not speak peace, - -but against those who are quiet in the land - they devise words of deceit. - -21. They open wide their mouths against me; - they say, "Aha, Aha! - Our eyes have seen it!" - -22. You have seen, O LORD; be not silent! - O Lord, be not far from me! - -23. Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, - for my cause, my God and my Lord! - -24. Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, - according to your righteousness, - and let them not rejoice over me! - -25. Let them not say in their hearts, - "Aha, our heart's desire!" -Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up." - -26. Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether - who rejoice at my calamity! -Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor - who magnify themselves against me! - -27. Let those who delight in my righteousness - -shout for joy and be glad - and say evermore, -"Great is the LORD, - who delights in the welfare of his servant!" - -28. Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness - and of your praise all the day long. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9d85cdc9..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love - -# Chapter 36 -1. Transgression speaks to the wicked - deep in his heart; -there is no fear of God - before his eyes. - -2. For he flatters himself in his own eyes - that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. - -3. The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; - he has ceased to act wisely and do good. - -4. He plots trouble while on his bed; - he sets himself in a way that is not good; - he does not reject evil. - -5. Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, - your faithfulness to the clouds. - -6. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; - your judgments are like the great deep; - man and beast you save, O LORD. - -7. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! - The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. - -8. They feast on the abundance of your house, - and you give them drink from the river of your delights. - -9. For with you is the fountain of life; - in your light do we see light. - -10. Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, - and your righteousness to the upright of heart! - -11. Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, - nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. - -12. There the evildoers lie fallen; - they are thrust down, unable to rise. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5dc32c9d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -He Will Not Forsake His Saints - -# Chapter 37 -1. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; - be not envious of wrongdoers! - -2. For they will soon fade like the grass - and wither like the green herb. - -3. Trust in the LORD, and do good; - dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. - -4. Delight yourself in the LORD, - and he will give you the desires of your heart. - -5. Commit your way to the LORD; - trust in him, and he will act. - -6. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, - and your justice as the noonday. - -7. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; - fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, - over the man who carries out evil devices! - -8. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! - Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. - -9. For the evildoers shall be cut off, - but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. - -10. In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; - though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. - -11. But the meek shall inherit the land - and delight themselves in abundant peace. - -12. The wicked plots against the righteous - and gnashes his teeth at him, - -13. -but the Lord laughs at the wicked, - for he sees that his day is coming. - -14. The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows - to bring down the poor and needy, - to slay those whose way is upright; - -15. their sword shall enter their own heart, - and their bows shall be broken. - -16. Better is the little that the righteous has - than the abundance of many wicked. - -17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, - but the LORD upholds the righteous. - -18. The LORD knows the days of the blameless, - and their heritage will remain forever; - -19. they are not put to shame in evil times; - in the days of famine they have abundance. - -20. But the wicked will perish; - the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; - they vanish--like smoke they vanish away. - -21. The wicked borrows but does not pay back, - but the righteous is generous and gives; - -22. for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, - but those cursed by him shall be cut off. - -23. The steps of a man are established by the LORD, - when he delights in his way; - -24. though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, - for the LORD upholds his hand. - -25. I have been young, and now am old, - -yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken - or his children begging for bread. - -26. He is ever lending generously, - and his children become a blessing. - -27. Turn away from evil and do good; - so shall you dwell forever. - -28. For the LORD loves justice; - he will not forsake his saints. -They are preserved forever, - but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. - -29. The righteous shall inherit the land - and dwell upon it forever. - -30. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, - and his tongue speaks justice. - -31. The law of his God is in his heart; - his steps do not slip. - -32. The wicked watches for the righteous - and seeks to put him to death. - -33. The LORD will not abandon him to his power - or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial. - -34. Wait for the LORD and keep his way, - and he will exalt you to inherit the land; - you will look on when the wicked are cut off. - -35. I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, - spreading himself like a green laurel tree. - -36. But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; - though I sought him, he could not be found. - -37. Mark the blameless and behold the upright, - for there is a future for the man of peace. - -38. But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; - the future of the wicked shall be cut off. - -39. The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; - he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. - -40. The LORD helps them and delivers them; - he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, - because they take refuge in him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md deleted file mode 100644 index c64b1c1f..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Do Not Forsake Me, O LORD - -# Chapter 38 -1. O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, - nor discipline me in your wrath! - -2. For your arrows have sunk into me, - and your hand has come down on me. - -3. There is no soundness in my flesh - because of your indignation; -there is no health in my bones - because of my sin. - -4. For my iniquities have gone over my head; - like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. - -5. My wounds stink and fester - because of my foolishness, - -6. I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; - all the day I go about mourning. - -7. For my sides are filled with burning, - and there is no soundness in my flesh. - -8. I am feeble and crushed; - I groan because of the tumult of my heart. - -9. O Lord, all my longing is before you; - my sighing is not hidden from you. - -10. My heart throbs; my strength fails me, - and the light of my eyes--it also has gone from me. - -11. My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, - and my nearest kin stand far off. - -12. Those who seek my life lay their snares; - those who seek my hurt speak of ruin - and meditate treachery all day long. - -13. But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, - like a mute man who does not open his mouth. - -14. I have become like a man who does not hear, - and in whose mouth are no rebukes. - -15. But for you, O LORD, do I wait; - it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. - -16. For I said, "Only let them not rejoice over me, - who boast against me when my foot slips!" - -17. For I am ready to fall, - and my pain is ever before me. - -18. I confess my iniquity; - I am sorry for my sin. - -19. But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, - and many are those who hate me wrongfully. - -20. Those who render me evil for good - accuse me because I follow after good. - -21. Do not forsake me, O LORD! - O my God, be not far from me! - -22. Make haste to help me, - O Lord, my salvation! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4449c77..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -What Is the Measure of My Days? - -# Chapter 39 -1. I said, "I will guard my ways, - that I may not sin with my tongue; -I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, - so long as the wicked are in my presence." - -2. I was mute and silent; - I held my peace to no avail, -and my distress grew worse. - -3. My heart became hot within me. -As I mused, the fire burned; - then I spoke with my tongue: - -4. "O LORD, make me know my end - and what is the measure of my days; - let me know how fleeting I am! - -5. Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, - and my lifetime is as nothing before you. -Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah - -6. Surely a man goes about as a shadow! -Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; - man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! - -7. "And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? - My hope is in you. - -8. Deliver me from all my transgressions. - Do not make me the scorn of the fool! - -9. I am mute; I do not open my mouth, - for it is you who have done it. - -10. Remove your stroke from me; - I am spent by the hostility of your hand. - -11. When you discipline a man - with rebukes for sin, -you consume like a moth what is dear to him; - surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah - -12. "Hear my prayer, O LORD, - and give ear to my cry; - hold not your peace at my tears! -For I am a sojourner with you, - a guest, like all my fathers. - -13. Look away from me, that I may smile again, - before I depart and am no more!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md deleted file mode 100644 index a01954c1..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -My -Help and My Deliverer - -# Chapter 40 -1. I waited patiently for the LORD; - he inclined to me and heard my cry. - -2. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, - out of the miry bog, -and set my feet upon a rock, - making my steps secure. - -3. He put a new song in my mouth, - a song of praise to our God. -Many will see and fear, - and put their trust in the LORD. - -4. Blessed is the man who makes - the LORD his trust, -who does not turn to the proud, - to those who go astray after a lie! - -5. You have multiplied, O LORD my God, - your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; - none can compare with you! -I will proclaim and tell of them, - yet they are more than can be told. - -6. In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, - but you have given me an open ear. -Burnt offering and sin offering - you have not required. - -7. Then I said, "Behold, I have come; - in the scroll of the book it is written of me: - -8. I delight to do your will, O my God; - your law is within my heart." - -9. I have told the glad news of deliverance - in the great congregation; -behold, I have not restrained my lips, - as you know, O LORD. - -10. I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; - I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; -I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness - from the great congregation. - -11. As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain - your mercy from me; -your steadfast love and your faithfulness will - ever preserve me! - -12. For evils have encompassed me - beyond number; -my iniquities have overtaken me, - and I cannot see; -they are more than the hairs of my head; - my heart fails me. - -13. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! - O LORD, make haste to help me! - -14. Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether - who seek to snatch away my life; -let those be turned back and brought to dishonor - who delight in my hurt! - -15. Let those be appalled because of their shame - who say to me, "Aha, Aha!" - -16. But may all who seek you - rejoice and be glad in you; -may those who love your salvation - say continually, "Great is the LORD!" - -17. As for me, I am poor and needy, - but -the Lord takes thought for me. -You are my help and my deliverer; - do not delay, O my God! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9e56e948..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -O LORD, Be Gracious to Me - -# Chapter 41 -1. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! - In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; - -2. the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; - he is called blessed in the land; - you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. - -3. The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; - in his illness you restore him to full health. - -4. As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; - heal me, for I have sinned against you!" - -5. My enemies say of me in malice, - "When will he die, and his name perish?" - -6. And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, - while his heart gathers iniquity; - when he goes out, he tells it abroad. - -7. All who hate me whisper together about me; - they imagine the worst for me. - -8. They say, "A deadly thing is poured out on him; - he will not rise again from where he lies." - -9. Even my close friend in whom I trusted, - who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. - -10. But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, - and raise me up, that I may repay them! - -11. By this I know that you delight in me: - my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. - -12. But you have upheld me because of my integrity, - and set me in your presence forever. - -13. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, - from everlasting to everlasting! -Amen and Amen. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md deleted file mode 100644 index 490953bd..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Book TwoWhy Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? - -# Chapter 42 -1. As a deer pants for flowing streams, - so pants my soul for you, O God. - -2. My soul thirsts for God, - for the living God. -When shall I come and appear before God? - -3. My tears have been my food - day and night, -while they say to me all the day long, - "Where is your God?" - -4. These things I remember, - as I pour out my soul: -how I would go with the throng - -and lead them in procession to the house of God -with glad shouts and songs of praise, - a multitude keeping festival. - -5. Why are you cast down, O my soul, - and why are you in turmoil within me? -Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, - my salvation -6. and my God. -My soul is cast down within me; - therefore I remember you -from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, - from Mount Mizar. - -7. Deep calls to deep - at the roar of your waterfalls; -all your breakers and your waves - have gone over me. - -8. By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, - and at night his song is with me, - a prayer to the God of my life. - -9. I say to God, my rock: - "Why have you forgotten me? -Why do I go mourning - because of the oppression of the enemy?" - -10. As with a deadly wound in my bones, - my adversaries taunt me, -while they say to me all the day long, - "Where is your God?" - -11. Why are you cast down, O my soul, - and why are you in turmoil within me? -Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, - my salvation and my God. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md deleted file mode 100644 index 47fbd621..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Send Out Your Light and Your Truth - -# Chapter 43 -1. Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause - against an ungodly people, -from the deceitful and unjust man - deliver me! - -2. For you are the God in whom I take refuge; - why have you rejected me? -Why do I go about mourning - because of the oppression of the enemy? - -3. Send out your light and your truth; - let them lead me; -let them bring me to your holy hill - and to your dwelling! - -4. Then I will go to the altar of God, - to God my exceeding joy, -and I will praise you with the lyre, - O God, my God. - -5. Why are you cast down, O my soul, - and why are you in turmoil within me? -Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, - my salvation and my God. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0b7d9e82..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Come to Our -Help - -# Chapter 44 -1. O God, we have heard with our ears, - our fathers have told us, -what deeds you performed in their days, - in the days of old: - -2. you with your own hand drove out the nations, - but them you planted; -you afflicted the peoples, - but them you set free; - -3. for not by their own sword did they win the land, - nor did their own arm save them, -but your right hand and your arm, - and the light of your face, - for you delighted in them. - -4. You are my King, O God; - ordain salvation for Jacob! - -5. Through you we push down our foes; - through your name we tread down those who rise up against us. - -6. For not in my bow do I trust, - nor can my sword save me. - -7. But you have saved us from our foes - and have put to shame those who hate us. - -8. In God we have boasted continually, - -and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah - - -9. But you have rejected us and disgraced us - and have not gone out with our armies. - -10. You have made us turn back from the foe, - and those who hate us have gotten spoil. - -11. You have made us like sheep for slaughter - and have scattered us among the nations. - -12. You have sold your people for a trifle, - demanding no high price for them. - -13. You have made us the taunt of our neighbors, - the derision and scorn of those around us. - -14. You have made us a byword among the nations, - a laughingstock among the peoples. - -15. All day long my disgrace is before me, - and shame has covered my face - -16. at the sound of the taunter and reviler, - at the sight of the enemy and the avenger. - -17. All this has come upon us, - though we have not forgotten you, - and we have not been false to your covenant. - -18. Our heart has not turned back, - nor have our steps departed from your way; - -19. yet you have broken us in the place of jackals - and covered us with the shadow of death. - -20. If we had forgotten the name of our God - or spread out our hands to a foreign god, - -21. would not God discover this? - For he knows the secrets of the heart. - -22. Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; - we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. - -23. Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? - Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! - -24. Why do you hide your face? - Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? - -25. For our soul is bowed down to the dust; - our belly clings to the ground. - -26. Rise up; come to our help! - Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md deleted file mode 100644 index 42a6c086..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -Your Throne, O God, Is Forever - -# Chapter 45 -1. My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; - I address my verses to the king; - my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. - -2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men; - grace is poured upon your lips; - therefore God has blessed you forever. - -3. Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, - in your splendor and majesty! - -4. In your majesty ride out victoriously - for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; - let your right hand teach you awesome deeds! - -5. Your arrows are sharp - in the heart of the king's enemies; - the peoples fall under you. - -6. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. - The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; - -7. you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. -Therefore God, your God, has anointed you - with the oil of gladness beyond your companions; - -8. your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. -From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; - -9. daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; - at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir. - -10. Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: - forget your people and your father's house, - -11. and the king will desire your beauty. -Since he is your lord, bow to him. - -12. The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, - the richest of the people. - -13. All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. - -14. In many-colored robes she is led to the king, - with her virgin companions following behind her. - -15. With joy and gladness they are led along - as they enter the palace of the king. - -16. In place of your fathers shall be your sons; - you will make them princes in all the earth. - -17. I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; - therefore nations will praise you forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md deleted file mode 100644 index 087c8ad8..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -God Is Our Fortress - -# Chapter 46 -1. God is our refuge and strength, - a very present help in trouble. - -2. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way, - though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, - -3. though its waters roar and foam, - -though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah - - -4. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, - the holy habitation of the Most High. - -5. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; - God will help her when morning dawns. - -6. The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; - he utters his voice, the earth melts. - -7. The LORD of hosts is with us; - -the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah - - -8. Come, behold the works of the LORD, - how he has brought desolations on the earth. - -9. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; - he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; - he burns the chariots with fire. - -10. "Be still, and know that I am God. - I will be exalted among the nations, - I will be exalted in the earth!" - -11. The LORD of hosts is with us; - -the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6ab4280e..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -God Is King over All the Earth - -# Chapter 47 -1. Clap your hands, all peoples! - Shout to God with loud songs of joy! - -2. For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, - a great king over all the earth. - -3. He subdued peoples under us, - and nations under our feet. - -4. He chose our heritage for us, - the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah - -5. God has gone up with a shout, - the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. - -6. Sing praises to God, sing praises! - Sing praises to our King, sing praises! - -7. For God is the King of all the earth; - sing praises with a psalm! - -8. God reigns over the nations; - God sits on his holy throne. - -9. The princes of the peoples gather - as the people of the God of Abraham. -For the shields of the earth belong to God; - he is highly exalted! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md deleted file mode 100644 index ba4ae467..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Zion, the City of Our God - -# Chapter 48 -1. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised - in the city of our God! -His holy mountain, -2. beautiful in elevation, - is the joy of all the earth, -Mount Zion, in the far north, - the city of the great King. - -3. Within her citadels God - has made himself known as a fortress. - -4. For behold, the kings assembled; - they came on together. - -5. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; - they were in panic; they took to flight. - -6. Trembling took hold of them there, - anguish as of a woman in labor. - -7. By the east wind you shattered - the ships of Tarshish. - -8. As we have heard, so have we seen - in the city of the LORD of hosts, -in the city of our God, - which God will establish forever. Selah - -9. We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, - in the midst of your temple. - -10. As your name, O God, - so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. -Your right hand is filled with righteousness. - -11. Let Mount Zion be glad! -Let the daughters of Judah rejoice - because of your judgments! - -12. Walk about Zion, go around her, - number her towers, - -13. consider well her ramparts, - go through her citadels, -that you may tell the next generation - -14. that this is God, -our God forever and ever. - He will guide us forever. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md deleted file mode 100644 index bade20e0..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble? - -# Chapter 49 -1. Hear this, all peoples! - Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, - -2. both low and high, - rich and poor together! - -3. My mouth shall speak wisdom; - the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. - -4. I will incline my ear to a proverb; - I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. - -5. Why should I fear in times of trouble, - when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, - -6. those who trust in their wealth - and boast of the abundance of their riches? - -7. Truly no man can ransom another, - or give to God the price of his life, - -8. for the ransom of their life is costly - and can never suffice, - -9. that he should live on forever - and never see the pit. - -10. For he sees that even the wise die; - the fool and the stupid alike must perish - and leave their wealth to others. - -11. Their graves are their homes forever, - their dwelling places to all generations, - though they called lands by their own names. - -12. Man in his pomp will not remain; - he is like the beasts that perish. - -13. This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; - yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah - -14. Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; - death shall be their shepherd, -and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. - Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. - -15. But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, - for he will receive me. Selah - -16. Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, - when the glory of his house increases. - -17. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; - his glory will not go down after him. - -18. For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed-- - and though you get praise when you do well for yourself-- - -19. his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, - who will never again see light. - -20. Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1fa882d0..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -God Himself Is Judge - -# Chapter 50 -1. The Mighty One, God the LORD, - -speaks and summons the earth - from the rising of the sun to its setting. - -2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, - God shines forth. - -3. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; - before him is a devouring fire, - around him a mighty tempest. - -4. He calls to the heavens above - and to the earth, that he may judge his people: - -5. "Gather to me my faithful ones, - who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!" - -6. The heavens declare his righteousness, - for God himself is judge! Selah - -7. "Hear, O my people, and I will speak; - O Israel, I will testify against you. - I am God, your God. - -8. Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; - your burnt offerings are continually before me. - -9. I will not accept a bull from your house - or goats from your folds. - -10. For every beast of the forest is mine, - the cattle on a thousand hills. - -11. I know all the birds of the hills, - and all that moves in the field is mine. - -12. "If I were hungry, I would not tell you, - for the world and its fullness are mine. - -13. Do I eat the flesh of bulls - or drink the blood of goats? - -14. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, - and perform your vows to the Most High, - -15. and call upon me in the day of trouble; - I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me." - -16. But to the wicked God says: - "What right have you to recite my statutes - or take my covenant on your lips? - -17. For you hate discipline, - and you cast my words behind you. - -18. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, - and you keep company with adulterers. - -19. "You give your mouth free rein for evil, - and your tongue frames deceit. - -20. You sit and speak against your brother; - you slander your own mother's son. - -21. These things you have done, and I have been silent; - you thought that I was one like yourself. -But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you. - -22. "Mark this, then, you who forget God, - lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver! - -23. The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; - to one who orders his way rightly - I will show the salvation of God!" - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md deleted file mode 100644 index 510df6b5..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God - -# Chapter 51 -1. Have mercy on me, O God, - according to your steadfast love; -according to your abundant mercy - blot out my transgressions. - -2. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, - and cleanse me from my sin! - -3. For I know my transgressions, - and my sin is ever before me. - -4. Against you, you only, have I sinned - and done what is evil in your sight, -so that you may be justified in your words - and blameless in your judgment. - -5. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, - and in sin did my mother conceive me. - -6. Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, - and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. - -7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; - wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. - -8. Let me hear joy and gladness; - let the bones that you have broken rejoice. - -9. Hide your face from my sins, - and blot out all my iniquities. - -10. Create in me a clean heart, O God, - and renew a right spirit within me. - -11. Cast me not away from your presence, - and take not your Holy Spirit from me. - -12. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, - and uphold me with a willing spirit. - -13. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, - and sinners will return to you. - -14. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, - O God of my salvation, - and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. - -15. O Lord, open my lips, - and my mouth will declare your praise. - -16. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; - you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. - -17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; - a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. - -18. Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; - build up the walls of Jerusalem; - -19. then will you delight in right sacrifices, - in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; - then bulls will be offered on your altar. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md deleted file mode 100644 index 13b35912..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -The Steadfast Love of God Endures - -# Chapter 52 -1. Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? - The steadfast love of God endures all the day. - -2. Your tongue plots destruction, - like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. - -3. You love evil more than good, - and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah - -4. You love all words that devour, - O deceitful tongue. - -5. But God will break you down forever; - he will snatch and tear you from your tent; - he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah - -6. The righteous shall see and fear, - and shall laugh at him, saying, - -7. "See the man who would not make - God his refuge, -but trusted in the abundance of his riches - and sought refuge in his own destruction!" - -8. But I am like a green olive tree - in the house of God. -I trust in the steadfast love of God - forever and ever. - -9. I will thank you forever, - because you have done it. -I will wait for your name, for it is good, - in the presence of the godly. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md deleted file mode 100644 index afdcbcd3..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -There Is None Who Does Good - -# Chapter 53 -1. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." -They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; - there is none who does good. - -2. God looks down from heaven - -on the children of man -to see if there are any who understand, - who seek after God. - -3. They have all fallen away; - together they have become corrupt; -there is none who does good, - not even one. - -4. Have those who work evil no knowledge, - who eat up my people as they eat bread, - and do not call upon God? - -5. There they are, in great terror, - where there is no terror! -For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you; - you put them to shame, for God has rejected them. - -6. Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! - When God restores the fortunes of his people, - let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md deleted file mode 100644 index f9656e38..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Lord Upholds My Life - -# Chapter 54 -1. O God, save me by your name, - and vindicate me by your might. - -2. O God, hear my prayer; - give ear to the words of my mouth. - -3. For strangers have risen against me; - ruthless men seek my life; - -they do not set God before themselves. Selah - - -4. Behold, God is my helper; - the Lord is the upholder of my life. - -5. He will return the evil to my enemies; - in your faithfulness put an end to them. - -6. With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; - I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. - -7. For he has delivered me from every trouble, - and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0a374f21..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Cast Your Burden on the LORD - -# Chapter 55 -1. Give ear to my prayer, O God, - and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! - -2. Attend to me, and answer me; - I am restless in my complaint and I moan, - -3. because of the noise of the enemy, - because of the oppression of the wicked. -For they drop trouble upon me, - and in anger they bear a grudge against me. - -4. My heart is in anguish within me; - the terrors of death have fallen upon me. - -5. Fear and trembling come upon me, - and horror overwhelms me. - -6. And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! - I would fly away and be at rest; - -7. yes, I would wander far away; - -I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah - - -8. I would hurry to find a shelter - from the raging wind and tempest." - -9. Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; - for I see violence and strife in the city. - -10. Day and night they go around it - on its walls, -and iniquity and trouble are within it; - -11. ruin is in its midst; -oppression and fraud - do not depart from its marketplace. - -12. For it is not an enemy who taunts me-- - then I could bear it; -it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me-- - then I could hide from him. - -13. But it is you, a man, my equal, - my companion, my familiar friend. - -14. We used to take sweet counsel together; - within God's house we walked in the throng. - -15. Let death steal over them; - let them go down to Sheol alive; - for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart. - -16. But I call to God, - and the LORD will save me. - -17. Evening and morning and at noon - I utter my complaint and moan, - and he hears my voice. - -18. He redeems my soul in safety - from the battle that I wage, - for many are arrayed against me. - -19. God will give ear and humble them, - he who is enthroned from of old, Selah -because they do not change - and do not fear God. - -20. My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; - he violated his covenant. - -21. His speech was smooth as butter, - yet war was in his heart; -his words were softer than oil, - yet they were drawn swords. - -22. Cast your burden on the LORD, - and he will sustain you; -he will never permit - the righteous to be moved. - -23. But you, O God, will cast them down - into the pit of destruction; -men of blood and treachery - shall not live out half their days. -But I will trust in you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md deleted file mode 100644 index a443ac25..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -In God I Trust - -# Chapter 56 -1. Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; - all day long an attacker oppresses me; - -2. my enemies trample on me all day long, - for many attack me proudly. - -3. When I am afraid, - I put my trust in you. - -4. In God, whose word I praise, - in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. -What can flesh do to me? - -5. All day long they injure my cause; - all their thoughts are against me for evil. - -6. They stir up strife, they lurk; - they watch my steps, - as they have waited for my life. - -7. For their crime will they escape? - In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! - -8. You have kept count of my tossings; - put my tears in your bottle. - Are they not in your book? - -9. Then my enemies will turn back - in the day when I call. - This I know, that God is for me. - -10. In God, whose word I praise, - in the LORD, whose word I praise, - -11. in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. -What can man do to me? - -12. I must perform my vows to you, O God; - I will render thank offerings to you. - -13. For you have delivered my soul from death, - yes, my feet from falling, -that I may walk before God - in the light of life. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md deleted file mode 100644 index 83b194a3..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth - -# Chapter 57 -1. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, - for in you my soul takes refuge; -in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, - till the storms of destruction pass by. - -2. I cry out to God Most High, - to God who fulfills his purpose for me. - -3. He will send from heaven and save me; - he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah -God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! - -4. My soul is in the midst of lions; - I lie down amid fiery beasts-- -the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, - whose tongues are sharp swords. - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! - Let your glory be over all the earth! - -6. They set a net for my steps; - my soul was bowed down. -They dug a pit in my way, - -but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah - - -7. My heart is steadfast, O God, - my heart is steadfast! -I will sing and make melody! - -8. Awake, my glory! -Awake, O harp and lyre! - I will awake the dawn! - -9. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; - I will sing praises to you among the nations. - -10. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, - your faithfulness to the clouds. - -11. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! - Let your glory be over all the earth! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md deleted file mode 100644 index 65bb9976..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -God Who Judges the Earth - -# Chapter 58 -1. Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? - Do you judge the children of man uprightly? - -2. No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; - your hands deal out violence on earth. - -3. The wicked are estranged from the womb; - they go astray from birth, speaking lies. - -4. They have venom like the venom of a serpent, - like the deaf adder that stops its ear, - -5. so that it does not hear the voice of charmers - or of the cunning enchanter. - -6. O God, break the teeth in their mouths; - tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! - -7. Let them vanish like water that runs away; - when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted. - -8. Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, - like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. - -9. Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, - whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away! - -10. The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; - he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. - -11. Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; - surely there is a God who judges on earth." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md deleted file mode 100644 index 32423896..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,72 +0,0 @@ -Deliver Me from My Enemies - -# Chapter 59 -1. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; - protect me from those who rise up against me; - -2. deliver me from those who work evil, - and save me from bloodthirsty men. - -3. For behold, they lie in wait for my life; - fierce men stir up strife against me. -For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, - -4. for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. -Awake, come to meet me, and see! - -5. You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel. -Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; - -spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah - - -6. Each evening they come back, - -howling like dogs - and prowling about the city. - -7. There they are, bellowing with their mouths - with swords in their lips-- - for "Who," they think, "will hear us?" - -8. But you, O LORD, laugh at them; - you hold all the nations in derision. - -9. O my Strength, I will watch for you, - for you, O God, are my fortress. - -10. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; - God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. - -11. Kill them not, lest my people forget; - make them totter by your power and bring them down, - O Lord, our shield! - -12. For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, - let them be trapped in their pride. -For the cursing and lies that they utter, - -13. consume them in wrath; - consume them till they are no more, -that they may know that God rules over Jacob - to the ends of the earth. Selah - -14. Each evening they come back, - -howling like dogs - and prowling about the city. - -15. They wander about for food - and growl if they do not get their fill. - -16. But I will sing of your strength; - I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. -For you have been to me a fortress - and a refuge in the day of my distress. - -17. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, - for you, O God, are my fortress, - the God who shows me steadfast love. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md deleted file mode 100644 index c80d4c4f..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -He Will Tread Down Our Foes - -# Chapter 60 -1. O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; - you have been angry; oh, restore us. - -2. You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; - repair its breaches, for it totters. - -3. You have made your people see hard things; - you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger. - -4. You have set up a banner for those who fear you, - that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah - -5. That your beloved ones may be delivered, - give salvation by your right hand and answer us! - -6. God has spoken in his holiness: - "With exultation I will divide up Shechem - and portion out the Vale of Succoth. - -7. Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; - Ephraim is my helmet; - Judah is my scepter. - -8. Moab is my washbasin; - upon Edom I cast my shoe; - over Philistia I shout in triumph." - -9. Who will bring me to the fortified city? - Who will lead me to Edom? - -10. Have you not rejected us, O God? - You do not go forth, O God, with our armies. - -11. Oh, grant us help against the foe, - for vain is the salvation of man! - -12. With God we shall do valiantly; - it is he who will tread down our foes. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3118d954..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Lead Me to the Rock - -# Chapter 61 -1. Hear my cry, O God, - listen to my prayer; - -2. from the end of the earth I call to you - when my heart is faint. -Lead me to the rock - that is higher than I, - -3. for you have been my refuge, - a strong tower against the enemy. - -4. Let me dwell in your tent forever! - Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah - -5. For you, O God, have heard my vows; - you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. - -6. Prolong the life of the king; - may his years endure to all generations! - -7. May he be enthroned forever before God; - appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him! - -8. So will I ever sing praises to your name, - as I perform my vows day after day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3118d954..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Lead Me to the Rock - -# Chapter 61 -1. Hear my cry, O God, - listen to my prayer; - -2. from the end of the earth I call to you - when my heart is faint. -Lead me to the rock - that is higher than I, - -3. for you have been my refuge, - a strong tower against the enemy. - -4. Let me dwell in your tent forever! - Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah - -5. For you, O God, have heard my vows; - you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. - -6. Prolong the life of the king; - may his years endure to all generations! - -7. May he be enthroned forever before God; - appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him! - -8. So will I ever sing praises to your name, - as I perform my vows day after day. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md deleted file mode 100644 index b22e1bbb..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -My Soul Thirsts for You - -# Chapter 63 -1. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; - my soul thirsts for you; -my flesh faints for you, - as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. - -2. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, - beholding your power and glory. - -3. Because your steadfast love is better than life, - my lips will praise you. - -4. So I will bless you as long as I live; - in your name I will lift up my hands. - -5. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, - and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, - -6. when I remember you upon my bed, - and meditate on you in the watches of the night; - -7. for you have been my help, - and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. - -8. My soul clings to you; - your right hand upholds me. - -9. But those who seek to destroy my life - shall go down into the depths of the earth; - -10. they shall be given over to the power of the sword; - they shall be a portion for jackals. - -11. But the king shall rejoice in God; - all who swear by him shall exult, - for the mouths of liars will be stopped. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md deleted file mode 100644 index 35e5a4c7..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Hide Me from the Wicked - -# Chapter 64 -1. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; - preserve my life from dread of the enemy. - -2. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, - from the throng of evildoers, - -3. who whet their tongues like swords, - who aim bitter words like arrows, - -4. shooting from ambush at the blameless, - shooting at him suddenly and without fear. - -5. They hold fast to their evil purpose; - they talk of laying snares secretly, -thinking, "Who can see them?" - -6. They search out injustice, -saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." - For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. - -7. But God shoots his arrow at them; - they are wounded suddenly. - -8. They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; - all who see them will wag their heads. - -9. Then all mankind fears; - they tell what God has brought about - and ponder what he has done. - -10. Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD - and take refuge in him! -Let all the upright in heart exult! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md deleted file mode 100644 index 03cc5ed0..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -O God of Our Salvation - -# Chapter 65 -1. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, - and to you shall vows be performed. - -2. O you who hear prayer, - to you shall all flesh come. - -3. When iniquities prevail against me, - you atone for our transgressions. - -4. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, - to dwell in your courts! -We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, - the holiness of your temple! - -5. By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, - O God of our salvation, -the hope of all the ends of the earth - and of the farthest seas; - -6. the one who by his strength established the mountains, - being girded with might; - -7. who stills the roaring of the seas, - the roaring of their waves, - the tumult of the peoples, - -8. so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. -You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy. - -9. You visit the earth and water it; - you greatly enrich it; -the river of God is full of water; - you provide their grain, - for so you have prepared it. - -10. You water its furrows abundantly, - settling its ridges, -softening it with showers, - and blessing its growth. - -11. You crown the year with your bounty; - your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. - -12. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, - the hills gird themselves with joy, - -13. the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, - the valleys deck themselves with grain, - they shout and sing together for joy. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md deleted file mode 100644 index 82091f47..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -How Awesome Are Your Deeds - -# Chapter 66 -1. Shout for joy to God, all the earth; - -2. sing the glory of his name; - give to him glorious praise! - -3. Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! - So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. - -4. All the earth worships you - and sings praises to you; - -they sing praises to your name." Selah - - -5. Come and see what God has done: - he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. - -6. He turned the sea into dry land; - they passed through the river on foot. -There did we rejoice in him, - -7. who rules by his might forever, -whose eyes keep watch on the nations-- - -let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah - - -8. Bless our God, O peoples; - let the sound of his praise be heard, - -9. who has kept our soul among the living - and has not let our feet slip. - -10. For you, O God, have tested us; - you have tried us as silver is tried. - -11. You brought us into the net; - you laid a crushing burden on our backs; - -12. you let men ride over our heads; - we went through fire and through water; -yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. - -13. I will come into your house with burnt offerings; - I will perform my vows to you, - -14. that which my lips uttered - and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. - -15. I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, - with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; -I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah - - -16. Come and hear, all you who fear God, - and I will tell what he has done for my soul. - -17. I cried to him with my mouth, - and high praise was on my tongue. - -18. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, - the Lord would not have listened. - -19. But truly God has listened; - he has attended to the voice of my prayer. - -20. Blessed be God, - -because he has not rejected my prayer - or removed his steadfast love from me! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2e5cb285..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Make Your Face Shine upon Us - -# Chapter 67 -1. May God be gracious to us and bless us - and make his face to shine upon us, Selah - -2. that your way may be known on earth, - your saving power among all nations. - -3. Let the peoples praise you, O God; - let all the peoples praise you! - -4. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, - for you judge the peoples with equity - -and guide the nations upon earth. Selah - - -5. Let the peoples praise you, O God; - let all the peoples praise you! - -6. The earth has yielded its increase; - God, our God, shall bless us. - -7. God shall bless us; - let all the ends of the earth fear him! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md deleted file mode 100644 index 36f5db74..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,134 +0,0 @@ -God Shall Scatter His Enemies - -# Chapter 68 -1. God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; - and those who hate him shall flee before him! - -2. As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; - as wax melts before fire, - so the wicked shall perish before God! - -3. But the righteous shall be glad; - they shall exult before God; - they shall be jubilant with joy! - -4. Sing to God, sing praises to his name; - lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; -his name is the LORD; - exult before him! - -5. Father of the fatherless and protector of widows - is God in his holy habitation. - -6. God settles the solitary in a home; - he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, - but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. - -7. O God, when you went out before your people, - when you marched through the wilderness, Selah - -8. the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, - before God, the One of Sinai, - before God, the God of Israel. - -9. Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; - you restored your inheritance as it languished; - -10. your flock found a dwelling in it; - in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. - -11. The Lord gives the word; - the women who announce the news are a great host: - -12. "The kings of the armies--they flee, they flee!" -The women at home divide the spoil-- - -13. though you men lie among the sheepfolds-- -the wings of a dove covered with silver, - its pinions with shimmering gold. - -14. When the Almighty scatters kings there, - let snow fall on Zalmon. - -15. O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; - O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! - -16. Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, - at the mount that God desired for his abode, - yes, where the LORD will dwell forever? - -17. The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, - thousands upon thousands; - -the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. - -18. You ascended on high, - leading a host of captives in your train - and receiving gifts among men, -even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. - -19. Blessed be -the Lord, - who daily bears us up; - -God is our salvation. Selah - - -20. Our God is a God of salvation, - and to God, -the Lord, belong deliverances from death. - -21. But God will strike the heads of his enemies, - the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. - -22. The Lord said, - "I will bring them back from Bashan, -I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, - -23. that you may strike your feet in their blood, - that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe." - -24. Your procession is seen, O God, - the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary-- - -25. the singers in front, the musicians last, - between them virgins playing tambourines: - -26. "Bless God in the great congregation, - the LORD, O you who are of Israel's fountain!" - -27. There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, - the princes of Judah in their throng, - the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. - -28. Summon your power, O God, - the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. - -29. Because of your temple at Jerusalem - kings shall bear gifts to you. - -30. Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, - the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. -Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; - scatter the peoples who delight in war. - -31. Nobles shall come from Egypt; - Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. - -32. O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; - sing praises to -the Lord, Selah - -33. to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; - behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. - -34. Ascribe power to God, - whose majesty is over Israel, - and whose power is in the skies. - -35. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; - the God of Israel--he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. -Blessed be God! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9a52358..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -Save Me, O God - -# Chapter 69 -1. Save me, O God! - For the waters have come up to my neck. - -2. I sink in deep mire, - where there is no foothold; -I have come into deep waters, - and the flood sweeps over me. - -3. I am weary with my crying out; - my throat is parched. -My eyes grow dim - with waiting for my God. - -4. More in number than the hairs of my head - are those who hate me without cause; -mighty are those who would destroy me, - those who attack me with lies. -What I did not steal - must I now restore? - -5. O God, you know my folly; - the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. - -6. Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, - -O Lord God of hosts; -let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, - O God of Israel. - -7. For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, - that dishonor has covered my face. - -8. I have become a stranger to my brothers, - an alien to my mother's sons. - -9. For zeal for your house has consumed me, - and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. - -10. When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, - it became my reproach. - -11. When I made sackcloth my clothing, - I became a byword to them. - -12. I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, - and the drunkards make songs about me. - -13. But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. - At an acceptable time, O God, - in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness. - -14. Deliver me - from sinking in the mire; -let me be delivered from my enemies - and from the deep waters. - -15. Let not the flood sweep over me, - or the deep swallow me up, - or the pit close its mouth over me. - -16. Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; - according to your abundant mercy, turn to me. - -17. Hide not your face from your servant, - for I am in distress; make haste to answer me. - -18. Draw near to my soul, redeem me; - ransom me because of my enemies! - -19. You know my reproach, - and my shame and my dishonor; - my foes are all known to you. - -20. Reproaches have broken my heart, - so that I am in despair. -I looked for pity, but there was none, - and for comforters, but I found none. - -21. They gave me poison for food, - and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink. - -22. Let their own table before them become a snare; - and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. - -23. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, - and make their loins tremble continually. - -24. Pour out your indignation upon them, - and let your burning anger overtake them. - -25. May their camp be a desolation; - let no one dwell in their tents. - -26. For they persecute him whom you have struck down, - and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. - -27. Add to them punishment upon punishment; - may they have no acquittal from you. - -28. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; - let them not be enrolled among the righteous. - -29. But I am afflicted and in pain; - let your salvation, O God, set me on high! - -30. I will praise the name of God with a song; - I will magnify him with thanksgiving. - -31. This will please the LORD more than an ox - or a bull with horns and hoofs. - -32. When the humble see it they will be glad; - you who seek God, let your hearts revive. - -33. For the LORD hears the needy - and does not despise his own people who are prisoners. - -34. Let heaven and earth praise him, - the seas and everything that moves in them. - -35. For God will save Zion - and build up the cities of Judah, -and people shall dwell there and possess it; - -36. the offspring of his servants shall inherit it, - and those who love his name shall dwell in it. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md deleted file mode 100644 index faac580a..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -O LORD, Do Not Delay - -# Chapter 70 -1. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! - O LORD, make haste to help me! - -2. Let them be put to shame and confusion - who seek my life! -Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor - who delight in my hurt! - -3. Let them turn back because of their shame - who say, "Aha, Aha!" - -4. May all who seek you - rejoice and be glad in you! -May those who love your salvation - say evermore, "God is great!" - -5. But I am poor and needy; - hasten to me, O God! -You are my help and my deliverer; - O LORD, do not delay! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d153333..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent - -# Chapter 71 -1. In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; - let me never be put to shame! - -2. In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; - incline your ear to me, and save me! - -3. Be to me a rock of refuge, - to which I may continually come; -you have given the command to save me, - for you are my rock and my fortress. - -4. Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, - from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man. - -5. For you, O Lord, are my hope, - my trust, O LORD, from my youth. - -6. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; - you are he who took me from my mother's womb. -My praise is continually of you. - -7. I have been as a portent to many, - but you are my strong refuge. - -8. My mouth is filled with your praise, - and with your glory all the day. - -9. Do not cast me off in the time of old age; - forsake me not when my strength is spent. - -10. For my enemies speak concerning me; - those who watch for my life consult together - -11. and say, "God has forsaken him; - pursue and seize him, - for there is none to deliver him." - -12. O God, be not far from me; - O my God, make haste to help me! - -13. May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; - with scorn and disgrace may they be covered - who seek my hurt. - -14. But I will hope continually - and will praise you yet more and more. - -15. My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, - of your deeds of salvation all the day, - for their number is past my knowledge. - -16. With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; - I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. - -17. O God, from my youth you have taught me, - and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. - -18. So even to old age and gray hairs, - O God, do not forsake me, -until I proclaim your might to another generation, - your power to all those to come. - -19. Your righteousness, O God, - reaches the high heavens. -You who have done great things, - O God, who is like you? - -20. You who have made me see many troubles and calamities - will revive me again; -from the depths of the earth - you will bring me up again. - -21. You will increase my greatness - and comfort me again. - -22. I will also praise you with the harp - for your faithfulness, O my God; -I will sing praises to you with the lyre, - O Holy One of Israel. - -23. My lips will shout for joy, - when I sing praises to you; - my soul also, which you have redeemed. - -24. And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, -for they have been put to shame and disappointed - who sought to do me hurt. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef8f6e26..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Give the King Your Justice - -# Chapter 72 -1. Give the king your justice, O God, - and your righteousness to the royal son! - -2. May he judge your people with righteousness, - and your poor with justice! - -3. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, - and the hills, in righteousness! - -4. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, - give deliverance to the children of the needy, - and crush the oppressor! - -5. May they fear you while the sun endures, - and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! - -6. May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, - like showers that water the earth! - -7. In his days may the righteous flourish, - and peace abound, till the moon be no more! - -8. May he have dominion from sea to sea, - and from the River to the ends of the earth! - -9. May desert tribes bow down before him, - and his enemies lick the dust! - -10. May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands - render him tribute; -may the kings of Sheba and Seba - bring gifts! - -11. May all kings fall down before him, - all nations serve him! - -12. For he delivers the needy when he calls, - the poor and him who has no helper. - -13. He has pity on the weak and the needy, - and saves the lives of the needy. - -14. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, - and precious is their blood in his sight. - -15. Long may he live; - may gold of Sheba be given to him! -May prayer be made for him continually, - and blessings invoked for him all the day! - -16. May there be abundance of grain in the land; - on the tops of the mountains may it wave; - may its fruit be like Lebanon; -and may people blossom in the cities - like the grass of the field! - -17. May his name endure forever, - his fame continue as long as the sun! -May people be blessed in him, - all nations call him blessed! - -18. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, - who alone does wondrous things. - -19. Blessed be his glorious name forever; - may the whole earth be filled with his glory! -Amen and Amen! - -20. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md deleted file mode 100644 index d92001a5..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -Book ThreeGod Is My Strength and Portion Forever - -# Chapter 73 -1. Truly God is good to Israel, - to those who are pure in heart. - -2. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, - my steps had nearly slipped. - -3. For I was envious of the arrogant - when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. - -4. For they have no pangs until death; - their bodies are fat and sleek. - -5. They are not in trouble as others are; - they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. - -6. Therefore pride is their necklace; - violence covers them as a garment. - -7. Their eyes swell out through fatness; - their hearts overflow with follies. - -8. They scoff and speak with malice; - loftily they threaten oppression. - -9. They set their mouths against the heavens, - and their tongue struts through the earth. - -10. Therefore his people turn back to them, - and find no fault in them. - -11. And they say, "How can God know? - Is there knowledge in the Most High?" - -12. Behold, these are the wicked; - always at ease, they increase in riches. - -13. All in vain have I kept my heart clean - and washed my hands in innocence. - -14. For all the day long I have been stricken - and rebuked every morning. - -15. If I had said, "I will speak thus," - I would have betrayed the generation of your children. - -16. But when I thought how to understand this, - it seemed to me a wearisome task, - -17. until I went into the sanctuary of God; - then I discerned their end. - -18. Truly you set them in slippery places; - you make them fall to ruin. - -19. How they are destroyed in a moment, - swept away utterly by terrors! - -20. Like a dream when one awakes, - O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. - -21. When my soul was embittered, - when I was pricked in heart, - -22. I was brutish and ignorant; - I was like a beast toward you. - -23. Nevertheless, I am continually with you; - you hold my right hand. - -24. You guide me with your counsel, - and afterward you will receive me to glory. - -25. Whom have I in heaven but you? - And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. - -26. My flesh and my heart may fail, - but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - -27. For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; - you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. - -28. But for me it is good to be near God; - -I have made the Lord God my refuge, - that I may tell of all your works. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3db536f4..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause - -# Chapter 74 -1. O God, why do you cast us off forever? - Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? - -2. Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, - which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! - Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. - -3. Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; - the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary! - -4. Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; - they set up their own signs for signs. - -5. They were like those who swing axes - in a forest of trees. - -6. And all its carved wood - they broke down with hatchets and hammers. - -7. They set your sanctuary on fire; - they profaned the dwelling place of your name, - bringing it down to the ground. - -8. They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; - they burned all the meeting places of God in the land. - -9. We do not see our signs; - there is no longer any prophet, - and there is none among us who knows how long. - -10. How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? - Is the enemy to revile your name forever? - -11. Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? - Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them! - -12. Yet God my King is from of old, - working salvation in the midst of the earth. - -13. You divided the sea by your might; - you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters. - -14. You crushed the heads of Leviathan; - you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. - -15. You split open springs and brooks; - you dried up ever-flowing streams. - -16. Yours is the day, yours also the night; - you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. - -17. You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; - you have made summer and winter. - -18. Remember this, O LORD, how the enemy scoffs, - and a foolish people reviles your name. - -19. Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; - do not forget the life of your poor forever. - -20. Have regard for the covenant, - for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. - -21. Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; - let the poor and needy praise your name. - -22. Arise, O God, defend your cause; - remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day! - -23. Do not forget the clamor of your foes, - the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md deleted file mode 100644 index 27919eac..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -God Will Judge with Equity - -# Chapter 75 -1. We give thanks to you, O God; - we give thanks, for your name is near. -We recount your wondrous deeds. - -2. "At the set time that I appoint - I will judge with equity. - -3. When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, - it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah - -4. I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' - and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn; - -5. do not lift up your horn on high, - or speak with haughty neck.'" - -6. For not from the east or from the west - and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, - -7. but it is God who executes judgment, - putting down one and lifting up another. - -8. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup - with foaming wine, well mixed, -and he pours out from it, - -and all the wicked of the earth - shall drain it down to the dregs. - -9. But I will declare it forever; - I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. - -10. All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, - but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e6d121d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Who Can Stand Before You? - -# Chapter 76 -1. In Judah God is known; - his name is great in Israel. - -2. His abode has been established in Salem, - his dwelling place in Zion. - -3. There he broke the flashing arrows, - -the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah - - -4. Glorious are you, more majestic - than the mountains full of prey. - -5. The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; - they sank into sleep; -all the men of war - were unable to use their hands. - -6. At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, - both rider and horse lay stunned. - -7. But you, you are to be feared! - Who can stand before you - when once your anger is roused? - -8. From the heavens you uttered judgment; - the earth feared and was still, - -9. when God arose to establish judgment, - -to save all the humble of the earth. Selah - - -10. Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; - the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt. - -11. Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; - let all around him bring gifts - to him who is to be feared, - -12. who cuts off the spirit of princes, - who is to be feared by the kings of the earth. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md deleted file mode 100644 index 49949173..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord - -# Chapter 77 -1. I cry aloud to God, - aloud to God, and he will hear me. - -2. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; - in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; - my soul refuses to be comforted. - -3. When I remember God, I moan; - -when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah - - -4. You hold my eyelids open; - I am so troubled that I cannot speak. - -5. I consider the days of old, - the years long ago. - -6. I said, "Let me remember my song in the night; - let me meditate in my heart." -Then my spirit made a diligent search: - -7. "Will the Lord spurn forever, - and never again be favorable? - -8. Has his steadfast love forever ceased? - Are his promises at an end for all time? - -9. Has God forgotten to be gracious? - Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" Selah - -10. Then I said, "I will appeal to this, - to the years of the right hand of the Most High." - -11. I will remember the deeds of the LORD; - yes, I will remember your wonders of old. - -12. I will ponder all your work, - and meditate on your mighty deeds. - -13. Your way, O God, is holy. - What god is great like our God? - -14. You are the God who works wonders; - you have made known your might among the peoples. - -15. You with your arm redeemed your people, - -the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah - - -16. When the waters saw you, O God, - when the waters saw you, they were afraid; - indeed, the deep trembled. - -17. The clouds poured out water; - the skies gave forth thunder; - your arrows flashed on every side. - -18. The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; - your lightnings lighted up the world; - the earth trembled and shook. - -19. Your way was through the sea, - your path through the great waters; - yet your footprints were unseen. - -20. You led your people like a flock - by the hand of Moses and Aaron. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4467e194..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,240 +0,0 @@ -Tell the Coming Generation - -# Chapter 78 -1. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; - incline your ears to the words of my mouth! - -2. I will open my mouth in a parable; - I will utter dark sayings from of old, - -3. things that we have heard and known, - that our fathers have told us. - -4. We will not hide them from their children, - but tell to the coming generation -the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, - and the wonders that he has done. - -5. He established a testimony in Jacob - and appointed a law in Israel, -which he commanded our fathers - to teach to their children, - -6. that the next generation might know them, - the children yet unborn, -and arise and tell them to their children, - -7. so that they should set their hope in God -and not forget the works of God, - but keep his commandments; - -8. and that they should not be like their fathers, - a stubborn and rebellious generation, -a generation whose heart was not steadfast, - whose spirit was not faithful to God. - -9. The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, - turned back on the day of battle. - -10. They did not keep God's covenant, - but refused to walk according to his law. - -11. They forgot his works - and the wonders that he had shown them. - -12. In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders - in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. - -13. He divided the sea and let them pass through it, - and made the waters stand like a heap. - -14. In the daytime he led them with a cloud, - and all the night with a fiery light. - -15. He split rocks in the wilderness - and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep. - -16. He made streams come out of the rock - and caused waters to flow down like rivers. - -17. Yet they sinned still more against him, - rebelling against the Most High in the desert. - -18. They tested God in their heart - by demanding the food they craved. - -19. They spoke against God, saying, - "Can God spread a table in the wilderness? - -20. He struck the rock so that water gushed out - and streams overflowed. -Can he also give bread - or provide meat for his people?" - -21. Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; - a fire was kindled against Jacob; - his anger rose against Israel, - -22. because they did not believe in God - and did not trust his saving power. - -23. Yet he commanded the skies above - and opened the doors of heaven, - -24. and he rained down on them manna to eat - and gave them the grain of heaven. - -25. Man ate of the bread of the angels; - he sent them food in abundance. - -26. He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, - and by his power he led out the south wind; - -27. he rained meat on them like dust, - winged birds like the sand of the seas; - -28. he let them fall in the midst of their camp, - all around their dwellings. - -29. And they ate and were well filled, - for he gave them what they craved. - -30. But before they had satisfied their craving, - while the food was still in their mouths, - -31. the anger of God rose against them, - and he killed the strongest of them - and laid low the young men of Israel. - -32. In spite of all this, they still sinned; - despite his wonders, they did not believe. - -33. So he made their days vanish like a breath, - and their years in terror. - -34. When he killed them, they sought him; - they repented and sought God earnestly. - -35. They remembered that God was their rock, - the Most High God their redeemer. - -36. But they flattered him with their mouths; - they lied to him with their tongues. - -37. Their heart was not steadfast toward him; - they were not faithful to his covenant. - -38. Yet he, being compassionate, - atoned for their iniquity - and did not destroy them; -he restrained his anger often - and did not stir up all his wrath. - -39. He remembered that they were but flesh, - a wind that passes and comes not again. - -40. How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness - and grieved him in the desert! - -41. They tested God again and again - and provoked the Holy One of Israel. - -42. They did not remember his power - or the day when he redeemed them from the foe, - -43. when he performed his signs in Egypt - and his marvels in the fields of Zoan. - -44. He turned their rivers to blood, - so that they could not drink of their streams. - -45. He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, - and frogs, which destroyed them. - -46. He gave their crops to the destroying locust - and the fruit of their labor to the locust. - -47. He destroyed their vines with hail - and their sycamores with frost. - -48. He gave over their cattle to the hail - and their flocks to thunderbolts. - -49. He let loose on them his burning anger, - wrath, indignation, and distress, - a company of destroying angels. - -50. He made a path for his anger; - he did not spare them from death, - but gave their lives over to the plague. - -51. He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, - the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham. - -52. Then he led out his people like sheep - and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. - -53. He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, - but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. - -54. And he brought them to his holy land, - to the mountain which his right hand had won. - -55. He drove out nations before them; - he apportioned them for a possession - and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. - -56. Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God - and did not keep his testimonies, - -57. but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; - they twisted like a deceitful bow. - -58. For they provoked him to anger with their high places; - they moved him to jealousy with their idols. - -59. When God heard, he was full of wrath, - and he utterly rejected Israel. - -60. He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, - the tent where he dwelt among mankind, - -61. and delivered his power to captivity, - his glory to the hand of the foe. - -62. He gave his people over to the sword - and vented his wrath on his heritage. - -63. Fire devoured their young men, - and their young women had no marriage song. - -64. Their priests fell by the sword, - and their widows made no lamentation. - -65. Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, - like a strong man shouting because of wine. - -66. And he put his adversaries to rout; - he put them to everlasting shame. - -67. He rejected the tent of Joseph; - he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, - -68. but he chose the tribe of Judah, - Mount Zion, which he loves. - -69. He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, - like the earth, which he has founded forever. - -70. He chose David his servant - and took him from the sheepfolds; - -71. from following the nursing ewes he brought him - to shepherd Jacob his people, - Israel his inheritance. - -72. With upright heart he shepherded them - and guided them with his skillful hand. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md deleted file mode 100644 index d1b9e661..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -How Long, O LORD? - -# Chapter 79 -1. O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; - they have defiled your holy temple; - they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. - -2. They have given the bodies of your servants - to the birds of the heavens for food, - the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth. - -3. They have poured out their blood like water - all around Jerusalem, - and there was no one to bury them. - -4. We have become a taunt to our neighbors, - mocked and derided by those around us. - -5. How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever? - Will your jealousy burn like fire? - -6. Pour out your anger on the nations - that do not know you, -and on the kingdoms - that do not call upon your name! - -7. For they have devoured Jacob - and laid waste his habitation. - -8. Do not remember against us our former iniquities; - let your compassion come speedily to meet us, - for we are brought very low. - -9. -Help us, O God of our salvation, - for the glory of your name; -deliver us, and atone for our sins, - for your name's sake! - -10. Why should the nations say, - "Where is their God?" -Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants - be known among the nations before our eyes! - -11. Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; - according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die! - -12. Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors - the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord! - -13. But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, - will give thanks to you forever; - from generation to generation we will recount your praise. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md deleted file mode 100644 index c2827ac8..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Restore Us, O God - -# Chapter 80 -1. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, - you who lead Joseph like a flock. -You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. - -2. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, -stir up your might - and come to save us! - -3. Restore us, O God; - let your face shine, that we may be saved! - -4. O LORD God of hosts, - how long will you be angry with your people's prayers? - -5. You have fed them with the bread of tears - and given them tears to drink in full measure. - -6. You make us an object of contention for our neighbors, - and our enemies laugh among themselves. - -7. Restore us, O God of hosts; - let your face shine, that we may be saved! - -8. You brought a vine out of Egypt; - you drove out the nations and planted it. - -9. You cleared the ground for it; - it took deep root and filled the land. - -10. The mountains were covered with its shade, - the mighty cedars with its branches. - -11. It sent out its branches to the sea - and its shoots to the River. - -12. Why then have you broken down its walls, - so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit? - -13. The boar from the forest ravages it, - and all that move in the field feed on it. - -14. Turn again, O God of hosts! - Look down from heaven, and see; -have regard for this vine, - -15. the stock that your right hand planted, - and for the son whom you made strong for yourself. - -16. They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down; - may they perish at the rebuke of your face! - -17. But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, - the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself! - -18. Then we shall not turn back from you; - give us life, and we will call upon your name! - -19. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! - Let your face shine, that we may be saved! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md deleted file mode 100644 index 345bedaf..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me - -# Chapter 81 -1. Sing aloud to God our strength; - shout for joy to the God of Jacob! - -2. Raise a song; sound the tambourine, - the sweet lyre with the harp. - -3. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, - at the full moon, on our feast day. - -4. For it is a statute for Israel, - a rule of the God of Jacob. - -5. He made it a decree in Joseph - when he went out over the land of Egypt. -I hear a language I had not known: - -6. "I relieved your shoulder of the burden; - your hands were freed from the basket. - -7. In distress you called, and I delivered you; - I answered you in the secret place of thunder; - I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah - -8. Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! - O Israel, if you would but listen to me! - -9. There shall be no strange god among you; - you shall not bow down to a foreign god. - -10. I am the LORD your God, - who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. - Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. - -11. "But my people did not listen to my voice; - Israel would not submit to me. - -12. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, - to follow their own counsels. - -13. Oh, that my people would listen to me, - that Israel would walk in my ways! - -14. I would soon subdue their enemies - and turn my hand against their foes. - -15. Those who hate the LORD would cringe toward him, - and their fate would last forever. - -16. But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, - and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1ad5b47f..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Rescue the Weak and Needy - -# Chapter 82 -1. God has taken his place in the divine council; - in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: - -2. "How long will you judge unjustly - and show partiality to the wicked? Selah - -3. Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; - maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. - -4. Rescue the weak and the needy; - deliver them from the hand of the wicked." - -5. They have neither knowledge nor understanding, - they walk about in darkness; - all the foundations of the earth are shaken. - -6. I said, "You are gods, - sons of the Most High, all of you; - -7. nevertheless, like men you shall die, - and fall like any prince." - -8. Arise, O God, judge the earth; - for you shall inherit all the nations! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md deleted file mode 100644 index b0bc999b..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -O God, Do Not Keep Silence - -# Chapter 83 -1. O God, do not keep silence; - do not hold your peace or be still, O God! - -2. For behold, your enemies make an uproar; - those who hate you have raised their heads. - -3. They lay crafty plans against your people; - they consult together against your treasured ones. - -4. They say, "Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; - let the name of Israel be remembered no more!" - -5. For they conspire with one accord; - against you they make a covenant-- - -6. the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, - Moab and the Hagrites, - -7. Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, - Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; - -8. Asshur also has joined them; - they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah - -9. Do to them as you did to Midian, - as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, - -10. who were destroyed at En-dor, - who became dung for the ground. - -11. Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, - all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, - -12. who said, "Let us take possession for ourselves - of the pastures of God." - -13. O my God, make them like whirling dust, - like chaff before the wind. - -14. As fire consumes the forest, - as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, - -15. so may you pursue them with your tempest - and terrify them with your hurricane! - -16. Fill their faces with shame, - that they may seek your name, O LORD. - -17. Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; - let them perish in disgrace, - -18. that they may know that you alone, - whose name is the LORD, - are the Most High over all the earth. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md deleted file mode 100644 index aca025ea..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -My Soul Longs for the Courts of the LORD - -# Chapter 84 -1. How lovely is your dwelling place, - O LORD of hosts! - -2. My soul longs, yes, faints - for the courts of the LORD; -my heart and flesh sing for joy - to the living God. - -3. Even the sparrow finds a home, - and the swallow a nest for herself, - where she may lay her young, -at your altars, O LORD of hosts, - my King and my God. - -4. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, - ever singing your praise! Selah - -5. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, - in whose heart are the highways to Zion. - -6. As they go through the Valley of Baca - they make it a place of springs; - the early rain also covers it with pools. - -7. They go from strength to strength; - each one appears before God in Zion. - -8. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; - -give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah - - -9. Behold our shield, O God; - look on the face of your anointed! - -10. For a day in your courts is better - than a thousand elsewhere. -I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God - than dwell in the tents of wickedness. - -11. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; - the LORD bestows favor and honor. -No good thing does he withhold - from those who walk uprightly. - -12. O LORD of hosts, - blessed is the one who trusts in you! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md deleted file mode 100644 index 747a3336..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Revive Us Again - -# Chapter 85 -1. LORD, you were favorable to your land; - you restored the fortunes of Jacob. - -2. You forgave the iniquity of your people; - you covered all their sin. Selah - -3. You withdrew all your wrath; - you turned from your hot anger. - -4. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, - and put away your indignation toward us! - -5. Will you be angry with us forever? - Will you prolong your anger to all generations? - -6. Will you not revive us again, - that your people may rejoice in you? - -7. Show us your steadfast love, O LORD, - and grant us your salvation. - -8. Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, - for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; - but let them not turn back to folly. - -9. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, - that glory may dwell in our land. - -10. Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; - righteousness and peace kiss each other. - -11. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, - and righteousness looks down from the sky. - -12. Yes, the LORD will give what is good, - and our land will yield its increase. - -13. Righteousness will go before him - and make his footsteps a way. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md deleted file mode 100644 index b5139204..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Great Is Your Steadfast Love - -# Chapter 86 -1. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, - for I am poor and needy. - -2. Preserve my life, for I am godly; - save your servant, who trusts in you--you are my God. - -3. Be gracious to me, O Lord, - for to you do I cry all the day. - -4. Gladden the soul of your servant, - for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. - -5. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, - abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. - -6. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; - listen to my plea for grace. - -7. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, - for you answer me. - -8. There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, - nor are there any works like yours. - -9. All the nations you have made shall come - and worship before you, O Lord, - and shall glorify your name. - -10. For you are great and do wondrous things; - you alone are God. - -11. Teach me your way, O LORD, - that I may walk in your truth; - unite my heart to fear your name. - -12. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, - and I will glorify your name forever. - -13. For great is your steadfast love toward me; - you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. - -14. O God, insolent men have risen up against me; - a band of ruthless men seeks my life, - and they do not set you before them. - -15. But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, - slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. - -16. Turn to me and be gracious to me; - give your strength to your servant, - and save the son of your maidservant. - -17. Show me a sign of your favor, - -that those who hate me may see and be put to shame - because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5384dd12..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Glorious Things of You Are Spoken - -# Chapter 87 -1. On the holy mount stands the city he founded; - -2. the LORD loves the gates of Zion - more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. - -3. Glorious things of you are spoken, - O city of God. Selah - -4. Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; - behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush-- - "This one was born there," they say. - -5. And of Zion it shall be said, - "This one and that one were born in her"; - for the Most High himself will establish her. - -6. The LORD records as he registers the peoples, - "This one was born there." Selah - -7. Singers and dancers alike say, - "All my springs are in you." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8c2f6e68..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -I Cry Out Day and Night Before You - -# Chapter 88 -1. O LORD, God of my salvation, - I cry out day and night before you. - -2. Let my prayer come before you; - incline your ear to my cry! - -3. For my soul is full of troubles, - and my life draws near to Sheol. - -4. I am counted among those who go down to the pit; - I am a man who has no strength, - -5. like one set loose among the dead, - like the slain that lie in the grave, -like those whom you remember no more, - for they are cut off from your hand. - -6. You have put me in the depths of the pit, - in the regions dark and deep. - -7. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, - and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah - -8. You have caused my companions to shun me; - you have made me a horror to them. -I am shut in so that I cannot escape; - -9. my eye grows dim through sorrow. -Every day I call upon you, O LORD; - I spread out my hands to you. - -10. Do you work wonders for the dead? - Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah - -11. Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, - or your faithfulness in Abaddon? - -12. Are your wonders known in the darkness, - or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? - -13. But I, O LORD, cry to you; - in the morning my prayer comes before you. - -14. O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? - Why do you hide your face from me? - -15. Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, - I suffer your terrors; I am helpless. - -16. Your wrath has swept over me; - your dreadful assaults destroy me. - -17. They surround me like a flood all day long; - they close in on me together. - -18. You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; - my companions have become darkness. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md deleted file mode 100644 index ac24092a..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,163 +0,0 @@ -I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the LORD - -# Chapter 89 -1. I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD forever; - with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. - -2. For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; - in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness." - -3. You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; - I have sworn to David my servant: - -4. 'I will establish your offspring forever, - and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah - -5. Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, - your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! - -6. For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? - Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD, - -7. a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, - and awesome above all who are around him? - -8. O LORD God of hosts, - who is mighty as you are, O LORD, - with your faithfulness all around you? - -9. You rule the raging of the sea; - when its waves rise, you still them. - -10. You crushed Rahab like a carcass; - you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. - -11. The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; - the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. - -12. The north and the south, you have created them; - Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. - -13. You have a mighty arm; - strong is your hand, high your right hand. - -14. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; - steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. - -15. Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, - who walk, O LORD, in the light of your face, - -16. who exult in your name all the day - and in your righteousness are exalted. - -17. For you are the glory of their strength; - by your favor our horn is exalted. - -18. For our shield belongs to the LORD, - our king to the Holy One of Israel. - -19. Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: - "I have granted help to one who is mighty; - I have exalted one chosen from the people. - -20. I have found David, my servant; - with my holy oil I have anointed him, - -21. so that my hand shall be established with him; - my arm also shall strengthen him. - -22. The enemy shall not outwit him; - the wicked shall not humble him. - -23. I will crush his foes before him - and strike down those who hate him. - -24. My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, - and in my name shall his horn be exalted. - -25. I will set his hand on the sea - and his right hand on the rivers. - -26. He shall cry to me, 'You are my Father, - my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' - -27. And I will make him the firstborn, - the highest of the kings of the earth. - -28. My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, - and my covenant will stand firm for him. - -29. I will establish his offspring forever - and his throne as the days of the heavens. - -30. If his children forsake my law - and do not walk according to my rules, - -31. if they violate my statutes - and do not keep my commandments, - -32. then I will punish their transgression with the rod - and their iniquity with stripes, - -33. but I will not remove from him my steadfast love - or be false to my faithfulness. - -34. I will not violate my covenant - or alter the word that went forth from my lips. - -35. Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; - I will not lie to David. - -36. His offspring shall endure forever, - his throne as long as the sun before me. - -37. Like the moon it shall be established forever, - a faithful witness in the skies." Selah - -38. But now you have cast off and rejected; - you are full of wrath against your anointed. - -39. You have renounced the covenant with your servant; - you have defiled his crown in the dust. - -40. You have breached all his walls; - you have laid his strongholds in ruins. - -41. All who pass by plunder him; - he has become the scorn of his neighbors. - -42. You have exalted the right hand of his foes; - you have made all his enemies rejoice. - -43. You have also turned back the edge of his sword, - and you have not made him stand in battle. - -44. You have made his splendor to cease - and cast his throne to the ground. - -45. You have cut short the days of his youth; - you have covered him with shame. Selah - -46. How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? - How long will your wrath burn like fire? - -47. Remember how short my time is! - For what vanity you have created all the children of man! - -48. What man can live and never see death? - Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah - -49. Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, - which by your faithfulness you swore to David? - -50. Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, - and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations, - -51. with which your enemies mock, O LORD, - with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. - -52. Blessed be the LORD forever! -Amen and Amen. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md deleted file mode 100644 index 82c71f4c..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Book FourFrom Everlasting to Everlasting - -# Chapter 90 -1. Lord, you have been our dwelling place - in all generations. - -2. Before the mountains were brought forth, - or ever you had formed the earth and the world, - from everlasting to everlasting you are God. - -3. You return man to dust - and say, "Return, O children of man!" - -4. For a thousand years in your sight - are but as yesterday when it is past, - or as a watch in the night. - -5. You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, - like grass that is renewed in the morning: - -6. in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; - in the evening it fades and withers. - -7. For we are brought to an end by your anger; - by your wrath we are dismayed. - -8. You have set our iniquities before you, - our secret sins in the light of your presence. - -9. For all our days pass away under your wrath; - we bring our years to an end like a sigh. - -10. The years of our life are seventy, - or even by reason of strength eighty; -yet their span is but toil and trouble; - they are soon gone, and we fly away. - -11. Who considers the power of your anger, - and your wrath according to the fear of you? - -12. So teach us to number our days - that we may get a heart of wisdom. - -13. Return, O LORD! How long? - Have pity on your servants! - -14. Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, - that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. - -15. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, - and for as many years as we have seen evil. - -16. Let your work be shown to your servants, - and your glorious power to their children. - -17. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, - and establish the work of our hands upon us; - yes, establish the work of our hands! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md deleted file mode 100644 index 54fed8f4..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -My Refuge and My Fortress - -# Chapter 91 -1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High - will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. - -2. I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, - my God, in whom I trust." - -3. For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler - and from the deadly pestilence. - -4. He will cover you with his pinions, - and under his wings you will find refuge; - his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. - -5. You will not fear the terror of the night, - nor the arrow that flies by day, - -6. nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, - nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. - -7. A thousand may fall at your side, - ten thousand at your right hand, - but it will not come near you. - -8. You will only look with your eyes - and see the recompense of the wicked. - -9. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-- - the Most High, who is my refuge-- - -10. no evil shall be allowed to befall you, - no plague come near your tent. - -11. For he will command his angels concerning you - to guard you in all your ways. - -12. On their hands they will bear you up, - lest you strike your foot against a stone. - -13. You will tread on the lion and the adder; - the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. - -14. "Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; - I will protect him, because he knows my name. - -15. When he calls to me, I will answer him; - I will be with him in trouble; - I will rescue him and honor him. - -16. With long life I will satisfy him - and show him my salvation." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9c2b153..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -How Great Are Your Works - -# Chapter 92 -1. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, - to sing praises to your name, O Most High; - -2. to declare your steadfast love in the morning, - and your faithfulness by night, - -3. to the music of the lute and the harp, - to the melody of the lyre. - -4. For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; - at the works of your hands I sing for joy. - -5. How great are your works, O LORD! - Your thoughts are very deep! - -6. The stupid man cannot know; - the fool cannot understand this: - -7. that though the wicked sprout like grass - and all evildoers flourish, -they are doomed to destruction forever; - -8. but you, O LORD, are on high forever. - -9. For behold, your enemies, O LORD, - for behold, your enemies shall perish; - all evildoers shall be scattered. - -10. But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; - you have poured over me fresh oil. - -11. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; - my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. - -12. The righteous flourish like the palm tree - and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. - -13. They are planted in the house of the LORD; - they flourish in the courts of our God. - -14. They still bear fruit in old age; - they are ever full of sap and green, - -15. to declare that the LORD is upright; - he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md deleted file mode 100644 index 17f9b33d..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Reigns - -# Chapter 93 -1. The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; - the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. -Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. - -2. Your throne is established from of old; - you are from everlasting. - -3. The floods have lifted up, O LORD, - the floods have lifted up their voice; - the floods lift up their roaring. - -4. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, - mightier than the waves of the sea, - the LORD on high is mighty! - -5. Your decrees are very trustworthy; - holiness befits your house, - O LORD, forevermore. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92fe9587..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Will Not Forsake His People - -# Chapter 94 -1. O LORD, God of vengeance, - O God of vengeance, shine forth! - -2. Rise up, O judge of the earth; - repay to the proud what they deserve! - -3. O LORD, how long shall the wicked, - how long shall the wicked exult? - -4. They pour out their arrogant words; - all the evildoers boast. - -5. They crush your people, O LORD, - and afflict your heritage. - -6. They kill the widow and the sojourner, - and murder the fatherless; - -7. and they say, "The LORD does not see; - the God of Jacob does not perceive." - -8. Understand, O dullest of the people! - Fools, when will you be wise? - -9. He who planted the ear, does he not hear? -He who formed the eye, does he not see? - -10. He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? -He who teaches man knowledge-- - -11. the LORD--knows the thoughts of man, - that they are but a breath. - -12. Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, - and whom you teach out of your law, - -13. to give him rest from days of trouble, - until a pit is dug for the wicked. - -14. For the LORD will not forsake his people; - he will not abandon his heritage; - -15. for justice will return to the righteous, - and all the upright in heart will follow it. - -16. Who rises up for me against the wicked? - Who stands up for me against evildoers? - -17. If the LORD had not been my help, - my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. - -18. When I thought, "My foot slips," - your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. - -19. When the cares of my heart are many, - your consolations cheer my soul. - -20. Can wicked rulers be allied with you, - those who frame injustice by statute? - -21. They band together against the life of the righteous - and condemn the innocent to death. - -22. But the LORD has become my stronghold, - and my God the rock of my refuge. - -23. He will bring back on them their iniquity - and wipe them out for their wickedness; - the LORD our God will wipe them out. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md deleted file mode 100644 index bb0dbd16..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Let Us Sing Songs of Praise - -# Chapter 95 -1. Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; - let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! - -2. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; - let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! - -3. For the LORD is a great God, - and a great King above all gods. - -4. In his hand are the depths of the earth; - the heights of the mountains are his also. - -5. The sea is his, for he made it, - and his hands formed the dry land. - -6. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; - let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! - -7. For he is our God, - and we are the people of his pasture, - and the sheep of his hand. -Today, if you hear his voice, - -8. do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, - as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, - -9. when your fathers put me to the test - and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work. - -10. For forty years I loathed that generation - and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart, - and they have not known my ways." - -11. Therefore I swore in my wrath, - "They shall not enter my rest." - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7dbe5a80..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Worship in the Splendor of Holiness - -# Chapter 96 -1. Oh sing to the LORD a new song; - sing to the LORD, all the earth! - -2. Sing to the LORD, bless his name; - tell of his salvation from day to day. - -3. Declare his glory among the nations, - his marvelous works among all the peoples! - -4. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; - he is to be feared above all gods. - -5. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, - but the LORD made the heavens. - -6. Splendor and majesty are before him; - strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. - -7. Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, - ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! - -8. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; - bring an offering, and come into his courts! - -9. Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; - tremble before him, all the earth! - -10. Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! - Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; - he will judge the peoples with equity." - -11. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; - let the sea roar, and all that fills it; - -12. let the field exult, and everything in it! -Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy - -13. before the LORD, for he comes, - for he comes to judge the earth. -He will judge the world in righteousness, - and the peoples in his faithfulness. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1f0b8eb4..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Reigns - -# Chapter 97 -1. The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; - let the many coastlands be glad! - -2. Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; - righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. - -3. Fire goes before him - and burns up his adversaries all around. - -4. His lightnings light up the world; - the earth sees and trembles. - -5. The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, - before the Lord of all the earth. - -6. The heavens proclaim his righteousness, - and all the peoples see his glory. - -7. All worshipers of images are put to shame, - who make their boast in worthless idols; - worship him, all you gods! - -8. Zion hears and is glad, - and the daughters of Judah rejoice, - because of your judgments, O LORD. - -9. For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; - you are exalted far above all gods. - -10. O you who love the LORD, hate evil! - He preserves the lives of his saints; - he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. - -11. Light is sown for the righteous, - and joy for the upright in heart. - -12. Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, - and give thanks to his holy name! - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md deleted file mode 100644 index 46f5b0a7..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Make a Joyful Noise to the LORD - -# Chapter 98 -1. Oh sing to the LORD a new song, - for he has done marvelous things! -His right hand and his holy arm - have worked salvation for him. - -2. The LORD has made known his salvation; - he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. - -3. He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness - to the house of Israel. -All the ends of the earth have seen - the salvation of our God. - -4. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; - break forth into joyous song and sing praises! - -5. Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, - with the lyre and the sound of melody! - -6. With trumpets and the sound of the horn - make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD! - -7. Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; - the world and those who dwell in it! - -8. Let the rivers clap their hands; - let the hills sing for joy together - -9. before the LORD, for he comes - to judge the earth. -He will judge the world with righteousness, - and the peoples with equity. - - - diff --git a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md b/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md deleted file mode 100644 index f7840424..00000000 --- a/ESV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Our God Is Holy - -# Chapter 99 -1. The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble! - He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! - -2. The LORD is great in Zion; - he is exalted over all the peoples. - -3. Let them praise your great and awesome name! - Holy is he! - -4. The King in his might loves justice. -You have established equity; -you have executed justice - and righteousness in Jacob. - -5. Exalt the LORD our God; - worship at his footstool! - Holy is he! - -6. Moses and Aaron were among his priests, - Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. - They called to the LORD, and he answered them. - -7. In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them; - they kept his testimonies - and the statute that he gave them. - -8. O LORD our God, you answered them; - you were a forgiving God to them, - but an avenger of their wrongdoings. - -9. Exalt the LORD our God, - and worship at his holy mountain; - for the LORD our God is holy! - - - diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md index 16159532..e15187c7 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,111 +1,69 @@ -The Beginning of Knowledge - # Chapter 1 -1. The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: - -2. To know wisdom and instruction, +1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: +2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, - -3. to receive instruction in wise dealing, +3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; - -4. to give prudence to the simple, - knowledge and discretion to the youth-- - -5. Let the wise hear and increase in learning, +4 to give prudence to the simple, + knowledge and discretion to the youth— +5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, - -6. to understand a proverb and a saying, +6 to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. - -7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; - -fools despise wisdom and instruction. -The Enticement of Sinners - - -8. Hear, my son, your father's instruction, +7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; + fools despise wisdom and instruction. +8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, - -9. for they are a graceful garland for your head +9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. - -10. My son, if sinners entice you, +10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. - -11. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; +11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; - -12. like Sheol let us swallow them alive, +12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; - -13. we shall find all precious goods, +13 we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; - -14. throw in your lot among us; - we will all have one purse"-- - -15. my son, do not walk in the way with them; +14 throw in your lot among us; + we will all have one purse”— +15 my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, - -16. for their feet run to evil, +16 for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. - -17. For in vain is a net spread +17 For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, - -18. but these men lie in wait for their own blood; +18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. - -19. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; +19 Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. -The Call of Wisdom - - -20. Wisdom cries aloud in the street, +20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; - -21. at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; +21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: - -22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? +22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? - -23. If you turn at my reproof, +23 If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. - -24. Because I have called and you refused to listen, +24 Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, - -25. because you have ignored all my counsel +25 because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, - -26. I also will laugh at your calamity; +26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, - -27. when terror strikes you like a storm +27 when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. - -28. Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; +28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. - -29. Because they hated knowledge - and did not choose the fear of the LORD, - -30. would have none of my counsel +29 Because they hated knowledge + and did not choose the fear of the Lord, +30 would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, - -31. therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, +31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. - -32. For the simple are killed by their turning away, +32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; - -33. but whoever listens to me will dwell secure - and will be at ease, without dread of disaster." - - - +33 but whoever listens to me will dwell secure + and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md index 119e36cb..22a38fc5 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -The Value of Wisdom - # Chapter 2 -1. My son, if you receive my words +1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, - -2. making your ear attentive to wisdom +2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; - -3. yes, if you call out for insight +3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, - -4. if you seek it like silver +4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, - -5. then you will understand the fear of the LORD +5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. - -6. For the LORD gives wisdom; +6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; - -7. he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; +7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, - -8. guarding the paths of justice +8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. - -9. Then you will understand righteousness and justice +9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; - -10. for wisdom will come into your heart, +10 for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; - -11. discretion will watch over you, +11 discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you, - -12. delivering you from the way of evil, +12 delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, - -13. who forsake the paths of uprightness +13 who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, - -14. who rejoice in doing evil +14 who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil, - -15. men whose paths are crooked, +15 men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways. - -16. So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, +16 So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, - -17. who forsakes the companion of her youth +17 who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; - -18. for her house sinks down to death, +18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed; - -19. none who go to her come back, +19 none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life. - -20. So you will walk in the way of the good +20 So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. - -21. For the upright will inhabit the land, +21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it, - -22. but the wicked will be cut off from the land, - and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. - - - +22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, + and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md index bfe2f94f..9d36726d 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,113 +1,72 @@ -Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart - # Chapter 3 -1. My son, do not forget my teaching, +1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, - -2. for length of days and years of life +2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. - -3. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; +3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. - -4. So you will find favor and good success +4 So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. - -5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, +5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. - -6. In all your ways acknowledge him, +6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. - -7. Be not wise in your own eyes; - fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. - -8. It will be healing to your flesh +7 Be not wise in your own eyes; + fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. +8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. - -9. Honor the LORD with your wealth +9 Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; - -10. then your barns will be filled with plenty, +10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. - -11. My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline +11 My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, - -12. for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, +12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. -Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom - - -13. Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, +13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, - -14. for the gain from her is better than gain from silver +14 for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. - -15. She is more precious than jewels, +15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. - -16. Long life is in her right hand; +16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. - -17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, +17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. - -18. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; +18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. - -19. The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; +19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; - -20. by his knowledge the deeps broke open, +20 by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. - -21. My son, do not lose sight of these-- +21 My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion, - -22. and they will be life for your soul +22 and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. - -23. Then you will walk on your way securely, +23 Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. - -24. If you lie down, you will not be afraid; +24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. - -25. Do not be afraid of sudden terror +25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, - -26. for the LORD will be your confidence +26 for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. - -27. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, +27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. - -28. Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, - tomorrow I will give it"--when you have it with you. - -29. Do not plan evil against your neighbor, +28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, + tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. +29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. - -30. Do not contend with a man for no reason, +30 Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. - -31. Do not envy a man of violence +31 Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, - -32. for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, +32 for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. - -33. The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, +33 The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. - -34. Toward the scorners he is scornful, +34 Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. - -35. The wise will inherit honor, - but fools get disgrace. - - - +35 The wise will inherit honor, + but fools get disgrace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md index 06c29d59..62e471ca 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,87 +1,56 @@ -A Father's Wise Instruction - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, +1 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, - -2. for I give you good precepts; +2 for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. - -3. When I was a son with my father, +3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, - -4. he taught me and said to me, -"Let your heart hold fast my words; +4 he taught me and said to me, +“Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. - -5. Get wisdom; get insight; +5 Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. - -6. Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; +6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. - -7. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, +7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. - -8. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; +8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. - -9. She will place on your head a graceful garland; - she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." - -10. Hear, my son, and accept my words, +9 She will place on your head a graceful garland; + she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.” +10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. - -11. I have taught you the way of wisdom; +11 I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. - -12. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, +12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. - -13. Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; +13 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. - -14. Do not enter the path of the wicked, +14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. - -15. Avoid it; do not go on it; +15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. - -16. For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; +16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. - -17. For they eat the bread of wickedness +17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. - -18. But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, +18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. - -19. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; +19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. - -20. My son, be attentive to my words; +20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. - -21. Let them not escape from your sight; +21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. - -22. For they are life to those who find them, +22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. - -23. Keep your heart with all vigilance, +23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. - -24. Put away from you crooked speech, +24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. - -25. Let your eyes look directly forward, +25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. - -26. Ponder the path of your feet; +26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. - -27. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; - turn your foot away from evil. - - - +27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; + turn your foot away from evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md index fde7fbdf..f8e91d46 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,75 +1,48 @@ -Warning Against Adultery - # Chapter 5 -1. My son, be attentive to my wisdom; +1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, - -2. that you may keep discretion, +2 that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. - -3. For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, +3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, - -4. but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, +4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. - -5. Her feet go down to death; +5 Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; - -6. she does not ponder the path of life; +6 she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it. - -7. And now, O sons, listen to me, +7 And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. - -8. Keep your way far from her, +8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, - -9. lest you give your honor to others +9 lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless, - -10. lest strangers take their fill of your strength, +10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner, - -11. and at the end of your life you groan, +11 and at the end of your life you groan, when your flesh and body are consumed, - -12. and you say, "How I hated discipline, +12 and you say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! - -13. I did not listen to the voice of my teachers +13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. - -14. I am at the brink of utter ruin - in the assembled congregation." - -15. Drink water from your own cistern, +14 I am at the brink of utter ruin + in the assembled congregation.” +15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. - -16. Should your springs be scattered abroad, +16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? - -17. Let them be for yourself alone, +17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. - -18. Let your fountain be blessed, +18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, - -19. a lovely deer, a graceful doe. +19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love. - -20. Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman +20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and embrace the bosom of an adulteress? - -21. For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, +21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths. - -22. The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, +22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin. - -23. He dies for lack of discipline, - and because of his great folly he is led astray. - - - +23 He dies for lack of discipline, + and because of his great folly he is led astray. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md index 964996d3..3da9849c 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,114 +1,73 @@ -Practical Warnings - # Chapter 6 -1. My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, +1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger, - -2. if you are snared in the words of your mouth, +2 if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, - -3. then do this, my son, and save yourself, +3 then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor. - -4. Give your eyes no sleep +4 Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; - -5. save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, +5 save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. - -6. Go to the ant, O sluggard; +6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. - -7. Without having any chief, +7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, - -8. she prepares her bread in summer +8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. - -9. How long will you lie there, O sluggard? +9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? - -10. A little sleep, a little slumber, +10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, - -11. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, +11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. - -12. A worthless person, a wicked man, +12 A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, - -13. winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, +13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, - -14. with perverted heart devises evil, +14 with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; - -15. therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; +15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. - -16. There are six things that the LORD hates, +16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: - -17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, +17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, - -18. a heart that devises wicked plans, +18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, - -19. a false witness who breathes out lies, +19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. -Warnings Against Adultery - - -20. My son, keep your father's commandment, +20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. - -21. Bind them on your heart always; +21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. - -22. When you walk, they will lead you; +22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. - -23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, +23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, - -24. to preserve you from the evil woman, +24 to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. - -25. Do not desire her beauty in your heart, +25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; - -26. for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, +26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. - -27. Can a man carry fire next to his chest +27 Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? - -28. Or can one walk on hot coals +28 Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? - -29. So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; +29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; none who touches her will go unpunished. - -30. People do not despise a thief if he steals +30 People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry, - -31. but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; +31 but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house. - -32. He who commits adultery lacks sense; +32 He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself. - -33. He will get wounds and dishonor, +33 He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away. - -34. For jealousy makes a man furious, +34 For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge. - -35. He will accept no compensation; - he will refuse though you multiply gifts. - - - +35 He will accept no compensation; + he will refuse though you multiply gifts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md index 37dbcd64..06d64332 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,91 +1,58 @@ -Warning Against the Adulteress - # Chapter 7 -1. My son, keep my words +1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; - -2. keep my commandments and live; +2 keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; - -3. bind them on your fingers; +3 bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. - -4. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," +4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, - -5. to keep you from the forbidden woman, +5 to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. - -6. For at the window of my house +6 For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, - -7. and I have seen among the simple, +7 and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, - -8. passing along the street near her corner, - -taking the road to her house - - -9. in the twilight, in the evening, +8 passing along the street near her corner, + taking the road to her house +9 in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness. - -10. And behold, the woman meets him, +10 And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. - -11. She is loud and wayward; +11 She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; - -12. now in the street, now in the market, +12 now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. - -13. She seizes him and kisses him, +13 She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him, - -14. "I had to offer sacrifices, +14 “I had to offer sacrifices, and today I have paid my vows; - -15. so now I have come out to meet you, +15 so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you. - -16. I have spread my couch with coverings, +16 I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen; - -17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, +17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. - -18. Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; +18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love. - -19. For my husband is not at home; +19 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; - -20. he took a bag of money with him; - at full moon he will come home." - -21. With much seductive speech she persuades him; +20 he took a bag of money with him; + at full moon he will come home.” +21 With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. - -22. All at once he follows her, +22 All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast - -23. till an arrow pierces its liver; +23 till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life. - -24. And now, O sons, listen to me, +24 And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. - -25. Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; +25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, - -26. for many a victim has she laid low, +26 for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng. - -27. Her house is the way to Sheol, - going down to the chambers of death. - - - +27 Her house is the way to Sheol, + going down to the chambers of death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md index cf2966fc..3253cf99 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,117 +1,77 @@ -The Blessings of Wisdom - # Chapter 8 -1. Does not wisdom call? +1 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? - -2. On the heights beside the way, +2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; - -3. beside the gates in front of the town, +3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud: - -4. "To you, O men, I call, +4 “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. - -5. O simple ones, learn prudence; +5 O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense. - -6. Hear, for I will speak noble things, +6 Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right, - -7. for my mouth will utter truth; +7 for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. - -8. All the words of my mouth are righteous; +8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them. - -9. They are all straight to him who understands, +9 They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge. - -10. Take my instruction instead of silver, +10 Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, - -11. for wisdom is better than jewels, +11 for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her. - -12. "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, +12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. - -13. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. +13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. - -14. I have counsel and sound wisdom; +14 I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength. - -15. By me kings reign, +15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; - -16. by me princes rule, +16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly. - -17. I love those who love me, +17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. - -18. Riches and honor are with me, +18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. - -19. My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, +19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. - -20. I walk in the way of righteousness, +20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice, - -21. granting an inheritance to those who love me, +21 granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries. - -22. "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, +22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. - -23. Ages ago I was set up, +23 Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. - -24. When there were no depths I was brought forth, +24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. - -25. Before the mountains had been shaped, +25 Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, - -26. before he had made the earth with its fields, +26 before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. - -27. When he established the heavens, I was there; +27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, - -28. when he made firm the skies above, +28 when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, - -29. when he assigned to the sea its limit, +29 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, - -30. then I was beside him, like a master workman, +30 then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, - -31. rejoicing in his inhabited world +31 rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. - -32. "And now, O sons, listen to me: +32 “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. - -33. Hear instruction and be wise, +33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. - -34. Blessed is the one who listens to me, +34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. - -35. For whoever finds me finds life - and obtains favor from the LORD, - -36. but he who fails to find me injures himself; - all who hate me love death." - - - +35 For whoever finds me finds life + and obtains favor from the Lord, +36 but he who fails to find me injures himself; + all who hate me love death.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md index b71f9e8d..2c6e5701 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,62 +1,37 @@ -The Way of Wisdom - # Chapter 9 -1. Wisdom has built her house; +1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. - -2. She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; +2 She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. - -3. She has sent out her young women to call +3 She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, - -4. "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" +4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, - -5. "Come, eat of my bread +5 “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. - -6. Leave your simple ways, and live, - and walk in the way of insight." - -7. Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, +6 Leave your simple ways, and live, + and walk in the way of insight.” +7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. - -8. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; +8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. - -9. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; +9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. - -10. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, +10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. - -11. For by me your days will be multiplied, +11 For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. - -12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; - -if you scoff, you alone will bear it. -The Way of Folly - - -13. The woman Folly is loud; +12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; + if you scoff, you alone will bear it. +13 The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. - -14. She sits at the door of her house; +14 She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, - -15. calling to those who pass by, +15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, - -16. "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" +16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says, - -17. "Stolen water is sweet, - and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." - -18. But he does not know that the dead are there, - that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. - - - +17 “Stolen water is sweet, + and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” +18 But he does not know that the dead are there, + that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md index fcbc0544..b1925618 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,102 +1,66 @@ -The Proverbs of Solomon - # Chapter 10 -1. The proverbs of Solomon. +1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. - -2. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, +2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. - -3. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, +3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. - -4. A slack hand causes poverty, +4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. - -5. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, +5 He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. - -6. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, +6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. - -7. The memory of the righteous is a blessing, +7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. - -8. The wise of heart will receive commandments, +8 The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. - -9. Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, +9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. - -10. Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, +10 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin. - -11. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, +11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. - -12. Hatred stirs up strife, +12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. - -13. On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, +13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense. - -14. The wise lay up knowledge, +14 The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. - -15. A rich man's wealth is his strong city; +15 A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. - -16. The wage of the righteous leads to life, +16 The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin. - -17. Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, +17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. - -18. The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, +18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. - -19. When words are many, transgression is not lacking, +19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. - -20. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; +20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. - -21. The lips of the righteous feed many, +21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. - -22. The blessing of the LORD makes rich, +22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. - -23. Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, +23 Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding. - -24. What the wicked dreads will come upon him, +24 What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. - -25. When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, +25 When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever. - -26. Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, +26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. - -27. The fear of the LORD prolongs life, +27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. - -28. The hope of the righteous brings joy, +28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. - -29. The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, +29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. - -30. The righteous will never be removed, +30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. - -31. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, +31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. - -32. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, - but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. - - - +32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, + but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md index 6560af92..15c79b7d 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,96 +1,63 @@ # Chapter 11 -1. A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, +1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. - -2. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, +2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. - -3. The integrity of the upright guides them, +3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. - -4. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, +4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. - -5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, +5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. - -6. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, +6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. - -7. When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, +7 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. - -8. The righteous is delivered from trouble, +8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. - -9. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, +9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. - -10. When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, +10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. - -11. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, +11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown. - -12. Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, +12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. - -13. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, +13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. - -14. Where there is no guidance, a people falls, +14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. - -15. Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, +15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure. - -16. A gracious woman gets honor, +16 A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. - -17. A man who is kind benefits himself, +17 A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. - -18. The wicked earns deceptive wages, +18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. - -19. Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, +19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. - -20. Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, +20 Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight. - -21. Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, +21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. - -22. Like a gold ring in a pig's snout +22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. - -23. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, +23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath. - -24. One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; +24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. - -25. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, +25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. - -26. The people curse him who holds back grain, +26 The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. - -27. Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, +27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. - -28. Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, +28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. - -29. Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, +29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. - -30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, +30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. - -31. If the righteous is repaid on earth, - how much more the wicked and the sinner! - - - +31 If the righteous is repaid on earth, + how much more the wicked and the sinner! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md index efe24480..24ffbb1a 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,87 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 12 -1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, +1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. - -2. A good man obtains favor from the LORD, +2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns. - -3. No one is established by wickedness, +3 No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. - -4. An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, +4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. - -5. The thoughts of the righteous are just; +5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. - -6. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, +6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them. - -7. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, +7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand. - -8. A man is commended according to his good sense, +8 A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised. - -9. Better to be lowly and have a servant +9 Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread. - -10. Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, +10 Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. - -11. Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, +11 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. - -12. Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, +12 Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit. - -13. An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, +13 An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble. - -14. From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, +14 From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him. - -15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, +15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. - -16. The vexation of a fool is known at once, +16 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. - -17. Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, +17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit. - -18. There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, +18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. - -19. Truthful lips endure forever, +19 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment. - -20. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, +20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy. - -21. No ill befalls the righteous, +21 No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble. - -22. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, +22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. - -23. A prudent man conceals knowledge, +23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly. - -24. The hand of the diligent will rule, +24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. - -25. Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, +25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. - -26. One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, +26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. - -27. Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, +27 Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. - -28. In the path of righteousness is life, - and in its pathway there is no death. - - - +28 In the path of righteousness is life, + and in its pathway there is no death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md index ccaa740e..321d212f 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,78 +1,51 @@ # Chapter 13 -1. A wise son hears his father's instruction, +1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. - -2. From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, +2 From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. - -3. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; +3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. - -4. The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, +4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. - -5. The righteous hates falsehood, +5 The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. - -6. Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, +6 Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked. - -7. One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; +7 One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. - -8. The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, +8 The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. - -9. The light of the righteous rejoices, +9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out. - -10. By insolence comes nothing but strife, +10 By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. - -11. Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, +11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. - -12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, +12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. - -13. Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, +13 Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. - -14. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, +14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. - -15. Good sense wins favor, +15 Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin. - -16. Every prudent man acts with knowledge, +16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. - -17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble, +17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. - -18. Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, +18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored. - -19. A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, +19 A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools. - -20. Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, +20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. - -21. Disaster pursues sinners, +21 Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good. - -22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, +22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous. - -23. The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, +23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice. - -24. Whoever spares the rod hates his son, +24 Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. - -25. The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, - but the belly of the wicked suffers want. - - - +25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, + but the belly of the wicked suffers want. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md index 8ab6d118..466186cd 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,108 +1,71 @@ # Chapter 14 -1. The wisest of women builds her house, +1 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. - -2. Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, +2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. - -3. By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, +3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. - -4. Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, +4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. - -5. A faithful witness does not lie, +5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. - -6. A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, +6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. - -7. Leave the presence of a fool, +7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. - -8. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, +8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. - -9. Fools mock at the guilt offering, +9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. - -10. The heart knows its own bitterness, +10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. - -11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, +11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. - -12. There is a way that seems right to a man, +12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. - -13. Even in laughter the heart may ache, +13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. - -14. The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, +14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. - -15. The simple believes everything, +15 The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. - -16. One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, +16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. - -17. A man of quick temper acts foolishly, +17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. - -18. The simple inherit folly, +18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. - -19. The evil bow down before the good, +19 The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. - -20. The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, +20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. - -21. Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, +21 Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. - -22. Do they not go astray who devise evil? +22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness. - -23. In all toil there is profit, +23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. - -24. The crown of the wise is their wealth, +24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. - -25. A truthful witness saves lives, +25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful. - -26. In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, +26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. - -27. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, +27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. - -28. In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, +28 In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. - -29. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, +29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. - -30. A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, +30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. - -31. Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, +31 Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. - -32. The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, +32 The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. - -33. Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, +33 Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. - -34. Righteousness exalts a nation, +34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. - -35. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, - but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. - - - +35 A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, + but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md index 135ee63f..6e659bc7 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,102 +1,67 @@ # Chapter 15 -1. A soft answer turns away wrath, +1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. - -2. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, +2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. - -3. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, +3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. - -4. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, +4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. - -5. A fool despises his father's instruction, +5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. - -6. In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, +6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked. - -7. The lips of the wise spread knowledge; +7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. - -8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, +8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him. - -9. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, +9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness. - -10. There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; +10 There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way; whoever hates reproof will die. - -11. Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD; +11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the children of man! - -12. A scoffer does not like to be reproved; +12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise. - -13. A glad heart makes a cheerful face, +13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. - -14. The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, +14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. - -15. All the days of the afflicted are evil, +15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. - -16. Better is a little with the fear of the LORD +16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. - -17. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is +17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. - -18. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, +18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. - -19. The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, +19 The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway. - -20. A wise son makes a glad father, +20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother. - -21. Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, +21 Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead. - -22. Without counsel plans fail, +22 Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. - -23. To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, +23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is! - -24. The path of life leads upward for the prudent, +24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath. - -25. The LORD tears down the house of the proud +25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries. - -26. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, +26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but gracious words are pure. - -27. Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, +27 Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live. - -28. The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, +28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. - -29. The LORD is far from the wicked, +29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. - -30. The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, +30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones. - -31. The ear that listens to life-giving reproof +31 The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. - -32. Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, +32 Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. - -33. The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, - and humility comes before honor. - - - +33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, + and humility comes before honor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md index 0c246aa0..f8a5dcd6 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,102 +1,67 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. The plans of the heart belong to man, - but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. - -2. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, - but the LORD weighs the spirit. - -3. Commit your work to the LORD, +1 The plans of the heart belong to man, + but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. +2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, + but the Lord weighs the spirit. +3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. - -4. The LORD has made everything for its purpose, +4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. - -5. Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; +5 Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished. - -6. By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, - and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil. - -7. When a man's ways please the LORD, +6 By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, + and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil. +7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. - -8. Better is a little with righteousness +8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. - -9. The heart of man plans his way, - but the LORD establishes his steps. - -10. An oracle is on the lips of a king; +9 The heart of man plans his way, + but the Lord establishes his steps. +10 An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment. - -11. A just balance and scales are the LORD's; +11 A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag are his work. - -12. It is an abomination to kings to do evil, +12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness. - -13. Righteous lips are the delight of a king, +13 Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right. - -14. A king's wrath is a messenger of death, +14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it. - -15. In the light of a king's face there is life, +15 In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain. - -16. How much better to get wisdom than gold! +16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. - -17. The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; +17 The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life. - -18. Pride goes before destruction, +18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. - -19. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor +19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. - -20. Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, - and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. - -21. The wise of heart is called discerning, +20 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, + and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. +21 The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. - -22. Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, +22 Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. - -23. The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious +23 The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips. - -24. Gracious words are like a honeycomb, +24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. - -25. There is a way that seems right to a man, +25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. - -26. A worker's appetite works for him; +26 A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on. - -27. A worthless man plots evil, +27 A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. - -28. A dishonest man spreads strife, +28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. - -29. A man of violence entices his neighbor +29 A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good. - -30. Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; +30 Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass. - -31. Gray hair is a crown of glory; +31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. - -32. Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, +32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. - -33. The lot is cast into the lap, - but its every decision is from the LORD. - - - +33 The lot is cast into the lap, + but its every decision is from the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md index 65ff5b4e..b45184e1 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,87 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 17 -1. Better is a dry morsel with quiet +1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. - -2. A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully +2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. - -3. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, - and the LORD tests hearts. - -4. An evildoer listens to wicked lips, +3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, + and the Lord tests hearts. +4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. - -5. Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; +5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. - -6. Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, +6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. - -7. Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; +7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. - -8. A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; +8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. - -9. Whoever covers an offense seeks love, +9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. - -10. A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding +10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. - -11. An evil man seeks only rebellion, +11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. - -12. Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs +12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. - -13. If anyone returns evil for good, +13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. - -14. The beginning of strife is like letting out water, +14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. - -15. He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous - are both alike an abomination to the LORD. - -16. Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom +15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous + are both alike an abomination to the Lord. +16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? - -17. A friend loves at all times, +17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. - -18. One who lacks sense gives a pledge +18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. - -19. Whoever loves transgression loves strife; +19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. - -20. A man of crooked heart does not discover good, +20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. - -21. He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, +21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. - -22. A joyful heart is good medicine, +22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. - -23. The wicked accepts a bribe in secret +23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. - -24. The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, +24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. - -25. A foolish son is a grief to his father +25 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. - -26. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, +26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. - -27. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, +27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. - -28. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; - when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. - - - +28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; + when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md index 0b755d5c..f605539e 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,75 +1,49 @@ # Chapter 18 -1. Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; +1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. - -2. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, +2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. - -3. When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, +3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. - -4. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; +4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. - -5. It is not good to be partial to the wicked +5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. - -6. A fool's lips walk into a fight, +6 A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. - -7. A fool's mouth is his ruin, +7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. - -8. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; +8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. - -9. Whoever is slack in his work +9 Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys. - -10. The name of the LORD is a strong tower; +10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. - -11. A rich man's wealth is his strong city, +11 A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. - -12. Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, +12 Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. - -13. If one gives an answer before he hears, +13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. - -14. A man's spirit will endure sickness, +14 A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? - -15. An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, +15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. - -16. A man's gift makes room for him +16 A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. - -17. The one who states his case first seems right, +17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. - -18. The lot puts an end to quarrels +18 The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders. - -19. A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, +19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle. - -20. From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; +20 From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips. - -21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, +21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. - -22. He who finds a wife finds a good thing - and obtains favor from the LORD. - -23. The poor use entreaties, +22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing + and obtains favor from the Lord. +23 The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly. - -24. A man of many companions may come to ruin, - but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - - - +24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, + but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md index 930b4f9e..f20de6d0 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,92 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 19 -1. Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity +1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. - -2. Desire without knowledge is not good, +2 Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. - -3. When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, - his heart rages against the LORD. - -4. Wealth brings many new friends, +3 When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, + his heart rages against the Lord. +4 Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. - -5. A false witness will not go unpunished, +5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. - -6. Many seek the favor of a generous man, +6 Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. - -7. All a poor man's brothers hate him; +7 All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them. - -8. Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; +8 Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. - -9. A false witness will not go unpunished, +9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. - -10. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, +10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. - -11. Good sense makes one slow to anger, +11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. - -12. A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, +12 A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. - -13. A foolish son is ruin to his father, +13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. - -14. House and wealth are inherited from fathers, - but a prudent wife is from the LORD. - -15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, +14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, + but a prudent wife is from the Lord. +15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. - -16. Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; +16 Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. - -17. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, +17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. - -18. Discipline your son, for there is hope; +18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. - -19. A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, +19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again. - -20. Listen to advice and accept instruction, +20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. - -21. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, - but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. - -22. What is desired in a man is steadfast love, +21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, + but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. +22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. - -23. The fear of the LORD leads to life, +23 The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. - -24. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish +24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. - -25. Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; +25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. - -26. He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother +26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. - -27. Cease to hear instruction, my son, +27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. - -28. A worthless witness mocks at justice, +28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. - -29. Condemnation is ready for scoffers, - and beating for the backs of fools. - - - +29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers, + and beating for the backs of fools. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md index d91816c9..aec5fb47 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,93 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 20 -1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, +1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. - -2. The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; +2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. - -3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, +3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. - -4. The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; +4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. - -5. The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, +5 The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. - -6. Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, +6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? - -7. The righteous who walks in his integrity-- +7 The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! - -8. A king who sits on the throne of judgment +8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. - -9. Who can say, "I have made my heart pure; - I am clean from my sin"? - -10. Unequal weights and unequal measures - are both alike an abomination to the LORD. - -11. Even a child makes himself known by his acts, +9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; + I am clean from my sin”? +10 Unequal weights and unequal measures + are both alike an abomination to the Lord. +11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright. - -12. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, - the LORD has made them both. - -13. Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; +12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, + the Lord has made them both. +13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. - -14. "Bad, bad," says the buyer, +14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts. - -15. There is gold and abundance of costly stones, +15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. - -16. Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, +16 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners. - -17. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, +17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. - -18. Plans are established by counsel; +18 Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. - -19. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; +19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. - -20. If one curses his father or his mother, +20 If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. - -21. An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning +21 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end. - -22. Do not say, "I will repay evil"; - wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you. - -23. Unequal weights are an abomination to the LORD, +22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; + wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. +23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. - -24. A man's steps are from the LORD; +24 A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way? - -25. It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," +25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. - -26. A wise king winnows the wicked +26 A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them. - -27. The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, +27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. - -28. Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, +28 Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld. - -29. The glory of young men is their strength, +29 The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. - -30. Blows that wound cleanse away evil; - strokes make clean the innermost parts. - - - +30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil; + strokes make clean the innermost parts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md index 178670c0..6872d6db 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,96 +1,63 @@ # Chapter 21 -1. The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; +1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. - -2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, - but the LORD weighs the heart. - -3. To do righteousness and justice - is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. - -4. Haughty eyes and a proud heart, +2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, + but the Lord weighs the heart. +3 To do righteousness and justice + is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. +4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. - -5. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, +5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. - -6. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue +6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. - -7. The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, +7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. - -8. The way of the guilty is crooked, +8 The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright. - -9. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop +9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. - -10. The soul of the wicked desires evil; +10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. - -11. When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; +11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. - -12. The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; +12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin. - -13. Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor +13 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. - -14. A gift in secret averts anger, +14 A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. - -15. When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous +15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. - -16. One who wanders from the way of good sense +16 One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead. - -17. Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; +17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. - -18. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, +18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. - -19. It is better to live in a desert land +19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. - -20. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, +20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. - -21. Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness +21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. - -22. A wise man scales the city of the mighty +22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust. - -23. Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue +23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. - -24. "Scoffer" is the name of the arrogant, haughty man +24 “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride. - -25. The desire of the sluggard kills him, +25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. - -26. All day long he craves and craves, +26 All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. - -27. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; +27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent. - -28. A false witness will perish, +28 A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure. - -29. A wicked man puts on a bold face, +29 A wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways. - -30. No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel - can avail against the LORD. - -31. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, - but the victory belongs to the LORD. - - - +30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel + can avail against the Lord. +31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, + but the victory belongs to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md index 611a3150..0ea0f927 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,93 +1,60 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, +1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. - -2. The rich and the poor meet together; - the LORD is the Maker of them all. - -3. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, +2 The rich and the poor meet together; + the Lord is the Maker of them all. +3 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. - -4. The reward for humility and fear of the LORD +4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. - -5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; +5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. - -6. Train up a child in the way he should go; +6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. - -7. The rich rules over the poor, +7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. - -8. Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, +8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. - -9. Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, +9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. - -10. Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, +10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. - -11. He who loves purity of heart, +11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. - -12. The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, +12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. - -13. The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! - I shall be killed in the streets!" - -14. The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; - he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. - -15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, +13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! + I shall be killed in the streets!” +14 The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; + he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. +15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. - -16. Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, +16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. -Words of the Wise - - -17. Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, +17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, - -18. for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, +18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. - -19. That your trust may be in the LORD, +19 That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to you. - -20. Have I not written for you thirty sayings +20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, - -21. to make you know what is right and true, +21 to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? - -22. Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, +22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, - -23. for the LORD will plead their cause +23 for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. - -24. Make no friendship with a man given to anger, +24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, - -25. lest you learn his ways +25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. - -26. Be not one of those who give pledges, +26 Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. - -27. If you have nothing with which to pay, +27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? - -28. Do not move the ancient landmark +28 Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. - -29. Do you see a man skillful in his work? +29 Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; - he will not stand before obscure men. - - - + he will not stand before obscure men. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md index 77ce5ba3..a42f1b9b 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,116 +1,78 @@ # Chapter 23 -1. When you sit down to eat with a ruler, +1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, - -2. and put a knife to your throat +2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. - -3. Do not desire his delicacies, +3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. - -4. Do not toil to acquire wealth; +4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. - -5. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, +5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. - -6. Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; +6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, - -7. for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. -"Eat and drink!" he says to you, +7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. + “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. - -8. You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, +8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words. - -9. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, +9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words. - -10. Do not move an ancient landmark +10 Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless, - -11. for their Redeemer is strong; +11 for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you. - -12. Apply your heart to instruction +12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. - -13. Do not withhold discipline from a child; +13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. - -14. If you strike him with the rod, +14 If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol. - -15. My son, if your heart is wise, +15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. - -16. My inmost being will exult +16 My inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right. - -17. Let not your heart envy sinners, - but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. - -18. Surely there is a future, +17 Let not your heart envy sinners, + but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. +18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. - -19. Hear, my son, and be wise, +19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. - -20. Be not among drunkards +20 Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, - -21. for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, +21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags. - -22. Listen to your father who gave you life, +22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. - -23. Buy truth, and do not sell it; +23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. - -24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; +24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. - -25. Let your father and mother be glad; +25 Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice. - -26. My son, give me your heart, +26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. - -27. For a prostitute is a deep pit; +27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well. - -28. She lies in wait like a robber +28 She lies in wait like a robber and increases the traitors among mankind. - -29. Who has woe? Who has sorrow? +29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? - -30. Those who tarry long over wine; +30 Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. - -31. Do not look at wine when it is red, - -when it sparkles in the cup +31 Do not look at wine when it is red, + when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. - -32. In the end it bites like a serpent +32 In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. - -33. Your eyes will see strange things, +33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. - -34. You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, +34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. - -35. "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; +35 “They struck me,” you will say, “but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? - I must have another drink." - - - + I must have another drink.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md index a7333786..ddb2a274 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,113 +1,74 @@ # Chapter 24 -1. Be not envious of evil men, +1 Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, - -2. for their hearts devise violence, +2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. - -3. By wisdom a house is built, +3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; - -4. by knowledge the rooms are filled +4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. - -5. A wise man is full of strength, +5 A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, - -6. for by wise guidance you can wage your war, +6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory. - -7. Wisdom is too high for a fool; +7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth. - -8. Whoever plans to do evil +8 Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer. - -9. The devising of folly is sin, +9 The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind. - -10. If you faint in the day of adversity, +10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. - -11. Rescue those who are being taken away to death; +11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. - -12. If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," +12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work? - -13. My son, eat honey, for it is good, +13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. - -14. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; +14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. - -15. Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; +15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home; - -16. for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, +16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. - -17. Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, +17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, - -18. lest the LORD see it and be displeased, +18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. - -19. Fret not yourself because of evildoers, +19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked, - -20. for the evil man has no future; +20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. - -21. My son, fear the LORD and the king, +21 My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise, - -22. for disaster will arise suddenly from them, - -and who knows the ruin that will come from them both? -More Sayings of the Wise - - -23. These also are sayings of the wise. +22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them, + and who knows the ruin that will come from them both? +23 These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. - -24. Whoever says to the wicked, "You are in the right," +24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, - -25. but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, +25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. - -26. Whoever gives an honest answer +26 Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips. - -27. Prepare your work outside; +27 Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. - -28. Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, +28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. - -29. Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; - I will pay the man back for what he has done." - -30. I passed by the field of a sluggard, +29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; + I will pay the man back for what he has done.” +30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, - -31. and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; +31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. - -32. Then I saw and considered it; +32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. - -33. A little sleep, a little slumber, +33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, - -34. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, - and want like an armed man. - - - +34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, + and want like an armed man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md index 469b09ac..037562d7 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,93 +1,60 @@ -More Proverbs of Solomon - # Chapter 25 -1. These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. - -2. It is the glory of God to conceal things, +1 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. +2 It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. - -3. As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, +3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable. - -4. Take away the dross from the silver, +4 Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; - -5. take away the wicked from the presence of the king, +5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. - -6. Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence +6 Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, - -7. for it is better to be told, "Come up here," +7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen - - -8. do not hastily bring into court, +8 do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? - -9. Argue your case with your neighbor himself, +9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, - -10. lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, +10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end. - -11. A word fitly spoken +11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. - -12. Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold +12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. - -13. Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest +13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. - -14. Like clouds and wind without rain +14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give. - -15. With patience a ruler may be persuaded, +15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone. - -16. If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, +16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. - -17. Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, +17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he have his fill of you and hate you. - -18. A man who bears false witness against his neighbor +18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow. - -19. Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble +19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips. - -20. Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart +20 Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda. - -21. If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, +21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, - -22. for you will heap burning coals on his head, - and the LORD will reward you. - -23. The north wind brings forth rain, +22 for you will heap burning coals on his head, + and the Lord will reward you. +23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. - -24. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop +24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. - -25. Like cold water to a thirsty soul, +25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. - -26. Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain +26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. - -27. It is not good to eat much honey, +27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory. - -28. A man without self-control - is like a city broken into and left without walls. - - - +28 A man without self-control + is like a city broken into and left without walls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md index 2f454687..31d93371 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,86 +1,56 @@ # Chapter 26 -1. Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, +1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. - -2. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, +2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. - -3. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, +3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. - -4. Answer not a fool according to his folly, +4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. - -5. Answer a fool according to his folly, +5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. - -6. Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool +6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. - -7. Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, +7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools. - -8. Like one who binds the stone in the sling +8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool. - -9. Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard +9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools. - -10. Like an archer who wounds everyone +10 Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. - -11. Like a dog that returns to his vomit +11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. - -12. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? +12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. - -13. The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! - There is a lion in the streets!" - -14. As a door turns on its hinges, +13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! + There is a lion in the streets!” +14 As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. - -15. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; +15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. - -16. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes +16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly. - -17. Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own +17 Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears. - -18. Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death - -19. is the man who deceives his neighbor - and says, "I am only joking!" - -20. For lack of wood the fire goes out, +18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death +19 is the man who deceives his neighbor + and says, “I am only joking!” +20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. - -21. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, +21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. - -22. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; +22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. - -23. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel +23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart. - -24. Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips +24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; - -25. when he speaks graciously, believe him not, +25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; - -26. though his hatred be covered with deception, +26 though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. - -27. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, +27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. - -28. A lying tongue hates its victims, - and a flattering mouth works ruin. - - - +28 A lying tongue hates its victims, + and a flattering mouth works ruin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md index 8055bfe7..3e7c9566 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,90 +1,60 @@ # Chapter 27 -1. Do not boast about tomorrow, +1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. - -2. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; +2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. - -3. A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, +3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. - -4. Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, +4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? - -5. Better is open rebuke +5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. - -6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; +6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. - -7. One who is full loathes honey, +7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. - -8. Like a bird that strays from its nest +8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home. - -9. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, +9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. - -10. Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, +10 Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. - -11. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, +11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. - -12. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, +12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. - -13. Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, +13 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress. - -14. Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, +14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. - -15. A continual dripping on a rainy day +15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; - -16. to restrain her is to restrain the wind +16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand. - -17. Iron sharpens iron, +17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. - -18. Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, +18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. - -19. As in water face reflects face, +19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. - -20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, +20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man. - -21. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, +21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise. - -22. Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle +22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him. - -23. Know well the condition of your flocks, +23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, - -24. for riches do not last forever; +24 for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? - -25. When the grass is gone and the new growth appears +25 When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, - -26. the lambs will provide your clothing, +26 the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field. - -27. There will be enough goats' milk for your food, - -for the food of your household - and maintenance for your girls. - - - +27 There will be enough goats' milk for your food, + for the food of your household + and maintenance for your girls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md index 3ee48dc6..65ff6664 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,91 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 28 -1. The wicked flee when no one pursues, +1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. - -2. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, +2 When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. - -3. A poor man who oppresses the poor +3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. - -4. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, +4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. - -5. Evil men do not understand justice, - but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. - -6. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity +5 Evil men do not understand justice, + but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. +6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. - -7. The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, +7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. - -8. Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit +8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor. - -9. If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, +9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. - -10. Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way +10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. - -11. A rich man is wise in his own eyes, +11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out. - -12. When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, +12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves. - -13. Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, +13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. - -14. Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, +14 Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity. - -15. Like a roaring lion or a charging bear +15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. - -16. A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, +16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. - -17. If one is burdened with the blood of another, +17 If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him. - -18. Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, +18 Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. - -19. Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, +19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. - -20. A faithful man will abound with blessings, +20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. - -21. To show partiality is not good, +21 To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. - -22. A stingy man hastens after wealth +22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. - -23. Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor +23 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. - -24. Whoever robs his father or his mother - and says, "That is no transgression," +24 Whoever robs his father or his mother + and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys. - -25. A greedy man stirs up strife, - but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched. - -26. Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, +25 A greedy man stirs up strife, + but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched. +26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. - -27. Whoever gives to the poor will not want, +27 Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse. - -28. When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, - but when they perish, the righteous increase. - - - +28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, + but when they perish, the righteous increase. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md index 5f8ab236..2a996d7f 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,84 +1,55 @@ # Chapter 29 -1. He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, +1 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. - -2. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, +2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. - -3. He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, +3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. - -4. By justice a king builds up the land, +4 By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down. - -5. A man who flatters his neighbor +5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. - -6. An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, +6 An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices. - -7. A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; +7 A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge. - -8. Scoffers set a city aflame, +8 Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath. - -9. If a wise man has an argument with a fool, +9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet. - -10. Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless +10 Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright. - -11. A fool gives full vent to his spirit, +11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. - -12. If a ruler listens to falsehood, +12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked. - -13. The poor man and the oppressor meet together; - the LORD gives light to the eyes of both. - -14. If a king faithfully judges the poor, +13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together; + the Lord gives light to the eyes of both. +14 If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever. - -15. The rod and reproof give wisdom, +15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. - -16. When the wicked increase, transgression increases, +16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall. - -17. Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; +17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart. - -18. Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, +18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. - -19. By mere words a servant is not disciplined, +19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond. - -20. Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? +20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. - -21. Whoever pampers his servant from childhood +21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood will in the end find him his heir. - -22. A man of wrath stirs up strife, +22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression. - -23. One's pride will bring him low, +23 One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. - -24. The partner of a thief hates his own life; +24 The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing. - -25. The fear of man lays a snare, - but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. - -26. Many seek the face of a ruler, - but it is from the LORD that a man gets justice. - -27. An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, - but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked. - - - +25 The fear of man lays a snare, + but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe. +26 Many seek the face of a ruler, + but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice. +27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, + but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md index 8d666167..7a59185e 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,125 +1,87 @@ -The Words of Agur - # Chapter 30 -1. The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. +1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. - -2. Surely I am too stupid to be a man. -I have not the understanding of a man. - -3. I have not learned wisdom, +2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. + I have not the understanding of a man. +3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. - -4. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? +4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know! - -5. Every word of God proves true; +5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. - -6. Do not add to his words, +6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. - -7. Two things I ask of you; +7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: - -8. Remove far from me falsehood and lying; +8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, - -9. lest I be full and deny you - and say, "Who is the LORD?" +9 lest I be full and deny you + and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. - -10. Do not slander a servant to his master, +10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. - -11. There are those who curse their fathers +11 There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. - -12. There are those who are clean in their own eyes +12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. - -13. There are those--how lofty are their eyes, +13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift! - -14. There are those whose teeth are swords, +14 There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind. - -15. The leech has two daughters: +15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; - four never say, "Enough": - -16. Sheol, the barren womb, + four never say, “Enough”: +16 Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, - and the fire that never says, "Enough." - -17. The eye that mocks a father + and the fire that never says, “Enough.” +17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. - -18. Three things are too wonderful for me; +18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: - -19. the way of an eagle in the sky, +19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin. - -20. This is the way of an adulteress: - -she eats and wipes her mouth - and says, "I have done no wrong." - -21. Under three things the earth trembles; +20 This is the way of an adulteress: + she eats and wipes her mouth + and says, “I have done no wrong.” +21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: - -22. a slave when he becomes king, +22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; - -23. an unloved woman when she gets a husband, +23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress. - -24. Four things on earth are small, +24 Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: - -25. the ants are a people not strong, +25 the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; - -26. the rock badgers are a people not mighty, +26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; - -27. the locusts have no king, +27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; - -28. the lizard you can take in your hands, +28 the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces. - -29. Three things are stately in their tread; +29 Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: - -30. the lion, which is mightiest among beasts +30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; - -31. the strutting rooster, the he-goat, +31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him. - -32. If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, +32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. - -33. For pressing milk produces curds, +33 For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, - and pressing anger produces strife. - - - + and pressing anger produces strife. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md index 1434276d..98491123 100644 --- a/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,99 +1,64 @@ -The Words of King Lemuel - # Chapter 31 -1. The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: - -2. What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? +1 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: +2 What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? - -3. Do not give your strength to women, +3 Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. - -4. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, +4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, - -5. lest they drink and forget what has been decreed +5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. - -6. Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, +6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; - -7. let them drink and forget their poverty +7 let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. - -8. Open your mouth for the mute, +8 Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. - -9. Open your mouth, judge righteously, - defend the rights of the poor and needy.The Woman Who Fears the LORD - -10. An excellent wife who can find? +9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, + defend the rights of the poor and needy. +10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. - -11. The heart of her husband trusts in her, +11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. - -12. She does him good, and not harm, +12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. - -13. She seeks wool and flax, +13 She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. - -14. She is like the ships of the merchant; +14 She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. - -15. She rises while it is yet night +15 She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. - -16. She considers a field and buys it; +16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. - -17. She dresses herself with strength +17 She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. - -18. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. -Her lamp does not go out at night. - -19. She puts her hands to the distaff, +18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. + Her lamp does not go out at night. +19 She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. - -20. She opens her hand to the poor +20 She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. - -21. She is not afraid of snow for her household, +21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. - -22. She makes bed coverings for herself; +22 She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. - -23. Her husband is known in the gates +23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. - -24. She makes linen garments and sells them; +24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant. - -25. Strength and dignity are her clothing, +25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. - -26. She opens her mouth with wisdom, +26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. - -27. She looks well to the ways of her household +27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. - -28. Her children rise up and call her blessed; +28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: - -29. "Many women have done excellently, - but you surpass them all." - -30. Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, - but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. - -31. Give her of the fruit of her hands, - and let her works praise her in the gates. - - - +29 “Many women have done excellently, + but you surpass them all.” +30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, + but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. +31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, + and let her works praise her in the gates. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md index 333299f6..3a3966e5 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,65 +1,42 @@ -All Is Vanity - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. - -2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, +1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. +2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. - -3. What does man gain by all the toil +3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? - -4. A generation goes, and a generation comes, +4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. - -5. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, +5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. - -6. The wind blows to the south +6 The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns. - -7. All streams run to the sea, +7 All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. - -8. All things are full of weariness; +8 All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. - -9. What has been is what will be, +9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. - -10. Is there a thing of which it is said, - "See, this is new"? +10 Is there a thing of which it is said, + “See, this is new”? It has been already in the ages before us. - -11. There is no remembrance of former things, - -nor will there be any remembrance +11 There is no remembrance of former things, + nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be - -among those who come after. -The Vanity of Wisdom - - -12. I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. -13. And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. -14. I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. - -15. What is crooked cannot be made straight, + among those who come after. +12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. +13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. +14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. +15 What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted. - -16. I said in my heart, "I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge." -17. And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. - -18. For in much wisdom is much vexation, - and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. - - - +16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” +17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. +18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, + and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md index 404470ec..c7e9b199 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,27 @@ -The Vanity of Self-Indulgence - # Chapter 2 -1. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity. -2. I said of laughter, "It is mad," and of pleasure, "What use is it?" -3. I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine--my heart still guiding me with wisdom--and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life. -4. I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. -5. I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. -6. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. -7. I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. -8. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man. - -9. So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. -10. And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil. -11. Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. -The Vanity of Living Wisely - - -12. So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. -13. Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. -14. The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them. -15. Then I said in my heart, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?" And I said in my heart that this also is vanity. -16. For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool! -17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. -The Vanity of Toil - - -18. I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me, -19. and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. -20. So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun, -21. because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. -22. What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? -23. For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity. - -24. There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, -25. for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? -26. For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. - - - +1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. +2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” +3 I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life. +4 I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. +5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. +6 I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. +7 I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. +8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man. +9 So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. +10 And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil. +11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. +12 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. +13 Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. +14 The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them. +15 Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity. +16 For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool! +17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. +18 I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me, +19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. +20 So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun, +21 because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. +22 What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? +23 For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity. +24 There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, +25 for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? +26 For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md index 88b6cc2d..23ed5f9e 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -A Time for Everything - # Chapter 3 -1. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: - -2. a time to be born, and a time to die; +1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: +2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; - -3. a time to kill, and a time to heal; +3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; - -4. a time to weep, and a time to laugh; +4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; - -5. a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; +5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; - -6. a time to seek, and a time to lose; +6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; - -7. a time to tear, and a time to sew; +7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; - -8. a time to love, and a time to hate; +8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. -The God-Given Task - - -9. What gain has the worker from his toil? -10. I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. -11. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. -12. I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; -13. also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil--this is God's gift to man. - -14. I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. -15. That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away. -From Dust to Dust - - -16. Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. -17. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. -18. I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. -19. For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. -20. All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. -21. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? -22. So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him? - - - +9 What gain has the worker from his toil? +10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. +11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. +12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; +13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man. +14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. +15 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away. +16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. +17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. +18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. +19 For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. +20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. +21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? +22 So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md index 13977461..a5a812dc 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,28 +1,17 @@ -Evil Under the Sun - # Chapter 4 -1. Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. -2. And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive. -3. But better than both is he who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun. - -4. Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. - -5. The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. - -6. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. - -7. Again, I saw vanity under the sun: -8. one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy business. - -9. Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. -10. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! -11. Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? -12. And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him--a threefold cord is not quickly broken. - -13. Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice. -14. For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. -15. I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that youth who was to stand in the king's place. -16. There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. - - - +1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. +2 And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive. +3 But better than both is he who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun. +4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. +5 The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh. +6 Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. +7 Again, I saw vanity under the sun: +8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business. +9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. +10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! +11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? +12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. +13 Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice. +14 For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. +15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that youth who was to stand in the king's place. +16 There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md index 93233ea7..6af56a6e 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,33 +1,21 @@ -Fear God - # Chapter 5 -1. Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. -2. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. -3. For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words. - -4. When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. -5. It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. -6. Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? -7. For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. -The Vanity of Wealth and Honor - - -8. If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. -9. But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields. - -10. He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. -11. When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? -12. Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. - -13. There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, -14. and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. -15. As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. -16. This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind? -17. Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger. - -18. Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. -19. Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is the gift of God. -20. For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart. - - - +1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. +2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. +3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words. +4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. +5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. +6 Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? +7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. +8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. +9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields. +10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. +11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? +12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. +13 There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, +14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. +15 As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. +16 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind? +17 Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger. +18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. +19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. +20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md index 1815db11..30737782 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,18 +1,13 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: -2. a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil. -3. If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. -4. For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. -5. Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. -6. Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good--do not all go to the one place? - -7. All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied. -8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living? -9. Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. - -10. Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he. -11. The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? -12. For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun? - - - +1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: +2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil. +3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. +4 For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. +5 Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. +6 Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good—do not all go to the one place? +7 All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied. +8 For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living? +9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. +10 Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he. +11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? +12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md index e6df3914..9d2ef4d6 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,70 +1,46 @@ -The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly - # Chapter 7 -1. A good name is better than precious ointment, +1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. - -2. It is better to go to the house of mourning +2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. - -3. Sorrow is better than laughter, +3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. - -4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, +4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. - -5. It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise +5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. - -6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, +6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity. - -7. Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, +7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart. - -8. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, +8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. - -9. Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, +9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. - -10. Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" +10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. - -11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance, +11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun. - -12. For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, +12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it. - -13. Consider the work of God: +13 Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? - -14. In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. - -15. In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. -16. Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? -17. Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time? -18. It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them. - -19. Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. - -20. Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. - -21. Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. -22. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others. - -23. All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me. -24. That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? - -25. I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness. -26. And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her. -27. Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things-- -28. which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found. -29. See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. - - - +14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. +15 In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. +16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? +17 Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time? +18 It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them. +19 Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. +20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. +21 Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. +22 Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others. +23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. +24 That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out? +25 I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness. +26 And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her. +27 Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things— +28 which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found. +29 See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md index 5cbf8254..f5c29750 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -Keep the King's Command - # Chapter 8 -1. Who is like the wise? +1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. - -2. I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him. -3. Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. -4. For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, "What are you doing?" -5. Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. -6. For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him. -7. For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be? -8. No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it. -9. All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt. -Those Who Fear God Will Do Well - - -10. Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity. -11. Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. -12. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. -13. But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God. -Man Cannot Know God's Ways - - -14. There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. -15. And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun. - -16. When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one's eyes see sleep, -17. then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out. - - - +2 I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him. +3 Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. +4 For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?” +5 Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. +6 For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him. +7 For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be? +8 No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it. +9 All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt. +10 Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity. +11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. +12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. +13 But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God. +14 There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. +15 And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun. +16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one's eyes see sleep, +17 then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md index b33d1e72..c27e8803 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,34 +1,19 @@ -Death Comes to All - # Chapter 9 -1. But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. -2. It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. -3. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. -4. But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. -5. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. -6. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. -Enjoy Life with the One You Love - - -7. Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. - -8. Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. - -9. Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. -10. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. -Wisdom Better Than Folly - - -11. Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. -12. For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them. - -13. I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. -14. There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. -15. But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. -16. But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard. - -17. The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. -18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. - - - +1 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. +2 It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. +3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. +4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. +5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. +6 Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. +7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. +8 Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. +9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun. +10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. +11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. +12 For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them. +13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. +14 There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. +15 But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. +16 But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard. +17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. +18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md index 0e9e9bf8..f6a9a7ef 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,64 +1,44 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; +1 Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. - -2. A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, +2 A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. - -3. Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, +3 Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool. - -4. If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, +4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest. - -5. There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: -6. folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place. -7. I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves. - -8. He who digs a pit will fall into it, +5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: +6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place. +7 I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves. +8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall. - -9. He who quarries stones is hurt by them, +9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them. - -10. If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, +10 If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed. - -11. If the serpent bites before it is charmed, +11 If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer. - -12. The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, +12 The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. - -13. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, +13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness. - -14. A fool multiplies words, +14 A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him? - -15. The toil of a fool wearies him, +15 The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city. - -16. Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, +16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning! - -17. Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, +17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness! - -18. Through sloth the roof sinks in, +18 Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks. - -19. Bread is made for laughter, +19 Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything. - -20. Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, +20 Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, - or some winged creature tell the matter. - - - + or some winged creature tell the matter. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md index 24e81c86..0e2e1a4e 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,31 +1,17 @@ -Cast Your Bread upon the Waters - # Chapter 11 -1. Cast your bread upon the waters, +1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. - -2. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, +2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. - -3. If the clouds are full of rain, +3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. - -4. He who observes the wind will not sow, +4 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. - -5. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. - -6. In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. - -7. Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. - -8. So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. - -9. Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. - -10. Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. - - - +5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. +6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. +7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. +8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. +9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. +10 Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md index ae51c7b1..0c982890 100644 --- a/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,25 +1,15 @@ -Remember Your Creator in Your Youth - # Chapter 12 -1. Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them"; -2. before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, -3. in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, -4. and the doors on the street are shut--when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low-- -5. they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets-- -6. before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, -7. and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. -8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity. -Fear God and Keep His Commandments - - -9. Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. -10. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. - -11. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. -12. My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. - -13. The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. -14. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. - - - +1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; +2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, +3 in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, +4 and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low— +5 they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets— +6 before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, +7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. +8 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity. +9 Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. +10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. +11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. +12 My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. +13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. +14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 52a4884a..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 1 -1. The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. -The Bride Confesses Her Love - - -2. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! -For your love is better than wine; - -3. your anointing oils are fragrant; -your name is oil poured out; - therefore virgins love you. - -4. Draw me after you; let us run. - The king has brought me into his chambers. -We will exult and rejoice in you; - we will extol your love more than wine; - rightly do they love you. - -5. I am very dark, but lovely, - O daughters of Jerusalem, -like the tents of Kedar, - like the curtains of Solomon. - -6. Do not gaze at me because I am dark, - because the sun has looked upon me. -My mother's sons were angry with me; - they made me keeper of the vineyards, - but my own vineyard I have not kept! - -7. Tell me, you whom my soul loves, - where you pasture your flock, - where you make it lie down at noon; -for why should I be like one who veils herself - beside the flocks of your companions? -Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other - - -8. If you do not know, - O most beautiful among women, -follow in the tracks of the flock, - -and pasture your young goats - beside the shepherds' tents. - -9. I compare you, my love, - to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. - -10. Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, - your neck with strings of jewels. - -11. We will make for you ornaments of gold, - studded with silver. - -12. While the king was on his couch, - my nard gave forth its fragrance. - -13. My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh - that lies between my breasts. - -14. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms - in the vineyards of Engedi. - -15. Behold, you are beautiful, my love; - behold, you are beautiful; - your eyes are doves. - -16. Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. -Our couch is green; - -17. the beams of our house are cedar; - our rafters are pine. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b06492e..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. I am a rose of Sharon, - a lily of the valleys. - -2. As a lily among brambles, - so is my love among the young women. - -3. As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, - so is my beloved among the young men. -With great delight I sat in his shadow, - and his fruit was sweet to my taste. - -4. -He brought me to the banqueting house, - and his banner over me was love. - -5. Sustain me with raisins; - refresh me with apples, - for I am sick with love. - -6. His left hand is under my head, - and his right hand embraces me! - -7. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, - by the gazelles or the does of the field, -that you not stir up or awaken love - -until it pleases. -The Bride Adores Her Beloved - - -8. The voice of my beloved! - Behold, he comes, -leaping over the mountains, - bounding over the hills. - -9. My beloved is like a gazelle - or a young stag. -Behold, there he stands - behind our wall, -gazing through the windows, - looking through the lattice. - -10. My beloved speaks and says to me: -"Arise, my love, my beautiful one, - and come away, - -11. for behold, the winter is past; - the rain is over and gone. - -12. The flowers appear on the earth, - the time of singing has come, -and the voice of the turtledove - is heard in our land. - -13. The fig tree ripens its figs, - and the vines are in blossom; - they give forth fragrance. -Arise, my love, my beautiful one, - and come away. - -14. O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, - in the crannies of the cliff, -let me see your face, - let me hear your voice, -for your voice is sweet, - and your face is lovely. - -15. Catch the foxes for us, - -the little foxes -that spoil the vineyards, - for our vineyards are in blossom." - -16. My beloved is mine, and I am his; - he grazes among the lilies. - -17. Until the day breathes - and the shadows flee, -turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle - or a young stag on cleft mountains. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8b7ee9c..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -The Bride's Dream - -# Chapter 3 -1. On my bed by night -I sought him whom my soul loves; - I sought him, but found him not. - -2. I will rise now and go about the city, - in the streets and in the squares; -I will seek him whom my soul loves. -I sought him, but found him not. - -3. The watchmen found me - as they went about in the city. -"Have you seen him whom my soul loves?" - -4. Scarcely had I passed them - when I found him whom my soul loves. -I held him, and would not let him go - until I had brought him into my mother's house, - and into the chamber of her who conceived me. - -5. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, - by the gazelles or the does of the field, -that you not stir up or awaken love - -until it pleases. -Solomon Arrives for the Wedding - - -6. What is that coming up from the wilderness - like columns of smoke, -perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, - with all the fragrant powders of a merchant? - -7. Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! -Around it are sixty mighty men, - some of the mighty men of Israel, - -8. all of them wearing swords - and expert in war, -each with his sword at his thigh, - against terror by night. - -9. King Solomon made himself a carriage - from the wood of Lebanon. - -10. He made its posts of silver, - its back of gold, its seat of purple; -its interior was inlaid with love - by the daughters of Jerusalem. - -11. Go out, O daughters of Zion, - and look upon King Solomon, -with the crown with which his mother crowned him - on the day of his wedding, - on the day of the gladness of his heart. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index ba37f92e..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Admires His Bride's Beauty - -# Chapter 4 -1. Behold, you are beautiful, my love, - behold, you are beautiful! -Your eyes are doves - behind your veil. -Your hair is like a flock of goats - leaping down the slopes of Gilead. - -2. Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes - that have come up from the washing, -all of which bear twins, - and not one among them has lost its young. - -3. Your lips are like a scarlet thread, - and your mouth is lovely. -Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate - behind your veil. - -4. Your neck is like the tower of David, - built in rows of stone; -on it hang a thousand shields, - all of them shields of warriors. - -5. Your two breasts are like two fawns, - twins of a gazelle, - that graze among the lilies. - -6. Until the day breathes - and the shadows flee, -I will go away to the mountain of myrrh - and the hill of frankincense. - -7. You are altogether beautiful, my love; - there is no flaw in you. - -8. Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; - come with me from Lebanon. -Depart from the peak of Amana, - from the peak of Senir and Hermon, -from the dens of lions, - from the mountains of leopards. - -9. You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; - you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, - with one jewel of your necklace. - -10. How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! - How much better is your love than wine, - and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! - -11. Your lips drip nectar, my bride; - honey and milk are under your tongue; - the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. - -12. A garden locked is my sister, my bride, - a spring locked, a fountain sealed. - -13. Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates - with all choicest fruits, - henna with nard, - -14. nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, - with all trees of frankincense, -myrrh and aloes, - with all choice spices-- - -15. a garden fountain, a well of living water, - and flowing streams from Lebanon. - -16. Awake, O north wind, - and come, O south wind! -Blow upon my garden, - -let its spices flow. -Together in the Garden of Love -Let my beloved come to his garden, - and eat its choicest fruits. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 111dd8b1..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 5 -1. I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, - I gathered my myrrh with my spice, - I ate my honeycomb with my honey, - I drank my wine with my milk. -Eat, friends, drink, - -and be drunk with love! -The Bride Searches for Her Beloved - - -2. I slept, but my heart was awake. -A sound! My beloved is knocking. -"Open to me, my sister, my love, - my dove, my perfect one, -for my head is wet with dew, - my locks with the drops of the night." - -3. I had put off my garment; - how could I put it on? -I had bathed my feet; - how could I soil them? - -4. My beloved put his hand to the latch, - and my heart was thrilled within me. - -5. I arose to open to my beloved, - and my hands dripped with myrrh, -my fingers with liquid myrrh, - on the handles of the bolt. - -6. I opened to my beloved, - but my beloved had turned and gone. -My soul failed me when he spoke. -I sought him, but found him not; - I called him, but he gave no answer. - -7. The watchmen found me - as they went about in the city; -they beat me, they bruised me, - they took away my veil, - those watchmen of the walls. - -8. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, - if you find my beloved, -that you tell him - I am sick with love. - -9. -What is your beloved more than another beloved, - O most beautiful among women? -What is your beloved more than another beloved, - that you thus adjure us? -The Bride Praises Her Beloved - - -10. My beloved is radiant and ruddy, - distinguished among ten thousand. - -11. His head is the finest gold; - his locks are wavy, - black as a raven. - -12. His eyes are like doves - beside streams of water, -bathed in milk, - sitting beside a full pool. - -13. His cheeks are like beds of spices, - mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. -His lips are lilies, - dripping liquid myrrh. - -14. His arms are rods of gold, - set with jewels. -His body is polished ivory, - bedecked with sapphires. - -15. His legs are alabaster columns, - set on bases of gold. -His appearance is like Lebanon, - choice as the cedars. - -16. His mouth is most sweet, - and he is altogether desirable. -This is my beloved and this is my friend, - O daughters of Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index eea9437d..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. Where has your beloved gone, - O most beautiful among women? -Where has your beloved turned, - -that we may seek him with you? -Together in the Garden of Love - - -2. My beloved has gone down to his garden - to the beds of spices, -to graze in the gardens - and to gather lilies. - -3. I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; - -he grazes among the lilies. -Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other - - -4. You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, - lovely as Jerusalem, - awesome as an army with banners. - -5. Turn away your eyes from me, - for they overwhelm me-- -Your hair is like a flock of goats - leaping down the slopes of Gilead. - -6. Your teeth are like a flock of ewes - that have come up from the washing; -all of them bear twins; - not one among them has lost its young. - -7. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate - behind your veil. - -8. There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, - and virgins without number. - -9. My dove, my perfect one, is the only one, - the only one of her mother, - pure to her who bore her. -The young women saw her and called her blessed; - the queens and concubines also, and they praised her. - -10. "Who is this who looks down like the dawn, - beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, - awesome as an army with banners?" - -11. I went down to the nut orchard - to look at the blossoms of the valley, -to see whether the vines had budded, - whether the pomegranates were in bloom. - -12. Before I was aware, my desire set me - among the chariots of my kinsman, a prince. - -13. Return, return, O Shulammite, - return, return, that we may look upon you. -Why should you look upon the Shulammite, - as upon a dance before two armies? - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index d9af87d9..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. How beautiful are your feet in sandals, - O noble daughter! -Your rounded thighs are like jewels, - the work of a master hand. - -2. Your navel is a rounded bowl - that never lacks mixed wine. -Your belly is a heap of wheat, - encircled with lilies. - -3. Your two breasts are like two fawns, - twins of a gazelle. - -4. Your neck is like an ivory tower. -Your eyes are pools in Heshbon, - by the gate of Bath-rabbim. -Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon, - which looks toward Damascus. - -5. Your head crowns you like Carmel, - and your flowing locks are like purple; - a king is held captive in the tresses. - -6. How beautiful and pleasant you are, - O loved one, with all your delights! - -7. Your stature is like a palm tree, - and your breasts are like its clusters. - -8. I say I will climb the palm tree - and lay hold of its fruit. -Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, - and the scent of your breath like apples, - -9. and your mouth like the best wine. -It goes down smoothly for my beloved, - gliding over lips and teeth. - -10. I am my beloved's, - and his desire is for me. -The Bride Gives Her Love - - -11. Come, my beloved, - -let us go out into the fields - and lodge in the villages; - -12. let us go out early to the vineyards - and see whether the vines have budded, -whether the grape blossoms have opened - and the pomegranates are in bloom. -There I will give you my love. - -13. The mandrakes give forth fragrance, - and beside our doors are all choice fruits, -new as well as old, - which I have laid up for you, O my beloved. - - - diff --git a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index da41f8a8..00000000 --- a/ESV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -Longing for Her Beloved - -# Chapter 8 -1. Oh that you were like a brother to me - who nursed at my mother's breasts! -If I found you outside, I would kiss you, - and none would despise me. - -2. I would lead you and bring you - into the house of my mother-- - she who used to teach me. -I would give you spiced wine to drink, - the juice of my pomegranate. - -3. His left hand is under my head, - and his right hand embraces me! - -4. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, - that you not stir up or awaken love - until it pleases. - -5. Who is that coming up from the wilderness, - leaning on her beloved? -Under the apple tree I awakened you. -There your mother was in labor with you; - there she who bore you was in labor. - -6. Set me as a seal upon your heart, - as a seal upon your arm, -for love is strong as death, - jealousy is fierce as the grave. -Its flashes are flashes of fire, - the very flame of the LORD. - -7. Many waters cannot quench love, - neither can floods drown it. -If a man offered for love - all the wealth of his house, - he would be utterly despised. -Final Advice - - -8. We have a little sister, - and she has no breasts. -What shall we do for our sister - on the day when she is spoken for? - -9. If she is a wall, - we will build on her a battlement of silver, -but if she is a door, - we will enclose her with boards of cedar. - -10. I was a wall, - and my breasts were like towers; -then I was in his eyes - as one who finds peace. - -11. Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; - he let out the vineyard to keepers; - each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver. - -12. My vineyard, my very own, is before me; - you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, - and the keepers of the fruit two hundred. - -13. O you who dwell in the gardens, - with companions listening for your voice; - let me hear it. - -14. Make haste, my beloved, - and be like a gazelle -or a young stag - on the mountains of spices. - - - diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md index 213a5a01..0bc087f6 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,163 +1,124 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. -The Wickedness of Judah - - -2. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; - for the LORD has spoken: -"Children have I reared and brought up, +1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. +2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; + for the Lord has spoken: +“Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. - -3. The ox knows its owner, +3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, - my people do not understand." - -4. Ah, sinful nation, + my people do not understand.” +4 Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! -They have forsaken the LORD, +They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. - -5. Why will you still be struck down? +5 Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. - -6. From the sole of the foot even to the head, +6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil. - -7. Your country lies desolate; +7 Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners. - -8. And the daughter of Zion is left +8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. - -9. If the LORD of hosts +9 If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. - -10. Hear the word of the LORD, +10 Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! - -11. "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? - says the LORD; +11 “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? + says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. - -12. "When you come to appear before me, - -who has required of you +12 “When you come to appear before me, + who has required of you this trampling of my courts? - -13. Bring no more vain offerings; +13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. -New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations-- +New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. - -14. Your new moons and your appointed feasts +14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. - -15. When you spread out your hands, +15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. - -16. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; +16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, - -17. learn to do good; +17 learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. - -18. "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: +18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. - -19. If you are willing and obedient, +19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; - -20. but if you refuse and rebel, +20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; - for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." -The Unfaithful City - - -21. How the faithful city + for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” +21 How the faithful city has become a whore, she who was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. - -22. Your silver has become dross, +22 Your silver has become dross, your best wine mixed with water. - -23. Your princes are rebels +23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them. - -24. Therefore -the Lord declares, - the LORD of hosts, +24 Therefore the Lord declares, + the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: -"Ah, I will get relief from my enemies +“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes. - -25. I will turn my hand against you +25 I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy. - -26. And I will restore your judges as at the first, +26 And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, - the faithful city." - -27. Zion shall be redeemed by justice, + the faithful city.” +27 Zion shall be redeemed by justice, and those in her who repent, by righteousness. - -28. But rebels and sinners shall be broken together, - and those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed. - -29. For they shall be ashamed of the oaks +28 But rebels and sinners shall be broken together, + and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. +29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks that you desired; and you shall blush for the gardens that you have chosen. - -30. For you shall be like an oak +30 For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water. - -31. And the strong shall become tinder, +31 And the strong shall become tinder, and his work a spark, and both of them shall burn together, - with none to quench them. - - - + with none to quench them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md index 9302720e..a65d963e 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,106 +1,78 @@ -The Mountain of the LORD - # Chapter 2 -1. The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. - -2. It shall come to pass in the latter days - that the mountain of the house of the LORD +1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. +2 It shall come to pass in the latter days + that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, - -3. and many peoples shall come, and say: -"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, +3 and many peoples shall come, and say: +“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways - and that we may walk in his paths." + and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, - and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. - -4. He shall judge between the nations, + and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. +4 He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. - -5. O house of Jacob, - -come, let us walk - in the light of the LORD.The Day of the LORD - -6. For you have rejected your people, +5 O house of Jacob, + come, let us walk + in the light of the Lord. +6 For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. - -7. Their land is filled with silver and gold, +7 Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots. - -8. Their land is filled with idols; +8 Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made. - -9. So man is humbled, - and each one is brought low-- +9 So man is humbled, + and each one is brought low— do not forgive them! - -10. Enter into the rock - -and hide in the dust -from before the terror of the LORD, +10 Enter into the rock + and hide in the dust +from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty. - -11. The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, +11 The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, -and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. - -12. For the LORD of hosts has a day +and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. +12 For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, - against all that is lifted up--and it shall be brought low; - -13. against all the cedars of Lebanon, + against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low; +13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up; and against all the oaks of Bashan; - -14. against all the lofty mountains, +14 against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills; - -15. against every high tower, +15 against every high tower, and against every fortified wall; - -16. against all the ships of Tarshish, +16 against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the beautiful craft. - -17. And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, +17 And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, - and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. - -18. And the idols shall utterly pass away. - -19. And people shall enter the caves of the rocks + and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. +18 And the idols shall utterly pass away. +19 And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, -from before the terror of the LORD, +from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. - -20. In that day mankind will cast away +20 In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats, - -21. to enter the caverns of the rocks +21 to enter the caverns of the rocks and the clefts of the cliffs, -from before the terror of the LORD, +from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. - -22. Stop regarding man +22 Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, - for of what account is he? - - - + for of what account is he? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md index 1aa2d3ee..0390feb1 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,108 +1,81 @@ -Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem - # Chapter 3 -1. For behold, the Lord God of hosts - -is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah +1 For behold, the Lord God of hosts + is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; - -2. the mighty man and the soldier, +2 the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, - -3. the captain of fifty +3 the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. - -4. And I will make boys their princes, +4 And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. - -5. And the people will oppress one another, - -every one his fellow +5 And the people will oppress one another, + every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. - -6. For a man will take hold of his brother +6 For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: -"You have a cloak; +“You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins - shall be under your rule"; - -7. in that day he will speak out, saying: -"I will not be a healer; + shall be under your rule”; +7 in that day he will speak out, saying: +“I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me - leader of the people." - -8. For Jerusalem has stumbled, + leader of the people.” +8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, -because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, +because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. - -9. For the look on their faces bears witness against them; +9 For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. - -10. Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, +10 Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. - -11. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, +11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. - -12. My people--infants are their oppressors, +12 My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths. - -13. The LORD has taken his place to contend; +13 The Lord has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. - -14. The LORD will enter into judgment +14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: -"It is you who have devoured the vineyard, +“It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. - -15. What do you mean by crushing my people, - by grinding the face of the poor?" +15 What do you mean by crushing my people, + by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord God of hosts. - -16. The LORD said: +16 The Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet, - -17. therefore the Lord will strike with a scab +17 therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, - and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts. - -18. In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; -19. the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; -20. the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; -21. the signet rings and nose rings; -22. the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; -23. the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. - -24. Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; + and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts. +18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; +19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; +20 the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; +21 the signet rings and nose rings; +22 the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; +23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. +24 Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. - -25. Your men shall fall by the sword +25 Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle. - -26. And her gates shall lament and mourn; - empty, she shall sit on the ground. - - - +26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; + empty, she shall sit on the ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md index b1d88d01..e87b9571 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,11 +1,7 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach."The Branch of the LORD Glorified - -2. In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. -3. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, -4. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. -5. Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy. -6. There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain. - - - +1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.” +2 In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. +3 And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, +4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. +5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy. +6 There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md index 4fd9a426..2fcd7017 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,41 +1,33 @@ -The Vineyard of the LORD Destroyed - # Chapter 5 -1. Let me sing for my beloved +1 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. - -2. He dug it and cleared it of stones, +2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. - -3. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem +3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. - -4. What more was there to do for my vineyard, +4 What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes? - -5. And now I will tell you +5 And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. - -6. I will make it a waste; +6 I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and briers and thorns shall grow up; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. - -7. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts +7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; @@ -43,117 +35,87 @@ and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry! -Woe to the Wicked - - -8. Woe to those who join house to house, +8 Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, - -and you are made to dwell alone + and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. - -9. The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: -"Surely many houses shall be desolate, +9 The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing: +“Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant. - -10. For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, - and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah." - -11. Woe to those who rise early in the morning, +10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, + and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.” +11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them! - -12. They have lyre and harp, +12 They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, -but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, +but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands. - -13. Therefore my people go into exile +13 Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; their honored men go hungry, and their multitude is parched with thirst. - -14. Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite +14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her. - -15. Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, +15 Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low. - -16. But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, +16 But the Lord of hosts is exalted in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness. - -17. Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture, +17 Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture, and nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich. - -18. Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, +18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes, - -19. who say: "Let him be quick, - -let him speed his work +19 who say: “Let him be quick, + let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, - and let it come, that we may know it!" - -20. Woe to those who call evil good + and let it come, that we may know it!” +20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! - -21. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, +21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! - -22. Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, +22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, - -23. who acquit the guilty for a bribe, +23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right! - -24. Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, +24 Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; -for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, +for they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. - -25. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, +25 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. - -26. He will raise a signal for nations far away, +26 He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come! - -27. None is weary, none stumbles, +27 None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken; - -28. their arrows are sharp, +28 their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind. - -29. Their roaring is like a lion, +29 Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue. - -30. They will growl over it on that day, +30 They will growl over it on that day, like the growling of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress; -and the light is darkened by its clouds. - - - +and the light is darkened by its clouds. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md index 3187d07d..bb8cf04b 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,49 +1,35 @@ -Isaiah's Vision of the Lord - # Chapter 6 -1. In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. -2. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. -3. And one called to another and said: -"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; -the whole earth is full of his glory!" - -4. And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. -5. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" - -6. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. -7. And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for." -Isaiah's Commission from the Lord - - -8. And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am! Send me." -9. And he said, "Go, and say to this people: -"'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; -keep on seeing, but do not perceive.' - -10. Make the heart of this people dull, +1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. +2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. +3 And one called to another and said: +“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; +the whole earth is full of his glory!” +4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. +5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” +6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. +7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” +8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” +9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people: +“‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; +keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ +10 Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, - and turn and be healed." - -11. Then I said, "How long, O Lord?" + and turn and be healed.” +11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said: -"Until cities lie waste +“Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste, - -12. and the LORD removes people far away, +12 and the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. - -13. And though a tenth remain in it, +13 And though a tenth remain in it, it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak, whose stump remains - when it is felled." -The holy seed is its stump. - - - + when it is felled.” +The holy seed is its stump. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md index 9c5a7715..41af9df7 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,50 +1,34 @@ -Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz - # Chapter 7 -1. In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. -2. When the house of David was told, "Syria is in league with Ephraim," the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. - -3. And the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field. -4. And say to him, 'Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. -5. Because Syria, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying, -6. "Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it," -7. thus says the Lord God: -"'It shall not stand, +1 In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. +2 When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. +3 And the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field. +4 And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. +5 Because Syria, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying, +6 “Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,” +7 thus says the Lord God: +“‘It shall not stand, and it shall not come to pass. - -8. For the head of Syria is Damascus, +8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people. - -9. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, +9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you are not firm in faith, - -you will not be firm at all.'" -The Sign of Immanuel - - -10. Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz: -11. "Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." -12. But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test." -13. And he said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? -14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. -15. He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. -16. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. -17. The LORD will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah--the king of Assyria!" - -18. In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. -19. And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures. - -20. In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River--with the king of Assyria--the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also. - -21. In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, -22. and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat curds and honey. - -23. In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns. -24. With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. -25. And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread. - - - + you will not be firm at all.’” +10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: +11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” +12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” +13 And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? +14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. +15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. +16 For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. +17 The Lord will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria!” +18 In that day the Lord will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. +19 And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures. +20 In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also. +21 In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, +22 and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat curds and honey. +23 In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns. +24 With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. +25 And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md index 341f5577..5050ae18 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ -The Coming Assyrian Invasion - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to me, "Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, 'Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' -2. And I will get reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me." - -3. And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz; -4. for before the boy knows how to cry 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria." - -5. The LORD spoke to me again: -6. "Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, -7. therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, -8. and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel." - -9. Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’ +2 And I will get reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me.” +3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz; +4 for before the boy knows how to cry ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.” +5 The Lord spoke to me again: +6 “Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, +7 therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, +8 and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.” +9 Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered. - -10. Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; +10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, - for God is with us.Fear God, Wait for the LORD - -11. For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: -12. "Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. -13. But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. -14. And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -15. And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken." - -16. Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples. -17. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. -18. Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. -19. And when they say to you, "Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter," should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? -20. To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. -21. They will pass through the land, greatly distressed and hungry. And when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will speak contemptuously against their king and their God, and turn their faces upward. -22. And they will look to the earth, but behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish. And they will be thrust into thick darkness. - - - + for God is with us. +11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: +12 “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. +13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. +14 And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +15 And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.” +16 Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples. +17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. +18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. +19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? +20 To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. +21 They will pass through the land, greatly distressed and hungry. And when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will speak contemptuously against their king and their God, and turn their faces upward. +22 And they will look to the earth, but behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish. And they will be thrust into thick darkness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md index 57d23d6f..8b809595 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,104 +1,75 @@ -For to Us a Child Is Born - # Chapter 9 -1. But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. - -2. The people who walked in darkness +1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. +2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. - -3. You have multiplied the nation; +3 You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. - -4. For the yoke of his burden, +4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. - -5. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult - -and every garment rolled in blood +5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult + and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. - -6. For to us a child is born, +6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - -7. Of the increase of his government and of peace +7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, - -to establish it and to uphold it + to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. -The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. -Judgment on Arrogance and Oppression - - -8. The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, +The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. +8 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall on Israel; - -9. and all the people will know, +9 and all the people will know, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: - -10. "The bricks have fallen, +10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, - but we will put cedars in their place." - -11. But the LORD raises the adversaries of Rezin against him, + but we will put cedars in their place.” +11 But the Lord raises the adversaries of Rezin against him, and stirs up his enemies. - -12. The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west +12 The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. - -13. The people did not turn to him who struck them, - nor inquire of the LORD of hosts. - -14. So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail, - palm branch and reed in one day-- - -15. the elder and honored man is the head, +13 The people did not turn to him who struck them, + nor inquire of the Lord of hosts. +14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail, + palm branch and reed in one day— +15 the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail; - -16. for those who guide this people have been leading them astray, +16 for those who guide this people have been leading them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up. - -17. Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, +17 Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. - -18. For wickedness burns like a fire; +18 For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns; it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. - -19. Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts +19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares another. - -20. They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, +20 They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm, - -21. Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; +21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they are against Judah. For all this his anger has not turned away, - and his hand is stretched out still. - - - + and his hand is stretched out still. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md index d5e5c0d5..6db04173 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,135 +1,94 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, +1 Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, - -2. to turn aside the needy from justice +2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! - -3. What will you do on the day of punishment, +3 What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? - -4. Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners +4 Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger has not turned away, - -and his hand is stretched out still. -Judgment on Arrogant Assyria - - -5. Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; + and his hand is stretched out still. +5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury! - -6. Against a godless nation I send him, +6 Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. - -7. But he does not so intend, +7 But he does not so intend, and his heart does not so think; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few; - -8. for he says: -"Are not my commanders all kings? - -9. Is not Calno like Carchemish? +8 for he says: +“Are not my commanders all kings? +9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? - -10. As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, +10 As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, - -11. shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols - as I have done to Samaria and her images?" - -12. When -the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. -13. For he says: -"By the strength of my hand I have done it, +11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols + as I have done to Samaria and her images?” +12 When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. +13 For he says: +“By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. - -14. My hand has found like a nest +14 My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing - or opened the mouth or chirped." - -15. Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, + or opened the mouth or chirped.” +15 Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! - -16. Therefore -the Lord God of hosts +16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. - -17. The light of Israel will become a fire, +17 The light of Israel will become a fire, and his Holy One a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. - -18. The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land - the LORD will destroy, both soul and body, +18 The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land + the Lord will destroy, both soul and body, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. - -19. The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few - -that a child can write them down. -The Remnant of Israel Will Return - - -20. In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. -21. A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. -22. For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. -23. For -the Lord God of hosts will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth. - -24. Therefore thus says -the Lord God of hosts: "O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. -25. For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. -26. And the LORD of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. -27. And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the fat." - -28. He has come to Aiath; +19 The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few + that a child can write them down. +20 In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. +21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. +22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. +23 For the Lord God of hosts will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth. +24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. +25 For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. +26 And the Lord of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. +27 And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the fat.” +28 He has come to Aiath; he has passed through Migron; at Michmash he stores his baggage; - -29. they have crossed over the pass; +29 they have crossed over the pass; at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled. - -30. Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! +30 Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! Give attention, O Laishah! O poor Anathoth! - -31. Madmenah is in flight; +31 Madmenah is in flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety. - -32. This very day he will halt at Nob; - -he will shake his fist +32 This very day he will halt at Nob; + he will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. - -33. Behold, -the Lord God of hosts +33 Behold, the Lord God of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the great in height will be hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low. - -34. He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, - and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One. - - - +34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, + and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md index 63bf2ebc..a725fdda 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,73 +1,53 @@ -The Righteous Reign of the Branch - # Chapter 11 -1. There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, +1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. - -2. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, +2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, - the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. - -3. And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. + the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. +3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, - -4. but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, +4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. - -5. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, +5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. - -6. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, +6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. - -7. The cow and the bear shall graze; +7 The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. - -8. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, +8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. - -9. They shall not hurt or destroy +9 They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; -for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD +for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. - -10. In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples--of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. - -11. In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. - -12. He will raise a signal for the nations +10 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. +11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. +12 He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. - -13. The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, +13 The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim. - -14. But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west, +14 But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west, and together they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites shall obey them. - -15. And the LORD will utterly destroy +15 And the Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals. - -16. And there will be a highway from Assyria +16 And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel - when they came up from the land of Egypt. - - - + when they came up from the land of Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md index d4e733e6..d2a44425 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,29 +1,20 @@ -The LORD Is My Strength and My Song - # Chapter 12 -1. You will say in that day: -"I will give thanks to you, O LORD, +1 You will say in that day: +“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. - -2. "Behold, God is my salvation; +2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; -for the LORD God is my strength and my song, - and he has become my salvation." - -3. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. -4. And you will say in that day: -"Give thanks to the LORD, +for the Lord God is my strength and my song, + and he has become my salvation.” +3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. +4 And you will say in that day: +“Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. - -5. "Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; +5 “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. - -6. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, - for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel." - - - +6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, + for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md index f0b03c5a..f0913b2e 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,105 +1,78 @@ -The Judgment of Babylon - # Chapter 13 -1. The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. - -2. On a bare hill raise a signal; +1 The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. +2 On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles. - -3. I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, +3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones. - -4. The sound of a tumult is on the mountains +4 The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! -The LORD of hosts is mustering +The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle. - -5. They come from a distant land, +5 They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, -the LORD and the weapons of his indignation, +the Lord and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. - -6. Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; +6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! - -7. Therefore all hands will be feeble, +7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every human heart will melt. - -8. They will be dismayed: +8 They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame. - -9. Behold, the day of the LORD comes, +9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. - -10. For the stars of the heavens and their constellations +10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light. - -11. I will punish the world for its evil, +11 I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless. - -12. I will make people more rare than fine gold, +12 I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. - -13. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, +13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, -at the wrath of the LORD of hosts +at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger. - -14. And like a hunted gazelle, +14 And like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none to gather them, each will turn to his own people, and each will flee to his own land. - -15. Whoever is found will be thrust through, +15 Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword. - -16. Their infants will be dashed in pieces +16 Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished. - -17. Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, - -who have no regard for silver +17 Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, + who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold. - -18. Their bows will slaughter the young men; +18 Their bows will slaughter the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children. - -19. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, +19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. - -20. It will never be inhabited +20 It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there. - -21. But wild animals will lie down there, +21 But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there wild goats will dance. - -22. Hyenas will cry in its towers, +22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand - and its days will not be prolonged. - - - + and its days will not be prolonged. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md index 9ccd2238..8124a9e6 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,145 +1,105 @@ -The Restoration of Jacob - # Chapter 14 -1. For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. -2. And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them. -Israel's Remnant Taunts Babylon - - -3. When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, -4. you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: -"How the oppressor has ceased, +1 For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. +2 And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them. +3 When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, +4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: +“How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased! - -5. The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, +5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers, - -6. that struck the peoples in wrath +6 that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution. - -7. The whole earth is at rest and quiet; +7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing. - -8. The cypresses rejoice at you, +8 The cypresses rejoice at you, the cedars of Lebanon, saying, -'Since you were laid low, - no woodcutter comes up against us.' - -9. Sheol beneath is stirred up +‘Since you were laid low, + no woodcutter comes up against us.’ +9 Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come; it rouses the shades to greet you, all who were leaders of the earth; it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations. - -10. All of them will answer +10 All of them will answer and say to you: -'You too have become as weak as we! - You have become like us!' - -11. Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, +‘You too have become as weak as we! + You have become like us!’ +11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers. - -12. "How you are fallen from heaven, +12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! - -13. You said in your heart, - 'I will ascend to heaven; +13 You said in your heart, + ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; - -14. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; - I will make myself like the Most High.' - -15. But you are brought down to Sheol, +14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; + I will make myself like the Most High.’ +15 But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. - -16. Those who see you will stare at you +16 Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: -'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, +‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, - -17. who made the world like a desert +17 who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, - who did not let his prisoners go home?' - -18. All the kings of the nations lie in glory, + who did not let his prisoners go home?’ +18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; - -19. but you are cast out, away from your grave, +19 but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot. - -20. You will not be joined with them in burial, +20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have slain your people. -"May the offspring of evildoers +“May the offspring of evildoers nevermore be named! - -21. Prepare slaughter for his sons +21 Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, - and fill the face of the world with cities." - -22. "I will rise up against them," declares the LORD of hosts, "and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, descendants and posterity," declares the LORD. -23. "And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," declares the LORD of hosts. -An Oracle Concerning Assyria - - -24. The LORD of hosts has sworn: -"As I have planned, + and fill the face of the world with cities.” +22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, descendants and posterity,” declares the Lord. +23 “And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts. +24 The Lord of hosts has sworn: +“As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, - -25. that I will break the Assyrian in my land, +25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, - and his burden from their shoulder." - -26. This is the purpose that is purposed + and his burden from their shoulder.” +26 This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. - -27. For the LORD of hosts has purposed, +27 For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, - -and who will turn it back? -An Oracle Concerning Philistia - - -28. In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: - -29. Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, + and who will turn it back? +28 In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle: +29 Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent. - -30. And the firstborn of the poor will graze, +30 And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy lie down in safety; but I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant it will slay. - -31. Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; +31 Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks. - -32. What will one answer the messengers of the nation? -"The LORD has founded Zion, - and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge." - - - +32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation? +“The Lord has founded Zion, + and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md index 2b634e9e..8c598f43 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,57 +1,42 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Moab - # Chapter 15 -1. An oracle concerning Moab. +1 An oracle concerning Moab. Because Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night, Moab is undone; because Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night, Moab is undone. - -2. He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, +2 He has gone up to the temple, and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails. On every head is baldness; every beard is shorn; - -3. in the streets they wear sackcloth; - -on the housetops and in the squares +3 in the streets they wear sackcloth; + on the housetops and in the squares everyone wails and melts in tears. - -4. Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; +4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembles. - -5. My heart cries out for Moab; +5 My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction; - -6. the waters of Nimrim +6 the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the vegetation fails, the greenery is no more. - -7. Therefore the abundance they have gained - -and what they have laid up +7 Therefore the abundance they have gained + and what they have laid up they carry away over the Brook of the Willows. - -8. For a cry has gone +8 For a cry has gone around the land of Moab; her wailing reaches to Eglaim; her wailing reaches to Beer-elim. - -9. For the waters of Dibon are full of blood; +9 For the waters of Dibon are full of blood; for I will bring upon Dibon even more, a lion for those of Moab who escape, - for the remnant of the land. - - - + for the remnant of the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md index 7a7d640a..2bd3a06a 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,47 +1,38 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, +1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Zion. - -2. Like fleeing birds, +2 Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon. - -3. "Give counsel; +3 “Give counsel; grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; shelter the outcasts; do not reveal the fugitive; - -4. let the outcasts of Moab +4 let the outcasts of Moab sojourn among you; be a shelter to them from the destroyer. When the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased, and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land, - -5. then a throne will be established in steadfast love, - -and on it will sit in faithfulness - -in the tent of David +5 then a throne will be established in steadfast love, + and on it will sit in faithfulness + in the tent of David one who judges and seeks justice - and is swift to do righteousness." - -6. We have heard of the pride of Moab-- - how proud he is!-- + and is swift to do righteousness.” +6 We have heard of the pride of Moab— + how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; in his idle boasting he is not right. - -7. Therefore let Moab wail for Moab, +7 Therefore let Moab wail for Moab, let everyone wail. Mourn, utterly stricken, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth. - -8. For the fields of Heshbon languish, +8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its branches, @@ -49,27 +40,19 @@ which reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; its shoots spread abroad and passed over the sea. - -9. Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer +9 Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; for over your summer fruit and your harvest the shout has ceased. - -10. And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field, +10 And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field, and in the vineyards no songs are sung, no cheers are raised; no treader treads out wine in the presses; I have put an end to the shouting. - -11. Therefore my inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab, +11 Therefore my inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab, and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth. - -12. And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail. - -13. This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in the past. -14. But now the LORD has spoken, saying, "In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble." - - - +12 And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail. +13 This is the word that the Lord spoke concerning Moab in the past. +14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md index be01406c..be32ab54 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,65 +1,48 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Damascus - # Chapter 17 -1. An oracle concerning Damascus. +1 An oracle concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins. - -2. The cities of Aroer are deserted; +2 The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid. - -3. The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, +3 The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Syria will be like the glory of the children of Israel, -declares the LORD of hosts. - -4. And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, +declares the Lord of hosts. +4 And in that day the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will grow lean. - -5. And it shall be as when the reaper gathers standing grain +5 And it shall be as when the reaper gathers standing grain and his arm harvests the ears, and as when one gleans the ears of grain in the Valley of Rephaim. - -6. Gleanings will be left in it, - as when an olive tree is beaten-- +6 Gleanings will be left in it, + as when an olive tree is beaten— two or three berries in the top of the highest bough, four or five on the branches of a fruit tree, -declares the LORD God of Israel. - -7. In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel. -8. He will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and he will not look on what his own fingers have made, either the Asherim or the altars of incense. - -9. In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation. - -10. For you have forgotten the God of your salvation +declares the Lord God of Israel. +7 In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on the Holy One of Israel. +8 He will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and he will not look on what his own fingers have made, either the Asherim or the altars of incense. +9 In that day their strong cities will be like the deserted places of the wooded heights and the hilltops, which they deserted because of the children of Israel, and there will be desolation. +10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge; therefore, though you plant pleasant plants and sow the vine-branch of a stranger, - -11. though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, +11 though you make them grow on the day that you plant them, and make them blossom in the morning that you sow, yet the harvest will flee away in a day of grief and incurable pain. - -12. Ah, the thunder of many peoples; +12 Ah, the thunder of many peoples; they thunder like the thundering of the sea! Ah, the roar of nations; they roar like the roaring of mighty waters! - -13. The nations roar like the roaring of many waters, +13 The nations roar like the roaring of many waters, but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind and whirling dust before the storm. - -14. At evening time, behold, terror! +14 At evening time, behold, terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us, - and the lot of those who plunder us. - - - + and the lot of those who plunder us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md index fc172116..e9474483 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Cush - # Chapter 18 -1. Ah, land of whirring wings +1 Ah, land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush, - -2. which sends ambassadors by the sea, +2 which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide. - -3. All you inhabitants of the world, +3 All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, hear! - -4. For thus the LORD said to me: -"I will quietly look from my dwelling +4 For thus the Lord said to me: +“I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, - like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." - -5. For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, + like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” +5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he cuts off the shoots with pruning hooks, and the spreading branches he lops off and clears away. - -6. They shall all of them be left - -to the birds of prey of the mountains +6 They shall all of them be left + to the birds of prey of the mountains and to the beasts of the earth. And the birds of prey will summer on them, and all the beasts of the earth will winter on them. - -7. At that time tribute will be brought to the LORD of hosts +7 At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and smooth, from a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide, -to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the LORD of hosts. - - - +to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the Lord of hosts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md index e660e5fa..b3c70a41 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,90 +1,62 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Egypt - # Chapter 19 -1. An oracle concerning Egypt. -Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud +1 An oracle concerning Egypt. +Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them. - -2. And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, +2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against another and each against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom; - -3. and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, +3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their counsel; and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the necromancers; - -4. and I will give over the Egyptians +4 and I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master, and a fierce king will rule over them, - -declares the Lord God of hosts. - -5. And the waters of the sea will be dried up, + declares the Lord God of hosts. +5 And the waters of the sea will be dried up, and the river will be dry and parched, - -6. and its canals will become foul, +6 and its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypt's Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away. - -7. There will be bare places by the Nile, +7 There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile will be parched, will be driven away, and will be no more. - -8. The fishermen will mourn and lament, +8 The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast a hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets on the water. - -9. The workers in combed flax will be in despair, +9 The workers in combed flax will be in despair, and the weavers of white cotton. - -10. Those who are the pillars of the land will be crushed, +10 Those who are the pillars of the land will be crushed, and all who work for pay will be grieved. - -11. The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; +11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, - "I am a son of the wise, - a son of ancient kings"? - -12. Where then are your wise men? - -Let them tell you - that they might know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt. - -13. The princes of Zoan have become fools, + “I am a son of the wise, + a son of ancient kings”? +12 Where then are your wise men? + Let them tell you + that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt. +13 The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have made Egypt stagger. - -14. The LORD has mingled within her a spirit of confusion, +14 The Lord has mingled within her a spirit of confusion, and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit. - -15. And there will be nothing for Egypt +15 And there will be nothing for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, may do. -Egypt, Assyria, Israel Blessed - - -16. In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the LORD of hosts shakes over them. -17. And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the LORD of hosts has purposed against them. - -18. In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction. - -19. In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD at its border. -20. It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. -21. And the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the LORD in that day and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the LORD and perform them. -22. And the LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the LORD, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them. - -23. In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. - -24. In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, -25. whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance." - - - +16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. +17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them. +18 In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction. +19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. +20 It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. +21 And the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them. +22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them. +23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. +24 In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, +25 whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md index c5964b84..10b021a2 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,13 +1,7 @@ -A Sign Against Egypt and Cush - # Chapter 20 -1. In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it-- -2. at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet," and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. - -3. Then the LORD said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, -4. so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt. -5. Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast. -6. And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?'" - - - +1 In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it— +2 at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. +3 Then the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, +4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt. +5 Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast. +6 And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md index 4be84ca7..95ac0b10 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,86 +1,66 @@ -Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon - # Chapter 21 -1. The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. +1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the wilderness, from a terrible land. - -2. A stern vision is told to me; +2 A stern vision is told to me; the traitor betrays, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam; lay siege, O Media; all the sighing she has caused I bring to an end. - -3. Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; +3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor; I am bowed down so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. - -4. My heart staggers; horror has appalled me; +4 My heart staggers; horror has appalled me; the twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling. - -5. They prepare the table, +5 They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield! - -6. For thus the Lord said to me: -"Go, set a watchman; +6 For thus the Lord said to me: +“Go, set a watchman; let him announce what he sees. - -7. When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, +7 When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him listen diligently, - very diligently." - -8. Then he who saw cried out: -"Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord, + very diligently.” +8 Then he who saw cried out: +“Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord, continually by day, and at my post I am stationed whole nights. - -9. And behold, here come riders, - horsemen in pairs!" +9 And behold, here come riders, + horsemen in pairs!” And he answered, - "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; + “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the carved images of her gods - he has shattered to the ground." - -10. O my threshed and winnowed one, - what I have heard from the LORD of hosts, + he has shattered to the ground.” +10 O my threshed and winnowed one, + what I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I announce to you. - -11. The oracle concerning Dumah. +11 The oracle concerning Dumah. One is calling to me from Seir, - "Watchman, what time of the night? - Watchman, what time of the night?" - -12. The watchman says: -"Morning comes, and also the night. + “Watchman, what time of the night? + Watchman, what time of the night?” +12 The watchman says: +“Morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; - come back again." - -13. The oracle concerning Arabia. + come back again.” +13 The oracle concerning Arabia. In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge, O caravans of Dedanites. - -14. To the thirsty bring water; +14 To the thirsty bring water; meet the fugitive with bread, O inhabitants of the land of Tema. - -15. For they have fled from the swords, +15 For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle. - -16. For thus the Lord said to me, "Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. -17. And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be few, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken." - - - +16 For thus the Lord said to me, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. +17 And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar will be few, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md index c62af96f..a4634eca 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,72 +1,54 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. The oracle concerning the valley of vision. +1 The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What do you mean that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops, - -2. you who are full of shoutings, +2 you who are full of shoutings, tumultuous city, exultant town? Your slain are not slain with the sword or dead in battle. - -3. All your leaders have fled together; +3 All your leaders have fled together; without the bow they were captured. All of you who were found were captured, though they had fled far away. - -4. Therefore I said: -"Look away from me; +4 Therefore I said: +“Look away from me; let me weep bitter tears; do not labor to comfort me - concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people." - -5. For the Lord God of hosts has a day + concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.” +5 For the Lord God of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a battering down of walls and a shouting to the mountains. - -6. And Elam bore the quiver +6 And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. - -7. Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, +7 Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen took their stand at the gates. - -8. He has taken away the covering of Judah. +8 He has taken away the covering of Judah. In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest, -9. and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool, -10. and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. -11. You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago. - -12. In that day the Lord God of hosts +9 and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool, +10 and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. +11 You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago. +12 In that day the Lord God of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth; - -13. and behold, joy and gladness, +13 and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. -"Let us eat and drink, - for tomorrow we die." - -14. The LORD of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: -"Surely this iniquity will not be atoned for you until you die," - -says the Lord God of hosts. - -15. Thus -says the Lord God of hosts, "Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the household, and say to him: -16. What have you to do here, and whom have you here, that you have cut out here a tomb for yourself, you who cut out a tomb on the height and carve a dwelling for yourself in the rock? -17. Behold, the LORD will hurl you away violently, O you strong man. He will seize firm hold on you -18. and whirl you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a wide land. There you shall die, and there shall be your glorious chariots, you shame of your master's house. -19. I will thrust you from your office, and you will be pulled down from your station. -20. In that day I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, -21. and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. -22. And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. -23. And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house. -24. And they will hang on him the whole honor of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons. -25. In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way, and it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken." - - - +“Let us eat and drink, + for tomorrow we die.” +14 The Lord of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: +“Surely this iniquity will not be atoned for you until you die,” + says the Lord God of hosts. +15 Thus says the Lord God of hosts, “Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the household, and say to him: +16 What have you to do here, and whom have you here, that you have cut out here a tomb for yourself, you who cut out a tomb on the height and carve a dwelling for yourself in the rock? +17 Behold, the Lord will hurl you away violently, O you strong man. He will seize firm hold on you +18 and whirl you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a wide land. There you shall die, and there shall be your glorious chariots, you shame of your master's house. +19 I will thrust you from your office, and you will be pulled down from your station. +20 In that day I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, +21 and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. +22 And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. +23 And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house. +24 And they will hang on him the whole honor of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons. +25 In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way, and it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will be cut off, for the Lord has spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md index dfabd6c6..ffa4ab58 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,78 +1,56 @@ -An Oracle Concerning Tyre and Sidon - # Chapter 23 -1. The oracle concerning Tyre. +1 The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. - -2. Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; +2 Be still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you. - -3. And on many waters +3 And on many waters your revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; you were the merchant of the nations. - -4. Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, +4 Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying: -"I have neither labored nor given birth, - -I have neither reared young men - nor brought up young women." - -5. When the report comes to Egypt, +“I have neither labored nor given birth, + I have neither reared young men + nor brought up young women.” +5 When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre. - -6. Cross over to Tarshish; +6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coast! - -7. Is this your exultant city +7 Is this your exultant city whose origin is from days of old, whose feet carried her to settle far away? - -8. Who has purposed this +8 Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth? - -9. The LORD of hosts has purposed it, +9 The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth. - -10. Cross over your land like the Nile, +10 Cross over your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint anymore. - -11. He has stretched out his hand over the sea; +11 He has stretched out his hand over the sea; he has shaken the kingdoms; -the LORD has given command concerning Canaan +the Lord has given command concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds. - -12. And he said: -"You will no more exult, +12 And he said: +“You will no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Cyprus, - even there you will have no rest." - -13. Behold the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin. - -14. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, + even there you will have no rest.” +13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin. +14 Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. - -15. In that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute: - -16. "Take a harp; +15 In that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute: +16 “Take a harp; go about the city, O forgotten prostitute! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, - that you may be remembered." - -17. At the end of seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. -18. Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the LORD. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the LORD. - - - + that you may be remembered.” +17 At the end of seventy years, the Lord will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. +18 Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md index f02e43e8..1cc5418a 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,106 +1,79 @@ -Judgment on the Whole Earth - # Chapter 24 -1. Behold, the LORD will empty the earth and make it desolate, +1 Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate, and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants. - -2. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; +2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. - -3. The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered; - for the LORD has spoken this word. - -4. The earth mourns and withers; +3 The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered; + for the Lord has spoken this word. +4 The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish. - -5. The earth lies defiled +5 The earth lies defiled under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant. - -6. Therefore a curse devours the earth, +6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched, and few men are left. - -7. The wine mourns, +7 The wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted sigh. - -8. The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, +8 The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled. - -9. No more do they drink wine with singing; +9 No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. - -10. The wasted city is broken down; +10 The wasted city is broken down; every house is shut up so that none can enter. - -11. There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; +11 There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished. - -12. Desolation is left in the city; +12 Desolation is left in the city; the gates are battered into ruins. - -13. For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth +13 For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done. - -14. They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; - over the majesty of the LORD they shout from the west. - -15. Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; - in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. - -16. From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, +14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; + over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west. +15 Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; + in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One. -But I say, "I waste away, +But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe is me! For the traitors have betrayed, - with betrayal the traitors have betrayed." - -17. Terror and the pit and the snare + with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.” +17 Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth! - -18. He who flees at the sound of the terror +18 He who flees at the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. - -19. The earth is utterly broken, +19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken. - -20. The earth staggers like a drunken man; +20 The earth staggers like a drunken man; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, and will not rise again. - -21. On that day the LORD will punish +21 On that day the Lord will punish the host of heaven, in heaven, and the kings of the earth, on the earth. - -22. They will be gathered together +22 They will be gathered together as prisoners in a pit; they will be shut up in a prison, and after many days they will be punished. - -23. Then the moon will be confounded +23 Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, -for the LORD of hosts reigns +for the Lord of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, -and his glory will be before his elders. - - - +and his glory will be before his elders. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md index 43a9e4bb..0a4ee68f 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,57 +1,41 @@ -God Will Swallow Up Death Forever - # Chapter 25 -1. O LORD, you are my God; +1 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. - -2. For you have made the city a heap, +2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the foreigners' palace is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. - -3. Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; +3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will fear you. - -4. For you have been a stronghold to the poor, +4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall, - -5. like heat in a dry place. +5 like heat in a dry place. You subdue the noise of the foreigners; as heat by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is put down. - -6. On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples +6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. - -7. And he will swallow up on this mountain +7 And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. - -8. He will swallow up death forever; +8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, - for the LORD has spoken. - -9. It will be said on that day, - "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. - This is the LORD; we have waited for him; - let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation." - -10. For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain, + for the Lord has spoken. +9 It will be said on that day, + “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. + This is the Lord; we have waited for him; + let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” +10 For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain, and Moab shall be trampled down in his place, as straw is trampled down in a dunghill. - -11. And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it +11 And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim, - but the LORD will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill of his hands. - -12. And the high fortifications of his walls he will bring down, - lay low, and cast to the ground, to the dust. - - - + but the Lord will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill of his hands. +12 And the high fortifications of his walls he will bring down, + lay low, and cast to the ground, to the dust. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md index 2bee704b..d27d5593 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,100 +1,73 @@ -You Keep Him in Perfect Peace - # Chapter 26 -1. In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: -"We have a strong city; +1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: +“We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. - -2. Open the gates, +2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. - -3. You keep him in perfect peace +3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. - -4. Trust in the LORD forever, - for the LORD God is an everlasting rock. - -5. For he has humbled +4 Trust in the Lord forever, + for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. +5 For he has humbled the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust. - -6. The foot tramples it, +6 The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, - the steps of the needy." - -7. The path of the righteous is level; + the steps of the needy.” +7 The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. - -8. In the path of your judgments, - O LORD, we wait for you; +8 In the path of your judgments, + O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. - -9. My soul yearns for you in the night; +9 My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. - -10. If favor is shown to the wicked, +10 If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly - and does not see the majesty of the LORD. - -11. O LORD, your hand is lifted up, + and does not see the majesty of the Lord. +11 O Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them. - -12. O LORD, you will ordain peace for us, +12 O Lord, you will ordain peace for us, for you have indeed done for us all our works. - -13. O LORD our God, +13 O Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance. - -14. They are dead, they will not live; +14 They are dead, they will not live; they are shades, they will not arise; to that end you have visited them with destruction and wiped out all remembrance of them. - -15. But you have increased the nation, O LORD, +15 But you have increased the nation, O Lord, you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land. - -16. O LORD, in distress they sought you; - -they poured out a whispered prayer +16 O Lord, in distress they sought you; + they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them. - -17. Like a pregnant woman - -who writhes and cries out in her pangs +17 Like a pregnant woman + who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near to giving birth, -so were we because of you, O LORD; - -18. we were pregnant, we writhed, +so were we because of you, O Lord; +18 we were pregnant, we writhed, but we have given birth to wind. We have accomplished no deliverance in the earth, and the inhabitants of the world have not fallen. - -19. Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. -You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! +19 Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. + You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead. - -20. Come, my people, enter your chambers, +20 Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by. - -21. For behold, the LORD is coming out from his place +21 For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it, - and will no more cover its slain. - - - + and will no more cover its slain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md index 25160493..36ebe81a 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,55 +1,38 @@ -The Redemption of Israel - # Chapter 27 -1. In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. - -2. In that day, -"A pleasant vineyard, sing of it! - -3. I, the LORD, am its keeper; +1 In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea. +2 In that day, +“A pleasant vineyard, sing of it! +3 I, the Lord, am its keeper; every moment I water it. -Lest anyone punish it, + Lest anyone punish it, I keep it night and day; - -4. I have no wrath. +4 I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would march against them, I would burn them up together. - -5. Or let them lay hold of my protection, +5 Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me, - let them make peace with me." - -6. In days to come Jacob shall take root, - -Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots + let them make peace with me.” +6 In days to come Jacob shall take root, + Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit. - -7. Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? +7 Has he struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been slain as their slayers were slain? - -8. Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; +8 Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind. - -9. Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, +9 Therefore by this the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altars like chalkstones crushed to pieces, no Asherim or incense altars will remain standing. - -10. For the fortified city is solitary, +10 For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness; there the calf grazes; there it lies down and strips its branches. - -11. When its boughs are dry, they are broken; +11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them; he who formed them will show them no favor. - -12. In that day from the river Euphrates to the Brook of Egypt the LORD will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel. -13. And in that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were driven out to the land of Egypt will come and worship the LORD on the holy mountain at Jerusalem. - - - +12 In that day from the river Euphrates to the Brook of Egypt the Lord will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel. +13 And in that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were driven out to the land of Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain at Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md index 70766e28..eb1e4249 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,148 +1,106 @@ -Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem - # Chapter 28 -1. Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, +1 Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine! - -2. Behold, -the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; +2 Behold, the Lord has one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest, like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters, he casts down to the earth with his hand. - -3. The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim +3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot; - -4. -and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, +4 and the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the rich valley, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer: - -when someone sees it, he swallows it + when someone sees it, he swallows it as soon as it is in his hand. - -5. In that day the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory, +5 In that day the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, - -6. and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, +6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. - -7. These also reel with wine +7 These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed by wine, they stagger with strong drink, they reel in vision, they stumble in giving judgment. - -8. For all tables are full of filthy vomit, +8 For all tables are full of filthy vomit, with no space left. - -9. "To whom will he teach knowledge, +9 “To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast? - -10. For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, +10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, - here a little, there a little." - -11. For by people of strange lips - -and with a foreign tongue -the LORD will speak to this people, - -12. to whom he has said, -"This is rest; + here a little, there a little.” +11 For by people of strange lips + and with a foreign tongue +the Lord will speak to this people, +12 to whom he has said, +“This is rest; give rest to the weary; -and this is repose"; +and this is repose”; yet they would not hear. - -13. And the word of the LORD will be to them +13 And the word of the Lord will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, - -and be broken, and snared, and taken. -A Cornerstone in Zion - - -14. Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers, + and be broken, and snared, and taken. +14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers, who rule this people in Jerusalem! - -15. Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, +15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, - and in falsehood we have taken shelter"; - -16. therefore thus says -the Lord God, -"Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, + and in falsehood we have taken shelter”; +16 therefore thus says the Lord God, +“Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: - 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.' - -17. And I will make justice the line, + ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’ +17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, - and waters will overwhelm the shelter." - -18. Then your covenant with death will be annulled, + and waters will overwhelm the shelter.” +18 Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be beaten down by it. - -19. As often as it passes through it will take you; +19 As often as it passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message. - -20. For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, +20 For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in. - -21. For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim; +21 For the Lord will rise up as on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; -to do his deed--strange is his deed! - and to work his work--alien is his work! - -22. Now therefore do not scoff, +to do his deed—strange is his deed! + and to work his work—alien is his work! +22 Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction - from -the Lord God of hosts against the whole land. - -23. Give ear, and hear my voice; + from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land. +23 Give ear, and hear my voice; give attention, and hear my speech. - -24. Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? +24 Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continually open and harrow his ground? - -25. When he has leveled its surface, +25 When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, sow cumin, and put in wheat in rows and barley in its proper place, and emmer as the border? - -26. For he is rightly instructed; +26 For he is rightly instructed; his God teaches him. - -27. Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, +27 Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod. - -28. Does one crush grain for bread? +28 Does one crush grain for bread? No, he does not thresh it forever; when he drives his cart wheel over it with his horses, he does not crush it. - -29. This also comes from the LORD of hosts; +29 This also comes from the Lord of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel - and excellent in wisdom. - - - + and excellent in wisdom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md index ad889c18..2e53f9dc 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,111 +1,84 @@ -The Siege of Jerusalem - # Chapter 29 -1. Ah, Ariel, Ariel, +1 Ah, Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts run their round. - -2. Yet I will distress Ariel, +2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be moaning and lamentation, and she shall be to me like an Ariel. - -3. And I will encamp against you all around, +3 And I will encamp against you all around, and will besiege you with towers and I will raise siegeworks against you. - -4. And you will be brought low; from the earth you shall speak, +4 And you will be brought low; from the earth you shall speak, and from the dust your speech will be bowed down; your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost, and from the dust your speech shall whisper. - -5. But the multitude of your foreign foes shall be like small dust, +5 But the multitude of your foreign foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the ruthless like passing chaff. And in an instant, suddenly, - -6. you will be visited by the LORD of hosts +6 you will be visited by the Lord of hosts with thunder and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire. - -7. And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, +7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, all that fight against her and her stronghold and distress her, shall be like a dream, a vision of the night. - -8. As when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he is eating, +8 As when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he is eating, and awakes with his hunger not satisfied, or as when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he is drinking, and awakes faint, with his thirst not quenched, so shall the multitude of all the nations be that fight against Mount Zion. - -9. Astonish yourselves and be astonished; +9 Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink! - -10. For the LORD has poured out upon you +10 For the Lord has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers). - -11. And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." -12. And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, "Read this," he says, "I cannot read." - -13. And the Lord said: -"Because this people draw near with their mouth +11 And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” +12 And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.” +13 And the Lord said: +“Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, - -14. therefore, behold, I will again +14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, - and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden." - -15. Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, + and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” +15 Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, - and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?" - -16. You turn things upside down! + and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” +16 You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, - "He did not make me"; + “He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, - "He has no understanding"? - -17. Is it not yet a very little while + “He has no understanding”? +17 Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? - -18. In that day the deaf shall hear +18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. - -19. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, +19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. - -20. For the ruthless shall come to nothing +20 For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, - -21. who by a word make a man out to be an offender, +21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. - -22. Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: -"Jacob shall no more be ashamed, +22 Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: +“Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale. - -23. For when he sees his children, +23 For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. - -24. And those who go astray in spirit will come to understanding, - and those who murmur will accept instruction." - - - +24 And those who go astray in spirit will come to understanding, + and those who murmur will accept instruction.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md index bf4e7925..612c5fcc 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,123 +1,92 @@ -Do Not Go Down to Egypt - # Chapter 30 -1. "Ah, stubborn children," declares the LORD, -"who carry out a plan, but not mine, +1 “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord, +“who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin; - -2. who set out to go down to Egypt, +2 who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt! - -3. Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, +3 Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation. - -4. For though his officials are at Zoan +4 For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes, - -5. everyone comes to shame +5 everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, - but shame and disgrace." - -6. An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. + but shame and disgrace.” +6 An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the adder and the flying fiery serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them. - -7. Egypt's help is worthless and empty; - -therefore I have called her - "Rahab who sits still." -A Rebellious People - - -8. And now, go, write it before them on a tablet +7 Egypt's help is worthless and empty; + therefore I have called her + “Rahab who sits still.” +8 And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever. - -9. For they are a rebellious people, +9 For they are a rebellious people, lying children, children unwilling to hear - the instruction of the LORD; - -10. who say to the seers, "Do not see," - and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us what is right; + the instruction of the Lord; +10 who say to the seers, “Do not see,” + and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions, - -11. leave the way, turn aside from the path, - let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel." - -12. Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, -"Because you despise this word +11 leave the way, turn aside from the path, + let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.” +12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, +“Because you despise this word and trust in oppression and perverseness and rely on them, - -13. therefore this iniquity shall be to you +13 therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant; - -14. and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel - -that is smashed so ruthlessly +14 and its breaking is like that of a potter's vessel + that is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments not a shard is found with which to take fire from the hearth, - or to dip up water out of the cistern." - -15. For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, -"In returning and rest you shall be saved; - in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." + or to dip up water out of the cistern.” +15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, +“In returning and rest you shall be saved; + in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling, -16. and you said, -"No! We will flee upon horses"; +16 and you said, +“No! We will flee upon horses”; therefore you shall flee away; -and, "We will ride upon swift steeds"; +and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”; therefore your pursuers shall be swift. - -17. A thousand shall flee at the threat of one; +17 A thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee, till you are left like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, - -like a signal on a hill.The LORD Will Be Gracious - -18. Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, + like a signal on a hill. +18 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. -For the LORD is a God of justice; +For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. - -19. For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. -20. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. -21. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. -22. Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, "Be gone!" - -23. And he will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. In that day your livestock will graze in large pastures, -24. and the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork. -25. And on every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. -26. Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the LORD binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow. - -27. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, +19 For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. +20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. +21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. +22 Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!” +23 And he will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. In that day your livestock will graze in large pastures, +24 and the oxen and the donkeys that work the ground will eat seasoned fodder, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork. +25 And on every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. +26 Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow. +27 Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke; his lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a devouring fire; - -28. his breath is like an overflowing stream +28 his breath is like an overflowing stream that reaches up to the neck; to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and to place on the jaws of the peoples a bridle that leads astray. - -29. You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. -30. And the LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones. -31. The Assyrians will be terror-stricken at the voice of the LORD, when he strikes with his rod. -32. And every stroke of the appointed staff that the LORD lays on them will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres. Battling with brandished arm, he will fight with them. -33. For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it. - - - +29 You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel. +30 And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones. +31 The Assyrians will be terror-stricken at the voice of the Lord, when he strikes with his rod. +32 And every stroke of the appointed staff that the Lord lays on them will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres. Battling with brandished arm, he will fight with them. +33 For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md index d75197b1..7d6c8b0a 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,50 +1,37 @@ -Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt - # Chapter 31 -1. Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help +1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel - or consult the LORD! - -2. And yet he is wise and brings disaster; + or consult the Lord! +2 And yet he is wise and brings disaster; he does not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers and against the helpers of those who work iniquity. - -3. The Egyptians are man, and not God, +3 The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. -When the LORD stretches out his hand, +When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together. - -4. For thus the LORD said to me, -"As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey, - -and when a band of shepherds is called out against him +4 For thus the Lord said to me, +“As a lion or a young lion growls over his prey, + and when a band of shepherds is called out against him he is not terrified by their shouting or daunted at their noise, -so the LORD of hosts will come down +so the Lord of hosts will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. - -5. Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts +5 Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; - he will spare and rescue it." - -6. Turn to him from whom people have deeply revolted, O children of Israel. -7. For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you. - -8. "And the Assyrian shall fall by a sword, not of man; + he will spare and rescue it.” +6 Turn to him from whom people have deeply revolted, O children of Israel. +7 For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you. +8 “And the Assyrian shall fall by a sword, not of man; and a sword, not of man, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be put to forced labor. - -9. His rock shall pass away in terror, - and his officers desert the standard in panic," -declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, - and whose furnace is in Jerusalem. - - - +9 His rock shall pass away in terror, + and his officers desert the standard in panic,” +declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, + and whose furnace is in Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md index 64822717..1a7d1e8f 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,88 +1,60 @@ -A King Will Reign in Righteousness - # Chapter 32 -1. Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, +1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. - -2. Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, +2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. - -3. Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, +3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention. - -4. The heart of the hasty will understand and know, +4 The heart of the hasty will understand and know, and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly. - -5. The fool will no more be called noble, +5 The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. - -6. For the fool speaks folly, +6 For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, - to utter error concerning the LORD, + to utter error concerning the Lord, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink. - -7. As for the scoundrel--his devices are evil; - -he plans wicked schemes +7 As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; + he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right. - -8. But he who is noble plans noble things, - -and on noble things he stands. -Complacent Women Warned of Disaster - - -9. Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice; +8 But he who is noble plans noble things, + and on noble things he stands. +9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice; you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech. - -10. In little more than a year +10 In little more than a year you will shudder, you complacent women; for the grape harvest fails, the fruit harvest will not come. - -11. Tremble, you women who are at ease, +11 Tremble, you women who are at ease, shudder, you complacent ones; strip, and make yourselves bare, and tie sackcloth around your waist. - -12. Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, +12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine, - -13. for the soil of my people +13 for the soil of my people growing up in thorns and briers, yes, for all the joyous houses in the exultant city. - -14. For the palace is forsaken, +14 For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks; - -15. until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, +15 until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest. - -16. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, +16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. - -17. And the effect of righteousness will be peace, +17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. - -18. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, +18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. - -19. And it will hail when the forest falls down, +19 And it will hail when the forest falls down, and the city will be utterly laid low. - -20. Happy are you who sow beside all waters, - who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free. - - - +20 Happy are you who sow beside all waters, + who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md index 1f5da545..c3ea3233 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ -O LORD, Be Gracious to Us - # Chapter 33 -1. Ah, you destroyer, +1 Ah, you destroyer, who yourself have not been destroyed, you traitor, whom none has betrayed! @@ -9,101 +7,73 @@ When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you. - -2. O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. -Be our arm every morning, +2 O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. + Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble. - -3. At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; +3 At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered, - -4. and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; +4 and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon. - -5. The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; +5 The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, - -6. and he will be the stability of your times, +6 and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; - the fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure. - -7. Behold, their heroes cry in the streets; + the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure. +7 Behold, their heroes cry in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly. - -8. The highways lie waste; +8 The highways lie waste; the traveler ceases. Covenants are broken; cities are despised; there is no regard for man. - -9. The land mourns and languishes; +9 The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. - -10. "Now I will arise," says the LORD, - "now I will lift myself up; +10 “Now I will arise,” says the Lord, + “now I will lift myself up; now I will be exalted. - -11. You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; +11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you. - -12. And the peoples will be as if burned to lime, - like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire." - -13. Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; +12 And the peoples will be as if burned to lime, + like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.” +13 Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge my might. - -14. The sinners in Zion are afraid; +14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: -"Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? - Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?" - -15. He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, +“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? + Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?” +15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, - -who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed + who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil, - -16. he will dwell on the heights; +16 he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure. - -17. Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; +17 Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar. - -18. Your heart will muse on the terror: - "Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? - Where is he who counted the towers?" - -19. You will see no more the insolent people, +18 Your heart will muse on the terror: + “Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? + Where is he who counted the towers?” +19 You will see no more the insolent people, the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend, stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand. - -20. Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! +20 Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken. - -21. But there the LORD in majesty will be for us +21 But there the Lord in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, nor majestic ship can pass. - -22. For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; - the LORD is our king; he will save us. - -23. Your cords hang loose; - -they cannot hold the mast firm in its place +22 For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; + the Lord is our king; he will save us. +23 Your cords hang loose; + they cannot hold the mast firm in its place or keep the sail spread out. Then prey and spoil in abundance will be divided; even the lame will take the prey. - -24. And no inhabitant will say, "I am sick"; - the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity. - - - +24 And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; + the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md index f34a3fdd..c298fccb 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,86 +1,65 @@ -Judgment on the Nations - # Chapter 34 -1. Draw near, O nations, to hear, +1 Draw near, O nations, to hear, and give attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it; the world, and all that comes from it. - -2. For the LORD is enraged against all the nations, +2 For the Lord is enraged against all the nations, and furious against all their host; he has devoted them to destruction, has given them over for slaughter. - -3. Their slain shall be cast out, +3 Their slain shall be cast out, and the stench of their corpses shall rise; the mountains shall flow with their blood. - -4. All the host of heaven shall rot away, +4 All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree. - -5. For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; +5 For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it descends for judgment upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. - -6. The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood; +6 The Lord has a sword; it is sated with blood; it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. -For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, +For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. - -7. Wild oxen shall fall with them, +7 Wild oxen shall fall with them, and young steers with the mighty bulls. Their land shall drink its fill of blood, and their soil shall be gorged with fat. - -8. For the LORD has a day of vengeance, +8 For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. - -9. And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, +9 And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into sulfur; her land shall become burning pitch. - -10. Night and day it shall not be quenched; +10 Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it forever and ever. - -11. But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, +11 But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness. - -12. Its nobles--there is no one there to call it a kingdom, +12 Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing. - -13. Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, +13 Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches. - -14. And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; +14 And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place. - -15. There the owl nests and lays +15 There the owl nests and lays and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate. - -16. Seek and read from the book of the LORD: +16 Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. -For the mouth of the LORD has commanded, +For the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them. - -17. He has cast the lot for them; +17 He has cast the lot for them; his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it forever; - from generation to generation they shall dwell in it. - - - + from generation to generation they shall dwell in it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md index ee427f46..929c19d0 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,55 +1,41 @@ -The Ransomed Shall Return - # Chapter 35 -1. The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; +1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; - -2. it shall blossom abundantly +2 it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. -They shall see the glory of the LORD, +They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. - -3. Strengthen the weak hands, +3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. - -4. Say to those who have an anxious heart, - "Be strong; fear not! +4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, + “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. -He will come and save you." - -5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, + He will come and save you.” +5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; - -6. then shall the lame man leap like a deer, +6 then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; - -7. the burning sand shall become a pool, +7 the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. - -8. And a highway shall be there, +8 And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. -It shall belong to those who walk on the way; + It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. - -9. No lion shall be there, +9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. - -10. And the ransomed of the LORD shall return +10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, - and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. - - - + and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md index 02bb0657..0c5a9626 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,32 +1,23 @@ -Sennacherib Invades Judah - # Chapter 36 -1. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. -2. And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field. -3. And there came out to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. - -4. And the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours? -5. Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me? -6. Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. -7. But if you say to me, "We trust in the LORD our God," is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, "You shall worship before this altar"? -8. Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. -9. How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? -10. Moreover, is it without the LORD that I have come up against this land to destroy it? The LORD said to me, "Go up against this land and destroy it."'" - -11. Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall." -12. But the Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?" - -13. Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! -14. Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you. -15. Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us. This city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." -16. Do not listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern, -17. until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. -18. Beware lest Hezekiah mislead you by saying, "The LORD will deliver us." Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? -19. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? -20. Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?'" - -21. But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him." -22. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. - - - +1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. +2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field. +3 And there came out to him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder. +4 And the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours? +5 Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me? +6 Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. +7 But if you say to me, “We trust in the Lord our God,” is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar”? +8 Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. +9 How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? +10 Moreover, is it without the Lord that I have come up against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me, “Go up against this land and destroy it.”’” +11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall.” +12 But the Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?” +13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! +14 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you. +15 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord by saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us. This city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” +16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern, +17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. +18 Beware lest Hezekiah mislead you by saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? +19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? +20 Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their lands out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’” +21 But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.” +22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md index 7dd9dacd..6f941760 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,49 +1,35 @@ -Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah's -Help - # Chapter 37 -1. As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD. -2. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. -3. They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. -4. It may be that the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'" - -5. When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, -6. Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master, 'Thus says the LORD: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have reviled me. -7. Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.'" - -8. The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. -9. Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "He has set out to fight against you." And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, -10. "Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. -11. Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? -12. Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? -13. Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?'" -Hezekiah's Prayer for Deliverance - - -14. Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. -15. And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: -16. "O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made the heavens and the earth. -17. Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. -18. Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, -19. and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. -20. So now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the LORD." -Sennacherib's Fall - - -21. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, -22. this is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him: -"'She despises you, she scorns you-- +1 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. +2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. +3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. +4 It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’” +5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, +6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have reviled me. +7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’” +8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. +9 Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, +10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. +11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? +12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? +13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’” +14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. +15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: +16 “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. +17 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. +18 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, +19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. +20 So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.” +21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, +22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: +“‘She despises you, she scorns you— the virgin daughter of Zion; -she wags her head behind you-- +she wags her head behind you— the daughter of Jerusalem. - -23. "'Whom have you mocked and reviled? - -Against whom have you raised your voice +23 “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled? + Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel! - -24. By your servants you have mocked the Lord, +24 By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon, @@ -51,48 +37,37 @@ to cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses, to come to its remotest height, its most fruitful forest. - -25. I dug wells +25 I dug wells and drank waters, to dry up with the sole of my foot all the streams of Egypt. - -26. "'Have you not heard +26 “‘Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass, that you should make fortified cities crash into heaps of ruins, - -27. while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, +27 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops, blighted before it is grown. - -28. "'I know your sitting down +28 “‘I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me. - -29. Because you have raged against me +29 Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way - by which you came.' - -30. "And this shall be the sign for you: this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that. Then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. -31. And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. -32. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. - -33. "Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. -34. By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the LORD. -35. For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David." - -36. And the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. -37. Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at Nineveh. -38. And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. - - - + by which you came.’ +30 “And this shall be the sign for you: this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that. Then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. +31 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. +32 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. +33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. +34 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord. +35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” +36 And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. +37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at Nineveh. +38 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md index 7ea30117..a331949f 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,78 +1,57 @@ -Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery - # Chapter 38 -1. In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover." -2. Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, -3. and said, "Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. - -4. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: -5. "Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. -6. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city. - -7. "This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has promised: -8. Behold, I will make the shadow cast by the declining sun on the dial of Ahaz turn back ten steps." So the sun turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had declined. - -9. A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: - -10. I said, In the middle of my days +1 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover.” +2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, +3 and said, “Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. +4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: +5 “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. +6 I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city. +7 “This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised: +8 Behold, I will make the shadow cast by the declining sun on the dial of Ahaz turn back ten steps.” So the sun turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had declined. +9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: +10 I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years. - -11. I said, I shall not see the LORD, - the LORD in the land of the living; +11 I said, I shall not see the Lord, + the Lord in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world. - -12. My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me +12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent; like a weaver I have rolled up my life; he cuts me off from the loom; from day to night you bring me to an end; - -13. I calmed myself until morning; +13 I calmed myself until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end. - -14. Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; +14 Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety! - -15. What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, +15 What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul. - -16. O Lord, by these things men live, +16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. -Oh restore me to health and make me live! - -17. Behold, it was for my welfare + Oh restore me to health and make me live! +17 Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back. - -18. For Sheol does not thank you; +18 For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness. - -19. The living, the living, he thanks you, +19 The living, the living, he thanks you, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children your faithfulness. - -20. The LORD will save me, - -and we will play my music on stringed instruments +20 The Lord will save me, + and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, - at the house of the LORD. - -21. Now Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover." -22. Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?" - - - + at the house of the Lord. +21 Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.” +22 Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md index 0a9276e1..73e11f5d 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ -Envoys from Babylon - # Chapter 39 -1. At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. -2. And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. -3. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?" Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon." -4. He said, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them." - -5. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: -6. Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. -7. And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." -8. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days." - - - +1 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. +2 And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. +3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.” +4 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” +5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: +6 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. +7 And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” +8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my days.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md index 02e27fda..edeb0979 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,152 +1,109 @@ -Comfort for God's People - # Chapter 40 -1. Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. - -2. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, - -and cry to her +1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. +2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, + and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, -that she has received from the LORD's hand +that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. - -3. A voice cries: -"In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; +3 A voice cries: +“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. - -4. Every valley shall be lifted up, +4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. - -5. And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, +5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, - for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." -The Word of God Stands Forever - - -6. A voice says, "Cry!" - And I said, "What shall I cry?" + for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” +6 A voice says, “Cry!” + And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. - -7. The grass withers, the flower fades - when the breath of the LORD blows on it; +7 The grass withers, the flower fades + when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. - -8. The grass withers, the flower fades, - -but the word of our God will stand forever. -The Greatness of God - - -9. Go on up to a high mountain, +8 The grass withers, the flower fades, + but the word of our God will stand forever. +9 Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, - "Behold your God!" - -10. Behold, the Lord God comes with might, + “Behold your God!” +10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. - -11. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; +11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. - -12. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand +12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure - -and weighed the mountains in scales + and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? - -13. Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, +13 Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? - -14. Whom did he consult, +14 Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? - -15. Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, +15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust. - -16. Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, +16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering. - -17. All the nations are as nothing before him, +17 All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. - -18. To whom then will you liken God, +18 To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? - -19. An idol! A craftsman casts it, - -and a goldsmith overlays it with gold +19 An idol! A craftsman casts it, + and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains. - -20. He who is too impoverished for an offering +20 He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move. - -21. Do you not know? Do you not hear? +21 Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? - -22. It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, +22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; - -23. who brings princes to nothing, +23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness. - -24. Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, +24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. - -25. To whom then will you compare me, +25 To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. - -26. Lift up your eyes on high and see: +26 Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing. - -27. Why do you say, O Jacob, +27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, -"My way is hidden from the LORD, - and my right is disregarded by my God"? - -28. Have you not known? Have you not heard? -The LORD is the everlasting God, +“My way is hidden from the Lord, + and my right is disregarded by my God”? +28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? +The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. - -29. He gives power to the faint, +29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. - -30. Even youths shall faint and be weary, +30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; - -31. but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; +31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; - they shall walk and not faint. - - - + they shall walk and not faint. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md index 6d1ad69a..3d5a074b 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,146 +1,109 @@ -Fear Not, for I Am with You - # Chapter 41 -1. Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; +1 Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment. - -2. Who stirred up one from the east +2 Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow. - -3. He pursues them and passes on safely, +3 He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod. - -4. Who has performed and done this, +4 Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? -I, the LORD, the first, +I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. - -5. The coastlands have seen and are afraid; +5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come. - -6. Everyone helps his neighbor - and says to his brother, "Be strong!" - -7. The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, +6 Everyone helps his neighbor + and says to his brother, “Be strong!” +7 The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, -saying of the soldering, "It is good"; +saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved. - -8. But you, Israel, my servant, +8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; - -9. you whom I took from the ends of the earth, +9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, -saying to you, "You are my servant, - I have chosen you and not cast you off"; - -10. fear not, for I am with you; +saying to you, “You are my servant, + I have chosen you and not cast you off”; +10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - -11. Behold, all who are incensed against you +11 Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. - -12. You shall seek those who contend with you, +12 You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. - -13. For I, the LORD your God, +13 For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; -it is I who say to you, "Fear not, - I am the one who helps you." - -14. Fear not, you worm Jacob, +it is I who say to you, “Fear not, + I am the one who helps you.” +14 Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! -I am the one who helps you, declares the LORD; +I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. - -15. Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, +15 Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff; - -16. you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, +16 you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. -And you shall rejoice in the LORD; +And you shall rejoice in the Lord; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. - -17. When the poor and needy seek water, +17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, -I the LORD will answer them; +I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them. - -18. I will open rivers on the bare heights, +18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. - -19. I will put in the wilderness the cedar, +19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together, - -20. that they may see and know, +20 that they may see and know, may consider and understand together, -that the hand of the LORD has done this, - -the Holy One of Israel has created it. -The Futility of Idols - - -21. Set forth your case, says the LORD; +that the hand of the Lord has done this, + the Holy One of Israel has created it. +21 Set forth your case, says the Lord; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob. - -22. Let them bring them, and tell us +22 Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come. - -23. Tell us what is to come hereafter, +23 Tell us what is to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; do good, or do harm, that we may be dismayed and terrified. - -24. Behold, you are nothing, +24 Behold, you are nothing, and your work is less than nothing; an abomination is he who chooses you. - -25. I stirred up one from the north, and he has come, +25 I stirred up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name; he shall trample on rulers as on mortar, as the potter treads clay. - -26. Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know, - and beforehand, that we might say, "He is right"? +26 Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know, + and beforehand, that we might say, “He is right”? There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed, none who heard your words. - -27. I was the first to say to Zion, "Behold, here they are!" +27 I was the first to say to Zion, “Behold, here they are!” and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good news. - -28. But when I look, there is no one; - -among these there is no counselor +28 But when I look, there is no one; + among these there is no counselor who, when I ask, gives an answer. - -29. Behold, they are all a delusion; +29 Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; - their metal images are empty wind. - - - + their metal images are empty wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md index 9d8a8c00..05c89357 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,76 +1,58 @@ -The LORD's Chosen Servant - # Chapter 42 -1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold, +1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. - -2. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, +2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; - -3. a bruised reed he will not break, +3 a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. - -4. He will not grow faint or be discouraged +4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. - -5. Thus says God, the LORD, +5 Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: - -6. "I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; +6 “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, - -7. to open the eyes that are blind, +7 to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. - -8. I am the LORD; that is my name; +8 I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. - -9. Behold, the former things have come to pass, +9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth - -I tell you of them."Sing to the LORD a New Song - -10. Sing to the LORD a new song, + I tell you of them.” +10 Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. - -11. Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, +11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the habitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains. - -12. Let them give glory to the LORD, +12 Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands. - -13. The LORD goes out like a mighty man, +13 The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes. - -14. For a long time I have held my peace; +14 For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant. - -15. I will lay waste mountains and hills, +15 I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. - -16. And I will lead the blind +16 And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. @@ -78,48 +60,33 @@ I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them. - -17. They are turned back and utterly put to shame, +17 They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, - "You are our gods." -Israel's Failure to Hear and See - - -18. Hear, you deaf, + “You are our gods.” +18 Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see! - -19. Who is blind but my servant, +19 Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one, - or blind as the servant of the LORD? - -20. He sees many things, but does not observe them; + or blind as the servant of the Lord? +20 He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear. - -21. The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, +21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious. - -22. But this is a people plundered and looted; - -they are all of them trapped in holes +22 But this is a people plundered and looted; + they are all of them trapped in holes and hidden in prisons; they have become plunder with none to rescue, - spoil with none to say, "Restore!" - -23. Who among you will give ear to this, + spoil with none to say, “Restore!” +23 Who among you will give ear to this, will attend and listen for the time to come? - -24. Who gave up Jacob to the looter, +24 Who gave up Jacob to the looter, and Israel to the plunderers? -Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, +Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned, in whose ways they would not walk, and whose law they would not obey? - -25. So he poured on him the heat of his anger +25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; - it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart. - - - + it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md index a95711f6..68052c38 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,129 +1,97 @@ -Israel's Only Savior - # Chapter 43 -1. But now thus says the LORD, +1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: -"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; +“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. - -2. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; +2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. - -3. For I am the LORD your God, +3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. - -4. Because you are precious in my eyes, +4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. - -5. Fear not, for I am with you; +5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. - -6. I will say to the north, Give up, +6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, - -7. everyone who is called by my name, +7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, - whom I formed and made." - -8. Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, + whom I formed and made.” +8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears! - -9. All the nations gather together, +9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right, and let them hear and say, It is true. - -10. "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, - "and my servant whom I have chosen, +10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, + “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. - -11. I, I am the LORD, +11 I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior. - -12. I declared and saved and proclaimed, +12 I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; - and you are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and I am God. - -13. Also henceforth I am he; + and you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God. +13 Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; - I work, and who can turn it back?" - -14. Thus says the LORD, + I work, and who can turn it back?” +14 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: -"For your sake I send to Babylon +“For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. - -15. I am the LORD, your Holy One, - the Creator of Israel, your King." - -16. Thus says the LORD, +15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, + the Creator of Israel, your King.” +16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, - -17. who brings forth chariot and horse, +17 who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: - -18. "Remember not the former things, +18 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. - -19. Behold, I am doing a new thing; +19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. - -20. The wild beasts will honor me, +20 The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, - -21. the people whom I formed for myself +21 the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise. - -22. "Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob; +22 “Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel! - -23. You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings, +23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings, or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, or wearied you with frankincense. - -24. You have not bought me sweet cane with money, +24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities. - -25. "I, I am he +25 “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. - -26. Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; +26 Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right. - -27. Your first father sinned, +27 Your first father sinned, and your mediators transgressed against me. - -28. Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary, +28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary, and deliver Jacob to utter destruction - and Israel to reviling. - - - + and Israel to reviling. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md index 2ecf9cb6..3dbcb855 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,103 +1,75 @@ -Israel the LORD's Chosen - # Chapter 44 -1. "But now hear, O Jacob my servant, +1 “But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen! - -2. Thus says the LORD who made you, +2 Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. - -3. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, +3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. - -4. They shall spring up among the grass +4 They shall spring up among the grass like willows by flowing streams. - -5. This one will say, 'I am the LORD's,' +5 This one will say, ‘I am the Lord's,’ another will call on the name of Jacob, -and another will write on his hand, 'The LORD's,' - -and name himself by the name of Israel." -Besides Me There Is No God - - -6. Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel - and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: -"I am the first and I am the last; +and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord's,’ + and name himself by the name of Israel.” +6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel + and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: +“I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. - -7. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. -Let him declare and set it before me, +7 Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. + Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. -Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. - -8. Fear not, nor be afraid; + Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. +8 Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? - There is no Rock; I know not any." -The Folly of Idolatry - - -9. All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. -10. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? -11. Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together. - -12. The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. -13. The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. -14. He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. -15. Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. -16. Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!" -17. And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!" - -18. They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. -19. No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?" -20. He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"The LORD Redeems Israel - -21. Remember these things, O Jacob, + There is no Rock; I know not any.” +9 All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. +10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? +11 Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together. +12 The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. +13 The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. +14 He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. +15 Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. +16 Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!” +17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!” +18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. +19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” +20 He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?” +21 Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. - -22. I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud +22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. - -23. Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it; +23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! -For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, +For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel. - -24. Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, +24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: -"I am the LORD, who made all things, +“I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, - -25. who frustrates the signs of liars +25 who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish, - -26. who confirms the word of his servant +26 who confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the counsel of his messengers, -who says of Jerusalem, 'She shall be inhabited,' - and of the cities of Judah, 'They shall be built, - and I will raise up their ruins'; - -27. who says to the deep, 'Be dry; - I will dry up your rivers'; - -28. who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, - and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; -saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' - and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'" - - - +who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited,’ + and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built, + and I will raise up their ruins’; +27 who says to the deep, ‘Be dry; + I will dry up your rivers’; +28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, + and he shall fulfill all my purpose’; +saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’ + and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md index 37f84bb5..2c371ea0 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,142 +1,113 @@ -Cyrus, God's Instrument - # Chapter 45 -1. Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, +1 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: - -2. "I will go before you +2 “I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, - -3. I will give you the treasures of darkness +3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, -that you may know that it is I, the LORD, +that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. - -4. For the sake of my servant Jacob, +4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. - -5. I am the LORD, and there is no other, +5 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, - -6. that people may know, from the rising of the sun +6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; - I am the LORD, and there is no other. - -7. I form light and create darkness; + I am the Lord, and there is no other. +7 I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; - I am the LORD, who does all these things. - -8. "Shower, O heavens, from above, + I am the Lord, who does all these things. +8 “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; - I the LORD have created it. - -9. "Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, + I the Lord have created it. +9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! -Does the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' - or 'Your work has no handles'? - -10. Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you begetting?' - or to a woman, 'With what are you in labor?'" - -11. Thus says the LORD, +Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ + or ‘Your work has no handles’? +10 Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ + or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’” +11 Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: -"Ask me of things to come; +“Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? - -12. I made the earth +12 I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. - -13. I have stirred him up in righteousness, +13 I have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways level; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, -not for price or reward," - says the LORD of hosts.The LORD, the Only Savior - -14. Thus says the LORD: -"The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, +not for price or reward,” + says the Lord of hosts. +14 Thus says the Lord: +“The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours; they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will plead with you, saying: - 'Surely God is in you, and there is no other, - no god besides him.'" - -15. Truly, you are a God who hides himself, + ‘Surely God is in you, and there is no other, + no god besides him.’” +15 Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. - -16. All of them are put to shame and confounded; +16 All of them are put to shame and confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together. - -17. But Israel is saved by the LORD +17 But Israel is saved by the Lord with everlasting salvation; you shall not be put to shame or confounded to all eternity. - -18. For thus says the LORD, +18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): -"I am the LORD, and there is no other. - -19. I did not speak in secret, +“I am the Lord, and there is no other. +19 I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, - 'Seek me in vain.' -I the LORD speak the truth; + ‘Seek me in vain.’ +I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right. - -20. "Assemble yourselves and come; +20 “Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you survivors of the nations! They have no knowledge who carry about their wooden idols, and keep on praying to a god that cannot save. - -21. Declare and present your case; +21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? -Was it not I, the LORD? +Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. - -22. "Turn to me and be saved, +22 “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. - -23. By myself I have sworn; +23 By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: -'To me every knee shall bow, - every tongue shall swear allegiance.' - -24. "Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, +‘To me every knee shall bow, + every tongue shall swear allegiance.’ +24 “Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him. - -25. In the LORD all the offspring of Israel - shall be justified and shall glory." - - - +25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel + shall be justified and shall glory.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md index 550eb1c3..ca8ad945 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,63 +1,46 @@ -The Idols of Babylon and the One True God - # Chapter 46 -1. Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; +1 Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts. - -2. They stoop; they bow down together; +2 They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity. - -3. "Listen to me, O house of Jacob, +3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; - -4. even to your old age I am he, +4 even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. - -5. "To whom will you liken me and make me equal, +5 “To whom will you liken me and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike? - -6. Those who lavish gold from the purse, +6 Those who lavish gold from the purse, and weigh out silver in the scales, hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; then they fall down and worship! - -7. They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it, +7 They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble. - -8. "Remember this and stand firm, +8 “Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, - -9. remember the former things of old; +9 remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, - -10. declaring the end from the beginning +10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, -saying, 'My counsel shall stand, - and I will accomplish all my purpose,' - -11. calling a bird of prey from the east, +saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, + and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ +11 calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it. - -12. "Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, +12 “Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness: - -13. I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, +13 I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, - for Israel my glory." - - - + for Israel my glory.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md index b1980868..0f88f2c3 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,93 +1,73 @@ -The Humiliation of Babylon - # Chapter 47 -1. Come down and sit in the dust, +1 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate. - -2. Take the millstones and grind flour, +2 Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers. - -3. Your nakedness shall be uncovered, +3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one. - -4. Our Redeemer--the LORD of hosts is his name-- +4 Our Redeemer—the Lord of hosts is his name— is the Holy One of Israel. - -5. Sit in silence, and go into darkness, +5 Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms. - -6. I was angry with my people; +6 I was angry with my people; I profaned my heritage; I gave them into your hand; you showed them no mercy; on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy. - -7. You said, "I shall be mistress forever," - -so that you did not lay these things to heart +7 You said, “I shall be mistress forever,” + so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end. - -8. Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, +8 Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, - "I am, and there is no one besides me; + “I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow - or know the loss of children": - -9. These two things shall come to you + or know the loss of children”: +9 These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments. - -10. You felt secure in your wickedness; - you said, "No one sees me"; +10 You felt secure in your wickedness; + you said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, - "I am, and there is no one besides me." - -11. But evil shall come upon you, + “I am, and there is no one besides me.” +11 But evil shall come upon you, which you will not know how to charm away; disaster shall fall upon you, for which you will not be able to atone; and ruin shall come upon you suddenly, of which you know nothing. - -12. Stand fast in your enchantments +12 Stand fast in your enchantments and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth; perhaps you may be able to succeed; perhaps you may inspire terror. - -13. You are wearied with your many counsels; +13 You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you. - -14. Behold, they are like stubble; +14 Behold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. No coal for warming oneself is this, no fire to sit before! - -15. Such to you are those with whom you have labored, +15 Such to you are those with whom you have labored, who have done business with you from your youth; they wander about, each in his own direction; - there is no one to save you. - - - + there is no one to save you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md index 7f10d2b1..8d110982 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,106 +1,78 @@ -Israel Refined for God's Glory - # Chapter 48 -1. Hear this, O house of Jacob, +1 Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, -who swear by the name of the LORD +who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. - -2. For they call themselves after the holy city, +2 For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; - the LORD of hosts is his name. - -3. "The former things I declared of old; + the Lord of hosts is his name. +3 “The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. - -4. Because I know that you are obstinate, - -and your neck is an iron sinew +4 Because I know that you are obstinate, + and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass, - -5. I declared them to you from of old, +5 I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, -lest you should say, 'My idol did them, - my carved image and my metal image commanded them.' - -6. "You have heard; now see all this; +lest you should say, ‘My idol did them, + my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’ +6 “You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I announce to you new things, hidden things that you have not known. - -7. They are created now, not long ago; +7 They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, - lest you should say, 'Behold, I knew them.' - -8. You have never heard, you have never known, + lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’ +8 You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel. - -9. "For my name's sake I defer my anger; +9 “For my name's sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. - -10. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; +10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. - -11. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, +11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? - My glory I will not give to another.The LORD's Call to Israel - -12. "Listen to me, O Jacob, + My glory I will not give to another. +12 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last. - -13. My hand laid the foundation of the earth, +13 My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together. - -14. "Assemble, all of you, and listen! +14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them has declared these things? -The LORD loves him; +The Lord loves him; he shall perform his purpose on Babylon, and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans. - -15. I, even I, have spoken and called him; +15 I, even I, have spoken and called him; I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way. - -16. Draw near to me, hear this: +16 Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, - from the time it came to be I have been there." -And now -the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit. - -17. Thus says the LORD, + from the time it came to be I have been there.” +And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit. +17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: -"I am the LORD your God, +“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. - -18. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! +18 Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea; - -19. your offspring would have been like the sand, +19 your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like its grains; their name would never be cut off - or destroyed from before me." - -20. Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea, + or destroyed from before me.” +20 Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea, declare this with a shout of joy, proclaim it, send it out to the end of the earth; - say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!" - -21. They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; + say, “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob!” +21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out. - -22. "There is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked." - - - +22 “There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md index 6cc3dac9..12bc2b9c 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,146 +1,112 @@ -The Servant of the LORD - # Chapter 49 -1. Listen to me, O coastlands, +1 Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. -The LORD called me from the womb, +The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. - -2. He made my mouth like a sharp sword; +2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. - -3. And he said to me, "You are my servant, - Israel, in whom I will be glorified." - -4. But I said, "I have labored in vain; +3 And he said to me, “You are my servant, + Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” +4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; -yet surely my right is with the LORD, - and my recompense with my God." - -5. And now the LORD says, +yet surely my right is with the Lord, + and my recompense with my God.” +5 And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; - and that Israel might be gathered to him-- -for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, - and my God has become my strength-- - -6. he says: -"It is too light a thing that you should be my servant - -to raise up the tribes of Jacob + and that Israel might be gathered to him— +for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, + and my God has become my strength— +6 he says: +“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant + to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, - that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." - -7. Thus says the LORD, + that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” +7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: -"Kings shall see and arise; +“Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; -because of the LORD, who is faithful, - -the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." -The Restoration of Israel - - -8. Thus says the LORD: -"In a time of favor I have answered you; +because of the Lord, who is faithful, + the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.” +8 Thus says the Lord: +“In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages, - -9. saying to the prisoners, 'Come out,' - to those who are in darkness, 'Appear.' +9 saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ + to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’ They shall feed along the ways; on all bare heights shall be their pasture; - -10. they shall not hunger or thirst, +10 they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them. - -11. And I will make all my mountains a road, +11 And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up. - -12. Behold, these shall come from afar, +12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, - and these from the land of Syene." - -13. Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; + and these from the land of Syene.” +13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! -For the LORD has comforted his people +For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted. - -14. But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me; - my Lord has forgotten me." - -15. "Can a woman forget her nursing child, +14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me; + my Lord has forgotten me.” +15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. - -16. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; +16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. - -17. Your builders make haste; +17 Your builders make haste; your destroyers and those who laid you waste go out from you. - -18. Lift up your eyes around and see; +18 Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. -As I live, declares the LORD, +As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament; you shall bind them on as a bride does. - -19. "Surely your waste and your desolate places - and your devastated land-- +19 “Surely your waste and your desolate places + and your devastated land— surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away. - -20. The children of your bereavement +20 The children of your bereavement will yet say in your ears: -'The place is too narrow for me; - make room for me to dwell in.' - -21. Then you will say in your heart: - 'Who has borne me these? +‘The place is too narrow for me; + make room for me to dwell in.’ +21 Then you will say in your heart: + ‘Who has borne me these? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and put away, but who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; - from where have these come?'" - -22. Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, + from where have these come?’” +22 Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. - -23. Kings shall be your foster fathers, +23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. -Then you will know that I am the LORD; - those who wait for me shall not be put to shame." - -24. Can the prey be taken from the mighty, +Then you will know that I am the Lord; + those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.” +24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? - -25. For thus says the LORD: -"Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, +25 For thus says the Lord: +“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. - -26. I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, +26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know - that I am the LORD your Savior, - and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." - - - + that I am the Lord your Savior, + and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md index 89566388..206c5d2c 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,15 +1,12 @@ -Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience - # Chapter 50 -1. Thus says the LORD: -"Where is your mother's certificate of divorce, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Where is your mother's certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. - -2. Why, when I came, was there no man; +2 Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? @@ -17,58 +14,44 @@ Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst. - -3. I clothe the heavens with blackness - and make sackcloth their covering." - -4. The Lord God has given me +3 I clothe the heavens with blackness + and make sackcloth their covering.” +4 The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; - -he awakens my ear + he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. - -5. The Lord God has opened my ear, +5 The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. - -6. I gave my back to those who strike, +6 I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. - -7. But the Lord God helps me; +7 But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. - -8. He who vindicates me is near. +8 He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. - -9. Behold, the Lord God helps me; +9 Behold, the Lord God helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up. - -10. Who among you fears the LORD +10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness - -and has no light -trust in the name of the LORD + and has no light +trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. - -11. Behold, all you who kindle a fire, +11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who equip yourselves with burning torches! Walk by the light of your fire, and by the torches that you have kindled! This you have from my hand: - you shall lie down in torment. - - - + you shall lie down in torment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md index feffb9c5..f4bfcdc4 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,134 +1,105 @@ -The LORD's Comfort for Zion - # Chapter 51 -1. "Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, - you who seek the LORD: +1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, + you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. - -2. Look to Abraham your father +2 Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, that I might bless him and multiply him. - -3. For the LORD comforts Zion; - -he comforts all her waste places +3 For the Lord comforts Zion; + he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, - her desert like the garden of the LORD; + her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. - -4. "Give attention to me, my people, +4 “Give attention to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me, and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples. - -5. My righteousness draws near, +5 My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait. - -6. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, +6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed. - -7. "Listen to me, you who know righteousness, +7 “Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. - -8. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, +8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, - and my salvation to all generations." - -9. Awake, awake, put on strength, - O arm of the LORD; + and my salvation to all generations.” +9 Awake, awake, put on strength, + O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon? - -10. Was it not you who dried up the sea, +10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? - -11. And the ransomed of the LORD shall return +11 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. - -12. "I, I am he who comforts you; +12 “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, - -13. and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, +13 and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor? - -14. He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; +14 He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking. - -15. I am the LORD your God, - who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- - the LORD of hosts is his name. - -16. And I have put my words in your mouth +15 I am the Lord your God, + who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— + the Lord of hosts is his name. +16 And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, - and saying to Zion, 'You are my people.'" - -17. Wake yourself, wake yourself, + and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’” +17 Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, -you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD +you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering. - -18. There is none to guide her +18 There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne; there is none to take her by the hand among all the sons she has brought up. - -19. These two things have happened to you-- - who will console you?-- +19 These two things have happened to you— + who will console you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword; who will comfort you? - -20. Your sons have fainted; - -they lie at the head of every street +20 Your sons have fainted; + they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a net; -they are full of the wrath of the LORD, +they are full of the wrath of the Lord, the rebuke of your God. - -21. Therefore hear this, you who are afflicted, +21 Therefore hear this, you who are afflicted, who are drunk, but not with wine: - -22. Thus says your Lord, the LORD, +22 Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: -"Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; +“Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more; - -23. and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, +23 and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who have said to you, - 'Bow down, that we may pass over'; + ‘Bow down, that we may pass over’; and you have made your back like the ground - and like the street for them to pass over." - - - + and like the street for them to pass over.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md index 0c312ba0..fa2a50c5 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,68 +1,50 @@ -The LORD's Coming Salvation - # Chapter 52 -1. Awake, awake, +1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. - -2. Shake yourself from the dust and arise; +2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. - -3. For thus says the LORD: "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money." -4. For thus says the Lord God: "My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing. -5. Now therefore what have I here," declares the LORD, "seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail," declares the LORD, "and continually all the day my name is despised. -6. Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am." - -7. How beautiful upon the mountains +3 For thus says the Lord: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.” +4 For thus says the Lord God: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing. +5 Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and continually all the day my name is despised. +6 Therefore my people shall know my name. Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am.” +7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, - who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." - -8. The voice of your watchmen--they lift up their voice; + who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” +8 The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see - the return of the LORD to Zion. - -9. Break forth together into singing, + the return of the Lord to Zion. +9 Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, -for the LORD has comforted his people; +for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem. - -10. The LORD has bared his holy arm +10 The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. - -11. Depart, depart, go out from there; +11 Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, - you who bear the vessels of the LORD. - -12. For you shall not go out in haste, + you who bear the vessels of the Lord. +12 For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, -for the LORD will go before you, +for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. -He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions - - -13. Behold, my servant shall act wisely; +13 Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. - -14. As many were astonished at you-- +14 As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, - and his form beyond that of the children of mankind-- - -15. so shall he sprinkle many nations. + and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— +15 so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, - and that which they have not heard they understand. - - - + and that which they have not heard they understand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md index fb059ca7..ac1521b7 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md @@ -1,65 +1,51 @@ # Chapter 53 -1. Who has believed what he has heard from us? - And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? - -2. For he grew up before him like a young plant, +1 Who has believed what he has heard from us? + And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? +2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. - -3. He was despised and rejected by men, +3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. - -4. Surely he has borne our griefs +4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. - -5. But he was pierced for our transgressions; +5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. - -6. All we like sheep have gone astray; - we have turned--every one--to his own way; -and the LORD has laid on him +6 All we like sheep have gone astray; + we have turned—every one—to his own way; +and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. - -7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, +7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. - -8. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; +8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? - -9. And they made his grave with the wicked +9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. - -10. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; +10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; -the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. - -11. Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; +the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. +11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. - -12. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, +12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, - and makes intercession for the transgressors. - - - + and makes intercession for the transgressors. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md index 6a381692..eeb8fa2f 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md @@ -1,88 +1,64 @@ -The Eternal Covenant of Peace - # Chapter 54 -1. "Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; +1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more - than the children of her who is married," says the LORD. - -2. "Enlarge the place of your tent, + than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord. +2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. - -3. For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, - -and your offspring will possess the nations +3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, + and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities. - -4. "Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; +4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. - -5. For your Maker is your husband, - the LORD of hosts is his name; +5 For your Maker is your husband, + the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. - -6. For the LORD has called you +6 For the Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God. - -7. For a brief moment I deserted you, +7 For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. - -8. In overflowing anger for a moment +8 In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, -but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," - says the LORD, your Redeemer. - -9. "This is like the days of Noah to me: - -as I swore that the waters of Noah +but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” + says the Lord, your Redeemer. +9 “This is like the days of Noah to me: + as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you. - -10. For the mountains may depart +10 For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, - and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," - says the LORD, who has compassion on you. - -11. "O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, + and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” + says the Lord, who has compassion on you. +11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires. - -12. I will make your pinnacles of agate, +12 I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones. - -13. All your children shall be taught by the LORD, +13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. - -14. In righteousness you shall be established; +14 In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. - -15. If anyone stirs up strife, +15 If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you. - -16. Behold, I have created the smith - -who blows the fire of coals +16 Behold, I have created the smith + who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy; - -17. no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, +17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. -This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD - and their vindication from me, declares the LORD." - - - +This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord + and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md index 5ba972e9..80319d20 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md @@ -1,67 +1,49 @@ -The Compassion of the LORD - # Chapter 55 -1. "Come, everyone who thirsts, +1 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. - -2. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, +2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. - -3. Incline your ear, and come to me; +3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. - -4. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, +4 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. - -5. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, +5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, -because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, +because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. - -6. "Seek the LORD while he may be found; +6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; - -7. let the wicked forsake his way, +7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; -let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, +let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. - -8. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, - neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. - -9. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, - -so are my ways higher than your ways +8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, + neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. +9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, + so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. - -10. "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven +10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, - -11. so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; +11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. - -12. "For you shall go out in joy +12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. - -13. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; +13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; -and it shall make a name for the LORD, - an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." - - - +and it shall make a name for the Lord, + an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md index 1fb38743..4adc594e 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md @@ -1,74 +1,54 @@ -Salvation for Foreigners - # Chapter 56 -1. Thus says the LORD: -"Keep justice, and do righteousness, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed. - -2. Blessed is the man who does this, +2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it, - and keeps his hand from doing any evil." - -3. Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, - "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; + and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” +3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, + “The Lord will surely separate me from his people”; and let not the eunuch say, - "Behold, I am a dry tree." - -4. For thus says the LORD: -"To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, - -who choose the things that please me + “Behold, I am a dry tree.” +4 For thus says the Lord: +“To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, + who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, - -5. I will give in my house and within my walls +5 I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. - -6. "And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, - to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, +6 “And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, + to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, - and holds fast my covenant-- - -7. these I will bring to my holy mountain, + and holds fast my covenant— +7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer - for all peoples." - -8. The Lord God, + for all peoples.” +8 The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, -"I will gather yet others to him - -besides those already gathered." -Israel's Irresponsible Leaders - - -9. All you beasts of the field, come to devour-- +“I will gather yet others to him + besides those already gathered.” +9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour— all you beasts in the forest. - -10. His watchmen are blind; +10 His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. - -11. The dogs have a mighty appetite; +11 The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all. - -12. "Come," they say, "let me get wine; +12 “Come,” they say, “let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, - great beyond measure." - - - + great beyond measure.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md index 5e14b4bc..8fca50ac 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md @@ -1,42 +1,33 @@ -Israel's Futile Idolatry - # Chapter 57 -1. The righteous man perishes, +1 The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; - -2. he enters into peace; +2 he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness. - -3. But you, draw near, +3 But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman. - -4. Whom are you mocking? +4 Whom are you mocking? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of deceit, - -5. you who burn with lust among the oaks, +5 you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? - -6. Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; +6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they, are your lot; to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a grain offering. -Shall I relent for these things? - -7. On a high and lofty mountain + Shall I relent for these things? +7 On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifice. - -8. Behind the door and the doorpost +8 Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your memorial; for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, you have gone up to it, @@ -44,67 +35,49 @@ for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, and you have made a covenant for yourself with them, you have loved their bed, you have looked on nakedness. - -9. You journeyed to the king with oil +9 You journeyed to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol. - -10. You were wearied with the length of your way, - but you did not say, "It is hopeless"; +10 You were wearied with the length of your way, + but you did not say, “It is hopeless”; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint. - -11. Whom did you dread and fear, +11 Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me? - -12. I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, +12 I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you. - -13. When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! +13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them all off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain. -Comfort for the Contrite - - -14. And it shall be said, -"Build up, build up, prepare the way, - remove every obstruction from my people's way." - -15. For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, +14 And it shall be said, +“Build up, build up, prepare the way, + remove every obstruction from my people's way.” +15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: -"I dwell in the high and holy place, +“I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. - -16. For I will not contend forever, +16 For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made. - -17. Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, +17 Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart. - -18. I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; +18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, - -19. creating the fruit of the lips. -Peace, peace, to the far and to the near," says the LORD, - "and I will heal him. - -20. But the wicked are like the tossing sea; +19 creating the fruit of the lips. +Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the Lord, + “and I will heal him. +20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt. - -21. There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked." - - - +21 There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md index abdb241f..6b3aa7eb 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md @@ -1,85 +1,66 @@ -True and False Fasting - # Chapter 58 -1. "Cry aloud; do not hold back; +1 “Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. - -2. Yet they seek me daily +2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. - -3. 'Why have we fasted, and you see it not? - Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?' +3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? + Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. - -4. Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight +4 Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. - -5. Is such the fast that I choose, +5 Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, - and a day acceptable to the LORD? - -6. "Is not this the fast that I choose: + and a day acceptable to the Lord? +6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? - -7. Is it not to share your bread with the hungry +7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? - -8. Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, +8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; - the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. - -9. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; - you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' + the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. +9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; + you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, - -10. if you pour yourself out for the hungry +10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. - -11. And the LORD will guide you continually - -and satisfy your desire in scorched places +11 And the Lord will guide you continually + and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. - -12. And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; +12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in. - -13. "If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, +13 “If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight - and the holy day of the LORD honorable; + and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; - -14. then you shall take delight in the LORD, +14 then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, - for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." - - - + for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md index ac8d0f71..85a0d169 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md @@ -1,105 +1,77 @@ -Evil and Oppression - # Chapter 59 -1. Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, +1 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; - -2. but your iniquities have made a separation +2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. - -3. For your hands are defiled with blood +3 For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness. - -4. No one enters suit justly; +4 No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. - -5. They hatch adders' eggs; +5 They hatch adders' eggs; they weave the spider's web; he who eats their eggs dies, and from one that is crushed a viper is hatched. - -6. Their webs will not serve as clothing; +6 Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands. - -7. Their feet run to evil, +7 Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways. - -8. The way of peace they do not know, +8 The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths; they have made their roads crooked; no one who treads on them knows peace. - -9. Therefore justice is far from us, +9 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light, and behold, darkness, and for brightness, but we walk in gloom. - -10. We grope for the wall like the blind; +10 We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among those in full vigor we are like dead men. - -11. We all growl like bears; +11 We all growl like bears; we moan and moan like doves; we hope for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us. - -12. For our transgressions are multiplied before you, +12 For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities: - -13. transgressing, and denying the LORD, +13 transgressing, and denying the Lord, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, - -conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words. -Judgment and Redemption - - -14. Justice is turned back, + conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words. +14 Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. - -15. Truth is lacking, +15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. -The LORD saw it, and it displeased him +The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. - -16. He saw that there was no man, +16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him. - -17. He put on righteousness as a breastplate, +17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak. - -18. According to their deeds, so will he repay, +18 According to their deeds, so will he repay, wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies; to the coastlands he will render repayment. - -19. So they shall fear the name of the LORD from the west, +19 So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, - which the wind of the LORD drives. - -20. "And a Redeemer will come to Zion, - to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the LORD. - -21. "And as for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD: "My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring," says the LORD, "from this time forth and forevermore." - - - + which the wind of the Lord drives. +20 “And a Redeemer will come to Zion, + to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord. +21 “And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md index 6bada5c4..f622536d 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md @@ -1,118 +1,92 @@ -The Future Glory of Israel - # Chapter 60 -1. Arise, shine, for your light has come, - and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. - -2. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, +1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, + and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. +2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; -but the LORD will arise upon you, +but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. - -3. And nations shall come to your light, +3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. - -4. Lift up your eyes all around, and see; +4 Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip. - -5. Then you shall see and be radiant; +5 Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. - -6. A multitude of camels shall cover you, +6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, - and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD. - -7. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; + and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord. +7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house. - -8. Who are these that fly like a cloud, +8 Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? - -9. For the coastlands shall hope for me, +9 For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, -for the name of the LORD your God, +for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful. - -10. Foreigners shall build up your walls, +10 Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. - -11. Your gates shall be open continually; +11 Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. - -12. For the nation and kingdom +12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. - -13. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, +13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious. - -14. The sons of those who afflicted you +14 The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; -they shall call you the City of the LORD, +they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. - -15. Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, +15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age. - -16. You shall suck the milk of nations; +16 You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; -and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior +and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. - -17. Instead of bronze I will bring gold, +17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. - -18. Violence shall no more be heard in your land, +18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. - -19. The sun shall be no more +19 The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; -but the LORD will be your everlasting light, +but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. - -20. Your sun shall no more go down, +20 Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; -for the LORD will be your everlasting light, +for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. - -21. Your people shall all be righteous; +21 Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified. - -22. The least one shall become a clan, +22 The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; -I am the LORD; - in its time I will hasten it. - - - +I am the Lord; + in its time I will hasten it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md index ac9bcd27..431df7ad 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md @@ -1,63 +1,48 @@ -The Year of the LORD's Favor - # Chapter 61 -1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, - because the LORD has anointed me +1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, + because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; - -2. to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, +2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; - -3. to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- +3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, - the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. - -4. They shall build up the ancient ruins; + the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. +4 They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. - -5. Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; +5 Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers; - -6. but you shall be called the priests of the LORD; +6 but you shall be called the priests of the Lord; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast. - -7. Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; +7 Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy. - -8. For I the LORD love justice; +8 For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. - -9. Their offspring shall be known among the nations, +9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, - that they are an offspring the LORD has blessed. - -10. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; + that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed. +10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. - -11. For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, +11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise - to sprout up before all the nations. - - - + to sprout up before all the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md index dfa8f904..28783ba3 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md @@ -1,72 +1,55 @@ -Zion's Coming Salvation - # Chapter 62 -1. For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, +1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. - -2. The nations shall see your righteousness, +2 The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name - that the mouth of the LORD will give. - -3. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, + that the mouth of the Lord will give. +3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. - -4. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, +4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; -for the LORD delights in you, +for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. - -5. For as a young man marries a young woman, +5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. - -6. On your walls, O Jerusalem, +6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. -You who put the LORD in remembrance, +You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest, - -7. and give him no rest - -until he establishes Jerusalem +7 and give him no rest + until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth. - -8. The LORD has sworn by his right hand +8 The Lord has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: -"I will not again give your grain +“I will not again give your grain to be food for your enemies, and foreigners shall not drink your wine for which you have labored; - -9. but those who garner it shall eat it - and praise the LORD, +9 but those who garner it shall eat it + and praise the Lord, and those who gather it shall drink it - in the courts of my sanctuary." - -10. Go through, go through the gates; + in the courts of my sanctuary.” +10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples. - -11. Behold, the LORD has proclaimed +11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, - "Behold, your salvation comes; + “Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, - and his recompense before him." - -12. And they shall be called The Holy People, - The Redeemed of the LORD; + and his recompense before him.” +12 And they shall be called The Holy People, + The Redeemed of the Lord; and you shall be called Sought Out, - A City Not Forsaken. - - - + A City Not Forsaken. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md index 8e683e3d..f5645401 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md @@ -1,103 +1,76 @@ -The LORD's Day of Vengeance - # Chapter 63 -1. Who is this who comes from Edom, +1 Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? -"It is I, speaking in righteousness, - mighty to save." - -2. Why is your apparel red, +“It is I, speaking in righteousness, + mighty to save.” +2 Why is your apparel red, and your garments like his who treads in the winepress? - -3. "I have trodden the winepress alone, +3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me; I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments, and stained all my apparel. - -4. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, +4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption had come. - -5. I looked, but there was no one to help; +5 I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath upheld me. - -6. I trampled down the peoples in my anger; +6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger; I made them drunk in my wrath, - -and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth."The LORD's Mercy Remembered - -7. I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, - the praises of the LORD, -according to all that the LORD has granted us, + and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.” +7 I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, + the praises of the Lord, +according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. - -8. For he said, "Surely they are my people, - children who will not deal falsely." -And he became their Savior. - -9. In all their affliction he was afflicted, +8 For he said, “Surely they are my people, + children who will not deal falsely.” + And he became their Savior. +9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. - -10. But they rebelled +10 But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them. - -11. Then he remembered the days of old, +11 Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people. Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put in the midst of them his Holy Spirit, - -12. who caused his glorious arm +12 who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself an everlasting name, - -13. who led them through the depths? +13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble. - -14. Like livestock that go down into the valley, - the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. +14 Like livestock that go down into the valley, + the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. So you led your people, to make for yourself a glorious name. -Prayer for Mercy - - -15. Look down from heaven and see, +15 Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? - -The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion + The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion are held back from me. - -16. For you are our Father, +16 For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; -you, O LORD, are our Father, +you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name. - -17. O LORD, why do you make us wander from your ways +17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways and harden our heart, so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. - -18. Your holy people held possession for a little while; +18 Your holy people held possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary. - -19. We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, - like those who are not called by your name. - - - +19 We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, + like those who are not called by your name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md index 8b5f5799..683487db 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md @@ -1,54 +1,40 @@ # Chapter 64 -1. Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, - that the mountains might quake at your presence-- - -2. as when fire kindles brushwood - and the fire causes water to boil-- +1 Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, + that the mountains might quake at your presence— +2 as when fire kindles brushwood + and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence! - -3. When you did awesome things that we did not look for, +3 When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. - -4. From of old no one has heard +4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. - -5. You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, +5 You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? - -6. We have all become like one who is unclean, +6 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. - -7. There is no one who calls upon your name, +7 There is no one who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities. - -8. But now, O LORD, you are our Father; +8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. - -9. Be not so terribly angry, O LORD, +9 Be not so terribly angry, O Lord, and remember not iniquity forever. -Behold, please look, we are all your people. - -10. Your holy cities have become a wilderness; + Behold, please look, we are all your people. +10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. - -11. Our holy and beautiful house, +11 Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins. - -12. Will you restrain yourself at these things, O LORD? - Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly? - - - +12 Will you restrain yourself at these things, O Lord? + Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md index 3ee18b1d..a86e8d12 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md @@ -1,142 +1,107 @@ -Judgment and Salvation - # Chapter 65 -1. I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; +1 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. -I said, "Here I am, here I am," +I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. - -2. I spread out my hands all the day +2 I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; - -3. a people who provoke me +3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks; - -4. who sit in tombs, +4 who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels; - -5. who say, "Keep to yourself, - do not come near me, for I am too holy for you." +5 who say, “Keep to yourself, + do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.” These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day. - -6. Behold, it is written before me: - "I will not keep silent, but I will repay; +6 Behold, it is written before me: + “I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their lap - -7. both your iniquities and your fathers' iniquities together, -says the LORD; +7 both your iniquities and your fathers' iniquities together, +says the Lord; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their lap - payment for their former deeds." - -8. Thus says the LORD: -"As the new wine is found in the cluster, - and they say, 'Do not destroy it, - for there is a blessing in it,' + payment for their former deeds.” +8 Thus says the Lord: +“As the new wine is found in the cluster, + and they say, ‘Do not destroy it, + for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all. - -9. I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, +9 I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains; my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there. - -10. Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, +10 Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me. - -11. But you who forsake the LORD, +11 But you who forsake the Lord, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny, - -12. I will destine you to the sword, +12 I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes - and chose what I did not delight in." - -13. Therefore thus -says the Lord God: -"Behold, my servants shall eat, + and chose what I did not delight in.” +13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; - -14. behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, - -but you shall cry out for pain of heart +14 behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, + but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit. - -15. You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse, - -and the Lord God will put you to death, +15 You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse, + and the Lord God will put you to death, but his servants he will call by another name, - -16. so that he who blesses himself in the land +16 so that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten - -and are hidden from my eyes. -New Heavens and a New Earth - - -17. "For behold, I create new heavens + and are hidden from my eyes. +17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. - -18. But be glad and rejoice forever +18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. - -19. I will rejoice in Jerusalem +19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. - -20. No more shall there be in it +20 No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the young man shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed. - -21. They shall build houses and inhabit them; +21 They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. - -22. They shall not build and another inhabit; +22 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. - -23. They shall not labor in vain +23 They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, -for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the LORD, +for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them. - -24. Before they call I will answer; +24 Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear. - -25. The wolf and the lamb shall graze together; +25 The wolf and the lamb shall graze together; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt or destroy - in all my holy mountain," -says the LORD. - - - + in all my holy mountain,” +says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md index d867a481..1cf54bc8 100644 --- a/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md +++ b/ESV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md @@ -1,122 +1,90 @@ -The Humble and Contrite in Spirit - # Chapter 66 -1. Thus says the LORD: -"Heaven is my throne, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? - -2. All these things my hand has made, +2 All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, -declares the LORD. +declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: - -he who is humble and contrite in spirit + he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word. - -3. "He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; +3 “He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations; - -4. I also will choose harsh treatment for them +4 I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes - and chose that in which I did not delight." - -5. Hear the word of the LORD, + and chose that in which I did not delight.” +5 Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: -"Your brothers who hate you - -and cast you out for my name's sake -have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified, - that we may see your joy'; +“Your brothers who hate you + and cast you out for my name's sake +have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, + that we may see your joy’; but it is they who shall be put to shame. - -6. "The sound of an uproar from the city! +6 “The sound of an uproar from the city! A sound from the temple! -The sound of the LORD, +The sound of the Lord, rendering recompense to his enemies! -Rejoice with Jerusalem - - -7. "Before she was in labor +7 “Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. - -8. Who has heard such a thing? +8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children. - -9. Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?" - says the LORD; -"shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?" +9 Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?” + says the Lord; +“shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?” says your God. - -10. " -Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, +10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her; - -11. that you may nurse and be satisfied +11 that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight - from her glorious abundance." - -12. For thus says the LORD: -"Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, + from her glorious abundance.” +12 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees. - -13. As one whom his mother comforts, +13 As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. - -14. You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; +14 You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; -and the hand of the LORD shall be known to his servants, - -and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.Final Judgment and Glory of the LORD - -15. "For behold, the LORD will come in fire, +and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, + and he shall show his indignation against his enemies. +15 “For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. - -16. For by fire will the LORD enter into judgment, +16 For by fire will the Lord enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; - and those slain by the LORD shall be many. - -17. "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the LORD. - -18. "For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, -19. and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations. -20. And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the LORD, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD. -21. And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the LORD. - -22. "For as the new heavens and the new earth - -that I make -shall remain before me, says the LORD, + and those slain by the Lord shall be many. +17 “Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord. +18 “For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, +19 and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations. +20 And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. +21 And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord. +22 “For as the new heavens and the new earth + that I make +shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain. - -23. From new moon to new moon, +23 From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, -declares the LORD. - -24. "And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh." - - - +declares the Lord. +24 “And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md index 4f2d833e..3e4bc13d 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,44 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, -2. to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. -3. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. -The Call of Jeremiah - - -4. Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, - -5. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, +1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, +2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. +3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. +4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; -I appointed you a prophet to the nations." - -6. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth." -7. But the LORD said to me, -"Do not say, 'I am only a youth'; +I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” +6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” +7 But the Lord said to me, +“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. - -8. Do not be afraid of them, +8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, -declares the LORD." - -9. Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, -"Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. - -10. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, +declares the Lord.” +9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, +“Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. +10 See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, -to build and to plant." - -11. And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" And I said, "I see an almond branch." -12. Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it." - -13. The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north." -14. Then the LORD said to me, "Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land. -15. For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the LORD, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah. -16. And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands. -17. But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. -18. And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. -19. They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the LORD, to deliver you." - - - +to build and to plant.” +11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” +12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” +13 The word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.” +14 Then the Lord said to me, “Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land. +15 For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah. +16 And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands. +17 But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. +18 And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. +19 They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the Lord, to deliver you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md index 0539b140..af729c9a 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,194 +1,153 @@ -Israel Forsakes the LORD - # Chapter 2 -1. The word of the LORD came to me, saying, -2. "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the LORD, -"I remember the devotion of your youth, +1 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord, +“I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. - -3. Israel was holy to the LORD, +3 Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who ate of it incurred guilt; disaster came upon them, -declares the LORD." - -4. Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel. -5. Thus says the LORD: -"What wrong did your fathers find in me +declares the Lord.” +4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel. +5 Thus says the Lord: +“What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless? - -6. They did not say, 'Where is the LORD +6 They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that none passes through, - where no man dwells?' - -7. And I brought you into a plentiful land + where no man dwells?’ +7 And I brought you into a plentiful land to enjoy its fruits and its good things. But when you came in, you defiled my land and made my heritage an abomination. - -8. The priests did not say, 'Where is the LORD?' +8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit. - -9. "Therefore I still contend with you, -declares the LORD, +9 “Therefore I still contend with you, +declares the Lord, and with your children's children I will contend. - -10. For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, +10 For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, or send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has been such a thing. - -11. Has a nation changed its gods, +11 Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit. - -12. Be appalled, O heavens, at this; +12 Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, -declares the LORD, - -13. for my people have committed two evils: +declares the Lord, +13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. - -14. "Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant? +14 “Is Israel a slave? Is he a homeborn servant? Why then has he become a prey? - -15. The lions have roared against him; +15 The lions have roared against him; they have roared loudly. They have made his land a waste; his cities are in ruins, without inhabitant. - -16. Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes +16 Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. - -17. Have you not brought this upon yourself - by forsaking the LORD your God, +17 Have you not brought this upon yourself + by forsaking the Lord your God, when he led you in the way? - -18. And now what do you gain by going to Egypt +18 And now what do you gain by going to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what do you gain by going to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? - -19. Your evil will chastise you, +19 Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter - for you to forsake the LORD your God; + for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts. - -20. "For long ago I broke your yoke +20 “For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; - but you said, 'I will not serve.' + but you said, ‘I will not serve.’ Yes, on every high hill - -and under every green tree + and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore. - -21. Yet I planted you a choice vine, +21 Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine? - -22. Though you wash yourself with lye +22 Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord God. - -23. How can you say, 'I am not unclean, - I have not gone after the Baals'? +23 How can you say, ‘I am not unclean, + I have not gone after the Baals’? Look at your way in the valley; - know what you have done-- + know what you have done— a restless young camel running here and there, - -24. a wild donkey used to the wilderness, +24 a wild donkey used to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind! Who can restrain her lust? None who seek her need weary themselves; in her month they will find her. - -25. Keep your feet from going unshod +25 Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. -But you said, 'It is hopeless, +But you said, ‘It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, - and after them I will go.' - -26. "As a thief is shamed when caught, + and after them I will go.’ +26 “As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, - -27. who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' - and to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' +27 who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ + and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their back to me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble they say, - 'Arise and save us!' - -28. But where are your gods + ‘Arise and save us!’ +28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah. - -29. "Why do you contend with me? +29 “Why do you contend with me? You have all transgressed against me, -declares the LORD. - -30. In vain have I struck your children; +declares the Lord. +30 In vain have I struck your children; they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion. - -31. And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD. +31 And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? -Why then do my people say, 'We are free, - we will come no more to you'? - -32. Can a virgin forget her ornaments, +Why then do my people say, ‘We are free, + we will come no more to you’? +32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number. - -33. "How well you direct your course +33 “How well you direct your course to seek love! So that even to wicked women you have taught your ways. - -34. Also on your skirts is found +34 Also on your skirts is found the lifeblood of the guiltless poor; you did not find them breaking in. -Yet in spite of all these things - - -35. you say, 'I am innocent; - surely his anger has turned from me.' + Yet in spite of all these things +35 you say, ‘I am innocent; + surely his anger has turned from me.’ Behold, I will bring you to judgment - for saying, 'I have not sinned.' - -36. How much you go about, + for saying, ‘I have not sinned.’ +36 How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria. - -37. From it too you will come away +37 From it too you will come away with your hands on your head, -for the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, - and you will not prosper by them. - - - +for the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust, + and you will not prosper by them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md index c9f4e6bd..d7686a36 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,97 +1,75 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. "If a man divorces his wife - -and she goes from him +1 “If a man divorces his wife + and she goes from him and becomes another man's wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted? You have played the whore with many lovers; and would you return to me? -declares the LORD. - -2. Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! +declares the Lord. +2 Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Where have you not been ravished? By the waysides you have sat awaiting lovers like an Arab in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your vile whoredom. - -3. Therefore the showers have been withheld, +3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have the forehead of a whore; you refuse to be ashamed. - -4. Have you not just now called to me, - 'My father, you are the friend of my youth-- - -5. will he be angry forever, - will he be indignant to the end?' +4 Have you not just now called to me, + ‘My father, you are the friend of my youth— +5 will he be angry forever, + will he be indignant to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken, - -but you have done all the evil that you could." -Faithless Israel Called to Repentance - - -6. The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: "Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the whore? -7. And I thought, 'After she has done all this she will return to me,' but she did not return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. -8. She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore. -9. Because she took her whoredom lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree. -10. Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD." - -11. And the LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. -12. Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, -"'Return, faithless Israel, -declares the LORD. + but you have done all the evil that you could.” +6 The Lord said to me in the days of King Josiah: “Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the whore? +7 And I thought, ‘After she has done all this she will return to me,’ but she did not return, and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. +8 She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore. +9 Because she took her whoredom lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree. +10 Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the Lord.” +11 And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. +12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, +“‘Return, faithless Israel, +declares the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, -declares the LORD; +declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever. - -13. Only acknowledge your guilt, - that you rebelled against the LORD your God +13 Only acknowledge your guilt, + that you rebelled against the Lord your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, -declares the LORD. - -14. Return, O faithless children, -declares the LORD; +declares the Lord. +14 Return, O faithless children, +declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. - -15. "'And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. -16. And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the LORD, they shall no more say, "The ark of the covenant of the LORD." It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again. -17. At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the LORD, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart. -18. In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage. - -19. "'I said, +15 “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. +16 And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again. +17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart. +18 In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage. +19 “‘I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me. - -20. Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband, +20 Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband, so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel, -declares the LORD.'" - -21. A voice on the bare heights is heard, +declares the Lord.’” +21 A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping and pleading of Israel's sons because they have perverted their way; - they have forgotten the LORD their God. - -22. "Return, O faithless sons; - I will heal your faithlessness." -"Behold, we come to you, - for you are the LORD our God. - -23. Truly the hills are a delusion, + they have forgotten the Lord their God. +22 “Return, O faithless sons; + I will heal your faithlessness.” +“Behold, we come to you, + for you are the Lord our God. +23 Truly the hills are a delusion, the orgies on the mountains. -Truly in the LORD our God +Truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. - -24. "But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. -25. Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God." - - - +24 “But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. +25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md index dc13010e..78e2a065 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,151 +1,112 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. "If you return, O Israel, -declares the LORD, +1 “If you return, O Israel, +declares the Lord, to me you should return. If you remove your detestable things from my presence, and do not waver, - -2. and if you swear, 'As the LORD lives,' +2 and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, - and in him shall they glory." - -3. For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: -"Break up your fallow ground, + and in him shall they glory.” +3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: +“Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. - -4. Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; +4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, - because of the evil of your deeds." -Disaster from the North - - -5. Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, -"Blow the trumpet through the land; + because of the evil of your deeds.” +5 Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, +“Blow the trumpet through the land; cry aloud and say, -'Assemble, and let us go - into the fortified cities!' - -6. Raise a standard toward Zion, +‘Assemble, and let us go + into the fortified cities!’ +6 Raise a standard toward Zion, flee for safety, stay not, for I bring disaster from the north, and great destruction. - -7. A lion has gone up from his thicket, +7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; - -he has gone out from his place + he has gone out from his place to make your land a waste; - -your cities will be ruins + your cities will be ruins without inhabitant. - -8. For this put on sackcloth, +8 For this put on sackcloth, lament and wail, -for the fierce anger of the LORD - has not turned back from us." - -9. "In that day, declares the LORD, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded." -10. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'It shall be well with you,' whereas the sword has reached their very life." - -11. At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse, -12. a wind too full for this comes for me. Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them." - -13. Behold, he comes up like clouds; +for the fierce anger of the Lord + has not turned back from us.” +9 “In that day, declares the Lord, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.” +10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It shall be well with you,’ whereas the sword has reached their very life.” +11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse, +12 a wind too full for this comes for me. Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them.” +13 Behold, he comes up like clouds; his chariots like the whirlwind; -his horses are swifter than eagles-- +his horses are swifter than eagles— woe to us, for we are ruined! - -14. O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, +14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you? - -15. For a voice declares from Dan +15 For a voice declares from Dan and proclaims trouble from Mount Ephraim. - -16. Warn the nations that he is coming; +16 Warn the nations that he is coming; announce to Jerusalem, -"Besiegers come from a distant land; +“Besiegers come from a distant land; they shout against the cities of Judah. - -17. Like keepers of a field are they against her all around, +17 Like keepers of a field are they against her all around, because she has rebelled against me, -declares the LORD. - -18. Your ways and your deeds +declares the Lord. +18 Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your doom, and it is bitter; - -it has reached your very heart." -Anguish over Judah's Desolation - - -19. My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! + it has reached your very heart.” +19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. - -20. Crash follows hard on crash; +20 Crash follows hard on crash; the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste, my curtains in a moment. - -21. How long must I see the standard +21 How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet? - -22. "For my people are foolish; +22 “For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. -They are 'wise'--in doing evil! - But how to do good they know not." - -23. I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; +They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! + But how to do good they know not.” +23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light. - -24. I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, +24 I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro. - -25. I looked, and behold, there was no man, +25 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled. - -26. I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, - -and all its cities were laid in ruins - before the LORD, before his fierce anger. - -27. For thus says the LORD, "The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end. - -28. "For this the earth shall mourn, +26 I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, + and all its cities were laid in ruins + before the Lord, before his fierce anger. +27 For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end. +28 “For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; - I have not relented, nor will I turn back." - -29. At the noise of horseman and archer + I have not relented, nor will I turn back.” +29 At the noise of horseman and archer every city takes to flight; they enter thickets; they climb among rocks; all the cities are forsaken, and no man dwells in them. - -30. And you, O desolate one, +30 And you, O desolate one, what do you mean that you dress in scarlet, that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, that you enlarge your eyes with paint? In vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life. - -31. For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, +31 For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, anguish as of one giving birth to her first child, the cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands, -"Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers." - - - +“Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md index 0d43cbad..b2ce019e 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,160 +1,123 @@ -Jerusalem Refused to Repent - # Chapter 5 -1. Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, +1 Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her. - -2. Though they say, "As the LORD lives," +2 Though they say, “As the Lord lives,” yet they swear falsely. - -3. O LORD, do not your eyes look for truth? +3 O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent. - -4. Then I said, "These are only the poor; +4 Then I said, “These are only the poor; they have no sense; -for they do not know the way of the LORD, +for they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God. - -5. I will go to the great +5 I will go to the great and will speak to them, -for they know the way of the LORD, - the justice of their God." +for they know the way of the Lord, + the justice of their God.” But they all alike had broken the yoke; they had burst the bonds. - -6. Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down; +6 Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down; a wolf from the desert shall devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities; everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are great. - -7. "How can I pardon you? - -Your children have forsaken me +7 “How can I pardon you? + Your children have forsaken me and have sworn by those who are no gods. When I fed them to the full, they committed adultery and trooped to the houses of whores. - -8. They were well-fed, lusty stallions, +8 They were well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife. - -9. Shall I not punish them for these things? -declares the LORD; - -and shall I not avenge myself +9 Shall I not punish them for these things? +declares the Lord; + and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this? - -10. "Go up through her vine rows and destroy, +10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy, but make not a full end; strip away her branches, - for they are not the LORD's. - -11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah + for they are not the Lord's. +11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly treacherous to me, -declares the LORD. - -12. They have spoken falsely of the LORD - and have said, 'He will do nothing; +declares the Lord. +12 They have spoken falsely of the Lord + and have said, ‘He will do nothing; no disaster will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine. - -13. The prophets will become wind; +13 The prophets will become wind; the word is not in them. -Thus shall it be done to them!'"The LORD Proclaims Judgment - -14. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts: -"Because you have spoken this word, +Thus shall it be done to them!’” +14 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: +“Because you have spoken this word, behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them. - -15. Behold, I am bringing against you +15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, -declares the LORD. +declares the Lord. It is an enduring nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say. - -16. Their quiver is like an open tomb; +16 Their quiver is like an open tomb; they are all mighty warriors. - -17. They shall eat up your harvest and your food; +17 They shall eat up your harvest and your food; they shall eat up your sons and your daughters; they shall eat up your flocks and your herds; they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees; your fortified cities in which you trust - they shall beat down with the sword." - -18. "But even in those days, declares the LORD, I will not make a full end of you. -19. And when your people say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'" - -20. Declare this in the house of Jacob; + they shall beat down with the sword.” +18 “But even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make a full end of you. +19 And when your people say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’” +20 Declare this in the house of Jacob; proclaim it in Judah: - -21. "Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, +21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not. - -22. Do you not fear me? declares the LORD. -Do you not tremble before me? +22 Do you not fear me? declares the Lord. + Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it. - -23. But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; +23 But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away. - -24. They do not say in their hearts, - 'Let us fear the LORD our God, +24 They do not say in their hearts, + ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us - the weeks appointed for the harvest.' - -25. Your iniquities have turned these away, + the weeks appointed for the harvest.’ +25 Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you. - -26. For wicked men are found among my people; +26 For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. - -27. Like a cage full of birds, +27 Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich; - -28. they have grown fat and sleek. +28 they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy. - -29. Shall I not punish them for these things? -declares the LORD, - -and shall I not avenge myself - on a nation such as this?" - -30. An appalling and horrible thing +29 Shall I not punish them for these things? +declares the Lord, + and shall I not avenge myself + on a nation such as this?” +30 An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land: - -31. the prophets prophesy falsely, +31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, - but what will you do when the end comes? - - - + but what will you do when the end comes? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md index bbcad027..78be906f 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,159 +1,125 @@ -Impending Disaster for Jerusalem - # Chapter 6 -1. Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, +1 Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction. - -2. The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, +2 The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion. - -3. Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; +3 Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, each in his place. - -4. "Prepare war against her; +4 “Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen! - -5. Arise, and let us attack by night - and destroy her palaces!" - -6. For thus says the LORD of hosts: -"Cut down her trees; +5 Arise, and let us attack by night + and destroy her palaces!” +6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Cut down her trees; cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem. This is the city that must be punished; there is nothing but oppression within her. - -7. As a well keeps its water fresh, +7 As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me. - -8. Be warned, O Jerusalem, +8 Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, - an uninhabited land." - -9. Thus says the LORD of hosts: -"They shall glean thoroughly as a vine + an uninhabited land.” +9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“They shall glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel; like a grape gatherer pass your hand again - over its branches." - -10. To whom shall I speak and give warning, + over its branches.” +10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; -behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; +behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it. - -11. Therefore I am full of the wrath of the LORD; +11 Therefore I am full of the wrath of the Lord; I am weary of holding it in. -"Pour it out upon the children in the street, +“Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged. - -12. Their houses shall be turned over to others, +12 Their houses shall be turned over to others, their fields and wives together, for I will stretch out my hand - against the inhabitants of the land," -declares the LORD. - -13. "For from the least to the greatest of them, + against the inhabitants of the land,” +declares the Lord. +13 “For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. - -14. They have healed the wound of my people lightly, - saying, 'Peace, peace,' +14 They have healed the wound of my people lightly, + saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. - -15. Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? +15 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; - at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown," -says the LORD. - -16. Thus says the LORD: -"Stand by the roads, and look, + at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” +says the Lord. +16 Thus says the Lord: +“Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. -But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' - -17. I set watchmen over you, saying, - 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' -But they said, 'We will not pay attention.' - -18. Therefore hear, O nations, +But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ +17 I set watchmen over you, saying, + ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ +But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’ +18 Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them. - -19. Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, +19 Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it. - -20. What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, +20 What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me. - -21. Therefore thus says the LORD: -'Behold, I will lay before this people +21 Therefore thus says the Lord: +‘Behold, I will lay before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; fathers and sons together, - neighbor and friend shall perish.'" - -22. Thus says the LORD: -"Behold, a people is coming from the north country, + neighbor and friend shall perish.’” +22 Thus says the Lord: +“Behold, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth. - -23. They lay hold on bow and javelin; +23 They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, - against you, O daughter of Zion!" - -24. We have heard the report of it; + against you, O daughter of Zion!” +24 We have heard the report of it; our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labor. - -25. Go not out into the field, +25 Go not out into the field, nor walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side. - -26. O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, +26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. - -27. "I have made you a tester of metals among my people, +27 “I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways. - -28. They are all stubbornly rebellious, +28 They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly. - -29. The bellows blow fiercely; +29 The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed. - -30. Rejected silver they are called, - for the LORD has rejected them." - - - +30 Rejected silver they are called, + for the Lord has rejected them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md index 1f538278..39663a71 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,53 +1,38 @@ -Evil in the Land - # Chapter 7 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD. -3. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. -4. Do not trust in these deceptive words: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.' - -5. "For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, -6. if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, -7. then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever. - -8. "Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. -9. Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, -10. and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, 'We are delivered!'--only to go on doing all these abominations? -11. Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the LORD. -12. Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel. -13. And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer, -14. therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place that I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. -15. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of Ephraim. - -16. "As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you. -17. Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -18. The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger. -19. Is it I whom they provoke? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own shame? -20. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched." - -21. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. -22. For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. -23. But this command I gave them: 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.' -24. But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. -25. From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day. -26. Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. - -27. "So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you. -28. And you shall say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips. - -29. "'Cut off your hair and cast it away; +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the Lord. +3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. +4 Do not trust in these deceptive words: ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’ +5 “For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, +6 if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, +7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever. +8 “Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. +9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, +10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations? +11 Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, declares the Lord. +12 Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel. +13 And now, because you have done all these things, declares the Lord, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer, +14 therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place that I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. +15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of Ephraim. +16 “As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you. +17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger. +19 Is it I whom they provoke? declares the Lord. Is it not themselves, to their own shame? +20 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.” +21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. +22 For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. +23 But this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ +24 But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. +25 From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day. +26 Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. +27 “So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you. +28 And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips. +29 “‘Cut off your hair and cast it away; raise a lamentation on the bare heights, -for the LORD has rejected and forsaken - -the generation of his wrath.' -The Valley of Slaughter - - -30. "For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the LORD. They have set their detestable things in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. -31. And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind. -32. Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when it will no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth, because there is no room elsewhere. -33. And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, and none will frighten them away. -34. And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, for the land shall become a waste. - - - +for the Lord has rejected and forsaken + the generation of his wrath.’ +30 “For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, declares the Lord. They have set their detestable things in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. +31 And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind. +32 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it will no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Topheth, because there is no room elsewhere. +33 And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, and none will frighten them away. +34 And I will silence in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, for the land shall become a waste. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md index 37ace074..e33c350a 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,110 +1,84 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. "At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be brought out of their tombs. -2. And they shall be spread before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and served, which they have gone after, and which they have sought and worshiped. And they shall not be gathered or buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. -3. Death shall be preferred to life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family in all the places where I have driven them, declares the LORD of hosts. -Sin and Treachery - - -4. "You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: +1 “At that time, declares the Lord, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be brought out of their tombs. +2 And they shall be spread before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and served, which they have gone after, and which they have sought and worshiped. And they shall not be gathered or buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. +3 Death shall be preferred to life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family in all the places where I have driven them, declares the Lord of hosts. +4 “You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return? - -5. Why then has this people turned away +5 Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return. - -6. I have paid attention and listened, +6 I have paid attention and listened, but they have not spoken rightly; no man relents of his evil, - saying, 'What have I done?' + saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to his own course, like a horse plunging headlong into battle. - -7. Even the stork in the heavens +7 Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not - the rules of the LORD. - -8. "How can you say, 'We are wise, - and the law of the LORD is with us'? + the rules of the Lord. +8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise, + and the law of the Lord is with us’? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes has made it into a lie. - -9. The wise men shall be put to shame; +9 The wise men shall be put to shame; they shall be dismayed and taken; -behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, +behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord, so what wisdom is in them? - -10. Therefore I will give their wives to others +10 Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. - -11. They have healed the wound of my people lightly, - saying, 'Peace, peace,' +11 They have healed the wound of my people lightly, + saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. - -12. Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? +12 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they shall be overthrown, -says the LORD. - -13. When I would gather them, declares the LORD, +says the Lord. +13 When I would gather them, declares the Lord, there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree; even the leaves are withered, - and what I gave them has passed away from them." - -14. Why do we sit still? + and what I gave them has passed away from them.” +14 Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, -for the LORD our God has doomed us to perish +for the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, - because we have sinned against the LORD. - -15. We looked for peace, but no good came; + because we have sinned against the Lord. +15 We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. - -16. "The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; +16 “The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. - -17. For behold, I am sending among you serpents, +17 For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders that cannot be charmed, - and they shall bite you," -declares the LORD. -Jeremiah Grieves for His People - - -18. My joy is gone; grief is upon me; + and they shall bite you,” +declares the Lord. +18 My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me. - -19. Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people +19 Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people from the length and breadth of the land: -"Is the LORD not in Zion? - Is her King not in her?" -"Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images - and with their foreign idols?" - -20. "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, - and we are not saved." - -21. For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; +“Is the Lord not in Zion? + Is her King not in her?” +“Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images + and with their foreign idols?” +20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, + and we are not saved.” +21 For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me. - -22. Is there no balm in Gilead? +22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people - not been restored? - - - + not been restored? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md index 9d16ce17..64f37502 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,101 +1,78 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. Oh that my head were waters, +1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! - -2. Oh that I had in the desert +2 Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. - -3. They bend their tongue like a bow; +3 They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, - and they do not know me, declares the LORD. - -4. Let everyone beware of his neighbor, + and they do not know me, declares the Lord. +4 Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer. - -5. Everyone deceives his neighbor, +5 Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity. - -6. Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, - they refuse to know me, declares the LORD. - -7. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: -"Behold, I will refine them and test them, +6 Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, + they refuse to know me, declares the Lord. +7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do, because of my people? - -8. Their tongue is a deadly arrow; +8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him. - -9. Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, - -and shall I not avenge myself +9 Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord, + and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this? - -10. "I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, +10 “I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard; both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled and are gone. - -11. I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, +11 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, - without inhabitant." - -12. Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through? -13. And the LORD says: "Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it, -14. but have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. -15. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink. -16. I will scatter them among the nations whom neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them." - -17. Thus says the LORD of hosts: -"Consider, and call for the mourning women to come; + without inhabitant.” +12 Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through? +13 And the Lord says: “Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it, +14 but have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. +15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink. +16 I will scatter them among the nations whom neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.” +17 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Consider, and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skillful women to come; - -18. let them make haste and raise a wailing over us, +18 let them make haste and raise a wailing over us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids flow with water. - -19. For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: - 'How we are ruined! +19 For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: + ‘How we are ruined! We are utterly shamed, because we have left the land, - because they have cast down our dwellings.'" - -20. Hear, O women, the word of the LORD, + because they have cast down our dwellings.’” +20 Hear, O women, the word of the Lord, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; teach to your daughters a lament, and each to her neighbor a dirge. - -21. For death has come up into our windows; +21 For death has come up into our windows; it has entered our palaces, cutting off the children from the streets and the young men from the squares. - -22. Speak: "Thus declares the LORD, -'The dead bodies of men shall fall +22 Speak: “Thus declares the Lord, +‘The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, - and none shall gather them.'" - -23. Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, -24. but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD." - -25. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh-- -26. Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart." - - - + and none shall gather them.’” +23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, +24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.” +25 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh— +26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md index af9c905c..bdffb975 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,119 +1,89 @@ -Idols and the Living God - # Chapter 10 -1. Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. -2. Thus says the LORD: -"Learn not the way of the nations, - -nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens +1 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. +2 Thus says the Lord: +“Learn not the way of the nations, + nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, - -3. for the customs of the peoples are vanity. +3 for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. - -4. They decorate it with silver and gold; +4 They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move. - -5. Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, +5 Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, - neither is it in them to do good." - -6. There is none like you, O LORD; + neither is it in them to do good.” +6 There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might. - -7. Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? +7 Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For this is your due; for among all the wise ones of the nations - -and in all their kingdoms + and in all their kingdoms there is none like you. - -8. They are both stupid and foolish; +8 They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood! - -9. Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, +9 Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men. - -10. But the LORD is the true God; +10 But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. - -11. Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens." - -12. It is he who made the earth by his power, +11 Thus shall you say to them: “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.” +12 It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. - -13. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, +13 When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses. - -14. Every man is stupid and without knowledge; +14 Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them. - -15. They are worthless, a work of delusion; +15 They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish. - -16. Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, +16 Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; - the LORD of hosts is his name. - -17. Gather up your bundle from the ground, + the Lord of hosts is his name. +17 Gather up your bundle from the ground, O you who dwell under siege! - -18. For thus says the LORD: -"Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land +18 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress on them, - that they may feel it." - -19. Woe is me because of my hurt! + that they may feel it.” +19 Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. -But I said, "Truly this is an affliction, - and I must bear it." - -20. My tent is destroyed, +But I said, “Truly this is an affliction, + and I must bear it.” +20 My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken; my children have gone from me, and they are not; there is no one to spread my tent again and to set up my curtains. - -21. For the shepherds are stupid - and do not inquire of the LORD; +21 For the shepherds are stupid + and do not inquire of the Lord; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. - -22. A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!-- +22 A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals. - -23. I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, +23 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. - -24. Correct me, O LORD, but in justice; +24 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing. - -25. Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, +25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, and on the peoples that call not on your name, for they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him, - and have laid waste his habitation. - - - + and have laid waste his habitation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md index 4f492633..32c3ce87 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,46 +1,34 @@ -The Broken Covenant - # Chapter 11 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -3. You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant -4. that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, -5. that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day." Then I answered, "So be it, LORD." - -6. And the LORD said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them. -7. For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice. -8. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not." - -9. Again the LORD said to me, "A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -10. They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. -11. Therefore, thus says the LORD, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them. -12. Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. -13. For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, altars to make offerings to Baal. - -14. "Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble. -15. What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult? -16. The LORD once called you 'a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.' But with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed. -17. The LORD of hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, provoking me to anger by making offerings to Baal." - -18. The LORD made it known to me and I knew; +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +3 You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant +4 that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, +5 that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, Lord.” +6 And the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them. +7 For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice. +8 Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.” +9 Again the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. +11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them. +12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. +13 For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, altars to make offerings to Baal. +14 “Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble. +15 What right has my beloved in my house, when she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? Can you then exult? +16 The Lord once called you ‘a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.’ But with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed. +17 The Lord of hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, provoking me to anger by making offerings to Baal.” +18 The Lord made it known to me and I knew; then you showed me their deeds. - -19. But I was like a gentle lamb +19 But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, -"Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, +“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, - that his name be remembered no more." - -20. But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, + that his name be remembered no more.” +20 But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause. - -21. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, "Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand"-- -22. therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine, -23. and none of them shall be left. For I will bring disaster upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment." - - - +21 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”— +22 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine, +23 and none of them shall be left. For I will bring disaster upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md index 971540c8..337efbe3 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,80 +1,61 @@ -Jeremiah's Complaint - # Chapter 12 -1. Righteous are you, O LORD, +1 Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive? - -2. You plant them, and they take root; +2 You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart. - -3. But you, O LORD, know me; +3 But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter. - -4. How long will the land mourn +4 How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, - -because they said, "He will not see our latter end."The LORD Answers Jeremiah - -5. "If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, + because they said, “He will not see our latter end.” +5 “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses? And if in a safe land you are so trusting, what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan? - -6. For even your brothers and the house of your father, +6 For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, - though they speak friendly words to you." - -7. "I have forsaken my house; + though they speak friendly words to you.” +7 “I have forsaken my house; I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies. - -8. My heritage has become to me +8 My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me; therefore I hate her. - -9. Is my heritage to me like a hyena's lair? +9 Is my heritage to me like a hyena's lair? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the wild beasts; bring them to devour. - -10. Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; +10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my portion; they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. - -11. They have made it a desolation; +11 They have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourns to me. The whole land is made desolate, but no man lays it to heart. - -12. Upon all the bare heights in the desert +12 Upon all the bare heights in the desert destroyers have come, -for the sword of the LORD devours +for the sword of the Lord devours from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace. - -13. They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; +13 They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; they have tired themselves out but profit nothing. They shall be ashamed of their harvests - because of the fierce anger of the LORD." - -14. Thus says the LORD concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the heritage that I have given my people Israel to inherit: "Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them. -15. And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land. -16. And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, 'As the LORD lives,' even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. -17. But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD." - - - + because of the fierce anger of the Lord.” +14 Thus says the Lord concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the heritage that I have given my people Israel to inherit: “Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them. +15 And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land. +16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. +17 But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md index 784bc430..20dd8ac4 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,91 +1,66 @@ -The Ruined Loincloth - # Chapter 13 -1. Thus says the LORD to me, "Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water." -2. So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the LORD, and put it around my waist. -3. And the word of the LORD came to me a second time, -4. "Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock." -5. So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me. -6. And after many days the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there." -7. Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing. - -8. Then the word of the LORD came to me: -9. "Thus says the LORD: Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. -10. This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing. -11. For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the LORD, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen. -The Jars Filled with Wine - - -12. "You shall speak to them this word: 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Every jar shall be filled with wine."' And they will say to you, 'Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?' -13. Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -14. And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the LORD. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.'" -Exile Threatened - - -15. Hear and give ear; be not proud, - for the LORD has spoken. - -16. Give glory to the LORD your God +1 Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.” +2 So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. +3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, +4 “Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.” +5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. +6 And after many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.” +7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: +9 “Thus says the Lord: Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. +10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing. +11 For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the Lord, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen. +12 “You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?’ +13 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +14 And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord. I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’” +15 Hear and give ear; be not proud, + for the Lord has spoken. +16 Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the twilight mountains, and while you look for light - -he turns it into gloom + he turns it into gloom and makes it deep darkness. - -17. But if you will not listen, +17 But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, - because the LORD's flock has been taken captive. - -18. Say to the king and the queen mother: - "Take a lowly seat, + because the Lord's flock has been taken captive. +18 Say to the king and the queen mother: + “Take a lowly seat, for your beautiful crown - has come down from your head." - -19. The cities of the Negeb are shut up, + has come down from your head.” +19 The cities of the Negeb are shut up, with none to open them; all Judah is taken into exile, wholly taken into exile. - -20. "Lift up your eyes and see +20 “Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock? - -21. What will you say when they set as head over you +21 What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you? Will not pangs take hold of you like those of a woman in labor? - -22. And if you say in your heart, - 'Why have these things come upon me?' +22 And if you say in your heart, + ‘Why have these things come upon me?’ it is for the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts are lifted up and you suffer violence. - -23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin +23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil. - -24. I will scatter you like chaff +24 I will scatter you like chaff driven by the wind from the desert. - -25. This is your lot, - the portion I have measured out to you, declares the LORD, +25 This is your lot, + the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord, because you have forgotten me and trusted in lies. - -26. I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, +26 I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen. - -27. I have seen your abominations, +27 I have seen your abominations, your adulteries and neighings, your lewd whorings, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! - How long will it be before you are made clean?" - - - + How long will it be before you are made clean?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md index de7c2295..a8393333 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,99 +1,75 @@ -Famine, Sword, and Pestilence - # Chapter 14 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: - -2. "Judah mourns, +1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: +2 “Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up. - -3. Her nobles send their servants for water; +3 Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads. - -4. Because of the ground that is dismayed, +4 Because of the ground that is dismayed, since there is no rain on the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. - -5. Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn +5 Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn because there is no grass. - -6. The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; +6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation. - -7. "Though our iniquities testify against us, - act, O LORD, for your name's sake; +7 “Though our iniquities testify against us, + act, O Lord, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. - -8. O you hope of Israel, +8 O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? - -9. Why should you be like a man confused, +9 Why should you be like a man confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot save? -Yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us, +Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; - do not leave us." - -10. Thus says the LORD concerning this people: -"They have loved to wander thus; + do not leave us.” +10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people: +“They have loved to wander thus; they have not restrained their feet; -therefore the LORD does not accept them; +therefore the Lord does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity - and punish their sins." - -11. The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people. -12. Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence." -Lying Prophets - - -13. Then I said: "Ah, Lord God, behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.'" -14. And the LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds. -15. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although I did not send them, and who say, 'Sword and famine shall not come upon this land': By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed. -16. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them--them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them. - -17. "You shall say to them this word: -'Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, + and punish their sins.” +11 The Lord said to me: “Do not pray for the welfare of this people. +12 Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.” +13 Then I said: “Ah, Lord God, behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’” +14 And the Lord said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds. +15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although I did not send them, and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not come upon this land’: By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed. +16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them. +17 “You shall say to them this word: +‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow. - -18. If I go out into the field, +18 If I go out into the field, behold, those pierced by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land - and have no knowledge.'" - -19. Have you utterly rejected Judah? + and have no knowledge.’” +19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? Does your soul loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. - -20. We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, +20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you. - -21. Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; +21 Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. - -22. Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? +22 Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? -Are you not he, O LORD our God? +Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, - for you do all these things. - - - + for you do all these things. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md index bf8dc98f..3cb1b4cb 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,96 +1,74 @@ -The LORD Will Not Relent - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the LORD said to me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go! -2. And when they ask you, 'Where shall we go?' you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD: -"'Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence, +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go! +2 And when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: +“‘Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence, and those who are for the sword, to the sword; those who are for famine, to famine, - and those who are for captivity, to captivity.' - -3. I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. -4. And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem. - -5. "Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem, + and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’ +3 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. +4 And I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem. +5 “Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem, or who will grieve for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare? - -6. You have rejected me, declares the LORD; +6 You have rejected me, declares the Lord; you keep going backward, -so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you-- +so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you— I am weary of relenting. - -7. I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork +7 I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them; I have destroyed my people; they did not turn from their ways. - -8. I have made their widows more in number +8 I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly. - -9. She who bore seven has grown feeble; +9 She who bore seven has grown feeble; she has fainted away; her sun went down while it was yet day; she has been shamed and disgraced. And the rest of them I will give to the sword before their enemies, -declares the LORD." -Jeremiah's Complaint - - -10. Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. -11. The LORD said, "Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? -12. Can one break iron, iron from the north, and bronze? - -13. "Your wealth and your treasures I will give as spoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. -14. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever." - -15. O LORD, you know; +declares the Lord.” +10 Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. +11 The Lord said, “Have I not set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? +12 Can one break iron, iron from the north, and bronze? +13 “Your wealth and your treasures I will give as spoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. +14 I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.” +15 O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance take me not away; know that for your sake I bear reproach. - -16. Your words were found, and I ate them, +16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, - O LORD, God of hosts. - -17. I did not sit in the company of revelers, + O Lord, God of hosts. +17 I did not sit in the company of revelers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because your hand was upon me, for you had filled me with indignation. - -18. Why is my pain unceasing, +18 Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail? - -19. Therefore thus says the LORD: -"If you return, I will restore you, +19 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them. - -20. And I will make you to this people +20 And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, -declares the LORD. - -21. I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, - and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless." - - - +declares the Lord. +21 I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, + and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md index bfb52d2c..95d858c2 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,40 +1,28 @@ -Famine, Sword, and Death - # Chapter 16 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place. -3. For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning the mothers who bore them and the fathers who fathered them in this land: -4. They shall die of deadly diseases. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. They shall perish by the sword and by famine, and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth. - -5. "For thus says the LORD: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the LORD. -6. Both great and small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or cut himself or make himself bald for them. -7. No one shall break bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother. -8. You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink. -9. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. - -10. "And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, 'Why has the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?' -11. then you shall say to them: 'Because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the LORD, and have gone after other gods and have served and worshiped them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law, -12. and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me. -13. Therefore I will hurl you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.'The LORD Will Restore Israel - -14. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when it shall no longer be said, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' -15. but 'As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers. - -16. "Behold, I am sending for many fishers, declares the LORD, and they shall catch them. And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. -17. For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes. -18. But first I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations." - -19. O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place. +3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning the mothers who bore them and the fathers who fathered them in this land: +4 They shall die of deadly diseases. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. They shall perish by the sword and by famine, and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth. +5 “For thus says the Lord: Do not enter the house of mourning, or go to lament or grieve for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people, my steadfast love and mercy, declares the Lord. +6 Both great and small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried, and no one shall lament for them or cut himself or make himself bald for them. +7 No one shall break bread for the mourner, to comfort him for the dead, nor shall anyone give him the cup of consolation to drink for his father or his mother. +8 You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink. +9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. +10 “And when you tell this people all these words, and they say to you, ‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ +11 then you shall say to them: ‘Because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the Lord, and have gone after other gods and have served and worshiped them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law, +12 and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me. +13 Therefore I will hurl you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’ +14 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ +15 but ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers. +16 “Behold, I am sending for many fishers, declares the Lord, and they shall catch them. And afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. +17 For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes. +18 But first I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.” +19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: -"Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, +“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit. - -20. Can man make for himself gods? - Such are not gods!" - -21. "Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD." - - - +20 Can man make for himself gods? + Such are not gods!” +21 “Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md index 1650d435..d9e53257 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,91 +1,65 @@ -The Sin of Judah - # Chapter 17 -1. "The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, -2. while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, -3. on the mountains in the open country. Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. -4. You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever." - -5. Thus says the LORD: -"Cursed is the man who trusts in man +1 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, +2 while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, +3 on the mountains in the open country. Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. +4 You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.” +5 Thus says the Lord: +“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, - whose heart turns away from the LORD. - -6. He is like a shrub in the desert, + whose heart turns away from the Lord. +6 He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. - -7. "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, - whose trust is the LORD. - -8. He is like a tree planted by water, +7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, + whose trust is the Lord. +8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, - for it does not cease to bear fruit." - -9. The heart is deceitful above all things, + for it does not cease to bear fruit.” +9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? - -10. "I the LORD search the heart +10 “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, - according to the fruit of his deeds." - -11. Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, + according to the fruit of his deeds.” +11 Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool. - -12. A glorious throne set on high from the beginning +12 A glorious throne set on high from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. - -13. O LORD, the hope of Israel, +13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, - for they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living water. -Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance - - -14. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; + for they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living water. +14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. - -15. Behold, they say to me, - "Where is the word of the LORD? - Let it come!" - -16. I have not run away from being your shepherd, +15 Behold, they say to me, + “Where is the word of the Lord? + Let it come!” +16 I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face. - -17. Be not a terror to me; +17 Be not a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster. - -18. Let those be put to shame who persecute me, +18 Let those be put to shame who persecute me, but let me not be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster; - -destroy them with double destruction! -Keep the Sabbath Holy - - -19. Thus said the LORD to me: "Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, -20. and say: 'Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. -21. Thus says the LORD: Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. -22. And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. -23. Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction. - -24. "'But if you listen to me, declares the LORD, and bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, -25. then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever. -26. And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the LORD. -27. But if you do not listen to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.'" - - - + destroy them with double destruction! +19 Thus said the Lord to me: “Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, +20 and say: ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. +21 Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. +22 And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. +23 Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck, that they might not hear and receive instruction. +24 “‘But if you listen to me, declares the Lord, and bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, +25 then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever. +26 And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. +27 But if you do not listen to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md index 7cca97af..31f34407 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,77 +1,59 @@ -The Potter and the Clay - # Chapter 18 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." -3. So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. -4. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. - -5. Then the word of the LORD came to me: -6. "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. -7. If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, -8. and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. -9. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, -10. and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it. -11. Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 'Thus says the LORD, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.' - -12. "But they say, 'That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.' - -13. "Therefore thus says the LORD: +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words.” +3 So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. +4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. +5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: +6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. +7 If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, +8 and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. +9 And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, +10 and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it. +11 Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ‘Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.’ +12 “But they say, ‘That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’ +13 “Therefore thus says the Lord: Ask among the nations, Who has heard the like of this? The virgin Israel has done a very horrible thing. - -14. Does the snow of Lebanon leave +14 Does the snow of Lebanon leave the crags of Sirion? Do the mountain waters run dry, the cold flowing streams? - -15. But my people have forgotten me; +15 But my people have forgotten me; they make offerings to false gods; they made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient roads, and to walk into side roads, not the highway, - -16. making their land a horror, +16 making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. Everyone who passes by it is horrified and shakes his head. - -17. Like the east wind I will scatter them +17 Like the east wind I will scatter them before the enemy. I will show them my back, not my face, - in the day of their calamity." - -18. Then they said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words." - -19. Hear me, O LORD, + in the day of their calamity.” +18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.” +19 Hear me, O Lord, and listen to the voice of my adversaries. - -20. Should good be repaid with evil? +20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them. - -21. Therefore deliver up their children to famine; +21 Therefore deliver up their children to famine; give them over to the power of the sword; let their wives become childless and widowed. -May their men meet death by pestilence, + May their men meet death by pestilence, their youths be struck down by the sword in battle. - -22. May a cry be heard from their houses, +22 May a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me and laid snares for my feet. - -23. Yet you, O LORD, know +23 Yet you, O Lord, know all their plotting to kill me. Forgive not their iniquity, nor blot out their sin from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; - deal with them in the time of your anger. - - - + deal with them in the time of your anger. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md index 0f4b64f6..6177151f 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,23 +1,16 @@ -The Broken Flask - # Chapter 19 -1. Thus says the LORD, "Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, -2. and go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you. -3. You shall say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. -4. Because the people have forsaken me and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have known; and because they have filled this place with the blood of innocents, -5. and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind-- -6. therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. -7. And in this place I will make void the plans of Judah and Jerusalem, and will cause their people to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies for food to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth. -8. And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its wounds. -9. And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.' - -10. "Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, -11. and shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, so that it can never be mended. Men shall bury in Topheth because there will be no place else to bury. -12. Thus will I do to this place, declares the LORD, and to its inhabitants, making this city like Topheth. -13. The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah--all the houses on whose roofs offerings have been offered to all the host of heaven, and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods--shall be defiled like the place of Topheth.'" - -14. Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the LORD's house and said to all the people: -15. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words." - - - +1 Thus says the Lord, “Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, +2 and go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you. +3 You shall say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. +4 Because the people have forsaken me and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have known; and because they have filled this place with the blood of innocents, +5 and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind— +6 therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. +7 And in this place I will make void the plans of Judah and Jerusalem, and will cause their people to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies for food to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth. +8 And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its wounds. +9 And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.’ +10 “Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, +11 and shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, so that it can never be mended. Men shall bury in Topheth because there will be no place else to bury. +12 Thus will I do to this place, declares the Lord, and to its inhabitants, making this city like Topheth. +13 The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah—all the houses on whose roofs offerings have been offered to all the host of heaven, and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods—shall be defiled like the place of Topheth.’” +14 Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the Lord's house and said to all the people: +15 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md index 571e7a4b..1cbe323f 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,80 +1,63 @@ -Jeremiah Persecuted by Pashhur - # Chapter 20 -1. Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. -2. Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the LORD. -3. The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. -4. For thus says the LORD: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword. -5. Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon. -6. And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. To Babylon you shall go, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely." - -7. O LORD, you have deceived me, +1 Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. +2 Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the Lord. +3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. +4 For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword. +5 Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon. +6 And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. To Babylon you shall go, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.” +7 O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; everyone mocks me. - -8. For whenever I speak, I cry out, - I shout, "Violence and destruction!" -For the word of the LORD has become for me +8 For whenever I speak, I cry out, + I shout, “Violence and destruction!” +For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. - -9. If I say, "I will not mention him, - or speak any more in his name," +9 If I say, “I will not mention him, + or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. - -10. For I hear many whispering. +10 For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! -"Denounce him! Let us denounce him!" +“Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” say all my close friends, watching for my fall. -"Perhaps he will be deceived; +“Perhaps he will be deceived; then we can overcome him - and take our revenge on him." - -11. But the LORD is with me as a dread warrior; + and take our revenge on him.” +11 But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten. - -12. O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, +12 O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause. - -13. Sing to the LORD; - praise the LORD! +13 Sing to the Lord; + praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers. - -14. Cursed be the day +14 Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed! - -15. Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, -"A son is born to you," +15 Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, +“A son is born to you,” making him very glad. - -16. Let that man be like the cities - that the LORD overthrew without pity; +16 Let that man be like the cities + that the Lord overthrew without pity; let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon, - -17. because he did not kill me in the womb; +17 because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great. - -18. Why did I come out from the womb +18 Why did I come out from the womb to see toil and sorrow, - and spend my days in shame? - - - + and spend my days in shame? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md index d49643c3..bf618dd9 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,41 +1,28 @@ -Jerusalem Will Fall to Nebuchadnezzar - # Chapter 21 -1. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying, -2. "Inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us." - -3. Then Jeremiah said to them: "Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, -4. 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. And I will bring them together into the midst of this city. -5. I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath. -6. And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence. -7. Afterward, declares the LORD, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.' - -8. "And to this people you shall say: 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. -9. He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war. -10. For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.' -Message to the House of David - - -11. "And to the house of the king of Judah say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, -12. O house of David! Thus says the LORD: -"'Execute justice in the morning, - -and deliver from the hand of the oppressor +1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying, +2 “Inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us.” +3 Then Jeremiah said to them: “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, +4 ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. And I will bring them together into the midst of this city. +5 I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath. +6 And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence. +7 Afterward, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.’ +8 “And to this people you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. +9 He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war. +10 For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’ +11 “And to the house of the king of Judah say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, +12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: +“‘Execute justice in the morning, + and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, - because of your evil deeds.'" - -13. "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, + because of your evil deeds.’” +13 “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, -declares the LORD; -you who say, 'Who shall come down against us, - or who shall enter our habitations?' - -14. I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, -declares the LORD; +declares the Lord; +you who say, ‘Who shall come down against us, + or who shall enter our habitations?’ +14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, +declares the Lord; I will kindle a fire in her forest, - and it shall devour all that is around her." - - - + and it shall devour all that is around her.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md index c6edc9c7..80a7a5c1 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,112 +1,85 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. Thus says the LORD: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, -2. and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates. -3. Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. -4. For if you will indeed obey this word, then there shall enter the gates of this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people. -5. But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. -6. For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: -"'You are like Gilead to me, +1 Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, +2 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates. +3 Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. +4 For if you will indeed obey this word, then there shall enter the gates of this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people. +5 But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation. +6 For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah: +“‘You are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, yet surely I will make you a desert, an uninhabited city. - -7. I will prepare destroyers against you, +7 I will prepare destroyers against you, each with his weapons, and they shall cut down your choicest cedars and cast them into the fire. - -8. "'And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, "Why has the LORD dealt thus with this great city?" -9. And they will answer, "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and worshiped other gods and served them."'" - -10. Weep not for him who is dead, +8 “‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, “Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” +9 And they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’” +10 Weep not for him who is dead, nor grieve for him, but weep bitterly for him who goes away, - -for he shall return no more - -to see his native land. -Message to the Sons of Josiah - - -11. For thus says the LORD concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went away from this place: "He shall return here no more, -12. but in the place where they have carried him captive, there shall he die, and he shall never see this land again." - -13. "Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, + for he shall return no more + to see his native land. +11 For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went away from this place: “He shall return here no more, +12 but in the place where they have carried him captive, there shall he die, and he shall never see this land again.” +13 “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages, - -14. who says, 'I will build myself a great house - with spacious upper rooms,' +14 who says, ‘I will build myself a great house + with spacious upper rooms,’ who cuts out windows for it, - -paneling it with cedar + paneling it with cedar and painting it with vermilion. - -15. Do you think you are a king +15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. - -16. He judged the cause of the poor and needy; +16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? - declares the LORD. - -17. But you have eyes and heart + declares the Lord. +17 But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, - and for practicing oppression and violence." - -18. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: -"They shall not lament for him, saying, - 'Ah, my brother!' or 'Ah, sister!' + and for practicing oppression and violence.” +18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: +“They shall not lament for him, saying, + ‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’ They shall not lament for him, saying, - 'Ah, lord!' or 'Ah, his majesty!' - -19. With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, - dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem." - -20. "Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, + ‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’ +19 With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, + dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem.” +20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are destroyed. - -21. I spoke to you in your prosperity, - but you said, 'I will not listen.' +21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, + but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, that you have not obeyed my voice. - -22. The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, +22 The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity; then you will be ashamed and confounded because of all your evil. - -23. O inhabitant of Lebanon, +23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, nested among the cedars, how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you, - pain as of a woman in labor!" - -24. "As I live, declares the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet ring on my right hand, yet I would tear you off -25. and give you into the hand of those who seek your life, into the hand of those of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans. -26. I will hurl you and the mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born, and there you shall die. -27. But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return." - -28. Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot, + pain as of a woman in labor!” +24 “As I live, declares the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet ring on my right hand, yet I would tear you off +25 and give you into the hand of those who seek your life, into the hand of those of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans. +26 I will hurl you and the mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born, and there you shall die. +27 But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return.” +28 Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot, a vessel no one cares for? Why are he and his children hurled and cast into a land that they do not know? - -29. O land, land, land, - hear the word of the LORD! - -30. Thus says the LORD: -"Write this man down as childless, +29 O land, land, land, + hear the word of the Lord! +30 Thus says the Lord: +“Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David - and ruling again in Judah." - - - + and ruling again in Judah.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md index f5818f1b..53acc55d 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,109 +1,85 @@ -The Righteous Branch - # Chapter 23 -1. "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the LORD. -2. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD. -3. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. -4. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the LORD. - -5. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. -6. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.' - -7. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they shall no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' -8. but 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land." -Lying Prophets - - -9. Concerning the prophets: +1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. +2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. +3 Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. +4 I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord. +5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. +6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’ +7 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ +8 but ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell in their own land.” +9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, -because of the LORD +because of the Lord and because of his holy words. - -10. For the land is full of adulterers; +10 For the land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right. - -11. "Both prophet and priest are ungodly; +11 “Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their evil, -declares the LORD. - -12. Therefore their way shall be to them +declares the Lord. +12 Therefore their way shall be to them like slippery paths in the darkness, into which they shall be driven and fall, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, -declares the LORD. - -13. In the prophets of Samaria +declares the Lord. +13 In the prophets of Samaria I saw an unsavory thing: they prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray. - -14. But in the prophets of Jerusalem +14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, - and its inhabitants like Gomorrah." - -15. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: -"Behold, I will feed them with bitter food + and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.” +15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets: +“Behold, I will feed them with bitter food and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem - ungodliness has gone out into all the land." - -16. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. -17. They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'" - -18. For who among them has stood in the council of the LORD + ungodliness has gone out into all the land.” +16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. +17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’” +18 For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord to see and to hear his word, or who has paid attention to his word and listened? - -19. Behold, the storm of the LORD! +19 Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. - -20. The anger of the LORD will not turn back +20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly. - -21. "I did not send the prophets, +21 “I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. - -22. But if they had stood in my council, +22 But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds. - -23. "Am I a God at hand, declares the LORD, and not a God far away? -24. Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD. -25. I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed!' -26. How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, -27. who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal? -28. Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the LORD. -29. Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? -30. Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal my words from one another. -31. Behold, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who use their tongues and declare, 'declares the LORD.' -32. Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the LORD, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the LORD. - -33. "When one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of the LORD?' you shall say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the LORD.' -34. And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the people who says, 'The burden of the LORD,' I will punish that man and his household. -35. Thus shall you say, every one to his neighbor and every one to his brother, 'What has the LORD answered?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?' -36. But 'the burden of the LORD' you shall mention no more, for the burden is every man's own word, and you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts, our God. -37. Thus you shall say to the prophet, 'What has the LORD answered you?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?' -38. But if you say, 'The burden of the LORD,' thus says the LORD, 'Because you have said these words, "The burden of the LORD," when I sent to you, saying, "You shall not say, 'The burden of the LORD,'" -39. therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers. -40. And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'" - - - +23 “Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? +24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. +25 I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ +26 How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, +27 who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal? +28 Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord. +29 Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? +30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, declares the Lord, who steal my words from one another. +31 Behold, I am against the prophets, declares the Lord, who use their tongues and declare, ‘declares the Lord.’ +32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord. +33 “When one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the Lord.’ +34 And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the people who says, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ I will punish that man and his household. +35 Thus shall you say, every one to his neighbor and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ +36 But ‘the burden of the Lord’ you shall mention no more, for the burden is every man's own word, and you pervert the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. +37 Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the Lord answered you?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ +38 But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have said these words, “The burden of the Lord,” when I sent to you, saying, “You shall not say, ‘The burden of the Lord,’” +39 therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers. +40 And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md index 6d8ac1f3..11ccc0c2 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,18 +1,11 @@ -The Good Figs and the Bad Figs - # Chapter 24 -1. After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metal workers, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD. -2. One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten. -3. And the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten." - -4. Then the word of the LORD came to me: -5. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. -6. I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up. -7. I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart. - -8. "But thus says the LORD: Like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. -9. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them. -10. And I will send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers." - - - +1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metal workers, and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord. +2 One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten. +3 And the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten.” +4 Then the word of the Lord came to me: +5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. +6 I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up. +7 I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart. +8 “But thus says the Lord: Like the bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. +9 I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them. +10 And I will send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md index fdbb9e42..15f13ac6 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,82 +1,62 @@ -Seventy Years of Captivity - # Chapter 25 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), -2. which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: -3. "For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened. -4. You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the LORD persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets, -5. saying, 'Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. -6. Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.' -7. Yet you have not listened to me, declares the LORD, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. - -8. "Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, -9. behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the LORD, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. -10. Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp. -11. This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. -12. Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the LORD, making the land an everlasting waste. -13. I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. -14. For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands."The Cup of the LORD's Wrath - -15. Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. -16. They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of the sword that I am sending among them." - -17. So I took the cup from the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it: -18. Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day; -19. Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people, -20. and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); -21. Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon; -22. all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea; -23. Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair; -24. all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; -25. all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; -26. all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of Babylon shall drink. - -27. "Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.' - -28. "And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: You must drink! -29. For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts.' - -30. "You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: -"'The LORD will roar from on high, +1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), +2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: +3 “For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, to this day, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened. +4 You have neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to you all his servants the prophets, +5 saying, ‘Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. +6 Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ +7 Yet you have not listened to me, declares the Lord, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. +8 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, +9 behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the Lord, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I will devote them to destruction, and make them a horror, a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. +10 Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp. +11 This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. +12 Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste. +13 I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. +14 For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.” +15 Thus the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. +16 They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of the sword that I am sending among them.” +17 So I took the cup from the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to whom the Lord sent me drink it: +18 Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day; +19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people, +20 and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); +21 Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon; +22 all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea; +23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair; +24 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; +25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; +26 all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of Babylon shall drink. +27 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.’ +28 “And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: You must drink! +29 For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.’ +30 “You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: +“‘The Lord will roar from on high, and from his holy habitation utter his voice; he will roar mightily against his fold, and shout, like those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. - -31. The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth, - for the LORD has an indictment against the nations; +31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth, + for the Lord has an indictment against the nations; he is entering into judgment with all flesh, and the wicked he will put to the sword, -declares the LORD.' - -32. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: +declares the Lord.’ +32 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth! - -33. "And those pierced by the LORD on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall be dung on the surface of the ground. - -34. "Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, +33 “And those pierced by the Lord on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall be dung on the surface of the ground. +34 “Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock, for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come, and you shall fall like a choice vessel. - -35. No refuge will remain for the shepherds, +35 No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock. - -36. A voice--the cry of the shepherds, +36 A voice—the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! -For the LORD is laying waste their pasture, - -37. and the peaceful folds are devastated - because of the fierce anger of the LORD. - -38. Like a lion he has left his lair, - -for their land has become a waste +For the Lord is laying waste their pasture, +37 and the peaceful folds are devastated + because of the fierce anger of the Lord. +38 Like a lion he has left his lair, + for their land has become a waste because of the sword of the oppressor, - and because of his fierce anger." - - - + and because of his fierce anger.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md index 85dc92f2..b5801204 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Jeremiah Threatened with Death - # Chapter 26 -1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD: -2. "Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the LORD all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word. -3. It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, that I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them because of their evil deeds. -4. You shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you, -5. and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened, -6. then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'" - -7. The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. -8. And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, "You shall die! -9. Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, 'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant'?" And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. - -10. When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD. -11. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, "This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears." - -12. Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. -13. Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. -14. But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. -15. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears." -Jeremiah Spared from Death - - -16. Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God." -17. And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying, -18. "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, -"'Zion shall be plowed as a field; +1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: +2 “Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word. +3 It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, that I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them because of their evil deeds. +4 You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you, +5 and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened, +6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.’” +7 The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. +8 And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! +9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. +10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord. +11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” +12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. +13 Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. +14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. +15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” +16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” +17 And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying, +18 “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, +“‘Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, - and the mountain of the house a wooded height.' - -19. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves." - -20. There was another man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. -21. And when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt. -22. Then King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt certain men, Elnathan the son of Achbor and others with him, -23. and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place of the common people. - -24. But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death. - - - + and the mountain of the house a wooded height.’ +19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and did not the Lord relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves.” +20 There was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. +21 And when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt. +22 Then King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt certain men, Elnathan the son of Achbor and others with him, +23 and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place of the common people. +24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md index 64cd4d91..9b072afd 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,31 +1,23 @@ -The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar - # Chapter 27 -1. In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD. -2. Thus the LORD said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. -3. Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. -4. Give them this charge for their masters: 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters: -5. "It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. -6. Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. -7. All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave. - -8. "'"But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, declares the LORD, until I have consumed it by his hand. -9. So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon.' -10. For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish. -11. But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the LORD."'" - -12. To Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live. -13. Why will you and your people die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as the LORD has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? -14. Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon,' for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. -15. I have not sent them, declares the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you." - -16. Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, 'Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,' for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. -17. Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation? -18. If they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, then let them intercede with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels that are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon. -19. For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city, -20. which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem-- -21. thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: -22. They shall be carried to Babylon and remain there until the day when I visit them, declares the LORD. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place." - - - +1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord. +2 Thus the Lord said to me: “Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. +3 Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. +4 Give them this charge for their masters: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters: +5 “It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. +6 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. +7 All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave. +8 “‘“But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, declares the Lord, until I have consumed it by his hand. +9 So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’ +10 For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish. +11 But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the Lord.”’” +12 To Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live. +13 Why will you and your people die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as the Lord has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? +14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. +15 I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.” +16 Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, ‘Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,’ for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. +17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation? +18 If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, then let them intercede with the Lord of hosts, that the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon. +19 For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city, +20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem— +21 thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: +22 They shall be carried to Babylon and remain there until the day when I visit them, declares the Lord. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md index cd94197f..c1bc9744 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -Hananiah the False Prophet - # Chapter 28 -1. In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying, -2. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. -3. Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. -4. I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the LORD, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon." - -5. Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD, -6. and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the LORD, and all the exiles. -7. Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. -8. The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. -9. As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the LORD has truly sent the prophet." - -10. Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them. -11. And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within two years." But Jeremiah the prophet went his way. - -12. Sometime after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -13. "Go, tell Hananiah, 'Thus says the LORD: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron. -14. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him, for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.'" -15. And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. -16. Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the LORD.'" - -17. In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died. - - - +1 In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. +3 Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. +4 I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the Lord, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.” +5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord, +6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. +7 Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. +8 The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. +9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.” +10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them. +11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within two years.” But Jeremiah the prophet went his way. +12 Sometime after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +13 “Go, tell Hananiah, ‘Thus says the Lord: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron. +14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him, for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.’” +15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. +16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’” +17 In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md index d6a70d35..6a9fd21a 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,44 +1,33 @@ -Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles - # Chapter 29 -1. These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. -2. This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem. -3. The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. It said: -4. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: -5. Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. -6. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. -7. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. -8. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream, -9. for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD. - -10. "For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. -11. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. -12. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. -13. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. -14. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. - -15. "Because you have said, 'The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,' -16. thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile: -17. 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, behold, I am sending on them sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like vile figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten. -18. I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a terror, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, -19. because they did not pay attention to my words, declares the LORD, that I persistently sent to you by my servants the prophets, but you would not listen, declares the LORD.' -20. Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon: -21. 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes. -22. Because of them this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: "The LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire," -23. because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.'" -Shemaiah's False Prophecy - - -24. To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: -25. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, -26. 'The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the LORD over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons. -27. Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you? -28. For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, "Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce."'" - -29. Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. -30. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -31. "Send to all the exiles, saying, 'Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, -32. therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the LORD, for he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.'" - - - +1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. +2 This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem. +3 The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. It said: +4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: +5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. +6 Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. +7 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. +8 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream, +9 for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the Lord. +10 “For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. +11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. +12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. +13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. +14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. +15 “Because you have said, ‘The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,’ +16 thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile: +17 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I am sending on them sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like vile figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten. +18 I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a terror, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, +19 because they did not pay attention to my words, declares the Lord, that I persistently sent to you by my servants the prophets, but you would not listen, declares the Lord.’ +20 Hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon: +21 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes. +22 Because of them this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,” +23 because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the Lord.’” +24 To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: +25 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, +26 ‘The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons. +27 Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you? +28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’” +29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. +30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, +32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, for he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md index 19c2d3b3..e37bc0f0 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,111 +1,85 @@ -Restoration for Israel and Judah - # Chapter 30 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. -3. For behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it." - -4. These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah: - -5. "Thus says the LORD: +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. +3 For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.” +4 These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: +5 “Thus says the Lord: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, and no peace. - -6. Ask now, and see, +6 Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale? - -7. Alas! That day is so great +7 Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it. - -8. "And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. -9. But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. - -10. "Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the LORD, +8 “And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. +9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. +10 “Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. - -11. For I am with you to save you, -declares the LORD; +11 For I am with you to save you, +declares the Lord; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished. - -12. "For thus says the LORD: +12 “For thus says the Lord: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous. - -13. There is none to uphold your cause, +13 There is none to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you. - -14. All your lovers have forgotten you; +14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant. - -15. Why do you cry out over your hurt? +15 Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant, I have done these things to you. - -16. Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, +16 Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity; those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey. - -17. For I will restore health to you, +17 For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, -declares the LORD, +declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: - 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!' - -18. "Thus says the LORD: + ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’ +18 “Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt on its mound, and the palace shall stand where it used to be. - -19. Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, +19 Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small. - -20. Their children shall be as they were of old, +20 Their children shall be as they were of old, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all who oppress them. - -21. Their prince shall be one of themselves; +21 Their prince shall be one of themselves; their ruler shall come out from their midst; I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me, for who would dare of himself to approach me? -declares the LORD. - -22. And you shall be my people, - and I will be your God." - -23. Behold the storm of the LORD! +declares the Lord. +22 And you shall be my people, + and I will be your God.” +23 Behold the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. - -24. The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back - -until he has executed and accomplished +24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back + until he has executed and accomplished the intentions of his mind. -In the latter days you will understand this. - - - +In the latter days you will understand this. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md index 9a470b72..d3d56584 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,170 +1,132 @@ -The LORD Will Turn Mourning to Joy - # Chapter 31 -1. "At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people." - -2. Thus says the LORD: -"The people who survived the sword +1 “At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people.” +2 Thus says the Lord: +“The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, - -3. the LORD appeared to him from far away. +3 the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. - -4. Again I will build you, and you shall be built, +4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers. - -5. Again you shall plant vineyards +5 Again you shall plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant and shall enjoy the fruit. - -6. For there shall be a day when watchmen will call +6 For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim: -'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, - to the LORD our God.'" - -7. For thus says the LORD: -"Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, +‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, + to the Lord our God.’” +7 For thus says the Lord: +“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, - 'O LORD, save your people, - the remnant of Israel.' - -8. Behold, I will bring them from the north country + ‘O Lord, save your people, + the remnant of Israel.’ +8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here. - -9. With weeping they shall come, +9 With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. - -10. "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, +10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; -say, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him, - and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.' - -11. For the LORD has ransomed Jacob +say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, + and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’ +11 For the Lord has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him. - -12. They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, - and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD, +12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, + and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more. - -13. Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, +13 Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. - -14. I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, +14 I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, -declares the LORD." - -15. Thus says the LORD: -"A voice is heard in Ramah, +declares the Lord.” +15 Thus says the Lord: +“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, - because they are no more." - -16. Thus says the LORD: -"Keep your voice from weeping, + because they are no more.” +16 Thus says the Lord: +“Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work, -declares the LORD, +declares the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. - -17. There is hope for your future, -declares the LORD, +17 There is hope for your future, +declares the Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country. - -18. I have heard Ephraim grieving, -'You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, +18 I have heard Ephraim grieving, +‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, - for you are the LORD my God. - -19. For after I had turned away, I relented, + for you are the Lord my God. +19 For after I had turned away, I relented, and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, and I was confounded, - because I bore the disgrace of my youth.' - -20. Is Ephraim my dear son? + because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ +20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he my darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, -declares the LORD. - -21. "Set up road markers for yourself; +declares the Lord. +21 “Set up road markers for yourself; make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin Israel, return to these your cities. - -22. How long will you waver, +22 How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? -For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: - a woman encircles a man." - -23. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes: -"'The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness, - O holy hill!' - -24. And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks. -25. For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish." - -26. At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. - -27. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. -28. And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the LORD. -29. In those days they shall no longer say: -"'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, - and the children's teeth are set on edge.' - -30. But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. -The New Covenant - - -31. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, -32. not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the LORD. -33. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. -34. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." - -35. Thus says the LORD, +For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: + a woman encircles a man.” +23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes: +“‘The Lord bless you, O habitation of righteousness, + O holy hill!’ +24 And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks. +25 For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.” +26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. +27 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. +28 And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares the Lord. +29 In those days they shall no longer say: +“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, + and the children's teeth are set on edge.’ +30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. +31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, +32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. +33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. +34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” +35 Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, -who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- - the LORD of hosts is his name: - -36. "If this fixed order departs - from before me, declares the LORD, +who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— + the Lord of hosts is his name: +36 “If this fixed order departs + from before me, declares the Lord, then shall the offspring of Israel cease - from being a nation before me forever." - -37. Thus says the LORD: -"If the heavens above can be measured, + from being a nation before me forever.” +37 Thus says the Lord: +“If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, -declares the LORD." - -38. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when the city shall be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. -39. And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. -40. The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the LORD. It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever." - - - +declares the Lord.” +38 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. +39 And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. +40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md index 73bc3efd..9ae88728 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,60 +1,45 @@ -Jeremiah Buys a Field During the Siege - # Chapter 32 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. -2. At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah. -3. For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it; -4. Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. -5. And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the LORD. Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed'?" - -6. Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me: -7. Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, 'Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.' -8. Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, 'Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. - -9. "And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. -10. I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. -11. Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy. -12. And I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard. -13. I charged Baruch in their presence, saying, -14. 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time. -15. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.' -Jeremiah Prays for Understanding - - -16. "After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, saying: -17. 'Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. -18. You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts, -19. great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. -20. You have shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day. -21. You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror. -22. And you gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. -23. And they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or walk in your law. They did nothing of all you commanded them to do. Therefore you have made all this disaster come upon them. -24. Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. -25. Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses"--though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.'" - -26. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -27. "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? -28. Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall capture it. -29. The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs offerings have been made to Baal and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger. -30. For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth. The children of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD. -31. This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight -32. because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger--their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -33. They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction. -34. They set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. -35. They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. -They Shall Be My People; I Will Be Their God - - -36. "Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence': -37. Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety. -38. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. -39. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. -40. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. -41. I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul. - -42. "For thus says the LORD: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them. -43. Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, 'It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.' -44. Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, declares the LORD." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. +2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah. +3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it; +4 Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. +5 And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the Lord. Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed’?” +6 Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me: +7 Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, ‘Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’ +8 Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. +9 “And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. +10 I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. +11 Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy. +12 And I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard. +13 I charged Baruch in their presence, saying, +14 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time. +15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.’ +16 “After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: +17 ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. +18 You show steadfast love to thousands, but you repay the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts, +19 great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. +20 You have shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day. +21 You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror. +22 And you gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. +23 And they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or walk in your law. They did nothing of all you commanded them to do. Therefore you have made all this disaster come upon them. +24 Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has come to pass, and behold, you see it. +25 Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, “Buy the field for money and get witnesses”—though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.’” +26 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? +28 Therefore, thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall capture it. +29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs offerings have been made to Baal and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger. +30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth. The children of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the Lord. +31 This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight +32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +33 They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them persistently, they have not listened to receive instruction. +34 They set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. +35 They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. +36 “Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence’: +37 Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety. +38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. +39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. +40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me. +41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul. +42 “For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them. +43 Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, ‘It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ +44 Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, declares the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md index 636f1c92..9b20fd4e 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,42 +1,31 @@ -The LORD Promises Peace - # Chapter 33 -1. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard: -2. "Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it--the LORD is his name: -3. Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. -4. For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and against the sword: -5. They are coming in to fight against the Chaldeans and to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I shall strike down in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their evil. -6. Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. -7. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first. -8. I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. -9. And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it. - -10. "Thus says the LORD: In this place of which you say, 'It is a waste without man or beast,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again -11. the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD: -"'Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, - for the LORD is good, - for his steadfast love endures forever!' -For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD. - -12. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks. -13. In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.The LORD's Eternal Covenant with David - -14. "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. -15. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. -16. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.' - -17. "For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, -18. and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever." - -19. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -20. "Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, -21. then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers. -22. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me." - -23. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -24. "Have you not observed that these people are saying, 'The LORD has rejected the two clans that he chose'? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight. -25. Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, -26. then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard: +2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name: +3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. +4 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and against the sword: +5 They are coming in to fight against the Chaldeans and to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I shall strike down in my anger and my wrath, for I have hidden my face from this city because of all their evil. +6 Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. +7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first. +8 I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. +9 And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it. +10 “Thus says the Lord: In this place of which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again +11 the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord: +“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, + for the Lord is good, + for his steadfast love endures forever!’ +For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord. +12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks. +13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the Lord. +14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. +15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. +16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’ +17 “For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, +18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.” +19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +20 “Thus says the Lord: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, +21 then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers. +22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.” +23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +24 “Have you not observed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two clans that he chose’? Thus they have despised my people so that they are no longer a nation in their sight. +25 Thus says the Lord: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, +26 then I will reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his offspring to rule over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md index 5866a937..eb85dc38 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,31 +1,23 @@ -Zedekiah to Die in Babylon - # Chapter 34 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: -2. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. -3. You shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.' -4. Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the LORD concerning you: 'You shall not die by the sword. -5. You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, "Alas, lord!"' For I have spoken the word, declares the LORD." - -6. Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem, -7. when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, Lachish and Azekah, for these were the only fortified cities of Judah that remained. - -8. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to make a proclamation of liberty to them, -9. that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother. -10. And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free. -11. But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves. -12. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -13. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I myself made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying, -14. 'At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.' But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me. -15. You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name, -16. but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves. - -17. "Therefore, thus says the LORD: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim to you liberty to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the LORD. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. -18. And the men who transgressed my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant that they made before me, I will make them like the calf that they cut in two and passed between its parts-- -19. the officials of Judah, the officials of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf. -20. And I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. -21. And Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you. -22. Behold, I will command, declares the LORD, and will bring them back to this city. And they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: +2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. +3 You shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.’ +4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. +5 You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!”’ For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.” +6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem, +7 when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, Lachish and Azekah, for these were the only fortified cities of Judah that remained. +8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to make a proclamation of liberty to them, +9 that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother. +10 And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free. +11 But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves. +12 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I myself made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying, +14 ‘At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.’ But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me. +15 You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name, +16 but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves. +17 “Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim to you liberty to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the Lord. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. +18 And the men who transgressed my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant that they made before me, I will make them like the calf that they cut in two and passed between its parts— +19 the officials of Judah, the officials of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf. +20 And I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. +21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you. +22 Behold, I will command, declares the Lord, and will bring them back to this city. And they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md index 1bb91263..6f8227fa 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,27 +1,20 @@ -The Obedience of the Rechabites - # Chapter 35 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: -2. "Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak with them and bring them to the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink." -3. So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rechabites. -4. I brought them to the house of the LORD into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold. -5. Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine." -6. But they answered, "We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, 'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever. -7. You shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.' -8. We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, -9. and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed, -10. but we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our father commanded us. -11. But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Syrians.' So we are living in Jerusalem." - -12. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -13. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the LORD. -14. The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me. -15. I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me. -16. The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command that their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me. -17. Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called to them and they have not answered." - -18. But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts and done all that he commanded you, -19. therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: +2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak with them and bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.” +3 So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rechabites. +4 I brought them to the house of the Lord into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold. +5 Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.” +6 But they answered, “We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, ‘You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever. +7 You shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ +8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, +9 and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed, +10 but we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our father commanded us. +11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Syrians.’ So we are living in Jerusalem.” +12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +13 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction and listen to my words? declares the Lord. +14 The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to me. +15 I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, ‘Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.’ But you did not incline your ear or listen to me. +16 The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command that their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me. +17 Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, I have called to them and they have not answered.” +18 But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts and done all that he commanded you, +19 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md index 6255aa08..894369f5 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,44 +1,33 @@ -Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah's Scroll - # Chapter 36 -1. In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today. -3. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin." - -4. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD that he had spoken to him. -5. And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, "I am banned from going to the house of the LORD, -6. so you are to go, and on a day of fasting in the hearing of all the people in the LORD's house you shall read the words of the LORD from the scroll that you have written at my dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the men of Judah who come out of their cities. -7. It may be that their plea for mercy will come before the LORD, and that every one will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people." -8. And Baruch the son of Neriah did all that Jeremiah the prophet ordered him about reading from the scroll the words of the LORD in the LORD's house. - -9. In the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the LORD. -10. Then, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the scroll, in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the LORD's house. - -11. When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, -12. he went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber, and all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the officials. -13. And Micaiah told them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the scroll in the hearing of the people. -14. Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, "Take in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. -15. And they said to him, "Sit down and read it." So Baruch read it to them. -16. When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear. And they said to Baruch, "We must report all these words to the king." -17. Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?" -18. Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll." -19. Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are." - -20. So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words to the king. -21. Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary. And Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials who stood beside the king. -22. It was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, and there was a fire burning in the fire pot before him. -23. As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a knife and throw them into the fire in the fire pot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire pot. -24. Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was afraid, nor did they tear their garments. -25. Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. -26. And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah the son of Azriel and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them. - -27. Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words that Baruch wrote at Jeremiah's dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: -28. "Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. -29. And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, 'Thus says the LORD, You have burned this scroll, saying, "Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?" -30. Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and the frost by night. -31. And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity. I will bring upon them and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the people of Judah all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.'" - -32. Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. - - - +1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today. +3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.” +4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord that he had spoken to him. +5 And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, “I am banned from going to the house of the Lord, +6 so you are to go, and on a day of fasting in the hearing of all the people in the Lord's house you shall read the words of the Lord from the scroll that you have written at my dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the men of Judah who come out of their cities. +7 It may be that their plea for mercy will come before the Lord, and that every one will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.” +8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did all that Jeremiah the prophet ordered him about reading from the scroll the words of the Lord in the Lord's house. +9 In the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the Lord. +10 Then, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the scroll, in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord's house. +11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the scroll, +12 he went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber, and all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the officials. +13 And Micaiah told them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the scroll in the hearing of the people. +14 Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, “Take in your hand the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. +15 And they said to him, “Sit down and read it.” So Baruch read it to them. +16 When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear. And they said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” +17 Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” +18 Baruch answered them, “He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll.” +19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.” +20 So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words to the king. +21 Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary. And Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials who stood beside the king. +22 It was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, and there was a fire burning in the fire pot before him. +23 As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a knife and throw them into the fire in the fire pot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire pot. +24 Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was afraid, nor did they tear their garments. +25 Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. +26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah the son of Azriel and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them. +27 Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words that Baruch wrote at Jeremiah's dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: +28 “Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. +29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, “Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?” +30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and the frost by night. +31 And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity. I will bring upon them and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the people of Judah all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.’” +32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md index 768ae052..75c0a316 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah - # Chapter 37 -1. Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. -2. But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. - -3. King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Please pray for us to the LORD our God." -4. Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. -5. The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem. - -6. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: -7. "Thus says the LORD, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, 'Behold, Pharaoh's army that came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land. -8. And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire. -9. Thus says the LORD, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chaldeans will surely go away from us," for they will not go away. -10. For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.'" -Jeremiah Imprisoned - - -11. Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army, -12. Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. -13. When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans." -14. And Jeremiah said, "It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans." But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. -15. And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison. - -16. When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days, -17. King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, "Is there any word from the LORD?" Jeremiah said, "There is." Then he said, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon." -18. Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, "What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison? -19. Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land'? -20. Now hear, please, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there." -21. So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. - - - +1 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. +2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. +3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to the Lord our God.” +4 Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. +5 The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem. +6 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: +7 “Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, ‘Behold, Pharaoh's army that came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land. +8 And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire. +9 Thus says the Lord, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go away. +10 For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’” +11 Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army, +12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. +13 When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.” +14 And Jeremiah said, “It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. +15 And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison. +16 When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days, +17 King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” +18 Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison? +19 Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’? +20 Now hear, please, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there.” +21 So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md index 017ec433..c0fd53dd 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,47 +1,33 @@ -Jeremiah Cast into the Cistern - # Chapter 38 -1. Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people: -2. "Thus says the LORD: He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live. -3. Thus says the LORD: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and be taken." -4. Then the officials said to the king, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm." -5. King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you." -6. So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. -Jeremiah Rescued from the Cistern - - -7. When Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern--the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate-- -8. Ebed-melech went from the king's house and said to the king, -9. "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city." -10. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, "Take thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies." -11. So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe in the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes. -12. Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Put the rags and clothes between your armpits and the ropes." Jeremiah did so. -13. Then they drew Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. -Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah Again - - -14. King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance of the temple of the LORD. The king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you a question; hide nothing from me." -15. Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me." -16. Then King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, "As the LORD lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life." - -17. Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. -18. But if you do not surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand." -19. King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest I be handed over to them and they deal cruelly with me." -20. Jeremiah said, "You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the LORD in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared. -21. But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the LORD has shown to me: -22. Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying, -"'Your trusted friends have deceived you +1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people: +2 “Thus says the Lord: He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live. +3 Thus says the Lord: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and be taken.” +4 Then the officials said to the king, “Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.” +5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you.” +6 So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. +7 When Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern—the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate— +8 Ebed-melech went from the king's house and said to the king, +9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city.” +10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.” +11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe in the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes. +12 Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Put the rags and clothes between your armpits and the ropes.” Jeremiah did so. +13 Then they drew Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. +14 King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance of the temple of the Lord. The king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you a question; hide nothing from me.” +15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.” +16 Then King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As the Lord lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life.” +17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. +18 But if you do not surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.” +19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest I be handed over to them and they deal cruelly with me.” +20 Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared. +21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the vision which the Lord has shown to me: +22 Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying, +“‘Your trusted friends have deceived you and prevailed against you; now that your feet are sunk in the mud, - they turn away from you.' - -23. All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire." - -24. Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. -25. If the officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, 'Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,' -26. then you shall say to them, 'I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.'" -27. Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard. -28. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken. - - - + they turn away from you.’ +23 All your wives and your sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire.” +24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. +25 If the officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,’ +26 then you shall say to them, ‘I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” +27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard. +28 And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md index 70101725..02739b2f 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,26 +1,19 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem - # Chapter 39 -1. In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. -2. In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. -3. Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sar-ezer of Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, with all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon. -4. When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate between the two walls; and they went toward the Arabah. -5. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence on him. -6. The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. -7. He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon. -8. The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. -9. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained. -10. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.The LORD Delivers Jeremiah - -11. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying, -12. "Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you." -13. So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon -14. sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he lived among the people. - -15. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard: -16. "Go, and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will fulfill my words against this city for harm and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day. -17. But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. -18. For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the LORD.'" - - - +1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. +2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. +3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sar-ezer of Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, with all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon. +4 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate between the two walls; and they went toward the Arabah. +5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence on him. +6 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. +7 He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon. +8 The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. +9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained. +10 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. +11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying, +12 “Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.” +13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon +14 sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he lived among the people. +15 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard: +16 “Go, and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will fulfill my words against this city for harm and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day. +17 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. +18 For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md index b9df8426..d525586e 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,24 +1,17 @@ -Jeremiah Remains in Judah - # Chapter 40 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. -2. The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "The LORD your God pronounced this disaster against this place. -3. The LORD has brought it about, and has done as he said. Because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you. -4. Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go. -5. If you remain, then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go." So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go. -6. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land. - -7. When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon, -8. they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah--Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. -9. Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. -10. As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken." -11. Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them, -12. then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance. - -13. Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah -14. and said to him, "Do you know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?" But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them. -15. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, "Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?" -16. But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, "You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. +2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place. +3 The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you. +4 Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go. +5 If you remain, then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go. +6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land. +7 When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon, +8 they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. +9 Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. +10 As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” +11 Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them, +12 then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance. +13 Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah +14 and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them. +15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, “Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?” +16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md index 3774b397..66258f0b 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,27 +1,19 @@ -Gedaliah Murdered - # Chapter 41 -1. In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah, -2. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land. -3. Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there. - -4. On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it, -5. eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and Samaria, with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and their bodies gashed, bringing grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the LORD. -6. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam." -7. When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern. -8. But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not put us to death, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions. - -9. Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with Gedaliah was the large cistern that King Asa had made for defense against Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. -10. Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites. - -11. But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, -12. they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at the great pool that is in Gibeon. -13. And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. -14. So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. -15. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. -16. Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam--soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from Gibeon. -17. And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt -18. because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. - - - +1 In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah, +2 Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land. +3 Ishmael also struck down all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there. +4 On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before anyone knew of it, +5 eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and Samaria, with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and their bodies gashed, bringing grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord. +6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, “Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.” +7 When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern. +8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions. +9 Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with Gedaliah was the large cistern that King Asa had made for defense against Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. +10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites. +11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, +12 they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at the great pool that is in Gibeon. +13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. +14 So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. +15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. +16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from Gibeon. +17 And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt +18 because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md index e2497a0e..a1575480 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,30 +1,23 @@ -Warning Against Going to Egypt - # Chapter 42 -1. Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near -2. and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant--because we are left with but a few, as your eyes see us-- -3. that the LORD your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do." -4. Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your request, and whatever the LORD answers you I will tell you. I will keep nothing back from you." -5. Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the LORD your God sends you to us. -6. Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the LORD our God." - -7. At the end of ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah. -8. Then he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest, -9. and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him: -10. If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you. -11. Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand. -12. I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land. -13. But if you say, 'We will not remain in this land,' disobeying the voice of the LORD your God -14. and saying, 'No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,' -15. then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to enter Egypt and go to live there, -16. then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you are afraid shall follow close after you to Egypt, and there you shall die. -17. All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to live there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. They shall have no remnant or survivor from the disaster that I will bring upon them. - -18. "For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You shall become an execration, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. You shall see this place no more. -19. The LORD has said to you, O remnant of Judah, 'Do not go to Egypt.' Know for a certainty that I have warned you this day -20. that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. For you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the LORD our God, and whatever the LORD our God says, declare to us and we will do it.' -21. And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you. -22. Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live." - - - +1 Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near +2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the Lord your God for us, for all this remnant—because we are left with but a few, as your eyes see us— +3 that the Lord your God may show us the way we should go, and the thing that we should do.” +4 Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your request, and whatever the Lord answers you I will tell you. I will keep nothing back from you.” +5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the Lord your God sends you to us. +6 Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.” +7 At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. +8 Then he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest, +9 and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him: +10 If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you. +11 Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand. +12 I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land. +13 But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God +14 and saying, ‘No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,’ +15 then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to enter Egypt and go to live there, +16 then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you are afraid shall follow close after you to Egypt, and there you shall die. +17 All the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to live there shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. They shall have no remnant or survivor from the disaster that I will bring upon them. +18 “For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You shall become an execration, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. You shall see this place no more. +19 The Lord has said to you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for a certainty that I have warned you this day +20 that you have gone astray at the cost of your lives. For you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the Lord our God, and whatever the Lord our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’ +21 And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you. +22 Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md index 25562154..fb91d4d5 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,20 +1,14 @@ -Jeremiah Taken to Egypt - # Chapter 43 -1. When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them, -2. Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, 'Do not go to Egypt to live there,' -3. but Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon." -4. So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD, to remain in the land of Judah. -5. But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven-- -6. the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. -7. And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the LORD. And they arrived at Tahpanhes. - -8. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: -9. "Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, -10. and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them. -11. He shall come and strike the land of Egypt, giving over to the pestilence those who are doomed to the pestilence, to captivity those who are doomed to captivity, and to the sword those who are doomed to the sword. -12. I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace. -13. He shall break the obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt, and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.'" - - - +1 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, +2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to live there,’ +3 but Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon.” +4 So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. +5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven— +6 the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. +7 And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: +9 “Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, +10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them. +11 He shall come and strike the land of Egypt, giving over to the pestilence those who are doomed to the pestilence, to captivity those who are doomed to captivity, and to the sword those who are doomed to the sword. +12 I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace. +13 He shall break the obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt, and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md index afa1cf57..55aa1a49 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,40 +1,31 @@ -Judgment for Idolatry - # Chapter 44 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, -2. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, -3. because of the evil that they committed, provoking me to anger, in that they went to make offerings and serve other gods that they knew not, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers. -4. Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, 'Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!' -5. But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods. -6. Therefore my wrath and my anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became a waste and a desolation, as at this day. -7. And now thus says the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and child, from the midst of Judah, leaving you no remnant? -8. Why do you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, making offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to live, so that you may be cut off and become a curse and a taunt among all the nations of the earth? -9. Have you forgotten the evil of your fathers, the evil of the kings of Judah, the evil of their wives, your own evil, and the evil of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -10. They have not humbled themselves even to this day, nor have they feared, nor walked in my law and my statutes that I set before you and before your fathers. - -11. "Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah. -12. I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to come to the land of Egypt to live, and they shall all be consumed. In the land of Egypt they shall fall; by the sword and by famine they shall be consumed. From the least to the greatest, they shall die by the sword and by famine, and they shall become an oath, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. -13. I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, -14. so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there. For they shall not return, except some fugitives." - -15. Then all the men who knew that their wives had made offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah: -16. "As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you. -17. But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster. -18. But since we left off making offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine." -19. And the women said, "When we made offerings to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands' approval that we made cakes for her bearing her image and poured out drink offerings to her?" - -20. Then Jeremiah said to all the people, men and women, all the people who had given him this answer: -21. "As for the offerings that you offered in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your officials, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them? Did it not come into his mind? -22. The LORD could no longer bear your evil deeds and the abominations that you committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation and a waste and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. -23. It is because you made offerings and because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in his law and in his statutes and in his testimonies that this disaster has happened to you, as at this day." - -24. Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, "Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. -25. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, 'We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.' Then confirm your vows and perform your vows! -26. Therefore hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the LORD, that my name shall no more be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, 'As the Lord God lives.' -27. Behold, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. All the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end of them. -28. And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who came to the land of Egypt to live, shall know whose word will stand, mine or theirs. -29. This shall be the sign to you, declares the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for harm: -30. Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the disaster that I brought upon Jerusalem and upon all the cities of Judah. Behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, +3 because of the evil that they committed, provoking me to anger, in that they went to make offerings and serve other gods that they knew not, neither they, nor you, nor your fathers. +4 Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, ‘Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!’ +5 But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods. +6 Therefore my wrath and my anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became a waste and a desolation, as at this day. +7 And now thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and child, from the midst of Judah, leaving you no remnant? +8 Why do you provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, making offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to live, so that you may be cut off and become a curse and a taunt among all the nations of the earth? +9 Have you forgotten the evil of your fathers, the evil of the kings of Judah, the evil of their wives, your own evil, and the evil of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +10 They have not humbled themselves even to this day, nor have they feared, nor walked in my law and my statutes that I set before you and before your fathers. +11 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah. +12 I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to come to the land of Egypt to live, and they shall all be consumed. In the land of Egypt they shall fall; by the sword and by famine they shall be consumed. From the least to the greatest, they shall die by the sword and by famine, and they shall become an oath, a horror, a curse, and a taunt. +13 I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, +14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there. For they shall not return, except some fugitives.” +15 Then all the men who knew that their wives had made offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, all the people who lived in Pathros in the land of Egypt, answered Jeremiah: +16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you. +17 But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster. +18 But since we left off making offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.” +19 And the women said, “When we made offerings to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands' approval that we made cakes for her bearing her image and poured out drink offerings to her?” +20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, men and women, all the people who had given him this answer: +21 “As for the offerings that you offered in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your officials, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them? Did it not come into his mind? +22 The Lord could no longer bear your evil deeds and the abominations that you committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation and a waste and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. +23 It is because you made offerings and because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey the voice of the Lord or walk in his law and in his statutes and in his testimonies that this disaster has happened to you, as at this day.” +24 Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. +25 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Then confirm your vows and perform your vows! +26 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name shall no more be invoked by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’ +27 Behold, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. All the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end of them. +28 And those who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who came to the land of Egypt to live, shall know whose word will stand, mine or theirs. +29 This shall be the sign to you, declares the Lord, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for harm: +30 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md index 4cc39588..163dec5f 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,11 +1,6 @@ -Message to Baruch - # Chapter 45 -1. The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: -2. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: -3. You said, 'Woe is me! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.' -4. Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up--that is, the whole land. -5. And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the LORD. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go." - - - +1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: +2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: +3 You said, ‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.’ +4 Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. +5 And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md index 18925741..0da06043 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,139 +1,106 @@ -Judgment on Egypt - # Chapter 46 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. - -2. -About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: - -3. "Prepare buckler and shield, +1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. +2 About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: +3 “Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle! - -4. Harness the horses; +4 Harness the horses; mount, O horsemen! Take your stations with your helmets, polish your spears, put on your armor! - -5. Why have I seen it? +5 Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and have turned backward. Their warriors are beaten down and have fled in haste; -they look not back-- +they look not back— terror on every side! -declares the LORD. - -6. "The swift cannot flee away, +declares the Lord. +6 “The swift cannot flee away, nor the warrior escape; in the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen. - -7. "Who is this, rising like the Nile, +7 “Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge? - -8. Egypt rises like the Nile, +8 Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge. -He said, 'I will rise, I will cover the earth, - I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.' - -9. Advance, O horses, +He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth, + I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’ +9 Advance, O horses, and rage, O chariots! Let the warriors go out: men of Cush and Put who handle the shield, men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow. - -10. That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts, +10 That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, to avenge himself on his foes. The sword shall devour and be sated and drink its fill of their blood. For the Lord God of hosts holds a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. - -11. Go up to Gilead, and take balm, +11 Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have used many medicines; there is no healing for you. - -12. The nations have heard of your shame, +12 The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for warrior has stumbled against warrior; - they have both fallen together." - -13. The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt: - -14. "Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; + they have both fallen together.” +13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt: +14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; proclaim in Memphis and Tahpanhes; -say, 'Stand ready and be prepared, - for the sword shall devour around you.' - -15. Why are your mighty ones face down? +say, ‘Stand ready and be prepared, + for the sword shall devour around you.’ +15 Why are your mighty ones face down? They do not stand - because the LORD thrust them down. - -16. He made many stumble, and they fell, + because the Lord thrust them down. +16 He made many stumble, and they fell, and they said one to another, -'Arise, and let us go back to our own people +‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people and to the land of our birth, - because of the sword of the oppressor.' - -17. Call the name of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, - 'Noisy one who lets the hour go by.' - -18. "As I live, declares the King, - whose name is the LORD of hosts, + because of the sword of the oppressor.’ +17 Call the name of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, + ‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’ +18 “As I live, declares the King, + whose name is the Lord of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come. - -19. Prepare yourselves baggage for exile, +19 Prepare yourselves baggage for exile, O inhabitants of Egypt! For Memphis shall become a waste, a ruin, without inhabitant. - -20. "A beautiful heifer is Egypt, +20 “A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a biting fly from the north has come upon her. - -21. Even her hired soldiers in her midst +21 Even her hired soldiers in her midst are like fattened calves; yes, they have turned and fled together; they did not stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment. - -22. "She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; - -for her enemies march in force +22 “She makes a sound like a serpent gliding away; + for her enemies march in force and come against her with axes like those who fell trees. - -23. They shall cut down her forest, -declares the LORD, +23 They shall cut down her forest, +declares the Lord, though it is impenetrable, because they are more numerous than locusts; they are without number. - -24. The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; - she shall be delivered into the hand of a people from the north." - -25. The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, said: "Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. -26. I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the LORD. - -27. "But fear not, O Jacob my servant, +24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; + she shall be delivered into the hand of a people from the north.” +25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. +26 I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the Lord. +27 “But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. - -28. Fear not, O Jacob my servant, -declares the LORD, +28 Fear not, O Jacob my servant, +declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, - and I will by no means leave you unpunished." - - - + and I will by no means leave you unpunished.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md index 8c52f0d6..e3840b76 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,42 +1,31 @@ -Judgment on the Philistines - # Chapter 47 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. - -2. "Thus says the LORD: +1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. +2 “Thus says the Lord: Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent; they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail. - -3. At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, +3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels, the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands, - -4. because of the day that is coming to destroy +4 because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. -For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, +For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. - -5. Baldness has come upon Gaza; +5 Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has perished. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourselves? - -6. Ah, sword of the LORD! +6 Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still! - -7. How can it be quiet - when the LORD has given it a charge? +7 How can it be quiet + when the Lord has given it a charge? Against Ashkelon and against the seashore - he has appointed it." - - - + he has appointed it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md index 6ef6e4b1..05efd3f8 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,178 +1,137 @@ -Judgment on Moab - # Chapter 48 -1. Concerning Moab. -Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: -"Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! +1 Concerning Moab. +Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: +“Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; - -2. the renown of Moab is no more. +2 the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: - 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' + ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you. - -3. "A voice! A cry from Horonaim, - 'Desolation and great destruction!' - -4. Moab is destroyed; +3 “A voice! A cry from Horonaim, + ‘Desolation and great destruction!’ +4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry. - -5. For at the ascent of Luhith +5 For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction. - -6. Flee! Save yourselves! +6 Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert! - -7. For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, +7 For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials. - -8. The destroyer shall come upon every city, +8 The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, - as the LORD has spoken. - -9. "Give wings to Moab, + as the Lord has spoken. +9 “Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them. - -10. "Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. - -11. "Moab has been at ease from his youth +10 “Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. +11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed. - -12. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. -13. Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. - -14. "How do you say, 'We are heroes - and mighty men of war'? - -15. The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, +12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. +13 Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. +14 “How do you say, ‘We are heroes + and mighty men of war’? +15 The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, - declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. - -16. The calamity of Moab is near at hand, + declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. +16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. - -17. Grieve for him, all you who are around him, +17 Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; -say, 'How the mighty scepter is broken, - the glorious staff.' - -18. "Come down from your glory, +say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, + the glorious staff.’ +18 “Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds. - -19. Stand by the way and watch, +19 Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; - say, 'What has happened?' - -20. Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; + say, ‘What has happened?’ +20 Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. - -21. "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, -22. and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, -23. and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, -24. and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. -25. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD. - -26. "Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. -27. Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? - -28. "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, +21 “Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, +22 and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, +23 and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, +24 and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. +25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the Lord. +26 “Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. +27 Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? +28 “Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge. - -29. We have heard of the pride of Moab-- - he is very proud-- +29 We have heard of the pride of Moab— + he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart. - -30. I know his insolence, declares the LORD; +30 I know his insolence, declares the Lord; his boasts are false, his deeds are false. - -31. Therefore I wail for Moab; +31 Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn. - -32. More than for Jazer I weep for you, +32 More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached to the Sea of Jazer; on your summer fruits and your grapes the destroyer has fallen. - -33. Gladness and joy have been taken away +33 Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the winepresses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy. - -34. "From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. -35. And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god. -36. Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. - -37. "For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. -38. On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the LORD. -39. How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him." - -40. For thus says the LORD: -"Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle +34 “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. +35 And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god. +36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. +37 “For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. +38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. +39 How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.” +40 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab; - -41. the cities shall be taken +41 the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains; - -42. Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, - because he magnified himself against the LORD. - -43. Terror, pit, and snare +42 Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, + because he magnified himself against the Lord. +43 Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! -declares the LORD. - -44. He who flees from the terror +declares the Lord. +44 He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab, the year of their punishment, -declares the LORD. - -45. "In the shadow of Heshbon +declares the Lord. +45 “In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult. - -46. Woe to you, O Moab! +46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity. - -47. Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab - in the latter days, declares the LORD." -Thus far is the judgment on Moab. - - - +47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab + in the latter days, declares the Lord.” +Thus far is the judgment on Moab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md index a3f341c0..488d1148 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,168 +1,124 @@ -Judgment on Ammon - # Chapter 49 -1. Concerning the Ammonites. -Thus says the LORD: -"Has Israel no sons? +1 Concerning the Ammonites. +Thus says the Lord: +“Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities? - -2. Therefore, behold, the days are coming, - declares the LORD, +2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, + declares the Lord, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, - says the LORD. - -3. "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! + says the Lord. +3 “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials. - -4. Why do you boast of your valleys, +4 Why do you boast of your valleys, O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying, - 'Who will come against me?' - -5. Behold, I will bring terror upon you, - -declares the Lord God of hosts, + ‘Who will come against me?’ +5 Behold, I will bring terror upon you, + declares the Lord God of hosts, from all who are around you, and you shall be driven out, every man straight before him, with none to gather the fugitives. - -6. "But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, declares the LORD." -Judgment on Edom - - -7. Concerning Edom. -Thus says the LORD of hosts: -"Is wisdom no more in Teman? +6 “But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, declares the Lord.” +7 Concerning Edom. +Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished? - -8. Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, +8 Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time when I punish him. - -9. If grape gatherers came to you, +9 If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves? - -10. But I have stripped Esau bare; +10 But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more. - -11. Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; - and let your widows trust in me." - -12. For thus says the LORD: "If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, will you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you must drink. -13. For I have sworn by myself, declares the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes." - -14. I have heard a message from the LORD, +11 Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; + and let your widows trust in me.” +12 For thus says the Lord: “If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, will you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you must drink. +13 For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.” +14 I have heard a message from the Lord, and an envoy has been sent among the nations: -"Gather yourselves together and come against her, +“Gather yourselves together and come against her, and rise up for battle! - -15. For behold, I will make you small among the nations, +15 For behold, I will make you small among the nations, despised among mankind. - -16. The horror you inspire has deceived you, +16 The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, -declares the LORD. - -17. "Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. -18. As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her. -19. Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? -20. Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. -21. At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea. -22. Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains." -Judgment on Damascus - - -23. Concerning Damascus: -"Hamath and Arpad are confounded, +declares the Lord. +17 “Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. +18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the Lord, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her. +19 Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? +20 Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. +21 At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea. +22 Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains.” +23 Concerning Damascus: +“Hamath and Arpad are confounded, for they have heard bad news; they melt in fear, they are troubled like the sea that cannot be quiet. - -24. Damascus has become feeble, she turned to flee, +24 Damascus has become feeble, she turned to flee, and panic seized her; anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in labor. - -25. How is the famous city not forsaken, +25 How is the famous city not forsaken, the city of my joy? - -26. Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, +26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, -declares the LORD of hosts. - -27. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, - and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad." -Judgment on Kedar and Hazor - - -28. Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. -Thus says the LORD: -"Rise up, advance against Kedar! +declares the Lord of hosts. +27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, + and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.” +28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. +Thus says the Lord: +“Rise up, advance against Kedar! Destroy the people of the east! - -29. Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, +29 Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, their curtains and all their goods; their camels shall be led away from them, - and men shall cry to them: 'Terror on every side!' - -30. Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths, + and men shall cry to them: ‘Terror on every side!’ +30 Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor! -declares the LORD. +declares the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon - -has made a plan against you + has made a plan against you and formed a purpose against you. - -31. "Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, +31 “Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, -declares the LORD, +declares the Lord, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone. - -32. Their camels shall become plunder, +32 Their camels shall become plunder, their herds of livestock a spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, -declares the LORD. - -33. Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, +declares the Lord. +33 Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; no man shall dwell there; - no man shall sojourn in her." -Judgment on Elam - - -34. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. - -35. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. -36. And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. And I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come. -37. I will terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the LORD. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them, -38. and I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the LORD. - -39. "But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the LORD." - - - + no man shall sojourn in her.” +34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. +35 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. +36 And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven. And I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come. +37 I will terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them, +38 and I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the Lord. +39 “But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md index e4b2ae19..96e0d373 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,164 +1,124 @@ -Judgment on Babylon - # Chapter 50 -1. The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet: - -2. "Declare among the nations and proclaim, +1 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet: +2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: -'Babylon is taken, +‘Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, - her idols are dismayed.' - -3. "For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away. - -4. "In those days and in that time, declares the LORD, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come, and they shall seek the LORD their God. -5. They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, 'Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.' - -6. "My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold. -7. All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, 'We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.' - -8. "Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock. -9. For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. -10. Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the LORD. - -11. "Though you rejoice, though you exult, + her idols are dismayed.’ +3 “For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away. +4 “In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come, and they shall seek the Lord their God. +5 They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’ +6 “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold. +7 All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the Lord, their habitation of righteousness, the Lord, the hope of their fathers.’ +8 “Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock. +9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. +10 Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the Lord. +11 “Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my heritage, though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture, and neigh like stallions, - -12. your mother shall be utterly shamed, +12 your mother shall be utterly shamed, and she who bore you shall be disgraced. Behold, she shall be the last of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. - -13. Because of the wrath of the LORD she shall not be inhabited +13 Because of the wrath of the Lord she shall not be inhabited but shall be an utter desolation; everyone who passes by Babylon shall be appalled, and hiss because of all her wounds. - -14. Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, +14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows, - for she has sinned against the LORD. - -15. Raise a shout against her all around; + for she has sinned against the Lord. +15 Raise a shout against her all around; she has surrendered; her bulwarks have fallen; her walls are thrown down. -For this is the vengeance of the LORD: +For this is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done. - -16. Cut off from Babylon the sower, +16 Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the one who handles the sickle in time of harvest; because of the sword of the oppressor, every one shall turn to his own people, and every one shall flee to his own land. - -17. "Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones. -18. Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria. -19. I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. -20. In those days and in that time, declares the LORD, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant. - -21. "Go up against the land of Merathaim, +17 “Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones. +18 Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria. +19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. +20 In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant. +21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill, and devote them to destruction, -declares the LORD, +declares the Lord, and do all that I have commanded you. - -22. The noise of battle is in the land, +22 The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction! - -23. How the hammer of the whole earth +23 How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! - -24. I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, +24 I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and caught, - because you opposed the LORD. - -25. The LORD has opened his armory + because you opposed the Lord. +25 The Lord has opened his armory and brought out the weapons of his wrath, for the Lord God of hosts has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans. - -26. Come against her from every quarter; +26 Come against her from every quarter; open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain, and devote her to destruction; let nothing be left of her. - -27. Kill all her bulls; +27 Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment. - -28. "A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, vengeance for his temple. - -29. "Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. -30. Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the LORD. - -31. "Behold, I am against you, O proud one, - -declares the Lord God of hosts, +28 “A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, vengeance for his temple. +29 “Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. +30 Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the Lord. +31 “Behold, I am against you, O proud one, + declares the Lord God of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. - -32. The proud one shall stumble and fall, +32 The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him. - -33. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go. -34. Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon. - -35. "A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, +33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go. +34 Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon. +35 “A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the Lord, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials and her wise men! - -36. A sword against the diviners, +36 A sword against the diviners, that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, that they may be destroyed! - -37. A sword against her horses and against her chariots, +37 A sword against her horses and against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst, that they may become women! A sword against all her treasures, that they may be plundered! - -38. A drought against her waters, +38 A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols. - -39. "Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations. -40. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the LORD, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. - -41. "Behold, a people comes from the north; - -a mighty nation and many kings +39 “Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations. +40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. +41 “Behold, a people comes from the north; + a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth. - -42. They lay hold of bow and spear; +42 They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy. The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea; they ride on horses, arrayed as a man for battle against you, O daughter of Babylon! - -43. "The king of Babylon heard the report of them, +43 “The king of Babylon heard the report of them, and his hands fell helpless; anguish seized him, pain as of a woman in labor. - -44. "Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? -45. Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. -46. At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations." - - - +44 “Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? +45 Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. +46 At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md index 75028263..24428129 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,301 +1,236 @@ -The Utter Destruction of Babylon - # Chapter 51 -1. Thus says the LORD: -"Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai, - -2. and I will send to Babylon winnowers, +2 and I will send to Babylon winnowers, and they shall winnow her, and they shall empty her land, - -when they come against her from every side + when they come against her from every side on the day of trouble. - -3. Let not the archer bend his bow, +3 Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in his armor. Spare not her young men; devote to destruction all her army. - -4. They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, +4 They shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and wounded in her streets. - -5. For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken - by their God, the LORD of hosts, +5 For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken + by their God, the Lord of hosts, but the land of the Chaldeans is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. - -6. "Flee from the midst of Babylon; +6 “Flee from the midst of Babylon; let every one save his life! Be not cut off in her punishment, - for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance, + for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance, the repayment he is rendering her. - -7. Babylon was a golden cup in the LORD's hand, +7 Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord's hand, making all the earth drunken; the nations drank of her wine; therefore the nations went mad. - -8. Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; +8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed. - -9. We would have healed Babylon, +9 We would have healed Babylon, but she was not healed. Forsake her, and let us go each to his own country, for her judgment has reached up to heaven and has been lifted up even to the skies. - -10. The LORD has brought about our vindication; +10 The Lord has brought about our vindication; come, let us declare in Zion - the work of the LORD our God. - -11. "Sharpen the arrows! + the work of the Lord our God. +11 “Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields! -The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple. - -12. "Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon; +The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for his temple. +12 “Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; set up watchmen; prepare the ambushes; -for the LORD has both planned and done +for the Lord has both planned and done what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. - -13. O you who dwell by many waters, +13 O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut. - -14. The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself: +14 The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts, and they shall raise the shout of victory over you. - -15. "It is he who made the earth by his power, +15 “It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. - -16. When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, +16 When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses. - -17. Every man is stupid and without knowledge; +17 Every man is stupid and without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them. - -18. They are worthless, a work of delusion; +18 They are worthless, a work of delusion; at the time of their punishment they shall perish. - -19. Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, +19 Not like these is he who is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; - the LORD of hosts is his name. - -20. "You are my hammer and weapon of war: + the Lord of hosts is his name. +20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms; - -21. with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider; +21 with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider; with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer; - -22. with you I break in pieces man and woman; +22 with you I break in pieces man and woman; with you I break in pieces the old man and the youth; with you I break in pieces the young man and the young woman; - -23. with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; +23 with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team; with you I break in pieces governors and commanders. - -24. "I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the LORD. - -25. "Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, -declares the LORD, +24 “I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord. +25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, +declares the Lord, which destroys the whole earth; I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the crags, and make you a burnt mountain. - -26. No stone shall be taken from you for a corner +26 No stone shall be taken from you for a corner and no stone for a foundation, but you shall be a perpetual waste, - declares the LORD. - -27. "Set up a standard on the earth; + declares the Lord. +27 “Set up a standard on the earth; blow the trumpet among the nations; prepare the nations for war against her; summon against her the kingdoms, Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a marshal against her; bring up horses like bristling locusts. - -28. Prepare the nations for war against her, +28 Prepare the nations for war against her, the kings of the Medes, with their governors and deputies, and every land under their dominion. - -29. The land trembles and writhes in pain, - for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand, +29 The land trembles and writhes in pain, + for the Lord's purposes against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant. - -30. The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting; +30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting; they remain in their strongholds; their strength has failed; they have become women; her dwellings are on fire; her bars are broken. - -31. One runner runs to meet another, +31 One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side; - -32. the fords have been seized, +32 the fords have been seized, the marshes are burned with fire, and the soldiers are in panic. - -33. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: +33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while - and the time of her harvest will come." - -34. "Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me; + and the time of her harvest will come.” +34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me; he has made me an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he has filled his stomach with my delicacies; he has rinsed me out. - -35. The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon," +35 The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,” let the inhabitant of Zion say. -"My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea," +“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” let Jerusalem say. - -36. Therefore thus says the LORD: -"Behold, I will plead your cause +36 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry, - -37. and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, +37 and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, the haunt of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant. - -38. "They shall roar together like lions; +38 “They shall roar together like lions; they shall growl like lions' cubs. - -39. While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast +39 While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast and make them drunk, that they may become merry, then sleep a perpetual sleep - and not wake, declares the LORD. - -40. I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, + and not wake, declares the Lord. +40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and male goats. - -41. "How Babylon is taken, +41 “How Babylon is taken, the praise of the whole earth seized! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! - -42. The sea has come up on Babylon; +42 The sea has come up on Babylon; she is covered with its tumultuous waves. - -43. Her cities have become a horror, +43 Her cities have become a horror, a land of drought and a desert, a land in which no one dwells, and through which no son of man passes. - -44. And I will punish Bel in Babylon, +44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and take out of his mouth what he has swallowed. The nations shall no longer flow to him; the wall of Babylon has fallen. - -45. "Go out of the midst of her, my people! - -Let every one save his life - from the fierce anger of the LORD! - -46. Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful +45 “Go out of the midst of her, my people! + Let every one save his life + from the fierce anger of the Lord! +46 Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful at the report heard in the land, when a report comes in one year and afterward a report in another year, and violence is in the land, and ruler is against ruler. - -47. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming +47 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the images of Babylon; her whole land shall be put to shame, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. - -48. Then the heavens and the earth, +48 Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for joy over Babylon, for the destroyers shall come against them out of the north, -declares the LORD. - -49. Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, +declares the Lord. +49 Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, just as for Babylon have fallen the slain of all the earth. - -50. "You who have escaped from the sword, +50 “You who have escaped from the sword, go, do not stand still! -Remember the LORD from far away, +Remember the Lord from far away, and let Jerusalem come into your mind: - -51. 'We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach; +51 ‘We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach; dishonor has covered our face, for foreigners have come - into the holy places of the LORD's house.' - -52. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, + into the holy places of the Lord's house.’ +52 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will execute judgment upon her images, and through all her land the wounded shall groan. - -53. Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, +53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify her strong height, yet destroyers would come from me against her, - declares the LORD. - -54. "A voice! A cry from Babylon! + declares the Lord. +54 “A voice! A cry from Babylon! The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! - -55. For the LORD is laying Babylon waste +55 For the Lord is laying Babylon waste and stilling her mighty voice. Their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is raised, - -56. for a destroyer has come upon her, +56 for a destroyer has come upon her, upon Babylon; her warriors are taken; their bows are broken in pieces, -for the LORD is a God of recompense; +for the Lord is a God of recompense; he will surely repay. - -57. I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, +57 I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, - declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. - -58. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: + declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. +58 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples labor for nothing, - and the nations weary themselves only for fire." - -59. The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quartermaster. -60. Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon. -61. And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: "When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words, -62. and say, 'O LORD, you have said concerning this place that you will cut it off, so that nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate forever.' -63. When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, -64. and say, 'Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, and they shall become exhausted.'" -Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. - - - + and the nations weary themselves only for fire.” +59 The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quartermaster. +60 Jeremiah wrote in a book all the disaster that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written concerning Babylon. +61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words, +62 and say, ‘O Lord, you have said concerning this place that you will cut it off, so that nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate forever.’ +63 When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, +64 and say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, and they shall become exhausted.’” +Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md index 813ae9f8..865b35d0 100644 --- a/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/ESV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,52 +1,36 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted - # Chapter 52 -1. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -2. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. -3. For because of the anger of the LORD it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. +1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. +3 For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. -4. And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. -5. So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. -6. On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. -7. Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah. -8. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. -9. Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. -10. The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah. -11. He put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in chains, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. -The Temple Burned - - -12. In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month--that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon--Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. -13. And he burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. -14. And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. -15. And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans. -16. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. - -17. And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the LORD, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all the bronze to Babylon. -18. And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service; -19. also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and the lampstands and the dishes for incense and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. -20. As for the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the LORD, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. -21. As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. -22. On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. -23. There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around. -The People Exiled to Babylon - - -24. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; -25. and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and seven men of the king's council, who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city. -26. And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -27. And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land. - -28. This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans; -29. in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem 832 persons; -30. in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Judeans 745 persons; all the persons were 4,600. -Jehoiachin Released from Prison - - -31. And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. -32. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. -33. So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, -34. and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, until the day of his death, as long as he lived. - - - +4 And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. +5 So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. +6 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. +7 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah. +8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. +9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. +10 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah. +11 He put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in chains, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. +12 In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. +13 And he burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. +14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. +15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans. +16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. +17 And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all the bronze to Babylon. +18 And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service; +19 also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and the lampstands and the dishes for incense and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. +20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. +21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. +22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. +23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around. +24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; +25 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and seven men of the king's council, who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city. +26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +27 And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land. +28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans; +29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem 832 persons; +30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Judeans 745 persons; all the persons were 4,600. +31 And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. +32 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. +33 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, +34 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, until the day of his death, as long as he lived. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md index 8e323fa9..79f03f1d 100644 --- a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,163 +1,135 @@ -How Lonely Sits the City - # Chapter 1 -1. How lonely sits the city +1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave. - -2. She weeps bitterly in the night, +2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have become her enemies. - -3. Judah has gone into exile because of affliction +3 Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress. - -4. The roads to Zion mourn, +4 The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the festival; all her gates are desolate; her priests groan; her virgins have been afflicted, and she herself suffers bitterly. - -5. Her foes have become the head; +5 Her foes have become the head; her enemies prosper, -because the LORD has afflicted her +because the Lord has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captives before the foe. - -6. From the daughter of Zion +6 From the daughter of Zion all her majesty has departed. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture; they fled without strength before the pursuer. - -7. Jerusalem remembers - -in the days of her affliction and wandering +7 Jerusalem remembers + in the days of her affliction and wandering all the precious things that were hers from days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the foe, and there was none to help her, her foes gloated over her; they mocked at her downfall. - -8. Jerusalem sinned grievously; +8 Jerusalem sinned grievously; therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns her face away. - -9. Her uncleanness was in her skirts; +9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she took no thought of her future; therefore her fall is terrible; she has no comforter. -"O LORD, behold my affliction, - for the enemy has triumphed!" - -10. The enemy has stretched out his hands +“O Lord, behold my affliction, + for the enemy has triumphed!” +10 The enemy has stretched out his hands over all her precious things; for she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, those whom you forbade to enter your congregation. - -11. All her people groan +11 All her people groan as they search for bread; they trade their treasures for food to revive their strength. -"Look, O LORD, and see, - for I am despised." - -12. "Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? +“Look, O Lord, and see, + for I am despised.” +12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, -which the LORD inflicted +which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger. - -13. "From on high he sent fire; +13 “From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, faint all the day long. - -14. "My transgressions were bound into a yoke; +14 “My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hand they were fastened together; they were set upon my neck; he caused my strength to fail; the Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand. - -15. "The Lord rejected +15 “The Lord rejected all my mighty men in my midst; he summoned an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah. - -16. "For these things I weep; +16 “For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate, - for the enemy has prevailed." - -17. Zion stretches out her hands, + for the enemy has prevailed.” +17 Zion stretches out her hands, but there is none to comfort her; -the LORD has commanded against Jacob +the Lord has commanded against Jacob that his neighbors should be his foes; Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them. - -18. "The LORD is in the right, +18 “The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity. - -19. "I called to my lovers, +19 “I called to my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city, while they sought food to revive their strength. - -20. "Look, O LORD, for I am in distress; +20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress; my stomach churns; my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death. - -21. "They heard my groaning, +21 “They heard my groaning, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. You have brought the day you announced; now let them be as I am. - -22. "Let all their evildoing come before you, - -and deal with them +22 “Let all their evildoing come before you, + and deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions; for my groans are many, - and my heart is faint." - - - + and my heart is faint.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md index 3947e1e5..b419b7fd 100644 --- a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,160 +1,134 @@ -The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity - # Chapter 2 -1. How the Lord in his anger +1 How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. - -2. The Lord has swallowed up without mercy +2 The Lord has swallowed up without mercy all the habitations of Jacob; in his wrath he has broken down the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; he has brought down to the ground in dishonor the kingdom and its rulers. - -3. He has cut down in fierce anger +3 He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn from them his right hand in the face of the enemy; he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob, consuming all around. - -4. He has bent his bow like an enemy, +4 He has bent his bow like an enemy, with his right hand set like a foe; -and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes; - in the tent of the daughter of Zion, +and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes + in the tent of the daughter of Zion; he has poured out his fury like fire. - -5. The Lord has become like an enemy; +5 The Lord has become like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel; he has swallowed up all its palaces; he has laid in ruins its strongholds, and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. - -6. He has laid waste his booth like a garden, +6 He has laid waste his booth like a garden, laid in ruins his meeting place; -the LORD has made Zion forget +the Lord has made Zion forget festival and Sabbath, and in his fierce indignation has spurned king and priest. - -7. The Lord has scorned his altar, +7 The Lord has scorned his altar, disowned his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; -they raised a clamor in the house of the LORD +they raised a clamor in the house of the Lord as on the day of festival. - -8. The LORD determined to lay in ruins +8 The Lord determined to lay in ruins the wall of the daughter of Zion; he stretched out the measuring line; he did not restrain his hand from destroying; he caused rampart and wall to lament; they languished together. - -9. Her gates have sunk into the ground; +9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has ruined and broken her bars; her king and princes are among the nations; the law is no more, and her prophets find - no vision from the LORD. - -10. The elders of the daughter of Zion + no vision from the Lord. +10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. - -11. My eyes are spent with weeping; +11 My eyes are spent with weeping; my stomach churns; my bile is poured out to the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because infants and babies faint in the streets of the city. - -12. They cry to their mothers, - "Where is bread and wine?" +12 They cry to their mothers, + “Where is bread and wine?” as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, as their life is poured out on their mothers' bosom. - -13. What can I say for you, to what compare you, +13 What can I say for you, to what compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is vast as the sea; who can heal you? - -14. Your prophets have seen for you +14 Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. - -15. All who pass along the way +15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem: -"Is this the city that was called +“Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, - the joy of all the earth?" - -16. All your enemies + the joy of all the earth?” +16 All your enemies rail against you; they hiss, they gnash their teeth, - they cry: "We have swallowed her! + they cry: “We have swallowed her! Ah, this is the day we longed for; - now we have it; we see it!" - -17. The LORD has done what he purposed; + now we have it; we see it!” +17 The Lord has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word, which he commanded long ago; he has thrown down without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you and exalted the might of your foes. - -18. Their heart cried to the Lord. +18 Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite! - -19. "Arise, cry out in the night, +19 “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger - at the head of every street." - -20. Look, O LORD, and see! + at the head of every street.” +20 Look, O Lord, and see! With whom have you dealt thus? Should women eat the fruit of their womb, the children of their tender care? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord? - -21. In the dust of the streets +21 In the dust of the streets lie the young and the old; my young women and my young men have fallen by the sword; you have killed them in the day of your anger, slaughtering without pity. - -22. You summoned as if to a festival day +22 You summoned as if to a festival day my terrors on every side, -and on the day of the anger of the LORD +and on the day of the anger of the Lord no one escaped or survived; those whom I held and raised - my enemy destroyed. - - - + my enemy destroyed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md index e7c5a907..4748424a 100644 --- a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,203 +1,133 @@ -Great Is Your Faithfulness - # Chapter 3 -1. I am the man who has seen affliction +1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; - -2. he has driven and brought me +2 he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; - -3. surely against me he turns his hand +3 surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long. - -4. He has made my flesh and my skin waste away; +4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away; he has broken my bones; - -5. he has besieged and enveloped me +5 he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation; - -6. he has made me dwell in darkness +6 he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago. - -7. He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; +7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy; - -8. though I call and cry for help, +8 though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer; - -9. he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones; +9 he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones; he has made my paths crooked. - -10. He is a bear lying in wait for me, +10 He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding; - -11. he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces; +11 he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces; he has made me desolate; - -12. he bent his bow and set me +12 he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow. - -13. He drove into my kidneys +13 He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver; - -14. I have become the laughingstock of all my people, +14 I have become the laughingstock of all peoples, the object of their taunts all day long. - -15. He has filled me with bitterness; +15 He has filled me with bitterness; he has sated me with wormwood. - -16. He has made my teeth grind on gravel, +16 He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes; - -17. my soul is bereft of peace; +17 my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; - -18. so I say, "My endurance has perished; - so has my hope from the LORD." - -19. Remember my affliction and my wanderings, +18 so I say, “My endurance has perished; + so has my hope from the Lord.” +19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! - -20. My soul continually remembers it +20 My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. - -21. But this I call to mind, +21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: - -22. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; +22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; - -23. they are new every morning; +23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. - -24. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, - "therefore I will hope in him." - -25. The LORD is good to those who wait for him, +24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, + “therefore I will hope in him.” +25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. - -26. It is good that one should wait quietly - for the salvation of the LORD. - -27. It is good for a man that he bear +26 It is good that one should wait quietly + for the salvation of the Lord. +27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. - -28. Let him sit alone in silence +28 Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; - -29. let him put his mouth in the dust-- +29 let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope; - -30. let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, +30 let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults. - -31. For the Lord will not +31 For the Lord will not cast off forever, - -32. for, though he cause grief, he will have compassion +32 but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; - -33. for he does not afflict from his heart +33 for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men. - -34. To crush underfoot +34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth, - -35. to deny a man justice +35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High, - -36. to subvert a man in his lawsuit, +36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve. - -37. Who has spoken and it came to pass, +37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? - -38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most High +38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? - -39. Why should a living man complain, +39 Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins? - -40. Let us test and examine our ways, - and return to the LORD! - -41. Let us lift up our hearts and hands +40 Let us test and examine our ways, + and return to the Lord! +41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: - -42. "We have transgressed and rebelled, +42 “We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven. - -43. "You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, +43 “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity; - -44. you have wrapped yourself with a cloud +44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through. - -45. You have made us scum and garbage +45 You have made us scum and garbage among the peoples. - -46. "All our enemies +46 “All our enemies open their mouths against us; - -47. panic and pitfall have come upon us, +47 panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction; - -48. my eyes flow with rivers of tears +48 my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. - -49. "My eyes will flow without ceasing, +49 “My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite, - -50. until the LORD from heaven +50 until the Lord from heaven looks down and sees; - -51. my eyes cause me grief +51 my eyes cause me grief at the fate of all the daughters of my city. - -52. "I have been hunted like a bird +52 “I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause; - -53. they flung me alive into the pit +53 they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me; - -54. water closed over my head; - I said, 'I am lost.' - -55. "I called on your name, O LORD, +54 water closed over my head; + I said, ‘I am lost.’ +55 “I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; - -56. you heard my plea, 'Do not close - your ear to my cry for help!' - -57. You came near when I called on you; - you said, 'Do not fear!' - -58. "You have taken up my cause, O Lord; +56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not close + your ear to my cry for help!’ +57 You came near when I called on you; + you said, ‘Do not fear!’ +58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life. - -59. You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD; +59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; judge my cause. - -60. You have seen all their vengeance, +60 You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me. - -61. "You have heard their taunts, O LORD, +61 “You have heard their taunts, O Lord, all their plots against me. - -62. The lips and thoughts of my assailants +62 The lips and thoughts of my assailants are against me all the day long. - -63. Behold their sitting and their rising; +63 Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the object of their taunts. - -64. "You will repay them, O LORD, +64 “You will repay them, O Lord, according to the work of their hands. - -65. You will give them dullness of heart; +65 You will give them dullness of heart; your curse will be on them. - -66. You will pursue them in anger and destroy them - from under your heavens, O LORD." - - - +66 You will pursue them in anger and destroy them + from under your heavens, O Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md index a51b8af2..c1d16117 100644 --- a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,117 +1,90 @@ -The Holy Stones Lie Scattered - # Chapter 4 -1. How the gold has grown dim, +1 How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street. - -2. The precious sons of Zion, +2 The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter's hands! - -3. Even jackals offer the breast; +3 Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. - -4. The tongue of the nursing infant sticks +4 The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them. - -5. Those who once feasted on delicacies +5 Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps. - -6. For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater +6 For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung for her. - -7. Her princes were purer than snow, +7 Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire. - -8. Now their face is blacker than soot; +8 Now their face is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood. - -9. Happier were the victims of the sword +9 Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, who wasted away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field. - -10. The hands of compassionate women +10 The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the destruction of the daughter of my people. - -11. The LORD gave full vent to his wrath; +11 The Lord gave full vent to his wrath; he poured out his hot anger, and he kindled a fire in Zion that consumed its foundations. - -12. The kings of the earth did not believe, +12 The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any of the inhabitants of the world, that foe or enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem. - -13. This was for the sins of her prophets +13 This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous. - -14. They wandered, blind, through the streets; - -they were so defiled with blood +14 They wandered, blind, through the streets; + they were so defiled with blood that no one was able to touch their garments. - -15. "Away! Unclean!" people cried at them. -"Away! Away! Do not touch!" +15 “Away! Unclean!” people cried at them. + “Away! Away! Do not touch!” So they became fugitives and wanderers; people said among the nations, - "They shall stay with us no longer." - -16. The LORD himself has scattered them; + “They shall stay with us no longer.” +16 The Lord himself has scattered them; he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders. - -17. Our eyes failed, ever watching +17 Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save. - -18. They dogged our steps +18 They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come. - -19. Our pursuers were swifter +19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. - -20. The breath of our nostrils, the LORD's anointed, +20 The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was captured in their pits, -of whom we said, "Under his shadow - we shall live among the nations." - -21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, +of whom we said, “Under his shadow + we shall live among the nations.” +21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare. - -22. The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; +22 The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; he will keep you in exile no longer; but your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish; - he will uncover your sins. - - - + he will uncover your sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md index 112fe444..364097ec 100644 --- a/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -Restore Us to Yourself, O LORD - # Chapter 5 -1. Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; +1 Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! - -2. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, +2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. - -3. We have become orphans, fatherless; +3 We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. - -4. We must pay for the water we drink; +4 We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought. - -5. Our pursuers are at our necks; +5 Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest. - -6. We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, +6 We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough. - -7. Our fathers sinned, and are no more; +7 Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities. - -8. Slaves rule over us; +8 Slaves rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand. - -9. We get our bread at the peril of our lives, +9 We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness. - -10. Our skin is hot as an oven +10 Our skin is hot as an oven with the burning heat of famine. - -11. Women are raped in Zion, +11 Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah. - -12. Princes are hung up by their hands; +12 Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders. - -13. Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, +13 Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, and boys stagger under loads of wood. - -14. The old men have left the city gate, +14 The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music. - -15. The joy of our hearts has ceased; +15 The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning. - -16. The crown has fallen from our head; +16 The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned! - -17. For this our heart has become sick, +17 For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim, - -18. for Mount Zion which lies desolate; +18 for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. - -19. But you, O LORD, reign forever; +19 But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. - -20. Why do you forget us forever, +20 Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days? - -21. Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! - Renew our days as of old-- - -22. unless you have utterly rejected us, - and you remain exceedingly angry with us. - - - +21 Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! + Renew our days as of old— +22 unless you have utterly rejected us, + and you remain exceedingly angry with us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md index b171223c..e3a3e680 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,39 +1,30 @@ -Ezekiel in Babylon - # Chapter 1 -1. In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. -2. On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), -3. the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.The Glory of the LORD - -4. As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal. -5. And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, -6. but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. -7. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze. -8. Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: -9. their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. -10. As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. -11. Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. -12. And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. -13. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. -14. And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning. - -15. Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. -16. As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. -17. When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. -18. And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. -19. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. -20. Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. -21. When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. - -22. Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads. -23. And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body. -24. And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. -25. And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings. - -26. And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. -27. And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. -28. Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. -Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. - - - +1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. +2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), +3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there. +4 As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal. +5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, +6 but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. +7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze. +8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: +9 their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. +10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. +11 Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. +12 And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. +13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. +14 And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning. +15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. +16 As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. +17 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. +18 And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. +19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. +20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. +21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. +22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads. +23 And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body. +24 And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. +25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings. +26 And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. +27 And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. +28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. +Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md index 5e664c0f..02172fad 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,17 +1,11 @@ -Ezekiel's Call - # Chapter 2 -1. And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you." -2. And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. -3. And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. -4. The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.' -5. And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. -6. And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. -7. And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. - -8. "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." -9. And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. -10. And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. - - - +1 And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” +2 And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. +3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. +4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ +5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. +6 And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. +7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. +8 “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” +9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. +10 And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md index 05daba83..f9f6e340 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,37 +1,28 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. And he said to me, "Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." -2. So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. -3. And he said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it." Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. - -4. And he said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. -5. For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel-- -6. not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. -7. But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. -8. Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. -9. Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house." -10. Moreover, he said to me, "Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. -11. And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God,' whether they hear or refuse to hear." - -12. Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the LORD from its place!" -13. It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great earthquake. -14. The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me. -15. And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling. And I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. -A Watchman for Israel - - -16. And at the end of seven days, the word of the LORD came to me: -17. "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. -18. If I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. -19. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. -20. Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. -21. But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul." - -22. And the hand of the LORD was upon me there. And he said to me, "Arise, go out into the valley, and there I will speak with you." -23. So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the Chebar canal, and I fell on my face. -24. But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, "Go, shut yourself within your house. -25. And you, O son of man, behold, cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people. -26. And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house. -27. But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.' He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house. - - - +1 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” +2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. +3 And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. +4 And he said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. +5 For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel— +6 not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. +7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. +8 Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. +9 Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.” +10 Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. +11 And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear or refuse to hear.” +12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!” +13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of a great earthquake. +14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the Lord being strong upon me. +15 And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling. And I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. +16 And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: +17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. +18 If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. +19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. +20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. +21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.” +22 And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, “Arise, go out into the valley, and there I will speak with you.” +23 So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the Chebar canal, and I fell on my face. +24 But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house. +25 And you, O son of man, behold, cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people. +26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house. +27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md index 4edb7320..16b35890 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -The Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized - # Chapter 4 -1. "And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. -2. And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around. -3. And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel. - -4. "Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. -5. For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment. So long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel. -6. And when you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the punishment of the house of Judah. Forty days I assign you, a day for each year. -7. And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city. -8. And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege. - -9. "And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer, and put them into a single vessel and make your bread from them. During the number of days that you lie on your side, 390 days, you shall eat it. -10. And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it. -11. And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from day to day you shall drink. -12. And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung." -13. And the LORD said, "Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them." -14. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth." -15. Then he said to me, "See, I assign to you cow's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread." -16. Moreover, he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay. -17. I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and rot away because of their punishment. - - - +1 “And you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem. +2 And put siegeworks against it, and build a siege wall against it, and cast up a mound against it. Set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it all around. +3 And you, take an iron griddle, and place it as an iron wall between you and the city; and set your face toward it, and let it be in a state of siege, and press the siege against it. This is a sign for the house of Israel. +4 “Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. +5 For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their punishment. So long shall you bear the punishment of the house of Israel. +6 And when you have completed these, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the punishment of the house of Judah. Forty days I assign you, a day for each year. +7 And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city. +8 And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege. +9 “And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer, and put them into a single vessel and make your bread from them. During the number of days that you lie on your side, 390 days, you shall eat it. +10 And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it. +11 And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from day to day you shall drink. +12 And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung.” +13 And the Lord said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.” +14 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth.” +15 Then he said to me, “See, I assign to you cow's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread.” +16 Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, behold, I will break the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay. +17 I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and look at one another in dismay, and rot away because of their punishment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md index fba5e339..e711313c 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed - # Chapter 5 -1. "And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber's razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair. -2. A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. -3. And you shall take from these a small number and bind them in the skirts of your robe. -4. And of these again you shall take some and cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will come out into all the house of Israel. - -5. "Thus says the Lord God: This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. -6. And she has rebelled against my rules by doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries all around her; for they have rejected my rules and have not walked in my statutes. -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you are more turbulent than the nations that are all around you, and have not walked in my statutes or obeyed my rules, and have not even acted according to the rules of the nations that are all around you, -8. therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, even I, am against you. And I will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations. -9. And because of all your abominations I will do with you what I have never yet done, and the like of which I will never do again. -10. Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. And I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds. -11. Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity. -12. A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them. - -13. "Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that I am the LORD--that I have spoken in my jealousy--when I spend my fury upon them. -14. Moreover, I will make you a desolation and an object of reproach among the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by. -15. You shall be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations all around you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and with furious rebukes--I am the LORD; I have spoken-- -16. when I send against you the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you and break your supply of bread. -17. I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will rob you of your children. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I am the LORD; I have spoken." - - - +1 “And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber's razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair. +2 A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. +3 And you shall take from these a small number and bind them in the skirts of your robe. +4 And of these again you shall take some and cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will come out into all the house of Israel. +5 “Thus says the Lord God: This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. +6 And she has rebelled against my rules by doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries all around her; for they have rejected my rules and have not walked in my statutes. +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you are more turbulent than the nations that are all around you, and have not walked in my statutes or obeyed my rules, and have not even acted according to the rules of the nations that are all around you, +8 therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, even I, am against you. And I will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations. +9 And because of all your abominations I will do with you what I have never yet done, and the like of which I will never do again. +10 Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. And I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds. +11 Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity. +12 A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them. +13 “Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that I am the Lord—that I have spoken in my jealousy—when I spend my fury upon them. +14 Moreover, I will make you a desolation and an object of reproach among the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by. +15 You shall be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations all around you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and with furious rebukes—I am the Lord; I have spoken— +16 when I send against you the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you and break your supply of bread. +17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will rob you of your children. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I am the Lord; I have spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md index ee1400a7..91e4e373 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,22 +1,15 @@ -Judgment Against Idolatry - # Chapter 6 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, -3. and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. -4. Your altars shall become desolate, and your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain before your idols. -5. And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. -6. Wherever you dwell, the cities shall be waste and the high places ruined, so that your altars will be waste and ruined, your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. -7. And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the LORD. - -8. "Yet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries, -9. then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations. -10. And they shall know that I am the LORD. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them." - -11. Thus says the Lord God: "Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. -12. He who is far off shall die of pestilence, and he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who is left and is preserved shall die of famine. Thus I will spend my fury upon them. -13. And you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols. -14. And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, +3 and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. +4 Your altars shall become desolate, and your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain before your idols. +5 And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. +6 Wherever you dwell, the cities shall be waste and the high places ruined, so that your altars will be waste and ruined, your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. +7 And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +8 “Yet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries, +9 then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations. +10 And they shall know that I am the Lord. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.” +11 Thus says the Lord God: “Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. +12 He who is far off shall die of pestilence, and he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who is left and is preserved shall die of famine. Thus I will spend my fury upon them. +13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols. +14 And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md index 6bf36209..23b295cb 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,37 +1,28 @@ -The Day of the Wrath of the LORD - # Chapter 7 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "And you, O son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. -3. Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. -4. And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -5. "Thus says the Lord God: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes. -6. An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. -7. Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains. -8. Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. -9. And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD, who strikes. - -10. "Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded. -11. Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them. -12. The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude. -13. For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life. - -14. "They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude. -15. The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour. -16. And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity. -17. All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water. -18. They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads. -19. They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity. -20. His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them. -21. And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it. -22. I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it. - -23. "Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence. -24. I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned. -25. When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none. -26. Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders. -27. The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are paralyzed by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “And you, O son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. +3 Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. +4 And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +5 “Thus says the Lord God: Disaster after disaster! Behold, it comes. +6 An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. +7 Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting on the mountains. +8 Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. +9 And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the Lord, who strikes. +10 “Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded. +11 Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them. +12 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude. +13 For the seller shall not return to what he has sold, while they live. For the vision concerns all their multitude; it shall not turn back; and because of his iniquity, none can maintain his life. +14 “They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but none goes to battle, for my wrath is upon all their multitude. +15 The sword is without; pestilence and famine are within. He who is in the field dies by the sword, and him who is in the city famine and pestilence devour. +16 And if any survivors escape, they will be on the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each one over his iniquity. +17 All hands are feeble, and all knees turn to water. +18 They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads. +19 They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it. For it was the stumbling block of their iniquity. +20 His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore I make it an unclean thing to them. +21 And I will give it into the hands of foreigners for prey, and to the wicked of the earth for spoil, and they shall profane it. +22 I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasured place. Robbers shall enter and profane it. +23 “Forge a chain! For the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence. +24 I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned. +25 When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there shall be none. +26 Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders. +27 The king mourns, the prince is wrapped in despair, and the hands of the people of the land are paralyzed by terror. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md index b2d2b37f..1eab8323 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,28 +1,19 @@ -Abominations in the Temple - # Chapter 8 -1. In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. -2. Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man. Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal. -3. He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy. -4. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the valley. - -5. Then he said to me, "Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north." So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy. -6. And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations." - -7. And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall. -8. Then he said to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall." So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance. -9. And he said to me, "Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here." -10. So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. -11. And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up. -12. Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The LORD does not see us, the LORD has forsaken the land.'" -13. He said also to me, "You will see still greater abominations that they commit." - -14. Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. -15. Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these." - -16. And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east. -17. Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose. -18. Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them." - - - +1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. +2 Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man. Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal. +3 He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy. +4 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the valley. +5 Then he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north.” So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy. +6 And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations.” +7 And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall. +8 Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig in the wall.” So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance. +9 And he said to me, “Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here.” +10 So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. +11 And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up. +12 Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’” +13 He said also to me, “You will see still greater abominations that they commit.” +14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. +15 Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these.” +16 And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east. +17 Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose. +18 Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md index 51ac965d..aa316473 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ -Idolaters Killed - # Chapter 9 -1. Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, "Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand." -2. And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. - -3. Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. -4. And the LORD said to him, "Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it." -5. And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. -6. Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the house. -7. Then he said to them, "Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out." So they went out and struck in the city. -8. And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, "Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?" - -9. Then he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land, and the LORD does not see.' -10. As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads." - -11. And behold, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his waist, brought back word, saying, "I have done as you commanded me." - - - +1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.” +2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. +3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. +4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” +5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. +6 Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. +7 Then he said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city. +8 And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?” +9 Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.’ +10 As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads.” +11 And behold, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his waist, brought back word, saying, “I have done as you commanded me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md index 8e9d7c8e..dcfcd19c 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,34 +1,24 @@ -The Glory of the LORD Leaves the Temple - # Chapter 10 -1. Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne. -2. And he said to the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." +1 Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne. +2 And he said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in before my eyes. -3. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. -4. And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD. -5. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. - -6. And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," he went in and stood beside a wheel. -7. And a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. -8. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings. - -9. And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling beryl. -10. And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. -11. When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced, the others followed without turning as they went. -12. And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around--the wheels that the four of them had. -13. As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing "the whirling wheels." -14. And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. - -15. And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the Chebar canal. -16. And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them. -17. When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them. - -18. Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. -19. And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. - -20. These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim. -21. Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands. -22. And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the Chebar canal. Each one of them went straight forward. - - - +3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. +4 And the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord. +5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. +6 And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, “Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim,” he went in and stood beside a wheel. +7 And a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. +8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings. +9 And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling beryl. +10 And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. +11 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went, but in whatever direction the front wheel faced, the others followed without turning as they went. +12 And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels that the four of them had. +13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing “the whirling wheels.” +14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. +15 And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the Chebar canal. +16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them. And when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels did not turn from beside them. +17 When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them. +18 Then the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. +19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. +20 These were the living creatures that I saw underneath the God of Israel by the Chebar canal; and I knew that they were cherubim. +21 Each had four faces, and each four wings, and underneath their wings the likeness of human hands. +22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the Chebar canal. Each one of them went straight forward. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md index 16d7d6bd..9e73cdb6 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,37 +1,26 @@ -Judgment on Wicked Counselors - # Chapter 11 -1. The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the LORD, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. -2. And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city; -3. who say, 'The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.' -4. Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man." - -5. And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the LORD: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind. -6. You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain. -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron, but you shall be brought out of the midst of it. -8. You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God. -9. And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you. -10. You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the LORD. -11. This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the meat in the midst of it. I will judge you at the border of Israel, -12. and you shall know that I am the LORD. For you have not walked in my statutes, nor obeyed my rules, but have acted according to the rules of the nations that are around you." - -13. And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?" -Israel's New Heart and Spirit - - -14. And the word of the LORD came to me: -15. "Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Go far from the LORD; to us this land is given for a possession.' -16. Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.' -17. Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.' -18. And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. -19. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, -20. that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. -21. But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God." - -22. Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. -23. And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city. -24. And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me. -25. And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had shown me. - - - +1 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. +2 And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city; +3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’ +4 Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man.” +5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind. +6 You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain. +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron, but you shall be brought out of the midst of it. +8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God. +9 And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and give you into the hands of foreigners, and execute judgments upon you. +10 You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +11 This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the meat in the midst of it. I will judge you at the border of Israel, +12 and you shall know that I am the Lord. For you have not walked in my statutes, nor obeyed my rules, but have acted according to the rules of the nations that are around you.” +13 And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?” +14 And the word of the Lord came to me: +15 “Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from the Lord; to us this land is given for a possession.’ +16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.’ +17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’ +18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. +19 And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, +20 that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. +21 But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.” +22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them. +23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city. +24 And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me. +25 And I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had shown me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md index e7545980..c1be95d3 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,39 +1,29 @@ -Judah's Captivity Symbolized - # Chapter 12 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house. -3. As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. -4. You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. -5. In their sight dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it. -6. In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel." - -7. And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight. - -8. In the morning the word of the LORD came to me: -9. "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?' -10. Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.' -11. Say, 'I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.' -12. And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes. -13. And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there. -14. And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. -15. And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries. -16. But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the LORD." - -17. And the word of the LORD came to me: -18. "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety. -19. And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it. -20. And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD." - -21. And the word of the LORD came to me: -22. "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, 'The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing'? -23. Tell them therefore, 'Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.' But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision. -24. For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. -25. For I am the LORD; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God." - -26. And the word of the LORD came to me: -27. "Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.' -28. Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house. +3 As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. +4 You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. +5 In their sight dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it. +6 In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.” +7 And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight. +8 In the morning the word of the Lord came to me: +9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ +10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’ +11 Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’ +12 And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes. +13 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there. +14 And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. +15 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries. +16 But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the Lord.” +17 And the word of the Lord came to me: +18 “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety. +19 And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it. +20 And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” +21 And the word of the Lord came to me: +22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’? +23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision. +24 For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. +25 For I am the Lord; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.” +26 And the word of the Lord came to me: +27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ +28 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md index 063b0251..3ba0b471 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -False Prophets Condemned - # Chapter 13 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: 'Hear the word of the LORD!' -3. Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! -4. Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel. -5. You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the LORD. -6. They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, 'Declares the LORD,' when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. -7. Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, 'Declares the LORD,' although I have not spoken?" - -8. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord God. -9. My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God. -10. Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, 'Peace,' when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash, -11. say to those who smear it with whitewash that it shall fall! There will be a deluge of rain, and you, O great hailstones, will fall, and a stormy wind break out. -12. And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the coating with which you smeared it?' -13. Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end. -14. And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD. -15. Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall and upon those who have smeared it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who smeared it, -16. the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord God. - -17. "And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them -18. and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? -19. You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies. - -20. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. -21. Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the LORD. -22. Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life, -23. therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ +3 Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! +4 Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel. +5 You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord. +6 They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the Lord,’ when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. +7 Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, ‘Declares the Lord,’ although I have not spoken?” +8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord God. +9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God. +10 Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash, +11 say to those who smear it with whitewash that it shall fall! There will be a deluge of rain, and you, O great hailstones, will fall, and a stormy wind break out. +12 And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the coating with which you smeared it?’ +13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end. +14 And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +15 Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall and upon those who have smeared it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who smeared it, +16 the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord God. +17 “And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them +18 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? +19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies. +20 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. +21 Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +22 Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life, +23 therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md index 9b83e508..588bb664 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Idolatrous Elders Condemned - # Chapter 14 -1. Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. -2. And the word of the LORD came to me: -3. "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? -4. Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols, -5. that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols. - -6. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Repent and turn away from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. -7. For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the LORD will answer him myself. -8. And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the LORD. -9. And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the LORD, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. -10. And they shall bear their punishment--the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike-- -11. that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God." -Jerusalem Will Not Be Spared - - -12. And the word of the LORD came to me: -13. "Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its supply of bread and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast, -14. even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God. - -15. "If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts, -16. even if these three men were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate. - -17. "Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Let a sword pass through the land, and I cut off from it man and beast, -18. though these three men were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they alone would be delivered. - -19. "Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood, to cut off from it man and beast, -20. even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither son nor daughter. They would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness. - -21. "For thus says the Lord God: How much more when I send upon Jerusalem my four disastrous acts of judgment, sword, famine, wild beasts, and pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast! -22. But behold, some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out; behold, when they come out to you, and you see their ways and their deeds, you will be consoled for the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it. -23. They will console you, when you see their ways and their deeds, and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. +2 And the word of the Lord came to me: +3 “Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? +4 Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols, +5 that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols. +6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Repent and turn away from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. +7 For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the Lord will answer him myself. +8 And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +9 And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. +10 And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike— +11 that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God.” +12 And the word of the Lord came to me: +13 “Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its supply of bread and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast, +14 even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God. +15 “If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts, +16 even if these three men were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate. +17 “Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Let a sword pass through the land, and I cut off from it man and beast, +18 though these three men were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they alone would be delivered. +19 “Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood, to cut off from it man and beast, +20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither son nor daughter. They would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness. +21 “For thus says the Lord God: How much more when I send upon Jerusalem my four disastrous acts of judgment, sword, famine, wild beasts, and pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast! +22 But behold, some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out; behold, when they come out to you, and you see their ways and their deeds, you will be consoled for the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it. +23 They will console you, when you see their ways and their deeds, and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md index 84aa49d4..ae129dbf 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,14 +1,9 @@ -Jerusalem, a Useless Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. And the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? -3. Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? -4. Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? -5. Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything! -6. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -7. And I will set my face against them. Though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them, and you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. -8. And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 And the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? +3 Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? +4 Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? +5 Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything! +6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +7 And I will set my face against them. Though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them, and you will know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them. +8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md index 00270f73..696cafa4 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,78 +1,64 @@ -The LORD's Faithless Bride - # Chapter 16 -1. Again the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, -3. and say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are of the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. -4. And as for your birth, on the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. -5. No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you out of compassion for you, but you were cast out on the open field, for you were abhorred, on the day that you were born. - -6. "And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' -7. I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare. - -8. "When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine. -9. Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil. -10. I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. -11. And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck. -12. And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. -13. Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty. -14. And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God. - -15. "But you trusted in your beauty and played the whore because of your renown and lavished your whorings on any passerby; your beauty became his. -16. You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore. The like has never been, nor ever shall be. -17. You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the whore. -18. And you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them. -19. Also my bread that I gave you--I fed you with fine flour and oil and honey--you set before them for a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord God. -20. And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter -21. that you slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire to them? -22. And in all your abominations and your whorings you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your blood. - -23. "And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! declares the Lord God), -24. you built yourself a vaulted chamber and made yourself a lofty place in every square. -25. At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself to any passerby and multiplying your whoring. -26. You also played the whore with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, multiplying your whoring, to provoke me to anger. -27. Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. -28. You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied. -29. You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied. - -30. "How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute, -31. building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. -32. Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband! -33. Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings. -34. So you were different from other women in your whorings. No one solicited you to play the whore, and you gave payment, while no payment was given to you; therefore you were different. - -35. "Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD: -36. Thus says the Lord God, Because your lust was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your whorings with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children that you gave to them, -37. therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. -38. And I will judge you as women who commit adultery and shed blood are judged, and bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy. -39. And I will give you into their hands, and they shall throw down your vaulted chamber and break down your lofty places. They shall strip you of your clothes and take your beautiful jewels and leave you naked and bare. -40. They shall bring up a crowd against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords. -41. And they shall burn your houses and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women. I will make you stop playing the whore, and you shall also give payment no more. -42. So will I satisfy my wrath on you, and my jealousy shall depart from you. I will be calm and will no more be angry. -43. Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have enraged me with all these things, therefore, behold, I have returned your deeds upon your head, declares the Lord God. Have you not committed lewdness in addition to all your abominations? - -44. "Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you: 'Like mother, like daughter.' -45. You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. -46. And your elder sister is Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. -47. Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways. -48. As I live, declares the Lord God, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done. -49. Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. -50. They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it. -51. Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed. -52. Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous. - -53. "I will restore their fortunes, both the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in their midst, -54. that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them. -55. As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former state, and you and your daughters shall return to your former state. -56. Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride, -57. before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you. -58. You bear the penalty of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the LORD.The LORD's Everlasting Covenant - -59. "For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant, -60. yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant. -61. Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you take your sisters, both your elder and your younger, and I give them to you as daughters, but not on account of the covenant with you. -62. I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD, -63. that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 Again the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, +3 and say, Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are of the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. +4 And as for your birth, on the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to cleanse you, nor rubbed with salt, nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. +5 No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you out of compassion for you, but you were cast out on the open field, for you were abhorred, on the day that you were born. +6 “And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ +7 I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare. +8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine. +9 Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil. +10 I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. +11 And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck. +12 And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. +13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty. +14 And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God. +15 “But you trusted in your beauty and played the whore because of your renown and lavished your whorings on any passerby; your beauty became his. +16 You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore. The like has never been, nor ever shall be. +17 You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the whore. +18 And you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them. +19 Also my bread that I gave you—I fed you with fine flour and oil and honey—you set before them for a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord God. +20 And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter +21 that you slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire to them? +22 And in all your abominations and your whorings you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your blood. +23 “And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! declares the Lord God), +24 you built yourself a vaulted chamber and made yourself a lofty place in every square. +25 At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself to any passerby and multiplying your whoring. +26 You also played the whore with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, multiplying your whoring, to provoke me to anger. +27 Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. +28 You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied. +29 You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied. +30 “How sick is your heart, declares the Lord God, because you did all these things, the deeds of a brazen prostitute, +31 building your vaulted chamber at the head of every street, and making your lofty place in every square. Yet you were not like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. +32 Adulterous wife, who receives strangers instead of her husband! +33 Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings. +34 So you were different from other women in your whorings. No one solicited you to play the whore, and you gave payment, while no payment was given to you; therefore you were different. +35 “Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the Lord: +36 Thus says the Lord God, Because your lust was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your whorings with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children that you gave to them, +37 therefore, behold, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. +38 And I will judge you as women who commit adultery and shed blood are judged, and bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy. +39 And I will give you into their hands, and they shall throw down your vaulted chamber and break down your lofty places. They shall strip you of your clothes and take your beautiful jewels and leave you naked and bare. +40 They shall bring up a crowd against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords. +41 And they shall burn your houses and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women. I will make you stop playing the whore, and you shall also give payment no more. +42 So will I satisfy my wrath on you, and my jealousy shall depart from you. I will be calm and will no more be angry. +43 Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have enraged me with all these things, therefore, behold, I have returned your deeds upon your head, declares the Lord God. Have you not committed lewdness in addition to all your abominations? +44 “Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’ +45 You are the daughter of your mother, who loathed her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. +46 And your elder sister is Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you, is Sodom with her daughters. +47 Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways. +48 As I live, declares the Lord God, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done. +49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. +50 They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it. +51 Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed. +52 Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous. +53 “I will restore their fortunes, both the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in their midst, +54 that you may bear your disgrace and be ashamed of all that you have done, becoming a consolation to them. +55 As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former state, and you and your daughters shall return to your former state. +56 Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride, +57 before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you. +58 You bear the penalty of your lewdness and your abominations, declares the Lord. +59 “For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant, +60 yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant. +61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you take your sisters, both your elder and your younger, and I give them to you as daughters, but not on account of the covenant with you. +62 I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord, +63 that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md index 2070fc02..56dbc461 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine - # Chapter 17 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; -3. say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. -4. He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. -5. Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, -6. and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs. - -7. "And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. -8. It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine. - -9. "Say, Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. -10. Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it--wither away on the bed where it sprouted?" - -11. Then the word of the LORD came to me: -12. "Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. -13. And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), -14. that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. -15. But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? - -16. "As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. -17. Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. -18. He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head. -20. I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me. -21. And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken." - -22. Thus says the Lord God: "I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. -23. On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. -24. And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the LORD; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; +3 say, Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. +4 He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. +5 Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig, +6 and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs. +7 “And there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage, and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and shot forth its branches toward him from the bed where it was planted, that he might water it. +8 It had been planted on good soil by abundant waters, that it might produce branches and bear fruit and become a noble vine. +9 “Say, Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots. +10 Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?” +11 Then the word of the Lord came to me: +12 “Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon. +13 And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), +14 that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. +15 But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? +16 “As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. +17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. +18 He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape. +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head. +20 I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me. +21 And all the pick of his troops shall fall by the sword, and the survivors shall be scattered to every wind, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken.” +22 Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. +23 On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. +24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md index a29b607d..61dec4ae 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -The Soul Who Sins Shall Die - # Chapter 18 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? -3. As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. -4. Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. - -5. "If a man is righteous and does what is just and right-- -6. if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, -7. does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, -8. does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man, -9. walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully--he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God. - -10. "If he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, who does any of these things -11. (though he himself did none of these things), who even eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife, -12. oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination, -13. lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon himself. - -14. "Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: -15. he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, -16. does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, -17. withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; he shall surely live. -18. As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity. - -19. "Yet you say, 'Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?' When the son has done what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live. -20. The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. - -21. "But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -22. None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. -23. Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live? -24. But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die. - -25. "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? -26. When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. -27. Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. -28. Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -29. Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? - -30. "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. -31. Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? -32. For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? +3 As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. +4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. +5 “If a man is righteous and does what is just and right— +6 if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, +7 does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, +8 does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man, +9 walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God. +10 “If he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, who does any of these things +11 (though he himself did none of these things), who even eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife, +12 oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination, +13 lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon himself. +14 “Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: +15 he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, +16 does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, +17 withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; he shall surely live. +18 As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity. +19 “Yet you say, ‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, he shall surely live. +20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. +21 “But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +22 None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. +23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live? +24 But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die. +25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? +26 When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. +27 Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. +28 Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? +30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. +31 Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? +32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md index f73d255f..901c2c52 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,76 +1,59 @@ -A Lament for the Princes of Israel - # Chapter 19 -1. And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, -2. and say: +1 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, +2 and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs. - -3. And she brought up one of her cubs; +3 And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men. - -4. The nations heard about him; +4 The nations heard about him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. - -5. When she saw that she waited in vain, +5 When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. - -6. He prowled among the lions; +6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men, - -7. and seized their widows. -He laid waste their cities, +7 and seized their widows. + He laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring. - -8. Then the nations set against him +8 Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. - -9. With hooks they put him in a cage +9 With hooks they put him in a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel. - -10. Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard +10 Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard planted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water. - -11. Its strong stems became +11 Its strong stems became rulers' scepters; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches. - -12. But the vine was plucked up in fury, +12 But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off and withered. As for its strong stem, fire consumed it. - -13. Now it is planted in the wilderness, +13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. - -14. And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots, +14 And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots, has consumed its fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for ruling. -This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation. - - - +This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md index cc7532ce..bbd0ad1b 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,66 +1,53 @@ -Israel's Continuing Rebellion - # Chapter 20 -1. In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. -2. And the word of the LORD came to me: -3. "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. -4. Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Let them know the abominations of their fathers, -5. and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God. -6. On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands. -7. And I said to them, 'Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.' -8. But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. -"Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. -9. But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. -10. So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. -11. I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live. -12. Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. -13. But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. -"Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. -14. But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. -15. Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands, -16. because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols. -17. Nevertheless, my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness. - -18. "And I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, nor defile yourselves with their idols. -19. I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, -20. and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.' -21. But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. -"Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. -22. But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. -23. Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries, -24. because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols. -25. Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life, -26. and I defiled them through their very gifts in their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it that they might know that I am the LORD. - -27. "Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: In this also your fathers blasphemed me, by dealing treacherously with me. -28. For when I had brought them into the land that I swore to give them, then wherever they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings. -29. (I said to them, 'What is the high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day.) - -30. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go whoring after their detestable things? -31. When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. - -32. "What is in your mind shall never happen--the thought, 'Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.'The LORD Will Restore Israel - -33. "As I live, declares the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out I will be king over you. -34. I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out. -35. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face. -36. As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord God. -37. I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. -38. I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -39. "As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols. - -40. "For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings. -41. As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations. -42. And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country that I swore to give to your fathers. -43. And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed. -44. And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God." - -45. And the word of the LORD came to me: -46. "Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb. -47. Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the LORD: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. -48. All flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched." -49. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of parables?'" - - - +1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. +2 And the word of the Lord came to me: +3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. +4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Let them know the abominations of their fathers, +5 and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God. +6 On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands. +7 And I said to them, ‘Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.’ +8 But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. +“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. +9 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. +10 So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. +11 I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live. +12 Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. +13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. +“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. +14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. +15 Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands, +16 because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols. +17 Nevertheless, my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or make a full end of them in the wilderness. +18 “And I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, nor defile yourselves with their idols. +19 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, +20 and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’ +21 But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. +“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. +22 But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. +23 Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries, +24 because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols. +25 Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life, +26 and I defiled them through their very gifts in their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it that they might know that I am the Lord. +27 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: In this also your fathers blasphemed me, by dealing treacherously with me. +28 For when I had brought them into the land that I swore to give them, then wherever they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings. +29 (I said to them, ‘What is the high place to which you go?’ So its name is called Bamah to this day.) +30 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go whoring after their detestable things? +31 When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. +32 “What is in your mind shall never happen—the thought, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.’ +33 “As I live, declares the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out I will be king over you. +34 I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out. +35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face. +36 As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord God. +37 I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. +38 I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +39 “As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols. +40 “For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings. +41 As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations. +42 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country that I swore to give to your fathers. +43 And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed. +44 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God.” +45 And the word of the Lord came to me: +46 “Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb. +47 Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. +48 All flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” +49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of parables?’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md index d34d8259..c57d1f46 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,49 +1,37 @@ -The LORD Has Drawn His Sword - # Chapter 21 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel -3. and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am against you and will draw my sword from its sheath and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked. -4. Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. -5. And all flesh shall know that I am the LORD. I have drawn my sword from its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again. - -6. "As for you, son of man, groan; with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan before their eyes. -7. And when they say to you, 'Why do you groan?' you shall say, 'Because of the news that it is coming. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming, and it will be fulfilled,'" declares the Lord God. - -8. And the word of the LORD came to me: -9. "Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say: -"A sword, a sword is sharpened +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel +3 and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am against you and will draw my sword from its sheath and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked. +4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. +5 And all flesh shall know that I am the Lord. I have drawn my sword from its sheath; it shall not be sheathed again. +6 “As for you, son of man, groan; with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan before their eyes. +7 And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that it is coming. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming, and it will be fulfilled,’” declares the Lord God. +8 And the word of the Lord came to me: +9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say: +“A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished, - -10. sharpened for slaughter, +10 sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! (Or shall we rejoice? You have despised the rod, my son, with everything of wood.) -11. So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished to be given into the hand of the slayer. -12. Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. Strike therefore upon your thigh. -13. For it will not be a testing--what could it do if you despise the rod?" declares the Lord God. - -14. "As for you, son of man, prophesy. Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yes, three times, the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them, -15. that their hearts may melt, and many stumble. At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; it is taken up for slaughter. -16. Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed. -17. I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the LORD have spoken." - -18. The word of the LORD came to me again: -19. "As for you, son of man, mark two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come. Both of them shall come from the same land. And make a signpost; make it at the head of the way to a city. -20. Mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified. -21. For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults the teraphim; he looks at the liver. -22. Into his right hand comes the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth with murder, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build siege towers. -23. But to them it will seem like a false divination. They have sworn solemn oaths, but he brings their guilt to remembrance, that they may be taken. - -24. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand. -25. And you, O profane wicked one, prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of your final punishment, -26. thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted. -27. A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. This also shall not be, until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him. - -28. "And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning-- -29. while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you--to place you on the necks of the profane wicked, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. -30. Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. -31. And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy. -32. You shall be fuel for the fire. Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall be no more remembered, for I the LORD have spoken." - - - +11 So the sword is given to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened and polished to be given into the hand of the slayer. +12 Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered over to the sword with my people. Strike therefore upon your thigh. +13 For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise the rod?” declares the Lord God. +14 “As for you, son of man, prophesy. Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yes, three times, the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them, +15 that their hearts may melt, and many stumble. At all their gates I have given the glittering sword. Ah, it is made like lightning; it is taken up for slaughter. +16 Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed. +17 I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the Lord have spoken.” +18 The word of the Lord came to me again: +19 “As for you, son of man, mark two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come. Both of them shall come from the same land. And make a signpost; make it at the head of the way to a city. +20 Mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified. +21 For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults the teraphim; he looks at the liver. +22 Into his right hand comes the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth with murder, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build siege towers. +23 But to them it will seem like a false divination. They have sworn solemn oaths, but he brings their guilt to remembrance, that they may be taken. +24 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear—because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand. +25 And you, O profane wicked one, prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of your final punishment, +26 thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted. +27 A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. This also shall not be, until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him. +28 “And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning— +29 while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you—to place you on the necks of the profane wicked, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. +30 Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. +31 And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy. +32 You shall be fuel for the fire. Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall be no more remembered, for I the Lord have spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md index 890d936a..32811517 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,41 +1,32 @@ -Israel's Shedding of Blood - # Chapter 22 -1. And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, -2. "And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations. -3. You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself! -4. You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought your days near, the appointed time of your years has come. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all the countries. -5. Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you; your name is defiled; you are full of tumult. - -6. "Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood. -7. Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you. -8. You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths. -9. There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst. -10. In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are unclean in their menstrual impurity. -11. One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; another in you violates his sister, his father's daughter. -12. In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God. - -13. "Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst. -14. Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it. -15. I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your uncleanness out of you. -16. And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the LORD." - -17. And the word of the LORD came to me: -18. "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver. -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. -20. As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, to blow the fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. -21. I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it. -22. As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have poured out my wrath upon you." - -23. And the word of the LORD came to me: -24. "Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of indignation. -25. The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. -26. Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. -27. Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. -28. And her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord God,' when the LORD has not spoken. -29. The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. -30. And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. -31. Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations. +3 You shall say, Thus says the Lord God: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols to defile herself! +4 You have become guilty by the blood that you have shed, and defiled by the idols that you have made, and you have brought your days near, the appointed time of your years has come. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all the countries. +5 Those who are near and those who are far from you will mock you; your name is defiled; you are full of tumult. +6 “Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood. +7 Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you. +8 You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths. +9 There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and people in you who eat on the mountains; they commit lewdness in your midst. +10 In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are unclean in their menstrual impurity. +11 One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; another in you violates his sister, his father's daughter. +12 In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God. +13 “Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst. +14 Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it. +15 I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the countries, and I will consume your uncleanness out of you. +16 And you shall be profaned by your own doing in the sight of the nations, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” +17 And the word of the Lord came to me: +18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver. +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. +20 As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, to blow the fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. +21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it. +22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have poured out my wrath upon you.” +23 And the word of the Lord came to me: +24 “Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of indignation. +25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. +26 Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. +27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain. +28 And her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord has not spoken. +29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. +30 And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. +31 Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md index cb261998..fc3d0050 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,74 +1,59 @@ -Oholah and Oholibah - # Chapter 23 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. -3. They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled. -4. Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. - -5. "Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors -6. clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. -7. She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted. -8. She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her. -9. Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. -10. These uncovered her nakedness; they seized her sons and her daughters; and as for her, they killed her with the sword; and she became a byword among women, when judgment had been executed on her. - -11. "Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became more corrupt than her sister in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister. -12. She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. -13. And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way. -14. But she carried her whoring further. She saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, -15. wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea. -16. When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. -17. And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoring lust. And after she was defiled by them, she turned from them in disgust. -18. When she carried on her whoring so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned in disgust from her sister. -19. Yet she increased her whoring, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt -20. and lusted after her lovers there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose issue was like that of horses. -21. Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed your young breasts." - -22. Therefore, O Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I will stir up against you your lovers from whom you turned in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side: -23. the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. -24. And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. -25. And I will direct my jealousy against you, that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire. -26. They shall also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels. -27. Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your whoring begun in the land of Egypt, so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore. - -28. "For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you hate, into the hands of those from whom you turned in disgust, -29. and they shall deal with you in hatred and take away all the fruit of your labor and leave you naked and bare, and the nakedness of your whoring shall be uncovered. Your lewdness and your whoring -30. have brought this upon you, because you played the whore with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols. -31. You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand. -32. Thus says the Lord God: -"You shall drink your sister's cup +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. +3 They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled. +4 Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. +5 “Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors +6 clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. +7 She bestowed her whoring upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them, and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone after whom she lusted. +8 She did not give up her whoring that she had begun in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their whoring lust upon her. +9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, after whom she lusted. +10 These uncovered her nakedness; they seized her sons and her daughters; and as for her, they killed her with the sword; and she became a byword among women, when judgment had been executed on her. +11 “Her sister Oholibah saw this, and she became more corrupt than her sister in her lust and in her whoring, which was worse than that of her sister. +12 She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. +13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way. +14 But she carried her whoring further. She saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, +15 wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea. +16 When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. +17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoring lust. And after she was defiled by them, she turned from them in disgust. +18 When she carried on her whoring so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned in disgust from her sister. +19 Yet she increased her whoring, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the whore in the land of Egypt +20 and lusted after her lovers there, whose members were like those of donkeys, and whose issue was like that of horses. +21 Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed your young breasts.” +22 Therefore, O Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will stir up against you your lovers from whom you turned in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side: +23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. +24 And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. +25 And I will direct my jealousy against you, that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire. +26 They shall also strip you of your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels. +27 Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your whoring begun in the land of Egypt, so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore. +28 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you hate, into the hands of those from whom you turned in disgust, +29 and they shall deal with you in hatred and take away all the fruit of your labor and leave you naked and bare, and the nakedness of your whoring shall be uncovered. Your lewdness and your whoring +30 have brought this upon you, because you played the whore with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols. +31 You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand. +32 Thus says the Lord God: +“You shall drink your sister's cup that is deep and large; you shall be laughed at and held in derision, for it contains much; - -33. you will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow. +33 you will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow. A cup of horror and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria; - -34. you shall drink it and drain it out, +34 you shall drink it and drain it out, and gnaw its shards, and tear your breasts; for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. -35. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, you yourself must bear the consequences of your lewdness and whoring." - -36. The LORD said to me: "Son of man, will you judge -Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations. -37. For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have even offered up to them for food the children whom they had borne to me. -38. Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths. -39. For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house. -40. They even sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. -41. You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil. -42. The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads. - -43. "Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!' -44. For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a prostitute. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, lewd women! -45. But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands." - -46. For thus says the Lord God: "Bring up a vast host against them, and make them an object of terror and a plunder. -47. And the host shall stone them and cut them down with their swords. They shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses. -48. Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done. -49. And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord God." - - - +35 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, you yourself must bear the consequences of your lewdness and whoring.” +36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations. +37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. With their idols they have committed adultery, and they have even offered up to them for food the children whom they had borne to me. +38 Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths. +39 For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house. +40 They even sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. +41 You sat on a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil. +42 The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads. +43 “Then I said of her who was worn out by adultery, ‘Now they will continue to use her for a whore, even her!’ +44 For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a prostitute. Thus they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, lewd women! +45 But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.” +46 For thus says the Lord God: “Bring up a vast host against them, and make them an object of terror and a plunder. +47 And the host shall stone them and cut them down with their swords. They shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses. +48 Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done. +49 And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md index 1c2d09a3..e965d099 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -The Siege of Jerusalem - # Chapter 24 -1. In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. -3. And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: -"Set on the pot, set it on; +1 In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. +3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: +“Set on the pot, set it on; pour in water also; - -4. put in it the pieces of meat, +4 put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones. - -5. Take the choicest one of the flock; +5 Take the choicest one of the flock; pile the logs under it; boil it well; seethe also its bones in it. - -6. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, and whose corrosion has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice. -7. For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust. -8. To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered. -9. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. -10. Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up. -11. Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed. -12. She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion! -13. On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you shall not be cleansed anymore till I have satisfied my fury upon you. -14. I am the LORD. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God." -Ezekiel's Wife Dies - - -15. The word of the LORD came to me: -16. "Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. -17. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men." -18. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. - -19. And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?" -20. Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me: -21. 'Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. -22. And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. -23. Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. -24. Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.' - -25. "As for you, son of man, surely on the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their soul's desire, and also their sons and daughters, -26. on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. -27. On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +6 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, and whose corrosion has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice. +7 For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust. +8 To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered. +9 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. +10 Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up. +11 Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed. +12 She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion! +13 On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you shall not be cleansed anymore till I have satisfied my fury upon you. +14 I am the Lord. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God.” +15 The word of the Lord came to me: +16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. +17 Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.” +18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. +19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?” +20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me: +21 ‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. +22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. +23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. +24 Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’ +25 “As for you, son of man, surely on the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their soul's desire, and also their sons and daughters, +26 on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. +27 On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md index d7c4e434..f20d510c 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,32 +1,18 @@ -Prophecy Against Ammon - # Chapter 25 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. -3. Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, 'Aha!' over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, -4. therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst. They shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. -5. I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -6. For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, -7. therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -Prophecy Against Moab and Seir - - -8. "Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir said, 'Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,' -9. therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities, from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. -10. I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, -11. and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD. -Prophecy Against Edom - - -12. "Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them, -13. therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. -14. And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God. -Prophecy Against Philistia - - -15. "Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity, -16. therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. -17. I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. +3 Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, +4 therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst. They shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. +5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +6 For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, +7 therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +8 “Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,’ +9 therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities, from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. +10 I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, +11 and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +12 “Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them, +13 therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. +14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God. +15 “Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity, +16 therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. +17 I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md index e4d08c3d..2d3562d0 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,40 +1,31 @@ -Prophecy Against Tyre - # Chapter 26 -1. In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,' -3. therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. -4. They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock. -5. She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. And she shall become plunder for the nations, -6. and her daughters on the mainland shall be killed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - -7. "For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. -8. He will kill with the sword your daughters on the mainland. He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you. -9. He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. -10. His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached. -11. With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. -12. They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters. -13. And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. -14. I will make you a bare rock. You shall be a place for the spreading of nets. You shall never be rebuilt, for I am the LORD; I have spoken, declares the Lord God. - -15. "Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst? -16. Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you. -17. And they will raise a lamentation over you and say to you, -"'How you have perished, +1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, ‘Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,’ +3 therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. +4 They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock. +5 She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. And she shall become plunder for the nations, +6 and her daughters on the mainland shall be killed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +7 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. +8 He will kill with the sword your daughters on the mainland. He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you. +9 He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. +10 His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached. +11 With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. +12 They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters. +13 And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. +14 I will make you a bare rock. You shall be a place for the spreading of nets. You shall never be rebuilt, for I am the Lord; I have spoken, declares the Lord God. +15 “Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst? +16 Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you. +17 And they will raise a lamentation over you and say to you, +“‘How you have perished, you who were inhabited from the seas, O city renowned, who was mighty on the sea; she and her inhabitants imposed their terror on all her inhabitants! - -18. Now the coastlands tremble +18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall, and the coastlands that are on the sea - are dismayed at your passing.' - -19. "For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, -20. then I will make you go down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the world below, among ruins from of old, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set beauty in the land of the living. -21. I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God." - - - + are dismayed at your passing.’ +19 “For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, +20 then I will make you go down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the world below, among ruins from of old, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set beauty in the land of the living. +21 I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md index a69b2769..fc94fbf8 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,66 +1,54 @@ -A Lament for Tyre - # Chapter 27 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre, -3. and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: -"O Tyre, you have said, - 'I am perfect in beauty.' - -4. Your borders are in the heart of the seas; +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Now you, son of man, raise a lamentation over Tyre, +3 and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: +“O Tyre, you have said, + ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ +4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders made perfect your beauty. - -5. They made all your planks +5 They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. - -6. Of oaks of Bashan +6 Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; they made your deck of pines from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory. - -7. Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt +7 Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning. - -8. The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad +8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were in you; they were your pilots. - -9. The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, +9 The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares. - -10. "Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor. -11. Men of Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around, and men of Gamad were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they made perfect your beauty. - -12. "Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares. -13. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. -14. From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. -15. The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. -16. Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby. -17. Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm. -18. Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar -19. and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise. -20. Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. -21. Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. -22. The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. -23. Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. -24. In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. -25. The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas. - -26. "Your rowers have brought you out +10 “Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor. +11 Men of Arvad and Helech were on your walls all around, and men of Gamad were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they made perfect your beauty. +12 “Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares. +13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. +14 From Beth-togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. +15 The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. +16 Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby. +17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm. +18 Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar +19 and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise. +20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. +21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. +22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. +23 Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. +24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. +25 The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas. +26 “Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas. - -27. Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, +27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, @@ -68,50 +56,36 @@ with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall. - -28. At the sound of the cry of your pilots +28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots the countryside shakes, - -29. and down from their ships +29 and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea - -stand on the land - - -30. and shout aloud over you + stand on the land +30 and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes; - -31. they make themselves bald for you +31 they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning. - -32. In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you +32 In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you and lament over you: -'Who is like Tyre, +‘Who is like Tyre, like one destroyed in the midst of the sea? - -33. When your wares came from the seas, +33 When your wares came from the seas, you satisfied many peoples; with your abundant wealth and merchandise you enriched the kings of the earth. - -34. Now you are wrecked by the seas, +34 Now you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your crew in your midst have sunk with you. - -35. All the inhabitants of the coastlands +35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you, and the hair of their kings bristles with horror; their faces are convulsed. - -36. The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; +36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end - and shall be no more forever.'" - - - + and shall be no more forever.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md index c617d28d..ec628733 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,126 +1,91 @@ -Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre - # Chapter 28 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: -"Because your heart is proud, - and you have said, 'I am a god, +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: +“Because your heart is proud, + and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, - in the heart of the seas,' + in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, - though you make your heart like the heart of a god-- - -3. you are indeed wiser than Daniel; + though you make your heart like the heart of a god— +3 you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; - -4. by your wisdom and your understanding +4 by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; - -5. by your great wisdom in your trade +5 by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, - and your heart has become proud in your wealth-- - -6. therefore thus says the Lord God: + and your heart has become proud in your wealth— +6 therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you make your heart like the heart of a god, - -7. therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, +7 therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor. - -8. They shall thrust you down into the pit, +8 They shall thrust you down into the pit, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas. - -9. Will you still say, 'I am a god,' +9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you? - -10. You shall die the death of the uncircumcised +10 You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; - for I have spoken, declares the Lord God." -A Lament over the King of Tyre - - -11. Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me: -12. "Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: -"You were the signet of perfection, + for I have spoken, declares the Lord God.” +11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me: +12 “Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: +“You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. - -13. You were in Eden, the garden of God; +13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; - -and crafted in gold were your settings + and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. - -14. You were an anointed guardian cherub. +14 You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. - -15. You were blameless in your ways +15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you. - -16. In the abundance of your trade +16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. - -17. Your heart was proud because of your beauty; +17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. - -18. By the multitude of your iniquities, - -in the unrighteousness of your trade +18 By the multitude of your iniquities, + in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who saw you. - -19. All who know you among the peoples +19 All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end - -and shall be no more forever." -Prophecy Against Sidon - - -20. The word of the LORD came to me: -21. "Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her -22. and say, Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, + and shall be no more forever.” +20 The word of the Lord came to me: +21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her +22 and say, Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in your midst. -And they shall know that I am the LORD +And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and manifest my holiness in her; - -23. for I will send pestilence into her, +23 for I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the slain shall fall in her midst, by the sword that is against her on every side. -Then they will know that I am the LORD. - -24. "And for the house of Israel there shall be no more a brier to prick or a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. -Then they will know that I am the Lord God. -Israel Gathered in Security - - -25. "Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. -26. And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God." - - - +Then they will know that I am the Lord. +24 “And for the house of Israel there shall be no more a brier to prick or a thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God. +25 “Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. +26 And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md index 3cb345a2..6ad46311 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,51 +1,39 @@ -Prophecy Against Egypt - # Chapter 29 -1. In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; -3. speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I am against you, +1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; +3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, -that says, 'My Nile is my own; - I made it for myself.' - -4. I will put hooks in your jaws, +that says, ‘My Nile is my own; + I made it for myself.’ +4 I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales; and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams, - -with all the fish of your streams + with all the fish of your streams that stick to your scales. - -5. And I will cast you out into the wilderness, +5 And I will cast you out into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your streams; you shall fall on the open field, and not be brought together or gathered. To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens I give you as food. - -6. Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD. -"Because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel, -7. when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake. -8. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast, -9. and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. -"Because you said, 'The Nile is mine, and I made it,' -10. therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. -11. No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited forty years. -12. And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. - -13. "For thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered, -14. and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. -15. It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. -16. And it shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. Then they will know that I am the Lord God." - -17. In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -18. "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her. -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. -20. I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God. - -21. "On that day I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord. +“Because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel, +7 when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake. +8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast, +9 and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’ +10 therefore, behold, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush. +11 No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited forty years. +12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities shall be a desolation forty years among cities that are laid waste. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries. +13 “For thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered, +14 and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. +15 It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. +16 And it shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel, recalling their iniquity, when they turn to them for aid. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.” +17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her. +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. +20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God. +21 “On that day I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md index cb379227..17da960d 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,94 +1,69 @@ -A Lament for Egypt - # Chapter 30 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: -"Wail, 'Alas for the day!' - -3. For the day is near, - the day of the LORD is near; +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: +“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’ +3 For the day is near, + the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. - -4. A sword shall come upon Egypt, +4 A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down. - -5. Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. - -6. "Thus says the LORD: +5 Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. +6 “Thus says the Lord: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord God. - -7. And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, +7 And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste. - -8. Then they will know that I am the LORD, +8 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken. - -9. "On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, behold, it comes! - -10. "Thus says the Lord God: -"I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, +9 “On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, behold, it comes! +10 “Thus says the Lord God: +“I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. - -11. He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, +11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land, and they shall draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain. - -12. And I will dry up the Nile +12 And I will dry up the Nile and will sell the land into the hand of evildoers; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; -I am the LORD; I have spoken. - -13. "Thus says the Lord God: -"I will destroy the idols +I am the Lord; I have spoken. +13 “Thus says the Lord God: +“I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt. - -14. I will make Pathros a desolation +14 I will make Pathros a desolation and will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes. - -15. And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, +15 And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of Thebes. - -16. And I will set fire to Egypt; +16 And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemies by day. - -17. The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, +17 The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the women shall go into captivity. - -18. At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, +18 At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end in her; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity. - -19. Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. - Then they will know that I am the LORD." -Egypt Shall Fall to Babylon - - -20. In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword. -22. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. -23. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries. -24. And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded. -25. I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. -26. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +19 Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. + Then they will know that I am the Lord.” +20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword. +22 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. +23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries. +24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded. +25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall. Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. +26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md index 0af8ed20..9f16cef7 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,65 +1,49 @@ -Pharaoh to Be Slain - # Chapter 31 -1. In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: -"Whom are you like in your greatness? - -3. Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, +1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: +“Whom are you like in your greatness? +3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and forest shade, and of towering height, its top among the clouds. - -4. The waters nourished it; +4 The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow around the place of its planting, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the field. - -5. So it towered high +5 So it towered high above all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large - -and its branches long + and its branches long from abundant water in its shoots. - -6. All the birds of the heavens +6 All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations. - -7. It was beautiful in its greatness, +7 It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down to abundant waters. - -8. The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, +8 The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty. - -9. I made it beautiful +9 I made it beautiful in the mass of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of God. - -10. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, -11. I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out. -12. Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, have cut it down and left it. On the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land, and all the peoples of the earth have gone away from its shadow and left it. -13. On its fallen trunk dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches are all the beasts of the field. -14. All this is in order that no trees by the waters may grow to towering height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no trees that drink water may reach up to them in height. For they are all given over to death, to the world below, among the children of man, with those who go down to the pit. - -15. "Thus says the Lord God: On the day the cedar went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. -16. I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. And all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the world below. -17. They also went down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were its arm, who lived under its shadow among the nations. - -18. "Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. -"This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God." - - - +10 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, +11 I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out. +12 Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, have cut it down and left it. On the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land, and all the peoples of the earth have gone away from its shadow and left it. +13 On its fallen trunk dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches are all the beasts of the field. +14 All this is in order that no trees by the waters may grow to towering height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no trees that drink water may reach up to them in height. For they are all given over to death, to the world below, among the children of man, with those who go down to the pit. +15 “Thus says the Lord God: On the day the cedar went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. +16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. And all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the world below. +17 They also went down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were its arm, who lived under its shadow among the nations. +18 “Whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? You shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below. You shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. +“This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md index 1326deac..c471e13e 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,93 +1,64 @@ -A Lament over Pharaoh and Egypt - # Chapter 32 -1. In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: -"You consider yourself a lion of the nations, +1 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: +“You consider yourself a lion of the nations, but you are like a dragon in the seas; you burst forth in your rivers, trouble the waters with your feet, and foul their rivers. - -3. Thus says the Lord God: +3 Thus says the Lord God: I will throw my net over you with a host of many peoples, and they will haul you up in my dragnet. - -4. And I will cast you on the ground; +4 And I will cast you on the ground; on the open field I will fling you, and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle on you, and I will gorge the beasts of the whole earth with you. - -5. I will strew your flesh upon the mountains +5 I will strew your flesh upon the mountains and fill the valleys with your carcass. - -6. I will drench the land even to the mountains +6 I will drench the land even to the mountains with your flowing blood, and the ravines will be full of you. - -7. When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens +7 When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light. - -8. All the bright lights of heaven +8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over you, and put darkness on your land, declares the Lord God. - -9. "I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries that you have not known. -10. I will make many peoples appalled at you, and the hair of their kings shall bristle with horror because of you, when I brandish my sword before them. They shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall. - -11. "For thus says the Lord God: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. -12. I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most ruthless of nations. -"They shall bring to ruin the pride of Egypt, +9 “I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries that you have not known. +10 I will make many peoples appalled at you, and the hair of their kings shall bristle with horror because of you, when I brandish my sword before them. They shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall. +11 “For thus says the Lord God: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. +12 I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of mighty ones, all of them most ruthless of nations. +“They shall bring to ruin the pride of Egypt, and all its multitude shall perish. - -13. I will destroy all its beasts +13 I will destroy all its beasts from beside many waters; and no foot of man shall trouble them anymore, nor shall the hoofs of beasts trouble them. - -14. Then I will make their waters clear, +14 Then I will make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, declares the Lord God. - -15. When I make the land of Egypt desolate, +15 When I make the land of Egypt desolate, and when the land is desolate of all that fills it, when I strike down all who dwell in it, - then they will know that I am the LORD. - -16. This is a lamentation that shall be chanted; the daughters of the nations shall chant it; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they chant it, -declares the Lord God." - -17. In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: -18. "Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, and send them down, her and the daughters of majestic nations, to the world below, to those who have gone down to the pit: - -19. 'Whom do you surpass in beauty? - Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised.' - -20. They shall fall amid those who are slain by the sword. Egypt is delivered to the sword; drag her away, and all her multitudes. -21. The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: 'They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.' - -22. "Assyria is there, and all her company, its graves all around it, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, -23. whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. - -24. "Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. -25. They have made her a bed among the slain with all her multitude, her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for terror of them was spread in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain. - -26. "Meshech-Tubal is there, and all her multitude, her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they spread their terror in the land of the living. -27. And they do not lie with the mighty, the fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living. -28. But as for you, you shall be broken and lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. - -29. "Edom is there, her kings and all her princes, who for all their might are laid with those who are killed by the sword; they lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit. - -30. "The princes of the north are there, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who have gone down in shame with the slain, for all the terror that they caused by their might; they lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. - -31. "When Pharaoh sees them, he will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, -declares the Lord God. -32. For I spread terror in the land of the living; and he shall be laid to rest among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, -declares the Lord God." - - - + then they will know that I am the Lord. +16 This is a lamentation that shall be chanted; the daughters of the nations shall chant it; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they chant it, declares the Lord God.” +17 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: +18 “Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, and send them down, her and the daughters of majestic nations, to the world below, to those who have gone down to the pit: +19 ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty? + Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised.’ +20 They shall fall amid those who are slain by the sword. Egypt is delivered to the sword; drag her away, and all her multitudes. +21 The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: ‘They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’ +22 “Assyria is there, and all her company, its graves all around it, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, +23 whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit; and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who spread terror in the land of the living. +24 “Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. +25 They have made her a bed among the slain with all her multitude, her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for terror of them was spread in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain. +26 “Meshech-Tubal is there, and all her multitude, her graves all around it, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they spread their terror in the land of the living. +27 And they do not lie with the mighty, the fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living. +28 But as for you, you shall be broken and lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. +29 “Edom is there, her kings and all her princes, who for all their might are laid with those who are killed by the sword; they lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit. +30 “The princes of the north are there, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who have gone down in shame with the slain, for all the terror that they caused by their might; they lie uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. +31 “When Pharaoh sees them, he will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord God. +32 For I spread terror in the land of the living; and he shall be laid to rest among the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md index bbee39a9..0ec1d37f 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,49 +1,34 @@ -Ezekiel Is Israel's Watchman - # Chapter 33 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman, -3. and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, -4. then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. -5. He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. -6. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand. - -7. "So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. -8. If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. -9. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. -Why Will You Die, Israel? - -10. "And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: 'Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?' -11. Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel? - -12. "And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. -13. Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. -14. Again, though I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, -15. if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -16. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live. - -17. "Yet your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not just,' when it is their own way that is not just. -18. When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it. -19. And when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he shall live by this. -20. Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways." -Jerusalem Struck Down - - -21. In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has been struck down." -22. Now the hand of the LORD had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute. - -23. The word of the LORD came to me: -24. "Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.' -25. Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat flesh with the blood and lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood; shall you then possess the land? -26. You rely on the sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife; shall you then possess the land? -27. Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence. -28. And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. -29. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed. - -30. "As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses say to one another, each to his brother, 'Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.' -31. And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. -32. And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it. -33. When this comes--and come it will!--then they will know that a prophet has been among them." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman, +3 and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people, +4 then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. +5 He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life. +6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand. +7 “So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. +8 If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. +9 But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. +10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: ‘Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?’ +11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel? +12 “And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. +13 Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. +14 Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, +15 if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +16 None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live. +17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just,’ when it is their own way that is not just. +18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it. +19 And when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he shall live by this. +20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.” +21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has been struck down.” +22 Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute. +23 The word of the Lord came to me: +24 “Son of man, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ +25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: You eat flesh with the blood and lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood; shall you then possess the land? +26 You rely on the sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor's wife; shall you then possess the land? +27 Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely those who are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in strongholds and in caves shall die by pestilence. +28 And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. +29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed. +30 “As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, ‘Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ +31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain. +32 And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it. +33 When this comes—and come it will!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md index e524a194..4cdbc2b4 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,44 +1,32 @@ -Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel - # Chapter 34 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? -3. You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. -4. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. -5. So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; -6. they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them. - -7. "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: -8. As I live, declares the Lord God, surely because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, -9. therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: -10. Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them. -The Lord God Will Seek Them Out - - -11. "For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. -12. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. -13. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. -14. I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. -15. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. -16. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice. - -17. "As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats. -18. Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet? -19. And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet? - -20. "Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. -21. Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, -22. I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. -23. And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. -24. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the LORD; I have spoken.The LORD's Covenant of Peace - -25. "I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. -26. And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. -27. And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. -28. They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. -29. And I will provide for them a renowned place for planting so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations. -30. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. -31. And you are my sheep, human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? +3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. +4 The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. +5 So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; +6 they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them. +7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +8 As I live, declares the Lord God, surely because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, +9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +10 Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them. +11 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. +12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. +13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. +14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. +15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. +16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice. +17 “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats. +18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet? +19 And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet? +20 “Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. +21 Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, +22 I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. +23 And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. +24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the Lord; I have spoken. +25 “I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. +26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. +27 And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. +28 They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. +29 And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations. +30 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. +31 And you are my sheep, human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md index 3c211910..6cdb136b 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,23 +1,17 @@ -Prophecy Against Mount Seir - # Chapter 35 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it, -3. and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a waste. -4. I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the LORD. -5. Because you cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment, -6. therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; because you did not hate bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you. -7. I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it all who come and go. -8. And I will fill its mountains with the slain. On your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those slain with the sword shall fall. -9. I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -10. "Because you said, 'These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will take possession of them'--although the LORD was there-- -11. therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, I will deal with you according to the anger and envy that you showed because of your hatred against them. And I will make myself known among them, when I judge you. -12. And you shall know that I am the LORD. -"I have heard all the revilings that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, 'They are laid desolate; they are given us to devour.' -13. And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it. -14. Thus says the Lord God: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. -15. As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it, +3 and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a waste. +4 I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +5 Because you cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment, +6 therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; because you did not hate bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you. +7 I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it all who come and go. +8 And I will fill its mountains with the slain. On your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those slain with the sword shall fall. +9 I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +10 “Because you said, ‘These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will take possession of them’—although the Lord was there— +11 therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, I will deal with you according to the anger and envy that you showed because of your hatred against them. And I will make myself known among them, when I judge you. +12 And you shall know that I am the Lord. +“I have heard all the revilings that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are laid desolate; they are given us to devour.’ +13 And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it. +14 Thus says the Lord God: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. +15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md index 953cb764..75985544 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,51 +1,39 @@ -Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel - # Chapter 36 -1. "And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD. -2. Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, 'Aha!' and, 'The ancient heights have become our possession,' -3. therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people, -4. therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around, -5. therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. -6. Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations. -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach. - -8. "But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home. -9. For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. -10. And I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt. -11. And I will multiply on you man and beast, and they shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in your former times, and will do more good to you than ever before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -12. I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. And they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer bereave them of children. -13. Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you, 'You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,' -14. therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord God. -15. And I will not let you hear anymore the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord God."The LORD's Concern for His Holy Name - -16. The word of the LORD came to me: -17. "Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their ways before me were like the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity. -18. So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood that they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it. -19. I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them. -20. But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my holy name, in that people said of them, 'These are the people of the LORD, and yet they had to go out of his land.' -21. But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came. -I Will Put My Spirit Within You - - -22. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. -23. And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. -24. I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. -25. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. -26. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. -27. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. -28. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. -29. And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you. -30. I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. -31. Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations. -32. It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel. - -33. "Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. -34. And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. -35. And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.' -36. Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the LORD; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it. - -37. "Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock. -38. Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. +2 Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our possession,’ +3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people, +4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around, +5 therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely I have spoken in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey. +6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations. +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach. +8 “But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home. +9 For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. +10 And I will multiply people on you, the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt. +11 And I will multiply on you man and beast, and they shall multiply and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as in your former times, and will do more good to you than ever before. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +12 I will let people walk on you, even my people Israel. And they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no longer bereave them of children. +13 Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you, ‘You devour people, and you bereave your nation of children,’ +14 therefore you shall no longer devour people and no longer bereave your nation of children, declares the Lord God. +15 And I will not let you hear anymore the reproach of the nations, and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord God.” +16 The word of the Lord came to me: +17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their ways before me were like the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity. +18 So I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood that they had shed in the land, for the idols with which they had defiled it. +19 I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them. +20 But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my holy name, in that people said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they had to go out of his land.’ +21 But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came. +22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. +23 And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. +24 I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. +25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. +26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. +27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. +28 You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. +29 And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you. +30 I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. +31 Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations. +32 It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel. +33 “Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be rebuilt. +34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, instead of being the desolation that it was in the sight of all who passed by. +35 And they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ +36 Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it. +37 “Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house of Israel ask me to do for them: to increase their people like a flock. +38 Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md index cc2559b0..7cf1a80a 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,40 +1,29 @@ -The Valley of Dry Bones - # Chapter 37 -1. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. -2. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. -3. And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, you know." -4. Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. -5. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. -6. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD." - -7. So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. -8. And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. -9. Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." -10. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. - -11. Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.' -12. Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. -13. And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. -14. And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD." -I Will Be Their God; They Shall Be My People - - -15. The word of the LORD came to me: -16. "Son of man, take a stick and write on it, 'For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him'; then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.' -17. And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. -18. And when your people say to you, 'Will you not tell us what you mean by these?' -19. say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand. -20. When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes, -21. then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. -22. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. -23. They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. - -24. "My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. -25. They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. -26. I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. -27. My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. -28. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." - - - +1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. +2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. +3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” +4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. +5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. +6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” +7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. +8 And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them. +9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” +10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. +11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’ +12 Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel. +13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. +14 And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.” +15 The word of the Lord came to me: +16 “Son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ +17 And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. +18 And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’ +19 say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand. +20 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes, +21 then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. +22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. +23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. +24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. +25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. +26 I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. +27 My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. +28 Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md index 042fd2fe..a0f2f441 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -Prophecy Against Gog - # Chapter 38 -1. The word of the LORD came to me: -2. "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him -3. and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. -4. And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. -5. Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; -6. Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes--many peoples are with you. - -7. "Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. -8. After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. -9. You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you. - -10. "Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme -11. and say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,' -12. to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. -13. Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, 'Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?' - -14. "Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord God: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? -15. You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. -16. You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. - -17. "Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? -18. But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, my wrath will be roused in my anger. -19. For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. -20. The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. -21. I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man's sword will be against his brother. -22. With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. -23. So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me: +2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him +3 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. +4 And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. +5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; +6 Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you. +7 “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. +8 After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. +9 You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you. +10 “Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme +11 and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ +12 to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. +13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’ +14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord God: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? +15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. +16 You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. +17 “Thus says the Lord God: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? +18 But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, my wrath will be roused in my anger. +19 For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. +20 The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. +21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man's sword will be against his brother. +22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. +23 So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md index 53fa2ef7..f49e9247 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,39 +1,30 @@ # Chapter 39 -1. "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. -2. And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel. -3. Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. -4. You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. -5. You shall fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. -6. I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the LORD. - -7. "And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. -8. Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord God. That is the day of which I have spoken. - -9. "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, -10. so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God. - -11. "On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog. -12. For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. -13. All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day that I show my glory, declares the Lord God. -14. They will set apart men to travel through the land regularly and bury those travelers remaining on the face of the land, so as to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make their search. -15. And when these travel through the land and anyone sees a human bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog. -16. (Hamonah is also the name of the city.) Thus shall they cleanse the land. - -17. "As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God: Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field: 'Assemble and come, gather from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. -18. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth--of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them fat beasts of Bashan. -19. And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you. -20. And you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,' declares the Lord God. - -21. "And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. -22. The house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, from that day forward. -23. And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. -24. I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them.The LORD Will Restore Israel - -25. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name. -26. They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, -27. when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. -28. Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. -29. And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. +2 And I will turn you about and drive you forward, and bring you up from the uttermost parts of the north, and lead you against the mountains of Israel. +3 Then I will strike your bow from your left hand, and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. +4 You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. +5 You shall fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord God. +6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the Lord. +7 “And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. +8 Behold, it is coming and it will be brought about, declares the Lord God. That is the day of which I have spoken. +9 “Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, +10 so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God. +11 “On that day I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea. It will block the travelers, for there Gog and all his multitude will be buried. It will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog. +12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. +13 All the people of the land will bury them, and it will bring them renown on the day that I show my glory, declares the Lord God. +14 They will set apart men to travel through the land regularly and bury those travelers remaining on the face of the land, so as to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make their search. +15 And when these travel through the land and anyone sees a human bone, then he shall set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog. +16 (Hamonah is also the name of the city.) Thus shall they cleanse the land. +17 “As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God: Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field: ‘Assemble and come, gather from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. +18 You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them fat beasts of Bashan. +19 And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you. +20 And you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,’ declares the Lord God. +21 “And I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them. +22 The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward. +23 And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword. +24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and hid my face from them. +25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name. +26 They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, +27 when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. +28 Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. +29 And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md index 8aad1f07..cb39c363 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,79 +1,50 @@ -Vision of the New Temple - # Chapter 40 -1. In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me to the city. -2. In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south. -3. When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway. -4. And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel." -The East Gate to the Outer Court - - -5. And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. -6. Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep. -7. And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed. -8. Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed. -9. Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. -10. And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size. -11. Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits. -12. There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side. -13. Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. -14. He measured also the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court. -15. From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. -16. And the gateway had windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were palm trees. -The Outer Court - - -17. Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement. -18. And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement. -19. Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side. -The North Gate - - -20. As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. -21. Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. -22. And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. -23. And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits. -The South Gate - - -24. And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. -25. Both it and its vestibule had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. -26. And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. -27. And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. -The Inner Court - - -28. Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. -29. Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. -30. And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. -31. Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps. - -32. Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. -33. Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. -34. Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps. - -35. Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others. -36. Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. -37. Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps. - -38. There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed. -39. And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered. -40. And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. -41. Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, on which to slaughter. -42. And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. -43. And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid. -Chambers for the Priests - - -44. On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south gate facing north. -45. And he said to me, "This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, -46. and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the LORD to minister to him." -47. And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple. -The Vestibule of the Temple - - -48. Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. -49. The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side. - - - +1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city. +2 In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south. +3 When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway. +4 And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.” +5 And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. +6 Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep. +7 And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed. +8 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed. +9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. +10 And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size. +11 Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits. +12 There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side. +13 Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. +14 He measured also the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court. +15 From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. +16 And the gateway had windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were palm trees. +17 Then he brought me into the outer court. And behold, there were chambers and a pavement, all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement. +18 And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement. +19 Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side. +20 As for the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. +21 Its side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of the first gate. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. +22 And its windows, its vestibule, and its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. +23 And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits. +24 And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. +25 Both it and its vestibule had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. +26 And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. +27 And there was a gate on the south of the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. +28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate. It was of the same size as the others. +29 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. +30 And there were vestibules all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits broad. +31 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps. +32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gate. It was of the same size as the others. +33 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. +34 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps. +35 Then he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it. It had the same size as the others. +36 Its side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and it had windows all around. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. +37 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps. +38 There was a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate, where the burnt offering was to be washed. +39 And in the vestibule of the gate were two tables on either side, on which the burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering were to be slaughtered. +40 And off to the side, on the outside as one goes up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables; and off to the other side of the vestibule of the gate were two tables. +41 Four tables were on either side of the gate, eight tables, on which to slaughter. +42 And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, on which the instruments were to be laid with which the burnt offerings and the sacrifices were slaughtered. +43 And hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened all around within. And on the tables the flesh of the offering was to be laid. +44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south gate facing north. +45 And he said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple, +46 and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who alone among the sons of Levi may come near to the Lord to minister to him.” +47 And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple. +48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the jambs of the vestibule, five cubits on either side. And the breadth of the gate was fourteen cubits, and the sidewalls of the gate were three cubits on either side. +49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the breadth twelve cubits, and people would go up to it by ten steps. And there were pillars beside the jambs, one on either side. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md index c27ee117..df04b3f7 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -The Inner Temple - # Chapter 41 -1. Then he brought me to the nave and measured the jambs. On each side six cubits was the breadth of the jambs. -2. And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. And he measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits. -3. Then he went into the inner room and measured the jambs of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls on either side of the entrance, seven cubits. -4. And he measured the length of the room, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits, across the nave. And he said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place." - -5. Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits thick, and the breadth of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the temple. -6. And the side chambers were in three stories, one over another, thirty in each story. There were offsets all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple. -7. And it became broader as it wound upward to the side chambers, because the temple was enclosed upward all around the temple. Thus the temple had a broad area upward, and so one went up from the lowest story to the top story through the middle story. -8. I saw also that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits. -9. The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. The free space between the side chambers of the temple -10. and the other chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side. -11. And the doors of the side chambers opened on the free space, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south. And the breadth of the free space was five cubits all around. - -12. The building that was facing the separate yard on the west side was seventy cubits broad, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits. - -13. Then he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long; and the yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long; -14. also the breadth of the east front of the temple and the yard, a hundred cubits. - -15. Then he measured the length of the building facing the yard that was at the back and its galleries on either side, a hundred cubits. +1 Then he brought me to the nave and measured the jambs. On each side six cubits was the breadth of the jambs. +2 And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sidewalls of the entrance were five cubits on either side. And he measured the length of the nave, forty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits. +3 Then he went into the inner room and measured the jambs of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the sidewalls on either side of the entrance, seven cubits. +4 And he measured the length of the room, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits, across the nave. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.” +5 Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits thick, and the breadth of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the temple. +6 And the side chambers were in three stories, one over another, thirty in each story. There were offsets all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers, so that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple. +7 And it became broader as it wound upward to the side chambers, because the temple was enclosed upward all around the temple. Thus the temple had a broad area upward, and so one went up from the lowest story to the top story through the middle story. +8 I saw also that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits. +9 The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits. The free space between the side chambers of the temple and the +10 other chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side. +11 And the doors of the side chambers opened on the free space, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south. And the breadth of the free space was five cubits all around. +12 The building that was facing the separate yard on the west side was seventy cubits broad, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits. +13 Then he measured the temple, a hundred cubits long; and the yard and the building with its walls, a hundred cubits long; +14 also the breadth of the east front of the temple and the yard, a hundred cubits. +15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the yard that was at the back and its galleries on either side, a hundred cubits. The inside of the nave and the vestibules of the court, -16. the thresholds and the narrow windows and the galleries all around the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered), -17. to the space above the door, even to the inner room, and on the outside. And on all the walls all around, inside and outside, was a measured pattern. -18. It was carved of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces: -19. a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around. -20. From the floor to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved; similarly the wall of the nave. - -21. The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling -22. an altar of wood, three cubits high, two cubits long, and two cubits broad. Its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, "This is the table that is before the LORD." -23. The nave and the Holy Place had each a double door. -24. The double doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door. -25. And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls. And there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside. -26. And there were narrow windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule, the side chambers of the temple, and the canopies. - - - +16 the thresholds and the narrow windows and the galleries all around the three of them, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered), +17 to the space above the door, even to the inner room, and on the outside. And on all the walls all around, inside and outside, was a measured pattern. +18 It was carved of cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Every cherub had two faces: +19 a human face toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around. +20 From the floor to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved; similarly the wall of the nave. +21 The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling +22 an altar of wood, three cubits high, two cubits long, and two cubits broad. Its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.” +23 The nave and the Holy Place had each a double door. +24 The double doors had two leaves apiece, two swinging leaves for each door. +25 And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls. And there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside. +26 And there were narrow windows and palm trees on either side, on the sidewalls of the vestibule, the side chambers of the temple, and the canopies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md index 2fb18e58..f55adc60 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,29 +1,21 @@ -The Temple's Chambers - # Chapter 42 -1. Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north. -2. The length of the building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits. -3. Facing the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and facing the pavement that belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. -4. And before the chambers was a passage inward, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long, and their doors were on the north. -5. Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. -6. For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courts. Thus the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. -7. And there was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long. -8. For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the nave were a hundred cubits long. -9. Below these chambers was an entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court. - -10. In the thickness of the wall of the court, on the south also, opposite the yard and opposite the building, there were chambers -11. with a passage in front of them. They were similar to the chambers on the north, of the same length and breadth, with the same exits and arrangements and doors, -12. as were the entrances of the chambers on the south. There was an entrance at the beginning of the passage, the passage before the corresponding wall on the east as one enters them. - -13. Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the yard are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the LORD shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall put the most holy offerings--the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering--for the place is holy. -14. When the priests enter the Holy Place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people." - -15. Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around. -16. He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. -17. He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. -18. He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. -19. Then he turned to the west side and measured, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. -20. He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common. - - - +1 Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north. +2 The length of the building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits. +3 Facing the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and facing the pavement that belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. +4 And before the chambers was a passage inward, ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long, and their doors were on the north. +5 Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. +6 For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courts. Thus the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. +7 And there was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long. +8 For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the nave were a hundred cubits long. +9 Below these chambers was an entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court. +10 In the thickness of the wall of the court, on the south also, opposite the yard and opposite the building, there were chambers +11 with a passage in front of them. They were similar to the chambers on the north, of the same length and breadth, with the same exits and arrangements and doors, +12 as were the entrances of the chambers on the south. There was an entrance at the beginning of the passage, the passage before the corresponding wall on the east as one enters them. +13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the yard are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall put the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—for the place is holy. +14 When the priests enter the Holy Place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people.” +15 Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around. +16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. +17 He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. +18 He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. +19 Then he turned to the west side and measured, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. +20 He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md index 658d9a2c..a2b2b44d 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ -The Glory of the LORD Fills the Temple - # Chapter 43 -1. Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east. -2. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. -3. And the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and just like the vision that I had seen by the Chebar canal. And I fell on my face. -4. As the glory of the LORD entered the temple by the gate facing east, -5. the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple. - -6. While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, -7. and he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places, -8. by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. -9. Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. - -10. "As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan. -11. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. -12. This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. -The Altar - - -13. "These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar: -14. from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; -15. and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns. -16. The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad. -17. The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. The steps of the altar shall face east." - -18. And he said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it, -19. you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, a bull from the herd for a sin offering. -20. And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. -21. You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area. -22. And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull. -23. When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish. -24. You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. -25. For seven days you shall provide daily a male goat for a sin offering; also, a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided. -26. Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it. -27. And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord God." - - - +1 Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east. +2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. +3 And the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen when he came to destroy the city, and just like the vision that I had seen by the Chebar canal. And I fell on my face. +4 As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east, +5 the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple. +6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, +7 and he said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places, +8 by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. +9 Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. +10 “As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan. +11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. +12 This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. +13 “These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): its base shall be one cubit high and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar: +14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; +15 and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, four horns. +16 The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad. +17 The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. The steps of the altar shall face east.” +18 And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and for throwing blood against it, +19 you shall give to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord God, a bull from the herd for a sin offering. +20 And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. +21 You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area. +22 And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull. +23 When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish. +24 You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. +25 For seven days you shall provide daily a male goat for a sin offering; also, a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be provided. +26 Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, and so consecrate it. +27 And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md index 275763a4..f34133a3 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,43 +1,32 @@ -The Gate for the Prince - # Chapter 44 -1. Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east. And it was shut. -2. And the LORD said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it. Therefore it shall remain shut. -3. Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way." - -4. Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD. And I fell on my face. -5. And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the statutes of the temple of the LORD and all its laws. And mark well the entrance to the temple and all the exits from the sanctuary. -6. And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, enough of all your abominations, -7. in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations. -8. And you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary. - -9. "Thus says the Lord God: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary. -10. But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment. -11. They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before the people, to minister to them. -12. Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, declares the Lord God, and they shall bear their punishment. -13. They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed. -14. Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, to do all its service and all that is to be done in it. -Rules for Levitical Priests - - -15. "But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Lord God. -16. They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge. -17. When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within. -18. They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat. -19. And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other garments, lest they transmit holiness to the people with their garments. -20. They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall surely trim the hair of their heads. -21. No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court. -22. They shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but only virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. -23. They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. -24. In a dispute, they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and they shall keep my Sabbaths holy. -25. They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person. However, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves. -26. After he has become clean, they shall count seven days for him. -27. And on the day that he goes into the Holy Place, into the inner court, to minister in the Holy Place, he shall offer his sin offering, declares the Lord God. - -28. "This shall be their inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. -29. They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. -30. And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, that a blessing may rest on your house. -31. The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals. - - - +1 Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east. And it was shut. +2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it. Therefore it shall remain shut. +3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way.” +4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord. And I fell on my face. +5 And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the statutes of the temple of the Lord and all its laws. And mark well the entrance to the temple and all the exits from the sanctuary. +6 And say to the rebellious house, to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, enough of all your abominations, +7 in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations. +8 And you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary. +9 “Thus says the Lord God: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary. +10 But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment. +11 They shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before the people, to minister to them. +12 Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn concerning them, declares the Lord God, and they shall bear their punishment. +13 They shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed. +14 Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, to do all its service and all that is to be done in it. +15 “But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. And they shall stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the Lord God. +16 They shall enter my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge. +17 When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within. +18 They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat. +19 And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other garments, lest they transmit holiness to the people with their garments. +20 They shall not shave their heads or let their locks grow long; they shall surely trim the hair of their heads. +21 No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court. +22 They shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but only virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest. +23 They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. +24 In a dispute, they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and they shall keep my Sabbaths holy. +25 They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person. However, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves. +26 After he has become clean, they shall count seven days for him. +27 And on the day that he goes into the Holy Place, into the inner court, to minister in the Holy Place, he shall offer his sin offering, declares the Lord God. +28 “This shall be their inheritance: I am their inheritance: and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. +29 They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. +30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all kinds, and every offering of all kinds from all your offerings, shall belong to the priests. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, that a blessing may rest on your house. +31 The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md index a7d6b7f0..3ebde496 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -The Holy District - # Chapter 45 -1. "When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the LORD a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent. -2. Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it. -3. And from this measured district you shall measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 broad, in which shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. -4. It shall be the holy portion of the land. It shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the LORD to minister to him, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. -5. Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in. - -6. "Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district you shall assign for the property of the city an area 5,000 cubits broad and 25,000 cubits long. It shall belong to the whole house of Israel. -The Portion for the Prince - - -7. "And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary -8. of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes. - -9. "Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God. - -10. "You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath. -11. The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure. -12. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina. - -13. "This is the offering that you shall make: one sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and one sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley, -14. and as the fixed portion of oil, measured in baths, one tenth of a bath from each cor (the cor, like the homer, contains ten baths). -15. And one sheep from every flock of two hundred, from the watering places of Israel for grain offering, burnt offering, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them, declares the Lord God. -16. All the people of the land shall be obliged to give this offering to the prince in Israel. -17. It shall be the prince's duty to furnish the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the new moons, and the Sabbaths, all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel: he shall provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement on behalf of the house of Israel. - -18. "Thus says the Lord God: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a bull from the herd without blemish, and purify the sanctuary. -19. The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and the posts of the gate of the inner court. -20. You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance; so you shall make atonement for the temple. - -21. "In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall celebrate the Feast of the Passover, and for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. -22. On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering. -23. And on the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the LORD seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and a male goat daily for a sin offering. -24. And he shall provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah. -25. In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and grain offerings, and for the oil. - - - +1 “When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent. +2 Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it. +3 And from this measured district you shall measure off a section 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 broad, in which shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. +4 It shall be the holy portion of the land. It shall be for the priests, who minister in the sanctuary and approach the Lord to minister to him, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. +5 Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who minister at the temple, as their possession for cities to live in. +6 “Alongside the portion set apart as the holy district you shall assign for the property of the city an area 5,000 cubits broad and 25,000 cubits long. It shall belong to the whole house of Israel. +7 “And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary +8 of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes. +9 “Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God. +10 “You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath. +11 The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure. +12 The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina. +13 “This is the offering that you shall make: one sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and one sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley, +14 and as the fixed portion of oil, measured in baths, one tenth of a bath from each cor (the cor, like the homer, contains ten baths). +15 And one sheep from every flock of two hundred, from the watering places of Israel for grain offering, burnt offering, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them, declares the Lord God. +16 All the people of the land shall be obliged to give this offering to the prince in Israel. +17 It shall be the prince's duty to furnish the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the new moons, and the Sabbaths, all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel: he shall provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement on behalf of the house of Israel. +18 “Thus says the Lord God: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a bull from the herd without blemish, and purify the sanctuary. +19 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and the posts of the gate of the inner court. +20 You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance; so you shall make atonement for the temple. +21 “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall celebrate the Feast of the Passover, and for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. +22 On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering. +23 And on the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the Lord seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and a male goat daily for a sin offering. +24 And he shall provide as a grain offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin of oil to each ephah. +25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and grain offerings, and for the oil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md index 18b30757..c5d68738 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,38 +1,25 @@ -The Prince and the Feasts - # Chapter 46 -1. "Thus says the Lord God: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. -2. The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. -3. The people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate before the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the new moons. -4. The burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish. -5. And the grain offering with the ram shall be an ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah. -6. On the day of the new moon he shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish. -7. As a grain offering he shall provide an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah. -8. When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way. - -9. "When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate, and he who enters by the south gate shall go out by the north gate: no one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but each shall go out straight ahead. -10. When they enter, the prince shall enter with them, and when they go out, he shall go out. - -11. "At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering with a young bull shall be an ephah, and with a ram an ephah, and with the lambs as much as one is able to give, together with a hin of oil to an ephah. -12. When the prince provides a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the LORD, the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall offer his burnt offering or his peace offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out the gate shall be shut. - -13. "You shall provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering to the LORD daily; morning by morning you shall provide it. -14. And you shall provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, one sixth of an ephah, and one third of a hin of oil to moisten the flour, as a grain offering to the LORD. This is a perpetual statute. -15. Thus the lamb and the meal offering and the oil shall be provided, morning by morning, for a regular burnt offering. - -16. "Thus says the Lord God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance. -17. But if he makes a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty. Then it shall revert to the prince; surely it is his inheritance--it shall belong to his sons. -18. The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, thrusting them out of their property. He shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be scattered from his property." -Boiling Places for Offerings - - -19. Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, to the north row of the holy chambers for the priests, and behold, a place was there at the extreme western end of them. -20. And he said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so transmit holiness to the people." - -21. Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me around to the four corners of the court. And behold, in each corner of the court there was another court-- -22. in the four corners of the court were small courts, forty cubits long and thirty broad; the four were of the same size. -23. On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows all around. -24. Then he said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people." - - - +1 “Thus says the Lord God: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. +2 The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. +3 The people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons. +4 The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish. +5 And the grain offering with the ram shall be an ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah. +6 On the day of the new moon he shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish, and six lambs and a ram, which shall be without blemish. +7 As a grain offering he shall provide an ephah with the bull and an ephah with the ram, and with the lambs as much as he is able, together with a hin of oil to each ephah. +8 When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way. +9 “When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate, and he who enters by the south gate shall go out by the north gate: no one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but each shall go out straight ahead. +10 When they enter, the prince shall enter with them, and when they go out, he shall go out. +11 “At the feasts and the appointed festivals, the grain offering with a young bull shall be an ephah, and with a ram an ephah, and with the lambs as much as one is able to give, together with a hin of oil to an ephah. +12 When the prince provides a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the Lord, the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall offer his burnt offering or his peace offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he has gone out the gate shall be shut. +13 “You shall provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering to the Lord daily; morning by morning you shall provide it. +14 And you shall provide a grain offering with it morning by morning, one sixth of an ephah, and one third of a hin of oil to moisten the flour, as a grain offering to the Lord. This is a perpetual statute. +15 Thus the lamb and the meal offering and the oil shall be provided, morning by morning, for a regular burnt offering. +16 “Thus says the Lord God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. It is their property by inheritance. +17 But if he makes a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty. Then it shall revert to the prince; surely it is his inheritance—it shall belong to his sons. +18 The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, thrusting them out of their property. He shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be scattered from his property.” +19 Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, to the north row of the holy chambers for the priests, and behold, a place was there at the extreme western end of them. +20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, in order not to bring them out into the outer court and so transmit holiness to the people.” +21 Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me around to the four corners of the court. And behold, in each corner of the court there was another court— +22 in the four corners of the court were small courts, forty cubits long and thirty broad; the four were of the same size. +23 On the inside, around each of the four courts was a row of masonry, with hearths made at the bottom of the rows all around. +24 Then he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md index cc7098d6..81726ee9 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Water Flowing from the Temple - # Chapter 47 -1. Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. -2. Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side. - -3. Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. -4. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. -5. Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. -6. And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" +1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. +2 Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side. +3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. +4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. +5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. +6 And he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river. -7. As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. -8. And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. -9. And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. -10. Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. -11. But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. -12. And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing." -Division of the Land - - -13. Thus says the Lord God: "This is the boundary by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. -14. And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance. - -15. "This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad, -16. Berothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. -17. So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side. - -18. "On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side. - -19. "On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side. - -20. "On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side. - -21. "So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. -22. You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. They shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. -23. In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God. - - - +7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. +8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. +9 And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. +10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. +11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. +12 And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.” +13 Thus says the Lord God: “This is the boundary by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. +14 And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance. +15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad, +16 Berothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. +17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side. +18 “On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side. +19 “On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side. +20 “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side. +21 “So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. +22 You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. They shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. +23 In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md index 996a56d4..3951e305 100644 --- a/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md +++ b/ESV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,46 +1,36 @@ # Chapter 48 -1. "These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion. -2. Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion. -3. Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion. -4. Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. -5. Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. -6. Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. -7. Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion. - -8. "Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it. -9. The portion that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth. -10. These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the LORD in the midst of it. -11. This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did. -12. And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. -13. And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. -14. They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. - -15. "The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, -16. and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. -17. And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. -18. The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. -19. And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. -20. The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city. - -21. "What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. -22. It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin. - -23. "As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. -24. Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. -25. Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. -26. Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. -27. Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. -28. And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. -29. This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God. -The Gates of the City - - -30. "These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, -31. three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. -32. On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. -33. On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. -34. On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. -35. The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There." - - - +1 “These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion. +2 Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion. +3 Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion. +4 Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. +5 Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. +6 Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. +7 Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion. +8 “Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it. +9 The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth. +10 These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it. +11 This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did. +12 And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. +13 And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. +14 They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord. +15 “The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, +16 and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. +17 And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. +18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. +19 And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. +20 The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city. +21 “What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. +22 It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin. +23 “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. +24 Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. +25 Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. +26 Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. +27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. +28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. +29 This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God. +30 “These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, +31 three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. +32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. +33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. +34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. +35 The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md index a67a5808..14b5a8d9 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,3 +1,22 @@ -" -{ - +# Chapter 1 +1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. +2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. +3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, +4 youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. +5 The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. +6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. +7 And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego. +8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. +9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, +10 and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king.” +11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, +12 “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. +13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.” +14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. +15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food. +16 So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. +17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. +18 At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. +19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king. +20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom. +21 And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md index 45499e01..bef89a9a 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,82 +1,61 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - # Chapter 2 -1. In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. -2. Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. -3. And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream." -4. Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation." -5. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. -6. But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation." -7. They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation." -8. The king answered and said, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm-- -9. if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation." -10. The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. -11. The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh." - -12. Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. -13. So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them. -14. Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. -15. He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. -16. And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.God Reveals -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - - -17. Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, -18. and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. -19. Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. -20. Daniel answered and said: -"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, +1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. +2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. +3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” +4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” +5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. +6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” +7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” +8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— +9 if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” +10 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean. +11 The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” +12 Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. +13 So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them. +14 Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon. +15 He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. +16 And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king. +17 Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, +18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. +19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. +20 Daniel answered and said: +“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. - -21. He changes times and seasons; +21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; - -22. he reveals deep and hidden things; +22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. - -23. To you, O God of my fathers, +23 To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, - for you have made known to us the king's matter." - -24. Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation." - -25. Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation." -26. The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?" -27. Daniel answered the king and said, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, -28. but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: -29. To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. -30. But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind. -Daniel Interprets the Dream - - -31. "You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. -32. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, -33. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. -34. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. -35. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. - -36. "This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. -37. You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, -38. and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all--you are the head of gold. -39. Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. -40. And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these. -41. And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. -42. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. -43. As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. -44. And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, -45. just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure." -Daniel Is Promoted - - -46. Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. -47. The king answered and said to Daniel, "Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery." -48. Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. -49. Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court. - - - + for you have made known to us the king's matter.” +24 Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.” +25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” +26 The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?” +27 Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, +28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: +29 To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. +30 But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind. +31 “You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. +32 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, +33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. +34 As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. +35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. +36 “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation. +37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, +38 and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are the head of gold. +39 Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. +40 And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these. +41 And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. +42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. +43 As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. +44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever, +45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” +46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. +47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” +48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. +49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md index 907f17ab..58a5044a 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,44 +1,31 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image - # Chapter 3 -1. King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. -2. Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -3. Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -4. And the herald proclaimed aloud, "You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, -5. that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. -6. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace." -7. Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -The Fiery Furnace - - -8. Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews. -9. They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever! -10. You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image. -11. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace. -12. There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, pay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." - -13. Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king. -14. Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, "Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? -15. Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?" - -16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. -17. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. -18. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." - -19. Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. -20. And he ordered some of the mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. -21. Then these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were thrown into the burning fiery furnace. -22. Because the king's order was urgent and the furnace overheated, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. -23. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace. - -24. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "True, O king." -25. He answered and said, "But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods." - -26. Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. -27. And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them. -28. Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. -29. Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way." -30. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon. - - - +1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. +2 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +3 Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +4 And the herald proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, +5 that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. +6 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace.” +7 Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +8 Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and maliciously accused the Jews. +9 They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! +10 You, O king, have made a decree, that every man who hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image. +11 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace. +12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, pay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” +13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king. +14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? +15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?” +16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. +17 If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. +18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” +19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. +20 And he ordered some of the mighty men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. +21 Then these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were thrown into the burning fiery furnace. +22 Because the king's order was urgent and the furnace overheated, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. +23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace. +24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” +25 He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” +26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. +27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them. +28 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. +29 Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.” +30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md index e14719b6..82c11bee 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,68 +1,47 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar Praises God - # Chapter 4 -1. King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! -2. It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. - -3. How great are his signs, +1 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! +2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. +3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation. -Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream - - -4. I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace. -5. I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me. -6. So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. -7. Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation. -8. At last Daniel came in before me--he who was named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods--and I told him the dream, saying, -9. "O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation. -10. The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. -11. The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. -12. Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it. - -13. "I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. -14. He proclaimed aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. -15. But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth. -16. Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him. -17. The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.' -18. This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you." -Daniel Interprets the Second Dream - - -19. Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, "Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you." Belteshazzar answered and said, "My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies! -20. The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth, -21. whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived-- -22. it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth. -23. And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,' -24. this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king, -25. that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. -26. And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. -27. Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity." -Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation - - -28. All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. -29. At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, -30. and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?" -31. While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, -32. and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will." -33. Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws. -Nebuchadnezzar Restored - - -34. At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, +4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace. +5 I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me. +6 So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. +7 Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation. +8 At last Daniel came in before me—he who was named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—and I told him the dream, saying, +9 “O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation. +10 The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. +11 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. +12 Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it. +13 “I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. +14 He proclaimed aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. +15 But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth. +16 Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him. +17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.’ +18 This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.” +19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies! +20 The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth, +21 whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived— +22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth. +23 And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,’ +24 this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king, +25 that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. +26 And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. +27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.” +28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. +29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, +30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” +31 While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, +32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” +33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws. +34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; - -35. all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, +35 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand - or say to him, "What have you done?" - -36. At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me. -37. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. - - - + or say to him, “What have you done?” +36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me. +37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md index 92265a8b..1239a4b2 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,47 +1,32 @@ -The Handwriting on the Wall - # Chapter 5 -1. King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand. - -2. Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. -3. Then they brought in the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. -4. They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. - -5. Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote. -6. Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together. -7. The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." -8. Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation. -9. Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, and his color changed, and his lords were perplexed. - -10. The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, "O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change. -11. There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father--your father the king--made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, -12. because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation." -Daniel Interprets the Handwriting - - -13. Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, "You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. -14. I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. -15. Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter. -16. But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." - -17. Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. -18. O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. -19. And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. -20. But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. -21. He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. -22. And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, -23. but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored. - -24. "Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. -25. And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. -26. This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; -27. Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; -28. Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians." - -29. Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. - -30. That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. -31. And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. - - - +1 King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand. +2 Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. +3 Then they brought in the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. +4 They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. +5 Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote. +6 Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together. +7 The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” +8 Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation. +9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, and his color changed, and his lords were perplexed. +10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, “O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change. +11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, +12 because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.” +13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. +14 I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. +15 Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter. +16 But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” +17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation. +18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty. +19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled. +20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him. +21 He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will. +22 And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, +23 but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored. +24 “Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed. +25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. +26 This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; +27 Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; +28 Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” +29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. +30 That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed. +31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md index 0af15fba..7f266c7b 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,50 +1,37 @@ -Daniel and the Lions' Den - # Chapter 6 -1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; -2. and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. -3. Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. -4. Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him. -5. Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God." - -6. Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live forever! -7. All the high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. -8. Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked." -9. Therefore King Darius signed the document and injunction. - -10. When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. -11. Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God. -12. Then they came near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, "O king! Did you not sign an injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?" The king answered and said, "The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked." -13. Then they answered and said before the king, "Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day." - -14. Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. -15. Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, "Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed." - -16. Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!" -17. And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. -18. Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him. - -19. Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. -20. As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?" -21. Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever! -22. My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm." -23. Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. -24. And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions--they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces. - -25. Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: "Peace be multiplied to you. -26. I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, +1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; +2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. +3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. +4 Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him. +5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.” +6 Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever! +7 All the high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. +8 Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.” +9 Therefore King Darius signed the document and injunction. +10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. +11 Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God. +12 Then they came near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, “O king! Did you not sign an injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.” +13 Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.” +14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him. +15 Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.” +16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” +17 And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. +18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him. +19 Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. +20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” +21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! +22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” +23 Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. +24 And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces. +25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you. +26 I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end. - -27. He delivers and rescues; +27 He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel - from the power of the lions." - -28. So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian. - - - + from the power of the lions.” +28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md index 5ca66300..92ed3e7e 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,95 +1,69 @@ -Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts - # Chapter 7 -1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. -2. Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. -3. And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. -4. The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. -5. And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, 'Arise, devour much flesh.' -6. After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it. -7. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. -8. I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. -The Ancient of Days Reigns - - -9. "As I looked, +1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. +2 Daniel declared, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. +3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. +4 The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. +5 And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ +6 After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it. +7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. +8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. +9 “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. - -10. A stream of fire issued +10 A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. - -11. "I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. -12. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. -The Son of Man Is Given Dominion - - -13. "I saw in the night visions, +11 “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. +12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. +13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. - -14. And to him was given dominion +14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one - -that shall not be destroyed. -Daniel's Vision Interpreted - - -15. "As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. -16. I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. -17. 'These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. -18. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.' - -19. "Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, -20. and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. -21. As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them, -22. until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom. - -23. "Thus he said: 'As for the fourth beast, + that shall not be destroyed. +15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. +16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. +17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. +18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’ +19 “Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, +20 and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. +21 As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them, +22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom. +23 “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces. - -24. As for the ten horns, +24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings. - -25. He shall speak words against the Most High, +25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. - -26. But the court shall sit in judgment, +26 But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end. - -27. And the kingdom and the dominion - -and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven +27 And the kingdom and the dominion + and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, - and all dominions shall serve and obey him.' - -28. "Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart." - - - + and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’ +28 “Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md index e5ec8f9e..9bfa19f6 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,40 +1,28 @@ -Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the Goat - # Chapter 8 -1. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. -2. And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. -3. I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. -4. I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. - -5. As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. -6. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. -7. I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. -8. Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven. - -9. Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land. -10. It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them. -11. It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. -12. And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper. -13. Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?" -14. And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state." -The Interpretation of the Vision - - -15. When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. -16. And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." -17. So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, "Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end." - -18. And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up. -19. He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end. -20. As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia. -21. And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. -22. As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power. -23. And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. -24. His power shall be great--but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. -25. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken--but by no human hand. -26. The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now." - -27. And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it. - - - +1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. +2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. +3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. +4 I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. +5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. +6 He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. +7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. +8 Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven. +9 Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land. +10 It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them. +11 It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. +12 And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper. +13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” +14 And he said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.” +15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. +16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” +17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.” +18 And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up. +19 He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end. +20 As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia. +21 And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. +22 As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power. +23 And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. +24 His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. +25 By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but by no human hand. +26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.” +27 And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md index 2db6cd8c..323cfbab 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,41 +1,28 @@ -Daniel's Prayer for His People - # Chapter 9 -1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans-- -2. in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. - -3. Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. -4. I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, -5. we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. -6. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. -7. To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. -8. To us, O LORD, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. -9. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him -10. and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. -11. All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. And the curse and oath that are written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him. -12. He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. -13. As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the LORD our God, turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. -14. Therefore the LORD has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice. -15. And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. - -16. "O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us. -17. Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. -18. O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. -19. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name." -Gabriel Brings an Answer - - -20. While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the LORD my God for the holy hill of my God, -21. while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. -22. He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, "O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. -23. At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision. -The Seventy Weeks - - -24. "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. -25. Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. And for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. -26. And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. -27. And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator." - - - +1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— +2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. +3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. +4 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, +5 we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. +6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. +7 To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you. +8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. +9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him +10 and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. +11 All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. And the curse and oath that are written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him. +12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. +13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. +14 Therefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice. +15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. +16 “O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us. +17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. +18 O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. +19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.” +20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God, +21 while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. +22 He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. +23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision. +24 “Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. +25 Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. +26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. +27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md index 1fda3bd2..14d8a47d 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,31 +1,22 @@ -Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man - # Chapter 10 -1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. - -2. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. -3. I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. -4. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris) -5. I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. -6. His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. -7. And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves. -8. So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength. -9. Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground. - -10. And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. -11. And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. -12. Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. -13. The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, -14. and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come." - -15. When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute. -16. And behold, one in the likeness of the children of man touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, "O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and I retain no strength. -17. How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me." - -18. Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me. -19. And he said, "O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me." -20. Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come. -21. But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince. - - - +1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. +2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. +3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. +4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris) +5 I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. +6 His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. +7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves. +8 So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength. +9 Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground. +10 And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. +11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. +12 Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. +13 The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, +14 and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come.” +15 When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute. +16 And behold, one in the likeness of the children of man touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, “O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and I retain no strength. +17 How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me.” +18 Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me. +19 And he said, “O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.” And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” +20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come. +21 But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md index a3533512..80ac01e7 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,60 +1,46 @@ -The Kings of the South and the North - # Chapter 11 -1. "And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. - -2. "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. -3. Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills. -4. And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these. - -5. "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority. -6. After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times. - -7. "And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail. -8. He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north. -9. Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land. - -10. "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress. -11. Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand. -12. And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. -13. For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies. - -14. "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail. -15. Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand. -16. But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand. -17. He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage. -18. Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him. -19. Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. - -20. "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle. -21. In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. -22. Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant. -23. And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people. -24. Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time. -25. And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him. -26. Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. -27. And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed. -28. And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land. - -29. "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before. -30. For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant. -31. Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate. -32. He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action. -33. And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. -34. When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery, -35. and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time. - -36. "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. -37. He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all. -38. He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. -39. He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price. - -40. "At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. -41. He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites. -42. He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. -43. He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train. -44. But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. -45. And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him. - - - +1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. +2 “And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. +3 Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills. +4 And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these. +5 “Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority. +6 After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times. +7 “And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail. +8 He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north. +9 Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land. +10 “His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress. +11 Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand. +12 And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. +13 For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies. +14 “In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail. +15 Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand. +16 But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand. +17 He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage. +18 Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him. +19 Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. +20 “Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle. +21 In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. +22 Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant. +23 And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people. +24 Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time. +25 And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him. +26 Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. +27 And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed. +28 And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land. +29 “At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before. +30 For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant. +31 Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate. +32 He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action. +33 And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. +34 When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery, +35 and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time. +36 “And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. +37 He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all. +38 He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. +39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price. +40 “At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. +41 He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites. +42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. +43 He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train. +44 But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. +45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md index bfe00bcf..6962c64c 100644 --- a/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,20 +1,14 @@ -The Time of the End - # Chapter 12 -1. "At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. -2. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. -3. And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. -4. But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." - -5. Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. -6. And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?" -7. And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished. -8. I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?" -9. He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. -10. Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. -11. And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. -12. Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. -13. But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days." - - - +1 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. +2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. +3 And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. +4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” +5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. +6 And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, “How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?” +7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished. +8 I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” +9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. +10 Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. +11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. +12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. +13 But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md index dd6041ee..b3dc0dcf 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. -Hosea's Wife and Children - - -2. When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the LORD." -3. So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. - -4. And the LORD said to him, "Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. -5. And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel." - -6. She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her name No Mercy, for I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all. -7. But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen." - -8. When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived and bore a son. -9. And the LORD said, "Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God." - -10. Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, "You are not my people," it shall be said to them, "Children of the living God." -11. And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel. - - - +1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. +2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord.” +3 So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. +4 And the Lord said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. +5 And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.” +6 She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the Lord said to him, “Call her name No Mercy, for I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all. +7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen.” +8 When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived and bore a son. +9 And the Lord said, “Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.” +10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.” +11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md index f78f9220..3c9faac4 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,102 +1,77 @@ -Israel's Unfaithfulness Punished - # Chapter 2 -1. Say to your brothers, "You are my people," and to your sisters, "You have received mercy." - -2. "Plead with your mother, plead-- +1 Say to your brothers, “You are my people,” and to your sisters, “You have received mercy.” +2 “Plead with your mother, plead— for she is not my wife, - and I am not her husband-- + and I am not her husband— that she put away her whoring from her face, and her adultery from between her breasts; - -3. lest I strip her naked +3 lest I strip her naked and make her as in the day she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and make her like a parched land, and kill her with thirst. - -4. Upon her children also I will have no mercy, +4 Upon her children also I will have no mercy, because they are children of whoredom. - -5. For their mother has played the whore; +5 For their mother has played the whore; she who conceived them has acted shamefully. -For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, +For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, - my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.' - -6. Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns, + my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’ +6 Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, so that she cannot find her paths. - -7. She shall pursue her lovers +7 She shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and she shall seek them but shall not find them. Then she shall say, - 'I will go and return to my first husband, - for it was better for me then than now.' - -8. And she did not know + ‘I will go and return to my first husband, + for it was better for me then than now.’ +8 And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine, and the oil, and who lavished on her silver and gold, which they used for Baal. - -9. Therefore I will take back +9 Therefore I will take back my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and I will take away my wool and my flax, which were to cover her nakedness. - -10. Now I will uncover her lewdness +10 Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one shall rescue her out of my hand. - -11. And I will put an end to all her mirth, +11 And I will put an end to all her mirth, her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts. - -12. And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, +12 And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, -'These are my wages, - which my lovers have given me.' +‘These are my wages, + which my lovers have given me.’ I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour them. - -13. And I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals - -when she burned offerings to them +13 And I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals + when she burned offerings to them and adorned herself with her ring and jewelry, - -and went after her lovers - and forgot me, declares the LORD.The LORD's Mercy on Israel - -14. "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, + and went after her lovers + and forgot me, declares the Lord. +14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. - -15. And there I will give her her vineyards +15 And there I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth, as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt. - -16. "And in that day, declares the LORD, you will call me 'My Husband,' and no longer will you call me 'My Baal.' -17. For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. -18. And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. -19. And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. -20. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD. - -21. "And in that day I will answer, declares the LORD, +16 “And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ +17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. +18 And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. +19 And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. +20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. +21 “And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth, - -22. and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, +22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel, - -23. and I will sow her for myself in the land. +23 and I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, - and I will say to Not My People, 'You are my people'; - and he shall say, 'You are my God.'" - - - + and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; + and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md index c13dac68..0deca5a5 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,11 +1,6 @@ -Hosea Redeems His Wife - # Chapter 3 -1. And the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins." -2. So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. -3. And I said to her, "You must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you." -4. For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. -5. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days. - - - +1 And the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” +2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. +3 And I said to her, “You must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you.” +4 For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. +5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md index b521d8f5..ea1b9eab 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,92 +1,67 @@ -The LORD Accuses Israel - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, - for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. +1 Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel, + for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land; - -2. there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; +2 there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. - -3. Therefore the land mourns, +3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away. - -4. Yet let no one contend, +4 Yet let no one contend, and let none accuse, for with you is my contention, O priest. - -5. You shall stumble by day; +5 You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. - -6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; +6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. - -7. The more they increased, +7 The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame. - -8. They feed on the sin of my people; +8 They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity. - -9. And it shall be like people, like priest; - -I will punish them for their ways +9 And it shall be like people, like priest; + I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. - -10. They shall eat, but not be satisfied; +10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the whore, but not multiply, -because they have forsaken the LORD - -to cherish - -11. whoredom, wine, and new wine, +because they have forsaken the Lord + to cherish +11 whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding. - -12. My people inquire of a piece of wood, +12 My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the whore. - -13. They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains +13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the whore, and your brides commit adultery. - -14. I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, +14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with prostitutes and sacrifice with cult prostitutes, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin. - -15. Though you play the whore, O Israel, +15 Though you play the whore, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, - and swear not, "As the LORD lives." - -16. Like a stubborn heifer, + and swear not, “As the Lord lives.” +16 Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; -can the LORD now feed them +can the Lord now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture? - -17. Ephraim is joined to idols; +17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone. - -18. When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; +18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame. - -19. A wind has wrapped them in its wings, - and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. - - - +19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings, + and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md index 8f588047..3791af5c 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,75 +1,56 @@ -Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah - # Chapter 5 -1. Hear this, O priests! +1 Hear this, O priests! Pay attention, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For the judgment is for you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor. - -2. And the revolters have gone deep into slaughter, +2 And the revolters have gone deep into slaughter, but I will discipline all of them. - -3. I know Ephraim, +3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have played the whore; Israel is defiled. - -4. Their deeds do not permit them +4 Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of whoredom is within them, - and they know not the LORD. - -5. The pride of Israel testifies to his face; + and they know not the Lord. +5 The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them. - -6. With their flocks and herds they shall go - to seek the LORD, +6 With their flocks and herds they shall go + to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them. - -7. They have dealt faithlessly with the LORD; +7 They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord; for they have borne alien children. -Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields. - -8. Blow the horn in Gibeah, + Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields. +8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven; we follow you, O Benjamin! - -9. Ephraim shall become a desolation +9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure. - -10. The princes of Judah have become +10 The princes of Judah have become like those who move the landmark; upon them I will pour out my wrath like water. - -11. Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, +11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth. - -12. But I am like a moth to Ephraim, +12 But I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. - -13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, +13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound. - -14. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, +14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue. - -15. I will return again to my place, +15 I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, - and in their distress earnestly seek me. - - - + and in their distress earnestly seek me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md index 0f6419ee..08984eb6 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,47 +1,32 @@ -Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant - # Chapter 6 -1. "Come, let us return to the LORD; +1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. - -2. After two days he will revive us; +2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. - -3. Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; +3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, - as the spring rains that water the earth." - -4. What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? + as the spring rains that water the earth.” +4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. - -5. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; +5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. - -6. For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, +6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. - -7. But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; +7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. - -8. Gilead is a city of evildoers, +8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. - -9. As robbers lie in wait for a man, +9 As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. - -10. In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; +10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's whoredom is there; Israel is defiled. - -11. For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. -When I restore the fortunes of my people, - - - +11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. +When I restore the fortunes of my people, \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md index 605e77d0..51b1b0e7 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,78 +1,58 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. when I would heal Israel, +1 when I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria, for they deal falsely; the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid outside. - -2. But they do not consider +2 But they do not consider that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face. - -3. By their evil they make the king glad, +3 By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery. - -4. They are all adulterers; - -they are like a heated oven +4 They are all adulterers; + they are like a heated oven whose baker ceases to stir the fire, - -from the kneading of the dough + from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened. - -5. On the day of our king, the princes +5 On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers. - -6. For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue; +6 For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. - -7. All of them are hot as an oven, +7 All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen, and none of them calls upon me. - -8. Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; +8 Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. - -9. Strangers devour his strength, +9 Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not. - -10. The pride of Israel testifies to his face; - yet they do not return to the LORD their God, +10 The pride of Israel testifies to his face; + yet they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, for all this. - -11. Ephraim is like a dove, +11 Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria. - -12. As they go, I will spread over them my net; +12 As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation. - -13. Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! +13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me. - -14. They do not cry to me from the heart, +14 They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves; they rebel against me. - -15. Although I trained and strengthened their arms, +15 Although I trained and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil against me. - -16. They return, but not upward; +16 They return, but not upward; they are like a treacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. -This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. - - - +This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md index adb25653..40fecae2 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,71 +1,52 @@ -Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind - # Chapter 8 -1. Set the trumpet to your lips! - One like a vulture is over the house of the LORD, +1 Set the trumpet to your lips! + One like a vulture is over the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law. - -2. To me they cry, - "My God, we--Israel--know you." - -3. Israel has spurned the good; +2 To me they cry, + “My God, we—Israel—know you.” +3 Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him. - -4. They made kings, but not through me. -They set up princes, but I knew it not. +4 They made kings, but not through me. + They set up princes, but I knew it not. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. - -5. I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. -My anger burns against them. +5 I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. + My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? - -6. For it is from Israel; +6 For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. - -7. For they sow the wind, +7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no flour; if it were to yield, strangers would devour it. - -8. Israel is swallowed up; - -already they are among the nations +8 Israel is swallowed up; + already they are among the nations as a useless vessel. - -9. For they have gone up to Assyria, +9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers. - -10. Though they hire allies among the nations, +10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will soon gather them up. And the king and princes shall soon writhe because of the tribute. - -11. Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, +11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they have become to him altars for sinning. - -12. Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands, +12 Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands, they would be regarded as a strange thing. - -13. As for my sacrificial offerings, +13 As for my sacrificial offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, - but the LORD does not accept them. + but the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt. - -14. For Israel has forgotten his Maker +14 For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; so I will send a fire upon his cities, - and it shall devour her strongholds. - - - + and it shall devour her strongholds. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md index 41afe906..b99b270a 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,53 +1,42 @@ -The LORD Will Punish Israel - # Chapter 9 -1. Rejoice not, O Israel! +1 Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples; for you have played the whore, forsaking your God. You have loved a prostitute's wages on all threshing floors. - -2. Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them, +2 Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail them. - -3. They shall not remain in the land of the LORD, +3 They shall not remain in the land of the Lord, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. - -4. They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the LORD, +4 They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the Lord, and their sacrifices shall not please him. It shall be like mourners' bread to them; all who eat of it shall be defiled; for their bread shall be for their hunger only; - it shall not come to the house of the LORD. - -5. What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, - and on the day of the feast of the LORD? - -6. For behold, they are going away from destruction; + it shall not come to the house of the Lord. +5 What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, + and on the day of the feast of the Lord? +6 For behold, they are going away from destruction; but Egypt shall gather them; Memphis shall bury them. Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver; thorns shall be in their tents. - -7. The days of punishment have come; +7 The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred. - -8. The prophet is the watchman of Ephraim with my God; +8 The prophet is the watchman of Ephraim with my God; yet a fowler's snare is on all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. - -9. They have deeply corrupted themselves +9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins. - -10. Like grapes in the wilderness, +10 Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, @@ -55,39 +44,29 @@ Like the first fruit on the fig tree But they came to Baal-peor and consecrated themselves to the thing of shame, and became detestable like the thing they loved. - -11. Ephraim's glory shall fly away like a bird-- +11 Ephraim's glory shall fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception! - -12. Even if they bring up children, +12 Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them! - -13. Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm planted in a meadow; +13 Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm planted in a meadow; but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter. - -14. Give them, O LORD-- +14 Give them, O Lord— what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. - -15. Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; +15 Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; there I began to hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels. - -16. Ephraim is stricken; +16 Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, I will put their beloved children to death. - -17. My God will reject them +17 My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; - they shall be wanderers among the nations. - - - + they shall be wanderers among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md index bbbed731..f5a6e9ec 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,84 +1,66 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. Israel is a luxuriant vine +1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; as his country improved, he improved his pillars. - -2. Their heart is false; +2 Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. -The LORD will break down their altars +The Lord will break down their altars and destroy their pillars. - -3. For now they will say: - "We have no king, -for we do not fear the LORD; - and a king--what could he do for us?" - -4. They utter mere words; +3 For now they will say: + “We have no king, +for we do not fear the Lord; + and a king—what could he do for us?” +4 They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. - -5. The inhabitants of Samaria tremble +5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. -Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests-- - those who rejoiced over it and over its glory-- +Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests— + those who rejoiced over it and over its glory— for it has departed from them. - -6. The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria +6 The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol. - -7. Samaria's king shall perish +7 Samaria's king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters. - -8. The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, +8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, -and they shall say to the mountains, "Cover us," - and to the hills, "Fall on us." - -9. From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel; +and they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,” + and to the hills, “Fall on us.” +9 From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel; there they have continued. Shall not the war against the unjust overtake them in Gibeah? - -10. When I please, I will discipline them, - -and nations shall be gathered against them +10 When I please, I will discipline them, + and nations shall be gathered against them when they are bound up for their double iniquity. - -11. Ephraim was a trained calf +11 Ephraim was a trained calf that loved to thresh, and I spared her fair neck; but I will put Ephraim to the yoke; Judah must plow; Jacob must harrow for himself. - -12. Sow for yourselves righteousness; +12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, -for it is the time to seek the LORD, +for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. - -13. You have plowed iniquity; +13 You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors, - -14. therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, +14 therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle; mothers were dashed in pieces with their children. - -15. Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, +15 Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great evil. At dawn the king of Israel - shall be utterly cut off. - - - + shall be utterly cut off. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md index 5aca8321..1a007522 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,61 +1,45 @@ -The LORD's Love for Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. When Israel was a child, I loved him, +1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. - -2. The more they were called, +2 The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. - -3. Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; +3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. - -4. I led them with cords of kindness, +4 I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. - -5. They shall not return to the land of Egypt, +5 They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me. - -6. The sword shall rage against their cities, +6 The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels. - -7. My people are bent on turning away from me, +7 My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all. - -8. How can I give you up, O Ephraim? +8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. - -9. I will not execute my burning anger; +9 I will not execute my burning anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and not a man, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath. - -10. They shall go after the LORD; +10 They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west; - -11. they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, +11 they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria, - and I will return them to their homes, declares the LORD. - -12. Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, + and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord. +12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah still walks with God - and is faithful to the Holy One. - - - + and is faithful to the Holy One. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md index 779746e3..a7206d71 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,61 +1,45 @@ # Chapter 12 -1. Ephraim feeds on the wind +1 Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, - and oil is carried to Egypt.The LORD's Indictment of Israel and Judah - -2. The LORD has an indictment against Judah + and oil is carried to Egypt. +2 The Lord has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds. - -3. In the womb he took his brother by the heel, +3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God. - -4. He strove with the angel and prevailed; +4 He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, - and there God spoke with us-- - -5. the LORD, the God of hosts, - the LORD is his memorial name: - -6. "So you, by the help of your God, return, + and there God spoke with us— +5 the Lord, the God of hosts, + the Lord is his memorial name: +6 “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, - and wait continually for your God." - -7. A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, + and wait continually for your God.” +7 A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress. - -8. Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich; +8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; -in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin." - -9. I am the LORD your God +in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.” +9 I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. - -10. I spoke to the prophets; +10 I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables. - -11. If there is iniquity in Gilead, +11 If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field. - -12. Jacob fled to the land of Aram; +12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep. - -13. By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, +13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded. - -14. Ephraim has given bitter provocation; +14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him - and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. - - - + and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md index b0c60671..63d3feab 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,80 +1,60 @@ -The LORD's Relentless Judgment on Israel - # Chapter 13 -1. When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; +1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died. - -2. And now they sin more and more, +2 And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them, - "Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!" - -3. Therefore they shall be like the morning mist + “Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!” +3 Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes early away, like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window. - -4. But I am the LORD your God +4 But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. - -5. It was I who knew you in the wilderness, +5 It was I who knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought; - -6. but when they had grazed, they became full, +6 but when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me. - -7. So I am to them like a lion; +7 So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way. - -8. I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs; +8 I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear open their breast, and there I will devour them like a lion, as a wild beast would rip them open. - -9. He destroys you, O Israel, +9 He destroys you, O Israel, for you are against me, against your helper. - -10. Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? - Where are all your rulers-- +10 Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? + Where are all your rulers— those of whom you said, - "Give me a king and princes"? - -11. I gave you a king in my anger, + “Give me a king and princes”? +11 I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath. - -12. The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; +12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is kept in store. - -13. The pangs of childbirth come for him, +13 The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb. - -14. I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; +14 I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. - -15. Though he may flourish among his brothers, - the east wind, the wind of the LORD, shall come, +15 Though he may flourish among his brothers, + the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come, rising from the wilderness, and his fountain shall dry up; his spring shall be parched; it shall strip his treasury of every precious thing. - -16. Samaria shall bear her guilt, +16 Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, - and their pregnant women ripped open. - - - + and their pregnant women ripped open. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md index 492f47c8..2e1c154f 100644 --- a/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,51 +1,37 @@ -A Plea to Return to the LORD - # Chapter 14 -1. Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, +1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. - -2. Take with you words - and return to the LORD; +2 Take with you words + and return to the Lord; say to him, - "Take away all iniquity; + “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, - -and we will pay with bulls + and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips. - -3. Assyria shall not save us; +3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; -and we will say no more, 'Our God,' +and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. -In you the orphan finds mercy." - -4. I will heal their apostasy; +In you the orphan finds mercy.” +4 I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. - -5. I will be like the dew to Israel; +5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; - -6. his shoots shall spread out; +6 his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon. - -7. They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; +7 They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; they shall flourish like the grain; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon. - -8. O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? +8 O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit. - -9. Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; +9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; -for the ways of the LORD are right, +for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, - but transgressors stumble in them. - - - + but transgressors stumble in them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md index d64d71ee..af1910ae 100644 --- a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,112 +1,84 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: -An Invasion of Locusts - - -2. Hear this, you elders; +1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: +2 Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? - -3. Tell your children of it, +3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. - -4. What the cutting locust left, +4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten. - -5. Awake, you drunkards, and weep, +5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep, and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. - -6. For a nation has come up against my land, +6 For a nation has come up against my land, powerful and beyond number; its teeth are lions' teeth, and it has the fangs of a lioness. - -7. It has laid waste my vine +7 It has laid waste my vine and splintered my fig tree; it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down; their branches are made white. - -8. Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth +8 Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth. - -9. The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off - from the house of the LORD. +9 The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off + from the house of the Lord. The priests mourn, - the ministers of the LORD. - -10. The fields are destroyed, + the ministers of the Lord. +10 The fields are destroyed, the ground mourns, because the grain is destroyed, the wine dries up, the oil languishes. - -11. Be ashamed, O tillers of the soil; +11 Be ashamed, O tillers of the soil; wail, O vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. - -12. The vine dries up; +12 The vine dries up; the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are dried up, and gladness dries up - -from the children of man. -A Call to Repentance - - -13. Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; + from the children of man. +13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Go in, pass the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God! Because grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your God. - -14. Consecrate a fast; +14 Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land -to the house of the LORD your God, - and cry out to the LORD. - -15. Alas for the day! -For the day of the LORD is near, +to the house of the Lord your God, + and cry out to the Lord. +15 Alas for the day! +For the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes. - -16. Is not the food cut off +16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? - -17. The seed shrivels under the clods; +17 The seed shrivels under the clods; the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are torn down because the grain has dried up. - -18. How the beasts groan! - -The herds of cattle are perplexed +18 How the beasts groan! + The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer. - -19. To you, O LORD, I call. +19 To you, O Lord, I call. For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field. - -20. Even the beasts of the field pant for you +20 Even the beasts of the field pant for you because the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured - the pastures of the wilderness. - - - + the pastures of the wilderness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md index c6b356e1..d923928b 100644 --- a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,162 +1,127 @@ -The Day of the LORD - # Chapter 2 -1. Blow a trumpet in Zion; +1 Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, - for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near, - -2. a day of darkness and gloom, + for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, +2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, - -nor will be again after them + nor will be again after them through the years of all generations. - -3. Fire devours before them, +3 Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them. - -4. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, +4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run. - -5. As with the rumbling of chariots, +5 As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle. - -6. Before them peoples are in anguish; +6 Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale. - -7. Like warriors they charge; +7 Like warriors they charge; like soldiers they scale the wall. They march each on his way; they do not swerve from their paths. - -8. They do not jostle one another; +8 They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted. - -9. They leap upon the city, +9 They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls, they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief. - -10. The earth quakes before them; +10 The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. - -11. The LORD utters his voice +11 The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. -For the day of the LORD is great and very awesome; - who can endure it?Return to the LORD - -12. "Yet even now," declares the LORD, - "return to me with all your heart, +For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome; + who can endure it? +12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, + “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; - -13. and rend your hearts and not your garments." -Return to the LORD your God, +13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” +Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. - -14. Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, +14 Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering - for the LORD your God? - -15. Blow the trumpet in Zion; + for the Lord your God? +15 Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; - -16. gather the people. +16 gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. - -17. Between the vestibule and the altar - let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep -and say, "Spare your people, O LORD, +17 Between the vestibule and the altar + let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep +and say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, - 'Where is their God?'"The LORD Had Pity - -18. Then the LORD became jealous for his land + ‘Where is their God?’” +18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people. - -19. The LORD answered and said to his people, -"Behold, I am sending to you +19 The Lord answered and said to his people, +“Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations. - -20. "I will remove the northerner far from you, +20 “I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things. - -21. "Fear not, O land; +21 “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, - for the LORD has done great things! - -22. Fear not, you beasts of the field, + for the Lord has done great things! +22 Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield. - -23. "Be glad, O children of Zion, - and rejoice in the LORD your God, +23 “Be glad, O children of Zion, + and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. - -24. "The threshing floors shall be full of grain; +24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. - -25. I will restore to you the years +25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. - -26. "You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, - and praise the name of the LORD your God, +26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, + and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. - -27. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, - and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else. -And my people shall never again be put to shame.The LORD Will Pour Out His Spirit - -28. "And it shall come to pass afterward, +27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, + and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. +And my people shall never again be put to shame. +28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. - -29. Even on the male and female servants +29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit. - -30. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. -31. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. -32. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls. - - - +30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. +31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. +32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md index 929e8ac5..479bec3a 100644 --- a/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,84 +1,62 @@ -The LORD Judges the Nations - # Chapter 3 -1. "For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, -2. I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, -3. and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it. - -4. "What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. -5. For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples. -6. You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. -7. Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head. -8. I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the LORD has spoken." - -9. Proclaim this among the nations: +1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, +2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, +3 and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it. +4 “What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. +5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples. +6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. +7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head. +8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.” +9 Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. - -10. Beat your plowshares into swords, +10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; - let the weak say, "I am a warrior." - -11. Hasten and come, + let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” +11 Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves there. -Bring down your warriors, O LORD. - -12. Let the nations stir themselves up +Bring down your warriors, O Lord. +12 Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. - -13. Put in the sickle, +13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the winepress is full. The vats overflow, for their evil is great. - -14. Multitudes, multitudes, +14 Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! -For the day of the LORD is near +For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. - -15. The sun and the moon are darkened, +15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. - -16. The LORD roars from Zion, +16 The Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake. -But the LORD is a refuge to his people, - -a stronghold to the people of Israel. -The Glorious Future of Judah - - -17. "So you shall know that I am the LORD your God, +But the Lord is a refuge to his people, + a stronghold to the people of Israel. +17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it. - -18. "And in that day +18 “And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; -and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD +and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim. - -19. "Egypt shall become a desolation +19 “Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the people of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. - -20. But Judah shall be inhabited forever, +20 But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations. - -21. I will avenge their blood, +21 I will avenge their blood, blood I have not avenged, - for the LORD dwells in Zion." - - - + for the Lord dwells in Zion.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md index f3865ce8..2855f744 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,78 +1,59 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. -Judgment on Israel's Neighbors - - -2. And he said: -"The LORD roars from Zion +1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. +2 And he said: +“The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, - and the top of Carmel withers." - -3. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Damascus, + and the top of Carmel withers.” +3 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. - -4. So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, +4 So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. - -5. I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, +5 I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; - and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir," -says the LORD. - -6. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Gaza, + and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,” +says the Lord. +6 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. - -7. So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, +7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds. - -8. I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, +8 I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron, - and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," + and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,” says the Lord God. - -9. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Tyre, +9 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood. - -10. So I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, - and it shall devour her strongholds." - -11. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Edom, +10 So I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, + and it shall devour her strongholds.” +11 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath forever. - -12. So I will send a fire upon Teman, - and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah." - -13. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of the Ammonites, +12 So I will send a fire upon Teman, + and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.” +13 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have ripped open pregnant women in Gilead, that they might enlarge their border. - -14. So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, +14 So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour her strongholds, with shouting on the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind; - -15. and their king shall go into exile, - he and his princes together," -says the LORD. - - - +15 and their king shall go into exile, + he and his princes together,” +says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md index 920613af..0c63acac 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,84 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Moab, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom. - -2. So I will send a fire upon Moab, +2 So I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth, and Moab shall die amid uproar, amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet; - -3. I will cut off the ruler from its midst, - and will kill all its princes with him," -says the LORD. -Judgment on Judah - - -4. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Judah, +3 I will cut off the ruler from its midst, + and will kill all its princes with him,” +says the Lord. +4 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, -because they have rejected the law of the LORD, +because they have rejected the law of the Lord, and have not kept his statutes, but their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. - -5. So I will send a fire upon Judah, - -and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem." -Judgment on Israel - - -6. Thus says the LORD: -"For three transgressions of Israel, +5 So I will send a fire upon Judah, + and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.” +6 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, - and the needy for a pair of sandals-- - -7. those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth + and the needy for a pair of sandals— +7 those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth and turn aside the way of the afflicted; a man and his father go in to the same girl, so that my holy name is profaned; - -8. they lay themselves down beside every altar +8 they lay themselves down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined. - -9. "Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, +9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars and who was as strong as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath. - -10. Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt +10 Also it was I who brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. - -11. And I raised up some of your sons for prophets, +11 And I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. -Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?" -declares the LORD. - -12. "But you made the Nazirites drink wine, + Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?” +declares the Lord. +12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, - saying, 'You shall not prophesy.' - -13. "Behold, I will press you down in your place, + saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’ +13 “Behold, I will press you down in your place, as a cart full of sheaves presses down. - -14. Flight shall perish from the swift, +14 Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life; - -15. he who handles the bow shall not stand, +15 he who handles the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself, nor shall he who rides the horse save his life; - -16. and he who is stout of heart among the mighty - shall flee away naked in that day," -declares the LORD. - - - +16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty + shall flee away naked in that day,” +declares the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md index 85db8882..05018f15 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,69 +1,49 @@ -Israel's Guilt and Punishment - # Chapter 3 -1. Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: - -2. "You only have I known +1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: +2 “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. - -3. "Do two walk together, +3 “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? - -4. Does a lion roar in the forest, +4 Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing? - -5. Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, +5 Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing? - -6. Is a trumpet blown in a city, +6 Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, - unless the LORD has done it? - -7. "For the Lord God does nothing + unless the Lord has done it? +7 “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. - -8. The lion has roared; +8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; - who can but prophesy?" - -9. Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod + who can but prophesy?” +9 Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, -and say, "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, +and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her, - and the oppressed in her midst." - -10. "They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, - "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds." - -11. Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"An adversary shall surround the land + and the oppressed in her midst.” +10 “They do not know how to do right,” declares the Lord, + “those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.” +11 Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, - and your strongholds shall be plundered." - -12. Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed. - -13. "Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," - -declares the Lord God, the God of hosts, - -14. "that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, + and your strongholds shall be plundered.” +12 Thus says the Lord: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed. +13 “Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,” + declares the Lord God, the God of hosts, +14 “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. - -15. I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, +15 I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, -and the great houses shall come to an end," -declares the LORD. - - - +and the great houses shall come to an end,” +declares the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md index 76e9643b..80ae6d74 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,74 +1,59 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. "Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, +1 “Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, - who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!' - -2. The Lord God has sworn by his holiness + who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’ +2 The Lord God has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks. - -3. And you shall go out through the breaches, +3 And you shall go out through the breaches, each one straight ahead; - and you shall be cast out into Harmon," -declares the LORD. - -4. "Come to Bethel, and transgress; + and you shall be cast out into Harmon,” +declares the Lord. +4 “Come to Bethel, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days; - -5. offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, +5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; - for so you love to do, O people of Israel!" -declares the Lord God.Israel Has Not Returned to the LORD - -6. "I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, + for so you love to do, O people of Israel!” +declares the Lord God. +6 “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, -yet you did not return to me," -declares the LORD. - -7. "I also withheld the rain from you +yet you did not return to me,” +declares the Lord. +7 “I also withheld the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest; I would send rain on one city, and send no rain on another city; one field would have rain, and the field on which it did not rain would wither; - -8. so two or three cities would wander to another city +8 so two or three cities would wander to another city to drink water, and would not be satisfied; -yet you did not return to me," -declares the LORD. - -9. "I struck you with blight and mildew; +yet you did not return to me,” +declares the Lord. +9 “I struck you with blight and mildew; your many gardens and your vineyards, your fig trees and your olive trees the locust devoured; -yet you did not return to me," -declares the LORD. - -10. "I sent among you a pestilence after the manner of Egypt; +yet you did not return to me,” +declares the Lord. +10 “I sent among you a pestilence after the manner of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, and carried away your horses, and I made the stench of your camp go up into your nostrils; -yet you did not return to me," -declares the LORD. - -11. "I overthrew some of you, +yet you did not return to me,” +declares the Lord. +11 “I overthrew some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning; -yet you did not return to me," -declares the LORD. - -12. "Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; +yet you did not return to me,” +declares the Lord. +12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel; because I will do this to you, - prepare to meet your God, O Israel!" - -13. For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind, + prepare to meet your God, O Israel!” +13 For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, - and treads on the heights of the earth-- - the LORD, the God of hosts, is his name! - - - + and treads on the heights of the earth— + the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md index e0c2ed31..bdb863a2 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,118 +1,84 @@ -Seek the LORD and Live - # Chapter 5 -1. Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel: - -2. "Fallen, no more to rise, +1 Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel: +2 “Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel; forsaken on her land, - with none to raise her up." - -3. For thus -says the Lord God: -"The city that went out a thousand + with none to raise her up.” +3 For thus says the Lord God: +“The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out a hundred - -shall have ten left - to the house of Israel." - -4. For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: -"Seek me and live; - -5. but do not seek Bethel, + shall have ten left + to the house of Israel.” +4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: +“Seek me and live; +5 but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, - and Bethel shall come to nothing." - -6. Seek the LORD and live, + and Bethel shall come to nothing.” +6 Seek the Lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel, - -7. O you who turn justice to wormwood +7 O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth! - -8. He who made the Pleiades and Orion, - -and turns deep darkness into the morning +8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, + and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, -the LORD is his name; - -9. who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, +the Lord is his name; +9 who makes destruction flash forth against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress. - -10. They hate him who reproves in the gate, +10 They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth. - -11. Therefore because you trample on the poor +11 Therefore because you trample on the poor and you exact taxes of grain from him, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. - -12. For I know how many are your transgressions - and how great are your sins-- +12 For I know how many are your transgressions + and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate. - -13. Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, +13 Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time. - -14. Seek good, and not evil, +14 Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; -and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, +and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. - -15. Hate evil, and love good, +15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; -it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, +it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. - -16. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: -"In all the squares there shall be wailing, - and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' +16 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord: +“In all the squares there shall be wailing, + and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation, - -17. and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, - for I will pass through your midst," -says the LORD. -Let Justice Roll Down - - -18. Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! - Why would you have the day of the LORD? +17 and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, + for I will pass through your midst,” +says the Lord. +18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! + Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light, - -19. as if a man fled from a lion, +19 as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him. - -20. Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, +20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? - -21. "I hate, I despise your feasts, +21 “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. - -22. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, +22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. - -23. Take away from me the noise of your songs; +23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. - -24. But let justice roll down like waters, +24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. - -25. "Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? -26. You shall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god--your images that you made for yourselves, -27. and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts. - - - +25 “Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? +26 You shall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god—your images that you made for yourselves, +27 and I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md index c54475bf..e51e5a7f 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,60 +1,43 @@ -Woe to Those at Ease in Zion - # Chapter 6 -1. "Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, +1 “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! - -2. Pass over to Calneh, and see, +2 Pass over to Calneh, and see, and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory, - -3. O you who put far away the day of disaster +3 O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence? - -4. "Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory +4 “Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, - -5. who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp +5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, - -6. who drink wine in bowls +6 who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph! - -7. Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, - and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away." - -8. The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the LORD, the God of hosts: -"I abhor the pride of Jacob +7 Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, + and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.” +8 The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: +“I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, - and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it." - -9. And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. -10. And when one's relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, "Is there still anyone with you?" he shall say, "No"; and he shall say, "Silence! We must not mention the name of the LORD." - -11. For behold, the LORD commands, + and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.” +9 And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. +10 And when one's relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.” +11 For behold, the Lord commands, and the great house shall be struck down into fragments, and the little house into bits. - -12. Do horses run on rocks? +12 Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison - and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood-- - -13. you who rejoice in Lo-debar, - who say, "Have we not by our own strength - captured Karnaim for ourselves?" - -14. "For behold, I will raise up against you a nation, - O house of Israel," declares the LORD, the God of hosts; -"and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath - to the Brook of the Arabah." - - - + and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood— +13 you who rejoice in Lo-debar, + who say, “Have we not by our own strength + captured Karnaim for ourselves?” +14 “For behold, I will raise up against you a nation, + O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts; +“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath + to the Brook of the Arabah.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md index 613482ca..e7ac0bb6 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,57 +1,41 @@ -Warning Visions - # Chapter 7 -1. This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. -2. When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, -"O Lord God, please forgive! +1 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, he was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning to sprout, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. +2 When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, +“O Lord God, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? - He is so small!" - -3. The LORD relented concerning this: - "It shall not be," said the LORD. - -4. This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land. -5. Then I said, -"O Lord God, please cease! + He is so small!” +3 The Lord relented concerning this: + “It shall not be,” said the Lord. +4 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land. +5 Then I said, +“O Lord God, please cease! How can Jacob stand? - He is so small!" - -6. The LORD relented concerning this: - "This also shall not be," said the Lord God. - -7. This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. -8. And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, -"Behold, I am setting a plumb line + He is so small!” +6 The Lord relented concerning this: + “This also shall not be,” said the Lord God. +7 This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. +8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, +“Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; - -9. the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, +9 the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, - and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword." -Amos Accused - - -10. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. -11. For thus Amos has said, -"'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, + and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.” +10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. +11 For thus Amos has said, +“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile - away from his land.'" - -12. And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, -13. but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom." - -14. Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I was no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. -15. But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' -16. Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. -"You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, - and do not preach against the house of Isaac.' - -17. Therefore thus says the LORD: -"'Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, + away from his land.’” +12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, +13 but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.” +14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. +15 But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ +16 Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. +“You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, + and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ +17 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided up with a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, - and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.'" - - - + and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md index 0e299ec9..3207681f 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,70 +1,50 @@ -The Coming Day of Bitter Mourning - # Chapter 8 -1. This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. -2. And he said, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, -"The end has come upon my people Israel; +1 This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. +2 And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, +“The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them. - -3. The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day," +3 The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” declares the Lord God. -"So many dead bodies!" -"They are thrown everywhere!" -"Silence!" - -4. Hear this, you who trample on the needy +“So many dead bodies!” +“They are thrown everywhere!” +“Silence!” +4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end, - -5. saying, "When will the new moon be over, +5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances, - -6. that we may buy the poor for silver - -and the needy for a pair of sandals - and sell the chaff of the wheat?" - -7. The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob: -"Surely I will never forget any of their deeds. - -8. Shall not the land tremble on this account, +6 that we may buy the poor for silver + and the needy for a pair of sandals + and sell the chaff of the wheat?” +7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: +“Surely I will never forget any of their deeds. +8 Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who dwells in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, - and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?" - -9. "And on that day," -declares the Lord God, - "I will make the sun go down at noon + and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?” +9 “And on that day,” declares the Lord God, + “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight. - -10. I will turn your feasts into mourning +10 I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on every waist and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day. - -11. "Behold, the days are coming," -declares the Lord God, - "when I will send a famine on the land-- +11 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, + “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, - but of hearing the words of the LORD. - -12. They shall wander from sea to sea, + but of hearing the words of the Lord. +12 They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; -they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, +they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it. - -13. "In that day the lovely virgins and the young men +13 “In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst. - -14. Those who swear by the Guilt of Samaria, - and say, 'As your god lives, O Dan,' -and, 'As the Way of Beersheba lives,' - they shall fall, and never rise again." - - - +14 Those who swear by the Guilt of Samaria, + and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’ +and, ‘As the Way of Beersheba lives,’ + they shall fall, and never rise again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md index 167762e4..802a78c5 100644 --- a/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,87 +1,64 @@ -The Destruction of Israel - # Chapter 9 -1. I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: -"Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, +1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: +“Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people; and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword; not one of them shall flee away; not one of them shall escape. - -2. "If they dig into Sheol, +2 “If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down. - -3. If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, +3 If they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search them out and take them; and if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them. - -4. And if they go into captivity before their enemies, +4 And if they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them; and I will fix my eyes upon them - for evil and not for good." - -5. The Lord God of hosts, + for evil and not for good.” +5 The Lord God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt; - -6. who builds his upper chambers in the heavens +6 who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea - and pours them out upon the surface of the earth-- -the LORD is his name. - -7. "Are you not like the Cushites to me, - O people of Israel?" declares the LORD. -"Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, + and pours them out upon the surface of the earth— +the Lord is his name. +7 “Are you not like the Cushites to me, + O people of Israel?” declares the Lord. +“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir? - -8. Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, +8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the surface of the ground, - except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," -declares the LORD. - -9. "For behold, I will command, + except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” +declares the Lord. +9 “For behold, I will command, and shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes with a sieve, but no pebble shall fall to the earth. - -10. All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, - who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.' -The Restoration of Israel - - -11. "In that day I will raise up - -the booth of David that is fallen +10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, + who say, ‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’ +11 “In that day I will raise up + the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, - -and raise up its ruins + and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old, - -12. that they may possess the remnant of Edom - and all the nations who are called by my name," - declares the LORD who does this. - -13. "Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, - "when the plowman shall overtake the reaper +12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom + and all the nations who are called by my name,” + declares the Lord who does this. +13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, + “when the plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed; the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it. - -14. I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, +14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. - -15. I will plant them on their land, +15 I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted - out of the land that I have given them," -says the LORD your God. - - - + out of the land that I have given them,” +says the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md index cbd517f2..1eca8362 100644 --- a/ESV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,112 +1,86 @@ -1. The vision of Obadiah. -Edom Will Be Humbled +# Chapter 1 +1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: -We have heard a report from the LORD, +We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: -"Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!" - -2. Behold, I will make you small among the nations; +“Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” +2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. - -3. The pride of your heart has deceived you, +3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, - "Who will bring me down to the ground?" - -4. Though you soar aloft like the eagle, + “Who will bring me down to the ground?” +4 Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, -declares the LORD. - -5. If thieves came to you, - if plunderers came by night-- - how you have been destroyed!-- +declares the Lord. +5 If thieves came to you, + if plunderers came by night— + how you have been destroyed!— would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? - -6. How Esau has been pillaged, +6 How Esau has been pillaged, his treasures sought out! - -7. All your allies have driven you to your border; +7 All your allies have driven you to your border; those at peace with you have deceived you; they have prevailed against you; - those who eat your bread have set a trap beneath you-- + those who eat your bread have set a trap beneath you— you have no understanding. - -8. Will I not on that day, declares the LORD, +8 Will I not on that day, declares the Lord, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of Mount Esau? - -9. And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman, +9 And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman, so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter. -Edom's Violence Against Jacob - - -10. Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, +10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever. - -11. On the day that you stood aloof, +11 On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. - -12. But do not gloat over the day of your brother +12 But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress. - -13. Do not enter the gate of my people +13 Do not enter the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; do not gloat over his disaster in the day of his calamity; do not loot his wealth in the day of his calamity. - -14. Do not stand at the crossroads +14 Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors - -in the day of distress.The Day of the LORD Is Near - -15. For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations. + in the day of distress. +15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head. - -16. For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, +16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations shall drink continually; they shall drink and swallow, and shall be as though they had never been. - -17. But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, +17 But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions. - -18. The house of Jacob shall be a fire, +18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, -for the LORD has spoken.The Kingdom of the LORD - -19. Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, +for the Lord has spoken. +19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines; they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. - -20. The exiles of this host of the people of Israel +20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the Negeb. - -21. Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion +21 Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, - and the kingdom shall be the LORD's. - - - + and the kingdom shall be the Lord's. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md index 8142b8db..aa3d8d8e 100644 --- a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,31 +1,18 @@ -Jonah Flees the Presence of the LORD - # Chapter 1 -1. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, -2. "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me." -3. But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. - -4. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. -5. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. -6. So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish." -Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea - - -7. And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. -8. Then they said to him, "Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?" -9. And he said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." -10. Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. - -11. Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. -12. He said to them, "Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you." -13. Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. -14. Therefore they called out to the LORD, "O LORD, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you." -15. So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. -16. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows. -A Great Fish Swallows Jonah - - -17. And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. - - - +1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, +2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” +3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. +4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. +5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. +6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.” +7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. +8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” +9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” +10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. +11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. +12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” +13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. +14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” +15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. +16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. +17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md index 5525016a..74dd5f63 100644 --- a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,47 +1,35 @@ -Jonah's Prayer - # Chapter 2 -1. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, -2. saying, -"I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, +1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, +2 saying, +“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. - -3. For you cast me into the deep, +3 For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; -all your breakers and your waves +all your waves and your billows passed over me. - -4. Then I said, 'I am driven away +4 Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look - upon your holy temple.' - -5. The waters closed in over me to take my life; + upon your holy temple.’ +5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; -weeds were wrapped about my head. - -6. To the roots of the mountains I went down, - to the land whose bars closed upon me forever. -Yet you brought up my life from the pit, - O LORD my God. - -7. When my life was fainting away, - I remembered the LORD, +weeds were wrapped about my head +6 at the roots of the mountains. +I went down to the land + whose bars closed upon me forever; +yet you brought up my life from the pit, + O Lord my God. +7 When my life was fainting away, + I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. - -8. Those who pay regard to vain idols +8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. - -9. But I with the voice of thanksgiving +9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. - Salvation belongs to the LORD!" - -10. And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. - - - + Salvation belongs to the Lord!” +10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md index 5750cb7e..ed60f7ee 100644 --- a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,20 +1,11 @@ -Jonah Goes to Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, -2. "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you." -3. So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. -4. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" -5. And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. -The People of Nineveh Repent - - -6. The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. -7. And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, -8. but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. -9. Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish." - -10. When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. - - - +1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, +2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” +3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. +4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” +5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. +6 The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. +7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, +8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. +9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” +10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md index 5a54880e..3b122744 100644 --- a/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,18 +1,12 @@ -Jonah's Anger and the LORD's Compassion - # Chapter 4 -1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. -2. And he prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. -3. Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live." -4. And the LORD said, "Do you do well to be angry?" - -5. Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. -6. Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. -7. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. -8. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live." -9. But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die." -10. And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. -11. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?" - - - +1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. +2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. +3 Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” +4 And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” +5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. +6 Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. +7 But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. +8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” +9 But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” +10 And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. +11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md index 0c00c284..c7ab3f52 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,88 +1,68 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. -The Coming Destruction - - -2. Hear, you peoples, all of you; +1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. +2 Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. - -3. For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place, +3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. - -4. And the mountains will melt under him, +4 And the mountains will melt under him, and the valleys will split open, like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a steep place. - -5. All this is for the transgression of Jacob +5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem? - -6. Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country, +6 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap in the open country, a place for planting vineyards, and I will pour down her stones into the valley and uncover her foundations. - -7. All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, +7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, all her wages shall be burned with fire, and all her idols I will lay waste, for from the fee of a prostitute she gathered them, and to the fee of a prostitute they shall return. - -8. For this I will lament and wail; +8 For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches. - -9. For her wound is incurable, +9 For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem. - -10. Tell it not in Gath; +10 Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all; in Beth-le-aphrah roll yourselves in the dust. - -11. Pass on your way, +11 Pass on your way, inhabitants of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitants of Zaanan do not come out; the lamentation of Beth-ezel shall take away from you its standing place. - -12. For the inhabitants of Maroth +12 For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, -because disaster has come down from the LORD +because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem. - -13. Harness the steeds to the chariots, +13 Harness the steeds to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish; it was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for in you were found the transgressions of Israel. - -14. Therefore you shall give parting gifts +14 Therefore you shall give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel. - -15. I will again bring a conqueror to you, +15 I will again bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah; the glory of Israel shall come to Adullam. - -16. Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair, +16 Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair, for the children of your delight; make yourselves as bald as the eagle, - for they shall go from you into exile. - - - + for they shall go from you into exile. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md index 48d300ec..26f7e317 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,72 +1,55 @@ -Woe to the Oppressors - # Chapter 2 -1. Woe to those who devise wickedness +1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand. - -2. They covet fields and seize them, +2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance. - -3. Therefore thus says the LORD: +3 Therefore thus says the Lord: behold, against this family I am devising disaster, from which you cannot remove your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for it will be a time of disaster. - -4. In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you +4 In that day they shall take up a taunt song against you and moan bitterly, -and say, "We are utterly ruined; +and say, “We are utterly ruined; he changes the portion of my people; how he removes it from me! - To an apostate he allots our fields." - -5. Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lot - in the assembly of the LORD. - -6. "Do not preach"--thus they preach-- - "one should not preach of such things; - disgrace will not overtake us." - -7. Should this be said, O house of Jacob? - Has the LORD grown impatient? + To an apostate he allots our fields.” +5 Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lot + in the assembly of the Lord. +6 “Do not preach”—thus they preach— + “one should not preach of such things; + disgrace will not overtake us.” +7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob? + Has the Lord grown impatient? Are these his deeds? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly? - -8. But lately my people have risen up as an enemy; +8 But lately my people have risen up as an enemy; you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war. - -9. The women of my people you drive out +9 The women of my people you drive out from their delightful houses; from their young children you take away my splendor forever. - -10. Arise and go, +10 Arise and go, for this is no place to rest, because of uncleanness that destroys with a grievous destruction. - -11. If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, - saying, "I will preach to you of wine and strong drink," +11 If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, + saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people! - -12. I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; +12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men. - -13. He who opens the breach goes up before them; +13 He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out by it. Their king passes on before them, - the LORD at their head. - - - + the Lord at their head. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md index ef9492f5..96458dfb 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,68 +1,52 @@ -Rulers and Prophets Denounced - # Chapter 3 -1. And I said: +1 And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! -Is it not for you to know justice?-- - -2. you who hate the good and love the evil, +Is it not for you to know justice?— +2 you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones, - -3. who eat the flesh of my people, +3 who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones in pieces and chop them up like meat in a pot, like flesh in a cauldron. - -4. Then they will cry to the LORD, +4 Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil. - -5. Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets +5 Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, -who cry "Peace" +who cry “Peace” when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths. - -6. Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, +6 Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. The sun shall go down on the prophets, and the day shall be black over them; - -7. the seers shall be disgraced, +7 the seers shall be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God. - -8. But as for me, I am filled with power, - with the Spirit of the LORD, +8 But as for me, I am filled with power, + with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin. - -9. Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob +9 Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight, - -10. who build Zion with blood +10 who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity. - -11. Its heads give judgment for a bribe; +11 Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; -yet they lean on the LORD and say, - "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? - No disaster shall come upon us." - -12. Therefore because of you +yet they lean on the Lord and say, + “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? + No disaster shall come upon us.” +12 Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, - and the mountain of the house a wooded height. - - - + and the mountain of the house a wooded height. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md index 55b50e10..0fa89e81 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,84 +1,66 @@ -The Mountain of the LORD - # Chapter 4 -1. It shall come to pass in the latter days - that the mountain of the house of the LORD +1 It shall come to pass in the latter days + that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, - -2. and many nations shall come, and say: -"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, +2 and many nations shall come, and say: +“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways - and that we may walk in his paths." + and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, - and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. - -3. He shall judge between many peoples, + and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. +3 He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore; - -4. but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, +4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, - for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. - -5. For all the peoples walk + for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. +5 For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, -but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God - -forever and ever.The LORD Shall Rescue Zion - -6. In that day, declares the LORD, +but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God + forever and ever. +6 In that day, declares the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; - -7. and the lame I will make the remnant, +7 and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; -and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion +and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore. - -8. And you, O tower of the flock, +8 And you, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, the former dominion shall come, kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem. - -9. Now why do you cry aloud? +9 Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pain seized you like a woman in labor? - -10. Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, +10 Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you shall go out from the city and dwell in the open country; you shall go to Babylon. There you shall be rescued; - there the LORD will redeem you + there the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. - -11. Now many nations +11 Now many nations are assembled against you, -saying, "Let her be defiled, - and let our eyes gaze upon Zion." - -12. But they do not know - the thoughts of the LORD; +saying, “Let her be defiled, + and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.” +12 But they do not know + the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor. - -13. Arise and thresh, +13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples; - and shall devote their gain to the LORD, - their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth. - - - + and shall devote their gain to the Lord, + their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md index fa98d52d..82cb0862 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,82 +1,58 @@ -The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem - # Chapter 5 -1. Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; +1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. - -2. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, +2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. - -3. Therefore he shall give them up until the time +3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel. - -4. And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, - in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. +4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, + in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. - -5. And he shall be their peace. +5 And he shall be their peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land and treads in our palaces, then we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men; - -6. they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, +6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land - -and treads within our border. -A Remnant Shall Be Delivered - - -7. Then the remnant of Jacob shall be - -in the midst of many peoples -like dew from the LORD, + and treads within our border. +7 Then the remnant of Jacob shall be + in the midst of many peoples +like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which delay not for a man nor wait for the children of man. - -8. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, - -in the midst of many peoples, +8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, + in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver. - -9. Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, +9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off. - -10. And in that day, declares the LORD, +10 And in that day, declares the Lord, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots; - -11. and I will cut off the cities of your land +11 and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds; - -12. and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, +12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes; - -13. and I will cut off your carved images +13 and I will cut off your carved images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands; - -14. and I will root out your Asherah images from among you +14 and I will root out your Asherah images from among you and destroy your cities. - -15. And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance - on the nations that did not obey. - - - +15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance + on the nations that did not obey. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md index 89e370f4..82dfbd41 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,76 +1,54 @@ -The Indictment of the LORD - # Chapter 6 -1. Hear what the LORD says: +1 Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. - -2. Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the LORD, +2 Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, -for the LORD has an indictment against his people, +for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel. - -3. "O my people, what have I done to you? +3 “O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me! - -4. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt +4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. - -5. O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, +5 O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, - that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD."What Does the LORD Require? - -6. "With what shall I come before the LORD, + that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.” +6 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? - -7. Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, +7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, - the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" - -8. He has told you, O man, what is good; - and what does the LORD require of you + the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” +8 He has told you, O man, what is good; + and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? -Destruction of the Wicked - - -9. The voice of the LORD cries to the city-- +9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city— and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: -"Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! - -10. Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, +“Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! +10 Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed? - -11. Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales +11 Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights? - -12. Your rich men are full of violence; +12 Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. - -13. Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow, +13 Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow, making you desolate because of your sins. - -14. You shall eat, but not be satisfied, +14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied, and there shall be hunger within you; you shall put away, but not preserve, and what you preserve I will give to the sword. - -15. You shall sow, but not reap; +15 You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine. - -16. For you have kept the statutes of Omri, +16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you have walked in their counsels, that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing; - so you shall bear the scorn of my people." - - - + so you shall bear the scorn of my people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md index 1a9b00ba..45dc178e 100644 --- a/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,112 +1,83 @@ -Wait for the God of Salvation - # Chapter 7 -1. Woe is me! For I have become +1 Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit has been gathered, as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires. - -2. The godly has perished from the earth, +2 The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net. - -3. Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; +3 Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together. - -4. The best of them is like a brier, +4 The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand. - -5. Put no trust in a neighbor; +5 Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms; - -6. for the son treats the father with contempt, +6 for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. - -7. But as for me, I will look to the LORD; +7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. - -8. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; +8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, - the LORD will be a light to me. - -9. I will bear the indignation of the LORD + the Lord will be a light to me. +9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. - -10. Then my enemy will see, +10 Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, - "Where is the LORD your God?" + “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will look upon her; - -now she will be trampled down + now she will be trampled down like the mire of the streets. - -11. A day for the building of your walls! +11 A day for the building of your walls! In that day the boundary shall be far extended. - -12. In that day they will come to you, +12 In that day they will come to you, from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain. - -13. But the earth will be desolate +13 But the earth will be desolate because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds. - -14. Shepherd your people with your staff, +14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old. - -15. As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, +15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things. - -16. The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; +16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hands on their mouths; their ears shall be deaf; - -17. they shall lick the dust like a serpent, +17 they shall lick the dust like a serpent, like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their strongholds; - they shall turn in dread to the LORD our God, - -and they shall be in fear of you. -God's Steadfast Love and Compassion - - -18. Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity - -and passing over transgression + they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God, + and they shall be in fear of you. +18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity + and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. - -19. He will again have compassion on us; +19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. - -20. You will show faithfulness to Jacob +20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers - from the days of old. - - - + from the days of old. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md index 9f608dac..f011d65f 100644 --- a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,75 +1,56 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. -God's Wrath Against Nineveh - - -2. The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; - the LORD is avenging and wrathful; -the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries +1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. +2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; + the Lord is avenging and wrathful; +the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies. - -3. The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, - and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. +3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, + and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. - -4. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; +4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers; Bashan and Carmel wither; the bloom of Lebanon withers. - -5. The mountains quake before him; +5 The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it. - -6. Who can stand before his indignation? +6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken into pieces by him. - -7. The LORD is good, +7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. - -8. But with an overflowing flood +8 But with an overflowing flood he will make a complete end of the adversaries, and will pursue his enemies into darkness. - -9. What do you plot against the LORD? +9 What do you plot against the Lord? He will make a complete end; trouble will not rise up a second time. - -10. For they are like entangled thorns, +10 For they are like entangled thorns, like drunkards as they drink; they are consumed like stubble fully dried. - -11. From you came one - who plotted evil against the LORD, +11 From you came one + who plotted evil against the Lord, a worthless counselor. - -12. Thus says the LORD, -"Though they are at full strength and many, +12 Thus says the Lord, +“Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. - -13. And now I will break his yoke from off you - and will burst your bonds apart." - -14. The LORD has given commandment about you: - "No more shall your name be perpetuated; +13 And now I will break his yoke from off you + and will burst your bonds apart.” +14 The Lord has given commandment about you: + “No more shall your name be perpetuated; from the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the metal image. -I will make your grave, for you are vile." - -15. Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him +I will make your grave, for you are vile.” +15 Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; - he is utterly cut off. - - - + he is utterly cut off. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md index bf188a70..10f3394a 100644 --- a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,67 +1,50 @@ -The Destruction of Nineveh - # Chapter 2 -1. The scatterer has come up against you. +1 The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength. - -2. For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob +2 For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have plundered them and ruined their branches. - -3. The shield of his mighty men is red; +3 The shield of his mighty men is red; his soldiers are clothed in scarlet. The chariots come with flashing metal on the day he musters them; the cypress spears are brandished. - -4. The chariots race madly through the streets; +4 The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush to and fro through the squares; they gleam like torches; they dart like lightning. - -5. He remembers his officers; +5 He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up. - -6. The river gates are opened; +6 The river gates are opened; the palace melts away; - -7. its mistress is stripped; she is carried off, +7 its mistress is stripped; she is carried off, her slave girls lamenting, moaning like doves and beating their breasts. - -8. Nineveh is like a pool +8 Nineveh is like a pool whose waters run away. -"Halt! Halt!" they cry, +“Halt! Halt!” they cry, but none turns back. - -9. Plunder the silver, +9 Plunder the silver, plunder the gold! There is no end of the treasure or of the wealth of all precious things. - -10. Desolate! Desolation and ruin! +10 Desolate! Desolation and ruin! Hearts melt and knees tremble; anguish is in all loins; all faces grow pale! - -11. Where is the lions' den, +11 Where is the lions' den, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and lioness went, where his cubs were, with none to disturb? - -12. The lion tore enough for his cubs +12 The lion tore enough for his cubs and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh. - -13. Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. - - - +13 Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md index d187aa8f..4d9119dd 100644 --- a/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,106 +1,83 @@ -Woe to Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. Woe to the bloody city, - all full of lies and plunder-- +1 Woe to the bloody city, + all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey! - -2. The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, +2 The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! - -3. Horsemen charging, +3 Horsemen charging, flashing sword and glittering spear, hosts of slain, heaps of corpses, -dead bodies without end-- +dead bodies without end— they stumble over the bodies! - -4. And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, +4 And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms. - -5. Behold, I am against you, - declares the LORD of hosts, +5 Behold, I am against you, + declares the Lord of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will make nations look at your nakedness and kingdoms at your shame. - -6. I will throw filth at you +6 I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle. - -7. And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, -"Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?" +7 And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, +“Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you? - -8. Are you better than Thebes +8 Are you better than Thebes that sat by the Nile, with water around her, her rampart a sea, and water her wall? - -9. Cush was her strength; +9 Cush was her strength; Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were her helpers. - -10. Yet she became an exile; +10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity; her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; for her honored men lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains. - -11. You also will be drunken; +11 You also will be drunken; you will go into hiding; you will seek a refuge from the enemy. - -12. All your fortresses are like fig trees - with first-ripe figs-- +12 All your fortresses are like fig trees + with first-ripe figs— if shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater. - -13. Behold, your troops +13 Behold, your troops are women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire has devoured your bars. - -14. Draw water for the siege; +14 Draw water for the siege; strengthen your forts; go into the clay; tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold! - -15. There will the fire devour you; +15 There will the fire devour you; the sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the locust. Multiply yourselves like the locust; multiply like the grasshopper! - -16. You increased your merchants +16 You increased your merchants more than the stars of the heavens. The locust spreads its wings and flies away. - -17. Your princes are like grasshoppers, +17 Your princes are like grasshoppers, your scribes like clouds of locusts settling on the fences - in a day of cold-- + in a day of cold— when the sun rises, they fly away; no one knows where they are. - -18. Your shepherds are asleep, +18 Your shepherds are asleep, O king of Assyria; your nobles slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains with none to gather them. - -19. There is no easing your hurt; +19 There is no easing your hurt; your wound is grievous. All who hear the news about you clap their hands over you. For upon whom has not come - your unceasing evil? - - - + your unceasing evil? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md index 0c53835a..e9bdc666 100644 --- a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,84 +1,60 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. -Habakkuk's Complaint - - -2. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, +1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. +2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? -Or cry to you "Violence!" +Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? - -3. Why do you make me see iniquity, +3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. - -4. So the law is paralyzed, +4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; - -so justice goes forth perverted.The LORD's Answer - -5. "Look among the nations, and see; + so justice goes forth perverted. +5 “Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. - -6. For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, +6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize dwellings not their own. - -7. They are dreaded and fearsome; +7 They are dreaded and fearsome; their justice and dignity go forth from themselves. - -8. Their horses are swifter than leopards, +8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on. Their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle swift to devour. - -9. They all come for violence, +9 They all come for violence, all their faces forward. They gather captives like sand. - -10. At kings they scoff, +10 At kings they scoff, and at rulers they laugh. They laugh at every fortress, for they pile up earth and take it. - -11. Then they sweep by like the wind and go on, - guilty men, whose own might is their god!" -Habakkuk's Second Complaint - - -12. Are you not from everlasting, - O LORD my God, my Holy One? +11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on, + guilty men, whose own might is their god!” +12 Are you not from everlasting, + O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. -O LORD, you have ordained them as a judgment, +O Lord, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof. - -13. You who are of purer eyes than to see evil +13 You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he? - -14. You make mankind like the fish of the sea, +14 You make mankind like the fish of the sea, like crawling things that have no ruler. - -15. He brings all of them up with a hook; +15 He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices and is glad. - -16. Therefore he sacrifices to his net +16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net and makes offerings to his dragnet; for by them he lives in luxury, and his food is rich. - -17. Is he then to keep on emptying his net - and mercilessly killing nations forever? - - - +17 Is he then to keep on emptying his net + and mercilessly killing nations forever? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md index ee053ed0..2d2bee5d 100644 --- a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,100 +1,72 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. I will take my stand at my watchpost +1 I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, - -and what I will answer concerning my complaint. -The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith - - -2. And the LORD answered me: -"Write the vision; + and what I will answer concerning my complaint. +2 And the Lord answered me: +“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. - -3. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; - it hastens to the end--it will not lie. +3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; + it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. - -4. "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, +4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. - -5. "Moreover, wine is a traitor, +5 “Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations - -and collects as his own all peoples." -Woe to the Chaldeans - - -6. Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, -"Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own-- - for how long?-- - and loads himself with pledges!" - -7. Will not your debtors suddenly arise, + and collects as his own all peoples.” +6 Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, +“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own— + for how long?— + and loads himself with pledges!” +7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise, and those awake who will make you tremble? Then you will be spoil for them. - -8. Because you have plundered many nations, +8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. - -9. "Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, +9 “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm! - -10. You have devised shame for your house +10 You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. - -11. For the stone will cry out from the wall, +11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond. - -12. "Woe to him who builds a town with blood +12 “Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity! - -13. Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts +13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing? - -14. For the earth will be filled - with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD +14 For the earth will be filled + with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. - -15. "Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink-- +15 “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! - -16. You will have your fill of shame instead of glory. +16 You will have your fill of shame instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision! -The cup in the LORD's right hand +The cup in the Lord's right hand will come around to you, and utter shame will come upon your glory! - -17. The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, +17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. - -18. "What profit is an idol +18 “What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols! - -19. Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; +19 Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it. - -20. But the LORD is in his holy temple; - let all the earth keep silence before him." - - - +20 But the Lord is in his holy temple; + let all the earth keep silence before him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md index e59c0b34..4f4525d7 100644 --- a/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,91 +1,67 @@ -Habakkuk's Prayer - # Chapter 3 -1. A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. - -2. O LORD, I have heard the report of you, - and your work, O LORD, do I fear. +1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. +2 O Lord, I have heard the report of you, + and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. - -3. God came from Teman, +3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. - -4. His brightness was like the light; +4 His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power. - -5. Before him went pestilence, +5 Before him went pestilence, and plague followed at his heels. - -6. He stood and measured the earth; +6 He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways. - -7. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; +7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. - -8. Was your wrath against the rivers, O LORD? +8 Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord? Was your anger against the rivers, or your indignation against the sea, when you rode on your horses, on your chariot of salvation? - -9. You stripped the sheath from your bow, +9 You stripped the sheath from your bow, calling for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. - -10. The mountains saw you and writhed; +10 The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high. - -11. The sun and moon stood still in their place +11 The sun and moon stood still in their place at the light of your arrows as they sped, at the flash of your glittering spear. - -12. You marched through the earth in fury; +12 You marched through the earth in fury; you threshed the nations in anger. - -13. You went out for the salvation of your people, +13 You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah - -14. You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, +14 You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret. - -15. You trampled the sea with your horses, +15 You trampled the sea with your horses, the surging of mighty waters. - -16. I hear, and my body trembles; +16 I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble - -to come upon people who invade us.Habakkuk Rejoices in the LORD - -17. Though the fig tree should not blossom, + to come upon people who invade us. +17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, - -18. yet I will rejoice in the LORD; +18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. - -19. God, the Lord, is my strength; +19 God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. -To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. - - - +To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md index 91a9c1a7..b5562bb9 100644 --- a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,99 +1,74 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. -The Coming Judgment on Judah - - -2. "I will utterly sweep away everything - from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. - -3. "I will sweep away man and beast; - -I will sweep away the birds of the heavens +1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. +2 “I will utterly sweep away everything + from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. +3 “I will sweep away man and beast; + I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with the wicked. I will cut off mankind - from the face of the earth," declares the LORD. - -4. "I will stretch out my hand against Judah + from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. +4 “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests, - -5. those who bow down on the roofs +5 those who bow down on the roofs to the host of the heavens, -those who bow down and swear to the LORD +those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom, - -6. those who have turned back from following the LORD, - who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."The Day of the LORD Is Near - -7. Be silent before the Lord God! - For the day of the LORD is near; -the LORD has prepared a sacrifice +6 those who have turned back from following the Lord, + who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.” +7 Be silent before the Lord God! + For the day of the Lord is near; +the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests. - -8. And on the day of the LORD's sacrifice-- -"I will punish the officials and the king's sons +8 And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice— +“I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire. - -9. On that day I will punish +9 On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud. - -10. "On that day," declares the LORD, - "a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, +10 “On that day,” declares the Lord, + “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills. - -11. Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! +11 Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off. - -12. At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, - -and I will punish the men +12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, + and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, -'The LORD will not do good, - nor will he do ill.' - -13. Their goods shall be plundered, +‘The Lord will not do good, + nor will he do ill.’ +13 Their goods shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, - they shall not drink wine from them." - -14. The great day of the LORD is near, + they shall not drink wine from them.” +14 The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; -the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter; +the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there. - -15. A day of wrath is that day, +15 A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, - -16. a day of trumpet blast and battle cry +16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements. - -17. I will bring distress on mankind, +17 I will bring distress on mankind, so that they shall walk like the blind, - because they have sinned against the LORD; + because they have sinned against the Lord; their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. - -18. Neither their silver nor their gold - -shall be able to deliver them - on the day of the wrath of the LORD. +18 Neither their silver nor their gold + shall be able to deliver them + on the day of the wrath of the Lord. In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end - he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth. - - - + he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md index 7b7974cc..9aa10007 100644 --- a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,94 +1,74 @@ -Judgment on Judah's Enemies - # Chapter 2 -1. Gather together, yes, gather, +1 Gather together, yes, gather, O shameless nation, - -2. before the decree takes effect - --before the day passes away like chaff-- +2 before the decree takes effect + —before the day passes away like chaff— before there comes upon you - the burning anger of the LORD, + the burning anger of the Lord, before there comes upon you - the day of the anger of the LORD. - -3. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, + the day of the anger of the Lord. +3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden - on the day of the anger of the LORD. - -4. For Gaza shall be deserted, + on the day of the anger of the Lord. +4 For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted. - -5. Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, +5 Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! -The word of the LORD is against you, +The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left. - -6. And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, +6 And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks. - -7. The seacoast shall become the possession +7 The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. -For the LORD their God will be mindful of them +For the Lord their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes. - -8. "I have heard the taunts of Moab +8 “I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory. - -9. Therefore, as I live," declares the LORD of hosts, +9 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, -"Moab shall become like Sodom, +“Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, - and the survivors of my nation shall possess them." - -10. This shall be their lot in return for their pride, - -because they taunted and boasted - against the people of the LORD of hosts. - -11. The LORD will be awesome against them; + and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.” +10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride, + because they taunted and boasted + against the people of the Lord of hosts. +11 The Lord will be awesome against them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations. - -12. You also, O Cushites, +12 You also, O Cushites, shall be slain by my sword. - -13. And he will stretch out his hand against the north +13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, and he will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the desert. - -14. Herds shall lie down in her midst, +14 Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare. - -15. This is the exultant city +15 This is the exultant city that lived securely, that said in her heart, - "I am, and there is no one else." + “I am, and there is no one else.” What a desolation she has become, a lair for wild beasts! Everyone who passes by her - hisses and shakes his fist. - - - + hisses and shakes his fist. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md index 3921d7e7..4db9211c 100644 --- a/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,121 +1,92 @@ -Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations - # Chapter 3 -1. Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, +1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city! - -2. She listens to no voice; +2 She listens to no voice; she accepts no correction. -She does not trust in the LORD; +She does not trust in the Lord; she does not draw near to her God. - -3. Her officials within her +3 Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning. - -4. Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; +4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy; they do violence to the law. - -5. The LORD within her is righteous; +5 The Lord within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame. - -6. "I have cut off nations; +6 “I have cut off nations; their battlements are in ruins; I have laid waste their streets so that no one walks in them; their cities have been made desolate, without a man, without an inhabitant. - -7. I said, 'Surely you will fear me; +7 I said, ‘Surely you will fear me; you will accept correction. Then your dwelling would not be cut off - according to all that I have appointed against you.' + according to all that I have appointed against you.’ But all the more they were eager to make all their deeds corrupt. - -8. "Therefore wait for me," declares the LORD, - "for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. +8 “Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, + “for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed. -The Conversion of the Nations - - -9. "For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples +9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, -that all of them may call upon the name of the LORD +that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord. - -10. From beyond the rivers of Cush +10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering. - -11. "On that day you shall not be put to shame +11 “On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain. - -12. But I will leave in your midst +12 But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. -They shall seek refuge in the name of the LORD, - -13. those who are left in Israel; +They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord, +13 those who are left in Israel; they shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall graze and lie down, - -and none shall make them afraid." -Israel's Joy and Restoration - - -14. Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; + and none shall make them afraid.” +14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! - -15. The LORD has taken away the judgments against you; +15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. -The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; +The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil. - -16. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: -"Fear not, O Zion; +16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: +“Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. - -17. The LORD your God is in your midst, +17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. - -18. I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, +18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. - -19. Behold, at that time I will deal +19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. - -20. At that time I will bring you in, +20 At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes - before your eyes," says the LORD. - - - + before your eyes,” says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md index 576f1e15..9fc39150 100644 --- a/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,23 +1,16 @@ -The Command to Rebuild the Temple - # Chapter 1 -1. In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: -2. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD." -3. Then the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, -4. "Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? -5. Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. -6. You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. - -7. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. -8. Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. -9. You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. -10. Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. -11. And I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on all their labors."The People Obey the LORD - -12. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him. And the people feared the LORD. -13. Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with the LORD's message, "I am with you, declares the LORD." -14. And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, -15. on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. - - - +1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” +3 Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, +4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? +5 Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. +6 You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes. +7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. +8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord. +9 You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. +10 Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. +11 And I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on all their labors.” +12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord. +13 Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, “I am with you, declares the Lord.” +14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, +15 on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md index 87be5f2e..636e48eb 100644 --- a/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -The Coming Glory of the Temple - # Chapter 2 -1. In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: -2. "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, -3. 'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes? -4. Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts, -5. according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not. -6. For thus says the LORD of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. -7. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts. -8. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the LORD of hosts. -9. The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the LORD of hosts.'" -Blessings for a Defiled People - - -10. On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, -11. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: Ask the priests about the law: -12. 'If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?'" The priests answered and said, "No." -13. Then Haggai said, "If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these, does it become unclean?" The priests answered and said, "It does become unclean." -14. Then Haggai answered and said, "So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, declares the LORD, and so with every work of their hands. And what they offer there is unclean. -15. Now then, consider from this day onward. Before stone was placed upon stone in the temple of the LORD, -16. how did you fare? When one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. -17. I struck you and all the products of your toil with blight and with mildew and with hail, yet you did not turn to me, declares the LORD. -18. Consider from this day onward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Since the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid, consider: -19. Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will bless you." -Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet - - -20. The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, -21. "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, -22. and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, every one by the sword of his brother. -23. On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of hosts." - - - +1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: +2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, +3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes? +4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the Lord. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, +5 according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not. +6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. +7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. +8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. +9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’” +10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, +11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests about the law: +12 ‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?’” The priests answered and said, “No.” +13 Then Haggai said, “If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean.” +14 Then Haggai answered and said, “So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, declares the Lord, and so with every work of their hands. And what they offer there is unclean. +15 Now then, consider from this day onward. Before stone was placed upon stone in the temple of the Lord, +16 how did you fare? When one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. +17 I struck you and all the products of your toil with blight and with mildew and with hail, yet you did not turn to me, declares the Lord. +18 Consider from this day onward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Since the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid, consider: +19 Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will bless you.” +20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, +21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, +22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, every one by the sword of his brother. +23 On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md index 0646c9a0..bef5514c 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -A Call to Return to the LORD - # Chapter 1 -1. In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, -2. "The LORD was very angry with your fathers. -3. Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. -4. Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.' But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the LORD. -5. Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? -6. But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, 'As the LORD of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.'" -A Vision of a Horseman - - -7. On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, -8. "I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. -9. Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.' -10. So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, 'These are they whom the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.' -11. And they answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, 'We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.' -12. Then the angel of the LORD said, 'O LORD of hosts, how long will you have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these seventy years?' -13. And the LORD answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. -14. So the angel who talked with me said to me, 'Cry out, Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. -15. And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster. -16. Therefore, thus says the LORD, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the LORD of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. -17. Cry out again, Thus says the LORD of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.'" -A Vision of Horns and Craftsmen - - -18. And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns! -19. And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" And he said to me, "These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem." -20. Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen. -21. And I said, "What are these coming to do?" He said, "These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head. And these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it." - - - +1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, +2 “The Lord was very angry with your fathers. +3 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. +4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. +5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? +6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.’” +7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, +8 “I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. +9 Then I said, ‘What are these, my lord?’ The angel who talked with me said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’ +10 So the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, ‘These are they whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.’ +11 And they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, ‘We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth remains at rest.’ +12 Then the angel of the Lord said, ‘O Lord of hosts, how long will you have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these seventy years?’ +13 And the Lord answered gracious and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. +14 So the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. +15 And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster. +16 Therefore, thus says the Lord, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. +17 Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’” +18 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four horns! +19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” +20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. +21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?” He said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one raised his head. And these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md index ecc61bd3..be1e880e 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,21 +1,14 @@ -A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line - # Chapter 2 -1. And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! -2. Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length." -3. And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him -4. and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. -5. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.'" - -6. Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the LORD. -7. Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. -8. For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye: -9. "Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me. -10. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD. -11. And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. -12. And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem." - -13. Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. - - - +1 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! +2 Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” +3 And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him +4 and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. +5 And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” +6 Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord. +7 Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. +8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye: +9 “Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. +10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. +11 And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. +12 And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.” +13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md index 62196e2c..9c879605 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,17 +1,11 @@ -A Vision of Joshua the High Priest - # Chapter 3 -1. Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. -2. And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?" -3. Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. -4. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments." -5. And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD was standing by. - -6. And the angel of the LORD solemnly assured Joshua, -7. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here. -8. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. -9. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. -10. In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree." - - - +1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. +2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” +3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. +4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” +5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by. +6 And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua, +7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here. +8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. +9 For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. +10 In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md index 1d42316c..c6e59955 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,22 +1,16 @@ -A Vision of a Golden Lampstand - # Chapter 4 -1. And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. -2. And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. -3. And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left." -4. And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" -5. Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." -6. Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. -7. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'" - -8. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, -9. "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. -10. For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. -"These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range through the whole earth." -11. Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?" -12. And a second time I answered and said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?" -13. He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." -14. Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." - - - +1 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. +2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. +3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” +4 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” +5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” +6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. +7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” +8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. +10 For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. +“These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth.” +11 Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” +12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?” +13 He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” +14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md index ccc1d19b..7a2d1140 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@ -A Vision of a Flying Scroll - # Chapter 5 -1. Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll! -2. And he said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits." -3. Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. -4. I will send it out, declares the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones." -A Vision of a Woman in a Basket - - -5. Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out." -6. And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the basket that is going out." And he said, "This is their iniquity in all the land." -7. And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! -8. And he said, "This is Wickedness." And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening. - -9. Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. -10. Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the basket?" -11. He said to me, "To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base." - - - +1 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a flying scroll! +2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.” +3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side. +4 I will send it out, declares the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall remain in his house and consume it, both timber and stones.” +5 Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, “Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.” +6 And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the basket that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” +7 And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! +8 And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening. +9 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. +10 Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?” +11 He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md index 84766f62..020cb7de 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ -A Vision of Four Chariots - # Chapter 6 -1. Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze. -2. The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, -3. the third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses--all of them strong. -4. Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" -5. And the angel answered and said to me, "These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. -6. The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward the south country." -7. When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and patrol the earth. And he said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth. -8. Then he cried to me, "Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country." -The Crown and the Temple - - -9. And the word of the LORD came to me: -10. "Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah. -11. Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. -12. And say to him, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD. -13. It is he who shall build the temple of the LORD and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."' -14. And the crown shall be in the temple of the LORD as a reminder to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. - -15. "And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the LORD. And you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God." - - - +1 Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of bronze. +2 The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, +3 the third white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses—all of them strong. +4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” +5 And the angel answered and said to me, “These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth. +6 The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward the south country.” +7 When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth. +8 Then he cried to me, “Behold, those who go toward the north country have set my Spirit at rest in the north country.” +9 And the word of the Lord came to me: +10 “Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah. +11 Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. +12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord. +13 It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’ +14 And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as a reminder to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. +15 “And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the Lord. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md index ef6556a9..36b19350 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,22 +1,15 @@ -A Call for Justice and Mercy - # Chapter 7 -1. In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. -2. Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to entreat the favor of the LORD, -3. saying to the priests of the house of the LORD of hosts and the prophets, "Should I weep and abstain in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?" - -4. Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me: -5. "Say to all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted? -6. And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? -7. Were not these the words that the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?'" - -8. And the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, -9. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, -10. do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart." -11. But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. -12. They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts. -13. "As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts, -14. "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate." - - - +1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. +2 Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to entreat the favor of the Lord, +3 saying to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and the prophets, “Should I weep and abstain in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?” +4 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me: +5 “Say to all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted? +6 And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? +7 Were not these the words that the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’” +8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, +9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, +10 do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.” +11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. +12 They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts. +13 “As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts, +14 “and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md index 42f11871..c6740398 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion - # Chapter 8 -1. And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, -2. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. -3. Thus says the LORD: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain. -4. Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. -5. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. -6. Thus says the LORD of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the LORD of hosts? -7. Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, -8. and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness." - -9. Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. -10. For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. -11. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the LORD of hosts. -12. For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. -13. And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong." - -14. For thus says the LORD of hosts: "As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of hosts, -15. so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not. -16. These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; -17. do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD." - -18. And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, -19. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace. - -20. "Thus says the LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. -21. The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts; I myself am going.' -22. Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD. -23. Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'" - - - +1 And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. +3 Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. +4 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. +5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. +6 Thus says the Lord of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the Lord of hosts? +7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, +8 and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.” +9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. +10 For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. +11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts. +12 For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. +13 And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.” +14 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the Lord of hosts, +15 so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not. +16 These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; +17 do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.” +18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, +19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace. +20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. +21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ +22 Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord. +23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md index 7a2fc67b..bc6e6f2a 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,90 +1,66 @@ -Judgment on Israel's Enemies - # Chapter 9 -1. The oracle of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach +1 The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach and Damascus is its resting place. -For the LORD has an eye on mankind +For the Lord has an eye on mankind and on all the tribes of Israel, - -2. and on Hamath also, which borders on it, +2 and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. - -3. Tyre has built herself a rampart +3 Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. - -4. But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions +4 But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire. - -5. Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; +5 Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. The king shall perish from Gaza; Ashkelon shall be uninhabited; - -6. a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, +6 a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia. - -7. I will take away its blood from its mouth, +7 I will take away its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites. - -8. Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, +8 Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes. -The Coming King of Zion - - -9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! +9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. - -10. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim +10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. - -11. As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, +11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. - -12. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; +12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. - -13. For I have bent Judah as my bow; +13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, - -and wield you like a warrior's sword.The LORD Will Save His People - -14. Then the LORD will appear over them, + and wield you like a warrior's sword. +14 Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. - -15. The LORD of hosts will protect them, +15 The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar. - -16. On that day the LORD their God will save them, +16 On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. - -17. For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! +17 For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, - and new wine the young women. - - - + and new wine the young women. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md index b2bf3b62..e73a1987 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,67 +1,51 @@ -The Restoration for Judah and Israel - # Chapter 10 -1. Ask rain from the LORD +1 Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, -from the LORD who makes the storm clouds, +from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field. - -2. For the household gods utter nonsense, +2 For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. - -3. "My anger is hot against the shepherds, +3 “My anger is hot against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; -for the LORD of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, +for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his majestic steed in battle. - -4. From him shall come the cornerstone, +4 From him shall come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, - from him every ruler--all of them together. - -5. They shall be like mighty men in battle, + from him every ruler—all of them together. +5 They shall be like mighty men in battle, trampling the foe in the mud of the streets; -they shall fight because the LORD is with them, +they shall fight because the Lord is with them, and they shall put to shame the riders on horses. - -6. "I will strengthen the house of Judah, +6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have compassion on them, and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, - for I am the LORD their God and I will answer them. - -7. Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, + for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them. +7 Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall be glad as with wine. Their children shall see it and be glad; - their hearts shall rejoice in the LORD. - -8. "I will whistle for them and gather them in, + their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord. +8 “I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before. - -9. Though I scattered them among the nations, +9 Though I scattered them among the nations, yet in far countries they shall remember me, and with their children they shall live and return. - -10. I will bring them home from the land of Egypt, +10 I will bring them home from the land of Egypt, and gather them from Assyria, and I will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon, till there is no room for them. - -11. He shall pass through the sea of troubles +11 He shall pass through the sea of troubles and strike down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up. The pride of Assyria shall be laid low, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart. - -12. I will make them strong in the LORD, - and they shall walk in his name," -declares the LORD. - - - +12 I will make them strong in the Lord, + and they shall walk in his name,” +declares the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md index a47723b2..c2ff121c 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,41 +1,30 @@ -The Flock Doomed to Slaughter - # Chapter 11 -1. Open your doors, O Lebanon, +1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars! - -2. Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, +2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, for the glorious trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the thick forest has been felled! - -3. The sound of the wail of the shepherds, +3 The sound of the wail of the shepherds, for their glory is ruined! The sound of the roar of the lions, for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined! - -4. Thus said the LORD my God: "Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter. -5. Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, I have become rich,' and their own shepherds have no pity on them. -6. For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, declares the LORD. Behold, I will cause each of them to fall into the hand of his neighbor, and each into the hand of his king, and they shall crush the land, and I will deliver none from their hand." - -7. So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named Favor, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep. -8. In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. -9. So I said, "I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another." -10. And I took my staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples. -11. So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the LORD. -12. Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. -13. Then the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD, to the potter. -14. Then I broke my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. - -15. Then the LORD said to me, "Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. -16. For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs. - -17. "Woe to my worthless shepherd, +4 Thus said the Lord my God: “Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter. +5 Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, I have become rich,’ and their own shepherds have no pity on them. +6 For I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, declares the Lord. Behold, I will cause each of them to fall into the hand of his neighbor, and each into the hand of his king, and they shall crush the land, and I will deliver none from their hand.” +7 So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named Favor, the other I named Union. And I tended the sheep. +8 In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. +9 So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another.” +10 And I took my staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples. +11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. +12 Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. +13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter. +14 Then I broke my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. +15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. +16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs. +17 “Woe to my worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! Let his arm be wholly withered, - his right eye utterly blinded!" - - - + his right eye utterly blinded!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md index f7df3aa5..effae1bd 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,25 +1,15 @@ -The LORD Will Give Salvation - # Chapter 12 -1. The oracle of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: -2. "Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. -3. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it. -4. On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. -5. Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God.' - -6. "On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem. - -7. "And the LORD will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. -8. On that day the LORD will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD, going before them. -9. And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. -Him Whom They Have Pierced - - -10. "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. -11. On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. -12. The land shall mourn, each family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; -13. the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves; -14. and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves. - - - +1 The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: +2 “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. +3 On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it. +4 On that day, declares the Lord, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. +5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’ +6 “On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem. +7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. +8 On that day the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the Lord, going before them. +9 And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. +10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. +11 On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. +12 The land shall mourn, each family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; +13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves; +14 and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md index bbcce499..3e023f76 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,34 +1,22 @@ # Chapter 13 -1. "On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. -Idolatry Cut Off - - -2. "And on that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more. And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness. -3. And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, 'You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD.' And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies. - -4. "On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive, -5. but he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.' -6. And if one asks him, 'What are these wounds on your back?' he will say, 'The wounds I received in the house of my friends.' -The Shepherd Struck - - -7. "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, - against the man who stands next to me," -declares the LORD of hosts. -"Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; +1 “On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. +2 “And on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more. And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness. +3 And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies. +4 “On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive, +5 but he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.’ +6 And if one asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your back?’ he will say, ‘The wounds I received in the house of my friends.’ +7 “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, + against the man who stands next to me,” +declares the Lord of hosts. +“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones. - -8. In the whole land, declares the LORD, +8 In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. - -9. And I will put this third into the fire, +9 And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. -I will say, 'They are my people'; - and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" - - - +I will say, ‘They are my people’; + and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md index 8e1779ff..54b8c18c 100644 --- a/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The Coming Day of the LORD - # Chapter 14 -1. Behold, a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. -2. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. -3. Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. -4. On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward. -5. And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. - -6. On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost. -7. And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light. - -8. On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter. - -9. And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day the LORD will be one and his name one. - -10. The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall remain aloft on its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. -11. And it shall be inhabited, for there shall never again be a decree of utter destruction. Jerusalem shall dwell in security. - -12. And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. - -13. And on that day a great panic from the LORD shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. -14. Even Judah will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance. -15. And a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and whatever beasts may be in those camps. - -16. Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths. -17. And if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, there will be no rain on them. -18. And if the family of Egypt does not go up and present themselves, then on them there shall be no rain; there shall be the plague with which the LORD afflicts the nations that do not go up to keep the Feast of Booths. -19. This shall be the punishment to Egypt and the punishment to all the nations that do not go up to keep the Feast of Booths. - -20. And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the LORD." And the pots in the house of the LORD shall be as the bowls before the altar. -21. And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holy to the LORD of hosts, so that all who sacrifice may come and take of them and boil the meat of the sacrifice in them. And there shall no longer be a trader in the house of the LORD of hosts on that day. - - - +1 Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. +2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. +3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. +4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward. +5 And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. +6 On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost. +7 And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light. +8 On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter. +9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one. +10 The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall remain aloft on its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. +11 And it shall be inhabited, for there shall never again be a decree of utter destruction. Jerusalem shall dwell in security. +12 And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. +13 And on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. +14 Even Judah will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance. +15 And a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and whatever beasts may be in those camps. +16 Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths. +17 And if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain on them. +18 And if the family of Egypt does not go up and present themselves, then on them there shall be no rain; there shall be the plague with which the Lord afflicts the nations that do not go up to keep the Feast of Booths. +19 This shall be the punishment to Egypt and the punishment to all the nations that do not go up to keep the Feast of Booths. +20 And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to the Lord.” And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar. +21 And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holy to the Lord of hosts, so that all who sacrifice may come and take of them and boil the meat of the sacrifice in them. And there shall no longer be a trader in the house of the Lord of hosts on that day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md index 5bf6958a..8001ad2d 100644 --- a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,22 +1,15 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.The LORD's Love for Israel - -2. "I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How have you loved us?" "Is not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob -3. but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert." -4. If Edom says, "We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins," the LORD of hosts says, "They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called 'the wicked country,' and 'the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.'" -5. Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, "Great is the LORD beyond the border of Israel!" -The Priests' Polluted Offerings - - -6. "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, 'How have we despised your name?' -7. By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, 'How have we polluted you?' By saying that the LORD's table may be despised. -8. When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts. -9. And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? says the LORD of hosts. -10. Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. -11. For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts. -12. But you profane it when you say that the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food, may be despised. -13. But you say, 'What a weariness this is,' and you snort at it, says the LORD of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD. -14. Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations. - - - +1 The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. +2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob's brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob +3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” +4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.’” +5 Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the Lord beyond the border of Israel!” +6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ +7 By offering polluted food upon my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that the Lord's table may be despised. +8 When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts. +9 And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? says the Lord of hosts. +10 Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. +11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. +12 But you profane it when you say that the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised. +13 But you say, ‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. +14 Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md index 47a52eec..80aae309 100644 --- a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -The LORD Rebukes the Priests - # Chapter 2 -1. "And now, O priests, this command is for you. -2. If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the LORD of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. -3. Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it. -4. So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts. -5. My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. -6. True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. -7. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. -8. But you have turned aside from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts, -9. and so I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but show partiality in your instruction." -Judah Profaned the Covenant - - -10. Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers? -11. Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the LORD, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. -12. May the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant of the man who does this, who brings an offering to the LORD of hosts! - -13. And this second thing you do. You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. -14. But you say, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. -15. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth. -16. "For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the LORD, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless."The Messenger of the LORD - -17. You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say, "How have we wearied him?" By saying, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them." Or by asking, "Where is the God of justice?" - - - +1 “And now, O priests, this command is for you. +2 If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. +3 Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it. +4 So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the Lord of hosts. +5 My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. +6 True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. +7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. +8 But you have turned aside from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, +9 and so I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but show partiality in your instruction.” +10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers? +11 Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. +12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant of the man who does this, who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts! +13 And this second thing you do. You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. +14 But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. +15 Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth. +16 “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.” +17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md index de1d22f6..53737169 100644 --- a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. -2. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. -3. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD. -4. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. - -5. "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts. -Robbing God - - -6. "For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. -7. From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. But you say, 'How shall we return?' -8. Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In your tithes and contributions. -9. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. -10. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. -11. I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts. -12. Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts. - -13. "Your words have been hard against me, says the LORD. But you say, 'How have we spoken against you?' -14. You have said, 'It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts? -15. And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'" -The Book of Remembrance - - -16. Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name. -17. "They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. -18. Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. - - - +1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. +2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. +3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord. +4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. +5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts. +6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. +7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ +8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. +9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. +10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. +11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. +12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts. +13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ +14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? +15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’” +16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. +17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. +18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md index d9ccd66e..6fd3e2f4 100644 --- a/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,14 +1,7 @@ -The Great Day of the LORD - # Chapter 4 -1. "For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. -2. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. -3. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts. - -4. "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. - -5. "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. -6. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction." - - - +1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. +2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. +3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. +4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. +5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. +6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md index 1915162e..478dd039 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,41 +1,29 @@ -The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - # Chapter 1 -1. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. - -2. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, -3. and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, -4. and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, -5. and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, -6. and Jesse the father of David the king. +1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. +2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, +3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, +4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, +5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, +6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, -7. and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, -8. and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, -9. and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, -10. and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, -11. and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. - -12. And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, -13. and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, -14. and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, -15. and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, -16. and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. - -17. So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. -The Birth of Jesus Christ - - -18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. -19. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. -20. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. -21. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." -22. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: - -23. "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, - and they shall call his name Immanuel" +7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, +8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, +9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, +10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, +11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. +12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, +13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, +14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, +15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, +16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. +17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. +18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. +19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. +20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. +21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” +22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: +23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, + and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). -24. When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, -25. but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus. - - - +24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, +25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md index 06344ddc..c53466fd 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,47 +1,30 @@ -The Visit of the Wise Men - # Chapter 2 -1. Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, -2. saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." -3. When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; -4. and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. -5. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: - -6. "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, +1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, +2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” +3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; +4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. +5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: +6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler - who will shepherd my people Israel.'" - -7. Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. -8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." -9. After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. -10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. -11. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. -12. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. -The Flight to Egypt - - -13. Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." -14. And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt -15. and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son." -Herod Kills the Children - - -16. Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. -17. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: - -18. "A voice was heard in Ramah, + who will shepherd my people Israel.’” +7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. +8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” +9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. +10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. +11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. +12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. +13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” +14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt +15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” +16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. +17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: +18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; - she refused to be comforted, because they are no more." -The Return to Nazareth - - -19. But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, -20. saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." -21. And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. -22. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. -23. And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. - - - + she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” +19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, +20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead.” +21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. +22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. +23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md index 524eb9e9..8a1d0046 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, -2. "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." -3. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, -"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -'Prepare the way of the Lord; - make his paths straight.'" - -4. Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. -5. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, -6. and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. - -7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? -8. Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. -9. And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. -10. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. - -11. "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. -12. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." -The Baptism of Jesus - - -13. Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. -14. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" -15. But Jesus answered him, *"Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."* Then he consented. -16. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; -17. and behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." - - - +1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, +2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” +3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, +“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +‘Prepare the way of the Lord; + make his paths straight.’” +4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. +5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, +6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. +7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? +8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. +9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. +10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. +11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. +12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” +13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. +14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” +15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. +16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; +17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md index 87cff906..438cb299 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,90 +1,38 @@ -The Temptation of Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. -2. And after fasting forty days -and forty nights, he was hungry. -3. And the tempter came -and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." -4. But he answered, *"It is written,* -*"'Man shall not live by bread alone,* - *but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"* - -5. Then the devil took him to the holy city -and set him on the pinnacle of the temple -6. -and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, -"'He will command his angels concerning you,' +1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. +2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. +3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” +4 But he answered, “It is written, +“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, + but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” +5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple +6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, +“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and -"'On their hands they will bear you up, - lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" - -7. Jesus said to him, *"Again it is written, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"* -8. Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain -and showed him all the kingdoms of the world -and their glory. -9. And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down -and worship me." -10. Then Jesus said to him, *"Be gone, Satan! For it is written,* -*"'You shall worship the Lord your God* - * -and him only shall you serve.'"* - -11. Then the devil left him, -and behold, angels came -and were ministering to him. -Jesus Begins His Ministry - - -12. Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. -13. And leaving Nazareth he went -and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun -and Naphtali, -14. so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: - -15. "The land of Zebulun -and the land of Naphtali, - the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles-- - -16. the people dwelling in darkness +“‘On their hands they will bear you up, + lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” +7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” +8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. +9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” +10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, +“‘You shall worship the Lord your God + and him only shall you serve.’” +11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him. +12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. +13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, +14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: +15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, + the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— +16 the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, -and for those dwelling in the region -and shadow of death, - on them a light has dawned." - -17. From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, *"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."* -Jesus Calls the First Disciples - - -18. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) -and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. -19. And he said to them, *"Follow me, -and I will make you fishers of men."* -20. Immediately they left their nets -and followed him. -21. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee -and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, -and he called them. -22. Immediately they left the boat -and their father -and followed him. -Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds - - -23. And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues -and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom -and healing every disease -and every affliction among the people. -24. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, -and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases -and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, -and paralytics, -and he healed them. -25. And great crowds followed him from Galilee -and the Decapolis, -and from Jerusalem -and Judea, -and from beyond the Jordan. - - - +and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, + on them a light has dawned.” +17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” +18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. +19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” +20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. +21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. +22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. +23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. +24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. +25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md index 655fe0ae..5e1f8cc3 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,91 +1,49 @@ -The Sermon on the Mount - # Chapter 5 -1. Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. -The Beatitudes - - -2. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: - -3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - -4. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. - -5. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. - -6. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. - -7. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. - -8. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. - -9. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. - -10. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - -11. "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. -12. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. -Salt and Light - - -13. "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. - -14. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. -15. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. -16. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -Christ Came to Fulfill the Law - - -17. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. -18. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. -19. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. -20. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. -Anger - - -21. "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' -22. But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. -23. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, -24. leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. -25. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. -26. Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. -Lust - - -27. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' -28. But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. -29. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. -30. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. -Divorce - - -31. "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' -32. But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. -Oaths - - -33. "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' -34. But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, -35. or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. -36. And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. -37. Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil. -Retaliation - - -38. "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' -39. But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. -40. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. -41. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. -42. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. -Love Your Enemies - - -43. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' -44. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, -45. so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. -46. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? -47. And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? -48. You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. - - - +1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. +2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: +3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. +4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. +5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. +6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. +7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. +8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. +9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. +10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. +11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. +12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. +13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. +14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. +15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. +16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. +17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. +18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. +19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. +20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. +21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ +22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. +23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, +24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. +25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. +26 Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. +27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ +28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. +29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. +30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. +31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ +32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. +33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ +34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, +35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. +36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. +37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. +38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ +39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. +40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. +41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. +42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. +43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ +44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, +45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. +46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? +47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? +48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md index b84c60d3..dfa8688b 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,68 +1,41 @@ -Giving to the Needy - # Chapter 6 -1. "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. - -2. "Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. -3. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, -4. so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. -The Lord's Prayer - - -5. "And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. -6. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. - -7. "And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. -8. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. -9. Pray then like this: -*"Our Father in heaven,* -*hallowed be your name.* - -10. Your kingdom come, -*your will be done,* - *on earth as it is in heaven.* - -11. Give us this day our daily bread, - -12. and forgive us our debts, - *as we also have forgiven our debtors.* - -13. And lead us not into temptation, - *but deliver us from evil.* - -14. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, -15. but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. -Fasting - - -16. "And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. -17. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, -18. that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. -Lay Up Treasures in Heaven - - -19. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, -20. but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. -21. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - -22. "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, -23. but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! - -24. "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. -Do Not Be Anxious - - -25. "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? -26. Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? -27. And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? -28. And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, -29. yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. -30. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? -31. Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' -32. For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. -33. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. - -34. "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. - - - +1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. +2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. +3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, +4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. +5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. +6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. +7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. +8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. +9 Pray then like this: +“Our Father in heaven, +hallowed be your name. +10 Your kingdom come, +your will be done, + on earth as it is in heaven. +11 Give us this day our daily bread, +12 and forgive us our debts, + as we also have forgiven our debtors. +13 And lead us not into temptation, + but deliver us from evil. +14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, +15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. +16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. +17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, +18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. +19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, +20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. +21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. +22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, +23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! +24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. +25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? +26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? +27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? +28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, +29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. +30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? +31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ +32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. +33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. +34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md index a5711e74..c93c8ad0 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,55 +1,30 @@ -Judging Others - # Chapter 7 -1. "Judge not, that you be not judged. -2. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. -3. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? -4. Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? -5. You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. - -6. "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. -Ask, and It Will Be Given - - -7. "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. -8. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. -9. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? -10. Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? -11. If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! -The Golden Rule - - -12. "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. - -13. "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. -14. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. -A Tree and Its Fruit - - -15. "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. -16. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? -17. So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. -18. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. -19. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. -20. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. -I Never Knew You - - -21. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. -22. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' -23. And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' -Build Your House on the Rock - - -24. "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. -25. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. -26. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. -27. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it." -The Authority of Jesus - - -28. And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, -29. for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. - - - +1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. +2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. +3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? +4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? +5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. +6 “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. +7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. +8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. +9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? +10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? +11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! +12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. +13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. +14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. +15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. +16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? +17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. +18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. +19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. +20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. +21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. +22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ +23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ +24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. +25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. +26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. +27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” +28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, +29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md index 5bee3d28..cccc4f6a 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - # Chapter 8 -1. When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. -2. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." -3. And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, *"I will; be clean."* And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. -4. And Jesus said to him, *"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them."* -The Faith of a Centurion - - -5. When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, -6. "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly." -7. And he said to him, *"I will come and heal him."* -8. But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. -9. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." -10. When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, *"Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.* -11. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, -12. while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." -13. And to the centurion Jesus said, *"Go; let it be done for you as you have believed."* And the servant was healed at that very moment. -Jesus Heals Many - - -14. And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. -15. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. -16. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. -17. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took our illnesses and bore our diseases." -The Cost of Following Jesus - - -18. Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. -19. And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." -20. And Jesus said to him, *"Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."* -21. Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." -22. And Jesus said to him, *"Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."* -Jesus Calms a Storm - - -23. And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. -24. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. -25. And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing." -26. And he said to them, *"Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?"* Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. -27. And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?" -Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons - - -28. And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. -29. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" -30. Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. -31. And the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs." -32. And he said to them, *"Go."* So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. -33. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. -34. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. - - - +1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. +2 And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” +3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. +4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” +5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, +6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” +7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” +8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. +9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” +10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. +11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, +12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” +13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. +14 And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. +15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. +16 That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. +17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.” +18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. +19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” +20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” +21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” +22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” +23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. +24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. +25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” +26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. +27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?” +28 And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. +29 And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” +30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. +31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” +32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. +33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. +34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md index dad4dd59..3af49b25 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,64 +1,39 @@ -Jesus Heals a Paralytic - # Chapter 9 -1. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. -2. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, *"Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."* -3. And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." -4. But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, *"Why do you think evil in your hearts?* -5. For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? -6. But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he then said to the paralytic--*"Rise, pick up your bed and go home."* -7. And he rose and went home. -8. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men. -Jesus Calls Matthew - - -9. As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, *"Follow me."* And he rose and followed him. - -10. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. -11. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" -12. But when he heard it, he said, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.* -13. Go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." -A Question -About Fasting - - -14. Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" -15. And Jesus said to them, *"Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.* -16. No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. -17. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved." -A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed - - -18. While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." -19. And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. -20. And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, -21. for she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I will be made well." -22. Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, *"Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well."* And instantly the woman was made well. -23. And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, -24. he said, *"Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping."* And they laughed at him. -25. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. -26. And the report of this went through all that district. -Jesus Heals Two Blind Men - - -27. And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David." -28. When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, *"Do you believe that I am able to do this?"* They said to him, "Yes, Lord." -29. Then he touched their eyes, saying, *"According to your faith let it be done to you."* -30. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, *"See that no one knows about it."* -31. But they went away and spread his fame through all that district. -Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak - - -32. As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him. -33. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." -34. But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons." -The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few - - -35. And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. -36. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. -37. Then he said to his disciples, *"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;* -38. therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." - - - +1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. +2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” +3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” +4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? +5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? +6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” +7 And he rose and went home. +8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men. +9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. +10 And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. +11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” +12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. +13 Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” +14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” +15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. +16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. +17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” +18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” +19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. +20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, +21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” +22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. +23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, +24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. +25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. +26 And the report of this went through all that district. +27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” +28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” +29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” +30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.” +31 But they went away and spread his fame through all that district. +32 As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him. +33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” +34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.” +35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. +36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. +37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; +38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md index 6f8c8f2f..6cfb5c6c 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,64 +1,43 @@ -The Twelve Apostles - # Chapter 10 -1. And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. -2. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; -3. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; -4. Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles - - -5. These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, *"Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans,* -6. but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. -7. And proclaim as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' -8. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. -9. Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, -10. no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. -11. And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. -12. As you enter the house, greet it. -13. And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. -14. And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. -15. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. -Persecution Will Come - - -16. "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. -17. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, -18. and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. -19. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. -20. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. -21. Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, -22. and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. -23. When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. - -24. "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. -25. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. -Have No Fear - - -26. "So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. -27. What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. -28. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. -29. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. -30. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. -31. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. -32. So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, -33. but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. -Not Peace, but a Sword - - -34. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. -35. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. -36. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. -37. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. -38. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. -39. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. -Rewards - - -40. "Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. -41. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. -42. And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward." - - - +1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. +2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; +3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; +4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. +5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, +6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. +7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ +8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. +9 Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, +10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. +11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. +12 As you enter the house, greet it. +13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. +14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. +15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. +16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. +17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, +18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. +19 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. +20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. +21 Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, +22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. +23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. +24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. +25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. +26 “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. +27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. +28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. +29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. +30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. +31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. +32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, +33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. +34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. +35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. +36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. +37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. +38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. +39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. +40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. +41 The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. +42 And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md index a7b8cd35..0119a916 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,51 +1,34 @@ -Messengers from John the Baptist - # Chapter 11 -1. When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. - -2. Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples -3. and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" -4. And Jesus answered them, *"Go and tell John what you hear and see:* -5. the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. -6. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me." - -7. As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: *"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?* -8. What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. -9. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. -10. This is he of whom it is written, -*"'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,* - *who will prepare your way before you.'* - -11. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. -12. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. -13. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, -14. and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. -15. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. - -16. "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, - -17. "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; - *we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'* - -18. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' -19. The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds." -Woe to Unrepentant Cities - - -20. Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. -21. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. -22. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. -23. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. -24. But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you." -Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest - - -25. At that time Jesus declared, *"I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;* -26. yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. -27. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. -28. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. -29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. -30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." - - - +1 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. +2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples +3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” +4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: +5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. +6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” +7 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? +8 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. +9 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. +10 This is he of whom it is written, +“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, + who will prepare your way before you.’ +11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. +12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. +13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, +14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. +15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear. +16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, +17 “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; + we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ +18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ +19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” +20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. +21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. +22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. +23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. +24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.” +25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; +26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. +27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. +28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. +29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. +30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md index fdeaf889..18b65f25 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,86 +1,57 @@ -Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - # Chapter 12 -1. At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. -2. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." -3. He said to them, *"Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:* -4. how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? -5. Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? -6. I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. -7. And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. -8. For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath." -A Man with a Withered Hand - - -9. He went on from there and entered their synagogue. -10. And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"--so that they might accuse him. -11. He said to them, *"Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?* -12. Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." -13. Then he said to the man, *"Stretch out your hand."* And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. -14. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. -God's Chosen Servant - - -15. Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all -16. and ordered them not to make him known. -17. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: - -18. "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, +1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. +2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” +3 He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: +4 how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? +5 Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? +6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. +7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. +8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” +9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue. +10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him. +11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? +12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” +13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. +14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. +15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all +16 and ordered them not to make him known. +17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: +18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. - -19. He will not quarrel or cry aloud, +19 He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; - -20. a bruised reed he will not break, +20 a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory; - -21. and in his name the Gentiles will hope." -Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit - - -22. Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. -23. And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?" -24. But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons." -25. Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, *"Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.* -26. And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? -27. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. -28. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. -29. Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. -30. Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. -31. Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. -32. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. -A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit - - -33. "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. -34. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. -35. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. -36. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, -37. for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." -The Sign of Jonah - - -38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you." -39. But he answered them, *"An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.* -40. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. -41. The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. -42. The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. -Return of an Unclean Spirit - - -43. "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. -44. Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. -45. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation." -Jesus' Mother and Brothers - - -46. While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. -48. But he replied to the man who told him, *"Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"* -49. And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, *"Here are my mother and my brothers!* -50. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." - - - +21 and in his name the Gentiles will hope.” +22 Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. +23 And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?” +24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” +25 Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. +26 And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? +27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. +28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. +29 Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house. +30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. +31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. +32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. +33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. +34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. +35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. +36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, +37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” +38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” +39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. +40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. +41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. +42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. +43 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. +44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. +45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.” +46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. +47 +48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” +49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! +50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md index 84118bf8..fe31bca2 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,112 +1,69 @@ -The Parable of the Sower - # Chapter 13 -1. That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. -2. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. -3. And he told them many things in parables, saying: *"A sower went out to sow.* -4. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. -5. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, -6. but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. -7. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. -8. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. -9. He who has ears, let him hear." -The Purpose of the Parables - - -10. Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" -11. And he answered them, *"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.* -12. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. -13. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. -14. Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: -*"'"You will indeed hear but never understand,* - *and you will indeed see but never perceive."* - -15. For this people's heart has grown dull, - *and with their ears they can barely hear,* - *and their eyes they have closed,* -* -lest they should see with their eyes* - * -and hear with their ears* -*and understand with their heart* - *and turn, and I would heal them.'* - -16. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. -17. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. -The Parable of the Sower Explained - - -18. "Hear then the parable of the sower: -19. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. -20. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, -21. yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. -22. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. -23. As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." -The Parable of the Weeds - - -24. He put another parable before them, saying, *"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,* -25. but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. -26. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. -27. And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?' -28. He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' So the servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?' -29. But he said, 'No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. -30. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn."'" -The Mustard Seed and the Leaven - - -31. He put another parable before them, saying, *"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.* -32. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." - -33. He told them another parable. *"The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."* -Prophecy and Parables - - -34. All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. -35. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: -"I will open my mouth in parables; - I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world." -The Parable of the Weeds Explained - - -36. Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." -37. He answered, *"The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.* -38. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, -39. and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. -40. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. -41. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, -42. and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. -43. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. -The Parable of the Hidden Treasure - - -44. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. -The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value - - -45. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, -46. who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. -The Parable of the Net - - -47. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. -48. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. -49. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous -50. and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. -New and Old Treasures - - -51. "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes." -52. And he said to them, *"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."* -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - - -53. And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, -54. and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? -55. Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? -56. And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" -57. And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, *"A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."* -58. And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. - - - +1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. +2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. +3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. +4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. +5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, +6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. +7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. +8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. +9 He who has ears, let him hear.” +10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” +11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. +12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. +13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. +14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: +“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, + and you will indeed see but never perceive.” +15 For this people's heart has grown dull, + and with their ears they can barely hear, + and their eyes they have closed, +lest they should see with their eyes + and hear with their ears +and understand with their heart + and turn, and I would heal them.’ +16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. +17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. +18 “Hear then the parable of the sower: +19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. +20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, +21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. +22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. +23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” +24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, +25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. +26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. +27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ +28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ +29 But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. +30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” +31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. +32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” +33 He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.” +34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. +35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: +“I will open my mouth in parables; + I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” +36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” +37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. +38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, +39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. +40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. +41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, +42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. +43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. +44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. +45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, +46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. +47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. +48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. +49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous +50 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. +51 “Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” +52 And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” +53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, +54 and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? +55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? +56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” +57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” +58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md index a8f000cb..7cf100d8 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,52 +1,37 @@ -The Death of John the Baptist - # Chapter 14 -1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, -2. and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." -3. For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, -4. because John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." -5. And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. -6. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, -7. so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. -8. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." -9. And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. -10. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, -11. and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. -12. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus. -Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - - -13. Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. -14. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. -15. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." -16. But Jesus said, *"They need not go away; you give them something to eat."* -17. They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." -18. And he said, *"Bring them here to me."* -19. Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. -20. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. -21. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. -Jesus Walks on the Water - - -22. Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. -23. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, -24. but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. -25. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. -26. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear. -27. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, *"Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."* - -28. And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." -29. He said, *"Come."* So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. -30. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." -31. Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, *"O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"* -32. And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. -33. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." -Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret - - -34. And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. -35. And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick -36. and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. - - - +1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, +2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” +3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, +4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” +5 And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. +6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, +7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. +8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” +9 And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. +10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, +11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. +12 And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus. +13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. +14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. +15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” +16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” +17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” +18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” +19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. +20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. +21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. +22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. +23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, +24 but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. +25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. +26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. +27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” +28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” +29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. +30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” +31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” +32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. +33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” +34 And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. +35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and brought to him all who were sick +36 and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md index c0080034..0dc73a07 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,61 +1,42 @@ -Traditions and Commandments - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, -2. "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." -3. He answered them, *"And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?* -4. For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' -5. But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God," -6. he need not honor his father.' *So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.* -7. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: - -8. "'This people honors me with their lips, - *but their heart is far from me;* - -9. in vain do they worship me, - *teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"* -What Defiles a Person - - -10. And he called the people to him and said to them, *"Hear and understand:* -11. it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person." -12. Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" -13. He answered, *"Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.* -14. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." -15. But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." -16. And he said, *"Are you also still without understanding?* -17. Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? -18. But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. -19. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. -20. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone." -The Faith of a Canaanite Woman - - -21. And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. -22. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon." -23. But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us." -24. He answered, *"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."* -25. But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." -26. And he answered, *"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."* -27. She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." -28. Then Jesus answered her, *"O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire."* And her daughter was healed instantly. -Jesus Heals Many - - -29. Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there. -30. And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, -31. so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. -Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand - - -32. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, *"I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."* -33. And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?" -34. And Jesus said to them, *"How many loaves do you have?"* They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." -35. And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, -36. he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. -37. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. -38. Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. -39. And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. - - - +1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, +2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” +3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? +4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ +5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” +6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. +7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: +8 “‘This people honors me with their lips, + but their heart is far from me; +9 in vain do they worship me, + teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” +10 And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: +11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” +12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” +13 He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. +14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” +15 But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” +16 And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? +17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? +18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. +19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. +20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.” +21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. +22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” +23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” +24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” +25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” +26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.” +27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” +28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed instantly. +29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there. +30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, +31 so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. +32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” +33 And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” +34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” +35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, +36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. +37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. +38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. +39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md index 35993bd5..7c695dcd 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs - # Chapter 16 -1. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. -2. He answered them, *"When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'* -3. And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. -4. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed. -The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees - - -5. When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. -6. Jesus said to them, *"Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."* -7. And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread." -8. But Jesus, aware of this, said, *"O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?* -9. Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? -10. Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? -11. How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." -12. Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. -Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - - -13. Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, *"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"* -14. And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." -15. He said to them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* -16. Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." -17. And Jesus answered him, *"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.* -18. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. -19. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." -20. Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. -Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection - - -21. From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. -22. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you." -23. But he turned and said to Peter, *"Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."* -Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus - - -24. Then Jesus told his disciples, *"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.* -25. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. -26. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? -27. For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. -28. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." - - - +1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. +2 He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ +3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. +4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed. +5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. +6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” +7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” +8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? +9 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? +10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? +11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” +12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. +13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” +14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” +15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” +16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” +17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. +18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. +19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” +20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. +21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. +22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” +23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” +24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. +25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. +26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? +27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. +28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md index bb208031..f9f5b9ab 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -The Transfiguration - # Chapter 17 -1. And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. -2. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. -3. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. -4. And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." -5. He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." -6. When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. -7. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, *"Rise, and have no fear."* -8. And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. - -9. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, *"Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."* -10. And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" -11. He answered, *"Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.* -12. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands." -13. Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. -Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon - - -14. And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, -15. said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. -16. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." -17. And Jesus answered, *"O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me."* -18. And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. -19. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" -20. He said to them, *"Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."* -Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection - - -22. As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, *"The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,* -23. and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were greatly distressed. -The Temple Tax - - -24. When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the tax?" -25. He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, *"What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?"* -26. And when he said, "From others," Jesus said to him, *"Then the sons are free.* -27. However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself." - - - +1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. +2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. +3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. +4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” +5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” +6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. +7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” +8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. +9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” +10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” +11 He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. +12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” +13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. +14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, +15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. +16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” +17 And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” +18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. +19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” +20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” +21 +22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, +23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed. +24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” +25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” +26 And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. +27 However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md index 2b2ed7cb..dab56215 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,54 +1,36 @@ -Who Is the Greatest? - # Chapter 18 -1. At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" -2. And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them -3. and said, *"Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.* -4. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. - -5. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, -6. but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. -Temptations to Sin - - -7. "Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! -8. And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. -9. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. -The Parable of the Lost Sheep - - -10. "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. -12. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? -13. And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. -14. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. -If Your Brother Sins Against You - - -15. "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. -16. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. -17. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. -18. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. -19. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. -20. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." -The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - - -21. Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" -22. Jesus said to him, *"I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.* - -23. "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. -24. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. -25. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. -26. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' -27. And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. -28. But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.' -29. So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' -30. He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. -31. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. -32. Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. -33. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' -34. And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. -35. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart." - - - +1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” +2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them +3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. +4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. +5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, +6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. +7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! +8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. +9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. +10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. +11 +12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? +13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. +14 So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. +15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. +16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. +17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. +18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. +19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. +20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” +21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” +22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. +23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. +24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. +25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. +26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ +27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. +28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ +29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ +30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. +31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. +32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. +33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ +34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. +35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md index 94124274..2215e18c 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,46 +1,31 @@ -Teaching -About Divorce - # Chapter 19 -1. Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. -2. And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. - -3. And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" -4. He answered, *"Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,* -5. and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? -6. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." -7. They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?" -8. He said to them, *"Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.* -9. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery." - -10. The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry." -11. But he said to them, *"Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.* -12. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it." -Let the Children Come to Me - - -13. Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, -14. but Jesus said, *"Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."* -15. And he laid his hands on them and went away. -The Rich Young Man - - -16. And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" -17. And he said to him, *"Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments."* -18. He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, *"You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,* -19. Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -20. The young man said to him, "All these I have kept. What do I still lack?" -21. Jesus said to him, *"If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."* -22. When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. - -23. And Jesus said to his disciples, *"Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.* -24. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." -25. When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" -26. But Jesus looked at them and said, *"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."* -27. Then Peter said in reply, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?" -28. Jesus said to them, *"Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.* -29. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. -30. But many who are first will be last, and the last first. - - - +1 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. +2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. +3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” +4 He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, +5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? +6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” +7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” +8 He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. +9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” +10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” +11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. +12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.” +13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, +14 but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” +15 And he laid his hands on them and went away. +16 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” +17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” +18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, +19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” +20 The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” +21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” +22 When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. +23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. +24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” +25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” +26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” +27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” +28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. +29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. +30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md index dc6383ec..dae81887 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,49 +1,35 @@ -Laborers in the Vineyard - # Chapter 20 -1. "For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. -2. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. -3. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, -4. and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.' -5. So they went. *Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.* -6. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' -7. They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.' -8. And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.' -9. And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. -10. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. -11. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, -12. saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' -13. But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? -14. Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. -15. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?' -16. So the last will be first, and the first last." -Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time - - -17. And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, -18. "See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death -19. and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day." -A Mother's Request - - -20. Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. -21. And he said to her, *"What do you want?"* She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." -22. Jesus answered, *"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?"* They said to him, "We are able." -23. He said to them, *"You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."* -24. And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. -25. But Jesus called them to him and said, *"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.* -26. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, -27. and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, -28. even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." -Jesus Heals Two Blind Men - - -29. And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. -30. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!" -31. The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!" -32. And stopping, Jesus called them and said, *"What do you want me to do for you?"* -33. They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened." -34. And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him. - - - +1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. +2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. +3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, +4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ +5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. +6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ +7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ +8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ +9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. +10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. +11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, +12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ +13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? +14 Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. +15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ +16 So the last will be first, and the first last.” +17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, +18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death +19 and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” +20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. +21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” +22 Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” +23 He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” +24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. +25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. +26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, +27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, +28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” +29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. +30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” +31 The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” +32 And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” +33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” +34 And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md index 3537920d..661677e9 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,84 +1,56 @@ -The Triumphal Entry - # Chapter 21 -1. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, -2. saying to them, *"Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.* -3. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." -4. This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, - -5. "Say to the daughter of Zion, -'Behold, your king is coming to you, +1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, +2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. +3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” +4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, +5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, +‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, - on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'" - -6. The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. -7. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. -8. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. -9. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" -10. And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?" -11. And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee." -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - - -12. And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. -13. He said to them, *"It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a den of robbers."* - -14. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. -15. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant, -16. and they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, *"Yes; have you never read,* -*"'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies* - *you have prepared praise'?"* - -17. And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there. -Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - - -18. In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. -19. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, *"May no fruit ever come from you again!"* And the fig tree withered at once. - -20. When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither at once?" -21. And Jesus answered them, *"Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.* -22. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - - -23. And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?" -24. Jesus answered them, *"I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.* -25. The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' -26. But if we say, 'From man,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet." -27. So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.* -The Parable of the Two Sons - - -28. "What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' -29. And he answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind and went. -30. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go. -31. Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, *"Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.* -32. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him. -The Parable of the Tenants - - -33. "Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. -34. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. -35. And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. -36. Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. -37. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' -38. But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' -39. And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. -40. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" -41. They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." - -42. Jesus said to them, *"Have you never read in the Scriptures:* -*"'The stone that the builders rejected* - *has become the cornerstone;* -*this was the Lord's doing,* - *and it is marvelous in our eyes'?* - -43. Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. -44. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him." - -45. When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. -46. And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. - - - + on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” +6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. +7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. +8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. +9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” +10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” +11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” +12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. +13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” +14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. +15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant, +16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, +“‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies + you have prepared praise’?” +17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there. +18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. +19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. +20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” +21 And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. +22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” +23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” +24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. +25 The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ +26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.” +27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. +28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ +29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. +30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. +31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. +32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him. +33 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. +34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. +35 And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. +36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. +37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ +38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ +39 And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. +40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” +41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.” +42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: +“‘The stone that the builders rejected + has become the cornerstone; +this was the Lord's doing, + and it is marvelous in our eyes’? +43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. +44 And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” +45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. +46 And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md index 877d3a3f..7f7d95ce 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,70 +1,49 @@ -The Parable of the Wedding Feast - # Chapter 22 -1. And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, -2. "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, -3. and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. -4. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast."' -5. But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, -6. while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. -7. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. -8. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. -9. Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.' -10. And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. - -11. "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. -12. And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. -13. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' -14. For many are called, but few are chosen." -Paying Taxes to Caesar - - -15. Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. -16. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. -17. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" -18. But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, *"Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?* -19. Show me the coin for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. -20. And Jesus said to them, *"Whose likeness and inscription is this?"* -21. They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, *"Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* -22. When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. -Sadducees Ask -About the Resurrection - - -23. The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, -24. saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.' -25. Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. -26. So too the second and third, down to the seventh. -27. After them all, the woman died. -28. In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her." - -29. But Jesus answered them, *"You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.* -30. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. -31. And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: -32. 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living." -33. And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching. -The Great Commandment - - -34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. -35. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. -36. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" -37. And he said to him, *"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.* -38. This is the great and first commandment. -39. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. -40. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." -Whose Son Is the Christ? - -41. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, -42. saying, *"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?"* They said to him, "The son of David." -43. He said to them, *"How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,* - -44. "'The Lord said to my Lord, -*"Sit at my right hand,* - *until I put your enemies under your feet"'?* - -45. If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?" -46. And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. - - - +1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, +2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, +3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. +4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ +5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, +6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. +7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. +8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. +9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ +10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. +11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. +12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. +13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +14 For many are called, but few are chosen.” +15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. +16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. +17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” +18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? +19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. +20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” +21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” +22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. +23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, +24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ +25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. +26 So too the second and third, down to the seventh. +27 After them all, the woman died. +28 In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.” +29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. +30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. +31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: +32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” +33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching. +34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. +35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. +36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” +37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. +38 This is the great and first commandment. +39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. +40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” +41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, +42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” +43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, +44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at my right hand, + until I put your enemies under your feet”’? +45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” +46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md index 9662dbd7..561121e0 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,53 +1,40 @@ -Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, -2. "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, -3. so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. -4. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. -5. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, -6. and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues -7. and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. -8. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. -9. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. -10. Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. -11. The greatest among you shall be your servant. -12. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. - -13. "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. -15. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. - -16. "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' -17. You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? -18. And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.' -19. You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? -20. So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. -21. And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it. -22. And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it. - -23. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. -24. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! - -25. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. -26. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean. - -27. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. -28. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. - -29. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, -30. saying, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' -31. Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. -32. Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. -33. You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? -34. Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, -35. so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. -36. Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. -Lament over Jerusalem - - -37. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! -38. See, your house is left to you desolate. -39. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" - - - +1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, +2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, +3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. +4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. +5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, +6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues +7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. +8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. +9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. +10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. +11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. +12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. +13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. +14 +15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. +16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ +17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? +18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ +19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? +20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. +21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it. +22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it. +23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. +24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! +25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. +26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean. +27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. +28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. +29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, +30 saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ +31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. +32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. +33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? +34 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, +35 so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. +36 Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. +37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! +38 See, your house is left to you desolate. +39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md index da48d8b6..e752867e 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,74 +1,52 @@ -Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple - # Chapter 24 -1. Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. -2. But he answered them, *"You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."* -Signs of the End of the Age - - -3. As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" -4. And Jesus answered them, *"See that no one leads you astray.* -5. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. -6. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. -7. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. -8. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. - -9. "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. -10. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. -11. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. -12. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. -13. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. -14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. -The Abomination of Desolation - - -15. "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), -16. then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. -17. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, -18. and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. -19. And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! -20. Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. -21. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. -22. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. -23. Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. -24. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. -25. See, I have told you beforehand. -26. So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. -27. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. -28. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. -The Coming of the Son of Man - - -29. "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. -30. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. -31. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. -The Lesson of the Fig Tree - - -32. "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. -33. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. -34. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. -35. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. -No One Knows That Day and Hour - - -36. "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. -37. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. -38. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, -39. and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. -40. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. -41. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. -42. Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. -43. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. -44. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. - -45. "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? -46. Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. -47. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. -48. But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,' -49. and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, -50. the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know -51. and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. - - - +1 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. +2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” +3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” +4 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. +5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. +6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. +7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. +8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. +9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. +10 And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. +11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. +12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. +13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. +14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. +15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), +16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. +17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, +18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. +19 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! +20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. +21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. +22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. +23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. +24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. +25 See, I have told you beforehand. +26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. +27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. +28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. +29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. +30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. +31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. +32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. +33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. +34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. +35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. +36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. +37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. +38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, +39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. +40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. +41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. +42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. +43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. +44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. +45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? +46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. +47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. +48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ +49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, +50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know +51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md index cdef4188..5a4bb274 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,59 +1,47 @@ -The Parable of the Ten Virgins - # Chapter 25 -1. "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. -2. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. -3. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, -4. but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. -5. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. -6. But at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' -7. Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. -8. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' -9. But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' -10. And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. -11. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' -12. But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.' -13. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. -The Parable of the Talents - - -14. "For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. -15. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. -16. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. -17. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. -18. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. -19. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. -20. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.' -21. His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' -22. And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.' -23. His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' -24. He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, -25. so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.' -26. But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? -27. Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. -28. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. -29. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. -30. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' -The Final Judgment - - -31. "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. -32. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. -33. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. -34. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. -35. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, -36. I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' -37. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? -38. And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? -39. And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' -40. And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' - -41. "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. -42. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, -43. I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' -44. Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' -45. Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' -46. And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." - - - +1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. +2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. +3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, +4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. +5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. +6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ +7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. +8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ +9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ +10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. +11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ +12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ +13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. +14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. +15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. +16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. +17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. +18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. +19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. +20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ +21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ +22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ +23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ +24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, +25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ +26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? +27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. +28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. +29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. +30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. +32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. +33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. +34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. +35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, +36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ +37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? +38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? +39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ +40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ +41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. +42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, +43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ +44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ +45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ +46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md index 25177f87..75511335 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,110 +1,76 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 26 -1. When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, -2. "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." - -3. Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, -4. and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. -5. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people." -Jesus Anointed at Bethany - - -6. Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, -7. a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. -8. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? -9. For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor." -10. But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, *"Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.* -11. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. -12. In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. -13. Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her." -Judas to Betray Jesus - - -14. Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests -15. and said, "What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. -16. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. -The Passover with the Disciples - - -17. Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?" -18. He said, *"Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"* -19. And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. - -20. When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. -21. And as they were eating, he said, *"Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."* -22. And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, "Is it I, Lord?" -23. He answered, *"He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me.* -24. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." -25. Judas, who would betray him, answered, "Is it I, Rabbi?" He said to him, *"You have said so."* -Institution of the Lord's Supper - - -26. Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, *"Take, eat; this is my body."* -27. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, *"Drink of it, all of you,* -28. for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. -29. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." -Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial - - -30. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -31. Then Jesus said to them, *"You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'* -32. But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee." -33. Peter answered him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away." -34. Jesus said to him, *"Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."* -35. Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!" And all the disciples said the same. -Jesus Prays in Gethsemane - - -36. Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, *"Sit here, while I go over there and pray."* -37. And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. -38. Then he said to them, *"My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me."* -39. And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, *"My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."* -40. And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, *"So, could you not watch with me one hour?* -41. Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." -42. Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, *"My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done."* -43. And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. -44. So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. -45. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, *"Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -46. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand." -Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus - - -47. While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. -48. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize him." -49. And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him. -50. Jesus said to him, *"Friend, do what you came to do."* Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. -51. And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. -52. Then Jesus said to him, *"Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.* -53. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? -54. But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?" -55. At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, *"Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.* -56. But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled. -Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council - - -57. Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. -58. And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end. -59. Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, -60. but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward -61. and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.'" -62. And the high priest stood up and said, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?" -63. But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God." -64. Jesus said to him, *"You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."* -65. Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. -66. What is your judgment?" They answered, "He deserves death." -67. Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him, -68. saying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?" -Peter Denies Jesus - - -69. Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean." -70. But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you mean." -71. And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." -72. And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man." -73. After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you." -74. Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed. -75. And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, *"Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."* And he went out and wept bitterly. - - - +1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, +2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” +3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, +4 and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. +5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.” +6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, +7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. +8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? +9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” +10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. +11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. +12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. +13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” +14 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests +15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. +16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. +17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” +18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” +19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. +20 When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. +21 And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” +22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” +23 He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. +24 The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” +25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” +26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” +27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, +28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. +29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.” +30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. +31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ +32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” +33 Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” +34 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” +35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same. +36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” +37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. +38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” +39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” +40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? +41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” +42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” +43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. +44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. +45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.” +47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. +48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” +49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him. +50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. +51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. +52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. +53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? +54 But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” +55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. +56 But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled. +57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. +58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end. +59 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, +60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward +61 and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” +62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” +63 But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” +64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” +65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. +66 What is your judgment?” They answered, “He deserves death.” +67 Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him, +68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?” +69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” +70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” +71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” +72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” +73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.” +74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. +75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md index f063433a..b5364fa4 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,101 +1,67 @@ -Jesus Delivered to Pilate - # Chapter 27 -1. When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. -2. And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. -Judas Hangs Himself - - -3. Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, -4. saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself." -5. And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. -6. But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money." -7. So they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers. -8. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. -9. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, -10. and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me." -Jesus Before Pilate - - -11. Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, *"You have said so."* -12. But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. -13. Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?" -14. But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed. -The Crowd Chooses Barabbas - - -15. Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. -16. And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. -17. So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" -18. For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up. -19. Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream." -20. Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. -21. The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas." -22. Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!" -23. And he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!" -Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified - - -24. So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves." -25. And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" -26. Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. -Jesus Is Mocked - - -27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. -28. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, -29. and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" -30. And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. -31. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. -The Crucifixion - - -32. As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. -33. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), -34. they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. -35. And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. -36. Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. -37. And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." -38. Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. -39. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads -40. and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." -41. So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, -42. "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. -43. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" -44. And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way. -The Death of Jesus - - -45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. -46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, *"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"* -47. And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah." -48. And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. -49. But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him." -50. And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. - -51. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. -52. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, -53. and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. -54. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!" - -55. There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, -56. among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. -Jesus Is Buried - - -57. When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. -58. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. -59. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud -60. and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. -61. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. -The Guard at the Tomb - - -62. The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate -63. and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise.' -64. Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." -65. Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can." -66. So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. - - - +1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. +2 And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. +3 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, +4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” +5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. +6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money.” +7 So they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers. +8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. +9 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, +10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.” +11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” +12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. +13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” +14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed. +15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. +16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. +17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” +18 For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up. +19 Besides, while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today in a dream.” +20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. +21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” +22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!” +23 And he said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!” +24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.” +25 And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” +26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. +27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. +28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, +29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” +30 And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. +31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. +32 As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. +33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), +34 they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. +35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. +36 Then they sat down and kept watch over him there. +37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” +38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. +39 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads +40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” +41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, +42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. +43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” +44 And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way. +45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. +46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” +47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” +48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. +49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” +50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. +51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. +52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, +53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. +54 When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” +55 There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, +56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. +57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. +58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. +59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud +60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. +61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. +62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate +63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ +64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” +65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” +66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md index a4cf33be..986c97c4 100644 --- a/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 28 -1. Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. -2. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. -3. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. -4. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. -5. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. -6. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. -7. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." -8. So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. -9. And behold, Jesus met them and said, *"Greetings!"* And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. -10. Then Jesus said to them, *"Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."* -The Report of the Guard - - -11. While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. -12. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers -13. and said, "Tell people, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.' -14. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." -15. So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day. -The Great Commission - - -16. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. -17. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. -18. And Jesus came and said to them, *"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.* -19. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, -20. teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." - - - +1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. +2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. +3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. +4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. +5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. +6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. +7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” +8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. +9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. +10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” +11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. +12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers +13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ +14 And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” +15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day. +16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. +17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. +18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. +19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, +20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md index 284ef1c2..d7e11b58 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,83 +1,50 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 1 -1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. - -2. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, -"Behold, I send my messenger before your face, +1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. +2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, +“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, - -3. the voice of one crying in the wilderness: - 'Prepare the way of the Lord, - make his paths straight,'" - -4. John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. -5. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. -6. Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. -7. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. -8. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." -The Baptism of Jesus - - -9. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. -10. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. -11. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." -The Temptation of Jesus - - -12. The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. -13. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. -Jesus Begins His Ministry - - -14. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, -15. and saying, *"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."* -Jesus Calls the First Disciples - - -16. Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. -17. And Jesus said to them, *"Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men."* -18. And immediately they left their nets and followed him. -19. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. -20. And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. -Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit - - -21. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. -22. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. -23. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, -24. "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God." -25. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, *"Be silent, and come out of him!"* -26. And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. -27. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." -28. And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. -Jesus Heals Many - - -29. And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. -30. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. -31. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. - -32. That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. -33. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. -34. And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. -Jesus Preaches in Galilee - - -35. And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. -36. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, -37. and they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you." -38. And he said to them, *"Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out."* -39. And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - - -40. And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean." -41. Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, *"I will; be clean."* -42. And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. -43. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, -44. and said to him, *"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them."* -45. But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter. - - - +3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: + ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, + make his paths straight,’” +4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. +5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. +6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. +7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. +8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” +9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. +10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. +11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” +12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. +13 And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him. +14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, +15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” +16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. +17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” +18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. +19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. +20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. +21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. +22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. +23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, +24 “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” +25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” +26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. +27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” +28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. +29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. +30 Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. +31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. +32 That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. +33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. +34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. +35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. +36 And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, +37 and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” +38 And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.” +39 And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. +40 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” +41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” +42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. +43 And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, +44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” +45 But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md index 77c9477c..5440f927 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,45 +1,29 @@ -Jesus Heals a Paralytic - # Chapter 2 -1. And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. -2. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. -3. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. -4. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. -5. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, *"Son, your sins are forgiven."* -6. Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, -7. "Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" -8. And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, *"Why do you question these things in your hearts?* -9. Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your bed and walk'? -10. But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic-- -11. "I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home." -12. And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" -Jesus Calls Levi - - -13. He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. -14. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, *"Follow me."* And he rose and followed him. - -15. And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. -16. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?" -17. And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."* -A Question -About Fasting - - -18. Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" -19. And Jesus said to them, *"Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.* -20. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. -21. No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. -22. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins--and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins." -Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - - -23. One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. -24. And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" -25. And he said to them, *"Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:* -26. how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?" -27. And he said to them, *"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.* -28. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath." - - - +1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. +2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. +3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. +4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. +5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” +6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, +7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” +8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? +9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? +10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— +11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” +12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” +13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. +14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. +15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. +16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” +17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” +18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” +19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. +20 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. +21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. +22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” +23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. +24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” +25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: +26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” +27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. +28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md index 500c0d69..63aa7055 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,55 +1,36 @@ -A Man with a Withered Hand - # Chapter 3 -1. Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. -2. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. -3. And he said to the man with the withered hand, *"Come here."* -4. And he said to them, *"Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?"* But they were silent. -5. And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, *"Stretch out your hand."* He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. -6. The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. -A Great Crowd Follows Jesus - - -7. Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea -8. and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. -9. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, -10. for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. -11. And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." -12. And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. -The Twelve Apostles - - -13. And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. -14. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach -15. and have authority to cast out demons. -16. He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); -17. James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); -18. Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, -19. and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. - -20. Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. -21. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind." -Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit - - -22. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." -23. And he called them to him and said to them in parables, *"How can Satan cast out Satan?* -24. If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. -25. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. -26. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. -27. But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. - -28. "Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, -29. but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"-- -30. for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit." -Jesus' Mother and Brothers - - -31. And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. -32. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you." -33. And he answered them, *"Who are my mother and my brothers?"* -34. And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, *"Here are my mother and my brothers!* -35. For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." - - - +1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. +2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. +3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” +4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. +5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. +6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. +7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea +8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. +9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, +10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. +11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” +12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known. +13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. +14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach +15 and have authority to cast out demons. +16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); +17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); +18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, +19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. +20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. +21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” +22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” +23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? +24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. +25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. +26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. +27 But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. +28 “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, +29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— +30 for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” +31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. +32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.” +33 And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” +34 And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! +35 For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md index 538dbd8e..f4944a41 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,67 +1,45 @@ -The Parable of the Sower - # Chapter 4 -1. Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. -2. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: -3. "Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. -4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. -5. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. -6. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. -7. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. -8. And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." -9. And he said, *"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."* -The Purpose of the Parables - - -10. And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. -11. And he said to them, *"To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,* -12. so that -*"'they may indeed see but not perceive,* - *and may indeed hear but not understand,* -*lest they should turn and be forgiven.'"* - -13. And he said to them, *"Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?* -14. The sower sows the word. -15. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. -16. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. -17. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. -18. And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, -19. but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. -20. But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." -A Lamp Under a Basket - - -21. And he said to them, *"Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?* -22. For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. -23. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." -24. And he said to them, *"Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.* -25. For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away." -The Parable of the Seed Growing - - -26. And he said, *"The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.* -27. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. -28. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. -29. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." -The Parable of the Mustard Seed - - -30. And he said, *"With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?* -31. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, -32. yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." - -33. With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. -34. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything. -Jesus Calms a Storm - - -35. On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, *"Let us go across to the other side."* -36. And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. -37. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. -38. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" -39. And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, *"Peace! Be still!"* And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. -40. He said to them, *"Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"* -41. And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" - - - +1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. +2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: +3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. +4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. +5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. +6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. +7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. +8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” +9 And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” +10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. +11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, +12 so that +“‘they may indeed see but not perceive, + and may indeed hear but not understand, +lest they should turn and be forgiven.’” +13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? +14 The sower sows the word. +15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. +16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. +17 And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. +18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, +19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. +20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” +21 And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? +22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. +23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” +24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. +25 For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” +26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. +27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. +28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. +29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” +30 And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? +31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, +32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” +33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. +34 He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything. +35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” +36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. +37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. +38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” +39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. +40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” +41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md index e3b34f90..c74d1049 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,55 +1,45 @@ -Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon - # Chapter 5 -1. They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. -2. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. -3. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, -4. for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. -5. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. -6. And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. -7. And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." -8. For he was saying to him, *"Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"* -9. And Jesus asked him, *"What is your name?"* He replied, "My name is Legion, for we are many." -10. And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. -11. Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, -12. and they begged him, saying, "Send us to the pigs; let us enter them." -13. So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea. - -14. The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. -15. And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. -16. And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. -17. And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region. -18. As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. -19. And he did not permit him but said to him, *"Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."* -20. And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled. -Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter - - -21. And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. -22. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet -23. and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." -24. And he went with him. +1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. +2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. +3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, +4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. +5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. +6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. +7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” +8 For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” +9 And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” +10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. +11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, +12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” +13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea. +14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. +15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. +16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. +17 And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region. +18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. +19 And he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” +20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled. +21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. +22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet +23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” +24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. -25. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, -26. and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. -27. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. -28. For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." -29. And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. -30. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, *"Who touched my garments?"* -31. And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, *'Who touched me?'*" -32. And he looked around to see who had done it. -33. But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. -34. And he said to her, *"Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."* - -35. While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" -36. But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, *"Do not fear, only believe."* -37. And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. -38. They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. -39. And when he had entered, he said to them, *"Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping."* -40. And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. -41. Taking her by the hand he said to her, *"Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."* -42. And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. -43. And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. - - - +25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, +26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. +27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. +28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” +29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. +30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” +31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” +32 And he looked around to see who had done it. +33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. +34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” +35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” +36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” +37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. +38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. +39 And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” +40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. +41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” +42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. +43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md index d6b62712..fcea971b 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,79 +1,58 @@ -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - # Chapter 6 -1. He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. -2. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? -3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. -4. And Jesus said to them, *"A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."* -5. And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. -6. And he marveled because of their unbelief. +1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. +2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? +3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. +4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” +5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. +6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching. -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles - - -7. And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. -8. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in their belts-- -9. but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. -10. And he said to them, *"Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.* -11. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them." -12. So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. -13. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. -The Death of John the Baptist - - -14. King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." -15. But others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old." -16. But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised." -17. For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. -18. For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." -19. And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, -20. for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. - -21. But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. -22. For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you." -23. And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." -24. And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." -25. And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." -26. And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. -27. And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison -28. and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. -29. When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. -Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - - -30. The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. -31. And he said to them, *"Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while."* For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. -32. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. -33. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. -34. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. -35. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. -36. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat." -37. But he answered them, *"You give them something to eat."* And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?" -38. And he said to them, *"How many loaves do you have? Go and see."* And when they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fish." -39. Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. -40. So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. -41. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. -42. And they all ate and were satisfied. -43. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. -44. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. -Jesus Walks on the Water - - -45. Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. -46. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. -47. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. -48. And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, -49. but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, -50. for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, *"Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."* -51. And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, -52. for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. -Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret - - -53. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. -54. And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him -55. and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was. -56. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. - - - +7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. +8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— +9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. +10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. +11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” +12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. +13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. +14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” +15 But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” +16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.” +17 For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. +18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.” +19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, +20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly. +21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. +22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” +23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.” +24 And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” +25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” +26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. +27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison +28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. +29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. +30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. +31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. +32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. +33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. +34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. +35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. +36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” +37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” +38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” +39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. +40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. +41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. +42 And they all ate and were satisfied. +43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. +44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. +45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. +46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. +47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. +48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, +49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, +50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” +51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, +52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. +53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. +54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him +55 and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was. +56 And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md index ba77b991..a3d325e6 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,57 +1,41 @@ -Traditions and Commandments - # Chapter 7 -1. Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, -2. they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. -3. (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, -4. and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) -5. And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?" -6. And he said to them, *"Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,* -*"'This people honors me with their lips,* - *but their heart is far from me;* - -7. in vain do they worship me, - *teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'* - -8. You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men." - -9. And he said to them, *"You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!* -10. For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' -11. But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban"' (that is, given to God)-- -12. then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, -13. thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do." -What Defiles a Person - - -14. And he called the people to him again and said to them, *"Hear me, all of you, and understand:* -15. There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him." -17. And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. -18. And he said to them, *"Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,* -19. since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.) -20. And he said, *"What comes out of a person is what defiles him.* -21. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, -22. coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. -23. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person." -The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith - - -24. And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. -25. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. -26. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. -27. And he said to her, *"Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."* -28. But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." -29. And he said to her, *"For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter."* -30. And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. -Jesus Heals a Deaf Man - - -31. Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. -32. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. -33. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. -34. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, *"Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."* -35. And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. -36. And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. -37. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." - - - +1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, +2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. +3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, +4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.) +5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” +6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, +“‘This people honors me with their lips, + but their heart is far from me; +7 in vain do they worship me, + teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ +8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” +9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! +10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ +11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)— +12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, +13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” +14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: +15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” +16 +17 And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. +18 And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, +19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) +20 And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. +21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, +22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. +23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” +24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. +25 But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. +26 Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. +27 And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.” +28 But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.” +29 And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” +30 And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone. +31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. +32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. +33 And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. +34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” +35 And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. +36 And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. +37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md index a268e312..15e04977 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,60 +1,39 @@ -Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand - # Chapter 8 -1. In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, -2. "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. -3. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away." -4. And his disciples answered him, "How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?" -5. And he asked them, *"How many loaves do you have?"* They said, "Seven." -6. And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. -7. And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. -8. And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. -9. And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. -10. And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. -The Pharisees Demand a Sign - - -11. The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. -12. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, *"Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."* -13. And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side. -The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod - - -14. Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. -15. And he cautioned them, saying, *"Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."* -16. And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. -17. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, *"Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?* -18. Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? -19. When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve." -20. "And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" And they said to him, "Seven." -21. And he said to them, *"Do you not yet understand?"* -Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida - - -22. And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. -23. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, *"Do you see anything?"* -24. And he looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees, walking." -25. Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. -26. And he sent him to his home, saying, *"Do not even enter the village."* -Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - - -27. And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, *"Who do people say that I am?"* -28. And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." -29. And he asked them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." -30. And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. -Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection - - -31. And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. -32. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. -33. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, *"Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."* - -34. And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, *"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.* -35. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. -36. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? -37. For what can a man give in return for his soul? -38. For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." - - - +1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, +2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. +3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” +4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” +5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” +6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. +7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. +8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. +9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. +10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. +11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. +12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” +13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side. +14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. +15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” +16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. +17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? +18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? +19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” +20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” +21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?” +22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. +23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” +24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” +25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. +26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.” +27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” +28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” +29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” +30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. +31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. +32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. +33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” +34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. +35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. +36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? +37 For what can a man give in return for his soul? +38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md index 6f5e19dc..58c11738 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,70 +1,51 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. And he said to them, *"Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."* -The Transfiguration - - -2. And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, -3. and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. -4. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. -5. And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." -6. For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. -7. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him." -8. And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. - -9. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. -10. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. -11. And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" -12. And he said to them, *"Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?* -13. But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him." -Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit - - -14. And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. -15. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. -16. And he asked them, *"What are you arguing about with them?"* -17. And someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. -18. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." -19. And he answered them, *"O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me."* -20. And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. -21. And Jesus asked his father, *"How long has this been happening to him?"* And he said, "From childhood. -22. And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." -23. And Jesus said to him, *"'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes."* -24. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" -25. And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, *"You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."* -26. And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, "He is dead." -27. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. -28. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" -29. And he said to them, *"This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."* -Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection - - -30. They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, -31. for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, *"The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise."* -32. But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. -Who Is the Greatest? - -33. And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, *"What were you discussing on the way?"* -34. But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. -35. And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, *"If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."* -36. And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, -37. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me." -Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us - - -38. John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." -39. But Jesus said, *"Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.* -40. For the one who is not against us is for us. -41. For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward. -Temptations to Sin - - -42. "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. -43. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. -45. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. -47. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, -48. 'where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.' -49. For everyone will be salted with fire. -50. Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another." - - - +1 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” +2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, +3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. +4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. +5 And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” +6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. +7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” +8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. +9 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. +10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. +11 And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” +12 And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? +13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.” +14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. +15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. +16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” +17 And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. +18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” +19 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” +20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. +21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. +22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” +23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” +24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” +25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” +26 And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” +27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. +28 And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” +29 And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” +30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, +31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” +32 But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. +33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” +34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. +35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” +36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, +37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” +38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” +39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. +40 For the one who is not against us is for us. +41 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward. +42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. +43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. +44 +45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. +46 +47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, +48 ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ +49 For everyone will be salted with fire. +50 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md index 8dd75057..7b6de9c9 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,77 +1,53 @@ -Teaching -About Divorce - # Chapter 10 -1. And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. - -2. And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" -3. He answered them, *"What did Moses command you?"* -4. They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away." -5. And Jesus said to them, *"Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.* -6. But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' -7. 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, -8. and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. -9. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." - -10. And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. -11. And he said to them, *"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,* -12. and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." -Let the Children Come to Me - - -13. And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. -14. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, *"Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.* -15. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." -16. And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. -The Rich Young Man - - -17. And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" -18. And Jesus said to him, *"Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.* -19. You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'" -20. And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth." -21. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, *"You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."* -22. Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. - -23. And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, *"How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!"* -24. And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, *"Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!* -25. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." -26. And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?" -27. Jesus looked at them and said, *"With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."* -28. Peter began to say to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you." -29. Jesus said, *"Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,* -30. who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. -31. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." -Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time - - -32. And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, -33. saying, *"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.* -34. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise." -The Request of James and John - - -35. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." -36. And he said to them, *"What do you want me to do for you?"* -37. And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." -38. Jesus said to them, *"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"* -39. And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, *"The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,* -40. but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." -41. And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. -42. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, *"You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.* -43. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, -44. and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. -45. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." -Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus - - -46. And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. -47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" -48. And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" -49. And Jesus stopped and said, *"Call him."* And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." -50. And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. -51. And Jesus said to him, *"What do you want me to do for you?"* And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." -52. And Jesus said to him, *"Go your way; your faith has made you well."* And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. - - - +1 And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. +2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” +3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” +4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” +5 And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. +6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ +7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, +8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. +9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” +10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. +11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, +12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” +13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. +14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. +15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” +16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. +17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” +18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. +19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” +20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” +21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” +22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. +23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” +24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! +25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” +26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” +27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” +28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” +29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, +30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. +31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” +32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, +33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. +34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” +35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” +36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” +37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” +38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” +39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, +40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” +41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. +42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. +43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, +44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. +45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” +46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. +47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” +50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. +51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” +52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md index b8b65533..e8a1a6f7 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,51 +1,34 @@ -The Triumphal Entry - # Chapter 11 -1. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples -2. and said to them, *"Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.* -3. If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'" -4. And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. -5. And some of those standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" -6. And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. -7. And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. -8. And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. -9. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! -10. Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!" - -11. And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. -Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - - -12. On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. -13. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. -14. And he said to it, *"May no one ever eat fruit from you again."* And his disciples heard it. -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - - -15. And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. -16. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. -17. And he was teaching them and saying to them, *"Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."* -18. And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. -19. And when evening came they went out of the city. -The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree - - -20. As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. -21. And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." -22. And Jesus answered them, *"Have faith in God.* -23. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. -24. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. -25. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses." -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - - -27. And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, -28. and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?" -29. Jesus said to them, *"I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.* -30. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me." -31. And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' -32. But shall we say, 'From man'?"--they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet. -33. So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."* - - - +1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples +2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. +3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” +4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. +5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” +6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. +7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. +8 And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. +9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! +10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” +11 And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. +12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. +13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. +14 And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it. +15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. +16 And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. +17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” +18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. +19 And when evening came they went out of the city. +20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. +21 And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” +22 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. +23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. +24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. +25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” +26 +27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, +28 and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” +29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. +30 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.” +31 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ +32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet. +33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md index 7e270d25..2f48d4da 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,78 +1,51 @@ -The Parable of the Tenants - # Chapter 12 -1. And he began to speak to them in parables. *"A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.* -2. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. -3. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. -4. Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. -5. And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. -6. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' -7. But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' -8. And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. -9. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. -10. Have you not read this Scripture: -*"'The stone that the builders rejected* - *has become the cornerstone;* - -11. this was the Lord's doing, - *and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"* - -12. And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away. -Paying Taxes to Caesar - - -13. And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. -14. And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" -15. But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, *"Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."* -16. And they brought one. And he said to them, *"Whose likeness and inscription is this?"* They said to him, "Caesar's." -17. Jesus said to them, *"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* And they marveled at him. -The Sadducees Ask -About the Resurrection - - -18. And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, -19. "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. -20. There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. -21. And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. -22. And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. -23. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife." - -24. Jesus said to them, *"Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?* -25. For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. -26. And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? -27. He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong." -The Great Commandment - - -28. And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" -29. Jesus answered, *"The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.* -30. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' -31. The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." -32. And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. -33. And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." -34. And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, *"You are not far from the kingdom of God."* And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. -Whose Son Is the Christ? - -35. And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, *"How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?* -36. David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, -*"'The Lord said to my Lord,* -*"Sit at my right hand,* - *until I put your enemies under your feet."'* - -37. David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly. -Beware of the Scribes - - -38. And in his teaching he said, *"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces* -39. and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, -40. who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." -The Widow's Offering - - -41. And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. -42. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. -43. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, *"Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.* -44. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on." - - - +1 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. +2 When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. +3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. +4 Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. +5 And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. +6 He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ +7 But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ +8 And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. +9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. +10 Have you not read this Scripture: +“‘The stone that the builders rejected + has become the cornerstone; +11 this was the Lord's doing, + and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” +12 And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away. +13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. +14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” +15 But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” +16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” +17 Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him. +18 And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, +19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. +20 There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. +21 And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. +22 And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. +23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.” +24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? +25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. +26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? +27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.” +28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” +29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. +30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ +31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” +32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. +33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” +34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. +35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? +36 David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, +“‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at my right hand, + until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ +37 David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly. +38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces +39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, +40 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” +41 And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. +42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. +43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. +44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md index bfc9f567..fa2a5c87 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,59 +1,38 @@ -Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple - # Chapter 13 -1. And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" -2. And Jesus said to him, *"Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."* -Signs of the End of the Age - - -3. And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, -4. "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?" -5. And Jesus began to say to them, *"See that no one leads you astray.* -6. Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray. -7. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. -8. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. - -9. "But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them. -10. And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. -11. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. -12. And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. -13. And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. -The Abomination of Desolation - - -14. "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. -15. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, -16. and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. -17. And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! -18. Pray that it may not happen in winter. -19. For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be. -20. And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days. -21. And then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. -22. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. -23. But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand. -The Coming of the Son of Man - - -24. "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, -25. and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. -26. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. -27. And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. -The Lesson of the Fig Tree - - -28. "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. -29. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. -30. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. -31. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. -No One Knows That Day or Hour - - -32. "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. -33. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. -34. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. -35. Therefore stay awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning-- -36. lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. -37. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake." - - - +1 And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” +2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” +3 And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, +4 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” +5 And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray. +6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. +7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. +8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. +9 “But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them. +10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. +11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. +12 And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. +13 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. +14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. +15 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, +16 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. +17 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! +18 Pray that it may not happen in winter. +19 For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be. +20 And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days. +21 And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. +22 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. +23 But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand. +24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, +25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. +26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. +27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. +28 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. +29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. +30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. +31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. +32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. +33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. +34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. +35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— +36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. +37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md index f4d75f8c..443881f1 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,109 +1,73 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 14 -1. It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, -2. for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people." -Jesus Anointed at Bethany - - -3. And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. -4. There were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment wasted like that? -5. For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her. -6. But Jesus said, *"Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.* -7. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. -8. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. -9. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her." -Judas to Betray Jesus - - -10. Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. -11. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. -The Passover with the Disciples - - -12. And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?" -13. And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, *"Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,* -14. and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' -15. And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us." -16. And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. - -17. And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. -18. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, *"Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me."* -19. They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, "Is it I?" -20. He said to them, *"It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me.* -21. For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." -Institution of the Lord's Supper - - -22. And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, *"Take; this is my body."* -23. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. -24. And he said to them, *"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.* -25. Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." -Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial - - -26. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -27. And Jesus said to them, *"You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'* -28. But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee." -29. Peter said to him, "Even though they all fall away, I will not." -30. And Jesus said to him, *"Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."* -31. But he said emphatically, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." And they all said the same. -Jesus Prays in Gethsemane - - -32. And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, *"Sit here while I pray."* -33. And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. -34. And he said to them, *"My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch."* -35. And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. -36. And he said, *"Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."* -37. And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, *"Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?* -38. Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." -39. And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. -40. And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him. -41. And he came the third time and said to them, *"Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -42. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand." -Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus - - -43. And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. -44. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard." -45. And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, "Rabbi!" And he kissed him. -46. And they laid hands on him and seized him. -47. But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. -48. And Jesus said to them, *"Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?* -49. Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled." -50. And they all left him and fled. -A Young Man Flees - - -51. And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, -52. but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. -Jesus Before the Council - - -53. And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. -54. And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire. -55. Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. -56. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. -57. And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, -58. "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'" -59. Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. -60. And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?" -61. But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" -62. And Jesus said, *"I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."* -63. And the high priest tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need? -64. You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death. -65. And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows. -Peter Denies Jesus - - -66. And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, -67. and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus." -68. But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you mean." And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. -69. And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them." -70. But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, "Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." -71. But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak." -72. And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, *"Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."* And he broke down and wept. - - - +1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, +2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” +3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. +4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? +5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they scolded her. +6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. +7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. +8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. +9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” +10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. +11 And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him. +12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” +13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, +14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ +15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.” +16 And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. +17 And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. +18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” +19 They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” +20 He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. +21 For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” +22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” +23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. +24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. +25 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” +26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. +27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ +28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” +29 Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” +30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” +31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same. +32 And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” +33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. +34 And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” +35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. +36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” +37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? +38 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” +39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. +40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him. +41 And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +42 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.” +43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. +44 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” +45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” And he kissed him. +46 And they laid hands on him and seized him. +47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. +48 And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? +49 Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” +50 And they all left him and fled. +51 And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, +52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. +53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. +54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire. +55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. +56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. +57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, +58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” +59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. +60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” +61 But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” +62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” +63 And the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? +64 You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they all condemned him as deserving death. +65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him with blows. +66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, +67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” +68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. +69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” +70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” +71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” +72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md index 64e812f2..80a60731 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,68 +1,48 @@ -Jesus Delivered to Pilate - # Chapter 15 -1. And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. -2. And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, *"You have said so."* -3. And the chief priests accused him of many things. -4. And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you." -5. But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. -Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified - - -6. Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. -7. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. -8. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. -9. And he answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" -10. For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. -11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. -12. And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?" -13. And they cried out again, "Crucify him." -14. And Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him." -15. So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. -Jesus Is Mocked - - -16. And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. -17. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. -18. And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" -19. And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. -20. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him. -The Crucifixion - - -21. And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. -22. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). -23. And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. -24. And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. -25. And it was the third hour when they crucified him. -26. And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." -27. And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. -29. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, -30. save yourself, and come down from the cross!" -31. So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. -32. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him. -The Death of Jesus - - -33. And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. -34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, *"Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"* -35. And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah." -36. And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down." -37. And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. -38. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. -39. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" - -40. There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. -41. When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. -Jesus Is Buried - - -42. And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, -43. Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. -44. Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. -45. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. -46. And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. -47. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. - - - +1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. +2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” +3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. +4 And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” +5 But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. +6 Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. +7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. +8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. +9 And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” +10 For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. +11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. +12 And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?” +13 And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” +14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” +15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. +16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. +17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. +18 And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” +19 And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. +20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him. +21 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. +22 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). +23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. +24 And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. +25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him. +26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” +27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. +28 +29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, +30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” +31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. +32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him. +33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. +34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” +35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” +36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” +37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. +38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. +39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” +40 There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. +41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. +42 And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, +43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. +44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. +45 And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. +46 And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. +47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md index 252dd3e0..759d3e70 100644 --- a/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,36 +1,21 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 16 -1. When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. -2. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. -3. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?" -4. And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back--it was very large. -5. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. -6. And he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. -7. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you." -8. And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. -[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9�20.] -Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene -[[ -9. Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. -10. She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. -11. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. -Jesus Appears to Two Disciples - - -12. After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. -13. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. -The Great Commission - - -14. Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. -15. And he said to them, *"Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.* -16. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. -17. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; -18. they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover." - -19. So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. -20. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]] - - - +1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. +2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. +3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” +4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. +5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. +6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. +7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” +8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. +9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. +10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. +11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. +12 After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. +13 And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. +14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. +15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. +16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. +17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; +18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” +19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. +20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md index 0674b60a..e25ccb5e 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,150 +1,99 @@ -Dedication to Theophilus - # Chapter 1 -1. Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, -2. just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, -3. it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, -4. that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. -Birth of John the Baptist Foretold - - -5. In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. -6. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. -7. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. - -8. Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, -9. according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. -10. And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. -11. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. -12. And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. -13. But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. -14. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, -15. for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. -16. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, -17. and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared." - -18. And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." -19. And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. -20. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." -21. And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. -22. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. -23. And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. - -24. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, -25. "Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people." -Birth of Jesus Foretold - - -26. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, -27. to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. -28. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" -29. But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. -30. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. -31. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. -32. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, -33. and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." - -34. And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" - -35. And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy--the Son of God. -36. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. -37. For nothing will be impossible with God." -38. And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. -Mary Visits Elizabeth - - -39. In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, -40. and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. -41. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, -42. and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! -43. And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? -44. For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. -45. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." -Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat - - -46. And Mary said, -"My soul magnifies the Lord, - -47. and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, - -48. for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. +1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, +2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, +3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, +4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. +5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. +6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. +7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. +8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, +9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. +10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. +11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. +12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. +13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. +14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, +15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. +16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, +17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” +18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” +19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. +20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” +21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. +22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. +23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. +24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, +25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” +26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, +27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. +28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” +29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. +30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. +31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. +32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, +33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” +34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” +35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. +36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. +37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” +38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. +39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, +40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. +41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, +42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! +43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? +44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. +45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” +46 And Mary said, +“My soul magnifies the Lord, +47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, +48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; - -49. for he who is mighty has done great things for me, +49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. - -50. And his mercy is for those who fear him +50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. - -51. He has shown strength with his arm; +51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; - -52. he has brought down the mighty from their thrones +52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; - -53. he has filled the hungry with good things, +53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. - -54. He has helped his servant Israel, +54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, - -55. as he spoke to our fathers, - to Abraham and to his offspring forever." - -56. And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home. -The Birth of John the Baptist - - -57. Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. -58. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. -59. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, -60. but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John." -61. And they said to her, "None of your relatives is called by this name." -62. And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. -63. And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered. -64. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. -65. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, -66. and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. -Zechariah's Prophecy - - -67. And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, - -68. "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, +55 as he spoke to our fathers, + to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” +56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home. +57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. +58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. +59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, +60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” +61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” +62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. +63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. +64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. +65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, +66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. +67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, +68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people - -69. and has raised up a horn of salvation for us +69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, - -70. as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, - -71. that we should be saved from our enemies +70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, +71 that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; - -72. to show the mercy promised to our fathers +72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, - -73. the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us - -74. that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, +73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us +74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, - -75. in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. - -76. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; +75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. +76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, - -77. to give knowledge of salvation to his people +77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, - -78. because of the tender mercy of our God, +78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high - -79. to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, - to guide our feet into the way of peace." - -80. And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. - - - +79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, + to guide our feet into the way of peace.” +80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md index c9d57430..526b7a6e 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,83 +1,56 @@ -The Birth of Jesus Christ - # Chapter 2 -1. In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. -2. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. -3. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. -4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, -5. to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. -6. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. -7. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. -The Shepherds and the Angels - - -8. And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. -9. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. -10. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. -11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. -12. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." -13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, - -14. "Glory to God in the highest, - and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!" - -15. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." -16. And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. -17. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. -18. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. -19. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. -20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. - -21. And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. -Jesus Presented at the Temple - - -22. And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord -23. (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") -24. and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." -25. Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. -26. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. -27. And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, -28. he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, - -29. "Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, +1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. +2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. +3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. +4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, +5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. +6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. +7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. +8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. +9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. +10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. +11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. +12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” +13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, +14 “Glory to God in the highest, + and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” +15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” +16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. +17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. +18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. +19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. +20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. +21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. +22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord +23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) +24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” +25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. +26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. +27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, +28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, +29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; - -30. for my eyes have seen your salvation - -31. that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, - -32. a light for revelation to the Gentiles, - and for glory to your people Israel." - -33. And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. -34. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed -35. (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed." - -36. And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, -37. and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. -38. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. -The Return to Nazareth - - -39. And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. -40. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. -The Boy Jesus in the Temple - - -41. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. -42. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. -43. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, -44. but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, -45. and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. -46. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. -47. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. -48. And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress." -49. And he said to them, *"Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"* -50. And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. -51. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. - -52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. - - - +30 for my eyes have seen your salvation +31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, +32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, + and for glory to your people Israel.” +33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. +34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed +35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.” +36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, +37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. +38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. +39 And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. +40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. +41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. +42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. +43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, +44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, +45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. +46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. +47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. +48 And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” +49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” +50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. +51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. +52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md index b955effe..a932d71e 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,60 +1,45 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, -2. during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. -3. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. -4. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, -"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -'Prepare the way of the Lord, +1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, +2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. +3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. +4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, +“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. - -5. Every valley shall be filled, +5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, - -6. and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" - -7. He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? -8. Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. -9. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." - -10. And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?" -11. And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." -12. Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" -13. And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do." -14. Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages." - -15. As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, -16. John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. -17. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." - -18. So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. -19. But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, -20. added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison. - -21. Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, -22. and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." -The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - - -23. Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, -24. the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, -25. the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, -26. the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, -27. the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, -28. the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, -29. the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, -30. the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, -31. the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, -32. the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, -33. the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, -34. the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, -35. the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, -36. the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, -37. the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, -38. the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. - - - +6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’” +7 He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? +8 Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. +9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” +10 And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” +11 And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” +12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” +13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” +14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.” +15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, +16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. +17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” +18 So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. +19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, +20 added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison. +21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, +22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” +23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, +24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, +25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, +26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, +27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, +28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, +29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, +30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, +31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, +32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, +33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, +34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, +35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, +36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, +37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, +38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md index 4c74e46d..284f9737 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,84 +1,56 @@ -The Temptation of Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness -2. for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. -3. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." -4. And Jesus answered him, *"It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"* -5. And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, -6. and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. -7. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." -8. And Jesus answered him, *"It is written,* -*"'You shall worship the Lord your God,* - *and him only shall you serve.'"* - -9. And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, -10. for it is written, -"'He will command his angels concerning you, - to guard you,' - -11. and -"'On their hands they will bear you up, - lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" - -12. And Jesus answered him, *"It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"* -13. And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. -Jesus Begins His Ministry - - -14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. -15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - - -16. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. -17. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, - -18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, - * -because he has anointed me* - *to proclaim good news to the poor.* -*He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives* - *and recovering of sight to the blind,* - *to set at liberty those who are oppressed,* - -19. to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." - -20. And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. -21. And he began to say to them, *"Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."* -22. And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" -23. And he said to them, *"Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, '"Physician, heal yourself." What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'"* -24. And he said, *"Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.* -25. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, -26. and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. -27. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." -28. When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. -29. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. -30. But passing through their midst, he went away. -Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon - - -31. And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, -32. and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. -33. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, -34. "Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God." -35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, *"Be silent and come out of him!"* And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. -36. And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" -37. And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. -Jesus Heals Many - - -38. And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. -39. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. - -40. Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. -41. And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. -Jesus Preaches in Synagogues - - -42. And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, -43. but he said to them, *"I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose."* -44. And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea. - - - +1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness +2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. +3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” +4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” +5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, +6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. +7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” +8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, +“‘You shall worship the Lord your God, + and him only shall you serve.’” +9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, +10 for it is written, +“‘He will command his angels concerning you, + to guard you,’ +11 and +“‘On their hands they will bear you up, + lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” +12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” +13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. +14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. +15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. +16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. +17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, +18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, + because he has anointed me + to proclaim good news to the poor. +He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives + and recovering of sight to the blind, + to set at liberty those who are oppressed, +19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” +20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. +21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” +22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph's son?” +23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” +24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. +25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, +26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. +27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” +28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. +29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. +30 But passing through their midst, he went away. +31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, +32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. +33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, +34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” +35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. +36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” +37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. +38 And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. +39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. +40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. +41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. +42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, +43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” +44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md index b64a5cf7..cebe5743 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,59 +1,40 @@ -Jesus Calls the First Disciples - # Chapter 5 -1. On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, -2. and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. -3. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. -4. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, *"Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."* -5. And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." -6. And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. -7. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. -8. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." -9. For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, -10. and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, *"Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."* -11. And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - - -12. While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." -13. And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, *"I will; be clean."* And immediately the leprosy left him. -14. And he charged him to tell no one, but *"go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them."* -15. But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. -16. But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. -Jesus Heals a Paralytic - - -17. On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. -18. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, -19. but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. -20. And when he saw their faith, he said, *"Man, your sins are forgiven you."* -21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" -22. When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, *"Why do you question in your hearts?* -23. Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? -24. But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the man who was paralyzed--*"I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home."* -25. And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. -26. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen extraordinary things today." -Jesus Calls Levi - - -27. After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, *"Follow me."* -28. And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. - -29. And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. -30. And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" -31. And Jesus answered them, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.* -32. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." -A Question -About Fasting - - -33. And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink." -34. And Jesus said to them, *"Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?* -35. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days." -36. He also told them a parable: *"No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.* -37. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. -38. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. -39. And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'" - - - +1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, +2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. +3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. +4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” +5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” +6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. +7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. +8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” +9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, +10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” +11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. +12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” +13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. +14 And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” +15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. +16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. +17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. +18 And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, +19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. +20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” +21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” +22 When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts? +23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? +24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” +25 And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. +26 And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.” +27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” +28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. +29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. +30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” +31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. +32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” +33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” +34 And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? +35 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.” +36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. +37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. +38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. +39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md index b0079afd..3348640f 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,91 +1,53 @@ -Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - # Chapter 6 -1. On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. -2. But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?" -3. And Jesus answered them, *"Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:* -4. how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?" -5. And he said to them, *"The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."* -A Man with a Withered Hand - - -6. On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. -7. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. -8. But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, *"Come and stand here."* And he rose and stood there. -9. And Jesus said to them, *"I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?"* -10. And after looking around at them all he said to him, *"Stretch out your hand."* And he did so, and his hand was restored. -11. But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. -The Twelve Apostles - - -12. In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. -13. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: -14. Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, -15. and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, -16. and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. -Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude - - -17. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, -18. who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. -19. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all. -The Beatitudes - - -20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: -*"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.* - -21. "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. -*"Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.* - -22. "Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! -23. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. -Jesus Pronounces Woes - - -24. "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. - -25. "Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. -*"Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.* - -26. "Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets. -Love Your Enemies - - -27. "But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, -28. bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. -29. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. -30. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. -31. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. - -32. "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. -33. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. -34. And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. -35. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. -36. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. -Judging Others - - -37. "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; -38. give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." - -39. He also told them a parable: *"Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?* -40. A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. -41. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? -42. How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye. -A Tree and Its Fruit - - -43. "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, -44. for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. -45. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. -Build Your House on the Rock - - -46. "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you? -47. Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: -48. he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. -49. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great." - - - +1 On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. +2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” +3 And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: +4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” +5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” +6 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. +7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. +8 But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. +9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” +10 And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. +11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. +12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. +13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: +14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, +15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, +16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. +17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, +18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. +19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all. +20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: +“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. +21 “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. +“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. +22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! +23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. +24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. +25 “Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. +“Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. +26 “Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets. +27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, +28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. +29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. +30 Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. +31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. +32 “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. +33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. +34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. +35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. +36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. +37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; +38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” +39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? +40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. +41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? +42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye. +43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, +44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. +45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. +46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? +47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: +48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. +49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md index 1793f204..1a00e880 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,74 +1,55 @@ -Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant - # Chapter 7 -1. After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. -2. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. -3. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. -4. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him, -5. for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue." -6. And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. -7. Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. -8. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." -9. When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, *"I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."* -10. And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. -Jesus Raises a Widow's Son - - -11. Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. -12. As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. -13. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, *"Do not weep."* -14. Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, *"Young man, I say to you, arise."* -15. And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. -16. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!" -17. And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. -Messengers from John the Baptist - - -18. The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, -19. calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" -20. And when the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?'" -21. In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. -22. And he answered them, *"Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.* -23. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me." - -24. When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: *"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?* -25. What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. -26. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. -27. This is he of whom it is written, -*"'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,* - *who will prepare your way before you.'* - -28. I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." -29. (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, -30. but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) - -31. "To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? -32. They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, -*"'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;* - *we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'* - -33. For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' -34. The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' -35. Yet wisdom is justified by all her children." -A Sinful Woman Forgiven - - -36. One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. -37. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, -38. and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. -39. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner." -40. And Jesus answering said to him, *"Simon, I have something to say to you."* And he answered, "Say it, Teacher." - -41. "A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. -42. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?" -43. Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt." And he said to him, *"You have judged rightly."* -44. Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, *"Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.* -45. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. -46. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. -47. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven--for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little." -48. And he said to her, *"Your sins are forgiven."* -49. Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?" -50. And he said to the woman, *"Your faith has saved you; go in peace."* - - - +1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. +2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. +3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. +4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, +5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” +6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. +7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. +8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” +9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” +10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. +11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. +12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. +13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” +14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” +15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. +16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” +17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. +18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, +19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” +20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’” +21 In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. +22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. +23 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” +24 When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? +25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. +26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. +27 This is he of whom it is written, +“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, + who will prepare your way before you.’ +28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” +29 (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, +30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) +31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? +32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, +“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; + we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ +33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ +34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ +35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.” +36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. +37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, +38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. +39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” +40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.” +41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. +42 When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” +43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” +44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. +45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. +46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. +47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” +48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” +49 Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” +50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md index 0781634b..e5f1c0e3 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,86 +1,58 @@ -Women Accompanying Jesus - # Chapter 8 -1. Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, -2. and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, -3. and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means. -The Parable of the Sower - - -4. And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, -5. "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. -6. And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. -7. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. -8. And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, *"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."* -The Purpose of the Parables - - -9. And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, -10. he said, *"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'* -11. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. -12. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. -13. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. -14. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. -15. As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. -A Lamp Under a Jar - - -16. "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. -17. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. -18. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away." -Jesus' Mother and Brothers - - -19. Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. -20. And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." -21. But he answered them, *"My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."* -Jesus Calms a Storm - - -22. One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, *"Let us go across to the other side of the lake."* So they set out, -23. and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. -24. And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. -25. He said to them, *"Where is your faith?"* And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?" -Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon - - -26. Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. -27. When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. -28. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me." -29. For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.) -30. Jesus then asked him, *"What is your name?"* And he said, "Legion," for many demons had entered him. -31. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. -32. Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. -33. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned. - -34. When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. -35. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. -36. And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. -37. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. -38. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, -39. "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. -Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter - - -40. Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. -41. And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, -42. for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. +1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, +2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, +3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means. +4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, +5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. +6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. +7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. +8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” +9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, +10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ +11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. +12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. +13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. +14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. +15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. +16 “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. +17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. +18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” +19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. +20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” +21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” +22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out, +23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. +24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. +25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?” +26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. +27 When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. +28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” +29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.) +30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him. +31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. +32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. +33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned. +34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. +35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. +36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed. +37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. +38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, +39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. +40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. +41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, +42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. -43. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. -44. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. -45. And Jesus said, *"Who was it that touched me?"* When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!" -46. But Jesus said, *"Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me."* -47. And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. -48. And he said to her, *"Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."* - -49. While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." -50. But Jesus on hearing this answered him, *"Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well."* -51. And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. -52. And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, *"Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping."* -53. And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. -54. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, *"Child, arise."* -55. And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. -56. And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened. - - - +43 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. +44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. +45 And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” +46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” +47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. +48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” +49 While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler's house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more.” +50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” +51 And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. +52 And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” +53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. +54 But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” +55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. +56 And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md index a3fdbdfb..31fc488d 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,102 +1,64 @@ -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles - # Chapter 9 -1. And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, -2. and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. -3. And he said to them, *"Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.* -4. And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. -5. And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." -6. And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. -Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus - - -7. Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, -8. by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. -9. Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. -Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - - -10. On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. -11. When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. -12. Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place." -13. But he said to them, *"You give them something to eat."* They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish--unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." -14. For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, *"Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."* -15. And they did so, and had them all sit down. -16. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. -17. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. -Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - - -18. Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, *"Who do the crowds say that I am?"* -19. And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen." -20. Then he said to them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* And Peter answered, "The Christ of God." -Jesus Foretells His Death - - -21. And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, -22. saying, *"The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."* -Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus - - -23. And he said to all, *"If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.* -24. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. -25. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? -26. For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. -27. But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God." -The Transfiguration - - -28. Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. -29. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. -30. And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, -31. who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. -32. Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. -33. And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he said. -34. As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. -35. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!" -36. And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. -Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit - - -37. On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. -38. And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. -39. And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. -40. And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." -41. Jesus answered, *"O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."* -42. While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. -43. And all were astonished at the majesty of God. -Jesus Again Foretells His Death +1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, +2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. +3 And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. +4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. +5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” +6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. +7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, +8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. +9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him. +10 On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. +11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. +12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” +13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” +14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” +15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. +16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. +17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. +18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” +19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” +20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” +21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, +22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” +23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. +24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. +25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? +26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. +27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.” +28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. +29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. +30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, +31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. +32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. +33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. +34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. +35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” +36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. +37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. +38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. +39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. +40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” +41 Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” +42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. +43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, -44. "Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men." -45. But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying. -Who Is the Greatest? - -46. An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. -47. But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side -48. and said to them, *"Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."* -Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us - - -49. John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us." -50. But Jesus said to him, *"Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you."* -A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus - - -51. When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. -52. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. -53. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. -54. And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" -55. But he turned and rebuked them. -56. And they went on to another village. -The Cost of Following Jesus - - -57. As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." -58. And Jesus said to him, *"Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."* -59. To another he said, *"Follow me."* But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." -60. And Jesus said to him, *"Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."* -61. Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home." -62. Jesus said to him, *"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."* - - - +44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” +45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying. +46 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. +47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side +48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.” +49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” +50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.” +51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. +52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. +53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. +54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” +55 But he turned and rebuked them. +56 And they went on to another village. +57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” +58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” +59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” +60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” +61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” +62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md index e903ec9e..1e65e047 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,66 +1,43 @@ -Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two - # Chapter 10 -1. After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. -2. And he said to them, *"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.* -3. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. -4. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. -5. Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!' -6. And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. -7. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. -8. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. -9. Heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' -10. But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, -11. 'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' -12. I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. -Woe to Unrepentant Cities - - -13. "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. -14. But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. -15. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. - -16. "The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me." -The Return of the Seventy-Two - - -17. The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" -18. And he said to them, *"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.* -19. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. -20. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." -Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will - - -21. In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, *"I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.* -22. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." - -23. Then turning to the disciples he said privately, *"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!* -24. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it." -The Parable of the Good Samaritan - - -25. And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" -26. He said to him, *"What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"* -27. And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." -28. And he said to him, *"You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."* - -29. But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" -30. Jesus replied, *"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.* -31. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. -32. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. -33. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. -34. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. -35. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' -36. Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" -37. He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, *"You go, and do likewise."* -Martha and Mary - - -38. Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. -39. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. -40. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." -41. But the Lord answered her, *"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,* -42. but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." - - - +1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. +2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. +3 Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. +4 Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. +5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ +6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. +7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. +8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. +9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ +10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, +11 ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ +12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. +13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. +14 But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. +15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. +16 “The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.” +17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” +18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. +19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. +20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” +21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. +22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” +23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! +24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” +25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” +26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” +27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” +28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” +29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” +30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. +31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. +32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. +33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. +34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. +35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ +36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” +37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” +38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. +39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. +40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” +41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, +42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md index f4a43412..af75f93f 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,88 +1,59 @@ -The Lord's Prayer - # Chapter 11 -1. Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." -2. And he said to them, *"When you pray, say:* -*"Father, hallowed be your name.* -*Your kingdom come.* - -3. Give us each day our daily bread, - -4. and forgive us our sins, - *for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.* -*And lead us not into temptation."* - -5. And he said to them, *"Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,* -6. for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; -7. and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'? -8. I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. -9. And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. -10. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. -11. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; -12. or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? -13. If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" -Jesus and Beelzebul - - -14. Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. -15. But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons," -16. while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. -17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, *"Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.* -18. And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. -19. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. -20. But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. -21. When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; -22. but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil. -23. Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. -Return of an Unclean Spirit - - -24. "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' -25. And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. -26. Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first." -True Blessedness - - -27. As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!" -28. But he said, *"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"* -The Sign of Jonah - - -29. When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, *"This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.* -30. For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. -31. The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. -32. The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. -The Light in You - - -33. "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. -34. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. -35. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. -36. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light." -Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers - - -37. While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. -38. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. -39. And the Lord said to him, *"Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.* -40. You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? -41. But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you. - -42. "But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. -43. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. -44. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it." - -45. One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also." -46. And he said, *"Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.* -47. Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. -48. So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. -49. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' -50. so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, -51. from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. -52. Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering." - -53. As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, -54. lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. - - - +1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” +2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say: +“Father, hallowed be your name. +Your kingdom come. +3 Give us each day our daily bread, +4 and forgive us our sins, + for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. +And lead us not into temptation.” +5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, +6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; +7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? +8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. +9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. +10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. +11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; +12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? +13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” +14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. +15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,” +16 while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. +17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. +18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. +19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. +20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. +21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; +22 but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil. +23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. +24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ +25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. +26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first.” +27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” +28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” +29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. +30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. +31 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. +32 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. +33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. +34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. +35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. +36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.” +37 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. +38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. +39 And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. +40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? +41 But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you. +42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. +43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. +44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” +45 One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying these things you insult us also.” +46 And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. +47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. +48 So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. +49 Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ +50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, +51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. +52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” +53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things, +54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md index 3e894d45..9f7bc52b 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,91 +1,60 @@ -Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees - # Chapter 12 -1. In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, *"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.* -2. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. -3. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. -Have No Fear - - -4. "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. -5. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! -6. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. -7. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. -Acknowledge Christ Before Men - - -8. "And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, -9. but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. -10. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. -11. And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, -12. for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." -The Parable of the Rich Fool - - -13. Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." -14. But he said to him, *"Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"* -15. And he said to them, *"Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."* -16. And he told them a parable, saying, *"The land of a rich man produced plentifully,* -17. and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' -18. And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. -19. And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."' -20. But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' -21. So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God." -Do Not Be Anxious - - -22. And he said to his disciples, *"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.* -23. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. -24. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! -25. And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? -26. If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? -27. Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. -28. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! -29. And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. -30. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. -31. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. - -32. "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. -33. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. -34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. -You Must Be Ready - - -35. "Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, -36. and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. -37. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. -38. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! -39. But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. -40. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." - -41. Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?" -42. And the Lord said, *"Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?* -43. Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. -44. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. -45. But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, -46. the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. -47. And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. -48. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. -Not Peace, but Division - - -49. "I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! -50. I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! -51. Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. -52. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. -53. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law." -Interpreting the Time - - -54. He also said to the crowds, *"When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.* -55. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and it happens. -56. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? -Settle with Your Accuser - - -57. "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? -58. As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. -59. I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny." - - - +1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. +2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. +3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. +4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. +5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! +6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. +7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. +8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, +9 but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. +10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. +11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, +12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” +13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” +14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” +15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” +16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, +17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ +18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. +19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ +20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ +21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” +22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. +23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. +24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! +25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? +26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? +27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. +28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! +29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. +30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. +31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. +32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. +33 Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. +34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. +35 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, +36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. +37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. +38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! +39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. +40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” +41 Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” +42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? +43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. +44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. +45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, +46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. +47 And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. +48 But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. +49 “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! +50 I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! +51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. +52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. +53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” +54 He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. +55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. +56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? +57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? +58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. +59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md index a272d180..0cafe796 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,57 +1,36 @@ -Repent or Perish - # Chapter 13 -1. There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. -2. And he answered them, *"Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?* -3. No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. -4. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? -5. No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." -The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree - - -6. And he told this parable: *"A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.* -7. And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?' -8. And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. -9. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'" -A Woman with a Disabling Spirit - - -10. Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. -11. And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. -12. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, *"Woman, you are freed from your disability."* -13. And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God. -14. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day." -15. Then the Lord answered him, *"You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?* -16. And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?" -17. As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him. -The Mustard Seed and the Leaven - - -18. He said therefore, *"What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?* -19. It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches." - -20. And again he said, *"To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?* -21. It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened." -The Narrow Door - - -22. He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. -23. And someone said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them, -24. "Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. -25. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.' -26. Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' -27. But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!' -28. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. -29. And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. -30. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last." -Lament over Jerusalem - - -31. At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." -32. And he said to them, *"Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.* -33. Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' -34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! -35. Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'" - - - +1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. +2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? +3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. +4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? +5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” +6 And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. +7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ +8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. +9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” +10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. +11 And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. +12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” +13 And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God. +14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” +15 Then the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it? +16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” +17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him. +18 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? +19 It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.” +20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? +21 It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.” +22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. +23 And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, +24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. +25 When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ +26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ +27 But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’ +28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. +29 And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. +30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” +31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” +32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. +33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ +34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! +35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md index f1afd7e7..d50a878f 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,54 +1,36 @@ -Healing of a Man on the Sabbath - # Chapter 14 -1. One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. -2. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. -3. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, *"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"* -4. But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. -5. And he said to them, *"Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"* -6. And they could not reply to these things. -The Parable of the Wedding Feast - - -7. Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, -8. "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, -9. and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. -10. But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. -11. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." -The Parable of the Great Banquet - - -12. He said also to the man who had invited him, *"When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.* -13. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, -14. and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just." - -15. When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" -16. But he said to him, *"A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.* -17. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' -18. But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.' -19. And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.' -20. And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' -21. So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.' -22. And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' -23. And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. -24. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'" -The Cost of Discipleship - - -25. Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, -26. "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. -27. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. -28. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? -29. Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, -30. saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' -31. Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? -32. And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. -33. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. -Salt Without Taste Is Worthless - - -34. "Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? -35. It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." - - - +1 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. +2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. +3 And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” +4 But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. +5 And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” +6 And they could not reply to these things. +7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, +8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, +9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. +10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. +11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” +12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. +13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, +14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” +15 When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” +16 But he said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. +17 And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ +18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ +19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ +20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ +21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ +22 And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ +23 And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. +24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’” +25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, +26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. +27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. +28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? +29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, +30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ +31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? +32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. +33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. +34 “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? +35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md index 8beb1e9d..4feb1086 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,47 +1,33 @@ -The Parable of the Lost Sheep - # Chapter 15 -1. Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. -2. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." - -3. So he told them this parable: -4. "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? -5. And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. -6. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' -7. Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. -The Parable of the Lost Coin - - -8. "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? -9. And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' -10. Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents." -The Parable of the Prodigal Son - - -11. And he said, *"There was a man who had two sons.* -12. And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them. -13. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. -14. And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. -15. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. -16. And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. - -17. "But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! -18. I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. -19. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants."' -20. And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. -21. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' -22. But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. -23. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. -24. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate. - -25. "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. -26. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. -27. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.' -28. But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, -29. but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. -30. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!' -31. And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. -32. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'" - - - +1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. +2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” +3 So he told them this parable: +4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? +5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. +6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ +7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. +8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? +9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ +10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” +11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. +12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. +13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. +14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. +15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. +16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. +17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! +18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. +19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ +20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. +21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ +22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. +23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. +24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. +25 “Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. +26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. +27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’ +28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, +29 but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. +30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’ +31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. +32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md index afd5b896..b9592de7 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,48 +1,32 @@ -The Parable of the Dishonest Manager - # Chapter 16 -1. He also said to the disciples, *"There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.* -2. And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' -3. And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. -4. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.' -5. So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' -6. He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' -7. Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' -8. The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. -9. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. - -10. "One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. -11. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? -12. And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? -13. No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." -The Law and the Kingdom of God - - -14. The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. -15. And he said to them, *"You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.* - -16. "The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it. -17. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void. -Divorce and Remarriage - - -18. "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. -The Rich Man and Lazarus - - -19. "There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. -20. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, -21. who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. -22. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, -23. and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. -24. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.' -25. But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. -26. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' -27. And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-- -28. for I have five brothers--so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' -29. But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' -30. And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' -31. He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'" - - - +1 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. +2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ +3 And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. +4 I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.’ +5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ +6 He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ +7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ +8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. +9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. +10 “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. +11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? +12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? +13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” +14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. +15 And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. +16 “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it. +17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void. +18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. +19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. +20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, +21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. +22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, +23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. +24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ +25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. +26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ +27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house— +28 for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ +29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ +30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ +31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md index 676e1edf..51ec32bf 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,55 +1,38 @@ -Temptations to Sin - # Chapter 17 -1. And he said to his disciples, *"Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!* -2. It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. -3. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, -4. and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." -Increase Our Faith - - -5. The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" -6. And the Lord said, *"If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.* -Unworthy Servants - - -7. "Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'? -8. Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'? -9. Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? -10. So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'" -Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers - - -11. On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. -12. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance -13. and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." -14. When he saw them he said to them, *"Go and show yourselves to the priests."* And as they went they were cleansed. -15. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; -16. and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. -17. Then Jesus answered, *"Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?* -18. Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" -19. And he said to him, *"Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."* -The Coming of the Kingdom - - -20. Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, *"The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,* -21. nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." - -22. And he said to the disciples, *"The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.* -23. And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them. -24. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. -25. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. -26. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. -27. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. -28. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot--they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, -29. but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all-- -30. so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. -31. On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. -32. Remember Lot's wife. -33. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. -34. I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. -35. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left." -37. And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, *"Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather."* - - - +1 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! +2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. +3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, +4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” +5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” +6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. +7 “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? +8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? +9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? +10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” +11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. +12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance +13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” +14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. +15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; +16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. +17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? +18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” +19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” +20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, +21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” +22 And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. +23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. +24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. +25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. +26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. +27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. +28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, +29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all— +30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. +31 On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. +32 Remember Lot's wife. +33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. +34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. +35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.” +36 +37 And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md index ff660b79..fa86d694 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,64 +1,44 @@ -The Parable of the Persistent Widow - # Chapter 18 -1. And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. -2. He said, *"In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.* -3. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' -4. For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, -5. yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'" -6. And the Lord said, *"Hear what the unrighteous judge says.* -7. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? -8. I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" -The Pharisee and the Tax Collector - - -9. He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: -10. "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. -11. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. -12. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' -13. But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' -14. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." -Let the Children Come to Me - - -15. Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. -16. But Jesus called them to him, saying, *"Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.* -17. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." -The Rich Ruler - - -18. And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" -19. And Jesus said to him, *"Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.* -20. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" -21. And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth." -22. When Jesus heard this, he said to him, *"One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."* -23. But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. -24. Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, *"How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!* -25. For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." -26. Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" -27. But he said, *"What is impossible with man is possible with God."* -28. And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you." -29. And he said to them, *"Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,* -30. who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life." -Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time - - -31. And taking the twelve, he said to them, *"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.* -32. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. -33. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise." -34. But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. -Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar - - -35. As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. -36. And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. -37. They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." -38. And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" -39. And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" -40. And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, -41. "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." -42. And Jesus said to him, *"Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."* -43. And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. - - - +1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. +2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. +3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ +4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, +5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” +6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. +7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? +8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” +9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: +10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. +11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. +12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ +13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ +14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” +15 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. +16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. +17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” +18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” +19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. +20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” +21 And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” +22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” +23 But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. +24 Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! +25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” +26 Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” +27 But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” +28 And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” +29 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, +30 who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” +31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. +32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. +33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” +34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. +35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. +36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. +37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” +38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, +41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” +42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” +43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md index 5554e6a2..31d3db0e 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,67 +1,49 @@ -Jesus and Zacchaeus - # Chapter 19 -1. He entered Jericho and was passing through. -2. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. -3. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. -4. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. -5. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, *"Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today."* -6. So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. -7. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." -8. And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." -9. And Jesus said to him, *"Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.* -10. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." -The Parable of the Ten Minas - - -11. As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. -12. He said therefore, *"A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.* -13. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.' -14. But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.' -15. When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. -16. The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.' -17. And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.' -18. And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.' -19. And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' -20. Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; -21. for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' -22. He said to him, 'I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? -23. Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?' -24. And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.' -25. And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas!' -26. 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. -27. But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'" -The Triumphal Entry - - -28. And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. -29. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, -30. saying, *"Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.* -31. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'" -32. So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. -33. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?" -34. And they said, "The Lord has need of it." -35. And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. -36. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. -37. As he was drawing near--already on the way down the Mount of Olives--the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, -38. saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" -39. And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." -40. He answered, *"I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."* -Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem - - -41. And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, -42. saying, *"Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.* -43. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side -44. and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation." -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - - -45. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, -46. saying to them, *"It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."* - -47. And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, -48. but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words. - - - +1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. +2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. +3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. +4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. +5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” +6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. +7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” +8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” +9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. +10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” +11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. +12 He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. +13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’ +14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ +15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. +16 The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’ +17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’ +18 And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ +19 And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ +20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; +21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ +22 He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? +23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ +24 And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ +25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ +26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. +27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’” +28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. +29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, +30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. +31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” +32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. +33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” +34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” +35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. +36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. +37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, +38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” +39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” +40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” +41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, +42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. +43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side +44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” +45 And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, +46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” +47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, +48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md index 57970bb8..fb2c4a67 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,76 +1,52 @@ -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - # Chapter 20 -1. One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up -2. and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority." -3. He answered them, *"I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,* -4. was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?" -5. And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?' -6. But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet." -7. So they answered that they did not know where it came from. -8. And Jesus said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."* -The Parable of the Wicked Tenants - - -9. And he began to tell the people this parable: *"A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.* -10. When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. -11. And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. -12. And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. -13. Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.' -14. But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.' -15. And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? -16. He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!" -17. But he looked directly at them and said, *"What then is this that is written:* -*"'The stone that the builders rejected* - *has become the cornerstone'?* - -18. Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him." -Paying Taxes to Caesar - - -19. The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. -20. So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. -21. So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. -22. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" -23. But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, -24. "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's." -25. He said to them, *"Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* -26. And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent. -Sadducees Ask -About the Resurrection - - -27. There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, -28. and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. -29. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. -30. And the second -31. and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. -32. Afterward the woman also died. -33. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife." - -34. And Jesus said to them, *"The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,* -35. but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, -36. for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. -37. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. -38. Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him." -39. Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well." -40. For they no longer dared to ask him any question. -Whose Son Is the Christ? - -41. But he said to them, *"How can they say that the Christ is David's son?* -42. For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, -*"'The Lord said to my Lord,* -*"Sit at my right hand,* - -43. until I make your enemies your footstool."' - -44. David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?" -Beware of the Scribes - - -45. And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, -46. "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, -47. who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." - - - +1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up +2 and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” +3 He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me, +4 was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?” +5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ +6 But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” +7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. +8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” +9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. +10 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. +11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. +12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. +13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ +14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ +15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? +16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” +17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: +“‘The stone that the builders rejected + has become the cornerstone’? +18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” +19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. +20 So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. +21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. +22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” +23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, +24 “Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar's.” +25 He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” +26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent. +27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, +28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. +29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. +30 And the second +31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. +32 Afterward the woman also died. +33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” +34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, +35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, +36 for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. +37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. +38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” +39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” +40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question. +41 But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David's son? +42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, +“‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at my right hand, +43 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ +44 David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?” +45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, +46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, +47 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md index ac923369..9eb63edf 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,63 +1,39 @@ -The Widow's Offering - # Chapter 21 -1. Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, -2. and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. -3. And he said, *"Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.* -4. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." -Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple - - -5. And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, -6. "As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." -7. And they asked him, "Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?" -8. And he said, *"See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.* -9. And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once." -Jesus Foretells Wars and Persecution - - -10. Then he said to them, *"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.* -11. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. -12. But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. -13. This will be your opportunity to bear witness. -14. Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, -15. for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. -16. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. -17. You will be hated by all for my name's sake. -18. But not a hair of your head will perish. -19. By your endurance you will gain your lives. -Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem - - -20. "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. -21. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, -22. for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. -23. Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people. -24. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. -The Coming of the Son of Man - - -25. "And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, -26. people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. -27. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. -28. Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." -The Lesson of the Fig Tree - - -29. And he told them a parable: *"Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.* -30. As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. -31. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. -32. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. -33. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. -Watch Yourselves - - -34. "But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. -35. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. -36. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." - -37. And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet. -38. And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him. - - - +1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, +2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. +3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. +4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” +5 And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, +6 “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” +7 And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?” +8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. +9 And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.” +10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. +11 There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. +12 But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. +13 This will be your opportunity to bear witness. +14 Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, +15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. +16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. +17 You will be hated by all for my name's sake. +18 But not a hair of your head will perish. +19 By your endurance you will gain your lives. +20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. +21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, +22 for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. +23 Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people. +24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. +25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, +26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. +27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. +28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” +29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. +30 As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. +31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. +32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. +33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. +34 “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. +35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. +36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” +37 And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet. +38 And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md index c516949e..23733894 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,110 +1,72 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 22 -1. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. -2. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. -Judas to Betray Jesus - - -3. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. -4. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. -5. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. -6. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd. -The Passover with the Disciples - - -7. Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. -8. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, *"Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."* -9. They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?" -10. He said to them, *"Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters* -11. and tell the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' -12. And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there." -13. And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. -Institution of the Lord's Supper - - -14. And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. -15. And he said to them, *"I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.* -16. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." -17. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, *"Take this, and divide it among yourselves.* -18. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." -19. And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, *"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."* -20. And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, *"This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.* -21. But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. -22. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" -23. And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. -Who Is the Greatest? - -24. A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. -25. And he said to them, *"The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.* -26. But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. -27. For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves. - -28. "You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, -29. and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, -30. that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. -Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial - - -31. "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, -32. but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." -33. Peter said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death." -34. Jesus said, *"I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me."* -Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus - - -35. And he said to them, *"When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?"* They said, "Nothing." -36. He said to them, *"But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.* -37. For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For what is written about me has its fulfillment." -38. And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, *"It is enough."* -Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives - - -39. And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. -40. And when he came to the place, he said to them, *"Pray that you may not enter into temptation."* -41. And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, -42. saying, *"Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."* -43. And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. -44. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. -45. And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, -46. and he said to them, *"Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."* -Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus - - -47. While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, -48. but Jesus said to him, *"Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"* -49. And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" -50. And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. -51. But Jesus said, *"No more of this!"* And he touched his ear and healed him. -52. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, *"Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?* -53. When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness." -Peter Denies Jesus - - -54. Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, and Peter was following at a distance. -55. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. -56. Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, "This man also was with him." -57. But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know him." -58. And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." -59. And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, "Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean." -60. But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. -61. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, *"Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."* -62. And he went out and wept bitterly. -Jesus Is Mocked - - -63. Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. -64. They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?" -65. And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him. -Jesus Before the Council - - -66. When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, -67. "If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, *"If I tell you, you will not believe,* -68. and if I ask you, you will not answer. -69. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God." -70. So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" And he said to them, *"You say that I am."* -71. Then they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips." - - - +1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. +2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. +3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. +4 He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. +5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. +6 So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd. +7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. +8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” +9 They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” +10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters +11 and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ +12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” +13 And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. +14 And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. +15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. +16 For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” +17 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. +18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” +19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” +20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. +21 But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. +22 For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” +23 And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. +24 A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. +25 And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. +26 But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. +27 For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves. +28 “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, +29 and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, +30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. +31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, +32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” +33 Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” +34 Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.” +35 And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” +36 He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. +37 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about me has its fulfillment.” +38 And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” And he said to them, “It is enough.” +39 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. +40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” +41 And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, +42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” +43 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. +44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. +45 And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, +46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” +47 While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, +48 but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” +49 And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” +50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. +51 But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. +52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? +53 When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” +54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, and Peter was following at a distance. +55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. +56 Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” +57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” +58 And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” +59 And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” +60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. +61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” +62 And he went out and wept bitterly. +63 Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. +64 They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” +65 And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him. +66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, +67 “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, +68 and if I ask you, you will not answer. +69 But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” +70 So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.” +71 Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md index 8ecc2180..21b312f9 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,80 +1,58 @@ -Jesus Before Pilate - # Chapter 23 -1. Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. -2. And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king." -3. And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, *"You have said so."* -4. Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man." -5. But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place." -Jesus Before Herod - - -6. When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. -7. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. -8. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. -9. So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. -10. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. -11. And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. -12. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. - -13. Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, -14. and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. -15. Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. -16. I will therefore punish and release him." -Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified - - -18. But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"-- -19. a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. -20. Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, -21. but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!" -22. A third time he said to them, "Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him." -23. But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. -24. So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. -25. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will. -The Crucifixion - - -26. And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. -27. And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. -28. But turning to them Jesus said, *"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.* -29. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' -30. Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.' -31. For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?" - -32. Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. -33. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. -34. And Jesus said, *"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."* And they cast lots to divide his garments. -35. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!" -36. The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine -37. and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" -38. There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." - -39. One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" -40. But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? -41. And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." -42. And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." -43. And he said to him, *"Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."* -The Death of Jesus - - -44. It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, -45. while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. -46. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, *"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!"* And having said this he breathed his last. -47. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!" -48. And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. -49. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things. -Jesus Is Buried - - -50. Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, -51. who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. -52. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. -53. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. -54. It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. -55. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. -56. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. -On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. - - - +1 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. +2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” +3 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” +4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.” +5 But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place.” +6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. +7 And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. +8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. +9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. +10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. +11 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. +12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. +13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, +14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. +15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. +16 I will therefore punish and release him.” +17 +18 But they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— +19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. +20 Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, +21 but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” +22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him.” +23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. +24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. +25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will. +26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. +27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. +28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. +29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ +30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ +31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” +32 Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. +33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. +34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. +35 And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” +36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine +37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” +38 There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.” +39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” +40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? +41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” +42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” +43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” +44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, +45 while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. +46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. +47 Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” +48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. +49 And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things. +50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, +51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. +52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. +53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. +54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. +55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. +56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. +On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md index f87e8f02..3f2ca0fc 100644 --- a/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,70 +1,54 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 24 -1. But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. -2. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, -3. but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. -4. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. -5. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? -6. He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, -7. that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise." -8. And they remembered his words, -9. and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. -10. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, -11. but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. -12. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened. -On the Road to Emmaus - - -13. That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, -14. and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. -15. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. -16. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. -17. And he said to them, *"What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?"* And they stood still, looking sad. -18. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" -19. And he said to them, *"What things?"* And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, -20. and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. -21. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. -22. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, -23. and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. -24. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see." -25. And he said to them, *"O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!* -26. Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" -27. And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. - -28. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, -29. but they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. -30. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. -31. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. -32. They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?" -33. And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, -34. saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" -35. Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. -Jesus Appears to His Disciples - - -36. As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, *"Peace to you!"* -37. But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. -38. And he said to them, *"Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?* -39. See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." -40. And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. -41. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, *"Have you anything here to eat?"* -42. They gave him a piece of broiled fish, -43. and he took it and ate before them. - -44. Then he said to them, *"These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."* -45. Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, -46. and said to them, *"Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,* -47. and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. -48. You are witnesses of these things. -49. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." -The Ascension - - -50. And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. -51. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. -52. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, -53. and were continually in the temple blessing God. - - - +1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. +2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, +3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. +4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. +5 And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? +6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, +7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” +8 And they remembered his words, +9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. +10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, +11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. +12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened. +13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, +14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. +15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. +16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. +17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. +18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” +19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, +20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. +21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. +22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, +23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. +24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” +25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! +26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” +27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. +28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, +29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. +30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. +31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. +32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” +33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, +34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” +35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. +36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” +37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. +38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? +39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” +40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. +41 And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” +42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, +43 and he took it and ate before them. +44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” +45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, +46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, +47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. +48 You are witnesses of these things. +49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” +50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. +51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. +52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, +53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_01.md index 778d6785..7d02c8d8 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,75 +1,52 @@ -The Word Became Flesh - # Chapter 1 -1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -2. He was in the beginning with God. -3. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. -4. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. -5. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - -6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. -7. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. -8. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. - -9. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. -10. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. -11. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. -12. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, -13. who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. - -14. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. -15. (John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'") -16. For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. -17. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. -18. No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. -The Testimony of John the Baptist - - -19. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" -20. He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." -21. And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." -22. So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" -23. He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." - -24. (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) -25. They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" -26. John answered them, "I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, -27. even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." -28. These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. -Behold, the Lamb of God - - -29. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, " -Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! -30. This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.' -31. I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel." -32. And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. -33. I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' -34. And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God." -Jesus Calls the First Disciples - - -35. The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, -36. and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, " -Behold, the Lamb of God!" -37. The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. -38. Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, *"What are you seeking?"* And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" -39. He said to them, *"Come and you will see."* So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. -40. One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. -41. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means Christ). -42. He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, *"You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas"* (which means Peter). -Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael - - -43. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, *"Follow me."* -44. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. -45. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." -46. Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." -47. Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, *"Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"* -48. Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, *"Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."* -49. Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" -50. Jesus answered him, *"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."* -51. And he said to him, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."* - - - +1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. +2 He was in the beginning with God. +3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. +4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. +5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. +6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. +7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. +8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. +9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. +10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. +11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. +12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, +13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. +14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. +15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) +16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. +17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. +18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. +19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” +20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” +21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” +22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” +23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” +24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) +25 They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” +26 John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, +27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” +28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. +29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! +30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ +31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” +32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. +33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ +34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” +35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, +36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” +37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. +38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” +39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. +40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. +41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). +42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter). +43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” +44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. +45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” +46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” +47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” +48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” +49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” +50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” +51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_02.md index ec4b5581..e232e1cb 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -The Wedding at Cana - # Chapter 2 -1. On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. -2. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. -3. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." -4. And Jesus said to her, *"Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come."* -5. His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." - -6. Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. -7. Jesus said to the servants, *"Fill the jars with water."* And they filled them up to the brim. -8. And he said to them, *"Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast."* So they took it. -9. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom -10. and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now." -11. This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. - -12. After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - - -13. The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. -14. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. -15. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. -16. And he told those who sold the pigeons, *"Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade."* -17. His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." - -18. So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?" -19. Jesus answered them, *"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."* -20. The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?" -21. But he was speaking about the temple of his body. -22. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. -Jesus Knows What Is in Man - - -23. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. -24. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people -25. and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. - - - +1 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. +2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. +3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” +4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” +5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” +6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. +7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. +8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. +9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom +10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” +11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. +12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. +13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. +14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. +15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. +16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” +17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” +18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” +19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” +20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” +21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. +22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. +23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. +24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people +25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_03.md index fe63bb9c..5e36015f 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,51 +1,37 @@ -You Must Be Born Again - # Chapter 3 -1. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. -2. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." -3. Jesus answered him, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."* -4. Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" -5. Jesus answered, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.* -6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. -7. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' -8. The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." - -9. Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" -10. Jesus answered him, *"Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?* -11. Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. -12. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? -13. No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. -14. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, -15. that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. -For God So Loved the World - - -16. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. -17. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. -18. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. -19. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. -20. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. -21. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." -John the Baptist Exalts Christ - - -22. After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. -23. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized -24. (for John had not yet been put in prison). - -25. Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. -26. And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness--look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him." -27. John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. -28. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.' -29. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. -30. He must increase, but I must decrease." - -31. He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. -32. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. -33. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. -34. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. -35. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. -36. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. - - - +1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. +2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” +3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” +4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” +5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. +6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. +7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ +8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” +9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” +10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? +11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. +12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? +13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. +14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, +15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. +16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. +17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. +18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. +19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. +20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. +21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” +22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. +23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized +24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). +25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. +26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” +27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. +28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ +29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. +30 He must increase, but I must decrease.” +31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. +32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. +33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. +34 For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. +35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. +36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_04.md index ff0cfe4f..ec881f58 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,69 +1,55 @@ -Jesus and the Woman of Samaria - # Chapter 4 -1. Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John -2. (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), -3. he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. -4. And he had to pass through Samaria. -5. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. -6. Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. - -7. A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, *"Give me a drink."* -8. (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) -9. The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) -10. Jesus answered her, *"If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."* -11. The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? -12. Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock." -13. Jesus said to her, *"Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,* -14. but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." -15. The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water." - -16. Jesus said to her, *"Go, call your husband, and come here."* -17. The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, *"You are right in saying, 'I have no husband';* -18. for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true." -19. The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. -20. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship." -21. Jesus said to her, *"Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.* -22. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. -23. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. -24. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." -25. The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things." -26. Jesus said to her, *"I who speak to you am he."* - -27. Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you seek?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" -28. So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, -29. "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" -30. They went out of the town and were coming to him. - -31. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." -32. But he said to them, *"I have food to eat that you do not know about."* -33. So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?" -34. Jesus said to them, *"My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.* -35. Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. -36. Already *the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.* -37. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' -38. I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." - -39. Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did." -40. So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. -41. And many more believed because of his word. -42. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world." - -43. After the two days he departed for Galilee. -44. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) -45. So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. -Jesus Heals an Official's Son - - -46. So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. -47. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. -48. So Jesus said to him, *"Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe."* -49. The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies." -50. Jesus said to him, *"Go; your son will live."* The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. -51. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. -52. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." -53. The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, *"Your son will live."* And he himself believed, and all his household. -54. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. - - - +1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John +2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), +3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. +4 And he had to pass through Samaria. +5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. +6 Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. +7 A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” +8 (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) +9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) +10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” +11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? +12 Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” +13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, +14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” +15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” +16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” +17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; +18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” +19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. +20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” +21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. +22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. +23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. +24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” +25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” +26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” +27 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” +28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, +29 “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” +30 They went out of the town and were coming to him. +31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” +32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” +33 So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?” +34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. +35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. +36 Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. +37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ +38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” +39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” +40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. +41 And many more believed because of his word. +42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” +43 After the two days he departed for Galilee. +44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.) +45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. +46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. +47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. +48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” +49 The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” +50 Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. +51 As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. +52 So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” +53 The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. +54 This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_05.md index f31ad59e..0c2d4574 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,64 +1,49 @@ -The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath - # Chapter 5 -1. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. - -2. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. -3. In these lay a multitude of invalids--blind, lame, and paralyzed. -5. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. -6. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, *"Do you want to be healed?"* -7. The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me." -8. Jesus said to him, *"Get up, take up your bed, and walk."* -9. And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. +1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. +2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. +3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. +4 +5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. +6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” +7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” +8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” +9 And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath. -10. So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." -11. But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, *'Take up your bed, and walk.'*" -12. They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" -13. Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. -14. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, *"See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you."* -15. The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. -16. And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. -17. But Jesus answered them, *"My Father is working until now, and I am working."* -Jesus Is Equal with God - - -18. This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. -The Authority of the Son - - -19. So Jesus said to them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.* -20. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel. -21. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. -22. For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, -23. that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. -24. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. - -25. "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. -26. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. -27. And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. -28. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice -29. and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. -Witnesses to Jesus - - -30. "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. -31. If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. -32. There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. -33. You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. -34. Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. -35. He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. -36. But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. -37. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, -38. and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. -39. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, -40. yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. -41. I do not receive glory from people. -42. But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. -43. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. -44. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? -45. Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. -46. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. -47. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?" - - - +10 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” +11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” +12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” +13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. +14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” +15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. +16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. +17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” +18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. +19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. +20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel. +21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. +22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, +23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. +24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. +25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. +26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. +27 And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. +28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice +29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. +30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. +31 If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. +32 There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. +33 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. +34 Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. +35 He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. +36 But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. +37 And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, +38 and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. +39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, +40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. +41 I do not receive glory from people. +42 But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. +43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. +44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? +45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. +46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. +47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_06.md index ca449ba1..ec7babe6 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,92 +1,72 @@ -Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand - # Chapter 6 -1. After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. -2. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. -3. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. -4. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. -5. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, *"Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?"* -6. He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. -7. Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little." -8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, -9. "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?" -10. Jesus said, *"Have the people sit down."* Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. -11. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. -12. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, *"Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost."* -13. So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. -14. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!" - -15. Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. -Jesus Walks on Water - - -16. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, -17. got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. -18. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. -19. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. -20. But he said to them, *"It is I; do not be afraid."* -21. Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. -I Am the Bread of Life - - -22. On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. -23. Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. -24. So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. - -25. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" -26. Jesus answered them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.* -27. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal." -28. Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" -29. Jesus answered them, *"This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."* -30. So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? -31. Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" -32. Jesus then said to them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.* -33. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." -34. They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." - -35. Jesus said to them, *"I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.* -36. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. -37. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. -38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. -39. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. -40. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." - -41. So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, *"I am the bread that came down from heaven."* -42. They said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, *'I have come down from heaven'*?" -43. Jesus answered them, *"Do not grumble among yourselves.* -44. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. -45. It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me-- -46. not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. -47. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. -48. I am the bread of life. -49. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. -50. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. -51. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." - -52. The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" -53. So Jesus said to them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.* -54. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. -55. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. -56. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. -57. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. -58. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever." -59. Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. -The Words of Eternal Life - - -60. When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?" -61. But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, *"Do you take offense at this?* -62. Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? -63. It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. -64. But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) -65. And he said, *"This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."* - -66. After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. -67. So Jesus said to the twelve, *"Do you want to go away as well?"* -68. Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, -69. and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." -70. Jesus answered them, *"Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil."* -71. He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him. - - - +1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. +2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. +3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. +4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. +5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” +6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. +7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” +8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, +9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” +10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. +11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. +12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” +13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. +14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” +15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. +16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, +17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. +18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. +19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. +20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” +21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. +22 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. +23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. +24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. +25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” +26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. +27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” +28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” +29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” +30 So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? +31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” +32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. +33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” +34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” +35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. +36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. +37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. +38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. +39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. +40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” +41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” +42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” +43 Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. +44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. +45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me— +46 not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. +47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. +48 I am the bread of life. +49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. +50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. +51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” +52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” +53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. +54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. +55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. +56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. +57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. +58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” +59 Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. +60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” +61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? +62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? +63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. +64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) +65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” +66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. +67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” +68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, +69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” +70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.” +71 He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_07.md index 5ef064bd..550536de 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,77 +1,54 @@ -Jesus at the Feast of Booths - # Chapter 7 -1. After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. -2. Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. -3. So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. -4. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." -5. For not even his brothers believed in him. -6. Jesus said to them, *"My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.* -7. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. -8. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come." -9. After saying this, he remained in Galilee. - -10. But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. -11. The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?" -12. And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, "He is a good man," others said, "No, he is leading the people astray." -13. Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him. - -14. -About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. -15. The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?" -16. So Jesus answered them, *"My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.* -17. If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. -18. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. -19. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" -20. The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?" -21. Jesus answered them, *"I did one work, and you all marvel at it.* -22. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. -23. If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? -24. Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." -Can This Be the Christ? - -25. Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, "Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? -26. And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? -27. But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from." -28. So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, *"You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.* -29. I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me." -30. So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. -31. Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?" -Officers Sent to Arrest Jesus - - -32. The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. -33. Jesus then said, *"I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.* -34. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come." -35. The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? -36. What does he mean by saying, *'You will seek me and you will not find me,' and, 'Where I am you cannot come'*?" -Rivers of Living Water - - -37. On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, *"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.* -38. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" -39. Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. -Division Among the People - - -40. When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet." -41. Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? -42. Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" -43. So there was a division among the people over him. -44. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. - -45. The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" -46. The officers answered, "No one ever spoke like this man!" -47. The Pharisees answered them, "Have you also been deceived? -48. Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? -49. But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed." -50. Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, -51. "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" -52. They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee." -[The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53�8:11.] -The Woman Caught in Adultery -[[ -53. They went each to his own house, - - - +1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. +2 Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. +3 So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. +4 For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” +5 For not even his brothers believed in him. +6 Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. +7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. +8 You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” +9 After saying this, he remained in Galilee. +10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. +11 The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” +12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” +13 Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him. +14 About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. +15 The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” +16 So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. +17 If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. +18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. +19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?” +20 The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” +21 Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. +22 Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. +23 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? +24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” +25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? +26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? +27 But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.” +28 So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know. +29 I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.” +30 So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. +31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?” +32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. +33 Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. +34 You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.” +35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? +36 What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?” +37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. +38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” +39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. +40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” +41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? +42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” +43 So there was a division among the people over him. +44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. +45 The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?” +46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” +47 The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? +48 Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? +49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” +50 Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, +51 “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” +52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” +53 They went each to his own house, \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_08.md index 57ab33a7..7691a6f5 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,78 +1,60 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. -1. but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. -2. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. -3. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst -4. they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. -5. Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" -6. This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. -7. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, *"Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."* -8. And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. -9. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. -10. Jesus stood up and said to her, *"Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"* -11. She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, *"Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more."*]] -I Am the Light of the World - - -12. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, *"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."* -13. So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true." -14. Jesus answered, *"Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.* -15. You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. -16. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. -17. In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. -18. I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me." -19. They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, *"You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."* -20. These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. - -21. So he said to them again, *"I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."* -22. So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself, since he says, *'Where I am going, you cannot come'*?" -23. He said to them, *"You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.* -24. I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins." -25. So they said to him, "Who are you?" Jesus said to them, *"Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.* -26. I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him." -27. They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father. -28. So Jesus said to them, *"When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.* -29. And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him." -30. As he was saying these things, many believed in him. -The Truth Will Set You Free - - -31. So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, *"If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,* -32. and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." -33. They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?" - -34. Jesus answered them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.* -35. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. -36. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. -37. I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. -38. I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father." -You Are of Your Father the Devil - - -39. They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, *"If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,* -40. but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. -41. You are doing the works your father did." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father--even God." -42. Jesus said to them, *"If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.* -43. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. -44. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. -45. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. -46. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? -47. Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God." -Before Abraham Was, I Am - - -48. The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" -49. Jesus answered, *"I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.* -50. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. -51. Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death." -52. The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, *'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'* -53. Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?" -54. Jesus answered, *"If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, 'He is our God.'* -55. But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. -56. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad." -57. So the Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" -58. Jesus said to them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."* -59. So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. - - - +1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. +2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. +3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst +4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. +5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” +6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. +7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” +8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. +9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. +10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” +11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” +12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” +13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” +14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going. +15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. +16 Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. +17 In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. +18 I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” +19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” +20 These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. +21 So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” +22 So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” +23 He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. +24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” +25 So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. +26 I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” +27 They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father. +28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me. +29 And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.” +30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him. +31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, +32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” +33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” +34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. +35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. +36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. +37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. +38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.” +39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, +40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. +41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.” +42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. +43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. +44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. +45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. +46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? +47 Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” +48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” +49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. +50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. +51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” +52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ +53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” +54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ +55 But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. +56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” +57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” +58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” +59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_09.md index 538f7522..ba690572 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,52 +1,42 @@ -Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - # Chapter 9 -1. As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. -2. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" -3. Jesus answered, *"It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.* -4. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. -5. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." -6. Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud -7. and said to him, *"Go, wash in the pool of Siloam"* (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. - -8. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" -9. Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." -10. So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" -11. He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, *'Go to Siloam and wash.'* So I went and washed and received my sight." -12. They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know." - -13. They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. -14. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. -15. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." -16. Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. -17. So they said again to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet." - -18. The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight -19. and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" -20. His parents answered, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. -21. But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself." -22. (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. -23. Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him.") - -24. So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner." -25. He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." -26. They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" -27. He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" -28. And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. -29. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." -30. The man answered, "Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. -31. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. -32. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. -33. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." -34. They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out. - -35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, *"Do you believe in the Son of Man?"* -36. He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" -37. Jesus said to him, *"You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you."* -38. He said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. -39. Jesus said, *"For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind."* -40. Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?" -41. Jesus said to them, *"If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.* - - - +1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. +2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” +3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. +4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. +5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” +6 Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud +7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. +8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” +9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” +10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” +11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” +12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.” +13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. +14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. +15 So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” +16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. +17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.” +18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight +19 and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” +20 His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. +21 But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” +22 (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) +23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” +24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” +25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” +26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” +27 He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” +28 And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. +29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” +30 The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. +31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. +32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. +33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” +34 They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. +35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” +36 He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” +37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” +38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. +39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” +40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” +41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_10.md index f06aa238..92e17992 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,55 +1,43 @@ -I Am the Good Shepherd - # Chapter 10 -1. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. -2. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. -3. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. -4. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. -5. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." -6. This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. - -7. So Jesus again said to them, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.* -8. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. -9. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. -10. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. -11. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. -12. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. -13. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. -14. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, -15. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. -16. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. -17. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. -18. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father." - -19. There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. -20. Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?" -21. Others said, "These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" -I and the Father Are One - - -22. At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, -23. and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. -24. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." -25. Jesus answered them, *"I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me,* -26. but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. -27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. -28. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. -29. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. -30. I and the Father are one." - -31. The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. -32. Jesus answered them, *"I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"* -33. The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God." -34. Jesus answered them, *"Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?* -35. If he called them gods to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be broken-- -36. do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? -37. If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; -38. but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." -39. Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands. - -40. He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. -41. And many came to him. And they said, "John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true." -42. And many believed in him there. - - - +1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. +2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. +3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. +4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. +5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” +6 This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. +7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. +8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. +9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. +10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. +11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. +12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. +13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. +14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, +15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. +16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. +17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. +18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” +19 There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. +20 Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?” +21 Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” +22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, +23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. +24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” +25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, +26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. +27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. +28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. +29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. +30 I and the Father are one.” +31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. +32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” +33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” +34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? +35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— +36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? +37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; +38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” +39 Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands. +40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. +41 And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” +42 And many believed in him there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_11.md index 6729f4d6..34aada5e 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,78 +1,58 @@ -The Death of Lazarus - # Chapter 11 -1. Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. -2. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. -3. So the sisters sent to him, saying, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." -4. But when Jesus heard it he said, *"This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."* - -5. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. -6. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. -7. Then after this he said to the disciples, *"Let us go to Judea again."* -8. The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?" -9. Jesus answered, *"Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.* -10. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." -11. After saying these things, he said to them, *"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him."* -12. The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." -13. Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. -14. Then Jesus told them plainly, *"Lazarus has died,* -15. and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." -16. So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." -I Am the Resurrection and the Life - - -17. Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. -18. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, -19. and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. -20. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. -21. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. -22. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you." -23. Jesus said to her, *"Your brother will rise again."* -24. Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." -25. Jesus said to her, *"I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,* -26. and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" -27. She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world." -Jesus Weeps - - -28. When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." -29. And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. -30. Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. -31. When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. -32. Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." -33. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. -34. And he said, *"Where have you laid him?"* They said to him, "Lord, come and see." -35. Jesus wept. -36. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" -37. But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?" -Jesus Raises Lazarus - - -38. Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. -39. Jesus said, *"Take away the stone."* Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days." -40. Jesus said to her, *"Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?"* -41. So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, *"Father, I thank you that you have heard me.* -42. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me." -43. When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, *"Lazarus, come out."* -44. The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, *"Unbind him, and let him go."* -The Plot to Kill Jesus - - -45. Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, -46. but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. -47. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. -48. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." -49. But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all. -50. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish." -51. He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, -52. and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. -53. So from that day on they made plans to put him to death. - -54. Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples. - -55. Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. -56. They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?" -57. Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him. - - - +1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. +2 It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. +3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” +4 But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” +5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. +6 So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. +7 Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” +8 The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” +9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. +10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” +11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” +12 The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” +13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. +14 Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, +15 and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” +16 So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” +17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. +18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, +19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. +20 So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. +21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. +22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” +23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” +24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” +25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, +26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” +27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” +28 When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” +29 And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. +30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. +31 When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. +32 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” +33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. +34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” +35 Jesus wept. +36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” +37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?” +38 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. +39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” +40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” +41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. +42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” +43 When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” +44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” +45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, +46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. +47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. +48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” +49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. +50 Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” +51 He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, +52 and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. +53 So from that day on they made plans to put him to death. +54 Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples. +55 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. +56 They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?” +57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_12.md index 7f3069b4..268976a5 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,86 +1,60 @@ -Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany - # Chapter 12 -1. Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. -2. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. -3. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. -4. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, -5. "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" -6. He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. -7. Jesus said, *"Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial.* -8. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." -The Plot to Kill Lazarus - - -9. When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. -10. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, -11. because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. -The Triumphal Entry - - -12. The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. -13. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" -14. And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, - -15. "Fear not, daughter of Zion; +1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. +2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. +3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. +4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, +5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” +6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. +7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. +8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” +9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. +10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, +11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. +12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. +13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” +14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, +15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, - sitting on a donkey's colt!" - -16. His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. -17. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. -18. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. -19. So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him." -Some Greeks Seek Jesus - - -20. Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. -21. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." -22. Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. -23. And Jesus answered them, *"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.* -24. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. -25. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. -26. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. -The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up - - -27. "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. -28. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." -29. The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." -30. Jesus answered, *"This voice has come for your sake, not mine.* -31. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. -32. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." -33. He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. -34. So the crowd answered him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?" -35. So Jesus said to them, *"The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.* -36. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." -The Unbelief of the People + sitting on a donkey's colt!” +16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. +17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. +18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. +19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.” +20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. +21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” +22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. +23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. +24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. +25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. +26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. +27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. +28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” +29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” +30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. +31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. +32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” +33 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. +34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” +35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. +36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. -37. Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, -38. so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: -"Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, - and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" - -39. Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, - -40. "He has blinded their eyes +37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, +38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: +“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, + and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” +39 Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, +40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, - and I would heal them." - -41. Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. -42. Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; -43. for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God. -Jesus Came to Save the World - - -44. And Jesus cried out and said, *"Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.* -45. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. -46. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. -47. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. -48. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. -49. For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment--what to say and what to speak. -50. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me." - - - + and I would heal them.” +41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. +42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; +43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God. +44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. +45 And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. +46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. +47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. +48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. +49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. +50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_13.md index 0b61f454..cae312c3 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,54 +1,39 @@ -Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet - # Chapter 13 -1. Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. -2. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, -3. Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, -4. rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. -5. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. -6. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?" -7. Jesus answered him, *"What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand."* -8. Peter said to him, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, *"If I do not wash you, you have no share with me."* -9. Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" -10. Jesus said to him, *"The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you."* -11. For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, *"Not all of you are clean."* - -12. When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, *"Do you understand what I have done to you?* -13. You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. -14. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. -15. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. -16. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. -17. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. -18. I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, 'He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.' -19. I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. -20. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me." -One of You Will Betray Me - - -21. After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, *"Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."* -22. The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. -23. One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus' side, -24. so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. -25. So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, "Lord, who is it?" -26. Jesus answered, *"It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it."* So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. -27. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, *"What you are going to do, do quickly."* -28. Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. -29. Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor. -30. So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night. -A New Commandment - - -31. When he had gone out, Jesus said, *"Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.* -32. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. -33. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, 'Where I am going you cannot come.' -34. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. -35. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." -Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial - - -36. Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered him, *"Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward."* -37. Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." -38. Jesus answered, *"Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.* - - - +1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. +2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, +3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, +4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. +5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. +6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” +7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” +8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” +9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” +10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” +11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” +12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? +13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. +14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. +15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. +16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. +17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. +18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ +19 I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. +20 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” +21 After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” +22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. +23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus' side, +24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. +25 So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” +26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. +27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” +28 Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. +29 Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. +30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night. +31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. +32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. +33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ +34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. +35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” +36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” +37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” +38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_14.md index bb2d69ba..b98c5feb 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,44 +1,32 @@ -I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life - # Chapter 14 -1. "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. -2. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? -3. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. -4. And you know the way to where I am going." -5. Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" -6. Jesus said to him, *"I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.* -7. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." - -8. Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." -9. Jesus said to him, *"Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?* -10. Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. -11. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. - -12. "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. -13. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. -14. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. -Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit - - -15. "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. -16. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, -17. even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. - -18. "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. -19. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. -20. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. -21. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." -22. Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?" -23. Jesus answered him, *"If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.* -24. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. - -25. "These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. -26. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. -27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. -28. You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. -29. And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. -30. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, -31. but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here. - - - +1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. +2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? +3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. +4 And you know the way to where I am going.” +5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” +6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. +7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” +8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” +9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? +10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. +11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves. +12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. +13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. +14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. +15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. +16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, +17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. +18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. +19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. +20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. +21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” +22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” +23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. +24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. +25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. +26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. +27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. +28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. +29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. +30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, +31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_15.md index 205de69a..74481768 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -I Am the True Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. -2. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. -3. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. -4. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. -5. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. -6. If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. -7. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. -8. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. -9. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. -10. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. -11. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. - -12. "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. -13. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. -14. You are my friends if you do what I command you. -15. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. -16. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. -17. These things I command you, so that you will love one another. -The Hatred of the World - - -18. "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. -19. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. -20. Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. -21. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. -22. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. -23. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. -24. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. -25. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: 'They hated me without a cause.' - -26. "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. -27. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. - - - +1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. +2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. +3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. +4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. +5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. +6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. +7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. +8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. +9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. +10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. +11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. +12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. +13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. +14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. +15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. +16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. +17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another. +18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. +19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. +20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. +21 But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. +22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. +23 Whoever hates me hates my Father also. +24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. +25 But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’ +26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. +27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_16.md index 2a882f5f..de01c1ac 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,47 +1,35 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. "I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. -2. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. -3. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. -4. But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. -The Work of the Holy Spirit -*"I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.* -5. But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' -6. But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. -7. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. -8. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: -9. concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; -10. concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; -11. concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. - -12. "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. -13. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. -14. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. -15. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. -Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy - - -16. "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me." -17. So some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, *'A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and, 'because I am going to the Father'*?" -18. So they were saying, "What does he mean by *'a little while'*? We do not know what he is talking about." -19. Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, *"Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?* -20. Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. -21. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. -22. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. -23. In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. -24. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. -I Have Overcome the World - - -25. "I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. -26. In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; -27. for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. -28. I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father." - -29. His disciples said, "Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! -30. Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God." -31. Jesus answered them, *"Do you now believe?* -32. Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. -33. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." - - - +1 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. +2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. +3 And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. +4 But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. +“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. +5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ +6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. +7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. +8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: +9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; +10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; +11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. +12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. +13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. +14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. +15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. +16 “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” +17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” +18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” +19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? +20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. +21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. +22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. +23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. +24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. +25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. +26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; +27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. +28 I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” +29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! +30 Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.” +31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? +32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. +33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_17.md index 8983bcec..d61bd8df 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,34 +1,27 @@ -The High Priestly Prayer - # Chapter 17 -1. When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, *"Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,* -2. since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. -3. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. -4. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. -5. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. - -6. "I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. -7. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. -8. For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. -9. I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. -10. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. -11. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. -12. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. -13. But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. -14. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. -15. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. -16. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. -17. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. -18. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. -19. And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth. - -20. "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, -21. that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. -22. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, -23. I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. -24. Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. -25. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. -26. I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them." - - - +1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, +2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. +3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. +4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. +5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. +6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. +7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. +8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. +9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. +10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. +11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. +12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. +13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. +14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. +15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. +16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. +17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. +18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. +19 And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth. +20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, +21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. +22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, +23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. +24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. +25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. +26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_18.md index d24eab16..a146fd5e 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,65 +1,42 @@ -Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus - # Chapter 18 -1. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. -2. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. -3. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. -4. Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, *"Whom do you seek?"* -5. They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, *"I am he."* Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. -6. When Jesus said to them, *"I am he,"* they drew back and fell to the ground. -7. So he asked them again, *"Whom do you seek?"* And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." -8. Jesus answered, *"I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."* -9. This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: *"Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one."* -10. Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) -11. So Jesus said to Peter, *"Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"* -Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas - - -12. So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. -13. First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. -14. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. -Peter Denies Jesus - - -15. Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, -16. but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. -17. The servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not." -18. Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. -The High Priest Questions Jesus - - -19. The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. -20. Jesus answered him, *"I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.* -21. Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said." -22. When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" -23. Jesus answered him, *"If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?"* -24. Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. -Peter Denies Jesus Again - - -25. Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not." -26. One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" -27. Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. -Jesus Before Pilate - - -28. Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. -29. So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?" -30. They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you." -31. Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death." -32. This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. -My Kingdom Is Not of This World - - -33. So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" -34. Jesus answered, *"Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"* -35. Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?" -36. Jesus answered, *"My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."* -37. Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, *"You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world--to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."* -38. Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" -After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, "I find no guilt in him. -39. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" -40. They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber. - - - +1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. +2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. +3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. +4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” +5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. +6 When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. +7 So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” +8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” +9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” +10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) +11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” +12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. +13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. +14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. +15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, +16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. +17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” +18 Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. +19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. +20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. +21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” +22 When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” +23 Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” +24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. +25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” +26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” +27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. +28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. +29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” +30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” +31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” +32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. +33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” +34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” +35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” +36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” +37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” +38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” +After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. +39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” +40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_19.md index 4e555e2d..f2fc28fd 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,64 +1,47 @@ -Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. -2. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. -3. They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. -4. Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him." -5. So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!" -6. When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." -7. The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God." -8. When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. -9. He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. -10. So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?" -11. Jesus answered him, *"You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin."* - -12. From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar." -13. So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. -14. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" -15. They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." -16. So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. -The Crucifixion +1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. +2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. +3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. +4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” +5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” +6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.” +7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” +8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. +9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. +10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” +11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.” +12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” +13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. +14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” +15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” +16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, -17. and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. -18. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. -19. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." -20. Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. -21. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" -22. Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written." - -23. When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, -24. so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, -"They divided my garments among them, - and for my clothing they cast lots." +17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. +18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. +19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” +20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. +21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” +22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” +23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, +24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, +“They divided my garments among them, + and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things, -25. but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. -26. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, *"Woman, behold, your son!"* -27. Then he said to the disciple, *"Behold, your mother!"* And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. -The Death of Jesus - - -28. After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), *"I thirst."* -29. A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. -30. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, *"It is finished,"* and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. -Jesus' Side Is Pierced - - -31. Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. -32. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. -33. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. -34. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. -35. He who saw it has borne witness--his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth--that you also may believe. -36. For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken." -37. And again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they have pierced." -Jesus Is Buried - - -38. After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. -39. Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. -40. So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. -41. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. -42. So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. - - - +25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. +26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” +27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. +28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” +29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. +30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. +31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. +32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. +33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. +34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. +35 He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe. +36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” +37 And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.” +38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. +39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. +40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. +41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. +42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_20.md index bfd3835f..88abfee9 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,50 +1,32 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 20 -1. Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. -2. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." -3. So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. -4. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. -5. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. -6. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, -7. and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. -8. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; -9. for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. -10. Then the disciples went back to their homes. -Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene - - -11. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. -12. And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. -13. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." -14. Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. -15. Jesus said to her, *"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?"* Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." -16. Jesus said to her, *"Mary."* She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). -17. Jesus said to her, *"Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"* -18. Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"--and that he had said these things to her. -Jesus Appears to the Disciples - - -19. On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, *"Peace be with you."* -20. When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. -21. Jesus said to them again, *"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you."* -22. And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, *"Receive the Holy Spirit.* -23. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld." -Jesus and Thomas - - -24. Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. -25. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." - -26. Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, *"Peace be with you."* -27. Then he said to Thomas, *"Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe."* -28. Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" -29. Jesus said to him, *"Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."* -The Purpose of This Book - - -30. Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; -31. but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. - - - +1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. +2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” +3 So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. +4 Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. +5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. +6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, +7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. +8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; +9 for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. +10 Then the disciples went back to their homes. +11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. +12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. +13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” +14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. +15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” +16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). +17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” +18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. +19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” +20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. +21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” +22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. +23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” +24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. +25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” +26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” +27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” +28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” +29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” +30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; +31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_21.md index 06360588..4ec4124e 100644 --- a/ESV/43_John/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/43_John/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,41 +1,26 @@ -Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples - # Chapter 21 -1. After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. -2. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. -3. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. - -4. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. -5. Jesus said to them, *"Children, do you have any fish?"* They answered him, "No." -6. He said to them, *"Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some."* So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. -7. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. -8. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. - -9. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. -10. Jesus said to them, *"Bring some of the fish that you have just caught."* -11. So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. -12. Jesus said to them, *"Come and have breakfast."* Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. -13. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. -14. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. -Jesus and Peter - - -15. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, *"Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."* -16. He said to him a second time, *"Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."* -17. He said to him the third time, *"Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.* -18. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." -19. (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, *"Follow me."* -Jesus and the Beloved Apostle - - -20. Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" -21. When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" -22. Jesus said to him, *"If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!"* -23. So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, *"If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"* - -24. This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. - -25. Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. - - - +1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. +2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. +3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. +4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. +5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” +6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. +7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. +8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. +9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. +10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” +11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. +12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. +13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. +14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. +15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” +16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” +17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. +18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” +19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” +20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” +21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” +22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” +23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” +24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. +25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md index d6523fd2..ff72ecfc 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,73 +1,31 @@ -The Promise of the Holy Spirit - # Chapter 1 -1. In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do -and teach, -2. until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. -3. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days -and speaking about the kingdom of God. - -4. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, *"you heard from me;* -5. for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." -The Ascension - - -6. So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" -7. He said to them, *"It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.* -8. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, -and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem -and in all Judea -and Samaria, -and to the end of the earth." -9. And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, -and a cloud took him out of their sight. -10. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, -11. -and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." -Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas - - -12. Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. -13. And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter -and John -and James -and Andrew, Philip -and Thomas, Bartholomew -and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus -and Simon the Zealot -and Judas the son of James. -14. All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women -and Mary the mother of Jesus, -and his brothers. - -15. In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) -and said, -16. "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. -17. For he was numbered among us -and was allotted his share in this ministry." -18. (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, -and falling headlong he burst open in the middle -and all his bowels gushed out. -19. And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) -20. "For it is written in the Book of Psalms, -"'May his camp become desolate, - -and let there be no one to dwell in it'; +1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, +2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. +3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. +4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; +5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” +6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” +7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. +8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” +9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. +10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, +11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” +12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. +13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. +14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. +15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, +16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. +17 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.” +18 (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. +19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) +20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, +“‘May his camp become desolate, + and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and -"'Let another take his office.' - -21. So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in -and out among us, -22. beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us--one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection." -23. And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, -and Matthias. -24. And they prayed -and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen -25. to take the place in this ministry -and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." -26. And they cast lots for them, -and the lot fell on Matthias, -and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. - - - +“‘Let another take his office.’ +21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, +22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” +23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. +24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen +25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” +26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md index ece96e94..f52d201f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,89 +1,64 @@ -The Coming of the Holy Spirit - # Chapter 2 -1. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. -2. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. -3. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. -4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. - -5. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. -6. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. -7. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? -8. And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? -9. Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, -10. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, -11. both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians--we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." -12. And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" -13. But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine." -Peter's Sermon at Pentecost - - -14. But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. -15. For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. -16. But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: - -17. "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, +1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. +2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. +3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. +4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. +5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. +6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. +7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? +8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? +9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, +10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, +11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” +12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” +13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” +14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. +15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. +16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: +17 “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; - -18. even on my male servants and female servants +18 even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. - -19. And I will show wonders in the heavens above +19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; - -20. the sun shall be turned to darkness +20 the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. - -21. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.' - -22. "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know-- -23. this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. -24. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. -25. For David says concerning him, -"'I saw the Lord always before me, +21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ +22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— +23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. +24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. +25 For David says concerning him, +“‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; - -26. therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; +26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. - -27. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, +27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. - -28. You have made known to me the paths of life; - you will make me full of gladness with your presence.' - -29. "Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. -30. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, -31. he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. -32. This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. -33. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. -34. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, -"'The Lord said to my Lord, -"Sit at my right hand, - -35. until I make your enemies your footstool."' - -36. Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." - -37. Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" -38. And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. -39. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." -40. And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." -41. So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. -The Fellowship of the Believers - - -42. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. -43. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. -44. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. -45. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. -46. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, -47. praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. - - - +28 You have made known to me the paths of life; + you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ +29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. +30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, +31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. +32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. +33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. +34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, +“‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at my right hand, +35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ +36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” +37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” +38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. +39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” +40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” +41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. +42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. +43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. +44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. +45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. +46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, +47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md index 8faf85c5..bc2a5e27 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,27 @@ -The Lame Beggar Healed - # Chapter 3 -1. Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. -2. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. -3. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. -4. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, "Look at us." -5. And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. -6. But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!" -7. And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. -8. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. -9. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, -10. and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. -Peter Speaks in Solomon's Portico - - -11. While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. -12. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? -13. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. -14. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, -15. and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. -16. And his name--by faith in his name--has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all. - -17. "And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. -18. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. -19. Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, -20. that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, -21. whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. -22. Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. -23. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.' -24. And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. -25. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' -26. God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness." - - - +1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. +2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. +3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. +4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” +5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. +6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” +7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. +8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. +9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God, +10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. +11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. +12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? +13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. +14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, +15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. +16 And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all. +17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. +18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. +19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, +20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, +21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. +22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. +23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ +24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. +25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ +26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md index 56bceecc..bf7dd237 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,57 +1,42 @@ -Peter and John Before the Council - # Chapter 4 -1. And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, -2. greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. -3. And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. -4. But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand. - -5. On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, -6. with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. -7. And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?" -8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders, -9. if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, -10. let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by him this man is standing before you well. -11. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. -12. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." - -13. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. -14. But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. -15. But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, -16. saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. -17. But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name." -18. So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. -19. But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, -20. for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard." -21. And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened. -22. For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old. -The Believers Pray for Boldness - - -23. When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. -24. And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, "Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, -25. who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, -"'Why did the Gentiles rage, +1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, +2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. +3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. +4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand. +5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, +6 with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. +7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” +8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, +9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, +10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. +11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. +12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” +13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. +14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. +15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, +16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. +17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.” +18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. +19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, +20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” +21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened. +22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old. +23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. +24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, +25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, +“‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain? - -26. The kings of the earth set themselves, +26 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, - against the Lord and against his Anointed'-- - -27. for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, -28. to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. -29. And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, -30. while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus." -31. And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. -They Had Everything in Common - - -32. Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. -33. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. -34. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold -35. and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. -36. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, -37. sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. - - - + against the Lord and against his Anointed’— +27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, +28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. +29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, +30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” +31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. +32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. +33 And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. +34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold +35 and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. +36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, +37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md index 272339b0..d84bff05 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,58 +1,44 @@ -Ananias and Sapphira - # Chapter 5 -1. But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, -2. and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. -3. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? -4. While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God." -5. When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. -6. The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. - -7. After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. -8. And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much." -9. But Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." -10. Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. -11. And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things. -Many Signs and Wonders Done - - -12. Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. -13. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. -14. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, -15. so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. -16. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. -The Apostles Arrested and Freed - - -17. But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy -18. they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. -19. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, -20. "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." -21. And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. +1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, +2 and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. +3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? +4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” +5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. +6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him. +7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. +8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” +9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” +10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. +11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things. +12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. +13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. +14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, +15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. +16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. +17 But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy +18 they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. +19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, +20 “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” +21 And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. -22. But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, -23. "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside." -24. Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. -25. And someone came and told them, "Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people." -26. Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. - -27. And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, -28. saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." -29. But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. -30. The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. -31. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. -32. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." - -33. When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. -34. But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. -35. And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. -36. For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. -37. After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. -38. So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; -39. but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice, -40. and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. -41. Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. -42. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. - - - +22 But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, +23 “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.” +24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. +25 And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” +26 Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. +27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, +28 saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” +29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. +30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. +31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. +32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” +33 When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. +34 But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. +35 And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. +36 For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. +37 After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. +38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; +39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, +40 and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. +41 Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. +42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md index 527a1af4..d378aa36 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ -Seven Chosen to Serve - # Chapter 6 -1. Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. -2. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. -3. Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. -4. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." -5. And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. -6. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. - -7. And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. -Stephen Is Seized - - -8. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. -9. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. -10. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. -11. Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." -12. And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, -13. and they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, -14. for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us." -15. And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel. - - - +1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. +2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. +3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. +4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” +5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. +6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. +7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. +8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. +9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. +10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. +11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” +12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, +13 and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, +14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” +15 And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md index 37b830ba..302550c9 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,88 +1,70 @@ -Stephen's Speech - # Chapter 7 -1. And the high priest said, "Are these things so?" -2. And Stephen said: -"Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, -3. and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.' -4. Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living. -5. Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child. -6. And God spoke to this effect--that his offspring would be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them four hundred years. -7. 'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.' -8. And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. - -9. "And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him -10. and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. -11. Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. -12. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. -13. And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. -14. And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. -15. And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, -16. and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. - -17. "But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt -18. until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph. -19. He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive. -20. At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house, -21. and when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. -22. And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds. - -23. "When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. -24. And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. -25. He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. -26. And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?' -27. But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? -28. Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' -29. At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. - -30. "Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. -31. When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: -32. 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.' And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. -33. Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. -34. I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.' - -35. "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'--this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. -36. This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. -37. This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.' -38. This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. -39. Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt, -40. saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' -41. And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. -42. But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: -"'Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, +1 And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” +2 And Stephen said: +“Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, +3 and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.’ +4 Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living. +5 Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child. +6 And God spoke to this effect—that his offspring would be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them four hundred years. +7 ‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’ +8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. +9 “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him +10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. +11 Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. +12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. +13 And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. +14 And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. +15 And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, +16 and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. +17 “But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt +18 until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph. +19 He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive. +20 At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house, +21 and when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. +22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds. +23 “When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. +24 And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. +25 He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. +26 And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ +27 But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? +28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ +29 At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. +30 “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. +31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: +32 ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. +33 Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. +34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’ +35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. +36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. +37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’ +38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. +39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt, +40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ +41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. +42 But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: +“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? - -43. You took up the tent of Moloch +43 You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; -and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.' - -44. "Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. -45. Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, -46. who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. -47. But it was Solomon who built a house for him. -48. Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says, - -49. "'Heaven is my throne, +and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ +44 “Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. +45 Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, +46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. +47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him. +48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says, +49 “‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? - -50. Did not my hand make all these things?' - -51. "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. -52. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, -53. you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it." -The Stoning of Stephen - - -54. Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. -55. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. -56. And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." -57. But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. -58. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. -59. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." -60. And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep. - - - +50 Did not my hand make all these things?’ +51 “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. +52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, +53 you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.” +54 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. +55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. +56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” +57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. +58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. +59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” +60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md index 262d342f..b02e94c9 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,65 +1,47 @@ -Saul Ravages the Church - # Chapter 8 -1. And Saul approved of his execution. +1 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. -2. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. -3. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. -Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria - - -4. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. -5. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. -6. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. -7. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. -8. So there was much joy in that city. -Simon the Magician Believes - - -9. But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. -10. They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great." -11. And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. -12. But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. -13. Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. - -14. Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, -15. who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, -16. for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -17. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. -18. Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, -19. saying, "Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." -20. But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! -21. You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. -22. Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. -23. For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity." -24. And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me." - -25. Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. -Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch - - -26. Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place. -27. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship -28. and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. -29. And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot." -30. So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" -31. And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. -32. Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: -"Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter +2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. +3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. +4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. +5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. +6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. +7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. +8 So there was much joy in that city. +9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. +10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” +11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. +12 But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. +13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. +14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, +15 who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, +16 for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. +18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, +19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” +20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! +21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. +22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. +23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.” +24 And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” +25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. +26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. +27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship +28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. +29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” +30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” +31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. +32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: +“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. - -33. In his humiliation justice was denied him. -Who can describe his generation? -For his life is taken away from the earth." - -34. And the eunuch said to Philip, " -About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?" -35. Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. -36. And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?" -38. And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. -39. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. -40. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea. - - - +33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. + Who can describe his generation? +For his life is taken away from the earth.” +34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” +35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. +36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” +37 +38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. +39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. +40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md index 85557743..3fe6186a 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,65 +1,45 @@ -The Conversion of Saul - # Chapter 9 -1. But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest -2. and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. -3. Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. -4. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, *"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"* -5. And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, *"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.* -6. But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do." -7. The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. -8. Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. -9. And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. - -10. Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, *"Ananias."* And he said, "Here I am, Lord." -11. And the Lord said to him, *"Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,* -12. and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." -13. But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. -14. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name." -15. But the Lord said to him, *"Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.* -16. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." -17. So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." -18. And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; -19. and taking food, he was strengthened. -Saul Proclaims Jesus in Synagogues +1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest +2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. +3 Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. +4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” +5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. +6 But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” +7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. +8 Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. +9 And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. +10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” +11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, +12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” +13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. +14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” +15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. +16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” +17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” +18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; +19 and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. -20. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." -21. And all who heard him were amazed and said, "Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?" -22. But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. -Saul Escapes from Damascus - - -23. When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, -24. but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, -25. but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. -Saul in Jerusalem - - -26. And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. -27. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. -28. So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. -29. And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him. -30. And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. - -31. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. -The Healing of Aeneas - - -32. Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. -33. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. -34. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. -35. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. -Dorcas Restored to Life - - -36. Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. -37. In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. -38. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, "Please come to us without delay." -39. So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. -40. But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. -41. And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. -42. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. -43. And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner. - - - +20 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” +21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” +22 But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. +23 When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, +24 but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, +25 but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. +26 And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. +27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. +28 So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. +29 And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him. +30 And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. +31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. +32 Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. +33 There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. +34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose. +35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. +36 Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. +37 In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. +38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Please come to us without delay.” +39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. +40 But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. +41 And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. +42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. +43 And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md index 237ec659..4876680a 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,67 +1,50 @@ -Peter and Cornelius - # Chapter 10 -1. At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, -2. a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. -3. -About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius." -4. And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. -5. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. -6. He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea." -7. When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, -8. and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. -Peter's Vision - - -9. The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. -10. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance -11. and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. -12. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. -13. And there came a voice to him: *"Rise, Peter; kill and eat."* -14. But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." -15. And the voice came to him again a second time, *"What God has made clean, do not call common."* -16. This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. - -17. Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate -18. and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. -19. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you. -20. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them." -21. And Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?" -22. And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say." -23. So he invited them in to be his guests. +1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, +2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. +3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” +4 And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. +5 And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. +6 He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” +7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, +8 and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. +9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. +10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance +11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. +12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. +13 And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” +14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” +15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” +16 This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. +17 Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate +18 and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. +19 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. +20 Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.” +21 And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?” +22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” +23 So he invited them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him. -24. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. -25. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. -26. But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am a man." -27. And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered. -28. And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. -29. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me." - -30. And Cornelius said, "Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing -31. and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. -32. Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.' -33. So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord." -Gentiles Hear the Good News - - -34. So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, -35. but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. -36. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), -37. you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: -38. how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. -39. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, -40. but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, -41. not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. -42. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. -43. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." -The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles - - -44. While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. -45. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. -46. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, -47. "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" -48. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. - - - +24 And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. +25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. +26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am a man.” +27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered. +28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. +29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.” +30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing +31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. +32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’ +33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.” +34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, +35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. +36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), +37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: +38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. +39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, +40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, +41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. +42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. +43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” +44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. +45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. +46 For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, +47 “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” +48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md index 4a7191ef..d412d9eb 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,40 +1,31 @@ -Peter Reports to the Church - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. -2. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, -3. "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them." -4. But Peter began and explained it to them in order: -5. "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. -6. Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. -7. And I heard a voice saying to me, *'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'* -8. But I said, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' -9. But the voice answered a second time from heaven, *'What God has made clean, do not call common.'* -10. This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. -11. And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. -12. And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. -13. And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; -14. he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.' -15. As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. -16. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, *'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'* -17. If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" -18. When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life." -The Church in Antioch - - -19. Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. -20. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. -21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. -22. The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. -23. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, -24. for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. -25. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, -26. and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. - -27. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. -28. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). -29. So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. -30. And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. - - - +1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. +2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, +3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” +4 But Peter began and explained it to them in order: +5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. +6 Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. +7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ +8 But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ +9 But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ +10 This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. +11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. +12 And the Spirit told me to go with them, making no distinction. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. +13 And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter; +14 he will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’ +15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. +16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ +17 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?” +18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” +19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. +20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. +21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. +22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. +23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, +24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. +25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, +26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. +27 Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. +28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). +29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. +30 And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md index 9319f764..2c624717 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,42 +1,26 @@ -James Killed and Peter Imprisoned - # Chapter 12 -1. -About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. -2. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, -3. and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. -4. And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. -5. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. -Peter Is Rescued - - -6. Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. -7. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. -8. And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me." -9. And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. -10. When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. -11. When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." - -12. When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. -13. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. -14. Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. -15. They said to her, "You are out of your mind." But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!" -16. But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. -17. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place. - -18. Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. -19. And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there. -The Death of Herod - - -20. Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food. -21. On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. -22. And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!" -23. Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. - -24. But the word of God increased and multiplied. - -25. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. - - - +1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. +2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword, +3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. +4 And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. +5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. +6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. +7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. +8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” +9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. +10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. +11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” +12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. +13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. +14 Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. +15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” +16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. +17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. +18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. +19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there. +20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food. +21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. +22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” +23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. +24 But the word of God increased and multiplied. +25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md index 31dc6b37..6198529f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,82 +1,63 @@ -Barnabas and Saul Sent Off - # Chapter 13 -1. Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. -2. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." -3. Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. -Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus - - -4. So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. -5. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. -6. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. -7. He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. -8. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. -9. But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him -10. and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? -11. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. -12. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. -Paul and Barnabas at Antioch in Pisidia - - -13. Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, -14. but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. -15. After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it." -16. So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: -"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. -17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. -18. And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. -19. And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. -20. All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. -21. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. -22. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.' -23. Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised. -24. Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. -25. And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' - -26. "Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. -27. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. -28. And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. -29. And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. -30. But God raised him from the dead, -31. and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. -32. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, -33. this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, -"'You are my Son, - today I have begotten you.' - -34. And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, -"'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' - -35. Therefore he says also in another psalm, -"'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.' - -36. For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, -37. but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. -38. Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, -39. and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. -40. Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about: - -41. "'Look, you scoffers, +1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. +2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” +3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. +4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. +5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. +6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. +7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. +8 But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. +9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him +10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? +11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. +12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. +13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, +14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. +15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” +16 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: +“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. +17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. +18 And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. +19 And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. +20 All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. +21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. +22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’ +23 Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised. +24 Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. +25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’ +26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. +27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. +28 And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. +29 And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. +30 But God raised him from the dead, +31 and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. +32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, +33 this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, +“‘You are my Son, + today I have begotten you.’ +34 And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, +“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ +35 Therefore he says also in another psalm, +“‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’ +36 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, +37 but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. +38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, +39 and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. +40 Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about: +41 “‘Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, - a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.'" - -42. As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. -43. And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. - -44. The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. -45. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him. -46. And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. -47. For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, -"'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, - that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'" - -48. And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. -49. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. -50. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. -51. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. -52. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. - - - + a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.’” +42 As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. +43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. +44 The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. +45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him. +46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. +47 For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, +“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, + that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” +48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. +49 And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. +50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. +51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. +52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md index de7d99ed..4737a55d 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Paul and Barnabas at Iconium - # Chapter 14 -1. Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. -2. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. -3. So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. -4. But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. -5. When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, -6. they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, -7. and there they continued to preach the gospel. -Paul and Barnabas at Lystra - - -8. Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. -9. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well, -10. said in a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang up and began walking. -11. And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" -12. Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. -13. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. -14. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, -15. "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. -16. In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. -17. Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." -18. Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them. -Paul Stoned at Lystra - - -19. But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. -20. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. -21. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, -22. strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. -23. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. -Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria - - -24. Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. -25. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, -26. and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. -27. And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. -28. And they remained no little time with the disciples. - - - +1 Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. +2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. +3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. +4 But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. +5 When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, +6 they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, +7 and there they continued to preach the gospel. +8 Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. +9 He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well, +10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking. +11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” +12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. +13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. +14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, +15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. +16 In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. +17 Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” +18 Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them. +19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. +20 But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. +21 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, +22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. +23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. +24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. +25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, +26 and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. +27 And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. +28 And they remained no little time with the disciples. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md index dce85484..3b67b30c 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,65 +1,47 @@ -The Jerusalem Council - # Chapter 15 -1. But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." -2. And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. -3. So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. -4. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. -5. But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses." - -6. The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. -7. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. -8. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, -9. and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. -10. Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? -11. But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." - -12. And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. -13. After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me. -14. Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. -15. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, - -16. "'After this I will return, +1 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” +2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. +3 So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. +4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. +5 But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.” +6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. +7 And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. +8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, +9 and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. +10 Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? +11 But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” +12 And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. +13 After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. +14 Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. +15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, +16 “‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, - -17. that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, +17 that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, - -says the Lord, who makes these things - -18. known from of old.' - -19. Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, -20. but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. -21. For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues." -The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers - - -22. Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, -23. with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. -24. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, -25. it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, -26. men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. -27. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. -28. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: -29. that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell." - -30. So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. -31. And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. -32. And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. -33. And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. -35. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. -Paul and Barnabas Separate - - -36. And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are." -37. Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. -38. But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. -39. And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, -40. but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. -41. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. - - - + says the Lord, who makes these things +18 known from of old.’ +19 Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, +20 but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. +21 For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.” +22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, +23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. +24 Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, +25 it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, +26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. +27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. +28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: +29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.” +30 So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. +31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. +32 And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. +33 And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. +34 +35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. +36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” +37 Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. +38 But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. +39 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, +40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. +41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md index e1b1a7d1..7bb5e6dd 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,61 +1,41 @@ -Timothy Joins Paul and Silas - # Chapter 16 -1. Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. -2. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. -3. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. -4. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. -5. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. -The Macedonian Call - - -6. And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. -7. And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. -8. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. -9. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." -10. And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. -The Conversion of Lydia - - -11. So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, -12. and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. -13. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. -14. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. -15. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us. -Paul and Silas in Prison - - -16. As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. -17. She followed Paul and us, crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation." -18. And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. - -19. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. -20. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. -21. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice." -22. The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. -23. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. -24. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. -The Philippian Jailer Converted - - -25. -About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, -26. and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. -27. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. -28. But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." -29. And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. -30. Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" -31. And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." -32. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. -33. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. -34. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. - -35. But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, "Let those men go." -36. And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace." -37. But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out." -38. The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. -39. So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city. -40. So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed. - - - +1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. +2 He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. +3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. +4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. +5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. +6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. +7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. +8 So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. +9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” +10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. +11 So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, +12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. +13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. +14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. +15 And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. +16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. +17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” +18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. +19 But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. +20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. +21 They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” +22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. +23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. +24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. +25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, +26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. +27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. +28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” +29 And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. +30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” +31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” +32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. +33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. +34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. +35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” +36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” +37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” +38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. +39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city. +40 So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md index 56a0c808..0e2cf17f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,54 +1,38 @@ -Paul and Silas in Thessalonica - # Chapter 17 -1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. -2. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, -3. explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." -4. And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. -5. But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. -6. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, -7. and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus." -8. And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. -9. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. -Paul and Silas in Berea - - -10. The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. -11. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. -12. Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men. -13. But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds. -14. Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. -15. Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed. -Paul in Athens - - -16. Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. -17. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. -18. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. -19. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? -20. For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean." -21. Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. -Paul Addresses the Areopagus - - -22. So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. -23. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. -24. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, -25. nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. -26. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, -27. that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, -28. for -"'In him we live and move and have our being'; +1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. +2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, +3 explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” +4 And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. +5 But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. +6 And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, +7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” +8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. +9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. +10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. +11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. +12 Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men. +13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds. +14 Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. +15 Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed. +16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. +17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. +18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. +19 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? +20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” +21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. +22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. +23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. +24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, +25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. +26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, +27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, +28 for +“‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, -"'For we are indeed his offspring.' - -29. Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. -30. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, -31. because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead." - -32. Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this." -33. So Paul went out from their midst. -34. But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them. - - - +“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ +29 Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. +30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, +31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” +32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.” +33 So Paul went out from their midst. +34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md index 57466fc4..9ad8a945 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Paul in Corinth - # Chapter 18 -1. After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. -2. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, -3. and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. -4. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. - -5. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. -6. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." -7. And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. -8. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. -9. And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, *"Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,* -10. for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people." -11. And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. - -12. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, -13. saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law." -14. But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. -15. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things." -16. And he drove them from the tribunal. -17. And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this. -Paul Returns to Antioch - - -18. After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. -19. And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. -20. When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. -21. But on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus. - -22. When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. -23. After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. -Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus - - -24. Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. -25. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. -26. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. -27. And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, -28. for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. - - - +1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. +2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, +3 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. +4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. +5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. +6 And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” +7 And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. +8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. +9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, +10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” +11 And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. +12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, +13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.” +14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. +15 But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” +16 And he drove them from the tribunal. +17 And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this. +18 After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. +19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. +20 When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. +21 But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus. +22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. +23 After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. +24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. +25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. +26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. +27 And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, +28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md index 1afa2038..cd8d5de7 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,58 +1,42 @@ -Paul in Ephesus - # Chapter 19 -1. And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. -2. And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." -3. And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." -4. And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." -5. On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -6. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. -7. There were about twelve men in all. - -8. And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. -9. But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. -10. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. -The Sons of Sceva - - -11. And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, -12. so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. -13. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims." -14. Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. -15. But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?" -16. And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. -17. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. -18. Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. -19. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. -20. So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily. -A Riot at Ephesus - - -21. Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome." -22. And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. - -23. -About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. -24. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. -25. These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. -26. And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods. -27. And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship." - -28. When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" -29. So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel. -30. But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. -31. And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater. -32. Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. -33. Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd. -34. But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" - -35. And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky? -36. Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. -37. For you have brought these men here who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess. -38. If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. -39. But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. -40. For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." -41. And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly. - - - +1 And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. +2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” +3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John's baptism.” +4 And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” +5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +6 And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. +7 There were about twelve men in all. +8 And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. +9 But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. +10 This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. +11 And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, +12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. +13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” +14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. +15 But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” +16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. +17 And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. +18 Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. +19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. +20 So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily. +21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” +22 And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. +23 About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. +24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. +25 These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. +26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods. +27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.” +28 When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” +29 So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel. +30 But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. +31 And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater. +32 Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. +33 Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd. +34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” +35 And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky? +36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. +37 For you have brought these men here who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess. +38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. +39 But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. +40 For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.” +41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md index 2721414f..3176bc3f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,53 +1,40 @@ -Paul in Macedonia and Greece - # Chapter 20 -1. After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. -2. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. -3. There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. -4. Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. -5. These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, -6. but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days. -Eutychus Raised from the Dead - - -7. On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. -8. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. -9. And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. -10. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him." -11. And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. -12. And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted. - -13. But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. -14. And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. -15. And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we went to Miletus. -16. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. -Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders - - -17. Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. -18. And when they came to him, he said to them: -"You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, -19. serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; -20. how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, -21. testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. -22. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, -23. except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. -24. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. -25. And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. -26. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, -27. for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. -28. Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. -29. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; -30. and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. -31. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. -32. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. -33. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. -34. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. -35. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, *'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'*" - -36. And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. -37. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, -38. being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship. - - - +1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. +2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. +3 There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. +4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. +5 These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, +6 but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days. +7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. +8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. +9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. +10 But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” +11 And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. +12 And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted. +13 But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. +14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. +15 And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after that we went to Miletus. +16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. +17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. +18 And when they came to him, he said to them: +“You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, +19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; +20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, +21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. +22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, +23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. +24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. +25 And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. +26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, +27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. +28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. +29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; +30 and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. +31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. +32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. +33 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. +34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. +35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” +36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. +37 And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, +38 being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md index f60e276e..6d88491a 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,57 +1,41 @@ -Paul Goes to Jerusalem - # Chapter 21 -1. And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. -2. And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. -3. When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. -4. And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. -5. When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed -6. and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home. - -7. When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day. -8. On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. -9. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. -10. While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. -11. And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" -12. When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. -13. Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." -14. And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, "Let the will of the Lord be done." - -15. After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. -16. And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge. -Paul Visits James - - -17. When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly. -18. On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. -19. After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. -20. And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law, -21. and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs. -22. What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. -23. Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow; -24. take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. -25. But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality." -26. Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them. -Paul Arrested in the Temple - - -27. When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, -28. crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place." -29. For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. -30. Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. -31. And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. -32. He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. -33. Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. -34. Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. -35. And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, -36. for the mob of the people followed, crying out, "Away with him!" -Paul Speaks to the People - - -37. As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek? -38. Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?" -39. Paul replied, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people." -40. And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: - - - +1 And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. +2 And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. +3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo. +4 And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. +5 When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed +6 and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home. +7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day. +8 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. +9 He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied. +10 While we were staying for many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. +11 And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” +12 When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. +13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” +14 And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.” +15 After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. +16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge. +17 When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly. +18 On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. +19 After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. +20 And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law, +21 and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs. +22 What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. +23 Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow; +24 take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law. +25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality.” +26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them. +27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, +28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” +29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. +30 Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. +31 And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. +32 He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. +33 Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. +34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. +35 And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, +36 for the mob of the people followed, crying out, “Away with him!” +37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? +38 Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?” +39 Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.” +40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md index 4a093d11..cb3b611d 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,45 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. "Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you." - -2. And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said: - -3. "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day. -4. I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, -5. as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished. - -6. "As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. -7. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'* -8. And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, *'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'* -9. Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. -10. And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, *'Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.'* -11. And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus. - -12. "And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, -13. came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. -14. And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; -15. for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. -16. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' - -17. "When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance -18. and saw him saying to me, *'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'* -19. And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. -20. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.' -21. And he said to me, *'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'*" -Paul and the Roman Tribune - - -22. Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live." -23. And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, -24. the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. -25. But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?" -26. When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen." -27. So the tribune came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes." -28. The tribune answered, "I bought this citizenship for a large sum." Paul said, "But I am a citizen by birth." -29. So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him. -Paul Before the Council - - -30. But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them. - - - +1 “Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.” +2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said: +3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day. +4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, +5 as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished. +6 “As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. +7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ +8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ +9 Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. +10 And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ +11 And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus. +12 “And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, +13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. +14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; +15 for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. +16 And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ +17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance +18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ +19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. +20 And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ +21 And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” +22 Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” +23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, +24 the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. +25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” +26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” +27 So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” +28 The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” +29 So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him. +30 But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md index 03bc0443..952e5bf0 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,50 +1,36 @@ # Chapter 23 -1. And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day." -2. And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. -3. Then Paul said to him, "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" -4. Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?" -5. And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'" - -6. Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial." -7. And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. -8. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. -9. Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?" -10. And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks. - -11. The following night the Lord stood by him and said, *"Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome."* -A Plot to Kill Paul - - -12. When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. -13. There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. -14. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. -15. Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near." - -16. Now the son of Paul's sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. -17. Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him." -18. So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, "Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you." -19. The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?" -20. And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. -21. But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent." -22. So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, "Tell no one that you have informed me of these things." -Paul Sent to Felix the Governor - - -23. Then he called two of the centurions and said, "Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night. -24. Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to Felix the governor." -25. And he wrote a letter to this effect: - -26. "Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings. -27. This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. -28. And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. -29. I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. -30. And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him." - -31. So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. -32. And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. -33. When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. -34. On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia, -35. he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive." And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's praetorium. - - - +1 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” +2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. +3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?” +4 Those who stood by said, “Would you revile God's high priest?” +5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” +6 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” +7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. +8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. +9 Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?” +10 And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks. +11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.” +12 When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. +13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. +14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. +15 Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.” +16 Now the son of Paul's sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. +17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” +18 So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” +19 The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” +20 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. +21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.” +22 So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.” +23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night. +24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” +25 And he wrote a letter to this effect: +26 “Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings. +27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. +28 And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. +29 I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. +30 And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.” +31 So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. +32 And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. +33 When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. +34 On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia, +35 he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's praetorium. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md index 7a1777ff..2f5f20ac 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,40 +1,30 @@ -Paul Before Felix at Caesarea - # Chapter 24 -1. And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. -2. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: -"Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, -3. in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. -4. But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. -5. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. -6. He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him. -8. By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him." - -9. The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so. - -10. And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: -"Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. -11. You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, -12. and they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city. -13. Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me. -14. But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, -15. having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. -16. So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. -17. Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings. -18. While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia-- -19. they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me. -20. Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, -21. other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: 'It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.'" -Paul Kept in Custody - - -22. But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case." -23. Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs. - -24. After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. -25. And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you." -26. At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. -27. When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison. - - - +1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. +2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: +“Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, +3 in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. +4 But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. +5 For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. +6 He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him. +7 +8 By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.” +9 The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so. +10 And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: +“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. +11 You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, +12 and they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city. +13 Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me. +14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, +15 having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. +16 So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. +17 Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings. +18 While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia— +19 they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me. +20 Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, +21 other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’” +22 But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.” +23 Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs. +24 After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. +25 And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.” +26 At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. +27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md index 1b524e3b..f3068337 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -Paul Appeals to Caesar - # Chapter 25 -1. Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. -2. And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, -3. asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem--because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. -4. Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. -5. "So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him." - -6. After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. -7. When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove. -8. Paul argued in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense." -9. But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?" -10. But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. -11. If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar." -12. Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go." -Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice - - -13. Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. -14. And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix, -15. and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. -16. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. -17. So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. -18. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. -19. Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. -20. Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. -21. But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar." -22. Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," said he, "you will hear him." - -23. So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. -24. And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. -25. But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. -26. But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. -27. For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him." - - - +1 Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. +2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, +3 asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. +4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. +5 “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.” +6 After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. +7 When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove. +8 Paul argued in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.” +9 But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” +10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. +11 If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” +12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.” +13 Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. +14 And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix, +15 and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. +16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. +17 So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. +18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. +19 Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. +20 Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. +21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” +22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.” +23 So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. +24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. +25 But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. +26 But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. +27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md index 87cc59bd..c4940c2a 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,47 +1,33 @@ -Paul's Defense Before Agrippa - # Chapter 26 -1. So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: - -2. "I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, -3. especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently. - -4. "My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. -5. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. -6. And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, -7. to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king! -8. Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? - -9. "I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. -10. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. -11. And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities. -Paul Tells of His Conversion - - -12. "In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. -13. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. -14. And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'* -15. And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, *'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.* -16. But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, -17. delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles--to whom I am sending you -18. to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' - -19. "Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, -20. but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. -21. For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. -22. To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: -23. that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles." - -24. And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind." -25. But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words. -26. For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner. -27. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe." -28. And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?" -29. And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am--except for these chains." - -30. Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. -31. And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment." -32. And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar." - - - +1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: +2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, +3 especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently. +4 “My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. +5 They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee. +6 And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, +7 to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king! +8 Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? +9 “I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. +10 And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. +11 And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities. +12 “In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. +13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. +14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ +15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. +16 But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, +17 delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you +18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ +19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, +20 but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. +21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. +22 To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: +23 that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.” +24 And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.” +25 But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words. +26 For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner. +27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” +28 And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?” +29 And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.” +30 Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. +31 And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” +32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md index 4f90d3b8..ac5dda7f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,60 +1,45 @@ -Paul Sails for Rome - # Chapter 27 -1. And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. -2. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. -3. The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. -4. And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. -5. And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. -6. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. -7. We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. -8. Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. - -9. Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, -10. saying, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." -11. But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. -12. And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. -The Storm at Sea - - -13. Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. -14. But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. -15. And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. -16. Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship's boat. -17. After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. -18. Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. -19. And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. -20. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. - -21. Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. -22. Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. -23. For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, -24. and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' -25. So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. -26. But we must run aground on some island." - -27. When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. -28. So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. -29. And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. -30. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, -31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." -32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go. - -33. As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. -34. Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you." -35. And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. -36. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. -37. (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) -38. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. -The Shipwreck - - -39. Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. -40. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. -41. But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. -42. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. -43. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, -44. and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land. - - - +1 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. +2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. +3 The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. +4 And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. +5 And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. +6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. +7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. +8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. +9 Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, +10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” +11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. +12 And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. +13 Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. +14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. +15 And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. +16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship's boat. +17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along. +18 Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. +19 And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. +20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. +21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss. +22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. +23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, +24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ +25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. +26 But we must run aground on some island.” +27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. +28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. +29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. +30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, +31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” +32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go. +33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. +34 Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” +35 And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. +36 Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. +37 (We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) +38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. +39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. +40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. +41 But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. +42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. +43 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, +44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md index d52b97fd..239c4e8f 100644 --- a/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md +++ b/ESV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,57 +1,40 @@ -Paul on Malta - # Chapter 28 -1. After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. -2. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. -3. When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. -4. When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live." -5. He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. -6. They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. - -7. Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. -8. It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him. -9. And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. -10. They also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. -Paul Arrives at Rome - - -11. After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead. -12. Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. -13. And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. -14. There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. -15. And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage. -16. And when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him. -Paul in Rome - - -17. After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. -18. When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. -19. But because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar--though I had no charge to bring against my nation. -20. For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain." -21. And they said to him, "We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. -22. But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against." - -23. When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. -24. And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. -25. And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: "The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: - -26. "'Go to this people, and say, -"You will indeed hear but never understand, - and you will indeed see but never perceive." - -27. For this people's heart has grown dull, +1 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. +2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. +3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. +4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” +5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. +6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. +7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. +8 It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him. +9 And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. +10 They also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. +11 After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead. +12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. +13 And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. +14 There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. +15 And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage. +16 And when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him. +17 After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. +18 When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case. +19 But because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—though I had no charge to bring against my nation. +20 For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.” +21 And they said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you. +22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.” +23 When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. +24 And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved. +25 And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: +26 “‘Go to this people, and say, +“You will indeed hear but never understand, + and you will indeed see but never perceive.” +27 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes - -and hear with their ears + and hear with their ears and understand with their heart - and turn, and I would heal them.' - -28. Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen." - -30. He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, -31. proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. - - - + and turn, and I would heal them.’ +28 Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.” +29 +30 He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, +31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md index ac155c6e..884c01b6 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,52 +1,34 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, -2. which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, -3. concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh -4. and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, -5. through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, -6. including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, - -7. To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: +1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, +2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, +3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh +4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, +5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, +6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, +7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Longing to Go to Rome - - -8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. -9. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you -10. always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. -11. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you-- -12. that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. -13. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. -14. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. -15. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. -The Righteous Shall Live by Faith - - -16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. -17. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." -God's Wrath on Unrighteousness - - -18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. -19. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. -20. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. -21. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. -22. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, -23. and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. - -24. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, -25. because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. - -26. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; -27. and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. - -28. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. -29. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, -30. slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, -31. foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. -32. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. - - - +8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. +9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you +10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. +11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— +12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. +13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. +14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. +15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. +16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. +17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” +18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. +19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. +20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. +21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. +22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, +23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. +24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, +25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. +26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; +27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. +28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. +29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, +30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, +31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. +32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md index e119b4f2..651beb39 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,41 +1,30 @@ -God's Righteous Judgment - # Chapter 2 -1. Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. -2. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. -3. Do you suppose, O man--you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself--that you will escape the judgment of God? -4. Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? -5. But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. - -6. He will render to each one according to his works: -7. to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; -8. but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. -9. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, -10. but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. -11. For God shows no partiality. -God's Judgment and the Law - - -12. For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. -13. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. -14. For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. -15. They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them -16. on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. - -17. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God -18. and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; -19. and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, -20. an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth-- -21. you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? -22. You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? -23. You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. -24. For, as it is written, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." - -25. For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. -26. So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? -27. Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. -28. For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. -29. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God. - - - +1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. +2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. +3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? +4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? +5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. +6 He will render to each one according to his works: +7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; +8 but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. +9 There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, +10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. +11 For God shows no partiality. +12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. +13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. +14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. +15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them +16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. +17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God +18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; +19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, +20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— +21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? +22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? +23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. +24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” +25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. +26 So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? +27 Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. +28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. +29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md index 0e1aec88..51e74476 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,62 +1,40 @@ -God's Righteousness Upheld - # Chapter 3 -1. Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? -2. Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. -3. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? -4. By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, -"That you may be justified in your words, - and prevail when you are judged." - -5. But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) -6. By no means! For then how could God judge the world? -7. But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? -8. And why not do evil that good may come?--as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. -No One Is Righteous - - -9. What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, -10. as it is written: -"None is righteous, no, not one; - -11. no one understands; +1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? +2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. +3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? +4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, +“That you may be justified in your words, + and prevail when you are judged.” +5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) +6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? +7 But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? +8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. +9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, +10 as it is written: +“None is righteous, no, not one; +11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. - -12. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; +12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, - not even one." - -13. "Their throat is an open grave; - they use their tongues to deceive." -"The venom of asps is under their lips." - -14. "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." - -15. "Their feet are swift to shed blood; - -16. in their paths are ruin and misery, - -17. and the way of peace they have not known." - -18. "There is no fear of God before their eyes." - -19. Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. -20. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. -The Righteousness of God Through Faith - - -21. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-- -22. the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: -23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, -24. and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, -25. whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. -26. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. - -27. Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. -28. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. -29. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, -30. since God is one--who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. -31. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. - - - + not even one.” +13 “Their throat is an open grave; + they use their tongues to deceive.” +“The venom of asps is under their lips.” +14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” +15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; +16 in their paths are ruin and misery, +17 and the way of peace they have not known.” +18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” +19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. +20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. +21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— +22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: +23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, +24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, +25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. +26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. +27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. +28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. +29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, +30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. +31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md index 5d4d158d..5bafca51 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -Abraham Justified by Faith - # Chapter 4 -1. What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? -2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. -3. For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." -4. Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. -5. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, -6. just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: - -7. "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, +1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? +2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. +3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” +4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. +5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, +6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: +7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; - -8. blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin." - -9. Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. -10. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. -11. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, -12. and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. -The Promise Realized Through Faith - - -13. For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. -14. For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. -15. For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. - -16. That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring--not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, -17. as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"--in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. -18. In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be." -19. He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. -20. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, -21. fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. -22. That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness." -23. But the words "it was counted to him" were not written for his sake alone, -24. but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, -25. who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. - - - +8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” +9 Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. +10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. +11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, +12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. +13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. +14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. +15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. +16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, +17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. +18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” +19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. +20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, +21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. +22 That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” +23 But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, +24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, +25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md index 1301f740..010ceb09 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -Peace with God Through Faith - # Chapter 5 -1. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. -2. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. -3. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, -4. and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, -5. and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. - -6. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. -7. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die-- -8. but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -9. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. -10. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. -11. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. -Death in Adam, Life in Christ - - -12. Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- -13. for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. -14. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. - -15. But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. -16. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. -17. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. - -18. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. -19. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. -20. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, -21. so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - - - +1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. +2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. +3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, +4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, +5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. +6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. +7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— +8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. +9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. +10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. +11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. +12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— +13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. +14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. +15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. +16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. +17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. +18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. +19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. +20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, +21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md index f455f737..55cfc107 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -Dead to Sin, Alive to God - # Chapter 6 -1. What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? -2. By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? -3. Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? -4. We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. - -5. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. -6. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. -7. For one who has died has been set free from sin. -8. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. -9. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. -10. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. -11. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. - -12. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. -13. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. -14. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. -Slaves to Righteousness - - -15. What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! -16. Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? -17. But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, -18. and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. -19. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. - -20. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. -21. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. -22. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. -23. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? +2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? +3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? +4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. +5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. +6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. +7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. +8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. +9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. +10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. +11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. +12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. +13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. +14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. +15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! +16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? +17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, +18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. +19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. +20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. +21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. +22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. +23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md index 27abf639..e5252789 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,37 +1,26 @@ -Released from the Law - # Chapter 7 -1. Or do you not know, brothers--for I am speaking to those who know the law--that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? -2. For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. -3. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. - -4. Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. -5. For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. -6. But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. -The Law and Sin - - -7. What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet." -8. But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. -9. I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. -10. The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. -11. For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. -12. So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. - -13. Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. -14. For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. -15. For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. -16. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. -17. So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. -18. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. -19. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. -20. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. - -21. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. -22. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, -23. but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. -24. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? -25. Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. - - - +1 Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? +2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. +3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. +4 Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. +5 For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. +6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. +7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” +8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. +9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. +10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. +11 For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. +12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. +13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. +14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. +15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. +16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. +17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. +18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. +19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. +20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. +21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. +22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, +23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. +24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? +25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md index 235eaf67..c8c0781b 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,59 +1,42 @@ -Life in the Spirit - # Chapter 8 -1. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. -2. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. -3. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, -4. in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. -5. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. -6. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. -7. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. -8. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. - -9. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. -10. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. -11. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. -Heirs with Christ - - -12. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. -13. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. -14. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. -15. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" -16. The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, -17. and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. -Future Glory - - -18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. -19. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. -20. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope -21. that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. -22. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. -23. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. -24. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? -25. But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. - -26. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. -27. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. -28. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. -29. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. -30. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. -God's Everlasting Love - - -31. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? -32. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? -33. Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. -34. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. -35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? -36. As it is written, -"For your sake we are being killed all the day long; - we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." - -37. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. -38. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, -39. nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. +2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. +3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, +4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. +5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. +6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. +7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. +8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. +9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. +10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. +11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. +12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. +13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. +14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. +15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” +16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, +17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. +18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. +19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. +20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope +21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. +22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. +23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. +24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? +25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. +26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. +27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. +28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. +29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. +30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. +31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? +32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? +33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. +34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. +35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? +36 As it is written, +“For your sake we are being killed all the day long; + we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” +37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. +38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, +39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md index c3adc8d1..9a41c42a 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,57 +1,42 @@ -God's Sovereign Choice - # Chapter 9 -1. I am speaking the truth in Christ--I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit-- -2. that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. -3. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. -4. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. -5. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. - -6. But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, -7. and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." -8. This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. -9. For this is what the promise said: " -About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son." -10. And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, -11. though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad--in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls-- -12. she was told, "The older will serve the younger." -13. As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." - -14. What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! -15. For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." -16. So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. -17. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." -18. So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. - -19. You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" -20. But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" -21. Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? -22. What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, -23. in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory-- -24. even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? -25. As indeed he says in Hosea, -"Those who were not my people I will call 'my people,' - and her who was not beloved I will call 'beloved.'" - -26. "And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' - there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" - -27. And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, -28. for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay." -29. And as Isaiah predicted, -"If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, +1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— +2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. +3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. +4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. +5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. +6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, +7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” +8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. +9 For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” +10 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, +11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— +12 she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” +13 As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” +14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! +15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” +16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. +17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” +18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. +19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” +20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” +21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? +22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, +23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— +24 even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? +25 As indeed he says in Hosea, +“Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ + and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’” +26 “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ + there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” +27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, +28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.” +29 And as Isaiah predicted, +“If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom - -and become like Gomorrah." -Israel's Unbelief - - -30. What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; -31. but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. -32. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, -33. as it is written, -"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; - and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." - - - + and become like Gomorrah.” +30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; +31 but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. +32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, +33 as it is written, +“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; + and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md index 2bfc9728..b5feec48 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. -2. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. -3. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. -4. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. -The Message of Salvation to All - - -5. For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. -6. But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) -7. "or 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). -8. But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); -9. because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -10. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. -11. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." -12. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. -13. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." - -14. How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? -15. And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" -16. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" -17. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. - -18. But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for -"Their voice has gone out to all the earth, - and their words to the ends of the world." - -19. But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, -"I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; - with a foolish nation I will make you angry." - -20. Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, -"I have been found by those who did not seek me; - I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." - -21. But of Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people." - - - +1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. +2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. +3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. +4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. +5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. +6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) +7 “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). +8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); +9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. +10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. +11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” +12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. +13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” +14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? +15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” +16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” +17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. +18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for +“Their voice has gone out to all the earth, + and their words to the ends of the world.” +19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, +“I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; + with a foolish nation I will make you angry.” +20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, +“I have been found by those who did not seek me; + I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” +21 But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md index 6d67a001..b2ee547f 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,72 +1,49 @@ -The Remnant of Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. -2. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? -3. "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life." -4. But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." -5. So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. -6. But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. - -7. What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, -8. as it is written, -"God gave them a spirit of stupor, +1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. +2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? +3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” +4 But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” +5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. +6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. +7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, +8 as it is written, +“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, -down to this very day." - -9. And David says, -"Let their table become a snare and a trap, +down to this very day.” +9 And David says, +“Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; - -10. let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, - -and bend their backs forever." -Gentiles Grafted In - - -11. So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. -12. Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! - -13. Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry -14. in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. -15. For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? -16. If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches. - -17. But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, -18. do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. -19. Then you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." -20. That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. -21. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. -22. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. -23. And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. -24. For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree. -The Mystery of Israel's Salvation - - -25. Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. -26. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, -"The Deliverer will come from Zion, - he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"; - -27. "and this will be my covenant with them - when I take away their sins." - -28. As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. -29. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. -30. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, -31. so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. -32. For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. - -33. Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! - -34. "For who has known the mind of the Lord, - or who has been his counselor?" - -35. "Or who has given a gift to him - that he might be repaid?" - -36. For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. - - - +10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, + and bend their backs forever.” +11 So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. +12 Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! +13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry +14 in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. +15 For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? +16 If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches. +17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, +18 do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. +19 Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” +20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. +21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. +22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. +23 And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. +24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree. +25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. +26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, +“The Deliverer will come from Zion, + he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; +27 “and this will be my covenant with them + when I take away their sins.” +28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. +29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. +30 For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, +31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. +32 For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. +33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! +34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, + or who has been his counselor?” +35 “Or who has given a gift to him + that he might be repaid?” +36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md index 762181f8..ea79337e 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,34 +1,22 @@ -A Living Sacrifice - # Chapter 12 -1. I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. -2. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. -Gifts of Grace - - -3. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. -4. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, -5. so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. -6. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; -7. if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; -8. the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. -Marks of the True Christian - - -9. Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. -10. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. -11. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. -12. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. -13. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. - -14. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. -15. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. -16. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. -17. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. -18. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. -19. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." -20. To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head." -21. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - - - +1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. +2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. +3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. +4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, +5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. +6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; +7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; +8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. +9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. +10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. +11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. +12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. +13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. +14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. +15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. +16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. +17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. +18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. +19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” +20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” +21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md index 5772b4ef..b066a9ba 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ -Submission to the Authorities - # Chapter 13 -1. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. -2. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. -3. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, -4. for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. -5. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. -6. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. -7. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. -Fulfilling the Law Through Love - - -8. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. -9. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -10. Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. - -11. Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. -12. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. -13. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. -14. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. - - - +1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. +2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. +3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, +4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. +5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. +6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. +7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. +8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. +9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” +10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. +11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. +12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. +13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. +14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md index aebe2745..2211f3ae 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,38 +1,26 @@ -Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another - # Chapter 14 -1. As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. -2. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. -3. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. -4. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. - -5. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. -6. The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. -7. For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. -8. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. -9. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. - -10. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; -11. for it is written, -"As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, - and every tongue shall confess to God." - -12. So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. -Do Not Cause Another to Stumble - - -13. Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. -14. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. -15. For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. -16. So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. -17. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. -18. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. -19. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. - -20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. -21. It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. -22. The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. -23. But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. - - - +1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. +2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. +3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. +4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. +5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. +6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. +7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. +8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. +9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. +10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; +11 for it is written, +“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, + and every tongue shall confess to God.” +12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. +13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. +14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. +15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. +16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. +17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. +18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. +19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. +20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. +21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. +22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. +23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md index 90e0a7e7..790dae1e 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,64 +1,44 @@ -The Example of Christ - # Chapter 15 -1. We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. -2. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. -3. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me." -4. For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. -5. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, -6. that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -7. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. -Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles - - -8. For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, -9. and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, -"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, - and sing to your name." - -10. And again it says, -"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people." - -11. And again, -"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, - and let all the peoples extol him." - -12. And again Isaiah says, -"The root of Jesse will come, +1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. +2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. +3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” +4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. +5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, +6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. +7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. +8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, +9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, +“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, + and sing to your name.” +10 And again it is said, +“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” +11 And again, +“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, + and let all the peoples extol him.” +12 And again Isaiah says, +“The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; -in him will the Gentiles hope." - -13. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. -Paul the Minister to the Gentiles - - -14. I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. -15. But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God -16. to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. -17. In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. -18. For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience--by word and deed, -19. by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God--so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; -20. and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, -21. but as it is written, -"Those who have never been told of him will see, - -and those who have never heard will understand." -Paul's Plan to Visit Rome - - -22. This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. -23. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, -24. I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. -25. At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. -26. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. -27. For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. -28. When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you. -29. I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. - -30. I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, -31. that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, -32. so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. -33. May the God of peace be with you all. Amen. - - - +in him will the Gentiles hope.” +13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. +14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. +15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God +16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. +17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. +18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, +19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; +20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, +21 but as it is written, +“Those who have never been told of him will see, + and those who have never heard will understand.” +22 This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. +23 But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, +24 I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. +25 At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. +26 For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. +27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. +28 When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you. +29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. +30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, +31 that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, +32 so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. +33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md index 2ecaf50c..98b670d3 100644 --- a/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Personal Greetings - # Chapter 16 -1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, -2. that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. - -3. Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, -4. who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. -5. Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. -6. Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. -7. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. -8. Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. -9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. -10. Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. -11. Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. -12. Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. -13. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. -14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. -15. Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. -16. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. -Final Instructions and Greetings - - -17. I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. -18. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. -19. For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. -20. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. - -21. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. - -22. I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. - -23. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. -Doxology - - -25. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages -26. but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith-- -27. to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. - - - +1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, +2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. +3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, +4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. +5 Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. +6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. +7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. +8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. +9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. +10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. +11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. +12 Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. +13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. +14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. +15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. +16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. +17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. +18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. +19 For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. +20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. +21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. +22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. +23 Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. +24 +25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages +26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith— +27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5e3ed6d..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, - -2. To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Thanksgiving - - -4. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, -5. that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge-- -6. even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you-- -7. so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, -8. who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. -Divisions in the Church - - -10. I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. -11. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. -12. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." -13. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? -14. I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, -15. so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. -16. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) -17. For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. -Christ the Wisdom and Power of God - - -18. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. -19. For it is written, -"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, - and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." - -20. Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? -21. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. -22. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, -23. but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, -24. but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. -25. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. - -26. For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. -27. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; -28. God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, -29. so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. -30. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, -31. so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index a5678192..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Proclaiming Christ Crucified - -# Chapter 2 -1. And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. -2. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. -3. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, -4. and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, -5. so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. -Wisdom from the Spirit - - -6. Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. -7. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. -8. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. -9. But, as it is written, -"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, - nor the heart of man imagined, -what God has prepared for those who love him"-- - -10. these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. -11. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. -12. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. -13. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. - -14. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. -15. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. -16. "For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9706b63a..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Divisions in the Church - -# Chapter 3 -1. But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. -2. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, -3. for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? -4. For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human? - -5. What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. -6. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. -7. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. -8. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. -9. For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. - -10. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. -11. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. -12. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-- -13. each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. -14. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. -15. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. - -16. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? -17. If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. - -18. Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. -19. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," -20. and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile." -21. So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, -22. whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future--all are yours, -23. and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index f0497ceb..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The Ministry of Apostles - -# Chapter 4 -1. This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. -2. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. -3. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. -4. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. -5. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God. - -6. I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. -7. For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? - -8. Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you! -9. For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. -10. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. -11. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, -12. and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; -13. when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things. - -14. I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. -15. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. -16. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. -17. That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church. -18. Some are arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. -19. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. -20. For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. -21. What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness? - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index f8b0bd46..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church - -# Chapter 5 -1. It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. -2. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. - -3. For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. -4. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, -5. you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. - -6. Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? -7. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. -8. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. - -9. I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people-- -10. not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. -11. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler--not even to eat with such a one. -12. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? -13. God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you." - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7378419f..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Lawsuits Against Believers - -# Chapter 6 -1. When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? -2. Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? -3. Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! -4. So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? -5. I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, -6. but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? -7. To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? -8. But you yourselves wrong and defraud--even your own brothers! - -9. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, -10. nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. -11. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. -Flee Sexual Immorality - - -12. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be dominated by anything. -13. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"--and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. -14. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. -15. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! -16. Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh." -17. But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. -18. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. -19. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, -20. for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b7e6120..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Principles for Marriage - -# Chapter 7 -1. Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman." -2. But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. -3. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. -4. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. -5. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. - -6. Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. -7. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. - -8. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. -9. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. - -10. To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband -11. (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife. - -12. To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. -13. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. -14. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. -15. But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace. -16. For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? -Live as You Are Called - - -17. Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. -18. Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. -19. For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. -20. Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. -21. Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) -22. For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. -23. You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men. -24. So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God. -The Unmarried and the Widowed - - -25. Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. -26. I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. -27. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. -28. But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. -29. This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, -30. and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, -31. and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away. - -32. I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. -33. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, -34. and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. -35. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. - -36. If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry--it is no sin. -37. But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. -38. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better. - -39. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. -40. Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index b2d849a5..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Food Offered to Idols - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge" puffs up, but love builds up. -2. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. -3. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. - -4. Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real existence," and that "there is no God but one." -5. For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"-- -6. yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. - -7. However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. -8. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. -9. But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. -10. For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? -11. And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. -12. Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. -13. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 47a84512..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Paul Surrenders His Rights - -# Chapter 9 -1. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? -2. If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. - -3. This is my defense to those who would examine me. -4. Do we not have the right to eat and drink? -5. Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? -6. Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? -7. Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? - -8. Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? -9. For it is written in the Law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? -10. Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. -11. If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you? -12. If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. - -13. Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? -14. In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. - -15. But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting. -16. For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! -17. For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship. -18. What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. - -19. For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. -20. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. -21. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. -22. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. -23. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. - -24. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. -25. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. -26. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. -27. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40959068..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Warning Against Idolatry - -# Chapter 10 -1. For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, -2. and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, -3. and all ate the same spiritual food, -4. and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. -5. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. - -6. Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. -7. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." -8. We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. -9. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, -10. nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. -11. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. -12. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. -13. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. - -14. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. -15. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. -16. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? -17. Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. -18. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? -19. What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? -20. No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. -21. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. -22. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? -Do All to the Glory of God - - -23. "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up. -24. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. -25. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. -26. For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof." -27. If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. -28. But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience-- -29. I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? -30. If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? - -31. So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. -32. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, -33. just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34fe0499..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 11 -1. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. -Head Coverings - - -2. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. -3. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. -4. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, -5. but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. -6. For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. -7. For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. -8. For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. -9. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. -10. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. -11. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; -12. for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. -13. Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? -14. Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, -15. but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. -16. If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God. -The Lord's Supper - - -17. But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. -18. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, -19. for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. -20. When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. -21. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. -22. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. - -23. For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, -24. and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, *"This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."* -25. In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, *"This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."* -26. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. - -27. Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. -28. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. -29. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. -30. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. -31. But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. -32. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. - -33. So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another-- -34. if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home--so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. -About the other things I will give directions when I come. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index d5377c82..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Spiritual Gifts - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. -2. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. -3. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit. - -4. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; -5. and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; -6. and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. -7. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. -8. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, -9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, -10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. -11. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. -One Body with Many Members - - -12. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. -13. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit. - -14. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. -15. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. -16. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. -17. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? -18. But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. -19. If all were a single member, where would the body be? -20. As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. - -21. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." -22. On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, -23. and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, -24. which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, -25. that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. -26. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. - -27. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. -28. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. -29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? -30. Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? -31. But earnestly desire the higher gifts. -And I will show you a still more excellent way. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48028506..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -The Way of Love - -# Chapter 13 -1. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. -2. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. -3. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. - -4. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant -5. or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; -6. it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. -7. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. - -8. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. -9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, -10. but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. -11. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. -12. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. - -13. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index bc4f183f..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Prophecy and Tongues - -# Chapter 14 -1. Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. -2. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. -3. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. -4. The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. -5. Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. - -6. Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? -7. If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? -8. And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? -9. So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air. -10. There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, -11. but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. -12. So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. - -13. Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. -14. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. -15. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. -16. Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say "Amen" to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? -17. For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. -18. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. -19. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. - -20. Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. -21. In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord." -22. Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers. -23. If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds? -24. But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, -25. the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you. -Orderly Worship - - -26. What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. -27. If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. -28. But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. -29. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. -30. If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent. -31. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, -32. and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. -33. For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. -As in all the churches of the saints, -34. the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. -35. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. - -36. Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? -37. If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. -38. If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. -39. So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. -40. But all things should be done decently and in order. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdc0726f..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -� - diff --git a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7a57fef5..00000000 --- a/ESV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -The Collection for the Saints - -# Chapter 16 -1. Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. -2. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. -3. And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. -4. If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me. -Plans for Travel - - -5. I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia, -6. and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go. -7. For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. -8. But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, -9. for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. - -10. When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am. -11. So let no one despise him. -Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers. -Final Instructions - - -12. Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity. - -13. Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. -14. Let all that you do be done in love. - -15. Now I urge you, brothers--you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints-- -16. be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. -17. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, -18. for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such people. -Greetings - - -19. The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. -20. All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. - -21. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. -22. If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! -23. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. -24. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. - - - diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ffb29bbe --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, +2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: +3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, +5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— +6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— +7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, +8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. +10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. +11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. +12 What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” +13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? +14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, +15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. +16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) +17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. +18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. +19 For it is written, +“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, + and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” +20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? +21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. +22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, +23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, +24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. +25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. +26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. +27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; +28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, +29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. +30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, +31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..285f9592 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. +2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. +3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, +4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, +5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. +6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. +7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. +8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. +9 But, as it is written, +“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, + nor the heart of man imagined, +what God has prepared for those who love him”— +10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. +11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. +12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. +13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. +14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. +15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. +16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..888dbcf1 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. +2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, +3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? +4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human? +5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. +6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. +7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. +8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. +9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. +10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. +11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. +12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— +13 each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. +14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. +15 If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. +16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? +17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. +18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. +19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” +20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” +21 So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, +22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, +23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b21c5a17 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. +2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. +3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. +4 For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. +5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God. +6 I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. +7 For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? +8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you! +9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. +10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. +11 To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, +12 and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; +13 when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things. +14 I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. +15 For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. +16 I urge you, then, be imitators of me. +17 That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church. +18 Some are arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. +19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. +20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. +21 What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22f301a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. +2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. +3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. +4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, +5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. +6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? +7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. +8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. +9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— +10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. +11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. +12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? +13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..45eb8690 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? +2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? +3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! +4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? +5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, +6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? +7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? +8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! +9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, +10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. +11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. +12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. +13 “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. +14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. +15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! +16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” +17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. +18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. +19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, +20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..379c67ad --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” +2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. +3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. +4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. +5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. +6 Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. +7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. +8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. +9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. +10 To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband +11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife. +12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. +13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. +14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. +15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace. +16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife? +17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. +18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. +19 For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. +20 Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. +21 Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) +22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. +23 You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men. +24 So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God. +25 Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. +26 I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. +27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. +28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. +29 This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, +30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, +31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away. +32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. +33 But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, +34 and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. +35 I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. +36 If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. +37 But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. +38 So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better. +39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. +40 Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ecc2d9a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. +2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. +3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. +4 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” +5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— +6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. +7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. +8 Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. +9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. +10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? +11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. +12 Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. +13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8ce447f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? +2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. +3 This is my defense to those who would examine me. +4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink? +5 Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? +6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? +7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? +8 Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same? +9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? +10 Does he not certainly speak for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. +11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you? +12 If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more? +Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. +13 Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? +14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. +15 But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting. +16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! +17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship. +18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. +19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. +20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. +21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. +22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. +23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. +24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. +25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. +26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. +27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f8b9b01 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, +2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, +3 and all ate the same spiritual food, +4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. +5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. +6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. +7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” +8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. +9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, +10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. +11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. +12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. +13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. +14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. +15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. +16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? +17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. +18 Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? +19 What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? +20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. +21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. +22 Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? +23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. +24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. +25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. +26 For “the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.” +27 If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. +28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— +29 I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? +30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? +31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. +32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, +33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3b41f996 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. +2 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. +3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. +4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, +5 but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. +6 For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. +7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. +8 For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. +9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. +10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. +11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; +12 for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. +13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? +14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, +15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. +16 If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God. +17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. +18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, +19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. +20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. +21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. +22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not. +23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, +24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” +25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” +26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. +27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. +28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. +29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. +30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. +31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. +32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. +33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another— +34 if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2712d683 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. +2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. +3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. +4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; +5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; +6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. +7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. +8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, +9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, +10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. +11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. +12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. +13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. +14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. +15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. +16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. +17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? +18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. +19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? +20 As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. +21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” +22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, +23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, +24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, +25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. +26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. +27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. +28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. +29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? +30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? +31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. +And I will show you a still more excellent way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c675c823 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. +2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. +3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. +4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant +5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; +6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. +7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. +8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. +9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, +10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. +11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. +12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. +13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..38335624 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. +2 For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. +3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. +4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. +5 Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up. +6 Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? +7 If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? +8 And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle? +9 So with yourselves, if with your tongue you utter speech that is not intelligible, how will anyone know what is said? For you will be speaking into the air. +10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning, +11 but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me. +12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. +13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. +14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. +15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. +16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? +17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. +18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. +19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. +20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. +21 In the Law it is written, “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.” +22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers. +23 If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds? +24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, +25 the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you. +26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. +27 If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. +28 But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. +29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. +30 If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent. +31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, +32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. +33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. +As in all the churches of the saints, +34 the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. +35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. +36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? +37 If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. +38 If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. +39 So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. +40 But all things should be done decently and in order. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2e18cef8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, +2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. +3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, +4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, +5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. +6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. +7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. +8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. +9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. +10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. +11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. +12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? +13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. +14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. +15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. +16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. +17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. +18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. +19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. +20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. +21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. +22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. +23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. +24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. +25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. +26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. +27 For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. +28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. +29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? +30 Why are we in danger every hour? +31 I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day! +32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” +33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” +34 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. +35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” +36 You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. +37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. +38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. +39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. +40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. +41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. +42 So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. +43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. +44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. +45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. +46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. +47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. +48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. +49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. +50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. +51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, +52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. +53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. +54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: +“Death is swallowed up in victory.” +55 “O death, where is your victory? + O death, where is your sting?” +56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. +57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. +58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a0e1c65a --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. +2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. +3 And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. +4 If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me. +5 I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia, +6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go. +7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. +8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, +9 for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. +10 When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am. +11 So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers. +12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity. +13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. +14 Let all that you do be done in love. +15 Now I urge you, brothers—you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints— +16 be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. +17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence, +18 for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such people. +19 The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. +20 All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. +21 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. +22 If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! +23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. +24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 88283f07..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, -To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -God of All Comfort - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, -4. who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. -5. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. -6. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. -7. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. - -8. For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. -9. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. -10. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. -11. You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. -Paul's Change of Plans - - -12. For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. -13. For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and understand and I hope you will fully understand-- -14. just as you did partially understand us--that on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you. - -15. Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace. -16. I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. -17. Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time? -18. As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. -19. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. -20. For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. -21. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, -22. and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. - -23. But I call God to witness against me--it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth. -24. Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 83d70ce0..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. -2. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? -3. And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. -4. For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. -Forgive the Sinner - - -5. Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure--not to put it too severely--to all of you. -6. For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, -7. so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. -8. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. -9. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. -10. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, -11. so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. -Triumph in Christ - - -12. When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, -13. my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. - -14. But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. -15. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, -16. to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? -17. For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index f560814b..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Ministers of the New Covenant - -# Chapter 3 -1. Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? -2. You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. -3. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. - -4. Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. -5. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, -6. who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. - -7. Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, -8. will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? -9. For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. -10. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. -11. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. - -12. Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, -13. not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. -14. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. -15. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. -16. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. -17. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -18. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index ed0220f1..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Light of the Gospel - -# Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. -2. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. -3. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. -4. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. -5. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. -6. For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. -Treasure in Jars of Clay - - -7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. -8. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; -9. persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; -10. always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies. -11. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. -12. So death is at work in us, but life in you. - -13. Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe, and so we also speak, -14. knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. -15. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. - -16. So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. -17. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, -18. as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2d18a6ce..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Our Heavenly Dwelling - -# Chapter 5 -1. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. -2. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, -3. if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. -4. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened--not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. -5. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. - -6. So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, -7. for we walk by faith, not by sight. -8. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. -9. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. -10. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. -The Ministry of Reconciliation - - -11. Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. -12. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. -13. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. -14. For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; -15. and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. - -16. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. -17. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. -18. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; -19. that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. -20. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. -21. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index f9cca63d..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. -2. For he says, -"In a favorable time I listened to you, - and in a day of salvation I have helped you." -Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. -3. We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, -4. but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, -5. beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; -6. by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; -7. by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; -8. through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; -9. as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; -10. as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. - -11. We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. -12. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. -13. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. -The Temple of the Living God - - -14. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? -15. What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? -16. What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, -"I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, - and I will be their God, - and they shall be my people. - -17. Therefore go out from their midst, - and be separate from them, says the Lord, -and touch no unclean thing; - then I will welcome you, - -18. and I will be a father to you, - and you shall be sons and daughters to me, -says the Lord Almighty." - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b747693..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. -Paul's Joy - - -2. Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. -3. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. -4. I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. - -5. For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn--fighting without and fear within. -6. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, -7. and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. -8. For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it--though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. -9. As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. - -10. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. -11. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. -12. So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. -13. Therefore we are comforted. -And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. -14. For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. -15. And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. -16. I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 72ed93c2..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Encouragement to Give Generously - -# Chapter 8 -1. We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, -2. for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. -3. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, -4. begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints-- -5. and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. -6. Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. -7. But as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you--see that you excel in this act of grace also. - -8. I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. -9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. -10. And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. -11. So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. -12. For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. -13. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness -14. your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. -15. As it is written, "Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack." -Commendation of Titus - - -16. But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. -17. For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord. -18. With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. -19. And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will. -20. We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, -21. for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man. -22. And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you. -23. As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. -24. So give proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you to these men. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 475b32b0..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem - -# Chapter 9 -1. Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, -2. for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. -3. But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. -4. Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated--to say nothing of you--for being so confident. -5. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction. -The Cheerful Giver - - -6. The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. -7. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. -8. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. -9. As it is written, -"He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; - his righteousness endures forever." - -10. He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. -11. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. -12. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. -13. By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, -14. while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. -15. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 13cdad6b..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Paul Defends His Ministry - -# Chapter 10 -1. I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!-- -2. I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. -3. For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. -4. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. -5. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, -6. being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. - -7. Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we. -8. For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. -9. I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. -10. For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account." -11. Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. -12. Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. - -13. But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. -14. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. -15. We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, -16. so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence. -17. "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." -18. For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index abf532e8..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Paul and the False Apostles - -# Chapter 11 -1. I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! -2. For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. -3. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. -4. For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. -5. Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles. -6. Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things. - -7. Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God's gospel to you free of charge? -8. I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. -9. And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way. -10. As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. -11. And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! - -12. And what I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. -13. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. -14. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. -15. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. -Paul's Sufferings as an Apostle - - -16. I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. -17. What I am saying with this boastful confidence, I say not as the Lord would but as a fool. -18. Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. -19. For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves! -20. For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or strikes you in the face. -21. To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! -But whatever anyone else dares to boast of--I am speaking as a fool--I also dare to boast of that. -22. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. -23. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one--I am talking like a madman--with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. -24. Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. -25. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; -26. on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; -27. in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. -28. And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. -29. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant? - -30. If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. -31. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. -32. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, -33. but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5fbb7d4..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Visions and His Thorn - -# Chapter 12 -1. I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. -2. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. -3. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows-- -4. and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. -5. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses-- -6. though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. -7. So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. -8. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. -9. But he said to me, *"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."* Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. -10. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. -Concern for the Corinthian Church - - -11. I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. -12. The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works. -13. For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong! - -14. Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. -15. I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less? -16. But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit. -17. Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you? -18. I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps? - -19. Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved. -20. For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish--that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. -21. I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index c216f277..00000000 --- a/ESV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Final Warnings - -# Chapter 13 -1. This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. -2. I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them-- -3. since you seek proof that Christ is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. -4. For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God. - -5. Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you fail to meet the test! -6. I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test. -7. But we pray to God that you may not do wrong--not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. -8. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. -9. For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for. -10. For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down. -Final Greetings - - -11. Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. -12. Greet one another with a holy kiss. -13. All the saints greet you. - -14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. - - - diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8b25e17c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, +To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, +4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. +5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. +6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. +7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. +8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. +9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. +10 He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. +11 You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. +12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. +13 For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and understand and I hope you will fully understand— +14 just as you did partially understand us—that on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you. +15 Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace. +16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. +17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? +18 As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. +19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. +20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. +21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, +22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. +23 But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth. +24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e3d9e66e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. +2 For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? +3 And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. +4 For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. +5 Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. +6 For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, +7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. +8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. +9 For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. +10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, +11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. +12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, +13 my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. +14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. +15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, +16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? +17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..042e6386 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? +2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. +3 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. +4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. +5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, +6 who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. +7 Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, +8 will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? +9 For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. +10 Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. +11 For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. +12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, +13 not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. +14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. +15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. +16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. +17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. +18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..61cb0e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. +2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. +3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. +4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. +5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. +6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. +7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. +8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; +9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; +10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. +11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. +12 So death is at work in us, but life in you. +13 Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, +14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. +15 For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. +16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. +17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, +18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..05473c53 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. +2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, +3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. +4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. +5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. +6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, +7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. +8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. +9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. +10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. +11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. +12 We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. +13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. +14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; +15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. +16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. +17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. +18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; +19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. +20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. +21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ed6bf854 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. +2 For he says, +“In a favorable time I listened to you, + and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” +Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. +3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, +4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, +5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; +6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; +7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; +8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; +9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; +10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. +11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. +12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. +13 In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. +14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? +15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? +16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, +“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, + and I will be their God, + and they shall be my people. +17 Therefore go out from their midst, + and be separate from them, says the Lord, +and touch no unclean thing; + then I will welcome you, +18 and I will be a father to you, + and you shall be sons and daughters to me, +says the Lord Almighty.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6c6a1a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. +2 Make room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. +3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. +4 I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. +5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. +6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, +7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. +8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. +9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. +10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. +11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. +12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. +13 Therefore we are comforted. +And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. +14 For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. +15 And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. +16 I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53ac0e82 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, +2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. +3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, +4 begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints— +5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. +6 Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. +7 But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also. +8 I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. +9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. +10 And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. +11 So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. +12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. +13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness +14 your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. +15 As it is written, “Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.” +16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you. +17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord. +18 With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel. +19 And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will. +20 We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us, +21 for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man. +22 And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you. +23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. +24 So give proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you to these men. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2fac013 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, +2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. +3 But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. +4 Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. +5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction. +6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. +7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. +8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. +9 As it is written, +“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; + his righteousness endures forever.” +10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. +11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. +12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. +13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, +14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. +15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..88c0d37f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— +2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. +3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. +4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. +5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, +6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. +7 Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we. +8 For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. +9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. +10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” +11 Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. +12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. +13 But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. +14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. +15 We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, +16 so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence. +17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” +18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4529b22f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! +2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. +3 But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. +4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. +5 Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles. +6 Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things. +7 Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God's gospel to you free of charge? +8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. +9 And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way. +10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. +11 And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! +12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. +13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. +14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. +15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. +16 I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. +17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence, I say not as the Lord would but as a fool. +18 Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. +19 For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves! +20 For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or strikes you in the face. +21 To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! +But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. +22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. +23 Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. +24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. +25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; +26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; +27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. +28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. +29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant? +30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. +31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. +32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, +33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83967acd --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. +2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. +3 And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— +4 and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. +5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses— +6 though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. +7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. +8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. +9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. +10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. +11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. +12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works. +13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong! +14 Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. +15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less? +16 But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit. +17 Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you? +18 I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps? +19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved. +20 For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. +21 I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ae985b91 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. +2 I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them— +3 since you seek proof that Christ is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. +4 For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God. +5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! +6 I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test. +7 But we pray to God that you may not do wrong—not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. +8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. +9 For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for. +10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down. +11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. +12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. +13 All the saints greet you. +14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md index 9841eff0..2cb20d22 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle--not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-- -2. and all the brothers who are with me, +1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— +2 and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, -4. who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, -5. to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. -No Other Gospel - - -6. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- -7. not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. -8. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. -9. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. - -10. For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. -Paul Called by God - - -11. For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. -12. For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. -13. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. -14. And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. -15. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, -16. was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; -17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. - -18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. -19. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. -20. (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) -21. Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. -22. And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. -23. They only were hearing it said, "He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy." -24. And they glorified God because of me. - - - +3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, +4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, +5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. +6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— +7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. +8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. +9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. +10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. +11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. +12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. +13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. +14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. +15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, +16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; +17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. +18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. +19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. +20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) +21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. +22 And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. +23 They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” +24 And they glorified God because of me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md index 8d7bcfb4..6c3423ab 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,34 +1,22 @@ -Paul Accepted by the Apostles - # Chapter 2 -1. Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. -2. I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. -3. But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. -4. Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in--who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery-- -5. to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. -6. And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)--those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. -7. On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised -8. (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), -9. and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. -10. Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. -Paul Opposes Peter - - -11. But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. -12. For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. -13. And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. -14. But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" -Justified by Faith - - -15. We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; -16. yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. - -17. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! -18. For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. -19. For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. -20. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. -21. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. - - - +1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. +2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or had not run in vain. +3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. +4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— +5 to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. +6 And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. +7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised +8 (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), +9 and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. +10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. +11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. +12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. +13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. +14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?” +15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; +16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. +17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! +18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. +19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. +20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. +21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md index 35a433da..fb05ff0e 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -By Faith, or by Works of the Law? - # Chapter 3 -1. O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. -2. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? -3. Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? -4. Did you suffer so many things in vain--if indeed it was in vain? -5. Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith-- -6. just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"? - -7. Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. -8. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed." -9. So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. -The Righteous Shall Live by Faith - - -10. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." -11. Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith." -12. But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them." -13. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"-- -14. so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. -The Law and the Promise - - -15. To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. -16. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ. -17. This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. -18. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. - -19. Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. -20. Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. - -21. Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. -22. But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. - -23. Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. -24. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. -25. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, -26. for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. -27. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. -28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. -29. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. - - - +1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. +2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? +3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? +4 Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? +5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— +6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? +7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. +8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” +9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. +10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” +11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” +12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” +13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— +14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. +15 To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. +16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. +17 This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. +18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. +19 Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. +20 Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. +21 Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. +22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. +23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. +24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. +25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, +26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. +27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. +28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. +29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md index 91430eb6..ae490eed 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -Sons and Heirs - # Chapter 4 -1. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, -2. but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. -3. In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. -4. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, -5. to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. -6. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" -7. So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. -Paul's Concern for the Galatians - - -8. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. -9. But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? -10. You observe days and months and seasons and years! -11. I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain. - -12. Brothers, I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong. -13. You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first, -14. and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. -15. What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. -16. Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? -17. They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. -18. It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, -19. my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! -20. I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you. -Example of Hagar and Sarah - - -21. Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? -22. For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. -23. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. -24. Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. -25. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. -26. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. -27. For it is written, -"Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; +1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, +2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. +3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. +4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, +5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. +6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” +7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. +8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. +9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? +10 You observe days and months and seasons and years! +11 I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain. +12 Brothers, I entreat you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong. +13 You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first, +14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. +15 What then has become of your blessedness? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. +16 Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth? +17 They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. +18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you, +19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! +20 I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you. +21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? +22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. +23 But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. +24 Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. +25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. +26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. +27 For it is written, +“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more - than those of the one who has a husband." - -28. Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. -29. But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. -30. But what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman." -31. So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. - - - + than those of the one who has a husband.” +28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. +29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. +30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.” +31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md index 35753c3d..6f7d241e 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -Christ Has Set Us Free - # Chapter 5 -1. For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. - -2. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. -3. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. -4. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. -5. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. -6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. - -7. You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? -8. This persuasion is not from him who calls you. -9. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. -10. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. -11. But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. -12. I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves! - -13. For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. -14. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -15. But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. -Keep in Step with the Spirit - - -16. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. -17. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. -18. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. -19. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, -20. idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, -21. envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. -22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, -23. gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. -24. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. - -25. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. -26. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. - - - +1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. +2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. +3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. +4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. +5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. +6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. +7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? +8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you. +9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. +10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. +11 But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. +12 I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves! +13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. +14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” +15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. +16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. +17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. +18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. +19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, +20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, +21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. +22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, +23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. +24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. +25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. +26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md index 2aa2722a..f639dacf 100644 --- a/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Bear One Another's Burdens - # Chapter 6 -1. Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. -2. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. -3. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. -4. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. -5. For each will have to bear his own load. - -6. Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. -7. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. -8. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. -9. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. -10. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. -Final Warning and Benediction - - -11. See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. -12. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. -13. For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. -14. But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. -15. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. -16. And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. - -17. From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. - -18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. - - - +1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. +2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. +3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. +4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. +5 For each will have to bear his own load. +6 Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. +7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. +8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. +9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. +10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. +11 See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. +12 It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. +13 For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. +14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. +15 For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. +16 And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. +17 From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. +18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md index b959c63e..cbdb1d6d 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,38 +1,25 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, +1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Spiritual Blessings in Christ - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, -4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love -5. he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, -6. to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. -7. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, -8. which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight -9. making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ -10. as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him. - -11. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, -12. so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. -13. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, -14. who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. -Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -15. For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, -16. I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, -17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, -18. having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, -19. and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might -20. that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, -21. far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. -22. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, -23. which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. - - - +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, +4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love +5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, +6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. +7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, +8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight +9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ +10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. +11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, +12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. +13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, +14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. +15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, +16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, +17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, +18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, +19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might +20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, +21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. +22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, +23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md index f6eecb77..81286c50 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,31 +1,23 @@ -By Grace Through Faith - # Chapter 2 -1. And you were dead in the trespasses and sins -2. in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- -3. among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. -4. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, -5. even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved-- -6. and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, -7. so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. -8. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, -9. not a result of works, so that no one may boast. -10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. -One in Christ - - -11. Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands-- -12. remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. -13. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. -14. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility -15. by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, -16. and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. -17. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. -18. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. -19. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, -20. built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, -21. in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. -22. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. - - - +1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins +2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— +3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. +4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, +5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— +6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, +7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. +8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, +9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. +10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. +11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— +12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. +13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. +14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility +15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, +16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. +17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. +18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. +19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, +20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, +21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. +22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md index 488e3df2..7d322ca9 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,32 +1,22 @@ -The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed - # Chapter 3 -1. For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- -2. assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, -3. how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. -4. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, -5. which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. -6. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. - -7. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. -8. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, -9. and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, -10. so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. -11. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, -12. in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. -13. So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. -Prayer for Spiritual Strength - - -14. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, -15. from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, -16. that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, -17. so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love, -18. may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, -19. and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. - -20. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, -21. to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. - - - +1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— +2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, +3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. +4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, +5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. +6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. +7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. +8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, +9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things, +10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. +11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, +12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. +13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. +14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, +15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, +16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, +17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, +18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, +19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. +20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, +21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md index b3c8602b..85753c89 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,35 @@ -Unity in the Body of Christ - # Chapter 4 -1. I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, -2. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, -3. eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. -4. There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-- -5. one Lord, one faith, one baptism, -6. one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. -7. But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. -8. Therefore it says, -"When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, - and he gave gifts to men." - -9. (In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? -10. He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) -11. And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, -12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, -13. until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, -14. so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. -15. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, -16. from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. -The New Life - - -17. Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. -18. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. -19. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. -20. But that is not the way you learned Christ!-- -21. assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, -22. to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, -23. and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, -24. and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. - -25. Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. -26. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, -27. and give no opportunity to the devil. -28. Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. -29. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. -30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. -31. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. -32. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. - - - +1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, +2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, +3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. +4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— +5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, +6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. +7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. +8 Therefore it says, +“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, + and he gave gifts to men.” +9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? +10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) +11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, +12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, +13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, +14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. +15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, +16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. +17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. +18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. +19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. +20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— +21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, +22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, +23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, +24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. +25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. +26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, +27 and give no opportunity to the devil. +28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. +29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. +30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. +31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. +32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md index 74ffb05d..fd539002 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,48 +1,37 @@ -Walk in Love - # Chapter 5 -1. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. -2. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. - -3. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. -4. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. -5. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. -6. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. -7. Therefore do not become partners with them; -8. for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light -9. (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), -10. and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. -11. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. -12. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. -13. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, -14. for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, -"Awake, O sleeper, +1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. +2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. +3 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. +4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. +5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. +6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. +7 Therefore do not become partners with them; +8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light +9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), +10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. +11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. +12 For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. +13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, +14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, +“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, -and Christ will shine on you." - -15. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, -16. making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. -17. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. -18. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, -19. addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, -20. giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, -21. submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. -Wives and Husbands - - -22. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. -23. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. -24. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. - -25. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, -26. that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, -27. so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. -28. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. -29. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, -30. because we are members of his body. -31. "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." -32. This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. -33. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. - - - +and Christ will shine on you.” +15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, +16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. +17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. +18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, +19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, +20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, +21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. +22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. +23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. +24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. +25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, +26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, +27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. +28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. +29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, +30 because we are members of his body. +31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” +32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. +33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md index 5343100c..682c5365 100644 --- a/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,40 +1,25 @@ -Children and Parents - # Chapter 6 -1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. -2. "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), -3. "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land." -4. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. -Bondservants and Masters - - -5. Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, -6. not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, -7. rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, -8. knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. -9. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. -The Whole Armor of God - - -10. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. -11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. -12. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. -13. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. -14. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, -15. and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. -16. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; -17. and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, -18. praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, -19. and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, -20. for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. -Final Greetings - - -21. So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. -22. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. - -23. Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -24. Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible. - - - +1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. +2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), +3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” +4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. +5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, +6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, +7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, +8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. +9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. +10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. +11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. +12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. +13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. +14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, +15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. +16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; +17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, +18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, +19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, +20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. +21 So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. +22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. +23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md index ef492896..9e2dd995 100644 --- a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, +1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -3. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, -4. always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, -5. because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. -6. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. -7. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. -8. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. -9. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, -10. so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, -11. filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. -The Advance of the Gospel - - -12. I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, -13. so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. -14. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. - -15. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. -16. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. -17. The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. -18. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. -To Live Is Christ +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, +4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, +5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. +6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. +7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. +8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. +9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, +10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, +11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. +12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, +13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. +14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. +15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. +16 The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. +17 The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. +18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, -19. for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, -20. as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. -21. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. -22. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. -23. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. -24. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. -25. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, -26. so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again. - -27. Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, -28. and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. -29. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, -30. engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. - - - +19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, +20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. +21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. +22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. +23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. +24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. +25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, +26 so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again. +27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, +28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. +29 For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, +30 engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md index cb81f595..ce3dd6b7 100644 --- a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,31 @@ -Christ's Example of Humility - # Chapter 2 -1. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, -2. complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. -3. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. -4. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. -5. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, -6. who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, -7. but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. -8. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. -9. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, -10. so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, -11. and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. -Lights in the World - - -12. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, -13. for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. - -14. Do all things without grumbling or disputing, -15. that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, -16. holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. -17. Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. -18. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me. -Timothy and Epaphroditus - - -19. I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. -20. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. -21. For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. -22. But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. -23. I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, -24. and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also. - -25. I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, -26. for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. -27. Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. -28. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. -29. So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, -30. for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me. - - - +1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, +2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. +3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. +4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. +5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, +6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, +7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. +8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. +9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, +10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, +11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. +12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, +13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. +14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing, +15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, +16 holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. +17 Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. +18 Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me. +19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. +20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. +21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. +22 But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. +23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, +24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also. +25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, +26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. +27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. +28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. +29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, +30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md index e1502ece..768d2715 100644 --- a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,32 +1,22 @@ -Righteousness Through Faith in Christ - # Chapter 3 -1. Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. - -2. Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. -3. For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh-- -4. though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: -5. circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; -6. as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. -7. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. -8. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ -9. and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith-- -10. that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, -11. that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. -Straining Toward the Goal - - -12. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. -13. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, -14. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. -15. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. -16. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. - -17. Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. -18. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. -19. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. -20. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, -21. who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. - - - +1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. +2 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. +3 For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— +4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: +5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; +6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. +7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. +8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ +9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— +10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, +11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. +12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. +13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, +14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. +15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. +16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained. +17 Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. +18 For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. +19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. +20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, +21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md index 4564ee36..c564a36c 100644 --- a/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. -Exhortation, Encouragement, and Prayer - - -2. I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. -3. Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. - -4. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. -5. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; -6. do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. -7. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. - -8. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. -9. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. -God's Provision - - -10. I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. -11. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. -12. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. -13. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. - -14. Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. -15. And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. -16. Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. -17. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. -18. I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. -19. And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. -20. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. -Final Greetings - - -21. Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. -22. All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar's household. - -23. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. - - - +1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. +2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. +3 Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. +4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. +5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; +6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. +7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. +8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. +9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. +10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. +11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. +12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. +13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. +14 Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. +15 And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. +16 Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. +17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. +18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. +19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. +20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. +21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. +22 All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar's household. +23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md index a73e1a8f..7c3978cf 100644 --- a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,48 +1,31 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, - -2. To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: +1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, +2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. -Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -3. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, -4. since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, -5. because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, -6. which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing--as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, -7. just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf -8. and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. - -9. And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, -10. so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; -11. being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; -12. giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. -13. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, -14. in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. -The Preeminence of Christ - - -15. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. -16. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. -17. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. -18. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. -19. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, -20. and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. - -21. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, -22. he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, -23. if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. -Paul's Ministry to the Church - - -24. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, -25. of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, -26. the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. -27. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. -28. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. -29. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. - - - +3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, +4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, +5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, +6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, +7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf +8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. +9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, +10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; +11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; +12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. +13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, +14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. +15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. +16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. +17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. +18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. +19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, +20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. +21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, +22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, +23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. +24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, +25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, +26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. +27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. +28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. +29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md index 4a9e6dff..07c02e90 100644 --- a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, -2. that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, -3. in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. -4. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. -5. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. -Alive in Christ - - -6. Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, -7. rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. - -8. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. -9. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, -10. and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. -11. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, -12. having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. -13. And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, -14. by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. -15. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. -Let No One Disqualify You - - -16. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. -17. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. -18. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, -19. and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. - -20. If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations-- -21. "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" -22. (referring to things that all perish as they are used)--according to human precepts and teachings? -23. These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. - - - +1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, +2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, +3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. +4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. +5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. +6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, +7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. +8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. +9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, +10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. +11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, +12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. +13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, +14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. +15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. +16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. +17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. +18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, +19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. +20 If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— +21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” +22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? +23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md index 50b5dd0f..97d85510 100644 --- a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,26 @@ -Put On the New Self - # Chapter 3 -1. If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. -2. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. -3. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. -4. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. - -5. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. -6. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. -7. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. -8. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. -9. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices -10. and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. -11. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. - -12. Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, -13. bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. -14. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. -15. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. -16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. -17. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. -Rules for Christian Households - - -18. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. -19. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. -20. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. -21. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. -22. Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. -23. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, -24. knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. -25. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. - - - +1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. +2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. +3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. +4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. +5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. +6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. +7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. +8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. +9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices +10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. +11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. +12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, +13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. +14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. +15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. +16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. +17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. +18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. +19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. +20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. +21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. +22 Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. +23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, +24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. +25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md index 1d488673..0dbdb89b 100644 --- a/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. -Further Instructions - - -2. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. -3. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison-- -4. that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. - -5. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. -6. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. -Final Greetings - - -7. Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. -8. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, -9. and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here. - -10. Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions--if he comes to you, welcome him), -11. and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. -12. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. -13. For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. -14. Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas. -15. Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. -16. And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. -17. And say to Archippus, "See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord." - -18. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. - - - +1 Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. +2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. +3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— +4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. +5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. +6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. +7 Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. +8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, +9 and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here. +10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him), +11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. +12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. +13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. +14 Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas. +15 Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. +16 And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. +17 And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.” +18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16931405..00000000 --- a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, -To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: -Grace to you and peace. -The Thessalonians' Faith and Example - - -2. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, -3. remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. -4. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, -5. because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. -6. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, -7. so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. -8. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. -9. For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, -10. and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. - - - diff --git a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9abadc91..00000000 --- a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Ministry to the Thessalonians - -# Chapter 2 -1. For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. -2. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. -3. For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, -4. but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. -5. For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness. -6. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. -7. But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. -8. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. - -9. For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. -10. You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. -11. For you know how, like a father with his children, -12. we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. - -13. And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. -14. For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, -15. who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind -16. by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved--so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last! -Paul's Longing to See Them Again - - -17. But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face, -18. because we wanted to come to you--I, Paul, again and again--but Satan hindered us. -19. For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? -20. For you are our glory and joy. - - - diff --git a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index bf4c86f8..00000000 --- a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, -2. and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, -3. that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. -4. For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. -5. For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. -Timothy's Encouraging Report - - -6. But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you-- -7. for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. -8. For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. -9. For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, -10. as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? - -11. Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, -12. and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, -13. so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. - - - diff --git a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b78f3e1..00000000 --- a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -A Life Pleasing to God - -# Chapter 4 -1. Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. -2. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. -3. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; -4. that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, -5. not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; -6. that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. -7. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. -8. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. - -9. Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, -10. for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, -11. and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, -12. so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. -The Coming of the Lord - - -13. But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. -14. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. -15. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. -16. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. -17. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. -18. Therefore encourage one another with these words. - - - diff --git a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 73d273a2..00000000 --- a/ESV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -The Day of the Lord - -# Chapter 5 -1. Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. -2. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. -3. While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. -4. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. -5. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. -6. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. -7. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. -8. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. -9. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, -10. who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. -11. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. -Final Instructions and Benediction - - -12. We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, -13. and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. -14. And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. -15. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. -16. Rejoice always, -17. pray without ceasing, -18. give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. -19. Do not quench the Spirit. -20. Do not despise prophecies, -21. but test everything; hold fast what is good. -22. Abstain from every form of evil. - -23. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. -24. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. - -25. Brothers, pray for us. - -26. Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. - -27. I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. - -28. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81a1dff7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, +To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: +Grace to you and peace. +2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, +3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. +4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, +5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. +6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, +7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. +8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. +9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, +10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fed28ef6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. +2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. +3 For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, +4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. +5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. +6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. +7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. +8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. +9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. +10 You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. +11 For you know how, like a father with his children, +12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. +13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. +14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, +15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind +16 by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last! +17 But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face, +18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us. +19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? +20 For you are our glory and joy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc400ff2 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, +2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, +3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. +4 For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. +5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. +6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you— +7 for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. +8 For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. +9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, +10 as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? +11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, +12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, +13 so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..151c317b --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. +2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. +3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; +4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, +5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; +6 that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. +7 For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. +8 Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. +9 Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, +10 for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, +11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, +12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. +13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. +14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. +15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. +16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. +17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. +18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..abff25f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. +2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. +3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. +4 But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. +5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. +6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. +7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. +8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. +9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, +10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. +11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. +12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, +13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. +14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. +15 See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. +16 Rejoice always, +17 pray without ceasing, +18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. +19 Do not quench the Spirit. +20 Do not despise prophecies, +21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. +22 Abstain from every form of evil. +23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. +24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. +25 Brothers, pray for us. +26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. +27 I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. +28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 155a955c..00000000 --- a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, -To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Thanksgiving - - -3. We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. -4. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. -The Judgment at Christ's Coming - - -5. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering-- -6. since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, -7. and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels -8. in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. -9. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, -10. when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. -11. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, -12. so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. - - - diff --git a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5ac68c88..00000000 --- a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -The Man of Lawlessness - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, -2. not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. -3. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, -4. who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. -5. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? -6. And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. -7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. -8. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. -9. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, -10. and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. -11. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, -12. in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. -Stand Firm - - -13. But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. -14. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. -15. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. - -16. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, -17. comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. - - - diff --git a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b4462cc..00000000 --- a/ESV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Pray for Us - -# Chapter 3 -1. Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, -2. and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. -3. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. -4. And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command. -5. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. -Warning Against Idleness - - -6. Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. -7. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, -8. nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. -9. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. -10. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. -11. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. -12. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. - -13. As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. -14. If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. -15. Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. -Benediction - - -16. Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. - -17. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. -18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. - - - diff --git a/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ff01950 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, +To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. +4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. +5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— +6 since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, +7 and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels +8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. +9 They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, +10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. +11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, +12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4d8c5381 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, +2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. +3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, +4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. +5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? +6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. +7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. +8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. +9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, +10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. +11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, +12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. +13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. +14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. +15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. +16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, +17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..659efde4 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, +2 and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. +3 But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. +4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things that we command. +5 May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. +6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. +7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, +8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. +9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. +10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. +11 For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. +12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. +13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. +14 If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. +15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. +16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. +17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. +18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6a4001c0..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, - -2. To Timothy, my true child in the faith: -Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. -Warning Against False Teachers - - -3. As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, -4. nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. -5. The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. -6. Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, -7. desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. - -8. Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, -9. understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, -10. the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, -11. in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. -Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners - - -12. I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, -13. though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, -14. and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. -15. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. -16. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. -17. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. - -18. This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, -19. holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, -20. among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5e9c56de..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Pray for All People - -# Chapter 2 -1. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, -2. for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. -3. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, -4. who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. -5. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, -6. who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. -7. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. - -8. I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; -9. likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, -10. but with what is proper for women who profess godliness--with good works. -11. Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. -12. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. -13. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; -14. and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. -15. Yet she will be saved through childbearing--if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 848cb299..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Qualifications for Overseers - -# Chapter 3 -1. The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. -2. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, -3. not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. -4. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, -5. for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? -6. He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. -7. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. -Qualifications for Deacons - - -8. Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. -9. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. -10. And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. -11. Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. -12. Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. -13. For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. -The Mystery of Godliness - - -14. I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, -15. if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. -16. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: -He was manifested in the flesh, - vindicated by the Spirit, - seen by angels, -proclaimed among the nations, - believed on in the world, - taken up in glory. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 54f9960d..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Some Will Depart from the Faith - -# Chapter 4 -1. Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, -2. through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, -3. who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. -4. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, -5. for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. -A Good Servant of Christ Jesus - - -6. If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. -7. Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; -8. for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. -9. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. -10. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. - -11. Command and teach these things. -12. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. -13. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. -14. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. -15. Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. -16. Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7b50d0cf..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Instructions for the Church - -# Chapter 5 -1. Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, -2. older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. - -3. Honor widows who are truly widows. -4. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. -5. She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, -6. but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. -7. Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. -8. But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - -9. Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, -10. and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. -11. But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry -12. and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. -13. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. -14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. -15. For some have already strayed after Satan. -16. If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows. - -17. Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. -18. For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, *"The laborer deserves his wages."* -19. Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. -20. As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. -21. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. -22. Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. -23. No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. -24. The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. -25. So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c687128..00000000 --- a/ESV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. -2. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. -False Teachers and True Contentment -Teach and urge these things. -3. If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, -4. he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, -5. and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. -6. But godliness with contentment is great gain, -7. for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. -8. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. -9. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. -10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. -Fight the Good Fight of Faith - - -11. But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. -12. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. -13. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, -14. to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, -15. which he will display at the proper time--he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, -16. who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. - -17. As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. -18. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, -19. thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. - -20. O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge," -21. for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. -Grace be with you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7da4ee65 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, +2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: +Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. +3 As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, +4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. +5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. +6 Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, +7 desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. +8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, +9 understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, +10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, +11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. +12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, +13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, +14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. +15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. +16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. +17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. +18 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, +19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, +20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1a466c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, +2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. +3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, +4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. +5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, +6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. +7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. +8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; +9 likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, +10 but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. +11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. +12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. +13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; +14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. +15 Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4bdb0142 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. +2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, +3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. +4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, +5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? +6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. +7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. +8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. +9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. +10 And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. +11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. +12 Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. +13 For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. +14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, +15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. +16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: +He was manifested in the flesh, + vindicated by the Spirit, + seen by angels, +proclaimed among the nations, + believed on in the world, + taken up in glory. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..62b5e241 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, +2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, +3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. +4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, +5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. +6 If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. +7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; +8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. +9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. +10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. +11 Command and teach these things. +12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. +13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. +14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. +15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. +16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83c08bf0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, +2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. +3 Honor widows who are truly widows. +4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. +5 She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, +6 but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. +7 Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. +8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. +9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, +10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. +11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry +12 and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. +13 Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. +14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. +15 For some have already strayed after Satan. +16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows. +17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. +18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.” +19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. +20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. +21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. +22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. +23 (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.) +24 The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. +25 So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e3203c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. +2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. +Teach and urge these things. +3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, +4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, +5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. +6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, +7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. +8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. +9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. +10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. +11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. +12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. +13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, +14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, +15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, +16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. +17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. +18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, +19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. +20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” +21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. +Grace be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 440d1fcf..00000000 --- a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, - -2. To Timothy, my beloved child: -Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. -Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You - - -3. I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. -4. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. -5. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. -6. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, -7. for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. - -8. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, -9. who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, -10. and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, -11. for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, -12. which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. -13. Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. -14. By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. - -15. You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. -16. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, -17. but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me-- -18. may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!--and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus. - - - diff --git a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 04b83121..00000000 --- a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus - -# Chapter 2 -1. You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, -2. and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. -3. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. -4. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. -5. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. -6. It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. -7. Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. - -8. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, -9. for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! -10. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. -11. The saying is trustworthy, for: -If we have died with him, we will also live with him; - -12. if we endure, we will also reign with him; -if we deny him, he also will deny us; - -13. if we are faithless, he remains faithful-- -for he cannot deny himself. -A Worker Approved by God - - -14. Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. -15. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. -16. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, -17. and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, -18. who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. -19. But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity." - -20. Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. -21. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. - -22. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. -23. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. -24. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, -25. correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, -26. and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. - - - diff --git a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index d3fca8ae..00000000 --- a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Godlessness in the Last Days - -# Chapter 3 -1. But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. -2. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, -3. heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, -4. treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, -5. having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. -6. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, -7. always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. -8. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. -9. But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. -All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God - - -10. You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, -11. my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra--which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. -12. Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, -13. while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. -14. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it -15. and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. -16. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, -17. that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. - - - diff --git a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5f2af42..00000000 --- a/ESV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Preach the Word - -# Chapter 4 -1. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: -2. preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. -3. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, -4. and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. -5. But as for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. - -6. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. -7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. -8. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. -Personal Instructions - - -9. Do your best to come to me soon. -10. For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. -11. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. -12. Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. -13. When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. -14. Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. -15. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. -16. At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! -17. But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. -18. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. -Final Greetings - - -19. Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. -20. Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. -21. Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. - -22. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50fea23f --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, +2 To Timothy, my beloved child: +Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. +3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. +4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. +5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. +6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, +7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. +8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, +9 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, +10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, +11 for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, +12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. +13 Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. +14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. +15 You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. +16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, +17 but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me— +18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1f597c85 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, +2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. +3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. +4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. +5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. +6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. +7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. +8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, +9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! +10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. +11 The saying is trustworthy, for: +If we have died with him, we will also live with him; +12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; +if we deny him, he also will deny us; +13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful— +for he cannot deny himself. +14 Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. +15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. +16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, +17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, +18 who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. +19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” +20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. +21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. +22 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. +23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. +24 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, +25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, +26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d317b1e --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. +2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, +3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, +4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, +5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. +6 For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, +7 always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. +8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. +9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. +10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, +11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. +12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, +13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. +14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it +15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. +16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, +17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4b865dcf --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: +2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. +3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, +4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. +5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. +6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. +7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. +8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. +9 Do your best to come to me soon. +10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. +11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. +12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. +13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. +14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. +15 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. +16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! +17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. +18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. +19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. +20 Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. +21 Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. +22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md index 6f9530a0..5482d069 100644 --- a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, -2. in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began -3. and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; - -4. To Titus, my true child in a common faith: +1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, +2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began +3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; +4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. -Qualifications for Elders - - -5. This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you-- -6. if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. -7. For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, -8. but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. -9. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. - -10. For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. -11. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. -12. One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." -13. This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, -14. not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. -15. To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. -16. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. - - - +5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— +6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. +7 For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, +8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. +9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. +10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. +11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. +12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” +13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, +14 not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth. +15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. +16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md index ad2a8c13..f72ff198 100644 --- a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,23 +1,16 @@ -Teach Sound Doctrine - # Chapter 2 -1. But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. -2. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. -3. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, -4. and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, -5. to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. -6. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. -7. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, -8. and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. -9. Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, -10. not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. - -11. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, -12. training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, -13. waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, -14. who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. - -15. Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. - - - +1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. +2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. +3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, +4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, +5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. +6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. +7 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, +8 and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. +9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, +10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. +11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, +12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, +13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, +14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. +15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md index 52d32d6d..5485a7f5 100644 --- a/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Be Ready for Every Good Work - # Chapter 3 -1. Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, -2. to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. -3. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. -4. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, -5. he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, -6. whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, -7. so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. -8. The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. -9. But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. -10. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, -11. knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. -Final Instructions and Greetings - - -12. When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. -13. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. -14. And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. - -15. All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. -Grace be with you all. - - - +1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, +2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. +3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. +4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, +5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, +6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, +7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. +8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. +9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. +10 As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, +11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. +12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. +13 Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. +14 And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. +15 All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. +Grace be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md index 2f3e214e..d5c54ea9 100644 --- a/ESV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,46 +1,27 @@ -Greeting - - -1. Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker - -2. and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Philemon's Love and Faith - - -4. I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, -5. because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, -6. and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. -7. For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. -Paul's Plea for Onesimus - - -8. Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, -9. yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you--I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus-- -10. I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. -11. (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) -12. I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. -13. I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, -14. but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. -15. For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, -16. no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother--especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. - -17. So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. -18. If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. -19. I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it--to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. -20. Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. - -21. Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. -22. At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. -Final Greetings - - -23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, -24. and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. - -25. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. - - - +2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: +3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, +5 because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, +6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. +7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. +8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, +9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— +10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. +11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) +12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. +13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, +14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. +15 For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, +16 no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. +17 So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. +18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. +19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. +20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. +21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. +22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. +23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, +24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. +25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md index 67a96505..09315216 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,50 +1,35 @@ -The Supremacy of God's Son - # Chapter 1 -1. Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, -2. but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. -3. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, -4. having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. - -5. For to which of the angels did God ever say, -"You are my Son, - today I have begotten you"? +1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, +2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. +3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, +4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. +5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, +“You are my Son, + today I have begotten you”? Or again, -"I will be to him a father, - and he shall be to me a son"? - -6. And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, -"Let all God's angels worship him." - -7. Of the angels he says, -"He makes his angels winds, - and his ministers a flame of fire." - -8. But of the Son he says, -"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, +“I will be to him a father, + and he shall be to me a son”? +6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, +“Let all God's angels worship him.” +7 Of the angels he says, +“He makes his angels winds, + and his ministers a flame of fire.” +8 But of the Son he says, +“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. - -9. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; +9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you - with the oil of gladness beyond your companions." - -10. And, -"You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, + with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” +10 And, +“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; - -11. they will perish, but you remain; +11 they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, - -12. like a robe you will roll them up, +12 like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, - and your years will have no end." - -13. And to which of the angels has he ever said, -"Sit at my right hand - until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"? - -14. Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? - - - + and your years will have no end.” +13 And to which of the angels has he ever said, +“Sit at my right hand + until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? +14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md index 697428a7..e196ca54 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Warning Against Neglecting Salvation - # Chapter 2 -1. Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. -2. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, -3. how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, -4. while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. -The Founder of Salvation - - -5. For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. -6. It has been testified somewhere, -"What is man, that you are mindful of him, +1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. +2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, +3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, +4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. +5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. +6 It has been testified somewhere, +“What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? - -7. You made him for a little while lower than the angels; +7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, - -8. putting everything in subjection under his feet." +8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. -9. But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. - -10. For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. -11. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, -12. saying, -"I will tell of your name to my brothers; - in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise." - -13. +9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. +10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. +11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, +12 saying, +“I will tell of your name to my brothers; + in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” +13 And again, +“I will put my trust in him.” And again, -"I will put my trust in him." -And again, -"Behold, I and the children God has given me." - -14. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, -15. and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. -16. For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. -17. Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. -18. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. - - - +“Behold, I and the children God has given me.” +14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, +15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. +16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. +17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. +18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md index 0ceddda9..9ad269f7 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Jesus Greater Than Moses - # Chapter 3 -1. Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, -2. who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. -3. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses--as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. -4. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) -5. Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, -6. but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. -A Rest for the People of God - - -7. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, -"Today, if you hear his voice, - -8. do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, +1 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, +2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house. +3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. +4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) +5 Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, +6 but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. +7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, +“Today, if you hear his voice, +8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, - -9. where your fathers put me to the test +9 where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. - -10. Therefore I was provoked with that generation, -and said, 'They always go astray in their heart; - they have not known my ways.' - -11. As I swore in my wrath, - 'They shall not enter my rest.'" - -12. Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. -13. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. -14. For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. -15. As it is said, -"Today, if you hear his voice, -do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." - -16. For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses? -17. And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? -18. And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? -19. So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief. - - - +10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation, +and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart; + they have not known my ways.’ +11 As I swore in my wrath, + ‘They shall not enter my rest.’” +12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. +13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. +14 For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. +15 As it is said, +“Today, if you hear his voice, +do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” +16 For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses? +17 And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? +18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? +19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md index 84e5dad4..2b53373d 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,32 +1,23 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. -2. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. -3. For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, -"As I swore in my wrath, -'They shall not enter my rest,'" +1 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. +2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. +3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, +“As I swore in my wrath, +‘They shall not enter my rest,’” although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. -4. For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." -5. And again in this passage he said, -"They shall not enter my rest." - -6. Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, -7. again he appoints a certain day, "Today," saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, -"Today, if you hear his voice, -do not harden your hearts." - -8. For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. -9. So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, -10. for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. - -11. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. -12. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. -13. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. -Jesus the Great High Priest - - -14. Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. -15. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. -16. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. - - - +4 For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” +5 And again in this passage he said, +“They shall not enter my rest.” +6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, +7 again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, +“Today, if you hear his voice, +do not harden your hearts.” +8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. +9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, +10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. +11 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. +12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. +13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. +14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. +15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. +16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md index e34e9267..07acc65f 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. -2. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. -3. Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. -4. And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. - -5. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, -"You are my Son, - today I have begotten you"; - -6. as he says also in another place, -"You are a priest forever, - after the order of Melchizedek." - -7. In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. -8. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. -9. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, -10. being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. -Warning Against Apostasy - - -11. -About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. -12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, -13. for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. -14. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. - - - +1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. +2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. +3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. +4 And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. +5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, +“You are my Son, + today I have begotten you”; +6 as he says also in another place, +“You are a priest forever, + after the order of Melchizedek.” +7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. +8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. +9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, +10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. +11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. +12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, +13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. +14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md index c843dee8..88301c40 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,28 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, -2. and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. -3. And this we will do if God permits. -4. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, -5. and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, -6. and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. -7. For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. -8. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. - -9. Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things--things that belong to salvation. -10. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. -11. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, -12. so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. -The Certainty of God's Promise - - -13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, -14. saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." -15. And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. -16. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. -17. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, -18. so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. -19. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, -20. where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. - - - +1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, +2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. +3 And this we will do if God permits. +4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, +5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, +6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. +7 For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. +8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. +9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. +10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. +11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, +12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. +13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, +14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” +15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. +16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. +17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, +18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. +19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, +20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md index 47c7a264..4cb30561 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,49 +1,34 @@ -The Priestly Order of Melchizedek - # Chapter 7 -1. For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, -2. and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. -3. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. - -4. See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! -5. And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. -6. But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. -7. It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. -8. In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. -9. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, -10. for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. -Jesus Compared to Melchizedek - - -11. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? -12. For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. -13. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. -14. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. - -15. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, -16. who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. -17. For it is witnessed of him, -"You are a priest forever, - after the order of Melchizedek." - -18. For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness -19. (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. - -20. And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, -21. but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: -"The Lord has sworn +1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, +2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. +3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. +4 See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! +5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. +6 But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. +7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. +8 In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. +9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, +10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. +11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? +12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. +13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. +14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. +15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, +16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. +17 For it is witnessed of him, +“You are a priest forever, + after the order of Melchizedek.” +18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness +19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. +20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, +21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: +“The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, -'You are a priest forever.'" - -22. This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. - -23. The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, -24. but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. -25. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. - -26. For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. -27. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. -28. For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. - - - +‘You are a priest forever.’” +22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. +23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, +24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. +25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. +26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. +27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. +28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md index 2740d83f..ac37b913 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,41 +1,29 @@ -Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant - # Chapter 8 -1. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, -2. a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. -3. For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. -4. Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. -5. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain." -6. But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. -7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. - -8. For he finds fault with them when he says: -"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, - -when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel +1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, +2 a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. +3 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. +4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. +5 They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” +6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. +7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. +8 For he finds fault with them when he says: +“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, + when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, - -9. not like the covenant that I made with their fathers +9 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord. - -10. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel +10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. - -11. And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor - and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' +11 And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor + and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. - -12. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, - and I will remember their sins no more." - -13. In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. - - - +12 For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, + and I will remember their sins no more.” +13 In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md index 6ea2b793..d1f41434 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,40 +1,29 @@ -The Earthly Holy Place - # Chapter 9 -1. Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. -2. For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place. -3. Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place, -4. having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. -5. Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. - -6. These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties, -7. but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. -8. By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing -9. (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, -10. but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. -Redemption Through the Blood of Christ - - -11. But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) -12. he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. -13. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, -14. how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. - -15. Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. -16. For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. -17. For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. -18. Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. -19. For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, -20. saying, "This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you." -21. And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. -22. Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. - -23. Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. -24. For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. -25. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, -26. for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. -27. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, -28. so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. - - - +1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. +2 For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place. +3 Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place, +4 having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. +5 Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. +6 These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties, +7 but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. +8 By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing +9 (which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, +10 but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. +11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) +12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. +13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, +14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. +15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. +16 For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. +17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. +18 Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. +19 For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, +20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.” +21 And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. +22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. +23 Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. +24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. +25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, +26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. +27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, +28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md index 61d5b955..86424473 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,73 +1,52 @@ -Christ's Sacrifice Once for All - # Chapter 10 -1. For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. -2. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? -3. But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. -4. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. - -5. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, -"Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, +1 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. +2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? +3 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. +4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. +5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, +“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; - -6. in burnt offerings and sin offerings +6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. - -7. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, - as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.'" - -8. When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law), -9. then he added, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second. -10. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. - -11. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. -12. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, -13. waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. -14. For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. - -15. And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, - -16. "This is the covenant that I will make with them +7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, + as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’” +8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), +9 then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. +10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. +11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. +12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, +13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. +14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. +15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, +16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, - and write them on their minds," - -17. then he adds, -"I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." - -18. Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. -The Full Assurance of Faith - - -19. Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, -20. by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, -21. and since we have a great priest over the house of God, -22. let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. -23. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. -24. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, -25. not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. - -26. For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, -27. but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. -28. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. -29. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? -30. For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people." -31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. - -32. But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, -33. sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. -34. For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. -35. Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. -36. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. -37. For, -"Yet a little while, + and write them on their minds,” +17 then he adds, +“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.” +18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. +19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, +20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, +21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, +22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. +23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. +24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, +25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. +26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, +27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. +28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. +29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? +30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.” +31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. +32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, +33 sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. +34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. +35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. +36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. +37 For, +“Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay; - -38. but my righteous one shall live by faith, +38 but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, -my soul has no pleasure in him." - -39. But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. - - - +my soul has no pleasure in him.” +39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md index 3a869963..c5645a5a 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,54 +1,41 @@ -By Faith - # Chapter 11 -1. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. -2. For by it the people of old received their commendation. -3. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. - -4. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. -5. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. -6. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. -7. By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. - -8. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. -9. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. -10. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. -11. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. -12. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. - -13. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. -14. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. -15. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. -16. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. - -17. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, -18. of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." -19. He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. -20. By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. -21. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. -22. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. - -23. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. -24. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, -25. choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. -26. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. -27. By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. -28. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. - -29. By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. -30. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. -31. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. - -32. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- -33. who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, -34. quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. -35. Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. -36. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. -37. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated-- -38. of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. - -39. And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, -40. since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. - - - +1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. +2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. +3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. +4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. +5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. +6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. +7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. +8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. +9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. +10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. +11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. +12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. +13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. +14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. +15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. +16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. +17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, +18 of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” +19 He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. +20 By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. +21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. +22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. +23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. +24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, +25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. +26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. +27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. +28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. +29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. +30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. +31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. +32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— +33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, +34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. +35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. +36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. +37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— +38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. +39 And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, +40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md index b5789a07..6ea9d7fb 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith - # Chapter 12 -1. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, -2. looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. -Do Not Grow Weary - - -3. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. -4. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. -5. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? -"My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, +1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, +2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. +3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. +4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. +5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? +“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. - -6. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, - and chastises every son whom he receives." - -7. It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? -8. If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. -9. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? -10. For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. -11. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. - -12. Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, -13. and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. -14. Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. -15. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; -16. that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. -17. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears. -A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken - - -18. For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest -19. and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. -20. For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned." -21. Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear." -22. But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, -23. and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, -24. and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. - -25. See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. -26. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." -27. This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken--that is, things that have been made--in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. -28. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, -29. for our God is a consuming fire. - - - +6 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, + and chastises every son whom he receives.” +7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? +8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. +9 Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? +10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. +11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. +12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, +13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. +14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. +15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; +16 that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. +17 For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears. +18 For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest +19 and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. +20 For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” +21 Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” +22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, +23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, +24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. +25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. +26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” +27 This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. +28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, +29 for our God is a consuming fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md index 4d657385..b7a1692c 100644 --- a/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Sacrifices Pleasing to God - # Chapter 13 -1. Let brotherly love continue. -2. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. -3. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. -4. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. -5. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." -6. So we can confidently say, -"The Lord is my helper; +1 Let brotherly love continue. +2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. +3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. +4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. +5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” +6 So we can confidently say, +“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; -what can man do to me?" - -7. Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. -8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. -9. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. -10. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. -11. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. -12. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. -13. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. -14. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. -15. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. -16. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. - -17. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. - -18. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. -19. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. -Benediction - - -20. Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, -21. equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. -Final Greetings - - -22. I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly. -23. You should know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon. -24. Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings. -25. Grace be with all of you. - - - +what can man do to me?” +7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. +8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. +9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. +10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. +11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. +12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. +13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. +14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. +15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. +16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. +17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. +18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. +19 I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. +20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, +21 equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. +22 I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly. +23 You should know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon. +24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings. +25 Grace be with all of you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_01.md index 44abec91..8654ca84 100644 --- a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,47 +1,30 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, +1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. -Testing of Your Faith - - -2. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, -3. for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. -4. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. - -5. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. -6. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. -7. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; -8. he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. - -9. Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, -10. and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. -11. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. - -12. Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. -13. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. -14. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. -15. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. - -16. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. -17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. -18. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. -Hearing and Doing the Word - - -19. Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; -20. for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. -21. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. - -22. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. -23. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. -24. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. -25. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. - -26. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. -27. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. - - - +2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, +3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. +4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. +5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. +6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. +7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; +8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. +9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, +10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. +11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. +12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. +13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. +14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. +15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. +16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. +17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. +18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. +19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; +20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. +21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. +22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. +23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. +24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. +25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. +26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. +27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_02.md index 0fd6b5c9..e226cbd0 100644 --- a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,37 +1,27 @@ -The Sin of Partiality - # Chapter 2 -1. My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. -2. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, -3. and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet," -4. have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? -5. Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? -6. But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? -7. Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? - -8. If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well. -9. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. -10. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. -11. For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. -12. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. -13. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. -Faith Without Works Is Dead - - -14. What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? -15. If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, -16. and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? -17. So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - -18. But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. -19. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe--and shudder! -20. Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? -21. Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? -22. You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; -23. and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"--and he was called a friend of God. -24. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. -25. And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? -26. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. - - - +1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. +2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, +3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” +4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? +5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? +6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? +7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? +8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. +9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. +10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. +11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. +12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. +13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. +14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? +15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, +16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? +17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. +18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. +19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! +20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? +21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? +22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; +23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. +24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. +25 And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? +26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_03.md index c699e58f..600514c4 100644 --- a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,28 +1,20 @@ -Taming the Tongue - # Chapter 3 -1. Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. -2. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. -3. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. -4. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. -5. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. +1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. +2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. +3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. +4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. +5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! -6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. -7. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, -8. but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. -9. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. -10. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. -11. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? -12. Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. -Wisdom from Above - - -13. Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. -14. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. -15. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. -16. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. -17. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. -18. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. - - - +6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. +7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, +8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. +9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. +10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. +11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? +12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. +13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. +14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. +15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. +16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. +17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. +18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_04.md index 74dd6be8..877997a6 100644 --- a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -Warning Against Worldliness - # Chapter 4 -1. What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? -2. You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. -3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. -4. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. -5. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"? -6. But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." -7. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. -8. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. -9. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. -10. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. - -11. Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. -12. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? -Boasting -About Tomorrow - - -13. Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-- -14. yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. -15. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." -16. As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. -17. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. - - - +1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? +2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. +3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. +4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. +5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? +6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” +7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. +8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. +9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. +10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. +11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. +12 There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? +13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— +14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. +15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” +16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. +17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_05.md index 891f1c4a..755d1c5f 100644 --- a/ESV/59_James/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/59_James/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -Warning to the Rich - # Chapter 5 -1. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. -2. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. -3. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. -4. Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. -5. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. -6. You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you. -Patience in Suffering - - -7. Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. -8. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. -9. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. -10. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. -11. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. - -12. But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. -The Prayer of Faith - - -13. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. -14. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. -15. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. -16. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. -17. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. -18. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. - -19. My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, -20. let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. - - - +1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. +2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. +3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. +4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. +5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. +6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you. +7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. +8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. +9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. +10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. +11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. +12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. +13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. +14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. +15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. +16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. +17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. +18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. +19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, +20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 369d6ed8..00000000 --- a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, -To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, -2. according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: -May grace and peace be multiplied to you. -Born Again to a Living Hope - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, -4. to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, -5. who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. -6. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, -7. so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. -8. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, -9. obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. - -10. Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, -11. inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. -12. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look. -Called to Be Holy - - -13. Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. -14. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, -15. but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, -16. since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." -17. And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, -18. knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, -19. but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. -20. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you -21. who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. - -22. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, -23. since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; -24. for -"All flesh is like grass - and all its glory like the flower of grass. -The grass withers, - and the flower falls, - -25. but the word of the Lord remains forever." -And this word is the good news that was preached to you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0b85fd98..00000000 --- a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -A Living Stone and a Holy People - -# Chapter 2 -1. So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. -2. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation-- -3. if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. - -4. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, -5. you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. -6. For it stands in Scripture: -"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, - a cornerstone chosen and precious, -and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." - -7. So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, -"The stone that the builders rejected - has become the cornerstone," - -8. and -"A stone of stumbling, - and a rock of offense." -They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. - -9. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. -10. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. - -11. Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. -12. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. -Submission to Authority - - -13. Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, -14. or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. -15. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. -16. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. -17. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. - -18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. -19. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. -20. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. -21. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. -22. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. -23. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. -24. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. -25. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. - - - diff --git a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0566b2fc..00000000 --- a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Wives and Husbands - -# Chapter 3 -1. Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, -2. when they see your respectful and pure conduct. -3. Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear-- -4. but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. -5. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, -6. as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. - -7. Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. -Suffering for Righteousness' Sake - - -8. Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. -9. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. -10. For -"Whoever desires to love life - and see good days, -let him keep his tongue from evil - and his lips from speaking deceit; - -11. let him turn away from evil and do good; - let him seek peace and pursue it. - -12. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, - and his ears are open to their prayer. -But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." - -13. Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? -14. But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, -15. but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, -16. having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. -17. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. - -18. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, -19. in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, -20. because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. -21. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, -22. who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3e9e4a65..00000000 --- a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Stewards of God's Grace - -# Chapter 4 -1. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, -2. so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. -3. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. -4. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; -5. but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. -6. For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. - -7. The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. -8. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. -9. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. -10. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: -11. whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies--in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. -Suffering as a Christian - - -12. Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. -13. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. -14. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. -15. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. -16. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. -17. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? -18. And -"If the righteous is scarcely saved, - what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" - -19. Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. - - - diff --git a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 75e3605a..00000000 --- a/ESV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Shepherd the Flock of God - -# Chapter 5 -1. So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: -2. shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; -3. not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. -4. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. -5. Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." - -6. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, -7. casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. -8. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. -9. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. -10. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. -11. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen. -Final Greetings - - -12. By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it. -13. She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son. -14. Greet one another with the kiss of love. -Peace to all of you who are in Christ. - - - diff --git a/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25f61ae8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, +To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, +2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: +May grace and peace be multiplied to you. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, +4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, +5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. +6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, +7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. +8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, +9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. +10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, +11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. +12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look. +13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. +14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, +15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, +16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” +17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, +18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, +19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. +20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you +21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. +22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, +23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; +24 for +“All flesh is like grass + and all its glory like the flower of grass. +The grass withers, + and the flower falls, +25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.” +And this word is the good news that was preached to you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..772b1a89 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. +2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— +3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. +4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, +5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. +6 For it stands in Scripture: +“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, + a cornerstone chosen and precious, +and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” +7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, +“The stone that the builders rejected + has become the cornerstone,” +8 and +“A stone of stumbling, + and a rock of offense.” +They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. +9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. +10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. +11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. +12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. +13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, +14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. +15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. +16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. +17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. +18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. +19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. +20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. +21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. +22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. +23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. +24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. +25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7c280276 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, +2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct. +3 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— +4 but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. +5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, +6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. +7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. +8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. +9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. +10 For +“Whoever desires to love life + and see good days, +let him keep his tongue from evil + and his lips from speaking deceit; +11 let him turn away from evil and do good; + let him seek peace and pursue it. +12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, + and his ears are open to their prayer. +But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” +13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? +14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, +15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, +16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. +17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. +18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, +19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, +20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. +21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, +22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ddc9de23 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, +2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. +3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. +4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; +5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. +6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. +7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. +8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. +9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. +10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: +11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. +12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. +13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. +14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. +15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. +16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. +17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? +18 And +“If the righteous is scarcely saved, + what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” +19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..131a4059 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: +2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; +3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. +4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. +5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” +6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, +7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. +8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. +9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. +10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. +11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen. +12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it. +13 She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son. +14 Greet one another with the kiss of love. +Peace to all of you who are in Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2f0ff873..00000000 --- a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, -To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: - -2. May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. -Confirm Your Calling and Election - - -3. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, -4. by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. -5. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, -6. and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, -7. and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. -8. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. -10. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. -11. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. - -12. Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. -13. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, -14. since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. -15. And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. -Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word - - -16. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. -17. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased," -18. we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. -19. And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, -20. knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. -21. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. - - - diff --git a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 056f2c7e..00000000 --- a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -False Prophets and Teachers - -# Chapter 2 -1. But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. -2. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. -3. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. - -4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; -5. if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; -6. if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; -7. and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked -8. (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); -9. then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, -10. and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. -Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, -11. whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. -12. But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, -13. suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you. -14. They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! -15. Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, -16. but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness. - -17. These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. -18. For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. -19. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. -20. For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. -21. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. -22. What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire." - - - diff --git a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index cb9f6fc5..00000000 --- a/ESV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Day of the Lord Will Come - -# Chapter 3 -1. This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, -2. that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, -3. knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. -4. They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation." -5. For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, -6. and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. -7. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. - -8. But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. -9. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. -10. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. - -11. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, -12. waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! -13. But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. -Final Words - - -14. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. -15. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, -16. as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. -17. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. -18. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. - - - diff --git a/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eccea51c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, +To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: +2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. +3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, +4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. +5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, +6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, +7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. +8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. +10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. +11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. +12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. +13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, +14 since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. +15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. +16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. +17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” +18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. +19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, +20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. +21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5cea0e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. +2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. +3 And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. +4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; +5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; +6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; +7 and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked +8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); +9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, +10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. +Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, +11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. +12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, +13 suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you. +14 They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! +15 Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, +16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness. +17 These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. +18 For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. +19 They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. +20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. +21 For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. +22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ed58a787 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, +2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, +3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. +4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” +5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, +6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. +7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. +8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. +9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. +10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. +11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, +12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! +13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. +14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. +15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, +16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. +17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. +18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1be17413..00000000 --- a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -The Word of Life - -# Chapter 1 -1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life-- -2. the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us-- -3. that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. -4. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. -Walking in the Light - - -5. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. -6. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. -7. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. -8. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. -9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -10. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. - - - diff --git a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1be1e477..00000000 --- a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Christ Our Advocate - -# Chapter 2 -1. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. -2. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. -3. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. -4. Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, -5. but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: -6. whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. -The New Commandment - - -7. Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. -8. At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. -9. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. -10. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. -11. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. - -12. I am writing to you, little children, - because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. - -13. I am writing to you, fathers, - because you know him who is from the beginning. -I am writing to you, young men, - because you have overcome the evil one. -I write to you, children, - because you know the Father. - -14. I write to you, fathers, - because you know him who is from the beginning. -I write to you, young men, - because you are strong, - and the word of God abides in you, - -and you have overcome the evil one. -Do Not Love the World - - -15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. -16. For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life--is not from the Father but is from the world. -17. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. -Warning Concerning Antichrists - - -18. Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. -19. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. -20. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. -21. I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. -22. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. -23. No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. -24. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. -25. And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life. - -26. I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. -27. But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie--just as it has taught you, abide in him. -Children of God - - -28. And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. -29. If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him. - - - diff --git a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15d039dd..00000000 --- a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. -2. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. -3. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. - -4. Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. -5. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. -6. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. -7. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. -8. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. -9. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. -10. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. -Love One Another - - -11. For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. -12. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. -13. Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. -14. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. -15. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. - -16. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. -17. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? -18. Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. - -19. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; -20. for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. -21. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; -22. and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. -23. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. -24. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. - - - diff --git a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9c853132..00000000 --- a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Test the Spirits - -# Chapter 4 -1. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. -2. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, -3. and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. -4. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. -5. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. -6. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. -God Is Love - - -7. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. -8. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. -9. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. -10. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. -11. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. -12. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. - -13. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. -14. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. -15. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. -16. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. -17. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. -18. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. -19. We love because he first loved us. -20. If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. -21. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. - - - diff --git a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6be2c7f0..00000000 --- a/ESV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Overcoming the World - -# Chapter 5 -1. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. -2. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. -3. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. -4. For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. -5. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? -Testimony Concerning the Son of God - - -6. This is he who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. -7. For there are three that testify: -8. the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. -9. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. -10. Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. -11. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. -12. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. -That You May Know - - -13. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. -14. And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. -15. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. - -16. If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. -17. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. - -18. We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. - -19. We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. - -20. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. -21. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. - - - diff --git a/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83528b47 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— +2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— +3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. +4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. +5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. +6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. +7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. +8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. +9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. +10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9eae1d84 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. +2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. +3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. +4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, +5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: +6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. +7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. +8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. +9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. +10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. +11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. +12 I am writing to you, little children, + because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. +13 I am writing to you, fathers, + because you know him who is from the beginning. +I am writing to you, young men, + because you have overcome the evil one. +I write to you, children, + because you know the Father. +14 I write to you, fathers, + because you know him who is from the beginning. +I write to you, young men, + because you are strong, + and the word of God abides in you, + and you have overcome the evil one. +15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. +16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. +17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. +18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. +19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. +20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. +21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. +22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. +23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. +24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. +25 And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life. +26 I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. +27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him. +28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. +29 If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..aaafb3f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. +2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. +3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. +4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. +5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. +6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. +7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. +8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. +9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. +10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. +11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. +12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. +13 Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. +14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. +15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. +16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. +17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? +18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. +19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; +20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. +21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; +22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. +23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. +24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91533725 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. +2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, +3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. +4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. +5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. +6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. +7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. +8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. +9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. +10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. +11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. +12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. +13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. +14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. +15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. +16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. +17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. +18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. +19 We love because he first loved us. +20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. +21 And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..20342e67 --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. +2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. +3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. +4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. +5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? +6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. +7 For there are three that testify: +8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. +9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. +10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. +11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. +12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. +13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. +14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. +15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. +16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. +17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. +18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. +19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. +20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. +21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index c8a51f3d..00000000 --- a/ESV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - - -1. The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, -2. because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: - -3. Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. -Walking in Truth and Love - - -4. I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. -5. And now I ask you, dear lady--not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning--that we love one another. -6. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. -7. For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. -8. Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. -9. Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. -10. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, -11. for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. -Final Greetings - - -12. Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete. - -13. The children of your elect sister greet you. - - - diff --git a/ESV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ecde1a5c --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, +2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: +3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. +4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. +5 And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. +6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. +7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. +8 Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. +9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. +10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, +11 for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. +12 Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete. +13 The children of your elect sister greet you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 13cf6960..00000000 --- a/ESV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - - -1. The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. - -2. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. -3. For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. -4. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. -Support and Opposition - - -5. Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, -6. who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. -7. For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. -8. Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth. - -9. I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. -10. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church. - -11. Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. -12. Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true. -Final Greetings - - -13. I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. -14. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. - -15. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, each by name. - - - diff --git a/ESV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c38bbec --- /dev/null +++ b/ESV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. +2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. +3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. +4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. +5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, +6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. +7 For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. +8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth. +9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. +10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church. +11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. +12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true. +13 I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. +14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. +15 Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, each by name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md index e719c5ff..6b87f9cf 100644 --- a/ESV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -Greeting - - -1. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, +# Chapter 1 +1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: - -2. May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. -Judgment on False Teachers - - -3. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. -4. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. - -5. Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. -6. And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day-- -7. just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. - -8. Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. -9. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you." -10. But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. -11. Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. -12. These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; -13. wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever. - -14. It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, -15. to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." -16. These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage. -A Call to Persevere - - -17. But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. -18. They said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." -19. It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. -20. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, -21. keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. -22. And have mercy on those who doubt; -23. save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. -Doxology - - -24. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, -25. to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. - - - +2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. +3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. +4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. +5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. +6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— +7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. +8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. +9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” +10 But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. +11 Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. +12 These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; +13 wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever. +14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, +15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” +16 These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage. +17 But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. +18 They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” +19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. +20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, +21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. +22 And have mercy on those who doubt; +23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. +24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, +25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md index e42b1bde..e5639f23 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Prologue - # Chapter 1 -1. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, -2. who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. -3. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. -Greeting to the Seven Churches - - -4. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: +1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, +2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. +3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. +4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, -5. and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. +5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood -6. and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. -7. Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. - -8. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." -Vision of the Son of Man - - -9. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. -10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet -11. saying, *"Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."* - -12. Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, -13. and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. -14. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, -15. his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. -16. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. - -17. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, *"Fear not, I am the first and the last,* -18. and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. -19. Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. -20. As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. - - - +6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. +7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. +8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” +9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. +10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet +11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” +12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, +13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. +14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, +15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. +16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. +17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, +18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. +19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. +20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md index 88295542..3b163f18 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,48 +1,30 @@ -To the Church in Ephesus - # Chapter 2 -1. "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: 'The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. - -2. "'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. -3. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. -4. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. -5. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. -6. Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. -7. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.' -To the Church in Smyrna - - -8. "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. - -9. "'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. -10. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. -11. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.' -To the Church in Pergamum - - -12. "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: 'The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. - -13. "'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. -14. But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. -15. So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. -16. Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. -17. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.' -To the Church in Thyatira - - -18. "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: 'The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. - -19. "'I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. -20. But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. -21. I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. -22. Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, -23. and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. -24. But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. -25. Only hold fast what you have until I come. -26. The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, -27. and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. -28. And I will give him the morning star. -29. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' - - - +1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. +2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. +3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. +4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. +5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. +6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. +7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’ +8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. +9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. +10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. +11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’ +12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. +13 “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. +14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality. +15 So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans. +16 Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth. +17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’ +18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. +19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first. +20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. +21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. +22 Behold, I will throw her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, +23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works. +24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden. +25 Only hold fast what you have until I come. +26 The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, +27 and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father. +28 And I will give him the morning star. +29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md index c7262f98..6cf34bec 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -To the Church in Sardis - # Chapter 3 -1. "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. -*"'I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.* -2. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. -3. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. -4. Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. -5. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. -6. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' -To the Church in Philadelphia - - -7. "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. - -8. "'I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. -9. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. -10. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. -11. I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. -12. The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. -13. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' -To the Church in Laodicea - - -14. "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. - -15. "'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! -16. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. -17. For you say, "I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing," not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. -18. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. -19. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. -20. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. -21. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. -22. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'" - - - +1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. +“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. +2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. +3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. +4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. +5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. +6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ +7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. +8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. +9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. +10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. +11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. +12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. +13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ +14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. +15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! +16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. +17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. +18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. +19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. +20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. +21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. +22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md index 2a32c5bf..c0ff5ec1 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,25 +1,18 @@ -The Throne in Heaven - # Chapter 4 -1. After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, *"Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."* -2. At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. -3. And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. -4. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. -5. From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, -6. and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. +1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” +2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. +3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. +4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. +5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, +6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: -7. the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. -8. And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, -"Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, - who was and is and is to come!" - -9. And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, -10. the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, - -11. "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, +7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. +8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, +“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, + who was and is and is to come!” +9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, +10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, +11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, - and by your will they existed and were created." - - - + and by your will they existed and were created.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md index 106c6ebc..da09070d 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -The Scroll and the Lamb - # Chapter 5 -1. Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. -2. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" -3. And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, -4. and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. -5. And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals." - -6. And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. -7. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. -8. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. -9. And they sang a new song, saying, -"Worthy are you to take the scroll +1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. +2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” +3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, +4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. +5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” +6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. +7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. +8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. +9 And they sang a new song, saying, +“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, - -10. and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, - and they shall reign on the earth." - -11. Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, -12. saying with a loud voice, -"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, +10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, + and they shall reign on the earth.” +11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, +12 saying with a loud voice, +“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might -and honor and glory and blessing!" - -13. And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, -"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb -be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!" - -14. And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped. - - - +and honor and glory and blessing!” +13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, +“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb +be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” +14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md index 9dbc060c..beed1398 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -The Seven Seals - # Chapter 6 -1. Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" -2. And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. - -3. When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" -4. And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword. - -5. When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. -6. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!" - -7. When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" -8. And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. - -9. When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. -10. They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" -11. Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. - -12. When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, -13. and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. -14. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. -15. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, -16. calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, -17. for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?" - - - +1 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” +2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. +3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” +4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword. +5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. +6 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!” +7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” +8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. +9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. +10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” +11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. +12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, +13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. +14 The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. +15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, +16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, +17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md index cbb57232..a38ce07c 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,48 +1,32 @@ -The 144,000 of Israel Sealed - # Chapter 7 -1. After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. -2. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, -3. saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." -4. And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: - -5. 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, +1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. +2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, +3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” +4 And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: +5 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, - -6. 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, +6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, - -7. 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, +7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, - -8. 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, +8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed. -A Great Multitude from Every Nation - - -9. After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, -10. and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" -11. And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, -12. saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen." - -13. Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?" -14. I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. - -15. "Therefore they are before the throne of God, +9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, +10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” +11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, +12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” +13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” +14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. +15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. - -16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; +16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. - -17. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, +17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, -and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." - - - +and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md index feb91037..c441a274 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,27 +1,14 @@ -The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer - # Chapter 8 -1. When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. -2. Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. -3. And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, -4. and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. -5. Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. -The Seven Trumpets - - -6. Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. - -7. The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. - -8. The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. -9. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. - -10. The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. -11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter. - -12. The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night. - -13. Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!" - - - +1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. +2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. +3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, +4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. +5 Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. +6 Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. +7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. +8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. +9 A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. +10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. +11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter. +12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night. +13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md index 6c0d5d26..25cef4d0 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,29 +1,22 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. -2. He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. -3. Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. -4. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. -5. They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. -6. And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them. - -7. In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces, -8. their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth; -9. they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle. -10. They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails. -11. They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon. - -12. The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come. - -13. Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, -14. saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." -15. So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind. -16. The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number. -17. And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur, and the heads of the horses were like lions' heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths. -18. By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. -19. For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound. - -20. The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, -21. nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. - - - +1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. +2 He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. +3 Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. +4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. +5 They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. +6 And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them. +7 In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces, +8 their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth; +9 they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle. +10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails. +11 They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon. +12 The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come. +13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, +14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” +15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind. +16 The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number. +17 And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur, and the heads of the horses were like lions' heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths. +18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. +19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound. +20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, +21 nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md index 44546f7a..d15af1cb 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,18 +1,12 @@ -The Angel and the Little Scroll - # Chapter 10 -1. Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. -2. He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, -3. and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. -4. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down." -5. And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven -6. and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, -7. but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets. - -8. Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, "Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land." -9. So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, "Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." -10. And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. -11. And I was told, "You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings." - - - +1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. +2 He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, +3 and called out with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. +4 And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” +5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven +6 and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, +7 but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets. +8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” +9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” +10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. +11 And I was told, “You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md index 310f9a0c..596b4466 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -The Two Witnesses - # Chapter 11 -1. Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, -2. but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. -3. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." - -4. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. -5. And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. -6. They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. -7. And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, -8. and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. -9. For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, -10. and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. -11. But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. -12. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here!" And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. -13. And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. - -14. The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come. -The Seventh Trumpet - - -15. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever." -16. And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, -17. saying, -"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, +1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, +2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. +3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” +4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. +5 And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. +6 They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. +7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, +8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. +9 For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, +10 and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. +11 But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. +12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. +13 And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. +14 The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come. +15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” +16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, +17 saying, +“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. - -18. The nations raged, +18 The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, -and for destroying the destroyers of the earth." - -19. Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. - - - +and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.” +19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md index b6627482..bebab7ee 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -The Woman and the Dragon - # Chapter 12 -1. And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. -2. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. -3. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. -4. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. -5. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, -6. and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days. -Satan Thrown Down to Earth - - -7. Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, -8. but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. -9. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. -10. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. -11. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. -12. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!" - -13. And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. -14. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. -15. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. -16. But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. -17. Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea. - - - +1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. +2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. +3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. +4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. +5 She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, +6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days. +7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, +8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. +9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. +10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. +11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. +12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!” +13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. +14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. +15 The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. +16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. +17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md index 66ab1a15..ee23ee70 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -The First Beast - # Chapter 13 -1. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. -2. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. -3. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. -4. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?" - -5. And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. -6. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. -7. Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, -8. and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. -9. If anyone has an ear, let him hear: - -10. If anyone is to be taken captive, +1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. +2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. +3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. +4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” +5 And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. +6 It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. +7 Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, +8 and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. +9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear: +10 If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. -The Second Beast - - -11. Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. -12. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. -13. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, -14. and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. -15. And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. -16. Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, -17. so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. -18. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. - - - +11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. +12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. +13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, +14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. +15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. +16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, +17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. +18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md index 1bd27736..60df0a14 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,37 +1,21 @@ -The Lamb and the 144,000 - # Chapter 14 -1. Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. -2. And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, -3. and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. -4. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, -5. and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless. -The Messages of the Three Angels - - -6. Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. -7. And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water." - -8. Another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality." - -9. And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, -10. he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. -11. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name." - -12. Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. - -13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!" -The Harvest of the Earth - - -14. Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. -15. And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe." -16. So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped. - -17. Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. -18. And another angel came out from the altar, the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, "Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe." -19. So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. -20. And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia. - - - +1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. +2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, +3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. +4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, +5 and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless. +6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. +7 And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” +8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.” +9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, +10 he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. +11 And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” +12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. +13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” +14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. +15 And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” +16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped. +17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. +18 And another angel came out from the altar, the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe.” +19 So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. +20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md index a9bbc3de..f1b3bfff 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues - # Chapter 15 -1. Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished. - -2. And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. -3. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, -"Great and amazing are your deeds, +1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished. +2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. +3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, +“Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! - -4. Who will not fear, O Lord, +4 Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, -for your righteous acts have been revealed." - -5. After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened, -6. and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes around their chests. -7. And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever, -8. and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. - - - +for your righteous acts have been revealed.” +5 After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened, +6 and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes around their chests. +7 And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever, +8 and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md index 8b543fb6..4affb686 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,44 +1,28 @@ -The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath - # Chapter 16 -1. Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God." - -2. So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. - -3. The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. - -4. The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. -5. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, -"Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, +1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” +2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. +3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. +4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. +5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, +“Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. - -6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, +6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. -It is what they deserve!" - -7. And I heard the altar saying, -"Yes, Lord God the Almighty, - true and just are your judgments!" - -8. The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. -9. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. - -10. The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish -11. and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. - -12. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. -13. And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. -14. For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. -15. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!") -16. And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. -The Seventh Bowl - - -17. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done!" -18. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. -19. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. -20. And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. -21. And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. - - - +It is what they deserve!” +7 And I heard the altar saying, +“Yes, Lord God the Almighty, + true and just are your judgments!” +8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. +9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. +10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish +11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. +12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. +13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. +14 For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. +15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) +16 And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. +17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” +18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. +19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. +20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. +21 And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md index fc8f75c6..fdb09dea 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,26 +1,20 @@ -The Great Prostitute and the Beast - # Chapter 17 -1. Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, -2. with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk." -3. And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. -4. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. -5. And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations." -6. And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. +1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, +2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” +3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. +4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. +5 And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.” +6 And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly. -7. But the angel said to me, "Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. -8. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. -9. This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; -10. they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. -11. As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. -12. And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. -13. These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. -14. They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful." - -15. And the angel said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. -16. And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, -17. for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. -18. And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth." - - - +7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. +8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. +9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; +10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. +11 As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. +12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. +13 These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. +14 They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” +15 And the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. +16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, +17 for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. +18 And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md index 1099c567..d083e029 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,103 +1,79 @@ -The Fall of Babylon - # Chapter 18 -1. After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. -2. And he called out with a mighty voice, -"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! +1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. +2 And he called out with a mighty voice, +“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. - -3. For all nations have drunk +3 For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, - and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living." - -4. Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, -"Come out of her, my people, + and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.” +4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, +“Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; - -5. for her sins are heaped high as heaven, +5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. - -6. Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, +6 Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. - -7. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, +7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, - 'I sit as a queen, + ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, - and mourning I shall never see.' - -8. For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, + and mourning I shall never see.’ +8 For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; - for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her." - -9. And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. -10. They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, -"Alas! Alas! You great city, + for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” +9 And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. +10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, +“Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! -For in a single hour your judgment has come." - -11. And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, -12. cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, -13. cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. - -14. "The fruit for which your soul longed +For in a single hour your judgment has come.” +11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, +12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, +13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. +14 “The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, - never to be found again!" - -15. The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, - -16. -"Alas, alas, for the great city + never to be found again!” +15 The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, +16 “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! - -17. For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste." +17 For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.” And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off -18. and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, -"What city was like the great city?" - -19. And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, -"Alas, alas, for the great city +18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, +“What city was like the great city?” +19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, +“Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste. - -20. Rejoice over her, O heaven, +20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, -for God has given judgment for you against her!" - -21. Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, -"So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, +for God has given judgment for you against her!” +21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, +“So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more; - -22. and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, +22 and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more, - -23. and the light of a lamp +23 and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. - -24. And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, - and of all who have been slain on earth." - - - +24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, + and of all who have been slain on earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md index ba9db6ad..8eb74ed6 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,60 +1,41 @@ -Rejoicing in Heaven - # Chapter 19 -1. After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, -"Hallelujah! +1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, +“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, - -2. for his judgments are true and just; +2 for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, -and has avenged on her the blood of his servants." - -3. Once more they cried out, -"Hallelujah! -The smoke from her goes up forever and ever." - -4. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!" -5. And from the throne came a voice saying, -"Praise our God, +and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.” +3 Once more they cried out, +“Hallelujah! +The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.” +4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” +5 And from the throne came a voice saying, +“Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, - -small and great." -The Marriage Supper of the Lamb - - -6. Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, -"Hallelujah! + small and great.” +6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, +“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. - -7. Let us rejoice and exult +7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; - -8. it was granted her to clothe herself - with fine linen, bright and pure"-- +8 it was granted her to clothe herself + with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. - -9. And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God." -10. Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. -The Rider on a White Horse - - -11. Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. -12. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. -13. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. -14. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. -15. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. -16. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. - -17. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, "Come, gather for the great supper of God, -18. to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great." -19. And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. -20. And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. -21. And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh. - - - +9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” +10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. +11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. +12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. +13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. +14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. +15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. +16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. +17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, +18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.” +19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. +20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. +21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md index 8f004125..8c9da6c9 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,28 +1,16 @@ -The Thousand Years - # Chapter 20 -1. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. -2. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, -3. and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. - -4. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. -5. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. -6. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. -The Defeat of Satan - - -7. And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison -8. and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. -9. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, -10. and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. -Judgment Before the Great White Throne - - -11. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. -12. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. -13. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. -14. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. -15. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. - - - +1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. +2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, +3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. +4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. +5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. +6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. +7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison +8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. +9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, +10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. +11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. +12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. +13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. +14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. +15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md index ae8be43a..d2d8272a 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ -The New Heaven and the New Earth - # Chapter 21 -1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. -2. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. -3. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. -4. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." - -5. And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." -6. And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. -7. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. -8. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." -The New Jerusalem - - -9. Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb." -10. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, -11. having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. -12. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed-- -13. on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. -14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. - -15. And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. -16. The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal. -17. He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel's measurement. -18. The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. -19. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, -20. the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. -21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. - -22. And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. -23. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. -24. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, -25. and its gates will never be shut by day--and there will be no night there. -26. They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. -27. But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. - - - +1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. +2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. +3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. +4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” +5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” +6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. +7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. +8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” +9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” +10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, +11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. +12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— +13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. +14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. +15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. +16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal. +17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel's measurement. +18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. +19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, +20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. +21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. +22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. +23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. +24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, +25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. +26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. +27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md index db72745e..432388d5 100644 --- a/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md +++ b/ESV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,40 +1,22 @@ -The River of Life - # Chapter 22 -1. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb -2. through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. -3. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. -4. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. -5. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. -Jesus Is Coming - - -6. And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place." - -7. "And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book." - -8. I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, -9. but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." - -10. And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. -11. Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy." - -12. "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. -13. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." - -14. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. -15. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. - -16. "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." - -17. The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let the one who hears say, "Come." And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. - -18. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, -19. and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. - -20. He who testifies to these things says, *"Surely I am coming soon."* Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! - -21. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. - - - +1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb +2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. +3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. +4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. +5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. +6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” +7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” +8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, +9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” +10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. +11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” +12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. +13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” +14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. +15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. +16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” +17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. +18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, +19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. +20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! +21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md index a9cd374a..7b02ac13 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -The History of Creation - # Chapter 1 -1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -2. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. - -3. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. -4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. -5. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. - -6. Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." -7. Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. -8. And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. - -9. Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. -10. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. - -11. Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so. -12. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. -13. So the evening and the morning were the third day. - -14. Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; -15. and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. -16. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. -17. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, -18. and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. -19. So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. - -20. Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens." -21. So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. -22. And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." -23. So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. - -24. Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind"; and it was so. -25. And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. - -26. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." -27. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. -28. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." - -29. And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. -30. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food"; and it was so. -31. Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. - - - +1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. +2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. +3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. +4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. +5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. +6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” +7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. +8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. +9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. +10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. +11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. +12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +13 So the evening and the morning were the third day. +14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; +15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. +16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. +17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, +18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. +19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. +20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” +21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” +23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. +24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. +25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. +26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” +27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. +28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” +29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. +30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. +31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md index f8b51f6c..26779265 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,47 +1,30 @@ -The Garden of Eden - # Chapter 2 -1. Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. -2. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. -3. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. - -4. This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, -5. before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; -6. but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. - -7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. -Life in God's Garden - - -8. The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. -9. And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. - -10. Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. -11. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. -12. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. -13. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. -14. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates. - -15. Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. -16. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; -17. but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." - -18. And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." -19. Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. -20. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. - -21. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. -22. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. - -23. And Adam said: -"This is now bone of my bones +1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. +2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. +3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. +4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, +5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; +6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. +7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. +8 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. +9 And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. +10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. +11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. +12 And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. +13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. +14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates. +15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. +16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; +17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” +18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” +19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. +20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. +21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. +22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. +23 And Adam said: +“This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, -Because she was taken out of Man." - -24. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. - -25. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. - - - +Because she was taken out of Man.” +24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. +25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md index 63af41c1..9cc9d48e 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,71 +1,48 @@ -The Temptation and Fall of Man - # Chapter 3 -1. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" - -2. And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; -3. but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.' " - -4. Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. -5. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." - -6. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. -7. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. - -8. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. - -9. Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" - -10. So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." - -11. And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" - -12. Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." - -13. And the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" -The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." - -14. So the Lord God said to the serpent: -"Because you have done this, +1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” +2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; +3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” +4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. +5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” +6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. +7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. +8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. +9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” +10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” +11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” +12 Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” +13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” +The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” +14 So the Lord God said to the serpent: +“Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. - -15. And I will put enmity +15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, -And you shall bruise His heel." - -16. To the woman He said: -"I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; +And you shall bruise His heel.” +16 To the woman He said: +“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, -And he shall rule over you." - -17. Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it': -"Cursed is the ground for your sake; +And he shall rule over you.” +17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: +“Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. - -18. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, +18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field. - -19. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread +19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, -And to dust you shall return." - -20. And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. - -21. Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. - -22. Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"-- -23. therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. -24. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. - - - +And to dust you shall return.” +20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. +21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. +22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— +23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. +24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md index b554ef0b..b3b85813 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -Cain Murders Abel - # Chapter 4 -1. Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the Lord." -2. Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. -3. And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. -4. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, -5. but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. - -6. So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? -7. If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it." - -8. Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. - -9. Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" -He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" - -10. And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. -11. So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. -12. When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth." - -13. And Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is greater than I can bear! -14. Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me." - -15. And the Lord said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. -The Family of Cain - - -16. Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. -17. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son--Enoch. -18. To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech. - -19. Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. -20. And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. -21. His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. -22. And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. - -23. Then Lamech said to his wives: -"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; +1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” +2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. +3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. +4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, +5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. +6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? +7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” +8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. +9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” +He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” +10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. +11 So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. +12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.” +13 And Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear! +14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.” +15 And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. +16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. +17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch. +18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech. +19 Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. +20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. +21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. +22 And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. +23 Then Lamech said to his wives: +“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! For I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me. - -24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, -Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold." -A New Son - - -25. And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed." -26. And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord. - - - +24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, +Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” +25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” +26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md index dddf4283..5bb852c3 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,47 +1,33 @@ -The Family of Adam - # Chapter 5 -1. This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. -2. He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. -3. And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. -4. After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. -5. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. - -6. Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. -7. After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. -8. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. - -9. Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. -10. After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. -11. So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died. - -12. Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. -13. After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. -14. So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. - -15. Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. -16. After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. -17. So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died. - -18. Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. -19. After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. -20. So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. - -21. Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. -22. After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. -23. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. -24. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. - -25. Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. -26. After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. -27. So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. - -28. Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. -29. And he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed." -30. After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. -31. So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. - -32. And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - - - +1 This is the book of the genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. +2 He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. +3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. +4 After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. +5 So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. +6 Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. +7 After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. +8 So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died. +9 Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. +10 After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. +11 So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died. +12 Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. +13 After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. +14 So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. +15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. +16 After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. +17 So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died. +18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot Enoch. +19 After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. +20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died. +21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. +22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. +23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. +24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. +25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. +26 After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. +27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died. +28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. +29 And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.” +30 After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. +31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died. +32 And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md index 8cb842d1..254a9a52 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -The Wickedness and Judgment of Man - # Chapter 6 -1. Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, -2. that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. - -3. And the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." -4. There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. - -5. Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. -6. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. -7. So the Lord said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them." -8. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. -Noah Pleases God - - -9. This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. -10. And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -11. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. -12. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. -The Ark Prepared - -13. And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. -14. Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. -15. And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. -16. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. -17. And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. -18. But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark--you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. -19. And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. -20. Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. -21. And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them." - -22. Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. - - - +1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, +2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. +3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” +4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. +5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. +6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. +7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” +8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. +9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. +10 And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. +12 So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. +13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. +14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. +15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. +16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. +17 And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. +18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. +19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. +20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. +21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.” +22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md index c4cb2fd8..9d80de5d 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,33 +1,25 @@ -The Great Flood - # Chapter 7 -1. Then the Lord said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. -2. You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; -3. also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. -4. For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made." -5. And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. -6. Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth. - -7. So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. -8. Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, -9. two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. -10. And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. -11. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. -12. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. - -13. On the very same day Noah and Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark-- -14. they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. -15. And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. -16. So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in. - -17. Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. -18. The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. -19. And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. -20. The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. -21. And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. -22. All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died. -23. So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive. -24. And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. +2 You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; +3 also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. +4 For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” +5 And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. +6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth. +7 So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. +8 Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, +9 two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. +10 And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. +11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. +12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. +13 On the very same day Noah and Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark— +14 they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. +15 And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. +16 So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in. +17 Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. +18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. +19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. +20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. +21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. +22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died. +23 So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive. +24 And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md index 154ce5f1..87364e26 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,40 +1,28 @@ -Noah's Deliverance - # Chapter 8 -1. Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. -2. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. -3. And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. -4. Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. -5. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. - -6. So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. -7. Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. -8. He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground. -9. But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself. -10. And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. -11. Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. -12. So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. - -13. And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. -14. And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. - -15. Then God spoke to Noah, saying, -16. "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. -17. Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." -18. So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. -19. Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. -God's Covenant with Creation - - -20. Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. -21. And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. - -22. "While the earth remains, +1 Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. +2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. +3 And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. +4 Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. +5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. +6 So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. +7 Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. +8 He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground. +9 But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself. +10 And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. +11 Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. +12 So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. +13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. +14 And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. +15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying, +16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. +17 Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” +18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. +19 Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark. +20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. +21 And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. +22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night -Shall not cease." - - - +Shall not cease.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md index 96c92930..fc031950 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,60 +1,43 @@ -God's Promise to Noah - # Chapter 9 -1. So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. -2. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. -3. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. -4. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. -5. Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man's brother I will require the life of man. - -6. "Whoever sheds man's blood, +1 So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. +2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. +3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. +4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. +5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. +6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man. - -7. And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; +7 And as for you, be fruitful and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the earth -And multiply in it." - -8. Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: -9. "And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, -10. and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. -11. Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." - -12. And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: -13. I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. -14. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; -15. and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. -16. The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." -17. And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth." -Noah and His Sons - - -18. Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. -19. These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. - -20. And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. -21. Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. -22. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. -23. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness. - -24. So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. -25. Then he said: -"Cursed be Canaan; +And multiply in it.” +8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: +9 “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, +10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. +11 Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” +12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: +13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. +14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; +15 and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. +16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” +17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.” +18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. +19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. +20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. +21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. +22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. +23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. +24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. +25 Then he said: +“Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants -He shall be to his brethren." - -26. And he said: -"Blessed be the Lord, +He shall be to his brethren.” +26 And he said: +“Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. - -27. May God enlarge Japheth, +27 May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; -And may Canaan be his servant." - -28. And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. -29. So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. - - - +And may Canaan be his servant.” +28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. +29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md index 5b8e5b8a..1e832e46 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -Nations Descended from Noah - # Chapter 10 -1. Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. - -2. The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. -3. The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. -4. The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. -5. From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. - -6. The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. -7. The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. - -8. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. -9. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord." -10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. -11. From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, -12. and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). - -13. Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, -14. Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim). - -15. Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; -16. the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; -17. the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; -18. the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. -19. And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. -20. These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations. - -21. And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. -22. The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. -23. The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. -24. Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. -25. To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. -26. Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba, -29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. -30. And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. -31. These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations. - -32. These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. - - - +1 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. +2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. +4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. +5 From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. +6 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. +7 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. +8 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. +9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” +10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. +11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, +12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). +13 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, +14 Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim). +15 Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; +16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; +17 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; +18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. +19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. +20 These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations. +21 And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. +22 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. +23 The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. +24 Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. +25 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. +26 Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, +29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. +30 And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. +31 These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations. +32 These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md index 91b5283b..795c51cf 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -The Tower of Babel - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. -2. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. -3. Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. -4. And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." - -5. But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. -6. And the Lord said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. -7. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." -8. So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. -9. Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. -Shem's Descendants - -10. This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. -11. After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. - -12. Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah. -13. After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. - -14. Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. -15. After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. - -16. Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg. -17. After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. - -18. Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. -19. After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. - -20. Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug. -21. After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. - -22. Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. -23. After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. - -24. Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah. -25. After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. - -26. Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. -Terah's Descendants - - -27. This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. -28. And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. -29. Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. -30. But Sarai was barren; she had no child. - -31. And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there. -32. So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran. - - - +1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. +2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. +3 Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. +4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” +5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. +6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. +7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” +8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. +9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. +10 This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. +11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. +12 Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah. +13 After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. +14 Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber. +15 After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. +16 Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg. +17 After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. +18 Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu. +19 After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. +20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug. +21 After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. +22 Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. +23 After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. +24 Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah. +25 After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters. +26 Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. +27 This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. +28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. +29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. +30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. +31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there. +32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md index d5fb9cc6..88eec15f 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,44 +1,30 @@ -Promises to Abram - # Chapter 12 -1. Now the Lord had said to Abram: -"Get out of your country, +1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: +“Get out of your country, From your family -And from your father's house, +And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. - -2. I will make you a great nation; +2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. - -3. I will bless those who bless you, +3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; -And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - -4. So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. -5. Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. -6. Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. - -7. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. -8. And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. -9. So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. -Abram in Egypt - - -10. Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land. -11. And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. -12. Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. -13. Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you." - -14. So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. -15. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh's house. -16. He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels. - -17. But the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. -18. And Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? -19. Why did you say, 'She is my sister'? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way." -20. So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had. - - - +And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” +4 So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. +5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. +6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. +7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. +8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. +9 So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. +10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land. +11 And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance. +12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. +13 Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I may live because of you.” +14 So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. +15 The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house. +16 He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels. +17 But the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. +18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? +19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.” +20 So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md index 62c196a9..1bef3bcf 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -Abram Inherits Canaan - # Chapter 13 -1. Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. -2. Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. -3. And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, -4. to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord. - -5. Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. -6. Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. -7. And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. - -8. So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. -9. Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left." - -10. And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. -11. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. -12. Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. -13. But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord. - -14. And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: "Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are--northward, southward, eastward, and westward; -15. for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. -16. And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. -17. Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you." - -18. Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord. - - - +1 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. +2 Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. +3 And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, +4 to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord. +5 Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. +6 Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. +7 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. +8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. +9 Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” +10 And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. +11 Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. +12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. +13 But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord. +14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; +15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. +16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. +17 Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.” +18 Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md index f1c82b40..c95fb134 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Lot's Captivity and Rescue - # Chapter 14 -1. And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, -2. that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). -3. All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). -4. Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. - -5. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, -6. and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness. -7. Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar. - -8. And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim -9. against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar--four kings against five. -10. Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains. -11. Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. -12. They also took Lot, Abram's brother's son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. - -13. Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram. -14. Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. -15. He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. -16. So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people. - -17. And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. -Abram and Melchizedek - -18. Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. -19. And he blessed him and said: -"Blessed be Abram of God Most High, +1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, +2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). +3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). +4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. +5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, +6 and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness. +7 Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar. +8 And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim +9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. +10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains. +11 Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. +12 They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. +13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram. +14 Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. +15 He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. +16 So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people. +17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. +18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. +19 And he blessed him and said: +“Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; - -20. And blessed be God Most High, -Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." +20 And blessed be God Most High, +Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all. - -21. Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself." - -22. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, -23. that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich'-- -24. except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion." - - - +21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.” +22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, +23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’— +24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md index 0999e721..c52e8584 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -God's Covenant with Abram - # Chapter 15 -1. After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward." - -2. But Abram said, "Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" -3. Then Abram said, "Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!" - -4. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, "This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir." -5. Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." - -6. And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. - -7. Then He said to him, "I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it." - -8. And he said, "Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?" - -9. So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." -10. Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. -11. And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. - -12. Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. -13. Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. -14. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. -15. Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. -16. But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete." - -17. And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. -18. On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: -"To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates-- -19. the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, -20. the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, -21. the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites." - - - +1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” +2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” +3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” +4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” +5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” +6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. +7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” +8 And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” +9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” +10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. +11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. +12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. +13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. +14 And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. +15 Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. +16 But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” +17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. +18 On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: +“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— +19 the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, +20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, +21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md index 8676e696..e3e62511 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,37 +1,25 @@ -Hagar and Ishmael - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. -2. So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. -3. Then Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. -4. So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. - -5. Then Sarai said to Abram, "My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judge between you and me." - -6. So Abram said to Sarai, "Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please." And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. - -7. Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. -8. And He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?" -She said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai." - -9. The Angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand." -10. Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude." -11. And the Angel of the Lord said to her: -"Behold, you are with child, +1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. +2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. +3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. +4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. +5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judge between you and me.” +6 So Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. +7 Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. +8 And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” +She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” +9 The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.” +10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.” +11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her: +“Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the Lord has heard your affliction. - -12. He shall be a wild man; +12 He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, -And every man's hand against him. -And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." - -13. Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?" -14. Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered. - -15. So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. -16. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. - - - +And every man’s hand against him. +And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.” +13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” +14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered. +15 So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. +16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md index b211b6e5..5abf6553 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -The Sign of the Covenant - # Chapter 17 -1. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. -2. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly." -3. Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: -4. "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. -5. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. -6. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. -7. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. -8. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." - -9. And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. -10. This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised; -11. and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. -12. He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. -13. He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. -14. And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant." - -15. Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. -16. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her." - -17. Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" -18. And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!" - -19. Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. -20. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. -21. But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year." -22. Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. - -23. So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him. -24. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. -25. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. -26. That very same day Abraham was circumcised, and his son Ishmael; -27. and all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. - - - +1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. +2 And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” +3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: +4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. +5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. +6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. +7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. +8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” +9 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. +10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised; +11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. +12 He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. +13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. +14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.” +15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. +16 And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.” +17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” +18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!” +19 Then God said: “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. +20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. +21 But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.” +22 Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. +23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him. +24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. +25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. +26 That very same day Abraham was circumcised, and his son Ishmael; +27 and all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md index 3c59aab1..2c5b549a 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,63 +1,43 @@ -The Son of Promise - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. -2. So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, -3. and said, "My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. -4. Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. -5. And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant." -They said, "Do as you have said." - -6. So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes." -7. And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. -8. So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate. - -9. Then they said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" -So he said, "Here, in the tent." - -10. And He said, "I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son." +1 Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. +2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, +3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. +4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. +5 And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.” +They said, “Do as you have said.” +6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.” +7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. +8 So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate. +9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” +So he said, “Here, in the tent.” +10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) -11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. -12. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" - -13. And the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?' -14. Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." - -15. But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. -And He said, "No, but you did laugh!" -Abraham Intercedes for Sodom - - -16. Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way. -17. And the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, -18. since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? -19. For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him." -20. And the Lord said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, -21. I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know." - -22. Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. -23. And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? -24. Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? -25. Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" - -26. So the Lord said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." - -27. Then Abraham answered and said, "Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: -28. Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?" -So He said, "If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it." - -29. And he spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose there should be forty found there?" -So He said, "I will not do it for the sake of forty." - -30. Then he said, "Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?" -So He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." - -31. And he said, "Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?" -So He said, "I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty." - -32. Then he said, "Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?" -And He said, "I will not destroy it for the sake of ten." -33. So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. - - - +11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. +12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” +13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ +14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” +15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. +And He said, “No, but you did laugh!” +16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way. +17 And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, +18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? +19 For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” +20 And the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, +21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” +22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. +23 And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? +24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? +25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” +26 So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” +27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: +28 Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” +So He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.” +29 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” +So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.” +30 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?” +So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” +31 And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?” +So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.” +32 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?” +And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.” +33 So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md index 5051bbec..3bb2b85d 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,64 +1,41 @@ -Sodom's Depravity - # Chapter 19 -1. Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. -2. And he said, "Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way." -And they said, "No, but we will spend the night in the open square." - -3. But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. - -4. Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. -5. And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally." - -6. So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, -7. and said, "Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! -8. See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof." - -9. And they said, "Stand back!" Then they said, "This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them." So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. -10. But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. -11. And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door. -Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed - -12. Then the men said to Lot, "Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city--take them out of this place! -13. For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it." - -14. So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, "Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!" But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking. - -15. When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, "Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city." -16. And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. -17. So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed." - -18. Then Lot said to them, "Please, no, my lords! -19. Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die. -20. See now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live." - -21. And he said to him, "See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken. -22. Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there." +1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. +2 And he said, “Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” +And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the open square.” +3 But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. +4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. +5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.” +6 So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, +7 and said, “Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! +8 See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.” +9 And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. +10 But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. +11 And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door. +12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city—take them out of this place! +13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.” +14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city!” But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking. +15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.” +16 And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. +17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” +18 Then Lot said to them, “Please, no, my lords! +19 Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die. +20 See now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.” +21 And he said to him, “See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken. +22 Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. - -23. The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. -24. Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. -25. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. - -26. But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. - -27. And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. -28. Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace. -29. And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt. -The Descendants of Lot - - -30. Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave. -31. Now the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth. -32. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father." -33. So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. - -34. It happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, "Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father." -35. Then they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. - -36. Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. -37. The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. -38. And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day. - - - +23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. +24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. +25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. +26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. +27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. +28 Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace. +29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt. +30 Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave. +31 Now the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth. +32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.” +33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. +34 It happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, “Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.” +35 Then they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. +36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. +37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. +38 And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md index be8c256c..5aa1e5a8 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ -Abraham and Abimelech - # Chapter 20 -1. And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. -2. Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. - -3. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife." - -4. But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? -5. Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this." - -6. And God said to him in a dream, "Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. -7. Now therefore, restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours." - -8. So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid. -9. And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done." -10. Then Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?" - -11. And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife. -12. But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. -13. And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, "He is my brother." ' " - -14. Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him. -15. And Abimelech said, "See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you." -16. Then to Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody." Thus she was rebuked. - -17. So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; -18. for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. - - - +1 And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. +2 Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. +3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.” +4 But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? +5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.” +6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her. +7 Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” +8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning, called all his servants, and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were very much afraid. +9 And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done.” +10 Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you have in view, that you have done this thing?” +11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife. +12 But indeed she is truly my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. +13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is your kindness that you should do for me: in every place, wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.” ’ ” +14 Then Abimelech took sheep, oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham; and he restored Sarah his wife to him. +15 And Abimelech said, “See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.” +16 Then to Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver; indeed this vindicates you before all who are with you and before everybody.” Thus she was rebuked. +17 So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; +18 for the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md index b9d49e36..e9d1805a 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,54 +1,35 @@ -Isaac Is Born - # Chapter 21 -1. And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. -2. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. -3. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him--whom Sarah bore to him--Isaac. -4. Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. -5. Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. -6. And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me." -7. She also said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."Hagar and Ishmael Depart - -8. So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned. - -9. And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. -10. Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac." -11. And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight because of his son. - -12. But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called. -13. Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed." - -14. So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. -15. And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. -16. Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not see the death of the boy." So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept. - -17. And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. -18. Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation." - -19. Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. -20. So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. -21. He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. -A Covenant with Abimelech - - -22. And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do. -23. Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt." - -24. And Abraham said, "I will swear." - -25. Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech's servants had seized. -26. And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today." -27. So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. -28. And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. - -29. Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?" - -30. And he said, "You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well." -31. Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there. - -32. Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines. -33. Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. -34. And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days. - - - +1 And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. +2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. +3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac. +4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. +5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. +6 And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” +7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.” +8 So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned. +9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. +10 Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.” +11 And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son. +12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called. +13 Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.” +14 So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. +15 And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs. +16 Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept. +17 And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. +18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.” +19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. +20 So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. +21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt. +22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do. +23 Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.” +24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.” +25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants had seized. +26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today.” +27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. +28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. +29 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?” +30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well.” +31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there. +32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines. +33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. +34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md index d1628c1b..82ef21c9 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Abraham's Faith Confirmed - # Chapter 22 -1. Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" -And he said, "Here I am." - -2. Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." - -3. So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. -4. Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. -5. And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you." - -6. So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. -7. But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" -And he said, "Here I am, my son." -Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" - -8. And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together. - -9. Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. -10. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. - -11. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" -So he said, "Here I am." - -12. And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me." - -13. Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. -14. And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided." - -15. Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, -16. and said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son-- -17. blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. -18. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." -19. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. -The Family of Nahor - - -20. Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, "Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: -21. Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, -22. Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." -23. And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. -24. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah. - - - +1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” +And he said, “Here I am.” +2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” +3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. +4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. +5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” +6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. +7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” +And he said, “Here I am, my son.” +Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” +8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. +9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. +10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. +11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” +So he said, “Here I am.” +12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” +13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. +14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” +15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, +16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— +17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. +18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” +19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. +20 Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: +21 Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, +22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” +23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. +24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md index fee9d2ba..b26fb399 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -Sarah's Death and Burial - # Chapter 23 -1. Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. -2. So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. - -3. Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, -4. "I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight." - -5. And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, -6. "Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead." - -7. Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. -8. And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, -9. that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you." - -10. Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying, -11. "No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!" - -12. Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; -13. and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there." - -14. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, -15. "My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead." -16. And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants. - -17. So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded -18. to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. - -19. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. -20. So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place. - - - +1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. +2 So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. +3 Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, +4 “I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” +5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, +6 “Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.” +7 Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. +8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, +9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you.” +10 Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying, +11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!” +12 Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; +13 and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.” +14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, +15 “My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.” +16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants. +17 So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded +18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. +19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. +20 So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md index 8ebcb413..1703c273 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,103 +1,75 @@ -A Bride for Isaac - # Chapter 24 -1. Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. -2. So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh, -3. and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; -4. but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac." - -5. And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?" - -6. But Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there. -7. The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. -8. And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there." -9. So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter. - -10. Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. -11. And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water. -12. Then he said, "O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. -13. Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. -14. Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink'--let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master." - -15. And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. -16. Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. -17. And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher." - -18. So she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. -19. And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking." -20. Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. -21. And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. - -22. So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, -23. and said, "Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?" - -24. So she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor." -25. Moreover she said to him, "We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge." - -26. Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord. -27. And he said, "Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren." -28. So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things. - -29. Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well. -30. So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "Thus the man spoke to me," that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well. -31. And he said, "Come in, O blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels." - -32. Then the man came to the house. And he unloaded the camels, and provided straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. -33. Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told about my errand." -And he said, "Speak on." - -34. So he said, "I am Abraham's servant. -35. The Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. -36. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has. -37. Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; -38. but you shall go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.' -39. And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' -40. But he said to me, 'The Lord, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house. -41. You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.' - -42. "And this day I came to the well and said, 'O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go, -43. behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink," -44. and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,"--let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.' - -45. "But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' -46. And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also. -47. Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. -48. And I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son. -49. Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left." - -50. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good. -51. Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has spoken." - -52. And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. -53. Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. - -54. And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master." - -55. But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go." - -56. And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the Lord has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master." - -57. So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." -58. Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" -And she said, "I will go." - -59. So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men. -60. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: -"Our sister, may you become +1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. +2 So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh, +3 and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; +4 but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” +5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?” +6 But Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there. +7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. +8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there.” +9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter. +10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, for all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. +11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water. +12 Then he said, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. +13 Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. +14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.” +15 And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. +16 Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. +17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.” +18 So she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. +19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” +20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. +21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. +22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, +23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge?” +24 So she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.” +25 Moreover she said to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge.” +26 Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord. +27 And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” +28 So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things. +29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well. +30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well. +31 And he said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.” +32 Then the man came to the house. And he unloaded the camels, and provided straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. +33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told about my errand.” +And he said, “Speak on.” +34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. +35 The Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. +36 And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has. +37 Now my master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; +38 but you shall go to my father’s house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.’ +39 And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ +40 But he said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house. +41 You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’ +42 “And this day I came to the well and said, ‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go, +43 behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,” +44 and she says to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,”—let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’ +45 “But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ +46 And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also. +47 Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. +48 And I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son. +49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.” +50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good. +51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the Lord has spoken.” +52 And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he worshiped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth. +53 Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother. +54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.” +55 But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go.” +56 And he said to them, “Do not hinder me, since the Lord has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master.” +57 So they said, “We will call the young woman and ask her personally.” +58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” +And she said, “I will go.” +59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men. +60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: +“Our sister, may you become The mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess -The gates of those who hate them." - -61. Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. - -62. Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South. -63. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. -64. Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel; -65. for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" -The servant said, "It is my master." So she took a veil and covered herself. - -66. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. -67. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. - - - +The gates of those who hate them.” +61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. +62 Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South. +63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. +64 Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel; +65 for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” +The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself. +66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. +67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md index 73065027..d74a7a90 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,60 +1,40 @@ -Abraham and Keturah - # Chapter 25 -1. Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. -2. And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. -3. Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. -4. And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. - -5. And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. -6. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east. -Abraham's Death and Burial - - -7. This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. -8. Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. -9. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, -10. the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. -11. And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi. -The Families of Ishmael and Isaac - -12. Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Abraham. -13. And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, -14. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, -15. Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. -16. These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations. -17. These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. -18. (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren. - -19. This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac. -20. Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. -21. Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. -22. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If all is well, why am I like this?" So she went to inquire of the Lord. - -23. And the Lord said to her: -"Two nations are in your womb, +1 Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. +2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. +3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. +4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. +5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. +6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east. +7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. +8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. +9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, +10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. +11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi. +12 Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. +13 And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, +15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. +16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations. +17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. +18 (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren. +19 This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac. +20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. +21 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. +22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. +23 And the Lord said to her: +“Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, -And the older shall serve the younger." - -24. So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. -25. And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. -26. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. - -27. So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. -28. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. -Esau Sells His Birthright - -29. Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. -30. And Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary." Therefore his name was called Edom. - -31. But Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright as of this day." - -32. And Esau said, "Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?" - -33. Then Jacob said, "Swear to me as of this day." +And the older shall serve the younger.” +24 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. +25 And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. +26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. +27 So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. +28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. +29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. +30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom. +31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.” +32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” +33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. -34. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. - - - +34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md index 469e42b2..2a4908e5 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,54 +1,37 @@ -Isaac and Abimelech - # Chapter 26 -1. There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. - -2. Then the Lord appeared to him and said: "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. -3. Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. -4. And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; -5. because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws." - -6. So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. -7. And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," because he thought, "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold." -8. Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife. -9. Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Quite obviously she is your wife; so how could you say, 'She is my sister'?" -Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die on account of her.' " - -10. And Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us." -11. So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death." - -12. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. -13. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; -14. for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him. -15. Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth. -16. And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we." - -17. Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. -18. And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them. - -19. Also Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there. -20. But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him. -21. Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah. -22. And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land." - -23. Then he went up from there to Beersheba. -24. And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham's sake." -25. So he built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well. - -26. Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army. -27. And Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?" - -28. But they said, "We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, -29. that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.' " - -30. So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. -31. Then they arose early in the morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. - -32. It came to pass the same day that Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water." -33. So he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. - -34. When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. -35. And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. - - - +1 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. +2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. +3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. +4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; +5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” +6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. +7 And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.” +8 Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife. +9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Quite obviously she is your wife; so how could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” +Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die on account of her.’ ” +10 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.” +11 So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” +12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. +13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; +14 for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him. +15 Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth. +16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.” +17 Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. +18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them. +19 Also Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there. +20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him. +21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah. +22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.” +23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba. +24 And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.” +25 So he built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well. +26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army. +27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” +28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, +29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ” +30 So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. +31 Then they arose early in the morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. +32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” +33 So he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. +34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. +35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md index 28ceae7c..535d180a 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,100 +1,68 @@ -Isaac Blesses Jacob - # Chapter 27 -1. Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." -And he answered him, "Here I am." - -2. Then he said, "Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. -3. Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. -4. And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die." - -5. Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it. -6. So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying, -7. 'Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.' -8. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you. -9. Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves. -10. Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death." - -11. And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man. -12. Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing." - -13. But his mother said to him, "Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me." -14. And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. -15. Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. -16. And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. -17. Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. - -18. So he went to his father and said, "My father." -And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?" - -19. Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me." - -20. But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" -And he said, "Because the Lord your God brought it to me." - -21. Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not." -22. So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." -23. And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him. - -24. Then he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" -He said, "I am." - -25. He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so that my soul may bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. -26. Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son." -27. And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: -"Surely, the smell of my son +1 Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” +And he answered him, “Here I am.” +2 Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death. +3 Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me. +4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.” +5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it. +6 So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying, +7 ‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’ +8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you. +9 Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory food from them for your father, such as he loves. +10 Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death.” +11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man. +12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.” +13 But his mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.” +14 And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. +15 Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. +16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. +17 Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. +18 So he went to his father and said, “My father.” +And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” +19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” +20 But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” +And he said, “Because the Lord your God brought it to me.” +21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.” +22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” +23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him. +24 Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” +He said, “I am.” +25 He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. +26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.” +27 And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: +“Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field Which the Lord has blessed. - -28. Therefore may God give you +28 Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine. - -29. Let peoples serve you, +29 Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, -And let your mother's sons bow down to you. +And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, -And blessed be those who bless you!"Esau's Lost Hope - -30. Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. -31. He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me." - -32. And his father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" -So he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." - -33. Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, "Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him--and indeed he shall be blessed." - -34. When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me--me also, O my father!" - -35. But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing." - -36. And Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!" And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?" - -37. Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, "Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?" - -38. And Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me--me also, O my father!" And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. - -39. Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: -"Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, +And blessed be those who bless you!” +30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. +31 He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.” +32 And his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” +So he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.” +33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.” +34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me—me also, O my father!” +35 But he said, “Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.” +36 And Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” +37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?” +38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. +39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: +“Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, And of the dew of heaven from above. - -40. By your sword you shall live, +40 By your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, -That you shall break his yoke from your neck." -Jacob Escapes from Esau - - -41. So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob." - -42. And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you. -43. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran. -44. And stay with him a few days, until your brother's fury turns away, -45. until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?" - -46. And Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?" - - - +That you shall break his yoke from your neck.” +41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” +42 And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you. +43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran. +44 And stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turns away, +45 until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?” +46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md index 6d9156d0..eac3b150 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban - # Chapter 28 -1. Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. -2. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. - -3. "May God Almighty bless you, +1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. +2 Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. +3 “May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples; - -4. And give you the blessing of Abraham, +4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, -Which God gave to Abraham." - -5. So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. -Esau Marries Mahalath - - -6. Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan," -7. and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. -8. Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. -9. So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had. -Jacob's Vow at Bethel - - -10. Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. -11. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. -12. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. - -13. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: "I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. -14. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. -15. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you." - -16. Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it." -17. And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!" - -18. Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. -19. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. -20. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, -21. so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. -22. And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You." - - - +Which God gave to Abraham.” +5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. +6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,” +7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Padan Aram. +8 Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. +9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had. +10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. +11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. +12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. +13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. +14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. +15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” +16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” +17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” +18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. +19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously. +20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, +21 so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God. +22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md index dccd8b6e..fd17f435 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,62 +1,39 @@ -Jacob Meets Rachel - # Chapter 29 -1. So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. -2. And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well's mouth. -3. Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well's mouth. - -4. And Jacob said to them, "My brethren, where are you from?" -And they said, "We are from Haran." - -5. Then he said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" -And they said, "We know him." - -6. So he said to them, "Is he well?" -And they said, "He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep." - -7. Then he said, "Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them." - -8. But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep." - -9. Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. -10. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. -11. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept. -12. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's relative and that he was Rebekah's son. So she ran and told her father. - -13. Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things. -14. And Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." And he stayed with him for a month. -Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel - - -15. Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?" -16. Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. -17. Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance. - -18. Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter." - -19. And Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me." -20. So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her. - -21. Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her." -22. And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast. -23. Now it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her. -24. And Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid. -25. So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?" - -26. And Laban said, "It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. -27. Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years." - -28. Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also. -29. And Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid. -30. Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years. -The Children of Jacob - - -31. When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. -32. So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, "The Lord has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me." -33. Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also." And she called his name Simeon. -34. She conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi. -35. And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, "Now I will praise the Lord." Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing. - - - +1 So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. +2 And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well’s mouth. +3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well’s mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well’s mouth. +4 And Jacob said to them, “My brethren, where are you from?” +And they said, “We are from Haran.” +5 Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?” +And they said, “We know him.” +6 So he said to them, “Is he well?” +And they said, “He is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep.” +7 Then he said, “Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them.” +8 But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.” +9 Now while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. +10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. +11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept. +12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father. +13 Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things. +14 And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month. +15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?” +16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. +17 Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance. +18 Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.” +19 And Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.” +20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her. +21 Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.” +22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast. +23 Now it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her. +24 And Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid. +25 So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?” +26 And Laban said, “It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. +27 Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.” +28 Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also. +29 And Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid. +30 Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years. +31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. +32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.” +33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. +34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. +35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md index 3c7a6f6e..285d5bce 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,68 +1,46 @@ -Jacob's Children - # Chapter 30 -1. Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I die!" - -2. And Jacob's anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?" - -3. So she said, "Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her." -4. Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Jacob went in to her. -5. And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. -6. Then Rachel said, "God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore she called his name Dan. -7. And Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. -8. Then Rachel said, "With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed." So she called his name Naphtali. - -9. When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as wife. -10. And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. -11. Then Leah said, "A troop comes!" So she called his name Gad. -12. And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. -13. Then Leah said, "I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed." So she called his name Asher. - -14. Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes." - -15. But she said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?" -And Rachel said, "Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes." - -16. When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son's mandrakes." And he lay with her that night. - -17. And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. -18. Leah said, "God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband." So she called his name Issachar. -19. Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. -20. And Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons." So she called his name Zebulun. -21. Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. - -22. Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. -23. And she conceived and bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach." -24. So she called his name Joseph, and said, "The Lord shall add to me another son." -Jacob's Agreement with Laban - - -25. And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country. -26. Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service which I have done for you." - -27. And Laban said to him, "Please stay, if I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that the Lord has blessed me for your sake." -28. Then he said, "Name me your wages, and I will give it." - -29. So Jacob said to him, "You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me. -30. For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?" - -31. So he said, "What shall I give you?" -And Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flocks: -32. Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and these shall be my wages. -33. So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me." - -34. And Laban said, "Oh, that it were according to your word!" -35. So he removed that day the male goats that were speckled and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white in it, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons. -36. Then he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. - -37. Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods. -38. And the rods which he had peeled, he set before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so that they should conceive when they came to drink. -39. So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted. -40. Then Jacob separated the lambs, and made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; but he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them with Laban's flock. - -41. And it came to pass, whenever the stronger livestock conceived, that Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. -42. But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's. -43. Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys. - - - +1 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!” +2 And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” +3 So she said, “Here is my maid Bilhah; go in to her, and she will bear a child on my knees, that I also may have children by her.” +4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid as wife, and Jacob went in to her. +5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. +6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan. +7 And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. +8 Then Rachel said, “With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali. +9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as wife. +10 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. +11 Then Leah said, “A troop comes!” So she called his name Gad. +12 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. +13 Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed.” So she called his name Asher. +14 Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” +15 But she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” +And Rachel said, “Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.” +16 When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me, for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he lay with her that night. +17 And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. +18 Leah said, “God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar. +19 Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. +20 And Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name Zebulun. +21 Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. +22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. +23 And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” +24 So she called his name Joseph, and said, “The Lord shall add to me another son.” +25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country. +26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know my service which I have done for you.” +27 And Laban said to him, “Please stay, if I have found favor in your eyes, for I have learned by experience that the Lord has blessed me for your sake.” +28 Then he said, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.” +29 So Jacob said to him, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock has been with me. +30 For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?” +31 So he said, “What shall I give you?” +And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flocks: +32 Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and these shall be my wages. +33 So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me.” +34 And Laban said, “Oh, that it were according to your word!” +35 So he removed that day the male goats that were speckled and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had some white in it, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons. +36 Then he put three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks. +37 Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods. +38 And the rods which he had peeled, he set before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so that they should conceive when they came to drink. +39 So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted. +40 Then Jacob separated the lambs, and made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; but he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them with Laban’s flock. +41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger livestock conceived, that Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. +42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger Jacob’s. +43 Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md index 6c03697a..4e0cb310 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,78 +1,56 @@ -Jacob Flees from Laban - # Chapter 31 -1. Now Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has acquired all this wealth." -2. And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. -3. Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you." - -4. So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, -5. and said to them, "I see your father's countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me. -6. And you know that with all my might I have served your father. -7. Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. -8. If he said thus: 'The speckled shall be your wages,' then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: 'The streaked shall be your wages,' then all the flocks bore streaked. -9. So God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. - -10. "And it happened, at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the flocks were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted. -11. Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, 'Jacob.' And I said, 'Here I am.' -12. And He said, 'Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. -13. I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.' " - -14. Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, "Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? -15. Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money. -16. For all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours and our children's; now then, whatever God has said to you, do it." - -17. Then Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels. -18. And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan. -19. Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father's. -20. And Jacob stole away, unknown to Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee. -21. So he fled with all that he had. He arose and crossed the river, and headed toward the mountains of Gilead. -Laban Pursues Jacob - - -22. And Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. -23. Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days' journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. -24. But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, "Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad." - -25. So Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountains, and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountains of Gilead. - -26. And Laban said to Jacob: "What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword? -27. Why did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp? -28. And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing. -29. It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.' -30. And now you have surely gone because you greatly long for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?" - -31. Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.' -32. With whomever you find your gods, do not let him live. In the presence of our brethren, identify what I have of yours and take it with you." For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. - -33. And Laban went into Jacob's tent, into Leah's tent, and into the two maids' tents, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's tent. -34. Now Rachel had taken the household idols, put them in the camel's saddle, and sat on them. And Laban searched all about the tent but did not find them. -35. And she said to her father, "Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is with me." And he searched but did not find the household idols. - -36. Then Jacob was angry and rebuked Laban, and Jacob answered and said to Laban: "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have so hotly pursued me? -37. Although you have searched all my things, what part of your household things have you found? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both! -38. These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young, and I have not eaten the rams of your flock. -39. That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. -40. There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes. -41. Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. -42. Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night." -Laban's Covenant with Jacob - - -43. And Laban answered and said to Jacob, "These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne? -44. Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me." - -45. So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. -46. Then Jacob said to his brethren, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap. -47. Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. -48. And Laban said, "This heap is a witness between you and me this day." Therefore its name was called Galeed, -49. also Mizpah, because he said, "May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another. -50. If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us--see, God is witness between you and me!" - -51. Then Laban said to Jacob, "Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me. -52. This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm. -53. The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us." And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. -54. Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain. -55. And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place. - - - +1 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” +2 And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. +3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” +4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, +5 and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me. +6 And you know that with all my might I have served your father. +7 Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. +8 If he said thus: ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: ‘The streaked shall be your wages,’ then all the flocks bore streaked. +9 So God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. +10 “And it happened, at the time when the flocks conceived, that I lifted my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the flocks were streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted. +11 Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’ +12 And He said, ‘Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. +13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.’ ” +14 Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house? +15 Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us, and also completely consumed our money. +16 For all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours and our children’s; now then, whatever God has said to you, do it.” +17 Then Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels. +18 And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan. +19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father’s. +20 And Jacob stole away, unknown to Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he intended to flee. +21 So he fled with all that he had. He arose and crossed the river, and headed toward the mountains of Gilead. +22 And Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. +23 Then he took his brethren with him and pursued him for seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the mountains of Gilead. +24 But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, “Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.” +25 So Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountains, and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountains of Gilead. +26 And Laban said to Jacob: “What have you done, that you have stolen away unknown to me, and carried away my daughters like captives taken with the sword? +27 Why did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp? +28 And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing. +29 It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’ +30 And now you have surely gone because you greatly long for your father’s house, but why did you steal my gods?” +31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Perhaps you would take your daughters from me by force.’ +32 With whomever you find your gods, do not let him live. In the presence of our brethren, identify what I have of yours and take it with you.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. +33 And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, into Leah’s tent, and into the two maids’ tents, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent. +34 Now Rachel had taken the household idols, put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat on them. And Laban searched all about the tent but did not find them. +35 And she said to her father, “Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise before you, for the manner of women is with me.” And he searched but did not find the household idols. +36 Then Jacob was angry and rebuked Laban, and Jacob answered and said to Laban: “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have so hotly pursued me? +37 Although you have searched all my things, what part of your household things have you found? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both! +38 These twenty years I have been with you; your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried their young, and I have not eaten the rams of your flock. +39 That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it from my hand, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. +40 There I was! In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from my eyes. +41 Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. +42 Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.” +43 And Laban answered and said to Jacob, “These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and this flock is my flock; all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne? +44 Now therefore, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between you and me.” +45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. +46 Then Jacob said to his brethren, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there on the heap. +47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed. +48 And Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore its name was called Galeed, +49 also Mizpah, because he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another. +50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us—see, God is witness between you and me!” +51 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me. +52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm. +53 The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. +54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread. And they ate bread and stayed all night on the mountain. +55 And early in the morning Laban arose, and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md index 7dabd2d0..fe7308fc 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,52 +1,36 @@ -Esau Comes to Meet Jacob - # Chapter 32 -1. So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. -2. When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is God's camp." And he called the name of that place Mahanaim. - -3. Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. -4. And he commanded them, saying, "Speak thus to my lord Esau, 'Thus your servant Jacob says: "I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now. -5. I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight." ' " - -6. Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he also is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him." -7. So Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies. -8. And he said, "If Esau comes to the one company and attacks it, then the other company which is left will escape." - -9. Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you': -10. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies. -11. Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children. -12. For You said, 'I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.' " - -13. So he lodged there that same night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother: -14. two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, -15. thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals. -16. Then he delivered them to the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass over before me, and put some distance between successive droves." -17. And he commanded the first one, saying, "When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, 'To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?' -18. then you shall say, 'They are your servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.' " -19. So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, "In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him; -20. and also say, 'Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.' " For he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me." -21. So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp. -Wrestling with God - - -22. And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. -23. He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. -24. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. -25. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. -26. And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." -But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!" - -27. So He said to him, "What is your name?" -He said, "Jacob." - -28. And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed." - -29. Then Jacob asked, saying, "Tell me Your name, I pray." -And He said, "Why is it that you ask about My name?" And He blessed him there. - -30. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." -31. Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. -32. Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob's hip in the muscle that shrank. - - - +1 So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. +2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp.” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim. +3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. +4 And he commanded them, saying, “Speak thus to my lord Esau, ‘Thus your servant Jacob says: “I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now. +5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.” ’ ” +6 Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he also is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.” +7 So Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies. +8 And he said, “If Esau comes to the one company and attacks it, then the other company which is left will escape.” +9 Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal well with you’: +10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies. +11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children. +12 For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ” +13 So he lodged there that same night, and took what came to his hand as a present for Esau his brother: +14 two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, +15 thirty milk camels with their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten foals. +16 Then he delivered them to the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass over before me, and put some distance between successive droves.” +17 And he commanded the first one, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you going? Whose are these in front of you?’ +18 then you shall say, ‘They are your servant Jacob’s. It is a present sent to my lord Esau; and behold, he also is behind us.’ ” +19 So he commanded the second, the third, and all who followed the droves, saying, “In this manner you shall speak to Esau when you find him; +20 and also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.” +21 So the present went on over before him, but he himself lodged that night in the camp. +22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. +23 He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. +24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. +25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. +26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” +But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” +27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” +He said, “Jacob.” +28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” +29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” +And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there. +30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” +31 Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. +32 Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md index c9855e24..5eb04694 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -Jacob and Esau Meet - # Chapter 33 -1. Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. -2. And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. -3. Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. - -4. But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. -5. And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, "Who are these with you?" -So he said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." -6. Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. -7. And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down. - -8. Then Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" -And he said, "These are to find favor in the sight of my lord." - -9. But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself." - -10. And Jacob said, "No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. -11. Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." So he urged him, and he took it. - -12. Then Esau said, "Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you." - -13. But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. -14. Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir." - -15. And Esau said, "Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me." -But he said, "What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord." -16. So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. -17. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. -Jacob Comes to Canaan - - -18. Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. -19. And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money. -20. Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel. - - - +1 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants. +2 And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. +3 Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. +4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. +5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?” +So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” +6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. +7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down. +8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” +And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.” +9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.” +10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present from my hand, inasmuch as I have seen your face as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me. +11 Please, take my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” So he urged him, and he took it. +12 Then Esau said, “Let us take our journey; let us go, and I will go before you.” +13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are weak, and the flocks and herds which are nursing are with me. And if the men should drive them hard one day, all the flock will die. +14 Please let my lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.” +15 And Esau said, “Now let me leave with you some of the people who are with me.” +But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.” +16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir. +17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, built himself a house, and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. +18 Then Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. +19 And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. +20 Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md index f4c97aca..fa2c00a5 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,45 +1,32 @@ -The Dinah Incident - # Chapter 34 -1. Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. -2. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. -3. His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to the young woman. -4. So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this young woman as a wife." - -5. And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob held his peace until they came. -6. Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. -7. And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, a thing which ought not to be done. -8. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. -9. And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. -10. So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it." - -11. Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. -12. Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife." - -13. But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. -14. And they said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us. -15. But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised, -16. then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. -17. But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone." - -18. And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son. -19. So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. He was more honorable than all the household of his father. - -20. And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying: -21. "These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters. -22. Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. -23. Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us." -24. And all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. - -25. Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. -26. And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went out. -27. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. -28. They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, -29. and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses. - -30. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I." - -31. But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a harlot?" - - - +1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. +2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. +3 His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to the young woman. +4 So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young woman as a wife.” +5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob held his peace until they came. +6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. +7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, a thing which ought not to be done. +8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. +9 And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. +10 So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.” +11 Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. +12 Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.” +13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. +14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us. +15 But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised, +16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. +17 But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.” +18 And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. +19 So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was more honorable than all the household of his father. +20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying: +21 “These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters. +22 Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. +23 Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.” +24 And all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. +25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. +26 And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out. +27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. +28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, +29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses. +30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.” +31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md index 8e311251..40054bbf 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,48 +1,31 @@ -Jacob's Return to Bethel - # Chapter 35 -1. Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother." - -2. And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. -3. Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone." -4. So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem. - -5. And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. -6. So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. -7. And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother. - -8. Now Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth. - -9. Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him. -10. And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name." So He called his name Israel. -11. Also God said to him: "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. -12. The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land." -13. Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him. -14. So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. -15. And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. -Death of Rachel - - -16. Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. -17. Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Do not fear; you will have this son also." -18. And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin. -19. So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). -20. And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day. - -21. Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. -22. And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it. -Jacob's Twelve Sons +1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.” +2 And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments. +3 Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone.” +4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem. +5 And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob. +6 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. +7 And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother. +8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth. +9 Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him. +10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name.” So He called his name Israel. +11 Also God said to him: “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. +12 The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.” +13 Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him. +14 So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. +15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. +16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. +17 Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.” +18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin. +19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). +20 And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day. +21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. +22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: -23. the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; -24. the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; -25. the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; -26. and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram. -Death of Isaac - - -27. Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt. -28. Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. -29. So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. - - - +23 the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; +24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; +25 the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; +26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram. +27 Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt. +28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. +29 So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md index f7996c43..4ac6465b 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,73 +1,44 @@ -The Family of Esau - # Chapter 36 -1. Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom. -2. Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; -3. and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. -4. Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel. -5. And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. - -6. Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob. -7. For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock. -8. So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom. - -9. And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir. -10. These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. -11. And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. - -12. Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. - -13. These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. - -14. These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. -The Chiefs of Edom - - -15. These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, -16. Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah. - -17. These were the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. - -18. And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau's wife, the daughter of Anah. -19. These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs. -The Sons of Seir - - -20. These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, -21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. - -22. And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna. - -23. These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. - -24. These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon. -25. These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. - -26. These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. -27. These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. -28. These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. - -29. These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, -30. Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. -The Kings of Edom - - -31. Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: -32. Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. -33. And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. -34. When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. -35. And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. -36. When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. -37. And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. -38. When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. -39. And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. -The Chiefs of Esau - - -40. And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, -41. Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, -42. Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, -43. Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites. - - - +1 Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom. +2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; +3 and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. +4 Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel. +5 And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. +6 Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob. +7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock. +8 So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom. +9 And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir. +10 These were the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. +11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. +12 Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. +13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. +14 These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. +15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, +16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah. +17 These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. +18 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah. +19 These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs. +20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, +21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. +22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was Timna. +23 These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. +24 These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon. +25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. +26 These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. +27 These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. +28 These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. +29 These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, +30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. +31 Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: +32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. +33 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. +34 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. +35 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. +36 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. +37 And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. +38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. +39 And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. +40 And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, +41 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, +42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, +43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md index bb40a21f..056ee22f 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,64 +1,39 @@ -Joseph Dreams of Greatness - # Chapter 37 -1. Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. -2. This is the history of Jacob. -Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. - -3. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. -4. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. - -5. Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. -6. So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: -7. There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf." - -8. And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. - -9. Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me." - -10. So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?" -11. And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind. -Joseph Sold by His Brothers - - -12. Then his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. -13. And Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." -So he said to him, "Here I am." - -14. Then he said to him, "Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me." So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem. - -15. Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, "What are you seeking?" - -16. So he said, "I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks." - -17. And the man said, "They have departed from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.' " So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan. - -18. Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. -19. Then they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming! -20. Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, 'Some wild beast has devoured him.' We shall see what will become of his dreams!" - -21. But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him." -22. And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him"--that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father. - -23. So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. -24. Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it. - -25. And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. -26. So Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? -27. Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brothers listened. -28. Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt. - -29. Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. -30. And he returned to his brothers and said, "The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?" - -31. So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. -32. Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, "We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son's tunic or not?" - -33. And he recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces." -34. Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. -35. And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, "For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning." Thus his father wept for him. - -36. Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard. - - - +1 Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. +2 This is the history of Jacob. +Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. +3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. +4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him. +5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. +6 So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: +7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.” +8 And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. +9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.” +10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” +11 And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind. +12 Then his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. +13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” +So he said to him, “Here I am.” +14 Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem. +15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, “What are you seeking?” +16 So he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks.” +17 And the man said, “They have departed from here, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan. +18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. +19 Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! +20 Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” +21 But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.” +22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father. +23 So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. +24 Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it. +25 And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. +26 So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? +27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened. +28 Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt. +29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. +30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?” +31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. +32 Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, “We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son’s tunic or not?” +33 And he recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces.” +34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. +35 And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. +36 Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md index 23625750..7dc36430 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,53 +1,36 @@ -Judah and Tamar - # Chapter 38 -1. It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. -2. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her. -3. So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. -4. She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. -5. And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him. - -6. Then Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. -7. But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him. -8. And Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother." -9. But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. -10. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also. - -11. Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house till my son Shelah is grown." For he said, "Lest he also die like his brothers." And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. - -12. Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah's wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. -13. And it was told Tamar, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep." -14. So she took off her widow's garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife. -15. When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face. -16. Then he turned to her by the way, and said, "Please let me come in to you"; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. -So she said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?" - -17. And he said, "I will send a young goat from the flock." -So she said, "Will you give me a pledge till you send it?" - -18. Then he said, "What pledge shall I give you?" -So she said, "Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand." Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. -19. So she arose and went away, and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood. - -20. And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. -21. Then he asked the men of that place, saying, "Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?" -And they said, "There was no harlot in this place." - -22. So he returned to Judah and said, "I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place." - -23. Then Judah said, "Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her." - -24. And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore she is with child by harlotry." -So Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned!" - -25. When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man to whom these belong, I am with child." And she said, "Please determine whose these are--the signet and cord, and staff." - -26. So Judah acknowledged them and said, "She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son." And he never knew her again. - -27. Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb. -28. And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, "This one came out first." -29. Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, "How did you break through? This breach be upon you!" Therefore his name was called Perez. -30. Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah. - - - +1 It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah. +2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married her and went in to her. +3 So she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. +4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. +5 And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him. +6 Then Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. +7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him. +8 And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to your brother.” +9 But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother. +10 And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed him also. +11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house. +12 Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. +13 And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” +14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife. +15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, because she had covered her face. +16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. +So she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?” +17 And he said, “I will send a young goat from the flock.” +So she said, “Will you give me a pledge till you send it?” +18 Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” +So she said, “Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. +19 So she arose and went away, and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood. +20 And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but he did not find her. +21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?” +And they said, “There was no harlot in this place.” +22 So he returned to Judah and said, “I cannot find her. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place.” +23 Then Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and you have not found her.” +24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore she is with child by harlotry.” +So Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!” +25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong, I am with child.” And she said, “Please determine whose these are—the signet and cord, and staff.” +26 So Judah acknowledged them and said, “She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he never knew her again. +27 Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb. +28 And so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” +29 Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” Therefore his name was called Perez. +30 Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md index 551fa903..fbc02906 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,36 +1,25 @@ -Joseph a Slave in Egypt - # Chapter 39 -1. Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. -2. The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. -3. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. -4. So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority. -5. So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. -6. Thus he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. +1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. +2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. +3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. +4 So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority. +5 So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. +6 Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. - -7. And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me." - -8. But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. -9. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?" - -10. So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. - -11. But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, -12. that she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside. -13. And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside, -14. that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, "See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. -15. And it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside." - -16. So she kept his garment with her until his master came home. -17. Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, "The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me; -18. so it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside." - -19. So it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, "Your servant did to me after this manner," that his anger was aroused. -20. Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison. -21. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. -22. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. -23. The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph's authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper. - - - +7 And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” +8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. +9 There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” +10 So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her. +11 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside, +12 that she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside. +13 And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside, +14 that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. +15 And it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside.” +16 So she kept his garment with her until his master came home. +17 Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me; +18 so it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.” +19 So it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, “Your servant did to me after this manner,” that his anger was aroused. +20 Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison. +21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. +22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. +23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md index 90405929..4ba1f430 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,37 +1,25 @@ -The Prisoners' Dreams - # Chapter 40 -1. It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. -2. And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. -3. So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. -4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while. - -5. Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream, both of them, each man's dream in one night and each man's dream with its own interpretation. -6. And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. -7. So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?" - -8. And they said to him, "We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it." -So Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please." - -9. Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, -10. and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. -11. Then Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand." - -12. And Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. -13. Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. -14. But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. -15. For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon." - -16. When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and there were three white baskets on my head. -17. In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head." - -18. So Joseph answered and said, "This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. -19. Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you." - -20. Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. -21. Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. -22. But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. -23. Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. - - - +1 It came to pass after these things that the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. +2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. +3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. +4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while. +5 Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation. +6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. +7 So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?” +8 And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” +So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.” +9 Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, +10 and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. +11 Then Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” +12 And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. +13 Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. +14 But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. +15 For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.” +16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and there were three white baskets on my head. +17 In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.” +18 So Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. +19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.” +20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. +21 Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. +22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. +23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md index ce2d1d02..7d5a22e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,77 +1,58 @@ -Pharaoh's Dreams - # Chapter 41 -1. Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. -2. Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. -3. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. -4. And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. -5. He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good. -6. Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. -7. And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream. -8. Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh. - -9. Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: "I remember my faults this day. -10. When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker, -11. we each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. -12. Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream. -13. And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him." - -14. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. -15. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it." - -16. So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace." - -17. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: "Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river. -18. Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. -19. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt. -20. And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows. -21. When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke. -22. Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good. -23. Then behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. -24. And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me." - -25. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: -26. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years; the dreams are one. -27. And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine. -28. This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. -29. Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt; -30. but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land. -31. So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe. -32. And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. - -33. "Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. -34. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. -35. And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. -36. Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine." -Joseph's Rise to Power - - -37. So the advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. -38. And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?" - -39. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. -40. You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." -41. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." - -42. Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph's hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. -43. And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, "Bow the knee!" So he set him over all the land of Egypt. -44. Pharaoh also said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt." -45. And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. - -46. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. -47. Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly. -48. So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. -49. Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable. - -50. And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. -51. Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house." -52. And the name of the second he called Ephraim: "For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction." - -53. Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, -54. and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. -55. So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do." -56. The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. -57. So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands. - - - +1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. +2 Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. +3 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. +4 And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. +5 He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good. +6 Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. +7 And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream. +8 Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh. +9 Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day. +10 When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker, +11 we each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. +12 Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream. +13 And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.” +14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. +15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.” +16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” +17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river. +18 Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. +19 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt. +20 And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows. +21 When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke. +22 Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good. +23 Then behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. +24 And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.” +25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: +26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years; the dreams are one. +27 And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine. +28 This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. +29 Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt; +30 but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land. +31 So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe. +32 And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. +33 “Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. +34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. +35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. +36 Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.” +37 So the advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. +38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” +39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. +40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” +41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” +42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. +43 And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt. +44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” +45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. +46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. +47 Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly. +48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them. +49 Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable. +50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. +51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.” +52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” +53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, +54 and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. +55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.” +56 The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. +57 So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md index c08141f1..ac38c587 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,62 +1,41 @@ -Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt - # Chapter 42 -1. When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" -2. And he said, "Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die." - -3. So Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. -4. But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "Lest some calamity befall him." -5. And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. - -6. Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. -7. Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, "Where do you come from?" -And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food." - -8. So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. -9. Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!" - -10. And they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. -11. We are all one man's sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies." - -12. But he said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land." - -13. And they said, "Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more." - -14. But Joseph said to them, "It is as I spoke to you, saying, 'You are spies!' -15. In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. -16. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!" -17. So he put them all together in prison three days. - -18. Then Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God: -19. If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses. -20. And bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." +1 When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” +2 And he said, “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.” +3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. +4 But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “Lest some calamity befall him.” +5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. +6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. +7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?” +And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.” +8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. +9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!” +10 And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. +11 We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies.” +12 But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” +13 And they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.” +14 But Joseph said to them, “It is as I spoke to you, saying, ‘You are spies!’ +15 In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. +16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!” +17 So he put them all together in prison three days. +18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God: +19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses. +20 And bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so. -21. Then they said to one another, "We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us." - -22. And Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not speak to you, saying, 'Do not sin against the boy'; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us." -23. But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter. -24. And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. -The Brothers Return to Canaan - - -25. Then Joseph gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, to restore every man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them. -26. So they loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed from there. -27. But as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack. -28. So he said to his brothers, "My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!" Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, "What is this that God has done to us?" - -29. Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying: -30. "The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. -31. But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies. -32. We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.' -33. Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for the famine of your households, and be gone. -34. And bring your youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.' " - -35. Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly each man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. -36. And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me." - -37. Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you." - -38. But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave." - - - +21 Then they said to one another, “We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us.” +22 And Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us.” +23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter. +24 And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. +25 Then Joseph gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, to restore every man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them. +26 So they loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed from there. +27 But as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack. +28 So he said to his brothers, “My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?” +29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying: +30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. +31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. +32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.’ +33 Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for the famine of your households, and be gone. +34 And bring your youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.’ ” +35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. +36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.” +37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.” +38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md index 723bb650..7861915d 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,54 +1,35 @@ -Joseph's Brothers Return with Benjamin - # Chapter 43 -1. Now the famine was severe in the land. -2. And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, "Go back, buy us a little food." - -3. But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.' -4. If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. -5. But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.' " - -6. And Israel said, "Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?" - -7. But they said, "The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?" - -8. Then Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. -9. I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. -10. For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time." - -11. And their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man--a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds. -12. Take double money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was an oversight. -13. Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man. -14. And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!" - -15. So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they stood before Joseph. -16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon." -17. Then the man did as Joseph ordered, and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. - -18. Now the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, "It is because of the money, which was returned in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may make a case against us and seize us, to take us as slaves with our donkeys." - -19. When they drew near to the steward of Joseph's house, they talked with him at the door of the house, -20. and said, "O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food; -21. but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand. -22. And we have brought down other money in our hands to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks." - -23. But he said, "Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them. - -24. So the man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed. -25. Then they made the present ready for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there. - -26. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth. -27. Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" - -28. And they answered, "Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive." And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves. - -29. Then he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son." -30. Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there. -31. Then he washed his face and came out; and he restrained himself, and said, "Serve the bread." - -32. So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. -33. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another. -34. Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin's serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him. - - - +1 Now the famine was severe in the land. +2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.” +3 But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ +4 If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. +5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ” +6 And Israel said, “Why did you deal so wrongfully with me as to tell the man whether you had still another brother?” +7 But they said, “The man asked us pointedly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we told him according to these words. Could we possibly have known that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” +8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. +9 I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. +10 For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.” +11 And their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds. +12 Take double money in your hand, and take back in your hand the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks; perhaps it was an oversight. +13 Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man. +14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!” +15 So the men took that present and Benjamin, and they took double money in their hand, and arose and went down to Egypt; and they stood before Joseph. +16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon.” +17 Then the man did as Joseph ordered, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. +18 Now the men were afraid because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, “It is because of the money, which was returned in our sacks the first time, that we are brought in, so that he may make a case against us and seize us, to take us as slaves with our donkeys.” +19 When they drew near to the steward of Joseph’s house, they talked with him at the door of the house, +20 and said, “O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food; +21 but it happened, when we came to the encampment, that we opened our sacks, and there, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand. +22 And we have brought down other money in our hands to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.” +23 But he said, “Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them. +24 So the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed. +25 Then they made the present ready for Joseph’s coming at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there. +26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth. +27 Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” +28 And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and prostrated themselves. +29 Then he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “God be gracious to you, my son.” +30 Now his heart yearned for his brother; so Joseph made haste and sought somewhere to weep. And he went into his chamber and wept there. +31 Then he washed his face and came out; and he restrained himself, and said, “Serve the bread.” +32 So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. +33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another. +34 Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md index 56c76f3a..2653b442 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,50 +1,35 @@ -Joseph's Cup - # Chapter 44 -1. And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack. -2. Also put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain money." So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. -3. As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. -4. When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid evil for good? -5. Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.' " - -6. So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words. -7. And they said to him, "Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing. -8. Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house? -9. With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves." - -10. And he said, "Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless." -11. Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack. -12. So he searched. He began with the oldest and left off with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. -13. Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city. - -14. So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. -15. And Joseph said to them, "What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?" - -16. Then Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; here we are, my lord's slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found." - -17. But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father." -Judah Intercedes for Benjamin - - -18. Then Judah came near to him and said: "O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh. -19. My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father or a brother?' -20. And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.' -21. Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.' -22. And we said to my lord, 'The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.' -23. But you said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.' - -24. "So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord. -25. And our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little food.' -26. But we said, 'We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.' -27. Then your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons; -28. and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn to pieces"; and I have not seen him since. -29. But if you take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.' - -30. "Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad's life, -31. it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. -32. For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.' -33. Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. -34. For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?" - - - +1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack. +2 Also put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain money.” So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. +3 As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. +4 When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? +5 Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.’ ” +6 So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words. +7 And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing. +8 Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house? +9 With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.” +10 And he said, “Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless.” +11 Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack. +12 So he searched. He began with the oldest and left off with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. +13 Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city. +14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. +15 And Joseph said to them, “What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?” +16 Then Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; here we are, my lord’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.” +17 But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.” +18 Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh. +19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’ +20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him.’ +21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ +22 And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ +23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’ +24 “So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord. +25 And our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’ +26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ +27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons; +28 and the one went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn to pieces”; and I have not seen him since. +29 But if you take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.’ +30 “Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life, +31 it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. +32 For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.’ +33 Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. +34 For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md index 74abd19a..b03532f4 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,41 +1,29 @@ -Joseph Revealed to His Brothers - # Chapter 45 -1. Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, "Make everyone go out from me!" So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. -2. And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it. - -3. Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; does my father still live?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. -4. And Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come near to me." So they came near. Then he said: "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. -5. But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. -6. For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. -7. And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. -8. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. - -9. "Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph: "God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry. -10. You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children's children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have. -11. There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine." ' - -12. "And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you. -13. So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here." - -14. Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. -15. Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him. - -16. Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well. -17. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. -18. Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land. -19. Now you are commanded--do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come. -20. Also do not be concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.' " - -21. Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey. -22. He gave to all of them, to each man, changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments. -23. And he sent to his father these things: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father for the journey. -24. So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, "See that you do not become troubled along the way." - -25. Then they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. -26. And they told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt." And Jacob's heart stood still, because he did not believe them. -27. But when they told him all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. -28. Then Israel said, "It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die." - - - +1 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. +2 And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it. +3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. +4 And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. +5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. +6 For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. +7 And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. +8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. +9 “Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry. +10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have. +11 There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine.” ’ +12 “And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you. +13 So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.” +14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. +15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him. +16 Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well. +17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. +18 Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land. +19 Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come. +20 Also do not be concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ” +21 Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey. +22 He gave to all of them, to each man, changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments. +23 And he sent to his father these things: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and food for his father for the journey. +24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, “See that you do not become troubled along the way.” +25 Then they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. +26 And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them. +27 But when they told him all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. +28 Then Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md index ea6cfe45..d7181c4f 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,53 +1,36 @@ -Jacob's Journey to Egypt - # Chapter 46 -1. So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. -2. Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" -And he said, "Here I am." - -3. So He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. -4. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes." - -5. Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. -6. So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. -7. His sons and his sons' sons, his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt. - -8. Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. -9. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. -10. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. -11. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -12. The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. -13. The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron. -14. The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. -15. These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three. - -16. The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. -17. The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel. -18. These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons. - -19. The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife, were Joseph and Benjamin. -20. And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. -21. The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. -22. These were the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: fourteen persons in all. - -23. The son of Dan was Hushim. -24. The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. -25. These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: seven persons in all. - -26. All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. -27. And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy. -Jacob Settles in Goshen - - -28. Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen. -29. So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. - -30. And Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive." - -31. Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, 'My brothers and those of my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. -32. And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.' -33. So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, 'What is your occupation?' -34. that you shall say, 'Your servants' occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians." - - - +1 So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. +2 Then God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” +And he said, “Here I am.” +3 So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. +4 I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes.” +5 Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives, in the carts which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. +6 So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. +7 His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt. +8 Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. +9 The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. +11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. +13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron. +14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. +15 These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three. +16 The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. +17 The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel. +18 These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons. +19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife, were Joseph and Benjamin. +20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. +21 The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. +22 These were the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: fourteen persons in all. +23 The son of Dan was Hushim. +24 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. +25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: seven persons in all. +26 All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all. +27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy. +28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen. +29 So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. +30 And Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.” +31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. +32 And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.’ +33 So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ +34 that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md index 71a9da05..2fede4fa 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,56 +1,34 @@ -Joseph Is Governor of Egypt - # Chapter 47 -1. Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh, and said, "My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and indeed they are in the land of Goshen." -2. And he took five men from among his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh. -3. Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" -And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers." -4. And they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen." - -5. Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, "Your father and your brothers have come to you. -6. The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock." - -7. Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. -8. Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?" - -9. And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage." -10. So Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. - -11. And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. -12. Then Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father's household with bread, according to the number in their families. -Joseph Deals with the Famine - - -13. Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. -14. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. - -15. So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed." - -16. Then Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone." -17. So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys. Thus he fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year. - -18. When that year had ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord that our money is gone; my lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. -19. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate." - -20. Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh's. -21. And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. -22. Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands. - -23. Then Joseph said to the people, "Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. -24. And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones." - -25. So they said, "You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants." -26. And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh's. -Joseph's Vow to Jacob - - -27. So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly. -28. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years. -29. When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt, -30. but let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." -And he said, "I will do as you have said." - -31. Then he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. So Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed. - - - +1 Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers, their flocks and their herds and all that they possess, have come from the land of Canaan; and indeed they are in the land of Goshen.” +2 And he took five men from among his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh. +3 Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” +And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, both we and also our fathers.” +4 And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” +5 Then Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. +6 The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father and brothers dwell in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know any competent men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock.” +7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. +8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?” +9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.” +10 So Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. +11 And Joseph situated his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. +12 Then Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with bread, according to the number in their families. +13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. +14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. +15 So when the money failed in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For the money has failed.” +16 Then Joseph said, “Give your livestock, and I will give you bread for your livestock, if the money is gone.” +17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the cattle of the herds, and for the donkeys. Thus he fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year. +18 When that year had ended, they came to him the next year and said to him, “We will not hide from my lord that our money is gone; my lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands. +19 Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate.” +20 Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh’s. +21 And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. +22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands. +23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. +24 And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh. Four-fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and for your food, for those of your households and as food for your little ones.” +25 So they said, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” +26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, except for the land of the priests only, which did not become Pharaoh’s. +27 So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly. +28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years. +29 When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt, +30 but let me lie with my fathers; you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” +And he said, “I will do as you have said.” +31 Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. So Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md index a2baa6f3..a8106019 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,43 +1,30 @@ -Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons - # Chapter 48 -1. Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, "Indeed your father is sick"; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. -2. And Jacob was told, "Look, your son Joseph is coming to you"; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. -3. Then Jacob said to Joseph: "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, -4. and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.' -5. And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. -6. Your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours; they will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. -7. But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)." - -8. Then Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?" - -9. Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place." -And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them." -10. Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. -11. And Israel said to Joseph, "I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!" - -12. So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth. -13. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. -14. Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. -15. And he blessed Joseph, and said: -"God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, +1 Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. +2 And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. +3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, +4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ +5 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. +6 Your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours; they will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. +7 But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).” +8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” +9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.” +And he said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.” +10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them. +11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!” +12 So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth. +13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him. +14 Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. +15 And he blessed Joseph, and said: +“God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day, - -16. The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, +16 The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; -And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." - -17. Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. -18. And Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head." - -19. But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations." - -20. So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will bless, saying, 'May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!' " And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh. - -21. Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. -22. Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow." - - - +And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” +17 Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. +18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.” +19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.” +20 So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh. +21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. +22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md index 7cede391..77946b39 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,123 +1,88 @@ -Jacob's Last Words to His Sons - # Chapter 49 -1. And Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: - -2. "Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, +1 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: +2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father. - -3. "Reuben, you are my firstborn, +3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. - -4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel, -Because you went up to your father's bed; -Then you defiled it-- +4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel, +Because you went up to your father’s bed; +Then you defiled it— He went up to my couch. - -5. "Simeon and Levi are brothers; +5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers; Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place. - -6. Let not my soul enter their council; +6 Let not my soul enter their council; Let not my honor be united to their assembly; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hamstrung an ox. - -7. Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; +7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob And scatter them in Israel. - -8. "Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; +8 “Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; -Your father's children shall bow down before you. - -9. Judah is a lion's whelp; +Your father’s children shall bow down before you. +9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him? - -10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, +10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. - -11. Binding his donkey to the vine, -And his donkey's colt to the choice vine, +11 Binding his donkey to the vine, +And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes. - -12. His eyes are darker than wine, +12 His eyes are darker than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk. - -13. "Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; +13 “Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; He shall become a haven for ships, And his border shall adjoin Sidon. - -14. "Issachar is a strong donkey, +14 “Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between two burdens; - -15. He saw that rest was good, +15 He saw that rest was good, And that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, And became a band of slaves. - -16. "Dan shall judge his people +16 “Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel. - -17. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, +17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, -That bites the horse's heels +That bites the horse’s heels So that its rider shall fall backward. - -18. I have waited for your salvation, O Lord! - -19. "Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, +18 I have waited for your salvation, O Lord! +19 “Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last. - -20. "Bread from Asher shall be rich, +20 “Bread from Asher shall be rich, And he shall yield royal dainties. - -21. "Naphtali is a deer let loose; +21 “Naphtali is a deer let loose; He uses beautiful words. - -22. "Joseph is a fruitful bough, +22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall. - -23. The archers have bitterly grieved him, +23 The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. - -24. But his bow remained in strength, +24 But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), - -25. By the God of your father who will help you, +25 By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. - -26. The blessings of your father +26 The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. - -27. "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; +27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, -And at night he shall divide the spoil." - -28. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing. -Jacob's Death and Burial - - -29. Then he charged them and said to them: "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, -30. in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place. -31. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah. -32. The field and the cave that is there were purchased from the sons of Heth." -33. And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people. - - - +And at night he shall divide the spoil.” +28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing. +29 Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, +30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place. +31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah. +32 The field and the cave that is there were purchased from the sons of Heth.” +33 And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md index dee3a42f..0be537aa 100644 --- a/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NKJV/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -Burial of Jacob - # Chapter 50 -1. Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him, and kissed him. -2. And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. -3. Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. - -4. Now when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying, -5. 'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.' " - -6. And Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear." - -7. So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, -8. as well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen. -9. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen, and it was a very great gathering. - -10. Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father. -11. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians." Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. - -12. So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them. -13. For his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place. -14. And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father. -Joseph Reassures His Brothers - - -15. When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him." -16. So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, "Before your father died he commanded, saying, -17. 'Thus you shall say to Joseph: "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you." ' Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. - -18. Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, "Behold, we are your servants." - -19. Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? -20. But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. -21. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. -Death of Joseph - -22. So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. -23. Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees. - -24. And Joseph said to his brethren, "I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." -25. Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here." -26. So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. - - - +1 Then Joseph fell on his father’s face and wept over him, and kissed him. +2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. +3 Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days. +4 Now when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying, +5 ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back.’ ” +6 And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.” +7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, +8 as well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father’s house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen. +9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen, and it was a very great gathering. +10 Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father. +11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. +12 So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them. +13 For his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place. +14 And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father. +15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.” +16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying, +17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. +18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.” +19 Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? +20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. +21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. +22 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father’s household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. +23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph’s knees. +24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” +25 Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.” +26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md index fc2f4d65..83d12d33 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -Israel's Suffering in Egypt - # Chapter 1 -1. Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: -2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; -3. Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; -4. Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. -5. All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already). -6. And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. -7. But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. - -8. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. -9. And he said to his people, "Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; -10. come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land." -11. Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses. -12. But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel. -13. So the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigor. -14. And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage--in mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. All their service in which they made them serve was with rigor. - -15. Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; -16. and he said, "When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live." -17. But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. -18. So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?" - -19. And the midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them." - -20. Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. -21. And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. - -22. So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive." - - - +1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: +2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; +3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; +4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. +5 All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already). +6 And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. +7 But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. +8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. +9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; +10 come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.” +11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses. +12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel. +13 So the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigor. +14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage—in mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. All their service in which they made them serve was with rigor. +15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; +16 and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” +17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. +18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?” +19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.” +20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. +21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. +22 So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md index 749b5e57..1f5bb84e 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,43 +1,27 @@ -Moses Is Born - # Chapter 2 -1. And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. -2. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. -3. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. -4. And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. - -5. Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. -6. And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." - -7. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?" - -8. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the maiden went and called the child's mother. -9. Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him. -10. And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, "Because I drew him out of the water."Moses Flees to Midian - -11. Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. -12. So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. -13. And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, "Why are you striking your companion?" - -14. Then he said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" -So Moses feared and said, "Surely this thing is known!" -15. When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. - -16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father's flock. -17. Then the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. - -18. When they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How is it that you have come so soon today?" - -19. And they said, "An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock." - -20. So he said to his daughters, "And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread." - -21. Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. -22. And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land." - -23. Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. -24. So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. -25. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them. - - - +1 And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. +2 So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. +3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank. +4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. +5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. +6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” +7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?” +8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother. +9 Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. +10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.” +11 Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. +12 So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. +13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?” +14 Then he said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” +So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!” +15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. +16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. +17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. +18 When they came to Reuel their father, he said, “How is it that you have come so soon today?” +19 And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.” +20 So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” +21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. +22 And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” +23 Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. +24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. +25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md index a69b2c03..87e5dca7 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Moses at the Burning Bush - # Chapter 3 -1. Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. -2. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. -3. Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn." - -4. So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" -And he said, "Here I am." - -5. Then He said, "Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground." -6. Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. - -7. And the Lord said: "I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. -8. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. -9. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. -10. Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt." - -11. But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" - -12. So He said, "I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain." - -13. Then Moses said to God, "Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" - -14. And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' " -15. Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.' -16. Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, 'The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; -17. and I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey." ' -18. Then they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, 'The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.' -19. But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. -20. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. -21. And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. -22. But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians." - - - +1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. +2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. +3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” +4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” +And he said, “Here I am.” +5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” +6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God. +7 And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. +8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. +9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. +10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” +11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” +12 So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” +13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” +14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” +15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ +16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; +17 and I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’ +18 Then they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ +19 But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. +20 So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. +21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. +22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md index 05d67d0c..a1d40c18 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,53 +1,34 @@ -Miraculous Signs for Pharaoh - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Moses answered and said, "But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, 'The Lord has not appeared to you.' " - -2. So the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" -He said, "A rod." - -3. And He said, "Cast it on the ground." So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. -4. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail" (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand), -5. "that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you." - -6. Furthermore the Lord said to him, "Now put your hand in your bosom." And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, like snow. -7. And He said, "Put your hand in your bosom again." So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, it was restored like his other flesh. -8. "Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign. -9. And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land." - -10. Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." - -11. So the Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? -12. Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." - -13. But he said, "O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send." - -14. So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: "Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. -15. Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do. -16. So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. -17. And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs." -Moses Goes to Egypt - - -18. So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." -And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace." - -19. Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead." -20. Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand. - -21. And the Lord said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. -22. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the Lord: "Israel is My son, My firstborn. -23. So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn." ' " - -24. And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him. -25. Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses' feet, and said, "Surely you are a husband of blood to me!" -26. So He let him go. Then she said, "You are a husband of blood!"--because of the circumcision. - -27. And the Lord said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him. -28. So Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him. -29. Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. -30. And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people. -31. So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped. - - - +1 Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ” +2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” +He said, “A rod.” +3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail” (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand), +5 “that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.” +6 Furthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, like snow. +7 And He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, it was restored like his other flesh. +8 “Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign. +9 And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land.” +10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” +11 So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? +12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” +13 But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.” +14 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. +15 Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do. +16 So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. +17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.” +18 So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” +And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” +19 Now the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.” +20 Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand. +21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. +22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn. +23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ” +24 And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him. +25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” +26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision. +27 And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him. +28 So Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him. +29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. +30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people. +31 So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md index f8e1cabe..9a187c6b 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,38 +1,24 @@ -First Encounter with Pharaoh - # Chapter 5 -1. Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.' " - -2. And Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go." - -3. So they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go three days' journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword." - -4. Then the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor." -5. And Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are many now, and you make them rest from their labor!" - -6. So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, -7. "You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. -8. And you shall lay on them the quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it. For they are idle; therefore they cry out, saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.' -9. Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words." - -10. And the taskmasters of the people and their officers went out and spoke to the people, saying, "Thus says Pharaoh: 'I will not give you straw. -11. Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it; yet none of your work will be reduced.' " -12. So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. -13. And the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, "Fulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw." -14. Also the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, "Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?" - -15. Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, "Why are you dealing thus with your servants? -16. There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, 'Make brick!' And indeed your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people." - -17. But he said, "You are idle! Idle! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.' -18. Therefore go now and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks." -19. And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble after it was said, "You shall not reduce any bricks from your daily quota." - -20. Then, as they came out from Pharaoh, they met Moses and Aaron who stood there to meet them. -21. And they said to them, "Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."Israel's Deliverance Assured - -22. So Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me? -23. For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all." - - - +1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ” +2 And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.” +3 So they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.” +4 Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor.” +5 And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are many now, and you make them rest from their labor!” +6 So the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, +7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. +8 And you shall lay on them the quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it. For they are idle; therefore they cry out, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ +9 Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.” +10 And the taskmasters of the people and their officers went out and spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh: ‘I will not give you straw. +11 Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it; yet none of your work will be reduced.’ ” +12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. +13 And the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, “Fulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw.” +14 Also the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?” +15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why are you dealing thus with your servants? +16 There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, ‘Make brick!’ And indeed your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people.” +17 But he said, “You are idle! Idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ +18 Therefore go now and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks.” +19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble after it was said, “You shall not reduce any bricks from your daily quota.” +20 Then, as they came out from Pharaoh, they met Moses and Aaron who stood there to meet them. +21 And they said to them, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.” +22 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me? +23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md index 8973e70f..553b1898 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,48 +1,31 @@ -God Renews His Promise to Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land." - -2. And God spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the Lord. -3. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them. -4. I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers. -5. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. -6. Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. -7. I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. -8. And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.' " -9. So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage. - -10. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -11. "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the children of Israel go out of his land." - -12. And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, "The children of Israel have not heeded me. How then shall Pharaoh heed me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?" - -13. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the children of Israel and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. -The Family of Moses and Aaron - -14. These are the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben. -15. And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon. -16. These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven. -17. The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi according to their families. -18. And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three. -19. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations. - -20. Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven. -21. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. -22. And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri. -23. Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -24. And the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. -25. Eleazar, Aaron's son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their families. - -26. These are the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, "Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies." -27. These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are the same Moses and Aaron. -Aaron Is Moses' Spokesman - - -28. And it came to pass, on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, -29. that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you." - -30. But Moses said before the Lord, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?" - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” +2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord. +3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them. +4 I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers. +5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. +6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. +7 I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. +8 And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ” +9 So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage. +10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +11 “Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the children of Israel go out of his land.” +12 And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “The children of Israel have not heeded me. How then shall Pharaoh heed me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” +13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the children of Israel and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. +14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben. +15 And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon. +16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven. +17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi according to their families. +18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three. +19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations. +20 Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father’s sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven. +21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. +22 And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri. +23 Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +24 And the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. +25 Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families. +26 These are the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.” +27 These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are the same Moses and Aaron. +28 And it came to pass, on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, +29 that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” +30 But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md index 4dbfe2f3..eee92d26 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -Moses Before Pharaoh - # Chapter 7 -1. So the Lord said to Moses: "See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. -2. You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. -3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. -4. But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. -5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them." - -6. Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. -7. And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. -Aaron's Miraculous Rod - -8. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -9. "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Show a miracle for yourselves,' then you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.' " -10. So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. - -11. But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. -12. For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. -13. And Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. -The First Plague: Waters Become Blood - - -14. So the Lord said to Moses: "Pharaoh's heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. -15. Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. -16. And you shall say to him, 'The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness"; but indeed, until now you would not hear! -17. Thus says the Lord: "By this you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood. -18. And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink the water of the river." ' " - -19. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.' " -20. And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. -21. The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. - -22. Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. -23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this. -24. So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river. -25. And seven days passed after the Lord had struck the river. - - - +1 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. +2 You shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. +3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. +4 But Pharaoh will not heed you, so that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. +5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.” +6 Then Moses and Aaron did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. +7 And Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. +8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” +10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. +11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. +12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. +13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. +14 So the Lord said to Moses: “Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. +15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. +16 And you shall say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear! +17 Thus says the Lord: “By this you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood. +18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will loathe to drink the water of the river.” ’ ” +19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ” +20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. +21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. +22 Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. +23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this. +24 So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river. +25 And seven days passed after the Lord had struck the river. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md index b8d2ed6e..afd4ae5b 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,55 +1,33 @@ -The Second Plague: Frogs - # Chapter 8 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. -2. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. -3. So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. -4. And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants." ' " - -5. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.' " -6. So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. -7. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt. - -8. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Entreat the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord." - -9. And Moses said to Pharaoh, "Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only." - -10. So he said, "Tomorrow." And he said, "Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. -11. And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only." - -12. Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. -13. So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. -14. They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. -15. But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said. -The Third Plague: Lice - - -16. So the Lord said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.' " -17. And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. - -18. Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast. -19. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said. -The Fourth Plague: Flies - - -20. And the Lord said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. -21. Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. -22. And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land. -23. I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be." ' " -24. And the Lord did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies. - -25. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land." - -26. And Moses said, "It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not stone us? -27. We will go three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as He will command us." - -28. So Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me." - -29. Then Moses said, "Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord." - -30. So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. -31. And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained. -32. But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. +2 But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. +3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. +4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ” +5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” +6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. +7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt. +8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.” +9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.” +10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. +11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.” +12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. +13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. +14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. +15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said. +16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” +17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. +18 Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast. +19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said. +20 And the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. +21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. +22 And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the land. +23 I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be.” ’ ” +24 And the Lord did so. Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies. +25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.” +26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not stone us? +27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as He will command us.” +28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Intercede for me.” +29 Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” +30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. +31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained. +32 But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md index 0de36f10..c16d1a8f 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,53 +1,36 @@ -The Fifth Plague: Livestock Diseased - # Chapter 9 -1. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. -2. For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, -3. behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep--a very severe pestilence. -4. And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel." ' " -5. Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, "Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land." - -6. So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. -7. Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go. -The Sixth Plague: Boils - -8. So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh. -9. And it will become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt." -10. Then they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them toward heaven. And they caused boils that break out in sores on man and beast. -11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. -12. But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses. -The Seventh Plague: Hail - - -13. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me, -14. for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. -15. Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth. -16. But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. -17. As yet you exalt yourself against My people in that you will not let them go. -18. Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause very heavy hail to rain down, such as has not been in Egypt since its founding until now. -19. Therefore send now and gather your livestock and all that you have in the field, for the hail shall come down on every man and every animal which is found in the field and is not brought home; and they shall die." ' " - -20. He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses. -21. But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field. - -22. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt--on man, on beast, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt." -23. And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven; and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. -24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so very heavy that there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. -25. And the hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. -26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail. - -27. And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked. -28. Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer." - -29. So Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the earth is the Lord's. -30. But as for you and your servants, I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God." - -31. Now the flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud. -32. But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are late crops. - -33. So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his hands to the Lord; then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth. -34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants. -35. So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. +2 For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, +3 behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence. +4 And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.” ’ ” +5 Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.” +6 So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. +7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go. +8 So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh. +9 And it will become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.” +10 Then they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them toward heaven. And they caused boils that break out in sores on man and beast. +11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. +12 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses. +13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me, +14 for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. +15 Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth. +16 But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. +17 As yet you exalt yourself against My people in that you will not let them go. +18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause very heavy hail to rain down, such as has not been in Egypt since its founding until now. +19 Therefore send now and gather your livestock and all that you have in the field, for the hail shall come down on every man and every animal which is found in the field and is not brought home; and they shall die.” ’ ” +20 He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses. +21 But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field. +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt—on man, on beast, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” +23 And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven; and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. +24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so very heavy that there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. +25 And the hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. +26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail. +27 And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked. +28 Entreat the Lord, that there may be no more mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.” +29 So Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s. +30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God.” +31 Now the flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud. +32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are late crops. +33 So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread out his hands to the Lord; then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth. +34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants. +35 So the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md index db6c5cb4..3dbfeab4 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -The Eighth Plague: Locusts - # Chapter 10 -1. Now the Lord said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, -2. and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord." - -3. So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. -4. Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory. -5. And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. -6. They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians--which neither your fathers nor your fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.' " And he turned and went out from Pharaoh. - -7. Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?" - -8. So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, "Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?" - -9. And Moses said, "We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for we must hold a feast to the Lord." - -10. Then he said to them, "The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. -11. Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired." And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. - -12. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land--all that the hail has left." -13. So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. -14. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. -15. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt. - -16. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, "I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. -17. Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only." -18. So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. -19. And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. -20. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. -The Ninth Plague: Darkness - - -21. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt." -22. So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. -23. They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. - -24. Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, "Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you." - -25. But Moses said, "You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. -26. Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there." - -27. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. -28. Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!" - -29. So Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will never see your face again." - - - +1 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, +2 and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.” +3 So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. +4 Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory. +5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. +6 They shall fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh. +7 Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?” +8 So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?” +9 And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.” +10 Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. +11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence. +12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.” +13 So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. +14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. +15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt. +16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. +17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.” +18 So he went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. +19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. +20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go. +21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.” +22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. +23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. +24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you.” +25 But Moses said, “You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. +26 Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.” +27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. +28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!” +29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. I will never see your face again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md index 58dac6a4..e24fe436 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,19 +1,11 @@ -Death of the Firstborn Announced - # Chapter 11 -1. And the Lord said to Moses, "I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. -2. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold." -3. And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. - -4. Then Moses said, "Thus says the Lord: ' -About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; -5. and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. -6. Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again. -7. But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.' -8. And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, 'Get out, and all the people who follow you!' After that I will go out." Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger. - -9. But the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt." -10. So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. +2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.” +3 And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people. +4 Then Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; +5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. +6 Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again. +7 But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’ +8 And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will go out.” Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger. +9 But the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not heed you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” +10 So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md index 54ef05ca..834c5e70 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,71 +1,52 @@ -The Passover Instituted - # Chapter 12 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, -2. "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. -3. Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. -4. And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb. -5. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. -6. Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. -7. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. -8. Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. -9. Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire--its head with its legs and its entrails. -10. You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. -11. And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. - -12. 'For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. -13. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. - -14. 'So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance. -15. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. -16. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat--that only may be prepared by you. -17. So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance. -18. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. -19. For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, since whoever eats what is leavened, that same person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or a native of the land. -20. You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.' " - -21. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Pick out and take lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb. -22. And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning. -23. For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. -24. And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever. -25. It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service. -26. And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?' -27. that you shall say, 'It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.' " So the people bowed their heads and worshiped. -28. Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. -The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn - -29. And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. -30. So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. -The Exodus - - -31. Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, "Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said. -32. Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also." - -33. And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, "We shall all be dead." -34. So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. -35. Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. -36. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. - -37. Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. -38. A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds--a great deal of livestock. -39. And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves. - -40. Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. -41. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years--on that very same day--it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. -42. It is a night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations. -Passover Regulations - -43. And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it. -44. But every man's servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it. -45. A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it. -46. In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house, nor shall you break one of its bones. -47. All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. -48. And when a stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it. -49. One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you." - -50. Thus all the children of Israel did; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. -51. And it came to pass, on that very same day, that the Lord brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their armies. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, +2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. +3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. +4 And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man’s need you shall make your count for the lamb. +5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. +6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. +7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. +8 Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. +9 Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails. +10 You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. +11 And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. +12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. +13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. +14 ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance. +15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. +16 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you. +17 So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance. +18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening. +19 For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, since whoever eats what is leavened, that same person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or a native of the land. +20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings you shall eat unleavened bread.’ ” +21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Pick out and take lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb. +22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning. +23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. +24 And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever. +25 It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service. +26 And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ +27 that you shall say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped. +28 Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. +29 And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. +30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. +31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said. +32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.” +33 And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” +34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. +35 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. +36 And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. +37 Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. +38 A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds—a great deal of livestock. +39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves. +40 Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. +41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. +42 It is a night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations. +43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it. +44 But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it. +45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it. +46 In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house, nor shall you break one of its bones. +47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. +48 And when a stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it. +49 One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you.” +50 Thus all the children of Israel did; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. +51 And it came to pass, on that very same day, that the Lord brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their armies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md index 99dda6ee..f39d802b 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -The Firstborn Consecrated - # Chapter 13 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine."The Feast of Unleavened Bread - -3. And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. -4. On this day you are going out, in the month Abib. -5. And it shall be, when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. -6. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. -7. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. -8. And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.' -9. It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. -10. You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. -The Law of the Firstborn - - -11. "And it shall be, when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, -12. that you shall set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord's. -13. But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. -14. So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall say to him, 'By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. -15. And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' -16. It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt."The Wilderness Way - -17. Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." -18. So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. - -19. And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you." - -20. So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. -21. And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. -22. He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.” +3 And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. +4 On this day you are going out, in the month Abib. +5 And it shall be, when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. +6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. +7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. +8 And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.’ +9 It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. +10 You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. +11 “And it shall be, when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, +12 that you shall set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s. +13 But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. +14 So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. +15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ +16 It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.” +17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.” +18 So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. +19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.” +20 So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. +21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. +22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md index 256aa45e..f698420f 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -The Red Sea Crossing - # Chapter 14 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. -3. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.' -4. Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord." And they did so. - -5. Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" -6. So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him. -7. Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. -8. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness. -9. So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. - -10. And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. -11. Then they said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? -12. Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness." - -13. And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. -14. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." - -15. And the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. -16. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. -17. And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. -18. Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen." - -19. And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. -20. So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night. - -21. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. -22. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. -23. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. - -24. Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. -25. And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians." - -26. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." -27. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. -28. Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. -29. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. - -30. So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. -31. Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. +3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ +4 Then I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so. +5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, “Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” +6 So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him. +7 Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. +8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness. +9 So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. +10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. +11 Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? +12 Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” +13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. +14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” +15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. +16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. +17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. +18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” +19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them. +20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night. +21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. +22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. +23 And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. +24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. +25 And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.” +26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” +27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. +28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. +29 But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. +30 So the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. +31 Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md index 613e5a37..2dc6cc8e 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,109 +1,76 @@ -The Song of Moses - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: -"I will sing to the Lord, +1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: +“I will sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! - -2. -The Lord is my strength and song, +2 The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; -My father's God, and I will exalt Him. - -3. -The Lord is a man of war; +My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. +3 The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name. - -4. Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; +4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. - -5. The depths have covered them; +5 The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone. - -6. " -Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; +6 “Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces. - -7. And in the greatness of Your excellence +7 And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble. - -8. And with the blast of Your nostrils +8 And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea. - -9. The enemy said, 'I will pursue, +9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, -My hand shall destroy them.' - -10. You blew with Your wind, +My hand shall destroy them.’ +10 You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters. - -11. "Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? +11 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? - -12. You stretched out Your right hand; +12 You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them. - -13. You in Your mercy have led forth +13 You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation. - -14. "The people will hear and be afraid; +14 “The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia. - -15. Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; +15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, Trembling will take hold of them; All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away. - -16. Fear and dread will fall on them; +16 Fear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm They will be as still as a stone, Till Your people pass over, O Lord, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased. - -17. You will bring them in and plant them +17 You will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O Lord, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established. - -18. " -The Lord shall reign forever and ever." - -19. For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. -The Song of Miriam - -20. Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. -21. And Miriam answered them: -"Sing to the Lord, +18 “The Lord shall reign forever and ever.” +19 For the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. +20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. +21 And Miriam answered them: +“Sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider -He has thrown into the sea!" -Bitter Waters Made Sweet - - -22. So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. -23. Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. -24. And the people complained against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" -25. So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. +He has thrown into the sea!” +22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. +23 Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. +24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” +25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, -26. and said, "If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you." - -27. Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters. - - - +26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” +27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md index 1b464fd0..86bd3024 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,53 +1,38 @@ -Bread from Heaven - # Chapter 16 -1. And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. -2. Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. -3. And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." - -4. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. -5. And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily." - -6. Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, "At evening you shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt. -7. And in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord; for He hears your complaints against the Lord. But what are we, that you complain against us?" -8. Also Moses said, "This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord." - -9. Then Moses spoke to Aaron, "Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your complaints.' " -10. Now it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. - -11. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -12. "I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God.' " - -13. So it was that quail came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. -14. And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. -15. So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. -And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. -16. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: 'Let every man gather it according to each one's need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.' " - -17. Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. -18. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one's need. -19. And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it till morning." -20. Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. -21. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted. - -22. And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. -23. Then he said to them, "This is what the Lord has said: 'Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.' " -24. So they laid it up till morning, as Moses commanded; and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it. -25. Then Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. -26. Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none." - -27. Now it happened that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none. -28. And the Lord said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws? -29. See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day." -30. So the people rested on the seventh day. - -31. And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. - -32. Then Moses said, "This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: 'Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.' " -33. And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations." -34. As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. -35. And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. -36. Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah. - - - +1 And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land of Egypt. +2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. +3 And the children of Israel said to them, “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. +5 And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.” +6 Then Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening you shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt. +7 And in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord; for He hears your complaints against the Lord. But what are we, that you complain against us?” +8 Also Moses said, “This shall be seen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to the full; for the Lord hears your complaints which you make against Him. And what are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.” +9 Then Moses spoke to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your complaints.’ ” +10 Now it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. +11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +12 “I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’ ” +13 So it was that quail came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. +14 And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. +15 So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. +And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. +16 This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.’ ” +17 Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. +18 So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one’s need. +19 And Moses said, “Let no one leave any of it till morning.” +20 Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. +21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted. +22 And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. +23 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.’ ” +24 So they laid it up till morning, as Moses commanded; and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it. +25 Then Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. +26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.” +27 Now it happened that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none. +28 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws? +29 See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.” +30 So the people rested on the seventh day. +31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. +32 Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ” +33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.” +34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. +35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. +36 Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md index a2788fea..2d6050d9 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -Water from the Rock - # Chapter 17 -1. Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. -2. Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, "Give us water, that we may drink." -So Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the Lord?" - -3. And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, "Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" - -4. So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!" - -5. And the Lord said to Moses, "Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river, and go. -6. Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." +1 Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. +2 Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.” +So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the Lord?” +3 And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” +4 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!” +5 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod with which you struck the river, and go. +6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. -7. So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, "Is the Lord among us or not?"Victory over the Amalekites - -8. Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. -9. And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand." -10. So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. -11. And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. -12. But Moses' hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. -13. So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. - -14. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven." -15. And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; -16. for he said, "Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation." - - - +7 So he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” +8 Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. +9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.” +10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. +11 And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. +12 But Moses’ hands became heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. +13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.” +15 And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner; +16 for he said, “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md index af6fbafd..d79281be 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ -Jethro's Advice - # Chapter 18 -1. And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people--that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. -2. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, -3. with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land") -4. and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh"); -5. and Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. -6. Now he had said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her." - -7. So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent. -8. And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. -9. Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the Lord had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. -10. And Jethro said, "Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. -11. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them." -12. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. - -13. And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. -14. So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?" - -15. And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God. -16. When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws." - -17. So Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. -18. Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. -19. Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. -20. And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. -21. Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. -22. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. -23. If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace." - -24. So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. -25. And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. -26. So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves. - -27. Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land. - - - +1 And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people—that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. +2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back, +3 with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) +4 and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”); +5 and Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. +6 Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” +7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent. +8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. +9 Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the Lord had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. +10 And Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. +11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; for in the very thing in which they behaved proudly, He was above them.” +12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God. +13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. +14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?” +15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. +16 When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.” +17 So Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good. +18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. +19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. +20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. +21 Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. +22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. +23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace.” +24 So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. +25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. +26 So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves. +27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md index 7fd639b8..bcf91f17 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,40 +1,27 @@ -Israel at Mount Sinai - # Chapter 19 -1. In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. -2. For they had departed from Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there before the mountain. - -3. And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: -4. 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself. -5. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. -6. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel." - -7. So Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. -8. Then all the people answered together and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord. -9. And the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever." +1 In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. +2 For they had departed from Rephidim, had come to the Wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Israel camped there before the mountain. +3 And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: +4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. +5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. +6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” +7 So Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him. +8 Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord. +9 And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. - -10. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. -11. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. -12. You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. -13. Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain." - -14. So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. -15. And he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives." - -16. Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. -17. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. -18. Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. -19. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. -20. Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. - -21. And the Lord said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the Lord, and many of them perish. -22. Also let the priests who come near the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them." - -23. But Moses said to the Lord, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it.' " - -24. Then the Lord said to him, "Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the Lord, lest He break out against them." -25. So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them. - - - +10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. +11 And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. +12 You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. +13 Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain.” +14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. +15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.” +16 Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. +17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. +18 Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. +19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. +20 Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. +21 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the Lord, and many of them perish. +22 Also let the priests who come near the Lord consecrate themselves, lest the Lord break out against them.” +23 But Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying, ‘Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it.’ ” +24 Then the Lord said to him, “Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the Lord, lest He break out against them.” +25 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md index 656bed59..f55cfdd3 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,50 +1,27 @@ -The Ten Commandments - # Chapter 20 -1. And God spoke all these words, saying: - -2. "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. - -3. "You shall have no other gods before Me. - -4. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; -5. you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, -6. but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. - -7. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. - -8. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. -9. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, -10. but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. -11. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. - -12. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. - -13. "You shall not murder. - -14. "You shall not commit adultery. - -15. "You shall not steal. - -16. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - -17. "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's." -The People Afraid of God's Presence - - -18. Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. -19. Then they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die." - -20. And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." -21. So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was. -The Law of the Altar - - -22. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. -23. You shall not make anything to be with Me--gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. -24. An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you. -25. And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it. -26. Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.' - - - +1 And God spoke all these words, saying: +2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. +3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. +4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; +5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, +6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. +7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. +8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. +9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, +10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. +11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. +12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. +13 “You shall not murder. +14 “You shall not commit adultery. +15 “You shall not steal. +16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. +17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” +18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. +19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” +20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.” +21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was. +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. +23 You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. +24 An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you. +25 And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it. +26 Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md index 25d05af9..8c34fcf3 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,59 +1,37 @@ -The Law Concerning Servants - # Chapter 21 -1. "Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them: -2. If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. -3. If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. -4. If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. -5. But if the servant plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,' -6. then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever. - -7. "And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. -8. If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her. -9. And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters. -10. If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights. -11. And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without paying money. -The Law Concerning Violence - - -12. "He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. -13. However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. - -14. "But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die. - -15. "And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. - -16. "He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death. - -17. "And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. - -18. "If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed, -19. if he rises again and walks about outside with his staff, then he who struck him shall be acquitted. He shall only pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for him to be thoroughly healed. - -20. "And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. -21. Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property. - -22. "If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman's husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. -23. But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, -24. eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, -25. burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. - -26. "If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye. -27. And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth. -Animal Control Laws - - -28. "If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted. -29. But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. -30. If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him. -31. Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. -32. If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. - -33. "And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, -34. the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead animal shall be his. - -35. "If one man's ox hurts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money from it; and the dead ox they shall also divide. -36. Or if it was known that the ox tended to thrust in time past, and its owner has not kept it confined, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his own. - - - +1 “Now these are the judgments which you shall set before them: +2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. +3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. +4 If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. +5 But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ +6 then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever. +7 “And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. +8 If she does not please her master, who has betrothed her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her. +9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters. +10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights. +11 And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without paying money. +12 “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. +13 However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. +14 “But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die. +15 “And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. +16 “He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death. +17 “And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. +18 “If men contend with each other, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed, +19 if he rises again and walks about outside with his staff, then he who struck him shall be acquitted. He shall only pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for him to be thoroughly healed. +20 “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. +21 Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property. +22 “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. +23 But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, +24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, +25 burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. +26 “If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye. +27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth. +28 “If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be acquitted. +29 But if the ox tended to thrust with its horn in times past, and it has been made known to his owner, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death. +30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life, whatever is imposed on him. +31 Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him. +32 If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. +33 “And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, +34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead animal shall be his. +35 “If one man’s ox hurts another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money from it; and the dead ox they shall also divide. +36 Or if it was known that the ox tended to thrust in time past, and its owner has not kept it confined, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his own. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md index 91344e2a..5fd28f72 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,54 +1,32 @@ -Responsibility for Property - # Chapter 22 -1. "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. -2. If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. -3. If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. -4. If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double. - -5. "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. - -6. "If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. - -7. "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. -8. If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor's goods. - -9. "For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. -10. If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it, -11. then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good. -12. But if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it. -13. If it is torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn. - -14. "And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good. -15. If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire. -Moral and Ceremonial Principles - - -16. "If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. -17. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. - -18. "You shall not permit a sorceress to live. - -19. "Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death. - -20. "He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. - -21. "You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. - -22. "You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. -23. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; -24. and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. - -25. "If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. -26. If you ever take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. -27. For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. - -28. "You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. - -29. "You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. -30. Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me. - -31. "And you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not eat meat torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs. - - - +1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. +2 If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. +3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. +4 If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double. +5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. +6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. +7 “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. +8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods. +9 “For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. +10 If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it, +11 then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good. +12 But if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it. +13 If it is torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn. +14 “And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good. +15 If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire. +16 “If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. +17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. +18 “You shall not permit a sorceress to live. +19 “Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death. +20 “He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. +21 “You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. +22 “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. +23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; +24 and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. +25 “If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. +26 If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. +27 For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious. +28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. +29 “You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. +30 Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me. +31 “And you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not eat meat torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md index eba3137c..7e8c260e 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,55 +1,34 @@ -Justice for All - # Chapter 23 -1. "You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. -2. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. -3. You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute. - -4. "If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. -5. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it. - -6. "You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. -7. Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. -8. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous. - -9. "Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt. -The Law of Sabbaths - - -10. "Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, -11. but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove. -12. Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed. - -13. "And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth. -Three Annual Feasts - -14. "Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: -15. You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty); -16. and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field. - -17. "Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God. - -18. "You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until morning. -19. The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. -The Angel and the Promises - - -20. "Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. -21. Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. -22. But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. -23. For My Angel will go before you and bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. -24. You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars. - -25. "So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. -26. No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. - -27. "I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. -28. And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. -29. I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. -30. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. -31. And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. -32. You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. -33. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you." - - - +1 “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. +2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. +3 You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute. +4 “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. +5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it. +6 “You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute. +7 Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. +8 And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous. +9 “Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt. +10 “Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, +11 but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove. +12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed. +13 “And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth. +14 “Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: +15 You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty); +16 and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field. +17 “Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God. +18 “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until morning. +19 The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. +20 “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. +21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. +22 But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. +23 For My Angel will go before you and bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. +24 You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars. +25 “So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. +26 No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. +27 “I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. +28 And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. +29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. +30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. +31 And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. +32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. +33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md index 423107be..9edc1b75 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ -Israel Affirms the Covenant - # Chapter 24 -1. Now He said to Moses, "Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. -2. And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him." - -3. So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words which the Lord has said we will do." -4. And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. -5. Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. -6. And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. -7. Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, "All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient." -8. And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words." -On the Mountain with God - - -9. Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, -10. and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. -11. But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank. - -12. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them." - -13. So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. -14. And he said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them." -15. Then Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. - -16. Now the glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. -17. The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. -18. So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. - - - +1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. +2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.” +3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words which the Lord has said we will do.” +4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. +5 Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. +6 And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. +7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.” +8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.” +9 Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, +10 and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. +11 But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank. +12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.” +13 So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. +14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.” +15 Then Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. +16 Now the glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. +17 The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. +18 So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md index 2c129c6b..93f4009c 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,53 +1,41 @@ -Offerings for the Sanctuary - # Chapter 25 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. -3. And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; -4. blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair; -5. ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; -6. oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; -7. onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. -8. And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. -9. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it. -The Ark of the Testimony - -10. "And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. -11. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. -12. You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. -13. And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. -14. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. -15. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. -16. And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you. - -17. "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. -18. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. -19. Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. -20. And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. -21. You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. -22. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel. -The Table for the Showbread - -23. "You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. -24. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around. -25. You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around. -26. And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs. -27. The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. -28. And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them. -29. You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold. -30. And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always. -The Gold Lampstand - -31. "You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. -32. And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. -33. Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower--and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. -34. On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. -35. And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. -36. Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold. -37. You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it. -38. And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. -39. It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. -40. And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. +3 And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; +4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; +5 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; +6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; +7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. +8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. +9 According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it. +10 “And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. +11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around. +12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. +13 And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. +14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. +15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. +16 And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you. +17 “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. +18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. +19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. +20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. +21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. +22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel. +23 “You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. +24 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around. +25 You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around. +26 And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs. +27 The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. +28 And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them. +29 You shall make its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold. +30 And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always. +31 “You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. +32 And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. +33 Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. +34 On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. +35 And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. +36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold. +37 You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it. +38 And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. +39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. +40 And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md index a93d1cb5..080cb3a9 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,49 +1,38 @@ -The Tabernacle - # Chapter 26 -1. "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them. -2. The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements. -3. Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. -4. And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set, and likewise you shall do on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. -5. Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another. -6. And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, so that it may be one tabernacle. - -7. "You shall also make curtains of goats' hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. -8. The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; and the eleven curtains shall all have the same measurements. -9. And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent. -10. You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain of the second set. -11. And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. -12. The remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. -13. And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it. - -14. "You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that. - -15. "And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright. -16. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of each board. -17. Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle. -18. And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side. -19. You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. -20. And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there shall be twenty boards -21. and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards. -22. For the far side of the tabernacle, westward, you shall make six boards. -23. And you shall also make two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. -24. They shall be coupled together at the bottom and they shall be coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus it shall be for both of them. They shall be for the two corners. -25. So there shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver--sixteen sockets--two sockets under each of the boards. - -26. "And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, -27. five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward. -28. The middle bar shall pass through the midst of the boards from end to end. -29. You shall overlay the boards with gold, make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold. -30. And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain. - -31. "You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. -32. You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver. -33. And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy. -34. You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy. -35. You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side. - -36. "You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. -37. And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be gold, and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them. - - - +1 “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them. +2 The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements. +3 Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. +4 And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set, and likewise you shall do on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. +5 Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another. +6 And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, so that it may be one tabernacle. +7 “You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. +8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; and the eleven curtains shall all have the same measurements. +9 And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent. +10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain of the second set. +11 And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. +12 The remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. +13 And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it. +14 “You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that. +15 “And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright. +16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of each board. +17 Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle. +18 And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side. +19 You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. +20 And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there shall be twenty boards +21 and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards. +22 For the far side of the tabernacle, westward, you shall make six boards. +23 And you shall also make two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. +24 They shall be coupled together at the bottom and they shall be coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus it shall be for both of them. They shall be for the two corners. +25 So there shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver—sixteen sockets—two sockets under each of the boards. +26 “And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, +27 five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward. +28 The middle bar shall pass through the midst of the boards from end to end. +29 You shall overlay the boards with gold, make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold. +30 And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain. +31 “You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. +32 You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver. +33 And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy. +34 You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy. +35 You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side. +36 “You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. +37 And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be gold, and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md index c0e8dcfb..723a9c5a 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -The Altar of Burnt Offering - # Chapter 27 -1. "You shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide--the altar shall be square--and its height shall be three cubits. -2. You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay it with bronze. -3. Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze. -4. You shall make a grate for it, a network of bronze; and on the network you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. -5. You shall put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be midway up the altar. -6. And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. -7. The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it. -8. You shall make it hollow with boards; as it was shown you on the mountain, so shall they make it. -The Court of the Tabernacle - -9. "You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side. -10. And its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be silver. -11. Likewise along the length of the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, with its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver. - -12. "And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets. -13. The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits. -14. The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. -15. And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. - -16. "For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets. -17. All the pillars around the court shall have bands of silver; their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of bronze. -18. The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze. -19. All the utensils of the tabernacle for all its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze. -The Care of the Lampstand - -20. "And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. -21. In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel. - - - +1 “You shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide—the altar shall be square—and its height shall be three cubits. +2 You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay it with bronze. +3 Also you shall make its pans to receive its ashes, and its shovels and its basins and its forks and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze. +4 You shall make a grate for it, a network of bronze; and on the network you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners. +5 You shall put it under the rim of the altar beneath, that the network may be midway up the altar. +6 And you shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. +7 The poles shall be put in the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar to bear it. +8 You shall make it hollow with boards; as it was shown you on the mountain, so shall they make it. +9 “You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side. +10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be silver. +11 Likewise along the length of the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, with its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver. +12 “And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets. +13 The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits. +14 The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. +15 And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. +16 “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets. +17 All the pillars around the court shall have bands of silver; their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of bronze. +18 The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze. +19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for all its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze. +20 “And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. +21 In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md index 8694e290..edf19a99 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,65 +1,45 @@ -Garments for the Priesthood - # Chapter 28 -1. "Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron's sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -2. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. -3. So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. -4. And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest. -The Ephod - - -5. "They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, -6. and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked. -7. It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together. -8. And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. - -9. "Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: -10. six of their names on one stone and six names on the other stone, in order of their birth. -11. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold. -12. And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial. -13. You shall also make settings of gold, -14. and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings. -The Breastplate - -15. "You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it. -16. It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. -17. And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row; -18. the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; -19. the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; -20. and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings. -21. And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes. - -22. "You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold. -23. And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. -24. Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate; -25. and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. - -26. "You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod. -27. And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. -28. They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod. - -29. "So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually. -30. And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the Lord. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually. -Other Priestly Garments - -31. "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. -32. There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear. -33. And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: -34. a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around. -35. And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he goes into the holy place before the Lord and when he comes out, that he may not die. - -36. "You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: +1 “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +2 And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. +3 So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. +4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest. +5 “They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, +6 and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked. +7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together. +8 And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. +9 “Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: +10 six of their names on one stone and six names on the other stone, in order of their birth. +11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold. +12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial. +13 You shall also make settings of gold, +14 and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings. +15 “You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it. +16 It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. +17 And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row; +18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; +19 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; +20 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings. +21 And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes. +22 “You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold. +23 And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. +24 Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate; +25 and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. +26 “You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod. +27 And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. +28 They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod. +29 “So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually. +30 And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually. +31 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. +32 There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear. +33 And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: +34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around. +35 And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he goes into the holy place before the Lord and when he comes out, that he may not die. +36 “You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. - -37. And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. -38. So it shall be on Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. - -39. "You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work. - -40. "For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them. And you shall make hats for them, for glory and beauty. -41. So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests. -42. And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs. -43. They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him. - - - +37 And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. +38 So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. +39 “You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work. +40 “For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them. And you shall make hats for them, for glory and beauty. +41 So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests. +42 And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs. +43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md index 09f4d604..9ea8fff8 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,63 +1,47 @@ -Aaron and His Sons Consecrated - # Chapter 29 -1. "And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests: Take one young bull and two rams without blemish, -2. and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil (you shall make them of wheat flour). -3. You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, with the bull and the two rams. - -4. "And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water. -5. Then you shall take the garments, put the tunic on Aaron, and the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the intricately woven band of the ephod. -6. You shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban. -7. And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him. -8. Then you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them. -9. And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put the hats on them. The priesthood shall be theirs for a perpetual statute. So you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons. - -10. "You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull. -11. Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -12. You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar. -13. And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. -14. But the flesh of the bull, with its skin and its offal, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering. - -15. "You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram; -16. and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar. -17. Then you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head. -18. And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. - -19. "You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram. -20. Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. -21. And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him; and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons' garments with him. - -22. "Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration), -23. one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord; -24. and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. -25. You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord. - -26. "Then you shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be your portion. -27. And from the ram of the consecration you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering which is waved, and the thigh of the heave offering which is raised, of that which is for Aaron and of that which is for his sons. -28. It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, that is, their heave offering to the Lord. - -29. "And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed in them and to be consecrated in them. -30. That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the holy place. - -31. "And you shall take the ram of the consecration and boil its flesh in the holy place. -32. Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -33. They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy. -34. And if any of the flesh of the consecration offerings, or of the bread, remains until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy. - -35. "Thus you shall do to Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Seven days you shall consecrate them. -36. And you shall offer a bull every day as a sin offering for atonement. You shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to sanctify it. -37. Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy. -The Daily Offerings - -38. "Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually. -39. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. -40. With the one lamb shall be one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering. -41. And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; and you shall offer with it the grain offering and the drink offering, as in the morning, for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. -42. This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you. -43. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory. -44. So I will consecrate the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as priests. -45. I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. -46. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the Lord their God. - - - +1 “And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests: Take one young bull and two rams without blemish, +2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil (you shall make them of wheat flour). +3 You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, with the bull and the two rams. +4 “And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water. +5 Then you shall take the garments, put the tunic on Aaron, and the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the intricately woven band of the ephod. +6 You shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban. +7 And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him. +8 Then you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them. +9 And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put the hats on them. The priesthood shall be theirs for a perpetual statute. So you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons. +10 “You shall also have the bull brought before the tabernacle of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull. +11 Then you shall kill the bull before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +12 You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar. +13 And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. +14 But the flesh of the bull, with its skin and its offal, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering. +15 “You shall also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram; +16 and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar. +17 Then you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head. +18 And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +19 “You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram. +20 Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. +21 And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him; and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him. +22 “Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration), +23 one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord; +24 and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. +25 You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord. +26 “Then you shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be your portion. +27 And from the ram of the consecration you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering which is waved, and the thigh of the heave offering which is raised, of that which is for Aaron and of that which is for his sons. +28 It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, that is, their heave offering to the Lord. +29 “And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed in them and to be consecrated in them. +30 That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the holy place. +31 “And you shall take the ram of the consecration and boil its flesh in the holy place. +32 Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +33 They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy. +34 And if any of the flesh of the consecration offerings, or of the bread, remains until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy. +35 “Thus you shall do to Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Seven days you shall consecrate them. +36 And you shall offer a bull every day as a sin offering for atonement. You shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to sanctify it. +37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy. +38 “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually. +39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. +40 With the one lamb shall be one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering. +41 And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; and you shall offer with it the grain offering and the drink offering, as in the morning, for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you. +43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory. +44 So I will consecrate the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as priests. +45 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. +46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the Lord their God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md index dc66fd72..e5eb7ac9 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,54 +1,39 @@ -The Altar of Incense - # Chapter 30 -1. "You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. -2. A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width--it shall be square--and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. -3. And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around. -4. Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it. -5. You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. -6. And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you. - -7. "Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. -8. And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. -9. You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. -10. And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord." -The Ransom Money - - -11. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -12. "When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them. -13. This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs). The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord. -14. Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the Lord. -15. The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves. -16. And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves." -The Bronze Laver - - -17. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -18. "You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, -19. for Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. -20. When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. -21. So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them--to him and his descendants throughout their generations."The Holy Anointing Oil - -22. Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -23. "Also take for yourself quality spices--five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane, -24. five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. -25. And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. -26. With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; -27. the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; -28. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. -29. You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy. -30. And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests. - -31. "And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. -32. It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. -33. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people.' "The Incense - -34. And the Lord said to Moses: "Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. -35. You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. -36. And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. -37. But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the Lord. -38. Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people." - - - +1 “You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. +2 A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. +3 And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around. +4 Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it. +5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. +6 And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you. +7 “Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. +8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. +9 You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. +10 And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.” +11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +12 “When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them. +13 This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs). The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord. +14 Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the Lord. +15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves. +16 And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves.” +17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +18 “You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, +19 for Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. +20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, lest they die. +21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them—to him and his descendants throughout their generations.” +22 Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +23 “Also take for yourself quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane, +24 five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. +25 And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. +26 With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; +27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; +28 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. +29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy. +30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests. +31 “And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. +32 It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. +33 Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people.’ ” +34 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. +35 You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. +36 And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. +37 But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the Lord. +38 Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md index 304ac649..c0934fc2 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -Artisans for Building the Tabernacle - # Chapter 31 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. -3. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, -4. to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, -5. in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship. - -6. "And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: -7. the tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle-- -8. the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, -9. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base-- -10. the garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, -11. and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do." -The Sabbath Law - - -12. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -13. "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. -14. You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. -15. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. -16. Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. -17. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.' " - -18. And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. +3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, +4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, +5 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship. +6 “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: +7 the tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle— +8 the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, +9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base— +10 the garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, +11 and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.” +12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. +14 You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. +15 Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. +16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. +17 It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ” +18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md index 9b7b13d6..8e0bf046 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,58 +1,40 @@ -The Gold Calf - # Chapter 32 -1. Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." - -2. And Aaron said to them, "Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." -3. So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. -4. And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. -Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!" - -5. So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord." -6. Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. - -7. And the Lord said to Moses, "Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. -8. They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, 'This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!' " -9. And the Lord said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! -10. Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation." - -11. Then Moses pleaded with the Lord his God, and said: "Lord, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? -12. Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, 'He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people. -13. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.' " -14. So the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people. - -15. And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written. -16. Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets. - -17. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a noise of war in the camp." - -18. But he said: -"It is not the noise of the shout of victory, +1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” +2 And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” +3 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. +4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. +Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!” +5 So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.” +6 Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. +7 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. +8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!’ ” +9 And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! +10 Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.” +11 Then Moses pleaded with the Lord his God, and said: “Lord, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? +12 Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, ‘He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people. +13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” +14 So the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people. +15 And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written. +16 Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets. +17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” +18 But he said: +“It is not the noise of the shout of victory, Nor the noise of the cry of defeat, -But the sound of singing I hear." - -19. So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses' anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. -20. Then he took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder; and he scattered it on the water and made the children of Israel drink it. -21. And Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?" - -22. So Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. -23. For they said to me, 'Make us gods that shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' -24. And I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.' So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out." - -25. Now when Moses saw that the people were unrestrained (for Aaron had not restrained them, to their shame among their enemies), -26. then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on the Lord's side--come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him. -27. And he said to them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and let every man kill his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.' " -28. So the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day. -29. Then Moses said, "Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother." - -30. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." -31. Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold! -32. Yet now, if You will forgive their sin--but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written." - -33. And the Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book. -34. Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin." - -35. So the Lord plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made. - - - +But the sound of singing I hear.” +19 So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. +20 Then he took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder; and he scattered it on the water and made the children of Israel drink it. +21 And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?” +22 So Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. +23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods that shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ +24 And I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out.” +25 Now when Moses saw that the people were unrestrained (for Aaron had not restrained them, to their shame among their enemies), +26 then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side—come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him. +27 And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and let every man kill his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’ ” +28 So the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day. +29 Then Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother.” +30 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” +31 Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold! +32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.” +33 And the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book. +34 Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin.” +35 So the Lord plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md index 8d1465b1..7f2ab07f 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,41 +1,24 @@ -The Command to Leave Sinai - # Chapter 33 -1. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Depart and go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'To your descendants I will give it.' -2. And I will send My Angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. -3. Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people." - -4. And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. -5. For the Lord had said to Moses, "Say to the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.' " -6. So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb. -Moses Meets with the Lord - - -7. Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp. -8. So it was, whenever Moses went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man stood at his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle. -9. And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses. -10. All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door. -11. So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle. -The Promise of God's Presence - - -12. Then Moses said to the Lord, "See, You say to me, 'Bring up this people.' But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.' -13. Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people." - -14. And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." - -15. Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. -16. For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth." - -17. So the Lord said to Moses, "I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name." - -18. And he said, "Please, show me Your glory." - -19. Then He said, "I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." -20. But He said, "You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live." -21. And the Lord said, "Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. -22. So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. -23. Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Depart and go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give it.’ +2 And I will send My Angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. +3 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” +4 And when the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. +5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’ ” +6 So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb. +7 Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp. +8 So it was, whenever Moses went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man stood at his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle. +9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses. +10 All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door. +11 So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle. +12 Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’ +13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” +14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” +15 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. +16 For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.” +17 So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.” +18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.” +19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” +20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” +21 And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. +22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. +23 Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md index 117c048e..00d1c5c8 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,58 +1,37 @@ -Moses Makes New Tablets - # Chapter 34 -1. And the Lord said to Moses, "Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke. -2. So be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain. -3. And no man shall come up with you, and let no man be seen throughout all the mountain; let neither flocks nor herds feed before that mountain." - -4. So he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then Moses rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him; and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone. - -5. Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. -6. And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, -7. keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation." - -8. So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped. -9. Then he said, "If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance."The Covenant Renewed - -10. And He said: "Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord. For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. -11. Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I am driving out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. -12. Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. -13. But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images -14. (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), -15. lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice, -16. and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods. - -17. "You shall make no molded gods for yourselves. - -18. "The Feast of Unleavened Bread you shall keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the appointed time of the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt. - -19. "All that open the womb are Mine, and every male firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep. -20. But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. And if you will not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. -"And none shall appear before Me empty-handed. - -21. "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest. - -22. "And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end. - -23. "Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel. -24. For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year. - -25. "You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leaven, nor shall the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover be left until morning. - -26. "The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk." - -27. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." -28. So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. -The Shining Face of Moses - - -29. Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses' hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. -30. So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. -31. Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses talked with them. -32. Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. -33. And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. -34. But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with Him, he would take the veil off until he came out; and he would come out and speak to the children of Israel whatever he had been commanded. -35. And whenever the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone, then Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke. +2 So be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain. +3 And no man shall come up with you, and let no man be seen throughout all the mountain; let neither flocks nor herds feed before that mountain.” +4 So he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then Moses rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him; and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone. +5 Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. +6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, +7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.” +8 So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped. +9 Then he said, “If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.” +10 And He said: “Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord. For it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. +11 Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I am driving out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. +12 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. +13 But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images +14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), +15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice, +16 and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods. +17 “You shall make no molded gods for yourselves. +18 “The Feast of Unleavened Bread you shall keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the appointed time of the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt. +19 “All that open the womb are Mine, and every male firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep. +20 But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. And if you will not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. +“And none shall appear before Me empty-handed. +21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest. +22 “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. +23 “Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel. +24 For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year. +25 “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leaven, nor shall the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover be left until morning. +26 “The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” +27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” +28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. +29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. +30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. +31 Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses talked with them. +32 Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. +33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. +34 But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with Him, he would take the veil off until he came out; and he would come out and speak to the children of Israel whatever he had been commanded. +35 And whenever the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone, then Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md index a6b83a65..24abd155 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,51 +1,36 @@ -Sabbath Regulations - # Chapter 35 -1. Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, "These are the words which the Lord has commanded you to do: -2. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. -3. You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day."Offerings for the Tabernacle - -4. And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying: -5. 'Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze; -6. blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair; -7. ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; -8. oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; -9. onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. -Articles of the Tabernacle - - -10. 'All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded: -11. the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; -12. the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering; -13. the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread; -14. also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light; -15. the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; -16. the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base; -17. the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; -18. the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords; -19. the garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place--the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.' " -The Tabernacle Offerings Presented - - -20. And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. -21. Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord's offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. -22. They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord. -23. And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them. -24. Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord's offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. -25. All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. -26. And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats' hair. -27. The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate, -28. and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. -29. The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done. -The Artisans Called by God - -30. And Moses said to the children of Israel, "See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; -31. and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship, -32. to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, -33. in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship. - -34. "And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. -35. He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver--those who do every work and those who design artistic works. - - - +1 Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, “These are the words which the Lord has commanded you to do: +2 Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. +3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” +4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying: +5 ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze; +6 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; +7 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; +8 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; +9 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. +10 ‘All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded: +11 the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; +12 the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering; +13 the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread; +14 also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light; +15 the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; +16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base; +17 the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; +18 the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords; +19 the garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’ ” +20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. +21 Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. +22 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord. +23 And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them. +24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. +25 All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. +26 And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair. +27 The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate, +28 and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. +29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done. +30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; +31 and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship, +32 to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, +33 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship. +34 “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. +35 He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md index d28a8ef2..f3a69621 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -Building the Tabernacle - # Chapter 36 -1. "And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the Lord has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the Lord has commanded." -The People Give More than Enough - - -2. Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work. -3. And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. -4. Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, -5. and they spoke to Moses, saying, "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do." - -6. So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary." And the people were restrained from bringing, -7. for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done--indeed too much. -Building the Tabernacle - - -8. Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them. -9. The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the curtains were all the same size. -10. And he coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. -11. He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set; likewise he did on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. -12. Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain on the end of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another. -13. And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps, that it might be one tabernacle. - -14. He made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains. -15. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains were the same size. -16. He coupled five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. -17. And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain of the second set. -18. He also made fifty bronze clasps to couple the tent together, that it might be one. -19. Then he made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red, and a covering of badger skins above that. - -20. For the tabernacle he made boards of acacia wood, standing upright. -21. The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board a cubit and a half. -22. Each board had two tenons for binding one to another. Thus he made for all the boards of the tabernacle. -23. And he made boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side. -24. Forty sockets of silver he made to go under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. -25. And for the other side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty boards -26. and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards. -27. For the west side of the tabernacle he made six boards. -28. He also made two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. -29. And they were coupled at the bottom and coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus he made both of them for the two corners. -30. So there were eight boards and their sockets--sixteen sockets of silver--two sockets under each of the boards. - -31. And he made bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, -32. five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle on the far side westward. -33. And he made the middle bar to pass through the boards from one end to the other. -34. He overlaid the boards with gold, made their rings of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. - -35. And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim. -36. He made for it four pillars of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four sockets of silver for them. - -37. He also made a screen for the tabernacle door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver, -38. and its five pillars with their hooks. And he overlaid their capitals and their rings with gold, but their five sockets were bronze. - - - +1 “And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whom the Lord has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the Lord has commanded.” +2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work. +3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. +4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, +5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the Lord commanded us to do.” +6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing, +7 for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done—indeed too much. +8 Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them. +9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the curtains were all the same size. +10 And he coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. +11 He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set; likewise he did on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. +12 Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain on the end of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another. +13 And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps, that it might be one tabernacle. +14 He made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains. +15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains were the same size. +16 He coupled five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. +17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain of the second set. +18 He also made fifty bronze clasps to couple the tent together, that it might be one. +19 Then he made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red, and a covering of badger skins above that. +20 For the tabernacle he made boards of acacia wood, standing upright. +21 The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board a cubit and a half. +22 Each board had two tenons for binding one to another. Thus he made for all the boards of the tabernacle. +23 And he made boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side. +24 Forty sockets of silver he made to go under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. +25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty boards +26 and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards. +27 For the west side of the tabernacle he made six boards. +28 He also made two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. +29 And they were coupled at the bottom and coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus he made both of them for the two corners. +30 So there were eight boards and their sockets—sixteen sockets of silver—two sockets under each of the boards. +31 And he made bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, +32 five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle on the far side westward. +33 And he made the middle bar to pass through the boards from one end to the other. +34 He overlaid the boards with gold, made their rings of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. +35 And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim. +36 He made for it four pillars of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four sockets of silver for them. +37 He also made a screen for the tabernacle door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver, +38 and its five pillars with their hooks. And he overlaid their capitals and their rings with gold, but their five sockets were bronze. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md index 3e111b6d..5e641422 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,43 +1,30 @@ -Making the Ark of the Testimony - # Chapter 37 -1. Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. -2. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. -3. And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. -4. He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. -5. And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. -6. He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. -7. He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: -8. one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. -9. The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. -Making the Table for the Showbread - -10. He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. -11. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. -12. Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. -13. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. -14. The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. -15. And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. -16. He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring. -Making the Gold Lampstand - -17. He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. -18. And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. -19. There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower--and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. -20. And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. -21. There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. -22. Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. -23. And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. -24. Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils. -Making the Altar of Incense - -25. He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit--it was square--and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. -26. And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. -27. He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. -28. And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. -Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense - -29. He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer. - - - +1 Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. +2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. +3 And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. +4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. +5 And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. +6 He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. +7 He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: +8 one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. +9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. +10 He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. +11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. +12 Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. +13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. +14 The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. +15 And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. +16 He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring. +17 He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. +18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. +19 There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. +20 And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. +21 There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. +22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. +23 And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. +24 Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils. +25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. +26 And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. +27 He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. +28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. +29 He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md index 56ca4fc1..f6df9c8b 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,48 +1,32 @@ -Making the Altar of Burnt Offering - # Chapter 38 -1. He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width--it was square--and its height was three cubits. -2. He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze. -3. He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze. -4. And he made a grate of bronze network for the altar, under its rim, midway from the bottom. -5. He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles. -6. And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. -7. Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it. He made the altar hollow with boards. -Making the Bronze Laver - - -8. He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -Making the Court of the Tabernacle - -9. Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long. -10. There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. -11. On the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars and their twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. -12. And on the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. -13. For the east side the hangings were fifty cubits. -14. The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and their three sockets, -15. and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. -16. All the hangings of the court all around were of fine woven linen. -17. The sockets for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their capitals was silver; and all the pillars of the court had bands of silver. -18. The screen for the gate of the court was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. The length was twenty cubits, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court. -19. And there were four pillars with their four sockets of bronze; their hooks were silver, and the overlay of their capitals and their bands was silver. -20. All the pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze. -Materials of the Tabernacle - - -21. This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. - -22. Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses. -23. And with him was Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen. - -24. All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. -25. And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: -26. a bekah for each man (that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men. -27. And from the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, one talent for each socket. -28. Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them. - -29. The offering of bronze was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels. -30. And with it he made the sockets for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar, -31. the sockets for the court all around, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all around. - - - +1 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits. +2 He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze. +3 He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze. +4 And he made a grate of bronze network for the altar, under its rim, midway from the bottom. +5 He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles. +6 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. +7 Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it. He made the altar hollow with boards. +8 He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +9 Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long. +10 There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. +11 On the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars and their twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. +12 And on the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. +13 For the east side the hangings were fifty cubits. +14 The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and their three sockets, +15 and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. +16 All the hangings of the court all around were of fine woven linen. +17 The sockets for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their capitals was silver; and all the pillars of the court had bands of silver. +18 The screen for the gate of the court was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. The length was twenty cubits, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court. +19 And there were four pillars with their four sockets of bronze; their hooks were silver, and the overlay of their capitals and their bands was silver. +20 All the pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze. +21 This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. +22 Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses. +23 And with him was Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen. +24 All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. +25 And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: +26 a bekah for each man (that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men. +27 And from the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, one talent for each socket. +28 Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them. +29 The offering of bronze was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels. +30 And with it he made the sockets for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar, +31 the sockets for the court all around, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all around. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md index 366a513c..00efc4ea 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,66 +1,45 @@ -Making the Garments of the Priesthood - # Chapter 39 -1. Of the blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Making the Ephod - - -2. He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. -3. And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs. -4. They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges. -5. And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -6. And they set onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel. -7. He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Making the Breastplate - - -8. And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. -9. They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled. -10. And they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row; -11. the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; -12. the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; -13. the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their mountings. -14. There were twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes. -15. And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold. -16. They also made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. -17. And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. -18. The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. -19. And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod. -20. They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. -21. And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -Making the Other Priestly Garments - - -22. He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. -23. And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear. -24. They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen. -25. And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates: -26. a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -27. They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, -28. a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen, -29. and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -30. Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: +1 Of the blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +2 He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. +3 And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs. +4 They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges. +5 And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +6 And they set onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel. +7 He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +8 And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. +9 They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled. +10 And they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row; +11 the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; +12 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; +13 the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their mountings. +14 There were twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes. +15 And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold. +16 They also made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. +17 And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. +18 The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. +19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod. +20 They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. +21 And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. +23 And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear. +24 They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen. +25 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates: +26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +27 They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, +28 a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen, +29 and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. - -31. And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -The Work Completed - -32. Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. -33. And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; -34. the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering; -35. the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat; -36. the table, all its utensils, and the showbread; -37. the pure gold lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the oil for light; -38. the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door; -39. the bronze altar, its grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base; -40. the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; -41. and the garments of ministry, to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister as priests. - -42. According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. -43. Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them. - - - +31 And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. +33 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; +34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering; +35 the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat; +36 the table, all its utensils, and the showbread; +37 the pure gold lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the oil for light; +38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door; +39 the bronze altar, its grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base; +40 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; +41 and the garments of ministry, to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests. +42 According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. +43 Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md index 9b2e9f55..0594f12d 100644 --- a/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,51 +1,39 @@ -The Tabernacle Erected and Arranged - # Chapter 40 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. -3. You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. -4. You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps. -5. You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. -6. Then you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. -7. And you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. -8. You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate. - -9. "And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy. -10. You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy. -11. And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it. - -12. "Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. -13. You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. -14. And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. -15. You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations." - -16. Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did. - -17. And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. -18. So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. -19. And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -20. He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark. -21. And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -22. He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil; -23. and he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -24. He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle; -25. and he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -26. He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil; -27. and he burned sweet incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -28. He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle. -29. And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -30. He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing; -31. and Moses, Aaron, and his sons would wash their hands and their feet with water from it. -32. Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -33. And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. -The Cloud and the Glory - -34. Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. -35. And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. -36. Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. -37. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. -38. For the cloud of the Lord was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. +3 You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. +4 You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps. +5 You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. +6 Then you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. +7 And you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. +8 You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate. +9 “And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy. +10 You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy. +11 And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it. +12 “Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. +13 You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. +14 And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. +15 You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.” +16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did. +17 And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. +18 So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. +19 And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +20 He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark. +21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil; +23 and he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +24 He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle; +25 and he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +26 He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil; +27 and he burned sweet incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +28 He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle. +29 And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing; +31 and Moses, Aaron, and his sons would wash their hands and their feet with water from it. +32 Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +33 And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. +34 Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. +35 And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. +36 Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. +37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. +38 For the cloud of the Lord was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md index 1b770c85..7dd8767c 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -The Burnt Offering - # Chapter 1 -1. Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock--of the herd and of the flock. - -3. 'If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. -4. Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. -5. He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -6. And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. -7. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. -8. Then the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; -9. but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. - -10. 'If his offering is of the flocks--of the sheep or of the goats--as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish. -11. He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. -12. And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; -13. but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. - -14. 'And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons. -15. The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. -16. And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes. -17. Then he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. - - - +1 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock. +3 ‘If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. +4 Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. +5 He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +6 And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. +7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. +8 Then the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; +9 but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +10 ‘If his offering is of the flocks—of the sheep or of the goats—as a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring a male without blemish. +11 He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. +12 And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; +13 but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +14 ‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the Lord is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons. +15 The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar. +16 And he shall remove its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east side, into the place for ashes. +17 Then he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely; and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md index 3bc79add..42f26ddd 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -The Grain Offering - # Chapter 2 -1. 'When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. -2. He shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. -3. The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire. - -4. 'And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. -5. But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. -6. You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. - -7. 'If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. -8. You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. -9. Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. -10. And what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire. - -11. 'No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. -12. As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. -13. And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt. - -14. 'If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads. -15. And you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. -16. Then the priest shall burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord. - - - +1 ‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. +2 He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +3 The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire. +4 ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. +5 But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. +6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. +7 ‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. +8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. +9 Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +10 And what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire. +11 ‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire. +12 As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma. +13 And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt. +14 ‘If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads. +15 And you shall put oil on it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a grain offering. +16 Then the priest shall burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md index b901e829..f60add8a 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -The Peace Offering - # Chapter 3 -1. 'When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. -2. And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. -3. Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, -4. the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; -5. and Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. - -6. 'If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord is of the flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. -7. If he offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord. -8. And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. - -9. 'Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, -10. the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; -11. and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the Lord. - -12. 'And if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord. -13. He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. -14. Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, -15. the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; -16. and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the Lord's. - -17. 'This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor blood.' " - - - +1 ‘When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. +2 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. +3 Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, +4 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; +5 and Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +6 ‘If his offering as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord is of the flock, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. +7 If he offers a lamb as his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord. +8 And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. +9 ‘Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, +10 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; +11 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +12 ‘And if his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord. +13 He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar. +14 Then he shall offer from it his offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, +15 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; +16 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the Lord’s. +17 ‘This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md index 39d19912..3897b958 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,36 @@ -The Sin Offering - # Chapter 4 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them, -3. if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. -4. He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull's head, and kill the bull before the Lord. -5. Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull's blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. -6. The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. -7. And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -8. He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails, -9. the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove, -10. as it was taken from the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn them on the altar of the burnt offering. -11. But the bull's hide and all its flesh, with its head and legs, its entrails and offal-- -12. the whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned. - -13. 'Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; -14. when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting. -15. And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord. Then the bull shall be killed before the Lord. -16. The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull's blood to the tabernacle of meeting. -17. Then the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil. -18. And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -19. He shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. -20. And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. -21. Then he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly. - -22. 'When a ruler has sinned, and done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord his God in anything which should not be done, and is guilty, -23. or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. -24. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering. -25. The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. -26. And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. - -27. 'If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, -28. or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. -29. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering. -30. Then the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. -31. He shall remove all its fat, as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. - -32. 'If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish. -33. Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at the place where they kill the burnt offering. -34. The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. -35. He shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them, +3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. +4 He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord. +5 Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. +6 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. +7 And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +8 He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails, +9 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove, +10 as it was taken from the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn them on the altar of the burnt offering. +11 But the bull’s hide and all its flesh, with its head and legs, its entrails and offal— +12 the whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned. +13 ‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; +14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting. +15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord. Then the bull shall be killed before the Lord. +16 The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tabernacle of meeting. +17 Then the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil. +18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +19 He shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. +20 And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. +21 Then he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly. +22 ‘When a ruler has sinned, and done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord his God in anything which should not be done, and is guilty, +23 or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. +24 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering. +25 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. +26 And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. +27 ‘If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, +28 or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. +29 And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering. +30 Then the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. +31 He shall remove all its fat, as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. +32 ‘If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish. +33 Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at the place where they kill the burnt offering. +34 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. +35 He shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md index 1da63b82..f518e604 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,34 +1,20 @@ -The Trespass Offering - # Chapter 5 -1. 'If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter--if he does not tell it, he bears guilt. - -2. 'Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and he is unaware of it, he also shall be unclean and guilty. -3. Or if he touches human uncleanness--whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it--when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty. - -4. 'Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it--when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters. - -5. 'And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing; -6. and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin. - -7. 'If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. -8. And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely. -9. Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. -10. And he shall offer the second as a burnt offering according to the prescribed manner. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him. - -11. 'But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. -12. Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. -13. The priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the priest's as a grain offering.' " -Offerings with Restitution - - -14. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -15. "If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering. -16. And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. - -17. "If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, though he does not know it, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity. -18. And he shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him regarding his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. -19. It is a trespass offering; he has certainly trespassed against the Lord." - - - +1 ‘If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter—if he does not tell it, he bears guilt. +2 ‘Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and he is unaware of it, he also shall be unclean and guilty. +3 Or if he touches human uncleanness—whatever uncleanness with which a man may be defiled, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty. +4 ‘Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters. +5 ‘And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing; +6 and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin. +7 ‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. +8 And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely. +9 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. +10 And he shall offer the second as a burnt offering according to the prescribed manner. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him. +11 ‘But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. +12 Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. +13 The priest shall make atonement for him, for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. The rest shall be the priest’s as a grain offering.’ ” +14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +15 “If a person commits a trespass, and sins unintentionally in regard to the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring to the Lord as his trespass offering a ram without blemish from the flocks, with your valuation in shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, as a trespass offering. +16 And he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. +17 “If a person sins, and commits any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord, though he does not know it, yet he is guilty and shall bear his iniquity. +18 And he shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him regarding his ignorance in which he erred and did not know it, and it shall be forgiven him. +19 It is a trespass offering; he has certainly trespassed against the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md index e5159461..e4edcbfc 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,47 +1,31 @@ -Laws -About the Burnt Offering, the Grain Offering, and the Sin Offering - # Chapter 6 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "If a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor, -3. or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely--in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins: -4. then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found, -5. or all that about which he has sworn falsely. He shall restore its full value, add one-fifth more to it, and give it to whomever it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. -6. And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest. -7. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any one of these things that he may have done in which he trespasses." -The Law of the Burnt Offering - - -8. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -9. "Command Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. -10. And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. -11. Then he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. -12. And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. -13. A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. -The Law of the Grain Offering - - -14. 'This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lord. -15. He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the Lord. -16. And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. -17. It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering. -18. All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lord. Everyone who touches them must be holy.' " - -19. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -20. "This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. -21. It shall be made in a pan with oil. When it is mixed, you shall bring it in. The baked pieces of the grain offering you shall offer for a sweet aroma to the Lord. -22. The priest from among his sons, who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the Lord. It shall be wholly burned. -23. For every grain offering for the priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten." -The Law of the Sin Offering - - -24. Also the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -25. "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord. It is most holy. -26. The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. -27. Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. -28. But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. -29. All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. -30. But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “If a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor, +3 or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins: +4 then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found, +5 or all that about which he has sworn falsely. He shall restore its full value, add one-fifth more to it, and give it to whomever it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. +6 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest. +7 So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord, and he shall be forgiven for any one of these things that he may have done in which he trespasses.” +8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. +10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. +11 Then he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. +12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. +13 A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. +14 ‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lord. +15 He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the Lord. +16 And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. +17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering. +18 All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lord. Everyone who touches them must be holy.’ ” +19 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. +21 It shall be made in a pan with oil. When it is mixed, you shall bring it in. The baked pieces of the grain offering you shall offer for a sweet aroma to the Lord. +22 The priest from among his sons, who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the Lord. It shall be wholly burned. +23 For every grain offering for the priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.” +24 Also the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +25 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord. It is most holy. +26 The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. +27 Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. +28 But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. +29 All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. +30 But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md index 974429f3..644b0d8c 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,57 +1,39 @@ -The Law of the Trespass Offering - # Chapter 7 -1. 'Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering (it is most holy): -2. In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the trespass offering. And its blood he shall sprinkle all around on the altar. -3. And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, -4. the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; -5. and the priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a trespass offering. -6. Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. -7. The trespass offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them both: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. -8. And the priest who offers anyone's burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. -9. Also every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or in a pan, shall be the priest's who offers it. -10. Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other. -The Law of Peace Offerings - - -11. 'This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord: -12. If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. -13. Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. -14. And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. - -15. 'The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning. -16. But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; -17. the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire. -18. And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt. - -19. 'The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are clean may eat of it. -20. But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from his people. -21. Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.' " -Fat and Blood May Not Be Eaten - - -22. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -23. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat. -24. And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it. -25. For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people. -26. Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast. -27. Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.' " -The Portion of Aaron and His Sons - - -28. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -29. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offering to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offering. -30. His own hands shall bring the offerings made by fire to the Lord. The fat with the breast he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. -31. And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. -32. Also the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. -33. He among the sons of Aaron, who offers the blood of the peace offering and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part. -34. For the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering I have taken from the children of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel by a statute forever.' " - -35. This is the consecrated portion for Aaron and his sons, from the offerings made by fire to the Lord, on the day when Moses presented them to minister to the Lord as priests. -36. The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations. - -37. This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecrations, and the sacrifice of the peace offering, -38. which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when He commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai. - - - +1 ‘Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering (it is most holy): +2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the trespass offering. And its blood he shall sprinkle all around on the altar. +3 And he shall offer from it all its fat. The fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, +4 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; +5 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a trespass offering. +6 Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy. +7 The trespass offering is like the sin offering; there is one law for them both: the priest who makes atonement with it shall have it. +8 And the priest who offers anyone’s burnt offering, that priest shall have for himself the skin of the burnt offering which he has offered. +9 Also every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in the covered pan, or in a pan, shall be the priest’s who offers it. +10 Every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall belong to all the sons of Aaron, to one as much as the other. +11 ‘This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord: +12 If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. +13 Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. +14 And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering. +15 ‘The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning. +16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; +17 the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire. +18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt. +19 ‘The flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten. It shall be burned with fire. And as for the clean flesh, all who are clean may eat of it. +20 But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from his people. +21 Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ” +22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +23 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘You shall not eat any fat, of ox or sheep or goat. +24 And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, and the fat of what is torn by wild beasts, may be used in any other way; but you shall by no means eat it. +25 For whoever eats the fat of the animal of which men offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, the person who eats it shall be cut off from his people. +26 Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast. +27 Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ” +28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +29 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘He who offers the sacrifice of his peace offering to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord from the sacrifice of his peace offering. +30 His own hands shall bring the offerings made by fire to the Lord. The fat with the breast he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the Lord. +31 And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. +32 Also the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a heave offering from the sacrifices of your peace offerings. +33 He among the sons of Aaron, who offers the blood of the peace offering and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part. +34 For the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering I have taken from the children of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons from the children of Israel by a statute forever.’ ” +35 This is the consecrated portion for Aaron and his sons, from the offerings made by fire to the Lord, on the day when Moses presented them to minister to the Lord as priests. +36 The Lord commanded this to be given to them by the children of Israel, on the day that He anointed them, by a statute forever throughout their generations. +37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, the consecrations, and the sacrifice of the peace offering, +38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day when He commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md index 2e76ccf6..fc35317a 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,51 +1,37 @@ -Aaron and His Sons Consecrated - # Chapter 8 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; -3. and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting." - -4. So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -5. And Moses said to the congregation, "This is what the Lord commanded to be done." - -6. Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. -7. And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him. -8. Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate. -9. And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -10. Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. -11. He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the laver and its base, to consecrate them. -12. And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him. - -13. Then Moses brought Aaron's sons and put tunics on them, girded them with sashes, and put hats on them, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -14. And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, -15. and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. -16. Then he took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. -17. But the bull, its hide, its flesh, and its offal, he burned with fire outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -18. Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, -19. and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. -20. And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. -21. Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -22. And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, -23. and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. -24. Then he brought Aaron's sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. -25. Then he took the fat and the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh; -26. and from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened cake, a cake of bread anointed with oil, and one wafer, and put them on the fat and on the right thigh; -27. and he put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord. -28. Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, on the burnt offering. They were consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That was an offering made by fire to the Lord. -29. And Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses' part of the ram of consecration, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -30. Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. - -31. And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration offerings, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.' -32. What remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire. -33. And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. -34. As he has done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. -35. Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded." -36. So Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; +3 and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” +4 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +5 And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.” +6 Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. +7 And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him. +8 Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate. +9 And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +10 Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them. +11 He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the laver and its base, to consecrate them. +12 And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him. +13 Then Moses brought Aaron’s sons and put tunics on them, girded them with sashes, and put hats on them, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +14 And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering, +15 and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. +16 Then he took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar. +17 But the bull, its hide, its flesh, and its offal, he burned with fire outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +18 Then he brought the ram as the burnt offering. And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, +19 and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. +20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat. +21 Then he washed the entrails and the legs in water. And Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, +23 and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. +24 Then he brought Aaron’s sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar. +25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh; +26 and from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the Lord he took one unleavened cake, a cake of bread anointed with oil, and one wafer, and put them on the fat and on the right thigh; +27 and he put all these in Aaron’s hands and in his sons’ hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the Lord. +28 Then Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, on the burnt offering. They were consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That was an offering made by fire to the Lord. +29 And Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering before the Lord. It was Moses’ part of the ram of consecration, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. +31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’ +32 What remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire. +33 And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. +34 As he has done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. +35 Therefore you shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, so that you may not die; for so I have been commanded.” +36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md index 490457da..e84eadfa 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,36 +1,25 @@ -The Priestly Ministry Begins - # Chapter 9 -1. It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. -2. And he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. -3. And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, 'Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering, -4. also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the Lord will appear to you.' " - -5. So they brought what Moses commanded before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. -6. Then Moses said, "This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you." -7. And Moses said to Aaron, "Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded." - -8. Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. -9. Then the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar. -10. But the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. -11. The flesh and the hide he burned with fire outside the camp. - -12. And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar. -13. Then they presented the burnt offering to him, with its pieces and head, and he burned them on the altar. -14. And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar. - -15. Then he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one. -16. And he brought the burnt offering and offered it according to the prescribed manner. -17. Then he brought the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning. - -18. He also killed the bull and the ram as sacrifices of peace offerings, which were for the people. And Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar, -19. and the fat from the bull and the ram--the fatty tail, what covers the entrails and the kidneys, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver; -20. and they put the fat on the breasts. Then he burned the fat on the altar; -21. but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses had commanded. - -22. Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. -23. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, -24. and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. - - - +1 It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. +2 And he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. +3 And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, ‘Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering, +4 also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil; for today the Lord will appear to you.’ ” +5 So they brought what Moses commanded before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. +6 Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” +7 And Moses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.” +8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. +9 Then the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar. +10 But the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +11 The flesh and the hide he burned with fire outside the camp. +12 And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar. +13 Then they presented the burnt offering to him, with its pieces and head, and he burned them on the altar. +14 And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar. +15 Then he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one. +16 And he brought the burnt offering and offered it according to the prescribed manner. +17 Then he brought the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning. +18 He also killed the bull and the ram as sacrifices of peace offerings, which were for the people. And Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar, +19 and the fat from the bull and the ram—the fatty tail, what covers the entrails and the kidneys, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver; +20 and they put the fat on the breasts. Then he burned the fat on the altar; +21 but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses had commanded. +22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. +23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, +24 and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md index 177d6e9e..87c2975d 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,39 +1,26 @@ -The Profane Fire of Nadab and Abihu - # Chapter 10 -1. Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. -2. So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. -3. And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord spoke, saying: -'By those who come near Me +1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. +2 So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. +3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: +‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people -I must be glorified.' " +I must be glorified.’ ” So Aaron held his peace. - -4. Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp." -5. So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said. - -6. And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, "Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. -7. You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses. -Conduct Prescribed for Priests - - -8. Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: -9. "Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, -10. that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, -11. and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses." - -12. And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons who were left: "Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings made by fire to the Lord, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy. -13. You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons' due, of the sacrifices made by fire to the Lord; for so I have been commanded. -14. The breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering you shall eat in a clean place, you, your sons, and your daughters with you; for they are your due and your sons' due, which are given from the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. -15. The thigh of the heave offering and the breast of the wave offering they shall bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to offer as a wave offering before the Lord. And it shall be yours and your sons' with you, by a statute forever, as the Lord has commanded." - -16. Then Moses made careful inquiry about the goat of the sin offering, and there it was--burned up. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying, -17. "Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy, and God has given it to you to bear the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? -18. See! Its blood was not brought inside the holy place; indeed you should have eaten it in a holy place, as I commanded." - -19. And Aaron said to Moses, "Look, this day they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and such things have befallen me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?" -20. So when Moses heard that, he was content. - - - +4 Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.” +5 So they went near and carried them by their tunics out of the camp, as Moses had said. +6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. +7 You shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses. +8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: +9 “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, +10 that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, +11 and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.” +12 And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons who were left: “Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings made by fire to the Lord, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy. +13 You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due, of the sacrifices made by fire to the Lord; for so I have been commanded. +14 The breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering you shall eat in a clean place, you, your sons, and your daughters with you; for they are your due and your sons’ due, which are given from the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. +15 The thigh of the heave offering and the breast of the wave offering they shall bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to offer as a wave offering before the Lord. And it shall be yours and your sons’ with you, by a statute forever, as the Lord has commanded.” +16 Then Moses made careful inquiry about the goat of the sin offering, and there it was—burned up. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying, +17 “Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy, and God has given it to you to bear the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? +18 See! Its blood was not brought inside the holy place; indeed you should have eaten it in a holy place, as I commanded.” +19 And Aaron said to Moses, “Look, this day they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and such things have befallen me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?” +20 So when Moses heard that, he was content. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md index ed51ff3e..83e4eb27 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,63 +1,48 @@ -Foods Permitted and Forbidden - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: -3. Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud--that you may eat. -4. Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; -5. the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; -6. the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; -7. and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. -8. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you. - -9. 'These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers--that you may eat. -10. But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you. -11. They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. -12. Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales--that shall be an abomination to you. - -13. 'And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, -14. the kite, and the falcon after its kind; -15. every raven after its kind, -16. the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind; -17. the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl; -18. the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture; -19. the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. - -20. 'All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you. -21. Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth. -22. These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind. -23. But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you. -Unclean Animals - - -24. 'By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening; -25. whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening: -26. The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean. -27. And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening. -28. Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you. - -29. 'These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind; -30. the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. -31. These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. -32. Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean. -33. Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls you shall break; and whatever is in it shall be unclean: -34. in such a vessel, any edible food upon which water falls becomes unclean, and any drink that may be drunk from it becomes unclean. -35. And everything on which a part of any such carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it is an oven or cooking stove, it shall be broken down; for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you. -36. Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean. -37. And if a part of any such carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it remains clean. -38. But if water is put on the seed, and if a part of any such carcass falls on it, it becomes unclean to you. - -39. 'And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening. -40. He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. - -41. 'And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten. -42. Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth--these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination. -43. You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them. -44. For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. -45. For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. - -46. 'This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth, -47. to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.' " - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: +3 Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat. +4 Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; +5 the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; +6 the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; +7 and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. +8 Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you. +9 ‘These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers—that you may eat. +10 But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you. +11 They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. +12 Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination to you. +13 ‘And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, +14 the kite, and the falcon after its kind; +15 every raven after its kind, +16 the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind; +17 the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl; +18 the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture; +19 the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. +20 ‘All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you. +21 Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth. +22 These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind. +23 But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you. +24 ‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening; +25 whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening: +26 The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean. +27 And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening. +28 Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you. +29 ‘These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind; +30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. +31 These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. +32 Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean. +33 Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls you shall break; and whatever is in it shall be unclean: +34 in such a vessel, any edible food upon which water falls becomes unclean, and any drink that may be drunk from it becomes unclean. +35 And everything on which a part of any such carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it is an oven or cooking stove, it shall be broken down; for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you. +36 Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean. +37 And if a part of any such carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it remains clean. +38 But if water is put on the seed, and if a part of any such carcass falls on it, it becomes unclean to you. +39 ‘And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening. +40 He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. +41 ‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten. +42 Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth—these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination. +43 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them. +44 For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. +45 For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. +46 ‘This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth, +47 to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md index 22d28341..0756429f 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,17 +1,9 @@ -The Ritual After Childbirth - # Chapter 12 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If a woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. -3. And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. -4. She shall then continue in the blood of her purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled. - -5. 'But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her customary impurity, and she shall continue in the blood of her purification sixty-six days. - -6. 'When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -7. Then he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has borne a male or a female. - -8. 'And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons--one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.' " - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. +3 And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. +4 She shall then continue in the blood of her purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled. +5 ‘But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her customary impurity, and she shall continue in the blood of her purification sixty-six days. +6 ‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +7 Then he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has borne a male or a female. +8 ‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md index 936fabfd..8a5abcaa 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,78 +1,60 @@ -The Law Concerning Leprosy - # Chapter 13 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: -2. "When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. -3. The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean. -4. But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore seven days. -5. And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. -6. Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean. -7. But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. -8. And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy. - -9. "When the leprous sore is on a person, then he shall be brought to the priest. -10. And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the swelling on the skin is white, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a spot of raw flesh in the swelling, -11. it is an old leprosy on the skin of his body. The priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean. - -12. "And if leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one who has the sore, from his head to his foot, wherever the priest looks, -13. then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has all turned white. He is clean. -14. But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. -15. And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean; for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. -16. Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest. -17. And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. He is clean. - -18. "If the body develops a boil in the skin, and it is healed, -19. and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest; -20. and if, when the priest sees it, it indeed appears deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore which has broken out of the boil. -21. But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days; -22. and if it should at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. -23. But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. - -24. "Or if the body receives a burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white, -25. then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the hair of the bright spot has turned white, and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy broken out in the burn. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. -26. But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. -27. And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. -28. But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn. The priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn. - -29. "If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard, -30. then the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if it appears deeper than the skin, and there is in it thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard. -31. But if the priest examines the scaly sore, and indeed it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale seven days. -32. And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scale does not appear deeper than the skin, -33. he shall shave himself, but the scale he shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale another seven days. -34. On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale; and indeed if the scale has not spread over the skin, and does not appear deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean. -35. But if the scale should at all spread over the skin after his cleansing, -36. then the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the scale has spread over the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair. He is unclean. -37. But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. - -38. "If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots, -39. then the priest shall look; and indeed if the bright spots on the skin of the body are dull white, it is a white spot that grows on the skin. He is clean. - -40. "As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean. -41. He whose hair has fallen from his forehead, he is bald on the forehead, but he is clean. -42. And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. -43. Then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body, -44. he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his sore is on his head. - -45. "Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!' -46. He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp. -The Law Concerning Leprous Garments - - -47. "Also, if a garment has a leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, -48. whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather, -49. and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous plague and shall be shown to the priest. -50. The priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague seven days. -51. And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean. -52. He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire. - -53. "But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, -54. then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days. -55. Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside. -56. If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather. -57. But if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading plague; you shall burn with fire that in which is the plague. -58. And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean. - -59. "This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: +2 “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. +3 The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean. +4 But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore seven days. +5 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore appears to be as it was, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. +6 Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day; and indeed if the sore has faded, and the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean. +7 But if the scab should at all spread over the skin, after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again. +8 And if the priest sees that the scab has indeed spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy. +9 “When the leprous sore is on a person, then he shall be brought to the priest. +10 And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the swelling on the skin is white, and it has turned the hair white, and there is a spot of raw flesh in the swelling, +11 it is an old leprosy on the skin of his body. The priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean. +12 “And if leprosy breaks out all over the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the one who has the sore, from his head to his foot, wherever the priest looks, +13 then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has all turned white. He is clean. +14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. +15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean; for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy. +16 Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest. +17 And the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the sore has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. He is clean. +18 “If the body develops a boil in the skin, and it is healed, +19 and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest; +20 and if, when the priest sees it, it indeed appears deeper than the skin, and its hair has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore which has broken out of the boil. +21 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days; +22 and if it should at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. +23 But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. +24 “Or if the body receives a burn on its skin by fire, and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a bright spot, reddish-white or white, +25 then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the hair of the bright spot has turned white, and it appears deeper than the skin, it is leprosy broken out in the burn. Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. +26 But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days. +27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has at all spread over the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore. +28 But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn. The priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn. +29 “If a man or woman has a sore on the head or the beard, +30 then the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if it appears deeper than the skin, and there is in it thin yellow hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard. +31 But if the priest examines the scaly sore, and indeed it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale seven days. +32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore; and indeed if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the scale does not appear deeper than the skin, +33 he shall shave himself, but the scale he shall not shave. And the priest shall isolate the one who has the scale another seven days. +34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale; and indeed if the scale has not spread over the skin, and does not appear deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean. +35 But if the scale should at all spread over the skin after his cleansing, +36 then the priest shall examine him; and indeed if the scale has spread over the skin, the priest need not seek for yellow hair. He is unclean. +37 But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is black hair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean. +38 “If a man or a woman has bright spots on the skin of the body, specifically white bright spots, +39 then the priest shall look; and indeed if the bright spots on the skin of the body are dull white, it is a white spot that grows on the skin. He is clean. +40 “As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean. +41 He whose hair has fallen from his forehead, he is bald on the forehead, but he is clean. +42 And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead. +43 Then the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the swelling of the sore is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy on the skin of the body, +44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his sore is on his head. +45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ +46 He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp. +47 “Also, if a garment has a leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment, +48 whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather, +49 and if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a leprous plague and shall be shown to the priest. +50 The priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague seven days. +51 And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, in the leather or in anything made of leather, the plague is an active leprosy. It is unclean. +52 He shall therefore burn that garment in which is the plague, whether warp or woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, for it is an active leprosy; the garment shall be burned in the fire. +53 “But if the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, +54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the plague; and he shall isolate it another seven days. +55 Then the priest shall examine the plague after it has been washed; and indeed if the plague has not changed its color, though the plague has not spread, it is unclean, and you shall burn it in the fire; it continues eating away, whether the damage is outside or inside. +56 If the priest examines it, and indeed the plague has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment, whether out of the warp or out of the woof, or out of the leather. +57 But if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading plague; you shall burn with fire that in which is the plague. +58 And if you wash the garment, either warp or woof, or whatever is made of leather, if the plague has disappeared from it, then it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean. +59 “This is the law of the leprous plague in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather, to pronounce it clean or to pronounce it unclean.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md index 09065620..5125e0b8 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,72 +1,58 @@ -The Ritual for Cleansing Healed Lepers - # Chapter 14 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest. -3. And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is healed in the leper, -4. then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. -5. And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. -6. As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. -7. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field. -8. He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days. -9. But on the seventh day he shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows--all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes and wash his body in water, and he shall be clean. - -10. "And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil. -11. Then the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -12. And the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it as a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. -13. Then he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy. -14. The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. -15. And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. -16. Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. -17. And of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering. -18. The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord. - -19. "Then the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. -20. And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean. - -21. "But if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil, -22. and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford: one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. -23. He shall bring them to the priest on the eighth day for his cleansing, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, before the Lord. -24. And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. -25. Then he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. -26. And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand. -27. Then the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord. -28. And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering. -29. The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord. -30. And he shall offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, such as he can afford-- -31. such as he is able to afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the Lord. -32. This is the law for one who had a leprous sore, who cannot afford the usual cleansing." -The Law Concerning Leprous Houses - - -33. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: -34. "When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give you as a possession, and I put the leprous plague in a house in the land of your possession, -35. and he who owns the house comes and tells the priest, saying, 'It seems to me that there is some plague in the house,' -36. then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes into it to examine the plague, that all that is in the house may not be made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to examine the house. -37. And he shall examine the plague; and indeed if the plague is on the walls of the house with ingrained streaks, greenish or reddish, which appear to be deep in the wall, -38. then the priest shall go out of the house, to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days. -39. And the priest shall come again on the seventh day and look; and indeed if the plague has spread on the walls of the house, -40. then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which is the plague, and they shall cast them into an unclean place outside the city. -41. And he shall cause the house to be scraped inside, all around, and the dust that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city. -42. Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house. - -43. "Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered, -44. then the priest shall come and look; and indeed if the plague has spread in the house, it is an active leprosy in the house. It is unclean. -45. And he shall break down the house, its stones, its timber, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them outside the city to an unclean place. -46. Moreover he who goes into the house at all while it is shut up shall be unclean until evening. -47. And he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes. - -48. "But if the priest comes in and examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. -49. And he shall take, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. -50. Then he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water; -51. and he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times. -52. And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet. -53. Then he shall let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field, and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean. - -54. "This is the law for any leprous sore and scale, -55. for the leprosy of a garment and of a house, -56. for a swelling and a scab and a bright spot, -57. to teach when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy." - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest. +3 And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is healed in the leper, +4 then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. +5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. +6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. +7 And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field. +8 He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days. +9 But on the seventh day he shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows—all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes and wash his body in water, and he shall be clean. +10 “And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and one log of oil. +11 Then the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +12 And the priest shall take one male lamb and offer it as a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. +13 Then he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy. +14 The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. +15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. +16 Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. +17 And of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering. +18 The rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord. +19 “Then the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. +20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean. +21 “But if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil, +22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford: one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. +23 He shall bring them to the priest on the eighth day for his cleansing, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, before the Lord. +24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord. +25 Then he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. +26 And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand. +27 Then the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord. +28 And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering. +29 The rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord. +30 And he shall offer one of the turtledoves or young pigeons, such as he can afford— +31 such as he is able to afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, with the grain offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the Lord. +32 This is the law for one who had a leprous sore, who cannot afford the usual cleansing.” +33 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: +34 “When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give you as a possession, and I put the leprous plague in a house in the land of your possession, +35 and he who owns the house comes and tells the priest, saying, ‘It seems to me that there is some plague in the house,’ +36 then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes into it to examine the plague, that all that is in the house may not be made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to examine the house. +37 And he shall examine the plague; and indeed if the plague is on the walls of the house with ingrained streaks, greenish or reddish, which appear to be deep in the wall, +38 then the priest shall go out of the house, to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days. +39 And the priest shall come again on the seventh day and look; and indeed if the plague has spread on the walls of the house, +40 then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which is the plague, and they shall cast them into an unclean place outside the city. +41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped inside, all around, and the dust that they scrape off they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city. +42 Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house. +43 “Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered, +44 then the priest shall come and look; and indeed if the plague has spread in the house, it is an active leprosy in the house. It is unclean. +45 And he shall break down the house, its stones, its timber, and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them outside the city to an unclean place. +46 Moreover he who goes into the house at all while it is shut up shall be unclean until evening. +47 And he who lies down in the house shall wash his clothes, and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes. +48 “But if the priest comes in and examines it, and indeed the plague has not spread in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. +49 And he shall take, to cleanse the house, two birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. +50 Then he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water; +51 and he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times. +52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and the running water and the living bird, with the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet. +53 Then he shall let the living bird loose outside the city in the open field, and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean. +54 “This is the law for any leprous sore and scale, +55 for the leprosy of a garment and of a house, +56 for a swelling and a scab and a bright spot, +57 to teach when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law of leprosy.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md index 318e9740..91806c9a 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,45 +1,34 @@ -The Law Concerning Bodily Discharges - # Chapter 15 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. -3. And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge--whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. -4. Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. -5. And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -6. He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -7. And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -8. If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -9. Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. -10. Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -11. And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -12. The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. - -13. 'And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. -14. On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. -15. Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord because of his discharge. - -16. 'If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. -17. And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. -18. Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. - -19. 'If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. -20. Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. -21. Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -22. And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. -23. If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. -24. And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. - -25. 'If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean. -26. Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. -27. Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. - -28. 'But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. -29. And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -30. Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for the discharge of her uncleanness. - -31. 'Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them. -32. This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, -33. and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.' " - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. +3 And this shall be his uncleanness in regard to his discharge—whether his body runs with his discharge, or his body is stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness. +4 Every bed is unclean on which he who has the discharge lies, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. +5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +6 He who sits on anything on which he who has the discharge sat shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +7 And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +8 If he who has the discharge spits on him who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +9 Any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean. +10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until evening. He who carries any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +11 And whomever the one who has the discharge touches, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +12 The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. +13 ‘And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean. +14 On the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and give them to the priest. +15 Then the priest shall offer them, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord because of his discharge. +16 ‘If any man has an emission of semen, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until evening. +17 And any garment and any leather on which there is semen, it shall be washed with water, and be unclean until evening. +18 Also, when a woman lies with a man, and there is an emission of semen, they shall bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +19 ‘If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening. +20 Everything that she lies on during her impurity shall be unclean; also everything that she sits on shall be unclean. +21 Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +22 And whoever touches anything that she sat on shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +23 If anything is on her bed or on anything on which she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until evening. +24 And if any man lies with her at all, so that her impurity is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean. +25 ‘If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean. +26 Every bed on which she lies all the days of her discharge shall be to her as the bed of her impurity; and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. +27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean; he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. +28 ‘But if she is cleansed of her discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. +29 And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +30 Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for the discharge of her uncleanness. +31 ‘Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them. +32 This is the law for one who has a discharge, and for him who emits semen and is unclean thereby, +33 and for her who is indisposed because of her customary impurity, and for one who has a discharge, either man or woman, and for him who lies with her who is unclean.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md index 6fd50429..2188d0f7 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,47 +1,35 @@ -The Day of Atonement - # Chapter 16 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died; -2. and the Lord said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. - -3. "Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. -4. He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. -5. And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. - -6. "Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. -7. He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -8. Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. -9. And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord's lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. -10. But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. - -11. "And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. -12. Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. -13. And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. -14. He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. - -15. "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. -16. So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. -17. There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. -18. And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. -19. Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. - -20. "And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. -21. Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. -22. The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. - -23. "Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. -24. And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. -25. The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. -26. And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. -27. The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. -28. Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. - -29. "This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. -30. For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. -31. It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. -32. And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father's place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; -33. then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. -34. This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year." And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died; +2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. +3 “Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering. +4 He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on. +5 And he shall take from the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering. +6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house. +7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. +9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. +10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness. +11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself. +12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. +13 And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he die. +14 He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. +15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. +16 So he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, for all their sins; and so he shall do for the tabernacle of meeting which remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness. +17 There shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself, for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. +18 And he shall go out to the altar that is before the Lord, and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it on the horns of the altar all around. +19 Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, cleanse it, and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. +20 “And when he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the tabernacle of meeting, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat. +21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man. +22 The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to an uninhabited land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. +23 “Then Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there. +24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, put on his garments, come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. +25 The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar. +26 And he who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. +27 The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp. And they shall burn in the fire their skins, their flesh, and their offal. +28 Then he who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. +29 “This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. +30 For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. +31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. +32 And the priest, who is anointed and consecrated to minister as priest in his father’s place, shall make atonement, and put on the linen clothes, the holy garments; +33 then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tabernacle of meeting and for the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. +34 This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md index 9f007b12..ca4fd7cf 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -The Sanctity of Blood - # Chapter 17 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, 'This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying: -3. "Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, -4. and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people, -5. to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord. -6. And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the Lord. -7. They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations." ' - -8. "Also you shall say to them: 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, -9. and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from among his people. - -10. 'And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. -11. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.' -12. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.' - -13. "Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust; -14. for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.' - -15. "And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean. -16. But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying: +3 “Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, +4 and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people, +5 to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord. +6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet aroma to the Lord. +7 They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’ +8 “Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, +9 and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be cut off from among his people. +10 ‘And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. +11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ +12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.’ +13 “Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust; +14 for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, ‘You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.’ +15 “And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean. +16 But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md index dc4aea84..a37c8100 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,40 +1,31 @@ -Laws of Sexual Morality - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'I am the Lord your God. -3. According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. -4. You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. -5. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. - -6. 'None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. -7. The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. -8. The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness. -9. The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. -10. The nakedness of your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. -11. The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten by your father--she is your sister--you shall not uncover her nakedness. -12. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister; she is near of kin to your father. -13. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. -14. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. -15. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law--she is your son's wife--you shall not uncover her nakedness. -16. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; it is your brother's nakedness. -17. You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. -18. Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive. - -19. 'Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. -20. Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her. -21. And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. -22. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. -23. Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. - -24. 'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. -25. For the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. -26. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you -27. (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), -28. lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. -29. For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people. - -30. 'Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.' " - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. +3 According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. +4 You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God. +5 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. +6 ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord. +7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. +8 The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness. +9 The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover. +10 The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness. +11 The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness. +12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father. +13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother. +14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt. +15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness. +16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. +17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness. +18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive. +19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. +20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. +21 And you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. +22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. +23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion. +24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you. +25 For the land is defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants. +26 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you +27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and thus the land is defiled), +28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it, as it vomited out the nations that were before you. +29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, the persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people. +30 ‘Therefore you shall keep My ordinance, so that you do not commit any of these abominable customs which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md index 1a9a84d3..45a807d1 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,62 +1,38 @@ -Moral and Ceremonial Laws - # Chapter 19 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: 'You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. - -3. 'Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. - -4. 'Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God. - -5. 'And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will. -6. It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire. -7. And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted. -8. Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed offering of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people. - -9. 'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. -10. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God. - -11. 'You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. -12. And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. - -13. 'You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning. -14. You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord. - -15. 'You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. -16. You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord. - -17. 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. -18. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. - -19. 'You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you. - -20. 'Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. -21. And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering. -22. The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him. - -23. 'When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. -24. But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord. -25. And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God. - -26. 'You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. -27. You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. -28. You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord. - -29. 'Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness. - -30. 'You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord. - -31. 'Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. - -32. 'You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord. - -33. 'And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. -34. The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. - -35. 'You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. -36. You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. - -37. 'Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.' " - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. +3 ‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. +4 ‘Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God. +5 ‘And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will. +6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. And if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire. +7 And if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted. +8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the hallowed offering of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people. +9 ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. +10 And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God. +11 ‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. +12 And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. +13 ‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning. +14 You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord. +15 ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. +16 You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord. +17 ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. +18 You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. +19 ‘You shall keep My statutes. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment of mixed linen and wool come upon you. +20 ‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. +21 And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, a ram as a trespass offering. +22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the Lord for his sin which he has committed. And the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him. +23 ‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. +24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord. +25 And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God. +26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying. +27 You shall not shave around the sides of your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. +28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord. +29 ‘Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to be a harlot, lest the land fall into harlotry, and the land become full of wickedness. +30 ‘You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord. +31 ‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. +32 ‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord. +33 ‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. +34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. +35 ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. +36 You shall have honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. +37 ‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md index e6129e99..04f361b4 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,40 +1,28 @@ -Penalties for Breaking the Law - # Chapter 20 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: 'Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. -3. I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name. -4. And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him, -5. then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech. - -6. 'And the person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people. -7. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. -8. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you. - -9. 'For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him. - -10. 'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. -11. The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. -12. If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them. -13. If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. -14. If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you. -15. If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. -16. If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them. - -17. 'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness. He shall bear his guilt. -18. If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people. - -19. 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister nor of your father's sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. -20. If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. -21. If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They shall be childless. - -22. 'You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out. -23. And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them. -24. But I have said to you, "You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples. -25. You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, and you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. -26. And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. - -27. 'A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.' " - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. +3 I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name. +4 And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him, +5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech. +6 ‘And the person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people. +7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. +8 And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you. +9 ‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him. +10 ‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. +11 The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. +12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them. +13 If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. +14 If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you. +15 If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal. +16 If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them. +17 ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his guilt. +18 If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people. +19 ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister nor of your father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. +20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. +21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless. +22 ‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out. +23 And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them. +24 But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples. +25 You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, and you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. +26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. +27 ‘A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md index 6f696d60..cc48d9de 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,34 +1,25 @@ -Regulations for Conduct of Priests - # Chapter 21 -1. And the Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: 'None shall defile himself for the dead among his people, -2. except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother; -3. also his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may defile himself. -4. Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. - -5. 'They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh. -6. They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. -7. They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or a defiled woman, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God. -8. Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy. -9. The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire. - -10. 'He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes; -11. nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; -12. nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord. -13. And he shall take a wife in her virginity. -14. A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman or a harlot--these he shall not marry; but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife. -15. Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.' " - -16. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -17. "Speak to Aaron, saying: 'No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God. -18. For any man who has a defect shall not approach: a man blind or lame, who has a marred face or any limb too long, -19. a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, -20. or is a hunchback or a dwarf, or a man who has a defect in his eye, or eczema or scab, or is a eunuch. -21. No man of the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, shall come near to offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He has a defect; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. -22. He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy; -23. only he shall not go near the veil or approach the altar, because he has a defect, lest he profane My sanctuaries; for I the Lord sanctify them.' " - -24. And Moses told it to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel. - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people, +2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother; +3 also his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may defile himself. +4 Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. +5 ‘They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh. +6 They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. +7 They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or a defiled woman, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God. +8 Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy. +9 The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire. +10 ‘He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes; +11 nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; +12 nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord. +13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. +14 A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman or a harlot—these he shall not marry; but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife. +15 Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.’ ” +16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +17 “Speak to Aaron, saying: ‘No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God. +18 For any man who has a defect shall not approach: a man blind or lame, who has a marred face or any limb too long, +19 a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, +20 or is a hunchback or a dwarf, or a man who has a defect in his eye, or eczema or scab, or is a eunuch. +21 No man of the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, shall come near to offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He has a defect; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. +22 He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy; +23 only he shall not go near the veil or approach the altar, because he has a defect, lest he profane My sanctuaries; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ” +24 And Moses told it to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md index 71b5232d..35c73663 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,49 +1,34 @@ -The Holiness of the Offerings - # Chapter 22 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me: I am the Lord. -3. Say to them: 'Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord. - -4. 'Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen, -5. or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be-- -6. the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he washes his body with water. -7. And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because it is his food. -8. Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord. - -9. 'They shall therefore keep My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them. - -10. 'No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing. -11. But if the priest buys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food. -12. If the priest's daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings. -13. But if the priest's daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father's house as in her youth, she may eat her father's food; but no outsider shall eat it. - -14. 'And if a man eats the holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it. -15. They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, -16. or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.' " -Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted - - -17. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -18. "Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: 'Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering-- -19. you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. -20. Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. -21. And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. -22. Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. -23. Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted. - -24. 'You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. -25. Nor from a foreigner's hand shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.' " - -26. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -27. "When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. -28. Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day. -29. And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. -30. On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. - -31. "Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. -32. You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, -33. who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord." - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me: I am the Lord. +3 Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord. +4 ‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen, +5 or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be— +6 the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he washes his body with water. +7 And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because it is his food. +8 Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord. +9 ‘They shall therefore keep My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them. +10 ‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing. +11 But if the priest buys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food. +12 If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings. +13 But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it. +14 ‘And if a man eats the holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it. +15 They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, +16 or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ” +17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— +19 you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. +20 Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. +21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. +22 Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. +23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted. +24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. +25 Nor from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +27 “When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. +28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day. +29 And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. +30 On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord. +31 “Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. +32 You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, +33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md index 0519836f..bf607b4a 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,67 +1,45 @@ -Feasts of the Lord - # Chapter 23 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. -The Sabbath - - -3. 'Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. -The Passover and Unleavened Bread - -4. 'These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. -5. On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord's Passover. -6. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. -7. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. -8. But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.' " -The Feast of Firstfruits - - -9. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. -11. He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. -12. And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord. -13. Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin. -14. You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. -The Feast of Weeks - -15. 'And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. -16. Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord. -17. You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the Lord. -18. And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. -19. Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering. -20. The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. -21. And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. - -22. 'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.' "The Feast of Trumpets - -23. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. -25. You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.' "The Day of Atonement - -26. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -27. "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. -28. And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. -29. For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. -30. And any person who does any work on that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. -31. You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. -32. It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath."The Feast of Tabernacles - -33. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -34. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. -35. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. -36. For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it. - -37. 'These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day-- -38. besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the Lord. - -39. 'Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. -40. And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. -41. You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. -42. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, -43. that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.' " - -44. So Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. +3 ‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. +4 ‘These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. +5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover. +6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. +7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it. +8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’ ” +9 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. +11 He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. +12 And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord. +13 Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin. +14 You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. +15 ‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. +16 Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord. +17 You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the Lord. +18 And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. +19 Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering. +20 The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. +21 And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. +22 ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.’ ” +23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. +25 You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.’ ” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. +28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. +29 For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. +30 And any person who does any work on that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. +31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. +32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.” +33 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +34 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. +35 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. +36 For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it. +37 ‘These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day— +38 besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the Lord. +39 ‘Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. +40 And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. +41 You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. +42 You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, +43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.’ ” +44 So Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md index 4a61451a..f7e3c272 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -Care of the Tabernacle Lamps - # Chapter 24 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. -3. Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the Lord continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations. -4. He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually. -The Bread of the Tabernacle - - -5. "And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. -6. You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord. -7. And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord. -8. Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. -9. And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetual statute." -The Penalty for Blasphemy - - -10. Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. -11. And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed; and so they brought him to Moses. (His mother's name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) -12. Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the Lord might be shown to them. - -13. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -14. "Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. - -15. "Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. -16. And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death. - -17. 'Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. -18. Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. - -19. 'If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him-- -20. fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. -21. And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. -22. You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the Lord your God.' " - -23. Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. +3 Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the Lord continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations. +4 He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually. +5 “And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. +6 You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord. +7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. +9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetual statute.” +10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. +11 And the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed; and so they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) +12 Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the Lord might be shown to them. +13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. +15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. +16 And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death. +17 ‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. +18 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. +19 ‘If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him— +20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. +21 And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. +22 You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the Lord your God.’ ” +23 Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md index 5edff673..118effcd 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,81 +1,56 @@ -The Sabbath of the Seventh Year - # Chapter 25 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the Lord. -3. Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit; -4. but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard. -5. What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine, for it is a year of rest for the land. -6. And the sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you: for you, your male and female servants, your hired man, and the stranger who dwells with you, -7. for your livestock and the beasts that are in your land--all its produce shall be for food. -The Year of Jubilee - - -8. 'And you shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. -9. Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. -10. And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family. -11. That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine. -12. For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its produce from the field. - -13. 'In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession. -14. And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another. -15. According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you. -16. According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. -17. Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God. -Provisions for the Seventh Year - - -18. 'So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety. -19. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell there in safety. - -20. 'And if you say, "What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?" -21. Then I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years. -22. And you shall sow in the eighth year, and eat old produce until the ninth year; until its produce comes in, you shall eat of the old harvest. -Redemption of Property - - -23. 'The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me. -24. And in all the land of your possession you shall grant redemption of the land. - -25. 'If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold. -26. Or if the man has no one to redeem it, but he himself becomes able to redeem it, -27. then let him count the years since its sale, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it, that he may return to his possession. -28. But if he is not able to have it restored to himself, then what was sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the Year of Jubilee; and in the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his possession. - -29. 'If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year he may redeem it. -30. But if it is not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong permanently to him who bought it, throughout his generations. It shall not be released in the Jubilee. -31. However the houses of villages which have no wall around them shall be counted as the fields of the country. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. -32. Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time. -33. And if a man purchases a house from the Levites, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. -34. But the field of the common-land of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession. -Lending to the Poor - - -35. 'If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. -36. Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. -37. You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. -38. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. -The Law Concerning Slavery - - -39. 'And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave. -40. As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee. -41. And then he shall depart from you--he and his children with him--and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers. -42. For they are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. -43. You shall not rule over him with rigor, but you shall fear your God. -44. And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have--from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves. -45. Moreover you may buy the children of the strangers who dwell among you, and their families who are with you, which they beget in your land; and they shall become your property. -46. And you may take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them as a possession; they shall be your permanent slaves. But regarding your brethren, the children of Israel, you shall not rule over one another with rigor. - -47. 'Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger's family, -48. after he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brothers may redeem him; -49. or his uncle or his uncle's son may redeem him; or anyone who is near of kin to him in his family may redeem him; or if he is able he may redeem himself. -50. Thus he shall reckon with him who bought him: The price of his release shall be according to the number of years, from the year that he was sold to him until the Year of Jubilee; it shall be according to the time of a hired servant for him. -51. If there are still many years remaining, according to them he shall repay the price of his redemption from the money with which he was bought. -52. And if there remain but a few years until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall reckon with him, and according to his years he shall repay him the price of his redemption. -53. He shall be with him as a yearly hired servant, and he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight. -54. And if he is not redeemed in these years, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee--he and his children with him. -55. For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the Lord. +3 Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit; +4 but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard. +5 What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine, for it is a year of rest for the land. +6 And the sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you: for you, your male and female servants, your hired man, and the stranger who dwells with you, +7 for your livestock and the beasts that are in your land—all its produce shall be for food. +8 ‘And you shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. +9 Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. +10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family. +11 That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine. +12 For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its produce from the field. +13 ‘In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession. +14 And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another. +15 According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you. +16 According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. +17 Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God. +18 ‘So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety. +19 Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell there in safety. +20 ‘And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?” +21 Then I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years. +22 And you shall sow in the eighth year, and eat old produce until the ninth year; until its produce comes in, you shall eat of the old harvest. +23 ‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me. +24 And in all the land of your possession you shall grant redemption of the land. +25 ‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold. +26 Or if the man has no one to redeem it, but he himself becomes able to redeem it, +27 then let him count the years since its sale, and restore the remainder to the man to whom he sold it, that he may return to his possession. +28 But if he is not able to have it restored to himself, then what was sold shall remain in the hand of him who bought it until the Year of Jubilee; and in the Jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his possession. +29 ‘If a man sells a house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year he may redeem it. +30 But if it is not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house in the walled city shall belong permanently to him who bought it, throughout his generations. It shall not be released in the Jubilee. +31 However the houses of villages which have no wall around them shall be counted as the fields of the country. They may be redeemed, and they shall be released in the Jubilee. +32 Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time. +33 And if a man purchases a house from the Levites, then the house that was sold in the city of his possession shall be released in the Jubilee; for the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. +34 But the field of the common-land of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession. +35 ‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. +36 Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. +37 You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit. +38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. +39 ‘And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave. +40 As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee. +41 And then he shall depart from you—he and his children with him—and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers. +42 For they are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. +43 You shall not rule over him with rigor, but you shall fear your God. +44 And as for your male and female slaves whom you may have—from the nations that are around you, from them you may buy male and female slaves. +45 Moreover you may buy the children of the strangers who dwell among you, and their families who are with you, which they beget in your land; and they shall become your property. +46 And you may take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them as a possession; they shall be your permanent slaves. But regarding your brethren, the children of Israel, you shall not rule over one another with rigor. +47 ‘Now if a sojourner or stranger close to you becomes rich, and one of your brethren who dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner close to you, or to a member of the stranger’s family, +48 after he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brothers may redeem him; +49 or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him; or anyone who is near of kin to him in his family may redeem him; or if he is able he may redeem himself. +50 Thus he shall reckon with him who bought him: The price of his release shall be according to the number of years, from the year that he was sold to him until the Year of Jubilee; it shall be according to the time of a hired servant for him. +51 If there are still many years remaining, according to them he shall repay the price of his redemption from the money with which he was bought. +52 And if there remain but a few years until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall reckon with him, and according to his years he shall repay him the price of his redemption. +53 He shall be with him as a yearly hired servant, and he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight. +54 And if he is not redeemed in these years, then he shall be released in the Year of Jubilee—he and his children with him. +55 For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md index 2e40e9b0..268690b6 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,131 +1,78 @@ -Promise of Blessing and Retribution - # Chapter 26 -1. 'You shall not make idols for yourselves; +1 ‘You shall not make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it; -for -I am the Lord your God. - -2. You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: +for I am the Lord your God. +2 You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord. - -3. 'If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, - -4. then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. - -5. Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; +3 ‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, +4 then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. +5 Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. - -6. I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; +6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land. - -7. You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. - -8. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; +7 You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. +8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you. - -9. 'For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you. - -10. You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new. - -11. I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. - -12. I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. - -13. -I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; +9 ‘For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you. +10 You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new. +11 I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. +12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. +13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright. - -14. 'But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, - -15. and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, - -16. I also will do this to you: +14 ‘But if you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, +15 and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, +16 I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. - -17. I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. +17 I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. - -18. 'And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. - -19. I will break the pride of your power; +18 ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. +19 I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze. - -20. And your strength shall be spent in vain; +20 And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit. - -21. 'Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins. - -22. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; +21 ‘Then, if you walk contrary to Me, and are not willing to obey Me, I will bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins. +22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate. - -23. 'And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, - -24. then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins. - -25. And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; +23 ‘And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, +24 then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins. +25 And I will bring a sword against you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; when you are gathered together within your cities I will send pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. - -26. When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied. - -27. 'And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me, - -28. then I also will walk contrary to you in fury; +26 When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied. +27 ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, but walk contrary to Me, +28 then I also will walk contrary to you in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. - -29. You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters. - -30. I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; +29 You shall eat the flesh of your sons, and you shall eat the flesh of your daughters. +30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you. - -31. I will lay your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the fragrance of your sweet aromas. - -32. I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. - -33. I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; +31 I will lay your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries to desolation, and I will not smell the fragrance of your sweet aromas. +32 I will bring the land to desolation, and your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. +33 I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste. - -34. Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies' land; +34 Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies’ land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths. - -35. As long as it lies desolate it shall rest-- +35 As long as it lies desolate it shall rest— for the time it did not rest on your sabbaths when you dwelt in it. - -36. 'And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; +36 ‘And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee; they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues. - -37. They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; +37 They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. - -38. You shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. - -39. And those of you who are left shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; -also in their fathers' iniquities, which are with them, they shall waste away. - -40. 'But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me, - -41. and that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their enemies; -if their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their guilt-- - -42. then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember; +38 You shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. +39 And those of you who are left shall waste away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; +also in their fathers’ iniquities, which are with them, they shall waste away. +40 ‘But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me, +41 and that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their enemies; +if their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their guilt— +42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember; I will remember the land. - -43. The land also shall be left empty by them, and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; +43 The land also shall be left empty by them, and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; they will accept their guilt, because they despised My judgments and because their soul abhorred My statutes. - -44. Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; -for -I am the Lord their God. - -45. But for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: -I am the Lord.' " - -46. These are the statutes and judgments and laws which the Lord made between Himself and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. - - - +44 Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; +for I am the Lord their God. +45 But for their sake I will remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: +I am the Lord.’ ” +46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws which the Lord made between Himself and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md index d18cec1c..78eb8814 100644 --- a/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -Redeeming Persons and Property Dedicated to God - # Chapter 27 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation, -3. if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. -4. If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; -5. and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels; -6. and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; -7. and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. - -8. 'But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him. - -9. 'If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy. -10. He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy. -11. If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest; -12. and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. -13. But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation. - -14. 'And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. -15. If he who dedicated it wants to redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his. - -16. 'If a man dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. -17. If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. -18. But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation. -19. And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him. -20. But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore; -21. but the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a devoted field; it shall be the possession of the priest. - -22. 'And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his possession, -23. then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy offering to the Lord. -24. In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession. -25. And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel. - -26. 'But the firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord's firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord's. -27. And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation. - -28. 'Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord. -29. No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death. -30. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord. -31. If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. -32. And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. -33. He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.' " - -34. These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation, +3 if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. +4 If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; +5 and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels; +6 and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; +7 and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. +8 ‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him. +9 ‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy. +10 He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy. +11 If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest; +12 and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. +13 But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation. +14 ‘And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. +15 If he who dedicated it wants to redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his. +16 ‘If a man dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. +17 If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. +18 But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation. +19 And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him. +20 But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore; +21 but the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a devoted field; it shall be the possession of the priest. +22 ‘And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his possession, +23 then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy offering to the Lord. +24 In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession. +25 And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel. +26 ‘But the firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s. +27 And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation. +28 ‘Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord. +29 No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death. +30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord. +31 If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. +32 And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. +33 He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.’ ” +34 These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md index d84b67bd..216700c6 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,77 +1,55 @@ -The First Census of Israel - # Chapter 1 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: -2. "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, -3. from twenty years old and above--all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. -4. And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father's house. - -5. "These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; -6. from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; -7. from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; -8. from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; -9. from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; -10. from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; -11. from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; -12. from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; -13. from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; -14. from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; -15. from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan." -16. These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers' tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel. - -17. Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name, -18. and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually. -19. As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai. - -20. Now the children of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -21. those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred. - -22. From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -23. those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. - -24. From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -25. those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. - -26. From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -27. those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred. - -28. From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -29. those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred. - -30. From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -31. those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. - -32. From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -33. those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred. - -34. From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -35. those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred. - -36. From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -37. those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred. - -38. From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -39. those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. - -40. From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -41. those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred. - -42. From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: -43. those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred. - -44. These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father's house. -45. So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel-- -46. all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. - -47. But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe; -48. for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying: -49. "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel; -50. but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and camp around the tabernacle. -51. And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death. -52. The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; -53. but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony." - -54. Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: +2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, +3 from twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. +4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house. +5 “These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; +6 from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; +7 from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; +8 from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; +9 from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; +10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; +11 from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; +12 from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; +13 from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; +14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; +15 from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” +16 These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel. +17 Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name, +18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually. +19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai. +20 Now the children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +21 those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred. +22 From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +23 those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. +24 From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +25 those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. +26 From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +27 those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred. +28 From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +29 those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred. +30 From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +31 those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. +32 From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +33 those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred. +34 From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +35 those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred. +36 From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +37 those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred. +38 From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +39 those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. +40 From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +41 those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred. +42 From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: +43 those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred. +44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father’s house. +45 So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel— +46 all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. +47 But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe; +48 for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying: +49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel; +50 but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and camp around the tabernacle. +51 And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death. +52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; +53 but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.” +54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md index 5a8faee0..85ead730 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,54 +1,35 @@ -The Tribes and Leaders by Armies - # Chapter 2 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: -2. "Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father's house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting. -3. On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah." -4. And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred. - -5. "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar." -6. And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred. - -7. "Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun." -8. And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred. -9. "All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred--these shall break camp first. - -10. "On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur." -11. And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred. - -12. "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai." -13. And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred. - -14. "Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel." -15. And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. -16. "All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty--they shall be the second to break camp. - -17. "And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards. - -18. "On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud." -19. And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred. - -20. "Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur." -21. And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred. - -22. "Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni." -23. And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred. -24. "All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred--they shall be the third to break camp. - -25. "The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai." -26. And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred. - -27. "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran." -28. And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred. - -29. "Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan." -30. And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred. -31. "All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred--they shall break camp last, with their standards." - -32. These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. -33. But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses. - -34. Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers' houses. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: +2 “Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting. +3 On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.” +4 And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred. +5 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar.” +6 And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred. +7 “Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.” +8 And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred. +9 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first. +10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.” +11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred. +12 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.” +13 And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred. +14 “Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.” +15 And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. +16 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp. +17 “And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards. +18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.” +19 And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred. +20 “Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.” +21 And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred. +22 “Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.” +23 And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred. +24 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—they shall be the third to break camp. +25 “The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.” +26 And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred. +27 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.” +28 And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred. +29 “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.” +30 And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred. +31 “All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with their standards.” +32 These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. +33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses. +34 Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md index 5ed09008..bdaf23f0 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,73 +1,52 @@ -The Sons of Aaron - # Chapter 3 -1. Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. -2. And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. -4. Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father. -The Levites Serve in the Tabernacle - - -5. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -6. "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. -7. And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. -8. Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle. -9. And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel. -10. So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death." - -11. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -12. "Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine, -13. because all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord."Census of the Levites Commanded - -14. Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying: -15. "Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above." - -16. So Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. -17. These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. -19. And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -20. And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses. - -21. From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites. -22. Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above--of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred. -23. The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. -24. And the leader of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. -25. The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, -26. the screen for the door of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, according to all the work relating to them. - -27. From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. -28. According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping charge of the sanctuary. -29. The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. -30. And the leader of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. -31. Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them. - -32. And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary. - -33. From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. -34. And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. -35. The leader of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. -36. And the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them, -37. and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords. - -38. Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but the outsider who came near was to be put to death. -39. All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand. -Levites Dedicated Instead of the Firstborn - - -40. Then the Lord said to Moses: "Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. -41. And you shall take the Levites for Me--I am the Lord--instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel." -42. So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. -43. And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three. - -44. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -45. "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord. -46. And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites, -47. you shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs. -48. And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons." - -49. So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. -50. From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. -51. And Moses gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. - - - +1 Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. +2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests. +4 Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father. +5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him. +7 And they shall attend to his needs and the needs of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of meeting, to do the work of the tabernacle. +8 Also they shall attend to all the furnishings of the tabernacle of meeting, and to the needs of the children of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle. +9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to him from among the children of Israel. +10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” +11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +12 “Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine, +13 because all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine: I am the Lord.” +14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying: +15 “Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above.” +16 So Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. +17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. +19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses. +21 From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites. +22 Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above—of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred. +23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. +24 And the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. +25 The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, +26 the screen for the door of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, according to all the work relating to them. +27 From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. +28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping charge of the sanctuary. +29 The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. +30 And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. +31 Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them. +32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary. +33 From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. +34 And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. +35 The leader of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. +36 And the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them, +37 and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords. +38 Moreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, keeping charge of the sanctuary, to meet the needs of the children of Israel; but the outsider who came near was to be put to death. +39 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, by their families, all the males from a month old and above, were twenty-two thousand. +40 Then the Lord said to Moses: “Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. +41 And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.” +42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. +43 And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three. +44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord. +46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites, +47 you shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs. +48 And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons.” +49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. +50 From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. +51 And Moses gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md index 17818dd0..51f8a8a8 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,75 +1,51 @@ -Duties of the Sons of Kohath - # Chapter 4 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: -2. "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house, -3. from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. - -4. "This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things: -5. When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. -6. Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles. - -7. "On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread shall be on it. -8. They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. -9. And they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. -10. Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a carrying beam. - -11. "Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. -12. Then they shall take all the utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on a carrying beam. -13. Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. -14. They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there--the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar--and they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles. -15. And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. -"These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. - -16. "The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings." - -17. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: -18. "Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; -19. but do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them to his service and his task. -20. But they shall not go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, lest they die." -Duties of the Sons of Gershon - - -21. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -22. "Also take a census of the sons of Gershon, by their fathers' house, by their families. -23. From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. -24. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying: -25. They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, -26. the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so shall they serve. - -27. "Aaron and his sons shall assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall appoint to them all their tasks as their duty. -28. This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. -Duties of the Sons of Merari - - -29. "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers' house. -30. From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. -31. And this is what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, -32. and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall assign to each man by name the items he must carry. -33. This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest." -Census of the Levites - - -34. And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers' house, -35. from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting; -36. and those who were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. -37. These were the ones who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. - -38. And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers' house, -39. from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting-- -40. those who were numbered by their families, by their fathers' house, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. -41. These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord. - -42. Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers' house, -43. from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting-- -44. those who were numbered by their families were three thousand two hundred. -45. These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. - -46. All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers' houses, -47. from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tabernacle of meeting-- -48. those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. - -49. According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: +2 “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house, +3 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. +4 “This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things: +5 When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. +6 Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles. +7 “On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread shall be on it. +8 They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. +9 And they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it. +10 Then they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of badger skins, and put it on a carrying beam. +11 “Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles. +12 Then they shall take all the utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on a carrying beam. +13 Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. +14 They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar—and they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles. +15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. +“These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. +16 “The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.” +17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: +18 “Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; +19 but do this in regard to them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each of them to his service and his task. +20 But they shall not go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, lest they die.” +21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +22 “Also take a census of the sons of Gershon, by their fathers’ house, by their families. +23 From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting. +24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying: +25 They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, +26 the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so shall they serve. +27 “Aaron and his sons shall assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall appoint to them all their tasks as their duty. +28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. +29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house. +30 From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. +31 And this is what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, +32 and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall assign to each man by name the items he must carry. +33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.” +34 And Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ house, +35 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting; +36 and those who were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. +37 These were the ones who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. +38 And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers’ house, +39 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— +40 those who were numbered by their families, by their fathers’ house, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. +41 These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all who might serve in the tabernacle of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord. +42 Those of the families of the sons of Merari who were numbered, by their families, by their fathers’ house, +43 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting— +44 those who were numbered by their families were three thousand two hundred. +45 These are the ones who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. +46 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers’ houses, +47 from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who came to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tabernacle of meeting— +48 those who were numbered were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. +49 According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each according to his service and according to his task; thus were they numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md index 10c271ca..58d2f688 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,46 +1,33 @@ -Ceremonially Unclean Persons Isolated - # Chapter 5 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse. -3. You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell." -4. And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did. -Confession and Restitution - -5. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -6. "Speak to the children of Israel: 'When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, -7. then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to the one he has wronged. -8. But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. -9. Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. -10. And every man's holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest shall be his.' " -Concerning Unfaithful Wives - - -11. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -12. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'If any man's wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him, -13. and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she caught-- -14. if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself-- -15. then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. He shall bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for bringing iniquity to remembrance. - -16. 'And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord. -17. The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. -18. Then the priest shall stand the woman before the Lord, uncover the woman's head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse. -19. And the priest shall put her under oath, and say to the woman, "If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to uncleanness while under your husband's authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse. -20. But if you have gone astray while under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has lain with you"-- -21. then the priest shall put the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman--"the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell; -22. and may this water that causes the curse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot." -'Then the woman shall say, "Amen, so be it." - -23. 'Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water. -24. And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter. -25. Then the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman's hand, shall wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar; -26. and the priest shall take a handful of the offering, as its memorial portion, burn it on the altar, and afterward make the woman drink the water. -27. When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a curse will enter her and become bitter, and her belly will swell, her thigh will rot, and the woman will become a curse among her people. -28. But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free and may conceive children. - -29. 'This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself, -30. or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her. -31. Then the man shall be free from iniquity, but that woman shall bear her guilt.' " - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled by a corpse. +3 You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell.” +4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did. +5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +6 “Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, +7 then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to the one he has wronged. +8 But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. +9 Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. +10 And every man’s holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest shall be his.’ ” +11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +12 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him, +13 and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she caught— +14 if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself— +15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. He shall bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for bringing iniquity to remembrance. +16 ‘And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord. +17 The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. +18 Then the priest shall stand the woman before the Lord, uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse. +19 And the priest shall put her under oath, and say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to uncleanness while under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse. +20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has lain with you”— +21 then the priest shall put the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman—“the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell; +22 and may this water that causes the curse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.” +‘Then the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.” +23 ‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water. +24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter. +25 Then the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, shall wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar; +26 and the priest shall take a handful of the offering, as its memorial portion, burn it on the altar, and afterward make the woman drink the water. +27 When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a curse will enter her and become bitter, and her belly will swell, her thigh will rot, and the woman will become a curse among her people. +28 But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free and may conceive children. +29 ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself, +30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her. +31 Then the man shall be free from iniquity, but that woman shall bear her guilt.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md index b4597f26..be16e701 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,48 +1,30 @@ -The Law of the Nazirite - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, -3. he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. -4. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin. - -5. 'All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. -6. All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body. -7. He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. -8. All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord. - -9. 'And if anyone dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it. -10. Then on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting; -11. and the priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned in regard to the corpse; and he shall sanctify his head that same day. -12. He shall consecrate to the Lord the days of his separation, and bring a male lamb in its first year as a trespass offering; but the former days shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. - -13. 'Now this is the law of the Nazirite: When the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -14. And he shall present his offering to the Lord: one male lamb in its first year without blemish as a burnt offering, one ewe lamb in its first year without blemish as a sin offering, one ram without blemish as a peace offering, -15. a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their grain offering with their drink offerings. - -16. 'Then the priest shall bring them before the Lord and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering; -17. and he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall also offer its grain offering and its drink offering. -18. Then the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and shall take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offering. - -19. 'And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them upon the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated hair, -20. and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord; they are holy for the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.' - -21. "This is the law of the Nazirite who vows to the Lord the offering for his separation, and besides that, whatever else his hand is able to provide; according to the vow which he takes, so he must do according to the law of his separation." -The Priestly Blessing - - -22. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -23. "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: - -24. "The Lord bless you and keep you; - -25. The Lord make His face shine upon you, +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, +3 he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. +4 All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin. +5 ‘All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. +6 All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body. +7 He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. +8 All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord. +9 ‘And if anyone dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it. +10 Then on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting; +11 and the priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned in regard to the corpse; and he shall sanctify his head that same day. +12 He shall consecrate to the Lord the days of his separation, and bring a male lamb in its first year as a trespass offering; but the former days shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. +13 ‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite: When the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +14 And he shall present his offering to the Lord: one male lamb in its first year without blemish as a burnt offering, one ewe lamb in its first year without blemish as a sin offering, one ram without blemish as a peace offering, +15 a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their grain offering with their drink offerings. +16 ‘Then the priest shall bring them before the Lord and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering; +17 and he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall also offer its grain offering and its drink offering. +18 Then the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and shall take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offering. +19 ‘And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them upon the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated hair, +20 and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before the Lord; they are holy for the priest, together with the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.’ +21 “This is the law of the Nazirite who vows to the Lord the offering for his separation, and besides that, whatever else his hand is able to provide; according to the vow which he takes, so he must do according to the law of his separation.” +22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: +24 “The Lord bless you and keep you; +25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; - -26. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, -And give you peace." ' - -27. "So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them." - - - +26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, +And give you peace.” ’ +27 “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md index f7193955..2112c027 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,111 +1,90 @@ -Offerings of the Leaders - # Chapter 7 -1. Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them. -2. Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. -3. And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. - -4. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -5. "Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tabernacle of meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service." -6. So Moses took the carts and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. -7. Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service; -8. and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. -9. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders. - -10. Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. -11. For the Lord said to Moses, "They shall offer their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar." - -12. And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. -13. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -14. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -15. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -16. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -17. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. - -18. On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. -19. For his offering he offered one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -20. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -21. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -22. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -23. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. - -24. On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering. -25. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -26. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -27. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -28. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -29. and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. - -30. On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering. -31. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -32. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -33. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -34. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -35. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. - -36. On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering. -37. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -38. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -39. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -40. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -41. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. - -42. On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering. -43. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -44. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -45. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -46. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -47. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. - -48. On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering. -49. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -50. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -51. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -52. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -53. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. - -54. On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering. -55. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -56. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -57. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -58. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -59. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. - -60. On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering. -61. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -62. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -63. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -64. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -65. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. - -66. On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering. -67. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -68. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -69. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -70. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -71. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. - -72. On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering. -73. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -74. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -75. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -76. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -77. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. - -78. On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering. -79. His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; -80. one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; -81. one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; -82. one kid of the goats as a sin offering; -83. and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. - -84. This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. -85. Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. -86. The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. -87. All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs in their first year twelve, with their grain offering, and the kids of the goats as a sin offering twelve. -88. And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. - -89. Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. - - - +1 Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them. +2 Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering. +3 And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. +4 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +5 “Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tabernacle of meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.” +6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. +7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service; +8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. +9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders. +10 Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. +11 For the Lord said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.” +12 And the one who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. +13 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +14 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +15 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +16 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. +18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. +19 For his offering he offered one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +20 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +21 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +22 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +23 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar. +24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the children of Zebulun, presented an offering. +25 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +26 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +27 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +28 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. +30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the children of Reuben, presented an offering. +31 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +32 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +33 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +34 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +35 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. +36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering. +37 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +38 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +39 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +40 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +41 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. +42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the children of Gad, presented an offering. +43 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +44 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +45 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +46 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +47 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. +48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, presented an offering. +49 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +50 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +51 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +52 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +53 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. +54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, presented an offering. +55 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +56 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +57 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +58 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +59 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. +60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the children of Benjamin, presented an offering. +61 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +62 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +63 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +64 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +65 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. +66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the children of Dan, presented an offering. +67 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +68 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +69 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +70 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +71 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. +72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, leader of the children of Asher, presented an offering. +73 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +74 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +75 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +76 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +77 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. +78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the children of Naphtali, presented an offering. +79 His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; +80 one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense; +81 one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, as a burnt offering; +82 one kid of the goats as a sin offering; +83 and as the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. +84 This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans. +85 Each silver platter weighed one hundred and thirty shekels and each bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. +86 The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels. +87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs in their first year twelve, with their grain offering, and the kids of the goats as a sin offering twelve. +88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, and the lambs in their first year sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. +89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md index 2e5a4e5a..8700f2f8 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,38 +1,27 @@ -Arrangement of the Lamps - # Chapter 8 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Speak to Aaron, and say to him, 'When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.' " -3. And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. -4. Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. -Cleansing and Dedication of the Levites - - -5. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -6. "Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. -7. Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. -8. Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering. -9. And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel. -10. So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites; -11. and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. -12. Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. - -13. "And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord. -14. Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. -15. After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering. -16. For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. -17. For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to Myself. -18. I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. -19. And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary." - -20. Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. -21. And the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. -22. After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. - -23. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting; -25. and at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work no more. -26. They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ” +3 And Aaron did so; he arranged the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. +4 Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. +5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +6 “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. +7 Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. +8 Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering. +9 And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall gather together the whole congregation of the children of Israel. +10 So you shall bring the Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites; +11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord like a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the work of the Lord. +12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. +13 “And you shall stand the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them like a wave offering to the Lord. +14 Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be Mine. +15 After that the Levites shall go in to service the tabernacle of meeting. So you shall cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering. +16 For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel. +17 For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them to Myself. +18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. +19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the work for the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come near the sanctuary.” +20 Thus Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. +21 And the Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them like a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. +22 After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. +23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “This is what pertains to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one may enter to perform service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting; +25 and at the age of fifty years they must cease performing this work, and shall work no more. +26 They may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but they themselves shall do no work. Thus you shall do to the Levites regarding their duties.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md index 94090988..fe7e6054 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,34 +1,24 @@ -The Second Passover - # Chapter 9 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: -2. "Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. -3. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it." -4. So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. -5. And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did. - -6. Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. -7. And those men said to him, "We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?" - -8. And Moses said to them, "Stand still, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you." - -9. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord's Passover. -11. On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. -12. They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. -13. But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. - -14. 'And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord's Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land.' "The Cloud and the Fire - -15. Now on the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the Testimony; from evening until morning it was above the tabernacle like the appearance of fire. -16. So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. -17. Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of Israel would journey; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the children of Israel would pitch their tents. -18. At the command of the Lord the children of Israel would journey, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. -19. Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey. -20. So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: according to the command of the Lord they would remain encamped, and according to the command of the Lord they would journey. -21. So it was, when the cloud remained only from evening until morning: when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they would journey; whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud was taken up, they would journey. -22. Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey. -23. At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: +2 “Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. +3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it.” +4 So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. +5 And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did. +6 Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. +7 And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?” +8 And Moses said to them, “Stand still, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.” +9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover. +11 On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. +12 They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. +13 But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. +14 ‘And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land.’ ” +15 Now on the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the Testimony; from evening until morning it was above the tabernacle like the appearance of fire. +16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. +17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of Israel would journey; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the children of Israel would pitch their tents. +18 At the command of the Lord the children of Israel would journey, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. +19 Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey. +20 So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: according to the command of the Lord they would remain encamped, and according to the command of the Lord they would journey. +21 So it was, when the cloud remained only from evening until morning: when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they would journey; whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud was taken up, they would journey. +22 Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey. +23 At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md index e31cda3b..7c1b928f 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,64 +1,42 @@ -Two Silver Trumpets - # Chapter 10 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. -3. When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -4. But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. -5. When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. -6. When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. -7. And when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but not sound the advance. -8. The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations. - -9. "When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. -10. Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God." -Departure from Sinai - - -11. Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. -12. And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. -13. So they started out for the first time according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. - -14. The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies; over their army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. -15. Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. -16. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. - -17. Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. - -18. And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. -19. Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. -20. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. - -21. Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. (The tabernacle would be prepared for their arrival.) - -22. And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. -23. Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. -24. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. - -25. Then the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. -26. Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. -27. And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. - -28. Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey. - -29. Now Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well; for the Lord has promised good things to Israel." - -30. And he said to him, "I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives." - -31. So Moses said, "Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. -32. And it shall be, if you go with us--indeed it shall be--that whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you." - -33. So they departed from the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them for the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. -34. And the cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp. - -35. So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: -"Rise up, O Lord! +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. +3 When they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +4 But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. +5 When you sound the advance, the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. +6 When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. +7 And when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but not sound the advance. +8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations. +9 “When you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. +10 Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.” +11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. +12 And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. +13 So they started out for the first time according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses. +14 The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies; over their army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. +15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. +16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. +17 Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. +18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. +19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. +20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. +21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. (The tabernacle would be prepared for their arrival.) +22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. +23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. +24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. +25 Then the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. +26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. +27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. +28 Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey. +29 Now Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.” +30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.” +31 So Moses said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. +32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.” +33 So they departed from the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. +34 And the cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp. +35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: +“Rise up, O Lord! Let Your enemies be scattered, -And let those who hate You flee before You." - -36. And when it rested, he said: -"Return, O Lord, -To the many thousands of Israel." - - - +And let those who hate You flee before You.” +36 And when it rested, he said: +“Return, O Lord, +To the many thousands of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md index fca19109..e698f946 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,57 +1,36 @@ -The People Complain - # Chapter 11 -1. Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. -2. Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched. -3. So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them. - -4. Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: "Who will give us meat to eat? -5. We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; -6. but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!" - -7. Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. -8. The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil. -9. And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it. - -10. Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased. -11. So Moses said to the Lord, "Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me? -12. Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a guardian carries a nursing child,' to the land which You swore to their fathers? -13. Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.' -14. I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. -15. If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now--if I have found favor in Your sight--and do not let me see my wretchedness!" -The Seventy Elders - - -16. So the Lord said to Moses: "Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. -17. Then I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone. -18. Then you shall say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt." Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. -19. You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, -20. but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have despised the Lord who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, "Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?" ' " - -21. And Moses said, "The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, 'I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.' -22. Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?" - -23. And the Lord said to Moses, "Has the Lord's arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not." - -24. So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. -25. Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again. - -26. But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. -27. And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." - -28. So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, "Moses my lord, forbid them!" - -29. Then Moses said to him, "Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!" -30. And Moses returned to the camp, he and the elders of Israel. -The Lord Sends Quail - - -31. Now a wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quail from the sea and left them fluttering near the camp, about a day's journey on this side and about a day's journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the ground. -32. And the people stayed up all that day, all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered ten homers); and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. -33. But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was aroused against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague. -34. So he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had yielded to craving. - -35. From Kibroth Hattaavah the people moved to Hazeroth, and camped at Hazeroth. - - - +1 Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. +2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched. +3 So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them. +4 Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? +5 We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; +6 but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” +7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. +8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil. +9 And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it. +10 Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased. +11 So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me? +12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a guardian carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You swore to their fathers? +13 Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ +14 I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. +15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and do not let me see my wretchedness!” +16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. +17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone. +18 Then you shall say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. +19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, +20 but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have despised the Lord who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?” ’ ” +21 And Moses said, “The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ +22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?” +23 And the Lord said to Moses, “Has the Lord’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether what I say will happen to you or not.” +24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. +25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again. +26 But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. +27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” +28 So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, forbid them!” +29 Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!” +30 And Moses returned to the camp, he and the elders of Israel. +31 Now a wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quail from the sea and left them fluttering near the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and about a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the ground. +32 And the people stayed up all that day, all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered ten homers); and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. +33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was aroused against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague. +34 So he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had yielded to craving. +35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people moved to Hazeroth, and camped at Hazeroth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md index 53b99670..dbac2094 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,37 +1,26 @@ -Dissension of Aaron and Miriam - # Chapter 12 -1. Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. -2. So they said, "Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" And the Lord heard it. -3. (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.) - -4. Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!" So the three came out. -5. Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. -6. Then He said, -"Hear now My words: +1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. +2 So they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it. +3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.) +4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out. +5 Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. +6 Then He said, +“Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. - -7. Not so with My servant Moses; +7 Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house. - -8. I speak with him face to face, +8 I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid -To speak against My servant Moses?" - -9. So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. -10. And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. -11. So Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. -12. Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb!" - -13. So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please heal her, O God, I pray!" - -14. Then the Lord said to Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again." -15. So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. -16. And afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran. - - - +To speak against My servant Moses?” +9 So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. +10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. +11 So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. +12 Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” +13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!” +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again.” +15 So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. +16 And afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md index 741d51f4..f7cefe45 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,46 +1,34 @@ -Spies Sent into Canaan - # Chapter 13 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them." - -3. So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. -4. Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; -5. from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; -6. from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; -7. from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; -8. from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; -9. from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; -10. from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; -11. from the tribe of Joseph, that is, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; -12. from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; -13. from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; -14. from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; -15. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. - -16. These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. - -17. Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, -18. and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many; -19. whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds; -20. whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. - -21. So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. -22. And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) -23. Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs. -24. The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there. -25. And they returned from spying out the land after forty days. - -26. Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. -27. Then they told him, and said: "We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. -28. Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. -29. The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan." - -30. Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it." - -31. But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we." -32. And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. -33. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.” +3 So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. +4 Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; +5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; +6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; +7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; +8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; +9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; +10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; +11 from the tribe of Joseph, that is, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; +12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; +13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; +14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; +15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. +16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. +17 Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, +18 and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many; +19 whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds; +20 whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. +21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. +22 And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) +23 Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs. +24 The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there. +25 And they returned from spying out the land after forty days. +26 Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. +27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. +28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. +29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.” +30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” +31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” +32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. +33 There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md index 3aad089b..cc811ddd 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,67 +1,46 @@ -Israel Refuses to Enter Canaan - # Chapter 14 -1. So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. -2. And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! -3. Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?" -4. So they said to one another, "Let us select a leader and return to Egypt." - -5. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. - -6. But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; -7. and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: "The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. -8. If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, 'a land which flows with milk and honey.' -9. Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them." - -10. And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel. -Moses Intercedes for the People - - -11. Then the Lord said to Moses: "How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? -12. I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they." - -13. And Moses said to the Lord: "Then the Egyptians will hear it, for by Your might You brought these people up from among them, -14. and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are among these people; that You, Lord, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. -15. Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying, -16. 'Because the Lord was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.' -17. And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, -18. 'The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.' -19. Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, according to the greatness of Your mercy, just as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now." - -20. Then the Lord said: "I have pardoned, according to your word; -21. but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord-- -22. because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, -23. they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. -24. But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. -25. Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomorrow turn and move out into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea." -Death Sentence on the Rebels - - -26. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -27. "How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. -28. Say to them, 'As I live,' says the Lord, 'just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: -29. The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. -30. Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in. -31. But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised. -32. But as for you, your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. -33. And your sons shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years, and bear the brunt of your infidelity, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness. -34. According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection. -35. I the Lord have spoken this. I will surely do so to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.' " - -36. Now the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report of the land, -37. those very men who brought the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the Lord. -38. But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, of the men who went to spy out the land. -A Futile Invasion Attempt - -39. Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly. -40. And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, "Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has promised, for we have sinned!" - -41. And Moses said, "Now why do you transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed. -42. Do not go up, lest you be defeated by your enemies, for the Lord is not among you. -43. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you shall fall by the sword; because you have turned away from the Lord, the Lord will not be with you." - -44. But they presumed to go up to the mountaintop. Nevertheless, neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses departed from the camp. -45. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as Hormah. - - - +1 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. +2 And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! +3 Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” +4 So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.” +5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. +6 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; +7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. +8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ +9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.” +10 And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel. +11 Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? +12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.” +13 And Moses said to the Lord: “Then the Egyptians will hear it, for by Your might You brought these people up from among them, +14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are among these people; that You, Lord, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. +15 Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying, +16 ‘Because the Lord was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’ +17 And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, +18 ‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’ +19 Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, according to the greatness of Your mercy, just as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” +20 Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; +21 but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord— +22 because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, +23 they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. +24 But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. +25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomorrow turn and move out into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.” +26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. +28 Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: +29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. +30 Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in. +31 But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised. +32 But as for you, your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. +33 And your sons shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years, and bear the brunt of your infidelity, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness. +34 According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection. +35 I the Lord have spoken this. I will surely do so to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.’ ” +36 Now the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report of the land, +37 those very men who brought the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the Lord. +38 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, of the men who went to spy out the land. +39 Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly. +40 And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has promised, for we have sinned!” +41 And Moses said, “Now why do you transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed. +42 Do not go up, lest you be defeated by your enemies, for the Lord is not among you. +43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you shall fall by the sword; because you have turned away from the Lord, the Lord will not be with you.” +44 But they presumed to go up to the mountaintop. Nevertheless, neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses departed from the camp. +45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as Hormah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md index 7a89ae12..c9884bf1 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,61 +1,42 @@ -Laws of Grain and Drink Offerings - # Chapter 15 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you have come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving to you, -3. and you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or in your appointed feasts, to make a sweet aroma to the Lord, from the herd or the flock, -4. then he who presents his offering to the Lord shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil; -5. and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb. -6. Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil; -7. and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a sweet aroma to the Lord. -8. And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a peace offering to the Lord, -9. then shall be offered with the young bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; -10. and you shall bring as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. - -11. 'Thus it shall be done for each young bull, for each ram, or for each lamb or young goat. -12. According to the number that you prepare, so you shall do with everyone according to their number. -13. All who are native-born shall do these things in this manner, in presenting an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. -14. And if a stranger dwells with you, or whoever is among you throughout your generations, and would present an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord, just as you do, so shall he do. -15. One ordinance shall be for you of the assembly and for the stranger who dwells with you, an ordinance forever throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. -16. One law and one custom shall be for you and for the stranger who dwells with you.' " - -17. Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -18. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land to which I bring you, -19. then it will be, when you eat of the bread of the land, that you shall offer up a heave offering to the Lord. -20. You shall offer up a cake of the first of your ground meal as a heave offering; as a heave offering of the threshing floor, so shall you offer it up. -21. Of the first of your ground meal you shall give to the Lord a heave offering throughout your generations. -Laws Concerning Unintentional Sin - - -22. 'If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the Lord has spoken to Moses-- -23. all that the Lord has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day the Lord gave commandment and onward throughout your generations-- -24. then it will be, if it is unintentionally committed, without the knowledge of the congregation, that the whole congregation shall offer one young bull as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats as a sin offering. -25. So the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; they shall bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their unintended sin. -26. It shall be forgiven the whole congregation of the children of Israel and the stranger who dwells among them, because all the people did it unintentionally. - -27. 'And if a person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering. -28. So the priest shall make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unintentionally before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. -29. You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them. -Law Concerning Presumptuous Sin - - -30. 'But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people. -31. Because he has despised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.' "Penalty for Violating the Sabbath - -32. Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. -33. And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. -34. They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him. - -35. Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp." -36. So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died. -Tassels on Garments - - -37. Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -38. "Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. -39. And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined, -40. and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God. -41. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God." - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have come into the land you are to inhabit, which I am giving to you, +3 and you make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering or a sacrifice, to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering or in your appointed feasts, to make a sweet aroma to the Lord, from the herd or the flock, +4 then he who presents his offering to the Lord shall bring a grain offering of one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil; +5 and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb. +6 Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil; +7 and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine as a sweet aroma to the Lord. +8 And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering, or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a peace offering to the Lord, +9 then shall be offered with the young bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil; +10 and you shall bring as the drink offering half a hin of wine as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +11 ‘Thus it shall be done for each young bull, for each ram, or for each lamb or young goat. +12 According to the number that you prepare, so you shall do with everyone according to their number. +13 All who are native-born shall do these things in this manner, in presenting an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +14 And if a stranger dwells with you, or whoever is among you throughout your generations, and would present an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord, just as you do, so shall he do. +15 One ordinance shall be for you of the assembly and for the stranger who dwells with you, an ordinance forever throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. +16 One law and one custom shall be for you and for the stranger who dwells with you.’ ” +17 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +18 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land to which I bring you, +19 then it will be, when you eat of the bread of the land, that you shall offer up a heave offering to the Lord. +20 You shall offer up a cake of the first of your ground meal as a heave offering; as a heave offering of the threshing floor, so shall you offer it up. +21 Of the first of your ground meal you shall give to the Lord a heave offering throughout your generations. +22 ‘If you sin unintentionally, and do not observe all these commandments which the Lord has spoken to Moses— +23 all that the Lord has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day the Lord gave commandment and onward throughout your generations— +24 then it will be, if it is unintentionally committed, without the knowledge of the congregation, that the whole congregation shall offer one young bull as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and its drink offering, according to the ordinance, and one kid of the goats as a sin offering. +25 So the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; they shall bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their unintended sin. +26 It shall be forgiven the whole congregation of the children of Israel and the stranger who dwells among them, because all the people did it unintentionally. +27 ‘And if a person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering. +28 So the priest shall make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unintentionally before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. +29 You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them. +30 ‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people. +31 Because he has despised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.’ ” +32 Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. +33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. +34 They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him. +35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” +36 So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died. +37 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +38 “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. +39 And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the Lord and do them, and that you may not follow the harlotry to which your own heart and your own eyes are inclined, +40 and that you may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy for your God. +41 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md index 9b3fbcba..f84706cc 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,75 +1,52 @@ -Rebellion Against Moses and Aaron - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; -2. and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. -3. They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?" - -4. So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face; -5. and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, "Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him. -6. Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; -7. put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!" - -8. Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi: -9. Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; -10. and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? -11. Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?" - -12. And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up! -13. Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should keep acting like a prince over us? -14. Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!" - -15. Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them." - -16. And Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the Lord--you and they, as well as Aaron. -17. Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer." -18. So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron. -19. And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation. - -20. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -21. "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." - -22. Then they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?" - -23. So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -24. "Speak to the congregation, saying, 'Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.' " - -25. Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. -26. And he spoke to the congregation, saying, "Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins." -27. So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children. - -28. And Moses said: "By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will. -29. If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. -30. But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord." - -31. Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, -32. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. -33. So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. -34. Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up also!" - -35. And a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense. - -36. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -37. "Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away. -38. The censers of these men who sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel." -39. So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar, -40. to be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses. -Complaints of the People - - -41. On the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the people of the Lord." -42. Now it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. -43. Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting. - -44. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -45. "Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." +1 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; +2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown. +3 They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” +4 So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face; +5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him. +6 Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; +7 put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!” +8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: +9 Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; +10 and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? +11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And what is Aaron that you complain against him?” +12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up! +13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should keep acting like a prince over us? +14 Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!” +15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.” +16 And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the Lord—you and they, as well as Aaron. +17 Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer.” +18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron. +19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation. +20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +21 “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” +22 Then they fell on their faces, and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?” +23 So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ” +25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. +26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.” +27 So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children. +28 And Moses said: “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will. +29 If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. +30 But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.” +31 Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, +32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. +33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. +34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!” +35 And a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense. +36 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +37 “Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away. +38 The censers of these men who sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.” +39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar, +40 to be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses. +41 On the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.” +42 Now it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. +43 Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting. +44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +45 “Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces. - -46. So Moses said to Aaron, "Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun." -47. Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. -48. And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped. -49. Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident. -50. So Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped. - - - +46 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.” +47 Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. +48 And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped. +49 Now those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident. +50 So Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md index c851bd4c..19f3b559 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,23 +1,14 @@ -The Budding of Aaron's Rod - # Chapter 17 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father's house, all their leaders according to their fathers' houses--twelve rods. Write each man's name on his rod. -3. And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father's house. -4. Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you. -5. And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you." - -6. So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. -7. And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness. - -8. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. -9. Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod. - -10. And the Lord said to Moses, "Bring Aaron's rod back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die." -11. Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did. - -12. So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Surely we die, we perish, we all perish! -13. Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?" - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father’s house, all their leaders according to their fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. +3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house. +4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you. +5 And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you.” +6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. +7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness. +8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. +9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod. +10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.” +11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did. +12 So the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely we die, we perish, we all perish! +13 Whoever even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord must die. Shall we all utterly die?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md index 8df27070..961c3337 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -Duties of Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the Lord said to Aaron: "You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood. -2. Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of witness. -3. They shall attend to your needs and all the needs of the tabernacle; but they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, lest they die--they and you also. -4. They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you. -5. And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. -6. Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. -7. Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death." -Offerings for Support of the Priests - - -8. And the Lord spoke to Aaron: "Here, I Myself have also given you charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them as a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever. -9. This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering and every sin offering and every trespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons. -10. In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you. - -11. "This also is yours: the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them to you, and your sons and daughters with you, as an ordinance forever. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. - -12. "All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you. -13. Whatever first ripe fruit is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. - -14. "Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. - -15. "Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. -16. And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. -17. But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. -18. And their flesh shall be yours, just as the wave breast and the right thigh are yours. - -19. "All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you." - -20. Then the Lord said to Aaron: "You shall have no inheritance in their land, nor shall you have any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel. -Tithes for Support of the Levites - - -21. "Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting. -22. Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. -23. But the Levites shall perform the work of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. -24. For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, 'Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.' " -The Tithe of the Levites - - -25. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -26. "Speak thus to the Levites, and say to them: 'When you take from the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it to the Lord, a tenth of the tithe. -27. And your heave offering shall be reckoned to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor and as the fullness of the winepress. -28. Thus you shall also offer a heave offering to the Lord from all your tithes which you receive from the children of Israel, and you shall give the Lord's heave offering from it to Aaron the priest. -29. Of all your gifts you shall offer up every heave offering due to the Lord, from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.' -30. Therefore you shall say to them: 'When you have lifted up the best of it, then the rest shall be accounted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and as the produce of the winepress. -31. You may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is your reward for your work in the tabernacle of meeting. -32. And you shall bear no sin because of it, when you have lifted up the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy gifts of the children of Israel, lest you die.' " - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear the iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood. +2 Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of witness. +3 They shall attend to your needs and all the needs of the tabernacle; but they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, lest they die—they and you also. +4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you. +5 And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. +6 Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. +7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” +8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron: “Here, I Myself have also given you charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them as a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever. +9 This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering and every sin offering and every trespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons. +10 In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you. +11 “This also is yours: the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them to you, and your sons and daughters with you, as an ordinance forever. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. +12 “All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you. +13 Whatever first ripe fruit is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. +14 “Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. +15 “Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. +16 And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. +17 But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. +18 And their flesh shall be yours, just as the wave breast and the right thigh are yours. +19 “All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.” +20 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You shall have no inheritance in their land, nor shall you have any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel. +21 “Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting. +22 Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, lest they bear sin and die. +23 But the Levites shall perform the work of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. +24 For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’ ” +25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +26 “Speak thus to the Levites, and say to them: ‘When you take from the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it to the Lord, a tenth of the tithe. +27 And your heave offering shall be reckoned to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor and as the fullness of the winepress. +28 Thus you shall also offer a heave offering to the Lord from all your tithes which you receive from the children of Israel, and you shall give the Lord’s heave offering from it to Aaron the priest. +29 Of all your gifts you shall offer up every heave offering due to the Lord, from all the best of them, the consecrated part of them.’ +30 Therefore you shall say to them: ‘When you have lifted up the best of it, then the rest shall be accounted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and as the produce of the winepress. +31 You may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is your reward for your work in the tabernacle of meeting. +32 And you shall bear no sin because of it, when you have lifted up the best of it. But you shall not profane the holy gifts of the children of Israel, lest you die.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md index d0dd1d19..979a4d9a 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,32 +1,23 @@ -Laws of Purification - # Chapter 19 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, -2. "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: 'Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come. -3. You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him; -4. and Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting. -5. Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal shall be burned. -6. And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer. -7. Then the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening. -8. And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening. -9. Then a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin. -10. And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them. - -11. 'He who touches the dead body of anyone shall be unclean seven days. -12. He shall purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean. -13. Whoever touches the body of anyone who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord. That person shall be cut off from Israel. He shall be unclean, because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him; his uncleanness is still on him. - -14. 'This is the law when a man dies in a tent: All who come into the tent and all who are in the tent shall be unclean seven days; -15. and every open vessel, which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean. -16. Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. - -17. 'And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel. -18. A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave. -19. The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean. - -20. 'But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. -21. It shall be a perpetual statute for them. He who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening. -22. Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.' " - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, +2 “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come. +3 You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him; +4 and Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting. +5 Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal shall be burned. +6 And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer. +7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening. +8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening. +9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin. +10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them. +11 ‘He who touches the dead body of anyone shall be unclean seven days. +12 He shall purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean. +13 Whoever touches the body of anyone who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the Lord. That person shall be cut off from Israel. He shall be unclean, because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him; his uncleanness is still on him. +14 ‘This is the law when a man dies in a tent: All who come into the tent and all who are in the tent shall be unclean seven days; +15 and every open vessel, which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean. +16 Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. +17 ‘And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel. +18 A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave. +19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean. +20 ‘But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. +21 It shall be a perpetual statute for them. He who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening. +22 Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md index e9578157..122f077a 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -Moses' Error at Kadesh - # Chapter 20 -1. Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there. - -2. Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. -3. And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: "If only we had died when our brethren died before the Lord! -4. Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? -5. And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink." -6. So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them. - -7. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -8. "Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals." -9. So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. - -10. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?" -11. Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. - -12. Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them." - -13. This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them. -Passage Through Edom Refused - - -14. Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. "Thus says your brother Israel: 'You know all the hardship that has befallen us, -15. how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. -16. When we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent the Angel and brought us up out of Egypt; now here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your border. -17. Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King's Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.' " - -18. Then Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword." - -19. So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the Highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, nothing more." - -20. Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand. -21. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him. -Death of Aaron - - -22. Now the children of Israel, the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor. -23. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying: -24. "Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah. -25. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor; -26. and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there." -27. So Moses did just as the Lord commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. -28. Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. -29. Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days. - - - +1 Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there. +2 Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. +3 And the people contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died when our brethren died before the Lord! +4 Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? +5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink.” +6 So Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them. +7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +8 “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” +9 So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. +10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” +11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank. +12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” +13 This was the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel contended with the Lord, and He was hallowed among them. +14 Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. “Thus says your brother Israel: ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us, +15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers. +16 When we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent the Angel and brought us up out of Egypt; now here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your border. +17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King’s Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.’ ” +18 Then Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword.” +19 So the children of Israel said to him, “We will go by the Highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, nothing more.” +20 Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand. +21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him. +22 Now the children of Israel, the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor. +23 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying: +24 “Aaron shall be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the water of Meribah. +25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor; +26 and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; for Aaron shall be gathered to his people and die there.” +27 So Moses did just as the Lord commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. +28 Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. +29 Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md index 80339ed0..4c6cc3d5 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,81 +1,57 @@ -Canaanites Defeated at Hormah - # Chapter 21 -1. The king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners. -2. So Israel made a vow to the Lord, and said, "If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities." -3. And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah. -The Bronze Serpent - - -4. Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. -5. And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread." -6. So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. - -7. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people. - -8. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live." -9. So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. -From Mount Hor to Moab - - -10. Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. -11. And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. -12. From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered. -13. From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. -14. Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: -"Waheb in Suphah, +1 The king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners. +2 So Israel made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.” +3 And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah. +4 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. +5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” +6 So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. +7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. +8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” +9 So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. +10 Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. +11 And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. +12 From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered. +13 From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. +14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: +“Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon, - -15. And the slope of the brooks +15 And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, -And lies on the border of Moab." - -16. From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, "Gather the people together, and I will give them water." -17. Then Israel sang this song: -"Spring up, O well! -All of you sing to it-- - -18. The well the leaders sank, -Dug by the nation's nobles, -By the lawgiver, with their staves." +And lies on the border of Moab.” +16 From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” +17 Then Israel sang this song: +“Spring up, O well! +All of you sing to it— +18 The well the leaders sank, +Dug by the nation’s nobles, +By the lawgiver, with their staves.” And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah, -19. from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, -20. and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland. -King Sihon Defeated - -21. Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, -22. "Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory." -23. But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. -24. Then Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was fortified. -25. So Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages. -26. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon. -27. Therefore those who speak in proverbs say: -"Come to Heshbon, let it be built; +19 from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, +20 and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland. +21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, +22 “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” +23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. +24 Then Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was fortified. +25 So Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages. +26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon. +27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say: +“Come to Heshbon, let it be built; Let the city of Sihon be repaired. - -28. "For fire went out from Heshbon, +28 “For fire went out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the heights of the Arnon. - -29. Woe to you, Moab! +29 Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To Sihon king of the Amorites. - -30. "But we have shot at them; +30 “But we have shot at them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. Then we laid waste as far as Nophah, -Which reaches to Medeba." - -31. Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. -32. Then Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there. -King Og Defeated - -33. And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. -34. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon." -35. So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land. - - - +Which reaches to Medeba.” +31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. +32 Then Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there. +33 And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. +34 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.” +35 So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md index 1e689841..1859534d 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,72 +1,43 @@ -Balak Sends for Balaam - # Chapter 22 -1. Then the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho. - -2. Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. -3. And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sick with dread because of the children of Israel. -4. So Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this company will lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field." And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. -5. Then he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying: "Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me! -6. Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed." - -7. So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the diviner's fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. -8. And he said to them, "Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me." So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. - -9. Then God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men with you?" - -10. So Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, -11. 'Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and drive them out.' " - -12. And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed." - -13. So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, "Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to give me permission to go with you." - -14. And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us." - -15. Then Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more honorable than they. -16. And they came to Balaam and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me; -17. for I will certainly honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.' " - -18. Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, "Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. -19. Now therefore, please, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me." - -20. And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you--that you shall do." -21. So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. -Balaam, the Donkey, and the Angel - - -22. Then God's anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. -23. Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road. -24. Then the Angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. -25. And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; so he struck her again. -26. Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. -27. And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam's anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff. - -28. Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" - -29. And Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!" - -30. So the donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?" -And he said, "No." - -31. Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face. -32. And the Angel of the Lord said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is perverse before Me. -33. The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live." - -34. And Balaam said to the Angel of the Lord, "I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back." - -35. Then the Angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you, that you shall speak." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. - -36. Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory. -37. Then Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?" - -38. And Balaam said to Balak, "Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak." -39. So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath Huzoth. -40. Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him. -Balaam's First Prophecy - - -41. So it was, the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the high places of Baal, that from there he might observe the extent of the people. - - - +1 Then the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho. +2 Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. +3 And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sick with dread because of the children of Israel. +4 So Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this company will lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. +5 Then he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying: “Look, a people has come from Egypt. See, they cover the face of the earth, and are settling next to me! +6 Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.” +7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. +8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. +9 Then God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” +10 So Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, +11 ‘Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overpower them and drive them out.’ ” +12 And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.” +13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go back to your land, for the Lord has refused to give me permission to go with you.” +14 And the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.” +15 Then Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more honorable than they. +16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me; +17 for I will certainly honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ” +18 Then Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. +19 Now therefore, please, you also stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.” +20 And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men come to call you, rise and go with them; but only the word which I speak to you—that you shall do.” +21 So Balaam rose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. +22 Then God’s anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. +23 Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. So Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back onto the road. +24 Then the Angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. +25 And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she pushed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; so he struck her again. +26 Then the Angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. +27 And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff. +28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” +29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you!” +30 So the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?” +And he said, “No.” +31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face. +32 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is perverse before Me. +33 The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live.” +34 And Balaam said to the Angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know You stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases You, I will turn back.” +35 Then the Angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but only the word that I speak to you, that you shall speak.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. +36 Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory. +37 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?” +38 And Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I have come to you! Now, have I any power at all to say anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I must speak.” +39 So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath Huzoth. +40 Then Balak offered oxen and sheep, and he sent some to Balaam and to the princes who were with him. +41 So it was, the next day, that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to the high places of Baal, that from there he might observe the extent of the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md index d7a77e59..80d1d8c1 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,88 +1,58 @@ -The Prophecies of Balaam - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams." - -2. And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. -3. Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you." So he went to a desolate height. -4. And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, "I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram." - -5. Then the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, "Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak." -6. So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab. - -7. And he took up his oracle and said: -"Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, +1 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” +2 And Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. +3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height. +4 And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.” +5 Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” +6 So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab. +7 And he took up his oracle and said: +“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east. -'Come, curse Jacob for me, -And come, denounce Israel!' - -8. "How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? +‘Come, curse Jacob for me, +And come, denounce Israel!’ +8 “How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced? - -9. For from the top of the rocks I see him, +9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him; There! A people dwelling alone, Not reckoning itself among the nations. - -10. "Who can count the dust of Jacob, +10 “Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, -And let my end be like his!" - -11. Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!" - -12. So he answered and said, "Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?" -Balaam's Second Prophecy - - -13. Then Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there." -14. So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. - -15. And he said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there." - -16. Then the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, "Go back to Balak, and thus you shall speak." -17. So he came to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, "What has the Lord spoken?" - -18. Then he took up his oracle and said: -"Rise up, Balak, and hear! +And let my end be like his!” +11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!” +12 So he answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?” +13 Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from which you may see them; you shall see only the outer part of them, and shall not see them all; curse them for me from there.” +14 So he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar. +15 And he said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering while I meet the Lord over there.” +16 Then the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Go back to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” +17 So he came to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab were with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?” +18 Then he took up his oracle and said: +“Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, son of Zippor! - -19. "God is not a man, that He should lie, +19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? - -20. Behold, I have received a command to bless; +20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. - -21. "He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, +21 “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, And the shout of a King is among them. - -22. God brings them out of Egypt; +22 God brings them out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox. - -23. "For there is no sorcery against Jacob, +23 “For there is no sorcery against Jacob, Nor any divination against Israel. It now must be said of Jacob -And of Israel, 'Oh, what God has done!' - -24. Look, a people rises like a lioness, +And of Israel, ‘Oh, what God has done!’ +24 Look, a people rises like a lioness, And lifts itself up like a lion; It shall not lie down until it devours the prey, -And drinks the blood of the slain." - -25. Then Balak said to Balaam, "Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!" - -26. So Balaam answered and said to Balak, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'All that the Lord speaks, that I must do'?" -Balaam's Third Prophecy - - -27. Then Balak said to Balaam, "Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there." -28. So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that overlooks the wasteland. -29. Then Balaam said to Balak, "Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams." -30. And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on every altar. - - - +And drinks the blood of the slain.” +25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all!” +26 So Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘All that the Lord speaks, that I must do’?” +27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will please God that you may curse them for me from there.” +28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that overlooks the wasteland. +29 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” +30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on every altar. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md index cf5de11e..bf0bdfc4 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,92 +1,65 @@ -Balaam Foretells the Happiness of Israel - # Chapter 24 -1. Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. -2. And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. - -3. Then he took up his oracle and said: -"The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, +1 Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. +2 And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. +3 Then he took up his oracle and said: +“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened, - -4. The utterance of him who hears the words of God, +4 The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open: - -5. "How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! +5 “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel! - -6. Like valleys that stretch out, +6 Like valleys that stretch out, Like gardens by the riverside, Like aloes planted by the Lord, Like cedars beside the waters. - -7. He shall pour water from his buckets, -And his seed shall be in many waters. -"His king shall be higher than Agag, +7 He shall pour water from his buckets, +And his seed shall be in many waters. +“His king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall be exalted. - -8. "God brings him out of Egypt; +8 “God brings him out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox; He shall consume the nations, his enemies; He shall break their bones And pierce them with his arrows. - -9. 'He bows down, he lies down as a lion; -And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' -"Blessed is he who blesses you, -And cursed is he who curses you." - -10. Then Balak's anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! -11. Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor." - -12. So Balaam said to Balak, "Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, -13. 'If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak'? -14. And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days." -Balaam's Fourth Prophecy - - -15. So he took up his oracle and said: -"The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, +9 ‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion; +And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’ +“Blessed is he who blesses you, +And cursed is he who curses you.” +10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times! +11 Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.” +12 So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying, +13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the Lord, to do good or bad of my own will. What the Lord says, that I must speak’? +14 And now, indeed, I am going to my people. Come, I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the latter days.” +15 So he took up his oracle and said: +“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened; - -16. The utterance of him who hears the words of God, +16 The utterance of him who hears the words of God, And has the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open: - -17. "I see Him, but not now; +17 “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult. - -18. "And Edom shall be a possession; +18 “And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, While Israel does valiantly. - -19. Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, -And destroy the remains of the city." - -20. Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: -"Amalek was first among the nations, -But shall be last until he perishes." - -21. Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: -"Firm is your dwelling place, +19 Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, +And destroy the remains of the city.” +20 Then he looked on Amalek, and he took up his oracle and said: +“Amalek was first among the nations, +But shall be last until he perishes.” +21 Then he looked on the Kenites, and he took up his oracle and said: +“Firm is your dwelling place, And your nest is set in the rock; - -22. Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. -How long until Asshur carries you away captive?" - -23. Then he took up his oracle and said: -"Alas! Who shall live when God does this? - -24. But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, +22 Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. +How long until Asshur carries you away captive?” +23 Then he took up his oracle and said: +“Alas! Who shall live when God does this? +24 But ships shall come from the coasts of Cyprus, And they shall afflict Asshur and afflict Eber, -And so shall Amalek, until he perishes." - -25. So Balaam rose and departed and returned to his place; Balak also went his way. - - - +And so shall Amalek, until he perishes.” +25 So Balaam rose and departed and returned to his place; Balak also went his way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md index 453dbe59..8418e444 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Israel's Harlotry in Moab - # Chapter 25 -1. Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. -2. They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. -3. So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel. - -4. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the Lord, out in the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel." - -5. So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor." - -6. And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -7. Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand; -8. and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel. -9. And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand. - -10. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -11. "Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal. -12. Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace; -13. and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.' " - -14. Now the name of the Israelite who was killed, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father's house among the Simeonites. -15. And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a father's house in Midian. - -16. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -17. "Harass the Midianites, and attack them; -18. for they harassed you with their schemes by which they seduced you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed in the day of the plague because of Peor." - - - +1 Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. +2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. +3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel. +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the Lord, out in the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” +5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.” +6 And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +7 Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand; +8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel. +9 And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand. +10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +11 “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal. +12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace; +13 and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’ ” +14 Now the name of the Israelite who was killed, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s house among the Simeonites. +15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a father’s house in Midian. +16 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +17 “Harass the Midianites, and attack them; +18 for they harassed you with their schemes by which they seduced you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed in the day of the plague because of Peor.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md index 9c99971e..faa2a214 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,89 +1,67 @@ -The Second Census of Israel - # Chapter 26 -1. And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying: -2. "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and above, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel." -3. So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying: -4. "Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt." - -5. Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; -6. of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. -7. These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. -8. And the son of Pallu was Eliab. -9. The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord; -10. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign. -11. Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die. - -12. The sons of Simeon according to their families were: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; -13. of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. -14. These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred. - -15. The sons of Gad according to their families were: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; -16. of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; -17. of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. -18. These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred. - -19. The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. -20. And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. -21. And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. -22. These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred. - -23. The sons of Issachar according to their families were: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Punites; -24. of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. -25. These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred. - -26. The sons of Zebulun according to their families were: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. -27. These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred. - -28. The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were: -29. The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. -30. These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; -31. of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; -32. of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. -33. Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -34. These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred. - -35. These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. -36. And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. -37. These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. +1 And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying: +2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and above, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel.” +3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying: +4 “Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.” +5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; +6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. +7 These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. +8 And the son of Pallu was Eliab. +9 The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord; +10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign. +11 Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die. +12 The sons of Simeon according to their families were: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; +13 of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. +14 These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred. +15 The sons of Gad according to their families were: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; +16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; +17 of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. +18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred. +19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. +20 And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. +21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. +22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred. +23 The sons of Issachar according to their families were: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Punites; +24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. +25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred. +26 The sons of Zebulun according to their families were: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. +27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred. +28 The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were: +29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. +30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; +31 of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; +32 of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. +33 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred. +35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. +36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. +37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families. - -38. The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; -39. of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. -40. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. -41. These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred. - -42. These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families. -43. All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred. - -44. The sons of Asher according to their families were: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. -45. Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. -46. And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. -47. These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred. - -48. The sons of Naphtali according to their families were: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; -49. of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. -50. These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred. - -51. These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty. - -52. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -53. "To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names. -54. To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. -55. But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. -56. According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller." - -57. And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. -58. These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram. -59. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. -60. To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. -61. And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the Lord. - -62. Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel. - -63. These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. -64. But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai. -65. For the Lord had said of them, "They shall surely die in the wilderness." So there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. - - - +38 The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; +39 of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. +40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. +41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred. +42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families. +43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred. +44 The sons of Asher according to their families were: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. +45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. +46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. +47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred. +48 The sons of Naphtali according to their families were: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; +49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. +50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred. +51 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty. +52 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +53 “To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names. +54 To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. +55 But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. +56 According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.” +57 And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. +58 These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram. +59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. +60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. +61 And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the Lord. +62 Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel. +63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. +64 But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai. +65 For the Lord had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md index 5688b21a..11019dc7 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Inheritance Laws - # Chapter 27 -1. Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -2. And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: -3. "Our father died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. -4. Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father's brothers." - -5. So Moses brought their case before the Lord. - -6. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -7. "The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father's brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. -8. And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. -9. If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. -10. If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. -11. And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.' " And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses. -Joshua the Next Leader of Israel - -12. Now the Lord said to Moses: "Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. -13. And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. -14. For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.) - -15. Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: -16. "Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, -17. who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be like sheep which have no shepherd." - -18. And the Lord said to Moses: "Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; -19. set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. -20. And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. -21. He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him--all the congregation." - -22. So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. -23. And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. - - - +1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +2 And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: +3 “Our father died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. +4 Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father’s brothers.” +5 So Moses brought their case before the Lord. +6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. +8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. +9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. +10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. +11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses. +12 Now the Lord said to Moses: “Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. +13 And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. +14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.) +15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: +16 “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, +17 who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be like sheep which have no shepherd.” +18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; +19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight. +20 And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. +21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.” +22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. +23 And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md index 26aa16d1..ff0f19b7 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,48 +1,32 @@ -Daily Offerings - # Chapter 28 -1. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the children of Israel, and say to them, 'My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time.' - -3. "And you shall say to them, 'This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering. -4. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening, -5. and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil. -6. It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. -7. And its drink offering shall be one-fourth of a hin for each lamb; in a holy place you shall pour out the drink to the Lord as an offering. -8. The other lamb you shall offer in the evening; as the morning grain offering and its drink offering, you shall offer it as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. -Sabbath Offerings - - -9. 'And on the Sabbath day two lambs in their first year, without blemish, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, with its drink offering-- -10. this is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering with its drink offering. -Monthly Offerings - - -11. 'At the beginnings of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, without blemish; -12. three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; -13. and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with oil, as a grain offering for each lamb, as a burnt offering of sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. -14. Their drink offering shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, one-third of a hin for a ram, and one-fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering for each month throughout the months of the year. -15. Also one kid of the goats as a sin offering to the Lord shall be offered, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. -Offerings at Passover - -16. 'On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord. -17. And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days. -18. On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. -19. And you shall present an offering made by fire as a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year. Be sure they are without blemish. -20. Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah you shall offer for a bull, and two-tenths for a ram; -21. you shall offer one-tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs; -22. also one goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you. -23. You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. -24. In this manner you shall offer the food of the offering made by fire daily for seven days, as a sweet aroma to the Lord; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. -25. And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. -Offerings at the Feast of Weeks - -26. 'Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the Lord at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. -27. You shall present a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, -28. with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths for the one ram, -29. and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; -30. also one kid of the goats, to make atonement for you. -31. Be sure they are without blemish. You shall present them with their drink offerings, besides the regular burnt offering with its grain offering. - - - +1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time.’ +3 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering. +4 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening, +5 and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil. +6 It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +7 And its drink offering shall be one-fourth of a hin for each lamb; in a holy place you shall pour out the drink to the Lord as an offering. +8 The other lamb you shall offer in the evening; as the morning grain offering and its drink offering, you shall offer it as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. +9 ‘And on the Sabbath day two lambs in their first year, without blemish, and two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, with its drink offering— +10 this is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering with its drink offering. +11 ‘At the beginnings of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, without blemish; +12 three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, for the one ram; +13 and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with oil, as a grain offering for each lamb, as a burnt offering of sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +14 Their drink offering shall be half a hin of wine for a bull, one-third of a hin for a ram, and one-fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering for each month throughout the months of the year. +15 Also one kid of the goats as a sin offering to the Lord shall be offered, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. +16 ‘On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord. +17 And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days. +18 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. +19 And you shall present an offering made by fire as a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year. Be sure they are without blemish. +20 Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah you shall offer for a bull, and two-tenths for a ram; +21 you shall offer one-tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs; +22 also one goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you. +23 You shall offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a regular burnt offering. +24 In this manner you shall offer the food of the offering made by fire daily for seven days, as a sweet aroma to the Lord; it shall be offered besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. +25 And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. +26 ‘Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the Lord at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. +27 You shall present a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, +28 with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths for the one ram, +29 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; +30 also one kid of the goats, to make atonement for you. +31 Be sure they are without blemish. You shall present them with their drink offerings, besides the regular burnt offering with its grain offering. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md index 752f63f6..09d902e1 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,59 +1,41 @@ -Offerings at the Feast of Trumpets - # Chapter 29 -1. 'And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets. -2. You shall offer a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, without blemish. -3. Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the ram, -4. and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; -5. also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, to make atonement for you; -6. besides the burnt offering with its grain offering for the New Moon, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, as a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. -Offerings on the Day of Atonement - -7. 'On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work. -8. You shall present a burnt offering to the Lord as a sweet aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year. Be sure they are without blemish. -9. Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram, -10. and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; -11. also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the sin offering for atonement, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings. -Offerings at the Feast of Tabernacles - -12. 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days. -13. You shall present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year. They shall be without blemish. -14. Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for each of the two rams, -15. and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; -16. also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -17. 'On the second day present twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, -18. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -19. also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - -20. 'On the third day present eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, -21. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -22. also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -23. 'On the fourth day present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year, without blemish, -24. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -25. also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -26. 'On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, -27. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -28. also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -29. 'On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, -30. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -31. also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -32. 'On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, -33. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -34. also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -35. 'On the eighth day you shall have a sacred assembly. You shall do no customary work. -36. You shall present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven lambs in their first year without blemish, -37. and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; -38. also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. - -39. 'These you shall present to the Lord at your appointed feasts (besides your vowed offerings and your freewill offerings) as your burnt offerings and your grain offerings, as your drink offerings and your peace offerings.' " - -40. So Moses told the children of Israel everything, just as the Lord commanded Moses. - - - +1 ‘And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets. +2 You shall offer a burnt offering as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year, without blemish. +3 Their grain offering shall be fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the ram, +4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; +5 also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, to make atonement for you; +6 besides the burnt offering with its grain offering for the New Moon, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, as a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord. +7 ‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work. +8 You shall present a burnt offering to the Lord as a sweet aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year. Be sure they are without blemish. +9 Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram, +10 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs; +11 also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the sin offering for atonement, the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings. +12 ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days. +13 You shall present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year. They shall be without blemish. +14 Their grain offering shall be of fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for each of the two rams, +15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; +16 also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +17 ‘On the second day present twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, +18 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +19 also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering with its grain offering, and their drink offerings. +20 ‘On the third day present eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, +21 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +22 also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +23 ‘On the fourth day present ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year, without blemish, +24 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +25 also one kid of the goats as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +26 ‘On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, +27 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +28 also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +29 ‘On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, +30 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +31 also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +32 ‘On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in their first year without blemish, +33 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +34 also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +35 ‘On the eighth day you shall have a sacred assembly. You shall do no customary work. +36 You shall present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven lambs in their first year without blemish, +37 and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, by their number, according to the ordinance; +38 also one goat as a sin offering, besides the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering. +39 ‘These you shall present to the Lord at your appointed feasts (besides your vowed offerings and your freewill offerings) as your burnt offerings and your grain offerings, as your drink offerings and your peace offerings.’ ” +40 So Moses told the children of Israel everything, just as the Lord commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md index 7c026f18..2d7864bd 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -The Law Concerning Vows - # Chapter 30 -1. Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: -2. If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. - -3. "Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father's house in her youth, -4. and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand. -5. But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her. - -6. "If indeed she takes a husband, while bound by her vows or by a rash utterance from her lips by which she bound herself, -7. and her husband hears it, and makes no response to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her agreements by which she bound herself shall stand. -8. But if her husband overrules her on the day that he hears it, he shall make void her vow which she took and what she uttered with her lips, by which she bound herself, and the Lord will release her. - -9. "Also any vow of a widow or a divorced woman, by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her. - -10. "If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by an agreement with an oath, -11. and her husband heard it, and made no response to her and did not overrule her, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement by which she bound herself shall stand. -12. But if her husband truly made them void on the day he heard them, then whatever proceeded from her lips concerning her vows or concerning the agreement binding her, it shall not stand; her husband has made them void, and the Lord will release her. -13. Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void. -14. Now if her husband makes no response whatever to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all the agreements that bind her; he confirms them, because he made no response to her on the day that he heard them. -15. But if he does make them void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her guilt." - -16. These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, and between a father and his daughter in her youth in her father's house. - - - +1 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: +2 If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. +3 “Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father’s house in her youth, +4 and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand. +5 But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her. +6 “If indeed she takes a husband, while bound by her vows or by a rash utterance from her lips by which she bound herself, +7 and her husband hears it, and makes no response to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her agreements by which she bound herself shall stand. +8 But if her husband overrules her on the day that he hears it, he shall make void her vow which she took and what she uttered with her lips, by which she bound herself, and the Lord will release her. +9 “Also any vow of a widow or a divorced woman, by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her. +10 “If she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound herself by an agreement with an oath, +11 and her husband heard it, and made no response to her and did not overrule her, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement by which she bound herself shall stand. +12 But if her husband truly made them void on the day he heard them, then whatever proceeded from her lips concerning her vows or concerning the agreement binding her, it shall not stand; her husband has made them void, and the Lord will release her. +13 Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void. +14 Now if her husband makes no response whatever to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all the agreements that bind her; he confirms them, because he made no response to her on the day that he heard them. +15 But if he does make them void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her guilt.” +16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, and between a father and his daughter in her youth in her father’s house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md index 1e4f248e..1e915ea7 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,74 +1,55 @@ -Vengeance on the Midianites - # Chapter 31 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -2. "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people." - -3. So Moses spoke to the people, saying, "Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on Midian. -4. A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war." - -5. So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. -6. Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand. -7. And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males. -8. They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword. - -9. And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. -10. They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. -11. And they took all the spoil and all the booty--of man and beast. -Return from the War - - -12. Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. -13. And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. -14. But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle. - -15. And Moses said to them: "Have you kept all the women alive? -16. Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. -17. Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. -18. But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. -19. And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. -20. Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats' hair, and everything made of wood." - -21. Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses: -22. Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, -23. everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. -24. And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp." -Division of the Plunder - - -25. Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: -26. "Count up the plunder that was taken--of man and beast--you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; -27. and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. -28. And levy a tribute for the Lord on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; -29. take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord. -30. And from the children of Israel's half you shall take one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord." -31. So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. - -32. The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, -33. seventy-two thousand cattle, -34. sixty-one thousand donkeys, -35. and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. -36. And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; -37. and the Lord's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. -38. The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's tribute was seventy-two. -39. The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord's tribute was sixty-one. -40. The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's tribute was thirty-two persons. -41. So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord's heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. - -42. And from the children of Israel's half, which Moses separated from the men who fought-- -43. now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, -44. thirty-six thousand cattle, -45. thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, -46. and sixteen thousand persons-- -47. and from the children of Israel's half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. - -48. Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; -49. and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. -50. Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord." -51. So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. -52. And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. -53. (The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) -54. And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord. - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.” +3 So Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm some of yourselves for war, and let them go against the Midianites to take vengeance for the Lord on Midian. +4 A thousand from each tribe of all the tribes of Israel you shall send to the war.” +5 So there were recruited from the divisions of Israel one thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. +6 Then Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from each tribe; he sent them to the war with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy articles and the signal trumpets in his hand. +7 And they warred against the Midianites, just as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed all the males. +8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of those who were killed—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword. +9 And the children of Israel took the women of Midian captive, with their little ones, and took as spoil all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. +10 They also burned with fire all the cities where they dwelt, and all their forts. +11 And they took all the spoil and all the booty—of man and beast. +12 Then they brought the captives, the booty, and the spoil to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. +13 And Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the congregation, went to meet them outside the camp. +14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle. +15 And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive? +16 Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. +17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known a man intimately. +18 But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls who have not known a man intimately. +19 And as for you, remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day. +20 Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.” +21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who had gone to the battle, “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses: +22 Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead, +23 everything that can endure fire, you shall put through the fire, and it shall be clean; and it shall be purified with the water of purification. But all that cannot endure fire you shall put through water. +24 And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may come into the camp.” +25 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: +26 “Count up the plunder that was taken—of man and beast—you and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregation; +27 and divide the plunder into two parts, between those who took part in the war, who went out to battle, and all the congregation. +28 And levy a tribute for the Lord on the men of war who went out to battle: one of every five hundred of the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep; +29 take it from their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest as a heave offering to the Lord. +30 And from the children of Israel’s half you shall take one of every fifty, drawn from the persons, the cattle, the donkeys, and the sheep, from all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.” +31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. +32 The booty remaining from the plunder, which the men of war had taken, was six hundred and seventy-five thousand sheep, +33 seventy-two thousand cattle, +34 sixty-one thousand donkeys, +35 and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of women who had not known a man intimately. +36 And the half, the portion for those who had gone out to war, was in number three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep; +37 and the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and seventy-five. +38 The cattle were thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was seventy-two. +39 The donkeys were thirty thousand five hundred, of which the Lord’s tribute was sixty-one. +40 The persons were sixteen thousand, of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty-two persons. +41 So Moses gave the tribute which was the Lord’s heave offering to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. +42 And from the children of Israel’s half, which Moses separated from the men who fought— +43 now the half belonging to the congregation was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, +44 thirty-six thousand cattle, +45 thirty thousand five hundred donkeys, +46 and sixteen thousand persons— +47 and from the children of Israel’s half Moses took one of every fifty, drawn from man and beast, and gave them to the Levites, who kept charge of the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. +48 Then the officers who were over thousands of the army, the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; +49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken a count of the men of war who are under our command, and not a man of us is missing. +50 Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” +51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all the fashioned ornaments. +52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered to the Lord, from the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. +53 (The men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) +54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting as a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md index 39a1b921..d13b4edc 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,56 +1,43 @@ -The Tribes Settling East of the Jordan - # Chapter 32 -1. Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock, -2. the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, -3. "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon, -4. the country which the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock." -5. Therefore they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan." - -6. And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: "Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here? -7. Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them? -8. Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. -9. For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them. -10. So the Lord's anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying, -11. 'Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me, -12. except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.' -13. So the Lord's anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. -14. And look! You have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel. -15. For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people." - -16. Then they came near to him and said: "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, -17. but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. -18. We will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has received his inheritance. -19. For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan." - -20. Then Moses said to them: "If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war, -21. and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him, -22. and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. -23. But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out. -24. Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth." - -25. And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: "Your servants will do as my lord commands. -26. Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead; -27. but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says." - -28. So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel. -29. And Moses said to them: "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession. -30. But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan." - -31. Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. -32. We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan." - -33. So Moses gave to the children of Gad, to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country. -34. And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer, -35. Atroth and Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah, -36. Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep. -37. And the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim, -38. Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built. - -39. And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. -40. So Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it. -41. Also Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth Jair. -42. Then Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah, after his own name. - - - +1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region was a place for livestock, +2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying, +3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon, +4 the country which the Lord defeated before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” +5 Therefore they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.” +6 And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here? +7 Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord has given them? +8 Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. +9 For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the Lord had given them. +10 So the Lord’s anger was aroused on that day, and He swore an oath, saying, +11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me, +12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’ +13 So the Lord’s anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. +14 And look! You have risen in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel. +15 For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.” +16 Then they came near to him and said: “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones, +17 but we ourselves will be armed, ready to go before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. +18 We will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has received his inheritance. +19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan.” +20 Then Moses said to them: “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before the Lord for the war, +21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from before Him, +22 and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. +23 But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out. +24 Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what has proceeded out of your mouth.” +25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: “Your servants will do as my lord commands. +26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gilead; +27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, just as my lord says.” +28 So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel. +29 And Moses said to them: “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession. +30 But if they do not cross over armed with you, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” +31 Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do. +32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us on this side of the Jordan.” +33 So Moses gave to the children of Gad, to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country. +34 And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer, +35 Atroth and Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah, +36 Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep. +37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim, +38 Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built. +39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it. +40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it. +41 Also Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth Jair. +42 Then Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah, after his own name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md index dd3cc840..febd1fb9 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,72 +1,57 @@ -Israel's Journey from Egypt Reviewed - # Chapter 33 -1. These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. -2. Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the Lord. And these are their journeys according to their starting points: - -3. They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. -4. For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them. Also on their gods the Lord had executed judgments. - -5. Then the children of Israel moved from Rameses and camped at Succoth. -6. They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. -7. They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is east of Baal Zephon; and they camped near Migdol. -8. They departed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, went three days' journey in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah. -9. They moved from Marah and came to Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there. - -10. They moved from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. -11. They moved from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. -12. They journeyed from the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. -13. They departed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. -14. They moved from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. - -15. They departed from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. -16. They moved from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. -17. They departed from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. -18. They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. -19. They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. -20. They departed from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. -21. They moved from Libnah and camped at Rissah. -22. They journeyed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. -23. They went from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. -24. They moved from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. -25. They moved from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. -26. They moved from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. -27. They departed from Tahath and camped at Terah. -28. They moved from Terah and camped at Mithkah. -29. They went from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. -30. They departed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. -31. They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. -32. They moved from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Hagidgad. -33. They went from Hor Hagidgad and camped at Jotbathah. -34. They moved from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. -35. They departed from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. -36. They moved from Ezion Geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. -37. They moved from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom. - -38. Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. -39. Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. - -40. Now the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. - -41. So they departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. -42. They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. -43. They departed from Punon and camped at Oboth. -44. They departed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab. -45. They departed from Ijim and camped at Dibon Gad. -46. They moved from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim. -47. They moved from Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. -48. They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. -49. They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the Abel Acacia Grove in the plains of Moab. -Instructions for the Conquest of Canaan - - -50. Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying, -51. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, -52. then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places; -53. you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess. -54. And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone's inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. -55. But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. -56. Moreover it shall be that I will do to you as I thought to do to them.' " - - - +1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, who went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. +2 Now Moses wrote down the starting points of their journeys at the command of the Lord. And these are their journeys according to their starting points: +3 They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. +4 For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them. Also on their gods the Lord had executed judgments. +5 Then the children of Israel moved from Rameses and camped at Succoth. +6 They departed from Succoth and camped at Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness. +7 They moved from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is east of Baal Zephon; and they camped near Migdol. +8 They departed from before Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, went three days’ journey in the Wilderness of Etham, and camped at Marah. +9 They moved from Marah and came to Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there. +10 They moved from Elim and camped by the Red Sea. +11 They moved from the Red Sea and camped in the Wilderness of Sin. +12 They journeyed from the Wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. +13 They departed from Dophkah and camped at Alush. +14 They moved from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. +15 They departed from Rephidim and camped in the Wilderness of Sinai. +16 They moved from the Wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. +17 They departed from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. +18 They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. +19 They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. +20 They departed from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. +21 They moved from Libnah and camped at Rissah. +22 They journeyed from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. +23 They went from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. +24 They moved from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. +25 They moved from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. +26 They moved from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. +27 They departed from Tahath and camped at Terah. +28 They moved from Terah and camped at Mithkah. +29 They went from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. +30 They departed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. +31 They departed from Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. +32 They moved from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Hagidgad. +33 They went from Hor Hagidgad and camped at Jotbathah. +34 They moved from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. +35 They departed from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. +36 They moved from Ezion Geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. +37 They moved from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom. +38 Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. +39 Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. +40 Now the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. +41 So they departed from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. +42 They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. +43 They departed from Punon and camped at Oboth. +44 They departed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, at the border of Moab. +45 They departed from Ijim and camped at Dibon Gad. +46 They moved from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim. +47 They moved from Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. +48 They departed from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. +49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jesimoth as far as the Abel Acacia Grove in the plains of Moab. +50 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying, +51 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, +52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their high places; +53 you shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, for I have given you the land to possess. +54 And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone’s inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. +55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell. +56 Moreover it shall be that I will do to you as I thought to do to them.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md index 321f5d26..b0ab312f 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,43 +1,30 @@ -The Appointed Boundaries of Canaan - # Chapter 34 -1. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -2. "Command the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance--the land of Canaan to its boundaries. -3. Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea; -4. your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon; -5. the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea. - -6. 'As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border. - -7. 'And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor; -8. from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad; -9. the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border. - -10. 'You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; -11. the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth; -12. the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.' " - -13. Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. -14. For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance. -15. The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise." -The Leaders Appointed to Divide the Land - - -16. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -17. "These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. -18. And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance. -19. These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; -20. from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud; -21. from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon; -22. a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli; -23. from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod, -24. and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; -25. a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach; -26. a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan; -27. a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi; -28. and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud." - -29. These are the ones the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +2 “Command the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan to its boundaries. +3 Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of the Salt Sea; +4 your border shall turn from the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and be on the south of Kadesh Barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar Addar, and continue to Azmon; +5 the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea. +6 ‘As for the western border, you shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your western border. +7 ‘And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out your border line to Mount Hor; +8 from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad; +9 the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border. +10 ‘You shall mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; +11 the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth; +12 the border shall go down along the Jordan, and it shall end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with its surrounding boundaries.’ ” +13 Then Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe. +14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance. +15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.” +16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. +18 And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance. +19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; +20 from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud; +21 from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon; +22 a leader from the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli; +23 from the sons of Joseph: a leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod, +24 and a leader from the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan; +25 a leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach; +26 a leader from the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan; +27 a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi; +28 and a leader from the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” +29 These are the ones the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md index c33ecca7..b01b520d 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,45 +1,35 @@ -Cities for the Levites - # Chapter 35 -1. And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying: -2. "Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities. -3. They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals. -4. The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around. -5. And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, on the south side two thousand cubits, on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. The city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as common-land for the cities. - -6. "Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities. -7. So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land. -8. And the cities which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives."Cities of Refuge - -9. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, -10. "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, -11. then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there. -12. They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment. -13. And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge. -14. You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge. -15. These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there. - -16. 'But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. -17. And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. -18. Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. -19. The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. -20. If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies, -21. or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. - -22. 'However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait, -23. or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm, -24. then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments. -25. So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. -26. But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled, -27. and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood, -28. because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. - -29. 'And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. -30. Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty. -31. Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death. -32. And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest. -33. So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. -34. Therefore do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.' " - - - +1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying: +2 “Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities. +3 They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals. +4 The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around. +5 And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, on the south side two thousand cubits, on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. The city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as common-land for the cities. +6 “Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities. +7 So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land. +8 And the cities which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives.” +9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, +10 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, +11 then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there. +12 They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment. +13 And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge. +14 You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge. +15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there. +16 ‘But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. +17 And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. +18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. +19 The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. +20 If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies, +21 or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. +22 ‘However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait, +23 or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm, +24 then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments. +25 So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil. +26 But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled, +27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood, +28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession. +29 ‘And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. +30 Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty. +31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death. +32 And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest. +33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it. +34 Therefore do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md index 771dcbc3..0c9e8fb7 100644 --- a/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -Marriage of Female Heirs - # Chapter 36 -1. Now the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel. -2. And they said: "The Lord commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. -3. Now if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance. -4. And when the Jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers." - -5. Then Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying: "What the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks is right. -6. This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, 'Let them marry whom they think best, but they may marry only within the family of their father's tribe.' -7. So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not change hands from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. -8. And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall be the wife of one of the family of her father's tribe, so that the children of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers. -9. Thus no inheritance shall change hands from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel shall keep its own inheritance." - -10. Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad; -11. for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to the sons of their father's brothers. -12. They were married into the families of the children of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family. - -13. These are the commandments and the judgments which the Lord commanded the children of Israel by the hand of Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. - - - +1 Now the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel. +2 And they said: “The Lord commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. +3 Now if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance. +4 And when the Jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.” +5 Then Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying: “What the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks is right. +6 This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whom they think best, but they may marry only within the family of their father’s tribe.’ +7 So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not change hands from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. +8 And every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall be the wife of one of the family of her father’s tribe, so that the children of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers. +9 Thus no inheritance shall change hands from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel shall keep its own inheritance.” +10 Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad; +11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to the sons of their father’s brothers. +12 They were married into the families of the children of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s family. +13 These are the commandments and the judgments which the Lord commanded the children of Israel by the hand of Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md index 3e3c1063..c6551ab6 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,68 +1,47 @@ -The Previous Command to Enter Canaan - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. -2. It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea. -3. Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them, -4. after he had killed Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei. - -5. On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying, -6. "The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: 'You have dwelt long enough at this mountain. -7. Turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains of the Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates. -8. See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers--to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--to give to them and their descendants after them.' -Tribal Leaders Appointed - -9. "And I spoke to you at that time, saying: 'I alone am not able to bear you. -10. The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. -11. May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! -12. How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? -13. Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.' -14. And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have told us to do is good.' -15. So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes. - -16. "Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, 'Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. -17. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.' -18. And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do. -Israel's Refusal to Enter the Land - -19. "So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea. -20. And I said to you, 'You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. -21. Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.' - -22. "And every one of you came near to me and said, 'Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come.' - -23. "The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe. -24. And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. -25. They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, 'It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.' - -26. "Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; -27. and you complained in your tents, and said, 'Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. -28. Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there." ' - -29. "Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. -30. The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, -31. and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.' -32. Yet, for all that, you did not believe the Lord your God, -33. who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day. -The Penalty for Israel's Rebellion - -34. "And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying, -35. 'Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I swore to give to your fathers, -36. except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because he wholly followed the Lord.' -37. The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, 'Even you shall not go in there. -38. Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. - -39. 'Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. -40. But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.' - -41. "Then you answered and said to me, 'We have sinned against the Lord; we will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.' And when everyone of you had girded on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up into the mountain. - -42. "And the Lord said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies." ' -43. So I spoke to you; yet you would not listen, but rebelled against the command of the Lord, and presumptuously went up into the mountain. -44. And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah. -45. Then you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not listen to your voice nor give ear to you. - -46. "So you remained in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you spent there. - - - +1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. +2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea. +3 Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them, +4 after he had killed Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei. +5 On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying, +6 “The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain. +7 Turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains of the Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates. +8 See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’ +9 “And I spoke to you at that time, saying: ‘I alone am not able to bear you. +10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. +11 May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! +12 How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? +13 Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’ +14 And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have told us to do is good.’ +15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes. +16 “Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. +17 You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’ +18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do. +19 “So we departed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us. Then we came to Kadesh Barnea. +20 And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. +21 Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.’ +22 “And every one of you came near to me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come.’ +23 “The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe. +24 And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. +25 They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ‘It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.’ +26 “Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; +27 and you complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. +28 Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.” ’ +29 “Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. +30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, +31 and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ +32 Yet, for all that, you did not believe the Lord your God, +33 who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day. +34 “And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying, +35 ‘Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I swore to give to your fathers, +36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because he wholly followed the Lord.’ +37 The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, ‘Even you shall not go in there. +38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. +39 ‘Moreover your little ones and your children, who you say will be victims, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. +40 But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’ +41 “Then you answered and said to me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord; we will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ And when everyone of you had girded on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up into the mountain. +42 “And the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies.” ’ +43 So I spoke to you; yet you would not listen, but rebelled against the command of the Lord, and presumptuously went up into the mountain. +44 And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah. +45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not listen to your voice nor give ear to you. +46 “So you remained in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you spent there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md index a5b5b8c0..116ecc8f 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,55 +1,38 @@ -The Desert Years - # Chapter 2 -1. "Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness of the Way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we skirted Mount Seir for many days. - -2. "And the Lord spoke to me, saying: -3. 'You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward. -4. And command the people, saying, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. -5. Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. -6. You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. - -7. "For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing." ' - -8. "And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from Elath and Ezion Geber, we turned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab. -9. Then the Lord said to me, 'Do not harass Moab, nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.' " - -10. (The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. -11. They were also regarded as giants, like the Anakim, but the Moabites call them Emim. -12. The Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave them.) - -13. " 'Now rise and cross over the Valley of the Zered.' So we crossed over the Valley of the Zered. -14. And the time we took to come from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war was consumed from the midst of the camp, just as the Lord had sworn to them. -15. For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they were consumed. - -16. "So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people, -17. that the Lord spoke to me, saying: -18. 'This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab. -19. And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.' " - -20. (That was also regarded as a land of giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, -21. a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, -22. just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day. -23. And the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza--the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.) - -24. " 'Rise, take your journey, and cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and engage him in battle. -25. This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.' -King Sihon Defeated - -26. "And I sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, -27. 'Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the road, and I will turn neither to the right nor to the left. -28. You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on foot, -29. just as the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us.' - -30. "But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day. - -31. "And the Lord said to me, 'See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his land.' -32. Then Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz. -33. And the Lord our God delivered him over to us; so we defeated him, his sons, and all his people. -34. We took all his cities at that time, and we utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining. -35. We took only the livestock as plunder for ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we took. -36. From Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the ravine, as far as Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us; the Lord our God delivered all to us. -37. Only you did not go near the land of the people of Ammon--anywhere along the River Jabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or wherever the Lord our God had forbidden us. - - - +1 “Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness of the Way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we skirted Mount Seir for many days. +2 “And the Lord spoke to me, saying: +3 ‘You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward. +4 And command the people, saying, “You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. +5 Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. +6 You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. +7 “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” ’ +8 “And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from Elath and Ezion Geber, we turned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab. +9 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ” +10 (The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. +11 They were also regarded as giants, like the Anakim, but the Moabites call them Emim. +12 The Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave them.) +13 “ ‘Now rise and cross over the Valley of the Zered.’ So we crossed over the Valley of the Zered. +14 And the time we took to come from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war was consumed from the midst of the camp, just as the Lord had sworn to them. +15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they were consumed. +16 “So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people, +17 that the Lord spoke to me, saying: +18 ‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab. +19 And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ” +20 (That was also regarded as a land of giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, +21 a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, +22 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day. +23 And the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza—the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.) +24 “ ‘Rise, take your journey, and cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and engage him in battle. +25 This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’ +26 “And I sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, +27 ‘Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the road, and I will turn neither to the right nor to the left. +28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on foot, +29 just as the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us.’ +30 “But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day. +31 “And the Lord said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his land.’ +32 Then Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz. +33 And the Lord our God delivered him over to us; so we defeated him, his sons, and all his people. +34 We took all his cities at that time, and we utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining. +35 We took only the livestock as plunder for ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we took. +36 From Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and from the city that is in the ravine, as far as Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us; the Lord our God delivered all to us. +37 Only you did not go near the land of the people of Ammon—anywhere along the River Jabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or wherever the Lord our God had forbidden us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md index 7bd18b66..1359ce28 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,48 +1,30 @@ -King Og Defeated - # Chapter 3 -1. "Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan; and Og king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. -2. And the Lord said to me, 'Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.' - -3. "So the Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og king of Bashan, with all his people, and we attacked him until he had no survivors remaining. -4. And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. -5. All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many rural towns. -6. And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city. -7. But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves. - -8. "And at that time we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were on this side of the Jordan, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon -9. (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir), -10. all the cities of the plain, all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salcah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. - -11. "For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit. -The Land East of the Jordan Divided - -12. "And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites. -13. The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the giants. -14. Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.) - -15. "Also I gave Gilead to Machir. -16. And to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, the border of the people of Ammon; -17. the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah. - -18. "Then I commanded you at that time, saying: 'The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All you men of valor shall cross over armed before your brethren, the children of Israel. -19. But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you, -20. until the Lord has given rest to your brethren as to you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.' - -21. "And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, 'Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms through which you pass. -22. You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.' -Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land - - -23. "Then I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: -24. 'O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds? -25. I pray, let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.' - -26. "But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: 'Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter. -27. Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. -28. But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.' - -29. "So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor. - - - +1 “Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan; and Og king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. +2 And the Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’ +3 “So the Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og king of Bashan, with all his people, and we attacked him until he had no survivors remaining. +4 And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. +5 All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many rural towns. +6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city. +7 But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves. +8 “And at that time we took the land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were on this side of the Jordan, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon +9 (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir), +10 all the cities of the plain, all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salcah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. +11 “For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit. +12 “And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites. +13 The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the giants. +14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth Jair, to this day.) +15 “Also I gave Gilead to Machir. +16 And to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, the border of the people of Ammon; +17 the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah. +18 “Then I commanded you at that time, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All you men of valor shall cross over armed before your brethren, the children of Israel. +19 But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you, +20 until the Lord has given rest to your brethren as to you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.’ +21 “And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms through which you pass. +22 You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.’ +23 “Then I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: +24 ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds? +25 I pray, let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.’ +26 “But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter. +27 Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. +28 But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’ +29 “So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md index 6f53e4b9..6ce57ae8 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,69 +1,50 @@ -Moses Commands Obedience - # Chapter 4 -1. "Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you. -2. You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. -3. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. -4. But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you. - -5. "Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. -6. Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' - -7. "For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? -8. And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day? -9. Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, -10. especially concerning the day you stood before the Lord your God in Horeb, when the Lord said to me, 'Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.' - -11. "Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. -12. And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; you only heard a voice. -13. So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. -14. And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might observe them in the land which you cross over to possess. -Beware of Idolatry - - -15. "Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, -16. lest you act corruptly and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure: the likeness of male or female, -17. the likeness of any animal that is on the earth or the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, -18. the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground or the likeness of any fish that is in the water beneath the earth. -19. And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage. -20. But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be His people, an inheritance, as you are this day. -21. Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I would not cross over the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. -22. But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land. -23. Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you. -24. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. - -25. "When you beget children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God to provoke Him to anger, -26. I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed. -27. And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. -28. And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. -29. But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. -30. When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice -31. (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them. - -32. "For ask now concerning the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard. -33. Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? -34. Or did God ever try to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? -35. To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him. -36. Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. -37. And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power, -38. driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day. -39. Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. -40. You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time." -Cities of Refuge East of the Jordan - - -41. Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, -42. that the manslayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without having hated him in time past, and that by fleeing to one of these cities he might live: -43. Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites. -Introduction to God's Law - - -44. Now this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel. -45. These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which Moses spoke to the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt, -46. on this side of the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel defeated after they came out of Egypt. -47. And they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, who were on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, -48. from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, even to Mount Sion (that is, Hermon), -49. and all the plain on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah. - - - +1 “Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you. +2 You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. +3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. +4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you. +5 “Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. +6 Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ +7 “For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? +8 And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day? +9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, +10 especially concerning the day you stood before the Lord your God in Horeb, when the Lord said to me, ‘Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’ +11 “Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. +12 And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; you only heard a voice. +13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. +14 And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might observe them in the land which you cross over to possess. +15 “Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, +16 lest you act corruptly and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure: the likeness of male or female, +17 the likeness of any animal that is on the earth or the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air, +18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground or the likeness of any fish that is in the water beneath the earth. +19 And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage. +20 But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be His people, an inheritance, as you are this day. +21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I would not cross over the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. +22 But I must die in this land, I must not cross over the Jordan; but you shall cross over and possess that good land. +23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the Lord your God has forbidden you. +24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. +25 “When you beget children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God to provoke Him to anger, +26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed. +27 And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. +28 And there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. +29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. +30 When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice +31 (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them. +32 “For ask now concerning the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard. +33 Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? +34 Or did God ever try to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? +35 To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him. +36 Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. +37 And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power, +38 driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day. +39 Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. +40 You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” +41 Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, +42 that the manslayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally, without having hated him in time past, and that by fleeing to one of these cities he might live: +43 Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites. +44 Now this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel. +45 These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which Moses spoke to the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt, +46 on this side of the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel defeated after they came out of Egypt. +47 And they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, who were on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun, +48 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, even to Mount Sion (that is, Hermon), +49 and all the plain on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md index de379e3a..aad5b902 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,55 +1,34 @@ -The Ten Commandments Reviewed - # Chapter 5 -1. And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: "Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. -2. The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. -3. The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. -4. The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. -5. I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said: - -6. 'I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. - -7. 'You shall have no other gods before Me. - -8. 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; -9. you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, -10. but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. - -11. 'You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. - -12. 'Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. -13. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, -14. but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. -15. And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. - -16. 'Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. - -17. 'You shall not murder. - -18. 'You shall not commit adultery. - -19. 'You shall not steal. - -20. 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. - -21. 'You shall not covet your neighbor's wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.' - -22. "These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. -The People Afraid of God's Presence - -23. "So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders. -24. And you said: 'Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he still lives. -25. Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. -26. For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? -27. You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and tell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.' - -28. "Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken. -29. Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! -30. Go and say to them, "Return to your tents." -31. But as for you, stand here by Me, and I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.' - -32. "Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. -33. You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess. - - - +1 And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. +2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. +3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. +4 The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. +5 I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said: +6 ‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. +7 ‘You shall have no other gods before Me. +8 ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; +9 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, +10 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. +11 ‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. +12 ‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. +13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, +14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. +15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. +16 ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. +17 ‘You shall not murder. +18 ‘You shall not commit adultery. +19 ‘You shall not steal. +20 ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. +21 ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’ +22 “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. +23 “So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders. +24 And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he still lives. +25 Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. +26 For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? +27 You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and tell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.’ +28 “Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They are right in all that they have spoken. +29 Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! +30 Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.” +31 But as for you, stand here by Me, and I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.’ +32 “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. +33 You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md index 52babbbb..fb6de3dc 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,38 +1,26 @@ -The Greatest Commandment - # Chapter 6 -1. "Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, -2. that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. -3. Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you--'a land flowing with milk and honey.' - -4. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! -5. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. - -6. "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. -7. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. -8. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. -9. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. -Caution Against Disobedience - - -10. "So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, -11. houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant--when you have eaten and are full-- -12. then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. -13. You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. -14. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you -15. (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth. - -16. "You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in Massah. -17. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. -18. And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, -19. to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken. - -20. "When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?' -21. then you shall say to your son: 'We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; -22. and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. -23. Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. -24. And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. -25. Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.' - - - +1 “Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, +2 that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. +3 Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ +4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! +5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. +6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. +7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. +8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. +9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. +10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, +11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full— +12 then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. +13 You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. +14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you +15 (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth. +16 “You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in Massah. +17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. +18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, +19 to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken. +20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ +21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; +22 and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. +23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. +24 And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. +25 Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md index b91b1ddc..722f2493 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,37 +1,27 @@ -A Chosen People - # Chapter 7 -1. "When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, -2. and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. -3. Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. -4. For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. -5. But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire. - -6. "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. -7. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; -8. but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. - -9. "Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; -10. and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face. -11. Therefore you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to observe them. -Blessings of Obedience - -12. "Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. -13. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. -14. You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. -15. And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you. -16. Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. - -17. "If you should say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?'-- -18. you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: -19. the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs and the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So shall the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. -20. Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed. -21. You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you. -22. And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. -23. But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them until they are destroyed. -24. And He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you will destroy their name from under heaven; no one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. -25. You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. -26. Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, +2 and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. +3 Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. +4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. +5 But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire. +6 “For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. +7 The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; +8 but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. +9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; +10 and He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face. +11 Therefore you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to observe them. +12 “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. +13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. +14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. +15 And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you. +16 Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. +17 “If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’— +18 you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: +19 the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs and the wonders, the mighty hand and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So shall the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. +20 Moreover the Lord your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed. +21 You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you. +22 And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. +23 But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them until they are destroyed. +24 And He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you will destroy their name from under heaven; no one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. +25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. +26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md index 2022ce97..13c35d82 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,29 +1,21 @@ -Remember the Lord Your God - # Chapter 8 -1. "Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. -2. And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. -3. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. -4. Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. -5. You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you. - -6. "Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. -7. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; -8. a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; -9. a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. -10. When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. - -11. "Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, -12. lest--when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; -13. and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; -14. when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; -15. who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; -16. who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end-- -17. then you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.' - -18. "And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. -19. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. -20. As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God. - - - +1 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. +2 And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. +3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. +4 Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. +5 You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you. +6 “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. +7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; +8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; +9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. +10 When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. +11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, +12 lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; +13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; +14 when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; +15 who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; +16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end— +17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ +18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. +19 Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. +20 As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md index 2e86cef7..e68fb8fc 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -Israel's Rebellions Reviewed - # Chapter 9 -1. "Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, -2. a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you heard it said, 'Who can stand before the descendants of Anak?' -3. Therefore understand today that the Lord your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has said to you. - -4. "Do not think in your heart, after the Lord your God has cast them out before you, saying, 'Because of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess this land'; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out from before you. -5. It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God drives them out from before you, and that He may fulfill the word which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. -6. Therefore understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people. - -7. "Remember! Do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord. -8. Also in Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry enough with you to have destroyed you. -9. When I went up into the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. -10. Then the Lord delivered to me two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them were all the words which the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. -11. And it came to pass, at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. - -12. "Then the Lord said to me, 'Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly; they have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molded image.' - -13. "Furthermore the Lord spoke to me, saying, 'I have seen this people, and indeed they are a stiff-necked people. -14. Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.' - -15. "So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire; and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. -16. And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the Lord your God--had made for yourselves a molded calf! You had turned aside quickly from the way which the Lord had commanded you. -17. Then I took the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and broke them before your eyes. -18. And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you committed in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. -19. For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the Lord was angry with you, to destroy you. But the Lord listened to me at that time also. -20. And the Lord was very angry with Aaron and would have destroyed him; so I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. -21. Then I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it and ground it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that descended from the mountain. - -22. "Also at Taberah and Massah and Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath. -23. Likewise, when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, 'Go up and possess the land which I have given you,' then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and you did not believe Him nor obey His voice. -24. You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. - -25. "Thus I prostrated myself before the Lord; forty days and forty nights I kept prostrating myself, because the Lord had said He would destroy you. -26. Therefore I prayed to the Lord, and said: 'O Lord God, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. -27. Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not look on the stubbornness of this people, or on their wickedness or their sin, -28. lest the land from which You brought us should say, "Because the Lord was not able to bring them to the land which He promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness." -29. Yet they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your mighty power and by Your outstretched arm.' - - - +1 “Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, +2 a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you heard it said, ‘Who can stand before the descendants of Anak?’ +3 Therefore understand today that the Lord your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has said to you. +4 “Do not think in your heart, after the Lord your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness the Lord has brought me in to possess this land’; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out from before you. +5 It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God drives them out from before you, and that He may fulfill the word which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +6 Therefore understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people. +7 “Remember! Do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord. +8 Also in Horeb you provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry enough with you to have destroyed you. +9 When I went up into the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I neither ate bread nor drank water. +10 Then the Lord delivered to me two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them were all the words which the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. +11 And it came to pass, at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. +12 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have acted corruptly; they have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them; they have made themselves a molded image.’ +13 “Furthermore the Lord spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed they are a stiff-necked people. +14 Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’ +15 “So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire; and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands. +16 And I looked, and behold, you had sinned against the Lord your God—had made for yourselves a molded calf! You had turned aside quickly from the way which the Lord had commanded you. +17 Then I took the two tablets and threw them out of my two hands and broke them before your eyes. +18 And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin which you committed in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. +19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the Lord was angry with you, to destroy you. But the Lord listened to me at that time also. +20 And the Lord was very angry with Aaron and would have destroyed him; so I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. +21 Then I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it and ground it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that descended from the mountain. +22 “Also at Taberah and Massah and Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked the Lord to wrath. +23 Likewise, when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and possess the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and you did not believe Him nor obey His voice. +24 You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. +25 “Thus I prostrated myself before the Lord; forty days and forty nights I kept prostrating myself, because the Lord had said He would destroy you. +26 Therefore I prayed to the Lord, and said: ‘O Lord God, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. +27 Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not look on the stubbornness of this people, or on their wickedness or their sin, +28 lest the land from which You brought us should say, “Because the Lord was not able to bring them to the land which He promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.” +29 Yet they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your mighty power and by Your outstretched arm.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md index 27044fd7..3b5eedf3 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -The Second Pair of Tablets - # Chapter 10 -1. "At that time the Lord said to me, 'Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood. -2. And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.' - -3. "So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. -4. And He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten Commandments, which the Lord had spoken to you in the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the Lord gave them to me. -5. Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me." - -6. (Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead. -7. From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers of water. -8. At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day. -9. Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.) - -10. "As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the Lord also heard me at that time, and the Lord chose not to destroy you. -11. Then the Lord said to me, 'Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.' -The Essence of the Law - - -12. "And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, -13. and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? -14. Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. -15. The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day. -16. Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer. -17. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. -18. He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. -19. Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. -20. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name. -21. He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen. -22. Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude. - - - +1 “At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood. +2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.’ +3 “So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. +4 And He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten Commandments, which the Lord had spoken to you in the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the Lord gave them to me. +5 Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.” +6 (Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead. +7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers of water. +8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day. +9 Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.) +10 “As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the Lord also heard me at that time, and the Lord chose not to destroy you. +11 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.’ +12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, +13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? +14 Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. +15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day. +16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer. +17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. +18 He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. +19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. +20 You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name. +21 He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen. +22 Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md index 3a6f4ab1..6e54be15 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,43 +1,33 @@ -Love and Obedience Rewarded - # Chapter 11 -1. "Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always. -2. Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the Lord your God, His greatness and His mighty hand and His outstretched arm-- -3. His signs and His acts which He did in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to all his land; -4. what He did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and their chariots: how He made the waters of the Red Sea overflow them as they pursued you, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day; -5. what He did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place; -6. and what He did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, their households, their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel-- -7. but your eyes have seen every great act of the Lord which He did. - -8. "Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess, -9. and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, 'a land flowing with milk and honey.' -10. For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; -11. but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven, -12. a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. - -13. 'And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, -14. then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. -15. And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.' -16. Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, -17. lest the Lord's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you. - -18. "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. -19. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. -20. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, -21. that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth. - -22. "For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do--to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him-- -23. then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves. -24. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory. -25. No man shall be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you. - -26. "Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: -27. the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; -28. and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. -29. Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. -30. Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, toward the setting sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh? -31. For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it. -32. And you shall be careful to observe all the statutes and judgments which I set before you today. - - - +1 “Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always. +2 Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the Lord your God, His greatness and His mighty hand and His outstretched arm— +3 His signs and His acts which He did in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to all his land; +4 what He did to the army of Egypt, to their horses and their chariots: how He made the waters of the Red Sea overflow them as they pursued you, and how the Lord has destroyed them to this day; +5 what He did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place; +6 and what He did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, their households, their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel— +7 but your eyes have seen every great act of the Lord which He did. +8 “Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess, +9 and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, ‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ +10 For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; +11 but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven, +12 a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. +13 ‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, +14 then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. +15 And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.’ +16 Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, +17 lest the Lord’s anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you. +18 “Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. +19 You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. +20 And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, +21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth. +22 “For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— +23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves. +24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the River Euphrates, even to the Western Sea, shall be your territory. +25 No man shall be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you. +26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: +27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; +28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. +29 Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. +30 Are they not on the other side of the Jordan, toward the setting sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the plain opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinth trees of Moreh? +31 For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it. +32 And you shall be careful to observe all the statutes and judgments which I set before you today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md index 240116fd..9b352a30 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,46 +1,33 @@ -A Prescribed Place of Worship - # Chapter 12 -1. "These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. -2. You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. -3. And you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place. -4. You shall not worship the Lord your God with such things. - -5. "But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. -6. There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. -7. And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you. - -8. "You shall not at all do as we are doing here today--every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes-- -9. for as yet you have not come to the rest and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. -10. But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety, -11. then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord. -12. And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you. -13. Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; -14. but in the place which the Lord chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you. - -15. "However, you may slaughter and eat meat within all your gates, whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, of the gazelle and the deer alike. -16. Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water. -17. You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or your new wine or your oil, of the firstborn of your herd or your flock, of any of your offerings which you vow, of your freewill offerings, or of the heave offering of your hand. -18. But you must eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God chooses, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all to which you put your hands. -19. Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. - -20. "When the Lord your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, 'Let me eat meat,' because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires. -21. If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the Lord has given you, just as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your gates as much as your heart desires. -22. Just as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you may eat them; the unclean and the clean alike may eat them. -23. Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat. -24. You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water. -25. You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. -26. Only the holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the Lord chooses. -27. And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat. -28. Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God. -Beware of False Gods - - -29. "When the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, -30. take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.' -31. You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods. - -32. "Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it. - - - +1 “These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. +2 You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. +3 And you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place. +4 You shall not worship the Lord your God with such things. +5 “But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. +6 There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. +7 And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you. +8 “You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes— +9 for as yet you have not come to the rest and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. +10 But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety, +11 then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord. +12 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you. +13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; +14 but in the place which the Lord chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you. +15 “However, you may slaughter and eat meat within all your gates, whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, of the gazelle and the deer alike. +16 Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water. +17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or your new wine or your oil, of the firstborn of your herd or your flock, of any of your offerings which you vow, of your freewill offerings, or of the heave offering of your hand. +18 But you must eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God chooses, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all to which you put your hands. +19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. +20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires. +21 If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the Lord has given you, just as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your gates as much as your heart desires. +22 Just as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you may eat them; the unclean and the clean alike may eat them. +23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat. +24 You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water. +25 You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. +26 Only the holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the Lord chooses. +27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat. +28 Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God. +29 “When the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, +30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ +31 You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods. +32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md index 168f4c68..9da73c40 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,26 +1,19 @@ -Punishment of Apostates - # Chapter 13 -1. "If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, -2. and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods'--which you have not known--'and let us serve them,' -3. you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. -4. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. -5. But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to entice you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil from your midst. - -6. "If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers, -7. of the gods of the people which are all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, -8. you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him; -9. but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. -10. And you shall stone him with stones until he dies, because he sought to entice you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. -11. So all Israel shall hear and fear, and not again do such wickedness as this among you. - -12. "If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you to dwell in, saying, -13. 'Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods" '--which you have not known-- -14. then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you, -15. you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock--with the edge of the sword. -16. And you shall gather all its plunder into the middle of the street, and completely burn with fire the city and all its plunder, for the Lord your God. It shall be a heap forever; it shall not be built again. -17. So none of the accursed things shall remain in your hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers, -18. because you have listened to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep all His commandments which I command you today, to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God. - - - +1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, +2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ +3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. +4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. +5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to entice you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil from your midst. +6 “If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers, +7 of the gods of the people which are all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, +8 you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him; +9 but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. +10 And you shall stone him with stones until he dies, because he sought to entice you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. +11 So all Israel shall hear and fear, and not again do such wickedness as this among you. +12 “If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you to dwell in, saying, +13 ‘Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” ’—which you have not known— +14 then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you, +15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock—with the edge of the sword. +16 And you shall gather all its plunder into the middle of the street, and completely burn with fire the city and all its plunder, for the Lord your God. It shall be a heap forever; it shall not be built again. +17 So none of the accursed things shall remain in your hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers, +18 because you have listened to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep all His commandments which I command you today, to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md index 69f75de8..239d122a 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,47 +1,31 @@ -Improper Mourning - # Chapter 14 -1. "You are the children of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. -2. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. -Clean and Unclean Meat - -3. "You shall not eat any detestable thing. -4. These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, -5. the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the mountain goat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. -6. And you may eat every animal with cloven hooves, having the hoof split into two parts, and that chews the cud, among the animals. -7. Nevertheless, of those that chew the cud or have cloven hooves, you shall not eat, such as these: the camel, the hare, and the rock hyrax; for they chew the cud but do not have cloven hooves; they are unclean for you. -8. Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses. - -9. "These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat all that have fins and scales. -10. And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. - -11. "All clean birds you may eat. -12. But these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, -13. the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after their kinds; -14. every raven after its kind; -15. the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after their kinds; -16. the little owl, the screech owl, the white owl, -17. the jackdaw, the carrion vulture, the fisher owl, -18. the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe and the bat. - -19. "Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. - -20. "You may eat all clean birds. - -21. "You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to the alien who is within your gates, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. -"You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. -Tithing Principles - - -22. "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year. -23. And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. -24. But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, or if the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, when the Lord your God has blessed you, -25. then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses. -26. And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. -27. You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no part nor inheritance with you. - -28. "At the end of every third year you shall bring out the tithe of your produce of that year and store it up within your gates. -29. And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. - - - +1 “You are the children of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. +2 For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. +3 “You shall not eat any detestable thing. +4 These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, +5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the mountain goat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. +6 And you may eat every animal with cloven hooves, having the hoof split into two parts, and that chews the cud, among the animals. +7 Nevertheless, of those that chew the cud or have cloven hooves, you shall not eat, such as these: the camel, the hare, and the rock hyrax; for they chew the cud but do not have cloven hooves; they are unclean for you. +8 Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses. +9 “These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat all that have fins and scales. +10 And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. +11 “All clean birds you may eat. +12 But these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, +13 the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after their kinds; +14 every raven after its kind; +15 the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after their kinds; +16 the little owl, the screech owl, the white owl, +17 the jackdaw, the carrion vulture, the fisher owl, +18 the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe and the bat. +19 “Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. +20 “You may eat all clean birds. +21 “You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to the alien who is within your gates, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. +“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. +22 “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year. +23 And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. +24 But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, or if the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, when the Lord your God has blessed you, +25 then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses. +26 And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. +27 You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no part nor inheritance with you. +28 “At the end of every third year you shall bring out the tithe of your produce of that year and store it up within your gates. +29 And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md index 514ef781..6db0f4ed 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,38 +1,24 @@ -Debts Canceled Every Seven Years - # Chapter 15 -1. "At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. -2. And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord's release. -3. Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother, -4. except when there may be no poor among you; for the Lord will greatly bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance-- -5. only if you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe with care all these commandments which I command you today. -6. For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you. -Generosity to the Poor - - -7. "If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, -8. but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. -9. Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you. -10. You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. -11. For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.' -The Law Concerning Bondservants - - -12. "If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. -13. And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed; -14. you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has blessed you with, you shall give to him. -15. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today. -16. And if it happens that he says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you, -17. then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. -18. It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do. -The Law Concerning Firstborn Animals - - -19. "All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. -20. You and your household shall eat it before the Lord your God year by year in the place which the Lord chooses. -21. But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. -22. You may eat it within your gates; the unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer. -23. Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water. - - - +1 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. +2 And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release. +3 Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother, +4 except when there may be no poor among you; for the Lord will greatly bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance— +5 only if you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe with care all these commandments which I command you today. +6 For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you. +7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, +8 but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. +9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you. +10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. +11 For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’ +12 “If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. +13 And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed; +14 you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has blessed you with, you shall give to him. +15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today. +16 And if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you, +17 then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. +18 It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do. +19 “All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. +20 You and your household shall eat it before the Lord your God year by year in the place which the Lord chooses. +21 But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. +22 You may eat it within your gates; the unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer. +23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md index 9c32fbdc..5a58d89c 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,38 +1,23 @@ -The Passover Reviewed - # Chapter 16 -1. "Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. -2. Therefore you shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God, from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses to put His name. -3. You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. -4. And no leaven shall be seen among you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the meat which you sacrifice the first day at twilight remain overnight until morning. - -5. "You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you; -6. but at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt. -7. And you shall roast and eat it in the place which the Lord your God chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. -8. Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it. -The Feast of Weeks Reviewed - -9. "You shall count seven weeks for yourself; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. -10. Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the Lord your God blesses you. -11. You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. -12. And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. -The Feast of Tabernacles Reviewed - -13. "You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress. -14. And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates. -15. Seven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice. - -16. "Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. -17. Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you. -Justice Must Be Administered - - -18. "You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. -19. You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. -20. You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. - -21. "You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God. -22. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates. - - - +1 “Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. +2 Therefore you shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God, from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses to put His name. +3 You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. +4 And no leaven shall be seen among you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the meat which you sacrifice the first day at twilight remain overnight until morning. +5 “You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you; +6 but at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt. +7 And you shall roast and eat it in the place which the Lord your God chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. +8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it. +9 “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. +10 Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the Lord your God blesses you. +11 You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. +12 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes. +13 “You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress. +14 And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates. +15 Seven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice. +16 “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. +17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you. +18 “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. +19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. +20 You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. +21 “You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God. +22 You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md index cfb35911..a9b1b889 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -Various Instructions - # Chapter 17 -1. "You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God. - -2. "If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant, -3. who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, -4. and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, -5. then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones. -6. Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. -7. The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you. - -8. "If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses. -9. And you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge there in those days, and inquire of them; they shall pronounce upon you the sentence of judgment. -10. You shall do according to the sentence which they pronounce upon you in that place which the Lord chooses. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they order you. -11. According to the sentence of the law in which they instruct you, according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left from the sentence which they pronounce upon you. -12. Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall put away the evil from Israel. -13. And all the people shall hear and fear, and no longer act presumptuously. -Principles Governing Kings - - -14. "When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, 'I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,' -15. you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. -16. But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the Lord has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.' -17. Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. - -18. "Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levites. -19. And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes, -20. that his heart may not be lifted above his brethren, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel. - - - +1 “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God. +2 “If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant, +3 who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, +4 and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, +5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones. +6 Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. +7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you. +8 “If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses. +9 And you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge there in those days, and inquire of them; they shall pronounce upon you the sentence of judgment. +10 You shall do according to the sentence which they pronounce upon you in that place which the Lord chooses. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they order you. +11 According to the sentence of the law in which they instruct you, according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left from the sentence which they pronounce upon you. +12 Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall put away the evil from Israel. +13 And all the people shall hear and fear, and no longer act presumptuously. +14 “When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, ‘I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,’ +15 you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. +16 But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall not return that way again.’ +17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. +18 “Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levites. +19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes, +20 that his heart may not be lifted above his brethren, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md index 755bcbf5..79ee9232 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -The Portion of the Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. "The priests, the Levites--all the tribe of Levi--shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and His portion. -2. Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He said to them. - -3. "And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it is bull or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. -4. The firstfruits of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him. -5. For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever. - -6. "So if a Levite comes from any of your gates, from where he dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind to the place which the Lord chooses, -7. then he may serve in the name of the Lord his God as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord. -8. They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance. -Avoid Wicked Customs - - -9. "When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. -10. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, -11. or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. -12. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. -13. You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. -14. For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not appointed such for you. -A New Prophet Like Moses - - -15. "The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, -16. according to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.' - -17. "And the Lord said to me: 'What they have spoken is good. -18. I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. -19. And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. -20. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.' -21. And if you say in your heart, 'How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?'-- -22. when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. - - - +1 “The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and His portion. +2 Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He said to them. +3 “And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it is bull or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. +4 The firstfruits of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him. +5 For the Lord your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons forever. +6 “So if a Levite comes from any of your gates, from where he dwells among all Israel, and comes with all the desire of his mind to the place which the Lord chooses, +7 then he may serve in the name of the Lord his God as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord. +8 They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance. +9 “When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. +10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, +11 or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. +12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. +13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. +14 For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not appointed such for you. +15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, +16 according to all you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ +17 “And the Lord said to me: ‘What they have spoken is good. +18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. +19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him. +20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ +21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— +22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md index 15fdd311..e4dea06a 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,36 +1,22 @@ -Three Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 19 -1. "When the Lord your God has cut off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, -2. you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess. -3. You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there. - -4. "And this is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him in time past-- -5. as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies--he shall flee to one of these cities and live; -6. lest the avenger of blood, while his anger is hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated the victim in time past. -7. Therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall separate three cities for yourself.' - -8. "Now if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers, -9. and if you keep all these commandments and do them, which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways, then you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three, -10. lest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you. - -11. "But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, -12. then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. -13. Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. -Property Boundaries - - -14. "You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. -The Law Concerning Witnesses - - -15. "One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. -16. If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, -17. then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days. -18. And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother, -19. then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you. -20. And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you. -21. Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God has cut off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, +2 you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess. +3 You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there. +4 “And this is the case of the manslayer who flees there, that he may live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, not having hated him in time past— +5 as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live; +6 lest the avenger of blood, while his anger is hot, pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and kill him, though he was not deserving of death, since he had not hated the victim in time past. +7 Therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall separate three cities for yourself.’ +8 “Now if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers, +9 and if you keep all these commandments and do them, which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways, then you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three, +10 lest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you. +11 “But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities, +12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. +13 Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you. +14 “You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. +15 “One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. +16 If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, +17 then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days. +18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother, +19 then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you. +20 And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you. +21 Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md index dea4e136..2861f8f7 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Principles Governing Warfare - # Chapter 20 -1. "When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. -2. So it shall be, when you are on the verge of battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people. -3. And he shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them; -4. for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.' - -5. "Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying: 'What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. -6. Also what man is there who has planted a vineyard and has not eaten of it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man eat of it. -7. And what man is there who is betrothed to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man marry her.' - -8. "The officers shall speak further to the people, and say, 'What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the heart of his brethren faint like his heart.' -9. And so it shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. - -10. "When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it. -11. And it shall be that if they accept your offer of peace, and open to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be placed under tribute to you, and serve you. -12. Now if the city will not make peace with you, but war against you, then you shall besiege it. -13. And when the Lord your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword. -14. But the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the enemies' plunder which the Lord your God gives you. -15. Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations. - -16. "But of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, -17. but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, -18. lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the Lord your God. - -19. "When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the field is man's food. -20. Only the trees which you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, to build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it is subdued. - - - +1 “When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. +2 So it shall be, when you are on the verge of battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people. +3 And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them; +4 for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’ +5 “Then the officers shall speak to the people, saying: ‘What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it. +6 Also what man is there who has planted a vineyard and has not eaten of it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man eat of it. +7 And what man is there who is betrothed to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man marry her.’ +8 “The officers shall speak further to the people, and say, ‘What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the heart of his brethren faint like his heart.’ +9 And so it shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. +10 “When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it. +11 And it shall be that if they accept your offer of peace, and open to you, then all the people who are found in it shall be placed under tribute to you, and serve you. +12 Now if the city will not make peace with you, but war against you, then you shall besiege it. +13 And when the Lord your God delivers it into your hands, you shall strike every male in it with the edge of the sword. +14 But the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the enemies’ plunder which the Lord your God gives you. +15 Thus you shall do to all the cities which are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations. +16 “But of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, +17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, +18 lest they teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you sin against the Lord your God. +19 “When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the field is man’s food. +20 Only the trees which you know are not trees for food you may destroy and cut down, to build siegeworks against the city that makes war with you, until it is subdued. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md index d1e8813c..928dedf0 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,41 +1,24 @@ -The Law Concerning Unsolved Murder - # Chapter 21 -1. "If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, -2. then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance from the slain man to the surrounding cities. -3. And it shall be that the elders of the city nearest to the slain man will take a heifer which has not been worked and which has not pulled with a yoke. -4. The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. -5. Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; by their word every controversy and every assault shall be settled. -6. And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. -7. Then they shall answer and say, 'Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it. -8. Provide atonement, O Lord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.' And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood. -9. So you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. -Female Captives - - -10. "When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hand, and you take them captive, -11. and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife, -12. then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. -13. She shall put off the clothes of her captivity, remain in your house, and mourn her father and her mother a full month; after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. -14. And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall set her free, but you certainly shall not sell her for money; you shall not treat her brutally, because you have humbled her. -Firstborn Inheritance Rights - - -15. "If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, -16. then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. -17. But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. -The Rebellious Son - - -18. "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, -19. then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. -20. And they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' -21. Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall put away the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear. -Miscellaneous Laws - - -22. "If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, -23. his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. - - - +1 “If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, +2 then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance from the slain man to the surrounding cities. +3 And it shall be that the elders of the city nearest to the slain man will take a heifer which has not been worked and which has not pulled with a yoke. +4 The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. +5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; by their word every controversy and every assault shall be settled. +6 And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. +7 Then they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it. +8 Provide atonement, O Lord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.’ And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood. +9 So you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. +10 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hand, and you take them captive, +11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife, +12 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. +13 She shall put off the clothes of her captivity, remain in your house, and mourn her father and her mother a full month; after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. +14 And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall set her free, but you certainly shall not sell her for money; you shall not treat her brutally, because you have humbled her. +15 “If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, +16 then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. +17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. +18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, +19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. +20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ +21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall put away the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear. +22 “If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, +23 his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md index 90c46962..8c854f42 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,53 +1,31 @@ -Various Laws of Morality - # Chapter 22 -1. "You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother. -2. And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall remain with you until your brother seeks it; then you shall restore it to him. -3. You shall do the same with his donkey, and so shall you do with his garment; with any lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost and you have found, you shall do likewise; you must not hide yourself. - -4. "You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down along the road, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up again. - -5. "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. - -6. "If a bird's nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, with the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young; -7. you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. - -8. "When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household if anyone falls from it. - -9. "You shall not sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed, lest the yield of the seed which you have sown and the fruit of your vineyard be defiled. - -10. "You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. - -11. "You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together. - -12. "You shall make tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself. -Laws of Sexual Morality - - -13. "If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and detests her, -14. and charges her with shameful conduct, and brings a bad name on her, and says, 'I took this woman, and when I came to her I found she was not a virgin,' -15. then the father and mother of the young woman shall take and bring out the evidence of the young woman's virginity to the elders of the city at the gate. -16. And the young woman's father shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he detests her. -17. Now he has charged her with shameful conduct, saying, "I found your daughter was not a virgin," and yet these are the evidences of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. -18. Then the elders of that city shall take that man and punish him; -19. and they shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name on a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days. - -20. "But if the thing is true, and evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, -21. then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house. So you shall put away the evil from among you. - -22. "If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die--the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel. - -23. "If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her, -24. then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he humbled his neighbor's wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you. - -25. "But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die. -26. But you shall do nothing to the young woman; there is in the young woman no sin deserving of death, for just as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter. -27. For he found her in the countryside, and the betrothed young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. - -28. "If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are found out, -29. then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days. - -30. "A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed. - - - +1 “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother. +2 And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall remain with you until your brother seeks it; then you shall restore it to him. +3 You shall do the same with his donkey, and so shall you do with his garment; with any lost thing of your brother’s, which he has lost and you have found, you shall do likewise; you must not hide yourself. +4 “You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fall down along the road, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up again. +5 “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. +6 “If a bird’s nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, with the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young; +7 you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. +8 “When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household if anyone falls from it. +9 “You shall not sow your vineyard with different kinds of seed, lest the yield of the seed which you have sown and the fruit of your vineyard be defiled. +10 “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together. +11 “You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together. +12 “You shall make tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself. +13 “If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and detests her, +14 and charges her with shameful conduct, and brings a bad name on her, and says, ‘I took this woman, and when I came to her I found she was not a virgin,’ +15 then the father and mother of the young woman shall take and bring out the evidence of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate. +16 And the young woman’s father shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he detests her. +17 Now he has charged her with shameful conduct, saying, “I found your daughter was not a virgin,” and yet these are the evidences of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. +18 Then the elders of that city shall take that man and punish him; +19 and they shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name on a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days. +20 “But if the thing is true, and evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman, +21 then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house. So you shall put away the evil from among you. +22 “If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die—the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel. +23 “If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her, +24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he humbled his neighbor’s wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you. +25 “But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die. +26 But you shall do nothing to the young woman; there is in the young woman no sin deserving of death, for just as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter. +27 For he found her in the countryside, and the betrothed young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. +28 “If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are found out, +29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days. +30 “A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor uncover his father’s bed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md index 746d2e45..60909567 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,45 +1,26 @@ -Those Excluded from the Congregation - # Chapter 23 -1. "He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord. - -2. "One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord. - -3. "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever, -4. because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. -5. Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you. -6. You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever. - -7. "You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. -8. The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord. -Cleanliness of the Campsite - - -9. "When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. -10. If there is any man among you who becomes unclean by some occurrence in the night, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come inside the camp. -11. But it shall be, when evening comes, that he shall wash with water; and when the sun sets, he may come into the camp. - -12. "Also you shall have a place outside the camp, where you may go out; -13. and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn and cover your refuse. -14. For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you. -Miscellaneous Laws - - -15. "You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. -16. He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him. - -17. "There shall be no ritual harlot of the daughters of Israel, or a perverted one of the sons of Israel. -18. You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. - -19. "You shall not charge interest to your brother--interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest. -20. To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess. - -21. "When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. -22. But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. -23. That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. - -24. "When you come into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container. -25. When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor's standing grain. - - - +1 “He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord. +2 “One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord. +3 “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever, +4 because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. +5 Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you. +6 You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever. +7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. +8 The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord. +9 “When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. +10 If there is any man among you who becomes unclean by some occurrence in the night, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come inside the camp. +11 But it shall be, when evening comes, that he shall wash with water; and when the sun sets, he may come into the camp. +12 “Also you shall have a place outside the camp, where you may go out; +13 and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn and cover your refuse. +14 For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you. +15 “You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. +16 He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him. +17 “There shall be no ritual harlot of the daughters of Israel, or a perverted one of the sons of Israel. +18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. +19 “You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest. +20 To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess. +21 “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. +22 But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. +23 That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. +24 “When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container. +25 When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md index 0bded252..ab5e595a 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,39 +1,23 @@ -Law Concerning Divorce - # Chapter 24 -1. "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, -2. when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man's wife, -3. if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife, -4. then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. -Miscellaneous Laws - - -5. "When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. - -6. "No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one's living in pledge. - -7. "If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you. - -8. "Take heed in an outbreak of leprosy, that you carefully observe and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you; just as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. -9. Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt! - -10. "When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge. -11. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you. -12. And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight. -13. You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God. - -14. "You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. -15. Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you. - -16. "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin. - -17. "You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow's garment as a pledge. -18. But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing. - -19. "When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. -20. When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. -21. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. -22. And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing. - - - +1 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, +2 when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man’s wife, +3 if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife, +4 then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. +5 “When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken. +6 “No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge. +7 “If a man is found kidnapping any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and mistreats him or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you. +8 “Take heed in an outbreak of leprosy, that you carefully observe and do according to all that the priests, the Levites, shall teach you; just as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. +9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way when you came out of Egypt! +10 “When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge. +11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you. +12 And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight. +13 You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God. +14 “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. +15 Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you. +16 “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin. +17 “You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge. +18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing. +19 “When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. +20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. +21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. +22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md index f705330e..81da26b0 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,37 +1,20 @@ -Laws of -Social Responsibility - # Chapter 25 -1. "If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked, -2. then it shall be, if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, that the judge will cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, with a certain number of blows. -3. Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother be humiliated in your sight. - -4. "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain. -Marriage Duty of the Surviving Brother - - -5. "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband's brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. -6. And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. -7. But if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.' -8. Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. But if he stands firm and says, 'I do not want to take her,' -9. then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother's house.' -10. And his name shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his sandal removed.' -Miscellaneous Laws - - -11. "If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, -12. then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not pity her. - -13. "You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. -14. You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. -15. You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. -16. For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God. -Destroy the Amalekites - - -17. "Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, -18. how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. -19. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget. - - - +1 “If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked, +2 then it shall be, if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, that the judge will cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, with a certain number of blows. +3 Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother be humiliated in your sight. +4 “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain. +5 “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. +6 And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. +7 But if the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’ +8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. But if he stands firm and says, ‘I do not want to take her,’ +9 then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house.’ +10 And his name shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal removed.’ +11 “If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, +12 then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not pity her. +13 “You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. +14 You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. +15 You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. +16 For all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are an abomination to the Lord your God. +17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, +18 how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. +19 Therefore it shall be, when the Lord your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md index 14e16c77..02fa58e1 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Offerings of Firstfruits and Tithes - # Chapter 26 -1. "And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, -2. that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. -3. And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, 'I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the country which the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.' - -4. "Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. -5. And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: 'My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. -6. But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. -7. Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. -8. So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. -9. He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, "a land flowing with milk and honey"; -10. and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O Lord, have given me.' -"Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God. -11. So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you. - -12. "When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year--the year of tithing--and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled, -13. then you shall say before the Lord your God: 'I have removed the holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten them. -14. I have not eaten any of it when in mourning, nor have I removed any of it for an unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that You have commanded me. -15. Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, "a land flowing with milk and honey." ' -A Special People of God - - -16. "This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. -17. Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice. -18. Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, -19. and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken." - - - +1 “And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, +2 that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. +3 And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the country which the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ +4 “Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. +5 And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. +6 But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. +7 Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. +8 So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders. +9 He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, “a land flowing with milk and honey”; +10 and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O Lord, have given me.’ +“Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God. +11 So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you. +12 “When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year—the year of tithing—and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled, +13 then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten them. +14 I have not eaten any of it when in mourning, nor have I removed any of it for an unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that You have commanded me. +15 Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’ +16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. +17 Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice. +18 Also today the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, +19 and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md index 8a1de60f..5974b88e 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,60 +1,39 @@ -The Law Inscribed on Stones - # Chapter 27 -1. Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: "Keep all the commandments which I command you today. -2. And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime. -3. You shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have crossed over, that you may enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' just as the Lord God of your fathers promised you. -4. Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime. -5. And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them. -6. You shall build with whole stones the altar of the Lord your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. -7. You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God. -8. And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law." - -9. Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, "Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day you have become the people of the Lord your God. -10. Therefore you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today." -Curses Pronounced from Mount Ebal - - -11. And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying, -12. "These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin; -13. and these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. - -14. "And the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel: -15. 'Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' -"And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen!' - -16. 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -17. 'Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor's landmark.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -18. 'Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -19. 'Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -20. 'Cursed is the one who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's bed.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -21. 'Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -22. 'Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -23. 'Cursed is the one who lies with his mother-in-law.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -24. 'Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -25. 'Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' - -26. 'Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.' -"And all the people shall say, 'Amen!' " - - - +1 Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: “Keep all the commandments which I command you today. +2 And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime. +3 You shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have crossed over, that you may enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ just as the Lord God of your fathers promised you. +4 Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime. +5 And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them. +6 You shall build with whole stones the altar of the Lord your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. +7 You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God. +8 And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law.” +9 Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day you have become the people of the Lord your God. +10 Therefore you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.” +11 And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying, +12 “These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin; +13 and these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. +14 “And the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel: +15 ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ +“And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’ +16 ‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +17 ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s landmark.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +18 ‘Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +20 ‘Cursed is the one who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s bed.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +21 ‘Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +22 ‘Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +23 ‘Cursed is the one who lies with his mother-in-law.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +24 ‘Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ +26 ‘Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’ +“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md index 3ad1379c..2ecd6eff 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,99 +1,69 @@ -Blessings on Obedience - # Chapter 28 -1. "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. -2. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: - -3. "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. - -4. "Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. - -5. "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. - -6. "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. - -7. "The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. - -8. "The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. - -9. "The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. -10. Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. -11. And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. -12. The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. -13. And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. -14. So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them. -Curses on Disobedience - -15. "But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: - -16. "Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country. - -17. "Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. - -18. "Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. - -19. "Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. - -20. "The Lord will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me. -21. The Lord will make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you are going to possess. -22. The Lord will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish. -23. And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron. -24. The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. - -25. "The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them; and you shall become troublesome to all the kingdoms of the earth. -26. Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away. -27. The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed. -28. The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. -29. And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you. - -30. "You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes. -31. Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them. -32. Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand. -33. A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually. -34. So you shall be driven mad because of the sight which your eyes see. -35. The Lord will strike you in the knees and on the legs with severe boils which cannot be healed, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. - -36. "The Lord will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods--wood and stone. -37. And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you. - -38. "You shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for the locust shall consume it. -39. You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. -40. You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off. -41. You shall beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity. -42. Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. - -43. "The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. -44. He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. - -45. "Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you. -46. And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever. - -47. "Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, -48. therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you. -49. The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, -50. a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young. -51. And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you. - -52. "They shall besiege you at all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you trust, come down throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you at all your gates throughout all your land which the Lord your God has given you. -53. You shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom the Lord your God has given you, in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you. -54. The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, -55. so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates. -56. The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness and sensitivity, will refuse to the husband of her bosom, and to her son and her daughter, -57. her placenta which comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of everything in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates. - -58. "If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, -59. then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues--great and prolonged plagues--and serious and prolonged sicknesses. -60. Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. -61. Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed. -62. You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God. -63. And it shall be, that just as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess. - -64. "Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known--wood and stone. -65. And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul. -66. Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life. -67. In the morning you shall say, 'Oh, that it were evening!' And at evening you shall say, 'Oh, that it were morning!' because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see. - -68. "And the Lord will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, 'You shall never see it again.' And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you." - - - +1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. +2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: +3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. +4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. +5 “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. +6 “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. +7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. +8 “The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. +9 “The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. +10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. +11 And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. +12 The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. +13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. +14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them. +15 “But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: +16 “Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country. +17 “Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. +18 “Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. +19 “Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out. +20 “The Lord will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me. +21 The Lord will make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you are going to possess. +22 The Lord will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish. +23 And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron. +24 The Lord will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. +25 “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them; and you shall become troublesome to all the kingdoms of the earth. +26 Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away. +27 The Lord will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed. +28 The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. +29 And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you. +30 “You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes. +31 Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them. +32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand. +33 A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually. +34 So you shall be driven mad because of the sight which your eyes see. +35 The Lord will strike you in the knees and on the legs with severe boils which cannot be healed, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. +36 “The Lord will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods—wood and stone. +37 And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you. +38 “You shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for the locust shall consume it. +39 You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. +40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off. +41 You shall beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity. +42 Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. +43 “The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. +44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. +45 “Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you. +46 And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever. +47 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, +48 therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you. +49 The Lord will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, +50 a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young. +51 And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you. +52 “They shall besiege you at all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you trust, come down throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you at all your gates throughout all your land which the Lord your God has given you. +53 You shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom the Lord your God has given you, in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you. +54 The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind, +55 so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates. +56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness and sensitivity, will refuse to the husband of her bosom, and to her son and her daughter, +57 her placenta which comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of everything in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates. +58 “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, +59 then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses. +60 Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. +61 Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the Lord bring upon you until you are destroyed. +62 You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God. +63 And it shall be, that just as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess. +64 “Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood and stone. +65 And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul. +66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life. +67 In the morning you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Oh, that it were morning!’ because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see. +68 “And the Lord will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, ‘You shall never see it again.’ And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md index 13212e05..22742091 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,41 +1,30 @@ -The Covenant Renewed in Moab - # Chapter 29 -1. These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb. - -2. Now Moses called all Israel and said to them: "You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land-- -3. the great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders. -4. Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day. -5. And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. -6. You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. -7. And when you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we conquered them. -8. We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh. -9. Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. - -10. "All of you stand today before the Lord your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel, -11. your little ones and your wives--also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water-- -12. that you may enter into covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today, -13. that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be God to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. - -14. "I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, -15. but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord our God, as well as with him who is not here with us today -16. (for you know that we dwelt in the land of Egypt and that we came through the nations which you passed by, -17. and you saw their abominations and their idols which were among them--wood and stone and silver and gold); -18. so that there may not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations, and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood; -19. and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart'--as though the drunkard could be included with the sober. - -20. "The Lord would not spare him; for then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and the Lord would blot out his name from under heaven. -21. And the Lord would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Law, -22. so that the coming generation of your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, would say, when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses which the Lord has laid on it: - -23. 'The whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and His wrath.' -24. All nations would say, 'Why has the Lord done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?' -25. Then people would say: 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt; -26. for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they did not know and that He had not given to them. -27. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book. -28. And the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.' - -29. "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. - - - +1 These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb. +2 Now Moses called all Israel and said to them: “You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land— +3 the great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders. +4 Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day. +5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. +6 You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. +7 And when you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we conquered them. +8 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh. +9 Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. +10 “All of you stand today before the Lord your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel, +11 your little ones and your wives—also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water— +12 that you may enter into covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today, +13 that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be God to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +14 “I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, +15 but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord our God, as well as with him who is not here with us today +16 (for you know that we dwelt in the land of Egypt and that we came through the nations which you passed by, +17 and you saw their abominations and their idols which were among them—wood and stone and silver and gold); +18 so that there may not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations, and that there may not be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood; +19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart’—as though the drunkard could be included with the sober. +20 “The Lord would not spare him; for then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and the Lord would blot out his name from under heaven. +21 And the Lord would separate him from all the tribes of Israel for adversity, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this Book of the Law, +22 so that the coming generation of your children who rise up after you, and the foreigner who comes from a far land, would say, when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses which the Lord has laid on it: +23 ‘The whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and His wrath.’ +24 All nations would say, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?’ +25 Then people would say: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt; +26 for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they did not know and that He had not given to them. +27 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book. +28 And the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.’ +29 “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md index 17249ba5..c26fbb8c 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -The Blessing of Returning to God - # Chapter 30 -1. "Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God drives you, -2. and you return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, -3. that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. -4. If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. -5. Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. -6. And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. - -7. "Also the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. -8. And you will again obey the voice of the Lord and do all His commandments which I command you today. -9. The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, -10. if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. -The Choice of Life or Death - - -11. "For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. -12. It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' -13. Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' -14. But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. - -15. "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, -16. in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. -17. But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, -18. I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. -19. I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; -20. that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them." - - - +1 “Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God drives you, +2 and you return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, +3 that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. +4 If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. +5 Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. +6 And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. +7 “Also the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. +8 And you will again obey the voice of the Lord and do all His commandments which I command you today. +9 The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, +10 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. +11 “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. +12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ +13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ +14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. +15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, +16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. +17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, +18 I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. +19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; +20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md index 38037236..da70d45a 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,51 +1,32 @@ -Joshua the New Leader of Israel - # Chapter 31 -1. Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. -2. And he said to them: "I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, 'You shall not cross over this Jordan.' -3. The Lord your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the Lord has said. -4. And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. -5. The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. -6. Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you." - -7. Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. -8. And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed." -The Law to Be Read Every Seven Years - - -9. So Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. -10. And Moses commanded them, saying: "At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of release, at the Feast of Tabernacles, -11. when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. -12. Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law, -13. and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess." -Prediction of Israel's Rebellion - - -14. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him." +1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. +2 And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’ +3 The Lord your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the Lord has said. +4 And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. +5 The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. +6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” +7 Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. +8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” +9 So Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. +10 And Moses commanded them, saying: “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of release, at the Feast of Tabernacles, +11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. +12 Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law, +13 and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess.” +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting. -15. Now the Lord appeared at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood above the door of the tabernacle. - -16. And the Lord said to Moses: "Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. -17. Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?' -18. And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods. - -19. "Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. -20. When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant. -21. Then it shall be, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify against them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten in the mouths of their descendants, for I know the inclination of their behavior today, even before I have brought them to the land of which I swore to give them." - -22. Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel. -23. Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, "Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you." - -24. So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, -25. that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: -26. "Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you; -27. for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord, then how much more after my death? -28. Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them. -29. For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And evil will befall you in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands." -The Song of Moses - - -30. Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were ended: - - - +15 Now the Lord appeared at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood above the door of the tabernacle. +16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. +17 Then My anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?’ +18 And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods. +19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. +20 When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant. +21 Then it shall be, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify against them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten in the mouths of their descendants, for I know the inclination of their behavior today, even before I have brought them to the land of which I swore to give them.” +22 Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel. +23 Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you.” +24 So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, +25 that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: +26 “Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness against you; +27 for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord, then how much more after my death? +28 Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them. +29 For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And evil will befall you in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands.” +30 Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were ended: \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md index 4b4b3ee6..4109ae61 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,204 +1,153 @@ -The Song of Moses - # Chapter 32 -1. "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; +1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. - -2. Let my teaching drop as the rain, +2 Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. - -3. For I proclaim the name of the Lord: +3 For I proclaim the name of the Lord: Ascribe greatness to our God. - -4. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; +4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. - -5. "They have corrupted themselves; +5 “They have corrupted themselves; They are not His children, Because of their blemish: A perverse and crooked generation. - -6. Do you thus deal with the Lord, +6 Do you thus deal with the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and established you? - -7. "Remember the days of old, +7 “Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you: - -8. When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, +8 When the Most High divided their inheritance to the nations, When He separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel. - -9. For the Lord's portion is His people; +9 For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance. - -10. "He found him in a desert land +10 “He found him in a desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. - -11. As an eagle stirs up its nest, +11 As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings, - -12. So the Lord alone led him, +12 So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him. - -13. "He made him ride in the heights of the earth, +13 “He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock; - -14. Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, +14 Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs; And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes. - -15. "But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; +15 “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation. - -16. They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; +16 They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger. - -17. They sacrificed to demons, not to God, +17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear. - -18. Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, +18 Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you. - -19. "And when the Lord saw it, He spurned them, +19 “And when the Lord saw it, He spurned them, Because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters. - -20. And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, +20 And He said: ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faith. - -21. They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; +21 They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols. But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation. - -22. For a fire is kindled in My anger, +22 For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. - -23. 'I will heap disasters on them; +23 ‘I will heap disasters on them; I will spend My arrows on them. - -24. They shall be wasted with hunger, +24 They shall be wasted with hunger, Devoured by pestilence and bitter destruction; I will also send against them the teeth of beasts, With the poison of serpents of the dust. - -25. The sword shall destroy outside; +25 The sword shall destroy outside; There shall be terror within For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs. - -26. I would have said, "I will dash them in pieces, -I will make the memory of them to cease from among men," - -27. Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, +26 I would have said, “I will dash them in pieces, +I will make the memory of them to cease from among men,” +27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand, -Lest they should say, "Our hand is high; -And it is not the Lord who has done all this." ' - -28. "For they are a nation void of counsel, +Lest they should say, “Our hand is high; +And it is not the Lord who has done all this.” ’ +28 “For they are a nation void of counsel, Nor is there any understanding in them. - -29. Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, +29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end! - -30. How could one chase a thousand, +30 How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them? - -31. For their rock is not like our Rock, +31 For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges. - -32. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom +32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom And of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter. - -33. Their wine is the poison of serpents, +33 Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of cobras. - -34. 'Is this not laid up in store with Me, +34 ‘Is this not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up among My treasures? - -35. Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; +35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, -And the things to come hasten upon them.' - -36. "For the Lord will judge His people +And the things to come hasten upon them.’ +36 “For the Lord will judge His people And have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, And there is no one remaining, bond or free. - -37. He will say: 'Where are their gods, +37 He will say: ‘Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge? - -38. Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, +38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise and help you, And be your refuge. - -39. 'Now see that I, even I, am He, +39 ‘Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. - -40. For I raise My hand to heaven, -And say, "As I live forever, - -41. If I whet My glittering sword, +40 For I raise My hand to heaven, +And say, “As I live forever, +41 If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me. - -42. I will make My arrows drunk with blood, +42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword shall devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, -From the heads of the leaders of the enemy." ' - -43. "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; +From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.” ’ +43 “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And render vengeance to His adversaries; -He will provide atonement for His land and His people." - -44. So Moses came with Joshua the son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. -45. Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, -46. and he said to them: "Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe--all the words of this law. -47. For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess." -Moses to Die on Mount Nebo - - -48. Then the Lord spoke to Moses that very same day, saying: -49. "Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho; view the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel as a possession; -50. and die on the mountain which you ascend, and be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people; -51. because you trespassed against Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin, because you did not hallow Me in the midst of the children of Israel. -52. Yet you shall see the land before you, though you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel." - - - +He will provide atonement for His land and His people.” +44 So Moses came with Joshua the son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. +45 Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, +46 and he said to them: “Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe—all the words of this law. +47 For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.” +48 Then the Lord spoke to Moses that very same day, saying: +49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho; view the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel as a possession; +50 and die on the mountain which you ascend, and be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people; +51 because you trespassed against Me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin, because you did not hallow Me in the midst of the children of Israel. +52 Yet you shall see the land before you, though you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md index 4f8aa689..34657197 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,144 +1,112 @@ -Moses' Final Blessing on Israel - # Chapter 33 -1. Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. -2. And he said: -"The Lord came from Sinai, +1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. +2 And he said: +“The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them. - -3. Yes, He loves the people; +3 Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at Your feet; Everyone receives Your words. - -4. Moses commanded a law for us, +4 Moses commanded a law for us, A heritage of the congregation of Jacob. - -5. And He was King in Jeshurun, +5 And He was King in Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together. - -6. "Let Reuben live, and not die, -Nor let his men be few." - -7. And this he said of Judah: -"Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, +6 “Let Reuben live, and not die, +Nor let his men be few.” +7 And this he said of Judah: +“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, -And may You be a help against his enemies." - -8. And of Levi he said: -"Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, +And may You be a help against his enemies.” +8 And of Levi he said: +“Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, Whom You tested at Massah, And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah, - -9. Who says of his father and mother, -'I have not seen them'; +9 Who says of his father and mother, +‘I have not seen them’; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant. - -10. They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, +10 They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar. - -11. Bless his substance, Lord, +11 Bless his substance, Lord, And accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins of those who rise against him, -And of those who hate him, that they rise not again." - -12. Of Benjamin he said: -"The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, +And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.” +12 Of Benjamin he said: +“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; -And he shall dwell between His shoulders." - -13. And of Joseph he said: -"Blessed of the Lord is his land, +And he shall dwell between His shoulders.” +13 And of Joseph he said: +“Blessed of the Lord is his land, With the precious things of heaven, with the dew, And the deep lying beneath, - -14. With the precious fruits of the sun, +14 With the precious fruits of the sun, With the precious produce of the months, - -15. With the best things of the ancient mountains, +15 With the best things of the ancient mountains, With the precious things of the everlasting hills, - -16. With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, +16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. -Let the blessing come 'on the head of Joseph, -And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.' - -17. His glory is like a firstborn bull, +Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph, +And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’ +17 His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, -And they are the thousands of Manasseh." - -18. And of Zebulun he said: -"Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, +And they are the thousands of Manasseh.” +18 And of Zebulun he said: +“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, And Issachar in your tents! - -19. They shall call the peoples to the mountain; +19 They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas -And of treasures hidden in the sand." - -20. And of Gad he said: -"Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; +And of treasures hidden in the sand.” +20 And of Gad he said: +“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; He dwells as a lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head. - -21. He provided the first part for himself, -Because a lawgiver's portion was reserved there. +21 He provided the first part for himself, +Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; He administered the justice of the Lord, -And His judgments with Israel." - -22. And of Dan he said: -"Dan is a lion's whelp; -He shall leap from Bashan." - -23. And of Naphtali he said: -"O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, +And His judgments with Israel.” +22 And of Dan he said: +“Dan is a lion’s whelp; +He shall leap from Bashan.” +23 And of Naphtali he said: +“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, -Possess the west and the south." - -24. And of Asher he said: -"Asher is most blessed of sons; +Possess the west and the south.” +24 And of Asher he said: +“Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil. - -25. Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; +25 Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be. - -26. "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, +26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds. - -27. The eternal God is your refuge, +27 The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, -And will say, 'Destroy!' - -28. Then Israel shall dwell in safety, +And will say, ‘Destroy!’ +28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew. - -29. Happy are you, O Israel! +29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, -And you shall tread down their high places." - - - +And you shall tread down their high places.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md index 16bbdcc8..3b527111 100644 --- a/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,21 +1,13 @@ -Moses Dies on Mount Nebo - # Chapter 34 -1. Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan, -2. all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, -3. the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. -4. Then the Lord said to him, "This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there." - -5. So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. -6. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. -7. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. -8. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended. - -9. Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -10. But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, -11. in all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land, -12. and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel. - - - +1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan, +2 all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, +3 the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. +4 Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.” +5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. +6 And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. +7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. +8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended. +9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. +10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, +11 in all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land, +12 and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md index 62d50e91..83f23e8e 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -God's Commission to Joshua - # Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying: -2. "Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them--the children of Israel. -3. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. -4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. -5. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. -6. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. -7. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. -8. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. -9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." -The Order to Cross the Jordan - - -10. Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, -11. "Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.' " - -12. And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying, -13. "Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, 'The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.' -14. Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, -15. until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise." - -16. So they answered Joshua, saying, "All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. -17. Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses. -18. Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage." - - - +1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: +2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. +3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. +4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. +5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. +6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. +7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. +8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. +9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” +10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, +11 “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ” +12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying, +13 “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’ +14 Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, +15 until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.” +16 So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. +17 Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God be with you, as He was with Moses. +18 Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md index 2c7dd9d9..e3992d2f 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,39 +1,26 @@ -Rahab Hides the Spies - # Chapter 2 -1. Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." +1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. -2. And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country." - -3. So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country." - -4. Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. -5. And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them." -6. (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.) -7. Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. - -8. Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, -9. and said to the men: "I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. -10. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. -11. And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. -12. Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token, -13. and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death." - -14. So the men answered her, "Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you." - -15. Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall. -16. And she said to them, "Get to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you. Hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward you may go your way." - -17. So the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, -18. unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father's household to your own home. -19. So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we will be guiltless. And whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him. -20. And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear." - -21. Then she said, "According to your words, so be it." And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. - -22. They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but did not find them. -23. So the two men returned, descended from the mountain, and crossed over; and they came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them. -24. And they said to Joshua, "Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us." - - - +2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.” +3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.” +4 Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. +5 And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.” +6 (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.) +7 Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. +8 Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, +9 and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. +10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. +11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. +12 Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token, +13 and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.” +14 So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.” +15 Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall. +16 And she said to them, “Get to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you. Hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward you may go your way.” +17 So the men said to her: “We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, +18 unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home. +19 So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we will be guiltless. And whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him. +20 And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear.” +21 Then she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. +22 They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but did not find them. +23 So the two men returned, descended from the mountain, and crossed over; and they came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them. +24 And they said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md index ddc7a9d7..30ba315a 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,28 +1,19 @@ -Israel Crosses the Jordan - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over. -2. So it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp; -3. and they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. -4. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before." - -5. And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you." -6. Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people." +1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over. +2 So it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp; +3 and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. +4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.” +5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” +6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people. - -7. And the Lord said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. -8. You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.' " - -9. So Joshua said to the children of Israel, "Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God." -10. And Joshua said, "By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: -11. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan. -12. Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. -13. And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap." - -14. So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, -15. and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest), -16. that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. -17. Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan. - - - +7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. +8 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ” +9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.” +10 And Joshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: +11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan. +12 Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. +13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap.” +14 So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, +15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest), +16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. +17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md index 1079d4b8..6aebe9e6 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,36 +1,25 @@ -The Memorial Stones - # Chapter 4 -1. And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: -2. "Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, -3. and command them, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.' " - -4. Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; -5. and Joshua said to them: "Cross over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, -6. that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?' -7. Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever." - -8. And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. -9. Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day. - -10. So the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and crossed over. -11. Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. -12. And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them. -13. -About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho. -14. On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life. - -15. Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying, -16. "Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan." -17. Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up from the Jordan." -18. And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before. - -19. Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. -20. And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal. -21. Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, 'What are these stones?' -22. then you shall let your children know, saying, 'Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land'; -23. for the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over, -24. that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever." - - - +1 And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: +2 “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, +3 and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.’ ” +4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; +5 and Joshua said to them: “Cross over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, +6 that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ +7 Then you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever.” +8 And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the Lord had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. +9 Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day. +10 So the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and crossed over. +11 Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. +12 And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them. +13 About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho. +14 On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life. +15 Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying, +16 “Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.” +17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.” +18 And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before. +19 Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. +20 And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal. +21 Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying: “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ‘What are these stones?’ +22 then you shall let your children know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land’; +23 for the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over, +24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md index a659c43a..6456c465 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,30 +1,17 @@ -The Second Generation Circumcised - # Chapter 5 -1. So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel. - -2. At that time the Lord said to Joshua, "Make flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time." -3. So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. -4. And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. -5. For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. -6. For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord--to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, "a land flowing with milk and honey." -7. Then Joshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. - -8. So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp till they were healed. -9. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day. - -10. Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. -11. And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. -12. Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year. -The Commander of the Army of the Lord - - -13. And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Are You for us or for our adversaries?" - -14. So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." -And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His servant?" - -15. Then the Commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so. - - - +1 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel. +2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.” +3 So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. +4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. +5 For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. +6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord—to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” +7 Then Joshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. +8 So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp till they were healed. +9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day. +10 Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. +11 And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. +12 Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year. +13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” +14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” +And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” +15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md index cc9d5fb1..7fa67c3d 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,41 +1,28 @@ -The Destruction of Jericho - # Chapter 6 -1. Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. -2. And the Lord said to Joshua: "See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. -3. You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. -4. And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. -5. It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him." - -6. Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord." -7. And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord." - -8. So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. -9. The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. -10. Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, "You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, 'Shout!' Then you shall shout." -11. So he had the ark of the Lord circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp. - -12. And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. -13. Then seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually and blew with the trumpets. And the armed men went before them. But the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. -14. And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. So they did six days. - -15. But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times. -16. And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: "Shout, for the Lord has given you the city! -17. Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. -18. And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. -19. But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord." - -20. So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. -21. And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword. - -22. But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, "Go into the harlot's house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her." -23. And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. So they brought out all her relatives and left them outside the camp of Israel. -24. But they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. -25. And Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father's household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. - -26. Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates." - -27. So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout all the country. - - - +1 Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. +2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. +3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days. +4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. +5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.” +6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.” +7 And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.” +8 So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. +9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. +10 Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout.” +11 So he had the ark of the Lord circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp. +12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. +13 Then seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually and blew with the trumpets. And the armed men went before them. But the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets. +14 And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. So they did six days. +15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times. +16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city! +17 Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. +18 And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. +19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.” +20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. +21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword. +22 But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, “Go into the harlot’s house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.” +23 And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. So they brought out all her relatives and left them outside the camp of Israel. +24 But they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. +25 And Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father’s household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. +26 Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, “Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.” +27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout all the country. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md index 50593f5c..4eda9115 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,42 +1,27 @@ -Defeat at Ai - # Chapter 7 -1. But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel. - -2. Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, "Go up and spy out the country." So the men went up and spied out Ai. -3. And they returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few." -4. So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai. -5. And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water. - -6. Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. -7. And Joshua said, "Alas, Lord God, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all--to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! -8. O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies? -9. For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?" -The Sin of Achan - - -10. So the Lord said to Joshua: "Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? -11. Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff. -12. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you. -13. Get up, sanctify the people, and say, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the Lord God of Israel: "There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you." -14. In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord takes shall come according to families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come man by man. -15. Then it shall be that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.' " - -16. So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. -17. He brought the clan of Judah, and he took the family of the Zarhites; and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. -18. Then he brought his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. - -19. Now Joshua said to Achan, "My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me." - -20. And Achan answered Joshua and said, "Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: -21. When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it." - -22. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. -23. And they took them from the midst of the tent, brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. -24. Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor. -25. And Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day." So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones. - -26. Then they raised over him a great heap of stones, still there to this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day. - - - +1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel. +2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the country.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. +3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few.” +4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai. +5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water. +6 Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. +7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord God, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all—to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! +8 O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies? +9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?” +10 So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? +11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff. +12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction. Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you. +13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the Lord God of Israel: “There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.” +14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord takes shall come according to families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come man by man. +15 Then it shall be that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’ ” +16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. +17 He brought the clan of Judah, and he took the family of the Zarhites; and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. +18 Then he brought his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. +19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.” +20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: +21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.” +22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. +23 And they took them from the midst of the tent, brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. +24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and they brought them to the Valley of Achor. +25 And Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones. +26 Then they raised over him a great heap of stones, still there to this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md index fd59494b..535823bf 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -The Fall of Ai - # Chapter 8 -1. Now the Lord said to Joshua: "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. -2. And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. Only its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves. Lay an ambush for the city behind it." - -3. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor and sent them away by night. -4. And he commanded them, saying: "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. -5. Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city; and it will come about, when they come out against us as at the first, that we shall flee before them. -6. For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city, for they will say, 'They are fleeing before us as at the first.' Therefore we will flee before them. -7. Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. -8. And it will be, when you have taken the city, that you shall set the city on fire. According to the commandment of the Lord you shall do. See, I have commanded you." - -9. Joshua therefore sent them out; and they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people. -10. Then Joshua rose up early in the morning and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. -11. And all the people of war who were with him went up and drew near; and they came before the city and camped on the north side of Ai. Now a valley lay between them and Ai. -12. So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. -13. And when they had set the people, all the army that was on the north of the city, and its rear guard on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. - -14. Now it happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at an appointed place before the plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. -15. And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. -16. So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city. -17. There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. So they left the city open and pursued Israel. - -18. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand." And Joshua stretched out the spear that was in his hand toward the city. -19. So those in ambush arose quickly out of their place; they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and they entered the city and took it, and hurried to set the city on fire. -20. And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven. So they had no power to flee this way or that way, and the people who had fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers. - -21. Now when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city and that the smoke of the city ascended, they turned back and struck down the men of Ai. -22. Then the others came out of the city against them; so they were caught in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side. And they struck them down, so that they let none of them remain or escape. -23. But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. - -24. And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when they all had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. -25. So it was that all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand--all the people of Ai. -26. For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. -27. Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of the Lord which He had commanded Joshua. -28. So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation to this day. -29. And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his corpse down from the tree, cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day. -Joshua Renews the Covenant - -30. Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal, -31. as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool." And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. -32. And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. -33. Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. -34. And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. -35. There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them. - - - +1 Now the Lord said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. +2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. Only its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves. Lay an ambush for the city behind it.” +3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor and sent them away by night. +4 And he commanded them, saying: “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. +5 Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city; and it will come about, when they come out against us as at the first, that we shall flee before them. +6 For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing before us as at the first.’ Therefore we will flee before them. +7 Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. +8 And it will be, when you have taken the city, that you shall set the city on fire. According to the commandment of the Lord you shall do. See, I have commanded you.” +9 Joshua therefore sent them out; and they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people. +10 Then Joshua rose up early in the morning and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. +11 And all the people of war who were with him went up and drew near; and they came before the city and camped on the north side of Ai. Now a valley lay between them and Ai. +12 So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. +13 And when they had set the people, all the army that was on the north of the city, and its rear guard on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. +14 Now it happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at an appointed place before the plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. +15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. +16 So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city. +17 There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. So they left the city open and pursued Israel. +18 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” And Joshua stretched out the spear that was in his hand toward the city. +19 So those in ambush arose quickly out of their place; they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and they entered the city and took it, and hurried to set the city on fire. +20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven. So they had no power to flee this way or that way, and the people who had fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers. +21 Now when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city and that the smoke of the city ascended, they turned back and struck down the men of Ai. +22 Then the others came out of the city against them; so they were caught in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side. And they struck them down, so that they let none of them remain or escape. +23 But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. +24 And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when they all had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword. +25 So it was that all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand—all the people of Ai. +26 For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. +27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of the Lord which He had commanded Joshua. +28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation to this day. +29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his corpse down from the tree, cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day. +30 Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal, +31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.” And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. +32 And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. +33 Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. +34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. +35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md index c0f35697..9477b838 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -The Treaty with the Gibeonites - # Chapter 9 -1. And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon--the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite--heard about it, -2. that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord. - -3. But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, -4. they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, -5. old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. -6. And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us." - -7. Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?" - -8. But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." -And Joshua said to them, "Who are you, and where do you come from?" - -9. So they said to him: "From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, -10. and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan--to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. -11. Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us." ' -12. This bread of ours we took hot for our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. -13. And these wineskins which we filled were new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey." - -14. Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord. -15. So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. - -16. And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. -17. Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim. -18. But the children of Israel did not attack them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers. - -19. Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. -20. This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them." -21. And the rulers said to them, "Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them." - -22. Then Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, 'We are very far from you,' when you dwell near us? -23. Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves--woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God." - -24. So they answered Joshua and said, "Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. -25. And now, here we are, in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us." -26. So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. -27. And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, in the place which He would choose, even to this day. - - - +1 And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—heard about it, +2 that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord. +3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, +4 they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended, +5 old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. +6 And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” +7 Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?” +8 But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” +And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?” +9 So they said to him: “From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, +10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. +11 Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” ’ +12 This bread of ours we took hot for our provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. +13 And these wineskins which we filled were new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.” +14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord. +15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them. +16 And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. +17 Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim. +18 But the children of Israel did not attack them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers. +19 Then all the rulers said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them. +20 This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.” +21 And the rulers said to them, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them.” +22 Then Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you dwell near us? +23 Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” +24 So they answered Joshua and said, “Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. +25 And now, here we are, in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us.” +26 So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. +27 And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, in the place which He would choose, even to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md index 34e49b24..245963e0 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,76 +1,51 @@ -The Sun Stands Still - # Chapter 10 -1. Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it--as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king--and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, -2. that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. -3. Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, -4. "Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel." -5. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it. - -6. And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, "Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us." - -7. So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. -8. And the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you." -9. Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. -10. So the Lord routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. -11. And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword. - -12. Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: -"Sun, stand still over Gibeon; -And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." - -13. So the sun stood still, +1 Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it—as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, +2 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. +3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, +4 “Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” +5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it. +6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.” +7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. +8 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.” +9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. +10 So the Lord routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. +11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword. +12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: +“Sun, stand still over Gibeon; +And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” +13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. -14. And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel. - -15. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. -The Amorite Kings Executed - - -16. But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. -17. And it was told Joshua, saying, "The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah." - -18. So Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. -19. And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand." -20. Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities. -21. And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. +14 And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel. +15 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. +16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. +17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” +18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. +19 And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.” +20 Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities. +21 And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. - -22. Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave." -23. And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. - -24. So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." And they drew near and put their feet on their necks. -25. Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight." -26. And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening. -27. So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. -Conquest of the Southland - - -28. On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them--all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. - -29. Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. -30. And the Lord also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. - -31. Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. -32. And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. -33. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining. - -34. From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. -35. They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. - -36. So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it. -37. And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword--its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it. - -38. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it. -39. And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king. - -40. So Joshua conquered all the land: the mountain country and the South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. -41. And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. -42. All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. -43. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. - - - +22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.” +23 And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. +24 So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and put their feet on their necks. +25 Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” +26 And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening. +27 So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day. +28 On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. +29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. +30 And the Lord also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. +31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. +32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. +33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining. +34 From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. +35 They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. +36 So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it. +37 And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it. +38 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it. +39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king. +40 So Joshua conquered all the land: the mountain country and the South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. +41 And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. +42 All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. +43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md index 301b3c9b..1b676378 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -The Northern Conquest - # Chapter 11 -1. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, -2. and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, -3. to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah. -4. So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. -5. And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. - -6. But the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire." -7. So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them. -8. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, to the Brook Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining. -9. So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire. - -10. Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms. -11. And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire. - -12. So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. -13. But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned. -14. And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. -15. As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses. -Summary of Joshua's Conquests - - -16. Thus Joshua took all this land: the mountain country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan plain--the mountains of Israel and its lowlands, -17. from Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings, and struck them down and killed them. -18. Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. -19. There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle. -20. For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, as the Lord had commanded Moses. - -21. And at that time Joshua came and cut off the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. -22. None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod. - -23. So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war. - - - +1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, +2 and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, +3 to the Canaanites in the east and in the west, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite in the mountains, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah. +4 So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. +5 And when all these kings had met together, they came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. +6 But the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” +7 So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them. +8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, to the Brook Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining. +9 So Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire. +10 Joshua turned back at that time and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms. +11 And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire. +12 So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. +13 But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned. +14 And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. +15 As the Lord had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses. +16 Thus Joshua took all this land: the mountain country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan plain—the mountains of Israel and its lowlands, +17 from Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, even as far as Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings, and struck them down and killed them. +18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. +19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. All the others they took in battle. +20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that He might utterly destroy them, and that they might receive no mercy, but that He might destroy them, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +21 And at that time Joshua came and cut off the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. +22 None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod. +23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md index eca7beb7..6db2ff8a 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,34 +1,25 @@ -The Kings Conquered by Moses - # Chapter 12 -1. These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed on the other side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern Jordan plain: -2. One king was Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, -3. and the eastern Jordan plain from the Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), the road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah. -4. The other king was Og king of Bashan and his territory, who was of the remnant of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, -5. and reigned over Mount Hermon, over Salcah, over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. - -6. These Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel had conquered; and Moses the servant of the Lord had given it as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh. -The Kings Conquered by Joshua - - -7. And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel conquered on this side of the Jordan, on the west, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon as far as Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, which Joshua gave to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions, -8. in the mountain country, in the lowlands, in the Jordan plain, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the South--the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: -9. the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; -10. the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; -11. the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; -12. the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; -13. the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; -14. the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; -15. the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; -16. the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; -17. the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; -18. the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; -19. the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; -20. the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; -21. the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; -22. the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; -23. the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of the people of Gilgal, one; -24. the king of Tirzah, one--all the kings, thirty-one. - - - +1 These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed on the other side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern Jordan plain: +2 One king was Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, +3 and the eastern Jordan plain from the Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), the road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah. +4 The other king was Og king of Bashan and his territory, who was of the remnant of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, +5 and reigned over Mount Hermon, over Salcah, over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. +6 These Moses the servant of the Lord and the children of Israel had conquered; and Moses the servant of the Lord had given it as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh. +7 And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel conquered on this side of the Jordan, on the west, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon as far as Mount Halak and the ascent to Seir, which Joshua gave to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions, +8 in the mountain country, in the lowlands, in the Jordan plain, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the South—the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: +9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; +10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; +11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; +12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; +13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; +14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; +15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; +16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; +17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; +18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; +19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; +20 the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; +21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; +22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; +23 the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of the people of Gilgal, one; +24 the king of Tirzah, one—all the kings, thirty-one. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md index a17602b1..659ed0e7 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,53 +1,34 @@ -Remaining Land to Be Conquered - # Chapter 13 -1. Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: "You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. -2. This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites, -3. from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines--the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites; -4. from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; -5. the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath; -6. all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians--them I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. -7. Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh." -The Land Divided East of the Jordan - - -8. With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses had given them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them: -9. from Aroer which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the town that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon; -10. all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the children of Ammon; -11. Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah; -12. all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants; for Moses had defeated and cast out these. - -13. Nevertheless the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. - -14. Only to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them. -The Land of Reuben - - -15. And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families. -16. Their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain by Medeba; -17. Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, -18. Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath, -19. Kirjathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley, -20. Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth-- -21. all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country. -22. The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them. -23. And the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages. -The Land of Gad - - -24. Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families. -25. Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before Rabbah, -26. and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir, -27. and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward. -28. This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages. -Half the Tribe of Manasseh (East) - -29. Moses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families: -30. Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities; -31. half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Machir according to their families. - -32. These are the areas which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward. -33. But to the tribe of Levi Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as He had said to them. - - - +1 Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. +2 This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites, +3 from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites; +4 from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; +5 the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath; +6 all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. +7 Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.” +8 With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses had given them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them: +9 from Aroer which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the town that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon; +10 all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the children of Ammon; +11 Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah; +12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants; for Moses had defeated and cast out these. +13 Nevertheless the children of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. +14 Only to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them. +15 And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families. +16 Their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plain by Medeba; +17 Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, +18 Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath, +19 Kirjathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley, +20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— +21 all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country. +22 The children of Israel also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, among those who were killed by them. +23 And the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages. +24 Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families. +25 Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before Rabbah, +26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir, +27 and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward. +28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages. +29 Moses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families: +30 Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities; +31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Machir according to their families. +32 These are the areas which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward. +33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as He had said to them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md index b4680286..a1b4e3ce 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -The Land Divided West of the Jordan - # Chapter 14 -1. These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. -2. Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. -3. For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them. -4. For the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property. -5. As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land. -Caleb Inherits Hebron - - -6. Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: "You know the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea. -7. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. -8. Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God. -9. So Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children's forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.' -10. And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. -11. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. -12. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said." - -13. And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. -14. Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. -15. And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). -Then the land had rest from war. - - - +1 These are the areas which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. +2 Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe. +3 For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them. +4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for their livestock and their property. +5 As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land. +6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: “You know the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea. +7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. +8 Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God. +9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ +10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. +11 As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. +12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.” +13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. +14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. +15 And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). +Then the land had rest from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md index 5977df9f..c5658e80 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,84 +1,66 @@ -The Land of Judah - # Chapter 15 -1. So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: +1 So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: The border of Edom at the Wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary. -2. And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. -3. Then it went out to the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa. -4. From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border. - -5. The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. +2 And their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. +3 Then it went out to the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa. +4 From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border. +5 The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. -6. The border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. -7. Then the border went up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel. -8. And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim northward. -9. Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around to Baalah (which is Kirjath Jearim). -10. Then the border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah. -11. And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea. - -12. The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families. -Caleb Occupies Hebron and Debir - -13. Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). -14. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. -15. Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher). - -16. And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife." -17. So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. -18. Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?" -19. She answered, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. -The Cities of Judah - - -20. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: - -21. The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, -22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, -23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, -24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, -25. Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron (which is Hazor), -26. Amam, Shema, Moladah, -27. Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, -28. Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah, -29. Baalah, Ijim, Ezem, -30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, -31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, -32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages. - -33. In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, -34. Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, -35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, -36. Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages; -37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, -38. Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, -39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, -40. Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish, -41. Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages; -42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan, -43. Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, -44. Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages; -45. Ekron, with its towns and villages; -46. from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages; -47. Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages--as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline. - -48. And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh, -49. Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir), -50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, -51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages; -52. Arab, Dumah, Eshean, -53. Janum, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, -54. Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages; -55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, -56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, -57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages; -58. Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, -59. Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages; -60. Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. - -61. In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, -62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages. - -63. As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. - - - +6 The border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. +7 Then the border went up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel. +8 And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim northward. +9 Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around to Baalah (which is Kirjath Jearim). +10 Then the border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah. +11 And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea. +12 The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families. +13 Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). +14 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. +15 Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher). +16 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.” +17 So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. +18 Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?” +19 She answered, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. +20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: +21 The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, +22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, +23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, +24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, +25 Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron (which is Hazor), +26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, +27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, +28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah, +29 Baalah, Ijim, Ezem, +30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, +31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, +32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages. +33 In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, +34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, +35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, +36 Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages; +37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, +38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, +39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, +40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish, +41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages; +42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, +43 Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, +44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages; +45 Ekron, with its towns and villages; +46 from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages; +47 Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages—as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline. +48 And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh, +49 Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir), +50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, +51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages; +52 Arab, Dumah, Eshean, +53 Janum, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, +54 Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages; +55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, +56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, +57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages; +58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, +59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages; +60 Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages. +61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, +62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages. +63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md index e57d21ea..13947029 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,23 +1,11 @@ -Ephraim and West Manasseh - # Chapter 16 -1. The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, -2. then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, -3. and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea. - -4. So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. -The Land of Ephraim - - -5. The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon. - -6. And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. -7. Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan. - -8. The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families. -9. The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. - -10. And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers. - - - +1 The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, +2 then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, +3 and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea. +4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. +5 The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon. +6 And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. +7 Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan. +8 The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families. +9 The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. +10 And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md index 1ef642ca..d1a7d2e5 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,33 +1,19 @@ -The Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh (West) - # Chapter 17 -1. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. -2. And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. - -3. But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -4. And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers. -5. Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, -6. because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. - -7. And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. -8. Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. -9. And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea. - -10. Southward it was Ephraim's, northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was its border. Manasseh's territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. -11. And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns--three hilly regions. -12. Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. -13. And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. -More Land for Ephraim and Manasseh - - -14. Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?" - -15. So Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you." - -16. But the children of Joseph said, "The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel." - -17. And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph--to Ephraim and Manasseh--saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, -18. but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong." - - - +1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan. +2 And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. +3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers. +5 Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan, +6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead. +7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. +8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. +9 And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea. +10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east. +11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three hilly regions. +12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. +13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out. +14 Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?” +15 So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.” +16 But the children of Joseph said, “The mountain country is not enough for us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of the Valley of Jezreel.” +17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, +18 but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md index bd0d15fa..8f381444 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -The Remainder of the Land Divided - # Chapter 18 -1. Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them. -2. But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. - -3. Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: "How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you? -4. Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance, and come back to me. -5. And they shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north. -6. You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. -7. But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them." - -8. Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to survey the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh." -9. So the men went, passed through the land, and wrote the survey in a book in seven parts by cities; and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. -10. Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. -The Land of Benjamin - - -11. Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. -12. Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven. -13. The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon. - -14. Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill that lies before Beth Horon southward; and it ended at Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west side. - -15. The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. -16. Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the Rephaim on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to En Rogel. -17. And it went around from the north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. -18. Then it passed along toward the north side of Arabah, and went down to Arabah. -19. And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then the border ended at the north bay at the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary. - -20. The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according to their families. - -21. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, -22. Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, -23. Avim, Parah, Ophrah, -24. Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; -25. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, -26. Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah, -27. Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, -28. Zelah, Eleph, Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. - - - +1 Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them. +2 But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. +3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: “How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you? +4 Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their inheritance, and come back to me. +5 And they shall divide it into seven parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north. +6 You shall therefore survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. +7 But the Levites have no part among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.” +8 Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to survey the land, saying, “Go, walk through the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.” +9 So the men went, passed through the land, and wrote the survey in a book in seven parts by cities; and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. +10 Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. +11 Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. +12 Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven. +13 The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon. +14 Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill that lies before Beth Horon southward; and it ended at Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west side. +15 The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah. +16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the Rephaim on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to En Rogel. +17 And it went around from the north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. +18 Then it passed along toward the north side of Arabah, and went down to Arabah. +19 And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then the border ended at the north bay at the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary. +20 The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according to their families. +21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, +22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, +23 Avim, Parah, Ophrah, +24 Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; +25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, +26 Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah, +27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, +28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md index 5981449a..580d089f 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,77 +1,52 @@ -Simeon's Inheritance with Judah - # Chapter 19 -1. The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. -2. They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah, -3. Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, -4. Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, -5. Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, -6. Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages; -7. Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages; -8. and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. - -9. The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people. -The Land of Zebulun - - -10. The third lot came out for the children of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid. -11. Their border went toward the west and to Maralah, went to Dabbasheth, and extended along the brook that is east of Jokneam. -12. Then from Sarid it went eastward toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor, and went out toward Daberath, bypassing Japhia. -13. And from there it passed along on the east of Gath Hepher, toward Eth Kazin, and extended to Rimmon, which borders on Neah. -14. Then the border went around it on the north side of Hannathon, and it ended in the Valley of Jiphthah El. -15. Included were Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. -16. This was the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. -The Land of Issachar - - -17. The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. -18. And their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem, -19. Haphraim, Shion, Anaharath, -20. Rabbith, Kishion, Abez, -21. Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. -22. And the border reached to Tabor, Shahazimah, and Beth Shemesh; their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. -23. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. -The Land of Asher - - -24. The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. -25. And their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, -26. Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath. -27. It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left, -28. including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. -29. And the border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea by the region of Achzib. -30. Also Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob were included: twenty-two cities with their villages. -31. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. -The Land of Naphtali - - -32. The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families. -33. And their border began at Heleph, enclosing the territory from the terebinth tree in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; it ended at the Jordan. -34. From Heleph the border extended westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there toward Hukkok; it adjoined Zebulun on the south side and Asher on the west side, and ended at Judah by the Jordan toward the sunrise. -35. And the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, -36. Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, -37. Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, -38. Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages. -39. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. -The Land of Dan - - -40. The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. -41. And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, -42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Jethlah, -43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron, -44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, -45. Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, -46. Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the region near Joppa. -47. And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. -48. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. -Joshua's Inheritance - - -49. When they had made an end of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. -50. According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim; and he built the city and dwelt in it. - -51. These were the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided as an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the country. - - - +1 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. +2 They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah, +3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, +4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, +5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, +6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages; +7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages; +8 and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. +9 The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people. +10 The third lot came out for the children of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid. +11 Their border went toward the west and to Maralah, went to Dabbasheth, and extended along the brook that is east of Jokneam. +12 Then from Sarid it went eastward toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor, and went out toward Daberath, bypassing Japhia. +13 And from there it passed along on the east of Gath Hepher, toward Eth Kazin, and extended to Rimmon, which borders on Neah. +14 Then the border went around it on the north side of Hannathon, and it ended in the Valley of Jiphthah El. +15 Included were Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. +16 This was the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. +17 The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. +18 And their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem, +19 Haphraim, Shion, Anaharath, +20 Rabbith, Kishion, Abez, +21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. +22 And the border reached to Tabor, Shahazimah, and Beth Shemesh; their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. +23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. +24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. +25 And their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, +26 Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath. +27 It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left, +28 including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. +29 And the border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea by the region of Achzib. +30 Also Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob were included: twenty-two cities with their villages. +31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. +32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families. +33 And their border began at Heleph, enclosing the territory from the terebinth tree in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; it ended at the Jordan. +34 From Heleph the border extended westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there toward Hukkok; it adjoined Zebulun on the south side and Asher on the west side, and ended at Judah by the Jordan toward the sunrise. +35 And the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, +36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, +37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, +38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages. +39 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. +40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. +41 And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, +42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Jethlah, +43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, +44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, +45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, +46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the region near Joppa. +47 And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. +48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. +49 When they had made an end of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their borders, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. +50 According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim; and he built the city and dwelt in it. +51 These were the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided as an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the country. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md index e668b9c3..9745d173 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,16 +1,10 @@ -The Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 20 -1. The Lord also spoke to Joshua, saying, -2. "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, -3. that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. -4. And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. -5. Then if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, but did not hate him beforehand. -6. And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the slayer may return and come to his own city and his own house, to the city from which he fled.' " - -7. So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah. -8. And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. -9. These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwelt among them, that whoever killed a person accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation. - - - +1 The Lord also spoke to Joshua, saying, +2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, +3 that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. +4 And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. +5 Then if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, but did not hate him beforehand. +6 And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the slayer may return and come to his own city and his own house, to the city from which he fled.’ ” +7 So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains of Judah. +8 And on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness on the plain, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. +9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwelt among them, that whoever killed a person accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md index 44d61dd3..7f9ecafb 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,64 +1,46 @@ -Cities of the Levites - # Chapter 21 -1. Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. -2. And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock." -3. So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands: - -4. Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin. -5. The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. - -6. And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. - -7. The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. - -8. And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. - -9. So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name, -10. which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first. -11. And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. -12. But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. - -13. Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land, -14. Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land, -15. Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land, -16. Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes; -17. and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land, -18. Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities. -19. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands. - -20. And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim. -21. For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land, -22. Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities; -23. and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land, -24. Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities; -25. and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities. -26. All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath. - -27. Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities; -28. and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land, -29. Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities; -30. and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land, -31. Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities; -32. and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities. -33. All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands. - -34. And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, -35. Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; -36. and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, -37. Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; -38. and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, -39. Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. -40. So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. - -41. All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands. -42. Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities. -The Promise Fulfilled - - -43. So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. -44. The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. -45. Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. - - - +1 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. +2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.” +3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands: +4 Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin. +5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. +6 And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. +7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. +8 And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. +9 So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name, +10 which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first. +11 And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. +12 But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. +13 Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land, +14 Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land, +15 Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land, +16 Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes; +17 and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land, +18 Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities. +19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands. +20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim. +21 For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land, +22 Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities; +23 and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land, +24 Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities; +25 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities. +26 All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath. +27 Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities; +28 and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land, +29 Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities; +30 and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land, +31 Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities; +32 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities. +33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands. +34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, +35 Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; +36 and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, +37 Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; +38 and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, +39 Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. +40 So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. +41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands. +42 Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities. +43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. +44 The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. +45 Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md index 3742908e..0340b91a 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,50 +1,35 @@ -Eastern Tribes Return to Their Lands - # Chapter 22 -1. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, -2. and said to them: "You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. -3. You have not left your brethren these many days, up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. -4. And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. -5. But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul." -6. So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents. - -7. Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them, -8. and spoke to them, saying, "Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren." - -9. So the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. -An Altar by the Jordan - - -10. And when they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan--a great, impressive altar. -11. Now the children of Israel heard someone say, "Behold, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan--on the children of Israel's side." -12. And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh to go to war against them. - -13. Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, -14. and with him ten rulers, one ruler each from the chief house of every tribe of Israel; and each one was the head of the house of his father among the divisions of Israel. -15. Then they came to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying, -16. "Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord: 'What treachery is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that you have built for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the Lord? -17. Is the iniquity of Peor not enough for us, from which we are not cleansed till this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, -18. but that you must turn away this day from following the Lord? And it shall be, if you rebel today against the Lord, that tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. -19. Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the Lord's tabernacle stands, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the Lord, nor rebel against us, by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God. -20. Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.' " - -21. Then the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the divisions of Israel: -22. "The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, He knows, and let Israel itself know--if it is in rebellion, or if in treachery against the Lord, do not save us this day. -23. If we have built ourselves an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let the Lord Himself require an account. -24. But in fact we have done it for fear, for a reason, saying, 'In time to come your descendants may speak to our descendants, saying, "What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel? -25. For the Lord has made the Jordan a border between you and us, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no part in the Lord." So your descendants would make our descendants cease fearing the Lord.' -26. Therefore we said, 'Let us now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, -27. but that it may be a witness between you and us and our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your descendants may not say to our descendants in time to come, "You have no part in the Lord." ' -28. Therefore we said that it will be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, 'Here is the replica of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, though not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between you and us.' -29. Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn from following the Lord this day, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God which is before His tabernacle." - -30. Now when Phinehas the priest and the rulers of the congregation, the heads of the divisions of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them. -31. Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, "This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord." - -32. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the rulers, returned from the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought back word to them. -33. So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. - -34. The children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar, Witness, "For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God." - - - +1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, +2 and said to them: “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. +3 You have not left your brethren these many days, up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God. +4 And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. +5 But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” +6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents. +7 Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them, +8 and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.” +9 So the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. +10 And when they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan—a great, impressive altar. +11 Now the children of Israel heard someone say, “Behold, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan—on the children of Israel’s side.” +12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh to go to war against them. +13 Then the children of Israel sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, +14 and with him ten rulers, one ruler each from the chief house of every tribe of Israel; and each one was the head of the house of his father among the divisions of Israel. +15 Then they came to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying, +16 “Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord: ‘What treachery is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that you have built for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the Lord? +17 Is the iniquity of Peor not enough for us, from which we are not cleansed till this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, +18 but that you must turn away this day from following the Lord? And it shall be, if you rebel today against the Lord, that tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. +19 Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the Lord’s tabernacle stands, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the Lord, nor rebel against us, by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God. +20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his iniquity.’ ” +21 Then the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the divisions of Israel: +22 “The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, He knows, and let Israel itself know—if it is in rebellion, or if in treachery against the Lord, do not save us this day. +23 If we have built ourselves an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer on it burnt offerings or grain offerings, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let the Lord Himself require an account. +24 But in fact we have done it for fear, for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your descendants may speak to our descendants, saying, “What have you to do with the Lord God of Israel? +25 For the Lord has made the Jordan a border between you and us, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no part in the Lord.” So your descendants would make our descendants cease fearing the Lord.’ +26 Therefore we said, ‘Let us now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering nor for sacrifice, +27 but that it may be a witness between you and us and our generations after us, that we may perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your descendants may not say to our descendants in time to come, “You have no part in the Lord.” ’ +28 Therefore we said that it will be, when they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, ‘Here is the replica of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, though not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between you and us.’ +29 Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn from following the Lord this day, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, besides the altar of the Lord our God which is before His tabernacle.” +30 Now when Phinehas the priest and the rulers of the congregation, the heads of the divisions of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them. +31 Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.” +32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the rulers, returned from the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought back word to them. +33 So the thing pleased the children of Israel, and the children of Israel blessed God; they spoke no more of going against them in battle, to destroy the land where the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. +34 The children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar, Witness, “For it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md index e253b602..9c0252fb 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,24 +1,18 @@ -Joshua's Farewell Address - # Chapter 23 -1. Now it came to pass, a long time after the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua was old, advanced in age. -2. And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them: -"I am old, advanced in age. -3. You have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has fought for you. -4. See, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward. -5. And the Lord your God will expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you. -6. Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, -7. and lest you go among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to swear by them; you shall not serve them nor bow down to them, -8. but you shall hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. -9. For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day. -10. One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you. -11. Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God. -12. Or else, if indeed you do go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations--these that remain among you--and make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you, -13. know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. - -14. "Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed. -15. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon you which the Lord your God promised you, so the Lord will bring upon you all harmful things, until He has destroyed you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. -16. When you have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed down to them, then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you." - - - +1 Now it came to pass, a long time after the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua was old, advanced in age. +2 And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them: +“I am old, advanced in age. +3 You have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has fought for you. +4 See, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward. +5 And the Lord your God will expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you. +6 Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, +7 and lest you go among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to swear by them; you shall not serve them nor bow down to them, +8 but you shall hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. +9 For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day. +10 One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you. +11 Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God. +12 Or else, if indeed you do go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations—these that remain among you—and make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you, +13 know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. +14 “Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed. +15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon you which the Lord your God promised you, so the Lord will bring upon you all harmful things, until He has destroyed you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. +16 When you have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed down to them, then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md index b914d185..65250c0b 100644 --- a/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,56 +1,35 @@ -The Covenant at Shechem - # Chapter 24 -1. Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. -2. And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River in old times; and they served other gods. -3. Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. -4. To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. -5. Also I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out. - -6. 'Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. -7. So they cried out to the Lord; and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you dwelt in the wilderness a long time. -8. And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you. -9. Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. -10. But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand. -11. Then you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you--also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I delivered them into your hand. -12. I sent the hornet before you which drove them out from before you, also the two kings of the Amorites, but not with your sword or with your bow. -13. I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.' - -14. "Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! -15. And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." - -16. So the people answered and said: "Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; -17. for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. -18. And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God." - -19. But Joshua said to the people, "You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. -20. If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good." - -21. And the people said to Joshua, "No, but we will serve the Lord!" - -22. So Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him." -And they said, "We are witnesses!" - -23. "Now therefore," he said, "put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel." - -24. And the people said to Joshua, "The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!" - -25. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. - -26. Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. -27. And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God." -28. So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance. -Death of Joshua and Eleazar - - -29. Now it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old. -30. And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath Serah, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. - -31. Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. - -32. The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in the plot of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of silver, and which had become an inheritance of the children of Joseph. - -33. And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the mountains of Ephraim. - - - +1 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. +2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River in old times; and they served other gods. +3 Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. +4 To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. +5 Also I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out. +6 ‘Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. +7 So they cried out to the Lord; and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you dwelt in the wilderness a long time. +8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you. +9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. +10 But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he continued to bless you. So I delivered you out of his hand. +11 Then you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you—also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I delivered them into your hand. +12 I sent the hornet before you which drove them out from before you, also the two kings of the Amorites, but not with your sword or with your bow. +13 I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them; you eat of the vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’ +14 “Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! +15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” +16 So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; +17 for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went and among all the people through whom we passed. +18 And the Lord drove out from before us all the people, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.” +19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. +20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you, after He has done you good.” +21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord!” +22 So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord for yourselves, to serve Him.” +And they said, “We are witnesses!” +23 “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.” +24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!” +25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. +26 Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. +27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.” +28 So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance. +29 Now it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old. +30 And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath Serah, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. +31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had known all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. +32 The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in the plot of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of silver, and which had become an inheritance of the children of Joseph. +33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the mountains of Ephraim. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md index 2223b173..e4c295a6 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,59 +1,38 @@ -The Continuing Conquest of Canaan - # Chapter 1 -1. Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, "Who shall be first to go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?" - -2. And the Lord said, "Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand." - -3. So Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory." And Simeon went with him. -4. Then Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they killed ten thousand men at Bezek. -5. And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. -6. Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. -7. And Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me." Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. - -8. Now the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it; they struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. -9. And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the South, and in the lowland. -10. Then Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. - -11. From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.) - -12. Then Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife." -13. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife. -14. Now it happened, when she came to him, that she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?" -15. So she said to him, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water." +1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?” +2 And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.” +3 So Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory.” And Simeon went with him. +4 Then Judah went up, and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they killed ten thousand men at Bezek. +5 And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. +6 Then Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. +7 And Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. +8 Now the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem and took it; they struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. +9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountains, in the South, and in the lowland. +10 Then Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. +11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.) +12 Then Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.” +13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife. +14 Now it happened, when she came to him, that she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?” +15 So she said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. - -16. Now the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. -17. And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah. -18. Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. -19. So the Lord was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron. -20. And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he expelled from there the three sons of Anak. -21. But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. - -22. And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. -23. So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.) -24. And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, "Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will show you mercy." -25. So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go. -26. And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day. -Incomplete Conquest of the Land - - -27. However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. -28. And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out. - -29. Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. - -30. Nor did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and were put under tribute. - -31. Nor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. -32. So the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. - -33. Nor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them. - -34. And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; -35. and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they were put under tribute. - -36. Now the boundary of the Amorites was from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward. - - - +16 Now the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. +17 And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah. +18 Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. +19 So the Lord was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron. +20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he expelled from there the three sons of Anak. +21 But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. +22 And the house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. +23 So the house of Joseph sent men to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city was formerly Luz.) +24 And when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and we will show you mercy.” +25 So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go. +26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day. +27 However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. +28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out. +29 Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. +30 Nor did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites dwelt among them, and were put under tribute. +31 Nor did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. +32 So the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. +33 Nor did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but they dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were put under tribute to them. +34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; +35 and the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they were put under tribute. +36 Now the boundary of the Amorites was from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md index a125b0fb..485d334d 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Israel's Disobedience - # Chapter 2 -1. Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you. -2. And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? -3. Therefore I also said, 'I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.' " -4. So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept. - -5. Then they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord. -6. And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land. -Death of Joshua - -7. So the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. -8. Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died when he was one hundred and ten years old. -9. And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath Heres, in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. -10. When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel. -Israel's Unfaithfulness - - -11. Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; -12. and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger. -13. They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. -14. And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. -15. Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed. - -16. Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. -17. Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so. -18. And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them. -19. And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way. - -20. Then the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He said, "Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not heeded My voice, -21. I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, -22. so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not." -23. Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out immediately; nor did He deliver them into the hand of Joshua. - - - +1 Then the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: “I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. +2 And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? +3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.’ ” +4 So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept. +5 Then they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the Lord. +6 And when Joshua had dismissed the people, the children of Israel went each to his own inheritance to possess the land. +7 So the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. +8 Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died when he was one hundred and ten years old. +9 And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath Heres, in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. +10 When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel. +11 Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; +12 and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they bowed down to them; and they provoked the Lord to anger. +13 They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. +14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies. +15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for calamity, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were greatly distressed. +16 Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. +17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked, in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do so. +18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them. +19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, by following other gods, to serve them and bow down to them. They did not cease from their own doings nor from their stubborn way. +20 Then the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not heeded My voice, +21 I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, +22 so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the Lord, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.” +23 Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out immediately; nor did He deliver them into the hand of Joshua. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md index 791dd9bb..7999e6d6 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,62 +1,33 @@ -The Nations Remaining in the Land - # Chapter 3 -1. Now these are the nations which the Lord left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan -2. (this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it), -3. namely, five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath. -4. And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. - -5. Thus the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. -6. And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods. -Othniel - - -7. So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs. -8. Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years. -9. When the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: -Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. -10. The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim. -11. So the land had rest for forty years. Then -Othniel the son of Kenaz died. -Ehud - - -12. And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. -13. Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms. -14. So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. - -15. But when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them: -Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab. -16. Now -Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh. -17. So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.) -18. And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute. -19. But he himself turned back from the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." -He said, "Keep silence!" And all who attended him went out from him. - -20. So -Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool private chamber). Then -Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." So he arose from his seat. -21. Then -Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. -22. Even the hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out. -23. Then -Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them. - -24. When he had gone out, Eglon's servants came to look, and to their surprise, the doors of the upper room were locked. So they said, "He is probably attending to his needs in the cool chamber." -25. So they waited till they were embarrassed, and still he had not opened the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them. And there was their master, fallen dead on the floor. - -26. But -Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the stone images and escaped to Seirah. -27. And it happened, when he arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the mountains of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountains; and he led them. -28. Then he said to them, "Follow me, for the Lord has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. -29. And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped. -30. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. -Shamgar - - -31. After him was -Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel. - - - +1 Now these are the nations which the Lord left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan +2 (this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it), +3 namely, five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath. +4 And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. +5 Thus the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. +6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods. +7 So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs. +8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years. +9 When the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. +10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim. +11 So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died. +12 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. +13 Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms. +14 So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. +15 But when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab. +16 Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh. +17 So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.) +18 And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute. +19 But he himself turned back from the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” +He said, “Keep silence!” And all who attended him went out from him. +20 So Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool private chamber). Then Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he arose from his seat. +21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. +22 Even the hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out. +23 Then Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them. +24 When he had gone out, Eglon’s servants came to look, and to their surprise, the doors of the upper room were locked. So they said, “He is probably attending to his needs in the cool chamber.” +25 So they waited till they were embarrassed, and still he had not opened the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them. And there was their master, fallen dead on the floor. +26 But Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the stone images and escaped to Seirah. +27 And it happened, when he arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the mountains of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountains; and he led them. +28 Then he said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. +29 And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped. +30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. +31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md index 67e85f1a..bddb6c7b 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,25 @@ -Deborah - # Chapter 4 -1. When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. -2. So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth Hagoyim. -3. And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel. - -4. Now -Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time. -5. And she would sit under the palm tree of -Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountains of Ephraim. And the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. -6. Then she sent and called for Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, "Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded, 'Go and deploy troops at Mount Tabor; take with you ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun; -7. and against you I will deploy Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude at the River Kishon; and I will deliver him into your hand'?" - -8. And Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go!" - -9. So she said, "I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Then -Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. -10. And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; he went up with ten thousand men under his command, and -Deborah went up with him. - -11. Now Heber the Kenite, of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had separated himself from the Kenites and pitched his tent near the terebinth tree at Zaanaim, which is beside Kedesh. - -12. And they reported to Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor. -13. So Sisera gathered together all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth Hagoyim to the River Kishon. - -14. Then -Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the Lord gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. -15. And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot and fled away on foot. -16. But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. - -17. However, Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. -18. And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear." And when he had turned aside with her into the tent, she covered him with a blanket. - -19. Then he said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." So she opened a jug of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him. -20. And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there any man here?' you shall say, 'No.' " - -21. Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went down into the ground; for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. -22. And then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, I will show you the man whom you seek." And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera, dead with the peg in his temple. - -23. So on that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan in the presence of the children of Israel. -24. And the hand of the children of Israel grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. - - - +1 When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord. +2 So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth Hagoyim. +3 And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel. +4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time. +5 And she would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountains of Ephraim. And the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. +6 Then she sent and called for Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, “Has not the Lord God of Israel commanded, ‘Go and deploy troops at Mount Tabor; take with you ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun; +7 and against you I will deploy Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude at the River Kishon; and I will deliver him into your hand’?” +8 And Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go!” +9 So she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. +10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; he went up with ten thousand men under his command, and Deborah went up with him. +11 Now Heber the Kenite, of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had separated himself from the Kenites and pitched his tent near the terebinth tree at Zaanaim, which is beside Kedesh. +12 And they reported to Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor. +13 So Sisera gathered together all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth Hagoyim to the River Kishon. +14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the Lord gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. +15 And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot and fled away on foot. +16 But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. +17 However, Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. +18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear.” And when he had turned aside with her into the tent, she covered him with a blanket. +19 Then he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a jug of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him. +20 And he said to her, “Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there any man here?’ you shall say, ‘No.’ ” +21 Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went down into the ground; for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. +22 And then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man whom you seek.” And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera, dead with the peg in his temple. +23 So on that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan in the presence of the children of Israel. +24 And the hand of the children of Israel grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md index 1c8a66b4..e434978d 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,135 +1,100 @@ -The Song of Deborah - # Chapter 5 -1. Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: - -2. "When leaders lead in Israel, +1 Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: +2 “When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord! - -3. "Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! +3 “Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. - -4. "Lord, when You went out from Seir, +4 “Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water; - -5. The mountains gushed before the Lord, +5 The mountains gushed before the Lord, This Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel. - -6. "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, +6 “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, The highways were deserted, And the travelers walked along the byways. - -7. Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, +7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Arose a mother in Israel. - -8. They chose new gods; +8 They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel. - -9. My heart is with the rulers of Israel +9 My heart is with the rulers of Israel Who offered themselves willingly with the people. Bless the Lord! - -10. "Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, -Who sit in judges' attire, +10 “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, +Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road. - -11. Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places, +11 Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous acts of the Lord, The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel; Then the people of the Lord shall go down to the gates. - -12. "Awake, awake, Deborah! +12 “Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam! - -13. "Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles; +13 “Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles; The Lord came down for me against the mighty. - -14. From Ephraim were those whose roots were in Amalek. +14 From Ephraim were those whose roots were in Amalek. After you, Benjamin, with your peoples, From Machir rulers came down, -And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter's staff. - -15. And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; +And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff. +15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As Issachar, so was Barak Sent into the valley under his command; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart. - -16. Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, +16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart. - -17. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, +17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, And why did Dan remain on ships? Asher continued at the seashore, And stayed by his inlets. - -18. Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death, +18 Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death, Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield. - -19. "The kings came and fought, +19 “The kings came and fought, Then the kings of Canaan fought In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoils of silver. - -20. They fought from the heavens; +20 They fought from the heavens; The stars from their courses fought against Sisera. - -21. The torrent of Kishon swept them away, +21 The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, march on in strength! - -22. Then the horses' hooves pounded, +22 Then the horses’ hooves pounded, The galloping, galloping of his steeds. - -23. 'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of the Lord, -'Curse its inhabitants bitterly, +23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord, +‘Curse its inhabitants bitterly, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, -To the help of the Lord against the mighty.' - -24. "Most blessed among women is Jael, +To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’ +24 “Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents. - -25. He asked for water, she gave milk; +25 He asked for water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl. - -26. She stretched her hand to the tent peg, -Her right hand to the workmen's hammer; +26 She stretched her hand to the tent peg, +Her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; She pounded Sisera, she pierced his head, She split and struck through his temple. - -27. At her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; +27 At her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; At her feet he sank, he fell; Where he sank, there he fell dead. - -28. "The mother of Sisera looked through the window, +28 “The mother of Sisera looked through the window, And cried out through the lattice, -'Why is his chariot so long in coming? -Why tarries the clatter of his chariots?' - -29. Her wisest ladies answered her, +‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? +Why tarries the clatter of his chariots?’ +29 Her wisest ladies answered her, Yes, she answered herself, - -30. 'Are they not finding and dividing the spoil: +30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil: To every man a girl or two; For Sisera, plunder of dyed garments, Plunder of garments embroidered and dyed, -Two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?' - -31. "Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! +Two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?’ +31 “Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun -When it comes out in full strength." -So the land had rest for forty years. - - - +When it comes out in full strength.” +So the land had rest for forty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md index bf86f9e7..53d61ec0 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,80 +1,42 @@ -Midianites Oppress Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, -2. and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains. -3. So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. -4. Then they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey. -5. For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it. -6. So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. - -7. And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites, -8. that the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage; -9. and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. -10. Also I said to you, "I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell." But you have not obeyed My voice.' " -Gideon - - -11. Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son -Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. -12. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, "The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!" - -13. -Gideon said to Him, "O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, 'Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?' But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites." - -14. Then the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?" - -15. So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." - -16. And the Lord said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man." - -17. Then he said to Him, "If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me. -18. Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You." -And He said, "I will wait until you come back." - -19. So -Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot; and he brought them out to Him under the terebinth tree and presented them. -20. The Angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And he did so. - -21. Then the Angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the Angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. - -22. Now -Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So -Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face." - -23. Then the Lord said to him, "Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die." -24. So -Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. - -25. Now it came to pass the same night that the Lord said to him, "Take your father's young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; -26. and build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down." -27. So -Gideon took ten men from among his servants and did as the Lord had said to him. But because he feared his father's household and the men of the city too much to do it by day, he did it by night. -Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal - - -28. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, there was the altar of Baal, torn down; and the wooden image that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was being offered on the altar which had been built. -29. So they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" And when they had inquired and asked, they said, " -Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing." -30. Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that was beside it." - -31. But Joash said to all who stood against him, "Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!" -32. Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar." - -33. Then all the Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. -34. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon -Gideon; then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him. -35. And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. -The Sign of the Fleece - - -36. So -Gideon said to God, "If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said-- -37. look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said." -38. And it was so. When he rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. -39. Then -Gideon said to God, "Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew." -40. And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground. - - - +1 Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, +2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains. +3 So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. +4 Then they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey. +5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it. +6 So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. +7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites, +8 that the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage; +9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land. +10 Also I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not obeyed My voice.’ ” +11 Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. +12 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” +13 Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” +14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” +15 So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” +16 And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.” +17 Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me. +18 Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.” +And He said, “I will wait until you come back.” +19 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot; and he brought them out to Him under the terebinth tree and presented them. +20 The Angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And he did so. +21 Then the Angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the Angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. +22 Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the Lord. So Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord God! For I have seen the Angel of the Lord face to face.” +23 Then the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” +24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. +25 Now it came to pass the same night that the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it; +26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on top of this rock in the proper arrangement, and take the second bull and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the image which you shall cut down.” +27 So Gideon took ten men from among his servants and did as the Lord had said to him. But because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city too much to do it by day, he did it by night. +28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, there was the altar of Baal, torn down; and the wooden image that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was being offered on the altar which had been built. +29 So they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And when they had inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” +30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that was beside it.” +31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!” +32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.” +33 Then all the Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. +34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him. +35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. +36 So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said— +37 look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” +38 And it was so. When he rose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, he wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. +39 Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me, but let me speak just once more: Let me test, I pray, just once more with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, but on all the ground let there be dew.” +40 And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md index e1c0fc77..d75a9b2b 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -Gideon's Valiant Three Hundred - # Chapter 7 -1. Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianites was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley. - -2. And the Lord said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' -3. Now therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and afraid, let him turn and depart at once from Mount Gilead.' " And twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained. - -4. But the Lord said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. Then it will be, that of whom I say to you, 'This one shall go with you,' the same shall go with you; and of whomever I say to you, 'This one shall not go with you,' the same shall not go." -5. So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, "Everyone who laps from the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set apart by himself; likewise everyone who gets down on his knees to drink." -6. And the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water. -7. Then the Lord said to Gideon, "By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place." -8. So the people took provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And he sent away all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. - -9. It happened on the same night that the Lord said to him, "Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand. -10. But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant, -11. and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp. -12. Now the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude. - -13. And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, "I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed." - -14. Then his companion answered and said, "This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel! Into his hand God has delivered Midian and the whole camp." - -15. And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, "Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand." -16. Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. -17. And he said to them, "Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I come to the edge of the camp you shall do as I do: -18. When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and say, 'The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!' " - -19. So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. -20. Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers--they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing--and they cried, "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!" -21. And every man stood in his place all around the camp; and the whole army ran and cried out and fled. -22. When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man's sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath. - -23. And the men of Israel gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites. - -24. Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan." Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan. -25. And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan. - - - +1 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianites was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley. +2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ +3 Now therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and afraid, let him turn and depart at once from Mount Gilead.’ ” And twenty-two thousand of the people returned, and ten thousand remained. +4 But the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many; bring them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. Then it will be, that of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ the same shall go with you; and of whomever I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ the same shall not go.” +5 So he brought the people down to the water. And the Lord said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps from the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set apart by himself; likewise everyone who gets down on his knees to drink.” +6 And the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water. +7 Then the Lord said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place.” +8 So the people took provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And he sent away all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. +9 It happened on the same night that the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand. +10 But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant, +11 and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp. +12 Now the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude. +13 And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, “I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.” +14 Then his companion answered and said, “This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel! Into his hand God has delivered Midian and the whole camp.” +15 And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” +16 Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. +17 And he said to them, “Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I come to the edge of the camp you shall do as I do: +18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and say, ‘The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!’ ” +19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. +20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers—they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing—and they cried, “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” +21 And every man stood in his place all around the camp; and the whole army ran and cried out and fled. +22 When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath. +23 And the men of Israel gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites. +24 Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan. +25 And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md index c0649916..c49f3817 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,61 +1,37 @@ -Gideon Subdues the Midianites - # Chapter 8 -1. Now the men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites?" And they reprimanded him sharply. - -2. So he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? -3. God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger toward him subsided when he said that. - -4. When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit. -5. Then he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian." - -6. And the leaders of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?" - -7. So Gideon said, "For this cause, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers!" -8. Then he went up from there to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. -9. So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!" - -10. Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East; for one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword had fallen. -11. Then Gideon went up by the road of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah; and he attacked the army while the camp felt secure. -12. When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army. - -13. Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the Ascent of Heres. -14. And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. -15. Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you ridiculed me, saying, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?' " -16. And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. -17. Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. - -18. And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?" -So they answered, "As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king." - -19. Then he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you." -20. And he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise, kill them!" But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. - -21. So Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength." So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels' necks. -Gideon's Ephod - - -22. Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian." - -23. But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you." -24. Then Gideon said to them, "I would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder." For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites. - -25. So they answered, "We will gladly give them." And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. -26. Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels' necks. -27. Then Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot with it there. It became a snare to Gideon and to his house. - -28. Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon. -Death of Gideon - - -29. Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. -30. Gideon had seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives. -31. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. -32. Now Gideon the son of Joash died at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. - -33. So it was, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-Berith their god. -34. Thus the children of Israel did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side; -35. nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel. - - - +1 Now the men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites?” And they reprimanded him sharply. +2 So he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? +3 God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger toward him subsided when he said that. +4 When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit. +5 Then he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.” +6 And the leaders of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” +7 So Gideon said, “For this cause, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers!” +8 Then he went up from there to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. +9 So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!” +10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East; for one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword had fallen. +11 Then Gideon went up by the road of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah; and he attacked the army while the camp felt secure. +12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army. +13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the Ascent of Heres. +14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. +15 Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you ridiculed me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?’ ” +16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. +17 Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. +18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” +So they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.” +19 Then he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” +20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them!” But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. +21 So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks. +22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.” +23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you.” +24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites. +25 So they answered, “We will gladly give them.” And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. +26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks. +27 Then Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot with it there. It became a snare to Gideon and to his house. +28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon. +29 Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. +30 Gideon had seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives. +31 And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. +32 Now Gideon the son of Joash died at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. +33 So it was, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-Berith their god. +34 Thus the children of Israel did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side; +35 nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md index e5f37e63..ae2a3630 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,109 +1,78 @@ -Abimelech's Conspiracy - # Chapter 9 -1. Then Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, -2. "Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?' Remember that I am your own flesh and bone." - -3. And his mother's brothers spoke all these words concerning him in the hearing of all the men of Shechem; and their heart was inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother." -4. So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men; and they followed him. -5. Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself. -6. And all the men of Shechem gathered together, all of Beth Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the terebinth tree at the pillar that was in Shechem. -The Parable of the Trees - - -7. Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: -"Listen to me, you men of Shechem, +1 Then Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, +2 “Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and bone.” +3 And his mother’s brothers spoke all these words concerning him in the hearing of all the men of Shechem; and their heart was inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.” +4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men; and they followed him. +5 Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself. +6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, all of Beth Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the terebinth tree at the pillar that was in Shechem. +7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: +“Listen to me, you men of Shechem, That God may listen to you! - -8. "The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. +8 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, -'Reign over us!' - -9. But the olive tree said to them, -'Should I cease giving my oil, +‘Reign over us!’ +9 But the olive tree said to them, +‘Should I cease giving my oil, With which they honor God and men, -And go to sway over trees?' - -10. "Then the trees said to the fig tree, -'You come and reign over us!' - -11. But the fig tree said to them, -'Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, -And go to sway over trees?' - -12. "Then the trees said to the vine, -'You come and reign over us!' - -13. But the vine said to them, -'Should I cease my new wine, +And go to sway over trees?’ +10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree, +‘You come and reign over us!’ +11 But the fig tree said to them, +‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, +And go to sway over trees?’ +12 “Then the trees said to the vine, +‘You come and reign over us!’ +13 But the vine said to them, +‘Should I cease my new wine, Which cheers both God and men, -And go to sway over trees?' - -14. "Then all the trees said to the bramble, -'You come and reign over us!' - -15. And the bramble said to the trees, -'If in truth you anoint me as king over you, +And go to sway over trees?’ +14 “Then all the trees said to the bramble, +‘You come and reign over us!’ +15 And the bramble said to the trees, +‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you, Then come and take shelter in my shade; But if not, let fire come out of the bramble -And devour the cedars of Lebanon!' - -16. "Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves-- -17. for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; -18. but you have risen up against my father's house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother-- -19. if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. -20. But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!" -21. And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. -Downfall of Abimelech - - -22. After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years, -23. God sent a spirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, -24. that the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers. -25. And the men of Shechem set men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abimelech. - -26. Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. -27. So they went out into the fields, and gathered grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and made merry. And they went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. -28. Then Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him? -29. If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech." So he said to Abimelech, "Increase your army and come out!" - -30. When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was aroused. -31. And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, "Take note! Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and here they are, fortifying the city against you. -32. Now therefore, get up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field. -33. And it shall be, as soon as the sun is up in the morning, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may then do to them as you find opportunity." - -34. So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies. -35. When Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate, Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from lying in wait. -36. And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!" -But Zebul said to him, "You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men." - -37. So Gaal spoke again and said, "See, people are coming down from the center of the land, and another company is coming from the Diviners' Terebinth Tree." - -38. Then Zebul said to him, "Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now." - -39. So Gaal went out, leading the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. -40. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded, to the very entrance of the gate. -41. Then Abimelech dwelt at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they would not dwell in Shechem. - -42. And it came about on the next day that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech. -43. So he took his people, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field. And he looked, and there were the people, coming out of the city; and he rose against them and attacked them. -44. Then Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and killed them. -45. So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. - -46. Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith. -47. And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. -48. Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an ax in his hand and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder; then he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste and do as I have done." -49. So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women. - -50. Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it. -51. But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women--all the people of the city--fled there and shut themselves in; then they went up to the top of the tower. -52. So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. -53. But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. -54. Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.' " So his young man thrust him through, and he died. -55. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place. - -56. Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers. -57. And all the evil of the men of Shechem God returned on their own heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. - - - +And devour the cedars of Lebanon!’ +16 “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves— +17 for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; +18 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother— +19 if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. +20 But if not, let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!” +21 And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. +22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years, +23 God sent a spirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, +24 that the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers. +25 And the men of Shechem set men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abimelech. +26 Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. +27 So they went out into the fields, and gathered grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and made merry. And they went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. +28 Then Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him? +29 If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!” +30 When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was aroused. +31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, “Take note! Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and here they are, fortifying the city against you. +32 Now therefore, get up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field. +33 And it shall be, as soon as the sun is up in the morning, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may then do to them as you find opportunity.” +34 So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies. +35 When Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate, Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from lying in wait. +36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!” +But Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.” +37 So Gaal spoke again and said, “See, people are coming down from the center of the land, and another company is coming from the Diviners’ Terebinth Tree.” +38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now.” +39 So Gaal went out, leading the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. +40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded, to the very entrance of the gate. +41 Then Abimelech dwelt at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they would not dwell in Shechem. +42 And it came about on the next day that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech. +43 So he took his people, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field. And he looked, and there were the people, coming out of the city; and he rose against them and attacked them. +44 Then Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and killed them. +45 So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. +46 Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith. +47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. +48 Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an ax in his hand and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder; then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste and do as I have done.” +49 So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women. +50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it. +51 But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women—all the people of the city—fled there and shut themselves in; then they went up to the top of the tower. +52 So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. +53 But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull. +54 Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his young man thrust him through, and he died. +55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place. +56 Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers. +57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem God returned on their own heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md index 03857319..ecb249f3 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,38 +1,19 @@ -Tola - # Chapter 10 -1. After Abimelech there arose to save Israel -Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim. -2. He judged Israel twenty-three years; and he died and was buried in Shamir. -Jair - - -3. After him arose -Jair, a Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years. -4. Now he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys; they also had thirty towns, which are called "Havoth -Jair" to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. -5. And -Jair died and was buried in Camon. -Israel Oppressed Again - - -6. Then the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the Lord and did not serve Him. -7. So the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the people of Ammon. -8. From that year they harassed and oppressed the children of Israel for eighteen years--all the children of Israel who were on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, in Gilead. -9. Moreover the people of Ammon crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah also, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed. - -10. And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, "We have sinned against You, because we have both forsaken our God and served the Baals!" - -11. So the Lord said to the children of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites and from the people of Ammon and from the Philistines? -12. Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand. -13. Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. -14. "Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress." - -15. And the children of Israel said to the Lord, "We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray." -16. So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel. - -17. Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in Mizpah. -18. And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, "Who is the man who will begin the fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." - - - +1 After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim. +2 He judged Israel twenty-three years; and he died and was buried in Shamir. +3 After him arose Jair, a Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years. +4 Now he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys; they also had thirty towns, which are called “Havoth Jair” to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. +5 And Jair died and was buried in Camon. +6 Then the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the Lord and did not serve Him. +7 So the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the people of Ammon. +8 From that year they harassed and oppressed the children of Israel for eighteen years—all the children of Israel who were on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, in Gilead. +9 Moreover the people of Ammon crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah also, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed. +10 And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You, because we have both forsaken our God and served the Baals!” +11 So the Lord said to the children of Israel, “Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites and from the people of Ammon and from the Philistines? +12 Also the Sidonians and Amalekites and Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand. +13 Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. +14 “Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.” +15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned! Do to us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.” +16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel. +17 Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in Mizpah. +18 And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin the fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md index b231ddd2..c0d56020 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,89 +1,42 @@ -Jephthah - # Chapter 11 -1. Now -Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot -Jephthah. -2. Gilead's wife bore sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove -Jephthah out, and said to him, "You shall have no inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman." -3. Then -Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless men banded together with -Jephthah and went out raiding with him. - -4. It came to pass after a time that the people of Ammon made war against Israel. -5. And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get -Jephthah from the land of Tob. -6. Then they said to -Jephthah, "Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon." - -7. So -Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?" - -8. And the elders of Gilead said to -Jephthah, "That is why we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." - -9. So -Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon, and the Lord delivers them to me, shall I be your head?" - -10. And the elders of Gilead said to -Jephthah, "The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words." -11. Then -Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them; and -Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpah. - -12. Now -Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, "What do you have against me, that you have come to fight against me in my land?" - -13. And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of -Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore, restore those lands peaceably." - -14. So -Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, -15. and said to him, "Thus says -Jephthah: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon; -16. for when Israel came up from Egypt, they walked through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. -17. Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please let me pass through your land." But the king of Edom would not heed. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained in Kadesh. -18. And they went along through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. -19. Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, "Please let us pass through your land into our place." -20. But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. -21. And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them. Thus Israel gained possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country. -22. They took possession of all the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. - -23. 'And now the Lord God of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel; should you then possess it? -24. Will you not possess whatever Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whatever the Lord our God takes possession of before us, we will possess. -25. And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel? Did he ever fight against them? -26. While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities along the banks of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? -27. Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you wronged me by fighting against me. May the Lord, the Judge, render judgment this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon.' " -28. However, the king of the people of Ammon did not heed the words which -Jephthah sent him. -Jephthah's Vow and Victory - - -29. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon -Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon. -30. And -Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, "If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, -31. then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." - -32. So -Jephthah advanced toward the people of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord delivered them into his hands. -33. And he defeated them from Aroer as far as Minnith--twenty cities--and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. Thus the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. -Jephthah's Daughter - - -34. When -Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. -35. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot go back on it." - -36. So she said to him, "My father, if you have given your word to the Lord, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, because the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the people of Ammon." -37. Then she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: let me alone for two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, my friends and I." - -38. So he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. -39. And it was so at the end of two months that she returned to her father, and he carried out his vow with her which he had vowed. She knew no man. +1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah. +2 Gilead’s wife bore sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.” +3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless men banded together with Jephthah and went out raiding with him. +4 It came to pass after a time that the people of Ammon made war against Israel. +5 And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. +6 Then they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.” +7 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?” +8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That is why we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” +9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon, and the Lord delivers them to me, shall I be your head?” +10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.” +11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpah. +12 Now Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, “What do you have against me, that you have come to fight against me in my land?” +13 And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore, restore those lands peaceably.” +14 So Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, +15 and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: ‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon; +16 for when Israel came up from Egypt, they walked through the wilderness as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh. +17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let me pass through your land.” But the king of Edom would not heed. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained in Kadesh. +18 And they went along through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. +19 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, “Please let us pass through your land into our place.” +20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. +21 And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them. Thus Israel gained possession of all the land of the Amorites, who inhabited that country. +22 They took possession of all the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan. +23 ‘And now the Lord God of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel; should you then possess it? +24 Will you not possess whatever Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whatever the Lord our God takes possession of before us, we will possess. +25 And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel? Did he ever fight against them? +26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities along the banks of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? +27 Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you wronged me by fighting against me. May the Lord, the Judge, render judgment this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon.’ ” +28 However, the king of the people of Ammon did not heed the words which Jephthah sent him. +29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon. +30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, +31 then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” +32 So Jephthah advanced toward the people of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord delivered them into his hands. +33 And he defeated them from Aroer as far as Minnith—twenty cities—and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. Thus the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. +34 When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. +35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot go back on it.” +36 So she said to him, “My father, if you have given your word to the Lord, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, because the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the people of Ammon.” +37 Then she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: let me alone for two months, that I may go and wander on the mountains and bewail my virginity, my friends and I.” +38 So he said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. +39 And it was so at the end of two months that she returned to her father, and he carried out his vow with her which he had vowed. She knew no man. And it became a custom in Israel - -40. that the daughters of Israel went four days each year to lament the daughter of -Jephthah the Gileadite. - - - +40 that the daughters of Israel went four days each year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md index 92e8a37b..9a71b98d 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,28 +1,16 @@ -Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim - # Chapter 12 -1. Then the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!" - -2. And Jephthah said to them, "My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. -3. So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?" -4. Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, "You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites." -5. The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No," -6. then they would say to him, "Then say, 'Shibboleth'!" And he would say, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites. - -7. And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead. -Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon - - -8. After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. -9. He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. -10. Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. - -11. After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years. -12. And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. - -13. After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. -14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years. -15. Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains of the Amalekites. - - - +1 Then the men of Ephraim gathered together, crossed over toward Zaphon, and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the people of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you with fire!” +2 And Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. +3 So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” +4 Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.” +5 The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,” +6 then they would say to him, “Then say, ‘Shibboleth’!” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites. +7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead. +8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. +9 He had thirty sons. And he gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and brought in thirty daughters from elsewhere for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. +10 Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. +11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. He judged Israel ten years. +12 And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. +13 After him, Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. +14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years. +15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mountains of the Amalekites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md index c96ca6d2..bb25d33a 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,47 +1,27 @@ -The Birth of Samson - # Chapter 13 -1. Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. - -2. Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. -3. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. -4. Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. -5. For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines." - -6. So the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name. -7. And He said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.' " - -8. Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, "O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born." - -9. And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. -10. Then the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, "Look, the Man who came to me the other day has just now appeared to me!" - -11. So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, "Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?" -And He said, "I am." - -12. Manoah said, "Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy's rule of life, and his work?" - -13. So the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. -14. She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe." - -15. Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, "Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You." - -16. And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the Lord.) - -17. Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, "What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?" - -18. And the Angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?" - -19. So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on-- -20. it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar--the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground. -21. When the Angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord. - -22. And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God!" - -23. But his wife said to him, "If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time." - -24. So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. -25. And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. - - - +1 Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. +2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. +3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. +4 Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. +5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” +6 So the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name. +7 And He said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’ ” +8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, “O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born.” +9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. +10 Then the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, “Look, the Man who came to me the other day has just now appeared to me!” +11 So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, “Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?” +And He said, “I am.” +12 Manoah said, “Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy’s rule of life, and his work?” +13 So the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. +14 She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.” +15 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.” +16 And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the Lord.) +17 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?” +18 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?” +19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on— +20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar—the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground. +21 When the Angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord. +22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God!” +23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time.” +24 So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. +25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md index 81ab7bfe..0f5531e2 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Samson's Philistine Wife - # Chapter 14 -1. Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. -2. So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife." - -3. Then his father and mother said to him, "Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" -And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well." - -4. But his father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord--that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. - -5. So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. +1 Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. +2 So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.” +3 Then his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” +And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.” +4 But his father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord—that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. +5 So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him. -6. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. - -7. Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. -8. After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion. -9. He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. - -10. So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so. -11. And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. - -12. Then Samson said to them, "Let me pose a riddle to you. If you can correctly solve and explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. -13. But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing." -And they said to him, "Pose your riddle, that we may hear it." - -14. So he said to them: -"Out of the eater came something to eat, -And out of the strong came something sweet." +6 And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. +7 Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. +8 After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion. +9 He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. +10 So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so. +11 And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. +12 Then Samson said to them, “Let me pose a riddle to you. If you can correctly solve and explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. +13 But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” +And they said to him, “Pose your riddle, that we may hear it.” +14 So he said to them: +“Out of the eater came something to eat, +And out of the strong came something sweet.” Now for three days they could not explain the riddle. - -15. But it came to pass on the seventh day that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may explain the riddle to us, or else we will burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us in order to take what is ours? Is that not so?" - -16. Then Samson's wife wept on him, and said, "You only hate me! You do not love me! You have posed a riddle to the sons of my people, but you have not explained it to me." -And he said to her, "Look, I have not explained it to my father or my mother; so should I explain it to you?" -17. Now she had wept on him the seven days while their feast lasted. And it happened on the seventh day that he told her, because she pressed him so much. Then she explained the riddle to the sons of her people. -18. So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down: -"What is sweeter than honey? -And what is stronger than a lion?" +15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may explain the riddle to us, or else we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us in order to take what is ours? Is that not so?” +16 Then Samson’s wife wept on him, and said, “You only hate me! You do not love me! You have posed a riddle to the sons of my people, but you have not explained it to me.” +And he said to her, “Look, I have not explained it to my father or my mother; so should I explain it to you?” +17 Now she had wept on him the seven days while their feast lasted. And it happened on the seventh day that he told her, because she pressed him so much. Then she explained the riddle to the sons of her people. +18 So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down: +“What is sweeter than honey? +And what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them: -"If you had not plowed with my heifer, -You would not have solved my riddle!" - -19. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave the changes of clothing to those who had explained the riddle. So his anger was aroused, and he went back up to his father's house. -20. And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. - - - +“If you had not plowed with my heifer, +You would not have solved my riddle!” +19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave the changes of clothing to those who had explained the riddle. So his anger was aroused, and he went back up to his father’s house. +20 And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md index d4404709..8f41cb09 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Samson Defeats the Philistines - # Chapter 15 -1. After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with a young goat. And he said, "Let me go in to my wife, into her room." But her father would not permit him to go in. - -2. Her father said, "I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please, take her instead." - -3. And Samson said to them, "This time I shall be blameless regarding the Philistines if I harm them!" -4. Then Samson went and caught three hundred foxes; and he took torches, turned the foxes tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails. -5. When he had set the torches on fire, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves. - -6. Then the Philistines said, "Who has done this?" -And they answered, "Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion." So the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire. - -7. Samson said to them, "Since you would do a thing like this, I will surely take revenge on you, and after that I will cease." -8. So he attacked them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; then he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam. - -9. Now the Philistines went up, encamped in Judah, and deployed themselves against Lehi. -10. And the men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" -So they answered, "We have come up to arrest Samson, to do to him as he has done to us." - -11. Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us?" -And he said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them." - -12. But they said to him, "We have come down to arrest you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines." -Then Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves." - -13. So they spoke to him, saying, "No, but we will tie you securely and deliver you into their hand; but we will surely not kill you." And they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. - -14. When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting against him. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him; and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands. -15. He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. -16. Then Samson said: -" -With the jawbone of a donkey, +1 After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with a young goat. And he said, “Let me go in to my wife, into her room.” But her father would not permit him to go in. +2 Her father said, “I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please, take her instead.” +3 And Samson said to them, “This time I shall be blameless regarding the Philistines if I harm them!” +4 Then Samson went and caught three hundred foxes; and he took torches, turned the foxes tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails. +5 When he had set the torches on fire, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves. +6 Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” +And they answered, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” So the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire. +7 Samson said to them, “Since you would do a thing like this, I will surely take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.” +8 So he attacked them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; then he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam. +9 Now the Philistines went up, encamped in Judah, and deployed themselves against Lehi. +10 And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” +So they answered, “We have come up to arrest Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.” +11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us?” +And he said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.” +12 But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” +Then Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.” +13 So they spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will tie you securely and deliver you into their hand; but we will surely not kill you.” And they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. +14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting against him. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him; and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands. +15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. +16 Then Samson said: +“With the jawbone of a donkey, Heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of a donkey -I have slain a thousand men!" - -17. And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi. - -18. Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to the Lord and said, "You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?" -19. So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day. -20. And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. - - - +I have slain a thousand men!” +17 And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi. +18 Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?” +19 So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day. +20 And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md index 9fa3fe20..b0b2e403 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,62 +1,38 @@ -Samson and Delilah - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her. -2. When the Gazites were told, "Samson has come here!" they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, "In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him." -3. And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. - -4. Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. -5. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, "Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver." - -6. So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you." - -7. And Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man." - -8. So the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, and she bound him with them. -9. Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he broke the bowstrings as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. - -10. Then Delilah said to Samson, "Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with." - -11. So he said to her, "If they bind me securely with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man." - -12. Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And men were lying in wait, staying in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread. - -13. Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me what you may be bound with." -And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head into the web of the loom"-- - -14. So she wove it tightly with the batten of the loom, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the batten and the web from the loom. - -15. Then she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies." -16. And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death, -17. that he told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man." - -18. When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart." So the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand. -19. Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. -20. And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!" But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him. - -21. Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison. -22. However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven. -Samson Dies with the Philistines - - -23. Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said: -"Our god has delivered into our hands -Samson our enemy!" - -24. When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said: -"Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, +1 Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her. +2 When the Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him.” +3 And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. +4 Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. +5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.” +6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.” +7 And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.” +8 So the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, and she bound him with them. +9 Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he broke the bowstrings as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. +10 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.” +11 So he said to her, “If they bind me securely with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.” +12 Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And men were lying in wait, staying in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread. +13 Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me what you may be bound with.” +And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head into the web of the loom”— +14 So she wove it tightly with the batten of the loom, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the batten and the web from the loom. +15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.” +16 And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death, +17 that he told her all his heart, and said to her, “No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.” +18 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart.” So the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand. +19 Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. +20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him. +21 Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison. +22 However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven. +23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said: +“Our god has delivered into our hands +Samson our enemy!” +24 When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said: +“Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy, The destroyer of our land, -And the one who multiplied our dead." - -25. So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may perform for us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars. -26. Then Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, "Let me feel the pillars which support the temple, so that I can lean on them." -27. Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there--about three thousand men and women on the roof watching while Samson performed. - -28. Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, "O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!" -29. And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left. -30. Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life. - -31. And his brothers and all his father's household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years. - - - +And the one who multiplied our dead.” +25 So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars. +26 Then Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, “Let me feel the pillars which support the temple, so that I can lean on them.” +27 Now the temple was full of men and women. All the lords of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women on the roof watching while Samson performed. +28 Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!” +29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left. +30 Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life. +31 And his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md index a451385c..439f54a9 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,24 +1,16 @@ -Micah's Idolatry - # Chapter 17 -1. Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. -2. And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears--here is the silver with me; I took it." -And his mother said, "May you be blessed by the Lord, my son!" -3. So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, "I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you." -4. Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah. - -5. The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. -6. In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - -7. Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. -8. The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. -9. And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" -So he said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay." - -10. Micah said to him, "Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance." So the Levite went in. -11. Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. -12. So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. -13. Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!" - - - +1 Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. +2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.” +And his mother said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my son!” +3 So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.” +4 Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah. +5 The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. +6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. +7 Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. +8 The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. +9 And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” +So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.” +10 Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in. +11 Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. +12 So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. +13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md index d0b7d0b6..ea52ee73 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,54 +1,32 @@ -The Danites Adopt Micah's Idolatry - # Chapter 18 -1. In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in; for until that day their inheritance among the tribes of Israel had not fallen to them. -2. So the children of Dan sent five men of their family from their territory, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and search it. They said to them, "Go, search the land." So they went to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. -3. While they were at the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What do you have here?" - -4. He said to them, "Thus and so Micah did for me. He has hired me, and I have become his priest." - -5. So they said to him, "Please inquire of God, that we may know whether the journey on which we go will be prosperous." - -6. And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The presence of the Lord be with you on your way." - -7. So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone. - -8. Then the spies came back to their brethren at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, "What is your report?" - -9. So they said, "Arise, let us go up against them. For we have seen the land, and indeed it is very good. Would you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go, and enter to possess the land. -10. When you go, you will come to a secure people and a large land. For God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth." - -11. And six hundred men of the family of the Danites went from there, from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war. -12. Then they went up and encamped in Kirjath Jearim in Judah. (Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. There it is, west of Kirjath Jearim.) -13. And they passed from there to the mountains of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah. - -14. Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brethren, "Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, household idols, a carved image, and a molded image? Now therefore, consider what you should do." -15. So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man--to the house of Micah--and greeted him. -16. The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. -17. Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up. Entering there, they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image. The priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed with weapons of war. - -18. When these went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image, the priest said to them, "What are you doing?" - -19. And they said to him, "Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?" -20. So the priest's heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people. - -21. Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them. -22. When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan. -23. And they called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Micah, "What ails you, that you have gathered such a company?" - -24. So he said, "You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, 'What ails you?' " - -25. And the children of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!" -26. Then the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house. -Danites Settle in Laish - - -27. So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. -28. There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there. -29. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish. - -30. Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. -31. So they set up for themselves Micah's carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. - - - +1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in; for until that day their inheritance among the tribes of Israel had not fallen to them. +2 So the children of Dan sent five men of their family from their territory, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and search it. They said to them, “Go, search the land.” So they went to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. +3 While they were at the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What do you have here?” +4 He said to them, “Thus and so Micah did for me. He has hired me, and I have become his priest.” +5 So they said to him, “Please inquire of God, that we may know whether the journey on which we go will be prosperous.” +6 And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The presence of the Lord be with you on your way.” +7 So the five men departed and went to Laish. They saw the people who were there, how they dwelt safely, in the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure. There were no rulers in the land who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from the Sidonians, and they had no ties with anyone. +8 Then the spies came back to their brethren at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, “What is your report?” +9 So they said, “Arise, let us go up against them. For we have seen the land, and indeed it is very good. Would you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go, and enter to possess the land. +10 When you go, you will come to a secure people and a large land. For God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth.” +11 And six hundred men of the family of the Danites went from there, from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war. +12 Then they went up and encamped in Kirjath Jearim in Judah. (Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. There it is, west of Kirjath Jearim.) +13 And they passed from there to the mountains of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah. +14 Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brethren, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, household idols, a carved image, and a molded image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.” +15 So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him. +16 The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. +17 Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up. Entering there, they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image. The priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed with weapons of war. +18 When these went into Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” +19 And they said to him, “Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?” +20 So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people. +21 Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them. +22 When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan. +23 And they called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you have gathered such a company?” +24 So he said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What ails you?’ ” +25 And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!” +26 Then the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house. +27 So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. +28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there. +29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish. +30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. +31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md index effb0fff..64c0132a 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,51 +1,31 @@ -The Levite's Concubine - # Chapter 19 -1. And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote mountains of Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. -2. But his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there four whole months. -3. Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. So she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he was glad to meet him. -4. Now his father-in-law, the young woman's father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there. - -5. Then it came to pass on the fourth day that they arose early in the morning, and he stood to depart; but the young woman's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way." - -6. So they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman's father said to the man, "Please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry." -7. And when the man stood to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged there again. -8. Then he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart, but the young woman's father said, "Please refresh your heart." So they delayed until afternoon; and both of them ate. - -9. And when the man stood to depart--he and his concubine and his servant--his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, "Look, the day is now drawing toward evening; please spend the night. See, the day is coming to an end; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go your way early, so that you may get home." - -10. However, the man was not willing to spend that night; so he rose and departed, and came opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). With him were the two saddled donkeys; his concubine was also with him. -11. They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, "Come, please, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it." - -12. But his master said to him, "We will not turn aside here into a city of foreigners, who are not of the children of Israel; we will go on to Gibeah." -13. So he said to his servant, "Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah." -14. And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. -15. They turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And when he went in, he sat down in the open square of the city, for no one would take them into his house to spend the night. - -16. Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the mountains of Ephraim; he was staying in Gibeah, whereas the men of the place were Benjamites. -17. And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going, and where do you come from?" - -18. So he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to the house of the Lord. But there is no one who will take me into his house, -19. although we have both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself, for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything." - -20. And the old man said, "Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; only do not spend the night in the open square." -21. So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. -Gibeah's Crime - - -22. As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!" - -23. But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage. -24. Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man's concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!" -25. But the men would not heed him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go. - -26. Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light. - -27. When her master arose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way, there was his concubine, fallen at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold. -28. And he said to her, "Get up and let us be going." But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place. - -29. When he entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. -30. And so it was that all who saw it said, "No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!" - - - +1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote mountains of Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. +2 But his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there four whole months. +3 Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. So she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he was glad to meet him. +4 Now his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there. +5 Then it came to pass on the fourth day that they arose early in the morning, and he stood to depart; but the young woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.” +6 So they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman’s father said to the man, “Please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.” +7 And when the man stood to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged there again. +8 Then he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart, but the young woman’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they delayed until afternoon; and both of them ate. +9 And when the man stood to depart—he and his concubine and his servant—his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is now drawing toward evening; please spend the night. See, the day is coming to an end; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go your way early, so that you may get home.” +10 However, the man was not willing to spend that night; so he rose and departed, and came opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). With him were the two saddled donkeys; his concubine was also with him. +11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Come, please, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it.” +12 But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside here into a city of foreigners, who are not of the children of Israel; we will go on to Gibeah.” +13 So he said to his servant, “Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.” +14 And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. +15 They turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And when he went in, he sat down in the open square of the city, for no one would take them into his house to spend the night. +16 Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the mountains of Ephraim; he was staying in Gibeah, whereas the men of the place were Benjamites. +17 And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?” +18 So he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to the house of the Lord. But there is no one who will take me into his house, +19 although we have both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself, for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything.” +20 And the old man said, “Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; only do not spend the night in the open square.” +21 So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. +22 As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!” +23 But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage. +24 Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!” +25 But the men would not heed him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go. +26 Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, till it was light. +27 When her master arose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way, there was his concubine, fallen at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold. +28 And he said to her, “Get up and let us be going.” But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place. +29 When he entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel. +30 And so it was that all who saw it said, “No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md index c80f21ac..d269f693 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,70 +1,54 @@ -Israel's War with the Benjamites - # Chapter 20 -1. So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord at Mizpah. -2. And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers who drew the sword. -3. (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) -Then the children of Israel said, "Tell us, how did this wicked deed happen?" - -4. So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "My concubine and I went into Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, to spend the night. -5. And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they ravished my concubine so that she died. -6. So I took hold of my concubine, cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel, because they committed lewdness and outrage in Israel. -7. Look! All of you are children of Israel; give your advice and counsel here and now!" - -8. So all the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, nor will any turn back to his house; -9. but now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: We will go up against it by lot. -10. We will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to make provisions for the people, that when they come to Gibeah in Benjamin, they may repay all the vileness that they have done in Israel." -11. So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united together as one man. - -12. Then the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that has occurred among you? -13. Now therefore, deliver up the men, the perverted men who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and remove the evil from Israel!" But the children of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel. -14. Instead, the children of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah, to go to battle against the children of Israel. -15. And from their cities at that time the children of Benjamin numbered twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred select men. -16. Among all this people were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair's breadth and not miss. -17. Now besides Benjamin, the men of Israel numbered four hundred thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were men of war. - -18. Then the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God to inquire of God. They said, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?" -The Lord said, "Judah first!" - -19. So the children of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. -20. And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel put themselves in battle array to fight against them at Gibeah. -21. Then the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day cut down to the ground twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites. -22. And the people, that is, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and again formed the battle line at the place where they had put themselves in array on the first day. -23. Then the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, "Shall I again draw near for battle against the children of my brother Benjamin?" -And the Lord said, "Go up against him." - -24. So the children of Israel approached the children of Benjamin on the second day. -25. And Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah on the second day, and cut down to the ground eighteen thousand more of the children of Israel; all these drew the sword. - -26. Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. -27. So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, -28. and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, "Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?" -And the Lord said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand." - -29. Then Israel set men in ambush all around Gibeah. -30. And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in battle array against Gibeah as at the other times. -31. So the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city. They began to strike down and kill some of the people, as at the other times, in the highways (one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah) and in the field, about thirty men of Israel. -32. And the children of Benjamin said, "They are defeated before us, as at first." -But the children of Israel said, "Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways." -33. So all the men of Israel rose from their place and put themselves in battle array at Baal Tamar. Then Israel's men in ambush burst forth from their position in the plain of Geba. -34. And ten thousand select men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not know that disaster was upon them. -35. -The Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel. And the children of Israel destroyed that day twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjamites; all these drew the sword. - -36. So the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah. -37. And the men in ambush quickly rushed upon Gibeah; the men in ambush spread out and struck the whole city with the edge of the sword. -38. Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that they would make a great cloud of smoke rise up from the city, -39. whereupon the men of Israel would turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to strike and kill about thirty of the men of Israel. For they said, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." -40. But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and there was the whole city going up in smoke to heaven. -41. And when the men of Israel turned back, the men of Benjamin panicked, for they saw that disaster had come upon them. -42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and whoever came out of the cities they destroyed in their midst. -43. They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and easily trampled them down as far as the front of Gibeah toward the east. -44. And eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor. -45. Then they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon; and they cut down five thousand of them on the highways. Then they pursued them relentlessly up to Gidom, and killed two thousand of them. -46. So all who fell of Benjamin that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all these were men of valor. - -47. But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they stayed at the rock of Rimmon for four months. -48. And the men of Israel turned back against the children of Benjamin, and struck them down with the edge of the sword--from every city, men and beasts, all who were found. They also set fire to all the cities they came to. - - - +1 So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord at Mizpah. +2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers who drew the sword. +3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) +Then the children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wicked deed happen?” +4 So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “My concubine and I went into Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, to spend the night. +5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they ravished my concubine so that she died. +6 So I took hold of my concubine, cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel, because they committed lewdness and outrage in Israel. +7 Look! All of you are children of Israel; give your advice and counsel here and now!” +8 So all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, nor will any turn back to his house; +9 but now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: We will go up against it by lot. +10 We will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to make provisions for the people, that when they come to Gibeah in Benjamin, they may repay all the vileness that they have done in Israel.” +11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united together as one man. +12 Then the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you? +13 Now therefore, deliver up the men, the perverted men who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and remove the evil from Israel!” But the children of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel. +14 Instead, the children of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah, to go to battle against the children of Israel. +15 And from their cities at that time the children of Benjamin numbered twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred select men. +16 Among all this people were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair’s breadth and not miss. +17 Now besides Benjamin, the men of Israel numbered four hundred thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were men of war. +18 Then the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God to inquire of God. They said, “Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” +The Lord said, “Judah first!” +19 So the children of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. +20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel put themselves in battle array to fight against them at Gibeah. +21 Then the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day cut down to the ground twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites. +22 And the people, that is, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and again formed the battle line at the place where they had put themselves in array on the first day. +23 Then the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, “Shall I again draw near for battle against the children of my brother Benjamin?” +And the Lord said, “Go up against him.” +24 So the children of Israel approached the children of Benjamin on the second day. +25 And Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah on the second day, and cut down to the ground eighteen thousand more of the children of Israel; all these drew the sword. +26 Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. +27 So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, +28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?” +And the Lord said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.” +29 Then Israel set men in ambush all around Gibeah. +30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in battle array against Gibeah as at the other times. +31 So the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city. They began to strike down and kill some of the people, as at the other times, in the highways (one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah) and in the field, about thirty men of Israel. +32 And the children of Benjamin said, “They are defeated before us, as at first.” +But the children of Israel said, “Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways.” +33 So all the men of Israel rose from their place and put themselves in battle array at Baal Tamar. Then Israel’s men in ambush burst forth from their position in the plain of Geba. +34 And ten thousand select men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not know that disaster was upon them. +35 The Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel. And the children of Israel destroyed that day twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjamites; all these drew the sword. +36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah. +37 And the men in ambush quickly rushed upon Gibeah; the men in ambush spread out and struck the whole city with the edge of the sword. +38 Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that they would make a great cloud of smoke rise up from the city, +39 whereupon the men of Israel would turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to strike and kill about thirty of the men of Israel. For they said, “Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.” +40 But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and there was the whole city going up in smoke to heaven. +41 And when the men of Israel turned back, the men of Benjamin panicked, for they saw that disaster had come upon them. +42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and whoever came out of the cities they destroyed in their midst. +43 They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and easily trampled them down as far as the front of Gibeah toward the east. +44 And eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor. +45 Then they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon; and they cut down five thousand of them on the highways. Then they pursued them relentlessly up to Gidom, and killed two thousand of them. +46 So all who fell of Benjamin that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all these were men of valor. +47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they stayed at the rock of Rimmon for four months. +48 And the men of Israel turned back against the children of Benjamin, and struck them down with the edge of the sword—from every city, men and beasts, all who were found. They also set fire to all the cities they came to. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md index cbbe789f..1b1efdea 100644 --- a/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,39 +1,26 @@ -Wives Provided for the Benjamites - # Chapter 21 -1. Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, "None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife." -2. Then the people came to the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly, -3. and said, "O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?" - -4. So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. -5. The children of Israel said, "Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up with the assembly to the Lord?" For they had made a great oath concerning anyone who had not come up to the Lord at Mizpah, saying, "He shall surely be put to death." -6. And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today. -7. What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives?" - -8. And they said, "What one is there from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord?" And, in fact, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly. -9. For when the people were counted, indeed, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead was there. -10. So the congregation sent out there twelve thousand of their most valiant men, and commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and children. -11. And this is the thing that you shall do: You shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has known a man intimately." -12. So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known a man intimately; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. - -13. Then the whole congregation sent word to the children of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and announced peace to them. -14. So Benjamin came back at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead; and yet they had not found enough for them. - -15. And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a void in the tribes of Israel. - -16. Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?" -17. And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe may not be destroyed from Israel. -18. However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn an oath, saying, 'Cursed be the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.' " -19. Then they said, "In fact, there is a yearly feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah." - -20. Therefore they instructed the children of Benjamin, saying, "Go, lie in wait in the vineyards, -21. and watch; and just when the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, then come out from the vineyards, and every man catch a wife for himself from the daughters of Shiloh; then go to the land of Benjamin. -22. Then it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to us to complain, that we will say to them, 'Be kind to them for our sakes, because we did not take a wife for any of them in the war; for it is not as though you have given the women to them at this time, making yourselves guilty of your oath.' " - -23. And the children of Benjamin did so; they took enough wives for their number from those who danced, whom they caught. Then they went and returned to their inheritance, and they rebuilt the cities and dwelt in them. -24. So the children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family; they went out from there, every man to his inheritance. - -25. In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - - - +1 Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” +2 Then the people came to the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly, +3 and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?” +4 So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. +5 The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up with the assembly to the Lord?” For they had made a great oath concerning anyone who had not come up to the Lord at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” +6 And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today. +7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives?” +8 And they said, “What one is there from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord?” And, in fact, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly. +9 For when the people were counted, indeed, not one of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead was there. +10 So the congregation sent out there twelve thousand of their most valiant men, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and children. +11 And this is the thing that you shall do: You shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has known a man intimately.” +12 So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known a man intimately; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. +13 Then the whole congregation sent word to the children of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and announced peace to them. +14 So Benjamin came back at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead; and yet they had not found enough for them. +15 And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a void in the tribes of Israel. +16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?” +17 And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe may not be destroyed from Israel. +18 However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.’ ” +19 Then they said, “In fact, there is a yearly feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” +20 Therefore they instructed the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in wait in the vineyards, +21 and watch; and just when the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, then come out from the vineyards, and every man catch a wife for himself from the daughters of Shiloh; then go to the land of Benjamin. +22 Then it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to us to complain, that we will say to them, ‘Be kind to them for our sakes, because we did not take a wife for any of them in the war; for it is not as though you have given the women to them at this time, making yourselves guilty of your oath.’ ” +23 And the children of Benjamin did so; they took enough wives for their number from those who danced, whom they caught. Then they went and returned to their inheritance, and they rebuilt the cities and dwelt in them. +24 So the children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family; they went out from there, every man to his inheritance. +25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md index 59ef258b..5307ea8c 100644 --- a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,50 +1,33 @@ -Elimelech's Family Goes to Moab - # Chapter 1 -1. Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. -2. The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion--Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab and remained there. -3. Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. -4. Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. -5. Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. -Naomi Returns with Ruth - - -6. Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread. -7. Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. -8. And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each to her mother's house. The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. -9. The Lord grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband." +1 Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. +2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion—Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to the country of Moab and remained there. +3 Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. +4 Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. +5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died; so the woman survived her two sons and her husband. +6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread. +7 Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. +8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each to her mother’s house. The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. +9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.” So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. -10. And they said to her, "Surely we will return with you to your people." - -11. But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? -12. Turn back, my daughters, go--for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, -13. would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!" - -14. Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. - -15. And she said, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law." - -16. But Ruth said: -"Entreat me not to leave you, +10 And they said to her, “Surely we will return with you to your people.” +11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? +12 Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, +13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!” +14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. +15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” +16 But Ruth said: +“Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. - -17. Where you die, I will die, +17 Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, -If anything but death parts you and me." - -18. When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her. - -19. Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, "Is this Naomi?" - -20. But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. -21. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?" - -22. So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. - - - +If anything but death parts you and me.” +18 When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her. +19 Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” +20 But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. +21 I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?” +22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md index 8b0c2464..3ade91ab 100644 --- a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,46 +1,27 @@ -Ruth Meets Boaz - # Chapter 2 -1. There was a relative of Naomi's husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. -2. So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor." -And she said to her, "Go, my daughter." - -3. Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. - -4. Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "The Lord be with you!" -And they answered him, "The Lord bless you!" - -5. Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?" - -6. So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, "It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. -7. And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house." - -8. Then Boaz said to Ruth, "You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. -9. Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn." - -10. So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?" - -11. And Boaz answered and said to her, "It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. -12. The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge." - -13. Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants." - -14. Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar." So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back. -15. And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. -16. Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her." - -17. So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. -18. Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her what she had kept back after she had been satisfied. - -19. And her mother-in-law said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who took notice of you." -So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz." - -20. Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!" And Naomi said to her, "This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives." - -21. Ruth the Moabitess said, "He also said to me, 'You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.' " - -22. And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, and that people do not meet you in any other field." -23. So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law. - - - +1 There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. +2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” +And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” +3 Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. +4 Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” +And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!” +5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” +6 So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. +7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.” +8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. +9 Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.” +10 So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” +11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. +12 The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” +13 Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.” +14 Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and was satisfied, and kept some back. +15 And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. +16 Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.” +17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. +18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out and gave to her what she had kept back after she had been satisfied. +19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who took notice of you.” +So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.” +20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives.” +21 Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’ ” +22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, and that people do not meet you in any other field.” +23 So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md index 51bb7638..9c9f0052 100644 --- a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,33 +1,21 @@ -Ruth's Redemption Assured - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? -2. Now Boaz, whose young women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. -3. Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. -4. Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do." - -5. And she said to her, "All that you say to me I will do." - -6. So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her. -7. And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. - -8. Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet. -9. And he said, "Who are you?" -So she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant. Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative." - -10. Then he said, "Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich. -11. And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman. -12. Now it is true that I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I. -13. Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will perform the duty of a close relative for you--good; let him do it. But if he does not want to perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, as the Lord lives! Lie down until morning." - -14. So she lay at his feet until morning, and she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said, "Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor." -15. Also he said, "Bring the shawl that is on you and hold it." And when she held it, he measured six ephahs of barley, and laid it on her. Then she went into the city. - -16. When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "Is that you, my daughter?" +1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? +2 Now Boaz, whose young women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. +3 Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. +4 Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do.” +5 And she said to her, “All that you say to me I will do.” +6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her. +7 And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. +8 Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet. +9 And he said, “Who are you?” +So she answered, “I am Ruth, your maidservant. Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative.” +10 Then he said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich. +11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman. +12 Now it is true that I am a close relative; however, there is a relative closer than I. +13 Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will perform the duty of a close relative for you—good; let him do it. But if he does not want to perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, as the Lord lives! Lie down until morning.” +14 So she lay at his feet until morning, and she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” +15 Also he said, “Bring the shawl that is on you and hold it.” And when she held it, he measured six ephahs of barley, and laid it on her. Then she went into the city. +16 When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Is that you, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her. -17. And she said, "These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, 'Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.' " - -18. Then she said, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day." - - - +17 And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ” +18 Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md index 28a56bb3..bc7ddca5 100644 --- a/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Boaz Redeems Ruth - # Chapter 4 -1. Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, "Come aside, friend, sit down here." So he came aside and sat down. -2. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down. -3. Then he said to the close relative, "Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech. -4. And I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.' " -And he said, "I will redeem it." - -5. Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance." - -6. And the close relative said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it." - -7. Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel. - -8. Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." So he took off his sandal. -9. And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, from the hand of Naomi. -10. Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day." - -11. And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. -12. May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman."Descendants of Boaz and Ruth - -13. So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. -14. Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! -15. And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him." -16. Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. -17. Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, "There is a son born to Naomi." And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. - -18. Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; -19. Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; -20. Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; -21. Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; -22. Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. - - - +1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down. +2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. +3 Then he said to the close relative, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, sold the piece of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech. +4 And I thought to inform you, saying, ‘Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ” +And he said, “I will redeem it.” +5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance.” +6 And the close relative said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.” +7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel. +8 Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” So he took off his sandal. +9 And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi. +10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.” +11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. +12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.” +13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. +14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel! +15 And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.” +16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. +17 Also the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “There is a son born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. +18 Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; +19 Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; +20 Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; +21 Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; +22 Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index ea4da9ec..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Elkanah - -# Chapter 1 -1. Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountains of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. -2. And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. -3. This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. -4. And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. -5. But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb. -6. And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb. -7. So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat. -Hannah's Vow - - -8. Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?" - -9. So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the Lord. -10. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. -11. Then she made a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head." - -12. And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth. -13. Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. -14. So Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!" - -15. But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. -16. Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now." - -17. Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him." - -18. And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. -Samuel Is Born and Dedicated - - -19. Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. -20. So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the Lord." - -21. Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. -22. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever." - -23. So Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish His word." Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. - -24. Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young. -25. Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli. -26. And she said, "O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. -27. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. -28. Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord." So they worshiped the Lord there. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55d6cbc2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ -Hannah's Prayer - -# Chapter 2 -1. And Hannah prayed and said: -"My heart rejoices in the Lord; -My horn is exalted in the Lord. -I smile at my enemies, -Because I rejoice in Your salvation. - -2. "No one is holy like the Lord, -For there is none besides You, -Nor is there any rock like our God. - -3. "Talk no more so very proudly; -Let no arrogance come from your mouth, -For the Lord is the God of knowledge; -And by Him actions are weighed. - -4. "The bows of the mighty men are broken, -And those who stumbled are girded with strength. - -5. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, -And the hungry have ceased to hunger. -Even the barren has borne seven, -And she who has many children has become feeble. - -6. "The Lord kills and makes alive; -He brings down to the grave and brings up. - -7. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; -He brings low and lifts up. - -8. He raises the poor from the dust -And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, -To set them among princes -And make them inherit the throne of glory. -"For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, -And He has set the world upon them. - -9. He will guard the feet of His saints, -But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. -"For by strength no man shall prevail. - -10. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; -From heaven He will thunder against them. -The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. -"He will give strength to His king, -And exalt the horn of His anointed." - -11. Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest. -The Wicked Sons of Eli - - -12. Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. -13. And the priests' custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. -14. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. -15. Also, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, "Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw." - -16. And if the man said to him, "They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires," he would then answer him, "No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force." - -17. Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. -Samuel's Childhood Ministry - - -18. But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod. -19. Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. -20. And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord." Then they would go to their own home. - -21. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord. -Prophecy Against Eli's Household - - -22. Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. -23. So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. -24. No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord's people transgress. -25. If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?" Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them. - -26. And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men. - -27. Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? -28. Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? -29. Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?' -30. Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: 'I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the Lord says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. -31. Behold, the days are coming that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. -32. And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be an old man in your house forever. -33. But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. -34. Now this shall be a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them. -35. Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever. -36. And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, "Please, put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread." ' " - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 50fd692b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Samuel's First Prophecy - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. -2. And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, -3. and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, -4. that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, "Here I am!" -5. So he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." -And he said, "I did not call; lie down again." And he went and lay down. - -6. Then the Lord called yet again, "Samuel!" -So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." He answered, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." -7. (Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.) - -8. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you did call me." -Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy. -9. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, 'Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.' " So Samuel went and lay down in his place. - -10. Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" -And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant hears." - -11. Then the Lord said to Samuel: "Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. -12. In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. -13. For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. -14. And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." - -15. So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision. -16. Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" -He answered, "Here I am." - -17. And he said, "What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you." -18. Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him." - -19. So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. -20. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. -21. Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 658a78de..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -The -Death of Eli - -# Chapter 4 -1. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. -The Ark of God Captured -Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. -2. Then the Philistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined battle, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field. -3. And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies." -4. So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. - -5. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook. -6. Now when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, "What does the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp. -7. So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp!" And they said, "Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before. -8. Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. -9. Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!" - -10. So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. -11. Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. -Death of Eli - - -12. Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. -13. Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out. -14. When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What does the sound of this tumult mean?" And the man came quickly and told Eli. -15. Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were so dim that he could not see. - -16. Then the man said to Eli, "I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line." -And he said, "What happened, my son?" - -17. So the messenger answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead; and the ark of God has been captured." - -18. Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. -Ichabod - - -19. Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her. -20. And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, "Do not fear, for you have borne a son." But she did not answer, nor did she regard it. -21. Then she named the child -Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. -22. And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index ac347ffe..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines and the Ark - -# Chapter 5 -1. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. -2. When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. -3. And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. -4. And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon's torso was left of it. -5. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. - -6. But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. -7. And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god." -8. Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the lords of the Philistines, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" -And they answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to Gath." So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. -9. So it was, after they had carried it away, that the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and tumors broke out on them. - -10. Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!" -11. So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people." For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. -12. And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b64f5ef..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Returned to Israel - -# Chapter 6 -1. Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. -2. And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it to its place." - -3. So they said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but by all means return it to Him with a trespass offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you." - -4. Then they said, "What is the trespass offering which we shall return to Him?" -They answered, "Five golden tumors and five golden rats, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. -5. Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will lighten His hand from you, from your gods, and from your land. -6. Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He did mighty things among them, did they not let the people go, that they might depart? -7. Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them. -8. Then take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you are returning to Him as a trespass offering in a chest by its side. Then send it away, and let it go. -9. And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that struck us--it happened to us by chance." - -10. Then the men did so; they took two milk cows and hitched them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. -11. And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors. -12. Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh. - -13. Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. -14. Then the cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there; a large stone was there. So they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord. -15. The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, in which were the articles of gold, and put them on the large stone. Then the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices the same day to the Lord. -16. So when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. - -17. These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; -18. and the golden rats, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and country villages, even as far as the large stone of Abel on which they set the ark of the Lord, which stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh. - -19. Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people lamented because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter. -The Ark at Kirjath Jearim - - -20. And the men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?" -21. So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord; come down and take it up with you." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8994860..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Israel Defeats the Philistines - -# Chapter 7 -1. Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. -Samuel Judges Israel - - -2. So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. - -3. Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines." -4. So the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only. - -5. And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you." -6. So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they fasted that day, and said there, "We have sinned against the Lord." And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah. - -7. Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. -8. So the children of Israel said to Samuel, "Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines." - -9. And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. -10. Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. -11. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and drove them back as far as below Beth Car. -12. Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the Lord has helped us." - -13. So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. -14. Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. - -15. And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. -16. He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. -17. But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 660bc99b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Israel Demands a King - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. -2. The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. -3. But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. - -4. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, -5. and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." - -6. But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." So Samuel prayed to the Lord. -7. And the Lord said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. -8. According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day--with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods--so they are doing to you also. -9. Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them." - -10. So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked him for a king. -11. And he said, "This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. -12. He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. -13. He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. -14. And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. -15. He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. -16. And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. -17. He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. -18. And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day." - -19. Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No, but we will have a king over us, -20. that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." - -21. And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord. -22. So the Lord said to Samuel, "Heed their voice, and make them a king." -And Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4701f1f2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Saul Chosen to Be King - -# Chapter 9 -1. There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. -2. And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. - -3. Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, "Please take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys." -4. So he passed through the mountains of Ephraim and through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them. - -5. When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the donkeys and become worried about us." - -6. And he said to him, "Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go." - -7. Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?" - -8. And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." -9. (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) - -10. Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was. - -11. As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?" - -12. And they answered them and said, "Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city, because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place. -13. As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up, for about this time you will find him." -14. So they went up to the city. As they were coming into the city, there was Samuel, coming out toward them on his way up to the high place. - -15. Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying, -16. "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me." - -17. So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, "There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people." -18. Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, "Please tell me, where is the seer's house?" - -19. Samuel answered Saul and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and tomorrow I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. -20. But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father's house?" - -21. And Saul answered and said, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?" - -22. Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons. -23. And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Set it apart.' " -24. So the cook took up the thigh with its upper part and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, "Here it is, what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat; for until this time it has been kept for you, since I said I invited the people." So Saul ate with Samuel that day. - -25. When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house. -26. They arose early; and it was about the dawning of the day that Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying, "Get up, that I may send you on your way." And Saul arose, and both of them went outside, he and Samuel. -Saul Anointed King - - -27. As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us." And he went on. "But you stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the word of God." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9f6a8736..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Samuel Anoints Saul - -# Chapter 10 -1. Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: "Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance? -2. When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, 'The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?" ' -3. Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. -4. And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. -5. After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. -6. Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. -7. And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you. -8. You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do." - -9. So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. -10. When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. -11. And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, "What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?" -12. Then a man from there answered and said, "But who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb: "Is Saul also among the prophets?" -13. And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place. - -14. Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" -So he said, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel." - -15. And Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you." - -16. So Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said. -Saul Proclaimed King - - -17. Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah, -18. and said to the children of Israel, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.' -19. But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, 'No, set a king over us!' Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans." - -20. And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. -21. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found. -22. Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, "Has the man come here yet?" -And the Lord answered, "There he is, hidden among the equipment." - -23. So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. -24. And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?" -So all the people shouted and said, "Long live the king!" - -25. Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. -26. And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched. -27. But some rebels said, "How can this man save us?" So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 409ee67f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead - -# Chapter 11 -1. Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you." - -2. And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring reproach on all Israel." - -3. Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, "Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you." - -4. So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept. -5. Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. -6. Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. -7. So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen." -And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. -8. When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. -9. And they said to the messengers who came, "Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.' " Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. -10. Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you." - -11. So it was, on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. - -12. Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is he who said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death." - -13. But Saul said, "Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel." - -14. Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there." -15. So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index a2771cba..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Samuel's Address at Saul's Coronation - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now Samuel said to all Israel: "Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. -2. And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day. -3. Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you." - -4. And they said, "You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man's hand." - -5. Then he said to them, "The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." -And they answered, "He is witness." - -6. Then Samuel said to the people, "It is the Lord who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. -7. Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did to you and your fathers: -8. When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. -9. And when they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. -10. Then they cried out to the Lord, and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and Ashtoreths; but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.' -11. And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. -12. And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the Lord your God was your king. - -13. "Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you. -14. If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God. -15. However, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers. - -16. "Now therefore, stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes: -17. Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves." - -18. So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. - -19. And all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves." - -20. Then Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. -21. And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing. -22. For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. -23. Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. -24. Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. -25. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index cf050b8a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice - -# Chapter 13 -1. Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, -2. Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tent. - -3. And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!" -4. Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel had also become an abomination to the Philistines. And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal. - -5. Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. -6. When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. -7. And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. -As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. -8. Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. -9. So Saul said, "Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me." And he offered the burnt offering. -10. Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. - -11. And Samuel said, "What have you done?" -Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, -12. then I said, 'The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.' Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering." - -13. And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. -14. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you." - -15. Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people present with him, about six hundred men. -No Weapons for the Army - - -16. Saul, Jonathan his son, and the people present with them remained in Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines encamped in Michmash. -17. Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to Ophrah, to the land of Shual, -18. another company turned to the road to Beth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. - -19. Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears." -20. But all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen each man's plowshare, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle; -21. and the charge for a sharpening was a pim for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to set the points of the goads. -22. So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son. - -23. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index d37f2bc0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan Defeats the Philistines - -# Chapter 14 -1. Now it happened one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the Philistines' garrison that is on the other side." But he did not tell his father. -2. And Saul was sitting in the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men. -3. Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. - -4. Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on one side and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. -5. The front of one faced northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah. - -6. Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few." - -7. So his armorbearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart." - -8. Then Jonathan said, "Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. -9. If they say thus to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. -10. But if they say thus, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up. For the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us." - -11. So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden." -12. Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." -Jonathan said to his armorbearer, "Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel." -13. And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and knees with his armorbearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he came after him, his armorbearer killed them. -14. That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armorbearer made was about twenty men within about half an acre of land. - -15. And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling. -16. Now the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and there was the multitude, melting away; and they went here and there. -17. Then Saul said to the people who were with him, "Now call the roll and see who has gone from us." And when they had called the roll, surprisingly, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there. -18. And Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God here" (for at that time the ark of God was with the children of Israel). -19. Now it happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase; so Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand." -20. Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed every man's sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion. -21. Moreover the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before that time, who went up with them into the camp from the surrounding country, they also joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. -22. Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden in the mountains of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, they also followed hard after them in the battle. -23. So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven. -Saul's Rash Oath - - -24. And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, "Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies." So none of the people tasted food. -25. Now all the people of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground. -26. And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. -27. But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his countenance brightened. -28. Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, 'Cursed is the man who eats food this day.' " And the people were faint. - -29. But Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey. -30. How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now would there not have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?" - -31. Now they had driven back the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. So the people were very faint. -32. And the people rushed on the spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood. -33. Then they told Saul, saying, "Look, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood!" -So he said, "You have dealt treacherously; roll a large stone to me this day." -34. Then Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, 'Bring me here every man's ox and every man's sheep, slaughter them here, and eat; and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.' " So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slaughtered it there. -35. Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. This was the first altar that he built to the Lord. - -36. Now Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light; and let us not leave a man of them." -And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." -Then the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here." - -37. So Saul asked counsel of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But He did not answer him that day. -38. And Saul said, "Come over here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see what this sin was today. -39. For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But not a man among all the people answered him. -40. Then he said to all Israel, "You be on one side, and my son Jonathan and I will be on the other side." -And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you." - -41. Therefore Saul said to the Lord God of Israel, "Give a perfect lot." So Saul and Jonathan were taken, but the people escaped. -42. And Saul said, "Cast lots between my son Jonathan and me." So Jonathan was taken. -43. Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." -And Jonathan told him, and said, "I only tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. So now I must die!" - -44. Saul answered, "God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan." - -45. But the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die. - -46. Then Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. -Saul's Continuing Wars - - -47. So Saul established his sovereignty over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the people of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he harassed them. -48. And he gathered an army and attacked the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them. - -49. The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Jishui, and Malchishua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. -50. The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. -51. Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. - -52. Now there was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man or any valiant man, he took him for himself. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca815b22..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -Saul Spares King Agag - -# Chapter 15 -1. Samuel also said to Saul, "The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. -2. Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. -3. Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.' " - -4. So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. -5. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. - -6. Then Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. -7. And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. -8. He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. -9. But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed. -Saul Rejected as King - - -10. Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, -11. "I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments." And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. -12. So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, "Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal." -13. Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord." - -14. But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?" - -15. And Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed." - -16. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night." -And he said to him, "Speak on." - -17. So Samuel said, "When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel? -18. Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.' -19. Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?" - -20. And Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. -21. But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal." - -22. So Samuel said: -"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, -As in obeying the voice of the Lord? -Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, -And to heed than the fat of rams. - -23. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, -And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. -Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, -He also has rejected you from being king." - -24. Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. -25. Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord." - -26. But Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel." - -27. And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. -28. So Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. -29. And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent." - -30. Then he said, "I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God." -31. So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord. - -32. Then Samuel said, "Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me." So Agag came to him cautiously. -And Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is past." - -33. But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. - -34. Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. -35. And Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 22004947..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King - -# Chapter 16 -1. Now the Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons." - -2. And Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." -But the Lord said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.' -3. Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you." - -4. So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, "Do you come peaceably?" - -5. And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice. - -6. So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, "Surely the Lord's anointed is before Him!" - -7. -But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." - -8. So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one." -9. Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one." -10. Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen these." -11. And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all the young men here?" Then he said, "There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep." -And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here." -12. So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!" -13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah. -A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul - - -14. But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him. -15. And Saul's servants said to him, "Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you. -16. Let our master now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you shall be well." - -17. So Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me." - -18. Then one of the servants answered and said, "Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the Lord is with him." - -19. Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep." -20. And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by his son David to Saul. -21. So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer. -22. Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight." -23. And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index df48c9a1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,87 +0,0 @@ -David and Goliath - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. -2. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. -3. The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. - -4. And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. -5. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. -6. And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. -7. Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. -8. Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, "Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. -9. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us." -10. And the Philistine said, "I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together." -11. When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. - -12. Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul. -13. The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. -14. David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul. -15. But David occasionally went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. - -16. And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening. - -17. Then Jesse said to his son David, "Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. -18. And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them." -19. Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. - -20. So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. -21. For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army. -22. And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. -23. Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them. -24. And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. -25. So the men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father's house exemption from taxes in Israel." - -26. Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?" - -27. And the people answered him in this manner, saying, "So shall it be done for the man who kills him." - -28. Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was aroused against David, and he said, "Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle." - -29. And David said, "What have I done now? Is there not a cause?" -30. Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did. - -31. Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. -32. Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." - -33. And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth." - -34. But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, -35. I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. -36. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God." -37. Moreover David said, "The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." -And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you!" - -38. So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. -39. David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, "I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them." So David took them off. - -40. Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. -41. So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. -42. And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking. -43. So the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. -44. And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" - -45. Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. -46. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. -47. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands." - -48. So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. -49. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. -50. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. -51. Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. -And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. -52. Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road to Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron. -53. Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents. -54. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. - -55. When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" -And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I do not know." - -56. So the king said, "Inquire whose son this young man is." - -57. Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. -58. And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" -So David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59b69e27..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Saul Resents David - -# Chapter 18 -1. Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. -2. Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father's house anymore. -3. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. -4. And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt. - -5. So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants. -6. Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. -7. So the women sang as they danced, and said: -"Saul has slain his thousands, -And David his ten thousands." - -8. Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, "They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?" -9. So Saul eyed David from that day forward. - -10. And it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house. So David played music with his hand, as at other times; but there was a spear in Saul's hand. -11. And Saul cast the spear, for he said, "I will pin David to the wall!" But David escaped his presence twice. - -12. Now Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, but had departed from Saul. -13. Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. -14. And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him. -15. Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him. -16. But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. -David Marries Michal - - -17. Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles." For Saul thought, "Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him." - -18. So David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?" -19. But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. - -20. Now Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. -21. So Saul said, "I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall be my son-in-law today." - -22. And Saul commanded his servants, "Communicate with David secretly, and say, 'Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king's son-in-law.' " - -23. So Saul's servants spoke those words in the hearing of David. And David said, "Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?" -24. And the servants of Saul told him, saying, "In this manner David spoke." - -25. Then Saul said, "Thus you shall say to David: 'The king does not desire any dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king's enemies.' " But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. -26. So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king's son-in-law. Now the days had not expired; -27. therefore David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife. - -28. Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him; -29. and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David's enemy continually. -30. Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd9845ae..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Saul Persecutes David - -# Chapter 19 -1. Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; but Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David. -2. So Jonathan told David, saying, "My father Saul seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a secret place and hide. -3. And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you." - -4. Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you. -5. For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?" - -6. So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed." -7. Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past. - -8. And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him. - -9. Now the distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand. -10. Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night. - -11. Saul also sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." -12. So Michal let David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped. -13. And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats' hair for his head, and covered it with clothes. -14. So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick." - -15. Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him." -16. And when the messengers had come in, there was the image in the bed, with a cover of goats' hair for his head. -17. Then Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me like this, and sent my enemy away, so that he has escaped?" -And Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go! Why should I kill you?' " - -18. So David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. -19. Now it was told Saul, saying, "Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!" -20. Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. -21. And when Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. -22. Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is at Sechu. So he asked, and said, "Where are Samuel and David?" -And someone said, "Indeed they are at Naioth in Ramah." -23. So he went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. -24. And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 22902256..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan's Loyalty to David - -# Chapter 20 -1. Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and went and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity, and what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?" - -2. So Jonathan said to him, "By no means! You shall not die! Indeed, my father will do nothing either great or small without first telling me. And why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so!" - -3. Then David took an oath again, and said, "Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.' But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death." - -4. So Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you yourself desire, I will do it for you." - -5. And David said to Jonathan, "Indeed tomorrow is the New Moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third day at evening. -6. If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David earnestly asked permission of me that he might run over to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.' -7. If he says thus: 'It is well,' your servant will be safe. But if he is very angry, be sure that evil is determined by him. -8. Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. Nevertheless, if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?" - -9. But Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! For if I knew certainly that evil was determined by my father to come upon you, then would I not tell you?" - -10. Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me, or what if your father answers you roughly?" - -11. And Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field. -12. Then Jonathan said to David: "The Lord God of Israel is witness! When I have sounded out my father sometime tomorrow, or the third day, and indeed there is good toward David, and I do not send to you and tell you, -13. may the Lord do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And the Lord be with you as He has been with my father. -14. And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die; -15. but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth." -16. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "Let the Lord require it at the hand of David's enemies." - -17. Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul. -18. Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. -19. And when you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid on the day of the deed; and remain by the stone Ezel. -20. Then I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target; -21. and there I will send a lad, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I expressly say to the lad, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them and come'--then, as the Lord lives, there is safety for you and no harm. -22. But if I say thus to the young man, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you'--go your way, for the Lord has sent you away. -23. And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever." - -24. Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. -25. Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on a seat by the wall. And Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty. -26. Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, "Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean." -27. And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?" - -28. So Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem. -29. And he said, 'Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers.' Therefore he has not come to the king's table." - -30. Then Saul's anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? -31. For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die." - -32. And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be killed? What has he done?" -33. Then Saul cast a spear at him to kill him, by which Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to kill David. - -34. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully. - -35. And so it was, in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad was with him. -36. Then he said to his lad, "Now run, find the arrows which I shoot." As the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. -37. When the lad had come to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried out after the lad and said, "Is not the arrow beyond you?" -38. And Jonathan cried out after the lad, "Make haste, hurry, do not delay!" So Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows and came back to his master. -39. But the lad did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew of the matter. -40. Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, "Go, carry them to the city." - -41. As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another; and they wept together, but David more so. -42. Then Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, since we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, 'May the Lord be between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants, forever.' " So he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index f10db003..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -David and the Holy Bread - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one is with you?" - -2. So David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me, 'Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you.' And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. -3. Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found." - -4. And the priest answered David and said, "There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women." - -5. Then David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day." - -6. So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away. - -7. Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. - -8. And David said to Ahimelech, "Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste." - -9. So the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here." -And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me." -David Flees to Gath - - -10. Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. -11. And the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying: -'Saul has slain his thousands, -And David his ten thousands'?" - -12. Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. -13. So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. -14. Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? -15. Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2da484c2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -David's Four Hundred Men - -# Chapter 22 -1. David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him. -2. And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. - -3. Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me." -4. So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. - -5. Now the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. -Saul Murders the Priests - - -6. When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered--now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him-- -7. then Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds? -8. All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day." - -9. Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. -10. And he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine." - -11. So the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob. And they all came to the king. -12. And Saul said, "Hear now, son of Ahitub!" -He answered, "Here I am, my lord." - -13. Then Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?" - -14. So Ahimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, who goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house? -15. Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king impute anything to his servant, or to any in the house of my father. For your servant knew nothing of all this, little or much." - -16. And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's house!" -17. Then the king said to the guards who stood about him, "Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not tell it to me." But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. -18. And the king said to Doeg, "You turn and kill the priests!" So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod. -19. Also Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep--with the edge of the sword. - -20. Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. -21. And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the Lord's priests. -22. So David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father's house. -23. Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8ce70b39..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -David Saves the City of Keilah - -# Chapter 23 -1. Then they told David, saying, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors." - -2. Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" -And the Lord said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah." - -3. But David's men said to him, "Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" -4. Then David inquired of the Lord once again. -And the Lord answered him and said, "Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand." -5. And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. - -6. Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand. - -7. And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars." -8. Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men. - -9. When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here." -10. Then David said, "O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. -11. Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant." -And the Lord said, "He will come down." - -12. Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?" -And the Lord said, "They will deliver you." - -13. So David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah and went wherever they could go. Then it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; so he halted the expedition. -David in Wilderness Strongholds - - -14. And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. -15. So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in a forest. -16. Then Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God. -17. And he said to him, "Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Even my father Saul knows that." -18. So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house. - -19. Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? -20. Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand." - -21. And Saul said, "Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me. -22. Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty. -23. See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides; and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the clans of Judah." - -24. So they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. -25. When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the Wilderness of Maon. -26. Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them. - -27. But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!" -28. Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape. -29. Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at En Gedi. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99cd7142..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul - -# Chapter 24 -1. Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, "Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi." -2. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats. -3. So he came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to attend to his needs. (David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.) -4. Then the men of David said to him, "This is the day of which the Lord said to you, 'Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.' " And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul's robe. -5. Now it happened afterward that David's heart troubled him because he had cut Saul's robe. -6. And he said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord." -7. So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way. - -8. David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down. -9. And David said to Saul: "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Indeed David seeks your harm'? -10. Look, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, 'I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.' -11. Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it. -12. Let the Lord judge between you and me, and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you. -13. As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.' But my hand shall not be against you. -14. After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? -15. Therefore let the Lord be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand." - -16. So it was, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. -17. Then he said to David: "You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil. -18. And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me. -19. For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him get away safely? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. -20. And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. -21. Therefore swear now to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name from my father's house." - -22. So David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 730879ee..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -Death of Samuel - -# Chapter 25 -1. Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. -David and the Wife of Nabal - - -2. Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel, and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. -3. The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb. - -4. When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, -5. David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. -6. And thus you shall say to him who lives in prosperity: 'Peace be to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have! -7. Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds were with us, and we did not hurt them, nor was there anything missing from them all the while they were in Carmel. -8. Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David.' " - -9. So when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and waited. - -10. Then Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master. -11. Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?" - -12. So David's young men turned on their heels and went back; and they came and told him all these words. -13. Then David said to his men, "Every man gird on his sword." So every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies. - -14. Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master; and he reviled them. -15. But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we accompanied them, when we were in the fields. -16. They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the time we were with them keeping the sheep. -17. Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him." - -18. Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys. -19. And she said to her servants, "Go on before me; see, I am coming after you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal. - -20. So it was, as she rode on the donkey, that she went down under cover of the hill; and there were David and his men, coming down toward her, and she met them. -21. Now David had said, "Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him. And he has repaid me evil for good. -22. May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light." - -23. Now when Abigail saw David, she dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground. -24. So she fell at his feet and said: "On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant. -25. Please, let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. -26. Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, since the Lord has held you back from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now then, let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal. -27. And now this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord. -28. Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant. For the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord, and evil is not found in you throughout your days. -29. Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life, but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; and the lives of your enemies He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling. -30. And it shall come to pass, when the Lord has done for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel, -31. that this will be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant." - -32. Then David said to Abigail: "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! -33. And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. -34. For indeed, as the Lord God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal!" -35. So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. See, I have heeded your voice and respected your person." - -36. Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. -37. So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. -38. Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died. - -39. So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil! For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head." -And David sent and proposed to Abigail, to take her as his wife. -40. When the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, "David sent us to you, to ask you to become his wife." - -41. Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, "Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord." -42. So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. -43. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives. - -44. But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 93d23f9c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul a Second Time - -# Chapter 26 -1. Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding in the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?" -2. Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph. -3. And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite Jeshimon, by the road. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. -4. David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had indeed come. - -5. So David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Now Saul lay within the camp, with the people encamped all around him. -6. Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" -And Abishai said, "I will go down with you." - -7. So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him. -8. Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore, please, let me strike him at once with the spear, right to the earth; and I will not have to strike him a second time!" - -9. But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless?" -10. David said furthermore, "As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish. -11. The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go." -12. So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul's head, and they got away; and no man saw or knew it or awoke. For they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them. - -13. Now David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off, a great distance being between them. -14. And David called out to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, "Do you not answer, Abner?" -Then Abner answered and said, "Who are you, calling out to the king?" - -15. So David said to Abner, "Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king. -16. This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not guarded your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head." - -17. Then Saul knew David's voice, and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" -David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king." -18. And he said, "Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand? -19. Now therefore, please, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.' -20. So now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains." - -21. Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly." - -22. And David answered and said, "Here is the king's spear. Let one of the young men come over and get it. -23. May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord's anointed. -24. And indeed, as your life was valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord, and let Him deliver me out of all tribulation." - -25. Then Saul said to David, "May you be blessed, my son David! You shall both do great things and also still prevail." -So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6d181f72..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -David Allied with the Philistines - -# Chapter 27 -1. And David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand." -2. Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. -3. So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's widow. -4. And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more. - -5. Then David said to Achish, "If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?" -6. So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. -7. Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months. - -8. And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. -9. Whenever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. -10. Then Achish would say, "Where have you made a raid today?" And David would say, "Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of the Kenites." -11. David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, "Lest they should inform on us, saying, 'Thus David did.' " And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. -12. So Achish believed David, saying, "He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index d73213b1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Saul Consults a Medium - -# Chapter 28 -1. Now it happened in those days that the Philistines gathered their armies together for war, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, "You assuredly know that you will go out with me to battle, you and your men." - -2. So David said to Achish, "Surely you know what your servant can do." -And Achish said to David, "Therefore I will make you one of my chief guardians forever." -Saul Consults a Medium - - -3. Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land. - -4. Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa. -5. When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. -6. And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets. - -7. Then Saul said to his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." -And his servants said to him, "In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor." - -8. So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, "Please conduct a s�ance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you." - -9. Then the woman said to him, "Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?" - -10. And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, "As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing." - -11. Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" -And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me." - -12. When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!" - -13. And the king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What did you see?" -And the woman said to Saul, "I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth." - -14. So he said to her, "What is his form?" -And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle." And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down. - -15. Now Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" -And Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do." - -16. Then Samuel said: "So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? -17. And the Lord has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. -18. Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. -19. Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines." - -20. Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night. - -21. And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was severely troubled, and said to him, "Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice, and I have put my life in my hands and heeded the words which you spoke to me. -22. Now therefore, please, heed also the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way." - -23. But he refused and said, "I will not eat." -So his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he heeded their voice. Then he arose from the ground and sat on the bed. -24. Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hastened to kill it. And she took flour and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it. -25. So she brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99ba0ea1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines Reject David - -# Chapter 29 -1. Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel. -2. And the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. -3. Then the princes of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" -And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or these years? And to this day I have found no fault in him since he defected to me." - -4. But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, "Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men? -5. Is this not David, of whom they sang to one another in dances, saying: -'Saul has slain his thousands, -And David his ten thousands'?" - -6. Then Achish called David and said to him, "Surely, as the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you. -7. Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines." - -8. So David said to Achish, "But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?" - -9. Then Achish answered and said to David, "I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.' -10. Now therefore, rise early in the morning with your master's servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart." - -11. So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 035c0add..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -David's Conflict with the Amalekites - -# Chapter 30 -1. Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, -2. and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. -3. So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. -4. Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. -5. And David's two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. -6. Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. - -7. Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, "Please bring the ephod here to me." And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. -8. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?" -And He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all." - -9. So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. -10. But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor. - -11. Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. -12. And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. -13. Then David said to him, "To whom do you belong, and where are you from?" -And he said, "I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because three days ago I fell sick. -14. We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire." - -15. And David said to him, "Can you take me down to this troop?" -So he said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop." - -16. And when he had brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. -17. Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. -18. So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. -19. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. -20. Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil." - -21. Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them. -22. Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man's wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart." - -23. But David said, "My brethren, you shall not do so with what the Lord has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us. -24. For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike." -25. So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. - -26. Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord"-- -27. to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir, -28. those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa, -29. those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites, -30. those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, those who were in Athach, -31. those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to rove. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 45ef1498..00000000 --- a/NKJV/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons - -# Chapter 31 -1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. -2. Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. -3. The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers. - -4. Then Saul said to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me." -But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. -5. And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. -6. So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day. - -7. And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. -8. So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. -9. And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. -10. Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. - -11. Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. -13. Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f38ae84f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the mountains of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. +2 And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. +3 This man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. +4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. +5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb. +6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb. +7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat. +8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” +9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the Lord. +10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. +11 Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.” +12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth. +13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. +14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!” +15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. +16 Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.” +17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.” +18 And she said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. +19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. +20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.” +21 Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. +22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.” +23 So Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. +24 Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young. +25 Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli. +26 And she said, “O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. +27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. +28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord.” So they worshiped the Lord there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1344db09 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 And Hannah prayed and said: +“My heart rejoices in the Lord; +My horn is exalted in the Lord. +I smile at my enemies, +Because I rejoice in Your salvation. +2 “No one is holy like the Lord, +For there is none besides You, +Nor is there any rock like our God. +3 “Talk no more so very proudly; +Let no arrogance come from your mouth, +For the Lord is the God of knowledge; +And by Him actions are weighed. +4 “The bows of the mighty men are broken, +And those who stumbled are girded with strength. +5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, +And the hungry have ceased to hunger. +Even the barren has borne seven, +And she who has many children has become feeble. +6 “The Lord kills and makes alive; +He brings down to the grave and brings up. +7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; +He brings low and lifts up. +8 He raises the poor from the dust +And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, +To set them among princes +And make them inherit the throne of glory. +“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, +And He has set the world upon them. +9 He will guard the feet of His saints, +But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. +“For by strength no man shall prevail. +10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; +From heaven He will thunder against them. +The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. +“He will give strength to His king, +And exalt the horn of His anointed.” +11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest. +12 Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. +13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. +14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. +15 Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.” +16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.” +17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. +18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod. +19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. +20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home. +21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord. +22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. +24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress. +25 If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them. +26 And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men. +27 Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? +28 Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? +29 Why do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ +30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: ‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. +31 Behold, the days are coming that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. +32 And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be an old man in your house forever. +33 But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. +34 Now this shall be a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them. +35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever. +36 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..959017ba --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. +2 And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, +3 and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, +4 that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” +5 So he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” +And he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” And he went and lay down. +6 Then the Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” +So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” +7 (Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.) +8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” +Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy. +9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. +10 Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” +And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.” +11 Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. +12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. +13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. +14 And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.” +15 So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision. +16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” +He answered, “Here I am.” +17 And he said, “What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you.” +18 Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him.” +19 So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. +20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. +21 Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f172bc87 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. +Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. +2 Then the Philistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined battle, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field. +3 And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.” +4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. +5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook. +6 Now when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp. +7 So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before. +8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. +9 Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!” +10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. +11 Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died. +12 Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. +13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out. +14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli. +15 Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were so dim that he could not see. +16 Then the man said to Eli, “I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line.” +And he said, “What happened, my son?” +17 So the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead; and the ark of God has been captured.” +18 Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. +19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her. +20 And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Do not fear, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer, nor did she regard it. +21 Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. +22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5cd77e1c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. +2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. +3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. +4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it. +5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. +6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. +7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.” +8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” +And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. +9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and tumors broke out on them. +10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!” +11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. +12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5bb677ee --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. +2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it to its place.” +3 So they said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but by all means return it to Him with a trespass offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.” +4 Then they said, “What is the trespass offering which we shall return to Him?” +They answered, “Five golden tumors and five golden rats, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. +5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will lighten His hand from you, from your gods, and from your land. +6 Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He did mighty things among them, did they not let the people go, that they might depart? +7 Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them. +8 Then take the ark of the Lord and set it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you are returning to Him as a trespass offering in a chest by its side. Then send it away, and let it go. +9 And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that struck us—it happened to us by chance.” +10 Then the men did so; they took two milk cows and hitched them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. +11 And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors. +12 Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh. +13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. +14 Then the cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there; a large stone was there. So they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord. +15 The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, in which were the articles of gold, and put them on the large stone. Then the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices the same day to the Lord. +16 So when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. +17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; +18 and the golden rats, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and country villages, even as far as the large stone of Abel on which they set the ark of the Lord, which stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh. +19 Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people lamented because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter. +20 And the men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?” +21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord; come down and take it up with you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1af0da7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. +2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. +3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” +4 So the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only. +5 And Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” +6 So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they fasted that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah. +7 Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. +8 So the children of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” +9 And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. +10 Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. +11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and drove them back as far as below Beth Car. +12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” +13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. +14 Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. +15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. +16 He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. +17 But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8960f6f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. +2 The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. +3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. +4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, +5 and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” +6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord. +7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. +8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day—with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods—so they are doing to you also. +9 Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.” +10 So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked him for a king. +11 And he said, “This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. +12 He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. +13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. +14 And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. +15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. +16 And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. +17 He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. +18 And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.” +19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, +20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” +21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord. +22 So the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed their voice, and make them a king.” +And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Every man go to his city.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e2423a1b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. +2 And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. +3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” +4 So he passed through the mountains of Ephraim and through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them. +5 When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the donkeys and become worried about us.” +6 And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go.” +7 Then Saul said to his servant, “But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?” +8 And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.” +9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) +10 Then Saul said to his servant, “Well said; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was. +11 As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?” +12 And they answered them and said, “Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city, because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place. +13 As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up, for about this time you will find him.” +14 So they went up to the city. As they were coming into the city, there was Samuel, coming out toward them on his way up to the high place. +15 Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying, +16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” +17 So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.” +18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Please tell me, where is the seer’s house?” +19 Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and tomorrow I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. +20 But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father’s house?” +21 And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?” +22 Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons. +23 And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it apart.’ ” +24 So the cook took up the thigh with its upper part and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, “Here it is, what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat; for until this time it has been kept for you, since I said I invited the people.” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. +25 When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house. +26 They arose early; and it was about the dawning of the day that Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying, “Get up, that I may send you on your way.” And Saul arose, and both of them went outside, he and Samuel. +27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” And he went on. “But you stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the word of God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3b226519 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance? +2 When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ +3 Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. +4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. +5 After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. +6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. +7 And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you. +8 You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do.” +9 So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. +10 When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. +11 And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, “What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” +12 Then a man from there answered and said, “But who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” +13 And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place. +14 Then Saul’s uncle said to him and his servant, “Where did you go?” +So he said, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.” +15 And Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you.” +16 So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said. +17 Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah, +18 and said to the children of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.’ +19 But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.” +20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. +21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found. +22 Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?” +And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.” +23 So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. +24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” +So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!” +25 Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. +26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched. +27 But some rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..16cc9432 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.” +2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, “On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring reproach on all Israel.” +3 Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.” +4 So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept. +5 Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, “What troubles the people, that they weep?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. +6 Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. +7 So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.” +And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. +8 When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. +9 And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. +10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.” +11 So it was, on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. +12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” +13 But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel.” +14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.” +15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3deaa51d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now Samuel said to all Israel: “Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. +2 And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day. +3 Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.” +4 And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.” +5 Then he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” +And they answered, “He is witness.” +6 Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. +7 Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did to you and your fathers: +8 When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. +9 And when they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. +10 Then they cried out to the Lord, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and Ashtoreths; but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.’ +11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. +12 And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. +13 “Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you. +14 If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God. +15 However, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers. +16 “Now therefore, stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes: +17 Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.” +18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. +19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.” +20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. +21 And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing. +22 For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. +23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. +24 Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. +25 But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4feffef1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, +2 Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tent. +3 And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” +4 Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel had also become an abomination to the Philistines. And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal. +5 Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. +6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. +7 And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. +As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. +8 Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. +9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering. +10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him. +11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” +Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, +12 then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” +13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. +14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” +15 Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people present with him, about six hundred men. +16 Saul, Jonathan his son, and the people present with them remained in Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines encamped in Michmash. +17 Then raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned onto the road to Ophrah, to the land of Shual, +18 another company turned to the road to Beth Horon, and another company turned to the road of the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. +19 Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.” +20 But all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen each man’s plowshare, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle; +21 and the charge for a sharpening was a pim for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to set the points of the goads. +22 So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son. +23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c727c30b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Now it happened one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. +2 And Saul was sitting in the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men. +3 Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. +4 Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on one side and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. +5 The front of one faced northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah. +6 Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few.” +7 So his armorbearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart.” +8 Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. +9 If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. +10 But if they say thus, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up. For the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and this will be a sign to us.” +11 So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden.” +12 Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something.” +Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel.” +13 And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and knees with his armorbearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he came after him, his armorbearer killed them. +14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armorbearer made was about twenty men within about half an acre of land. +15 And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling. +16 Now the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and there was the multitude, melting away; and they went here and there. +17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Now call the roll and see who has gone from us.” And when they had called the roll, surprisingly, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there. +18 And Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here” (for at that time the ark of God was with the children of Israel). +19 Now it happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines continued to increase; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.” +20 Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed every man’s sword was against his neighbor, and there was very great confusion. +21 Moreover the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before that time, who went up with them into the camp from the surrounding country, they also joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. +22 Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden in the mountains of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, they also followed hard after them in the battle. +23 So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven. +24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food. +25 Now all the people of the land came to a forest; and there was honey on the ground. +26 And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. +27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his countenance brightened. +28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food this day.’ ” And the people were faint. +29 But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey. +30 How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now would there not have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?” +31 Now they had driven back the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. So the people were very faint. +32 And the people rushed on the spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood. +33 Then they told Saul, saying, “Look, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood!” +So he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a large stone to me this day.” +34 Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, ‘Bring me here every man’s ox and every man’s sheep, slaughter them here, and eat; and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.’ ” So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slaughtered it there. +35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. This was the first altar that he built to the Lord. +36 Now Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light; and let us not leave a man of them.” +And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” +Then the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.” +37 So Saul asked counsel of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day. +38 And Saul said, “Come over here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see what this sin was today. +39 For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But not a man among all the people answered him. +40 Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and my son Jonathan and I will be on the other side.” +And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.” +41 Therefore Saul said to the Lord God of Israel, “Give a perfect lot.” So Saul and Jonathan were taken, but the people escaped. +42 And Saul said, “Cast lots between my son Jonathan and me.” So Jonathan was taken. +43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” +And Jonathan told him, and said, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand. So now I must die!” +44 Saul answered, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.” +45 But the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great deliverance in Israel? Certainly not! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die. +46 Then Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place. +47 So Saul established his sovereignty over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the people of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he harassed them. +48 And he gathered an army and attacked the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them. +49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Jishui, and Malchishua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal. +50 The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle. +51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. +52 Now there was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man or any valiant man, he took him for himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d041f609 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Samuel also said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. +2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. +3 Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ” +4 So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. +5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. +6 Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. +7 And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. +8 He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. +9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed. +10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, +11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. +12 So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.” +13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” +14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?” +15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” +16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” +And he said to him, “Speak on.” +17 So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel? +18 Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’ +19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?” +20 And Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. +21 But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” +22 So Samuel said: +“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, +As in obeying the voice of the Lord? +Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, +And to heed than the fat of rams. +23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, +And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. +Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, +He also has rejected you from being king.” +24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. +25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.” +26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” +27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. +28 So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. +29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent.” +30 Then he said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.” +31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord. +32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously. +And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” +33 But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. +34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. +35 And Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f0c875f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.” +2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” +But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ +3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.” +4 So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” +5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice. +6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!” +7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” +8 So Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” +9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” +10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” +11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” +And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.” +12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” +13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah. +14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him. +15 And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you. +16 Let our master now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you shall be well.” +17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” +18 Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the Lord is with him.” +19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” +20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by his son David to Saul. +21 So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer. +22 Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.” +23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..72b22a0a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies together to battle, and were gathered at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah; they encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephes Dammim. +2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. +3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. +4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. +5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. +6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. +7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him. +8 Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. +9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.” +10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” +11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. +12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. And the man was old, advanced in years, in the days of Saul. +13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone to follow Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. +14 David was the youngest. And the three oldest followed Saul. +15 But David occasionally went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem. +16 And the Philistine drew near and presented himself forty days, morning and evening. +17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves, and run to your brothers at the camp. +18 And carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers fare, and bring back news of them.” +19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. +20 So David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, and took the things and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for the battle. +21 For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army. +22 And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply keeper, ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers. +23 Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them. +24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. +25 So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.” +26 Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” +27 And the people answered him in this manner, saying, “So shall it be done for the man who kills him.” +28 Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.” +29 And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?” +30 Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did. +31 Now when the words which David spoke were heard, they reported them to Saul; and he sent for him. +32 Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” +33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” +34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, +35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. +36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” +37 Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” +And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” +38 So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. +39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.” So David took them off. +40 Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag, in a pouch which he had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine. +41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. +42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking. +43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. +44 And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” +45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. +46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. +47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” +48 So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. +49 Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. +50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David. +51 Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. +And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. +52 Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell along the road to Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron. +53 Then the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents. +54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent. +55 When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” +And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.” +56 So the king said, “Inquire whose son this young man is.” +57 Then, as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. +58 And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” +So David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d600e7b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. +2 Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. +3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. +4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt. +5 So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants. +6 Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. +7 So the women sang as they danced, and said: +“Saul has slain his thousands, +And David his ten thousands.” +8 Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?” +9 So Saul eyed David from that day forward. +10 And it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house. So David played music with his hand, as at other times; but there was a spear in Saul’s hand. +11 And Saul cast the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” But David escaped his presence twice. +12 Now Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, but had departed from Saul. +13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. +14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him. +15 Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him. +16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. +17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” +18 So David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?” +19 But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. +20 Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. +21 So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall be my son-in-law today.” +22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Communicate with David secretly, and say, ‘Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’ ” +23 So Saul’s servants spoke those words in the hearing of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?” +24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “In this manner David spoke.” +25 Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. +26 So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the days had not expired; +27 therefore David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife. +28 Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him; +29 and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David’s enemy continually. +30 Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d8cdd814 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; but Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted greatly in David. +2 So Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul seeks to kill you. Therefore please be on your guard until morning, and stay in a secret place and hide. +3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you.” +4 Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you. +5 For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?” +6 So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.” +7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past. +8 And there was war again; and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and struck them with a mighty blow, and they fled from him. +9 Now the distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand. +10 Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night. +11 Saul also sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.” +12 So Michal let David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped. +13 And Michal took an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with clothes. +14 So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.” +15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.” +16 And when the messengers had come in, there was the image in the bed, with a cover of goats’ hair for his head. +17 Then Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this, and sent my enemy away, so that he has escaped?” +And Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’ ” +18 So David fled and escaped, and went to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. +19 Now it was told Saul, saying, “Take note, David is at Naioth in Ramah!” +20 Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. +21 And when Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. +22 Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is at Sechu. So he asked, and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” +And someone said, “Indeed they are at Naioth in Ramah.” +23 So he went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. +24 And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1605acf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and went and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity, and what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” +2 So Jonathan said to him, “By no means! You shall not die! Indeed, my father will do nothing either great or small without first telling me. And why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so!” +3 Then David took an oath again, and said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” +4 So Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you yourself desire, I will do it for you.” +5 And David said to Jonathan, “Indeed tomorrow is the New Moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third day at evening. +6 If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked permission of me that he might run over to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.’ +7 If he says thus: ‘It is well,’ your servant will be safe. But if he is very angry, be sure that evil is determined by him. +8 Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. Nevertheless, if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?” +9 But Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I knew certainly that evil was determined by my father to come upon you, then would I not tell you?” +10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me, or what if your father answers you roughly?” +11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So both of them went out into the field. +12 Then Jonathan said to David: “The Lord God of Israel is witness! When I have sounded out my father sometime tomorrow, or the third day, and indeed there is good toward David, and I do not send to you and tell you, +13 may the Lord do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And the Lord be with you as He has been with my father. +14 And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die; +15 but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” +16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Let the Lord require it at the hand of David’s enemies.” +17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul. +18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. +19 And when you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid on the day of the deed; and remain by the stone Ezel. +20 Then I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target; +21 and there I will send a lad, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I expressly say to the lad, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them and come’—then, as the Lord lives, there is safety for you and no harm. +22 But if I say thus to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you’—go your way, for the Lord has sent you away. +23 And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.” +24 Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. +25 Now the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on a seat by the wall. And Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty. +26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.” +27 And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?” +28 So Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem. +29 And he said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the king’s table.” +30 Then Saul’s anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness? +31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.” +32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be killed? What has he done?” +33 Then Saul cast a spear at him to kill him, by which Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to kill David. +34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully. +35 And so it was, in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad was with him. +36 Then he said to his lad, “Now run, find the arrows which I shoot.” As the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. +37 When the lad had come to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried out after the lad and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?” +38 And Jonathan cried out after the lad, “Make haste, hurry, do not delay!” So Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows and came back to his master. +39 But the lad did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew of the matter. +40 Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.” +41 As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another; and they wept together, but David more so. +42 Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, since we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘May the Lord be between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants, forever.’ ” So he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..92842b33 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?” +2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me, ‘Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you.’ And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. +3 Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.” +4 And the priest answered David and said, “There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women.” +5 Then David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day.” +6 So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away. +7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. +8 And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.” +9 So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.” +And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.” +10 Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. +11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying: +‘Saul has slain his thousands, +And David his ten thousands’?” +12 Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. +13 So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. +14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? +15 Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..724d68b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. +2 And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. +3 Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come here with you, till I know what God will do for me.” +4 So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. +5 Now the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. +6 When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered—now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him— +7 then Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds? +8 All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.” +9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. +10 And he inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” +11 So the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob. And they all came to the king. +12 And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!” +He answered, “Here I am, my lord.” +13 Then Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?” +14 So Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, who goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house? +15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king impute anything to his servant, or to any in the house of my father. For your servant knew nothing of all this, little or much.” +16 And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!” +17 Then the king said to the guards who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not tell it to me.” But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. +18 And the king said to Doeg, “You turn and kill the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod. +19 Also Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep—with the edge of the sword. +20 Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. +21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the Lord’s priests. +22 So David said to Abiathar, “I knew that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father’s house. +23 Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c51c7768 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Then they told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.” +2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” +And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.” +3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” +4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again. +And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” +5 And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. +6 Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand. +7 And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.” +8 Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men. +9 When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” +10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. +11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.” +And the Lord said, “He will come down.” +12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” +And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.” +13 So David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah and went wherever they could go. Then it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; so he halted the expedition. +14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. +15 So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in a forest. +16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God. +17 And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Even my father Saul knows that.” +18 So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house. +19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? +20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.” +21 And Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me. +22 Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty. +23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides; and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the clans of Judah.” +24 So they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. +25 When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the Wilderness of Maon. +26 Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them. +27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” +28 Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape. +29 Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at En Gedi. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ec0c2a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, “Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi.” +2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats. +3 So he came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to attend to his needs. (David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.) +4 Then the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.’ ” And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. +5 Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe. +6 And he said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.” +7 So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way. +8 David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down. +9 And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’? +10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’ +11 Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it. +12 Let the Lord judge between you and me, and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you. +13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you. +14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? +15 Therefore let the Lord be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.” +16 So it was, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. +17 Then he said to David: “You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil. +18 And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me; for when the Lord delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me. +19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him get away safely? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day. +20 And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. +21 Therefore swear now to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s house.” +22 So David swore to Saul. And Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0dd04283 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. +2 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel, and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. +3 The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb. +4 When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, +5 David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name. +6 And thus you shall say to him who lives in prosperity: ‘Peace be to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have! +7 Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds were with us, and we did not hurt them, nor was there anything missing from them all the while they were in Carmel. +8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a feast day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David.’ ” +9 So when David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and waited. +10 Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master. +11 Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?” +12 So David’s young men turned on their heels and went back; and they came and told him all these words. +13 Then David said to his men, “Every man gird on his sword.” So every man girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies. +14 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master; and he reviled them. +15 But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we accompanied them, when we were in the fields. +16 They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the time we were with them keeping the sheep. +17 Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him.” +18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys. +19 And she said to her servants, “Go on before me; see, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal. +20 So it was, as she rode on the donkey, that she went down under cover of the hill; and there were David and his men, coming down toward her, and she met them. +21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him. And he has repaid me evil for good. +22 May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light.” +23 Now when Abigail saw David, she dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground. +24 So she fell at his feet and said: “On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant. +25 Please, let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. +26 Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, since the Lord has held you back from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now then, let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal. +27 And now this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord. +28 Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant. For the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord, and evil is not found in you throughout your days. +29 Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life, but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; and the lives of your enemies He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling. +30 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord has done for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel, +31 that this will be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.” +32 Then David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! +33 And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. +34 For indeed, as the Lord God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal!” +35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have heeded your voice and respected your person.” +36 Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. +37 So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. +38 Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died. +39 So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil! For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” +And David sent and proposed to Abigail, to take her as his wife. +40 When the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, “David sent us to you, to ask you to become his wife.” +41 Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” +42 So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. +43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives. +44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b9729730 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding in the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?” +2 Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph. +3 And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite Jeshimon, by the road. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. +4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had indeed come. +5 So David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Now Saul lay within the camp, with the people encamped all around him. +6 Then David answered, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” +And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” +7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and there Saul lay sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the people lay all around him. +8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now therefore, please, let me strike him at once with the spear, right to the earth; and I will not have to strike him a second time!” +9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?” +10 David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish. +11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go.” +12 So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and they got away; and no man saw or knew it or awoke. For they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen on them. +13 Now David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off, a great distance being between them. +14 And David called out to the people and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Do you not answer, Abner?” +Then Abner answered and said, “Who are you, calling out to the king?” +15 So David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king. +16 This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not guarded your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.” +17 Then Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” +David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” +18 And he said, “Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand? +19 Now therefore, please, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’ +20 So now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.” +21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Indeed I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.” +22 And David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear. Let one of the young men come over and get it. +23 May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. +24 And indeed, as your life was valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord, and let Him deliver me out of all tribulation.” +25 Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, my son David! You shall both do great things and also still prevail.” +So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..697c7cb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 And David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.” +2 Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. +3 So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow. +4 And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more. +5 Then David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” +6 So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. +7 Now the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months. +8 And David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. +9 Whenever David attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. +10 Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of the Kenites.” +11 David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. +12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..629be003 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 Now it happened in those days that the Philistines gathered their armies together for war, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, “You assuredly know that you will go out with me to battle, you and your men.” +2 So David said to Achish, “Surely you know what your servant can do.” +And Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you one of my chief guardians forever.” +3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land. +4 Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa. +5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. +6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets. +7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” +And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.” +8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please conduct a séance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.” +9 Then the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?” +10 And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” +11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” +And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” +12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!” +13 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?” +And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth.” +14 So he said to her, “What is his form?” +And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down. +15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” +And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.” +16 Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? +17 And the Lord has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. +18 Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. +19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.” +20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night. +21 And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was severely troubled, and said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice, and I have put my life in my hands and heeded the words which you spoke to me. +22 Now therefore, please, heed also the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.” +23 But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” +So his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he heeded their voice. Then he arose from the ground and sat on the bed. +24 Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hastened to kill it. And she took flour and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it. +25 So she brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ade71fd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel. +2 And the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. +3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” +And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or these years? And to this day I have found no fault in him since he defected to me.” +4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men? +5 Is this not David, of whom they sang to one another in dances, saying: +‘Saul has slain his thousands, +And David his ten thousands’?” +6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “Surely, as the Lord lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you. +7 Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines.” +8 So David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?” +9 Then Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’ +10 Now therefore, rise early in the morning with your master’s servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart.” +11 So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..08c93110 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, +2 and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. +3 So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. +4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. +5 And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. +6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. +7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. +8 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” +And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” +9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. +10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor. +11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. +12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. +13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” +And he said, “I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because three days ago I fell sick. +14 We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” +15 And David said to him, “Can you take me down to this troop?” +So he said, “Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop.” +16 And when he had brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. +17 Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. +18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. +19 And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. +20 Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s spoil.” +21 Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them. +22 Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man’s wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart.” +23 But David said, “My brethren, you shall not do so with what the Lord has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us. +24 For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike.” +25 So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day. +26 Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord”— +27 to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir, +28 those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa, +29 those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites, +30 those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, those who were in Athach, +31 those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to rove. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..80c39639 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. +2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. +3 The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers. +4 Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” +But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. +5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. +6 So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day. +7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. +8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. +9 And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. +10 Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. +11 Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. +13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 63e6a2a4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -The Report of Saul's Death - -# Chapter 1 -1. Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag, -2. on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. So it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. - -3. And David said to him, "Where have you come from?" -So he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." - -4. Then David said to him, "How did the matter go? Please tell me." -And he answered, "The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also." - -5. So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?" - -6. Then the young man who told him said, "As I happened by chance to be on Mount Gilboa, there was Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. -7. Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, 'Here I am.' -8. And he said to me, 'Who are you?' So I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.' -9. He said to me again, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.' -10. So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord." - -11. Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. -12. And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. - -13. Then David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" -And he answered, "I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite." - -14. So David said to him, "How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?" -15. Then David called one of the young men and said, "Go near, and execute him!" And he struck him so that he died. -16. So David said to him, "Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the Lord's anointed.' " -The Song of the Bow - - -17. Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, -18. and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher: - -19. "The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places! -How the mighty have fallen! - -20. Tell it not in Gath, -Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon-- -Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, -Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. - -21. "O mountains of Gilboa, -Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, -Nor fields of offerings. -For the shield of the mighty is cast away there! -The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. - -22. From the blood of the slain, -From the fat of the mighty, -The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, -And the sword of Saul did not return empty. - -23. "Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, -And in their death they were not divided; -They were swifter than eagles, -They were stronger than lions. - -24. "O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, -Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury; -Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. - -25. "How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! -Jonathan was slain in your high places. - -26. I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; -You have been very pleasant to me; -Your love to me was wonderful, -Surpassing the love of women. - -27. "How the mighty have fallen, -And the weapons of war perished!" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15fdbbdf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King of Judah - -# Chapter 2 -1. It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?" -And the Lord said to him, "Go up." -David said, "Where shall I go up?" -And He said, "To Hebron." - -2. So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. -3. And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. - -4. Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, "The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul." -5. So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him. -6. And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing. -7. Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them." -Ishbosheth Made King of Israel - - -8. But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; -9. and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. -10. Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David. -11. And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. -Israel and Judah at War - - -12. Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. -13. And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. -14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." -And Joab said, "Let them arise." - -15. So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. -16. And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon. -17. So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David. - -18. Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle. -19. So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. - -20. Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Are you Asahel?" -He answered, "I am." - -21. And Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. -22. So Abner said again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?" -23. However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear, so that the spear came out of his back; and he fell down there and died on the spot. So it was that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still. - -24. Joab and Abishai also pursued Abner. And the sun was going down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah by the road to the Wilderness of Gibeon. -25. Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit, and took their stand on top of a hill. -26. Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?" - -27. And Joab said, "As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren." -28. So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. -29. Then Abner and his men went on all that night through the plain, crossed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron; and they came to Mahanaim. - -30. So Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. -31. But the servants of David had struck down, of Benjamin and Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men who died. -32. Then they took up Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at daybreak. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 994c32f9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Joab Kills Abner - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. -Sons of David - - -2. Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; -3. his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; -4. the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; -5. and the sixth, Ithream, by David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron. -Abner Joins Forces with David - - -6. Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul. - -7. And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" - -8. Then Abner became very angry at the words of Ishbosheth, and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman? -9. May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the Lord has sworn to him-- -10. to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba." -11. And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. - -12. Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, "Whose is the land?" saying also, "Make your covenant with me, and indeed my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel to you." - -13. And David said, "Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you: you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face." -14. So David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines." -15. And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish. -16. Then her husband went along with her to Bahurim, weeping behind her. So Abner said to him, "Go, return!" And he returned. - -17. Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, "In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you. -18. Now then, do it! For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.' " -19. And Abner also spoke in the hearing of Benjamin. Then Abner also went to speak in the hearing of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin. - -20. So Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. -21. Then Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires." So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace. -Joab Murders Abner - - -22. At that moment the servants of David and Joab came from a raid and brought much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. -23. When Joab and all the troops that were with him had come, they told Joab, saying, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace." -24. Then Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone? -25. Surely you realize that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing." - -26. And when Joab had gone from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it. -27. Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother. - -28. Afterward, when David heard it, he said, "My kingdom and I are guiltless before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. -29. Let it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father's house; and let there never fail to be in the house of Joab one who has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread." -30. So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. -David's Mourning for Abner - - -31. Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." And King David followed the coffin. -32. So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. -33. And the king sang a lament over Abner and said: -"Should Abner die as a fool dies? - -34. Your hands were not bound -Nor your feet put into fetters; -As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell." -Then all the people wept over him again. - -35. And when all the people came to persuade David to eat food while it was still day, David took an oath, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!" -36. Now all the people took note of it, and it pleased them, since whatever the king did pleased all the people. -37. For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's intent to kill Abner the son of Ner. -38. Then the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? -39. And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 47148a52..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Ishbosheth Is Murdered - -# Chapter 4 -1. When Saul's son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost heart, and all Israel was troubled. -2. Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin. (For Beeroth also was part of Benjamin, -3. because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day.) - -4. Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth. - -5. Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon. -6. And they came there, all the way into the house, as though to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. -7. For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain. -8. And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants." - -9. But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity, -10. when someone told me, saying, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag--the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. -11. How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?" -12. So David commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 79821eee..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -David Reigns over All Israel - -# Chapter 5 -1. Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. -2. Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.' " -3. Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel. -4. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. -5. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. -The Conquest of Jerusalem - -6. And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you," thinking, "David cannot come in here." -7. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). - -8. Now David said on that day, "Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul), he shall be chief and captain." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house." - -9. Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. -10. So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. - -11. Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house. -12. So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. - -13. And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. -14. Now these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -15. Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, -16. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. -The Philistines Defeated - -17. Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. -18. The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. -19. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" -And the Lord said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand." - -20. So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, "The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. -21. And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away. - -22. Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. -23. Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, "You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. -24. And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines." -25. And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9286f972..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 6 -1. Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand. -2. And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the Lord of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. -3. So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. -4. And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark. -5. Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals. - -6. And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. -7. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God. -8. And David became angry because of the Lord's outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah to this day. - -9. David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" -10. So David would not move the ark of the Lord with him into the City of David; but David took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. -11. The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his household. - -12. Now it was told King David, saying, "The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. -13. And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. -14. Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. -15. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. - -16. Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. -17. So they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. -18. And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. -19. Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house. - -20. Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" - -21. So David said to Michal, "It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord. -22. And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor." - -23. Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9f46daa3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -God's Covenant with David - -# Chapter 7 -1. Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, -2. that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains." - -3. Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you." - -4. But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, -5. "Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: "Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? -6. For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle. -7. Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?' " ' -8. Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. -9. And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. -10. Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, -11. since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a house. - -12. "When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. -13. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. -14. I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. -15. But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. -16. And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever." ' " - -17. According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. -David's Thanksgiving to God - -18. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: "Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? -19. And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? -20. Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, know Your servant. -21. For Your word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. -22. Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. -23. And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name--and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land--before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? -24. For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God. - -25. "Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said. -26. So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.' And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. -27. For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You. - -28. "And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. -29. Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6958edb7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -David's Further Conquests - -# Chapter 8 -1. After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines. - -2. Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute. - -3. David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the River Euphrates. -4. David took from him one thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. - -5. When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. -6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. -7. And David took the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. -8. Also from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze. - -9. When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, -10. then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. -11. King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued-- -12. from Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. - -13. And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt. -14. He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. -David's Administration - -15. So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people. -16. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; -17. Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe; -18. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index f92a54ed..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -David's Kindness to Mephibosheth - -# Chapter 9 -1. Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?" - -2. And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" -He said, "At your service!" - -3. Then the king said, "Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?" -And Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet." - -4. So the king said to him, "Where is he?" -And Ziba said to the king, "Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar." - -5. Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar. - -6. Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, "Mephibosheth?" -And he answered, "Here is your servant!" - -7. So David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually." - -8. Then he bowed himself, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?" - -9. And the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. -10. You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master's son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread at my table always." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. - -11. Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do." -"As for Mephibosheth," said the king, "he shall eat at my table like one of the king's sons." -12. Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth. -13. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7918fcce..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated - -# Chapter 10 -1. It happened after this that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. -2. Then David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." -So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon. -3. And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?" - -4. Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. -5. When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return." - -6. When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand foot soldiers; and from the king of Maacah one thousand men, and from Ish-Tob twelve thousand men. -7. Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. -8. Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the gate. And the Syrians of Zoba, Beth Rehob, Ish-Tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field. - -9. When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel's best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. -10. And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in battle array against the people of Ammon. -11. Then he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. -12. Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight." - -13. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. -14. When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai, and entered the city. So Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went to Jerusalem. - -15. When the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered together. -16. Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam. And Shobach the commander of Hadadezer's army went before them. -17. When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in battle array against David and fought with him. -18. Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of the Syrians, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. -19. And when all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index d992b531..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -David, Bathsheba, and Uriah - -# Chapter 11 -1. It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. - -2. Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. -3. So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, "Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" -4. Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. -5. And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, "I am with child." - -6. Then David sent to Joab, saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David. -7. When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered. -8. And David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." So Uriah departed from the king's house, and a gift of food from the king followed him. -9. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. -10. So when they told David, saying, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?" - -11. And Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing." - -12. Then David said to Uriah, "Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. -13. Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. - -14. In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. -15. And he wrote in the letter, saying, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die." -16. So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men. -17. Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also. - -18. Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war, -19. and charged the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king, -20. if it happens that the king's wrath rises, and he says to you: 'Why did you approach so near to the city when you fought? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? -21. Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who cast a piece of a millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?'--then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.' " - -22. So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him. -23. And the messenger said to David, "Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in the field; then we drove them back as far as the entrance of the gate. -24. The archers shot from the wall at your servants; and some of the king's servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also." - -25. Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab: 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it.' So encourage him." - -26. When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. -27. And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 24d095d0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Nathan's Parable and David's Confession - -# Chapter 12 -1. Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: "There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. -2. The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. -3. But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him. -4. And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." - -5. So David's anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, the man who has done this shall surely die! -6. And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity." - -7. Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. -8. I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! -9. Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. -10. Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' -11. Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. -12. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.' " - -13. So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." -And Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. -14. However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die." -15. Then Nathan departed to his house. -The Death of David's Son -And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became ill. -16. David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. -17. So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. -18. Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, "Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!" - -19. When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" -And they said, "He is dead." - -20. So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. -21. Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food." - -22. And he said, "While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?' -23. But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me." -Solomon Is Born - - -24. Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, -25. and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. -Rabbah Is Captured - -26. Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city. -27. And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city's water supply. -28. Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called after my name." -29. So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. -30. Then he took their king's crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David's head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance. -31. And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over to the brick works. So he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2bc95048..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Amnon and Tamar - -# Chapter 13 -1. After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. -2. Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her. -3. But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man. -4. And he said to him, "Why are you, the king's son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?" -Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." - -5. So Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.' " -6. Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." - -7. And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Now go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him." -8. So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. -9. And she took the pan and placed them out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, "Have everyone go out from me." And they all went out from him. -10. Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom. -11. Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister." - -12. But she answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! -13. And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you." -14. However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her. - -15. Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!" - -16. So she said to him, "No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me." -But he would not listen to her. -17. Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, "Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her." -18. Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king's virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her. - -19. Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly. -20. And Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. - -21. But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. -22. And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. -Absalom Murders Amnon - - -23. And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king's sons. -24. Then Absalom came to the king and said, "Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant." - -25. But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you." Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him. - -26. Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." -And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" -27. But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. - -28. Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, "Watch now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon!' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant." -29. So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled. - -30. And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, "Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not one of them is left!" -31. So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn. -32. Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. -33. Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead." -Absalom Flees to Geshur - - -34. Then Absalom fled. And the young man who was keeping watch lifted his eyes and looked, and there, many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him. -35. And Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is." -36. So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king's sons indeed came, and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly. - -37. But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. -38. So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. -39. And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5231527b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Absalom Returns to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 14 -1. So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was concerned about Absalom. -2. And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, "Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead. -3. Go to the king and speak to him in this manner." So Joab put the words in her mouth. - -4. And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, " -Help, O king!" - -5. Then the king said to her, "What troubles you?" -And she answered, "Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead. -6. Now your maidservant had two sons; and the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him. -7. And now the whole family has risen up against your maidservant, and they said, 'Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may execute him for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also.' So they would extinguish my ember that is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the earth." - -8. Then the king said to the woman, "Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you." - -9. And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father's house, and the king and his throne be guiltless." - -10. So the king said, "Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore." - -11. Then she said, "Please let the king remember the Lord your God, and do not permit the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son." -And he said, "As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground." - -12. Therefore the woman said, "Please, let your maidservant speak another word to my lord the king." -And he said, "Say on." - -13. So the woman said: "Why then have you schemed such a thing against the people of God? For the king speaks this thing as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring his banished one home again. -14. For we will surely die and become like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises means, so that His banished ones are not expelled from Him. -15. Now therefore, I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. And your maidservant said, 'I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his maidservant. -16. For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.' -17. Your maidservant said, 'The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.' " - -18. Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you." -And the woman said, "Please, let my lord the king speak." - -19. So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" And the woman answered and said, "As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. -20. To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth." - -21. And the king said to Joab, "All right, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, bring back the young man Absalom." - -22. Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and thanked the king. And Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant." -23. So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. -24. And the king said, "Let him return to his own house, but do not let him see my face." So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king's face. -David Forgives Absalom - - -25. Now in all Israel there was no one who was praised as much as Absalom for his good looks. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. -26. And when he cut the hair of his head--at the end of every year he cut it because it was heavy on him--when he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels according to the king's standard. -27. To Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance. - -28. And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, but did not see the king's face. -29. Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And when he sent again the second time, he would not come. -30. So he said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. - -31. Then Joab arose and came to Absalom's house, and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?" - -32. And Absalom answered Joab, "Look, I sent to you, saying, 'Come here, so that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still." ' Now therefore, let me see the king's face; but if there is iniquity in me, let him execute me." - -33. So Joab went to the king and told him. And when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4d8a674f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Absalom's Treason - -# Chapter 15 -1. After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. -2. Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, "What city are you from?" And he would say, "Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel." -3. Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you." -4. Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice." -5. And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him. -6. In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. - -7. Now it came to pass after forty years that Absalom said to the king, "Please, let me go to Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord. -8. For your servant took a vow while I dwelt at Geshur in Syria, saying, 'If the Lord indeed brings me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.' " - -9. And the king said to him, "Go in peace." So he arose and went to Hebron. - -10. Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, 'Absalom reigns in Hebron!' " -11. And with Absalom went two hundred men invited from Jerusalem, and they went along innocently and did not know anything. -12. Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city--from Giloh--while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom continually increased in number. -David Escapes from Jerusalem - - -13. Now a messenger came to David, saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom." - -14. So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword." - -15. And the king's servants said to the king, "We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands." -16. Then the king went out with all his household after him. But the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house. -17. And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts. -18. Then all his servants passed before him; and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed before the king. - -19. Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why are you also going with us? Return and remain with the king. For you are a foreigner and also an exile from your own place. -20. In fact, you came only yesterday. Should I make you wander up and down with us today, since I go I know not where? Return, and take your brethren back. Mercy and truth be with you." - -21. But Ittai answered the king and said, "As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be." - -22. So David said to Ittai, "Go, and cross over." Then Ittai the Gittite and all his men and all the little ones who were with him crossed over. -23. And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness. - -24. There was Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city. -25. Then the king said to Zadok, "Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me back and show me both it and His dwelling place. -26. But if He says thus: 'I have no delight in you,' here I am, let Him do to me as seems good to Him." -27. The king also said to Zadok the priest, "Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. -28. See, I will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me." -29. Therefore Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem. And they remained there. - -30. So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went up. -31. Then someone told David, saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!" - -32. Now it happened when David had come to the top of the mountain, where he worshiped God--there was Hushai the Archite coming to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. -33. David said to him, "If you go on with me, then you will become a burden to me. -34. But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; as I was your father's servant previously, so I will now also be your servant,' then you may defeat the counsel of Ahithophel for me. -35. And do you not have Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? Therefore it will be that whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall tell to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. -36. Indeed they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and by them you shall send me everything you hear." - -37. So Hushai, David's friend, went into the city. And Absalom came into Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c2deb95..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Mephibosheth's Servant - -# Chapter 16 -1. When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. -2. And the king said to Ziba, "What do you mean to do with these?" -So Ziba said, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who are faint in the wilderness to drink." - -3. Then the king said, "And where is your master's son?" -And Ziba said to the king, "Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.' " - -4. So the king said to Ziba, "Here, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours." -And Ziba said, "I humbly bow before you, that I may find favor in your sight, my lord, O king!" -Shimei Curses David - - -5. Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came. -6. And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. -7. Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: "Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue! -8. The Lord has brought upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a bloodthirsty man!" - -9. Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!" - -10. But the king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the Lord has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then shall say, 'Why have you done so?' " - -11. And David said to Abishai and all his servants, "See how my son who came from my own body seeks my life. How much more now may this Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse; for so the Lord has ordered him. -12. It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing this day." -13. And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust. -14. Now the king and all the people who were with him became weary; so they refreshed themselves there. -The Advice of Ahithophel - - -15. Meanwhile Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him. -16. And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!" - -17. So Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?" - -18. And Hushai said to Absalom, "No, but whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choose, his I will be, and with him I will remain. -19. Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence." - -20. Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give advice as to what we should do." - -21. And Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong." -22. So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. - -23. Now the advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one had inquired at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1dd092a0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai - -# Chapter 17 -1. Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. -2. I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king. -3. Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace." -4. And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. -The Advice of Hushai - - -5. Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says too." -6. And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, "Ahithophel has spoken in this manner. Shall we do as he says? If not, speak up." - -7. So Hushai said to Absalom: "The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time. -8. For," said Hushai, "you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not camp with the people. -9. Surely by now he is hidden in some pit, or in some other place. And it will be, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever hears it will say, 'There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.' -10. And even he who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt completely. For all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men. -11. Therefore I advise that all Israel be fully gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person. -12. So we will come upon him in some place where he may be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground. And of him and all the men who are with him there shall not be left so much as one. -13. Moreover, if he has withdrawn into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city; and we will pull it into the river, until there is not one small stone found there." - -14. So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel." For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom. -Hushai Warns David to Escape - - -15. Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, "Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so I have advised. -16. Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, 'Do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.' " -17. Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed at En Rogel, for they dared not be seen coming into the city; so a female servant would come and tell them, and they would go and tell King David. -18. Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom. But both of them went away quickly and came to a man's house in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down into it. -19. Then the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground grain on it; and the thing was not known. -20. And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" -So the woman said to them, "They have gone over the water brook." -And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. -21. Now it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and told King David, and said to David, "Arise and cross over the water quickly. For thus has Ahithophel advised against you." -22. So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the Jordan. By morning light not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan. - -23. Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father's tomb. - -24. Then David went to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. -25. And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jithra, an Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother. -26. So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead. - -27. Now it happened, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the people of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, -28. brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds, -29. honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, "The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9c925bf3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Absalom's Defeat and Death - -# Chapter 18 -1. And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. -2. Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand of Joab, one third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, "I also will surely go out with you myself." - -3. But the people answered, "You shall not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us now. For you are now more help to us in the city." - -4. Then the king said to them, "Whatever seems best to you I will do." So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. -5. Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains orders concerning Absalom. - -6. So the people went out into the field of battle against Israel. And the battle was in the woods of Ephraim. -7. The people of Israel were overthrown there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter of twenty thousand took place there that day. -8. For the battle there was scattered over the face of the whole countryside, and the woods devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. - -9. Then Absalom met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and his head caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth. And the mule which was under him went on. -10. Now a certain man saw it and told Joab, and said, "I just saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth tree!" - -11. So Joab said to the man who told him, "You just saw him! And why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt." - -12. But the man said to Joab, "Though I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king's son. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!' -13. Otherwise I would have dealt falsely against my own life. For there is nothing hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me." - -14. Then Joab said, "I cannot linger with you." And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom's heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree. -15. And ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him. - -16. So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people. -17. And they took Absalom and cast him into a large pit in the woods, and laid a very large heap of stones over him. Then all Israel fled, everyone to his tent. - -18. Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up a pillar for himself, which is in the King's Valley. For he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name. And to this day it is called Absalom's Monument. -David Hears of Absalom's Death - - -19. Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me run now and take the news to the king, how the Lord has avenged him of his enemies." - -20. And Joab said to him, "You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king's son is dead." -21. Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." So the Cushite bowed himself to Joab and ran. - -22. And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, "But whatever happens, please let me also run after the Cushite." -So Joab said, "Why will you run, my son, since you have no news ready?" - -23. "But whatever happens," he said, "let me run." -So he said to him, "Run." Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain, and outran the Cushite. - -24. Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone. -25. Then the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." And he came rapidly and drew near. - -26. Then the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, "There is another man, running alone!" -And the king said, "He also brings news." - -27. So the watchman said, "I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." -And the king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good news." - -28. So Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, "All is well!" Then he bowed down with his face to the earth before the king, and said, "Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king!" - -29. The king said, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" -Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent the king's servant and me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I did not know what it was about." - -30. And the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So he turned aside and stood still. - -31. Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, "There is good news, my lord the king! For the Lord has avenged you this day of all those who rose against you." - -32. And the king said to the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" -So the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do harm, be like that young man!" -David's Mourning for Absalom - - -33. Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: "O my son Absalom--my son, my son Absalom--if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 346a04bf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ -David Returns to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 19 -1. And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom." -2. So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said that day, "The king is grieved for his son." -3. And the people stole back into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. -4. But the king covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!" - -5. Then Joab came into the house to the king, and said, "Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines, -6. in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well. -7. Now therefore, arise, go out and speak comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now." -8. Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, "There is the king, sitting in the gate." So all the people came before the king. -For everyone of Israel had fled to his tent. -David Returns to Jerusalem - - -9. Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom. -10. But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?" - -11. So King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, "Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the words of all Israel have come to the king, to his very house? -12. You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?' -13. And say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.' " -14. So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: "Return, you and all your servants!" - -15. Then the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to escort the king across the Jordan. -16. And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. -17. There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king. -18. Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. -David's Mercy to Shimei -Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. -19. Then he said to the king, "Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart. -20. For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king." - -21. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, "Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?" - -22. And David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?" -23. Therefore the king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." And the king swore to him. -David and Mephibosheth Meet - - -24. Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace. -25. So it was, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?" - -26. And he answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, 'I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king,' because your servant is lame. -27. And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like the angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes. -28. For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king?" - -29. So the king said to him, "Why do you speak anymore of your matters? I have said, 'You and Ziba divide the land.' " - -30. Then Mephibosheth said to the king, "Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house." -David's Kindness to Barzillai - - -31. And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan. -32. Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man. -33. And the king said to Barzillai, "Come across with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem." - -34. But Barzillai said to the king, "How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? -35. I am today eighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king? -36. Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. And why should the king repay me with such a reward? -37. Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you." - -38. And the king answered, "Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you. Now whatever you request of me, I will do for you." -39. Then all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own place. -The Quarrel -About the King - - -40. Now the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. And all the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel. -41. Just then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, "Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king, his household, and all David's men with him across the Jordan?" - -42. So all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is a close relative of ours. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we ever eaten at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?" - -43. And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, "We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us--were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?" -Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 00c11e5c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The Rebellion of Sheba - -# Chapter 20 -1. And there happened to be there a rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said: -"We have no share in David, -Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse; -Every man to his tents, O Israel!" - -2. So every man of Israel deserted David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king. - -3. Now David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten women, his concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in seclusion and supported them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. - -4. And the king said to Amasa, "Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself." -5. So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah. But he delayed longer than the set time which David had appointed him. -6. And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities, and escape us." -7. So Joab's men, with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, went out after him. And they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. -8. When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out. -9. Then Joab said to Amasa, "Are you in health, my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. -10. But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab's hand. And he struck him with it in the stomach, and his entrails poured out on the ground; and he did not strike him again. Thus he died. -Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. -11. Meanwhile one of Joab's men stood near Amasa, and said, "Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David--follow Joab!" -12. But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came upon him halted. -13. When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. - -14. And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maachah and all the Berites. So they were gathered together and also went after Sheba. -15. Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down. - -16. Then a wise woman cried out from the city, "Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come nearby, that I may speak with you.' " -17. When he had come near to her, the woman said, "Are you Joab?" -He answered, "I am." -Then she said to him, "Hear the words of your maidservant." -And he answered, "I am listening." - -18. So she spoke, saying, "They used to talk in former times, saying, 'They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,' and so they would end disputes. -19. I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?" - -20. And Joab answered and said, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy! -21. That is not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." -So the woman said to Joab, "Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall." -22. Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem. -David's Government Officers - - -23. And Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; -24. Adoram was in charge of revenue; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; -25. Sheva was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; -26. and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index fa51a392..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -David Avenges the Gibeonites - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, "It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites." -2. So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah. - -3. Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?" - -4. And the Gibeonites said to him, "We will have no silver or gold from Saul or from his house, nor shall you kill any man in Israel for us." -So he said, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." - -5. Then they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel, -6. let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord chose." -And the king said, "I will give them." - -7. But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. -8. So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; -9. and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the Lord. So they fell, all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. - -10. Now Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from heaven. And she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. - -11. And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. -12. Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa. -13. So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. -14. They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the tomb of Kish his father. So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded the prayer for the land. -Philistine Giants Destroyed - -15. When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint. -16. Then Ishbi-Benob, who was one of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose bronze spear was three hundred shekels, who was bearing a new sword, thought he could kill David. -17. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel." - -18. Now it happened afterward that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the sons of the giant. -19. Again there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. - -20. Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also was born to the giant. -21. So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him. - -22. These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3fc4f69..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,178 +0,0 @@ -Praise for God's Deliverance - -# Chapter 22 -1. Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. -2. And he said: -" -The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; - -3. The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; -My shield and the horn of my salvation, -My stronghold and my refuge; -My Savior, You save me from violence. - -4. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; -So shall I be saved from my enemies. - -5. "When the waves of death surrounded me, -The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. - -6. The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; -The snares of death confronted me. - -7. In my distress I called upon the Lord, -And cried out to my God; -He heard my voice from His temple, -And my cry entered His ears. - -8. "Then the earth shook and trembled; -The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, -Because He was angry. - -9. Smoke went up from His nostrils, -And devouring fire from His mouth; -Coals were kindled by it. - -10. He bowed the heavens also, and came down -With darkness under His feet. - -11. He rode upon a cherub, and flew; -And He was seen upon the wings of the wind. - -12. He made darkness canopies around Him, -Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. - -13. From the brightness before Him -Coals of fire were kindled. - -14. " -The Lord thundered from heaven, -And the Most High uttered His voice. - -15. He sent out arrows and scattered them; -Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them. - -16. Then the channels of the sea were seen, -The foundations of the world were uncovered, -At the rebuke of the Lord, -At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. - -17. "He sent from above, He took me, -He drew me out of many waters. - -18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, -From those who hated me; -For they were too strong for me. - -19. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, -But the Lord was my support. - -20. He also brought me out into a broad place; -He delivered me because He delighted in me. - -21. " -The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; -According to the cleanness of my hands -He has recompensed me. - -22. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, -And have not wickedly departed from my God. - -23. For all His judgments were before me; -And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. - -24. I was also blameless before Him, -And I kept myself from my iniquity. - -25. Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, -According to my cleanness in His eyes. - -26. "With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; -With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; - -27. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; -And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. - -28. You will save the humble people; -But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down. - -29. "For You are my lamp, O Lord; -The Lord shall enlighten my darkness. - -30. For by You I can run against a troop; -By my God I can leap over a wall. - -31. As for God, His way is perfect; -The word of the Lord is proven; -He is a shield to all who trust in Him. - -32. "For who is God, except the Lord? -And who is a rock, except our God? - -33. God is my strength and power, -And He makes my way perfect. - -34. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, -And sets me on my high places. - -35. He teaches my hands to make war, -So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. - -36. "You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; -Your gentleness has made me great. - -37. You enlarged my path under me; -So my feet did not slip. - -38. "I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; -Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. - -39. And I have destroyed them and wounded them, -So that they could not rise; -They have fallen under my feet. - -40. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; -You have subdued under me those who rose against me. - -41. You have also given me the necks of my enemies, -So that I destroyed those who hated me. - -42. They looked, but there was none to save; -Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. - -43. Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; -I trod them like dirt in the streets, -And I spread them out. - -44. "You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; -You have kept me as the head of the nations. -A people I have not known shall serve me. - -45. The foreigners submit to me; -As soon as they hear, they obey me. - -46. The foreigners fade away, -And come frightened from their hideouts. - -47. " -The Lord lives! -Blessed be my Rock! -Let God be exalted, -The Rock of my salvation! - -48. It is God who avenges me, -And subdues the peoples under me; - -49. He delivers me from my enemies. -You also lift me up above those who rise against me; -You have delivered me from the violent man. - -50. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, -And sing praises to Your name. - -51. "He is the tower of salvation to His king, -And shows mercy to His anointed, -To David and his descendants forevermore." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8a586a2b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -David's Last Words - -# Chapter 23 -1. Now these are the last words of David. -Thus says David the son of Jesse; -Thus says the man raised up on high, -The anointed of the God of Jacob, -And the sweet psalmist of Israel: - -2. "The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, -And His word was on my tongue. - -3. The God of Israel said, -The Rock of Israel spoke to me: -'He who rules over men must be just, -Ruling in the fear of God. - -4. And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, -A morning without clouds, -Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, -By clear shining after rain.' - -5. "Although my house is not so with God, -Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, -Ordered in all things and secure. -For this is all my salvation and all my desire; -Will He not make it increase? - -6. But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, -Because they cannot be taken with hands. - -7. But the man who touches them -Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, -And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."David's Mighty Men - -8. These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. -9. And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. -10. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder. -11. And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines. -12. But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory. - -13. Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. -14. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. -15. And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" -16. So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. -17. And he said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. -These things were done by the three mighty men. - -18. Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. -19. Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three. - -20. Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. -21. And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. -22. These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. -23. He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard. - -24. Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, -25. Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, -26. Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, -27. Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, -28. Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, -29. Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, -30. Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash, -31. Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, -32. Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, -33. Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, -34. Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, -35. Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, -36. Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, -37. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), -38. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, -39. and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 66f8e217..00000000 --- a/NKJV/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -David's Census of Israel and Judah - -# Chapter 24 -1. Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah." - -2. So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people." - -3. And Joab said to the king, "Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?" -4. Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Therefore Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel. - -5. And they crossed over the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the town which is in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and toward Jazer. -6. Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon; -7. and they came to the stronghold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to South Judah as far as Beersheba. -8. So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. -9. Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king. And there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. -The Judgment on David's Sin - -10. And David's heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly." - -11. Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, -12. "Go and tell David, 'Thus says the Lord: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you." ' " -13. So Gad came to David and told him; and he said to him, "Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or shall you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I should take back to Him who sent me." - -14. And David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man." - -15. So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from the morning till the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand men of the people died. -16. And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "It is enough; now restrain your hand." And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. - -17. Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, "Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father's house."The Altar on the Threshing Floor - -18. And Gad came that day to David and said to him, "Go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." -19. So David, according to the word of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. -20. Now Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him. So Araunah went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. - -21. Then Araunah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" -And David said, "To buy the threshing floor from you, to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people." - -22. Now Araunah said to David, "Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing implements and the yokes of the oxen for wood. -23. All these, O king, Araunah has given to the king." -And Araunah said to the king, "May the Lord your God accept you." - -24. Then the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. -25. And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..167f658a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag, +2 on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. So it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself. +3 And David said to him, “Where have you come from?” +So he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.” +4 Then David said to him, “How did the matter go? Please tell me.” +And he answered, “The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.” +5 So David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?” +6 Then the young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance to be on Mount Gilboa, there was Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. +7 Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ +8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ +9 He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’ +10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.” +11 Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. +12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. +13 Then David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” +And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.” +14 So David said to him, “How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?” +15 Then David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and execute him!” And he struck him so that he died. +16 So David said to him, “Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’ ” +17 Then David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, +18 and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher: +19 “The beauty of Israel is slain on your high places! +How the mighty have fallen! +20 Tell it not in Gath, +Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon— +Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, +Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. +21 “O mountains of Gilboa, +Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, +Nor fields of offerings. +For the shield of the mighty is cast away there! +The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. +22 From the blood of the slain, +From the fat of the mighty, +The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, +And the sword of Saul did not return empty. +23 “Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, +And in their death they were not divided; +They were swifter than eagles, +They were stronger than lions. +24 “O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, +Who clothed you in scarlet, with luxury; +Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. +25 “How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! +Jonathan was slain in your high places. +26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; +You have been very pleasant to me; +Your love to me was wonderful, +Surpassing the love of women. +27 “How the mighty have fallen, +And the weapons of war perished!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..68e58380 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?” +And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” +David said, “Where shall I go up?” +And He said, “To Hebron.” +2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. +3 And David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. +4 Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.” +5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him. +6 And now may the Lord show kindness and truth to you. I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing. +7 Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.” +8 But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim; +9 and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. +10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David. +11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. +12 Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. +13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. +14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” +And Joab said, “Let them arise.” +15 So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. +16 And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon. +17 So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David. +18 Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle. +19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. +20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Are you Asahel?” +He answered, “I am.” +21 And Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. +22 So Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joab?” +23 However, he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of the spear, so that the spear came out of his back; and he fell down there and died on the spot. So it was that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still. +24 Joab and Abishai also pursued Abner. And the sun was going down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah by the road to the Wilderness of Gibeon. +25 Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit, and took their stand on top of a hill. +26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?” +27 And Joab said, “As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.” +28 So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. +29 Then Abner and his men went on all that night through the plain, crossed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron; and they came to Mahanaim. +30 So Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. +31 But the servants of David had struck down, of Benjamin and Abner’s men, three hundred and sixty men who died. +32 Then they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at daybreak. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1f32399 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. +2 Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; +3 his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; +4 the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; +5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron. +6 Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul. +7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?” +8 Then Abner became very angry at the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman? +9 May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the Lord has sworn to him— +10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.” +11 And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. +12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, “Whose is the land?” saying also, “Make your covenant with me, and indeed my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel to you.” +13 And David said, “Good, I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you: you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.” +14 So David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” +15 And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish. +16 Then her husband went along with her to Bahurim, weeping behind her. So Abner said to him, “Go, return!” And he returned. +17 Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, “In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you. +18 Now then, do it! For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.’ ” +19 And Abner also spoke in the hearing of Benjamin. Then Abner also went to speak in the hearing of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin. +20 So Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. +21 Then Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace. +22 At that moment the servants of David and Joab came from a raid and brought much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. +23 When Joab and all the troops that were with him had come, they told Joab, saying, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.” +24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone? +25 Surely you realize that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.” +26 And when Joab had gone from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David did not know it. +27 Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother. +28 Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “My kingdom and I are guiltless before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. +29 Let it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and let there never fail to be in the house of Joab one who has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.” +30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. +31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” And King David followed the coffin. +32 So they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept. +33 And the king sang a lament over Abner and said: +“Should Abner die as a fool dies? +34 Your hands were not bound +Nor your feet put into fetters; +As a man falls before wicked men, so you fell.” +Then all the people wept over him again. +35 And when all the people came to persuade David to eat food while it was still day, David took an oath, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!” +36 Now all the people took note of it, and it pleased them, since whatever the king did pleased all the people. +37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king’s intent to kill Abner the son of Ner. +38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? +39 And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4b8ea2b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost heart, and all Israel was troubled. +2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were captains of troops. The name of one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin. (For Beeroth also was part of Benjamin, +3 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been sojourners there until this day.) +4 Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth. +5 Then the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed at noon. +6 And they came there, all the way into the house, as though to get wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. +7 For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain. +8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.” +9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity, +10 when someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag—the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. +11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?” +12 So David commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21959fb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. +2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ” +3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel. +4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. +5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. +6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.” +7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). +8 Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” +9 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. +10 So David went on and became great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. +11 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house. +12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. +13 And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. +14 Now these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, +16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. +17 Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold. +18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. +19 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” +And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.” +20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. +21 And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away. +22 Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. +23 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. +24 And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” +25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c1207f22 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand. +2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the Lord of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. +3 So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. +4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark. +5 Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals. +6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. +7 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God. +8 And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzah to this day. +9 David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?” +10 So David would not move the ark of the Lord with him into the City of David; but David took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. +11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his household. +12 Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. +13 And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. +14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. +15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. +16 Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. +17 So they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. +18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. +19 Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house. +20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” +21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord. +22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.” +23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a18d61c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, +2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.” +3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.” +4 But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, +5 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? +6 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle. +7 Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ +8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. +9 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth. +10 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, +11 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a house. +12 “When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. +13 He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. +14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. +15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. +16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” +17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. +18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? +19 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? +20 Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, know Your servant. +21 For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. +22 Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. +23 And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? +24 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God. +25 “Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said. +26 So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. +27 For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You. +28 “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. +29 Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fd18c572 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines. +2 Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute. +3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the River Euphrates. +4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. +5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. +6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. +7 And David took the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. +8 Also from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze. +9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, +10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. +11 King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued— +12 from Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. +13 And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt. +14 He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. +15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people. +16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; +17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe; +18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30debdfa --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” +2 And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” +He said, “At your service!” +3 Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?” +And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in his feet.” +4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?” +And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.” +5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar. +6 Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” +And he answered, “Here is your servant!” +7 So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.” +8 Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?” +9 And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. +10 You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread at my table always.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. +11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do.” +“As for Mephibosheth,” said the king, “he shall eat at my table like one of the king’s sons.” +12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth. +13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8802ca60 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 It happened after this that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. +2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” +So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the people of Ammon. +3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?” +4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. +5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.” +6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand foot soldiers; and from the king of Maacah one thousand men, and from Ish-Tob twelve thousand men. +7 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. +8 Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the gate. And the Syrians of Zoba, Beth Rehob, Ish-Tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field. +9 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. +10 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in battle array against the people of Ammon. +11 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. +12 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.” +13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. +14 When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai, and entered the city. So Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went to Jerusalem. +15 When the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered together. +16 Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam. And Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them. +17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in battle array against David and fought with him. +18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of the Syrians, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. +19 And when all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b85c87ca --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. +2 Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. +3 So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” +4 Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. +5 And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” +6 Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent Uriah to David. +7 When Uriah had come to him, David asked how Joab was doing, and how the people were doing, and how the war prospered. +8 And David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah departed from the king’s house, and a gift of food from the king followed him. +9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. +10 So when they told David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” +11 And Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” +12 Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. +13 Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. +14 In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. +15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die.” +16 So it was, while Joab besieged the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men. +17 Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also. +18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war, +19 and charged the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling the matters of the war to the king, +20 if it happens that the king’s wrath rises, and he says to you: ‘Why did you approach so near to the city when you fought? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? +21 Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who cast a piece of a millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’—then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ” +22 So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent by him. +23 And the messenger said to David, “Surely the men prevailed against us and came out to us in the field; then we drove them back as far as the entrance of the gate. +24 The archers shot from the wall at your servants; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.” +25 Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city, and overthrow it.’ So encourage him.” +26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. +27 And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c30ca27 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. +2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. +3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him. +4 And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” +5 So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this shall surely die! +6 And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.” +7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. +8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! +9 Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. +10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ +11 Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. +12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ” +13 So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” +And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. +14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” +15 Then Nathan departed to his house. +And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. +16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. +17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. +18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!” +19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” +And they said, “He is dead.” +20 So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. +21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” +22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ +23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.” +24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, +25 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. +26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city. +27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply. +28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called after my name.” +29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. +30 Then he took their king’s crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance. +31 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over to the brick works. So he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..da366d26 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. +2 Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her. +3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man. +4 And he said to him, “Why are you, the king’s son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?” +Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” +5 So Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’ ” +6 Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” +7 And David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Now go to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.” +8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. +9 And she took the pan and placed them out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Have everyone go out from me.” And they all went out from him. +10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom. +11 Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” +12 But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! +13 And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.” +14 However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her. +15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!” +16 So she said to him, “No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me.” +But he would not listen to her. +17 Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, “Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her.” +18 Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king’s virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her. +19 Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly. +20 And Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house. +21 But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. +22 And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. +23 And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king’s sons. +24 Then Absalom came to the king and said, “Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.” +25 But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you.” Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him. +26 Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” +And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?” +27 But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. +28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.” +29 So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled. +30 And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left!” +31 So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn. +32 Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, “Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. +33 Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead.” +34 Then Absalom fled. And the young man who was keeping watch lifted his eyes and looked, and there, many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him. +35 And Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the king’s sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.” +36 So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king’s sons indeed came, and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly. +37 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. +38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. +39 And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0aedadea --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 So Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was concerned about Absalom. +2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead. +3 Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth. +4 And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself, and said, “Help, O king!” +5 Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?” +And she answered, “Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead. +6 Now your maidservant had two sons; and the two fought with each other in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him. +7 And now the whole family has risen up against your maidservant, and they said, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may execute him for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also.’ So they would extinguish my ember that is left, and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the earth.” +8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.” +9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father’s house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.” +10 So the king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore.” +11 Then she said, “Please let the king remember the Lord your God, and do not permit the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son.” +And he said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.” +12 Therefore the woman said, “Please, let your maidservant speak another word to my lord the king.” +And he said, “Say on.” +13 So the woman said: “Why then have you schemed such a thing against the people of God? For the king speaks this thing as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring his banished one home again. +14 For we will surely die and become like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises means, so that His banished ones are not expelled from Him. +15 Now therefore, I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. And your maidservant said, ‘I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his maidservant. +16 For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’ +17 Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ” +18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you.” +And the woman said, “Please, let my lord the king speak.” +19 So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant. +20 To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth.” +21 And the king said to Joab, “All right, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, bring back the young man Absalom.” +22 Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and thanked the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.” +23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. +24 And the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but do not let him see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king’s face. +25 Now in all Israel there was no one who was praised as much as Absalom for his good looks. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. +26 And when he cut the hair of his head—at the end of every year he cut it because it was heavy on him—when he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels according to the king’s standard. +27 To Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance. +28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, but did not see the king’s face. +29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. And when he sent again the second time, he would not come. +30 So he said to his servants, “See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire.” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. +31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom’s house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?” +32 And Absalom answered Joab, “Look, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, so that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.” ’ Now therefore, let me see the king’s face; but if there is iniquity in me, let him execute me.” +33 So Joab went to the king and told him. And when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..99d4a663 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. +2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.” +3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you.” +4 Moreover Absalom would say, “Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.” +5 And so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him, that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him. +6 In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. +7 Now it came to pass after forty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please, let me go to Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord. +8 For your servant took a vow while I dwelt at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If the Lord indeed brings me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.’ ” +9 And the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron. +10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’ ” +11 And with Absalom went two hundred men invited from Jerusalem, and they went along innocently and did not know anything. +12 Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city—from Giloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom continually increased in number. +13 Now a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.” +14 So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.” +15 And the king’s servants said to the king, “We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands.” +16 Then the king went out with all his household after him. But the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house. +17 And the king went out with all the people after him, and stopped at the outskirts. +18 Then all his servants passed before him; and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed before the king. +19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also going with us? Return and remain with the king. For you are a foreigner and also an exile from your own place. +20 In fact, you came only yesterday. Should I make you wander up and down with us today, since I go I know not where? Return, and take your brethren back. Mercy and truth be with you.” +21 But Ittai answered the king and said, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also your servant will be.” +22 So David said to Ittai, “Go, and cross over.” Then Ittai the Gittite and all his men and all the little ones who were with him crossed over. +23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness. +24 There was Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city. +25 Then the king said to Zadok, “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will bring me back and show me both it and His dwelling place. +26 But if He says thus: ‘I have no delight in you,’ here I am, let Him do to me as seems good to Him.” +27 The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. +28 See, I will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” +29 Therefore Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God back to Jerusalem. And they remained there. +30 So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went up. +31 Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!” +32 Now it happened when David had come to the top of the mountain, where he worshiped God—there was Hushai the Archite coming to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. +33 David said to him, “If you go on with me, then you will become a burden to me. +34 But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; as I was your father’s servant previously, so I will now also be your servant,’ then you may defeat the counsel of Ahithophel for me. +35 And do you not have Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? Therefore it will be that whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall tell to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. +36 Indeed they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything you hear.” +37 So Hushai, David’s friend, went into the city. And Absalom came into Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..52b849e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. +2 And the king said to Ziba, “What do you mean to do with these?” +So Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who are faint in the wilderness to drink.” +3 Then the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” +And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’ ” +4 So the king said to Ziba, “Here, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” +And Ziba said, “I humbly bow before you, that I may find favor in your sight, my lord, O king!” +5 Now when King David came to Bahurim, there was a man from the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera, coming from there. He came out, cursing continuously as he came. +6 And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. +7 Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue! +8 The Lord has brought upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a bloodthirsty man!” +9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and take off his head!” +10 But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’ ” +11 And David said to Abishai and all his servants, “See how my son who came from my own body seeks my life. How much more now may this Benjamite? Let him alone, and let him curse; for so the Lord has ordered him. +12 It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing this day.” +13 And as David and his men went along the road, Shimei went along the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust. +14 Now the king and all the people who were with him became weary; so they refreshed themselves there. +15 Meanwhile Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him. +16 And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” +17 So Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?” +18 And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, but whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choose, his I will be, and with him I will remain. +19 Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so will I be in your presence.” +20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give advice as to what we should do.” +21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.” +22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. +23 Now the advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one had inquired at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5deb1725 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. +2 I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king. +3 Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace.” +4 And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. +5 Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says too.” +6 And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken in this manner. Shall we do as he says? If not, speak up.” +7 So Hushai said to Absalom: “The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time. +8 For,” said Hushai, “you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not camp with the people. +9 Surely by now he is hidden in some pit, or in some other place. And it will be, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’ +10 And even he who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt completely. For all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men. +11 Therefore I advise that all Israel be fully gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person. +12 So we will come upon him in some place where he may be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground. And of him and all the men who are with him there shall not be left so much as one. +13 Moreover, if he has withdrawn into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city; and we will pull it into the river, until there is not one small stone found there.” +14 So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring disaster on Absalom. +15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so I have advised. +16 Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘Do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’ ” +17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed at En Rogel, for they dared not be seen coming into the city; so a female servant would come and tell them, and they would go and tell King David. +18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom. But both of them went away quickly and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down into it. +19 Then the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground grain on it; and the thing was not known. +20 And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” +So the woman said to them, “They have gone over the water brook.” +And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. +21 Now it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and told King David, and said to David, “Arise and cross over the water quickly. For thus has Ahithophel advised against you.” +22 So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the Jordan. By morning light not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan. +23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb. +24 Then David went to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. +25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jithra, an Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. +26 So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead. +27 Now it happened, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the people of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, +28 brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds, +29 honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7070f6b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. +2 Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand of Joab, one third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I also will surely go out with you myself.” +3 But the people answered, “You shall not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us now. For you are now more help to us in the city.” +4 Then the king said to them, “Whatever seems best to you I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. +5 Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains orders concerning Absalom. +6 So the people went out into the field of battle against Israel. And the battle was in the woods of Ephraim. +7 The people of Israel were overthrown there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter of twenty thousand took place there that day. +8 For the battle there was scattered over the face of the whole countryside, and the woods devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. +9 Then Absalom met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and his head caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth. And the mule which was under him went on. +10 Now a certain man saw it and told Joab, and said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth tree!” +11 So Joab said to the man who told him, “You just saw him! And why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt.” +12 But the man said to Joab, “Though I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Beware lest anyone touch the young man Absalom!’ +13 Otherwise I would have dealt falsely against my own life. For there is nothing hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.” +14 Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree. +15 And ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, and struck and killed him. +16 So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people. +17 And they took Absalom and cast him into a large pit in the woods, and laid a very large heap of stones over him. Then all Israel fled, everyone to his tent. +18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up a pillar for himself, which is in the King’s Valley. For he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name. And to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument. +19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run now and take the news to the king, how the Lord has avenged him of his enemies.” +20 And Joab said to him, “You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead.” +21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” So the Cushite bowed himself to Joab and ran. +22 And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, “But whatever happens, please let me also run after the Cushite.” +So Joab said, “Why will you run, my son, since you have no news ready?” +23 “But whatever happens,” he said, “let me run.” +So he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain, and outran the Cushite. +24 Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone. +25 Then the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came rapidly and drew near. +26 Then the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “There is another man, running alone!” +And the king said, “He also brings news.” +27 So the watchman said, “I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” +And the king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.” +28 So Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, “All is well!” Then he bowed down with his face to the earth before the king, and said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king!” +29 The king said, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” +Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I did not know what it was about.” +30 And the king said, “Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood still. +31 Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, “There is good news, my lord the king! For the Lord has avenged you this day of all those who rose against you.” +32 And the king said to the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” +So the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do harm, be like that young man!” +33 Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: “O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a67fd74f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 And Joab was told, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” +2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.” +3 And the people stole back into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. +4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!” +5 Then Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines, +6 in that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for today I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died today, then it would have pleased you well. +7 Now therefore, arise, go out and speak comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.” +8 Then the king arose and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, “There is the king, sitting in the gate.” So all the people came before the king. +For everyone of Israel had fled to his tent. +9 Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom. +10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?” +11 So King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the words of all Israel have come to the king, to his very house? +12 You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ +13 And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’ ” +14 So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah, just as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants!” +15 Then the king returned and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to escort the king across the Jordan. +16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. +17 There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king. +18 Then a ferryboat went across to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. +Now Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had crossed the Jordan. +19 Then he said to the king, “Do not let my lord impute iniquity to me, or remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my lord the king left Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart. +20 For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.” +21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?” +22 And David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” +23 Therefore the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore to him. +24 Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace. +25 So it was, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?” +26 And he answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king,’ because your servant is lame. +27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like the angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes. +28 For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king?” +29 So the king said to him, “Why do you speak anymore of your matters? I have said, ‘You and Ziba divide the land.’ ” +30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Rather, let him take it all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come back in peace to his own house.” +31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to escort him across the Jordan. +32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man. +33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come across with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem.” +34 But Barzillai said to the king, “How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? +35 I am today eighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king? +36 Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. And why should the king repay me with such a reward? +37 Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, near the grave of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.” +38 And the king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you. Now whatever you request of me, I will do for you.” +39 Then all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own place. +40 Now the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. And all the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel. +41 Just then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king, his household, and all David’s men with him across the Jordan?” +42 So all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is a close relative of ours. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?” +43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” +Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eb1562b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 And there happened to be there a rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said: +“We have no share in David, +Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse; +Every man to his tents, O Israel!” +2 So every man of Israel deserted David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem, remained loyal to their king. +3 Now David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten women, his concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in seclusion and supported them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. +4 And the king said to Amasa, “Assemble the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.” +5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah. But he delayed longer than the set time which David had appointed him. +6 And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities, and escape us.” +7 So Joab’s men, with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, went out after him. And they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. +8 When they were at the large stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. Now Joab was dressed in battle armor; on it was a belt with a sword fastened in its sheath at his hips; and as he was going forward, it fell out. +9 Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. +10 But Amasa did not notice the sword that was in Joab’s hand. And he struck him with it in the stomach, and his entrails poured out on the ground; and he did not strike him again. Thus he died. +Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. +11 Meanwhile one of Joab’s men stood near Amasa, and said, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David—follow Joab!” +12 But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came upon him halted. +13 When he was removed from the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. +14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maachah and all the Berites. So they were gathered together and also went after Sheba. +15 Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down. +16 Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ” +17 When he had come near to her, the woman said, “Are you Joab?” +He answered, “I am.” +Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your maidservant.” +And he answered, “I am listening.” +18 So she spoke, saying, “They used to talk in former times, saying, ‘They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,’ and so they would end disputes. +19 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?” +20 And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy! +21 That is not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” +So the woman said to Joab, “Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.” +22 Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem. +23 And Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; +24 Adoram was in charge of revenue; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; +25 Sheva was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; +26 and Ira the Jairite was a chief minister under David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12061baf --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, “It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.” +2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah. +3 Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?” +4 And the Gibeonites said to him, “We will have no silver or gold from Saul or from his house, nor shall you kill any man in Israel for us.” +So he said, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” +5 Then they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel, +6 let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord chose.” +And the king said, “I will give them.” +7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. +8 So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; +9 and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the Lord. So they fell, all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. +10 Now Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from heaven. And she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. +11 And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. +12 Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa. +13 So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. +14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the tomb of Kish his father. So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded the prayer for the land. +15 When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint. +16 Then Ishbi-Benob, who was one of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose bronze spear was three hundred shekels, who was bearing a new sword, thought he could kill David. +17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.” +18 Now it happened afterward that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the sons of the giant. +19 Again there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. +20 Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also was born to the giant. +21 So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. +22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90079bd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. +2 And he said: +“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; +3 The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; +My shield and the horn of my salvation, +My stronghold and my refuge; +My Savior, You save me from violence. +4 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; +So shall I be saved from my enemies. +5 “When the waves of death surrounded me, +The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. +6 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; +The snares of death confronted me. +7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, +And cried out to my God; +He heard my voice from His temple, +And my cry entered His ears. +8 “Then the earth shook and trembled; +The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, +Because He was angry. +9 Smoke went up from His nostrils, +And devouring fire from His mouth; +Coals were kindled by it. +10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down +With darkness under His feet. +11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew; +And He was seen upon the wings of the wind. +12 He made darkness canopies around Him, +Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. +13 From the brightness before Him +Coals of fire were kindled. +14 “The Lord thundered from heaven, +And the Most High uttered His voice. +15 He sent out arrows and scattered them; +Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them. +16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, +The foundations of the world were uncovered, +At the rebuke of the Lord, +At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. +17 “He sent from above, He took me, +He drew me out of many waters. +18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, +From those who hated me; +For they were too strong for me. +19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, +But the Lord was my support. +20 He also brought me out into a broad place; +He delivered me because He delighted in me. +21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; +According to the cleanness of my hands +He has recompensed me. +22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, +And have not wickedly departed from my God. +23 For all His judgments were before me; +And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. +24 I was also blameless before Him, +And I kept myself from my iniquity. +25 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, +According to my cleanness in His eyes. +26 “With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; +With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; +27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure; +And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. +28 You will save the humble people; +But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down. +29 “For You are my lamp, O Lord; +The Lord shall enlighten my darkness. +30 For by You I can run against a troop; +By my God I can leap over a wall. +31 As for God, His way is perfect; +The word of the Lord is proven; +He is a shield to all who trust in Him. +32 “For who is God, except the Lord? +And who is a rock, except our God? +33 God is my strength and power, +And He makes my way perfect. +34 He makes my feet like the feet of deer, +And sets me on my high places. +35 He teaches my hands to make war, +So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. +36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; +Your gentleness has made me great. +37 You enlarged my path under me; +So my feet did not slip. +38 “I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; +Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. +39 And I have destroyed them and wounded them, +So that they could not rise; +They have fallen under my feet. +40 For You have armed me with strength for the battle; +You have subdued under me those who rose against me. +41 You have also given me the necks of my enemies, +So that I destroyed those who hated me. +42 They looked, but there was none to save; +Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. +43 Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; +I trod them like dirt in the streets, +And I spread them out. +44 “You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; +You have kept me as the head of the nations. +A people I have not known shall serve me. +45 The foreigners submit to me; +As soon as they hear, they obey me. +46 The foreigners fade away, +And come frightened from their hideouts. +47 “The Lord lives! +Blessed be my Rock! +Let God be exalted, +The Rock of my salvation! +48 It is God who avenges me, +And subdues the peoples under me; +49 He delivers me from my enemies. +You also lift me up above those who rise against me; +You have delivered me from the violent man. +50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, +And sing praises to Your name. +51 “He is the tower of salvation to His king, +And shows mercy to His anointed, +To David and his descendants forevermore.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0b1c331 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Now these are the last words of David. +Thus says David the son of Jesse; +Thus says the man raised up on high, +The anointed of the God of Jacob, +And the sweet psalmist of Israel: +2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, +And His word was on my tongue. +3 The God of Israel said, +The Rock of Israel spoke to me: +‘He who rules over men must be just, +Ruling in the fear of God. +4 And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, +A morning without clouds, +Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, +By clear shining after rain.’ +5 “Although my house is not so with God, +Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, +Ordered in all things and secure. +For this is all my salvation and all my desire; +Will He not make it increase? +6 But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away, +Because they cannot be taken with hands. +7 But the man who touches them +Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear, +And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.” +8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. +9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. +10 He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder. +11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines. +12 But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory. +13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. +14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. +15 And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” +16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. +17 And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. +These things were done by the three mighty men. +18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. +19 Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three. +20 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. +21 And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. +22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. +23 He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard. +24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, +25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, +26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, +27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, +28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, +29 Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, +30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash, +31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, +32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, +33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, +34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, +35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, +36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, +37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), +38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, +39 and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d32ab6d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” +2 So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.” +3 And Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?” +4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Therefore Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel. +5 And they crossed over the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the town which is in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and toward Jazer. +6 Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon; +7 and they came to the stronghold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to South Judah as far as Beersheba. +8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. +9 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king. And there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. +10 And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” +11 Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, +12 “Go and tell David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.” ’ ” +13 So Gad came to David and told him; and he said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or shall you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.” +14 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” +15 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel from the morning till the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand men of the people died. +16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “It is enough; now restrain your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. +17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.” +18 And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” +19 So David, according to the word of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. +20 Now Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him. So Araunah went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. +21 Then Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” +And David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.” +22 Now Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing implements and the yokes of the oxen for wood. +23 All these, O king, Araunah has given to the king.” +And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.” +24 Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. +25 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1a1f437e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Adonijah Presumes to Be King - -# Chapter 1 -1. Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. -2. Therefore his servants said to him, "Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie in your bosom, that our lord the king may be warm." -3. So they sought for a lovely young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. -4. The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her. - -5. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king"; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. -6. (And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, "Why have you done so?" He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.) -7. Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah. -8. But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. - -9. And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel; he also invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants. -10. But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother. - -11. So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it? -12. Come, please, let me now give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. -13. Go immediately to King David and say to him, 'Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, "Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?' -14. Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words." - -15. So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) -16. And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, "What is your wish?" - -17. Then she said to him, "My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your maidservant, saying, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.' -18. So now, look! Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know about it. -19. He has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited. -20. And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. -21. Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders." - -22. And just then, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. -23. So they told the king, saying, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground. -24. And Nathan said, "My lord, O king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne'? -25. For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and look! They are eating and drinking before him; and they say, 'Long live King Adonijah!' -26. But he has not invited me--me your servant--nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon. -27. Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not told your servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"David Proclaims Solomon King - -28. Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king. -29. And the king took an oath and said, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress, -30. just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,' so I certainly will do this day." - -31. Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, "Let my lord King David live forever!" - -32. And King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king. -33. The king also said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon. -34. There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel; and blow the horn, and say, 'Long live King Solomon!' -35. Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah." - -36. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. -37. As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David." - -38. So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule, and took him to Gihon. -39. Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!" -40. And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound. - -41. Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the horn, he said, "Why is the city in such a noisy uproar?" -42. While he was still speaking, there came Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest. And Adonijah said to him, "Come in, for you are a prominent man, and bring good news." - -43. Then Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, "No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king. -44. The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king's mule. -45. So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard. -46. Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom. -47. And moreover the king's servants have gone to bless our lord King David, saying, 'May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.' Then the king bowed himself on the bed. -48. Also the king said thus, 'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!' " - -49. So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way. - -50. Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. -51. And it was told Solomon, saying, "Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.' " - -52. Then Solomon said, "If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die." -53. So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 91db5eb1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -David's Instructions to Solomon - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: -2. "I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. -3. And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn; -4. that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,' He said, 'you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.' - -5. "Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet. -6. Therefore do according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace. - -7. "But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother. - -8. "And see, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.' -9. Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood."Death of David - -10. So David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. -11. The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. -12. Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established. -Solomon Executes Adonijah - - -13. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, "Do you come peaceably?" -And he said, "Peaceably." -14. Moreover he said, "I have something to say to you." -And she said, "Say it." - -15. Then he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their expectations on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom has been turned over, and has become my brother's; for it was his from the Lord. -16. Now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me." -And she said to him, "Say it." - -17. Then he said, "Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife." - -18. So Bathsheba said, "Very well, I will speak for you to the king." - -19. Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king's mother; so she sat at his right hand. -20. Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you; do not refuse me." -And the king said to her, "Ask it, my mother, for I will not refuse you." - -21. So she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife." - -22. And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "Now why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also--for he is my older brother--for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah." -23. Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life! -24. Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a house for me, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today!" - -25. So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died. -Abiathar Exiled, Joab Executed - - -26. And to Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are deserving of death; but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David, and because you were afflicted every time my father was afflicted." -27. So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, that he might fulfill the word of the Lord which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh. - -28. Then news came to Joab, for Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. So Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and took hold of the horns of the altar. -29. And King Solomon was told, "Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; there he is, by the altar." Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, strike him down." -30. So Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, "Thus says the king, 'Come out!' " -And he said, "No, but I will die here." And Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying, "Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me." - -31. Then the king said to him, "Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood which Joab shed. -32. So the Lord will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword--Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah--though my father David did not know it. -33. Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord." - -34. So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. -35. The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar. -Shimei Executed - - -36. Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere. -37. For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head." - -38. And Shimei said to the king, "The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do." So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. - -39. Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, "Look, your slaves are in Gath!" -40. So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath. -41. And Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back. -42. Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warn you, saying, 'Know for certain that on the day you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die'? And you said to me, 'The word I have heard is good.' -43. Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I gave you?" -44. The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness on your own head. -45. But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever." - -46. So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7e259ed9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Requests Wisdom - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh's daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall all around Jerusalem. -2. Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days. -3. And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. - -4. Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. -5. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?" - -6. And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. -7. Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. -8. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. -9. Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" - -10. The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. -11. Then God said to him: "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, -12. behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. -13. And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days. -14. So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days." - -15. Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. -Solomon's Wise Judgment - - -16. Now two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him. -17. And one woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth while she was in the house. -18. Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house. -19. And this woman's son died in the night, because she lay on him. -20. So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. -21. And when I rose in the morning to nurse my son, there he was, dead. But when I had examined him in the morning, indeed, he was not my son whom I had borne." - -22. Then the other woman said, "No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." -And the first woman said, "No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." -Thus they spoke before the king. - -23. And the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son, who lives, and your son is the dead one'; and the other says, 'No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.' " -24. Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king. -25. And the king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other." - -26. Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, "O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!" -But the other said, "Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him." - -27. So the king answered and said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother." - -28. And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0b5c7252..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Administration - -# Chapter 4 -1. So King Solomon was king over all Israel. -2. And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; -3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; -4. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests; -5. Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king's friend; -6. Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force. - -7. And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. -8. These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; -9. Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; -10. Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; -11. Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; -12. Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; -13. Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan--sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; -14. Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; -15. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; -16. Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; -17. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; -18. Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; -19. Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land. -Prosperity and Wisdom of Solomon's Reign - - -20. Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. -21. So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. - -22. Now Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal, -23. ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl. - -24. For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him. -25. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. - -26. Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. -27. And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table. There was no lack in their supply. -28. They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge. - -29. And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. -30. Thus Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. -31. For he was wiser than all men--than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. -32. He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. -33. Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. -34. And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index a54d6972..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple - -# Chapter 5 -1. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David. -2. Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: - -3. You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put his foes under the soles of his feet. - -4. But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence. - -5. And behold, I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying, "Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name." - -6. Now therefore, command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians. - -7. So it was, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, -Blessed be the Lord this day, for He has given David a wise son over this great people! - -8. Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: -I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs. - -9. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you indicate to me, and will have them broken apart there; then you can take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by giving food for my household. - -10. Then Hiram gave Solomon cedar and cypress logs according to all his desire. -11. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of pressed oil. Thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year. - -12. So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together. - -13. Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men. -14. And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home; Adoniram was in charge of the labor force. -15. Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains, -16. besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon's deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work. -17. And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple. -18. So Solomon's builders, Hiram's builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index d45dbcfd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 6 -1. And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. -2. Now the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits. -3. The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house. -4. And he made for the house windows with beveled frames. - -5. Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it. -6. The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple. -7. And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. -8. The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. - -9. So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar. -10. And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams. - -11. Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying: -12. "Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My word with you, which I spoke to your father David. -13. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel." - -14. So Solomon built the temple and finished it. -15. And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress. -16. Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. -17. And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long. -18. The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen. - -19. And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. -20. The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. -21. So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. -22. The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary. - -23. Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. -24. One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. -25. And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape. -26. The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub. -27. Then he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. -28. Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold. - -29. Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. -30. And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries. - -31. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall. -32. The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. -33. So for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one-fourth of the wall. -34. And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door. -35. Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work. - -36. And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams. - -37. In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. -38. And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7e12ee13..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Other Buildings - -# Chapter 7 -1. But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house. - -2. He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. -3. And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row. -4. There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers. -5. And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers. - -6. He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them. - -7. Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. - -8. And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken as wife. - -9. All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court. -10. The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits. -11. And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood. -12. The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the temple. -Hiram the Craftsman - - -13. Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre. -14. He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work. -The Bronze Pillars for the Temple - -15. And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each. -16. Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. -17. He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital. -18. So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital. - -19. The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits. -20. The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around. - -21. Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz. -22. The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished. -The Sea and the Oxen - - -23. And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. - -24. Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast. -25. It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. -26. It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained two thousand baths. -The Carts and the Lavers - - -27. He also made ten carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. -28. And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames; -29. on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work. -30. Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath. -31. Its opening inside the crown at the top was one cubit in diameter; and the opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also on the opening were engravings, but the panels were square, not round. -32. Under the panels were the four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits. -33. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze. -34. And there were four supports at the four corners of each cart; its supports were part of the cart itself. -35. On the top of the cart, at the height of half a cubit, it was perfectly round. And on the top of the cart, its flanges and its panels were of the same casting. -36. On the plates of its flanges and on its panels he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was a clear space on each, with wreaths all around. -37. Thus he made the ten carts. All of them were of the same mold, one measure, and one shape. - -38. Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver. -39. And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the Sea on the right side of the house, toward the southeast. -Furnishings of the Temple - -40. Huram made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord: -41. the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; -42. four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the pillars); -43. the ten carts, and ten lavers on the carts; -44. one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea; -45. the pots, the shovels, and the bowls. -All these articles which Huram made for King Solomon for the house of the Lord were of burnished bronze. -46. In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zaretan. -47. And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined. - -48. Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread; -49. the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold; -50. the basins, the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple. - -51. So all the work that King Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and the furnishings. He put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 93b6b66d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought into the Temple - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion. -2. Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month. -3. So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. -4. Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. -5. Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. -6. Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. -7. For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. -8. The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. -9. Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. - -10. And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, -11. so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. - -12. Then Solomon spoke: -"The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. - -13. I have surely built You an exalted house, -And a place for You to dwell in forever."Solomon's Speech at Completion of the Work - -14. Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. -15. And he said: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, -16. 'Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.' -17. Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. -18. But the Lord said to my father David, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. -19. Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.' -20. So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. -21. And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt."Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - -22. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; -23. and he said: "Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. -24. You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. -25. Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, 'You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.' -26. And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father. - -27. "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! -28. Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today: -29. that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, 'My name shall be there,' that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. -30. And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive. - -31. "When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, -32. then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. - -33. "When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple, -34. then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers. - -35. "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, -36. then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. - -37. "When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; -38. whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple: -39. then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men), -40. that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. - -41. "Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name's sake -42. (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple, -43. hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name. - -44. "When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, -45. then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. - -46. "When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near; -47. yet when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, saying, 'We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness'; -48. and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name: -49. then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause, -50. and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them -51. (for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace), -52. that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. -53. For You separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke by Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God."Solomon Blesses the Assembly - -54. And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. -55. Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: -56. "Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. -57. May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, -58. that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. -59. And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, -60. that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. -61. Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day."Solomon Dedicates the Temple - -62. Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord. -63. And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. -64. On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. - -65. At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven more days--fourteen days. -66. On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0cd0fbf5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -God's Second Appearance to Solomon - -# Chapter 9 -1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he wanted to do, -2. that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. -3. And the Lord said to him: "I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. -4. Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, -5. then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, 'You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.' -6. But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, -7. then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples. -8. And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?' -9. Then they will answer, 'Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.' " -Solomon and Hiram Exchange Gifts - - -10. Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house -11. (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. -12. Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. -13. So he said, "What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?" And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day. -14. Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. -Solomon's Additional Achievements - -15. And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. -16. (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.) -17. And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon, -18. Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, -19. all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. - -20. All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel-- -21. that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely--from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. -22. But of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry. - -23. Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon's work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work. - -24. But Pharaoh's daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo. - -25. Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple. - -26. King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. -27. Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon. -28. And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index b1642296..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -The Queen of Sheba's Praise of Solomon - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. -2. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. -3. So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her. -4. And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, -5. the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. -6. Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. -7. However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. -8. Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! -9. Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness." - -10. Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. -11. Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir. -12. And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day. - -13. Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. -Solomon's Great Wealth - - -14. The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, -15. besides that from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country. - -16. And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. -17. He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. - -18. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. -19. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. -20. Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom. - -21. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. -22. For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. -23. So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. - -24. Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. -25. Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year. - -26. And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. -27. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. - -28. Also Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. -29. Now a chariot that was imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse one hundred and fifty; and thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3239ff37..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Heart Turns from the Lord - -# Chapter 11 -1. But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites-- -2. from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, "You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. -3. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. -4. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. -5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. -6. Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. -7. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. -8. And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. - -9. So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, -10. and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. -11. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. -12. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. -13. However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen." -Adversaries of Solomon - - -14. Now the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. -15. For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom -16. (because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom), -17. that Hadad fled to go to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him. Hadad was still a little child. -18. Then they arose from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, apportioned food for him, and gave him land. -19. And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, that is, the sister of Queen Tahpenes. -20. Then the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. - -21. So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country." - -22. Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me, that suddenly you seek to go to your own country?" -So he answered, "Nothing, but do let me go anyway." - -23. And God raised up another adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer king of Zobah. -24. So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band of raiders, when David killed those of Zobah. And they went to Damascus and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus. -25. He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (besides the trouble that Hadad caused); and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. -Jeroboam's Rebellion - - -26. Then Solomon's servant, Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. - -27. And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father. -28. The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph. - -29. Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field. -30. Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces. -31. And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you -32. (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), -33. because they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David. -34. However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes. -35. But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and give it to you--ten tribes. -36. And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there. -37. So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel. -38. Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. -39. And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.' " - -40. Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. -Death of Solomon - -41. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? -42. And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. -43. Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index b828b756..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -The Revolt Against Rehoboam - -# Chapter 12 -1. And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. -2. So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), -3. that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, -4. "Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you." - -5. So he said to them, "Depart for three days, then come back to me." And the people departed. - -6. Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, "How do you advise me to answer these people?" - -7. And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." - -8. But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. -9. And he said to them, "What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?" - -10. Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us'--thus you shall say to them: 'My little finger shall be thicker than my father's waist! -11. And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!' " - -12. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, "Come back to me the third day." -13. Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; -14. and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!" -15. So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the Lord had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. - -16. Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: -"What share have we in David? -We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. -To your tents, O Israel! -Now, see to your own house, O David!" -So Israel departed to their tents. -17. But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah. - -18. Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem. -19. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. - -20. Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. - -21. And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. -22. But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, -23. "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, -24. 'Thus says the Lord: "You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me." ' " Therefore they obeyed the word of the Lord, and turned back, according to the word of the Lord. -Jeroboam's Gold Calves - - -25. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel. -26. And Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: -27. If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah." - -28. Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!" -29. And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. -30. Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. -31. He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi. - -32. Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. -33. So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index aac77acc..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -The Message of the Man of God - -# Chapter 13 -1. And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. -2. Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, "O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall be burned on you.' " -3. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out." - -4. So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Arrest him!" Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. -5. The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. -6. Then the king answered and said to the man of God, "Please entreat the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." -So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him, and became as before. -7. Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." - -8. But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. -9. For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.' " -10. So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel. -Death of the Man of God - - -11. Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. -12. And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. -13. Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it, -14. and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" -And he said, "I am." - -15. Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread." - -16. And he said, "I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. -17. For I have been told by the word of the Lord, 'You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.' " - -18. He said to him, "I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.' " (He was lying to him.) - -19. So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water. - -20. Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back; -21. and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you, -22. but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the Lord said to you, "Eat no bread and drink no water," your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.' " - -23. So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. -24. When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. -25. And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. - -26. Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord. Therefore the Lord has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to him." -27. And he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it. -28. Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey. -29. And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. -30. Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, "Alas, my brother!" -31. So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. -32. For the saying which he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass." - -33. After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. -34. And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9d672d7d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Judgment on the House of Jeroboam - -# Chapter 14 -1. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. -2. And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people. -3. Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child." -4. And Jeroboam's wife did so; she arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed by reason of his age. - -5. Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, "Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman." - -6. And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news. -7. Go, tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel, -8. and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes; -9. but you have done more evil than all who were before you, for you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back-- -10. therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone. -11. The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the Lord has spoken!" ' -12. Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. -13. And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. - -14. "Moreover the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now! -15. For the Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the Lord to anger. -16. And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin." - -17. Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. -18. And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet. -Death of Jeroboam - - -19. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. -20. The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place. -Rehoboam Reigns in Judah - -21. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. -22. Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. -23. For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. -24. And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. - -25. It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. -26. And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. -27. Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king's house. -28. And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom. - -29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -30. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. -31. So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then Abijam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0f85405b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Abijam Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. -2. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. -3. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. -4. Nevertheless for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem; -5. because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. -6. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. -7. Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. - -8. So Abijam rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. -Asa Reigns in Judah - -9. In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. -10. And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. -11. Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. -12. And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. -13. Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. -14. But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the Lord all his days. -15. He also brought into the house of the Lord the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. - -16. Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. -17. And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. -18. Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, -19. "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me." - -20. So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. -21. Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah. - -22. Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. - -23. The rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. -24. So Asa rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place. -Nadab Reigns in Israel - - -25. Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. -26. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. - -27. Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. -28. Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. -29. And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, -30. because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he had sinned and by which he had made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger. - -31. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -32. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. -Baasha Reigns in Israel - - -33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years. -34. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index c7455fd4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -The Reigns of Elah, Zimri, Omri, and Ahab - -# Chapter 16 -1. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying: -2. "Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins, -3. surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. -4. The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields." - -5. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -6. So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place. - -7. And also the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them. -Elah Reigns in Israel - - -8. In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel, and reigned two years in Tirzah. -9. Now his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah. -10. And Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. - -11. Then it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends. -12. Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, -13. for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. - -14. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -Zimri Reigns in Israel - - -15. In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri had reigned in Tirzah seven days. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. -16. Now the people who were encamped heard it said, "Zimri has conspired and also has killed the king." So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. -17. Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah. -18. And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down upon himself with fire, and died, -19. because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin. - -20. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the treason he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -Omri Reigns in Israel - - -21. Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. -22. But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned. -23. In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve years. Six years he reigned in Tirzah. -24. And he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; then he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill. -25. Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all who were before him. -26. For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. - -27. Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? - -28. So Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place. -Ahab Reigns in Israel - - -29. In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. -30. Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. -31. And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him. -32. Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. -33. And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. -34. In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99a93853..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Proclaims a Drought - -# Chapter 17 -1. And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word." - -2. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, -3. "Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. -4. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." - -5. So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. -6. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. -7. And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. -Elijah and the Widow - - -8. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, -9. "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you." -10. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink." -11. And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." - -12. So she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." - -13. And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. -14. For thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.' " - -15. So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. -16. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah. -Elijah Revives the Widow's Son - - -17. Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. -18. So she said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?" - -19. And he said to her, "Give me your son." So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. -20. Then he cried out to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?" -21. And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, I pray, let this child's soul come back to him." -22. Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived. - -23. And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, "See, your son lives!" - -24. Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 31ae6597..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Elijah's Message to Ahab - -# Chapter 18 -1. And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth." - -2. So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria. -3. And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. -4. For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.) -5. And Ahab had said to Obadiah, "Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock." -6. So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. - -7. Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, "Is that you, my lord Elijah?" - -8. And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' " - -9. So he said, "How have I sinned, that you are delivering your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? -10. As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to hunt for you; and when they said, 'He is not here,' he took an oath from the kingdom or nation that they could not find you. -11. And now you say, 'Go, tell your master, "Elijah is here" '! -12. And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth. -13. Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid one hundred men of the Lord's prophets, fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water? -14. And now you say, 'Go, tell your master, "Elijah is here." ' He will kill me!" - -15. Then Elijah said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today." - -16. So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. - -17. Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?" - -18. And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals. -19. Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table." -Elijah's Mount Carmel Victory - - -20. So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. -21. And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people answered him not a word. -22. Then Elijah said to the people, "I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. -23. Therefore let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. -24. Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God." -So all the people answered and said, "It is well spoken." - -25. Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it." - -26. So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, "O Baal, hear us!" But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made. - -27. And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, "Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened." -28. So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. -29. And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention. - -30. Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me." So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. -31. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, "Israel shall be your name." -32. Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. -33. And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, "Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood." -34. Then he said, "Do it a second time," and they did it a second time; and he said, "Do it a third time," and they did it a third time. -35. So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water. - -36. And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. -37. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again." - -38. Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. -39. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!" - -40. And Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!" So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and executed them there. -The Drought Ends - - -41. Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." -42. So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, -43. and said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." -So he went up and looked, and said, "There is nothing." And seven times he said, "Go again." - -44. Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea!" So he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.' " - -45. Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. -46. Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48502581..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Escapes from Jezebel - -# Chapter 19 -1. And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. -2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time." -3. And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. - -4. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, "It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!" - -5. Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat." -6. Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. -7. And the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you." -8. So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God. - -9. And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" - -10. So he said, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life." -God's Revelation to Elijah - - -11. Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; -12. and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. - -13. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" - -14. And he said, "I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life." - -15. Then the Lord said to him: "Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. -16. Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. -17. It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. -18. Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him." -Elisha Follows Elijah - - -19. So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. -20. And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." -And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?" - -21. So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 550fc90e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -Ahab Defeats the Syrians - -# Chapter 20 -1. Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war against it. -2. Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad: -3. 'Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine.' " - -4. And the king of Israel answered and said, "My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours." - -5. Then the messengers came back and said, "Thus speaks Ben-Hadad, saying, 'Indeed I have sent to you, saying, "You shall deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children"; -6. but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants. And it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hands and take it.' " - -7. So the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Notice, please, and see how this man seeks trouble, for he sent to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold; and I did not deny him." - -8. And all the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent." - -9. Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.' " -And the messengers departed and brought back word to him. - -10. Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, "The gods do so to me, and more also, if enough dust is left of Samaria for a handful for each of the people who follow me." - -11. So the king of Israel answered and said, "Tell him, 'Let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.' " - -12. And it happened when Ben-Hadad heard this message, as he and the kings were drinking at the command post, that he said to his servants, "Get ready." And they got ready to attack the city. - -13. Suddenly a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.' " - -14. So Ahab said, "By whom?" -And he said, "Thus says the Lord: 'By the young leaders of the provinces.' " -Then he said, "Who will set the battle in order?" -And he answered, "You." - -15. Then he mustered the young leaders of the provinces, and there were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he mustered all the people, all the children of Israel--seven thousand. - -16. So they went out at noon. Meanwhile Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two kings helping him were getting drunk at the command post. -17. The young leaders of the provinces went out first. And Ben-Hadad sent out a patrol, and they told him, saying, "Men are coming out of Samaria!" -18. So he said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive." - -19. Then these young leaders of the provinces went out of the city with the army which followed them. -20. And each one killed his man; so the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the cavalry. -21. Then the king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter. - -22. And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself; take note, and see what you should do, for in the spring of the year the king of Syria will come up against you." -The Syrians Again Defeated - - -23. Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they. -24. So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their places; -25. and you shall muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they." -And he listened to their voice and did so. - -26. So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. -27. And the children of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and they went against them. Now the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, while the Syrians filled the countryside. - -28. Then a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because the Syrians have said, "The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys," therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.' " -29. And they encamped opposite each other for seven days. So it was that on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians in one day. -30. But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; then a wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the men who were left. -And Ben-Hadad fled and went into the city, into an inner chamber. -Ahab's Treaty with Ben-Hadad - - -31. Then his servants said to him, "Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please, let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life." -32. So they wore sackcloth around their waists and put ropes around their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says, 'Please let me live.' " -And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother." - -33. Now the men were watching closely to see whether any sign of mercy would come from him; and they quickly grasped at this word and said, "Your brother Ben-Hadad." -So he said, "Go, bring him." Then Ben-Hadad came out to him; and he had him come up into the chariot. - -34. So Ben-Hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may set up marketplaces for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." -Then Ahab said, "I will send you away with this treaty." So he made a treaty with him and sent him away. -Ahab Condemned - - -35. Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, "Strike me, please." And the man refused to strike him. -36. Then he said to him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, surely, as soon as you depart from me, a lion shall kill you." And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him. - -37. And he found another man, and said, "Strike me, please." So the man struck him, inflicting a wound. -38. Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes. -39. Now as the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and there, a man came over and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' -40. While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." -Then the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it." - -41. And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. -42. Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.' " - -43. So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index dabc501d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Naboth Is Murdered for His Vineyard - -# Chapter 21 -1. And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. -2. So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money." - -3. But Naboth said to Ahab, "The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!" - -4. So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. -5. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?" - -6. He said to her, "Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, 'Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.' And he answered, 'I will not give you my vineyard.' " - -7. Then Jezebel his wife said to him, "You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." - -8. And she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth. -9. She wrote in the letters, saying, -Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people; -10. and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, "You have blasphemed God and the king." Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die. - -11. So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. -12. They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. -13. And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!" Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. -14. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, "Naboth has been stoned and is dead." - -15. And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead." -16. So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. -The Lord Condemns Ahab - - -17. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, -18. "Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. -19. You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "Have you murdered and also taken possession?" ' And you shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours." ' " - -20. So Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" -And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord: -21. 'Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free. -22. I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.' -23. And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.' -24. The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field." - -25. But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. -26. And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. - -27. So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning. - -28. And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, -29. "See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index e04b0d26..00000000 --- a/NKJV/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -Micaiah Warns Ahab - -# Chapter 22 -1. Now three years passed without war between Syria and Israel. -2. Then it came to pass, in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel. - -3. And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, but we hesitate to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?" -4. So he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth Gilead?" -Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." -5. Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire for the word of the Lord today." - -6. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?" -So they said, "Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king." - -7. And Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?" - -8. So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." -And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say such things!" - -9. Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!" - -10. The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. -11. Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself; and he said, "Thus says the Lord: 'With these you shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed.' " -12. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king's hand." - -13. Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Please, let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement." - -14. And Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak." - -15. Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall we refrain?" -And he answered him, "Go and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king!" - -16. So the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?" - -17. Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, 'These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.' " - -18. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?" - -19. Then Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left. -20. And the Lord said, 'Who will persuade Ahab to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?' So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. -21. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, 'I will persuade him.' -22. The Lord said to him, 'In what way?' So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the Lord said, 'You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.' -23. Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you." - -24. Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?" - -25. And Micaiah said, "Indeed, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!" - -26. So the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son; -27. and say, 'Thus says the king: "Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I come in peace." ' " - -28. But Micaiah said, "If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Take heed, all you people!"Ahab Dies in Battle - -29. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. -30. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. - -31. Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, "Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel." -32. So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "Surely it is the king of Israel!" Therefore they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out. -33. And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. -34. Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded." - -35. The battle increased that day; and the king was propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out from the wound onto the floor of the chariot. -36. Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!" - -37. So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. -38. Then someone washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood while the harlots bathed, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken. - -39. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, the ivory house which he built and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -40. So Ahab rested with his fathers. Then Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. -Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah - -41. Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. -42. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. -43. And he walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. -44. Also Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. - -45. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the might that he showed, and how he made war, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -46. And the rest of the perverted persons, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he banished from the land. -47. There was then no king in Edom, only a deputy of the king. - -48. Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber. -49. Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships." But Jehoshaphat would not. - -50. And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place. -Ahaziah Reigns in Israel - - -51. Ahaziah the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. -52. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; -53. for he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6fdddc78 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. +2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie in your bosom, that our lord the king may be warm.” +3 So they sought for a lovely young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. +4 The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her. +5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. +6 (And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.) +7 Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah. +8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. +9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel; he also invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants. +10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother. +11 So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it? +12 Come, please, let me now give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. +13 Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ +14 Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.” +15 So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) +16 And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, “What is your wish?” +17 Then she said to him, “My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ +18 So now, look! Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know about it. +19 He has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited. +20 And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. +21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders.” +22 And just then, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. +23 So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground. +24 And Nathan said, “My lord, O king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’? +25 For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and look! They are eating and drinking before him; and they say, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ +26 But he has not invited me—me your servant—nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon. +27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not told your servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?” +28 Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. +29 And the king took an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress, +30 just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I certainly will do this day.” +31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!” +32 And King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king. +33 The king also said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon. +34 There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel; and blow the horn, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ +35 Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.” +36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. +37 As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.” +38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon. +39 Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!” +40 And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound. +41 Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the horn, he said, “Why is the city in such a noisy uproar?” +42 While he was still speaking, there came Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest. And Adonijah said to him, “Come in, for you are a prominent man, and bring good news.” +43 Then Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king. +44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule. +45 So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard. +46 Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom. +47 And moreover the king’s servants have gone to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ Then the king bowed himself on the bed. +48 Also the king said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!’ ” +49 So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way. +50 Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. +51 And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ” +52 Then Solomon said, “If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.” +53 So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d7dade74 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: +2 “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. +3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn; +4 that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ +5 “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet. +6 Therefore do according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace. +7 “But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother. +8 “And see, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ +9 Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.” +10 So David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. +11 The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. +12 Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established. +13 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, “Do you come peaceably?” +And he said, “Peaceably.” +14 Moreover he said, “I have something to say to you.” +And she said, “Say it.” +15 Then he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their expectations on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom has been turned over, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the Lord. +16 Now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me.” +And she said to him, “Say it.” +17 Then he said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.” +18 So Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak for you to the king.” +19 Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king’s mother; so she sat at his right hand. +20 Then she said, “I desire one small petition of you; do not refuse me.” +And the king said to her, “Ask it, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” +21 So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.” +22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “Now why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also—for he is my older brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.” +23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life! +24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a house for me, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today!” +25 So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died. +26 And to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are deserving of death; but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David, and because you were afflicted every time my father was afflicted.” +27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, that he might fulfill the word of the Lord which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh. +28 Then news came to Joab, for Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. So Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and took hold of the horns of the altar. +29 And King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; there he is, by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.” +30 So Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, “Thus says the king, ‘Come out!’ ” +And he said, “No, but I will die here.” And Benaiah brought back word to the king, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.” +31 Then the king said to him, “Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood which Joab shed. +32 So the Lord will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword—Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah—though my father David did not know it. +33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.” +34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. +35 The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar. +36 Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere. +37 For it shall be, on the day you go out and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head.” +38 And Shimei said to the king, “The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.” So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. +39 Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves are in Gath!” +40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath. +41 And Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back. +42 Then the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word I have heard is good.’ +43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the commandment that I gave you?” +44 The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness on your own head. +45 But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.” +46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and struck him down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..51a83631 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall all around Jerusalem. +2 Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house built for the name of the Lord until those days. +3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. +4 Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. +5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask! What shall I give you?” +6 And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. +7 Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. +8 And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. +9 Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” +10 The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. +11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, +12 behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. +13 And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days. +14 So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.” +15 Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. +16 Now two women who were harlots came to the king, and stood before him. +17 And one woman said, “O my lord, this woman and I dwell in the same house; and I gave birth while she was in the house. +18 Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house. +19 And this woman’s son died in the night, because she lay on him. +20 So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from my side, while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. +21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my son, there he was, dead. But when I had examined him in the morning, indeed, he was not my son whom I had borne.” +22 Then the other woman said, “No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son.” +And the first woman said, “No! But the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son.” +Thus they spoke before the king. +23 And the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son, who lives, and your son is the dead one’; and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’ ” +24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword before the king. +25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.” +26 Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” +But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.” +27 So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.” +28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..106a3251 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 So King Solomon was king over all Israel. +2 And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; +3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; +4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests; +5 Azariah the son of Nathan, over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest and the king’s friend; +6 Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force. +7 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. +8 These are their names: Ben-Hur, in the mountains of Ephraim; +9 Ben-Deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan; +10 Ben-Hesed, in Arubboth; to him belonged Sochoh and all the land of Hepher; +11 Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife; +12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, which is beside Zaretan below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as the other side of Jokneam; +13 Ben-Geber, in Ramoth Gilead; to him belonged the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, in Gilead; to him also belonged the region of Argob in Bashan—sixty large cities with walls and bronze gate-bars; +14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; +15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife; +16 Baanah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; +17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; +18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; +19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan. He was the only governor who was in the land. +20 Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing. +21 So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. +22 Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal, +23 ten fatted oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and one hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl. +24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River from Tiphsah even to Gaza, namely over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace on every side all around him. +25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. +26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. +27 And these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply. +28 They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge. +29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. +30 Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. +31 For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations. +32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five. +33 Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish. +34 And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b86c3306 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David. +2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: +3 You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put his foes under the soles of his feet. +4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence. +5 And behold, I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying, “Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.” +6 Now therefore, command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians. +7 So it was, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, +Blessed be the Lord this day, for He has given David a wise son over this great people! +8 Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: +I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs. +9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you indicate to me, and will have them broken apart there; then you can take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by giving food for my household. +10 Then Hiram gave Solomon cedar and cypress logs according to all his desire. +11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of pressed oil. Thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year. +12 So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together. +13 Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men. +14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home; Adoniram was in charge of the labor force. +15 Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains, +16 besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work. +17 And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple. +18 So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f7bcc13 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. +2 Now the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits. +3 The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house. +4 And he made for the house windows with beveled frames. +5 Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it. +6 The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple. +7 And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. +8 The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. +9 So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar. +10 And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams. +11 Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying: +12 “Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My word with you, which I spoke to your father David. +13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.” +14 So Solomon built the temple and finished it. +15 And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress. +16 Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place. +17 And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long. +18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen. +19 And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. +20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. +21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. +22 The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary. +23 Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. +24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. +25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape. +26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub. +27 Then he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. +28 Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold. +29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. +30 And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries. +31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall. +32 The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. +33 So for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one-fourth of the wall. +34 And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door. +35 Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work. +36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams. +37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. +38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2123110d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house. +2 He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. +3 And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row. +4 There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers. +5 And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers. +6 He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them. +7 Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. +8 And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife. +9 All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court. +10 The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits. +11 And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood. +12 The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the temple. +13 Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre. +14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work. +15 And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each. +16 Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. +17 He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital. +18 So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital. +19 The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits. +20 The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around. +21 Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz. +22 The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished. +23 And he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. +24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast. +25 It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. +26 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained two thousand baths. +27 He also made ten carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. +28 And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames; +29 on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work. +30 Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath. +31 Its opening inside the crown at the top was one cubit in diameter; and the opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also on the opening were engravings, but the panels were square, not round. +32 Under the panels were the four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits. +33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze. +34 And there were four supports at the four corners of each cart; its supports were part of the cart itself. +35 On the top of the cart, at the height of half a cubit, it was perfectly round. And on the top of the cart, its flanges and its panels were of the same casting. +36 On the plates of its flanges and on its panels he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was a clear space on each, with wreaths all around. +37 Thus he made the ten carts. All of them were of the same mold, one measure, and one shape. +38 Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver. +39 And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the Sea on the right side of the house, toward the southeast. +40 Huram made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord: +41 the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; +42 four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the pillars); +43 the ten carts, and ten lavers on the carts; +44 one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea; +45 the pots, the shovels, and the bowls. +All these articles which Huram made for King Solomon for the house of the Lord were of burnished bronze. +46 In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zaretan. +47 And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined. +48 Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread; +49 the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold; +50 the basins, the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple. +51 So all the work that King Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and the furnishings. He put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd990711 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion. +2 Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month. +3 So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. +4 Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. +5 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. +6 Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. +7 For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. +8 The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. +9 Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. +10 And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, +11 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. +12 Then Solomon spoke: +“The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. +13 I have surely built You an exalted house, +And a place for You to dwell in forever.” +14 Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. +15 And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, +16 ‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’ +17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. +18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. +19 Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’ +20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. +21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.” +22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; +23 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. +24 You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. +25 Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.’ +26 And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father. +27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! +28 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today: +29 that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. +30 And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive. +31 “When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, +32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. +33 “When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple, +34 then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers. +35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, +36 then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. +37 “When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; +38 whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple: +39 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men), +40 that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. +41 “Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake +42 (for they will hear of Your great name and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple, +43 hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name. +44 “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, +45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. +46 “When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to the land of the enemy, far or near; +47 yet when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness’; +48 and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name: +49 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause, +50 and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them +51 (for they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, out of the iron furnace), +52 that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. +53 For You separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke by Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.” +54 And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. +55 Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: +56 “Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. +57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, +58 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. +59 And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, +60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. +61 Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.” +62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord. +63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. +64 On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. +65 At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven more days—fourteen days. +66 On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c131769b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do, +2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. +3 And the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. +4 Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, +5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ +6 But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, +7 then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples. +8 And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ +9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.’ ” +10 Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house +11 (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. +12 Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. +13 So he said, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day. +14 Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. +15 And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. +16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.) +17 And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon, +18 Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, +19 all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. +20 All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel— +21 that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. +22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry. +23 Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon’s work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work. +24 But Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo. +25 Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple. +26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. +27 Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon. +28 And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6ffbfa8a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. +2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. +3 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her. +4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, +5 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. +6 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. +7 However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. +8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! +9 Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.” +10 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +11 Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir. +12 And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day. +13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. +14 The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, +15 besides that from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, from all the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country. +16 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. +17 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. +18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. +19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. +20 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom. +21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. +22 For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. +23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. +24 Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. +25 Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year. +26 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. +27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. +28 Also Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. +29 Now a chariot that was imported from Egypt cost six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse one hundred and fifty; and thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4d4ddc56 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— +2 from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. +3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. +4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. +5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. +6 Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. +7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. +8 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. +9 So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, +10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. +11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. +12 Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. +13 However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.” +14 Now the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. +15 For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom +16 (because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom), +17 that Hadad fled to go to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him. Hadad was still a little child. +18 Then they arose from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, apportioned food for him, and gave him land. +19 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, that is, the sister of Queen Tahpenes. +20 Then the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh. +21 So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” +22 Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that suddenly you seek to go to your own country?” +So he answered, “Nothing, but do let me go anyway.” +23 And God raised up another adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer king of Zobah. +24 So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band of raiders, when David killed those of Zobah. And they went to Damascus and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus. +25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (besides the trouble that Hadad caused); and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. +26 Then Solomon’s servant, Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. +27 And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father. +28 The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph. +29 Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field. +30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces. +31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you +32 (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), +33 because they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David. +34 However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes. +35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you—ten tribes. +36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there. +37 So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel. +38 Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. +39 And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’ ” +40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. +41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? +42 And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. +43 Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b38aa4f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. +2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), +3 that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, +4 “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.” +5 So he said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” And the people departed. +6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” +7 And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” +8 But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. +9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” +10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! +11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ” +12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” +13 Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; +14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” +15 So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the Lord had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +16 Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: +“What share have we in David? +We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. +To your tents, O Israel! +Now, see to your own house, O David!” +So Israel departed to their tents. +17 But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah. +18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem. +19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. +20 Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. +21 And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. +22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, +23 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, +24 ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the word of the Lord, and turned back, according to the word of the Lord. +25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt there. Also he went out from there and built Penuel. +26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David: +27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.” +28 Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!” +29 And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. +30 Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. +31 He made shrines on the high places, and made priests from every class of people, who were not of the sons of Levi. +32 Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made. +33 So he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d0a4102d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. +2 Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be burned on you.’ ” +3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out.” +4 So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Arrest him!” Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. +5 The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. +6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” +So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as before. +7 Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” +8 But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. +9 For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ” +10 So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel. +11 Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. +12 And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. +13 Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it, +14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” +And he said, “I am.” +15 Then he said to him, “Come home with me and eat bread.” +16 And he said, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. +17 For I have been told by the word of the Lord, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.’ ” +18 He said to him, “I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (He was lying to him.) +19 So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water. +20 Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back; +21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord, and have not kept the commandment which the Lord your God commanded you, +22 but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the Lord said to you, “Eat no bread and drink no water,” your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’ ” +23 So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. +24 When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. +25 And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. +26 Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, “It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord. Therefore the Lord has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to him.” +27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it. +28 Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey. +29 And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. +30 Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” +31 So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. +32 For the saying which he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.” +33 After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. +34 And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ac8abe8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. +2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people. +3 Also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will become of the child.” +4 And Jeroboam’s wife did so; she arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed by reason of his age. +5 Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.” +6 And so it was, when Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another person? For I have been sent to you with bad news. +7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you ruler over My people Israel, +8 and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes; +9 but you have done more evil than all who were before you, for you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back— +10 therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone. +11 The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field; for the Lord has spoken!” ’ +12 Arise therefore, go to your own house. When your feet enter the city, the child shall die. +13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. +14 “Moreover the Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam; this is the day. What? Even now! +15 For the Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the Lord to anger. +16 And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin.” +17 Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. When she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. +18 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through His servant Ahijah the prophet. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. +20 The period that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. So he rested with his fathers. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place. +21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. +22 Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. +23 For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. +24 And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. +25 It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. +26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. +27 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. +28 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom. +29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. +31 So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then Abijam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91fafb17 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. +2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. +3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. +4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem; +5 because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. +6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. +7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. +8 So Abijam rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. +9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. +10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. +11 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. +12 And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. +13 Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. +14 But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was loyal to the Lord all his days. +15 He also brought into the house of the Lord the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. +16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. +17 And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. +18 Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, +19 “Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” +20 So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. +21 Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah. +22 Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. +23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. +24 So Asa rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place. +25 Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. +26 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. +27 Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. +28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. +29 And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, +30 because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he had sinned and by which he had made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger. +31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. +33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years. +34 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..05511991 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying: +2 “Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins, +3 surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +4 The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields.” +5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +6 So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place. +7 And also the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them. +8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel, and reigned two years in Tirzah. +9 Now his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah. +10 And Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. +11 Then it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends. +12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, +13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. +14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri had reigned in Tirzah seven days. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. +16 Now the people who were encamped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired and also has killed the king.” So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. +17 Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah. +18 And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down upon himself with fire, and died, +19 because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin. +20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and the treason he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +21 Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. +22 But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri reigned. +23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and reigned twelve years. Six years he reigned in Tirzah. +24 And he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; then he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill. +25 Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all who were before him. +26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. +27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +28 So Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place. +29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. +30 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. +31 And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him. +32 Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. +33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. +34 In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..34e440be --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” +2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, +3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. +4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” +5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. +6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. +7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, +9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” +10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” +11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” +12 So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” +13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. +14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ” +15 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. +16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah. +17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. +18 So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?” +19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. +20 Then he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” +21 And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.” +22 Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived. +23 And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!” +24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0788bc32 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.” +2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria. +3 And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. +4 For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.) +5 And Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we may find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, so that we will not have to kill any livestock.” +6 So they divided the land between them to explore it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. +7 Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?” +8 And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ” +9 So he said, “How have I sinned, that you are delivering your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? +10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to hunt for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath from the kingdom or nation that they could not find you. +11 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here” ’! +12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth. +13 Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid one hundred men of the Lord’s prophets, fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water? +14 And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here.” ’ He will kill me!” +15 Then Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.” +16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. +17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” +18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals. +19 Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.” +20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. +21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. +22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. +23 Therefore let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. +24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” +So all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.” +25 Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” +26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, hear us!” But there was no voice; no one answered. Then they leaped about the altar which they had made. +27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.” +28 So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. +29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention. +30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. +31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” +32 Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. +33 And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.” +34 Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time; and he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time. +35 So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled the trench with water. +36 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. +37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.” +38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. +39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!” +40 And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and executed them there. +41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” +42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, +43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” +So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” +44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’ ” +45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. +46 Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6362cb8d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. +2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.” +3 And when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. +4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” +5 Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” +6 Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. +7 And the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” +8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God. +9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +10 So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.” +11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; +12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. +13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +14 And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.” +15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. +16 Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. +17 It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. +18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” +19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. +20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” +And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” +21 So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen’s equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff802d1c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war against it. +2 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: +3 ‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine.’ ” +4 And the king of Israel answered and said, “My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.” +5 Then the messengers came back and said, “Thus speaks Ben-Hadad, saying, ‘Indeed I have sent to you, saying, “You shall deliver to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children”; +6 but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants. And it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they will put it in their hands and take it.’ ” +7 So the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Notice, please, and see how this man seeks trouble, for he sent to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold; and I did not deny him.” +8 And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.” +9 Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you sent for to your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’ ” +And the messengers departed and brought back word to him. +10 Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me, and more also, if enough dust is left of Samaria for a handful for each of the people who follow me.” +11 So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’ ” +12 And it happened when Ben-Hadad heard this message, as he and the kings were drinking at the command post, that he said to his servants, “Get ready.” And they got ready to attack the city. +13 Suddenly a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” +14 So Ahab said, “By whom?” +And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘By the young leaders of the provinces.’ ” +Then he said, “Who will set the battle in order?” +And he answered, “You.” +15 Then he mustered the young leaders of the provinces, and there were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he mustered all the people, all the children of Israel—seven thousand. +16 So they went out at noon. Meanwhile Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two kings helping him were getting drunk at the command post. +17 The young leaders of the provinces went out first. And Ben-Hadad sent out a patrol, and they told him, saying, “Men are coming out of Samaria!” +18 So he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; and if they have come out for war, take them alive.” +19 Then these young leaders of the provinces went out of the city with the army which followed them. +20 And each one killed his man; so the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the cavalry. +21 Then the king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter. +22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; take note, and see what you should do, for in the spring of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.” +23 Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they. +24 So do this thing: Dismiss the kings, each from his position, and put captains in their places; +25 and you shall muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they.” +And he listened to their voice and did so. +26 So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. +27 And the children of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and they went against them. Now the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, while the Syrians filled the countryside. +28 Then a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” +29 And they encamped opposite each other for seven days. So it was that on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians in one day. +30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; then a wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the men who were left. +And Ben-Hadad fled and went into the city, into an inner chamber. +31 Then his servants said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please, let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life.” +32 So they wore sackcloth around their waists and put ropes around their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ” +And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” +33 Now the men were watching closely to see whether any sign of mercy would come from him; and they quickly grasped at this word and said, “Your brother Ben-Hadad.” +So he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben-Hadad came out to him; and he had him come up into the chariot. +34 So Ben-Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may set up marketplaces for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” +Then Ahab said, “I will send you away with this treaty.” So he made a treaty with him and sent him away. +35 Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” And the man refused to strike him. +36 Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, surely, as soon as you depart from me, a lion shall kill you.” And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him. +37 And he found another man, and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him, inflicting a wound. +38 Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes. +39 Now as the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and there, a man came over and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’ +40 While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” +Then the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.” +41 And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. +42 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’ ” +43 So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2d4d1796 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. +2 So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.” +3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!” +4 So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. +5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?” +6 He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ” +7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” +8 And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth. +9 She wrote in the letters, saying, +Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people; +10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die. +11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. +12 They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. +13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. +14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.” +15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” +16 So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. +17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, +18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who lives in Samaria. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. +19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession?” ’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ” +20 So Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” +And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord: +21 ‘Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free. +22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.’ +23 And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ +24 The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field.” +25 But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. +26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. +27 So it was, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his body, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about mourning. +28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, +29 “See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..123c627a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Now three years passed without war between Syria and Israel. +2 Then it came to pass, in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel. +3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, but we hesitate to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” +4 So he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth Gilead?” +Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” +5 Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.” +6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?” +So they said, “Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.” +7 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?” +8 So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” +And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!” +9 Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!” +10 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. +11 Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself; and he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘With these you shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed.’ ” +12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.” +13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Please, let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.” +14 And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” +15 Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall we refrain?” +And he answered him, “Go and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king!” +16 So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” +17 Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ” +18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” +19 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left. +20 And the Lord said, ‘Who will persuade Ahab to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. +21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ +22 The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, ‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.’ +23 Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you.” +24 Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?” +25 And Micaiah said, “Indeed, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!” +26 So the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son; +27 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ” +28 But Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Take heed, all you people!” +29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. +30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. +31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.” +32 So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “Surely it is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out. +33 And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. +34 Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” +35 The battle increased that day; and the king was propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out from the wound onto the floor of the chariot. +36 Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, “Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!” +37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. +38 Then someone washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood while the harlots bathed, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken. +39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, the ivory house which he built and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +40 So Ahab rested with his fathers. Then Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. +41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. +42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. +43 And he walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. +44 Also Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. +45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the might that he showed, and how he made war, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +46 And the rest of the perverted persons, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he banished from the land. +47 There was then no king in Edom, only a deputy of the king. +48 Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber. +49 Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat would not. +50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place. +51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. +52 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; +53 for he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 31895f9f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -God Judges Ahaziah - -# Chapter 1 -1. Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. - -2. Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, "Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury." -3. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?' -4. Now therefore, thus says the Lord: 'You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.' " So Elijah departed. - -5. And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, "Why have you come back?" - -6. So they said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and said to us, 'Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.' " ' " - -7. Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?" - -8. So they answered him, "A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist." -And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite." - -9. Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: "Man of God, the king has said, 'Come down!' " - -10. So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. -11. Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. -And he answered and said to him: "Man of God, thus has the king said, 'Come down quickly!' " - -12. So Elijah answered and said to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. - -13. Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: "Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. -14. Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight." - -15. And the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose and went down with him to the king. -16. Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.' " - -17. So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. - -18. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index daa63869..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Ascends to Heaven - -# Chapter 2 -1. And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. -2. Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel." -But Elisha said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So they went down to Bethel. - -3. Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?" -And he said, "Yes, I know; keep silent!" - -4. Then Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho." -But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So they came to Jericho. - -5. Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?" -So he answered, "Yes, I know; keep silent!" - -6. Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan." -But he said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!" So the two of them went on. -7. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. -8. Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. - -9. And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" -Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." - -10. So he said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so." -11. Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. - -12. And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, "My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. -13. He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. -14. Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over. - -15. Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him. -16. Then they said to him, "Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley." -And he said, "You shall not send anyone." - -17. But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send them!" Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. -18. And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not go'?" -Elisha Performs Miracles - - -19. Then the men of the city said to Elisha, "Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren." - -20. And he said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. -21. Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, "Thus says the Lord: 'I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.' " -22. So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. - -23. Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!" - -24. So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. - -25. Then he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9da18f83..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Moab Rebels Against Israel - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. -2. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. -3. Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. - -4. Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. -5. But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. - -6. So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. -7. Then he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" -And he said, "I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." -8. Then he said, "Which way shall we go up?" -And he answered, "By way of the Wilderness of Edom." - -9. So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them. -10. And the king of Israel said, "Alas! For the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab." - -11. But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?" -So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah." - -12. And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the Lord is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. - -13. Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother." -But the king of Israel said to him, "No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab." - -14. And Elisha said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. -15. But now bring me a musician." -Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. -16. And he said, "Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' -17. For thus says the Lord: 'You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.' -18. And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. -19. Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones." - -20. Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water. - -21. And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border. -22. Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood. -23. And they said, "This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!" - -24. So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites. -25. Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it. - -26. And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not. -27. Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index de78771d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -Elisha and the Widow's Oil - -# Chapter 4 -1. A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves." - -2. So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." - -3. Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors--empty vessels; do not gather just a few. -4. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones." - -5. So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. -6. Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." -And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So the oil ceased. -7. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son - -8. Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. -9. And she said to her husband, "Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. -10. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there." - -11. And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. -12. Then he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite woman." When he had called her, she stood before him. -13. And he said to him, "Say now to her, 'Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?' " -She answered, "I dwell among my own people." - -14. So he said, "What then is to be done for her?" -And Gehazi answered, "Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old." - -15. So he said, "Call her." When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. -16. Then he said, " -About this time next year you shall embrace a son." -And she said, "No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!" - -17. But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her. - -18. And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. -19. And he said to his father, "My head, my head!" -So he said to a servant, "Carry him to his mother." -20. When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. -21. And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out. -22. Then she called to her husband, and said, "Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come back." - -23. So he said, "Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath." -And she said, "It is well." -24. Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, "Drive, and go forward; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you." -25. And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. -So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, the Shunammite woman! -26. Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?' " -And she answered, "It is well." -27. Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me." - -28. So she said, "Did I ask a son of my lord? Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me'?" - -29. Then he said to Gehazi, "Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child." - -30. And the mother of the child said, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her. -31. Now Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying, "The child has not awakened." - -32. When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. -33. He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord. -34. And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm. -35. He returned and walked back and forth in the house, and again went up and stretched himself out on him; then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. -36. And he called Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite woman." So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, "Pick up your son." -37. So she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out. -Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew - - -38. And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." -39. So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. -40. Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, "Man of God, there is death in the pot!" And they could not eat it. - -41. So he said, "Then bring some flour." And he put it into the pot, and said, "Serve it to the people, that they may eat." And there was nothing harmful in the pot. -Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men - -42. Then a man came from Baal Shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, "Give it to the people, that they may eat." - -43. But his servant said, "What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?" -He said again, "Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the Lord: 'They shall eat and have some left over.' " -44. So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6eb34fff..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Naaman's Leprosy Healed - -# Chapter 5 -1. Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. -2. And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman's wife. -3. Then she said to her mistress, "If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy." -4. And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel." - -5. Then the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." -So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. -6. Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, -Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy. - -7. And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me." - -8. So it was, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel." - -9. Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house. -10. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." -11. But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, "Indeed, I said to myself, 'He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.' -12. Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage. -13. And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" -14. So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. - -15. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, "Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant." - -16. But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing." And he urged him to take it, but he refused. - -17. So Naaman said, "Then, if not, please let your servant be given two mule-loads of earth; for your servant will no longer offer either burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to the Lord. -18. Yet in this thing may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon--when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord please pardon your servant in this thing." - -19. Then he said to him, "Go in peace." So he departed from him a short distance. -Gehazi's Greed - - -20. But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him." -21. So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is all well?" - -22. And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me, saying, 'Indeed, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments.' " - -23. So Naaman said, "Please, take two talents." And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him. -24. When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed. -25. Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you go, Gehazi?" -And he said, "Your servant did not go anywhere." - -26. Then he said to him, "Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? -27. Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever." And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70e0f63e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -The Floating Ax Head - -# Chapter 6 -1. And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. -2. Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell." -So he answered, "Go." - -3. Then one said, "Please consent to go with your servants." -And he answered, "I will go." -4. So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. -5. But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, master! For it was borrowed." - -6. So the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. -7. Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it. -The Blinded Syrians Captured - - -8. Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place." -9. And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there." -10. Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice. - -11. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?" - -12. And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom." - -13. So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." -And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan." - -14. Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. -15. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" - -16. So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." -17. And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. -18. So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. - -19. Now Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." But he led them to Samaria. - -20. So it was, when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria! - -21. Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?" - -22. But he answered, "You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master." -23. Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel. -Syria Besieges Samaria in Famine - - -24. And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. -25. And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver. - -26. Then, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, " -Help, my lord, O king!" - -27. And he said, "If the Lord does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?" -28. Then the king said to her, "What is troubling you?" -And she answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.' -29. So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, 'Give your son, that we may eat him'; but she has hidden her son." - -30. Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and as he passed by on the wall, the people looked, and there underneath he had sackcloth on his body. -31. Then he said, "God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!" - -32. But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?" -33. And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, "Surely this calamity is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index c4afb811..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The Syrians Flee - -# Chapter 7 -1. Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: 'Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.' " - -2. So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" -And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it." -The Syrians Flee - - -3. Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die? -4. If we say, 'We will enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die." -5. And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. -6. For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses--the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!" -7. Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact--their tents, their horses, and their donkeys--and they fled for their lives. -8. And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it. - -9. Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king's household." -10. So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, "We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound--only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact." -11. And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside. - -12. So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.' " - -13. And one of his servants answered and said, "Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see." -14. Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see." -15. And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king. -16. Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord. - -17. Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. -18. So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria." - -19. Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, "Now look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" -And he had said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it." -20. And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index bc418704..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -The King Restores the Shunammite's Land - -# Chapter 8 -1. Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years." -2. So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years. - -3. It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land. -4. Then the king talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, "Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done." -5. Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life." -6. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. -So the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, "Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now." -Death of Ben-Hadad - - -7. Then Elisha went to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, "The man of God has come here." -8. And the king said to Hazael, "Take a present in your hand, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, 'Shall I recover from this disease?' " -9. So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, of every good thing of Damascus, forty camel-loads; and he came and stood before him, and said, "Your son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, 'Shall I recover from this disease?' " - -10. And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You shall certainly recover.' However the Lord has shown me that he will really die." -11. Then he set his countenance in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept. -12. And Hazael said, "Why is my lord weeping?" -He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children, and rip open their women with child." - -13. So Hazael said, "But what is your servant--a dog, that he should do this gross thing?" -And Elisha answered, "The Lord has shown me that you will become king over Syria." - -14. Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me you would surely recover." -15. But it happened on the next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place. -Jehoram Reigns in Judah - -16. Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah. -17. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. -18. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. -19. Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever. - -20. In his days Edom revolted against Judah's authority, and made a king over themselves. -21. So Joram went to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the troops fled to their tents. -22. Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah's authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time. - -23. Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -24. So Joram rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. -Ahaziah Reigns in Judah - -25. In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. -26. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. -27. And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. - -28. Now he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. -29. Then King Joram went back to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index ea73fd62..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Jehu Anointed King of Israel - -# Chapter 9 -1. And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, "Get yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. -2. Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his associates, and take him to an inner room. -3. Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says the Lord: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' Then open the door and flee, and do not delay." - -4. So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. -5. And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, "I have a message for you, Commander." -Jehu said, "For which one of us?" -And he said, "For you, Commander." -6. Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. -7. You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel. -8. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel, both bond and free. -9. So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. -10. The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' " And he opened the door and fled. - -11. Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?" -And he said to them, "You know the man and his babble." - -12. And they said, "A lie! Tell us now." -So he said, "Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' " - -13. Then each man hastened to take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, "Jehu is king!" -Joram of Israel Killed - - -14. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Syria. -15. But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, "If you are so minded, let no one leave or escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel." -16. So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was laid up there; and Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram. - -17. Now a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company of men." -And Joram said, "Get a horseman and send him to meet them, and let him say, 'Is it peace?' " - -18. So the horseman went to meet him, and said, "Thus says the king: 'Is it peace?' " -And Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me." -So the watchman reported, saying, "The messenger went to them, but is not coming back." - -19. Then he sent out a second horseman who came to them, and said, "Thus says the king: 'Is it peace?' " -And Jehu answered, "What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me." - -20. So the watchman reported, saying, "He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously!" - -21. Then Joram said, "Make ready." And his chariot was made ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu, and met him on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. -22. Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" -So he answered, "What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?" - -23. Then Joram turned around and fled, and said to Ahaziah, "Treachery, Ahaziah!" -24. Now Jehu drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot. -25. Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, "Pick him up, and throw him into the tract of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him: -26. 'Surely I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,' says the Lord, 'and I will repay you in this plot,' says the Lord. Now therefore, take and throw him on the plot of ground, according to the word of the Lord."Ahaziah of Judah Killed - -27. But when Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he fled by the road to Beth Haggan. So Jehu pursued him, and said, "Shoot him also in the chariot." And they shot him at the Ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo, and died there. -28. And his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David. -29. In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah. -Jezebel's Violent Death - - -30. Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window. -31. Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, "Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?" - -32. And he looked up at the window, and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. -33. Then he said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot. -34. And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, "Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for she was a king's daughter." -35. So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. -36. Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, "This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; -37. and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so that they shall not say, "Here lies Jezebel." ' " - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 45c60761..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Ahab's Seventy Sons Killed - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab's sons, saying: - -2. Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons, -3. choose the best qualified of your master's sons, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. - -4. But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, "Look, two kings could not stand up to him; how then can we stand?" -5. And he who was in charge of the house, and he who was in charge of the city, the elders also, and those who reared the sons, sent to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, we will do all you tell us; but we will not make anyone king. Do what is good in your sight." -6. Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying: -If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow. -Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. -7. So it was, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons and slaughtered seventy persons, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. - -8. Then a messenger came and told him, saying, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." -And he said, "Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning." - -9. So it was, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, "You are righteous. Indeed I conspired against my master and killed him; but who killed all these? -10. Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord has done what He spoke by His servant Elijah." -11. So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests, until he left him none remaining. -Ahaziah's Forty-two Brothers Killed - - -12. And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds, -13. Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, "Who are you?" -So they answered, "We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother." - -14. And he said, "Take them alive!" So they took them alive, and killed them at the well of Beth Eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them. -The Rest of Ahab's Family Killed - - -15. Now when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab, coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is toward your heart?" -And Jehonadab answered, "It is." -Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." So he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. -16. Then he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord." So they had him ride in his chariot. -17. And when he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah. -Worshipers of Baal Killed - - -18. Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. -19. Now therefore, call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live." But Jehu acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal. -20. And Jehu said, "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it. -21. Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the temple of Baal, and the temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. -22. And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal." So he brought out vestments for them. -23. Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal." -24. So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, "If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other." - -25. Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in and kill them; let no one come out!" And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. -26. And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. -27. Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day. -28. Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel. - -29. However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan. -30. And the Lord said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in doing what is right in My sight, and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." -31. But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin. -Death of Jehu - - -32. In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel -33. from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead--Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh--from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan. - -34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -35. So Jehu rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. -36. And the period that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c70e125..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Athaliah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 11 -1. When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. -2. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons who were being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed. -3. So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land. -Joash Crowned King of Judah - -4. In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds--of the bodyguards and the escorts--and brought them into the house of the Lord to him. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king's son. -5. Then he commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall do: One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king's house, -6. one-third shall be at the gate of Sur, and one-third at the gate behind the escorts. You shall keep the watch of the house, lest it be broken down. -7. The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord for the king. -8. But you shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes within range, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king as he goes out and as he comes in." - -9. So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. -10. And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of the Lord. -11. Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house. -12. And he brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the Testimony; they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"Death of Athaliah - -13. Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the escorts and the people, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. -14. When she looked, there was the king standing by a pillar according to custom; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, "Treason! Treason!" - -15. And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, "Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her." For the priest had said, "Do not let her be killed in the house of the Lord." -16. So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses' entrance into the king's house, and there she was killed. - -17. Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they should be the Lord's people, and also between the king and the people. -18. And all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord. -19. Then he took the captains of hundreds, the bodyguards, the escorts, and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and went by way of the gate of the escorts to the king's house. Then he sat on the throne of the kings. -20. So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword in the king's house. -21. Jehoash was seven years old when he became king. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 911ad8e4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Jehoash Repairs the Temple - -# Chapter 12 -1. In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. -2. Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. -3. But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. - -4. And Jehoash said to the priests, "All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord--each man's census money, each man's assessment money--and all the money that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord, -5. let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found." - -6. Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple. -7. So King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, "Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damages of the temple." -8. And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple. - -9. Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put there all the money brought into the house of the Lord. -10. So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up and put it in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord. -11. Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and builders who worked on the house of the Lord, -12. and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone, to repair the damage of the house of the Lord, and for all that was paid out to repair the temple. -13. However there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, trimmers, sprinkling-bowls, trumpets, any articles of gold or articles of silver, from the money brought into the house of the Lord. -14. But they gave that to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord with it. -15. Moreover they did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully. -16. The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. It belonged to the priests. -Hazael Threatens Jerusalem - - -17. Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. -18. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king's house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem. -Death of Joash - -19. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? - -20. And his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, which goes down to Silla. -21. For Jozachar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him. So he died, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index cac88a48..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel - -# Chapter 13 -1. In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. -2. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart from them. - -3. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. -4. So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. -5. Then the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before. -6. Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but walked in them; and the wooden image also remained in Samaria. -7. For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. - -8. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -9. So Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Joash his son reigned in his place. -Jehoash Reigns in Israel - - -10. In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. -11. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but walked in them. - -12. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -13. So Joash rested with his fathers. Then Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. -Death of Elisha - - -14. Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, "O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!" - -15. And Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and some arrows." So he took himself a bow and some arrows. -16. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. -17. And he said, "Open the east window"; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot"; and he shot. And he said, "The arrow of the Lord's deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them." -18. Then he said, "Take the arrows"; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground"; so he struck three times, and stopped. -19. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times." - -20. Then Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the land in the spring of the year. -21. So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet. -Israel Recaptures Cities from Syria - - -22. And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. -23. But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence. - -24. Now Hazael king of Syria died. Then Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place. -25. And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz recaptured from the hand of Ben-Hadad, the son of Hazael, the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times Joash defeated him and recaptured the cities of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0cd9b30f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 14 -1. In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king. -2. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. -3. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done. -4. However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. - -5. Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. -6. But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall be put to death for his own sin." - -7. He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day. - -8. Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us face one another in battle." -9. And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife'; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. -10. You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble so that you fall--you and Judah with you?" - -11. But Amaziah would not heed. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went out; so he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. -12. And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent. -13. Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh; and he went to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate--four hundred cubits. -14. And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. - -15. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did--his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah--are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -16. So Jehoash rested with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then Jeroboam his son reigned in his place. - -17. Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. -18. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -19. And they formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. -20. Then they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David. - -21. And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. -22. He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers. -Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel - - -23. In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, became king in Samaria, and reigned forty-one years. -24. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. -25. He restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which He had spoken through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath Hepher. -26. For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter; and whether bond or free, there was no helper for Israel. -27. And the Lord did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven; but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. - -28. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did--his might, how he made war, and how he recaptured for Israel, from Damascus and Hamath, what had belonged to Judah--are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -29. So Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. Then Zechariah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 579a7d6c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -Azariah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king. -2. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. -3. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done, -4. except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. -5. Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king's son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land. - -6. Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -7. So Azariah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jotham his son reigned in his place. -Zechariah Reigns in Israel - - -8. In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. -9. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. -10. Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front of the people; and he reigned in his place. - -11. Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. - -12. This was the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, "Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation." And so it was. -Shallum Reigns in Israel - - -13. Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. -14. For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; and he reigned in his place. - -15. Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and the conspiracy which he led, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. -16. Then from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were there, and its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All the women there who were with child he ripped open. -Menahem Reigns in Israel - - -17. In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. -18. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. -19. Pul king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control. -20. And Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very wealthy, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and did not stay there in the land. - -21. Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? -22. So Menahem rested with his fathers. Then Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. -Pekahiah Reigns in Israel - - -23. In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. -24. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. -25. Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house, along with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place. - -26. Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. -Pekah Reigns in Israel - - -27. In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. -28. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. -29. In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. -30. Then Hoshea the son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck and killed him; so he reigned in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. - -31. Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. -Jotham Reigns in Judah - -32. In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign. -33. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. -34. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. -35. However the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord. - -36. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -37. In those days the Lord began to send Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. -38. So Jotham rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b6ca625..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 16 -1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done. -3. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed he made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel. -4. And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. - -5. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. -6. At that time Rezin king of Syria captured Elath for Syria, and drove the men of Judah from Elath. Then the Edomites went to Elath, and dwell there to this day. - -7. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me." -8. And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king's house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. -9. So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. - -10. Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the design of the altar and its pattern, according to all its workmanship. -11. Then Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. So Urijah the priest made it before King Ahaz came back from Damascus. -12. And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it. -13. So he burned his burnt offering and his grain offering; and he poured his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. -14. He also brought the bronze altar which was before the Lord, from the front of the temple--from between the new altar and the house of the Lord--and put it on the north side of the new altar. -15. Then King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, "On the great new altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt sacrifice, and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. And the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by." -16. Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded. - -17. And King Ahaz cut off the panels of the carts, and removed the lavers from them; and he took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones. -18. Also he removed the Sabbath pavilion which they had built in the temple, and he removed the king's outer entrance from the house of the Lord, on account of the king of Assyria. - -19. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -20. So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 19db9b92..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Hoshea Reigns in Israel - -# Chapter 17 -1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. -2. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him. -3. Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his vassal, and paid him tribute money. -4. And the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy by Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. -Israel Carried Captive to Assyria - -5. Now the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. -6. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. - -7. For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and they had feared other gods, -8. and had walked in the statutes of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. -9. Also the children of Israel secretly did against the Lord their God things that were not right, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from watchtower to fortified city. -10. They set up for themselves sacred pillars and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. -11. There they burned incense on all the high places, like the nations whom the Lord had carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger, -12. for they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, "You shall not do this thing." - -13. Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, "Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets." -14. Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God. -15. And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed idols, became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them that they should not do like them. -16. So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, made for themselves a molded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. -17. And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. -18. Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah alone. - -19. Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. -20. And the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them from His sight. -21. For He tore Israel from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam drove Israel from following the Lord, and made them commit a great sin. -22. For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them, -23. until the Lord removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day. -Assyria Resettles Samaria - - -24. Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities. -25. And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. -26. So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations whom you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the rituals of the God of the land; therefore He has sent lions among them, and indeed, they are killing them because they do not know the rituals of the God of the land." -27. Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Send there one of the priests whom you brought from there; let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the rituals of the God of the land." -28. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. - -29. However every nation continued to make gods of its own, and put them in the shrines on the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities where they dwelt. -30. The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, -31. and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. -32. So they feared the Lord, and from every class they appointed for themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places. -33. They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods--according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away. - -34. To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the Lord, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the Lord had commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel, -35. with whom the Lord had made a covenant and charged them, saying: "You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them; -36. but the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, Him you shall worship, and to Him you shall offer sacrifice. -37. And the statutes, the ordinances, the law, and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to observe forever; you shall not fear other gods. -38. And the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods. -39. But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies." -40. However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals. -41. So these nations feared the Lord, yet served their carved images; also their children and their children's children have continued doing as their fathers did, even to this day. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1ceaeb0d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 18 -1. Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. -2. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. -3. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. - -4. He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. -5. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. -6. For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. -7. The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. -8. He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city. - -9. Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it. -10. And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. -11. Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, -12. because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them. - -13. And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. -14. Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay." And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. -15. So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house. -16. At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. -Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord - -17. Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller's Field. -18. And when they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them. -19. Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust? -20. You speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. And in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? -21. Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. -22. But if you say to me, 'We trust in the Lord our God,' is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?" ' -23. Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses--if you are able on your part to put riders on them! -24. How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? -25. Have I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, 'Go up against this land, and destroy it.' " - -26. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall." - -27. But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?" - -28. Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! -29. Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand; -30. nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, "The Lord will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." ' -31. Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; -32. until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive groves and honey, that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, lest he persuade you, saying, "The Lord will deliver us." -33. Has any of the gods of the nations at all delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? -34. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand? -35. Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?' " - -36. But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him." -37. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40de8e7a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -Isaiah Assures Deliverance - -# Chapter 19 -1. And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. -2. Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. -3. And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. -4. It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.' " - -5. So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. -6. And Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master, 'Thus says the Lord: "Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. -7. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land." ' "Sennacherib's Threat and Hezekiah's Prayer - -8. Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish. -9. And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Look, he has come out to make war with you." So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, -10. "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." -11. Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? -12. Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? -13. Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?' " - -14. And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. -15. Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: "O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. -16. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. -17. Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, -18. and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands--wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. -19. Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God, You alone."The Word of the Lord Concerning Sennacherib - -20. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard.' -21. This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: -'The virgin, the daughter of Zion, -Has despised you, laughed you to scorn; -The daughter of Jerusalem -Has shaken her head behind your back! - -22. 'Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? -Against whom have you raised your voice, -And lifted up your eyes on high? -Against the Holy One of Israel. - -23. By your messengers you have reproached the Lord, -And said: "By the multitude of my chariots -I have come up to the height of the mountains, -To the limits of Lebanon; -I will cut down its tall cedars -And its choice cypress trees; -I will enter the extremity of its borders, -To its fruitful forest. - -24. I have dug and drunk strange water, -And with the soles of my feet I have dried up -All the brooks of defense." - -25. 'Did you not hear long ago -How I made it, -From ancient times that I formed it? -Now I have brought it to pass, -That you should be -For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins. - -26. Therefore their inhabitants had little power; -They were dismayed and confounded; -They were as the grass of the field -And the green herb, -As the grass on the housetops -And grain blighted before it is grown. - -27. 'But I know your dwelling place, -Your going out and your coming in, -And your rage against Me. - -28. Because your rage against Me and your tumult -Have come up to My ears, -Therefore I will put My hook in your nose -And My bridle in your lips, -And I will turn you back -By the way which you came. - -29. 'This shall be a sign to you: -'You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, -And in the second year what springs from the same; -Also in the third year sow and reap, -Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. - -30. And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah -Shall again take root downward, -And bear fruit upward. - -31. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, -And those who escape from Mount Zion. -The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.' - -32. "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: -'He shall not come into this city, -Nor shoot an arrow there, -Nor come before it with shield, -Nor build a siege mound against it. - -33. By the way that he came, -By the same shall he return; -And he shall not come into this city,' -Says the Lord. - -34. 'For I will defend this city, to save it -For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.' "Sennacherib's Defeat and Death - -35. And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses--all dead. -36. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. -37. Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3c6ea23d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah's Life Extended - -# Chapter 20 -1. In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.' " - -2. Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, -3. "Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. - -4. And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, -5. "Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. -6. And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David." ' " - -7. Then Isaiah said, "Take a lump of figs." So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. - -8. And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What is the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord the third day?" - -9. Then Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?" - -10. And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees." - -11. So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz. -The Babylonian Envoys - -12. At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. -13. And Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures--the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory--all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. - -14. Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?" -So Hezekiah said, "They came from a far country, from Babylon." - -15. And he said, "What have they seen in your house?" -So Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them." - -16. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord: -17. 'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the Lord. -18. 'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.' " - -19. So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?"Death of Hezekiah - -20. Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah--all his might, and how he made a pool and a tunnel and brought water into the city--are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -21. So Hezekiah rested with his fathers. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1cfda962..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. -2. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. -3. For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. -4. He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem I will put My name." -5. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. -6. Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. -7. He even set a carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; -8. and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers--only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them." -9. But they paid no attention, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. - -10. And the Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying, -11. "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols), -12. therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. -13. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. -14. So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies, -15. because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.' " - -16. Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord. - -17. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh--all that he did, and the sin that he committed--are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -18. So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place. -Amon's Reign and Death - -19. Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. -20. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. -21. So he walked in all the ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them. -22. He forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. - -23. Then the servants of Amon conspired against him, and killed the king in his own house. -24. But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. - -25. Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -26. And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2d702909..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. -2. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. -Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law - -3. Now it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the scribe, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord, saying: -4. "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which has been brought into the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people. -5. And let them deliver it into the hand of those doing the work, who are the overseers in the house of the Lord; let them give it to those who are in the house of the Lord doing the work, to repair the damages of the house-- -6. to carpenters and builders and masons--and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. -7. However there need be no accounting made with them of the money delivered into their hand, because they deal faithfully." - -8. Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. -9. So Shaphan the scribe went to the king, bringing the king word, saying, "Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, who oversee the house of the Lord." -10. Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king. - -11. Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes. -12. Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, -13. "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us." - -14. So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her. -15. Then she said to them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel, 'Tell the man who sent you to Me, -16. "Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants--all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read-- -17. because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.' " ' -18. But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Concerning the words which you have heard-- -19. because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you," says the Lord. -20. "Surely, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place." ' " So they brought back word to the king. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index a2c47ea3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Restores True Worship - -# Chapter 23 -1. Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him. -2. The king went up to the house of the Lord with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. - -3. Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant. -4. And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the articles that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. -5. Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. -6. And he brought out the wooden image from the house of the Lord, to the Brook Kidron outside Jerusalem, burned it at the Brook Kidron and ground it to ashes, and threw its ashes on the graves of the common people. -7. Then he tore down the ritual booths of the perverted persons that were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the wooden image. -8. And he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; also he broke down the high places at the gates which were at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were to the left of the city gate. -9. Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brethren. - -10. And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech. -11. Then he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech, the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. -12. The altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, the king broke down and pulverized there, and threw their dust into the Brook Kidron. -13. Then the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the people of Ammon. -14. And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images, and filled their places with the bones of men. - -15. Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and crushed it to powder, and burned the wooden image. -16. As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. -17. Then he said, "What gravestone is this that I see?" -So the men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel." - -18. And he said, "Let him alone; let no one move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. - -19. Now Josiah also took away all the shrines of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done in Bethel. -20. He executed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men's bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem. - -21. Then the king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant." -22. Such a Passover surely had never been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. -23. But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was held before the Lord in Jerusalem. -24. Moreover Josiah put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord. -25. Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him. -Impending Judgment on Judah - - -26. Nevertheless the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was aroused against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. -27. And the Lord said, "I will also remove Judah from My sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, 'My name shall be there.' "Josiah Dies in Battle - -28. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -29. In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he confronted him. -30. Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father's place. -The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz - -31. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -32. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. -33. Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. -34. Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there. -Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah - -35. So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. -36. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. -37. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1b47d6b4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Judah Overrun by Enemies - -# Chapter 24 -1. In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. -2. And the Lord sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. -3. Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, -4. and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon. - -5. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? -6. So Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. - -7. And the king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates. -The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin - -8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. -9. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. - -10. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. -11. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it. -12. Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner. -The Captivity of Jerusalem - - -13. And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. -14. Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. -15. And he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king's mother, the king's wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. -16. All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. -Zedekiah Reigns in Judah - -17. Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. - -18. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -19. He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. -20. For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef2f1d45..00000000 --- a/NKJV/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Fall and Captivity of Judah - -# Chapter 25 -1. Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. -2. So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. -3. By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. - -4. Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain. -5. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. -6. So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. -7. Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, put out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon. - -8. And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. -9. He burned the house of the Lord and the king's house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. -10. And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around. - -11. Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. -12. But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. -13. The bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried their bronze to Babylon. -14. They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. -15. The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. -16. The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. -17. The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network. - -18. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. -19. He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, five men of the king's close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. -20. So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -21. Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land. -Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah - -22. Then he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. -23. Now when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah--Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. -24. And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, "Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you." - -25. But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. -26. And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. -Jehoiachin Released from Prison - -27. Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. -28. He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. -29. So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. -30. And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21761805 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. +2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” +3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ +4 Now therefore, thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah departed. +5 And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?” +6 So they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” ’ ” +7 Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?” +8 So they answered him, “A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.” +And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” +9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ” +10 So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. +11 Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. +And he answered and said to him: “Man of God, thus has the king said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ” +12 So Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. +13 Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. +14 Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.” +15 And the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king. +16 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” +17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. +18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4e912f79 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. +2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.” +But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel. +3 Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” +And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!” +4 Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.” +But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho. +5 Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” +So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!” +6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.” +But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on. +7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. +8 Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. +9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” +Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” +10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” +11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. +12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. +13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. +14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over. +15 Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him. +16 Then they said to him, “Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” +And he said, “You shall not send anyone.” +17 But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. +18 And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” +19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.” +20 And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. +21 Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” +22 So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. +23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” +24 So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. +25 Then he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..268d3601 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. +2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. +3 Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. +4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. +5 But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. +6 So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. +7 Then he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” +And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” +8 Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” +And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.” +9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them. +10 And the king of Israel said, “Alas! For the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” +11 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” +So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” +12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. +13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.” +But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” +14 And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. +15 But now bring me a musician.” +Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. +16 And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ +17 For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ +18 And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. +19 Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.” +20 Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water. +21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border. +22 Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood. +23 And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!” +24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites. +25 Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it. +26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not. +27 Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c3af7afd --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” +2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” +3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. +4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.” +5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. +6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” +And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. +7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.” +8 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. +9 And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. +10 Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.” +11 And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. +12 Then he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman.” When he had called her, she stood before him. +13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” +She answered, “I dwell among my own people.” +14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” +And Gehazi answered, “Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.” +15 So he said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. +16 Then he said, “About this time next year you shall embrace a son.” +And she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!” +17 But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her. +18 And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. +19 And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” +So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” +20 When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. +21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out. +22 Then she called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come back.” +23 So he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath.” +And she said, “It is well.” +24 Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward; do not slacken the pace for me unless I tell you.” +25 And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. +So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! +26 Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’ ” +And she answered, “It is well.” +27 Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.” +28 So she said, “Did I ask a son of my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not deceive me’?” +29 Then he said to Gehazi, “Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child.” +30 And the mother of the child said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he arose and followed her. +31 Now Gehazi went on ahead of them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice nor hearing. Therefore he went back to meet him, and told him, saying, “The child has not awakened.” +32 When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed. +33 He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord. +34 And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm. +35 He returned and walked back and forth in the house, and again went up and stretched himself out on him; then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. +36 And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” +37 So she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out. +38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.” +39 So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. +40 Then they served it to the men to eat. Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it. +41 So he said, “Then bring some flour.” And he put it into the pot, and said, “Serve it to the people, that they may eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot. +42 Then a man came from Baal Shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat.” +43 But his servant said, “What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?” +He said again, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for thus says the Lord: ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ” +44 So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9a139f9b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. +2 And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. +3 Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.” +4 And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel.” +5 Then the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” +So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. +6 Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, +Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy. +7 And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me.” +8 So it was, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.” +9 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha’s house. +10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” +11 But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ +12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. +13 And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” +14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. +15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, “Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.” +16 But he said, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused. +17 So Naaman said, “Then, if not, please let your servant be given two mule-loads of earth; for your servant will no longer offer either burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to the Lord. +18 Yet in this thing may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord please pardon your servant in this thing.” +19 Then he said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a short distance. +20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” +21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?” +22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Indeed, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments.’ ” +23 So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him. +24 When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed. +25 Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” +And he said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.” +26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? +27 Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a2ad06dd --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. +2 Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell.” +So he answered, “Go.” +3 Then one said, “Please consent to go with your servants.” +And he answered, “I will go.” +4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. +5 But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.” +6 So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. +7 Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it. +8 Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” +9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.” +10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice. +11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?” +12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.” +13 So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” +And it was told him, saying, “Surely he is in Dothan.” +14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. +15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” +16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” +17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. +18 So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.” And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. +19 Now Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” But he led them to Samaria. +20 So it was, when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, “Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria! +21 Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” +22 But he answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” +23 Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel. +24 And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. +25 And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver. +26 Then, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” +27 And he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?” +28 Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” +And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’ +29 So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him’; but she has hidden her son.” +30 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and as he passed by on the wall, the people looked, and there underneath he had sackcloth on his body. +31 Then he said, “God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!” +32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?” +33 And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, “Surely this calamity is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0c966a71 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’ ” +2 So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “Look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” +And he said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” +3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? +4 If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die.” +5 And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. +6 For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!” +7 Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact—their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—and they fled for their lives. +8 And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it. +9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.” +10 So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, “We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound—only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact.” +11 And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside. +12 So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, “Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.’ ” +13 And one of his servants answered and said, “Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see.” +14 Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.” +15 And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king. +16 Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord. +17 Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. +18 So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.” +19 Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, “Now look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” +And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” +20 And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..68a484e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.” +2 So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years. +3 It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land. +4 Then the king talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done.” +5 Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.” +6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. +So the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.” +7 Then Elisha went to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, “The man of God has come here.” +8 And the king said to Hazael, “Take a present in your hand, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’ ” +9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, of every good thing of Damascus, forty camel-loads; and he came and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’ ” +10 And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover.’ However the Lord has shown me that he will really die.” +11 Then he set his countenance in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept. +12 And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” +He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.” +13 So Hazael said, “But what is your servant—a dog, that he should do this gross thing?” +And Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will become king over Syria.” +14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he answered, “He told me you would surely recover.” +15 But it happened on the next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place. +16 Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah. +17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. +18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. +19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever. +20 In his days Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves. +21 So Joram went to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the troops fled to their tents. +22 Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time. +23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +24 So Joram rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Ahaziah his son reigned in his place. +25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. +26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. +27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. +28 Now he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. +29 Then King Joram went back to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eb0f496e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Get yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. +2 Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his associates, and take him to an inner room. +3 Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.” +4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. +5 And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, “I have a message for you, Commander.” +Jehu said, “For which one of us?” +And he said, “For you, Commander.” +6 Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. +7 You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel. +8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel, both bond and free. +9 So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. +10 The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.’ ” And he opened the door and fled. +11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” +And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.” +12 And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.” +So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ” +13 Then each man hastened to take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, “Jehu is king!” +14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Syria. +15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, “If you are so minded, let no one leave or escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” +16 So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was laid up there; and Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram. +17 Now a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company of men.” +And Joram said, “Get a horseman and send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’ ” +18 So the horseman went to meet him, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’ ” +And Jehu said, “What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.” +So the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went to them, but is not coming back.” +19 Then he sent out a second horseman who came to them, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’ ” +And Jehu answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.” +20 So the watchman reported, saying, “He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously!” +21 Then Joram said, “Make ready.” And his chariot was made ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu, and met him on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. +22 Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” +So he answered, “What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?” +23 Then Joram turned around and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!” +24 Now Jehu drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot. +25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him into the tract of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him: +26 ‘Surely I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will repay you in this plot,’ says the Lord. Now therefore, take and throw him on the plot of ground, according to the word of the Lord.” +27 But when Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he fled by the road to Beth Haggan. So Jehu pursued him, and said, “Shoot him also in the chariot.” And they shot him at the Ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo, and died there. +28 And his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David. +29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah. +30 Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window. +31 Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?” +32 And he looked up at the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. +33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot. +34 And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.” +35 So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. +36 Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; +37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so that they shall not say, “Here lies Jezebel.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8b812219 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying: +2 Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons, +3 choose the best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house. +4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Look, two kings could not stand up to him; how then can we stand?” +5 And he who was in charge of the house, and he who was in charge of the city, the elders also, and those who reared the sons, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, we will do all you tell us; but we will not make anyone king. Do what is good in your sight.” +6 Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying: +If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow. +Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. +7 So it was, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons and slaughtered seventy persons, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. +8 Then a messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” +And he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” +9 So it was, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Indeed I conspired against my master and killed him; but who killed all these? +10 Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord has done what He spoke by His servant Elijah.” +11 So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests, until he left him none remaining. +12 And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds, +13 Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” +So they answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.” +14 And he said, “Take them alive!” So they took them alive, and killed them at the well of Beth Eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them. +15 Now when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab, coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is toward your heart?” +And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” +Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. +16 Then he said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot. +17 And when he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah. +18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. +19 Now therefore, call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal. +20 And Jehu said, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it. +21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the temple of Baal, and the temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. +22 And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out vestments for them. +23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” +24 So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other.” +25 Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. +26 And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. +27 Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and made it a refuse dump to this day. +28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel. +29 However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan. +30 And the Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in doing what is right in My sight, and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” +31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin. +32 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel +33 from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead—Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan. +34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +35 So Jehu rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. +36 And the period that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d71279ea --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. +2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed. +3 So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land. +4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of hundreds—of the bodyguards and the escorts—and brought them into the house of the Lord to him. And he made a covenant with them and took an oath from them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son. +5 Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do: One-third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall be keeping watch over the king’s house, +6 one-third shall be at the gate of Sur, and one-third at the gate behind the escorts. You shall keep the watch of the house, lest it be broken down. +7 The two contingents of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord for the king. +8 But you shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes within range, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king as he goes out and as he comes in.” +9 So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. +10 And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of the Lord. +11 Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house. +12 And he brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, and gave him the Testimony; they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!” +13 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the escorts and the people, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. +14 When she looked, there was the king standing by a pillar according to custom; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Treason! Treason!” +15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not let her be killed in the house of the Lord.” +16 So they seized her; and she went by way of the horses’ entrance into the king’s house, and there she was killed. +17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people, and also between the king and the people. +18 And all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord. +19 Then he took the captains of hundreds, the bodyguards, the escorts, and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and went by way of the gate of the escorts to the king’s house. Then he sat on the throne of the kings. +20 So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword in the king’s house. +21 Jehoash was seven years old when he became king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d68ab325 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. +2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. +3 But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. +4 And Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the dedicated gifts that are brought into the house of the Lord—each man’s census money, each man’s assessment money—and all the money that a man purposes in his heart to bring into the house of the Lord, +5 let the priests take it themselves, each from his constituency; and let them repair the damages of the temple, wherever any dilapidation is found.” +6 Now it was so, by the twenty-third year of King Jehoash, that the priests had not repaired the damages of the temple. +7 So King Jehoash called Jehoiada the priest and the other priests, and said to them, “Why have you not repaired the damages of the temple? Now therefore, do not take more money from your constituency, but deliver it for repairing the damages of the temple.” +8 And the priests agreed that they would neither receive more money from the people, nor repair the damages of the temple. +9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of the Lord; and the priests who kept the door put there all the money brought into the house of the Lord. +10 So it was, whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king’s scribe and the high priest came up and put it in bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord. +11 Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and builders who worked on the house of the Lord, +12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone, to repair the damage of the house of the Lord, and for all that was paid out to repair the temple. +13 However there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of silver, trimmers, sprinkling-bowls, trumpets, any articles of gold or articles of silver, from the money brought into the house of the Lord. +14 But they gave that to the workmen, and they repaired the house of the Lord with it. +15 Moreover they did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully. +16 The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. It belonged to the priests. +17 Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. +18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +20 And his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, which goes down to Silla. +21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him. So he died, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..139f90b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. +2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart from them. +3 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. +4 So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. +5 Then the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before. +6 Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but walked in them; and the wooden image also remained in Samaria. +7 For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. +8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +9 So Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Joash his son reigned in his place. +10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. +11 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but walked in them. +12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +13 So Joash rested with his fathers. Then Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. +14 Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” +15 And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So he took himself a bow and some arrows. +16 Then he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. +17 And he said, “Open the east window”; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot”; and he shot. And he said, “The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them.” +18 Then he said, “Take the arrows”; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times, and stopped. +19 And the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times.” +20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the land in the spring of the year. +21 So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet. +22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. +23 But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence. +24 Now Hazael king of Syria died. Then Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place. +25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz recaptured from the hand of Ben-Hadad, the son of Hazael, the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times Joash defeated him and recaptured the cities of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ac0cc993 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king. +2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. +3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done. +4 However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. +5 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. +6 But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall be put to death for his own sin.” +7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day. +8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” +9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. +10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” +11 But Amaziah would not heed. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went out; so he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. +12 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent. +13 Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh; and he went to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate—four hundred cubits. +14 And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. +15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did—his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +16 So Jehoash rested with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then Jeroboam his son reigned in his place. +17 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. +18 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +19 And they formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. +20 Then they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David. +21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. +22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers. +23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, became king in Samaria, and reigned forty-one years. +24 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. +25 He restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which He had spoken through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath Hepher. +26 For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter; and whether bond or free, there was no helper for Israel. +27 And the Lord did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven; but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. +28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did—his might, how he made war, and how he recaptured for Israel, from Damascus and Hamath, what had belonged to Judah—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +29 So Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. Then Zechariah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d601d26c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king. +2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. +3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done, +4 except that the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. +5 Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the royal house, judging the people of the land. +6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +7 So Azariah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jotham his son reigned in his place. +8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. +9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. +10 Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front of the people; and he reigned in his place. +11 Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. +12 This was the word of the Lord which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it was. +13 Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. +14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; and he reigned in his place. +15 Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and the conspiracy which he led, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. +16 Then from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were there, and its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All the women there who were with child he ripped open. +17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. +18 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. +19 Pul king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control. +20 And Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very wealthy, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and did not stay there in the land. +21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? +22 So Menahem rested with his fathers. Then Pekahiah his son reigned in his place. +23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. +24 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. +25 Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s house, along with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place. +26 Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. +27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. +28 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. +29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. +30 Then Hoshea the son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck and killed him; so he reigned in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. +31 Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. +32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign. +33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. +34 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. +35 However the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord. +36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +37 In those days the Lord began to send Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. +38 So Jotham rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b4eb7a0c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God, as his father David had done. +3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed he made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel. +4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. +5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. +6 At that time Rezin king of Syria captured Elath for Syria, and drove the men of Judah from Elath. Then the Edomites went to Elath, and dwell there to this day. +7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.” +8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. +9 So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. +10 Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the design of the altar and its pattern, according to all its workmanship. +11 Then Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. So Urijah the priest made it before King Ahaz came back from Damascus. +12 And when the king came back from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached the altar and made offerings on it. +13 So he burned his burnt offering and his grain offering; and he poured his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings on the altar. +14 He also brought the bronze altar which was before the Lord, from the front of the temple—from between the new altar and the house of the Lord—and put it on the north side of the new altar. +15 Then King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the great new altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his grain offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of the sacrifice. And the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.” +16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that King Ahaz commanded. +17 And King Ahaz cut off the panels of the carts, and removed the lavers from them; and he took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones. +18 Also he removed the Sabbath pavilion which they had built in the temple, and he removed the king’s outer entrance from the house of the Lord, on account of the king of Assyria. +19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +20 So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98a056f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. +2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him. +3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his vassal, and paid him tribute money. +4 And the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy by Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. +5 Now the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. +6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. +7 For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and they had feared other gods, +8 and had walked in the statutes of the nations whom the Lord had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. +9 Also the children of Israel secretly did against the Lord their God things that were not right, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from watchtower to fortified city. +10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree. +11 There they burned incense on all the high places, like the nations whom the Lord had carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger, +12 for they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” +13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.” +14 Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God. +15 And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed idols, became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them that they should not do like them. +16 So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, made for themselves a molded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. +17 And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. +18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah alone. +19 Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. +20 And the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them from His sight. +21 For He tore Israel from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam drove Israel from following the Lord, and made them commit a great sin. +22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them, +23 until the Lord removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria, as it is to this day. +24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities. +25 And it was so, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. +26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations whom you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the rituals of the God of the land; therefore He has sent lions among them, and indeed, they are killing them because they do not know the rituals of the God of the land.” +27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Send there one of the priests whom you brought from there; let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the rituals of the God of the land.” +28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. +29 However every nation continued to make gods of its own, and put them in the shrines on the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities where they dwelt. +30 The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, +31 and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. +32 So they feared the Lord, and from every class they appointed for themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places. +33 They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods—according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away. +34 To this day they continue practicing the former rituals; they do not fear the Lord, nor do they follow their statutes or their ordinances, or the law and commandment which the Lord had commanded the children of Jacob, whom He named Israel, +35 with whom the Lord had made a covenant and charged them, saying: “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them; +36 but the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, Him you shall worship, and to Him you shall offer sacrifice. +37 And the statutes, the ordinances, the law, and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to observe forever; you shall not fear other gods. +38 And the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods. +39 But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.” +40 However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals. +41 So these nations feared the Lord, yet served their carved images; also their children and their children’s children have continued doing as their fathers did, even to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7536cff8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. +2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. +3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. +4 He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan. +5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. +6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. +7 The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. +8 He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city. +9 Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it. +10 And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. +11 Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, +12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them. +13 And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. +14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay.” And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. +15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house. +16 At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. +17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller’s Field. +18 And when they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them. +19 Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust? +20 You speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. And in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? +21 Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. +22 But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the Lord our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?” ’ +23 Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses—if you are able on your part to put riders on them! +24 How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? +25 Have I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’ ” +26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.” +27 But the Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?” +28 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! +29 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand; +30 nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’ +31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; +32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive groves and honey, that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, lest he persuade you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” +33 Has any of the gods of the nations at all delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? +34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand? +35 Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ” +36 But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” +37 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..335e4ad7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. +2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. +3 And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. +4 It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ” +5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. +6 And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. +7 Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ” +8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish. +9 And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Look, he has come out to make war with you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, +10 “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” +11 Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? +12 Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? +13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ” +14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. +15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. +16 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. +17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, +18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. +19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God, You alone.” +20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard.’ +21 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: +‘The virgin, the daughter of Zion, +Has despised you, laughed you to scorn; +The daughter of Jerusalem +Has shaken her head behind your back! +22 ‘Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? +Against whom have you raised your voice, +And lifted up your eyes on high? +Against the Holy One of Israel. +23 By your messengers you have reproached the Lord, +And said: “By the multitude of my chariots +I have come up to the height of the mountains, +To the limits of Lebanon; +I will cut down its tall cedars +And its choice cypress trees; +I will enter the extremity of its borders, +To its fruitful forest. +24 I have dug and drunk strange water, +And with the soles of my feet I have dried up +All the brooks of defense.” +25 ‘Did you not hear long ago +How I made it, +From ancient times that I formed it? +Now I have brought it to pass, +That you should be +For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins. +26 Therefore their inhabitants had little power; +They were dismayed and confounded; +They were as the grass of the field +And the green herb, +As the grass on the housetops +And grain blighted before it is grown. +27 ‘But I know your dwelling place, +Your going out and your coming in, +And your rage against Me. +28 Because your rage against Me and your tumult +Have come up to My ears, +Therefore I will put My hook in your nose +And My bridle in your lips, +And I will turn you back +By the way which you came. +29 ‘This shall be a sign to you: +‘You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, +And in the second year what springs from the same; +Also in the third year sow and reap, +Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. +30 And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah +Shall again take root downward, +And bear fruit upward. +31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, +And those who escape from Mount Zion. +The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.’ +32 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: +‘He shall not come into this city, +Nor shoot an arrow there, +Nor come before it with shield, +Nor build a siege mound against it. +33 By the way that he came, +By the same shall he return; +And he shall not come into this city,’ +Says the Lord. +34 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it +For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ” +35 And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead. +36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. +37 Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..268cb52d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.’ ” +2 Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, +3 “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. +4 And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, +5 “Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. +6 And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” ’ ” +7 Then Isaiah said, “Take a lump of figs.” So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. +8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What is the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord the third day?” +9 Then Isaiah said, “This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?” +10 And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees.” +11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz. +12 At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. +13 And Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. +14 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” +So Hezekiah said, “They came from a far country, from Babylon.” +15 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” +So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.” +16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: +17 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. +18 ‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ” +19 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?” +20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah—all his might, and how he made a pool and a tunnel and brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +21 So Hezekiah rested with his fathers. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6137d144 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. +2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. +3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. +4 He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.” +5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. +6 Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. +7 He even set a carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; +8 and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers—only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.” +9 But they paid no attention, and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. +10 And the Lord spoke by His servants the prophets, saying, +11 “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has also made Judah sin with his idols), +12 therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. +13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. +14 So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies, +15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’ ” +16 Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord. +17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh—all that he did, and the sin that he committed—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +18 So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place. +19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. +20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. +21 So he walked in all the ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them. +22 He forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. +23 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him, and killed the king in his own house. +24 But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. +25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +26 And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..be9237e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. +2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. +3 Now it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the scribe, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord, saying: +4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which has been brought into the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people. +5 And let them deliver it into the hand of those doing the work, who are the overseers in the house of the Lord; let them give it to those who are in the house of the Lord doing the work, to repair the damages of the house— +6 to carpenters and builders and masons—and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. +7 However there need be no accounting made with them of the money delivered into their hand, because they deal faithfully.” +8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. +9 So Shaphan the scribe went to the king, bringing the king word, saying, “Your servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of those who do the work, who oversee the house of the Lord.” +10 Then Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king. +11 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes. +12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Michaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, +13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is aroused against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.” +14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke with her. +15 Then she said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me, +16 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read— +17 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.’ ” ’ +18 But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Concerning the words which you have heard— +19 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord. +20 “Surely, therefore, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..89d951f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him. +2 The king went up to the house of the Lord with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. +3 Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant. +4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the articles that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. +5 Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. +6 And he brought out the wooden image from the house of the Lord, to the Brook Kidron outside Jerusalem, burned it at the Brook Kidron and ground it to ashes, and threw its ashes on the graves of the common people. +7 Then he tore down the ritual booths of the perverted persons that were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the wooden image. +8 And he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; also he broke down the high places at the gates which were at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were to the left of the city gate. +9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brethren. +10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech. +11 Then he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech, the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. +12 The altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, the king broke down and pulverized there, and threw their dust into the Brook Kidron. +13 Then the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the people of Ammon. +14 And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images, and filled their places with the bones of men. +15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and crushed it to powder, and burned the wooden image. +16 As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. +17 Then he said, “What gravestone is this that I see?” +So the men of the city told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel.” +18 And he said, “Let him alone; let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria. +19 Now Josiah also took away all the shrines of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done in Bethel. +20 He executed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem. +21 Then the king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” +22 Such a Passover surely had never been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah. +23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah this Passover was held before the Lord in Jerusalem. +24 Moreover Josiah put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the Lord. +25 Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him. +26 Nevertheless the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was aroused against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. +27 And the Lord said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ” +28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he confronted him. +30 Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place. +31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. +33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. +34 Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there. +35 So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. +36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. +37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2d842472 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him. +2 And the Lord sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servants the prophets. +3 Surely at the commandment of the Lord this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, +4 and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon. +5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? +6 So Jehoiakim rested with his fathers. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. +7 And the king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates. +8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. +9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. +10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. +11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it. +12 Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner. +13 And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. +14 Also he carried into captivity all Jerusalem: all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. +15 And he carried Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. The king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the mighty of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. +16 All the valiant men, seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths, one thousand, all who were strong and fit for war, these the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. +17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. +18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +19 He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. +20 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4e955085 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. +2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. +3 By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. +4 Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain. +5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. +6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. +7 Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, put out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon. +8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. +9 He burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. +10 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around. +11 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. +12 But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. +13 The bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried their bronze to Babylon. +14 They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. +15 The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. +16 The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. +17 The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network. +18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. +19 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, five men of the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. +20 So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +21 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land. +22 Then he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. +23 Now when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. +24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” +25 But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. +26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. +27 Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. +28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. +29 So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. +30 And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index a5e9215e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Adam--Seth to Abraham - -# Chapter 1 -1. Adam, Seth, Enosh, -2. Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, -3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, -4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -5. The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. -6. The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. -7. The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim. - -8. The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. -9. The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan. -10. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. -11. Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, -12. Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim). -13. Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; -14. the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; -15. the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; -16. the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. - -17. The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. -18. Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. -19. To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. -20. Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -22. Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, -23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. - -24. Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, -25. Eber, Peleg, Reu, -26. Serug, Nahor, Terah, -27. and Abram, who is Abraham. -28. The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. -The Family of Ishmael - -29. These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, -30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, -31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. -The Family of Keturah - -32. Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. -33. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. -The Family of Isaac - -34. And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. -35. The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. -36. And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. -37. The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. -The Family of Seir - -38. The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. -39. And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna. -40. The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. -41. The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. -42. The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran. -The Kings of Edom - -43. Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. -44. And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. -45. When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. -46. And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. -47. When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. -48. And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. -49. When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. -50. And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. -51. Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth, -52. Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, -53. Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, -54. Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index c6dac3bf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Israel - -# Chapter 2 -1. These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, -2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. -From Judah to David - -3. The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. -4. And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. - -5. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. -6. The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara--five of them in all. - -7. The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. - -8. The son of Ethan was Azariah. - -9. Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. -10. Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; -11. Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; -12. Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; -13. Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, -14. Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, -15. Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. - -16. Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel--three. -17. Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. -The Family of Hezron - - -18. Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. -19. When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. -20. And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. - -21. Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. -22. Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. -23. (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns--sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. -24. After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. -The Family of Jerahmeel - - -25. The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. -26. Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. -27. The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. -28. The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. - -29. And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. -30. The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. -31. The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan's son was Ahlai. -32. The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. -33. The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. - -34. Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. -35. Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. -36. Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; -37. Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; -38. Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; -39. Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; -40. Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; -41. Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. -The Family of Caleb - - -42. The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. -43. The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. -44. Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. -45. And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. - -46. Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. -47. And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. - -48. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. -49. She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. - -50. These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, -51. Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. - -52. And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. -53. The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. - -54. The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. - -55. And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index af86cb3e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -The Family of David - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; -2. the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; -3. the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah. - -4. These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. -5. And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon--four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel. -6. Also there were Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, -7. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -8. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet--nine in all. -9. These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. -The Family of Solomon - -10. Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, -11. Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, -12. Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, -13. Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, -14. Amon his son, and Josiah his son. -15. The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. -16. The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah his son. -The Family of Jeconiah - - -17. And the sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Shealtiel his son, -18. and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. -19. The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, -20. and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed--five in all. - -21. The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah. -22. The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat--six in all. -23. The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam--three in all. -24. The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani--seven in all. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd6cbd17..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Judah - -# Chapter 4 -1. The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. -2. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. -3. These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi; -4. and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. -These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem. - -5. And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. -6. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. -7. The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan; -8. and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. - -9. Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." -10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested. - -11. Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. -12. And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah. - -13. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath, -14. and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen. -15. The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz. -16. The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. -17. The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered's wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. -18. (His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. - -19. The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite. -20. And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth. - -21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; -22. also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient. -23. These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work. -The Family of Simeon - -24. The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul, -25. Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. -26. And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. -27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah. - -28. They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, -29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, -30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, -31. Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. -32. And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan--five cities-- -33. and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: -34. Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; -35. Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; -36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; -37. Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-- -38. these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father's house increased greatly. - -39. So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. -40. And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there. - -41. These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. -42. Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. -43. And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index f62ccf8c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Reuben - -# Chapter 5 -1. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel--he was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; -2. yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph's-- -3. the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. - -4. The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, -5. Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, -6. and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites. -7. And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, -8. and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. -9. Eastward they settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead. - -10. Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead. -The Family of Gad - - -11. And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah: -12. Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan, -13. and their brethren of their father's house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber--seven in all. -14. These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; -15. Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their father's house. -16. And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the common-lands of Sharon within their borders. -17. All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. - -18. The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war. -19. They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. -20. And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. -21. Then they took away their livestock--fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys--also one hundred thousand of their men; -22. for many fell dead, because the war was God's. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. -The Family of Manasseh (East) - -23. So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir, or Mount Hermon. -24. These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their fathers' houses. - -25. And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. -26. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index b99b854b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,103 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Levi - -# Chapter 6 -1. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -2. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -3. The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -4. Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua; -5. Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; -6. Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; -7. Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; -8. Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; -9. Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; -10. Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem); -11. Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; -12. Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum; -13. Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; -14. Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. -15. Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. - -16. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. -17. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. -18. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -19. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers: -20. Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, -21. Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. -22. The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, -23. Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, -24. Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. -25. The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. -26. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, Nahath his son, -27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. -28. The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second. -29. The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, -30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. -Musicians in the House of the Lord - - -31. Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest. -32. They were ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order. - -33. And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, -34. the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, -35. the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, -36. the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, -37. the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, -38. the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. -39. And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, -40. the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, -41. the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, -42. the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, -43. the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi. - -44. Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, -45. the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, -46. the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, -47. the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. - -48. And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. -The Family of Aaron - - -49. But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. -50. Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, -51. Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, -52. Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, -53. Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son. -Dwelling Places of the Levites - -54. Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites: -55. They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands. -56. But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. -57. And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, -58. Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands, -59. Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands. -60. And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen. - -61. To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. -62. And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. -63. To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. -64. So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites. -65. And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names. - -66. Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. -67. And they gave them one of the cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains of Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands, -68. Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands, -69. Aijalon with its common-lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common-lands. -70. And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its common-lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. - -71. From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its common-lands. -72. And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands, -73. Ramoth with its common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands. -74. And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands, -75. Hukok with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands. -76. And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands. - -77. From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were given Rimmon with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands. -78. And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands, -79. Kedemoth with its common-lands, and Mephaath with its common-lands. -80. And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands, -81. Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1abe8d44..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -The Family of Issachar - -# Chapter 7 -1. The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four in all. -2. The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. -3. The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. -4. And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons. - -5. Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. -The Family of Benjamin - -6. The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael--three in all. -7. The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five in all. They were heads of their fathers' houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor. - -8. The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. -9. And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. -10. The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. - -11. All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers' houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. -12. Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. -The Family of Naphtali - -13. The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. -The Family of Manasseh (West) - -14. The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. -15. Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead's grandson was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. -16. (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. -17. The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. - -18. His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. - -19. And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. -The Family of Ephraim - - -20. The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, -21. Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed them because they came down to take away their cattle. -22. Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. - -23. And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. -24. Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; -25. and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, -26. Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, -27. Nun his son, and Joshua his son. - -28. Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns; -29. and by the borders of the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel. -The Family of Asher - -30. The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. -31. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. -32. And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. -33. The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. -34. The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. -35. And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. -36. The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, -37. Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera. -38. The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. -39. The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. - -40. All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers' houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index aa33848c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -The Family Tree of King Saul of Benjamin - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, -2. Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. -3. The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, -4. Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, -5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. - -6. These are the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of the fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and who forced them to move to Manahath: -7. Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera who forced them to move. He begot Uzza and Ahihud. - -8. Also Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. -9. By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, -10. Jeuz, Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of their fathers' houses. - -11. And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal. -12. The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns; -13. and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of their fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. -14. Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, -15. Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, -16. Michael, Ispah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. -17. Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, -18. Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. -19. Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, -20. Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, -21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. -22. Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, -23. Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, -24. Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, -25. Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. -26. Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, -27. Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. - -28. These were heads of the fathers' houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. - -29. Now the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. -30. And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, -31. Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, -32. and Mikloth, who begot Shimeah. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. -33. Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. -34. The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. -35. The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. -36. And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza. -37. Moza begot Binea, Raphah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. - -38. Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. -39. And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. - -40. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor--archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all sons of Benjamin. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78e53058..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Priests and Levites in Jerusalem - -# Chapter 9 -1. So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. -2. And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. -Dwellers in Jerusalem - - -3. Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: -4. Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah. -5. Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons. -6. Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren--six hundred and ninety. -7. Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah; -8. Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; -9. and their brethren, according to their generations--nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of a father's house in their fathers' houses. -The Priests at Jerusalem - - -10. Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; -11. Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God; -12. Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; -13. and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses--one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. -The Levites at Jerusalem - - -14. Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; -15. Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; -16. Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. -The Levite Gatekeepers - - -17. And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief. -18. Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King's Gate on the east. - -19. Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, from his father's house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the Lord. -20. And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him. -21. Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting. - -22. All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. -23. So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment. -24. The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south. -25. And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days. -26. For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. -27. And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning. -Other Levite Responsibilities - - -28. Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count. -29. Some of them were appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices. -30. And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. - -31. Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans. -32. And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath. - -33. These are the singers, heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties; for they were employed in that work day and night. -34. These heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites were heads throughout their generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem. -The Family of King Saul - - -35. Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. -36. His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, -37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. -38. And Mikloth begot Shimeam. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. -39. Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. -40. The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. -41. The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. -42. And Ahaz begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; -43. Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. - -44. And Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a24e3d1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Tragic End of Saul and His Sons - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. -2. Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. -3. The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. -4. Then Saul said to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me." But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. -5. And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. -6. So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together. -7. And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them. - -8. So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. -9. And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among the people. -10. Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. - -11. And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. - -13. So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. -14. But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d718422..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -David Made King over All Israel - -# Chapter 11 -1. Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. -2. Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.' " -3. Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. -The City of David - -4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. -5. But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here!" Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). -6. Now David said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief. -7. Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David. -8. And he built the city around it, from the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city. -9. So David went on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with him. -The Mighty Men of David - -10. Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. - -11. And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he had lifted up his spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time. - -12. After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. -13. He was with David at Pasdammim. Now there the Philistines were gathered for battle, and there was a piece of ground full of barley. So the people fled from the Philistines. -14. But they stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory. - -15. Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. -16. David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. -17. And David said with longing, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" -18. So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. -19. And he said, "Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men. - -20. Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. -21. Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three. - -22. Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. -23. And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, five cubits tall. In the Egyptian's hand there was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. -24. These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. -25. Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard. - -26. Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, -27. Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, -28. Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, -29. Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, -30. Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, -31. Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, -32. Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, -33. Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, -34. the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite, -35. Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, -36. Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, -37. Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, -38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, -39. Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), -40. Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, -41. Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, -42. Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites) and thirty with him, -43. Hanan the son of Maachah, Joshaphat the Mithnite, -44. Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, -45. Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, -46. Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, -47. Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index e2ff5a82..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -The Growth of David's Army - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war, -2. armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul's brethren. - -3. The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; -4. Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; -5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; -6. Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; -7. and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. - -8. Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains: -9. Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, -10. Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, -11. Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, -12. Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, -13. Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh. -14. These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand. -15. These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. - -16. Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. -17. And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment." -18. Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: -"We are yours, O David; -We are on your side, O son of Jesse! -Peace, peace to you, -And peace to your helpers! -For your God helps you." -So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. - -19. And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, "He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads." -20. When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh. -21. And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army. -22. For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God. -David's Army at Hebron - - -23. Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord: -24. of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; -25. of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; -26. of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; -27. Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; -28. Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father's house twenty-two captains; -29. of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul); -30. of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father's house; -31. of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; -32. of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command; -33. of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks; -34. of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; -35. of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; -36. of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; -37. of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war. - -38. All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king. -39. And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. -40. Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen--provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 93074925..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought from Kirjath Jearim - -# Chapter 13 -1. Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. -2. And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; -3. and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul." -4. Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. - -5. So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim. -6. And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. -7. So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. -8. Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. - -9. And when they came to Chidon's threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. -10. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. -11. And David became angry because of the Lord's outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day. -12. David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?" - -13. So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. -14. The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index e2809c35..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -David Established at Jerusalem - -# Chapter 14 -1. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. -2. So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel. - -3. Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. -4. And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -5. Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, -6. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -7. Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet. -The Philistines Defeated - -8. Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. -9. Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. -10. And David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" -The Lord said to him, "Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand." - -11. So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. -12. And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. - -13. Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. -14. Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. -15. And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines." -16. So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. -17. Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index c96d1007..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 15 -1. David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. -2. Then David said, "No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever." -3. And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. -4. Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites: -5. of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his brethren; -6. of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren; -7. of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren; -8. of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren; -9. of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; -10. of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brethren. - -11. And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. -12. He said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. -13. For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order." - -14. So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. -15. And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord. - -16. Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy. -17. So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; -18. and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; -19. the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze; -20. Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to Alamoth; -21. Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith; -22. Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful; -23. Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark; -24. Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark. - -25. So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy. -26. And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams. -27. David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. -28. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps. - -29. And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3103f85c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,122 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle - -# Chapter 16 -1. So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. -2. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. -3. Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. - -4. And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: -5. Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; -6. Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God. -David's Song of Thanksgiving - -7. On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord: - -8. Oh, give thanks to the Lord! -Call upon His name; -Make known His deeds among the peoples! - -9. Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; -Talk of all His wondrous works! - -10. Glory in His holy name; -Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! - -11. Seek the Lord and His strength; -Seek His face evermore! - -12. Remember His marvelous works which He has done, -His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, - -13. O seed of Israel His servant, -You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! - -14. He is the Lord our God; -His judgments are in all the earth. - -15. Remember His covenant forever, -The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, - -16. The covenant which He made with Abraham, -And His oath to Isaac, - -17. And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, -To Israel for an everlasting covenant, - -18. Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan -As the allotment of your inheritance," - -19. When you were few in number, -Indeed very few, and strangers in it. - -20. When they went from one nation to another, -And from one kingdom to another people, - -21. He permitted no man to do them wrong; -Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, - -22. Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, -And do My prophets no harm." - -23. Sing to the Lord, all the earth; -Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. - -24. Declare His glory among the nations, -His wonders among all peoples. - -25. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; -He is also to be feared above all gods. - -26. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, -But the Lord made the heavens. - -27. Honor and majesty are before Him; -Strength and gladness are in His place. - -28. -Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, -Give to the Lord glory and strength. - -29. -Give to the Lord the glory due His name; -Bring an offering, and come before Him. -Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! - -30. Tremble before Him, all the earth. -The world also is firmly established, -It shall not be moved. - -31. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; -And let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns." - -32. Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; -Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. - -33. Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, -For He is coming to judge the earth. - -34. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - -35. And say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; -Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, -To give thanks to Your holy name, -To triumph in Your praise." - -36. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel -From everlasting to everlasting! -And all the people said, "Amen!" and praised the Lord. -Regular Worship Maintained - - -37. So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day's work required; -38. and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; -39. and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon, -40. to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the Lord which He commanded Israel; -41. and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because His mercy endures forever; -42. and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers. - -43. Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4218231e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -God's Covenant with David - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains." - -2. Then Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you." - -3. But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, -4. "Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: "You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. -5. For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. -6. Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?' " ' -7. Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. -8. And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth. -9. Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, -10. since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house. -11. And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. -12. He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. -13. I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. -14. And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever." ' " - -15. According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. - -16. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: "Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? -17. And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God. -18. What more can David say to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant. -19. O Lord, for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. -20. O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. -21. And who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people--to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt? -22. For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God. - -23. "And now, O Lord, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as You have said. -24. So let it be established, that Your name may be magnified forever, saying, 'The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. -25. For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You. -26. And now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant. -27. Now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You have blessed it, O Lord, and it shall be blessed forever." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index b7a81b63..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -David's Further Conquests - -# Chapter 18 -1. After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. -2. Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute. - -3. And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. -4. David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. - -5. When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. -6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. -7. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. -8. Also from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze. - -9. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, -10. he sent Hadoram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze. -11. King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations--from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek. - -12. Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. -13. He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. -David's Administration - -14. So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people. -15. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; -16. Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe; -17. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers at the king's side. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index b89d7f74..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated - -# Chapter 19 -1. It happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place. -2. Then David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him. - -3. And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?" - -4. Therefore Hanun took David's servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. -5. Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return." - -6. When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah. -7. So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle. - -8. Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. -9. Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. - -10. When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel's best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. -11. And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon. -12. Then he said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. -13. Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight." - -14. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. -15. When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem. - -16. Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of Hadadezer's army went before them. -17. When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him. -18. Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army. -19. And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 24c4741f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -Rabbah Is Conquered - -# Chapter 20 -1. It happened in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it. -2. Then David took their king's crown from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David's head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance. -3. And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. -Philistine Giants Destroyed - -4. Now it happened afterward that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of the giant. And they were subdued. - -5. Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. - -6. Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, with twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant. -7. So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him. - -8. These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ae7bccd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -The Census of Israel and Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. -2. So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, "Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may know it." - -3. And Joab answered, "May the Lord make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?" - -4. Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. -5. Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. -6. But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king's word was abominable to Joab. - -7. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel. -8. So David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly." - -9. Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying, -10. "Go and tell David, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you." ' " - -11. So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Choose for yourself, -12. either three years of famine, or three months to be defeated by your foes with the sword of your enemies overtaking you, or else for three days the sword of the Lord--the plague in the land, with the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' Now consider what answer I should take back to Him who sent me." - -13. And David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man." - -14. So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell. -15. And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was destroying, the Lord looked and relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who was destroying, "It is enough; now restrain your hand." And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. - -16. Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. -17. And David said to God, "Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my father's house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued." - -18. Therefore, the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go and erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. -19. So David went up at the word of Gad, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord. -20. Now Ornan turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan continued threshing wheat. -21. So David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed before David with his face to the ground. -22. Then David said to Ornan, "Grant me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar on it to the Lord. You shall grant it to me at the full price, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people." - -23. But Ornan said to David, "Take it to yourself, and let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. Look, I also give you the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering; I give it all." - -24. Then King David said to Ornan, "No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing." -25. So David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place. -26. And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the Lord; and He answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering. - -27. So the Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath. - -28. At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. -29. For the tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of the burnt offering, which Moses had made in the wilderness, were at that time at the high place in Gibeon. -30. But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 772c588a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -David Prepares to Build the Temple - -# Chapter 22 -1. Then David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel." -2. So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God. -3. And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure, -4. and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. - -5. Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death. - -6. Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. -7. And David said to Solomon: "My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God; -8. but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. -9. Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. -10. He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.' -11. Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the Lord your God, as He has said to you. -12. Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. -13. Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. -14. Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. -15. Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. -16. Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the Lord be with you." - -17. David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, -18. "Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people. -19. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index b3664570..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Divisions of the Levites - -# Chapter 23 -1. So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. - -2. And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. -3. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. -4. Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges, -5. four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise." - -6. Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -7. Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. -8. The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel--three in all. -9. The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Laadan. -10. And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. -11. Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father's house. - -12. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel--four in all. -13. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever. -14. Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. -15. The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. -16. Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. -17. Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. -18. Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. -19. Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. -20. Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second. - -21. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. -22. And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. -23. The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three in all. - -24. These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses--the heads of the fathers' houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and above. - -25. For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever"; -26. and also to the Levites, "They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service." -27. For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above; -28. because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God, -29. both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes; -30. to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening; -31. and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the Lord; -32. and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4f9b1c42..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Divisions of the Priests - -# Chapter 24 -1. Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -2. And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. -3. Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule of their service. - -4. There were more leaders found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar were sixteen heads of their fathers' houses, and eight heads of their fathers' houses among the sons of Ithamar. -5. Thus they were divided by lot, one group as another, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar. -6. And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites, one father's house taken for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. - -7. Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, -8. the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, -9. the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, -10. the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, -11. the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, -12. the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, -13. the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, -14. the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, -15. the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, -16. the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, -17. the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, -18. the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. - -19. This was the schedule of their service for coming into the house of the Lord according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. -Other Levites - - -20. And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. -21. Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. -22. Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. -23. Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. -24. Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir. -25. The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. -26. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno. -27. The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. -28. Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. -29. Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel. - -30. Also the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. - -31. These also cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron did, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites. The chief fathers did just as their younger brethren. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5c31d887..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -The Musicians - -# Chapter 25 -1. Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: -2. Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. -3. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. -4. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. -5. All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. - -6. All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. -7. So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. - -8. And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student. - -9. Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; -10. the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -11. the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -12. the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -13. the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -14. the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -15. the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -16. the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -17. the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -18. the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -19. the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -20. the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -21. the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -22. the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -23. the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -24. the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -25. the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -26. the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -27. the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -28. the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -29. the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -30. the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; -31. the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8c4ebf8b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The Gatekeepers - -# Chapter 26 -1. Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. -2. And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, -3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. - -4. Moreover the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, -5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him. - -6. Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers' houses, because they were men of great ability. -7. The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able men. - -8. All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of Obed-Edom. - -9. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men. - -10. Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first), -11. Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. - -12. Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord. -13. And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father's house. -14. The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; -15. to Obed-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the storehouse. -16. To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway--watchman opposite watchman. -17. On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the storehouse two by two. -18. As for the Parbar on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar. -19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari. -The Treasuries and Other Duties - - -20. Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things. -21. The sons of Laadan, the descendants of the Gershonites of Laadan, heads of their fathers' houses, of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli. -22. The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord. -23. Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: -24. Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasuries. -25. And his brethren by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. - -26. This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things which King David and the heads of fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. -27. Some of the spoils won in battles they dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord. -28. And all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren. - -29. Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem. - -30. Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. -31. Among the Hebronites, Jerijah was head of the Hebronites according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them capable men at Jazer of Gilead. -32. And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred able men, heads of fathers' houses, whom King David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5304474f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -The Military Divisions - -# Chapter 27 -1. And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers' houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand. - -2. Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand; -3. he was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. -4. Over the division of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his division Mikloth also was the leader; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -5. The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -6. This was the Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty; in his division was Ammizabad his son. -7. The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -8. The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -9. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -10. The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -11. The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -12. The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -13. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -14. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -15. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand. -Leaders of Tribes - - -16. Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel: the officer over the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; -17. over the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok; -18. over Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; over Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; -19. over Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel; -20. over the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; over the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; -21. over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; over Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; -22. over Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. - -23. But David did not take the number of those twenty years old and under, because the Lord had said He would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens. -24. Joab the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Israel because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the chronicles of King David. -Other State Officials - - -25. And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king's treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses. -26. Ezri the son of Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground. -27. And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of wine. -28. Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil. -29. And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys. -30. Obil the Ishmaelite was over the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite was over the donkeys, -31. and Jaziz the Hagrite was over the flocks. All these were the officials over King David's property. - -32. Also Jehonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons. -33. Ahithophel was the king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion. -34. After Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar. And the general of the king's army was Joab. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6e64e832..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple - -# Chapter 28 -1. Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor. - -2. Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it. -3. But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.' -4. However the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. -5. And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. -6. Now He said to me, 'It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. -7. Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.' -8. Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever. - -9. "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever. -10. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it." - -11. Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat; -12. and the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things; -13. also for the division of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the articles of service in the house of the Lord. -14. He gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for all articles used in every kind of service; -15. the weight for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. -16. And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each table, and silver for the tables of silver; -17. also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls--he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; -18. and refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord. -19. "All this," said David, "the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans." - -20. And David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God--my God--will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. -21. Here are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5b754c24..00000000 --- a/NKJV/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Offerings for Building the Temple - -# Chapter 29 -1. Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the Lord God. -2. Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. -3. Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: -4. three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; -5. the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?" - -6. Then the leaders of the fathers' houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king's work, offered willingly. -7. They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. -8. And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. -9. Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly. -David's Praise to God - - -10. Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: -"Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. - -11. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, -The power and the glory, -The victory and the majesty; -For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; -Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, -And You are exalted as head over all. - -12. Both riches and honor come from You, -And You reign over all. -In Your hand is power and might; -In Your hand it is to make great -And to give strength to all. - -13. "Now therefore, our God, -We thank You -And praise Your glorious name. - -14. But who am I, and who are my people, -That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? -For all things come from You, -And of Your own we have given You. - -15. For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, -As were all our fathers; -Our days on earth are as a shadow, -And without hope. - -16. "O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own. -17. I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. -18. O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. -19. And give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the temple for which I have made provision." - -20. Then David said to all the assembly, "Now bless the Lord your God." So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king. -Solomon Anointed King - -21. And they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. -22. So they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. -23. Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. -24. All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon. -25. So the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. -The Close of David's Reign - - -26. Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. -27. And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. -28. So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. -29. Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, -30. with all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0b644c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, +2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, +3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, +4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. +7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim. +8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. +9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan. +10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. +11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, +12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim). +13 Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; +14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; +15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; +16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. +17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. +18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. +19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. +20 Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, +23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. +24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, +25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, +26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, +27 and Abram, who is Abraham. +28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. +29 These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, +31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. +32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. +33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. +34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. +35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. +36 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. +37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. +38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. +39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. +40 The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. +41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. +42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran. +43 Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. +44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. +45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. +46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. +47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. +48 And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. +49 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. +50 And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. +51 Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth, +52 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, +53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, +54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..99e9c522 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, +2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. +3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. +4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. +5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. +6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. +7 The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing. +8 The son of Ethan was Azariah. +9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. +10 Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah; +11 Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; +12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; +13 Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, +14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, +15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. +16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. +17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. +18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. +19 When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur. +20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. +21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. +22 Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. +23 (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. +24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. +25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. +26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. +27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. +28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. +29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. +30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. +31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. +32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. +33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. +34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. +35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. +36 Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; +37 Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; +38 Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; +39 Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; +40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; +41 Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. +42 The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. +43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. +44 Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. +45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. +46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. +47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. +48 Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. +49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. +50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, +51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. +52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, and half of the families of Manuhoth. +53 The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. +54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites. +55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..219f2d73 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; +2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; +3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah. +4 These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. +5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel. +6 Also there were Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, +7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all. +9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. +10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam; Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, +11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, +12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, +13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, +14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son. +15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. +16 The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah his son. +17 And the sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Shealtiel his son, +18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. +19 The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, +20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed—five in all. +21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah. +22 The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all. +23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam—three in all. +24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d5e3199 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. +2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. +3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi; +4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. +These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem. +5 And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. +6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. +7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan; +8 and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. +9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” +10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. +11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. +12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah. +13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath, +14 and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen. +15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz. +16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. +17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. +18 (His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. +19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite. +20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth. +21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; +22 also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient. +23 These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work. +24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul, +25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. +26 And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. +27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah. +28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, +29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, +30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, +31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. +32 And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities— +33 and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: +34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; +35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; +36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; +37 Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah— +38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly. +39 So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. +40 And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there. +41 These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. +42 Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. +43 And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b55ead0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—he was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; +2 yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph’s— +3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, +5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, +6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites. +7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, +8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. +9 Eastward they settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead. +10 Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead. +11 And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah: +12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan, +13 and their brethren of their father’s house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. +14 These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; +15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their father’s house. +16 And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the common-lands of Sharon within their borders. +17 All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. +18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war. +19 They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. +20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. +21 Then they took away their livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred thousand of their men; +22 for many fell dead, because the war was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. +23 So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir, or Mount Hermon. +24 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their fathers’ houses. +25 And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. +26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d1482e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua; +5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; +6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; +7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; +8 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; +9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; +10 Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem); +11 Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; +12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum; +13 Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; +14 Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. +15 Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. +16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. +18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers: +20 Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, +21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. +22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, +23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, +24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. +25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. +26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, Nahath his son, +27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. +28 The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second. +29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, +30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. +31 Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest. +32 They were ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order. +33 And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, +34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, +35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, +36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, +37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, +38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. +39 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, +40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, +41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, +42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, +43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi. +44 Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, +45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, +46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, +47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. +48 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. +49 But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. +50 Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, +51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, +52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, +53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son. +54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites: +55 They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands. +56 But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. +57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, +58 Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands, +59 Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands. +60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen. +61 To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. +62 And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. +63 To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. +64 So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites. +65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names. +66 Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. +67 And they gave them one of the cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains of Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands, +68 Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands, +69 Aijalon with its common-lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common-lands. +70 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its common-lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. +71 From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its common-lands. +72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands, +73 Ramoth with its common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands. +74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands, +75 Hukok with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands. +76 And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands. +77 From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were given Rimmon with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands. +78 And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands, +79 Kedemoth with its common-lands, and Mephaath with its common-lands. +80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands, +81 Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..85fcbdaf --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. +2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. +3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. +4 And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons. +5 Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all. +6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. +7 The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor. +8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. +9 And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. +10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. +11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. +12 Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. +13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. +14 The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. +15 Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s grandson was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. +16 (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. +17 The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. +18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. +19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. +20 The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, +21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed them because they came down to take away their cattle. +22 Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. +23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. +24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; +25 and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, +26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, +27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son. +28 Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns; +29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel. +30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. +31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. +32 And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. +33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. +34 The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. +35 And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. +36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, +37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera. +38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. +39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. +40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd8185c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, +2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. +3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, +4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, +5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. +6 These are the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and who forced them to move to Manahath: +7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera who forced them to move. He begot Uzza and Ahihud. +8 Also Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. +9 By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, +10 Jeuz, Sachiah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of their fathers’ houses. +11 And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal. +12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns; +13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of their fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. +14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, +15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, +16 Michael, Ispah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. +17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, +18 Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. +19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, +20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, +21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. +22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, +23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, +24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, +25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. +26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, +27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. +28 These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. +29 Now the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. +30 And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, +31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, +32 and Mikloth, who begot Shimeah. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. +33 Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. +34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. +35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. +36 And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza. +37 Moza begot Binea, Raphah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. +38 Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. +39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. +40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor—archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all sons of Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5e07b797 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. +2 And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim. +3 Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh: +4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah. +5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons. +6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren—six hundred and ninety. +7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah; +8 Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; +9 and their brethren, according to their generations—nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of a father’s house in their fathers’ houses. +10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; +11 Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the officer over the house of God; +12 Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; +13 and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. +14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; +15 Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; +16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. +17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren. Shallum was the chief. +18 Until then they had been gatekeepers for the camps of the children of Levi at the King’s Gate on the east. +19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, from his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, gatekeepers of the tabernacle. Their fathers had been keepers of the entrance to the camp of the Lord. +20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him. +21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting. +22 All those chosen as gatekeepers were two hundred and twelve. They were recorded by their genealogy, in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. +23 So they and their children were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, the house of the tabernacle, by assignment. +24 The gatekeepers were assigned to the four directions: the east, west, north, and south. +25 And their brethren in their villages had to come with them from time to time for seven days. +26 For in this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. +27 And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning. +28 Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count. +29 Some of them were appointed over the furnishings and over all the implements of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil and the incense and the spices. +30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. +31 Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans. +32 And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath. +33 These are the singers, heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers, and were free from other duties; for they were employed in that work day and night. +34 These heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites were heads throughout their generations. They dwelt at Jerusalem. +35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon. +36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, +37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. +38 And Mikloth begot Shimeam. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. +39 Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. +40 The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. +41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. +42 And Ahaz begot Jarah; Jarah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; +43 Moza begot Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. +44 And Azel had six sons whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b6992d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. +2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. +3 The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. +4 Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. +5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. +6 So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together. +7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them. +8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. +9 And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among the people. +10 Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. +11 And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. +13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. +14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad26fe04 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. +2 Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.’ ” +3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. +4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. +5 But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). +6 Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief. +7 Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David. +8 And he built the city around it, from the Millo to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city. +9 So David went on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with him. +10 Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. +11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he had lifted up his spear against three hundred, killed by him at one time. +12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. +13 He was with David at Pasdammim. Now there the Philistines were gathered for battle, and there was a piece of ground full of barley. So the people fled from the Philistines. +14 But they stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory. +15 Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. +16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. +17 And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” +18 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless David would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. +19 And he said, “Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men. +20 Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of another three. He had lifted up his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. +21 Of the three he was more honored than the other two men. Therefore he became their captain. However he did not attain to the first three. +22 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. +23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, five cubits tall. In the Egyptian’s hand there was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. +24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. +25 Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard. +26 Also the mighty warriors were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, +27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, +28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, +29 Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, +30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, +31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, +32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, +33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, +34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite, +35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, +36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, +37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, +38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri, +39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), +40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, +41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, +42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites) and thirty with him, +43 Hanan the son of Maachah, Joshaphat the Mithnite, +44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, +45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, +46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite, +47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..73967e30 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war, +2 armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren. +3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite; +4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite; +5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite; +6 Elkanah, Jisshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites; +7 and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. +8 Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains: +9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, +10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, +11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, +12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, +13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh. +14 These were from the sons of Gad, captains of the army; the least was over a hundred, and the greatest was over a thousand. +15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west. +16 Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. +17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look and bring judgment.” +18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: +“We are yours, O David; +We are on your side, O son of Jesse! +Peace, peace to you, +And peace to your helpers! +For your God helps you.” +So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. +19 And some from Manasseh defected to David when he was going with the Philistines to battle against Saul; but they did not help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away by agreement, saying, “He may defect to his master Saul and endanger our heads.” +20 When he went to Ziklag, those of Manasseh who defected to him were Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of the thousands who were from Manasseh. +21 And they helped David against the bands of raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor, and they were captains in the army. +22 For at that time they came to David day by day to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God. +23 Now these were the numbers of the divisions that were equipped for war, and came to David at Hebron to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord: +24 of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war; +25 of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred; +26 of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred; +27 Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred; +28 Zadok, a young man, a valiant warrior, and from his father’s house twenty-two captains; +29 of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul); +30 of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men throughout their father’s house; +31 of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were designated by name to come and make David king; +32 of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command; +33 of Zebulun there were fifty thousand who went out to battle, expert in war with all weapons of war, stouthearted men who could keep ranks; +34 of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear; +35 of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred; +36 of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand; +37 of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war. +38 All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king. +39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their brethren had prepared for them. +40 Moreover those who were near to them, from as far away as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys and camels, on mules and oxen—provisions of flour and cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, wine and oil and oxen and sheep abundantly, for there was joy in Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c271b670 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Then David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. +2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the Lord our God, let us send out to our brethren everywhere who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and their common-lands, that they may gather together to us; +3 and let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we have not inquired at it since the days of Saul.” +4 Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. +5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim. +6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed. +7 So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. +8 Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. +9 And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled. +10 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. +11 And David became angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day. +12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?” +13 So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. +14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32a39b71 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. +2 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel. +3 Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. +4 And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, +6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet. +8 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. +9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. +10 And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” +The Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand.” +11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. +12 And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. +13 Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. +14 Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. +15 And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” +16 So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. +17 Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1ec4bf0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. +2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” +3 And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. +4 Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites: +5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his brethren; +6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren; +7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren; +8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren; +9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren; +10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brethren. +11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. +12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. +13 For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.” +14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. +15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord. +16 Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy. +17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; +18 and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; +19 the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze; +20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to Alamoth; +21 Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith; +22 Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful; +23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark; +24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark. +25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom with joy. +26 And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams. +27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. +28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps. +29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ffa1c95 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. +2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. +3 Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. +4 And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: +5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; +6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God. +7 On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord: +8 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! +Call upon His name; +Make known His deeds among the peoples! +9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; +Talk of all His wondrous works! +10 Glory in His holy name; +Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! +11 Seek the Lord and His strength; +Seek His face evermore! +12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, +His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, +13 O seed of Israel His servant, +You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! +14 He is the Lord our God; +His judgments are in all the earth. +15 Remember His covenant forever, +The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, +16 The covenant which He made with Abraham, +And His oath to Isaac, +17 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, +To Israel for an everlasting covenant, +18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan +As the allotment of your inheritance,” +19 When you were few in number, +Indeed very few, and strangers in it. +20 When they went from one nation to another, +And from one kingdom to another people, +21 He permitted no man to do them wrong; +Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, +22 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, +And do My prophets no harm.” +23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth; +Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. +24 Declare His glory among the nations, +His wonders among all peoples. +25 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; +He is also to be feared above all gods. +26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, +But the Lord made the heavens. +27 Honor and majesty are before Him; +Strength and gladness are in His place. +28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, +Give to the Lord glory and strength. +29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name; +Bring an offering, and come before Him. +Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! +30 Tremble before Him, all the earth. +The world also is firmly established, +It shall not be moved. +31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; +And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” +32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; +Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. +33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, +For He is coming to judge the earth. +34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! +For His mercy endures forever. +35 And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation; +Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, +To give thanks to Your holy name, +To triumph in Your praise.” +36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel +From everlasting to everlasting! +And all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. +37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work required; +38 and Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; +39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place that was at Gibeon, +40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the Lord which He commanded Israel; +41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because His mercy endures forever; +42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers. +43 Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b54b266 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.” +2 Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” +3 But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, +4 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. +5 For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. +6 Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’ +7 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. +8 And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth. +9 Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, +10 since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the Lord will build you a house. +11 And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. +12 He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. +13 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. +14 And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” +15 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. +16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? +17 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O Lord God. +18 What more can David say to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant. +19 O Lord, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. +20 O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. +21 And who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people—to make for Yourself a name by great and awesome deeds, by driving out nations from before Your people whom You redeemed from Egypt? +22 For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, Lord, have become their God. +23 “And now, O Lord, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, let it be established forever, and do as You have said. +24 So let it be established, that Your name may be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. +25 For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You. +26 And now, Lord, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant. +27 Now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You have blessed it, O Lord, and it shall be blessed forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f5b7aade --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. +2 Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute. +3 And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. +4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. +5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. +6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. +7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. +8 Also from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze. +9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, +10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze. +11 King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations—from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek. +12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. +13 He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. +14 So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people. +15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; +16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe; +17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers at the king’s side. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..43e6c71b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 It happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place. +2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him. +3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?” +4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. +5 Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.” +6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah. +7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle. +8 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. +9 Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. +10 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. +11 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon. +12 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. +13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.” +14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. +15 When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem. +16 Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them. +17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him. +18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army. +19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6feaf24c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 It happened in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it. +2 Then David took their king’s crown from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance. +3 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. +4 Now it happened afterward that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of the giant. And they were subdued. +5 Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. +6 Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, with twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant. +7 So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. +8 These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2a037f0e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. +2 So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.” +3 And Joab answered, “May the Lord make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?” +4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. +5 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. +6 But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab. +7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel. +8 So David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” +9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying, +10 “Go and tell David, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.” ’ ” +11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Choose for yourself, +12 either three years of famine, or three months to be defeated by your foes with the sword of your enemies overtaking you, or else for three days the sword of the Lord—the plague in the land, with the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now consider what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.” +13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” +14 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell. +15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was destroying, the Lord looked and relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who was destroying, “It is enough; now restrain your hand.” And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +16 Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. +17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.” +18 Therefore, the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go and erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +19 So David went up at the word of Gad, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord. +20 Now Ornan turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan continued threshing wheat. +21 So David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed before David with his face to the ground. +22 Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar on it to the Lord. You shall grant it to me at the full price, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.” +23 But Ornan said to David, “Take it to yourself, and let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. Look, I also give you the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering; I give it all.” +24 Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.” +25 So David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place. +26 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the Lord; and He answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering. +27 So the Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath. +28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. +29 For the tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of the burnt offering, which Moses had made in the wilderness, were at that time at the high place in Gibeon. +30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..28798ee6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then David said, “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” +2 So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God. +3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure, +4 and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. +5 Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death. +6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. +7 And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God; +8 but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. +9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. +10 He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ +11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the Lord your God, as He has said to you. +12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. +13 Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. +14 Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. +15 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. +16 Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the Lord be with you.” +17 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, +18 “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people. +19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..041c1b7f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. +2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. +3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. +4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges, +5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.” +6 Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. +8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all. +9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. +10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. +11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house. +12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. +13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever. +14 Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. +15 The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. +16 Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. +17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. +18 Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. +19 Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. +20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second. +21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. +22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. +23 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. +24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and above. +25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”; +26 and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.” +27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above; +28 because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God, +29 both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes; +30 to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening; +31 and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the Lord; +32 and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5fbb7cf --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. +3 Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule of their service. +4 There were more leaders found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar were sixteen heads of their fathers’ houses, and eight heads of their fathers’ houses among the sons of Ithamar. +5 Thus they were divided by lot, one group as another, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar. +6 And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites, one father’s house taken for Eleazar and one for Ithamar. +7 Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, +8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, +9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, +10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, +11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, +12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, +13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, +14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, +15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, +16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, +17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, +18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. +19 This was the schedule of their service for coming into the house of the Lord according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. +20 And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. +21 Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. +22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. +23 Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. +24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir. +25 The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. +26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno. +27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. +28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. +29 Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel. +30 Also the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. +31 These also cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron did, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites. The chief fathers did just as their younger brethren. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf18e9d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: +2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. +3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. +4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. +5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. +6 All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. +7 So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, all who were skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight. +8 And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student. +9 Now the first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph; the second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons, twelve; +10 the third for Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +11 the fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +12 the fifth for Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +13 the sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +14 the seventh for Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +15 the eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +16 the ninth for Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +17 the tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +18 the eleventh for Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +19 the twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +20 the thirteenth for Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +21 the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +22 the fifteenth for Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +23 the sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +24 the seventeenth for Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +25 the eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +26 the nineteenth for Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +27 the twentieth for Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +28 the twenty-first for Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +29 the twenty-second for Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +30 the twenty-third for Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; +31 the twenty-fourth for Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12884bbe --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 Concerning the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. +2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, +3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. +4 Moreover the sons of Obed-Edom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, +5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him. +6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers’ houses, because they were men of great ability. +7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able men. +8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of Obed-Edom. +9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men. +10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first), +11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. +12 Among these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, among the chief men, having duties just like their brethren, to serve in the house of the Lord. +13 And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house. +14 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate; +15 to Obed-Edom the South Gate, and to his sons the storehouse. +16 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came out for the West Gate, with the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway—watchman opposite watchman. +17 On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the storehouse two by two. +18 As for the Parbar on the west, there were four on the highway and two at the Parbar. +19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari. +20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things. +21 The sons of Laadan, the descendants of the Gershonites of Laadan, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli. +22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord. +23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: +24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasuries. +25 And his brethren by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. +26 This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things which King David and the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. +27 Some of the spoils won in battles they dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord. +28 And all that Samuel the seer, Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, every dedicated thing, was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren. +29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem. +30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred able men, had the oversight of Israel on the west side of the Jordan for all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. +31 Among the Hebronites, Jerijah was head of the Hebronites according to his genealogy of the fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought, and there were found among them capable men at Jazer of Gilead. +32 And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred able men, heads of fathers’ houses, whom King David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4349a6c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand. +2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand; +3 he was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. +4 Over the division of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his division Mikloth also was the leader; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +5 The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +6 This was the Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty; in his division was Ammizabad his son. +7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand. +16 Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel: the officer over the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; +17 over the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok; +18 over Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; +19 over Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; over Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel; +20 over the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; over the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; +21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; over Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; +22 over Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. +23 But David did not take the number of those twenty years old and under, because the Lord had said He would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens. +24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Israel because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the chronicles of King David. +25 And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses. +26 Ezri the son of Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground. +27 And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of wine. +28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil. +29 And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys. +30 Obil the Ishmaelite was over the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite was over the donkeys, +31 and Jaziz the Hagrite was over the flocks. All these were the officials over King David’s property. +32 Also Jehonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons. +33 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion. +34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then Abiathar. And the general of the king’s army was Joab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..61898358 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all the mighty men of valor. +2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it. +3 But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.’ +4 However the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel. +5 And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. +6 Now He said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father. +7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’ +8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever. +9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever. +10 Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.” +11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasuries, its upper chambers, its inner chambers, and the place of the mercy seat; +12 and the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things; +13 also for the division of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the articles of service in the house of the Lord. +14 He gave gold by weight for things of gold, for all articles used in every kind of service; also silver for all articles of silver by weight, for all articles used in every kind of service; +15 the weight for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of gold, by weight for each lampstand and its lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, for the lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand. +16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for each table, and silver for the tables of silver; +17 also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls—he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls, silver by weight for every bowl; +18 and refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the Lord. +19 “All this,” said David, “the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans.” +20 And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. +21 Here are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..89dd9b5c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the Lord God. +2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. +3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: +4 three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; +5 the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?” +6 Then the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the officers over the king’s work, offered willingly. +7 They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. +8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. +9 Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly. +10 Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said: +“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever. +11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, +The power and the glory, +The victory and the majesty; +For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; +Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, +And You are exalted as head over all. +12 Both riches and honor come from You, +And You reign over all. +In Your hand is power and might; +In Your hand it is to make great +And to give strength to all. +13 “Now therefore, our God, +We thank You +And praise Your glorious name. +14 But who am I, and who are my people, +That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? +For all things come from You, +And of Your own we have given You. +15 For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, +As were all our fathers; +Our days on earth are as a shadow, +And without hope. +16 “O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own. +17 I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You. +18 O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. +19 And give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the temple for which I have made provision.” +20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” So all the assembly blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king. +21 And they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the next day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. +22 So they ate and drank before the Lord with great gladness on that day. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before the Lord to be the leader, and Zadok to be priest. +23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. +24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon. +25 So the Lord exalted Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. +26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. +27 And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. +28 So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. +29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, +30 with all his reign and his might, and the events that happened to him, to Israel, and to all the kingdoms of the lands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8aac2a5c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Requests Wisdom - -# Chapter 1 -1. Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly. - -2. And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses. -3. Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. -4. But David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. -5. Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there. -6. And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. - -7. On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask! What shall I give you?" - -8. And Solomon said to God: "You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place. -9. Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. -10. Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?" - -11. Then God said to Solomon: "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life--but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king-- -12. wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like."Solomon's Military and Economic Power - -13. So Solomon came to Jerusalem from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tabernacle of meeting, and reigned over Israel. -14. And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. -15. Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. -16. And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. -17. They also acquired and imported from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 949c0fc3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple - -# Chapter 2 -1. Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself. -2. Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. - -3. Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: -As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. -4. Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. - -5. And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. -6. But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him? - -7. Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. -8. Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants, -9. to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the temple which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful. - -10. And indeed I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, twenty thousand kors of ground wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. - -11. Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon: -Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them. - -12. Hiram also said: -Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal house for himself! - -13. And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman -14. (the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father. - -15. Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants. -16. And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem. - -17. Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred. -18. And he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index a5147ee8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 3 -1. Now Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. -2. And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. - -3. This is the foundation which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length was sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits. -4. And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. -5. The larger room he paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it. -6. And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim. -7. He also overlaid the house--the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors--with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls. - -8. And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. -9. The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold. -10. In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold. -11. The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits in overall length: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub; -12. one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing also was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub. -13. The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward. -14. And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it. - -15. Also he made in front of the temple two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. -16. He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork. -17. Then he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7919318f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Furnishings of the Temple - -# Chapter 4 -1. Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height. - -2. Then he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. -3. And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast. -4. It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. -5. It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand baths. - -6. He also made ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in. -7. And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. -8. He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred bowls of gold. - -9. Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze. -10. He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast. - -11. Then Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God: -12. the two pillars and the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; -13. four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars); -14. he also made carts and the lavers on the carts; -15. one Sea and twelve oxen under it; -16. also the pots, the shovels, the forks--and all their articles Huram his master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord. - -17. In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zeredah. -18. And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined. - -19. Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread; -20. the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary, -21. with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold; -22. the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0c15bb7e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought into the Temple - -# Chapter 5 -1. So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God. -The Ark Brought into the Temple - - -2. Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the City of David, which is Zion. -3. Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month. -4. So all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. -5. Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. -6. Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. -7. Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. -8. For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. -9. The poles extended so that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. -10. Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they had come out of Egypt. - -11. And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions), -12. and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets-- -13. indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: -"For He is good, -For His mercy endures forever," -that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, -14. so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7c21da61..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - -# Chapter 6 -1. Then Solomon spoke: -"The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. - -2. I have surely built You an exalted house, -And a place for You to dwell in forever."Solomon's Speech upon Completion of the Work - -3. Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. -4. And he said: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, -5. 'Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel. -6. Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.' -7. Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. -8. But the Lord said to my father David, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart. -9. Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.' -10. So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. -11. And there I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel." -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - - -12. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands -13. (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven); -14. and he said: "Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. -15. You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. -16. Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, 'You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.' -17. And now, O Lord God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David. - -18. "But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! -19. Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You: -20. that Your eyes may be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your name, that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. -21. And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive. - -22. "If anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, -23. then hear from heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, bringing retribution on the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. - -24. "Or if Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and return and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication before You in this temple, -25. then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to them and their fathers. - -26. "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, -27. then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. - -28. "When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; -29. whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows his own burden and his own grief, and spreads out his hands to this temple: -30. then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men), -31. that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. - -32. "Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray in this temple; -33. then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name. - -34. "When Your people go out to battle against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You toward this city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, -35. then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. - -36. "When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to a land far or near; -37. yet when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness'; -38. and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried captive, and pray toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and toward the temple which I have built for Your name: -39. then hear from heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You. -40. Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place. - -41. "Now therefore, -Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, -You and the ark of Your strength. -Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, -And let Your saints rejoice in goodness. - -42. "O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed; -Remember the mercies of Your servant David." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 985875c7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Dedicates the Temple - -# Chapter 7 -1. When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. -2. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house. -3. When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying: -"For He is good, -For His mercy endures forever." - -4. Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. -5. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. -6. And the priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord, saying, "For His mercy endures forever," whenever David offered praise by their ministry. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, while all Israel stood. - -7. Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat. - -8. At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt. -9. And on the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. -10. On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel. -11. Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king's house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house. -God's Second Appearance to Solomon - -12. Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. -13. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, -14. if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. -15. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. -16. For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. -17. As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, -18. then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.' - -19. "But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, -20. then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. - -21. "And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land and this house?' -22. Then they will answer, 'Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.' " - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b01d005..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Additional Achievements - -# Chapter 8 -1. It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, -2. that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. -3. And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. -4. He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath. -5. He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, -6. also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. - -7. All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel-- -8. that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel did not destroy--from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. -9. But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry. -10. And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people. - -11. Now Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the house he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy." - -12. Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built before the vestibule, -13. according to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. -14. And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. -15. They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries. - -16. Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed. - -17. Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom. -18. And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index f52c5b72..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The Queen of Sheba's Praise of Solomon - -# Chapter 9 -1. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. -2. So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her. -3. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, -4. the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers and their apparel, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. - -5. Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. -6. However I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame of which I heard. -7. Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! -8. Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness." - -9. And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. - -10. Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. -11. And the king made walkways of the algum wood for the house of the Lord and for the king's house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers; and there were none such as these seen before in the land of Judah. - -12. Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, much more than she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. -Solomon's Great Wealth - -13. The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, -14. besides what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. -15. And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. -16. He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. - -17. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. -18. The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. -19. Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom. - -20. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. -21. For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. - -22. So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. -23. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. -24. Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year. - -25. Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. - -26. So he reigned over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. -27. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. -28. And they brought horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all lands. -Death of Solomon - -29. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? -30. Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. -31. Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 189cb6f8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The Revolt Against Rehoboam - -# Chapter 10 -1. And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. -2. So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. -3. Then they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, -4. "Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you." - -5. So he said to them, "Come back to me after three days." And the people departed. - -6. Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, "How do you advise me to answer these people?" - -7. And they spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever." - -8. But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. -9. And he said to them, "What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?" - -10. Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you should speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us'--thus you shall say to them: 'My little finger shall be thicker than my father's waist! -11. And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!' " - -12. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, "Come back to me the third day." -13. Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders, -14. and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!" -15. So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from God, that the Lord might fulfill His word, which He had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. - -16. Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: -"What share have we in David? -We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. -Every man to your tents, O Israel! -Now see to your own house, O David!" -So all Israel departed to their tents. -17. But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah. - -18. Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of revenue; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem. -19. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 74944566..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Rehoboam's Reign in Judah - -# Chapter 11 -1. Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. - -2. But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, -3. "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, -4. 'Thus says the Lord: "You shall not go up or fight against your brethren! Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me." ' " Therefore they obeyed the words of the Lord, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam. -Rehoboam Fortifies the Cities - - -5. So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. -6. And he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, -7. Beth Zur, Sochoh, Adullam, -8. Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, -9. Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, -10. Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities. -11. And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. -12. Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. -Priests and Levites Move to Judah - -13. And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him. -14. For the Levites left their common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord. -15. Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols which he had made. -16. And after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers. -17. So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years. -The Family of Rehoboam - - -18. Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliah the son of Jesse. -19. And she bore him children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham. -20. After her he took Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. -21. Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. -22. And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. -23. He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index d9fcc2db..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Egypt Attacks Judah - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him. -2. And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, -3. with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt--the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. -4. And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem. - -5. Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the Lord: 'You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.' " - -6. So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, "The Lord is righteous." - -7. Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. -8. Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations." - -9. So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house; he took everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had made. -10. Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king's house. -11. And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guard would go and bring them out; then they would take them back into the guardroom. -12. When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah. -The End of Rehoboam's Reign - -13. Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. -14. And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. - -15. The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. -16. So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index abab7b33..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Abijah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 13 -1. In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. -2. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. -And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. -3. Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand choice men. Jeroboam also drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand choice men, mighty men of valor. - -4. Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: -5. Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt? -6. Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord. -7. Then worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not withstand them. -8. And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods. -9. Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests, like the peoples of other lands, so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of things that are not gods? -10. But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. -11. And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. -12. Now look, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper!" - -13. But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. -14. And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets. -15. Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. -16. And the children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. -17. Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain. -18. Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers. - -19. And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephrain with its villages. -20. So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him, and he died. - -21. But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. -22. Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the annals of the prophet Iddo. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 06ce7bbd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Asa Reigns over Judah - -# Chapter 14 -1. So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years. -Asa Reigns in Judah - -2. Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, -3. for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images. -4. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. -5. He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him. -6. And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him rest. -7. Therefore he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered. -8. And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor. - -9. Then Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah. -10. So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. -11. And Asa cried out to the Lord his God, and said, "Lord, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!" - -12. So the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. -13. And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So the Ethiopians were overthrown, and they could not recover, for they were broken before the Lord and His army. And they carried away very much spoil. -14. Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much spoil in them. -15. They also attacked the livestock enclosures, and carried off sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 25de2913..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Reforms of Asa - -# Chapter 15 -1. Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. -2. And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. -3. For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; -4. but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. -5. And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. -6. So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. -7. But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!" - -8. And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord. -9. Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. - -10. So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. -11. And they offered to the Lord at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought. -12. Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; -13. and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. -14. Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams' horns. -15. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around. - -16. Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. -17. But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. - -18. He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. -19. And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index b38a2d5e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Asa's Treaty with Syria - -# Chapter 16 -1. In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. -2. Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, -3. "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me." - -4. So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. -5. Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work. -6. Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah. -Hanani's Message to Asa - - -7. And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. -8. Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand. -9. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars." -10. Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time. -Illness and Death of Asa - -11. Note that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. -12. And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. - -13. So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign. -14. They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments. They made a very great burning for him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index de6290ca..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 17 -1. Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. -2. And he placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had taken. -3. Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, -4. but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel. -5. Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance. -6. And his heart took delight in the ways of the Lord; moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah. - -7. Also in the third year of his reign he sent his leaders, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. -8. And with them he sent Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah--the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. -9. So they taught in Judah, and had the Book of the Law of the Lord with them; they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people. - -10. And the fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. -11. Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver as tribute; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats. - -12. So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. -13. He had much property in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. - -14. These are their numbers, according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor; -15. and next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand; -16. and next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. -17. Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield; -18. and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war. -19. These served the king, besides those the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index ddf12fee..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Micaiah Warns Ahab - -# Chapter 18 -1. Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab. -2. After some years he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria; and Ahab killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people who were with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead. -3. So Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?" -And he answered him, "I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war." - -4. Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire for the word of the Lord today." - -5. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?" -So they said, "Go up, for God will deliver it into the king's hand." - -6. But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?" - -7. So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla." -And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say such things!" - -8. Then the king of Israel called one of his officers and said, "Bring Micaiah the son of Imla quickly!" - -9. The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. -10. Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself; and he said, "Thus says the Lord: 'With these you shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed.' " - -11. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king's hand." - -12. Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement." - -13. And Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak." - -14. Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?" -And he said, "Go and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand!" - -15. So the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?" - -16. Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, 'These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.' " - -17. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?" - -18. Then Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left. -19. And the Lord said, 'Who will persuade Ahab king of Israel to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?' So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. -20. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, 'I will persuade him.' The Lord said to him, 'In what way?' -21. So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the Lord said, 'You shall persuade him and also prevail; go out and do so.' -22. Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you." - -23. Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?" - -24. And Micaiah said, "Indeed you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!" - -25. Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son; -26. and say, 'Thus says the king: "Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I return in peace." ' " - -27. But Micaiah said, "If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Take heed, all you people!"Ahab Dies in Battle - -28. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. -29. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. - -30. Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, "Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel." - -31. So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him. -32. For so it was, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. -33. Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded." -34. The battle increased that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; and about the time of sunset he died. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78f97194..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat's Additional Reforms - -# Chapter 19 -1. Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem. -2. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you. -3. Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God." -The Reforms of Jehoshaphat - - -4. So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord God of their fathers. -5. Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, -6. and said to the judges, "Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. -7. Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes." - -8. Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem. -9. And he commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall act in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart: -10. Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and wrath come upon you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty. -11. And take notice: Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the Lord will be with the good." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 217344c3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir Defeated - -# Chapter 20 -1. It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. -2. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar" (which is En Gedi). -3. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. -4. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. - -5. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, -6. and said: "O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? -7. Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? -8. And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, -9. 'If disaster comes upon us--sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine--we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.' -10. And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir--whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them-- -11. here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. -12. O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You." - -13. Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord. - -14. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. -15. And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. -16. Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. -17. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you." - -18. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. -19. Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high. - -20. So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper." -21. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: -"Praise the Lord, -For His mercy endures forever." - -22. Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. -23. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. - -24. So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped. - -25. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. -26. And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. -27. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. -28. So they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. -29. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. -30. Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. -The End of Jehoshaphat's Reign - -31. So Jehoshaphat was king over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. -32. And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. -33. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. - -34. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. - -35. After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly. -36. And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion Geber. -37. But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works." Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index fac03d0e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Jehoram Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place. -2. He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. -3. Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. - -4. Now when Jehoram was established over the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and killed all his brothers with the sword, and also others of the princes of Israel. - -5. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. -6. And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had the daughter of Ahab as a wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. -7. Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. - -8. In his days Edom revolted against Judah's authority, and made a king over themselves. -9. So Jehoram went out with his officers, and all his chariots with him. And he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots. -10. Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah's authority to this day. At that time Libnah revolted against his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. -11. Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit harlotry, and led Judah astray. - -12. And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, -Thus says the Lord God of your father David: -Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, -13. but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot like the harlotry of the house of Ahab, and also have killed your brothers, those of your father's household, who were better than yourself, -14. behold, the Lord will strike your people with a serious affliction--your children, your wives, and all your possessions; -15. and you will become very sick with a disease of your intestines, until your intestines come out by reason of the sickness, day by day. - -16. Moreover the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabians who were near the Ethiopians. -17. And they came up into Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that there was not a son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. - -18. After all this the Lord struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease. -19. Then it happened in the course of time, after the end of two years, that his intestines came out because of his sickness; so he died in severe pain. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning for his fathers. - -20. He was thirty-two years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years and, to no one's sorrow, departed. However they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a3d73d6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Ahaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the raiders who came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, reigned. -2. Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri. -3. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly. -4. Therefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. -5. He also followed their advice, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. -6. Then he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. - -7. His going to Joram was God's occasion for Ahaziah's downfall; for when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. -8. And it happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers who served Ahaziah, that he killed them. -9. Then he searched for Ahaziah; and they caught him (he was hiding in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu. When they had killed him, they buried him, "because," they said, "he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart." -So the house of Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom. -Athaliah Reigns in Judah - -10. Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. -11. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons who were being murdered, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah so that she did not kill him. -12. And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5a3625fd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Joash Crowned King of Judah - -# Chapter 23 -1. In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. -2. And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. - -3. Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, "Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the sons of David. -4. This is what you shall do: One-third of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors; -5. one-third shall be at the king's house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. All the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. -6. But let no one come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. -7. And the Levites shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out." - -8. So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions. -9. And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of God. -10. Then he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple, all around the king. -11. And they brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, gave him the Testimony, and made him king. Then Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, "Long live the king!"Death of Athaliah - -12. Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. -13. When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, "Treason! Treason!" - -14. And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, "Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her." For the priest had said, "Do not kill her in the house of the Lord." - -15. So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king's house, and they killed her there. - -16. Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord's people. -17. And all the people went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. -18. Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David. -19. And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter. - -20. Then he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they went through the Upper Gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. -21. So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 243c7fe3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Joash Repairs the Temple - -# Chapter 24 -1. Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. -2. Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. -3. And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters. - -4. Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord. -5. Then he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you do it quickly." -However the Levites did not do it quickly. -6. So the king called Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the assembly of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?" -7. For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also presented all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord to the Baals. - -8. Then at the king's command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord. -9. And they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the collection that Moses the servant of God had imposed on Israel in the wilderness. -10. Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given. -11. So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king's official by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, that the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. - -12. The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord. -13. So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it. -14. When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; they made from it articles for the house of the Lord, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada. -Apostasy of Joash - - -15. But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died. -16. And they buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house. - -17. Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and bowed down to the king. And the king listened to them. -18. Therefore they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their trespass. -19. Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen. - -20. Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.' " -21. So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord. -22. Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, "The Lord look on it, and repay!"Death of Joash - -23. So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. -24. For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the Lord delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. -25. And when they had withdrawn from him (for they left him severely wounded), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. - -26. These are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. -27. Now concerning his sons, and the many oracles about him, and the repairing of the house of God, indeed they are written in the annals of the book of the kings. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 12c96eda..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 25 -1. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. -2. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart. - -3. Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. -4. However he did not execute their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, "The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall die for his own sin."The War Against Edom - -5. Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers' houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield. -6. He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. -7. But a man of God came to him, saying, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel--not with any of the children of Ephraim. -8. But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has power to help and to overthrow." - -9. Then Amaziah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?" -And the man of God answered, "The Lord is able to give you much more than this." -10. So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. - -11. Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir. -12. Also the children of Judah took captive ten thousand alive, brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were dashed in pieces. - -13. But as for the soldiers of the army which Amaziah had discharged, so that they would not go with him to battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon, killed three thousand in them, and took much spoil. - -14. Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. -15. Therefore the anger of the Lord was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of the people, which could not rescue their own people from your hand?" - -16. So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, "Have we made you the king's counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?" -Then the prophet ceased, and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice."Israel Defeats Judah - -17. Now Amaziah king of Judah asked advice and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us face one another in battle." - -18. And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife'; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. -19. Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall--you and Judah with you?" - -20. But Amaziah would not heed, for it came from God, that He might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom. -21. So Joash king of Israel went out; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. -22. And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent. -23. Then Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh; and he brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate--four hundred cubits. -24. And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. -Death of Amaziah - -25. Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. -26. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from first to last, indeed are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? -27. After the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. -28. Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 51d11717..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Uzziah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 26 -1. Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. -2. He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers. - -3. Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. -4. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. -5. He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. - -6. Now he went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines. -7. God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites. -8. Also the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong. - -9. And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them. -10. Also he built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil. - -11. Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. -12. The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred. -13. And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. -14. Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones. -15. And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong. -The Penalty for Uzziah's Pride - -16. But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. -17. So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord--valiant men. -18. And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God." - -19. Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. -20. And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him. - -21. King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. - -22. Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote. -23. So Uzziah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, "He is a leper." Then Jotham his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9fcafccd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -Jotham Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 27 -1. Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. -2. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the Lord). But still the people acted corruptly. - -3. He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel. -4. Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. -5. He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also. -6. So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. - -7. Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. -8. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. -9. So Jotham rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index fe8b171f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 28 -1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done. -2. For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made molded images for the Baals. -3. He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. -4. And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. -Syria and Israel Defeat Judah - -5. Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They defeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter. -6. For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. -7. Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king. -8. And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. -Israel Returns the Captives - - -9. But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: "Look, because the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. -10. And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your male and female slaves; but are you not also guilty before the Lord your God? -11. Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you." - -12. Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, -13. and said to them, "You shall not bring the captives here, for we already have offended the Lord. You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel." -14. So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly. -15. Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, gave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. -Assyria Refuses to -Help Judah - -16. At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. -17. For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives. -18. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. -19. For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the Lord. -20. Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him. -21. For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him. -Apostasy and Death of Ahaz - -22. Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz. -23. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. -24. So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. -25. And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. - -26. Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. -27. So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index f7f5a9db..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 29 -1. Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. -2. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. -Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple - - -3. In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. -4. Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square, -5. and said to them: "Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place. -6. For our fathers have trespassed and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God; they have forsaken Him, have turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the Lord, and turned their backs on Him. -7. They have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. -8. Therefore the wrath of the Lord fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has given them up to trouble, to desolation, and to jeering, as you see with your eyes. -9. For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity. - -10. "Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. -11. My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense." - -12. Then these Levites arose: Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah; -13. of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; -14. of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. - -15. And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. -16. Then the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord to the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it out and carried it to the Brook Kidron. - -17. Now they began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. So they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. - -18. Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offerings with all its articles, and the table of the showbread with all its articles. -19. Moreover all the articles which King Ahaz in his reign had cast aside in his transgression we have prepared and sanctified; and there they are, before the altar of the Lord." -Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship - - -20. Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. -21. And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. -22. So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Likewise they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. -23. Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. -24. And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel. - -25. And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets. -26. The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. -27. Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. -28. So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. -29. And when they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped. -30. Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped. - -31. Then Hezekiah answered and said, "Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord." So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. -32. And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. -33. The consecrated things were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. -34. But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in sanctifying themselves than the priests. -35. Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. -So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. -36. Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 06205db6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Keeps the Passover - -# Chapter 30 -1. And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel. -2. For the king and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to keep the Passover in the second month. -3. For they could not keep it at the regular time, because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem. -4. And the matter pleased the king and all the assembly. -5. So they resolved to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem, since they had not done it for a long time in the prescribed manner. - -6. Then the runners went throughout all Israel and Judah with the letters from the king and his leaders, and spoke according to the command of the king: "Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. -7. And do not be like your fathers and your brethren, who trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, so that He gave them up to desolation, as you see. -8. Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. -9. For if you return to the Lord, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him." - -10. So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but they laughed at them and mocked them. -11. Nevertheless some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. -12. Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, at the word of the Lord. - -13. Now many people, a very great assembly, gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. -14. They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and cast them into the Brook Kidron. -15. Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought the burnt offerings to the house of the Lord. -16. They stood in their place according to their custom, according to the Law of Moses the man of God; the priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites. -17. For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to the Lord. -18. For a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone -19. who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary." -20. And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people. - -21. So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments. -22. And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. - -23. Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness. -24. For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. -25. The whole assembly of Judah rejoiced, also the priests and Levites, all the assembly that came from Israel, the sojourners who came from the land of Israel, and those who dwelt in Judah. -26. So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. -27. Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index a499a8bf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -The Reforms of Hezekiah - -# Chapter 31 -1. Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars--from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh--until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession. - -2. And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord. -3. The king also appointed a portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the Law of the Lord. - -4. Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. - -5. As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. -6. And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps. - -7. In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. -8. And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. -9. Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. -10. And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, "Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance." - -11. Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. -12. Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next. -13. Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. -14. Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things. -15. And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small. - -16. Besides those males from three years old and up who were written in the genealogy, they distributed to everyone who entered the house of the Lord his daily portion for the work of his service, by his division, -17. and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father's house, and to the Levites from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions, -18. and to all who were written in the genealogy--their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them--for in their faithfulness they sanctified themselves in holiness. - -19. Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men who were designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogies among the Levites. - -20. Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. -21. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index 49d87081..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord - -# Chapter 32 -1. After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. -2. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, -3. he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. -4. Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?" -5. And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance. -6. Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying, -7. "Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. -8. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. - -9. After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, -10. "Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: 'In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem? -11. Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, "The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria"? -12. Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, "You shall worship before one altar and burn incense on it"? -13. Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hand? -14. Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? -15. Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?' " - -16. Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah. - -17. He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, "As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand." -18. Then they called out with a loud voice in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, that they might take the city. -19. And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth--the work of men's hands. -Sennacherib's Defeat and Death - -20. Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven. -21. Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there. - -22. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. -23. And many brought gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter. -Hezekiah Humbles Himself - -24. In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the Lord; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. -25. But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem. -26. Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. -Hezekiah's Wealth and Honor - -27. Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items; -28. storehouses for the harvest of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and folds for flocks. -29. Moreover he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much property. -30. This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. - -31. However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart. -Death of Hezekiah - - -32. Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, indeed they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. -33. So Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper tombs of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3781dfae..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 33 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. -2. But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. -3. For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and made wooden images; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. -4. He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, "In Jerusalem shall My name be forever." -5. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. -6. Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. -7. He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; -8. and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I have appointed for your fathers--only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses." -9. So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. -Manasseh Restored After Repentance - - -10. And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. -11. Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. -12. Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, -13. and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. - -14. After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. -15. He took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. -16. He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. -17. Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the Lord their God. -Death of Manasseh - -18. Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. -19. Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of Hozai. -20. So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place. -Amon's Reign and Death - -21. Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. -22. But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and served them. -23. And he did not humble himself before the Lord, as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. - -24. Then his servants conspired against him, and killed him in his own house. -25. But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index da8c8ec4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Reigns in Judah - -# Chapter 34 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. -2. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. - -3. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images. -4. They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. -5. He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. -6. And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes. -7. When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. -Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law - -8. In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. -9. When they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and which they had brought back to Jerusalem. -10. Then they put it in the hand of the foremen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the Lord, to repair and restore the house. -11. They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy hewn stone and timber for beams, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. -12. And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music, -13. were over the burden bearers and were overseers of all who did work in any kind of service. And some of the Levites were scribes, officers, and gatekeepers. - -14. Now when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses. -15. Then Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. -16. So Shaphan carried the book to the king, bringing the king word, saying, "All that was committed to your servants they are doing. -17. And they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen." -18. Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." And Shaphan read it before the king. - -19. Thus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes. -20. Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, -21. "Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book." - -22. So Hilkiah and those the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke to her to that effect. - -23. Then she answered them, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel, 'Tell the man who sent you to Me, -24. "Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah, -25. because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place, and not be quenched.' " ' -26. But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Concerning the words which you have heard-- -27. because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you," says the Lord. -28. "Surely I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place and its inhabitants." ' " So they brought back word to the king. -Josiah Restores True Worship - -29. Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. -30. The king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem--the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. -31. Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. -32. And he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. -33. Thus Josiah removed all the abominations from all the country that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel diligently serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index cb28e3d3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Keeps the Passover - -# Chapter 35 -1. Now Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. -2. And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord. -3. Then he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. -4. Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses, according to your divisions, following the written instruction of David king of Israel and the written instruction of Solomon his son. -5. And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father's house of the Levites. -6. So slaughter the Passover offerings, consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses." - -7. Then Josiah gave the lay people lambs and young goats from the flock, all for Passover offerings for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, as well as three thousand cattle; these were from the king's possessions. -8. And his leaders gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred from the flock, and three hundred cattle. -9. Also Conaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand from the flock and five hundred cattle. - -10. So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's command. -11. And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites skinned the animals. -12. Then they removed the burnt offerings that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the cattle. -13. Also they roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people. -14. Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. -15. And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer. Also the gatekeepers were at each gate; they did not have to leave their position, because their brethren the Levites prepared portions for them. - -16. So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. -17. And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. -18. There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -19. In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept. -Josiah Dies in Battle - -20. After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him. -21. But he sent messengers to him, saying, "What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you." -22. Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo. - -23. And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am severely wounded." -24. His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. - -25. Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments. - -26. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord, -27. and his deeds from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index ddde693a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz - -# Chapter 36 -1. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. -2. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. -3. Now the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. -4. Then the king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt. -The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiakim - -5. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. -6. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon. -7. Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. -8. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. -The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin - -9. Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. -10. At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar summoned him and took him to Babylon, with the costly articles from the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah, Jehoiakim's brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem. -Zedekiah Reigns in Judah - -11. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. -12. He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. -13. And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. -14. Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. -The Fall of Jerusalem - -15. And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. -16. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy. - -17. Therefore He brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, on the aged or the weak; He gave them all into his hand. -18. And all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon. -19. Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. -20. And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, -21. to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. -The Proclamation of Cyrus - -22. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, - -23. Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: -All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..19812199 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly. +2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ houses. +3 Then Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for the tabernacle of meeting with God was there, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. +4 But David had brought up the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. +5 Now the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord; Solomon and the assembly sought Him there. +6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it. +7 On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?” +8 And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place. +9 Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. +10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?” +11 Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king— +12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.” +13 So Solomon came to Jerusalem from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tabernacle of meeting, and reigned over Israel. +14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. +15 Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. +16 And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price. +17 They also acquired and imported from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4e9990c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself. +2 Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. +3 Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: +As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. +4 Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the Lord our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. +5 And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. +6 But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him? +7 Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. +8 Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants, +9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the temple which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful. +10 And indeed I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, twenty thousand kors of ground wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. +11 Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon: +Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them. +12 Hiram also said: +Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal house for himself! +13 And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman +14 (the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father. +15 Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants. +16 And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem. +17 Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred. +18 And he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4eb0ebf --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Now Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. +2 And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. +3 This is the foundation which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length was sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits. +4 And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. +5 The larger room he paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it. +6 And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim. +7 He also overlaid the house—the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors—with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls. +8 And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. +9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold. +10 In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold. +11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits in overall length: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub; +12 one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing also was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub. +13 The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward. +14 And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it. +15 Also he made in front of the temple two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. +16 He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork. +17 Then he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc7c8a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height. +2 Then he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. +3 And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast. +4 It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. +5 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand baths. +6 He also made ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in. +7 And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. +8 He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred bowls of gold. +9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze. +10 He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast. +11 Then Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God: +12 the two pillars and the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; +13 four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars); +14 he also made carts and the lavers on the carts; +15 one Sea and twelve oxen under it; +16 also the pots, the shovels, the forks—and all their articles Huram his master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord. +17 In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zeredah. +18 And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined. +19 Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread; +20 the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary, +21 with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold; +22 the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa1f6754 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God. +2 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the City of David, which is Zion. +3 Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month. +4 So all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. +5 Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. +6 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. +7 Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. +8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. +9 The poles extended so that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. +10 Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they had come out of Egypt. +11 And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions), +12 and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets— +13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: +“For He is good, +For His mercy endures forever,” +that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, +14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9b69d1e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Then Solomon spoke: +“The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. +2 I have surely built You an exalted house, +And a place for You to dwell in forever.” +3 Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. +4 And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, +5 ‘Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel. +6 Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ +7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. +8 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart. +9 Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’ +10 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. +11 And there I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel.” +12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands +13 (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven); +14 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. +15 You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. +16 Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’ +17 And now, O Lord God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David. +18 “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! +19 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You: +20 that Your eyes may be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your name, that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. +21 And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive. +22 “If anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, +23 then hear from heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, bringing retribution on the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness. +24 “Or if Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and return and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication before You in this temple, +25 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to them and their fathers. +26 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, +27 then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. +28 “When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; +29 whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows his own burden and his own grief, and spreads out his hands to this temple: +30 then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men), +31 that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers. +32 “Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray in this temple; +33 then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name. +34 “When Your people go out to battle against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You toward this city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, +35 then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. +36 “When they sin against You (for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive to a land far or near; +37 yet when they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness’; +38 and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried captive, and pray toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and toward the temple which I have built for Your name: +39 then hear from heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Your people who have sinned against You. +40 Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place. +41 “Now therefore, +Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, +You and the ark of Your strength. +Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, +And let Your saints rejoice in goodness. +42 “O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Your Anointed; +Remember the mercies of Your servant David.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e64b6c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. +2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. +3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying: +“For He is good, +For His mercy endures forever.” +4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. +5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. +6 And the priests attended to their services; the Levites also with instruments of the music of the Lord, which King David had made to praise the Lord, saying, “For His mercy endures forever,” whenever David offered praise by their ministry. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, while all Israel stood. +7 Furthermore Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat. +8 At that time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt. +9 And on the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. +10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel. +11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house. +12 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. +13 When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, +14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. +15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place. +16 For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. +17 As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, +18 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’ +19 “But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, +20 then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. +21 “And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and this house?’ +22 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..80674d1a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, +2 that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. +3 And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. +4 He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath. +5 He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, +6 also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. +7 All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel— +8 that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel did not destroy—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. +9 But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry. +10 And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people. +11 Now Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the house he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.” +12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built before the vestibule, +13 according to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. +14 And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. +15 They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries. +16 Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed. +17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom. +18 And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..509afd5f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. +2 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her. +3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, +4 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers and their apparel, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the Lord, there was no more spirit in her. +5 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. +6 However I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame of which I heard. +7 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! +8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the Lord your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.” +9 And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +10 Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones. +11 And the king made walkways of the algum wood for the house of the Lord and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers; and there were none such as these seen before in the land of Judah. +12 Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, much more than she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. +13 The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, +14 besides what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. +15 And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. +16 He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. +17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. +18 The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. +19 Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom. +20 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. +21 For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys. +22 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. +23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. +24 Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year. +25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. +26 So he reigned over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. +27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland. +28 And they brought horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all lands. +29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? +30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. +31 Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d2fac9ab --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. +2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. +3 Then they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, +4 “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.” +5 So he said to them, “Come back to me after three days.” And the people departed. +6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, “How do you advise me to answer these people?” +7 And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.” +8 But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. +9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” +10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! +11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’ ” +12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” +13 Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders, +14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!” +15 So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from God, that the Lord might fulfill His word, which He had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. +16 Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: +“What share have we in David? +We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. +Every man to your tents, O Israel! +Now see to your own house, O David!” +So all Israel departed to their tents. +17 But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah. +18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of revenue; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem. +19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ca091fb --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. +2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, +3 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, +4 ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up or fight against your brethren! Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the words of the Lord, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam. +5 So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. +6 And he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, +7 Beth Zur, Sochoh, Adullam, +8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, +9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, +10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities. +11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. +12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. +13 And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him. +14 For the Levites left their common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord. +15 Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols which he had made. +16 And after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers. +17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years. +18 Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliah the son of Jesse. +19 And she bore him children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham. +20 After her he took Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. +21 Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. +22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. +23 He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..87b9bf24 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him. +2 And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, +3 with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. +4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem. +5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ” +6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The Lord is righteous.” +7 Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. +8 Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.” +9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had made. +10 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. +11 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guard would go and bring them out; then they would take them back into the guardroom. +12 When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah. +13 Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. +14 And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. +15 The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. +16 So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..165c2b1b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. +2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. +And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. +3 Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand choice men. Jeroboam also drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand choice men, mighty men of valor. +4 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: +5 Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt? +6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord. +7 Then worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not withstand them. +8 And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods. +9 Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests, like the peoples of other lands, so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of things that are not gods? +10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. +11 And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. +12 Now look, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper!” +13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. +14 And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets. +15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. +16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. +17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain. +18 Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers. +19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephrain with its villages. +20 So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him, and he died. +21 But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. +22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the annals of the prophet Iddo. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b9f4083 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years. +2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, +3 for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images. +4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. +5 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him. +6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest; he had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him rest. +7 Therefore he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the Lord our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered. +8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor. +9 Then Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah. +10 So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. +11 And Asa cried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!” +12 So the Lord struck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. +13 And Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So the Ethiopians were overthrown, and they could not recover, for they were broken before the Lord and His army. And they carried away very much spoil. +14 Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much spoil in them. +15 They also attacked the livestock enclosures, and carried off sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d9cc99b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. +2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. +3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; +4 but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. +5 And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. +6 So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. +7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” +8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord. +9 Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. +10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. +11 And they offered to the Lord at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought. +12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; +13 and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. +14 Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns. +15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around. +16 Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. +17 But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. +18 He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. +19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..96ea37a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. +2 Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, +3 “Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” +4 So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. +5 Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work. +6 Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah. +7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. +8 Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand. +9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” +10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time. +11 Note that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. +12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. +13 So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign. +14 They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments. They made a very great burning for him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..33c251a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. +2 And he placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had taken. +3 Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, +4 but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel. +5 Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance. +6 And his heart took delight in the ways of the Lord; moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah. +7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent his leaders, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. +8 And with them he sent Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah—the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. +9 So they taught in Judah, and had the Book of the Law of the Lord with them; they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people. +10 And the fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. +11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver as tribute; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats. +12 So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. +13 He had much property in the cities of Judah; and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. +14 These are their numbers, according to their fathers’ houses. Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor; +15 and next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand; +16 and next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. +17 Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield; +18 and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war. +19 These served the king, besides those the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f715877d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab. +2 After some years he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria; and Ahab killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people who were with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead. +3 So Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?” +And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.” +4 Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.” +5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?” +So they said, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.” +6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?” +7 So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” +And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!” +8 Then the king of Israel called one of his officers and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imla quickly!” +9 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in their robes, sat each on his throne; and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. +10 Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself; and he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘With these you shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed.’ ” +11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.” +12 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.” +13 And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.” +14 Then he came to the king; and the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?” +And he said, “Go and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand!” +15 So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” +16 Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ” +17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” +18 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left. +19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will persuade Ahab king of Israel to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. +20 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ +21 So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, ‘You shall persuade him and also prevail; go out and do so.’ +22 Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you.” +23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?” +24 And Micaiah said, “Indeed you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!” +25 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son; +26 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ” +27 But Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Take heed, all you people!” +28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. +29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. +30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.” +31 So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him. +32 For so it was, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. +33 Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” +34 The battle increased that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; and about the time of sunset he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc4811f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem. +2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you. +3 Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.” +4 So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord God of their fathers. +5 Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, +6 and said to the judges, “Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. +7 Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes.” +8 Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem. +9 And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall act in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart: +10 Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and wrath come upon you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty. +11 And take notice: Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the Lord will be with the good.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b9c5e9e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. +2 Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi). +3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. +4 So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. +5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, +6 and said: “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? +7 Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? +8 And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, +9 ‘If disaster comes upon us—sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’ +10 And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them— +11 here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. +12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” +13 Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord. +14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. +15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. +16 Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. +17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.” +18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. +19 Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with voices loud and high. +20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” +21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: +“Praise the Lord, +For His mercy endures forever.” +22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. +23 For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. +24 So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped. +25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much. +26 And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day. +27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. +28 So they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. +29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. +30 Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. +31 So Jehoshaphat was king over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. +32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. +33 Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. +34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. +35 After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly. +36 And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion Geber. +37 But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your works.” Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ea3b5e89 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place. +2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. +3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. +4 Now when Jehoram was established over the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and killed all his brothers with the sword, and also others of the princes of Israel. +5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. +6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had the daughter of Ahab as a wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. +7 Yet the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. +8 In his days Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves. +9 So Jehoram went out with his officers, and all his chariots with him. And he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots. +10 Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. At that time Libnah revolted against his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. +11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit harlotry, and led Judah astray. +12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, +Thus says the Lord God of your father David: +Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, +13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot like the harlotry of the house of Ahab, and also have killed your brothers, those of your father’s household, who were better than yourself, +14 behold, the Lord will strike your people with a serious affliction—your children, your wives, and all your possessions; +15 and you will become very sick with a disease of your intestines, until your intestines come out by reason of the sickness, day by day. +16 Moreover the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabians who were near the Ethiopians. +17 And they came up into Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, and also his sons and his wives, so that there was not a son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. +18 After all this the Lord struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease. +19 Then it happened in the course of time, after the end of two years, that his intestines came out because of his sickness; so he died in severe pain. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning for his fathers. +20 He was thirty-two years old when he became king. He reigned in Jerusalem eight years and, to no one’s sorrow, departed. However they buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..18fdee6a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the raiders who came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, reigned. +2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri. +3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly. +4 Therefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. +5 He also followed their advice, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. +6 Then he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. +7 His going to Joram was God’s occasion for Ahaziah’s downfall; for when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. +8 And it happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who served Ahaziah, that he killed them. +9 Then he searched for Ahaziah; and they caught him (he was hiding in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu. When they had killed him, they buried him, “because,” they said, “he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.” +So the house of Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom. +10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. +11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah so that she did not kill him. +12 And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ba922808 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. +2 And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. +3 Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the sons of David. +4 This is what you shall do: One-third of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors; +5 one-third shall be at the king’s house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. All the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. +6 But let no one come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. +7 And the Levites shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.” +8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions. +9 And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of God. +10 Then he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple, all around the king. +11 And they brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the Testimony, and made him king. Then Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, “Long live the king!” +12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. +13 When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!” +14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not kill her in the house of the Lord.” +15 So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king’s house, and they killed her there. +16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord’s people. +17 And all the people went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. +18 Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David. +19 And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter. +20 Then he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they went through the Upper Gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. +21 So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ac258021 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. +2 Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. +3 And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters. +4 Now it happened after this that Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the Lord. +5 Then he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you do it quickly.” +However the Levites did not do it quickly. +6 So the king called Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the assembly of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?” +7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God, and had also presented all the dedicated things of the house of the Lord to the Baals. +8 Then at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord. +9 And they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the collection that Moses the servant of God had imposed on Israel in the wilderness. +10 Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given. +11 So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. +12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord. +13 So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it. +14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; they made from it articles for the house of the Lord, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada. +15 But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died. +16 And they buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and His house. +17 Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and bowed down to the king. And the king listened to them. +18 Therefore they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served wooden images and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their trespass. +19 Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen. +20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’ ” +21 So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord. +22 Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, “The Lord look on it, and repay!” +23 So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. +24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; but the Lord delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. +25 And when they had withdrawn from him (for they left him severely wounded), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. +26 These are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. +27 Now concerning his sons, and the many oracles about him, and the repairing of the house of God, indeed they are written in the annals of the book of the kings. Then Amaziah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8987b86a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. +2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart. +3 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. +4 However he did not execute their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall die for his own sin.” +5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers’ houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield. +6 He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. +7 But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the children of Ephraim. +8 But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has power to help and to overthrow.” +9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” +And the man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” +10 So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. +11 Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir. +12 Also the children of Judah took captive ten thousand alive, brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were dashed in pieces. +13 But as for the soldiers of the army which Amaziah had discharged, so that they would not go with him to battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon, killed three thousand in them, and took much spoil. +14 Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. +15 Therefore the anger of the Lord was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people, which could not rescue their own people from your hand?” +16 So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?” +Then the prophet ceased, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.” +17 Now Amaziah king of Judah asked advice and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” +18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. +19 Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall—you and Judah with you?” +20 But Amaziah would not heed, for it came from God, that He might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom. +21 So Joash king of Israel went out; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. +22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent. +23 Then Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh; and he brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate—four hundred cubits. +24 And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. +25 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. +26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from first to last, indeed are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? +27 After the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. +28 Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7485f774 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 Now all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. +2 He built Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king rested with his fathers. +3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. +4 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. +5 He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper. +6 Now he went out and made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines. +7 God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites. +8 Also the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong. +9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the corner buttress of the wall; then he fortified them. +10 Also he built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains; he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil. +11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by companies, according to the number on their roll as prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains. +12 The total number of chief officers of the mighty men of valor was two thousand six hundred. +13 And under their authority was an army of three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. +14 Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones. +15 And he made devices in Jerusalem, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped till he became strong. +16 But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. +17 So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord—valiant men. +18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.” +19 Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead, before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar. +20 And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out of that place. Indeed he also hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him. +21 King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He dwelt in an isolated house, because he was a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land. +22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from first to last, the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz wrote. +23 So Uzziah rested with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Then Jotham his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1c4ce6a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. +2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the Lord). But still the people acted corruptly. +3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel. +4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. +5 He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also. +6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. +7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. +8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. +9 So Jotham rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2503ccdd --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done. +2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made molded images for the Baals. +3 He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. +4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree. +5 Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They defeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter. +6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. +7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king. +8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. +9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. +10 And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your male and female slaves; but are you not also guilty before the Lord your God? +11 Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.” +12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war, +13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for we already have offended the Lord. You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.” +14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly. +15 Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, gave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria. +16 At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. +17 For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives. +18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. +19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the Lord. +20 Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him. +21 For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him. +22 Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz. +23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. +24 So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. +25 And in every single city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. +26 Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. +27 So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7ee45e42 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. +2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. +3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. +4 Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square, +5 and said to them: “Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place. +6 For our fathers have trespassed and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God; they have forsaken Him, have turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the Lord, and turned their backs on Him. +7 They have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. +8 Therefore the wrath of the Lord fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has given them up to trouble, to desolation, and to jeering, as you see with your eyes. +9 For indeed, because of this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity. +10 “Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. +11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.” +12 Then these Levites arose: Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah; +13 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; +14 of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. +15 And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord. +16 Then the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord to the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it out and carried it to the Brook Kidron. +17 Now they began to sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. So they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. +18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offerings with all its articles, and the table of the showbread with all its articles. +19 Moreover all the articles which King Ahaz in his reign had cast aside in his transgression we have prepared and sanctified; and there they are, before the altar of the Lord.” +20 Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. +21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. +22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Likewise they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. +23 Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them. +24 And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel. +25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets. +26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. +27 Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. +28 So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. +29 And when they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped. +30 Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped. +31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord.” So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. +32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. +33 The consecrated things were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. +34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in sanctifying themselves than the priests. +35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. +So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. +36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..806f2d93 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel. +2 For the king and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem had agreed to keep the Passover in the second month. +3 For they could not keep it at the regular time, because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem. +4 And the matter pleased the king and all the assembly. +5 So they resolved to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem, since they had not done it for a long time in the prescribed manner. +6 Then the runners went throughout all Israel and Judah with the letters from the king and his leaders, and spoke according to the command of the king: “Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. +7 And do not be like your fathers and your brethren, who trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, so that He gave them up to desolation, as you see. +8 Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. +9 For if you return to the Lord, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.” +10 So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but they laughed at them and mocked them. +11 Nevertheless some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. +12 Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, at the word of the Lord. +13 Now many people, a very great assembly, gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. +14 They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and cast them into the Brook Kidron. +15 Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought the burnt offerings to the house of the Lord. +16 They stood in their place according to their custom, according to the Law of Moses the man of God; the priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites. +17 For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to the Lord. +18 For a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone +19 who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.” +20 And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people. +21 So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments. +22 And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. +23 Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness. +24 For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. +25 The whole assembly of Judah rejoiced, also the priests and Levites, all the assembly that came from Israel, the sojourners who came from the land of Israel, and those who dwelt in Judah. +26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. +27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..214b8559 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession. +2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord. +3 The king also appointed a portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the Law of the Lord. +4 Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. +5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. +6 And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps. +7 In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. +8 And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. +9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. +10 And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance.” +11 Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. +12 Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next. +13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. +14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things. +15 And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small. +16 Besides those males from three years old and up who were written in the genealogy, they distributed to everyone who entered the house of the Lord his daily portion for the work of his service, by his division, +17 and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father’s house, and to the Levites from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions, +18 and to all who were written in the genealogy—their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them—for in their faithfulness they sanctified themselves in holiness. +19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men who were designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogies among the Levites. +20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. +21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4795ec2a --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 32 +1 After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. +2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, +3 he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. +4 Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” +5 And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance. +6 Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying, +7 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. +8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. +9 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, +10 “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: ‘In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem? +11 Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, “The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”? +12 Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, “You shall worship before one altar and burn incense on it”? +13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hand? +14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? +15 Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’ ” +16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah. +17 He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.” +18 Then they called out with a loud voice in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, that they might take the city. +19 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth—the work of men’s hands. +20 Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven. +21 Then the Lord sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, leader, and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned shamefaced to his own land. And when he had gone into the temple of his god, some of his own offspring struck him down with the sword there. +22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. +23 And many brought gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations thereafter. +24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the Lord; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. +25 But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up; therefore wrath was looming over him and over Judah and Jerusalem. +26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. +27 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items; +28 storehouses for the harvest of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and folds for flocks. +29 Moreover he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much property. +30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the water outlet of Upper Gihon, and brought the water by tunnel to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his works. +31 However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart. +32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, indeed they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. +33 So Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper tombs of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f94d5257 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 33 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. +2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. +3 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and made wooden images; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. +4 He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.” +5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. +6 Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. +7 He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; +8 and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I have appointed for your fathers—only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.” +9 So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. +10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not listen. +11 Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. +12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, +13 and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God. +14 After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. +15 He took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. +16 He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. +17 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the Lord their God. +18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. +19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of Hozai. +20 So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place. +21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. +22 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and served them. +23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. +24 Then his servants conspired against him, and killed him in his own house. +25 But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..45b30038 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 34 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. +2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. +3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images. +4 They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. +5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. +6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes. +7 When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. +8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. +9 When they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and which they had brought back to Jerusalem. +10 Then they put it in the hand of the foremen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the Lord, to repair and restore the house. +11 They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy hewn stone and timber for beams, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. +12 And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music, +13 were over the burden bearers and were overseers of all who did work in any kind of service. And some of the Levites were scribes, officers, and gatekeepers. +14 Now when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord given by Moses. +15 Then Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan. +16 So Shaphan carried the book to the king, bringing the king word, saying, “All that was committed to your servants they are doing. +17 And they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.” +18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king. +19 Thus it happened, when the king heard the words of the Law, that he tore his clothes. +20 Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, +21 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for those who are left in Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.” +22 So Hilkiah and those the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. (She dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter.) And they spoke to her to that effect. +23 Then she answered them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me, +24 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah, +25 because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place, and not be quenched.’ ” ’ +26 But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, in this manner you shall speak to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Concerning the words which you have heard— +27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord. +28 “Surely I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place and its inhabitants.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king. +29 Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. +30 The king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests and the Levites, and all the people, great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. +31 Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book. +32 And he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. +33 Thus Josiah removed all the abominations from all the country that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel diligently serve the Lord their God. All his days they did not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ca71aeb --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 35 +1 Now Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. +2 And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord. +3 Then he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. +4 Prepare yourselves according to your fathers’ houses, according to your divisions, following the written instruction of David king of Israel and the written instruction of Solomon his son. +5 And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites. +6 So slaughter the Passover offerings, consecrate yourselves, and prepare them for your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.” +7 Then Josiah gave the lay people lambs and young goats from the flock, all for Passover offerings for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, as well as three thousand cattle; these were from the king’s possessions. +8 And his leaders gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred from the flock, and three hundred cattle. +9 Also Conaniah, his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand from the flock and five hundred cattle. +10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king’s command. +11 And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites skinned the animals. +12 Then they removed the burnt offerings that they might give them to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of the lay people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And so they did with the cattle. +13 Also they roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people. +14 Then afterward they prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared portions for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron. +15 And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also the gatekeepers were at each gate; they did not have to leave their position, because their brethren the Levites prepared portions for them. +16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah. +17 And the children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. +18 There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept. +20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him. +21 But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; for God commanded me to make haste. Refrain from meddling with God, who is with me, lest He destroy you.” +22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself so that he might fight with him, and did not heed the words of Necho from the mouth of God. So he came to fight in the Valley of Megiddo. +23 And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.” +24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. +25 Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments. +26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and his goodness, according to what was written in the Law of the Lord, +27 and his deeds from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..94a6aee1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 36 +1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. +2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. +3 Now the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. +4 Then the king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt. +5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. +6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon. +7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. +8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place. +9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. +10 At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar summoned him and took him to Babylon, with the costly articles from the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah, Jehoiakim’s brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem. +11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. +12 He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. +13 And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. +14 Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. +15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. +16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy. +17 Therefore He brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, on the aged or the weak; He gave them all into his hand. +18 And all the articles from the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his leaders, all these he took to Babylon. +19 Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. +20 And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, +21 to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. +22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, +23 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: +All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md index c5f08849..0493893e 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,21 +1,13 @@ -End of the Babylonian Captivity - # Chapter 1 -1. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, - -2. Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: +1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, +2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. -3. Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem. -4. And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. - -5. Then the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. -6. And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. - -7. King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods; -8. and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. -9. This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives, -10. thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles. -11. All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem. - - - +3 Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem. +4 And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. +5 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. +6 And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. +7 King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods; +8 and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. +9 This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives, +10 thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles. +11 All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md index be655f8c..dc4218a1 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,87 +1,71 @@ -The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem - # Chapter 2 -1. Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. - -2. Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: -3. the people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; -4. the people of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; -5. the people of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; -6. the people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; -7. the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; -8. the people of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; -9. the people of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; -10. the people of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; -11. the people of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; -12. the people of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; -13. the people of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; -14. the people of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; -15. the people of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; -16. the people of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; -17. the people of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; -18. the people of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; -19. the people of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; -20. the people of Gibbar, ninety-five; -21. the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; -22. the men of Netophah, fifty-six; -23. the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; -24. the people of Azmaveth, forty-two; -25. the people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; -26. the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; -27. the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; -28. the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; -29. the people of Nebo, fifty-two; -30. the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; -31. the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; -32. the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty; -33. the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; -34. the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; -35. the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty. - -36. The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; -37. the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; -38. the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; -39. the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. - -40. The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. - -41. The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. - -42. The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-nine in all. - -43. The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, -44. the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, -45. the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, -46. the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, -47. the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, -48. the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, -49. the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, -50. the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim, -51. the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, -52. the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, -53. the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, -54. the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. - -55. The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, -56. the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, -57. the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami. -58. All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two. - -59. And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father's house or their genealogy, whether they were of Israel: -60. the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two; -61. and of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. -62. These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. -63. And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. - -64. The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, -65. besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred men and women singers. -66. Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, -67. their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. - -68. Some of the heads of the fathers' houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: -69. According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments. - -70. So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. - - - +1 Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his own city. +2 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: +3 the people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; +4 the people of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; +5 the people of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; +6 the people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; +7 the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; +8 the people of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; +9 the people of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; +10 the people of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; +11 the people of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; +12 the people of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; +13 the people of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; +14 the people of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; +15 the people of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; +16 the people of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; +17 the people of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; +18 the people of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; +19 the people of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; +20 the people of Gibbar, ninety-five; +21 the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; +22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six; +23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; +24 the people of Azmaveth, forty-two; +25 the people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; +26 the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; +27 the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; +28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; +29 the people of Nebo, fifty-two; +30 the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; +31 the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; +32 the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty; +33 the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; +34 the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; +35 the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty. +36 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; +37 the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; +38 the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; +39 the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. +40 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. +41 The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight. +42 The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-nine in all. +43 The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, +44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, +45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, +46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, +47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, +48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, +49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, +50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim, +51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, +52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, +53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, +54 the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. +55 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, +56 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, +57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Ami. +58 All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two. +59 And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy, whether they were of Israel: +60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two; +61 and of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. +62 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. +63 And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. +64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, +65 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred men and women singers. +66 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, +67 their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. +68 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to erect it in its place: +69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments. +70 So the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md index 40a6173f..b5619f50 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -Worship Restored at Jerusalem - # Chapter 3 -1. And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. -2. Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. -3. Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its bases; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening burnt offerings. -4. They also kept the Feast of Tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings in the number required by ordinance for each day. -5. Afterwards they offered the regular burnt offering, and those for New Moons and for all the appointed feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and those of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to the Lord. -6. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, although the foundation of the temple of the Lord had not been laid. -7. They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia. -Restoration of the Temple Begins - - -8. Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. -9. Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers, Kadmiel with his sons, and the sons of Judah, arose as one to oversee those working on the house of God: the sons of Henadad with their sons and their brethren the Levites. - -10. When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel. -11. And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: -"For He is good, -For His mercy endures forever toward Israel." +1 And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. +2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God. +3 Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its bases; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening burnt offerings. +4 They also kept the Feast of Tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings in the number required by ordinance for each day. +5 Afterwards they offered the regular burnt offering, and those for New Moons and for all the appointed feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and those of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to the Lord. +6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, although the foundation of the temple of the Lord had not been laid. +7 They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia. +8 Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. +9 Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers, Kadmiel with his sons, and the sons of Judah, arose as one to oversee those working on the house of God: the sons of Henadad with their sons and their brethren the Levites. +10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel. +11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: +“For He is good, +For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. - -12. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes. Yet many shouted aloud for joy, -13. so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off. - - - +12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes. Yet many shouted aloud for joy, +13 so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md index 186a8c69..2ae9d2e1 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,28 @@ -Resistance to Rebuilding the Temple - # Chapter 4 -1. Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the Lord God of Israel, -2. they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers' houses, and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here." -3. But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel said to them, "You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the Lord God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us." -4. Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, -5. and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. -Rebuilding of Jerusalem Opposed - - -6. In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. - -7. In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language. -8. Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes in this fashion: - -9. From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions--representatives of the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia and Erech and Babylon and Shushan, the Dehavites, the Elamites, -10. and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond the River--and so forth. - -11. (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him.) +1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the Lord God of Israel, +2 they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.” +3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel said to them, “You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the Lord God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.” +4 Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, +5 and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. +6 In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. +7 In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language. +8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes in this fashion: +9 From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions—representatives of the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia and Erech and Babylon and Shushan, the Dehavites, the Elamites, +10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond the River—and so forth. +11 (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him.) To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and so forth: - -12. Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the rebellious and evil city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations. -13. Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king's treasury will be diminished. -14. Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king's dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king, -15. that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. - -16. We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you will have no dominion beyond the River. - -17. The king sent an answer: -To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River: +12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the rebellious and evil city, and are finishing its walls and repairing the foundations. +13 Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished. +14 Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king, +15 that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed. +16 We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you will have no dominion beyond the River. +17 The king sent an answer: +To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River: Peace, and so forth. - -18. The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me. -19. And I gave the command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in former times has revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition have been fostered in it. -20. There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them. -21. Now give the command to make these men cease, that this city may not be built until the command is given by me. - -22. Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings? - -23. Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease. -24. Thus the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem ceased, and it was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. - - - +18 The letter which you sent to us has been clearly read before me. +19 And I gave the command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in former times has revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition have been fostered in it. +20 There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them. +21 Now give the command to make these men cease, that this city may not be built until the command is given by me. +22 Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings? +23 Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease. +24 Thus the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem ceased, and it was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md index e6dcbbf1..95287bd1 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -Restoration of the Temple Resumed - # Chapter 5 -1. Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. -2. So Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, helping them. - -3. At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: "Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?" -4. Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. -5. But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter. -6. This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent: +1 Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. +2 So Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, helping them. +3 At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: “Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?” +4 Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. +5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter. +6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent: The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king. - -7. (They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus.) -To Darius the king: +7 (They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus.) +To Darius the king: All peace. - -8. Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the temple of the great God, which is being built with heavy stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. - -9. Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: "Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?" -10. We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them. - -11. And thus they returned us an answer, saying: "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed. -12. But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and carried the people away to Babylon. -13. However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God. -14. Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon--those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. -15. And he said to him, 'Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.' -16. Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished." - -17. Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter. - - - +8 Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the temple of the great God, which is being built with heavy stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands. +9 Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: “Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?” +10 We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them. +11 And thus they returned us an answer, saying: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed. +12 But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and carried the people away to Babylon. +13 However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God. +14 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon—those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. +15 And he said to him, ‘Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.’ +16 Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished.” +17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md index bbbaa666..b89c5db9 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -The Decree of Darius - # Chapter 6 -1. Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. -2. And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus: - -3. In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, -4. with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king's treasury. -5. Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God"-- - -6. Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there. -7. Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site. - -8. Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king's expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered. -9. And whatever they need--young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem--let it be given them day by day without fail, -10. that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons. - -11. Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this. -12. And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently. -The Temple Completed and Dedicated - - -13. Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent. -14. So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. -15. Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. -16. Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. -17. And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. -18. They assigned the priests to their divisions and the Levites to their divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses. -The Passover Celebrated - -19. And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. -20. For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually clean. And they slaughtered the Passover lambs for all the descendants of the captivity, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. -21. Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to seek the Lord God of Israel. -22. And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the Lord made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. - - - +1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. +2 And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus: +3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, +4 with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king’s treasury. +5 Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God”— +6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there. +7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site. +8 Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered. +9 And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let it be given them day by day without fail, +10 that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons. +11 Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this. +12 And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently. +13 Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent. +14 So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. +15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. +16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. +17 And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. +18 They assigned the priests to their divisions and the Levites to their divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses. +19 And the descendants of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. +20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves; all of them were ritually clean. And they slaughtered the Passover lambs for all the descendants of the captivity, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. +21 Then the children of Israel who had returned from the captivity ate together with all who had separated themselves from the filth of the nations of the land in order to seek the Lord God of Israel. +22 And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the Lord made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md index 29e436de..8fabc6fc 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -The Arrival of Ezra - # Chapter 7 -1. Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, -2. the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, -3. the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, -4. the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, -5. the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest-- -6. this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. -7. Some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. -8. And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. -9. On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. -10. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. -The Letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra - - -11. This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of His statutes to Israel: - -12. Artaxerxes, king of kings, -To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: +1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, +2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, +3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, +4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, +5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest— +6 this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. +7 Some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. +8 And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. +9 On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. +10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. +11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of His statutes to Israel: +12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, +To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Perfect peace, and so forth. - -13. I issue a decree that all those of the people of Israel and the priests and Levites in my realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you. -14. And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand; -15. and whereas you are to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem; -16. and whereas all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, are to be freely offered for the house of their God in Jerusalem-- -17. now therefore, be careful to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. - -18. And whatever seems good to you and your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do it according to the will of your God. -19. Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem. -20. And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king's treasury. - -21. And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently, -22. up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit. -23. Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it diligently be done for the house of the God of heaven. For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? - -24. Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God. -25. And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them. -26. Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be death, or banishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment. - -27. Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, -28. and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. -So I was encouraged, as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me. - - - +13 I issue a decree that all those of the people of Israel and the priests and Levites in my realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you. +14 And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand; +15 and whereas you are to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem; +16 and whereas all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, are to be freely offered for the house of their God in Jerusalem— +17 now therefore, be careful to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. +18 And whatever seems good to you and your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do it according to the will of your God. +19 Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem. +20 And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king’s treasury. +21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently, +22 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit. +23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it diligently be done for the house of the God of heaven. For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? +24 Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God. +25 And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them. +26 Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be death, or banishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment. +27 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, +28 and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. +So I was encouraged, as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md index cb1a4fa3..d992ac6a 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,57 +1,37 @@ -Heads of Families Who Returned with Ezra - # Chapter 8 -1. These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes: -2. of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; -3. of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males; -4. of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males; -5. of the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males; -6. of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males; -7. of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males; -8. of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males; -9. of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males; -10. of the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males; -11. of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males; -12. of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males; -13. of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these--Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah--and with them sixty males; -14. also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. -Servants for the Temple - - -15. Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there. -16. Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. -17. And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia--that they should bring us servants for the house of our God. -18. Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; -19. and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men; -20. also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name. -Fasting and Prayer for Protection - - -21. Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. -22. For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, "The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him." -23. So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. -Gifts for the Temple - - -24. And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them-- -25. and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered. -26. I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold, -27. twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. -28. And I said to them, "You are holy to the Lord; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers. -29. Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers' houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord." -30. So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. -The Return to Jerusalem - - -31. Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the road. -32. So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days. - -33. Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, -34. with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time. - -35. The children of those who had been carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. - -36. And they delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to the people and the house of God. - - - +1 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of King Artaxerxes: +2 of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; +3 of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and registered with him were one hundred and fifty males; +4 of the sons of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males; +5 of the sons of Shechaniah, Ben-Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males; +6 of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males; +7 of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males; +8 of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males; +9 of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males; +10 of the sons of Shelomith, Ben-Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males; +11 of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males; +12 of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him one hundred and ten males; +13 of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah—and with them sixty males; +14 also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. +15 Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there. +16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. +17 And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God. +18 Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; +19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men; +20 also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name. +21 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. +22 For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.” +23 So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer. +24 And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them— +25 and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered. +26 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold, +27 twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. +28 And I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers. +29 Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.” +30 So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. +31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush along the road. +32 So we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days. +33 Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, +34 with the number and weight of everything. All the weight was written down at that time. +35 The children of those who had been carried away captive, who had come from the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. +36 And they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to the people and the house of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md index 7a5d97f9..5721ccc5 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,22 +1,16 @@ -Intermarriage with Pagans - # Chapter 9 -1. When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. -2. For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this trespass." -3. So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. -4. Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice. - -5. At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God. -6. And I said: "O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. -7. Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to humiliation, as it is this day. -8. And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. -9. For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. -10. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments, -11. which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, 'The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity. -12. Now therefore, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.' -13. And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this, -14. should we again break Your commandments, and join in marriage with the people committing these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant or survivor? -15. O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!" - - - +1 When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. +2 For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed is mixed with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this trespass.” +3 So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. +4 Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice. +5 At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God. +6 And I said: “O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. +7 Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to humiliation, as it is this day. +8 And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. +9 For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. +10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments, +11 which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity. +12 Now therefore, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’ +13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this, +14 should we again break Your commandments, and join in marriage with the people committing these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant or survivor? +15 O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md index 2519b401..b50c1fca 100644 --- a/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,63 +1,45 @@ -Confession of Improper Marriages - # Chapter 10 -1. Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly. -2. And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this. -3. Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. -4. Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it." - -5. Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath. -6. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity. - -7. And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem, -8. and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity. - -9. So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain. -10. Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. -11. Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives." - -12. Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do. -13. But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter. -14. Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter." -15. Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support. - -16. Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers' households, were set apart by the fathers' households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. -17. By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives. -Pagan Wives Put Away - - -18. And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. -19. And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering. - -20. Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah; -21. of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah; -22. of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. - -23. Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. - -24. Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. - -25. And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah; -26. of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah; -27. of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza; -28. of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai; -29. of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth; -30. of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh; -31. of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, -32. Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah; -33. of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei; -34. of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, -35. Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh, -36. Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, -37. Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai, -38. Bani, Binnui, Shimei, -39. Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, -40. Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, -41. Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, -42. Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph; -43. of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. - -44. All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children. - - - +1 Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly. +2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this. +3 Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. +4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it.” +5 Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath. +6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity. +7 And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem, +8 and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity. +9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain. +10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. +11 Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.” +12 Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, “Yes! As you have said, so we must do. +13 But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter. +14 Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter.” +15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support. +16 Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers’ households, were set apart by the fathers’ households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. +17 By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives. +18 And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. +19 And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering. +20 Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah; +21 of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah; +22 of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. +23 Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. +24 Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. +25 And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah; +26 of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah; +27 of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza; +28 of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai; +29 of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth; +30 of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh; +31 of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, +32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah; +33 of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei; +34 of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, +35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh, +36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, +37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai, +38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei, +39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, +40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, +41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, +42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph; +43 of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. +44 All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md index 1b9838d5..64018db6 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,21 +1,14 @@ -Nehemiah Prays for His People - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. +1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, -2. that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. -3. And they said to me, "The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire." - -4. So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. - -5. And I said: "I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments, -6. please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father's house and I have sinned. -7. We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses. -8. Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; -9. but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.' -10. Now these are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power, and by Your strong hand. -11. O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." -For I was the king's cupbearer. - - - +2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. +3 And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” +4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. +5 And I said: “I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments, +6 please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned. +7 We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses. +8 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; +9 but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling for My name.’ +10 Now these are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power, and by Your strong hand. +11 O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” +For I was the king’s cupbearer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md index acb2c90f..95ba6290 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -Nehemiah Sent to Judah - # Chapter 2 -1. And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. -2. Therefore the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart." +1 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. +2 Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.” So I became dreadfully afraid, -3. and said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?" - -4. Then the king said to me, "What do you request?" +3 and said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?” +4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. -5. And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it." - -6. Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), "How long will your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. - -7. Furthermore I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, -8. and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy." And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me. - -9. Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. -10. When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel. -Nehemiah Views the Wall of Jerusalem - - -11. So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. -12. Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode. -13. And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. -14. Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass. -15. So I went up in the night by the valley, and viewed the wall; then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. -16. And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work. - -17. Then I said to them, "You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach." -18. And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. -So they said, "Let us rise up and build." Then they set their hands to this good work. - -19. But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?" - -20. So I answered them, and said to them, "The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem." - - - +5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.” +6 Then the king said to me (the queen also sitting beside him), “How long will your journey be? And when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. +7 Furthermore I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the region beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, +8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me. +9 Then I went to the governors in the region beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. +10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel. +11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. +12 Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode. +13 And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. +14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass. +15 So I went up in the night by the valley, and viewed the wall; then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. +16 And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work. +17 Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” +18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. +So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands to this good work. +19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” +20 So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md index 97857b4b..69a94ca5 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Rebuilding the Wall - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. -2. Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. - -3. Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. -4. And next to them Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, made repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. -5. Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. - -6. Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. -7. And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River. -8. Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. -9. And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. -10. Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. - -11. Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens. -12. And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs. - -13. Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. - -14. Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. - -15. Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King's Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. -16. After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty. - -17. After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. -18. After him their brethren, under Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. -19. And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress. -20. After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. -21. After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. - -22. And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs. -23. After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. -24. After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the corner. -25. Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king's upper house that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. - -26. Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. -27. After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel. - -28. Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. -29. After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. -30. After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. -31. After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. -32. And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. - - - +1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. +2 Next to Eliashib the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. +3 Also the sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. +4 And next to them Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, made repairs. Next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs. Next to them Zadok the son of Baana made repairs. +5 Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work of their Lord. +6 Moreover Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and hung its doors, with its bolts and bars. +7 And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River. +8 Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. Also next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs; and they fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall. +9 And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, leader of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs. +10 Next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs in front of his house. And next to him Hattush the son of Hashabniah made repairs. +11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens. +12 And next to him was Shallum the son of Hallohesh, leader of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters made repairs. +13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They built it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Refuse Gate. +14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars. +15 Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David. +16 After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty. +17 After him the Levites, under Rehum the son of Bani, made repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, leader of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district. +18 After him their brethren, under Bavai the son of Henadad, leader of the other half of the district of Keilah, made repairs. +19 And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section in front of the Ascent to the Armory at the buttress. +20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai carefully repaired the other section, from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. +21 After him Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz, repaired another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib. +22 And after him the priests, the men of the plain, made repairs. +23 After him Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs by his house. +24 After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress, even as far as the corner. +25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the buttress, and on the tower which projects from the king’s upper house that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs. +26 Moreover the Nethinim who dwelt in Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower. +27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, next to the great projecting tower, and as far as the wall of Ophel. +28 Beyond the Horse Gate the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. +29 After them Zadok the son of Immer made repairs in front of his own house. After him Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, made repairs. +30 After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs in front of his dwelling. +31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the Nethinim and of the merchants, in front of the Miphkad Gate, and as far as the upper room at the corner. +32 And between the upper room at the corner, as far as the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md index 258c1ca0..6f751d7f 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -The Wall Defended Against Enemies - # Chapter 4 -1. But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. -2. And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish--stones that are burned?" - -3. Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, "Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall." - -4. Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity! -5. Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You; for they have provoked You to anger before the builders. - -6. So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. - -7. Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, -8. and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. -9. Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night. - -10. Then Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall." - -11. And our adversaries said, "They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease." - -12. So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, "From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us." - -13. Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. -14. And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses." - -15. And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. -16. So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah. -17. Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. -18. Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me. - -19. Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, "The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. -20. Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us." - -21. So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. -22. At the same time I also said to the people, "Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day." -23. So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing. - - - +1 But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. +2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?” +3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.” +4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity! +5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before You; for they have provoked You to anger before the builders. +6 So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. +7 Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, +8 and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. +9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night. +10 Then Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.” +11 And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.” +12 So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.” +13 Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. +14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” +15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. +16 So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah. +17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. +18 Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me. +19 Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. +20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.” +21 So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. +22 At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.” +23 So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md index 78b86d8c..ecd81b84 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Nehemiah Deals with Oppression - # Chapter 5 -1. And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. -2. For there were those who said, "We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live." - -3. There were also some who said, "We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine." - -4. There were also those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our lands and vineyards. -5. Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and indeed we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards." - -6. And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. -7. After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, "Each of you is exacting usury from his brother." So I called a great assembly against them. -8. And I said to them, "According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?" +1 And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. +2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live.” +3 There were also some who said, “We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.” +4 There were also those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our lands and vineyards. +5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and indeed we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our lands and vineyards.” +6 And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. +7 After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, “Each of you is exacting usury from his brother.” So I called a great assembly against them. +8 And I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?” Then they were silenced and found nothing to say. -9. Then I said, "What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? -10. I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury! -11. Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them." - -12. So they said, "We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say." +9 Then I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? +10 I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury! +11 Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them.” +12 So they said, “We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say.” Then I called the priests, and required an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. -13. Then I shook out the fold of my garment and said, "So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied." -And all the assembly said, "Amen!" and praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise. -The Generosity of Nehemiah - - -14. Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the governor's provisions. -15. But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God. -16. Indeed, I also continued the work on this wall, and we did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work. - -17. And at my table were one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us. -18. Now that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this I did not demand the governor's provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people. - -19. Remember me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. - - - +13 Then I shook out the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out each man from his house, and from his property, who does not perform this promise. Even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” +And all the assembly said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise. +14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the governor’s provisions. +15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God. +16 Indeed, I also continued the work on this wall, and we did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work. +17 And at my table were one hundred and fifty Jews and rulers, besides those who came to us from the nations around us. +18 Now that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this I did not demand the governor’s provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people. +19 Remember me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md index 49d3af5a..27d4973e 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,39 +1,22 @@ -Conspiracy Against Nehemiah - # Chapter 6 -1. Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), -2. that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono." But they thought to do me harm. - -3. So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?" - -4. But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner. - -5. Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. -6. In it was written: +1 Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), +2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm. +3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” +4 But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner. +5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. +6 In it was written: It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, that you may be their king. -7. And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, "There is a king in Judah!" Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together. - -8. Then I sent to him, saying, "No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart." - -9. For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, "Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done." +7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, “There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together. +8 Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.” +9 For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. - -10. Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you." - -11. And I said, "Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!" -12. Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. -13. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me. - -14. My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid. -The Wall Completed - - -15. So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. -16. And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God. - -17. Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. -18. For many in Judah were pledged to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. -19. Also they reported his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to frighten me. - - - +10 Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.” +11 And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!” +12 Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. +13 For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me. +14 My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid. +15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. +16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God. +17 Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. +18 For many in Judah were pledged to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. +19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to frighten me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md index 259b22b3..a330613b 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,182 +1,114 @@ -List of Returning Exiles - # Chapter 7 -1. Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, -2. that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. - -3. And I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house."The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem - -4. Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. -5. Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: - -6. These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. - -7. Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. +1 Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, +2 that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. +3 And I said to them, “Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut and bar the doors; and appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his watch station and another in front of his own house.” +4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. +5 Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of those who had come up in the first return, and found written in it: +6 These are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. +7 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: -8. the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; - -9. the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; - -10. the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; - -11. the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; - -12. the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; - -13. the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; - -14. the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; - -15. the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; - -16. the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; - -17. the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; - -18. the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; - -19. the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; - -20. the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; - -21. the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; - -22. the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; - -23. the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; - -24. the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; - -25. the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; - -26. the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; - -27. the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; - -28. the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; - -29. the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; - -30. the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; - -31. the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; - -32. the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; - -33. the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; - -34. the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; - -35. the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; - -36. the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; - -37. the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; - -38. the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. - -39. The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; - -40. the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; - -41. the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; - -42. the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. - -43. The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, +8 the sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; +9 the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; +10 the sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two; +11 the sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen; +12 the sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; +13 the sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five; +14 the sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; +15 the sons of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight; +16 the sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight; +17 the sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two; +18 the sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven; +19 the sons of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven; +20 the sons of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five; +21 the sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; +22 the sons of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight; +23 the sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four; +24 the sons of Hariph, one hundred and twelve; +25 the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five; +26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight; +27 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; +28 the men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two; +29 the men of Kirjath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; +30 the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; +31 the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two; +32 the men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three; +33 the men of the other Nebo, fifty-two; +34 the sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; +35 the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; +36 the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; +37 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one; +38 the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. +39 The priests: the sons of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; +40 the sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two; +41 the sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; +42 the sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen. +43 The Levites: the sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the sons of Hodevah, seventy-four. - -44. The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. - -45. The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, +44 The singers: the sons of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight. +45 The gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight. - -46. The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, +46 The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, - -47. the sons of Keros, +47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, the sons of Padon, - -48. the sons of Lebana, +48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Salmai, - -49. the sons of Hanan, +49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, - -50. the sons of Reaiah, +50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, - -51. the sons of Gazzam, +51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, - -52. the sons of Besai, +52 the sons of Besai, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, - -53. the sons of Bakbuk, +53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, - -54. the sons of Bazlith, +54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, - -55. the sons of Barkos, +55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Tamah, - -56. the sons of Neziah, +56 the sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha. - -57. The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, +57 The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida, - -58. the sons of Jaala, +58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, - -59. the sons of Shephatiah, +59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of Amon. - -60. All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon's servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. - -61. And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father's house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel: -62. the sons of Delaiah, +60 All the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred and ninety-two. +61 And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they were of Israel: +62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two; - -63. and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, +63 and of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name. - -64. These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. -65. And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. - -66. Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, -67. besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers. -68. Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, -69. their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. - -70. And some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. -71. Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. -72. And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. - -73. So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. -Ezra Reads the Law -When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. - - - +64 These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but it was not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled. +65 And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till a priest could consult with the Urim and Thummim. +66 Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, +67 besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women singers. +68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules two hundred and forty-five, +69 their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty. +70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. +71 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas. +72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments. +73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim, and all Israel dwelt in their cities. +When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md index 49a13146..bd38c7cf 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,33 +1,20 @@ -Ezra Reads and Explains the Law - # Chapter 8 -1. Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. -2. So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. -3. Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. - -4. So Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose; and beside him, at his right hand, stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and at his left hand Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. -5. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. -6. And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. -Then all the people answered, "Amen, Amen!" while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. - -7. Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law; and the people stood in their place. -8. So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. - -9. And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep." For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law. - -10. Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength." - -11. So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, "Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved." -12. And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them. -The Feast of Tabernacles - -13. Now on the second day the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law. -14. And they found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, -15. and that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, "Go out to the mountain, and bring olive branches, branches of oil trees, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written." - -16. Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim. -17. So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness. -18. Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a sacred assembly, according to the prescribed manner. - - - +1 Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. +2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. +3 Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. +4 So Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose; and beside him, at his right hand, stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and at his left hand Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. +5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. +6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. +Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. +7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law; and the people stood in their place. +8 So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. +9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law. +10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” +11 So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” +12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them. +13 Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law. +14 And they found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, +15 and that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and bring olive branches, branches of oil trees, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” +16 Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the Water Gate and in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim. +17 So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness. +18 Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a sacred assembly, according to the prescribed manner. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md index dd7c48d7..dc352947 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,78 +1,63 @@ -The People Confess Their Sins - # Chapter 9 -1. Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. -2. Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. -3. And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for one-fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God. - -4. Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the stairs of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to the Lord their God. -5. And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said: -"Stand up and bless the Lord your God -Forever and ever! -"Blessed be Your glorious name, +1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. +2 Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. +3 And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for one-fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God. +4 Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the stairs of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to the Lord their God. +5 And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said: +“Stand up and bless the Lord your God +Forever and ever! +“Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise! - -6. You alone are the Lord; +6 You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You. - -7. "You are the Lord God, +7 “You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham; - -8. You found his heart faithful before You, +8 You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, The Hittites, the Amorites, The Perizzites, the Jebusites, -And the Girgashites-- +And the Girgashites— To give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, For You are righteous. - -9. "You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, +9 “You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea. - -10. You showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, +10 You showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants, And against all the people of his land. For You knew that they acted proudly against them. So You made a name for Yourself, as it is this day. - -11. And You divided the sea before them, +11 And You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; And their persecutors You threw into the deep, As a stone into the mighty waters. - -12. Moreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, +12 Moreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, And by night with a pillar of fire, To give them light on the road Which they should travel. - -13. "You came down also on Mount Sinai, +13 “You came down also on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven, And gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments. - -14. You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, +14 You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, By the hand of Moses Your servant. - -15. You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, +15 You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, And brought them water out of the rock for their thirst, And told them to go in to possess the land Which You had sworn to give them. - -16. "But they and our fathers acted proudly, +16 “But they and our fathers acted proudly, Hardened their necks, And did not heed Your commandments. - -17. They refused to obey, +17 They refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, @@ -85,41 +70,34 @@ Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not forsake them. - -18. "Even when they made a molded calf for themselves, -And said, 'This is your god -That brought you up out of Egypt,' +18 “Even when they made a molded calf for themselves, +And said, ‘This is your god +That brought you up out of Egypt,’ And worked great provocations, - -19. Yet in Your manifold mercies +19 Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, To lead them on the road; Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show them light, And the way they should go. - -20. You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, +20 You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And gave them water for their thirst. - -21. Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; +21 Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes did not wear out And their feet did not swell. - -22. "Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, +22 “Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, And divided them into districts. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, The land of the king of Heshbon, And the land of Og king of Bashan. - -23. You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, +23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, And brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers To go in and possess. - -24. So the people went in +24 So the people went in And possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, The Canaanites, @@ -127,22 +105,19 @@ And gave them into their hands, With their kings And the people of the land, That they might do with them as they wished. - -25. And they took strong cities and a rich land, +25 And they took strong cities and a rich land, And possessed houses full of all goods, Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, And fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and grew fat, And delighted themselves in Your great goodness. - -26. "Nevertheless they were disobedient +26 “Nevertheless they were disobedient And rebelled against You, Cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets, who testified against them To turn them to Yourself; And they worked great provocations. - -27. Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, +27 Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, Who oppressed them; And in the time of their trouble, When they cried to You, @@ -150,35 +125,30 @@ You heard from heaven; And according to Your abundant mercies You gave them deliverers who saved them From the hand of their enemies. - -28. "But after they had rest, +28 “But after they had rest, They again did evil before You. Therefore You left them in the hand of their enemies, So that they had dominion over them; Yet when they returned and cried out to You, You heard from heaven; And many times You delivered them according to Your mercies, - -29. And testified against them, +29 And testified against them, That You might bring them back to Your law. Yet they acted proudly, And did not heed Your commandments, But sinned against Your judgments, -'Which if a man does, he shall live by them.' +‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’ And they shrugged their shoulders, Stiffened their necks, And would not hear. - -30. Yet for many years You had patience with them, +30 Yet for many years You had patience with them, And testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen; Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. - -31. Nevertheless in Your great mercy +31 Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful. - -32. "Now therefore, our God, +32 “Now therefore, our God, The great, the mighty, and awesome God, Who keeps covenant and mercy: Do not let all the trouble seem small before You @@ -187,37 +157,28 @@ Our kings and our princes, Our priests and our prophets, Our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria until this day. - -33. However You are just in all that has befallen us; +33 However You are just in all that has befallen us; For You have dealt faithfully, But we have done wickedly. - -34. Neither our kings nor our princes, +34 Neither our kings nor our princes, Our priests nor our fathers, Have kept Your law, Nor heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies, With which You testified against them. - -35. For they have not served You in their kingdom, +35 For they have not served You in their kingdom, Or in the many good things that You gave them, Or in the large and rich land which You set before them; Nor did they turn from their wicked works. - -36. "Here we are, servants today! +36 “Here we are, servants today! And the land that You gave to our fathers, To eat its fruit and its bounty, Here we are, servants in it! - -37. And it yields much increase to the kings +37 And it yields much increase to the kings You have set over us, Because of our sins; Also they have dominion over our bodies and our cattle At their pleasure; And we are in great distress. - -38. "And because of all this, +38 “And because of all this, We make a sure covenant and write it; -Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it." - - - +Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md index 63fb6a09..af238f8a 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,55 +1,41 @@ -The People Who Sealed the Covenant - # Chapter 10 -1. Now those who placed their seal on the document were: +1 Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, -2. Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, -3. Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, -4. Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, -5. Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, -6. Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, -7. Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, -8. Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. - -9. The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel. - -10. Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, -11. Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, -12. Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, -13. Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu. - -14. The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, -15. Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, -16. Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, -17. Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, -18. Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, -19. Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, -20. Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, -21. Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, -22. Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, -23. Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, -24. Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, -25. Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, -26. Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, -27. Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. -The Covenant That Was Sealed - - -28. Now the rest of the people--the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding-- -29. these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes: -30. We would not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; -31. if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and we would forego the seventh year's produce and the exacting of every debt. - -32. Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to exact from ourselves yearly one-third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: -33. for the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. -34. We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God as it is written in the Law. - -35. And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; -36. to bring the firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; -37. to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities. -38. And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse. - -39. For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God. - - - +2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, +3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, +4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, +5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, +6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, +7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, +8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. +9 The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel. +10 Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, +11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, +12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, +13 Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu. +14 The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, +15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, +16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, +17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, +18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, +19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, +20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, +21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, +22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, +23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, +24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, +25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, +26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, +27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. +28 Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding— +29 these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes: +30 We would not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; +31 if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and we would forego the seventh year’s produce and the exacting of every debt. +32 Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to exact from ourselves yearly one-third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: +33 for the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. +34 We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God as it is written in the Law. +35 And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; +36 to bring the firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; +37 to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities. +38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse. +39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md index 96857bba..cb4d3d18 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,54 +1,38 @@ -The People Dwelling in Jerusalem - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities. -2. And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. - -3. These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities--Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and descendants of Solomon's servants.) -4. Also in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin. +1 Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities. +2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. +3 These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities—Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and descendants of Solomon’s servants.) +4 Also in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin. The children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez; -5. and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. -6. All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men. - -7. And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah; -8. and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight. -9. Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. - -10. Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin; -11. Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God. -12. Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, -13. and his brethren, heads of the fathers' houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, -14. and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men. - -15. Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; -16. Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God; -17. Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. -18. All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four. - -19. Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two. - -20. And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. -21. But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim. - -22. Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God. -23. For it was the king's command concerning them that a certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day. -24. Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king's deputy in all matters concerning the people. -The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem - - -25. And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages; -26. in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet, -27. Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages; -28. in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages; -29. in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, -30. Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. - -31. Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages; -32. in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah; -33. in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim; -34. in Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat; -35. in Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen. -36. Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin. - - - +5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. +6 All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men. +7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah; +8 and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight. +9 Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. +10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin; +11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God. +12 Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, +13 and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, +14 and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men. +15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; +16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God; +17 Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. +18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four. +19 Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two. +20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. +21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim. +22 Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God. +23 For it was the king’s command concerning them that a certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day. +24 Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people. +25 And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages; +26 in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet, +27 Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages; +28 in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages; +29 in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, +30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom. +31 Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages; +32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah; +33 in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim; +34 in Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat; +35 in Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen. +36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md index 3c5a4485..b3313e15 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,69 +1,49 @@ -The Priests and Levites - # Chapter 12 -1. Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, -2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, -3. Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, -4. Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, -5. Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, -6. Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, -7. Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. +1 Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, +2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, +3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, +4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, +5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, +6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, +7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua. - -8. Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren. -9. Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties. - -10. Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada, -11. Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua. - -12. Now in the days of Joiakim, the priests, the heads of the fathers' houses were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; -13. of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; -14. of Melichu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; -15. of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; -16. of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; -17. of Abijah, Zichri; the son of Minjamin; of Moadiah, Piltai; -18. of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; -19. of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; -20. of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; -21. of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel. - -22. During the reign of Darius the Persian, a record was also kept of the Levites and priests who had been heads of their fathers' houses in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua. -23. The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers' houses until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib, were written in the book of the chronicles. - -24. And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to praise and give thanks, group alternating with group, according to the command of David the man of God. -25. Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates. -26. These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. -Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall - - -27. Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps. -28. And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, -29. from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem. -30. Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall. - -31. So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward the Refuse Gate. -32. After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, -33. and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, -34. Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, -35. and some of the priests' sons with trumpets--Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, -36. and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. -37. By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward. - -38. The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the Ovens as far as the Broad Wall, -39. and above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison. - -40. So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me; -41. and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; -42. also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director. - -43. Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off. -Temple Responsibilities - - -44. And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered. -45. Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, according to the command of David and Solomon his son. -46. For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. -47. In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for each day. They also consecrated holy things for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the children of Aaron. - - - +8 Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren. +9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, stood across from them in their duties. +10 Jeshua begot Joiakim, Joiakim begot Eliashib, Eliashib begot Joiada, +11 Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua. +12 Now in the days of Joiakim, the priests, the heads of the fathers’ houses were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; +13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; +14 of Melichu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; +15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; +16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; +17 of Abijah, Zichri; the son of Minjamin; of Moadiah, Piltai; +18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; +19 of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; +20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; +21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel. +22 During the reign of Darius the Persian, a record was also kept of the Levites and priests who had been heads of their fathers’ houses in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua. +23 The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers’ houses until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib, were written in the book of the chronicles. +24 And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers across from them, to praise and give thanks, group alternating with group, according to the command of David the man of God. +25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storerooms of the gates. +26 These lived in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. +27 Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps. +28 And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, +29 from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem. +30 Then the priests and Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, the gates, and the wall. +31 So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward the Refuse Gate. +32 After them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, +33 and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, +34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, +35 and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets—Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, +36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. +37 By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward. +38 The other thanksgiving choir went the opposite way, and I was behind them with half of the people on the wall, going past the Tower of the Ovens as far as the Broad Wall, +39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, above the Old Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped by the Gate of the Prison. +40 So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God, likewise I and the half of the rulers with me; +41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Minjamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; +42 also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loudly with Jezrahiah the director. +43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off. +44 And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered. +45 Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the charge of their God and the charge of the purification, according to the command of David and Solomon his son. +46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. +47 In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for each day. They also consecrated holy things for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the children of Aaron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md index f3738d4e..290e2777 100644 --- a/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,53 +1,34 @@ -Principles of Separation - # Chapter 13 -1. On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, -2. because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing. -3. So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel. -The Reforms of Nehemiah - - -4. Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah. -5. And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests. -6. But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king, -7. and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God. -8. And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room. -9. Then I commanded them to cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense. - -10. I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field. -11. So I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" And I gathered them together and set them in their place. -12. Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse. -13. And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren. - -14. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services! - -15. In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. -16. Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. - -17. Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? -18. Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath." - -19. So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. -20. Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. - -21. Then I warned them, and said to them, "Why do you spend the night around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!" From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath. -22. And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. +1 On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, +2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing. +3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel. +4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah. +5 And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests. +6 But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king, +7 and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God. +8 And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room. +9 Then I commanded them to cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense. +10 I also realized that the portions for the Levites had not been given them; for each of the Levites and the singers who did the work had gone back to his field. +11 So I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place. +12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse. +13 And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren. +14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its services! +15 In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I warned them about the day on which they were selling provisions. +16 Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. +17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? +18 Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.” +19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. +20 Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. +21 Then I warned them, and said to them, “Why do you spend the night around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!” From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath. +22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy! - -23. In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. -24. And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. - -25. So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. -26. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin. -27. Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?" - -28. And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me. - -29. Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. - -30. Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, -31. and to bringing the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times. -Remember me, O my God, for good! - - - +23 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. +24 And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. +25 So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. +26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin. +27 Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?” +28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me. +29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. +30 Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, +31 and to bringing the wood offering and the firstfruits at appointed times. +Remember me, O my God, for good! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md index eeb2847b..fe5f8243 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -The King Dethrones Queen Vashti - # Chapter 1 -1. Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), -2. in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, -3. that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants--the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him-- -4. when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all. - -5. And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in Shushan the citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. -6. There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble. -7. And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king. -8. In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man's pleasure. - -9. Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. - -10. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, -11. to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold. -12. But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him. - -13. Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times (for this was the king's manner toward all who knew law and justice, -14. those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king's presence, and who ranked highest in the kingdom): -15. "What shall we do to Queen Vashti, according to law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?" - -16. And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: "Queen Vashti has not only wronged the king, but also all the princes, and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. -17. For the queen's behavior will become known to all women, so that they will despise their husbands in their eyes, when they report, 'King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not come.' -18. This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king's officials that they have heard of the behavior of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath. -19. If it pleases the king, let a royal decree go out from him, and let it be recorded in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it will not be altered, that Vashti shall come no more before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. -20. When the king's decree which he will make is proclaimed throughout all his empire (for it is great), all wives will honor their husbands, both great and small." - -21. And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan. -22. Then he sent letters to all the king's provinces, to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people. - - - +1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), +2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, +3 that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him— +4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all. +5 And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in Shushan the citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. +6 There were white and blue linen curtains fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on silver rods and marble pillars; and the couches were of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of alabaster, turquoise, and white and black marble. +7 And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king. +8 In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure. +9 Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. +10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, +11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king, wearing her royal crown, in order to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was beautiful to behold. +12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him. +13 Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times (for this was the king’s manner toward all who knew law and justice, +14 those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king’s presence, and who ranked highest in the kingdom): +15 “What shall we do to Queen Vashti, according to law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?” +16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: “Queen Vashti has not only wronged the king, but also all the princes, and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. +17 For the queen’s behavior will become known to all women, so that they will despise their husbands in their eyes, when they report, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought in before him, but she did not come.’ +18 This very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media will say to all the king’s officials that they have heard of the behavior of the queen. Thus there will be excessive contempt and wrath. +19 If it pleases the king, let a royal decree go out from him, and let it be recorded in the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it will not be altered, that Vashti shall come no more before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. +20 When the king’s decree which he will make is proclaimed throughout all his empire (for it is great), all wives will honor their husbands, both great and small.” +21 And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan. +22 Then he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md index 5bb0368f..4de62ba3 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Esther Becomes Queen - # Chapter 2 -1. After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. -2. Then the king's servants who attended him said: "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; -3. and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women's quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. -4. Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." +1 After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. +2 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; +3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. +4 Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This thing pleased the king, and he did so. - -5. In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite. -6. Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. -7. And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. - -8. So it was, when the king's command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king's palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. -9. Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king's palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women. - -10. Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. -11. And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women's quarters, to learn of Esther's welfare and what was happening to her. - -12. Each young woman's turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months' preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women. -13. Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women's quarters to the king's palace. -14. In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name. - -15. Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. -16. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. -17. The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. -18. Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king. -Mordecai Discovers a Plot - - -19. When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king's gate. -20. Now Esther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by him. - -21. In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. -22. So the matter became known to Mordecai, who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name. -23. And when an inquiry was made into the matter, it was confirmed, and both were hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king. - - - +5 In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite. +6 Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. +7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. +8 So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women. +9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women. +10 Esther had not revealed her people or family, for Mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. +11 And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women’s quarters, to learn of Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her. +12 Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women. +13 Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace. +14 In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name. +15 Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. +16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. +17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. +18 Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king. +19 When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king’s gate. +20 Now Esther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by him. +21 In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. +22 So the matter became known to Mordecai, who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name. +23 And when an inquiry was made into the matter, it was confirmed, and both were hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md index 1c60d0cb..36c46bd7 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ -Haman's Conspiracy Against the Jews - # Chapter 3 -1. After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. -2. And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage. -3. Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?" -4. Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. -5. When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. -6. But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus--the people of Mordecai. - -7. In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. - -8. Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from all other people's, and they do not keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain. -9. If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king's treasuries." - -10. So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. -11. And the king said to Haman, "The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you." - -12. Then the king's scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded--to the king's satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king's signet ring. -13. And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. -14. A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day. -15. The couriers went out, hastened by the king's command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed. - - - +1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. +2 And all the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage. +3 Then the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king’s command?” +4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. +5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. +6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai. +7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. +8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from all other people’s, and they do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain. +9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.” +10 So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. +11 And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.” +12 Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring. +13 And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. +14 A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day. +15 The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md index 8f95043c..30b78ef6 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,29 +1,18 @@ -Esther Agrees to -Help the Jews - # Chapter 4 -1. When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry. -2. He went as far as the front of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. -3. And in every province where the king's command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. - -4. So Esther's maids and eunuchs came and told her, and the queen was deeply distressed. Then she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and take his sackcloth away from him, but he would not accept them. -5. Then Esther called Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs whom he had appointed to attend her, and she gave him a command concerning Mordecai, to learn what and why this was. -6. So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square that was in front of the king's gate. -7. And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries to destroy the Jews. -8. He also gave him a copy of the written decree for their destruction, which was given at Shushan, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people. -9. So Hathach returned and told Esther the words of Mordecai. - -10. Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai: -11. "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days." -12. So they told Mordecai Esther's words. - -13. And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: "Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king's palace any more than all the other Jews. -14. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" - -15. Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: -16. "Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!" - -17. So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther commanded him. - - - +1 When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry. +2 He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. +3 And in every province where the king’s command and decree arrived, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. +4 So Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her, and the queen was deeply distressed. Then she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and take his sackcloth away from him, but he would not accept them. +5 Then Esther called Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs whom he had appointed to attend her, and she gave him a command concerning Mordecai, to learn what and why this was. +6 So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square that was in front of the king’s gate. +7 And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries to destroy the Jews. +8 He also gave him a copy of the written decree for their destruction, which was given at Shushan, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people. +9 So Hathach returned and told Esther the words of Mordecai. +10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai: +11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.” +12 So they told Mordecai Esther’s words. +13 And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. +14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” +15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: +16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!” +17 So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther commanded him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md index 8540271f..b54ef47e 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,31 +1,16 @@ -Esther's Banquet - # Chapter 5 -1. Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, across from the king's house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house. -2. So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter. - -3. And the king said to her, "What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you--up to half the kingdom!" - -4. So Esther answered, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him." - -5. Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, that he may do as Esther has said." So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared. - -6. At the banquet of wine the king said to Esther, "What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!" - -7. Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and request is this: -8. If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said." -Haman's Plot Against Mordecai - - -9. So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai. -10. Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh. -11. Then Haman told them of his great riches, the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king. - -12. Moreover Haman said, "Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king. -13. Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate." - -14. Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet." -And the thing pleased Haman; so he had the gallows made. - - - +1 Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house. +2 So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter. +3 And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!” +4 So Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” +5 Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, that he may do as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared. +6 At the banquet of wine the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!” +7 Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and request is this: +8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.” +9 So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai. +10 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh. +11 Then Haman told them of his great riches, the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king. +12 Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king. +13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” +14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.” +And the thing pleased Haman; so he had the gallows made. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md index bc29817d..ffaa9a7e 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,30 +1,18 @@ -The King Honors Mordecai - # Chapter 6 -1. That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. -2. And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. -3. Then the king said, "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" -And the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him." - -4. So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. - -5. The king's servants said to him, "Haman is there, standing in the court." -And the king said, "Let him come in." - -6. So Haman came in, and the king asked him, "What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" -Now Haman thought in his heart, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?" -7. And Haman answered the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor, -8. let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head. -9. Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then parade him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him: 'Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!' " - -10. Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king's gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken." - -11. So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!" - -12. Afterward Mordecai went back to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. -13. When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him." - -14. While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared. - - - +1 That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. +2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. +3 Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” +And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.” +4 So the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. +5 The king’s servants said to him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” +And the king said, “Let him come in.” +6 So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?” +Now Haman thought in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” +7 And Haman answered the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, +8 let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head. +9 Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then parade him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’ ” +10 Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken.” +11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!” +12 Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. +13 When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him.” +14 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md index 4923ac08..5da0960c 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,24 +1,14 @@ -Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai - # Chapter 7 -1. So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. -2. And on the second day, at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, "What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!" - -3. Then Queen Esther answered and said, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. -4. For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king's loss." - -5. So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?" - -6. And Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!" +1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. +2 And on the second day, at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!” +3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. +4 For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.” +5 So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?” +6 And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen. - -7. Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. -8. When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, "Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?" -As the word left the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. -9. Now Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, "Look! The gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good on the king's behalf, is standing at the house of Haman." -Then the king said, "Hang him on it!" - -10. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath subsided. - - - +7 Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. +8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?” +As the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. +9 Now Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, “Look! The gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good on the king’s behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.” +Then the king said, “Hang him on it!” +10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md index b13fa20e..cad8855e 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -Esther Saves the Jews - # Chapter 8 -1. On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. -2. So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman. - -3. Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews. -4. And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king, -5. and said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king's provinces. -6. For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?" - -7. Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "Indeed, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he tried to lay his hand on the Jews. -8. You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signet ring; for whatever is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring no one can revoke." - -9. So the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. -10. And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king's signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from swift steeds. - -11. By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives--to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions, -12. on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. -13. A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province and published for all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. -14. The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king's command. And the decree was issued in Shushan the citadel. - -15. So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. -16. The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor. -17. And in every province and city, wherever the king's command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them. - - - +1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. +2 So the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman. +3 Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews. +4 And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king, +5 and said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces. +6 For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?” +7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “Indeed, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he tried to lay his hand on the Jews. +8 You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring no one can revoke.” +9 So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. +10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from swift steeds. +11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives—to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions, +12 on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. +13 A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province and published for all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. +14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in Shushan the citadel. +15 So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. +16 The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor. +17 And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md index 936a3661..150402b2 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,50 +1,33 @@ -The Jews Destroy Their Tormentors - # Chapter 9 -1. Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, the time came for the king's command and his decree to be executed. On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the Jews themselves overpowered those who hated them. -2. The Jews gathered together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could withstand them, because fear of them fell upon all people. -3. And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and all those doing the king's work, helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. -4. For Mordecai was great in the king's palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai became increasingly prominent. -5. Thus the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them. - -6. And in Shushan the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. -7. Also Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, -8. Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, -9. Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vajezatha-- -10. the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews--they killed; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. - -11. On that day the number of those who were killed in Shushan the citadel was brought to the king. -12. And the king said to Queen Esther, "The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the citadel, and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is your petition? It shall be granted to you. Or what is your further request? It shall be done." - -13. Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do again tomorrow according to today's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows." - -14. So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman's ten sons. - -15. And the Jews who were in Shushan gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men at Shushan; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. - -16. The remainder of the Jews in the king's provinces gathered together and protected their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. -17. This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. And on the fourteenth of the month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness. -The Feast of Purim - - -18. But the Jews who were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day, as well as on the fourteenth; and on the fifteenth of the month they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. -19. Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar with gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and for sending presents to one another. - -20. And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, -21. to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, -22. as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor. -23. So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them, -24. because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them; -25. but when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. - -26. So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them, -27. the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would join them, that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year, according to the written instructions and according to the prescribed time, -28. that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, and that the memory of them should not perish among their descendants. - -29. Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. -30. And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, -31. to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had prescribed for them, and as they had decreed for themselves and their descendants concerning matters of their fasting and lamenting. -32. So the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book. - - - +1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, the time came for the king’s command and his decree to be executed. On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the Jews themselves overpowered those who hated them. +2 The Jews gathered together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could withstand them, because fear of them fell upon all people. +3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and all those doing the king’s work, helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. +4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai became increasingly prominent. +5 Thus the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them. +6 And in Shushan the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. +7 Also Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, +8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, +9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vajezatha— +10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews—they killed; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. +11 On that day the number of those who were killed in Shushan the citadel was brought to the king. +12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the citadel, and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It shall be granted to you. Or what is your further request? It shall be done.” +13 Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do again tomorrow according to today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.” +14 So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons. +15 And the Jews who were in Shushan gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men at Shushan; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. +16 The remainder of the Jews in the king’s provinces gathered together and protected their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies; but they did not lay a hand on the plunder. +17 This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. And on the fourteenth of the month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness. +18 But the Jews who were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day, as well as on the fourteenth; and on the fifteenth of the month they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. +19 Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar with gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and for sending presents to one another. +20 And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, +21 to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, +22 as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor. +23 So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them, +24 because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them; +25 but when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. +26 So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them, +27 the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would join them, that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year, according to the written instructions and according to the prescribed time, +28 that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, and that the memory of them should not perish among their descendants. +29 Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. +30 And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, +31 to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had prescribed for them, and as they had decreed for themselves and their descendants concerning matters of their fasting and lamenting. +32 So the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md index 4504318d..24c4659f 100644 --- a/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,9 +1,4 @@ -Mordecai's Advancement - # Chapter 10 -1. And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. -2. Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? -3. For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen. - - - +1 And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. +2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? +3 For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md index fc01a1d4..7f5e6b78 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,50 +1,29 @@ -Job and His Family in Uz - # Chapter 1 -1. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. -2. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. -3. Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East. - -4. And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. -5. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly. -Satan Attacks Job's Character - - -6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. -7. And the Lord said to Satan, "From where do you come?" -So Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." - -8. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" - -9. -So Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? -10. Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. -11. But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" - -12. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person." +1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. +2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. +3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East. +4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. +5 So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly. +6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. +7 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” +So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” +8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” +9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? +10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. +11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” +12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. -Job Loses His Property and Children - - -13. Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house; -14. and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, -15. when the Sabeans raided them and took them away--indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" - -16. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" - -17. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" - -18. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, -19. and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" - -20. Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. -21. And he said: -"Naked I came from my mother's womb, +13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house; +14 and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, +15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!” +16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!” +17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!” +18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, +19 and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!” +20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. +21 And he said: +“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; -Blessed be the name of the Lord." - -22. In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. - - - +Blessed be the name of the Lord.” +22 In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md index 391d5162..6c41813f 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,29 +1,15 @@ -Satan Attacks Job's Health - # Chapter 2 -1. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. -2. And the Lord said to Satan, "From where do you come?" -Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." - -3. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause." - -4. So Satan answered the Lord and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. -5. But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" - -6. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life." - -7. So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. -8. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. - -9. Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!" - -10. But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips. -Job's Three Friends - - -11. Now when Job's three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him. -12. And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. -13. So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. - - - +1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. +2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” +Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” +3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.” +4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. +5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” +6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.” +7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. +8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. +9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” +10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. +11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him. +12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. +13 So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md index 4487e2d9..b3765996 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,87 +1,57 @@ -Job Deplores His Birth - # Chapter 3 -1. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. -2. And Job spoke, and said: - -3. "May the day perish on which I was born, +1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. +2 And Job spoke, and said: +3 “May the day perish on which I was born, And the night in which it was said, -'A male child is conceived.' - -4. May that day be darkness; +‘A male child is conceived.’ +4 May that day be darkness; May God above not seek it, Nor the light shine upon it. - -5. May darkness and the shadow of death claim it; +5 May darkness and the shadow of death claim it; May a cloud settle on it; May the blackness of the day terrify it. - -6. As for that night, may darkness seize it; +6 As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year, May it not come into the number of the months. - -7. Oh, may that night be barren! +7 Oh, may that night be barren! May no joyful shout come into it! - -8. May those curse it who curse the day, +8 May those curse it who curse the day, Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan. - -9. May the stars of its morning be dark; +9 May the stars of its morning be dark; May it look for light, but have none, And not see the dawning of the day; - -10. Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother's womb, +10 Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb, Nor hide sorrow from my eyes. - -11. "Why did I not die at birth? +11 “Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb? - -12. Why did the knees receive me? +12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? - -13. For now I would have lain still and been quiet, +13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet, I would have been asleep; Then I would have been at rest - - -14. With kings and counselors of the earth, +14 With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built ruins for themselves, - -15. Or with princes who had gold, +15 Or with princes who had gold, Who filled their houses with silver; - -16. Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, +16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, Like infants who never saw light? - -17. There the wicked cease from troubling, +17 There the wicked cease from troubling, And there the weary are at rest. - -18. There the prisoners rest together; +18 There the prisoners rest together; They do not hear the voice of the oppressor. - -19. The small and great are there, +19 The small and great are there, And the servant is free from his master. - -20. "Why is light given to him who is in misery, +20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul, - -21. Who long for death, but it does not come, +21 Who long for death, but it does not come, And search for it more than hidden treasures; - -22. Who rejoice exceedingly, +22 Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad when they can find the grave? - -23. Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, +23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in? - -24. For my sighing comes before I eat, +24 For my sighing comes before I eat, And my groanings pour out like water. - -25. For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, +25 For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me. - -26. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; -I have no rest, for trouble comes." - - - +26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; +I have no rest, for trouble comes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md index 96deb836..c821d37c 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,73 +1,48 @@ -Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking? - -3. Surely you have instructed many, +3 Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands. - -4. Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, +4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees; - -5. But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; +5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled. - -6. Is not your reverence your confidence? +6 Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? - -7. "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? +7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? - -8. Even as I have seen, +8 Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. - -9. By the blast of God they perish, +9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. - -10. The roaring of the lion, +10 The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. - -11. The old lion perishes for lack of prey, +11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered. - -12. "Now a word was secretly brought to me, +12 “Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. - -13. In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, +13 In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, - -14. Fear came upon me, and trembling, +14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. - -15. Then a spirit passed before my face; +15 Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up. - -16. It stood still, +16 It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying: - -17. 'Can a mortal be more righteous than God? +17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? - -18. If He puts no trust in His servants, +18 If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error, - -19. How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, +19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth? - -20. They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; +20 They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding. - -21. Does not their own excellence go away? -They die, even without wisdom.' - - - +21 Does not their own excellence go away? +They die, even without wisdom.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md index 56441102..fab99c6e 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,91 +1,60 @@ -Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God - # Chapter 5 -1. "Call out now; +1 “Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? - -2. For wrath kills a foolish man, +2 For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one. - -3. I have seen the foolish taking root, +3 I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. - -4. His sons are far from safety, +4 His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. - -5. Because the hungry eat up his harvest, +5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance. - -6. For affliction does not come from the dust, +6 For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; - -7. Yet man is born to trouble, +7 Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward. - -8. "But as for me, I would seek God, -And to God I would commit my cause-- - -9. Who does great things, and unsearchable, +8 “But as for me, I would seek God, +And to God I would commit my cause— +9 Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number. - -10. He gives rain on the earth, +10 He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields. - -11. He sets on high those who are lowly, +11 He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. - -12. He frustrates the devices of the crafty, +12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. - -13. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, +13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. - -14. They meet with darkness in the daytime, +14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night. - -15. But He saves the needy from the sword, +15 But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand. - -16. So the poor have hope, +16 So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth. - -17. "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; +17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. - -18. For He bruises, but He binds up; +18 For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. - -19. He shall deliver you in six troubles, +19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. - -20. In famine He shall redeem you from death, +20 In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. - -21. You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, +21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes. - -22. You shall laugh at destruction and famine, +22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. - -23. For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, +23 For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. - -24. You shall know that your tent is in peace; +24 You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss. - -25. You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, +25 You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth. - -26. You shall come to the grave at a full age, +26 You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season. - -27. Behold, this we have searched out; +27 Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. -Hear it, and know for yourself." - - - +Hear it, and know for yourself.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md index c2f64e12..62df9f5e 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,97 +1,63 @@ -Job: My Complaint Is Just - # Chapter 6 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales! - -3. For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea-- +3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea— Therefore my words have been rash. - -4. For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; +4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me. - -5. Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, +5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder? - -6. Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? +6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? - -7. My soul refuses to touch them; +7 My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me. - -8. "Oh, that I might have my request, +8 “Oh, that I might have my request, That God would grant me the thing that I long for! - -9. That it would please God to crush me, +9 That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! - -10. Then I would still have comfort; +10 Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish I would exult, He will not spare; For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. - -11. "What strength do I have, that I should hope? +11 “What strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life? - -12. Is my strength the strength of stones? +12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? - -13. Is my help not within me? +13 Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me? - -14. "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, +14 “To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. - -15. My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, +15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away, - -16. Which are dark because of the ice, +16 Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes. - -17. When it is warm, they cease to flow; +17 When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place. - -18. The paths of their way turn aside, +18 The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish. - -19. The caravans of Tema look, +19 The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them. - -20. They are disappointed because they were confident; +20 They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused. - -21. For now you are nothing, +21 For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid. - -22. Did I ever say, 'Bring something to me'? -Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'? - -23. Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'? -Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of oppressors'? - -24. "Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; +22 Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? +Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’? +23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’? +Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’? +24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred. - -25. How forceful are right words! +25 How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove? - -26. Do you intend to rebuke my words, +26 Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind? - -27. Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, +27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend. - -28. Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; +28 Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face. - -29. Yield now, let there be no injustice! +29 Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands! - -30. Is there injustice on my tongue? -Cannot my taste discern the unsavory? - - - +30 Is there injustice on my tongue? +Cannot my taste discern the unsavory? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md index 1929417e..a26acf39 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,78 +1,53 @@ -Job: My Suffering Is Comfortless - # Chapter 7 -1. "Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? +1 “Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? - -2. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, +2 Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, - -3. So I have been allotted months of futility, +3 So I have been allotted months of futility, And wearisome nights have been appointed to me. - -4. When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, -And the night be ended?' +4 When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, +And the night be ended?’ For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn. - -5. My flesh is caked with worms and dust, +5 My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh. - -6. "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, +6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope. - -7. Oh, remember that my life is a breath! +7 Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eye will never again see good. - -8. The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; +8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be. - -9. As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, +9 As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, So he who goes down to the grave does not come up. - -10. He shall never return to his house, +10 He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore. - -11. "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; +11 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. - -12. Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, +12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me? - -13. When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, -My couch will ease my complaint,' - -14. Then You scare me with dreams +13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, +My couch will ease my complaint,’ +14 Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions, - -15. So that my soul chooses strangling +15 So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body. - -16. I loathe my life; +16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath. - -17. "What is man, that You should exalt him, +17 “What is man, that You should exalt him, That You should set Your heart on him, - -18. That You should visit him every morning, +18 That You should visit him every morning, And test him every moment? - -19. How long? +19 How long? Will You not look away from me, And let me alone till I swallow my saliva? - -20. Have I sinned? +20 Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself? - -21. Why then do You not pardon my transgression, +21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression, And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, And You will seek me diligently, -But I will no longer be." - - - +But I will no longer be.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md index 956196f9..d3ad763f 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -Bildad: Job Should Repent - # Chapter 8 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "How long will you speak these things, +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “How long will you speak these things, And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? - -3. Does God subvert judgment? +3 Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice? - -4. If your sons have sinned against Him, +4 If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression. - -5. If you would earnestly seek God +5 If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty, - -6. If you were pure and upright, +6 If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. - -7. Though your beginning was small, +7 Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would increase abundantly. - -8. "For inquire, please, of the former age, +8 “For inquire, please, of the former age, And consider the things discovered by their fathers; - -9. For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, +9 For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow. - -10. Will they not teach you and tell you, +10 Will they not teach you and tell you, And utter words from their heart? - -11. "Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? +11 “Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the reeds flourish without water? - -12. While it is yet green and not cut down, +12 While it is yet green and not cut down, It withers before any other plant. - -13. So are the paths of all who forget God; +13 So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish, - -14. Whose confidence shall be cut off, -And whose trust is a spider's web. - -15. He leans on his house, but it does not stand. +14 Whose confidence shall be cut off, +And whose trust is a spider’s web. +15 He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure. - -16. He grows green in the sun, +16 He grows green in the sun, And his branches spread out in his garden. - -17. His roots wrap around the rock heap, +17 His roots wrap around the rock heap, And look for a place in the stones. - -18. If he is destroyed from his place, -Then it will deny him, saying, 'I have not seen you.' - -19. "Behold, this is the joy of His way, +18 If he is destroyed from his place, +Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’ +19 “Behold, this is the joy of His way, And out of the earth others will grow. - -20. Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, +20 Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers. - -21. He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, +21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing. - -22. Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, -And the dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing." - - - +22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, +And the dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md index ab21edef..58ad301b 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,111 +1,72 @@ -Job: There Is No Mediator - # Chapter 9 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Truly I know it is so, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? - -3. If one wished to contend with Him, +3 If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. - -4. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. +4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered? - -5. He removes the mountains, and they do not know +5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger; - -6. He shakes the earth out of its place, +6 He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; - -7. He commands the sun, and it does not rise; +7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; - -8. He alone spreads out the heavens, +8 He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea; - -9. He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, +9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; - -10. He does great things past finding out, +10 He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. - -11. If He goes by me, I do not see Him; +11 If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; - -12. If He takes away, who can hinder Him? -Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?' - -13. God will not withdraw His anger, +12 If He takes away, who can hinder Him? +Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’ +13 God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him. - -14. "How then can I answer Him, +14 “How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him? - -15. For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; +15 For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge. - -16. If I called and He answered me, +16 If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice. - -17. For He crushes me with a tempest, +17 For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause. - -18. He will not allow me to catch my breath, +18 He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness. - -19. If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; +19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court? - -20. Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; +20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse. - -21. "I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; +21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life. - -22. It is all one thing; -Therefore I say, 'He destroys the blameless and the wicked.' - -23. If the scourge slays suddenly, +22 It is all one thing; +Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’ +23 If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent. - -24. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. +24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be? - -25. "Now my days are swifter than a runner; +25 “Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. - -26. They pass by like swift ships, +26 They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey. - -27. If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, -I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,' - -28. I am afraid of all my sufferings; +27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, +I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’ +28 I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent. - -29. If I am condemned, +29 If I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain? - -30. If I wash myself with snow water, +30 If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap, - -31. Yet You will plunge me into the pit, +31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me. - -32. "For He is not a man, as I am, +32 “For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. - -33. Nor is there any mediator between us, +33 Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. - -34. Let Him take His rod away from me, +34 Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. - -35. Then I would speak and not fear Him, -But it is not so with me. - - - +35 Then I would speak and not fear Him, +But it is not so with me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md index 58f45e76..e7edb72b 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,79 +1,53 @@ -Job: I Would Plead with God - # Chapter 10 -1. "My soul loathes my life; +1 “My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. - -2. I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; +2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; Show me why You contend with me. - -3. Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, +3 Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, That You should despise the work of Your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked? - -4. Do You have eyes of flesh? +4 Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as man sees? - -5. Are Your days like the days of a mortal man? +5 Are Your days like the days of a mortal man? Are Your years like the days of a mighty man, - -6. That You should seek for my iniquity +6 That You should seek for my iniquity And search out my sin, - -7. Although You know that I am not wicked, +7 Although You know that I am not wicked, And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand? - -8. 'Your hands have made me and fashioned me, +8 ‘Your hands have made me and fashioned me, An intricate unity; Yet You would destroy me. - -9. Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay. +9 Remember, I pray, that You have made me like clay. And will You turn me into dust again? - -10. Did You not pour me out like milk, +10 Did You not pour me out like milk, And curdle me like cheese, - -11. Clothe me with skin and flesh, +11 Clothe me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews? - -12. You have granted me life and favor, +12 You have granted me life and favor, And Your care has preserved my spirit. - -13. 'And these things You have hidden in Your heart; +13 ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart; I know that this was with You: - -14. If I sin, then You mark me, +14 If I sin, then You mark me, And will not acquit me of my iniquity. - -15. If I am wicked, woe to me; +15 If I am wicked, woe to me; Even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am full of disgrace; See my misery! - -16. If my head is exalted, +16 If my head is exalted, You hunt me like a fierce lion, And again You show Yourself awesome against me. - -17. You renew Your witnesses against me, +17 You renew Your witnesses against me, And increase Your indignation toward me; Changes and war are ever with me. - -18. 'Why then have You brought me out of the womb? +18 ‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me! - -19. I would have been as though I had not been. +19 I would have been as though I had not been. I would have been carried from the womb to the grave. - -20. Are not my days few? +20 Are not my days few? Cease! Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort, - -21. Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, +21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, - -22. A land as dark as darkness itself, +22 A land as dark as darkness itself, As the shadow of death, without any order, -Where even the light is like darkness.' " - - - +Where even the light is like darkness.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md index 1796184a..d829bd43 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,69 +1,45 @@ -Zophar Urges Job to Repent - # Chapter 11 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: - -2. "Should not the multitude of words be answered? +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: +2 “Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated? - -3. Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? +3 Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you? - -4. For you have said, -'My doctrine is pure, -And I am clean in your eyes.' - -5. But oh, that God would speak, +4 For you have said, +‘My doctrine is pure, +And I am clean in your eyes.’ +5 But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you, - -6. That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! +6 That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves. - -7. "Can you search out the deep things of God? +7 “Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? - -8. They are higher than heaven--what can you do? -Deeper than Sheol--what can you know? - -9. Their measure is longer than the earth +8 They are higher than heaven—what can you do? +Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? +9 Their measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea. - -10. "If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, +10 “If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, Then who can hinder Him? - -11. For He knows deceitful men; +11 For He knows deceitful men; He sees wickedness also. Will He not then consider it? - -12. For an empty-headed man will be wise, -When a wild donkey's colt is born a man. - -13. "If you would prepare your heart, +12 For an empty-headed man will be wise, +When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man. +13 “If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him; - -14. If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, +14 If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents; - -15. Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; +15 Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear; - -16. Because you would forget your misery, +16 Because you would forget your misery, And remember it as waters that have passed away, - -17. And your life would be brighter than noonday. +17 And your life would be brighter than noonday. Though you were dark, you would be like the morning. - -18. And you would be secure, because there is hope; +18 And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety. - -19. You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid; +19 You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid; Yes, many would court your favor. - -20. But the eyes of the wicked will fail, +20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, -And their hope--loss of life!" - - - +And their hope—loss of life!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md index 81a5d524..b031a77f 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,82 +1,53 @@ -Job Answers His Critics - # Chapter 12 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "No doubt you are the people, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “No doubt you are the people, And wisdom will die with you! - -3. But I have understanding as well as you; +3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not know such things as these? - -4. "I am one mocked by his friends, +4 “I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed. - -5. A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; +5 A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; It is made ready for those whose feet slip. - -6. The tents of robbers prosper, -And those who provoke God are secure-- +6 The tents of robbers prosper, +And those who provoke God are secure— In what God provides by His hand. - -7. "But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; +7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you; - -8. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; +8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you. - -9. Who among all these does not know +9 Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this, - -10. In whose hand is the life of every living thing, +10 In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? - -11. Does not the ear test words +11 Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food? - -12. Wisdom is with aged men, +12 Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding. - -13. "With Him are wisdom and strength, +13 “With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding. - -14. If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; +14 If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release. - -15. If He withholds the waters, they dry up; +15 If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth. - -16. With Him are strength and prudence. +16 With Him are strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver are His. - -17. He leads counselors away plundered, +17 He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges. - -18. He loosens the bonds of kings, +18 He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt. - -19. He leads princes away plundered, +19 He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty. - -20. He deprives the trusted ones of speech, +20 He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders. - -21. He pours contempt on princes, +21 He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty. - -22. He uncovers deep things out of darkness, +22 He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light. - -23. He makes nations great, and destroys them; +23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them. - -24. He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, +24 He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness. - -25. They grope in the dark without light, -And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. - - - +25 They grope in the dark without light, +And He makes them stagger like a drunken man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md index 1f34d798..e80a03fe 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,92 +1,58 @@ -Job Defends Himself - # Chapter 13 -1. "Behold, my eye has seen all this, +1 “Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it. - -2. What you know, I also know; +2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. - -3. But I would speak to the Almighty, +3 But I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God. - -4. But you forgers of lies, +4 But you forgers of lies, You are all worthless physicians. - -5. Oh, that you would be silent, +5 Oh, that you would be silent, And it would be your wisdom! - -6. Now hear my reasoning, +6 Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips. - -7. Will you speak wickedly for God, +7 Will you speak wickedly for God, And talk deceitfully for Him? - -8. Will you show partiality for Him? +8 Will you show partiality for Him? Will you contend for God? - -9. Will it be well when He searches you out? +9 Will it be well when He searches you out? Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man? - -10. He will surely rebuke you +10 He will surely rebuke you If you secretly show partiality. - -11. Will not His excellence make you afraid, +11 Will not His excellence make you afraid, And the dread of Him fall upon you? - -12. Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes, +12 Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay. - -13. "Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, +13 “Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, Then let come on me what may! - -14. Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, +14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands? - -15. Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. +15 Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him. - -16. He also shall be my salvation, +16 He also shall be my salvation, For a hypocrite could not come before Him. - -17. Listen carefully to my speech, +17 Listen carefully to my speech, And to my declaration with your ears. - -18. See now, I have prepared my case, +18 See now, I have prepared my case, I know that I shall be vindicated. - -19. Who is he who will contend with me? +19 Who is he who will contend with me? If now I hold my tongue, I perish. -Job's Despondent Prayer - - -20. "Only two things do not do to me, +20 “Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide myself from You: - -21. Withdraw Your hand far from me, +21 Withdraw Your hand far from me, And let not the dread of You make me afraid. - -22. Then call, and I will answer; +22 Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, then You respond to me. - -23. How many are my iniquities and sins? +23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin. - -24. Why do You hide Your face, +24 Why do You hide Your face, And regard me as Your enemy? - -25. Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro? +25 Will You frighten a leaf driven to and fro? And will You pursue dry stubble? - -26. For You write bitter things against me, +26 For You write bitter things against me, And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. - -27. You put my feet in the stocks, +27 You put my feet in the stocks, And watch closely all my paths. You set a limit for the soles of my feet. - -28. "Man decays like a rotten thing, -Like a garment that is moth-eaten. - - - +28 “Man decays like a rotten thing, +Like a garment that is moth-eaten. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md index f5d22208..dbc222c7 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,79 +1,53 @@ -Job Speaks of Life's Woes - # Chapter 14 -1. "Man who is born of woman +1 “Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble. - -2. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; +2 He comes forth like a flower and fades away; He flees like a shadow and does not continue. - -3. And do You open Your eyes on such a one, +3 And do You open Your eyes on such a one, And bring me to judgment with Yourself? - -4. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? +4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one! - -5. Since his days are determined, +5 Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass. - -6. Look away from him that he may rest, +6 Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day. - -7. "For there is hope for a tree, +7 “For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease. - -8. Though its root may grow old in the earth, +8 Though its root may grow old in the earth, And its stump may die in the ground, - -9. Yet at the scent of water it will bud +9 Yet at the scent of water it will bud And bring forth branches like a plant. - -10. But man dies and is laid away; +10 But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where is he? - -11. As water disappears from the sea, +11 As water disappears from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dries up, - -12. So man lies down and does not rise. +12 So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, They will not awake Nor be roused from their sleep. - -13. "Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, +13 “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave, That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past, That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me! - -14. If a man dies, shall he live again? +14 If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes. - -15. You shall call, and I will answer You; +15 You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands. - -16. For now You number my steps, +16 For now You number my steps, But do not watch over my sin. - -17. My transgression is sealed up in a bag, +17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity. - -18. "But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, +18 “But as a mountain falls and crumbles away, And as a rock is moved from its place; - -19. As water wears away stones, +19 As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man. - -20. You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; +20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. - -21. His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; +21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it. - -22. But his flesh will be in pain over it, -And his soul will mourn over it." - - - +22 But his flesh will be in pain over it, +And his soul will mourn over it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md index 80f8ee53..6a336e90 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,112 +1,73 @@ -Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind? - -3. Should he reason with unprofitable talk, +3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good? - -4. Yes, you cast off fear, +4 Yes, you cast off fear, And restrain prayer before God. - -5. For your iniquity teaches your mouth, +5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty. - -6. Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; +6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you. - -7. "Are you the first man who was born? +7 “Are you the first man who was born? Or were you made before the hills? - -8. Have you heard the counsel of God? +8 Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? - -9. What do you know that we do not know? +9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in us? - -10. Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, +10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Much older than your father. - -11. Are the consolations of God too small for you, +11 Are the consolations of God too small for you, And the word spoken gently with you? - -12. Why does your heart carry you away, +12 Why does your heart carry you away, And what do your eyes wink at, - -13. That you turn your spirit against God, +13 That you turn your spirit against God, And let such words go out of your mouth? - -14. "What is man, that he could be pure? +14 “What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous? - -15. If God puts no trust in His saints, +15 If God puts no trust in His saints, And the heavens are not pure in His sight, - -16. How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, +16 How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, Who drinks iniquity like water! - -17. "I will tell you, hear me; +17 “I will tell you, hear me; What I have seen I will declare, - -18. What wise men have told, +18 What wise men have told, Not hiding anything received from their fathers, - -19. To whom alone the land was given, +19 To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them: - -20. The wicked man writhes with pain all his days, +20 The wicked man writhes with pain all his days, And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor. - -21. Dreadful sounds are in his ears; +21 Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him. - -22. He does not believe that he will return from darkness, +22 He does not believe that he will return from darkness, For a sword is waiting for him. - -23. He wanders about for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' +23 He wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand. - -24. Trouble and anguish make him afraid; +24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid; They overpower him, like a king ready for battle. - -25. For he stretches out his hand against God, +25 For he stretches out his hand against God, And acts defiantly against the Almighty, - -26. Running stubbornly against Him +26 Running stubbornly against Him With his strong, embossed shield. - -27. "Though he has covered his face with his fatness, +27 “Though he has covered his face with his fatness, And made his waist heavy with fat, - -28. He dwells in desolate cities, +28 He dwells in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabits, Which are destined to become ruins. - -29. He will not be rich, +29 He will not be rich, Nor will his wealth continue, Nor will his possessions overspread the earth. - -30. He will not depart from darkness; +30 He will not depart from darkness; The flame will dry out his branches, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away. - -31. Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself, +31 Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself, For futility will be his reward. - -32. It will be accomplished before his time, +32 It will be accomplished before his time, And his branch will not be green. - -33. He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine, +33 He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine, And cast off his blossom like an olive tree. - -34. For the company of hypocrites will be barren, +34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery. - -35. They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; -Their womb prepares deceit." - - - +35 They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; +Their womb prepares deceit.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md index 40254f95..f51c39fa 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,78 +1,52 @@ -Job Reproaches His Pitiless Friends - # Chapter 16 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "I have heard many such things; +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters are you all! - -3. Shall words of wind have an end? +3 Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? - -4. I also could speak as you do, -If your soul were in my soul's place. +4 I also could speak as you do, +If your soul were in my soul’s place. I could heap up words against you, And shake my head at you; - -5. But I would strengthen you with my mouth, +5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief. - -6. "Though I speak, my grief is not relieved; +6 “Though I speak, my grief is not relieved; And if I remain silent, how am I eased? - -7. But now He has worn me out; +7 But now He has worn me out; You have made desolate all my company. - -8. You have shriveled me up, +8 You have shriveled me up, And it is a witness against me; My leanness rises up against me And bears witness to my face. - -9. He tears me in His wrath, and hates me; +9 He tears me in His wrath, and hates me; He gnashes at me with His teeth; My adversary sharpens His gaze on me. - -10. They gape at me with their mouth, +10 They gape at me with their mouth, They strike me reproachfully on the cheek, They gather together against me. - -11. God has delivered me to the ungodly, +11 God has delivered me to the ungodly, And turned me over to the hands of the wicked. - -12. I was at ease, but He has shattered me; +12 I was at ease, but He has shattered me; He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces; He has set me up for His target, - -13. His archers surround me. +13 His archers surround me. He pierces my heart and does not pity; He pours out my gall on the ground. - -14. He breaks me with wound upon wound; +14 He breaks me with wound upon wound; He runs at me like a warrior. - -15. "I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, +15 “I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, And laid my head in the dust. - -16. My face is flushed from weeping, +16 My face is flushed from weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death; - -17. Although no violence is in my hands, +17 Although no violence is in my hands, And my prayer is pure. - -18. "O earth, do not cover my blood, +18 “O earth, do not cover my blood, And let my cry have no resting place! - -19. Surely even now my witness is in heaven, +19 Surely even now my witness is in heaven, And my evidence is on high. - -20. My friends scorn me; +20 My friends scorn me; My eyes pour out tears to God. - -21. Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, +21 Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, As a man pleads for his neighbor! - -22. For when a few years are finished, -I shall go the way of no return. - - - +22 For when a few years are finished, +I shall go the way of no return. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md index b11775ee..11786513 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ -Job Prays for Relief - # Chapter 17 -1. "My spirit is broken, +1 “My spirit is broken, My days are extinguished, The grave is ready for me. - -2. Are not mockers with me? +2 Are not mockers with me? And does not my eye dwell on their provocation? - -3. "Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself. +3 “Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself. Who is he who will shake hands with me? - -4. For You have hidden their heart from understanding; +4 For You have hidden their heart from understanding; Therefore You will not exalt them. - -5. He who speaks flattery to his friends, +5 He who speaks flattery to his friends, Even the eyes of his children will fail. - -6. "But He has made me a byword of the people, +6 “But He has made me a byword of the people, And I have become one in whose face men spit. - -7. My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow, +7 My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow, And all my members are like shadows. - -8. Upright men are astonished at this, +8 Upright men are astonished at this, And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite. - -9. Yet the righteous will hold to his way, +9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger. - -10. "But please, come back again, all of you, +10 “But please, come back again, all of you, For I shall not find one wise man among you. - -11. My days are past, +11 My days are past, My purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart. - -12. They change the night into day; -'The light is near,' they say, in the face of darkness. - -13. If I wait for the grave as my house, +12 They change the night into day; +‘The light is near,’ they say, in the face of darkness. +13 If I wait for the grave as my house, If I make my bed in the darkness, - -14. If I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' -And to the worm, 'You are my mother and my sister,' - -15. Where then is my hope? +14 If I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ +And to the worm, ‘You are my mother and my sister,’ +15 Where then is my hope? As for my hope, who can see it? - -16. Will they go down to the gates of Sheol? -Shall we have rest together in the dust?" - - - +16 Will they go down to the gates of Sheol? +Shall we have rest together in the dust?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md index ef1b9552..c7b79400 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,68 +1,43 @@ -Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished - # Chapter 18 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "How long till you put an end to words? +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak. - -3. Why are we counted as beasts, +3 Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight? - -4. You who tear yourself in anger, +4 You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place? - -5. "The light of the wicked indeed goes out, +5 “The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine. - -6. The light is dark in his tent, +6 The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out. - -7. The steps of his strength are shortened, +7 The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. - -8. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, +8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare. - -9. The net takes him by the heel, +9 The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him. - -10. A noose is hidden for him on the ground, +10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road. - -11. Terrors frighten him on every side, +11 Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet. - -12. His strength is starved, +12 His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side. - -13. It devours patches of his skin; +13 It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs. - -14. He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, +14 He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors. - -15. They dwell in his tent who are none of his; +15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling. - -16. His roots are dried out below, +16 His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above. - -17. The memory of him perishes from the earth, +17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned. - -18. He is driven from light into darkness, +18 He is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world. - -19. He has neither son nor posterity among his people, +19 He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings. - -20. Those in the west are astonished at his day, +20 Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened. - -21. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, -And this is the place of him who does not know God." - - - +21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, +And this is the place of him who does not know God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md index 9c696d53..278f47d3 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,96 +1,63 @@ -Job Trusts in His Redeemer - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "How long will you torment my soul, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “How long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words? - -3. These ten times you have reproached me; +3 These ten times you have reproached me; You are not ashamed that you have wronged me. - -4. And if indeed I have erred, +4 And if indeed I have erred, My error remains with me. - -5. If indeed you exalt yourselves against me, +5 If indeed you exalt yourselves against me, And plead my disgrace against me, - -6. Know then that God has wronged me, +6 Know then that God has wronged me, And has surrounded me with His net. - -7. "If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. +7 “If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. If I cry aloud, there is no justice. - -8. He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass; +8 He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass; And He has set darkness in my paths. - -9. He has stripped me of my glory, +9 He has stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. - -10. He breaks me down on every side, +10 He breaks me down on every side, And I am gone; My hope He has uprooted like a tree. - -11. He has also kindled His wrath against me, +11 He has also kindled His wrath against me, And He counts me as one of His enemies. - -12. His troops come together +12 His troops come together And build up their road against me; They encamp all around my tent. - -13. "He has removed my brothers far from me, +13 “He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me. - -14. My relatives have failed, +14 My relatives have failed, And my close friends have forgotten me. - -15. Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants, +15 Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants, Count me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight. - -16. I call my servant, but he gives no answer; +16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer; I beg him with my mouth. - -17. My breath is offensive to my wife, +17 My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am repulsive to the children of my own body. - -18. Even young children despise me; +18 Even young children despise me; I arise, and they speak against me. - -19. All my close friends abhor me, +19 All my close friends abhor me, And those whom I love have turned against me. - -20. My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, +20 My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. - -21. "Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, +21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me! - -22. Why do you persecute me as God does, +22 Why do you persecute me as God does, And are not satisfied with my flesh? - -23. "Oh, that my words were written! +23 “Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! - -24. That they were engraved on a rock +24 That they were engraved on a rock With an iron pen and lead, forever! - -25. For I know that my Redeemer lives, +25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; - -26. And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, +26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, - -27. Whom I shall see for myself, +27 Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! - -28. If you should say, 'How shall we persecute him?'-- +28 If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’— Since the root of the matter is found in me, - -29. Be afraid of the sword for yourselves; +29 Be afraid of the sword for yourselves; For wrath brings the punishment of the sword, -That you may know there is a judgment." - - - +That you may know there is a judgment.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md index 57a08dd3..5e781832 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,97 +1,64 @@ -Zophar's Sermon on the Wicked Man - # Chapter 20 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: - -2. "Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: +2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, Because of the turmoil within me. - -3. I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, +3 I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer. - -4. "Do you not know this of old, +4 “Do you not know this of old, Since man was placed on earth, - -5. That the triumphing of the wicked is short, +5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? - -6. Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, +6 Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, And his head reaches to the clouds, - -7. Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; -Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?' - -8. He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; +7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; +Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ +8 He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. - -9. The eye that saw him will see him no more, +9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, Nor will his place behold him anymore. - -10. His children will seek the favor of the poor, +10 His children will seek the favor of the poor, And his hands will restore his wealth. - -11. His bones are full of his youthful vigor, +11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it will lie down with him in the dust. - -12. "Though evil is sweet in his mouth, +12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue, - -13. Though he spares it and does not forsake it, +13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth, - -14. Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; +14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. - -15. He swallows down riches +15 He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. - -16. He will suck the poison of cobras; -The viper's tongue will slay him. - -17. He will not see the streams, +16 He will suck the poison of cobras; +The viper’s tongue will slay him. +17 He will not see the streams, The rivers flowing with honey and cream. - -18. He will restore that for which he labored, +18 He will restore that for which he labored, And will not swallow it down; From the proceeds of business He will get no enjoyment. - -19. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, +19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor, He has violently seized a house which he did not build. - -20. "Because he knows no quietness in his heart, +20 “Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires. - -21. Nothing is left for him to eat; +21 Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last. - -22. In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; +22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress; Every hand of misery will come against him. - -23. When he is about to fill his stomach, +23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating. - -24. He will flee from the iron weapon; +24 He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. - -25. It is drawn, and comes out of the body; +25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him; - -26. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. +26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. - -27. The heavens will reveal his iniquity, +27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him. - -28. The increase of his house will depart, +28 The increase of his house will depart, And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath. - -29. This is the portion from God for a wicked man, -The heritage appointed to him by God." - - - +29 This is the portion from God for a wicked man, +The heritage appointed to him by God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md index 29a2e375..ff60bf84 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,110 +1,72 @@ -Job's Discourse on the Wicked - # Chapter 21 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Listen carefully to my speech, +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your consolation. - -3. Bear with me that I may speak, +3 Bear with me that I may speak, And after I have spoken, keep mocking. - -4. "As for me, is my complaint against man? +4 “As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient? - -5. Look at me and be astonished; +5 Look at me and be astonished; Put your hand over your mouth. - -6. Even when I remember I am terrified, +6 Even when I remember I am terrified, And trembling takes hold of my flesh. - -7. Why do the wicked live and become old, +7 Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power? - -8. Their descendants are established with them in their sight, +8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes. - -9. Their houses are safe from fear, +9 Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them. - -10. Their bull breeds without failure; +10 Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage. - -11. They send forth their little ones like a flock, +11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance. - -12. They sing to the tambourine and harp, +12 They sing to the tambourine and harp, And rejoice to the sound of the flute. - -13. They spend their days in wealth, +13 They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave. - -14. Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us, +14 Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways. - -15. Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? -And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?' - -16. Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; +15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? +And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’ +16 Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me. - -17. "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? +17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger? - -18. They are like straw before the wind, +18 They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away. - -19. They say, 'God lays up one's iniquity for his children'; +19 They say, ‘God lays up one’s iniquity for his children’; Let Him recompense him, that he may know it. - -20. Let his eyes see his destruction, +20 Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. - -21. For what does he care about his household after him, +21 For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half? - -22. "Can anyone teach God knowledge, +22 “Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high? - -23. One dies in his full strength, +23 One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure; - -24. His pails are full of milk, +24 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist. - -25. Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, +25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure. - -26. They lie down alike in the dust, +26 They lie down alike in the dust, And worms cover them. - -27. "Look, I know your thoughts, +27 “Look, I know your thoughts, And the schemes with which you would wrong me. - -28. For you say, -'Where is the house of the prince? +28 For you say, +‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, -The dwelling place of the wicked?' - -29. Have you not asked those who travel the road? +The dwelling place of the wicked?’ +29 Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs? - -30. For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; +30 For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath. - -31. Who condemns his way to his face? +31 Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done? - -32. Yet he shall be brought to the grave, +32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb. - -33. The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; +33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him. - -34. How then can you comfort me with empty words, -Since falsehood remains in your answers?" - - - +34 How then can you comfort me with empty words, +Since falsehood remains in your answers?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md index b50d3805..16a51b4a 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,96 +1,62 @@ -Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness - # Chapter 22 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: - -2. "Can a man be profitable to God, +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: +2 “Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself? - -3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? +3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? - -4. "Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, +4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you? - -5. Is not your wickedness great, +5 Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end? - -6. For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, +6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing. - -7. You have not given the weary water to drink, +7 You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. - -8. But the mighty man possessed the land, +8 But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. - -9. You have sent widows away empty, +9 You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. - -10. Therefore snares are all around you, +10 Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, - -11. Or darkness so that you cannot see; +11 Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. - -12. "Is not God in the height of heaven? +12 “Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! - -13. And you say, 'What does God know? +13 And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? - -14. Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, -And He walks above the circle of heaven.' - -15. Will you keep to the old way +14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, +And He walks above the circle of heaven.’ +15 Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod, - -16. Who were cut down before their time, +16 Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood? - -17. They said to God, 'Depart from us! -What can the Almighty do to them?' - -18. Yet He filled their houses with good things; +17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us! +What can the Almighty do to them?’ +18 Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. - -19. "The righteous see it and are glad, +19 “The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them: - -20. 'Surely our adversaries are cut down, -And the fire consumes their remnant.' - -21. "Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; +20 ‘Surely our adversaries are cut down, +And the fire consumes their remnant.’ +21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. - -22. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, +22 Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. - -23. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; +23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. - -24. Then you will lay your gold in the dust, +24 Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. - -25. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold +25 Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver; - -26. For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, +26 For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. - -27. You will make your prayer to Him, +27 You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. - -28. You will also declare a thing, +28 You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. - -29. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!' +29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person. - -30. He will even deliver one who is not innocent; -Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands." - - - +30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent; +Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md index fe1fe952..8e3bc2e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,56 +1,35 @@ -Job Proclaims God's Righteous Judgments - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Job answered and said: - -2. "Even today my complaint is bitter; +1 Then Job answered and said: +2 “Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning. - -3. Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, +3 Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! - -4. I would present my case before Him, +4 I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments. - -5. I would know the words which He would answer me, +5 I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. - -6. Would He contend with me in His great power? +6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me. - -7. There the upright could reason with Him, +7 There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. - -8. "Look, I go forward, but He is not there, +8 “Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; - -9. When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; +9 When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. - -10. But He knows the way that I take; +10 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. - -11. My foot has held fast to His steps; +11 My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. - -12. I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; +12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. - -13. "But He is unique, and who can make Him change? +13 “But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. - -14. For He performs what is appointed for me, +14 For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him. - -15. Therefore I am terrified at His presence; +15 Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. - -16. For God made my heart weak, +16 For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me; - -17. Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, -And He did not hide deep darkness from my face. - - - +17 Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, +And He did not hide deep darkness from my face. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md index e7a47d5e..ac631955 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,93 +1,64 @@ -Job Complains of Violence on the Earth - # Chapter 24 -1. "Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, +1 “Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days? - -2. "Some remove landmarks; +2 “Some remove landmarks; They seize flocks violently and feed on them; - -3. They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; -They take the widow's ox as a pledge. - -4. They push the needy off the road; +3 They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; +They take the widow’s ox as a pledge. +4 They push the needy off the road; All the poor of the land are forced to hide. - -5. Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, +5 Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, They go out to their work, searching for food. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children. - -6. They gather their fodder in the field +6 They gather their fodder in the field And glean in the vineyard of the wicked. - -7. They spend the night naked, without clothing, +7 They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. - -8. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, +8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And huddle around the rock for want of shelter. - -9. "Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, +9 “Some snatch the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge from the poor. - -10. They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; +10 They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry. - -11. They press out oil within their walls, +11 They press out oil within their walls, And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst. - -12. The dying groan in the city, +12 The dying groan in the city, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not charge them with wrong. - -13. "There are those who rebel against the light; +13 “There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths. - -14. The murderer rises with the light; +14 The murderer rises with the light; He kills the poor and needy; And in the night he is like a thief. - -15. The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, -Saying, 'No eye will see me'; +15 The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, +Saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face. - -16. In the dark they break into houses +16 In the dark they break into houses Which they marked for themselves in the daytime; They do not know the light. - -17. For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; +17 For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death; If someone recognizes them, They are in the terrors of the shadow of death. - -18. "They should be swift on the face of the waters, +18 “They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards. - -19. As drought and heat consume the snow waters, +19 As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned. - -20. The womb should forget him, +20 The womb should forget him, The worm should feed sweetly on him; He should be remembered no more, And wickedness should be broken like a tree. - -21. For he preys on the barren who do not bear, +21 For he preys on the barren who do not bear, And does no good for the widow. - -22. "But God draws the mighty away with His power; +22 “But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but no man is sure of life. - -23. He gives them security, and they rely on it; +23 He gives them security, and they rely on it; Yet His eyes are on their ways. - -24. They are exalted for a little while, +24 They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low; They are taken out of the way like all others; They dry out like the heads of grain. - -25. "Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, -And make my speech worth nothing?" - - - +25 “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, +And make my speech worth nothing?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md index b4fea86d..3ba15841 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ -Bildad: How Can Man Be Righteous? - # Chapter 25 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: - -2. "Dominion and fear belong to Him; +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: +2 “Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places. - -3. Is there any number to His armies? +3 Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not rise? - -4. How then can man be righteous before God? +4 How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman? - -5. If even the moon does not shine, +5 If even the moon does not shine, And the stars are not pure in His sight, - -6. How much less man, who is a maggot, -And a son of man, who is a worm?" - - - +6 How much less man, who is a maggot, +And a son of man, who is a worm?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md index 6e7e0b34..65b830fd 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Job: Man's Frailty and God's Majesty - # Chapter 26 -1. But Job answered and said: - -2. "How have you helped him who is without power? +1 But Job answered and said: +2 “How have you helped him who is without power? How have you saved the arm that has no strength? - -3. How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? +3 How have you counseled one who has no wisdom? And how have you declared sound advice to many? - -4. To whom have you uttered words? +4 To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you? - -5. "The dead tremble, +5 “The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them. - -6. Sheol is naked before Him, +6 Sheol is naked before Him, And Destruction has no covering. - -7. He stretches out the north over empty space; +7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. - -8. He binds up the water in His thick clouds, +8 He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it. - -9. He covers the face of His throne, +9 He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it. - -10. He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, +10 He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. - -11. The pillars of heaven tremble, +11 The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. - -12. He stirs up the sea with His power, +12 He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. - -13. By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; +13 By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. - -14. Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, +14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! -But the thunder of His power who can understand?" - - - +But the thunder of His power who can understand?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md index 2308ad47..e957f0b7 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,77 +1,50 @@ -Job Maintains His Integrity - # Chapter 27 -1. Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: - -2. "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, +1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said: +2 “As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter, - -3. As long as my breath is in me, +3 As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, - -4. My lips will not speak wickedness, +4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. - -5. Far be it from me +5 Far be it from me That I should say you are right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. - -6. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; +6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live. - -7. "May my enemy be like the wicked, +7 “May my enemy be like the wicked, And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous. - -8. For what is the hope of the hypocrite, +8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life? - -9. Will God hear his cry +9 Will God hear his cry When trouble comes upon him? - -10. Will he delight himself in the Almighty? +10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God? - -11. "I will teach you about the hand of God; +11 “I will teach you about the hand of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal. - -12. Surely all of you have seen it; +12 Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense? - -13. "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, +13 “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: - -14. If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; +14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. - -15. Those who survive him shall be buried in death, +15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, - -16. Though he heaps up silver like dust, -And piles up clothing like clay-- - -17. He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, +16 Though he heaps up silver like dust, +And piles up clothing like clay— +17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver. - -18. He builds his house like a moth, +18 He builds his house like a moth, Like a booth which a watchman makes. - -19. The rich man will lie down, +19 The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more. - -20. Terrors overtake him like a flood; +20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night. - -21. The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; +21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; It sweeps him out of his place. - -22. It hurls against him and does not spare; +22 It hurls against him and does not spare; He flees desperately from its power. - -23. Men shall clap their hands at him, -And shall hiss him out of his place. - - - +23 Men shall clap their hands at him, +And shall hiss him out of his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md index 8da1c220..8fba23c0 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,93 +1,61 @@ -Job's Discourse on Wisdom - # Chapter 28 -1. "Surely there is a mine for silver, +1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined. - -2. Iron is taken from the earth, +2 Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore. - -3. Man puts an end to darkness, +3 Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death. - -4. He breaks open a shaft away from people; +4 He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro. - -5. As for the earth, from it comes bread, +5 As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire; - -6. Its stones are the source of sapphires, +6 Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust. - -7. That path no bird knows, -Nor has the falcon's eye seen it. - -8. The proud lions have not trodden it, +7 That path no bird knows, +Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it. +8 The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. - -9. He puts his hand on the flint; +9 He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots. - -10. He cuts out channels in the rocks, +10 He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing. - -11. He dams up the streams from trickling; +11 He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light. - -12. "But where can wisdom be found? +12 “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? - -13. Man does not know its value, +13 Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. - -14. The deep says, 'It is not in me'; -And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' - -15. It cannot be purchased for gold, +14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; +And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ +15 It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. - -16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, +16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire. - -17. Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, +17 Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold. - -18. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, +18 No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies. - -19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, +19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. - -20. "From where then does wisdom come? +20 “From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? - -21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living, +21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air. - -22. Destruction and Death say, -'We have heard a report about it with our ears.' - -23. God understands its way, +22 Destruction and Death say, +‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’ +23 God understands its way, And He knows its place. - -24. For He looks to the ends of the earth, +24 For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens, - -25. To establish a weight for the wind, +25 To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure. - -26. When He made a law for the rain, +26 When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, - -27. Then He saw wisdom and declared it; +27 Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. - -28. And to man He said, -'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, -And to depart from evil is understanding.' " - - - +28 And to man He said, +‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, +And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md index 09122945..28deccca 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,80 +1,51 @@ -Job's Summary Defense - # Chapter 29 -1. Job further continued his discourse, and said: - -2. "Oh, that I were as in months past, +1 Job further continued his discourse, and said: +2 “Oh, that I were as in months past, As in the days when God watched over me; - -3. When His lamp shone upon my head, +3 When His lamp shone upon my head, And when by His light I walked through darkness; - -4. Just as I was in the days of my prime, +4 Just as I was in the days of my prime, When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent; - -5. When the Almighty was yet with me, +5 When the Almighty was yet with me, When my children were around me; - -6. When my steps were bathed with cream, +6 When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me! - -7. "When I went out to the gate by the city, +7 “When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square, - -8. The young men saw me and hid, +8 The young men saw me and hid, And the aged arose and stood; - -9. The princes refrained from talking, +9 The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth; - -10. The voice of nobles was hushed, +10 The voice of nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. - -11. When the ear heard, then it blessed me, +11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me, And when the eye saw, then it approved me; - -12. Because I delivered the poor who cried out, +12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper. - -13. The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, -And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - -14. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; +13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, +And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. +14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban. - -15. I was eyes to the blind, +15 I was eyes to the blind, And I was feet to the lame. - -16. I was a father to the poor, +16 I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know. - -17. I broke the fangs of the wicked, +17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, And plucked the victim from his teeth. - -18. "Then I said, 'I shall die in my nest, +18 “Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, And multiply my days as the sand. - -19. My root is spread out to the waters, +19 My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch. - -20. My glory is fresh within me, -And my bow is renewed in my hand.' - -21. "Men listened to me and waited, +20 My glory is fresh within me, +And my bow is renewed in my hand.’ +21 “Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. - -22. After my words they did not speak again, +22 After my words they did not speak again, And my speech settled on them as dew. - -23. They waited for me as for the rain, +23 They waited for me as for the rain, And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain. - -24. If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, +24 If I mocked at them, they did not believe it, And the light of my countenance they did not cast down. - -25. I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; +25 I chose the way for them, and sat as chief; So I dwelt as a king in the army, -As one who comforts mourners. - - - +As one who comforts mourners. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md index d9284d13..c83b1944 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,102 +1,67 @@ -Job's Wealth Now Poverty - # Chapter 30 -1. "But now they mock at me, men younger than I, +1 “But now they mock at me, men younger than I, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock. - -2. Indeed, what profit is the strength of their hands to me? +2 Indeed, what profit is the strength of their hands to me? Their vigor has perished. - -3. They are gaunt from want and famine, +3 They are gaunt from want and famine, Fleeing late to the wilderness, desolate and waste, - -4. Who pluck mallow by the bushes, +4 Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And broom tree roots for their food. - -5. They were driven out from among men, +5 They were driven out from among men, They shouted at them as at a thief. - -6. They had to live in the clefts of the valleys, +6 They had to live in the clefts of the valleys, In caves of the earth and the rocks. - -7. Among the bushes they brayed, +7 Among the bushes they brayed, Under the nettles they nestled. - -8. They were sons of fools, +8 They were sons of fools, Yes, sons of vile men; They were scourged from the land. - -9. "And now I am their taunting song; +9 “And now I am their taunting song; Yes, I am their byword. - -10. They abhor me, they keep far from me; +10 They abhor me, they keep far from me; They do not hesitate to spit in my face. - -11. Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, +11 Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off restraint before me. - -12. At my right hand the rabble arises; +12 At my right hand the rabble arises; They push away my feet, And they raise against me their ways of destruction. - -13. They break up my path, +13 They break up my path, They promote my calamity; They have no helper. - -14. They come as broad breakers; +14 They come as broad breakers; Under the ruinous storm they roll along. - -15. Terrors are turned upon me; +15 Terrors are turned upon me; They pursue my honor as the wind, And my prosperity has passed like a cloud. - -16. "And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; +16 “And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; The days of affliction take hold of me. - -17. My bones are pierced in me at night, +17 My bones are pierced in me at night, And my gnawing pains take no rest. - -18. By great force my garment is disfigured; +18 By great force my garment is disfigured; It binds me about as the collar of my coat. - -19. He has cast me into the mire, +19 He has cast me into the mire, And I have become like dust and ashes. - -20. "I cry out to You, but You do not answer me; +20 “I cry out to You, but You do not answer me; I stand up, and You regard me. - -21. But You have become cruel to me; +21 But You have become cruel to me; With the strength of Your hand You oppose me. - -22. You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it; +22 You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it; You spoil my success. - -23. For I know that You will bring me to death, +23 For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living. - -24. "Surely He would not stretch out His hand against a heap of ruins, +24 “Surely He would not stretch out His hand against a heap of ruins, If they cry out when He destroys it. - -25. Have I not wept for him who was in trouble? +25 Have I not wept for him who was in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor? - -26. But when I looked for good, evil came to me; +26 But when I looked for good, evil came to me; And when I waited for light, then came darkness. - -27. My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; +27 My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest; Days of affliction confront me. - -28. I go about mourning, but not in the sun; +28 I go about mourning, but not in the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help. - -29. I am a brother of jackals, +29 I am a brother of jackals, And a companion of ostriches. - -30. My skin grows black and falls from me; +30 My skin grows black and falls from me; My bones burn with fever. - -31. My harp is turned to mourning, -And my flute to the voice of those who weep. - - - +31 My harp is turned to mourning, +And my flute to the voice of those who weep. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md index 1dc83a65..f6a7a20a 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,133 +1,87 @@ -Job Defends His Righteousness - # Chapter 31 -1. "I have made a covenant with my eyes; +1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? - -2. For what is the allotment of God from above, +2 For what is the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? - -3. Is it not destruction for the wicked, +3 Is it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity? - -4. Does He not see my ways, +4 Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps? - -5. "If I have walked with falsehood, +5 “If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit, - -6. Let me be weighed on honest scales, +6 Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. - -7. If my step has turned from the way, +7 If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands, - -8. Then let me sow, and another eat; +8 Then let me sow, and another eat; Yes, let my harvest be rooted out. - -9. "If my heart has been enticed by a woman, -Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, - -10. Then let my wife grind for another, +9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman, +Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door, +10 Then let my wife grind for another, And let others bow down over her. - -11. For that would be wickedness; +11 For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment. - -12. For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction, +12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase. - -13. "If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant +13 “If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me, - -14. What then shall I do when God rises up? +14 What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him? - -15. Did not He who made me in the womb make them? +15 Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb? - -16. "If I have kept the poor from their desire, +16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, - -17. Or eaten my morsel by myself, +17 Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it - - -18. (But from my youth I reared him as a father, -And from my mother's womb I guided the widow); - -19. If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, +18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father, +And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow); +19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; - -20. If his heart has not blessed me, +20 If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; - -21. If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, +21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate; - -22. Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, +22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket. - -23. For destruction from God is a terror to me, +23 For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure. - -24. "If I have made gold my hope, -Or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence'; - -25. If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, +24 “If I have made gold my hope, +Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’; +25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much; - -26. If I have observed the sun when it shines, +26 If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness, - -27. So that my heart has been secretly enticed, +27 So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand; - -28. This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, +28 This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above. - -29. "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, +29 “If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him - - -30. (Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin +30 (Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul); - -31. If the men of my tent have not said, -'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?' - -32. (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, +31 If the men of my tent have not said, +‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’ +32 (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler); - -33. If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, +33 If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, - -34. Because I feared the great multitude, +34 Because I feared the great multitude, And dreaded the contempt of families, So that I kept silence -And did not go out of the door-- - -35. Oh, that I had one to hear me! +And did not go out of the door— +35 Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. Oh, that the Almighty would answer me, That my Prosecutor had written a book! - -36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, +36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown; - -37. I would declare to Him the number of my steps; +37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him. - -38. "If my land cries out against me, +38 “If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; - -39. If I have eaten its fruit without money, +39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives; - -40. Then let thistles grow instead of wheat, -And weeds instead of barley." -The words of Job are ended. - - - +40 Then let thistles grow instead of wheat, +And weeds instead of barley.” +The words of Job are ended. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md index 5a80dd89..dbe9a555 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,67 +1,44 @@ -Elihu Contradicts Job's Friends - # Chapter 32 -1. So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. -2. Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God. -3. Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. - -4. Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job. -5. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused. - -6. So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: -"I am young in years, and you are very old; +1 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. +2 Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God. +3 Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. +4 Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job. +5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused. +6 So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: +“I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you. - -7. I said, 'Age should speak, -And multitude of years should teach wisdom.' - -8. But there is a spirit in man, +7 I said, ‘Age should speak, +And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’ +8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding. - -9. Great men are not always wise, +9 Great men are not always wise, Nor do the aged always understand justice. - -10. "Therefore I say, 'Listen to me, -I also will declare my opinion.' - -11. Indeed I waited for your words, +10 “Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me, +I also will declare my opinion.’ +11 Indeed I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say. - -12. I paid close attention to you; +12 I paid close attention to you; And surely not one of you convinced Job, -Or answered his words-- - -13. Lest you say, -'We have found wisdom'; +Or answered his words— +13 Lest you say, +‘We have found wisdom’; God will vanquish him, not man. - -14. Now he has not directed his words against me; +14 Now he has not directed his words against me; So I will not answer him with your words. - -15. "They are dismayed and answer no more; +15 “They are dismayed and answer no more; Words escape them. - -16. And I have waited, because they did not speak, +16 And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more. - -17. I also will answer my part, +17 I also will answer my part, I too will declare my opinion. - -18. For I am full of words; +18 For I am full of words; The spirit within me compels me. - -19. Indeed my belly is like wine that has no vent; +19 Indeed my belly is like wine that has no vent; It is ready to burst like new wineskins. - -20. I will speak, that I may find relief; +20 I will speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. - -21. Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone; +21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone; Nor let me flatter any man. - -22. For I do not know how to flatter, -Else my Maker would soon take me away. - - - +22 For I do not know how to flatter, +Else my Maker would soon take me away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md index 38a3a023..2266b2d6 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,111 +1,74 @@ -Elihu Contradicts Job - # Chapter 33 -1. "But please, Job, hear my speech, +1 “But please, Job, hear my speech, And listen to all my words. - -2. Now, I open my mouth; +2 Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth. - -3. My words come from my upright heart; +3 My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge. - -4. The Spirit of God has made me, +4 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. - -5. If you can answer me, +5 If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me; Take your stand. - -6. Truly I am as your spokesman before God; +6 Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay. - -7. Surely no fear of me will terrify you, +7 Surely no fear of me will terrify you, Nor will my hand be heavy on you. - -8. "Surely you have spoken in my hearing, +8 “Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words, saying, - -9. 'I am pure, without transgression; +9 ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me. - -10. Yet He finds occasions against me, +10 Yet He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy; - -11. He puts my feet in the stocks, -He watches all my paths.' - -12. "Look, in this you are not righteous. +11 He puts my feet in the stocks, +He watches all my paths.’ +12 “Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man. - -13. Why do you contend with Him? +13 Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words. - -14. For God may speak in one way, or in another, +14 For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it. - -15. In a dream, in a vision of the night, +15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds, - -16. Then He opens the ears of men, +16 Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction. - -17. In order to turn man from his deed, +17 In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man, - -18. He keeps back his soul from the Pit, +18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. - -19. "Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, +19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones, - -20. So that his life abhors bread, +20 So that his life abhors bread, And his soul succulent food. - -21. His flesh wastes away from sight, +21 His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones stick out which once were not seen. - -22. Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, +22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners. - -23. "If there is a messenger for him, +23 “If there is a messenger for him, A mediator, one among a thousand, To show man His uprightness, - -24. Then He is gracious to him, and says, -'Deliver him from going down to the Pit; -I have found a ransom'; - -25. His flesh shall be young like a child's, +24 Then He is gracious to him, and says, +‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit; +I have found a ransom’; +25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s, He shall return to the days of his youth. - -26. He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, +26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness. - -27. Then he looks at men and says, -'I have sinned, and perverted what was right, -And it did not profit me.' - -28. He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, +27 Then he looks at men and says, +‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right, +And it did not profit me.’ +28 He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light. - -29. "Behold, God works all these things, +29 “Behold, God works all these things, Twice, in fact, three times with a man, - -30. To bring back his soul from the Pit, +30 To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life. - -31. "Give ear, Job, listen to me; +31 “Give ear, Job, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will speak. - -32. If you have anything to say, answer me; +32 If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you. - -33. If not, listen to me; -Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom." - - - +33 If not, listen to me; +Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md index b84b68be..3abe6940 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,124 +1,83 @@ -Elihu Proclaims God's Justice - # Chapter 34 -1. Elihu further answered and said: - -2. "Hear my words, you wise men; +1 Elihu further answered and said: +2 “Hear my words, you wise men; Give ear to me, you who have knowledge. - -3. For the ear tests words +3 For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food. - -4. Let us choose justice for ourselves; +4 Let us choose justice for ourselves; Let us know among ourselves what is good. - -5. "For Job has said, 'I am righteous, +5 “For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice; - -6. Should I lie concerning my right? -My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' - -7. What man is like Job, +6 Should I lie concerning my right? +My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ +7 What man is like Job, Who drinks scorn like water, - -8. Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, +8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? - -9. For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing -That he should delight in God.' - -10. "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: +9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing +That he should delight in God.’ +10 “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to commit iniquity. - -11. For He repays man according to his work, +11 For He repays man according to his work, And makes man to find a reward according to his way. - -12. Surely God will never do wickedly, +12 Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice. - -13. Who gave Him charge over the earth? +13 Who gave Him charge over the earth? Or who appointed Him over the whole world? - -14. If He should set His heart on it, +14 If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, - -15. All flesh would perish together, +15 All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust. - -16. "If you have understanding, hear this; +16 “If you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words: - -17. Should one who hates justice govern? +17 Should one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn Him who is most just? - -18. Is it fitting to say to a king, 'You are worthless,' -And to nobles, 'You are wicked'? - -19. Yet He is not partial to princes, +18 Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’ +And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’? +19 Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands. - -20. In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; +20 In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; The people are shaken and pass away; The mighty are taken away without a hand. - -21. "For His eyes are on the ways of man, +21 “For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps. - -22. There is no darkness nor shadow of death +22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. - -23. For He need not further consider a man, +23 For He need not further consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment. - -24. He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, +24 He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. - -25. Therefore He knows their works; +25 Therefore He knows their works; He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed. - -26. He strikes them as wicked men +26 He strikes them as wicked men In the open sight of others, - -27. Because they turned back from Him, +27 Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways, - -28. So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him; +28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him; For He hears the cry of the afflicted. - -29. When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? +29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him, -Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?-- - -30. That the hypocrite should not reign, +Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?— +30 That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared. - -31. "For has anyone said to God, -'I have borne chastening; +31 “For has anyone said to God, +‘I have borne chastening; I will offend no more; - -32. Teach me what I do not see; -If I have done iniquity, I will do no more'? - -33. Should He repay it according to your terms, +32 Teach me what I do not see; +If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’? +33 Should He repay it according to your terms, Just because you disavow it? You must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what you know. - -34. "Men of understanding say to me, +34 “Men of understanding say to me, Wise men who listen to me: - -35. 'Job speaks without knowledge, -His words are without wisdom.' - -36. Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost, +35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, +His words are without wisdom.’ +36 Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost, Because his answers are like those of wicked men! - -37. For he adds rebellion to his sin; +37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, -And multiplies his words against God." - - - +And multiplies his words against God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md index 8243162c..0e3bcb6c 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ -Elihu Condemns Self-Righteousness - # Chapter 35 -1. Moreover Elihu answered and said: - -2. "Do you think this is right? +1 Moreover Elihu answered and said: +2 “Do you think this is right? Do you say, -'My righteousness is more than God's'? - -3. For you say, -'What advantage will it be to You? -What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?' - -4. "I will answer you, +‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? +3 For you say, +‘What advantage will it be to You? +What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’ +4 “I will answer you, And your companions with you. - -5. Look to the heavens and see; -And behold the clouds-- +5 Look to the heavens and see; +And behold the clouds— They are higher than you. - -6. If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? +6 If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him? - -7. If you are righteous, what do you give Him? +7 If you are righteous, what do you give Him? Or what does He receive from your hand? - -8. Your wickedness affects a man such as you, +8 Your wickedness affects a man such as you, And your righteousness a son of man. - -9. "Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; +9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty. - -10. But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, +10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night, - -11. Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, -And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?' - -12. There they cry out, but He does not answer, +11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, +And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’ +12 There they cry out, but He does not answer, Because of the pride of evil men. - -13. Surely God will not listen to empty talk, +13 Surely God will not listen to empty talk, Nor will the Almighty regard it. - -14. Although you say you do not see Him, +14 Although you say you do not see Him, Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him. - -15. And now, because He has not punished in His anger, +15 And now, because He has not punished in His anger, Nor taken much notice of folly, - -16. Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; -He multiplies words without knowledge." - - - +16 Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; +He multiplies words without knowledge.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md index f9b932fb..c31a54b0 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,111 +1,72 @@ -Elihu Proclaims God's Goodness - # Chapter 36 -1. Elihu also proceeded and said: - -2. "Bear with me a little, and I will show you -That there are yet words to speak on God's behalf. - -3. I will fetch my knowledge from afar; +1 Elihu also proceeded and said: +2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you +That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf. +3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. - -4. For truly my words are not false; +4 For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. - -5. "Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; +5 “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. - -6. He does not preserve the life of the wicked, +6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed. - -7. He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; +7 He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted. - -8. And if they are bound in fetters, +8 And if they are bound in fetters, Held in the cords of affliction, - -9. Then He tells them their work and their transgressions-- +9 Then He tells them their work and their transgressions— That they have acted defiantly. - -10. He also opens their ear to instruction, +10 He also opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they turn from iniquity. - -11. If they obey and serve Him, +11 If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. - -12. But if they do not obey, +12 But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. - -13. "But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; +13 “But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; They do not cry for help when He binds them. - -14. They die in youth, +14 They die in youth, And their life ends among the perverted persons. - -15. He delivers the poor in their affliction, +15 He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression. - -16. "Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, +16 “Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness. - -17. But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; +17 But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you. - -18. Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; +18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it. - -19. Will your riches, +19 Will your riches, Or all the mighty forces, Keep you from distress? - -20. Do not desire the night, +20 Do not desire the night, When people are cut off in their place. - -21. Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, +21 Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction. - -22. "Behold, God is exalted by His power; +22 “Behold, God is exalted by His power; Who teaches like Him? - -23. Who has assigned Him His way, -Or who has said, 'You have done wrong'? -Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty - - -24. "Remember to magnify His work, +23 Who has assigned Him His way, +Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’? +24 “Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung. - -25. Everyone has seen it; +25 Everyone has seen it; Man looks on it from afar. - -26. "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; +26 “Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; Nor can the number of His years be discovered. - -27. For He draws up drops of water, +27 For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist, - -28. Which the clouds drop down +28 Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man. - -29. Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, +29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy? - -30. Look, He scatters His light upon it, +30 Look, He scatters His light upon it, And covers the depths of the sea. - -31. For by these He judges the peoples; +31 For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. - -32. He covers His hands with lightning, +32 He covers His hands with lightning, And commands it to strike. - -33. His thunder declares it, -The cattle also, concerning the rising storm. - - - +33 His thunder declares it, +The cattle also, concerning the rising storm. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md index db342947..8e5f4138 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,83 +1,55 @@ -God's Works and Wisdom - # Chapter 37 -1. "At this also my heart trembles, +1 “At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place. - -2. Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, +2 Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that comes from His mouth. - -3. He sends it forth under the whole heaven, +3 He sends it forth under the whole heaven, His lightning to the ends of the earth. - -4. After it a voice roars; +4 After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. - -5. God thunders marvelously with His voice; +5 God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. - -6. For He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; +6 For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. - -7. He seals the hand of every man, +7 He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work. - -8. The beasts go into dens, +8 The beasts go into dens, And remain in their lairs. - -9. From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, +9 From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind, And cold from the scattering winds of the north. - -10. By the breath of God ice is given, +10 By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen. - -11. Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; +11 Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds; He scatters His bright clouds. - -12. And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, +12 And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance, That they may do whatever He commands them On the face of the whole earth. - -13. He causes it to come, +13 He causes it to come, Whether for correction, Or for His land, Or for mercy. - -14. "Listen to this, O Job; +14 “Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God. - -15. Do you know when God dispatches them, +15 Do you know when God dispatches them, And causes the light of His cloud to shine? - -16. Do you know how the clouds are balanced, +16 Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? - -17. Why are your garments hot, +17 Why are your garments hot, When He quiets the earth by the south wind? - -18. With Him, have you spread out the skies, +18 With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror? - -19. "Teach us what we should say to Him, +19 “Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness. - -20. Should He be told that I wish to speak? +20 Should He be told that I wish to speak? If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up. - -21. Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies, +21 Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies, When the wind has passed and cleared them. - -22. He comes from the north as golden splendor; +22 He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty. - -23. As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; +23 As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgment and abundant justice; He does not oppress. - -24. Therefore men fear Him; -He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart." - - - +24 Therefore men fear Him; +He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md index 37fc01f5..67f44196 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,130 +1,85 @@ -The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence to Job - # Chapter 38 -1. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: - -2. "Who is this who darkens counsel +1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: +2 “Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? - -3. Now prepare yourself like a man; +3 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. - -4. "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? +4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. - -5. Who determined its measurements? +5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? - -6. To what were its foundations fastened? +6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, - -7. When the morning stars sang together, +7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? - -8. "Or who shut in the sea with doors, +8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; - -9. When I made the clouds its garment, +9 When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; - -10. When I fixed My limit for it, +10 When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; - -11. When I said, -'This far you may come, but no farther, -And here your proud waves must stop!' - -12. "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, +11 When I said, +‘This far you may come, but no farther, +And here your proud waves must stop!’ +12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, And caused the dawn to know its place, - -13. That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, +13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? - -14. It takes on form like clay under a seal, +14 It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment. - -15. From the wicked their light is withheld, +15 From the wicked their light is withheld, And the upraised arm is broken. - -16. "Have you entered the springs of the sea? +16 “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths? - -17. Have the gates of death been revealed to you? +17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? - -18. Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? +18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. - -19. "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? +19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, - -20. That you may take it to its territory, +20 That you may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its home? - -21. Do you know it, because you were born then, +21 Do you know it, because you were born then, Or because the number of your days is great? - -22. "Have you entered the treasury of snow, +22 “Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail, - -23. Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, +23 Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war? - -24. By what way is light diffused, +24 By what way is light diffused, Or the east wind scattered over the earth? - -25. "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, +25 “Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt, - -26. To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, +26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one, A wilderness in which there is no man; - -27. To satisfy the desolate waste, +27 To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass? - -28. Has the rain a father? +28 Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? - -29. From whose womb comes the ice? +29 From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? - -30. The waters harden like stone, +30 The waters harden like stone, And the surface of the deep is frozen. - -31. "Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, +31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? - -32. Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? +32 Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? - -33. Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? +33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? - -34. "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, +34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? - -35. Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, -And say to you, 'Here we are!'? - -36. Who has put wisdom in the mind? +35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, +And say to you, ‘Here we are!’? +36 Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart? - -37. Who can number the clouds by wisdom? +37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, - -38. When the dust hardens in clumps, +38 When the dust hardens in clumps, And the clods cling together? - -39. "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, +39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, - -40. When they crouch in their dens, +40 When they crouch in their dens, Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait? - -41. Who provides food for the raven, +41 Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, -And wander about for lack of food? - - - +And wander about for lack of food? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md index f5a7deae..94698630 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,98 +1,64 @@ -God Continues to Challenge Job - # Chapter 39 -1. "Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? +1 “Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you mark when the deer gives birth? - -2. Can you number the months that they fulfill? +2 Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bear young? - -3. They bow down, +3 They bow down, They bring forth their young, They deliver their offspring. - -4. Their young ones are healthy, +4 Their young ones are healthy, They grow strong with grain; They depart and do not return to them. - -5. "Who set the wild donkey free? +5 “Who set the wild donkey free? Who loosed the bonds of the onager, - -6. Whose home I have made the wilderness, +6 Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling? - -7. He scorns the tumult of the city; +7 He scorns the tumult of the city; He does not heed the shouts of the driver. - -8. The range of the mountains is his pasture, +8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searches after every green thing. - -9. "Will the wild ox be willing to serve you? +9 “Will the wild ox be willing to serve you? Will he bed by your manger? - -10. Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? +10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes? Or will he plow the valleys behind you? - -11. Will you trust him because his strength is great? +11 Will you trust him because his strength is great? Or will you leave your labor to him? - -12. Will you trust him to bring home your grain, +12 Will you trust him to bring home your grain, And gather it to your threshing floor? - -13. "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, -But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork's? - -14. For she leaves her eggs on the ground, +13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, +But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s? +14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground, And warms them in the dust; - -15. She forgets that a foot may crush them, +15 She forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may break them. - -16. She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; +16 She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, without concern, - -17. Because God deprived her of wisdom, +17 Because God deprived her of wisdom, And did not endow her with understanding. - -18. When she lifts herself on high, +18 When she lifts herself on high, She scorns the horse and its rider. - -19. "Have you given the horse strength? +19 “Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder? - -20. Can you frighten him like a locust? +20 Can you frighten him like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror. - -21. He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; +21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms. - -22. He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; +22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword. - -23. The quiver rattles against him, +23 The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin. - -24. He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; +24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded. - -25. At the blast of the trumpet he says, 'Aha!' +25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, The thunder of captains and shouting. - -26. "Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, +26 “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, And spread its wings toward the south? - -27. Does the eagle mount up at your command, +27 Does the eagle mount up at your command, And make its nest on high? - -28. On the rock it dwells and resides, +28 On the rock it dwells and resides, On the crag of the rock and the stronghold. - -29. From there it spies out the prey; +29 From there it spies out the prey; Its eyes observe from afar. - -30. Its young ones suck up blood; -And where the slain are, there it is." - - - +30 Its young ones suck up blood; +And where the slain are, there it is.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md index c3e30ecd..ab365247 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,80 +1,48 @@ -God's Power and Wisdom - # Chapter 40 -1. Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said: - -2. "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? -He who rebukes God, let him answer it." -Job's Response to God - - -3. Then Job answered the Lord and said: - -4. "Behold, I am vile; +1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said: +2 “Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? +He who rebukes God, let him answer it.” +3 Then Job answered the Lord and said: +4 “Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. - -5. Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; -Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further." -God's Challenge to Job - - -6. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: - -7. "Now prepare yourself like a man; +5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; +Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.” +6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: +7 “Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: - -8. "Would you indeed annul My judgment? +8 “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? - -9. Have you an arm like God? +9 Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? - -10. Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, +10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty. - -11. Disperse the rage of your wrath; +11 Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. - -12. Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; +12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. - -13. Hide them in the dust together, +13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness. - -14. Then I will also confess to you +14 Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you. - -15. "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; +15 “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. - -16. See now, his strength is in his hips, +16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. - -17. He moves his tail like a cedar; +17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. - -18. His bones are like beams of bronze, +18 His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. - -19. He is the first of the ways of God; +19 He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. - -20. Surely the mountains yield food for him, +20 Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. - -21. He lies under the lotus trees, +21 He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. - -22. The lotus trees cover him with their shade; +22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. - -23. Indeed the river may rage, +23 Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, - -24. Though he takes it in his eyes, -Or one pierces his nose with a snare. - - - +24 Though he takes it in his eyes, +Or one pierces his nose with a snare. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md index 4f21b6cb..141896e7 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,108 +1,70 @@ -God's Power in the Leviathan - # Chapter 41 -1. "Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, +1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower? - -2. Can you put a reed through his nose, +2 Can you put a reed through his nose, Or pierce his jaw with a hook? - -3. Will he make many supplications to you? +3 Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you? - -4. Will he make a covenant with you? +4 Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever? - -5. Will you play with him as with a bird, +5 Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens? - -6. Will your companions make a banquet of him? +6 Will your companions make a banquet of him? Will they apportion him among the merchants? - -7. Can you fill his skin with harpoons, +7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears? - -8. Lay your hand on him; -Remember the battle-- +8 Lay your hand on him; +Remember the battle— Never do it again! - -9. Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; +9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him? - -10. No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. +10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. Who then is able to stand against Me? - -11. Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? +11 Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. - -12. "I will not conceal his limbs, +12 “I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions. - -13. Who can remove his outer coat? +13 Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle? - -14. Who can open the doors of his face, +14 Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around? - -15. His rows of scales are his pride, +15 His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal; - -16. One is so near another +16 One is so near another That no air can come between them; - -17. They are joined one to another, +17 They are joined one to another, They stick together and cannot be parted. - -18. His sneezings flash forth light, +18 His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. - -19. Out of his mouth go burning lights; +19 Out of his mouth go burning lights; Sparks of fire shoot out. - -20. Smoke goes out of his nostrils, +20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes. - -21. His breath kindles coals, +21 His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth. - -22. Strength dwells in his neck, +22 Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him. - -23. The folds of his flesh are joined together; +23 The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved. - -24. His heart is as hard as stone, +24 His heart is as hard as stone, Even as hard as the lower millstone. - -25. When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; +25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of his crashings they are beside themselves. - -26. Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; +26 Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; Nor does spear, dart, or javelin. - -27. He regards iron as straw, +27 He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood. - -28. The arrow cannot make him flee; +28 The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him. - -29. Darts are regarded as straw; +29 Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins. - -30. His undersides are like sharp potsherds; +30 His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire. - -31. He makes the deep boil like a pot; +31 He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. - -32. He leaves a shining wake behind him; +32 He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair. - -33. On earth there is nothing like him, +33 On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear. - -34. He beholds every high thing; -He is king over all the children of pride." - - - +34 He beholds every high thing; +He is king over all the children of pride.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md index c2e5ba6e..b1733ecc 100644 --- a/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,38 +1,24 @@ -Job's Repentance and Restoration - # Chapter 42 -1. Then Job answered the Lord and said: - -2. "I know that You can do everything, +1 Then Job answered the Lord and said: +2 “I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You. - -3. You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' +3 You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. - -4. Listen, please, and let me speak; -You said, 'I will question you, and you shall answer Me.' - -5. "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, +4 Listen, please, and let me speak; +You said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’ +5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. - -6. Therefore I abhor myself, -And repent in dust and ashes." - -7. And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. -8. Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has." - -9. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job. -10. And the Lord restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. -11. Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold. - -12. Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. -13. He also had seven sons and three daughters. -14. And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch. -15. In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. - -16. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. -17. So Job died, old and full of days. - - - +6 Therefore I abhor myself, +And repent in dust and ashes.” +7 And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. +8 Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.” +9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job. +10 And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. +11 Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold. +12 Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. +13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. +14 And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch. +15 In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. +16 After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. +17 So Job died, old and full of days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0b1d5a78..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Psalms 1�41The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly - -# Chapter 1 -1. Blessed is the man -Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, -Nor stands in the path of sinners, -Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; - -2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, -And in His law he meditates day and night. - -3. He shall be like a tree -Planted by the rivers of water, -That brings forth its fruit in its season, -Whose leaf also shall not wither; -And whatever he does shall prosper. - -4. The ungodly are not so, -But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. - -5. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, -Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. - -6. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, -But the way of the ungodly shall perish. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9a63f484..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -The Messiah's Triumph and Kingdom - -# Chapter 2 -1. Why do the nations rage, -And the people plot a vain thing? - -2. The kings of the earth set themselves, -And the rulers take counsel together, -Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, - -3. "Let us break Their bonds in pieces -And cast away Their cords from us." - -4. He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; -The Lord shall hold them in derision. - -5. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, -And distress them in His deep displeasure: - -6. "Yet I have set My King -On My holy hill of Zion." - -7. "I will declare the decree: -The Lord has said to Me, -'You are My Son, -Today I have begotten You. - -8. Ask of Me, and I will give You -The nations for Your inheritance, -And the ends of the earth for Your possession. - -9. You shall break them with a rod of iron; -You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.' " - -10. Now therefore, be wise, O kings; -Be instructed, you judges of the earth. - -11. Serve the Lord with fear, -And rejoice with trembling. - -12. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, -And you perish in the way, -When His wrath is kindled but a little. -Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5cd96474..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Lord Helps His Troubled People - -# Chapter 3 -1. Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! -Many are they who rise up against me. - -2. Many are they who say of me, -"There is no help for him in God." Selah - -3. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, -My glory and the One who lifts up my head. - -4. I cried to the Lord with my voice, -And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah - -5. I lay down and slept; -I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. - -6. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people -Who have set themselves against me all around. - -7. Arise, O Lord; -Save me, O my God! -For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; -You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. - -8. Salvation belongs to the Lord. -Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index d39feb96..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -The Safety of the Faithful - -# Chapter 4 -1. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! -You have relieved me in my distress; -Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. - -2. How long, O you sons of men, -Will you turn my glory to shame? -How long will you love worthlessness -And seek falsehood? Selah - - -3. But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; -The Lord will hear when I call to Him. - -4. Be angry, and do not sin. -Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah - -5. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, -And put your trust in the Lord. - -6. There are many who say, -"Who will show us any good?" -Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. - -7. You have put gladness in my heart, -More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. - -8. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; -For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index ecfc35ff..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -A Prayer for Guidance - -# Chapter 5 -1. Give ear to my words, O Lord, -Consider my meditation. - -2. Give heed to the voice of my cry, -My King and my God, -For to You I will pray. - -3. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; -In the morning I will direct it to You, -And I will look up. - -4. For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, -Nor shall evil dwell with You. - -5. The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; -You hate all workers of iniquity. - -6. You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; -The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. - -7. But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; -In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. - -8. Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; -Make Your way straight before my face. - -9. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; -Their inward part is destruction; -Their throat is an open tomb; -They flatter with their tongue. - -10. Pronounce them guilty, O God! -Let them fall by their own counsels; -Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, -For they have rebelled against You. - -11. But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; -Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; -Let those also who love Your name -Be joyful in You. - -12. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; -With favor You will surround him as with a shield. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16459514..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress - -# Chapter 6 -1. -O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, -Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. - -2. Have mercy on me, -O Lord, for I am weak; -O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. - -3. My soul also is greatly troubled; -But You, -O Lord--how long? - -4. Return, -O Lord, deliver me! -Oh, save me for Your mercies' sake! - -5. For in death there is no remembrance of You; -In the grave who will give You thanks? - -6. I am weary with my groaning; -All night I make my bed swim; -I drench my couch with my tears. - -7. My eye wastes away because of grief; -It grows old because of all my enemies. - -8. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; -For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. - -9. -The Lord has heard my supplication; -The Lord will receive my prayer. - -10. Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; -Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 56d8dfcc..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies - -# Chapter 7 -1. O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; -Save me from all those who persecute me; -And deliver me, - -2. Lest they tear me like a lion, -Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. - -3. O Lord my God, if I have done this: -If there is iniquity in my hands, - -4. If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, -Or have plundered my enemy without cause, - -5. Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; -Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, -And lay my honor in the dust. Selah - - -6. Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; -Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; -Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! - -7. So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; -For their sakes, therefore, return on high. - -8. The Lord shall judge the peoples; -Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, -And according to my integrity within me. - -9. Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, -But establish the just; -For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. - -10. My defense is of God, -Who saves the upright in heart. - -11. God is a just judge, -And God is angry with the wicked every day. - -12. If he does not turn back, -He will sharpen His sword; -He bends His bow and makes it ready. - -13. He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; -He makes His arrows into fiery shafts. - -14. Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; -Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. - -15. He made a pit and dug it out, -And has fallen into the ditch which he made. - -16. His trouble shall return upon his own head, -And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown. - -17. I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, -And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index a871d030..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -The Glory of the Lord in Creation - -# Chapter 8 -1. O Lord, our Lord, -How excellent is Your name in all the earth, -Who have set Your glory above the heavens! - -2. Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants -You have ordained strength, -Because of Your enemies, -That You may silence the enemy and the avenger. - -3. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, -The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, - -4. What is man that You are mindful of him, -And the son of man that You visit him? - -5. For You have made him a little lower than the angels, -And You have crowned him with glory and honor. - -6. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; -You have put all things under his feet, - -7. All sheep and oxen-- -Even the beasts of the field, - -8. The birds of the air, -And the fish of the sea -That pass through the paths of the seas. - -9. O Lord, our Lord, -How excellent is Your name in all the earth! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6114d001..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord's Righteous Judgments - -# Chapter 9 -1. I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; -I will tell of all Your marvelous works. - -2. I will be glad and rejoice in You; -I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. - -3. When my enemies turn back, -They shall fall and perish at Your presence. - -4. For You have maintained my right and my cause; -You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. - -5. You have rebuked the nations, -You have destroyed the wicked; -You have blotted out their name forever and ever. - -6. O enemy, destructions are finished forever! -And you have destroyed cities; -Even their memory has perished. - -7. But the Lord shall endure forever; -He has prepared His throne for judgment. - -8. He shall judge the world in righteousness, -And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. - -9. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, -A refuge in times of trouble. - -10. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; -For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. - -11. Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! -Declare His deeds among the people. - -12. When He avenges blood, He remembers them; -He does not forget the cry of the humble. - -13. Have mercy on me, O Lord! -Consider my trouble from those who hate me, -You who lift me up from the gates of death, - -14. That I may tell of all Your praise -In the gates of the daughter of Zion. -I will rejoice in Your salvation. - -15. The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; -In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. - -16. The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; -The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. -Meditation. Selah - -17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, -And all the nations that forget God. - -18. For the needy shall not always be forgotten; -The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. - -19. Arise, O Lord, -Do not let man prevail; -Let the nations be judged in Your sight. - -20. Put them in fear, O Lord, -That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6bcd6a65..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -A Song of Confidence in God's Triumph over Evil - -# Chapter 10 -1. Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? -Why do You hide in times of trouble? - -2. The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; -Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. - -3. For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire; -He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord. - -4. The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; -God is in none of his thoughts. - -5. His ways are always prospering; -Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; -As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. - -6. -He has said in his heart, "I shall not be moved; -I shall never be in adversity." - -7. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; -Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. - -8. He sits in the lurking places of the villages; -In the secret places he murders the innocent; -His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless. - -9. He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; -He lies in wait to catch the poor; -He catches the poor when he draws him into his net. - -10. So he crouches, he lies low, -That the helpless may fall by his strength. - -11. -He has said in his heart, -"God has forgotten; -He hides His face; -He will never see." - -12. Arise, O Lord! -O God, lift up Your hand! -Do not forget the humble. - -13. Why do the wicked renounce God? -He has said in his heart, -"You will not require an account." - -14. But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, -To repay it by Your hand. -The helpless commits himself to You; -You are the helper of the fatherless. - -15. Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; -Seek out his wickedness until You find none. - -16. The Lord is King forever and ever; -The nations have perished out of His land. - -17. Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; -You will prepare their heart; -You will cause Your ear to hear, - -18. To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, -That the man of the earth may oppress no more. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md deleted file mode 100644 index abe26874..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -A Song of Praise for the Lord's Faithfulness to His People - -# Chapter 100 -1. Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! - -2. Serve the Lord with gladness; -Come before His presence with singing. - -3. Know that the Lord, He is God; -It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; -We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. - -4. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, -And into His courts with praise. -Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. - -5. For the Lord is good; -His mercy is everlasting, -And His truth endures to all generations. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md deleted file mode 100644 index f124f926..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Promised Faithfulness to the Lord - -# Chapter 101 -1. I will sing of mercy and justice; -To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. - -2. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. -Oh, when will You come to me? -I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. - -3. I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; -I hate the work of those who fall away; -It shall not cling to me. - -4. A perverse heart shall depart from me; -I will not know wickedness. - -5. Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, -Him I will destroy; -The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, -Him I will not endure. - -6. My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, -That they may dwell with me; -He who walks in a perfect way, -He shall serve me. - -7. He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; -He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. - -8. Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, -That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md deleted file mode 100644 index d49decf0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -The Lord's Eternal Love - -# Chapter 102 -1. Hear my prayer, O Lord, -And let my cry come to You. - -2. Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; -Incline Your ear to me; -In the day that I call, answer me speedily. - -3. For my days are consumed like smoke, -And my bones are burned like a hearth. - -4. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, -So that I forget to eat my bread. - -5. Because of the sound of my groaning -My bones cling to my skin. - -6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness; -I am like an owl of the desert. - -7. I lie awake, -And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. - -8. My enemies reproach me all day long; -Those who deride me swear an oath against me. - -9. For I have eaten ashes like bread, -And mingled my drink with weeping, - -10. Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; -For You have lifted me up and cast me away. - -11. My days are like a shadow that lengthens, -And I wither away like grass. - -12. But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, -And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. - -13. You will arise and have mercy on Zion; -For the time to favor her, -Yes, the set time, has come. - -14. For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, -And show favor to her dust. - -15. So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, -And all the kings of the earth Your glory. - -16. For the Lord shall build up Zion; -He shall appear in His glory. - -17. He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, -And shall not despise their prayer. - -18. This will be written for the generation to come, -That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. - -19. For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; -From heaven the Lord viewed the earth, - -20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner, -To release those appointed to death, - -21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, -And His praise in Jerusalem, - -22. When the peoples are gathered together, -And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. - -23. He weakened my strength in the way; -He shortened my days. - -24. I said, "O my God, -Do not take me away in the midst of my days; -Your years are throughout all generations. - -25. Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, -And the heavens are the work of Your hands. - -26. They will perish, but You will endure; -Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; -Like a cloak You will change them, -And they will be changed. - -27. But You are the same, -And Your years will have no end. - -28. The children of Your servants will continue, -And their descendants will be established before You." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md deleted file mode 100644 index 246643d4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@ -Praise for the Lord's Mercies - -# Chapter 103 -1. -Bless the Lord, O my soul; -And all that is within me, bless His holy name! - -2. -Bless the Lord, O my soul, -And forget not all His benefits: - -3. Who forgives all your iniquities, -Who heals all your diseases, - -4. Who redeems your life from destruction, -Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, - -5. Who satisfies your mouth with good things, -So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. - -6. The Lord executes righteousness -And justice for all who are oppressed. - -7. He made known His ways to Moses, -His acts to the children of Israel. - -8. The Lord is merciful and gracious, -Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. - -9. He will not always strive with us, -Nor will He keep His anger forever. - -10. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, -Nor punished us according to our iniquities. - -11. For as the heavens are high above the earth, -So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; - -12. As far as the east is from the west, -So far has He removed our transgressions from us. - -13. As a father pities his children, -So the Lord pities those who fear Him. - -14. For He knows our frame; -He remembers that we are dust. - -15. As for man, his days are like grass; -As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. - -16. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, -And its place remembers it no more. - -17. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting -On those who fear Him, -And His righteousness to children's children, - -18. To such as keep His covenant, -And to those who remember His commandments to do them. - -19. The Lord has established His throne in heaven, -And His kingdom rules over all. - -20. -Bless the Lord, you His angels, -Who excel in strength, who do His word, -Heeding the voice of His word. - -21. -Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, -You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. - -22. -Bless the Lord, all His works, -In all places of His dominion. -Bless the Lord, O my soul! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md deleted file mode 100644 index 91a738f0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,122 +0,0 @@ -Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence - -# Chapter 104 -1. -Bless the Lord, O my soul! -O Lord my God, You are very great: -You are clothed with honor and majesty, - -2. Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, -Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. - -3. He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, -Who makes the clouds His chariot, -Who walks on the wings of the wind, - -4. Who makes His angels spirits, -His ministers a flame of fire. - -5. You who laid the foundations of the earth, -So that it should not be moved forever, - -6. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; -The waters stood above the mountains. - -7. At Your rebuke they fled; -At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. - -8. They went up over the mountains; -They went down into the valleys, -To the place which You founded for them. - -9. You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, -That they may not return to cover the earth. - -10. He sends the springs into the valleys; -They flow among the hills. - -11. They give drink to every beast of the field; -The wild donkeys quench their thirst. - -12. By them the birds of the heavens have their home; -They sing among the branches. - -13. He waters the hills from His upper chambers; -The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. - -14. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, -And vegetation for the service of man, -That he may bring forth food from the earth, - -15. And wine that makes glad the heart of man, -Oil to make his face shine, -And bread which strengthens man's heart. - -16. The trees of the Lord are full of sap, -The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, - -17. Where the birds make their nests; -The stork has her home in the fir trees. - -18. The high hills are for the wild goats; -The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. - -19. He appointed the moon for seasons; -The sun knows its going down. - -20. You make darkness, and it is night, -In which all the beasts of the forest creep about. - -21. The young lions roar after their prey, -And seek their food from God. - -22. When the sun rises, they gather together -And lie down in their dens. - -23. Man goes out to his work -And to his labor until the evening. - -24. -O Lord, how manifold are Your works! -In wisdom You have made them all. -The earth is full of Your possessions-- - -25. This great and wide sea, -In which are innumerable teeming things, -Living things both small and great. - -26. There the ships sail about; -There is that Leviathan -Which You have made to play there. - -27. These all wait for You, -That You may give them their food in due season. - -28. What You give them they gather in; -You open Your hand, they are filled with good. - -29. You hide Your face, they are troubled; -You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. - -30. You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; -And You renew the face of the earth. - -31. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; -May the Lord rejoice in His works. - -32. He looks on the earth, and it trembles; -He touches the hills, and they smoke. - -33. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; -I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. - -34. May my meditation be sweet to Him; -I will be glad in the Lord. - -35. May sinners be consumed from the earth, -And the wicked be no more. -Bless the Lord, O my soul! -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md deleted file mode 100644 index f85dd11e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,142 +0,0 @@ -The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord - -# Chapter 105 -1. Oh, give thanks to the Lord! -Call upon His name; -Make known His deeds among the peoples! - -2. Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; -Talk of all His wondrous works! - -3. Glory in His holy name; -Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! - -4. Seek the Lord and His strength; -Seek His face evermore! - -5. Remember His marvelous works which He has done, -His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, - -6. O seed of Abraham His servant, -You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! - -7. He is the Lord our God; -His judgments are in all the earth. - -8. He remembers His covenant forever, -The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, - -9. The covenant which He made with Abraham, -And His oath to Isaac, - -10. And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, -To Israel as an everlasting covenant, - -11. Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan -As the allotment of your inheritance," - -12. When they were few in number, -Indeed very few, and strangers in it. - -13. When they went from one nation to another, -From one kingdom to another people, - -14. He permitted no one to do them wrong; -Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, - -15. Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, -And do My prophets no harm." - -16. Moreover He called for a famine in the land; -He destroyed all the provision of bread. - -17. He sent a man before them-- -Joseph--who was sold as a slave. - -18. They hurt his feet with fetters, -He was laid in irons. - -19. Until the time that his word came to pass, -The word of the Lord tested him. - -20. The king sent and released him, -The ruler of the people let him go free. - -21. He made him lord of his house, -And ruler of all his possessions, - -22. To bind his princes at his pleasure, -And teach his elders wisdom. - -23. Israel also came into Egypt, -And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. - -24. He increased His people greatly, -And made them stronger than their enemies. - -25. He turned their heart to hate His people, -To deal craftily with His servants. - -26. He sent Moses His servant, -And Aaron whom He had chosen. - -27. They performed His signs among them, -And wonders in the land of Ham. - -28. He sent darkness, and made it dark; -And they did not rebel against His word. - -29. He turned their waters into blood, -And killed their fish. - -30. Their land abounded with frogs, -Even in the chambers of their kings. - -31. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, -And lice in all their territory. - -32. He gave them hail for rain, -And flaming fire in their land. - -33. He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, -And splintered the trees of their territory. - -34. He spoke, and locusts came, -Young locusts without number, - -35. And ate up all the vegetation in their land, -And devoured the fruit of their ground. - -36. He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, -The first of all their strength. - -37. He also brought them out with silver and gold, -And there was none feeble among His tribes. - -38. Egypt was glad when they departed, -For the fear of them had fallen upon them. - -39. He spread a cloud for a covering, -And fire to give light in the night. - -40. The people asked, and He brought quail, -And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. - -41. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; -It ran in the dry places like a river. - -42. For He remembered His holy promise, -And Abraham His servant. - -43. He brought out His people with joy, -His chosen ones with gladness. - -44. He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, -And they inherited the labor of the nations, - -45. That they might observe His statutes -And keep His laws. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2987efb0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,162 +0,0 @@ -Joy in Forgiveness of Israel's Sins - -# Chapter 106 -1. Praise the Lord! -Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - -2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? -Who can declare all His praise? - -3. Blessed are those who keep justice, -And he who does righteousness at all times! - -4. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. -Oh, visit me with Your salvation, - -5. That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, -That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, -That I may glory with Your inheritance. - -6. We have sinned with our fathers, -We have committed iniquity, -We have done wickedly. - -7. Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; -They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, -But rebelled by the sea--the Red Sea. - -8. Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, -That He might make His mighty power known. - -9. He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; -So He led them through the depths, -As through the wilderness. - -10. He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, -And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. - -11. The waters covered their enemies; -There was not one of them left. - -12. Then they believed His words; -They sang His praise. - -13. They soon forgot His works; -They did not wait for His counsel, - -14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, -And tested God in the desert. - -15. And He gave them their request, -But sent leanness into their soul. - -16. When they envied Moses in the camp, -And Aaron the saint of the Lord, - -17. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, -And covered the faction of Abiram. - -18. A fire was kindled in their company; -The flame burned up the wicked. - -19. They made a calf in Horeb, -And worshiped the molded image. - -20. Thus they changed their glory -Into the image of an ox that eats grass. - -21. They forgot God their Savior, -Who had done great things in Egypt, - -22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, -Awesome things by the Red Sea. - -23. Therefore He said that He would destroy them, -Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, -To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. - -24. Then they despised the pleasant land; -They did not believe His word, - -25. But complained in their tents, -And did not heed the voice of the Lord. - -26. Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, -To overthrow them in the wilderness, - -27. To overthrow their descendants among the nations, -And to scatter them in the lands. - -28. They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, -And ate sacrifices made to the dead. - -29. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, -And the plague broke out among them. - -30. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, -And the plague was stopped. - -31. And that was accounted to him for righteousness -To all generations forevermore. - -32. They angered Him also at the waters of strife, -So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; - -33. Because they rebelled against His Spirit, -So that he spoke rashly with his lips. - -34. They did not destroy the peoples, -Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, - -35. But they mingled with the Gentiles -And learned their works; - -36. They served their idols, -Which became a snare to them. - -37. They even sacrificed their sons -And their daughters to demons, - -38. And shed innocent blood, -The blood of their sons and daughters, -Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; -And the land was polluted with blood. - -39. Thus they were defiled by their own works, -And played the harlot by their own deeds. - -40. Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, -So that He abhorred His own inheritance. - -41. And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, -And those who hated them ruled over them. - -42. Their enemies also oppressed them, -And they were brought into subjection under their hand. - -43. Many times He delivered them; -But they rebelled in their counsel, -And were brought low for their iniquity. - -44. Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, -When He heard their cry; - -45. And for their sake He remembered His covenant, -And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. - -46. He also made them to be pitied -By all those who carried them away captive. - -47. Save us, O Lord our God, -And gather us from among the Gentiles, -To give thanks to Your holy name, -To triumph in Your praise. - -48. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel -From everlasting to everlasting! -And let all the people say, "Amen!" -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md deleted file mode 100644 index f1ca9aff..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,136 +0,0 @@ -Psalms 107�150Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance - -# Chapter 107 -1. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - -2. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, -Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, - -3. And gathered out of the lands, -From the east and from the west, -From the north and from the south. - -4. They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way; -They found no city to dwell in. - -5. Hungry and thirsty, -Their soul fainted in them. - -6. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, -And He delivered them out of their distresses. - -7. And He led them forth by the right way, -That they might go to a city for a dwelling place. - -8. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, -And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - -9. For He satisfies the longing soul, -And fills the hungry soul with goodness. - -10. Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, -Bound in affliction and irons-- - -11. Because they rebelled against the words of God, -And despised the counsel of the Most High, - -12. Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; -They fell down, and there was none to help. - -13. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, -And He saved them out of their distresses. - -14. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, -And broke their chains in pieces. - -15. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, -And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - -16. For He has broken the gates of bronze, -And cut the bars of iron in two. - -17. Fools, because of their transgression, -And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. - -18. Their soul abhorred all manner of food, -And they drew near to the gates of death. - -19. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, -And He saved them out of their distresses. - -20. He sent His word and healed them, -And delivered them from their destructions. - -21. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, -And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - -22. Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, -And declare His works with rejoicing. - -23. Those who go down to the sea in ships, -Who do business on great waters, - -24. They see the works of the Lord, -And His wonders in the deep. - -25. For He commands and raises the stormy wind, -Which lifts up the waves of the sea. - -26. They mount up to the heavens, -They go down again to the depths; -Their soul melts because of trouble. - -27. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, -And are at their wits' end. - -28. Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble, -And He brings them out of their distresses. - -29. He calms the storm, -So that its waves are still. - -30. Then they are glad because they are quiet; -So He guides them to their desired haven. - -31. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, -And for His wonderful works to the children of men! - -32. Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, -And praise Him in the company of the elders. - -33. He turns rivers into a wilderness, -And the watersprings into dry ground; - -34. A fruitful land into barrenness, -For the wickedness of those who dwell in it. - -35. He turns a wilderness into pools of water, -And dry land into watersprings. - -36. There He makes the hungry dwell, -That they may establish a city for a dwelling place, - -37. And sow fields and plant vineyards, -That they may yield a fruitful harvest. - -38. He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; -And He does not let their cattle decrease. - -39. When they are diminished and brought low -Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, - -40. He pours contempt on princes, -And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way; - -41. Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, -And makes their families like a flock. - -42. The righteous see it and rejoice, -And all iniquity stops its mouth. - -43. Whoever is wise will observe these things, -And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md deleted file mode 100644 index 61658f4e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Assurance of God's Victory over Enemies - -# Chapter 108 -1. O God, my heart is steadfast; -I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. - -2. Awake, lute and harp! -I will awaken the dawn. - -3. I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, -And I will sing praises to You among the nations. - -4. For Your mercy is great above the heavens, -And Your truth reaches to the clouds. - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, -And Your glory above all the earth; - -6. That Your beloved may be delivered, -Save with Your right hand, and hear me. - -7. God has spoken in His holiness: -"I will rejoice; -I will divide Shechem -And measure out the Valley of Succoth. - -8. Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; -Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; -Judah is My lawgiver. - -9. Moab is My washpot; -Over Edom I will cast My shoe; -Over Philistia I will triumph." - -10. Who will bring me into the strong city? -Who will lead me to Edom? - -11. Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? -And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? - -12. Give us help from trouble, -For the help of man is useless. - -13. Through God we will do valiantly, -For it is He who shall tread down our enemies. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md deleted file mode 100644 index d1117a1e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,104 +0,0 @@ -Plea for Judgment of False Accusers - -# Chapter 109 -1. Do not keep silent, -O God of my praise! - -2. For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful -Have opened against me; -They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. - -3. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, -And fought against me without a cause. - -4. In return for my love they are my accusers, -But I give myself to prayer. - -5. Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, -And hatred for my love. - -6. Set a wicked man over him, -And let an accuser stand at his right hand. - -7. When he is judged, let him be found guilty, -And let his prayer become sin. - -8. Let his days be few, -And let another take his office. - -9. Let his children be fatherless, -And his wife a widow. - -10. Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg; -Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places. - -11. Let the creditor seize all that he has, -And let strangers plunder his labor. - -12. Let there be none to extend mercy to him, -Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children. - -13. Let his posterity be cut off, -And in the generation following let their name be blotted out. - -14. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, -And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. - -15. Let them be continually before the Lord, -That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth; - -16. Because he did not remember to show mercy, -But persecuted the poor and needy man, -That he might even slay the broken in heart. - -17. As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; -As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. - -18. As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, -So let it enter his body like water, -And like oil into his bones. - -19. Let it be to him like the garment which covers him, -And for a belt with which he girds himself continually. - -20. Let this be the Lord's reward to my accusers, -And to those who speak evil against my person. - -21. But You, O God the Lord, -Deal with me for Your name's sake; -Because Your mercy is good, deliver me. - -22. For I am poor and needy, -And my heart is wounded within me. - -23. I am gone like a shadow when it lengthens; -I am shaken off like a locust. - -24. My knees are weak through fasting, -And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness. - -25. I also have become a reproach to them; -When they look at me, they shake their heads. - -26. -Help me, O Lord my God! -Oh, save me according to Your mercy, - -27. That they may know that this is Your hand-- -That You, Lord, have done it! - -28. Let them curse, but You bless; -When they arise, let them be ashamed, -But let Your servant rejoice. - -29. Let my accusers be clothed with shame, -And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle. - -30. I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; -Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude. - -31. For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, -To save him from those who condemn him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ad58085..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Faith in the Lord's Righteousness - -# Chapter 11 -1. In the Lord I put my trust; -How can you say to my soul, -"Flee as a bird to your mountain"? - -2. For look! The wicked bend their bow, -They make ready their arrow on the string, -That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. - -3. If the foundations are destroyed, -What can the righteous do? - -4. -The Lord is in His holy temple, -The Lord's throne is in heaven; -His eyes behold, -His eyelids test the sons of men. - -5. -The Lord tests the righteous, -But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. - -6. Upon the wicked He will rain coals; -Fire and brimstone and a burning wind -Shall be the portion of their cup. - -7. For the Lord is righteous, -He loves righteousness; -His countenance beholds the upright. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b66ddcd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Announcement of the Messiah's Reign - -# Chapter 110 -1. The Lord said to my Lord, -"Sit at My right hand, -Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." - -2. The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. -Rule in the midst of Your enemies! - -3. Your people shall be volunteers -In the day of Your power; -In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, -You have the dew of Your youth. - -4. The Lord has sworn -And will not relent, -"You are a priest forever -According to the order of Melchizedek." - -5. The Lord is at Your right hand; -He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath. - -6. He shall judge among the nations, -He shall fill the places with dead bodies, -He shall execute the heads of many countries. - -7. He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; -Therefore He shall lift up the head. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md deleted file mode 100644 index 73cbe20e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice - -# Chapter 111 -1. Praise the Lord! -I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, -In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation. - -2. The works of the Lord are great, -Studied by all who have pleasure in them. - -3. His work is honorable and glorious, -And His righteousness endures forever. - -4. He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; -The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. - -5. He has given food to those who fear Him; -He will ever be mindful of His covenant. - -6. He has declared to His people the power of His works, -In giving them the heritage of the nations. - -7. The works of His hands are verity and justice; -All His precepts are sure. - -8. They stand fast forever and ever, -And are done in truth and uprightness. - -9. He has sent redemption to His people; -He has commanded His covenant forever: -Holy and awesome is His name. - -10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; -A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. -His praise endures forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md deleted file mode 100644 index 21fffc87..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -The Blessed State of the Righteous - -# Chapter 112 -1. Praise the Lord! -Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, -Who delights greatly in His commandments. - -2. His descendants will be mighty on earth; -The generation of the upright will be blessed. - -3. Wealth and riches will be in his house, -And his righteousness endures forever. - -4. Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; -He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. - -5. A good man deals graciously and lends; -He will guide his affairs with discretion. - -6. Surely he will never be shaken; -The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. - -7. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; -His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. - -8. His heart is established; -He will not be afraid, -Until he sees his desire upon his enemies. - -9. He has dispersed abroad, -He has given to the poor; -His righteousness endures forever; -His horn will be exalted with honor. - -10. The wicked will see it and be grieved; -He will gnash his teeth and melt away; -The desire of the wicked shall perish. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0501c353..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -The Majesty and Condescension of God - -# Chapter 113 -1. -Praise the Lord! -Praise, O servants of the Lord, -Praise the name of the Lord! - -2. Blessed be the name of the Lord -From this time forth and forevermore! - -3. From the rising of the sun to its going down -The Lord's name is to be praised. - -4. -The Lord is high above all nations, -His glory above the heavens. - -5. Who is like the Lord our God, -Who dwells on high, - -6. Who humbles Himself to behold -The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? - -7. He raises the poor out of the dust, -And lifts the needy out of the ash heap, - -8. That He may seat him with princes-- -With the princes of His people. - -9. He grants the barren woman a home, -Like a joyful mother of children. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3c934ca2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel - -# Chapter 114 -1. When Israel went out of Egypt, -The house of Jacob from a people of strange language, - -2. Judah became His sanctuary, -And Israel His dominion. - -3. The sea saw it and fled; -Jordan turned back. - -4. The mountains skipped like rams, -The little hills like lambs. - -5. What ails you, O sea, that you fled? -O Jordan, that you turned back? - -6. O mountains, that you skipped like rams? -O little hills, like lambs? - -7. Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, -At the presence of the God of Jacob, - -8. Who turned the rock into a pool of water, -The flint into a fountain of waters. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0d2337af..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God - -# Chapter 115 -1. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, -But to Your name give glory, -Because of Your mercy, -Because of Your truth. - -2. Why should the Gentiles say, -"So where is their God?" - -3. But our God is in heaven; -He does whatever He pleases. - -4. Their idols are silver and gold, -The work of men's hands. - -5. They have mouths, but they do not speak; -Eyes they have, but they do not see; - -6. They have ears, but they do not hear; -Noses they have, but they do not smell; - -7. They have hands, but they do not handle; -Feet they have, but they do not walk; -Nor do they mutter through their throat. - -8. Those who make them are like them; -So is everyone who trusts in them. - -9. O Israel, trust in the Lord; -He is their help and their shield. - -10. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; -He is their help and their shield. - -11. You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; -He is their help and their shield. - -12. The Lord has been mindful of us; -He will bless us; -He will bless the house of Israel; -He will bless the house of Aaron. - -13. He will bless those who fear the Lord, -Both small and great. - -14. May the Lord give you increase more and more, -You and your children. - -15. May you be blessed by the Lord, -Who made heaven and earth. - -16. The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's; -But the earth He has given to the children of men. - -17. The dead do not praise the Lord, -Nor any who go down into silence. - -18. But we will bless the Lord -From this time forth and forevermore. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md deleted file mode 100644 index 306dad4d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death - -# Chapter 116 -1. I love the Lord, because He has heard -My voice and my supplications. - -2. Because He has inclined His ear to me, -Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. - -3. The pains of death surrounded me, -And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; -I found trouble and sorrow. - -4. Then I called upon the name of the Lord: -"O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!" - -5. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; -Yes, our God is merciful. - -6. The Lord preserves the simple; -I was brought low, and He saved me. - -7. Return to your rest, O my soul, -For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. - -8. For You have delivered my soul from death, -My eyes from tears, -And my feet from falling. - -9. I will walk before the Lord -In the land of the living. - -10. I believed, therefore I spoke, -"I am greatly afflicted." - -11. I said in my haste, -"All men are liars." - -12. What shall I render to the Lord -For all His benefits toward me? - -13. I will take up the cup of salvation, -And call upon the name of the Lord. - -14. I will pay my vows to the Lord -Now in the presence of all His people. - -15. Precious in the sight of the Lord -Is the death of His saints. - -16. O Lord, truly I am Your servant; -I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; -You have loosed my bonds. - -17. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, -And will call upon the name of the Lord. - -18. I will pay my vows to the Lord -Now in the presence of all His people, - -19. In the courts of the Lord's house, -In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1931fb24..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Let All Peoples -Praise the Lord - -# Chapter 117 -1. -Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! -Laud Him, all you peoples! - -2. For His merciful kindness is great toward us, -And the truth of the Lord endures forever. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md deleted file mode 100644 index cc5cc633..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Everlasting Mercy - -# Chapter 118 -1. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - -2. Let Israel now say, -"His mercy endures forever." - -3. Let the house of Aaron now say, -"His mercy endures forever." - -4. Let those who fear the Lord now say, -"His mercy endures forever." - -5. I called on the Lord in distress; -The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. - -6. -The Lord is on my side; -I will not fear. -What can man do to me? - -7. -The Lord is for me among those who help me; -Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. - -8. It is better to trust in the Lord -Than to put confidence in man. - -9. It is better to trust in the Lord -Than to put confidence in princes. - -10. All nations surrounded me, -But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. - -11. They surrounded me, -Yes, they surrounded me; -But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. - -12. They surrounded me like bees; -They were quenched like a fire of thorns; -For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. - -13. You pushed me violently, that I might fall, -But the Lord helped me. - -14. -The Lord is my strength and song, -And He has become my salvation. - -15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation -Is in the tents of the righteous; -The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. - -16. -The right hand of the Lord is exalted; -The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. - -17. I shall not die, but live, -And declare the works of the Lord. - -18. -The Lord has chastened me severely, -But He has not given me over to death. - -19. Open to me the gates of righteousness; -I will go through them, -And I will praise the Lord. - -20. This is the gate of the Lord, -Through which the righteous shall enter. - -21. I will praise You, -For You have answered me, -And have become my salvation. - -22. The stone which the builders rejected -Has become the chief cornerstone. - -23. This was the Lord's doing; -It is marvelous in our eyes. - -24. This is the day the Lord has made; -We will rejoice and be glad in it. - -25. Save now, I pray, -O Lord; -O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity. - -26. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! -We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. - -27. God is the Lord, -And He has given us light; -Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. - -28. You are my God, and I will praise You; -You are my God, I will exalt You. - -29. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md deleted file mode 100644 index fca297d8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,561 +0,0 @@ -Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God - -# Chapter 119 -1. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, -Who walk in the law of the Lord! - -2. Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, -Who seek Him with the whole heart! - -3. They also do no iniquity; -They walk in His ways. - -4. You have commanded us -To keep Your precepts diligently. - -5. Oh, that my ways were directed -To keep Your statutes! - -6. Then I would not be ashamed, -When I look into all Your commandments. - -7. I will praise You with uprightness of heart, -When I learn Your righteous judgments. - -8. I will keep Your statutes; -Oh, do not forsake me utterly! - -9. How can a young man cleanse his way? -By taking heed according to Your word. - -10. With my whole heart I have sought You; -Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! - -11. Your word I have hidden in my heart, -That I might not sin against You. - -12. Blessed are You, -O Lord! -Teach me Your statutes. - -13. With my lips I have declared -All the judgments of Your mouth. - -14. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, -As much as in all riches. - -15. I will meditate on Your precepts, -And contemplate Your ways. - -16. I will delight myself in Your statutes; -I will not forget Your word. - -17. Deal bountifully with Your servant, -That I may live and keep Your word. - -18. Open my eyes, that I may see -Wondrous things from Your law. - -19. I am a stranger in the earth; -Do not hide Your commandments from me. - -20. My soul breaks with longing -For Your judgments at all times. - -21. You rebuke the proud--the cursed, -Who stray from Your commandments. - -22. Remove from me reproach and contempt, -For I have kept Your testimonies. - -23. Princes also sit and speak against me, -But Your servant meditates on Your statutes. - -24. Your testimonies also are my delight -And my counselors. - -25. My soul clings to the dust; -Revive me according to Your word. - -26. I have declared my ways, and You answered me; -Teach me Your statutes. - -27. Make me understand the way of Your precepts; -So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. - -28. My soul melts from heaviness; -Strengthen me according to Your word. - -29. Remove from me the way of lying, -And grant me Your law graciously. - -30. I have chosen the way of truth; -Your judgments I have laid before me. - -31. I cling to Your testimonies; -O Lord, do not put me to shame! - -32. I will run the course of Your commandments, -For You shall enlarge my heart. - -33. Teach me, -O Lord, the way of Your statutes, -And I shall keep it to the end. - -34. -Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; -Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. - -35. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, -For I delight in it. - -36. Incline my heart to Your testimonies, -And not to covetousness. - -37. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, -And revive me in Your way. - -38. Establish Your word to Your servant, -Who is devoted to fearing You. - -39. Turn away my reproach which I dread, -For Your judgments are good. - -40. Behold, I long for Your precepts; -Revive me in Your righteousness. - -41. Let Your mercies come also to me, -O Lord-- -Your salvation according to Your word. - -42. So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, -For I trust in Your word. - -43. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, -For I have hoped in Your ordinances. - -44. So shall I keep Your law continually, -Forever and ever. - -45. And I will walk at liberty, -For I seek Your precepts. - -46. I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, -And will not be ashamed. - -47. And I will delight myself in Your commandments, -Which I love. - -48. My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, -Which I love, -And I will meditate on Your statutes. - -49. Remember the word to Your servant, -Upon which You have caused me to hope. - -50. This is my comfort in my affliction, -For Your word has given me life. - -51. The proud have me in great derision, -Yet I do not turn aside from Your law. - -52. I remembered Your judgments of old, -O Lord, -And have comforted myself. - -53. Indignation has taken hold of me -Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law. - -54. Your statutes have been my songs -In the house of my pilgrimage. - -55. I remember Your name in the night, -O Lord, -And I keep Your law. - -56. This has become mine, -Because I kept Your precepts. - -57. You are my portion, -O Lord; -I have said that I would keep Your words. - -58. I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; -Be merciful to me according to Your word. - -59. I thought about my ways, -And turned my feet to Your testimonies. - -60. I made haste, and did not delay -To keep Your commandments. - -61. The cords of the wicked have bound me, -But I have not forgotten Your law. - -62. At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, -Because of Your righteous judgments. - -63. I am a companion of all who fear You, -And of those who keep Your precepts. - -64. The earth, -O Lord, is full of Your mercy; -Teach me Your statutes. - -65. You have dealt well with Your servant, -O Lord, according to Your word. - -66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, -For I believe Your commandments. - -67. Before I was afflicted I went astray, -But now I keep Your word. - -68. You are good, and do good; -Teach me Your statutes. - -69. The proud have forged a lie against me, -But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart. - -70. Their heart is as fat as grease, -But I delight in Your law. - -71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, -That I may learn Your statutes. - -72. The law of Your mouth is better to me -Than thousands of coins of gold and silver. - -73. Your hands have made me and fashioned me; -Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. - -74. Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, -Because I have hoped in Your word. - -75. I know, -O Lord, that Your judgments are right, -And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. - -76. Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, -According to Your word to Your servant. - -77. Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; -For Your law is my delight. - -78. Let the proud be ashamed, -For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; -But I will meditate on Your precepts. - -79. Let those who fear You turn to me, -Those who know Your testimonies. - -80. Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, -That I may not be ashamed. - -81. My soul faints for Your salvation, -But I hope in Your word. - -82. My eyes fail from searching Your word, -Saying, "When will You comfort me?" - -83. For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, -Yet I do not forget Your statutes. - -84. How many are the days of Your servant? -When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? - -85. The proud have dug pits for me, -Which is not according to Your law. - -86. All Your commandments are faithful; -They persecute me wrongfully; -Help me! - -87. They almost made an end of me on earth, -But I did not forsake Your precepts. - -88. Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, -So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. - -89. Forever, -O Lord, -Your word is settled in heaven. - -90. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; -You established the earth, and it abides. - -91. They continue this day according to Your ordinances, -For all are Your servants. - -92. Unless Your law had been my delight, -I would then have perished in my affliction. - -93. I will never forget Your precepts, -For by them You have given me life. - -94. I am Yours, save me; -For I have sought Your precepts. - -95. The wicked wait for me to destroy me, -But I will consider Your testimonies. - -96. I have seen the consummation of all perfection, -But Your commandment is exceedingly broad. - -97. Oh, how I love Your law! -It is my meditation all the day. - -98. You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; -For they are ever with me. - -99. I have more understanding than all my teachers, -For Your testimonies are my meditation. - -100. I understand more than the ancients, -Because I keep Your precepts. - -101. I have restrained my feet from every evil way, -That I may keep Your word. - -102. I have not departed from Your judgments, -For You Yourself have taught me. - -103. How sweet are Your words to my taste, -Sweeter than honey to my mouth! - -104. Through Your precepts I get understanding; -Therefore I hate every false way. - -105. Your word is a lamp to my feet -And a light to my path. - -106. I have sworn and confirmed -That I will keep Your righteous judgments. - -107. I am afflicted very much; -Revive me, -O Lord, according to Your word. - -108. Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, -O Lord, -And teach me Your judgments. - -109. My life is continually in my hand, -Yet I do not forget Your law. - -110. The wicked have laid a snare for me, -Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts. - -111. Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, -For they are the rejoicing of my heart. - -112. I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes -Forever, to the very end. - -113. I hate the double-minded, -But I love Your law. - -114. You are my hiding place and my shield; -I hope in Your word. - -115. Depart from me, you evildoers, -For I will keep the commandments of my God! - -116. Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; -And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. - -117. Hold me up, and I shall be safe, -And I shall observe Your statutes continually. - -118. You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, -For their deceit is falsehood. - -119. You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; -Therefore I love Your testimonies. - -120. My flesh trembles for fear of You, -And I am afraid of Your judgments. - -121. I have done justice and righteousness; -Do not leave me to my oppressors. - -122. Be surety for Your servant for good; -Do not let the proud oppress me. - -123. My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation -And Your righteous word. - -124. Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, -And teach me Your statutes. - -125. I am Your servant; -Give me understanding, -That I may know Your testimonies. - -126. It is time for You to act, -O Lord, -For they have regarded Your law as void. - -127. Therefore I love Your commandments -More than gold, yes, than fine gold! - -128. Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things -I consider to be right; -I hate every false way. - -129. Your testimonies are wonderful; -Therefore my soul keeps them. - -130. The entrance of Your words gives light; -It gives understanding to the simple. - -131. I opened my mouth and panted, -For I longed for Your commandments. - -132. Look upon me and be merciful to me, -As Your custom is toward those who love Your name. - -133. Direct my steps by Your word, -And let no iniquity have dominion over me. - -134. Redeem me from the oppression of man, -That I may keep Your precepts. - -135. Make Your face shine upon Your servant, -And teach me Your statutes. - -136. Rivers of water run down from my eyes, -Because men do not keep Your law. - -137. Righteous are You, -O Lord, -And upright are Your judgments. - -138. Your testimonies, which You have commanded, -Are righteous and very faithful. - -139. My zeal has consumed me, -Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. - -140. Your word is very pure; -Therefore Your servant loves it. - -141. I am small and despised, -Yet I do not forget Your precepts. - -142. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, -And Your law is truth. - -143. Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, -Yet Your commandments are my delights. - -144. The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; -Give me understanding, and I shall live. - -145. I cry out with my whole heart; -Hear me, -O Lord! -I will keep Your statutes. - -146. I cry out to You; -Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies. - -147. I rise before the dawning of the morning, -And cry for help; -I hope in Your word. - -148. My eyes are awake through the night watches, -That I may meditate on Your word. - -149. Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; -O Lord, revive me according to Your justice. - -150. They draw near who follow after wickedness; -They are far from Your law. - -151. You are near, -O Lord, -And all Your commandments are truth. - -152. Concerning Your testimonies, -I have known of old that You have founded them forever. - -153. Consider my affliction and deliver me, -For I do not forget Your law. - -154. Plead my cause and redeem me; -Revive me according to Your word. - -155. Salvation is far from the wicked, -For they do not seek Your statutes. - -156. Great are Your tender mercies, -O Lord; -Revive me according to Your judgments. - -157. Many are my persecutors and my enemies, -Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies. - -158. I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, -Because they do not keep Your word. - -159. Consider how I love Your precepts; -Revive me, -O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness. - -160. The entirety of Your word is truth, -And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. - -161. Princes persecute me without a cause, -But my heart stands in awe of Your word. - -162. I rejoice at Your word -As one who finds great treasure. - -163. I hate and abhor lying, -But I love Your law. - -164. Seven times a day I praise You, -Because of Your righteous judgments. - -165. Great peace have those who love Your law, -And nothing causes them to stumble. - -166. Lord, I hope for Your salvation, -And I do Your commandments. - -167. My soul keeps Your testimonies, -And I love them exceedingly. - -168. I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, -For all my ways are before You. - -169. Let my cry come before You, -O Lord; -Give me understanding according to Your word. - -170. Let my supplication come before You; -Deliver me according to Your word. - -171. My lips shall utter praise, -For You teach me Your statutes. - -172. My tongue shall speak of Your word, -For all Your commandments are righteousness. - -173. Let Your hand become my help, -For I have chosen Your precepts. - -174. I long for Your salvation, -O Lord, -And Your law is my delight. - -175. Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; -And let Your judgments help me. - -176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; -Seek Your servant, -For I do not forget Your commandments. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 39c914b8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Man's Treachery and God's Constancy - -# Chapter 12 -1. -Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! -For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. - -2. They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; -With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. - -3. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, -And the tongue that speaks proud things, - -4. Who have said, -"With our tongue we will prevail; -Our lips are our own; -Who is lord over us?" - -5. "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, -Now I will arise," says the Lord; -"I will set him in the safety for which he yearns." - -6. The words of the Lord are pure words, -Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, -Purified seven times. - -7. You shall keep them, O Lord, -You shall preserve them from this generation forever. - -8. The wicked prowl on every side, -When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9dd34634..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes - -# Chapter 120 -1. In my distress I cried to the Lord, -And He heard me. - -2. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips -And from a deceitful tongue. - -3. What shall be given to you, -Or what shall be done to you, -You false tongue? - -4. Sharp arrows of the warrior, -With coals of the broom tree! - -5. Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, -That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! - -6. My soul has dwelt too long -With one who hates peace. - -7. I am for peace; -But when I speak, they are for war. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md deleted file mode 100644 index 58462384..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -God the -Help of Those Who Seek Him - -# Chapter 121 -1. I will lift up my eyes to the hills-- -From whence comes my help? - -2. My help comes from the Lord, -Who made heaven and earth. - -3. He will not allow your foot to be moved; -He who keeps you will not slumber. - -4. Behold, He who keeps Israel -Shall neither slumber nor sleep. - -5. -The Lord is your keeper; -The Lord is your shade at your right hand. - -6. The sun shall not strike you by day, -Nor the moon by night. - -7. -The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; -He shall preserve your soul. - -8. -The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in -From this time forth, and even forevermore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md deleted file mode 100644 index 25379d78..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord - -# Chapter 122 -1. I was glad when they said to me, -"Let us go into the house of the Lord." - -2. Our feet have been standing -Within your gates, O Jerusalem! - -3. Jerusalem is built -As a city that is compact together, - -4. Where the tribes go up, -The tribes of the Lord, -To the Testimony of Israel, -To give thanks to the name of the Lord. - -5. For thrones are set there for judgment, -The thrones of the house of David. - -6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: -"May they prosper who love you. - -7. Peace be within your walls, -Prosperity within your palaces." - -8. For the sake of my brethren and companions, -I will now say, "Peace be within you." - -9. Because of the house of the Lord our God -I will seek your good. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md deleted file mode 100644 index b29d6f75..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Relief from Contempt - -# Chapter 123 -1. Unto You I lift up my eyes, -O You who dwell in the heavens. - -2. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, -As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, -So our eyes look to the Lord our God, -Until He has mercy on us. - -3. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! -For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. - -4. Our soul is exceedingly filled -With the scorn of those who are at ease, -With the contempt of the proud. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6de95e92..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Lord the Defense of His People - -# Chapter 124 -1. "If it had not been the Lord who was on our side," -Let Israel now say-- - -2. "If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, -When men rose up against us, - -3. Then they would have swallowed us alive, -When their wrath was kindled against us; - -4. Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, -The stream would have gone over our soul; - -5. Then the swollen waters -Would have gone over our soul." - -6. Blessed be the Lord, -Who has not given us as prey to their teeth. - -7. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; -The snare is broken, and we have escaped. - -8. Our help is in the name of the Lord, -Who made heaven and earth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16dafef5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -The Lord the Strength of His People - -# Chapter 125 -1. Those who trust in the Lord -Are like Mount Zion, -Which cannot be moved, but abides forever. - -2. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, -So the Lord surrounds His people -From this time forth and forever. - -3. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest -On the land allotted to the righteous, -Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity. - -4. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, -And to those who are upright in their hearts. - -5. As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, -The Lord shall lead them away -With the workers of iniquity. -Peace be upon Israel! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d8ca9d2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -A Joyful Return to Zion - -# Chapter 126 -1. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, -We were like those who dream. - -2. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, -And our tongue with singing. -Then they said among the nations, -"The Lord has done great things for them." - -3. The Lord has done great things for us, -And we are glad. - -4. Bring back our captivity, O Lord, -As the streams in the South. - -5. Those who sow in tears -Shall reap in joy. - -6. He who continually goes forth weeping, -Bearing seed for sowing, -Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, -Bringing his sheaves with him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd1eb239..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Laboring and Prospering with the Lord - -# Chapter 127 -1. Unless the Lord builds the house, -They labor in vain who build it; -Unless the Lord guards the city, -The watchman stays awake in vain. - -2. It is vain for you to rise up early, -To sit up late, -To eat the bread of sorrows; -For so He gives His beloved sleep. - -3. Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, -The fruit of the womb is a reward. - -4. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, -So are the children of one's youth. - -5. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; -They shall not be ashamed, -But shall speak with their enemies in the gate. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md deleted file mode 100644 index 20f3d183..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord - -# Chapter 128 -1. Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, -Who walks in His ways. - -2. When you eat the labor of your hands, -You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. - -3. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine -In the very heart of your house, -Your children like olive plants -All around your table. - -4. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed -Who fears the Lord. - -5. The Lord bless you out of Zion, -And may you see the good of Jerusalem -All the days of your life. - -6. Yes, may you see your children's children. -Peace be upon Israel! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md deleted file mode 100644 index e098dc9b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Song of Victory over Zion's Enemies - -# Chapter 129 -1. "Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth," -Let Israel now say-- - -2. "Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; -Yet they have not prevailed against me. - -3. The plowers plowed on my back; -They made their furrows long." - -4. The Lord is righteous; -He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. - -5. Let all those who hate Zion -Be put to shame and turned back. - -6. Let them be as the grass on the housetops, -Which withers before it grows up, - -7. With which the reaper does not fill his hand, -Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms. - -8. Neither let those who pass by them say, -"The blessing of the Lord be upon you; -We bless you in the name of the Lord!" - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6045381a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Trust in the Salvation of the Lord - -# Chapter 13 -1. How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? -How long will You hide Your face from me? - -2. How long shall I take counsel in my soul, -Having sorrow in my heart daily? -How long will my enemy be exalted over me? - -3. Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; -Enlighten my eyes, -Lest I sleep the sleep of death; - -4. Lest my enemy say, -"I have prevailed against him"; -Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved. - -5. But I have trusted in Your mercy; -My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. - -6. I will sing to the Lord, -Because He has dealt bountifully with me. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md deleted file mode 100644 index 19186c91..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord - -# Chapter 130 -1. Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; - -2. Lord, hear my voice! -Let Your ears be attentive -To the voice of my supplications. - -3. If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, -O Lord, who could stand? - -4. But there is forgiveness with You, -That You may be feared. - -5. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, -And in His word I do hope. - -6. My soul waits for the Lord -More than those who watch for the morning-- -Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. - -7. O Israel, hope in the Lord; -For with the Lord there is mercy, -And with Him is abundant redemption. - -8. And He shall redeem Israel -From all his iniquities. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4a3923f9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -Simple Trust in the Lord - -# Chapter 131 -1. Lord, my heart is not haughty, -Nor my eyes lofty. -Neither do I concern myself with great matters, -Nor with things too profound for me. - -2. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, -Like a weaned child with his mother; -Like a weaned child is my soul within me. - -3. O Israel, hope in the Lord -From this time forth and forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md deleted file mode 100644 index 88b055b5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion - -# Chapter 132 -1. Lord, remember David -And all his afflictions; - -2. How he swore to the Lord, -And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: - -3. "Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, -Or go up to the comfort of my bed; - -4. I will not give sleep to my eyes -Or slumber to my eyelids, - -5. Until I find a place for the Lord, -A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." - -6. Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; -We found it in the fields of the woods. - -7. Let us go into His tabernacle; -Let us worship at His footstool. - -8. Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, -You and the ark of Your strength. - -9. Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, -And let Your saints shout for joy. - -10. For Your servant David's sake, -Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed. - -11. The Lord has sworn in truth to David; -He will not turn from it: -"I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body. - -12. If your sons will keep My covenant -And My testimony which I shall teach them, -Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore." - -13. For the Lord has chosen Zion; -He has desired it for His dwelling place: - -14. "This is My resting place forever; -Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. - -15. I will abundantly bless her provision; -I will satisfy her poor with bread. - -16. I will also clothe her priests with salvation, -And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. - -17. There I will make the horn of David grow; -I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed. - -18. His enemies I will clothe with shame, -But upon Himself His crown shall flourish." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4af9e8f8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -Blessed Unity of the People of God - -# Chapter 133 -1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is -For brethren to dwell together in unity! - -2. It is like the precious oil upon the head, -Running down on the beard, -The beard of Aaron, -Running down on the edge of his garments. - -3. It is like the dew of Hermon, -Descending upon the mountains of Zion; -For there the Lord commanded the blessing-- -Life forevermore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md deleted file mode 100644 index 94d31cd7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -Praising the Lord in His House at Night - -# Chapter 134 -1. Behold, bless the Lord, -All you servants of the Lord, -Who by night stand in the house of the Lord! - -2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, -And bless the Lord. - -3. The Lord who made heaven and earth -Bless you from Zion! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md deleted file mode 100644 index 127b5327..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God in Creation and Redemption - -# Chapter 135 -1. -Praise the Lord! -Praise the name of the Lord; -Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord! - -2. You who stand in the house of the Lord, -In the courts of the house of our God, - -3. -Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; -Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. - -4. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, -Israel for His special treasure. - -5. For I know that the Lord is great, -And our Lord is above all gods. - -6. Whatever the Lord pleases He does, -In heaven and in earth, -In the seas and in all deep places. - -7. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; -He makes lightning for the rain; -He brings the wind out of His treasuries. - -8. He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, -Both of man and beast. - -9. He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, -Upon Pharaoh and all his servants. - -10. He defeated many nations -And slew mighty kings-- - -11. Sihon king of the Amorites, -Og king of Bashan, -And all the kingdoms of Canaan-- - -12. And gave their land as a heritage, -A heritage to Israel His people. - -13. Your name, O Lord, endures forever, -Your fame, O Lord, throughout all generations. - -14. For the Lord will judge His people, -And He will have compassion on His servants. - -15. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, -The work of men's hands. - -16. They have mouths, but they do not speak; -Eyes they have, but they do not see; - -17. They have ears, but they do not hear; -Nor is there any breath in their mouths. - -18. Those who make them are like them; -So is everyone who trusts in them. - -19. -Bless the Lord, O house of Israel! -Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron! - -20. -Bless the Lord, O house of Levi! -You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord! - -21. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, -Who dwells in Jerusalem! -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md deleted file mode 100644 index 441c87e2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy - -# Chapter 136 -1. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! -For His mercy endures forever. - -2. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! -For His mercy endures forever. - -3. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! -For His mercy endures forever: - -4. To Him who alone does great wonders, -For His mercy endures forever; - -5. To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, -For His mercy endures forever; - -6. To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, -For His mercy endures forever; - -7. To Him who made great lights, -For His mercy endures forever-- - -8. The sun to rule by day, -For His mercy endures forever; - -9. The moon and stars to rule by night, -For His mercy endures forever. - -10. To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, -For His mercy endures forever; - -11. And brought out Israel from among them, -For His mercy endures forever; - -12. With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, -For His mercy endures forever; - -13. To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, -For His mercy endures forever; - -14. And made Israel pass through the midst of it, -For His mercy endures forever; - -15. But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, -For His mercy endures forever; - -16. To Him who led His people through the wilderness, -For His mercy endures forever; - -17. To Him who struck down great kings, -For His mercy endures forever; - -18. And slew famous kings, -For His mercy endures forever-- - -19. Sihon king of the Amorites, -For His mercy endures forever; - -20. And Og king of Bashan, -For His mercy endures forever-- - -21. And gave their land as a heritage, -For His mercy endures forever; - -22. A heritage to Israel His servant, -For His mercy endures forever. - -23. Who remembered us in our lowly state, -For His mercy endures forever; - -24. And rescued us from our enemies, -For His mercy endures forever; - -25. Who gives food to all flesh, -For His mercy endures forever. - -26. Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! -For His mercy endures forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md deleted file mode 100644 index f4b0b846..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land - -# Chapter 137 -1. By the rivers of Babylon, -There we sat down, yea, we wept -When we remembered Zion. - -2. We hung our harps -Upon the willows in the midst of it. - -3. For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, -And those who plundered us requested mirth, -Saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" - -4. How shall we sing the Lord's song -In a foreign land? - -5. If I forget you, O Jerusalem, -Let my right hand forget its skill! - -6. If I do not remember you, -Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth-- -If I do not exalt Jerusalem -Above my chief joy. - -7. Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom -The day of Jerusalem, -Who said, "Raze it, raze it, -To its very foundation!" - -8. O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, -Happy the one who repays you as you have served us! - -9. Happy the one who takes and dashes -Your little ones against the rock! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md deleted file mode 100644 index 46816499..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -The Lord's Goodness to the Faithful - -# Chapter 138 -1. I will praise You with my whole heart; -Before the gods I will sing praises to You. - -2. I will worship toward Your holy temple, -And praise Your name -For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; -For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. - -3. In the day when I cried out, You answered me, -And made me bold with strength in my soul. - -4. All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, -When they hear the words of Your mouth. - -5. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, -For great is the glory of the Lord. - -6. Though the Lord is on high, -Yet He regards the lowly; -But the proud He knows from afar. - -7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; -You will stretch out Your hand -Against the wrath of my enemies, -And Your right hand will save me. - -8. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; -Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; -Do not forsake the works of Your hands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md deleted file mode 100644 index b7966770..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -God's Perfect Knowledge of Man - -# Chapter 139 -1. O Lord, You have searched me and known me. - -2. You know my sitting down and my rising up; -You understand my thought afar off. - -3. You comprehend my path and my lying down, -And are acquainted with all my ways. - -4. For there is not a word on my tongue, -But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. - -5. You have hedged me behind and before, -And laid Your hand upon me. - -6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; -It is high, I cannot attain it. - -7. Where can I go from Your Spirit? -Or where can I flee from Your presence? - -8. If I ascend into heaven, You are there; -If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. - -9. If I take the wings of the morning, -And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, - -10. Even there Your hand shall lead me, -And Your right hand shall hold me. - -11. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on me," -Even the night shall be light about me; - -12. Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, -But the night shines as the day; -The darkness and the light are both alike to You. - -13. For You formed my inward parts; -You covered me in my mother's womb. - -14. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; -Marvelous are Your works, -And that my soul knows very well. - -15. My frame was not hidden from You, -When I was made in secret, -And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. - -16. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. -And in Your book they all were written, -The days fashioned for me, -When as yet there were none of them. - -17. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! -How great is the sum of them! - -18. If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; -When I awake, I am still with You. - -19. Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! -Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. - -20. For they speak against You wickedly; -Your enemies take Your name in vain. - -21. Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? -And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? - -22. I hate them with perfect hatred; -I count them my enemies. - -23. Search me, O God, and know my heart; -Try me, and know my anxieties; - -24. And see if there is any wicked way in me, -And lead me in the way everlasting. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f8e4fe1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Folly of the Godless, and God's Final Triumph - -# Chapter 14 -1. The fool has said in his heart, -"There is no God." -They are corrupt, -They have done abominable works, -There is none who does good. - -2. The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, -To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. - -3. They have all turned aside, -They have together become corrupt; -There is none who does good, -No, not one. - -4. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, -Who eat up my people as they eat bread, -And do not call on the Lord? - -5. There they are in great fear, -For God is with the generation of the righteous. - -6. You shame the counsel of the poor, -But the Lord is his refuge. - -7. Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! -When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people, -Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7805601e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men - -# Chapter 140 -1. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; -Preserve me from violent men, - -2. Who plan evil things in their hearts; -They continually gather together for war. - -3. They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; -The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah - -4. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; -Preserve me from violent men, -Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. - -5. The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; -They have spread a net by the wayside; -They have set traps for me. Selah - - -6. I said to the Lord: "You are my God; -Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. - -7. O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, -You have covered my head in the day of battle. - -8. Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; -Do not further his wicked scheme, -Lest they be exalted. Selah - -9. "As for the head of those who surround me, -Let the evil of their lips cover them; - -10. Let burning coals fall upon them; -Let them be cast into the fire, -Into deep pits, that they rise not up again. - -11. Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; -Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him." - -12. I know that the Lord will maintain -The cause of the afflicted, -And justice for the poor. - -13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; -The upright shall dwell in Your presence. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md deleted file mode 100644 index 12dde99e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness - -# Chapter 141 -1. Lord, I cry out to You; -Make haste to me! -Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You. - -2. Let my prayer be set before You as incense, -The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. - -3. Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; -Keep watch over the door of my lips. - -4. Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, -To practice wicked works -With men who work iniquity; -And do not let me eat of their delicacies. - -5. Let the righteous strike me; -It shall be a kindness. -And let him rebuke me; -It shall be as excellent oil; -Let my head not refuse it. -For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked. - -6. Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, -And they hear my words, for they are sweet. - -7. Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, -As when one plows and breaks up the earth. - -8. But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; -In You I take refuge; -Do not leave my soul destitute. - -9. Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, -And from the traps of the workers of iniquity. - -10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, -While I escape safely. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0ea9777e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -A Plea for Relief from Persecutors - -# Chapter 142 -1. I cry out to the Lord with my voice; -With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. - -2. I pour out my complaint before Him; -I declare before Him my trouble. - -3. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, -Then You knew my path. -In the way in which I walk -They have secretly set a snare for me. - -4. Look on my right hand and see, -For there is no one who acknowledges me; -Refuge has failed me; -No one cares for my soul. - -5. I cried out to You, O Lord: -I said, "You are my refuge, -My portion in the land of the living. - -6. Attend to my cry, -For I am brought very low; -Deliver me from my persecutors, -For they are stronger than I. - -7. Bring my soul out of prison, -That I may praise Your name; -The righteous shall surround me, -For You shall deal bountifully with me." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md deleted file mode 100644 index a8666f3a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance - -# Chapter 143 -1. Hear my prayer, O Lord, -Give ear to my supplications! -In Your faithfulness answer me, -And in Your righteousness. - -2. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, -For in Your sight no one living is righteous. - -3. For the enemy has persecuted my soul; -He has crushed my life to the ground; -He has made me dwell in darkness, -Like those who have long been dead. - -4. Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; -My heart within me is distressed. - -5. I remember the days of old; -I meditate on all Your works; -I muse on the work of Your hands. - -6. I spread out my hands to You; -My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah - -7. Answer me speedily, O Lord; -My spirit fails! -Do not hide Your face from me, -Lest I be like those who go down into the pit. - -8. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, -For in You do I trust; -Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, -For I lift up my soul to You. - -9. Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; -In You I take shelter. - -10. Teach me to do Your will, -For You are my God; -Your Spirit is good. -Lead me in the land of uprightness. - -11. Revive me, O Lord, for Your name's sake! -For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. - -12. In Your mercy cut off my enemies, -And destroy all those who afflict my soul; -For I am Your servant. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md deleted file mode 100644 index 31bda621..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -A Song to the Lord Who Preserves and Prospers His People - -# Chapter 144 -1. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, -Who trains my hands for war, -And my fingers for battle-- - -2. My lovingkindness and my fortress, -My high tower and my deliverer, -My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, -Who subdues my people under me. - -3. Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? -Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? - -4. Man is like a breath; -His days are like a passing shadow. - -5. Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; -Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. - -6. Flash forth lightning and scatter them; -Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them. - -7. Stretch out Your hand from above; -Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, -From the hand of foreigners, - -8. -Whose mouth speaks lying words, -And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. - -9. I will sing a new song to You, O God; -On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, - -10. The One who gives salvation to kings, -Who delivers David His servant -From the deadly sword. - -11. Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, -Whose mouth speaks lying words, -And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood-- - -12. That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; -That our daughters may be as pillars, -Sculptured in palace style; - -13. That our barns may be full, -Supplying all kinds of produce; -That our sheep may bring forth thousands -And ten thousands in our fields; - -14. That our oxen may be well laden; -That there be no breaking in or going out; -That there be no outcry in our streets. - -15. Happy are the people who are in such a state; -Happy are the people whose God is the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md deleted file mode 100644 index cede9e84..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -A Song of God's Majesty and Love - -# Chapter 145 -1. I will extol You, my God, O King; -And I will bless Your name forever and ever. - -2. Every day I will bless You, -And I will praise Your name forever and ever. - -3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; -And His greatness is unsearchable. - -4. One generation shall praise Your works to another, -And shall declare Your mighty acts. - -5. I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, -And on Your wondrous works. - -6. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, -And I will declare Your greatness. - -7. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, -And shall sing of Your righteousness. - -8. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, -Slow to anger and great in mercy. - -9. The Lord is good to all, -And His tender mercies are over all His works. - -10. All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, -And Your saints shall bless You. - -11. They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, -And talk of Your power, - -12. To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, -And the glorious majesty of His kingdom. - -13. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, -And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. - -14. The Lord upholds all who fall, -And raises up all who are bowed down. - -15. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, -And You give them their food in due season. - -16. You open Your hand -And satisfy the desire of every living thing. - -17. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, -Gracious in all His works. - -18. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, -To all who call upon Him in truth. - -19. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; -He also will hear their cry and save them. - -20. The Lord preserves all who love Him, -But all the wicked He will destroy. - -21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, -And all flesh shall bless His holy name -Forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34265783..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Happiness of Those Whose -Help Is the Lord - -# Chapter 146 -1. -Praise the Lord! -Praise the Lord, O my soul! - -2. While I live I will praise the Lord; -I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. - -3. Do not put your trust in princes, -Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. - -4. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; -In that very day his plans perish. - -5. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, -Whose hope is in the Lord his God, - -6. Who made heaven and earth, -The sea, and all that is in them; -Who keeps truth forever, - -7. Who executes justice for the oppressed, -Who gives food to the hungry. -The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. - -8. -The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; -The Lord raises those who are bowed down; -The Lord loves the righteous. - -9. -The Lord watches over the strangers; -He relieves the fatherless and widow; -But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. - -10. -The Lord shall reign forever-- -Your God, O Zion, to all generations. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8164379..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Word and Providence - -# Chapter 147 -1. Praise the Lord! -For it is good to sing praises to our God; -For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful. - -2. The Lord builds up Jerusalem; -He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. - -3. He heals the brokenhearted -And binds up their wounds. - -4. He counts the number of the stars; -He calls them all by name. - -5. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; -His understanding is infinite. - -6. The Lord lifts up the humble; -He casts the wicked down to the ground. - -7. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; -Sing praises on the harp to our God, - -8. Who covers the heavens with clouds, -Who prepares rain for the earth, -Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. - -9. He gives to the beast its food, -And to the young ravens that cry. - -10. He does not delight in the strength of the horse; -He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. - -11. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, -In those who hope in His mercy. - -12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! -Praise your God, O Zion! - -13. For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; -He has blessed your children within you. - -14. He makes peace in your borders, -And fills you with the finest wheat. - -15. He sends out His command to the earth; -His word runs very swiftly. - -16. He gives snow like wool; -He scatters the frost like ashes; - -17. He casts out His hail like morsels; -Who can stand before His cold? - -18. He sends out His word and melts them; -He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. - -19. He declares His word to Jacob, -His statutes and His judgments to Israel. - -20. He has not dealt thus with any nation; -And as for His judgments, they have not known them. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md deleted file mode 100644 index 313401fd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Praise to the Lord from Creation - -# Chapter 148 -1. -Praise the Lord! -Praise the Lord from the heavens; -Praise Him in the heights! - -2. Praise Him, all His angels; -Praise Him, all His hosts! - -3. Praise Him, sun and moon; -Praise Him, all you stars of light! - -4. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, -And you waters above the heavens! - -5. Let them praise the name of the Lord, -For He commanded and they were created. - -6. He also established them forever and ever; -He made a decree which shall not pass away. - -7. -Praise the Lord from the earth, -You great sea creatures and all the depths; - -8. Fire and hail, snow and clouds; -Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; - -9. Mountains and all hills; -Fruitful trees and all cedars; - -10. Beasts and all cattle; -Creeping things and flying fowl; - -11. Kings of the earth and all peoples; -Princes and all judges of the earth; - -12. Both young men and maidens; -Old men and children. - -13. Let them praise the name of the Lord, -For His name alone is exalted; -His glory is above the earth and heaven. - -14. And He has exalted the horn of His people, -The praise of all His saints-- -Of the children of Israel, -A people near to Him. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4d2ee0f7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Salvation and Judgment - -# Chapter 149 -1. Praise the Lord! -Sing to the Lord a new song, -And His praise in the assembly of saints. - -2. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; -Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. - -3. Let them praise His name with the dance; -Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. - -4. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; -He will beautify the humble with salvation. - -5. Let the saints be joyful in glory; -Let them sing aloud on their beds. - -6. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, -And a two-edged sword in their hand, - -7. To execute vengeance on the nations, -And punishments on the peoples; - -8. To bind their kings with chains, -And their nobles with fetters of iron; - -9. To execute on them the written judgment-- -This honor have all His saints. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index a62e1466..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord - -# Chapter 15 -1. Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? -Who may dwell in Your holy hill? - -2. He who walks uprightly, -And works righteousness, -And speaks the truth in his heart; - -3. He who does not backbite with his tongue, -Nor does evil to his neighbor, -Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; - -4. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, -But he honors those who fear the Lord; -He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; - -5. He who does not put out his money at usury, -Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. -He who does these things shall never be moved. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6ec15e3f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Let All Things Praise the Lord - -# Chapter 150 -1. Praise the Lord! -Praise God in His sanctuary; -Praise Him in His mighty firmament! - -2. Praise Him for His mighty acts; -Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! - -3. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; -Praise Him with the lute and harp! - -4. Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; -Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! - -5. Praise Him with loud cymbals; -Praise Him with clashing cymbals! - -6. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. -Praise the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 595de1ea..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah's Victory - -# Chapter 16 -1. Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. - -2. O my soul, you have said to the Lord, -"You are my Lord, -My goodness is nothing apart from You." - -3. As for the saints who are on the earth, -"They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight." - -4. Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; -Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, -Nor take up their names on my lips. - -5. O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; -You maintain my lot. - -6. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; -Yes, I have a good inheritance. - -7. I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; -My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. - -8. I have set the Lord always before me; -Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. - -9. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; -My flesh also will rest in hope. - -10. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, -Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. - -11. You will show me the path of life; -In Your presence is fullness of joy; -At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 080e0d45..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation - -# Chapter 17 -1. Hear a just cause, O Lord, -Attend to my cry; -Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. - -2. Let my vindication come from Your presence; -Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. - -3. You have tested my heart; -You have visited me in the night; -You have tried me and have found nothing; -I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. - -4. Concerning the works of men, -By the word of Your lips, -I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. - -5. Uphold my steps in Your paths, -That my footsteps may not slip. - -6. I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; -Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. - -7. Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, -O You who save those who trust in You -From those who rise up against them. - -8. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; -Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, - -9. From the wicked who oppress me, -From my deadly enemies who surround me. - -10. They have closed up their fat hearts; -With their mouths they speak proudly. - -11. They have now surrounded us in our steps; -They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth, - -12. As a lion is eager to tear his prey, -And like a young lion lurking in secret places. - -13. Arise, O Lord, -Confront him, cast him down; -Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword, - -14. With Your hand from men, O Lord, -From men of the world who have their portion in this life, -And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. -They are satisfied with children, -And leave the rest of their possession for their babes. - -15. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; -I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca358b18..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,176 +0,0 @@ -God the Sovereign Savior - -# Chapter 18 -1. I will love You, O Lord, my strength. - -2. -The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; -My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; -My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - -3. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; -So shall I be saved from my enemies. - -4. The pangs of death surrounded me, -And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. - -5. The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; -The snares of death confronted me. - -6. In my distress I called upon the Lord, -And cried out to my God; -He heard my voice from His temple, -And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. - -7. Then the earth shook and trembled; -The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, -Because He was angry. - -8. Smoke went up from His nostrils, -And devouring fire from His mouth; -Coals were kindled by it. - -9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down -With darkness under His feet. - -10. And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; -He flew upon the wings of the wind. - -11. He made darkness His secret place; -His canopy around Him was dark waters -And thick clouds of the skies. - -12. From the brightness before Him, -His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. - -13. -The Lord thundered from heaven, -And the Most High uttered His voice, -Hailstones and coals of fire. - -14. He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, -Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. - -15. Then the channels of the sea were seen, -The foundations of the world were uncovered -At Your rebuke, O Lord, -At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. - -16. He sent from above, He took me; -He drew me out of many waters. - -17. He delivered me from my strong enemy, -From those who hated me, -For they were too strong for me. - -18. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, -But the Lord was my support. - -19. He also brought me out into a broad place; -He delivered me because He delighted in me. - -20. -The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; -According to the cleanness of my hands -He has recompensed me. - -21. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, -And have not wickedly departed from my God. - -22. For all His judgments were before me, -And I did not put away His statutes from me. - -23. I was also blameless before Him, -And I kept myself from my iniquity. - -24. Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, -According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. - -25. With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; -With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; - -26. With the pure You will show Yourself pure; -And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. - -27. For You will save the humble people, -But will bring down haughty looks. - -28. For You will light my lamp; -The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. - -29. For by You I can run against a troop, -By my God I can leap over a wall. - -30. As for God, His way is perfect; -The word of the Lord is proven; -He is a shield to all who trust in Him. - -31. For who is God, except the Lord? -And who is a rock, except our God? - -32. It is God who arms me with strength, -And makes my way perfect. - -33. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, -And sets me on my high places. - -34. He teaches my hands to make war, -So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. - -35. You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; -Your right hand has held me up, -Your gentleness has made me great. - -36. You enlarged my path under me, -So my feet did not slip. - -37. I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; -Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. - -38. I have wounded them, -So that they could not rise; -They have fallen under my feet. - -39. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; -You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. - -40. You have also given me the necks of my enemies, -So that I destroyed those who hated me. - -41. They cried out, but there was none to save; -Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. - -42. Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; -I cast them out like dirt in the streets. - -43. You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; -You have made me the head of the nations; -A people I have not known shall serve me. - -44. As soon as they hear of me they obey me; -The foreigners submit to me. - -45. The foreigners fade away, -And come frightened from their hideouts. - -46. -The Lord lives! -Blessed be my Rock! -Let the God of my salvation be exalted. - -47. It is God who avenges me, -And subdues the peoples under me; - -48. He delivers me from my enemies. -You also lift me up above those who rise against me; -You have delivered me from the violent man. - -49. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, -And sing praises to Your name. - -50. Great deliverance He gives to His king, -And shows mercy to His anointed, -To David and his descendants forevermore. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 63c2c2eb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -The Perfect Revelation of the Lord - -# Chapter 19 -1. The heavens declare the glory of God; -And the firmament shows His handiwork. - -2. Day unto day utters speech, -And night unto night reveals knowledge. - -3. There is no speech nor language -Where their voice is not heard. - -4. Their line has gone out through all the earth, -And their words to the end of the world. -In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, - -5. Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, -And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. - -6. Its rising is from one end of heaven, -And its circuit to the other end; -And there is nothing hidden from its heat. - -7. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; -The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; - -8. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; -The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; - -9. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; -The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. - -10. More to be desired are they than gold, -Yea, than much fine gold; -Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. - -11. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, -And in keeping them there is great reward. - -12. Who can understand his errors? -Cleanse me from secret faults. - -13. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; -Let them not have dominion over me. -Then I shall be blameless, -And I shall be innocent of great transgression. - -14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart -Be acceptable in Your sight, -O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c4b61fe..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -The Assurance of God's Saving Work - -# Chapter 20 -1. -May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; -May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; - -2. May He send you help from the sanctuary, -And strengthen you out of Zion; - -3. May He remember all your offerings, -And accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah - - -4. May He grant you according to your heart's desire, -And fulfill all your purpose. - -5. We will rejoice in your salvation, -And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! -May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. - -6. Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; -He will answer him from His holy heaven -With the saving strength of His right hand. - -7. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; -But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. - -8. They have bowed down and fallen; -But we have risen and stand upright. - -9. Save, Lord! -May the King answer us when we call. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7a6b929c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Joy in the Salvation of the Lord - -# Chapter 21 -1. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; -And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! - -2. You have given him his heart's desire, -And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah - -3. For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; -You set a crown of pure gold upon his head. - -4. He asked life from You, and You gave it to him-- -Length of days forever and ever. - -5. His glory is great in Your salvation; -Honor and majesty You have placed upon him. - -6. For You have made him most blessed forever; -You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence. - -7. For the king trusts in the Lord, -And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. - -8. Your hand will find all Your enemies; -Your right hand will find those who hate You. - -9. You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; -The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, -And the fire shall devour them. - -10. Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, -And their descendants from among the sons of men. - -11. For they intended evil against You; -They devised a plot which they are not able to perform. - -12. Therefore You will make them turn their back; -You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces. - -13. Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! -We will sing and praise Your power. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 628c2369..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah - -# Chapter 22 -1. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? -Why are You so far from helping Me, -And from the words of My groaning? - -2. O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; -And in the night season, and am not silent. - -3. But You are holy, -Enthroned in the praises of Israel. - -4. Our fathers trusted in You; -They trusted, and You delivered them. - -5. They cried to You, and were delivered; -They trusted in You, and were not ashamed. - -6. But I am a worm, and no man; -A reproach of men, and despised by the people. - -7. All those who see Me ridicule Me; -They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, - -8. "He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; -Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!" - -9. But You are He who took Me out of the womb; -You made Me trust while on My mother's breasts. - -10. I was cast upon You from birth. -From My mother's womb -You have been My God. - -11. Be not far from Me, -For trouble is near; -For there is none to help. - -12. Many bulls have surrounded Me; -Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. - -13. They gape at Me with their mouths, -Like a raging and roaring lion. - -14. I am poured out like water, -And all My bones are out of joint; -My heart is like wax; -It has melted within Me. - -15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, -And My tongue clings to My jaws; -You have brought Me to the dust of death. - -16. For dogs have surrounded Me; -The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. -They pierced My hands and My feet; - -17. I can count all My bones. -They look and stare at Me. - -18. They divide My garments among them, -And for My clothing they cast lots. - -19. But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; -O My Strength, hasten to help Me! - -20. Deliver Me from the sword, -My precious life from the power of the dog. - -21. Save Me from the lion's mouth -And from the horns of the wild oxen! -You have answered Me. - -22. I will declare Your name to My brethren; -In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. - -23. You who fear the Lord, praise Him! -All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, -And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel! - -24. For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; -Nor has He hidden His face from Him; -But when He cried to Him, He heard. - -25. My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; -I will pay My vows before those who fear Him. - -26. The poor shall eat and be satisfied; -Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. -Let your heart live forever! - -27. All the ends of the world -Shall remember and turn to the Lord, -And all the families of the nations -Shall worship before You. - -28. For the kingdom is the Lord's, -And He rules over the nations. - -29. All the prosperous of the earth -Shall eat and worship; -All those who go down to the dust -Shall bow before Him, -Even he who cannot keep himself alive. - -30. A posterity shall serve Him. -It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation, - -31. They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, -That He has done this. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 97cee3e5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Lord the Shepherd of His People - -# Chapter 23 -1. The Lord is my shepherd; -I shall not want. - -2. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; -He leads me beside the still waters. - -3. He restores my soul; -He leads me in the paths of righteousness -For His name's sake. - -4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, -I will fear no evil; -For You are with me; -Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. - -5. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; -You anoint my head with oil; -My cup runs over. - -6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me -All the days of my life; -And I will dwell in the house of the Lord -Forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index a42cb5cf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The King of Glory and His Kingdom - -# Chapter 24 -1. The earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness, -The world and those who dwell therein. - -2. For He has founded it upon the seas, -And established it upon the waters. - -3. Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? -Or who may stand in His holy place? - -4. He who has clean hands and a pure heart, -Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, -Nor sworn deceitfully. - -5. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, -And righteousness from the God of his salvation. - -6. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, -Who seek Your face. Selah - - -7. Lift up your heads, O you gates! -And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! -And the King of glory shall come in. - -8. Who is this King of glory? -The Lord strong and mighty, -The Lord mighty in battle. - -9. Lift up your heads, O you gates! -Lift up, you everlasting doors! -And the King of glory shall come in. - -10. Who is this King of glory? -The Lord of hosts, -He is the King of glory. Selah - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index c90ce6ae..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness - -# Chapter 25 -1. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. - -2. O my God, I trust in You; -Let me not be ashamed; -Let not my enemies triumph over me. - -3. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; -Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. - -4. Show me Your ways, O Lord; -Teach me Your paths. - -5. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, -For You are the God of my salvation; -On You I wait all the day. - -6. Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, -For they are from of old. - -7. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; -According to Your mercy remember me, -For Your goodness' sake, O Lord. - -8. Good and upright is the Lord; -Therefore He teaches sinners in the way. - -9. The humble He guides in justice, -And the humble He teaches His way. - -10. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, -To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. - -11. For Your name's sake, O Lord, -Pardon my iniquity, for it is great. - -12. Who is the man that fears the Lord? -Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. - -13. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, -And his descendants shall inherit the earth. - -14. The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, -And He will show them His covenant. - -15. My eyes are ever toward the Lord, -For He shall pluck my feet out of the net. - -16. Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, -For I am desolate and afflicted. - -17. The troubles of my heart have enlarged; -Bring me out of my distresses! - -18. Look on my affliction and my pain, -And forgive all my sins. - -19. Consider my enemies, for they are many; -And they hate me with cruel hatred. - -20. Keep my soul, and deliver me; -Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You. - -21. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, -For I wait for You. - -22. Redeem Israel, O God, -Out of all their troubles! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78b1b2cd..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption - -# Chapter 26 -1. Vindicate me, O Lord, -For I have walked in my integrity. -I have also trusted in the Lord; -I shall not slip. - -2. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; -Try my mind and my heart. - -3. For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, -And I have walked in Your truth. - -4. I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, -Nor will I go in with hypocrites. - -5. I have hated the assembly of evildoers, -And will not sit with the wicked. - -6. I will wash my hands in innocence; -So I will go about Your altar, O Lord, - -7. That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, -And tell of all Your wondrous works. - -8. Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, -And the place where Your glory dwells. - -9. Do not gather my soul with sinners, -Nor my life with bloodthirsty men, - -10. In whose hands is a sinister scheme, -And whose right hand is full of bribes. - -11. But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; -Redeem me and be merciful to me. - -12. My foot stands in an even place; -In the congregations I will bless the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1e717a52..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -An Exuberant Declaration of Faith - -# Chapter 27 -1. The Lord is my light and my salvation; -Whom shall I fear? -The Lord is the strength of my life; -Of whom shall I be afraid? - -2. When the wicked came against me -To eat up my flesh, -My enemies and foes, -They stumbled and fell. - -3. Though an army may encamp against me, -My heart shall not fear; -Though war may rise against me, -In this I will be confident. - -4. One thing I have desired of the Lord, -That will I seek: -That I may dwell in the house of the Lord -All the days of my life, -To behold the beauty of the Lord, -And to inquire in His temple. - -5. For in the time of trouble -He shall hide me in His pavilion; -In the secret place of His tabernacle -He shall hide me; -He shall set me high upon a rock. - -6. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; -Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; -I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. - -7. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! -Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. - -8. When You said, "Seek My face," -My heart said to You, "Your face, Lord, I will seek." - -9. Do not hide Your face from me; -Do not turn Your servant away in anger; -You have been my help; -Do not leave me nor forsake me, -O God of my salvation. - -10. When my father and my mother forsake me, -Then the Lord will take care of me. - -11. Teach me Your way, O Lord, -And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. - -12. Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; -For false witnesses have risen against me, -And such as breathe out violence. - -13. I would have lost heart, unless I had believed -That I would see the goodness of the Lord -In the land of the living. - -14. Wait on the Lord; -Be of good courage, -And He shall strengthen your heart; -Wait, I say, on the Lord! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 23d8a8c9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Rejoicing in Answered Prayer - -# Chapter 28 -1. To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: -Do not be silent to me, -Lest, if You are silent to me, -I become like those who go down to the pit. - -2. Hear the voice of my supplications -When I cry to You, -When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. - -3. Do not take me away with the wicked -And with the workers of iniquity, -Who speak peace to their neighbors, -But evil is in their hearts. - -4. Give them according to their deeds, -And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; -Give them according to the work of their hands; -Render to them what they deserve. - -5. Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, -Nor the operation of His hands, -He shall destroy them -And not build them up. - -6. Blessed be the Lord, -Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! - -7. The Lord is my strength and my shield; -My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; -Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, -And with my song I will praise Him. - -8. The Lord is their strength, -And He is the saving refuge of His anointed. - -9. Save Your people, -And bless Your inheritance; -Shepherd them also, -And bear them up forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index c372a9df..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God in His Holiness and Majesty - -# Chapter 29 -1. -Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, -Give unto the Lord glory and strength. - -2. -Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; -Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. - -3. -The voice of the Lord is over the waters; -The God of glory thunders; -The Lord is over many waters. - -4. -The voice of the Lord is powerful; -The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. - -5. -The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, -Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. - -6. He makes them also skip like a calf, -Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. - -7. -The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. - -8. -The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; -The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. - -9. -The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, -And strips the forests bare; -And in His temple everyone says, "Glory!" - -10. -The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, -And the Lord sits as King forever. - -11. -The Lord will give strength to His people; -The Lord will bless His people with peace. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index c1bf82b4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -The Blessedness of Answered Prayer - -# Chapter 30 -1. I will extol You, O -Lord, for You have lifted me up, -And have not let my foes rejoice over me. - -2. O -Lord my God, I cried out to You, -And You healed me. - -3. O -Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; -You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. - -4. Sing praise to the -Lord, you saints of His, -And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. - -5. For His anger is but for a moment, -His favor is for life; -Weeping may endure for a night, -But joy comes in the morning. - -6. Now in my prosperity I said, -"I shall never be moved." - -7. -Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; -You hid Your face, and I was troubled. - -8. I cried out to You, O -Lord; -And to the -Lord I made supplication: - -9. "What profit is there in my blood, -When I go down to the pit? -Will the dust praise You? -Will it declare Your truth? - -10. Hear, O -Lord, and have mercy on me; -Lord, be my helper!" - -11. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; -You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, - -12. To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. -O -Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index e423be99..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -The Lord a Fortress in Adversity - -# Chapter 31 -1. In You, O Lord, I put my trust; -Let me never be ashamed; -Deliver me in Your righteousness. - -2. Bow down Your ear to me, -Deliver me speedily; -Be my rock of refuge, -A fortress of defense to save me. - -3. For You are my rock and my fortress; -Therefore, for Your name's sake, -Lead me and guide me. - -4. Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, -For You are my strength. - -5. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; -You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. - -6. I have hated those who regard useless idols; -But I trust in the Lord. - -7. I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, -For You have considered my trouble; -You have known my soul in adversities, - -8. And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; -You have set my feet in a wide place. - -9. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; -My eye wastes away with grief, -Yes, my soul and my body! - -10. For my life is spent with grief, -And my years with sighing; -My strength fails because of my iniquity, -And my bones waste away. - -11. I am a reproach among all my enemies, -But especially among my neighbors, -And am repulsive to my acquaintances; -Those who see me outside flee from me. - -12. I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; -I am like a broken vessel. - -13. For I hear the slander of many; -Fear is on every side; -While they take counsel together against me, -They scheme to take away my life. - -14. But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; -I say, "You are my God." - -15. My times are in Your hand; -Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, -And from those who persecute me. - -16. Make Your face shine upon Your servant; -Save me for Your mercies' sake. - -17. Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You; -Let the wicked be ashamed; -Let them be silent in the grave. - -18. Let the lying lips be put to silence, -Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. - -19. Oh, how great is Your goodness, -Which You have laid up for those who fear You, -Which You have prepared for those who trust in You -In the presence of the sons of men! - -20. You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence -From the plots of man; -You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion -From the strife of tongues. - -21. Blessed be the Lord, -For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city! - -22. For I said in my haste, -"I am cut off from before Your eyes"; -Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications -When I cried out to You. - -23. Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! -For the Lord preserves the faithful, -And fully repays the proud person. - -24. Be of good courage, -And He shall strengthen your heart, -All you who hope in the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index 113c4739..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -The Joy of Forgiveness - -# Chapter 32 -1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, -Whose sin is covered. - -2. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, -And in whose spirit there is no deceit. - -3. When I kept silent, my bones grew old -Through my groaning all the day long. - -4. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; -My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah - - -5. I acknowledged my sin to You, -And my iniquity I have not hidden. -I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," -And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah - - -6. For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You -In a time when You may be found; -Surely in a flood of great waters -They shall not come near him. - -7. You are my hiding place; -You shall preserve me from trouble; -You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah - -8. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; -I will guide you with My eye. - -9. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, -Which have no understanding, -Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, -Else they will not come near you. - -10. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; -But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. - -11. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; -And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index 11f14343..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History - -# Chapter 33 -1. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! -For praise from the upright is beautiful. - -2. Praise the Lord with the harp; -Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. - -3. Sing to Him a new song; -Play skillfully with a shout of joy. - -4. For the word of the Lord is right, -And all His work is done in truth. - -5. He loves righteousness and justice; -The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. - -6. By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, -And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. - -7. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; -He lays up the deep in storehouses. - -8. Let all the earth fear the Lord; -Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. - -9. For He spoke, and it was done; -He commanded, and it stood fast. - -10. The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; -He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. - -11. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, -The plans of His heart to all generations. - -12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, -The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. - -13. The Lord looks from heaven; -He sees all the sons of men. - -14. From the place of His dwelling He looks -On all the inhabitants of the earth; - -15. He fashions their hearts individually; -He considers all their works. - -16. No king is saved by the multitude of an army; -A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. - -17. A horse is a vain hope for safety; -Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. - -18. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, -On those who hope in His mercy, - -19. To deliver their soul from death, -And to keep them alive in famine. - -20. Our soul waits for the Lord; -He is our help and our shield. - -21. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, -Because we have trusted in His holy name. - -22. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, -Just as we hope in You. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c296da5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God - -# Chapter 34 -1. I will bless the Lord at all times; -His praise shall continually be in my mouth. - -2. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; -The humble shall hear of it and be glad. - -3. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, -And let us exalt His name together. - -4. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, -And delivered me from all my fears. - -5. They looked to Him and were radiant, -And their faces were not ashamed. - -6. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, -And saved him out of all his troubles. - -7. The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, -And delivers them. - -8. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; -Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! - -9. Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! -There is no want to those who fear Him. - -10. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; -But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. - -11. Come, you children, listen to me; -I will teach you the fear of the Lord. - -12. Who is the man who desires life, -And loves many days, that he may see good? - -13. Keep your tongue from evil, -And your lips from speaking deceit. - -14. Depart from evil and do good; -Seek peace and pursue it. - -15. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, -And His ears are open to their cry. - -16. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, -To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. - -17. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, -And delivers them out of all their troubles. - -18. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, -And saves such as have a contrite spirit. - -19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, -But the Lord delivers him out of them all. - -20. He guards all his bones; -Not one of them is broken. - -21. Evil shall slay the wicked, -And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. - -22. The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, -And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index 354c457e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -The Lord the Avenger of His People - -# Chapter 35 -1. Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; -Fight against those who fight against me. - -2. Take hold of shield and buckler, -And stand up for my help. - -3. Also draw out the spear, -And stop those who pursue me. -Say to my soul, -"I am your salvation." - -4. Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor -Who seek after my life; -Let those be turned back and brought to confusion -Who plot my hurt. - -5. Let them be like chaff before the wind, -And let the angel of the Lord chase them. - -6. Let their way be dark and slippery, -And let the angel of the Lord pursue them. - -7. For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, -Which they have dug without cause for my life. - -8. Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, -And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; -Into that very destruction let him fall. - -9. And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; -It shall rejoice in His salvation. - -10. All my bones shall say, -"Lord, who is like You, -Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, -Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?" - -11. Fierce witnesses rise up; -They ask me things that I do not know. - -12. They reward me evil for good, -To the sorrow of my soul. - -13. But as for me, when they were sick, -My clothing was sackcloth; -I humbled myself with fasting; -And my prayer would return to my own heart. - -14. I paced about as though he were my friend or brother; -I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother. - -15. But in my adversity they rejoiced -And gathered together; -Attackers gathered against me, -And I did not know it; -They tore at me and did not cease; - -16. With ungodly mockers at feasts -They gnashed at me with their teeth. - -17. Lord, how long will You look on? -Rescue me from their destructions, -My precious life from the lions. - -18. I will give You thanks in the great assembly; -I will praise You among many people. - -19. Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; -Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause. - -20. For they do not speak peace, -But they devise deceitful matters -Against the quiet ones in the land. - -21. They also opened their mouth wide against me, -And said, "Aha, aha! -Our eyes have seen it." - -22. This You have seen, O Lord; -Do not keep silence. -O Lord, do not be far from me. - -23. Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, -To my cause, my God and my Lord. - -24. Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; -And let them not rejoice over me. - -25. Let them not say in their hearts, "Ah, so we would have it!" -Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up." - -26. Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion -Who rejoice at my hurt; -Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor -Who exalt themselves against me. - -27. Let them shout for joy and be glad, -Who favor my righteous cause; -And let them say continually, -"Let the Lord be magnified, -Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." - -28. And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness -And of Your praise all the day long. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index f9a5137c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Man's Wickedness and God's Perfections - -# Chapter 36 -1. An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: -There is no fear of God before his eyes. - -2. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, -When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates. - -3. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; -He has ceased to be wise and to do good. - -4. He devises wickedness on his bed; -He sets himself in a way that is not good; -He does not abhor evil. - -5. Your mercy, -O Lord, is in the heavens; -Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. - -6. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; -Your judgments are a great deep; -O Lord, You preserve man and beast. - -7. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! -Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. - -8. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, -And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. - -9. For with You is the fountain of life; -In Your light we see light. - -10. Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, -And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. - -11. Let not the foot of pride come against me, -And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. - -12. There the workers of iniquity have fallen; -They have been cast down and are not able to rise. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2b214f70..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked - -# Chapter 37 -1. Do not fret because of evildoers, -Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. - -2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, -And wither as the green herb. - -3. Trust in the Lord, and do good; -Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. - -4. Delight yourself also in the Lord, -And He shall give you the desires of your heart. - -5. Commit your way to the Lord, -Trust also in Him, -And He shall bring it to pass. - -6. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, -And your justice as the noonday. - -7. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; -Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, -Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. - -8. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; -Do not fret--it only causes harm. - -9. For evildoers shall be cut off; -But those who wait on the Lord, -They shall inherit the earth. - -10. For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; -Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, -But it shall be no more. - -11. But the meek shall inherit the earth, -And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. - -12. The wicked plots against the just, -And gnashes at him with his teeth. - -13. The Lord laughs at him, -For He sees that his day is coming. - -14. The wicked have drawn the sword -And have bent their bow, -To cast down the poor and needy, -To slay those who are of upright conduct. - -15. Their sword shall enter their own heart, -And their bows shall be broken. - -16. A little that a righteous man has -Is better than the riches of many wicked. - -17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, -But the Lord upholds the righteous. - -18. The Lord knows the days of the upright, -And their inheritance shall be forever. - -19. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, -And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. - -20. But the wicked shall perish; -And the enemies of the Lord, -Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. -Into smoke they shall vanish away. - -21. The wicked borrows and does not repay, -But the righteous shows mercy and gives. - -22. For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, -But those cursed by Him shall be cut off. - -23. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, -And He delights in his way. - -24. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; -For the Lord upholds him with His hand. - -25. I have been young, and now am old; -Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, -Nor his descendants begging bread. - -26. He is ever merciful, and lends; -And his descendants are blessed. - -27. Depart from evil, and do good; -And dwell forevermore. - -28. -For the Lord loves justice, -And does not forsake His saints; -They are preserved forever, -But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. - -29. The righteous shall inherit the land, -And dwell in it forever. - -30. The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, -And his tongue talks of justice. - -31. The law of his God is in his heart; -None of his steps shall slide. - -32. The wicked watches the righteous, -And seeks to slay him. - -33. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, -Nor condemn him when he is judged. - -34. Wait on the Lord, -And keep His way, -And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; -When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. - -35. I have seen the wicked in great power, -And spreading himself like a native green tree. - -36. Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; -Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found. - -37. Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; -For the future of that man is peace. - -38. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; -The future of the wicked shall be cut off. - -39. But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; -He is their strength in the time of trouble. - -40. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; -He shall deliver them from the wicked, -And save them, -Because they trust in Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e0b98e1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Prayer in Time of Chastening - -# Chapter 38 -1. O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, -Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! - -2. For Your arrows pierce me deeply, -And Your hand presses me down. - -3. There is no soundness in my flesh -Because of Your anger, -Nor any health in my bones -Because of my sin. - -4. For my iniquities have gone over my head; -Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. - -5. My wounds are foul and festering -Because of my foolishness. - -6. I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; -I go mourning all the day long. - -7. For my loins are full of inflammation, -And there is no soundness in my flesh. - -8. I am feeble and severely broken; -I groan because of the turmoil of my heart. - -9. Lord, all my desire is before You; -And my sighing is not hidden from You. - -10. My heart pants, my strength fails me; -As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me. - -11. My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, -And my relatives stand afar off. - -12. Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; -Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, -And plan deception all the day long. - -13. But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; -And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth. - -14. Thus I am like a man who does not hear, -And in whose mouth is no response. - -15. For in You, O Lord, I hope; -You will hear, O Lord my God. - -16. For I said, "Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, -Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me." - -17. For I am ready to fall, -And my sorrow is continually before me. - -18. For I will declare my iniquity; -I will be in anguish over my sin. - -19. But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; -And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied. - -20. Those also who render evil for good, -They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. - -21. Do not forsake me, O Lord; -O my God, be not far from me! - -22. Make haste to help me, -O Lord, my salvation! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md deleted file mode 100644 index 627520d8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness - -# Chapter 39 -1. I said, "I will guard my ways, -Lest I sin with my tongue; -I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, -While the wicked are before me." - -2. I was mute with silence, -I held my peace even from good; -And my sorrow was stirred up. - -3. My heart was hot within me; -While I was musing, the fire burned. -Then I spoke with my tongue: - -4. "Lord, make me to know my end, -And what is the measure of my days, -That I may know how frail I am. - -5. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, -And my age is as nothing before You; -Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah - -6. Surely every man walks about like a shadow; -Surely they busy themselves in vain; -He heaps up riches, -And does not know who will gather them. - -7. "And now, Lord, what do I wait for? -My hope is in You. - -8. Deliver me from all my transgressions; -Do not make me the reproach of the foolish. - -9. I was mute, I did not open my mouth, -Because it was You who did it. - -10. Remove Your plague from me; -I am consumed by the blow of Your hand. - -11. When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity, -You make his beauty melt away like a moth; -Surely every man is vapor. Selah - - -12. "Hear my prayer, O Lord, -And give ear to my cry; -Do not be silent at my tears; -For I am a stranger with You, -A sojourner, as all my fathers were. - -13. Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength, -Before I go away and am no more." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md deleted file mode 100644 index 75f5c9f0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Faith Persevering in Trial - -# Chapter 40 -1. I waited patiently for the Lord; -And He inclined to me, -And heard my cry. - -2. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, -Out of the miry clay, -And set my feet upon a rock, -And established my steps. - -3. He has put a new song in my mouth-- -Praise to our God; -Many will see it and fear, -And will trust in the Lord. - -4. Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, -And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. - -5. Many, -O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works -Which You have done; -And Your thoughts toward us -Cannot be recounted to You in order; -If I would declare and speak of them, -They are more than can be numbered. - -6. Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; -My ears You have opened. -Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. - -7. Then I said, "Behold, I come; -In the scroll of the book it is written of me. - -8. I delight to do Your will, O my God, -And Your law is within my heart." - -9. I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness -In the great assembly; -Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, -O Lord, You Yourself know. - -10. I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; -I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation; -I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth -From the great assembly. - -11. Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, -O Lord; -Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. - -12. For innumerable evils have surrounded me; -My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; -They are more than the hairs of my head; -Therefore my heart fails me. - -13. Be pleased, -O Lord, to deliver me; -O Lord, make haste to help me! - -14. Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion -Who seek to destroy my life; -Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor -Who wish me evil. - -15. Let them be confounded because of their shame, -Who say to me, "Aha, aha!" - -16. Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; -Let such as love Your salvation say continually, -"The Lord be magnified!" - -17. But I am poor and needy; -Yet the Lord thinks upon me. -You are my help and my deliverer; -Do not delay, O my God. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md deleted file mode 100644 index d812c312..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly - -# Chapter 41 -1. Blessed is he who considers the poor; -The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. - -2. -The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, -And he will be blessed on the earth; -You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. - -3. -The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; -You will sustain him on his sickbed. - -4. I said, "Lord, be merciful to me; -Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You." - -5. My enemies speak evil of me: -"When will he die, and his name perish?" - -6. And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; -His heart gathers iniquity to itself; -When he goes out, he tells it. - -7. All who hate me whisper together against me; -Against me they devise my hurt. - -8. "An evil disease," they say, "clings to him. -And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more." - -9. Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, -Who ate my bread, -Has lifted up his heel against me. - -10. But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up, -That I may repay them. - -11. By this I know that You are well pleased with me, -Because my enemy does not triumph over me. - -12. As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, -And set me before Your face forever. - -13. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel -From everlasting to everlasting! -Amen and Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md deleted file mode 100644 index be0e207a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Psalms 42�72Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses - -# Chapter 42 -1. As the deer pants for the water brooks, -So pants my soul for You, O God. - -2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. -When shall I come and appear before God? - -3. My tears have been my food day and night, -While they continually say to me, -"Where is your God?" - -4. When I remember these things, -I pour out my soul within me. -For I used to go with the multitude; -I went with them to the house of God, -With the voice of joy and praise, -With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast. - -5. Why are you cast down, O my soul? -And why are you disquieted within me? -Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him -For the help of His countenance. - -6. O my God, my soul is cast down within me; -Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, -And from the heights of Hermon, -From the Hill Mizar. - -7. Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; -All Your waves and billows have gone over me. - -8. The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, -And in the night His song shall be with me-- -A prayer to the God of my life. - -9. I will say to God my Rock, -"Why have You forgotten me? -Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" - -10. As with a breaking of my bones, -My enemies reproach me, -While they say to me all day long, -"Where is your God?" - -11. Why are you cast down, O my soul? -And why are you disquieted within me? -Hope in God; -For I shall yet praise Him, -The help of my countenance and my God. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md deleted file mode 100644 index b1c52038..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Prayer to God in Time of Trouble - -# Chapter 43 -1. Vindicate me, O God, -And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; -Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! - -2. For You are the God of my strength; -Why do You cast me off? -Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? - -3. Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! -Let them lead me; -Let them bring me to Your holy hill -And to Your tabernacle. - -4. Then I will go to the altar of God, -To God my exceeding joy; -And on the harp I will praise You, -O God, my God. - -5. Why are you cast down, O my soul? -And why are you disquieted within me? -Hope in God; -For I shall yet praise Him, -The help of my countenance and my God. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md deleted file mode 100644 index 23c64539..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -Redemption Remembered in Present Dishonor - -# Chapter 44 -1. We have heard with our ears, O God, -Our fathers have told us, -The deeds You did in their days, -In days of old: - -2. You drove out the nations with Your hand, -But them You planted; -You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. - -3. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, -Nor did their own arm save them; -But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, -Because You favored them. - -4. You are my King, O God; -Command victories for Jacob. - -5. Through You we will push down our enemies; -Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us. - -6. For I will not trust in my bow, -Nor shall my sword save me. - -7. But You have saved us from our enemies, -And have put to shame those who hated us. - -8. In God we boast all day long, -And praise Your name forever. Selah - - -9. But You have cast us off and put us to shame, -And You do not go out with our armies. - -10. You make us turn back from the enemy, -And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves. - -11. You have given us up like sheep intended for food, -And have scattered us among the nations. - -12. You sell Your people for next to nothing, -And are not enriched by selling them. - -13. You make us a reproach to our neighbors, -A scorn and a derision to those all around us. - -14. You make us a byword among the nations, -A shaking of the head among the peoples. - -15. My dishonor is continually before me, -And the shame of my face has covered me, - -16. Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles, -Because of the enemy and the avenger. - -17. All this has come upon us; -But we have not forgotten You, -Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant. - -18. Our heart has not turned back, -Nor have our steps departed from Your way; - -19. But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, -And covered us with the shadow of death. - -20. If we had forgotten the name of our God, -Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, - -21. Would not God search this out? -For He knows the secrets of the heart. - -22. Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long; -We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. - -23. Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? -Arise! Do not cast us off forever. - -24. Why do You hide Your face, -And forget our affliction and our oppression? - -25. For our soul is bowed down to the dust; -Our body clings to the ground. - -26. Arise for our help, -And redeem us for Your mercies' sake. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3ccdf15..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -The Glories of the Messiah and His Bride - -# Chapter 45 -1. My heart is overflowing with a good theme; -I recite my composition concerning the King; -My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. - -2. You are fairer than the sons of men; -Grace is poured upon Your lips; -Therefore God has blessed You forever. - -3. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, -With Your glory and Your majesty. - -4. And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; -And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. - -5. Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; -The peoples fall under You. - -6. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; -A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. - -7. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; -Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You -With the oil of gladness more than Your companions. - -8. All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, -Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. - -9. Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women; -At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. - -10. Listen, O daughter, -Consider and incline your ear; -Forget your own people also, and your father's house; - -11. So the King will greatly desire your beauty; -Because He is your Lord, worship Him. - -12. And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; -The rich among the people will seek your favor. - -13. The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; -Her clothing is woven with gold. - -14. She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; -The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You. - -15. With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; -They shall enter the King's palace. - -16. Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, -Whom You shall make princes in all the earth. - -17. I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; -Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md deleted file mode 100644 index ff8c62a9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations - -# Chapter 46 -1. God is our refuge and strength, -A very present help in trouble. - -2. Therefore we will not fear, -Even though the earth be removed, -And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; - -3. Though its waters roar and be troubled, -Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah - - -4. There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, -The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. - -5. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; -God shall help her, just at the break of dawn. - -6. The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; -He uttered His voice, the earth melted. - -7. The Lord of hosts is with us; -The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah - - -8. Come, behold the works of the Lord, -Who has made desolations in the earth. - -9. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; -He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; -He burns the chariot in the fire. - -10. Be still, and know that I am God; -I will be exalted among the nations, -I will be exalted in the earth! - -11. The Lord of hosts is with us; -The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md deleted file mode 100644 index acd25b8a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God, the Ruler of the Earth - -# Chapter 47 -1. Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! -Shout to God with the voice of triumph! - -2. For the Lord Most High is awesome; -He is a great King over all the earth. - -3. He will subdue the peoples under us, -And the nations under our feet. - -4. He will choose our inheritance for us, -The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah - - -5. God has gone up with a shout, -The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. - -6. Sing praises to God, sing praises! -Sing praises to our King, sing praises! - -7. For God is the King of all the earth; -Sing praises with understanding. - -8. God reigns over the nations; -God sits on His holy throne. - -9. The princes of the people have gathered together, -The people of the God of Abraham. -For the shields of the earth belong to God; -He is greatly exalted. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md deleted file mode 100644 index a21d88a7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -The Glory of God in Zion - -# Chapter 48 -1. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised -In the city of our God, -In His holy mountain. - -2. Beautiful in elevation, -The joy of the whole earth, -Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, -The city of the great King. - -3. God is in her palaces; -He is known as her refuge. - -4. For behold, the kings assembled, -They passed by together. - -5. They saw it, and so they marveled; -They were troubled, they hastened away. - -6. Fear took hold of them there, -And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, - -7. As when You break the ships of Tarshish -With an east wind. - -8. As we have heard, -So we have seen -In the city of the Lord of hosts, -In the city of our God: -God will establish it forever. Selah - -9. We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, -In the midst of Your temple. - -10. According to Your name, O God, -So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; -Your right hand is full of righteousness. - -11. Let Mount Zion rejoice, -Let the daughters of Judah be glad, -Because of Your judgments. - -12. Walk about Zion, -And go all around her. -Count her towers; - -13. Mark well her bulwarks; -Consider her palaces; -That you may tell it to the generation following. - -14. For this is God, -Our God forever and ever; -He will be our guide -Even to death. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48b7f3ab..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -The Confidence of the Foolish - -# Chapter 49 -1. Hear this, all peoples; -Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, - -2. Both low and high, -Rich and poor together. - -3. My mouth shall speak wisdom, -And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. - -4. I will incline my ear to a proverb; -I will disclose my dark saying on the harp. - -5. Why should I fear in the days of evil, -When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me? - -6. Those who trust in their wealth -And boast in the multitude of their riches, - -7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, -Nor give to God a ransom for him-- - -8. For the redemption of their souls is costly, -And it shall cease forever-- - -9. That he should continue to live eternally, -And not see the Pit. - -10. For he sees wise men die; -Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, -And leave their wealth to others. - -11. Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, -Their dwelling places to all generations; -They call their lands after their own names. - -12. Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; -He is like the beasts that perish. - -13. This is the way of those who are foolish, -And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah - - -14. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; -Death shall feed on them; -The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; -And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. - -15. But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, -For He shall receive me. Selah - -16. Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, -When the glory of his house is increased; - -17. For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; -His glory shall not descend after him. - -18. Though while he lives he blesses himself -(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself), - -19. He shall go to the generation of his fathers; -They shall never see light. - -20. A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, -Is like the beasts that perish. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8d42e11e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -God the Righteous Judge - -# Chapter 50 -1. The Mighty One, God the Lord, -Has spoken and called the earth -From the rising of the sun to its going down. - -2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, -God will shine forth. - -3. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; -A fire shall devour before Him, -And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. - -4. He shall call to the heavens from above, -And to the earth, that He may judge His people: - -5. "Gather My saints together to Me, -Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." - -6. Let the heavens declare His righteousness, -For God Himself is Judge. Selah - -7. "Hear, O My people, and I will speak, -O Israel, and I will testify against you; -I am God, your God! - -8. I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices -Or your burnt offerings, -Which are continually before Me. - -9. I will not take a bull from your house, -Nor goats out of your folds. - -10. For every beast of the forest is Mine, -And the cattle on a thousand hills. - -11. I know all the birds of the mountains, -And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. - -12. "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; -For the world is Mine, and all its fullness. - -13. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, -Or drink the blood of goats? - -14. Offer to God thanksgiving, -And pay your vows to the Most High. - -15. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; -I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." - -16. But to the wicked God says: -"What right have you to declare My statutes, -Or take My covenant in your mouth, - -17. Seeing you hate instruction -And cast My words behind you? - -18. When you saw a thief, you consented with him, -And have been a partaker with adulterers. - -19. You give your mouth to evil, -And your tongue frames deceit. - -20. You sit and speak against your brother; -You slander your own mother's son. - -21. These things you have done, and I kept silent; -You thought that I was altogether like you; -But I will rebuke you, -And set them in order before your eyes. - -22. "Now consider this, you who forget God, -Lest I tear you in pieces, -And there be none to deliver: - -23. Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; -And to him who orders his conduct aright -I will show the salvation of God." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md deleted file mode 100644 index 43099ad5..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -A Prayer of Repentance - -# Chapter 51 -1. Have mercy upon me, O God, -According to Your lovingkindness; -According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, -Blot out my transgressions. - -2. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, -And cleanse me from my sin. - -3. For I acknowledge my transgressions, -And my sin is always before me. - -4. Against You, You only, have I sinned, -And done this evil in Your sight-- -That You may be found just when You speak, -And blameless when You judge. - -5. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, -And in sin my mother conceived me. - -6. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, -And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. - -7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; -Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. - -8. Make me hear joy and gladness, -That the bones You have broken may rejoice. - -9. Hide Your face from my sins, -And blot out all my iniquities. - -10. Create in me a clean heart, O God, -And renew a steadfast spirit within me. - -11. Do not cast me away from Your presence, -And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. - -12. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, -And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. - -13. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, -And sinners shall be converted to You. - -14. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, -The God of my salvation, -And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. - -15. O Lord, open my lips, -And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. - -16. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; -You do not delight in burnt offering. - -17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, -A broken and a contrite heart-- -These, O God, You will not despise. - -18. Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; -Build the walls of Jerusalem. - -19. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, -With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; -Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md deleted file mode 100644 index 35191d3b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly - -# Chapter 52 -1. Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? -The goodness of God endures continually. - -2. Your tongue devises destruction, -Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. - -3. You love evil more than good, -Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah - - -4. You love all devouring words, -You deceitful tongue. - -5. God shall likewise destroy you forever; -He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, -And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah - - -6. The righteous also shall see and fear, -And shall laugh at him, saying, - -7. "Here is the man who did not make God his strength, -But trusted in the abundance of his riches, -And strengthened himself in his wickedness." - -8. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; -I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. - -9. I will praise You forever, -Because You have done it; -And in the presence of Your saints -I will wait on Your name, for it is good. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34f45df2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of Israel - -# Chapter 53 -1. The fool has said in his heart, -"There is no God." -They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; -There is none who does good. - -2. God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, -To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. - -3. Every one of them has turned aside; -They have together become corrupt; -There is none who does good, -No, not one. - -4. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, -Who eat up my people as they eat bread, -And do not call upon God? - -5. There they are in great fear -Where no fear was, -For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; -You have put them to shame, -Because God has despised them. - -6. Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! -When God brings back the captivity of His people, -Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md deleted file mode 100644 index 27884abc..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries - -# Chapter 54 -1. Save me, O God, by Your name, -And vindicate me by Your strength. - -2. Hear my prayer, O God; -Give ear to the words of my mouth. - -3. For strangers have risen up against me, -And oppressors have sought after my life; -They have not set God before them. Selah - - -4. Behold, God is my helper; -The Lord is with those who uphold my life. - -5. He will repay my enemies for their evil. -Cut them off in Your truth. - -6. I will freely sacrifice to You; -I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good. - -7. For He has delivered me out of all trouble; -And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdf8eb40..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,87 +0,0 @@ -Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends - -# Chapter 55 -1. Give ear to my prayer, O God, -And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. - -2. Attend to me, and hear me; -I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, - -3. Because of the voice of the enemy, -Because of the oppression of the wicked; -For they bring down trouble upon me, -And in wrath they hate me. - -4. My heart is severely pained within me, -And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. - -5. Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, -And horror has overwhelmed me. - -6. So I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! -I would fly away and be at rest. - -7. Indeed, I would wander far off, -And remain in the wilderness. Selah - - -8. I would hasten my escape -From the windy storm and tempest." - -9. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, -For I have seen violence and strife in the city. - -10. Day and night they go around it on its walls; -Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it. - -11. Destruction is in its midst; -Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets. - -12. For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; -Then I could bear it. -Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; -Then I could hide from him. - -13. But it was you, a man my equal, -My companion and my acquaintance. - -14. We took sweet counsel together, -And walked to the house of God in the throng. - -15. Let death seize them; -Let them go down alive into hell, -For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them. - -16. As for me, I will call upon God, -And the Lord shall save me. - -17. Evening and morning and at noon -I will pray, and cry aloud, -And He shall hear my voice. - -18. He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, -For there were many against me. - -19. God will hear, and afflict them, -Even He who abides from of old. Selah -Because they do not change, -Therefore they do not fear God. - -20. He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; -He has broken his covenant. - -21. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, -But war was in his heart; -His words were softer than oil, -Yet they were drawn swords. - -22. Cast your burden on the Lord, -And He shall sustain you; -He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. - -23. But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; -Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; -But I will trust in You. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md deleted file mode 100644 index c31e2cff..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Relief from Tormentors - -# Chapter 56 -1. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; -Fighting all day he oppresses me. - -2. My enemies would hound me all day, -For there are many who fight against me, O Most High. - -3. Whenever I am afraid, -I will trust in You. - -4. In God (I will praise His word), -In God I have put my trust; -I will not fear. -What can flesh do to me? - -5. All day they twist my words; -All their thoughts are against me for evil. - -6. They gather together, -They hide, they mark my steps, -When they lie in wait for my life. - -7. Shall they escape by iniquity? -In anger cast down the peoples, O God! - -8. You number my wanderings; -Put my tears into Your bottle; -Are they not in Your book? - -9. When I cry out to You, -Then my enemies will turn back; -This I know, because God is for me. - -10. In God (I will praise His word), -In the Lord (I will praise His word), - -11. -In God I have put my trust; -I will not be afraid. -What can man do to me? - -12. Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; -I will render praises to You, - -13. For You have delivered my soul from death. -Have You not kept my feet from falling, -That I may walk before God -In the light of the living? - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md deleted file mode 100644 index 79a3a756..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Safety from Enemies - -# Chapter 57 -1. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! -For my soul trusts in You; -And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, -Until these calamities have passed by. - -2. I will cry out to God Most High, -To God who performs all things for me. - -3. He shall send from heaven and save me; -He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah -God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. - -4. My soul is among lions; -I lie among the sons of men -Who are set on fire, -Whose teeth are spears and arrows, -And their tongue a sharp sword. - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; -Let Your glory be above all the earth. - -6. They have prepared a net for my steps; -My soul is bowed down; -They have dug a pit before me; -Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah - - -7. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; -I will sing and give praise. - -8. Awake, my glory! -Awake, lute and harp! -I will awaken the dawn. - -9. I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; -I will sing to You among the nations. - -10. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, -And Your truth unto the clouds. - -11. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; -Let Your glory be above all the earth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78bf2cde..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The Just Judgment of the Wicked - -# Chapter 58 -1. Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? -Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men? - -2. No, in heart you work wickedness; -You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. - -3. The wicked are estranged from the womb; -They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. - -4. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; -They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear, - -5. Which will not heed the voice of charmers, -Charming ever so skillfully. - -6. Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! -Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord! - -7. Let them flow away as waters which run continually; -When he bends his bow, -Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces. - -8. Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, -Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun. - -9. Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, -He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, -As in His living and burning wrath. - -10. The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; -He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, - -11. So that men will say, -"Surely there is a reward for the righteous; -Surely He is God who judges in the earth." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md deleted file mode 100644 index f1aa9260..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Assured Judgment of the Wicked - -# Chapter 59 -1. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; -Defend me from those who rise up against me. - -2. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, -And save me from bloodthirsty men. - -3. For look, they lie in wait for my life; -The mighty gather against me, -Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord. - -4. They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. -Awake to help me, and behold! - -5. You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, -Awake to punish all the nations; -Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah - - -6. At evening they return, -They growl like a dog, -And go all around the city. - -7. Indeed, they belch with their mouth; -Swords are in their lips; -For they say, "Who hears?" - -8. But You, O Lord, shall laugh at them; -You shall have all the nations in derision. - -9. I will wait for You, O You his Strength; -For God is my defense. - -10. My God of mercy shall come to meet me; -God shall let me see my desire on my enemies. - -11. Do not slay them, lest my people forget; -Scatter them by Your power, -And bring them down, -O Lord our shield. - -12. For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, -Let them even be taken in their pride, -And for the cursing and lying which they speak. - -13. Consume them in wrath, consume them, -That they may not be; -And let them know that God rules in Jacob -To the ends of the earth. Selah - - -14. And at evening they return, -They growl like a dog, -And go all around the city. - -15. They wander up and down for food, -And howl if they are not satisfied. - -16. But I will sing of Your power; -Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; -For You have been my defense -And refuge in the day of my trouble. - -17. To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; -For God is my defense, -My God of mercy. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md deleted file mode 100644 index 63e89af6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God - -# Chapter 60 -1. O God, You have cast us off; -You have broken us down; -You have been displeased; -Oh, restore us again! - -2. You have made the earth tremble; -You have broken it; -Heal its breaches, for it is shaking. - -3. You have shown Your people hard things; -You have made us drink the wine of confusion. - -4. You have given a banner to those who fear You, -That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah - - -5. That Your beloved may be delivered, -Save with Your right hand, and hear me. - -6. God has spoken in His holiness: -"I will rejoice; -I will divide Shechem -And measure out the Valley of Succoth. - -7. Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; -Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; -Judah is My lawgiver. - -8. Moab is My washpot; -Over Edom I will cast My shoe; -Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me." - -9. Who will bring me to the strong city? -Who will lead me to Edom? - -10. Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? -And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? - -11. Give us help from trouble, -For the help of man is useless. - -12. Through God we will do valiantly, -For it is He who shall tread down our enemies. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md deleted file mode 100644 index 46581351..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Assurance of God's Eternal Protection - -# Chapter 61 -1. Hear my cry, O God; -Attend to my prayer. - -2. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, -When my heart is overwhelmed; -Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. - -3. For You have been a shelter for me, -A strong tower from the enemy. - -4. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; -I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah - -5. For You, O God, have heard my vows; -You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name. - -6. You will prolong the king's life, -His years as many generations. - -7. He shall abide before God forever. -Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him! - -8. So I will sing praise to Your name forever, -That I may daily perform my vows. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md deleted file mode 100644 index db632b03..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -A Calm Resolve to Wait for the Salvation of God - -# Chapter 62 -1. Truly my soul silently waits for God; -From Him comes my salvation. - -2. He only is my rock and my salvation; -He is my defense; -I shall not be greatly moved. - -3. How long will you attack a man? -You shall be slain, all of you, -Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. - -4. They only consult to cast him down from his high position; -They delight in lies; -They bless with their mouth, -But they curse inwardly. Selah - - -5. My soul, wait silently for God alone, -For my expectation is from Him. - -6. He only is my rock and my salvation; -He is my defense; -I shall not be moved. - -7. In God is my salvation and my glory; -The rock of my strength, -And my refuge, is in God. - -8. Trust in Him at all times, you people; -Pour out your heart before Him; -God is a refuge for us. Selah - - -9. Surely men of low degree are a vapor, -Men of high degree are a lie; -If they are weighed on the scales, -They are altogether lighter than vapor. - -10. Do not trust in oppression, -Nor vainly hope in robbery; -If riches increase, -Do not set your heart on them. - -11. God has spoken once, -Twice I have heard this: -That power belongs to God. - -12. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; -For You render to each one according to his work. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ae9c843..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Joy in the Fellowship of God - -# Chapter 63 -1. O God, You are my God; -Early will I seek You; -My soul thirsts for You; -My flesh longs for You -In a dry and thirsty land -Where there is no water. - -2. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, -To see Your power and Your glory. - -3. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, -My lips shall praise You. - -4. Thus I will bless You while I live; -I will lift up my hands in Your name. - -5. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, -And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. - -6. When I remember You on my bed, -I meditate on You in the night watches. - -7. Because You have been my help, -Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. - -8. My soul follows close behind You; -Your right hand upholds me. - -9. But those who seek my life, to destroy it, -Shall go into the lower parts of the earth. - -10. They shall fall by the sword; -They shall be a portion for jackals. - -11. But the king shall rejoice in God; -Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; -But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4087d072..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Oppressed by the Wicked but Rejoicing in the Lord - -# Chapter 64 -1. Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; -Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. - -2. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, -From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, - -3. Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, -And bend their bows to shoot their arrows--bitter words, - -4. That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; -Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear. - -5. They encourage themselves in an evil matter; -They talk of laying snares secretly; -They say, "Who will see them?" - -6. They devise iniquities: -"We have perfected a shrewd scheme." -Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep. - -7. But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; -Suddenly they shall be wounded. - -8. So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; -All who see them shall flee away. - -9. All men shall fear, -And shall declare the work of God; -For they shall wisely consider His doing. - -10. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. -And all the upright in heart shall glory. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md deleted file mode 100644 index 287521fb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Salvation and Providence - -# Chapter 65 -1. Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; -And to You the vow shall be performed. - -2. O You who hear prayer, -To You all flesh will come. - -3. Iniquities prevail against me; -As for our transgressions, -You will provide atonement for them. - -4. Blessed is the man You choose, -And cause to approach You, -That he may dwell in Your courts. -We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, -Of Your holy temple. - -5. By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, -O God of our salvation, -You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, -And of the far-off seas; - -6. Who established the mountains by His strength, -Being clothed with power; - -7. You who still the noise of the seas, -The noise of their waves, -And the tumult of the peoples. - -8. They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; -You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice. - -9. You visit the earth and water it, -You greatly enrich it; -The river of God is full of water; -You provide their grain, -For so You have prepared it. - -10. You water its ridges abundantly, -You settle its furrows; -You make it soft with showers, -You bless its growth. - -11. You crown the year with Your goodness, -And Your paths drip with abundance. - -12. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, -And the little hills rejoice on every side. - -13. The pastures are clothed with flocks; -The valleys also are covered with grain; -They shout for joy, they also sing. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md deleted file mode 100644 index 345c49f9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Praise to God for His Awesome Works - -# Chapter 66 -1. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! - -2. Sing out the honor of His name; -Make His praise glorious. - -3. Say to God, -"How awesome are Your works! -Through the greatness of Your power -Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. - -4. All the earth shall worship You -And sing praises to You; -They shall sing praises to Your name." Selah - - -5. Come and see the works of God; -He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men. - -6. He turned the sea into dry land; -They went through the river on foot. -There we will rejoice in Him. - -7. He rules by His power forever; -His eyes observe the nations; -Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah - - -8. Oh, bless our God, you peoples! -And make the voice of His praise to be heard, - -9. Who keeps our soul among the living, -And does not allow our feet to be moved. - -10. For You, O God, have tested us; -You have refined us as silver is refined. - -11. You brought us into the net; -You laid affliction on our backs. - -12. You have caused men to ride over our heads; -We went through fire and through water; -But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. - -13. I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; -I will pay You my vows, - -14. Which my lips have uttered -And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble. - -15. I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals, -With the sweet aroma of rams; -I will offer bulls with goats. Selah - - -16. Come and hear, all you who fear God, -And I will declare what He has done for my soul. - -17. I cried to Him with my mouth, -And He was extolled with my tongue. - -18. If I regard iniquity in my heart, -The Lord will not hear. - -19. But certainly God has heard me; -He has attended to the voice of my prayer. - -20. Blessed be God, -Who has not turned away my prayer, -Nor His mercy from me! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70258450..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -An Invocation and a Doxology - -# Chapter 67 -1. God be merciful to us and bless us, -And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah - -2. That Your way may be known on earth, -Your salvation among all nations. - -3. Let the peoples praise You, O God; -Let all the peoples praise You. - -4. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! -For You shall judge the people righteously, -And govern the nations on earth. Selah - - -5. Let the peoples praise You, O God; -Let all the peoples praise You. - -6. Then the earth shall yield her increase; -God, our own God, shall bless us. - -7. God shall bless us, -And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md deleted file mode 100644 index fec25b68..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,134 +0,0 @@ -The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel - -# Chapter 68 -1. Let God arise, -Let His enemies be scattered; -Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. - -2. As smoke is driven away, -So drive them away; -As wax melts before the fire, -So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. - -3. But let the righteous be glad; -Let them rejoice before God; -Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. - -4. Sing to God, sing praises to His name; -Extol Him who rides on the clouds, -By His name Yah, -And rejoice before Him. - -5. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, -Is God in His holy habitation. - -6. God sets the solitary in families; -He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; -But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. - -7. O God, when You went out before Your people, -When You marched through the wilderness, Selah - - -8. The earth shook; -The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; -Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. - -9. You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, -Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, -When it was weary. - -10. Your congregation dwelt in it; -You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor. - -11. The Lord gave the word; -Great was the company of those who proclaimed it: - -12. "Kings of armies flee, they flee, -And she who remains at home divides the spoil. - -13. Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, -You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, -And her feathers with yellow gold." - -14. When the Almighty scattered kings in it, -It was white as snow in Zalmon. - -15. A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; -A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. - -16. Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? -This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; -Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever. - -17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, -Even thousands of thousands; -The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. - -18. You have ascended on high, -You have led captivity captive; -You have received gifts among men, -Even from the rebellious, -That the Lord God might dwell there. - -19. Blessed be the Lord, -Who daily loads us with benefits, -The God of our salvation! Selah - - -20. Our God is the God of salvation; -And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. - -21. But God will wound the head of His enemies, -The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses. - -22. The Lord said, "I will bring back from Bashan, -I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, - -23. That your foot may crush them in blood, -And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies." - -24. They have seen Your procession, O God, -The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. - -25. The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; -Among them were the maidens playing timbrels. - -26. Bless God in the congregations, -The Lord, from the fountain of Israel. - -27. There is little Benjamin, their leader, -The princes of Judah and their company, -The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali. - -28. Your God has commanded your strength; -Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us. - -29. Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, -Kings will bring presents to You. - -30. Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, -The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, -Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. -Scatter the peoples who delight in war. - -31. Envoys will come out of Egypt; -Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. - -32. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; -Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah - - -33. To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! -Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. - -34. Ascribe strength to God; -His excellence is over Israel, -And His strength is in the clouds. - -35. O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. -The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. -Blessed be God! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md deleted file mode 100644 index b6b2bdc9..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -An Urgent Plea for -Help in Trouble - -# Chapter 69 -1. Save me, O God! -For the waters have come up to my neck. - -2. I sink in deep mire, -Where there is no standing; -I have come into deep waters, -Where the floods overflow me. - -3. I am weary with my crying; -My throat is dry; -My eyes fail while I wait for my God. - -4. Those who hate me without a cause -Are more than the hairs of my head; -They are mighty who would destroy me, -Being my enemies wrongfully; -Though I have stolen nothing, -I still must restore it. - -5. O God, You know my foolishness; -And my sins are not hidden from You. - -6. Let not those who wait for You, -O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; -Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel. - -7. Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; -Shame has covered my face. - -8. I have become a stranger to my brothers, -And an alien to my mother's children; - -9. Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, -And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. - -10. When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, -That became my reproach. - -11. I also made sackcloth my garment; -I became a byword to them. - -12. Those who sit in the gate speak against me, -And I am the song of the drunkards. - -13. But as for me, my prayer is to You, -O Lord, in the acceptable time; -O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, -Hear me in the truth of Your salvation. - -14. Deliver me out of the mire, -And let me not sink; -Let me be delivered from those who hate me, -And out of the deep waters. - -15. Let not the floodwater overflow me, -Nor let the deep swallow me up; -And let not the pit shut its mouth on me. - -16. Hear me, -O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; -Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. - -17. And do not hide Your face from Your servant, -For I am in trouble; -Hear me speedily. - -18. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; -Deliver me because of my enemies. - -19. You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; -My adversaries are all before You. - -20. Reproach has broken my heart, -And I am full of heaviness; -I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; -And for comforters, but I found none. - -21. They also gave me gall for my food, -And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. - -22. Let their table become a snare before them, -And their well-being a trap. - -23. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; -And make their loins shake continually. - -24. Pour out Your indignation upon them, -And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them. - -25. Let their dwelling place be desolate; -Let no one live in their tents. - -26. For they persecute the ones You have struck, -And talk of the grief of those You have wounded. - -27. Add iniquity to their iniquity, -And let them not come into Your righteousness. - -28. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, -And not be written with the righteous. - -29. But I am poor and sorrowful; -Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. - -30. I will praise the name of God with a song, -And will magnify Him with thanksgiving. - -31. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, -Which has horns and hooves. - -32. The humble shall see this and be glad; -And you who seek God, your hearts shall live. - -33. For the Lord hears the poor, -And does not despise His prisoners. - -34. Let heaven and earth praise Him, -The seas and everything that moves in them. - -35. For God will save Zion -And build the cities of Judah, -That they may dwell there and possess it. - -36. Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, -And those who love His name shall dwell in it. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9fbfae78..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Relief from Adversaries - -# Chapter 70 -1. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! -Make haste to help me, -O Lord! - -2. Let them be ashamed and confounded -Who seek my life; -Let them be turned back and confused -Who desire my hurt. - -3. Let them be turned back because of their shame, -Who say, "Aha, aha!" - -4. Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; -And let those who love Your salvation say continually, -"Let God be magnified!" - -5. But I am poor and needy; -Make haste to me, O God! -You are my help and my deliverer; -O Lord, do not delay. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6a11c223..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -God the Rock of Salvation - -# Chapter 71 -1. In You, O Lord, I put my trust; -Let me never be put to shame. - -2. Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; -Incline Your ear to me, and save me. - -3. Be my strong refuge, -To which I may resort continually; -You have given the commandment to save me, -For You are my rock and my fortress. - -4. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, -Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. - -5. For You are my hope, O Lord God; -You are my trust from my youth. - -6. By You I have been upheld from birth; -You are He who took me out of my mother's womb. -My praise shall be continually of You. - -7. I have become as a wonder to many, -But You are my strong refuge. - -8. Let my mouth be filled with Your praise -And with Your glory all the day. - -9. Do not cast me off in the time of old age; -Do not forsake me when my strength fails. - -10. For my enemies speak against me; -And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, - -11. Saying, "God has forsaken him; -Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him." - -12. O God, do not be far from me; -O my God, make haste to help me! - -13. Let them be confounded and consumed -Who are adversaries of my life; -Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor -Who seek my hurt. - -14. But I will hope continually, -And will praise You yet more and more. - -15. My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness -And Your salvation all the day, -For I do not know their limits. - -16. I will go in the strength of the Lord God; -I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. - -17. O God, You have taught me from my youth; -And to this day I declare Your wondrous works. - -18. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, -O God, do not forsake me, -Until I declare Your strength to this generation, -Your power to everyone who is to come. - -19. Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, -You who have done great things; -O God, who is like You? - -20. You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, -Shall revive me again, -And bring me up again from the depths of the earth. - -21. You shall increase my greatness, -And comfort me on every side. - -22. Also with the lute I will praise You-- -And Your faithfulness, O my God! -To You I will sing with the harp, -O Holy One of Israel. - -23. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, -And my soul, which You have redeemed. - -24. My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; -For they are confounded, -For they are brought to shame -Who seek my hurt. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md deleted file mode 100644 index 665aa501..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -Glory and Universality of the Messiah's Reign - -# Chapter 72 -1. Give the king Your judgments, O God, -And Your righteousness to the king's Son. - -2. He will judge Your people with righteousness, -And Your poor with justice. - -3. The mountains will bring peace to the people, -And the little hills, by righteousness. - -4. He will bring justice to the poor of the people; -He will save the children of the needy, -And will break in pieces the oppressor. - -5. They shall fear You -As long as the sun and moon endure, -Throughout all generations. - -6. He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, -Like showers that water the earth. - -7. In His days the righteous shall flourish, -And abundance of peace, -Until the moon is no more. - -8. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, -And from the River to the ends of the earth. - -9. Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, -And His enemies will lick the dust. - -10. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles -Will bring presents; -The kings of Sheba and Seba -Will offer gifts. - -11. Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; -All nations shall serve Him. - -12. For He will deliver the needy when he cries, -The poor also, and him who has no helper. - -13. He will spare the poor and needy, -And will save the souls of the needy. - -14. He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; -And precious shall be their blood in His sight. - -15. And He shall live; -And the gold of Sheba will be given to Him; -Prayer also will be made for Him continually, -And daily He shall be praised. - -16. There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, -On the top of the mountains; -Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; -And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. - -17. His name shall endure forever; -His name shall continue as long as the sun. -And men shall be blessed in Him; -All nations shall call Him blessed. - -18. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, -Who only does wondrous things! - -19. And blessed be His glorious name forever! -And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. -Amen and Amen. - -20. The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md deleted file mode 100644 index 24c8978b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ -Psalms 73�89The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God - -# Chapter 73 -1. Truly God is good to Israel, -To such as are pure in heart. - -2. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; -My steps had nearly slipped. - -3. For I was envious of the boastful, -When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. - -4. For there are no pangs in their death, -But their strength is firm. - -5. They are not in trouble as other men, -Nor are they plagued like other men. - -6. Therefore pride serves as their necklace; -Violence covers them like a garment. - -7. Their eyes bulge with abundance; -They have more than heart could wish. - -8. They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; -They speak loftily. - -9. They set their mouth against the heavens, -And their tongue walks through the earth. - -10. Therefore his people return here, -And waters of a full cup are drained by them. - -11. And they say, "How does God know? -And is there knowledge in the Most High?" - -12. Behold, these are the ungodly, -Who are always at ease; -They increase in riches. - -13. Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, -And washed my hands in innocence. - -14. For all day long I have been plagued, -And chastened every morning. - -15. If I had said, "I will speak thus," -Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. - -16. When I thought how to understand this, -It was too painful for me-- - -17. Until I went into the sanctuary of God; -Then I understood their end. - -18. Surely You set them in slippery places; -You cast them down to destruction. - -19. Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! -They are utterly consumed with terrors. - -20. As a dream when one awakes, -So, Lord, when You awake, -You shall despise their image. - -21. Thus my heart was grieved, -And I was vexed in my mind. - -22. I was so foolish and ignorant; -I was like a beast before You. - -23. Nevertheless I am continually with You; -You hold me by my right hand. - -24. You will guide me with Your counsel, -And afterward receive me to glory. - -25. Whom have I in heaven but You? -And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. - -26. My flesh and my heart fail; -But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - -27. For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; -You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. - -28. But it is good for me to draw near to God; -I have put my trust in the Lord God, -That I may declare all Your works. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md deleted file mode 100644 index 85e7b0f2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -A Plea for Relief from Oppressors - -# Chapter 74 -1. O God, why have You cast us off forever? -Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? - -2. Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, -The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed-- -This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. - -3. Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. -The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. - -4. Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; -They set up their banners for signs. - -5. They seem like men who lift up -Axes among the thick trees. - -6. And now they break down its carved work, all at once, -With axes and hammers. - -7. They have set fire to Your sanctuary; -They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. - -8. They said in their hearts, -"Let us destroy them altogether." -They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. - -9. We do not see our signs; -There is no longer any prophet; -Nor is there any among us who knows how long. - -10. O God, how long will the adversary reproach? -Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? - -11. Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? -Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them. - -12. For God is my King from of old, -Working salvation in the midst of the earth. - -13. You divided the sea by Your strength; -You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters. - -14. You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, -And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. - -15. You broke open the fountain and the flood; -You dried up mighty rivers. - -16. The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; -You have prepared the light and the sun. - -17. You have set all the borders of the earth; -You have made summer and winter. - -18. Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord, -And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. - -19. Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! -Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. - -20. Have respect to the covenant; -For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. - -21. Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! -Let the poor and needy praise Your name. - -22. Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; -Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. - -23. Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; -The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9c150a4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Thanksgiving for God's Righteous Judgment - -# Chapter 75 -1. We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! -For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near. - -2. "When I choose the proper time, -I will judge uprightly. - -3. The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; -I set up its pillars firmly. Selah - - -4. "I said to the boastful, 'Do not deal boastfully,' -And to the wicked, 'Do not lift up the horn. - -5. Do not lift up your horn on high; -Do not speak with a stiff neck.' " - -6. For exaltation comes neither from the east -Nor from the west nor from the south. - -7. But God is the Judge: -He puts down one, -And exalts another. - -8. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, -And the wine is red; -It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; -Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth -Drain and drink down. - -9. But I will declare forever, -I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. - -10. "All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, -But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md deleted file mode 100644 index 889b7ea4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -The Majesty of God in Judgment - -# Chapter 76 -1. In Judah God is known; -His name is great in Israel. - -2. In Salem also is His tabernacle, -And His dwelling place in Zion. - -3. There He broke the arrows of the bow, -The shield and sword of battle. Selah - - -4. You are more glorious and excellent -Than the mountains of prey. - -5. The stouthearted were plundered; -They have sunk into their sleep; -And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands. - -6. At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, -Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep. - -7. You, Yourself, are to be feared; -And who may stand in Your presence -When once You are angry? - -8. You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; -The earth feared and was still, - -9. When God arose to judgment, -To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah - - -10. Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; -With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. - -11. Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; -Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared. - -12. He shall cut off the spirit of princes; -He is awesome to the kings of the earth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3a7345c0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -The Consoling Memory of God's Redemptive Works - -# Chapter 77 -1. I cried out to God with my voice-- -To God with my voice; -And He gave ear to me. - -2. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; -My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; -My soul refused to be comforted. - -3. I remembered God, and was troubled; -I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah - - -4. You hold my eyelids open; -I am so troubled that I cannot speak. - -5. I have considered the days of old, -The years of ancient times. - -6. I call to remembrance my song in the night; -I meditate within my heart, -And my spirit makes diligent search. - -7. Will the Lord cast off forever? -And will He be favorable no more? - -8. Has His mercy ceased forever? -Has His promise failed forevermore? - -9. Has God forgotten to be gracious? -Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah - - -10. And I said, "This is my anguish; -But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High." - -11. I will remember the works of the Lord; -Surely I will remember Your wonders of old. - -12. I will also meditate on all Your work, -And talk of Your deeds. - -13. Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; -Who is so great a God as our God? - -14. You are the God who does wonders; -You have declared Your strength among the peoples. - -15. You have with Your arm redeemed Your people, -The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah - - -16. The waters saw You, O God; -The waters saw You, they were afraid; -The depths also trembled. - -17. The clouds poured out water; -The skies sent out a sound; -Your arrows also flashed about. - -18. The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; -The lightnings lit up the world; -The earth trembled and shook. - -19. Your way was in the sea, -Your path in the great waters, -And Your footsteps were not known. - -20. You led Your people like a flock -By the hand of Moses and Aaron. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md deleted file mode 100644 index faeb2ae7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,239 +0,0 @@ -God's Kindness to Rebellious Israel - -# Chapter 78 -1. Give ear, O my people, to my law; -Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. - -2. I will open my mouth in a parable; -I will utter dark sayings of old, - -3. Which we have heard and known, -And our fathers have told us. - -4. We will not hide them from their children, -Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, -And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done. - -5. For He established a testimony in Jacob, -And appointed a law in Israel, -Which He commanded our fathers, -That they should make them known to their children; - -6. That the generation to come might know them, -The children who would be born, -That they may arise and declare them to their children, - -7. That they may set their hope in God, -And not forget the works of God, -But keep His commandments; - -8. And may not be like their fathers, -A stubborn and rebellious generation, -A generation that did not set its heart aright, -And whose spirit was not faithful to God. - -9. The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, -Turned back in the day of battle. - -10. They did not keep the covenant of God; -They refused to walk in His law, - -11. And forgot His works -And His wonders that He had shown them. - -12. Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, -In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. - -13. He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; -And He made the waters stand up like a heap. - -14. In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, -And all the night with a light of fire. - -15. He split the rocks in the wilderness, -And gave them drink in abundance like the depths. - -16. He also brought streams out of the rock, -And caused waters to run down like rivers. - -17. But they sinned even more against Him -By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness. - -18. And they tested God in their heart -By asking for the food of their fancy. - -19. Yes, they spoke against God: -They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? - -20. Behold, He struck the rock, -So that the waters gushed out, -And the streams overflowed. -Can He give bread also? -Can He provide meat for His people?" - -21. Therefore the Lord heard this and was furious; -So a fire was kindled against Jacob, -And anger also came up against Israel, - -22. Because they did not believe in God, -And did not trust in His salvation. - -23. Yet He had commanded the clouds above, -And opened the doors of heaven, - -24. Had rained down manna on them to eat, -And given them of the bread of heaven. - -25. Men ate angels' food; -He sent them food to the full. - -26. He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; -And by His power He brought in the south wind. - -27. He also rained meat on them like the dust, -Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas; - -28. And He let them fall in the midst of their camp, -All around their dwellings. - -29. So they ate and were well filled, -For He gave them their own desire. - -30. They were not deprived of their craving; -But while their food was still in their mouths, - -31. The wrath of God came against them, -And slew the stoutest of them, -And struck down the choice men of Israel. - -32. In spite of this they still sinned, -And did not believe in His wondrous works. - -33. Therefore their days He consumed in futility, -And their years in fear. - -34. When He slew them, then they sought Him; -And they returned and sought earnestly for God. - -35. Then they remembered that God was their rock, -And the Most High God their Redeemer. - -36. Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, -And they lied to Him with their tongue; - -37. For their heart was not steadfast with Him, -Nor were they faithful in His covenant. - -38. But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, -And did not destroy them. -Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, -And did not stir up all His wrath; - -39. For He remembered that they were but flesh, -A breath that passes away and does not come again. - -40. How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, -And grieved Him in the desert! - -41. Yes, again and again they tempted God, -And limited the Holy One of Israel. - -42. They did not remember His power: -The day when He redeemed them from the enemy, - -43. When He worked His signs in Egypt, -And His wonders in the field of Zoan; - -44. Turned their rivers into blood, -And their streams, that they could not drink. - -45. He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, -And frogs, which destroyed them. - -46. He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, -And their labor to the locust. - -47. He destroyed their vines with hail, -And their sycamore trees with frost. - -48. He also gave up their cattle to the hail, -And their flocks to fiery lightning. - -49. He cast on them the fierceness of His anger, -Wrath, indignation, and trouble, -By sending angels of destruction among them. - -50. He made a path for His anger; -He did not spare their soul from death, -But gave their life over to the plague, - -51. And destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, -The first of their strength in the tents of Ham. - -52. But He made His own people go forth like sheep, -And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; - -53. And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; -But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. - -54. And He brought them to His holy border, -This mountain which His right hand had acquired. - -55. He also drove out the nations before them, -Allotted them an inheritance by survey, -And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents. - -56. Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God, -And did not keep His testimonies, - -57. But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; -They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. - -58. For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, -And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images. - -59. When God heard this, He was furious, -And greatly abhorred Israel, - -60. So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, -The tent He had placed among men, - -61. And delivered His strength into captivity, -And His glory into the enemy's hand. - -62. He also gave His people over to the sword, -And was furious with His inheritance. - -63. The fire consumed their young men, -And their maidens were not given in marriage. - -64. Their priests fell by the sword, -And their widows made no lamentation. - -65. Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, -Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine. - -66. And He beat back His enemies; -He put them to a perpetual reproach. - -67. Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph, -And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, - -68. But chose the tribe of Judah, -Mount Zion which He loved. - -69. And He built His sanctuary like the heights, -Like the earth which He has established forever. - -70. He also chose David His servant, -And took him from the sheepfolds; - -71. From following the ewes that had young He brought him, -To shepherd Jacob His people, -And Israel His inheritance. - -72. So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, -And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md deleted file mode 100644 index bb05fe92..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies - -# Chapter 79 -1. O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; -Your holy temple they have defiled; -They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. - -2. The dead bodies of Your servants -They have given as food for the birds of the heavens, -The flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth. - -3. Their blood they have shed like water all around Jerusalem, -And there was no one to bury them. - -4. We have become a reproach to our neighbors, -A scorn and derision to those who are around us. - -5. How long, Lord? -Will You be angry forever? -Will Your jealousy burn like fire? - -6. Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, -And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name. - -7. For they have devoured Jacob, -And laid waste his dwelling place. - -8. Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! -Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, -For we have been brought very low. - -9. -Help us, O God of our salvation, -For the glory of Your name; -And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, -For Your name's sake! - -10. Why should the nations say, -"Where is their God?" -Let there be known among the nations in our sight -The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed. - -11. Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; -According to the greatness of Your power -Preserve those who are appointed to die; - -12. And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom -Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord. - -13. So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, -Will give You thanks forever; -We will show forth Your praise to all generations. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md deleted file mode 100644 index f8be777b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Israel's Restoration - -# Chapter 80 -1. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, -You who lead Joseph like a flock; -You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! - -2. Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, -Stir up Your strength, -And come and save us! - -3. Restore us, O God; -Cause Your face to shine, -And we shall be saved! - -4. O Lord God of hosts, -How long will You be angry -Against the prayer of Your people? - -5. You have fed them with the bread of tears, -And given them tears to drink in great measure. - -6. You have made us a strife to our neighbors, -And our enemies laugh among themselves. - -7. Restore us, O God of hosts; -Cause Your face to shine, -And we shall be saved! - -8. You have brought a vine out of Egypt; -You have cast out the nations, and planted it. - -9. You prepared room for it, -And caused it to take deep root, -And it filled the land. - -10. The hills were covered with its shadow, -And the mighty cedars with its boughs. - -11. She sent out her boughs to the Sea, -And her branches to the River. - -12. Why have You broken down her hedges, -So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit? - -13. The boar out of the woods uproots it, -And the wild beast of the field devours it. - -14. Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; -Look down from heaven and see, -And visit this vine - - -15. And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, -And the branch that You made strong for Yourself. - -16. It is burned with fire, it is cut down; -They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. - -17. Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, -Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself. - -18. Then we will not turn back from You; -Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. - -19. Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; -Cause Your face to shine, -And we shall be saved! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md deleted file mode 100644 index c4d33a86..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -An Appeal for Israel's Repentance - -# Chapter 81 -1. Sing aloud to God our strength; -Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. - -2. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, -The pleasant harp with the lute. - -3. Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, -At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. - -4. For this is a statute for Israel, -A law of the God of Jacob. - -5. This He established in Joseph as a testimony, -When He went throughout the land of Egypt, -Where I heard a language I did not understand. - -6. "I removed his shoulder from the burden; -His hands were freed from the baskets. - -7. You called in trouble, and I delivered you; -I answered you in the secret place of thunder; -I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah - -8. "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! -O Israel, if you will listen to Me! - -9. There shall be no foreign god among you; -Nor shall you worship any foreign god. - -10. I am the Lord your God, -Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; -Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. - -11. "But My people would not heed My voice, -And Israel would have none of Me. - -12. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, -To walk in their own counsels. - -13. "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, -That Israel would walk in My ways! - -14. I would soon subdue their enemies, -And turn My hand against their adversaries. - -15. The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, -But their fate would endure forever. - -16. He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; -And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md deleted file mode 100644 index 009f8a23..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -A Plea for Justice - -# Chapter 82 -1. God stands in the congregation of the mighty; -He judges among the gods. - -2. How long will you judge unjustly, -And show partiality to the wicked? Selah - -3. Defend the poor and fatherless; -Do justice to the afflicted and needy. - -4. Deliver the poor and needy; -Free them from the hand of the wicked. - -5. They do not know, nor do they understand; -They walk about in darkness; -All the foundations of the earth are unstable. - -6. I said, "You are gods, -And all of you are children of the Most High. - -7. But you shall die like men, -And fall like one of the princes." - -8. Arise, O God, judge the earth; -For You shall inherit all nations. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8c549854..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel - -# Chapter 83 -1. Do not keep silent, O God! -Do not hold Your peace, -And do not be still, O God! - -2. For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; -And those who hate You have lifted up their head. - -3. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, -And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. - -4. They have said, "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, -That the name of Israel may be remembered no more." - -5. For they have consulted together with one consent; -They form a confederacy against You: - -6. The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; -Moab and the Hagrites; - -7. Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; -Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; - -8. Assyria also has joined with them; -They have helped the children of Lot. Selah - - -9. Deal with them as with Midian, -As with Sisera, -As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon, - -10. Who perished at En Dor, -Who became as refuse on the earth. - -11. Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb, -Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, - -12. Who said, "Let us take for ourselves -The pastures of God for a possession." - -13. O my God, make them like the whirling dust, -Like the chaff before the wind! - -14. As the fire burns the woods, -And as the flame sets the mountains on fire, - -15. So pursue them with Your tempest, -And frighten them with Your storm. - -16. Fill their faces with shame, -That they may seek Your name, O Lord. - -17. Let them be confounded and dismayed forever; -Yes, let them be put to shame and perish, - -18. That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, -Are the Most High over all the earth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md deleted file mode 100644 index a3c4c674..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God - -# Chapter 84 -1. How lovely is Your tabernacle, -O Lord of hosts! - -2. My soul longs, yes, even faints -For the courts of the Lord; -My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. - -3. Even the sparrow has found a home, -And the swallow a nest for herself, -Where she may lay her young-- -Even Your altars, -O Lord of hosts, -My King and my God. - -4. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; -They will still be praising You. Selah - - -5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, -Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. - -6. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, -They make it a spring; -The rain also covers it with pools. - -7. They go from strength to strength; -Each one appears before God in Zion. - -8. -O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; -Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah - - -9. O God, behold our shield, -And look upon the face of Your anointed. - -10. For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. -I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God -Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. - -11. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; -The Lord will give grace and glory; -No good thing will He withhold -From those who walk uprightly. - -12. -O Lord of hosts, -Blessed is the man who trusts in You! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md deleted file mode 100644 index d6aa3596..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land - -# Chapter 85 -1. Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; -You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. - -2. You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; -You have covered all their sin. Selah - - -3. You have taken away all Your wrath; -You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger. - -4. Restore us, O God of our salvation, -And cause Your anger toward us to cease. - -5. Will You be angry with us forever? -Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? - -6. Will You not revive us again, -That Your people may rejoice in You? - -7. Show us Your mercy, Lord, -And grant us Your salvation. - -8. I will hear what God the Lord will speak, -For He will speak peace -To His people and to His saints; -But let them not turn back to folly. - -9. Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, -That glory may dwell in our land. - -10. Mercy and truth have met together; -Righteousness and peace have kissed. - -11. Truth shall spring out of the earth, -And righteousness shall look down from heaven. - -12. Yes, the Lord will give what is good; -And our land will yield its increase. - -13. Righteousness will go before Him, -And shall make His footsteps our pathway. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6352d7d2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord - -# Chapter 86 -1. Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; -For I am poor and needy. - -2. Preserve my life, for I am holy; -You are my God; -Save Your servant who trusts in You! - -3. Be merciful to me, O Lord, -For I cry to You all day long. - -4. Rejoice the soul of Your servant, -For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. - -5. For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, -And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. - -6. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; -And attend to the voice of my supplications. - -7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, -For You will answer me. - -8. Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; -Nor are there any works like Your works. - -9. All nations whom You have made -Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, -And shall glorify Your name. - -10. For You are great, and do wondrous things; -You alone are God. - -11. Teach me Your way, O Lord; -I will walk in Your truth; -Unite my heart to fear Your name. - -12. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, -And I will glorify Your name forevermore. - -13. For great is Your mercy toward me, -And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. - -14. O God, the proud have risen against me, -And a mob of violent men have sought my life, -And have not set You before them. - -15. But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, -Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth. - -16. Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! -Give Your strength to Your servant, -And save the son of Your maidservant. - -17. Show me a sign for good, -That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, -Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md deleted file mode 100644 index fd685c65..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Glories of the City of God - -# Chapter 87 -1. His foundation is in the holy mountains. - -2. The Lord loves the gates of Zion -More than all the dwellings of Jacob. - -3. Glorious things are spoken of you, -O city of God! Selah - - -4. "I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; -Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: -'This one was born there.' " - -5. And of Zion it will be said, -"This one and that one were born in her; -And the Most High Himself shall establish her." - -6. The Lord will record, -When He registers the peoples: -"This one was born there." Selah - -7. Both the singers and the players on instruments say, -"All my springs are in you." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md deleted file mode 100644 index aff212eb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -A Prayer for -Help in Despondency - -# Chapter 88 -1. O Lord, God of my salvation, -I have cried out day and night before You. - -2. Let my prayer come before You; -Incline Your ear to my cry. - -3. For my soul is full of troubles, -And my life draws near to the grave. - -4. I am counted with those who go down to the pit; -I am like a man who has no strength, - -5. Adrift among the dead, -Like the slain who lie in the grave, -Whom You remember no more, -And who are cut off from Your hand. - -6. You have laid me in the lowest pit, -In darkness, in the depths. - -7. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, -And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah - -8. You have put away my acquaintances far from me; -You have made me an abomination to them; -I am shut up, and I cannot get out; - -9. My eye wastes away because of affliction. -Lord, I have called daily upon You; -I have stretched out my hands to You. - -10. Will You work wonders for the dead? -Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah - -11. Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? -Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? - -12. Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? -And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? - -13. But to You I have cried out, O Lord, -And in the morning my prayer comes before You. - -14. Lord, why do You cast off my soul? -Why do You hide Your face from me? - -15. I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; -I suffer Your terrors; -I am distraught. - -16. Your fierce wrath has gone over me; -Your terrors have cut me off. - -17. They came around me all day long like water; -They engulfed me altogether. - -18. Loved one and friend You have put far from me, -And my acquaintances into darkness. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md deleted file mode 100644 index c1119cfa..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,166 +0,0 @@ -Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings - -# Chapter 89 -1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; -With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. - -2. For I have said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; -Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens." - -3. "I have made a covenant with My chosen, -I have sworn to My servant David: - -4. 'Your seed I will establish forever, -And build up your throne to all generations.' " Selah - -5. And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; -Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. - -6. For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? -Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? - -7. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, -And to be held in reverence by all those around Him. - -8. O Lord God of hosts, -Who is mighty like You, O Lord? -Your faithfulness also surrounds You. - -9. You rule the raging of the sea; -When its waves rise, You still them. - -10. You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; -You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. - -11. The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; -The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. - -12. The north and the south, You have created them; -Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. - -13. You have a mighty arm; -Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. - -14. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; -Mercy and truth go before Your face. - -15. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! -They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. - -16. In Your name they rejoice all day long, -And in Your righteousness they are exalted. - -17. For You are the glory of their strength, -And in Your favor our horn is exalted. - -18. For our shield belongs to the Lord, -And our king to the Holy One of Israel. - -19. Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, -And said: "I have given help to one who is mighty; -I have exalted one chosen from the people. - -20. I have found My servant David; -With My holy oil I have anointed him, - -21. With whom My hand shall be established; -Also My arm shall strengthen him. - -22. The enemy shall not outwit him, -Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. - -23. I will beat down his foes before his face, -And plague those who hate him. - -24. "But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, -And in My name his horn shall be exalted. - -25. Also I will set his hand over the sea, -And his right hand over the rivers. - -26. He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father, -My God, and the rock of my salvation.' - -27. Also I will make him My firstborn, -The highest of the kings of the earth. - -28. My mercy I will keep for him forever, -And My covenant shall stand firm with him. - -29. His seed also I will make to endure forever, -And his throne as the days of heaven. - -30. "If his sons forsake My law -And do not walk in My judgments, - -31. If they break My statutes -And do not keep My commandments, - -32. Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, -And their iniquity with stripes. - -33. Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, -Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. - -34. My covenant I will not break, -Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. - -35. Once I have sworn by My holiness; -I will not lie to David: - -36. His seed shall endure forever, -And his throne as the sun before Me; - -37. It shall be established forever like the moon, -Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah - - -38. But You have cast off and abhorred, -You have been furious with Your anointed. - -39. You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; -You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. - -40. You have broken down all his hedges; -You have brought his strongholds to ruin. - -41. All who pass by the way plunder him; -He is a reproach to his neighbors. - -42. You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; -You have made all his enemies rejoice. - -43. You have also turned back the edge of his sword, -And have not sustained him in the battle. - -44. You have made his glory cease, -And cast his throne down to the ground. - -45. The days of his youth You have shortened; -You have covered him with shame. Selah - - -46. How long, Lord? -Will You hide Yourself forever? -Will Your wrath burn like fire? - -47. Remember how short my time is; -For what futility have You created all the children of men? - -48. What man can live and not see death? -Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah - -49. Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, -Which You swore to David in Your truth? - -50. Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants-- -How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, - -51. With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, -With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. - -52. Blessed be the Lord forevermore! -Amen and Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md deleted file mode 100644 index fc65ca11..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Psalms 90�106The Eternity of God, and Man's Frailty - -# Chapter 90 -1. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. - -2. Before the mountains were brought forth, -Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, -Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. - -3. You turn man to destruction, -And say, "Return, O children of men." - -4. For a thousand years in Your sight -Are like yesterday when it is past, -And like a watch in the night. - -5. You carry them away like a flood; -They are like a sleep. -In the morning they are like grass which grows up: - -6. In the morning it flourishes and grows up; -In the evening it is cut down and withers. - -7. For we have been consumed by Your anger, -And by Your wrath we are terrified. - -8. You have set our iniquities before You, -Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. - -9. For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; -We finish our years like a sigh. - -10. The days of our lives are seventy years; -And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, -Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; -For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. - -11. Who knows the power of Your anger? -For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. - -12. So teach us to number our days, -That we may gain a heart of wisdom. - -13. Return, O Lord! -How long? -And have compassion on Your servants. - -14. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, -That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! - -15. Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, -The years in which we have seen evil. - -16. Let Your work appear to Your servants, -And Your glory to their children. - -17. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, -And establish the work of our hands for us; -Yes, establish the work of our hands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md deleted file mode 100644 index a779f16b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God - -# Chapter 91 -1. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High -Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. - -2. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; -My God, in Him I will trust." - -3. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler -And from the perilous pestilence. - -4. He shall cover you with His feathers, -And under His wings you shall take refuge; -His truth shall be your shield and buckler. - -5. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, -Nor of the arrow that flies by day, - -6. Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, -Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. - -7. A thousand may fall at your side, -And ten thousand at your right hand; -But it shall not come near you. - -8. Only with your eyes shall you look, -And see the reward of the wicked. - -9. Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, -Even the Most High, your dwelling place, - -10. No evil shall befall you, -Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; - -11. For He shall give His angels charge over you, -To keep you in all your ways. - -12. In their hands they shall bear you up, -Lest you dash your foot against a stone. - -13. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, -The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. - -14. "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; -I will set him on high, because he has known My name. - -15. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; -I will be with him in trouble; -I will deliver him and honor him. - -16. With long life I will satisfy him, -And show him My salvation." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md deleted file mode 100644 index d52c7db4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Praise to the Lord for His Love and Faithfulness - -# Chapter 92 -1. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, -And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; - -2. To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, -And Your faithfulness every night, - -3. On an instrument of ten strings, -On the lute, -And on the harp, -With harmonious sound. - -4. For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; -I will triumph in the works of Your hands. - -5. O Lord, how great are Your works! -Your thoughts are very deep. - -6. A senseless man does not know, -Nor does a fool understand this. - -7. When the wicked spring up like grass, -And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, -It is that they may be destroyed forever. - -8. But You, Lord, are on high forevermore. - -9. For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, -For behold, Your enemies shall perish; -All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. - -10. But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; -I have been anointed with fresh oil. - -11. My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; -My ears hear my desire on the wicked -Who rise up against me. - -12. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, -He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. - -13. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord -Shall flourish in the courts of our God. - -14. They shall still bear fruit in old age; -They shall be fresh and flourishing, - -15. To declare that the Lord is upright; -He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md deleted file mode 100644 index e013b8cf..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Eternal Reign of the Lord - -# Chapter 93 -1. -The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; -The Lord is clothed, -He has girded Himself with strength. -Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. - -2. Your throne is established from of old; -You are from everlasting. - -3. The floods have lifted up, -O Lord, -The floods have lifted up their voice; -The floods lift up their waves. - -4. -The Lord on high is mightier -Than the noise of many waters, -Than the mighty waves of the sea. - -5. Your testimonies are very sure; -Holiness adorns Your house, -O Lord, forever. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md deleted file mode 100644 index 99705f39..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -God the Refuge of the Righteous - -# Chapter 94 -1. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs-- -O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! - -2. Rise up, O Judge of the earth; -Render punishment to the proud. - -3. Lord, how long will the wicked, -How long will the wicked triumph? - -4. They utter speech, and speak insolent things; -All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. - -5. They break in pieces Your people, O Lord, -And afflict Your heritage. - -6. They slay the widow and the stranger, -And murder the fatherless. - -7. Yet they say, " -The Lord does not see, -Nor does the God of Jacob understand." - -8. Understand, you senseless among the people; -And you fools, when will you be wise? - -9. He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? -He who formed the eye, shall He not see? - -10. He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, -He who teaches man knowledge? - -11. -The Lord knows the thoughts of man, -That they are futile. - -12. Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, -And teach out of Your law, - -13. That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, -Until the pit is dug for the wicked. - -14. For the Lord will not cast off His people, -Nor will He forsake His inheritance. - -15. But judgment will return to righteousness, -And all the upright in heart will follow it. - -16. Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? -Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? - -17. Unless the Lord had been my help, -My soul would soon have settled in silence. - -18. If I say, "My foot slips," -Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. - -19. In the multitude of my anxieties within me, -Your comforts delight my soul. - -20. Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, -Have fellowship with You? - -21. They gather together against the life of the righteous, -And condemn innocent blood. - -22. But the Lord has been my defense, -And my God the rock of my refuge. - -23. He has brought on them their own iniquity, -And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; -The Lord our God shall cut them off. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md deleted file mode 100644 index f92e470c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -A Call to Worship and Obedience - -# Chapter 95 -1. Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! -Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. - -2. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; -Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. - -3. For the Lord is the great God, -And the great King above all gods. - -4. In His hand are the deep places of the earth; -The heights of the hills are His also. - -5. The sea is His, for He made it; -And His hands formed the dry land. - -6. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; -Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. - -7. For He is our God, -And we are the people of His pasture, -And the sheep of His hand. -Today, if you will hear His voice: - -8. "Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, -As in the day of trial in the wilderness, - -9. When your fathers tested Me; -They tried Me, though they saw My work. - -10. For forty years I was grieved with that generation, -And said, 'It is a people who go astray in their hearts, -And they do not know My ways.' - -11. So I swore in My wrath, -'They shall not enter My rest.' " - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7dd5580f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment - -# Chapter 96 -1. Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! -Sing to the Lord, all the earth. - -2. -Sing to the Lord, bless His name; -Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. - -3. Declare His glory among the nations, -His wonders among all peoples. - -4. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; -He is to be feared above all gods. - -5. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, -But the Lord made the heavens. - -6. Honor and majesty are before Him; -Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. - -7. -Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, -Give to the Lord glory and strength. - -8. -Give to the Lord the glory due His name; -Bring an offering, and come into His courts. - -9. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! -Tremble before Him, all the earth. - -10. Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns; -The world also is firmly established, -It shall not be moved; -He shall judge the peoples righteously." - -11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; -Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; - -12. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. -Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice - - -13. before the Lord. -For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. -He shall judge the world with righteousness, -And the peoples with His truth. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md deleted file mode 100644 index 01ad40cb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -A Song of Praise to the Sovereign Lord - -# Chapter 97 -1. The Lord reigns; -Let the earth rejoice; -Let the multitude of isles be glad! - -2. Clouds and darkness surround Him; -Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. - -3. A fire goes before Him, -And burns up His enemies round about. - -4. His lightnings light the world; -The earth sees and trembles. - -5. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, -At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. - -6. The heavens declare His righteousness, -And all the peoples see His glory. - -7. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, -Who boast of idols. -Worship Him, all you gods. - -8. Zion hears and is glad, -And the daughters of Judah rejoice -Because of Your judgments, O Lord. - -9. For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth; -You are exalted far above all gods. - -10. You who love the Lord, hate evil! -He preserves the souls of His saints; -He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. - -11. Light is sown for the righteous, -And gladness for the upright in heart. - -12. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, -And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c541a2b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -A Song of Praise to the Lord for His Salvation and Judgment - -# Chapter 98 -1. Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! -For He has done marvelous things; -His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. - -2. The Lord has made known His salvation; -His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. - -3. He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; -All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. - -4. Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; -Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. - -5. Sing to the Lord with the harp, -With the harp and the sound of a psalm, - -6. With trumpets and the sound of a horn; -Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King. - -7. Let the sea roar, and all its fullness, -The world and those who dwell in it; - -8. Let the rivers clap their hands; -Let the hills be joyful together - - -9. before the Lord, -For He is coming to judge the earth. -With righteousness He shall judge the world, -And the peoples with equity. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md b/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md deleted file mode 100644 index e881e331..00000000 --- a/NKJV/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Praise to the Lord for His Holiness - -# Chapter 99 -1. The Lord reigns; -Let the peoples tremble! -He dwells between the cherubim; -Let the earth be moved! - -2. The Lord is great in Zion, -And He is high above all the peoples. - -3. Let them praise Your great and awesome name-- -He is holy. - -4. The King's strength also loves justice; -You have established equity; -You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. - -5. Exalt the Lord our God, -And worship at His footstool-- -He is holy. - -6. Moses and Aaron were among His priests, -And Samuel was among those who called upon His name; -They called upon the Lord, and He answered them. - -7. He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; -They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them. - -8. You answered them, O Lord our God; -You were to them God-Who-Forgives, -Though You took vengeance on their deeds. - -9. Exalt the Lord our God, -And worship at His holy hill; -For the Lord our God is holy. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md index ed37e41c..2302e7a3 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,112 +1,71 @@ -The Beginning of Knowledge - # Chapter 1 -1. The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: - -2. To know wisdom and instruction, +1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: +2 To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, - -3. To receive the instruction of wisdom, +3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity; - -4. To give prudence to the simple, -To the young man knowledge and discretion-- - -5. A wise man will hear and increase learning, +4 To give prudence to the simple, +To the young man knowledge and discretion— +5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, - -6. To understand a proverb and an enigma, +6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. - -7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, +7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. -Shun Evil Counsel - - -8. My son, hear the instruction of your father, +8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; - -9. For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, +9 For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck. - -10. My son, if sinners entice you, +10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. - -11. If they say, "Come with us, +11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; - -12. Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, +12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; - -13. We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, +13 We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil; - -14. Cast in your lot among us, -Let us all have one purse"-- - -15. My son, do not walk in the way with them, +14 Cast in your lot among us, +Let us all have one purse”— +15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; - -16. For their feet run to evil, +16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. - -17. Surely, in vain the net is spread +17 Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird; - -18. But they lie in wait for their own blood, +18 But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives. - -19. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; +19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners. -The Call of Wisdom - - -20. Wisdom calls aloud outside; +20 Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. - -21. She cries out in the chief concourses, +21 She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words: - -22. "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? +22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge. - -23. Turn at my rebuke; +23 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. - -24. Because I have called and you refused, +24 Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, - -25. Because you disdained all my counsel, +25 Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, - -26. I also will laugh at your calamity; +26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, - -27. When your terror comes like a storm, +27 When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. - -28. "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; +28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me. - -29. Because they hated knowledge +29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord, - -30. They would have none of my counsel +30 They would have none of my counsel And despised my every rebuke. - -31. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, +31 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies. - -32. For the turning away of the simple will slay them, +32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them; - -33. But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, -And will be secure, without fear of evil." - - - +33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, +And will be secure, without fear of evil.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md index b316b9f4..6f3ddd12 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -The Value of Wisdom - # Chapter 2 -1. My son, if you receive my words, +1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, - -2. So that you incline your ear to wisdom, +2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; - -3. Yes, if you cry out for discernment, +3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, - -4. If you seek her as silver, +4 If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; - -5. Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, +5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God. - -6. For the Lord gives wisdom; +6 For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; - -7. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; +7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; - -8. He guards the paths of justice, +8 He guards the paths of justice, And preserves the way of His saints. - -9. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, +9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice, Equity and every good path. - -10. When wisdom enters your heart, +10 When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, - -11. Discretion will preserve you; +11 Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, - -12. To deliver you from the way of evil, +12 To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, - -13. From those who leave the paths of uprightness +13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; - -14. Who rejoice in doing evil, +14 Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked; - -15. Whose ways are crooked, +15 Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths; - -16. To deliver you from the immoral woman, +16 To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words, - -17. Who forsakes the companion of her youth, +17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God. - -18. For her house leads down to death, +18 For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead; - -19. None who go to her return, -Nor do they regain the paths of life-- - -20. So you may walk in the way of goodness, +19 None who go to her return, +Nor do they regain the paths of life— +20 So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness. - -21. For the upright will dwell in the land, +21 For the upright will dwell in the land, And the blameless will remain in it; - -22. But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, -And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. - - - +22 But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, +And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md index 00d2e13a..10df83a5 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,113 +1,74 @@ -Guidance for the Young - # Chapter 3 -1. My son, do not forget my law, +1 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; - -2. For length of days and long life +2 For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. - -3. Let not mercy and truth forsake you; +3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, - -4. And so find favor and high esteem +4 And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. - -5. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, +5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; - -6. In all your ways acknowledge Him, +6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. - -7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; +7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. - -8. It will be health to your flesh, +8 It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. - -9. Honor the Lord with your possessions, +9 Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; - -10. So your barns will be filled with plenty, +10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. - -11. My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, +11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction; - -12. For whom the Lord loves He corrects, +12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. - -13. Happy is the man who finds wisdom, +13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; - -14. For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, +14 For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold. - -15. She is more precious than rubies, +15 She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. - -16. Length of days is in her right hand, +16 Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor. - -17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, +17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. - -18. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, +18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her. - -19. The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; +19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens; - -20. By His knowledge the depths were broken up, +20 By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And clouds drop down the dew. - -21. My son, let them not depart from your eyes-- +21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes— Keep sound wisdom and discretion; - -22. So they will be life to your soul +22 So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck. - -23. Then you will walk safely in your way, +23 Then you will walk safely in your way, And your foot will not stumble. - -24. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; +24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. - -25. Do not be afraid of sudden terror, +25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; - -26. For the Lord will be your confidence, +26 For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught. - -27. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, +27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. - -28. Do not say to your neighbor, -"Go, and come back, -And tomorrow I will give it," +28 Do not say to your neighbor, +“Go, and come back, +And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you. - -29. Do not devise evil against your neighbor, -For he dwells by you for safety's sake. - -30. Do not strive with a man without cause, +29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, +For he dwells by you for safety’s sake. +30 Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. - -31. Do not envy the oppressor, +31 Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; - -32. For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, +32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright. - -33. The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, +33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just. - -34. Surely He scorns the scornful, +34 Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble. - -35. The wise shall inherit glory, -But shame shall be the legacy of fools. - - - +35 The wise shall inherit glory, +But shame shall be the legacy of fools. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md index 0f04a35b..e849db11 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,88 +1,57 @@ -Security in Wisdom - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, +1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding; - -2. For I give you good doctrine: +2 For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. - -3. When I was my father's son, +3 When I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, - -4. He also taught me, and said to me: -"Let your heart retain my words; +4 He also taught me, and said to me: +“Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. - -5. Get wisdom! Get understanding! +5 Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. - -6. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; +6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you. - -7. Wisdom is the principal thing; +7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. - -8. Exalt her, and she will promote you; +8 Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. - -9. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; -A crown of glory she will deliver to you." - -10. Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, +9 She will place on your head an ornament of grace; +A crown of glory she will deliver to you.” +10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. - -11. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; +11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. - -12. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, +12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble. - -13. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; +13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life. - -14. Do not enter the path of the wicked, +14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil. - -15. Avoid it, do not travel on it; +15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on. - -16. For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; +16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. - -17. For they eat the bread of wickedness, +17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. - -18. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, +18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. - -19. The way of the wicked is like darkness; +19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble. - -20. My son, give attention to my words; +20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. - -21. Do not let them depart from your eyes; +21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; - -22. For they are life to those who find them, +22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. - -23. Keep your heart with all diligence, +23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. - -24. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, +24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. - -25. Let your eyes look straight ahead, +25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. - -26. Ponder the path of your feet, +26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. - -27. Do not turn to the right or the left; -Remove your foot from evil. - - - +27 Do not turn to the right or the left; +Remove your foot from evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md index 0c29bed8..fd79d342 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,77 +1,50 @@ -The Peril of Adultery - # Chapter 5 -1. My son, pay attention to my wisdom; +1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, - -2. That you may preserve discretion, +2 That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge. - -3. For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, +3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; - -4. But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, +4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. - -5. Her feet go down to death, +5 Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell. - -6. Lest you ponder her path of life-- +6 Lest you ponder her path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know them. - -7. Therefore hear me now, my children, +7 Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. - -8. Remove your way far from her, +8 Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, - -9. Lest you give your honor to others, +9 Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one; - -10. Lest aliens be filled with your wealth, +10 Lest aliens be filled with your wealth, And your labors go to the house of a foreigner; - -11. And you mourn at last, +11 And you mourn at last, When your flesh and your body are consumed, - -12. And say: -"How I have hated instruction, +12 And say: +“How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction! - -13. I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, +13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! - -14. I was on the verge of total ruin, -In the midst of the assembly and congregation." - -15. Drink water from your own cistern, +14 I was on the verge of total ruin, +In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” +15 Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. - -16. Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, +16 Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets? - -17. Let them be only your own, +17 Let them be only your own, And not for strangers with you. - -18. Let your fountain be blessed, +18 Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. - -19. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, +19 As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love. - -20. For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, +20 For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, And be embraced in the arms of a seductress? - -21. For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, +21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths. - -22. His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, +22 His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin. - -23. He shall die for lack of instruction, -And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. - - - +23 He shall die for lack of instruction, +And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md index e852a36a..5026dce0 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,124 +1,79 @@ -Dangerous Promises - # Chapter 6 -1. My son, if you become surety for your friend, +1 My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, - -2. You are snared by the words of your mouth; +2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. - -3. So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; +3 So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. - -4. Give no sleep to your eyes, +4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. - -5. Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, +5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. -The Folly of Indolence - - -6. Go to the ant, you sluggard! +6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, - -7. Which, having no captain, +7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, - -8. Provides her supplies in the summer, +8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. - -9. How long will you slumber, O sluggard? +9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? - -10. A little sleep, a little slumber, -A little folding of the hands to sleep-- - -11. So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, +10 A little sleep, a little slumber, +A little folding of the hands to sleep— +11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. -The Wicked Man - - -12. A worthless person, a wicked man, +12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; - -13. He winks with his eyes, +13 He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; - -14. Perversity is in his heart, +14 Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. - -15. Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; +15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. - -16. These six things the Lord hates, +16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: - -17. A proud look, +17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, - -18. A heart that devises wicked plans, +18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, - -19. A false witness who speaks lies, +19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. -Beware of Adultery - - -20. My son, keep your father's command, +20 My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. - -21. Bind them continually upon your heart; +21 Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. - -22. When you roam, they will lead you; +22 When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. - -23. For the commandment is a lamp, +23 For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, - -24. To keep you from the evil woman, +24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress. - -25. Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, +25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. - -26. For by means of a harlot +26 For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. - -27. Can a man take fire to his bosom, +27 Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? - -28. Can one walk on hot coals, +28 Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? - -29. So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; +29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent. - -30. People do not despise a thief +30 People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. - -31. Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; +31 Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house. - -32. Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; +32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. - -33. Wounds and dishonor he will get, +33 Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away. - -34. For jealousy is a husband's fury; +34 For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. - -35. He will accept no recompense, -Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts. - - - +35 He will accept no recompense, +Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md index 2620a06e..465ca695 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,92 +1,58 @@ -The Wiles of a Harlot - # Chapter 7 -1. My son, keep my words, +1 My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. - -2. Keep my commands and live, +2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye. - -3. Bind them on your fingers; +3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. - -4. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," +4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your nearest kin, - -5. That they may keep you from the immoral woman, +5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words. -The Crafty Harlot - - -6. For at the window of my house +6 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, - -7. And saw among the simple, +7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, - -8. Passing along the street near her corner; +8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house - - -9. In the twilight, in the evening, +9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night. - -10. And there a woman met him, +10 And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart. - -11. She was loud and rebellious, +11 She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home. - -12. At times she was outside, at times in the open square, +12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner. - -13. So she caught him and kissed him; +13 So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him: - -14. "I have peace offerings with me; +14 “I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows. - -15. So I came out to meet you, +15 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you. - -16. I have spread my bed with tapestry, +16 I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen. - -17. I have perfumed my bed +17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. - -18. Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; +18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love. - -19. For my husband is not at home; +19 For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey; - -20. He has taken a bag of money with him, -And will come home on the appointed day." - -21. With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, +20 He has taken a bag of money with him, +And will come home on the appointed day.” +21 With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him. - -22. Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, +22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks, - -23. Till an arrow struck his liver. +23 Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life. - -24. Now therefore, listen to me, my children; +24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: - -25. Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, +25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; - -26. For she has cast down many wounded, +26 For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men. - -27. Her house is the way to hell, -Descending to the chambers of death. - - - +27 Her house is the way to hell, +Descending to the chambers of death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md index c2927f6b..2b851532 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,117 +1,77 @@ -The Excellence of Wisdom - # Chapter 8 -1. Does not wisdom cry out, +1 Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? - -2. She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, +2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet. - -3. She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, +3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors: - -4. "To you, O men, I call, +4 “To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. - -5. O you simple ones, understand prudence, +5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart. - -6. Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, +6 Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things; - -7. For my mouth will speak truth; +7 For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. - -8. All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; +8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them. - -9. They are all plain to him who understands, +9 They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. - -10. Receive my instruction, and not silver, +10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold; - -11. For wisdom is better than rubies, +11 For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her. - -12. "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, +12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion. - -13. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; +13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. - -14. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; +14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength. - -15. By me kings reign, +15 By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. - -16. By me princes rule, and nobles, +16 By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth. - -17. I love those who love me, +17 I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me. - -18. Riches and honor are with me, +18 Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. - -19. My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, +19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. - -20. I traverse the way of righteousness, +20 I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, - -21. That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, +21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. - -22. "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, +22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. - -23. I have been established from everlasting, +23 I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. - -24. When there were no depths I was brought forth, +24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. - -25. Before the mountains were settled, +25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth; - -26. While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, +26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. - -27. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, +27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, - -28. When He established the clouds above, +28 When He established the clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep, - -29. When He assigned to the sea its limit, +29 When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth, - -30. Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; +30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, - -31. Rejoicing in His inhabited world, +31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men. - -32. "Now therefore, listen to me, my children, +32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways. - -33. Hear instruction and be wise, +33 Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it. - -34. Blessed is the man who listens to me, +34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. - -35. For whoever finds me finds life, +35 For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord; - -36. But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; -All those who hate me love death." - - - +36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; +All those who hate me love death.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md index cc7fa7f7..b045f3ec 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,62 +1,38 @@ -The Way of Wisdom - # Chapter 9 -1. Wisdom has built her house, +1 Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars; - -2. She has slaughtered her meat, +2 She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table. - -3. She has sent out her maidens, +3 She has sent out her maidens, She cries out from the highest places of the city, - -4. "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" +4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, - -5. "Come, eat of my bread +5 “Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed. - -6. Forsake foolishness and live, +6 Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding. - -7. "He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, +7 “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. - -8. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; +8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. - -9. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; +9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. - -10. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, +10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - -11. For by me your days will be multiplied, +11 For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you. - -12. If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, -And if you scoff, you will bear it alone." -The Way of Folly - - -13. A foolish woman is clamorous; +12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, +And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.” +13 A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. - -14. For she sits at the door of her house, +14 For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, - -15. To call to those who pass by, +15 To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way: - -16. "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here"; +16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here”; And as for him who lacks understanding, she says to him, - -17. "Stolen water is sweet, -And bread eaten in secret is pleasant." - -18. But he does not know that the dead are there, -That her guests are in the depths of hell. - - - +17 “Stolen water is sweet, +And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” +18 But he does not know that the dead are there, +That her guests are in the depths of hell. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md index b043e114..326f53c1 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,102 +1,66 @@ -Wise Sayings of Solomon - # Chapter 10 -1. The proverbs of Solomon: +1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. - -2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, +2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. - -3. The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, +3 The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked. - -4. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, +4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. - -5. He who gathers in summer is a wise son; +5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. - -6. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, +6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. - -7. The memory of the righteous is blessed, +7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. - -8. The wise in heart will receive commands, +8 The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall. - -9. He who walks with integrity walks securely, +9 He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known. - -10. He who winks with the eye causes trouble, +10 He who winks with the eye causes trouble, But a prating fool will fall. - -11. The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, +11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. - -12. Hatred stirs up strife, +12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. - -13. Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, +13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding. - -14. Wise people store up knowledge, +14 Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. - -15. The rich man's wealth is his strong city; +15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty. - -16. The labor of the righteous leads to life, +16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin. - -17. He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, +17 He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray. - -18. Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, +18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. - -19. In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, +19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. - -20. The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; +20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. - -21. The lips of the righteous feed many, +21 The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom. - -22. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, +22 The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. - -23. To do evil is like sport to a fool, +23 To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom. - -24. The fear of the wicked will come upon him, +24 The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted. - -25. When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, +25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. - -26. As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, +26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him. - -27. The fear of the Lord prolongs days, +27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. - -28. The hope of the righteous will be gladness, +28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. - -29. The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, +29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. - -30. The righteous will never be removed, +30 The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not inhabit the earth. - -31. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, +31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out. - -32. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, -But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. - - - +32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, +But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md index f610ad2e..06789c38 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,99 +1,64 @@ -The Folly of Wickedness - # Chapter 11 -1. Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, +1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. - -2. When pride comes, then comes shame; +2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. - -3. The integrity of the upright will guide them, +3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. - -4. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, +4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. - -5. The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, +5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. - -6. The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, +6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust. - -7. When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, +7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes. - -8. The righteous is delivered from trouble, +8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead. - -9. The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, +9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. - -10. When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; +10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation. - -11. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, +11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. - -12. He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, +12 He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace. - -13. A talebearer reveals secrets, +13 A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. - -14. Where there is no counsel, the people fall; +14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. - -15. He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, +15 He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being surety is secure. - -16. A gracious woman retains honor, +16 A gracious woman retains honor, But ruthless men retain riches. - -17. The merciful man does good for his own soul, +17 The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. - -18. The wicked man does deceptive work, +18 The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. - -19. As righteousness leads to life, +19 As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. - -20. Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, +20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight. - -21. Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; +21 Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. - -22. As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, +22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. - -23. The desire of the righteous is only good, +23 The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. - -24. There is one who scatters, yet increases more; +24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. - -25. The generous soul will be made rich, +25 The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. - -26. The people will curse him who withholds grain, +26 The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. - -27. He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, +27 He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil. - -28. He who trusts in his riches will fall, +28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage. - -29. He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, +29 He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. - -30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, +30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. - -31. If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, -How much more the ungodly and the sinner. - - - +31 If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, +How much more the ungodly and the sinner. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md index eaeb9869..06094112 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,89 +1,57 @@ -The House of the Righteous Shall Stand - # Chapter 12 -1. Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, +1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. - -2. A good man obtains favor from the Lord, +2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. - -3. A man is not established by wickedness, +3 A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved. - -4. An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, +4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. - -5. The thoughts of the righteous are right, +5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. - -6. The words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood," +6 The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. - -7. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, +7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand. - -8. A man will be commended according to his wisdom, +8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised. - -9. Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, +9 Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread. - -10. A righteous man regards the life of his animal, +10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. - -11. He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, +11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding. - -12. The wicked covet the catch of evil men, +12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit. - -13. The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, +13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble. - -14. A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, -And the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him. - -15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, +14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, +And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him. +15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise. - -16. A fool's wrath is known at once, +16 A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame. - -17. He who speaks truth declares righteousness, +17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit. - -18. There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, +18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health. - -19. The truthful lip shall be established forever, +19 The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment. - -20. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, +20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. - -21. No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, +21 No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil. - -22. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, +22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. - -23. A prudent man conceals knowledge, +23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness. - -24. The hand of the diligent will rule, +24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor. - -25. Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, +25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. - -26. The righteous should choose his friends carefully, +26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray. - -27. The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, -But diligence is man's precious possession. - -28. In the way of righteousness is life, -And in its pathway there is no death. - - - +27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, +But diligence is man’s precious possession. +28 In the way of righteousness is life, +And in its pathway there is no death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md index 87b7c51d..ad5d3493 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,80 +1,51 @@ -Wisdom Loves Righteousness - # Chapter 13 -1. A wise son heeds his father's instruction, +1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. - -2. A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, +2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence. - -3. He who guards his mouth preserves his life, +3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. - -4. The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; +4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. - -5. A righteous man hates lying, +5 A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame. - -6. Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, +6 Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, But wickedness overthrows the sinner. - -7. There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; +7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches. - -8. The ransom of a man's life is his riches, +8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. - -9. The light of the righteous rejoices, +9 The light of the righteous rejoices, But the lamp of the wicked will be put out. - -10. By pride comes nothing but strife, +10 By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. - -11. Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, +11 Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. - -12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, +12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. - -13. He who despises the word will be destroyed, +13 He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. - -14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, +14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. - -15. Good understanding gains favor, +15 Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. - -16. Every prudent man acts with knowledge, +16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly. - -17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble, +17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health. - -18. Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, +18 Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, But he who regards a rebuke will be honored. - -19. A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, +19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil. - -20. He who walks with wise men will be wise, +20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. - -21. Evil pursues sinners, +21 Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid. - -22. A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, +22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. - -23. Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, +23 Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste. - -24. He who spares his rod hates his son, +24 He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. - -25. The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, -But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want. - - - +25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, +But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md index e126cf50..e9a2b86e 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,110 +1,71 @@ -The Ways of Life and Death - # Chapter 14 -1. The wise woman builds her house, +1 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands. - -2. He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, +2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. - -3. In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, +3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, But the lips of the wise will preserve them. - -4. Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; +4 Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox. - -5. A faithful witness does not lie, +5 A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies. - -6. A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, +6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands. - -7. Go from the presence of a foolish man, +7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. - -8. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, +8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. - -9. Fools mock at sin, +9 Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor. - -10. The heart knows its own bitterness, +10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. - -11. The house of the wicked will be overthrown, +11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. - -12. There is a way that seems right to a man, +12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. - -13. Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, +13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief. - -14. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, +14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. - -15. The simple believes every word, +15 The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. - -16. A wise man fears and departs from evil, +16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. - -17. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, +17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated. - -18. The simple inherit folly, +18 The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. - -19. The evil will bow before the good, +19 The evil will bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. - -20. The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, +20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends. - -21. He who despises his neighbor sins; +21 He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he. - -22. Do they not go astray who devise evil? +22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. - -23. In all labor there is profit, +23 In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. - -24. The crown of the wise is their riches, +24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly. - -25. A true witness delivers souls, +25 A true witness delivers souls, But a deceitful witness speaks lies. - -26. In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, +26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. - -27. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, +27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death. - -28. In a multitude of people is a king's honor, +28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince. - -29. He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, +29 He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. - -30. A sound heart is life to the body, +30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. - -31. He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, +31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy. - -32. The wicked is banished in his wickedness, +32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death. - -33. Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, +33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known. - -34. Righteousness exalts a nation, +34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people. - -35. The king's favor is toward a wise servant, -But his wrath is against him who causes shame. - - - +35 The king’s favor is toward a wise servant, +But his wrath is against him who causes shame. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md index cf3b9b6d..00da278e 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,104 +1,67 @@ -A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath - # Chapter 15 -1. A soft answer turns away wrath, +1 A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. - -2. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, +2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. - -3. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, +3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. - -4. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, +4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. - -5. A fool despises his father's instruction, +5 A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent. - -6. In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, +6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble. - -7. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, +7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so. - -8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, +8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. - -9. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, +9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness. - -10. Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, +10 Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way, And he who hates correction will die. - -11. Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; +11 Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; So how much more the hearts of the sons of men. - -12. A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, +12 A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise. - -13. A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, +13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. - -14. The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, +14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. - -15. All the days of the afflicted are evil, +15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. - -16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, +16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble. - -17. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, +17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred. - -18. A wrathful man stirs up strife, +18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention. - -19. The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, +19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway. - -20. A wise son makes a father glad, +20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. - -21. Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, +21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, But a man of understanding walks uprightly. - -22. Without counsel, plans go awry, +22 Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established. - -23. A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, +23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is! - -24. The way of life winds upward for the wise, +24 The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below. - -25. The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, +25 The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. - -26. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, +26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord, But the words of the pure are pleasant. - -27. He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, +27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live. - -28. The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, +28 The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. - -29. The Lord is far from the wicked, +29 The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous. - -30. The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, +30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, And a good report makes the bones healthy. - -31. The ear that hears the rebukes of life +31 The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. - -32. He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, +32 He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding. - -33. The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, -And before honor is humility. - - - +33 The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, +And before honor is humility. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md index e65332b2..4d5eb011 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,105 +1,68 @@ -Wisdom Is Better Than Gold - # Chapter 16 -1. The preparations of the heart belong to man, +1 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. - -2. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, +2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the spirits. - -3. Commit your works to the Lord, +3 Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established. - -4. The Lord has made all for Himself, +4 The Lord has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. - -5. Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; +5 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished. - -6. In mercy and truth +6 In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil. - -7. When a man's ways please the Lord, +7 When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. - -8. Better is a little with righteousness, +8 Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. - -9. A man's heart plans his way, +9 A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. - -10. Divination is on the lips of the king; +10 Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment. - -11. Honest weights and scales are the Lord's; +11 Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s; All the weights in the bag are His work. - -12. It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, +12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness. - -13. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, +13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love him who speaks what is right. - -14. As messengers of death is the king's wrath, +14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, But a wise man will appease it. - -15. In the light of the king's face is life, +15 In the light of the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain. - -16. How much better to get wisdom than gold! +16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. - -17. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; +17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul. - -18. Pride goes before destruction, +18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. - -19. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, +19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. - -20. He who heeds the word wisely will find good, +20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. - -21. The wise in heart will be called prudent, +21 The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning. - -22. Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. +22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly. - -23. The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, +23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips. - -24. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, +24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. - -25. There is a way that seems right to a man, +25 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. - -26. The person who labors, labors for himself, +26 The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on. - -27. An ungodly man digs up evil, +27 An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire. - -28. A perverse man sows strife, +28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. - -29. A violent man entices his neighbor, +29 A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good. - -30. He winks his eye to devise perverse things; +30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses his lips and brings about evil. - -31. The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, +31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness. - -32. He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, +32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. - -33. The lot is cast into the lap, -But its every decision is from the Lord. - - - +33 The lot is cast into the lap, +But its every decision is from the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md index 944abf31..6776ed29 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,89 +1,57 @@ -The Lord Tests Hearts - # Chapter 17 -1. Better is a dry morsel with quietness, +1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife. - -2. A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, +2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. - -3. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, +3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. - -4. An evildoer gives heed to false lips; +4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. - -5. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; +5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. - -6. Children's children are the crown of old men, +6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father. - -7. Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, +7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. - -8. A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; +8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers. - -9. He who covers a transgression seeks love, +9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. - -10. Rebuke is more effective for a wise man +10 Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool. - -11. An evil man seeks only rebellion; +11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. - -12. Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, +12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. - -13. Whoever rewards evil for good, +13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house. - -14. The beginning of strife is like releasing water; +14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts. - -15. He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, +15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord. - -16. Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, +16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it? - -17. A friend loves at all times, +17 A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. - -18. A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, +18 A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend. - -19. He who loves transgression loves strife, +19 He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction. - -20. He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, +20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil. - -21. He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, +21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy. - -22. A merry heart does good, like medicine, +22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones. - -23. A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back +23 A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice. - -24. Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, +24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. - -25. A foolish son is a grief to his father, +25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him. - -26. Also, to punish the righteous is not good, +26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness. - -27. He who has knowledge spares his words, +27 He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. - -28. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; -When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. - - - +28 Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; +When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md index 01a50237..f14d2eec 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,77 +1,49 @@ -The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower - # Chapter 18 -1. A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; +1 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. - -2. A fool has no delight in understanding, +2 A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. - -3. When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; +3 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; And with dishonor comes reproach. - -4. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; +4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. - -5. It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, +5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment. - -6. A fool's lips enter into contention, +6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. - -7. A fool's mouth is his destruction, +7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. - -8. The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, +8 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. - -9. He who is slothful in his work +9 He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer. - -10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower; +10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. - -11. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, +11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. - -12. Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, +12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility. - -13. He who answers a matter before he hears it, +13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him. - -14. The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, +14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit? - -15. The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, +15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. - -16. A man's gift makes room for him, +16 A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. - -17. The first one to plead his cause seems right, +17 The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him. - -18. Casting lots causes contentions to cease, +18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart. - -19. A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, +19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle. - -20. A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; +20 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. - -21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, +21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. - -22. He who finds a wife finds a good thing, +22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. - -23. The poor man uses entreaties, +23 The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly. - -24. A man who has friends must himself be friendly, -But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - - - +24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, +But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md index fd5460e3..8979e75c 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,94 +1,61 @@ -The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life - # Chapter 19 -1. Better is the poor who walks in his integrity +1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. - -2. Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, +2 Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet. - -3. The foolishness of a man twists his way, +3 The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord. - -4. Wealth makes many friends, +4 Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. - -5. A false witness will not go unpunished, +5 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape. - -6. Many entreat the favor of the nobility, +6 Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts. - -7. All the brothers of the poor hate him; +7 All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him. - -8. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; +8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. - -9. A false witness will not go unpunished, +9 A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish. - -10. Luxury is not fitting for a fool, +10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes. - -11. The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, +11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression. - -12. The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, +12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. - -13. A foolish son is the ruin of his father, +13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. - -14. Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, +14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord. - -15. Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, +15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger. - -16. He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, +16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die. - -17. He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, +17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given. - -18. Chasten your son while there is hope, +18 Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction. - -19. A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; +19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again. - -20. Listen to counsel and receive instruction, +20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. - -21. There are many plans in a man's heart, -Nevertheless the Lord's counsel--that will stand. - -22. What is desired in a man is kindness, +21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, +Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. +22 What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. - -23. The fear of the Lord leads to life, +23 The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. - -24. A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, +24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. - -25. Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; +25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge. - -26. He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother +26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. - -27. Cease listening to instruction, my son, +27 Cease listening to instruction, my son, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. - -28. A disreputable witness scorns justice, +28 A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. - -29. Judgments are prepared for scoffers, -And beatings for the backs of fools. - - - +29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, +And beatings for the backs of fools. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md index 9ee97060..87a0acea 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,96 +1,62 @@ -Wine Is a Mocker - # Chapter 20 -1. Wine is a mocker, +1 Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. - -2. The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; +2 The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. - -3. It is honorable for a man to stop striving, +3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. - -4. The lazy man will not plow because of winter; +4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. - -5. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, +5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out. - -6. Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, +6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? - -7. The righteous man walks in his integrity; +7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. - -8. A king who sits on the throne of judgment +8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes. - -9. Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, -I am pure from my sin"? - -10. Diverse weights and diverse measures, +9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, +I am pure from my sin”? +10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord. - -11. Even a child is known by his deeds, +11 Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does is pure and right. - -12. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, +12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both. - -13. Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; +13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread. - -14. "It is good for nothing," cries the buyer; +14 “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts. - -15. There is gold and a multitude of rubies, +15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. - -16. Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, +16 Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress. - -17. Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, +17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel. - -18. Plans are established by counsel; +18 Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war. - -19. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; +19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips. - -20. Whoever curses his father or his mother, +20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness. - -21. An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning +21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end. - -22. Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; +22 Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you. - -23. Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, +23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, And dishonest scales are not good. - -24. A man's steps are of the Lord; +24 A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way? - -25. It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, +25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows. - -26. A wise king sifts out the wicked, +26 A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them. - -27. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, +27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. - -28. Mercy and truth preserve the king, +28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne. - -29. The glory of young men is their strength, +29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the splendor of old men is their gray head. - -30. Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, -As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. - - - +30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, +As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md index 9631d8b3..351757f5 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,100 +1,65 @@ -The Lord Considers the Heart - # Chapter 21 -1. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, +1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. - -2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, +2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. - -3. To do righteousness and justice +3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. - -4. A haughty look, a proud heart, +4 A haughty look, a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin. - -5. The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, +5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty. - -6. Getting treasures by a lying tongue +6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. - -7. The violence of the wicked will destroy them, +7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice. - -8. The way of a guilty man is perverse; +8 The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right. - -9. Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, +9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. - -10. The soul of the wicked desires evil; +10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. - -11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; +11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. - -12. The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, +12 The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness. - -13. Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor +13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard. - -14. A gift in secret pacifies anger, +14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath. - -15. It is a joy for the just to do justice, +15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. - -16. A man who wanders from the way of understanding +16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. - -17. He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; +17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. - -18. The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, +18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. - -19. Better to dwell in the wilderness, +19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman. - -20. There is desirable treasure, +20 There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it. - -21. He who follows righteousness and mercy +21 He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor. - -22. A wise man scales the city of the mighty, +22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold. - -23. Whoever guards his mouth and tongue +23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles. - -24. A proud and haughty man--"Scoffer" is his name; +24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride. - -25. The desire of the lazy man kills him, +25 The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor. - -26. He covets greedily all day long, +26 He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. - -27. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; +27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent! - -28. A false witness shall perish, +28 A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly. - -29. A wicked man hardens his face, +29 A wicked man hardens his face, But as for the upright, he establishes his way. - -30. There is no wisdom or understanding +30 There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord. - -31. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, -But deliverance is of the Lord. - - - +31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, +But deliverance is of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md index 6782f7e3..a9a55ff6 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,97 +1,62 @@ -The Value of a Good Name - # Chapter 22 -1. A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, +1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. - -2. The rich and the poor have this in common, +2 The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all. - -3. A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, +3 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished. - -4. By humility and the fear of the Lord +4 By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life. - -5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; +5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them. - -6. Train up a child in the way he should go, +6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. - -7. The rich rules over the poor, +7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. - -8. He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, +8 He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail. - -9. He who has a generous eye will be blessed, +9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor. - -10. Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; +10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease. - -11. He who loves purity of heart +11 He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend. - -12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, +12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless. - -13. The lazy man says, "There is a lion outside! -I shall be slain in the streets!" - -14. The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; +13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! +I shall be slain in the streets!” +14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there. - -15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; +15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him. - -16. He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, +16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty. -Sayings of the Wise - - -17. Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, +17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge; - -18. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; +18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips, - -19. So that your trust may be in the Lord; +19 So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you. - -20. Have I not written to you excellent things +20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, - -21. That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, +21 That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to you? - -22. Do not rob the poor because he is poor, +22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate; - -23. For the Lord will plead their cause, +23 For the Lord will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them. - -24. Make no friendship with an angry man, +24 Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go, - -25. Lest you learn his ways +25 Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul. - -26. Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, +26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts; - -27. If you have nothing with which to pay, +27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you? - -28. Do not remove the ancient landmark +28 Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set. - -29. Do you see a man who excels in his work? +29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; -He will not stand before unknown men. - - - +He will not stand before unknown men. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md index c5473d2f..e87fccd6 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,118 +1,79 @@ -Listen to Your Father - # Chapter 23 -1. When you sit down to eat with a ruler, +1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; - -2. And put a knife to your throat +2 And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite. - -3. Do not desire his delicacies, +3 Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food. - -4. Do not overwork to be rich; +4 Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! - -5. Will you set your eyes on that which is not? +5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. - -6. Do not eat the bread of a miser, +6 Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies; - -7. For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. -"Eat and drink!" he says to you, +7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. +“Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you. - -8. The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, +8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, And waste your pleasant words. - -9. Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, +9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words. - -10. Do not remove the ancient landmark, +10 Do not remove the ancient landmark, Nor enter the fields of the fatherless; - -11. For their Redeemer is mighty; +11 For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you. - -12. Apply your heart to instruction, +12 Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to words of knowledge. - -13. Do not withhold correction from a child, +13 Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. - -14. You shall beat him with a rod, +14 You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell. - -15. My son, if your heart is wise, -My heart will rejoice--indeed, I myself; - -16. Yes, my inmost being will rejoice +15 My son, if your heart is wise, +My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself; +16 Yes, my inmost being will rejoice When your lips speak right things. - -17. Do not let your heart envy sinners, +17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day; - -18. For surely there is a hereafter, +18 For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off. - -19. Hear, my son, and be wise; +19 Hear, my son, and be wise; And guide your heart in the way. - -20. Do not mix with winebibbers, +20 Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; - -21. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, +21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. - -22. Listen to your father who begot you, +22 Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. - -23. Buy the truth, and do not sell it, +23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding. - -24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, +24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. - -25. Let your father and your mother be glad, +25 Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice. - -26. My son, give me your heart, +26 My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways. - -27. For a harlot is a deep pit, +27 For a harlot is a deep pit, And a seductress is a narrow well. - -28. She also lies in wait as for a victim, +28 She also lies in wait as for a victim, And increases the unfaithful among men. - -29. Who has woe? +29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? - -30. Those who linger long at the wine, +30 Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine. - -31. Do not look on the wine when it is red, +31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around smoothly; - -32. At the last it bites like a serpent, +32 At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper. - -33. Your eyes will see strange things, +33 Your eyes will see strange things, And your heart will utter perverse things. - -34. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, +34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying: - -35. "They have struck me, but I was not hurt; +35 “They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. -When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?" - - - +When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md index 87a4a470..47e550b6 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,115 +1,75 @@ -Do Not Envy Evil Men - # Chapter 24 -1. Do not be envious of evil men, +1 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; - -2. For their heart devises violence, +2 For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking. - -3. Through wisdom a house is built, +3 Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; - -4. By knowledge the rooms are filled +4 By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. - -5. A wise man is strong, +5 A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength; - -6. For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, +6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety. - -7. Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; +7 Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate. - -8. He who plots to do evil +8 He who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer. - -9. The devising of foolishness is sin, +9 The devising of foolishness is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men. - -10. If you faint in the day of adversity, +10 If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small. - -11. Deliver those who are drawn toward death, +11 Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. - -12. If you say, "Surely we did not know this," +12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,” Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds? - -13. My son, eat honey because it is good, +13 My son, eat honey because it is good, And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste; - -14. So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; +14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off. - -15. Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; +15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place; - -16. For a righteous man may fall seven times +16 For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. - -17. Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, +17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; - -18. Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, +18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. - -19. Do not fret because of evildoers, +19 Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked; - -20. For there will be no prospect for the evil man; +20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out. - -21. My son, fear the Lord and the king; +21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change; - -22. For their calamity will rise suddenly, +22 For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin those two can bring? -Further Sayings of the Wise - - -23. These things also belong to the wise: +23 These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment. - -24. He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," +24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him. - -25. But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, +25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them. - -26. He who gives a right answer kisses the lips. - -27. Prepare your outside work, +26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips. +27 Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house. - -28. Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, +28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips? - -29. Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; -I will render to the man according to his work." - -30. I went by the field of the lazy man, +29 Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; +I will render to the man according to his work.” +30 I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; - -31. And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; +31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. - -32. When I saw it, I considered it well; +32 When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction: - -33. A little sleep, a little slumber, +33 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; - -34. So shall your poverty come like a prowler, -And your need like an armed man. - - - +34 So shall your poverty come like a prowler, +And your need like an armed man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md index 15854c89..59ecea4e 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,94 +1,62 @@ -Further Wise Sayings of Solomon - # Chapter 25 -1. These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: - -2. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, +1 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: +2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. - -3. As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, +3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable. - -4. Take away the dross from silver, +4 Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. - -5. Take away the wicked from before the king, +5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness. - -6. Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, +6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great; - -7. For it is better that he say to you, -"Come up here," +7 For it is better that he say to you, +“Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. - -8. Do not go hastily to court; +8 Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame? - -9. Debate your case with your neighbor, +9 Debate your case with your neighbor, And do not disclose the secret to another; - -10. Lest he who hears it expose your shame, +10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined. - -11. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold +11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. - -12. Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold +12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear. - -13. Like the cold of snow in time of harvest +13 Like the cold of snow in time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters. - -14. Whoever falsely boasts of giving +14 Whoever falsely boasts of giving Is like clouds and wind without rain. - -15. By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, +15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks a bone. - -16. Have you found honey? +16 Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, Lest you be filled with it and vomit. - -17. Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house, +17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you. - -18. A man who bears false witness against his neighbor +18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow. - -19. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble +19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint. - -20. Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, +20 Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, And like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. - -21. If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; +21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; - -22. For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, +22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the Lord will reward you. - -23. The north wind brings forth rain, +23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. - -24. It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, +24 It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. - -25. As cold water to a weary soul, +25 As cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a far country. - -26. A righteous man who falters before the wicked +26 A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well. - -27. It is not good to eat much honey; -So to seek one's own glory is not glory. - -28. Whoever has no rule over his own spirit -Is like a city broken down, without walls. - - - +27 It is not good to eat much honey; +So to seek one’s own glory is not glory. +28 Whoever has no rule over his own spirit +Is like a city broken down, without walls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md index 246e6acd..42b4e679 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,89 +1,57 @@ -Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool - # Chapter 26 -1. As snow in summer and rain in harvest, +1 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. - -2. Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, +2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight. - -3. A whip for the horse, +3 A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, -And a rod for the fool's back. - -4. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, +And a rod for the fool’s back. +4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. - -5. Answer a fool according to his folly, +5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. - -6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool +6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. - -7. Like the legs of the lame that hang limp +7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools. - -8. Like one who binds a stone in a sling +8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool. - -9. Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard +9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools. - -10. The great God who formed everything +10 The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages. - -11. As a dog returns to his own vomit, +11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. - -12. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? +12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. - -13. The lazy man says, "There is a lion in the road! -A fierce lion is in the streets!" - -14. As a door turns on its hinges, +13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! +A fierce lion is in the streets!” +14 As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed. - -15. The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; +15 The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. - -16. The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes +16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly. - -17. He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own +17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears. - -18. Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, - -19. Is the man who deceives his neighbor, -And says, "I was only joking!" - -20. Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; +18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, +19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor, +And says, “I was only joking!” +20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. - -21. As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, +21 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. - -22. The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, +22 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. - -23. Fervent lips with a wicked heart +23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross. - -24. He who hates, disguises it with his lips, +24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself; - -25. When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, +25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart; - -26. Though his hatred is covered by deceit, +26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. - -27. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, +27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. - -28. A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, -And a flattering mouth works ruin. - - - +28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, +And a flattering mouth works ruin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md index e12f8ca5..391e88e8 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,88 +1,57 @@ -My Son, Be Wise - # Chapter 27 -1. Do not boast about tomorrow, +1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. - -2. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; +2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. - -3. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, -But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them. - -4. Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, +3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, +But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. +4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? - -5. Open rebuke is better +5 Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. - -6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, +6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. - -7. A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, +7 A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. - -8. Like a bird that wanders from its nest +8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. - -9. Ointment and perfume delight the heart, -And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel. - -10. Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, -Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; +9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart, +And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. +10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, +Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. - -11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, +11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. - -12. A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; +12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. - -13. Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, +13 Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. - -14. He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, +14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. - -15. A continual dripping on a very rainy day +15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; - -16. Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, +16 Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. - -17. As iron sharpens iron, +17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. - -18. Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; +18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. - -19. As in water face reflects face, -So a man's heart reveals the man. - -20. Hell and Destruction are never full; +19 As in water face reflects face, +So a man’s heart reveals the man. +20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. - -21. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, +21 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. - -22. Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, +22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. - -23. Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, +23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; - -24. For riches are not forever, +24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. - -25. When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, +25 When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, - -26. The lambs will provide your clothing, +26 The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; - -27. You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, +27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, -And the nourishment of your maidservants. - - - +And the nourishment of your maidservants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md index 59b94650..f7db8a09 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,92 +1,60 @@ -The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion - # Chapter 28 -1. The wicked flee when no one pursues, +1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion. - -2. Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; +2 Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged. - -3. A poor man who oppresses the poor +3 A poor man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no food. - -4. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, +4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them. - -5. Evil men do not understand justice, +5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand all. - -6. Better is the poor who walks in his integrity +6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich. - -7. Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, +7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, But a companion of gluttons shames his father. - -8. One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion +8 One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor. - -9. One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, +9 One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. - -10. Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, +10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He himself will fall into his own pit; But the blameless will inherit good. - -11. The rich man is wise in his own eyes, +11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding searches him out. - -12. When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; +12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; But when the wicked arise, men hide themselves. - -13. He who covers his sins will not prosper, +13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. - -14. Happy is the man who is always reverent, +14 Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. - -15. Like a roaring lion and a charging bear +15 Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people. - -16. A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, +16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days. - -17. A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit; +17 A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit; Let no one help him. - -18. Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, +18 Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall. - -19. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, +19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! - -20. A faithful man will abound with blessings, +20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. - -21. To show partiality is not good, +21 To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. - -22. A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, +22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him. - -23. He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward +23 He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward Than he who flatters with the tongue. - -24. Whoever robs his father or his mother, -And says, "It is no transgression," +24 Whoever robs his father or his mother, +And says, “It is no transgression,” The same is companion to a destroyer. - -25. He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, +25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered. - -26. He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, +26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered. - -27. He who gives to the poor will not lack, +27 He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses. - -28. When the wicked arise, men hide themselves; -But when they perish, the righteous increase. - - - +28 When the wicked arise, men hide themselves; +But when they perish, the righteous increase. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md index 213620ea..f491f653 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,86 +1,55 @@ -Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law - # Chapter 29 -1. He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, +1 He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. - -2. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; +2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. - -3. Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, +3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth. - -4. The king establishes the land by justice, +4 The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it. - -5. A man who flatters his neighbor +5 A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet. - -6. By transgression an evil man is snared, +6 By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. - -7. The righteous considers the cause of the poor, +7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge. - -8. Scoffers set a city aflame, +8 Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath. - -9. If a wise man contends with a foolish man, +9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace. - -10. The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, +10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, But the upright seek his well-being. - -11. A fool vents all his feelings, +11 A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. - -12. If a ruler pays attention to lies, +12 If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked. - -13. The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: +13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives light to the eyes of both. - -14. The king who judges the poor with truth, +14 The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever. - -15. The rod and rebuke give wisdom, +15 The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. - -16. When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases; +16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall. - -17. Correct your son, and he will give you rest; +17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul. - -18. Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; +18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law. - -19. A servant will not be corrected by mere words; +19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond. - -20. Do you see a man hasty in his words? +20 Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. - -21. He who pampers his servant from childhood +21 He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end. - -22. An angry man stirs up strife, +22 An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression. - -23. A man's pride will bring him low, +23 A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. - -24. Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; +24 Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing. - -25. The fear of man brings a snare, +25 The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. - -26. Many seek the ruler's favor, +26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord. - -27. An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, -And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked. - - - +27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, +And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md index a664d8af..3e5a6076 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,123 +1,86 @@ -The Wisdom of Agur - # Chapter 30 -1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel--to Ithiel and Ucal: - -2. Surely I am more stupid than any man, +1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal: +2 Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. - -3. I neither learned wisdom +3 I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One. - -4. Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? +4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? -What is His name, and what is His Son's name, +What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know? - -5. Every word of God is pure; +5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. - -6. Do not add to His words, +6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. - -7. Two things I request of You +7 Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die): - -8. Remove falsehood and lies far from me; -Give me neither poverty nor riches-- +8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me; +Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me; - -9. Lest I be full and deny You, -And say, "Who is the Lord?" +9 Lest I be full and deny You, +And say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God. - -10. Do not malign a servant to his master, +10 Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty. - -11. There is a generation that curses its father, +11 There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother. - -12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, +12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. - -13. There is a generation--oh, how lofty are their eyes! +13 There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. - -14. There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, +14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men. - -15. The leech has two daughters-- -Give and Give! +15 The leech has two daughters— +Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, -Four never say, "Enough!": - -16. The grave, +Four never say, “Enough!”: +16 The grave, The barren womb, -The earth that is not satisfied with water-- -And the fire never says, "Enough!" - -17. The eye that mocks his father, +The earth that is not satisfied with water— +And the fire never says, “Enough!” +17 The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it. - -18. There are three things which are too wonderful for me, +18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four which I do not understand: - -19. The way of an eagle in the air, +19 The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin. - -20. This is the way of an adulterous woman: +20 This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, -And says, "I have done no wickedness." - -21. For three things the earth is perturbed, +And says, “I have done no wickedness.” +21 For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up: - -22. For a servant when he reigns, +22 For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food, - -23. A hateful woman when she is married, +23 A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress. - -24. There are four things which are little on the earth, +24 There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: - -25. The ants are a people not strong, +25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; - -26. The rock badgers are a feeble folk, +26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags; - -27. The locusts have no king, +27 The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks; - -28. The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, -And it is in kings' palaces. - -29. There are three things which are majestic in pace, +28 The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, +And it is in kings’ palaces. +29 There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk: - -30. A lion, which is mighty among beasts +30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any; - -31. A greyhound, +31 A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him. - -32. If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, +32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth. - -33. For as the churning of milk produces butter, +33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, -So the forcing of wrath produces strife. - - - +So the forcing of wrath produces strife. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md index 3dee9c7f..2eb710ce 100644 --- a/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,102 +1,65 @@ -The Words of King Lemuel's Mother - # Chapter 31 -1. The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him: - -2. What, my son? +1 The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him: +2 What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows? - -3. Do not give your strength to women, +3 Do not give your strength to women, Nor your ways to that which destroys kings. - -4. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, +4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink; - -5. Lest they drink and forget the law, +5 Lest they drink and forget the law, And pervert the justice of all the afflicted. - -6. Give strong drink to him who is perishing, +6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart. - -7. Let him drink and forget his poverty, +7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. - -8. Open your mouth for the speechless, +8 Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die. - -9. Open your mouth, judge righteously, +9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. -The Virtuous Wife - - -10. Who can find a virtuous wife? +10 Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. - -11. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; +11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. - -12. She does him good and not evil +12 She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. - -13. She seeks wool and flax, +13 She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. - -14. She is like the merchant ships, +14 She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar. - -15. She also rises while it is yet night, +15 She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants. - -16. She considers a field and buys it; +16 She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard. - -17. She girds herself with strength, +17 She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. - -18. She perceives that her merchandise is good, +18 She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. - -19. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, +19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hand holds the spindle. - -20. She extends her hand to the poor, +20 She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. - -21. She is not afraid of snow for her household, +21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. - -22. She makes tapestry for herself; +22 She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. - -23. Her husband is known in the gates, +23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. - -24. She makes linen garments and sells them, +24 She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. - -25. Strength and honor are her clothing; +25 Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. - -26. She opens her mouth with wisdom, +26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. - -27. She watches over the ways of her household, +27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. - -28. Her children rise up and call her blessed; +28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: - -29. "Many daughters have done well, -But you excel them all." - -30. Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, +29 “Many daughters have done well, +But you excel them all.” +30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. - -31. Give her of the fruit of her hands, -And let her own works praise her in the gates. - - - +31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, +And let her own works praise her in the gates. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md index fd90f13b..f9ccc32e 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,61 +1,40 @@ -The Vanity of Life - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. - -2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; -"Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." - -3. What profit has a man from all his labor +1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. +2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; +“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” +3 What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? - -4. One generation passes away, and another generation comes; +4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever. - -5. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, +5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose. - -6. The wind goes toward the south, +6 The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit. - -7. All the rivers run into the sea, +7 All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again. - -8. All things are full of labor; +8 All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing. - -9. That which has been is what will be, +9 That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. - -10. Is there anything of which it may be said, -"See, this is new"? +10 Is there anything of which it may be said, +“See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. - -11. There is no remembrance of former things, +11 There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after. -The Grief of Wisdom - - -12. I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. -13. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised. -14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. - -15. What is crooked cannot be made straight, +12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. +13 And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised. +14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. +15 What is crooked cannot be made straight, And what is lacking cannot be numbered. - -16. I communed with my heart, saying, "Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge." -17. And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. - -18. For in much wisdom is much grief, -And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. - - - +16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.” +17 And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. +18 For in much wisdom is much grief, +And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md index 408a71c1..92469d24 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,66 +1,47 @@ -The Vanity of Pleasure - # Chapter 2 -1. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also was vanity. -2. I said of laughter--"Madness!"; and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?" -3. I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives. - -4. I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. -5. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. -6. I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove. -7. I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. Yes, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were in Jerusalem before me. -8. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all kinds. - -9. So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. - -10. Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. +1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, this also was vanity. +2 I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?” +3 I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives. +4 I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. +5 I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. +6 I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove. +7 I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. Yes, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were in Jerusalem before me. +8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all kinds. +9 So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. +10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And this was my reward from all my labor. - -11. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done +11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun. -The End of the Wise and the Fool - - -12. Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; -For what can the man do who succeeds the king?-- +12 Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; +For what can the man do who succeeds the king?— Only what he has already done. - -13. Then I saw that wisdom excels folly +13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness. - -14. The wise man's eyes are in his head, +14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all. - -15. So I said in my heart, -"As it happens to the fool, +15 So I said in my heart, +“As it happens to the fool, It also happens to me, -And why was I then more wise?" +And why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart, -"This also is vanity." - -16. For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, +“This also is vanity.” +16 For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come. And how does a wise man die? As the fool! - -17. Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind. - -18. Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me. -19. And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. -20. Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun. -21. For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. -22. For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? -23. For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity. - -24. Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. -25. For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? -26. For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. - - - +17 Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind. +18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me. +19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. +20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun. +21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. +22 For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? +23 For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity. +24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. +25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? +26 For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md index d5c389a3..9fab9b62 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,80 +1,57 @@ -Everything Has Its Time - # Chapter 3 -1. To everything there is a season, +1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: - -2. A time to be born, +2 A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; - -3. A time to kill, +3 A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; - -4. A time to weep, +4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; - -5. A time to cast away stones, +5 A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; - -6. A time to gain, +6 A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; - -7. A time to tear, +7 A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; - -8. A time to love, +8 A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace. -The God-Given Task - - -9. What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? -10. I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. -11. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. - -12. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, -13. and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God. - -14. I know that whatever God does, +9 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? +10 I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. +11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. +12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, +13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. +14 I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. - -15. That which is has already been, +15 That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past. -Injustice Seems to Prevail - - -16. Moreover I saw under the sun: +16 Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there. - -17. I said in my heart, -"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, -For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work." - -18. I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals." -19. For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity. -20. All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. -21. Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth? -22. So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him? - - - +17 I said in my heart, +“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, +For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” +18 I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.” +19 For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity. +20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. +21 Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth? +22 So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md index 238c7652..93fd731c 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,67 +1,41 @@ -The Uselessness of Selfish Toil - # Chapter 4 -1. Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: +1 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, -But they have no comforter-- +But they have no comforter— On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter. - -2. Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, +2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive. - -3. Yet, better than both is he who has never existed, +3 Yet, better than both is he who has never existed, Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. -The Vanity of Selfish Toil - - -4. Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. - -5. The fool folds his hands +4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. +5 The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh. - -6. Better a handful with quietness +6 Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind. - -7. Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun: - -8. There is one alone, without companion: +7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun: +8 There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, -"For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" +“For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity and a grave misfortune. -The Value of a Friend - - -9. Two are better than one, +9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. - -10. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. +10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. - -11. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; +11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? - -12. Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. +12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. -Popularity Passes Away - - -13. Better a poor and wise youth +13 Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. - -14. For he comes out of prison to be king, +14 For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom. - -15. I saw all the living who walk under the sun; +15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun; They were with the second youth who stands in his place. - -16. There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king; +16 There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king; Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him. -Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind. - - - +Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md index 0e79081b..67583d8d 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,65 +1,42 @@ -Fear God, Keep Your Vows - # Chapter 5 -1. Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil. - -2. Do not be rash with your mouth, +1 Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil. +2 Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. - -3. For a dream comes through much activity, -And a fool's voice is known by his many words. - -4. When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; +3 For a dream comes through much activity, +And a fool’s voice is known by his many words. +4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. -Pay what you have vowed-- - -5. Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. - -6. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands? -7. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God. -The Vanity of Gain and Honor - - -8. If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them. - -9. Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field. - -10. He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; +Pay what you have vowed— +5 Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. +6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands? +7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God. +8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them. +9 Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field. +10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. - -11. When goods increase, +11 When goods increase, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes? - -12. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, +12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. - -13. There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: +13 There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches kept for their owner to his hurt. - -14. But those riches perish through misfortune; +14 But those riches perish through misfortune; When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand. - -15. As he came from his mother's womb, naked shall he return, +15 As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand. - -16. And this also is a severe evil-- +16 And this also is a severe evil— Just exactly as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he who has labored for the wind? - -17. All his days he also eats in darkness, +17 All his days he also eats in darkness, And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger. - -18. Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. -19. As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God. -20. For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. - - - +18 Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage. +19 As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. +20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md index fb2b67a0..27f405db 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,32 +1,20 @@ -Wealth Is Not the Goal of Life - # Chapter 6 -1. There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: -2. A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction. - -3. If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he-- -4. for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. -5. Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man, -6. even if he lives a thousand years twice--but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one place? - -7. All the labor of man is for his mouth, +1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: +2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction. +3 If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he— +4 for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. +5 Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man, +6 even if he lives a thousand years twice—but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one place? +7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied. - -8. For what more has the wise man than the fool? +8 For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living? - -9. Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. +9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. - -10. Whatever one is, he has been named already, +10 Whatever one is, he has been named already, For it is known that he is man; And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he. - -11. Since there are many things that increase vanity, +11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better? - -12. For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun? - - - +12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md index 149a3b6f..688c7f42 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,110 +1,77 @@ -The Value of Practical Wisdom - # Chapter 7 -1. A good name is better than precious ointment, -And the day of death than the day of one's birth; - -2. Better to go to the house of mourning +1 A good name is better than precious ointment, +And the day of death than the day of one’s birth; +2 Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart. - -3. Sorrow is better than laughter, +3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better. - -4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, +4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. - -5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise +5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools. - -6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, +6 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. - -7. Surely oppression destroys a wise man's reason, +7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart. - -8. The end of a thing is better than its beginning; +8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. - -9. Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, +9 Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools. - -10. Do not say, -"Why were the former days better than these?" +10 Do not say, +“Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. - -11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance, +11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable to those who see the sun. - -12. For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, +12 For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it. - -13. Consider the work of God; +13 Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked? - -14. In the day of prosperity be joyful, +14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. - -15. I have seen everything in my days of vanity: +15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness. - -16. Do not be overly righteous, +16 Do not be overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself? - -17. Do not be overly wicked, +17 Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? - -18. It is good that you grasp this, +18 It is good that you grasp this, And also not remove your hand from the other; For he who fears God will escape them all. - -19. Wisdom strengthens the wise +19 Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city. - -20. For there is not a just man on earth who does good +20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin. - -21. Also do not take to heart everything people say, +21 Also do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you. - -22. For many times, also, your own heart has known +22 For many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others. - -23. All this I have proved by wisdom. -I said, "I will be wise"; +23 All this I have proved by wisdom. +I said, “I will be wise”; But it was far from me. - -24. As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, +24 As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out? - -25. I applied my heart to know, +25 I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and madness. - -26. And I find more bitter than death +26 And I find more bitter than death The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, But the sinner shall be trapped by her. - -27. "Here is what I have found," says the Preacher, -"Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason, - -28. Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find: +27 “Here is what I have found,” says the Preacher, +“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason, +28 Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find: One man among a thousand I have found, But a woman among all these I have not found. - -29. Truly, this only I have found: +29 Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, -But they have sought out many schemes." - - - +But they have sought out many schemes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md index 4769b461..8d21e744 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,48 +1,28 @@ -Obey Authorities for God's Sake - # Chapter 8 -1. Who is like a wise man? +1 Who is like a wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? -A man's wisdom makes his face shine, +A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, And the sternness of his face is changed. -Obey Authorities for God's Sake - - -2. I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. -3. Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him." - -4. Where the word of a king is, there is power; -And who may say to him, "What are you doing?" - -5. He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; -And a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment, - -6. Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, +2 I say, “Keep the king’s commandment for the sake of your oath to God. +3 Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.” +4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; +And who may say to him, “What are you doing?” +5 He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; +And a wise man’s heart discerns both time and judgment, +6 Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly. - -7. For he does not know what will happen; +7 For he does not know what will happen; So who can tell him when it will occur? - -8. No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, +8 No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, And no one has power in the day of death. There is no release from that war, And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it. - -9. All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt. -Death Comes to All - - -10. Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity. -11. Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. -12. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. -13. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God. - -14. There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. - -15. So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. - -16. When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night, -17. then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover it, yet he will not find it; moreover, though a wise man attempts to know it, he will not be able to find it. - - - +9 All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt. +10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity. +11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. +12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. +13 But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God. +14 There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. +15 So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. +16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night, +17 then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover it, yet he will not find it; moreover, though a wise man attempts to know it, he will not be able to find it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md index 2091f3b0..ea902be7 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,67 +1,47 @@ -Death Comes to All - # Chapter 9 -1. For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them. -2. All things come alike to all: +1 For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them. +2 All things come alike to all: One event happens to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath. - -3. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. -4. But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. - -5. For the living know that they will die; +3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead. +4 But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. +5 For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten. - -6. Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; +6 Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; Nevermore will they have a share In anything done under the sun. - -7. Go, eat your bread with joy, +7 Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works. - -8. Let your garments always be white, +8 Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil. - -9. Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. - -10. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. - -11. I returned and saw under the sun that-- +9 Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. +10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. +11 I returned and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. - -12. For man also does not know his time: +12 For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them. -Wisdom Superior to Folly - - -13. This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me: -14. There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. -15. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. - -16. Then I said: -"Wisdom is better than strength. -Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, +13 This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me: +14 There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. +15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. +16 Then I said: +“Wisdom is better than strength. +Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, And his words are not heard. - -17. Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard +17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools. - -18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; -But one sinner destroys much good." - - - +18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war; +But one sinner destroys much good.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md index 4b6bcd3c..d3aafd28 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,75 +1,51 @@ -Wisdom and Folly - # Chapter 10 -1. Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, +1 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. - -2. A wise man's heart is at his right hand, -But a fool's heart at his left. - -3. Even when a fool walks along the way, +2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, +But a fool’s heart at his left. +3 Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool. - -4. If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, +4 If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses. - -5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun, +5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error proceeding from the ruler: - -6. Folly is set in great dignity, +6 Folly is set in great dignity, While the rich sit in a lowly place. - -7. I have seen servants on horses, +7 I have seen servants on horses, While princes walk on the ground like servants. - -8. He who digs a pit will fall into it, +8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent. - -9. He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, +9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, And he who splits wood may be endangered by it. - -10. If the ax is dull, +10 If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success. - -11. A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; +11 A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different. - -12. The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, +12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up; - -13. The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, +13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk is raving madness. - -14. A fool also multiplies words. +14 A fool also multiplies words. No man knows what is to be; Who can tell him what will be after him? - -15. The labor of fools wearies them, +15 The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city! - -16. Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, +16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, And your princes feast in the morning! - -17. Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, -And your princes feast at the proper time-- +17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, +And your princes feast at the proper time— For strength and not for drunkenness! - -18. Because of laziness the building decays, +18 Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks. - -19. A feast is made for laughter, +19 A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money answers everything. - -20. Do not curse the king, even in your thought; +20 Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, -And a bird in flight may tell the matter. - - - +And a bird in flight may tell the matter. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md index 9bb8709a..d9e73ce5 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,51 +1,35 @@ -The Value of Diligence - # Chapter 11 -1. Cast your bread upon the waters, +1 Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. - -2. Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, +2 Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth. - -3. If the clouds are full of rain, +3 If the clouds are full of rain, They empty themselves upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie. - -4. He who observes the wind will not sow, +4 He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap. - -5. As you do not know what is the way of the wind, +5 As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything. - -6. In the morning sow your seed, +6 In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good. - -7. Truly the light is sweet, +7 Truly the light is sweet, And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun; - -8. But if a man lives many years +8 But if a man lives many years And rejoices in them all, Yet let him remember the days of darkness, For they will be many. All that is coming is vanity. -Seek God in Early Life - - -9. Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, +9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. - -10. Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, +10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, -For childhood and youth are vanity. - - - +For childhood and youth are vanity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md index 23269c02..3e13f178 100644 --- a/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,59 +1,42 @@ -Seek God in Early Life - # Chapter 12 -1. Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, +1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, -"I have no pleasure in them": - -2. While the sun and the light, +“I have no pleasure in them”: +2 While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain; - -3. In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, +3 In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim; - -4. When the doors are shut in the streets, +4 When the doors are shut in the streets, And the sound of grinding is low; When one rises up at the sound of a bird, And all the daughters of music are brought low. - -5. Also they are afraid of height, +5 Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal home, And the mourners go about the streets. - -6. Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, +6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well. - -7. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, +7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it. - -8. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, -"All is vanity." -The Whole Duty of Man - - -9. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. -10. The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright--words of truth. -11. The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. -12. And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. - -13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: +8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, +“All is vanity.” +9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. +10 The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. +11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. +12 And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. +13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, -For this is man's all. - -14. For God will bring every work into judgment, +For this is man’s all. +14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, -Whether good or evil. - - - +Whether good or evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48971c30..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Love for a Shulamite Girl - -# Chapter 1 -1. The song of songs, which is Solomon's. -The Banquet - - -2. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth-- -For your love is better than wine. - -3. Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, -Your name is ointment poured forth; -Therefore the virgins love you. - -4. Draw me away! -We will run after you. -The king has brought me into his chambers. -We will be glad and rejoice in you. -We will remember your love more than wine. -Rightly do they love you. - -5. I am dark, but lovely, -O daughters of Jerusalem, -Like the tents of Kedar, -Like the curtains of Solomon. - -6. Do not look upon me, because I am dark, -Because the sun has tanned me. -My mother's sons were angry with me; -They made me the keeper of the vineyards, -But my own vineyard I have not kept. - -7. Tell me, O you whom I love, -Where you feed your flock, -Where you make it rest at noon. -For why should I be as one who veils herself -By the flocks of your companions? - -8. If you do not know, O fairest among women, -Follow in the footsteps of the flock, -And feed your little goats -Beside the shepherds' tents. - -9. I have compared you, my love, -To my filly among Pharaoh's chariots. - -10. Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, -Your neck with chains of gold. - -11. We will make you ornaments of gold -With studs of silver. - -12. While the king is at his table, -My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. - -13. A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, -That lies all night between my breasts. - -14. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms -In the vineyards of En Gedi. - -15. Behold, you are fair, my love! -Behold, you are fair! -You have dove's eyes. - -16. Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! -Yes, pleasant! -Also our bed is green. - -17. The beams of our houses are cedar, -And our rafters of fir. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0bc8e01c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -A Country Girl in a Palace - -# Chapter 2 -1. I am the rose of Sharon, -And the lily of the valleys. - -2. Like a lily among thorns, -So is my love among the daughters. - -3. Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, -So is my beloved among the sons. -I sat down in his shade with great delight, -And his fruit was sweet to my taste. - -4. He brought me to the banqueting house, -And his banner over me was love. - -5. Sustain me with cakes of raisins, -Refresh me with apples, -For I am lovesick. - -6. His left hand is under my head, -And his right hand embraces me. - -7. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, -By the gazelles or by the does of the field, -Do not stir up nor awaken love -Until it pleases. -The Beloved's Request - - -8. The voice of my beloved! -Behold, he comes -Leaping upon the mountains, -Skipping upon the hills. - -9. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. -Behold, he stands behind our wall; -He is looking through the windows, -Gazing through the lattice. - -10. My beloved spoke, and said to me: -"Rise up, my love, my fair one, -And come away. - -11. For lo, the winter is past, -The rain is over and gone. - -12. The flowers appear on the earth; -The time of singing has come, -And the voice of the turtledove -Is heard in our land. - -13. The fig tree puts forth her green figs, -And the vines with the tender grapes -Give a good smell. -Rise up, my love, my fair one, -And come away! - -14. "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, -In the secret places of the cliff, -Let me see your face, -Let me hear your voice; -For your voice is sweet, -And your face is lovely." - -15. Catch us the foxes, -The little foxes that spoil the vines, -For our vines have tender grapes. - -16. My beloved is mine, and I am his. -He feeds his flock among the lilies. - -17. Until the day breaks -And the shadows flee away, -Turn, my beloved, -And be like a gazelle -Or a young stag -Upon the mountains of Bether. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index ac40a0fe..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -A Troubled Night - -# Chapter 3 -1. By night on my bed I sought the one I love; -I sought him, but I did not find him. - -2. "I will rise now," I said, -"And go about the city; -In the streets and in the squares -I will seek the one I love." -I sought him, but I did not find him. - -3. The watchmen who go about the city found me; -I said, -"Have you seen the one I love?" - -4. Scarcely had I passed by them, -When I found the one I love. -I held him and would not let him go, -Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, -And into the chamber of her who conceived me. - -5. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, -By the gazelles or by the does of the field, -Do not stir up nor awaken love -Until it pleases. -The Coming of Solomon - - -6. Who is this coming out of the wilderness -Like pillars of smoke, -Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, -With all the merchant's fragrant powders? - -7. Behold, it is Solomon's couch, -With sixty valiant men around it, -Of the valiant of Israel. - -8. They all hold swords, -Being expert in war. -Every man has his sword on his thigh -Because of fear in the night. - -9. Of the wood of Lebanon -Solomon the King -Made himself a palanquin: - -10. He made its pillars of silver, -Its support of gold, -Its seat of purple, -Its interior paved with love -By the daughters of Jerusalem. - -11. Go forth, O daughters of Zion, -And see King Solomon with the crown -With which his mother crowned him -On the day of his wedding, -The day of the gladness of his heart. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 91c5cc35..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -The Bridegroom Praises the Bride - -# Chapter 4 -1. Behold, you are fair, my love! -Behold, you are fair! -You have dove's eyes behind your veil. -Your hair is like a flock of goats, -Going down from Mount Gilead. - -2. Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep -Which have come up from the washing, -Every one of which bears twins, -And none is barren among them. - -3. Your lips are like a strand of scarlet, -And your mouth is lovely. -Your temples behind your veil -Are like a piece of pomegranate. - -4. Your neck is like the tower of David, -Built for an armory, -On which hang a thousand bucklers, -All shields of mighty men. - -5. Your two breasts are like two fawns, -Twins of a gazelle, -Which feed among the lilies. - -6. Until the day breaks -And the shadows flee away, -I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh -And to the hill of frankincense. - -7. You are all fair, my love, -And there is no spot in you. - -8. Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, -With me from Lebanon. -Look from the top of Amana, -From the top of Senir and Hermon, -From the lions' dens, -From the mountains of the leopards. - -9. -You have ravished my heart, -My sister, my spouse; -You have ravished my heart -With one look of your eyes, -With one link of your necklace. - -10. How fair is your love, -My sister, my spouse! -How much better than wine is your love, -And the scent of your perfumes -Than all spices! - -11. Your lips, O my spouse, -Drip as the honeycomb; -Honey and milk are under your tongue; -And the fragrance of your garments -Is like the fragrance of Lebanon. - -12. A garden enclosed -Is my sister, my spouse, -A spring shut up, -A fountain sealed. - -13. Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates -With pleasant fruits, -Fragrant henna with spikenard, - -14. Spikenard and saffron, -Calamus and cinnamon, -With all trees of frankincense, -Myrrh and aloes, -With all the chief spices-- - -15. A fountain of gardens, -A well of living waters, -And streams from Lebanon. - -16. Awake, O north wind, -And come, O south! -Blow upon my garden, -That its spices may flow out. -Let my beloved come to his garden -And eat its pleasant fruits. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92526f91..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -The Bride Praises the Bridegroom - -# Chapter 5 -1. I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; -I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; -I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; -I have drunk my wine with my milk. -Eat, O friends! -Drink, yes, drink deeply, -O beloved ones! -The Shulamite's Troubled Evening - - -2. I sleep, but my heart is awake; -It is the voice of my beloved! -He knocks, saying, -"Open for me, my sister, my love, -My dove, my perfect one; -For my head is covered with dew, -My locks with the drops of the night." - -3. I have taken off my robe; -How can I put it on again? -I have washed my feet; -How can I defile them? - -4. My beloved put his hand -By the latch of the door, -And my heart yearned for him. - -5. I arose to open for my beloved, -And my hands dripped with myrrh, -My fingers with liquid myrrh, -On the handles of the lock. - -6. I opened for my beloved, -But my beloved had turned away and was gone. -My heart leaped up when he spoke. -I sought him, but I could not find him; -I called him, but he gave me no answer. - -7. The watchmen who went about the city found me. -They struck me, they wounded me; -The keepers of the walls -Took my veil away from me. - -8. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, -If you find my beloved, -That you tell him I am lovesick! - -9. -What is your beloved -More than another beloved, -O fairest among women? -What is your beloved -More than another beloved, -That you so charge us? - -10. My beloved is white and ruddy, -Chief among ten thousand. - -11. His head is like the finest gold; -His locks are wavy, -And black as a raven. - -12. His eyes are like doves -By the rivers of waters, -Washed with milk, -And fitly set. - -13. His cheeks are like a bed of spices, -Banks of scented herbs. -His lips are lilies, -Dripping liquid myrrh. - -14. His hands are rods of gold -Set with beryl. -His body is carved ivory -Inlaid with sapphires. - -15. His legs are pillars of marble -Set on bases of fine gold. -His countenance is like Lebanon, -Excellent as the cedars. - -16. His mouth is most sweet, -Yes, he is altogether lovely. -This is my beloved, -And this is my friend, -O daughters of Jerusalem! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6d4cd2ee..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -I Am My Beloved's - -# Chapter 6 -1. Where has your beloved gone, -O fairest among women? -Where has your beloved turned aside, -That we may seek him with you? - -2. My beloved has gone to his garden, -To the beds of spices, -To feed his flock in the gardens, -And to gather lilies. - -3. I am my beloved's, -And my beloved is mine. -He feeds his flock among the lilies. -Praise of the Shulamite's Beauty - - -4. O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, -Lovely as Jerusalem, -Awesome as an army with banners! - -5. Turn your eyes away from me, -For they have overcome me. -Your hair is like a flock of goats -Going down from Gilead. - -6. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep -Which have come up from the washing; -Every one bears twins, -And none is barren among them. - -7. Like a piece of pomegranate -Are your temples behind your veil. - -8. There are sixty queens -And eighty concubines, -And virgins without number. - -9. My dove, my perfect one, -Is the only one, -The only one of her mother, -The favorite of the one who bore her. -The daughters saw her -And called her blessed, -The queens and the concubines, -And they praised her. - -10. Who is she who looks forth as the morning, -Fair as the moon, -Clear as the sun, -Awesome as an army with banners? - -11. I went down to the garden of nuts -To see the verdure of the valley, -To see whether the vine had budded -And the pomegranates had bloomed. - -12. Before I was even aware, -My soul had made me -As the chariots of my noble people. - -13. Return, return, O Shulamite; -Return, return, that we may look upon you! -What would you see in the Shulamite-- -As it were, the dance of the two camps? - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3729297d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Expressions of Praise - -# Chapter 7 -1. How beautiful are your feet in sandals, -O prince's daughter! -The curves of your thighs are like jewels, -The work of the hands of a skillful workman. - -2. Your navel is a rounded goblet; -It lacks no blended beverage. -Your waist is a heap of wheat -Set about with lilies. - -3. Your two breasts are like two fawns, -Twins of a gazelle. - -4. Your neck is like an ivory tower, -Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon -By the gate of Bath Rabbim. -Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon -Which looks toward Damascus. - -5. Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, -And the hair of your head is like purple; -A king is held captive by your tresses. - -6. How fair and how pleasant you are, -O love, with your delights! - -7. This stature of yours is like a palm tree, -And your breasts like its clusters. - -8. I said, "I will go up to the palm tree, -I will take hold of its branches." -Let now your breasts be like clusters of the vine, -The fragrance of your breath like apples, - -9. And the roof of your mouth like the best wine. -The wine goes down smoothly for my beloved, -Moving gently the lips of sleepers. - -10. I am my beloved's, -And his desire is toward me. - -11. Come, my beloved, -Let us go forth to the field; -Let us lodge in the villages. - -12. Let us get up early to the vineyards; -Let us see if the vine has budded, -Whether the grape blossoms are open, -And the pomegranates are in bloom. -There I will give you my love. - -13. The mandrakes give off a fragrance, -And at our gates are pleasant fruits, -All manner, new and old, -Which I have laid up for you, my beloved. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b8fd0c6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home - -# Chapter 8 -1. Oh, that you were like my brother, -Who nursed at my mother's breasts! -If I should find you outside, -I would kiss you; -I would not be despised. - -2. I would lead you and bring you -Into the house of my mother, -She who used to instruct me. -I would cause you to drink of spiced wine, -Of the juice of my pomegranate. - -3. His left hand is under my head, -And his right hand embraces me. - -4. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, -Do not stir up nor awaken love -Until it pleases. -Love Renewed in Lebanon - - -5. Who is this coming up from the wilderness, -Leaning upon her beloved? -I awakened you under the apple tree. -There your mother brought you forth; -There she who bore you brought you forth. - -6. Set me as a seal upon your heart, -As a seal upon your arm; -For love is as strong as death, -Jealousy as cruel as the grave; -Its flames are flames of fire, -A most vehement flame. - -7. Many waters cannot quench love, -Nor can the floods drown it. -If a man would give for love -All the wealth of his house, -It would be utterly despised. - -8. We have a little sister, -And she has no breasts. -What shall we do for our sister -In the day when she is spoken for? - -9. If she is a wall, -We will build upon her -A battlement of silver; -And if she is a door, -We will enclose her -With boards of cedar. - -10. I am a wall, -And my breasts like towers; -Then I became in his eyes -As one who found peace. - -11. Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon; -He leased the vineyard to keepers; -Everyone was to bring for its fruit -A thousand silver coins. - -12. My own vineyard is before me. -You, O Solomon, may have a thousand, -And those who tend its fruit two hundred. - -13. You who dwell in the gardens, -The companions listen for your voice-- -Let me hear it! - -14. Make haste, my beloved, -And be like a gazelle -Or a young stag -On the mountains of spices. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md index 636fa05a..2b8e5c29 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,21 +1,14 @@ -Judah Called to Repentance - # Chapter 1 -1. The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. -The Wickedness of Judah - - -2. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! +1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. +2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: -"I have nourished and brought up children, +“I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me; - -3. The ox knows its owner -And the donkey its master's crib; +3 The ox knows its owner +And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, -My people do not consider." - -4. Alas, sinful nation, +My people do not consider.” +4 Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! @@ -23,136 +16,104 @@ They have forsaken the Lord, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward. - -5. Why should you be stricken again? +5 Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. - -6. From the sole of the foot even to the head, +6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment. - -7. Your country is desolate, +7 Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. - -8. So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, +8 So the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, As a hut in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city. - -9. Unless the Lord of hosts +9 Unless the Lord of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, We would have become like Sodom, We would have been made like Gomorrah. - -10. Hear the word of the Lord, +10 Hear the word of the Lord, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people of Gomorrah: - -11. "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" +11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. -"I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams +“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats. - -12. "When you come to appear before Me, +12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts? - -13. Bring no more futile sacrifices; +13 Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. -The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies-- +The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. - -14. Your New Moons and your appointed feasts +14 Your New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. - -15. When you spread out your hands, +15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. - -16. "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; +16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, - -17. Learn to do good; +17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. - -18. "Come now, and let us reason together," +18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, -"Though your sins are like scarlet, +“Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. - -19. If you are willing and obedient, +19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; - -20. But if you refuse and rebel, -You shall be devoured by the sword"; +20 But if you refuse and rebel, +You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. -The Degenerate City - - -21. How the faithful city has become a harlot! +21 How the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; Righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers. - -22. Your silver has become dross, +22 Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water. - -23. Your princes are rebellious, +23 Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them. - -24. Therefore the Lord says, +24 Therefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, -"Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, +“Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies. - -25. I will turn My hand against you, +25 I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy. - -26. I will restore your judges as at the first, +26 I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. -Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city." - -27. Zion shall be redeemed with justice, +Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.” +27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her penitents with righteousness. - -28. The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, +28 The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. - -29. For they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees +29 For they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens Which you have chosen. - -30. For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, +30 For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, And as a garden that has no water. - -31. The strong shall be as tinder, +31 The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, -And no one shall quench them. - - - +And no one shall quench them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md index c18c80dc..bac27ee6 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,103 +1,75 @@ -The Future House of God - # Chapter 2 -1. The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. - -2. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days -That the mountain of the Lord's house +1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. +2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days +That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. - -3. Many people shall come and say, -"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, +3 Many people shall come and say, +“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, -And we shall walk in His paths." +And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. - -4. He shall judge between the nations, +4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. -The Day of the Lord - - -5. O house of Jacob, come and let us walk +5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord. - -6. For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, +6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. - -7. Their land is also full of silver and gold, +7 Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. - -8. Their land is also full of idols; +8 Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. - -9. People bow down, +9 People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. - -10. Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, +10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty. - -11. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, +11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. - -12. For the day of the Lord of hosts +12 For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, -Upon everything lifted up-- -And it shall be brought low-- - -13. Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, +Upon everything lifted up— +And it shall be brought low— +13 Upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; - -14. Upon all the high mountains, +14 Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up; - -15. Upon every high tower, +15 Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall; - -16. Upon all the ships of Tarshish, +16 Upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all the beautiful sloops. - -17. The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, +17 The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The Lord alone will be exalted in that day, - -18. But the idols He shall utterly abolish. - -19. They shall go into the holes of the rocks, +18 But the idols He shall utterly abolish. +19 They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. - -20. In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver +20 In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, To the moles and bats, - -21. To go into the clefts of the rocks, +21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. - -22. Sever yourselves from such a man, +22 Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; -For of what account is he? - - - +For of what account is he? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md index 897d4b01..da4c4f05 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,116 +1,84 @@ -Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem - # Chapter 3 -1. For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, +1 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water; - -2. The mighty man and the man of war, +2 The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder; - -3. The captain of fifty and the honorable man, +3 The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the skillful artisan, And the expert enchanter. - -4. "I will give children to be their princes, +4 “I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them. - -5. The people will be oppressed, +5 The people will be oppressed, Every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, -And the base toward the honorable." - -6. When a man takes hold of his brother +And the base toward the honorable.” +6 When a man takes hold of his brother In the house of his father, saying, -"You have clothing; +“You have clothing; You be our ruler, -And let these ruins be under your power," - -7. In that day he will protest, saying, -"I cannot cure your ills, +And let these ruins be under your power,” +7 In that day he will protest, saying, +“I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; -Do not make me a ruler of the people." - -8. For Jerusalem stumbled, +Do not make me a ruler of the people.” +8 For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the Lord, To provoke the eyes of His glory. - -9. The look on their countenance witnesses against them, +9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves. - -10. "Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, +10 “Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. - -11. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, +11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him. - -12. As for My people, children are their oppressors, +12 As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, -And destroy the way of your paths." -Oppression and Luxury Condemned - - -13. The Lord stands up to plead, +And destroy the way of your paths.” +13 The Lord stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people. - -14. The Lord will enter into judgment +14 The Lord will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: -"For you have eaten up the vineyard; +“For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. - -15. What do you mean by crushing My people -And grinding the faces of the poor?" +15 What do you mean by crushing My people +And grinding the faces of the poor?” Says the Lord God of hosts. - -16. Moreover the Lord says: -"Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, +16 Moreover the Lord says: +“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, Making a jingling with their feet, - -17. Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab +17 Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, -And the Lord will uncover their secret parts." - -18. In that day the Lord will take away the finery: +And the Lord will uncover their secret parts.” +18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery: The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents; - -19. The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; - -20. The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; +19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; +20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; The perfume boxes, the charms, - -21. and the rings; +21 and the rings; The nose jewels, - -22. the festal apparel, and the mantles; +22 the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer garments, the purses, - -23. and the mirrors; +23 and the mirrors; The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes. - -24. And so it shall be: +24 And so it shall be: Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench; Instead of a sash, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, baldness; Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty. - -25. Your men shall fall by the sword, +25 Your men shall fall by the sword, And your mighty in the war. - -26. Her gates shall lament and mourn, -And she being desolate shall sit on the ground. - - - +26 Her gates shall lament and mourn, +And she being desolate shall sit on the ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md index d42fd720..d207e1f9 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@ -Jerusalem's Glorious Future - # Chapter 4 -1. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, -"We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; +1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, +“We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel; Only let us be called by your name, -To take away our reproach." -The Renewal of Zion - - -2. In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; +To take away our reproach.” +2 In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped. - -3. And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy--everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. -4. When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, -5. then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. -6. And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain. - - - +3 And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. +4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, +5 then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. +6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md index d2c36224..16a91aae 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,147 +1,111 @@ -God's Disappointing Vineyard - # Chapter 5 -1. Now let me sing to my Well-beloved -A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: +1 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved +A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill. - -2. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, +2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes. - -3. "And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, +3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard. - -4. What more could have been done to My vineyard +4 What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes? - -5. And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: +5 And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. - -6. I will lay it waste; +6 I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds -That they rain no rain on it." - -7. For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, +That they rain no rain on it.” +7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help. -Impending Judgment on Excesses - - -8. Woe to those who join house to house; +8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land! - -9. In my hearing the Lord of hosts said, -"Truly, many houses shall be desolate, +9 In my hearing the Lord of hosts said, +“Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant. - -10. For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, -And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah." - -11. Woe to those who rise early in the morning, +10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, +And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.” +11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them! - -12. The harp and the strings, +12 The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands. - -13. Therefore my people have gone into captivity, +13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst. - -14. Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself +14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it. - -15. People shall be brought down, +15 People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled. - -16. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, +16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness. - -17. Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, +17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat. - -18. Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, +18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And sin as if with a cart rope; - -19. That say, "Let Him make speed and hasten His work, +19 That say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, -That we may know it." - -20. Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; +That we may know it.” +20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! - -21. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, +21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight! - -22. Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, +22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink, - -23. Who justify the wicked for a bribe, +23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man! - -24. Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, +24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. - -25. Therefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people; +25 Therefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. -Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. +Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. - -26. He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, +26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly. - -27. No one will be weary or stumble among them, +27 No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken; - -28. Whose arrows are sharp, +28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; -Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, +Their horses’ hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind. - -29. Their roaring will be like a lion, +29 Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver. - -30. In that day they will roar against them +30 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; -And the light is darkened by the clouds. - - - +And the light is darkened by the clouds. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md index e7c6c1ac..954606d9 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,59 +1,44 @@ -Isaiah Called to Be a Prophet - # Chapter 6 -1. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. -2. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. -3. And one cried to another and said: -"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; -The whole earth is full of His glory!" - -4. And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. - -5. So I said: -"Woe is me, for I am undone! +1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. +2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. +3 And one cried to another and said: +“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; +The whole earth is full of His glory!” +4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. +5 So I said: +“Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, -The Lord of hosts." - -6. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. -7. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: -"Behold, this has touched your lips; +The Lord of hosts.” +6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. +7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: +“Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, -And your sin purged." - -8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: -"Whom shall I send, -And who will go for Us?" -Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." - -9. And He said, "Go, and tell this people: -'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; -Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.' - -10. "Make the heart of this people dull, +And your sin purged.” +8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: +“Whom shall I send, +And who will go for Us?” +Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” +9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people: +‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; +Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ +10 “Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, -And return and be healed." - -11. Then I said, "Lord, how long?" +And return and be healed.” +11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered: -"Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, +“Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate, - -12. -The Lord has removed men far away, +12 The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. - -13. But yet a tenth will be in it, +13 But yet a tenth will be in it, And will return and be for consuming, As a terebinth tree or as an oak, Whose stump remains when it is cut down. -So the holy seed shall be its stump." - - - +So the holy seed shall be its stump.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md index 5405d8ee..9eac19b2 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,73 +1,52 @@ -Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz - # Chapter 7 -1. Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. -2. And it was told to the house of David, saying, "Syria's forces are deployed in Ephraim." So his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind. - -3. Then the Lord said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller's Field, -4. and say to him: 'Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and the son of Remaliah. -5. Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have plotted evil against you, saying, -6. "Let us go up against Judah and trouble it, and let us make a gap in its wall for ourselves, and set a king over them, the son of Tabel"-- -7. thus says the Lord God: -"It shall not stand, +1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. +2 And it was told to the house of David, saying, “Syria’s forces are deployed in Ephraim.” So his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind. +3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field, +4 and say to him: ‘Take heed, and be quiet; do not fear or be fainthearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and the son of Remaliah. +5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have plotted evil against you, saying, +6 “Let us go up against Judah and trouble it, and let us make a gap in its wall for ourselves, and set a king over them, the son of Tabel”— +7 thus says the Lord God: +“It shall not stand, Nor shall it come to pass. - -8. For the head of Syria is Damascus, +8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken, So that it will not be a people. - -9. The head of Ephraim is Samaria, -And the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. +9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, +And the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, -Surely you shall not be established." ' " -The Immanuel Prophecy - - -10. Moreover the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, -11. "Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above." - -12. But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!" - -13. Then he said, "Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? -14. Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. -15. Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. -16. For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings. -17. The Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father's house--days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah." - -18. And it shall come to pass in that day +Surely you shall not be established.” ’ ” +10 Moreover the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, +11 “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.” +12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!” +13 Then he said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? +14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. +15 Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. +16 For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings. +17 The Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father’s house—days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah.” +18 And it shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will whistle for the fly That is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, And for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. - -19. They will come, and all of them will rest +19 They will come, and all of them will rest In the desolate valleys and in the clefts of the rocks, And on all thorns and in all pastures. - -20. In the same day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, +20 In the same day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, With those from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, The head and the hair of the legs, And will also remove the beard. - -21. It shall be in that day +21 It shall be in that day That a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep; - -22. So it shall be, from the abundance of milk they give, +22 So it shall be, from the abundance of milk they give, That he will eat curds; For curds and honey everyone will eat who is left in the land. - -23. It shall happen in that day, +23 It shall happen in that day, That wherever there could be a thousand vines Worth a thousand shekels of silver, It will be for briers and thorns. - -24. With arrows and bows men will come there, +24 With arrows and bows men will come there, Because all the land will become briers and thorns. - -25. And to any hill which could be dug with the hoe, +25 And to any hill which could be dug with the hoe, You will not go there for fear of briers and thorns; But it will become a range for oxen -And a place for sheep to roam. - - - +And a place for sheep to roam. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md index 764ac149..0eb5f1b5 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,77 +1,53 @@ -Assyria Will Invade the Land - # Chapter 8 -1. Moreover the Lord said to me, "Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man's pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. -2. And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah." - -3. Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, "Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz; -4. for before the child shall have knowledge to cry 'My father' and 'My mother,' the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be taken away before the king of Assyria." - -5. The Lord also spoke to me again, saying: - -6. "Inasmuch as these people refused +1 Moreover the Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. +2 And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.” +3 Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz; +4 for before the child shall have knowledge to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be taken away before the king of Assyria.” +5 The Lord also spoke to me again, saying: +6 “Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, -And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah's son; - -7. Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them -The waters of the River, strong and mighty-- +And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son; +7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them +The waters of the River, strong and mighty— The king of Assyria and all his glory; He will go up over all his channels And go over all his banks. - -8. He will pass through Judah, +8 He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel. - -9. "Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! +9 “Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces. - -10. Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; +10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, -For God is with us." -Fear God, Heed His Word - - -11. For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: - -12. "Do not say, 'A conspiracy,' +For God is with us.” +11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: +12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. - -13. The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow; +13 The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread. - -14. He will be as a sanctuary, +14 He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. - -15. And many among them shall stumble; +15 And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, -Be snared and taken." - -16. Bind up the testimony, +Be snared and taken.” +16 Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples. - -17. And I will wait on the Lord, +17 And I will wait on the Lord, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him. - -18. Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me! +18 Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the Lord of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion. - -19. And when they say to you, "Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter," should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? -20. To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. - -21. They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. -22. Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness. - - - +19 And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? +20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. +21 They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. +22 Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md index c292687d..fee150f8 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,109 +1,82 @@ -The Government of the Promised Son - # Chapter 9 -1. Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, +1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, As when at first He lightly esteemed The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, And afterward more heavily oppressed her, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, In Galilee of the Gentiles. - -2. The people who walked in darkness +2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. - -3. You have multiplied the nation +3 You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. - -4. For You have broken the yoke of his burden +4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian. - -5. For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, +5 For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire. - -6. For unto us a Child is born, +6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - -7. Of the increase of His government and peace +7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. -The Punishment of Samaria - - -8. The Lord sent a word against Jacob, +8 The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. - -9. All the people will know-- -Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria-- +9 All the people will know— +Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria— Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: - -10. "The bricks have fallen down, +10 “The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, -But we will replace them with cedars." - -11. Therefore the Lord shall set up +But we will replace them with cedars.” +11 Therefore the Lord shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, - -12. The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; -And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. +12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; +And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. - -13. For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, +13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts. - -14. Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel, +14 Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel, Palm branch and bulrush in one day. - -15. The elder and honorable, he is the head; +15 The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. - -16. For the leaders of this people cause them to err, +16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed. - -17. Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, +17 Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, -And every mouth speaks folly. +And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. - -18. For wickedness burns as the fire; +18 For wickedness burns as the fire; It shall devour the briers and thorns, And kindle in the thickets of the forest; They shall mount up like rising smoke. - -19. Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts +19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother. - -20. And he shall snatch on the right hand +20 And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm. - -21. Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; -Together they shall be against Judah. +21 Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; +Together they shall be against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, -But His hand is stretched out still. - - - +But His hand is stretched out still. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md index cf9f65c3..d2f5a5cd 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,151 +1,110 @@ -Assyria Shall Be Broken - # Chapter 10 -1. "Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, +1 “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed - - -2. To rob the needy of justice, +2 To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless. - -3. What will you do in the day of punishment, +3 What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory? - -4. Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, -And they shall fall among the slain." +4 Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, +And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. -Arrogant Assyria Also Judged - - -5. "Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger +5 “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation. - -6. I will send him against an ungodly nation, +6 I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets. - -7. Yet he does not mean so, +7 Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations. - -8. For he says, -'Are not my princes altogether kings? - -9. Is not Calno like Carchemish? +8 For he says, +‘Are not my princes altogether kings? +9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? - -10. As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, +10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria, - -11. As I have done to Samaria and her idols, -Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?' " - -12. Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, "I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks." - -13. For he says: -"By the strength of my hand I have done it, +11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols, +Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ” +12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.” +13 For he says: +“By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. - -14. My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people, +14 My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people, And as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; And there was no one who moved his wing, -Nor opened his mouth with even a peep." - -15. Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? +Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.” +15 Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood! - -16. Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, +16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire. - -17. So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, +17 So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day. - -18. And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, +18 And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away. - -19. Then the rest of the trees of his forest +19 Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them. -The Returning Remnant of Israel - - -20. And it shall come to pass in that day +20 And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel, And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob, Will never again depend on him who defeated them, But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. - -21. The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, +21 The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, To the Mighty God. - -22. For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, +22 For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of them will return; The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness. - -23. For the Lord God of hosts +23 For the Lord God of hosts Will make a determined end In the midst of all the land. - -24. Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: "O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt. -25. For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction." -26. And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt. - -27. It shall come to pass in that day +24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt. +25 For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.” +26 And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt. +27 It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. - -28. He has come to Aiath, +28 He has come to Aiath, He has passed Migron; At Michmash he has attended to his equipment. - -29. They have gone along the ridge, +29 They have gone along the ridge, They have taken up lodging at Geba. Ramah is afraid, Gibeah of Saul has fled. - -30. Lift up your voice, +30 Lift up your voice, O daughter of Gallim! -Cause it to be heard as far as Laish-- +Cause it to be heard as far as Laish— O poor Anathoth! - -31. Madmenah has fled, +31 Madmenah has fled, The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge. - -32. As yet he will remain at Nob that day; +32 As yet he will remain at Nob that day; He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem. - -33. Behold, the Lord, +33 Behold, the Lord, The Lord of hosts, Will lop off the bough with terror; Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled. - -34. He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, -And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One. - - - +34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, +And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md index 6a1976b8..502281bb 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,79 +1,59 @@ -The Reign of Jesse's Offspring - # Chapter 11 -1. There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, +1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. - -2. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, +2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. - -3. His delight is in the fear of the Lord, +3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; - -4. But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, +4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. - -5. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, +5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist. - -6. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, +6 “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. - -7. The cow and the bear shall graze; +7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. - -8. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, -And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. - -9. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, +8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, +And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. +9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea. - -10. "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, +10 “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, -And His resting place shall be glorious." - -11. It shall come to pass in that day +And His resting place shall be glorious.” +11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. - -12. He will set up a banner for the nations, +12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. - -13. Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, +13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. - -14. But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; +14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. - -15. The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; +15 The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dry-shod. - -16. There will be a highway for the remnant of His people +16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel -In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. - - - +In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md index 8fd7e751..bd1c7ae7 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,30 +1,20 @@ -A Hymn of Praise - # Chapter 12 -1. And in that day you will say: -"O Lord, I will praise You; +1 And in that day you will say: +“O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. - -2. Behold, God is my salvation, +2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; -'For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; -He also has become my salvation.' " - -3. Therefore with joy you will draw water +‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; +He also has become my salvation.’ ” +3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. - -4. And in that day you will say: -"Praise the Lord, call upon His name; +4 And in that day you will say: +“Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. - -5. Sing to the Lord, +5 Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. - -6. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, -For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!" - - - +6 Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, +For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md index e4233a97..efb2857f 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,100 +1,74 @@ -Proclamation Against Babylon - # Chapter 13 -1. The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. - -2. "Lift up a banner on the high mountain, +1 The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. +2 “Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. - -3. I have commanded My sanctified ones; -I have also called My mighty ones for My anger-- -Those who rejoice in My exaltation." - -4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, +3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; +I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— +Those who rejoice in My exaltation.” +4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. - -5. They come from a far country, -From the end of heaven-- +5 They come from a far country, +From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land. - -6. Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! +6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. - -7. Therefore all hands will be limp, -Every man's heart will melt, - -8. And they will be afraid. +7 Therefore all hands will be limp, +Every man’s heart will melt, +8 And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames. - -9. Behold, the day of the Lord comes, +9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. - -10. For the stars of heaven and their constellations +10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. - -11. "I will punish the world for its evil, +11 “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. - -12. I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, +12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir. - -13. Therefore I will shake the heavens, +13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. - -14. It shall be as the hunted gazelle, +14 It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up; Every man will turn to his own people, And everyone will flee to his own land. - -15. Everyone who is found will be thrust through, +15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through, And everyone who is captured will fall by the sword. - -16. Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; +16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished. - -17. "Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, +17 “Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, Who will not regard silver; And as for gold, they will not delight in it. - -18. Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces, +18 Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces, And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; Their eye will not spare children. - -19. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, -The beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, +19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, +The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. - -20. It will never be inhabited, +20 It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there. - -21. But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, +21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild goats will caper there. - -22. The hyenas will howl in their citadels, +22 The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, -And her days will not be prolonged." - - - +And her days will not be prolonged.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md index e72acf45..64d03542 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,147 +1,103 @@ -Mercy on Jacob - # Chapter 14 -1. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. -2. Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors. -Fall of the King of Babylon - - -3. It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, -4. that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: -"How the oppressor has ceased, +1 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. +2 Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors. +3 It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, +4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: +“How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased! - -5. The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, +5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers; - -6. He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, +6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders. - -7. The whole earth is at rest and quiet; +7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet; They break forth into singing. - -8. Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, +8 Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, And the cedars of Lebanon, -Saying, 'Since you were cut down, -No woodsman has come up against us.' - -9. "Hell from beneath is excited about you, +Saying, ‘Since you were cut down, +No woodsman has come up against us.’ +9 “Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. - -10. They all shall speak and say to you: -'Have you also become as weak as we? +10 They all shall speak and say to you: +‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? - -11. Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, +11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, -And worms cover you.' -The Fall of Lucifer - - -12. "How you are fallen from heaven, +And worms cover you.’ +12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! - -13. For you have said in your heart: -'I will ascend into heaven, +13 For you have said in your heart: +‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; - -14. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, -I will be like the Most High.' - -15. Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, +14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, +I will be like the Most High.’ +15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit. - -16. "Those who see you will gaze at you, +16 “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: -'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, +‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, - -17. Who made the world as a wilderness +17 Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, -Who did not open the house of his prisoners?' - -18. "All the kings of the nations, +Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’ +18 “All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house; - -19. But you are cast out of your grave +19 But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot. - -20. You will not be joined with them in burial, +20 You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named. - -21. Prepare slaughter for his children +21 Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, -And fill the face of the world with cities." -Babylon Destroyed - - -22. "For I will rise up against them," says the Lord of hosts, -"And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, -And offspring and posterity," says the Lord. - -23. "I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, +And fill the face of the world with cities.” +22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts, +“And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, +And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord. +23 “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, And marshes of muddy water; -I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," says the Lord of hosts. -Assyria Destroyed - - -24. The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, -"Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, +I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts. +24 The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, +“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand: - -25. That I will break the Assyrian in My land, +25 That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders. - -26. This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, +26 This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. - -27. For the Lord of hosts has purposed, +27 For the Lord of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, -And who will turn it back?" -Philistia Destroyed - - -28. This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died. - -29. "Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, +And who will turn it back?” +28 This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died. +29 “Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; -For out of the serpent's roots will come forth a viper, +For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. - -30. The firstborn of the poor will feed, +30 The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant. - -31. Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! +31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, -And no one will be alone in his appointed times." - -32. What will they answer the messengers of the nation? +And no one will be alone in his appointed times.” +32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, -And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it. - - - +And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md index 3e909a5e..ea871f76 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,52 +1,39 @@ -Proclamation Against Moab - # Chapter 15 -1. The burden against Moab. +1 The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, - -2. He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, +2 He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off. - -3. In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; +3 In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. - -4. Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, +4 Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him. - -5. "My heart will cry out for Moab; +5 “My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction, - -6. For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, +6 For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green. - -7. Therefore the abundance they have gained, +7 Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows. - -8. For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, +8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, Its wailing to Eglaim And its wailing to Beer Elim. - -9. For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; +9 For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, -And on the remnant of the land." - - - +And on the remnant of the land.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md index 5e79cb1d..2f8f79da 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,70 +1,53 @@ -Moab Destroyed - # Chapter 16 -1. Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, +1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness, To the mount of the daughter of Zion. - -2. For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; +2 For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon. - -3. "Take counsel, execute judgment; +3 “Take counsel, execute judgment; Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, Do not betray him who escapes. - -4. Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; +4 Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land. - -5. In mercy the throne will be established; +5 In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, -Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness." - -6. We have heard of the pride of Moab-- -He is very proud-- +Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.” +6 We have heard of the pride of Moab— +He is very proud— Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; But his lies shall not be so. - -7. Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab; +7 Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab; Everyone shall wail. For the foundations of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn; Surely they are stricken. - -8. For the fields of Heshbon languish, +8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah; The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants, Which have reached to Jazer And wandered through the wilderness. Her branches are stretched out, They are gone over the sea. - -9. Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah, +9 Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah, With the weeping of Jazer; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; For battle cries have fallen Over your summer fruits and your harvest. - -10. Gladness is taken away, +10 Gladness is taken away, And joy from the plentiful field; In the vineyards there will be no singing, Nor will there be shouting; No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. - -11. Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, +11 Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, And my inner being for Kir Heres. - -12. And it shall come to pass, +12 And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail. - -13. This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning Moab since that time. -14. But now the Lord has spoken, saying, "Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble." - - - +13 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning Moab since that time. +14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md index f5a33d27..5a56ef13 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,72 +1,54 @@ -Proclamation Against Syria and Israel - # Chapter 17 -1. The burden against Damascus. -"Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, +1 The burden against Damascus. +“Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, And it will be a ruinous heap. - -2. The cities of Aroer are forsaken; +2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid. - -3. The fortress also will cease from Ephraim, +3 The fortress also will cease from Ephraim, The kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Syria; -They will be as the glory of the children of Israel," +They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -4. "In that day it shall come to pass +4 “In that day it shall come to pass That the glory of Jacob will wane, And the fatness of his flesh grow lean. - -5. It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain, +5 It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain, And reaps the heads with his arm; It shall be as he who gathers heads of grain In the Valley of Rephaim. - -6. Yet gleaning grapes will be left in it, +6 Yet gleaning grapes will be left in it, Like the shaking of an olive tree, Two or three olives at the top of the uppermost bough, -Four or five in its most fruitful branches," +Four or five in its most fruitful branches,” Says the Lord God of Israel. - -7. In that day a man will look to his Maker, +7 In that day a man will look to his Maker, And his eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel. - -8. He will not look to the altars, +8 He will not look to the altars, The work of his hands; He will not respect what his fingers have made, Nor the wooden images nor the incense altars. - -9. In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough +9 In that day his strong cities will be as a forsaken bough And an uppermost branch, Which they left because of the children of Israel; And there will be desolation. - -10. Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, +10 Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation, And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold, Therefore you will plant pleasant plants And set out foreign seedlings; - -11. In the day you will make your plant to grow, +11 In the day you will make your plant to grow, And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish; But the harvest will be a heap of ruins In the day of grief and desperate sorrow. - -12. Woe to the multitude of many people +12 Woe to the multitude of many people Who make a noise like the roar of the seas, And to the rushing of nations That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! - -13. The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters; +13 The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters; But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. - -14. Then behold, at eventide, trouble! +14 Then behold, at eventide, trouble! And before the morning, he is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, -And the lot of those who rob us. - - - +And the lot of those who rob us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md index 3a471e79..a12e7bb8 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,43 +1,32 @@ -Proclamation Against Ethiopia - # Chapter 18 -1. Woe to the land shadowed with buzzing wings, +1 Woe to the land shadowed with buzzing wings, Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, - -2. Which sends ambassadors by sea, +2 Which sends ambassadors by sea, Even in vessels of reed on the waters, saying, -"Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, +“Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, To a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, -Whose land the rivers divide." - -3. All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth: +Whose land the rivers divide.” +3 All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth: When he lifts up a banner on the mountains, you see it; And when he blows a trumpet, you hear it. - -4. For so the Lord said to me, -"I will take My rest, +4 For so the Lord said to me, +“I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place Like clear heat in sunshine, -Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." - -5. For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect +Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” +5 For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect And the sour grape is ripening in the flower, He will both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks And take away and cut down the branches. - -6. They will be left together for the mountain birds of prey +6 They will be left together for the mountain birds of prey And for the beasts of the earth; The birds of prey will summer on them, And all the beasts of the earth will winter on them. - -7. In that time a present will be brought to the Lord of hosts +7 In that time a present will be brought to the Lord of hosts From a people tall and smooth of skin, And from a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, -Whose land the rivers divide-- +Whose land the rivers divide— To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, -To Mount Zion. - - - +To Mount Zion. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md index 2071cfac..e3c2b017 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,87 +1,61 @@ -Proclamation Against Egypt - # Chapter 19 -1. The burden against Egypt. +1 The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst. - -2. "I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; +2 “I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom. - -3. The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; +3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers. - -4. And the Egyptians I will give +4 And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, -And a fierce king will rule over them," +And a fierce king will rule over them,” Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts. - -5. The waters will fail from the sea, +5 The waters will fail from the sea, And the river will be wasted and dried up. - -6. The rivers will turn foul; +6 The rivers will turn foul; The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up; The reeds and rushes will wither. - -7. The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River, +7 The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River, And everything sown by the River, Will wither, be driven away, and be no more. - -8. The fishermen also will mourn; +8 The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters. - -9. Moreover those who work in fine flax +9 Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed; - -10. And its foundations will be broken. +10 And its foundations will be broken. All who make wages will be troubled of soul. - -11. Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; -Pharaoh's wise counselors give foolish counsel. -How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, -The son of ancient kings?" - -12. Where are they? +11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; +Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel. +How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, +The son of ancient kings?” +12 Where are they? Where are your wise men? Let them tell you now, And let them know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt. - -13. The princes of Zoan have become fools; +13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived; They have also deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes. - -14. The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst; +14 The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst; And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit. - -15. Neither will there be any work for Egypt, +15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt, Which the head or tail, Palm branch or bulrush, may do. - -16. In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it. -17. And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it. -Egypt, Assyria, and Israel Blessed - - -18. In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of Destruction. - -19. In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. -20. And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. -21. Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. -22. And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them. - -23. In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. - -24. In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria--a blessing in the midst of the land, -25. whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, "Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance." - - - +16 In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it. +17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it. +18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of Destruction. +19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. +20 And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. +21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. +22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them. +23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. +24 In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the midst of the land, +25 whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md index 5c0c4c86..dfb1a13d 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,13 +1,7 @@ -The Sign Against Egypt and Ethiopia - # Chapter 20 -1. In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it, -2. at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet." And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. - -3. Then the Lord said, "Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, -4. so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. -5. Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory. -6. And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, 'Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?' " - - - +1 In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it, +2 at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. +3 Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, +4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. +5 Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory. +6 And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, ‘Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md index c9c39699..dc3dc24a 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,81 +1,57 @@ -The Fall of Babylon Proclaimed - # Chapter 21 -1. The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. +1 The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land. - -2. A distressing vision is declared to me; +2 A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing I have made to cease. - -3. Therefore my loins are filled with pain; +3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was distressed when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it. - -4. My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me; +4 My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me; The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me. - -5. Prepare the table, +5 Prepare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink. Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield! - -6. For thus has the Lord said to me: -"Go, set a watchman, -Let him declare what he sees." - -7. And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, +6 For thus has the Lord said to me: +“Go, set a watchman, +Let him declare what he sees.” +7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care. - -8. Then he cried, "A lion, my Lord! +8 Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord! I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime; I have sat at my post every night. - -9. And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!" +9 And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!” Then he answered and said, -"Babylon is fallen, is fallen! +“Babylon is fallen, is fallen! And all the carved images of her gods -He has broken to the ground." - -10. Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor! +He has broken to the ground.” +10 Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor! That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts, The God of Israel, I have declared to you. -Proclamation Against Edom - - -11. The burden against Dumah. +11 The burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, -"Watchman, what of the night? -Watchman, what of the night?" - -12. The watchman said, -"The morning comes, and also the night. +“Watchman, what of the night? +Watchman, what of the night?” +12 The watchman said, +“The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; -Return! Come back!" -Proclamation Against Arabia - - -13. The burden against Arabia. +Return! Come back!” +13 The burden against Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites. - -14. O inhabitants of the land of Tema, +14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty; With their bread they met him who fled. - -15. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, +15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war. - -16. For thus the Lord has said to me: "Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fail; -17. and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it." - - - +16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fail; +17 and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md index dc801878..a207ecf8 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,109 +1,79 @@ -Proclamation Against Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. The burden against the Valley of Vision. +1 The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops, - -2. You who are full of noise, +2 You who are full of noise, A tumultuous city, a joyous city? Your slain men are not slain with the sword, Nor dead in battle. - -3. All your rulers have fled together; +3 All your rulers have fled together; They are captured by the archers. All who are found in you are bound together; They have fled from afar. - -4. Therefore I said, "Look away from me, +4 Therefore I said, “Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; Do not labor to comfort me -Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people." - -5. For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity +Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people.” +5 For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity By the Lord God of hosts -In the Valley of Vision-- +In the Valley of Vision— Breaking down the walls And of crying to the mountain. - -6. Elam bore the quiver +6 Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir uncovered the shield. - -7. It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys +7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys Shall be full of chariots, And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. - -8. He removed the protection of Judah. +8 He removed the protection of Judah. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest; - -9. You also saw the damage to the city of David, +9 You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool. - -10. You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, +10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, And the houses you broke down To fortify the wall. - -11. You also made a reservoir between the two walls +11 You also made a reservoir between the two walls For the water of the old pool. But you did not look to its Maker, Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago. - -12. And in that day the Lord God of hosts +12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth. - -13. But instead, joy and gladness, +13 But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: -"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!" - -14. Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts, -"Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you, -Even to your death," says the Lord God of hosts. -The Judgment on Shebna - - -15. Thus says the Lord God of hosts: -"Go, proceed to this steward, +“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” +14 Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts, +“Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you, +Even to your death,” says the Lord God of hosts. +15 Thus says the Lord God of hosts: +“Go, proceed to this steward, To Shebna, who is over the house, and say: - -16. 'What have you here, and whom have you here, +16 ‘What have you here, and whom have you here, That you have hewn a sepulcher here, As he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, Who carves a tomb for himself in a rock? - -17. Indeed, the Lord will throw you away violently, +17 Indeed, the Lord will throw you away violently, O mighty man, And will surely seize you. - -18. He will surely turn violently and toss you like a ball +18 He will surely turn violently and toss you like a ball Into a large country; There you shall die, and there your glorious chariots -Shall be the shame of your master's house. - -19. So I will drive you out of your office, +Shall be the shame of your master’s house. +19 So I will drive you out of your office, And from your position he will pull you down. - -20. 'Then it shall be in that day, +20 ‘Then it shall be in that day, That I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; - -21. I will clothe him with your robe +21 I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah. - -22. The key of the house of David +22 The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open. - -23. I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, -And he will become a glorious throne to his father's house. - -24. 'They will hang on him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the posterity, all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to all the pitchers. -25. In that day,' says the Lord of hosts, 'the peg that is fastened in the secure place will be removed and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut off; for the Lord has spoken.' " - - - +23 I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, +And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house. +24 ‘They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the posterity, all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to all the pitchers. +25 In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘the peg that is fastened in the secure place will be removed and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut off; for the Lord has spoken.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md index f0989500..19438567 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,80 +1,57 @@ -Proclamation Against Tyre - # Chapter 23 -1. The burden against Tyre. +1 The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them. - -2. Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, +2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon, Whom those who cross the sea have filled. - -3. And on great waters the grain of Shihor, +3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the River, is her revenue; And she is a marketplace for the nations. - -4. Be ashamed, O Sidon; +4 Be ashamed, O Sidon; For the sea has spoken, The strength of the sea, saying, -"I do not labor, nor bring forth children; +“I do not labor, nor bring forth children; Neither do I rear young men, -Nor bring up virgins." - -5. When the report reaches Egypt, +Nor bring up virgins.” +5 When the report reaches Egypt, They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre. - -6. Cross over to Tarshish; +6 Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! - -7. Is this your joyous city, +7 Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? - -8. Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, +8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? - -9. -The Lord of hosts has purposed it, +9 The Lord of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. - -10. Overflow through your land like the River, +10 Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. - -11. He stretched out His hand over the sea, +11 He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The Lord has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds. - -12. And He said, "You will rejoice no more, +12 And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; -There also you will have no rest." - -13. Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, +There also you will have no rest.” +13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin. - -14. -Wail, you ships of Tarshish! +14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For your strength is laid waste. - -15. Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: - -16. "Take a harp, go about the city, +15 Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: +16 “Take a harp, go about the city, You forgotten harlot; Make sweet melody, sing many songs, -That you may be remembered." - -17. And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. -18. Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing. - - - +That you may be remembered.” +17 And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. +18 Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md index b307b027..aed696e2 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,107 +1,80 @@ -Impending Judgment on the Earth - # Chapter 24 -1. Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, +1 Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants. - -2. And it shall be: +2 And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. - -3. The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, +3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, For the Lord has spoken this word. - -4. The earth mourns and fades away, +4 The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish. - -5. The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, +5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. - -6. Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, +6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left. - -7. The new wine fails, the vine languishes, +7 The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh. - -8. The mirth of the tambourine ceases, +8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases, The noise of the jubilant ends, The joy of the harp ceases. - -9. They shall not drink wine with a song; +9 They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. - -10. The city of confusion is broken down; +10 The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. - -11. There is a cry for wine in the streets, +11 There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. - -12. In the city desolation is left, +12 In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. - -13. When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, +13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done. - -14. They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; +14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; For the majesty of the Lord They shall cry aloud from the sea. - -15. Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light, +15 Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light, The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. - -16. From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: -"Glory to the righteous!" -But I said, "I am ruined, ruined! +16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: +“Glory to the righteous!” +But I said, “I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, -Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously." - -17. Fear and the pit and the snare +Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.” +17 Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth. - -18. And it shall be +18 And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken. - -19. The earth is violently broken, +19 The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly. - -20. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, +20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again. - -21. It shall come to pass in that day +21 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth. - -22. They will be gathered together, +22 They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished. - -23. Then the moon will be disgraced +23 Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the Lord of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem -And before His elders, gloriously. - - - +And before His elders, gloriously. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md index 01ae956f..e32c7e1e 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,67 +1,51 @@ -Praise to God - # Chapter 25 -1. O Lord, You are my God. +1 O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. - -2. For You have made a city a ruin, +2 For You have made a city a ruin, A fortified city a ruin, A palace of foreigners to be a city no more; It will never be rebuilt. - -3. Therefore the strong people will glorify You; +3 Therefore the strong people will glorify You; The city of the terrible nations will fear You. - -4. For You have been a strength to the poor, +4 For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. - -5. You will reduce the noise of aliens, +5 You will reduce the noise of aliens, As heat in a dry place; As heat in the shadow of a cloud, The song of the terrible ones will be diminished. - -6. And in this mountain +6 And in this mountain The Lord of hosts will make for all people A feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, Of well-refined wines on the lees. - -7. And He will destroy on this mountain +7 And He will destroy on this mountain The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations. - -8. He will swallow up death forever, +8 He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken. - -9. And it will be said in that day: -"Behold, this is our God; +9 And it will be said in that day: +“Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; -We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation." - -10. For on this mountain the hand of the Lord will rest, +We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” +10 For on this mountain the hand of the Lord will rest, And Moab shall be trampled down under Him, As straw is trampled down for the refuse heap. - -11. And He will spread out His hands in their midst +11 And He will spread out His hands in their midst As a swimmer reaches out to swim, And He will bring down their pride Together with the trickery of their hands. - -12. The fortress of the high fort of your walls +12 The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, -And bring to the ground, down to the dust. - - - +And bring to the ground, down to the dust. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md index 61c8ee1a..eb051dc0 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,104 +1,74 @@ -A Song of Salvation - # Chapter 26 -1. In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: -"We have a strong city; +1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: +“We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. - -2. Open the gates, +2 Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. - -3. You will keep him in perfect peace, +3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. - -4. Trust in the Lord forever, +4 Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength. - -5. For He brings down those who dwell on high, +5 For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust. - -6. The foot shall tread it down-- +6 The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor -And the steps of the needy." - -7. The way of the just is uprightness; +And the steps of the needy.” +7 The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just. - -8. Yes, in the way of Your judgments, +8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. - -9. With my soul I have desired You in the night, +9 With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. - -10. Let grace be shown to the wicked, +10 Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord. - -11. Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. +11 Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them. - -12. Lord, You will establish peace for us, +12 Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us. - -13. -O Lord our God, masters besides You +13 O Lord our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name. - -14. They are dead, they will not live; +14 They are dead, they will not live; They are deceased, they will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And made all their memory to perish. - -15. You have increased the nation, -O Lord, +15 You have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. - -16. Lord, in trouble they have visited You, +16 Lord, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them. - -17. As a woman with child +17 As a woman with child Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, When she draws near the time of her delivery, -So have we been in Your sight, -O Lord. - -18. We have been with child, we have been in pain; +So have we been in Your sight, O Lord. +18 We have been with child, we have been in pain; We have, as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, Nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen. - -19. Your dead shall live; +19 Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead. -Take Refuge from the Coming Judgment - - -20. Come, my people, enter your chambers, +20 Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past. - -21. For behold, the Lord comes out of His place +21 For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, -And will no more cover her slain. - - - +And will no more cover her slain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md index 408e3186..495a03e2 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,71 +1,52 @@ -Israel Will Be Restored - # Chapter 27 -1. In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong, +1 In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea. -The Restoration of Israel - - -2. In that day sing to her, -"A vineyard of red wine! - -3. I, the Lord, keep it, +2 In that day sing to her, +“A vineyard of red wine! +3 I, the Lord, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day. - -4. Fury is not in Me. +4 Fury is not in Me. Who would set briers and thorns Against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. - -5. Or let him take hold of My strength, +5 Or let him take hold of My strength, That he may make peace with Me; -And he shall make peace with Me." - -6. Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob; +And he shall make peace with Me.” +6 Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob; Israel shall blossom and bud, And fill the face of the world with fruit. - -7. Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? +7 Has He struck Israel as He struck those who struck him? Or has He been slain according to the slaughter of those who were slain by Him? - -8. In measure, by sending it away, +8 In measure, by sending it away, You contended with it. He removes it by His rough wind In the day of the east wind. - -9. Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered; +9 Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered; And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: When he makes all the stones of the altar Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust, Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand. - -10. Yet the fortified city will be desolate, +10 Yet the fortified city will be desolate, The habitation forsaken and left like a wilderness; There the calf will feed, and there it will lie down And consume its branches. - -11. When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off; +11 When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off; The women come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no understanding; Therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, And He who formed them will show them no favor. - -12. And it shall come to pass in that day +12 And it shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will thresh, From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt; And you will be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel. - -13. So it shall be in that day: +13 So it shall be in that day: The great trumpet will be blown; They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria, And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt, -And shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem. - - - +And shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md index d58157a0..c17c4175 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,141 +1,104 @@ -Woe to Ephraim and Jerusalem - # Chapter 28 -1. Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, +1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine! - -2. Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, +2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand. - -3. The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, +3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, Will be trampled underfoot; - -4. And the glorious beauty is a fading flower +4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valley, Like the first fruit before the summer, Which an observer sees; He eats it up while it is still in his hand. - -5. In that day the Lord of hosts will be +5 In that day the Lord of hosts will be For a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the remnant of His people, - -6. For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, +6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. - -7. But they also have erred through wine, +7 But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment. - -8. For all tables are full of vomit and filth; +8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth; No place is clean. - -9. "Whom will he teach knowledge? +9 “Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? - -10. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, +10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, -Here a little, there a little." - -11. For with stammering lips and another tongue +Here a little, there a little.” +11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, - -12. To whom He said, "This is the rest with which -You may cause the weary to rest," -And, "This is the refreshing"; +12 To whom He said, “This is the rest with which +You may cause the weary to rest,” +And, “This is the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear. - -13. But the word of the Lord was to them, -"Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, +13 But the word of the Lord was to them, +“Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, -Here a little, there a little," +Here a little, there a little,” That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught. - -14. Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, +14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, - -15. Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, +15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, -And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves." -A Cornerstone in Zion - - -16. Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, +And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.” +16 Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. - -17. Also I will make justice the measuring line, +17 Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place. - -18. Your covenant with death will be annulled, +18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, And your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, Then you will be trampled down by it. - -19. As often as it goes out it will take you; +19 As often as it goes out it will take you; For morning by morning it will pass over, And by day and by night; -It will be a terror just to understand the report." - -20. For the bed is too short to stretch out on, +It will be a terror just to understand the report.” +20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it. - -21. For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, -He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon-- +21 For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, +He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon— That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act. - -22. Now therefore, do not be mockers, +22 Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth. -Listen to the Teaching of God - - -23. Give ear and hear my voice, +23 Give ear and hear my voice, Listen and hear my speech. - -24. Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? +24 Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods? - -25. When he has leveled its surface, +25 When he has leveled its surface, Does he not sow the black cummin And scatter the cummin, Plant the wheat in rows, The barley in the appointed place, And the spelt in its place? - -26. For He instructs him in right judgment, +26 For He instructs him in right judgment, His God teaches him. - -27. For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, +27 For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, Nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cummin; But the black cummin is beaten out with a stick, And the cummin with a rod. - -28. Bread flour must be ground; +28 Bread flour must be ground; Therefore he does not thresh it forever, Break it with his cartwheel, Or crush it with his horsemen. - -29. This also comes from the Lord of hosts, -Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. - - - +29 This also comes from the Lord of hosts, +Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md index 7616522a..3531027d 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,124 +1,92 @@ -Woe to Jerusalem - # Chapter 29 -1. "Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! +1 “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add year to year; Let feasts come around. - -2. Yet I will distress Ariel; +2 Yet I will distress Ariel; There shall be heaviness and sorrow, And it shall be to Me as Ariel. - -3. I will encamp against you all around, +3 I will encamp against you all around, I will lay siege against you with a mound, And I will raise siegeworks against you. - -4. You shall be brought down, +4 You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; -Your voice shall be like a medium's, out of the ground; +Your voice shall be like a medium’s, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust. - -5. "Moreover the multitude of your foes +5 “Moreover the multitude of your foes Shall be like fine dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones Like chaff that passes away; Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly. - -6. You will be punished by the Lord of hosts +6 You will be punished by the Lord of hosts With thunder and earthquake and great noise, With storm and tempest And the flame of devouring fire. - -7. The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, +7 The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, Even all who fight against her and her fortress, And distress her, Shall be as a dream of a night vision. - -8. It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, -And look--he eats; +8 It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, +And look—he eats; But he awakes, and his soul is still empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreams, -And look--he drinks; +And look—he drinks; But he awakes, and indeed he is faint, And his soul still craves: So the multitude of all the nations shall be, -Who fight against Mount Zion." -The Blindness of Disobedience - - -9. Pause and wonder! +Who fight against Mount Zion.” +9 Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. - -10. For the Lord has poured out on you +10 For the Lord has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers. - -11. The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, "Read this, please." -And he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." - -12. Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please." -And he says, "I am not literate." - -13. Therefore the Lord said: -"Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths +11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, “Read this, please.” +And he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” +12 Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, “Read this, please.” +And he says, “I am not literate.” +13 Therefore the Lord said: +“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men, - -14. Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work +14 Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, -And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden." - -15. Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord, +And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.” +15 Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord, And their works are in the dark; -They say, "Who sees us?" and, "Who knows us?" - -16. Surely you have things turned around! +They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?” +16 Surely you have things turned around! Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay; For shall the thing made say of him who made it, -"He did not make me"? +“He did not make me”? Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it, -"He has no understanding"? -Future Recovery of Wisdom - - -17. Is it not yet a very little while +“He has no understanding”? +17 Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest? - -18. In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, +18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. - -19. The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, +19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel. - -20. For the terrible one is brought to nothing, +20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, -And all who watch for iniquity are cut off-- - -21. Who make a man an offender by a word, +And all who watch for iniquity are cut off— +21 Who make a man an offender by a word, And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, And turn aside the just by empty words. - -22. Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: -"Jacob shall not now be ashamed, +22 Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: +“Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale; - -23. But when he sees his children, +23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel. - -24. These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, -And those who complained will learn doctrine." - - - +24 These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, +And those who complained will learn doctrine.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md index db3efbf4..bbb694cc 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,183 +1,140 @@ -Futile Confidence in Egypt - # Chapter 30 -1. "Woe to the rebellious children," says the Lord, -"Who take counsel, but not of Me, +1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord, +“Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin; - -2. Who walk to go down to Egypt, +2 Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt! - -3. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh +3 Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation. - -4. For his princes were at Zoan, +4 For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes. - -5. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, +5 They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, Or be help or benefit, -But a shame and also a reproach." - -6. The burden against the beasts of the South. +But a shame and also a reproach.” +6 The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit; - -7. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. +7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her Rahab-Hem-Shebeth. -A Rebellious People - - -8. Now go, write it before them on a tablet, +8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: - -9. That this is a rebellious people, +9 That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the Lord; - -10. Who say to the seers, "Do not see," -And to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us right things; +10 Who say to the seers, “Do not see,” +And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. - -11. Get out of the way, +11 Get out of the way, Turn aside from the path, Cause the Holy One of Israel -To cease from before us." - -12. Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: -"Because you despise this word, +To cease from before us.” +12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: +“Because you despise this word, And trust in oppression and perversity, And rely on them, - -13. Therefore this iniquity shall be to you +13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Like a breach ready to fall, A bulge in a high wall, Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. - -14. And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter's vessel, +14 And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel, Which is broken in pieces; He shall not spare. So there shall not be found among its fragments A shard to take fire from the hearth, -Or to take water from the cistern." - -15. For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: -"In returning and rest you shall be saved; -In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." +Or to take water from the cistern.” +15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: +“In returning and rest you shall be saved; +In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” But you would not, - -16. And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses"-- +16 And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”— Therefore you shall flee! -And, "We will ride on swift horses"-- +And, “We will ride on swift horses”— Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! - -17. One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, +17 One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, At the threat of five you shall flee, Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain And as a banner on a hill. -God Will Be Gracious - - -18. Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; +18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. - -19. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; +19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you. - -20. And though the Lord gives you +20 And though the Lord gives you The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, Yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore, But your eyes shall see your teachers. - -21. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, -"This is the way, walk in it," +21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, +“This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left. - -22. You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, +22 You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, And the ornament of your molded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; -You will say to them, "Get away!" - -23. Then He will give the rain for your seed +You will say to them, “Get away!” +23 Then He will give the rain for your seed With which you sow the ground, And bread of the increase of the earth; It will be fat and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed In large pastures. - -24. Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground +24 Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground Will eat cured fodder, Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. - -25. There will be on every high mountain +25 There will be on every high mountain And on every high hill Rivers and streams of waters, In the day of the great slaughter, When the towers fall. - -26. Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, +26 Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of His people And heals the stroke of their wound. -Judgment on Assyria - - -27. Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, +27 Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, Burning with His anger, And His burden is heavy; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue like a devouring fire. - -28. His breath is like an overflowing stream, +28 His breath is like an overflowing stream, Which reaches up to the neck, To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, Causing them to err. - -29. You shall have a song +29 You shall have a song As in the night when a holy festival is kept, And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, To come into the mountain of the Lord, To the Mighty One of Israel. - -30. The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, +30 The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And show the descent of His arm, With the indignation of His anger And the flame of a devouring fire, With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. - -31. For through the voice of the Lord +31 For through the voice of the Lord Assyria will be beaten down, As He strikes with the rod. - -32. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, +32 And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, Which the Lord lays on him, It will be with tambourines and harps; And in battles of brandishing He will fight with it. - -33. For Tophet was established of old, +33 For Tophet was established of old, Yes, for the king it is prepared. He has made it deep and large; Its pyre is fire with much wood; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, -Kindles it. - - - +Kindles it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md index 132ac0c9..6e01f6c3 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,54 +1,40 @@ -The Folly of Not Trusting God - # Chapter 31 -1. Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, +1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses, Who trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, Nor seek the Lord! - -2. Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster, +2 Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster, And will not call back His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers, And against the help of those who work iniquity. - -3. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; +3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall, And he who is helped will fall down; They all will perish together. -God Will Deliver Jerusalem - - -4. For thus the Lord has spoken to me: -"As a lion roars, +4 For thus the Lord has spoken to me: +“As a lion roars, And a young lion over his prey (When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him, He will not be afraid of their voice Nor be disturbed by their noise), So the Lord of hosts will come down To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill. - -5. Like birds flying about, +5 Like birds flying about, So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem. Defending, He will also deliver it; -Passing over, He will preserve it." - -6. Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. -7. For in that day every man shall throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold--sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves. - -8. "Then Assyria shall fall by a sword not of man, +Passing over, He will preserve it.” +6 Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. +7 For in that day every man shall throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves. +8 “Then Assyria shall fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of mankind shall devour him. But he shall flee from the sword, And his young men shall become forced labor. - -9. He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear, -And his princes shall be afraid of the banner," +9 He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear, +And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,” Says the Lord, Whose fire is in Zion -And whose furnace is in Jerusalem. - - - +And whose furnace is in Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md index 8feb7082..b8cfb30a 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,86 +1,58 @@ -A Reign of Righteousness - # Chapter 32 -1. Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, +1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. - -2. A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, +2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. - -3. The eyes of those who see will not be dim, +3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen. - -4. Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, +4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. - -5. The foolish person will no longer be called generous, +5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful; - -6. For the foolish person will speak foolishness, +6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the Lord, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. - -7. Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; +7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice. - -8. But a generous man devises generous things, +8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand. -Consequences of Complacency - - -9. Rise up, you women who are at ease, +9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech. - -10. In a year and some days +10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come. - -11. Tremble, you women who are at ease; +11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists. - -12. People shall mourn upon their breasts +12 People shall mourn upon their breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. - -13. On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, +13 On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; - -14. Because the palaces will be forsaken, +14 Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, -A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks-- - -15. Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, +A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— +15 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. -The Peace of God's Reign - - -16. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, +16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. - -17. The work of righteousness will be peace, +17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. - -18. My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, +18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, - -19. Though hail comes down on the forest, +19 Though hail comes down on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation. - -20. Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, -Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey. - - - +20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, +Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md index 7abc498c..3b81eac6 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,119 +1,85 @@ -A Prayer in Deep Distress - # Chapter 33 -1. Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; +1 Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You will be plundered; When you make an end of dealing treacherously, They will deal treacherously with you. - -2. O Lord, be gracious to us; +2 O Lord, be gracious to us; We have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble. - -3. At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; +3 At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered; - -4. And Your plunder shall be gathered +4 And Your plunder shall be gathered Like the gathering of the caterpillar; As the running to and fro of locusts, He shall run upon them. - -5. -The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; +5 The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. - -6. Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, +6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure. - -7. Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside, +7 Surely their valiant ones shall cry outside, The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. - -8. The highways lie waste, +8 The highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man. - -9. The earth mourns and languishes, +9 The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. -Impending Judgment on Zion - - -10. "Now I will rise," says the Lord; -"Now I will be exalted, +10 “Now I will rise,” says the Lord; +“Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up. - -11. You shall conceive chaff, +11 You shall conceive chaff, You shall bring forth stubble; Your breath, as fire, shall devour you. - -12. And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; +12 And the people shall be like the burnings of lime; Like thorns cut up they shall be burned in the fire. - -13. Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; -And you who are near, acknowledge My might." - -14. The sinners in Zion are afraid; +13 Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; +And you who are near, acknowledge My might.” +14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: -"Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? -Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" - -15. He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, +“Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? +Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” +15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: - -16. He will dwell on high; +16 He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure. -The Land of the Majestic King - - -17. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; +17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will see the land that is very far off. - -18. Your heart will meditate on terror: -"Where is the scribe? +18 Your heart will meditate on terror: +“Where is the scribe? Where is he who weighs? -Where is he who counts the towers?" - -19. You will not see a fierce people, +Where is he who counts the towers?” +19 You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand. - -20. Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; +20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet home, A tabernacle that will not be taken down; Not one of its stakes will ever be removed, Nor will any of its cords be broken. - -21. But there the majestic Lord will be for us +21 But there the majestic Lord will be for us A place of broad rivers and streams, In which no galley with oars will sail, Nor majestic ships pass by - - -22. (For the Lord is our Judge, +22 (For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us); - -23. Your tackle is loosed, +23 Your tackle is loosed, They could not strengthen their mast, -They could not spread the sail. +They could not spread the sail. Then the prey of great plunder is divided; The lame take the prey. - -24. And the inhabitant will not say, "I am sick"; -The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity. - - - +24 And the inhabitant will not say, “I am sick”; +The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md index e8b94323..2ff6b3c2 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,86 +1,65 @@ -Judgment on the Nations - # Chapter 34 -1. Come near, you nations, to hear; +1 Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it. - -2. For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, +2 For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, And His fury against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed them, He has given them over to the slaughter. - -3. Also their slain shall be thrown out; +3 Also their slain shall be thrown out; Their stench shall rise from their corpses, And the mountains shall be melted with their blood. - -4. All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, +4 All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down As the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit falling from a fig tree. - -5. "For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; +5 “For My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment. - -6. The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, +6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. - -7. The wild oxen shall come down with them, +7 The wild oxen shall come down with them, And the young bulls with the mighty bulls; Their land shall be soaked with blood, -And their dust saturated with fatness." - -8. For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, +And their dust saturated with fatness.” +8 For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion. - -9. Its streams shall be turned into pitch, +9 Its streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning pitch. - -10. It shall not be quenched night or day; +10 It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever. - -11. But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it, +11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it, Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out over it The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness. - -12. They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, +12 They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing. - -13. And thorns shall come up in its palaces, +13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortresses; It shall be a habitation of jackals, A courtyard for ostriches. - -14. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals, +14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals, And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion; Also the night creature shall rest there, And find for herself a place of rest. - -15. There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs +15 There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs And hatch, and gather them under her shadow; There also shall the hawks be gathered, Every one with her mate. - -16. "Search from the book of the Lord, and read: +16 “Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them. - -17. He has cast the lot for them, +17 He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever; -From generation to generation they shall dwell in it." - - - +From generation to generation they shall dwell in it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md index 52eadf40..16918c08 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,55 +1,41 @@ -The Future Glory of Zion - # Chapter 35 -1. The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, +1 The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; - -2. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, +2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God. - -3. Strengthen the weak hands, +3 Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. - -4. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, -"Be strong, do not fear! +4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted, +“Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; -He will come and save you." - -5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, +He will come and save you.” +5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. - -6. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, +6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. - -7. The parched ground shall become a pool, +7 The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes. - -8. A highway shall be there, and a road, +8 A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray. - -9. No lion shall be there, +9 No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there, - -10. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, +10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, -And sorrow and sighing shall flee away. - - - +And sorrow and sighing shall flee away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md index 9ad31028..18d1dbb9 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord - # Chapter 36 -1. Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. -2. Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller's Field. -3. And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him. - -4. Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust? -5. I say you speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? -6. Look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. - -7. "But if you say to me, 'We trust in the Lord our God,' is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You shall worship before this altar'?" ' -8. Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses--if you are able on your part to put riders on them! -9. How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? -10. Have I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me, 'Go up against this land, and destroy it.' " - -11. Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall." - -12. But the Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?" - -13. Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and said, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! -14. Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you; -15. nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, "The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." ' -16. Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: 'Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; -17. until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. -18. Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, "The Lord will deliver us." Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? -19. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand? -20. Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?' " - -21. But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him." -22. Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. - - - +1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. +2 Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field. +3 And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him. +4 Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust? +5 I say you speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? +6 Look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. +7 “But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the Lord our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar’?” ’ +8 Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses—if you are able on your part to put riders on them! +9 How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? +10 Have I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’ ” +11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.” +12 But the Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?” +13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! +14 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you; +15 nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’ +16 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; +17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. +18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? +19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand? +20 Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ” +21 But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” +22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md index 6603659f..d94f2a4c 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,111 +1,88 @@ -Isaiah Assures Deliverance - # Chapter 37 -1. And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. -2. Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. -3. And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. -4. It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.' " - -5. So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. -6. And Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master, 'Thus says the Lord: "Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. -7. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land." ' "Sennacherib's Threat and Hezekiah's Prayer - -8. Then the Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish. -9. And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "He has come out to make war with you." So when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, -10. "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." -11. Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? -12. Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? -13. Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?' " - -14. And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. -15. Then Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying: -16. "O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. -17. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. -18. Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, -19. and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands--wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. -20. Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord, You alone."The Word of the Lord Concerning Sennacherib - -21. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, -22. this is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: -"The virgin, the daughter of Zion, +1 And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. +2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. +3 And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble and rebuke and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. +4 It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ” +5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. +6 And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. +7 Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ” +8 Then the Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish. +9 And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has come out to make war with you.” So when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, +10 “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” +11 Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? +12 Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? +13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ” +14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. +15 Then Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying: +16 “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. +17 Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. +18 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, +19 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. +20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord, You alone.” +21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, +22 this is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: +“The virgin, the daughter of Zion, Has despised you, laughed you to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem Has shaken her head behind your back! - -23. "Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? +23 “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice, And lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel. - -24. By your servants you have reproached the Lord, -And said, 'By the multitude of my chariots +24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord, +And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest. - -25. I have dug and drunk water, +25 I have dug and drunk water, And with the soles of my feet I have dried up -All the brooks of defense.' - -26. "Did you not hear long ago +All the brooks of defense.’ +26 “Did you not hear long ago How I made it, From ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, That you should be For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins. - -27. Therefore their inhabitants had little power; +27 Therefore their inhabitants had little power; They were dismayed and confounded; They were as the grass of the field And the green herb, As the grass on the housetops And grain blighted before it is grown. - -28. "But I know your dwelling place, +28 “But I know your dwelling place, Your going out and your coming in, And your rage against Me. - -29. Because your rage against Me and your tumult +29 Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back -By the way which you came." ' - -30. "This shall be a sign to you: +By the way which you came.” ’ +30 “This shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, And the second year what springs from the same; Also in the third year sow and reap, Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. - -31. And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah +31 And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah Shall again take root downward, And bear fruit upward. - -32. For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, +32 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, And those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. - -33. "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: -'He shall not come into this city, +33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: +‘He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it. - -34. By the way that he came, +34 By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; -And he shall not come into this city,' +And he shall not come into this city,’ Says the Lord. - -35. 'For I will defend this city, to save it -For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.' "Sennacherib's Defeat and Death - -36. Then the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses--all dead. -37. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. -38. Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. - - - +35 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it +For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ” +36 Then the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead. +37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. +38 Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md index dda3b5e7..e757bc75 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,77 +1,55 @@ -Hezekiah's Life Extended - # Chapter 38 -1. In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.' " - -2. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, -3. and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. - -4. And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, -5. "Go and tell Hezekiah, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. -6. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city." ' -7. And this is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken: -8. Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward." So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down. - -9. This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: - -10. I said, -"In the prime of my life +1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’ ” +2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, +3 and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. +4 And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, +5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. +6 I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’ +7 And this is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken: +8 Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down. +9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: +10 I said, +“In the prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; -I am deprived of the remainder of my years." - -11. I said, -"I shall not see Yah, +I am deprived of the remainder of my years.” +11 I said, +“I shall not see Yah, The Lord in the land of the living; I shall observe man no more among the inhabitants of the world. - -12. My life span is gone, -Taken from me like a shepherd's tent; +12 My life span is gone, +Taken from me like a shepherd’s tent; I have cut off my life like a weaver. He cuts me off from the loom; From day until night You make an end of me. - -13. I have considered until morning-- +13 I have considered until morning— Like a lion, So He breaks all my bones; From day until night You make an end of me. - -14. Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; +14 Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; Undertake for me! - -15. "What shall I say? +15 “What shall I say? He has both spoken to me, And He Himself has done it. I shall walk carefully all my years In the bitterness of my soul. - -16. O Lord, by these things men live; +16 O Lord, by these things men live; And in all these things is the life of my spirit; So You will restore me and make me live. - -17. Indeed it was for my own peace +17 Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back. - -18. For Sheol cannot thank You, +18 For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth. - -19. The living, the living man, he shall praise You, +19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I do this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children. - -20. " -The Lord was ready to save me; +20 “The Lord was ready to save me; Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments -All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord." - -21. Now Isaiah had said, "Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it as a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover." - -22. And Hezekiah had said, "What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?" - - - +All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.” +21 Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it as a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.” +22 And Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md index d375e9c7..3a9a375c 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,20 +1,11 @@ -The Babylonian Envoys - # Chapter 39 -1. At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. -2. And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures--the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory--all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. - -3. Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?" -So Hezekiah said, "They came to me from a far country, from Babylon." - -4. And he said, "What have they seen in your house?" -So Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them." - -5. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: -6. 'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the Lord. -7. 'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.' " - -8. So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!" For he said, "At least there will be peace and truth in my days." - - - +1 At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. +2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. +3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” +So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.” +4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” +So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.” +5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: +6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. +7 ‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ” +8 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md index ba86d39c..c0f05086 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,150 +1,115 @@ -God's People Are Comforted - # Chapter 40 -1. "Comfort, yes, comfort My people!" +1 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. - -2. "Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, +2 “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; -For she has received from the Lord's hand -Double for all her sins." - -3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -"Prepare the way of the Lord; +For she has received from the Lord’s hand +Double for all her sins.” +3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +“Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. - -4. Every valley shall be exalted +4 Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; - -5. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, +5 The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; -For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." - -6. The voice said, "Cry out!" -And he said, "What shall I cry?" -"All flesh is grass, +For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” +6 The voice said, “Cry out!” +And he said, “What shall I cry?” +“All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. - -7. The grass withers, the flower fades, +7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. - -8. The grass withers, the flower fades, -But the word of our God stands forever." - -9. O Zion, +8 The grass withers, the flower fades, +But the word of our God stands forever.” +9 O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; -Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!" - -10. Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, +Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” +10 Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. - -11. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; +11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young. - -12. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, +12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance? - -13. Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, +13 Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has taught Him? - -14. With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, +14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding? - -15. Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, +15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing. - -16. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, +16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. - -17. All nations before Him are as nothing, +17 All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless. - -18. To whom then will you liken God? +18 To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? - -19. The workman molds an image, +19 The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains. - -20. Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution +20 Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter. - -21. Have you not known? +21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? - -22. It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, +22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. - -23. He brings the princes to nothing; +23 He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless. - -24. Scarcely shall they be planted, +24 Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble. - -25. "To whom then will you liken Me, -Or to whom shall I be equal?" says the Holy One. - -26. Lift up your eyes on high, +25 “To whom then will you liken Me, +Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. +26 Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing. - -27. Why do you say, O Jacob, +27 Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: -"My way is hidden from the Lord, -And my just claim is passed over by my God"? - -28. Have you not known? +“My way is hidden from the Lord, +And my just claim is passed over by my God”? +28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. - -29. He gives power to the weak, +29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. - -30. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, +30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, - -31. But those who wait on the Lord +31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, -They shall walk and not faint. - - - +They shall walk and not faint. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md index 9b7a0a08..787242a6 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,150 +1,112 @@ -Israel Assured of God's -Help - # Chapter 41 -1. "Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, +1 “Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment. - -2. "Who raised up one from the east? +2 “Who raised up one from the east? Who in righteousness called him to His feet? Who gave the nations before him, And made him rule over kings? Who gave them as the dust to his sword, As driven stubble to his bow? - -3. Who pursued them, and passed safely +3 Who pursued them, and passed safely By the way that he had not gone with his feet? - -4. Who has performed and done it, +4 Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? -' -I, the Lord, am the first; -And with the last I am He.' " - -5. The coastlands saw it and feared, +‘I, the Lord, am the first; +And with the last I am He.’ ” +5 The coastlands saw it and feared, The ends of the earth were afraid; They drew near and came. - -6. Everyone helped his neighbor, +6 Everyone helped his neighbor, And said to his brother, -"Be of good courage!" - -7. So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; +“Be of good courage!” +7 So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, -Saying, "It is ready for the soldering"; +Saying, “It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter. - -8. "But you, Israel, are My servant, +8 “But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend. - -9. You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, +9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions, And said to you, -'You are My servant, +‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away: - -10. Fear not, for I am with you; +10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, -I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' - -11. "Behold, all those who were incensed against you +I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ +11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who strive with you shall perish. - -12. You shall seek them and not find them-- +12 You shall seek them and not find them— Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing. - -13. For -I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, -Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.' - -14. "Fear not, you worm Jacob, +13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, +Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ +14 “Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! -I will help you," says the Lord +I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. - -15. "Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; +15 “Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff. - -16. You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, +16 You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the Lord, And glory in the Holy One of Israel. - -17. "The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, +17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the Lord, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. - -18. I will open rivers in desolate heights, +18 I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. - -19. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, +19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together, - -20. That they may see and know, +20 That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it. -The Futility of Idols - - -21. "Present your case," says the Lord. -"Bring forth your strong reasons," says the King of Jacob. - -22. "Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; +21 “Present your case,” says the Lord. +“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob. +22 “Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come. - -23. Show the things that are to come hereafter, +23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, That we may know that you are gods; Yes, do good or do evil, That we may be dismayed and see it together. - -24. Indeed you are nothing, +24 Indeed you are nothing, And your work is nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination. - -25. "I have raised up one from the north, +25 “I have raised up one from the north, And he shall come; From the rising of the sun he shall call on My name; And he shall come against princes as though mortar, As the potter treads clay. - -26. Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? -And former times, that we may say, 'He is righteous'? +26 Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? +And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’? Surely there is no one who shows, Surely there is no one who declares, Surely there is no one who hears your words. - -27. The first time I said to Zion, -'Look, there they are!' +27 The first time I said to Zion, +‘Look, there they are!’ And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings. - -28. For I looked, and there was no man; +28 For I looked, and there was no man; I looked among them, but there was no counselor, Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word. - -29. Indeed they are all worthless; +29 Indeed they are all worthless; Their works are nothing; -Their molded images are wind and confusion. - - - +Their molded images are wind and confusion. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md index 63b00a58..c03053e5 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,129 +1,92 @@ -The Servant of the Lord - # Chapter 42 -1. "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, +1 “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. - -2. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, +2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. - -3. A bruised reed He will not break, +3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. - -4. He will not fail nor be discouraged, +4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; -And the coastlands shall wait for His law." - -5. Thus says God the Lord, +And the coastlands shall wait for His law.” +5 Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: - -6. "I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, +6 “I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, - -7. To open blind eyes, +7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. - -8. I am the Lord, that is My name; +8 I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. - -9. Behold, the former things have come to pass, +9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; -Before they spring forth I tell you of them." -Praise to the Lord - - -10. Sing to the Lord a new song, +Before they spring forth I tell you of them.” +10 Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise from the ends of the earth, You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, You coastlands and you inhabitants of them! - -11. Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, +11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, The villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains. - -12. Let them give glory to the Lord, +12 Let them give glory to the Lord, And declare His praise in the coastlands. - -13. The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; +13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies. -Promise of the Lord's -Help - - - -14. "I have held My peace a long time, +14 “I have held My peace a long time, I have been still and restrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in labor, I will pant and gasp at once. - -15. I will lay waste the mountains and hills, +15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills, And dry up all their vegetation; I will make the rivers coastlands, And I will dry up the pools. - -16. I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; +16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them. - -17. They shall be turned back, +17 They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in carved images, Who say to the molded images, -'You are our gods.' - -18. "Hear, you deaf; +‘You are our gods.’ +18 “Hear, you deaf; And look, you blind, that you may see. - -19. Who is blind but My servant, +19 Who is blind but My servant, Or deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is blind as he who is perfect, -And blind as the Lord's servant? - -20. Seeing many things, but you do not observe; -Opening the ears, but he does not hear." -Israel's Obstinate Disobedience - - -21. The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; +And blind as the Lord’s servant? +20 Seeing many things, but you do not observe; +Opening the ears, but he does not hear.” +21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable. - -22. But this is a people robbed and plundered; +22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; -For plunder, and no one says, "Restore!" - -23. Who among you will give ear to this? +For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!” +23 Who among you will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come? - -24. Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers? +24 Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the Lord, He against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, Nor were they obedient to His law. - -25. Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger +25 Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger And the strength of battle; It has set him on fire all around, Yet he did not know; And it burned him, -Yet he did not take it to heart. - - - +Yet he did not take it to heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md index 45717e5c..3f8f2413 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,134 +1,100 @@ -The Redeemer of Israel - # Chapter 43 -1. But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, +1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: -"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; +“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. - -2. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; +2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. - -3. For I am the Lord your God, +3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. - -4. Since you were precious in My sight, +4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. - -5. Fear not, for I am with you; +5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; - -6. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' -And to the south, 'Do not keep them back!' +6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ +And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, -And My daughters from the ends of the earth-- - -7. Everyone who is called by My name, +And My daughters from the ends of the earth— +7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; -I have formed him, yes, I have made him." - -8. Bring out the blind people who have eyes, +I have formed him, yes, I have made him.” +8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. - -9. Let all the nations be gathered together, +9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; -Or let them hear and say, "It is truth." - -10. "You are My witnesses," says the Lord, -"And My servant whom I have chosen, +Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.” +10 “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, +“And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. - -11. I, even I, am the Lord, +11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior. - -12. I have declared and saved, +12 I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; -Therefore you are My witnesses," -Says the Lord, "that I am God. - -13. Indeed before the day was, I am He; +Therefore you are My witnesses,” +Says the Lord, “that I am God. +13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; -I work, and who will reverse it?" - -14. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, +I work, and who will reverse it?” +14 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: -"For your sake I will send to Babylon, -And bring them all down as fugitives-- +“For your sake I will send to Babylon, +And bring them all down as fugitives— The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships. - -15. I am the Lord, your Holy One, -The Creator of Israel, your King." - -16. Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea +15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, +The Creator of Israel, your King.” +16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters, - -17. Who brings forth the chariot and horse, +17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick): - -18. "Do not remember the former things, +18 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. - -19. Behold, I will do a new thing, +19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. - -20. The beast of the field will honor Me, +20 The beast of the field will honor Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I give waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen. - -21. This people I have formed for Myself; +21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. -Pleading with Unfaithful Israel - - -22. "But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; +22 “But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel. - -23. You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, +23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense. - -24. You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, +24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities. - -25. "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; +25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins. - -26. Put Me in remembrance; +26 Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted. - -27. Your first father sinned, +27 Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me. - -28. Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; +28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, -And Israel to reproaches. - - - +And Israel to reproaches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md index ce1c5445..d29e5c8f 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,162 +1,122 @@ -God's Blessing on Israel - # Chapter 44 -1. "Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, +1 “Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen. - -2. Thus says the Lord who made you +2 Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: -'Fear not, O Jacob My servant; +‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. - -3. For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, +3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; - -4. They will spring up among the grass -Like willows by the watercourses.' - -5. One will say, 'I am the Lord's'; +4 They will spring up among the grass +Like willows by the watercourses.’ +5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; -Another will write with his hand, 'The Lord's,' +Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ And name himself by the name of Israel. -There Is No Other God - - -6. "Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, +6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: -'I am the First and I am the Last; +‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. - -7. And who can proclaim as I do? +7 And who can proclaim as I do? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, Since I appointed the ancient people. And the things that are coming and shall come, Let them show these to them. - -8. Do not fear, nor be afraid; +8 Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; -I know not one.' " -Idolatry Is Foolishness - - -9. Those who make an image, all of them are useless, +I know not one.’ ” +9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. - -10. Who would form a god or mold an image +10 Who would form a god or mold an image That profits him nothing? - -11. Surely all his companions would be ashamed; +11 Surely all his companions would be ashamed; And the workmen, they are mere men. Let them all be gathered together, Let them stand up; Yet they shall fear, They shall be ashamed together. - -12. The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals, +12 The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals, Fashions it with hammers, And works it with the strength of his arms. Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails; He drinks no water and is faint. - -13. The craftsman stretches out his rule, +13 The craftsman stretches out his rule, He marks one out with chalk; He fashions it with a plane, He marks it out with the compass, And makes it like the figure of a man, According to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house. - -14. He cuts down cedars for himself, +14 He cuts down cedars for himself, And takes the cypress and the oak; He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it. - -15. Then it shall be for a man to burn, +15 Then it shall be for a man to burn, For he will take some of it and warm himself; Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread; Indeed he makes a god and worships it; He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it. - -16. He burns half of it in the fire; +16 He burns half of it in the fire; With this half he eats meat; He roasts a roast, and is satisfied. He even warms himself and says, -"Ah! I am warm, -I have seen the fire." - -17. And the rest of it he makes into a god, +“Ah! I am warm, +I have seen the fire.” +17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, His carved image. He falls down before it and worships it, Prays to it and says, -"Deliver me, for you are my god!" - -18. They do not know nor understand; +“Deliver me, for you are my god!” +18 They do not know nor understand; For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, And their hearts, so that they cannot understand. - -19. And no one considers in his heart, +19 And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, -"I have burned half of it in the fire, +“I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? -Shall I fall down before a block of wood?" - -20. He feeds on ashes; +Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” +20 He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, -Nor say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?" -Israel Is Not Forgotten - - -21. "Remember these, O Jacob, +Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?” +21 “Remember these, O Jacob, And Israel, for you are My servant; I have formed you, you are My servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me! - -22. I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, +22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud, your sins. -Return to Me, for I have redeemed you." - -23. Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! +Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” +23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel. -Judah Will Be Restored - - -24. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, +24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: -"I am the Lord, who makes all things, +“I am the Lord, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself; - -25. Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, +25 Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, And drives diviners mad; Who turns wise men backward, And makes their knowledge foolishness; - -26. Who confirms the word of His servant, +26 Who confirms the word of His servant, And performs the counsel of His messengers; -Who says to Jerusalem, 'You shall be inhabited,' -To the cities of Judah, 'You shall be built,' +Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’ +To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’ And I will raise up her waste places; - -27. Who says to the deep, 'Be dry! -And I will dry up your rivers'; - -28. Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, +27 Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry! +And I will dry up your rivers’; +28 Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, -Saying to Jerusalem, "You shall be built," -And to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid." ' - - - +Saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” +And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md index fbc8d3de..9ccc8632 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,152 +1,117 @@ -Cyrus, God's Instrument - # Chapter 45 -1. "Thus says the Lord to His anointed, -To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held-- +1 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, +To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: - -2. 'I will go before you +2 ‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. - -3. I will give you the treasures of darkness +3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, -That you may know that -I, the Lord, +That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. - -4. For Jacob My servant's sake, +4 For Jacob My servant’s sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. - -5. -I am the Lord, and there is no other; +5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, - -6. That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting +6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; - -7. I form the light and create darkness, +7 I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; -I, the Lord, do all these things.' - -8. "Rain down, you heavens, from above, +I, the Lord, do all these things.’ +8 “Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it. - -9. "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! +9 “Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! -Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' -Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'? - -10. Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting?' -Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?' " - -11. Thus says the Lord, +Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ +Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’? +10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’ +Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ” +11 Thus says the Lord, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: -"Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; +“Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me. - -12. I have made the earth, +12 I have made the earth, And created man on it. -I--My hands--stretched out the heavens, +I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded. - -13. I have raised him up in righteousness, +13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city And let My exiles go free, -Not for price nor reward," +Not for price nor reward,” Says the Lord of hosts. -The Lord, the Only Savior - - -14. Thus says the Lord: -"The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush +14 Thus says the Lord: +“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over in chains; And they shall bow down to you. -They will make supplication to you, saying, 'Surely God is in you, +They will make supplication to you, saying, ‘Surely God is in you, And there is no other; -There is no other God.' " - -15. Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, +There is no other God.’ ” +15 Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior! - -16. They shall be ashamed +16 They shall be ashamed And also disgraced, all of them; They shall go in confusion together, Who are makers of idols. - -17. But Israel shall be saved by the Lord +17 But Israel shall be saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever. - -18. For thus says the Lord, +18 For thus says the Lord, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: -" -I am the Lord, and there is no other. - -19. I have not spoken in secret, +“I am the Lord, and there is no other. +19 I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, -'Seek Me in vain'; +‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. - -20. "Assemble yourselves and come; +20 “Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save. - -21. Tell and bring forth your case; +21 Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? -Have not -I, the Lord? +Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me. - -22. "Look to Me, and be saved, +22 “Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. - -23. I have sworn by Myself; +23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. - -24. He shall say, -'Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. +24 He shall say, +‘Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him. - -25. In the Lord all the descendants of Israel -Shall be justified, and shall glory.' " - - - +25 In the Lord all the descendants of Israel +Shall be justified, and shall glory.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md index 95d137dd..79e5cabe 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,65 +1,48 @@ -Dead Idols and the Living God - # Chapter 46 -1. Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; +1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriages were heavily loaded, A burden to the weary beast. - -2. They stoop, they bow down together; +2 They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity. - -3. "Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, +3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb: - -4. Even to your old age, I am He, +4 Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. - -5. "To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal +5 “To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal And compare Me, that we should be alike? - -6. They lavish gold out of the bag, +6 They lavish gold out of the bag, And weigh silver on the scales; They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship. - -7. They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it +7 They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it And set it in its place, and it stands; From its place it shall not move. Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer Nor save him out of his trouble. - -8. "Remember this, and show yourselves men; +8 “Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors. - -9. Remember the former things of old, +9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, - -10. Declaring the end from the beginning, +10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, -Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, -And I will do all My pleasure,' - -11. Calling a bird of prey from the east, +Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, +And I will do all My pleasure,’ +11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it. - -12. "Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, +12 “Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, Who are far from righteousness: - -13. I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off; +13 I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off; My salvation shall not linger. And I will place salvation in Zion, -For Israel My glory. - - - +For Israel My glory. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md index 45f6f556..d6f4c949 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,92 +1,73 @@ -The Humiliation of Babylon - # Chapter 47 -1. "Come down and sit in the dust, +1 “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate. - -2. Take the millstones and grind meal. +2 Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, Take off the skirt, Uncover the thigh, Pass through the rivers. - -3. Your nakedness shall be uncovered, +3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered, Yes, your shame will be seen; I will take vengeance, -And I will not arbitrate with a man." - -4. As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, +And I will not arbitrate with a man.” +4 As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel. - -5. "Sit in silence, and go into darkness, +5 “Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you shall no longer be called The Lady of Kingdoms. - -6. I was angry with My people; +6 I was angry with My people; I have profaned My inheritance, And given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily. - -7. And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' +7 And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them. - -8. "Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, +8 “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, Who dwell securely, -Who say in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one else besides me; +Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, -Nor shall I know the loss of children'; - -9. But these two things shall come to you +Nor shall I know the loss of children’; +9 But these two things shall come to you In a moment, in one day: The loss of children, and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness Because of the multitude of your sorceries, For the great abundance of your enchantments. - -10. "For you have trusted in your wickedness; -You have said, 'No one sees me'; +10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness; +You have said, ‘No one sees me’; Your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you; And you have said in your heart, -'I am, and there is no one else besides me.' - -11. Therefore evil shall come upon you; +‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’ +11 Therefore evil shall come upon you; You shall not know from where it arises. And trouble shall fall upon you; You will not be able to put it off. And desolation shall come upon you suddenly, Which you shall not know. - -12. "Stand now with your enchantments +12 “Stand now with your enchantments And the multitude of your sorceries, -In which you have labored from your youth-- +In which you have labored from your youth— Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you will prevail. - -13. You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; +13 You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you From what shall come upon you. - -14. Behold, they shall be as stubble, +14 Behold, they shall be as stubble, The fire shall burn them; They shall not deliver themselves From the power of the flame; It shall not be a coal to be warmed by, Nor a fire to sit before! - -15. Thus shall they be to you +15 Thus shall they be to you With whom you have labored, Your merchants from your youth; They shall wander each one to his quarter. -No one shall save you. - - - +No one shall save you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md index 894252dc..7a1d1400 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,116 +1,87 @@ -Israel Refined for God's Glory - # Chapter 48 -1. "Hear this, O house of Jacob, +1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness; - -2. For they call themselves after the holy city, +2 For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name: - -3. "I have declared the former things from the beginning; +3 “I have declared the former things from the beginning; They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. - -4. Because I knew that you were obstinate, +4 Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze, - -5. Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; +5 Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you, -Lest you should say, 'My idol has done them, +Lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, And my carved image and my molded image -Have commanded them.' - -6. "You have heard; +Have commanded them.’ +6 “You have heard; See all this. And will you not declare it? I have made you hear new things from this time, Even hidden things, and you did not know them. - -7. They are created now and not from the beginning; +7 They are created now and not from the beginning; And before this day you have not heard them, -Lest you should say, 'Of course I knew them.' - -8. Surely you did not hear, +Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’ +8 Surely you did not hear, Surely you did not know; Surely from long ago your ear was not opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, And were called a transgressor from the womb. - -9. "For My name's sake I will defer My anger, +9 “For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off. - -10. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; +10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. - -11. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; +11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another. -God's Ancient Plan to Redeem Israel - - -12. "Listen to Me, O Jacob, +12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last. - -13. Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, +13 Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, And My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together. - -14. "All of you, assemble yourselves, and hear! +14 “All of you, assemble yourselves, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? The Lord loves him; He shall do His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm shall be against the Chaldeans. - -15. I, even I, have spoken; +15 I, even I, have spoken; Yes, I have called him, I have brought him, and his way will prosper. - -16. "Come near to Me, hear this: +16 “Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord God and His Spirit -Have sent Me." - -17. Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, +Have sent Me.” +17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: -"I am the Lord your God, +“I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. - -18. Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! +18 Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea. - -19. Your descendants also would have been like the sand, +19 Your descendants also would have been like the sand, And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand; His name would not have been cut off -Nor destroyed from before Me." - -20. Go forth from Babylon! +Nor destroyed from before Me.” +20 Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, Declare, proclaim this, Utter it to the end of the earth; -Say, " -The Lord has redeemed -His servant Jacob!" - -21. And they did not thirst +Say, “The Lord has redeemed +His servant Jacob!” +21 And they did not thirst When He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out. - -22. "There is no peace," says the Lord, "for the wicked." - - - +22 “There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md index 902335a2..0b962bfb 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,150 +1,118 @@ -The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles - # Chapter 49 -1. "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, +1 “Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. - -2. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; +2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; -In His quiver He has hidden Me." - -3. "And He said to me, -'You are My servant, O Israel, -In whom I will be glorified.' - -4. Then I said, 'I have labored in vain, +In His quiver He has hidden Me.” +3 “And He said to me, +‘You are My servant, O Israel, +In whom I will be glorified.’ +4 Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward is with the Lord, -And my work with my God.' " - -5. "And now the Lord says, +And my work with my God.’ ” +5 “And now the Lord says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, So that Israel is gathered to Him (For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, And My God shall be My strength), - -6. Indeed He says, -'It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant +6 Indeed He says, +‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, -That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.' " - -7. Thus says the Lord, +That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ” +7 Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: -"Kings shall see and arise, +“Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; -And He has chosen You." - -8. Thus says the Lord: -"In an acceptable time I have heard You, +And He has chosen You.” +8 Thus says the Lord: +“In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; - -9. That You may say to the prisoners, 'Go forth,' -To those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' -"They shall feed along the roads, +9 That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’ +To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ +“They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. - -10. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, +10 They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them. - -11. I will make each of My mountains a road, +11 I will make each of My mountains a road, And My highways shall be elevated. - -12. Surely these shall come from afar; +12 Surely these shall come from afar; Look! Those from the north and the west, -And these from the land of Sinim." - -13. Sing, O heavens! +And these from the land of Sinim.” +13 Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted. -God Will Remember Zion - - -14. But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, -And my Lord has forgotten me." - -15. "Can a woman forget her nursing child, +14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, +And my Lord has forgotten me.” +15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. - -16. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; +16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. - -17. Your sons shall make haste; +17 Your sons shall make haste; Your destroyers and those who laid you waste Shall go away from you. - -18. Lift up your eyes, look around and see; +18 Lift up your eyes, look around and see; All these gather together and come to you. -As I live," says the Lord, -"You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, +As I live,” says the Lord, +“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, And bind them on you as a bride does. - -19. "For your waste and desolate places, +19 “For your waste and desolate places, And the land of your destruction, Will even now be too small for the inhabitants; And those who swallowed you up will be far away. - -20. The children you will have, +20 The children you will have, After you have lost the others, Will say again in your ears, -'The place is too small for me; -Give me a place where I may dwell.' - -21. Then you will say in your heart, -'Who has begotten these for me, +‘The place is too small for me; +Give me a place where I may dwell.’ +21 Then you will say in your heart, +‘Who has begotten these for me, Since I have lost my children and am desolate, A captive, and wandering to and fro? And who has brought these up? There I was, left alone; -But these, where were they?' " - -22. Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, +But these, where were they?’ ” +22 Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders; - -23. Kings shall be your foster fathers, +23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord, -For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me." - -24. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, +For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.” +24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? - -25. But thus says the Lord: -"Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, +25 But thus says the Lord: +“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible be delivered; For I will contend with him who contends with you, And I will save your children. - -26. I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, +26 I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, -And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." - - - +And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md index 71fd5bcb..0659ec30 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,14 +1,11 @@ -The Servant, Israel's Hope - # Chapter 50 -1. Thus says the Lord: -"Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away. - -2. Why, when I came, was there no man? +2 Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? @@ -16,54 +13,42 @@ Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst. - -3. I clothe the heavens with blackness, -And I make sackcloth their covering." - -4. "The Lord God has given Me +3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, +And I make sackcloth their covering.” +4 “The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned. - -5. The Lord God has opened My ear; +5 The Lord God has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away. - -6. I gave My back to those who struck Me, +6 I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. - -7. "For the Lord God will help Me; +7 “For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. - -8. He is near who justifies Me; +8 He is near who justifies Me; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me. - -9. Surely the Lord God will help Me; +9 Surely the Lord God will help Me; Who is he who will condemn Me? Indeed they will all grow old like a garment; The moth will eat them up. - -10. "Who among you fears the Lord? +10 “Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord And rely upon his God. - -11. Look, all you who kindle a fire, +11 Look, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with sparks: -Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled-- +Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled— This you shall have from My hand: -You shall lie down in torment. - - - +You shall lie down in torment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md index f27fac9d..ef9a3f73 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,139 +1,110 @@ -The Lord Comforts Zion - # Chapter 51 -1. "Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, +1 “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. - -2. Look to Abraham your father, +2 Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, -And blessed him and increased him." - -3. For the Lord will comfort Zion, +And blessed him and increased him.” +3 For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. - -4. "Listen to Me, My people; +4 “Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples. - -5. My righteousness is near, +5 My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait upon Me, And on My arm they will trust. - -6. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, +6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, And look on the earth beneath. For the heavens will vanish away like smoke, The earth will grow old like a garment, And those who dwell in it will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not be abolished. - -7. "Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, +7 “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My law: Do not fear the reproach of men, Nor be afraid of their insults. - -8. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, +8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, And the worm will eat them like wool; But My righteousness will be forever, -And My salvation from generation to generation." - -9. Awake, awake, put on strength, +And My salvation from generation to generation.” +9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in the ancient days, In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent? - -10. Are You not the One who dried up the sea, +10 Are You not the One who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; That made the depths of the sea a road For the redeemed to cross over? - -11. So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, +11 So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away. - -12. "I, even I, am He who comforts you. +12 “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass? - -13. And you forget the Lord your Maker, +13 And you forget the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth; You have feared continually every day Because of the fury of the oppressor, When he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor? - -14. The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed, +14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed, That he should not die in the pit, And that his bread should not fail. - -15. But I am the Lord your God, -Who divided the sea whose waves roared-- +15 But I am the Lord your God, +Who divided the sea whose waves roared— The Lord of hosts is His name. - -16. And I have put My words in your mouth; +16 And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, -And say to Zion, 'You are My people.' " -God's Fury Removed - - -17. Awake, awake! +And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ” +17 Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the Lord The cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, And drained it out. - -18. There is no one to guide her +18 There is no one to guide her Among all the sons she has brought forth; Nor is there any who takes her by the hand Among all the sons she has brought up. - -19. These two things have come to you; -Who will be sorry for you?-- -Desolation and destruction, famine and sword-- +19 These two things have come to you; +Who will be sorry for you?— +Desolation and destruction, famine and sword— By whom will I comfort you? - -20. Your sons have fainted, +20 Your sons have fainted, They lie at the head of all the streets, Like an antelope in a net; They are full of the fury of the Lord, The rebuke of your God. - -21. Therefore please hear this, you afflicted, +21 Therefore please hear this, you afflicted, And drunk but not with wine. - -22. Thus says your Lord, +22 Thus says your Lord, The Lord and your God, Who pleads the cause of His people: -"See, I have taken out of your hand +“See, I have taken out of your hand The cup of trembling, The dregs of the cup of My fury; You shall no longer drink it. - -23. But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, +23 But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you, Who have said to you, -'Lie down, that we may walk over you.' +‘Lie down, that we may walk over you.’ And you have laid your body like the ground, -And as the street, for those who walk over." - - - +And as the street, for those who walk over.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md index e8d8da9a..ecc16b5b 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,85 +1,64 @@ -God Redeems Jerusalem - # Chapter 52 -1. Awake, awake! +1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you. - -2. Shake yourself from the dust, arise; +2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion! - -3. For thus says the Lord: -"You have sold yourselves for nothing, -And you shall be redeemed without money." - -4. For thus says the Lord God: -"My people went down at first +3 For thus says the Lord: +“You have sold yourselves for nothing, +And you shall be redeemed without money.” +4 For thus says the Lord God: +“My people went down at first Into Egypt to dwell there; Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. - -5. Now therefore, what have I here," says the Lord, -"That My people are taken away for nothing? +5 Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord, +“That My people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them -Make them wail," says the Lord, -"And My name is blasphemed continually every day. - -6. Therefore My people shall know My name; +Make them wail,” says the Lord, +“And My name is blasphemed continually every day. +6 Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: -'Behold, it is I.' " - -7. How beautiful upon the mountains +‘Behold, it is I.’ ” +7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, -"Your God reigns!" - -8. Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, +“Your God reigns!” +8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, With their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye When the Lord brings back Zion. - -9. Break forth into joy, sing together, +9 Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the Lord has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. - -10. The Lord has made bare His holy arm +10 The Lord has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God. - -11. Depart! Depart! Go out from there, +11 Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the Lord. - -12. For you shall not go out with haste, +12 For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the Lord will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. -The Sin-Bearing Servant - - -13. Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; +13 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. - -14. Just as many were astonished at you, +14 Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men; - -15. So shall He sprinkle many nations. +15 So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, -And what they had not heard they shall consider. - - - +And what they had not heard they shall consider. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md index 08f1d3f2..1a73bf77 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md @@ -1,66 +1,50 @@ -The Sin-Bearing Messiah - # Chapter 53 -1. Who has believed our report? +1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? - -2. For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, +2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. - -3. He is despised and rejected by men, +3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. - -4. Surely He has borne our griefs +4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. - -5. But He was wounded for our transgressions, +5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. - -6. All we like sheep have gone astray; +6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. - -7. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, +7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. - -8. He was taken from prison and from judgment, +8 He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. - -9. And they made His grave with the wicked-- +9 And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth. - -10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; +10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. - -11. He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. +11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities. - -12. Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, +12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, -And made intercession for the transgressors. - - - +And made intercession for the transgressors. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md index 2b3939b4..c07e2b86 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md @@ -1,87 +1,66 @@ -A Perpetual Covenant of Peace - # Chapter 54 -1. "Sing, O barren, +1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate -Than the children of the married woman," says the Lord. - -2. "Enlarge the place of your tent, +Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord. +2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. - -3. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, +3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited. - -4. "Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; +4 “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. - -5. For your Maker is your husband, +5 For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. - -6. For the Lord has called you +6 For the Lord has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, -Like a youthful wife when you were refused," +Like a youthful wife when you were refused,” Says your God. - -7. "For a mere moment I have forsaken you, +7 “For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you. - -8. With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; -But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you," +8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; +But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the Lord, your Redeemer. - -9. "For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; +9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you. - -10. For the mountains shall depart +10 For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, -Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," +Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you. - -11. "O you afflicted one, +11 “O you afflicted one, Tossed with tempest, and not comforted, Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, And lay your foundations with sapphires. - -12. I will make your pinnacles of rubies, +12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal, And all your walls of precious stones. - -13. All your children shall be taught by the Lord, +13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children. - -14. In righteousness you shall be established; +14 In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. - -15. Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. +15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. - -16. "Behold, I have created the blacksmith +16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy. - -17. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, +17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, -And their righteousness is from Me," -Says the Lord. - - - +And their righteousness is from Me,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md index 02fabe70..d125109e 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md @@ -1,71 +1,54 @@ -An Invitation to Abundant Life - # Chapter 55 -1. "Ho! Everyone who thirsts, +1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. - -2. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, +2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. - -3. Incline your ear, and come to Me. +3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; -And I will make an everlasting covenant with you-- +And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David. - -4. Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, +4 Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, A leader and commander for the people. - -5. Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, +5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations who do not know you shall run to you, Because of the Lord your God, And the Holy One of Israel; -For He has glorified you." - -6. Seek the Lord while He may be found, +For He has glorified you.” +6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. - -7. Let the wicked forsake his way, +7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. - -8. "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, -Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. - -9. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, +8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, +Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. +9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. - -10. "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, +10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, - -11. So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; +11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. - -12. "For you shall go out with joy, +12 “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. - -13. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, +13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the Lord for a name, -For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." - - - +For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md index 33f11c0e..d19f3f71 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md @@ -1,73 +1,55 @@ -Salvation for the Gentiles - # Chapter 56 -1. Thus says the Lord: -"Keep justice, and do righteousness, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. - -2. Blessed is the man who does this, +2 Blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who lays hold on it; Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, -And keeps his hand from doing any evil." - -3. Do not let the son of the foreigner +And keeps his hand from doing any evil.” +3 Do not let the son of the foreigner Who has joined himself to the Lord Speak, saying, -"The Lord has utterly separated me from His people"; +“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”; Nor let the eunuch say, -"Here I am, a dry tree." - -4. For thus says the Lord: -"To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, +“Here I am, a dry tree.” +4 For thus says the Lord: +“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, - -5. Even to them I will give in My house +5 Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a place and a name Better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name That shall not be cut off. - -6. "Also the sons of the foreigner +6 “Also the sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, -And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants-- +And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants— Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, -And holds fast My covenant-- - -7. Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, +And holds fast My covenant— +7 Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; -For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations." - -8. The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, -"Yet I will gather to him -Others besides those who are gathered to him." -Israel's Irresponsible Leaders - - -9. All you beasts of the field, come to devour, +For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” +8 The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, +“Yet I will gather to him +Others besides those who are gathered to him.” +9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. - -10. His watchmen are blind, +10 His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. - -11. Yes, they are greedy dogs +11 Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory. - -12. "Come," one says, "I will bring wine, +12 “Come,” one says, “I will bring wine, And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, -And much more abundant." - - - +And much more abundant.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md index 7c594ab2..0de2e468 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md @@ -1,43 +1,34 @@ -Israel's Futile Idolatry - # Chapter 57 -1. The righteous perishes, +1 The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil. - -2. He shall enter into peace; +2 He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness. - -3. "But come here, +3 “But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot! - -4. Whom do you ridicule? +4 Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth And stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, Offspring of falsehood, - -5. Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, +5 Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks? - -6. Among the smooth stones of the stream +6 Among the smooth stones of the stream Is your portion; They, they, are your lot! Even to them you have poured a drink offering, You have offered a grain offering. Should I receive comfort in these? - -7. "On a lofty and high mountain +7 “On a lofty and high mountain You have set your bed; Even there you went up To offer sacrifice. - -8. Also behind the doors and their posts +8 Also behind the doors and their posts You have set up your remembrance; For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me, And have gone up to them; @@ -45,75 +36,57 @@ You have enlarged your bed And made a covenant with them; You have loved their bed, Where you saw their nudity. - -9. You went to the king with ointment, +9 You went to the king with ointment, And increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even descended to Sheol. - -10. You are wearied in the length of your way; -Yet you did not say, 'There is no hope.' +10 You are wearied in the length of your way; +Yet you did not say, ‘There is no hope.’ You have found the life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved. - -11. "And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, +11 “And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me? - -12. I will declare your righteousness +12 I will declare your righteousness And your works, For they will not profit you. - -13. When you cry out, +13 When you cry out, Let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away, A breath will take them. But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, -And shall inherit My holy mountain." -Healing for the Backslider - - -14. And one shall say, -"Heap it up! Heap it up! +And shall inherit My holy mountain.” +14 And one shall say, +“Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way, -Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people." - -15. For thus says the High and Lofty One +Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people.” +15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: -"I dwell in the high and holy place, +“I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones. - -16. For I will not contend forever, +16 For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I have made. - -17. For the iniquity of his covetousness +17 For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. - -18. I have seen his ways, and will heal him; +18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners. - -19. "I create the fruit of the lips: -Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near," +19 “I create the fruit of the lips: +Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” Says the Lord, -"And I will heal him." - -20. But the wicked are like the troubled sea, +“And I will heal him.” +20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, When it cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. - -21. "There is no peace," -Says my God, "for the wicked." - - - +21 “There is no peace,” +Says my God, “for the wicked.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md index 1d291fcd..82572ca3 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md @@ -1,85 +1,67 @@ -Fasting that Pleases God - # Chapter 58 -1. "Cry aloud, spare not; +1 “Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins. - -2. Yet they seek Me daily, +2 Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God. - -3. 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen? -Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?' -"In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, +3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen? +Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’ +“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers. - -4. Indeed you fast for strife and debate, +4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate, And to strike with the fist of wickedness. You will not fast as you do this day, To make your voice heard on high. - -5. Is it a fast that I have chosen, +5 Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the Lord? - -6. "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: +6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? - -7. Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, +7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? - -8. Then your light shall break forth like the morning, +8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. - -9. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; -You shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.' -"If you take away the yoke from your midst, +9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; +You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ +“If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, - -10. If you extend your soul to the hungry +10 If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. - -11. The Lord will guide you continually, +11 The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. - -12. Those from among you +12 Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. - -13. "If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, +13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, - -14. Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; +14 Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. -The mouth of the Lord has spoken." - - - +The mouth of the Lord has spoken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md index 96ee3aed..8f49358d 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md @@ -1,108 +1,80 @@ -Separated from God - # Chapter 59 -1. Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, +1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. - -2. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; +2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. - -3. For your hands are defiled with blood, +3 For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity. - -4. No one calls for justice, +4 No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. - -5. They hatch vipers' eggs and weave the spider's web; +5 They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; He who eats of their eggs dies, And from that which is crushed a viper breaks out. - -6. Their webs will not become garments, +6 Their webs will not become garments, Nor will they cover themselves with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands. - -7. Their feet run to evil, +7 Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths. - -8. The way of peace they have not known, +8 The way of peace they have not known, And there is no justice in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace. -Sin Confessed - - -9. Therefore justice is far from us, +9 Therefore justice is far from us, Nor does righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness! - -10. We grope for the wall like the blind, +10 We grope for the wall like the blind, And we grope as if we had no eyes; We stumble at noonday as at twilight; We are as dead men in desolate places. - -11. We all growl like bears, +11 We all growl like bears, And moan sadly like doves; We look for justice, but there is none; For salvation, but it is far from us. - -12. For our transgressions are multiplied before You, +12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, And our sins testify against us; For our transgressions are with us, And as for our iniquities, we know them: - -13. In transgressing and lying against the Lord, +13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. - -14. Justice is turned back, +14 Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter. - -15. So truth fails, +15 So truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. -The Redeemer of Zion Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him That there was no justice. - -16. He saw that there was no man, +16 He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. - -17. For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, +17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. - -18. According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, +18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; The coastlands He will fully repay. - -19. So shall they fear +19 So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. - -20. "The Redeemer will come to Zion, -And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," +20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, +And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says the Lord. - -21. "As for Me," says the Lord, "this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants," says the Lord, "from this time and forevermore." - - - +21 “As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md index 8095571e..c20e01a4 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md @@ -1,118 +1,89 @@ -The Gentiles Bless Zion - # Chapter 60 -1. Arise, shine; +1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. - -2. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, +2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. - -3. The Gentiles shall come to your light, +3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. - -4. "Lift up your eyes all around, and see: +4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. - -5. Then you shall see and become radiant, +5 Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you. - -6. The multitude of camels shall cover your land, +6 The multitude of camels shall cover your land, The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba shall come; They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord. - -7. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, +7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, And I will glorify the house of My glory. - -8. "Who are these who fly like a cloud, +8 “Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts? - -9. Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me; +9 Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the name of the Lord your God, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He has glorified you. - -10. "The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, +10 “The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, And their kings shall minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, But in My favor I have had mercy on you. - -11. Therefore your gates shall be open continually; +11 Therefore your gates shall be open continually; They shall not be shut day or night, That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, And their kings in procession. - -12. For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, +12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, And those nations shall be utterly ruined. - -13. "The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, +13 “The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the place of My feet glorious. - -14. Also the sons of those who afflicted you +14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall come bowing to you, And all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet; And they shall call you The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. - -15. "Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, +15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations. - -16. You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, +16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; -You shall know that -I, the Lord, am your Savior +You shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. - -17. "Instead of bronze I will bring gold, +17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring silver, Instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones, iron. I will also make your officers peace, And your magistrates righteousness. - -18. Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, +18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise. -God the Glory of His People - - -19. "The sun shall no longer be your light by day, +19 “The sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And your God your glory. - -20. Your sun shall no longer go down, +20 Your sun shall no longer go down, Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the Lord will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended. - -21. Also your people shall all be righteous; +21 Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified. - -22. A little one shall become a thousand, +22 A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. -I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time." - - - +I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md index 1736820b..0ddbfe89 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md @@ -1,63 +1,48 @@ -The Good News of Salvation - # Chapter 61 -1. "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, +1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; - -2. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, +2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, - -3. To console those who mourn in Zion, +3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, -The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified." - -4. And they shall rebuild the old ruins, +The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” +4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations. - -5. Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, +5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the foreigner Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. - -6. But you shall be named the priests of the Lord, +6 But you shall be named the priests of the Lord, They shall call you the servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast. - -7. Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, +7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs. - -8. "For I, the Lord, love justice; +8 “For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant. - -9. Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, +9 Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, And their offspring among the people. All who see them shall acknowledge them, -That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed." - -10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, +That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.” +10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. - -11. For as the earth brings forth its bud, +11 For as the earth brings forth its bud, As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, -So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. - - - +So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md index c9d082cc..198b77b6 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md @@ -1,69 +1,53 @@ -Assurance of Zion's Salvation - # Chapter 62 -1. For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, -And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, +1 For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, +And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her salvation as a lamp that burns. - -2. The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, +2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the Lord will name. - -3. You shall also be a crown of glory +3 You shall also be a crown of glory In the hand of the Lord, And a royal diadem In the hand of your God. - -4. You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, +4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married. - -5. For as a young man marries a virgin, +5 For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. - -6. I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; +6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, - -7. And give Him no rest till He establishes +7 And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. - -8. The Lord has sworn by His right hand +8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: -"Surely I will no longer give your grain +“Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored. - -9. But those who have gathered it shall eat it, +9 But those who have gathered it shall eat it, And praise the Lord; -Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts." - -10. Go through, +Those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts.” +10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples! - -11. Indeed the Lord has proclaimed +11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of the world: -"Say to the daughter of Zion, -'Surely your salvation is coming; +“Say to the daughter of Zion, +‘Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him, -And His work before Him.' " - -12. And they shall call them The Holy People, +And His work before Him.’ ” +12 And they shall call them The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; And you shall be called Sought Out, -A City Not Forsaken. - - - +A City Not Forsaken. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md index 6738f065..fc6ebcd0 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md @@ -1,102 +1,75 @@ -The Lord in Judgment and Salvation - # Chapter 63 -1. Who is this who comes from Edom, +1 Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, -Traveling in the greatness of His strength?-- -"I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." - -2. Why is Your apparel red, +Traveling in the greatness of His strength?— +“I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” +2 Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? - -3. "I have trodden the winepress alone, +3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes. - -4. For the day of vengeance is in My heart, +4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come. - -5. I looked, but there was no one to help, +5 I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me. - -6. I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, +6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, -And brought down their strength to the earth." -God's Mercy Remembered - - -7. I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord +And brought down their strength to the earth.” +7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord And the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. - -8. For He said, "Surely they are My people, -Children who will not lie." +8 For He said, “Surely they are My people, +Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior. - -9. In all their affliction He was afflicted, +9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old. - -10. But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; +10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them. - -11. Then he remembered the days of old, +11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: -"Where is He who brought them up out of the sea +“Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them, - -12. Who led them by the right hand of Moses, +12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name, - -13. Who led them through the deep, +13 Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, -That they might not stumble?" - -14. As a beast goes down into the valley, +That they might not stumble?” +14 As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name. -A Prayer of Penitence - - -15. Look down from heaven, +15 Look down from heaven, And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained? - -16. Doubtless You are our Father, +16 Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. - -17. O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways, +17 O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways, And hardened our heart from Your fear? -Return for Your servants' sake, +Return for Your servants’ sake, The tribes of Your inheritance. - -18. Your holy people have possessed it but a little while; +18 Your holy people have possessed it but a little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary. - -19. We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, -Those who were never called by Your name. - - - +19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, +Those who were never called by Your name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md index 06ee4a87..1caa9f4e 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md @@ -1,62 +1,45 @@ -A Prayer for -Help - # Chapter 64 -1. Oh, that You would rend the heavens! +1 Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! -That the mountains might shake at Your presence-- - -2. As fire burns brushwood, -As fire causes water to boil-- +That the mountains might shake at Your presence— +2 As fire burns brushwood, +As fire causes water to boil— To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence! - -3. When You did awesome things for which we did not look, +3 When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down, The mountains shook at Your presence. - -4. For since the beginning of the world +4 For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. - -5. You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, +5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. -You are indeed angry, for we have sinned-- +You are indeed angry, for we have sinned— In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved. - -6. But we are all like an unclean thing, +6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away. - -7. And there is no one who calls on Your name, +7 And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us, And have consumed us because of our iniquities. - -8. But now, O Lord, +8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. - -9. Do not be furious, O Lord, +9 Do not be furious, O Lord, Nor remember iniquity forever; -Indeed, please look--we all are Your people! - -10. Your holy cities are a wilderness, +Indeed, please look—we all are Your people! +10 Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. - -11. Our holy and beautiful temple, +11 Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste. - -12. Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord? -Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely? - - - +12 Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord? +Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md index 15ff1bbf..095a7196 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md @@ -1,132 +1,101 @@ -The Righteousness of God's Judgment - # Chapter 65 -1. "I was sought by those who did not ask for Me; +1 “I was sought by those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. -I said, 'Here I am, here I am,' +I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ To a nation that was not called by My name. - -2. I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, +2 I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in a way that is not good, According to their own thoughts; - -3. A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face; +3 A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face; Who sacrifice in gardens, And burn incense on altars of brick; - -4. Who sit among the graves, +4 Who sit among the graves, And spend the night in the tombs; -Who eat swine's flesh, +Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels; - -5. Who say, 'Keep to yourself, +5 Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, Do not come near me, -For I am holier than you!' +For I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day. - -6. "Behold, it is written before Me: -I will not keep silence, but will repay-- -Even repay into their bosom-- - -7. Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together," +6 “Behold, it is written before Me: +I will not keep silence, but will repay— +Even repay into their bosom— +7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,” Says the Lord, -"Who have burned incense on the mountains +“Who have burned incense on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills; -Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom." - -8. Thus says the Lord: -"As the new wine is found in the cluster, -And one says, 'Do not destroy it, -For a blessing is in it,' -So will I do for My servants' sake, +Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.” +8 Thus says the Lord: +“As the new wine is found in the cluster, +And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, +For a blessing is in it,’ +So will I do for My servants’ sake, That I may not destroy them all. - -9. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, +9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, And from Judah an heir of My mountains; My elect shall inherit it, And My servants shall dwell there. - -10. Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, +10 Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, And the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, For My people who have sought Me. - -11. "But you are those who forsake the Lord, +11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord, Who forget My holy mountain, Who prepare a table for Gad, And who furnish a drink offering for Meni. - -12. Therefore I will number you for the sword, +12 Therefore I will number you for the sword, And you shall all bow down to the slaughter; Because, when I called, you did not answer; When I spoke, you did not hear, But did evil before My eyes, -And chose that in which I do not delight." - -13. Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, My servants shall eat, +And chose that in which I do not delight.” +13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, My servants shall eat, But you shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, But you shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, But you shall be ashamed; - -14. Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, +14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit. - -15. You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; +15 You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen; For the Lord God will slay you, And call His servants by another name; - -16. So that he who blesses himself in the earth +16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My eyes. -The Glorious New Creation - - -17. "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; +17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. - -18. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; +18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy. - -19. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, +19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying. - -20. "No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, +20 “No more shall an infant from there live but a few days, Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days; For the child shall die one hundred years old, But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed. - -21. They shall build houses and inhabit them; +21 They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. - -22. They shall not build and another inhabit; +22 They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. - -23. They shall not labor in vain, +23 They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them. - -24. "It shall come to pass +24 “It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear. - -25. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, +25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, -And dust shall be the serpent's food. -They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," -Says the Lord. - - - +And dust shall be the serpent’s food. +They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md index 06211324..34766f69 100644 --- a/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md +++ b/NKJV/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md @@ -1,124 +1,95 @@ -True Worship and False - # Chapter 66 -1. Thus says the Lord: -"Heaven is My throne, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? - -2. For all those things My hand has made, -And all those things exist," +2 For all those things My hand has made, +And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. -"But on this one will I look: +“But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word. - -3. "He who kills a bull is as if he slays a man; -He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he breaks a dog's neck; -He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine's blood; +3 “He who kills a bull is as if he slays a man; +He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he breaks a dog’s neck; +He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine’s blood; He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol. Just as they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations, - -4. So will I choose their delusions, +4 So will I choose their delusions, And bring their fears on them; Because, when I called, no one answered, When I spoke they did not hear; But they did evil before My eyes, -And chose that in which I do not delight." -The Lord Vindicates Zion - - -5. Hear the word of the Lord, +And chose that in which I do not delight.” +5 Hear the word of the Lord, You who tremble at His word: -"Your brethren who hated you, -Who cast you out for My name's sake, said, -'Let the Lord be glorified, -That we may see your joy.' -But they shall be ashamed." - -6. The sound of noise from the city! +“Your brethren who hated you, +Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said, +‘Let the Lord be glorified, +That we may see your joy.’ +But they shall be ashamed.” +6 The sound of noise from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, Who fully repays His enemies! - -7. "Before she was in labor, she gave birth; +7 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. - -8. Who has heard such a thing? +8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. - -9. Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?" says the Lord. -"Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" says your God. - -10. "Rejoice with Jerusalem, +9 Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord. +“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God. +10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem, And be glad with her, all you who love her; Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her; - -11. That you may feed and be satisfied +11 That you may feed and be satisfied With the consolation of her bosom, That you may drink deeply and be delighted -With the abundance of her glory." - -12. For thus says the Lord: -"Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, +With the abundance of her glory.” +12 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed; On her sides shall you be carried, And be dandled on her knees. - -13. As one whom his mother comforts, +13 As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; -And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem." -The Reign and Indignation of God - - -14. When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, +And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” +14 When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies. - -15. For behold, the Lord will come with fire +15 For behold, the Lord will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire. - -16. For by fire and by His sword +16 For by fire and by His sword The Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many. - -17. "Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves, +17 “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves, To go to the gardens After an idol in the midst, -Eating swine's flesh and the abomination and the mouse, -Shall be consumed together," says the Lord. - -18. "For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. -19. I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. -20. Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem," says the Lord, "as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. -21. And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites," says the Lord. - -22. "For as the new heavens and the new earth -Which I will make shall remain before Me," says the Lord, -"So shall your descendants and your name remain. - -23. And it shall come to pass +Eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse, +Shall be consumed together,” says the Lord. +18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. +19 I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. +20 Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. +21 And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites,” says the Lord. +22 “For as the new heavens and the new earth +Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord, +“So shall your descendants and your name remain. +23 And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, -All flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the Lord. - -24. "And they shall go forth and look +All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord. +24 “And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. -They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh." - - - +They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md index feff95fc..032ecdc0 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,79 +1,56 @@ -Jeremiah Called to Be a Priest - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, -2. to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. -3. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. -The Prophet Is Called - - -4. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: - -5. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; +1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, +2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. +3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. +4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; -I ordained you a prophet to the nations." - -6. Then said I: -"Ah, Lord God! -Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth." - -7. But the Lord said to me: -"Do not say, 'I am a youth,' +I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” +6 Then said I: +“Ah, Lord God! +Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” +7 But the Lord said to me: +“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. - -8. Do not be afraid of their faces, -For I am with you to deliver you," says the Lord. - -9. Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: -"Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. - -10. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, +8 Do not be afraid of their faces, +For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. +9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: +“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. +10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, -To build and to plant." - -11. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" -And I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree." - -12. Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word." - -13. And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?" -And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north." - -14. Then the Lord said to me: -"Out of the north calamity shall break forth +To build and to plant.” +11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” +And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” +12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.” +13 And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” +And I said, “I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.” +14 Then the Lord said to me: +“Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land. - -15. For behold, I am calling -All the families of the kingdoms of the north," says the Lord; -"They shall come and each one set his throne +15 For behold, I am calling +All the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord; +“They shall come and each one set his throne At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, Against all its walls all around, And against all the cities of Judah. - -16. I will utter My judgments +16 I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their own hands. - -17. "Therefore prepare yourself and arise, +17 “Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them. - -18. For behold, I have made you this day +18 For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar, -And bronze walls against the whole land-- +And bronze walls against the whole land— Against the kings of Judah, Against its princes, Against its priests, And against the people of the land. - -19. They will fight against you, +19 They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. -For I am with you," says the Lord, "to deliver you." - - - +For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md index 51ed4271..e0412cd5 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,175 +1,136 @@ -God's Case Against Israel - # Chapter 2 -1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: -"I remember you, +1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: +“I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not sown. - -3. Israel was holiness to the Lord, +3 Israel was holiness to the Lord, The firstfruits of His increase. All that devour him will offend; -Disaster will come upon them," says the Lord.' " - -4. Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. -5. Thus says the Lord: -"What injustice have your fathers found in Me, +Disaster will come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ” +4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. +5 Thus says the Lord: +“What injustice have your fathers found in Me, That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? - -6. Neither did they say, 'Where is the Lord, +6 Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and the shadow of death, Through a land that no one crossed -And where no one dwelt?' - -7. I brought you into a bountiful country, +And where no one dwelt?’ +7 I brought you into a bountiful country, To eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My land And made My heritage an abomination. - -8. The priests did not say, 'Where is the Lord?' +8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who handle the law did not know Me; The rulers also transgressed against Me; The prophets prophesied by Baal, And walked after things that do not profit. - -9. "Therefore I will yet bring charges against you," says the Lord, -"And against your children's children I will bring charges. - -10. For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, +9 “Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the Lord, +“And against your children’s children I will bring charges. +10 For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see, Send to Kedar and consider diligently, And see if there has been such a thing. - -11. Has a nation changed its gods, +11 Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit. - -12. Be astonished, O heavens, at this, +12 Be astonished, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid; -Be very desolate," says the Lord. - -13. "For My people have committed two evils: +Be very desolate,” says the Lord. +13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, -And hewn themselves cisterns--broken cisterns that can hold no water. - -14. "Is Israel a servant? +And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. +14 “Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave? Why is he plundered? - -15. The young lions roared at him, and growled; +15 The young lions roared at him, and growled; They made his land waste; His cities are burned, without inhabitant. - -16. Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes +16 Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes Have broken the crown of your head. - -17. Have you not brought this on yourself, +17 Have you not brought this on yourself, In that you have forsaken the Lord your God When He led you in the way? - -18. And now why take the road to Egypt, +18 And now why take the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? Or why take the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? - -19. Your own wickedness will correct you, +19 Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, -And the fear of Me is not in you," +And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts. - -20. "For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; -And you said, 'I will not transgress,' +20 “For of old I have broken your yoke and burst your bonds; +And you said, ‘I will not transgress,’ When on every high hill and under every green tree You lay down, playing the harlot. - -21. Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality. +21 Yet I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality. How then have you turned before Me Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine? - -22. For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, -Yet your iniquity is marked before Me," says the Lord God. - -23. "How can you say, 'I am not polluted, -I have not gone after the Baals'? +22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, +Yet your iniquity is marked before Me,” says the Lord God. +23 “How can you say, ‘I am not polluted, +I have not gone after the Baals’? See your way in the valley; Know what you have done: You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways, - -24. A wild donkey used to the wilderness, +24 A wild donkey used to the wilderness, That sniffs at the wind in her desire; In her time of mating, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves; In her month they will find her. - -25. Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. -But you said, 'There is no hope. -No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.' - -26. "As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, +25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst. +But you said, ‘There is no hope. +No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.’ +26 “As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel ashamed; They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets, - -27. Saying to a tree, 'You are my father,' -And to a stone, 'You gave birth to me.' +27 Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ +And to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble -They will say, 'Arise and save us.' - -28. But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? +They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’ +28 But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, If they can save you in the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah. - -29. "Why will you plead with Me? -You all have transgressed against Me," says the Lord. - -30. "In vain I have chastened your children; +29 “Why will you plead with Me? +You all have transgressed against Me,” says the Lord. +30 “In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion. - -31. "O generation, see the word of the Lord! +31 “O generation, see the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? -Why do My people say, 'We are lords; -We will come no more to You'? - -32. Can a virgin forget her ornaments, +Why do My people say, ‘We are lords; +We will come no more to You’? +32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number. - -33. "Why do you beautify your way to seek love? +33 “Why do you beautify your way to seek love? Therefore you have also taught The wicked women your ways. - -34. Also on your skirts is found +34 Also on your skirts is found The blood of the lives of the poor innocents. I have not found it by secret search, But plainly on all these things. - -35. Yet you say, 'Because I am innocent, -Surely His anger shall turn from me.' +35 Yet you say, ‘Because I am innocent, +Surely His anger shall turn from me.’ Behold, I will plead My case against you, -Because you say, 'I have not sinned.' - -36. Why do you gad about so much to change your way? +Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’ +36 Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria. - -37. Indeed you will go forth from him +37 Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected your trusted allies, -And you will not prosper by them. - - - +And you will not prosper by them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md index 3aa9cb3d..3ed83b1e 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,102 +1,77 @@ -Israel Is Shameless - # Chapter 3 -1. "They say, 'If a man divorces his wife, +1 “They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife, And she goes from him -And becomes another man's, -May he return to her again?' +And becomes another man’s, +May he return to her again?’ Would not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; -Yet return to Me," says the Lord. - -2. "Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and see: +Yet return to Me,” says the Lord. +2 “Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and see: Where have you not lain with men? By the road you have sat for them Like an Arabian in the wilderness; And you have polluted the land With your harlotries and your wickedness. - -3. Therefore the showers have been withheld, +3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. -You have had a harlot's forehead; +You have had a harlot’s forehead; You refuse to be ashamed. - -4. Will you not from this time cry to Me, -'My Father, You are the guide of my youth? - -5. Will He remain angry forever? -Will He keep it to the end?' +4 Will you not from this time cry to Me, +‘My Father, You are the guide of my youth? +5 Will He remain angry forever? +Will He keep it to the end?’ Behold, you have spoken and done evil things, -As you were able." -A Call to Repentance - - -6. The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: "Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. -7. And I said, after she had done all these things, 'Return to Me.' But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. -8. Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. -9. So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. -10. And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense," says the Lord. - -11. Then the Lord said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. -12. Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: -'Return, backsliding Israel,' says the Lord; -'I will not cause My anger to fall on you. -For I am merciful,' says the Lord; -'I will not remain angry forever. - -13. Only acknowledge your iniquity, +As you were able.” +6 The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. +7 And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. +8 Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. +9 So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. +10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord. +11 Then the Lord said to me, “Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. +12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: +‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord; +‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you. +For I am merciful,’ says the Lord; +‘I will not remain angry forever. +13 Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the Lord your God, And have scattered your charms To alien deities under every green tree, -And you have not obeyed My voice,' says the Lord. - -14. "Return, O backsliding children," says the Lord; "for I am married to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. -15. And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. - -16. "Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days," says the Lord, "that they will say no more, 'The ark of the covenant of the Lord.' It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore. - -17. "At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. - -18. "In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers. - -19. "But I said: -'How can I put you among the children +And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord. +14 “Return, O backsliding children,” says the Lord; “for I am married to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. +15 And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. +16 “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the Lord, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore. +17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts. +18 “In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers. +19 “But I said: +‘How can I put you among the children And give you a pleasant land, -A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?' -"And I said: -'You shall call Me, "My Father," -And not turn away from Me.' - -20. Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, +A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’ +“And I said: +‘You shall call Me, “My Father,” +And not turn away from Me.’ +20 Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, So have you dealt treacherously with Me, -O house of Israel," says the Lord. - -21. A voice was heard on the desolate heights, +O house of Israel,” says the Lord. +21 A voice was heard on the desolate heights, Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel. For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten the Lord their God. - -22. "Return, you backsliding children, -And I will heal your backslidings." -"Indeed we do come to You, +22 “Return, you backsliding children, +And I will heal your backslidings.” +“Indeed we do come to You, For You are the Lord our God. - -23. Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, +23 Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, And from the multitude of mountains; Truly, in the Lord our God Is the salvation of Israel. - -24. For shame has devoured -The labor of our fathers from our youth-- +24 For shame has devoured +The labor of our fathers from our youth— Their flocks and their herds, Their sons and their daughters. - -25. We lie down in our shame, +25 We lie down in our shame, And our reproach covers us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, We and our fathers, From our youth even to this day, -And have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God." - - - +And have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md index 9f3f0e3e..d509552d 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,153 +1,118 @@ -Jeremiah Laments over Judah - # Chapter 4 -1. "If you will return, O Israel," says the Lord, -"Return to Me; +1 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, +“Return to Me; And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight, Then you shall not be moved. - -2. And you shall swear, 'The Lord lives,' +2 And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’ In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; The nations shall bless themselves in Him, -And in Him they shall glory." - -3. For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: -"Break up your fallow ground, +And in Him they shall glory.” +3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: +“Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns. - -4. Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, +4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, And take away the foreskins of your hearts, You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury come forth like fire, And burn so that no one can quench it, -Because of the evil of your doings." -An Imminent Invasion - - -5. Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: -"Blow the trumpet in the land; -Cry, 'Gather together,' -And say, 'Assemble yourselves, -And let us go into the fortified cities.' - -6. Set up the standard toward Zion. +Because of the evil of your doings.” +5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: +“Blow the trumpet in the land; +Cry, ‘Gather together,’ +And say, ‘Assemble yourselves, +And let us go into the fortified cities.’ +6 Set up the standard toward Zion. Take refuge! Do not delay! For I will bring disaster from the north, -And great destruction." - -7. The lion has come up from his thicket, +And great destruction.” +7 The lion has come up from his thicket, And the destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone forth from his place To make your land desolate. Your cities will be laid waste, Without inhabitant. - -8. For this, clothe yourself with sackcloth, +8 For this, clothe yourself with sackcloth, Lament and wail. For the fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us. - -9. "And it shall come to pass in that day," says the Lord, -"That the heart of the king shall perish, +9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord, +“That the heart of the king shall perish, And the heart of the princes; The priests shall be astonished, -And the prophets shall wonder." - -10. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! +And the prophets shall wonder.” +10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, -Saying, 'You shall have peace,' -Whereas the sword reaches to the heart." - -11. At that time it will be said +Saying, ‘You shall have peace,’ +Whereas the sword reaches to the heart.” +11 At that time it will be said To this people and to Jerusalem, -"A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness -Toward the daughter of My people-- -Not to fan or to cleanse-- - -12. A wind too strong for these will come for Me; -Now I will also speak judgment against them." - -13. "Behold, he shall come up like clouds, +“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness +Toward the daughter of My people— +Not to fan or to cleanse— +12 A wind too strong for these will come for Me; +Now I will also speak judgment against them.” +13 “Behold, he shall come up like clouds, And his chariots like a whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. -Woe to us, for we are plundered!" - -14. O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, +Woe to us, for we are plundered!” +14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you? - -15. For a voice declares from Dan +15 For a voice declares from Dan And proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim: - -16. "Make mention to the nations, +16 “Make mention to the nations, Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem, That watchers come from a far country And raise their voice against the cities of Judah. - -17. Like keepers of a field they are against her all around, -Because she has been rebellious against Me," says the Lord. - -18. "Your ways and your doings +17 Like keepers of a field they are against her all around, +Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord. +18 “Your ways and your doings Have procured these things for you. This is your wickedness, Because it is bitter, -Because it reaches to your heart." -Sorrow for the Doomed Nation - - -19. O my soul, my soul! +Because it reaches to your heart.” +19 O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war. - -20. Destruction upon destruction is cried, +20 Destruction upon destruction is cried, For the whole land is plundered. Suddenly my tents are plundered, And my curtains in a moment. - -21. How long will I see the standard, +21 How long will I see the standard, And hear the sound of the trumpet? - -22. "For My people are foolish, +22 “For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, -But to do good they have no knowledge." - -23. I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; +But to do good they have no knowledge.” +23 I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; And the heavens, they had no light. - -24. I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, +24 I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back and forth. - -25. I beheld, and indeed there was no man, +25 I beheld, and indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled. - -26. I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, +26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were broken down At the presence of the Lord, By His fierce anger. - -27. For thus says the Lord: -"The whole land shall be desolate; +27 For thus says the Lord: +“The whole land shall be desolate; Yet I will not make a full end. - -28. For this shall the earth mourn, +28 For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it. - -29. The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. +29 The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks. Every city shall be forsaken, And not a man shall dwell in it. - -30. "And when you are plundered, +30 “And when you are plundered, What will you do? Though you clothe yourself with crimson, Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, @@ -155,13 +120,9 @@ Though you enlarge your eyes with paint, In vain you will make yourself fair; Your lovers will despise you; They will seek your life. - -31. "For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, +31 “For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, The anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself; She spreads her hands, saying, -'Woe is me now, for my soul is weary -Because of murderers!' - - - +‘Woe is me now, for my soul is weary +Because of murderers!’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md index 16681fff..7bd3f442 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,152 +1,118 @@ -The Justice of God's Judgment - # Chapter 5 -1. "Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; +1 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her. - -2. Though they say, 'As the Lord lives,' -Surely they swear falsely." - -3. O Lord, are not Your eyes on the truth? +2 Though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ +Surely they swear falsely.” +3 O Lord, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return. - -4. Therefore I said, "Surely these are poor. +4 Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord, The judgment of their God. - -5. I will go to the great men and speak to them, +5 I will go to the great men and speak to them, For they have known the way of the Lord, -The judgment of their God." +The judgment of their God.” But these have altogether broken the yoke And burst the bonds. - -6. Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, +6 Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them; A leopard will watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many; Their backslidings have increased. - -7. "How shall I pardon you for this? +7 “How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me And sworn by those that are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, Then they committed adultery -And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. - -8. They were like well-fed lusty stallions; -Every one neighed after his neighbor's wife. - -9. Shall I not punish them for these things?" says the Lord. -"And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? - -10. "Go up on her walls and destroy, +And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses. +8 They were like well-fed lusty stallions; +Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife. +9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. +“And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? +10 “Go up on her walls and destroy, But do not make a complete end. Take away her branches, -For they are not the Lord's. - -11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah -Have dealt very treacherously with Me," says the Lord. - -12. They have lied about the Lord, -And said, "It is not He. +For they are not the Lord’s. +11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah +Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord. +12 They have lied about the Lord, +And said, “It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine. - -13. And the prophets become wind, +13 And the prophets become wind, For the word is not in them. -Thus shall it be done to them." - -14. Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: -"Because you speak this word, +Thus shall it be done to them.” +14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: +“Because you speak this word, Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire, And this people wood, And it shall devour them. - -15. Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar, -O house of Israel," says the Lord. -"It is a mighty nation, +15 Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar, +O house of Israel,” says the Lord. +“It is a mighty nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say. - -16. Their quiver is like an open tomb; +16 Their quiver is like an open tomb; They are all mighty men. - -17. And they shall eat up your harvest and your bread, +17 And they shall eat up your harvest and your bread, Which your sons and daughters should eat. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds; They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees; They shall destroy your fortified cities, In which you trust, with the sword. - -18. "Nevertheless in those days," says the Lord, "I will not make a complete end of you. -19. And it will be when you say, 'Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?' then you shall answer them, 'Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.' - -20. "Declare this in the house of Jacob +18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I will not make a complete end of you. +19 And it will be when you say, ‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’ +20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying, - -21. 'Hear this now, O foolish people, +21 ‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not: - -22. Do you not fear Me?' says the Lord. -'Will you not tremble at My presence, +22 Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord. +‘Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it. - -23. But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; +23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; They have revolted and departed. - -24. They do not say in their heart, -"Let us now fear the Lord our God, +24 They do not say in their heart, +“Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. -He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest." - -25. Your iniquities have turned these things away, +He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.” +25 Your iniquities have turned these things away, And your sins have withheld good from you. - -26. 'For among My people are found wicked men; +26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men. - -27. As a cage is full of birds, +27 As a cage is full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become great and grown rich. - -28. They have grown fat, they are sleek; +28 They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend. - -29. Shall I not punish them for these things?' says the Lord. -'Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?' - -30. "An astonishing and horrible thing +29 Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord. +‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’ +30 “An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land: - -31. The prophets prophesy falsely, +31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. -But what will you do in the end? - - - +But what will you do in the end? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md index c79509e5..4466ebf3 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,154 +1,120 @@ -Impending Destruction from the North - # Chapter 6 -1. "O you children of Benjamin, +1 “O you children of Benjamin, Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, And set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; For disaster appears out of the north, And great destruction. - -2. I have likened the daughter of Zion +2 I have likened the daughter of Zion To a lovely and delicate woman. - -3. The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her. +3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her. They shall pitch their tents against her all around. -Each one shall pasture in his own place." - -4. "Prepare war against her; +Each one shall pasture in his own place.” +4 “Prepare war against her; Arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day goes away, For the shadows of the evening are lengthening. - -5. Arise, and let us go by night, -And let us destroy her palaces." - -6. For thus has the Lord of hosts said: -"Cut down trees, +5 Arise, and let us go by night, +And let us destroy her palaces.” +6 For thus has the Lord of hosts said: +“Cut down trees, And build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished. She is full of oppression in her midst. - -7. As a fountain wells up with water, +7 As a fountain wells up with water, So she wells up with her wickedness. Violence and plundering are heard in her. Before Me continually are grief and wounds. - -8. Be instructed, O Jerusalem, +8 Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul depart from you; Lest I make you desolate, -A land not inhabited." - -9. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel; -As a grape-gatherer, put your hand back into the branches." - -10. To whom shall I speak and give warning, +A land not inhabited.” +9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel; +As a grape-gatherer, put your hand back into the branches.” +10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it. - -11. Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. +11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. -"I will pour it out on the children outside, +“I will pour it out on the children outside, And on the assembly of young men together; For even the husband shall be taken with the wife, The aged with him who is full of days. - -12. And their houses shall be turned over to others, +12 And their houses shall be turned over to others, Fields and wives together; For I will stretch out My hand -Against the inhabitants of the land," says the Lord. - -13. "Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, +Against the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord. +13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely. - -14. They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, -Saying, 'Peace, peace!' +14 They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, +Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. - -15. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? +15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, -They shall be cast down," says the Lord. - -16. Thus says the Lord: -"Stand in the ways and see, +They shall be cast down,” says the Lord. +16 Thus says the Lord: +“Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. -But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' - -17. Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, -'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' -But they said, 'We will not listen.' - -18. Therefore hear, you nations, +But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ +17 Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, +‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ +But they said, ‘We will not listen.’ +18 Therefore hear, you nations, And know, O congregation, what is among them. - -19. Hear, O earth! -Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people-- +19 Hear, O earth! +Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people— The fruit of their thoughts, Because they have not heeded My words Nor My law, but rejected it. - -20. For what purpose to Me +20 For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, -Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me." - -21. Therefore thus says the Lord: -"Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, +Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.” +21 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, And the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them. -The neighbor and his friend shall perish." - -22. Thus says the Lord: -"Behold, a people comes from the north country, +The neighbor and his friend shall perish.” +22 Thus says the Lord: +“Behold, a people comes from the north country, And a great nation will be raised from the farthest parts of the earth. - -23. They will lay hold on bow and spear; +23 They will lay hold on bow and spear; They are cruel and have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea; And they ride on horses, -As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion." - -24. We have heard the report of it; +As men of war set in array against you, O daughter of Zion.” +24 We have heard the report of it; Our hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of us, Pain as of a woman in labor. - -25. Do not go out into the field, +25 Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side. - -26. O daughter of my people, +26 O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us. - -27. "I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, +27 “I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, That you may know and test their way. - -28. They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. +28 They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; - -29. The bellows blow fiercely, +29 The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off. - -30. People will call them rejected silver, -Because the Lord has rejected them." - - - +30 People will call them rejected silver, +Because the Lord has rejected them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md index 906e9714..73efea94 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,51 +1,35 @@ -Trusting in Lying Words - # Chapter 7 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, -2. "Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!' " -3. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. -4. Do not trust in these lying words, saying, 'The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.' - -5. "For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, -6. if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, -7. then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. - -8. "Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. -9. Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, -10. and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, 'We are delivered to do all these abominations'? -11. Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it," says the Lord. - -12. "But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I set My name at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. -13. And now, because you have done all these works," says the Lord, "and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer, -14. therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. -15. And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren--the whole posterity of Ephraim. - -16. "Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. -17. Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -18. The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger. -19. Do they provoke Me to anger?" says the Lord. "Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?" - -20. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place--on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. And it will burn and not be quenched." - -21. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat. -22. For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. -23. But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.' -24. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. -25. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have even sent to you all My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. -26. Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. - -27. "Therefore you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you. -Judgment on Obscene Religion - - -28. "So you shall say to them, 'This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth. -29. Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.' -30. For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight," says the Lord. "They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it. -31. And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart. - -32. "Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room. -33. The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away. -34. Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For the land shall be desolate. - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, +2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!’ ” +3 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. +4 Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’ +5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, +6 if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, +7 then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. +8 “Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. +9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, +10 and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’? +11 Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord. +12 “But go now to My place which was in Shiloh, where I set My name at the first, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. +13 And now, because you have done all these works,” says the Lord, “and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer, +14 therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. +15 And I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brethren—the whole posterity of Ephraim. +16 “Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. +17 Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger. +19 Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the Lord. “Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?” +20 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place—on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. And it will burn and not be quenched.” +21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat. +22 For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. +23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ +24 Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. +25 Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have even sent to you all My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. +26 Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers. +27 “Therefore you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you. +28 “So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth. +29 Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ +30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight,” says the Lord. “They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it. +31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart. +32 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room. +33 The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away. +34 Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For the land shall be desolate. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md index 3ac09605..e98303e7 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,113 +1,85 @@ -Jeremiah Mourns for His People - # Chapter 8 -1. "At that time," says the Lord, "they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. -2. They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. -3. Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them," says the Lord of hosts. -The Peril of False Teaching - - -4. "Moreover you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: -"Will they fall and not rise? +1 “At that time,” says the Lord, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves. +2 They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. +3 Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the Lord of hosts. +4 “Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: +“Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return? - -5. Why has this people slidden back, +5 Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return. - -6. I listened and heard, +6 I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness, -Saying, 'What have I done?' +Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle. - -7. "Even the stork in the heavens +7 “Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the Lord. - -8. "How can you say, 'We are wise, -And the law of the Lord is with us'? +8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise, +And the law of the Lord is with us’? Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood. - -9. The wise men are ashamed, +9 The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have? - -10. Therefore I will give their wives to others, +10 Therefore I will give their wives to others, And their fields to those who will inherit them; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is given to covetousness; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely. - -11. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, -Saying, 'Peace, peace!' +11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, +Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. - -12. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? +12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the time of their punishment -They shall be cast down," says the Lord. - -13. "I will surely consume them," says the Lord. -"No grapes shall be on the vine, +They shall be cast down,” says the Lord. +13 “I will surely consume them,” says the Lord. +“No grapes shall be on the vine, Nor figs on the fig tree, And the leaf shall fade; -And the things I have given them shall pass away from them." ' " - -14. "Why do we sit still? +And the things I have given them shall pass away from them.” ’ ” +14 “Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, And let us enter the fortified cities, And let us be silent there. For the Lord our God has put us to silence And given us water of gall to drink, Because we have sinned against the Lord. - -15. "We looked for peace, but no good came; +15 “We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble! - -16. The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. +16 The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, -The city and those who dwell in it." - -17. "For behold, I will send serpents among you, +The city and those who dwell in it.” +17 “For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, -And they shall bite you," says the Lord. -The Prophet Mourns for the People - - -18. I would comfort myself in sorrow; +And they shall bite you,” says the Lord. +18 I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart is faint in me. - -19. Listen! The voice, +19 Listen! The voice, The cry of the daughter of my people From a far country: -"Is not the Lord in Zion? -Is not her King in her?" -"Why have they provoked Me to anger -With their carved images-- -With foreign idols?" - -20. "The harvest is past, +“Is not the Lord in Zion? +Is not her King in her?” +“Why have they provoked Me to anger +With their carved images— +With foreign idols?” +20 “The harvest is past, The summer is ended, -And we are not saved!" - -21. For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. +And we are not saved!” +21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me. - -22. Is there no balm in Gilead, +22 Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery -For the health of the daughter of my people? - - - +For the health of the daughter of my people? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md index 1b7456df..096911f5 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,112 +1,84 @@ -Disobedience Brings God's Judgment - # Chapter 9 -1. Oh, that my head were waters, +1 Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people! - -2. Oh, that I had in the wilderness +2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. - -3. "And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. +3 “And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, -And they do not know Me," says the Lord. - -4. "Everyone take heed to his neighbor, +And they do not know Me,” says the Lord. +4 “Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers. - -5. Everyone will deceive his neighbor, +5 Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity. - -6. Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; -Through deceit they refuse to know Me," says the Lord. - -7. Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Behold, I will refine them and try them; +6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; +Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord. +7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people? - -8. Their tongue is an arrow shot out; +8 Their tongue is an arrow shot out; It speaks deceit; One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, But in his heart he lies in wait. - -9. Shall I not punish them for these things?" says the Lord. -"Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?" - -10. I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, +9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. +“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?” +10 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone. - -11. "I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. -I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant." - -12. Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through? - -13. And the Lord said, "Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, -14. but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them," -15. therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. -16. I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them." -The People Mourn in Judgment - - -17. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Consider and call for the mourning women, +11 “I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. +I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.” +12 Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through? +13 And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, +14 but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them,” +15 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. +16 I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them.” +17 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Consider and call for the mourning women, That they may come; And send for skillful wailing women, That they may come. - -18. Let them make haste +18 Let them make haste And take up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run with tears, And our eyelids gush with water. - -19. For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: -'How we are plundered! +19 For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: +‘How we are plundered! We are greatly ashamed, Because we have forsaken the land, -Because we have been cast out of our dwellings.' " - -20. Yet hear the word of the Lord, O women, +Because we have been cast out of our dwellings.’ ” +20 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a lamentation. - -21. For death has come through our windows, +21 For death has come through our windows, Has entered our palaces, -To kill off the children--no longer to be outside! -And the young men--no longer on the streets! - -22. Speak, "Thus says the Lord: -'Even the carcasses of men shall fall as refuse on the open field, +To kill off the children—no longer to be outside! +And the young men—no longer on the streets! +22 Speak, “Thus says the Lord: +‘Even the carcasses of men shall fall as refuse on the open field, Like cuttings after the harvester, -And no one shall gather them.' " - -23. Thus says the Lord: -"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, +And no one shall gather them.’ ” +23 Thus says the Lord: +“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; - -24. But let him who glories glory in this, +24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. -For in these I delight," says the Lord. - -25. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised-- -26. Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart." - - - +For in these I delight,” says the Lord. +25 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised— +26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md index 52160322..de6a7089 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,122 +1,91 @@ -Idols and the True God - # Chapter 10 -1. Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. - -2. Thus says the Lord: -"Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; +1 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. +2 Thus says the Lord: +“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. - -3. For the customs of the peoples are futile; +3 For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. - -4. They decorate it with silver and gold; +4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple. - -5. They are upright, like a palm tree, +5 They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, -Nor can they do any good." - -6. Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord +Nor can they do any good.” +6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might), - -7. Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? +7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You. - -8. But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; +8 But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine. - -9. Silver is beaten into plates; +9 Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman And of the hands of the metalsmith; Blue and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skillful men. - -10. But the Lord is the true God; +10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation. - -11. Thus you shall say to them: "The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens." - -12. He has made the earth by His power, +11 Thus you shall say to them: “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.” +12 He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion. - -13. When He utters His voice, +13 When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: -"And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. +“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, -He brings the wind out of His treasuries." - -14. Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; +He brings the wind out of His treasuries.” +14 Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them. - -15. They are futile, a work of errors; +15 They are futile, a work of errors; In the time of their punishment they shall perish. - -16. The Portion of Jacob is not like them, +16 The Portion of Jacob is not like them, For He is the Maker of all things, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; The Lord of hosts is His name. -The Coming Captivity of Judah - - -17. Gather up your wares from the land, +17 Gather up your wares from the land, O inhabitant of the fortress! - -18. For thus says the Lord: -"Behold, I will throw out at this time +18 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will throw out at this time The inhabitants of the land, And will distress them, -That they may find it so." - -19. Woe is me for my hurt! +That they may find it so.” +19 Woe is me for my hurt! My wound is severe. -But I say, "Truly this is an infirmity, -And I must bear it." - -20. My tent is plundered, +But I say, “Truly this is an infirmity, +And I must bear it.” +20 My tent is plundered, And all my cords are broken; My children have gone from me, And they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent anymore, Or set up my curtains. - -21. For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, +21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, And have not sought the Lord; Therefore they shall not prosper, And all their flocks shall be scattered. - -22. Behold, the noise of the report has come, +22 Behold, the noise of the report has come, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals. - -23. O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; +23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. - -24. O Lord, correct me, but with justice; +24 O Lord, correct me, but with justice; Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing. - -25. Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You, +25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You, And on the families who do not call on Your name; For they have eaten up Jacob, Devoured him and consumed him, -And made his dwelling place desolate. - - - +And made his dwelling place desolate. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md index 6fa027ee..3f46a746 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,53 +1,36 @@ -The Broken Covenant - # Chapter 11 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, -2. "Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; -3. and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant -4. which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, 'Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,' -5. that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them 'a land flowing with milk and honey,' as it is this day." ' " -And I answered and said, "So be it, Lord." - -6. Then the Lord said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: 'Hear the words of this covenant and do them. -7. For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and exhorting, saying, "Obey My voice." -8. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.' " - -9. And the Lord said to me, "A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -10. They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers." - -11. Therefore thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them. -12. Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. -13. For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. - -14. "So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble. - -15. "What has My beloved to do in My house, +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, +2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; +3 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant +4 which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’ +5 that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them ‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ” +And I answered and said, “So be it, Lord.” +6 Then the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Hear the words of this covenant and do them. +7 For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.” +8 Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.’ ” +9 And the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” +11 Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them. +12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. +13 For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. +14 “So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble. +15 “What has My beloved to do in My house, Having done lewd deeds with many? And the holy flesh has passed from you. When you do evil, then you rejoice. - -16. The Lord called your name, +16 The Lord called your name, Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit. With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled fire on it, And its branches are broken. - -17. "For the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced doom against you for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal." -Jeremiah's Life Threatened - - -18. Now the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings. -19. But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more." - -20. But, O Lord of hosts, +17 “For the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced doom against you for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.” +18 Now the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings. +19 But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” +20 But, O Lord of hosts, You who judge righteously, Testing the mind and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You I have revealed my cause. - -21. "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, 'Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, lest you die by our hand'-- -22. therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; -23. and there shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring catastrophe on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their punishment.' " - - - +21 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, ‘Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, lest you die by our hand’— +22 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; +23 and there shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring catastrophe on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their punishment.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md index f0745ef6..0388cbd2 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,78 +1,58 @@ -Jeremiah's Question - # Chapter 12 -1. Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; +1 Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? - -2. You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; +2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind. - -3. But You, O Lord, know me; +3 But You, O Lord, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the day of slaughter. - -4. How long will the land mourn, +4 How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, -Because they said, "He will not see our final end." -The Lord Answers Jeremiah - - -5. "If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, +Because they said, “He will not see our final end.” +5 “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? - -6. For even your brothers, the house of your father, +6 For even your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you. - -7. "I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage; +7 “I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies. - -8. My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; +8 My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it. - -9. My heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; +9 My heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; The vultures all around are against her. Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour! - -10. "Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, +10 “Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion underfoot; They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. - -11. They have made it desolate; +11 They have made it desolate; Desolate, it mourns to Me; The whole land is made desolate, Because no one takes it to heart. - -12. The plunderers have come +12 The plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the Lord shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of the land; No flesh shall have peace. - -13. They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; +13 They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; They have put themselves to pain but do not profit. But be ashamed of your harvest -Because of the fierce anger of the Lord." - -14. Thus says the Lord: "Against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit--behold, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. -15. Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. -16. And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the Lord lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people. -17. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation," says the Lord. - - - +Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.” +14 Thus says the Lord: “Against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit—behold, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. +15 Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. +16 And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people. +17 But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation,” says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md index 0ac5c8ec..9358400d 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,96 +1,69 @@ -Symbol of the Linen Sash - # Chapter 13 -1. Thus the Lord said to me: "Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water." -2. So I got a sash according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. - -3. And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, -4. "Take the sash that you acquired, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole in the rock." -5. So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. - -6. Now it came to pass after many days that the Lord said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there." -7. Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing. - -8. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -9. "Thus says the Lord: 'In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. -10. This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, who follow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing. -11. For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,' says the Lord, 'that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.' -Symbol of the Wine Bottles - - -12. "Therefore you shall speak to them this word: 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Every bottle shall be filled with wine." ' -"And they will say to you, 'Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?' - -13. "Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land--even the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness! -14. And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together," says the Lord. "I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them." ' " -Pride Precedes Captivity - - -15. Hear and give ear: +1 Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.” +2 So I got a sash according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. +3 And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, +4 “Take the sash that you acquired, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole in the rock.” +5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. +6 Now it came to pass after many days that the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there.” +7 Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +9 “Thus says the Lord: ‘In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. +10 This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, who follow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing. +11 For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the Lord, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’ +12 “Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Every bottle shall be filled with wine.” ’ +“And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?’ +13 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land—even the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem—with drunkenness! +14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says the Lord. “I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.” ’ ” +15 Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the Lord has spoken. - -16. Give glory to the Lord your God +16 Give glory to the Lord your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness. - -17. But if you will not hear it, +17 But if you will not hear it, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears, -Because the Lord's flock has been taken captive. - -18. Say to the king and to the queen mother, -"Humble yourselves; +Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive. +18 Say to the king and to the queen mother, +“Humble yourselves; Sit down, -For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory." - -19. The cities of the South shall be shut up, +For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.” +19 The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive. - -20. Lift up your eyes and see +20 Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, Your beautiful sheep? - -21. What will you say when He punishes you? +21 What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them To be chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs seize you, Like a woman in labor? - -22. And if you say in your heart, -"Why have these things come upon me?" +22 And if you say in your heart, +“Why have these things come upon me?” For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered, Your heels made bare. - -23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? +23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil. - -24. "Therefore I will scatter them like stubble +24 “Therefore I will scatter them like stubble That passes away by the wind of the wilderness. - -25. This is your lot, -The portion of your measures from Me," says the Lord, -"Because you have forgotten Me +25 This is your lot, +The portion of your measures from Me,” says the Lord, +“Because you have forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood. - -26. Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, +26 Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, That your shame may appear. - -27. I have seen your adulteries +27 I have seen your adulteries And your lustful neighings, The lewdness of your harlotry, Your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! -Will you still not be made clean?" - - - +Will you still not be made clean?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md index d89c8f4e..6d04b039 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,95 +1,70 @@ -Sword, Famine, and Pestilence - # Chapter 14 -1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. - -2. "Judah mourns, +1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. +2 “Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up. - -3. Their nobles have sent their lads for water; +3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water; They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; They were ashamed and confounded And covered their heads. - -4. Because the ground is parched, +4 Because the ground is parched, For there was no rain in the land, The plowmen were ashamed; They covered their heads. - -5. Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field, +5 Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field, But left because there was no grass. - -6. And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; +6 And the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights; They sniffed at the wind like jackals; -Their eyes failed because there was no grass." - -7. O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, -Do it for Your name's sake; +Their eyes failed because there was no grass.” +7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, +Do it for Your name’s sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You. - -8. O the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, +8 O the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, Why should You be like a stranger in the land, And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? - -9. Why should You be like a man astonished, +9 Why should You be like a man astonished, Like a mighty one who cannot save? Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst, And we are called by Your name; Do not leave us! - -10. Thus says the Lord to this people: -"Thus they have loved to wander; +10 Thus says the Lord to this people: +“Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, -And punish their sins." - -11. Then the Lord said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good. -12. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence." - -13. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.' " - -14. And the Lord said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. -15. Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, and who say, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land'--'By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed! -16. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them--them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters--for I will pour their wickedness on them.' - -17. "Therefore you shall say this word to them: -'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, +And punish their sins.” +11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for this people, for their good. +12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.” +13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’ ” +14 And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart. +15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed! +16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; they will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’ +17 “Therefore you shall say this word to them: +‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow. - -18. If I go out to the field, +18 If I go out to the field, Then behold, those slain with the sword! And if I enter the city, Then behold, those sick from famine! -Yes, both prophet and priest go about in a land they do not know.' " -The People Plead for Mercy - - -19. Have You utterly rejected Judah? +Yes, both prophet and priest go about in a land they do not know.’ ” +19 Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but there was no good; And for the time of healing, and there was trouble. - -20. We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness +20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You. - -21. Do not abhor us, for Your name's sake; +21 Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us. - -22. Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? +22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O Lord our God? Therefore we will wait for You, -Since You have made all these. - - - +Since You have made all these. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md index ade9ba89..ce64649b 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,113 +1,85 @@ -The Lord Will Not Relent - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the Lord said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. -2. And it shall be, if they say to you, 'Where should we go?' then you shall tell them, 'Thus says the Lord: -"Such as are for death, to death; +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. +2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord: +“Such as are for death, to death; And such as are for the sword, to the sword; And such as are for the famine, to the famine; -And such as are for the captivity, to the captivity." ' - -3. "And I will appoint over them four forms of destruction," says the Lord: "the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. -4. I will hand them over to trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. - -5. "For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? +And such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.” ’ +3 “And I will appoint over them four forms of destruction,” says the Lord: “the sword to slay, the dogs to drag, the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. +4 I will hand them over to trouble, to all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. +5 “For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Or who will bemoan you? Or who will turn aside to ask how you are doing? - -6. You have forsaken Me," says the Lord, -"You have gone backward. +6 You have forsaken Me,” says the Lord, +“You have gone backward. Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you; I am weary of relenting! - -7. And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land; +7 And I will winnow them with a winnowing fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children; I will destroy My people, Since they do not return from their ways. - -8. Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas; +8 Their widows will be increased to Me more than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, Against the mother of the young men, A plunderer at noonday; I will cause anguish and terror to fall on them suddenly. - -9. "She languishes who has borne seven; +9 “She languishes who has borne seven; She has breathed her last; Her sun has gone down While it was yet day; She has been ashamed and confounded. And the remnant of them I will deliver to the sword -Before their enemies," says the Lord. -Jeremiah's Dejection - - -10. Woe is me, my mother, +Before their enemies,” says the Lord. +10 Woe is me, my mother, That you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me. - -11. The Lord said: -"Surely it will be well with your remnant; +11 The Lord said: +“Surely it will be well with your remnant; Surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you In the time of adversity and in the time of affliction. - -12. Can anyone break iron, +12 Can anyone break iron, The northern iron and the bronze? - -13. Your wealth and your treasures +13 Your wealth and your treasures I will give as plunder without price, Because of all your sins, Throughout your territories. - -14. And I will make you cross over with your enemies +14 And I will make you cross over with your enemies Into a land which you do not know; For a fire is kindled in My anger, -Which shall burn upon you." - -15. -O Lord, You know; +Which shall burn upon you.” +15 O Lord, You know; Remember me and visit me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your enduring patience, do not take me away. Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke. - -16. Your words were found, and I ate them, +16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. - -17. I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, +17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, Nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because of Your hand, For You have filled me with indignation. - -18. Why is my pain perpetual +18 Why is my pain perpetual And my wound incurable, Which refuses to be healed? Will You surely be to me like an unreliable stream, As waters that fail? -The Lord Reassures Jeremiah - - -19. Therefore thus says the Lord: -"If you return, +19 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“If you return, Then I will bring you back; You shall stand before Me; If you take out the precious from the vile, You shall be as My mouth. Let them return to you, But you must not return to them. - -20. And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; +20 And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; And they will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you; For I am with you to save you -And deliver you," says the Lord. - -21. "I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, -And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible." - - - +And deliver you,” says the Lord. +21 “I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, +And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md index f70d8448..1d6c393c 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,45 +1,31 @@ -Jeremiah's Lifestyle and Message - # Chapter 16 -1. The word of the Lord also came to me, saying, -2. "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place." -3. For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land: -4. "They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth." - -5. For thus says the Lord: "Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people," says the Lord, "lovingkindness and mercies. -6. Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them. -7. Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother. -8. Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink." - -9. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. - -10. "And it shall be, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, 'Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?' -11. then you shall say to them, 'Because your fathers have forsaken Me,' says the Lord; 'they have walked after other gods and have served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and not kept My law. -12. And you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me. -13. Therefore I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.' -God Will Restore Israel - -14. "Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "that it shall no more be said, 'The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,' -15. but, 'The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.' For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. - -16. "Behold, I will send for many fishermen," says the Lord, "and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. -17. For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes. -18. And first I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols." - -19. O Lord, my strength and my fortress, +1 The word of the Lord also came to me, saying, +2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.” +3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land: +4 “They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth.” +5 For thus says the Lord: “Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people,” says the Lord, “lovingkindness and mercies. +6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land. They shall not be buried; neither shall men lament for them, cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them. +7 Nor shall men break bread in mourning for them, to comfort them for the dead; nor shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or their mother. +8 Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.” +9 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. +10 “And it shall be, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, ‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ +11 then you shall say to them, ‘Because your fathers have forsaken Me,’ says the Lord; ‘they have walked after other gods and have served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and not kept My law. +12 And you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me. +13 Therefore I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.’ +14 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ +15 but, ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. +16 “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says the Lord, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. +17 For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes. +18 And first I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols.” +19 O Lord, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to You From the ends of the earth and say, -"Surely our fathers have inherited lies, -Worthlessness and unprofitable things." - -20. Will a man make gods for himself, +“Surely our fathers have inherited lies, +Worthlessness and unprofitable things.” +20 Will a man make gods for himself, Which are not gods? - -21. "Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, +21 “Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know My hand and My might; -And they shall know that My name is the Lord. - - - +And they shall know that My name is the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md index 62f2b104..fb0d3eaa 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,107 +1,78 @@ -Judah's Sin and Punishment - # Chapter 17 -1. "The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; +1 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; With the point of a diamond it is engraved On the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars, - -2. While their children remember +2 While their children remember Their altars and their wooden images By the green trees on the high hills. - -3. O My mountain in the field, +3 O My mountain in the field, I will give as plunder your wealth, all your treasures, And your high places of sin within all your borders. - -4. And you, even yourself, +4 And you, even yourself, Shall let go of your heritage which I gave you; And I will cause you to serve your enemies In the land which you do not know; -For you have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever." - -5. Thus says the Lord: -"Cursed is the man who trusts in man +For you have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever.” +5 Thus says the Lord: +“Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. - -6. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, +6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited. - -7. "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, +7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. - -8. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, +8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit. - -9. "The heart is deceitful above all things, +9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? - -10. I, the Lord, search the heart, +10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. - -11. "As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, +11 “As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, -And at his end he will be a fool." - -12. A glorious high throne from the beginning +And at his end he will be a fool.” +12 A glorious high throne from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary. - -13. O Lord, the hope of Israel, -All who forsake You shall be ashamed. -"Those who depart from Me +13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, +All who forsake You shall be ashamed. +“Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord, -The fountain of living waters." -Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance - - -14. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; +The fountain of living waters.” +14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise. - -15. Indeed they say to me, -"Where is the word of the Lord? -Let it come now!" - -16. As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, +15 Indeed they say to me, +“Where is the word of the Lord? +Let it come now!” +16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You. - -17. Do not be a terror to me; +17 Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom. - -18. Let them be ashamed who persecute me, +18 Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of doom, And destroy them with double destruction! -Hallow the Sabbath Day - - -19. Thus the Lord said to me: "Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; -20. and say to them, 'Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. -21. Thus says the Lord: "Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; -22. nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. -23. But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction. - -24. "And it shall be, if you heed Me carefully," says the Lord, "to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, -25. then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. -26. And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the lowland, from the mountains and from the South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord. - -27. "But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched." ' " - - - +19 Thus the Lord said to me: “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; +20 and say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. +21 Thus says the Lord: “Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; +22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. +23 But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction. +24 “And it shall be, if you heed Me carefully,” says the Lord, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work in it, +25 then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever. +26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the lowland, from the mountains and from the South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord. +27 “But if you will not heed Me to hallow the Sabbath day, such as not carrying a burden when entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md index e4c2168f..30bdffb8 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,61 +1,43 @@ -The Potter and the Clay - # Chapter 18 -1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: -2. "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." -3. Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. -4. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. - -5. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -6. "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! -7. The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, -8. if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. -9. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, -10. if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it. - -11. "Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good." ' " -God's Warning Rejected - - -12. And they said, "That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey the dictates of his evil heart." - -13. Therefore thus says the Lord: -"Ask now among the Gentiles, +1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: +2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” +3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. +4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. +5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! +7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, +8 if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. +9 And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, +10 if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it. +11 “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.” ’ ” +12 And they said, “That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey the dictates of his evil heart.” +13 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“Ask now among the Gentiles, Who has heard such things? The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing. - -14. Will a man leave the snow water of Lebanon, +14 Will a man leave the snow water of Lebanon, Which comes from the rock of the field? Will the cold flowing waters be forsaken for strange waters? - -15. "Because My people have forgotten Me, +15 “Because My people have forgotten Me, They have burned incense to worthless idols. And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in pathways and not on a highway, - -16. To make their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; +16 To make their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head. - -17. I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; +17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back and not the face -In the day of their calamity." -Jeremiah Persecuted - - -18. Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words." - -19. Give heed to me, O Lord, +In the day of their calamity.” +18 Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” +19 Give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me! - -20. Shall evil be repaid for good? +20 Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them. - -21. Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, +21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, And pour out their blood By the force of the sword; Let their wives become widows @@ -63,19 +45,14 @@ And bereaved of their children. Let their men be put to death, Their young men be slain By the sword in battle. - -22. Let a cry be heard from their houses, +22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet. - -23. Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel +23 Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel Which is against me, to slay me. Provide no atonement for their iniquity, Nor blot out their sin from Your sight; But let them be overthrown before You. Deal thus with them -In the time of Your anger. - - - +In the time of Your anger. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md index d9c5aeba..52939c31 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,24 +1,16 @@ -The Sign of the Broken Flask - # Chapter 19 -1. Thus says the Lord: "Go and get a potter's earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. -2. And go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate; and proclaim there the words that I will tell you, -3. and say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will tingle. - -4. "Because they have forsaken Me and made this an alien place, because they have burned incense in it to other gods whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known, and have filled this place with the blood of the innocents -5. (they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind), -6. therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "that this place shall no more be called Tophet or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. -7. And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of those who seek their lives; their corpses I will give as meat for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. -8. I will make this city desolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues. -9. And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair." ' - -10. "Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, -11. and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, which cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury. -12. Thus I will do to this place," says the Lord, "and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. -13. And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to other gods." ' " - -14. Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house and said to all the people, -15. "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.' " - - - +1 Thus says the Lord: “Go and get a potter’s earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. +2 And go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate; and proclaim there the words that I will tell you, +3 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will tingle. +4 “Because they have forsaken Me and made this an alien place, because they have burned incense in it to other gods whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known, and have filled this place with the blood of the innocents +5 (they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind), +6 therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that this place shall no more be called Tophet or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. +7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of those who seek their lives; their corpses I will give as meat for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. +8 I will make this city desolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues. +9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair.” ’ +10 “Then you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who go with you, +11 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury. +12 Thus I will do to this place,” says the Lord, “and to its inhabitants, and make this city like Tophet. +13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ” +14 Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house and said to all the people, +15 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md index 3dab8057..fe96f075 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,75 +1,55 @@ -The Word of God to Pashhur - # Chapter 20 -1. Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. -2. Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord. - -3. And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "The Lord has not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib. -4. For thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay them with the sword. -5. Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its precious things; all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon. -6. And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. You shall go to Babylon, and there you shall die, and be buried there, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.' " -Jeremiah's Unpopular Ministry - - -7. O Lord, You induced me, and I was persuaded; +1 Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. +2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord. +3 And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib. +4 For thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay them with the sword. +5 Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its precious things; all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon. +6 And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. You shall go to Babylon, and there you shall die, and be buried there, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied lies.’ ” +7 O Lord, You induced me, and I was persuaded; You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I am in derision daily; Everyone mocks me. - -8. For when I spoke, I cried out; -I shouted, "Violence and plunder!" +8 For when I spoke, I cried out; +I shouted, “Violence and plunder!” Because the word of the Lord was made to me A reproach and a derision daily. - -9. Then I said, "I will not make mention of Him, -Nor speak anymore in His name." +9 Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, +Nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not. - -10. For I heard many mocking: -"Fear on every side!" -"Report," they say, "and we will report it!" +10 For I heard many mocking: +“Fear on every side!” +“Report,” they say, “and we will report it!” All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying, -"Perhaps he can be induced; +“Perhaps he can be induced; Then we will prevail against him, -And we will take our revenge on him." - -11. But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. +And we will take our revenge on him.” +11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten. - -12. But, O Lord of hosts, +12 But, O Lord of hosts, You who test the righteous, And see the mind and heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them; For I have pleaded my cause before You. - -13. Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! +13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor From the hand of evildoers. - -14. Cursed be the day in which I was born! +14 Cursed be the day in which I was born! Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me! - -15. Let the man be cursed +15 Let the man be cursed Who brought news to my father, saying, -"A male child has been born to you!" +“A male child has been born to you!” Making him very glad. - -16. And let that man be like the cities +16 And let that man be like the cities Which the Lord overthrew, and did not relent; Let him hear the cry in the morning And the shouting at noon, - -17. Because he did not kill me from the womb, +17 Because he did not kill me from the womb, That my mother might have been my grave, And her womb always enlarged with me. - -18. Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, -That my days should be consumed with shame? - - - +18 Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, +That my days should be consumed with shame? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md index a749f8bd..7cb61a8a 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,38 +1,26 @@ -Jerusalem's Doom Is Sealed - # Chapter 21 -1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, -2. "Please inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us." - -3. Then Jeremiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, -4. 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will assemble them in the midst of this city. -5. I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath. -6. I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence. -7. And afterward," says the Lord, "I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy." ' - -8. "Now you shall say to this people, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. -9. He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. -10. For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good," says the Lord. "It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire." ' -Message to the House of David - - -11. "And concerning the house of the king of Judah, say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, -12. O house of David! Thus says the Lord: -"Execute judgment in the morning; +1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, +2 “Please inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us.” +3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, +4 ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will assemble them in the midst of this city. +5 I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath. +6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence. +7 And afterward,” says the Lord, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’ +8 “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. +9 He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. +10 For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’ +11 “And concerning the house of the king of Judah, say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, +12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: +“Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings. - -13. "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, -And rock of the plain," says the Lord, -"Who say, 'Who shall come down against us? -Or who shall enter our dwellings?' - -14. But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings," says the Lord; -"I will kindle a fire in its forest, -And it shall devour all things around it." ' " - - - +13 “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, +And rock of the plain,” says the Lord, +“Who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? +Or who shall enter our dwellings?’ +14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,” says the Lord; +“I will kindle a fire in its forest, +And it shall devour all things around it.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md index 402c866d..338945d3 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,110 +1,80 @@ -Prophecies Against the Kings of Judah - # Chapter 22 -1. Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word, -2. and say, ' -Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! -3. Thus says the Lord: "Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. -4. For if you indeed do this thing, then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David. -5. But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself," says the Lord, "that this house shall become a desolation." ' " - -6. For thus says the Lord to the house of the king of Judah: -"You are Gilead to Me, +1 Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word, +2 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! +3 Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. +4 For if you indeed do this thing, then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David. +5 But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall become a desolation.” ’ ” +6 For thus says the Lord to the house of the king of Judah: +“You are Gilead to Me, The head of Lebanon; Yet I surely will make you a wilderness, Cities which are not inhabited. - -7. I will prepare destroyers against you, +7 I will prepare destroyers against you, Everyone with his weapons; They shall cut down your choice cedars And cast them into the fire. - -8. And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, 'Why has the Lord done so to this great city?' -9. Then they will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.' " - -10. Weep not for the dead, nor bemoan him; +8 And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this great city?’ +9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ” +10 Weep not for the dead, nor bemoan him; Weep bitterly for him who goes away, For he shall return no more, Nor see his native country. -Message to the Sons of Josiah - - -11. For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, who went from this place: "He shall not return here anymore, -12. but he shall die in the place where they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. - -13. "Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness +11 For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, who went from this place: “He shall not return here anymore, +12 but he shall die in the place where they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. +13 “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, -Who uses his neighbor's service without wages +Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work, - -14. Who says, 'I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, +14 Who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, And cut out windows for it, Paneling it with cedar -And painting it with vermilion.' - -15. "Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? +And painting it with vermilion.’ +15 “Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him. - -16. He judged the cause of the poor and needy; +16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. -Was not this knowing Me?" says the Lord. - -17. "Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, +Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord. +17 “Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, -And practicing oppression and violence." - -18. Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: -"They shall not lament for him, -Saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' +And practicing oppression and violence.” +18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: +“They shall not lament for him, +Saying, ‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’ They shall not lament for him, -Saying, 'Alas, master!' or 'Alas, his glory!' - -19. He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, +Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’ +19 He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. - -20. "Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, +20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry from Abarim, For all your lovers are destroyed. - -21. I spoke to you in your prosperity, -But you said, 'I will not hear.' +21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, +But you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice. - -22. The wind shall eat up all your rulers, +22 The wind shall eat up all your rulers, And your lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated For all your wickedness. - -23. O inhabitant of Lebanon, +23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, Making your nest in the cedars, How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you, Like the pain of a woman in labor? -Message to Coniah - - -24. "As I live," says the Lord, "though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off; -25. and I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those whose face you fear--the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of the Chaldeans. -26. So I will cast you out, and your mother who bore you, into another country where you were not born; and there you shall die. -27. But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return. - -28. "Is this man Coniah a despised, broken idol-- +24 “As I live,” says the Lord, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off; +25 and I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those whose face you fear—the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of the Chaldeans. +26 So I will cast you out, and your mother who bore you, into another country where you were not born; and there you shall die. +27 But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return. +28 “Is this man Coniah a despised, broken idol— A vessel in which is no pleasure? Why are they cast out, he and his descendants, And cast into a land which they do not know? - -29. O earth, earth, earth, +29 O earth, earth, earth, Hear the word of the Lord! - -30. Thus says the Lord: -'Write this man down as childless, +30 Thus says the Lord: +‘Write this man down as childless, A man who shall not prosper in his days; For none of his descendants shall prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, -And ruling anymore in Judah.' " - - - +And ruling anymore in Judah.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md index d36d7da4..8f6e4fff 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,128 +1,97 @@ -The Branch of Righteousness - # Chapter 23 -1. "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the Lord. -2. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: "You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings," says the Lord. -3. "But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. -4. I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking," says the Lord. - -5. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, -"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; +1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. +2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. +3 “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. +4 I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord. +5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, +“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. - -6. In His days Judah will be saved, +6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. - -7. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "that they shall no longer say, 'As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,' -8. but, 'As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.' And they shall dwell in their own land." -False Prophets and Empty Oracles - - -9. My heart within me is broken +7 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ +8 but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own land.” +9 My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the Lord, And because of His holy words. - -10. For the land is full of adulterers; +10 For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, And their might is not right. - -11. "For both prophet and priest are profane; -Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness," says the Lord. - -12. "Therefore their way shall be to them +11 “For both prophet and priest are profane; +Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord. +12 “Therefore their way shall be to them Like slippery ways; In the darkness they shall be driven on And fall in them; For I will bring disaster on them, -The year of their punishment," says the Lord. - -13. "And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: +The year of their punishment,” says the Lord. +13 “And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal And caused My people Israel to err. - -14. Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: +14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: They commit adultery and walk in lies; They also strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one turns back from his wickedness. All of them are like Sodom to Me, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. - -15. "Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets: -'Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, +15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets: +‘Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, And make them drink the water of gall; For from the prophets of Jerusalem -Profaneness has gone out into all the land.' " - -16. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. +Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ” +16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the Lord. - -17. They continually say to those who despise Me, -'The Lord has said, "You shall have peace" '; +17 They continually say to those who despise Me, +‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, -'No evil shall come upon you.' " - -18. For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, +‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ” +18 For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it? - -19. Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury-- +19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury— A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked. - -20. The anger of the Lord will not turn back +20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly. - -21. "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. +21 “I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. - -22. But if they had stood in My counsel, +22 But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings. - -23. "Am I a God near at hand," says the Lord, -"And not a God afar off? - -24. Can anyone hide himself in secret places, -So I shall not see him?" says the Lord; -"Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the Lord. - -25. "I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed!' -26. How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, -27. who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal. - -28. "The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; +23 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord, +“And not a God afar off? +24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, +So I shall not see him?” says the Lord; +“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord. +25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ +26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, +27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal. +28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. -What is the chaff to the wheat?" says the Lord. - -29. "Is not My word like a fire?" says the Lord, -"And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? - -30. "Therefore behold, I am against the prophets," says the Lord, "who steal My words every one from his neighbor. -31. Behold, I am against the prophets," says the Lord, "who use their tongues and say, 'He says.' -32. Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," says the Lord, "and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not profit this people at all," says the Lord. - -33. "So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, 'What is the oracle of the Lord?' you shall then say to them, 'What oracle?' I will even forsake you," says the Lord. -34. "And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, 'The oracle of the Lord!' I will even punish that man and his house. -35. Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, 'What has the Lord answered?' and, 'What has the Lord spoken?' -36. And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man's word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. -37. Thus you shall say to the prophet, 'What has the Lord answered you?' and, 'What has the Lord spoken?' -38. But since you say, 'The oracle of the Lord!' therefore thus says the Lord: 'Because you say this word, "The oracle of the Lord!" and I have sent to you, saying, "Do not say, 'The oracle of the Lord!' " -39. therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. -40. And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.' " - - - +What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord. +29 “Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, +“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? +30 “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. +31 Behold, I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ +32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not profit this people at all,” says the Lord. +33 “So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is the oracle of the Lord?’ you shall then say to them, ‘What oracle?’ I will even forsake you,” says the Lord. +34 “And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ I will even punish that man and his house. +35 Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ +36 And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. +37 Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the Lord answered you?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ +38 But since you say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Because you say this word, “The oracle of the Lord!” and I have sent to you, saying, “Do not say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ ” +39 therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. +40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md index 97e0805a..fbce55f3 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,19 +1,12 @@ -The Sign of Two Baskets of Figs - # Chapter 24 -1. The Lord showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. -2. One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad. -3. Then the Lord said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" -And I said, "Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad." - -4. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -5. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. -6. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. -7. Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart. - -8. 'And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad'--surely thus says the Lord--'so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. -9. I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. -10. And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.' " - - - +1 The Lord showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. +2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad. +3 Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” +And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.” +4 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. +6 For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. +7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart. +8 ‘And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad’—surely thus says the Lord—‘so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt. +9 I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. +10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md index 59eb637b..3b4313b5 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,83 +1,62 @@ -Seventy Years of Desolation - # Chapter 25 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), -2. which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: -3. "From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year in which the word of the Lord has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you have not listened. -4. And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear. -5. They said, 'Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. -6. Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.' -7. Yet you have not listened to Me," says the Lord, "that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. - -8. "Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Because you have not heard My words, -9. behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,' says the Lord, 'and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations. -10. Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. -11. And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. - -12. 'Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,' says the Lord; 'and I will make it a perpetual desolation. -13. So I will bring on that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied concerning all the nations. -14. (For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)' " -Judgment on the Nations - - -15. For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me: "Take this wine cup of fury from My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. -16. And they will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among them." - -17. Then I took the cup from the Lord's hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom the Lord had sent me: -18. Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; -19. Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people; -20. all the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); -21. Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; -22. all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the sea; -23. Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners; -24. all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert; -25. all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; -26. all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. - -27. "Therefore you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you." ' -28. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "You shall certainly drink! -29. For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth," says the Lord of hosts.' - -30. "Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: -'The Lord will roar from on high, +1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), +2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: +3 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year in which the word of the Lord has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you have not listened. +4 And the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear. +5 They said, ‘Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. +6 Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.’ +7 Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the Lord, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. +8 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Because you have not heard My words, +9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ says the Lord, ‘and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations. +10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. +11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. +12 ‘Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the Lord; ‘and I will make it a perpetual desolation. +13 So I will bring on that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied concerning all the nations. +14 (For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)’ ” +15 For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me: “Take this wine cup of fury from My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. +16 And they will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among them.” +17 Then I took the cup from the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom the Lord had sent me: +18 Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; +19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people; +20 all the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); +21 Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; +22 all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the sea; +23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners; +24 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert; +25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; +26 all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. +27 “Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.” ’ +28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “You shall certainly drink! +29 For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth,” says the Lord of hosts.’ +30 “Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: +‘The Lord will roar from on high, And utter His voice from His holy habitation; He will roar mightily against His fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, Against all the inhabitants of the earth. - -31. A noise will come to the ends of the earth-- +31 A noise will come to the ends of the earth— For the Lord has a controversy with the nations; He will plead His case with all flesh. -He will give those who are wicked to the sword,' says the Lord." - -32. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Behold, disaster shall go forth +He will give those who are wicked to the sword,’ says the Lord.” +32 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Behold, disaster shall go forth From nation to nation, And a great whirlwind shall be raised up From the farthest parts of the earth. - -33. And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground. - -34. "Wail, shepherds, and cry! +33 And at that day the slain of the Lord shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground. +34 “Wail, shepherds, and cry! Roll about in the ashes, You leaders of the flock! For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions are fulfilled; You shall fall like a precious vessel. - -35. And the shepherds will have no way to flee, +35 And the shepherds will have no way to flee, Nor the leaders of the flock to escape. - -36. A voice of the cry of the shepherds, +36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, And a wailing of the leaders to the flock will be heard. For the Lord has plundered their pasture, - -37. And the peaceful dwellings are cut down +37 And the peaceful dwellings are cut down Because of the fierce anger of the Lord. - -38. He has left His lair like the lion; +38 He has left His lair like the lion; For their land is desolate Because of the fierceness of the Oppressor, -And because of His fierce anger." - - - +And because of His fierce anger.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md index 20983314..13f1f2ec 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,42 +1,29 @@ -Jeremiah Saved from Death - # Chapter 26 -1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord: 'Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word. -3. Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings.' -4. And you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord: "If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, -5. to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), -6. then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth." ' " - -7. So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. -8. Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, "You will surely die! -9. Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, 'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without an inhabitant'?" And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. - -10. When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord's house. -11. And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, "This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears." - -12. Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying: "The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city with all the words that you have heard. -13. Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you. -14. As for me, here I am, in your hand; do with me as seems good and proper to you. -15. But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing." - -16. So the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God." - -17. Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying: -18. "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Zion shall be plowed like a field, +1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word. +3 Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings.’ +4 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, +5 to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), +6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ” +7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. +8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You will surely die! +9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without an inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. +10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house. +11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, “This man deserves to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.” +12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying: “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city with all the words that you have heard. +13 Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you. +14 As for me, here I am, in your hand; do with me as seems good and proper to you. +15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” +16 So the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” +17 Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying: +18 “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple -Like the bare hills of the forest." ' - -19. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah ever put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and seek the Lord's favor? And the Lord relented concerning the doom which He had pronounced against them. But we are doing great evil against ourselves." - -20. Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. -21. And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. -22. Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. -23. And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. - -24. Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. - - - +Like the bare hills of the forest.” ’ +19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah ever put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and seek the Lord’s favor? And the Lord relented concerning the doom which He had pronounced against them. But we are doing great evil against ourselves.” +20 Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. +21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. +22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. +23 And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. +24 Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md index 376d07e7..1962a4a0 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,31 +1,23 @@ -Symbol of the Bonds and Yokes - # Chapter 27 -1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord to me: 'Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck, -3. and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. -4. And command them to say to their masters, "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel--thus you shall say to your masters: -5. 'I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me. -6. And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him. -7. So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son's son, until the time of his land comes; and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them. -8. And it shall be, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,' says the Lord, 'with the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. -9. Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, "You shall not serve the king of Babylon." -10. For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you out, and you will perish. -11. But the nations that bring their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let them remain in their own land,' says the Lord, 'and they shall till it and dwell in it.' " ' " - -12. I also spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live! -13. Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? -14. Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon,' for they prophesy a lie to you; -15. for I have not sent them," says the Lord, "yet they prophesy a lie in My name, that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you." - -16. Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, "Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon"; for they prophesy a lie to you. -17. Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city be laid waste? -18. But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, do not go to Babylon.' - -19. "For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, concerning the Sea, concerning the carts, and concerning the remainder of the vessels that remain in this city, -20. which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem-- -21. yes, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem: -22. 'They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day that I visit them,' says the Lord. 'Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.' " - - - +1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck, +3 and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. +4 And command them to say to their masters, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel—thus you shall say to your masters: +5 ‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me. +6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him. +7 So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, until the time of his land comes; and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them. +8 And it shall be, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,’ says the Lord, ‘with the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. +9 Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon.” +10 For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you out, and you will perish. +11 But the nations that bring their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let them remain in their own land,’ says the Lord, ‘and they shall till it and dwell in it.’ ” ’ ” +12 I also spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live! +13 Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? +14 Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they prophesy a lie to you; +15 for I have not sent them,” says the Lord, “yet they prophesy a lie in My name, that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.” +16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon”; for they prophesy a lie to you. +17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live! Why should this city be laid waste? +18 But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, do not go to Babylon.’ +19 “For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, concerning the Sea, concerning the carts, and concerning the remainder of the vessels that remain in this city, +20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem— +21 yes, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem: +22 ‘They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day that I visit them,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md index e95a9939..f6b8d308 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -Hananiah's Falsehood and Doom - # Chapter 28 -1. And it happened in the same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, -2. "Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. -3. Within two full years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. -4. And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,' says the Lord, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' " - -5. Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who stood in the house of the Lord, -6. and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! The Lord do so; the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord's house and all who were carried away captive, from Babylon to this place. -7. Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: -8. The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms--of war and disaster and pestilence. -9. As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the prophet will be known as one whom the Lord has truly sent." - -10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah's neck and broke it. -11. And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, "Thus says the Lord: 'Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.' " And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. - -12. Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, -13. "Go and tell Hananiah, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: "You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made in their place yokes of iron." -14. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him. I have given him the beasts of the field also." ' " - -15. Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, "Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie. -16. Therefore thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the Lord.' " - -17. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. - - - +1 And it happened in the same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, +2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. +3 Within two full years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. +4 And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the Lord, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ” +5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who stood in the house of the Lord, +6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! The Lord do so; the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord’s house and all who were carried away captive, from Babylon to this place. +7 Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: +8 The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms—of war and disaster and pestilence. +9 As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the prophet will be known as one whom the Lord has truly sent.” +10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. +11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years.’ ” And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. +12 Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, +13 “Go and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made in their place yokes of iron.” +14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him. I have given him the beasts of the field also.” ’ ” +15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie. +16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the Lord.’ ” +17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md index 6bfec5b5..7602c79c 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -Jeremiah's Letter to the Captives - # Chapter 29 -1. Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive--to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. -2. (This happened after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.) -3. The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying, - -4. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: - -5. Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. -6. Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters--that you may be increased there, and not diminished. -7. And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace. -8. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. -9. For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord. - -10. For thus says the Lord: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. -11. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. -12. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. -13. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. -14. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. - -15. Because you have said, "The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon"-- -16. therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, concerning all the people who dwell in this city, and concerning your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity-- -17. thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. -18. And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth--to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, -19. because they have not heeded My words, says the Lord, which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; neither would you heed, says the Lord. -20. Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. - -21. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them before your eyes. -22. And because of them a curse shall be taken up by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire"; -23. because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the Lord. - -24. You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, -25. Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, -26. "The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the Lord over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks. -27. Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a prophet to you? -28. For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, 'This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.' " - -29. Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. -30. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: -31. Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie-- -32. therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family: he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for My people, says the Lord, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord. - - - +1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. +2 (This happened after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.) +3 The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying, +4 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: +5 Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. +6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished. +7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace. +8 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. +9 For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord. +10 For thus says the Lord: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. +11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. +12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. +13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. +14 I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. +15 Because you have said, “The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon”— +16 therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, concerning all the people who dwell in this city, and concerning your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity— +17 thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. +18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, +19 because they have not heeded My words, says the Lord, which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; neither would you heed, says the Lord. +20 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. +21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them before your eyes. +22 And because of them a curse shall be taken up by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire”; +23 because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the Lord. +24 You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, +25 Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, +26 “The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the Lord over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks. +27 Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a prophet to you? +28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ” +29 Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. +30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: +31 Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie— +32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family: he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for My people, says the Lord, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md index 803c8003..b389ae4f 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,114 +1,88 @@ -Restoration of Israel and Judah - # Chapter 30 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, -2. "Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: 'Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you. -3. For behold, the days are coming,' says the Lord, 'that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,' says the Lord. 'And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.' " - -4. Now these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah. - -5. "For thus says the Lord: -'We have heard a voice of trembling, +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, +2 “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you. +3 For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ” +4 Now these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah. +5 “For thus says the Lord: +‘We have heard a voice of trembling, Of fear, and not of peace. - -6. Ask now, and see, +6 Ask now, and see, Whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins Like a woman in labor, And all faces turned pale? - -7. Alas! For that day is great, +7 Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like it; -And it is the time of Jacob's trouble, +And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it. - -8. 'For it shall come to pass in that day,' +8 ‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’ Says the Lord of hosts, -'That I will break his yoke from your neck, +‘That I will break his yoke from your neck, And will burst your bonds; Foreigners shall no more enslave them. - -9. But they shall serve the Lord their God, +9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them. - -10. 'Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the Lord, -'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; +10 ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord, +‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. - -11. For I am with you,' says the Lord, 'to save you; +11 For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, -And will not let you go altogether unpunished.' - -12. "For thus says the Lord: -'Your affliction is incurable, +And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’ +12 “For thus says the Lord: +‘Your affliction is incurable, Your wound is severe. - -13. There is no one to plead your cause, +13 There is no one to plead your cause, That you may be bound up; You have no healing medicines. - -14. All your lovers have forgotten you; +14 All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased. - -15. Why do you cry about your affliction? +15 Why do you cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. Because of the multitude of your iniquities, Because your sins have increased, I have done these things to you. - -16. 'Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; +16 ‘Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, And all who prey upon you I will make a prey. - -17. For I will restore health to you -And heal you of your wounds,' says the Lord, -'Because they called you an outcast saying: -"This is Zion; -No one seeks her." ' - -18. "Thus says the Lord: -'Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, +17 For I will restore health to you +And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, +‘Because they called you an outcast saying: +“This is Zion; +No one seeks her.” ’ +18 “Thus says the Lord: +‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents, And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city shall be built upon its own mound, And the palace shall remain according to its own plan. - -19. Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving +19 Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. - -20. Their children also shall be as before, +20 Their children also shall be as before, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all who oppress them. - -21. Their nobles shall be from among them, +21 Their nobles shall be from among them, And their governor shall come from their midst; Then I will cause him to draw near, And he shall approach Me; -For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?' says the Lord. - -22. 'You shall be My people, -And I will be your God.' " - -23. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord +For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?’ says the Lord. +22 ‘You shall be My people, +And I will be your God.’ ” +23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord Goes forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind; It will fall violently on the head of the wicked. - -24. The fierce anger of the Lord will not return until He has done it, -And until He has performed the intents of His heart. -In the latter days you will consider it. - - - +24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not return until He has done it, +And until He has performed the intents of His heart. +In the latter days you will consider it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md index af2d2290..404d33af 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,168 +1,126 @@ -The Remnant of Israel Saved - # Chapter 31 -1. "At the same time," says the Lord, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people." - -2. Thus says the Lord: -"The people who survived the sword -Found grace in the wilderness-- -Israel, when I went to give him rest." - -3. The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: -"Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; +1 “At the same time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.” +2 Thus says the Lord: +“The people who survived the sword +Found grace in the wilderness— +Israel, when I went to give him rest.” +3 The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: +“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. - -4. Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, +4 Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice. - -5. You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria; +5 You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria; The planters shall plant and eat them as ordinary food. - -6. For there shall be a day +6 For there shall be a day When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim, -'Arise, and let us go up to Zion, -To the Lord our God.' " - -7. For thus says the Lord: -"Sing with gladness for Jacob, +‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion, +To the Lord our God.’ ” +7 For thus says the Lord: +“Sing with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, -'O Lord, save Your people, -The remnant of Israel!' - -8. Behold, I will bring them from the north country, +‘O Lord, save Your people, +The remnant of Israel!’ +8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child And the one who labors with child, together; A great throng shall return there. - -9. They shall come with weeping, +9 They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn. - -10. "Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, +10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, -'He who scattered Israel will gather him, -And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.' - -11. -For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, +‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, +And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’ +11 For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he. - -12. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, -Streaming to the goodness of the Lord-- +12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, +Streaming to the goodness of the Lord— For wheat and new wine and oil, For the young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, And they shall sorrow no more at all. - -13. "Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, +13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow. - -14. I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, -And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord." -Mercy on Ephraim - - -15. Thus says the Lord: -"A voice was heard in Ramah, +14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, +And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.” +15 Thus says the Lord: +“A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted for her children, -Because they are no more." - -16. Thus says the Lord: -"Refrain your voice from weeping, +Because they are no more.” +16 Thus says the Lord: +“Refrain your voice from weeping, And your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord, And they shall come back from the land of the enemy. - -17. There is hope in your future, says the Lord, +17 There is hope in your future, says the Lord, That your children shall come back to their own border. - -18. "I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: -'You have chastised me, and I was chastised, +18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: +‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained bull; Restore me, and I will return, For You are the Lord my God. - -19. Surely, after my turning, I repented; +19 Surely, after my turning, I repented; And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh; I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, -Because I bore the reproach of my youth.' - -20. Is Ephraim My dear son? +Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’ +20 Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For though I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still; Therefore My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord. - -21. "Set up signposts, +21 “Set up signposts, Make landmarks; Set your heart toward the highway, The way in which you went. Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back to these your cities. - -22. How long will you gad about, +22 How long will you gad about, O you backsliding daughter? -For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth-- -A woman shall encompass a man." -Future Prosperity of Judah - - -23. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: 'The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and mountain of holiness!' -24. And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks. -25. For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul." - -26. After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me. - -27. "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. -28. And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. -29. In those days they shall say no more: -'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, -And the children's teeth are set on edge.' - -30. But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. -A New Covenant - - -31. "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah-- -32. not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. -33. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. -34. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." - -35. Thus says the Lord, +For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth— +A woman shall encompass a man.” +23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: ‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and mountain of holiness!’ +24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers and those going out with flocks. +25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” +26 After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me. +27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. +28 And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. +29 In those days they shall say no more: +‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, +And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ +30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. +31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— +32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. +33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. +34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” +35 Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His name): - -36. "If those ordinances depart +36 “If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the Lord, Then the seed of Israel shall also cease -From being a nation before Me forever." - -37. Thus says the Lord: -"If heaven above can be measured, +From being a nation before Me forever.” +37 Thus says the Lord: +“If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the Lord. - -38. "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. -39. The surveyor's line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath. -40. And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever." - - - +38 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. +39 The surveyor’s line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath. +40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md index cc909aba..84e8f3da 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,61 +1,45 @@ -Jeremiah Buys a Field - # Chapter 32 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. -2. For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. -3. For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; -4. and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and see him eye to eye; -5. then he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him," says the Lord; "though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed" '?" - -6. And Jeremiah said, "The word of the Lord came to me, saying, -7. 'Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, "Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it." ' -8. Then Hanamel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, 'Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. -9. So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money--seventeen shekels of silver. -10. And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. -11. So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open; -12. and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison. - -13. "Then I charged Baruch before them, saying, -14. 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days." -15. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land." ' -Jeremiah Prays for Understanding - - -16. "Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: -17. 'Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. -18. You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them--the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts. -19. You are great in counsel and mighty in work, for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. -20. You have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, to this day, and in Israel and among other men; and You have made Yourself a name, as it is this day. -21. You have brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror; -22. You have given them this land, of which You swore to their fathers to give them--"a land flowing with milk and honey." -23. And they came in and took possession of it, but they have not obeyed Your voice or walked in Your law. They have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do; therefore You have caused all this calamity to come upon them. - -24. 'Look, the siege mounds! They have come to the city to take it; and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword and famine and pestilence. What You have spoken has happened; there You see it! -25. And You have said to me, O Lord God, "Buy the field for money, and take witnesses"!--yet the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.' " -God's Assurance of the People's Return - - -26. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, -27. "Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? -28. Therefore thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it. -29. And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger; -30. because the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only evil before Me from their youth. For the children of Israel have provoked Me only to anger with the work of their hands,' says the Lord. -31. 'For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; so I will remove it from before My face -32. because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger--they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. -33. And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. -34. But they set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. -35. And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.' - -36. "Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, 'It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: -37. Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely. -38. They shall be My people, and I will be their God; -39. then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. -40. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. -41. Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.' - -42. "For thus says the Lord: 'Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. -43. And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, "It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans." -44. Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,' says the Lord." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. +2 For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. +3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; +4 and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and see him eye to eye; +5 then he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him,” says the Lord; “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed” ’?” +6 And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, +7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ +8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. +9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. +10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. +11 So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open; +12 and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the purchase deed, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison. +13 “Then I charged Baruch before them, saying, +14 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.” +15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.” ’ +16 “Now when I had delivered the purchase deed to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: +17 ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. +18 You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them—the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the Lord of hosts. +19 You are great in counsel and mighty in work, for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings. +20 You have set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, to this day, and in Israel and among other men; and You have made Yourself a name, as it is this day. +21 You have brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror; +22 You have given them this land, of which You swore to their fathers to give them—“a land flowing with milk and honey.” +23 And they came in and took possession of it, but they have not obeyed Your voice or walked in Your law. They have done nothing of all that You commanded them to do; therefore You have caused all this calamity to come upon them. +24 ‘Look, the siege mounds! They have come to the city to take it; and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword and famine and pestilence. What You have spoken has happened; there You see it! +25 And You have said to me, O Lord God, “Buy the field for money, and take witnesses”!—yet the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ ” +26 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, +27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? +28 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it. +29 And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger; +30 because the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only evil before Me from their youth. For the children of Israel have provoked Me only to anger with the work of their hands,’ says the Lord. +31 ‘For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; so I will remove it from before My face +32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. +33 And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. +34 But they set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. +35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’ +36 “Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: +37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely. +38 They shall be My people, and I will be their God; +39 then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. +40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. +41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’ +42 “For thus says the Lord: ‘Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. +43 And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.” +44 Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,’ says the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md index b4be7cb9..9eef6423 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,54 +1,37 @@ -Excellence of the Restored Nation - # Chapter 33 -1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name): -3. 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' - -4. "For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against the siege mounds and the sword: -5. 'They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to fill their places with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city. -6. Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. -7. And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first. -8. I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. -9. Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.' - -10. "Thus says the Lord: 'Again there shall be heard in this place--of which you say, "It is desolate, without man and without beast"--in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, -11. the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: -"Praise the Lord of hosts, +1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name): +3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ +4 “For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against the siege mounds and the sword: +5 ‘They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to fill their places with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city. +6 Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. +7 And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first. +8 I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. +9 Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’ +10 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Again there shall be heard in this place—of which you say, “It is desolate, without man and without beast”—in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, +11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: +“Praise the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good, -For His mercy endures forever"-- -and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the Lord. - -12. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. -13. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again pass under the hands of him who counts them,' says the Lord. - -14. 'Behold, the days are coming,' says the Lord, 'that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: - -15. 'In those days and at that time +For His mercy endures forever”— +and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord. +12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. +13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again pass under the hands of him who counts them,’ says the Lord. +14 ‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: +15 ‘In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. - -16. In those days Judah will be saved, +16 In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: -THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.' - -17. "For thus says the Lord: 'David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; -18. nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.' " -The Permanence of God's Covenant - - -19. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, -20. "Thus says the Lord: 'If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season, -21. then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers. -22. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.' " - -23. Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, -24. "Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the Lord has chosen, He has also cast them off'? Thus they have despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them. - -25. "Thus says the Lord: 'If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, -26. then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.' " - - - +THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’ +17 “For thus says the Lord: ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; +18 nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ” +19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, +20 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season, +21 then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers. +22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’ ” +23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, +24 “Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord has chosen, He has also cast them off’? Thus they have despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them. +25 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, +26 then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md index 0e207a68..08638c10 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -Zedekiah Warned by God - # Chapter 34 -1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. -3. And you shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be taken and delivered into his hand; your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, he shall speak with you face to face, and you shall go to Babylon.' " ' -4. Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: 'You shall not die by the sword. -5. You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, "Alas, lord!" For I have pronounced the word, says the Lord.' " - -6. Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, -7. when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah; for only these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah. -Treacherous Treatment of Slaves - - -8. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them: -9. that every man should set free his male and female slave--a Hebrew man or woman--that no one should keep a Jewish brother in bondage. -10. Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go. -11. But afterward they changed their minds and made the male and female slaves return, whom they had set free, and brought them into subjection as male and female slaves. - -12. Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, -13. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, -14. "At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to him; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you." But your fathers did not obey Me nor incline their ear. -15. Then you recently turned and did what was right in My sight--every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name. -16. Then you turned around and profaned My name, and every one of you brought back his male and female slaves, whom you had set at liberty, at their pleasure, and brought them back into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.' - -17. "Therefore thus says the Lord: 'You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,' says the Lord--'to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth. -18. And I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it-- -19. the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf-- -20. I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth. -21. And I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army which has gone back from you. -22. Behold, I will command,' says the Lord, 'and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.' " - - - +1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. +3 And you shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be taken and delivered into his hand; your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, he shall speak with you face to face, and you shall go to Babylon.’ ” ’ +4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. +5 You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, “Alas, lord!” For I have pronounced the word, says the Lord.’ ” +6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, +7 when the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah; for only these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah. +8 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them: +9 that every man should set free his male and female slave—a Hebrew man or woman—that no one should keep a Jewish brother in bondage. +10 Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go. +11 But afterward they changed their minds and made the male and female slaves return, whom they had set free, and brought them into subjection as male and female slaves. +12 Therefore the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, +13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, +14 “At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to him; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you.” But your fathers did not obey Me nor incline their ear. +15 Then you recently turned and did what was right in My sight—every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name. +16 Then you turned around and profaned My name, and every one of you brought back his male and female slaves, whom you had set at liberty, at their pleasure, and brought them back into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.’ +17 “Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says the Lord—‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth. +18 And I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it— +19 the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf— +20 I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth. +21 And I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army which has gone back from you. +22 Behold, I will command,’ says the Lord, ‘and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md index 8622adc1..dec4c9b7 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,30 +1,20 @@ -The Obedient Rechabites - # Chapter 35 -1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, -2. "Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink." - -3. Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites, -4. and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door. -5. Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, "Drink wine." - -6. But they said, "We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, 'You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons, forever. -7. You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, nor have any of these; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners.' -8. Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, -9. nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; nor do we have vineyard, field, or seed. -10. But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. -11. But it came to pass, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, 'Come, let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and for fear of the army of the Syrians.' So we dwell at Jerusalem." - -12. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying, -13. "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive instruction to obey My words?" says the Lord. -14. "The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, and obey their father's commandment. But although I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, you did not obey Me. -15. I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, 'Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them; then you will dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.' But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me. -16. Surely the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed Me." ' - -17. "Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the doom that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them but they have not heard, and I have called to them but they have not answered.' " - -18. And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts and done according to all that he commanded you, -19. therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to stand before Me forever." ' " - - - +1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, +2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.” +3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites, +4 and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door. +5 Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine.” +6 But they said, “We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons, forever. +7 You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, nor have any of these; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners.’ +8 Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, +9 nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; nor do we have vineyard, field, or seed. +10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. +11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, ‘Come, let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and for fear of the army of the Syrians.’ So we dwell at Jerusalem.” +12 Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying, +13 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction to obey My words?” says the Lord. +14 “The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, and obey their father’s commandment. But although I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, you did not obey Me. +15 I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them; then you will dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me. +16 Surely the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed Me.” ’ +17 “Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the doom that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them but they have not heard, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’ ” +18 And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts and done according to all that he commanded you, +19 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to stand before Me forever.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md index 1644c03d..d9378de1 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -The Scroll Read in the Temple - # Chapter 36 -1. Now it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: -2. "Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day. -3. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the adversities which I purpose to bring upon them, that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin." - -4. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him. -5. And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, "I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the Lord. -6. You go, therefore, and read from the scroll which you have written at my instruction, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord's house on the day of fasting. And you shall also read them in the hearing of all Judah who come from their cities. -7. It may be that they will present their supplication before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way. For great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people." -8. And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house. - -9. Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. -10. Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord's house, in the hearing of all the people. -The Scroll Read in the Palace - - -11. When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the book, -12. he then went down to the king's house, into the scribe's chamber; and there all the princes were sitting--Elishama the scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. -13. Then Michaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the hearing of the people. -14. Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, "Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. -15. And they said to him, "Sit down now, and read it in our hearing." So Baruch read it in their hearing. - -16. Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, that they looked in fear from one to another, and said to Baruch, "We will surely tell the king of all these words." -17. And they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, how did you write all these words--at his instruction?" - -18. So Baruch answered them, "He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book." - -19. Then the princes said to Baruch, "Go and hide, you and Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are." -The King Destroys Jeremiah's Scroll - - -20. And they went to the king, into the court; but they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the hearing of the king. -21. So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king. -22. Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. -23. And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe's knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. -24. Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words. -25. Nevertheless Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah implored the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them. -26. And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them. -Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll - - -27. Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words which Baruch had written at the instruction of Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: -28. "Take yet another scroll, and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. -29. And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, 'Thus says the Lord: "You have burned this scroll, saying, 'Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and cause man and beast to cease from here?' " -30. Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: "He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. -31. I will punish him, his family, and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah all the doom that I have pronounced against them; but they did not heed." ' " - -32. Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the instruction of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And besides, there were added to them many similar words. - - - +1 Now it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: +2 “Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day. +3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the adversities which I purpose to bring upon them, that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.” +4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him. +5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the Lord. +6 You go, therefore, and read from the scroll which you have written at my instruction, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord’s house on the day of fasting. And you shall also read them in the hearing of all Judah who come from their cities. +7 It may be that they will present their supplication before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way. For great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people.” +8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house. +9 Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. +10 Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house, in the hearing of all the people. +11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the book, +12 he then went down to the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber; and there all the princes were sitting—Elishama the scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. +13 Then Michaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the hearing of the people. +14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. +15 And they said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing. +16 Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, that they looked in fear from one to another, and said to Baruch, “We will surely tell the king of all these words.” +17 And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words—at his instruction?” +18 So Baruch answered them, “He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.” +19 Then the princes said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are.” +20 And they went to the king, into the court; but they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the hearing of the king. +21 So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king. +22 Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. +23 And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. +24 Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words. +25 Nevertheless Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah implored the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them. +26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them. +27 Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words which Baruch had written at the instruction of Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: +28 “Take yet another scroll, and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. +29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and cause man and beast to cease from here?’ ” +30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: “He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. +31 I will punish him, his family, and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah all the doom that I have pronounced against them; but they did not heed.” ’ ” +32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the instruction of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And besides, there were added to them many similar words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md index a137bdcb..b022a5e2 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,38 +1,24 @@ -Zedekiah's Vain Hope - # Chapter 37 -1. Now King Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. -2. But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. - -3. And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "Pray now to the Lord our God for us." -4. Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison. -5. Then Pharaoh's army came up from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem. - -6. Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, -7. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: "Behold, Pharaoh's army which has come up to help you will return to Egypt, to their own land. -8. And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city, and take it and burn it with fire." ' -9. Thus says the Lord: 'Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chaldeans will surely depart from us," for they will not depart. -10. For though you had defeated the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained only wounded men among them, they would rise up, every man in his tent, and burn the city with fire.' " -Jeremiah Imprisoned - - -11. And it happened, when the army of the Chaldeans left the siege of Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, -12. that Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to claim his property there among the people. -13. And when he was in the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are defecting to the Chaldeans!" - -14. Then Jeremiah said, "False! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans." But he did not listen to him. +1 Now King Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. +2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. +3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the Lord our God for us.” +4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison. +5 Then Pharaoh’s army came up from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem. +6 Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, +7 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army which has come up to help you will return to Egypt, to their own land. +8 And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city, and take it and burn it with fire.” ’ +9 Thus says the Lord: ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us,” for they will not depart. +10 For though you had defeated the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained only wounded men among them, they would rise up, every man in his tent, and burn the city with fire.’ ” +11 And it happened, when the army of the Chaldeans left the siege of Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, +12 that Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to claim his property there among the people. +13 And when he was in the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!” +14 Then Jeremiah said, “False! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes. -15. Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison. - -16. When Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, -17. then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. The king asked him secretly in his house, and said, "Is there any word from the Lord?" -And Jeremiah said, "There is." Then he said, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon!" - -18. Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "What offense have I committed against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? -19. Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land'? -20. Therefore please hear now, O my lord the king. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there." - -21. Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah to the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread from the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. - - - +15 Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison. +16 When Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, +17 then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. The king asked him secretly in his house, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” +And Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon!” +18 Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What offense have I committed against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? +19 Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’? +20 Therefore please hear now, O my lord the king. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.” +21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah to the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread from the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md index f8197d90..7405734e 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,52 +1,33 @@ -Jeremiah in the Dungeon - # Chapter 38 -1. Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord: 'He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live; his life shall be as a prize to him, and he shall live.' -3. Thus says the Lord: 'This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.' " - -4. Therefore the princes said to the king, "Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm." - -5. Then Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you." -6. So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire. - -7. Now Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon. When the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, -8. Ebed-Melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying: -9. "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon, and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city." -10. Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, "Take from here thirty men with you, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies." -11. So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there old clothes and old rags, and let them down by ropes into the dungeon to Jeremiah. -12. Then Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Please put these old clothes and rags under your armpits, under the ropes." And Jeremiah did so. -13. So they pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. -Zedekiah's Fears and Jeremiah's Advice - - -14. Then Zedekiah the king sent and had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance of the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me." - -15. Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me." - -16. So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, "As the Lord lives, who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life." - -17. Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'If you surely surrender to the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. -18. But if you do not surrender to the king of Babylon's princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.' " - -19. And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they abuse me." - -20. But Jeremiah said, "They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live. -21. But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me: -22. 'Now behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say: -"Your close friends have set upon you +1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live; his life shall be as a prize to him, and he shall live.’ +3 Thus says the Lord: ‘This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.’ ” +4 Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, let this man be put to death, for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm.” +5 Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.” +6 So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire. +7 Now Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon. When the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, +8 Ebed-Melech went out of the king’s house and spoke to the king, saying: +9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon, and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city.” +10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies.” +11 So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there old clothes and old rags, and let them down by ropes into the dungeon to Jeremiah. +12 Then Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Please put these old clothes and rags under your armpits, under the ropes.” And Jeremiah did so. +13 So they pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. +14 Then Zedekiah the king sent and had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance of the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.” +15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.” +16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As the Lord lives, who made our very souls, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.” +17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you surely surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. +18 But if you do not surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.’ ” +19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they abuse me.” +20 But Jeremiah said, “They shall not deliver you. Please, obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live. +21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the Lord has shown me: +22 ‘Now behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say: +“Your close friends have set upon you And prevailed against you; Your feet have sunk in the mire, -And they have turned away again." - -23. 'So they shall surrender all your wives and children to the Chaldeans. You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.' " - -24. Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. -25. But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, 'Declare to us now what you have said to the king, and also what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death,' -26. then you shall say to them, 'I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return to Jonathan's house to die there.' " - -27. Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been heard. -28. Now Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And he was there when Jerusalem was taken. - - - +And they have turned away again.” +23 ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and children to the Chaldeans. You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ” +24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. +25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king, and also what the king said to you; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death,’ +26 then you shall say to them, ‘I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ” +27 Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been heard. +28 Now Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And he was there when Jerusalem was taken. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md index a0fafad0..d92cc7d1 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem - # Chapter 39 -1. In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it. -2. In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was penetrated. - -3. Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sarezer, Rabmag, with the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon. - -4. So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king's garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the plain. -5. But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had captured him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. -6. Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah. -7. Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon. -8. And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. -9. Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained. -10. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah the poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. -Jeremiah Goes Free - - -11. Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, -12. "Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you." -13. So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent Nebushasban, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's chief officers; -14. then they sent someone to take Jeremiah from the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people. - -15. Meanwhile the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, -16. "Go and speak to Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for adversity and not for good, and they shall be performed in that day before you. -17. But I will deliver you in that day," says the Lord, "and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. -18. For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me," says the Lord.' " - - - +1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it. +2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was penetrated. +3 Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sarezer, Rabmag, with the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon. +4 So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the plain. +5 But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had captured him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. +6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah. +7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon. +8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. +9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained. +10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah the poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. +11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, +12 “Take him and look after him, and do him no harm; but do to him just as he says to you.” +13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent Nebushasban, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s chief officers; +14 then they sent someone to take Jeremiah from the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people. +15 Meanwhile the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, +16 “Go and speak to Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for adversity and not for good, and they shall be performed in that day before you. +17 But I will deliver you in that day,” says the Lord, “and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. +18 For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me,” says the Lord.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md index 62f2d519..24ec3101 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,28 +1,17 @@ -Jeremiah with Gedaliah the Governor - # Chapter 40 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all who were carried away captive from Jerusalem and Judah, who were carried away captive to Babylon. - -2. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: "The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place. -3. Now the Lord has brought it, and has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the Lord, and not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you. -4. And now look, I free you this day from the chains that were on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it seems wrong for you to come with me to Babylon, remain here. See, all the land is before you; wherever it seems good and convenient for you to go, go there." - -5. Now while Jeremiah had not yet gone back, Nebuzaradan said, "Go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever it seems convenient for you to go." So the captain of the guard gave him rations and a gift and let him go. -6. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land. - -7. And when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon, -8. then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah--Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. -9. And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. -10. As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken." -11. Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, -12. then all the Jews returned out of all places where they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruit in abundance. - -13. Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, -14. and said to him, "Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?" But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them. - -15. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, "Let me go, please, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he murder you, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?" - -16. But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, "You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely concerning Ishmael." - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all who were carried away captive from Jerusalem and Judah, who were carried away captive to Babylon. +2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him: “The Lord your God has pronounced this doom on this place. +3 Now the Lord has brought it, and has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the Lord, and not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you. +4 And now look, I free you this day from the chains that were on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it seems wrong for you to come with me to Babylon, remain here. See, all the land is before you; wherever it seems good and convenient for you to go, go there.” +5 Now while Jeremiah had not yet gone back, Nebuzaradan said, “Go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever it seems convenient for you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him rations and a gift and let him go. +6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land. +7 And when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon, +8 then they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. +9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath before them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. +10 As for me, I will indeed dwell at Mizpah and serve the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.” +11 Likewise, when all the Jews who were in Moab, among the Ammonites, in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, +12 then all the Jews returned out of all places where they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruit in abundance. +13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, +14 and said to him, “Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them. +15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, please, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he murder you, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?” +16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely concerning Ishmael.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md index 45acd346..f9206def 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,27 +1,19 @@ -Insurrection Against Gedaliah - # Chapter 41 -1. Now it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and of the officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And there they ate bread together in Mizpah. -2. Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. -3. Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war. - -4. And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it, -5. that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord. -6. Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!" -7. So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him. -8. But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field." So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren. -9. Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was the same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. -10. Then Ishmael carried away captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive and departed to go over to the Ammonites. - -11. But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, -12. they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; and they found him by the great pool that is in Gibeon. -13. So it was, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, that they were glad. -14. Then all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. -15. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites. - -16. Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah after he had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam--the mighty men of war and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon. -17. And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, as they went on their way to Egypt, -18. because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land. - - - +1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and of the officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And there they ate bread together in Mizpah. +2 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, arose and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. +3 Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war. +4 And it happened, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, when as yet no one knew it, +5 that certain men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord. +6 Now Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went along; and it happened as he met them that he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!” +7 So it was, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who were with him. +8 But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren. +9 Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, because of Gedaliah, was the same one Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. +10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king’s daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive and departed to go over to the Ammonites. +11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, +12 they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; and they found him by the great pool that is in Gibeon. +13 So it was, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, that they were glad. +14 Then all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. +15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites. +16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah after he had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam—the mighty men of war and the women and the children and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon. +17 And they departed and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, as they went on their way to Egypt, +18 because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had murdered Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md index d03ecf43..8aceb4fa 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -The Flight to Egypt Forbidden - # Chapter 42 -1. Now all the captains of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came near -2. and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), -3. that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do." - -4. Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that whatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you." - -5. So they said to Jeremiah, "Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you. -6. Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God." - -7. And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. -8. Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, -9. and said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him: -10. 'If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you. -11. Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,' says the Lord, 'for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand. -12. And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.' - -13. "But if you say, 'We will not dwell in this land,' disobeying the voice of the Lord your God, -14. saying, 'No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell'-- -15. Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'If you wholly set your faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there, -16. then it shall be that the sword which you feared shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; the famine of which you were afraid shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die. -17. So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to dwell there. They shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. And none of them shall remain or escape from the disaster that I will bring upon them.' - -18. "For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'As My anger and My fury have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will My fury be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.' - -19. "The Lord has said concerning you, O remnant of Judah, 'Do not go to Egypt!' Know certainly that I have admonished you this day. -20. For you were hypocrites in your hearts when you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, 'Pray for us to the Lord our God, and according to all that the Lord your God says, so declare to us and we will do it.' -21. And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, or anything which He has sent you by me. -22. Now therefore, know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to dwell." - - - +1 Now all the captains of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came near +2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), +3 that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.” +4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that whatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.” +5 So they said to Jeremiah, “Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you. +6 Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.” +7 And it happened after ten days that the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. +8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, +9 and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him: +10 ‘If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you. +11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand. +12 And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’ +13 “But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God, +14 saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’— +15 Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you wholly set your faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there, +16 then it shall be that the sword which you feared shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; the famine of which you were afraid shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die. +17 So shall it be with all the men who set their faces to go to Egypt to dwell there. They shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. And none of them shall remain or escape from the disaster that I will bring upon them.’ +18 “For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘As My anger and My fury have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will My fury be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.’ +19 “The Lord has said concerning you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have admonished you this day. +20 For you were hypocrites in your hearts when you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the Lord our God, and according to all that the Lord your God says, so declare to us and we will do it.’ +21 And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, or anything which He has sent you by me. +22 Now therefore, know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to dwell.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md index 970ec00e..eec3c217 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,20 +1,14 @@ -Jeremiah Taken to Egypt - # Chapter 43 -1. Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words, -2. that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, "You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, 'Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.' -3. But Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon." -4. So Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces, and all the people would not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. -5. But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to dwell in the land of Judah, from all nations where they had been driven-- -6. men, women, children, the king's daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. -7. So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes. - -8. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, -9. "Take large stones in your hand, and hide them in the sight of the men of Judah, in the clay in the brick courtyard which is at the entrance to Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes; -10. and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them. -11. When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword. -12. I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace. -13. He shall also break the sacred pillars of Beth Shemesh that are in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire." ' " - - - +1 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words, +2 that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’ +3 But Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.” +4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces, and all the people would not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. +5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to dwell in the land of Judah, from all nations where they had been driven— +6 men, women, children, the king’s daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. +7 So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes. +8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, +9 “Take large stones in your hand, and hide them in the sight of the men of Judah, in the clay in the brick courtyard which is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes; +10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them. +11 When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword. +12 I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace. +13 He shall also break the sacred pillars of Beth Shemesh that are in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md index 359d7871..6422760d 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,43 +1,31 @@ -Israelites Will Be Punished in Egypt - # Chapter 44 -1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'You have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, -3. because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went to burn incense and to serve other gods whom they did not know, they nor you nor your fathers. -4. However I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!" -5. But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. -6. So My fury and My anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.' - -7. "Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah, leaving none to remain, -8. in that you provoke Me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to dwell, that you may cut yourselves off and be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? -9. Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -10. They have not been humbled, to this day, nor have they feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.' - -11. "Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for cutting off all Judah. -12. And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine. They shall die, from the least to the greatest, by the sword and by famine; and they shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse and a reproach! -13. For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, -14. so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return and dwell. For none shall return except those who escape.' " - -15. Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: -16. "As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you! -17. But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble. -18. But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine." - -19. The women also said, "And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes for her, to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her without our husbands' permission?" - -20. Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people--the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer--saying: -21. "The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and did it not come into His mind? -22. So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day. -23. Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day." - -24. Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, "Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt! -25. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: 'You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, "We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her." You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!' -26. Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: 'Behold, I have sworn by My great name,' says the Lord, 'that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, "The Lord God lives." -27. Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them. -28. Yet a small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs. -29. And this shall be a sign to you,' says the Lord, 'that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for adversity.' - -30. "Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.' " - - - +1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘You have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them, +3 because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went to burn incense and to serve other gods whom they did not know, they nor you nor your fathers. +4 However I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!” +5 But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods. +6 So My fury and My anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.’ +7 “Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Why do you commit this great evil against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah, leaving none to remain, +8 in that you provoke Me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to dwell, that you may cut yourselves off and be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? +9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +10 They have not been humbled, to this day, nor have they feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.’ +11 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for cutting off all Judah. +12 And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine. They shall die, from the least to the greatest, by the sword and by famine; and they shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse and a reproach! +13 For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, +14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return and dwell. For none shall return except those who escape.’ ” +15 Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: +16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you! +17 But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble. +18 But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.” +19 The women also said, “And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes for her, to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her without our husbands’ permission?” +20 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people—the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer—saying: +21 “The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and did it not come into His mind? +22 So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day. +23 Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day.” +24 Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt! +25 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, “We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!’ +26 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “The Lord God lives.” +27 Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them. +28 Yet a small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs. +29 And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for adversity.’ +30 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md index 5c04a516..aed6b010 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,12 +1,6 @@ -Assurance to Baruch - # Chapter 45 -1. The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: -3. 'You said, "Woe is me now! For the Lord has added grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest." ' - -4. "Thus you shall say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. -5. And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh," says the Lord. "But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go." ' " - - - +1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: +3 ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For the Lord has added grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.” ’ +4 “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. +5 And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md index 65bb4891..7964740e 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,136 +1,103 @@ -Judgment on Egypt - # Chapter 46 -1. The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. -2. Against Egypt. +1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. +2 Against Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: - -3. "Order the buckler and shield, +3 “Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle! - -4. Harness the horses, +4 Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with your helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor! - -5. Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? +5 Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, -For fear was all around," says the Lord. - -6. "Do not let the swift flee away, +For fear was all around,” says the Lord. +6 “Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, by the River Euphrates. - -7. "Who is this coming up like a flood, +7 “Who is this coming up like a flood, Whose waters move like the rivers? - -8. Egypt rises up like a flood, +8 Egypt rises up like a flood, And its waters move like the rivers; -And he says, 'I will go up and cover the earth, -I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.' - -9. Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! +And he says, ‘I will go up and cover the earth, +I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.’ +9 Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! And let the mighty men come forth: The Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield, And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow. - -10. For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, +10 For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates. - -11. "Go up to Gilead and take balm, +11 “Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt; In vain you will use many medicines; You shall not be cured. - -12. The nations have heard of your shame, +12 The nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land; For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; -They both have fallen together." -Babylonia Will Strike Egypt - - -13. The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt. - -14. "Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; +They both have fallen together.” +13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt. +14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; Proclaim in Noph and in Tahpanhes; -Say, 'Stand fast and prepare yourselves, -For the sword devours all around you.' - -15. Why are your valiant men swept away? +Say, ‘Stand fast and prepare yourselves, +For the sword devours all around you.’ +15 Why are your valiant men swept away? They did not stand Because the Lord drove them away. - -16. He made many fall; +16 He made many fall; Yes, one fell upon another. -And they said, 'Arise! +And they said, ‘Arise! Let us go back to our own people And to the land of our nativity -From the oppressing sword.' - -17. They cried there, -'Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise. -He has passed by the appointed time!' - -18. "As I live," says the King, +From the oppressing sword.’ +17 They cried there, +‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise. +He has passed by the appointed time!’ +18 “As I live,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts, -"Surely as Tabor is among the mountains +“Surely as Tabor is among the mountains And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come. - -19. O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, +19 O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, Prepare yourself to go into captivity! For Noph shall be waste and desolate, without inhabitant. - -20. "Egypt is a very pretty heifer, +20 “Egypt is a very pretty heifer, But destruction comes, it comes from the north. - -21. Also her mercenaries are in her midst like fat bulls, +21 Also her mercenaries are in her midst like fat bulls, For they also are turned back, They have fled away together. They did not stand, For the day of their calamity had come upon them, The time of their punishment. - -22. Her noise shall go like a serpent, +22 Her noise shall go like a serpent, For they shall march with an army And come against her with axes, Like those who chop wood. - -23. "They shall cut down her forest," says the Lord, -"Though it cannot be searched, +23 “They shall cut down her forest,” says the Lord, +“Though it cannot be searched, Because they are innumerable, And more numerous than grasshoppers. - -24. The daughter of Egypt shall be ashamed; +24 The daughter of Egypt shall be ashamed; She shall be delivered into the hand -Of the people of the north." - -25. The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: "Behold, I will bring punishment on Amon of No, and Pharaoh and Egypt, with their gods and their kings--Pharaoh and those who trust in him. -26. And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. Afterward it shall be inhabited as in the days of old," says the Lord. -God Will Preserve Israel - -27. "But do not fear, O My servant Jacob, +Of the people of the north.” +25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on Amon of No, and Pharaoh and Egypt, with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who trust in him. +26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. Afterward it shall be inhabited as in the days of old,” says the Lord. +27 “But do not fear, O My servant Jacob, And do not be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from afar, And your offspring from the land of their captivity; Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease; No one shall make him afraid. - -28. Do not fear, O Jacob My servant," says the Lord, -"For I am with you; +28 Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord, +“For I am with you; For I will make a complete end of all the nations To which I have driven you, But I will not make a complete end of you. I will rightly correct you, -For I will not leave you wholly unpunished." - - - +For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md index 86d87538..33e8b443 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,41 +1,30 @@ -Judgment on Philistia - # Chapter 47 -1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. - -2. Thus says the Lord: -"Behold, waters rise out of the north, +1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. +2 Thus says the Lord: +“Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. - -3. At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, +3 At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage, - -4. Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, +4 Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the Lord shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor. - -5. Baldness has come upon Gaza, +5 Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is cut off With the remnant of their valley. How long will you cut yourself? - -6. "O you sword of the Lord, +6 “O you sword of the Lord, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still! - -7. How can it be quiet, +7 How can it be quiet, Seeing the Lord has given it a charge Against Ashkelon and against the seashore? -There He has appointed it." - - - +There He has appointed it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md index e5cde1fb..1162cdd1 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,216 +1,165 @@ -Judgment on Moab - # Chapter 48 -1. Against Moab. +1 Against Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: -"Woe to Nebo! +“Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; -The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed-- - -2. No more praise of Moab. +The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed— +2 No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: -'Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.' +‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you; - -3. A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: -'Plundering and great destruction!' - -4. "Moab is destroyed; +3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: +‘Plundering and great destruction!’ +4 “Moab is destroyed; Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard; - -5. For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; +5 For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. - -6. "Flee, save your lives! +6 “Flee, save your lives! And be like the juniper in the wilderness. - -7. For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, +7 For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together. - -8. And the plunderer shall come against every city; +8 And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the Lord has spoken. - -9. "Give wings to Moab, +9 “Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them. - -10. Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully, +10 Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood. - -11. "Moab has been at ease from his youth; +11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed. - -12. "Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, -"That I shall send him wine-workers +12 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, +“That I shall send him wine-workers Who will tip him over And empty his vessels And break the bottles. - -13. Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, +13 Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. - -14. "How can you say, 'We are mighty -And strong men for the war'? - -15. Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities; -Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter," says the King, +14 “How can you say, ‘We are mighty +And strong men for the war’? +15 Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities; +Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts. - -16. "The calamity of Moab is near at hand, +16 “The calamity of Moab is near at hand, And his affliction comes quickly. - -17. Bemoan him, all you who are around him; +17 Bemoan him, all you who are around him; And all you who know his name, -Say, 'How the strong staff is broken, -The beautiful rod!' - -18. "O daughter inhabiting Dibon, +Say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, +The beautiful rod!’ +18 “O daughter inhabiting Dibon, Come down from your glory, And sit in thirst; For the plunderer of Moab has come against you, He has destroyed your strongholds. - -19. O inhabitant of Aroer, +19 O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; -Say, 'What has happened?' - -20. Moab is shamed, for he is broken down. +Say, ‘What has happened?’ +20 Moab is shamed, for he is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered. - -21. "And judgment has come on the plain country: +21 “And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath, - -22. On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim, - -23. On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon, - -24. On Kerioth and Bozrah, +22 On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim, +23 On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon, +24 On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near. - -25. The horn of Moab is cut off, -And his arm is broken," says the Lord. - -26. "Make him drunk, +25 The horn of Moab is cut off, +And his arm is broken,” says the Lord. +26 “Make him drunk, Because he exalted himself against the Lord. Moab shall wallow in his vomit, And he shall also be in derision. - -27. For was not Israel a derision to you? +27 For was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him, You shake your head in scorn. - -28. You who dwell in Moab, +28 You who dwell in Moab, Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, And be like the dove which makes her nest -In the sides of the cave's mouth. - -29. "We have heard the pride of Moab +In the sides of the cave’s mouth. +29 “We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride, -And of the haughtiness of his heart." - -30. "I know his wrath," says the Lord, -"But it is not right; +And of the haughtiness of his heart.” +30 “I know his wrath,” says the Lord, +“But it is not right; His lies have made nothing right. - -31. Therefore I will wail for Moab, +31 Therefore I will wail for Moab, And I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres. - -32. O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. +32 O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea, They reach to the sea of Jazer. The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage. - -33. Joy and gladness are taken +33 Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; -No one will tread with joyous shouting-- +No one will tread with joyous shouting— Not joyous shouting! - -34. "From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz +34 “From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate. - -35. "Moreover," says the Lord, -"I will cause to cease in Moab +35 “Moreover,” says the Lord, +“I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods. - -36. Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, +36 Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished. - -37. "For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; -On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth-- - -38. A general lamentation +37 “For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; +On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth— +38 A general lamentation On all the housetops of Moab, And in its streets; -For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure," says the Lord. - -39. "They shall wail: -'How she is broken down! -How Moab has turned her back with shame!' +For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure,” says the Lord. +39 “They shall wail: +‘How she is broken down! +How Moab has turned her back with shame!’ So Moab shall be a derision -And a dismay to all those about her." - -40. For thus says the Lord: -"Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, +And a dismay to all those about her.” +40 For thus says the Lord: +“Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, And spread his wings over Moab. - -41. Kerioth is taken, +41 Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; -The mighty men's hearts in Moab on that day shall be +The mighty men’s hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. - -42. And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, +42 And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the Lord. - -43. Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, -O inhabitant of Moab," says the Lord. - -44. "He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, +43 Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, +O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord. +44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For upon Moab, upon it I will bring -The year of their punishment," says the Lord. - -45. "Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon +The year of their punishment,” says the Lord. +45 “Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult. - -46. Woe to you, O Moab! +46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive. - -47. "Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab -In the latter days," says the Lord. -Thus far is the judgment of Moab. - - - +47 “Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab +In the latter days,” says the Lord. +Thus far is the judgment of Moab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md index 3e1dddb7..c73868b0 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,196 +1,146 @@ -Judgment on Ammon - # Chapter 49 -1. Against the Ammonites. +1 Against the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: -"Has Israel no sons? +“Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities? - -2. Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, -"That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war +2 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, +“That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. -Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the Lord. - -3. "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! +Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord. +3 “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together. - -4. Why do you boast in the valleys, +4 Why do you boast in the valleys, Your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, -'Who will come against me?' - -5. Behold, I will bring fear upon you," +‘Who will come against me?’ +5 Behold, I will bring fear upon you,” Says the Lord God of hosts, -"From all those who are around you; +“From all those who are around you; You shall be driven out, everyone headlong, And no one will gather those who wander off. - -6. But afterward I will bring back -The captives of the people of Ammon," says the Lord. -Judgment on Edom - - -7. Against Edom. +6 But afterward I will bring back +The captives of the people of Ammon,” says the Lord. +7 Against Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"Is wisdom no more in Teman? +“Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished? - -8. Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! +8 Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will punish him. - -9. If grape-gatherers came to you, +9 If grape-gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves by night, Would they not destroy until they have enough? - -10. But I have made Esau bare; +10 But I have made Esau bare; I have uncovered his secret places, And he shall not be able to hide himself. His descendants are plundered, His brethren and his neighbors, And he is no more. - -11. Leave your fatherless children, +11 Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; -And let your widows trust in Me." - -12. For thus says the Lord: "Behold, those whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who will altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it. -13. For I have sworn by Myself," says the Lord, "that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes." - -14. I have heard a message from the Lord, +And let your widows trust in Me.” +12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who will altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it. +13 For I have sworn by Myself,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.” +14 I have heard a message from the Lord, And an ambassador has been sent to the nations: -"Gather together, come against her, +“Gather together, come against her, And rise up to battle! - -15. "For indeed, I will make you small among nations, +15 “For indeed, I will make you small among nations, Despised among men. - -16. Your fierceness has deceived you, +16 Your fierceness has deceived you, The pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Who hold the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, -I will bring you down from there," says the Lord. - -17. "Edom also shall be an astonishment; +I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord. +17 “Edom also shall be an astonishment; Everyone who goes by it will be astonished And will hiss at all its plagues. - -18. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah -And their neighbors," says the Lord, -"No one shall remain there, +18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah +And their neighbors,” says the Lord, +“No one shall remain there, Nor shall a son of man dwell in it. - -19. "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan +19 “Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd -Who will withstand Me?" - -20. Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom, +Who will withstand Me?” +20 Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom, And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them. - -21. The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; +21 The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea. - -22. Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, +22 Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, And spread His wings over Bozrah; The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. -Judgment on Damascus - - -23. Against Damascus. -"Hamath and Arpad are shamed, +23 Against Damascus. +“Hamath and Arpad are shamed, For they have heard bad news. They are fainthearted; There is trouble on the sea; It cannot be quiet. - -24. Damascus has grown feeble; +24 Damascus has grown feeble; She turns to flee, And fear has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in labor. - -25. Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy? - -26. Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, -And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day," says the Lord of hosts. - -27. "I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, -And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad." -Judgment on Kedar and Hazor - - -28. Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike. +25 Why is the city of praise not deserted, the city of My joy? +26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, +And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord of hosts. +27 “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, +And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.” +28 Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike. Thus says the Lord: -"Arise, go up to Kedar, +“Arise, go up to Kedar, And devastate the men of the East! - -29. Their tents and their flocks they shall take away. +29 Their tents and their flocks they shall take away. They shall take for themselves their curtains, All their vessels and their camels; And they shall cry out to them, -'Fear is on every side!' - -30. "Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, -O inhabitants of Hazor!" says the Lord. -"For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, +‘Fear is on every side!’ +30 “Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, +O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the Lord. +“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, And has conceived a plan against you. - -31. "Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely," says the Lord, -"Which has neither gates nor bars, +31 “Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord, +“Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone. - -32. Their camels shall be for booty, +32 Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, -And I will bring their calamity from all its sides," says the Lord. - -33. "Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; +And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord. +33 “Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; No one shall reside there, -Nor son of man dwell in it." -Judgment on Elam - - -34. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, -35. " -Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, +Nor son of man dwell in it.” +34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, +35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might. - -36. Against Elam I will bring the four winds +36 Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. - -37. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies +37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, -My fierce anger,' says the Lord; -'And I will send the sword after them +My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; +‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. - -38. I will set My throne in Elam, -And will destroy from there the king and the princes,' says the Lord. - -39. 'But it shall come to pass in the latter days: -I will bring back the captives of Elam,' says the Lord." - - - +38 I will set My throne in Elam, +And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord. +39 ‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: +I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md index 06eb81ea..99c29abe 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,243 +1,192 @@ -Judgment on Babylon and Babylonia - # Chapter 50 -1. The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. - -2. "Declare among the nations, +1 The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. +2 “Declare among the nations, Proclaim, and set up a standard; -Proclaim--do not conceal it-- -Say, 'Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. +Proclaim—do not conceal it— +Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. Merodach is broken in pieces; Her idols are humiliated, -Her images are broken in pieces.' - -3. For out of the north a nation comes up against her, +Her images are broken in pieces.’ +3 For out of the north a nation comes up against her, Which shall make her land desolate, And no one shall dwell therein. They shall move, they shall depart, Both man and beast. - -4. "In those days and in that time," says the Lord, -"The children of Israel shall come, +4 “In those days and in that time,” says the Lord, +“The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the Lord their God. - -5. They shall ask the way to Zion, +5 They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, -'Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord +‘Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord In a perpetual covenant -That will not be forgotten.' - -6. "My people have been lost sheep. +That will not be forgotten.’ +6 “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place. - -7. All who found them have devoured them; -And their adversaries said, 'We have not offended, +7 All who found them have devoured them; +And their adversaries said, ‘We have not offended, Because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, -The Lord, the hope of their fathers.' - -8. "Move from the midst of Babylon, +The Lord, the hope of their fathers.’ +8 “Move from the midst of Babylon, Go out of the land of the Chaldeans; And be like the rams before the flocks. - -9. For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon +9 For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the north country, And they shall array themselves against her; From there she shall be captured. Their arrows shall be like those of an expert warrior; None shall return in vain. - -10. And Chaldea shall become plunder; -All who plunder her shall be satisfied," says the Lord. - -11. "Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, +10 And Chaldea shall become plunder; +All who plunder her shall be satisfied,” says the Lord. +11 “Because you were glad, because you rejoiced, You destroyers of My heritage, Because you have grown fat like a heifer threshing grain, And you bellow like bulls, - -12. Your mother shall be deeply ashamed; +12 Your mother shall be deeply ashamed; She who bore you shall be ashamed. Behold, the least of the nations shall be a wilderness, A dry land and a desert. - -13. Because of the wrath of the Lord +13 Because of the wrath of the Lord She shall not be inhabited, But she shall be wholly desolate. Everyone who goes by Babylon shall be horrified And hiss at all her plagues. - -14. "Put yourselves in array against Babylon all around, +14 “Put yourselves in array against Babylon all around, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at her, spare no arrows, For she has sinned against the Lord. - -15. Shout against her all around; +15 Shout against her all around; She has given her hand, Her foundations have fallen, Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, so do to her. - -16. Cut off the sower from Babylon, +16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, And him who handles the sickle at harvest time. For fear of the oppressing sword Everyone shall turn to his own people, And everyone shall flee to his own land. - -17. "Israel is like scattered sheep; +17 “Israel is like scattered sheep; The lions have driven him away. First the king of Assyria devoured him; -Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones." - -18. Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: -"Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, +Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.” +18 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: +“Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, As I have punished the king of Assyria. - -19. But I will bring back Israel to his home, +19 But I will bring back Israel to his home, And he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan; His soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. - -20. In those days and in that time," says the Lord, -"The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; +20 In those days and in that time,” says the Lord, +“The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; And the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found; For I will pardon those whom I preserve. - -21. "Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it, +21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod. -Waste and utterly destroy them," says the Lord, -"And do according to all that I have commanded you. - -22. A sound of battle is in the land, +Waste and utterly destroy them,” says the Lord, +“And do according to all that I have commanded you. +22 A sound of battle is in the land, And of great destruction. - -23. How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! +23 How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations! - -24. I have laid a snare for you; +24 I have laid a snare for you; You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon, And you were not aware; You have been found and also caught, Because you have contended against the Lord. - -25. -The Lord has opened His armory, +25 The Lord has opened His armory, And has brought out the weapons of His indignation; For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans. - -26. Come against her from the farthest border; +26 Come against her from the farthest border; Open her storehouses; Cast her up as heaps of ruins, And destroy her utterly; Let nothing of her be left. - -27. Slay all her bulls, +27 Slay all her bulls, Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their punishment. - -28. The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon +28 The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon Declares in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, The vengeance of His temple. - -29. "Call together the archers against Babylon. +29 “Call together the archers against Babylon. All you who bend the bow, encamp against it all around; Let none of them escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all she has done, do to her; For she has been proud against the Lord, Against the Holy One of Israel. - -30. Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, -And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day," says the Lord. - -31. "Behold, I am against you, -O most haughty one!" says the Lord God of hosts; -"For your day has come, +30 Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, +And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord. +31 “Behold, I am against you, +O most haughty one!” says the Lord God of hosts; +“For your day has come, The time that I will punish you. - -32. The most proud shall stumble and fall, +32 The most proud shall stumble and fall, And no one will raise him up; I will kindle a fire in his cities, -And it will devour all around him." - -33. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"The children of Israel were oppressed, +And it will devour all around him.” +33 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“The children of Israel were oppressed, Along with the children of Judah; All who took them captive have held them fast; They have refused to let them go. - -34. Their Redeemer is strong; +34 Their Redeemer is strong; The Lord of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case, That He may give rest to the land, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. - -35. "A sword is against the Chaldeans," says the Lord, -"Against the inhabitants of Babylon, +35 “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the Lord, +“Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men. - -36. A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. +36 A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. - -37. A sword is against their horses, +37 A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; And they will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed. - -38. A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. +38 A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is the land of carved images, And they are insane with their idols. - -39. "Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals, +39 “Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals, And the ostriches shall dwell in it. It shall be inhabited no more forever, Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. - -40. As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah -And their neighbors," says the Lord, -"So no one shall reside there, +40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah +And their neighbors,” says the Lord, +“So no one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it. - -41. "Behold, a people shall come from the north, +41 “Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation and many kings Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth. - -42. They shall hold the bow and the lance; +42 They shall hold the bow and the lance; They are cruel and shall not show mercy. Their voice shall roar like the sea; They shall ride on horses, Set in array, like a man for the battle, Against you, O daughter of Babylon. - -43. "The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, +43 “The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands grow feeble; Anguish has taken hold of him, Pangs as of a woman in childbirth. - -44. "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan +44 “Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will make them suddenly run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd -Who will withstand Me?" - -45. Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon, +Who will withstand Me?” +45 Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon, And His purposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them. - -46. At the noise of the taking of Babylon +46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon The earth trembles, -And the cry is heard among the nations. - - - +And the cry is heard among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md index 91a011a2..875b4cc7 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,296 +1,229 @@ -The Utter Destruction of Babylon - # Chapter 51 -1. Thus says the Lord: -"Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, Against those who dwell in Leb Kamai, A destroying wind. - -2. And I will send winnowers to Babylon, +2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon, Who shall winnow her and empty her land. For in the day of doom They shall be against her all around. - -3. Against her let the archer bend his bow, +3 Against her let the archer bend his bow, And lift himself up against her in his armor. Do not spare her young men; Utterly destroy all her army. - -4. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, +4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, And those thrust through in her streets. - -5. For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, +5 For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, By his God, the Lord of hosts, -Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel." - -6. Flee from the midst of Babylon, +Though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.” +6 Flee from the midst of Babylon, And every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, -For this is the time of the Lord's vengeance; +For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her. - -7. Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord's hand, +7 Babylon was a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, That made all the earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; Therefore the nations are deranged. - -8. Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. +8 Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; Perhaps she may be healed. - -9. We would have healed Babylon, +9 We would have healed Babylon, But she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go everyone to his own country; For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies. - -10. -The Lord has revealed our righteousness. +10 The Lord has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God. - -11. Make the arrows bright! +11 Make the arrows bright! Gather the shields! The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Because it is the vengeance of the Lord, The vengeance for His temple. - -12. Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; +12 Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, Set up the watchmen, Prepare the ambushes. For the Lord has both devised and done What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. - -13. O you who dwell by many waters, +13 O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness. - -14. -The Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself: -"Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, -And they shall lift up a shout against you." - -15. He has made the earth by His power; +14 The Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself: +“Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, +And they shall lift up a shout against you.” +15 He has made the earth by His power; He has established the world by His wisdom, And stretched out the heaven by His understanding. - -16. When He utters His voice-- +16 When He utters His voice— There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: -"He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; +“He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightnings for the rain; -He brings the wind out of His treasuries." - -17. Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; +He brings the wind out of His treasuries.” +17 Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by the carved image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them. - -18. They are futile, a work of errors; +18 They are futile, a work of errors; In the time of their punishment they shall perish. - -19. The Portion of Jacob is not like them, +19 The Portion of Jacob is not like them, For He is the Maker of all things; And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance. The Lord of hosts is His name. - -20. "You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: +20 “You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms; - -21. With you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider; +21 With you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider; With you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider; - -22. With you also I will break in pieces man and woman; +22 With you also I will break in pieces man and woman; With you I will break in pieces old and young; With you I will break in pieces the young man and the maiden; - -23. With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; +23 With you also I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; And with you I will break in pieces governors and rulers. - -24. "And I will repay Babylon +24 “And I will repay Babylon And all the inhabitants of Chaldea For all the evil they have done -In Zion in your sight," says the Lord. - -25. "Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, -Who destroys all the earth," says the Lord. -"And I will stretch out My hand against you, +In Zion in your sight,” says the Lord. +25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, +Who destroys all the earth,” says the Lord. +“And I will stretch out My hand against you, Roll you down from the rocks, And make you a burnt mountain. - -26. They shall not take from you a stone for a corner +26 They shall not take from you a stone for a corner Nor a stone for a foundation, -But you shall be desolate forever," says the Lord. - -27. Set up a banner in the land, +But you shall be desolate forever,” says the Lord. +27 Set up a banner in the land, Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations against her, Call the kingdoms together against her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a general against her; Cause the horses to come up like the bristling locusts. - -28. Prepare against her the nations, +28 Prepare against her the nations, With the kings of the Medes, Its governors and all its rulers, All the land of his dominion. - -29. And the land will tremble and sorrow; +29 And the land will tremble and sorrow; For every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant. - -30. The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, +30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They have remained in their strongholds; Their might has failed, They became like women; They have burned her dwelling places, The bars of her gate are broken. - -31. One runner will run to meet another, +31 One runner will run to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides; - -32. The passages are blocked, +32 The passages are blocked, The reeds they have burned with fire, And the men of war are terrified. - -33. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: -"The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor +33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: +“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor When it is time to thresh her; Yet a little while -And the time of her harvest will come." - -34. "Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon +And the time of her harvest will come.” +34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon Has devoured me, he has crushed me; He has made me an empty vessel, He has swallowed me up like a monster; He has filled his stomach with my delicacies, He has spit me out. - -35. Let the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon," +35 Let the violence done to me and my flesh be upon Babylon,” The inhabitant of Zion will say; -"And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!" +“And my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea!” Jerusalem will say. - -36. Therefore thus says the Lord: -"Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you. +36 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. - -37. Babylon shall become a heap, +37 Babylon shall become a heap, A dwelling place for jackals, An astonishment and a hissing, Without an inhabitant. - -38. They shall roar together like lions, -They shall growl like lions' whelps. - -39. In their excitement I will prepare their feasts; +38 They shall roar together like lions, +They shall growl like lions’ whelps. +39 In their excitement I will prepare their feasts; I will make them drunk, That they may rejoice, And sleep a perpetual sleep -And not awake," says the Lord. - -40. "I will bring them down +And not awake,” says the Lord. +40 “I will bring them down Like lambs to the slaughter, Like rams with male goats. - -41. "Oh, how Sheshach is taken! +41 “Oh, how Sheshach is taken! Oh, how the praise of the whole earth is seized! How Babylon has become desolate among the nations! - -42. The sea has come up over Babylon; +42 The sea has come up over Babylon; She is covered with the multitude of its waves. - -43. Her cities are a desolation, +43 Her cities are a desolation, A dry land and a wilderness, A land where no one dwells, Through which no son of man passes. - -44. I will punish Bel in Babylon, +44 I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will bring out of his mouth what he has swallowed; And the nations shall not stream to him anymore. Yes, the wall of Babylon shall fall. - -45. "My people, go out of the midst of her! +45 “My people, go out of the midst of her! And let everyone deliver himself from the fierce anger of the Lord. - -46. And lest your heart faint, +46 And lest your heart faint, And you fear for the rumor that will be heard in the land (A rumor will come one year, And after that, in another year A rumor will come, And violence in the land, Ruler against ruler), - -47. Therefore behold, the days are coming +47 Therefore behold, the days are coming That I will bring judgment on the carved images of Babylon; Her whole land shall be ashamed, And all her slain shall fall in her midst. - -48. Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them +48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them Shall sing joyously over Babylon; -For the plunderers shall come to her from the north," says the Lord. - -49. As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, +For the plunderers shall come to her from the north,” says the Lord. +49 As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, So at Babylon the slain of all the earth shall fall. - -50. You who have escaped the sword, +50 You who have escaped the sword, Get away! Do not stand still! Remember the Lord afar off, And let Jerusalem come to your mind. - -51. We are ashamed because we have heard reproach. +51 We are ashamed because we have heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, -For strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's house. - -52. "Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, -"That I will bring judgment on her carved images, +For strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the Lord’s house. +52 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, +“That I will bring judgment on her carved images, And throughout all her land the wounded shall groan. - -53. Though Babylon were to mount up to heaven, +53 Though Babylon were to mount up to heaven, And though she were to fortify the height of her strength, -Yet from Me plunderers would come to her," says the Lord. - -54. The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, +Yet from Me plunderers would come to her,” says the Lord. +54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans, - -55. Because the Lord is plundering Babylon +55 Because the Lord is plundering Babylon And silencing her loud voice, Though her waves roar like great waters, And the noise of their voice is uttered, - -56. Because the plunderer comes against her, against Babylon, +56 Because the plunderer comes against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men are taken. Every one of their bows is broken; For the Lord is the God of recompense, He will surely repay. - -57. "And I will make drunk +57 “And I will make drunk Her princes and wise men, Her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men. And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep -And not awake," says the King, +And not awake,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts. - -58. Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, +58 Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, And her high gates shall be burned with fire; The people will labor in vain, And the nations, because of the fire; -And they shall be weary." -Jeremiah's Command to Seraiah - - -59. The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And Seraiah was the quartermaster. -60. So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that would come upon Babylon, all these words that are written against Babylon. -61. And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you arrive in Babylon and see it, and read all these words, -62. then you shall say, 'O Lord, You have spoken against this place to cut it off, so that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but it shall be desolate forever.' -63. Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates. -64. Then you shall say, 'Thus Babylon shall sink and not rise from the catastrophe that I will bring upon her. And they shall be weary.' " -Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. - - - +And they shall be weary.” +59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And Seraiah was the quartermaster. +60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that would come upon Babylon, all these words that are written against Babylon. +61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon and see it, and read all these words, +62 then you shall say, ‘O Lord, You have spoken against this place to cut it off, so that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but it shall be desolate forever.’ +63 Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates. +64 Then you shall say, ‘Thus Babylon shall sink and not rise from the catastrophe that I will bring upon her. And they shall be weary.’ ” +Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md index 55c4ee04..0f3ac17b 100644 --- a/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/NKJV/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,52 +1,35 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem Reviewed - # Chapter 52 -1. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. -2. He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. -3. For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - -4. Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. -5. So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. -6. By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. -7. Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled and went out of the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were near the city all around. And they went by way of the plain. - -8. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. -9. So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment on him. -10. Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. And he killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. -11. He also put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in bronze fetters, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. -The Temple and City Plundered and Burned - - -12. Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. -13. He burned the house of the Lord and the king's house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. -14. And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around. -15. Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poor people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. -16. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. - -17. The bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all their bronze to Babylon. -18. They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. -19. The basins, the firepans, the bowls, the pots, the lampstands, the spoons, and the cups, whatever was solid gold and whatever was solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. -20. The two pillars, one Sea, the twelve bronze bulls which were under it, and the carts, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord--the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. -21. Now concerning the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was four fingers; it was hollow. -22. A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same. -23. There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred. -The People Taken Captive to Babylonia - - -24. The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. -25. He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, seven men of the king's close associates who were found in the city, the principal scribe of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city. -26. And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -27. Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land. - -28. These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand and twenty-three Jews; -29. in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons; -30. in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons. All the persons were four thousand six hundred. -Jehoiachin Released from Prison - -31. Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. -32. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. -33. So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. -34. And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day until the day of his death, all the days of his life. - - - +1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. +2 He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. +3 For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. +4 Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. +5 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. +6 By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. +7 Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled and went out of the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were near the city all around. And they went by way of the plain. +8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. +9 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment on him. +10 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. And he killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. +11 He also put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in bronze fetters, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. +12 Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. +13 He burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire. +14 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around. +15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poor people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. +16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. +17 The bronze pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the carts and the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried all their bronze to Babylon. +18 They also took away the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the bowls, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. +19 The basins, the firepans, the bowls, the pots, the lampstands, the spoons, and the cups, whatever was solid gold and whatever was solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. +20 The two pillars, one Sea, the twelve bronze bulls which were under it, and the carts, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. +21 Now concerning the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, a measuring line of twelve cubits could measure its circumference, and its thickness was four fingers; it was hollow. +22 A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same. +23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates, all around on the network, were one hundred. +24 The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. +25 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, seven men of the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the principal scribe of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city. +26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +27 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land. +28 These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand and twenty-three Jews; +29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons; +30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons. All the persons were four thousand six hundred. +31 Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. +32 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. +33 So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. +34 And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day until the day of his death, all the days of his life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md index 96cece68..49bccd0f 100644 --- a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,154 +1,125 @@ -Jerusalem in Affliction - # Chapter 1 -1. How lonely sits the city +1 How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave! - -2. She weeps bitterly in the night, +2 She weeps bitterly in the night, Her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers She has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies. - -3. Judah has gone into captivity, +3 Judah has gone into captivity, Under affliction and hard servitude; She dwells among the nations, She finds no rest; All her persecutors overtake her in dire straits. - -4. The roads to Zion mourn +4 The roads to Zion mourn Because no one comes to the set feasts. All her gates are desolate; Her priests sigh, Her virgins are afflicted, And she is in bitterness. - -5. Her adversaries have become the master, +5 Her adversaries have become the master, Her enemies prosper; For the Lord has afflicted her Because of the multitude of her transgressions. Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy. - -6. And from the daughter of Zion +6 And from the daughter of Zion All her splendor has departed. Her princes have become like deer That find no pasture, That flee without strength Before the pursuer. - -7. In the days of her affliction and roaming, +7 In the days of her affliction and roaming, Jerusalem remembers all her pleasant things That she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, With no one to help her, The adversaries saw her And mocked at her downfall. - -8. Jerusalem has sinned gravely, +8 Jerusalem has sinned gravely, Therefore she has become vile. All who honored her despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Yes, she sighs and turns away. - -9. Her uncleanness is in her skirts; +9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts; She did not consider her destiny; Therefore her collapse was awesome; She had no comforter. -"O Lord, behold my affliction, -For the enemy is exalted!" - -10. The adversary has spread his hand +“O Lord, behold my affliction, +For the enemy is exalted!” +10 The adversary has spread his hand Over all her pleasant things; For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, Those whom You commanded Not to enter Your assembly. - -11. All her people sigh, +11 All her people sigh, They seek bread; They have given their valuables for food to restore life. -"See, O Lord, and consider, -For I am scorned." - -12. "Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? +“See, O Lord, and consider, +For I am scorned.” +12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Behold and see If there is any sorrow like my sorrow, Which has been brought on me, Which the Lord has inflicted In the day of His fierce anger. - -13. "From above He has sent fire into my bones, +13 “From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet And turned me back; He has made me desolate And faint all the day. - -14. "The yoke of my transgressions was bound; +14 “The yoke of my transgressions was bound; They were woven together by His hands, And thrust upon my neck. He made my strength fail; The Lord delivered me into the hands of those whom I am not able to withstand. - -15. " -The Lord has trampled underfoot all my mighty men in my midst; +15 “The Lord has trampled underfoot all my mighty men in my midst; He has called an assembly against me To crush my young men; The Lord trampled as in a winepress The virgin daughter of Judah. - -16. "For these things I weep; +16 “For these things I weep; My eye, my eye overflows with water; Because the comforter, who should restore my life, Is far from me. My children are desolate -Because the enemy prevailed." - -17. Zion spreads out her hands, +Because the enemy prevailed.” +17 Zion spreads out her hands, But no one comforts her; The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob That those around him become his adversaries; Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them. - -18. " -The Lord is righteous, +18 “The Lord is righteous, For I rebelled against His commandment. Hear now, all peoples, And behold my sorrow; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity. - -19. "I called for my lovers, +19 “I called for my lovers, But they deceived me; My priests and my elders Breathed their last in the city, While they sought food To restore their life. - -20. -"See, O Lord, that I am in distress; +20 “See, O Lord, that I am in distress; My soul is troubled; My heart is overturned within me, For I have been very rebellious. Outside the sword bereaves, At home it is like death. - -21. "They have heard that I sigh, +21 “They have heard that I sigh, But no one comforts me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; They are glad that You have done it. Bring on the day You have announced, That they may become like me. - -22. "Let all their wickedness come before You, +22 “Let all their wickedness come before You, And do to them as You have done to me For all my transgressions; For my sighs are many, -And my heart is faint." - - - +And my heart is faint.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md index 9c1a2e05..28e72907 100644 --- a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,160 +1,129 @@ -God's Anger with Jerusalem - # Chapter 2 -1. How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion +1 How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember His footstool In the day of His anger. - -2. -The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied +2 The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied All the dwelling places of Jacob. He has thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. - -3. He has cut off in fierce anger +3 He has cut off in fierce anger Every horn of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire Devouring all around. - -4. Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow; +4 Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow; With His right hand, like an adversary, He has slain all who were pleasing to His eye; On the tent of the daughter of Zion, He has poured out His fury like fire. - -5. -The Lord was like an enemy. +5 The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel, He has swallowed up all her palaces; He has destroyed her strongholds, And has increased mourning and lamentation In the daughter of Judah. - -6. He has done violence to His tabernacle, +6 He has done violence to His tabernacle, As if it were a garden; He has destroyed His place of assembly; The Lord has caused The appointed feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. In His burning indignation He has spurned the king and the priest. - -7. -The Lord has spurned His altar, +7 The Lord has spurned His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has given up the walls of her palaces Into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord As on the day of a set feast. - -8. -The Lord has purposed to destroy +8 The Lord has purposed to destroy The wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line; He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying; Therefore He has caused the rampart and wall to lament; They languished together. - -9. Her gates have sunk into the ground; +9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, And her prophets find no vision from the Lord. - -10. The elders of the daughter of Zion +10 The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground and keep silence; They throw dust on their heads And gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Bow their heads to the ground. - -11. My eyes fail with tears, +11 My eyes fail with tears, My heart is troubled; My bile is poured on the ground Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the children and the infants Faint in the streets of the city. - -12. They say to their mothers, -"Where is grain and wine?" +12 They say to their mothers, +“Where is grain and wine?” As they swoon like the wounded In the streets of the city, As their life is poured out -In their mothers' bosom. - -13. How shall I console you? +In their mothers’ bosom. +13 How shall I console you? To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is spread wide as the sea; Who can heal you? - -14. Your prophets have seen for you +14 Your prophets have seen for you False and deceptive visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, To bring back your captives, But have envisioned for you false prophecies and delusions. - -15. All who pass by clap their hands at you; +15 All who pass by clap their hands at you; They hiss and shake their heads At the daughter of Jerusalem: -"Is this the city that is called -'The perfection of beauty, -The joy of the whole earth'?" - -16. All your enemies have opened their mouth against you; +“Is this the city that is called +‘The perfection of beauty, +The joy of the whole earth’?” +16 All your enemies have opened their mouth against you; They hiss and gnash their teeth. -They say, "We have swallowed her up! +They say, “We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day we have waited for; -We have found it, we have seen it!" - -17. -The Lord has done what He purposed; +We have found it, we have seen it!” +17 The Lord has done what He purposed; He has fulfilled His word Which He commanded in days of old. He has thrown down and has not pitied, And He has caused an enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the horn of your adversaries. - -18. Their heart cried out to the Lord, -"O wall of the daughter of Zion, +18 Their heart cried out to the Lord, +“O wall of the daughter of Zion, Let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no relief; Give your eyes no rest. - -19. "Arise, cry out in the night, +19 “Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him For the life of your young children, -Who faint from hunger at the head of every street." - -20. "See, O Lord, and consider! +Who faint from hunger at the head of every street.” +20 “See, O Lord, and consider! To whom have You done this? Should the women eat their offspring, The children they have cuddled? Should the priest and prophet be slain In the sanctuary of the Lord? - -21. "Young and old lie +21 “Young and old lie On the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men Have fallen by the sword; You have slain them in the day of Your anger, You have slaughtered and not pitied. - -22. "You have invited as to a feast day +22 “You have invited as to a feast day The terrors that surround me. -In the day of the Lord's anger +In the day of the Lord’s anger There was no refugee or survivor. Those whom I have borne and brought up -My enemies have destroyed." - - - +My enemies have destroyed.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md index 9cb9f1bf..01365a6e 100644 --- a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,205 +1,135 @@ -The Prophet's Anguish and Hope - # Chapter 3 -1. I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. - -2. He has led me and made me walk +1 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. +2 He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. - -3. Surely He has turned His hand against me +3 Surely He has turned His hand against me Time and time again throughout the day. - -4. He has aged my flesh and my skin, +4 He has aged my flesh and my skin, And broken my bones. - -5. He has besieged me +5 He has besieged me And surrounded me with bitterness and woe. - -6. He has set me in dark places +6 He has set me in dark places Like the dead of long ago. - -7. He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; +7 He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy. - -8. Even when I cry and shout, +8 Even when I cry and shout, He shuts out my prayer. - -9. He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; +9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked. - -10. He has been to me a bear lying in wait, +10 He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush. - -11. He has turned aside my ways and torn me in pieces; +11 He has turned aside my ways and torn me in pieces; He has made me desolate. - -12. He has bent His bow +12 He has bent His bow And set me up as a target for the arrow. - -13. He has caused the arrows of His quiver +13 He has caused the arrows of His quiver To pierce my loins. - -14. I have become the ridicule of all my people-- +14 I have become the ridicule of all my people— Their taunting song all the day. - -15. He has filled me with bitterness, +15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drink wormwood. - -16. He has also broken my teeth with gravel, +16 He has also broken my teeth with gravel, And covered me with ashes. - -17. You have moved my soul far from peace; +17 You have moved my soul far from peace; I have forgotten prosperity. - -18. And I said, "My strength and my hope -Have perished from the Lord." - -19. Remember my affliction and roaming, +18 And I said, “My strength and my hope +Have perished from the Lord.” +19 Remember my affliction and roaming, The wormwood and the gall. - -20. My soul still remembers +20 My soul still remembers And sinks within me. - -21. This I recall to my mind, +21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. - -22. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, +22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. - -23. They are new every morning; +23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. - -24. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, -"Therefore I hope in Him!" - -25. The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, +24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, +“Therefore I hope in Him!” +25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. - -26. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly +26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord. - -27. It is good for a man to bear +27 It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth. - -28. Let him sit alone and keep silent, +28 Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him; - -29. Let him put his mouth in the dust-- +29 Let him put his mouth in the dust— There may yet be hope. - -30. Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, +30 Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, And be full of reproach. - -31. For the Lord will not cast off forever. - -32. Though He causes grief, +31 For the Lord will not cast off forever. +32 Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies. - -33. For He does not afflict willingly, +33 For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men. - -34. To crush under one's feet +34 To crush under one’s feet All the prisoners of the earth, - -35. To turn aside the justice due a man +35 To turn aside the justice due a man Before the face of the Most High, - -36. Or subvert a man in his cause-- +36 Or subvert a man in his cause— The Lord does not approve. - -37. Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, +37 Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it? - -38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most High +38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed? - -39. Why should a living man complain, +39 Why should a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins? - -40. Let us search out and examine our ways, +40 Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord; - -41. Let us lift our hearts and hands +41 Let us lift our hearts and hands To God in heaven. - -42. We have transgressed and rebelled; +42 We have transgressed and rebelled; You have not pardoned. - -43. You have covered Yourself with anger +43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and not pitied. - -44. You have covered Yourself with a cloud, +44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud, That prayer should not pass through. - -45. You have made us an offscouring and refuse +45 You have made us an offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples. - -46. All our enemies +46 All our enemies Have opened their mouths against us. - -47. Fear and a snare have come upon us, +47 Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction. - -48. My eyes overflow with rivers of water +48 My eyes overflow with rivers of water For the destruction of the daughter of my people. - -49. My eyes flow and do not cease, +49 My eyes flow and do not cease, Without interruption, - -50. Till the Lord from heaven +50 Till the Lord from heaven Looks down and sees. - -51. My eyes bring suffering to my soul +51 My eyes bring suffering to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. - -52. My enemies without cause +52 My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird. - -53. They silenced my life in the pit +53 They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me. - -54. The waters flowed over my head; -I said, "I am cut off!" - -55. I called on Your name, O Lord, +54 The waters flowed over my head; +I said, “I am cut off!” +55 I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit. - -56. You have heard my voice: -"Do not hide Your ear -From my sighing, from my cry for help." - -57. You drew near on the day I called on You, -And said, "Do not fear!" - -58. O Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul; +56 You have heard my voice: +“Do not hide Your ear +From my sighing, from my cry for help.” +57 You drew near on the day I called on You, +And said, “Do not fear!” +58 O Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul; You have redeemed my life. - -59. O Lord, You have seen how I am wronged; +59 O Lord, You have seen how I am wronged; Judge my case. - -60. You have seen all their vengeance, +60 You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me. - -61. You have heard their reproach, O Lord, +61 You have heard their reproach, O Lord, All their schemes against me, - -62. The lips of my enemies +62 The lips of my enemies And their whispering against me all the day. - -63. Look at their sitting down and their rising up; +63 Look at their sitting down and their rising up; I am their taunting song. - -64. Repay them, O Lord, +64 Repay them, O Lord, According to the work of their hands. - -65. Give them a veiled heart; +65 Give them a veiled heart; Your curse be upon them! - -66. In Your anger, +66 In Your anger, Pursue and destroy them -From under the heavens of the Lord. - - - +From under the heavens of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md index 776ea84f..6d1697ca 100644 --- a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,121 +1,95 @@ -The Degradation of Zion - # Chapter 4 -1. How the gold has become dim! +1 How the gold has become dim! How changed the fine gold! The stones of the sanctuary are scattered At the head of every street. - -2. The precious sons of Zion, +2 The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter! - -3. Even the jackals present their breasts +3 Even the jackals present their breasts To nurse their young; But the daughter of my people is cruel, Like ostriches in the wilderness. - -4. The tongue of the infant clings +4 The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth for thirst; The young children ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them. - -5. Those who ate delicacies +5 Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those who were brought up in scarlet Embrace ash heaps. - -6. The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people +6 The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown in a moment, With no hand to help her! - -7. Her Nazirites were brighter than snow +7 Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Like sapphire in their appearance. - -8. Now their appearance is blacker than soot; +8 Now their appearance is blacker than soot; They go unrecognized in the streets; Their skin clings to their bones, It has become as dry as wood. - -9. Those slain by the sword are better off +9 Those slain by the sword are better off Than those who die of hunger; For these pine away, Stricken for lack of the fruits of the field. - -10. The hands of the compassionate women +10 The hands of the compassionate women Have cooked their own children; They became food for them In the destruction of the daughter of my people. - -11. The Lord has fulfilled His fury, +11 The Lord has fulfilled His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion, And it has devoured its foundations. - -12. The kings of the earth, +12 The kings of the earth, And all inhabitants of the world, Would not have believed That the adversary and the enemy -Could enter the gates of Jerusalem-- - -13. Because of the sins of her prophets +Could enter the gates of Jerusalem— +13 Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just. - -14. They wandered blind in the streets; +14 They wandered blind in the streets; They have defiled themselves with blood, So that no one would touch their garments. - -15. They cried out to them, -"Go away, unclean! +15 They cried out to them, +“Go away, unclean! Go away, go away, -Do not touch us!" +Do not touch us!” When they fled and wandered, Those among the nations said, -"They shall no longer dwell here." - -16. The face of the Lord scattered them; +“They shall no longer dwell here.” +16 The face of the Lord scattered them; He no longer regards them. The people do not respect the priests Nor show favor to the elders. - -17. Still our eyes failed us, +17 Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us. - -18. They tracked our steps +18 They tracked our steps So that we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near; Our days were over, For our end had come. - -19. Our pursuers were swifter +19 Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the heavens. They pursued us on the mountains And lay in wait for us in the wilderness. - -20. The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, +20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, Was caught in their pits, -Of whom we said, "Under his shadow -We shall live among the nations." - -21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, +Of whom we said, “Under his shadow +We shall live among the nations.” +21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, You who dwell in the land of Uz! The cup shall also pass over to you And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked. - -22. The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, +22 The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into captivity. He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; -He will uncover your sins! - - - +He will uncover your sins! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md index 215150d6..9974c974 100644 --- a/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,71 +1,45 @@ -Prayer for Restoration - # Chapter 5 -1. Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; +1 Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach! - -2. Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, +2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners. - -3. We have become orphans and waifs, +3 We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows. - -4. We pay for the water we drink, +4 We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price. - -5. They pursue at our heels; +5 They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest. - -6. We have given our hand to the Egyptians +6 We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. - -7. Our fathers sinned and are no more, +7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities. - -8. Servants rule over us; +8 Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand. - -9. We get our bread at the risk of our lives, +9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness. - -10. Our skin is hot as an oven, +10 Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine. - -11. They ravished the women in Zion, +11 They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah. - -12. Princes were hung up by their hands, +12 Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected. - -13. Young men ground at the millstones; +13 Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood. - -14. The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, +14 The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music. - -15. The joy of our heart has ceased; +15 The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning. - -16. The crown has fallen from our head. +16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! - -17. Because of this our heart is faint; +17 Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim; - -18. Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, +18 Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. - -19. You, O Lord, remain forever; +19 You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation. - -20. Why do You forget us forever, +20 Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time? - -21. Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; +21 Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, - -22. Unless You have utterly rejected us, -And are very angry with us! - - - +22 Unless You have utterly rejected us, +And are very angry with us! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md index ef21e362..a69b40e7 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -Ezekiel's Vision of God - # Chapter 1 -1. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. -2. On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, -3. the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was upon him there. - -4. Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. -5. Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. -6. Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. -7. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves' feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. -8. The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. -9. Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward. - -10. As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. -11. Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. -12. And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went. - -13. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. -14. And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning. - -15. Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. -16. The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. -17. When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. -18. As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. -19. When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. -20. Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. -21. When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. - -22. The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. -23. And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. -24. When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. -25. A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. - -26. And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. -27. Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. -28. Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. -Ezekiel Sent to Rebellious Israel -So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking. - - - +1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. +2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, +3 the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was upon him there. +4 Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. +5 Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. +6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. +7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. +8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. +9 Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward. +10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. +11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. +12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went. +13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. +14 And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning. +15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. +16 The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. +17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. +18 As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. +19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. +20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. +21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. +22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. +23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. +24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. +25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings. +26 And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. +27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. +28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. +So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md index 534ebe00..78113920 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,18 +1,11 @@ -Ezekiel Called to Be a Prophet - # Chapter 2 -1. And He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you." -2. Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. -3. And He said to me: "Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. -4. For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.' -5. As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse--for they are a rebellious house--yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. - -6. "And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. -7. You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. -8. But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." - -9. Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. -10. Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. - - - +1 And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” +2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. +3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. +4 For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ +5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. +6 “And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. +7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. +8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” +9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. +10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md index 409c4219..e156dc4b 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,43 +1,28 @@ -The Responsibility of the Prophet - # Chapter 3 -1. Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel." -2. So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll. - -3. And He said to me, "Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you." So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. - -4. Then He said to me: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. -5. For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, -6. not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. -7. But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted. -8. Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. -9. Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house." - -10. Moreover He said to me: "Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. -11. And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord God,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse." - -12. Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!" -13. I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise. -14. So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. -15. Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. -Ezekiel Is a Watchman - - -16. Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -17. "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: -18. When I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. -19. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. - -20. "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. -21. Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul." - -22. Then the hand of the Lord was upon me there, and He said to me, "Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you." - -23. So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. -24. Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your house. -25. And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them. -26. I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house. -27. But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.' He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. - - - +1 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” +2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll. +3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. +4 Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. +5 For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, +6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. +7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted. +8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. +9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.” +10 Moreover He said to me: “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. +11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.” +12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!” +13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise. +14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. +15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. +16 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: +18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. +19 Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. +20 “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. +21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.” +22 Then the hand of the Lord was upon me there, and He said to me, “Arise, go out into the plain, and there I shall talk with you.” +23 So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. +24 Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: “Go, shut yourself inside your house. +25 And you, O son of man, surely they will put ropes on you and bind you with them, so that you cannot go out among them. +26 I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and not be one to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house. +27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md index c1aa58eb..c14d0d0c 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,30 +1,18 @@ -The Siege of Jerusalem Portrayed - # Chapter 4 -1. "You also, son of man, take a clay tablet and lay it before you, and portray on it a city, Jerusalem. -2. Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it also, and place battering rams against it all around. -3. Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel. - -4. "Lie also on your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. According to the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their iniquity. -5. For I have laid on you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days; so you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. -6. And when you have completed them, lie again on your right side; then you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days. I have laid on you a day for each year. - -7. "Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it. -8. And surely I will restrain you so that you cannot turn from one side to another till you have ended the days of your siege. - -9. "Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it. -10. And your food which you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time you shall eat it. -11. You shall also drink water by measure, one-sixth of a hin; from time to time you shall drink. -12. And you shall eat it as barley cakes; and bake it using fuel of human waste in their sight." - -13. Then the Lord said, "So shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them." - -14. So I said, "Ah, Lord God! Indeed I have never defiled myself from my youth till now; I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has abominable flesh ever come into my mouth." - -15. Then He said to me, "See, I am giving you cow dung instead of human waste, and you shall prepare your bread over it." - -16. Moreover He said to me, "Son of man, surely I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and shall drink water by measure and with dread, -17. that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed with one another, and waste away because of their iniquity. - - - +1 “You also, son of man, take a clay tablet and lay it before you, and portray on it a city, Jerusalem. +2 Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it also, and place battering rams against it all around. +3 Moreover take for yourself an iron plate, and set it as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel. +4 “Lie also on your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. According to the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their iniquity. +5 For I have laid on you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days; so you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. +6 And when you have completed them, lie again on your right side; then you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days. I have laid on you a day for each year. +7 “Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it. +8 And surely I will restrain you so that you cannot turn from one side to another till you have ended the days of your siege. +9 “Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it. +10 And your food which you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time you shall eat it. +11 You shall also drink water by measure, one-sixth of a hin; from time to time you shall drink. +12 And you shall eat it as barley cakes; and bake it using fuel of human waste in their sight.” +13 Then the Lord said, “So shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.” +14 So I said, “Ah, Lord God! Indeed I have never defiled myself from my youth till now; I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has abominable flesh ever come into my mouth.” +15 Then He said to me, “See, I am giving you cow dung instead of human waste, and you shall prepare your bread over it.” +16 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, surely I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and shall drink water by measure and with dread, +17 that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed with one another, and waste away because of their iniquity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md index cfb4e640..8998dc23 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -A Sword Against Jerusalem - # Chapter 5 -1. "And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber's razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair. -2. You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatter in the wind: I will draw out a sword after them. -3. You shall also take a small number of them and bind them in the edge of your garment. -4. Then take some of them again and throw them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will go out into all the house of Israel. - -5. "Thus says the Lord God: 'This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations and the countries all around her. -6. She has rebelled against My judgments by doing wickedness more than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that are all around her; for they have refused My judgments, and they have not walked in My statutes.' -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Because you have multiplied disobedience more than the nations that are all around you, have not walked in My statutes nor kept My judgments, nor even done according to the judgments of the nations that are all around you'-- -8. therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Indeed I, even I, am against you and will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations. -9. And I will do among you what I have never done, and the like of which I will never do again, because of all your abominations. -10. Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments among you, and all of you who remain I will scatter to all the winds. - -11. 'Therefore, as I live,' says the Lord God, 'surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity. -12. One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. - -13. 'Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them. -14. Moreover I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations that are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by. - -15. 'So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken. -16. When I send against them the terrible arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you and cut off your supply of bread. -17. So I will send against you famine and wild beasts, and they will bereave you. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken.' " - - - +1 “And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber’s razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair. +2 You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatter in the wind: I will draw out a sword after them. +3 You shall also take a small number of them and bind them in the edge of your garment. +4 Then take some of them again and throw them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will go out into all the house of Israel. +5 “Thus says the Lord God: ‘This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations and the countries all around her. +6 She has rebelled against My judgments by doing wickedness more than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that are all around her; for they have refused My judgments, and they have not walked in My statutes.’ +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have multiplied disobedience more than the nations that are all around you, have not walked in My statutes nor kept My judgments, nor even done according to the judgments of the nations that are all around you’— +8 therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Indeed I, even I, am against you and will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations. +9 And I will do among you what I have never done, and the like of which I will never do again, because of all your abominations. +10 Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments among you, and all of you who remain I will scatter to all the winds. +11 ‘Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity. +12 One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. +13 ‘Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them. +14 Moreover I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations that are all around you, in the sight of all who pass by. +15 ‘So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken. +16 When I send against them the terrible arrows of famine which shall be for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, I will increase the famine upon you and cut off your supply of bread. +17 So I will send against you famine and wild beasts, and they will bereave you. Pestilence and blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword against you. I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md index be4f38ea..fdb1b856 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,22 +1,15 @@ -Judgment on Idolatrous Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -2. "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, -3. and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: "Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. -4. Then your altars shall be desolate, your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. -5. And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars. -6. In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and made to cease, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. -7. The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord. - -8. "Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries. -9. Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed from Me, and by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations. -10. And they shall know that I am the Lord; I have not said in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them." - -11. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Pound your fists and stamp your feet, and say, 'Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. -12. He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend My fury upon them. -13. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols. -14. So I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblah, in all their dwelling places. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.' " ' " - - - +1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +2 “Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, +3 and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: “Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. +4 Then your altars shall be desolate, your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. +5 And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars. +6 In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and made to cease, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. +7 The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord. +8 “Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you may have some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries. +9 Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed from Me, and by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations. +10 And they shall know that I am the Lord; I have not said in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.” +11 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Pound your fists and stamp your feet, and say, ‘Alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. +12 He who is far off shall die by the pestilence, he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus will I spend My fury upon them. +13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols. +14 So I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblah, in all their dwelling places. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md index c79c6a53..fb96e7b8 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,144 +1,114 @@ -Judgment on Israel Is Near - # Chapter 7 -1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: -'An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. - -3. Now the end has come upon you, +1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “And you, son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: +‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. +3 Now the end has come upon you, And I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations. - -4. My eye will not spare you, +4 My eye will not spare you, Nor will I have pity; But I will repay your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst; -Then you shall know that I am the Lord!' - -5. "Thus says the Lord God: -'A disaster, a singular disaster; +Then you shall know that I am the Lord!’ +5 “Thus says the Lord God: +‘A disaster, a singular disaster; Behold, it has come! - -6. An end has come, +6 An end has come, The end has come; It has dawned for you; Behold, it has come! - -7. Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land; +7 Doom has come to you, you who dwell in the land; The time has come, A day of trouble is near, And not of rejoicing in the mountains. - -8. Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury, +8 Now upon you I will soon pour out My fury, And spend My anger upon you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations. - -9. 'My eye will not spare, +9 ‘My eye will not spare, Nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord who strikes. - -10. 'Behold, the day! +10 ‘Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded. - -11. Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness; +11 Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness; None of them shall remain, None of their multitude, None of them; Nor shall there be wailing for them. - -12. The time has come, -The day draws near. -'Let not the buyer rejoice, +12 The time has come, +The day draws near. +‘Let not the buyer rejoice, Nor the seller mourn, For wrath is on their whole multitude. - -13. For the seller shall not return to what has been sold, +13 For the seller shall not return to what has been sold, Though he may still be alive; For the vision concerns the whole multitude, And it shall not turn back; No one will strengthen himself Who lives in iniquity. - -14. 'They have blown the trumpet and made everyone ready, +14 ‘They have blown the trumpet and made everyone ready, But no one goes to battle; For My wrath is on all their multitude. - -15. The sword is outside, +15 The sword is outside, And the pestilence and famine within. Whoever is in the field Will die by the sword; And whoever is in the city, Famine and pestilence will devour him. - -16. 'Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains +16 ‘Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, Each for his iniquity. - -17. Every hand will be feeble, +17 Every hand will be feeble, And every knee will be as weak as water. - -18. They will also be girded with sackcloth; +18 They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all their heads. - -19. 'They will throw their silver into the streets, +19 ‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the Lord; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity. - -20. 'As for the beauty of his ornaments, +20 ‘As for the beauty of his ornaments, He set it in majesty; But they made from it -The images of their abominations-- +The images of their abominations— Their detestable things; Therefore I have made it Like refuse to them. - -21. I will give it as plunder +21 I will give it as plunder Into the hands of strangers, And to the wicked of the earth as spoil; And they shall defile it. - -22. I will turn My face from them, +22 I will turn My face from them, And they will defile My secret place; For robbers shall enter it and defile it. - -23. 'Make a chain, +23 ‘Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence. - -24. Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, +24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled. - -25. Destruction comes; +25 Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none. - -26. Disaster will come upon disaster, +26 Disaster will come upon disaster, And rumor will be upon rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet; But the law will perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders. - -27. 'The king will mourn, +27 ‘The king will mourn, The prince will be clothed with desolation, And the hands of the common people will tremble. I will do to them according to their way, And according to what they deserve I will judge them; -Then they shall know that I am the Lord!' " - - - +Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md index c6bc42f2..68de7017 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Abominations in the Temple - # Chapter 8 -1. And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. -2. Then I looked, and there was a likeness, like the appearance of fire--from the appearance of His waist and downward, fire; and from His waist and upward, like the appearance of brightness, like the color of amber. -3. He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy. -4. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the plain. - -5. Then He said to me, "Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north." So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance. - -6. Furthermore He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations." -7. So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall. -8. Then He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall"; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door. - -9. And He said to me, "Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there." -10. So I went in and saw, and there--every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed all around on the walls. -11. And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. Each man had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up. -12. Then He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, 'The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.' " - -13. And He said to me, "Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing." -14. So He brought me to the door of the north gate of the Lord's house; and to my dismay, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz. - -15. Then He said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these." -16. So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the sun toward the east. - -17. And He said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose. -18. Therefore I also will act in fury. My eye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them." - - - +1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. +2 Then I looked, and there was a likeness, like the appearance of fire—from the appearance of His waist and downward, fire; and from His waist and upward, like the appearance of brightness, like the color of amber. +3 He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy. +4 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the plain. +5 Then He said to me, “Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north.” So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance. +6 Furthermore He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations.” +7 So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall. +8 Then He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall”; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door. +9 And He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there.” +10 So I went in and saw, and there—every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed all around on the walls. +11 And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. Each man had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up. +12 Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ” +13 And He said to me, “Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing.” +14 So He brought me to the door of the north gate of the Lord’s house; and to my dismay, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz. +15 Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.” +16 So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the sun toward the east. +17 And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose. +18 Therefore I also will act in fury. My eye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md index f546eb0b..b927fc96 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ -The Wicked Are Slain - # Chapter 9 -1. Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice, saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand." -2. And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar. - -3. Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side; -4. and the Lord said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it." - -5. To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. -6. Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the temple. -7. Then He said to them, "Defile the temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!" And they went out and killed in the city. - -8. So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said, "Ah, Lord God! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?" - -9. Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say, 'The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see!' -10. And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head." - -11. Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, "I have done as You commanded me." - - - +1 Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice, saying, “Let those who have charge over the city draw near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand.” +2 And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer’s inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar. +3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn at his side; +4 and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” +5 To the others He said in my hearing, “Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity. +6 Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. +7 Then He said to them, “Defile the temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” And they went out and killed in the city. +8 So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?” +9 Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see!’ +10 And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head.” +11 Just then, the man clothed with linen, who had the inkhorn at his side, reported back and said, “I have done as You commanded me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md index dc6f0cb8..75018159 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -The Glory Departs from the Temple - # Chapter 10 -1. And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. -2. Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, "Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." And he went in as I watched. - -3. Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court. -4. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory. -5. And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks. - -6. Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim," that he went in and stood beside the wheels. -7. And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. -8. The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man's hand under their wings. - -9. And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl stone. -10. As for their appearance, all four looked alike--as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. -11. When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. -12. And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around. -13. As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, "Wheel." - -14. Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. -15. And the cherubim were lifted up. This was the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. -16. When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. -17. When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them. - -18. Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. -19. And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. - -20. This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. -21. Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. -22. And the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. They each went straight forward. - - - +1 And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne. +2 Then He spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, “Go in among the wheels, under the cherub, fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in as I watched. +3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court. +4 Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory. +5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks. +6 Then it happened, when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheels, from among the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheels. +7 And the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim to the fire that was among the cherubim, and took some of it and put it into the hands of the man clothed with linen, who took it and went out. +8 The cherubim appeared to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings. +9 And when I looked, there were four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel by one cherub and another wheel by each other cherub; the wheels appeared to have the color of a beryl stone. +10 As for their appearance, all four looked alike—as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. +11 When they went, they went toward any of their four directions; they did not turn aside when they went, but followed in the direction the head was facing. They did not turn aside when they went. +12 And their whole body, with their back, their hands, their wings, and the wheels that the four had, were full of eyes all around. +13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, “Wheel.” +14 Each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second face the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. +15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This was the living creature I saw by the River Chebar. +16 When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them. +17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when one was lifted up, the other lifted itself up, for the spirit of the living creature was in them. +18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. +19 And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. +20 This is the living creature I saw under the God of Israel by the River Chebar, and I knew they were cherubim. +21 Each one had four faces and each one four wings, and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. +22 And the likeness of their faces was the same as the faces which I had seen by the River Chebar, their appearance and their persons. They each went straight forward. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md index 27d9e777..f8d8bd9a 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,38 +1,26 @@ -Judgment on Wicked Counselors - # Chapter 11 -1. Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord's house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. -2. And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, -3. who say, 'The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.' -4. Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!" - -5. Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, "Speak! 'Thus says the Lord: "Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind. -6. You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain." -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it. -8. You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord God. -9. "And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you. -10. You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. -11. This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel. -12. And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you." ' " - -13. Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah, Lord God! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?" -God Will Restore Israel - - -14. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -15. "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.' -16. Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone." ' -17. Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." ' -18. And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. -19. Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, -20. that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. -21. But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord God. - -22. So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. -23. And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city. - -24. Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me. -25. So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the Lord had shown me. - - - +1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. +2 And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, +3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’ +4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!” +5 Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus says the Lord: “Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind. +6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.” +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it. +8 You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God. +9 “And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you. +10 You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. +11 This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel. +12 And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ” +13 Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?” +14 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +15 “Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’ +16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.” ’ +17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’ +18 And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. +19 Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, +20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. +21 But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God. +22 So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. +23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city. +24 Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me. +25 So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the Lord had shown me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md index 99135687..50628873 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Judah's Captivity Portrayed - # Chapter 12 -1. Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -2. "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. - -3. "Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. -4. By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. -5. Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. -6. In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel." - -7. So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight. - -8. And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -9. "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?' -10. Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them." ' -11. Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.' -12. And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. -13. I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. -14. I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. - -15. "Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. -16. But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord." -Judgment Not Postponed - - -17. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -18. "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety. -19. And say to the people of the land, 'Thus says the Lord God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: "They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. -20. Then the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the Lord." ' " - -21. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -22. "Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails'? -23. Tell them therefore, 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel." ' But say to them, ' "The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. -24. For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. -25. For I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it," says the Lord God.' " - -26. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -27. "Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.' -28. Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done," says the Lord God.' " - - - +1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. +3 “Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. +4 By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. +5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. +6 In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” +7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight. +8 And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ +10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’ +11 Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’ +12 And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. +13 I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. +14 I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. +15 “Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. +16 But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” +17 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +18 “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety. +19 And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: “They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. +20 Then the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” +21 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? +23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘ “The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. +24 For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. +25 For I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ” +26 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +27 “Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ +28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md index 2c3ce4b6..d03d4e62 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Woe to Foolish Prophets - # Chapter 13 -1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, 'Hear the word of the Lord!' " - -3. Thus says the Lord God: "Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! -4. O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. -5. You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord. -6. They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, 'Thus says the Lord!' But the Lord has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed. -7. Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, 'The Lord says,' but I have not spoken." - -8. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have spoken nonsense and envisioned lies, therefore I am indeed against you," says the Lord God. -9. "My hand will be against the prophets who envision futility and who divine lies; they shall not be in the assembly of My people, nor be written in the record of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God. - -10. "Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace--and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar-- -11. say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down. -12. Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the mortar with which you plastered it?' " - -13. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it. -14. So I will break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. - -15. "Thus will I accomplish My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it with untempered mortar; and I will say to you, 'The wall is no more, nor those who plastered it, -16. that is, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her when there is no peace,' " says the Lord God. - -17. "Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them, -18. and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive? -19. And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?" - -20. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds. -21. I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be as prey in your hand. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. - -22. "Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life. -23. Therefore you shall no longer envision futility nor practice divination; for I will deliver My people out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord." ' " - - - +1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ ” +3 Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! +4 O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. +5 You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord. +6 They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ But the Lord has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed. +7 Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, ‘The Lord says,’ but I have not spoken.” +8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have spoken nonsense and envisioned lies, therefore I am indeed against you,” says the Lord God. +9 “My hand will be against the prophets who envision futility and who divine lies; they shall not be in the assembly of My people, nor be written in the record of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God. +10 “Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace—and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar— +11 say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down. +12 Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the mortar with which you plastered it?’ ” +13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it. +14 So I will break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. +15 “Thus will I accomplish My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it with untempered mortar; and I will say to you, ‘The wall is no more, nor those who plastered it, +16 that is, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her when there is no peace,’ ” says the Lord God. +17 “Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them, +18 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive? +19 And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?” +20 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds. +21 I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be as prey in your hand. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. +22 “Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life. +23 Therefore you shall no longer envision futility nor practice divination; for I will deliver My people out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md index edf489c5..854b73b7 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -Idolatry Will Be Punished - # Chapter 14 -1. Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. -2. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -3. "Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them? - -4. "Therefore speak to them, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols, -5. that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols." ' - -6. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations. -7. For anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I the Lord will answer him by Myself. -8. I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. - -9. "And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the Lord have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. -10. And they shall bear their iniquity; the punishment of the prophet shall be the same as the punishment of the one who inquired, -11. that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God," says the Lord God.' " -Judgment on Persistent Unfaithfulness - - -12. The word of the Lord came again to me, saying: -13. "Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it. -14. Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness," says the Lord God. - -15. "If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts, -16. even though these three men were in it, as I live," says the Lord God, "they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be desolate. - -17. "Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land,' and I cut off man and beast from it, -18. even though these three men were in it, as I live," says the Lord God, "they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered. - -19. "Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast, -20. even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live," says the Lord God, "they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness." - -21. For thus says the Lord God: "How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem--the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence--to cut off man and beast from it? -22. Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it. -23. And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I have done in it," says the Lord God. - - - +1 Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. +2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +3 “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them? +4 “Therefore speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols, +5 that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols.” ’ +6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations. +7 For anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I the Lord will answer him by Myself. +8 I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. +9 “And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the Lord have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. +10 And they shall bear their iniquity; the punishment of the prophet shall be the same as the punishment of the one who inquired, +11 that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God,” says the Lord God.’ ” +12 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying: +13 “Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it. +14 Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness,” says the Lord God. +15 “If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts, +16 even though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be desolate. +17 “Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I cut off man and beast from it, +18 even though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered. +19 “Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast, +20 even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.” +21 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when I send My four severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it? +22 Yet behold, there shall be left in it a remnant who will be brought out, both sons and daughters; surely they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings. Then you will be comforted concerning the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, all that I have brought upon it. +23 And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I have done in it,” says the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md index 81565138..eeb31694 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ -The Outcast Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -2. "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? -3. Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? -4. Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work? -5. Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned? - -6. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem; -7. and I will set My face against them. They will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them. -8. Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have persisted in unfaithfulness,' says the Lord God." - - - +1 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? +3 Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? +4 Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work? +5 Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned? +6 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem; +7 and I will set My face against them. They will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them. +8 Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have persisted in unfaithfulness,’ says the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md index 7118fdb3..3b176fcf 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,96 +1,64 @@ -God's Love for Jerusalem - # Chapter 16 -1. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, -3. and say, 'Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: "Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. -4. As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. -5. No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born. - -6. "And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' Yes, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' -7. I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare. - -8. "When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine," says the Lord God. - -9. "Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil. -10. I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. -11. I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck. -12. And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. -13. Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. -14. Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you," says the Lord God. -Jerusalem's Harlotry - - -15. "But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it. -16. You took some of your garments and adorned multicolored high places for yourself, and played the harlot on them. Such things should not happen, nor be. -17. You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them. -18. You took your embroidered garments and covered them, and you set My oil and My incense before them. -19. Also My food which I gave you--the pastry of fine flour, oil, and honey which I fed you--you set it before them as sweet incense; and so it was," says the Lord God. - -20. "Moreover you took your sons and your daughters, whom you bore to Me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your acts of harlotry a small matter, -21. that you have slain My children and offered them up to them by causing them to pass through the fire? -22. And in all your abominations and acts of harlotry you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, struggling in your blood. - -23. "Then it was so, after all your wickedness--'Woe, woe to you!' says the Lord God-- -24. that you also built for yourself a shrine, and made a high place for yourself in every street. -25. You built your high places at the head of every road, and made your beauty to be abhorred. You offered yourself to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your acts of harlotry. -26. You also committed harlotry with the Egyptians, your very fleshly neighbors, and increased your acts of harlotry to provoke Me to anger. - -27. "Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. -28. You also played the harlot with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied. -29. Moreover you multiplied your acts of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, Chaldea; and even then you were not satisfied. - -30. "How degenerate is your heart!" says the Lord God, "seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot. -Jerusalem's Adultery - - -31. "You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your high place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned payment. -32. You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband. -33. Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry. -34. You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite." -Jerusalem's Lovers Will Abuse Her - - -35. 'Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord! -36. Thus says the Lord God: "Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them, -37. surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. -38. And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy. -39. I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down your high places. They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare. - -40. "They shall also bring up an assembly against you, and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. -41. They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers. -42. So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more. -43. Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but agitated Me with all these things, surely I will also recompense your deeds on your own head," says the Lord God. "And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations. -More Wicked than Samaria and Sodom - - -44. "Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: 'Like mother, like daughter!' -45. You are your mother's daughter, loathing husband and children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and children; your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. - -46. "Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who dwells to the south of you, is Sodom and her daughters. -47. You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you became more corrupt than they in all your ways. - -48. "As I live," says the Lord God, "neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done. -49. Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. -50. And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit. - -51. "Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done. -52. You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters. - -53. "When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back the captives of your captivity among them, -54. that you may bear your own shame and be disgraced by all that you did when you comforted them. -55. When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters return to their former state, then you and your daughters will return to your former state. -56. For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride, -57. before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere. -58. You have paid for your lewdness and your abominations," says the Lord. -59. For thus says the Lord God: "I will deal with you as you have done, who despised the oath by breaking the covenant. -An Everlasting Covenant - - -60. "Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. -61. Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you. -62. And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, -63. that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done," says the Lord God.' " - - - +1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, +3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: “Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. +4 As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. +5 No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born. +6 “And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ +7 I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare. +8 “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine,” says the Lord God. +9 “Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil. +10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. +11 I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck. +12 And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. +13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. +14 Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God. +15 “But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it. +16 You took some of your garments and adorned multicolored high places for yourself, and played the harlot on them. Such things should not happen, nor be. +17 You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them. +18 You took your embroidered garments and covered them, and you set My oil and My incense before them. +19 Also My food which I gave you—the pastry of fine flour, oil, and honey which I fed you—you set it before them as sweet incense; and so it was,” says the Lord God. +20 “Moreover you took your sons and your daughters, whom you bore to Me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your acts of harlotry a small matter, +21 that you have slain My children and offered them up to them by causing them to pass through the fire? +22 And in all your abominations and acts of harlotry you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, struggling in your blood. +23 “Then it was so, after all your wickedness—‘Woe, woe to you!’ says the Lord God— +24 that you also built for yourself a shrine, and made a high place for yourself in every street. +25 You built your high places at the head of every road, and made your beauty to be abhorred. You offered yourself to everyone who passed by, and multiplied your acts of harlotry. +26 You also committed harlotry with the Egyptians, your very fleshly neighbors, and increased your acts of harlotry to provoke Me to anger. +27 “Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. +28 You also played the harlot with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; indeed you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied. +29 Moreover you multiplied your acts of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, Chaldea; and even then you were not satisfied. +30 “How degenerate is your heart!” says the Lord God, “seeing you do all these things, the deeds of a brazen harlot. +31 “You erected your shrine at the head of every road, and built your high place in every street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because you scorned payment. +32 You are an adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband. +33 Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry. +34 You are the opposite of other women in your harlotry, because no one solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave payment but no payment was given you, therefore you are the opposite.” +35 ‘Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord! +36 Thus says the Lord God: “Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them, +37 surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness. +38 And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy. +39 I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down your high places. They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare. +40 “They shall also bring up an assembly against you, and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords. +41 They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers. +42 So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more. +43 Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but agitated Me with all these things, surely I will also recompense your deeds on your own head,” says the Lord God. “And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations. +44 “Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’ +45 You are your mother’s daughter, loathing husband and children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and children; your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. +46 “Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who dwells to the south of you, is Sodom and her daughters. +47 You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you became more corrupt than they in all your ways. +48 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “neither your sister Sodom nor her daughters have done as you and your daughters have done. +49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. +50 And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit. +51 “Samaria did not commit half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all the abominations which you have done. +52 You who judged your sisters, bear your own shame also, because the sins which you committed were more abominable than theirs; they are more righteous than you. Yes, be disgraced also, and bear your own shame, because you justified your sisters. +53 “When I bring back their captives, the captives of Sodom and her daughters, and the captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I will also bring back the captives of your captivity among them, +54 that you may bear your own shame and be disgraced by all that you did when you comforted them. +55 When your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters return to their former state, then you and your daughters will return to your former state. +56 For your sister Sodom was not a byword in your mouth in the days of your pride, +57 before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere. +58 You have paid for your lewdness and your abominations,” says the Lord. +59 For thus says the Lord God: “I will deal with you as you have done, who despised the oath by breaking the covenant. +60 “Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. +61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you. +62 And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, +63 that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done,” says the Lord God.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md index ceac1951..f9f622fc 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,71 +1,55 @@ -The Eagles and the Vine - # Chapter 17 -1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, -3. and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, +1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, +3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, Full of feathers of various colors, Came to Lebanon And took from the cedar the highest branch. - -4. He cropped off its topmost young twig +4 He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants. - -5. Then he took some of the seed of the land +5 Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree. - -6. And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; +6 And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; Its branches turned toward him, But its roots were under it. So it became a vine, Brought forth branches, And put forth shoots. - -7. "But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers; +7 “But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers; And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, And stretched its branches toward him, From the garden terrace where it had been planted, That he might water it. - -8. It was planted in good soil by many waters, +8 It was planted in good soil by many waters, To bring forth branches, bear fruit, -And become a majestic vine." ' - -9. "Say, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Will it thrive? +And become a majestic vine.” ’ +9 “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots, Cut off its fruit, And leave it to wither? All of its spring leaves will wither, And no great power or many people Will be needed to pluck it up by its roots. - -10. Behold, it is planted, +10 Behold, it is planted, Will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? -It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew." ' " - -11. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -12. "Say now to the rebellious house: 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Tell them, 'Indeed the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon. -13. And he took the king's offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land, -14. that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. -15. But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered? - -16. 'As I live,' says the Lord God, 'surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke--with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. -17. Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons. -18. Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.' " - -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head. -20. I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and try him there for the treason which he committed against Me. -21. All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken."Israel Exalted at Last - -22. Thus says the Lord God: "I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain. -23. On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. -24. And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it." - - - +It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew.” ’ ” +11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +12 “Say now to the rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed the king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon. +13 And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land, +14 that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. +15 But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered? +16 ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. +17 Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons. +18 Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’ ” +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head. +20 I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and try him there for the treason which he committed against Me. +21 All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.” +22 Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain. +23 On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. +24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md index 97a9e2c7..fcac85bd 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,113 +1,84 @@ -A False Proverb Refuted - # Chapter 18 -1. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, -2. "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: -'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, -And the children's teeth are set on edge'? - -3. "As I live," says the Lord God, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. - -4. "Behold, all souls are Mine; +1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, +2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: +‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, +And the children’s teeth are set on edge’? +3 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. +4 “Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. - -5. But if a man is just +5 But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; - -6. If he has not eaten on the mountains, +6 If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, -Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, +Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; - -7. If he has not oppressed anyone, +7 If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; - -8. If he has not exacted usury +8 If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; - -9. If he has walked in My statutes -And kept My judgments faithfully-- +9 If he has walked in My statutes +And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; -He shall surely live!" +He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God. - -10. "If he begets a son who is a robber +10 “If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things - - -11. And does none of those duties, +11 And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains -Or defiled his neighbor's wife; - -12. If he has oppressed the poor and needy, +Or defiled his neighbor’s wife; +12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, Or committed abomination; - -13. If he has exacted usury -Or taken increase-- +13 If he has exacted usury +Or taken increase— Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him. - -14. "If, however, he begets a son +14 “If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise; - -15. Who has not eaten on the mountains, +15 Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, -Nor defiled his neighbor's wife; - -16. Has not oppressed anyone, +Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife; +16 Has not oppressed anyone, Nor withheld a pledge, Nor robbed by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; - -17. Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor +17 Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor And not received usury or increase, But has executed My judgments -And walked in My statutes-- +And walked in My statutes— He shall not die for the iniquity of his father; He shall surely live! - -18. "As for his father, +18 “As for his father, Because he cruelly oppressed, Robbed his brother by violence, And did what is not good among his people, Behold, he shall die for his iniquity. -Turn and Live - - -19. "Yet you say, 'Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?' Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live. -20. The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. - -21. "But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -22. None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. -23. Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?" says the Lord God, "and not that he should turn from his ways and live? - -24. "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die. - -25. "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair? -26. When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies. -27. Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. -28. Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -29. Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair? - -30. "Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord God. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. -31. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? -32. For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord God. "Therefore turn and live!" - - - +19 “Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?’ Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live. +20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. +21 “But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. +23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live? +24 “But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die. +25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair? +26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies. +27 Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. +28 Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair? +30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. +31 Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? +32 For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md index fe04cb50..88d17db1 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,65 +1,48 @@ -Israel Degraded - # Chapter 19 -1. "Moreover take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, -2. and say: -'What is your mother? A lioness: +1 “Moreover take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, +2 and say: +‘What is your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs. - -3. She brought up one of her cubs, +3 She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men. - -4. The nations also heard of him; +4 The nations also heard of him; He was trapped in their pit, And they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt. - -5. 'When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, +5 ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. - -6. He roved among the lions, +6 He roved among the lions, And became a young lion; He learned to catch prey; He devoured men. - -7. He knew their desolate places, +7 He knew their desolate places, And laid waste their cities; The land with its fullness was desolated By the noise of his roaring. - -8. Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side, +8 Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side, And spread their net over him; He was trapped in their pit. - -9. They put him in a cage with chains, +9 They put him in a cage with chains, And brought him to the king of Babylon; They brought him in nets, That his voice should no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel. - -10. 'Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline, +10 ‘Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline, Planted by the waters, Fruitful and full of branches Because of many waters. - -11. She had strong branches for scepters of rulers. +11 She had strong branches for scepters of rulers. She towered in stature above the thick branches, And was seen in her height amid the dense foliage. - -12. But she was plucked up in fury, +12 But she was plucked up in fury, She was cast down to the ground, And the east wind dried her fruit. Her strong branches were broken and withered; The fire consumed them. - -13. And now she is planted in the wilderness, +13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land. - -14. Fire has come out from a rod of her branches +14 Fire has come out from a rod of her branches And devoured her fruit, -So that she has no strong branch--a scepter for ruling.' " -This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation. - - - +So that she has no strong branch—a scepter for ruling.’ ” +This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md index e2898236..7081a6bd 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,70 +1,50 @@ -The Rebellions of Israel - # Chapter 20 -1. It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. -2. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -3. "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live," says the Lord God, "I will not be inquired of by you." ' -4. Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers. - -5. "Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, 'I am the Lord your God.' -6. On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, 'flowing with milk and honey,' the glory of all lands. -7. Then I said to them, 'Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.' -8. But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, 'I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.' -9. But I acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. - -10. "Therefore I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. -11. And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them.' -12. Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. -13. Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they despised My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them. -14. But I acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. -15. So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, 'flowing with milk and honey,' the glory of all lands, -16. because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols. -17. Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness. - -18. "But I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols. -19. I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; -20. hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.' - -21. "Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness. -22. Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. -23. Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries, -24. because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My statutes, profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols. - -25. "Therefore I also gave them up to statutes that were not good, and judgments by which they could not live; -26. and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate and that they might know that I am the Lord." ' - -27. "Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. -28. When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings. -29. Then I said to them, 'What is this high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah to this day." ' -30. Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Are you defiling yourselves in the manner of your fathers, and committing harlotry according to their abominations? -31. For when you offer your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live," says the Lord God, "I will not be inquired of by you. -32. What you have in your mind shall never be, when you say, 'We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.' -God Will Restore Israel - - -33. "As I live," says the Lord God, "surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you. -34. I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out. -35. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face. -36. Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you," says the Lord God. - -37. "I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; -38. I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. - -39. "As for you, O house of Israel," thus says the Lord God: "Go, serve every one of you his idols--and hereafter--if you will not obey Me; but profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols. -40. For on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel," says the Lord God, "there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things. -41. I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles. -42. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers. -43. And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. -44. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have dealt with you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel," says the Lord God.' " -Fire in the Forest - - -45. Furthermore the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -46. "Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South, -47. and say to the forest of the South, 'Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it. -48. All flesh shall see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched." ' " - -49. Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They say of me, 'Does he not speak parables?' " - - - +1 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. +2 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.” ’ +4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers. +5 “Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I raised My hand in an oath to them, saying, ‘I am the Lord your God.’ +6 On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands. +7 Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, throw away the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’ +8 But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’ +9 But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. +10 “Therefore I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. +11 And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’ +12 Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. +13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they despised My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them. +14 But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. +15 So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands, +16 because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols. +17 Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness. +18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols. +19 I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; +20 hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’ +21 “Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness. +22 Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. +23 Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries, +24 because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My statutes, profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’ idols. +25 “Therefore I also gave them up to statutes that were not good, and judgments by which they could not live; +26 and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate and that they might know that I am the Lord.” ’ +27 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. +28 When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them, and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees, there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings. There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings. +29 Then I said to them, ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ So its name is called Bamah to this day.” ’ +30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Are you defiling yourselves in the manner of your fathers, and committing harlotry according to their abominations? +31 For when you offer your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you. +32 What you have in your mind shall never be, when you say, ‘We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.’ +33 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you. +34 I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out. +35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face. +36 Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you,” says the Lord God. +37 “I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; +38 I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +39 “As for you, O house of Israel,” thus says the Lord God: “Go, serve every one of you his idols—and hereafter—if you will not obey Me; but profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols. +40 For on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel,” says the Lord God, “there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things. +41 I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles. +42 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers. +43 And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. +44 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have dealt with you for My name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel,” says the Lord God.’ ” +45 Furthermore the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +46 “Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South, +47 and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it. +48 All flesh shall see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” ’ ” +49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md index bc429f26..8017ccd0 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,115 +1,85 @@ -Babylon, the Sword of God - # Chapter 21 -1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; -3. and say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord: "Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from you. -4. Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, -5. that all flesh may know that -I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore." ' -6. Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. -7. And it shall be when they say to you, 'Why are you sighing?' that you shall answer, 'Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,' -says the Lord God." - -8. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -9. "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord!' Say: -'A sword, a sword is sharpened +1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel; +3 and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from you. +4 Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, +5 that all flesh may know that I, the Lord, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore.” ’ +6 Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. +7 And it shall be when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall answer, ‘Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,’ says the Lord God.” +8 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ Say: +‘A sword, a sword is sharpened And also polished! - -10. Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, +10 Sharpened to make a dreadful slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning! Should we then make mirth? It despises the scepter of My son, As it does all wood. - -11. And He has given it to be polished, +11 And He has given it to be polished, That it may be handled; This sword is sharpened, and it is polished -To be given into the hand of the slayer.' - -12. "Cry and wail, son of man; +To be given into the hand of the slayer.’ +12 “Cry and wail, son of man; For it will be against My people, Against all the princes of Israel. Terrors including the sword will be against My people; Therefore strike your thigh. - -13. "Because it is a testing, +13 “Because it is a testing, And what if the sword despises even the scepter? -The scepter shall be no more," +The scepter shall be no more,” says the Lord God. - -14. "You therefore, son of man, prophesy, +14 “You therefore, son of man, prophesy, And strike your hands together. The third time let the sword do double damage. It is the sword that slays, The sword that slays the great men, That enters their private chambers. - -15. I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, +15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, That the heart may melt and many may stumble. Ah! It is made bright; It is grasped for slaughter: - -16. "Swords at the ready! +16 “Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! -Thrust left-- +Thrust left— Wherever your edge is ordered! - -17. "I also will beat My fists together, +17 “I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; -I, the Lord, have spoken." - -18. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying: -19. "And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the head of the road to the city. -20. Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. -21. For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver. -22. In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall. -23. And it will be to them like a false divination in the eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken. - -24. "Therefore thus -says the Lord God: 'Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear--because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand. - -25. 'Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end, -26. thus -says the Lord God: -"Remove the turban, and take off the crown; +I, the Lord, have spoken.” +18 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying: +19 “And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to go; both of them shall go from the same land. Make a sign; put it at the head of the road to the city. +20 Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. +21 For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver. +22 In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall. +23 And it will be to them like a false divination in the eyes of those who have sworn oaths with them; but he will bring their iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken. +24 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear—because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand. +25 ‘Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end, +26 thus says the Lord God: +“Remove the turban, and take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted. - -27. Overthrown, overthrown, +27 Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, Until He comes whose right it is, -And I will give it to Him." ' -A Sword Against the Ammonites - - -28. "And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus -says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,' and say: -'A sword, a sword is drawn, +And I will give it to Him.” ’ +28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,’ and say: +‘A sword, a sword is drawn, Polished for slaughter, -For consuming, for flashing-- - -29. While they see false visions for you, +For consuming, for flashing— +29 While they see false visions for you, While they divine a lie to you, To bring you on the necks of the wicked, the slain Whose day has come, Whose iniquity shall end. - -30. 'Return it to its sheath. +30 ‘Return it to its sheath. I will judge you In the place where you were created, In the land of your nativity. - -31. I will pour out My indignation on you; +31 I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy. - -32. You shall be fuel for the fire; +32 You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, -For I the Lord have spoken.' " - - - +For I the Lord have spoken.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md index 907e2204..a12e6cfb 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,45 +1,32 @@ -Sins of Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations! -3. Then say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself. -4. You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. -5. Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult. - -6. "Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you. -7. In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow. -8. You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. -9. In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness. -10. In you men uncover their fathers' nakedness; in you they violate women who are set apart during their impurity. -11. One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father's daughter. -12. In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me," says the Lord God. - -13. "Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst. -14. Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and will do it. -15. I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and remove your filthiness completely from you. -16. You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord." ' " -Israel in the Furnace - - -17. The word of the Lord came to me, saying, -18. "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. -20. As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you. -21. Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst. -22. As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have poured out My fury on you.' " -Israel's Wicked Leaders - - -23. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -24. "Son of man, say to her: 'You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.' -25. The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. -26. Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. -27. Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain. -28. Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord God,' when the Lord had not spoken. -29. The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger. -30. So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. -31. Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord God. - - - +1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Yes, show her all her abominations! +3 Then say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The city sheds blood in her own midst, that her time may come; and she makes idols within herself to defile herself. +4 You have become guilty by the blood which you have shed, and have defiled yourself with the idols which you have made. You have caused your days to draw near, and have come to the end of your years; therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations, and a mockery to all countries. +5 Those near and those far from you will mock you as infamous and full of tumult. +6 “Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you. +7 In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow. +8 You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. +9 In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness. +10 In you men uncover their fathers’ nakedness; in you they violate women who are set apart during their impurity. +11 One commits abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father’s daughter. +12 In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God. +13 “Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst. +14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I shall deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and will do it. +15 I will scatter you among the nations, disperse you throughout the countries, and remove your filthiness completely from you. +16 You shall defile yourself in the sight of the nations; then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” +17 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, +18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. +20 As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you. +21 Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst. +22 As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have poured out My fury on you.’ ” +23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +24 “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’ +25 The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst. +26 Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. +27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain. +28 Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord had not spoken. +29 The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger. +30 So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. +31 Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md index f3274ade..3f724531 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,108 +1,78 @@ -Two Harlot Sisters - # Chapter 23 -1. The word of the Lord came again to me, saying: - -2. "Son of man, there were two women, +1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying: +2 “Son of man, there were two women, The daughters of one mother. - -3. They committed harlotry in Egypt, +3 They committed harlotry in Egypt, They committed harlotry in their youth; Their breasts were there embraced, Their virgin bosom was there pressed. - -4. Their names: Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister; +4 Their names: Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister; They were Mine, And they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is Oholibah. -The Older Sister, Samaria - - -5. "Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; +5 “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine; And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring Assyrians, - -6. Who were clothed in purple, +6 Who were clothed in purple, Captains and rulers, All of them desirable young men, Horsemen riding on horses. - -7. Thus she committed her harlotry with them, +7 Thus she committed her harlotry with them, All of them choice men of Assyria; And with all for whom she lusted, With all their idols, she defiled herself. - -8. She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, +8 She has never given up her harlotry brought from Egypt, For in her youth they had lain with her, Pressed her virgin bosom, And poured out their immorality upon her. - -9. "Therefore I have delivered her +9 “Therefore I have delivered her Into the hand of her lovers, Into the hand of the Assyrians, For whom she lusted. - -10. They uncovered her nakedness, +10 They uncovered her nakedness, Took away her sons and daughters, And slew her with the sword; She became a byword among women, For they had executed judgment on her. -The Younger Sister, Jerusalem - - -11. "Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister's harlotry. - -12. "She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians, +11 “Now although her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her lust than she, and in her harlotry more corrupt than her sister’s harlotry. +12 “She lusted for the neighboring Assyrians, Captains and rulers, Clothed most gorgeously, Horsemen riding on horses, All of them desirable young men. - -13. Then I saw that she was defiled; +13 Then I saw that she was defiled; Both took the same way. - -14. But she increased her harlotry; +14 But she increased her harlotry; She looked at men portrayed on the wall, Images of Chaldeans portrayed in vermilion, - -15. Girded with belts around their waists, +15 Girded with belts around their waists, Flowing turbans on their heads, All of them looking like captains, In the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, The land of their nativity. - -16. As soon as her eyes saw them, +16 As soon as her eyes saw them, She lusted for them And sent messengers to them in Chaldea. - -17. "Then the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love, +17 “Then the Babylonians came to her, into the bed of love, And they defiled her with their immorality; So she was defiled by them, and alienated herself from them. - -18. She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness. +18 She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness. Then I alienated Myself from her, As I had alienated Myself from her sister. - -19. "Yet she multiplied her harlotry +19 “Yet she multiplied her harlotry In calling to remembrance the days of her youth, When she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. - -20. For she lusted for her paramours, +20 For she lusted for her paramours, Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys, And whose issue is like the issue of horses. - -21. Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, +21 Thus you called to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, When the Egyptians pressed your bosom Because of your youthful breasts. -Judgment on Jerusalem - - -22. "Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: -'Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you, +22 “Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: +‘Behold, I will stir up your lovers against you, From whom you have alienated yourself, And I will bring them against you from every side: - -23. The Babylonians, +23 The Babylonians, All the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, All the Assyrians with them, @@ -110,75 +80,58 @@ All of them desirable young men, Governors and rulers, Captains and men of renown, All of them riding on horses. - -24. And they shall come against you +24 And they shall come against you With chariots, wagons, and war-horses, With a horde of people. They shall array against you -Buckler, shield, and helmet all around. -'I will delegate judgment to them, +Buckler, shield, and helmet all around. +‘I will delegate judgment to them, And they shall judge you according to their judgments. - -25. I will set My jealousy against you, +25 I will set My jealousy against you, And they shall deal furiously with you; They shall remove your nose and your ears, And your remnant shall fall by the sword; They shall take your sons and your daughters, And your remnant shall be devoured by fire. - -26. They shall also strip you of your clothes +26 They shall also strip you of your clothes And take away your beautiful jewelry. - -27. 'Thus I will make you cease your lewdness and your harlotry +27 ‘Thus I will make you cease your lewdness and your harlotry Brought from the land of Egypt, So that you will not lift your eyes to them, -Nor remember Egypt anymore.' - -28. "For thus says the Lord God: 'Surely I will deliver you into the hand of those you hate, into the hand of those from whom you alienated yourself. -29. They will deal hatefully with you, take away all you have worked for, and leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotry. -30. I will do these things to you because you have gone as a harlot after the Gentiles, because you have become defiled by their idols. -31. You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.' - -32. "Thus says the Lord God: -'You shall drink of your sister's cup, +Nor remember Egypt anymore.’ +28 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hand of those you hate, into the hand of those from whom you alienated yourself. +29 They will deal hatefully with you, take away all you have worked for, and leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotry. +30 I will do these things to you because you have gone as a harlot after the Gentiles, because you have become defiled by their idols. +31 You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’ +32 “Thus says the Lord God: +‘You shall drink of your sister’s cup, The deep and wide one; You shall be laughed to scorn And held in derision; It contains much. - -33. You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, +33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, The cup of horror and desolation, The cup of your sister Samaria. - -34. You shall drink and drain it, +34 You shall drink and drain it, You shall break its shards, And tear at your own breasts; -For I have spoken,' +For I have spoken,’ Says the Lord God. - -35. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: -'Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back, +35 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: +‘Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back, Therefore you shall bear the penalty -Of your lewdness and your harlotry.' " -Both Sisters Judged - - -36. The Lord also said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. -37. For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. -38. Moreover they have done this to Me: They have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Sabbaths. -39. For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house. - -40. "Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you washed yourself for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. -41. You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil. -42. The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads. -43. Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, 'Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?' -44. Yet they went in to her, as men go in to a woman who plays the harlot; thus they went in to Oholah and Oholibah, the lewd women. -45. But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands. - -46. "For thus says the Lord God: 'Bring up an assembly against them, give them up to trouble and plunder. -47. The assembly shall stone them with stones and execute them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire. -48. Thus I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness. -49. They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall pay for your idolatrous sins. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.' " - - - +Of your lewdness and your harlotry.’ ” +36 The Lord also said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations. +37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and even sacrificed their sons whom they bore to Me, passing them through the fire, to devour them. +38 Moreover they have done this to Me: They have defiled My sanctuary on the same day and profaned My Sabbaths. +39 For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house. +40 “Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you washed yourself for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. +41 You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil. +42 The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads. +43 Then I said concerning her who had grown old in adulteries, ‘Will they commit harlotry with her now, and she with them?’ +44 Yet they went in to her, as men go in to a woman who plays the harlot; thus they went in to Oholah and Oholibah, the lewd women. +45 But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands. +46 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Bring up an assembly against them, give them up to trouble and plunder. +47 The assembly shall stone them with stones and execute them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn their houses with fire. +48 Thus I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness. +49 They shall repay you for your lewdness, and you shall pay for your idolatrous sins. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md index d7366b8b..973a237e 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,91 +1,68 @@ -Symbol of the Cooking Pot - # Chapter 24 -1. Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day--the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day. -3. And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Put on a pot, set it on, +1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day—the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day. +3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. - -4. Gather pieces of meat in it, +4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; - -5. Take the choice of the flock. +5 Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, -And let the cuts simmer in it." - -6. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"Woe to the bloody city, +And let the cuts simmer in it.” +6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. - -7. For her blood is in her midst; +7 For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. - -8. That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, +8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, -That it may not be covered." - -9. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"Woe to the bloody city! +That it may not be covered.” +9 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great. - -10. Heap on the wood, +10 Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up. - -11. "Then set the pot empty on the coals, +11 “Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed. - -12. She has grown weary with lies, +12 She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire! - -13. In your filthiness is lewdness. +13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you. - -14. I, the Lord, have spoken it; +14 I, the Lord, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds -They will judge you," -Says the Lord God.' " -The Prophet's Wife Dies - - -15. Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -16. "Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. -17. Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man's bread of sorrow." - -18. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. - -19. And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?" - -20. Then I answered them, "The word of the Lord came to me, saying, -21. 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord God: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. -22. And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow. -23. Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. -24. Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord God.' " - -25. 'And you, son of man--will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: -26. that on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears? -27. On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.' " - - - +They will judge you,” +Says the Lord God.’ ” +15 Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +16 “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. +17 Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.” +18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. +19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?” +20 Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, +21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. +22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow. +23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another. +24 Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ” +25 ‘And you, son of man—will it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters: +26 that on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears? +27 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md index 0380e4b0..f696f4a7 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,33 +1,18 @@ -Proclamation Against Ammon - # Chapter 25 -1. The word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. -3. Say to the Ammonites, 'Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God: "Because you said, 'Aha!' against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, -4. indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. -5. And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord." - -6. 'For thus says the Lord God: "Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel, -7. indeed, therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the Lord." -Proclamation Against Moab - - -8. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because Moab and Seir say, 'Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,' -9. therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim. -10. To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. -11. And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the Lord." -Proclamation Against Edom - - -12. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them," -13. therefore thus says the Lord God: "I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword. -14. I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance," says the Lord God. -Proclamation Against Philistia - - -15. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred," -16. therefore thus says the Lord God: "I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. -17. I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay My vengeance upon them." ' " - - - +1 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. +3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God: “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, +4 indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. +5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” +6 ‘For thus says the Lord God: “Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel, +7 indeed, therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” +8 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,’ +9 therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim. +10 To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. +11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the Lord.” +12 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,” +13 therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword. +14 I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance,” says the Lord God. +15 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,” +16 therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. +17 I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md index 8637d1c6..00052bc4 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,39 +1,29 @@ -Proclamation Against Tyre - # Chapter 26 -1. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, 'Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.' - -3. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. -4. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. -5. It shall be a place for spreading nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,' says the Lord God; 'it shall become plunder for the nations. -6. Also her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.' - -7. "For thus says the Lord God: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people. -8. He will slay with the sword your daughter villages in the fields; he will heap up a siege mound against you, build a wall against you, and raise a defense against you. -9. He will direct his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. -10. Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, the wagons, and the chariots, when he enters your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached. -11. With the hooves of his horses he will trample all your streets; he will slay your people by the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground. -12. They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your stones, your timber, and your soil in the midst of the water. -13. I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more. -14. I will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be a place for spreading nets, and you shall never be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken,' says the Lord God. - -15. "Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: 'Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when slaughter is made in the midst of you? -16. Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. -17. And they will take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: -"How you have perished, +1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, ‘Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.’ +3 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. +4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. +5 It shall be a place for spreading nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ says the Lord God; ‘it shall become plunder for the nations. +6 Also her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ +7 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people. +8 He will slay with the sword your daughter villages in the fields; he will heap up a siege mound against you, build a wall against you, and raise a defense against you. +9 He will direct his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. +10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, the wagons, and the chariots, when he enters your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached. +11 With the hooves of his horses he will trample all your streets; he will slay your people by the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground. +12 They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your stones, your timber, and your soil in the midst of the water. +13 I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more. +14 I will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be a place for spreading nets, and you shall never be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken,’ says the Lord God. +15 “Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: ‘Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when slaughter is made in the midst of you? +16 Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. +17 And they will take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: +“How you have perished, O one inhabited by seafaring men, O renowned city, Who was strong at sea, She and her inhabitants, Who caused their terror to be on all her inhabitants! - -18. Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; -Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure." ' - -19. "For thus says the Lord God: 'When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring the deep upon you, and great waters cover you, -20. then I will bring you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory in the land of the living. -21. I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you are sought for, you will never be found again,' says the Lord God." - - - +18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; +Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.” ’ +19 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring the deep upon you, and great waters cover you, +20 then I will bring you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory in the land of the living. +21 I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you are sought for, you will never be found again,’ says the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md index 3db812d2..81381834 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,108 +1,82 @@ -Lamentation for Tyre - # Chapter 27 -1. The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, -2. "Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, -3. and say to Tyre, 'You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: -"O Tyre, you have said, -'I am perfect in beauty.' - -4. Your borders are in the midst of the seas. +1 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, +2 “Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, +3 and say to Tyre, ‘You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God: +“O Tyre, you have said, +‘I am perfect in beauty.’ +4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty. - -5. They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; +5 They made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast. - -6. Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; +6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks With ivory from the coasts of Cyprus. - -7. Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; +7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail; Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you. - -8. "Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; +8 “Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots. - -9. Elders of Gebal and its wise men +9 Elders of Gebal and its wise men Were in you to caulk your seams; All the ships of the sea And their oarsmen were in you To market your merchandise. - -10. "Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya +10 “Those from Persia, Lydia, and Libya Were in your army as men of war; They hung shield and helmet in you; They gave splendor to you. - -11. Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, +11 Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, And the men of Gammad were in your towers; They hung their shields on your walls all around; They made your beauty perfect. - -12. "Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. -13. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. -14. Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. -15. The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. -16. Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. -17. Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm. -18. Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. -19. Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. -20. Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. -21. Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. -22. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. -23. Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. -24. These were your merchants in choice items--in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace. - -25. "The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. +12 “Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. +13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. +14 Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. +15 The men of Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. +16 Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. +17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and balm. +18 Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. +19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. +20 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. +21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. +22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. +23 Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. +24 These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace. +25 “The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas. - -26. Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, +26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas. - -27. "Your riches, wares, and merchandise, +27 “Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin. - -28. The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots. - -29. "All who handle the oar, +28 The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots. +29 “All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore. - -30. They will make their voice heard because of you; +30 They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes; - -31. They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, +31 They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. - -32. In their wailing for you +32 In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: -'What city is like Tyre, +‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea? - -33. 'When your wares went out by sea, +33 ‘When your wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise. - -34. But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; +34 But you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst. - -35. All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you; +35 All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you; Their kings will be greatly afraid, And their countenance will be troubled. - -36. The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; -You will become a horror, and be no more forever.' " ' " - - - +36 The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; +You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’ ” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md index c5712a32..8b824ce6 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,120 +1,86 @@ -Proclamation Against the King of Tyre - # Chapter 28 -1. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, -2. "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Because your heart is lifted up, -And you say, 'I am a god, +1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, +2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Because your heart is lifted up, +And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, -In the midst of the seas,' +In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god - - -3. (Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! +3 (Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you! - -4. With your wisdom and your understanding +4 With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; - -5. By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, -And your heart is lifted up because of your riches)," - -6. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god, - -7. Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, +5 By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, +And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),” +6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god, +7 Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor. - -8. They shall throw you down into the Pit, +8 They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas. - -9. "Will you still say before him who slays you, -'I am a god'? +9 “Will you still say before him who slays you, +‘I am a god’? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you. - -10. You shall die the death of the uncircumcised +10 You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of aliens; -For I have spoken," says the Lord God.' " -Lamentation for the King of Tyre - - -11. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -12. "Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"You were the seal of perfection, +For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ” +11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. - -13. You were in Eden, the garden of God; +13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. - -14. "You were the anointed cherub who covers; +14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. - -15. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, +15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. - -16. "By the abundance of your trading +16 “By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. - -17. "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; +17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. - -18. "You defiled your sanctuaries +18 “You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. - -19. All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; +19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, -And shall be no more forever." ' " -Proclamation Against Sidon - - -20. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -21. "Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her, -22. and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; +And shall be no more forever.” ’ ” +20 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her, +22 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the Lord, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her. - -23. For I will send pestilence upon her, +23 For I will send pestilence upon her, And blood in her streets; The wounded shall be judged in her midst By the sword against her on every side; Then they shall know that I am the Lord. - -24. "And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. -Then they shall know that I am the Lord God." -Israel's Future Blessing - - -25. 'Thus says the Lord God: "When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. -26. And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. -Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God." ' " - - - +24 “And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.” +25 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. +26 And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md index b5c1fa4c..eaeecc67 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,56 +1,41 @@ -Proclamation Against Egypt - # Chapter 29 -1. In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt. -3. Speak, and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, I am against you, +1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt. +3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies in the midst of his rivers, -Who has said, 'My River is my own; -I have made it for myself.' - -4. But I will put hooks in your jaws, +Who has said, ‘My River is my own; +I have made it for myself.’ +4 But I will put hooks in your jaws, And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales; I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales. - -5. I will leave you in the wilderness, +5 I will leave you in the wilderness, You and all the fish of your rivers; You shall fall on the open field; You shall not be picked up or gathered. I have given you as food To the beasts of the field And to the birds of the heavens. - -6. "Then all the inhabitants of Egypt +6 “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt Shall know that I am the Lord, Because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. - -7. When they took hold of you with the hand, +7 When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their shoulders; When they leaned on you, -You broke and made all their backs quiver." - -8. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast. -9. And the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the Lord, because he said, 'The River is mine, and I have made it.' -10. Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. -11. Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years. -12. I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries." - -13. 'Yet, thus says the Lord God: "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. -14. I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. -15. It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore. -16. No longer shall it be the confidence of the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity when they turned to follow them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God." ' " -Babylonia Will Plunder Egypt - - -17. And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -18. "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it. -19. Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Surely I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. -20. I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,' says the Lord God. - -21. 'In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.' " - - - +You broke and made all their backs quiver.” +8 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will bring a sword upon you and cut off from you man and beast. +9 And the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the Lord, because he said, ‘The River is mine, and I have made it.’ +10 Indeed, therefore, I am against you and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia. +11 Neither foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast pass through it, and it shall be uninhabited forty years. +12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.” +13 ‘Yet, thus says the Lord God: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered. +14 I will bring back the captives of Egypt and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom. +15 It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore. +16 No longer shall it be the confidence of the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity when they turned to follow them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.” ’ ” +17 And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it. +19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. +20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,’ says the Lord God. +21 ‘In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md index 1686af00..9f415228 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,97 +1,71 @@ -Egypt and Her Allies Will Fall - # Chapter 30 -1. The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, -2. "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Wail, 'Woe to the day!' - -3. For the day is near, +1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, +2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’ +3 For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles. - -4. The sword shall come upon Egypt, +4 The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down. - -5. "Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword." - -6. 'Thus says the Lord: -"Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, +5 “Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.” +6 ‘Thus says the Lord: +“Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene -Those within her shall fall by the sword," +Those within her shall fall by the sword,” Says the Lord God. - -7. "They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, +7 “They shall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries, And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste. - -8. Then they will know that I am the Lord, +8 Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed. - -9. On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships +9 On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; -For indeed it is coming!" - -10. 'Thus says the Lord God: -"I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease +For indeed it is coming!” +10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. - -11. He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, +11 He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, Shall be brought to destroy the land; They shall draw their swords against Egypt, And fill the land with the slain. - -12. I will make the rivers dry, +12 I will make the rivers dry, And sell the land into the hand of the wicked; I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, By the hand of aliens. -I, the Lord, have spoken." - -13. 'Thus says the Lord God: -"I will also destroy the idols, +I, the Lord, have spoken.” +13 ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“I will also destroy the idols, And cause the images to cease from Noph; There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt; I will put fear in the land of Egypt. - -14. I will make Pathros desolate, +14 I will make Pathros desolate, Set fire to Zoan, And execute judgments in No. - -15. I will pour My fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; +15 I will pour My fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; I will cut off the multitude of No, - -16. And set a fire in Egypt; +16 And set a fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, No shall be split open, And Noph shall be in distress daily. - -17. The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, +17 The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity. - -18. At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, +18 At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, When I break the yokes of Egypt there. And her arrogant strength shall cease in her; As for her, a cloud shall cover her, And her daughters shall go into captivity. - -19. Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, -Then they shall know that I am the Lord." ' " -Proclamation Against Pharaoh - - -20. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword. -22. Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Surely I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall out of his hand. -23. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the countries. -24. I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man. -25. Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. -26. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. -Then they shall know that I am the Lord.' " - - - +19 Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, +Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” +20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword. +22 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall out of his hand. +23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the countries. +24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man. +25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. +26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md index d0212e9b..a2685a72 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,58 +1,41 @@ -Egypt Cut Down Like a Great Tree - # Chapter 31 -1. Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: -'Whom are you like in your greatness? - -3. Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, +1 Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: +‘Whom are you like in your greatness? +3 Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, With fine branches that shaded the forest, And of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs. - -4. The waters made it grow; +4 The waters made it grow; Underground waters gave it height, With their rivers running around the place where it was planted, And sent out rivulets to all the trees of the field. - -5. 'Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field; +5 ‘Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field; Its boughs were multiplied, And its branches became long because of the abundance of water, As it sent them out. - -6. All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; +6 All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; Under its branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And in its shadow all great nations made their home. - -7. 'Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches, +7 ‘Thus it was beautiful in greatness and in the length of its branches, Because its roots reached to abundant waters. - -8. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; +8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; The fir trees were not like its boughs, And the chestnut trees were not like its branches; No tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty. - -9. I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches, +9 I made it beautiful with a multitude of branches, So that all the trees of Eden envied it, -That were in the garden of God.' - -10. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height, -11. therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness. -12. And aliens, the most terrible of the nations, have cut it down and left it; its branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs lie broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the peoples of the earth have gone from under its shadow and left it. - -13. 'On its ruin will remain all the birds of the heavens, -And all the beasts of the field will come to its branches-- - -14. So that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height, nor set their tops among the thick boughs, that no tree which drinks water may ever be high enough to reach up to them. -'For they have all been delivered to death, +That were in the garden of God.’ +10 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height, +11 therefore I will deliver it into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, and he shall surely deal with it; I have driven it out for its wickedness. +12 And aliens, the most terrible of the nations, have cut it down and left it; its branches have fallen on the mountains and in all the valleys; its boughs lie broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the peoples of the earth have gone from under its shadow and left it. +13 ‘On its ruin will remain all the birds of the heavens, +And all the beasts of the field will come to its branches— +14 So that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height, nor set their tops among the thick boughs, that no tree which drinks water may ever be high enough to reach up to them. +‘For they have all been delivered to death, To the depths of the earth, -Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.' - -15. "Thus says the Lord God: 'In the day when it went down to hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it. -16. I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth. -17. They also went down to hell with it, with those slain by the sword; and those who were its strong arm dwelt in its shadows among the nations. - -18. 'To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,' says the Lord God." - - - +Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.’ +15 “Thus says the Lord God: ‘In the day when it went down to hell, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it. I restrained its rivers, and the great waters were held back. I caused Lebanon to mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it. +16 I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth. +17 They also went down to hell with it, with those slain by the sword; and those who were its strong arm dwelt in its shadows among the nations. +18 ‘To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md index 5fdbda03..6ade1341 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,107 +1,82 @@ -Lamentation for Pharaoh and Egypt - # Chapter 32 -1. And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: -'You are like a young lion among the nations, +1 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: +‘You are like a young lion among the nations, And you are like a monster in the seas, Bursting forth in your rivers, Troubling the waters with your feet, And fouling their rivers. - -3. 'Thus says the Lord God: -"I will therefore spread My net over you with a company of many people, +3 ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“I will therefore spread My net over you with a company of many people, And they will draw you up in My net. - -4. Then I will leave you on the land; +4 Then I will leave you on the land; I will cast you out on the open fields, And cause to settle on you all the birds of the heavens. And with you I will fill the beasts of the whole earth. - -5. I will lay your flesh on the mountains, +5 I will lay your flesh on the mountains, And fill the valleys with your carcass. - -6. "I will also water the land with the flow of your blood, +6 “I will also water the land with the flow of your blood, Even to the mountains; And the riverbeds will be full of you. - -7. When I put out your light, +7 When I put out your light, I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light. - -8. All the bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you, -And bring darkness upon your land," +8 All the bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you, +And bring darkness upon your land,” Says the Lord God. - -9. 'I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known. -10. Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall. - -11. 'For thus says the Lord God: "The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. -12. By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall. -"They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt, +9 ‘I will also trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known. +10 Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall. +11 ‘For thus says the Lord God: “The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you. +12 By the swords of the mighty warriors, all of them the most terrible of the nations, I will cause your multitude to fall. +“They shall plunder the pomp of Egypt, And all its multitude shall be destroyed. - -13. Also I will destroy all its animals +13 Also I will destroy all its animals From beside its great waters; The foot of man shall muddy them no more, Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them. - -14. Then I will make their waters clear, -And make their rivers run like oil," +14 Then I will make their waters clear, +And make their rivers run like oil,” Says the Lord God. - -15. "When I make the land of Egypt desolate, +15 “When I make the land of Egypt desolate, And the country is destitute of all that once filled it, When I strike all who dwell in it, Then they shall know that I am the Lord. - -16. "This is the lamentation +16 “This is the lamentation With which they shall lament her; The daughters of the nations shall lament her; They shall lament for her, for Egypt, -And for all her multitude," -Says the Lord God.' " -Egypt and Others Consigned to the Pit - - -17. It came to pass also in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: - -18. "Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, +And for all her multitude,” +Says the Lord God.’ ” +17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +18 “Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, And cast them down to the depths of the earth, Her and the daughters of the famous nations, With those who go down to the Pit: - -19. 'Whom do you surpass in beauty? -Go down, be placed with the uncircumcised.' - -20. "They shall fall in the midst of those slain by the sword; +19 ‘Whom do you surpass in beauty? +Go down, be placed with the uncircumcised.’ +20 “They shall fall in the midst of those slain by the sword; She is delivered to the sword, Drawing her and all her multitudes. - -21. The strong among the mighty +21 The strong among the mighty Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell With those who help him: -'They have gone down, -They lie with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.' - -22. "Assyria is there, and all her company, +‘They have gone down, +They lie with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.’ +22 “Assyria is there, and all her company, With their graves all around her, All of them slain, fallen by the sword. - -23. Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, +23 Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, And her company is all around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who caused terror in the land of the living. - -24. "There is Elam and all her multitude, +24 “There is Elam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, Who caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit. - -25. They have set her bed in the midst of the slain, +25 They have set her bed in the midst of the slain, With all her multitude, With her graves all around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; @@ -110,47 +85,37 @@ In the land of the living, Yet they bear their shame With those who go down to the Pit; It was put in the midst of the slain. - -26. "There are Meshech and Tubal and all their multitudes, +26 “There are Meshech and Tubal and all their multitudes, With all their graves around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, Though they caused their terror in the land of the living. - -27. They do not lie with the mighty +27 They do not lie with the mighty Who are fallen of the uncircumcised, Who have gone down to hell with their weapons of war; They have laid their swords under their heads, But their iniquities will be on their bones, Because of the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. - -28. Yes, you shall be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, +28 Yes, you shall be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, And lie with those slain by the sword. - -29. "There is Edom, +29 “There is Edom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit. - -30. There are the princes of the north, +30 There are the princes of the north, All of them, and all the Sidonians, Who have gone down with the slain In shame at the terror which they caused by their might; They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit. - -31. "Pharaoh will see them +31 “Pharaoh will see them And be comforted over all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, -Slain by the sword," +Slain by the sword,” Says the Lord God. - -32. "For I have caused My terror in the land of the living; +32 “For I have caused My terror in the land of the living; And he shall be placed in the midst of the uncircumcised With those slain by the sword, -Pharaoh and all his multitude," -Says the Lord God. - - - +Pharaoh and all his multitude,” +Says the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md index 6749708e..a88fbec5 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,57 +1,34 @@ -The Watchman and His Message - # Chapter 33 -1. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: 'When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, -3. when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, -4. then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. -5. He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. -6. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.' - -7. "So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. -8. When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you shall surely die!' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. -9. Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. - -10. "Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: 'Thus you say, "If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?" ' -11. Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord God, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?' -The Fairness of God's Judgment - - -12. "Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: 'The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.' -13. When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. -14. Again, when I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right, -15. if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. -16. None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live. - -17. "Yet the children of your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' But it is their way which is not fair! -18. When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it. -19. But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. -20. Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair.' O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways." -The Fall of Jerusalem - - -21. And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has been captured!" - -22. Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute. -The Cause of Judah's Ruin - - -23. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -24. "Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.' - -25. "Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "You eat meat with blood, you lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? -26. You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile one another's wives. Should you then possess the land?" ' - -27. "Say thus to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves shall die of the pestilence. -28. For I will make the land most desolate, her arrogant strength shall cease, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. -29. Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed." ' -Hearing and Not Doing - - -30. "As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, 'Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.' -31. So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. -32. Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. -33. And when this comes to pass--surely it will come--then they will know that a prophet has been among them." - - - +1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, +3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, +4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. +5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. +6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ +7 “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. +8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. +9 Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. +10 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: ‘Thus you say, “If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?” ’ +11 Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ +12 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ +13 When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. +14 Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right, +15 if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. +16 None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live. +17 “Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair! +18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it. +19 But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. +20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.” +21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has been captured!” +22 Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute. +23 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +24 “Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’ +25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “You eat meat with blood, you lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? +26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’ +27 “Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and caves shall die of the pestilence. +28 For I will make the land most desolate, her arrogant strength shall cease, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. +29 Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.” ’ +30 “As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ +31 So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain. +32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them. +33 And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md index 0770968a..5e1456b8 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,45 +1,32 @@ -Irresponsible Shepherds - # Chapter 34 -1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? -3. You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. -4. The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. -5. So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. -6. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them." - -7. 'Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: -8. "As I live," says the Lord God, "surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock"-- -9. therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord! -10. Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them." -God, the True Shepherd - - -11. 'For thus says the Lord God: "Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. -12. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. -13. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. -14. I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. -15. I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down," says the Lord God. -16. "I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment." - -17. 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. -18. Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture--and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet? -19. And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet." - -20. 'Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: "Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep. -21. Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad, -22. therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. -23. I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them--My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. -24. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken. - -25. "I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. -26. I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing. -27. Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. -28. And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. -29. I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. -30. Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people," says the Lord God.' - -31. "You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God," says the Lord God. - - - +1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? +3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. +4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. +5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. +6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.” +7 ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +8 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”— +9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord! +10 Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.” +11 ‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. +12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. +13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. +14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. +15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God. +16 “I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.” +17 ‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. +18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture—and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet? +19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.” +20 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep. +21 Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad, +22 therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. +23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. +24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken. +25 “I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. +26 I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing. +27 Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. +28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. +29 I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. +30 Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says the Lord God.’ +31 “You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md index 3cd2803b..34328c87 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Judgment on Mount Seir - # Chapter 35 -1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, -3. and say to it, 'Thus says the Lord God: -"Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; +1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, +3 and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God: +“Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate; - -4. I shall lay your cities waste, +4 I shall lay your cities waste, And you shall be desolate. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. - -5. "Because you have had an ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when their iniquity came to an end, -6. therefore, as I live," says the Lord God, "I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you. -7. Thus I will make Mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it the one who leaves and the one who returns. -8. And I will fill its mountains with the slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those who are slain by the sword shall fall. -9. I will make you perpetually desolate, and your cities shall be uninhabited; then you shall know that I am the Lord. - -10. "Because you have said, 'These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,' although the Lord was there, -11. therefore, as I live," says the Lord God, "I will do according to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you. -12. -Then you shall know that I am the Lord. I have heard all your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, 'They are desolate; they are given to us to consume.' -13. Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your words against Me; I have heard them." - -14. 'Thus says the Lord God: "The whole earth will rejoice when I make you desolate. -15. As you rejoiced because the inheritance of the house of Israel was desolate, so I will do to you; you shall be desolate, O Mount Seir, as well as all of Edom--all of it! Then they shall know that I am the Lord." ' - - - +5 “Because you have had an ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when their iniquity came to an end, +6 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you. +7 Thus I will make Mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it the one who leaves and the one who returns. +8 And I will fill its mountains with the slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those who are slain by the sword shall fall. +9 I will make you perpetually desolate, and your cities shall be uninhabited; then you shall know that I am the Lord. +10 “Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,’ although the Lord was there, +11 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will do according to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you. +12 Then you shall know that I am the Lord. I have heard all your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to consume.’ +13 Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your words against Me; I have heard them.” +14 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The whole earth will rejoice when I make you desolate. +15 As you rejoiced because the inheritance of the house of Israel was desolate, so I will do to you; you shall be desolate, O Mount Seir, as well as all of Edom—all of it! Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md index 9e46fdfb..0fdb6f01 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,52 +1,39 @@ -Blessing on Israel - # Chapter 36 -1. "And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord! -2. Thus says the Lord God: "Because the enemy has said of you, 'Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,' " ' -3. therefore prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people"-- -4. therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around-- -5. therefore thus says the Lord God: "Surely I have spoken in My burning jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession, with wholehearted joy and spiteful minds, in order to plunder its open country." ' - -6. "Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations." -7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: "I have raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall bear their own shame. -8. But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come. -9. For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. -10. I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. -11. I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. -12. Yes, I will cause men to walk on you, My people Israel; they shall take possession of you, and you shall be their inheritance; no more shall you bereave them of children." - -13. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because they say to you, 'You devour men and bereave your nation of children,' -14. therefore you shall devour men no more, nor bereave your nation anymore," says the Lord God. -15. "Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations anymore, nor bear the reproach of the peoples anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to stumble anymore," says the Lord God.' " -The Renewal of Israel - - -16. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -17. "Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds; to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity. -18. Therefore I poured out My fury on them for the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it. -19. So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds. -20. When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned My holy name--when they said of them, 'These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.' -21. But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went. - -22. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord God: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. -23. And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord," says the Lord God, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. -24. For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. -25. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. -26. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. -27. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. -28. Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God. -29. I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. I will call for the grain and multiply it, and bring no famine upon you. -30. And I will multiply the fruit of your trees and the increase of your fields, so that you need never again bear the reproach of famine among the nations. -31. Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations. -32. Not for your sake do I do this," says the Lord God, "let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!" - -33. 'Thus says the Lord God: "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, and the ruins shall be rebuilt. -34. The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. -35. So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.' -36. Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it." - -37. 'Thus says the Lord God: "I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock. -38. Like a flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the Lord." ' " - - - +1 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord! +2 Thus says the Lord God: “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’ ” ’ +3 therefore prophesy, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people”— +4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around— +5 therefore thus says the Lord God: “Surely I have spoken in My burning jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession, with wholehearted joy and spiteful minds, in order to plunder its open country.” ’ +6 “Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations.” +7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “I have raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall bear their own shame. +8 But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come. +9 For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. +10 I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. +11 I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. +12 Yes, I will cause men to walk on you, My people Israel; they shall take possession of you, and you shall be their inheritance; no more shall you bereave them of children.” +13 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because they say to you, ‘You devour men and bereave your nation of children,’ +14 therefore you shall devour men no more, nor bereave your nation anymore,” says the Lord God. +15 “Nor will I let you hear the taunts of the nations anymore, nor bear the reproach of the peoples anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to stumble anymore,” says the Lord God.’ ” +16 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds; to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity. +18 Therefore I poured out My fury on them for the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it. +19 So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds. +20 When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned My holy name—when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.’ +21 But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went. +22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. +23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. +24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. +25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. +26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. +27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. +28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God. +29 I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. I will call for the grain and multiply it, and bring no famine upon you. +30 And I will multiply the fruit of your trees and the increase of your fields, so that you need never again bear the reproach of famine among the nations. +31 Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations. +32 Not for your sake do I do this,” says the Lord God, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel!” +33 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will also enable you to dwell in the cities, and the ruins shall be rebuilt. +34 The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. +35 So they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’ +36 Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it.” +37 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also let the house of Israel inquire of Me to do this for them: I will increase their men like a flock. +38 Like a flock offered as holy sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem on its feast days, so shall the ruined cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md index 62fabb83..8ec919a9 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -The Dry Bones Live - # Chapter 37 -1. The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. -2. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. -3. And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" -So I answered, "O Lord God, You know." - -4. Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! -5. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. -6. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord." ' " - -7. So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. -8. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. - -9. Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live." ' " -10. So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. - -11. Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!' -12. Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. -13. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. -14. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it," says the Lord.' " -One Kingdom, One King - - -15. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -16. "As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: 'For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.' -17. Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand. - -18. "And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, 'Will you not show us what you mean by these?'-- -19. say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand." ' -20. And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. - -21. "Then say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; -22. and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. -23. They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God. - -24. "David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. -25. Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever. -26. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. -27. My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. -28. The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore." ' " - - - +1 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. +2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. +3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” +So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” +4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! +5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. +6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ” +7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. +8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. +9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” +10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. +11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ +12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. +13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. +14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ” +15 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +16 “As for you, son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’ +17 Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand. +18 “And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’— +19 say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’ +20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. +21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; +22 and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. +23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God. +24 “David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. +25 Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever. +26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore. +27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. +28 The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md index 4532ccbc..215dbd0d 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -Gog and Allies Attack Israel - # Chapter 38 -1. Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, -2. "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, -3. and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. -4. I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. -5. Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; -6. Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops--many people are with you. - -7. "Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them. -8. After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. -9. You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you." - -10. 'Thus says the Lord God: "On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: -11. You will say, 'I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates'-- -12. to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. -13. Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, 'Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?' " ' - -14. "Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, 'Thus says the Lord God: "On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? -15. Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. -16. You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes." -17. Thus says the Lord God: "Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them? -Judgment on Gog - - -18. "And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel," says the Lord God, "that My fury will show in My face. -19. For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: 'Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, -20. so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.' -21. I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains," says the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be against his brother. -22. And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. -23. Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord." ' - - - +1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, +2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, +3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. +4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. +5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; +6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you. +7 “Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them. +8 After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. +9 You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.” +10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: +11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’— +12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. +13 Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’ +14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? +15 Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. +16 You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” +17 Thus says the Lord God: “Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them? +18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face. +19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, +20 so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’ +21 I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother. +22 And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. +23 Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md index f08986b6..6255d5b6 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,64 +1,45 @@ -Gog's Armies Destroyed - # Chapter 39 -1. "And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; -2. and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel. -3. Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand. -4. You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. -5. You shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken," says the Lord God. -6. "And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. -7. So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. -8. Surely it is coming, and it shall be done," says the Lord God. "This is the day of which I have spoken. - -9. "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. -10. They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them," says the Lord God. -The Burial of Gog - - -11. "It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. -12. For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. -13. Indeed all the people of the land will be burying, and they will gain renown for it on the day that I am glorified," says the Lord God. -14. "They will set apart men regularly employed, with the help of a search party, to pass through the land and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search. -15. The search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man's bone, he shall set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. -16. The name of the city will also be Hamonah. Thus they shall cleanse the land." ' -A Triumphant Festival - - -17. "And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, 'Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: -"Assemble yourselves and come; +1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; +2 and I will turn you around and lead you on, bringing you up from the far north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel. +3 Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand. +4 You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. +5 You shall fall on the open field; for I have spoken,” says the Lord God. +6 “And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. +7 So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. +8 Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,” says the Lord God. “This is the day of which I have spoken. +9 “Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they will make fires with them for seven years. +10 They will not take wood from the field nor cut down any from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons; and they will plunder those who plundered them, and pillage those who pillaged them,” says the Lord God. +11 “It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. +12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. +13 Indeed all the people of the land will be burying, and they will gain renown for it on the day that I am glorified,” says the Lord God. +14 “They will set apart men regularly employed, with the help of a search party, to pass through the land and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search. +15 The search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man’s bone, he shall set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. +16 The name of the city will also be Hamonah. Thus they shall cleanse the land.” ’ +17 “And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God, ‘Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: +“Assemble yourselves and come; Gather together from all sides to My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink blood. - -18. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, +18 You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, Drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of them fatlings of Bashan. - -19. You shall eat fat till you are full, +19 You shall eat fat till you are full, And drink blood till you are drunk, At My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you. - -20. You shall be filled at My table +20 You shall be filled at My table With horses and riders, With mighty men -And with all the men of war," says the Lord God. -Israel Restored to the Land - - -21. "I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them. -22. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward. -23. The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. -24. According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them." ' - -25. "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name-- -26. after they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid. -27. When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and I am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations, -28. then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them captive any longer. -29. And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,' says the Lord God." - - - +And with all the men of war,” says the Lord God. +21 “I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them. +22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward. +23 The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. +24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I have dealt with them, and hidden My face from them.” ’ +25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name— +26 after they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid. +27 When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and I am hallowed in them in the sight of many nations, +28 then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations, but also brought them back to their land, and left none of them captive any longer. +29 And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md index bdbb5c95..c1d01072 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,81 +1,50 @@ -A New City, a New Temple - # Chapter 40 -1. In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there. -2. In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city. -3. He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. - -4. And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see." -5. Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man's hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod. -The Eastern Gateway of the Temple - - -6. Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. -7. Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod. -8. He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod. -9. Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside. -10. In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side. - -11. He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. -12. There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side. -13. Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door. -14. He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. -15. From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits. -16. There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees. -The Outer Court - - -17. Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement. -18. The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement. -19. Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north. -The Northern Gateway - - -20. On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width. -21. Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. -22. Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it. -23. A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits. -The Southern Gateway - - -24. After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements. -25. There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. -26. Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side. -27. There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits. -Gateways of the Inner Court - - -28. Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements. -29. Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. -30. There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. -31. Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps. - -32. And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements. -33. Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. -34. Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps. - -35. Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements-- -36. also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. -37. Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps. -Where Sacrifices Were Prepared - - -38. There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering. -39. In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. -40. At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables. -41. Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices. -42. There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. -43. Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables. -Chambers for Singers and Priests - - -44. Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway. -45. Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple. -46. The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the Lord to minister to Him."Dimensions of the Inner Court and Vestibule - -47. And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple. -48. Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. -49. The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side. - - - +1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there. +2 In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city. +3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. +4 And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.” +5 Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod. +6 Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. +7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod. +8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod. +9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside. +10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side. +11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. +12 There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side. +13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door. +14 He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. +15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits. +16 There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees. +17 Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement. +18 The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement. +19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north. +20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width. +21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. +22 Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it. +23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits. +24 After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements. +25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. +26 Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side. +27 There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits. +28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements. +29 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. +30 There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. +31 Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps. +32 And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements. +33 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. +34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps. +35 Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements— +36 also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. +37 Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps. +38 There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering. +39 In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. +40 At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables. +41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices. +42 There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. +43 Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables. +44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway. +45 Then he said to me, “This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple. +46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the Lord to minister to Him.” +47 And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple. +48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. +49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md index 67bb2b63..254130ce 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -Dimensions of the Sanctuary - # Chapter 41 -1. Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side--the width of the tabernacle. -2. The width of the entryway was ten cubits, and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits. - -3. Also he went inside and measured the doorposts, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits high; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits. -4. He measured the length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, beyond the sanctuary; and he said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place." -The Side Chambers on the Wall - - -5. Next, he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits. The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side. -6. The side chambers were in three stories, one above the other, thirty chambers in each story; they rested on ledges which were for the side chambers all around, that they might be supported, but not fastened to the wall of the temple. -7. As one went up from story to story, the side chambers became wider all around, because their supporting ledges in the wall of the temple ascended like steps; therefore the width of the structure increased as one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the middle one. -8. I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, a full rod, that is, six cubits high. -9. The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits, and so also the remaining terrace by the place of the side chambers of the temple. -10. And between it and the wall chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side. -11. The doors of the side chambers opened on the terrace, one door toward the north and another toward the south; and the width of the terrace was five cubits all around. -The Building at the Western End - - -12. The building that faced the separating courtyard at its western end was seventy cubits wide; the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits. -Dimensions and Design of the Temple Area - - -13. So he measured the temple, one hundred cubits long; and the separating courtyard with the building and its walls was one hundred cubits long; -14. also the width of the eastern face of the temple, including the separating courtyard, was one hundred cubits. -15. He measured the length of the building behind it, facing the separating courtyard, with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, as well as the inner temple and the porches of the court, -16. their doorposts and the beveled window frames. And the galleries all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood from the ground to the windows--the windows were covered-- -17. from the space above the door, even to the inner room, as well as outside, and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure. - -18. And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces, -19. so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side; thus it was made throughout the temple all around. -20. From the floor to the space above the door, and on the wall of the sanctuary, cherubim and palm trees were carved. - -21. The doorposts of the temple were square, as was the front of the sanctuary; their appearance was similar. -22. The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its sides were of wood; and he said to me, "This is the table that is before the Lord." - -23. The temple and the sanctuary had two doors. -24. The doors had two panels apiece, two folding panels: two panels for one door and two panels for the other door. -25. Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the temple just as they were carved on the walls. A wooden canopy was on the front of the vestibule outside. -26. There were beveled window frames and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the vestibule--also on the side chambers of the temple and on the canopies. - - - +1 Then he brought me into the sanctuary and measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side—the width of the tabernacle. +2 The width of the entryway was ten cubits, and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits. +3 Also he went inside and measured the doorposts, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits high; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits. +4 He measured the length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, beyond the sanctuary; and he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.” +5 Next, he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits. The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side. +6 The side chambers were in three stories, one above the other, thirty chambers in each story; they rested on ledges which were for the side chambers all around, that they might be supported, but not fastened to the wall of the temple. +7 As one went up from story to story, the side chambers became wider all around, because their supporting ledges in the wall of the temple ascended like steps; therefore the width of the structure increased as one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the middle one. +8 I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, a full rod, that is, six cubits high. +9 The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits, and so also the remaining terrace by the place of the side chambers of the temple. +10 And between it and the wall chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side. +11 The doors of the side chambers opened on the terrace, one door toward the north and another toward the south; and the width of the terrace was five cubits all around. +12 The building that faced the separating courtyard at its western end was seventy cubits wide; the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits. +13 So he measured the temple, one hundred cubits long; and the separating courtyard with the building and its walls was one hundred cubits long; +14 also the width of the eastern face of the temple, including the separating courtyard, was one hundred cubits. +15 He measured the length of the building behind it, facing the separating courtyard, with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, as well as the inner temple and the porches of the court, +16 their doorposts and the beveled window frames. And the galleries all around their three stories opposite the threshold were paneled with wood from the ground to the windows—the windows were covered— +17 from the space above the door, even to the inner room, as well as outside, and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure. +18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces, +19 so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side; thus it was made throughout the temple all around. +20 From the floor to the space above the door, and on the wall of the sanctuary, cherubim and palm trees were carved. +21 The doorposts of the temple were square, as was the front of the sanctuary; their appearance was similar. +22 The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its sides were of wood; and he said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.” +23 The temple and the sanctuary had two doors. +24 The doors had two panels apiece, two folding panels: two panels for one door and two panels for the other door. +25 Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the temple just as they were carved on the walls. A wooden canopy was on the front of the vestibule outside. +26 There were beveled window frames and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the vestibule—also on the side chambers of the temple and on the canopies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md index 9c278d8f..2d7f9fed 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -The Chambers for the Priests - # Chapter 42 -1. Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north. -2. Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door. -3. Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the pavement of the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. -4. In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north. -5. Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building. -6. For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up. -7. And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits. -8. The length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas that facing the temple was one hundred cubits. -9. At the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court. - -10. Also there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building. -11. There was a walk in front of them also, and their appearance was like the chambers which were toward the north; they were as long and as wide as the others, and all their exits and entrances were according to plan. -12. And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, as one enters them, there was a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east. - -13. Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separating courtyard, are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings--the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering--for the place is holy. -14. When the priests enter them, they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court; but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they may approach that which is for the people." -Outer Dimensions of the Temple - - -15. Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around. -16. He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around. -17. He measured the north side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around. -18. He measured the south side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod. -19. He came around to the west side and measured five hundred rods by the measuring rod. -20. He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common. - - - +1 Then he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north; and he brought me into the chamber which was opposite the separating courtyard, and which was opposite the building toward the north. +2 Facing the length, which was one hundred cubits (the width was fifty cubits), was the north door. +3 Opposite the inner court of twenty cubits, and opposite the pavement of the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. +4 In front of the chambers, toward the inside, was a walk ten cubits wide, at a distance of one cubit; and their doors faced north. +5 Now the upper chambers were shorter, because the galleries took away space from them more than from the lower and middle stories of the building. +6 For they were in three stories and did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper level was shortened more than the lower and middle levels from the ground up. +7 And a wall which was outside ran parallel to the chambers, at the front of the chambers, toward the outer court; its length was fifty cubits. +8 The length of the chambers toward the outer court was fifty cubits, whereas that facing the temple was one hundred cubits. +9 At the lower chambers was the entrance on the east side, as one goes into them from the outer court. +10 Also there were chambers in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, opposite the separating courtyard and opposite the building. +11 There was a walk in front of them also, and their appearance was like the chambers which were toward the north; they were as long and as wide as the others, and all their exits and entrances were according to plan. +12 And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, as one enters them, there was a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east. +13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separating courtyard, are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering—for the place is holy. +14 When the priests enter them, they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court; but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they may approach that which is for the people.” +15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around. +16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around. +17 He measured the north side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around. +18 He measured the south side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod. +19 He came around to the west side and measured five hundred rods by the measuring rod. +20 He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md index a74396c9..8000ac0c 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,41 +1,28 @@ -The Temple, the Lord's Dwelling Place - # Chapter 43 -1. Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. -2. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. -3. It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw--like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. -4. And the glory of the Lord came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east. -5. The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple. - -6. Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me. -7. And He said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places. -8. When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger. -9. Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. - -10. "Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. -11. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them. -12. This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. -Dimensions of the Altar - - -13. "These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar: -14. from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit. -15. The altar hearth is four cubits high, with four horns extending upward from the hearth. -16. The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners; -17. the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east." -Consecrating the Altar - - -18. And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord God: 'These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing burnt offerings on it, and for sprinkling blood on it. -19. You shall give a young bull for a sin offering to the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,' says the Lord God. -20. 'You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. -21. Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary. -22. On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull. -23. When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish. -24. When you offer them before the Lord, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. -25. Every day for seven days you shall prepare a goat for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish. -26. Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it. -27. When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,' says the Lord God." - - - +1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate that faces toward the east. +2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. +3 It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw—like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. +4 And the glory of the Lord came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east. +5 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple. +6 Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me. +7 And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places. +8 When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger. +9 Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. +10 “Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. +11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and perform them. +12 This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple. +13 “These are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit is one cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. This is the height of the altar: +14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge, one cubit. +15 The altar hearth is four cubits high, with four horns extending upward from the hearth. +16 The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners; +17 the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east.” +18 And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord God: ‘These are the ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing burnt offerings on it, and for sprinkling blood on it. +19 You shall give a young bull for a sin offering to the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord God. +20 ‘You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. +21 Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and burn it in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary. +22 On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull. +23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish. +24 When you offer them before the Lord, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. +25 Every day for seven days you shall prepare a goat for a sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish. +26 Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so consecrate it. +27 When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,’ says the Lord God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md index b8c82ae5..28baa6c0 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,49 +1,32 @@ -The East Gate and the Prince - # Chapter 44 -1. Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut. -2. And the Lord said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. -3. As for the prince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way." -Those Admitted to the Temple - - -4. Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord; and I fell on my face. -5. And the Lord said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary. - -6. "Now say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord God: "O house of Israel, let Us have no more of all your abominations. -7. When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it--My house--and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant because of all your abominations. -8. And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but you have set others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you." -9. Thus says the Lord God: "No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter My sanctuary, including any foreigner who is among the children of Israel. -Laws Governing Priests - - -10. "And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. -11. Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. -12. Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have raised My hand in an oath against them," says the Lord God, "that they shall bear their iniquity. -13. And they shall not come near Me to minister to Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Most Holy Place; but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. -14. Nevertheless I will make them keep charge of the temple, for all its work, and for all that has to be done in it. - -15. "But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood," says the Lord God. -16. "They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge. -17. And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house. -18. They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat. -19. When they go out to the outer court, to the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and put on other garments; and in their holy garments they shall not sanctify the people. - -20. "They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed. -21. No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court. -22. They shall not take as wife a widow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests. - -23. "And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. -24. In controversy they shall stand as judges, and judge it according to My judgments. They shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed meetings, and they shall hallow My Sabbaths. - -25. "They shall not defile themselves by coming near a dead person. Only for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves. -26. After he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him. -27. And on the day that he goes to the sanctuary to minister in the sanctuary, he must offer his sin offering in the inner court," says the Lord God. - -28. "It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. -29. They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. -30. The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest's; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house. -31. The priests shall not eat anything, bird or beast, that died naturally or was torn by wild beasts. - - - +1 Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut. +2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. +3 As for the prince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.” +4 Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord; and I fell on my face. +5 And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary. +6 “Now say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “O house of Israel, let Us have no more of all your abominations. +7 When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it—My house—and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant because of all your abominations. +8 And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but you have set others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.” +9 Thus says the Lord God: “No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter My sanctuary, including any foreigner who is among the children of Israel. +10 “And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. +11 Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. +12 Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have raised My hand in an oath against them,” says the Lord God, “that they shall bear their iniquity. +13 And they shall not come near Me to minister to Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Most Holy Place; but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. +14 Nevertheless I will make them keep charge of the temple, for all its work, and for all that has to be done in it. +15 “But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord God. +16 “They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge. +17 And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that they shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house. +18 They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat. +19 When they go out to the outer court, to the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and put on other garments; and in their holy garments they shall not sanctify the people. +20 “They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed. +21 No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court. +22 They shall not take as wife a widow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests. +23 “And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. +24 In controversy they shall stand as judges, and judge it according to My judgments. They shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed meetings, and they shall hallow My Sabbaths. +25 “They shall not defile themselves by coming near a dead person. Only for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves. +26 After he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him. +27 And on the day that he goes to the sanctuary to minister in the sanctuary, he must offer his sin offering in the inner court,” says the Lord God. +28 “It shall be, in regard to their inheritance, that I am their inheritance. You shall give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession. +29 They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. +30 The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be the priest’s; also you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house. +31 The priests shall not eat anything, bird or beast, that died naturally or was torn by wild beasts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md index 432cfdf6..f683b603 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,42 +1,26 @@ -The Holy District - # Chapter 45 -1. "Moreover, when you divide the land by lot into inheritance, you shall set apart a district for the Lord, a holy section of the land; its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. It shall be holy throughout its territory all around. -2. Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary, five hundred by five hundred rods, with fifty cubits around it for an open space. -3. So this is the district you shall measure: twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide; in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. -4. It shall be a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the Lord; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. -5. An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the temple; they shall have twenty chambers as a possession. -Properties of the City and the Prince - - -6. "You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel. - -7. "The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city's property; and bordering on the holy district and the city's property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. -8. The land shall be his possession in Israel; and My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes." -Laws Governing the Prince - - -9. 'Thus says the Lord God: "Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people," says the Lord God. -10. "You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath. -11. The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, so that the bath contains one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; their measure shall be according to the homer. -12. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina. - -13. "This is the offering which you shall offer: you shall give one-sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, and one-sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley. -14. The ordinance concerning oil, the bath of oil, is one-tenth of a bath from a kor. A kor is a homer or ten baths, for ten baths are a homer. -15. And one lamb shall be given from a flock of two hundred, from the rich pastures of Israel. These shall be for grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them," says the Lord God. -16. "All the people of the land shall give this offering for the prince in Israel. -17. Then it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the New Moons, the Sabbaths, and at all the appointed seasons of the house of Israel. He shall prepare the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel."Keeping the Feasts - -18. 'Thus says the Lord God: "In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary. -19. The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the gate of the inner court. -20. And so you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who has sinned unintentionally or in ignorance. Thus you shall make atonement for the temple. - -21. "In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall observe the Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. -22. And on that day the prince shall prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering. -23. On the seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams without blemish, daily for seven days, and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. -24. And he shall prepare a grain offering of one ephah for each bull and one ephah for each ram, together with a hin of oil for each ephah. - -25. "In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, he shall do likewise for seven days, according to the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the oil." - - - +1 “Moreover, when you divide the land by lot into inheritance, you shall set apart a district for the Lord, a holy section of the land; its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. It shall be holy throughout its territory all around. +2 Of this there shall be a square plot for the sanctuary, five hundred by five hundred rods, with fifty cubits around it for an open space. +3 So this is the district you shall measure: twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide; in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. +4 It shall be a holy section of the land, belonging to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to the Lord; it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. +5 An area twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide shall belong to the Levites, the ministers of the temple; they shall have twenty chambers as a possession. +6 “You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel. +7 “The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. +8 The land shall be his possession in Israel; and My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.” +9 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God. +10 “You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath. +11 The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, so that the bath contains one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; their measure shall be according to the homer. +12 The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina. +13 “This is the offering which you shall offer: you shall give one-sixth of an ephah from a homer of wheat, and one-sixth of an ephah from a homer of barley. +14 The ordinance concerning oil, the bath of oil, is one-tenth of a bath from a kor. A kor is a homer or ten baths, for ten baths are a homer. +15 And one lamb shall be given from a flock of two hundred, from the rich pastures of Israel. These shall be for grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for them,” says the Lord God. +16 “All the people of the land shall give this offering for the prince in Israel. +17 Then it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings, at the feasts, the New Moons, the Sabbaths, and at all the appointed seasons of the house of Israel. He shall prepare the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.” +18 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary. +19 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the gate of the inner court. +20 And so you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who has sinned unintentionally or in ignorance. Thus you shall make atonement for the temple. +21 “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall observe the Passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. +22 And on that day the prince shall prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering. +23 On the seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams without blemish, daily for seven days, and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. +24 And he shall prepare a grain offering of one ephah for each bull and one ephah for each ram, together with a hin of oil for each ephah. +25 “In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, he shall do likewise for seven days, according to the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the oil.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md index 6ea9ac34..e5db4798 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,40 +1,25 @@ -The Manner of Worship - # Chapter 46 -1. 'Thus says the Lord God: "The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. -2. The prince shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway from the outside, and stand by the gatepost. The priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. -3. Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons. -4. The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish; -5. and the grain offering shall be one ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs, as much as he wants to give, as well as a hin of oil with every ephah. -6. On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish. -7. He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. -8. When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way. - -9. "But when the people of the land come before the Lord on the appointed feast days, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate; and whoever enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he came, but shall go out through the opposite gate. -10. The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out. -11. At the festivals and the appointed feast days the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. - -12. "Now when the prince makes a voluntary burnt offering or voluntary peace offering to the Lord, the gate that faces toward the east shall then be opened for him; and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he did on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut. - -13. "You shall daily make a burnt offering to the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish; you shall prepare it every morning. -14. And you shall prepare a grain offering with it every morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour. This grain offering is a perpetual ordinance, to be made regularly to the Lord. -15. Thus they shall prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, as a regular burnt offering every morning." -The Prince and Inheritance Laws - - -16. 'Thus says the Lord God: "If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. -17. But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty, after which it shall return to the prince. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it shall become theirs. -18. Moreover the prince shall not take any of the people's inheritance by evicting them from their property; he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people may be scattered from his property." ' " -How the Offerings Were Prepared - - -19. Now he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests which face toward the north; and there a place was situated at their extreme western end. -20. And he said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people." - -21. Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court there was another court. -22. In the four corners of the court were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; all four corners were the same size. -23. There was a row of building stones all around in them, all around the four of them; and cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around. -24. And he said to me, "These are the kitchens where the ministers of the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people." - - - +1 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened. +2 The prince shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway from the outside, and stand by the gatepost. The priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening. +3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons. +4 The burnt offering that the prince offers to the Lord on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish; +5 and the grain offering shall be one ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs, as much as he wants to give, as well as a hin of oil with every ephah. +6 On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish. +7 He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. +8 When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way. +9 “But when the people of the land come before the Lord on the appointed feast days, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate; and whoever enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he came, but shall go out through the opposite gate. +10 The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out. +11 At the festivals and the appointed feast days the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. +12 “Now when the prince makes a voluntary burnt offering or voluntary peace offering to the Lord, the gate that faces toward the east shall then be opened for him; and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he did on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut. +13 “You shall daily make a burnt offering to the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish; you shall prepare it every morning. +14 And you shall prepare a grain offering with it every morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour. This grain offering is a perpetual ordinance, to be made regularly to the Lord. +15 Thus they shall prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, as a regular burnt offering every morning.” +16 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. +17 But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty, after which it shall return to the prince. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it shall become theirs. +18 Moreover the prince shall not take any of the people’s inheritance by evicting them from their property; he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people may be scattered from his property.” ’ ” +19 Now he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests which face toward the north; and there a place was situated at their extreme western end. +20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people.” +21 Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court there was another court. +22 In the four corners of the court were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; all four corners were the same size. +23 There was a row of building stones all around in them, all around the four of them; and cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around. +24 And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where the ministers of the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md index c1f191cc..fb5a051c 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -The Healing Waters and Trees - # Chapter 47 -1. Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. -2. He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side. - -3. And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. -4. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. -5. Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed. -6. He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?" Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river. - -7. When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other. -8. Then he said to me: "This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed. -9. And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes. -10. It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many. -11. But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt. -12. Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine."Borders of the Land - -13. Thus says the Lord God: "These are the borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. -14. You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance. - -15. "This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad, -16. Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (which is on the border of Hauran). -17. Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. - -18. "On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea. This is the east side. - -19. "The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South. - -20. "The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side. - -21. "Thus you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. -22. It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. -23. And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance," says the Lord God. - - - +1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. +2 He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side. +3 And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. +4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. +5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed. +6 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river. +7 When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other. +8 Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed. +9 And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes. +10 It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many. +11 But its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be given over to salt. +12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.” +13 Thus says the Lord God: “These are the borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. +14 You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance. +15 “This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad, +16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (which is on the border of Hauran). +17 Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. +18 “On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea. This is the east side. +19 “The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South. +20 “The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side. +21 “Thus you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. +22 It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. +23 And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance,” says the Lord God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md index 70d74340..3d4f3bc7 100644 --- a/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NKJV/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ -Division of the Land - # Chapter 48 -1. "Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side; -2. by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher; -3. by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali; -4. by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh; -5. by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim; -6. by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben; -7. by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah; -8. by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center. - -9. "The district that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. -10. To these--to the priests--the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center. -11. It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. -12. And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. - -13. "Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. -14. And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord. - -15. "The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. -16. These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. -17. The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty. -18. The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. -19. The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. -20. The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city. - -21. "The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city's property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center. -22. Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince. - -23. "As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section; -24. by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section; -25. by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section; -26. by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; -27. by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; -28. by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. -29. This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions," says the Lord God. -The Gates of the City and Its Name - - -30. "These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits -31. (the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi; -32. on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; -33. on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; -34. on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. -35. All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE." - - - +1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side; +2 by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher; +3 by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali; +4 by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh; +5 by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim; +6 by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben; +7 by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah; +8 by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center. +9 “The district that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. +10 To these—to the priests—the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center. +11 It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. +12 And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. +13 “Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. +14 And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord. +15 “The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. +16 These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. +17 The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty. +18 The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. +19 The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. +20 The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city. +21 “The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center. +22 Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince. +23 “As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section; +24 by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section; +25 by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section; +26 by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; +27 by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; +28 by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. +29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God. +30 “These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits +31 (the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi; +32 on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; +33 on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; +34 on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. +35 All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md index 27a3da2c..5061f41f 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -Daniel and His Friends Obey God - # Chapter 1 -1. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. -2. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god. - -3. Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king's descendants and some of the nobles, -4. young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans. -5. And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king. -6. Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. -7. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego. - -8. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. -9. Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. -10. And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king." - -11. So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, -12. "Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. -13. Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king's delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants." -14. So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days. - -15. And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king's delicacies. -16. Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. - -17. As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. - -18. Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. -19. Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. -20. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm. -21. Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus. - - - +1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. +2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god. +3 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, +4 young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans. +5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king. +6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. +7 To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego. +8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. +9 Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. +10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.” +11 So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, +12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. +13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.” +14 So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days. +15 And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. +16 Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables. +17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. +18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. +19 Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. +20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm. +21 Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md index 62d4009c..9020f0d0 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,92 +1,61 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - # Chapter 2 -1. Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. -2. Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. -3. And the king said to them, "I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream." - -4. Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation." - -5. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap. -6. However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation." - -7. They answered again and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation." - -8. The king answered and said, "I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm: -9. if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation." - -10. The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, "There is not a man on earth who can tell the king's matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. -11. It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh." - -12. For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. -13. So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them. -God Reveals -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - - -14. Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon; -15. he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, "Why is the decree from the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel. - -16. So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. -17. Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, -18. that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. -19. Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven. - -20. Daniel answered and said: -"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, +1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. +2 Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. +3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.” +4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.” +5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap. +6 However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.” +7 They answered again and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation.” +8 The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm: +9 if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation.” +10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. +11 It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” +12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. +13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them. +14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon; +15 he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel. +16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. +17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, +18 that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. +19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven. +20 Daniel answered and said: +“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. - -21. And He changes the times and the seasons; +21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding. - -22. He reveals deep and secret things; +22 He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him. - -23. "I thank You and praise You, +23 “I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, -For You have made known to us the king's demand." -Daniel Explains the Dream - - -24. Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation." - -25. Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, "I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation." - -26. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?" - -27. Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. -28. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: -29. As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. -30. But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. - -31. "You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. -32. This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, -33. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. -34. You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. -35. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. - -36. "This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king. -37. You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; -38. and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all--you are this head of gold. -39. But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. -40. And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. -41. Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. -42. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. -43. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. -44. And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. -45. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold--the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure." -Daniel and His Friends Promoted - - -46. Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. -47. The king answered Daniel, and said, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret." -48. Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. -49. Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. - - - +For You have made known to us the king’s demand.” +24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me before the king, and I will tell the king the interpretation.” +25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.” +26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?” +27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. +28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: +29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. +30 But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart. +31 “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. +32 This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, +33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. +34 You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. +35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. +36 “This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king. +37 You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; +38 and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—you are this head of gold. +39 But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. +40 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. +41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. +42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. +43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. +44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. +45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.” +46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. +47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” +48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. +49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md index 5e05883f..7974c3e8 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,53 +1,32 @@ -The Image of Gold - # Chapter 3 -1. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. -2. And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -3. So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -4. Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, -5. that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up; -6. and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace." - -7. So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. -Daniel's Friends Disobey the King - - -8. Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. -9. They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever! -10. You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; -11. and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. -12. There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up." - -13. Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. -14. Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? -15. Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?" - -16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. -17. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. -18. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up." -Saved in Fiery Trial - - -19. Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. -20. And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. -21. Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. -22. Therefore, because the king's command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. -23. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. - -24. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" -They answered and said to the king, "True, O king." - -25. "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." -Nebuchadnezzar Praises God - - -26. Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. -27. And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. - -28. Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! -29. Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this." - -30. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon. - - - +1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. +2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +3 So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +4 Then a herald cried aloud: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, +5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up; +6 and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.” +7 So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +8 Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. +9 They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! +10 You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; +11 and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. +12 There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.” +13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. +14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? +15 Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” +16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. +17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. +18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” +19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. +20 And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. +21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. +22 Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. +23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. +24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” +They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” +25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” +26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. +27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. +28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! +29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.” +30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md index 6ecabbbf..463bd21e 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,108 +1,76 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream - # Chapter 4 -1. Nebuchadnezzar the king, -To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: +1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, +To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. - -2. I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me. - -3. How great are His signs, +2 I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked for me. +3 How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation. - -4. I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. -5. I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. -6. Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. -7. Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation. -8. But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying: -9. "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation. - -10. "These were the visions of my head while on my bed: +4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. +5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. +6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. +7 Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation. +8 But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream before him, saying: +9 “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation. +10 “These were the visions of my head while on my bed: I was looking, and behold, A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great. - -11. The tree grew and became strong; +11 The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth. - -12. Its leaves were lovely, +12 Its leaves were lovely, Its fruit abundant, And in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, The birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches, And all flesh was fed from it. - -13. "I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. -14. He cried aloud and said thus: -'Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, +13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. +14 He cried aloud and said thus: +‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches, Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get out from under it, And the birds from its branches. - -15. Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth, +15 Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth, Bound with a band of iron and bronze, In the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth. - -16. Let his heart be changed from that of a man, +16 Let his heart be changed from that of a man, Let him be given the heart of a beast, And let seven times pass over him. - -17. 'This decision is by the decree of the watchers, +17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, -And sets over it the lowest of men.' - -18. "This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy God is in you." -Daniel Explains the Second Dream - - -19. Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble you." -Belteshazzar answered and said, "My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies! - -20. "The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, -21. whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home-- -22. it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth. - -23. "And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him'; -24. this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: -25. They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses. - -26. "And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules. -27. Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity." -Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation - - -28. All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. -29. At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon. -30. The king spoke, saying, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?" - -31. While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice fell from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! -32. And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses." - -33. That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws. -Nebuchadnezzar Praises God - - -34. And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: +And sets over it the lowest of men.’ +18 “This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy God is in you.” +19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. So the king spoke, and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation trouble you.” +Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies! +20 “The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which could be seen by all the earth, +21 whose leaves were lovely and its fruit abundant, in which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heaven had their home— +22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong; for your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth. +23 “And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him’; +24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king: +25 They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses. +26 “And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules. +27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.” +28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. +29 At the end of the twelve months he was walking about the royal palace of Babylon. +30 The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?” +31 While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! +32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.” +33 That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws. +34 And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation. - -35. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; +35 All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand -Or say to Him, "What have You done?" - -36. At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me. My counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me. -37. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. - - - +Or say to Him, “What have You done?” +36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me. My counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me. +37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md index 86cf8ffd..c9e3ed97 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,50 +1,33 @@ -Belshazzar's Feast - # Chapter 5 -1. Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. -2. While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. -3. Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. -4. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone. - -5. In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. -6. Then the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other. -7. The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." -8. Now all the king's wise men came, but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation. -9. Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were astonished. - -10. The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, "O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change. -11. There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father--your father the king--made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. -12. Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation." -The Writing on the Wall Explained - - -13. Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, "Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah? -14. I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. -15. Now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing. -16. And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom." - -17. Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation. -18. O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. -19. And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. -20. But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. -21. Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses. - -22. "But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. -23. And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. -24. Then the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written. - -25. "And this is the inscription that was written: +1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. +2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. +3 Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. +4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone. +5 In the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. +6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other. +7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” +8 Now all the king’s wise men came, but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation. +9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were astonished. +10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change. +11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. +12 Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.” +13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah? +14 I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. +15 Now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing. +16 And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” +17 Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation. +18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. +19 And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. +20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. +21 Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses. +22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. +23 And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. +24 Then the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written. +25 “And this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. - -26. This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; -27. TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; -28. PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians." -29. Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. -Belshazzar's Fall - - -30. That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. -31. And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. - - - +26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; +27 TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; +28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.” +29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. +30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. +31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md index f6272a5f..cfabb01f 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,64 +1,39 @@ -The Plot Against Daniel - # Chapter 6 -1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; -2. and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. -3. Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. -4. So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. -5. Then these men said, "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God." - -6. So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: "King Darius, live forever! -7. All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. -8. Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter." -9. Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. -Daniel in the Lions' Den - - -10. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. - -11. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. -12. And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king's decree: "Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?" -The king answered and said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter." - -13. So they answered and said before the king, "That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day." - -14. And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. -15. Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, "Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed." - -16. So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, "Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you." -17. Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed. -Daniel Saved from the Lions - - -18. Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. -19. Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. -20. And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?" - -21. Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever! -22. My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you." - -23. Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God. -Darius Honors God - - -24. And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions--them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den. - -25. Then King Darius wrote: -To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: +1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; +2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. +3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. +4 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. +5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” +6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! +7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. +8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” +9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. +10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. +11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. +12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” +The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” +13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.” +14 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. +15 Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.” +16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” +17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed. +18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. +19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. +20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” +21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! +22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” +23 Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God. +24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den. +25 Then King Darius wrote: +To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. - -26. I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. +26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. - -27. He delivers and rescues, +27 He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. - -28. So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. - - - +28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md index 13fe92bc..cc09ba5e 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,94 +1,67 @@ -Vision of the Four Beasts - # Chapter 7 -1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. - -2. Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. -3. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. -4. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. - -5. "And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: 'Arise, devour much flesh!' - -6. "After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. - -7. "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. -8. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. -Vision of the Ancient of Days - - -9. "I watched till thrones were put in place, +1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. +2 Daniel spoke, saying, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. +3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. +4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it. +5 “And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’ +6 “After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. +7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. +8 I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. +9 “I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; - -10. A fiery stream issued +10 A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened. - -11. "I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. -12. As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. - -13. "I was watching in the night visions, +11 “I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. +12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. +13 “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. - -14. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, +14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed. -Daniel's Visions Interpreted - - -15. "I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. -16. I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: -17. 'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. -18. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.' - -19. "Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; -20. and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. - -21. "I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, -22. until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. - -23. "Thus he said: -'The fourth beast shall be +15 “I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. +16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: +17 ‘Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. +18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’ +19 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; +20 and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. +21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, +22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. +23 “Thus he said: +‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. - -24. The ten horns are ten kings +24 The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. - -25. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, +25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. - -26. 'But the court shall be seated, +26 ‘But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy it forever. - -27. Then the kingdom and dominion, +27 Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, -And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.' - -28. "This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart." - - - +And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’ +28 “This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md index 1eda8dc6..64a7ba4a 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,61 +1,43 @@ -Vision of a Ram and a Goat - # Chapter 8 -1. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me--to me, Daniel--after the one that appeared to me the first time. -2. I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai. -3. Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. -4. I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great. - -5. And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. -6. Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. -7. And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand. - -8. Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. -9. And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. -10. And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. -11. He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. -12. Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered. - -13. Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, "How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?" - -14. And he said to me, "For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed." -Gabriel Interprets the Vision - - -15. Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. -16. And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." -17. So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end." - -18. Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright. -19. And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be. -20. The ram which you saw, having the two horns--they are the kings of Media and Persia. -21. And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. -22. As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power. - -23. "And in the latter time of their kingdom, +1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me—to me, Daniel—after the one that appeared to me the first time. +2 I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai. +3 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. +4 I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward, so that no animal could withstand him; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand, but he did according to his will and became great. +5 And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. +6 Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power. +7 And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. There was no power in the ram to withstand him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand. +8 Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. +9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. +10 And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. +11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. +12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered. +13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?” +14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.” +15 Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. +16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” +17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.” +18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright. +19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be. +20 The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. +21 And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. +22 As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power. +23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. - -24. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; +24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. - -25. "Through his cunning +25 “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means. - -26. "And the vision of the evenings and mornings +26 “And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true; Therefore seal up the vision, -For it refers to many days in the future." - -27. And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king's business. I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it. - - - +For it refers to many days in the future.” +27 And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md index 253512ad..28a76b9b 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,38 +1,28 @@ -Daniel's Prayer for the People - # Chapter 9 -1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans-- -2. in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the Lord through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. - -3. Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. -4. And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, "O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, -5. we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. -6. Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. -7. O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day--to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You. - -8. "O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. -9. To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. -10. We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. -11. Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. -12. And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem. - -13. "As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. -14. Therefore the Lord has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. -15. And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day--we have sinned, we have done wickedly! - -16. "O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. -17. Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord's sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate. -18. O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. -19. O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name." -The Seventy-Weeks Prophecy - - -20. Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God, -21. yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. -22. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. -23. At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision: - -24. "Seventy weeks are determined +1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— +2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the Lord through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. +3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. +4 And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, +5 we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. +6 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. +7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You. +8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. +9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. +10 We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. +11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. +12 And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem. +13 “As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. +14 Therefore the Lord has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. +15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly! +16 “O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. +17 Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate. +18 O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. +19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.” +20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God, +21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. +22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. +23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision: +24 “Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, @@ -40,28 +30,22 @@ To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. - -25. "Know therefore and understand, +25 “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. - -26. "And after the sixty-two weeks +26 “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined. - -27. Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; +27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, -Is poured out on the desolate." - - - +Is poured out on the desolate.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md index 4605bb23..09e1a661 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Vision of the Glorious Man - # Chapter 10 -1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision. -2. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. -3. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. - -4. Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, that is, the Tigris, -5. I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz! -6. His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude. - -7. And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. -8. Therefore I was left alone when I saw this great vision, and no strength remained in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength. -9. Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground. -Prophecies Concerning Persia and Greece - - -10. Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. -11. And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you." While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling. - -12. Then he said to me, "Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. -13. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. -14. Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come." - -15. When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless. -16. And suddenly, one having the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, "My lord, because of the vision my sorrows have overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength. -17. For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me." - -18. Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. -19. And he said, "O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!" -So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me." - -20. Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come. -21. But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince. - - - +1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision. +2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. +3 I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. +4 Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, that is, the Tigris, +5 I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz! +6 His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude. +7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. +8 Therefore I was left alone when I saw this great vision, and no strength remained in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength. +9 Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground. +10 Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. +11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling. +12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. +13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. +14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.” +15 When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless. +16 And suddenly, one having the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision my sorrows have overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength. +17 For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.” +18 Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. +19 And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!” +So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.” +20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come. +21 But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md index 1abf581b..dc69810d 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,68 +1,47 @@ -Warring Kings of North and South - # Chapter 11 -1. "Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.) -2. And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. -3. Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. -4. And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these. -Warring Kings of North and South - - -5. "Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. -6. And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her authority, and neither he nor his authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times. -7. But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail. -8. And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North. - -9. "Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land. -10. However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife. - -11. "And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. -12. When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. -13. For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. - -14. "Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall. -15. So the king of the North shall come and build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the forces of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist. -16. But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power. - -17. "He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, or be for him. -18. After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him. -19. Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. - -20. "There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. -21. And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. -22. With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. -23. And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. -24. He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. - -25. "He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. -26. Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. -27. Both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. -28. While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land. -The Northern King's Blasphemies - - -29. "At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. -30. For ships from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. -"So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. -31. And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. -32. Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. -33. And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. -34. Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue. -35. And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time. - -36. "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. -37. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. -38. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. -39. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. -The Northern King's Conquests - - -40. "At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. -41. He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. -42. He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. -43. He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels. -44. But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. -45. And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him. - - - +1 “Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him.) +2 And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. +3 Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. +4 And when he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken up and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not among his posterity nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides these. +5 “Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. +6 And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of the South shall go to the king of the North to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the power of her authority, and neither he nor his authority shall stand; but she shall be given up, with those who brought her, and with him who begot her, and with him who strengthened her in those times. +7 But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail. +8 And he shall also carry their gods captive to Egypt, with their princes and their precious articles of silver and gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the North. +9 “Also the king of the North shall come to the kingdom of the king of the South, but shall return to his own land. +10 However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife. +11 “And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. +12 When he has taken away the multitude, his heart will be lifted up; and he will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not prevail. +13 For the king of the North will return and muster a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come at the end of some years with a great army and much equipment. +14 “Now in those times many shall rise up against the king of the South. Also, violent men of your people shall exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall. +15 So the king of the North shall come and build a siege mound, and take a fortified city; and the forces of the South shall not withstand him. Even his choice troops shall have no strength to resist. +16 But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and no one shall stand against him. He shall stand in the Glorious Land with destruction in his power. +17 “He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do. And he shall give him the daughter of women to destroy it; but she shall not stand with him, or be for him. +18 After this he shall turn his face to the coastlands, and shall take many. But a ruler shall bring the reproach against them to an end; and with the reproach removed, he shall turn back on him. +19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. +20 “There shall arise in his place one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; but within a few days he shall be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. +21 And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. +22 With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. +23 And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. +24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. +25 “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. +26 Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. +27 Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. +28 While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land. +29 “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. +30 For ships from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. +“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. +31 And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. +32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. +33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. +34 Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue. +35 And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time. +36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. +37 He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. +38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. +39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. +40 “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. +41 He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. +42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. +43 He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels. +44 But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. +45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md index 8fb6b34a..3715a4bd 100644 --- a/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Prophecy of the End Time - # Chapter 12 -1. "At that time Michael shall stand up, +1 “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. - -2. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, +2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. - -3. Those who are wise shall shine +3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. - -4. "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." - -5. Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank. -6. And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, "How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?" - -7. Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished. - -8. Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the end of these things?" - -9. And he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. -10. Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. - -11. "And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. -12. Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days. - -13. "But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days." - - - +4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” +5 Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank. +6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?” +7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished. +8 Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things?” +9 And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. +10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. +11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. +12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days. +13 “But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md index 06a3ea49..fb4d7e02 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,59 +1,42 @@ -Hosea's Unfaithful Wife - # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. -The Family of Hosea - - -2. When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: -"Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry +1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. +2 When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: +“Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, For the land has committed great harlotry -By departing from the Lord." - -3. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. -4. Then the Lord said to him: -"Call his name Jezreel, +By departing from the Lord.” +3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. +4 Then the Lord said to him: +“Call his name Jezreel, For in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. - -5. It shall come to pass in that day -That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel." - -6. And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him: -"Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, +5 It shall come to pass in that day +That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.” +6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him: +“Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, For I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, But I will utterly take them away. - -7. Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, +7 Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, Will save them by the Lord their God, And will not save them by bow, Nor by sword or battle, -By horses or horsemen." - -8. Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. -9. Then God said: -"Call his name Lo-Ammi, +By horses or horsemen.” +8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. +9 Then God said: +“Call his name Lo-Ammi, For you are not My people, And I will not be your God. -The Restoration of Israel - - -10. "Yet the number of the children of Israel +10 “Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, -'You are not My people,' +‘You are not My people,’ There it shall be said to them, -'You are sons of the living God.' - -11. Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel +‘You are sons of the living God.’ +11 Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, -For great will be the day of Jezreel! - - - +For great will be the day of Jezreel! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md index a2a5cd69..1108cfc6 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,127 +1,96 @@ -The Lord's Love for His Unfaithful People - # Chapter 2 -1. Say to your brethren, 'My people,' -And to your sisters, 'Mercy is shown.' -God's Unfaithful People - - -2. "Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; +1 Say to your brethren, ‘My people,’ +And to your sisters, ‘Mercy is shown.’ +2 “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband! Let her put away her harlotries from her sight, And her adulteries from between her breasts; - -3. Lest I strip her naked +3 Lest I strip her naked And expose her, as in the day she was born, And make her like a wilderness, And set her like a dry land, And slay her with thirst. - -4. "I will not have mercy on her children, +4 “I will not have mercy on her children, For they are the children of harlotry. - -5. For their mother has played the harlot; +5 For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has behaved shamefully. -For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, +For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my linen, -My oil and my drink.' - -6. "Therefore, behold, +My oil and my drink.’ +6 “Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, And wall her in, So that she cannot find her paths. - -7. She will chase her lovers, +7 She will chase her lovers, But not overtake them; Yes, she will seek them, but not find them. Then she will say, -'I will go and return to my first husband, -For then it was better for me than now.' - -8. For she did not know +‘I will go and return to my first husband, +For then it was better for me than now.’ +8 For she did not know That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, -And multiplied her silver and gold-- +And multiplied her silver and gold— Which they prepared for Baal. - -9. "Therefore I will return and take away +9 “Therefore I will return and take away My grain in its time And My new wine in its season, And will take back My wool and My linen, Given to cover her nakedness. - -10. Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, +10 Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, And no one shall deliver her from My hand. - -11. I will also cause all her mirth to cease, +11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, Her feast days, Her New Moons, -Her Sabbaths-- +Her Sabbaths— All her appointed feasts. - -12. "And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, +12 “And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, Of which she has said, -'These are my wages that my lovers have given me.' +‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’ So I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field shall eat them. - -13. I will punish her +13 I will punish her For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, And went after her lovers; -But Me she forgot," says the Lord. -God's Mercy on His People - - -14. "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, +But Me she forgot,” says the Lord. +14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Will bring her into the wilderness, And speak comfort to her. - -15. I will give her her vineyards from there, +15 I will give her her vineyards from there, And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope; She shall sing there, As in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. - -16. "And it shall be, in that day," +16 “And it shall be, in that day,” Says the Lord, -"That you will call Me 'My Husband,' -And no longer call Me 'My Master,' - -17. For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, +“That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ +And no longer call Me ‘My Master,’ +17 For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, And they shall be remembered by their name no more. - -18. In that day I will make a covenant for them +18 In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely. - -19. "I will betroth you to Me forever; +19 “I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy; - -20. I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, +20 I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know the Lord. - -21. "It shall come to pass in that day -That I will answer," says the Lord; -"I will answer the heavens, +21 “It shall come to pass in that day +That I will answer,” says the Lord; +“I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth. - -22. The earth shall answer +22 The earth shall answer With grain, With new wine, And with oil; They shall answer Jezreel. - -23. Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, +23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; Then I will say to those who were not My people, -'You are My people!' -And they shall say, 'You are my God!' " - - - +‘You are My people!’ +And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md index 32fb573e..befbe02b 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,13 +1,6 @@ -Israel Will Return to God - # Chapter 3 -1. Then the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans." - -2. So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. -3. And I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man--so, too, will I be toward you." - -4. For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. -5. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” +2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. +3 And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.” +4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. +5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md index c01b12c8..a649cd4c 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,93 +1,68 @@ -God's Charge Against Israel - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear the word of the Lord, +1 Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, -For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: -"There is no truth or mercy +For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: +“There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. - -2. By swearing and lying, +2 By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. - -3. Therefore the land will mourn; +3 Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away. - -4. "Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; +4 “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. - -5. Therefore you shall stumble in the day; +5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day; The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; And I will destroy your mother. - -6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. +6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. - -7. "The more they increased, +7 “The more they increased, The more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. - -8. They eat up the sin of My people; +8 They eat up the sin of My people; They set their heart on their iniquity. - -9. And it shall be: like people, like priest. +9 And it shall be: like people, like priest. So I will punish them for their ways, And reward them for their deeds. - -10. For they shall eat, but not have enough; +10 For they shall eat, but not have enough; They shall commit harlotry, but not increase; Because they have ceased obeying the Lord. -The Idolatry of Israel - - -11. "Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. - -12. My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, +11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. +12 My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God. - -13. They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, +13 They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery. - -14. "I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, +14 “I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, Nor your brides when they commit adultery; For the men themselves go apart with harlots, And offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot. Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled. - -15. "Though you, Israel, play the harlot, +15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth Aven, -Nor swear an oath, saying, 'As the Lord lives'-- - -16. "For Israel is stubborn +Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’— +16 “For Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn calf; Now the Lord will let them forage Like a lamb in open country. - -17. "Ephraim is joined to idols, +17 “Ephraim is joined to idols, Let him alone. - -18. Their drink is rebellion, +18 Their drink is rebellion, They commit harlotry continually. Her rulers dearly love dishonor. - -19. The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, -And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. - - - +19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, +And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md index 4382dc68..5330293c 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,72 +1,53 @@ -Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah - # Chapter 5 -1. "Hear this, O priests! +1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. - -2. The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, +2 The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. - -3. I know Ephraim, +3 I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled. - -4. "They do not direct their deeds +4 “They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the Lord. - -5. The pride of Israel testifies to his face; +5 The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them. - -6. "With their flocks and herds +6 “With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the Lord, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. - -7. They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, +7 They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage. - -8. "Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah, +8 “Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah! Cry aloud at Beth Aven, -'Look behind you, O Benjamin!' - -9. Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; +‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’ +9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure. - -10. "The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; +10 “The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water. - -11. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, +11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, Because he willingly walked by human precept. - -12. Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, +12 Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness. - -13. "When Ephraim saw his sickness, +13 “When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound. - -14. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, +14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. - -15. I will return again to My place +15 I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; -In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me." - - - +In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md index a45f0887..8efbcd0c 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,50 +1,33 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 6 -1. Come, and let us return to the Lord; +1 Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. - -2. After two days He will revive us; +2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. - -3. Let us know, +3 Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth. -Impenitence of Israel and Judah - - -4. "O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? +4 “O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. - -5. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, +5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth. - -6. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, +6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. - -7. "But like men they transgressed the covenant; +7 “But like men they transgressed the covenant; There they dealt treacherously with Me. - -8. Gilead is a city of evildoers +8 Gilead is a city of evildoers And defiled with blood. - -9. As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, +9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness. - -10. I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: +10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: There is the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel is defiled. - -11. Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, -When I return the captives of My people. - - - +11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, +When I return the captives of My people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md index 7d1223df..9bce2762 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,82 +1,60 @@ -Israel Has Rebelled Against God - # Chapter 7 -1. "When I would have healed Israel, +1 “When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside. - -2. They do not consider in their hearts +2 They do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness; Now their own deeds have surrounded them; They are before My face. - -3. They make a king glad with their wickedness, +3 They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies. - -4. "They are all adulterers. -Like an oven heated by a baker-- +4 “They are all adulterers. +Like an oven heated by a baker— He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough, Until it is leavened. - -5. In the day of our king +5 In the day of our king Princes have made him sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers. - -6. They prepare their heart like an oven, +6 They prepare their heart like an oven, While they lie in wait; Their baker sleeps all night; In the morning it burns like a flaming fire. - -7. They are all hot, like an oven, +7 They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen. None among them calls upon Me. - -8. "Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples; +8 “Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned. - -9. Aliens have devoured his strength, +9 Aliens have devoured his strength, But he does not know it; Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him, Yet he does not know it. - -10. And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, +10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they do not return to the Lord their God, Nor seek Him for all this. -Futile Reliance on the Nations - - -11. "Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense-- +11 “Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense— They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria. - -12. Wherever they go, I will spread My net on them; +12 Wherever they go, I will spread My net on them; I will bring them down like birds of the air; I will chastise them According to what their congregation has heard. - -13. "Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! +13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me. - -14. They did not cry out to Me with their heart -When they wailed upon their beds. -"They assemble together for grain and new wine, +14 They did not cry out to Me with their heart +When they wailed upon their beds. +“They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me; - -15. Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, +15 Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me; - -16. They return, but not to the Most High; +16 They return, but not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursings of their tongue. -This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. - - - +This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md index a742d6f8..e114b63d 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,67 +1,49 @@ -The Apostasy of Israel - # Chapter 8 -1. "Set the trumpet to your mouth! +1 “Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law. - -2. Israel will cry to Me, -'My God, we know You!' - -3. Israel has rejected the good; +2 Israel will cry to Me, +‘My God, we know You!’ +3 Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will pursue him. - -4. "They set up kings, but not by Me; +4 “They set up kings, but not by Me; They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them. From their silver and gold -They made idols for themselves-- +They made idols for themselves— That they might be cut off. - -5. Your calf is rejected, O Samaria! -My anger is aroused against them-- +5 Your calf is rejected, O Samaria! +My anger is aroused against them— How long until they attain to innocence? - -6. For from Israel is even this: +6 For from Israel is even this: A workman made it, and it is not God; But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. - -7. "They sow the wind, +7 “They sow the wind, And reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no bud; It shall never produce meal. If it should produce, Aliens would swallow it up. - -8. Israel is swallowed up; +8 Israel is swallowed up; Now they are among the Gentiles Like a vessel in which is no pleasure. - -9. For they have gone up to Assyria, +9 For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers. - -10. Yes, though they have hired among the nations, +10 Yes, though they have hired among the nations, Now I will gather them; And they shall sorrow a little, Because of the burden of the king of princes. - -11. "Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin, +11 “Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin, They have become for him altars for sinning. - -12. I have written for him the great things of My law, +12 I have written for him the great things of My law, But they were considered a strange thing. - -13. For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it, +13 For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it, But the Lord does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt. - -14. "For Israel has forgotten his Maker, +14 “For Israel has forgotten his Maker, And has built temples; Judah also has multiplied fortified cities; But I will send fire upon his cities, -And it shall devour his palaces." - - - +And it shall devour his palaces.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md index b29fa8c7..0e1180f0 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,89 +1,68 @@ -Judgment of Israel's Sin - # Chapter 9 -1. Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, +1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, For you have played the harlot against your God. You have made love for hire on every threshing floor. - -2. The threshing floor and the winepress +2 The threshing floor and the winepress Shall not feed them, And the new wine shall fail in her. - -3. They shall not dwell in the Lord's land, +3 They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land, But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And shall eat unclean things in Assyria. - -4. They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, +4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, Nor shall their sacrifices be pleasing to Him. It shall be like bread of mourners to them; All who eat it shall be defiled. For their bread shall be for their own life; It shall not come into the house of the Lord. - -5. What will you do in the appointed day, +5 What will you do in the appointed day, And in the day of the feast of the Lord? - -6. For indeed they are gone because of destruction. +6 For indeed they are gone because of destruction. Egypt shall gather them up; Memphis shall bury them. Nettles shall possess their valuables of silver; Thorns shall be in their tents. - -7. The days of punishment have come; +7 The days of punishment have come; The days of recompense have come. Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, The spiritual man is insane, Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity. - -8. The watchman of Ephraim is with my God; -But the prophet is a fowler's snare in all his ways-- +8 The watchman of Ephraim is with my God; +But the prophet is a fowler’s snare in all his ways— Enmity in the house of his God. - -9. They are deeply corrupted, +9 They are deeply corrupted, As in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins. - -10. "I found Israel +10 “I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers As the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal Peor, And separated themselves to that shame; They became an abomination like the thing they loved. - -11. As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird-- +11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception! - -12. Though they bring up their children, +12 Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them! - -13. Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, -So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer." - -14. Give them, O Lord-- +13 Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, +So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.” +14 Give them, O Lord— What will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb And dry breasts! - -15. "All their wickedness is in Gilgal, +15 “All their wickedness is in Gilgal, For there I hated them. Because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them from My house; I will love them no more. All their princes are rebellious. - -16. Ephraim is stricken, +16 Ephraim is stricken, Their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, -I would kill the darlings of their womb." - -17. My God will cast them away, +I would kill the darlings of their womb.” +17 My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; -And they shall be wanderers among the nations. - - - +And they shall be wanderers among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md index e842264d..adf8beff 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,84 +1,65 @@ -Israel's Sin and Captivity - # Chapter 10 -1. Israel empties his vine; +1 Israel empties his vine; He brings forth fruit for himself. According to the multitude of his fruit He has increased the altars; According to the bounty of his land They have embellished his sacred pillars. - -2. Their heart is divided; +2 Their heart is divided; Now they are held guilty. He will break down their altars; He will ruin their sacred pillars. - -3. For now they say, -"We have no king, +3 For now they say, +“We have no king, Because we did not fear the Lord. -And as for a king, what would he do for us?" - -4. They have spoken words, +And as for a king, what would he do for us?” +4 They have spoken words, Swearing falsely in making a covenant. Thus judgment springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field. - -5. The inhabitants of Samaria fear +5 The inhabitants of Samaria fear Because of the calf of Beth Aven. For its people mourn for it, -And its priests shriek for it-- +And its priests shriek for it— Because its glory has departed from it. - -6. The idol also shall be carried to Assyria +6 The idol also shall be carried to Assyria As a present for King Jareb. Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. - -7. As for Samaria, her king is cut off +7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water. - -8. Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, +8 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, Shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars; -They shall say to the mountains, "Cover us!" -And to the hills, "Fall on us!" - -9. "O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah; +They shall say to the mountains, “Cover us!” +And to the hills, “Fall on us!” +9 “O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah; There they stood. The battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity Did not overtake them. - -10. When it is My desire, I will chasten them. +10 When it is My desire, I will chasten them. Peoples shall be gathered against them When I bind them for their two transgressions. - -11. Ephraim is a trained heifer +11 Ephraim is a trained heifer That loves to thresh grain; But I harnessed her fair neck, I will make Ephraim pull a plow. Judah shall plow; -Jacob shall break his clods." - -12. Sow for yourselves righteousness; +Jacob shall break his clods.” +12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you. - -13. You have plowed wickedness; +13 You have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your mighty men. - -14. Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, +14 Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, And all your fortresses shall be plundered -As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle-- +As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle— A mother dashed in pieces upon her children. - -15. Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, +15 Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, Because of your great wickedness. At dawn the king of Israel -Shall be cut off utterly. - - - +Shall be cut off utterly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md index 759fc0de..5d77e94d 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,65 +1,47 @@ -God's Continuing Love for Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. "When Israel was a child, I loved him, +1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. - -2. As they called them, +2 As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images. - -3. "I taught Ephraim to walk, +3 “I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them. - -4. I drew them with gentle cords, +4 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them. - -5. "He shall not return to the land of Egypt; +5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent. - -6. And the sword shall slash in his cities, +6 And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels. - -7. My people are bent on backsliding from Me. +7 My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him. - -8. "How can I give you up, Ephraim? +8 “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. - -9. I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; +9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with terror. - -10. "They shall walk after the Lord. +10 “They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west; - -11. They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, +11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. -And I will let them dwell in their houses," +And I will let them dwell in their houses,” Says the Lord. -God's Charge Against Ephraim - - -12. "Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, +12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit; But Judah still walks with God, -Even with the Holy One who is faithful. - - - +Even with the Holy One who is faithful. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md index 18e0e6ba..640386c1 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,66 +1,47 @@ -Ephraim's Sins Rebuked by God - # Chapter 12 -1. "Ephraim feeds on the wind, +1 “Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt. - -2. " -The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, +2 “The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him. - -3. He took his brother by the heel in the womb, +3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God. - -4. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; +4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, -And there He spoke to us-- - -5. That is, the Lord God of hosts. +And there He spoke to us— +5 That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name. - -6. So you, by the help of your God, return; +6 So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. - -7. "A cunning Canaanite! +7 “A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress. - -8. And Ephraim said, -'Surely I have become rich, +8 And Ephraim said, +‘Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors -They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.' - -9. "But I am the Lord your God, +They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’ +9 “But I am the Lord your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast. - -10. I have also spoken by the prophets, +10 I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; -I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets." - -11. Though Gilead has idols-- -Surely they are vanity-- +I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.” +11 Though Gilead has idols— +Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. - -12. Jacob fled to the country of Syria; +12 Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep. - -13. By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, +13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved. - -14. Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; +14 Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, -And return his reproach upon him. - - - +And return his reproach upon him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md index d98f2e91..5a121dd0 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,79 +1,59 @@ -Relentless Judgment on Israel - # Chapter 13 -1. When Ephraim spoke, trembling, +1 When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted himself in Israel; But when he offended through Baal worship, he died. - -2. Now they sin more and more, +2 Now they sin more and more, And have made for themselves molded images, Idols of their silver, according to their skill; All of it is the work of craftsmen. They say of them, -"Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!" - -3. Therefore they shall be like the morning cloud +“Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!” +3 Therefore they shall be like the morning cloud And like the early dew that passes away, Like chaff blown off from a threshing floor And like smoke from a chimney. - -4. "Yet I am the Lord your God +4 “Yet I am the Lord your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. - -5. I knew you in the wilderness, +5 I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought. - -6. When they had pasture, they were filled; +6 When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me. - -7. "So I will be to them like a lion; +7 “So I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk; - -8. I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; +8 I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them. - -9. "O Israel, you are destroyed, +9 “O Israel, you are destroyed, But your help is from Me. - -10. I will be your King; +10 I will be your King; Where is any other, That he may save you in all your cities? And your judges to whom you said, -'Give me a king and princes'? - -11. I gave you a king in My anger, +‘Give me a king and princes’? +11 I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath. - -12. "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; +12 “The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up. - -13. The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. +13 The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. He is an unwise son, For he should not stay long where children are born. - -14. "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; +14 “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! -Pity is hidden from My eyes." - -15. Though he is fruitful among his brethren, +Pity is hidden from My eyes.” +15 Though he is fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come; The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness. Then his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize. - -16. Samaria is held guilty, +16 Samaria is held guilty, For she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, -And their women with child ripped open. - - - +And their women with child ripped open. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md index a1c5e0bb..f30e8c29 100644 --- a/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,50 +1,37 @@ -Israel Restored at Last - # Chapter 14 -1. O Israel, return to the Lord your God, +1 O Israel, return to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity; - -2. Take words with you, +2 Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, -"Take away all iniquity; +“Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips. - -3. Assyria shall not save us, +3 Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, -Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, 'You are our gods.' -For in You the fatherless finds mercy." - -4. "I will heal their backsliding, +Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ +For in You the fatherless finds mercy.” +4 “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. - -5. I will be like the dew to Israel; +5 I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. - -6. His branches shall spread; +6 His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon. - -7. Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; +7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon. - -8. "Ephraim shall say, 'What have I to do anymore with idols?' +8 “Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; -Your fruit is found in Me." - -9. Who is wise? +Your fruit is found in Me.” +9 Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, -But transgressors stumble in them. - - - +But transgressors stumble in them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md index dfa7822d..716f9da2 100644 --- a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,103 +1,76 @@ -The Locust Plague in Judah - # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. -The Land Laid Waste - -2. Hear this, you elders, +1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. +2 Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? - -3. Tell your children about it, +3 Tell your children about it, Let your children tell their children, And their children another generation. - -4. What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; +4 What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten; And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten. - -5. Awake, you drunkards, and weep; +5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, For it has been cut off from your mouth. - -6. For a nation has come up against My land, +6 For a nation has come up against My land, Strong, and without number; His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he has the fangs of a fierce lion. - -7. He has laid waste My vine, +7 He has laid waste My vine, And ruined My fig tree; He has stripped it bare and thrown it away; Its branches are made white. - -8. Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth +8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth For the husband of her youth. - -9. The grain offering and the drink offering +9 The grain offering and the drink offering Have been cut off from the house of the Lord; The priests mourn, who minister to the Lord. - -10. The field is wasted, +10 The field is wasted, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The oil fails. - -11. Be ashamed, you farmers, +11 Be ashamed, you farmers, Wail, you vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley; Because the harvest of the field has perished. - -12. The vine has dried up, +12 The vine has dried up, And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate tree, The palm tree also, -And the apple tree-- +And the apple tree— All the trees of the field are withered; Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men. -Mourning for the Land - - -13. Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; +13 Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; Wail, you who minister before the altar; Come, lie all night in sackcloth, You who minister to my God; For the grain offering and the drink offering Are withheld from the house of your God. - -14. Consecrate a fast, +14 Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land Into the house of the Lord your God, And cry out to the Lord. - -15. Alas for the day! +15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty. - -16. Is not the food cut off before our eyes, +16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, Joy and gladness from the house of our God? - -17. The seed shrivels under the clods, +17 The seed shrivels under the clods, Storehouses are in shambles; Barns are broken down, For the grain has withered. - -18. How the animals groan! +18 How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are restless, Because they have no pasture; Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment. - -19. O Lord, to You I cry out; +19 O Lord, to You I cry out; For fire has devoured the open pastures, And a flame has burned all the trees of the field. - -20. The beasts of the field also cry out to You, +20 The beasts of the field also cry out to You, For the water brooks are dried up, -And fire has devoured the open pastures. - - - +And fire has devoured the open pastures. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md index cc02b37f..55cf09a4 100644 --- a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,174 +1,134 @@ -The Day of the Lord - # Chapter 2 -1. Blow the trumpet in Zion, +1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the Lord is coming, For it is at hand: - -2. A day of darkness and gloominess, +2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations. - -3. A fire devours before them, +3 A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them. - -4. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; +4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like swift steeds, so they run. - -5. With a noise like chariots +5 With a noise like chariots Over mountaintops they leap, Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battle array. - -6. Before them the people writhe in pain; +6 Before them the people writhe in pain; All faces are drained of color. - -7. They run like mighty men, +7 They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, And they do not break ranks. - -8. They do not push one another; +8 They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, They are not cut down. - -9. They run to and fro in the city, +9 They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. - -10. The earth quakes before them, +10 The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness. - -11. The Lord gives voice before His army, +11 The Lord gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; Who can endure it? -A Call to Repentance - - -12. "Now, therefore," says the Lord, -"Turn to Me with all your heart, -With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning." - -13. So rend your heart, and not your garments; +12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, +“Turn to Me with all your heart, +With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” +13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. - -14. Who knows if He will turn and relent, -And leave a blessing behind Him-- +14 Who knows if He will turn and relent, +And leave a blessing behind Him— A grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God? - -15. Blow the trumpet in Zion, +15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; - -16. Gather the people, +16 Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. - -17. Let the priests, who minister to the Lord, +17 Let the priests, who minister to the Lord, Weep between the porch and the altar; -Let them say, "Spare Your people, O Lord, +Let them say, “Spare Your people, O Lord, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, -'Where is their God?' "The Land Refreshed - -18. Then the Lord will be zealous for His land, +‘Where is their God?’ ” +18 Then the Lord will be zealous for His land, And pity His people. - -19. The Lord will answer and say to His people, -"Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, +19 The Lord will answer and say to His people, +“Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. - -20. "But I will remove far from you the northern army, +20 “But I will remove far from you the northern army, And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, -Because he has done monstrous things." - -21. Fear not, O land; +Because he has done monstrous things.” +21 Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done marvelous things! - -22. Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; +22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. - -23. Be glad then, you children of Zion, +23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, -And He will cause the rain to come down for you-- +And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. - -24. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, +24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. - -25. "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, +25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. - -26. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, +26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. - -27. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: +27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. -God's Spirit Poured Out - - -28. "And it shall come to pass afterward +28 “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. - -29. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants +29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. - -30. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: +30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. - -31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, +31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. - -32. And it shall come to pass +32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, -Among the remnant whom the Lord calls. - - - +Among the remnant whom the Lord calls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md index f076f351..dd003768 100644 --- a/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,102 +1,75 @@ -God Judges the Nations - # Chapter 3 -1. "For behold, in those days and at that time, +1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, - -2. I will also gather all nations, +2 I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. - -3. They have cast lots for My people, +3 They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. - -4. "Indeed, what have you to do with Me, +4 “Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head; - -5. Because you have taken My silver and My gold, +5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions. - -6. Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem +6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders. - -7. "Behold, I will raise them +7 “Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head. - -8. I will sell your sons and your daughters +8 I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; -For the Lord has spoken." - -9. Proclaim this among the nations: -"Prepare for war! +For the Lord has spoken.” +9 Proclaim this among the nations: +“Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. - -10. Beat your plowshares into swords +10 Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; -Let the weak say, 'I am strong.' " - -11. Assemble and come, all you nations, +Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” +11 Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord. - -12. "Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; +12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. - -13. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. +13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, -The vats overflow-- -For their wickedness is great." - -14. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! +The vats overflow— +For their wickedness is great.” +14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. - -15. The sun and moon will grow dark, +15 The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness. - -16. The Lord also will roar from Zion, +16 The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel. - -17. "So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, +17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, -And no aliens shall ever pass through her again." -God Blesses His People - - -18. And it will come to pass in that day +And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.” +18 And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord And water the Valley of Acacias. - -19. "Egypt shall be a desolation, +19 “Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. - -20. But Judah shall abide forever, +20 But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. - -21. For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; -For the Lord dwells in Zion." - - - +21 For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; +For the Lord dwells in Zion.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md index 84020033..3750c7dc 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,79 +1,58 @@ -Judgments on Israel's Neighbors - # Chapter 1 -1. The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. - -2. And he said: -"The Lord roars from Zion, +1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. +2 And he said: +“The Lord roars from Zion, And utters His voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, -And the top of Carmel withers." -Judgment on the Nations - - -3. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, +And the top of Carmel withers.” +3 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they have threshed Gilead with implements of iron. - -4. But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, +4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, Which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad. - -5. I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, +5 I will also break the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven, And the one who holds the scepter from Beth Eden. -The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir," +The people of Syria shall go captive to Kir,” Says the Lord. - -6. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, +6 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they took captive the whole captivity To deliver them up to Edom. - -7. But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, +7 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, Which shall devour its palaces. - -8. I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, +8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, -And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," +And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,” Says the Lord God. - -9. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, +9 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood. - -10. But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, -Which shall devour its palaces." - -11. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, +10 But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, +Which shall devour its palaces.” +11 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever. - -12. But I will send a fire upon Teman, -Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah." - -13. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, +12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, +Which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.” +13 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory. - -14. But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, +14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, And it shall devour its palaces, Amid shouting in the day of battle, And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind. - -15. Their king shall go into captivity, -He and his princes together," -Says the Lord. - - - +15 Their king shall go into captivity, +He and his princes together,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md index 8325e1c9..a8a4cd54 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,82 +1,58 @@ -Judgment on Israel - # Chapter 2 -1. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, +1 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime. - -2. But I will send a fire upon Moab, +2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, And it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; Moab shall die with tumult, With shouting and trumpet sound. - -3. And I will cut off the judge from its midst, -And slay all its princes with him," +3 And I will cut off the judge from its midst, +And slay all its princes with him,” Says the Lord. -Judgment on Judah - - -4. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, +4 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they have despised the law of the Lord, And have not kept His commandments. Their lies lead them astray, Lies which their fathers followed. - -5. But I will send a fire upon Judah, -And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem." -Judgment on Israel - - -6. Thus says the Lord: -"For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, +5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, +And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.” +6 Thus says the Lord: +“For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for silver, And the poor for a pair of sandals. - -7. They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor, +7 They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor, And pervert the way of the humble. A man and his father go in to the same girl, To defile My holy name. - -8. They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, +8 They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. - -9. "Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, +9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Whose height was like the height of the cedars, And he was as strong as the oaks; Yet I destroyed his fruit above And his roots beneath. - -10. Also it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, +10 Also it was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And led you forty years through the wilderness, To possess the land of the Amorite. - -11. I raised up some of your sons as prophets, +11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets, And some of your young men as Nazirites. -Is it not so, O you children of Israel?" +Is it not so, O you children of Israel?” Says the Lord. - -12. "But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, +12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets saying, -'Do not prophesy!' - -13. "Behold, I am weighed down by you, +‘Do not prophesy!’ +13 “Behold, I am weighed down by you, As a cart full of sheaves is weighed down. - -14. Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, +14 Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself; - -15. He shall not stand who handles the bow, +15 He shall not stand who handles the bow, The swift of foot shall not escape, Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself. - -16. The most courageous men of might -Shall flee naked in that day," -Says the Lord. - - - +16 The most courageous men of might +Shall flee naked in that day,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md index 194ebb90..2d869c91 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,66 +1,45 @@ -Authority of the Prophet's Message - # Chapter 3 -1. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: - -2. "You only have I known of all the families of the earth; -Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." - -3. Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? - -4. Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? +1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: +2 “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; +Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” +3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? +4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing? - -5. Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? +5 Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all? - -6. If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? +6 If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? - -7. Surely the Lord God does nothing, +7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. - -8. A lion has roared! +8 A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy? -Punishment of Israel's Sins - - -9. "Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, +9 “Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: -'Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; +‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; See great tumults in her midst, And the oppressed within her. - -10. For they do not know to do right,' +10 For they do not know to do right,’ Says the Lord, -'Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.' " - -11. Therefore thus says the Lord God: -"An adversary shall be all around the land; +‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.’ ” +11 Therefore thus says the Lord God: +“An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, -And your palaces shall be plundered." - -12. Thus says the Lord: -"As a shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion +And your palaces shall be plundered.” +12 Thus says the Lord: +“As a shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion Two legs or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be taken out -Who dwell in Samaria-- +Who dwell in Samaria— In the corner of a bed and on the edge of a couch! - -13. Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," +13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord God, the God of hosts, - -14. "That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, +14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; And the horns of the altar shall be cut off And fall to the ground. - -15. I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house; +15 I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house; The houses of ivory shall perish, -And the great houses shall have an end," -Says the Lord. - - - +And the great houses shall have an end,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md index bfefe5b3..faaba0b1 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,84 +1,65 @@ -God's Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, +1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, -Who say to your husbands, "Bring wine, let us drink!" - -2. The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: -"Behold, the days shall come upon you +Who say to your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!” +2 The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: +“Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks. - -3. You will go out through broken walls, +3 You will go out through broken walls, Each one straight ahead of her, -And you will be cast into Harmon," +And you will be cast into Harmon,” Says the Lord. - -4. "Come to Bethel and transgress, +4 “Come to Bethel and transgress, At Gilgal multiply transgression; Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days. - -5. Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, +5 Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, Proclaim and announce the freewill offerings; For this you love, -You children of Israel!" +You children of Israel!” Says the Lord God. -Israel Did Not Accept Correction - - -6. "Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, +6 “Also I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; -Yet you have not returned to Me," +Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord. - -7. "I also withheld rain from you, +7 “I also withheld rain from you, When there were still three months to the harvest. I made it rain on one city, I withheld rain from another city. One part was rained upon, And where it did not rain the part withered. - -8. So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water, +8 So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water, But they were not satisfied; -Yet you have not returned to Me," +Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord. - -9. "I blasted you with blight and mildew. +9 “I blasted you with blight and mildew. When your gardens increased, Your vineyards, Your fig trees, And your olive trees, The locust devoured them; -Yet you have not returned to Me," +Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord. - -10. "I sent among you a plague after the manner of Egypt; +10 “I sent among you a plague after the manner of Egypt; Your young men I killed with a sword, Along with your captive horses; I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils; -Yet you have not returned to Me," +Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord. - -11. "I overthrew some of you, +11 “I overthrew some of you, As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning; -Yet you have not returned to Me," +Yet you have not returned to Me,” Says the Lord. - -12. "Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel; +12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel; Because I will do this to you, -Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!" - -13. For behold, +Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!” +13 For behold, He who forms mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, -Who treads the high places of the earth-- -The Lord God of hosts is His name. - - - +Who treads the high places of the earth— +The Lord God of hosts is His name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md index 26cc4728..ea5115c2 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,125 +1,90 @@ -A Lament for Israel - # Chapter 5 -1. Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: - -2. The virgin of Israel has fallen; +1 Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: +2 The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up. - -3. For thus says the Lord God: -"The city that goes out by a thousand +3 For thus says the Lord God: +“The city that goes out by a thousand Shall have a hundred left, And that which goes out by a hundred -Shall have ten left to the house of Israel." -A Call to Repentance - - -4. For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: -"Seek Me and live; - -5. But do not seek Bethel, +Shall have ten left to the house of Israel.” +4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: +“Seek Me and live; +5 But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing. - -6. Seek the Lord and live, +6 Seek the Lord and live, Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, -With no one to quench it in Bethel-- - -7. You who turn justice to wormwood, -And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!" - -8. He made the Pleiades and Orion; +With no one to quench it in Bethel— +7 You who turn justice to wormwood, +And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” +8 He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The Lord is His name. - -9. He rains ruin upon the strong, +9 He rains ruin upon the strong, So that fury comes upon the fortress. - -10. They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, +10 They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly. - -11. Therefore, because you tread down the poor +11 Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them. - -12. For I know your manifold transgressions +12 For I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate. - -13. Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, +13 Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time. - -14. Seek good and not evil, +14 Seek good and not evil, That you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. - -15. Hate evil, love good; +15 Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. It may be that the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. -The Day of the Lord - - -16. Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this: -"There shall be wailing in all streets, +16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this: +“There shall be wailing in all streets, And they shall say in all the highways, -'Alas! Alas!' +‘Alas! Alas!’ They shall call the farmer to mourning, And skillful lamenters to wailing. - -17. In all vineyards there shall be wailing, -For I will pass through you," +17 In all vineyards there shall be wailing, +For I will pass through you,” Says the Lord. - -18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! +18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light. - -19. It will be as though a man fled from a lion, +19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or as though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him! - -20. Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? +20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it? - -21. "I hate, I despise your feast days, +21 “I hate, I despise your feast days, And I do not savor your sacred assemblies. - -22. Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, +22 Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. - -23. Take away from Me the noise of your songs, +23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. - -24. But let justice run down like water, +24 But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. - -25. "Did you offer Me sacrifices and offerings +25 “Did you offer Me sacrifices and offerings In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? - -26. You also carried Sikkuth your king +26 You also carried Sikkuth your king And Chiun, your idols, The star of your gods, Which you made for yourselves. - -27. Therefore I will send you into captivity beyond Damascus," -Says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. - - - +27 Therefore I will send you into captivity beyond Damascus,” +Says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md index f173656a..7f96b6b2 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,66 +1,48 @@ -Warnings to Zion and Samaria - # Chapter 6 -1. Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, +1 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief nation, To whom the house of Israel comes! - -2. Go over to Calneh and see; +2 Go over to Calneh and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory? - -3. Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, +3 Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near; - -4. Who lie on beds of ivory, +4 Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall; - -5. Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, +5 Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David; - -6. Who drink wine from bowls, +6 Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. - -7. Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, +7 Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. - -8. -The Lord God has sworn by Himself, +8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself, The Lord God of hosts says: -"I abhor the pride of Jacob, +“I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city -And all that is in it." - -9. Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. -10. And when a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, "Are there any more with you?" -Then someone will say, "None." -And he will say, "Hold your tongue! For we dare not mention the name of the Lord." - -11. For behold, the Lord gives a command: +And all that is in it.” +9 Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. +10 And when a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?” +Then someone will say, “None.” +And he will say, “Hold your tongue! For we dare not mention the name of the Lord.” +11 For behold, the Lord gives a command: He will break the great house into bits, And the little house into pieces. - -12. Do horses run on rocks? +12 Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into gall, And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood, - -13. You who rejoice over Lo Debar, -Who say, "Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves -By our own strength?" - -14. "But, behold, I will raise up a nation against you, -O house of Israel," +13 You who rejoice over Lo Debar, +Who say, “Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves +By our own strength?” +14 “But, behold, I will raise up a nation against you, +O house of Israel,” Says the Lord God of hosts; -"And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath -To the Valley of the Arabah." - - - +“And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath +To the Valley of the Arabah.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md index cc3e3c2b..c30e4d8b 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,80 +1,56 @@ -Vision of the Locusts - # Chapter 7 -1. Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king's mowings. -2. And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: -"O Lord God, forgive, I pray! +1 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. +2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: +“O Lord God, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, -For he is small!" - -3. So the Lord relented concerning this. -"It shall not be," said the Lord. -Vision of the Fire - - -4. Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. -5. Then I said: -"O Lord God, cease, I pray! +For he is small!” +3 So the Lord relented concerning this. +“It shall not be,” said the Lord. +4 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, the Lord God called for conflict by fire, and it consumed the great deep and devoured the territory. +5 Then I said: +“O Lord God, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, -For he is small!" - -6. So the Lord relented concerning this. -"This also shall not be," said the Lord God. -Vision of the Plumb Line - - -7. Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. -8. -And the Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" -And I said, "A plumb line." +For he is small!” +6 So the Lord relented concerning this. +“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God. +7 Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. +8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” +And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said: -"Behold, I am setting a plumb line +“Behold, I am setting a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. - -9. The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, +9 The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. -I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam." -Amaziah's Complaint - - -10. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. -11. For thus Amos has said: -'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, +I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.” +10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. +11 For thus Amos has said: +‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, And Israel shall surely be led away captive -From their own land.' " - -12. Then Amaziah said to Amos: -"Go, you seer! +From their own land.’ ” +12 Then Amaziah said to Amos: +“Go, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. There eat bread, And there prophesy. - -13. But never again prophesy at Bethel, -For it is the king's sanctuary, -And it is the royal residence." - -14. Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: -"I was no prophet, +13 But never again prophesy at Bethel, +For it is the king’s sanctuary, +And it is the royal residence.” +14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: +“I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. - -15. Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, +15 Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, And the Lord said to me, -'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.' - -16. Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: -You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, -And do not spout against the house of Isaac.' - -17. "Therefore thus says the Lord: -'Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; +‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ +16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: +You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, +And do not spout against the house of Isaac.’ +17 “Therefore thus says the Lord: +‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword; Your land shall be divided by survey line; You shall die in a defiled land; And Israel shall surely be led away captive -From his own land.' " - - - +From his own land.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md index 7adea37b..3710d9ac 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,74 +1,57 @@ -Vision of the Summer Fruit - # Chapter 8 -1. Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. -2. And He said, "Amos, what do you see?" -So I said, "A basket of summer fruit." +1 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. +2 And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” +So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me: -"The end has come upon My people Israel; +“The end has come upon My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. - -3. And the songs of the temple -Shall be wailing in that day," -Says the Lord God-- -"Many dead bodies everywhere, -They shall be thrown out in silence." - -4. Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, +3 And the songs of the temple +Shall be wailing in that day,” +Says the Lord God— +“Many dead bodies everywhere, +They shall be thrown out in silence.” +4 Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, And make the poor of the land fail, - -5. Saying: -"When will the New Moon be past, +5 Saying: +“When will the New Moon be past, That we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, That we may trade wheat? Making the ephah small and the shekel large, Falsifying the scales by deceit, - -6. That we may buy the poor for silver, -And the needy for a pair of sandals-- -Even sell the bad wheat?" - -7. The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: -"Surely I will never forget any of their works. - -8. Shall the land not tremble for this, +6 That we may buy the poor for silver, +And the needy for a pair of sandals— +Even sell the bad wheat?” +7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: +“Surely I will never forget any of their works. +8 Shall the land not tremble for this, And everyone mourn who dwells in it? All of it shall swell like the River, Heave and subside Like the River of Egypt. - -9. "And it shall come to pass in that day," says the Lord God, -"That I will make the sun go down at noon, +9 “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God, +“That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight; - -10. I will turn your feasts into mourning, +10 I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on every waist, And baldness on every head; I will make it like mourning for an only son, And its end like a bitter day. - -11. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord God, -"That I will send a famine on the land, +11 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, +“That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord. - -12. They shall wander from sea to sea, +12 They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, But shall not find it. - -13. "In that day the fair virgins +13 “In that day the fair virgins And strong young men Shall faint from thirst. - -14. Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, +14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, Who say, -'As your god lives, O Dan!' -And, 'As the way of Beersheba lives!' -They shall fall and never rise again." - - - +‘As your god lives, O Dan!’ +And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’ +They shall fall and never rise again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md index f80d6390..af36e603 100644 --- a/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,86 +1,65 @@ -The Destruction of Israel - # Chapter 9 -1. I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: -"Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, +1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: +“Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered. - -2. "Though they dig into hell, +2 “Though they dig into hell, From there My hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down; - -3. And though they hide themselves on top of Carmel, +3 And though they hide themselves on top of Carmel, From there I will search and take them; Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea, From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them; - -4. Though they go into captivity before their enemies, +4 Though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword, And it shall slay them. -I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good." - -5. The Lord God of hosts, +I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.” +5 The Lord God of hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, And all who dwell there mourn; All of it shall swell like the River, And subside like the River of Egypt. - -6. He who builds His layers in the sky, +6 He who builds His layers in the sky, And has founded His strata in the earth; Who calls for the waters of the sea, -And pours them out on the face of the earth-- +And pours them out on the face of the earth— The Lord is His name. - -7. "Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, -O children of Israel?" says the Lord. -"Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, +7 “Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, +O children of Israel?” says the Lord. +“Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, The Philistines from Caphtor, And the Syrians from Kir? - -8. "Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, +8 “Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; -Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," +Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord. - -9. "For surely I will command, +9 “For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. - -10. All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, -Who say, 'The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.' -Israel Will Be Restored - - -11. "On that day I will raise up +10 All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, +Who say, ‘The calamity shall not overtake nor confront us.’ +11 “On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old; - -12. That they may possess the remnant of Edom, -And all the Gentiles who are called by My name," +12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, +And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,” Says the Lord who does this thing. - -13. "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, -"When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, +13 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, +“When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, And all the hills shall flow with it. - -14. I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; +14 I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. - -15. I will plant them in their land, +15 I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up -From the land I have given them," -Says the Lord your God. - - - +From the land I have given them,” +Says the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md index 90d4cd92..4e5390f6 100644 --- a/NKJV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,117 +1,88 @@ -The Coming Judgment on Edom - - -1. The vision of Obadiah. +# Chapter 1 +1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom (We have heard a report from the Lord, And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying, -"Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle"): - -2. "Behold, I will make you small among the nations; +“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”): +2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You shall be greatly despised. - -3. The pride of your heart has deceived you, +3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, You who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Whose habitation is high; -You who say in your heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?' - -4. Though you ascend as high as the eagle, +You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’ +4 Though you ascend as high as the eagle, And though you set your nest among the stars, -From there I will bring you down," says the Lord. - -5. "If thieves had come to you, -If robbers by night-- -Oh, how you will be cut off!-- +From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord. +5 “If thieves had come to you, +If robbers by night— +Oh, how you will be cut off!— Would they not have stolen till they had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to you, Would they not have left some gleanings? - -6. "Oh, how Esau shall be searched out! +6 “Oh, how Esau shall be searched out! How his hidden treasures shall be sought after! - -7. All the men in your confederacy +7 All the men in your confederacy Shall force you to the border; The men at peace with you Shall deceive you and prevail against you. Those who eat your bread shall lay a trap for you. No one is aware of it. - -8. "Will I not in that day," says the Lord, -"Even destroy the wise men from Edom, +8 “Will I not in that day,” says the Lord, +“Even destroy the wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountains of Esau? - -9. Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, +9 Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau May be cut off by slaughter. -Edom Mistreated His Brother - - -10. "For violence against your brother Jacob, +10 “For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. - -11. In the day that you stood on the other side-- +11 In the day that you stood on the other side— In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates -And cast lots for Jerusalem-- +And cast lots for Jerusalem— Even you were as one of them. - -12. "But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother +12 “But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity; Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction; Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of distress. - -13. You should not have entered the gate of My people +13 You should not have entered the gate of My people In the day of their calamity. Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction In the day of their calamity, Nor laid hands on their substance In the day of their calamity. - -14. You should not have stood at the crossroads +14 You should not have stood at the crossroads To cut off those among them who escaped; Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained In the day of distress. - -15. "For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near; +15 “For the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you; Your reprisal shall return upon your own head. - -16. For as you drank on My holy mountain, +16 For as you drank on My holy mountain, So shall all the nations drink continually; Yes, they shall drink, and swallow, And they shall be as though they had never been. -Israel's Final Triumph - - -17. "But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, +17 “But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, And there shall be holiness; The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. - -18. The house of Jacob shall be a fire, +18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau shall be stubble; They shall kindle them and devour them, -And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau," +And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,” For the Lord has spoken. - -19. The South shall possess the mountains of Esau, +19 The South shall possess the mountains of Esau, And the Lowland shall possess Philistia. They shall possess the fields of Ephraim And the fields of Samaria. Benjamin shall possess Gilead. - -20. And the captives of this host of the children of Israel +20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel Shall possess the land of the Canaanites As far as Zarephath. The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad Shall possess the cities of the South. - -21. Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion +21 Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion To judge the mountains of Esau, -And the kingdom shall be the Lord's. - - - +And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md index eddc71f7..8395e2e9 100644 --- a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,38 +1,18 @@ -Jonah's Disobedience - # Chapter 1 -1. Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, -2. "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me." -3. But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. -The Storm at Sea - - -4. But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. - -5. Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep. - -6. So the captain came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish." - -7. And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. -8. Then they said to him, "Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?" - -9. So he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." -Jonah Thrown into the Sea - - -10. Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "Why have you done this?" For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. -11. Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?"--for the sea was growing more tempestuous. - -12. And he said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me." - -13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them. -14. Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, "We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man's life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You." -15. So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. -16. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows. -Jonah's Prayer and Deliverance - - -17. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. - - - +1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, +2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” +3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. +4 But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. +5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep. +6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.” +7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. +8 Then they said to him, “Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” +9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” +10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. +11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous. +12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.” +13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them. +14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.” +15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. +16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows. +17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md index 76ee1ce3..84de966d 100644 --- a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,31 @@ -Jonah's Prayer and God's Answer - # Chapter 2 -1. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish's belly. -2. And he said: -"I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, -And He answered me. -"Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, +1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. +2 And he said: +“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, +And He answered me. +“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice. - -3. For You cast me into the deep, +3 For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me. - -4. Then I said, 'I have been cast out of Your sight; -Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.' - -5. The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; +4 Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; +Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’ +5 The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head. - -6. I went down to the moorings of the mountains; +6 I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord, my God. - -7. "When my soul fainted within me, +7 “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. - -8. "Those who regard worthless idols +8 “Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy. - -9. But I will sacrifice to You +9 But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. -Salvation is of the Lord." - -10. So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. - - - +Salvation is of the Lord.” +10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md index 21c3d73f..4ef255d1 100644 --- a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@ -Jonah Preaches at Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, -2. "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you." -3. So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent. -4. And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" -The People of Nineveh Believe - - -5. So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. -6. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. -7. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, +1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, +2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” +3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent. +4 And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” +5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. +6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. +7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. -8. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. -9. Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish? - -10. Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. - - - +8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. +9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish? +10 Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md index bd5e67c0..2035a4fa 100644 --- a/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,22 +1,13 @@ -Jonah's Anger and God's Kindness - # Chapter 4 -1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. -2. So he prayed to the Lord, and said, "Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. -3. Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!" - -4. Then the Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?" - -5. So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. -6. And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. -7. But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. -8. And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live." - -9. Then God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?" -And he said, "It is right for me to be angry, even to death!" - -10. But the Lord said, "You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. -11. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left--and much livestock?" - - - +1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. +2 So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. +3 Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!” +4 Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” +5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. +6 And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. +7 But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. +8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” +9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” +And he said, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death!” +10 But the Lord said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. +11 And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md index 76cc243f..e90b7dfd 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,83 +1,59 @@ -Judgment on Israel and Judah - # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. -The Coming Judgment on Israel - - -2. Hear, all you peoples! +1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. +2 Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord God be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. - -3. For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; +3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth. - -4. The mountains will melt under Him, +4 The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place. - -5. All this is for the transgression of Jacob +5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? - -6. "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, +6 “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Places for planting a vineyard; I will pour down her stones into the valley, And I will uncover her foundations. - -7. All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, +7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, And all her pay as a harlot shall be burned with the fire; All her idols I will lay desolate, For she gathered it from the pay of a harlot, -And they shall return to the pay of a harlot." -Mourning for Israel and Judah - - -8. Therefore I will wail and howl, +And they shall return to the pay of a harlot.” +8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches, - -9. For her wounds are incurable. +9 For her wounds are incurable. For it has come to Judah; -It has come to the gate of My people-- +It has come to the gate of My people— To Jerusalem. - -10. Tell it not in Gath, +10 Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all; In Beth Aphrah Roll yourself in the dust. - -11. Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir; +11 Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of Shaphir; The inhabitant of Zaanan does not go out. Beth Ezel mourns; Its place to stand is taken away from you. - -12. For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, +12 For the inhabitant of Maroth pined for good, But disaster came down from the Lord To the gate of Jerusalem. - -13. O inhabitant of Lachish, +13 O inhabitant of Lachish, Harness the chariot to the swift steeds (She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion), For the transgressions of Israel were found in you. - -14. Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath; +14 Therefore you shall give presents to Moresheth Gath; The houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. - -15. I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah; +15 I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah; The glory of Israel shall come to Adullam. - -16. Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, +16 Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because of your precious children; Enlarge your baldness like an eagle, -For they shall go from you into captivity. - - - +For they shall go from you into captivity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md index 34a83a72..c45996a0 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,78 +1,57 @@ -Woe to Evildoers - # Chapter 2 -1. Woe to those who devise iniquity, +1 Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand. - -2. They covet fields and take them by violence, +2 They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance. - -3. Therefore thus says the Lord: -"Behold, against this family I am devising disaster, +3 Therefore thus says the Lord: +“Behold, against this family I am devising disaster, From which you cannot remove your necks; Nor shall you walk haughtily, For this is an evil time. - -4. In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, +4 In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying: -'We are utterly destroyed! +‘We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! -To a turncoat He has divided our fields.' " - -5. Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot +To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ” +5 Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot In the assembly of the Lord. -Lying Prophets - - -6. "Do not prattle," you say to those who prophesy. +6 “Do not prattle,” you say to those who prophesy. So they shall not prophesy to you; They shall not return insult for insult. - -7. You who are named the house of Jacob: -"Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted? +7 You who are named the house of Jacob: +“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To him who walks uprightly? - -8. "Lately My people have risen up as an enemy-- +8 “Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war. - -9. The women of My people you cast out +9 The women of My people you cast out From their pleasant houses; From their children You have taken away My glory forever. - -10. "Arise and depart, +10 “Arise and depart, For this is not your rest; Because it is defiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction. - -11. If a man should walk in a false spirit +11 If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, -'I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,' +‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’ Even he would be the prattler of this people. -Israel Restored - - -12. "I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, +12 “I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together like sheep of the fold, Like a flock in the midst of their pasture; They shall make a loud noise because of so many people. - -13. The one who breaks open will come up before them; +13 The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, -With the Lord at their head." - - - +With the Lord at their head.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md index 1fa5a726..aba69131 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,70 +1,54 @@ -Wicked Rulers and Prophets - # Chapter 3 -1. And I said: -"Hear now, O heads of Jacob, +1 And I said: +“Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice? - -2. You who hate good and love evil; +2 You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones; - -3. Who also eat the flesh of My people, +3 Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop them in pieces Like meat for the pot, -Like flesh in the caldron." - -4. Then they will cry to the Lord, +Like flesh in the caldron.” +4 Then they will cry to the Lord, But He will not hear them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, Because they have been evil in their deeds. - -5. Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets +5 Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; -Who chant "Peace" +Who chant “Peace” While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths: - -6. "Therefore you shall have night without vision, +6 “Therefore you shall have night without vision, And you shall have darkness without divination; The sun shall go down on the prophets, And the day shall be dark for them. - -7. So the seers shall be ashamed, +7 So the seers shall be ashamed, And the diviners abashed; Indeed they shall all cover their lips; -For there is no answer from God." - -8. But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, +For there is no answer from God.” +8 But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin. - -9. Now hear this, +9 Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity, - -10. Who build up Zion with bloodshed +10 Who build up Zion with bloodshed And Jerusalem with iniquity: - -11. Her heads judge for a bribe, +11 Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, and say, -"Is not the Lord among us? -No harm can come upon us." - -12. Therefore because of you +“Is not the Lord among us? +No harm can come upon us.” +12 Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple -Like the bare hills of the forest. - - - +Like the bare hills of the forest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md index 5b0fb759..37a77acc 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,59 +1,46 @@ -The Lord's Reign in Zion - # Chapter 4 -1. Now it shall come to pass in the latter days -That the mountain of the Lord's house +1 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days +That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. - -2. Many nations shall come and say, -"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, +2 Many nations shall come and say, +“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, -And we shall walk in His paths." +And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. - -3. He shall judge between many peoples, +3 He shall judge between many peoples, And rebuke strong nations afar off; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. - -4. But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, +4 But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, And no one shall make them afraid; For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. - -5. For all people walk each in the name of his god, +5 For all people walk each in the name of his god, But we will walk in the name of the Lord our God Forever and ever. -Zion's Future Triumph - - -6. "In that day," says the Lord, -"I will assemble the lame, +6 “In that day,” says the Lord, +“I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; - -7. I will make the lame a remnant, +7 I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. - -8. And you, O tower of the flock, +8 And you, O tower of the flock, The stronghold of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, -The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem." - -9. Now why do you cry aloud? +The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” +9 Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor. - -10. Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, +10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, @@ -62,21 +49,15 @@ And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the Lord will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. - -11. Now also many nations have gathered against you, -Who say, "Let her be defiled, -And let our eye look upon Zion." - -12. But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, +11 Now also many nations have gathered against you, +Who say, “Let her be defiled, +And let our eye look upon Zion.” +12 But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, Nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor. - -13. "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; +13 “Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the Lord, -And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth." - - - +And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md index d07b7165..072ca9dd 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,53 +1,41 @@ -The Messiah Will Be Born at Bethlehem - # Chapter 5 -1. Now gather yourself in troops, +1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek. -The Coming Messiah - - -2. "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, +2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, -From everlasting." - -3. Therefore He shall give them up, +From everlasting.” +3 Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. - -4. And He shall stand and feed His flock +4 And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth; - -5. And this One shall be peace. -Judgment on Israel's Enemies +5 And this One shall be peace. When the Assyrian comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men. - -6. They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, +6 They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria, And the land of Nimrod at its entrances; Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian, When he comes into our land And when he treads within our borders. - -7. Then the remnant of Jacob +7 Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men. - -8. And the remnant of Jacob +8 And the remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, @@ -55,29 +43,19 @@ Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver. - -9. Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, +9 Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off. - -10. "And it shall be in that day," says the Lord, -"That I will cut off your horses from your midst +10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord, +“That I will cut off your horses from your midst And destroy your chariots. - -11. I will cut off the cities of your land +11 I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds. - -12. I will cut off sorceries from your hand, +12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you shall have no soothsayers. - -13. Your carved images I will also cut off, +13 Your carved images I will also cut off, And your sacred pillars from your midst; You shall no more worship the work of your hands; - -14. I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; +14 I will pluck your wooden images from your midst; Thus I will destroy your cities. - -15. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury -On the nations that have not heard." - - - +15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury +On the nations that have not heard.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md index 5193fd45..5a741df5 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,81 +1,59 @@ -God Pleads with Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. Hear now what the Lord says: -"Arise, plead your case before the mountains, +1 Hear now what the Lord says: +“Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. - -2. Hear, O you mountains, the Lord's complaint, +2 Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel. - -3. "O My people, what have I done to you? +3 “O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. - -4. For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, +4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. - -5. O My people, remember now +5 O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, -That you may know the righteousness of the Lord." - -6. With what shall I come before the Lord, +That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.” +6 With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? - -7. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, +7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? - -8. He has shown you, O man, what is good; +8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? -Punishment of Israel's Injustice - - -9. The Lord's voice cries to the city-- -Wisdom shall see Your name: -"Hear the rod! +9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city— +Wisdom shall see Your name: +“Hear the rod! Who has appointed it? - -10. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness +10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination? - -11. Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, +11 Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights? - -12. For her rich men are full of violence, +12 For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. - -13. "Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you, +13 “Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you, By making you desolate because of your sins. - -14. You shall eat, but not be satisfied; +14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied; Hunger shall be in your midst. You may carry some away, but shall not save them; And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword. - -15. "You shall sow, but not reap; +15 “You shall sow, but not reap; You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; And make sweet wine, but not drink wine. - -16. For the statutes of Omri are kept; -All the works of Ahab's house are done; +16 For the statutes of Omri are kept; +All the works of Ahab’s house are done; And you walk in their counsels, That I may make you a desolation, And your inhabitants a hissing. -Therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people." - - - +Therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md index f119b009..6d470cb1 100644 --- a/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,112 +1,84 @@ -Sorrow for Israel's Sins - # Chapter 7 -1. Woe is me! +1 Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires. - -2. The faithful man has perished from the earth, +2 The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net. - -3. That they may successfully do evil with both hands-- +3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands— The prince asks for gifts, The judge seeks a bribe, And the great man utters his evil desire; So they scheme together. - -4. The best of them is like a brier; +4 The best of them is like a brier; The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; The day of your watchman and your punishment comes; Now shall be their perplexity. - -5. Do not trust in a friend; +5 Do not trust in a friend; Do not put your confidence in a companion; Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom. - -6. For son dishonors father, +6 For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; -A man's enemies are the men of his own household. - -7. Therefore I will look to the Lord; +A man’s enemies are the men of his own household. +7 Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. -Israel's Confession and Comfort - - -8. Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; +8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me. - -9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, +9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness. - -10. Then she who is my enemy will see, +10 Then she who is my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, -"Where is the Lord your God?" +“Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will see her; Now she will be trampled down Like mud in the streets. - -11. In the day when your walls are to be built, +11 In the day when your walls are to be built, In that day the decree shall go far and wide. - -12. In that day they shall come to you +12 In that day they shall come to you From Assyria and the fortified cities, From the fortress to the River, From sea to sea, And mountain to mountain. - -13. Yet the land shall be desolate +13 Yet the land shall be desolate Because of those who dwell in it, And for the fruit of their deeds. -God Will Forgive Israel - - -14. Shepherd Your people with Your staff, +14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old. - -15. "As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, -I will show them wonders." - -16. The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; +15 “As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, +I will show them wonders.” +16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf. - -17. They shall lick the dust like a serpent; +17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the Lord our God, And shall fear because of You. - -18. Who is a God like You, +18 Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity -And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? +And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. - -19. He will again have compassion on us, -And will subdue our iniquities. +19 He will again have compassion on us, +And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. - -20. You will give truth to Jacob +20 You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers -From days of old. - - - +From days of old. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md index 419b3311..ae98096c 100644 --- a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,83 +1,59 @@ -God's Mercy and Judgment - # Chapter 1 -1. The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. -God's Wrath on His Enemies - - -2. God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; +1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. +2 God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies; - -3. -The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, -And will not at all acquit the wicked. +3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, +And will not at all acquit the wicked. The Lord has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet. - -4. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, +4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts. - -5. The mountains quake before Him, +5 The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it. - -6. Who can stand before His indignation? +6 Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him. - -7. -The Lord is good, +7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. - -8. But with an overflowing flood +8 But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies. - -9. What do you conspire against the Lord? +9 What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. - -10. For while tangled like thorns, +10 For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried. - -11. From you comes forth one +11 From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the Lord, A wicked counselor. - -12. Thus says the Lord: -"Though they are safe, and likewise many, +12 Thus says the Lord: +“Though they are safe, and likewise many, Yet in this manner they will be cut down When he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more; - -13. For now I will break off his yoke from you, -And burst your bonds apart." - -14. -The Lord has given a command concerning you: -"Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. +13 For now I will break off his yoke from you, +And burst your bonds apart.” +14 The Lord has given a command concerning you: +“Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molded image. I will dig your grave, -For you are vile." - -15. Behold, on the mountains +For you are vile.” +15 Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; -He is utterly cut off. - - - +He is utterly cut off. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md index 14834ae8..7ca3ea53 100644 --- a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,68 +1,51 @@ -The Destruction of Nineveh - # Chapter 2 -1. He who scatters has come up before your face. +1 He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen your flanks! Fortify your power mightily. - -2. For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob +2 For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches. - -3. The shields of his mighty men are made red, +3 The shields of his mighty men are made red, The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots come with flaming torches In the day of his preparation, And the spears are brandished. - -4. The chariots rage in the streets, +4 The chariots rage in the streets, They jostle one another in the broad roads; They seem like torches, They run like lightning. - -5. He remembers his nobles; +5 He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared. - -6. The gates of the rivers are opened, +6 The gates of the rivers are opened, And the palace is dissolved. - -7. It is decreed: +7 It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts. - -8. Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, +8 Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away. -"Halt! Halt!" they cry; +“Halt! Halt!” they cry; But no one turns back. - -9. Take spoil of silver! +9 Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, Or wealth of every desirable prize. - -10. She is empty, desolate, and waste! +10 She is empty, desolate, and waste! The heart melts, and the knees shake; Much pain is in every side, And all their faces are drained of color. - -11. Where is the dwelling of the lions, +11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, And the feeding place of the young lions, -Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion's cub, +Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion’s cub, And no one made them afraid? - -12. The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, +12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, Killed for his lionesses, Filled his caves with prey, And his dens with flesh. - -13. "Behold, I am against you," says the Lord of hosts, "I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more." - - - +13 “Behold, I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts, “I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md index 58657642..7f4809e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,100 +1,77 @@ -The Woe of Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. Woe to the bloody city! +1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs. - -2. The noise of a whip +2 The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots! - -3. Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. +3 Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. There is a multitude of slain, A great number of bodies, -Countless corpses-- -They stumble over the corpses-- - -4. Because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot, +Countless corpses— +They stumble over the corpses— +4 Because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot, The mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations through her harlotries, And families through her sorceries. - -5. "Behold, I am against you," says the Lord of hosts; -"I will lift your skirts over your face, +5 “Behold, I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts; +“I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame. - -6. I will cast abominable filth upon you, +6 I will cast abominable filth upon you, Make you vile, And make you a spectacle. - -7. It shall come to pass that all who look upon you +7 It shall come to pass that all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, -'Nineveh is laid waste! -Who will bemoan her?' -Where shall I seek comforters for you?" - -8. Are you better than No Amon +‘Nineveh is laid waste! +Who will bemoan her?’ +Where shall I seek comforters for you?” +8 Are you better than No Amon That was situated by the River, That had the waters around her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall was the sea? - -9. Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, +9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, And it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers. - -10. Yet she was carried away, +10 Yet she was carried away, She went into captivity; Her young children also were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound in chains. - -11. You also will be drunk; +11 You also will be drunk; You will be hidden; You also will seek refuge from the enemy. - -12. All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: +12 All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater. - -13. Surely, your people in your midst are women! +13 Surely, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies; Fire shall devour the bars of your gates. - -14. Draw your water for the siege! +14 Draw your water for the siege! Fortify your strongholds! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Make strong the brick kiln! - -15. There the fire will devour you, +15 There the fire will devour you, The sword will cut you off; -It will eat you up like a locust. -Make yourself many--like the locust! -Make yourself many--like the swarming locusts! - -16. You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven. +It will eat you up like a locust. +Make yourself many—like the locust! +Make yourself many—like the swarming locusts! +16 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven. The locust plunders and flies away. - -17. Your commanders are like swarming locusts, +17 Your commanders are like swarming locusts, And your generals like great grasshoppers, Which camp in the hedges on a cold day; When the sun rises they flee away, And the place where they are is not known. - -18. Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; +18 Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles rest in the dust. Your people are scattered on the mountains, And no one gathers them. - -19. Your injury has no healing, +19 Your injury has no healing, Your wound is severe. All who hear news of you Will clap their hands over you, -For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually? - - - +For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md index b10272b4..cd8e648a 100644 --- a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,89 +1,61 @@ -The Prophet Questions God's Judgments - # Chapter 1 -1. The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw. -The Prophet's Question - - -2. -O Lord, how long shall I cry, +1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw. +2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? -Even cry out to You, "Violence!" +Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save. - -3. Why do You show me iniquity, +3 Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; There is strife, and contention arises. - -4. Therefore the law is powerless, +4 Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds. -The Lord's Reply - - -5. "Look among the nations and watch-- +5 “Look among the nations and watch— Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you. - -6. For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, +6 For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs. - -7. They are terrible and dreadful; +7 They are terrible and dreadful; Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. - -8. Their horses also are swifter than leopards, +8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat. - -9. "They all come for violence; +9 “They all come for violence; Their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand. - -10. They scoff at kings, +10 They scoff at kings, And princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it. - -11. Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; +11 Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; He commits offense, -Ascribing this power to his god." -The Prophet's Second Question - - -12. Are You not from everlasting, +Ascribing this power to his god.” +12 Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction. - -13. You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, +13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours A person more righteous than he? - -14. Why do You make men like fish of the sea, +14 Why do You make men like fish of the sea, Like creeping things that have no ruler over them? - -15. They take up all of them with a hook, +15 They take up all of them with a hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad. - -16. Therefore they sacrifice to their net, +16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, And burn incense to their dragnet; Because by them their share is sumptuous And their food plentiful. - -17. Shall they therefore empty their net, -And continue to slay nations without pity? - - - +17 Shall they therefore empty their net, +And continue to slay nations without pity? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md index 956f8ba5..3562d2a3 100644 --- a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,105 +1,77 @@ -The Just Shall Live by Faith - # Chapter 2 -1. I will stand my watch +1 I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. -The Just Live by Faith - - -2. Then the Lord answered me and said: -"Write the vision +2 Then the Lord answered me and said: +“Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. - -3. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; +3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. - -4. "Behold the proud, +4 “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. -Woe to the Wicked - - -5. "Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, +5 “Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man, And he does not stay at home. Because he enlarges his desire as hell, And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied, He gathers to himself all nations And heaps up for himself all peoples. - -6. "Will not all these take up a proverb against him, +6 “Will not all these take up a proverb against him, And a taunting riddle against him, and say, -'Woe to him who increases -What is not his--how long? -And to him who loads himself with many pledges'? - -7. Will not your creditors rise up suddenly? +‘Woe to him who increases +What is not his—how long? +And to him who loads himself with many pledges’? +7 Will not your creditors rise up suddenly? Will they not awaken who oppress you? And you will become their booty. - -8. Because you have plundered many nations, +8 Because you have plundered many nations, All the remnant of the people shall plunder you, -Because of men's blood +Because of men’s blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it. - -9. "Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, +9 “Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster! - -10. You give shameful counsel to your house, +10 You give shameful counsel to your house, Cutting off many peoples, And sin against your soul. - -11. For the stone will cry out from the wall, +11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, And the beam from the timbers will answer it. - -12. "Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, +12 “Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity! - -13. Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts +13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts That the peoples labor to feed the fire, And nations weary themselves in vain? - -14. For the earth will be filled +14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. - -15. "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, +15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, Pressing him to your bottle, Even to make him drunk, That you may look on his nakedness! - -16. You are filled with shame instead of glory. -You also--drink! +16 You are filled with shame instead of glory. +You also—drink! And be exposed as uncircumcised! -The cup of the Lord's right hand will be turned against you, +The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you, And utter shame will be on your glory. - -17. For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you, +17 For the violence done to Lebanon will cover you, And the plunder of beasts which made them afraid, -Because of men's blood +Because of men’s blood And the violence of the land and the city, And of all who dwell in it. - -18. "What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, +18 “What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, The molded image, a teacher of lies, That the maker of its mold should trust in it, To make mute idols? - -19. Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' -To silent stone, 'Arise! It shall teach!' +19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ +To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’ Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, Yet in it there is no breath at all. - -20. "But the Lord is in His holy temple. -Let all the earth keep silence before Him." - - - +20 “But the Lord is in His holy temple. +Let all the earth keep silence before Him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md index 6d7ce6b1..bb522bbb 100644 --- a/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,96 +1,68 @@ -The Prophet's Prayer - # Chapter 3 -1. A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. - -2. -O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; +1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. +2 O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. - -3. God came from Teman, -The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah +3 God came from Teman, +The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of His praise. - -4. His brightness was like the light; +4 His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden. - -5. Before Him went pestilence, +5 Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet. - -6. He stood and measured the earth; +6 He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting. - -7. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; +7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled. - -8. -O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers, +8 O Lord, were You displeased with the rivers, Was Your anger against the rivers, Was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation? - -9. Your bow was made quite ready; -Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah +9 Your bow was made quite ready; +Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers. - -10. The mountains saw You and trembled; +10 The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high. - -11. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; +11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear. - -12. You marched through the land in indignation; +12 You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled the nations in anger. - -13. You went forth for the salvation of Your people, +13 You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah - - -14. You thrust through with his own arrows +14 You thrust through with his own arrows The head of his villages. They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret. - -15. You walked through the sea with Your horses, +15 You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters. - -16. When I heard, my body trembled; +16 When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops. -A Hymn of Faith - - -17. Though the fig tree may not blossom, +17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, -And there be no herd in the stalls-- - -18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, +And there be no herd in the stalls— +18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. - -19. The Lord God is my strength; -He will make my feet like deer's feet, +19 The Lord God is my strength; +He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. -To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments. - - - +To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md index 0a6fc2ac..cf15c28c 100644 --- a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,97 +1,73 @@ -The Great Day of the Lord - # Chapter 1 -1. The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. -The Great Day of the Lord - - -2. "I will utterly consume everything -From the face of the land," +1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. +2 “I will utterly consume everything +From the face of the land,” Says the Lord; - -3. "I will consume man and beast; +3 “I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. -I will cut off man from the face of the land," +I will cut off man from the face of the land,” Says the Lord. - -4. "I will stretch out My hand against Judah, +4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, -The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests-- - -5. Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; +The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests— +5 Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord, But who also swear by Milcom; - -6. Those who have turned back from following the Lord, -And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him." - -7. Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; +6 Those who have turned back from following the Lord, +And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.” +7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests. - -8. "And it shall be, -In the day of the Lord's sacrifice, -That I will punish the princes and the king's children, +8 “And it shall be, +In the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, +That I will punish the princes and the king’s children, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel. - -9. In the same day I will punish +9 In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold, -Who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. - -10. "And there shall be on that day," says the Lord, -"The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, +Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. +10 “And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord, +“The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills. - -11. Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! +11 Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! For all the merchant people are cut down; All those who handle money are cut off. - -12. "And it shall come to pass at that time +12 “And it shall come to pass at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And punish the men Who are settled in complacency, Who say in their heart, -'The Lord will not do good, -Nor will He do evil.' - -13. Therefore their goods shall become booty, +‘The Lord will not do good, +Nor will He do evil.’ +13 Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; -They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine." - -14. The great day of the Lord is near; +They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.” +14 The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. - -15. That day is a day of wrath, +15 That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, - -16. A day of trumpet and alarm +16 A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers. - -17. "I will bring distress upon men, +17 “I will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, -And their flesh like refuse." - -18. Neither their silver nor their gold +And their flesh like refuse.” +18 Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them -In the day of the Lord's wrath; +In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance -Of all those who dwell in the land. - - - +Of all those who dwell in the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md index da5af251..f2dd654f 100644 --- a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,91 +1,70 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 2 -1. Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, +1 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, - -2. Before the decree is issued, +2 Before the decree is issued, Or the day passes like chaff, -Before the Lord's fierce anger comes upon you, -Before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you! - -3. Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, +Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, +Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you! +3 Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden -In the day of the Lord's anger. -Judgment on Nations - - -4. For Gaza shall be forsaken, +In the day of the Lord’s anger. +4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted. - -5. Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, +5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: -"I will destroy you; -So there shall be no inhabitant." - -6. The seacoast shall be pastures, +“I will destroy you; +So there shall be no inhabitant.” +6 The seacoast shall be pastures, With shelters for shepherds and folds for flocks. - -7. The coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; +7 The coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; They shall feed their flocks there; In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will intervene for them, And return their captives. - -8. "I have heard the reproach of Moab, +8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders. - -9. Therefore, as I live," +9 Therefore, as I live,” Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, -"Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, -And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah-- +“Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, +And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah— Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, -And the remnant of My people shall possess them." - -10. This they shall have for their pride, +And the remnant of My people shall possess them.” +10 This they shall have for their pride, Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats Against the people of the Lord of hosts. - -11. The Lord will be awesome to them, +11 The Lord will be awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth; People shall worship Him, Each one from his place, Indeed all the shores of the nations. - -12. "You Ethiopians also, -You shall be slain by My sword." - -13. And He will stretch out His hand against the north, +12 “You Ethiopians also, +You shall be slain by My sword.” +13 And He will stretch out His hand against the north, Destroy Assyria, And make Nineveh a desolation, As dry as the wilderness. - -14. The herds shall lie down in her midst, +14 The herds shall lie down in her midst, Every beast of the nation. Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars; Their voice shall sing in the windows; Desolation shall be at the threshold; For He will lay bare the cedar work. - -15. This is the rejoicing city +15 This is the rejoicing city That dwelt securely, That said in her heart, -"I am it, and there is none besides me." +“I am it, and there is none besides me.” How has she become a desolation, A place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her -Shall hiss and shake his fist. - - - +Shall hiss and shake his fist. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md index c0e73b22..557db669 100644 --- a/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,116 +1,89 @@ -The Wickedness of Jerusalem - # Chapter 3 -1. Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, +1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! - -2. She has not obeyed His voice, +2 She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the Lord, She has not drawn near to her God. - -3. Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; +3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning. - -4. Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; +4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law. - -5. The Lord is righteous in her midst, +5 The Lord is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, But the unjust knows no shame. - -6. "I have cut off nations, +6 “I have cut off nations, Their fortresses are devastated; I have made their streets desolate, With none passing by. Their cities are destroyed; There is no one, no inhabitant. - -7. I said, 'Surely you will fear Me, -You will receive instruction'-- +7 I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me, +You will receive instruction’— So that her dwelling would not be cut off, Despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds. -A Faithful Remnant - -8. "Therefore wait for Me," says the Lord, -"Until the day I rise up for plunder; +8 “Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, +“Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy. - -9. "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, +9 “For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him with one accord. - -10. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia +10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering. - -11. In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds +11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you transgress against Me; For then I will take away from your midst Those who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy mountain. - -12. I will leave in your midst +12 I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall trust in the name of the Lord. - -13. The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness +13 The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness And speak no lies, Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; For they shall feed their flocks and lie down, -And no one shall make them afraid." -Joy in God's Faithfulness - - -14. Sing, O daughter of Zion! +And no one shall make them afraid.” +14 Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! - -15. The Lord has taken away your judgments, +15 The Lord has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more. - -16. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: -"Do not fear; +16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: +“Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak. - -17. The Lord your God in your midst, +17 The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, -He will rejoice over you with singing." - -18. "I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, +He will rejoice over you with singing.” +18 “I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, Who are among you, To whom its reproach is a burden. - -19. Behold, at that time +19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, And gather those who were driven out; I will appoint them for praise and fame In every land where they were put to shame. - -20. At that time I will bring you back, +20 At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, -When I return your captives before your eyes," -Says the Lord. - - - +When I return your captives before your eyes,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md index fe25ea83..10bee639 100644 --- a/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -The Command to Build God's House - # Chapter 1 -1. In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, -2. "Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: 'This people says, "The time has not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built." ' " - -3. Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, -4. "Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?" -5. Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: "Consider your ways! - -6. "You have sown much, and bring in little; +1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, +2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ” +3 Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, +4 “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” +5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! +6 “You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, -Earns wages to put into a bag with holes." - -7. Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Consider your ways! -8. Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified," says the Lord. -9. "You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says the Lord of hosts. "Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house. -10. Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. -11. For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands." -The People's Obedience - - -12. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the Lord. -13. Then Haggai, the Lord's messenger, spoke the Lord's message to the people, saying, "I am with you, says the Lord." -14. So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, -15. on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius. - - - +Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” +7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! +8 Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord. +9 “You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house. +10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. +11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.” +12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the Lord. +13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, “I am with you, says the Lord.” +14 So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, +15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md index 45a273a0..c0f862e7 100644 --- a/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,51 +1,32 @@ -The Coming Glory of God's House - # Chapter 2 -1. In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying: -2. "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: -3. 'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? -4. Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the Lord; 'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the Lord, 'and work; for I am with you,' says the Lord of hosts. -5. 'According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!' - -6. "For thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; -7. and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts. -8. 'The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the Lord of hosts. -9. 'The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the Lord of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the Lord of hosts." -The People Are Defiled - - -10. On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, -11. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying, -12. "If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?" ' " -Then the priests answered and said, "No." - -13. And Haggai said, "If one who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?" -So the priests answered and said, "It shall be unclean." - -14. Then Haggai answered and said, " 'So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,' says the Lord, 'and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. -Promised Blessing - - -15. 'And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord-- -16. since those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. -17. I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,' says the Lord. -18. 'Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid--consider it: -19. Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.' " -Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet - - -20. And again the word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, -21. "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: -'I will shake heaven and earth. - -22. I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; +1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying: +2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: +3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? +4 Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. +5 ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ +6 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; +7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. +8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. +9 ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.” +10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, +11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying, +12 “If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?” ’ ” +Then the priests answered and said, “No.” +13 And Haggai said, “If one who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?” +So the priests answered and said, “It shall be unclean.” +14 Then Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the Lord, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. +15 ‘And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord— +16 since those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. +17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,’ says the Lord. +18 ‘Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid—consider it: +19 Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.’ ” +20 And again the word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, +21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: +‘I will shake heaven and earth. +22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother. - -23. 'In that day,' says the Lord of hosts, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the Lord, 'and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,' says the Lord of hosts." - - - +23 ‘In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ says the Lord, ‘and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,’ says the Lord of hosts.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md index 3dfcd724..ef6066e5 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,64 +1,41 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 1 -1. In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, -2. "The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. -3. Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Return to Me," says the Lord of hosts, "and I will return to you," says the Lord of hosts. -4. "Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds." ' But they did not hear nor heed Me," says the Lord. - -5. "Your fathers, where are they? +1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, +2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. +3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. +4 “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord. +5 “Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? - -6. Yet surely My words and My statutes, +6 Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? -"So they returned and said: -'Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, +“So they returned and said: +‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, -So He has dealt with us.' " ' " -Vision of the Horses - - -7. On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet: -8. I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. -9. Then I said, "My lord, what are these?" So the angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what they are." - -10. And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, "These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth." - -11. So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, "We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly." -The Lord Will Comfort Zion - - -12. Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, "O Lord of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?" - -13. And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words. -14. So the angel who spoke with me said to me, "Proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"I am zealous for Jerusalem +So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ” +7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet: +8 I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. +9 Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.” +10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.” +11 So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly.” +12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?” +13 And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words. +14 So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“I am zealous for Jerusalem And for Zion with great zeal. - -15. I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; +15 I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; For I was a little angry, -And they helped--but with evil intent." - -16. 'Therefore thus says the Lord: -"I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; -My house shall be built in it," says the Lord of hosts, -"And a surveyor's line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem." ' - -17. "Again proclaim, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"My cities shall again spread out through prosperity; +And they helped—but with evil intent.” +16 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord: +“I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; +My house shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts, +“And a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’ +17 “Again proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: +“My cities shall again spread out through prosperity; The Lord will again comfort Zion, -And will again choose Jerusalem." ' " -Vision of the Horns - - -18. Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns. -19. And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" -So he answered me, "These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem." - -20. Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. -21. And I said, "What are these coming to do?" -So he said, "These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it." - - - +And will again choose Jerusalem.” ’ ” +18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns. +19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” +So he answered me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” +20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. +21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?” +So he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md index 0303ad5b..e664cf38 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,26 +1,15 @@ -Vision of the Measuring Line - # Chapter 2 -1. Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. -2. So I said, "Where are you going?" -And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length." - -3. And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, -4. who said to him, "Run, speak to this young man, saying: 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. -5. For I,' says the Lord, 'will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.' " -Future Joy of Zion and Many Nations - - -6. "Up, up! Flee from the land of the north," says the Lord; "for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven," says the Lord. -7. "Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon." - -8. For thus says the Lord of hosts: "He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. -9. For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me. - -10. "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst," says the Lord. -11. "Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. -12. And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. -13. Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!" - - - +1 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. +2 So I said, “Where are you going?” +And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” +3 And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, +4 who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. +5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ” +6 “Up, up! Flee from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord. +7 “Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.” +8 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. +9 For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me. +10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord. +11 “Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. +12 And the Lord will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. +13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md index dd115070..ed46d61b 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -Vision of the High Priest - # Chapter 3 -1. Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. -2. And the Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?" - -3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. - -4. Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Take away the filthy garments from him." And to him He said, "See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes." - -5. And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." +1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. +2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” +3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. +4 Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.” +5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by. -The Coming Branch - - -6. Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, -7. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'If you will walk in My ways, +6 Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, +7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘If you will walk in My ways, And if you will keep My command, Then you shall also judge My house, And likewise have charge of My courts; I will give you places to walk Among these who stand here. - -8. 'Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, +8 ‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, You and your companions who sit before you, For they are a wondrous sign; For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH. - -9. For behold, the stone +9 For behold, the stone That I have laid before Joshua: Upon the stone are seven eyes. -Behold, I will engrave its inscription,' +Behold, I will engrave its inscription,’ Says the Lord of hosts, -'And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. - -10. In that day,' says the Lord of hosts, -'Everyone will invite his neighbor -Under his vine and under his fig tree.' " - - - +‘And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. +10 In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, +‘Everyone will invite his neighbor +Under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md index 3d690685..b17d0908 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees - # Chapter 4 -1. Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. -2. And he said to me, "What do you see?" -So I said, "I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps. -3. Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left." -4. So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?" - -5. Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" -And I said, "No, my lord." - -6. So he answered and said to me: -"This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: -'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' +1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. +2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” +So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps. +3 Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.” +4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” +5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” +And I said, “No, my lord.” +6 So he answered and said to me: +“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: +‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. - -7. 'Who are you, O great mountain? +7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone -With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" ' " - -8. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: - -9. "The hands of Zerubbabel +With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ” +8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +9 “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. - -10. For who has despised the day of small things? +10 For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord, -Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth." - -11. Then I answered and said to him, "What are these two olive trees--at the right of the lampstand and at its left?" -12. And I further answered and said to him, "What are these two olive branches that drip into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?" - -13. Then he answered me and said, "Do you not know what these are?" -And I said, "No, my lord." - -14. So he said, "These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth." - - - +Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.” +11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?” +12 And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?” +13 Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” +And I said, “No, my lord.” +14 So he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md index 0eb32e81..50400351 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,32 +1,18 @@ -Vision of the Flying Scroll - # Chapter 5 -1. Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. - -2. And he said to me, "What do you see?" -So I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits." - -3. Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: 'Every thief shall be expelled,' according to this side of the scroll; and, 'Every perjurer shall be expelled,' according to that side of it." - -4. "I will send out the curse," says the Lord of hosts; -"It shall enter the house of the thief +1 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. +2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” +So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” +3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.” +4 “I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts; +“It shall enter the house of the thief And the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It shall remain in the midst of his house -And consume it, with its timber and stones." -Vision of the Woman in a Basket - - -5. Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, "Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth." - -6. So I asked, "What is it?" And he said, "It is a basket that is going forth." -He also said, "This is their resemblance throughout the earth: -7. Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket"; -8. then he said, "This is Wickedness!" And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. -9. Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. - -10. So I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they carrying the basket?" - -11. And he said to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base." - - - +And consume it, with its timber and stones.” +5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.” +6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” +He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: +7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; +8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. +9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. +10 So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?” +11 And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md index 81556022..d41f2d5d 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -Vision of the Four Chariots - # Chapter 6 -1. Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. -2. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, -3. with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses--strong steeds. -4. Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" - -5. And the angel answered and said to me, "These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth. -6. The one with the black horses is going to the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country." -7. Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might walk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, "Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth." So they walked to and fro throughout the earth. -8. And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, "See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country." -The Command to Crown Joshua - - -9. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: -10. "Receive the gift from the captives--from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon--and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah. -11. Take the silver and gold, make an elaborate crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. -12. Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: -"Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! +1 Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. +2 With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, +3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses—strong steeds. +4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” +5 And the angel answered and said to me, “These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth. +6 The one with the black horses is going to the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country.” +7 Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might walk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, “Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth.” So they walked to and fro throughout the earth. +8 And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country.” +9 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: +10 “Receive the gift from the captives—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon—and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah. +11 Take the silver and gold, make an elaborate crown, and set it on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. +12 Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: +“Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the Lord; - -13. Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. +13 Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, And shall sit and rule on His throne; So He shall be a priest on His throne, -And the counsel of peace shall be between them both." ' - -14. "Now the elaborate crown shall be for a memorial in the temple of the Lord for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. -15. Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the Lord. Then you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God." - - - +And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” ’ +14 “Now the elaborate crown shall be for a memorial in the temple of the Lord for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. +15 Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the Lord. Then you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md index dbc2db35..8543ab97 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ -Obedience Better than Fasting - # Chapter 7 -1. Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, -2. when the people sent Sherezer, with Regem-Melech and his men, to the house of God, to pray before the Lord, -3. and to ask the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?" - -4. Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, -5. "Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me--for Me? -6. When you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink for yourselves? -7. Should you not have obeyed the words which the Lord proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and the South and the Lowland were inhabited?' " -Disobedience Resulted in Captivity - - -8. Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, -9. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Execute true justice, +1 Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, +2 when the people sent Sherezer, with Regem-Melech and his men, to the house of God, to pray before the Lord, +3 and to ask the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?” +4 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, +5 “Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me—for Me? +6 When you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink for yourselves? +7 Should you not have obeyed the words which the Lord proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and the South and the Lowland were inhabited?’ ” +8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, +9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Execute true justice, Show mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother. - -10. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, +10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart -Against his brother.' - -11. "But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. -12. Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts. -13. Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so they called out and I would not listen," says the Lord of hosts. -14. "But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate." - - - +Against his brother.’ +11 “But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. +12 Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts. +13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so they called out and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts. +14 “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md index 22e92338..0a44ba23 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,116 +1,91 @@ -Jerusalem, Holy City of the Future - # Chapter 8 -1. Again the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying, -2. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; -With great fervor I am zealous for her.' - -3. "Thus says the Lord: -'I will return to Zion, +1 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying, +2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; +With great fervor I am zealous for her.’ +3 “Thus says the Lord: +‘I will return to Zion, And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, The Mountain of the Lord of hosts, -The Holy Mountain.' - -4. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Old men and old women shall again sit +The Holy Mountain.’ +4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Old men and old women shall again sit In the streets of Jerusalem, Each one with his staff in his hand Because of great age. - -5. The streets of the city +5 The streets of the city Shall be full of boys and girls -Playing in its streets.' - -6. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, -Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?' +Playing in its streets.’ +6 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, +Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’ Says the Lord of hosts. - -7. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east +7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west; - -8. I will bring them back, +8 I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people And I will be their God, -In truth and righteousness.' - -9. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Let your hands be strong, +In truth and righteousness.’ +9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Let your hands be strong, You who have been hearing in these days These words by the mouth of the prophets, Who spoke in the day the foundation was laid For the house of the Lord of hosts, That the temple might be built. - -10. For before these days +10 For before these days There were no wages for man nor any hire for beast; There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in; For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor. - -11. But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,' says the Lord of hosts. - -12. 'For the seed shall be prosperous, +11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts. +12 ‘For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, -And the heavens shall give their dew-- +And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these. - -13. And it shall come to pass +13 And it shall come to pass That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, -Let your hands be strong.' - -14. "For thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Just as I determined to punish you -When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,' +Let your hands be strong.’ +14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Just as I determined to punish you +When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ Says the Lord of hosts, -'And I would not relent, - -15. So again in these days +‘And I would not relent, +15 So again in these days I am determined to do good To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear. - -16. These are the things you shall do: +16 These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; - -17. Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; +17 Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. -For all these are things that I hate,' -Says the Lord." - -18. Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, -19. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'The fast of the fourth month, +For all these are things that I hate,’ +Says the Lord.” +18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, +19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. -Therefore love truth and peace.' - -20. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: -'Peoples shall yet come, +Therefore love truth and peace.’ +20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: +‘Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities; - -21. The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, -"Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord, +21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, +“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord, And seek the Lord of hosts. -I myself will go also." - -22. Yes, many peoples and strong nations +I myself will go also.” +22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, -And to pray before the Lord.' - -23. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you." ' " - - - +And to pray before the Lord.’ +23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md index 93d42f06..e168bf4a 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,97 +1,73 @@ -Israel Defended Against Enemies - # Chapter 9 -1. The burden of the word of the Lord +1 The burden of the word of the Lord Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord); - -2. Also against Hamath, which borders on it, +2 Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. - -3. For Tyre built herself a tower, +3 For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets. - -4. Behold, the Lord will cast her out; +4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured by fire. - -5. Ashkelon shall see it and fear; +5 Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. - -6. "A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, +6 “A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. - -7. I will take away the blood from his mouth, +7 I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite. - -8. I will camp around My house +8 I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes. -The Coming King - -9. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! +9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. - -10. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim +10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; -His dominion shall be 'from sea to sea, -And from the River to the ends of the earth.' -God Will Save His People - - -11. "As for you also, +His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, +And from the River to the ends of the earth.’ +11 “As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. - -12. Return to the stronghold, +12 Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you. - -13. For I have bent Judah, My bow, +13 For I have bent Judah, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim, And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece, -And made you like the sword of a mighty man." - -14. Then the Lord will be seen over them, +And made you like the sword of a mighty man.” +14 Then the Lord will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord God will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south. - -15. The Lord of hosts will defend them; +15 The Lord of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, Like the corners of the altar. - -16. The Lord their God will save them in that day, +16 The Lord their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, -Lifted like a banner over His land-- - -17. For how great is its goodness +Lifted like a banner over His land— +17 For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, -And new wine the young women. - - - +And new wine the young women. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md index 2d6da532..46e57360 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,72 +1,56 @@ -Restoration of Judah and Israel - # Chapter 10 -1. Ask the Lord for rain +1 Ask the Lord for rain In the time of the latter rain. The Lord will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone. - -2. For the idols speak delusion; +2 For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd. - -3. "My anger is kindled against the shepherds, +3 “My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the goatherds. For the Lord of hosts will visit His flock, The house of Judah, And will make them as His royal horse in the battle. - -4. From him comes the cornerstone, +4 From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together. - -5. They shall be like mighty men, +5 They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the Lord is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame. - -6. "I will strengthen the house of Judah, +6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, Because I have mercy on them. They shall be as though I had not cast them aside; For I am the Lord their God, And I will hear them. - -7. Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, +7 Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, And their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. Yes, their children shall see it and be glad; Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord. - -8. I will whistle for them and gather them, +8 I will whistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; And they shall increase as they once increased. - -9. "I will sow them among the peoples, +9 “I will sow them among the peoples, And they shall remember Me in far countries; They shall live, together with their children, And they shall return. - -10. I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, +10 I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them. - -11. He shall pass through the sea with affliction, +11 He shall pass through the sea with affliction, And strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of the River shall dry up. Then the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, And the scepter of Egypt shall depart. - -12. "So I will strengthen them in the Lord, -And they shall walk up and down in His name," -Says the Lord. - - - +12 “So I will strengthen them in the Lord, +And they shall walk up and down in His name,” +Says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md index 151bd54c..b63c4cf5 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,44 +1,30 @@ -Desolation of Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. Open your doors, O Lebanon, +1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars. - -2. Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, +2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest has come down. - -3. There is the sound of wailing shepherds! +3 There is the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in ruins. There is the sound of roaring lions! For the pride of the Jordan is in ruins. -Prophecy of the Shepherds - - -4. Thus says the Lord my God, "Feed the flock for slaughter, -5. whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich'; and their shepherds do not pity them. -6. For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land," says the Lord. "But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor's hand and into the hand of his king. They shall attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand." - -7. So I fed the flock for slaughter, in particular the poor of the flock. I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bonds; and I fed the flock. -8. I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. -9. Then I said, "I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other's flesh." -10. And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples. -11. So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. -12. Then I said to them, "If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain." So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. - -13. And the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter. -14. Then I cut in two my other staff, Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. - -15. And the Lord said to me, "Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd. -16. For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces. - -17. "Woe to the worthless shepherd, +4 Thus says the Lord my God, “Feed the flock for slaughter, +5 whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich’; and their shepherds do not pity them. +6 For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord. “But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They shall attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand.” +7 So I fed the flock for slaughter, in particular the poor of the flock. I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bonds; and I fed the flock. +8 I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. +9 Then I said, “I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other’s flesh.” +10 And I took my staff, Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples. +11 So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. +12 Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. +13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter. +14 Then I cut in two my other staff, Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. +15 And the Lord said to me, “Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd. +16 For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces. +17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves the flock! A sword shall be against his arm And against his right eye; His arm shall completely wither, -And his right eye shall be totally blinded." - - - +And his right eye shall be totally blinded.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md index aca769b4..a5339041 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ -The Coming Deliverance of Judah - # Chapter 12 -1. The burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: -2. "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. -3. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. -4. In that day," says the Lord, "I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. -5. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.' -6. In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place--Jerusalem. - -7. "The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. -8. In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. -9. It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. -Mourning for the Pierced One - - -10. "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. -11. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. -12. And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; -13. the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; -14. all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves. - - - +1 The burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: +2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. +3 And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. +4 In that day,” says the Lord, “I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. +5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’ +6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem. +7 “The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. +8 In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. +9 It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. +10 “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. +11 In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. +12 And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; +13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; +14 all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md index 4ea9ddd5..c644287a 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -Idolatry Cut Off - # Chapter 13 -1. "In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. - -2. "It shall be in that day," says the Lord of hosts, "that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. -3. It shall come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, 'You shall not live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.' And his father and mother who begot him shall thrust him through when he prophesies. - -4. "And it shall be in that day that every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear a robe of coarse hair to deceive. -5. But he will say, 'I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.' -6. And one will say to him, 'What are these wounds between your arms?' Then he will answer, 'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.' -The Shepherd Savior - - -7. "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, -Against the Man who is My Companion," +1 “In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. +2 “It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. +3 It shall come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who begot him shall thrust him through when he prophesies. +4 “And it shall be in that day that every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not wear a robe of coarse hair to deceive. +5 But he will say, ‘I am no prophet, I am a farmer; for a man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.’ +6 And one will say to him, ‘What are these wounds between your arms?’ Then he will answer, ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’ +7 “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, +Against the Man who is My Companion,” Says the Lord of hosts. -"Strike the Shepherd, +“Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones. - -8. And it shall come to pass in all the land," +8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the Lord, -"That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, +“That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one-third shall be left in it: - -9. I will bring the one-third through the fire, +9 I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. -I will say, 'This is My people'; -And each one will say, 'The Lord is my God.' " - - - +I will say, ‘This is My people’; +And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md index 645f118a..6b8acd3f 100644 --- a/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,93 +1,70 @@ -The Day of the Lord - # Chapter 14 -1. Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, +1 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. - -2. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; +2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. - -3. Then the Lord will go forth +3 Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. - -4. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, +4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. - -5. Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, +5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake -In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. +In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with You. - -6. It shall come to pass in that day +6 It shall come to pass in that day That there will be no light; The lights will diminish. - -7. It shall be one day -Which is known to the Lord-- +7 It shall be one day +Which is known to the Lord— Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light. - -8. And in that day it shall be +8 And in that day it shall be That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur. - -9. And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. -In that day it shall be-- -"The Lord is one," +9 And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. +In that day it shall be— +“The Lord is one,” And His name one. - -10. All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. - -11. The people shall dwell in it; +10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses. +11 The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. - -12. And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: +12 And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths. - -13. It shall come to pass in that day +13 It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the Lord will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, -And raise his hand against his neighbor's hand; - -14. Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. +And raise his hand against his neighbor’s hand; +14 Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations Shall be gathered together: Gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance. - -15. Such also shall be the plague +15 Such also shall be the plague On the horse and the mule, On the camel and the donkey, And on all the cattle that will be in those camps. So shall this plague be. -The Nations Worship the King - - -16. And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. -17. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. -18. If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. -19. This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. - -20. In that day "HOLINESS TO THE LORD" shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. -21. Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. - - - +16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. +17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. +18 If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. +19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. +20 In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. +21 Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md index 177803d4..0196092b 100644 --- a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -Polluted Offerings to God - # Chapter 1 -1. The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. -Israel Beloved of God - - -2. "I have loved you," says the Lord. -"Yet you say, 'In what way have You loved us?' -Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" +1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. +2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. +“Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ +Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” Says the Lord. -"Yet Jacob I have loved; - -3. But Esau I have hated, +“Yet Jacob I have loved; +3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage -For the jackals of the wilderness." - -4. Even though Edom has said, -"We have been impoverished, -But we will return and build the desolate places," +For the jackals of the wilderness.” +4 Even though Edom has said, +“We have been impoverished, +But we will return and build the desolate places,” Thus says the Lord of hosts: -"They may build, but I will throw down; +“They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the Lord will have indignation forever. - -5. Your eyes shall see, +5 Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, -'The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.' -Polluted Offerings - - -6. "A son honors his father, +‘The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’ +6 “A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? @@ -37,63 +26,52 @@ And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. -Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?' - -7. "You offer defiled food on My altar, +Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’ +7 “You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, -'In what way have we defiled You?' +‘In what way have we defiled You?’ By saying, -'The table of the Lord is contemptible.' - -8. And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, +‘The table of the Lord is contemptible.’ +8 And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? -Would he accept you favorably?" +Would he accept you favorably?” Says the Lord of hosts. - -9. "But now entreat God's favor, +9 “But now entreat God’s favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, -Will He accept you favorably?" +Will He accept you favorably?” Says the Lord of hosts. - -10. "Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, +10 “Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? -I have no pleasure in you," +I have no pleasure in you,” Says the Lord of hosts, -"Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. - -11. For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, +“Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. +11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; -For My name shall be great among the nations," +For My name shall be great among the nations,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -12. "But you profane it, +12 “But you profane it, In that you say, -'The table of the Lord is defiled; -And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.' - -13. You also say, -'Oh, what a weariness!' -And you sneer at it," +‘The table of the Lord is defiled; +And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’ +13 You also say, +‘Oh, what a weariness!’ +And you sneer at it,” Says the Lord of hosts. -"And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; +“And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! -Should I accept this from your hand?" +Should I accept this from your hand?” Says the Lord. - -14. "But cursed be the deceiver +14 “But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, -But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished-- -For I am a great King," +But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished— +For I am a great King,” Says the Lord of hosts, -"And My name is to be feared among the nations. - - - +“And My name is to be feared among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md index d11b3a0d..147040c6 100644 --- a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,103 +1,79 @@ -Corrupt Priests - # Chapter 2 -1. "And now, O priests, this commandment is for you. - -2. If you will not hear, +1 “And now, O priests, this commandment is for you. +2 If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, -To give glory to My name," +To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts, -"I will send a curse upon you, +“I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart. - -3. "Behold, I will rebuke your descendants +3 “Behold, I will rebuke your descendants And spread refuse on your faces, The refuse of your solemn feasts; And one will take you away with it. - -4. Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, -That My covenant with Levi may continue," +4 Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, +That My covenant with Levi may continue,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -5. "My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, +5 “My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, And I gave them to him that he might fear Me; So he feared Me And was reverent before My name. - -6. The law of truth was in his mouth, +6 The law of truth was in his mouth, And injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, And turned many away from iniquity. - -7. "For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, +7 “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. - -8. But you have departed from the way; +8 But you have departed from the way; You have caused many to stumble at the law. -You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," +You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -9. "Therefore I also have made you contemptible and base +9 “Therefore I also have made you contemptible and base Before all the people, Because you have not kept My ways -But have shown partiality in the law." -Treachery of Infidelity - - -10. Have we not all one Father? +But have shown partiality in the law.” +10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another By profaning the covenant of the fathers? - -11. Judah has dealt treacherously, +11 Judah has dealt treacherously, And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, For Judah has profaned -The Lord's holy institution which He loves: +The Lord’s holy institution which He loves: He has married the daughter of a foreign god. - -12. May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob +12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob The man who does this, being awake and aware, Yet who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts! - -13. And this is the second thing you do: +13 And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands. - -14. -Yet you say, "For what reason?" +14 Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant. - -15. But did He not make them one, +15 But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth. - -16. "For the Lord God of Israel says +16 “For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, -For it covers one's garment with violence," +For it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts. -"Therefore take heed to your spirit, -That you do not deal treacherously." - -17. You have wearied the Lord with your words; +“Therefore take heed to your spirit, +That you do not deal treacherously.” +17 You have wearied the Lord with your words; Yet you say, -"In what way have we wearied Him?" +“In what way have we wearied Him?” In that you say, -"Everyone who does evil +“Everyone who does evil Is good in the sight of the Lord, -And He delights in them," -Or, "Where is the God of justice?" - - - +And He delights in them,” +Or, “Where is the God of justice?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md index dd4378a5..67a388c8 100644 --- a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,115 +1,87 @@ -The Coming Messenger - # Chapter 3 -1. "Behold, I send My messenger, +1 “Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. -Behold, He is coming," +Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -2. "But who can endure the day of His coming? +2 “But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? -For He is like a refiner's fire -And like launderers' soap. - -3. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; +For He is like a refiner’s fire +And like launderers’ soap. +3 He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness. - -4. "Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem +4 “Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the Lord, As in the days of old, As in former years. - -5. And I will come near you for judgment; +5 And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, -And against those who turn away an alien-- -Because they do not fear Me," +And against those who turn away an alien— +Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -6. "For I am the Lord, I do not change; +6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. - -7. Yet from the days of your fathers +7 Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. -Return to Me, and I will return to you," +Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. -"But you said, -'In what way shall we return?' -Do Not Rob God - - -8. "Will a man rob God? +“But you said, +‘In what way shall we return?’ +8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, -'In what way have we robbed You?' +‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. - -9. You are cursed with a curse, +9 You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. - -10. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, +10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, -And try Me now in this," +And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, -"If I will not open for you the windows of heaven +“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. - -11. "And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, +11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, -Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field," +Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the Lord of hosts; - -12. "And all nations will call you blessed, -For you will be a delightful land," +12 “And all nations will call you blessed, +For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts. -The People Complain Harshly - - -13. "Your words have been harsh against Me," +13 “Your words have been harsh against Me,” Says the Lord, -"Yet you say, -'What have we spoken against You?' - -14. You have said, -'It is useless to serve God; +“Yet you say, +‘What have we spoken against You?’ +14 You have said, +‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts? - -15. So now we call the proud blessed, +15 So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; -They even tempt God and go free.' " -A Book of Remembrance - - -16. Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, +They even tempt God and go free.’ ” +16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, And the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His name. - -17. "They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts, -"On the day that I make them My jewels. +17 “They shall be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, +“On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them -As a man spares his own son who serves him." - -18. Then you shall again discern +As a man spares his own son who serves him.” +18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God -And one who does not serve Him. - - - +And one who does not serve Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md index eddc74a6..f3c029b4 100644 --- a/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -The Great Day of God - # Chapter 4 -1. "For behold, the day is coming, +1 “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. -And the day which is coming shall burn them up," +And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, -"That will leave them neither root nor branch. - -2. But to you who fear My name +“That will leave them neither root nor branch. +2 But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves. - -3. You shall trample the wicked, +3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet -On the day that I do this," +On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts. - -4. "Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, +4 “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments. - -5. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet +5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. - -6. And he will turn +6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, -Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse." - - - +Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md index ab52ee95..2d07eead 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - # Chapter 1 -1. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: - -2. Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. -3. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. -4. Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. -5. Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, -6. and Jesse begot David the king. +1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: +2 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. +3 Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. +4 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. +5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, +6 and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. -7. Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. -8. Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. -9. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. -10. Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. -11. Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. - -12. And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. -13. Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. -14. Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. -15. Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. -16. And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. - -17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. -Christ Born of Mary - -18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. -19. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. -20. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. -21. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." - -22. So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: -23. "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." - -24. Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, -25. and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus. - - - +7 Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. +8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. +9 Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. +10 Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. +11 Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. +12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. +13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. +14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. +15 Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. +16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. +17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations. +18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. +19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. +20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. +21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” +22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: +23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” +24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, +25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md index 927816fc..41c0411b 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,52 +1,31 @@ -Wise Men from the East - # Chapter 2 -1. Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, -2. saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him." - -3. When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. -4. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. - -5. So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: - -6. 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, +1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, +2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” +3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. +4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. +5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: +6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler -Who will shepherd My people Israel.' " - -7. Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. -8. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also." - -9. When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. -10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. -11. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. - -12. Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. -The Flight into Egypt - - -13. Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him." - -14. When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, -15. and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son." -Massacre of the Innocents - - -16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. -17. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: - -18. "A voice was heard in Ramah, +Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ” +7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. +8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.” +9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. +10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. +11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. +12 Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. +13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” +14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, +15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” +16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. +17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: +18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, -Because they are no more."The Home in Nazareth - -19. Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, -20. saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child's life are dead." -21. Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. - -22. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. -23. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene." - - - +Because they are no more.” +19 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, +20 saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.” +21 Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. +22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. +23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md index 124f0f20..35e5f80a 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, -2. and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" -3. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: -"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -'Prepare the way of the Lord; -Make His paths straight.' " - -4. Now John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. -5. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him -6. and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. - -7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? -8. Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, -9. and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. -10. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. -11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. -12. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."John Baptizes Jesus - -13. Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. -14. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" - -15. But Jesus answered and said to him, *"Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."* Then he allowed Him. - -16. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. -17. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." - - - +1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, +2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” +3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: +“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +‘Prepare the way of the Lord; +Make His paths straight.’ ” +4 Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. +5 Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him +6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. +7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? +8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, +9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. +10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. +11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. +12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” +13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. +14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” +15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. +16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. +17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md index c72d33d0..fda65f2f 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,54 +1,34 @@ -Satan Tempts Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. -2. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. -3. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." - -4. But He answered and said, *"It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' "* - -5. Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, -6. and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: -'He shall give His angels charge over you,' +1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. +2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. +3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” +4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” +5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, +6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: +‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, -'In their hands they shall bear you up, -Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' " - -7. Jesus said to him, *"It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "* - -8. Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. -9. And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." - -10. Then Jesus said to him, *"Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' "* - -11. Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. -Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - -12. Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. -13. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, -14. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: - -15. "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, +‘In their hands they shall bear you up, +Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” +7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” +8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. +9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” +10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” +11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. +12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. +13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, +14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: +15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: - -16. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, +16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death -Light has dawned." - -17. From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, *"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."*Four Fishermen Called as Disciples - -18. And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. -19. Then He said to them, *"Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."* -20. They immediately left their nets and followed Him. - -21. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, -22. and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. -Jesus Heals a Great Multitude - -23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. -24. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. -25. Great multitudes followed Him--from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. - - - +Light has dawned.” +17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” +18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. +19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” +20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. +21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, +22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. +23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. +24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. +25 Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md index bf628639..683ec979 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,98 +1,57 @@ -The Beatitudes - # Chapter 5 -1. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. -2. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: - -3. *"Blessed are the poor in spirit,* -* -For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.* - -4. *Blessed are those who mourn,* -* -For they shall be comforted.* - -5. *Blessed are the meek,* -* -For they shall inherit the earth.* - -6. *Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,* -* -For they shall be filled.* - -7. *Blessed are the merciful,* -* -For they shall obtain mercy.* - -8. *Blessed are the pure in heart,* -* -For they shall see God.* - -9. *Blessed are the peacemakers,* -* -For they shall be called sons of God.* - -10. *Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,* -* -For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.* - -11. *Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.* -12. *Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.*Believers Are Salt and Light - -13. *"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.* - -14. *"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.* -15. *Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.* -16. *Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.* -Christ Fulfills the Law - - -17. *"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.* -18. * -For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.* -19. *Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.* -20. * -For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.*Murder Begins in the Heart - -21. *"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.'* -22. *But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.* -23. *Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,* -24. *leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.* -25. *Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.* -26. *Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.* -Adultery in the Heart - - -27. *"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.'* -28. *But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.* -29. *If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.* -30. *And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.*Marriage Is Sacred and Binding - -31. *"Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'* -32. *But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.* -Jesus Forbids Oaths - - -33. *"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'* -34. *But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;* -35. *nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.* -36. *Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.* -37. *But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' -For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.*Go the Second Mile - -38. *"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'* -39. *But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.* -40. *If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.* -41. *And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.* -42. *Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.*Love Your Enemies - -43. *"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'* -44. *But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,* -45. *that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.* -46. * -For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?* -47. *And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?* -48. *Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.* - - - +1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. +2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: +3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, +For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. +4 Blessed are those who mourn, +For they shall be comforted. +5 Blessed are the meek, +For they shall inherit the earth. +6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, +For they shall be filled. +7 Blessed are the merciful, +For they shall obtain mercy. +8 Blessed are the pure in heart, +For they shall see God. +9 Blessed are the peacemakers, +For they shall be called sons of God. +10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, +For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. +11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. +12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. +13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. +14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. +15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. +16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. +17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. +18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. +19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. +20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. +21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ +22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire. +23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, +24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. +25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. +26 Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny. +27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ +28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. +29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. +30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. +31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ +32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. +33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ +34 But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; +35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. +36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. +37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. +38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ +39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. +40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. +41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. +42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. +43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ +44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, +45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. +46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? +47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? +48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md index 5e46ec9f..c8f8c4d5 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,74 +1,42 @@ -Do Good to Please God - # Chapter 6 -1. *"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.* -2. *Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.* -3. * -But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,* -4. *that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.*The Model Prayer - -5. *"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.* -6. * -But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.* -7. *And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.* - -8. *"Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.* -9. *In this manner, therefore, pray:* -*Our Father in heaven,* -* -Hallowed be Your name.* - -10. *Your kingdom come.* -*Your will be done* -* -On earth as it is in heaven.* - -11. *Give us this day our daily bread.* - -12. *And forgive us our debts,* -*As we forgive our debtors.* - -13. *And do not lead us into temptation,* -* -But deliver us from the evil one.* -*For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.* - -14. *"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.* -15. * -But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.* -Fasting to Be Seen Only by God - - -16. *"Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.* -17. * -But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,* -18. *so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.*Lay Up Treasures in Heaven - -19. *"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;* -20. *but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.* -21. *For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.*The Lamp of the Body - -22. *"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.* -23. * -But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!* -You Cannot Serve God and Riches - - -24. *"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.*Do Not Worry - -25. *"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?* -26. *Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?* -27. *Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?* - -28. *"So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;* -29. *and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.* -30. *Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?* - -31. *"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'* -32. *For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.* -33. * -But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.* -34. *Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.* - - - +1 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. +2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. +3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, +4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. +5 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. +6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. +7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. +8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. +9 In this manner, therefore, pray: +Our Father in heaven, +Hallowed be Your name. +10 Your kingdom come. +Your will be done +On earth as it is in heaven. +11 Give us this day our daily bread. +12 And forgive us our debts, +As we forgive our debtors. +13 And do not lead us into temptation, +But deliver us from the evil one. +For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. +14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. +15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. +16 “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. +17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, +18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. +19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; +20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. +21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. +22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. +23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! +24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. +25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? +26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? +27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? +28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; +29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. +30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? +31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ +32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. +33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. +34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md index 9c7f2e2b..3a2609ef 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,43 +1,30 @@ -Do Not Judge - # Chapter 7 -1. *"Judge not, that you be not judged.* -2. *For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.* -3. *And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?* -4. *Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?* -5. *Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.* - -6. *"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.*Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking - -7. *"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.* -8. *For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.* -9. *Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?* -10. *Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?* -11. *If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!* -12. *Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.*The Narrow Way - -13. *"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.* -14. *Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.*You Will Know Them by Their Fruits - -15. *"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.* -16. *You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?* -17. *Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.* -18. *A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.* -19. *Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.* -20. *Therefore by their fruits you will know them.*I Never Knew You - -21. *"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.* -22. *Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'* -23. *And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'*Build on the Rock - -24. *"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:* -25. *and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.* - -26. *"But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:* -27. *and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."* - -28. And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, -29. for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. - - - +1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. +2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. +3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? +4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? +5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. +6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. +7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. +8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. +9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? +10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? +11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! +12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. +13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. +14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. +15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. +16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? +17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. +18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. +19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. +20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. +21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. +22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ +23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ +24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: +25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. +26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: +27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” +28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, +29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md index 7bdc991a..0886c33a 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,62 +1,37 @@ -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - # Chapter 8 -1. When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. -2. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." - -3. Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, *"I am willing; be cleansed."* Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. - -4. And Jesus said to him, *"See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."*Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant - -5. Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, -6. saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." - -7. And Jesus said to him, *"I will come and heal him."* - -8. The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. -9. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." - -10. When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, *"Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!* -11. *And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.* -12. *But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."* -13. Then Jesus said to the centurion, *"Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you."* And his servant was healed that same hour. -Peter's Mother-in-Law Healed - -14. Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. -15. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. -Many Healed in the Evening - -16. When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, -17. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: -"He Himself took our infirmities -And bore our sicknesses."The Cost of Discipleship - -18. And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. -19. Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go." - -20. And Jesus said to him, *"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."* - -21. Then another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." - -22. But Jesus said to him, *"Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."*Wind and Wave Obey Jesus - -23. Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. -24. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. -25. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" - -26. But He said to them, *"Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?"* Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. -27. So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed - -28. When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. -29. And suddenly they cried out, saying, "What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" - -30. Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. -31. So the demons begged Him, saying, "If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine." - -32. And He said to them, *"Go."* So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water. - -33. Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. -34. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region. - - - +1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. +2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” +3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. +4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” +5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, +6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” +7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” +8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. +9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” +10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! +11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. +12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” +13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour. +14 Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. +15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. +16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, +17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: +“He Himself took our infirmities +And bore our sicknesses.” +18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. +19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” +20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” +21 Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” +22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” +23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. +24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. +25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” +26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. +27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” +28 When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. +29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” +30 Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. +31 So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.” +32 And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water. +33 Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. +34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md index 463c8915..31b52fb8 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,68 +1,40 @@ -Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic - # Chapter 9 -1. So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. -2. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, *"Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."* - -3. And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, "This Man blasphemes!" - -4. But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, *"Why do you think evil in your hearts?* -5. *For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'?* -6. *But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."* -7. And he arose and departed to his house. - -8. Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men. -Matthew the Tax Collector - -9. As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, *"Follow Me."* So he arose and followed Him. - -10. Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. -11. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" - -12. When Jesus heard that, He said to them, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.* -13. *But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."*Jesus Is Questioned -About Fasting - -14. Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?" - -15. And Jesus said to them, *"Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.* -16. *No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.* -17. *Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."*A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed - -18. While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live." -19. So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. - -20. And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. -21. For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well." -22. But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, *"Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well."* And the woman was made well from that hour. - -23. When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, -24. He said to them, *"Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping."* And they ridiculed Him. -25. But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. -26. And the report of this went out into all that land. -Two Blind Men Healed - - -27. When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" - -28. And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, *"Do you believe that I am able to do this?"* -They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." - -29. Then He touched their eyes, saying, *"According to your faith let it be to you."* -30. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, *"See that no one knows it."* -31. But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. -A Mute Man Speaks - - -32. As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. -33. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!" - -34. But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons."The Compassion of Jesus - -35. Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. -36. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. -37. Then He said to His disciples, *"The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.* -38. *Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."* - - - +1 So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. +2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” +3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!” +4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? +5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? +6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” +7 And he arose and departed to his house. +8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men. +9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. +10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. +11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” +12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. +13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” +14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” +15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. +16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. +17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” +18 While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” +19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples. +20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. +21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” +22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour. +23 When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, +24 He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. +25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. +26 And the report of this went out into all that land. +27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” +28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” +They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” +29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” +30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” +31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. +32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. +33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” +34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.” +35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. +36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. +37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. +38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md index e4377d54..5c49ef97 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,58 +1,43 @@ -The Twelve Apostles - # Chapter 10 -1. And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. -2. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; -3. Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; -4. Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. -Sending Out the Twelve - -5. These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: *"Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.* -6. *But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.* -7. *And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'* -8. *Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.* -9. *Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,* -10. *nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.* - -11. *"Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out.* -12. *And when you go into a household, greet it.* -13. *If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.* -14. *And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.* -15. *Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!*Persecutions Are Coming - -16. *"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.* -17. *But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.* -18. *You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.* -19. *But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;* -20. *for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.* - -21. *"Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.* -22. *And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.* -23. *When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.* - -24. *"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.* -25. *It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!* -26. *Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.*Jesus Teaches the Fear of God - -27. *"Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.* -28. *And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.* -29. *Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.* -30. *But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.* -31. *Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.*Confess Christ Before Men - -32. *"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.* -33. *But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.*Christ Brings Division - -34. *"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.* -35. *For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law';* -36. *and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'* -37. *He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.* -38. *And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.* -39. *He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.*A Cup of Cold Water - -40. *"He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.* -41. *He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.* -42. *And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."* - - - +1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. +2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; +3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; +4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. +5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. +6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. +7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ +8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. +9 Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, +10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. +11 “Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. +12 And when you go into a household, greet it. +13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. +14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. +15 Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city! +16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. +17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues. +18 You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. +19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; +20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. +21 “Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. +22 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. +23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes. +24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. +25 It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household! +26 Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. +27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. +28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. +29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. +30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. +31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. +32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. +33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. +34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. +35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; +36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ +37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. +38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. +39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. +40 “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. +41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. +42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md index 9396da87..620a0fbf 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,52 +1,37 @@ -John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus - # Chapter 11 -1. Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. - -2. And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples -3. and said to Him, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?" - -4. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:* -5. *The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.* -6. *And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."* - -7. As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: *"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?* -8. *But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.* -9. *But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.* -10. *For this is he of whom it is written:* -*'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,* -*Who will prepare Your way before You.'* - -11. *"Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.* -12. *And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.* -13. *For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.* -14. *And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.* -15. *He who has ears to hear, let him hear!* - -16. *"But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,* -17. *and saying:* -*'We played the flute for you,* -* -And you did not dance;* -*We mourned to you,* -* -And you did not lament.'* - -18. *For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'* -19. *The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."*Woe to the Impenitent Cities - -20. Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: -21. *"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.* -22. *But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.* -23. *And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.* -24. *But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."*Jesus Gives True Rest - -25. At that time Jesus answered and said, *"I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.* -26. *Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.* -27. *All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.* -28. *Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.* -29. *Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.* -30. *For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."* - - - +1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. +2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples +3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” +4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: +5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. +6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” +7 As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? +8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. +9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. +10 For this is he of whom it is written: +‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, +Who will prepare Your way before You.’ +11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. +12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. +13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. +14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. +15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear! +16 “But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, +17 and saying: +‘We played the flute for you, +And you did not dance; +We mourned to you, +And you did not lament.’ +18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ +19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.” +20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: +21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. +22 But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. +23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. +24 But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.” +25 At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. +26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. +27 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. +28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. +29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. +30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md index b02ab13f..aec75432 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,82 +1,57 @@ -Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - # Chapter 12 -1. At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. -2. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!" - -3. But He said to them, *"Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:* -4. *how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?* -5. *Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?* -6. *Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple.* -7. *But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.* -8. *For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."*Healing on the Sabbath - -9. Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. -10. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"--that they might accuse Him. - -11. Then He said to them, *"What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?* -12. *Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."* -13. Then He said to the man, *"Stretch out your hand."* And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. -14. Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. -Behold, My Servant - - -15. But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. -16. Yet He warned them not to make Him known, -17. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: - -18. "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, +1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. +2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!” +3 But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: +4 how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? +5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? +6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple. +7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. +8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” +9 Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. +10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him. +11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? +12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” +13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. +14 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. +15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. +16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known, +17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: +18 “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. - -19. He will not quarrel nor cry out, +19 He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. - -20. A bruised reed He will not break, +20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; - -21. And in His name Gentiles will trust."A House Divided Cannot Stand - -22. Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. -23. And all the multitudes were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?" - -24. Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." - -25. But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: *"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.* -26. *If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?* -27. *And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.* -28. *But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.* -29. *Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.* -30. *He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.*The Unpardonable Sin - -31. *"Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.* -32. *Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.*A Tree Known by Its Fruit - -33. *"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.* -34. *Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.* -35. *A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.* -36. *But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.* -37. *For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."*The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign - -38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." - -39. But He answered and said to them, *"An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.* -40. *For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.* -41. *The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.* -42. *The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.*An Unclean Spirit Returns - -43. *"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.* -44. *Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.* -45. *Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."*Jesus' Mother and Brothers Send for Him - -46. While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. -47. Then one said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You." - -48. But He answered and said to the one who told Him, *"Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"* -49. And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, *"Here are My mother and My brothers!* -50. *For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother."* - - - +21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.” +22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. +23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” +24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” +25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. +26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? +27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. +28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. +29 Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. +30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. +31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. +32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. +33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. +34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. +35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. +36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. +37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” +38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” +39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. +40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. +41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. +42 The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. +43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. +44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. +45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.” +46 While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. +47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” +48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” +49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! +50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md index 3f8c6828..dbb48790 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,109 +1,70 @@ -The Parable of the Sower - # Chapter 13 -1. On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. -2. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. - -3. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: *"Behold, a sower went out to sow.* -4. *And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.* -5. *Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.* -6. *But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.* -7. *And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.* -8. *But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.* -9. *He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"*The Purpose of Parables - -10. And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" - -11. He answered and said to them, *"Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.* -12. *For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.* -13. *Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.* -14. *And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:* -*'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,* -* -And seeing you will see and not perceive;* - -15. *For the hearts of this people have grown dull.* -* -Their ears are hard of hearing,* -* -And their eyes they have closed,* -*Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,* -*Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,* -* -So that I should heal them.'* - -16. *But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;* -17. *for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.*The Parable of the Sower Explained - -18. *"Therefore hear the parable of the sower:* -19. *When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.* -20. *But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;* -21. *yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.* -22. *Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.* -23. *But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."* -The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares - - -24. Another parable He put forth to them, saying: *"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;* -25. *but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.* -26. *But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.* -27. *So the servants of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'* -28. *He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Do you want us then to go and gather them up?'* -29. *But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.* -30. *Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn." ' "*The Parable of the Mustard Seed - -31. Another parable He put forth to them, saying: *"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,* -32. *which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."*The Parable of the Leaven - -33. Another parable He spoke to them: *"The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened."* -Prophecy and the Parables - - -34. All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, -35. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: -"I will open My mouth in parables; -I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world." -The Parable of the Tares Explained - - -36. Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." - -37. He answered and said to them: *"He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.* -38. *The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.* -39. *The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.* -40. *Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.* -41. *The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,* -42. *and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.* -43. *Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!* -The Parable of the Hidden Treasure - - -44. *"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.* -The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price - - -45. *"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,* -46. *who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.* -The Parable of the Dragnet - - -47. *"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,* -48. *which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.* -49. *So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,* -50. *and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."* - -51. Jesus said to them, *"Have you understood all these things?"* -They said to Him, "Yes, Lord." - -52. Then He said to them, *"Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old."*Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - -53. Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. -54. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? -55. Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? -56. And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?" -57. So they were offended at Him. -But Jesus said to them, *"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."* -58. Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. - - - +1 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. +2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. +3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. +4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. +5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. +6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. +7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. +8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. +9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” +10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” +11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. +12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. +13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. +14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: +‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, +And seeing you will see and not perceive; +15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. +Their ears are hard of hearing, +And their eyes they have closed, +Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, +Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, +So that I should heal them.’ +16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; +17 for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. +18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: +19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. +20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; +21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. +22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. +23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” +24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; +25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. +26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. +27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ +28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ +29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. +30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ” +31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, +32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” +33 Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” +34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, +35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: +“I will open My mouth in parables; +I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” +36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” +37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. +38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. +39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. +40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. +41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, +42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. +43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! +44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. +45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, +46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. +47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, +48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. +49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, +50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” +51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” +They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” +52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” +53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. +54 When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? +55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? +56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” +57 So they were offended at Him. +But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” +58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md index 89b46ef3..b7deab27 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,59 +1,37 @@ -John the Baptist Beheaded - # Chapter 14 -1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus -2. and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him." -3. For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. -4. Because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." -5. And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. - -6. But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. -7. Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. - -8. So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter." - -9. And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. -10. So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. -11. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. -12. Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus. -Feeding the Five Thousand - -13. When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. -14. And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. -15. When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food." - -16. But Jesus said to them, *"They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."* - -17. And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." - -18. He said, *"Bring them here to Me."* -19. Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. -20. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. -21. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. -Jesus Walks on the Sea - -22. Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. -23. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. -24. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. - -25. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. -26. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. - -27. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, *"Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."* - -28. And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." - -29. So He said, *"Come."* And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. -30. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" - -31. And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, *"O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"* -32. And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. - -33. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God."Many Touch Him and Are Made Well - -34. When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. -35. And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, -36. and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. - - - +1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus +2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” +3 For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. +4 Because John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” +5 And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. +6 But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod. +7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. +8 So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.” +9 And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. +10 So he sent and had John beheaded in prison. +11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. +12 Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus. +13 When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. +14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. +15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” +16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” +17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” +18 He said, “Bring them here to Me.” +19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. +20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. +21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. +22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. +23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. +24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. +25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. +26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. +27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” +28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” +29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. +30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” +31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” +32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. +33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” +34 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. +35 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, +36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md index ce6cb88c..f81b38f4 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,72 +1,45 @@ -Defilement Comes from Within - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, -2. "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." - -3. He answered and said to them, *"Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?* -4. *For God commanded, saying, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'* -5. *But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God"--* -6. *then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.* -7. *Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:* - -8. *'These people draw near to Me with their mouth,* -*And honor Me with their lips,* -*But their heart is far from Me.* - -9. *And in vain they worship Me,* -*Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "* - -10. When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, *"Hear and understand:* -11. *Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."* - -12. Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" - -13. But He answered and said, *"Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.* -14. *Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."* - -15. Then Peter answered and said to Him, "Explain this parable to us." - -16. So Jesus said, *"Are you also still without understanding?* -17. *Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?* -18. *But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.* -19. *For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.* -20. *These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."*A Gentile Shows Her Faith - -21. Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. -22. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed." - -23. But He answered her not a word. -And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us." - -24. But He answered and said, *"I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."* - -25. Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" - -26. But He answered and said, *"It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."* - -27. And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." - -28. Then Jesus answered and said to her, *"O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire."* And her daughter was healed from that very hour. -Jesus Heals Great Multitudes - -29. Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. -30. Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. -31. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. -Feeding the Four Thousand - -32. Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, *"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."* - -33. Then His disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?" - -34. Jesus said to them, *"How many loaves do you have?"* -And they said, "Seven, and a few little fish." - -35. So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. -36. And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. -37. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. -38. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. -39. And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala. - - - +1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, +2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” +3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? +4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ +5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— +6 then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. +7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: +8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, +And honor Me with their lips, +But their heart is far from Me. +9 And in vain they worship Me, +Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ” +10 When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: +11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” +12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” +13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. +14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.” +15 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” +16 So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? +17 Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? +18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. +19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. +20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” +21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. +22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.” +23 But He answered her not a word. +And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” +24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” +25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” +26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” +27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” +28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. +29 Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. +30 Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. +31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. +32 Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” +33 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?” +34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” +And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” +35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. +36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. +37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. +38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. +39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md index ea7db956..d79b2bb9 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,50 +1,29 @@ -The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign - # Chapter 16 -1. Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. -2. He answered and said to them, *"When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red';* -3. *and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.* -4. *A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah."* And He left them and departed. -The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees - -5. Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. -6. Then Jesus said to them, *"Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."* - -7. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread." - -8. But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, *"O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?* -9. *Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?* -10. *Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up?* -11. *How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?--but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."* -12. Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. -Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - -13. When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, *"Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"* - -14. So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." - -15. He said to them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* - -16. Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." - -17. Jesus answered and said to him, *"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.* -18. *And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.* -19. *And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."* - -20. Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. -Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -21. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. - -22. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!" - -23. But He turned and said to Peter, *"Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."*Take Up the Cross and Follow Him - -24. Then Jesus said to His disciples, *"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.* -25. *For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.* -26. *For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?* -27. *For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.* -28. *Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."* - - - +1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. +2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; +3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. +4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. +5 Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. +6 Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” +7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.” +8 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? +9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? +10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? +11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” +12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. +13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” +14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” +15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” +16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” +17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. +18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. +19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” +20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. +21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. +22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” +23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” +24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. +25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. +26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? +27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. +28 Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md index c213a5fa..cf3f3739 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,50 +1,30 @@ -Jesus Transfigured on the Mount - # Chapter 17 -1. Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; -2. and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. -3. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. -4. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." - -5. While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" -6. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. -7. But Jesus came and touched them and said, *"Arise, and do not be afraid."* -8. When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. - -9. Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, *"Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead."* - -10. And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" - -11. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.* -12. *But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands."* -13. Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist. -A Boy Is Healed - -14. And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, -15. "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. -16. So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him." - -17. Then Jesus answered and said, *"O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."* -18. And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. - -19. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" - -20. So Jesus said to them, *"Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.* -21. *However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."*Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -22. Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, *"The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,* -23. *and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up."* And they were exceedingly sorrowful. -Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes - - -24. When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?" - -25. He said, "Yes." -And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, *"What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?"* - -26. Peter said to Him, "From strangers." -Jesus said to him, *"Then the sons are free.* -27. *Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you."* - - - +1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; +2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. +3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. +4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” +5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” +6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. +7 But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” +8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. +9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.” +10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” +11 Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things. +12 But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” +13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist. +14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, +15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. +16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.” +17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” +18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. +19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” +20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. +21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” +22 Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, +23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful. +24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?” +25 He said, “Yes.” +And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” +26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” +Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. +27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md index efe95373..d4466027 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,57 +1,36 @@ -Who Is the Greatest? - # Chapter 18 -1. At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" - -2. Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, -3. and said, *"Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.* -4. *Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.* -5. *Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.*Jesus Warns of Offenses - -6. *"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.* -7. *Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!* - -8. *"If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.* -9. *And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.*The Parable of the Lost Sheep - -10. *"Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.* -11. *For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.* - -12. *"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?* -13. *And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.* -14. *Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.* -Dealing with a Sinning Brother - - -15. *"Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.* -16. *But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.'* -17. *And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.* - -18. *"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.* - -19. *"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.* -20. *For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."* -The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - - -21. Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" - -22. Jesus said to him, *"I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.* -23. *Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.* -24. *And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.* -25. *But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.* -26. *The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'* -27. *Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.* - -28. *"But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'* -29. *So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'* -30. *And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.* -31. *So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.* -32. *Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.* -33. *Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'* -34. *And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.* - -35. *"So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."* - - - +1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” +2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, +3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. +4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. +5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. +6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. +7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! +8 “If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. +9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. +10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. +11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. +12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? +13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. +14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. +15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. +16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ +17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. +18 “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. +19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. +20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” +21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” +22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. +23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. +24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. +25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. +26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ +27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. +28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ +29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ +30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. +31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. +32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. +33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ +34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. +35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md index 13661303..23576259 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,59 +1,32 @@ -Marriage and Divorce - # Chapter 19 -1. Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. -2. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. - -3. The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?" - -4. And He answered and said to them, *"Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'* -5. *and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?* -6. *So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."* - -7. They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?" - -8. He said to them, *"Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.* -9. *And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."* - -10. His disciples said to Him, "If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry." -Jesus Teaches on Celibacy - - -11. But He said to them, *"All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:* -12. *For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."*Jesus Blesses Little Children - -13. Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. -14. But Jesus said, *"Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven."* -15. And He laid His hands on them and departed from there. -Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler - -16. Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" - -17. So He said to him, *"Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."* - -18. He said to Him, "Which ones?" -Jesus said, *"'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,'* -19. *'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "* - -20. The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?" - -21. Jesus said to him, *"If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."* - -22. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. -With God All Things Are Possible - -23. Then Jesus said to His disciples, *"Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.* -24. *And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."* - -25. When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" - -26. But Jesus looked at them and said to them, *"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."* - -27. Then Peter answered and said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?" - -28. So Jesus said to them, *"Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.* -29. *And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.* -30. *But many who are first will be last, and the last first.* - - - +1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. +2 And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. +3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” +4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ +5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? +6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” +7 They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?” +8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. +9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” +10 His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” +11 But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: +12 For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.” +13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. +14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” +15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there. +16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” +17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” +18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” +Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ +19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” +20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” +21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” +22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. +23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. +24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” +25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” +26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” +27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?” +28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. +29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. +30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md index 8e05481a..504c3215 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,53 +1,37 @@ -The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard - # Chapter 20 -1. *"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.* -2. *Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.* -3. *And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,* -4. *and said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went.* -5. *Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.* -6. *And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'* -7. *They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.'* - -8. *"So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.'* -9. *And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.* -10. *But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.* -11. *And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,* -12. *saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'* -13. *But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?* -14. *Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.* -15. *Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?'* -16. *So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen."*Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -17. Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, -18. *"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,* -19. *and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again."*Greatness Is Serving - -20. Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. - -21. And He said to her, *"What do you wish?"* -She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom." - -22. But Jesus answered and said, *"You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"* -They said to Him, "We are able." - -23. So He said to them, *"You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father."* - -24. And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. -25. But Jesus called them to Himself and said, *"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.* -26. *Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.* -27. *And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave--* -28. *just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."*Two Blind Men Receive Their Sight - -29. Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. -30. And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" - -31. Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!" - -32. So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, *"What do you want Me to do for you?"* - -33. They said to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened." -34. So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. - - - +1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. +2 Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. +3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, +4 and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went. +5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. +6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’ +7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’ +8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’ +9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. +10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. +11 And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, +12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’ +13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? +14 Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. +15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ +16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.” +17 Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, +18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, +19 and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.” +20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him. +21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” +She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.” +22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” +They said to Him, “We are able.” +23 So He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.” +24 And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. +25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. +26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. +27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— +28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” +29 Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. +30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” +31 Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” +32 So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” +33 They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” +34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md index b0cce775..df9ea8e0 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,94 +1,64 @@ -The Triumphal Entry - # Chapter 21 -1. Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, -2. saying to them, *"Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.* -3. *And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."* - -4. All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: - -5. "Tell the daughter of Zion, -'Behold, your King is coming to you, +1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, +2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. +3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” +4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: +5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, +‘Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, -A colt, the foal of a donkey.' " - -6. So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. -7. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. -8. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. -9. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: -"Hosanna to the Son of David! -'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' -Hosanna in the highest!" - -10. And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?" - -11. So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."Jesus Cleanses the Temple - -12. Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. -13. And He said to them, *"It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.' "* - -14. Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. -15. But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant -16. and said to Him, "Do You hear what these are saying?" -And Jesus said to them, *"Yes. Have you never read,* -*'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants* -*You have perfected praise'?"* - -17. Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there. -The Fig Tree Withered - -18. Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. -19. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, *"Let no fruit grow on you ever again."* Immediately the fig tree withered away. -The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree - -20. And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?" - -21. So Jesus answered and said to them, *"Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done.* -22. *And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."*Jesus' Authority Questioned - -23. Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?" - -24. But Jesus answered and said to them, *"I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:* -25. *The baptism of John--where was it from? From heaven or from men?"* -And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' -26. But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet." -27. So they answered Jesus and said, "We do not know." -And He said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.* -The Parable of the Two Sons - - -28. *"But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go, work today in my vineyard.'* -29. *He answered and said, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.* -30. *Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.* -31. *Which of the two did the will of his father?"* -They said to Him, "The first." -Jesus said to them, *"Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.* -32. *For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him.*The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers - -33. *"Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.* -34. *Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.* -35. *And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.* -36. *Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.* -37. *Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'* -38. *But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'* -39. *So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.* - -40. *"Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?"* - -41. They said to Him, "He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." - -42. Jesus said to them, *"Have you never read in the Scriptures:* -*'The stone which the builders rejected* -*Has become the chief cornerstone.* -* -This was the Lord*'s doing, -*And it is marvelous in our eyes'?* - -43. *"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.* -44. *And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."* - -45. Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. -46. But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet. - - - +A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ” +6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. +7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. +8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. +9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: +“Hosanna to the Son of David! +‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ +Hosanna in the highest!” +10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” +11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” +12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. +13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” +14 Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. +15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant +16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?” +And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, +‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants +You have perfected praise’?” +17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there. +18 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. +19 And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. +20 And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?” +21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. +22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” +23 Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?” +24 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things: +25 The baptism of John—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” +And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ +26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet.” +27 So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” +And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. +28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ +29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. +30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. +31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” +They said to Him, “The first.” +Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. +32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him. +33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. +34 Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. +35 And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. +36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. +37 Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ +38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ +39 So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. +40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?” +41 They said to Him, “He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” +42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: +‘The stone which the builders rejected +Has become the chief cornerstone. +This was the Lord’s doing, +And it is marvelous in our eyes’? +43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. +44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” +45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. +46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md index 1221baac..d2b7a0a2 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,74 +1,52 @@ -The Parable of the Wedding Feast - # Chapter 22 -1. And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: -2. *"The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,* -3. *and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.* -4. *Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding." '* -5. *But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.* -6. *And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.* -7. *But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.* -8. *Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.* -9. *Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.'* -10. *So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.* - -11. *"But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.* -12. *So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.* -13. *Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'* - -14. *"For many are called, but few are chosen."*The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar? - -15. Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. -16. And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. -17. Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" - -18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, *"Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?* -19. *Show Me the tax money."* +1 And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: +2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, +3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. +4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ +5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. +6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. +7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. +8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. +9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ +10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests. +11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. +12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. +13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” +15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. +16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. +17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” +18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? +19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. - -20. And He said to them, *"Whose image and inscription is this?"* - -21. They said to Him, "Caesar's." -And He said to them, *"Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* -22. When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way. -The Sadducees: What -About the Resurrection? - -23. The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, -24. saying: "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. -25. Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. -26. Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. -27. Last of all the woman died also. -28. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her." - -29. Jesus answered and said to them, *"You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.* -30. *For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.* -31. *But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,* -32. *'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."* -33. And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. -The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All? - -34. But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. -35. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, -36. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" - -37. Jesus said to him, *"'You shall love the Lord* your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' -38. *This is the first and great commandment.* -39. *And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'* -40. *On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."*Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord? - -41. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, -42. saying, *"What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?"* -They said to Him, "The Son of David." - -43. He said to them, *"How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying:* - -44. *'The Lord* said to my Lord, -*"Sit at My right hand,* -*Till I make Your enemies Your footstool" '?* - -45. *If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"* -46. And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore. - - - +20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” +21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” +And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” +22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way. +23 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, +24 saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. +25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. +26 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. +27 Last of all the woman died also. +28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.” +29 Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. +30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. +31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, +32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” +33 And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. +34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. +35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, +36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” +37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ +38 This is the first and great commandment. +39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ +40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” +41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, +42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” +They said to Him, “The Son of David.” +43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying: +44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at My right hand, +Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’? +45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?” +46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md index 64d9217a..7d07a851 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,54 +1,40 @@ -Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, -2. saying: *"The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.* -3. *Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.* -4. *For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.* -5. *But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.* -6. *They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,* -7. *greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, 'Rabbi, Rabbi.'* -8. *But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.* -9. *Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.* -10. *And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.* -11. *But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.* -12. *And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.* - -13. *"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.* -14. *Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.* - -15. *"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.* - -16. *"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.'* -17. *Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?* -18. *And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.'* -19. *Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?* -20. *Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.* -21. *He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.* -22. *And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.* - -23. *"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.* -24. *Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!* - -25. *"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.* -26. *Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.* - -27. *"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.* -28. *Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.* - -29. *"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,* -30. *and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'* - -31. *"Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.* -32. *Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt.* -33. *Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?* -34. *Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,* -35. *that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.* -36. *Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.*Jesus Laments over Jerusalem - -37. *"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!* -38. *See! Your house is left to you desolate;* -39. *for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' "* - - - +1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, +2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. +3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. +4 For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. +5 But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. +6 They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, +7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ +8 But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. +9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. +10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. +11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. +12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. +13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. +14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. +15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. +16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ +17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? +18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ +19 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? +20 Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. +21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. +22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. +23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. +24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! +25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. +26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. +27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. +28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. +29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, +30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ +31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. +32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. +33 Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? +34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, +35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. +36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. +37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! +38 See! Your house is left to you desolate; +39 for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md index 0ce49700..b448d97d 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,67 +1,52 @@ -Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple - # Chapter 24 -1. Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. -2. And Jesus said to them, *"Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."*The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age - -3. Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" - -4. And Jesus answered and said to them: *"Take heed that no one deceives you.* -5. *For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.* -6. *And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.* -7. *For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.* -8. *All these are the beginning of sorrows.* - -9. *"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.* -10. *And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.* -11. *Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.* -12. *And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.* -13. *But he who endures to the end shall be saved.* -14. *And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.*The Great Tribulation - -15. *"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place"* (whoever reads, let him understand), -16. *"then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.* -17. *Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.* -18. *And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.* -19. *But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!* -20. *And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.* -21. *For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.* -22. *And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.* - -23. *"Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it.* -24. *For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.* -25. *See, I have told you beforehand.* - -26. *"Therefore if they say to you, 'Look, He is in the desert!' do not go out; or 'Look, He is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it.* -27. *For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.* -28. *For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.*The Coming of the Son of Man - -29. *"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.* -30. *Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.* -31. *And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.*The Parable of the Fig Tree - -32. *"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.* -33. *So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near--at the doors!* -34. *Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.* -35. *Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.*No One Knows the Day or Hour - -36. *"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.* -37. *But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.* -38. *For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,* -39. *and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.* -40. *Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.* -41. *Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.* -42. *Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.* -43. *But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.* -44. *Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.*The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant - -45. *"Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?* -46. *Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.* -47. *Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.* -48. *But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,'* -49. *and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,* -50. *the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,* -51. *and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.* - - - +1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. +2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” +3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” +4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. +5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. +6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. +7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. +8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. +9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. +10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. +11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. +12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. +13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. +14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. +15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), +16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. +17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. +18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. +19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! +20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. +21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. +22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened. +23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. +24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. +25 See, I have told you beforehand. +26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. +27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. +28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together. +29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. +30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. +31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. +32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. +33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! +34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. +35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. +36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. +37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. +38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, +39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. +40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. +41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. +42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. +43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. +44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. +45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? +46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. +47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. +48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ +49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, +50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, +51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md index 5613154e..da33145f 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,66 +1,47 @@ -The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins - # Chapter 25 -1. *"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.* -2. *Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.* -3. *Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,* -4. *but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.* -5. *But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.* - -6. *"And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!'* -7. *Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.* -8. *And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'* -9. *But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'* -10. *And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.* - -11. *"Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!'* -12. *But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.'* - -13. *"Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.*The Parable of the Talents - -14. *"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.* -15. *And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.* -16. *Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.* -17. *And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.* -18. *But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.* -19. *After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.* - -20. *"So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.'* -21. *His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'* -22. *He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.'* -23. *His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'* - -24. *"Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.* -25. *And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'* - -26. *"But his lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.* -27. *So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.* -28. *So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.* - -29. *'For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.* -30. *And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'* -The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations - - -31. *"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.* -32. *All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.* -33. *And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.* -34. *Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:* -35. *for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;* -36. *I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'* - -37. *"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?* -38. *When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?* -39. *Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'* -40. *And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'* - -41. *"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:* -42. *for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;* -43. *I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'* - -44. *"Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'* -45. *Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'* -46. *And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."* - - - +1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. +2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. +3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, +4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. +5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. +6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ +7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. +8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ +9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ +10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. +11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ +12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ +13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. +14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. +15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. +16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. +17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. +18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. +19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. +20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ +21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ +22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ +23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ +24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. +25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ +26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. +27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. +28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. +29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. +30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. +32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. +33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. +34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: +35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; +36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ +37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? +38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? +39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ +40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ +41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: +42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; +43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ +44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ +45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ +46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md index df7d1a1b..7310cebd 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,134 +1,84 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 26 -1. Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, -2. *"You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."* - -3. Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, -4. and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. -5. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people."The Anointing at Bethany - -6. And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, -7. a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. -8. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? -9. For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor." - -10. But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, *"Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.* -11. *For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.* -12. *For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial.* -13. *Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."*Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - -14. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests -15. and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. -16. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him. -Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples - -17. Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?" - -18. And He said, *"Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples." ' "* - -19. So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. - -20. When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. -21. Now as they were eating, He said, *"Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me."* - -22. And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, "Lord, is it I?" - -23. He answered and said, *"He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.* -24. *The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."* - -25. Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, "Rabbi, is it I?" -He said to him, *"You have said it."*Jesus Institutes the Lord's Supper - -26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, *"Take, eat; this is My body."* - -27. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, *"Drink from it, all of you.* -28. *For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.* -29. *But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."* - -30. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - -31. Then Jesus said to them, *"All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:* -*'I will strike the Shepherd,* -*And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'* - -32. *But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee."* - -33. Peter answered and said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble." - -34. Jesus said to him, *"Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."* - -35. Peter said to Him, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" +1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, +2 “You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” +3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, +4 and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. +5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.” +6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, +7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. +8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? +9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.” +10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. +11 For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. +12 For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. +13 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” +14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests +15 and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. +16 So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him. +17 Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” +18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ” +19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. +20 When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. +21 Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” +22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?” +23 He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. +24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” +25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” +He said to him, “You have said it.” +26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” +27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. +28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. +29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” +30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. +31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: +‘I will strike the Shepherd, +And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ +32 But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” +33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” +34 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” +35 Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples. -The Prayer in the Garden - -36. Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, *"Sit here while I go and pray over there."* -37. And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. -38. Then He said to them, *"My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me."* - -39. He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, *"O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."* - -40. Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, *"What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?* -41. *Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."* - -42. Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, *"O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done."* -43. And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. - -44. So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. -45. Then He came to His disciples and said to them, *"Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -46. *Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand."*Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane - -47. And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people. - -48. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him." -49. Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. - -50. But Jesus said to him, *"Friend, why have you come?"* +36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” +37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. +38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” +39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” +40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? +41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” +42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” +43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. +44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. +45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. +46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.” +47 And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people. +48 Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.” +49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. +50 But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. -51. And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. - -52. But Jesus said to him, *"Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.* -53. *Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?* -54. *How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?"* - -55. In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, *"Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me.* -56. *But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled."* +51 And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. +52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. +53 Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? +54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?” +55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. +56 But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. -Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin - -57. And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. -58. But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest's courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end. - -59. Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, -60. but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward -61. and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.' " - -62. And the high priest arose and said to Him, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?" -63. But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!" - -64. Jesus said to him, *"It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."* - -65. Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! -66. What do you think?" -They answered and said, "He is deserving of death." - -67. Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands, -68. saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?"Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly - -69. Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee." - -70. But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are saying." - -71. And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, "This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth." - -72. But again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man!" - -73. And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, "Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you." - -74. Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I do not know the Man!" +57 And those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. +58 But Peter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end. +59 Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, +60 but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward +61 and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ” +62 And the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” +63 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!” +64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” +65 Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! +66 What do you think?” +They answered and said, “He is deserving of death.” +67 Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands, +68 saying, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?” +69 Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.” +70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” +71 And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.” +72 But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!” +73 And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.” +74 Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. -75. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, *"Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."* So he went out and wept bitterly. - - - +75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md index 8e29099e..03d1490c 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,120 +1,75 @@ -Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate - # Chapter 27 -1. When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. -2. And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. -Judas Hangs Himself - -3. Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, -4. saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." -And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" - -5. Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. - -6. But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood." -7. And they consulted together and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. -8. Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. - -9. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, -10. and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."Jesus Faces Pilate - -11. Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" -Jesus said to him, *"It is as you say."* -12. And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. - -13. Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?" -14. But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. -Taking the Place of Barabbas - -15. Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. -16. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. -17. Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?" -18. For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy. - -19. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him." - -20. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. -21. The governor answered and said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" -They said, "Barabbas!" - -22. Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" -They all said to him, "Let Him be crucified!" - -23. Then the governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?" -But they cried out all the more, saying, "Let Him be crucified!" - -24. When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it." - -25. And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on our children." - -26. Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. -The Soldiers Mock Jesus - -27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. -28. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. -29. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" -30. Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. -31. And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. -The King on a Cross - -32. Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. -33. And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, -34. they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. - -35. Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: -"They divided My garments among them, -And for My clothing they cast lots." - -36. Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. -37. And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: +1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. +2 And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. +3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, +4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” +And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!” +5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. +6 But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.” +7 And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. +8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. +9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, +10 and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.” +11 Now Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” +Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.” +12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. +13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” +14 But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. +15 Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. +16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. +17 Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” +18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy. +19 While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.” +20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. +21 The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” +They said, “Barabbas!” +22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” +They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!” +23 Then the governor said, “Why, what evil has He done?” +But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!” +24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.” +25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.” +26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. +27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. +28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. +29 When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” +30 Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. +31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. +32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. +33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, +34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. +35 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: +“They divided My garments among them, +And for My clothing they cast lots.” +36 Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. +37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. - -38. Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. - -39. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads -40. and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross." - -41. Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, -42. "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. -43. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' " - -44. Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing. -Jesus Dies on the Cross - -45. Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. -46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, *"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"* - -47. Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, "This Man is calling for Elijah!" -48. Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. - -49. The rest said, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him." - -50. And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. - -51. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, -52. and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; -53. and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. - -54. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!" - -55. And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, -56. among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons. -Jesus Buried in Joseph's Tomb - -57. Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. -58. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. -59. When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, -60. and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. -61. And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. -Pilate Sets a Guard - - -62. On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, -63. saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, *'After three days I will rise.'* -64. Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first." - -65. Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how." -66. So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard. - - - +38 Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. +39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads +40 and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” +41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, +42 “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. +43 He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” +44 Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing. +45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. +46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” +47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” +48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. +49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” +50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. +51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, +52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; +53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. +54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!” +55 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, +56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. +57 Now when evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. +58 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him. +59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, +60 and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. +61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb. +62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, +63 saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ +64 Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.” +65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.” +66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md index 1f26c26b..648bd3f1 100644 --- a/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,37 +1,21 @@ -He Is Risen - # Chapter 28 -1. Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. -2. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. -3. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. -4. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. - -5. But the angel answered and said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. -6. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. -7. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you." - -8. So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. -The Women Worship the Risen Lord - - -9. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, *"Rejoice!"* So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. -10. Then Jesus said to them, *"Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me."* -The Soldiers Are Bribed - - -11. Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. -12. When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, -13. saying, "Tell them, 'His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.' -14. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will appease him and make you secure." -15. So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. -The Great Commission - -16. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. -17. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. - -18. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, *"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.* -19. *Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,* -20. *teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."* Amen. - - - +1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. +2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. +3 His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. +4 And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. +5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. +6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. +7 And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.” +8 So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. +9 And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. +10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.” +11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. +12 When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, +13 saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’ +14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.” +15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. +16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. +17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. +18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. +19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, +20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md index 757966a1..2d51e954 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,80 +1,50 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 1 -1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. -2. As it is written in the Prophets: -"Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, -Who will prepare Your way before You." - -3. "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -'Prepare the way of the Lord; -Make His paths straight.' " - -4. John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. -5. Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. - -6. Now John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. -7. And he preached, saying, "There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. -8. I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."John Baptizes Jesus - -9. It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. -10. And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. -11. Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."Satan Tempts Jesus - -12. Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. -13. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. -Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - -14. Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, -15. and saying, *"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."*Four Fishermen Called as Disciples - -16. And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. -17. Then Jesus said to them, *"Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."* -18. They immediately left their nets and followed Him. - -19. When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. -20. And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him. -Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit - -21. Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. -22. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. - -23. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, -24. saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!" - -25. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, *"Be quiet, and come out of him!"* -26. And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. -27. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him." -28. And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee. -Peter's Mother-in-Law Healed - -29. Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. -30. But Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. -31. So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them. -Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset - -32. At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. -33. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. -34. Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. -Preaching in Galilee - -35. Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. -36. And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. -37. When they found Him, they said to Him, "Everyone is looking for You." - -38. But He said to them, *"Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth."* - -39. And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons. -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - -40. Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, "If You are willing, You can make me clean." - -41. Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, *"I am willing; be cleansed."* -42. As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. -43. And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, -44. and said to him, *"See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."* - -45. However, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; and they came to Him from every direction. - - - +1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. +2 As it is written in the Prophets: +“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, +Who will prepare Your way before You.” +3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +‘Prepare the way of the Lord; +Make His paths straight.’ ” +4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. +5 Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. +6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. +7 And he preached, saying, “There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. +8 I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” +9 It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. +10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. +11 Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” +12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. +13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. +14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, +15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” +16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. +17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” +18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. +19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets. +20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him. +21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. +22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. +23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, +24 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” +25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” +26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. +27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” +28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee. +29 Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. +30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. +31 So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them. +32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. +33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. +34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. +35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. +36 And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. +37 When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” +38 But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.” +39 And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons. +40 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” +41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” +42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. +43 And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, +44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” +45 However, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; and they came to Him from every direction. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md index fd4891d8..a31e61f9 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic - # Chapter 2 -1. And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. -2. Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. -3. Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. -4. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. - -5. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, *"Son, your sins are forgiven you."* - -6. And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, -7. "Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" - -8. But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, *"Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?* -9. *Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and walk'?* -10. *But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"*--He said to the paralytic, -11. *"I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."* -12. Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"Matthew the Tax Collector - -13. Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. -14. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, *"Follow Me."* So he arose and followed Him. - -15. Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi's house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. -16. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, "How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?" - -17. When Jesus heard it, He said to them, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."*Jesus Is Questioned -About Fasting - -18. The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?" - -19. And Jesus said to them, *"Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.* -20. *But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.* -21. *No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.* -22. *And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."*Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - -23. Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain. -24. And the Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" - -25. But He said to them, *"Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him:* -26. *how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"* - -27. And He said to them, *"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.* -28. *Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."* - - - +1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. +2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. +3 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. +4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. +5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” +6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, +7 “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” +8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason about these things in your hearts? +9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed and walk’? +10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic, +11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” +12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” +13 Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. +14 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. +15 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. +16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” +17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” +18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” +19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. +20 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days. +21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. +22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.” +23 Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain. +24 And the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” +25 But He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him: +26 how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?” +27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. +28 Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md index f1e82b3d..809b4eee 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,52 +1,36 @@ -Healing on the Sabbath - # Chapter 3 -1. And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. -2. So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. -3. And He said to the man who had the withered hand, *"Step forward."* -4. Then He said to them, *"Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"* But they kept silent. -5. And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, *"Stretch out your hand."* And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. -6. Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. -A Great Multitude Follows Jesus - -7. But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea -8. and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. -9. So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. -10. For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. -11. And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God." -12. But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known. -The Twelve Apostles - -13. And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. -14. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, -15. and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: -16. Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; -17. James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"; -18. Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; -19. and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house. -A House Divided Cannot Stand - -20. Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. -21. But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind." - -22. And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons." - -23. So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: *"How can Satan cast out Satan?* -24. *If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.* -25. *And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.* -26. *And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.* -27. *No one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.*The Unpardonable Sin - -28. *"Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;* -29. *but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation"*-- -30. because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."Jesus' Mother and Brothers Send for Him - -31. Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. -32. And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You." - -33. But He answered them, saying, *"Who is My mother, or My brothers?"* -34. And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, *"Here are My mother and My brothers!* -35. *For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother."* - - - +1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. +2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. +3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.” +4 Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. +5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. +6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. +7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea +8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. +9 So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. +10 For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. +11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.” +12 But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known. +13 And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. +14 Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, +15 and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: +16 Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; +17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”; +18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; +19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house. +20 Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. +21 But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.” +22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.” +23 So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan? +24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. +25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. +26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end. +27 No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house. +28 “Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; +29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— +30 because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.” +31 Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. +32 And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.” +33 But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” +34 And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! +35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md index af711b77..2997627a 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,67 +1,46 @@ -The Parable of the Sower - # Chapter 4 -1. And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. -2. Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching: - -3. *"Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.* -4. *And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.* -5. *Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.* -6. *But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.* -7. *And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.* -8. *But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."* - -9. And He said to them, *"He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"*The Purpose of Parables - -10. But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. -11. And He said to them, *"To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,* -12. *so that* -*'Seeing they may see and not perceive,* -*And hearing they may hear and not understand;* -*Lest they should turn,* -*And their sins be forgiven them.' "*The Parable of the Sower Explained - -13. And He said to them, *"Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?* -14. *The sower sows the word.* -15. *And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.* -16. *These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;* -17. *and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble.* -18. *Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,* -19. *and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.* -20. *But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."*Light Under a Basket - -21. Also He said to them, *"Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?* -22. *For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.* -23. *If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."* - -24. Then He said to them, *"Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.* -25. *For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."* -The Parable of the Growing Seed - - -26. And He said, *"The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,* -27. *and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.* -28. *For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.* -29. *But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."*The Parable of the Mustard Seed - -30. Then He said, *"To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?* -31. *It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;* -32. *but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade."* -Jesus' Use of Parables - - -33. And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. -34. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. -Wind and Wave Obey Jesus - -35. On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, *"Let us cross over to the other side."* -36. Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. -37. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. -38. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" - -39. Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, *"Peace, be still!"* And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. -40. But He said to them, *"Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"* -41. And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!" - - - +1 And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. +2 Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching: +3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. +4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. +5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. +6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. +7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. +8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” +9 And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” +10 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. +11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, +12 so that +‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, +And hearing they may hear and not understand; +Lest they should turn, +And their sins be forgiven them.’ ” +13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? +14 The sower sows the word. +15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. +16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; +17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. +18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, +19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. +20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” +21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? +22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. +23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” +24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. +25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” +26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, +27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. +28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. +29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” +30 Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? +31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; +32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.” +33 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. +34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. +35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” +36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. +37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. +38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” +39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. +40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” +41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md index 84fb9008..23e8d5e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,64 +1,45 @@ -A Demon-Possessed Man Healed - # Chapter 5 -1. Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. -2. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, -3. who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, -4. because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. -5. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. - -6. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. -7. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me." - -8. For He said to him, *"Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"* -9. Then He asked him, *"What is your name?"* -And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many." -10. Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. - -11. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. -12. So all the demons begged Him, saying, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter them." -13. And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. - -14. So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. -15. Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. -16. And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. -17. Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. - -18. And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. -19. However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, *"Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you."* -20. And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. -A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed - -21. Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. -22. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet -23. and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live." -24. So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. - -25. Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, -26. and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. -27. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. -28. For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." - -29. Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. -30. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, *"Who touched My clothes?"* - -31. But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, *'Who touched Me?'* " - -32. And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. -33. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. -34. And He said to her, *"Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."* - -35. While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" - -36. As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, *"Do not be afraid; only believe."* -37. And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. -38. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. -39. When He came in, He said to them, *"Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping."* - -40. And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. -41. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, *"Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."* -42. Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. -43. But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat. - - - +1 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. +2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, +3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, +4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. +5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. +6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. +7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.” +8 For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” +9 Then He asked him, “What is your name?” +And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” +10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. +11 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. +12 So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.” +13 And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. +14 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. +15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. +16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. +17 Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. +18 And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. +19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” +20 And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. +21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. +22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet +23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.” +24 So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him. +25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, +26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. +27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. +28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” +29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. +30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?” +31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” +32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. +33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. +34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” +35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” +36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” +37 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. +38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. +39 When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” +40 And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. +41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” +42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. +43 But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md index 5aba5fd0..c2a2f334 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,90 +1,61 @@ -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - # Chapter 6 -1. Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. -2. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! -3. Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" So they were offended at Him. - -4. But Jesus said to them, *"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."* -5. Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. -6. And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. -Sending Out the Twelve - -7. And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. -8. He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts-- -9. but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics. - -10. Also He said to them, *"In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.* -11. *And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!"* - -12. So they went out and preached that people should repent. -13. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. -John the Baptist Beheaded - -14. Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him." - -15. Others said, "It is Elijah." -And others said, "It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets." - -16. But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!" -17. For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her. -18. Because John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." - -19. Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; -20. for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. - -21. Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. -22. And when Herodias' daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you." -23. He also swore to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom." - -24. So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" -And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!" - -25. Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." - -26. And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. -27. Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison, -28. brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. -29. When his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb. -Feeding the Five Thousand - -30. Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. -31. And He said to them, *"Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while."* For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. -32. So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves. - -33. But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. -34. And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. -35. When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. -36. Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat." - -37. But He answered and said to them, *"You give them something to eat."* -And they said to Him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?" - -38. But He said to them, *"How many loaves do you have? Go and see."* -And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish." - -39. Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. -40. So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. -41. And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. -42. So they all ate and were filled. -43. And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish. -44. Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men. -Jesus Walks on the Sea - -45. Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. -46. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. -47. Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. -48. Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. -49. And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; -50. for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, *"Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."* -51. Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. -52. For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened. -Many Touch Him and Are Made Well - -53. When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. -54. And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, -55. ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. -56. Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well. - - - +1 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. +2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! +3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him. +4 But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” +5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. +6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. +7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. +8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— +9 but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics. +10 Also He said to them, “In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place. +11 And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!” +12 So they went out and preached that people should repent. +13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. +14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” +15 Others said, “It is Elijah.” +And others said, “It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets.” +16 But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!” +17 For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. +18 Because John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” +19 Therefore Herodias held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not; +20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. +21 Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. +22 And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” +23 He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” +24 So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” +And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!” +25 Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” +26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. +27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison, +28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. +29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb. +30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. +31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. +32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves. +33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. +34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. +35 When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. +36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.” +37 But He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” +And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?” +38 But He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” +And when they found out they said, “Five, and two fish.” +39 Then He commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. +40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. +41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. +42 So they all ate and were filled. +43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish. +44 Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men. +45 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. +46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. +47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. +48 Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. +49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; +50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” +51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. +52 For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened. +53 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. +54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, +55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. +56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md index 023ef740..18c96420 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,60 +1,41 @@ -Defilement Comes from Within - # Chapter 7 -1. Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. -2. Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. -3. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. -4. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches. - -5. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?" - -6. He answered and said to them, *"Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:* -*'This people honors Me with their lips,* -*But their heart is far from Me.* - -7. *And in vain they worship Me,* -*Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'* - -8. *For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men--**the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do."* - -9. He said to them, *"All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.* -10. *For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'* -11. *But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban"--' (that is, a gift to God),* -12. *then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,* -13. *making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do."* - -14. When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, *"Hear Me, everyone, and understand:* -15. *There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.* -16. *If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"* - -17. When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. -18. So He said to them, *"Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,* -19. *because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?"* -20. And He said, *"What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.* -21. *For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,* -22. *thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.* -23. *All these evil things come from within and defile a man."*A Gentile Shows Her Faith - -24. From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. -25. For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. -26. The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. -27. But Jesus said to her, *"Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."* - -28. And she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs." - -29. Then He said to her, *"For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."* - -30. And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. -Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute - -31. Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. -32. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. -33. And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. -34. Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, *"Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."* - -35. Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. -36. Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. -37. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." - - - +1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. +2 Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. +3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. +4 When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches. +5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?” +6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: +‘This people honors Me with their lips, +But their heart is far from Me. +7 And in vain they worship Me, +Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ +8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.” +9 He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. +10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ +11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God), +12 then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, +13 making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” +14 When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand: +15 There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. +16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” +17 When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. +18 So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, +19 because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?” +20 And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. +21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, +22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. +23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” +24 From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. +25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. +26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. +27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” +28 And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.” +29 Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” +30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. +31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. +32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. +33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. +34 Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” +35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. +36 Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. +37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md index 383063e8..0e8de633 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,70 +1,43 @@ -Feeding the Four Thousand - # Chapter 8 -1. In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, -2. *"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.* -3. *And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar."* - -4. Then His disciples answered Him, "How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?" - -5. He asked them, *"How many loaves do you have?"* -And they said, "Seven." - -6. So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. -7. They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them. -8. So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments. -9. Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away, -10. immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. -The Pharisees Seek a Sign - -11. Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. -12. But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, *"Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."*Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod - -13. And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. -14. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. -15. Then He charged them, saying, *"Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."* - -16. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have no bread." - -17. But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, *"Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?* -18. *Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?* -19. *When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?"* -They said to Him, "Twelve." - -20. *"Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?"* -And they said, "Seven." - -21. So He said to them, *"How is it you do not understand?"* -A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida - - -22. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. -23. So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. - -24. And he looked up and said, "I see men like trees, walking." - -25. Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. -26. Then He sent him away to his house, saying, *"Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town."*Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - -27. Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, *"Who do men say that I am?"* - -28. So they answered, "John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." - -29. He said to them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* -Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ." - -30. Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him. -Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -31. And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. -32. He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. -33. But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, *"Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."*Take Up the Cross and Follow Him - -34. When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, *"Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.* -35. *For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.* -36. *For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?* -37. *Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?* -38. *For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."* - - - +1 In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, +2 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. +3 And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.” +4 Then His disciples answered Him, “How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?” +5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” +And they said, “Seven.” +6 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. +7 They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them. +8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments. +9 Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away, +10 immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. +11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. +12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.” +13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. +14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. +15 Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” +16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.” +17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened? +18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? +19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” +They said to Him, “Twelve.” +20 “Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?” +And they said, “Seven.” +21 So He said to them, “How is it you do not understand?” +22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. +23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. +24 And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.” +25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. +26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.” +27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” +28 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” +29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” +Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” +30 Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him. +31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. +32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. +33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” +34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. +35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. +36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? +37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? +38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md index d9f2065e..ab57eb45 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,96 +1,58 @@ -The Transfiguration of Christ - # Chapter 9 -1. And He said to them, *"Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."* -Jesus Transfigured on the Mount - - -2. Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. -3. His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. -4. And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. -5. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-- -6. because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid. - -7. And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!" -8. Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves. - -9. Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. -10. So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. - -11. -And they asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" - -12. Then He answered and told them, *"Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?* -13. *But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him."*A Boy Is Healed - -14. And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. -15. Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. -16. And He asked the scribes, *"What are you discussing with them?"* - -17. Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. -18. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." - -19. He answered him and said, *"O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me."* -20. Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. - -21. So He asked his father, *"How long has this been happening to him?"* -And he said, "From childhood. -22. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us." - -23. Jesus said to him, *"If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."* - -24. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" - -25. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, *"Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!"* -26. Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, "He is dead." -27. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. - -28. And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" - -29. So He said to them, *"This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection - - -30. Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know it. -31. For He taught His disciples and said to them, *"The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him. And after He is killed, He will rise the third day."* -32. But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him. -Who Is the Greatest? - -33. Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, *"What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?"* -34. But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest. -35. And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, *"If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."* -36. Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, -37. *"Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me."*Jesus Forbids Sectarianism - -38. Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us." - -39. But Jesus said, *"Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.* -40. *For he who is not against us is on our side.* -41. *For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.*Jesus Warns of Offenses - -42. *"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.* -43. *If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched--* -44. *where* -*'Their worm does not die* -* -And the fire is not quenched.'* - -45. *And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched--* -46. *where* -*'Their worm does not die* -* -And the fire is not quenched.'* - -47. *And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire--* -48. *where* -*'Their worm does not die* -* -And the fire is not quenched.'* -Tasteless Salt Is Worthless - - -49. *"For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.* -50. *Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another."* - - - +1 And He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power.” +2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. +3 His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. +4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. +5 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— +6 because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid. +7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” +8 Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves. +9 Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. +10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. +11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” +12 Then He answered and told them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? +13 But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him.” +14 And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. +15 Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. +16 And He asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?” +17 Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. +18 And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.” +19 He answered him and said, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” +20 Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. +21 So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” +And he said, “From childhood. +22 And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” +23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” +24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” +25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” +26 Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” +27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. +28 And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” +29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” +30 Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know it. +31 For He taught His disciples and said to them, “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him. And after He is killed, He will rise the third day.” +32 But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him. +33 Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, “What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?” +34 But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest. +35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” +36 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, +37 “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” +38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.” +39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. +40 For he who is not against us is on our side. +41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. +42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. +43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— +44 where +‘Their worm does not die +And the fire is not quenched.’ +45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— +46 where +‘Their worm does not die +And the fire is not quenched.’ +47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire— +48 where +‘Their worm does not die +And the fire is not quenched.’ +49 “For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. +50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md index b75c1679..83d0f996 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,92 +1,56 @@ -Marriage and Divorce - # Chapter 10 -1. Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again. - -2. The Pharisees came and asked Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" testing Him. - -3. And He answered and said to them, *"What did Moses command you?"* - -4. They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her." - -5. And Jesus answered and said to them, *"Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.* -6. *But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.'* -7. *'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,* -8. *and the two shall become one flesh'; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.* -9. *Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."* - -10. In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter. -11. So He said to them, *"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.* -12. *And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."*Jesus Blesses Little Children - -13. Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. -14. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, *"Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.* -15. *Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."* -16. And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them. -Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler - -17. Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" - -18. So Jesus said to him, *"Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.* -19. *You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' "* - -20. And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." - -21. Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, *"One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."* - -22. But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. -With God All Things Are Possible - -23. Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, *"How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"* -24. And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, *"Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!* -25. *It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."* - -26. And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" - -27. But Jesus looked at them and said, *"With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible."* - -28. Then Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You." - -29. So Jesus answered and said, *"Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's,* -30. *who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.* -31. *But many who are first will be last, and the last first."*Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -32. Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: -33. *"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;* -34. *and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again."*Greatness Is Serving - -35. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask." - -36. And He said to them, *"What do you want Me to do for you?"* - -37. They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory." - -38. But Jesus said to them, *"You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"* - -39. They said to Him, "We are able." -So Jesus said to them, *"You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;* -40. *but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared."* - -41. And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. -42. But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, *"You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.* -43. *Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.* -44. *And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.* -45. *For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."*Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus - -46. Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. -47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -48. Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -49. So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. -Then they called the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you." - -50. And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. - -51. So Jesus answered and said to him, *"What do you want Me to do for you?"* -The blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." - -52. Then Jesus said to him, *"Go your way; your faith has made you well."* And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. - - - +1 Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again. +2 The Pharisees came and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” testing Him. +3 And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” +4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.” +5 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. +6 But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ +7 ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, +8 and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. +9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” +10 In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter. +11 So He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. +12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” +13 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. +14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. +15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” +16 And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them. +17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” +18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. +19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ” +20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” +21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” +22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. +23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” +24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! +25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” +26 And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?” +27 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” +28 Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” +29 So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, +30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. +31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” +32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: +33 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; +34 and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.” +35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” +36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” +37 They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.” +38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” +39 They said to Him, “We are able.” +So Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; +40 but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.” +41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. +42 But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. +43 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. +44 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. +45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” +46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. +47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. +Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” +50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus. +51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” +The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” +52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md index b9594810..d7714a51 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,61 +1,40 @@ -The Triumphal Entry - # Chapter 11 -1. Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; -2. and He said to them, *"Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it.* -3. *And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here."* - -4. So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. -5. But some of those who stood there said to them, "What are you doing, loosing the colt?" - -6. And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. -7. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. -8. And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. -9. Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: -"Hosanna! -'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' - -10. Blessed is the kingdom of our father David +1 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; +2 and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. +3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.” +4 So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. +5 But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?” +6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. +7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. +8 And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. +9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: +“Hosanna! +‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ +10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! -Hosanna in the highest!" - -11. And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. -The Fig Tree Withered - -12. Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. -13. And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. -14. In response Jesus said to it, *"Let no one eat fruit from you ever again."* +Hosanna in the highest!” +11 And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. +12 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. +13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. +14 In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it. -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - -15. So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. -16. And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. -17. Then He taught, saying to them, *"Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a 'den of thieves.' "* - -18. And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching. -19. When evening had come, He went out of the city. -The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree - -20. Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. -21. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away." - -22. So Jesus answered and said to them, *"Have faith in God.* -23. *For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.* -24. *Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.*Forgiveness and Prayer - -25. *"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.* -26. *But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."*Jesus' Authority Questioned - -27. Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. -28. And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?" - -29. But Jesus answered and said to them, *"I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:* -30. *The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me."* - -31. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' -32. But if we say, 'From men' "--they feared the people, for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed. -33. So they answered and said to Jesus, "We do not know." -And Jesus answered and said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."* - - - +15 So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. +16 And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. +17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” +18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching. +19 When evening had come, He went out of the city. +20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. +21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” +22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. +23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. +24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. +25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. +26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” +27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him. +28 And they said to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?” +29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things: +30 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me.” +31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ +32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed. +33 So they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.” +And Jesus answered and said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md index e8ea6adf..70fda7d4 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,81 +1,56 @@ -The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers - # Chapter 12 -1. Then He began to speak to them in parables: *"A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.* -2. *Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers.* -3. *And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.* -4. *Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.* -5. *And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.* -6. *Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, 'They will respect my son.'* -7. *But those vinedressers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'* -8. *So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.* - -9. *"Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others.* -10. *Have you not even read this Scripture:* -*'The stone which the builders rejected* -*Has become the chief cornerstone.* - -11. *This was the Lord*'s doing, -*And it is marvelous in our eyes'?"* - -12. And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away. -The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar? - -13. Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. -14. When they had come, they said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and care about no one; for You do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? -15. Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?" -But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, *"Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it."* -16. So they brought it. -And He said to them, *"Whose image and inscription is this?"* They said to Him, "Caesar's." - -17. And Jesus answered and said to them, *"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* +1 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. +2 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. +3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. +4 Again he sent them another servant, and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. +5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some. +6 Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ +7 But those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ +8 So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. +9 “Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. +10 Have you not even read this Scripture: +‘The stone which the builders rejected +Has become the chief cornerstone. +11 This was the Lord’s doing, +And it is marvelous in our eyes’?” +12 And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away. +13 Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. +14 When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and care about no one; for You do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? +15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?” +But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.” +16 So they brought it. +And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” +17 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at Him. -The Sadducees: What -About the Resurrection? - -18. Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: -19. "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. -20. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. -21. And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. -22. So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. -23. Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife." - -24. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?* -25. *For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.* -26. *But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?* -27. *He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken."*The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All? - -28. Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all?" - -29. Jesus answered him, *"The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord* our God, the Lord is one. -30. *And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.* -31. *And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."* - -32. So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. -33. And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." - -34. Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, *"You are not far from the kingdom of God."* +18 Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: +19 “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. +20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. +21 And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. +22 So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. +23 Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.” +24 Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? +25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. +26 But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? +27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken.” +28 Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?” +29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. +30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. +31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” +32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He. +33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” +34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” But after that no one dared question Him. -Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord? - -35. Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, *"How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?* -36. *For David himself said by the Holy Spirit:* -*'The Lord* said to my Lord, -*"Sit at My right hand,* -*Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." '* - -37. *Therefore David himself calls Him 'Lord'; how is He then his Son?"* +35 Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? +36 For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: +‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at My right hand, +Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ +37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” And the common people heard Him gladly. -Beware of the Scribes - -38. Then He said to them in His teaching, *"Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,* -39. *the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,* -40. *who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."*The Widow's Two Mites - -41. Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. -42. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. -43. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, *"Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;* -44. *for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."* - - - +38 Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, +39 the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, +40 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” +41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. +42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. +43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; +44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md index 5fc764a4..c5fc4609 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,52 +1,38 @@ -Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple - # Chapter 13 -1. Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, "Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!" - -2. And Jesus answered and said to him, *"Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down."*The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age - -3. Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, -4. "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?" - -5. And Jesus, answering them, began to say: *"Take heed that no one deceives you.* -6. *For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and will deceive many.* -7. *But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet.* -8. *For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.* - -9. *"But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.* -10. *And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.* -11. *But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.* -12. *Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.* -13. *And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.*The Great Tribulation - -14. *"So when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not" (let the reader understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.* -15. *Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.* -16. *And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.* -17. *But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!* -18. *And pray that your flight may not be in winter.* -19. *For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.* -20. *And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.* - -21. *"Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, He is there!' do not believe it.* -22. *For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.* -23. *But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.*The Coming of the Son of Man - -24. *"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;* -25. *the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.* -26. *Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.* -27. *And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.*The Parable of the Fig Tree - -28. *"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.* -29. *So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near--at the doors!* -30. *Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.* -31. *Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.*No One Knows the Day or Hour - -32. *"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.* -33. *Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.* -34. *It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.* -35. *Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning--* -36. *lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.* -37. *And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"* - - - +1 Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!” +2 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” +3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, +4 “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?” +5 And Jesus, answering them, began to say: “Take heed that no one deceives you. +6 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. +7 But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. +8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows. +9 “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. +10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. +11 But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. +12 Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. +13 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. +14 “So when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. +15 Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house. +16 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. +17 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! +18 And pray that your flight may not be in winter. +19 For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be. +20 And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days. +21 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it. +22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. +23 But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand. +24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; +25 the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. +26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. +27 And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven. +28 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. +29 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors! +30 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. +31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. +32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. +33 Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. +34 It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. +35 Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning— +36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. +37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md index 5d8deec5..4a979751 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,131 +1,79 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 14 -1. After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. -2. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."The Anointing at Bethany - -3. And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. -4. But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted? -5. For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply. - -6. But Jesus said, *"Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.* -7. *For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.* -8. *She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.* -9. *Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."*Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - -10. Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. -11. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him. -Jesus Celebrates the Passover with His Disciples - -12. Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?" - -13. And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, *"Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.* -14. *Wherever he goes in, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" '* -15. *Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us."* - -16. So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover. - -17. In the evening He came with the twelve. -18. Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, *"Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me."* - -19. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, "Is it I?" And another said, "Is it I?" - -20. He answered and said to them, *"It is one of the twelve, who dips with Me in the dish.* -21. *The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born."*Jesus Institutes the Lord's Supper - -22. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, *"Take, eat; this is My body."* - -23. Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. -24. And He said to them, *"This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.* -25. *Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."* - -26. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - -27. Then Jesus said to them, *"All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:* -*'I will strike the Shepherd,* -*And the sheep will be scattered.'* - -28. *"But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee."* - -29. Peter said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be." - -30. Jesus said to him, *"Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times."* - -31. But he spoke more vehemently, "If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" +1 After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by trickery and put Him to death. +2 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.” +3 And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. +4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? +5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply. +6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. +7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. +8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. +9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” +10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. +11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him. +12 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?” +13 And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him. +14 Wherever he goes in, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’ +15 Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.” +16 So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover. +17 In the evening He came with the twelve. +18 Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me.” +19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, “Is it I?” And another said, “Is it I?” +20 He answered and said to them, “It is one of the twelve, who dips with Me in the dish. +21 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.” +22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” +23 Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. +24 And He said to them, “This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. +25 Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” +26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. +27 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: +‘I will strike the Shepherd, +And the sheep will be scattered.’ +28 “But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” +29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.” +30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” +31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all said likewise. -The Prayer in the Garden - -32. Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, *"Sit here while I pray."* -33. And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. -34. Then He said to them, *"My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch."* - -35. He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. -36. And He said, *"Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."* - -37. Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, *"Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?* -38. *Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."* - -39. Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. -40. And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him. - -41. Then He came the third time and said to them, *"Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -42. *Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand."*Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane - -43. And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. -44. Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him and lead Him away safely." - -45. As soon as he had come, immediately he went up to Him and said to Him, "Rabbi, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. - -46. Then they laid their hands on Him and took Him. -47. And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. - -48. Then Jesus answered and said to them, *"Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me?* -49. *I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled."* - -50. Then they all forsook Him and fled. -A Young Man Flees Naked - - -51. Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him, -52. and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked. -Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin - -53. And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. -54. But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire. - -55. Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. -56. For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree. - -57. Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, -58. "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.' " -59. But not even then did their testimony agree. - -60. And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?" -61. But He kept silent and answered nothing. -Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" - -62. Jesus said, *"I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."* - -63. Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What further need do we have of witnesses? -64. You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?" +32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” +33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. +34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” +35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. +36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” +37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? +38 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” +39 Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. +40 And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him. +41 Then He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. +42 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.” +43 And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. +44 Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him and lead Him away safely.” +45 As soon as he had come, immediately he went up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. +46 Then they laid their hands on Him and took Him. +47 And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. +48 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? +49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” +50 Then they all forsook Him and fled. +51 Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him, +52 and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked. +53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. +54 But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire. +55 Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. +56 For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree. +57 Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, +58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ” +59 But not even then did their testimony agree. +60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” +61 But He kept silent and answered nothing. +Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” +62 Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” +63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? +64 You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. - -65. Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, "Prophesy!" And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands. -Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps - -66. Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. -67. And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus of Nazareth." - -68. But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are saying." And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed. - -69. And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, "This is one of them." -70. But he denied it again. -And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, "Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it." - -71. Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know this Man of whom you speak!" - -72. A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, *"Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times."* And when he thought about it, he wept. - - - +65 Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands. +66 Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. +67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.” +68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed. +69 And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, “This is one of them.” +70 But he denied it again. +And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.” +71 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!” +72 A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought about it, he wept. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md index b80dd063..b2f64582 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,80 +1,52 @@ -Jesus Faces Pilate - # Chapter 15 -1. Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. -2. Then Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" -He answered and said to him, *"It is as you say."* - -3. And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. -4. Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!" -5. But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. -Taking the Place of Barabbas - -6. Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. -7. And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. -8. Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. -9. But Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" -10. For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. - -11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. -12. Pilate answered and said to them again, "What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?" - -13. So they cried out again, "Crucify Him!" - -14. Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" -But they cried out all the more, "Crucify Him!" - -15. So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. -The Soldiers Mock Jesus - -16. Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. -17. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, -18. and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" -19. Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. -20. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. -The King on a Cross - -21. Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. -22. And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. -23. Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. -24. And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. - -25. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. -26. And the inscription of His accusation was written above: +1 Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. +2 Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” +He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.” +3 And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. +4 Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!” +5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled. +6 Now at the feast he was accustomed to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they requested. +7 And there was one named Barabbas, who was chained with his fellow rebels; they had committed murder in the rebellion. +8 Then the multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do just as he had always done for them. +9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” +10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. +11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them. +12 Pilate answered and said to them again, “What then do you want me to do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” +13 So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!” +14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” +But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!” +15 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. +16 Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. +17 And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, +18 and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” +19 Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. +20 And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. +21 Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. +22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. +23 Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. +24 And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. +25 Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. +26 And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS. - -27. With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. -28. So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with the transgressors." - -29. And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, -30. save Yourself, and come down from the cross!" - -31. Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. -32. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe." +27 With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. +28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” +29 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, +30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!” +31 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. +32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him reviled Him. -Jesus Dies on the Cross - -33. Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. -34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, *"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"* - -35. Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!" -36. Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down." - -37. And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. - -38. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. -39. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!" - -40. There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, -41. who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. -Jesus Buried in Joseph's Tomb - -42. Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, -43. Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. -44. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. -45. So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. -46. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. -47. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. - - - +33 Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. +34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” +35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!” +36 Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.” +37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. +38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. +39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!” +40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, +41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem. +42 Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, +43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. +44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. +45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. +46 Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. +47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md index d6688582..fbe57401 100644 --- a/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,35 +1,21 @@ -He Is Risen - # Chapter 16 -1. Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. -2. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. -3. And they said among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" -4. But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away--for it was very large. -5. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. - -6. But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. -7. But go, tell His disciples--and Peter--that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you." - -8. So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. -Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord - -9. Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. -10. She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. -11. And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe. -Jesus Appears to Two Disciples - -12. After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. -13. And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either. -The Great Commission - -14. Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. -15. And He said to them, *"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.* -16. *He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.* -17. *And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;* -18. *they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."*Christ Ascends to God's Right Hand - -19. So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. -20. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. - - - +1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. +2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. +3 And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” +4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. +5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. +6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. +7 But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” +8 So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. +9 Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. +10 She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. +11 And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe. +12 After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. +13 And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either. +14 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. +15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. +16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. +17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; +18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” +19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. +20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md index 4c89c5b4..2e9172bb 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,162 +1,101 @@ -Dedication to Theophilus - # Chapter 1 -1. Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, -2. just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, -3. it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, -4. that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed. -John's Birth Announced to Zacharias - - -5. There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. -6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. -7. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. - -8. So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, -9. according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. -10. And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. -11. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. -12. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. - -13. But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. -14. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. -15. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. -16. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. -17. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." - -18. And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." - -19. And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. -20. But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time." - -21. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. -22. But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless. - -23. So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. -24. Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, -25. "Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people." -Christ's Birth Announced to Mary - - -26. Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, -27. to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. -28. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" - -29. But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. -30. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. -31. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. -32. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. -33. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." - -34. Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" - -35. And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. -36. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. -37. For with God nothing will be impossible." - -38. Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. -Mary Visits Elizabeth - - -39. Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, -40. and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. -41. And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. -42. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! -43. But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? -44. For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. -45. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord." -The Song of Mary - - -46. And Mary said: -"My soul magnifies the Lord, - -47. And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. - -48. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; +1 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, +2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, +3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, +4 that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed. +5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. +6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. +7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. +8 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, +9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. +10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. +11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. +12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. +13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. +14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. +15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. +16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. +17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” +18 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.” +19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. +20 But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.” +21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. +22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless. +23 So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. +24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, +25 “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” +26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, +27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. +28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” +29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. +30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. +31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. +32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. +33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” +34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” +35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. +36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. +37 For with God nothing will be impossible.” +38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. +39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, +40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. +41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. +42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! +43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? +44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. +45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.” +46 And Mary said: +“My soul magnifies the Lord, +47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. +48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. - -49. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, +49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. - -50. And His mercy is on those who fear Him +50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. - -51. He has shown strength with His arm; +51 He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. - -52. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, +52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. - -53. He has filled the hungry with good things, +53 He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. - -54. He has helped His servant Israel, +54 He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, - -55. As He spoke to our fathers, -To Abraham and to his seed forever." - -56. And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house. -Birth of John the Baptist - - -57. Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. -58. When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. -Circumcision of John the Baptist - - -59. So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. -60. His mother answered and said, "No; he shall be called John." - -61. But they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." -62. So they made signs to his father--what he would have him called. - -63. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, "His name is John." So they all marveled. -64. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. -65. Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. -66. And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him. -Zacharias' Prophecy - - -67. Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: - -68. "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, +55 As He spoke to our fathers, +To Abraham and to his seed forever.” +56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house. +57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. +58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. +59 So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. +60 His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John.” +61 But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” +62 So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called. +63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled. +64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. +65 Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. +66 And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him. +67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: +68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, - -69. And has raised up a horn of salvation for us +69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, - -70. As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, +70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, - -71. That we should be saved from our enemies +71 That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, - -72. To perform the mercy promised to our fathers +72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, - -73. The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: - -74. To grant us that we, +73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: +74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, - -75. In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. - -76. "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; +75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. +76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, - -77. To give knowledge of salvation to His people +77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, - -78. Through the tender mercy of our God, +78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; - -79. To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, -To guide our feet into the way of peace." - -80. So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. - - - +79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, +To guide our feet into the way of peace.” +80 So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md index c97eda76..0c33a681 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,95 +1,56 @@ -Christ Born of Mary - # Chapter 2 -1. And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. -2. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. -3. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. - -4. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, -5. to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. -6. So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. -7. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. -Glory in the Highest - - -8. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. -9. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. -10. Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. -11. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. -12. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." - -13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: - -14. "Glory to God in the highest, -And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" - -15. So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." -16. And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. -17. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. -18. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. -19. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. -20. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. -Circumcision of Jesus - - -21. And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. -Jesus Presented in the Temple - - -22. Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord -23. (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"), -24. and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." -Simeon Sees God's Salvation - - -25. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. -26. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. -27. So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, -28. he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: - -29. "Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, +1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. +2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. +3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. +4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, +5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. +6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. +7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. +8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. +9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. +10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. +11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. +12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” +13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: +14 “Glory to God in the highest, +And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” +15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” +16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. +17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. +18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. +19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. +20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. +21 And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. +22 Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord +23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), +24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” +25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. +26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. +27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, +28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: +29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; - -30. For my eyes have seen Your salvation - -31. Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, - -32. A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, -And the glory of Your people Israel." - -33. And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. -34. Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against -35. (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." -Anna Bears Witness to the Redeemer - - -36. Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; -37. and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. -38. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. -The Family Returns to Nazareth - - -39. So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. -40. And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. -The Boy Jesus Amazes the Scholars - - -41. His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. -42. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. -43. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; -44. but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. -45. So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. -46. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. -47. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. -48. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously." - -49. And He said to them, *"Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?"* -50. But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. -Jesus Advances in Wisdom and Favor - - -51. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. -52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. - - - +30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation +31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, +32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, +And the glory of Your people Israel.” +33 And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. +34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against +35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” +36 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; +37 and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. +38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. +39 So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. +40 And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. +41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. +42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. +43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; +44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. +45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. +46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. +47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. +48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.” +49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” +50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. +51 Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. +52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md index eadfd949..05d551b2 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,64 +1,46 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, -2. while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. -3. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, -4. as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: -"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -'Prepare the way of the Lord; +1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, +2 while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. +3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, +4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: +“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight. - -5. Every valley shall be filled +5 Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth; - -6. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' "John Preaches to the People - -7. Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? -8. Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. -9. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." - -10. So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?" - -11. He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise." - -12. Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" - -13. And he said to them, "Collect no more than what is appointed for you." - -14. Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, "And what shall we do?" -So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages." - -15. Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, -16. John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. -17. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire." - -18. And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. -19. But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, -20. also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison. -John Baptizes Jesus - -21. When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. -22. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - -23. Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, -24. the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, -25. the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, -26. the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, -27. the son of Joannas, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, -28. the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, -29. the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, -30. the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, -31. the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David, -32. the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, -33. the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, -34. the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, -35. the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, -36. the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, -37. the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, -38. the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. - - - +6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ” +7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? +8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. +9 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” +10 So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?” +11 He answered and said to them, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.” +12 Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” +13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you.” +14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” +So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.” +15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, +16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. +17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.” +18 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. +19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, +20 also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison. +21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. +22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” +23 Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, +24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, +25 the son of Mattathiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, +26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathiah, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, +27 the son of Joannas, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, +28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, +29 the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, +30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, +31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David, +32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, +33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, +34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, +35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, +36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, +37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, +38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md index 3a9f0f23..b8f963bc 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,93 +1,56 @@ -Satan Tempts Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, -2. being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. - -3. And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." - -4. But Jesus answered him, saying, *"It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.' "* - -5. Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. -6. And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. -7. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." - -8. And Jesus answered and said to him, *"Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' "* - -9. Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. -10. For it is written: -'He shall give His angels charge over you, -To keep you,' - -11. and, -'In their hands they shall bear you up, -Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' " - -12. And Jesus answered and said to him, *"It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' "* - -13. Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. -Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - -14. Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. -15. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - -16. So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. -17. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: - -18. *"The Spirit of the Lord* is upon Me, -* -Because He has anointed Me* -* -To preach the gospel to the poor;* -* -He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,* -* -To proclaim liberty to the captives* -*And recovery of sight to the blind,* -* -To set at liberty those who are oppressed;* - -19. * -To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord*." - -20. Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. -21. And He began to say to them, *"Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."* -22. So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, "Is this not Joseph's son?" - -23. He said to them, *"You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.' "* -24. Then He said, *"Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.* -25. *But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;* -26. *but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.* -27. *And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."* - -28. So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, -29. and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. -30. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. -Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit - -31. Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. -32. And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. -33. Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, -34. saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!" - -35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, *"Be quiet, and come out of him!"* And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. -36. Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, "What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out." -37. And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. -Peter's Mother-in-Law Healed - -38. Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon's house. But Simon's wife's mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her. -39. So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them. -Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset - -40. When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. -41. And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, "You are the Christ, the Son of God!" +1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, +2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. +3 And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” +4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ” +5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. +6 And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. +7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.” +8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” +9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. +10 For it is written: +‘He shall give His angels charge over you, +To keep you,’ +11 and, +‘In their hands they shall bear you up, +Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” +12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” +13 Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time. +14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. +15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. +16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. +17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: +18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, +Because He has anointed Me +To preach the gospel to the poor; +He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, +To proclaim liberty to the captives +And recovery of sight to the blind, +To set at liberty those who are oppressed; +19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” +20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. +21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” +22 So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” +23 He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ” +24 Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. +25 But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; +26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. +27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” +28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, +29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. +30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way. +31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths. +32 And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority. +33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice, +34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” +35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. +36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” +37 And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region. +38 Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her. +39 So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them. +40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. +41 And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ. -Jesus Preaches in Galilee - -42. Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; -43. but He said to them, *"I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent."* -44. And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. - - - +42 Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; +43 but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” +44 And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md index 7eeffa96..4e0679c3 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,65 +1,40 @@ -Four Fishermen Called as Disciples - # Chapter 5 -1. So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, -2. and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. -3. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. - -4. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, *"Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."* - -5. But Simon answered and said to Him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net." -6. And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. -7. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. -8. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" - -9. For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; -10. and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, *"Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."* -11. So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. -Jesus Cleanses a Leper - -12. And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." - -13. Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, *"I am willing; be cleansed."* Immediately the leprosy left him. -14. And He charged him to tell no one, *"But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded."* - -15. However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. -16. So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed. -Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic - -17. Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. -18. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. -19. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus. - -20. When He saw their faith, He said to him, *"Man, your sins are forgiven you."* - -21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" - -22. But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, *"Why are you reasoning in your hearts?* -23. *Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk'?* -24. *But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--He said to the man who was paralyzed, "I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."* - -25. Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. -26. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today!"Matthew the Tax Collector - -27. After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, *"Follow Me."* -28. So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. - -29. Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. -30. And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, "Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" - -31. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.* -32. *I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."*Jesus Is Questioned -About Fasting - -33. Then they said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?" - -34. And He said to them, *"Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?* -35. *But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days."* - -36. Then He spoke a parable to them: *"No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.* -37. *And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.* -38. *But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.* -39. *And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.' "* - - - +1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, +2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. +3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. +4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” +5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” +6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. +7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. +8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” +9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; +10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” +11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. +12 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” +13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him. +14 And He charged him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, just as Moses commanded.” +15 However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. +16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed. +17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. +18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him. +19 And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus. +20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” +21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” +22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? +23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’? +24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” +25 Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. +26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!” +27 After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” +28 So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. +29 Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. +30 And their scribes and the Pharisees complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” +31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. +32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” +33 Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?” +34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? +35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.” +36 Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. +37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. +38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved. +39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md index 47225c8d..02de6c4b 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,113 +1,65 @@ -Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath - # Chapter 6 -1. Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. -2. And some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?" - -3. But Jesus answering them said, *"Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:* -4. *how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"* -5. And He said to them, *"The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."*Healing on the Sabbath - -6. Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. -7. So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. -8. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, *"Arise and stand here."* And he arose and stood. -9. Then Jesus said to them, *"I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?"* -10. And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, *"Stretch out your hand."* And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. -11. But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. -The Twelve Apostles - -12. Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. -13. And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: -14. Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; -15. Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; -16. Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. -Jesus Heals a Great Multitude - -17. And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, -18. as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. -19. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. -The Beatitudes - -20. Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: -*"Blessed are you poor,* -* -For yours is the kingdom of God.* - -21. *Blessed are you who hunger now,* -* -For you shall be filled.* -*Blessed are you who weep now,* -* -For you shall laugh.* - -22. *Blessed are you when men hate you,* -* -And when they exclude you,* -*And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,* -* -For the Son of Man's sake.* - -23. *Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!* -* -For indeed your reward is great in heaven,* -* -For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.* -Jesus Pronounces Woes - - -24. *"But woe to you who are rich,* -* -For you have received your consolation.* - -25. *Woe to you who are full,* -* -For you shall hunger.* -*Woe to you who laugh now,* -* -For you shall mourn and weep.* - -26. *Woe to you when all men speak well of you,* -* -For so did their fathers to the false prophets.*Love Your Enemies - -27. *"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,* -28. *bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.* -29. *To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.* -30. *Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.* -31. *And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.* - -32. *"But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? -For even sinners love those who love them.* -33. *And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? -For even sinners do the same.* -34. *And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? -For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.* -35. *But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. -For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.* -36. *Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.*Do Not Judge - -37. *"Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. -Forgive, and you will be forgiven.* -38. *Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. -For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."* - -39. And He spoke a parable to them: *"Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?* -40. *A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.* -41. *And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?* -42. *Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.*A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit - -43. *" -For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.* -44. * -For every tree is known by its own fruit. -For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.* -45. *A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. -For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.*Build on the Rock - -46. *"But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?* -47. *Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:* -48. *He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.* -49. *But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."* - - - +1 Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. +2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” +3 But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: +4 how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” +5 And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” +6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. +7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. +8 But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. +9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” +10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. +11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. +12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. +13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: +14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; +15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; +16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. +17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, +18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. +19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. +20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: +“Blessed are you poor, +For yours is the kingdom of God. +21 Blessed are you who hunger now, +For you shall be filled. +Blessed are you who weep now, +For you shall laugh. +22 Blessed are you when men hate you, +And when they exclude you, +And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, +For the Son of Man’s sake. +23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! +For indeed your reward is great in heaven, +For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets. +24 “But woe to you who are rich, +For you have received your consolation. +25 Woe to you who are full, +For you shall hunger. +Woe to you who laugh now, +For you shall mourn and weep. +26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, +For so did their fathers to the false prophets. +27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, +28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. +29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. +30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. +31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. +32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. +33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. +34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. +35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. +36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. +37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. +38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” +39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? +40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. +41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? +42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye. +43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. +44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. +45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. +46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? +47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: +48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. +49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md index dae21c05..460ac8d8 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,88 +1,59 @@ -Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant - # Chapter 7 -1. Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. -2. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. -3. So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. -4. And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, -5. "for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue." - -6. Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. -7. Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. -8. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." - -9. When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, *"I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!"* -10. And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick. -Jesus Raises the Son of the Widow of Nain - - -11. Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. -12. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. -13. When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, *"Do not weep."* -14. Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, *"Young man, I say to you, arise."* -15. So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. - -16. Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us"; and, "God has visited His people." -17. And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region. -John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus - -18. Then the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. -19. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?" - -20. When the men had come to Him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, 'Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?' " -21. And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight. - -22. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.* -23. *And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."* - -24. When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: *"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?* -25. *But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts.* -26. *But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.* -27. *This is he of whom it is written:* -*'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,* -*Who will prepare Your way before You.'* - -28. *For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."* - -29. And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. -30. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. - -31. And the Lord said, *"To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?* -32. *They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:* -*'We played the flute for you,* -*And you did not dance;* -*We mourned to you,* -*And you did not weep.'* - -33. *For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'* -34. *The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'* -35. *But wisdom is justified by all her children."* -A Sinful Woman Forgiven - - -36. Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. -37. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, -38. and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. -39. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner." - -40. And Jesus answered and said to him, *"Simon, I have something to say to you."* -So he said, "Teacher, say it." - -41. *"There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.* -42. *And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?"* - -43. Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." -And He said to him, *"You have rightly judged."* -44. Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, *"Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.* -45. *You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in.* -46. *You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.* -47. *Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."* - -48. Then He said to her, *"Your sins are forgiven."* - -49. And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" - -50. Then He said to the woman, *"Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."* - - - +1 Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. +2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. +3 So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. +4 And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, +5 “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.” +6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. +7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. +8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” +9 When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” +10 And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick. +11 Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. +12 And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. +13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” +14 Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” +15 So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. +16 Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” +17 And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region. +18 Then the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. +19 And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” +20 When the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’ ” +21 And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight. +22 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. +23 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” +24 When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? +25 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings’ courts. +26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. +27 This is he of whom it is written: +‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, +Who will prepare Your way before You.’ +28 For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” +29 And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. +30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him. +31 And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? +32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: +‘We played the flute for you, +And you did not dance; +We mourned to you, +And you did not weep.’ +33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ +34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ +35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.” +36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. +37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, +38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. +39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.” +40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” +So he said, “Teacher, say it.” +41 “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. +42 And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?” +43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” +And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” +44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. +45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. +46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. +47 Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” +48 Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” +49 And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” +50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md index 688be494..337086ca 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,92 +1,64 @@ -Many Women Minister to Jesus - # Chapter 8 -1. Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, -2. and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities--Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, -3. and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. -The Parable of the Sower - -4. And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: -5. *"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.* -6. *Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.* -7. *And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.* -8. *But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"*The Purpose of Parables - -9. Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?" - -10. And He said, *"To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that* -*'Seeing they may not see,* -*And hearing they may not understand.'*The Parable of the Sower Explained - -11. *"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.* -12. *Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.* -13. *But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.* -14. *Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.* -15. *But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.*The Parable of the Revealed Light - -16. *"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.* -17. *For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.* -18. *Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him."*Jesus' Mother and Brothers Come to Him - -19. Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. -20. And it was told Him by some, who said, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You." - -21. But He answered and said to them, *"My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."*Wind and Wave Obey Jesus - -22. Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, *"Let us cross over to the other side of the lake."* And they launched out. -23. But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. -24. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" +1 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, +2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, +3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. +4 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: +5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. +6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. +7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. +8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” +9 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?” +10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that +‘Seeing they may not see, +And hearing they may not understand.’ +11 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. +12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. +13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. +14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. +15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience. +16 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. +17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. +18 Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.” +19 Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. +20 And it was told Him by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.” +21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” +22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. +23 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. +24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. -25. But He said to them, *"Where is your faith?"* -And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!"A Demon-Possessed Man Healed - -26. Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. -27. And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. -28. When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!" -29. For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness. - -30. Jesus asked him, saying, *"What is your name?"* -And he said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him. -31. And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss. - -32. Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them. -33. Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned. - -34. When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. -35. Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. -36. They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. -37. Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned. - -38. Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, -39. *"Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you."* And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. -A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed - - -40. So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. -41. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him to come to his house, -42. for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. +25 But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” +And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!” +26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. +27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs. +28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!” +29 For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness. +30 Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” +And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him. +31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss. +32 Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. So they begged Him that He would permit them to enter them. And He permitted them. +33 Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned. +34 When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. +35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. +36 They also who had seen it told them by what means he who had been demon-possessed was healed. +37 Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned. +38 Now the man from whom the demons had departed begged Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, +39 “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. +40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. +41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, +42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. -43. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, -44. came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. - -45. And Jesus said, *"Who touched Me?"* -When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, *'Who touched Me?'* " - -46. But Jesus said, *"Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me."* -47. Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. - -48. And He said to her, *"Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace."* - -49. While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher." - -50. But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, *"Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well."* -51. When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. -52. Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, *"Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping."* -53. And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. - -54. But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, *"Little girl, arise."* -55. Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. -56. And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened. - - - +43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, +44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. +45 And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” +When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” +46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” +47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. +48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” +49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.” +50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” +51 When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. +52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” +53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. +54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” +55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. +56 And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md index 97b972fd..1cb4d4aa 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,109 +1,68 @@ -Sending Out the Twelve - # Chapter 9 -1. Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. -2. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. -3. And He said to them, *"Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.* - -4. *"Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.* -5. *And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."* - -6. So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. -Herod Seeks to See Jesus - -7. Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, -8. and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. -9. Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see Him. -Feeding the Five Thousand - -10. And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. -11. But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. -12. When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." - -13. But He said to them, *"You give them something to eat."* -And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people." -14. For there were about five thousand men. -Then He said to His disciples, *"Make them sit down in groups of fifty."* -15. And they did so, and made them all sit down. - -16. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. -17. So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. -Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ - -18. And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, *"Who do the crowds say that I am?"* - -19. So they answered and said, "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again." - -20. He said to them, *"But who do you say that I am?"* -Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -21. And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, -22. saying, *"The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."*Take Up the Cross and Follow Him - -23. Then He said to them all, *"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.* -24. *For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.* -25. *For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?* -26. *For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.* -27. *But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."*Jesus Transfigured on the Mount - -28. Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. -29. As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. -30. And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, -31. who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. -32. But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. -33. Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"--not knowing what he said. - -34. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud. -35. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!" -36. When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen. -A Boy Is Healed - -37. Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. -38. Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, "Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child. -39. And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him. -40. So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." - -41. Then Jesus answered and said, *"O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."* -42. And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father. -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - -43. And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. +1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. +2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. +3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece. +4 “Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. +5 And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” +6 So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. +7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, +8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. +9 Herod said, “John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?” So he sought to see Him. +10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. +11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. +12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.” +13 But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” +And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.” +14 For there were about five thousand men. +Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” +15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. +16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. +17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. +18 And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” +19 So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.” +20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” +Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” +21 And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, +22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.” +23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. +24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. +25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? +26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. +27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.” +28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. +29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. +30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, +31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. +32 But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him. +33 Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. +34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud. +35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” +36 When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen. +37 Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met Him. +38 Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child. +39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth; and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him. +40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” +41 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” +42 And as he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father. +43 And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples, -44. *"Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."* -45. But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying. -Who Is the Greatest? - -46. Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. -47. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him, -48. and said to them, *"Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great."*Jesus Forbids Sectarianism - -49. Now John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us." - -50. But Jesus said to him, *"Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side."* -A Samaritan Village Rejects the Savior - - -51. Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, -52. and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. -53. But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. -54. And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?" - -55. But He turned and rebuked them, and said, *"You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.* -56. *For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them."* And they went to another village. -The Cost of Discipleship - -57. Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go." - -58. And Jesus said to him, *"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."* - -59. Then He said to another, *"Follow Me."* -But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." - -60. Jesus said to him, *"Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."* - -61. And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house." - -62. But Jesus said to him, *"No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."* - - - +44 “Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” +45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying. +46 Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. +47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him, +48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.” +49 Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.” +50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.” +51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, +52 and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. +53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. +54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” +55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. +56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village. +57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” +58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” +59 Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” +But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” +60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” +61 And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” +62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md index 918de4c2..60de2c52 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,67 +1,44 @@ -The Seventy Sent Out - # Chapter 10 -1. After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. -2. Then He said to them, *"The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.* -3. *Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.* -4. *Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.* -5. *But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'* -6. *And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.* -7. *And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.* -8. *Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.* -9. *And heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'* -10. *But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,* -11. *'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.'* -12. *But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city.*Woe to the Impenitent Cities - -13. *"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.* -14. *But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.* -15. *And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.* -16. *He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me."* -The Seventy Return with Joy - - -17. Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name." - -18. And He said to them, *"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.* -19. *Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.* -20. *Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."*Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit - -21. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, *"I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.* -22. *All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him."* - -23. Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, *"Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see;* -24. *for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it."*The Parable of the Good Samaritan - -25. And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" - -26. He said to him, *"What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?"* - -27. So he answered and said, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.' " - -28. And He said to him, *"You have answered rightly; do this and you will live."* - -29. But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" - -30. Then Jesus answered and said: *"A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.* -31. *Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.* -32. *Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.* -33. *But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.* -34. *So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.* -35. *On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'* -36. *So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?"* - -37. And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." -Then Jesus said to him, *"Go and do likewise."* -Mary and Martha Worship and Serve - - -38. Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. -39. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. -40. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." - -41. And Jesus answered and said to her, *"Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.* -42. *But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."* - - - +1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. +2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. +3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. +4 Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. +5 But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ +6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. +7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. +8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. +9 And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ +10 But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, +11 ‘The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’ +12 But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city. +13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. +14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. +15 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. +16 He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.” +17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” +18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. +19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. +20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” +21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. +22 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” +23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see; +24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.” +25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” +26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” +27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” +28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” +29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” +30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. +31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. +32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. +33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. +34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. +35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ +36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” +37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” +Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” +38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. +39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. +40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” +41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. +42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md index dbdf1acb..f40cb8e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,93 +1,63 @@ -The Model Prayer - # Chapter 11 -1. Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." - -2. So He said to them, *"When you pray, say:* -*Our Father in heaven,* -*Hallowed be Your name.* -*Your kingdom come.* -*Your will be done* -*On earth as it is in heaven.* - -3. *Give us day by day our daily bread.* - -4. *And forgive us our sins,* -*For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.* -*And do not lead us into temptation,* -*But deliver us from the evil one."* -A Friend Comes at Midnight - - -5. And He said to them, *"Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;* -6. *for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him';* -7. *and he will answer from within and say, 'Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you'?* -8. *I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.*Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking - -9. *"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.* -10. *For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.* -11. *If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?* -12. *Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?* -13. *If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"*A House Divided Cannot Stand - -14. And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. -15. But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." - -16. Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. -17. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: *"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.* -18. *If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.* -19. *And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.* -20. *But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.* -21. *When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.* -22. *But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.* -23. *He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.*An Unclean Spirit Returns - -24. *"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'* -25. *And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.* -26. *Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first."* -Keeping the Word - - -27. And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!" - -28. But He said, *"More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"*Seeking a Sign - -29. And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, *"This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.* -30. *For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.* -31. *The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.* -32. *The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.*The Lamp of the Body - -33. *"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.* -34. *The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.* -35. *Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.* -36. *If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."* -Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers - - -37. And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. -38. When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner. - -39. Then the Lord said to him, *"Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.* -40. *Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?* -41. *But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.* - -42. *"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.* -43. *Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.* -44. *Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them."* - -45. Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, "Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also." - -46. And He said, *"Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.* -47. *Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.* -48. *In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.* -49. *Therefore the wisdom of God also said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,'* -50. *that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,* -51. *from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.* - -52. *"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered."* - -53. And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, -54. lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him. - - - +1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” +2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say: +Our Father in heaven, +Hallowed be Your name. +Your kingdom come. +Your will be done +On earth as it is in heaven. +3 Give us day by day our daily bread. +4 And forgive us our sins, +For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. +And do not lead us into temptation, +But deliver us from the evil one.” +5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; +6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; +7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? +8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. +9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. +10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. +11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? +12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? +13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” +14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. +15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” +16 Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. +17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. +18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. +19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. +20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. +21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. +22 But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. +23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. +24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ +25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. +26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.” +27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” +28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” +29 And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. +30 For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. +31 The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. +32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. +33 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. +34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. +35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. +36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.” +37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. +38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner. +39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. +40 Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? +41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you. +42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. +43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. +44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.” +45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.” +46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. +47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. +48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. +49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ +50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, +51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation. +52 “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.” +53 And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, +54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md index 2f89a7a1..d179e4a0 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,87 +1,60 @@ -Beware of Hypocrisy - # Chapter 12 -1. In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, *"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.* -2. *For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.* -3. *Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.*Jesus Teaches the Fear of God - -4. *"And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.* -5. *But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!* - -6. *"Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.* -7. *But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.*Confess Christ Before Men - -8. *"Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.* -9. *But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.* - -10. *"And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.* - -11. *"Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.* -12. *For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."* -The Parable of the Rich Fool - - -13. Then one from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." - -14. But He said to him, *"Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"* -15. And He said to them, *"Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."* - -16. Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: *"The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.* -17. *And he thought within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?'* -18. *So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.* -19. *And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." '* -20. *But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'* - -21. *"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."*Do Not Worry - -22. Then He said to His disciples, *"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.* -23. *Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.* -24. *Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?* -25. *And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?* -26. *If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?* -27. *Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.* -28. *If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?* - -29. *"And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.* -30. *For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.* -31. *But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.* - -32. *"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.* -33. *Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.* -34. *For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.*The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant - -35. *"Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;* -36. *and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.* -37. *Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.* -38. *And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.* -39. *But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.* -40. *Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."* - -41. Then Peter said to Him, "Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?" - -42. And the Lord said, *"Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?* -43. *Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.* -44. *Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.* -45. *But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,* -46. *the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.* -47. *And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.* -48. *But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.*Christ Brings Division - -49. *"I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!* -50. *But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!* -51. *Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.* -52. *For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.* -53. *Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."*Discern the Time - -54. Then He also said to the multitudes, *"Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming'; and so it is.* -55. *And when you see the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and there is.* -56. *Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?* -Make Peace with Your Adversary - - -57. *"Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?* -58. *When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.* -59. *I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite."* - - - +1 In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. +2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. +3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. +4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. +5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! +6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. +7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. +8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. +9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. +10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven. +11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. +12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” +13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” +14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” +15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” +16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. +17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ +18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. +19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ +20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ +21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” +22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. +23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. +24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? +25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? +26 If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? +27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. +28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? +29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. +30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. +31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. +32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. +33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. +34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. +35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; +36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. +37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. +38 And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. +39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. +40 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” +41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?” +42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? +43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. +44 Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. +45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, +46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. +47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. +48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. +49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! +50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! +51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. +52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. +53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” +54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. +55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. +56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? +57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? +58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. +59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md index 019530eb..ad3931c9 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,58 +1,37 @@ -Repent or Perish - # Chapter 13 -1. There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. -2. And Jesus answered and said to them, *"Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?* -3. *I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.* -4. *Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?* -5. *I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."* -The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree - - -6. He also spoke this parable: *"A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.* -7. *Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?'* -8. *But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.* -9. *And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.' "* -A Spirit of Infirmity - - -10. Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. -11. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. -12. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, *"Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."* -13. And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. - -14. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day." - -15. The Lord then answered him and said, *"Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?* -16. *So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound--think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?"* -17. And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. -The Parable of the Mustard Seed - -18. Then He said, *"What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?* -19. *It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."*The Parable of the Leaven - -20. And again He said, *"To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?* -21. *It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened."*The Narrow Way - -22. And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. -23. Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" +1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. +2 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? +3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. +4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? +5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” +6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. +7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ +8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. +9 And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ” +10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. +11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. +12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” +13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. +14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.” +15 The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? +16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” +17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. +18 Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? +19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” +20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? +21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” +22 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. +23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, -24. *"Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.* -25. *When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,'* -26. *then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.'* -27. *But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'* -28. *There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.* -29. *They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.* -30. *And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last."* - -31. On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You." - -32. -And He said to them, *"Go, tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.'* -33. *Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.*Jesus Laments over Jerusalem - -34. *"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!* -35. *See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' "* - - - +24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. +25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ +26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ +27 But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ +28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. +29 They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. +30 And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.” +31 On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.” +32 And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’ +33 Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem. +34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! +35 See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md index 555781e1..764c5603 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,50 +1,36 @@ -A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath - # Chapter 14 -1. Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. -2. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. -3. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, *"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"* - -4. But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. -5. Then He answered them, saying, *"Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"* -6. And they could not answer Him regarding these things. -Take the Lowly Place - - -7. So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: -8. *"When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;* -9. *and he who invited you and him come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.* -10. *But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.* -11. *For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."* - -12. Then He also said to him who invited Him, *"When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.* -13. *But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.* -14. *And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."*The Parable of the Great Supper - -15. Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!" - -16. Then He said to him, *"A certain man gave a great supper and invited many,* -17. *and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.'* -18. *But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'* -19. *And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.'* -20. *Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'* -21. *So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.'* -22. *And the servant said, 'Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.'* -23. *Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.* -24. *For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.' "*Leaving All to Follow Christ - -25. Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, -26. *"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.* -27. *And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.* -28. *For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it--* -29. *lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,* -30. *saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish'?* -31. *Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?* -32. *Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.* -33. *So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.*Tasteless Salt Is Worthless - -34. *"Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?* -35. *It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"* - - - +1 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. +2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. +3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” +4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. +5 Then He answered them, saying, “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” +6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things. +7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: +8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; +9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place. +10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. +11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” +12 Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. +13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. +14 And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” +15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” +16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, +17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ +18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ +19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ +20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ +21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ +22 And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ +23 Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. +24 For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ” +25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, +26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. +27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. +28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— +29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, +30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? +31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? +32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. +33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. +34 “Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? +35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md index ee1f5984..4d8e7151 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,51 +1,33 @@ -The Parable of the Lost Sheep - # Chapter 15 -1. Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. -2. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." -3. So He spoke this parable to them, saying: - -4. *"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?* -5. *And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.* -6. *And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'* -7. *I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.* -The Parable of the Lost Coin - - -8. *"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?* -9. *And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!'* -10. *Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."* -The Parable of the Lost Son - - -11. Then He said: *"A certain man had two sons.* -12. *And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood.* -13. *And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.* -14. *But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.* -15. *Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.* -16. *And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.* - -17. *"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!* -18. *I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,* -19. *and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants." '* - -20. *"And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.* -21. *And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.'* - -22. *"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.* -23. *And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;* -24. *for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.* - -25. *"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.* -26. *So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.* -27. *And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.'* - -28. *"But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.* -29. *So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.* -30. *But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.'* - -31. *"And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.* -32. *It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "* - - - +1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. +2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” +3 So He spoke this parable to them, saying: +4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? +5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. +6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ +7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. +8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? +9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ +10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” +11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. +12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. +13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. +14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. +15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. +16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. +17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! +18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, +19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ +20 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. +21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ +22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. +23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; +24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. +25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. +26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. +27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ +28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. +29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. +30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ +31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. +32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md index 83eff828..8c38b01a 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,51 +1,32 @@ -The Parable of the Unjust Steward - # Chapter 16 -1. He also said to His disciples: *"There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.* -2. *So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'* - -3. *"Then the steward said within himself, 'What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.* -4. *I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'* - -5. *"So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'* -6. *And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'* -7. *Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' So he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'* -8. *So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.* - -9. *"And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.* -10. *He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.* -11. *Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?* -12. *And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?* - -13. *"No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."* -The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom - - -14. Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. -15. And He said to them, *"You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.* - -16. *"The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.* -17. *And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.* - -18. *"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.* -The Rich Man and Lazarus - - -19. *"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.* -20. *But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,* -21. *desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.* -22. *So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.* -23. *And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.* - -24. *"Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.'* -25. *But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.* -26. *And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.'* - -27. *"Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,* -28. *for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'* -29. *Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'* -30. *And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'* -31. *But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.' "* - - - +1 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. +2 So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’ +3 “Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. +4 I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’ +5 “So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ +6 And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ +7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ +8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light. +9 “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. +10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. +11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? +12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own? +13 “No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” +14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. +15 And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. +16 “The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. +17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail. +18 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery. +19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. +20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, +21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. +22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. +23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. +24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ +25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. +26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ +27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, +28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ +29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ +30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ +31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md index 4ed36e2c..b7cb1e8e 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -Jesus Warns of Offenses - # Chapter 17 -1. Then He said to the disciples, *"It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!* -2. *It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.* -3. *Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.* -4. *And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."*Faith and Duty - -5. And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." - -6. So the Lord said, *"If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.* -7. *And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?* -8. *But will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink'?* -9. *Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.* -10. *So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.' "* -Ten Lepers Cleansed - - -11. Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. -12. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. -13. And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" - -14. So when He saw them, He said to them, *"Go, show yourselves to the priests."* And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. - -15. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, -16. and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. - -17. So Jesus answered and said, *"Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?* -18. *Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?"* -19. And He said to him, *"Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well."*The Coming of the Kingdom - -20. Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, *"The kingdom of God does not come with observation;* -21. *nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."* - -22. Then He said to the disciples, *"The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.* -23. *And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them.* -24. *For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.* -25. *But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.* -26. *And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:* -27. *They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.* -28. *Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;* -29. *but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.* -30. *Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.* - -31. *"In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.* -32. *Remember Lot's wife.* -33. *Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.* -34. *I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.* -35. *Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.* -36. *Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left."* - -37. And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" -So He said to them, *"Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."* - - - +1 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! +2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. +3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. +4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” +5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” +6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. +7 And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? +8 But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’? +9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not. +10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ” +11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. +12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. +13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” +14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. +15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, +16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. +17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? +18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” +19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” +20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; +21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” +22 Then He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. +23 And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them. +24 For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. +25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. +26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: +27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. +28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; +29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. +30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. +31 “In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. +32 Remember Lot’s wife. +33 Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. +34 I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. +35 Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. +36 Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.” +37 And they answered and said to Him, “Where, Lord?” +So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md index d20fdb42..dc2ae3ea 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,73 +1,45 @@ -The Parable of the Persistent Widow - # Chapter 18 -1. Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, -2. saying: *"There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.* -3. *Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, 'Get justice for me from my adversary.'* -4. *And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I do not fear God nor regard man,* -5. *yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.' "* - -6. Then the Lord said, *"Hear what the unjust judge said.* -7. *And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?* -8. *I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?"* -The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector - - -9. Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: -10. *"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.* -11. *The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.* -12. *I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'* -13. *And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'* -14. *I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."*Jesus Blesses Little Children - -15. Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. -16. But Jesus called them to Him and said, *"Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.* -17. *Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."*Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler - -18. Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" - -19. So Jesus said to him, *"Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.* -20. *You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' "* - -21. And he said, "All these things I have kept from my youth." - -22. So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, *"You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."* - -23. But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. -With God All Things Are Possible - -24. And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, *"How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!* -25. *For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."* - -26. And those who heard it said, "Who then can be saved?" - -27. But He said, *"The things which are impossible with men are possible with God."* - -28. Then Peter said, "See, we have left all and followed You." - -29. So He said to them, *"Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,* -30. *who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life."*Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection - -31. Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, *"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.* -32. *For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.* -33. *They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again."* - -34. But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken. -A Blind Man Receives His Sight - -35. Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. -36. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. -37. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. -38. And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -39. Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -40. So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, -41. saying, *"What do you want Me to do for you?"* -He said, "Lord, that I may receive my sight." - -42. Then Jesus said to him, *"Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."* -43. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. - - - +1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, +2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. +3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ +4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, +5 yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” +6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. +7 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? +8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” +9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: +10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. +11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. +12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ +13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ +14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” +15 Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. +16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. +17 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” +18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” +19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. +20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ” +21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” +22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” +23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. +24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! +25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” +26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?” +27 But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” +28 Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” +29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, +30 who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” +31 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. +32 For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. +33 They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.” +34 But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken. +35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. +36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. +37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. +38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, +41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” +He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” +42 Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” +43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md index 2b5bcb9b..80776eb7 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,73 +1,51 @@ -Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus' House - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. -2. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. -3. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. -4. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. -5. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, *"Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house."* -6. So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. -7. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner." - -8. Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold." - -9. And Jesus said to him, *"Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;* -10. *for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."*The Parable of the Minas - -11. Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately. -12. Therefore He said: *"A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.* -13. *So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'* -14. *But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'* - -15. *"And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.* -16. *Then came the first, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned ten minas.'* -17. *And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.'* -18. *And the second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned five minas.'* -19. *Likewise he said to him, 'You also be over five cities.'* - -20. *"Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.* -21. *For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'* -22. *And he said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.* -23. *Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?'* - -24. *"And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.'* -25. *(But they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas.')* -26. *'For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.* -27. *But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.' "*The Triumphal Entry - -28. When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. -29. And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, -30. saying, *"Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.* -31. *And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.' "* - -32. So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. -33. But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?" - -34. And they said, "The Lord has need of him." -35. Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. -36. And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. - -37. Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, -38. saying: -" 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!' -Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" - -39. And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." - -40. But He answered and said to them, *"I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out."* -Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem - - -41. Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, -42. saying, *"If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.* -43. *For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,* -44. *and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."*Jesus Cleanses the Temple - -45. Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, -46. saying to them, *"It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.' "* - -47. And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, -48. and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him. - - - +1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. +2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. +3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. +4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. +5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” +6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. +7 But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.” +8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.” +9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; +10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” +11 Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately. +12 Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. +13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’ +14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’ +15 “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. +16 Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’ +17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’ +18 And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’ +19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’ +20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief. +21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ +22 And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. +23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ +24 “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’ +25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’) +26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. +27 But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ” +28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. +29 And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, +30 saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. +31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ” +32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. +33 But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?” +34 And they said, “The Lord has need of him.” +35 Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. +36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. +37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, +38 saying: +“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ +Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” +39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” +40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” +41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, +42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. +43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, +44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” +45 Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, +46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” +47 And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, +48 and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md index a700b946..173bc2e6 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,83 +1,54 @@ -Jesus' Authority Questioned - # Chapter 20 -1. Now it happened on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him -2. and spoke to Him, saying, "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?" - -3. But He answered and said to them, *"I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me:* -4. *The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men?"* - -5. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' -6. But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet." -7. So they answered that they did not know where it was from. - -8. And Jesus said to them, *"Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."*The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers - -9. Then He began to tell the people this parable: *"A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.* -10. *Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.* -11. *Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.* -12. *And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.* - -13. *"Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.'* -14. *But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'* -15. *So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?* -16. *He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others."* -And when they heard it they said, "Certainly not!" - -17. Then He looked at them and said, *"What then is this that is written:* -*'The stone which the builders rejected* -*Has become the chief cornerstone'?* - -18. *Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."* - -19. And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people--for they knew He had spoken this parable against them. -The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar? - -20. So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor. - -21. Then they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: -22. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" - -23. But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, *"Why do you test Me?* -24. *Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?"* -They answered and said, "Caesar's." - -25. And He said to them, *"Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."* - -26. But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent. -The Sadducees: What -About the Resurrection? - -27. Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, -28. saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. -29. Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. -30. And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. -31. Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. -32. Last of all the woman died also. -33. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife." - -34. Jesus answered and said to them, *"The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.* -35. *But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;* -36. *nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.* -37. *But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'* -38. *For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him."* - -39. Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well." -40. But after that they dared not question Him anymore. -Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord? - -41. And He said to them, *"How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?* -42. *Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms:* -*'The Lord* said to my Lord, -*"Sit at My right hand,* - -43. *Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." '* - -44. *Therefore David calls Him 'Lord'; how is He then his Son?"*Beware of the Scribes - -45. Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, -46. *"Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,* -47. *who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."* - - - +1 Now it happened on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him +2 and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?” +3 But He answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me: +4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?” +5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ +6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.” +7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from. +8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” +9 Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. +10 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. +11 Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. +12 And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out. +13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’ +14 But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ +15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? +16 He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” +And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!” +17 Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: +‘The stone which the builders rejected +Has become the chief cornerstone’? +18 Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” +19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them. +20 So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor. +21 Then they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: +22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” +23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test Me? +24 Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” +They answered and said, “Caesar’s.” +25 And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” +26 But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent. +27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, +28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. +29 Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. +30 And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. +31 Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. +32 Last of all the woman died also. +33 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.” +34 Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. +35 But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; +36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. +37 But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ +38 For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.” +39 Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” +40 But after that they dared not question Him anymore. +41 And He said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? +42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: +‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at My right hand, +43 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ +44 Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” +45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, +46 “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, +47 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md index 41196e72..df5e367f 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,53 +1,39 @@ -The Widow's Two Mites - # Chapter 21 -1. And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, -2. and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. -3. So He said, *"Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;* -4. *for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had."*Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple - -5. Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, -6. *"These things which you see--the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down."*The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age - -7. So they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?" - -8. And He said: *"Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time has drawn near.' Therefore do not go after them.* -9. *But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately."* - -10. Then He said to them, *"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.* -11. *And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.* -12. *But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.* -13. *But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.* -14. *Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer;* -15. *for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.* -16. *You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death.* -17. *And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.* -18. *But not a hair of your head shall be lost.* -19. *By your patience possess your souls.*The Destruction of Jerusalem - -20. *"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.* -21. *Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her.* -22. *For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.* -23. *But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.* -24. *And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.*The Coming of the Son of Man - -25. *"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;* -26. *men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.* -27. *Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.* -28. *Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."*The Parable of the Fig Tree - -29. Then He spoke to them a parable: *"Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.* -30. *When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.* -31. *So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.* -32. *Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.* -33. *Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.*The Importance of Watching - -34. *"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.* -35. *For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.* -36. *Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."* - -37. And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet. -38. Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him. - - - +1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, +2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. +3 So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; +4 for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” +5 Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, +6 “These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.” +7 So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?” +8 And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. +9 But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.” +10 Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. +11 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. +12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. +13 But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. +14 Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; +15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. +16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. +17 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. +18 But not a hair of your head shall be lost. +19 By your patience possess your souls. +20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. +21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. +22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. +23 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. +24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. +25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; +26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. +27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. +28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” +29 Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. +30 When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. +31 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. +32 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. +33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. +34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. +35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. +36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” +37 And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet. +38 Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md index 42a1e633..b172e517 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,128 +1,78 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 22 -1. Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. -2. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. - -3. Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. -4. So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. -5. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. -6. So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude. -Jesus and His Disciples Prepare the Passover - - -7. Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. -8. And He sent Peter and John, saying, *"Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."* - -9. So they said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare?" - -10. And He said to them, *"Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters.* -11. *Then you shall say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" '* -12. *Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready."* - -13. So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. -Jesus Institutes the Lord's Supper - - -14. When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. -15. Then He said to them, *"With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;* -16. *for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."* - -17. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, *"Take this and divide it among yourselves;* -18. *for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."* - -19. And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, *"This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."* - -20. Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, *"This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.* -21. *But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table.* -22. *And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"* - -23. Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. -The Disciples Argue -About Greatness - - -24. Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. -25. And He said to them, *"The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.'* -26. *But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.* -27. *For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.* - -28. *"But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials.* -29. *And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,* -30. *that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."*Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - -31. And the Lord said, *"Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.* -32. *But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren."* - -33. But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death." - -34. Then He said, *"I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me."* -Supplies for the Road - - -35. And He said to them, *"When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?"* -So they said, "Nothing." - -36. Then He said to them, *"But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.* -37. *For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: 'And He was numbered with the transgressors.' For the things concerning Me have an end."* - -38. So they said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." -And He said to them, *"It is enough."*The Prayer in the Garden - -39. Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. -40. When He came to the place, He said to them, *"Pray that you may not enter into temptation."* - -41. And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, -42. saying, *"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."* -43. Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. -44. And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. - -45. When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. -46. Then He said to them, *"Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation."*Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane - -47. And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. -48. But Jesus said to him, *"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"* - -49. When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" -50. And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. - -51. But Jesus answered and said, *"Permit even this."* And He touched his ear and healed him. - -52. Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, *"Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs?* -53. *When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."*Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly - -54. Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed at a distance. -55. Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. -56. And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, "This man was also with Him." - -57. But he denied Him, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him." - -58. And after a little while another saw him and said, "You also are of them." -But Peter said, "Man, I am not!" - -59. Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, "Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean." - -60. But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying!" +1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. +2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people. +3 Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. +4 So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. +5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. +6 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude. +7 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. +8 And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.” +9 So they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare?” +10 And He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters. +11 Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’ +12 Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready.” +13 So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. +14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. +15 Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; +16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” +17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; +18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” +19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” +20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. +21 But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. +22 And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” +23 Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing. +24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. +25 And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ +26 But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. +27 For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves. +28 “But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. +29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, +30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” +31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. +32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” +33 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” +34 Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.” +35 And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?” +So they said, “Nothing.” +36 Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. +37 For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.” +38 So they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” +And He said to them, “It is enough.” +39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. +40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” +41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, +42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” +43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. +44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. +45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. +46 Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.” +47 And while He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. +48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” +49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” +50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. +51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. +52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs? +53 When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” +54 Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. +55 Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. +56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.” +57 But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” +58 And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.” +But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” +59 Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.” +60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. -61. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, *"Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."* -62. So Peter went out and wept bitterly. -Jesus Mocked and Beaten - -63. Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him. -64. And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?" -65. And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him. -Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin - -66. As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, -67. "If You are the Christ, tell us." -But He said to them, *"If I tell you, you will by no means believe.* -68. *And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go.* -69. *Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God."* - -70. Then they all said, "Are You then the Son of God?" -So He said to them, *"You rightly say that I am."* - -71. And they said, "What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth." - - - +61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” +62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly. +63 Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him. +64 And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” +65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him. +66 As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, +67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” +But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe. +68 And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go. +69 Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.” +70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?” +So He said to them, “You rightly say that I am.” +71 And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md index efbf9b45..f12106d6 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,92 +1,60 @@ -Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate - # Chapter 23 -1. Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. -2. And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King." - -3. Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" -He answered him and said, *"It is as you say."* - -4. So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man." - -5. But they were the more fierce, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place." -Jesus Faces Herod - - -6. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. -7. And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. -8. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. -9. Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. -10. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. -11. Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. -12. That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. -Taking the Place of Barabbas - -13. Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, -14. said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; -15. no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. -16. I will therefore chastise Him and release Him" -17. (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). - -18. And they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas"-- -19. who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. - -20. Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. -21. But they shouted, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" - -22. Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go." - -23. But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. -24. So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. -25. And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. -The King on a Cross - -26. Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. - -27. And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. -28. But Jesus, turning to them, said, *"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.* -29. *For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!'* -30. *Then they will begin 'to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!" '* -31. *For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?"* - -32. There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. -33. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. -34. Then Jesus said, *"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."* +1 Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. +2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.” +3 Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” +He answered him and said, “It is as you say.” +4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no fault in this Man.” +5 But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.” +6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. +7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. +8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. +9 Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. +10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. +11 Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. +12 That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. +13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, +14 said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; +15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. +16 I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” +17 (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). +18 And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— +19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. +20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. +21 But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” +22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.” +23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. +24 So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. +25 And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. +26 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. +27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. +28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. +29 For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ +30 Then they will begin ‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’ +31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?” +32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. +33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. +34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots. -35. And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God." - -36. The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, -37. and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself." - -38. And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: +35 And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.” +36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, +37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.” +38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. - -39. Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." - -40. But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? -41. And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." -42. Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." - -43. And Jesus said to him, *"Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."*Jesus Dies on the Cross - -44. Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. -45. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. -46. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, *"Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' "* Having said this, He breathed His last. - -47. So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!" - -48. And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. -49. But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. -Jesus Buried in Joseph's Tomb - -50. Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. -51. He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. -52. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. -53. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. -54. That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. - -55. And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. -56. Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. - - - +39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” +40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? +41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.” +42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” +43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” +44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. +45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. +46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last. +47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!” +48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. +49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. +50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. +51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. +52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. +53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. +54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. +55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. +56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md index 2c3bd6bd..dcbf71ac 100644 --- a/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,80 +1,55 @@ -He Is Risen - # Chapter 24 -1. Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. -2. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. -3. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. -4. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. -5. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? -6. He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, -7. saying, *'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'* " - -8. And they remembered His words. -9. Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. -10. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. -11. And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. -12. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened. -The Road to Emmaus - -13. Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. -14. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. -15. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. -16. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. - -17. And He said to them, *"What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?"* - -18. Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, "Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?" - -19. And He said to them, *"What things?"* -So they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, -20. and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. -21. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. -22. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. -23. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. -24. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." - -25. Then He said to them, *"O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!* -26. *Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?"* -27. And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. -The Disciples' Eyes Opened - - -28. Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. -29. But they constrained Him, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." And He went in to stay with them. - -30. Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. -31. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. - -32. And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" -33. So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, -34. saying, "The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" -35. And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread. -Jesus Appears to His Disciples - -36. Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, *"Peace to you."* -37. But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. -38. And He said to them, *"Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?* -39. *Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."* - -40. When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. -41. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, *"Have you any food here?"* -42. So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. -43. And He took it and ate in their presence. -The Scriptures Opened - - -44. Then He said to them, *"These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me."* -45. And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. - -46. Then He said to them, *"Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,* -47. *and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.* -48. *And you are witnesses of these things.* -49. *Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high."*The Ascension - -50. And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. -51. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. -52. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, -53. and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. - - - +1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. +2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. +3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. +4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. +5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? +6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, +7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” +8 And they remembered His words. +9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. +10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. +11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. +12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened. +13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. +14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. +15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. +16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. +17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” +18 Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?” +19 And He said to them, “What things?” +So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, +20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. +21 But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. +22 Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. +23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. +24 And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.” +25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! +26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” +27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. +28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. +29 But they constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them. +30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. +31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. +32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” +33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, +34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” +35 And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread. +36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” +37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. +38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? +39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” +40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. +41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” +42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. +43 And He took it and ate in their presence. +44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” +45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. +46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, +47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. +48 And you are witnesses of these things. +49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” +50 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. +51 Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. +52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, +53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_01.md index 7c33bc71..dc738056 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,102 +1,62 @@ -The Eternal Word - # Chapter 1 -1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -2. He was in the beginning with God. -3. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. -4. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. -5. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. -John's Witness: The True Light - - -6. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. -7. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. -8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. -9. That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. - -10. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. -11. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. -12. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: -13. who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. -The Word Becomes Flesh - - -14. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. - -15. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.' " - -16. And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. -17. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. -18. No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. -A Voice in the Wilderness - -19. Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" - -20. He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." - -21. And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" -He said, "I am not." -"Are you the Prophet?" -And he answered, "No." - -22. Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?" - -23. He said: "I am -'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: -"Make straight the way of the Lord," ' -as the prophet Isaiah said." - -24. Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. -25. And they asked him, saying, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" - -26. John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. -27. It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose." - -28. These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. -The Lamb of God - -29. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! -30. This is He of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.' -31. I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water." - -32. And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. -33. I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' -34. And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God." -The First Disciples - - -35. Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. -36. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" - -37. The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. -38. Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, *"What do you seek?"* -They said to Him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), "where are You staying?" - -39. He said to them, *"Come and see."* They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour). - -40. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. -41. He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ). -42. And he brought him to Jesus. -Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, *"You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas"* (which is translated, A Stone). -Philip and Nathanael - - -43. The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, *"Follow Me."* -44. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. -45. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." - -46. And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" -Philip said to him, "Come and see." - -47. Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, *"Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"* - -48. Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" -Jesus answered and said to him, *"Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."* - -49. Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" - -50. Jesus answered and said to him, *"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."* -51. And He said to him, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."* - - - +1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. +2 He was in the beginning with God. +3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. +4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. +5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. +6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. +7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. +8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. +9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. +10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. +11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. +12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: +13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. +14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. +15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” +16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. +17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. +18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. +19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” +20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” +21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” +He said, “I am not.” +“Are you the Prophet?” +And he answered, “No.” +22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” +23 He said: “I am +‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: +“Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ +as the prophet Isaiah said.” +24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. +25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” +26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. +27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.” +28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. +29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! +30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ +31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” +32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. +33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ +34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” +35 Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. +36 And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” +37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. +38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” +They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?” +39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour). +40 One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. +41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). +42 And he brought him to Jesus. +Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, A Stone). +43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” +44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. +45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” +46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” +Philip said to him, “Come and see.” +47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” +48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” +Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” +49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” +50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” +51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_02.md index 53d82cb1..82998e8f 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,45 +1,26 @@ -Water Turned to Wine - # Chapter 2 -1. On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. -2. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. -3. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." - -4. Jesus said to her, *"Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come."* - -5. His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." - -6. Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. -7. Jesus said to them, *"Fill the waterpots with water."* And they filled them up to the brim. -8. And He said to them, *"Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast."* And they took it. -9. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. -10. And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" - -11. This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. - -12. After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. -Jesus Cleanses the Temple - -13. Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. -14. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. -15. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. -16. And He said to those who sold doves, *"Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!"* -17. Then His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up." - -18. So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?" - -19. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."* - -20. Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" - -21. But He was speaking of the temple of His body. -22. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. -The Discerner of Hearts - - -23. Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. -24. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, -25. and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. - - - +1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. +2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. +3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” +4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” +5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” +6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. +7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. +8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. +9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. +10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” +11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. +12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. +13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. +14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. +15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. +16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” +17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” +18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” +19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” +20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” +21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. +22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. +23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. +24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, +25 and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_03.md index 09da2212..6266c913 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,53 +1,37 @@ -The New Birth - # Chapter 3 -1. There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. -2. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him." - -3. Jesus answered and said to him, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."* - -4. Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" - -5. Jesus answered, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.* -6. *That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.* -7. *Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'* -8. *The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."* - -9. Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How can these things be?" - -10. Jesus answered and said to him, *"Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?* -11. *Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.* -12. *If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?* -13. *No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.* -14. *And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,* -15. *that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.* -16. *For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.* -17. *For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.* - -18. *"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.* -19. *And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.* -20. *For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.* -21. *But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."* -John the Baptist Exalts Christ - - -22. After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. -23. Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized. -24. For John had not yet been thrown into prison. - -25. Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification. -26. And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified--behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!" - -27. John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. -28. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.' -29. He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. -30. He must increase, but I must decrease. -31. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. -32. And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. -33. He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. -34. For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. -35. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. -36. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." - - - +1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. +2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” +3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” +4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” +5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. +6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. +7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ +8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” +9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” +10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? +11 Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. +12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? +13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. +14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, +15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. +16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. +17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. +18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. +19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. +20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. +21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” +22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. +23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized. +24 For John had not yet been thrown into prison. +25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. +26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!” +27 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. +28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’ +29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. +30 He must increase, but I must decrease. +31 He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. +32 And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. +33 He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. +34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. +35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. +36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_04.md index 039dd70c..3026a420 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,96 +1,56 @@ -A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah - # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John -2. (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), -3. He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. -4. But He needed to go through Samaria. - -5. So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. -6. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. - -7. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, *"Give Me a drink."* -8. For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. - -9. Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. - -10. Jesus answered and said to her, *"If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."* - -11. The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? -12. Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?" - -13. Jesus answered and said to her, *"Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,* -14. *but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."* - -15. The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." - -16. Jesus said to her, *"Go, call your husband, and come here."* - -17. The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." -Jesus said to her, *"You have well said, 'I have no husband,'* -18. *for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly."* - -19. The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. -20. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship." - -21. Jesus said to her, *"Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.* -22. *You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.* -23. *But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.* -24. *God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."* - -25. The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things." - -26. Jesus said to her, *"I who speak to you am He."* -The Whitened Harvest - - -27. And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why are You talking with her?" - -28. The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, -29. "Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" -30. Then they went out of the city and came to Him. - -31. In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." - -32. But He said to them, *"I have food to eat of which you do not know."* - -33. Therefore the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?" - -34. Jesus said to them, *"My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.* -35. *Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!* -36. *And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.* -37. *For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps.'* -38. *I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors."* -The Savior of the World - - -39. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did." -40. So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. -41. And many more believed because of His own word. - -42. Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world." -Welcome at Galilee - - -43. Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. -44. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. -45. So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. -A Nobleman's Son Healed - - -46. So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. -47. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. -48. Then Jesus said to him, *"Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe."* - -49. The nobleman said to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies!" - -50. Jesus said to him, *"Go your way; your son lives."* So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. -51. And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, "Your son lives!" - -52. Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." -53. So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, *"Your son lives."* And he himself believed, and his whole household. - -54. This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. - - - +1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John +2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), +3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. +4 But He needed to go through Samaria. +5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. +6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. +7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” +8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. +9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. +10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” +11 The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? +12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?” +13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, +14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” +15 The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” +16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” +17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” +Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ +18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” +19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. +20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” +21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. +22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. +23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. +24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” +25 The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” +26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” +27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?” +28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, +29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” +30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him. +31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” +32 But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” +33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?” +34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. +35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! +36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. +37 For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ +38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.” +39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” +40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. +41 And many more believed because of His own word. +42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” +43 Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. +44 For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. +45 So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. +46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. +47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. +48 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.” +49 The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” +50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. +51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!” +52 Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” +53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household. +54 This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_05.md index 898e7493..f7a8caf1 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,70 +1,49 @@ -A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda - # Chapter 5 -1. After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. -2. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. -3. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. -4. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. -5. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. -6. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, *"Do you want to be made well?"* - -7. The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me." - -8. Jesus said to him, *"Rise, take up your bed and walk."* -9. And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. +1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. +2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. +3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. +4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. +5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. +6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” +7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” +8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” +9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. -10. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed." - -11. He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, *'Take up your bed and walk.'* " - -12. Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, *'Take up your bed and walk'*?" -13. But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. -14. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, *"See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you."* - -15. The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. -Honor the Father and the Son - - -16. For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. -17. But Jesus answered them, *"My Father has been working until now, and I have been working."* - -18. Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. -19. Then Jesus answered and said to them, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.* -20. *For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.* -21. *For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.* -22. *For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,* -23. *that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.* -Life and Judgment Are Through the Son - - -24. *"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.* -25. *Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.* -26. *For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,* -27. *and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.* -28. *Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice* -29. *and come forth--**those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.* -30. *I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.* -The Fourfold Witness - - -31. *"If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.* -32. *There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.* -33. *You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.* -34. *Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.* -35. *He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.* -36. *But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish--the very works that I do--bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.* -37. *And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.* -38. *But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.* -39. *You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.* -40. *But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.* - -41. *"I do not receive honor from men.* -42. *But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.* -43. *I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.* -44. *How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?* -45. *Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you--Moses, in whom you trust.* -46. *For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.* -47. *But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"* - - - +10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” +11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ” +12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” +13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. +14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” +15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. +16 For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. +17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” +18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. +19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. +20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. +21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. +22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, +23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. +24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. +25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. +26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, +27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. +28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice +29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. +30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. +31 “If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. +32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. +33 You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. +34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. +35 He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. +36 But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. +37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. +38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. +39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. +40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. +41 “I do not receive honor from men. +42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. +43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. +44 How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God? +45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. +46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. +47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_06.md index ad56d53d..2bd38079 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,107 +1,72 @@ -Feeding the Five Thousand - # Chapter 6 -1. After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. -2. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. -3. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. - -4. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. -5. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, *"Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?"* -6. But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. - -7. Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little." - -8. One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, -9. "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?" - -10. Then Jesus said, *"Make the people sit down."* Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. -11. And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. -12. So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, *"Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost."* -13. Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. -14. Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."Jesus Walks on the Sea - -15. Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone. - -16. Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, -17. got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. -18. Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. -19. So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. -20. But He said to them, *"It is I; do not be afraid."* -21. Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. -The Bread from Heaven - - -22. On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone-- -23. however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks-- -24. when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. -25. And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You come here?" - -26. Jesus answered them and said, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.* -27. *Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."* - -28. Then they said to Him, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?" - -29. Jesus answered and said to them, *"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent."* - -30. Therefore they said to Him, "What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? -31. Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' " - -32. Then Jesus said to them, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.* -33. *For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."* - -34. Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always." - -35. And Jesus said to them, *"I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.* -36. *But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.* -37. *All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.* -38. *For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.* -39. *This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.* -40. *And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day."* -Rejected by His Own - - -41. The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, *"I am the bread which came down from heaven."* -42. And they said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, *'I have come down from heaven'*?" - -43. Jesus therefore answered and said to them, *"Do not murmur among yourselves.* -44. *No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.* -45. *It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.* -46. *Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.* -47. *Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.* -48. *I am the bread of life.* -49. *Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.* -50. *This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.* -51. *I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world."* - -52. The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?" - -53. Then Jesus said to them, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.* -54. *Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.* -55. *For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.* -56. *He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.* -57. *As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.* -58. *This is the bread which came down from heaven--not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever."* - -59. These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. -Many Disciples Turn Away - - -60. Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying; who can understand it?" - -61. When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, *"Does this offend you?* -62. *What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?* -63. *It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.* -64. *But there are some of you who do not believe."* For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. -65. And He said, *"Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father."* - -66. From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. -67. Then Jesus said to the twelve, *"Do you also want to go away?"* - -68. But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. -69. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." - -70. Jesus answered them, *"Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"* -71. He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would betray Him, being one of the twelve. - - - +1 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. +2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. +3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. +4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. +5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” +6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. +7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” +8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, +9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” +10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. +11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. +12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” +13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. +14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” +15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone. +16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, +17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. +18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. +19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. +20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” +21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. +22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— +23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— +24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. +25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?” +26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. +27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” +28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” +29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” +30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? +31 Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” +32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. +33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” +34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.” +35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. +36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. +37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. +38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. +39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. +40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” +41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” +42 And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” +43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, “Do not murmur among yourselves. +44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. +45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. +46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. +47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. +48 I am the bread of life. +49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. +50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. +51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” +52 The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” +53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. +54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. +55 For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. +56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. +57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. +58 This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.” +59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. +60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” +61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you? +62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? +63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. +64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. +65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” +66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. +67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” +68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. +69 Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” +70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?” +71 He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would betray Him, being one of the twelve. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_07.md index 12be5ee8..256d57dc 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,90 +1,55 @@ -Jesus' Brothers Disbelieve - # Chapter 7 -1. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. -2. Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. -3. His brothers therefore said to Him, "Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. -4. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." -5. For even His brothers did not believe in Him. - -6. Then Jesus said to them, *"My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.* -7. *The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.* -8. *You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come."* -9. When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee. -The Heavenly Scholar - - -10. But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. -11. Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, "Where is He?" -12. And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, "He is good"; others said, "No, on the contrary, He deceives the people." -13. However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews. - -14. Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. -15. And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this Man know letters, having never studied?" - -16. Jesus answered them and said, *"My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.* -17. *If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.* -18. *He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.* -19. *Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?"* - -20. The people answered and said, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?" - -21. Jesus answered and said to them, *"I did one work, and you all marvel.* -22. *Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.* -23. *If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?* -24. *Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."*Could This Be the Christ? - -25. Now some of them from Jerusalem said, "Is this not He whom they seek to kill? -26. But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? -27. However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from." - -28. Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, *"You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.* -29. *But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me."* - -30. Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. -31. And many of the people believed in Him, and said, "When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?" -Jesus and the Religious Leaders - - -32. The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. -33. Then Jesus said to them, *"I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me.* -34. *You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come."* - -35. Then the Jews said among themselves, "Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? -36. What is this thing that He said, *'You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come'*?" -The Promise of the Holy Spirit - - -37. On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, *"If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.* -38. *He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."* -39. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. -Who Is He? - -40. Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet." -41. Others said, "This is the Christ." -But some said, "Will the Christ come out of Galilee? -42. Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?" -43. So there was a division among the people because of Him. -44. Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him. -Rejected by the Authorities - - -45. Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why have you not brought Him?" - -46. The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this Man!" - -47. Then the Pharisees answered them, "Are you also deceived? -48. Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? -49. But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed." - -50. Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, -51. "Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?" - -52. They answered and said to him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee." -An Adulteress Faces the Light of the World - - -53. And everyone went to his own house. - - - +1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. +2 Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. +3 His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. +4 For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” +5 For even His brothers did not believe in Him. +6 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. +7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. +8 You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.” +9 When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee. +10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. +11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” +12 And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” +13 However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews. +14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. +15 And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?” +16 Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. +17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. +18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. +19 Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?” +20 The people answered and said, “You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?” +21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. +22 Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. +23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? +24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” +25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? +26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? +27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.” +28 Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, “You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. +29 But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.” +30 Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. +31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?” +32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. +33 Then Jesus said to them, “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me. +34 You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.” +35 Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? +36 What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come’?” +37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. +38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” +39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. +40 Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” +41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” +But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? +42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” +43 So there was a division among the people because of Him. +44 Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him. +45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?” +46 The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!” +47 Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived? +48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? +49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” +50 Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them, +51 “Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?” +52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.” +53 And everyone went to his own house. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_08.md index 6cbc7f43..5fb6d240 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,107 +1,65 @@ -Jesus the Light of the World - # Chapter 8 -1. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. - -2. Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. -3. Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, -4. they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. -5. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" -6. This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. - -7. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, *"He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."* -8. And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. -9. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. -10. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, *"Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"* - -11. She said, "No one, Lord." -And Jesus said to her, *"Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."* - -12. Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, *"I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."* -Jesus Defends His Self-Witness - - -13. The Pharisees therefore said to Him, "You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true." - -14. Jesus answered and said to them, *"Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.* -15. *You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.* -16. *And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me.* -17. *It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.* -18. *I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me."* - -19. Then they said to Him, "Where is Your Father?" -Jesus answered, *"You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also."* - -20. These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come. -Jesus Predicts His Departure - - -21. Then Jesus said to them again, *"I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come."* - -22. So the Jews said, "Will He kill Himself, because He says, *'Where I go you cannot come'*?" - -23. And He said to them, *"You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.* -24. *Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."* - -25. Then they said to Him, "Who are You?" -And Jesus said to them, *"Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.* -26. *I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him."* - -27. They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. - -28. Then Jesus said to them, *"When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.* -29. *And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him."* -30. As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. -The Truth Shall Make You Free - - -31. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, *"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.* -32. *And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."* - -33. They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, *'You will be made free'*?" - -34. Jesus answered them, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.* -35. *And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.* -36. *Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.* -Abraham's Seed and Satan's - - -37. *"I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.* -38. *I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father."* - -39. They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." -Jesus said to them, *"If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.* -40. *But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.* -41. *You do the deeds of your father."* -Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father--God." - -42. Jesus said to them, *"If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.* -43. *Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.* -44. *You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.* -45. *But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.* -46. *Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?* -47. *He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."* -Before Abraham Was, I AM - - -48. Then the Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?" - -49. Jesus answered, *"I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.* -50. *And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.* -51. *Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death."* - -52. Then the Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, *'If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.'* -53. Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?" - -54. Jesus answered, *"If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is your God.* -55. *Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, 'I do not know Him,' I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word.* -56. *Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."* - -57. Then the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?" - -58. Jesus said to them, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."* - -59. Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. - - - +1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. +2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. +3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, +4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. +5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” +6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. +7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” +8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. +9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. +10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” +11 She said, “No one, Lord.” +And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” +12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” +13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” +14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. +15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. +16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. +17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. +18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.” +19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?” +Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.” +20 These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come. +21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” +22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?” +23 And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. +24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” +25 Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” +And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. +26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” +27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. +28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. +29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” +30 As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. +31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. +32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” +33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” +34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. +35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. +36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. +37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. +38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.” +39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” +Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. +40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. +41 You do the deeds of your father.” +Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.” +42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. +43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. +44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. +45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. +46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? +47 He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” +48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?” +49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. +50 And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. +51 Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” +52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ +53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?” +54 Jesus answered, “If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is your God. +55 Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word. +56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” +57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” +58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” +59 Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_09.md index 234171b3..fdcde7ef 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,81 +1,46 @@ -A Man Born Blind Receives Sight - # Chapter 9 -1. Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. -2. And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" - -3. Jesus answered, *"Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.* -4. *I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.* -5. *As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."* - -6. When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. -7. And He said to him, *"Go, wash in the pool of Siloam"* (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. - -8. Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, "Is not this he who sat and begged?" - -9. Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He is like him." -He said, "I am he." - -10. Therefore they said to him, "How were your eyes opened?" - -11. He answered and said, "A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, *'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.'* So I went and washed, and I received sight." - -12. Then they said to him, "Where is He?" -He said, "I do not know." -The Pharisees Excommunicate the Healed Man - - -13. They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. -14. Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. -15. Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." - -16. Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." -Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. - -17. They said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?" -He said, "He is a prophet." - -18. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. -19. And they asked them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" - -20. His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; -21. but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself." -22. His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. -23. Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." - -24. So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, "Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner." - -25. He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see." - -26. Then they said to him again, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?" - -27. He answered them, "I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?" - -28. Then they reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples. -29. We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from." - -30. The man answered and said to them, "Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! -31. Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. -32. Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. -33. If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing." - -34. They answered and said to him, "You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?" And they cast him out. -True Vision and True Blindness - - -35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, *"Do you believe in the Son of God?"* - -36. He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?" - -37. And Jesus said to him, *"You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you."* - -38. Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him. - -39. And Jesus said, *"For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind."* - -40. Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, "Are we blind also?" - -41. Jesus said to them, *"If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.* - - - +1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. +2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” +3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. +4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. +5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” +6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. +7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. +8 Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?” +9 Some said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.” +He said, “I am he.” +10 Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?” +11 He answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.” +12 Then they said to him, “Where is He?” +He said, “I do not know.” +13 They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. +14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. +15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” +16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” +Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. +17 They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” +He said, “He is a prophet.” +18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. +19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” +20 His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; +21 but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.” +22 His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. +23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” +24 So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.” +25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” +26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” +27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?” +28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples. +29 We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from.” +30 The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! +31 Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. +32 Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. +33 If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” +34 They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they cast him out. +35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” +36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” +37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” +38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him. +39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” +40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?” +41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_10.md index 202c6c5a..12786247 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,67 +1,43 @@ -Jesus the True Shepherd - # Chapter 10 -1. *"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.* -2. *But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.* -3. *To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.* -4. *And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.* -5. *Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."* -6. Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. -Jesus the Good Shepherd - - -7. Then Jesus said to them again, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.* -8. *All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.* -9. *I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.* -10. *The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.* - -11. *"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.* -12. *But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.* -13. *The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.* -14. *I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.* -15. *As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.* -16. *And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.* - -17. *"Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.* -18. *No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father."* - -19. Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. -20. And many of them said, "He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?" - -21. Others said, "These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" -The Shepherd Knows His Sheep - - -22. Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. -23. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. -24. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, "How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly." - -25. Jesus answered them, *"I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me.* -26. *But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.* -27. *My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.* -28. *And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.* -29. *My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.* -30. *I and My Father are one."* -Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus - - -31. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. -32. Jesus answered them, *"Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?"* - -33. The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God." - -34. Jesus answered them, *"Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '?* -35. *If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),* -36. *do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?* -37. *If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;* -38. *but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."* -39. Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. -The Believers Beyond Jordan - - -40. And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. -41. Then many came to Him and said, "John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true." -42. And many believed in Him there. - - - +1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. +2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. +3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. +4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. +5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” +6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. +7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. +8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. +9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. +10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. +11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. +12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. +13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. +14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. +15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. +16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. +17 “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. +18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.” +19 Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. +20 And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?” +21 Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” +22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. +23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. +24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” +25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. +26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. +27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. +28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. +29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. +30 I and My Father are one.” +31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. +32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?” +33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.” +34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’? +35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), +36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? +37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; +38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” +39 Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. +40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. +41 Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” +42 And many believed in Him there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_11.md index 8f629f84..f0731c2a 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,95 +1,60 @@ -The Death of Lazarus - # Chapter 11 -1. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. -2. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. -3. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." - -4. When Jesus heard that, He said, *"This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it."* - -5. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. -6. So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. -7. Then after this He said to the disciples, *"Let us go to Judea again."* - -8. The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?" - -9. Jesus answered, *"Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.* -10. *But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."* -11. These things He said, and after that He said to them, *"Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up."* - -12. Then His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps he will get well." -13. However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. - -14. Then Jesus said to them plainly, *"Lazarus is dead.* -15. *And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him."* - -16. Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him." -I Am the Resurrection and the Life - - -17. So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. -18. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. -19. And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. - -20. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. -21. Now Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. -22. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." - -23. Jesus said to her, *"Your brother will rise again."* - -24. Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." - -25. Jesus said to her, *"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.* -26. *And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"* - -27. She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world." -Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy - - -28. And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, "The Teacher has come and is calling for you." -29. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. -30. Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. -31. Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there." - -32. Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died." - -33. Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. -34. And He said, *"Where have you laid him?"* -They said to Him, "Lord, come and see." - -35. Jesus wept. -36. Then the Jews said, "See how He loved him!" - -37. And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?" -Lazarus Raised from the Dead - - -38. Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. -39. Jesus said, *"Take away the stone."* -Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days." - -40. Jesus said to her, *"Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"* -41. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, *"Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.* -42. *And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."* -43. Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, *"Lazarus, come forth!"* -44. And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, *"Loose him, and let him go."*The Plot to Kill Jesus - -45. Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. -46. But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. -47. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. -48. If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation." - -49. And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all, -50. nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish." -51. Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, -52. and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad. - -53. Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death. -54. Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. - -55. And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. -56. Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, "What do you think--that He will not come to the feast?" -57. Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him. - - - +1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. +2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. +3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” +4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” +5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. +6 So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. +7 Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” +8 The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?” +9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. +10 But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” +11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.” +12 Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” +13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. +14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. +15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.” +16 Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” +17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. +18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. +19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. +20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. +21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. +22 But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” +23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” +24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” +25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. +26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” +27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” +28 And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.” +29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. +30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him. +31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.” +32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” +33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. +34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?” +They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” +35 Jesus wept. +36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!” +37 And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” +38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. +39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” +Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.” +40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” +41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. +42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” +43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” +44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” +45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. +46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. +47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. +48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.” +49 And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, +50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” +51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, +52 and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad. +53 Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death. +54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. +55 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. +56 Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” +57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_12.md index e0fee713..198eec41 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,99 +1,62 @@ -The Anointing at Bethany - # Chapter 12 -1. Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. -2. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. -3. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. - -4. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, -5. "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" -6. This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. - -7. But Jesus said, *"Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.* -8. *For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."* -The Plot to Kill Lazarus - - -9. Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. -10. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, -11. because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. -The Triumphal Entry - -12. The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, -13. took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: -"Hosanna! -'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' -The King of Israel!" - -14. Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: - -15. "Fear not, daughter of Zion; +1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. +2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. +3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. +4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, +5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” +6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. +7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. +8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.” +9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. +10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, +11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. +12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, +13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: +“Hosanna! +‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ +The King of Israel!” +14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: +15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, -Sitting on a donkey's colt." - -16. His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. - -17. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. -18. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. -19. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!" -The Fruitful Grain of Wheat - - -20. Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. -21. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." - -22. Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus. - -23. But Jesus answered them, saying, *"The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.* -24. *Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.* -25. *He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.* -26. *If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.* -Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross - - -27. *"Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.* -28. *Father, glorify Your name."* -Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again." - -29. Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him." - -30. Jesus answered and said, *"This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake.* -31. *Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.* -32. *And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself."* -33. This He said, signifying by what death He would die. - -34. The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, *'The Son of Man must be lifted up'*? Who is this Son of Man?" - -35. Then Jesus said to them, *"A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.* -36. *While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light."* These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. -Who Has Believed Our Report? - -37. But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, -38. that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: -"Lord, who has believed our report? -And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" - -39. Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: - -40. "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, +Sitting on a donkey’s colt.” +16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. +17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. +18 For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. +19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!” +20 Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. +21 Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” +22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus. +23 But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. +24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. +25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. +26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. +27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. +28 Father, glorify Your name.” +Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.” +29 Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.” +30 Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. +31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. +32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” +33 This He said, signifying by what death He would die. +34 The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?” +35 Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. +36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. +37 But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, +38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: +“Lord, who has believed our report? +And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” +39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: +40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, -So that I should heal them." - -41. These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him. -Walk in the Light - - -42. Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; -43. for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. - -44. Then Jesus cried out and said, *"He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.* -45. *And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.* -46. *I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.* -47. *And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.* -48. *He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--**the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.* -49. *For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.* -50. *And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak."* - - - +So that I should heal them.” +41 These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him. +42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; +43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. +44 Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. +45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. +46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. +47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. +48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. +49 For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. +50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_13.md index e13881a1..aef35824 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,66 +1,41 @@ -Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet - # Chapter 13 -1. Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. - -2. And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him, -3. Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, -4. rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. -5. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. -6. Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, "Lord, are You washing my feet?" - -7. Jesus answered and said to him, *"What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this."* - -8. Peter said to Him, "You shall never wash my feet!" -Jesus answered him, *"If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me."* - -9. Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" - -10. Jesus said to him, *"He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."* -11. For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, *"You are not all clean."* - -12. So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, *"Do you know what I have done to you?* -13. *You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.* -14. *If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.* -15. *For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.* -16. *Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.* -17. *If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.*Jesus Identifies His Betrayer - -18. *"I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'* -19. *Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.* -20. *Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."* - -21. When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, *"Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me."* -22. Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. - -23. Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. -24. Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. - -25. Then, leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to Him, "Lord, who is it?" - -26. Jesus answered, *"It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it."* And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. -27. Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, *"What you do, do quickly."* -28. But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. -29. For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor. - -30. Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night. -The New Commandment - - -31. So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, *"Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.* -32. *If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately.* -33. *Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I say to you.* -34. *A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.* -35. *By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."* -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - - -36. Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are You going?" -Jesus answered him, *"Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward."* - -37. Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake." - -38. Jesus answered him, *"Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.* - - - +1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. +2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, +3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, +4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. +5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. +6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” +7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.” +8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” +Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” +9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” +10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” +11 For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.” +12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? +13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. +14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. +15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. +16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. +17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. +18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’ +19 Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. +20 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” +21 When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” +22 Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. +23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. +24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke. +25 Then, leaning back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?” +26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. +27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” +28 But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. +29 For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. +30 Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night. +31 So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. +32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately. +33 Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. +34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. +35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” +36 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” +Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.” +37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.” +38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_14.md index e63c7233..7d33c312 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,59 +1,32 @@ -The Way, the Truth, and the Life - # Chapter 14 -1. *"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.* -2. *In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.* -3. *And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.* -4. *And where I go you know, and the way you know."* - -5. Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" - -6. Jesus said to him, *"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.* -The Father Revealed - - -7. *"If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him."* - -8. Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us." - -9. Jesus said to him, *"Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?* -10. *Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.* -11. *Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.* -The Answered Prayer - - -12. *"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.* -13. *And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.* -14. *If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.* -Jesus Promises Another Helper - - -15. *"If you love Me, keep My commandments.* -16. *And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--* -17. *the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.* -18. *I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.* -Indwelling of the Father and the Son - - -19. *"A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.* -20. *At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.* -21. *He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."* - -22. Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" - -23. Jesus answered and said to him, *"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.* -24. *He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.* -The Gift of His Peace - - -25. *"These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.* -26. *But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.* -27. *Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.* -28. *You have heard Me say to you, 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, 'I am going to the Father,' for My Father is greater than I.* - -29. *"And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.* -30. *I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.* -31. *But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.* - - - +1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. +2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. +3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. +4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.” +5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” +6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. +7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” +8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” +9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? +10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. +11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. +12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. +13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. +14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. +15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. +16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— +17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. +18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. +19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. +20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. +21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” +22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?” +23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. +24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me. +25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. +26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. +27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. +28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I. +29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. +30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. +31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_15.md index 490794a7..0291a601 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,44 +1,28 @@ -The True Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. *"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.* -2. *Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.* -3. *You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.* -4. *Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.* - -5. *"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.* -6. *If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.* -7. *If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.* -8. *By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.* -Love and Joy Perfected - - -9. *"As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.* -10. *If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.* - -11. *"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.* -12. *This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.* -13. *Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.* -14. *You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.* -15. *No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.* -16. *You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.* -17. *These things I command you, that you love one another.* -The World's Hatred - - -18. *"If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.* -19. *If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.* -20. *Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.* -21. *But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.* -22. *If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.* -23. *He who hates Me hates My Father also.* -24. *If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.* -25. *But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.'* -The Coming Rejection - - -26. *"But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.* -27. *And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.* - - - +1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. +2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. +3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. +4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. +5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. +6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. +7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. +8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. +9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. +10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. +11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. +12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. +13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. +14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. +15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. +16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. +17 These things I command you, that you love one another. +18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. +19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. +20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. +21 But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. +22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. +23 He who hates Me hates My Father also. +24 If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father. +25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ +26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. +27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_16.md index ef856053..95f28c02 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ -Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples - # Chapter 16 -1. *"These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.* -2. *They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.* -3. *And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.* -4. *But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.* -*"And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.* -The Work of the Holy Spirit - - -5. *"But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?'* -6. *But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.* -7. *Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.* -8. *And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:* -9. *of sin, because they do not believe in Me;* -10. *of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;* -11. *of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.* - -12. *"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.* -13. *However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.* -14. *He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.* -15. *All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.* -Sorrow Will Turn to Joy - - -16. *"A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father."* - -17. Then some of His disciples said among themselves, "What is this that He says to us, *'A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the Father'*?" -18. They said therefore, "What is this that He says, *'A little while'*? We do not know what He is saying." - -19. Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, *"Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, 'A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'?* -20. *Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.* -21. *A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.* -22. *Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.* - -23. *"And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.* -24. *Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.* -Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World - - -25. *"These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.* -26. *In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you;* -27. *for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.* -28. *I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father."* - -29. His disciples said to Him, "See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! -30. Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God." - -31. Jesus answered them, *"Do you now believe?* -32. *Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.* -33. *These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."* - - - +1 “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. +2 They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. +3 And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. +4 But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. +“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you. +5 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ +6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. +7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. +8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: +9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; +10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; +11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. +12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. +13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. +14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. +15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. +16 “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” +17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” +18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying.” +19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? +20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. +21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. +22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. +23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. +24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. +25 “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you plainly about the Father. +26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; +27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. +28 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.” +29 His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! +30 Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God.” +31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? +32 Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. +33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_17.md index 247b92df..a3aa44ef 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,40 +1,27 @@ -Jesus Prays for Himself - # Chapter 17 -1. Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: *"Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,* -2. *as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.* -3. *And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.* -4. *I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.* -5. *And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.* -Jesus Prays for His Disciples - - -6. *"I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.* -7. *Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.* -8. *For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.* - -9. *"I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.* -10. *And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.* -11. *Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.* -12. *While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.* -13. *But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.* -14. *I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.* -15. *I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.* -16. *They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.* -17. *Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.* -18. *As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.* -19. *And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.* -Jesus Prays for All Believers - - -20. *"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;* -21. *that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.* -22. *And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:* -23. *I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.* - -24. *"Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.* -25. *O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.* -26. *And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."* - - - +1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, +2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. +3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. +4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. +5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. +6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. +7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. +8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. +9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. +10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. +11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. +12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. +13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. +14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. +15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. +16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. +17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. +18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. +19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. +20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; +21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. +22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: +23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. +24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. +25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. +26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_18.md index cd7a42a9..279ec000 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,87 +1,47 @@ -Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane - # Chapter 18 -1. When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. -2. And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples. -3. Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. -4. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, *"Whom are you seeking?"* - -5. They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth." -Jesus said to them, *"I am He."* And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. -6. Now when He said to them, *"I am He,"* they drew back and fell to the ground. - -7. Then He asked them again, *"Whom are you seeking?"* -And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." - -8. Jesus answered, *"I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,"* -9. that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, *"Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none."* - -10. Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. - -11. So Jesus said to Peter, *"Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?"* -Before the High Priest - - -12. Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. -13. And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. -14. Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. -Peter Denies Jesus - -15. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. -16. But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in. -17. Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, "You are not also one of this Man's disciples, are you?" -He said, "I am not." - -18. Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself. -Jesus Questioned by the High Priest - - -19. The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine. - -20. Jesus answered him, *"I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing.* -21. *Why do you ask Me? Ask those who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said."* - -22. And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, "Do You answer the high priest like that?" - -23. Jesus answered him, *"If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?"* - -24. Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. -Peter Denies Twice More - - -25. Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore they said to him, "You are not also one of His disciples, are you?" -He denied it and said, "I am not!" - -26. One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with Him?" -27. Peter then denied again; and immediately a rooster crowed. -In Pilate's Court - -28. Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. -29. Pilate then went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this Man?" - -30. They answered and said to him, "If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you." - -31. Then Pilate said to them, "You take Him and judge Him according to your law." -Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death," -32. that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die. - -33. Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" - -34. Jesus answered him, *"Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?"* - -35. Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?" - -36. Jesus answered, *"My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here."* - -37. Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" -Jesus answered, *"You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."* - -38. Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no fault in Him at all. -Taking the Place of Barabbas - -39. "But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?" - -40. Then they all cried again, saying, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber. - - - +1 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. +2 And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples. +3 Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. +4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?” +5 They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” +Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. +6 Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. +7 Then He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” +And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” +8 Jesus answered, “I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,” +9 that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, “Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.” +10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. +11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?” +12 Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. +13 And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. +14 Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. +15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. +16 But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in. +17 Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” +He said, “I am not.” +18 Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself. +19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine. +20 Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing. +21 Why do you ask Me? Ask those who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said.” +22 And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?” +23 Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?” +24 Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. +25 Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” +He denied it and said, “I am not!” +26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” +27 Peter then denied again; and immediately a rooster crowed. +28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. +29 Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” +30 They answered and said to him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.” +31 Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.” +Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” +32 that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die. +33 Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” +34 Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?” +35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?” +36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” +37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” +Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” +38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all. +39 “But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” +40 Then they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_19.md index 0e2c203d..72e61687 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,84 +1,50 @@ -The Soldiers Mock Jesus - # Chapter 19 -1. So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. -2. And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. -3. Then they said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with their hands. - -4. Pilate then went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him." -Pilate's Decision - - -5. Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, "Behold the Man!" - -6. Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" -Pilate said to them, "You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him." - -7. The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God." - -8. Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, -9. and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. - -10. Then Pilate said to Him, "Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?" - -11. Jesus answered, *"You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."* - -12. From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar's friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar." - -13. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. -14. Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" - -15. But they cried out, "Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!" -Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" -The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!" - -16. Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away. -The King on a Cross - -17. And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, -18. where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. -19. Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: +1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. +2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. +3 Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands. +4 Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.” +5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!” +6 Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!” +Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.” +7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.” +8 Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, +9 and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. +10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” +11 Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” +12 From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.” +13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. +14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” +15 But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” +Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” +The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” +16 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away. +17 And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, +18 where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. +19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. - -20. Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. - -21. Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'He said, "I am the King of the Jews." ' " - -22. Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." - -23. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. -24. They said therefore among themselves, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: -"They divided My garments among them, -And for My clothing they cast lots." +20 Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. +21 Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ” +22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” +23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. +24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: +“They divided My garments among them, +And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things. -Behold Your Mother - - -25. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. -26. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, *"Woman, behold your son!"* -27. Then He said to the disciple, *"Behold your mother!"* And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. -It Is Finished - - -28. After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, *"I thirst!"* -29. Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. -30. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, *"It is finished!"* And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. -Jesus' Side Is Pierced - - -31. Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. -32. Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. -33. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. -34. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. -35. And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. -36. For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken." -37. And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they pierced."Jesus Buried in Joseph's Tomb - -38. After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. -39. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. -40. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. -41. Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. -42. So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews' Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. - - - +25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. +26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” +27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. +28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” +29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. +30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. +31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. +32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. +33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. +34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. +35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe. +36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” +37 And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.” +38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. +39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. +40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. +41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. +42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_20.md index a4319897..d8c41994 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,61 +1,36 @@ -The Empty Tomb - # Chapter 20 -1. Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. -2. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him." - -3. Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. -4. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. -5. And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. -6. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, -7. and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. -8. Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. -9. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. -10. Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. -Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord - - -11. But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. -12. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. -13. Then they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" -She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." - -14. Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. -15. Jesus said to her, *"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?"* -She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away." - -16. Jesus said to her, *"Mary!"* -She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher). - -17. Jesus said to her, *"Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.' "* - -18. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. -The Apostles Commissioned - -19. Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, *"Peace be with you."* -20. When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. - -21. So Jesus said to them again, *"Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."* -22. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, *"Receive the Holy Spirit.* -23. *If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."* -Seeing and Believing - - -24. Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. -25. The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." -So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." - -26. And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, *"Peace to you!"* -27. Then He said to Thomas, *"Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing."* - -28. And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" - -29. Jesus said to him, *"Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."* -That You May Believe - - -30. And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; -31. but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. - - - +1 Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. +2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” +3 Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. +4 So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. +5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. +6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, +7 and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. +8 Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. +9 For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. +10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes. +11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. +12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. +13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” +She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” +14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. +15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” +She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” +16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” +She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher). +17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” +18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her. +19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” +20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. +21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” +22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. +23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” +24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. +25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” +So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” +26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” +27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” +28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” +29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” +30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; +31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_21.md index 33505def..744e6984 100644 --- a/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/43_John/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,55 +1,34 @@ -Breakfast by the Sea - # Chapter 21 -1. After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: -2. Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. -3. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." -They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. -4. But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. -5. Then Jesus said to them, *"Children, have you any food?"* -They answered Him, "No." - -6. And He said to them, *"Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some."* So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. - -7. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. -8. But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. -9. Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. -10. Jesus said to them, *"Bring some of the fish which you have just caught."* - -11. Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. -12. Jesus said to them, *"Come and eat breakfast."* Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, "Who are You?"--knowing that it was the Lord. -13. Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. - -14. This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. -Jesus Restores Peter - - -15. So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, *"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?"* -He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." -He said to him, *"Feed My lambs."* - -16. He said to him again a second time, *"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?"* -He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." -He said to him, *"Tend My sheep."* - -17. He said to him the third time, *"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?"* -And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." -Jesus said to him, *"Feed My sheep.* -18. *Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish."* -19. This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, *"Follow Me."* -The Beloved Disciple and His Book - - -20. Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" -21. Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" - -22. Jesus said to him, *"If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me."* - -23. Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, *"If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?"* - -24. This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. - -25. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. - - - +1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: +2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. +3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” +They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. +4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. +5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” +They answered Him, “No.” +6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. +7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. +8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. +9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. +10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” +11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. +12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. +13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. +14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. +15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” +He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” +He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” +16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” +He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” +He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” +17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” +And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” +Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. +18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” +19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” +20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” +21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” +22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” +23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?” +24 This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. +25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md index 4635a118..41927362 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,31 @@ -Prologue - # Chapter 1 -1. The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, -2. until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, -3. to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. -The Holy Spirit Promised - - -4. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, *"which," He said, "you have heard from Me;* -5. *for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."* -6. Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" -7. And He said to them, *"It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.* -8. *But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."*Jesus Ascends to Heaven - -9. Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. -10. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, -11. who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven." -The Upper Room Prayer Meeting - - -12. Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey. -13. And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. -14. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. -Matthias Chosen - -15. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, -16. "Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; -17. for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry." - -18. (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out. -19. And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.) - -20. "For it is written in the Book of Psalms: -'Let his dwelling place be desolate, -And let no one live in it'; +1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, +2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, +3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. +4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; +5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” +6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” +7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. +8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” +9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. +10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, +11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” +12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. +13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. +14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. +15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, +16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; +17 for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry.” +18 (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out. +19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.) +20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms: +‘Let his dwelling place be desolate, +And let no one live in it’; and, -'Let another take his office.' - -21. "Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, -22. beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." - -23. And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. -24. And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen -25. to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place." -26. And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles. - - - +‘Let another take his office.’ +21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, +22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” +23 And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. +24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen +25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” +26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md index 3fd01bd7..5f7c0c2a 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,96 +1,67 @@ -Coming of the Holy Spirit - # Chapter 2 -1. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. -2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. -3. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. -4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. -The Crowd's Response - - -5. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. -6. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. -7. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? -8. And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? -9. Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, -10. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, -11. Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." -12. So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?" - -13. Others mocking said, "They are full of new wine."Peter's Sermon - -14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. -15. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. -16. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: - -17. 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, +1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. +2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. +3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. +4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. +5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. +6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. +7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? +8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? +9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, +10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, +11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” +12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” +13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.” +14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. +15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. +16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: +17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. - -18. And on My menservants and on My maidservants +18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. - -19. I will show wonders in heaven above +19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. - -20. The sun shall be turned into darkness, +20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. - -21. And it shall come to pass +21 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord -Shall be saved.' - -22. "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know-- -23. Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; -24. whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. -25. For David says concerning Him: -'I foresaw the Lord always before my face, +Shall be saved.’ +22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— +23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; +24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. +25 For David says concerning Him: +‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. - -26. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; +26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. - -27. For You will not leave my soul in Hades, +27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. - -28. You have made known to me the ways of life; -You will make me full of joy in Your presence.' - -29. "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. -30. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, -31. he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. -32. This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. -33. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. - -34. "For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: -'The Lord said to my Lord, -"Sit at My right hand, - -35. Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." ' - -36. "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." - -37. Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" - -38. Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. -39. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call." -A Vital Church Grows - - -40. And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation." -41. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. -42. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. -43. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. -44. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, -45. and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. - -46. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, -47. praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. - - - +28 You have made known to me the ways of life; +You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’ +29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. +30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, +31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. +32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. +33 Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. +34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: +‘The Lord said to my Lord, +“Sit at My right hand, +35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ +36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” +37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” +38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. +39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” +40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” +41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. +42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. +43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. +44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, +45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. +46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, +47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md index 72e15892..82face29 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,27 @@ -A Lame Man Healed - # Chapter 3 -1. Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. -2. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; -3. who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. -4. And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, "Look at us." -5. So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. -6. Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." -7. And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. -8. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them--walking, leaping, and praising God. -9. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. -10. Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. -Preaching in Solomon's Portico - - -11. Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly amazed. -12. So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? -13. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. -14. But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, -15. and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. -16. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. - -17. "Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. -18. But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. -19. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, -20. and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, -21. whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. -22. For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. -23. And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.' -24. Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. -25. You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.' -26. To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities." - - - +1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. +2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; +3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. +4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” +5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. +6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” +7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. +8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. +9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God. +10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. +11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. +12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? +13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. +14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, +15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. +16 And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. +17 “Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. +18 But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. +19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, +20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, +21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. +22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. +23 And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ +24 Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days. +25 You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ +26 To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md index 2314e487..7ffa1e52 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,64 +1,42 @@ -Peter and John Arrested - # Chapter 4 -1. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, -2. being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. -3. And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. -4. However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. -Addressing the Sanhedrin - - -5. And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, -6. as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. -7. And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power or by what name have you done this?" - -8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: -9. If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, -10. let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. -11. This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.' -12. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." -The Name of Jesus Forbidden - - -13. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. -14. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. -15. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, -16. saying, "What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. -17. But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name." - -18. So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. -19. But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. -20. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." -21. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done. -22. For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed. -Prayer for Boldness - -23. And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. -24. So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, -25. who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: -'Why did the nations rage, +1 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, +2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. +3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. +4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. +5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, +6 as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. +7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?” +8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: +9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, +10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. +11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ +12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” +13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. +14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. +15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, +16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. +17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.” +18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. +19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. +20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” +21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done. +22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed. +23 And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. +24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, +25 who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: +‘Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things? - -26. The kings of the earth took their stand, +26 The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together -Against the Lord and against His Christ.' - -27. "For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together -28. to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. -29. Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, -30. by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus." - -31. And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. -Sharing in All Things - - -32. Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. -33. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. -34. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, -35. and laid them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. - -36. And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, -37. having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. - - - +Against the Lord and against His Christ.’ +27 “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together +28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. +29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, +30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” +31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. +32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. +33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. +34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, +35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. +36 And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, +37 having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md index 3d36ef86..cd6e6e14 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,68 +1,44 @@ -Lying to the Holy Spirit - # Chapter 5 -1. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. -2. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet. -3. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? -4. While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." - -5. Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. -6. And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. - -7. Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. -8. And Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?" -She said, "Yes, for so much." - -9. Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." -10. Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. -11. So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things. -Continuing Power in the Church - - -12. And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch. -13. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. -14. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, -15. so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. -16. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. -Imprisoned Apostles Freed - - -17. Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation, -18. and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. -19. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, -20. "Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life." - -21. And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. -Apostles on Trial Again - - -22. But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported, -23. saying, "Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!" -24. Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be. -25. So one came and told them, saying, "Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!" - -26. Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. -27. And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, -28. saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man's blood on us!" - -29. But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. -30. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. -31. Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. -32. And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." -Gamaliel's Advice - - -33. When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. -34. Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while. -35. And he said to them: "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men. -36. For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing. -37. After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed. -38. And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; -39. but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it--lest you even be found to fight against God." - -40. And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. -41. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. -42. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. - - - +1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. +2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. +3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? +4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” +5 Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. +6 And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him. +7 Now it was about three hours later when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. +8 And Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” +She said, “Yes, for so much.” +9 Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” +10 Then immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. +11 So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things. +12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. +13 Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. +14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, +15 so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. +16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. +17 Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation, +18 and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. +19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, +20 “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” +21 And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. +22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported, +23 saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!” +24 Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be. +25 So one came and told them, saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!” +26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. +27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, +28 saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!” +29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. +30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. +31 Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. +32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” +33 When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. +34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while. +35 And he said to them: “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men. +36 For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing. +37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed. +38 And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; +39 but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.” +40 And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. +41 So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. +42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md index 937f4c6d..d37c2ad8 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,26 +1,16 @@ -Seven Chosen to Serve - # Chapter 6 -1. Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. -2. Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. -3. Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; -4. but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word." - -5. And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, -6. whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. - -7. Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. -Stephen Accused of Blasphemy - - -8. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. -9. Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. -10. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. -11. Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." -12. And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. -13. They also set up false witnesses who said, "This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law; -14. for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered to us." -15. And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. - - - +1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. +2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. +3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; +4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” +5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, +6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. +7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. +8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. +9 Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. +10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. +11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” +12 And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. +13 They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law; +14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.” +15 And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md index e63c2b0b..736c4e57 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,121 +1,69 @@ -Stephen's Address: The Call of Abraham - # Chapter 7 -1. Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?" - -2. -And he said, "Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, -3. and said to him, 'Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.' -4. Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. -And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell. -5. -And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him. -6. But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and oppress them four hundred years. -7. ' -And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,' said God, 'and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.' -8. Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs. -The Patriarchs in Egypt - - -9. " -And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him -10. and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. -11. Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance. -12. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. -13. -And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to the Pharaoh. -14. Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, seventy-five people. -15. So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers. -16. -And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. -God Delivers Israel by Moses - - -17. "But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt -18. till another king arose who did not know Joseph. -19. This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live. -20. At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father's house for three months. -21. But when he was set out, Pharaoh's daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son. -22. -And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds. - -23. "Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. -24. -And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian. -25. For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand. -26. -And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?' -27. But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? -28. Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?' -29. Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he had two sons. - -30. " -And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. -31. When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, -32. saying, 'I am the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' -And Moses trembled and dared not look. -33. 'Then the Lord said to him, "Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. -34. I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. -And now come, I will send you to Egypt." ' - -35. "This Moses whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. -36. He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years. -Israel Rebels Against God - - -37. "This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.' - -38. "This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us, -39. whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. -And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, -40. saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' -41. -And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. -42. Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: -'Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, +1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?” +2 And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, +3 and said to him, ‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.’ +4 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell. +5 And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him. +6 But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and oppress them four hundred years. +7 ‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’ +8 Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs. +9 “And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him +10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. +11 Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance. +12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. +13 And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh. +14 Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, seventy-five people. +15 So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers. +16 And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. +17 “But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt +18 till another king arose who did not know Joseph. +19 This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live. +20 At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months. +21 But when he was set out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son. +22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds. +23 “Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. +24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian. +25 For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand. +26 And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’ +27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? +28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’ +29 Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he had two sons. +30 “And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai. +31 When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him, +32 saying, ‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and dared not look. +33 ‘Then the Lord said to him, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. +34 I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.” ’ +35 “This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush. +36 He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years. +37 “This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.’ +38 “This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us, +39 whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, +40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ +41 And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. +42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: +‘Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? - -43. You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, +43 You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of your god Remphan, Images which you made to worship; -And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.' -God's True Tabernacle - - -44. "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, -45. which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David, -46. who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob. -47. But Solomon built Him a house. - -48. "However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: - -49. 'Heaven is My throne, +And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.’ +44 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen, +45 which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David, +46 who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob. +47 But Solomon built Him a house. +48 “However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: +49 ‘Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the Lord, Or what is the place of My rest? - -50. Has My hand not made all these things?' -Israel Resists the Holy Spirit - - -51. "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. -52. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? -And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, -53. who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it." -Stephen the Martyr - - -54. When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. -55. But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, -56. and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" - -57. Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; -58. and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. -And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. -59. -And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." -60. Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." -And when he had said this, he fell asleep. - - - +50 Has My hand not made all these things?’ +51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. +52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers, +53 who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.” +54 When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. +55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, +56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” +57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; +58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. +59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” +60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md index 4fca8f90..776695a1 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,75 +1,48 @@ -Saul Persecutes the Church - # Chapter 8 -1. Now Saul was consenting to his death. +1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. -2. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. - -3. As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison. -Christ Is Preached in Samaria - - -4. Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. -5. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. -6. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. -7. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. -8. And there was great joy in that city. -The Sorcerer's Profession of Faith - - -9. But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, -10. to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God." -11. And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. -12. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. -13. Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. -The Sorcerer's Sin - - -14. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, -15. who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. -16. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -17. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. - -18. And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, -19. saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." - -20. But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! -21. You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. -22. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. -23. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity." - -24. Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me." - -25. So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. -Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian - -26. Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert. -27. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, -28. was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. -29. Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot." - -30. So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" - -31. And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. -32. The place in the Scripture which he read was this: -"He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; +2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. +3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison. +4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. +5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. +6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. +7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. +8 And there was great joy in that city. +9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, +10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” +11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. +12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. +13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. +14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, +15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. +16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. +18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, +19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” +20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! +21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. +22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. +23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” +24 Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.” +25 So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. +26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. +27 So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, +28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. +29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.” +30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” +31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. +32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: +“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth. - -33. In His humiliation His justice was taken away, +33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? -For His life is taken from the earth." - -34. So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?" -35. Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. -36. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" - -37. Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." -And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." - -38. So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. -39. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. -40. But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea. - - - +For His life is taken from the earth.” +34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” +35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. +36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” +37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” +And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” +38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. +39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. +40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md index c791c5bd..7f76ff8a 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,84 +1,47 @@ -The Damascus Road: Saul Converted - # Chapter 9 -1. Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest -2. and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. - -3. As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. -4. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, *"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"* - -5. And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" -Then the Lord said, *"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."* - -6. So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" -Then the Lord said to him, *"Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."* - -7. And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. -8. Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. -9. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. -Ananias Baptizes Saul - - -10. Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, *"Ananias."* -And he said, "Here I am, Lord." - -11. So the Lord said to him, *"Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.* -12. *And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight."* - -13. Then Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. -14. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name." - -15. But the Lord said to him, *"Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.* -16. *For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name's sake."* - -17. And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." -18. Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. - -19. So when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus. -Saul Preaches Christ - - -20. Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. - -21. Then all who heard were amazed, and said, "Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?" - -22. But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ. -Saul Escapes Death - - -23. Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him. -24. But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him. -25. Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket. -Saul at Jerusalem - - -26. And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple. -27. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. -28. So he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out. -29. And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him. -30. When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus. -The Church Prospers - - -31. Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied. -Aeneas Healed - - -32. Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. -33. There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. -34. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Then he arose immediately. -35. So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. -Dorcas Restored to Life - - -36. At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. -37. But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. -38. And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them. -39. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. -40. But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. -41. Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. -42. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord. -43. So it was that he stayed many days in Joppa with Simon, a tanner. - - - +1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest +2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. +3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. +4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” +5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” +Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” +6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” +Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” +7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. +8 Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. +9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. +10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” +And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” +11 So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. +12 And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.” +13 Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. +14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.” +15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. +16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.” +17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” +18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. +19 So when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus. +20 Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. +21 Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?” +22 But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ. +23 Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him. +24 But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him. +25 Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket. +26 And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple. +27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. +28 So he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out. +29 And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him. +30 When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus. +31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied. +32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. +33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. +34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately. +35 So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. +36 At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. +37 But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. +38 And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them. +39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. +40 But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. +41 Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. +42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord. +43 So it was that he stayed many days in Joppa with Simon, a tanner. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md index 271931e6..49d7976a 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,80 +1,52 @@ -Cornelius Sends a Delegation - # Chapter 10 -1. There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, -2. a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. -3. -About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius!" - -4. And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it, lord?" -So he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. -5. Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. -6. He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do." -7. And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. -8. So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa. -Peter's Vision - - -9. The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. -10. Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance -11. and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. -12. In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. -13. And a voice came to him, *"Rise, Peter; kill and eat."* - -14. But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean." - -15. And a voice spoke to him again the second time, *"What God has cleansed you must not call common."* -16. This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. -Summoned to Caesarea - - -17. Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. -18. And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. - -19. While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you. -20. Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them." - -21. Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, "Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?" - -22. And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you." -23. Then he invited them in and lodged them. +1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, +2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. +3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!” +4 And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” +So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. +5 Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. +6 He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.” +7 And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. +8 So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa. +9 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. +10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance +11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. +12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. +13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” +14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” +15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” +16 This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. +17 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate. +18 And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. +19 While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you. +20 Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.” +21 Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?” +22 And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.” +23 Then he invited them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him. -Peter Meets Cornelius - - -24. And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends. -25. As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. -26. But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." -27. And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. -28. Then he said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. -29. Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?" - -30. So Cornelius said, "Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, -31. and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. -32. Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.' -33. So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God." -Preaching to Cornelius' Household - - -34. Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. -35. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. -36. The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all-- -37. that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: -38. how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. -39. And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. -40. Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, -41. not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. -42. And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. -43. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins." -The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles - - -44. While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. -45. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. -46. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. +24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends. +25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. +26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.” +27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. +28 Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. +29 Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?” +30 So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, +31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. +32 Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.’ +33 So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.” +34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. +35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. +36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all— +37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: +38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. +39 And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. +40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, +41 not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. +42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. +43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” +44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. +45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. +46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, -47. "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" -48. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. - - - +47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” +48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md index 163a68bc..d9c620e3 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,46 +1,31 @@ -Peter Defends God's Grace - # Chapter 11 -1. Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. -2. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, -3. saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!" - -4. But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying: -5. "I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. -6. When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. -7. And I heard a voice saying to me, *'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'* -8. But I said, 'Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.' -9. But the voice answered me again from heaven, *'What God has cleansed you must not call common.'* -10. Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. -11. At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. -12. Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. -13. And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, -14. who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.' -15. And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. -16. Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, *'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'* -17. If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?" - -18. When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life." -Barnabas and Saul at Antioch - - -19. Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. -20. But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. -21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. - -22. Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. -23. When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. -24. For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. - -25. Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. -26. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. -Relief to Judea - - -27. And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. -28. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. -29. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. -30. This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. - - - +1 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. +2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, +3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” +4 But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying: +5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. +6 When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. +7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ +8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ +9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’ +10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. +11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. +12 Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. +13 And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, +14 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’ +15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. +16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ +17 If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?” +18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.” +19 Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. +20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. +21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. +22 Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. +23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. +24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. +25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. +26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. +27 And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. +28 Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. +29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. +30 This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md index c29c7c19..fa1e696a 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,47 +1,27 @@ -Herod's Violence to the Church - # Chapter 12 -1. Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. -2. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. -3. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. -4. So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. -Peter Freed from Prison - - -5. Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. -6. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. -7. Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands. -8. Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me." -9. So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. -10. When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. - -11. And when Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people." - -12. So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying. -13. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. -14. When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. -15. But they said to her, "You are beside yourself!" Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, "It is his angel." - -16. Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. -17. But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren." And he departed and went to another place. - -18. Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. -19. But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. +1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. +2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. +3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. +4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. +5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. +6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. +7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. +8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.” +9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. +10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. +11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.” +12 So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying. +13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. +14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. +15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.” +16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. +17 But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place. +18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. +19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. -Herod's Violent Death - - -20. Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king's personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country. - -21. So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. -22. And the people kept shouting, "The voice of a god and not of a man!" -23. Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died. - -24. But the word of God grew and multiplied. -Barnabas and Saul Appointed - - -25. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark. - - - +20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king’s country. +21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. +22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” +23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died. +24 But the word of God grew and multiplied. +25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md index 986ee8d0..47468d56 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,89 +1,64 @@ -Paul and Barnabas Are Sent to the Gentiles - # Chapter 13 -1. Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. -2. As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." -3. Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. -Preaching in Cyprus - - -4. So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. -5. And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant. - -6. Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, -7. who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. -8. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. -9. Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him -10. and said, "O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? -11. And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time." +1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. +2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” +3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. +4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. +5 And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant. +6 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, +7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. +8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. +9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him +10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? +11 And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. -12. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. -At Antioch in Pisidia - - -13. Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. -14. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. -15. And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on." - -16. Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: -17. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it. -18. Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness. -19. And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment. - -20. "After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. -21. And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. -22. And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.' -23. From this man's seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior--Jesus-- -24. after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. -25. And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.' - -26. "Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. -27. For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him. -28. And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. -29. Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. -30. But God raised Him from the dead. -31. He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. -32. And we declare to you glad tidings--that promise which was made to the fathers. -33. God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: -'You are My Son, -Today I have begotten You.' - -34. And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: -'I will give you the sure mercies of David.' - -35. Therefore He also says in another Psalm: -'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.' - -36. "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; -37. but He whom God raised up saw no corruption. -38. Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; -39. and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. -40. Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you: - -41. 'Behold, you despisers, +12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. +13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. +14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. +15 And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.” +16 Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: +17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it. +18 Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness. +19 And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment. +20 “After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. +21 And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. +22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ +23 From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus— +24 after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. +25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’ +26 “Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. +27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him. +28 And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. +29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. +30 But God raised Him from the dead. +31 He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. +32 And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers. +33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: +‘You are My Son, +Today I have begotten You.’ +34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: +‘I will give you the sure mercies of David.’ +35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm: +‘You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.’ +36 “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; +37 but He whom God raised up saw no corruption. +38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; +39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. +40 Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you: +41 ‘Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A work which you will by no means believe, -Though one were to declare it to you.' " -Blessing and Conflict at Antioch - - -42. So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. -43. Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. - -44. On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. -45. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. -46. Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. -47. For so the Lord has commanded us: -'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, -That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.' " - -48. Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. - -49. And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. -50. But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. -51. But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. -52. And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. - - - +Though one were to declare it to you.’ ” +42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. +43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. +44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. +45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. +46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. +47 For so the Lord has commanded us: +‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, +That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ” +48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. +49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. +50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. +51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. +52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md index 6521f451..4669e64b 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -At Iconium - # Chapter 14 -1. Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. -2. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren. -3. Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. - -4. But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles. -5. And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, -6. they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region. -7. And they were preaching the gospel there. -Idolatry at Lystra - - -8. And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. -9. This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, -10. said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked. -11. Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" -12. And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. -13. Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes. - -14. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out -15. and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, -16. who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. -17. Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness." -18. And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them. -Stoning, Escape to Derbe - - -19. Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. -20. However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. -Strengthening the Converts - - -21. And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, -22. strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God." -23. So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. -24. And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. -25. Now when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. -26. From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed. - -27. Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. -28. So they stayed there a long time with the disciples. - - - +1 Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. +2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren. +3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. +4 But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles. +5 And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, +6 they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region. +7 And they were preaching the gospel there. +8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. +9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, +10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked. +11 Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” +12 And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. +13 Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes. +14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out +15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, +16 who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. +17 Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” +18 And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them. +19 Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. +20 However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. +21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, +22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” +23 So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. +24 And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. +25 Now when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. +26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed. +27 Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. +28 So they stayed there a long time with the disciples. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md index fa33fe64..efd1e674 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,76 +1,51 @@ -Conflict over Circumcision - # Chapter 15 -1. And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." -2. Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question. - -3. So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. -4. And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them. -5. But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses." -The Jerusalem Council - - -6. Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. -7. And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: "Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. -8. So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, -9. and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. -10. Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? -11. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they." - -12. Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. -13. And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen to me: -14. Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. -15. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: - -16. 'After this I will return +1 And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” +2 Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question. +3 So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. +4 And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them. +5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.” +6 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. +7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. +8 So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, +9 and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. +10 Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? +11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” +12 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. +13 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me: +14 Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. +15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: +16 ‘After this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up; - -17. So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, +17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, -Says the Lord who does all these things.' - -18. "Known to God from eternity are all His works. -19. Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God, -20. but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood. -21. For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath." -The Jerusalem Decree - - -22. Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. - -23. They wrote this letter by them: -The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, -To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: +Says the Lord who does all these things.’ +18 “Known to God from eternity are all His works. +19 Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God, +20 but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood. +21 For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” +22 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. +23 They wrote this letter by them: +The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, +To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. - -24. Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, "You must be circumcised and keep the law"--to whom we gave no such commandment-- -25. it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, -26. men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. -27. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. -28. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: -29. that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. +24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”—to whom we gave no such commandment— +25 it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, +26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. +27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. +28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: +29 that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell. -Continuing Ministry in Syria - - -30. So when they were sent off, they came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. -31. When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement. -32. Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, exhorted and strengthened the brethren with many words. -33. And after they had stayed there for a time, they were sent back with greetings from the brethren to the apostles. - -34. However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there. -35. Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. -Division over John Mark - - -36. Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing." -37. Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. -38. But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. -39. Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; -40. but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. -41. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. - - - +30 So when they were sent off, they came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. +31 When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement. +32 Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, exhorted and strengthened the brethren with many words. +33 And after they had stayed there for a time, they were sent back with greetings from the brethren to the apostles. +34 However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there. +35 Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. +36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” +37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. +38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. +39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; +40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. +41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md index e8d85b58..636e7a08 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,68 +1,42 @@ -Timothy Joins Paul and Silas - # Chapter 16 -1. Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. -2. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. -3. Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. -4. And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. -5. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. -The Macedonian Call - - -6. Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. -7. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. -8. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. -9. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." -10. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. -Lydia Baptized at Philippi - - -11. Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, -12. and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. -13. And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. -14. Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. -15. And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." So she persuaded us. -Paul and Silas Imprisoned - - -16. Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. -17. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation." -18. And this she did for many days. -But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out that very hour. -19. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. - -20. And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, "These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; -21. and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe." -22. Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. -23. And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. -24. Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. -The Philippian Jailer Saved - - -25. But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. -26. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed. -27. And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. -28. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here." - -29. Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. -30. And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" - -31. So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." -32. Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. -33. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. -34. Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household. -Paul Refuses to Depart Secretly - - -35. And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, "Let those men go." - -36. So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace." - -37. But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out." - -38. And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. -39. Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city. -40. So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. - - - +1 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. +2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. +3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. +4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. +5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. +6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. +7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. +8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. +9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” +10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. +11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, +12 and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. +13 And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. +14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. +15 And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us. +16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. +17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” +18 And this she did for many days. +But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. +19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. +20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; +21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” +22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. +23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. +24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. +25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. +26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. +27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. +28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” +29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. +30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” +31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” +32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. +33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. +34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household. +35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Let those men go.” +36 So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace.” +37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.” +38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. +39 Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city. +40 So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md index 626aa937..410bc120 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,57 +1,38 @@ -Preaching Christ at Thessalonica - # Chapter 17 -1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. -2. Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, -3. explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ." -4. And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. -Assault on Jason's House - - -5. But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. -6. But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. -7. Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king--Jesus." -8. And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things. -9. So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. -Ministering at Berea - - -10. Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. -11. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. -12. Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. -13. But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. -14. Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. -15. So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed. -The Philosophers at Athens - - -16. Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. -17. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. -18. Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" -Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. - -19. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak? -20. For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean." -21. For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing. -Addressing the Areopagus - - -22. Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; -23. for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: +1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. +2 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, +3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” +4 And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. +5 But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. +6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. +7 Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.” +8 And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things. +9 So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. +10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. +11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. +12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. +13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. +14 Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. +15 So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed. +16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. +17 Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. +18 Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” +Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. +19 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak? +20 For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.” +21 For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing. +22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; +23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: -24. God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. -25. Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. -26. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, -27. so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; -28. for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.' -29. Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising. -30. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, -31. because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." - -32. And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, "We will hear you again on this matter." -33. So Paul departed from among them. -34. However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. - - - +24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. +25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. +26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, +27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; +28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ +29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. +30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, +31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” +32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” +33 So Paul departed from among them. +34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md index aa9af1ba..6a5618c0 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,45 +1,29 @@ -Ministering at Corinth - # Chapter 18 -1. After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. -2. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. -3. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. -4. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. - -5. When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. -6. But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." -7. And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. -8. Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. - -9. Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, *"Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent;* -10. *for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city."* -11. And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. - -12. When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, -13. saying, "This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law." - -14. And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. -15. But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters." -16. And he drove them from the judgment seat. -17. Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things. -Paul Returns to Antioch - - -18. So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. -19. And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. -20. When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, -21. but took leave of them, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing." And he sailed from Ephesus. - -22. And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. -23. After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. -Ministry of Apollos - - -24. Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. -25. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. -26. So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. -27. And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; -28. for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. - - - +1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. +2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. +3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. +4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. +5 When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. +6 But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” +7 And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. +8 Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. +9 Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; +10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” +11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. +12 When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, +13 saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.” +14 And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. +15 But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.” +16 And he drove them from the judgment seat. +17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things. +18 So Paul still remained a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. +19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. +20 When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, +21 but took leave of them, saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus. +22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. +23 After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. +24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. +25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. +26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. +27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; +28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md index 1fe3655a..60156791 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,64 +1,44 @@ -Paul at Ephesus - # Chapter 19 -1. And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples -2. he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" -So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." - -3. And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized?" -So they said, "Into John's baptism." - -4. Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." - -5. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -6. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. -7. Now the men were about twelve in all. - -8. And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God. -9. But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. -10. And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. -Miracles Glorify Christ - - -11. Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, -12. so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. -13. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches." -14. Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. - -15. And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?" - -16. Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. -17. This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. -18. And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. -19. Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. -20. So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed. -The Riot at Ephesus - - -21. When these things were accomplished, Paul purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome." -22. So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time. - -23. And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way. -24. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen. -25. He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: "Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. -26. Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands. -27. So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship." - -28. Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" -29. So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's travel companions. -30. And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him. -31. Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater. -32. Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together. -33. And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people. -34. But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" - -35. And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: "Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus? -36. Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly. -37. For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess. -38. Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. -39. But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. -40. For we are in danger of being called in question for today's uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disorderly gathering." -41. And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly. - - - +1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples +2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” +So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” +3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” +So they said, “Into John’s baptism.” +4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” +5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. +7 Now the men were about twelve in all. +8 And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God. +9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. +10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. +11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, +12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. +13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” +14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. +15 And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” +16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. +17 This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. +18 And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. +19 Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. +20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed. +21 When these things were accomplished, Paul purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” +22 So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time. +23 And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way. +24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen. +25 He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: “Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. +26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands. +27 So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.” +28 Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” +29 So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travel companions. +30 And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him. +31 Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater. +32 Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together. +33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people. +34 But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” +35 And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus? +36 Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly. +37 For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess. +38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. +39 But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. +40 For we are in danger of being called in question for today’s uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disorderly gathering.” +41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md index d2887e4d..701df702 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -Journeys in Greece - # Chapter 20 -1. After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. -2. Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece -3. and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. -4. And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia--also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. -5. These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas. -6. But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days. -Ministering at Troas - - -7. Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. -8. There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together. -9. And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. -10. But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, "Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him." -11. Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. -12. And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted. -From Troas to Miletus - - -13. Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot. -14. And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. -15. We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. -16. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost. -The Ephesian Elders Exhorted - - -17. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. -18. And when they had come to him, he said to them: "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, -19. serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; -20. how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, -21. testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. -22. And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, -23. except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. -24. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. - -25. "And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. -26. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. -27. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. -28. Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. -29. For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. -30. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. -31. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. - -32. "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. -33. I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. -34. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. -35. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, *'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'* " - -36. And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. -37. Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, -38. sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. - - - +1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. +2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece +3 and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. +4 And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia—also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia. +5 These men, going ahead, waited for us at Troas. +6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days. +7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. +8 There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together. +9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. +10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.” +11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. +12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted. +13 Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot. +14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. +15 We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios. The following day we arrived at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium. The next day we came to Miletus. +16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost. +17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. +18 And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, +19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; +20 how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, +21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. +22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, +23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. +24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. +25 “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. +26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. +27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. +28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. +29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. +30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. +31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. +32 “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. +33 I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. +34 Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. +35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” +36 And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. +37 Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, +38 sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md index a5cc18f6..2f55d957 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,63 +1,43 @@ -Warnings on the Journey to Jerusalem - # Chapter 21 -1. Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. -2. And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. -3. When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. -4. And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. -5. When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed. -6. When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned home. - -7. And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day. -8. On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. -9. Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. -10. And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. -11. When he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' " - -12. Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. -13. Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." - -14. So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." -Paul Urged to Make Peace - - -15. And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. -16. Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. - -17. And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. -18. On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. -19. When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. -20. And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law; -21. but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. -22. What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. -23. Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. -24. Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. -25. But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality." -Arrested in the Temple - - -26. Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them. - -27. Now when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, -28. crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place." -29. (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) - -30. And all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. -31. Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. -32. He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. -33. Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. -34. And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another. +1 Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. +2 And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. +3 When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. +4 And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. +5 When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed. +6 When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned home. +7 And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day. +8 On the next day we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. +9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. +10 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. +11 When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ” +12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. +13 Then Paul answered, “What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” +14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.” +15 And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. +16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. +17 And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. +18 On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. +19 When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. +20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law; +21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. +22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. +23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. +24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. +25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.” +26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them. +27 Now when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, +28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” +29 (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) +30 And all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. +31 Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. +32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. +33 Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. +34 And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another. So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. -35. When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. -36. For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him!"Addressing the Jerusalem Mob - -37. Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, "May I speak to you?" -He replied, "Can you speak Greek? -38. Are you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?" - -39. But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people." - -40. So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying, - - - +35 When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. +36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!” +37 Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I speak to you?” +He replied, “Can you speak Greek? +38 Are you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?” +39 But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.” +40 So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying, \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md index d2a80a1f..2f8fbaa7 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,53 +1,34 @@ -Paul's Defense at Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. "Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now." -2. And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. +1 “Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” +2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said: -3. "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers' law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today. -4. I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, -5. as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished. - -6. "Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. -7. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'* -8. So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, *'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'* - -9. "And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. -10. So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, *'Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.'* -11. And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus. - -12. "Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there, -13. came to me; and he stood and said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that same hour I looked up at him. -14. Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. -15. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. -16. And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' - -17. "Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance -18. and saw Him saying to me, *'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.'* -19. So I said, 'Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You. -20. And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.' -21. Then He said to me, *'Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.'* " -Paul's Roman Citizenship - - -22. And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!" -23. Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, -24. the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. -25. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?" - -26. When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, "Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman." - -27. Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" -He said, "Yes." - -28. The commander answered, "With a large sum I obtained this citizenship." -And Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." - -29. Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. -The Sanhedrin Divided - - -30. The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them. - - - +3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today. +4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, +5 as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished. +6 “Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. +7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ +8 So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ +9 “And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. +10 So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ +11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus. +12 “Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there, +13 came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him. +14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. +15 For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. +16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ +17 “Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance +18 and saw Him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ +19 So I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You. +20 And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ +21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ” +22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!” +23 Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, +24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. +25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?” +26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.” +27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” +He said, “Yes.” +28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” +And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.” +29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. +30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md index 19e254bb..462a1097 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,63 +1,39 @@ -The Jerusalem Jews Plot to Kill Paul - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day." -2. And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. -3. Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?" - -4. And those who stood by said, "Do you revile God's high priest?" - -5. Then Paul said, "I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.' " - -6. But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!" - -7. And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. -8. For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection--and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. -9. Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees' party arose and protested, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God." - -10. Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks. -The Plot Against Paul - - -11. But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, *"Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome."* - -12. And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. -13. Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. -14. They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. -15. Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near." - -16. So when Paul's sister's son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. -17. Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him." -18. So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you." - -19. Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?" - -20. And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him. -21. But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you." - -22. So the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me." -Sent to Felix - - -23. And he called for two centurions, saying, "Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night; -24. and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor." -25. He wrote a letter in the following manner: - -26. Claudius Lysias, -To the most excellent governor Felix: +1 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” +2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. +3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?” +4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?” +5 Then Paul said, “I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ” +6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!” +7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. +8 For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. +9 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.” +10 Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks. +11 But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.” +12 And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. +13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. +14 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. +15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.” +16 So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. +17 Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.” +18 So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you.” +19 Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” +20 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him. +21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.” +22 So the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.” +23 And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night; +24 and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” +25 He wrote a letter in the following manner: +26 Claudius Lysias, +To the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings. - -27. This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. -28. And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council. -29. I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains. -30. And when it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. +27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. +28 And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council. +29 I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains. +30 And when it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. Farewell. - -31. Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. -32. The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks. -33. When they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. -34. And when the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia, -35. he said, "I will hear you when your accusers also have come." And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium. - - - +31 Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. +32 The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks. +33 When they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. +34 And when the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia, +35 he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also have come.” And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md index ce09ad13..061f7673 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,43 +1,28 @@ -Accused of Sedition - # Chapter 24 -1. Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. - -2. And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: "Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, -3. we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. -4. Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us. -5. For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. -6. He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law. -7. But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, -8. commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him." -9. And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so. -The Defense Before Felix - - -10. Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: "Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself, -11. because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. -12. And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city. -13. Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. -14. But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. -15. I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. -16. This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men. - -17. "Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, -18. in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. -19. They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me. -20. Or else let those who are here themselves say if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council, -21. unless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.' " -Felix Procrastinates - - -22. But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case." -23. So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him. - -24. And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. -25. Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, "Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you." -26. Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him. - -27. But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound. - - - +1 Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. +2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, +3 we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. +4 Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us. +5 For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. +6 He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law. +7 But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, +8 commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.” +9 And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so. +10 Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: “Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself, +11 because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. +12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city. +13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. +14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. +15 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. +16 This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men. +17 “Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, +18 in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. +19 They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me. +20 Or else let those who are here themselves say if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council, +21 unless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.’ ” +22 But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.” +23 So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him. +24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. +25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.” +26 Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him. +27 But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md index 1a06b1ba..48883884 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,43 +1,29 @@ -Paul Appeals to Caesar - # Chapter 25 -1. Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. -2. Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, -3. asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem--while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him. -4. But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. -5. "Therefore," he said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him." - -6. And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. -7. When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, -8. while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all." - -9. But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?" - -10. So Paul said, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. -11. For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar." - -12. Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!" -Paul Before Agrippa - - -13. And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus. -14. When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, -15. about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. -16. To them I answered, 'It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.' -17. Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in. -18. When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed, -19. but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. -20. And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. -21. But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar." - -22. Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." -"Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him." - -23. So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was brought in. -24. And Festus said: "King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer. -25. But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him. -26. I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write. -27. For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him." - - - +1 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. +2 Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, +3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him. +4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. +5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him.” +6 And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. +7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, +8 while he answered for himself, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.” +9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?” +10 So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. +11 For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.” +12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!” +13 And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus. +14 When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, +15 about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. +16 To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’ +17 Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in. +18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed, +19 but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. +20 And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. +21 But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.” +22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” +“Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” +23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in. +24 And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer. +25 But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him. +26 I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write. +27 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md index 0eaf45cf..4a90ee04 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,54 +1,34 @@ -Paul's Early Life - # Chapter 26 -1. Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You are permitted to speak for yourself." +1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself: -2. "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, -3. especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently. - -4. "My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know. -5. They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. -6. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. -7. To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews. -8. Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? - -9. "Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. -10. This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. -11. And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities. -Paul Recounts His Conversion - -12. "While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, -13. at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. -14. And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'* -15. So I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said, *'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.* -16. *But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.* -17. *I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,* -18. *to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'* -Paul's Post-Conversion Life - - -19. "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, -20. but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. -21. For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. -22. Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come-- -23. that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles." -Agrippa Parries Paul's Challenge - - -24. Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!" - -25. But he said, "I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason. -26. For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner. -27. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe." - -28. Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian." - -29. And Paul said, "I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains." - -30. When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them; -31. and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, "This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains." - -32. Then Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar." - - - +2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, +3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently. +4 “My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know. +5 They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. +6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. +7 To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews. +8 Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? +9 “Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. +10 This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. +11 And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities. +12 “While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, +13 at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. +14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ +15 So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. +16 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. +17 I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, +18 to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’ +19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, +20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. +21 For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. +22 Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come— +23 that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” +24 Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!” +25 But he said, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason. +26 For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner. +27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.” +28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” +29 And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.” +30 When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them; +31 and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.” +32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md index 400705ab..d4870ca4 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,64 +1,45 @@ -The Voyage to Rome Begins - # Chapter 27 -1. And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. -2. So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. -3. And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care. -4. When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. -5. And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. -6. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board. - -7. When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone. -8. Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. -Paul's Warning Ignored - - -9. Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, -10. saying, "Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives." -11. Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul. -12. And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there. -In the Tempest - - -13. When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. -14. But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon. -15. So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive. -16. And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty. -17. When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven. -18. And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship. -19. On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands. -20. Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up. - -21. But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. -22. And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. -23. For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, -24. saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.' -25. Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. -26. However, we must run aground on a certain island." - -27. Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land. -28. And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. -29. Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come. -30. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, -31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." -32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off. - -33. And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing. -34. Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you." -35. And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat. -36. Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves. -37. And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship. -38. So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea. -Shipwrecked on Malta - - -39. When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible. -40. And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore. -41. But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves. - -42. And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. -43. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, -44. and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land. - - - +1 And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. +2 So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. +3 And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care. +4 When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. +5 And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. +6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board. +7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone. +8 Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. +9 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, +10 saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.” +11 Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul. +12 And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there. +13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. +14 But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon. +15 So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive. +16 And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty. +17 When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven. +18 And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship. +19 On the third day we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands. +20 Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up. +21 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. +22 And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. +23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, +24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ +25 Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. +26 However, we must run aground on a certain island.” +27 Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land. +28 And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. +29 Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come. +30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, +31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” +32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off. +33 And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing. +34 Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.” +35 And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat. +36 Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves. +37 And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship. +38 So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea. +39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible. +40 And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore. +41 But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves. +42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. +43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, +44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md index 17285acd..719f492b 100644 --- a/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NKJV/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,58 +1,40 @@ -Paul's Ministry on Malta - # Chapter 28 -1. Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. -2. And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. -3. But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. -4. So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live." -5. But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. -6. However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. - -7. In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. -8. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. -9. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. -10. They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. -Arrival at Rome - - -11. After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island. -12. And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days. -13. From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli, -14. where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome. -15. And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage. - -16. Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him. -Paul's Ministry at Rome - - -17. And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: "Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, -18. who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. -19. But when the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. -20. For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain." - -21. Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you. -22. But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere." - -23. So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. -24. And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. -25. So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, -26. saying, -'Go to this people and say: -"Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; +1 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. +2 And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. +3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. +4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.” +5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. +6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. +7 In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. +8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. +9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. +10 They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary. +11 After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island. +12 And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days. +13 From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli, +14 where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome. +15 And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage. +16 Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him. +17 And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: “Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, +18 who, when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. +19 But when the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. +20 For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.” +21 Then they said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you. +22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere.” +23 So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. +24 And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. +25 So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, +26 saying, +‘Go to this people and say: +“Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive; - -27. For the hearts of this people have grown dull. +27 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, -So that I should heal them." ' - -28. "Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!" -29. And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. - -30. Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, -31. preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. - - - +So that I should heal them.” ’ +28 “Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!” +29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. +30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, +31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md index 51492c6f..6588f6ec 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,53 +1,34 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God -2. which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, -3. concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, -4. and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. -5. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, -6. among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; - -7. To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: +1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God +2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, +3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, +4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. +5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, +6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; +7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Desire to Visit Rome - - -8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. -9. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, -10. making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. -11. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established-- -12. that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. - -13. Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. -14. I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. -15. So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. -The Just Live by Faith - - -16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. -17. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." -God's Wrath on Unrighteousness - - -18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, -19. because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. -20. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, -21. because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. -22. Professing to be wise, they became fools, -23. and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man--and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. - -24. Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, -25. who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. - -26. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. -27. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. - -28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; -29. being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, -30. backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, -31. undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; -32. who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. - - - +8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. +9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, +10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. +11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— +12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. +13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. +14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. +15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. +16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. +17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” +18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, +19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. +20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, +21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. +22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, +23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. +24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, +25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. +26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. +27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. +28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; +29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, +30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, +31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; +32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md index 3291f16c..fbbd437a 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,42 +1,30 @@ -God's Righteous Judgment - # Chapter 2 -1. Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. -2. But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. -3. And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? -4. Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? -5. But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, -6. who "will render to each one according to his deeds": -7. eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; -8. but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath, -9. tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; -10. but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. -11. For there is no partiality with God. - -12. For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law -13. (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; -14. for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, -15. who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) -16. in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. -The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles - - -17. Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God, -18. and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, -19. and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, -20. an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. -21. You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? -22. You who say, "Do not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? -23. You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? -24. For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," as it is written. -Circumcision of No Avail - - -25. For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. -26. Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? -27. And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? -28. For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; -29. but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God. - - - +1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. +2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. +3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? +4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? +5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, +6 who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: +7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; +8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, +9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; +10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. +11 For there is no partiality with God. +12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law +13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; +14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, +15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) +16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. +17 Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God, +18 and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, +19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, +20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. +21 You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? +22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? +23 You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? +24 For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written. +25 For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. +26 Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? +27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? +28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; +29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md index 902e9eaf..8bfd92a5 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,65 +1,40 @@ -God's Judgment Defended - # Chapter 3 -1. What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? -2. Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. -3. For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? -4. Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: -"That You may be justified in Your words, -And may overcome when You are judged." - -5. But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.) -6. Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world? - -7. For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? -8. And why not say, "Let us do evil that good may come"?--as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. -All Have Sinned - -9. What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. - -10. As it is written: -"There is none righteous, no, not one; - -11. There is none who understands; +1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? +2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. +3 For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? +4 Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: +“That You may be justified in Your words, +And may overcome when You are judged.” +5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.) +6 Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world? +7 For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? +8 And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. +9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin. +10 As it is written: +“There is none righteous, no, not one; +11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. - -12. They have all turned aside; +12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; -There is none who does good, no, not one." - -13. "Their throat is an open tomb; -With their tongues they have practiced deceit"; -"The poison of asps is under their lips"; - -14. "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness." - -15. "Their feet are swift to shed blood; - -16. Destruction and misery are in their ways; - -17. And the way of peace they have not known." - -18. "There is no fear of God before their eyes." - -19. Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. -20. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. -God's Righteousness Through Faith - - -21. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, -22. even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; -23. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, -24. being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, -25. whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, -26. to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. -Boasting Excluded - - -27. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. -28. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. -29. Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, -30. since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. -31. Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law. - - - +There is none who does good, no, not one.” +13 “Their throat is an open tomb; +With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; +“The poison of asps is under their lips”; +14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” +15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; +16 Destruction and misery are in their ways; +17 And the way of peace they have not known.” +18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” +19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. +20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. +21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, +22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; +23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, +24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, +25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, +26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. +27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. +28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. +29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, +30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. +31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md index afa40b22..4211e325 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -Abraham Justified by Faith - # Chapter 4 -1. What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? -2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. -3. For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." -4. Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. -David Celebrates the Same Truth - - -5. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, -6. just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: - -7. "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, +1 What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? +2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. +3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” +4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. +5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, +6 just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: +7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered; - -8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin." -Abraham Justified Before Circumcision - - -9. Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. -10. How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. -11. And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, -12. and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised. -The Promise Granted Through Faith - - -13. For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. -14. For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, -15. because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression. - -16. Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all -17. (as it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed--God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; -18. who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be." -19. And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. -20. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, -21. and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. -22. And therefore "it was accounted to him for righteousness." - -23. Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, -24. but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, -25. who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification. - - - +8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.” +9 Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. +10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. +11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, +12 and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised. +13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. +14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, +15 because the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression. +16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all +17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; +18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” +19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. +20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, +21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. +22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.” +23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, +24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, +25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md index c400b0b1..d2fa5fd2 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,34 +1,22 @@ -Faith Triumphs in Trouble - # Chapter 5 -1. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, -2. through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. -3. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; -4. and perseverance, character; and character, hope. -5. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. -Christ in Our Place - - -6. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. -7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. -8. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -9. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. -10. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. -11. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. -Death in Adam, Life in Christ - -12. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-- -13. (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. -14. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. -15. But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. -16. And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. -17. For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) - -18. Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. -19. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous. - -20. Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, -21. so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - - - +1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, +2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. +3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; +4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. +5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. +6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. +7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. +8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. +9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. +10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. +11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. +12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— +13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. +14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. +15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. +16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. +17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) +18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. +19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. +20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, +21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md index 720b76d9..ea420299 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,24 @@ -Dead to Sin, Alive to God - # Chapter 6 -1. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? -2. Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? -3. Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? -4. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. - -5. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, -6. knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. -7. For he who has died has been freed from sin. -8. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, -9. knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. -10. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. -11. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - -12. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. -13. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. -14. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. -From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God - - -15. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! -16. Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? -17. But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. -18. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. -19. I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. - -20. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. -21. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. -22. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. -23. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? +2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? +3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? +4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. +5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, +6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. +7 For he who has died has been freed from sin. +8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, +9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. +10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. +11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. +12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. +13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. +14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. +15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! +16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? +17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. +18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. +19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. +20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. +21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. +22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. +23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md index 20fd563a..7443ca81 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -Freed from the Law - # Chapter 7 -1. Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? -2. For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. -3. So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. -4. Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another--to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. -5. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. -6. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. -Sin's Advantage in the Law - - -7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." -8. But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. -9. I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. -10. And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death. -11. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. -12. Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. -Law Cannot Save from Sin - - -13. Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. -14. For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. -15. For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. -16. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. -17. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. -18. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. -19. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. -20. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. - -21. I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. -22. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. -23. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. -24. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? -25. I thank God--through Jesus Christ our Lord! -So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. - - - +1 Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? +2 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. +3 So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. +4 Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. +5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. +6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. +7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” +8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. +9 I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. +10 And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death. +11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. +12 Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. +13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. +14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. +15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. +16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. +17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. +18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. +19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. +20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. +21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. +22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. +23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. +24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? +25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! +So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md index 4d2a4635..c14f675c 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,60 +1,42 @@ -Free from Indwelling Sin - # Chapter 8 -1. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. -2. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. -3. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, -4. that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. -5. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. -6. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. -7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. -8. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. - -9. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. -10. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. -11. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. -Sonship Through the Spirit - - -12. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors--not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. -13. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. -14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. -15. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." -16. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, -17. and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. -From Suffering to Glory - - -18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. -19. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. -20. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; -21. because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. -22. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. -23. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. -24. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? -25. But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. - -26. Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. -27. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. - -28. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. -29. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. -30. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. -God's Everlasting Love - - -31. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? -32. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? -33. Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. -34. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. -35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? -36. As it is written: -"For Your sake we are killed all day long; -We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." - -37. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. -38. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, -39. nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. +2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. +3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, +4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. +5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. +6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. +7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. +8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. +9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. +10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. +11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. +12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. +13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. +14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. +15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” +16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, +17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. +18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. +19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. +20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; +21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. +22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. +23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. +24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? +25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. +26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. +27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. +28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. +29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. +30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. +31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? +32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? +33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. +34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. +35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? +36 As it is written: +“For Your sake we are killed all day long; +We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” +37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. +38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, +39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md index c84b6c33..d0363ef8 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,70 +1,46 @@ -Israel's Rejection of Christ - # Chapter 9 -1. I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, -2. that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. -3. For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, -4. who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; -5. of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen. -Israel's Rejection and God's Purpose - -6. But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, -7. nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, "In Isaac your seed shall be called." -8. That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. -9. For this is the word of promise: "At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son." - -10. -And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac -11. (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls), -12. it was said to her, "The older shall serve the younger." -13. As it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated." -Israel's Rejection and God's Justice - - -14. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! -15. For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion." -16. So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. -17. For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth." -18. Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. - -19. You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" -20. But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" -21. Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? - -22. What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, -23. and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, -24. even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? - -25. As He says also in Hosea: -"I will call them My people, who were not My people, -And her beloved, who was not beloved." - -26. " -And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, -'You are not My people,' -There they shall be called sons of the living God." - -27. Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: -"Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, +1 I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, +2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. +3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, +4 who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; +5 of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen. +6 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, +7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” +8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. +9 For this is the word of promise: “At this time I will come and Sarah shall have a son.” +10 And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac +11 (for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls), +12 it was said to her, “The older shall serve the younger.” +13 As it is written, “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.” +14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! +15 For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” +16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. +17 For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” +18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. +19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” +20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” +21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? +22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, +23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, +24 even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? +25 As He says also in Hosea: +“I will call them My people, who were not My people, +And her beloved, who was not beloved.” +26 “And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, +‘You are not My people,’ +There they shall be called sons of the living God.” +27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: +“Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved. - -28. For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, -Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth." - -29. -And as Isaiah said before: -"Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, +28 For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, +Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.” +29 And as Isaiah said before: +“Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, -And we would have been made like Gomorrah." -Present Condition of Israel - - -30. What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; -31. but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. -32. Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. -33. As it is written: -"Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, -And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." - - - +And we would have been made like Gomorrah.” +30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; +31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. +32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. +33 As it is written: +“Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, +And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md index c0dc123a..24d7de3e 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -Israel Needs the Gospel - # Chapter 10 -1. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. -2. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. -3. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. -4. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. - -5. For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." -6. But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) -7. or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). -8. But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): -9. that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. -10. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. -11. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." -12. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. -13. For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." -Israel Rejects the Gospel - - -14. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? -15. And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: -"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, -Who bring glad tidings of good things!" - -16. But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" -17. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. - -18. But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: -"Their sound has gone out to all the earth, -And their words to the ends of the world." - -19. But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: -"I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, -I will move you to anger by a foolish nation." - -20. But Isaiah is very bold and says: -"I was found by those who did not seek Me; -I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." - -21. But to Israel he says: -"All day long I have stretched out My hands -To a disobedient and contrary people." - - - +1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. +2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. +3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. +4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. +5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” +6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) +7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). +8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): +9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. +10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. +11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” +12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. +13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” +14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? +15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: +“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, +Who bring glad tidings of good things!” +16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” +17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. +18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: +“Their sound has gone out to all the earth, +And their words to the ends of the world.” +19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: +“I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, +I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.” +20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: +“I was found by those who did not seek Me; +I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.” +21 But to Israel he says: +“All day long I have stretched out My hands +To a disobedient and contrary people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md index 991ac42f..b1ecbae7 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,72 +1,49 @@ -Israel's Rejection Not Total - # Chapter 11 -1. I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. -2. God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. -Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, -3. "Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life"? -4. But what does the divine response say to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." -5. Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. -6. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. - -7. What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. -8. Just as it is written: -"God has given them a spirit of stupor, +1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. +2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, +3 “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? +4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” +5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. +6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. +7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. +8 Just as it is written: +“God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, -To this very day." - -9. And David says: -"Let their table become a snare and a trap, +To this very day.” +9 And David says: +“Let their table become a snare and a trap, A stumbling block and a recompense to them. - -10. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, -And bow down their back always." -Israel's Rejection Not Final - - -11. I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. -12. Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! - -13. For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, -14. if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. -15. For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? - -16. For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. -17. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, -18. do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. - -19. You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." -20. Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. -21. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. -22. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. -23. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. -24. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? - -25. For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. -26. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: -"The Deliverer will come out of Zion, +10 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, +And bow down their back always.” +11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. +12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! +13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, +14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. +15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? +16 For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. +17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, +18 do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. +19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” +20 Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. +21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. +22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. +23 And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. +24 For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? +25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. +26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: +“The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; - -27. For this is My covenant with them, -When I take away their sins." - -28. Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. -29. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. -30. For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, -31. even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. -32. For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all. - -33. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! - -34. "For who has known the mind of the Lord? -Or who has become His counselor?" - -35. " -Or who has first given to Him -And it shall be repaid to him?" - -36. For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. - - - +27 For this is My covenant with them, +When I take away their sins.” +28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. +29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. +30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, +31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. +32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all. +33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! +34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord? +Or who has become His counselor?” +35 “Or who has first given to Him +And it shall be repaid to him?” +36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md index 4f011c28..28263583 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Living Sacrifices to God - # Chapter 12 -1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. -2. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. -Serve God with Spiritual Gifts - - -3. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. -4. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, -5. so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. -6. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; -7. or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; -8. he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. -Behave Like a Christian - - -9. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. -10. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; -11. not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; -12. rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; -13. distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. - -14. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. -15. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. -16. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. - -17. Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. -18. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. -19. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. -20. Therefore -"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; +1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. +2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. +3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. +4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, +5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. +6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; +7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; +8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. +9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. +10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; +11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; +12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; +13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. +14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. +15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. +16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. +17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. +18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. +19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. +20 Therefore +“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; -For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." - -21. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - - - +For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” +21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md index 0d7d8ecb..7fd6f2a8 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,25 +1,15 @@ -Submit to Government - # Chapter 13 -1. Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. -2. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. -3. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. -4. For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. -5. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. -6. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing. -7. Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. -Love Your Neighbor - -8. Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. -9. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -10. Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. -Put on Christ - - -11. And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. -12. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. -13. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. -14. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. - - - +1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. +2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. +3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. +4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. +5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. +6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. +7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. +8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. +9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” +10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. +11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. +12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. +13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. +14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md index 0d022add..89193b35 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,38 +1,27 @@ -The Law of Liberty - # Chapter 14 -1. Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. -2. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. -3. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. -4. Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. - -5. One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. -6. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. -7. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. -8. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. -9. For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. -10. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. -11. For it is written: -"As I live, says the Lord, +1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. +2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. +3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. +4 Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. +5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. +6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. +7 For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. +8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. +9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. +10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. +11 For it is written: +“As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, -And every tongue shall confess to God." - -12. So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. -13. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way. -The Law of Love - - -14. I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. -15. Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. -16. Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; -17. for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. -18. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. - -19. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. -20. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. -21. It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. -22. Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. -23. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. - - - +And every tongue shall confess to God.” +12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. +13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way. +14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. +15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. +16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; +17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. +18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. +19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. +20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. +21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. +22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. +23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md index ab915f16..949d74ac 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,63 +1,44 @@ -Bearing Others' Burdens - # Chapter 15 -1. We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. -2. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. -3. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." -4. For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. -5. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, -6. that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -Glorify God Together - - -7. Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. -8. Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, -9. and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: -"For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, -And sing to Your name." - -10. And again he says: -"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!" - -11. And again: -"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! -Laud Him, all you peoples!" - -12. And again, Isaiah says: -"There shall be a root of Jesse; +1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. +2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. +3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” +4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. +5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, +6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. +7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. +8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, +9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: +“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, +And sing to Your name.” +10 And again he says: +“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” +11 And again: +“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! +Laud Him, all you peoples!” +12 And again, Isaiah says: +“There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, -In Him the Gentiles shall hope." - -13. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. -From Jerusalem to Illyricum - - -14. Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. -15. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, -16. that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. -17. Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. -18. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient-- -19. in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. -20. And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation, -21. but as it is written: -"To whom He was not announced, they shall see; -And those who have not heard shall understand." -Plan to Visit Rome - - -22. For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you. -23. But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, -24. whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. -25. But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. -26. For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. -27. It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. -28. Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. -29. But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. - -30. Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, -31. that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, -32. that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. -33. Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. - - - +In Him the Gentiles shall hope.” +13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. +14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. +15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, +16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. +17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. +18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient— +19 in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. +20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation, +21 but as it is written: +“To whom He was not announced, they shall see; +And those who have not heard shall understand.” +22 For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you. +23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, +24 whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while. +25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. +26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. +27 It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. +28 Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. +29 But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. +30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, +31 that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, +32 that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. +33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md index 9d268d6f..ecdbb843 100644 --- a/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,52 +1,30 @@ -Sister Phoebe Commended - # Chapter 16 -1. I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, -2. that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. -Greeting Roman Saints - - -3. Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, -4. who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. -5. Likewise greet the church that is in their house. +1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, +2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. +3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, +4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. +5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ. -6. Greet Mary, who labored much for us. -7. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. - -8. Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. -9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. -10. Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. -11. Greet Herodion, my countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. - -12. Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord. -13. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. -14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. -15. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. - -16. Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you. -Avoid Divisive Persons - - -17. Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. -18. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. -19. For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. -20. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. +6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us. +7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. +8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. +9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. +10 Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. +11 Greet Herodion, my countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. +12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord. +13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. +14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. +15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. +16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you. +17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. +18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. +19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. +20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. -Greetings from Paul's Friends - - -21. Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. - -22. I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. - -23. Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. -24. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. -Benediction - - -25. Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began -26. but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith-- -27. to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. - - - +21 Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. +22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. +23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. +24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. +25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began +26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith— +27 to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index c18c78ad..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, - -2. To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Spiritual Gifts at Corinth - - -4. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, -5. that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, -6. even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, -7. so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, -8. who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. -Sectarianism Is Sin - - -10. Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. -11. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you. -12. Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ." -13. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? - -14. I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, -15. lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. -16. Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. -17. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. -Christ the Power and Wisdom of God - -18. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. -19. For it is written: -"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, -And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." - -20. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? -21. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. -22. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; -23. but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, -24. but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. -25. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. -Glory Only in the Lord - - -26. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. -27. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; -28. and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, -29. that no flesh should glory in His presence. -30. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctification and redemption-- -31. that, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 499b4662..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Christ Crucified - -# Chapter 2 -1. And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. -2. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. -3. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. -4. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, -5. that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. -Spiritual Wisdom - - -6. However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. -7. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, -8. which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. - -9. But as it is written: -"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, -Nor have entered into the heart of man -The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." - -10. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. -11. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. -12. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. - -13. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. -14. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. -15. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. -16. For "who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1586356a..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Sectarianism Is Carnal - -# Chapter 3 -1. And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. -2. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; -3. for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? -4. For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal? -Watering, Working, Warning - - -5. Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? -6. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. -7. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. -8. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. - -9. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. -10. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. -11. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. -12. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, -13. each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. -14. If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. -15. If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. - -16. Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? -17. If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. -Avoid Worldly Wisdom - - -18. Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. -19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness"; -20. and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile." -21. Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: -22. whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come--all are yours. -23. And you are Christ's, and Christ is God's. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d2e68e0..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Stewards of the Mysteries of God - -# Chapter 4 -1. Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. -2. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. -3. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. -4. For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. -5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God. -Fools for Christ's Sake - - -6. Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other. -7. For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? - -8. You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us--and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! -9. For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. -10. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! -11. To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. -12. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; -13. being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. -Paul's Paternal Care - - -14. I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. -15. For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. -16. Therefore I urge you, imitate me. -17. For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. - -18. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. -19. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. -20. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. -21. What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness? - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 37888b51..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Immorality Defiles the Church - -# Chapter 5 -1. It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles--that a man has his father's wife! -2. And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. -3. For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. -4. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, -5. deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. - -6. Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? -7. Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. -8. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. -Immorality Must Be Judged - - -9. I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. -10. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. -11. But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--not even to eat with such a person. - -12. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? -13. But those who are outside God judges. Therefore "put away from yourselves the evil person." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3044d2f2..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Do Not Sue the Brethren - -# Chapter 6 -1. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? -2. Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? -3. Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? -4. If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge? -5. I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren? -6. But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers! - -7. Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? -8. No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! -9. Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, -10. nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. -11. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. -Glorify God in Body and Spirit - - -12. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. -13. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. -14. And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. - -15. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! -16. Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh." -17. But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. - -18. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. -19. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? -20. For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f982772..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Principles of Marriage - -# Chapter 7 -1. Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: -It is good for a man not to touch a woman. -2. Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. -3. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. -4. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. -5. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. -6. But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment. -7. For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. - -8. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; -9. but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. -Keep Your Marriage Vows - - -10. Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. -11. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. - -12. But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. -13. And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. -14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. -15. But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. -16. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? -Live as You Are Called - - -17. But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches. -18. Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised. -19. Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters. -20. Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. -21. Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. -22. For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord's freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ's slave. -23. You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. -24. Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called. -To the Unmarried and Widows - - -25. Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy. -26. I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress--that it is good for a man to remain as he is: -27. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. -28. But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you. - -29. But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, -30. those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, -31. and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away. - -32. But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord--how he may please the Lord. -33. But he who is married cares about the things of the world--how he may please his wife. -34. There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband. -35. And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction. - -36. But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry. -37. Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. -38. So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better. - -39. A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. -40. But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment--and I think I also have the Spirit of God. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index df29a2b4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Be Sensitive to Conscience - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. -2. And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. -3. But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him. - -4. Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. -5. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), -6. yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. - -7. However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. -8. But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse. - -9. But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak. -10. For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols? -11. And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? -12. But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. -13. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index c2cfa706..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -A Pattern of Self-Denial - -# Chapter 9 -1. Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? -2. If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. - -3. My defense to those who examine me is this: -4. Do we have no right to eat and drink? -5. Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? -6. Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working? -7. Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock? - -8. Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? -9. For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen God is concerned about? -10. Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. -11. If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? -12. If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more? -Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ. -13. Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? -14. Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. - -15. But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. -16. For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! -17. For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. -18. What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel. -Serving All Men - - -19. For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; -20. and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; -21. to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; -22. to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. -23. Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. -Striving for a Crown - - -24. Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. -25. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. -26. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. -27. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b142090..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Old Testament Examples - -# Chapter 10 -1. Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, -2. all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, -3. all ate the same spiritual food, -4. and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. -5. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. - -6. Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. -7. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." -8. Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; -9. nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; -10. nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. -11. Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. - -12. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. -13. No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. -Flee from Idolatry - - -14. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. -15. I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say. -16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? -17. For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. - -18. Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? -19. What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? -20. Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. -21. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. -22. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?All to the Glory of God - -23. All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. -24. Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well-being. - -25. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake; -26. for "the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness." - -27. If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake. -28. But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience' sake; for "the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness." -29. "Conscience," I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience? -30. But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks? - -31. Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. -32. Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, -33. just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40a09132..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Worship and the Lord's Supper - -# Chapter 11 -1. Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. -Head Coverings - - -2. Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. -3. But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. -4. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. -5. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved. -6. For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. -7. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. -8. For man is not from woman, but woman from man. -9. Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man. -10. For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. -11. Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. -12. For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God. - -13. Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? -14. Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? -15. But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering. -16. But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God. -Conduct at the Lord's Supper - - -17. Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. -18. For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. -19. For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. -20. Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. -21. For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. -22. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. -Institution of the Lord's Supper - -23. For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; -24. and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, *"Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."* -25. In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, *"This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."* - -26. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes. -Examine Yourself - - -27. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. -28. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. -29. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. -30. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. -31. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. -32. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. - -33. Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. -34. But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5edc8351..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: -2. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. -3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. - -4. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. -5. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. -6. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. -7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: -8. for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, -9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, -10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. -11. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. -Unity and Diversity in One Body - -12. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. -13. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. -14. For in fact the body is not one member but many. - -15. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? -16. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? -17. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? -18. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. -19. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? - -20. But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. -21. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." -22. No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. -23. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, -24. but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, -25. that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. -26. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. - -27. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. -28. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. -29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? -30. Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? -31. But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5a7e44bb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -The Greatest Gift - -# Chapter 13 -1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. -2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. -3. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. - -4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; -5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; -6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; -7. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. - -8. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. -9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. -10. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. - -11. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. -12. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. - -13. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55861407..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Prophecy and Tongues - -# Chapter 14 -1. Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. -2. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. -3. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. -4. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. -5. I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. -Tongues Must Be Interpreted - - -6. But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? -7. Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played? -8. For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? -9. So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. -10. There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without significance. -11. Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. -12. Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. - -13. Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. -14. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. -15. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. -16. Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? -17. For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified. - -18. I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; -19. yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. -Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers - - -20. Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature. - -21. In the law it is written: -"With men of other tongues and other lips -I will speak to this people; -And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me," -says the Lord. - -22. Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. -23. Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind? -24. But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. -25. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you. -Order in Church Meetings - - -26. How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. -27. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. -28. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. -29. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. -30. But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. -31. For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. -32. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. -33. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. - -34. Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. -35. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church. - -36. Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached? -37. If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. -38. But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. - -39. Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. -40. Let all things be done decently and in order. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7ef918eb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -The Risen Christ, Faith's Reality - -# Chapter 15 -1. Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, -2. by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. - -3. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, -4. and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, -5. and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. -6. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. -7. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. -8. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. - -9. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. -10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. -11. Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. -The Risen Christ, Our Hope - -12. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? -13. But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. -14. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. -15. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise. -16. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. -17. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! -18. Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. -19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. -The Last Enemy Destroyed - - -20. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. -21. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. -22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. -23. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. -24. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. -25. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. -26. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. -27. For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. -28. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. -Effects of Denying the Resurrection - - -29. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? -30. And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? -31. I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. -32. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!" - -33. Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits." -34. Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. -A Glorious Body - - -35. But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?" -36. Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. -37. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain--perhaps wheat or some other grain. -38. But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. - -39. All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. - -40. There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. -41. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. - -42. So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. -43. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. -44. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. -45. And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. - -46. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. -47. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. -48. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. -49. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. -Our Final Victory - - -50. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. -51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-- -52. in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. -53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. -54. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." - -55. "O Death, where is your sting? -O Hades, where is your victory?" - -56. The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. -57. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. - -58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b80fe12..00000000 --- a/NKJV/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Collection for the Saints - -# Chapter 16 -1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: -2. On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come. -3. And when I come, whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem. -4. But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me. -Personal Plans - -5. Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia). -6. And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go. -7. For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits. - -8. But I will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost. -9. For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. - -10. And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do. -11. Therefore let no one despise him. But send him on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren. - -12. Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brethren, but he was quite unwilling to come at this time; however, he will come when he has a convenient time. -Final Exhortations - - -13. Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. -14. Let all that you do be done with love. - -15. I urge you, brethren--you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints-- -16. that you also submit to such, and to everyone who works and labors with us. - -17. I am glad about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, for what was lacking on your part they supplied. -18. For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men. -Greetings and a Solemn Farewell - - -19. The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. -20. All the brethren greet you. -Greet one another with a holy kiss. - -21. The salutation with my own hand--Paul's. - -22. If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come! - -23. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. -24. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..131c5d6b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, +2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: +3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +4 I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, +5 that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, +6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, +7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, +8 who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. +10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. +11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. +12 Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” +13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? +14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, +15 lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. +16 Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other. +17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. +18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. +19 For it is written: +“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, +And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” +20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? +21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. +22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; +23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, +24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. +25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. +26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. +27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; +28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, +29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. +30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— +31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e6d6a1e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. +2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. +3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. +4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, +5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. +6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. +7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, +8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. +9 But as it is written: +“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, +Nor have entered into the heart of man +The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” +10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. +11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. +12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. +13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. +14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. +15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. +16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ac9cd67c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. +2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; +3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? +4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal? +5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? +6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. +7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. +8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. +9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. +10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. +11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. +12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, +13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. +14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. +15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. +16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? +17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. +18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. +19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their own craftiness”; +20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” +21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: +22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours. +23 And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f73779d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. +2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. +3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. +4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. +5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God. +6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other. +7 For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? +8 You are already full! You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us—and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! +9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. +10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! +11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. +12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; +13 being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now. +14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. +15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. +16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. +17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. +18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. +19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. +20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. +21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..28bf9c82 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! +2 And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. +3 For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. +4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, +5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. +6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? +7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. +8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. +9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. +10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. +11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person. +12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? +13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a2a1ba28 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? +2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? +3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? +4 If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge? +5 I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren? +6 But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers! +7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? +8 No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! +9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, +10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. +11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. +12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. +13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. +14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. +15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! +16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” +17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. +18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. +19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? +20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..abba8b1f --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: +It is good for a man not to touch a woman. +2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. +3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. +4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. +5 Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. +6 But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment. +7 For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. +8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; +9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. +10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. +11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. +12 But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. +13 And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. +14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. +15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. +16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? +17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches. +18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised. +19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters. +20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. +21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. +22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave. +23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. +24 Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called. +25 Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy. +26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is: +27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. +28 But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you. +29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, +30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, +31 and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away. +32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. +33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. +34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband. +35 And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction. +36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry. +37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. +38 So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better. +39 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. +40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also have the Spirit of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c98f68e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. +2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. +3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him. +4 Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. +5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), +6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. +7 However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. +8 But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse. +9 But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak. +10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols? +11 And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? +12 But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. +13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7c5d409 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? +2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. +3 My defense to those who examine me is this: +4 Do we have no right to eat and drink? +5 Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? +6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working? +7 Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock? +8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? +9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it oxen God is concerned about? +10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. +11 If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? +12 If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more? +Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ. +13 Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? +14 Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel. +15 But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void. +16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! +17 For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. +18 What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel. +19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; +20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; +21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; +22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. +23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. +24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. +25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. +26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. +27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d379b03e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, +2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, +3 all ate the same spiritual food, +4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. +5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. +6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. +7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.” +8 Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell; +9 nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; +10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer. +11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. +12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. +13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. +14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. +15 I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say. +16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? +17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. +18 Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? +19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? +20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. +21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons. +22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? +23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify. +24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. +25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake; +26 for “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.” +27 If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake. +28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; for “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.” +29 “Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience? +30 But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks? +31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. +32 Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, +33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d222cab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. +2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. +3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. +4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. +5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved. +6 For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. +7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. +8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man. +9 Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man. +10 For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. +11 Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. +12 For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God. +13 Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? +14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? +15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering. +16 But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God. +17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. +18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. +19 For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. +20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. +21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. +22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. +23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; +24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” +25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” +26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. +27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. +28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. +29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. +30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. +31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. +32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. +33 Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. +34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0c12c549 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: +2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. +3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. +4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. +5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. +6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. +7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: +8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, +9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, +10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. +11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. +12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. +13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. +14 For in fact the body is not one member but many. +15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? +16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? +17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? +18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. +19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? +20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. +21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” +22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. +23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, +24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, +25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. +26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. +27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. +28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. +29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? +30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? +31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d6a53b71 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. +2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. +3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. +4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; +5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; +6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; +7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. +8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. +9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. +10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. +11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. +12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. +13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec90aabc --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. +2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. +3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. +4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. +5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. +6 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? +7 Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played? +8 For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? +9 So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. +10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without significance. +11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. +12 Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. +13 Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. +14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. +15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. +16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? +17 For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified. +18 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; +19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. +20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature. +21 In the law it is written: +“With men of other tongues and other lips +I will speak to this people; +And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,” +says the Lord. +22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. +23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind? +24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. +25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you. +26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. +27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. +28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. +29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. +30 But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. +31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. +32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. +33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. +34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. +35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church. +36 Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached? +37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. +38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. +39 Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. +40 Let all things be done decently and in order. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f70c8bdc --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, +2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. +3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, +4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, +5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. +6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. +7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. +8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. +9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. +10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. +11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. +12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? +13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. +14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. +15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. +16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. +17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! +18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. +19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. +20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. +21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. +22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. +23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. +24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. +25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. +26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. +27 For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. +28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. +29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? +30 And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? +31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. +32 If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” +33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” +34 Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. +35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” +36 Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. +37 And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. +38 But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. +39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. +40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. +41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. +42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. +43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. +44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. +45 And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. +46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. +47 The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. +48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. +49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. +50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. +51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— +52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. +53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. +54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” +55 “O Death, where is your sting? +O Hades, where is your victory?” +56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. +57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. +58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c14032dd --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: +2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come. +3 And when I come, whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem. +4 But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me. +5 Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia). +6 And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go. +7 For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits. +8 But I will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost. +9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. +10 And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do. +11 Therefore let no one despise him. But send him on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren. +12 Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brethren, but he was quite unwilling to come at this time; however, he will come when he has a convenient time. +13 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. +14 Let all that you do be done with love. +15 I urge you, brethren—you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints— +16 that you also submit to such, and to everyone who works and labors with us. +17 I am glad about the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus, for what was lacking on your part they supplied. +18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men. +19 The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. +20 All the brethren greet you. +Greet one another with a holy kiss. +21 The salutation with my own hand—Paul’s. +22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come! +23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. +24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 64792727..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, -To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Comfort in Suffering - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, -4. who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. -5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. -6. Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. -7. And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. -Delivered from Suffering - - -8. For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. -9. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, -10. who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us, -11. you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many. -Paul's Sincerity - - -12. For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. -13. For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end -14. (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus. -Sparing the Church - - -15. And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit-- -16. to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea. -17. Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No? -18. But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. -19. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us--by me, Silvanus, and Timothy--was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. -20. For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. -21. Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, -22. who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. - -23. Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. -24. Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index ae610304..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Paul Urges Forgiveness - -# Chapter 2 -1. But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. -2. For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? -Forgive the Offender - - -3. And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. -4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you. - -5. But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent--not to be too severe. -6. This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, -7. so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. -8. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. -9. For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. -10. Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, -11. lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. -Triumph in Christ - - -12. Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord, -13. I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia. - -14. Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. -15. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. -16. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? -17. For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index ff1f06b6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Christ's Epistle - -# Chapter 3 -1. Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? -2. You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; -3. clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. -The Spirit, Not the Letter - - -4. And we have such trust through Christ toward God. -5. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, -6. who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. -Glory of the New Covenant - - -7. But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, -8. how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? -9. For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. -10. For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. -11. For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. - -12. Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech-- -13. unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. -14. But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. -15. But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. -16. Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. -17. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. -18. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index d2cb2297..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Light of Christ's Gospel - -# Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. -2. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. -3. But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, -4. whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. -5. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. -6. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. -Cast Down but Unconquered - - -7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. -8. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; -9. persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-- -10. always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. -11. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. -12. So then death is working in us, but life in you. - -13. And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak, -14. knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. -15. For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. -Seeing the Invisible - - -16. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. -17. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, -18. while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7afc13c4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Assurance of the Resurrection - -# Chapter 5 -1. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. -2. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, -3. if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. -4. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. -5. Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. - -6. So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. -7. For we walk by faith, not by sight. -8. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. -The Judgment Seat of Christ - - -9. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. -10. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. -11. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. -Be Reconciled to God - - -12. For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. -13. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you. -14. For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; -15. and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. - -16. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. -17. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. -18. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, -19. that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. - -20. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. -21. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1303eaea..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Marks of the Ministry - -# Chapter 6 -1. We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. -2. For He says: -"In an acceptable time I have heard you, -And in the day of salvation I have helped you." -Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. - -3. We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. -4. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, -5. in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; -6. by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, -7. by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, -8. by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; -9. as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; -10. as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. -Be Holy - - -11. O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open. -12. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. -13. Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open. - -14. Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? -15. And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? -16. And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: -"I will dwell in them -And walk among them. -I will be their God, -And they shall be My people." - -17. Therefore -"Come out from among them -And be separate, says the Lord. -Do not touch what is unclean, -And I will receive you." - -18. "I will be a Father to you, -And you shall be My sons and daughters, -Says the Lord Almighty." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index cc4e9b95..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -The Corinthians' Repentance - -# Chapter 7 -1. Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. -The Corinthians' Repentance - - -2. Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one. -3. I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. -4. Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. - -5. For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. -6. Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, -7. and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. - -8. For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. -9. Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. -10. For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. -11. For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. -12. Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you. -The Joy of Titus - - -13. Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. -14. For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true. -15. And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. -16. Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index c231bd48..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Excel in Giving - -# Chapter 8 -1. Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: -2. that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. -3. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, -4. imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. -5. And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. -6. So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well. -7. But as you abound in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us--see that you abound in this grace also. -Christ Our Pattern - - -8. I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. -9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. - -10. And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; -11. but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. -12. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. - -13. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; -14. but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack--that there may be equality. -15. As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack." -Collection for the Judean Saints - - -16. But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. -17. For he not only accepted the exhortation, but being more diligent, he went to you of his own accord. -18. And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches, -19. and not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind, -20. avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us-- -21. providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. - -22. And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, because of the great confidence which we have in you. -23. If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you. Or if our brethren are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. -24. Therefore show to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3a451cf1..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Administering the Gift - -# Chapter 9 -1. Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; -2. for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. -3. Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; -4. lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. -5. Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. -The Cheerful Giver - - -6. But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. -7. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. -8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. -9. As it is written: -"He has dispersed abroad, -He has given to the poor; -His righteousness endures forever." - -10. Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, -11. while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. -12. For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, -13. while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, -14. and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. -15. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1633499d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -The Spiritual War - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. -2. But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. -3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. -4. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, -5. casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, -6. and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. -Reality of Paul's Authority - - -7. Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ's, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ's, even so we are Christ's. -8. For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed-- -9. lest I seem to terrify you by letters. -10. "For his letters," they say, "are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible." -11. Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present. -Limits of Paul's Authority - - -12. For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. -13. We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us--a sphere which especially includes you. -14. For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; -15. not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men's labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere, -16. to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment. - -17. But "he who glories, let him glory in the Lord." -18. For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6a5460d7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Concern for Their Faithfulness - -# Chapter 11 -1. Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly--and indeed you do bear with me. -2. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. -3. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. -4. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted--you may well put up with it! -Paul and False Apostles - - -5. For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. -6. Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. - -7. Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? -8. I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you. -9. And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself. -10. As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia. -11. Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! - -12. But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. -13. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. -14. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. -15. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. -Reluctant Boasting - - -16. I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little. -17. What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. -18. Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast. -19. For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise! -20. For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face. -21. To our shame I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold--I speak foolishly--I am bold also. -Suffering for Christ - - -22. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. -23. Are they ministers of Christ?--I speak as a fool--I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. -24. From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. -25. Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; -26. in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; -27. in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness-- -28. besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. -29. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? - -30. If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity. -31. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. -32. In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; -33. but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index e5d67436..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The Vision of Paradise - -# Chapter 12 -1. It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: -2. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago--whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows--such a one was caught up to the third heaven. -3. And I know such a man--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows-- -4. how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. -5. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. -6. For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me. -The Thorn in the Flesh - - -7. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. -8. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. -9. And He said to me, *"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."* Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. -10. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. -Signs of an Apostle - - -11. I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing. -12. Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds. -13. For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong! -Love for the Church - - -14. Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. -15. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. - -16. But be that as it may, I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning! -17. Did I take advantage of you by any of those whom I sent to you? -18. I urged Titus, and sent our brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps? - -19. Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification. -20. For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; -21. lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index d28898cb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Coming with Authority - -# Chapter 13 -1. This will be the third time I am coming to you. "By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established." -2. I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare-- -3. since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. -4. For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. - -5. Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you are disqualified. -6. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. -Paul Prefers Gentleness - - -7. Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. -8. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. -9. For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete. -10. Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction. -Greetings and Benediction - - -11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. - -12. Greet one another with a holy kiss. - -13. All the saints greet you. - -14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fd8c37d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, +To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, +4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. +5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. +6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. +7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. +8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. +9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, +10 who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us, +11 you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many. +12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. +13 For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end +14 (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus. +15 And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit— +16 to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea. +17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No? +18 But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. +19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. +20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. +21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, +22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. +23 Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. +24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e3c5f993 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. +2 For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? +3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. +4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you. +5 But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe. +6 This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, +7 so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. +8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. +9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. +10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, +11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. +12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord, +13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia. +14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. +15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. +16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? +17 For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..770b29d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? +2 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; +3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. +4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God. +5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, +6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. +7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, +8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? +9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. +10 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. +11 For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. +12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech— +13 unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. +14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. +15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. +16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. +17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. +18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4107a3ac --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. +2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. +3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, +4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. +5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. +6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. +7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. +8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; +9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— +10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. +11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. +12 So then death is working in us, but life in you. +13 And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak, +14 knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. +15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. +16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. +17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, +18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5604691b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. +2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, +3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. +4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. +5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. +6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. +7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. +8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. +9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. +10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. +11 Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences. +12 For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. +13 For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you. +14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; +15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. +16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. +17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. +18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, +19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. +20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. +21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0706e028 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. +2 For He says: +“In an acceptable time I have heard you, +And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” +Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. +3 We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. +4 But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, +5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; +6 by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, +7 by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, +8 by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; +9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; +10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. +11 O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open. +12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. +13 Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open. +14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? +15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? +16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: +“I will dwell in them +And walk among them. +I will be their God, +And they shall be My people.” +17 Therefore +“Come out from among them +And be separate, says the Lord. +Do not touch what is unclean, +And I will receive you.” +18 “I will be a Father to you, +And you shall be My sons and daughters, +Says the Lord Almighty.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..766e266b --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. +2 Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one. +3 I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. +4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. +5 For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. +6 Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, +7 and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. +8 For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. +9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. +10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. +11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. +12 Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you. +13 Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. +14 For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true. +15 And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. +16 Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3cabb727 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: +2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. +3 For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, +4 imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. +5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. +6 So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well. +7 But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also. +8 I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. +9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. +10 And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; +11 but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. +12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. +13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; +14 but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality. +15 As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.” +16 But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. +17 For he not only accepted the exhortation, but being more diligent, he went to you of his own accord. +18 And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches, +19 and not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind, +20 avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us— +21 providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. +22 And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, because of the great confidence which we have in you. +23 If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you. Or if our brethren are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. +24 Therefore show to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf70b6cf --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; +2 for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. +3 Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; +4 lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. +5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. +6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. +7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. +8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. +9 As it is written: +“He has dispersed abroad, +He has given to the poor; +His righteousness endures forever.” +10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, +11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. +12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, +13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, +14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. +15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..870868de --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. +2 But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. +3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. +4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, +5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, +6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. +7 Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s. +8 For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed— +9 lest I seem to terrify you by letters. +10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.” +11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present. +12 For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. +13 We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. +14 For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; +15 not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men’s labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere, +16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment. +17 But “he who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” +18 For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25500bda --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. +2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. +3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. +4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! +5 For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. +6 Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. +7 Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? +8 I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you. +9 And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself. +10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia. +11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! +12 But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. +13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. +14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. +15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. +16 I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little. +17 What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. +18 Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast. +19 For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise! +20 For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face. +21 To our shame I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also. +22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. +23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. +24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. +25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; +26 in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; +27 in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness— +28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. +29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? +30 If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity. +31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. +32 In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; +33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..24cdc7ae --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: +2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. +3 And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— +4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. +5 Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. +6 For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me. +7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. +8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. +9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. +10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. +11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing. +12 Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds. +13 For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong! +14 Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. +15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. +16 But be that as it may, I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning! +17 Did I take advantage of you by any of those whom I sent to you? +18 I urged Titus, and sent our brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps? +19 Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification. +20 For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; +21 lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a0bf1e52 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” +2 I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare— +3 since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. +4 For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. +5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. +6 But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. +7 Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. +8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. +9 For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete. +10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction. +11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. +12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. +13 All the saints greet you. +14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md index 9caf0da8..3f5c414d 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,43 +1,26 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), -2. and all the brethren who are with me, +1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), +2 and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, -4. who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, -5. to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. -Only One Gospel - - -6. I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, -7. which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. -8. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. -9. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. - -10. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. -Call to Apostleship - -11. But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. -12. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. - -13. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. -14. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. - -15. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, -16. to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, -17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. -Contacts at Jerusalem - -18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. -19. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother. -20. (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) - -21. Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. -22. And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. -23. But they were hearing only, "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy." -24. And they glorified God in me. - - - +3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, +4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, +5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. +6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, +7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. +8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. +9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. +10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. +11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. +12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. +13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. +14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. +15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, +16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, +17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. +18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. +19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. +20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) +21 Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. +22 And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. +23 But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” +24 And they glorified God in me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md index 554dae91..390a2d80 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -Defending the Gospel - # Chapter 2 -1. Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. -2. And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. -3. Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. -4. And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), -5. to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. - -6. But from those who seemed to be something--whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man--for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me. -7. But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter -8. (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), -9. and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. -10. They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do. -No Return to the Law - - -11. Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; -12. for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. -13. And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. - -14. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? -15. We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, -16. knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. - -17. "But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! -18. For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. -19. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. -20. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. -21. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain." - - - +1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. +2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. +3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. +4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), +5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. +6 But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me. +7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter +8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), +9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. +10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do. +11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; +12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. +13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. +14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews? +15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, +16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. +17 “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! +18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. +19 For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. +20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. +21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md index 0b581adc..ddf8597b 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -Justification by Faith - # Chapter 3 -1. O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? -2. This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? -3. Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? -4. Have you suffered so many things in vain--if indeed it was in vain? - -5. Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?-- -6. just as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." -7. Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. -8. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed." -9. So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. -The Law Brings a Curse - - -10. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them." -11. But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith." -12. Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them." - -13. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), -14. that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. -The Changeless Promise - -15. Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. -16. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ. -17. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. -18. For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. -Purpose of the Law - - -19. What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. -20. Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. - -21. Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. -22. But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. -23. But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. -24. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. -25. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. -Sons and Heirs - - -26. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. -27. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. -28. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. -29. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. - - - +1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? +2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? +3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? +4 Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain? +5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?— +6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” +7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. +8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” +9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. +10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” +11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” +12 Yet the law is not of faith, but “the man who does them shall live by them.” +13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), +14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. +15 Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. +16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ. +17 And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect. +18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. +19 What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. +20 Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. +21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. +22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. +23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. +24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. +25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. +26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. +27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. +28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. +29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md index ac08697c..872a921e 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,52 +1,38 @@ -Sons and Heirs Through Christ - # Chapter 4 -1. Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, -2. but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. -3. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. -4. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, -5. to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. - -6. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" -7. Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. -Fears for the Church - - -8. But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. -9. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? -10. You observe days and months and seasons and years. -11. I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. - -12. Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. -13. You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. -14. And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. -15. What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. -16. Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? - -17. They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. -18. But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. -19. My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, -20. I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you. -Two Covenants - -21. Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? -22. For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. -23. But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, -24. which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar-- -25. for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children-- -26. but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. -27. For it is written: -"Rejoice, O barren, +1 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, +2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. +3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. +4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, +5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. +6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” +7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. +8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. +9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? +10 You observe days and months and seasons and years. +11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. +12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. +13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. +14 And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. +15 What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. +16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? +17 They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. +18 But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. +19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, +20 I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you. +21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? +22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. +23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, +24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— +25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children— +26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. +27 For it is written: +“Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children -Than she who has a husband." - -28. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. -29. But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. -30. Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman." -31. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. - - - +Than she who has a husband.” +28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. +29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. +30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.” +31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md index 79e13527..c72b5f77 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,42 +1,27 @@ -Christian Liberty - # Chapter 5 -1. Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. -2. Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. -3. And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. -4. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. -5. For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. -6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. -Love Fulfills the Law - - -7. You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? -8. This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. -9. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. -10. I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is. - -11. And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. -12. I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off! - -13. For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. -14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." -15. But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! -Walking in the Spirit - - -16. I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. -17. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. -18. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. - -19. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, -20. idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, -21. envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. - -22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, -23. gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. -24. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. -25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. -26. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. - - - +1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. +2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. +3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. +4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. +5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. +6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. +7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? +8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. +9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. +10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is. +11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. +12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off! +13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. +14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” +15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! +16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. +17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. +18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. +19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, +20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, +21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. +22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, +23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. +24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. +25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. +26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md index d3882104..80663d91 100644 --- a/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,36 +1,19 @@ -Bear and Share Burdens - # Chapter 6 -1. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. -2. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. -3. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. -4. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. -5. For each one shall bear his own load. -Be Generous and Do Good - - -6. Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches. - -7. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. -8. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. -9. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. -10. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. -Glory Only in the Cross - - -11. See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand! -12. As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. -13. For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. -14. But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. -15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. -Blessing and a Plea - - -16. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. - -17. From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. - -18. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. - - - +1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. +2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. +3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. +4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. +5 For each one shall bear his own load. +6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches. +7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. +8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. +9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. +10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. +11 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand! +12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. +13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. +14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. +15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. +16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. +17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. +18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md index 5c7e6767..855e35a1 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,40 +1,25 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, +1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Redemption in Christ - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, -4. just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, -5. having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, -6. to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. - -7. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace -8. which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, -9. having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, -10. that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. -11. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, -12. that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. - -13. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, -14. who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. -Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom - - -15. Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, -16. do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: -17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, -18. the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, -19. and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power -20. which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, -21. far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. - -22. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, -23. which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. - - - +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, +4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, +5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, +6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. +7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace +8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, +9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, +10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. +11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, +12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. +13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, +14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. +15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, +16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: +17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, +18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, +19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power +20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, +21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. +22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, +23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md index 914d8192..95e93fc5 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,38 +1,23 @@ -By Grace Through Faith - # Chapter 2 -1. And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, -2. in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, -3. among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. - -4. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, -5. even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), -6. and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, -7. that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. -8. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, -9. not of works, lest anyone should boast. -10. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. -Brought Near by His Blood - - -11. Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands-- -12. that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. -13. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. -Christ Our Peace - - -14. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, -15. having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, -16. and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. -17. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. -18. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. -Christ Our Cornerstone - - -19. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, -20. having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, -21. in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, -22. in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. - - - +1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, +2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, +3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. +4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, +5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), +6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, +7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. +8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, +9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. +10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. +11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— +12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. +13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. +14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, +15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, +16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. +17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. +18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. +19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, +20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, +21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, +22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md index 373cd055..dcc7307b 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,34 +1,22 @@ -The Mystery Revealed - # Chapter 3 -1. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles-- -2. if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, -3. how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, -4. by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), -5. which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: -6. that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, -7. of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. -Purpose of the Mystery - - -8. To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, -9. and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; -10. to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, -11. according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, -12. in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. -13. Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. -Appreciation of the Mystery - - -14. For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, -15. from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, -16. that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, -17. that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, -18. may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- -19. to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. - -20. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, -21. to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. - - - +1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— +2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, +3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, +4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), +5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: +6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, +7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. +8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, +9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; +10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, +11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, +12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. +13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. +14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, +15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, +16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, +17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, +18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— +19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. +20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, +21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md index 14c109e2..592e2968 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,53 +1,36 @@ -Walk in Unity - # Chapter 4 -1. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, -2. with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, -3. endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. -4. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; -5. one Lord, one faith, one baptism; -6. one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. -Spiritual Gifts - - -7. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. -8. Therefore He says: -"When He ascended on high, +1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, +2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, +3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. +4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; +5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; +6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. +7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. +8 Therefore He says: +“When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, -And gave gifts to men." - -9. (Now this, "He ascended"--what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? -10. He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) - -11. And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, -12. for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, -13. till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; -14. that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, -15. but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head--Christ-- -16. from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. -The New Man - - -17. This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, -18. having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; -19. who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. - -20. But you have not so learned Christ, -21. if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: -22. that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, -23. and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, -24. and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. -Do Not Grieve the Spirit - - -25. Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. -26. "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, -27. nor give place to the devil. -28. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. -29. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. -30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. -31. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. -32. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. - - - +And gave gifts to men.” +9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? +10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) +11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, +12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, +13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; +14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, +15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— +16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. +17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, +18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; +19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. +20 But you have not so learned Christ, +21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: +22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, +23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, +24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. +25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. +26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, +27 nor give place to the devil. +28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. +29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. +30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. +31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. +32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md index 680c23d1..e85ce7a9 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,53 +1,37 @@ -Walk in Love - # Chapter 5 -1. Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. -2. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. - -3. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; -4. neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. -5. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. -6. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. -7. Therefore do not be partakers with them. -Walk in Light - - -8. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light -9. (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), -10. finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. -11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. -12. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. -13. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. -14. Therefore He says: -"Awake, you who sleep, +1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. +2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. +3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; +4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. +5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. +6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. +7 Therefore do not be partakers with them. +8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light +9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), +10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. +11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. +12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. +13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. +14 Therefore He says: +“Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, -And Christ will give you light." -Walk in Wisdom - - -15. See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, -16. redeeming the time, because the days are evil. - -17. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. -18. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, -19. speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, -20. giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, -21. submitting to one another in the fear of God. -Marriage--Christ and the Church - -22. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. -23. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. -24. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. - -25. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, -26. that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, -27. that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. -28. So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. -29. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. -30. For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. -31. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." -32. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. -33. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. - - - +And Christ will give you light.” +15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, +16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. +17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. +18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, +19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, +20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, +21 submitting to one another in the fear of God. +22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. +23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. +24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. +25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, +26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, +27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. +28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. +29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. +30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. +31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” +32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. +33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md index 813050ef..18eb8894 100644 --- a/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,43 +1,25 @@ -Children and Parents - # Chapter 6 -1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. -2. "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: -3. "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." - -4. And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. -Bondservants and Masters - - -5. Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; -6. not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, -7. with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, -8. knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. - -9. And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. -The Whole Armor of God - - -10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. -11. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -12. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. -13. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. - -14. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, -15. and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; -16. above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. -17. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; -18. praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-- -19. and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, -20. for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. -A Gracious Greeting - - -21. But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; -22. whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts. - -23. Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -24. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. - - - +1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. +2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: +3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” +4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. +5 Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; +6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, +7 with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, +8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. +9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. +10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. +11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. +12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. +13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. +14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, +15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; +16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. +17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; +18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— +19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, +20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. +21 But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; +22 whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts. +23 Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md index 8aac74a1..3d4642b8 100644 --- a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,52 +1,32 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, +1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Thankfulness and Prayer - - -3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, -4. always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, -5. for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, -6. being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; -7. just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. -8. For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. - -9. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, -10. that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, -11. being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. -Christ Is Preached - - -12. But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, -13. so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; -14. and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. - -15. Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: -16. The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; -17. but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. -18. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. -To Live Is Christ - - -19. For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, -20. according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. -21. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. -22. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. -23. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. -24. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. -25. And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, -26. that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again. -Striving and Suffering for Christ - - -27. Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, -28. and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. -29. For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, -30. having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me. - - - +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, +4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, +5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, +6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; +7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. +8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. +9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, +10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, +11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. +12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, +13 so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; +14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. +15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: +16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; +17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. +18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. +19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, +20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. +21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. +22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. +23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. +24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. +25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, +26 that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again. +27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, +28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. +29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, +30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md index 049bb927..641d0f37 100644 --- a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,50 +1,31 @@ -Unity Through Humility - # Chapter 2 -1. Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, -2. fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. -3. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. -4. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. -The Humbled and Exalted Christ - - -5. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, -6. who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, -7. but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. -8. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. -9. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, -10. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, -11. and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. -Light Bearers - - -12. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; -13. for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. - -14. Do all things without complaining and disputing, -15. that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, -16. holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. - -17. Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. -18. For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me. -Timothy Commended - - -19. But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. -20. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. -21. For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. -22. But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. -23. Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. -24. But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly. -Epaphroditus Praised - - -25. Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; -26. since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. -27. For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. -28. Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. -29. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; -30. because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me. - - - +1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, +2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. +3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. +4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. +5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, +6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, +7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. +8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. +9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, +10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, +11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. +12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; +13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. +14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, +15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, +16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. +17 Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. +18 For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me. +19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. +20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. +21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. +22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. +23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. +24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly. +25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; +26 since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. +27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. +28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. +29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; +30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md index 01264291..8433d8d4 100644 --- a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,22 @@ -All for Christ - # Chapter 3 -1. Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. - -2. Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! -3. For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, -4. though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: -5. circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; -6. concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. - -7. But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. -8. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ -9. and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; -10. that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, -11. if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. -Pressing Toward the Goal - - -12. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. -13. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, -14. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. - -15. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. -16. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. -Our Citizenship in Heaven - - -17. Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. -18. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: -19. whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame--who set their mind on earthly things. -20. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, -21. who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. - - - +1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe. +2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! +3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, +4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: +5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; +6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. +7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. +8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ +9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; +10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, +11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. +12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. +13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, +14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. +15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. +16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. +17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. +18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: +19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. +20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, +21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md index 411b8ff6..408fe405 100644 --- a/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,46 +1,24 @@ -Be Anxious for Nothing; Think These Thoughts - # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved. -Be United, Joyful, and in Prayer - - -2. I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. -3. And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. - -4. Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! - -5. Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. - -6. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; -7. and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. -Meditate on These Things - - -8. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. -9. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. -Philippian Generosity - - -10. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. -11. Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: -12. I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. -13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. - -14. Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. -15. Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. -16. For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. -17. Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. -18. Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. -19. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. -20. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. -Greeting and Blessing - - -21. Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. -22. All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar's household. - -23. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. - - - +1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved. +2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. +3 And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. +4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! +5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. +6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; +7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. +8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. +9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. +10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. +11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: +12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. +13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. +14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. +15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. +16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. +17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. +18 Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. +19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. +20 Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. +21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. +22 All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar’s household. +23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md index 405b35e2..43709feb 100644 --- a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,51 +1,31 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, - -2. To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: +1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, +2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Their Faith in Christ - - -3. We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, -4. since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; -5. because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, -6. which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; -7. as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, -8. who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. -Preeminence of Christ - - -9. For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; -10. that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; -11. strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; -12. giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. -13. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, -14. in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. - -15. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. -16. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. -17. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. -18. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. -Reconciled in Christ - - -19. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, -20. and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. - -21. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled -22. in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight-- -23. if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. -Sacrificial Service for Christ - - -24. I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, -25. of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, -26. the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. -27. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. -28. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. -29. To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily. - - - +3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, +4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; +5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, +6 which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; +7 as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, +8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. +9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; +10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; +11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; +12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. +13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, +14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. +15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. +16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. +17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. +18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. +19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, +20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. +21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled +22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— +23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. +24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, +25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, +26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. +27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. +28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. +29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md index df143150..276d8851 100644 --- a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Not Philosophy but Christ - # Chapter 2 -1. For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, -2. that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, -3. in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - -4. Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. -5. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. - -6. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, -7. rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. - -8. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. -9. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; -10. and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. -Not Legalism but Christ - - -11. In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, -12. buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. -13. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, -14. having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. -15. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. - -16. So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, -17. which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. -18. Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, -19. and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. - -20. Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations-- -21. "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle," -22. which all concern things which perish with the using--according to the commandments and doctrines of men? -23. These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. - - - +1 For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, +2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, +3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. +4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. +5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. +6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, +7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. +8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. +9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; +10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. +11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, +12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. +13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, +14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. +15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. +16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, +17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. +18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, +19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. +20 Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— +21 “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” +22 which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? +23 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md index 89937ab9..b9fde4f8 100644 --- a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,42 +1,26 @@ -Not Carnality but Christ - # Chapter 3 -1. If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. -2. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. -3. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. -4. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. - -5. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. -6. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, -7. in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. - -8. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. -9. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, -10. and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, -11. where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. -Character of the New Man - - -12. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; -13. bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. -14. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. -15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. -16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. -17. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. -The Christian Home - -18. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. - -19. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. - -20. Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. - -21. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. - -22. Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. -23. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, -24. knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. -25. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality. - - - +1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. +2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. +3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. +4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. +5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. +6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, +7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. +8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. +9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, +10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, +11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. +12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; +13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. +14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. +15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. +16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. +17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. +18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. +19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. +20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. +21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. +22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. +23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, +24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. +25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md index a9ed7842..5e17e367 100644 --- a/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,36 +1,19 @@ -Christian Graces; Final Greetings - # Chapter 4 -1. Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. -Christian Graces - - -2. Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; -3. meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, -4. that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. - -5. Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. -6. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. -Final Greetings - -7. Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. -8. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, -9. with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here. - -10. Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), -11. and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me. - -12. Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. -13. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. -14. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. -15. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. -Closing Exhortations and Blessing - - -16. Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. -17. And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it." - -18. This salutation by my own hand--Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen. - - - +1 Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. +2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; +3 meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, +4 that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. +5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. +6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. +7 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. +8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, +9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here. +10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), +11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me. +12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. +13 For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. +14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. +15 Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. +16 Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. +17 And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.” +18 This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index f0684d05..00000000 --- a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, -To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: -Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Their Good Example - - -2. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, -3. remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, -4. knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. -5. For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. - -6. And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, -7. so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. -8. For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. -9. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, -10. and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index accfea6f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Conduct - -# Chapter 2 -1. For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain. -2. But even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict. -3. For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit. - -4. But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. -5. For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak for covetousness--God is witness. -6. Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. -7. But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. -8. So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us. -9. For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. - -10. You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; -11. as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, -12. that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. -Their Conversion - - -13. For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. -14. For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, -15. who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men, -16. forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost. -Longing to See Them - - -17. But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire. -18. Therefore we wanted to come to you--even I, Paul, time and again--but Satan hindered us. -19. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? -20. For you are our glory and joy. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0548ea99..00000000 --- a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Concern for Their Faith - -# Chapter 3 -1. Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, -2. and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, -3. that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. -4. For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. -5. For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain. -Encouraged by Timothy - - -6. But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also to see you-- -7. therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith. -8. For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. - -9. For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, -10. night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? -Prayer for the Church - - -11. Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. -12. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, -13. so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index b8654f84..00000000 --- a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Plea for Purity - -# Chapter 4 -1. Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; -2. for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. - -3. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; -4. that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, -5. not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; -6. that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. -7. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. -8. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. -A Brotherly and Orderly Life - - -9. But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; -10. and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; -11. that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, -12. that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. -The Comfort of Christ's Coming - - -13. But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. -14. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. - -15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. -16. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. -17. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. -18. Therefore comfort one another with these words. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index eb04dff6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -The Day of the Lord - -# Chapter 5 -1. But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. -2. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. -3. For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. -4. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. -5. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. -6. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. -7. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. -8. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. -9. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, -10. who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. - -11. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. -Various Exhortations - - -12. And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, -13. and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves. - -14. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. -15. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. - -16. Rejoice always, -17. pray without ceasing, -18. in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - -19. Do not quench the Spirit. -20. Do not despise prophecies. -21. Test all things; hold fast what is good. -22. Abstain from every form of evil. -Blessing and Admonition - - -23. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. -24. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. - -25. Brethren, pray for us. - -26. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. - -27. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren. - -28. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f59f604d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, +To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: +Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, +3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, +4 knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. +5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. +6 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, +7 so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe. +8 For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. +9 For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, +10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..69b75aa9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain. +2 But even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict. +3 For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit. +4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. +5 For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak for covetousness—God is witness. +6 Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. +7 But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. +8 So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us. +9 For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. +10 You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; +11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, +12 that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. +13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. +14 For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, +15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men, +16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost. +17 But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire. +18 Therefore we wanted to come to you—even I, Paul, time and again—but Satan hindered us. +19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? +20 For you are our glory and joy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8ed1b628 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, +2 and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, +3 that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. +4 For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. +5 For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain. +6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also to see you— +7 therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith. +8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. +9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, +10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? +11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. +12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, +13 so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d5a4f6dd --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; +2 for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. +3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; +4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, +5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; +6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. +7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. +8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. +9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; +10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; +11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, +12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. +13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. +14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. +15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. +16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. +17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. +18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..08ce6a06 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. +2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. +3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. +4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. +5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. +6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. +7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. +8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. +9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, +10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. +11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. +12 And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, +13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves. +14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. +15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. +16 Rejoice always, +17 pray without ceasing, +18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. +19 Do not quench the Spirit. +20 Do not despise prophecies. +21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. +22 Abstain from every form of evil. +23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. +24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. +25 Brethren, pray for us. +26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. +27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren. +28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index ec736fa6..00000000 --- a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, -To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: - -2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -God's Final Judgment and Glory - - -3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, -4. so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, -5. which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; -6. since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, -7. and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, -8. in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, -10. when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. - -11. Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, -12. that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 369341ae..00000000 --- a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Great Apostasy - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, -2. not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. -3. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, -4. who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. - -5. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? -6. And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. -7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. -8. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. -9. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, -10. and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. -11. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, -12. that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. -Stand Fast - - -13. But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, -14. to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. -15. Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle. - -16. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, -17. comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 661227a8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Pray for Us - -# Chapter 3 -1. Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, -2. and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. - -3. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. -4. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. - -5. Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. -Warning Against Idleness - - -6. But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us. -7. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; -8. nor did we eat anyone's bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, -9. not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us. - -10. For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. -11. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. -12. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. - -13. But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. -14. And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. -15. Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. -Benediction - - -16. Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. - -17. The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. - -18. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f00c8deb --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, +To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: +2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, +4 so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, +5 which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; +6 since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, +7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, +8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, +10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. +11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, +12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44bbdaa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, +2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. +3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, +4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. +5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? +6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. +7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. +8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. +9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, +10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. +11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, +12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. +13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, +14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. +15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle. +16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, +17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e8a54ef3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, +2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. +3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. +4 And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. +5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. +6 But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us. +7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; +8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, +9 not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us. +10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. +11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. +12 Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread. +13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. +14 And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed. +15 Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. +16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. +17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. +18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1c034fae..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, - -2. To Timothy, a true son in the faith: -Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. -No Other Doctrine - - -3. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia--remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, -4. nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. -5. Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, -6. from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, -7. desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. - -8. But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, -9. knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, -10. for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, -11. according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. -Glory to God for His Grace - -12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, -13. although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. -14. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. -15. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. -16. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. -17. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. -Fight the Good Fight - - -18. This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, -19. having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, -20. of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1d043fa3..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Pray for All Men - -# Chapter 2 -1. Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, -2. for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. -3. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, -4. who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. -5. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, -6. who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, -7. for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle--I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. -Men and Women in the Church - - -8. I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; -9. in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, -10. but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. -11. Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. -12. And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. -13. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. -14. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. -15. Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 17f24e80..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Qualifications of Overseers - -# Chapter 3 -1. This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. -2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; -3. not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; -4. one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence -5. (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); -6. not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. -7. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. -Qualifications of Deacons - - -8. Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, -9. holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. -10. But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. -11. Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. -12. Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. -13. For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. -The Great Mystery - - -14. These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; -15. but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. -16. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: -God was manifested in the flesh, -Justified in the Spirit, -Seen by angels, -Preached among the Gentiles, -Believed on in the world, -Received up in glory. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index b030752d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Great Apostasy - -# Chapter 4 -1. Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, -2. speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, -3. forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. -4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; -5. for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. -A Good Servant of Jesus Christ - - -6. If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed. -7. But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. -8. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. -9. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. -10. For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. -11. These things command and teach. -Take Heed to Your Ministry - - -12. Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. -13. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. -14. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. -15. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. -16. Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 321d8b17..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Treatment of Church Members - -# Chapter 5 -1. Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, -2. older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. -Honor True Widows - - -3. Honor widows who are really widows. -4. But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. -5. Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. -6. But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. -7. And these things command, that they may be blameless. -8. But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - -9. Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man, -10. well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work. - -11. But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, -12. having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith. -13. And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. -14. Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully. -15. For some have already turned aside after Satan. -16. If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows. -Honor the Elders - - -17. Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. -18. For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain," and, *"The laborer is worthy of his wages."* -19. Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. -20. Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. - -21. I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality. -22. Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure. - -23. No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities. - -24. Some men's sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later. -25. Likewise, the good works of some are clearly evident, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4a8f2a47..00000000 --- a/NKJV/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Honor Masters - -# Chapter 6 -1. Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. -2. And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. -Error and Greed - - -3. If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, -4. he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, -5. useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself. - -6. Now godliness with contentment is great gain. -7. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. -8. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. -9. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. -10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. -The Good Confession - - -11. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. -12. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. -13. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, -14. that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, -15. which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, -16. who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. -Instructions to the Rich - - -17. Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. -18. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, -19. storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. -Guard the Faith - - -20. O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge-- -21. by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. -Grace be with you. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5668616e --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, +2 To Timothy, a true son in the faith: +Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. +3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, +4 nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. +5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, +6 from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk, +7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm. +8 But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, +9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, +10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, +11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. +12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, +13 although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. +14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. +15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. +16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. +17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. +18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, +19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, +20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b4c71dc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, +2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. +3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, +4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. +5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, +6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, +7 for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. +8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; +9 in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, +10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. +11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. +12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. +13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. +14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. +15 Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f3f856bb --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. +2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; +3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; +4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence +5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); +6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. +7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. +8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, +9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. +10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. +11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. +12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. +13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. +14 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; +15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. +16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: +God was manifested in the flesh, +Justified in the Spirit, +Seen by angels, +Preached among the Gentiles, +Believed on in the world, +Received up in glory. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e698648 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, +2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, +3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. +4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; +5 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. +6 If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed. +7 But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. +8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. +9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. +10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. +11 These things command and teach. +12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. +13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. +14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. +15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. +16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09ba32af --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, +2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity. +3 Honor widows who are really widows. +4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. +5 Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. +6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. +7 And these things command, that they may be blameless. +8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. +9 Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man, +10 well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work. +11 But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, +12 having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith. +13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. +14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully. +15 For some have already turned aside after Satan. +16 If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows. +17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. +18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” +19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. +20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. +21 I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality. +22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure. +23 No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities. +24 Some men’s sins are clearly evident, preceding them to judgment, but those of some men follow later. +25 Likewise, the good works of some are clearly evident, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2ceec075 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. +2 And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things. +3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, +4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, +5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself. +6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. +7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. +8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. +9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. +10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. +11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. +12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. +13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, +14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, +15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, +16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. +17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. +18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, +19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. +20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— +21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. +Grace be with you. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92e193ff..00000000 --- a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Greeting - -# Chapter 1 -1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, - -2. To Timothy, a beloved son: -Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. -Timothy's Faith and Heritage - - -3. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, -4. greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, -5. when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. -6. Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. -7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. -Not Ashamed of the Gospel - - -8. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, -9. who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, -10. but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, -11. to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. -12. For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. -Be Loyal to the Faith - - -13. Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. -14. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. - -15. This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. -16. The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; -17. but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. -18. The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day--and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index fca3e890..00000000 --- a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Be Strong in Grace - -# Chapter 2 -1. You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. -2. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. -3. You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. -4. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. -5. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. -6. The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops. -7. Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. - -8. Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel, -9. for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. -10. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. - -11. This is a faithful saying: -For if we died with Him, -We shall also live with Him. - -12. If we endure, -We shall also reign with Him. -If we deny Him, -He also will deny us. - -13. If we are faithless, -He remains faithful; -He cannot deny Himself. -Approved and Disapproved Workers - - -14. Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. -15. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. -16. But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. -17. And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, -18. who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some. -19. Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." - -20. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. -21. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. -22. Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. -23. But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. -24. And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, -25. in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, -26. and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index e450074e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Perilous Times and Perilous Men - -# Chapter 3 -1. But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: -2. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, -3. unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, -4. traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, -5. having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! -6. For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, -7. always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. -8. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; -9. but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. -The Man of God and the Word of God - - -10. But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, -11. persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra--what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. -12. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. -13. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. -14. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, -15. and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. - -16. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, -17. that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index d77e46dc..00000000 --- a/NKJV/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Preach the Word - -# Chapter 4 -1. I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: -2. Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. -3. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; -4. and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. -5. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. -Paul's Valedictory - - -6. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. -7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. -8. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. -The Abandoned Apostle - - -9. Be diligent to come to me quickly; -10. for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica--Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. -11. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. -12. And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. -13. Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come--and the books, especially the parchments. - -14. Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works. -15. You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words. - -16. At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. -The Lord Is Faithful - - -17. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. -18. And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! -Come Before Winter - - -19. Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. -20. Erastus stayed in Corinth, but Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick. - -21. Do your utmost to come before winter. -Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren. -Farewell - - -22. The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e9a17845 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, +2 To Timothy, a beloved son: +Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. +3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, +4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, +5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. +6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. +7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. +8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, +9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, +10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, +11 to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. +12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. +13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. +14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. +15 This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. +16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; +17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. +18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0fc48901 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. +2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. +3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. +4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. +5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. +6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops. +7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. +8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel, +9 for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. +10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. +11 This is a faithful saying: +For if we died with Him, +We shall also live with Him. +12 If we endure, +We shall also reign with Him. +If we deny Him, +He also will deny us. +13 If we are faithless, +He remains faithful; +He cannot deny Himself. +14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. +15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. +16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. +17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, +18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some. +19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” +20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. +21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. +22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. +23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. +24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, +25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, +26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..959feccc --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: +2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, +3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, +4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, +5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! +6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, +7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. +8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; +9 but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. +10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, +11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. +12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. +13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. +14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, +15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. +16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, +17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b5943273 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: +2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. +3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; +4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. +5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. +6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. +7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. +8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. +9 Be diligent to come to me quickly; +10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. +11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. +12 And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. +13 Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the books, especially the parchments. +14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works. +15 You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words. +16 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. +17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. +18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! +19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. +20 Erastus stayed in Corinth, but Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick. +21 Do your utmost to come before winter. +Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren. +22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md index 234da932..539d5d4c 100644 --- a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,30 +1,18 @@ -Greeting - # Chapter 1 -1. Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, -2. in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, -3. but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; - -4. To Titus, a true son in our common faith: +1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, +2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, +3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; +4 To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. -Qualified Elders - - -5. For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you-- -6. if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. -7. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, -8. but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, -9. holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. -The Elders' Task - - -10. For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, -11. whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. -12. One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." -13. This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, -14. not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. -15. To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. -16. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. - - - +5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— +6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. +7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, +8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, +9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. +10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, +11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. +12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” +13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, +14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. +15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. +16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md index c6ac91d0..91a68e83 100644 --- a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,27 +1,16 @@ -Qualities of a Sound Church - # Chapter 2 -1. But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: -2. that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; -3. the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things-- -4. that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, -5. to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. - -6. Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, -7. in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, -8. sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. - -9. Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, -10. not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. -Trained by Saving Grace - - -11. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, -12. teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, -13. looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, -14. who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. - -15. Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. - - - +1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: +2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; +3 the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things— +4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, +5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. +6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, +7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, +8 sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. +9 Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, +10 not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. +11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, +12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, +13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, +14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. +15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md index 7dded1f7..202fe089 100644 --- a/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,32 +1,17 @@ -Graces of the Heirs of Grace - # Chapter 3 -1. Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, -2. to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. -3. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. -4. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, -5. not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, -6. whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, -7. that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. - -8. This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. -Avoid Dissension - - -9. But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. -10. Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, -11. knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned. -Final Messages - - -12. When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. -13. Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing. -14. And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. -Farewell - - -15. All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. -Grace be with you all. Amen. - - - +1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, +2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. +3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. +4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, +5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, +6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, +7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. +8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. +9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. +10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, +11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned. +12 When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. +13 Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing. +14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. +15 All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. +Grace be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md index 80009ec6..99cc086d 100644 --- a/NKJV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,27 @@ -Greeting - - -1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, +# Chapter 1 +1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, -2. to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: - -3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. -Philemon's Love and Faith - - -4. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, -5. hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, -6. that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. -7. For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother. -The Plea for Onesimus - - -8. Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, -9. yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you--being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ-- -10. I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, -11. who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. - -12. I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, -13. whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. -14. But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. - -15. For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, -16. no longer as a slave but more than a slave--a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. -Philemon's Obedience Encouraged - - -17. If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. -18. But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. -19. I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay--not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. -20. Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. - -21. Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. -22. But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. -Farewell - - -23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, -24. as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. - -25. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. - - - +2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: +3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, +5 hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, +6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. +7 For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother. +8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, +9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— +10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, +11 who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. +12 I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, +13 whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. +14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. +15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, +16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. +17 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. +18 But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. +19 I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. +20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. +21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. +22 But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. +23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, +24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. +25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md index f2b509c7..e1e21695 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,55 +1,35 @@ -God's Supreme Revelation - # Chapter 1 -1. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, -2. has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; -3. who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, -4. having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. -The Son Exalted Above Angels - - -5. For to which of the angels did He ever say: -"You are My Son, -Today I have begotten You"? +1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, +2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; +3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, +4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. +5 For to which of the angels did He ever say: +“You are My Son, +Today I have begotten You”? And again: -"I will be to Him a Father, -And He shall be to Me a Son"? - -6. But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: -"Let all the angels of God worship Him." - -7. -And of the angels He says: -"Who makes His angels spirits -And His ministers a flame of fire." - -8. But to the Son He says: -"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; +“I will be to Him a Father, +And He shall be to Me a Son”? +6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: +“Let all the angels of God worship Him.” +7 And of the angels He says: +“Who makes His angels spirits +And His ministers a flame of fire.” +8 But to the Son He says: +“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. - -9. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; +9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You -With the oil of gladness more than Your companions." - -10. -And: -"You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, +With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.” +10 And: +“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. - -11. They will perish, but You remain; +11 They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment; - -12. Like a cloak You will fold them up, +12 Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, -And Your years will not fail." - -13. But to which of the angels has He ever said: -"Sit at My right hand, -Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"? - -14. -Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? - - - +And Your years will not fail.” +13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: +“Sit at My right hand, +Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”? +14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md index 4e60f245..46ad1519 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,29 @@ -Do Not Neglect Salvation - # Chapter 2 -1. Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. -2. For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, -3. how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, -4. God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? -The Son Made Lower than Angels - -5. For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. -6. But one testified in a certain place, saying: -"What is man that You are mindful of him, +1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. +2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, +3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, +4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will? +5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. +6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: +“What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? - -7. You have made him a little lower than the angels; +7 You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. - -8. You have put all things in subjection under his feet." +8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. -9. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. -Bringing Many Sons to Glory - - -10. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. -11. For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, -12. saying: -"I will declare Your name to My brethren; -In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You." - -13. +9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. +10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. +11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, +12 saying: +“I will declare Your name to My brethren; +In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.” +13 And again: +“I will put My trust in Him.” And again: -"I will put My trust in Him." -And again: -"Here am I and the children whom God has given Me." - -14. Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, -15. and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. -16. For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. -17. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. -18. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. - - - +“Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.” +14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, +15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. +16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. +17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. +18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md index ccad50ca..60522d72 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,43 +1,28 @@ -The Son Was Faithful - # Chapter 3 -1. Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, -2. who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. -3. For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. -4. For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. -5. And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, -6. but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. -Be Faithful - -7. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: -"Today, if you will hear His voice, - -8. Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, +1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, +2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. +3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. +4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. +5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, +6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. +7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: +“Today, if you will hear His voice, +8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, - -9. Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, +9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. - -10. Therefore I was angry with that generation, -And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, -And they have not known My ways.' - -11. So I swore in My wrath, -'They shall not enter My rest.' " - -12. Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; -13. but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. -14. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, -15. while it is said: -"Today, if you will hear His voice, -Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." -Failure of the Wilderness Wanderers - - -16. For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? -17. Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? -18. And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? -19. So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. - - - +10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, +And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, +And they have not known My ways.’ +11 So I swore in My wrath, +‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ” +12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; +13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. +14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, +15 while it is said: +“Today, if you will hear His voice, +Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” +16 For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? +17 Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? +18 And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? +19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md index 99759d7d..61183ff3 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The Promise of Rest - # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. -2. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. -3. For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: -"So I swore in My wrath, -'They shall not enter My rest,' " +1 Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. +2 For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. +3 For we who have believed do enter that rest, as He has said: +“So I swore in My wrath, +‘They shall not enter My rest,’ ” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. -4. For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works"; -5. and again in this place: "They shall not enter My rest." - -6. Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, -7. again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "Today," after such a long time, as it has been said: -"Today, if you will hear His voice, -Do not harden your hearts." - -8. For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. -9. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. -10. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. -The Word Discovers Our Condition - - -11. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. -12. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. -13. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. -Our Compassionate High Priest - - -14. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. -15. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. -16. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. - - - +4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; +5 and again in this place: “They shall not enter My rest.” +6 Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, +7 again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: +“Today, if you will hear His voice, +Do not harden your hearts.” +8 For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. +9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. +10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. +11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. +12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. +13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. +14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. +15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. +16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md index bf596a08..b1cd73c9 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,32 +1,19 @@ -Qualifications for High Priesthood - # Chapter 5 -1. For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. -2. He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. -3. Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins. -4. And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. -A Priest Forever - - -5. So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: -"You are My Son, -Today I have begotten You." - -6. As He also says in another place: -"You are a priest forever -According to the order of Melchizedek"; - -7. who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, -8. though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. -9. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, -10. called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek," -11. of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. -Spiritual Immaturity - - -12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. -13. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. -14. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. - - - +1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. +2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. +3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins. +4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. +5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: +“You are My Son, +Today I have begotten You.” +6 As He also says in another place: +“You are a priest forever +According to the order of Melchizedek”; +7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, +8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. +9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, +10 called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,” +11 of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. +12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. +13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. +14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md index 71b9a7b4..2b854521 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,21 @@ -The Peril of Not Progressing - # Chapter 6 -1. Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, -2. of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. -3. And this we will do if God permits. - -4. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, -5. and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, -6. if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. - -7. For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; -8. but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. -A Better Estimate - - -9. But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. -10. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. -11. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, -12. that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. -God's Infallible Purpose in Christ - - -13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, -14. saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." -15. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. -16. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. -17. Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, -18. that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. - -19. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, -20. where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. - - - +1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, +2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. +3 And this we will do if God permits. +4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, +5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, +6 if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. +7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; +8 but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. +9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. +10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. +11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, +12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. +13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, +14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” +15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. +16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. +17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, +18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. +19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, +20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md index c810b5b4..87f4de58 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,51 +1,35 @@ -The King of Righteousness - # Chapter 7 -1. For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, -2. to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated "king of righteousness," and then also king of Salem, meaning "king of peace," -3. without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. - -4. Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. -5. And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; -6. but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. -7. Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. -8. Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. -9. Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, -10. for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him. -Need for a New Priesthood - -11. Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? -12. For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. -13. For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar. - -14. For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. -15. And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest -16. who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. -17. For He testifies: -"You are a priest forever -According to the order of Melchizedek." - -18. For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, -19. for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. -Greatness of the New Priest - - -20. And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath -21. (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: -"The Lord has sworn +1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, +2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” +3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. +4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. +5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham; +6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. +7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. +8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. +9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, +10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him. +11 Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? +12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. +13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar. +14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. +15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest +16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. +17 For He testifies: +“You are a priest forever +According to the order of Melchizedek.” +18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, +19 for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. +20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath +21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: +“The Lord has sworn And will not relent, -'You are a priest forever -According to the order of Melchizedek' "), - -22. by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. - -23. Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. -24. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. -25. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. - -26. For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; -27. who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. -28. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. - - - +‘You are a priest forever +According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”), +22 by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. +23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. +24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. +25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. +26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; +27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. +28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md index 6a069220..f943fe5c 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,23 +1,14 @@ -The New Priestly Service - # Chapter 8 -1. Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, -2. a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. - -3. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. -4. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; -5. who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." -6. But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. -A New Covenant - -7. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. -8. Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah-- -9. not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. -10. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. -11. None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. -12. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." - -13. In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. - - - +1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, +2 a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. +3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. +4 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; +5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” +6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. +7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. +8 Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— +9 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. +10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. +11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. +12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” +13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md index f7cc4dc1..52361c03 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -The Earthly Sanctuary - # Chapter 9 -1. Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. -2. For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; -3. and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, -4. which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; -5. and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. -Limitations of the Earthly Service - - -6. Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. -7. But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance; -8. the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. -9. It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience-- -10. concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. -The Heavenly Sanctuary - - -11. But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. -12. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. -13. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, -14. how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? -15. And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. -The Mediator's Death Necessary - - -16. For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. -17. For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. -18. Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. -19. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, -20. saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you." -21. Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. -22. And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. -Greatness of Christ's Sacrifice - - -23. Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. -24. For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; -25. not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another-- -26. He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. -27. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, -28. so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. - - - +1 Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. +2 For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; +3 and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, +4 which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; +5 and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. +6 Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services. +7 But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance; +8 the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. +9 It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience— +10 concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. +11 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. +12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. +13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, +14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? +15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. +16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. +17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. +18 Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. +19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, +20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.” +21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. +22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. +23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. +24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; +25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another— +26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. +27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, +28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md index a39bfe7d..5019c83b 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,73 +1,48 @@ -Animal Sacrifices Insufficient - # Chapter 10 -1. For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. -2. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. -3. But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. -4. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. -Christ's Death Fulfills God's Will - -5. Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: -"Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, +1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. +2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. +3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. +4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. +5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: +“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. - -6. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin +6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. - -7. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come-- -In the volume of the book it is written of Me-- -To do Your will, O God.' " - -8. Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), -9. then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second. -10. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. -Christ's Death Perfects the Sanctified - - -11. And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. -12. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, -13. from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. -14. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. - -15. But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, - -16. "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them," -17. then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." -18. Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. -Hold Fast Your Confession - - -19. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, -20. by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, -21. and having a High Priest over the house of God, -22. let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. -23. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. -24. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, -25. not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. -The Just Live by Faith - - -26. For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, -27. but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. -28. Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. -29. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? -30. For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The Lord will judge His people." -31. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. - -32. But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: -33. partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; -34. for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. -35. Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. -36. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: - -37. "For yet a little while, +7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— +In the volume of the book it is written of Me— +To do Your will, O God.’ ” +8 Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), +9 then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. +10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. +11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. +12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, +13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. +14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. +15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, +16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” +17 then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” +18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. +19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, +20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, +21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, +22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. +23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. +24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, +25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. +26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, +27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. +28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. +29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? +30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” +31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. +32 But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: +33 partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; +34 for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. +35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. +36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: +37 “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. - -38. Now the just shall live by faith; +38 Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, -My soul has no pleasure in him." - -39. But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. - - - +My soul has no pleasure in him.” +39 But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md index db13f305..9e88c12d 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,73 +1,42 @@ -By Faith We Understand - # Chapter 11 -1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. -2. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. - -3. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. -Faith at the Dawn of History - -4. By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. - -5. By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. -6. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. - -7. By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. -Faithful Abraham - -8. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. -9. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; -10. for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. - -11. By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. -12. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude--innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. -The Heavenly Hope - - -13. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. -14. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. -15. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. -16. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. -The Faith of the Patriarchs - -17. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, -18. of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," -19. concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. - -20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. - -21. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. - -22. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. -The Faith of Moses - -23. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. - -24. By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, -25. choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, -26. esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. - -27. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. -28. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. - -29. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. -By Faith They Overcame - - -30. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. -31. By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. - -32. And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: -33. who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, -34. quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. -35. Women received their dead raised to life again. +1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. +2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. +3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. +4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. +5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. +6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. +7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. +8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. +9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; +10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. +11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. +12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. +13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. +14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. +15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. +16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. +17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, +18 of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” +19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. +20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. +21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. +22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. +23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command. +24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, +25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, +26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. +27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. +28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. +29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. +30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. +31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. +32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: +33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, +34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. +35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. -36. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. -37. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-- -38. of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. - -39. And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, -40. God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. - - - +36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. +37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— +38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. +39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, +40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md index af9c49e6..4359d7d5 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -The Race of Faith - # Chapter 12 -1. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, -2. looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. -The Discipline of God - -3. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. -4. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. -5. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: -"My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, +1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, +2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. +3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. +4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. +5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: +“My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; - -6. For whom the Lord loves He chastens, -And scourges every son whom He receives." - -7. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? -8. But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. -9. Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? -10. For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. -11. Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -Renew Your Spiritual Vitality - -12. Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, -13. and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. - -14. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: -15. looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; -16. lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. -17. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. -The Glorious Company - - -18. For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, -19. and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. -20. (For they could not endure what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow." -21. And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.") - -22. But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, -23. to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, -24. to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. -Hear the Heavenly Voice - - -25. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, -26. whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven." -27. Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. - -28. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. -29. For our God is a consuming fire. - - - +6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, +And scourges every son whom He receives.” +7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? +8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. +9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? +10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. +11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. +12 Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, +13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. +14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: +15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; +16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. +17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. +18 For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, +19 and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. +20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.” +21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”) +22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, +23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, +24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. +25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, +26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” +27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. +28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. +29 For our God is a consuming fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md index 56a6fa30..3ad6a3e4 100644 --- a/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,50 +1,29 @@ -Concluding Moral Directions - # Chapter 13 -1. Let brotherly love continue. -2. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. -3. Remember the prisoners as if chained with them--those who are mistreated--since you yourselves are in the body also. - -4. Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. - -5. Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." -6. So we may boldly say: -"The Lord is my helper; +1 Let brotherly love continue. +2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. +3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. +4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. +5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” +6 So we may boldly say: +“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. -What can man do to me?" -Concluding Religious Directions - - -7. Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. -8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. -9. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. - -10. We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. -11. For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. -12. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. -13. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. -14. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. -15. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. -16. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. - -17. Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. -Prayer Requested - - -18. Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. -19. But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. -Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell - - -20. Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, -21. make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. - -22. And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words. -23. Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly. - -24. Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you. - -25. Grace be with you all. Amen. - - - +What can man do to me?” +7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. +8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. +9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. +10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. +11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. +12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. +13 Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. +14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. +15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. +16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. +17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. +18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. +19 But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. +20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, +21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. +22 And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words. +23 Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly. +24 Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you. +25 Grace be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_01.md index b27c3193..d8842259 100644 --- a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,52 +1,30 @@ -Greeting to the Twelve Tribes - # Chapter 1 -1. James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, +1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. -Profiting from Trials - - -2. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, -3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. -4. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. -5. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. -6. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. -7. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; -8. he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. -The Perspective of Rich and Poor - - -9. Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, -10. but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. -11. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits. -Loving God Under Trials - - -12. Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. -13. Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. -14. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. -15. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. - -16. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. -17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. -18. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. -Qualities Needed in Trials - - -19. So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; -20. for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. -Doers--Not Hearers Only - -21. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. - -22. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. -23. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; -24. for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. -25. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. - -26. If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. -27. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. - - - +2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, +3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. +4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. +5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. +6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. +7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; +8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. +9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, +10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. +11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits. +12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. +13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. +14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. +15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. +16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. +17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. +18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. +19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; +20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. +21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. +22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. +23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; +24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. +25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. +26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. +27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_02.md index 99f9136f..029773ec 100644 --- a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,39 +1,27 @@ -Beware of Personal Favoritism - # Chapter 2 -1. My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. -2. For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, -3. and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, "You sit here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit here at my footstool," -4. have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? - -5. Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? -6. But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? -7. Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? - -8. If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well; -9. but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. -10. For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. -11. For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. -12. So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. -13. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. -Faith Without Works Is Dead - -14. What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? -15. If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, -16. and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? -17. Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - -18. But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. -19. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe--and tremble! -20. But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? -21. Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? -22. Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? -23. And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. -24. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. - -25. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? - -26. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. - - - +1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. +2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, +3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” +4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? +5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? +6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? +7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? +8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; +9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. +10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. +11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. +12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. +13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. +14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? +15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, +16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? +17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. +18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. +19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! +20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? +21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? +22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? +23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. +24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. +25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? +26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_03.md index d22b8864..a5b20875 100644 --- a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,28 +1,20 @@ -The Untamable Tongue - # Chapter 3 -1. My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. -2. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. -3. Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. -4. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. -5. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. +1 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. +2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. +3 Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. +4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. +5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! -6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. -7. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. -8. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. -9. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. -10. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. -11. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? -12. Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. -Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom - - -13. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. -14. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. -15. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. -16. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. -17. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. -18. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. - - - +6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. +7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. +8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. +9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. +10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. +11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? +12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. +13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. +14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. +15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. +16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. +17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. +18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_04.md index 8d0fb148..17e4eec8 100644 --- a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,37 +1,20 @@ -Pride Promotes Strife - # Chapter 4 -1. Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? -2. You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. -3. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. -4. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. -5. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? - -6. But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: -"God resists the proud, -But gives grace to the humble." -Humility Cures Worldliness - - -7. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. -8. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. -9. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. -10. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. -Do Not Judge a Brother - - -11. Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. -12. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? -Do Not Boast -About Tomorrow - - -13. Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; -14. whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. -15. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." -16. But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. - -17. Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. - - - +1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? +2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. +3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. +4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. +5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? +6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: +“God resists the proud, +But gives grace to the humble.” +7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. +8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. +9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. +10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. +11 Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. +12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another? +13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; +14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. +15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” +16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. +17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_05.md index 196f6f78..9b02e618 100644 --- a/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/59_James/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,36 +1,21 @@ -Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged - # Chapter 5 -1. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! -2. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. -3. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. -4. Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. -5. You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. -6. You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you. -Be Patient and Persevering - - -7. Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. -8. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. - -9. Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! -10. My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. -11. Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. - -12. But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment. -Meeting Specific Needs - -13. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. -14. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. -15. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. -16. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. -17. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. -18. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. -Bring Back the Erring One - - -19. Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, -20. let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. - - - +1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! +2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. +3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. +4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. +5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. +6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you. +7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. +8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. +9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! +10 My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. +11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. +12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment. +13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. +14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. +15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. +16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. +17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. +18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. +19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, +20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 81f20de4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims - -# Chapter 1 -1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, -To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, -2. elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: -Grace to you and peace be multiplied. -A Heavenly Inheritance - - -3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, -4. to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, -5. who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. - -6. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, -7. that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, -8. whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, -9. receiving the end of your faith--the salvation of your souls. - -10. Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, -11. searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. -12. To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into. -Living Before God Our Father - - -13. Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; -14. as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; -15. but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, -16. because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." - -17. And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; -18. knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, -19. but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. -20. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you -21. who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. -The Enduring Word - - -22. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, -23. having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, -24. because -"All flesh is as grass, -And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. -The grass withers, -And its flower falls away, - -25. But the word of the Lord endures forever." -Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 732c18d7..00000000 --- a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Our Inheritance Through Christ's Blood - -# Chapter 2 -1. Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, -2. as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, -3. if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. -The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People - -4. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, -5. you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. -6. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, -"Behold, I lay in Zion -A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, -And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." - -7. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, -"The stone which the builders rejected -Has become the chief cornerstone," - -8. and -"A stone of stumbling -And a rock of offense." -They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. - -9. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; -10. who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. -Living Before the World - - -11. Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, -12. having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. -Submission to Government - -13. Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, -14. or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. -15. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men-- -16. as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. -17. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. -Submission to Masters - -18. Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. -19. For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. -20. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. -21. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: - -22. "Who committed no sin, -Nor was deceit found in His mouth"; - -23. who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; -24. who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were healed. -25. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index bf1e603e..00000000 --- a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Submission to Husbands - -# Chapter 3 -1. Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, -2. when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. -3. Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel-- -4. rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. -5. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, -6. as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. -A Word to Husbands - - -7. Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. -Called to Blessing - - -8. Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; -9. not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. -10. For -"He who would love life -And see good days, -Let him refrain his tongue from evil, -And his lips from speaking deceit. - -11. Let him turn away from evil and do good; -Let him seek peace and pursue it. - -12. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, -And His ears are open to their prayers; -But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." -Suffering for Right and Wrong - - -13. And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? -14. But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." -15. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; -16. having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. -17. For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. -Christ's Suffering and Ours - - -18. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, -19. by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, -20. who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. -21. There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, -22. who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5f2705f4..00000000 --- a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Christ's Example to Be Followed - -# Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, -2. that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. -3. For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles--when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. -4. In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. -5. They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. -6. For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. -Serving for God's Glory - - -7. But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. -8. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." -9. Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. -10. As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. -11. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. -Suffering for God's Glory - - -12. Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; -13. but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. -14. If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. -15. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people's matters. -16. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. - -17. For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? -18. Now -"If the righteous one is scarcely saved, -Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?" - -19. Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e38f98b..00000000 --- a/NKJV/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Shepherd the Flock - -# Chapter 5 -1. The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: -2. Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; -3. nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; -4. and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. -Submit to God, Resist the Devil - - -5. Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for -"God resists the proud, -But gives grace to the humble." - -6. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, -7. casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. - -8. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. -9. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. -10. -But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. -11. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. -Farewell and Peace - - -12. By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. - -13. She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son. -14. Greet one another with a kiss of love. -Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf2b5bfa --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, +To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, +2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: +Grace to you and peace be multiplied. +3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, +4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, +5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. +6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, +7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, +8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, +9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. +10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, +11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. +12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into. +13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; +14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; +15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, +16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” +17 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; +18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, +19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. +20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you +21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. +22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, +23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, +24 because +“All flesh is as grass, +And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. +The grass withers, +And its flower falls away, +25 But the word of the Lord endures forever.” +Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce024e3c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, +2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, +3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. +4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, +5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. +6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, +“Behold, I lay in Zion +A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, +And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” +7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, +“The stone which the builders rejected +Has become the chief cornerstone,” +8 and +“A stone of stumbling +And a rock of offense.” +They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. +9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; +10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. +11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, +12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. +13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, +14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. +15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— +16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. +17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. +18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. +19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. +20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. +21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: +22 “Who committed no sin, +Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; +23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; +24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. +25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e95d7cfe --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, +2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. +3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— +4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. +5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, +6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. +7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. +8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; +9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. +10 For +“He who would love life +And see good days, +Let him refrain his tongue from evil, +And his lips from speaking deceit. +11 Let him turn away from evil and do good; +Let him seek peace and pursue it. +12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, +And His ears are open to their prayers; +But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” +13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? +14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” +15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; +16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. +17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. +18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, +19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, +20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. +21 There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, +22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..00511248 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, +2 that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. +3 For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. +4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you. +5 They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. +6 For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. +7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. +8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” +9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. +10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. +11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. +12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; +13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. +14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. +15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters. +16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. +17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? +18 Now +“If the righteous one is scarcely saved, +Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” +19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f6eec59 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: +2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; +3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; +4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. +5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for +“God resists the proud, +But gives grace to the humble.” +6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, +7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. +8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. +9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. +10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. +11 To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. +12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. +13 She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son. +14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. +Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index a65104fb..00000000 --- a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Greeting the Faithful - -# Chapter 1 -1. Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, -To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: - -2. Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, -3. as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, -4. by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. -Fruitful Growth in the Faith - - -5. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, -6. to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, -7. to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. -8. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. - -10. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; -11. for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -Peter's Approaching Death - - -12. For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. -13. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, -14. knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. -15. Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease. -The Trustworthy Prophetic Word - -16. For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. -17. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." -18. And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. - -19. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; -20. knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, -21. for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index d482fe0d..00000000 --- a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Destructive Doctrines - -# Chapter 2 -1. But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. -2. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. -3. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. -Doom of False Teachers - - -4. For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; -5. and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; -6. and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; -7. and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked -8. (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)-- -9. then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, -10. and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, -11. whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. -Depravity of False Teachers - - -12. But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, -13. and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, -14. having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. -15. They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; -16. but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet. - -17. These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. -Deceptions of False Teachers - - -18. For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. -19. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. -20. For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. -21. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. -22. But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit," and, "a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire." - - - diff --git a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index cba64570..00000000 --- a/NKJV/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -God's Promise Is Not Slack - -# Chapter 3 -1. Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), -2. that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, -3. knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, -4. and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation." -5. For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, -6. by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. -7. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. - -8. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. -9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. -The Day of the Lord - - -10. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. -11. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, -12. looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? -13. Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. -Be Steadfast - - -14. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; -15. and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, -16. as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. - -17. You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; -18. but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ea71d58d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, +To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: +2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, +3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, +4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. +5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, +6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, +7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. +8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. +10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; +11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. +12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. +13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, +14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. +15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease. +16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. +17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” +18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. +19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; +20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, +21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90e75514 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. +2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. +3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. +4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; +5 and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; +6 and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; +7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked +8 (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— +9 then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, +10 and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, +11 whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. +12 But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, +13 and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, +14 having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. +15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; +16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet. +17 These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. +18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. +19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage. +20 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. +21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. +22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d18bbea9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), +2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, +3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, +4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” +5 For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, +6 by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. +7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. +8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. +9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. +10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. +11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, +12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? +13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. +14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; +15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, +16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. +17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; +18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. +To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40b3983f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched - -# Chapter 1 -1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- -2. the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- -3. that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. -4. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. -Fellowship with Him and One Another - - -5. This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. -6. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. -7. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - -8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. -9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -10. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 710a7465..00000000 --- a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Test of Knowing Christ - -# Chapter 2 -1. My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. -2. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. -The Test of Knowing Him - - -3. Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. -4. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. -5. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. -6. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. - -7. Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. -8. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. - -9. He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. -10. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. -11. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. -Their Spiritual State - - -12. -I write to you, little children, -Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. - -13. I write to you, fathers, -Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. -I write to you, young men, -Because you have overcome the wicked one. -I write to you, little children, -Because you have known the Father. - -14. I have written to you, fathers, -Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. -I have written to you, young men, -Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, -And you have overcome the wicked one. -Do Not Love the World - - -15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. -16. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. -17. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. -Deceptions of the Last Hour - - -18. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. -19. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. - -20. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. -21. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. - -22. Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. -23. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. -Let Truth Abide in You - - -24. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. -25. And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life. - -26. These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. -27. But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. -The Children of God - - -28. And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. -29. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index ee972254..00000000 --- a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -The Command to Love - -# Chapter 3 -1. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. -2. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. -3. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. -Sin and the Child of God - - -4. Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. -5. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. -6. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. - -7. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. -8. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. -9. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. -The Imperative of Love - -10. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. -11. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, -12. not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous. - -13. Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. -14. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. -15. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. -The Outworking of Love - - -16. By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. -17. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? - -18. My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. -19. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. -20. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. -21. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. -22. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. -23. And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. -The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error - - -24. Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 752636f8..00000000 --- a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Love for God and One Another - -# Chapter 4 -1. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. -2. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, -3. and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. - -4. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. -5. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. -6. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. -Knowing God Through Love - -7. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. -8. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. -9. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. -10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. -11. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. -Seeing God Through Love - - -12. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. -13. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. -14. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. -15. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. -16. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. -The Consummation of Love - - -17. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. -18. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. -19. We love Him because He first loved us. -Obedience by Faith - - -20. If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? -21. And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index d551599c..00000000 --- a/NKJV/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Obedience by Faith - -# Chapter 5 -1. Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. -2. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. -3. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. -4. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. -5. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? -The Certainty of God's Witness - - -6. This is He who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. -7. For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. -8. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. - -9. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. -10. He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. -11. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. -12. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. -13. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. -Confidence and Compassion in Prayer - - -14. Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. -15. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. - -16. If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. -17. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. -Knowing the True--Rejecting the False - -18. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. - -19. We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. - -20. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. - -21. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5afde83d --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life— +2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us— +3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. +4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. +5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. +6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. +7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. +8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. +9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. +10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..04f7430c --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. +2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. +3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. +4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. +5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. +6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. +7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. +8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. +9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. +10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. +11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. +12 I write to you, little children, +Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. +13 I write to you, fathers, +Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. +I write to you, young men, +Because you have overcome the wicked one. +I write to you, little children, +Because you have known the Father. +14 I have written to you, fathers, +Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. +I have written to you, young men, +Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, +And you have overcome the wicked one. +15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. +16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. +17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. +18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. +19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. +20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. +21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. +22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. +23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. +24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. +25 And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. +26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. +27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him. +28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. +29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..846ba4f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. +2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. +3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. +4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. +5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. +6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. +7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. +8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. +9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. +10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. +11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, +12 not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. +13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. +14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. +15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. +16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. +17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? +18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. +19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. +20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. +21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. +22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. +23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. +24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..60de0c25 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. +2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, +3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. +4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. +5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. +6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. +7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. +8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. +9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. +10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. +11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. +12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. +13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. +14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. +15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. +16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. +17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. +18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. +19 We love Him because He first loved us. +20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? +21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d67eb99 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. +2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. +3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. +4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. +5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? +6 This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. +7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. +8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. +9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. +10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. +11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. +12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. +13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. +14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. +15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. +16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that. +17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death. +18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. +19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. +20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. +21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index fe3a8140..00000000 --- a/NKJV/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Greeting the Elect Lady - - -1. The Elder, -To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth, -2. because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: - -3. Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. -Walk in Christ's Commandments - - -4. I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. -5. And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. -6. This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. -Beware of Antichrist Deceivers - - -7. For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. -8. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. - -9. Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. -10. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; -11. for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. -John's Farewell Greeting - - -12. Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. - -13. The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f59ae4e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 The Elder, +To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth, +2 because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: +3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. +4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. +5 And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. +6 This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. +7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. +8 Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. +9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. +10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; +11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. +12 Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. +13 The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index c31f122f..00000000 --- a/NKJV/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Greeting to Gaius - - -1. The Elder, -To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: - -2. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. -3. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. -4. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. -Gaius Commended for Generosity - - -5. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, -6. who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, -7. because they went forth for His name's sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. -8. We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth. -Diotrephes and Demetrius - - -9. I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. -10. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. - -11. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. - -12. Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. -Farewell Greeting - - -13. I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; -14. but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. -Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. - - - diff --git a/NKJV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53b41420 --- /dev/null +++ b/NKJV/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 The Elder, +To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: +2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. +3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. +4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. +5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, +6 who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, +7 because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. +8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth. +9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. +10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. +11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. +12 Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. +13 I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; +14 but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. +Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md index c21bde7e..2cbf5eda 100644 --- a/NKJV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,62 +1,34 @@ -Greeting to the Called - - -1. Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, +# Chapter 1 +1 Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: - -2. Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. -Contend for the Faith - - -3. Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. -4. For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. -Old and New Apostates - - -5. But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. -6. And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; -7. as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. - -8. Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. -9. Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" -10. But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. -11. Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. -Apostates Depraved and Doomed - - -12. These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; -13. raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. - -14. Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, -15. to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." -Apostates Predicted - - -16. These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. -17. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: -18. how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. -19. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. -Maintain Your Life with God - - -20. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, -21. keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. - -22. And on some have compassion, making a distinction; -23. but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. -Glory to God - - -24. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, +2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. +3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. +4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. +5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. +6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; +7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. +8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. +9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” +10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. +11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. +12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; +13 raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. +14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, +15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” +16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. +17 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: +18 how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. +19 These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. +20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, +21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. +22 And on some have compassion, making a distinction; +23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. +24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, - -25. To God our Savior, +25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. -Amen. - - - +Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md index 3c8ff814..19a582d5 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Introduction and Benediction - # Chapter 1 -1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants--things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, -2. who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. -3. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. -Greeting the Seven Churches - - -4. John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: +1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, +2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. +3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. +4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, -5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. +5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, -6. and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. - -7. Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. - -8. *"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."* -Vision of the Son of Man - - -9. I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. -10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, -11. saying, *"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last," and, "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."* - -12. Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, -13. and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. -14. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; -15. His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; -16. He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. -17. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, *"Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.* -18. *I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.* -19. *Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.* -20. *The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.* - - - +6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. +7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. +8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” +9 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. +10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, +11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” +12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, +13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. +14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; +15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; +16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. +17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. +18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. +19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this. +20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md index 9be6dafa..1a518ac2 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,56 +1,36 @@ -The Loveless Church - # Chapter 2 -1. *"To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,* -*'These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:* -2. *"I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;* -3. *and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary.* -4. *Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.* -5. *Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place--unless you repent.* -6. *But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.* - -7. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God." '* -The Persecuted Church - - -8. *"And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write,* -*'These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:* -9. *"I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.* -10. *Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.* - -11. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death." '* -The Compromising Church - - -12. *"And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,* -*'These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:* -13. *"I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.* -14. *But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.* -15. *Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.* -16. *Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.* - -17. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it." '* -The Corrupt Church - - -18. *"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write,* -*'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:* -19. *"I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.* -20. *Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.* -21. *And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.* -22. *Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.* -23. *I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.* - -24. *"Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden.* -25. *But hold fast what you have till I come.* -26. *And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations--* - -27. *'He shall rule them with a rod of iron;* -*They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels'--* -*as I also have received from My Father;* -28. *and I will give him the morning star.* - -29. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." '* - - - +1 “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, +‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: +2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; +3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. +4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. +5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. +6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. +7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’ +8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, +‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: +9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. +10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. +11 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.” ’ +12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, +‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: +13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. +14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. +15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. +16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. +17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’ +18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, +‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: +19 “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. +20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. +21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. +22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. +23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works. +24 “Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden. +25 But hold fast what you have till I come. +26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations— +27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; +They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’— +as I also have received from My Father; +28 and I will give him the morning star. +29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md index ff1464c5..b36dffd3 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -The Dead Church - # Chapter 3 -1. *"And to the angel of the church in Sardis write,* -*'These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.* -2. *Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.* -3. *Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.* -4. *You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.* -5. *He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.* - -6. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." '* -The Faithful Church - - -7. *"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,* -*'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens":* -8. *"I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.* -9. *Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie--indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.* -10. *Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.* -11. *Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.* -12. *He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.* - -13. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." '* -The Lukewarm Church - - -14. *"And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,* -*'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:* -15. *"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.* -16. *So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.* -17. *Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'--and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked--* -18. *I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.* -19. *As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.* -20. *Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.* -21. *To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.* - -22. *"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." ' "* - - - +1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, +‘These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. +2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. +3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. +4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. +5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. +6 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ +7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, +‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: +8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. +9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. +10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. +11 Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. +12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. +13 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ +14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, +‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: +15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. +16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. +17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— +18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. +19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. +20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. +21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. +22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md index 49ff7afa..56a0a6fc 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,27 +1,18 @@ -The Throne Room of Heaven - # Chapter 4 -1. After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." - -2. Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. -3. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. -4. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. -5. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. - -6. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. -7. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. -8. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: -"Holy, holy, holy, +1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” +2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. +3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. +4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. +5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. +6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. +7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. +8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: +“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, -Who was and is and is to come!" - -9. Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, -10. the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: - -11. "You are worthy, O Lord, +Who was and is and is to come!” +9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, +10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: +11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, -And by Your will they exist and were created." - - - +And by Your will they exist and were created.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md index e1d6054e..e6829693 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,41 +1,27 @@ -The Lamb Takes the Scroll - # Chapter 5 -1. And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. -2. Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?" -3. And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. - -4. So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. -5. But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals." - -6. And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. -7. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. -Worthy Is the Lamb - - -8. Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. -9. And they sang a new song, saying: -"You are worthy to take the scroll, +1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. +2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” +3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. +4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. +5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” +6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. +7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne. +8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. +9 And they sang a new song, saying: +“You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, - -10. And have made us kings and priests to our God; -And we shall reign on the earth." - -11. Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, -12. saying with a loud voice: -"Worthy is the Lamb who was slain +10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; +And we shall reign on the earth.” +11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, +12 saying with a loud voice: +“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, -And strength and honor and glory and blessing!" - -13. And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: -"Blessing and honor and glory and power +And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” +13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: +“Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, -And to the Lamb, forever and ever!" - -14. Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. - - - +And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” +14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md index eae6fca3..93a70c8d 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,38 +1,18 @@ -First Seal: The Conqueror - # Chapter 6 -1. Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and see." -2. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. -Second Seal: Conflict on Earth - - -3. When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come and see." -4. Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. -Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth - - -5. When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. -6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine." -Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth - - -7. When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see." -8. So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth. -Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs - - -9. When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. -10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" -11. Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. -Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances - - -12. I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. -13. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. -14. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. -15. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, -16. and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! -17. For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" - - - +1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” +2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. +3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” +4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. +5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. +6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” +7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” +8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth. +9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. +10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” +11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. +12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. +13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. +14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. +15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, +16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! +17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md index 7307a9eb..fc545bff 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,45 +1,31 @@ -The Sealed of Israel - # Chapter 7 -1. After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. -2. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, -3. saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." -4. And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: - -5. of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; +1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. +2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, +3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” +4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: +5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed; - -6. of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; +6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed; - -7. of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; +7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed; - -8. of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; +8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed. -A Multitude from the Great Tribulation - - -9. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, -10. and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" -11. All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, -12. saying: -"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, +9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, +10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” +11 All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, +12 saying: +“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. -Amen." - -13. Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?" - -14. And I said to him, "Sir, you know." -So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. -15. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. -16. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; -17. for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." - - - +Amen.” +13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” +14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” +So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. +15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. +16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; +17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md index 5f56ae51..4386a66f 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,33 +1,14 @@ -Seventh Seal: Prelude to the Seven Trumpets - # Chapter 8 -1. When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. -2. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. -3. Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. -4. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. -5. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. - -6. So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. -First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck - - -7. The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. -Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck - - -8. Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. -9. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. -Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck - - -10. Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. -11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter. -Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck - - -12. Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. - -13. And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!" - - - +1 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. +2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. +3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. +4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. +5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. +6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. +7 The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. +8 Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. +9 And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. +10 Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. +11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter. +12 Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. +13 And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md index 7bf4f3de..eb56a345 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,33 +1,22 @@ -Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Bottomless Pit - # Chapter 9 -1. Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. -2. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. -3. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. -4. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. -5. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. -6. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. - -7. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. -8. They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. -9. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. -10. They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. -11. And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. - -12. One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things. -Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates - - -13. Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, -14. saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." -15. So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. -16. Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. -17. And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. -18. By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. -19. For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. - -20. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. -21. And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. - - - +1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. +2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. +3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. +4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. +5 And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. +6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. +7 The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. +8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. +9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. +10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. +11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. +12 One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things. +13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, +14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” +15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. +16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. +17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. +18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. +19 For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. +20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. +21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md index e6023573..2b7f9bcc 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,24 +1,13 @@ -The Mighty Angel with the Little Book - # Chapter 10 -1. I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. -2. He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, -3. and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. -4. Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them." - -5. The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven -6. and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, -7. but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets. -John Eats the Little Book - - -8. Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, "Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth." - -9. So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." -And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." - -10. Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. -11. And he said to me, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings." - - - +1 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. +2 He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, +3 and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. +4 Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.” +5 The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven +6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, +7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets. +8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.” +9 So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” +And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” +10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. +11 And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md index 5fc07580..7bd8b055 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -The Two Witnesses - # Chapter 11 -1. Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, "Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. -2. But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. -3. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." - -4. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. -5. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. -6. These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. -The Witnesses Killed - - -7. When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. -8. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. -9. Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. -10. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. -The Witnesses Resurrected - - -11. Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. -12. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. -13. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. - -14. The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. -Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed - - -15. Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" -16. And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, -17. saying: -"We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, +1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. +2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. +3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” +4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. +5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. +6 These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire. +7 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. +8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. +9 Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. +10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. +11 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. +12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. +13 In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. +14 The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. +15 Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” +16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, +17 saying: +“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. - -18. The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, +18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, -And should destroy those who destroy the earth." - -19. Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail. - - - +And should destroy those who destroy the earth.” +19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md index a49a192c..f2e79f0a 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,31 +1,18 @@ -The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon - # Chapter 12 -1. Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. -2. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. - -3. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. -4. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. -5. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. -6. Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. -Satan Thrown Out of Heaven - - -7. And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, -8. but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. -9. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. - -10. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. -11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. -12. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time." -The Woman Persecuted - - -13. Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. -14. But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. -15. So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. -16. But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. -17. And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. - - - +1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. +2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. +3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. +4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. +5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. +6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. +7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, +8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. +9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. +10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. +11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. +12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” +13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. +14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. +15 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. +16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. +17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md index deb1bf94..402e2d70 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -The Beast from the Sea - # Chapter 13 -1. Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. -2. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. -3. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. -4. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" - -5. And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. -6. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. -7. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. -8. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. - -9. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. -10. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. -The Beast from the Earth - - -11. Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. -12. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. -13. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. -14. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. -15. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. -16. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, -17. and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. - -18. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. - - - +1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. +2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. +3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. +4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” +5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. +6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. +7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. +8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. +9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. +10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. +11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. +12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. +13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. +14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. +15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. +16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, +17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. +18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md index e0bbf0a8..1796307f 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,41 +1,22 @@ -The Lamb and the 144,000 - # Chapter 14 -1. Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. -2. And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. -3. They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. -4. These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. -5. And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God. -The Proclamations of Three Angels - - -6. Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth--to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people-- -7. saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water." - -8. And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." - -9. Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, -10. he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. -11. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." - -12. Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. - -13. Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " -"Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them." -Reaping the Earth's Harvest - - -14. Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. -15. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe." -16. So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. -Reaping the Grapes of Wrath - - -17. Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. - -18. And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe." -19. So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. -20. And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs. - - - +1 Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. +2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. +3 They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth. +4 These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. +5 And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God. +6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— +7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” +8 And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” +9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, +10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. +11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” +12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. +13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” +“Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” +14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. +15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” +16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. +17 Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. +18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.” +19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. +20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md index a4eb04db..f048d2bd 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,24 +1,16 @@ -Prelude to the Bowl Judgments - # Chapter 15 -1. Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. - -2. And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. -3. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: -"Great and marvelous are Your works, +1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. +2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. +3 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: +“Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints! - -4. Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? +4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, -For Your judgments have been manifested." - -5. After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. -6. And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. -7. Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. -8. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. - - - +For Your judgments have been manifested.” +5 After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. +6 And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. +7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. +8 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md index 97d97de9..2a3b9d10 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,57 +1,27 @@ -The Seven Bowls - # Chapter 16 -1. Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth." -First Bowl: Loathsome Sores - - -2. So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. -Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood - - -3. Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died. -Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood - - -4. Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. -5. And I heard the angel of the waters saying: -"You are righteous, O Lord, +1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.” +2 So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. +3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died. +4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. +5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying: +“You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things. - -6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, +6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. -For it is their just due." - -7. And I heard another from the altar saying, "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments." -Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched - - -8. Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. -9. And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory. -Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain - - -10. Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. -11. They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds. -Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up - - -12. Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. -13. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. -14. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. - -15. *"Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame."* - -16. And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. -Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken - - -17. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!" -18. And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. -19. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. -20. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. -21. And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great. - - - +For it is their just due.” +7 And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” +8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. +9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory. +10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. +11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds. +12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. +13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. +14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. +15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” +16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. +17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” +18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. +19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. +20 Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. +21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md index 65e16543..f95bae13 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast - # Chapter 17 -1. Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, -2. with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication." - -3. So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. -4. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. -5. And on her forehead a name was written: +1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, +2 with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” +3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. +4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. +5 And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. - -6. I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. -The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast - - -7. But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. -8. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. - -9. "Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. -10. There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. -11. The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. - -12. "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. -13. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. -14. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful." - -15. Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. -16. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. -17. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. -18. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth." - - - +6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. +7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. +8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. +9 “Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. +10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. +11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. +12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. +13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. +14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” +15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. +16 And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. +17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. +18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md index bb464be5..12bac847 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,40 +1,25 @@ -The Fall of Babylon the Great - # Chapter 18 -1. After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. -2. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! -3. For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." - -4. And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. -5. For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. -6. Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. -7. In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, 'I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.' -8. Therefore her plagues will come in one day--death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. -The World Mourns Babylon's Fall - - -9. "The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, -10. standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.' - -11. "And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: -12. merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; -13. and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. -14. The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. -15. The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, -16. and saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! -17. For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance -18. and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like this great city?' - -19. "They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.' - -20. "Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!" -Finality of Babylon's Fall - - -21. Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. -22. The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. -23. The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. -24. And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth." - - - +1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. +2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! +3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” +4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. +5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. +6 Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. +7 In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ +8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her. +9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, +10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’ +11 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: +12 merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; +13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men. +14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. +15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, +16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! +17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance +18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’ +19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’ +20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!” +21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. +22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. +23 The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. +24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md index 82f22088..3754600f 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,38 +1,24 @@ -Heaven Exults over Babylon - # Chapter 19 -1. After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! -2. For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her." -3. Again they said, "Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!" -4. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen! Alleluia!" -5. Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!" - -6. And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! -7. Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready." -8. And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. - -9. Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God." -10. And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." -Christ on a White Horse - - -11. Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. -12. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. -13. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. -14. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. -15. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. -16. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: +1 After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! +2 For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” +3 Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” +4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia!” +5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!” +6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! +7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” +8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. +9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” +10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” +11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. +12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. +13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. +14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. +15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. +16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. -The Beast and His Armies Defeated - - -17. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, "Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, -18. that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great." - -19. And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. -20. Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. -21. And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. - - - +17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, +18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.” +19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. +20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. +21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md index 2f43712b..cd335212 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,29 +1,16 @@ -Satan Bound 1,000 Years - # Chapter 20 -1. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. -2. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; -3. and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. -The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years - - -4. And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. -5. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. -6. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. -Satanic Rebellion Crushed - -7. Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison -8. and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. -9. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. -10. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. -The Great White Throne Judgment - - -11. Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. -12. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. -13. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. -14. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. -15. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. - - - +1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. +2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; +3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. +4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. +5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. +6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. +7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison +8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. +9 They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. +10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. +11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. +12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. +13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. +14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. +15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md index f496d4f2..e9189f37 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,40 +1,28 @@ -All Things Made New - # Chapter 21 -1. Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. -2. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. -3. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. -4. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." - -5. Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." - -6. And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. -7. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. -8. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."The New Jerusalem - -9. Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." -10. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, -11. having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. -12. Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: -13. three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. - -14. Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. -15. And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. -16. The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. -17. Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. -18. The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. -19. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, -20. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. -21. The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. -The Glory of the New Jerusalem - - -22. But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. -23. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. -24. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. -25. Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). -26. And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. -27. But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. - - - +1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. +2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. +3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. +4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” +5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” +6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. +7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. +8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” +9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” +10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, +11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. +12 Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: +13 three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. +14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. +15 And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. +16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. +17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. +18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. +19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, +20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. +21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. +22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. +23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. +24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. +25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). +26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. +27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md index 028e04e3..79c1b210 100644 --- a/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NKJV/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,47 +1,23 @@ -The River of Life - # Chapter 22 -1. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. -2. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. -3. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. -4. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. -5. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. -The Time Is Near - - -6. Then he said to me, "These words are faithful and true." And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. - -7. *"Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."* - -8. Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. - -9. Then he said to me, "See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." -10. And he said to me, "Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. -11. He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still." -Jesus Testifies to the Churches - - -12. *"And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.* -13. *I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."* - -14. Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. -15. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. - -16. *"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."* - -17. And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. -A Warning - - -18. For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; -19. and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. -I Am Coming Quickly - - -20. He who testifies to these things says, *"Surely I am coming quickly."* +1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. +2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. +3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. +4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. +5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever. +6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. +7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” +8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. +9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” +10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. +11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.” +12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. +13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” +14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. +15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie. +16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” +17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. +18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; +19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. +20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! - -21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. - - - +21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md index a060bc4d..35398bea 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,61 +1,37 @@ -The Account of Creation - # Chapter 1 -1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -2. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. - -3. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. -4. And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. -5. God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." +1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. +2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. +3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. +4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. +5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. - - -6. Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth." -7. And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. -8. God called the space "sky." +6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” +7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. +8 God called the space “sky.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day. - - -9. Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened. -10. God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good. -11. Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation--every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened. -12. The land produced vegetation--all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. - -13. And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day. - -14. Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. -15. Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. -16. God made two great lights--the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. -17. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, -18. to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. - -19. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day. - -20. Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." -21. So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird--each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. -22. Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." - -23. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day. - -24. Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind--livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. -25. God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. - -26. Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground." - -27. So God created human beings in his own image. - -In the image of God he created them; - -male and female he created them. - - -28. Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground." - -29. Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. -30. And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground--everything that has life." And that is what happened. - -31. Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! -And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. - - - +9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. +10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. +11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened. +12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. +13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day. +14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. +15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. +16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. +17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, +18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. +19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day. +20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” +21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. +22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” +23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day. +24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. +25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. +26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” +27 So God created human beings in his own image. + In the image of God he created them; + male and female he created them. +28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” +29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. +30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened. +31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! +And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md index afca4119..81d65272 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,49 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. -2. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. -3. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. - -4. This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth. - -The Man and Woman in Eden -When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, -5. neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. -6. Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land. -7. Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person. - -8. Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. -9. The LORD God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground--trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. - -10. A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches. -11. The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. -12. The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. -13. The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. -14. The third branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called the Euphrates. - -15. The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. -16. But the LORD God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden-- -17. except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die." - -18. Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him." -19. So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. -20. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. - -21. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening. -22. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. - -23. "At last!" the man exclaimed. - -"This one is bone from my bone, - -and flesh from my flesh! -She will be called 'woman,' - -because she was taken from 'man.'" - - -24. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. - -25. Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. - - - +1 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. +2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. +3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. +4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth. +When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, +5 neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. +6 Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land. +7 Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. +8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. +9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. +10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches. +11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. +12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. +13 The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. +14 The third branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called the Euphrates. +15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. +16 But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— +17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” +18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” +19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. +20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. +21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening. +22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. +23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. +“This one is bone from my bone, + and flesh from my flesh! +She will be called ‘woman,’ + because she was taken from ‘man.’” +24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. +25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md index 6dc83733..615cf9f2 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,89 +1,47 @@ -The Man and Woman Sin - # Chapter 3 -1. The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?" - -2. "Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied. -3. "It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, 'You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'" - -4. "You won't die!" the serpent replied to the woman. -5. "God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil." - -6. The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. -7. At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. - -8. When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. -9. Then the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" - -10. He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked." - -11. "Who told you that you were naked?" the LORD God asked. "Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?" - -12. The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it." - -13. Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What have you done?" -"The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That's why I ate it." - - -14. Then the LORD God said to the serpent, -"Because you have done this, you are cursed - -more than all animals, domestic and wild. - +1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” +2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. +3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” +4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. +5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” +6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. +7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. +8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. +9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” +10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.” +11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” +12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” +13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” +“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.” +14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent, +“Because you have done this, you are cursed + more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, - -groveling in the dust as long as you live. - - -15. And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, - -and between your offspring and her offspring. + groveling in the dust as long as you live. +15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, + and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, - -and you will strike his heel." - - -16. Then he said to the woman, -"I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, - -and in pain you will give birth. - + and you will strike his heel.” +16 Then he said to the woman, +“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, + and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, - but he will rule over you." - -17. And to the man he said, -"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree - -whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, + but he will rule over you.” +17 And to the man he said, +“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree + whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. - -All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it. - - -18. It will grow thorns and thistles for you, - -though you will eat of its grains. - - -19. By the sweat of your brow - -will you have food to eat + All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it. +18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you, + though you will eat of its grains. +19 By the sweat of your brow + will you have food to eat until you return to the ground - -from which you were made. - + from which you were made. For you were made from dust, - -and to dust you will return." -Paradise Lost: God's Judgment - - -20. Then the man--Adam--named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live. -21. And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. - -22. Then the LORD God said, "Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!" -23. So the LORD God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. -24. After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. - - - + and to dust you will return.” +20 Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live. +21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. +22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” +23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. +24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md index 1842a7a6..b4a7af42 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,62 +1,34 @@ -Cain and Abel - # Chapter 4 -1. Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, "With the LORD's help, I have produced a man!" -2. Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. - +1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!” +2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. - -3. When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD. -4. Abel also brought a gift--the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift, -5. but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected. - -6. "Why are you so angry?" the LORD asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected? -7. You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master." - -8. One day Cain suggested to his brother, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him. - -9. Afterward the LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?" -"I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?" - - -10. But the LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground! -11. Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood. -12. No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth." - -13. Cain replied to the LORD, "My punishment is too great for me to bear! -14. You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!" - -15. The LORD replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him. -16. So Cain left the LORD's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. - -The Descendants of Cain - - -17. Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son. -18. Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. - -19. Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah. -20. Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents. -21. His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute. -22. Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah. -23. One day Lamech said to his wives, -"Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; - -listen to me, you wives of Lamech. - +3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. +4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, +5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected. +6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? +7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.” +8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him. +9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?” +“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?” +10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground! +11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood. +12 No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.” +13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment is too great for me to bear! +14 You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!” +15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him. +16 So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. +17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son. +18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. +19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah. +20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents. +21 His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute. +22 Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah. +23 One day Lamech said to his wives, +“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; + listen to me, you wives of Lamech. I have killed a man who attacked me, - -a young man who wounded me. - - -24. If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, - -then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!" -The Birth of Seth - - -25. Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed." -26. When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the LORD by name. - - - + a young man who wounded me. +24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times, + then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!” +25 Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.” +26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md index cf942778..ef7056c0 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -The Descendants of Adam - # Chapter 5 -1. This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. -2. He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them "human." - -3. When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him--in his very image. He named his son Seth. -4. After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -5. Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. - -6. When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. -7. After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -8. Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. - -9. When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. -10. After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -11. Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. - -12. When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. -13. After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -14. Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. - -15. When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. -16. After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -17. Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. - -18. When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. -19. After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -20. Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. - -21. When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. -22. After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -23. Enoch lived 365 years, -24. walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. - -25. When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. -26. After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -27. Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. - -28. When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. -29. Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, "May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the LORD has cursed." -30. After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. -31. Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. - -32. After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - - - +1 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. +2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.” +3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth. +4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +5 Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. +6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. +7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. +9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. +10 After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. +12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. +13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died. +15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. +16 After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died. +18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. +19 After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +20 Jared lived 962 years, and then he died. +21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. +22 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +23 Enoch lived 365 years, +24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. +25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. +26 After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died. +28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. +29 Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed.” +30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. +31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died. +32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md index f7ae14fd..30e64ff7 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,38 +1,23 @@ -A World Gone Wrong - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them. -2. The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives. -3. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years." - -4. In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times. - -5. The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. -6. So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. -7. And the LORD said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing--all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them." -8. But Noah found favor with the LORD. - -The Story of Noah - - -9. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. -10. Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -11. Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. -12. God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. -13. So God said to Noah, "I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth! - -14. "Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. -15. Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. -16. Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat--lower, middle, and upper. - -17. "Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. -18. But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat--you and your wife and your sons and their wives. -19. Bring a pair of every kind of animal--a male and a female--into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. -20. Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. -21. And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals." - -22. So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him. - - - +1 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them. +2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives. +3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.” +4 In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times. +5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. +6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. +7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” +8 But Noah found favor with the Lord. +9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. +10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +11 Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. +12 God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. +13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth! +14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. +15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. +16 Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper. +17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. +18 But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives. +19 Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. +20 Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. +21 And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.” +22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md index cf429694..6351bd02 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,35 +1,25 @@ -The Flood Covers the Earth - # Chapter 7 -1. When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous. -2. Take with you seven pairs--male and female--of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others. -3. Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood. -4. Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created." - -5. So Noah did everything as the LORD commanded him. - -6. Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. -7. He went on board the boat to escape the flood--he and his wife and his sons and their wives. -8. With them were all the various kinds of animals--those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not--along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground. -9. They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. -10. After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth. - -11. When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. -12. The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights. - -13. That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons--Shem, Ham, and Japheth--and their wives. -14. With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal--domestic and wild, large and small--along with birds of every kind. -15. Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes. -16. A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them. - -17. For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. -18. As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface. -19. Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, -20. rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks. -21. All the living things on earth died--birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. -22. Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. -23. God wiped out every living thing on the earth--people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. -24. And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days. - - - +1 When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous. +2 Take with you seven pairs—male and female—of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others. +3 Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood. +4 Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.” +5 So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him. +6 Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. +7 He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives. +8 With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground. +9 They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. +10 After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth. +11 When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. +12 The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights. +13 That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives. +14 With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind. +15 Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes. +16 A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them. +17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. +18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface. +19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, +20 rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks. +21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. +22 Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. +23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. +24 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md index 8df3fe3e..fc6ecb6b 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -The Flood Recedes - # Chapter 8 -1. But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. -2. The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. -3. So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, -4. exactly five months from the time the flood began, the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. -5. Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible. - -6. After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat -7. and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up. -8. He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground. -9. But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside. -10. After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again. -11. This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone. -12. He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back. - -13. Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. -14. Two more months went by, and at last the earth was dry! - -15. Then God said to Noah, -16. "Leave the boat, all of you--you and your wife, and your sons and their wives. -17. Release all the animals--the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground--so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth." - -18. So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat. -19. And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair. - -20. Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose. -21. And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. -22. As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night." - - - +1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. +2 The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. +3 So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, +4 exactly five months from the time the flood began, the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. +5 Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible. +6 After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat +7 and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up. +8 He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground. +9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside. +10 After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again. +11 This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone. +12 He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back. +13 Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. +14 Two more months went by, and at last the earth was dry! +15 Then God said to Noah, +16 “Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives. +17 Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.” +18 So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat. +19 And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair. +20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose. +21 And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. +22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md index 0243712e..4047417a 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,58 +1,36 @@ -God Confirms His Covenant - # Chapter 9 -1. Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth. -2. All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. -3. I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. -4. But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it. - -5. "And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person's life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. -6. If anyone takes a human life, that person's life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image. -7. Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth." - -8. Then God told Noah and his sons, -9. "I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, -10. and with all the animals that were on the boat with you--the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals--every living creature on earth. -11. Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth." - -12. Then God said, "I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. -13. I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. -14. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, -15. and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. -16. When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth." -17. Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth." -Noah's Sons - - -18. The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) -19. From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth. - -20. After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. -21. One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. -22. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. -23. Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked. - -24. When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done. -25. Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: -"May Canaan be cursed! - -May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives." - - -26. Then Noah said, -"May the LORD, the God of Shem, be blessed, - -and may Canaan be his servant! - - -27. May God expand the territory of Japheth! +1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth. +2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. +3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. +4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it. +5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. +6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image. +7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.” +8 Then God told Noah and his sons, +9 “I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, +10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth. +11 Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.” +12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. +13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. +14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, +15 and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. +16 When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.” +17 Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.” +18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) +19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth. +20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. +21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. +22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. +23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked. +24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done. +25 Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: +“May Canaan be cursed! + May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.” +26 Then Noah said, +“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed, + and may Canaan be his servant! +27 May God expand the territory of Japheth! May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, - -and may Canaan be his servant." - - -28. Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood. -29. He lived 950 years, and then he died. - - - + and may Canaan be his servant.” +28 Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood. +29 He lived 950 years, and then he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md index 7b2a0ec7..0186a341 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,55 +1,33 @@ # Chapter 10 - -1. This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. - - -Descendants of Japheth - - -2. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. -3. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. -4. The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. -5. Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity. - - -Descendants of Ham - - -6. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. -7. The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. -8. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. -9. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, "This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world." -10. He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. -11. From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, -12. and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah). -13. Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, -14. Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came. -15. Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, -16. Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, -17. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, -18. Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, -19. and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha. -20. These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity. - - -Descendants of Shem - - -21. Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber. -22. The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. -23. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. -24. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. -25. Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan. -26. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -27. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba, -29. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. -30. The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains. -31. These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity. - - -Conclusion - - -32. These are the clans that descended from Noah's sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood. - +1 This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. +2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +3 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. +4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. +5 Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity. +6 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. +7 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. +8 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. +9 Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.” +10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. +11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, +12 and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah). +13 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, +14 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came. +15 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, +16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, +17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, +18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, +19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha. +20 These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity. +21 Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber. +22 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. +23 The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. +24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. +25 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan. +26 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, +29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. +30 The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains. +31 These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity. +32 These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md index 2ba6a71c..c8a823e4 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,59 +1,34 @@ -The Tower of Babel - # Chapter 11 -1. At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. -2. As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. - -3. They began saying to each other, "Let's make bricks and harden them with fire." (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) -4. Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world." - -5. But the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. -6. "Look!" he said. "The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! -7. Come, let's go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won't be able to understand each other." - -8. In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. -9. That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world. - -The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram - - -10. This is the account of Shem's family. +1 At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. +2 As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. +3 They began saying to each other, “Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) +4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.” +5 But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. +6 “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! +7 Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.” +8 In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. +9 That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world. +10 This is the account of Shem’s family. Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. -11. After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters. - -12. When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. -13. After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters. - -14. When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. -15. After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters. - -16. When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. -17. After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters. - -18. When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. -19. After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and daughters. - -20. When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. -21. After the birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and daughters. - -22. When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. -23. After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters. - -24. When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. -25. After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters. - -26. After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. - -The Family of Terah - - -27. This is the account of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. -28. But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living. -29. Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor's brother Haran.) -30. But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children. - -31. One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram's wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there. -32. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran. - - - +11 After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters. +12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. +13 After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters. +14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. +15 After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters. +16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. +17 After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters. +18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. +19 After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and daughters. +20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. +21 After the birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and daughters. +22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. +23 After the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons and daughters. +24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. +25 After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters. +26 After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. +27 This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. +28 But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living. +29 Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.) +30 But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children. +31 One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there. +32 Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md index 6bfc35f1..937e5ce0 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -The Call of Abram - # Chapter 12 -1. The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you. -2. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. -3. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you." - -4. So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. -5. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth--his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran--and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, -6. Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites. - -7. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him. -8. After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the LORD, and he worshiped the LORD. -9. Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev. - -Abram and Sarai in Egypt - - -10. At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. -11. As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, "Look, you are a very beautiful woman. -12. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!' -13. So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you." - -14. And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai's beauty. -15. When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace. -16. Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her--sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels. - -17. But the LORD sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai, Abram's wife. -18. So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. "What have you done to me?" he demanded. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife? -19. Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!" -20. Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions. - - - +1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. +2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. +3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” +4 So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. +5 He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, +6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites. +7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him. +8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord. +9 Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev. +10 At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. +11 As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman. +12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’ +13 So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.” +14 And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty. +15 When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace. +16 Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels. +17 But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. +18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. “What have you done to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? +19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!” +20 Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md index 719856f8..e436773a 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -Abram and Lot Separate - # Chapter 13 -1. So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. -2. (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.) -3. From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. -4. This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the LORD again. - -5. Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. -6. But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. -7. So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.) - -8. Finally Abram said to Lot, "Let's not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! -9. The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I'll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I'll go to the left." - -10. Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) -11. Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. -12. So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. -13. But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the LORD. - -14. After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, "Look as far as you can see in every direction--north and south, east and west. -15. I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. -16. And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! -17. Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you." - -18. So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD. - - - +1 So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. +2 (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.) +3 From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. +4 This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again. +5 Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents. +6 But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. +7 So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.) +8 Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! +9 The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” +10 Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) +11 Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. +12 So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. +13 But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the Lord. +14 After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. +15 I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession. +16 And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! +17 Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.” +18 So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md index 180d5c6a..e016d8ac 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,52 +1,29 @@ -Abram Rescues Lot - # Chapter 14 -1. -About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim -2. fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar). - -3. This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea). -4. For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. - -5. One year later Kedorlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at Shaveh-kiriathaim, -6. and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of the wilderness. -7. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (now called Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar. - -8. Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea. -9. They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar--four kings against five. -10. As it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits. And as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains. -11. The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies. -12. They also captured Lot--Abram's nephew who lived in Sodom--and carried off everything he owned. - -13. But one of Lot's men escaped and reported everything to Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram's allies. - -14. When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer's army until he caught up with them at Dan. -15. There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer's army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. -16. Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives. - -Melchizedek Blesses Abram - - -17. After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and all his allies, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). - -18. And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. -19. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: -"Blessed be Abram by God Most High, - -Creator of heaven and earth. - - -20. And blessed be God Most High, - -who has defeated your enemies for you." +1 About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim +2 fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar). +3 This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea). +4 For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. +5 One year later Kedorlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at Shaveh-kiriathaim, +6 and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of the wilderness. +7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (now called Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar. +8 Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea. +9 They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five. +10 As it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits. And as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains. +11 The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies. +12 They also captured Lot—Abram’s nephew who lived in Sodom—and carried off everything he owned. +13 But one of Lot’s men escaped and reported everything to Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram’s allies. +14 When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan. +15 There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. +16 Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives. +17 After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and all his allies, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). +18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. +19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: +“Blessed be Abram by God Most High, + Creator of heaven and earth. +20 And blessed be God Most High, + who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered. - - -21. The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered." - -22. Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I solemnly swear to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, -23. that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise you might say, 'I am the one who made Abram rich.' -24. I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre." - - - +21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered.” +22 Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, +23 that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise you might say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’ +24 I will accept only what my young warriors have already eaten, and I request that you give a fair share of the goods to my allies—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md index 0c394d55..24e984ed 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The LORD's Covenant Promise to Abram - # Chapter 15 -1. Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great." - -2. But Abram replied, "O Sovereign LORD, what good are all your blessings when I don't even have a son? Since you've given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. -3. You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir." - -4. Then the LORD said to him, "No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir." -5. Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!" - -6. And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith. - -7. Then the LORD told him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession." - -8. But Abram replied, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?" - -9. The LORD told him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." -10. So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half. -11. Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away. - -12. As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him. -13. Then the LORD said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. -14. But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth. -15. (As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.) -16. After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction." - -17. After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. -18. So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River-- -19. the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, -20. Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, -21. Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites." - - - +1 Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” +2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. +3 You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.” +4 Then the Lord said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” +5 Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” +6 And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith. +7 Then the Lord told him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.” +8 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?” +9 The Lord told him, “Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” +10 So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half. +11 Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away. +12 As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him. +13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. +14 But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth. +15 (As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.) +16 After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.” +17 After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. +18 So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— +19 the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, +20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, +21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md index 006513fa..15b8ed2a 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,31 +1,18 @@ -The Birth of Ishmael - # Chapter 16 -1. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. -2. So Sarai said to Abram, "The LORD has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her." And Abram agreed with Sarai's proposal. -3. So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.) - -4. So Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt. -5. Then Sarai said to Abram, "This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she's pregnant she treats me with contempt. The LORD will show who's wrong--you or me!" - -6. Abram replied, "Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit." Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away. - -7. The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur. -8. The angel said to her, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?" -"I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai," she replied. - - -9. The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority." -10. Then he added, "I will give you more descendants than you can count." - -11. And the angel also said, "You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means 'God hears'), for the LORD has heard your cry of distress. -12. This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives." - -13. Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, "You are the God who sees me." She also said, "Have I truly seen the One who sees me?" -14. So that well was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means "well of the Living One who sees me"). It can still be found between Kadesh and Bered. - -15. So Hagar gave Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael. -16. Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born. - - - +1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. +2 So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal. +3 So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.) +4 So Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt. +5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who’s wrong—you or me!” +6 Abram replied, “Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away. +7 The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur. +8 The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?” +“I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai,” she replied. +9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.” +10 Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.” +11 And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears’), for the Lord has heard your cry of distress. +12 This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives.” +13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?” +14 So that well was named Beer-lahai-roi (which means “well of the Living One who sees me”). It can still be found between Kadesh and Bered. +15 So Hagar gave Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael. +16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md index 2be35ad6..d8729a6c 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,44 +1,28 @@ -Abram Is Named Abraham - # Chapter 17 -1. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am El-Shaddai--'God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. -2. I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants." - -3. At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, -4. "This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! -5. What's more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations. -6. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them! - -7. "I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. -8. And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God." -The Mark of the Covenant - - -9. Then God said to Abraham, "Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. -10. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. -11. You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. -12. From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased. -13. All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. -14. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant." -Sarai Is Named Sarah - - -15. Then God said to Abraham, "Regarding Sarai, your wife--her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. -16. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants." - -17. Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. "How could I become a father at the age of 100?" he thought. "And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?" -18. So Abraham said to God, "May Ishmael live under your special blessing!" - -19. But God replied, "No--Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant. -20. As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. -21. But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year." -22. When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham. - -23. On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him. -24. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, -25. and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen. -26. Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day, -27. along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him. - - - +1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. +2 I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.” +3 At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, +4 “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! +5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations. +6 I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them! +7 “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. +8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.” +9 Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. +10 This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. +11 You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. +12 From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased. +13 All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. +14 Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.” +15 Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. +16 And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.” +17 Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?” +18 So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!” +19 But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant. +20 As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. +21 But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year.” +22 When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham. +23 On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him. +24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, +25 and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen. +26 Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day, +27 along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md index 5038a893..5968773a 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,71 +1,43 @@ -A Son Is Promised to Sarah - # Chapter 18 -1. The LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. -2. He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground. - -3. "My lord," he said, "if it pleases you, stop here for a while. -4. Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. -5. And since you've honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey." -"All right," they said. "Do as you have said." - - -6. So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread." -7. Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it. -8. When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees. - -9. "Where is Sarah, your wife?" the visitors asked. - -"She's inside the tent," Abraham replied. - - -10. Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!" +1 The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. +2 He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground. +3 “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while. +4 Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. +5 And since you’ve honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey.” +“All right,” they said. “Do as you have said.” +6 So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.” +7 Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it. +8 When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees. +9 “Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked. +“She’s inside the tent,” Abraham replied. +10 Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. - -11. Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. -12. So she laughed silently to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master--my husband--is also so old?" - -13. Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, 'Can an old woman like me have a baby?' -14. Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." - -15. Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, "I didn't laugh." -But the LORD said, "No, you did laugh." -Abraham Intercedes for Sodom - - -16. Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way. - -17. "Should I hide my plan from Abraham?" the LORD asked. -18. "For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him. -19. I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised." - -20. So the LORD told Abraham, "I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. -21. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know." - -22. The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham. -23. Abraham approached him and said, "Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked? -24. Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city--will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes? -25. Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" - -26. And the LORD replied, "If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake." - -27. Then Abraham spoke again. "Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes. -28. Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?" -And the LORD said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there." - -29. Then Abraham pressed his request further. "Suppose there are only forty?" -And the LORD replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty." - -30. "Please don't be angry, my Lord," Abraham pleaded. "Let me speak--suppose only thirty righteous people are found?" -And the LORD replied, "I will not destroy it if I find thirty." - -31. Then Abraham said, "Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue--suppose there are only twenty?" -And the LORD replied, "Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." - -32. Finally, Abraham said, "Lord, please don't be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?" -And the LORD replied, "Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten." - -33. When the LORD had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent. - - - +11 Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. +12 So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?” +13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ +14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” +15 Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” +But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.” +16 Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way. +17 “Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the Lord asked. +18 “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him. +19 I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.” +20 So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. +21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.” +22 The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham. +23 Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked? +24 Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes? +25 Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” +26 And the Lord replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.” +27 Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes. +28 Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” +And the Lord said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there.” +29 Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” +And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.” +30 “Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” +And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.” +31 Then Abraham said, “Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue—suppose there are only twenty?” +And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.” +32 Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” +And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.” +33 When the Lord had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md index 58a82054..f5be2ff4 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,66 +1,40 @@ -Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed - # Chapter 19 -1. That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground. -2. "My lords," he said, "come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again." -"Oh no," they replied. "We'll just spend the night out here in the city square." - - -3. But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate. -4. But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house. -5. They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!" - -6. So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him. -7. "Please, my brothers," he begged, "don't do such a wicked thing. -8. Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection." - -9. "Stand back!" they shouted. "This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he's acting like our judge! We'll treat you far worse than those other men!" And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door. - -10. But the two angels reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door. -11. Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside. - -12. Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. "Do you have any other relatives here in the city?" they asked. "Get them out of this place--your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else. -13. For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it." - -14. So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fianc�s, "Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking. - -15. At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. "Hurry," they said to Lot. "Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!" - -16. When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the LORD was merciful. -17. When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!" - -18. "Oh no, my lord!" Lot begged. -19. "You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die. -20. See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don't you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved." - -21. "All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. -22. But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there." (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means "little place.") - -23. Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon. -24. Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. -25. He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation. -26. But Lot's wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt. - -27. Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD's presence. -28. He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace. - -29. But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain. - -Lot and His Daughters - - -30. Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters. -31. One day the older daughter said to her sister, "There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can't get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children. -32. Come, let's get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father." - -33. So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. - -34. The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, "I had sex with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father." -35. So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. - -36. As a result, both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their own father. -37. When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. -38. When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites. - - - +1 That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground. +2 “My lords,” he said, “come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again.” +“Oh no,” they replied. “We’ll just spend the night out here in the city square.” +3 But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate. +4 But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house. +5 They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!” +6 So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him. +7 “Please, my brothers,” he begged, “don’t do such a wicked thing. +8 Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection.” +9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door. +10 But the two angels reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door. +11 Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside. +12 Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. “Do you have any other relatives here in the city?” they asked. “Get them out of this place—your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else. +13 For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the Lord, and he has sent us to destroy it.” +14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it.” But the young men thought he was only joking. +15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out right now, or you will be swept away in the destruction of the city!” +16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. +17 When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, “Run for your lives! And don’t look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” +18 “Oh no, my lord!” Lot begged. +19 “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die. +20 See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.” +21 “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. +22 But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means “little place.”) +23 Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon. +24 Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. +25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation. +26 But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt. +27 Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord’s presence. +28 He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace. +29 But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain. +30 Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters. +31 One day the older daughter said to her sister, “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can’t get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children. +32 Come, let’s get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.” +33 So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. +34 The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, “I had sex with our father last night. Let’s get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.” +35 So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. +36 As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father. +37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. +38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md index e4b7d3e7..8a1fd777 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ -Abraham Deceives Abimelech - # Chapter 20 -1. Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner, -2. Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, "She is my sister." So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace. - -3. But that night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, "You are a dead man, for that woman you have taken is already married!" - -4. But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? -5. Didn't Abraham tell me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'Yes, he is my brother.' I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean." - -6. In the dream God responded, "Yes, I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her. -7. Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don't return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die." - -8. Abimelech got up early the next morning and quickly called all his servants together. When he told them what had happened, his men were terrified. -9. Then Abimelech called for Abraham. "What have you done to us?" he demanded. "What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done! -10. Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?" - -11. Abraham replied, "I thought, 'This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.' -12. And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her. -13. When God called me to leave my father's home and to travel from place to place, I told her, 'Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.'" - -14. Then Abimelech took some of his sheep and goats, cattle, and male and female servants, and he presented them to Abraham. He also returned his wife, Sarah, to him. -15. Then Abimelech said, "Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live." -16. And he said to Sarah, "Look, I am giving your 'brother' 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared." - -17. Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children. -18. For the LORD had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham's wife, Sarah. - - - +1 Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner, +2 Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace. +3 But that night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are a dead man, for that woman you have taken is already married!” +4 But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? +5 Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘Yes, he is my brother.’ I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean.” +6 In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know you are innocent. That’s why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her. +7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.” +8 Abimelech got up early the next morning and quickly called all his servants together. When he told them what had happened, his men were terrified. +9 Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done! +10 Whatever possessed you to do such a thing?” +11 Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’ +12 And she really is my sister, for we both have the same father, but different mothers. And I married her. +13 When God called me to leave my father’s home and to travel from place to place, I told her, ‘Do me a favor. Wherever we go, tell the people that I am your brother.’” +14 Then Abimelech took some of his sheep and goats, cattle, and male and female servants, and he presented them to Abraham. He also returned his wife, Sarah, to him. +15 Then Abimelech said, “Look over my land and choose any place where you would like to live.” +16 And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’ 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.” +17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children. +18 For the Lord had caused all the women to be infertile because of what happened with Abraham’s wife, Sarah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md index 629de323..59b398c4 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,60 +1,35 @@ -The Birth of Isaac - # Chapter 21 -1. The LORD kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. -2. She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. -3. And Abraham named their son Isaac. -4. Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded. -5. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. - -6. And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. -7. Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!" -Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away - - -8. When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion. -9. But Sarah saw Ishmael--the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar--making fun of her son, Isaac. -10. So she turned to Abraham and demanded, "Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won't have it!" - -11. This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son. -12. But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. -13. But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar's son because he is your son, too." - -14. So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba. - -15. When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush. -16. Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. "I don't want to watch the boy die," she said, as she burst into tears. - -17. But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, "Hagar, what's wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. -18. Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants." - -19. Then God opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink. - -20. And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer, -21. and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt. - -Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech - - -22. -About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do," Abimelech said. -23. "Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner." - -24. Abraham replied, "Yes, I swear to it!" -25. Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken by force from Abraham's servants. - -26. "This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech answered. "I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before." - -27. Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty. -28. But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves. -29. Abimelech asked, "Why have you set these seven apart from the others?" - -30. Abraham replied, "Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well." -31. Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath. - -32. After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines. -33. Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God. -34. And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time. - - - +1 The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. +2 She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. +3 And Abraham named their son Isaac. +4 Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded. +5 Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. +6 And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. +7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!” +8 When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion. +9 But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac. +10 So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!” +11 This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son. +12 But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted. +13 But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.” +14 So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba. +15 When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush. +16 Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears. +17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. +18 Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.” +19 Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink. +20 And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer, +21 and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt. +22 About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said. +23 “Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.” +24 Abraham replied, “Yes, I swear to it!” +25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants. +26 “This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Abimelech answered. “I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before.” +27 Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty. +28 But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves. +29 Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?” +30 Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.” +31 Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath. +32 After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines. +33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God. +34 And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md index 42c1ddda..8ef9da7c 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,49 +1,29 @@ -Abraham's Faith Tested - # Chapter 22 -1. Some time later, God tested Abraham's faith. "Abraham!" God called. - -"Yes," he replied. "Here I am." - - -2. "Take your son, your only son--yes, Isaac, whom you love so much--and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you." - -3. The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. -4. On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. -5. "Stay here with the donkey," Abraham told the servants. "The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back." - -6. So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together, -7. Isaac turned to Abraham and said, "Father?" -"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied. - -"We have the fire and the wood," the boy said, "but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?" - - -8. "God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together. - -9. When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. -10. And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice. -11. At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" -"Yes," Abraham replied. "Here I am!" - - -12. "Don't lay a hand on the boy!" the angel said. "Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son." - -13. Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. -14. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means "the LORD will provide"). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." - -15. Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven. -16. "This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that -17. I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. -18. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me." - -19. Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live. - -20. Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor's wife, had borne Nahor eight sons. -21. The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans), -22. Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. -23. (Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah, -24. Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. - - - +1 Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. +“Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.” +2 “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” +3 The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. +4 On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. +5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants. “The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.” +6 So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together, +7 Isaac turned to Abraham and said, “Father?” +“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. +“We have the fire and the wood,” the boy said, “but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?” +8 “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both walked on together. +9 When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. +10 And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice. +11 At that moment the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” +“Yes,” Abraham replied. “Here I am!” +12 “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.” +13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. +14 Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” +15 Then the angel of the Lord called again to Abraham from heaven. +16 “This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that +17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. +18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.” +19 Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live. +20 Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor’s wife, had borne Nahor eight sons. +21 The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans), +22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. +23 (Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah, +24 Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md index 8d4f5e46..eff4677b 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -The Burial of Sarah - # Chapter 23 -1. When Sarah was 127 years old, -2. she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. - -3. Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, -4. "Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial." - -5. The Hittites replied to Abraham, -6. "Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way." - -7. Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites -8. and said, "Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar -9. to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family." - -10. Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. -11. "No, my lord," he said to Abraham, "please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead." - -12. Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, -13. and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. "No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there." - -14. Ephron answered Abraham, -15. "My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead." - -16. So Abraham agreed to Ephron's price and paid the amount he had suggested--400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction. - -17. So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees. -18. It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate. -19. Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron). -20. So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place. - - - +1 When Sarah was 127 years old, +2 she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. +3 Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, +4 “Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.” +5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, +6 “Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way.” +7 Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites +8 and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar +9 to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.” +10 Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. +11 “No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead.” +12 Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, +13 and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there.” +14 Ephron answered Abraham, +15 “My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead.” +16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction. +17 So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees. +18 It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate. +19 Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron). +20 So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md index 2f110a91..6413afce 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,119 +1,76 @@ -A Wife for Isaac - # Chapter 24 -1. Abraham was now a very old man, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. -2. One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, "Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh. -3. Swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. -4. Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac." - -5. The servant asked, "But what if I can't find a young woman who is willing to travel so far from home? Should I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives in the land you came from?" - -6. "No!" Abraham responded. "Be careful never to take my son there. -7. For the LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son. -8. If she is unwilling to come back with you, then you are free from this oath of mine. But under no circumstances are you to take my son there." - -9. So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham's instructions. -10. Then he loaded ten of Abraham's camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham's brother Nahor had settled. -11. He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water. - -12. "O LORD, God of my master, Abraham," he prayed. "Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham. -13. See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water. -14. This is my request. I will ask one of them, 'Please give me a drink from your jug.' If she says, 'Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!'--let her be the one you have selected as Isaac's wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master." - -15. Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah. -16. Rebekah was very beautiful and old enough to be married, but she was still a virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up again. -17. Running over to her, the servant said, "Please give me a little drink of water from your jug." - -18. "Yes, my lord," she answered, "have a drink." And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink. -19. When she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels, too, until they have had enough to drink." -20. So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels. - -21. The servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the LORD had given him success in his mission. -22. Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets for her wrists. - -23. "Whose daughter are you?" he asked. "And please tell me, would your father have any room to put us up for the night?" - -24. "I am the daughter of Bethuel," she replied. "My grandparents are Nahor and Milcah. -25. Yes, we have plenty of straw and feed for the camels, and we have room for guests." - -26. The man bowed low and worshiped the LORD. -27. "Praise the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham," he said. "The LORD has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master's relatives." - -28. The young woman ran home to tell her family everything that had happened. -29. Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, who ran out to meet the man at the spring. -30. He had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man had said. So he rushed out to the spring, where the man was still standing beside his camels. -31. Laban said to him, "Come and stay with us, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing here outside the town when I have a room all ready for you and a place prepared for the camels?" - -32. So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet. -33. Then food was served. But Abraham's servant said, "I don't want to eat until I have told you why I have come." -"All right," Laban said, "tell us." - - -34. "I am Abraham's servant," he explained. -35. "And the LORD has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys. - -36. "When Sarah, my master's wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master's son, and my master has given him everything he owns. -37. And my master made me take an oath. He said, 'Do not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. -38. Go instead to my father's house, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son.' - -39. "But I said to my master, 'What if I can't find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?' -40. He responded, 'The LORD, in whose presence I have lived, will send his angel with you and will make your mission successful. Yes, you must find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father's family. -41. Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.' - -42. "So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: 'O LORD, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission. -43. See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, "Please give me a little drink of water from your jug." -44. If she says, "Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels, too," let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master's son.' - -45. "Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.' -46. She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, 'Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!' So I drank, and then she watered the camels. - -47. "Then I asked, 'Whose daughter are you?' She replied, 'I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. - -48. "Then I bowed low and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham, because he had led me straight to my master's niece to be his son's wife. -49. So tell me--will you or won't you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I'll know what to do next." - -50. Then Laban and Bethuel replied, "The LORD has obviously brought you here, so there is nothing we can say. -51. Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Yes, let her be the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has directed." - -52. When Abraham's servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the LORD. -53. Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother. -54. Then they ate their meal, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight. - -But early the next morning, Abraham's servant said, "Send me back to my master." - - -55. "But we want Rebekah to stay with us at least ten days," her brother and mother said. "Then she can go." - -56. But he said, "Don't delay me. The LORD has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master." - -57. "Well," they said, "we'll call Rebekah and ask her what she thinks." -58. So they called Rebekah. "Are you willing to go with this man?" they asked her. - -And she replied, "Yes, I will go." - - -59. So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham's servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah's childhood nurse went along with her. -60. They gave her this blessing as she parted: -"Our sister, may you become - -the mother of many millions! +1 Abraham was now a very old man, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. +2 One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh. +3 Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. +4 Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.” +5 The servant asked, “But what if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to travel so far from home? Should I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives in the land you came from?” +6 “No!” Abraham responded. “Be careful never to take my son there. +7 For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son. +8 If she is unwilling to come back with you, then you are free from this oath of mine. But under no circumstances are you to take my son there.” +9 So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham’s instructions. +10 Then he loaded ten of Abraham’s camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor had settled. +11 He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water. +12 “O Lord, God of my master, Abraham,” he prayed. “Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham. +13 See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water. +14 This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.’ If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!’—let her be the one you have selected as Isaac’s wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master.” +15 Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah. +16 Rebekah was very beautiful and old enough to be married, but she was still a virgin. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up again. +17 Running over to her, the servant said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.” +18 “Yes, my lord,” she answered, “have a drink.” And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink. +19 When she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels, too, until they have had enough to drink.” +20 So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels. +21 The servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the Lord had given him success in his mission. +22 Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets for her wrists. +23 “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “And please tell me, would your father have any room to put us up for the night?” +24 “I am the daughter of Bethuel,” she replied. “My grandparents are Nahor and Milcah. +25 Yes, we have plenty of straw and feed for the camels, and we have room for guests.” +26 The man bowed low and worshiped the Lord. +27 “Praise the Lord, the God of my master, Abraham,” he said. “The Lord has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master’s relatives.” +28 The young woman ran home to tell her family everything that had happened. +29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, who ran out to meet the man at the spring. +30 He had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man had said. So he rushed out to the spring, where the man was still standing beside his camels. +31 Laban said to him, “Come and stay with us, you who are blessed by the Lord! Why are you standing here outside the town when I have a room all ready for you and a place prepared for the camels?” +32 So the man went home with Laban, and Laban unloaded the camels, gave him straw for their bedding, fed them, and provided water for the man and the camel drivers to wash their feet. +33 Then food was served. But Abraham’s servant said, “I don’t want to eat until I have told you why I have come.” +“All right,” Laban said, “tell us.” +34 “I am Abraham’s servant,” he explained. +35 “And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys. +36 “When Sarah, my master’s wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master’s son, and my master has given him everything he owns. +37 And my master made me take an oath. He said, ‘Do not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. +38 Go instead to my father’s house, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son.’ +39 “But I said to my master, ‘What if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?’ +40 He responded, ‘The Lord, in whose presence I have lived, will send his angel with you and will make your mission successful. Yes, you must find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family. +41 Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’ +42 “So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission. +43 See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.” +44 If she says, “Yes, have a drink, and I will draw water for your camels, too,” let her be the one you have selected to be the wife of my master’s son.’ +45 “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ +46 She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!’ So I drank, and then she watered the camels. +47 “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. +48 “Then I bowed low and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, because he had led me straight to my master’s niece to be his son’s wife. +49 So tell me—will you or won’t you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I’ll know what to do next.” +50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The Lord has obviously brought you here, so there is nothing we can say. +51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Yes, let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.” +52 When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the Lord. +53 Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother. +54 Then they ate their meal, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight. +But early the next morning, Abraham’s servant said, “Send me back to my master.” +55 “But we want Rebekah to stay with us at least ten days,” her brother and mother said. “Then she can go.” +56 But he said, “Don’t delay me. The Lord has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.” +57 “Well,” they said, “we’ll call Rebekah and ask her what she thinks.” +58 So they called Rebekah. “Are you willing to go with this man?” they asked her. +And she replied, “Yes, I will go.” +59 So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her. +60 They gave her this blessing as she parted: +“Our sister, may you become + the mother of many millions! May your descendants be strong - -and conquer the cities of their enemies." - - -61. Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and went on his way. - -62. Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi. -63. One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming. -64. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel. -65. "Who is that man walking through the fields to meet us?" she asked the servant. - -And he replied, "It is my master." So Rebekah covered her face with her veil. - -66. Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done. - -67. And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother. - - - + and conquer the cities of their enemies.” +61 Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham’s servant took Rebekah and went on his way. +62 Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi. +63 One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming. +64 When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel. +65 “Who is that man walking through the fields to meet us?” she asked the servant. +And he replied, “It is my master.” So Rebekah covered her face with her veil. +66 Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done. +67 And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md index 9d808e3a..4be90813 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,62 +1,35 @@ -The Death of Abraham - # Chapter 25 -1. Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah. -2. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. -3. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. -4. Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah. - -5. Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac. -6. But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac. - -7. Abraham lived for 175 years, -8. and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. -9. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. -10. This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah. -11. After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev. - -Ishmael's Descendants - - -12. This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian servant. -13. Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael's descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, -14. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, -15. Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. -16. These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped. -17. Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. -18. Ishmael's descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives. - -The Births of Esau and Jacob - - -19. This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham. -20. When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. - -21. Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins. -22. But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. "Why is this happening to me?" she asked. - -23. And the LORD told her, "The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son." - -24. And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! -25. The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau. -26. Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born. - -Esau Sells His Birthright - - -27. As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home. -28. Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob. - -29. One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry. -30. Esau said to Jacob, "I'm starved! Give me some of that red stew!" (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means "red.") - -31. "All right," Jacob replied, "but trade me your rights as the firstborn son." - -32. "Look, I'm dying of starvation!" said Esau. "What good is my birthright to me now?" - -33. But Jacob said, "First you must swear that your birthright is mine." So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob. - -34. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn. - - - +1 Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah. +2 She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. +3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. +4 Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah. +5 Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac. +6 But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac. +7 Abraham lived for 175 years, +8 and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. +9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. +10 This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah. +11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev. +12 This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant. +13 Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, +15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. +16 These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped. +17 Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. +18 Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives. +19 This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham. +20 When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. +21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins. +22 But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked. +23 And the Lord told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.” +24 And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! +25 The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau. +26 Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born. +27 As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home. +28 Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob. +29 One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry. +30 Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!” (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”) +31 “All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.” +32 “Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?” +33 But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob. +34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md index d62b7490..10a6710e 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,63 +1,37 @@ -Isaac Deceives Abimelech - # Chapter 26 -1. A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham's time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived. - -2. The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. -3. Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father. -4. I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. -5. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions." -6. So Isaac stayed in Gerar. - -7. When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful." -8. But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah. - -9. Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, "She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" -"Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me," Isaac replied. - - -10. "How could you do this to us?" Abimelech exclaimed. "One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin." - -11. Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: "Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!" -Conflict over Water Rights - - -12. When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the LORD blessed him. -13. He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. -14. He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him. -15. So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac's wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham. - -16. Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. "Go somewhere else," he said, "for you have become too powerful for us." - -17. So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down. -18. He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham's death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them. - -19. Isaac's servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water. -20. But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. "This is our water," they said, and they argued over it with Isaac's herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means "argument"). -21. Isaac's men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means "hostility"). -22. Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means "open space"), for he said, "At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land." - -23. From there Isaac moved to Beersheba, -24. where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. "I am the God of your father, Abraham," he said. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant." -25. Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He set up his camp at that place, and his servants dug another well. - -Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech - - -26. One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. -27. "Why have you come here?" Isaac asked. "You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land." - -28. They replied, "We can plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let's make a covenant. -29. Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the LORD has blessed you!" - -30. So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together. -31. Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in peace. - -32. That very day Isaac's servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. "We've found water!" they exclaimed. -33. So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means "oath"). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"). - -34. At the age of forty, Esau married two Hittite wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon. -35. But Esau's wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah. - - - +1 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived. +2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. +3 Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father. +4 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. +5 I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.” +6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar. +7 When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.” +8 But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah. +9 Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” +“Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied. +10 “How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin.” +11 Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: “Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!” +12 When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. +13 He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. +14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him. +15 So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham. +16 Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. “Go somewhere else,” he said, “for you have become too powerful for us.” +17 So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down. +18 He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them. +19 Isaac’s servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water. +20 But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”). +21 Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”). +22 Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.” +23 From there Isaac moved to Beersheba, +24 where the Lord appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.” +25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the Lord. He set up his camp at that place, and his servants dug another well. +26 One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. +27 “Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land.” +28 They replied, “We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant. +29 Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!” +30 So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together. +31 Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in peace. +32 That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed. +33 So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”). +34 At the age of forty, Esau married two Hittite wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon. +35 But Esau’s wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md index 254af3ae..b179fc61 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,116 +1,65 @@ -Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing - # Chapter 27 -1. One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, "My son." -"Yes, Father?" Esau replied. - - -2. "I am an old man now," Isaac said, "and I don't know when I may die. -3. Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me. -4. Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die." - -5. But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game, -6. she said to her son Jacob, "Listen. I overheard your father say to Esau, -7. 'Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will bless you in the LORD's presence before I die.' -8. Now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly as I tell you. -9. Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish. -10. Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies." - -11. "But look," Jacob replied to Rebekah, "my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth. -12. What if my father touches me? He'll see that I'm trying to trick him, and then he'll curse me instead of blessing me." - -13. But his mother replied, "Then let the curse fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats for me!" - -14. So Jacob went out and got the young goats for his mother. Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked it. -15. Then she took Esau's favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob. -16. She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats. -17. Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked bread. - -18. So Jacob took the food to his father. "My father?" he said. -"Yes, my son," Isaac answered. "Who are you--Esau or Jacob?" - -19. Jacob replied, "It's Esau, your firstborn son. I've done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing." - -20. Isaac asked, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" -"The LORD your God put it in my path!" Jacob replied. - -21. Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau." -22. So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. "The voice is Jacob's, but the hands are Esau's," Isaac said. -23. But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob's hands felt hairy just like Esau's. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob. -24. "But are you really my son Esau?" he asked. - -"Yes, I am," Jacob replied. - - -25. Then Isaac said, "Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing." So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him. -26. Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son." - -27. So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, "Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the LORD has blessed! - -28. "From the dew of heaven - -and the richness of the earth, +1 One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.” +“Yes, Father?” Esau replied. +2 “I am an old man now,” Isaac said, “and I don’t know when I may die. +3 Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me. +4 Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die.” +5 But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game, +6 she said to her son Jacob, “Listen. I overheard your father say to Esau, +7 ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’ +8 Now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly as I tell you. +9 Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I’ll use them to prepare your father’s favorite dish. +10 Then take the food to your father so he can eat it and bless you before he dies.” +11 “But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth. +12 What if my father touches me? He’ll see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll curse me instead of blessing me.” +13 But his mother replied, “Then let the curse fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats for me!” +14 So Jacob went out and got the young goats for his mother. Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked it. +15 Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which were there in the house, and gave them to her younger son, Jacob. +16 She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats. +17 Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked bread. +18 So Jacob took the food to his father. “My father?” he said. +“Yes, my son,” Isaac answered. “Who are you—Esau or Jacob?” +19 Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your firstborn son. I’ve done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing.” +20 Isaac asked, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” +“The Lord your God put it in my path!” Jacob replied. +21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.” +22 So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said. +23 But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob. +24 “But are you really my son Esau?” he asked. +“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied. +25 Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him. +26 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.” +27 So Jacob went over and kissed him. And when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he was finally convinced, and he blessed his son. He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed! +28 “From the dew of heaven + and the richness of the earth, may God always give you abundant harvests of grain - -and bountiful new wine. - - -29. May many nations become your servants, - -and may they bow down to you. - + and bountiful new wine. +29 May many nations become your servants, + and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, - -and may your mother's sons bow down to you. - + and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. All who curse you will be cursed, - -and all who bless you will be blessed." - - -30. As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt. -31. Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, "Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing." - -32. But Isaac asked him, "Who are you?" -Esau replied, "It's your son, your firstborn son, Esau." - - -33. Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, "Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!" - -34. When Esau heard his father's words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. "Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!" he begged. - -35. But Isaac said, "Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing." - -36. Esau exclaimed, "No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven't you saved even one blessing for me?" - -37. Isaac said to Esau, "I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine--what is left for me to give you, my son?" - -38. Esau pleaded, "But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!" Then Esau broke down and wept. - -39. Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him, -"You will live away from the richness of the earth, - -and away from the dew of the heaven above. - - -40. You will live by your sword, - -and you will serve your brother. - + and all who bless you will be blessed.” +30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and almost before Jacob had left his father, Esau returned from his hunt. +31 Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, “Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing.” +32 But Isaac asked him, “Who are you?” +Esau replied, “It’s your son, your firstborn son, Esau.” +33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!” +34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged. +35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.” +36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice. First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?” +37 Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?” +38 Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau broke down and wept. +39 Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him, +“You will live away from the richness of the earth, + and away from the dew of the heaven above. +40 You will live by your sword, + and you will serve your brother. But when you decide to break free, - -you will shake his yoke from your neck." -Jacob Flees to Paddan-Aram - - -41. From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: "I will soon be mourning my father's death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob." - -42. But Rebekah heard about Esau's plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, "Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. -43. So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran. -44. Stay there with him until your brother cools off. -45. When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?" - -46. Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I'm sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them." - - - + you will shake his yoke from your neck.” +41 From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.” +42 But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. +43 So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran. +44 Stay there with him until your brother cools off. +45 When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?” +46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick and tired of these local Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md index 45658dec..04a46324 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ # Chapter 28 -1. So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, "You must not marry any of these Canaanite women. -2. Instead, go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of your uncle Laban's daughters. -3. May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations! -4. May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham." - -5. So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to stay with his uncle Laban, his mother's brother, the son of Bethuel the Aramean. - -6. Esau knew that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife, and that he had warned Jacob, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman." -7. He also knew that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan-aram. -8. It was now very clear to Esau that his father did not like the local Canaanite women. -9. So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael's family and married one of Ishmael's daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife's name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son. - -Jacob's Dream at Bethel - - -10. Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran. -11. At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. -12. As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the earth up to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down the stairway. - -13. At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants. -14. Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions--to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. -15. What's more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you." - -16. Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I wasn't even aware of it!" -17. But he was also afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!" - -18. The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it. -19. He named that place Bethel (which means "house of God"), although it was previously called Luz. - -20. Then Jacob made this vow: "If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing, -21. and if I return safely to my father's home, then the LORD will certainly be my God. -22. And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me." - - - +1 So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women. +2 Instead, go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of your uncle Laban’s daughters. +3 May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations! +4 May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.” +5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to stay with his uncle Laban, his mother’s brother, the son of Bethuel the Aramean. +6 Esau knew that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife, and that he had warned Jacob, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman.” +7 He also knew that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan-aram. +8 It was now very clear to Esau that his father did not like the local Canaanite women. +9 So Esau visited his uncle Ishmael’s family and married one of Ishmael’s daughters, in addition to the wives he already had. His new wife’s name was Mahalath. She was the sister of Nebaioth and the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. +10 Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran. +11 At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. +12 As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from the earth up to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down the stairway. +13 At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants. +14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions—to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants. +15 What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.” +16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it!” +17 But he was also afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!” +18 The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it. +19 He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz. +20 Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing, +21 and if I return safely to my father’s home, then the Lord will certainly be my God. +22 And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md index 8752aab7..3e4cb33e 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,73 +1,40 @@ -Jacob Arrives at Paddan-Aram - # Chapter 29 -1. Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east. -2. He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well. - -3. It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well. -4. Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, "Where are you from, my friends?" -"We are from Haran," they answered. - - -5. "Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" he asked. - -"Yes, we do," they replied. - - -6. "Is he doing well?" Jacob asked. - -"Yes, he's well," they answered. "Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the flock now." - - -7. Jacob said, "Look, it's still broad daylight--too early to round up the animals. Why don't you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?" - -8. "We can't water the animals until all the flocks have arrived," they replied. "Then the shepherds move the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water all the sheep and goats." - -9. Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father's flock, for she was a shepherd. -10. And because Rachel was his cousin--the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother--and because the sheep and goats belonged to his uncle Laban, Jacob went over to the well and moved the stone from its mouth and watered his uncle's flock. -11. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud. -12. He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father's side--the son of her aunt Rebekah. So Rachel quickly ran and told her father, Laban. - -13. As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story, -14. Laban exclaimed, "You really are my own flesh and blood!" -Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel +1 Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east. +2 He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well. +3 It was the custom there to wait for all the flocks to arrive before removing the stone and watering the animals. Afterward the stone would be placed back over the mouth of the well. +4 Jacob went over to the shepherds and asked, “Where are you from, my friends?” +“We are from Haran,” they answered. +5 “Do you know a man there named Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” he asked. +“Yes, we do,” they replied. +6 “Is he doing well?” Jacob asked. +“Yes, he’s well,” they answered. “Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the flock now.” +7 Jacob said, “Look, it’s still broad daylight—too early to round up the animals. Why don’t you water the sheep and goats so they can get back out to pasture?” +8 “We can’t water the animals until all the flocks have arrived,” they replied. “Then the shepherds move the stone from the mouth of the well, and we water all the sheep and goats.” +9 Jacob was still talking with them when Rachel arrived with her father’s flock, for she was a shepherd. +10 And because Rachel was his cousin—the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother—and because the sheep and goats belonged to his uncle Laban, Jacob went over to the well and moved the stone from its mouth and watered his uncle’s flock. +11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud. +12 He explained to Rachel that he was her cousin on her father’s side—the son of her aunt Rebekah. So Rachel quickly ran and told her father, Laban. +13 As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story, +14 Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!” After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month, - -15. Laban said to him, "You shouldn't work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how much your wages should be." - -16. Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel. -17. There was no sparkle in Leah's eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face. -18. Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, "I'll work for you for seven years if you'll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife." - -19. "Agreed!" Laban replied. "I'd rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me." -20. So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days. - -21. Finally, the time came for him to marry her. "I have fulfilled my agreement," Jacob said to Laban. "Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her." - -22. So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast. -23. But that night, when it was dark, Laban took Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her. -24. (Laban had given Leah a servant, Zilpah, to be her maid.) - -25. But when Jacob woke up in the morning--it was Leah! "What have you done to me?" Jacob raged at Laban. "I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?" - -26. "It's not our custom here to marry off a younger daughter ahead of the firstborn," Laban replied. -27. "But wait until the bridal week is over; then we'll give you Rachel, too--provided you promise to work another seven years for me." - -28. So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too. -29. (Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.) -30. So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years. - -Jacob's Many Children - - -31. When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive. -32. So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me." - -33. She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, "The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son." - -34. Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, "Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!" - -35. Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, "Now I will praise the LORD!" And then she stopped having children. - - - +15 Laban said to him, “You shouldn’t work for me without pay just because we are relatives. Tell me how much your wages should be.” +16 Now Laban had two daughters. The older daughter was named Leah, and the younger one was Rachel. +17 There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face. +18 Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, “I’ll work for you for seven years if you’ll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife.” +19 “Agreed!” Laban replied. “I’d rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.” +20 So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days. +21 Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her.” +22 So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast. +23 But that night, when it was dark, Laban took Leah to Jacob, and he slept with her. +24 (Laban had given Leah a servant, Zilpah, to be her maid.) +25 But when Jacob woke up in the morning—it was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob raged at Laban. “I worked seven years for Rachel! Why have you tricked me?” +26 “It’s not our custom here to marry off a younger daughter ahead of the firstborn,” Laban replied. +27 “But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too—provided you promise to work another seven years for me.” +28 So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too. +29 (Laban gave Rachel a servant, Bilhah, to be her maid.) +30 So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years. +31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive. +32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.” +33 She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, “The Lord heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.” +34 Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!” +35 Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, “Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md index bd1ff283..426db80e 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,68 +1,46 @@ # Chapter 30 -1. When Rachel saw that she wasn't having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, "Give me children, or I'll die!" - -2. Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. "Am I God?" he asked. "He's the one who has kept you from having children!" - -3. Then Rachel told him, "Take my maid, Bilhah, and sleep with her. She will bear children for me, and through her I can have a family, too." -4. So Rachel gave her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her. -5. Bilhah became pregnant and presented him with a son. -6. Rachel named him Dan, for she said, "God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son." -7. Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son. -8. Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said, "I have struggled hard with my sister, and I'm winning!" - -9. Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn't getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. -10. Soon Zilpah presented him with a son. -11. Leah named him Gad, for she said, "How fortunate I am!" -12. Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son. -13. And Leah named him Asher, for she said, "What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me." - -14. One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben found some mandrakes growing in a field and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel begged Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes." - -15. But Leah angrily replied, "Wasn't it enough that you stole my husband? Now will you steal my son's mandrakes, too?" -Rachel answered, "I will let Jacob sleep with you tonight if you give me some of the mandrakes." - - -16. So that evening, as Jacob was coming home from the fields, Leah went out to meet him. "You must come and sleep with me tonight!" she said. "I have paid for you with some mandrakes that my son found." So that night he slept with Leah. -17. And God answered Leah's prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. -18. She named him Issachar, for she said, "God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband as a wife." -19. Then Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob. -20. She named him Zebulun, for she said, "God has given me a good reward. Now my husband will treat me with respect, for I have given him six sons." -21. Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah. - -22. Then God remembered Rachel's plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children. -23. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. "God has removed my disgrace," she said. -24. And she named him Joseph, for she said, "May the LORD add yet another son to my family." -Jacob's Wealth Increases - - -25. Soon after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Please release me so I can go home to my own country. -26. Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you." - -27. "Please listen to me," Laban replied. "I have become wealthy, for the LORD has blessed me because of you. -28. Tell me how much I owe you. Whatever it is, I'll pay it." - -29. Jacob replied, "You know how hard I've worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care. -30. You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The LORD has blessed you through everything I've done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?" - -31. "What wages do you want?" Laban asked again. - -Jacob replied, "Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I'll continue to tend and watch over your flocks. - -32. Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages. -33. In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you'll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you." - -34. "All right," Laban replied. "It will be as you say." -35. But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons, -36. who took them a three-days' journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban's flock. - -37. Then Jacob took some fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off strips of bark, making white streaks on them. -38. Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated. -39. And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. -40. Jacob separated those lambs from Laban's flock. And at mating time he turned the flock to face Laban's animals that were streaked or black. This is how he built his own flock instead of increasing Laban's. - -41. Whenever the stronger females were ready to mate, Jacob would place the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of them. Then they would mate in front of the branches. -42. But he didn't do this with the weaker ones, so the weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob's. -43. As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys. - - - +1 When Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!” +2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!” +3 Then Rachel told him, “Take my maid, Bilhah, and sleep with her. She will bear children for me, and through her I can have a family, too.” +4 So Rachel gave her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her. +5 Bilhah became pregnant and presented him with a son. +6 Rachel named him Dan, for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.” +7 Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son. +8 Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said, “I have struggled hard with my sister, and I’m winning!” +9 Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn’t getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife. +10 Soon Zilpah presented him with a son. +11 Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!” +12 Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son. +13 And Leah named him Asher, for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.” +14 One day during the wheat harvest, Reuben found some mandrakes growing in a field and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” +15 But Leah angrily replied, “Wasn’t it enough that you stole my husband? Now will you steal my son’s mandrakes, too?” +Rachel answered, “I will let Jacob sleep with you tonight if you give me some of the mandrakes.” +16 So that evening, as Jacob was coming home from the fields, Leah went out to meet him. “You must come and sleep with me tonight!” she said. “I have paid for you with some mandrakes that my son found.” So that night he slept with Leah. +17 And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. +18 She named him Issachar, for she said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband as a wife.” +19 Then Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob. +20 She named him Zebulun, for she said, “God has given me a good reward. Now my husband will treat me with respect, for I have given him six sons.” +21 Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah. +22 Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children. +23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. “God has removed my disgrace,” she said. +24 And she named him Joseph, for she said, “May the Lord add yet another son to my family.” +25 Soon after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Please release me so I can go home to my own country. +26 Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.” +27 “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for the Lord has blessed me because of you. +28 Tell me how much I owe you. Whatever it is, I’ll pay it.” +29 Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care. +30 You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I’ve done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?” +31 “What wages do you want?” Laban asked again. +Jacob replied, “Don’t give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I’ll continue to tend and watch over your flocks. +32 Let me inspect your flocks today and remove all the sheep and goats that are speckled or spotted, along with all the black sheep. Give these to me as my wages. +33 In the future, when you check on the animals you have given me as my wages, you’ll see that I have been honest. If you find in my flock any goats without speckles or spots, or any sheep that are not black, you will know that I have stolen them from you.” +34 “All right,” Laban replied. “It will be as you say.” +35 But that very day Laban went out and removed the male goats that were streaked and spotted, all the female goats that were speckled and spotted or had white patches, and all the black sheep. He placed them in the care of his own sons, +36 who took them a three-days’ journey from where Jacob was. Meanwhile, Jacob stayed and cared for the rest of Laban’s flock. +37 Then Jacob took some fresh branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled off strips of bark, making white streaks on them. +38 Then he placed these peeled branches in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, for that was where they mated. +39 And when they mated in front of the white-streaked branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. +40 Jacob separated those lambs from Laban’s flock. And at mating time he turned the flock to face Laban’s animals that were streaked or black. This is how he built his own flock instead of increasing Laban’s. +41 Whenever the stronger females were ready to mate, Jacob would place the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of them. Then they would mate in front of the branches. +42 But he didn’t do this with the weaker ones, so the weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob’s. +43 As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md index 00c6445f..19cbc3c7 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,85 +1,57 @@ -Jacob Flees from Laban - # Chapter 31 -1. But Jacob soon learned that Laban's sons were grumbling about him. "Jacob has robbed our father of everything!" they said. "He has gained all his wealth at our father's expense." -2. And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban's attitude toward him. - -3. Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you." - -4. So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock. -5. He said to them, "I have noticed that your father's attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me. -6. You know how hard I have worked for your father, -7. but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm. -8. For if he said, 'The speckled animals will be your wages,' the whole flock began to produce speckled young. And when he changed his mind and said, 'The striped animals will be your wages,' then the whole flock produced striped young. -9. In this way, God has taken your father's animals and given them to me. - -10. "One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted. -11. Then in my dream, the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Yes, here I am.' - -12. "The angel said, 'Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you. -13. I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.'" - -14. Rachel and Leah responded, "That's fine with us! We won't inherit any of our father's wealth anyway. -15. He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us. -16. All the wealth God has given you from our father legally belongs to us and our children. So go ahead and do whatever God has told you." - -17. So Jacob put his wives and children on camels, -18. and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived. -19. At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father's household idols and took them with her. -20. Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving. -21. So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead. - -Laban Pursues Jacob - - -22. Three days later, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. -23. So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead. -24. But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, "I'm warning you--leave Jacob alone!" - -25. Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, and he set up his camp not far from Jacob's. -26. "What do you mean by deceiving me like this?" Laban demanded. "How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war? -27. Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn't you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps. -28. Why didn't you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly! -29. I could destroy you, but the God of your father appeared to me last night and warned me, 'Leave Jacob alone!' -30. I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father's home. But why have you stolen my gods?" - -31. "I rushed away because I was afraid," Jacob answered. "I thought you would take your daughters from me by force. -32. But as for your gods, see if you can find them, and let the person who has taken them die! And if you find anything else that belongs to you, identify it before all these relatives of ours, and I will give it back!" But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the household idols. - -33. Laban went first into Jacob's tent to search there, then into Leah's, and then the tents of the two servant wives--but he found nothing. Finally, he went into Rachel's tent. -34. But Rachel had taken the household idols and hidden them in her camel saddle, and now she was sitting on them. When Laban had thoroughly searched her tent without finding them, -35. she said to her father, "Please, sir, forgive me if I don't get up for you. I'm having my monthly period." So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols. - -36. Then Jacob became very angry, and he challenged Laban. "What's my crime?" he demanded. "What have I done wrong to make you chase after me as though I were a criminal? -37. You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us! - -38. "For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food. -39. If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night. - -40. "I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights. -41. Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times! -42. In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side--the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac--you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!" -Jacob's Treaty with Laban - - -43. Then Laban replied to Jacob, "These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks--in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children? -44. So come, let's make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment." - -45. So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument. -46. Then he told his family members, "Gather some stones." So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal. -47. To commemorate the event, Laban called the place Jegar-sahadutha (which means "witness pile" in Aramaic), and Jacob called it Galeed (which means "witness pile" in Hebrew). - -48. Then Laban declared, "This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today." This explains why it was called Galeed--"Witness Pile." -49. But it was also called Mizpah (which means "watchtower"), for Laban said, "May the LORD keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other's sight. -50. If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us. - -51. "See this pile of stones," Laban continued, "and see this monument I have set between us. -52. They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me. -53. I call on the God of our ancestors--the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of my grandfather Nahor--to serve as a judge between us." +1 But Jacob soon learned that Laban’s sons were grumbling about him. “Jacob has robbed our father of everything!” they said. “He has gained all his wealth at our father’s expense.” +2 And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him. +3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there, and I will be with you.” +4 So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock. +5 He said to them, “I have noticed that your father’s attitude toward me has changed. But the God of my father has been with me. +6 You know how hard I have worked for your father, +7 but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm. +8 For if he said, ‘The speckled animals will be your wages,’ the whole flock began to produce speckled young. And when he changed his mind and said, ‘The striped animals will be your wages,’ then the whole flock produced striped young. +9 In this way, God has taken your father’s animals and given them to me. +10 “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted. +11 Then in my dream, the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Yes, here I am.’ +12 “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see that only the streaked, speckled, and spotted males are mating with the females of your flock. For I have seen how Laban has treated you. +13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.’” +14 Rachel and Leah responded, “That’s fine with us! We won’t inherit any of our father’s wealth anyway. +15 He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us. +16 All the wealth God has given you from our father legally belongs to us and our children. So go ahead and do whatever God has told you.” +17 So Jacob put his wives and children on camels, +18 and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived. +19 At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her. +20 Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving. +21 So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead. +22 Three days later, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. +23 So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead. +24 But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, “I’m warning you—leave Jacob alone!” +25 Laban caught up with Jacob as he was camped in the hill country of Gilead, and he set up his camp not far from Jacob’s. +26 “What do you mean by deceiving me like this?” Laban demanded. “How dare you drag my daughters away like prisoners of war? +27 Why did you slip away secretly? Why did you deceive me? And why didn’t you say you wanted to leave? I would have given you a farewell feast, with singing and music, accompanied by tambourines and harps. +28 Why didn’t you let me kiss my daughters and grandchildren and tell them good-bye? You have acted very foolishly! +29 I could destroy you, but the God of your father appeared to me last night and warned me, ‘Leave Jacob alone!’ +30 I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father’s home. But why have you stolen my gods?” +31 “I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force. +32 But as for your gods, see if you can find them, and let the person who has taken them die! And if you find anything else that belongs to you, identify it before all these relatives of ours, and I will give it back!” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the household idols. +33 Laban went first into Jacob’s tent to search there, then into Leah’s, and then the tents of the two servant wives—but he found nothing. Finally, he went into Rachel’s tent. +34 But Rachel had taken the household idols and hidden them in her camel saddle, and now she was sitting on them. When Laban had thoroughly searched her tent without finding them, +35 she said to her father, “Please, sir, forgive me if I don’t get up for you. I’m having my monthly period.” So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols. +36 Then Jacob became very angry, and he challenged Laban. “What’s my crime?” he demanded. “What have I done wrong to make you chase after me as though I were a criminal? +37 You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us! +38 “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food. +39 If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night. +40 “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights. +41 Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times! +42 In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!” +43 Then Laban replied to Jacob, “These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks—in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children? +44 So come, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment.” +45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument. +46 Then he told his family members, “Gather some stones.” So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal. +47 To commemorate the event, Laban called the place Jegar-sahadutha (which means “witness pile” in Aramaic), and Jacob called it Galeed (which means “witness pile” in Hebrew). +48 Then Laban declared, “This pile of stones will stand as a witness to remind us of the covenant we have made today.” This explains why it was called Galeed—“Witness Pile.” +49 But it was also called Mizpah (which means “watchtower”), for Laban said, “May the Lord keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other’s sight. +50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us. +51 “See this pile of stones,” Laban continued, “and see this monument I have set between us. +52 They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me. +53 I call on the God of our ancestors—the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of my grandfather Nahor—to serve as a judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath before the fearsome God of his father, Isaac, to respect the boundary line. -54. Then Jacob offered a sacrifice to God there on the mountain and invited everyone to a covenant feast. After they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. - -55. Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home. - - - +54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice to God there on the mountain and invited everyone to a covenant feast. After they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain. +55 Laban got up early the next morning, and he kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md index 0af8150e..e220e885 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,64 +1,37 @@ # Chapter 32 -1. As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him. -2. When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, "This is God's camp!" So he named the place Mahanaim. - -Jacob Sends Gifts to Esau - - -3. Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom. -4. He told them, "Give this message to my master Esau: 'Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban, -5. and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.'" - -6. After delivering the message, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, "We met your brother, Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you--with an army of 400 men!" -7. Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camels, into two groups. -8. He thought, "If Esau meets one group and attacks it, perhaps the other group can escape." - -9. Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac--O LORD, you told me, 'Return to your own land and to your relatives.' And you promised me, 'I will treat you kindly.' -10. I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps! -11. O LORD, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children. -12. But you promised me, 'I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore--too many to count.'" - -13. Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau: -14. 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, -15. 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys. -16. He divided these animals into herds and assigned each to different servants. Then he told his servants, "Go ahead of me with the animals, but keep some distance between the herds." - -17. He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: "When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, 'Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?' -18. You must reply, 'They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, he is coming right behind us.'" - -19. Jacob gave the same instructions to the second and third herdsmen and to all who followed behind the herds: "You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. -20. And be sure to say, 'Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.'" -Jacob thought, "I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me." - -21. So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp. - -Jacob Wrestles with God - - -22. During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River with them. -23. After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions. - -24. This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. -25. When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob's hip and wrenched it out of its socket. -26. Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!" -But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." - - -27. "What is your name?" the man asked. - -He replied, "Jacob." - - -28. "Your name will no longer be Jacob," the man told him. "From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won." - -29. "Please tell me your name," Jacob said. - -"Why do you want to know my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. - - -30. Jacob named the place Peniel (which means "face of God"), for he said, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared." -31. The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip. -32. (Even today the people of Israel don't eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened that night when the man strained the tendon of Jacob's hip.) - - - +1 As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him. +2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed, “This is God’s camp!” So he named the place Mahanaim. +3 Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom. +4 He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban, +5 and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.’” +6 After delivering the message, the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “We met your brother, Esau, and he is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!” +7 Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camels, into two groups. +8 He thought, “If Esau meets one group and attacks it, perhaps the other group can escape.” +9 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’ +10 I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps! +11 O Lord, please rescue me from the hand of my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to attack me, along with my wives and children. +12 But you promised me, ‘I will surely treat you kindly, and I will multiply your descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.’” +13 Jacob stayed where he was for the night. Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau: +14 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, +15 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys. +16 He divided these animals into herds and assigned each to different servants. Then he told his servants, “Go ahead of me with the animals, but keep some distance between the herds.” +17 He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?’ +18 You must reply, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, but they are a gift for his master Esau. Look, he is coming right behind us.’” +19 Jacob gave the same instructions to the second and third herdsmen and to all who followed behind the herds: “You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. +20 And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” +Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.” +21 So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp. +22 During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River with them. +23 After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions. +24 This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break. +25 When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket. +26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” +But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” +27 “What is your name?” the man asked. +He replied, “Jacob.” +28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.” +29 “Please tell me your name,” Jacob said. +“Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. +30 Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.” +31 The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip. +32 (Even today the people of Israel don’t eat the tendon near the hip socket because of what happened that night when the man strained the tendon of Jacob’s hip.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md index 5c1914c4..7e2c5d8f 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,42 +1,24 @@ -Jacob and Esau Make Peace - # Chapter 33 -1. Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives. -2. He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. -3. Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him. -4. Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. - -5. Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, "Who are these people with you?" -"These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant," Jacob replied. - -6. Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him. -7. Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him. - -8. "And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked. - -Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship." - - -9. "My brother, I have plenty," Esau answered. "Keep what you have for yourself." - -10. But Jacob insisted, "No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God! -11. Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough." And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift. - -12. "Well," Esau said, "let's be going. I will lead the way." - -13. But Jacob replied, "You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die. -14. Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir." - -15. "All right," Esau said, "but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you." -Jacob responded, "That's not necessary. It's enough that you've received me warmly, my lord!" - - -16. So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day. -17. Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means "shelters"). - -18. Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town. -19. Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver. -20. And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel. - - - +1 Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming with his 400 men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and his two servant wives. +2 He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. +3 Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him. +4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept. +5 Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?” +“These are the children God has graciously given to me, your servant,” Jacob replied. +6 Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him. +7 Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him. +8 “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked. +Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.” +9 “My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.” +10 But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have found favor with you, please accept this gift from me. And what a relief to see your friendly smile. It is like seeing the face of God! +11 Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift. +12 “Well,” Esau said, “let’s be going. I will lead the way.” +13 But Jacob replied, “You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die. +14 Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.” +15 “All right,” Esau said, “but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you.” +Jacob responded, “That’s not necessary. It’s enough that you’ve received me warmly, my lord!” +16 So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day. +17 Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”). +18 Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town. +19 Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver. +20 And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md index 7bab3335..afa2c11c 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,47 +1,32 @@ -Revenge against Shechem - # Chapter 34 -1. One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area. -2. But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her. -3. But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words. -4. He said to his father, Hamor, "Get me this young girl. I want to marry her." - -5. Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fields herding his livestock, he said nothing until they returned. -6. Hamor, Shechem's father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob. -7. Meanwhile, Jacob's sons had come in from the field as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious that their sister had been raped. Shechem had done a disgraceful thing against Jacob's family, something that should never be done. - -8. Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. "My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter," he said. "Please let him marry her. -9. In fact, let's arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons. -10. And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area." - -11. Then Shechem himself spoke to Dinah's father and brothers. "Please be kind to me, and let me marry her," he begged. "I will give you whatever you ask. -12. No matter what dowry or gift you demand, I will gladly pay it--just give me the girl as my wife." - -13. But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob's sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and his father, Hamor. -14. They said to them, "We couldn't possibly allow this, because you're not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you! -15. But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are, -16. then we will give you our daughters, and we'll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people. -17. But if you don't agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way." - -18. Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal. -19. Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob's daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family, -20. and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate. - -21. "These men are our friends," they said. "Let's invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours. -22. But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are. -23. But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let's agree to their terms and let them settle here among us." - -24. So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised. -25. But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah's full brothers, took their swords and entered the town without opposition. Then they slaughtered every male there, -26. including Hamor and his son Shechem. They killed them with their swords, then took Dinah from Shechem's house and returned to their camp. - -27. Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob's sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there. -28. They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys--everything they could lay their hands on, both inside the town and outside in the fields. -29. They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives. - -30. Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have ruined me! You've made me stink among all the people of this land--among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!" - -31. "But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?" they retorted angrily. - - - +1 One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area. +2 But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her. +3 But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words. +4 He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.” +5 Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fields herding his livestock, he said nothing until they returned. +6 Hamor, Shechem’s father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob. +7 Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the field as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious that their sister had been raped. Shechem had done a disgraceful thing against Jacob’s family, something that should never be done. +8 Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter,” he said. “Please let him marry her. +9 In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons. +10 And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area.” +11 Then Shechem himself spoke to Dinah’s father and brothers. “Please be kind to me, and let me marry her,” he begged. “I will give you whatever you ask. +12 No matter what dowry or gift you demand, I will gladly pay it—just give me the girl as my wife.” +13 But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and his father, Hamor. +14 They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you! +15 But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are, +16 then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people. +17 But if you don’t agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way.” +18 Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal. +19 Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family, +20 and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate. +21 “These men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours. +22 But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are. +23 But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let’s agree to their terms and let them settle here among us.” +24 So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised. +25 But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s full brothers, took their swords and entered the town without opposition. Then they slaughtered every male there, +26 including Hamor and his son Shechem. They killed them with their swords, then took Dinah from Shechem’s house and returned to their camp. +27 Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there. +28 They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys—everything they could lay their hands on, both inside the town and outside in the fields. +29 They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children and wives and led them away as captives. +30 Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!” +31 “But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md index 1bad16a1..4734bae3 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,58 +1,32 @@ -Jacob's Return to Bethel - # Chapter 35 -1. Then God said to Jacob, "Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau." - -2. So Jacob told everyone in his household, "Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing. -3. We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone." - -4. So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem. -5. As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob's family. - -6. Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan. -7. Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means "God of Bethel"), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau. - -8. Soon after this, Rebekah's old nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried beneath the oak tree in the valley below Bethel. Ever since, the tree has been called Allon-bacuth (which means "oak of weeping"). - -9. Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him, -10. saying, "Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel." So God renamed him Israel. - -11. Then God said, "I am El-Shaddai--'God Almighty.' Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants! -12. And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you." -13. Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob. - -14. Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil. -15. And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means "house of God"), because God had spoken to him there. - -The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac - - -16. Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense. -17. After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, "Don't be afraid--you have another son!" -18. Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means "son of my sorrow"). The baby's father, however, called him Benjamin (which means "son of my right hand"). -19. So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). -20. Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel's grave, and it can be seen there to this day. - -21. Then Jacob traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder. -22. While he was living there, Reuben had intercourse with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Jacob soon heard about it. - +1 Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.” +2 So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing. +3 We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.” +4 So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem. +5 As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob’s family. +6 Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan. +7 Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau. +8 Soon after this, Rebekah’s old nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried beneath the oak tree in the valley below Bethel. Ever since, the tree has been called Allon-bacuth (which means “oak of weeping”). +9 Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him, +10 saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel. +11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants! +12 And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.” +13 Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob. +14 Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil. +15 And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means “house of God”), because God had spoken to him there. +16 Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense. +17 After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid—you have another son!” +18 Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”). +19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). +20 Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel’s grave, and it can be seen there to this day. +21 Then Jacob traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder. +22 While he was living there, Reuben had intercourse with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Jacob soon heard about it. These are the names of the twelve sons of Jacob: - - -23. The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. - -24. The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. - -25. The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali. - -26. The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. - +23 The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. +24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. +25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali. +26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the names of the sons who were born to Jacob at Paddan-aram. - - -27. So Jacob returned to his father, Isaac, in Mamre, which is near Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had both lived as foreigners. -28. Isaac lived for 180 years. -29. Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him. - - - +27 So Jacob returned to his father, Isaac, in Mamre, which is near Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had both lived as foreigners. +28 Isaac lived for 180 years. +29 Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md index 2f7ad968..3851f068 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,86 +1,45 @@ -Descendants of Esau - # Chapter 36 -1. This is the account of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom). -2. Esau married two young women from Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. -3. He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth. -4. Adah gave birth to a son named Eliphaz for Esau. Basemath gave birth to a son named Reuel. -5. Oholibamah gave birth to sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan. - -6. Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle--all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan--and moved away from his brother, Jacob. -7. There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired. -8. So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir. - -9. This is the account of Esau's descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir. - -10. These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath. - -11. The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. -12. Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau's wife Adah. - -13. The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath. - -14. Esau also had sons through Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. Their names were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. - -15. These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans: -The descendants of Esau's oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, - -16. Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Adah. - -17. The descendants of Esau's son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau's wife Basemath. - -18. The descendants of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clan leaders who descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. - -19. These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders. - -Original Peoples of Edom - - -20. These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite. They lived in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, -21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom. - -22. The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was named Timna. - -23. The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. - -24. The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father's donkeys.) - -25. The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah. - -26. The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. - -27. The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. - -28. The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran. - -29. So these were the leaders of the Horite clans: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, -30. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir. - -Rulers of Edom - - -31. These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: - -32. Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah. - -33. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. - -34. When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. - -35. When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab. - -36. When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place. - -37. When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place. - -38. When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place. - -39. When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. - -40. These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, -41. Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, -42. Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, -43. Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites. - - - +1 This is the account of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom). +2 Esau married two young women from Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. +3 He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth. +4 Adah gave birth to a son named Eliphaz for Esau. Basemath gave birth to a son named Reuel. +5 Oholibamah gave birth to sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan. +6 Esau took his wives, his children, and his entire household, along with his livestock and cattle—all the wealth he had acquired in the land of Canaan—and moved away from his brother, Jacob. +7 There was not enough land to support them both because of all the livestock and possessions they had acquired. +8 So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir. +9 This is the account of Esau’s descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir. +10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath. +11 The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. +12 Timna, the concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to a son named Amalek. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Adah. +13 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath. +14 Esau also had sons through Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. Their names were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. +15 These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans: +The descendants of Esau’s oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, +16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Adah. +17 The descendants of Esau’s son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Reuel. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Basemath. +18 The descendants of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clan leaders who descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. +19 These are the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom), identified by their clan leaders. +20 These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite. They lived in the land of Edom: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, +21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom. +22 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna. +23 The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. +24 The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father’s donkeys.) +25 The descendants of Anah were his son, Dishon, and his daughter, Oholibamah. +26 The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. +27 The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. +28 The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran. +29 So these were the leaders of the Horite clans: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, +30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir. +31 These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: +32 Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah. +33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. +34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. +35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab. +36 When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place. +37 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place. +38 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place. +39 When Baal-hanan son of Acbor died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. +40 These are the names of the leaders of the clans descended from Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, +41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, +42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, +43 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md index a46deb8e..362b9a24 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,66 +1,38 @@ -Joseph's Dreams - # Chapter 37 -1. So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner. - -2. This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father's flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father's wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing. - -3. Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph--a beautiful robe. -4. But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn't say a kind word to him. - -5. One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. -6. "Listen to this dream," he said. -7. "We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!" - -8. His brothers responded, "So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?" And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. - -9. Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. "Listen, I have had another dream," he said. "The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!" - -10. This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. "What kind of dream is that?" he asked. "Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?" -11. But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant. - -12. Soon after this, Joseph's brothers went to pasture their father's flocks at Shechem. -13. When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, "Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them." -"I'm ready to go," Joseph replied. - - -14. "Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along," Jacob said. "Then come back and bring me a report." So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron. - -15. When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. "What are you looking for?" he asked. - -16. "I'm looking for my brothers," Joseph replied. "Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?" - -17. "Yes," the man told him. "They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, 'Let's go on to Dothan.'" So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there. - -Joseph Sold into Slavery - - -18. When Joseph's brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. -19. "Here comes the dreamer!" they said. -20. "Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, 'A wild animal has eaten him.' Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams!" - -21. But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph's rescue. "Let's not kill him," he said. -22. "Why should we shed any blood? Let's just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he'll die without our laying a hand on him." Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. - -23. So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. -24. Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. -25. Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt. - -26. Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain by killing our brother? We'd have to cover up the crime. -27. Instead of hurting him, let's sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother--our own flesh and blood!" And his brothers agreed. -28. So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph's brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt. - -29. Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief. -30. Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, "The boy is gone! What will I do now?" - -31. Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph's robe in its blood. -32. They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: "Look at what we found. Doesn't this robe belong to your son?" - -33. Their father recognized it immediately. "Yes," he said, "it is my son's robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!" -34. Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time. -35. His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. "I will go to my grave mourning for my son," he would say, and then he would weep. - -36. Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard. - - - +1 So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner. +2 This is the account of Jacob and his family. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing. +3 Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe. +4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him. +5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. +6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. +7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!” +8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. +9 Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!” +10 This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” +11 But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant. +12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. +13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.” +“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied. +14 “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron. +15 When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked. +16 “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?” +17 “Yes,” the man told him. “They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, ‘Let’s go on to Dothan.’” So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there. +18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. +19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. +20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!” +21 But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said. +22 “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. +23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. +24 Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. +25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt. +26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime. +27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed. +28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt. +29 Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief. +30 Then he went back to his brothers and lamented, “The boy is gone! What will I do now?” +31 Then the brothers killed a young goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in its blood. +32 They sent the beautiful robe to their father with this message: “Look at what we found. Doesn’t this robe belong to your son?” +33 Their father recognized it immediately. “Yes,” he said, “it is my son’s robe. A wild animal must have eaten him. Joseph has clearly been torn to pieces!” +34 Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time. +35 His family all tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “I will go to my grave mourning for my son,” he would say, and then he would weep. +36 Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md index b502f95b..d00ff1cc 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,65 +1,36 @@ -Judah and Tamar - # Chapter 38 -1. -About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah. -2. There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her, -3. she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er. -4. Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan. -5. And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah's birth, they were living at Kezib. - -6. In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar. -7. But Er was a wicked man in the LORD's sight, so the LORD took his life. -8. Then Judah said to Er's brother Onan, "Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother." - -9. But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother. -10. But the LORD considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the LORD took Onan's life, too. - -11. Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Go back to your parents' home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you." (But Judah didn't really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father's home. - -12. Some years later Judah's wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep. -13. Someone told Tamar, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep." - -14. Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow's clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. -15. Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face. -16. So he stopped and propositioned her. "Let me have sex with you," he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. - -"How much will you pay to have sex with me?" Tamar asked. - - -17. "I'll send you a young goat from my flock," Judah promised. - -"But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?" she asked. - - -18. "What kind of guarantee do you want?" he replied. - -She answered, "Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying." So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant. - -19. Afterward she went back home, took off her veil, and put on her widow's clothing as usual. - -20. Later Judah asked his friend Hirah the Adullamite to take the young goat to the woman and to pick up the things he had given her as his guarantee. But Hirah couldn't find her. -21. So he asked the men who lived there, "Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?" -"We've never had a shrine prostitute here," they replied. - - -22. So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, "I couldn't find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they've never had a shrine prostitute there." - -23. "Then let her keep the things I gave her," Judah said. "I sent the young goat as we agreed, but you couldn't find her. We'd be the laughingstock of the village if we went back again to look for her." - -24. -About three months later, Judah was told, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she's pregnant." -"Bring her out, and let her be burned!" Judah demanded. - - -25. But as they were taking her out to kill her, she sent this message to her father-in-law: "The man who owns these things made me pregnant. Look closely. Whose seal and cord and walking stick are these?" - -26. Judah recognized them immediately and said, "She is more righteous than I am, because I didn't arrange for her to marry my son Shelah." And Judah never slept with Tamar again. - -27. When the time came for Tamar to give birth, it was discovered that she was carrying twins. -28. While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child's wrist, announcing, "This one came out first." -29. But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! "What!" the midwife exclaimed. "How did you break out first?" So he was named Perez. -30. Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah. - - - +1 About this time, Judah left home and moved to Adullam, where he stayed with a man named Hirah. +2 There he saw a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, and he married her. When he slept with her, +3 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and he named the boy Er. +4 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan. +5 And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah’s birth, they were living at Kezib. +6 In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar. +7 But Er was a wicked man in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord took his life. +8 Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.” +9 But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother. +10 But the Lord considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the Lord took Onan’s life, too. +11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Go back to your parents’ home and remain a widow until my son Shelah is old enough to marry you.” (But Judah didn’t really intend to do this because he was afraid Shelah would also die, like his two brothers.) So Tamar went back to live in her father’s home. +12 Some years later Judah’s wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep. +13 Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” +14 Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. +15 Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face. +16 So he stopped and propositioned her. “Let me have sex with you,” he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. +“How much will you pay to have sex with me?” Tamar asked. +17 “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah promised. +“But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?” she asked. +18 “What kind of guarantee do you want?” he replied. +She answered, “Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.” So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant. +19 Afterward she went back home, took off her veil, and put on her widow’s clothing as usual. +20 Later Judah asked his friend Hirah the Adullamite to take the young goat to the woman and to pick up the things he had given her as his guarantee. But Hirah couldn’t find her. +21 So he asked the men who lived there, “Where can I find the shrine prostitute who was sitting beside the road at the entrance to Enaim?” +“We’ve never had a shrine prostitute here,” they replied. +22 So Hirah returned to Judah and told him, “I couldn’t find her anywhere, and the men of the village claim they’ve never had a shrine prostitute there.” +23 “Then let her keep the things I gave her,” Judah said. “I sent the young goat as we agreed, but you couldn’t find her. We’d be the laughingstock of the village if we went back again to look for her.” +24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has acted like a prostitute. And now, because of this, she’s pregnant.” +“Bring her out, and let her be burned!” Judah demanded. +25 But as they were taking her out to kill her, she sent this message to her father-in-law: “The man who owns these things made me pregnant. Look closely. Whose seal and cord and walking stick are these?” +26 Judah recognized them immediately and said, “She is more righteous than I am, because I didn’t arrange for her to marry my son Shelah.” And Judah never slept with Tamar again. +27 When the time came for Tamar to give birth, it was discovered that she was carrying twins. +28 While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child’s wrist, announcing, “This one came out first.” +29 But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! “What!” the midwife exclaimed. “How did you break out first?” So he was named Perez. +30 Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md index a365bfe1..7d1e4fdc 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Joseph in Potiphar's House - # Chapter 39 -1. When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. - -2. The LORD was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. -3. Potiphar noticed this and realized that the LORD was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. -4. This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. -5. From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. -6. So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn't worry about a thing--except what kind of food to eat! +1 When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. +2 The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. +3 Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. +4 This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. +5 From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. +6 So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, - -7. and Potiphar's wife soon began to look at him lustfully. "Come and sleep with me," she demanded. - -8. But Joseph refused. "Look," he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. -9. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God." - -10. She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible. -11. One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work. -12. She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, "Come on, sleep with me!" Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house. - -13. When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled, -14. she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. "Look!" she said. "My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. -15. When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me." - -16. She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home. -17. Then she told him her story. "That Hebrew slave you've brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me," she said. -18. "But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!" -Joseph Put in Prison - - -19. Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife's story about how Joseph had treated her. -20. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and there he remained. -21. But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the LORD made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. -22. Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison. -23. The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed. - - - +7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. +8 But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. +9 No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” +10 She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible. +11 One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work. +12 She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house. +13 When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled, +14 she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. +15 When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.” +16 She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home. +17 Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said. +18 “But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!” +19 Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. +20 So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained. +21 But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. +22 Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison. +23 The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The Lord was with him and caused everything he did to succeed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md index df3df601..1ba08d1e 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,38 +1,25 @@ -Joseph Interprets Two Dreams - # Chapter 40 -1. Some time later, Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master. -2. Pharaoh became angry with these two officials, -3. and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. -4. They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them. - -5. While they were in prison, Pharaoh's cup-bearer and baker each had a dream one night, and each dream had its own meaning. -6. When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset. -7. "Why do you look so worried today?" he asked them. - -8. And they replied, "We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean." -"Interpreting dreams is God's business," Joseph replied. "Go ahead and tell me your dreams." - - -9. So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. "In my dream," he said, "I saw a grapevine in front of me. -10. The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes. -11. I was holding Pharaoh's wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand." - -12. "This is what the dream means," Joseph said. "The three branches represent three days. -13. Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer. -14. And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. -15. For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I'm here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it." - -16. When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given the first dream such a positive interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I had a dream, too. In my dream there were three baskets of white pastries stacked on my head. -17. The top basket contained all kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, but the birds came and ate them from the basket on my head." - -18. "This is what the dream means," Joseph told him. "The three baskets also represent three days. -19. Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh." - -20. Pharaoh's birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned his chief cup-bearer and chief baker to join the other officials. -21. He then restored the chief cup-bearer to his former position, so he could again hand Pharaoh his cup. -22. But Pharaoh impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had predicted when he interpreted his dream. -23. Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. - - - +1 Some time later, Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master. +2 Pharaoh became angry with these two officials, +3 and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. +4 They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them. +5 While they were in prison, Pharaoh’s cup-bearer and baker each had a dream one night, and each dream had its own meaning. +6 When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset. +7 “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them. +8 And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.” +“Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.” +9 So the chief cup-bearer told Joseph his dream first. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a grapevine in front of me. +10 The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes. +11 I was holding Pharaoh’s wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” +12 “This is what the dream means,” Joseph said. “The three branches represent three days. +13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer. +14 And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. +15 For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.” +16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given the first dream such a positive interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I had a dream, too. In my dream there were three baskets of white pastries stacked on my head. +17 The top basket contained all kinds of pastries for Pharaoh, but the birds came and ate them from the basket on my head.” +18 “This is what the dream means,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets also represent three days. +19 Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.” +20 Pharaoh’s birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned his chief cup-bearer and chief baker to join the other officials. +21 He then restored the chief cup-bearer to his former position, so he could again hand Pharaoh his cup. +22 But Pharaoh impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had predicted when he interpreted his dream. +23 Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md index bf7d96cc..eecb6ff7 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,82 +1,58 @@ -Pharaoh's Dreams - # Chapter 41 -1. Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River. -2. In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass. -3. Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank. -4. Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up. - -5. But he fell asleep again and had a second dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain, plump and beautiful, growing on a single stalk. -6. Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were shriveled and withered by the east wind. -7. And these thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, well-formed heads! Then Pharaoh woke up again and realized it was a dream. - -8. The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant. - -9. Finally, the king's chief cup-bearer spoke up. "Today I have been reminded of my failure," he told Pharaoh. -10. "Some time ago, you were angry with the chief baker and me, and you imprisoned us in the palace of the captain of the guard. -11. One night the chief baker and I each had a dream, and each dream had its own meaning. -12. There was a young Hebrew man with us in the prison who was a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he told us what each of our dreams meant. -13. And everything happened just as he had predicted. I was restored to my position as cup-bearer, and the chief baker was executed and impaled on a pole." - -14. Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh. -15. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream last night, and no one here can tell me what it means. But I have heard that when you hear about a dream you can interpret it." - -16. "It is beyond my power to do this," Joseph replied. "But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease." - -17. So Pharaoh told Joseph his dream. "In my dream," he said, "I was standing on the bank of the Nile River, -18. and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass. -19. But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I've never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt. -20. These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows. -21. But afterward you wouldn't have known it, for they were still as thin and scrawny as before! Then I woke up. - -22. "In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and beautiful, growing on a single stalk. -23. Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were blighted, shriveled, and withered by the east wind. -24. And the shriveled heads swallowed the seven healthy heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but no one could tell me what they mean." - -25. Joseph responded, "Both of Pharaoh's dreams mean the same thing. God is telling Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do. -26. The seven healthy cows and the seven healthy heads of grain both represent seven years of prosperity. -27. The seven thin, scrawny cows that came up later and the seven thin heads of grain, withered by the east wind, represent seven years of famine. - -28. "This will happen just as I have described it, for God has revealed to Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do. -29. The next seven years will be a period of great prosperity throughout the land of Egypt. -30. But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will destroy the land. -31. This famine will be so severe that even the memory of the good years will be erased. -32. As for having two similar dreams, it means that these events have been decreed by God, and he will soon make them happen. - -33. "Therefore, Pharaoh should find an intelligent and wise man and put him in charge of the entire land of Egypt. -34. Then Pharaoh should appoint supervisors over the land and let them collect one-fifth of all the crops during the seven good years. -35. Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh's storehouses. -Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities. -36. That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land." -Joseph Made Ruler of Egypt - - -37. Joseph's suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. -38. So Pharaoh asked his officials, "Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?" -39. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. -40. You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours." - -41. Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt." -42. Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck. -43. Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, "Kneel down!" So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt. -44. And Pharaoh said to him, "I am Pharaoh, but no one will lift a hand or foot in the entire land of Egypt without your approval." - -45. Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah. He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt. -46. He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And when Joseph left Pharaoh's presence, he inspected the entire land of Egypt. - -47. As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops. -48. During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities. -49. He piled up huge amounts of grain like sand on the seashore. Finally, he stopped keeping records because there was too much to measure. - -50. During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. -51. Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, "God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father's family." -52. Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief." - -53. At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end. -54. Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food. -55. Eventually, however, the famine spread throughout the land of Egypt as well. And when the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told them, "Go to Joseph, and do whatever he tells you." -56. So with severe famine everywhere, Joseph opened up the storehouses and distributed grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt. -57. And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world. - - - +1 Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River. +2 In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass. +3 Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank. +4 Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up. +5 But he fell asleep again and had a second dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain, plump and beautiful, growing on a single stalk. +6 Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were shriveled and withered by the east wind. +7 And these thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, well-formed heads! Then Pharaoh woke up again and realized it was a dream. +8 The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant. +9 Finally, the king’s chief cup-bearer spoke up. “Today I have been reminded of my failure,” he told Pharaoh. +10 “Some time ago, you were angry with the chief baker and me, and you imprisoned us in the palace of the captain of the guard. +11 One night the chief baker and I each had a dream, and each dream had its own meaning. +12 There was a young Hebrew man with us in the prison who was a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he told us what each of our dreams meant. +13 And everything happened just as he had predicted. I was restored to my position as cup-bearer, and the chief baker was executed and impaled on a pole.” +14 Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh. +15 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream last night, and no one here can tell me what it means. But I have heard that when you hear about a dream you can interpret it.” +16 “It is beyond my power to do this,” Joseph replied. “But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease.” +17 So Pharaoh told Joseph his dream. “In my dream,” he said, “I was standing on the bank of the Nile River, +18 and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass. +19 But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I’ve never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt. +20 These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows. +21 But afterward you wouldn’t have known it, for they were still as thin and scrawny as before! Then I woke up. +22 “In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and beautiful, growing on a single stalk. +23 Then seven more heads of grain appeared, but these were blighted, shriveled, and withered by the east wind. +24 And the shriveled heads swallowed the seven healthy heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but no one could tell me what they mean.” +25 Joseph responded, “Both of Pharaoh’s dreams mean the same thing. God is telling Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do. +26 The seven healthy cows and the seven healthy heads of grain both represent seven years of prosperity. +27 The seven thin, scrawny cows that came up later and the seven thin heads of grain, withered by the east wind, represent seven years of famine. +28 “This will happen just as I have described it, for God has revealed to Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do. +29 The next seven years will be a period of great prosperity throughout the land of Egypt. +30 But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will destroy the land. +31 This famine will be so severe that even the memory of the good years will be erased. +32 As for having two similar dreams, it means that these events have been decreed by God, and he will soon make them happen. +33 “Therefore, Pharaoh should find an intelligent and wise man and put him in charge of the entire land of Egypt. +34 Then Pharaoh should appoint supervisors over the land and let them collect one-fifth of all the crops during the seven good years. +35 Have them gather all the food produced in the good years that are just ahead and bring it to Pharaoh’s storehouses. Store it away, and guard it so there will be food in the cities. +36 That way there will be enough to eat when the seven years of famine come to the land of Egypt. Otherwise this famine will destroy the land.” +37 Joseph’s suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. +38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” +39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are. +40 You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.” +41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.” +42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in fine linen clothing and hung a gold chain around his neck. +43 Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, “Kneel down!” So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt. +44 And Pharaoh said to him, “I am Pharaoh, but no one will lift a hand or foot in the entire land of Egypt without your approval.” +45 Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah. He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt. +46 He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And when Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence, he inspected the entire land of Egypt. +47 As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops. +48 During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities. +49 He piled up huge amounts of grain like sand on the seashore. Finally, he stopped keeping records because there was too much to measure. +50 During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. +51 Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.” +52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.” +53 At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end. +54 Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food. +55 Eventually, however, the famine spread throughout the land of Egypt as well. And when the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told them, “Go to Joseph, and do whatever he tells you.” +56 So with severe famine everywhere, Joseph opened up the storehouses and distributed grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt. +57 And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md index 851b1ae2..6c81df97 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,65 +1,40 @@ -Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt - # Chapter 42 -1. When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why are you standing around looking at one another? -2. I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we'll die." - -3. So Joseph's ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain. -4. But Jacob wouldn't let Joseph's younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him. -5. So Jacob's sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well. - -6. Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground. -7. Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where are you from?" he demanded. - -"From the land of Canaan," they replied. "We have come to buy food." - - -8. Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him. -9. And he remembered the dreams he'd had about them many years before. He said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become." - -10. "No, my lord!" they exclaimed. "Your servants have simply come to buy food. -11. We are all brothers--members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!" - -12. "Yes, you are!" Joseph insisted. "You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become." - -13. "Sir," they said, "there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us." - -14. But Joseph insisted, "As I said, you are spies! -15. This is how I will test your story. I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you will never leave Egypt unless your youngest brother comes here! -16. One of you must go and get your brother. I'll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we'll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don't have a younger brother, then I'll know you are spies." - -17. So Joseph put them all in prison for three days. -18. On the third day Joseph said to them, "I am a God-fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live. -19. If you really are honest men, choose one of your brothers to remain in prison. The rest of you may go home with grain for your starving families. -20. But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die." To this they agreed. - -21. Speaking among themselves, they said, "Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn't listen. That's why we're in this trouble." - -22. "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy?" Reuben asked. "But you wouldn't listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!" - -23. Of course, they didn't know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter. -24. Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes. - -25. Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men's sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother's payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home. -26. So the brothers loaded their donkeys with the grain and headed for home. - -27. But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack. -28. "Look!" he exclaimed to his brothers. "My money has been returned; it's here in my sack!" Then their hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, "What has God done to us?" - -29. When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. -30. "The man who is governor of the land spoke very harshly to us," they told him. "He accused us of being spies scouting the land. -31. But we said, 'We are honest men, not spies. -32. We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One brother is no longer with us, and the youngest is at home with our father in the land of Canaan.' - -33. "Then the man who is governor of the land told us, 'This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take grain for your starving families and go on home. -34. But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. Then I will know you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give you back your brother, and you may trade freely in the land.'" - -35. As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man's sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money. -36. Jacob exclaimed, "You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!" - -37. Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I don't bring Benjamin back to you. I'll be responsible for him, and I promise to bring him back." - -38. But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave." - - - +1 When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another? +2 I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.” +3 So Joseph’s ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain. +4 But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him. +5 So Jacob’s sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well. +6 Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground. +7 Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded. +“From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.” +8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn’t recognize him. +9 And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.” +10 “No, my lord!” they exclaimed. “Your servants have simply come to buy food. +11 We are all brothers—members of the same family. We are honest men, sir! We are not spies!” +12 “Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted. “You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.” +13 “Sir,” they said, “there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.” +14 But Joseph insisted, “As I said, you are spies! +15 This is how I will test your story. I swear by the life of Pharaoh that you will never leave Egypt unless your youngest brother comes here! +16 One of you must go and get your brother. I’ll keep the rest of you here in prison. Then we’ll find out whether or not your story is true. By the life of Pharaoh, if it turns out that you don’t have a younger brother, then I’ll know you are spies.” +17 So Joseph put them all in prison for three days. +18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. If you do as I say, you will live. +19 If you really are honest men, choose one of your brothers to remain in prison. The rest of you may go home with grain for your starving families. +20 But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. This will prove that you are telling the truth, and you will not die.” To this they agreed. +21 Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.” +22 “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked. “But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!” +23 Of course, they didn’t know that Joseph understood them, for he had been speaking to them through an interpreter. +24 Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes. +25 Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home. +26 So the brothers loaded their donkeys with the grain and headed for home. +27 But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack. +28 “Look!” he exclaimed to his brothers. “My money has been returned; it’s here in my sack!” Then their hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, “What has God done to us?” +29 When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. +30 “The man who is governor of the land spoke very harshly to us,” they told him. “He accused us of being spies scouting the land. +31 But we said, ‘We are honest men, not spies. +32 We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One brother is no longer with us, and the youngest is at home with our father in the land of Canaan.’ +33 “Then the man who is governor of the land told us, ‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take grain for your starving families and go on home. +34 But you must bring your youngest brother back to me. Then I will know you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give you back your brother, and you may trade freely in the land.’” +35 As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money. +36 Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!” +37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I don’t bring Benjamin back to you. I’ll be responsible for him, and I promise to bring him back.” +38 But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md index 0be37c23..5b862050 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,56 +1,35 @@ -The Brothers Return to Egypt - # Chapter 43 -1. But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan. -2. When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, "Go back and buy us a little more food." - -3. But Judah said, "The man was serious when he warned us, 'You won't see my face again unless your brother is with you.' -4. If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food. -5. But if you don't let Benjamin go, we won't go either. Remember, the man said, 'You won't see my face again unless your brother is with you.'" - -6. "Why were you so cruel to me?" Jacob moaned. "Why did you tell him you had another brother?" - -7. "The man kept asking us questions about our family," they replied. "He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?" - -8. Judah said to his father, "Send the boy with me, and we will be on our way. Otherwise we will all die of starvation--and not only we, but you and our little ones. -9. I personally guarantee his safety. You may hold me responsible if I don't bring him back to you. Then let me bear the blame forever. -10. If we hadn't wasted all this time, we could have gone and returned twice by now." - -11. So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, "If it can't be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts--balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds. -12. Also take double the money that was put back in your sacks, as it was probably someone's mistake. -13. Then take your brother, and go back to the man. -14. May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it." - -15. So the men packed Jacob's gifts and double the money and headed off with Benjamin. They finally arrived in Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. -16. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, "These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast." -17. So the man did as Joseph told him and took them into Joseph's palace. - -18. The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph's house. "It's because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here," they said. "He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys." -A Feast at Joseph's Palace - - -19. The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace. -20. "Sir," they said, "we came to Egypt once before to buy food. -21. But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man's money--the exact amount paid--was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us. -22. We also have additional money to buy more food. We have no idea who put our money in our sacks." - -23. "Relax. Don't be afraid," the household manager told them. "Your God, the God of your father, must have put this treasure into your sacks. I know I received your payment." Then he released Simeon and brought him out to them. - -24. The manager then led the men into Joseph's palace. He gave them water to wash their feet and provided food for their donkeys. -25. They were told they would be eating there, so they prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon. - -26. When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him. -27. After greeting them, he asked, "How is your father, the old man you spoke about? Is he still alive?" - -28. "Yes," they replied. "Our father, your servant, is alive and well." And they bowed low again. - -29. Then Joseph looked at his brother Benjamin, the son of his own mother. "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" Joseph asked. "May God be gracious to you, my son." -30. Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept. -31. After washing his face, he came back out, keeping himself under control. Then he ordered, "Bring out the food!" - -32. The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them. -33. Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest. -34. And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him. - - - +1 But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan. +2 When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” +3 But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ +4 If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food. +5 But if you don’t let Benjamin go, we won’t go either. Remember, the man said, ‘You won’t see my face again unless your brother is with you.’” +6 “Why were you so cruel to me?” Jacob moaned. “Why did you tell him you had another brother?” +7 “The man kept asking us questions about our family,” they replied. “He asked, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How could we know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?” +8 Judah said to his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will be on our way. Otherwise we will all die of starvation—and not only we, but you and our little ones. +9 I personally guarantee his safety. You may hold me responsible if I don’t bring him back to you. Then let me bear the blame forever. +10 If we hadn’t wasted all this time, we could have gone and returned twice by now.” +11 So their father, Jacob, finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Pack your bags with the best products of this land. Take them down to the man as gifts—balm, honey, gum, aromatic resin, pistachio nuts, and almonds. +12 Also take double the money that was put back in your sacks, as it was probably someone’s mistake. +13 Then take your brother, and go back to the man. +14 May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.” +15 So the men packed Jacob’s gifts and double the money and headed off with Benjamin. They finally arrived in Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. +16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, “These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast.” +17 So the man did as Joseph told him and took them into Joseph’s palace. +18 The brothers were terrified when they saw that they were being taken into Joseph’s house. “It’s because of the money someone put in our sacks last time we were here,” they said. “He plans to pretend that we stole it. Then he will seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys.” +19 The brothers approached the manager of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace. +20 “Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food. +21 But as we were returning home, we stopped for the night and opened our sacks. Then we discovered that each man’s money—the exact amount paid—was in the top of his sack! Here it is; we have brought it back with us. +22 We also have additional money to buy more food. We have no idea who put our money in our sacks.” +23 “Relax. Don’t be afraid,” the household manager told them. “Your God, the God of your father, must have put this treasure into your sacks. I know I received your payment.” Then he released Simeon and brought him out to them. +24 The manager then led the men into Joseph’s palace. He gave them water to wash their feet and provided food for their donkeys. +25 They were told they would be eating there, so they prepared their gifts for Joseph’s arrival at noon. +26 When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him. +27 After greeting them, he asked, “How is your father, the old man you spoke about? Is he still alive?” +28 “Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again. +29 Then Joseph looked at his brother Benjamin, the son of his own mother. “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Joseph asked. “May God be gracious to you, my son.” +30 Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept. +31 After washing his face, he came back out, keeping himself under control. Then he ordered, “Bring out the food!” +32 The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them. +33 Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest. +34 And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md index 897fc5ab..63082093 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,57 +1,35 @@ -Joseph's Silver Cup - # Chapter 44 -1. When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: "Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man's money back into his sack. -2. Then put my personal silver cup at the top of the youngest brother's sack, along with the money for his grain." So the manager did as Joseph instructed him. - -3. The brothers were up at dawn and were sent on their journey with their loaded donkeys. -4. But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, "Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, 'Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil? -5. Why have you stolen my master's silver cup, which he uses to predict the future? What a wicked thing you have done!'" - -6. When the palace manager caught up with the men, he spoke to them as he had been instructed. - -7. "What are you talking about?" the brothers responded. "We are your servants and would never do such a thing! -8. Didn't we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house? -9. If you find his cup with any one of us, let that man die. And all the rest of us, my lord, will be your slaves." - -10. "That's fair," the man replied. "But only the one who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go free." - -11. They all quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them. -12. The palace manager searched the brothers' sacks, from the oldest to the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack! -13. When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city. - -14. Joseph was still in his palace when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him. -15. "What have you done?" Joseph demanded. "Don't you know that a man like me can predict the future?" - -16. Judah answered, "Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves--all of us, not just our brother who had your cup in his sack." - -17. "No," Joseph said. "I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace." -Judah Speaks for His Brothers - - -18. Then Judah stepped forward and said, "Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself. - -19. "My lord, previously you asked us, your servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?' -20. And we responded, 'Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him very much.' - -21. "And you said to us, 'Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.' -22. But we said to you, 'My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.' -23. But you told us, 'Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.' - -24. "So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said. -25. Later, when he said, 'Go back again and buy us more food,' -26. we replied, 'We can't go unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We'll never get to see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.' - -27. "Then my father said to us, 'As you know, my wife had two sons, -28. and one of them went away and never returned. Doubtless he was torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since. -29. Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.' - -30. "And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father's life is bound up in the boy's life. -31. If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave. -32. My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, 'If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.' - -33. "So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. -34. For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn't bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!" - - - +1 When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to his palace manager: “Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man’s money back into his sack. +2 Then put my personal silver cup at the top of the youngest brother’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” So the manager did as Joseph instructed him. +3 The brothers were up at dawn and were sent on their journey with their loaded donkeys. +4 But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil? +5 Why have you stolen my master’s silver cup, which he uses to predict the future? What a wicked thing you have done!’” +6 When the palace manager caught up with the men, he spoke to them as he had been instructed. +7 “What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing! +8 Didn’t we return the money we found in our sacks? We brought it back all the way from the land of Canaan. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house? +9 If you find his cup with any one of us, let that man die. And all the rest of us, my lord, will be your slaves.” +10 “That’s fair,” the man replied. “But only the one who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go free.” +11 They all quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them. +12 The palace manager searched the brothers’ sacks, from the oldest to the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack! +13 When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city. +14 Joseph was still in his palace when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him. +15 “What have you done?” Joseph demanded. “Don’t you know that a man like me can predict the future?” +16 Judah answered, “Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves—all of us, not just our brother who had your cup in his sack.” +17 “No,” Joseph said. “I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace.” +18 Then Judah stepped forward and said, “Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself. +19 “My lord, previously you asked us, your servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ +20 And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’ +21 “And you said to us, ‘Bring him here so I can see him with my own eyes.’ +22 But we said to you, ‘My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.’ +23 But you told us, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you will never see my face again.’ +24 “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said. +25 Later, when he said, ‘Go back again and buy us more food,’ +26 we replied, ‘We can’t go unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We’ll never get to see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ +27 “Then my father said to us, ‘As you know, my wife had two sons, +28 and one of them went away and never returned. Doubtless he was torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since. +29 Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.’ +30 “And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father’s life is bound up in the boy’s life. +31 If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave. +32 My lord, I guaranteed to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, ‘If I don’t bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.’ +33 “So please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. +34 For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md index c5d63b85..aed64df3 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Joseph Reveals His Identity - # Chapter 45 -1. Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, "Out, all of you!" So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. -2. Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh's palace. - -3. "I am Joseph!" he said to his brothers. "Is my father still alive?" But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. -4. "Please, come closer," he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, "I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. -5. But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. -6. This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. -7. God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. -8. So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh--the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt. - -9. "Now hurry back to my father and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately! -10. You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. -11. I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.'" - -12. Then Joseph added, "Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph! -13. Go tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt. Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring my father here quickly." -14. Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same. -15. Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him. - -Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt - - -16. The news soon reached Pharaoh's palace: "Joseph's brothers have arrived!" Pharaoh and his officials were all delighted to hear this. - -17. Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'This is what you must do: Load your pack animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan. -18. Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.'" - -19. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Take wagons from the land of Egypt to carry your little children and your wives, and bring your father here. -20. Don't worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'" - -21. So the sons of Jacob did as they were told. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them supplies for the journey. -22. And he gave each of them new clothes--but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver. -23. He also sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the finest products of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other supplies he would need on his journey. - -24. So Joseph sent his brothers off, and as they left, he called after them, "Don't quarrel about all this along the way!" -25. And they left Egypt and returned to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan. - -26. "Joseph is still alive!" they told him. "And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!" Jacob was stunned at the news--he couldn't believe it. -27. But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father's spirits revived. - -28. Then Jacob exclaimed, "It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die." - - - +1 Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. +2 Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh’s palace. +3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. +4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. +5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. +6 This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. +7 God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. +8 So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt. +9 “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately! +10 You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. +11 I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.’” +12 Then Joseph added, “Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph! +13 Go tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt. Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring my father here quickly.” +14 Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same. +15 Then Joseph kissed each of his brothers and wept over them, and after that they began talking freely with him. +16 The news soon reached Pharaoh’s palace: “Joseph’s brothers have arrived!” Pharaoh and his officials were all delighted to hear this. +17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you must do: Load your pack animals, and hurry back to the land of Canaan. +18 Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.’” +19 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt to carry your little children and your wives, and bring your father here. +20 Don’t worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” +21 So the sons of Jacob did as they were told. Joseph provided them with wagons, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he gave them supplies for the journey. +22 And he gave each of them new clothes—but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver. +23 He also sent his father ten male donkeys loaded with the finest products of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other supplies he would need on his journey. +24 So Joseph sent his brothers off, and as they left, he called after them, “Don’t quarrel about all this along the way!” +25 And they left Egypt and returned to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan. +26 “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it. +27 But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father’s spirits revived. +28 Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md index 92632be0..a942d294 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,71 +1,37 @@ -Jacob's Journey to Egypt - # Chapter 46 -1. So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. -2. During the night God spoke to him in a vision. "Jacob! Jacob!" he called. - -"Here I am," Jacob replied. - - -3. "I am God, the God of your father," the voice said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation. -4. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes." - -5. So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them. -6. They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt-- -7. sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters--all his descendants. - -8. These are the names of the descendants of Israel--the sons of Jacob--who went to Egypt: -Reuben was Jacob's oldest son. - -9. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. - -10. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul's mother was a Canaanite woman.) - -11. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -12. The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. - -13. The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. - -14. The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. - -15. These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob's descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirty-three. - -16. The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. - -17. The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel. - -18. These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant given to Leah by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob's descendants through Zilpah was sixteen. - -19. The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. - -20. Joseph's sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. - -21. Benjamin's sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. - -22. These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob. The number of Jacob's descendants through Rachel was fourteen. - -23. The son of Dan was Hushim. - -24. The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. - -25. These were the sons of Bilhah, the servant given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob's descendants through Bilhah was seven. - -26. The total number of Jacob's direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons' wives, was sixty-six. -27. In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob's family in the land of Egypt. - -Jacob's Family Arrives in Goshen - - -28. As they neared their destination, Jacob sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the region of Goshen. And when they finally arrived there, -29. Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time. -30. Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, "Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face again and know you are still alive." - -31. And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's entire family, "I will go to Pharaoh and tell him, 'My brothers and my father's entire family have come to me from the land of Canaan. -32. These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and everything they own.'" - -33. Then he said, "When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you about your occupation, -34. you must tell him, 'We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.' When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds." - - - +1 So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac. +2 During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. +“Here I am,” Jacob replied. +3 “I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation. +4 I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.” +5 So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them. +6 They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt— +7 sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all his descendants. +8 These are the names of the descendants of Israel—the sons of Jacob—who went to Egypt: +Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. +9 The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.) +11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. +13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. +14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. +15 These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob’s descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirty-three. +16 The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. +17 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. +18 These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant given to Leah by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Zilpah was sixteen. +19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. +20 Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. +21 Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. +22 These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Rachel was fourteen. +23 The son of Dan was Hushim. +24 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. +25 These were the sons of Bilhah, the servant given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Bilhah was seven. +26 The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six. +27 In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt. +28 As they neared their destination, Jacob sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the region of Goshen. And when they finally arrived there, +29 Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time. +30 Finally, Jacob said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face again and know you are still alive.” +31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s entire family, “I will go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘My brothers and my father’s entire family have come to me from the land of Canaan. +32 These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks and herds and everything they own.’” +33 Then he said, “When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you about your occupation, +34 you must tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock all our lives, as our ancestors have always done.’ When you tell him this, he will let you live here in the region of Goshen, for the Egyptians despise shepherds.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md index 5f449a34..d4bfc6b0 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,59 +1,34 @@ -Jacob Blesses Pharaoh - # Chapter 47 -1. Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, "My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the region of Goshen." - -2. Joseph took five of his brothers with him and presented them to Pharaoh. -3. And Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?" -They replied, "We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors. - -4. We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen." - -5. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Now that your father and brothers have joined you here, -6. choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too." - -7. Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob, and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. - -8. "How old are you?" Pharaoh asked him. - -9. Jacob replied, "I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors." -10. Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court. - -11. So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt--the region of Rameses--to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded. -12. And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children. - -Joseph's Leadership in the Famine - - -13. Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan. -14. By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh's treasury. -15. When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. "Our money is gone!" they cried. "But please give us food, or we will die before your very eyes!" - -16. Joseph replied, "Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock." -17. So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year. - -18. But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, "We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land. -19. Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate." - -20. So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh. -21. As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other. -22. The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of food directly from Pharaoh, so they didn't need to sell their land. - -23. Then Joseph said to the people, "Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. I will provide you with seed so you can plant the fields. -24. Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones." - -25. "You have saved our lives!" they exclaimed. "May it please you, my lord, to let us be Pharaoh's servants." -26. Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh. - -27. Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired property, and they were fruitful, and their population grew rapidly. -28. Jacob lived for seventeen years after his arrival in Egypt, so he lived 147 years in all. - -29. As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, "Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt. -30. When I die, please take my body out of Egypt and bury me with my ancestors." -So Joseph promised, "I will do as you ask." - - -31. "Swear that you will do it," Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed. - - - +1 Then Joseph went to see Pharaoh and told him, “My father and my brothers have arrived from the land of Canaan. They have come with all their flocks and herds and possessions, and they are now in the region of Goshen.” +2 Joseph took five of his brothers with him and presented them to Pharaoh. +3 And Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?” +They replied, “We, your servants, are shepherds, just like our ancestors. +4 We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.” +5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have joined you here, +6 choose any place in the entire land of Egypt for them to live. Give them the best land of Egypt. Let them live in the region of Goshen. And if any of them have special skills, put them in charge of my livestock, too.” +7 Then Joseph brought in his father, Jacob, and presented him to Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. +8 “How old are you?” Pharaoh asked him. +9 Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.” +10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court. +11 So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded. +12 And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children. +13 Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan. +14 By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh’s treasury. +15 When the people of Egypt and Canaan ran out of money, all the Egyptians came to Joseph. “Our money is gone!” they cried. “But please give us food, or we will die before your very eyes!” +16 Joseph replied, “Since your money is gone, bring me your livestock. I will give you food in exchange for your livestock.” +17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year. +18 But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land. +19 Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we offer our land and ourselves as slaves for Pharaoh. Just give us grain so we may live and not die, and so the land does not become empty and desolate.” +20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold him their fields because the famine was so severe, and soon all the land belonged to Pharaoh. +21 As for the people, he made them all slaves, from one end of Egypt to the other. +22 The only land he did not buy was the land belonging to the priests. They received an allotment of food directly from Pharaoh, so they didn’t need to sell their land. +23 Then Joseph said to the people, “Look, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. I will provide you with seed so you can plant the fields. +24 Then when you harvest it, one-fifth of your crop will belong to Pharaoh. You may keep the remaining four-fifths as seed for your fields and as food for you, your households, and your little ones.” +25 “You have saved our lives!” they exclaimed. “May it please you, my lord, to let us be Pharaoh’s servants.” +26 Joseph then issued a decree still in effect in the land of Egypt, that Pharaoh should receive one-fifth of all the crops grown on his land. Only the land belonging to the priests was not given to Pharaoh. +27 Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired property, and they were fruitful, and their population grew rapidly. +28 Jacob lived for seventeen years after his arrival in Egypt, so he lived 147 years in all. +29 As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt. +30 When I die, please take my body out of Egypt and bury me with my ancestors.” +So Joseph promised, “I will do as you ask.” +31 “Swear that you will do it,” Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md index abee7412..c38e63bd 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,61 +1,33 @@ -Jacob Blesses Manasseh and Ephraim - # Chapter 48 -1. One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, "Your father is failing rapidly." So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. - -2. When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to see you." So Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed. - -3. Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. -4. He said to me, 'I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.' - -5. "Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are. -6. But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh. - -7. "Long ago, as I was returning from Paddan-aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. We were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). So with great sorrow I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath." - -8. Then Jacob looked over at the two boys. "Are these your sons?" he asked. - -9. "Yes," Joseph told him, "these are the sons God has given me here in Egypt." -And Jacob said, "Bring them closer to me, so I can bless them." - - -10. Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them. -11. Then Jacob said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!" - -12. Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather's knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground. -13. Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob's left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob's right hand. -14. But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys' heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn. -15. Then he blessed Joseph and said, -"May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham - -and my father, Isaac, walked-- +1 One day not long after this, word came to Joseph, “Your father is failing rapidly.” So Joseph went to visit his father, and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. +2 When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed. +3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. +4 He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ +5 “Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are. +6 But any children born to you in the future will be your own, and they will inherit land within the territories of their brothers Ephraim and Manasseh. +7 “Long ago, as I was returning from Paddan-aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. We were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). So with great sorrow I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath.” +8 Then Jacob looked over at the two boys. “Are these your sons?” he asked. +9 “Yes,” Joseph told him, “these are the sons God has given me here in Egypt.” +And Jacob said, “Bring them closer to me, so I can bless them.” +10 Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them. +11 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!” +12 Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground. +13 Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob’s left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob’s right hand. +14 But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn. +15 Then he blessed Joseph and said, +“May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham + and my father, Isaac, walked— the God who has been my shepherd - -all my life, to this very day, - - -16. the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm-- - -may he bless these boys. - + all my life, to this very day, +16 the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm— + may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name - -and the names of Abraham and Isaac. - + and the names of Abraham and Isaac. And may their descendants multiply greatly - -throughout the earth." - - -17. But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. -18. "No, my father," he said. "This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head." - -19. But his father refused. "I know, my son; I know," he replied. "Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations." - -20. So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing: "The people of Israel will use your names when they give a blessing. They will say, 'May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.'" In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. - -21. Then Jacob said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors. -22. And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow." - - - + throughout the earth.” +17 But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. +18 “No, my father,” he said. “This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.” +19 But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.” +20 So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this blessing: “The people of Israel will use your names when they give a blessing. They will say, ‘May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. +21 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors. +22 And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md index e4d8ff1e..6df3f760 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,191 +1,88 @@ -Jacob's Last Words to His Sons - # Chapter 49 -1. Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, "Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come. - -2. "Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; - -listen to Israel, your father. - - -3. "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, - -the child of my vigorous youth. - -You are first in rank and first in power. - - -4. But you are as unruly as a flood, - -and you will be first no longer. - +1 Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, “Gather around me, and I will tell you what will happen to each of you in the days to come. +2 “Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; + listen to Israel, your father. +3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, + the child of my vigorous youth. + You are first in rank and first in power. +4 But you are as unruly as a flood, + and you will be first no longer. For you went to bed with my wife; - -you defiled my marriage couch. - - -5. "Simeon and Levi are two of a kind; - -their weapons are instruments of violence. - - -6. May I never join in their meetings; - -may I never be a party to their plans. - + you defiled my marriage couch. +5 “Simeon and Levi are two of a kind; + their weapons are instruments of violence. +6 May I never join in their meetings; + may I never be a party to their plans. For in their anger they murdered men, - -and they crippled oxen just for sport. - - -7. A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; - -a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. - + and they crippled oxen just for sport. +7 A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; + a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; - -I will disperse them throughout Israel. - - -8. "Judah, your brothers will praise you. - -You will grasp your enemies by the neck. - -All your relatives will bow before you. - - -9. Judah, my son, is a young lion - -that has finished eating its prey. - + I will disperse them throughout Israel. +8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. + You will grasp your enemies by the neck. + All your relatives will bow before you. +9 Judah, my son, is a young lion + that has finished eating its prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; - like a lioness--who dares to rouse him? - -10. The scepter will not depart from Judah, - nor the ruler's staff from his descendants, + like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? +10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, + nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, - -the one whom all nations will honor. - - -11. He ties his foal to a grapevine, - -the colt of his donkey to a choice vine. - + the one whom all nations will honor. +11 He ties his foal to a grapevine, + the colt of his donkey to a choice vine. He washes his clothes in wine, - -his robes in the blood of grapes. - - -12. His eyes are darker than wine, - -and his teeth are whiter than milk. - - -13. "Zebulun will settle by the seashore - -and will be a harbor for ships; - -his borders will extend to Sidon. - - -14. "Issachar is a sturdy donkey, + his robes in the blood of grapes. +12 His eyes are darker than wine, + and his teeth are whiter than milk. +13 “Zebulun will settle by the seashore + and will be a harbor for ships; + his borders will extend to Sidon. +14 “Issachar is a sturdy donkey, resting between two saddlepacks. - -15. When he sees how good the countryside is - -and how pleasant the land, +15 When he sees how good the countryside is + and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load - -and submit himself to hard labor. - - -16. "Dan will govern his people, - -like any other tribe in Israel. - - -17. Dan will be a snake beside the road, - -a poisonous viper along the path -that bites the horse's hooves - -so its rider is thrown off. - - -18. I trust in you for salvation, O LORD! - -19. "Gad will be attacked by marauding bands, - -but he will attack them when they retreat. - - -20. "Asher will dine on rich foods - -and produce food fit for kings. - - -21. "Naphtali is a doe set free - -that bears beautiful fawns. - - -22. "Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, - -the foal of a wild donkey at a spring-- + and submit himself to hard labor. +16 “Dan will govern his people, + like any other tribe in Israel. +17 Dan will be a snake beside the road, + a poisonous viper along the path +that bites the horse’s hooves + so its rider is thrown off. +18 I trust in you for salvation, O Lord! +19 “Gad will be attacked by marauding bands, + but he will attack them when they retreat. +20 “Asher will dine on rich foods + and produce food fit for kings. +21 “Naphtali is a doe set free + that bears beautiful fawns. +22 “Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, + the foal of a wild donkey at a spring— one of the wild donkeys on the ridge. - -23. Archers attacked him savagely; - -they shot at him and harassed him. - - -24. But his bow remained taut, - -and his arms were strengthened +23 Archers attacked him savagely; + they shot at him and harassed him. +24 But his bow remained taut, + and his arms were strengthened by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, - -by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. - - -25. May the God of your father help you; - -may the Almighty bless you + by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. +25 May the God of your father help you; + may the Almighty bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, - -and blessings of the watery depths below, - -and blessings of the breasts and womb. - - -26. May my fatherly blessings on you + and blessings of the watery depths below, + and blessings of the breasts and womb. +26 May my fatherly blessings on you surpass the blessings of my ancestors, - -reaching to the heights of the eternal hills. - + reaching to the heights of the eternal hills. May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph, - -who is a prince among his brothers. - - -27. "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, - -devouring his enemies in the morning - -and dividing his plunder in the evening." - - -28. These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message. - -Jacob's Death and Burial - - -29. Then Jacob instructed them, "Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. -30. This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site. -31. There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah. -32. It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites." - -33. When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death. - - - + who is a prince among his brothers. +27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, + devouring his enemies in the morning + and dividing his plunder in the evening.” +28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message. +29 Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. +30 This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site. +31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah. +32 It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.” +33 When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md index 9fdf46d9..d7943ace 100644 --- a/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NLT/01_Genesis/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,46 +1,27 @@ # Chapter 50 -1. Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. -2. Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father's body; so Jacob was embalmed. -3. The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days. - -4. When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh's advisers and said, "Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf. -5. Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, 'Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.' So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay." - -6. Pharaoh agreed to Joseph's request. "Go and bury your father, as he made you promise," he said. -7. So Joseph went up to bury his father. He was accompanied by all of Pharaoh's officials, all the senior members of Pharaoh's household, and all the senior officers of Egypt. -8. Joseph also took his entire household and his brothers and their households. But they left their little children and flocks and herds in the land of Goshen. -9. A great number of chariots and charioteers accompanied Joseph. - -10. When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph's father. -11. The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, "This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians." - -12. So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them. -13. They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the cave that Abraham had bought as a permanent burial site from Ephron the Hittite. - -Joseph Reassures His Brothers - - -14. After burying Jacob, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to his father's burial. -15. But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful. "Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him," they said. - -16. So they sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he instructed us -17. to say to you: 'Please forgive your brothers for the great wrong they did to you--for their sin in treating you so cruelly.' So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin." When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept. -18. Then his brothers came and threw themselves down before Joseph. "Look, we are your slaves!" they said. - -19. But Joseph replied, "Don't be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? -20. You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. -21. No, don't be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children." So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them. - -The Death of Joseph - - -22. So Joseph and his brothers and their families continued to live in Egypt. Joseph lived to the age of 110. -23. He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh's son Makir, whom he claimed as his own. - -24. "Soon I will die," Joseph told his brothers, "but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." - -25. Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, "When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you." -26. So Joseph died at the age of 110. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt. - - - +1 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. +2 Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed. +3 The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days. +4 When the period of mourning was over, Joseph approached Pharaoh’s advisers and said, “Please do me this favor and speak to Pharaoh on my behalf. +5 Tell him that my father made me swear an oath. He said to me, ‘Listen, I am about to die. Take my body back to the land of Canaan, and bury me in the tomb I prepared for myself.’ So please allow me to go and bury my father. After his burial, I will return without delay.” +6 Pharaoh agreed to Joseph’s request. “Go and bury your father, as he made you promise,” he said. +7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. He was accompanied by all of Pharaoh’s officials, all the senior members of Pharaoh’s household, and all the senior officers of Egypt. +8 Joseph also took his entire household and his brothers and their households. But they left their little children and flocks and herds in the land of Goshen. +9 A great number of chariots and charioteers accompanied Joseph. +10 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph’s father. +11 The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim, for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.” +12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them. +13 They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the cave that Abraham had bought as a permanent burial site from Ephron the Hittite. +14 After burying Jacob, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to his father’s burial. +15 But now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful. “Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him,” they said. +16 So they sent this message to Joseph: “Before your father died, he instructed us +17 to say to you: ‘Please forgive your brothers for the great wrong they did to you—for their sin in treating you so cruelly.’ So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive our sin.” When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept. +18 Then his brothers came and threw themselves down before Joseph. “Look, we are your slaves!” they said. +19 But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? +20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. +21 No, don’t be afraid. I will continue to take care of you and your children.” So he reassured them by speaking kindly to them. +22 So Joseph and his brothers and their families continued to live in Egypt. Joseph lived to the age of 110. +23 He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh’s son Makir, whom he claimed as his own. +24 “Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” +25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, and he said, “When God comes to help you and lead you back, you must take my bones with you.” +26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. The Egyptians embalmed him, and his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md index 063ee56a..6d2f1e64 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -The Israelites in Egypt - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who moved to Egypt with their father, each with his family: -2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, -3. Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, -4. Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. -5. In all, Jacob had seventy descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there. - -6. In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. -7. But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land. - -8. Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. -9. He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. -10. We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don't, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country." - -11. So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king. -12. But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became. -13. So the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy. -14. They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands. - -15. Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah: -16. "When you help the Hebrew women as they give birth, watch as they deliver. If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live." -17. But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king's orders. They allowed the boys to live, too. - -18. So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. "Why have you done this?" he demanded. "Why have you allowed the boys to live?" - -19. "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women," the midwives replied. "They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time." - -20. So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful. -21. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. - -22. Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live." - - - +1 These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who moved to Egypt with their father, each with his family: +2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, +3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, +4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. +5 In all, Jacob had seventy descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there. +6 In time, Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. +7 But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land. +8 Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. +9 He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. +10 We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don’t, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country.” +11 So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king. +12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became. +13 So the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy. +14 They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands. +15 Then Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, gave this order to the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah: +16 “When you help the Hebrew women as they give birth, watch as they deliver. If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.” +17 But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too. +18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. “Why have you done this?” he demanded. “Why have you allowed the boys to live?” +19 “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women,” the midwives replied. “They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we cannot get there in time.” +20 So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful. +21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. +22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md index dc23d20c..3d472bfa 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,52 +1,28 @@ -The Birth of Moses - # Chapter 2 -1. -About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married. -2. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months. -3. But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River. -4. The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him. - -5. Soon Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her. -6. When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. "This must be one of the Hebrew children," she said. - -7. Then the baby's sister approached the princess. "Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?" she asked. - -8. "Yes, do!" the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby's mother. - -9. "Take this baby and nurse him for me," the princess told the baby's mother. "I will pay you for your help." So the woman took her baby home and nursed him. - -10. Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, "I lifted him out of the water." -Moses Escapes to Midian - - -11. Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. -12. After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand. - -13. The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. "Why are you beating up your friend?" Moses said to the one who had started the fight. - -14. The man replied, "Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?" -Then Moses was afraid, thinking, "Everyone knows what I did." - -15. And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian. - +1 About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married. +2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months. +3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River. +4 The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him. +5 Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her. +6 When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said. +7 Then the baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” she asked. +8 “Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother. +9 “Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I will pay you for your help.” So the woman took her baby home and nursed him. +10 Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses, for she explained, “I lifted him out of the water.” +11 Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. +12 After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand. +13 The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. “Why are you beating up your friend?” Moses said to the one who had started the fight. +14 The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?” +Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.” +15 And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian. When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well. - -16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father's flocks. -17. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks. - -18. When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, "Why are you back so soon today?" - -19. "An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they answered. "And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks." - -20. "Then where is he?" their father asked. "Why did you leave him there? Invite him to come and eat with us." - -21. Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter Zipporah to be his wife. -22. Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he explained, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land." - -23. Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. -24. God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. -25. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. - - - +16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks. +17 But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks. +18 When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, “Why are you back so soon today?” +19 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.” +20 “Then where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave him there? Invite him to come and eat with us.” +21 Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter Zipporah to be his wife. +22 Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he explained, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” +23 Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. +24 God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +25 He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md index 3c29312c..530967d5 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,45 +1,26 @@ -Moses and the Burning Bush - # Chapter 3 -1. One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. -2. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn't burn up. -3. "This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it." - -4. When the LORD saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" -"Here I am!" Moses replied. - - -5. "Do not come any closer," the LORD warned. "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. -6. I am the God of your father--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God. - -7. Then the LORD told him, "I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. -8. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey--the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. -9. Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. -10. Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt." - -11. But Moses protested to God, "Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?" - -12. God answered, "I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain." - -13. But Moses protested, "If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' they will ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what should I tell them?" - -14. God replied to Moses, "I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you." -15. God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you. - +1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. +2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. +3 “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.” +4 When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” +“Here I am!” Moses replied. +5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. +6 I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God. +7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. +8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. +9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. +10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” +11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?” +12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.” +13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” +14 God replied to Moses, “I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.” +15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, - -my name to remember for all generations. - - -16. "Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--has appeared to me. He told me, "I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you. -17. I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey--the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live."' - -18. "The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD, our God.' - -19. "But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him. -20. So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go. -21. And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed. -22. Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth." - - - + my name to remember for all generations. +16 “Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me. He told me, “I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you. +17 I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.”’ +18 “The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God.’ +19 “But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him. +20 So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go. +21 And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed. +22 Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md index 328ac433..12261550 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,60 +1,34 @@ -Signs of the LORD's Power - # Chapter 4 -1. But Moses protested again, "What if they won't believe me or listen to me? What if they say, 'The LORD never appeared to you'?" - -2. Then the LORD asked him, "What is that in your hand?" -"A shepherd's staff," Moses replied. - - -3. "Throw it down on the ground," the LORD told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back. - -4. Then the LORD told him, "Reach out and grab its tail." So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd's staff in his hand. - -5. "Perform this sign," the LORD told him. "Then they will believe that the LORD, the God of their ancestors--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob--really has appeared to you." - -6. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." So Moses put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out again, his hand was white as snow with a severe skin disease. -7. "Now put your hand back into your cloak," the LORD said. So Moses put his hand back in, and when he took it out again, it was as healthy as the rest of his body. - -8. The LORD said to Moses, "If they do not believe you and are not convinced by the first miraculous sign, they will be convinced by the second sign. -9. And if they don't believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, the water from the Nile will turn to blood on the ground." - -10. But Moses pleaded with the LORD, "O Lord, I'm not very good with words. I never have been, and I'm not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled." - -11. Then the LORD asked Moses, "Who makes a person's mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD? -12. Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say." - -13. But Moses again pleaded, "Lord, please! Send anyone else." - -14. Then the LORD became angry with Moses. "All right," he said. "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he speaks well. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. He will be delighted to see you. -15. Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do. -16. Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say. -17. And take your shepherd's staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you." -Moses Returns to Egypt - - -18. So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. "Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt," Moses said. "I don't even know if they are still alive." -"Go in peace," Jethro replied. - - -19. Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, "Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died." - -20. So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. - -21. And the LORD told Moses, "When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go. -22. Then you will tell him, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son. -23. I commanded you, "Let my son go, so he can worship me." But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!'" - -24. On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him. -25. But Moses' wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the foreskin and said, "Now you are a bridegroom of blood to me." -26. (When she said "a bridegroom of blood," she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the LORD left him alone. - -27. Now the LORD had said to Aaron, "Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses." So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God, and he embraced him. -28. Moses then told Aaron everything the LORD had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miraculous signs the LORD had commanded him to perform. - -29. Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called all the elders of Israel together. -30. Aaron told them everything the LORD had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. -31. Then the people of Israel were convinced that the LORD had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped. - - - +1 But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?” +2 Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” +“A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied. +3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back. +4 Then the Lord told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s staff in his hand. +5 “Perform this sign,” the Lord told him. “Then they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—really has appeared to you.” +6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out again, his hand was white as snow with a severe skin disease. +7 “Now put your hand back into your cloak,” the Lord said. So Moses put his hand back in, and when he took it out again, it was as healthy as the rest of his body. +8 The Lord said to Moses, “If they do not believe you and are not convinced by the first miraculous sign, they will be convinced by the second sign. +9 And if they don’t believe you or listen to you even after these two signs, then take some water from the Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When you do, the water from the Nile will turn to blood on the ground.” +10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” +11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? +12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.” +13 But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.” +14 Then the Lord became angry with Moses. “All right,” he said. “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he speaks well. And look! He is on his way to meet you now. He will be delighted to see you. +15 Talk to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will instruct you both in what to do. +16 Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say. +17 And take your shepherd’s staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.” +18 So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,” Moses said. “I don’t even know if they are still alive.” +“Go in peace,” Jethro replied. +19 Before Moses left Midian, the Lord said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.” +20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. +21 And the Lord told Moses, “When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go. +22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son. +23 I commanded you, “Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!’” +24 On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the Lord confronted him and was about to kill him. +25 But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the foreskin and said, “Now you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” +26 (When she said “a bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) After that, the Lord left him alone. +27 Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God, and he embraced him. +28 Moses then told Aaron everything the Lord had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miraculous signs the Lord had commanded him to perform. +29 Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called all the elders of Israel together. +30 Aaron told them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. +31 Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md index 562049e0..d0b2afe6 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,41 +1,24 @@ -Moses and Aaron Speak to Pharaoh - # Chapter 5 -1. After this presentation to Israel's leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness." - -2. "Is that so?" retorted Pharaoh. "And who is the LORD? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don't know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go." - -3. But Aaron and Moses persisted. "The God of the Hebrews has met with us," they declared. "So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God. If we don't, he will kill us with a plague or with the sword." - -4. Pharaoh replied, "Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work! -5. Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work." -Making Bricks without Straw - - -6. That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen: -7. "Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves! -8. But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don't reduce the quota. They are lazy. That's why they are crying out, 'Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.' -9. Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!" - -10. So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: "This is what Pharaoh says: I will not provide any more straw for you. -11. Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!" -12. So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw. - -13. Meanwhile, the Egyptian slave drivers continued to push hard. "Meet your daily quota of bricks, just as you did when we provided you with straw!" they demanded. -14. Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. "Why haven't you met your quotas either yesterday or today?" they demanded. - -15. So the Israelite foremen went to Pharaoh and pleaded with him. "Please don't treat your servants like this," they begged. -16. "We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, 'Make bricks!' We are being beaten, but it isn't our fault! Your own people are to blame!" - -17. But Pharaoh shouted, "You're just lazy! Lazy! That's why you're saying, 'Let us go and offer sacrifices to the LORD.' -18. Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of bricks." - -19. The Israelite foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the number of bricks you make each day." -20. As they left Pharaoh's court, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who were waiting outside for them. -21. The foremen said to them, "May the LORD judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword into their hands, an excuse to kill us!" - -22. Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, "Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? -23. Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!" - - - +1 After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.” +2 “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.” +3 But Aaron and Moses persisted. “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they declared. “So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the Lord our God. If we don’t, he will kill us with a plague or with the sword.” +4 Pharaoh replied, “Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work! +5 Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work.” +6 That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen: +7 “Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves! +8 But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’ +9 Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!” +10 So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: “This is what Pharaoh says: I will not provide any more straw for you. +11 Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!” +12 So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw. +13 Meanwhile, the Egyptian slave drivers continued to push hard. “Meet your daily quota of bricks, just as you did when we provided you with straw!” they demanded. +14 Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven’t you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded. +15 So the Israelite foremen went to Pharaoh and pleaded with him. “Please don’t treat your servants like this,” they begged. +16 “We are given no straw, but the slave drivers still demand, ‘Make bricks!’ We are being beaten, but it isn’t our fault! Your own people are to blame!” +17 But Pharaoh shouted, “You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.’ +18 Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you, but you must still produce the full quota of bricks.” +19 The Israelite foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the number of bricks you make each day.” +20 As they left Pharaoh’s court, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who were waiting outside for them. +21 The foremen said to them, “May the Lord judge and punish you for making us stink before Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword into their hands, an excuse to kill us!” +22 Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? +23 Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md index e6a14c2d..e8142ffa 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,67 +1,34 @@ -Promises of Deliverance - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the LORD told Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. When he feels the force of my strong hand, he will let the people go. In fact, he will force them to leave his land!" - -2. And God said to Moses, "I am Yahweh--'the LORD.' -3. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai--'God Almighty'--but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. -4. And I reaffirmed my covenant with them. Under its terms, I promised to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. -5. You can be sure that I have heard the groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyptians. And I am well aware of my covenant with them. - -6. "Therefore, say to the people of Israel: 'I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. -7. I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. -8. I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the LORD!'" - -9. So Moses told the people of Israel what the LORD had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery. - -10. Then the LORD said to Moses, -11. "Go back to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave his country." - -12. "But LORD!" Moses objected. "My own people won't listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I'm such a clumsy speaker!" - -13. But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The LORD commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. - -The Ancestors of Moses and Aaron - - -14. These are the ancestors of some of the clans of Israel: -The sons of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Their descendants became the clans of Reuben. - - -15. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul's mother was a Canaanite woman.) Their descendants became the clans of Simeon. - -16. These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.) - -17. The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom became the ancestor of a clan. - -18. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.) - -19. The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. - +1 Then the Lord told Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. When he feels the force of my strong hand, he will let the people go. In fact, he will force them to leave his land!” +2 And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’ +3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. +4 And I reaffirmed my covenant with them. Under its terms, I promised to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. +5 You can be sure that I have heard the groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyptians. And I am well aware of my covenant with them. +6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. +7 I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. +8 I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord!’” +9 So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery. +10 Then the Lord said to Moses, +11 “Go back to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave his country.” +12 “But Lord!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen? I’m such a clumsy speaker!” +13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. +14 These are the ancestors of some of the clans of Israel: +The sons of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Their descendants became the clans of Reuben. +15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.) Their descendants became the clans of Simeon. +16 These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.) +17 The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom became the ancestor of a clan. +18 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.) +19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records. - - -20. Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.) - -21. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri. - -22. The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. - -23. Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. - -24. The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah. - -25. Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas. - +20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.) +21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri. +22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. +23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah. +25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas. These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans. - - -26. The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the LORD said, "Lead the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army." -27. It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt. - -28. When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, -29. he said to him, "I am the LORD! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you." -30. But Moses argued with the LORD, saying, "I can't do it! I'm such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?" - - - +26 The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the Lord said, “Lead the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.” +27 It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt. +28 When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, +29 he said to him, “I am the Lord! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.” +30 But Moses argued with the Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md index 8ff4f81b..47b3fbb6 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,41 +1,26 @@ -Aaron's Staff Becomes a Serpent - # Chapter 7 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. -2. Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. -3. But I will make Pharaoh's heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. -4. Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces--my people, the Israelites--from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. -5. When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD." - -6. So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them. -7. Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three when they made their demands to Pharaoh. - -8. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -9. "Pharaoh will demand, 'Show me a miracle.' When he does this, say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.'" - -10. So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the LORD had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent! -11. Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. -12. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. -13. Pharaoh's heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the LORD had predicted. - -A Plague of Blood - - -14. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go. -15. So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake. -16. Then announce to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, "Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness." Until now, you have refused to listen to him. -17. So this is what the LORD says: "I will show you that I am the LORD." Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood. -18. The fish in it will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.'" - -19. Then the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt--all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'" - -20. So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood! -21. The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn't drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt. -22. But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh's heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted. -23. Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind. -24. Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn't drink the water from the Nile. - -25. Seven days passed from the time the LORD struck the Nile. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. +2 Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. +3 But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. +4 Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces—my people, the Israelites—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. +5 When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” +6 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. +7 Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three when they made their demands to Pharaoh. +8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +9 “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’ When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’” +10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent! +11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. +12 They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. +13 Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the Lord had predicted. +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, and he still refuses to let the people go. +15 So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake. +16 Then announce to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, “Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness.” Until now, you have refused to listen to him. +17 So this is what the Lord says: “I will show you that I am the Lord.” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood. +18 The fish in it will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.’” +19 Then the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.’” +20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood! +21 The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn’t drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt. +22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. +23 Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind. +24 Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile. +25 Seven days passed from the time the Lord struck the Nile. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md index d1c9a56e..ef1f54ef 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,59 +1,34 @@ -A Plague of Frogs - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go back to Pharaoh and announce to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. -2. If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land. -3. The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls. -4. Frogs will jump on you, your people, and all your officials.'" - -5. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.'" -6. So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land! -7. But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt. - -8. Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, "Plead with the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the LORD." - -9. "You set the time!" Moses replied. "Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River." - -10. "Do it tomorrow," Pharaoh said. -"All right," Moses replied, "it will be as you have said. Then you will know that there is no one like the LORD our God. -11. The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River." - -12. So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's palace, and Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh. -13. And the LORD did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. -14. The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land. -15. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had predicted. - -A Plague of Gnats - - -16. So the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.'" -17. So Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats. -18. Pharaoh's magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike. - -19. "This is the finger of God!" the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh's heart remained hard. He wouldn't listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted. - -A Plague of Flies - - -20. Then the LORD told Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh's way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. -21. If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them. -22. But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the LORD and that I am present even in the heart of your land. -23. I will make a clear distinction between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.'" - -24. And the LORD did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh's palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies. - -25. Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron. "All right! Go ahead and offer sacrifices to your God," he said. "But do it here in this land." - -26. But Moses replied, "That wouldn't be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the LORD our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us. -27. We must take a three-day trip into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, just as he has commanded us." - -28. "All right, go ahead," Pharaoh replied. "I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God. But don't go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me." - -29. Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the LORD, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don't lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the LORD." - -30. So Moses left Pharaoh's palace and pleaded with the LORD to remove all the flies. -31. And the LORD did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained. -32. But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Pharaoh and announce to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. +2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land. +3 The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls. +4 Frogs will jump on you, your people, and all your officials.’” +5 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.’” +6 So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land! +7 But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt. +8 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord.” +9 “You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River.” +10 “Do it tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. +“All right,” Moses replied, “it will be as you have said. Then you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God. +11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.” +12 So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s palace, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh. +13 And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. +14 The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land. +15 But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. +16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’” +17 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats. +18 Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike. +19 “This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted. +20 Then the Lord told Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh’s way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. +21 If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them. +22 But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am present even in the heart of your land. +23 I will make a clear distinction between my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’” +24 And the Lord did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies. +25 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron. “All right! Go ahead and offer sacrifices to your God,” he said. “But do it here in this land.” +26 But Moses replied, “That wouldn’t be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us. +27 We must take a three-day trip into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, just as he has commanded us.” +28 “All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.” +29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don’t lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” +30 So Moses left Pharaoh’s palace and pleaded with the Lord to remove all the flies. +31 And the Lord did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained. +32 But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md index 3421a96e..eef98b2b 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,58 +1,36 @@ -A Plague against Livestock - # Chapter 9 -1. "Go back to Pharaoh," the LORD commanded Moses. "Tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. -2. If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, -3. the hand of the LORD will strike all your livestock--your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats--with a deadly plague. -4. But the LORD will again make a distinction between the livestock of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians. Not a single one of Israel's animals will die! -5. The LORD has already set the time for the plague to begin. He has declared that he will strike the land tomorrow.'" - -6. And the LORD did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn't lose a single animal. -7. Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh's heart remained stubborn, and he still refused to let the people go. - -A Plague of Festering Boils - - -8. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches. -9. The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land." - -10. So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on people and animals alike. -11. Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians. -12. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and just as the LORD had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen. - -A Plague of Hail - - -13. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. -14. If you don't, I will send more plagues on you and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth. -15. By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth. -16. But I have spared you for a purpose--to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth. -17. But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go. -18. So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt. -19. Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.'" - -20. Some of Pharaoh's officials were afraid because of what the LORD had said. They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields. -21. But those who paid no attention to the word of the LORD left theirs out in the open. - -22. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward the sky so hail may fall on the people, the livestock, and all the plants throughout the land of Egypt." - -23. So Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed toward the earth. The LORD sent a tremendous hailstorm against all the land of Egypt. -24. Never in all the history of Egypt had there been a storm like that, with such devastating hail and continuous lightning. -25. It left all of Egypt in ruins. The hail struck down everything in the open field--people, animals, and plants alike. Even the trees were destroyed. -26. The only place without hail was the region of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived. - -27. Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he confessed. "The LORD is the righteous one, and my people and I are wrong. -28. Please beg the LORD to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We've had enough. I will let you go; you don't need to stay any longer." - -29. "All right," Moses replied. "As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the LORD. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD. -30. But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the LORD God." - -31. (All the flax and barley were ruined by the hail, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was budding. -32. But the wheat and the emmer wheat were spared, because they had not yet sprouted from the ground.) - -33. So Moses left Pharaoh's court and went out of the city. When he lifted his hands to the LORD, the thunder and hail stopped, and the downpour ceased. -34. But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he and his officials sinned again, and Pharaoh again became stubborn. -35. Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the LORD had predicted through Moses. - - - +1 “Go back to Pharaoh,” the Lord commanded Moses. “Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. +2 If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, +3 the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague. +4 But the Lord will again make a distinction between the livestock of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians. Not a single one of Israel’s animals will die! +5 The Lord has already set the time for the plague to begin. He has declared that he will strike the land tomorrow.’” +6 And the Lord did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn’t lose a single animal. +7 Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh’s heart remained stubborn, and he still refused to let the people go. +8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches. +9 The ashes will spread like fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land.” +10 So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on people and animals alike. +11 Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians. +12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and just as the Lord had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen. +13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. +14 If you don’t, I will send more plagues on you and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth. +15 By now I could have lifted my hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the face of the earth. +16 But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth. +17 But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go. +18 So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt. +19 Quick! Order your livestock and servants to come in from the fields to find shelter. Any person or animal left outside will die when the hail falls.’” +20 Some of Pharaoh’s officials were afraid because of what the Lord had said. They quickly brought their servants and livestock in from the fields. +21 But those who paid no attention to the word of the Lord left theirs out in the open. +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky so hail may fall on the people, the livestock, and all the plants throughout the land of Egypt.” +23 So Moses lifted his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed toward the earth. The Lord sent a tremendous hailstorm against all the land of Egypt. +24 Never in all the history of Egypt had there been a storm like that, with such devastating hail and continuous lightning. +25 It left all of Egypt in ruins. The hail struck down everything in the open field—people, animals, and plants alike. Even the trees were destroyed. +26 The only place without hail was the region of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived. +27 Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he confessed. “The Lord is the righteous one, and my people and I are wrong. +28 Please beg the Lord to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We’ve had enough. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.” +29 “All right,” Moses replied. “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the Lord. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the Lord. +30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.” +31 (All the flax and barley were ruined by the hail, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was budding. +32 But the wheat and the emmer wheat were spared, because they had not yet sprouted from the ground.) +33 So Moses left Pharaoh’s court and went out of the city. When he lifted his hands to the Lord, the thunder and hail stopped, and the downpour ceased. +34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had stopped, he and his officials sinned again, and Pharaoh again became stubborn. +35 Because his heart was hard, Pharaoh refused to let the people leave, just as the Lord had predicted through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md index 1ae0bd1c..ba0825f1 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,52 +1,30 @@ -A Plague of Locusts - # Chapter 10 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. -2. I've also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them--and so you will know that I am the LORD." - -3. So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me. -4. If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country. -5. They will cover the land so that you won't be able to see the ground. They will devour what little is left of your crops after the hailstorm, including all the trees growing in the fields. -6. They will overrun your palaces and the homes of your officials and all the houses in Egypt. Never in the history of Egypt have your ancestors seen a plague like this one!" And with that, Moses turned and left Pharaoh. - -7. Pharaoh's officials now came to Pharaoh and appealed to him. "How long will you let this man hold us hostage? Let the men go to worship the LORD their God! Don't you realize that Egypt lies in ruins?" - -8. So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. "All right," he told them, "go and worship the LORD your God. But who exactly will be going with you?" - -9. Moses replied, "We will all go--young and old, our sons and daughters, and our flocks and herds. We must all join together in celebrating a festival to the LORD." - -10. Pharaoh retorted, "The LORD will certainly need to be with you if I let you take your little ones! I can see through your evil plan. -11. Never! Only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you requested." And Pharaoh threw them out of the palace. - -12. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Raise your hand over the land of Egypt to bring on the locusts. Let them cover the land and devour every plant that survived the hailstorm." - -13. So Moses raised his staff over Egypt, and the LORD caused an east wind to blow over the land all that day and through the night. When morning arrived, the east wind had brought the locusts. -14. And the locusts swarmed over the whole land of Egypt, settling in dense swarms from one end of the country to the other. It was the worst locust plague in Egyptian history, and there has never been another one like it. -15. For the locusts covered the whole country and darkened the land. They devoured every plant in the fields and all the fruit on the trees that had survived the hailstorm. Not a single leaf was left on the trees and plants throughout the land of Egypt. - -16. Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you," he confessed. -17. "Forgive my sin, just this once, and plead with the LORD your God to take away this death from me." - -18. So Moses left Pharaoh's court and pleaded with the LORD. -19. The LORD responded by shifting the wind, and the strong west wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained in all the land of Egypt. -20. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart again, so he refused to let the people go. - -A Plague of Darkness - - -21. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it." -22. So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days. -23. During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived. - -24. Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. "Go and worship the LORD," he said. "But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you." - -25. "No," Moses said, "you must provide us with animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD our God. -26. All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the LORD our God from among these animals. And we won't know how we are to worship the LORD until we get there." - -27. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart once more, and he would not let them go. -28. "Get out of here!" Pharaoh shouted at Moses. "I'm warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!" - -29. "Very well," Moses replied. "I will never see your face again." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. +2 I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them—and so you will know that I am the Lord.” +3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me. +4 If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country. +5 They will cover the land so that you won’t be able to see the ground. They will devour what little is left of your crops after the hailstorm, including all the trees growing in the fields. +6 They will overrun your palaces and the homes of your officials and all the houses in Egypt. Never in the history of Egypt have your ancestors seen a plague like this one!” And with that, Moses turned and left Pharaoh. +7 Pharaoh’s officials now came to Pharaoh and appealed to him. “How long will you let this man hold us hostage? Let the men go to worship the Lord their God! Don’t you realize that Egypt lies in ruins?” +8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “All right,” he told them, “go and worship the Lord your God. But who exactly will be going with you?” +9 Moses replied, “We will all go—young and old, our sons and daughters, and our flocks and herds. We must all join together in celebrating a festival to the Lord.” +10 Pharaoh retorted, “The Lord will certainly need to be with you if I let you take your little ones! I can see through your evil plan. +11 Never! Only the men may go and worship the Lord, since that is what you requested.” And Pharaoh threw them out of the palace. +12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the land of Egypt to bring on the locusts. Let them cover the land and devour every plant that survived the hailstorm.” +13 So Moses raised his staff over Egypt, and the Lord caused an east wind to blow over the land all that day and through the night. When morning arrived, the east wind had brought the locusts. +14 And the locusts swarmed over the whole land of Egypt, settling in dense swarms from one end of the country to the other. It was the worst locust plague in Egyptian history, and there has never been another one like it. +15 For the locusts covered the whole country and darkened the land. They devoured every plant in the fields and all the fruit on the trees that had survived the hailstorm. Not a single leaf was left on the trees and plants throughout the land of Egypt. +16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you,” he confessed. +17 “Forgive my sin, just this once, and plead with the Lord your God to take away this death from me.” +18 So Moses left Pharaoh’s court and pleaded with the Lord. +19 The Lord responded by shifting the wind, and the strong west wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained in all the land of Egypt. +20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart again, so he refused to let the people go. +21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.” +22 So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egypt for three days. +23 During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived. +24 Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the Lord,” he said. “But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you.” +25 “No,” Moses said, “you must provide us with animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord our God. +26 All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the Lord our God from among these animals. And we won’t know how we are to worship the Lord until we get there.” +27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart once more, and he would not let them go. +28 “Get out of here!” Pharaoh shouted at Moses. “I’m warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!” +29 “Very well,” Moses replied. “I will never see your face again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md index f41033fb..f45316e0 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,18 +1,11 @@ -Death for Egypt's Firstborn - # Chapter 11 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave. -2. Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold." -3. (Now the LORD had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt, respected by Pharaoh's officials and the Egyptian people alike.) - -4. Moses had announced to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. -5. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die. -6. Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again. -7. But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites. -8. All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. 'Please leave!' they will beg. 'Hurry! And take all your followers with you.' Only then will I go!" Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh. - -9. Now the LORD had told Moses earlier, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, but then I will do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt." -10. Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh's presence, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let the Israelites leave the country. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave. +2 Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold.” +3 (Now the Lord had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt, respected by Pharaoh’s officials and the Egyptian people alike.) +4 Moses had announced to Pharaoh, “This is what the Lord says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. +5 All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die. +6 Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again. +7 But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites. +8 All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!’ they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.’ Only then will I go!” Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh. +9 Now the Lord had told Moses earlier, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, but then I will do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt.” +10 Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh’s presence, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he wouldn’t let the Israelites leave the country. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md index 95d018d3..5843b9ec 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,77 +1,52 @@ -The First Passover - # Chapter 12 -1. While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the LORD gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: -2. "From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. -3. Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. -4. If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat. -5. The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects. - -6. "Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight. -7. They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal. -8. That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. -9. Do not eat any of the meat raw or boiled in water. The whole animal--including the head, legs, and internal organs--must be roasted over a fire. -10. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning. - -11. "These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the LORD's Passover. -12. On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the LORD! -13. But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. - -14. "This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the LORD. This is a law for all time. -15. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. On the first day of the festival, remove every trace of yeast from your homes. Anyone who eats bread made with yeast during the seven days of the festival will be cut off from the community of Israel. -16. On the first day of the festival and again on the seventh day, all the people must observe an official day for holy assembly. No work of any kind may be done on these days except in the preparation of food. - -17. "Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation. -18. The bread you eat must be made without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day of that month. -19. During those seven days, there must be no trace of yeast in your homes. Anyone who eats anything made with yeast during this week will be cut off from the community of Israel. These regulations apply both to the foreigners living among you and to the native-born Israelites. -20. During those days you must not eat anything made with yeast. Wherever you live, eat only bread made without yeast." - -21. Then Moses called all the elders of Israel together and said to them, "Go, pick out a lamb or young goat for each of your families, and slaughter the Passover animal. -22. Drain the blood into a basin. Then take a bundle of hyssop branches and dip it into the blood. Brush the hyssop across the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. And no one may go out through the door until morning. -23. For the LORD will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the LORD will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down. - -24. "Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever. -25. When you enter the land the LORD has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony. -26. Then your children will ask, 'What does this ceremony mean?' -27. And you will reply, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he struck the Egyptians, he spared our families.'" When Moses had finished speaking, all the people bowed down to the ground and worshiped. - -28. So the people of Israel did just as the LORD had commanded through Moses and Aaron. -29. And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. -30. Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. - -Israel's Exodus from Egypt - - -31. Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. "Get out!" he ordered. "Leave my people--and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the LORD as you have requested. -32. Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone. Go, but bless me as you leave." -33. All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, "We will all die!" - -34. The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders. -35. And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed; they asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. -36. The LORD caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth! - -37. That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children. -38. A rabble of non-Israelites went with them, along with great flocks and herds of livestock. -39. For bread they baked flat cakes from the dough without yeast they had brought from Egypt. It was made without yeast because the people were driven out of Egypt in such a hurry that they had no time to prepare the bread or other food. - -40. The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years. -41. In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the LORD's forces left the land. -42. On this night the LORD kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation. - -Instructions for the Passover - - -43. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal. -44. But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised. -45. Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it. -46. Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones. -47. The whole community of Israel must celebrate this Passover festival. - -48. "If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the LORD's Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal. -49. This instruction applies to everyone, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner living among you." - -50. So all the people of Israel followed all the LORD's commands to Moses and Aaron. -51. On that very day the LORD brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army. - - - +1 While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the Lord gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: +2 “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year for you. +3 Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. +4 If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat. +5 The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects. +6 “Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight. +7 They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal. +8 That same night they must roast the meat over a fire and eat it along with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. +9 Do not eat any of the meat raw or boiled in water. The whole animal—including the head, legs, and internal organs—must be roasted over a fire. +10 Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning. +11 “These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover. +12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! +13 But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. +14 “This is a day to remember. Each year, from generation to generation, you must celebrate it as a special festival to the Lord. This is a law for all time. +15 For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. On the first day of the festival, remove every trace of yeast from your homes. Anyone who eats bread made with yeast during the seven days of the festival will be cut off from the community of Israel. +16 On the first day of the festival and again on the seventh day, all the people must observe an official day for holy assembly. No work of any kind may be done on these days except in the preparation of food. +17 “Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation. +18 The bread you eat must be made without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day of that month. +19 During those seven days, there must be no trace of yeast in your homes. Anyone who eats anything made with yeast during this week will be cut off from the community of Israel. These regulations apply both to the foreigners living among you and to the native-born Israelites. +20 During those days you must not eat anything made with yeast. Wherever you live, eat only bread made without yeast.” +21 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel together and said to them, “Go, pick out a lamb or young goat for each of your families, and slaughter the Passover animal. +22 Drain the blood into a basin. Then take a bundle of hyssop branches and dip it into the blood. Brush the hyssop across the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. And no one may go out through the door until morning. +23 For the Lord will pass through the land to strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the Lord will pass over your home. He will not permit his death angel to enter your house and strike you down. +24 “Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever. +25 When you enter the land the Lord has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony. +26 Then your children will ask, ‘What does this ceremony mean?’ +27 And you will reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he struck the Egyptians, he spared our families.’” When Moses had finished speaking, all the people bowed down to the ground and worshiped. +28 So the people of Israel did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses and Aaron. +29 And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. +30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. +31 Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. “Get out!” he ordered. “Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested. +32 Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone. Go, but bless me as you leave.” +33 All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, “We will all die!” +34 The Israelites took their bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards in their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders. +35 And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed; they asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. +36 The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth! +37 That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children. +38 A rabble of non-Israelites went with them, along with great flocks and herds of livestock. +39 For bread they baked flat cakes from the dough without yeast they had brought from Egypt. It was made without yeast because the people were driven out of Egypt in such a hurry that they had no time to prepare the bread or other food. +40 The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years. +41 In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land. +42 On this night the Lord kept his promise to bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to generation. +43 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal. +44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised. +45 Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it. +46 Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones. +47 The whole community of Israel must celebrate this Passover festival. +48 “If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal. +49 This instruction applies to everyone, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner living among you.” +50 So all the people of Israel followed all the Lord’s commands to Moses and Aaron. +51 On that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md index 50522bd3..9b254896 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Dedication of the Firstborn - # Chapter 13 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me." - -3. So Moses said to the people, "This is a day to remember forever--the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the LORD has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.) -4. On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free. -5. You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land--a land flowing with milk and honey.) -6. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. Then on the seventh day, celebrate a feast to the LORD. -7. Eat bread without yeast during those seven days. In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time. - -8. "On the seventh day you must explain to your children, 'I am celebrating what the LORD did for me when I left Egypt.' -9. This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the LORD: 'With a strong hand, the LORD rescued you from Egypt.' -10. So observe the decree of this festival at the appointed time each year. - -11. "This is what you must do when the LORD fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live, -12. you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the LORD, for they belong to him. -13. A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. - -14. "And in the future, your children will ask you, 'What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, 'With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery. -15. Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the LORD--except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.' -16. This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the LORD's mighty hand brought us out of Egypt." -Israel's Wilderness Detour - - -17. When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, "If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt." -18. So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle. - -19. Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this. He said, "God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place." - -20. The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. -21. The LORD went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night. -22. And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.” +3 So Moses said to the people, “This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the Lord has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. (Remember, eat no food containing yeast.) +4 On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free. +5 You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.) +6 For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast. Then on the seventh day, celebrate a feast to the Lord. +7 Eat bread without yeast during those seven days. In fact, there must be no yeast bread or any yeast at all found within the borders of your land during this time. +8 “On the seventh day you must explain to your children, ‘I am celebrating what the Lord did for me when I left Egypt.’ +9 This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the Lord: ‘With a strong hand, the Lord rescued you from Egypt.’ +10 So observe the decree of this festival at the appointed time each year. +11 “This is what you must do when the Lord fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live, +12 you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the Lord, for they belong to him. +13 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. +14 “And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery. +15 Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the Lord killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the Lord—except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.’ +16 This ceremony will be like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. It is a reminder that the power of the Lord’s mighty hand brought us out of Egypt.” +17 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” +18 So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle. +19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear to do this. He said, “God will certainly come to help you. When he does, you must take my bones with you from this place.” +20 The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. +21 The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night. +22 And the Lord did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md index 72694648..4b53f42e 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,49 +1,32 @@ # Chapter 14 -1. Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses: -2. "Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. -3. Then Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!' -4. And once again I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD!" So the Israelites camped there as they were told. - -The Egyptians Pursue Israel - - -5. When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. "What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?" they asked. -6. So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops. -7. He took with him 600 of Egypt's best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. -8. The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. -9. The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh's army--all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon. - -10. As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the LORD, -11. and they said to Moses, "Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren't there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? -12. Didn't we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, 'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'" - -13. But Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch the LORD rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. -14. The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm." -Escape through the Red Sea - - -15. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! -16. Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground. -17. And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers. -18. When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the LORD!" - -19. Then the angel of God, who had been leading the people of Israel, moved to the rear of the camp. The pillar of cloud also moved from the front and stood behind them. -20. The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night. - -21. Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the LORD opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land. -22. So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side! - -23. Then the Egyptians--all of Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and charioteers--chased them into the middle of the sea. -24. But just before dawn the LORD looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion. -25. He twisted their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. "Let's get out of here--away from these Israelites!" the Egyptians shouted. "The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!" - -26. When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the LORD said to Moses, "Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers." -27. So as the sun began to rise, Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the water rushed back into its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the LORD swept them into the sea. -28. Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers--the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived. - -29. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides. -30. That is how the LORD rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. -31. When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses: +2 “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. +3 Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’ +4 And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told. +5 When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked. +6 So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops. +7 He took with him 600 of Egypt’s best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. +8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. +9 The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon. +10 As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, +11 and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? +12 Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’” +13 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. +14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” +15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! +16 Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground. +17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers. +18 When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the Lord!” +19 Then the angel of God, who had been leading the people of Israel, moved to the rear of the camp. The pillar of cloud also moved from the front and stood behind them. +20 The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night. +21 Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land. +22 So the people of Israel walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on each side! +23 Then the Egyptians—all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and charioteers—chased them into the middle of the sea. +24 But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion. +25 He twisted their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. “Let’s get out of here—away from these Israelites!” the Egyptians shouted. “The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt!” +26 When all the Israelites had reached the other side, the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the sea again. Then the waters will rush back and cover the Egyptians and their chariots and charioteers.” +27 So as the sun began to rise, Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the water rushed back into its usual place. The Egyptians tried to escape, but the Lord swept them into the sea. +28 Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers—the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived. +29 But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground, as the water stood up like a wall on both sides. +30 That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. +31 When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md index f5660c28..7df90c5d 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,160 +1,78 @@ -A Song of Deliverance - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD: -"I will sing to the LORD, - -for he has triumphed gloriously; +1 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord: +“I will sing to the Lord, + for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider - -into the sea. - - -2. The LORD is my strength and my song; - -he has given me victory. - -This is my God, and I will praise him-- - -my father's God, and I will exalt him! - - -3. The LORD is a warrior; + into the sea. +2 The Lord is my strength and my song; + he has given me victory. +This is my God, and I will praise him— + my father’s God, and I will exalt him! +3 The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name! - -4. Pharaoh's chariots and army - he has hurled -into the sea. - -The finest of Pharaoh's officers +4 Pharaoh’s chariots and army + he has hurled into the sea. +The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea. - -5. The deep waters gushed over them; - -they sank to the bottom like a stone. - - -6. "Your right hand, O LORD, - -is glorious in power. -Your right hand, O LORD, - -smashes the enemy. - - -7. In the greatness of your majesty, - -you overthrow those who rise against you. - +5 The deep waters gushed over them; + they sank to the bottom like a stone. +6 “Your right hand, O Lord, + is glorious in power. +Your right hand, O Lord, + smashes the enemy. +7 In the greatness of your majesty, + you overthrow those who rise against you. You unleash your blazing fury; - -it consumes them like straw. - - -8. At the blast of your breath, - -the waters piled up! + it consumes them like straw. +8 At the blast of your breath, + the waters piled up! The surging waters stood straight like a wall; - -in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard. - - -9. "The enemy boasted, 'I will chase them - -and catch up with them. - + in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard. +9 “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them + and catch up with them. I will plunder them - -and consume them. - + and consume them. I will flash my sword; - -my powerful hand will destroy them.' - - -10. But you blew with your breath, - -and the sea covered them. - + my powerful hand will destroy them.’ +10 But you blew with your breath, + and the sea covered them. They sank like lead - -in the mighty waters. - - -11. "Who is like you among the gods, O LORD-- - -glorious in holiness, + in the mighty waters. +11 “Who is like you among the gods, O Lord— + glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, - -performing great wonders? - - -12. You raised your right hand, - -and the earth swallowed our enemies. - - -13. "With your unfailing love you lead - -the people you have redeemed. - + performing great wonders? +12 You raised your right hand, + and the earth swallowed our enemies. +13 “With your unfailing love you lead + the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them - -to your sacred home. - - -14. The peoples hear and tremble; - -anguish grips those who live in Philistia. - - -15. The leaders of Edom are terrified; - -the nobles of Moab tremble. - + to your sacred home. +14 The peoples hear and tremble; + anguish grips those who live in Philistia. +15 The leaders of Edom are terrified; + the nobles of Moab tremble. All who live in Canaan melt away; - - -16. terror and dread fall upon them. - +16 terror and dread fall upon them. The power of your arm - -makes them lifeless as stone -until your people pass by, O LORD, - -until the people you purchased pass by. - - -17. You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain-- - the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling, - -the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established. - - -18. The LORD will reign forever and ever!" - -19. When Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and charioteers rushed into the sea, the LORD brought the water crashing down on them. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground! - -20. Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced. -21. And Miriam sang this song: -"Sing to the LORD, - -for he has triumphed gloriously; + makes them lifeless as stone +until your people pass by, O Lord, + until the people you purchased pass by. +17 You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain— + the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling, + the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established. +18 The Lord will reign forever and ever!” +19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and charioteers rushed into the sea, the Lord brought the water crashing down on them. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground! +20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced. +21 And Miriam sang this song: +“Sing to the Lord, + for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider - -into the sea." -Bitter Water at Marah - - -22. Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. -23. When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means "bitter"). - -24. Then the people complained and turned against Moses. "What are we going to drink?" they demanded. -25. So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink. -It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him. -26. He said, "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you." - -27. After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water. - - - + into the sea.” +22 Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. +23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”). +24 Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded. +25 So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink. +It was there at Marah that the Lord set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him. +26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” +27 After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md index dd6b457d..b0975312 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,58 +1,38 @@ -Manna and Quail from Heaven - # Chapter 16 -1. Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. -2. There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. - -3. "If only the LORD had killed us back in Egypt," they moaned. "There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death." - -4. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Look, I'm going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. -5. On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual." - -6. So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "By evening you will realize it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt. -7. In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about us?" -8. Then Moses added, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the LORD, not against us." - -9. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Announce this to the entire community of Israel: 'Present yourselves before the LORD, for he has heard your complaining.'" -10. And as Aaron spoke to the whole community of Israel, they looked out toward the wilderness. There they could see the awesome glory of the LORD in the cloud. - -11. Then the LORD said to Moses, -12. "I have heard the Israelites' complaints. Now tell them, 'In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'" - -13. That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew. -14. When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground. -15. The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. "What is it?" they asked each other. They had no idea what it was. -And Moses told them, "It is the food the LORD has given you to eat. -16. These are the LORD's instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person in your tent." - -17. So the people of Israel did as they were told. Some gathered a lot, some only a little. -18. But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed. - -19. Then Moses told them, "Do not keep any of it until morning." -20. But some of them didn't listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. Moses was very angry with them. - -21. After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared. -22. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual--four quarts for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation. -23. He told them, "This is what the LORD commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the LORD. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow." - -24. So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor. -25. Moses said, "Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the LORD. There will be no food on the ground today. -26. You may gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. There will be no food on the ground that day." - -27. Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food. -28. The LORD asked Moses, "How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions? -29. They must realize that the Sabbath is the LORD's gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day." -30. So the people did not gather any food on the seventh day. - -31. The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey wafers. - -32. Then Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt." - -33. Moses said to Aaron, "Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the LORD to preserve it for all future generations." -34. Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. He eventually placed it in the Ark of the Covenant--in front of the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. -35. So the people of Israel ate manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. - -36. The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts. - - - +1 Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. +2 There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. +3 “If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.” +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. +5 On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.” +6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “By evening you will realize it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt. +7 In the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your complaints, which are against him, not against us. What have we done that you should complain about us?” +8 Then Moses added, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the Lord, not against us.” +9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Announce this to the entire community of Israel: ‘Present yourselves before the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.’” +10 And as Aaron spoke to the whole community of Israel, they looked out toward the wilderness. There they could see the awesome glory of the Lord in the cloud. +11 Then the Lord said to Moses, +12 “I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’” +13 That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew. +14 When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground. +15 The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. “What is it?” they asked each other. They had no idea what it was. +And Moses told them, “It is the food the Lord has given you to eat. +16 These are the Lord’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person in your tent.” +17 So the people of Israel did as they were told. Some gathered a lot, some only a little. +18 But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed. +19 Then Moses told them, “Do not keep any of it until morning.” +20 But some of them didn’t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. Moses was very angry with them. +21 After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared. +22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual—four quarts for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation. +23 He told them, “This is what the Lord commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the Lord. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow.” +24 So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor. +25 Moses said, “Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the Lord. There will be no food on the ground today. +26 You may gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. There will be no food on the ground that day.” +27 Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food. +28 The Lord asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions? +29 They must realize that the Sabbath is the Lord’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day.” +30 So the people did not gather any food on the seventh day. +31 The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey wafers. +32 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.” +33 Moses said to Aaron, “Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the Lord to preserve it for all future generations.” +34 Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded Moses. He eventually placed it in the Ark of the Covenant—in front of the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. +35 So the people of Israel ate manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. +36 The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md index 958576fb..d59e22db 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,32 +1,18 @@ -Water from the Rock - # Chapter 17 -1. At the LORD's command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. -2. So once more the people complained against Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded. -"Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the LORD?" - -3. But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?" - -4. Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!" - -5. The LORD said to Moses, "Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you. -6. I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink." So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on. - -7. Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, "Is the LORD here with us or not?" -Israel Defeats the Amalekites - - -8. While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. -9. Moses commanded Joshua, "Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand." - -10. So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. -11. As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. -12. Moses' arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. -13. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle. - -14. After the victory, the LORD instructed Moses, "Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven." -15. Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means "the LORD is my banner"). -16. He said, "They have raised their fist against the LORD's throne, so now the LORD will be at war with Amalek generation after generation." - - - +1 At the Lord’s command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. +2 So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. +“Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?” +3 But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?” +4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!” +5 The Lord said to Moses, “Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you. +6 I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink.” So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on. +7 Moses named the place Massah (which means “test”) and Meribah (which means “arguing”) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying, “Is the Lord here with us or not?” +8 While the people of Israel were still at Rephidim, the warriors of Amalek attacked them. +9 Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.” +10 So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill. +11 As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. +12 Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. +13 As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle. +14 After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” +15 Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”). +16 He said, “They have raised their fist against the Lord’s throne, so now the Lord will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md index 067197e7..1bba4b35 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,46 +1,28 @@ -Jethro's Visit to Moses - # Chapter 18 -1. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the LORD had rescued them from Egypt. - -2. Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in. -3. (Moses' first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land." -4. His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, "The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.") -5. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness. He brought Moses' wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God. -6. Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, "I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons." - -7. So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other's welfare and then went into Moses' tent. -8. Moses told his father-in-law everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and Egypt on behalf of Israel. He also told about all the hardships they had experienced along the way and how the LORD had rescued his people from all their troubles. -9. Jethro was delighted when he heard about all the good things the LORD had done for Israel as he rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians. - -10. "Praise the LORD," Jethro said, "for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt! -11. I know now that the LORD is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians." - -12. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came out and joined him in a sacrificial meal in God's presence. - -Jethro's Wise Advice - - -13. The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people's disputes against each other. They waited before him from morning till evening. - -14. When Moses' father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, "What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?" - -15. Moses replied, "Because the people come to me to get a ruling from God. -16. When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God's decrees and give them his instructions." - -17. "This is not good!" Moses' father-in-law exclaimed. -18. "You're going to wear yourself out--and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself. -19. Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people's representative before God, bringing their disputes to him. -20. Teach them God's decrees, and give them his instructions. Show them how to conduct their lives. -21. But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. -22. They should always be available to solve the people's common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you. -23. If you follow this advice, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure the pressures, and all these people will go home in peace." - -24. Moses listened to his father-in-law's advice and followed his suggestions. -25. He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. -26. These men were always available to solve the people's common disputes. They brought the major cases to Moses, but they took care of the smaller matters themselves. - -27. Soon after this, Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, who returned to his own land. - - - +1 Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the Lord had rescued them from Egypt. +2 Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in. +3 (Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” +4 His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”) +5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness. He brought Moses’ wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God. +6 Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.” +7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent. +8 Moses told his father-in-law everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and Egypt on behalf of Israel. He also told about all the hardships they had experienced along the way and how the Lord had rescued his people from all their troubles. +9 Jethro was delighted when he heard about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel as he rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians. +10 “Praise the Lord,” Jethro said, “for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt! +11 I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.” +12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came out and joined him in a sacrificial meal in God’s presence. +13 The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people’s disputes against each other. They waited before him from morning till evening. +14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?” +15 Moses replied, “Because the people come to me to get a ruling from God. +16 When a dispute arises, they come to me, and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties. I inform the people of God’s decrees and give them his instructions.” +17 “This is not good!” Moses’ father-in-law exclaimed. +18 “You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself. +19 Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people’s representative before God, bringing their disputes to him. +20 Teach them God’s decrees, and give them his instructions. Show them how to conduct their lives. +21 But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. +22 They should always be available to solve the people’s common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you. +23 If you follow this advice, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure the pressures, and all these people will go home in peace.” +24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and followed his suggestions. +25 He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten. +26 These men were always available to solve the people’s common disputes. They brought the major cases to Moses, but they took care of the smaller matters themselves. +27 Soon after this, Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, who returned to his own land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md index 4535d542..6cc88b5f 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,41 +1,27 @@ -The LORD Reveals Himself at Sinai - # Chapter 19 -1. Exactly two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai. -2. After breaking camp at Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and set up camp there at the base of Mount Sinai. - -3. Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The LORD called to him from the mountain and said, "Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel: -4. 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. -5. Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. -6. And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.' This is the message you must give to the people of Israel." - -7. So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the LORD had commanded him. -8. And all the people responded together, "We will do everything the LORD has commanded." So Moses brought the people's answer back to the LORD. - -9. Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you." -Moses told the LORD what the people had said. -10. Then the LORD told Moses, "Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing. -11. Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. -12. Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, 'Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death. -13. No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.' However, when the ram's horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain." - -14. So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes. -15. He told them, "Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse." - -16. On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram's horn, and all the people trembled. -17. Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. -18. All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the LORD had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. -19. As the blast of the ram's horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply. -20. The LORD came down on the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses climbed the mountain. - -21. Then the LORD told Moses, "Go back down and warn the people not to break through the boundaries to see the LORD, or they will die. -22. Even the priests who regularly come near to the LORD must purify themselves so that the LORD does not break out and destroy them." - -23. "But LORD," Moses protested, "the people cannot come up to Mount Sinai. You already warned us. You told me, 'Mark off a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.'" - -24. But the LORD said, "Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the LORD, or he will break out and destroy them." - -25. So Moses went down to the people and told them what the LORD had said. - - - +1 Exactly two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai. +2 After breaking camp at Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and set up camp there at the base of Mount Sinai. +3 Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God. The Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel: +4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. +5 Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me. +6 And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.” +7 So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the Lord had commanded him. +8 And all the people responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.” So Moses brought the people’s answer back to the Lord. +9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you.” +Moses told the Lord what the people had said. +10 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing. +11 Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. +12 Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death. +13 No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.” +14 So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes. +15 He told them, “Get ready for the third day, and until then abstain from having sexual intercourse.” +16 On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled. +17 Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. +18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. +19 As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply. +20 The Lord came down on the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses climbed the mountain. +21 Then the Lord told Moses, “Go back down and warn the people not to break through the boundaries to see the Lord, or they will die. +22 Even the priests who regularly come near to the Lord must purify themselves so that the Lord does not break out and destroy them.” +23 “But Lord,” Moses protested, “the people cannot come up to Mount Sinai. You already warned us. You told me, ‘Mark off a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.’” +24 But the Lord said, “Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the Lord, or he will break out and destroy them.” +25 So Moses went down to the people and told them what the Lord had said. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md index 1e17122a..ea697285 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,52 +1,27 @@ -Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community - # Chapter 20 -1. Then God gave the people all these instructions: - -2. "I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. - -3. "You must not have any other god but me. - -4. "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. -5. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected--even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. -6. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. - -7. "You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. - -8. "Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. -9. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, -10. but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. -11. For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. - -12. "Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. - -13. "You must not murder. - -14. "You must not commit adultery. - -15. "You must not steal. - -16. "You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. - -17. "You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor." - -18. When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram's horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear. - -19. And they said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we will listen. But don't let God speak directly to us, or we will die!" - -20. "Don't be afraid," Moses answered them, "for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!" - -21. As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was. - -Proper Use of Altars - - -22. And the LORD said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. -23. Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me. - -24. "Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me--your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. -25. If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. -26. And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness. - - - +1 Then God gave the people all these instructions: +2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. +3 “You must not have any other god but me. +4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. +5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. +6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. +7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. +8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. +9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, +10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. +11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. +12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. +13 “You must not murder. +14 “You must not commit adultery. +15 “You must not steal. +16 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. +17 “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.” +18 When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear. +19 And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!” +20 “Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!” +21 As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was. +22 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. +23 Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me. +24 “Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. +25 If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. +26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md index 0c3f15a4..ebb476f8 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,61 +1,37 @@ -Fair Treatment of Slaves - # Chapter 21 -1. "These are the regulations you must present to Israel. - -2. "If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom. -3. If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him. - -4. "If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master. -5. But the slave may declare, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don't want to go free.' -6. If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life. - -7. "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. -8. If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. -9. But if the slave's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter. - -10. "If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy. -11. If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment. - -Cases of Personal Injury - - -12. "Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death. -13. But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety. -14. However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death. - -15. "Anyone who strikes father or mother must be put to death. - -16. "Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves. - -17. "Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. - -18. "Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed. -19. If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery. - -20. "If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished. -21. But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property. - -22. "Now suppose two men are fighting, and in the process they accidentally strike a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely. If no further injury results, the man who struck the woman must pay the amount of compensation the woman's husband demands and the judges approve. -23. But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury: a life for a life, -24. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot, -25. a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise. - -26. "If a man hits his male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. -27. And if a man knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth. - -28. "If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable. -29. But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death. -30. However, the dead person's relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded. - -31. "The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl. -32. But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal's owner must pay the slave's owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned. - -33. "Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it. -34. The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal. - -35. "If someone's ox injures a neighbor's ox and the injured ox dies, then the two owners must sell the live ox and divide the price equally between them. They must also divide the dead animal. -36. But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation--a live ox for the dead one--but he may keep the dead ox. - - - +1 “These are the regulations you must present to Israel. +2 “If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom. +3 If he was single when he became your slave, he shall leave single. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife must be freed with him. +4 “If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master. +5 But the slave may declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I don’t want to go free.’ +6 If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life. +7 “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. +8 If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. +9 But if the slave’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave but as a daughter. +10 “If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy. +11 If he fails in any of these three obligations, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment. +12 “Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death. +13 But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety. +14 However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death. +15 “Anyone who strikes father or mother must be put to death. +16 “Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves. +17 “Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. +18 “Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed. +19 If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery. +20 “If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished. +21 But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property. +22 “Now suppose two men are fighting, and in the process they accidentally strike a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely. If no further injury results, the man who struck the woman must pay the amount of compensation the woman’s husband demands and the judges approve. +23 But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury: a life for a life, +24 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot, +25 a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise. +26 “If a man hits his male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. +27 And if a man knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth. +28 “If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable. +29 But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death. +30 However, the dead person’s relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded. +31 “The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl. +32 But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned. +33 “Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it. +34 The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal. +35 “If someone’s ox injures a neighbor’s ox and the injured ox dies, then the two owners must sell the live ox and divide the price equally between them. They must also divide the dead animal. +36 But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation—a live ox for the dead one—but he may keep the dead ox. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md index 0c4d06ae..84975c74 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,65 +1,34 @@ -Protection of Property - # Chapter 22 -1. "If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen. - -2. "If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder. -3. But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder. - -"A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft. - -4. If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief's possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal. - -5. "If an animal is grazing in a field or vineyard and the owner lets it stray into someone else's field to graze, then the animal's owner must pay compensation from the best of his own grain or grapes. - -6. "If you are burning thornbushes and the fire gets out of control and spreads into another person's field, destroying the sheaves or the uncut grain or the whole crop, the one who started the fire must pay for the lost crop. - -7. "Suppose someone leaves money or goods with a neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house. If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen. -8. But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property. - -9. "Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other. - -10. "Now suppose someone leaves a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal with a neighbor for safekeeping, but it dies or is injured or is taken away, and no one sees what happened. -11. The neighbor must then take an oath in the presence of the LORD. If the LORD confirms that the neighbor did not steal the property, the owner must accept the verdict, and no payment will be required. -12. But if the animal was indeed stolen, the guilty person must pay compensation to the owner. -13. If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required. - -14. "If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation. -15. But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee. - - -Social Responsibility - - -16. "If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her. -17. But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin. - -18. "You must not allow a sorceress to live. - -19. "Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must certainly be put to death. - -20. "Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the LORD must be destroyed. - -21. "You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. - -22. "You must not exploit a widow or an orphan. -23. If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry. -24. My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless. - -25. "If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would. -26. If you take your neighbor's cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset. -27. This coat may be the only blanket your neighbor has. How can a person sleep without it? If you do not return it and your neighbor cries out to me for help, then I will hear, for I am merciful. - -28. "You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers. - -29. "You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. - -"You must give me your firstborn sons. - - -30. "You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. But leave the newborn animal with its mother for seven days; then give it to me on the eighth day. - -31. "You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs. - - - +1 “If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen. +2 “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder. +3 But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder. +“A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft. +4 If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief’s possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal. +5 “If an animal is grazing in a field or vineyard and the owner lets it stray into someone else’s field to graze, then the animal’s owner must pay compensation from the best of his own grain or grapes. +6 “If you are burning thornbushes and the fire gets out of control and spreads into another person’s field, destroying the sheaves or the uncut grain or the whole crop, the one who started the fire must pay for the lost crop. +7 “Suppose someone leaves money or goods with a neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house. If the thief is caught, the compensation is double the value of what was stolen. +8 But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property. +9 “Suppose there is a dispute between two people who both claim to own a particular ox, donkey, sheep, article of clothing, or any lost property. Both parties must come before God, and the person whom God declares guilty must pay double compensation to the other. +10 “Now suppose someone leaves a donkey, ox, sheep, or any other animal with a neighbor for safekeeping, but it dies or is injured or is taken away, and no one sees what happened. +11 The neighbor must then take an oath in the presence of the Lord. If the Lord confirms that the neighbor did not steal the property, the owner must accept the verdict, and no payment will be required. +12 But if the animal was indeed stolen, the guilty person must pay compensation to the owner. +13 If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the remains of the carcass must be shown as evidence, and no compensation will be required. +14 “If someone borrows an animal from a neighbor and it is injured or dies when the owner is absent, the person who borrowed it must pay full compensation. +15 But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee. +16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her. +17 But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin. +18 “You must not allow a sorceress to live. +19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal must certainly be put to death. +20 “Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed. +21 “You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. +22 “You must not exploit a widow or an orphan. +23 If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry. +24 My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless. +25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would. +26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset. +27 This coat may be the only blanket your neighbor has. How can a person sleep without it? If you do not return it and your neighbor cries out to me for help, then I will hear, for I am merciful. +28 “You must not dishonor God or curse any of your rulers. +29 “You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. +“You must give me your firstborn sons. +30 “You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. But leave the newborn animal with its mother for seven days; then give it to me on the eighth day. +31 “You must be my holy people. Therefore, do not eat any animal that has been torn up and killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md index f621ea76..a825dcd6 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,62 +1,36 @@ -A Call for Justice - # Chapter 23 -1. "You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand. - -2. "You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice. -3. And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor. - -4. "If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner. -5. If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help. - -6. "In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor. - -7. "Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent. - -8. "Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth. - -9. "You must not oppress foreigners. You know what it's like to be a foreigner, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. - -10. "Plant and harvest your crops for six years, -11. but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves. - -12. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed. - -13. "Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names. - -Three Annual Festivals - - -14. "Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor. -15. First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering. - -16. "Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest. -"Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields. -17. At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the LORD. - -18. "You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning. - -19. "As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God. - -"You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.A Promise of the LORD's Presence - -20. "See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. -21. Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion. -22. But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you. -23. For my angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely. -24. You must not worship the gods of these nations or serve them in any way or imitate their evil practices. Instead, you must utterly destroy them and smash their sacred pillars. - -25. "You must serve only the LORD your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness. -26. There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives. - -27. "I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run. -28. I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites. -29. But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you. -30. I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land. -31. And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you. - -32. "Make no treaties with them or their gods. -33. They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry." - - - +1 “You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand. +2 “You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice. +3 And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor. +4 “If you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner. +5 If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help. +6 “In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor. +7 “Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent. +8 “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth. +9 “You must not oppress foreigners. You know what it’s like to be a foreigner, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. +10 “Plant and harvest your crops for six years, +11 but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves. +12 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working. This gives your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It also allows your slaves and the foreigners living among you to be refreshed. +13 “Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names. +14 “Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor. +15 First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering. +16 “Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest. +“Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields. +17 At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord. +18 “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning. +19 “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. +“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. +20 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. +21 Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion. +22 But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you. +23 For my angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, so you may live there. And I will destroy them completely. +24 You must not worship the gods of these nations or serve them in any way or imitate their evil practices. Instead, you must utterly destroy them and smash their sacred pillars. +25 “You must serve only the Lord your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness. +26 There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives. +27 “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run. +28 I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites. +29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you. +30 I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land. +31 And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you. +32 “Make no treaties with them or their gods. +33 They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md index d86f4b0a..73ee23b1 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,32 +1,19 @@ -Israel Accepts the LORD's Covenant - # Chapter 24 -1. Then the LORD instructed Moses: "Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel's elders. All of you must worship from a distance. -2. Only Moses is allowed to come near to the LORD. The others must not come near, and none of the other people are allowed to climb up the mountain with him." - -3. Then Moses went down to the people and repeated all the instructions and regulations the LORD had given him. All the people answered with one voice, "We will do everything the LORD has commanded." - -4. Then Moses carefully wrote down all the LORD's instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. -5. Then he sent some of the young Israelite men to present burnt offerings and to sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. -6. Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar. - -7. Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, "We will do everything the LORD has commanded. We will obey." - -8. Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, "Look, this blood confirms the covenant the LORD has made with you in giving you these instructions." - -9. Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel climbed up the mountain. -10. There they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there seemed to be a surface of brilliant blue lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself. -11. And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence! - -12. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people." -13. So Moses and his assistant Joshua set out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God. - -14. Moses told the elders, "Stay here and wait for us until we come back. Aaron and Hur are here with you. If anyone has a dispute while I am gone, consult with them." - -15. Then Moses climbed up the mountain, and the cloud covered it. -16. And the glory of the LORD settled down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from inside the cloud. -17. To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the LORD appeared at the summit like a consuming fire. -18. Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. - - - +1 Then the Lord instructed Moses: “Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders. All of you must worship from a distance. +2 Only Moses is allowed to come near to the Lord. The others must not come near, and none of the other people are allowed to climb up the mountain with him.” +3 Then Moses went down to the people and repeated all the instructions and regulations the Lord had given him. All the people answered with one voice, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.” +4 Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. +5 Then he sent some of the young Israelite men to present burnt offerings and to sacrifice bulls as peace offerings to the Lord. +6 Moses drained half the blood from these animals into basins. The other half he splattered against the altar. +7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded. We will obey.” +8 Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the Lord has made with you in giving you these instructions.” +9 Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel climbed up the mountain. +10 There they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there seemed to be a surface of brilliant blue lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself. +11 And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence! +12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone on which I have inscribed the instructions and commands so you can teach the people.” +13 So Moses and his assistant Joshua set out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God. +14 Moses told the elders, “Stay here and wait for us until we come back. Aaron and Hur are here with you. If anyone has a dispute while I am gone, consult with them.” +15 Then Moses climbed up the mountain, and the cloud covered it. +16 And the glory of the Lord settled down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from inside the cloud. +17 To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the Lord appeared at the summit like a consuming fire. +18 Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md index 03b829b2..2ec3104f 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,73 +1,45 @@ -Offerings for the Tabernacle - # Chapter 25 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. -3. Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. +3 Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; - - -4. blue, purple, and scarlet thread; +4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; - - -5. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; +5 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood; - - -6. olive oil for the lamps; +6 olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; - - -7. onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece. - -8. "Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. -9. You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you. - -Plans for the Ark of the Covenant - - -10. "Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood--a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. -11. Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it. -12. Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. -13. Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. -14. Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. -15. These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them. -16. When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. - -17. "Then make the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. -18. Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover. -19. Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. -20. The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it. -21. Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark. -22. I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel. - -Plans for the Table - - -23. "Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. -24. Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge. -25. Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border. -26. Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs. -27. Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table. -28. Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. -29. Make special containers of pure gold for the table--bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars--to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. -30. Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times. - -Plans for the Lampstand - - -31. "Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece--the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. -32. Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. -33. Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. -34. Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. -35. There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem. -36. The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold. -37. Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward. -38. The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold. -39. You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories. - -40. "Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain. - - - +7 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. +8 “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. +9 You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you. +10 “Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. +11 Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it. +12 Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. +13 Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. +14 Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. +15 These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them. +16 When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. +17 “Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. +18 Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover. +19 Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. +20 The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it. +21 Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark. +22 I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel. +23 “Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. +24 Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge. +25 Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border. +26 Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs. +27 Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table. +28 Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. +29 Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. +30 Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times. +31 “Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. +32 Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. +33 Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. +34 Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. +35 There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem. +36 The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold. +37 Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward. +38 The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold. +39 You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories. +40 “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md index 00c3f5fc..2b9c48a4 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,50 +1,38 @@ -Plans for the Tabernacle - # Chapter 26 -1. "Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. -2. These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size--42 feet long and 6 feet wide. -3. Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain. -4. Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set. -5. The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. -6. Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece. - -7. "Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. -8. These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size--45 feet long and 6 feet wide. -9. Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent. -10. Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain. -11. Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece. -12. The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle. -13. Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered. -14. Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. - -15. "For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood. -16. Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, -17. with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical. -18. Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. -19. Also make forty silver bases--two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. -20. For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames, -21. with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. -22. Make six frames for the rear--the west side of the Tabernacle-- -23. along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. -24. These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way. -25. So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases--two bases under each frame. - -26. "Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle -27. and five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west. -28. The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other. -29. Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well. - -30. "Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain. - -31. "For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. -32. Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases. -33. Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. - -34. "Then put the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place. -35. Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side. - -36. "Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -37. Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts. - - - +1 “Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. +2 These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide. +3 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain. +4 Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set. +5 The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. +6 Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece. +7 “Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. +8 These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide. +9 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent. +10 Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain. +11 Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece. +12 The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle. +13 Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered. +14 Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. +15 “For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood. +16 Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, +17 with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical. +18 Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. +19 Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. +20 For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames, +21 with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. +22 Make six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle— +23 along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. +24 These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way. +25 So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame. +26 “Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle +27 and five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west. +28 The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other. +29 Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well. +30 “Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain. +31 “For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. +32 Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases. +33 Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. +34 “Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place. +35 Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side. +36 “Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +37 Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md index d26ad060..095f1047 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,37 +1,22 @@ -Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering - # Chapter 27 -1. "Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high. -2. Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze. -3. Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze. -4. Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners. -5. Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. -6. For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. -7. Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar. -8. The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain. - -Plans for the Courtyard - - -9. "Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long. -10. They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. -11. Make the curtains the same on the north side--150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. -12. The curtains on the west end of the courtyard will be 75 feet long, supported by ten posts set into ten bases. -13. The east end of the courtyard, the front, will also be 75 feet long. -14. The courtyard entrance will be on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side will be 22 1/2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases. -15. The curtain on the left side will also be 22 1/2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases. - -16. "For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base. -17. All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases. -18. So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7 1/2 feet high, made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze. - -19. "All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze. - -Light for the Tabernacle - - -20. "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. -21. The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation. - - - +1 “Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high. +2 Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze. +3 Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze. +4 Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners. +5 Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. +6 For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. +7 Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar. +8 The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain. +9 “Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long. +10 They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. +11 Make the curtains the same on the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings. +12 The curtains on the west end of the courtyard will be 75 feet long, supported by ten posts set into ten bases. +13 The east end of the courtyard, the front, will also be 75 feet long. +14 The courtyard entrance will be on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side will be 22 1⁄2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases. +15 The curtain on the left side will also be 22 1⁄2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases. +16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base. +17 All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and bronze bases. +18 So the entire courtyard will be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls 7 1⁄2 feet high, made from finely woven linen. The bases for the posts will be made of bronze. +19 “All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze. +20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. +21 The lampstand will stand in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the Lord’s presence all night. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel, and it must be observed from generation to generation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md index 2080c3a9..4c440032 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,66 +1,44 @@ -Clothing for the Priests - # Chapter 28 -1. "Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests. -2. Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful. -3. Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service. -4. These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests. -5. So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread. - -Design of the Ephod - - -6. "The craftsmen must make the ephod of finely woven linen and skillfully embroider it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -7. It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces. -8. The decorative sash will be made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. - -9. "Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the tribes of Israel. -10. Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel. -11. Engrave these names on the two stones in the same way a jeweler engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in settings of gold filigree. -12. Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the LORD. -13. Make the settings of gold filigree, -14. then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod. - -Design of the Chestpiece - - -15. "Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God. Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -16. Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square. -17. Mount four rows of gemstones on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. -18. The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. -19. The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. -20. The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree. -21. Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal. - -22. "To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread. -23. Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece. -24. Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece. -25. Tie the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. -26. Then make two more gold rings and attach them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod. -27. And make two more gold rings and attach them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash is fastened to the ephod. -28. Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. - -29. "In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the LORD. -30. Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.Additional -Clothing for the Priests - - -31. "Make the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue cloth, -32. with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. Reinforce the opening with a woven collar so it will not tear. -33. Make pomegranates out of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attach them to the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. -34. The gold bells and pomegranates are to alternate all around the hem. -35. Aaron will wear this robe whenever he ministers before the LORD, and the bells will tinkle as he goes in and out of the LORD's presence in the Holy Place. If he wears it, he will not die. - -36. "Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord. -37. Attach the medallion with a blue cord to the front of Aaron's turban, where it must remain. -38. Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people. - -39. "Weave Aaron's patterned tunic from fine linen cloth. Fashion the turban from this linen as well. Also make a sash, and decorate it with colorful embroidery. - -40. "For Aaron's sons, make tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and beautiful. -41. Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests. -42. Also make linen undergarments for them, to be worn next to their bodies, reaching from their hips to their thighs. -43. These must be worn whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tabernacle or approach the altar in the Holy Place to perform their priestly duties. Then they will not incur guilt and die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and all his descendants after him. - - - +1 “Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests. +2 Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful. +3 Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service. +4 These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests. +5 So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +6 “The craftsmen must make the ephod of finely woven linen and skillfully embroider it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +7 It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces. +8 The decorative sash will be made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +9 “Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the tribes of Israel. +10 Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel. +11 Engrave these names on the two stones in the same way a jeweler engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in settings of gold filigree. +12 Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the Lord. +13 Make the settings of gold filigree, +14 then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod. +15 “Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God. Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +16 Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square. +17 Mount four rows of gemstones on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. +18 The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. +19 The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. +20 The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree. +21 Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal. +22 “To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread. +23 Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece. +24 Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece. +25 Tie the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. +26 Then make two more gold rings and attach them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod. +27 And make two more gold rings and attach them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash is fastened to the ephod. +28 Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. +29 “In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the Lord. +30 Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron’s heart when he goes into the Lord’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the Lord’s will for his people whenever he goes in before the Lord. +31 “Make the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue cloth, +32 with an opening for Aaron’s head in the middle of it. Reinforce the opening with a woven collar so it will not tear. +33 Make pomegranates out of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attach them to the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. +34 The gold bells and pomegranates are to alternate all around the hem. +35 Aaron will wear this robe whenever he ministers before the Lord, and the bells will tinkle as he goes in and out of the Lord’s presence in the Holy Place. If he wears it, he will not die. +36 “Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord. +37 Attach the medallion with a blue cord to the front of Aaron’s turban, where it must remain. +38 Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the Lord will accept the people. +39 “Weave Aaron’s patterned tunic from fine linen cloth. Fashion the turban from this linen as well. Also make a sash, and decorate it with colorful embroidery. +40 “For Aaron’s sons, make tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and beautiful. +41 Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests. +42 Also make linen undergarments for them, to be worn next to their bodies, reaching from their hips to their thighs. +43 These must be worn whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tabernacle or approach the altar in the Holy Place to perform their priestly duties. Then they will not incur guilt and die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and all his descendants after him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md index 89f7410c..75b8ec2b 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,63 +1,47 @@ -Dedication of the Priests - # Chapter 29 -1. "This is the ceremony you must follow when you consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams with no defects. -2. Then, using choice wheat flour and no yeast, make loaves of bread, thin cakes mixed with olive oil, and wafers spread with oil. -3. Place them all in a single basket, and present them at the entrance of the Tabernacle, along with the young bull and the two rams. - -4. "Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water. -5. Dress Aaron in his priestly garments--the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him. -6. Place the turban on his head, and fasten the sacred medallion to the turban. -7. Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head. -8. Next present his sons, and dress them in their tunics. -9. Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons. - -10. "Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head. -11. Then slaughter the bull in the LORD's presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -12. Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar. -13. Take all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and burn it all on the altar. -14. Then take the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burn it outside the camp as a sin offering. - -15. "Next Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the head of one of the rams. -16. Then slaughter the ram, and splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. -17. Cut the ram into pieces, and wash off the internal organs and the legs. Set them alongside the head and the other pieces of the body, -18. then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. - -19. "Now take the other ram, and have Aaron and his sons lay their hands on its head. -20. Then slaughter it, and apply some of its blood to the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Also put it on the thumbs of their right hands and the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. -21. Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy. - -22. "Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. -23. Then take one round loaf of bread, one thin cake mixed with olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread without yeast that was placed in the LORD's presence. -24. Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the LORD. -25. Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the LORD, a special gift for him. -26. Then take the breast of Aaron's ordination ram, and lift it up in the LORD's presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion. - -27. "Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the LORD as a special offering. -28. In the future, whenever the people of Israel lift up a peace offering, a portion of it must be set aside for Aaron and his descendants. This is their permanent right, and it is a sacred offering from the Israelites to the LORD. - -29. "Aaron's sacred garments must be preserved for his descendants who succeed him, and they will wear them when they are anointed and ordained. -30. The descendant who succeeds him as high priest will wear these clothes for seven days as he ministers in the Tabernacle and the Holy Place. - -31. "Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place. -32. Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat, along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance. -33. They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy. -34. If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy. - -35. "This is how you will ordain Aaron and his sons to their offices, just as I have commanded you. The ordination ceremony will go on for seven days. -36. Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as a sin offering to purify them, making them right with the LORD. Afterward, cleanse the altar by purifying it; make it holy by anointing it with oil. -37. Purify the altar, and consecrate it every day for seven days. After that, the altar will be absolutely holy, and whatever touches it will become holy. - -38. "These are the sacrifices you are to offer regularly on the altar. Each day, offer two lambs that are a year old, -39. one in the morning and the other in the evening. -40. With one of them, offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. -41. Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. - -42. "These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the LORD's presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you. -43. I will meet the people of Israel there, in the place made holy by my glorious presence. -44. Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. -45. Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God, -46. and they will know that I am the LORD their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God. - - - +1 “This is the ceremony you must follow when you consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams with no defects. +2 Then, using choice wheat flour and no yeast, make loaves of bread, thin cakes mixed with olive oil, and wafers spread with oil. +3 Place them all in a single basket, and present them at the entrance of the Tabernacle, along with the young bull and the two rams. +4 “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water. +5 Dress Aaron in his priestly garments—the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him. +6 Place the turban on his head, and fasten the sacred medallion to the turban. +7 Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head. +8 Next present his sons, and dress them in their tunics. +9 Wrap the sashes around the waists of Aaron and his sons, and put their special head coverings on them. Then the right to the priesthood will be theirs by law forever. In this way, you will ordain Aaron and his sons. +10 “Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head. +11 Then slaughter the bull in the Lord’s presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +12 Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar. +13 Take all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and burn it all on the altar. +14 Then take the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burn it outside the camp as a sin offering. +15 “Next Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the head of one of the rams. +16 Then slaughter the ram, and splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. +17 Cut the ram into pieces, and wash off the internal organs and the legs. Set them alongside the head and the other pieces of the body, +18 then burn the entire animal on the altar. This is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord. +19 “Now take the other ram, and have Aaron and his sons lay their hands on its head. +20 Then slaughter it, and apply some of its blood to the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Also put it on the thumbs of their right hands and the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. +21 Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy. +22 “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. +23 Then take one round loaf of bread, one thin cake mixed with olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread without yeast that was placed in the Lord’s presence. +24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering to the Lord. +25 Afterward take the various breads from their hands, and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a special gift for him. +26 Then take the breast of Aaron’s ordination ram, and lift it up in the Lord’s presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion. +27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering. +28 In the future, whenever the people of Israel lift up a peace offering, a portion of it must be set aside for Aaron and his descendants. This is their permanent right, and it is a sacred offering from the Israelites to the Lord. +29 “Aaron’s sacred garments must be preserved for his descendants who succeed him, and they will wear them when they are anointed and ordained. +30 The descendant who succeeds him as high priest will wear these clothes for seven days as he ministers in the Tabernacle and the Holy Place. +31 “Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place. +32 Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat, along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance. +33 They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy. +34 If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned. It may not be eaten, for it is holy. +35 “This is how you will ordain Aaron and his sons to their offices, just as I have commanded you. The ordination ceremony will go on for seven days. +36 Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as a sin offering to purify them, making them right with the Lord. Afterward, cleanse the altar by purifying it; make it holy by anointing it with oil. +37 Purify the altar, and consecrate it every day for seven days. After that, the altar will be absolutely holy, and whatever touches it will become holy. +38 “These are the sacrifices you are to offer regularly on the altar. Each day, offer two lambs that are a year old, +39 one in the morning and the other in the evening. +40 With one of them, offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. +41 Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord. +42 “These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the Lord’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you. +43 I will meet the people of Israel there, in the place made holy by my glorious presence. +44 Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. +45 Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God, +46 and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md index 95f16426..3915b758 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,59 +1,39 @@ -Plans for the Incense Altar - # Chapter 30 -1. "Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense. -2. Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. -3. Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar. -4. Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. -5. Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. -6. Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, in front of the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet with you there. - -7. "Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar. -8. And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the LORD's presence. This must be done from generation to generation. -9. Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings. - -10. "Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the LORD's most holy altar." -Money for the Tabernacle - - -11. Then the LORD said to Moses, -12. "Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the LORD. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them. -13. Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the LORD. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) -14. All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the LORD. -15. When this offering is given to the LORD to purify your lives, making you right with him, the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less. -16. Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle. It will bring the Israelites to the LORD's attention, and it will purify your lives." -Plans for the Washbasin - - -17. Then the LORD said to Moses, -18. "Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water. -19. Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet there. -20. They must wash with water whenever they go into the Tabernacle to appear before the LORD and when they approach the altar to burn up their special gifts to the LORD--or they will die! -21. They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation." -The Anointing Oil - - -22. Then the LORD said to Moses, -23. "Collect choice spices--12 1/2 pounds of pure myrrh, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant calamus, -24. and 12 1/2 pounds of cassia--as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Also get one gallon of olive oil. -25. Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil. -26. Use this sacred oil to anoint the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, -27. the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and all its accessories, the incense altar, -28. the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the washbasin with its stand. -29. Consecrate them to make them absolutely holy. After this, whatever touches them will also become holy. - -30. "Anoint Aaron and his sons also, consecrating them to serve me as priests. -31. And say to the people of Israel, 'This holy anointing oil is reserved for me from generation to generation. -32. It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. -33. Anyone who makes a blend like it or anoints someone other than a priest will be cut off from the community.'" -The Incense - - -34. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather fragrant spices--resin droplets, mollusk shell, and galbanum--and mix these fragrant spices with pure frankincense, weighed out in equal amounts. -35. Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense. -36. Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy. -37. Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the LORD, and you must treat it as holy. -38. Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community." - - - +1 “Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense. +2 Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. +3 Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar. +4 Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. +5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. +6 Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, in front of the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet with you there. +7 “Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar. +8 And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation. +9 Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings. +10 “Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.” +11 Then the Lord said to Moses, +12 “Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them. +13 Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) +14 All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the Lord. +15 When this offering is given to the Lord to purify your lives, making you right with him, the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less. +16 Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle. It will bring the Israelites to the Lord’s attention, and it will purify your lives.” +17 Then the Lord said to Moses, +18 “Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water. +19 Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet there. +20 They must wash with water whenever they go into the Tabernacle to appear before the Lord and when they approach the altar to burn up their special gifts to the Lord—or they will die! +21 They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation.” +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, +23 “Collect choice spices—12 1⁄2 pounds of pure myrrh, 6 1⁄4 pounds of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1⁄4 pounds of fragrant calamus, +24 and 12 1⁄2 pounds of cassia—as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Also get one gallon of olive oil. +25 Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil. +26 Use this sacred oil to anoint the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, +27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and all its accessories, the incense altar, +28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the washbasin with its stand. +29 Consecrate them to make them absolutely holy. After this, whatever touches them will also become holy. +30 “Anoint Aaron and his sons also, consecrating them to serve me as priests. +31 And say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is reserved for me from generation to generation. +32 It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. +33 Anyone who makes a blend like it or anoints someone other than a priest will be cut off from the community.’” +34 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather fragrant spices—resin droplets, mollusk shell, and galbanum—and mix these fragrant spices with pure frankincense, weighed out in equal amounts. +35 Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense. +36 Grind some of the mixture into a very fine powder and put it in front of the Ark of the Covenant, where I will meet with you in the Tabernacle. You must treat this incense as most holy. +37 Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the Lord, and you must treat it as holy. +38 Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md index dba9ba12..a45495cb 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,46 +1,27 @@ -Craftsmen: Bezalel and Oholiab - # Chapter 31 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. -3. I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. -4. He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. -5. He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft! - -6. "And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make: - -7. the Tabernacle; +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. +3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. +4 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. +5 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft! +6 “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make: +7 the Tabernacle; the Ark of the Covenant; -the Ark's cover--the place of atonement; +the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement; all the furnishings of the Tabernacle; - - -8. the table and its utensils; +8 the table and its utensils; the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories; the incense altar; - - -9. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils; +9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils; the washbasin with its stand; - - -10. the beautifully stitched garments--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests; - -11. the anointing oil; +10 the beautifully stitched garments—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests; +11 the anointing oil; the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. - -The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you." -Instructions for the Sabbath - - -12. The LORD then gave these instructions to Moses: -13. "Tell the people of Israel: 'Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. -14. You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. -15. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death. -16. The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time. -17. It is a permanent sign of my covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.'" - -18. When the LORD finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, written by the finger of God. - - - +The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you.” +12 The Lord then gave these instructions to Moses: +13 “Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy. +14 You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. +15 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death. +16 The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time. +17 It is a permanent sign of my covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.’” +18 When the Lord finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, written by the finger of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md index 34e825c9..19e685ee 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,64 +1,36 @@ -The Gold Calf - # Chapter 32 -1. When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. "Come on," they said, "make us some gods who can lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt." - -2. So Aaron said, "Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me." - -3. All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron. -4. Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, "O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!" - -5. Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced, "Tomorrow will be a festival to the LORD!" - -6. The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After this, they celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry. - -7. The LORD told Moses, "Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. -8. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" - -9. Then the LORD said, "I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. -10. Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation." - -11. But Moses tried to pacify the LORD his God. "O LORD!" he said. "Why are you so angry with your own people whom you brought from the land of Egypt with such great power and such a strong hand? -12. Why let the Egyptians say, 'Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth'? Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people! -13. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.'" - -14. So the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people. - -15. Then Moses turned and went down the mountain. He held in his hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. -16. These tablets were God's work; the words on them were written by God himself. - -17. When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, "It sounds like war in the camp!" - -18. But Moses replied, "No, it's not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat. I hear the sound of a celebration." - -19. When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain. -20. He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it. - -21. Finally, he turned to Aaron and demanded, "What did these people do to you to make you bring such terrible sin upon them?" - -22. "Don't get so upset, my lord," Aaron replied. "You yourself know how evil these people are. -23. They said to me, 'Make us gods who will lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.' -24. So I told them, 'Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.' When they brought it to me, I simply threw it into the fire--and out came this calf!" - -25. Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies. -26. So he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "All of you who are on the LORD's side, come here and join me." And all the Levites gathered around him. - -27. Moses told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone--even your brothers, friends, and neighbors." -28. The Levites obeyed Moses' command, and about 3,000 people died that day. - -29. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Today you have earned a blessing." -Moses Intercedes for Israel - - -30. The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin, but I will go back up to the LORD on the mountain. Perhaps I will be able to obtain forgiveness for your sin." - -31. So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a terrible sin these people have committed. They have made gods of gold for themselves. -32. But now, if you will only forgive their sin--but if not, erase my name from the record you have written!" - -33. But the LORD replied to Moses, "No, I will erase the name of everyone who has sinned against me. -34. Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Look! My angel will lead the way before you. And when I come to call the people to account, I will certainly hold them responsible for their sins." - -35. Then the LORD sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made. - - - +1 When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.” +2 So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” +3 All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron. +4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!” +5 Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced, “Tomorrow will be a festival to the Lord!” +6 The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After this, they celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry. +7 The Lord told Moses, “Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves. +8 How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” +9 Then the Lord said, “I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. +10 Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation.” +11 But Moses tried to pacify the Lord his God. “O Lord!” he said. “Why are you so angry with your own people whom you brought from the land of Egypt with such great power and such a strong hand? +12 Why let the Egyptians say, ‘Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth’? Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people! +13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’” +14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people. +15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain. He held in his hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. +16 These tablets were God’s work; the words on them were written by God himself. +17 When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, “It sounds like war in the camp!” +18 But Moses replied, “No, it’s not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat. I hear the sound of a celebration.” +19 When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain. +20 He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it. +21 Finally, he turned to Aaron and demanded, “What did these people do to you to make you bring such terrible sin upon them?” +22 “Don’t get so upset, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know how evil these people are. +23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.’ +24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.’ When they brought it to me, I simply threw it into the fire—and out came this calf!” +25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies. +26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, “All of you who are on the Lord’s side, come here and join me.” And all the Levites gathered around him. +27 Moses told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone—even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.” +28 The Levites obeyed Moses’ command, and about 3,000 people died that day. +29 Then Moses told the Levites, “Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the Lord, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Today you have earned a blessing.” +30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a terrible sin, but I will go back up to the Lord on the mountain. Perhaps I will be able to obtain forgiveness for your sin.” +31 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a terrible sin these people have committed. They have made gods of gold for themselves. +32 But now, if you will only forgive their sin—but if not, erase my name from the record you have written!” +33 But the Lord replied to Moses, “No, I will erase the name of everyone who has sinned against me. +34 Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Look! My angel will lead the way before you. And when I come to call the people to account, I will certainly hold them responsible for their sins.” +35 Then the Lord sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md index 8357c377..39f2b9bc 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ # Chapter 33 -1. The LORD said to Moses, "Get going, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt. Go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them, 'I will give this land to your descendants.' -2. And I will send an angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. -3. Go up to this land that flows with milk and honey. But I will not travel among you, for you are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I did, I would surely destroy you along the way." - -4. When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and stopped wearing their jewelry and fine clothes. -5. For the LORD had told Moses to tell them, "You are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I were to travel with you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and fine clothes while I decide what to do with you." -6. So from the time they left Mount Sinai, the Israelites wore no more jewelry or fine clothes. - -7. It was Moses' practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. - -8. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. -9. As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses. -10. When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents. -11. Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.Moses Sees the LORD's Glory - -12. One day Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, 'Take these people up to the Promised Land.' But you haven't told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, 'I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.' -13. If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people." - -14. The LORD replied, "I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest--everything will be fine for you." - -15. Then Moses said, "If you don't personally go with us, don't make us leave this place. -16. How will anyone know that you look favorably on me--on me and on your people--if you don't go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth." - -17. The LORD replied to Moses, "I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name." - -18. Moses responded, "Then show me your glorious presence." - -19. The LORD replied, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. -20. But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live." -21. The LORD continued, "Look, stand near me on this rock. -22. As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. -23. Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, “Get going, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt. Go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ +2 And I will send an angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. +3 Go up to this land that flows with milk and honey. But I will not travel among you, for you are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I did, I would surely destroy you along the way.” +4 When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and stopped wearing their jewelry and fine clothes. +5 For the Lord had told Moses to tell them, “You are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I were to travel with you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and fine clothes while I decide what to do with you.” +6 So from the time they left Mount Sinai, the Israelites wore no more jewelry or fine clothes. +7 It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the Lord would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. +8 Whenever Moses went out to the Tent of Meeting, all the people would get up and stand in the entrances of their own tents. They would all watch Moses until he disappeared inside. +9 As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the Lord spoke with Moses. +10 When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents. +11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting. +12 One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’ +13 If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.” +14 The Lord replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.” +15 Then Moses said, “If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place. +16 How will anyone know that you look favorably on me—on me and on your people—if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.” +17 The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.” +18 Moses responded, “Then show me your glorious presence.” +19 The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. +20 But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.” +21 The Lord continued, “Look, stand near me on this rock. +22 As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. +23 Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md index a4b5a614..b48b10ff 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,81 +1,47 @@ -A New Copy of the Covenant - # Chapter 34 -1. Then the LORD told Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed. -2. Be ready in the morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me on the top of the mountain. -3. No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain." - -4. So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. - -5. Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. -6. The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, -"Yahweh! The LORD! - -The God of compassion and mercy! +1 Then the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed. +2 Be ready in the morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me on the top of the mountain. +3 No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.” +4 So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. +5 Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. +6 The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, +“Yahweh! The Lord! + The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger - -and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -7. I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. - -I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. - + and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. +7 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. + I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. - -I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; -the entire family is affected-- - -even children in the third and fourth generations." - - -8. Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped. -9. And he said, "O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession." - -10. The LORD replied, "Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people. I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD--the awesome power I will display for you. -11. But listen carefully to everything I command you today. Then I will go ahead of you and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. - -12. "Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped. -13. Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. -14. You must worship no other gods, for the LORD, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you. - -15. "You must not make a treaty of any kind with the people living in the land. They lust after their gods, offering sacrifices to them. They will invite you to join them in their sacrificial meals, and you will go with them. -16. Then you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods. -17. You must not make any gods of molten metal for yourselves. - -18. "You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. - -19. "The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats. -20. A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. - -"No one may appear before me without an offering. - - -21. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest. - -22. "You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season. -23. Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the LORD, the God of Israel. -24. I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the LORD your God three times each year. - -25. "You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And none of the meat of the Passover sacrifice may be kept over until the next morning. - -26. "As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God. - -"You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk." - - -27. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel." - -28. Moses remained there on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the LORD wrote the terms of the covenant--the Ten Commandments--on the stone tablets. - -29. When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn't aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the LORD. -30. So when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses' face, they were afraid to come near him. - -31. But Moses called out to them and asked Aaron and all the leaders of the community to come over, and he talked with them. -32. Then all the people of Israel approached him, and Moses gave them all the instructions the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai. -33. When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. -34. But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he would remove the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the LORD had given him, -35. and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the LORD. - - - + I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; +the entire family is affected— + even children in the third and fourth generations.” +8 Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped. +9 And he said, “O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession.” +10 The Lord replied, “Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people. I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the Lord—the awesome power I will display for you. +11 But listen carefully to everything I command you today. Then I will go ahead of you and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. +12 “Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped. +13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. +14 You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you. +15 “You must not make a treaty of any kind with the people living in the land. They lust after their gods, offering sacrifices to them. They will invite you to join them in their sacrificial meals, and you will go with them. +16 Then you will accept their daughters, who sacrifice to other gods, as wives for your sons. And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods. +17 You must not make any gods of molten metal for yourselves. +18 “You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. +19 “The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats. +20 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. +“No one may appear before me without an offering. +21 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest. +22 “You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season. +23 Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord, the God of Israel. +24 I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the Lord your God three times each year. +25 “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And none of the meat of the Passover sacrifice may be kept over until the next morning. +26 “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. +“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” +27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.” +28 Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets. +29 When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn’t aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the Lord. +30 So when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses’ face, they were afraid to come near him. +31 But Moses called out to them and asked Aaron and all the leaders of the community to come over, and he talked with them. +32 Then all the people of Israel approached him, and Moses gave them all the instructions the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. +33 When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. +34 But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he would remove the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the Lord had given him, +35 and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md index e23f768c..782f84d2 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,84 +1,49 @@ -Instructions for the Sabbath - # Chapter 35 -1. Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, "These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow. -2. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. -3. You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath." -Offerings for the Tabernacle - - -4. Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded: -5. Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD: +1 Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the Lord has commanded you to follow. +2 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. +3 You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.” +4 Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded: +5 Take a sacred offering for the Lord. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze; - - -6. blue, purple, and scarlet thread; +6 blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; - - -7. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; +7 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood; - - -8. olive oil for the lamps; +8 olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; - - -9. onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece. - -10. "Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded: - -11. the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; - -12. the Ark and its carrying poles; -the Ark's cover--the place of atonement; +9 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. +10 “Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the Lord has commanded: +11 the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; +12 the Ark and its carrying poles; +the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement; the inner curtain to shield the Ark; - - -13. the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils; +13 the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence; - - -14. for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting; - -15. the incense altar and its carrying poles; +14 for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting; +15 the incense altar and its carrying poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle; - - -16. the altar of burnt offering; +16 the altar of burnt offering; the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand; - - -17. the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; +17 the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; - - -18. the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes; - -19. the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests." - -20. So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents. -21. All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments. -22. Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold--brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD. -23. All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; -fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather. -24. And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project. - -25. All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth. -26. All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn. -27. The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece. -28. They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense. -29. So the people of Israel--every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses--brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD. - -30. Then Moses told the people of Israel, "The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. -31. The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. -32. He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. -33. He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft. -34. And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. -35. The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers. - - - +18 the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes; +19 the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.” +20 So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents. +21 All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the Lord. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments. +22 Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the Lord. +23 All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather. +24 And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the Lord. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project. +25 All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth. +26 All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn. +27 The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. +28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense. +29 So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the Lord had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the Lord. +30 Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. +31 The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. +32 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. +33 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft. +34 And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. +35 The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md index d7d727a0..0ef4f6d7 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,53 +1,39 @@ # Chapter 36 -1. "The LORD has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded." - -2. So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the others who were specially gifted by the LORD and were eager to get to work. -3. Moses gave them the materials donated by the people of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion of the sanctuary. But the people continued to bring additional gifts each morning. -4. Finally the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work. -5. They went to Moses and reported, "The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!" - -6. So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: "Men and women, don't prepare any more gifts for the sanctuary. We have enough!" So the people stopped bringing their sacred offerings. -7. Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project. - -Building the Tabernacle - - -8. The skilled craftsmen made ten curtains of finely woven linen for the Tabernacle. Then Bezalel decorated the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. -9. All ten curtains were exactly the same size--42 feet long and 6 feet wide. -10. Five of these curtains were joined together to make one long curtain, and the other five were joined to make a second long curtain. -11. He made fifty loops of blue yarn and put them along the edge of the last curtain in each set. -12. The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain matched the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. -13. Then he made fifty gold clasps and fastened the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle was made of one continuous piece. - -14. He made eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. -15. These eleven curtains were all exactly the same size--45 feet long and 6 feet wide. -16. Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain. -17. He made fifty loops for the edge of each large curtain. -18. He also made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the long curtains together. In this way, the tent covering was made of one continuous piece. -19. He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. - -20. For the framework of the Tabernacle, Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood. -21. Each frame was 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, -22. with two pegs under each frame. All the frames were identical. -23. He made twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. -24. He also made forty silver bases--two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. -25. For the north side of the Tabernacle, he made another twenty frames, -26. with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. -27. He made six frames for the rear--the west side of the Tabernacle-- -28. along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. -29. These corner frames were matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Both of these corner units were made the same way. -30. So there were eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases--two bases under each frame. - -31. Then he made crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle -32. and five for the south side. He also made five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which faced west. -33. He made the middle crossbar to attach halfway up the frames; it ran all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other. -34. He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well. - -35. For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. -36. For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases. - -37. Then he made another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. He made it of finely woven linen and embroidered it with exquisite designs using blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -38. This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five bases were cast from bronze. - - - +1 “The Lord has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the Lord has commanded.” +2 So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the others who were specially gifted by the Lord and were eager to get to work. +3 Moses gave them the materials donated by the people of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion of the sanctuary. But the people continued to bring additional gifts each morning. +4 Finally the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work. +5 They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the Lord has commanded us to do!” +6 So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: “Men and women, don’t prepare any more gifts for the sanctuary. We have enough!” So the people stopped bringing their sacred offerings. +7 Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project. +8 The skilled craftsmen made ten curtains of finely woven linen for the Tabernacle. Then Bezalel decorated the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. +9 All ten curtains were exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide. +10 Five of these curtains were joined together to make one long curtain, and the other five were joined to make a second long curtain. +11 He made fifty loops of blue yarn and put them along the edge of the last curtain in each set. +12 The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain matched the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. +13 Then he made fifty gold clasps and fastened the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle was made of one continuous piece. +14 He made eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. +15 These eleven curtains were all exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide. +16 Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain. +17 He made fifty loops for the edge of each large curtain. +18 He also made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the long curtains together. In this way, the tent covering was made of one continuous piece. +19 He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. +20 For the framework of the Tabernacle, Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood. +21 Each frame was 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, +22 with two pegs under each frame. All the frames were identical. +23 He made twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. +24 He also made forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. +25 For the north side of the Tabernacle, he made another twenty frames, +26 with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. +27 He made six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle— +28 along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. +29 These corner frames were matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Both of these corner units were made the same way. +30 So there were eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame. +31 Then he made crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle +32 and five for the south side. He also made five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which faced west. +33 He made the middle crossbar to attach halfway up the frames; it ran all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other. +34 He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well. +35 For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. +36 For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases. +37 Then he made another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. He made it of finely woven linen and embroidered it with exquisite designs using blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +38 This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five bases were cast from bronze. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md index 2f095495..76176ac8 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,50 +1,30 @@ -Building the Ark of the Covenant - # Chapter 37 -1. Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood--a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. -2. He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it. -3. He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side. -4. Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. -5. He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. - -6. Then he made the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. -7. He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover. -8. He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. -9. The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it. - -Building the Table - - -10. Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. -11. He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge. -12. He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border. -13. Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs. -14. The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table. -15. He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. -16. Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table--bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers--to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. - -Building the Lampstand - - -17. Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece--the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. -18. The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. -19. Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. -20. The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. -21. There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. -22. The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold. - -23. He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. -24. The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold. - -Building the Incense Altar - - -25. Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. -26. He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. -27. He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. -28. He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. - -29. Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker. - - - +1 Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. +2 He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it. +3 He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side. +4 Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. +5 He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. +6 Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. +7 He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover. +8 He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. +9 The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it. +10 Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. +11 He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge. +12 He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border. +13 Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs. +14 The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table. +15 He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. +16 Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. +17 Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. +18 The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. +19 Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. +20 The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. +21 There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. +22 The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold. +23 He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. +24 The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold. +25 Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. +26 He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. +27 He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. +28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. +29 Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md index 4e4b6c49..70dbb1e6 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,55 +1,32 @@ -Building the Altar of Burnt Offering - # Chapter 38 -1. Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high. -2. He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze. -3. Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze--the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. -4. Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. -5. He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles. -6. He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. -7. He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks. - -Building the Washbasin - - -8. Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle. - -Building the Courtyard - - -9. Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long. -10. They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. -11. He made a similar set of curtains for the north side--150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. -12. The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long, hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases. -13. The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long. - -14. The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. -15. The curtain on the left side was also 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. -16. All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen. -17. Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver. - -18. He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1/2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. -19. It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver. - -20. All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze. - -Inventory of Materials - - -21. This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder. -22. Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -23. He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth. - -24. The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle. - -25. The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. -26. This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday. -27. The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base. -28. The remaining 45 pounds of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts. - -29. The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze, -30. which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils. -31. Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard. - - - +1 Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high. +2 He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze. +3 Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. +4 Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. +5 He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles. +6 He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. +7 He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks. +8 Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +9 Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long. +10 They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. +11 He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings. +12 The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long, hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases. +13 The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long. +14 The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1⁄2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. +15 The curtain on the left side was also 22 1⁄2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases. +16 All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen. +17 Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver. +18 He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1⁄2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. +19 It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver. +20 All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze. +21 This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder. +22 Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +23 He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth. +24 The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle. +25 The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. +26 This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday. +27 The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base. +28 The remaining 45 pounds of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts. +29 The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze, +30 which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils. +31 Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md index 289cf3e4..0f7c4a1b 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,95 +1,56 @@ -Clothing for the Priests - # Chapter 39 -1. The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth--clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -Making the Ephod - - -2. Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -3. He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread. - -4. The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces. -5. The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -6. They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved. -7. He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -Making the Chestpiece - - -8. Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. -9. He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square. -10. They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. -11. The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. -12. The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. -13. The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree. -14. Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal. - -15. To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread. -16. They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece. -17. They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece. -18. They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. -19. Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod. -20. Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod. -21. They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.Additional -Clothing for the Priests - - -22. Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth, -23. with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear. -24. They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe. -25. They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe, -26. with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -27. They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth. -28. The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen. -29. The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -30. Finally, they made the sacred medallion--the badge of holiness--of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord. -31. They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron's turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -Moses Inspects the Work - - -32. And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -33. And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: +1 The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +2 Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +3 He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +4 The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces. +5 The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +6 They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved. +7 He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +8 Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. +9 He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square. +10 They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. +11 The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. +12 The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. +13 The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree. +14 Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal. +15 To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread. +16 They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece. +17 They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece. +18 They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. +19 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod. +20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod. +21 They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +22 Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth, +23 with an opening for Aaron’s head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear. +24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe. +25 They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe, +26 with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +27 They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth. +28 The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen. +29 The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +30 Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord. +31 They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron’s turban, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +32 And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +33 And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; - - -34. the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; +34 the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark; - - -35. the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; -the Ark's cover--the place of atonement; - -36. the table and all its utensils; +35 the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; +the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement; +36 the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence; - - -37. the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting; - -38. the gold altar; +37 the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting; +38 the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent; - - -39. the bronze altar; +39 the bronze altar; the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand; - - -40. the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; +40 the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle; - - -41. the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place--the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests. - -42. So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD's instructions to Moses. -43. Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them. - - - +41 the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests. +42 So the people of Israel followed all of the Lord’s instructions to Moses. +43 Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the Lord had commanded him, he blessed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md index 4c779315..fbe92276 100644 --- a/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/02_Exodus/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -The Tabernacle Completed - # Chapter 40 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year. -3. Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place. -4. Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps. - -5. "Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -6. Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance. -7. Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water. -8. Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance. - -9. "Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy. -10. Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy. -11. Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them. - -12. "Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water. -13. Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest. -14. Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics. -15. Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron's descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation." - -16. Moses proceeded to do everything just as the LORD had commanded him. -17. So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. -18. Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts. -19. Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -20. He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--on top of it. -21. Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -22. Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain. -23. And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -24. He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place. -25. Then he lit the lamps in the LORD's presence, just as the LORD had commanded him. -26. He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain. -27. On it he burned the fragrant incense, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -28. He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle, -29. and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -30. Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves. -31. Moses and Aaron and Aaron's sons used water from it to wash their hands and feet. -32. Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -33. Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work.The LORD's Glory Fills the Tabernacle - -34. Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle. -35. Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle. - -36. Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it. -37. But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted. -38. The cloud of the LORD hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year. +3 Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place. +4 Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps. +5 “Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +6 Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance. +7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water. +8 Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance. +9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy. +10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy. +11 Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them. +12 “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water. +13 Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest. +14 Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics. +15 Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.” +16 Moses proceeded to do everything just as the Lord had commanded him. +17 So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. +18 Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts. +19 Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him. +20 He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of it. +21 Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the Lord had commanded him. +22 Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain. +23 And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him. +24 He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place. +25 Then he lit the lamps in the Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded him. +26 He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain. +27 On it he burned the fragrant incense, just as the Lord had commanded him. +28 He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle, +29 and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the Lord had commanded him. +30 Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves. +31 Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons used water from it to wash their hands and feet. +32 Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +33 Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work. +34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. +35 Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. +36 Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it. +37 But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted. +38 The cloud of the Lord hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md index dcbeba52..cc7ea27e 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -Procedures for the Burnt Offering - # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats. - -3. "If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the LORD. -4. Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him. -5. Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will present the animal's blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle. -6. Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces. -7. The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar. -8. They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. -9. But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -10. "If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects. -11. Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD's presence, and Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. -12. Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. -13. But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -14. "If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon. -15. The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar. -16. The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar. -17. Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - - - +1 The Lord called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the Lord, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats. +3 “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the Lord. +4 Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and the Lord will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him. +5 Then slaughter the young bull in the Lord’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle. +6 Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces. +7 The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar. +8 They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. +9 But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +10 “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects. +11 Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the Lord’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. +12 Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar. +13 But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +14 “If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the Lord, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon. +15 The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar. +16 The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar. +17 Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md index a5c5cd3d..48a4cb13 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Procedures for the Grain Offering - # Chapter 2 -1. "When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense, -2. and bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -3. The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD. - -4. "If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil. -5. If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast. -6. Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering. -7. If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil. - -8. "No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar. -9. The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -10. The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD. - -11. "Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD. -12. You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -13. Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God's eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings. - -14. "If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire. -15. Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense. -16. The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD. - - - +1 “When you present grain as an offering to the Lord, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense, +2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +3 The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord. +4 “If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil. +5 If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast. +6 Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering. +7 If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil. +8 “No matter how a grain offering for the Lord has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar. +9 The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +10 The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord. +11 “Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the Lord, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the Lord. +12 You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +13 Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings. +14 “If you present a grain offering to the Lord from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire. +15 Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense. +16 The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md index 98d73a82..4a8bba8c 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,26 +1,18 @@ -Procedures for the Peace Offering - # Chapter 3 -1. "If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. -2. Lay your hand on the animal's head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron's sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. -3. The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, -4. the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, -5. and Aaron's sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -6. "If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. -7. If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD, -8. lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the sheep's blood against all sides of the altar. -9. The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs, -10. the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, -11. and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD. - -12. "If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD, -13. lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron's sons will then splatter the goat's blood against all sides of the altar. -14. The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, -15. the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, -16. and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD. - -17. "You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live." - - - +1 “If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. +2 Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar. +3 The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, +4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, +5 and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +6 “If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the Lord, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects. +7 If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the Lord, +8 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar. +9 The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs, +10 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, +11 and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the Lord. +12 “If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the Lord, +13 lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar. +14 The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, +15 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys, +16 and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. All the fat belongs to the Lord. +17 “You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md index 14e8da3c..090dfac9 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,46 +1,36 @@ -Procedures for the Sin Offering - # Chapter 4 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD's commands. - -3. "If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects. -4. He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull's head, and slaughter it before the LORD. -5. The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle, -6. dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary. -7. The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull's blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -8. Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, -9. the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys, -10. just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings. -11. But he must take whatever is left of the bull--its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung-- -12. and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire. - -13. "If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD's commands, but the people don't realize it, they are still guilty. -14. When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle. -15. The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull's head and slaughter it before the LORD. -16. The high priest will then take some of the bull's blood into the Tabernacle, -17. dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain. -18. He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD's presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -19. Then the priest must remove all the animal's fat and burn it on the altar, -20. just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. -21. Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel. - -22. "If one of Israel's leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn't realize it, he is still guilty. -23. When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects. -24. He must lay his hand on the goat's head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin. -25. Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. -26. Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven. - -27. "If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD's commands, but they don't realize it, they are still guilty. -28. When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects. -29. They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. -30. Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. -31. Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. - -32. "If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects. -33. They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. -34. Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. -35. Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the Lord’s commands. +3 “If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the Lord a young bull with no defects. +4 He must bring the bull to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the Lord. +5 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle, +6 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary. +7 The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +8 Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs, +9 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys, +10 just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings. +11 But he must take whatever is left of the bull—its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung— +12 and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire. +13 “If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty. +14 When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle. +15 The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the Lord. +16 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle, +17 dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the inner curtain. +18 He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the Lord’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +19 Then the priest must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar, +20 just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. +21 Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel. +22 “If one of Israel’s leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the Lord his God but doesn’t realize it, he is still guilty. +23 When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects. +24 He must lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the Lord. This is an offering for his sin. +25 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. +26 Then he must burn all the goat’s fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the Lord, and he will be forgiven. +27 “If any of the common people sin by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but they don’t realize it, they are still guilty. +28 When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects. +29 They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. +30 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. +31 Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. +32 “If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects. +33 They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered. +34 Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. +35 Then he must remove all the sheep’s fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the Lord. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md index 33bccbbf..81f27408 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,35 +1,20 @@ -Sins Requiring a Sin Offering - # Chapter 5 -1. "If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin. - -2. "Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground. - -3. "Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt. - -4. "Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt. - -5. "When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. -6. Then you must bring to the LORD as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD. - -7. "But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the LORD two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. -8. You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body. -9. Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin. -10. The priest will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. Through this process the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven. - -11. "If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it. -12. Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. It is an offering for sin. -13. Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering." -Procedures for the Guilt Offering - - -14. Then the LORD said to Moses, -15. "If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD's sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the LORD. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. -16. You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven. - -17. "Suppose you sin by violating one of the LORD's commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin. -18. For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven. -19. This is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an offense against the LORD." - - - +1 “If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin. +2 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground. +3 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt. +4 “Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt. +5 “When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. +6 Then you must bring to the Lord as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the Lord. +7 “But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. +8 You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body. +9 Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin. +10 The priest will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. Through this process the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven. +11 “If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it. +12 Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the Lord. It is an offering for sin. +13 Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering.” +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, +15 “If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the Lord’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the Lord. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. +16 You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven. +17 “Suppose you sin by violating one of the Lord’s commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin. +18 For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the Lord, and you will be forgiven. +19 This is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an offense against the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md index 8579483a..dea43431 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,49 +1,31 @@ -Sins Requiring a Guilt Offering - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the LORD. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud, -3. or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin. -4. If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found, -5. or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering. -6. As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. -7. Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed." -Further Instructions for the Burnt Offering - - -8. Then the LORD said to Moses, -9. "Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night. -10. In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar. -11. Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. -12. Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it. -13. Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out. - -Further Instructions for the Grain Offering - - -14. "These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron's sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar. -15. The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -16. Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle. -17. Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy. -18. Any of Aaron's male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy." -Procedures for the Ordination Offering - - -19. Then the LORD said to Moses, -20. "On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the LORD the standard grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening. -21. It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -22. In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the LORD and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law. -23. All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten." -Further Instructions for the Sin Offering - - -24. Then the LORD said to Moses, -25. "Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the LORD's presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered. -26. The priest who offers the sacrifice as a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle. -27. Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person's clothing, the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred place. -28. If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water. -29. Any male from a priest's family may eat from this offering; it is most holy. -30. But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud, +3 or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin. +4 If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found, +5 or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering. +6 As a guilt offering to the Lord, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. +7 Through this process, the priest will purify you before the Lord, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed.” +8 Then the Lord said to Moses, +9 “Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night. +10 In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar. +11 Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. +12 Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it. +13 Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out. +14 “These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to the Lord in front of the altar. +15 The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +16 Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle. +17 Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy. +18 Any of Aaron’s male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the Lord. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy.” +19 Then the Lord said to Moses, +20 “On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the Lord the standard grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening. +21 It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +22 In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the Lord and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law. +23 All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten.” +24 Then the Lord said to Moses, +25 “Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the Lord’s presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered. +26 The priest who offers the sacrifice as a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle. +27 Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person’s clothing, the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred place. +28 If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water. +29 Any male from a priest’s family may eat from this offering; it is most holy. +30 But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md index 7361a853..2eb012f0 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,58 +1,39 @@ -Further Instructions for the Guilt Offering - # Chapter 7 -1. "These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is most holy. -2. The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar. -3. The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, -4. the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys, -5. and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the LORD. This is the guilt offering. -6. Any male from a priest's family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy. - -7. "The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD. -8. In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal. -9. Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it. -10. All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - -Further Instructions for the Peace Offering - - -11. "These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the LORD. -12. If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast--thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil. -13. This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast. -14. One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the LORD. It will then belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the peace offering against the altar. -15. The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning. - -16. "If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day. -17. Any meat left over until the third day must be completely burned up. -18. If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the LORD. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin. - -19. "Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean. -20. If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community. -21. If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community." -The Forbidden Blood and Fat - - -22. Then the LORD said to Moses, -23. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats. -24. The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose. -25. Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the LORD will be cut off from the community. -26. No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal. -27. Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community." -A Portion for the Priests - - -28. Then the LORD said to Moses, -29. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a gift to the LORD. -30. Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD. -31. Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants. -32. Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift. -33. The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering. -34. For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel. -35. This is their rightful share. The special gifts presented to the LORD have been reserved for Aaron and his descendants from the time they were set apart to serve the LORD as priests. -36. On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded the Israelites to give these portions to the priests as their permanent share from generation to generation." - -37. These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, as well as the ordination offering and the peace offering. -38. The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai. - - - +1 “These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is most holy. +2 The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar. +3 The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, +4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys, +5 and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the Lord. This is the guilt offering. +6 Any male from a priest’s family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy. +7 “The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the Lord. +8 In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal. +9 Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it. +10 All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron. +11 “These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the Lord. +12 If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast—thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil. +13 This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast. +14 One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the Lord. It will then belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the peace offering against the altar. +15 The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning. +16 “If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day. +17 Any meat left over until the third day must be completely burned up. +18 If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the Lord. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin. +19 “Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean. +20 If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the Lord, you will be cut off from the community. +21 If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the Lord, you will be cut off from the community.” +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, +23 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats. +24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose. +25 Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the Lord will be cut off from the community. +26 No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal. +27 Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community.” +28 Then the Lord said to Moses, +29 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the Lord, bring part of it as a gift to the Lord. +30 Present it to the Lord with your own hands as a special gift to the Lord. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the Lord. +31 Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants. +32 Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift. +33 The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering. +34 For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel. +35 This is their rightful share. The special gifts presented to the Lord have been reserved for Aaron and his descendants from the time they were set apart to serve the Lord as priests. +36 On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded the Israelites to give these portions to the priests as their permanent share from generation to generation.” +37 These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, as well as the ordination offering and the peace offering. +38 The Lord gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md index f0f34823..a91ca254 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,50 +1,37 @@ -Ordination of the Priests - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, -3. and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle." - -4. So Moses followed the LORD's instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. -5. Moses announced to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!" -6. Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. -7. He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash. -8. Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it. -9. He placed the turban on Aaron's head and attached the gold medallion--the badge of holiness--to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -10. Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy. -11. He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy. -12. Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, anointing him and making him holy for his work. -13. Next Moses presented Aaron's sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -14. Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull's head, -15. and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it. -16. Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar. -17. He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -18. Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head, -19. and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram's blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar. -20. Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. -21. After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -22. Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram's head, -23. and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot. -24. Next Moses presented Aaron's sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. - -25. Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. -26. On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD's presence. -27. He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the LORD. -28. Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD. -29. Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the LORD. This was Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him. - -30. Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy. - -31. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, 'Aaron and his sons will eat it.' -32. Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up. -33. You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed. -34. Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him. -35. Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded." -36. So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, +3 and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle.” +4 So Moses followed the Lord’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. +5 Moses announced to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded us to do!” +6 Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. +7 He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash. +8 Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it. +9 He placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the Lord had commanded him. +10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy. +11 He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy. +12 Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work. +13 Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the Lord had commanded him. +14 Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head, +15 and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it. +16 Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar. +17 He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the Lord had commanded him. +18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, +19 and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar. +20 Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. +21 After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him. +22 Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, +23 and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot. +24 Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar. +25 Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh. +26 On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the Lord’s presence. +27 He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the Lord. +28 Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the Lord. +29 Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the Lord. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded him. +30 Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy. +31 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’ +32 Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up. +33 You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed. +34 Everything we have done today was commanded by the Lord in order to purify you, making you right with him. +35 Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the Lord requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the Lord has commanded.” +36 So Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord had commanded through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md index b795fb17..16fed9f0 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,37 +1,25 @@ -The Priests Begin Their Work - # Chapter 9 -1. After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. -2. He said to Aaron, "Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and present them to the LORD. -3. Then tell the Israelites, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and take a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defects, for a burnt offering. -4. Also take a bull and a ram for a peace offering and flour moistened with olive oil for a grain offering. Present all these offerings to the LORD because the LORD will appear to you today.'" - -5. So the people presented all these things at the entrance of the Tabernacle, just as Moses had commanded. Then the whole community came forward and stood before the LORD. -6. And Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded you to do so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you." - -7. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the LORD, just as he has commanded." - -8. So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. -9. His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. -10. Then he burned on the altar the fat, the kidneys, and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -11. The meat and the hide, however, he burned outside the camp. - -12. Next Aaron slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar. -13. Then they handed him each piece of the burnt offering, including the head, and he burned them on the altar. -14. Then he washed the internal organs and the legs and burned them on the altar along with the rest of the burnt offering. - -15. Next Aaron presented the offerings of the people. He slaughtered the people's goat and presented it as an offering for their sin, just as he had first done with the offering for his own sin. -16. Then he presented the burnt offering and sacrificed it in the prescribed way. -17. He also presented the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour mixture on the altar, in addition to the regular burnt offering for the morning. - -18. Then Aaron slaughtered the bull and the ram for the people's peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar. -19. Then he took the fat of the bull and the ram--the fat of the broad tail and from around the internal organs--along with the kidneys and the long lobes of the livers. -20. He placed these fat portions on top of the breasts of these animals and burned them on the altar. -21. Aaron then lifted up the breasts and right thighs as a special offering to the LORD, just as Moses had commanded. - -22. After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar. -23. Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. -24. Fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground. - - - +1 After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. +2 He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and present them to the Lord. +3 Then tell the Israelites, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and take a calf and a lamb, both a year old and without defects, for a burnt offering. +4 Also take a bull and a ram for a peace offering and flour moistened with olive oil for a grain offering. Present all these offerings to the Lord because the Lord will appear to you today.’” +5 So the people presented all these things at the entrance of the Tabernacle, just as Moses had commanded. Then the whole community came forward and stood before the Lord. +6 And Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.” +7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the Lord, just as he has commanded.” +8 So Aaron went to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself. +9 His sons brought him the blood, and he dipped his finger in it and put it on the horns of the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. +10 Then he burned on the altar the fat, the kidneys, and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +11 The meat and the hide, however, he burned outside the camp. +12 Next Aaron slaughtered the animal for the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar. +13 Then they handed him each piece of the burnt offering, including the head, and he burned them on the altar. +14 Then he washed the internal organs and the legs and burned them on the altar along with the rest of the burnt offering. +15 Next Aaron presented the offerings of the people. He slaughtered the people’s goat and presented it as an offering for their sin, just as he had first done with the offering for his own sin. +16 Then he presented the burnt offering and sacrificed it in the prescribed way. +17 He also presented the grain offering, burning a handful of the flour mixture on the altar, in addition to the regular burnt offering for the morning. +18 Then Aaron slaughtered the bull and the ram for the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it against all sides of the altar. +19 Then he took the fat of the bull and the ram—the fat of the broad tail and from around the internal organs—along with the kidneys and the long lobes of the livers. +20 He placed these fat portions on top of the breasts of these animals and burned them on the altar. +21 Aaron then lifted up the breasts and right thighs as a special offering to the Lord, just as Moses had commanded. +22 After that, Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. Then, after presenting the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he stepped down from the altar. +23 Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole community. +24 Fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md index 575d9f18..6825b62d 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,45 +1,26 @@ -The Sin of Nadab and Abihu - # Chapter 10 -1. Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the LORD by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. -2. So fire blazed forth from the LORD's presence and burned them up, and they died there before the LORD. - -3. Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD meant when he said, -'I will display my holiness - -through those who come near me. - +1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over them. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. +2 So fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before the Lord. +3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, +‘I will display my holiness + through those who come near me. I will display my glory - -before all the people.'" + before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent. - - -4. Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron's cousins, the sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel. He said to them, "Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp." -5. So they came forward and picked them up by their garments and carried them out of the camp, just as Moses had commanded. - -6. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the LORD's anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the LORD's fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu. -7. But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the LORD's anointing oil." So they did as Moses commanded. - -Instructions for Priestly Conduct - - -8. Then the LORD said to Aaron, -9. "You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. -10. You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean. -11. And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the LORD has given them through Moses." - -12. Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take what is left of the grain offering after a portion has been presented as a special gift to the LORD, and eat it beside the altar. Make sure it contains no yeast, for it is most holy. -13. You must eat it in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD. These are the commands I have been given. -14. But the breast and thigh that were lifted up as a special offering may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel. -15. You must lift up the thigh and breast as a special offering to the LORD, along with the fat of the special gifts. These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the LORD has commanded." - -16. Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons. -17. "Why didn't you eat the sin offering in the sacred area?" he demanded. "It is a holy offering! The LORD has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to purify the people, making them right with the LORD. -18. Since the animal's blood was not brought into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sacred area as I ordered you." - -19. Then Aaron answered Moses, "Today my sons presented both their sin offering and their burnt offering to the LORD. And yet this tragedy has happened to me. If I had eaten the people's sin offering on such a tragic day as this, would the LORD have been pleased?" -20. And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied. - - - +4 Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron’s cousins, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel. He said to them, “Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.” +5 So they came forward and picked them up by their garments and carried them out of the camp, just as Moses had commanded. +6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not show grief by leaving your hair uncombed or by tearing your clothes. If you do, you will die, and the Lord’s anger will strike the whole community of Israel. However, the rest of the Israelites, your relatives, may mourn because of the Lord’s fiery destruction of Nadab and Abihu. +7 But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle or you will die, for you have been anointed with the Lord’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded. +8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, +9 “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. +10 You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean. +11 And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the Lord has given them through Moses.” +12 Then Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take what is left of the grain offering after a portion has been presented as a special gift to the Lord, and eat it beside the altar. Make sure it contains no yeast, for it is most holy. +13 You must eat it in a sacred place, for it has been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the special gifts presented to the Lord. These are the commands I have been given. +14 But the breast and thigh that were lifted up as a special offering may be eaten in any place that is ceremonially clean. These parts have been given to you and your descendants as your portion of the peace offerings presented by the people of Israel. +15 You must lift up the thigh and breast as a special offering to the Lord, along with the fat of the special gifts. These parts will belong to you and your descendants as your permanent right, just as the Lord has commanded.” +16 Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons. +17 “Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sacred area?” he demanded. “It is a holy offering! The Lord has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to purify the people, making them right with the Lord. +18 Since the animal’s blood was not brought into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the meat in the sacred area as I ordered you.” +19 Then Aaron answered Moses, “Today my sons presented both their sin offering and their burnt offering to the Lord. And yet this tragedy has happened to me. If I had eaten the people’s sin offering on such a tragic day as this, would the Lord have been pleased?” +20 And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md index a3974cac..aaf8dfc9 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,67 +1,49 @@ -Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals - # Chapter 11 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food. - -3. You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud. -4. You may not, however, eat the following animals that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. -5. The hyrax chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean. -6. The hare chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean. -7. The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean. -8. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. They are ceremonially unclean for you. - -9. "Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams. -10. But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water. -11. They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies. -12. Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you. - -13. "These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, -14. the kite, falcons of all kinds, -15. ravens of all kinds, -16. the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, -17. the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, -18. the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, -19. the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. - -20. "You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you. -21. You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump. -22. The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers. -23. All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you. - -24. "The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening. -25. If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. - -26. "Any animal that has split hooves that are not evenly divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled. -27. Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. -28. If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you. - -29. "Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds, -30. the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. -31. All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. -32. If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again. - -33. "If such an animal falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed. -34. If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled. -35. Any object on which the carcass of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is an oven or hearth, it must be destroyed, for it is defiled, and you must treat it accordingly. - -36. "However, if the carcass of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled. -37. If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean. -38. But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled. - -39. "If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening. -40. If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. - -41. "All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them. -42. This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them. -43. Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them. -44. For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground. -45. For I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy. - -46. "These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground. -47. By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food. +3 You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud. +4 You may not, however, eat the following animals that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. +5 The hyrax chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean. +6 The hare chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean. +7 The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean. +8 You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. They are ceremonially unclean for you. +9 “Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams. +10 But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water. +11 They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies. +12 Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you. +13 “These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, +14 the kite, falcons of all kinds, +15 ravens of all kinds, +16 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, +17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, +18 the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, +19 the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. +20 “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you. +21 You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump. +22 The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers. +23 All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you. +24 “The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening. +25 If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. +26 “Any animal that has split hooves that are not evenly divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled. +27 Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. +28 If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you. +29 “Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds, +30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. +31 All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. +32 If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again. +33 “If such an animal falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed. +34 If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled. +35 Any object on which the carcass of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is an oven or hearth, it must be destroyed, for it is defiled, and you must treat it accordingly. +36 “However, if the carcass of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled. +37 If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean. +38 But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled. +39 “If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening. +40 If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. +41 “All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them. +42 This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them. +43 Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them. +44 For I am the Lord your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground. +45 For I, the Lord, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy. +46 “These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground. +47 By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md index 34350e28..7980d22b 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,16 +1,9 @@ -Purification after Childbirth - # Chapter 12 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period. -3. On the eighth day the boy's foreskin must be circumcised. -4. After waiting thirty-three days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth. During this time of purification, she must not touch anything that is set apart as holy. And she must not enter the sanctuary until her time of purification is over. -5. If a woman gives birth to a daughter, she will be ceremonially unclean for two weeks, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period. After waiting sixty-six days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth. - -6. "When the time of purification is completed for either a son or a daughter, the woman must bring a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a purification offering. She must bring her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -7. The priest will then present them to the LORD to purify her. Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter. - -8. "If a woman cannot afford to bring a lamb, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be ceremonially clean." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period. +3 On the eighth day the boy’s foreskin must be circumcised. +4 After waiting thirty-three days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth. During this time of purification, she must not touch anything that is set apart as holy. And she must not enter the sanctuary until her time of purification is over. +5 If a woman gives birth to a daughter, she will be ceremonially unclean for two weeks, just as she is unclean during her menstrual period. After waiting sixty-six days, she will be purified from the bleeding of childbirth. +6 “When the time of purification is completed for either a son or a daughter, the woman must bring a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a purification offering. She must bring her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +7 The priest will then present them to the Lord to purify her. Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter. +8 “If a woman cannot afford to bring a lamb, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be ceremonially clean.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md index 00ece913..bfe950c6 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,80 +1,60 @@ -Serious Skin Diseases - # Chapter 13 -1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -2. "If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons. -3. The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. - -4. "But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. -5. On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has not changed and the problem has not spread on the skin, the priest will quarantine the person for seven more days. -6. On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person's clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. -7. But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, the infected person must return to be examined again. -8. If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease. - -9. "Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination. -10. If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area, -11. it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease. - -12. "Now suppose the disease has spread all over the person's skin, covering the body from head to foot. -13. When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean. -14. But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. -15. The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease. -16. However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest -17. for another examination. If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring, 'You are clean!' - -18. "If anyone has a boil on the skin that has started to heal, -19. but a white swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined. -20. If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has become a serious skin disease. -21. But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the person for seven days. -22. If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease. -23. But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. - -24. "If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin and the burned area changes color, becoming either reddish white or shiny white, -25. the priest must examine it. If he finds that the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a skin disease has broken out in the burn. The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease. -26. But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the infected person for seven days. -27. On the seventh day the priest must examine the person again. If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease. -28. But if the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin and has faded, it is simply a swelling from the burn. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean, for it is only the scar from the burn. - -29. "If anyone, either a man or woman, has a sore on the head or chin, -30. the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. It is a scabby sore of the head or chin. -31. If the priest examines the scabby sore and finds that it is only skin-deep but there is no black hair on it, he must quarantine the person for seven days. -32. On the seventh day the priest must examine the sore again. If he finds that the scabby sore has not spread, and there is no yellow hair on it, and it appears to be only skin-deep, -33. the person must shave off all hair except the hair on the affected area. Then the priest must quarantine the person for another seven days. -34. On the seventh day he will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and appears to be no more than skin-deep, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. The person's clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. -35. But if the scabby sore begins to spread after the person is pronounced clean, -36. the priest must do another examination. If he finds that the sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The infected person is ceremonially unclean. -37. But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean. - -38. "If anyone, either a man or woman, has shiny white patches on the skin, -39. the priest must examine the affected area. If he finds that the shiny patches are only pale white, this is a harmless skin rash, and the person is ceremonially clean. - -40. "If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean. -41. And if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead; he is still clean. -42. However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area on top of his head or on his forehead, this is a skin disease. -43. The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore anywhere on the man's head and it looks like a skin disease, -44. the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head. - -45. "Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth and call out, 'Unclean! Unclean!' -46. As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp. - -Treatment of Contaminated Clothing - - -47. "Now suppose mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing, -48. woolen or linen fabric, the hide of an animal, or anything made of leather. -49. If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. -50. After examining the affected spot, the priest will put the article in quarantine for seven days. -51. On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean. -52. The priest must burn the item--the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather--for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire. - -53. "But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has not spread in the clothing, the fabric, or the leather, -54. the priest will order the object to be washed and then quarantined for seven more days. -55. Then the priest must examine the object again. If he finds that the contaminated area has not changed color after being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated spot is on the inside or outside. -56. But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has faded after being washed, he must cut the spot from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather. -57. If the spot later reappears on the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article, the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated object must be burned up. -58. But if the spot disappears from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article after it has been washed, it must be washed again; then it will be ceremonially clean. - -59. "These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons. +3 The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. +4 “But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days. +5 On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has not changed and the problem has not spread on the skin, the priest will quarantine the person for seven more days. +6 On the seventh day the priest will make another examination. If he finds the affected area has faded and has not spread, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. It was only a rash. The person’s clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. +7 But if the rash continues to spread after the person has been examined by the priest and has been pronounced clean, the infected person must return to be examined again. +8 If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease. +9 “Anyone who develops a serious skin disease must go to the priest for an examination. +10 If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area, +11 it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease. +12 “Now suppose the disease has spread all over the person’s skin, covering the body from head to foot. +13 When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean. +14 But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. +15 The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease. +16 However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest +17 for another examination. If the affected areas have indeed turned white, the priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean by declaring, ‘You are clean!’ +18 “If anyone has a boil on the skin that has started to heal, +19 but a white swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined. +20 If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has become a serious skin disease. +21 But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the person for seven days. +22 If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease. +23 But if the area grows no larger and does not spread, it is merely the scar from the boil, and the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. +24 “If anyone has suffered a burn on the skin and the burned area changes color, becoming either reddish white or shiny white, +25 the priest must examine it. If he finds that the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a skin disease has broken out in the burn. The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease. +26 But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the infected person for seven days. +27 On the seventh day the priest must examine the person again. If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease. +28 But if the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin and has faded, it is simply a swelling from the burn. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean, for it is only the scar from the burn. +29 “If anyone, either a man or woman, has a sore on the head or chin, +30 the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. It is a scabby sore of the head or chin. +31 If the priest examines the scabby sore and finds that it is only skin-deep but there is no black hair on it, he must quarantine the person for seven days. +32 On the seventh day the priest must examine the sore again. If he finds that the scabby sore has not spread, and there is no yellow hair on it, and it appears to be only skin-deep, +33 the person must shave off all hair except the hair on the affected area. Then the priest must quarantine the person for another seven days. +34 On the seventh day he will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and appears to be no more than skin-deep, the priest will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. The person’s clothing must be washed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. +35 But if the scabby sore begins to spread after the person is pronounced clean, +36 the priest must do another examination. If he finds that the sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair. The infected person is ceremonially unclean. +37 But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean. +38 “If anyone, either a man or woman, has shiny white patches on the skin, +39 the priest must examine the affected area. If he finds that the shiny patches are only pale white, this is a harmless skin rash, and the person is ceremonially clean. +40 “If a man loses his hair and his head becomes bald, he is still ceremonially clean. +41 And if he loses hair on his forehead, he simply has a bald forehead; he is still clean. +42 However, if a reddish white sore appears on the bald area on top of his head or on his forehead, this is a skin disease. +43 The priest must examine him, and if he finds swelling around the reddish white sore anywhere on the man’s head and it looks like a skin disease, +44 the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head. +45 “Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ +46 As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp. +47 “Now suppose mildew contaminates some woolen or linen clothing, +48 woolen or linen fabric, the hide of an animal, or anything made of leather. +49 If the contaminated area in the clothing, the animal hide, the fabric, or the leather article has turned greenish or reddish, it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest. +50 After examining the affected spot, the priest will put the article in quarantine for seven days. +51 On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean. +52 The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire. +53 “But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has not spread in the clothing, the fabric, or the leather, +54 the priest will order the object to be washed and then quarantined for seven more days. +55 Then the priest must examine the object again. If he finds that the contaminated area has not changed color after being washed, even if it did not spread, the object is defiled. It must be completely burned up, whether the contaminated spot is on the inside or outside. +56 But if the priest examines it and finds that the contaminated area has faded after being washed, he must cut the spot from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather. +57 If the spot later reappears on the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article, the mildew is clearly spreading, and the contaminated object must be burned up. +58 But if the spot disappears from the clothing, the fabric, or the leather article after it has been washed, it must be washed again; then it will be ceremonially clean. +59 “These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md index a0c57f9e..c087b24b 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,78 +1,59 @@ -Cleansing from Skin Diseases - # Chapter 14 -1. And the LORD said to Moses, -2. "The following instructions are for those seeking ceremonial purification from a skin disease. Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest, -3. who will examine them at a place outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease, -4. he will perform a purification ceremony, using two live birds that are ceremonially clean, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. -5. The priest will order that one bird be slaughtered over a clay pot filled with fresh water. -6. He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. -7. The priest will then sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times on the person being purified of the skin disease. When the priest has purified the person, he will release the live bird in the open field to fly away. - -8. "The persons being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp. However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days. -9. On the seventh day they must again shave all the hair from their heads, including the hair of the beard and eyebrows. They must also wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean. - -10. "On the eighth day each person being purified must bring two male lambs and a one-year-old female lamb, all with no defects, along with a grain offering of six quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a cup of olive oil. -11. Then the officiating priest will present that person for purification, along with the offerings, before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -12. The priest will take one of the male lambs and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as a special offering before the LORD. -13. He will then slaughter the male lamb in the sacred area where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered. As with the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest. It is a most holy offering. -14. The priest will then take some of the blood of the guilt offering and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. - -15. "Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand. -16. He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the LORD. -17. The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. -18. The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD. - -19. "Then the priest must present the sin offering to purify the person who was cured of the skin disease. After that, the priest will slaughter the burnt offering -20. and offer it on the altar along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person who was healed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. - -21. "But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil. -22. The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. -23. On the eighth day of the purification ceremony, the person being purified must bring the offerings to the priest in the LORD's presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -24. The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up as a special offering to the LORD. -25. Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering. He will take some of its blood and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. - -26. "The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand. -27. He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD. -28. The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. -29. The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD. - -30. "Then the priest will offer the two turtledoves or the two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. -31. One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, to be presented along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the LORD. -32. These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification." -Treatment of Contaminated Houses - - -33. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -34. "When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as your own possession, I may contaminate some of the houses in your land with mildew. -35. The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, 'It appears that my house has some kind of mildew.' -36. Before the priest goes in to inspect the house, he must have the house emptied so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. -37. Then the priest will go in and examine the mildew on the walls. If he finds greenish or reddish streaks and the contamination appears to go deeper than the wall's surface, -38. the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days. -39. On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread, -40. the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town to an area designated as ceremonially unclean. -41. Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town. -42. Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered. - -43. "But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered, -44. the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled. -45. It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean. -46. Those who enter the house during the period of quarantine will be ceremonially unclean until evening, -47. and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing. - -48. "But if the priest returns for his inspection and finds that the mildew has not reappeared in the house after the fresh plastering, he will pronounce it clean because the mildew is clearly gone. -49. To purify the house the priest must take two birds, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. -50. He will slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot filled with fresh water. -51. He will take the cedar stick, the hyssop branch, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them into the blood of the slaughtered bird and into the fresh water. Then he will sprinkle the house seven times. -52. When the priest has purified the house in exactly this way, -53. he will release the live bird in the open fields outside the town. Through this process, the priest will purify the house, and it will be ceremonially clean. - -54. "These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases, including scabby sores; -55. and mildew, whether on clothing or in a house; -56. and a swelling on the skin, a rash, or discolored skin. -57. This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean. - -"These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew." - - - +1 And the Lord said to Moses, +2 “The following instructions are for those seeking ceremonial purification from a skin disease. Those who have been healed must be brought to the priest, +3 who will examine them at a place outside the camp. If the priest finds that someone has been healed of a serious skin disease, +4 he will perform a purification ceremony, using two live birds that are ceremonially clean, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. +5 The priest will order that one bird be slaughtered over a clay pot filled with fresh water. +6 He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. +7 The priest will then sprinkle the blood of the dead bird seven times on the person being purified of the skin disease. When the priest has purified the person, he will release the live bird in the open field to fly away. +8 “The persons being purified must then wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean and may return to the camp. However, they must remain outside their tents for seven days. +9 On the seventh day they must again shave all the hair from their heads, including the hair of the beard and eyebrows. They must also wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. Then they will be ceremonially clean. +10 “On the eighth day each person being purified must bring two male lambs and a one-year-old female lamb, all with no defects, along with a grain offering of six quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a cup of olive oil. +11 Then the officiating priest will present that person for purification, along with the offerings, before the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +12 The priest will take one of the male lambs and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as a special offering before the Lord. +13 He will then slaughter the male lamb in the sacred area where sin offerings and burnt offerings are slaughtered. As with the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest. It is a most holy offering. +14 The priest will then take some of the blood of the guilt offering and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. +15 “Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand. +16 He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the Lord. +17 The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. +18 The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord. +19 “Then the priest must present the sin offering to purify the person who was cured of the skin disease. After that, the priest will slaughter the burnt offering +20 and offer it on the altar along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person who was healed, and the person will be ceremonially clean. +21 “But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil. +22 The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. +23 On the eighth day of the purification ceremony, the person being purified must bring the offerings to the priest in the Lord’s presence at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +24 The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up as a special offering to the Lord. +25 Then the priest will slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering. He will take some of its blood and apply it to the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. +26 “The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand. +27 He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord. +28 The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. +29 The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord. +30 “Then the priest will offer the two turtledoves or the two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. +31 One of them is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, to be presented along with the grain offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the person before the Lord. +32 These are the instructions for purification for those who have recovered from a serious skin disease but who cannot afford to bring the offerings normally required for the ceremony of purification.” +33 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +34 “When you arrive in Canaan, the land I am giving you as your own possession, I may contaminate some of the houses in your land with mildew. +35 The owner of such a house must then go to the priest and say, ‘It appears that my house has some kind of mildew.’ +36 Before the priest goes in to inspect the house, he must have the house emptied so nothing inside will be pronounced ceremonially unclean. +37 Then the priest will go in and examine the mildew on the walls. If he finds greenish or reddish streaks and the contamination appears to go deeper than the wall’s surface, +38 the priest will step outside the door and put the house in quarantine for seven days. +39 On the seventh day the priest must return for another inspection. If he finds that the mildew on the walls of the house has spread, +40 the priest must order that the stones from those areas be removed. The contaminated material will then be taken outside the town to an area designated as ceremonially unclean. +41 Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town. +42 Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered. +43 “But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered, +44 the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled. +45 It must be torn down, and all its stones, timbers, and plaster must be carried out of town to the place designated as ceremonially unclean. +46 Those who enter the house during the period of quarantine will be ceremonially unclean until evening, +47 and all who sleep or eat in the house must wash their clothing. +48 “But if the priest returns for his inspection and finds that the mildew has not reappeared in the house after the fresh plastering, he will pronounce it clean because the mildew is clearly gone. +49 To purify the house the priest must take two birds, a stick of cedar, some scarlet yarn, and a hyssop branch. +50 He will slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot filled with fresh water. +51 He will take the cedar stick, the hyssop branch, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, and dip them into the blood of the slaughtered bird and into the fresh water. Then he will sprinkle the house seven times. +52 When the priest has purified the house in exactly this way, +53 he will release the live bird in the open fields outside the town. Through this process, the priest will purify the house, and it will be ceremonially clean. +54 “These are the instructions for dealing with serious skin diseases, including scabby sores; +55 and mildew, whether on clothing or in a house; +56 and a swelling on the skin, a rash, or discolored skin. +57 This procedure will determine whether a person or object is ceremonially clean or unclean. +“These are the instructions regarding skin diseases and mildew.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md index 89a45971..fc4c4d57 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -Bodily Discharges - # Chapter 15 -1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"Any man who has a bodily discharge is ceremonially unclean. - -3. This defilement is caused by his discharge, whether the discharge continues or stops. In either case the man is unclean. -4. Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies and anything on which he sits will be ceremonially unclean. -5. So if you touch the man's bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -6. If you sit where the man with the discharge has sat, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -7. If you touch the man with the discharge, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -8. If the man spits on you, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -9. Any saddle blanket on which the man rides will be ceremonially unclean. -10. If you touch anything that was under the man, you will be unclean until evening. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -11. If the man touches you without first rinsing his hands, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -12. Any clay pot the man touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil he touches must be rinsed with water. - -13. "When the man with the discharge is healed, he must count off seven days for the period of purification. Then he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in fresh water, and he will be ceremonially clean. -14. On the eighth day he must get two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle and give his offerings to the priest. -15. The priest will offer one bird for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the man before the LORD for his discharge. - -16. "Whenever a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body in water, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until the next evening. -17. Any clothing or leather with semen on it must be washed in water, and it will remain unclean until evening. -18. After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening. - -19. "Whenever a woman has her menstrual period, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her during that time will be unclean until evening. -20. Anything on which the woman lies or sits during the time of her period will be unclean. -21. If any of you touch her bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -22. If you touch any object she has sat on, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. -23. This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it. -24. If a man has sexual intercourse with her and her blood touches him, her menstrual impurity will be transmitted to him. He will remain unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will be unclean. - -25. "If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues. -26. Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period. -27. If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. - -28. "When the woman's bleeding stops, she must count off seven days. Then she will be ceremonially clean. -29. On the eighth day she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons and present them to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -30. The priest will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify her before the LORD for the ceremonial impurity caused by her bleeding. - -31. "This is how you will guard the people of Israel from ceremonial uncleanness. Otherwise they would die, for their impurity would defile my Tabernacle that stands among them. -32. These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge--a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen -33. or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“Any man who has a bodily discharge is ceremonially unclean. +3 This defilement is caused by his discharge, whether the discharge continues or stops. In either case the man is unclean. +4 Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies and anything on which he sits will be ceremonially unclean. +5 So if you touch the man’s bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +6 If you sit where the man with the discharge has sat, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +7 If you touch the man with the discharge, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +8 If the man spits on you, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +9 Any saddle blanket on which the man rides will be ceremonially unclean. +10 If you touch anything that was under the man, you will be unclean until evening. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +11 If the man touches you without first rinsing his hands, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +12 Any clay pot the man touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil he touches must be rinsed with water. +13 “When the man with the discharge is healed, he must count off seven days for the period of purification. Then he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in fresh water, and he will be ceremonially clean. +14 On the eighth day he must get two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle and give his offerings to the priest. +15 The priest will offer one bird for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the man before the Lord for his discharge. +16 “Whenever a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body in water, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until the next evening. +17 Any clothing or leather with semen on it must be washed in water, and it will remain unclean until evening. +18 After a man and a woman have sexual intercourse, they must each bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until the next evening. +19 “Whenever a woman has her menstrual period, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her during that time will be unclean until evening. +20 Anything on which the woman lies or sits during the time of her period will be unclean. +21 If any of you touch her bed, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +22 If you touch any object she has sat on, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +23 This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it. +24 If a man has sexual intercourse with her and her blood touches him, her menstrual impurity will be transmitted to him. He will remain unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will be unclean. +25 “If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues. +26 Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period. +27 If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening. +28 “When the woman’s bleeding stops, she must count off seven days. Then she will be ceremonially clean. +29 On the eighth day she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons and present them to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +30 The priest will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify her before the Lord for the ceremonial impurity caused by her bleeding. +31 “This is how you will guard the people of Israel from ceremonial uncleanness. Otherwise they would die, for their impurity would defile my Tabernacle that stands among them. +32 These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge—a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen +33 or a woman during her menstrual period. It applies to any man or woman who has a bodily discharge, and to a man who has sexual intercourse with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md index 170c91af..882a43ae 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,51 +1,36 @@ -The Day of Atonement - # Chapter 16 -1. The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons, who died after they entered the LORD's presence and burned the wrong kind of fire before him. -2. The LORD said to Moses, "Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover. - -3. "When Aaron enters the sanctuary area, he must follow these instructions fully. He must bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. -4. He must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on. -5. Aaron must take from the community of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. - -6. "Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the LORD. -7. Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -8. He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the LORD and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel. -9. Aaron will then present as a sin offering the goat chosen by lot for the LORD. -10. The other goat, the scapegoat chosen by lot to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before the LORD. When it is sent away to Azazel in the wilderness, the people will be purified and made right with the LORD. - -11. "Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the LORD. After he has slaughtered the bull as a sin offering, -12. he will fill an incense burner with burning coals from the altar that stands before the LORD. Then he will take two handfuls of fragrant powdered incense and will carry the burner and the incense behind the inner curtain. -13. There in the LORD's presence he will put the incense on the burning coals so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. If he follows these instructions, he will not die. -14. Then he must take some of the blood of the bull, dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it on the east side of the atonement cover. He must sprinkle blood seven times with his finger in front of the atonement cover. - -15. "Then Aaron must slaughter the first goat as a sin offering for the people and carry its blood behind the inner curtain. There he will sprinkle the goat's blood over the atonement cover and in front of it, just as he did with the bull's blood. -16. Through this process, he will purify the Most Holy Place, and he will do the same for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites. -17. No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle when Aaron enters it for the purification ceremony in the Most Holy Place. No one may enter until he comes out again after purifying himself, his family, and all the congregation of Israel, making them right with the LORD. - -18. "Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the LORD. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar. -19. Then he must sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times over the altar. In this way, he will cleanse it from Israel's defilement and make it holy. - -20. "When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place and the Tabernacle and the altar, he must present the live goat. -21. He will lay both of his hands on the goat's head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people's sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness. -22. As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people's sins upon itself into a desolate land. - -23. "When Aaron goes back into the Tabernacle, he must take off the linen garments he was wearing when he entered the Most Holy Place, and he must leave the garments there. -24. Then he must bathe himself with water in a sacred place, put on his regular garments, and go out to sacrifice a burnt offering for himself and a burnt offering for the people. Through this process, he will purify himself and the people, making them right with the LORD. -25. He must then burn all the fat of the sin offering on the altar. - -26. "The man chosen to drive the scapegoat into the wilderness of Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he may return to the camp. - -27. "The bull and the goat presented as sin offerings, whose blood Aaron takes into the Most Holy Place for the purification ceremony, will be carried outside the camp. The animals' hides, internal organs, and dung are all to be burned. -28. The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before returning to the camp. - -29. "On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn, you must deny yourselves. Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you. -30. On that day offerings of purification will be made for you, and you will be purified in the LORD's presence from all your sins. -31. It will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. This is a permanent law for you. -32. In future generations, the purification ceremony will be performed by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments -33. and purify the Most Holy Place, the Tabernacle, the altar, the priests, and the entire congregation. -34. This is a permanent law for you, to purify the people of Israel from their sins, making them right with the LORD once each year." -Moses followed all these instructions exactly as the LORD had commanded him. - - - +1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, who died after they entered the Lord’s presence and burned the wrong kind of fire before him. +2 The Lord said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover. +3 “When Aaron enters the sanctuary area, he must follow these instructions fully. He must bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. +4 He must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on. +5 Aaron must take from the community of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. +6 “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord. +7 Then he must take the two male goats and present them to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +8 He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel. +9 Aaron will then present as a sin offering the goat chosen by lot for the Lord. +10 The other goat, the scapegoat chosen by lot to be sent away, will be kept alive, standing before the Lord. When it is sent away to Azazel in the wilderness, the people will be purified and made right with the Lord. +11 “Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord. After he has slaughtered the bull as a sin offering, +12 he will fill an incense burner with burning coals from the altar that stands before the Lord. Then he will take two handfuls of fragrant powdered incense and will carry the burner and the incense behind the inner curtain. +13 There in the Lord’s presence he will put the incense on the burning coals so that a cloud of incense will rise over the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. If he follows these instructions, he will not die. +14 Then he must take some of the blood of the bull, dip his finger in it, and sprinkle it on the east side of the atonement cover. He must sprinkle blood seven times with his finger in front of the atonement cover. +15 “Then Aaron must slaughter the first goat as a sin offering for the people and carry its blood behind the inner curtain. There he will sprinkle the goat’s blood over the atonement cover and in front of it, just as he did with the bull’s blood. +16 Through this process, he will purify the Most Holy Place, and he will do the same for the entire Tabernacle, because of the defiling sin and rebellion of the Israelites. +17 No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle when Aaron enters it for the purification ceremony in the Most Holy Place. No one may enter until he comes out again after purifying himself, his family, and all the congregation of Israel, making them right with the Lord. +18 “Then Aaron will come out to purify the altar that stands before the Lord. He will do this by taking some of the blood from the bull and the goat and putting it on each of the horns of the altar. +19 Then he must sprinkle the blood with his finger seven times over the altar. In this way, he will cleanse it from Israel’s defilement and make it holy. +20 “When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place and the Tabernacle and the altar, he must present the live goat. +21 He will lay both of his hands on the goat’s head and confess over it all the wickedness, rebellion, and sins of the people of Israel. In this way, he will transfer the people’s sins to the head of the goat. Then a man specially chosen for the task will drive the goat into the wilderness. +22 As the goat goes into the wilderness, it will carry all the people’s sins upon itself into a desolate land. +23 “When Aaron goes back into the Tabernacle, he must take off the linen garments he was wearing when he entered the Most Holy Place, and he must leave the garments there. +24 Then he must bathe himself with water in a sacred place, put on his regular garments, and go out to sacrifice a burnt offering for himself and a burnt offering for the people. Through this process, he will purify himself and the people, making them right with the Lord. +25 He must then burn all the fat of the sin offering on the altar. +26 “The man chosen to drive the scapegoat into the wilderness of Azazel must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he may return to the camp. +27 “The bull and the goat presented as sin offerings, whose blood Aaron takes into the Most Holy Place for the purification ceremony, will be carried outside the camp. The animals’ hides, internal organs, and dung are all to be burned. +28 The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water before returning to the camp. +29 “On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn, you must deny yourselves. Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you. +30 On that day offerings of purification will be made for you, and you will be purified in the Lord’s presence from all your sins. +31 It will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. This is a permanent law for you. +32 In future generations, the purification ceremony will be performed by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments +33 and purify the Most Holy Place, the Tabernacle, the altar, the priests, and the entire congregation. +34 This is a permanent law for you, to purify the people of Israel from their sins, making them right with the Lord once each year.” +Moses followed all these instructions exactly as the Lord had commanded him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md index 6b72b44c..c7eda3c0 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -Prohibitions against Eating Blood - # Chapter 17 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the LORD has commanded. - -3. "If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp -4. instead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to present it as an offering to the LORD, that person will be as guilty as a murderer. Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community. -5. The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the LORD as peace offerings. -6. Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the LORD's altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -7. The people must no longer be unfaithful to the LORD by offering sacrifices to the goat idols. This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation. - -8. "Give them this command as well. If any native Israelite or foreigner living among you offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice -9. but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the LORD, that person will be cut off from the community. - -10. "And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people, -11. for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible. -12. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, 'You must never eat or drink blood--neither you nor the foreigners living among you.' - -13. "And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth. -14. The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, 'You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.' So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community. - -15. "And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean. -16. But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel. This is what the Lord has commanded. +3 “If any native Israelite sacrifices a bull or a lamb or a goat anywhere inside or outside the camp +4 instead of bringing it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to present it as an offering to the Lord, that person will be as guilty as a murderer. Such a person has shed blood and will be cut off from the community. +5 The purpose of this rule is to stop the Israelites from sacrificing animals in the open fields. It will ensure that they bring their sacrifices to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle, so he can present them to the Lord as peace offerings. +6 Then the priest will be able to splatter the blood against the Lord’s altar at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and he will burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +7 The people must no longer be unfaithful to the Lord by offering sacrifices to the goat idols. This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation. +8 “Give them this command as well. If any native Israelite or foreigner living among you offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice +9 but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle to offer it to the Lord, that person will be cut off from the community. +10 “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people, +11 for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible. +12 That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood—neither you nor the foreigners living among you.’ +13 “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth. +14 The life of every creature is in its blood. That is why I have said to the people of Israel, ‘You must never eat or drink blood, for the life of any creature is in its blood.’ So whoever consumes blood will be cut off from the community. +15 “And if any native-born Israelites or foreigners eat the meat of an animal that died naturally or was torn up by wild animals, they must wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water. They will remain ceremonially unclean until evening, but then they will be clean. +16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be punished for their sin.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md index 7afc21a4..c7aab3d9 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,56 +1,31 @@ -Forbidden Sexual Practices - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the LORD your God. -3. So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. -4. You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the LORD your God. -5. If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD. - -6. "You must never have sexual relations with a close relative, for I am the LORD. - -7. "Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her. - -8. "Do not have sexual relations with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father. - -9. "Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else's. - -10. "Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, for this would violate yourself. - -11. "Do not have sexual relations with your stepsister, the daughter of any of your father's wives, for she is your sister. - -12. "Do not have sexual relations with your father's sister, for she is your father's close relative. - -13. "Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, for she is your mother's close relative. - -14. "Do not violate your uncle, your father's brother, by having sexual relations with his wife, for she is your aunt. - -15. "Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her. - -16. "Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife, for this would violate your brother. - -17. "Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not take her granddaughter, whether her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives, and this would be a wicked act. - -18. "While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals. - -19. "Do not have sexual relations with a woman during her period of menstrual impurity. - -20. "Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife. - -21. "Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the LORD. - -22. "Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin. - -23. "A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act. - -24. "Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways. -25. Because the entire land has become defiled, I am punishing the people who live there. I will cause the land to vomit them out. -26. You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. - -27. "All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled. -28. So do not defile the land and give it a reason to vomit you out, as it will vomit out the people who live there now. -29. Whoever commits any of these detestable sins will be cut off from the community of Israel. -30. So obey my instructions, and do not defile yourselves by committing any of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before you. I am the LORD your God." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the Lord your God. +3 So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. +4 You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the Lord your God. +5 If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord. +6 “You must never have sexual relations with a close relative, for I am the Lord. +7 “Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her. +8 “Do not have sexual relations with any of your father’s wives, for this would violate your father. +9 “Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else’s. +10 “Do not have sexual relations with your granddaughter, whether she is your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for this would violate yourself. +11 “Do not have sexual relations with your stepsister, the daughter of any of your father’s wives, for she is your sister. +12 “Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister, for she is your father’s close relative. +13 “Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative. +14 “Do not violate your uncle, your father’s brother, by having sexual relations with his wife, for she is your aunt. +15 “Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her. +16 “Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife, for this would violate your brother. +17 “Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. And do not take her granddaughter, whether her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives, and this would be a wicked act. +18 “While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals. +19 “Do not have sexual relations with a woman during her period of menstrual impurity. +20 “Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife. +21 “Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the Lord. +22 “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin. +23 “A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act. +24 “Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways. +25 Because the entire land has become defiled, I am punishing the people who live there. I will cause the land to vomit them out. +26 You must obey all my decrees and regulations. You must not commit any of these detestable sins. This applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. +27 “All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled. +28 So do not defile the land and give it a reason to vomit you out, as it will vomit out the people who live there now. +29 Whoever commits any of these detestable sins will be cut off from the community of Israel. +30 So obey my instructions, and do not defile yourselves by committing any of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before you. I am the Lord your God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md index a16aba65..ba7ca9a7 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,81 +1,43 @@ -Holiness in Personal Conduct - # Chapter 19 -1. The LORD also said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy. - -3. "Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God. - -4. "Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God. - -5. "When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, offer it properly so you will be accepted by God. -6. The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up. -7. If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it. -8. Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the LORD and will be cut off from the community. - -9. "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. -10. It is the same with your grape crop--do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God. - -11. "Do not steal. - -"Do not deceive or cheat one another. - - -12. "Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the LORD. - -13. "Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. - -"Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay. - - -14. "Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD. - -15. "Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly. - -16. "Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. -"Do not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is threatened. I am the LORD. - -17. "Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin. - -18. "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. - -19. "You must obey all my decrees. - -"Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread. - - -20. "If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man's wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death. -21. The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -22. The priest will then purify him before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering, and the man's sin will be forgiven. - -23. "When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden. Do not eat it. -24. In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise. -25. Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the LORD your God. - -26. "Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. - -"Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft. - - -27. "Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards. - -28. "Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD. - -29. "Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness. - -30. "Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the LORD. - -31. "Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the LORD your God. - -32. "Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD. - -33. "Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land. -34. Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. - -35. "Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume. -36. Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. - -37. "You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the LORD." - - - +1 The Lord also said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. +3 “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the Lord your God. +4 “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God. +5 “When you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, offer it properly so you will be accepted by God. +6 The sacrifice must be eaten on the same day you offer it or on the next day. Whatever is left over until the third day must be completely burned up. +7 If any of the sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will be contaminated, and I will not accept it. +8 Anyone who eats it on the third day will be punished for defiling what is holy to the Lord and will be cut off from the community. +9 “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. +10 It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God. +11 “Do not steal. +“Do not deceive or cheat one another. +12 “Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the Lord. +13 “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. +“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay. +14 “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the Lord. +15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly. +16 “Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. +“Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord. +17 “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin. +18 “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. +19 “You must obey all my decrees. +“Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread. +20 “If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death. +21 The man, however, must bring a ram as a guilt offering and present it to the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +22 The priest will then purify him before the Lord with the ram of the guilt offering, and the man’s sin will be forgiven. +23 “When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden. Do not eat it. +24 In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of praise. +25 Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the Lord your God. +26 “Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. +“Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft. +27 “Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards. +28 “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord. +29 “Do not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be filled with prostitution and wickedness. +30 “Keep my Sabbath days of rest, and show reverence toward my sanctuary. I am the Lord. +31 “Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God. +32 “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord. +33 “Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land. +34 Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. +35 “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume. +36 Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry materials or liquids must be accurate. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. +37 “You must be careful to keep all of my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice. I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md index 6bc90933..f19bf688 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,53 +1,29 @@ -Punishments for Disobedience - # Chapter 20 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel. - -"If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death. - -3. I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech. -4. And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them, -5. I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech. - -6. "I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community. -7. So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I am the LORD your God. -8. Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD who makes you holy. - -9. "Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense. - -10. "If a man commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death. - -11. "If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father's wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense. - -12. "If a man has sex with his daughter-in-law, both must be put to death. They have committed a perverse act and are guilty of a capital offense. - -13. "If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense. - -14. "If a man marries both a woman and her mother, he has committed a wicked act. The man and both women must be burned to death to wipe out such wickedness from among you. - -15. "If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed. - -16. "If a woman presents herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it, she and the animal must both be put to death. You must kill both, for they are guilty of a capital offense. - -17. "If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a shameful disgrace. They must be publicly cut off from the community. Since the man has violated his sister, he will be punished for his sin. - -18. "If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, both of them must be cut off from the community, for together they have exposed the source of her blood flow. - -19. "Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother's sister or your father's sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin. - -20. "If a man has sex with his uncle's wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless. - -21. "If a man marries his brother's wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless. - -22. "You must keep all my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you as your new home will vomit you out. -23. Do not live according to the customs of the people I am driving out before you. It is because they do these shameful things that I detest them. -24. But I have promised you, 'You will possess their land because I will give it to you as your possession--a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from all other people. - -25. "You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you. -26. You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. - -27. "Men and women among you who act as mediums or who consult the spirits of the dead must be put to death by stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel. +“If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death. +3 I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech. +4 And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them, +5 I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech. +6 “I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community. +7 So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I am the Lord your God. +8 Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord who makes you holy. +9 “Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense. +10 “If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death. +11 “If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense. +12 “If a man has sex with his daughter-in-law, both must be put to death. They have committed a perverse act and are guilty of a capital offense. +13 “If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense. +14 “If a man marries both a woman and her mother, he has committed a wicked act. The man and both women must be burned to death to wipe out such wickedness from among you. +15 “If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed. +16 “If a woman presents herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it, she and the animal must both be put to death. You must kill both, for they are guilty of a capital offense. +17 “If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a shameful disgrace. They must be publicly cut off from the community. Since the man has violated his sister, he will be punished for his sin. +18 “If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, both of them must be cut off from the community, for together they have exposed the source of her blood flow. +19 “Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother’s sister or your father’s sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin. +20 “If a man has sex with his uncle’s wife, he has violated his uncle. Both the man and woman will be punished for their sin, and they will die childless. +21 “If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless. +22 “You must keep all my decrees and regulations by putting them into practice; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you as your new home will vomit you out. +23 Do not live according to the customs of the people I am driving out before you. It is because they do these shameful things that I detest them. +24 But I have promised you, ‘You will possess their land because I will give it to you as your possession—a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the Lord your God, who has set you apart from all other people. +25 “You must therefore make a distinction between ceremonially clean and unclean animals, and between clean and unclean birds. You must not defile yourselves by eating any unclean animal or bird or creature that scurries along the ground. I have identified them as being unclean for you. +26 You must be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. +27 “Men and women among you who act as mediums or who consult the spirits of the dead must be put to death by stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md index c5411689..cb91976a 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,40 +1,26 @@ -Instructions for the Priests - # Chapter 21 -1. The LORD said to Moses, "Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - -"A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative. - -2. The only exceptions are his closest relatives--his mother or father, son or daughter, brother, -3. or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband. -4. But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage. - -5. "The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies. -6. They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God. - -7. "Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God. -8. You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy. - -9. "If a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father's holiness, and she must be burned to death. - -10. "The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his head, and he has been ordained to wear the priestly garments. He must never leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothing. -11. He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother. -12. He must not defile the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD. - -13. "The high priest may marry only a virgin. -14. He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan, -15. so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy." - -16. Then the LORD said to Moses, -17. "Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God. -18. No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed, -19. or has a broken foot or arm, -20. or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles. -21. No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God. -22. However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings. -23. Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach the altar, for this would defile my holy places. I am the LORD who makes them holy." - -24. So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. +“A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative. +2 The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother, +3 or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband. +4 But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage. +5 “The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies. +6 They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the Lord, gifts of food for their God. +7 “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God. +8 You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the Lord, am holy, and I make you holy. +9 “If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father’s holiness, and she must be burned to death. +10 “The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his head, and he has been ordained to wear the priestly garments. He must never leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothing. +11 He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother. +12 He must not defile the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord. +13 “The high priest may marry only a virgin. +14 He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan, +15 so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the Lord who makes him holy.” +16 Then the Lord said to Moses, +17 “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God. +18 No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed, +19 or has a broken foot or arm, +20 or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles. +21 No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the Lord. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God. +22 However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings. +23 Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach the altar, for this would defile my holy places. I am the Lord who makes them holy.” +24 So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md index 44df431a..2f59acdf 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,49 +1,36 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the LORD. -3. Give them the following instructions. -"In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the LORD, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD. - -4. "If any of Aaron's descendants has a skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen, -5. or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason. -6. The man who is defiled in any of these ways will remain unclean until evening. He may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has bathed himself in water. -7. When the sun goes down, he will be ceremonially clean again and may eat from the sacred offerings, for this is his food. -8. He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the LORD. - -9. "The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the LORD who makes them holy. - -10. "No one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest's home are not allowed to eat them. -11. However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food. -12. If a priest's daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings. -13. But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father's home as in her youth, she may eat her father's food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offerings. - -14. "Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent. -15. The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD -16. by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD who makes them holy." -Worthy and Unworthy Offerings - - -17. And the LORD said to Moses, -18. "Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. -"If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the LORD, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, -19. you will be accepted only if your offering is a male animal with no defects. It may be a bull, a ram, or a male goat. -20. Do not present an animal with defects, because the LORD will not accept it on your behalf. - -21. "If you present a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind. -22. You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the LORD. -23. If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow. -24. If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the LORD. You must never do this in your own land, -25. and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective." - -26. And the LORD said to Moses, -27. "When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a special gift to the LORD. -28. But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock. -29. When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the LORD, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted. -30. Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the LORD. - -31. "You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD. -32. Do not bring shame on my holy name, for I will display my holiness among the people of Israel. I am the LORD who makes you holy. -33. It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the LORD." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to be very careful with the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me, so they do not bring shame on my holy name. I am the Lord. +3 Give them the following instructions. +“In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the Lord, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the Lord. +4 “If any of Aaron’s descendants has a skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes him ceremonially unclean, he may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has been pronounced clean. He also becomes unclean by touching a corpse, or by having an emission of semen, +5 or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason. +6 The man who is defiled in any of these ways will remain unclean until evening. He may not eat from the sacred offerings until he has bathed himself in water. +7 When the sun goes down, he will be ceremonially clean again and may eat from the sacred offerings, for this is his food. +8 He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the Lord. +9 “The priests must follow my instructions carefully. Otherwise they will be punished for their sin and will die for violating my instructions. I am the Lord who makes them holy. +10 “No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest’s home are not allowed to eat them. +11 However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food. +12 If a priest’s daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings. +13 But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father’s home as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings. +14 “Any such person who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an additional 20 percent. +15 The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the Lord +16 by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the Lord who makes them holy.” +17 And the Lord said to Moses, +18 “Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. +“If you present a gift as a burnt offering to the Lord, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, +19 you will be accepted only if your offering is a male animal with no defects. It may be a bull, a ram, or a male goat. +20 Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf. +21 “If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind. +22 You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the Lord. +23 If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow. +24 If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the Lord. You must never do this in your own land, +25 and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.” +26 And the Lord said to Moses, +27 “When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a special gift to the Lord. +28 But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock. +29 When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted. +30 Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the Lord. +31 “You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord. +32 Do not bring shame on my holy name, for I will display my holiness among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who makes you holy. +33 It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md index 40dba1b1..a3bbd1e1 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,77 +1,45 @@ -The Appointed Festivals - # Chapter 23 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the LORD's appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly. - -3. "You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of complete rest, an official day for holy assembly. It is the LORD's Sabbath day, and it must be observed wherever you live. - -4. "In addition to the Sabbath, these are the LORD's appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year. - -Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread - - -5. "The LORD's Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month. -6. On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the LORD continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast. -7. On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. -8. For seven days you must present special gifts to the LORD. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly." -Celebration of First Harvest - - -9. Then the LORD said to Moses, -10. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest. -11. On the day after the Sabbath, the priest will lift it up before the LORD so it may be accepted on your behalf. -12. On that same day you must sacrifice a one-year-old male lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to the LORD. -13. With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. -14. Do not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until you bring this offering to your God. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. - -The Festival of Harvest - - -15. "From the day after the Sabbath--the day you bring the bundle of grain to be lifted up as a special offering--count off seven full weeks. -16. Keep counting until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days later. Then present an offering of new grain to the LORD. -17. From wherever you live, bring two loaves of bread to be lifted up before the LORD as a special offering. Make these loaves from four quarts of choice flour, and bake them with yeast. They will be an offering to the LORD from the first of your crops. -18. Along with the bread, present seven one-year-old male lambs with no defects, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the LORD. These burnt offerings, together with the grain offerings and liquid offerings, will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -19. Then you must offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a peace offering. - -20. "The priest will lift up the two lambs as a special offering to the LORD, together with the loaves representing the first of your crops. These offerings, which are holy to the LORD, belong to the priests. -21. That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. - -22. "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God." -The Festival of Trumpets - - -23. The LORD said to Moses, -24. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet. -25. You must do no ordinary work on that day. Instead, you are to present special gifts to the LORD." -The Day of Atonement - - -26. Then the LORD said to Moses, -27. "Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month--nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves and present special gifts to the LORD. -28. Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with the LORD your God. -29. All who do not deny themselves that day will be cut off from God's people. -30. And I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day. -31. You must not do any work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. -32. This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day." -The Festival of Shelters - - -33. And the LORD said to Moses, -34. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. Begin celebrating the Festival of Shelters on the fifteenth day of the appointed month--five days after the Day of Atonement. This festival to the LORD will last for seven days. -35. On the first day of the festival you must proclaim an official day for holy assembly, when you do no ordinary work. -36. For seven days you must present special gifts to the LORD. The eighth day is another holy day on which you present your special gifts to the LORD. This will be a solemn occasion, and no ordinary work may be done that day. - -37. ("These are the LORD's appointed festivals. Celebrate them each year as official days for holy assembly by presenting special gifts to the LORD--burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and liquid offerings--each on its proper day. -38. These festivals must be observed in addition to the LORD's regular Sabbath days, and the offerings are in addition to your personal gifts, the offerings you give to fulfill your vows, and the voluntary offerings you present to the LORD.) - -39. "Remember that this seven-day festival to the LORD--the Festival of Shelters--begins on the fifteenth day of the appointed month, after you have harvested all the produce of the land. The first day and the eighth day of the festival will be days of complete rest. -40. On the first day gather branches from magnificent trees--palm fronds, boughs from leafy trees, and willows that grow by the streams. Then celebrate with joy before the LORD your God for seven days. -41. You must observe this festival to the LORD for seven days every year. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed in the appointed month from generation to generation. -42. For seven days you must live outside in little shelters. All native-born Israelites must live in shelters. -43. This will remind each new generation of Israelites that I made their ancestors live in shelters when I rescued them from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God." - -44. So Moses gave the Israelites these instructions regarding the annual festivals of the LORD. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly. +3 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of complete rest, an official day for holy assembly. It is the Lord’s Sabbath day, and it must be observed wherever you live. +4 “In addition to the Sabbath, these are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year. +5 “The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month. +6 On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the Lord continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast. +7 On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. +8 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.” +9 Then the Lord said to Moses, +10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest. +11 On the day after the Sabbath, the priest will lift it up before the Lord so it may be accepted on your behalf. +12 On that same day you must sacrifice a one-year-old male lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to the Lord. +13 With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil. It will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. +14 Do not eat any bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until you bring this offering to your God. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. +15 “From the day after the Sabbath—the day you bring the bundle of grain to be lifted up as a special offering—count off seven full weeks. +16 Keep counting until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days later. Then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. +17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves of bread to be lifted up before the Lord as a special offering. Make these loaves from four quarts of choice flour, and bake them with yeast. They will be an offering to the Lord from the first of your crops. +18 Along with the bread, present seven one-year-old male lambs with no defects, one young bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the Lord. These burnt offerings, together with the grain offerings and liquid offerings, will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +19 Then you must offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a peace offering. +20 “The priest will lift up the two lambs as a special offering to the Lord, together with the loaves representing the first of your crops. These offerings, which are holy to the Lord, belong to the priests. +21 That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. +22 “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.” +23 The Lord said to Moses, +24 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet. +25 You must do no ordinary work on that day. Instead, you are to present special gifts to the Lord.” +26 Then the Lord said to Moses, +27 “Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves and present special gifts to the Lord. +28 Do no work during that entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification are made for you, making you right with the Lord your God. +29 All who do not deny themselves that day will be cut off from God’s people. +30 And I will destroy anyone among you who does any work on that day. +31 You must not do any work at all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live. +32 This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.” +33 And the Lord said to Moses, +34 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. Begin celebrating the Festival of Shelters on the fifteenth day of the appointed month—five days after the Day of Atonement. This festival to the Lord will last for seven days. +35 On the first day of the festival you must proclaim an official day for holy assembly, when you do no ordinary work. +36 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. The eighth day is another holy day on which you present your special gifts to the Lord. This will be a solemn occasion, and no ordinary work may be done that day. +37 (“These are the Lord’s appointed festivals. Celebrate them each year as official days for holy assembly by presenting special gifts to the Lord—burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices, and liquid offerings—each on its proper day. +38 These festivals must be observed in addition to the Lord’s regular Sabbath days, and the offerings are in addition to your personal gifts, the offerings you give to fulfill your vows, and the voluntary offerings you present to the Lord.) +39 “Remember that this seven-day festival to the Lord—the Festival of Shelters—begins on the fifteenth day of the appointed month, after you have harvested all the produce of the land. The first day and the eighth day of the festival will be days of complete rest. +40 On the first day gather branches from magnificent trees—palm fronds, boughs from leafy trees, and willows that grow by the streams. Then celebrate with joy before the Lord your God for seven days. +41 You must observe this festival to the Lord for seven days every year. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed in the appointed month from generation to generation. +42 For seven days you must live outside in little shelters. All native-born Israelites must live in shelters. +43 This will remind each new generation of Israelites that I made their ancestors live in shelters when I rescued them from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” +44 So Moses gave the Israelites these instructions regarding the annual festivals of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md index ccc0a4f1..cec92336 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -Pure Oil and Holy Bread - # Chapter 24 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. -3. This is the lampstand that stands in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron must keep the lamps burning in the LORD's presence all night. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. -4. Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the LORD's presence. - -5. "You must bake twelve flat loaves of bread from choice flour, using four quarts of flour for each loaf. -6. Place the bread before the LORD on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two stacks, with six loaves in each stack. -7. Put some pure frankincense near each stack to serve as a representative offering, a special gift presented to the LORD. -8. Every Sabbath day this bread must be laid out before the LORD as a gift from the Israelites; it is an ongoing expression of the eternal covenant. -9. The loaves of bread will belong to Aaron and his descendants, who must eat them in a sacred place, for they are most holy. It is the permanent right of the priests to claim this portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD." -An Example of Just Punishment - - -10. One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out of his tent and got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. -11. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the Name of the LORD with a curse. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. -12. They kept the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear to them. - -13. Then the LORD said to Moses, -14. "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. -15. Say to the people of Israel: Those who curse their God will be punished for their sin. -16. Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any native-born Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be put to death. - -17. "Anyone who takes another person's life must be put to death. - -18. "Anyone who kills another person's animal must pay for it in full--a live animal for the animal that was killed. - -19. "Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted-- -20. a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind. - -21. "Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death. - -22. "This same standard applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God." - -23. After Moses gave all these instructions to the Israelites, they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him to death. The Israelites did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. +3 This is the lampstand that stands in the Tabernacle, in front of the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant. Aaron must keep the lamps burning in the Lord’s presence all night. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation. +4 Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the Lord’s presence. +5 “You must bake twelve flat loaves of bread from choice flour, using four quarts of flour for each loaf. +6 Place the bread before the Lord on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two stacks, with six loaves in each stack. +7 Put some pure frankincense near each stack to serve as a representative offering, a special gift presented to the Lord. +8 Every Sabbath day this bread must be laid out before the Lord as a gift from the Israelites; it is an ongoing expression of the eternal covenant. +9 The loaves of bread will belong to Aaron and his descendants, who must eat them in a sacred place, for they are most holy. It is the permanent right of the priests to claim this portion of the special gifts presented to the Lord.” +10 One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out of his tent and got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. +11 During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the Name of the Lord with a curse. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. +12 They kept the man in custody until the Lord’s will in the matter should become clear to them. +13 Then the Lord said to Moses, +14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. +15 Say to the people of Israel: Those who curse their God will be punished for their sin. +16 Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the Lord must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any native-born Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the Name of the Lord must be put to death. +17 “Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death. +18 “Anyone who kills another person’s animal must pay for it in full—a live animal for the animal that was killed. +19 “Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted— +20 a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind. +21 “Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death. +22 “This same standard applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.” +23 After Moses gave all these instructions to the Israelites, they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him to death. The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md index 9634b899..f0bd404a 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,81 +1,56 @@ -The Sabbath Year - # Chapter 25 -1. While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the LORD said to him, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you have entered the land I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath rest before the LORD every seventh year. -3. For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops, -4. but during the seventh year the land must have a Sabbath year of complete rest. It is the LORD's Sabbath. Do not plant your fields or prune your vineyards during that year. -5. And don't store away the crops that grow on their own or gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. The land must have a year of complete rest. -6. But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own during its Sabbath. This applies to you, your male and female servants, your hired workers, and the temporary residents who live with you. -7. Your livestock and the wild animals in your land will also be allowed to eat what the land produces. - -The Year of Jubilee - - -8. "In addition, you must count off seven Sabbath years, seven sets of seven years, adding up to forty-nine years in all. -9. Then on the Day of Atonement in the fiftieth year, blow the ram's horn loud and long throughout the land. -10. Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you, when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and return to your own clan. -11. This fiftieth year will be a jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away any of the crops that grow on their own, and don't gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. -12. It will be a jubilee year for you, and you must keep it holy. But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own. -13. In the Year of Jubilee each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors. - -14. "When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other. -15. When you buy land from your neighbor, the price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last jubilee. The seller must set the price by taking into account the number of years remaining until the next Year of Jubilee. -16. The more years until the next jubilee, the higher the price; the fewer years, the lower the price. After all, the person selling the land is actually selling you a certain number of harvests. -17. Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your God. - -18. "If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations. -19. Then the land will yield large crops, and you will eat your fill and live securely in it. -20. But you might ask, 'What will we eat during the seventh year, since we are not allowed to plant or harvest crops that year?' -21. Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years. -22. When you plant your fields in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the large crop of the sixth year. In fact, you will still be eating from that large crop when the new crop is harvested in the ninth year. - -Redemption of Property - - -23. "The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me. - -24. "With every purchase of land you must grant the seller the right to buy it back. -25. If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him. -26. If there is no close relative to buy the land, but the person who sold it gets enough money to buy it back, -27. he then has the right to redeem it from the one who bought it. The price of the land will be discounted according to the number of years until the next Year of Jubilee. In this way the original owner can then return to the land. -28. But if the original owner cannot afford to buy back the land, it will remain with the new owner until the next Year of Jubilee. In the jubilee year, the land must be returned to the original owners so they can return to their family land. - -29. "Anyone who sells a house inside a walled town has the right to buy it back for a full year after its sale. During that year, the seller retains the right to buy it back. -30. But if it is not bought back within a year, the sale of the house within the walled town cannot be reversed. It will become the permanent property of the buyer. It will not be returned to the original owner in the Year of Jubilee. -31. But a house in a village--a settlement without fortified walls--will be treated like property in the countryside. Such a house may be bought back at any time, and it must be returned to the original owner in the Year of Jubilee. - -32. "The Levites always have the right to buy back a house they have sold within the towns allotted to them. -33. And any property that is sold by the Levites--all houses within the Levitical towns--must be returned in the Year of Jubilee. After all, the houses in the towns reserved for the Levites are the only property they own in all Israel. -34. The open pastureland around the Levitical towns may never be sold. It is their permanent possession. - -Redemption of the Poor and Enslaved - - -35. "If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and cannot support himself, support him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident and allow him to live with you. -36. Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative. -37. Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him. -38. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. - -39. "If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave. -40. Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee. -41. At that time he and his children will no longer be obligated to you, and they will return to their clans and go back to the land originally allotted to their ancestors. -42. The people of Israel are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, so they must never be sold as slaves. -43. Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly. - -44. "However, you may purchase male and female slaves from among the nations around you. -45. You may also purchase the children of temporary residents who live among you, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, -46. passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat them as slaves, but you must never treat your fellow Israelites this way. - -47. "Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family, -48. they still retain the right to be bought back, even after they have been purchased. They may be bought back by a brother, -49. an uncle, or a cousin. In fact, anyone from the extended family may buy them back. They may also redeem themselves if they have prospered. -50. They will negotiate the price of their freedom with the person who bought them. The price will be based on the number of years from the time they were sold until the next Year of Jubilee--whatever it would cost to hire a worker for that period of time. -51. If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves. -52. If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount for their redemption. -53. The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly. -54. If any Israelites have not been bought back by the time the Year of Jubilee arrives, they and their children must be set free at that time. -55. For the people of Israel belong to me. They are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. - - - +1 While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the Lord said to him, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you have entered the land I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath rest before the Lord every seventh year. +3 For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops, +4 but during the seventh year the land must have a Sabbath year of complete rest. It is the Lord’s Sabbath. Do not plant your fields or prune your vineyards during that year. +5 And don’t store away the crops that grow on their own or gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. The land must have a year of complete rest. +6 But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own during its Sabbath. This applies to you, your male and female servants, your hired workers, and the temporary residents who live with you. +7 Your livestock and the wild animals in your land will also be allowed to eat what the land produces. +8 “In addition, you must count off seven Sabbath years, seven sets of seven years, adding up to forty-nine years in all. +9 Then on the Day of Atonement in the fiftieth year, blow the ram’s horn loud and long throughout the land. +10 Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you, when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and return to your own clan. +11 This fiftieth year will be a jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away any of the crops that grow on their own, and don’t gather the grapes from your unpruned vines. +12 It will be a jubilee year for you, and you must keep it holy. But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own. +13 In the Year of Jubilee each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors. +14 “When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other. +15 When you buy land from your neighbor, the price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last jubilee. The seller must set the price by taking into account the number of years remaining until the next Year of Jubilee. +16 The more years until the next jubilee, the higher the price; the fewer years, the lower the price. After all, the person selling the land is actually selling you a certain number of harvests. +17 Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the Lord your God. +18 “If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations. +19 Then the land will yield large crops, and you will eat your fill and live securely in it. +20 But you might ask, ‘What will we eat during the seventh year, since we are not allowed to plant or harvest crops that year?’ +21 Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years. +22 When you plant your fields in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the large crop of the sixth year. In fact, you will still be eating from that large crop when the new crop is harvested in the ninth year. +23 “The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me. +24 “With every purchase of land you must grant the seller the right to buy it back. +25 If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell some family land, then a close relative should buy it back for him. +26 If there is no close relative to buy the land, but the person who sold it gets enough money to buy it back, +27 he then has the right to redeem it from the one who bought it. The price of the land will be discounted according to the number of years until the next Year of Jubilee. In this way the original owner can then return to the land. +28 But if the original owner cannot afford to buy back the land, it will remain with the new owner until the next Year of Jubilee. In the jubilee year, the land must be returned to the original owners so they can return to their family land. +29 “Anyone who sells a house inside a walled town has the right to buy it back for a full year after its sale. During that year, the seller retains the right to buy it back. +30 But if it is not bought back within a year, the sale of the house within the walled town cannot be reversed. It will become the permanent property of the buyer. It will not be returned to the original owner in the Year of Jubilee. +31 But a house in a village—a settlement without fortified walls—will be treated like property in the countryside. Such a house may be bought back at any time, and it must be returned to the original owner in the Year of Jubilee. +32 “The Levites always have the right to buy back a house they have sold within the towns allotted to them. +33 And any property that is sold by the Levites—all houses within the Levitical towns—must be returned in the Year of Jubilee. After all, the houses in the towns reserved for the Levites are the only property they own in all Israel. +34 The open pastureland around the Levitical towns may never be sold. It is their permanent possession. +35 “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and cannot support himself, support him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident and allow him to live with you. +36 Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative. +37 Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him. +38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God. +39 “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave. +40 Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee. +41 At that time he and his children will no longer be obligated to you, and they will return to their clans and go back to the land originally allotted to their ancestors. +42 The people of Israel are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, so they must never be sold as slaves. +43 Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly. +44 “However, you may purchase male and female slaves from among the nations around you. +45 You may also purchase the children of temporary residents who live among you, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, +46 passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat them as slaves, but you must never treat your fellow Israelites this way. +47 “Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family, +48 they still retain the right to be bought back, even after they have been purchased. They may be bought back by a brother, +49 an uncle, or a cousin. In fact, anyone from the extended family may buy them back. They may also redeem themselves if they have prospered. +50 They will negotiate the price of their freedom with the person who bought them. The price will be based on the number of years from the time they were sold until the next Year of Jubilee—whatever it would cost to hire a worker for that period of time. +51 If many years still remain until the jubilee, they will repay the proper proportion of what they received when they sold themselves. +52 If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount for their redemption. +53 The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly. +54 If any Israelites have not been bought back by the time the Year of Jubilee arrives, they and their children must be set free at that time. +55 For the people of Israel belong to me. They are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md index da4753f9..e8b6cb6a 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,67 +1,47 @@ -Blessings for Obedience - # Chapter 26 -1. "Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God. -2. You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD. - -3. "If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, -4. I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. -5. Your threshing season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in your own land. - -6. "I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land. -7. In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords. -8. Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword. - -9. "I will look favorably upon you, making you fertile and multiplying your people. And I will fulfill my covenant with you. -10. You will have such a surplus of crops that you will need to clear out the old grain to make room for the new harvest! -11. I will live among you, and I will not despise you. -12. I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people. -13. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk with your heads held high. - -Punishments for Disobedience - - -14. "However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands, -15. and if you break my covenant by rejecting my decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my commands, -16. I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you--wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them. -17. I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you! - -18. "And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins. -19. I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze. -20. All your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit. - -21. "If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins. -22. I will send wild animals that will rob you of your children and destroy your livestock. Your numbers will dwindle, and your roads will be deserted. - -23. "And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me, -24. then I myself will be hostile toward you. I will personally strike you with calamity seven times over for your sins. -25. I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies. -26. I will destroy your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake bread for their families. They will ration your food by weight, and though you have food to eat, you will not be satisfied. - -27. "If in spite of all this you still refuse to listen and still remain hostile toward me, -28. then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins. -29. Then you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters. -30. I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you. -31. I will make your cities desolate and destroy your places of pagan worship. I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me. -32. Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see. -33. I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins. -34. Then at last the land will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it lies desolate while you are in exile in the land of your enemies. Then the land will finally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed. -35. As long as the land lies in ruins, it will enjoy the rest you never allowed it to take every seventh year while you lived in it. - -36. "And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you. -37. Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies. -38. You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies. -39. Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies' lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors. - -40. "But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me. -41. When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins. -42. Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. -43. For the land must be abandoned to enjoy its years of Sabbath rest as it lies deserted. At last the people will pay for their sins, for they have continually rejected my regulations and despised my decrees. - -44. "But despite all this, I will not utterly reject or despise them while they are in exile in the land of their enemies. I will not cancel my covenant with them by wiping them out, for I am the LORD their God. -45. For their sakes I will remember my ancient covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of all the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD." - -46. These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions that the LORD gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship between himself and the Israelites. - - - +1 “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the Lord your God. +2 You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. +3 “If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, +4 I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. +5 Your threshing season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in your own land. +6 “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land. +7 In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords. +8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword. +9 “I will look favorably upon you, making you fertile and multiplying your people. And I will fulfill my covenant with you. +10 You will have such a surplus of crops that you will need to clear out the old grain to make room for the new harvest! +11 I will live among you, and I will not despise you. +12 I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people. +13 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk with your heads held high. +14 “However, if you do not listen to me or obey all these commands, +15 and if you break my covenant by rejecting my decrees, treating my regulations with contempt, and refusing to obey my commands, +16 I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them. +17 I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you! +18 “And if, in spite of all this, you still disobey me, I will punish you seven times over for your sins. +19 I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze. +20 All your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit. +21 “If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins. +22 I will send wild animals that will rob you of your children and destroy your livestock. Your numbers will dwindle, and your roads will be deserted. +23 “And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me, +24 then I myself will be hostile toward you. I will personally strike you with calamity seven times over for your sins. +25 I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies. +26 I will destroy your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake bread for their families. They will ration your food by weight, and though you have food to eat, you will not be satisfied. +27 “If in spite of all this you still refuse to listen and still remain hostile toward me, +28 then I will give full vent to my hostility. I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins. +29 Then you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters. +30 I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you. +31 I will make your cities desolate and destroy your places of pagan worship. I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me. +32 Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see. +33 I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins. +34 Then at last the land will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it lies desolate while you are in exile in the land of your enemies. Then the land will finally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed. +35 As long as the land lies in ruins, it will enjoy the rest you never allowed it to take every seventh year while you lived in it. +36 “And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you. +37 Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies. +38 You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies. +39 Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors. +40 “But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me. +41 When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins. +42 Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. +43 For the land must be abandoned to enjoy its years of Sabbath rest as it lies deserted. At last the people will pay for their sins, for they have continually rejected my regulations and despised my decrees. +44 “But despite all this, I will not utterly reject or despise them while they are in exile in the land of their enemies. I will not cancel my covenant with them by wiping them out, for I am the Lord their God. +45 For their sakes I will remember my ancient covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of all the nations, that I might be their God. I am the Lord.” +46 These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions that the Lord gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship between himself and the Israelites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md index 67fa1104..05ee2713 100644 --- a/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/03_Leviticus/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,48 +1,35 @@ -Redemption of Gifts Offered to the LORD - # Chapter 27 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate someone to the LORD by paying the value of that person, -3. here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel. -4. A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels of silver. -5. A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver. -6. A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels of silver. -7. A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver. -8. If you desire to make such a vow but cannot afford to pay the required amount, take the person to the priest. He will determine the amount for you to pay based on what you can afford. - -9. "If your vow involves giving an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the LORD, any gift to the LORD will be considered holy. -10. You may not exchange or substitute it for another animal--neither a good animal for a bad one nor a bad animal for a good one. But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy. -11. If your vow involves an unclean animal--one that is not acceptable as an offering to the LORD--then you must bring the animal to the priest. -12. He will assess its value, and his assessment will be final, whether high or low. -13. If you want to buy back the animal, you must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. - -14. "If someone dedicates a house to the LORD, the priest will come to assess its value. The priest's assessment will be final, whether high or low. -15. If the person who dedicated the house wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the house will again be his. - -16. "If someone dedicates to the LORD a piece of his family property, its value will be assessed according to the amount of seed required to plant it--fifty shekels of silver for a field planted with five bushels of barley seed. -17. If the field is dedicated to the LORD in the Year of Jubilee, then the entire assessment will apply. -18. But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land's value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year. -19. If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the field will again be legally his. -20. But if he does not want to buy it back, and it is sold to someone else, the field can no longer be bought back. -21. When the field is released in the Year of Jubilee, it will be holy, a field specially set apart for the LORD. It will become the property of the priests. - -22. "If someone dedicates to the LORD a field he has purchased but which is not part of his family property, -23. the priest will assess its value based on the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. On that day he must give the assessed value of the land as a sacred donation to the LORD. -24. In the Year of Jubilee the field must be returned to the person from whom he purchased it, the one who inherited it as family property. -25. (All the payments must be measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) - -26. "You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the LORD, for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him. -27. However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest's assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value. - -28. "However, anything specially set apart for the LORD--whether a person, an animal, or family property--must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the LORD. -29. No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death. - -30. "One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy. -31. If you want to buy back the LORD's tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent. -32. Count off every tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for the LORD as holy. -33. You may not pick and choose between good and bad animals, and you may not substitute one for another. But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy and cannot be bought back." - -34. These are the commands that the LORD gave through Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate someone to the Lord by paying the value of that person, +3 here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel. +4 A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels of silver. +5 A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver. +6 A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels of silver. +7 A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver. +8 If you desire to make such a vow but cannot afford to pay the required amount, take the person to the priest. He will determine the amount for you to pay based on what you can afford. +9 “If your vow involves giving an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord, any gift to the Lord will be considered holy. +10 You may not exchange or substitute it for another animal—neither a good animal for a bad one nor a bad animal for a good one. But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy. +11 If your vow involves an unclean animal—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord—then you must bring the animal to the priest. +12 He will assess its value, and his assessment will be final, whether high or low. +13 If you want to buy back the animal, you must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. +14 “If someone dedicates a house to the Lord, the priest will come to assess its value. The priest’s assessment will be final, whether high or low. +15 If the person who dedicated the house wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the house will again be his. +16 “If someone dedicates to the Lord a piece of his family property, its value will be assessed according to the amount of seed required to plant it—fifty shekels of silver for a field planted with five bushels of barley seed. +17 If the field is dedicated to the Lord in the Year of Jubilee, then the entire assessment will apply. +18 But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land’s value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year. +19 If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the field will again be legally his. +20 But if he does not want to buy it back, and it is sold to someone else, the field can no longer be bought back. +21 When the field is released in the Year of Jubilee, it will be holy, a field specially set apart for the Lord. It will become the property of the priests. +22 “If someone dedicates to the Lord a field he has purchased but which is not part of his family property, +23 the priest will assess its value based on the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. On that day he must give the assessed value of the land as a sacred donation to the Lord. +24 In the Year of Jubilee the field must be returned to the person from whom he purchased it, the one who inherited it as family property. +25 (All the payments must be measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) +26 “You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the Lord, for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him. +27 However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest’s assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value. +28 “However, anything specially set apart for the Lord—whether a person, an animal, or family property—must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the Lord. +29 No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death. +30 “One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy. +31 If you want to buy back the Lord’s tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent. +32 Count off every tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for the Lord as holy. +33 You may not pick and choose between good and bad animals, and you may not substitute one for another. But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy and cannot be bought back.” +34 These are the commands that the Lord gave through Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md index bce4a3ac..6b5ea7ab 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,33 +1,43 @@ -Registration of Israel's Troops - # Chapter 1 -1. A year after Israel's departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said, -2. "From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men -3. twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops, -4. and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe. - -5. "These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you: - -16. These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel." - -17. So Moses and Aaron called together these chosen leaders, -18. and they assembled the whole community of Israel on that very day. All the people were registered according to their ancestry by their clans and families. The men of Israel who were twenty years old or older were listed one by one, -19. just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai. -20-21This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families: - -44. These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent. -45. They were registered by families--all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war. -46. The total number was 603,550. - -47. But this total did not include the Levites. -48. For the LORD had said to Moses, -49. "Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites. -50. Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it. -51. Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death. -52. Each tribe of Israel will camp in a designated area with its own family banner. -53. But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel from the LORD's anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle." - -54. So the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - - - +1 A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said, +2 “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men +3 twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops, +4 and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe. +5 “These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you:TribeLeaderReuben Elizur son of Shedeur +6 Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai +7 Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab +8 Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar +9 Zebulun Eliab son of Helon +10 Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of AmmihudManasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur +11 Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni +12 Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai +13 Asher Pagiel son of Ocran +14 Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel +15 Naphtali Ahira son of Enan +16 These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.” +17 So Moses and Aaron called together these chosen leaders, +18 and they assembled the whole community of Israel on that very day. All the people were registered according to their ancestry by their clans and families. The men of Israel who were twenty years old or older were listed one by one, +19 just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai. +20 -This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families:TribeNumberReuben (Jacob’s oldest son) 46,500 +21 -Simeon 59,300 +22 -Gad 45,650 +23 -Judah 74,600 +24 -Issachar 54,400 +25 -Zebulun 57,400 +26 -Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500 +27 -Manasseh son of Joseph 32,200 +28 -Benjamin 35,400 +29 -Dan 62,700 +30 -Asher 41,500 +31 -Naphtali 53,400 +32 These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent. +33 They were registered by families—all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war. +34 The total number was 603,550. +35 But this total did not include the Levites. +36 For the Lord had said to Moses, +37 “Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites. +38 Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it. +39 Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death. +40 Each tribe of Israel will camp in a designated area with its own family banner. +41 But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel from the Lord’s anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle.” +42 So the Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md index a60efc01..124f5e44 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ -Organization for Israel's Camp - # Chapter 2 -1. Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron: -2. "When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it. - -###### 3-4 "The divisions of -Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: - -9. So the total of all the troops on -Judah's side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite. -10-11"The divisions of -Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: - -16. So the total of all the troops on -Reuben's side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel. - -17. "Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner. -18-19"The divisions of -Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: - -24. So the total of all the troops on -Ephraim's side of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will be third in line whenever the Israelites travel. -25-26"The divisions of -Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: - -31. So the total of all the troops on -Dan's side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel." - -32. In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550. -33. But as the LORD had commanded, the Levites were not included in this registration. -34. So the people of Israel did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. Each clan and family set up camp and marched under their banners exactly as the LORD had instructed them. - - - +1 Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron: +2 “When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it. +3 -“The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:TribeLeaderNumberJudah Nahshon son of Amminadab74,600 +4 -IssacharNethanel son of Zuar 54,400 +5 -Zebulun Eliab son of Helon57,400 +6 So the total of all the troops on Judah’s side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite. +7 -“The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:TribeLeaderNumberReubenElizur son of Shedeur 46,500 +8 -Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai59,300 +9 -GadEliasaph son of Deuel 45,650 +10 So the total of all the troops on Reuben’s side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel. +11 “Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner. +12 -“The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:TribeLeaderNumberEphraim Elishama son of Ammihud40,500 +13 -ManassehGamaliel son of Pedahzur 32,200 +14 -Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni35,400 +15 So the total of all the troops on Ephraim’s side of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will be third in line whenever the Israelites travel. +16 -“The divisions of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:TribeLeaderNumberDanAhiezer son of Ammishaddai 62,700 +17 -Asher Pagiel son of Ocran41,500 +18 -NaphtaliAhira son of Enan 53,400 +19 So the total of all the troops on Dan’s side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel.” +20 In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550. +21 But as the Lord had commanded, the Levites were not included in this registration. +22 So the people of Israel did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses. Each clan and family set up camp and marched under their banners exactly as the Lord had instructed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md index ec9dce47..4bd3ccd6 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,81 +1,53 @@ -Levites Appointed for Service - # Chapter 3 -1. This is the family line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai: -2. The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -3. These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests. -4. But Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD's presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron. - -5. Then the LORD said to Moses, -6. "Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants. -7. They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle. -8. They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent, serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites. -9. Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants. -10. Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death." - -11. And the LORD said to Moses, -12. "Look, I have chosen the Levites from among the Israelites to serve as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me, -13. for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the LORD." -Registration of the Levites - - -14. The LORD spoke again to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said, -15. "Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older." -16. So Moses listed them, just as the LORD had commanded. - -17. Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -18. The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei. - -19. The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. - -20. The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. - +1 This is the family line of Aaron and Moses as it was recorded when the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai: +2 The names of Aaron’s sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +3 These sons of Aaron were anointed and ordained to minister as priests. +4 But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with their father, Aaron. +5 Then the Lord said to Moses, +6 “Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants. +7 They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle. +8 They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent, serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites. +9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been given from among all the people of Israel to serve as their assistants. +10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.” +11 And the Lord said to Moses, +12 “Look, I have chosen the Levites from among the Israelites to serve as substitutes for all the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me, +13 for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the Lord.” +14 The Lord spoke again to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said, +15 “Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older.” +16 So Moses listed them, just as the Lord had commanded. +17 Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +18 The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei. +19 The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +20 The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups. - - -21. The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei. -22. There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans. -23. They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp. -24. The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael. -25. These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance, -26. the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. - -27. The descendants of Kohath were composed of the clans descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. -28. There were 8,600 males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary, -29. and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp. -30. The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. -31. These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use. -32. Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary. - -33. The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi. -34. There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans. -35. They were assigned the area north of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail. -36. These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use. -37. They were also responsible for the posts of the courtyard and all their bases, pegs, and ropes. - -38. The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise, was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death. - -39. When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the LORD's command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older. - -Redeeming the Firstborn Sons - - -40. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now count all the firstborn sons in Israel who are one month old or older, and make a list of their names. -41. The Levites must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn sons of Israel; I am the LORD. And the Levites' livestock must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the whole nation of Israel." - -42. So Moses counted the firstborn sons of the people of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded. -43. The number of firstborn sons who were one month old or older was 22,273. - -44. Then the LORD said to Moses, -45. "Take the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. And take the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me; I am the LORD. -46. There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons, -47. collect five pieces of silver for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs). -48. Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the extra firstborn sons." - -49. So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites. -50. He collected 1,365 pieces of silver on behalf of these firstborn sons of Israel (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel). -51. And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the LORD had commanded. - - - +21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei. +22 There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans. +23 They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp. +24 The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael. +25 These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance, +26 the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. +27 The descendants of Kohath were composed of the clans descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +28 There were 8,600 males one month old or older among these Kohathite clans. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary, +29 and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp. +30 The leader of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. +31 These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use. +32 Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary. +33 The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi. +34 There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans. +35 They were assigned the area north of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail. +36 These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use. +37 They were also responsible for the posts of the courtyard and all their bases, pegs, and ropes. +38 The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise, was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death. +39 When Moses and Aaron counted the Levite clans at the Lord’s command, the total number was 22,000 males one month old or older. +40 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now count all the firstborn sons in Israel who are one month old or older, and make a list of their names. +41 The Levites must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn sons of Israel; I am the Lord. And the Levites’ livestock must be reserved for me as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the whole nation of Israel.” +42 So Moses counted the firstborn sons of the people of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded. +43 The number of firstborn sons who were one month old or older was 22,273. +44 Then the Lord said to Moses, +45 “Take the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. And take the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me; I am the Lord. +46 There are 273 more firstborn sons of Israel than there are Levites. To redeem these extra firstborn sons, +47 collect five pieces of silver for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs). +48 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the extra firstborn sons.” +49 So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites. +50 He collected 1,365 pieces of silver on behalf of these firstborn sons of Israel (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel). +51 And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the Lord had commanded. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md index 0075d454..15c0a346 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,78 +1,51 @@ -Duties of the Kohathite Clan - # Chapter 4 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -2. "Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi. -3. List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. - -4. "The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects. -5. When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it. -6. Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place. - -7. "Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, ladles, jars, pitchers, and the special bread. -8. They must spread a scarlet cloth over all of this, and finally a covering of fine goatskin leather on top of the scarlet cloth. Then they must insert the carrying poles into the table. - -9. "Next they must cover the lampstand with a blue cloth, along with its lamps, lamp snuffers, trays, and special jars of olive oil. -10. Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame. - -11. "Next they must spread a blue cloth over the gold incense altar and cover this cloth with fine goatskin leather. Then they must attach the carrying poles to the altar. -12. They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame. - -13. "They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth. -14. All the altar utensils--the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers--must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place. -15. The camp will be ready to move when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred articles. The Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next destination. But they must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. So these are the things from the Tabernacle that the Kohathites must carry. - -16. "Eleazar son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for the oil of the lampstand, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. In fact, Eleazar will be responsible for the entire Tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings." - -17. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -18. "Do not let the Kohathite clans be destroyed from among the Levites! -19. This is what you must do so they will live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects. Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and assign a specific duty or load to each person. -20. The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die." -Duties of the Gershonite Clan - - -21. And the LORD said to Moses, -22. "Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Gershonite division of the tribe of Levi. -23. List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. - -24. "These Gershonite clans will be responsible for general service and carrying loads. -25. They must carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with its coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance. -26. They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items. -27. Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry. -28. So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. - -Duties of the Merarite Clan - - -29. "Now record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Merarite division of the tribe of Levi. -30. List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. - -31. "Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases; -32. also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name. -33. So these are the duties of the Merarite clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest." -Summary of the Registration - - -34. So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families. -35. The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, -36. and the total number came to 2,750. -37. So this was the total of all those from the Kohathite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses. - -38. The Gershonite division was also listed by its clans and families. -39. The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, -40. and the total number came to 2,630. -41. So this was the total of all those from the Gershonite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the LORD had commanded. - -42. The Merarite division was also listed by its clans and families. -43. The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, -44. and the total number came to 3,200. -45. So this was the total of all those from the Merarite clans who were eligible for service. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses. - -46. So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families. -47. All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation -48. numbered 8,580. -49. When their names were recorded, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry. -And so the registration was completed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +2 “Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi. +3 List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. +4 “The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects. +5 When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it. +6 Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place. +7 “Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, ladles, jars, pitchers, and the special bread. +8 They must spread a scarlet cloth over all of this, and finally a covering of fine goatskin leather on top of the scarlet cloth. Then they must insert the carrying poles into the table. +9 “Next they must cover the lampstand with a blue cloth, along with its lamps, lamp snuffers, trays, and special jars of olive oil. +10 Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame. +11 “Next they must spread a blue cloth over the gold incense altar and cover this cloth with fine goatskin leather. Then they must attach the carrying poles to the altar. +12 They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame. +13 “They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth. +14 All the altar utensils—the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers—must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place. +15 The camp will be ready to move when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred articles. The Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next destination. But they must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. So these are the things from the Tabernacle that the Kohathites must carry. +16 “Eleazar son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for the oil of the lampstand, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. In fact, Eleazar will be responsible for the entire Tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings.” +17 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +18 “Do not let the Kohathite clans be destroyed from among the Levites! +19 This is what you must do so they will live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects. Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and assign a specific duty or load to each person. +20 The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die.” +21 And the Lord said to Moses, +22 “Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Gershonite division of the tribe of Levi. +23 List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. +24 “These Gershonite clans will be responsible for general service and carrying loads. +25 They must carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with its coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance. +26 They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items. +27 Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry. +28 So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. +29 “Now record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Merarite division of the tribe of Levi. +30 List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. +31 “Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases; +32 also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name. +33 So these are the duties of the Merarite clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.” +34 So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families. +35 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, +36 and the total number came to 2,750. +37 So this was the total of all those from the Kohathite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses. +38 The Gershonite division was also listed by its clans and families. +39 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, +40 and the total number came to 2,630. +41 So this was the total of all those from the Gershonite clans who were eligible to serve at the Tabernacle. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded. +42 The Merarite division was also listed by its clans and families. +43 The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle, +44 and the total number came to 3,200. +45 So this was the total of all those from the Merarite clans who were eligible for service. Moses and Aaron listed them, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses. +46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families. +47 All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation +48 numbered 8,580. +49 When their names were recorded, as the Lord had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry. +And so the registration was completed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md index 99ec85a8..c89a9fce 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Purity in Israel's Camp - # Chapter 5 -1. The LORD gave these instructions to Moses: -2. "Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person. -3. This command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not defile the camp in which I live among them." -4. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and removed such people from the camp. - -5. Then the LORD said to Moses, -6. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people--men or women--betray the LORD by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty. -7. They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged. -8. But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the LORD. -9. All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. -10. Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives." -Protecting Marital Faithfulness - - -11. And the LORD said to Moses, -12. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"Suppose a man's wife goes astray, and she is unfaithful to her husband - -13. and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act. -14. If her husband becomes jealous and is suspicious of his wife and needs to know whether or not she has defiled herself, -15. the husband must bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering of two quarts of barley flour to be presented on her behalf. Do not mix it with olive oil or frankincense, for it is a jealousy offering--an offering to prove whether or not she is guilty. - -16. "The priest will then present her to stand trial before the LORD. -17. He must take some holy water in a clay jar and pour into it dust he has taken from the Tabernacle floor. -18. When the priest has presented the woman before the LORD, he must unbind her hair and place in her hands the offering of proof--the jealousy offering to determine whether her husband's suspicions are justified. The priest will stand before her, holding the jar of bitter water that brings a curse to those who are guilty. -19. The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, 'If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband's authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse. -20. But if you have gone astray by being unfaithful to your husband, and have defiled yourself by having sex with another man--' - -21. "At this point the priest must put the woman under oath by saying, 'May the people know that the LORD's curse is upon you when he makes you infertile, causing your womb to shrivel and your abdomen to swell. -22. Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.' And the woman will be required to say, 'Yes, let it be so.' -23. And the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water. -24. He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings on the curse. When the water enters her body, it will cause bitter suffering if she is guilty. - -25. "The priest will take the jealousy offering from the woman's hand, lift it up before the LORD, and carry it to the altar. -26. He will take a handful of the flour as a token portion and burn it on the altar, and he will require the woman to drink the water. -27. If she has defiled herself by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings on the curse will cause bitter suffering. Her abdomen will swell and her womb will shrink, and her name will become a curse among her people. -28. But if she has not defiled herself and is pure, then she will be unharmed and will still be able to have children. - -29. "This is the ritual law for dealing with suspicion. If a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband's authority, -30. or if a man becomes jealous and is suspicious that his wife has been unfaithful, the husband must present his wife before the LORD, and the priest will apply this entire ritual law to her. -31. The husband will be innocent of any guilt in this matter, but his wife will be held accountable for her sin." - - - +1 The Lord gave these instructions to Moses: +2 “Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person. +3 This command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not defile the camp in which I live among them.” +4 So the Israelites did as the Lord had commanded Moses and removed such people from the camp. +5 Then the Lord said to Moses, +6 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people—men or women—betray the Lord by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty. +7 They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged. +8 But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the Lord. +9 All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. +10 Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives.” +11 And the Lord said to Moses, +12 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“Suppose a man’s wife goes astray, and she is unfaithful to her husband +13 and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act. +14 If her husband becomes jealous and is suspicious of his wife and needs to know whether or not she has defiled herself, +15 the husband must bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering of two quarts of barley flour to be presented on her behalf. Do not mix it with olive oil or frankincense, for it is a jealousy offering—an offering to prove whether or not she is guilty. +16 “The priest will then present her to stand trial before the Lord. +17 He must take some holy water in a clay jar and pour into it dust he has taken from the Tabernacle floor. +18 When the priest has presented the woman before the Lord, he must unbind her hair and place in her hands the offering of proof—the jealousy offering to determine whether her husband’s suspicions are justified. The priest will stand before her, holding the jar of bitter water that brings a curse to those who are guilty. +19 The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse. +20 But if you have gone astray by being unfaithful to your husband, and have defiled yourself by having sex with another man—’ +21 “At this point the priest must put the woman under oath by saying, ‘May the people know that the Lord’s curse is upon you when he makes you infertile, causing your womb to shrivel and your abdomen to swell. +22 Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.’ And the woman will be required to say, ‘Yes, let it be so.’ +23 And the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water. +24 He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings on the curse. When the water enters her body, it will cause bitter suffering if she is guilty. +25 “The priest will take the jealousy offering from the woman’s hand, lift it up before the Lord, and carry it to the altar. +26 He will take a handful of the flour as a token portion and burn it on the altar, and he will require the woman to drink the water. +27 If she has defiled herself by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings on the curse will cause bitter suffering. Her abdomen will swell and her womb will shrink, and her name will become a curse among her people. +28 But if she has not defiled herself and is pure, then she will be unharmed and will still be able to have children. +29 “This is the ritual law for dealing with suspicion. If a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority, +30 or if a man becomes jealous and is suspicious that his wife has been unfaithful, the husband must present his wife before the Lord, and the priest will apply this entire ritual law to her. +31 The husband will be innocent of any guilt in this matter, but his wife will be held accountable for her sin.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md index c075a9f0..5eb64fb9 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,55 +1,32 @@ -Nazirite Laws - # Chapter 6 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. -"If any of the people, either men or women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart to the LORD in a special way, -3. they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins. -4. As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine--not even the grape seeds or skins. - -5. "They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long. -6. And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the LORD. -7. Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God. -8. This requirement applies as long as they are set apart to the LORD. - -9. "If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement. -10. On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -11. The priest will offer one of the birds for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, he will purify them from the guilt they incurred through contact with the dead body. Then they must reaffirm their commitment and let their hair begin to grow again. -12. The days of their vow that were completed before their defilement no longer count. They must rededicate themselves to the LORD as a Nazirite for the full term of their vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male lamb for a guilt offering. - -13. "This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle -14. and offer their sacrifices to the LORD: a one-year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a one-year-old female lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a peace offering, -15. a basket of bread made without yeast--cakes of choice flour mixed with olive oil and wafers spread with olive oil--along with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. -16. The priest will present these offerings before the LORD: first the sin offering and the burnt offering; -17. then the ram for a peace offering, along with the basket of bread made without yeast. The priest must also present the prescribed grain offering and liquid offering to the LORD. - -18. "Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice. -19. After the Nazirite's head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite's hands. -20. Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the LORD. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the LORD. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine. - -21. "This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the LORD. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites." -The Priestly Blessing - - -22. Then the LORD said to Moses, -23. "Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing: - -24. 'May the LORD bless you - -and protect you. - - -25. May the LORD smile on you - -and be gracious to you. - - -26. May the LORD show you his favor - -and give you his peace.' - - -27. Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“If any of the people, either men or women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart to the Lord in a special way, +3 they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins. +4 As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine—not even the grape seeds or skins. +5 “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the Lord. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long. +6 And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord. +7 Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God. +8 This requirement applies as long as they are set apart to the Lord. +9 “If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement. +10 On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +11 The priest will offer one of the birds for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, he will purify them from the guilt they incurred through contact with the dead body. Then they must reaffirm their commitment and let their hair begin to grow again. +12 The days of their vow that were completed before their defilement no longer count. They must rededicate themselves to the Lord as a Nazirite for the full term of their vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male lamb for a guilt offering. +13 “This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the Tabernacle +14 and offer their sacrifices to the Lord: a one-year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a one-year-old female lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a peace offering, +15 a basket of bread made without yeast—cakes of choice flour mixed with olive oil and wafers spread with olive oil—along with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. +16 The priest will present these offerings before the Lord: first the sin offering and the burnt offering; +17 then the ram for a peace offering, along with the basket of bread made without yeast. The priest must also present the prescribed grain offering and liquid offering to the Lord. +18 “Then the Nazirites will shave their heads at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will take the hair that had been dedicated and place it on the fire beneath the peace-offering sacrifice. +19 After the Nazirite’s head has been shaved, the priest will take for each of them the boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite’s hands. +20 Then the priest will lift them up as a special offering before the Lord. These are holy portions for the priest, along with the breast of the special offering and the thigh of the sacred offering that are lifted up before the Lord. After this ceremony the Nazirites may again drink wine. +21 “This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who vow to bring these offerings to the Lord. They may also bring additional offerings if they can afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart as Nazirites.” +22 Then the Lord said to Moses, +23 “Tell Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel with this special blessing: +24 ‘May the Lord bless you + and protect you. +25 May the Lord smile on you + and be gracious to you. +26 May the Lord show you his favor + and give you his peace.’ +27 Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md index 61d832a9..f5819d2a 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,123 +1,90 @@ -Offerings of Dedication - # Chapter 7 -1. On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also anointed and set apart all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils. -2. Then the leaders of Israel--the tribal leaders who had registered the troops--came and brought their offerings. -3. Together they brought six large wagons and twelve oxen. There was a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented these to the LORD in front of the Tabernacle. - -4. Then the LORD said to Moses, -5. "Receive their gifts, and use these oxen and wagons for transporting the Tabernacle. Distribute them among the Levites according to the work they have to do." -6. So Moses took the wagons and oxen and presented them to the Levites. -7. He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonite division for their work, -8. and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. -9. But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders. - -10. The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar. -11. The LORD said to Moses, "Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar." - -12. On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering. - -13. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -14. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -15. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -16. and a male goat for a sin offering. -17. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab. - -18. On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of the tribe of Issachar, presented his offering. - -19. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -20. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -21. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -22. and a male goat for a sin offering. -23. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nethanel son of Zuar. - -24. On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun, presented his offering. - -25. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -26. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -27. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -28. and a male goat for a sin offering. -29. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon. - -30. On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the tribe of Reuben, presented his offering. - -31. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -32. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -33. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -34. and a male goat for a sin offering. -35. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elizur son of Shedeur. - -36. On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon, presented his offering. - -37. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -38. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -39. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -40. and a male goat for a sin offering. -41. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. - -42. On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad, presented his offering. - -43. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -44. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -45. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -46. and a male goat for a sin offering. -47. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel. - -48. On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim, presented his offering. - -49. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -50. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -51. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -52. and a male goat for a sin offering. -53. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elishama son of Ammihud. - -54. On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh, presented his offering. - -55. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -56. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -57. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -58. and a male goat for a sin offering. -59. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. - -60. On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin, presented his offering. - -61. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -62. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -63. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -64. and a male goat for a sin offering. -65. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni. - -66. On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his offering. - -67. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -68. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -69. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -70. and a male goat for a sin offering. -71. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. - -72. On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the tribe of Asher, presented his offering. - -73. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -74. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -75. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -76. and a male goat for a sin offering. -77. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran. - -78. On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering. - -79. His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1/4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3/4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. -80. He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. -81. He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, -82. and a male goat for a sin offering. -83. For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahira son of Enan. - -84. So this was the dedication offering brought by the leaders of Israel at the time the altar was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold incense containers. -85. Each silver platter weighed 3 1/4 pounds, and each silver basin weighed 1 3/4 pounds. The total weight of the silver was 60 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). -86. Each of the twelve gold containers that was filled with incense weighed four ounces (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). The total weight of the gold was three pounds. -87. Twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats were brought for the sin offerings. -88. Twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. - -89. Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark's cover--the place of atonement--that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The LORD spoke to him from there. - - - +1 On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also anointed and set apart all its furnishings and the altar with its utensils. +2 Then the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the troops—came and brought their offerings. +3 Together they brought six large wagons and twelve oxen. There was a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented these to the Lord in front of the Tabernacle. +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, +5 “Receive their gifts, and use these oxen and wagons for transporting the Tabernacle. Distribute them among the Levites according to the work they have to do.” +6 So Moses took the wagons and oxen and presented them to the Levites. +7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonite division for their work, +8 and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. +9 But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders. +10 The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar. +11 The Lord said to Moses, “Let one leader bring his gift each day for the dedication of the altar.” +12 On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering. +13 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +14 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +15 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +16 and a male goat for a sin offering. +17 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab. +18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of the tribe of Issachar, presented his offering. +19 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +20 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +21 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +22 and a male goat for a sin offering. +23 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nethanel son of Zuar. +24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun, presented his offering. +25 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +26 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +27 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +28 and a male goat for a sin offering. +29 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliab son of Helon. +30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the tribe of Reuben, presented his offering. +31 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +32 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +33 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +34 and a male goat for a sin offering. +35 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elizur son of Shedeur. +36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the tribe of Simeon, presented his offering. +37 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +38 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +39 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +40 and a male goat for a sin offering. +41 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. +42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the tribe of Gad, presented his offering. +43 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +44 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +45 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +46 and a male goat for a sin offering. +47 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Eliasaph son of Deuel. +48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Ephraim, presented his offering. +49 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +50 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +51 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +52 and a male goat for a sin offering. +53 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Elishama son of Ammihud. +54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the tribe of Manasseh, presented his offering. +55 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +56 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +57 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +58 and a male goat for a sin offering. +59 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. +60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the tribe of Benjamin, presented his offering. +61 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +62 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +63 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +64 and a male goat for a sin offering. +65 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni. +66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the tribe of Dan, presented his offering. +67 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +68 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +69 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +70 and a male goat for a sin offering. +71 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. +72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the tribe of Asher, presented his offering. +73 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +74 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +75 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +76 and a male goat for a sin offering. +77 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Pagiel son of Ocran. +78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the tribe of Naphtali, presented his offering. +79 His offering consisted of a silver platter weighing 3 1⁄4 pounds and a silver basin weighing 1 3⁄4 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were both filled with grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil. +80 He also brought a gold container weighing four ounces, which was filled with incense. +81 He brought a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, +82 and a male goat for a sin offering. +83 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Ahira son of Enan. +84 So this was the dedication offering brought by the leaders of Israel at the time the altar was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold incense containers. +85 Each silver platter weighed 3 1⁄4 pounds, and each silver basin weighed 1 3⁄4 pounds. The total weight of the silver was 60 pounds (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). +86 Each of the twelve gold containers that was filled with incense weighed four ounces (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). The total weight of the gold was three pounds. +87 Twelve young bulls, twelve rams, and twelve one-year-old male lambs were donated for the burnt offerings, along with their prescribed grain offerings. Twelve male goats were brought for the sin offerings. +88 Twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty one-year-old male lambs were donated for the peace offerings. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed. +89 Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant. The Lord spoke to him from there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md index c74b106d..fa7bf7e4 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,40 +1,27 @@ -Preparing the Lamps - # Chapter 8 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand." -3. So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -4. The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses. - -The Levites Dedicated - - -5. Then the LORD said to Moses, -6. "Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean. -7. Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean. -8. Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering. -9. Then assemble the whole community of Israel, and present the Levites at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -10. When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them. -11. Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the LORD as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the LORD's service. - -12. "Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to purify the Levites and make them right with the LORD. -13. Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the LORD. -14. In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel, and the Levites will belong to me. -15. After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering. - -16. "Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes. -17. For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. -18. Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel. -19. And of all the Israelites, I have assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary." - -20. So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the LORD's instructions to Moses. -21. The Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron lifted them up and presented them to the LORD as a special offering. He then offered a sacrifice to purify them and make them right with the LORD. -22. After that the Levites went into the Tabernacle to perform their duties, assisting Aaron and his sons. So they carried out all the commands that the LORD gave Moses concerning the Levites. - -23. The LORD also instructed Moses, -24. "This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five, -25. and they must retire at the age of fifty. -26. After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.” +3 So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +4 The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the Lord had shown Moses. +5 Then the Lord said to Moses, +6 “Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean. +7 Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean. +8 Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering. +9 Then assemble the whole community of Israel, and present the Levites at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +10 When you present the Levites before the Lord, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them. +11 Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the Lord as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the Lord’s service. +12 “Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to purify the Levites and make them right with the Lord. +13 Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the Lord. +14 In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel, and the Levites will belong to me. +15 After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering. +16 “Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes. +17 For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. +18 Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel. +19 And of all the Israelites, I have assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary.” +20 So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the Lord’s instructions to Moses. +21 The Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron lifted them up and presented them to the Lord as a special offering. He then offered a sacrifice to purify them and make them right with the Lord. +22 After that the Levites went into the Tabernacle to perform their duties, assisting Aaron and his sons. So they carried out all the commands that the Lord gave Moses concerning the Levites. +23 The Lord also instructed Moses, +24 “This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five, +25 and they must retire at the age of fifty. +26 After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md index 7dcba006..b6144764 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -The Second Passover - # Chapter 9 -1. A year after Israel's departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. In the first month of that year he said, -2. "Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time, -3. at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulations concerning this celebration." - -4. So Moses told the people to celebrate the Passover -5. in the wilderness of Sinai as twilight fell on the fourteenth day of the month. And they celebrated the festival there, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. -6. But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron that day -7. and said, "We have become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body. But why should we be prevented from presenting the LORD's offering at the proper time with the rest of the Israelites?" - -8. Moses answered, "Wait here until I have received instructions for you from the LORD." - -9. This was the LORD's reply to Moses. -10. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the LORD's Passover. -11. They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. -12. They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover. - -13. "But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the LORD's offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt. -14. And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, they must follow these same decrees and regulations. The same laws apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you." -The Fiery Cloud - - -15. On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. -16. This was the regular pattern--at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. -17. Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. -18. In this way, they traveled and camped at the LORD's command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle. -19. If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the LORD. -20. Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the LORD commanded. Then at the LORD's command they would break camp and move on. -21. Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted, the people broke camp and moved on. -22. Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. -23. So they camped or traveled at the LORD's command, and they did whatever the LORD told them through Moses. - - - +1 A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. In the first month of that year he said, +2 “Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time, +3 at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulations concerning this celebration.” +4 So Moses told the people to celebrate the Passover +5 in the wilderness of Sinai as twilight fell on the fourteenth day of the month. And they celebrated the festival there, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +6 But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron that day +7 and said, “We have become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body. But why should we be prevented from presenting the Lord’s offering at the proper time with the rest of the Israelites?” +8 Moses answered, “Wait here until I have received instructions for you from the Lord.” +9 This was the Lord’s reply to Moses. +10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the Lord’s Passover. +11 They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. +12 They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover. +13 “But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the Lord’s offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt. +14 And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the Lord, they must follow these same decrees and regulations. The same laws apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.” +15 On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. +16 This was the regular pattern—at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. +17 Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. +18 In this way, they traveled and camped at the Lord’s command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle. +19 If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord. +20 Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the Lord commanded. Then at the Lord’s command they would break camp and move on. +21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted, the people broke camp and moved on. +22 Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. +23 So they camped or traveled at the Lord’s command, and they did whatever the Lord told them through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md index d061a97a..d9f18fe0 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,56 +1,37 @@ -The Silver Trumpets - # Chapter 10 -1. Now the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp. -3. When both trumpets are blown, everyone must gather before you at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -4. But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders--the heads of the clans of Israel--must present themselves to you. - -5. "When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle must break camp and move forward. -6. When you sound the signal a second time, the tribes camped on the south will follow. You must sound short blasts as the signal for moving on. -7. But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets with a different signal. -8. Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. - -9. "When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. -10. Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the LORD your God." -The Israelites Leave Sinai - - -11. In the second year after Israel's departure from Egypt--on the twentieth day of the second month--the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant. -12. So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran. - -13. When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the LORD had given through Moses, -14. Judah's troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab. -15. They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Issachar, led by Nethanel son of Zuar, -16. and the troops of the tribe of Zebulun, led by Eliab son of Helon. - -17. Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them. -18. Reuben's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur. -19. They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Simeon, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, -20. and the troops of the tribe of Gad, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel. - -21. Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. Before they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location. -22. Ephraim's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud. -23. They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Manasseh, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, -24. and the troops of the tribe of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni. - -25. Dan's troops went last, marching behind their banner and serving as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. -26. They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Asher, led by Pagiel son of Ocran, -27. and the troops of the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan. - -28. This was the order in which the Israelites marched, division by division. - -29. One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, "We are on our way to the place the LORD promised us, for he said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!" - -30. But Hobab replied, "No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family." - -31. "Please don't leave us," Moses pleaded. "You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide. -32. If you do, we'll share with you all the blessings the LORD gives us." - -33. They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the LORD, with the Ark of the LORD's Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest. -34. As they moved on each day, the cloud of the LORD hovered over them. -35. And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, "Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!" -36. And when the Ark was set down, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel!" - - - +1 Now the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp. +3 When both trumpets are blown, everyone must gather before you at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +4 But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—must present themselves to you. +5 “When you sound the signal to move on, the tribes camped on the east side of the Tabernacle must break camp and move forward. +6 When you sound the signal a second time, the tribes camped on the south will follow. You must sound short blasts as the signal for moving on. +7 But when you call the people to an assembly, blow the trumpets with a different signal. +8 Only the priests, Aaron’s descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. +9 “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the Lord your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies. +10 Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.” +11 In the second year after Israel’s departure from Egypt—on the twentieth day of the second month—the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant. +12 So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran. +13 When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the Lord had given through Moses, +14 Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab. +15 They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Issachar, led by Nethanel son of Zuar, +16 and the troops of the tribe of Zebulun, led by Eliab son of Helon. +17 Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them. +18 Reuben’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur. +19 They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Simeon, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, +20 and the troops of the tribe of Gad, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel. +21 Next came the Kohathite division of the Levites, carrying the sacred objects from the Tabernacle. Before they arrived at the next camp, the Tabernacle would already be set up at its new location. +22 Ephraim’s troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud. +23 They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Manasseh, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, +24 and the troops of the tribe of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni. +25 Dan’s troops went last, marching behind their banner and serving as the rear guard for all the tribal camps. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. +26 They were joined by the troops of the tribe of Asher, led by Pagiel son of Ocran, +27 and the troops of the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan. +28 This was the order in which the Israelites marched, division by division. +29 One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are on our way to the place the Lord promised us, for he said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!” +30 But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go. I must return to my own land and family.” +31 “Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide. +32 If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the Lord gives us.” +33 They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the Lord, with the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest. +34 As they moved on each day, the cloud of the Lord hovered over them. +35 And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!” +36 And when the Ark was set down, he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md index 6360b39e..60a45e5a 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,55 +1,36 @@ -The People Complain to Moses - # Chapter 11 -1. Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the LORD heard everything they said. Then the LORD's anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. -2. Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the LORD, the fire stopped. -3. After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means "the place of burning"), because fire from the LORD had burned among them there. - -4. Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. "Oh, for some meat!" they exclaimed. -5. "We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. -6. But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!" - -7. The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin. -8. The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil. -9. The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night. - -10. Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the LORD became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated. -11. And Moses said to the LORD, "Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people? -12. Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? -13. Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, 'Give us meat to eat!' -14. I can't carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! -15. If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!" -Moses Chooses Seventy Leaders - - -16. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as elders and leaders of Israel. Bring them to the Tabernacle to stand there with you. -17. I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone. - -18. "And say to the people, 'Purify yourselves, for tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were whining, and the LORD heard you when you cried, "Oh, for some meat! We were better off in Egypt!" Now the LORD will give you meat, and you will have to eat it. -19. And it won't be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty. -20. You will eat it for a whole month until you gag and are sick of it. For you have rejected the LORD, who is here among you, and you have whined to him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'" - -21. But Moses responded to the LORD, "There are 600,000 foot soldiers here with me, and yet you say, 'I will give them meat for a whole month!' -22. Even if we butchered all our flocks and herds, would that satisfy them? Even if we caught all the fish in the sea, would that be enough?" - -23. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!" - -24. So Moses went out and reported the LORD's words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle. -25. And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again. - -26. Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. -27. A young man ran and reported to Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!" - -28. Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, protested, "Moses, my master, make them stop!" - -29. But Moses replied, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!" -30. Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel.The LORD Sends Quail - -31. Now the LORD sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground. -32. So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry. -33. But while they were gorging themselves on the meat--while it was still in their mouths--the anger of the LORD blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. -34. So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means "graves of gluttony") because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. -35. From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time. - - - +1 Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. +2 Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire stopped. +3 After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there. +4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed. +5 “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. +6 But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!” +7 The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin. +8 The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil. +9 The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night. +10 Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the Lord became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated. +11 And Moses said to the Lord, “Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people? +12 Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? +13 Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ +14 I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! +15 If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!” +16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as elders and leaders of Israel. Bring them to the Tabernacle to stand there with you. +17 I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone. +18 “And say to the people, ‘Purify yourselves, for tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were whining, and the Lord heard you when you cried, “Oh, for some meat! We were better off in Egypt!” Now the Lord will give you meat, and you will have to eat it. +19 And it won’t be for just a day or two, or for five or ten or even twenty. +20 You will eat it for a whole month until you gag and are sick of it. For you have rejected the Lord, who is here among you, and you have whined to him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’” +21 But Moses responded to the Lord, “There are 600,000 foot soldiers here with me, and yet you say, ‘I will give them meat for a whole month!’ +22 Even if we butchered all our flocks and herds, would that satisfy them? Even if we caught all the fish in the sea, would that be enough?” +23 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!” +24 So Moses went out and reported the Lord’s words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle. +25 And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again. +26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. +27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!” +28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!” +29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!” +30 Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel. +31 Now the Lord sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground. +32 So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry. +33 But while they were gorging themselves on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the Lord blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. +34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means “graves of gluttony”) because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. +35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md index f27e5bb2..243cd43a 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,45 +1,25 @@ -The Complaints of Miriam and Aaron - # Chapter 12 -1. While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman. -2. They said, "Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he spoken through us, too?" But the LORD heard them. -3. (Now Moses was very humble--more humble than any other person on earth.) - -4. So immediately the LORD called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, "Go out to the Tabernacle, all three of you!" So the three of them went to the Tabernacle. -5. Then the LORD descended in the pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle. "Aaron and Miriam!" he called, and they stepped forward. -6. And the LORD said to them, "Now listen to what I say: -"If there were prophets among you, - I, the LORD, would reveal myself in visions. - -I would speak to them in dreams. - - -7. But not with my servant Moses. - -Of all my house, he is the one I trust. - - -8. I speak to him face to face, - -clearly, and not in riddles! - He sees the LORD as he is. - +1 While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman. +2 They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he spoken through us, too?” But the Lord heard them. +3 (Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.) +4 So immediately the Lord called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, “Go out to the Tabernacle, all three of you!” So the three of them went to the Tabernacle. +5 Then the Lord descended in the pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle. “Aaron and Miriam!” he called, and they stepped forward. +6 And the Lord said to them, “Now listen to what I say: +“If there were prophets among you, + I, the Lord, would reveal myself in visions. + I would speak to them in dreams. +7 But not with my servant Moses. + Of all my house, he is the one I trust. +8 I speak to him face to face, + clearly, and not in riddles! + He sees the Lord as he is. So why were you not afraid - -to criticize my servant Moses?" - - -9. The LORD was very angry with them, and he departed. -10. As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her, -11. he cried out to Moses, "Oh, my master! Please don't punish us for this sin we have so foolishly committed. -12. Don't let her be like a stillborn baby, already decayed at birth." - -13. So Moses cried out to the LORD, "O God, I beg you, please heal her!" - -14. But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn't she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back." - -15. So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again. -16. Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran. - - - + to criticize my servant Moses?” +9 The Lord was very angry with them, and he departed. +10 As the cloud moved from above the Tabernacle, there stood Miriam, her skin as white as snow from leprosy. When Aaron saw what had happened to her, +11 he cried out to Moses, “Oh, my master! Please don’t punish us for this sin we have so foolishly committed. +12 Don’t let her be like a stillborn baby, already decayed at birth.” +13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “O God, I beg you, please heal her!” +14 But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn’t she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back.” +15 So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again. +16 Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md index 432357bf..9f01a860 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,38 +1,34 @@ -Twelve Scouts Explore Canaan - # Chapter 13 -1. The LORD now said to Moses, -2. "Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes." -3. So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran. -4. These were the tribes and the names of their leaders: - -16. These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called -Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.) - -17. Moses gave the men these instructions as he sent them out to explore the land: "Go north through the Negev into the hill country. -18. See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many. -19. See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps? -20. Is the soil fertile or poor? Are there many trees? Do your best to bring back samples of the crops you see." (It happened to be the season for harvesting the first ripe grapes.) - -21. So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. -22. Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai--all descendants of Anak--lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.) -23. When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs. -24. That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means "cluster"), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there. - -The Scouting Report - - -25. After exploring the land for forty days, the men returned -26. to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran. They reported to the whole community what they had seen and showed them the fruit they had taken from the land. -27. This was their report to Moses: "We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country--a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces. -28. But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak! -29. The Amalekites live in the Negev, and the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan Valley." - -30. But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!" - -31. But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. "We can't go up against them! They are stronger than we are!" -32. So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: "The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. -33. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too!" - - - +1 The Lord now said to Moses, +2 “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” +3 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran. +4 These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:TribeLeaderReuben Shammua son of Zaccur +5 Simeon Shaphat son of Hori +6 Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh +7 Issachar Igal son of Joseph +8 Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun +9 Benjamin Palti son of Raphu +10 Zebulun Gaddiel son of Sodi +11 Manasseh son of Joseph Gaddi son of Susi +12 Dan Ammiel son of Gemalli +13 Asher Sethur son of Michael +14 Naphtali Nahbi son of Vophsi +15 Gad Geuel son of Maki +16 These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.) +17 Moses gave the men these instructions as he sent them out to explore the land: “Go north through the Negev into the hill country. +18 See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many. +19 See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps? +20 Is the soil fertile or poor? Are there many trees? Do your best to bring back samples of the crops you see.” (It happened to be the season for harvesting the first ripe grapes.) +21 So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. +22 Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.) +23 When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs. +24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means “cluster”), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there. +25 After exploring the land for forty days, the men returned +26 to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran. They reported to the whole community what they had seen and showed them the fruit they had taken from the land. +27 This was their report to Moses: “We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country—a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces. +28 But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak! +29 The Amalekites live in the Negev, and the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan Valley.” +30 But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!” +31 But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” +32 So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. +33 We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md index 35906cc9..572a3bc6 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,65 +1,46 @@ -The People Rebel - # Chapter 14 -1. Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. -2. Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. "If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!" they complained. -3. "Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?" -4. Then they plotted among themselves, "Let's choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!" - -5. Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. -6. Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing. -7. They said to all the people of Israel, "The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! -8. And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. -9. Do not rebel against the LORD, and don't be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don't be afraid of them!" - -10. But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle. -11. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them? -12. I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!" -Moses Intercedes for the People - - -13. But Moses objected. "What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?" he asked the LORD. "They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt. -14. Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, LORD, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. -15. Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say, -16. 'The LORD was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.' - -17. "Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, -18. 'The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected--even children in the third and fourth generations.' -19. In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt." - -20. Then the LORD said, "I will pardon them as you have requested. -21. But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD's glory, -22. not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice. -23. They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it. -24. But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land. -25. Now turn around, and don't go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow you must set out for the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea."The LORD Punishes the Israelites - -26. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -27. "How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making against me. -28. Now tell them this: 'As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. -29. You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. -30. You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. - -31. "'You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised. -32. But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness. -33. And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way, they will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness. - -34. "'Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty years--a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins. Then you will discover what it is like to have me for an enemy.' -35. I, the LORD, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has conspired against me. They will be destroyed here in this wilderness, and here they will die!" - -36. The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land--the ones who incited rebellion against the LORD with their bad report-- -37. were struck dead with a plague before the LORD. -38. Of the twelve who had explored the land, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive. - -39. When Moses reported the LORD's words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief. -40. Then they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. "Let's go," they said. "We realize that we have sinned, but now we are ready to enter the land the LORD has promised us." - -41. But Moses said, "Why are you now disobeying the LORD's orders to return to the wilderness? It won't work. -42. Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the LORD is not with you. -43. When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be slaughtered. The LORD will abandon you because you have abandoned the LORD." - -44. But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the LORD's Covenant left the camp. -45. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chased them back as far as Hormah. - - - +1 Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. +2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. +3 “Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?” +4 Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!” +5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. +6 Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing. +7 They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! +8 And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. +9 Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!” +10 But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle. +11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them? +12 I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!” +13 But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the Lord. “They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt. +14 Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, Lord, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. +15 Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say, +16 ‘The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.’ +17 “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, +18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.’ +19 In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.” +20 Then the Lord said, “I will pardon them as you have requested. +21 But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the Lord’s glory, +22 not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice. +23 They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it. +24 But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land. +25 Now turn around, and don’t go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow you must set out for the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.” +26 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +27 “How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making against me. +28 Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. +29 You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. +30 You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. +31 “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised. +32 But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness. +33 And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way, they will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness. +34 “‘Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty years—a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins. Then you will discover what it is like to have me for an enemy.’ +35 I, the Lord, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has conspired against me. They will be destroyed here in this wilderness, and here they will die!” +36 The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land—the ones who incited rebellion against the Lord with their bad report— +37 were struck dead with a plague before the Lord. +38 Of the twelve who had explored the land, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive. +39 When Moses reported the Lord’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief. +40 Then they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. “Let’s go,” they said. “We realize that we have sinned, but now we are ready to enter the land the Lord has promised us.” +41 But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the Lord’s orders to return to the wilderness? It won’t work. +42 Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the Lord is not with you. +43 When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be slaughtered. The Lord will abandon you because you have abandoned the Lord.” +44 But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant left the camp. +45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chased them back as far as Hormah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md index c1bc918d..e8181580 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,67 +1,44 @@ -Laws concerning Offerings - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the LORD told Moses, -2. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"When you finally settle in the land I am giving you, - -3. you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats. -4. When you present these offerings, you must also give the LORD a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil. -5. For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering. - -6. "If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon of olive oil, -7. and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -8. "When you present a young bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, -9. you must also give a grain offering of six quarts of choice flour mixed with two quarts of olive oil, -10. and give two quarts of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -11. "Each sacrifice of a bull, ram, lamb, or young goat should be prepared in this way. -12. Follow these instructions with each offering you present. -13. All of you native-born Israelites must follow these instructions when you offer a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -14. And if any foreigners visit you or live among you and want to present a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, they must follow these same procedures. -15. Native-born Israelites and foreigners are equal before the LORD and are subject to the same decrees. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. -16. The same instructions and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigners living among you." - -17. Then the LORD said to Moses, -18. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"When you arrive in the land where I am taking you, - -19. and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the LORD. -20. Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor. -21. Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the LORD each year from the first of your ground flour. - -22. "But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the LORD has given you through Moses. -23. And suppose your descendants in the future fail to do everything the LORD has commanded through Moses. -24. If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It must be offered along with its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering and with one male goat for a sin offering. -25. With it the priest will purify the whole community of Israel, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the LORD--the special gift and the sin offering. -26. The whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including the foreigners living among you, for all the people were involved in the sin. - -27. "If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering. -28. The priest will sacrifice it to purify the guilty person before the LORD, and that person will be forgiven. -29. These same instructions apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. - -30. "But those who brazenly violate the LORD's will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the LORD, and they must be cut off from the community. -31. Since they have treated the LORD's word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt." -Penalty for Breaking the Sabbath - - -32. One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. -33. The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community. -34. They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him. -35. Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp." -36. So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -Tassels on Clothing - - -37. Then the LORD said to Moses, -38. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. -39. When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the LORD instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. -40. The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. -41. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the LORD your God!" - - - +1 Then the Lord told Moses, +2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“When you finally settle in the land I am giving you, +3 you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats. +4 When you present these offerings, you must also give the Lord a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of olive oil. +5 For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering. +6 “If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon of olive oil, +7 and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +8 “When you present a young bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the Lord, +9 you must also give a grain offering of six quarts of choice flour mixed with two quarts of olive oil, +10 and give two quarts of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +11 “Each sacrifice of a bull, ram, lamb, or young goat should be prepared in this way. +12 Follow these instructions with each offering you present. +13 All of you native-born Israelites must follow these instructions when you offer a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +14 And if any foreigners visit you or live among you and want to present a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, they must follow these same procedures. +15 Native-born Israelites and foreigners are equal before the Lord and are subject to the same decrees. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. +16 The same instructions and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigners living among you.” +17 Then the Lord said to Moses, +18 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“When you arrive in the land where I am taking you, +19 and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the Lord. +20 Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor. +21 Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the Lord each year from the first of your ground flour. +22 “But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the Lord has given you through Moses. +23 And suppose your descendants in the future fail to do everything the Lord has commanded through Moses. +24 If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It must be offered along with its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering and with one male goat for a sin offering. +25 With it the priest will purify the whole community of Israel, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the Lord—the special gift and the sin offering. +26 The whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including the foreigners living among you, for all the people were involved in the sin. +27 “If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering. +28 The priest will sacrifice it to purify the guilty person before the Lord, and that person will be forgiven. +29 These same instructions apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. +30 “But those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community. +31 Since they have treated the Lord’s word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt.” +32 One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. +33 The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community. +34 They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him. +35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp.” +36 So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +37 Then the Lord said to Moses, +38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. +39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. +40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. +41 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md index 86b0d456..f7d06b24 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,72 +1,51 @@ -Korah's Rebellion - # Chapter 16 -1. One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben. -2. They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly. -3. They united against Moses and Aaron and said, "You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the LORD, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the LORD's people?" - -4. When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground. -5. Then he said to Korah and his followers, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him and who is holy. The LORD will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence. -6. Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners. -7. Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the LORD. Then we will see whom the LORD chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!" - -8. Then Moses spoke again to Korah: "Now listen, you Levites! -9. Does it seem insignificant to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the community of Israel to be near him so you can serve in the LORD's Tabernacle and stand before the people to minister to them? -10. Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well? -11. The LORD is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?" - -12. Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, "We refuse to come before you! -13. Isn't it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects? -14. What's more, you haven't brought us into another land flowing with milk and honey. You haven't given us a new homeland with fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool these men? We will not come." - -15. Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them." -16. And Moses said to Korah, "You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves before the LORD. Aaron will also be here. -17. You and each of your 250 followers must prepare an incense burner and put incense on it, so you can all present them before the LORD. Aaron will also bring his incense burner." - -18. So each of these men prepared an incense burner, lit the fire, and placed incense on it. Then they all stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle with Moses and Aaron. -19. Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses and Aaron, and they all gathered at the Tabernacle entrance. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to the whole community, -20. and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -21. "Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!" - -22. But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. "O God," they pleaded, "you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?" - -23. And the LORD said to Moses, -24. "Then tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram." - -25. So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel. -26. "Quick!" he told the people. "Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don't touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for their sins." -27. So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents, together with their wives and children and little ones. - -28. And Moses said, "This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things that I have done--for I have not done them on my own. -29. If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the LORD has not sent me. -30. But if the LORD does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the LORD." - -31. He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them. -32. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. -33. So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel. -34. All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. "The earth will swallow us, too!" they cried. -35. Then fire blazed forth from the LORD and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense. - -36. And the LORD said to Moses, -37. "Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning coals. -38. Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the LORD's presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel." - -39. So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who died in the fire, and the bronze was hammered into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. -40. This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person--no one who was not a descendant of Aaron--should ever enter the LORD's presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the LORD's instructions to Moses were carried out. - -41. But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, "You have killed the LORD's people!" -42. As the community gathered to protest against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and saw that the cloud had covered it, and the glorious presence of the LORD appeared. - -43. Moses and Aaron came and stood in front of the Tabernacle, -44. and the LORD said to Moses, -45. "Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!" But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. - -46. And Moses said to Aaron, "Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and make them right with the LORD. The LORD's anger is blazing against them--the plague has already begun." - -47. Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike down the people, but Aaron burned the incense and purified the people. -48. He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped. -49. But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the affair involving Korah. -50. Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle. - - - +1 One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben. +2 They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly. +3 They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the Lord, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the Lord’s people?” +4 When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground. +5 Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us who belongs to him and who is holy. The Lord will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence. +6 Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners. +7 Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the Lord. Then we will see whom the Lord chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!” +8 Then Moses spoke again to Korah: “Now listen, you Levites! +9 Does it seem insignificant to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the community of Israel to be near him so you can serve in the Lord’s Tabernacle and stand before the people to minister to them? +10 Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well? +11 The Lord is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?” +12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We refuse to come before you! +13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects? +14 What’s more, you haven’t brought us into another land flowing with milk and honey. You haven’t given us a new homeland with fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool these men? We will not come.” +15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them.” +16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves before the Lord. Aaron will also be here. +17 You and each of your 250 followers must prepare an incense burner and put incense on it, so you can all present them before the Lord. Aaron will also bring his incense burner.” +18 So each of these men prepared an incense burner, lit the fire, and placed incense on it. Then they all stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle with Moses and Aaron. +19 Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses and Aaron, and they all gathered at the Tabernacle entrance. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to the whole community, +20 and the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +21 “Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!” +22 But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?” +23 And the Lord said to Moses, +24 “Then tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.” +25 So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel. +26 “Quick!” he told the people. “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don’t touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for their sins.” +27 So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents, together with their wives and children and little ones. +28 And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own. +29 If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the Lord has not sent me. +30 But if the Lord does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the Lord.” +31 He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them. +32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. +33 So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel. +34 All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried. +35 Then fire blazed forth from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense. +36 And the Lord said to Moses, +37 “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning coals. +38 Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the Lord’s presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.” +39 So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who died in the fire, and the bronze was hammered into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. +40 This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person—no one who was not a descendant of Aaron—should ever enter the Lord’s presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the Lord’s instructions to Moses were carried out. +41 But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the Lord’s people!” +42 As the community gathered to protest against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and saw that the cloud had covered it, and the glorious presence of the Lord appeared. +43 Moses and Aaron came and stood in front of the Tabernacle, +44 and the Lord said to Moses, +45 “Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. +46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and make them right with the Lord. The Lord’s anger is blazing against them—the plague has already begun.” +47 Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike down the people, but Aaron burned the incense and purified the people. +48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped. +49 But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the affair involving Korah. +50 Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md index c93abfc1..197849dc 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -The Budding of Aaron's Staff - # Chapter 17 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel's ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader's name on his staff. -3. Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. -4. Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you. -5. Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people's murmuring and complaining against you." - -6. So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff. -7. Moses placed the staffs in the LORD's presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant. -8. When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron's staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! - -9. When Moses brought all the staffs out from the LORD's presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff. -10. And the LORD said to Moses: "Place Aaron's staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths." -11. So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. - -12. Then the people of Israel said to Moses, "Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined! -13. Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the LORD dies. Are we all doomed to die?" - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff. +3 Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. +4 Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant, where I meet with you. +5 Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.” +6 So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff. +7 Moses placed the staffs in the Lord’s presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant. +8 When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds! +9 When Moses brought all the staffs out from the Lord’s presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff. +10 And the Lord said to Moses: “Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.” +11 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. +12 Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined! +13 Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the Lord dies. Are we all doomed to die?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md index 09857781..099b62e9 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,52 +1,33 @@ -Duties of Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. Then the LORD said to Aaron: "You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood. - -2. "Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi--your ancestral tribe--to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant. -3. But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die. -4. The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may assist you. - -5. "You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the LORD's anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel. -6. I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for service in the Tabernacle. -7. But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death." -Support for the Priests and Levites - - -8. The LORD gave these further instructions to Aaron: "I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share. -9. You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings--including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings--will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons. -10. You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy. - -11. "All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings. - -12. "I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the LORD--the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain. -13. All the first crops of their land that the people present to the LORD belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food. - -14. "Everything in Israel that is specially set apart for the LORD also belongs to you. - -15. "The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the LORD will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals. -16. Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs). - -17. "However, you may not redeem the firstborn of cattle, sheep, or goats. They are holy and have been set apart for the LORD. Sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -18. The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar. -19. Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the LORD. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant between the LORD and you, and it also applies to your descendants." - -20. And the LORD said to Aaron, "You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment. -21. As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel. - -22. "From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die. -23. Only the Levites may serve at the Tabernacle, and they will be held responsible for any offenses against it. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. The Levites will receive no allotment of land among the Israelites, -24. because I have given them the Israelites' tithes, which have been presented as sacred offerings to the LORD. This will be the Levites' share. That is why I said they would receive no allotment of land among the Israelites." - -25. The LORD also told Moses, -26. "Give these instructions to the Levites: When you receive from the people of Israel the tithes I have assigned as your allotment, give a tenth of the tithes you receive--a tithe of the tithe--to the LORD as a sacred offering. -27. The LORD will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress. -28. You must present one-tenth of the tithe received from the Israelites as a sacred offering to the LORD. This is the LORD's sacred portion, and you must present it to Aaron the priest. -29. Be sure to give to the LORD the best portions of the gifts given to you. - -30. "Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress. -31. You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation for serving in the Tabernacle. -32. You will not be considered guilty for accepting the LORD's tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood. +2 “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant. +3 But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die. +4 The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may assist you. +5 “You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the Lord’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel. +6 I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the Lord for service in the Tabernacle. +7 But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.” +8 The Lord gave these further instructions to Aaron: “I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share. +9 You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings—including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings—will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons. +10 You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy. +11 “All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings. +12 “I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the Lord—the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain. +13 All the first crops of their land that the people present to the Lord belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food. +14 “Everything in Israel that is specially set apart for the Lord also belongs to you. +15 “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals. +16 Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs). +17 “However, you may not redeem the firstborn of cattle, sheep, or goats. They are holy and have been set apart for the Lord. Sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +18 The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar. +19 Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the Lord. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant between the Lord and you, and it also applies to your descendants.” +20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment. +21 As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel. +22 “From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die. +23 Only the Levites may serve at the Tabernacle, and they will be held responsible for any offenses against it. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. The Levites will receive no allotment of land among the Israelites, +24 because I have given them the Israelites’ tithes, which have been presented as sacred offerings to the Lord. This will be the Levites’ share. That is why I said they would receive no allotment of land among the Israelites.” +25 The Lord also told Moses, +26 “Give these instructions to the Levites: When you receive from the people of Israel the tithes I have assigned as your allotment, give a tenth of the tithes you receive—a tithe of the tithe—to the Lord as a sacred offering. +27 The Lord will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress. +28 You must present one-tenth of the tithe received from the Israelites as a sacred offering to the Lord. This is the Lord’s sacred portion, and you must present it to Aaron the priest. +29 Be sure to give to the Lord the best portions of the gifts given to you. +30 “Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress. +31 You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation for serving in the Tabernacle. +32 You will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md index a2e52441..74776132 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -The Water of Purification - # Chapter 19 -1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -2. "Here is another legal requirement commanded by the LORD: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer, a perfect animal that has no defects and has never been yoked to a plow. -3. Give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. -4. Eleazar will take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tabernacle. -5. As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned--its hide, meat, blood, and dung. -6. Eleazar the priest must then take a stick of cedar, a hyssop branch, and some scarlet yarn and throw them into the fire where the heifer is burning. - -7. "Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Afterward he may return to the camp, though he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. -8. The man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he, too, will remain unclean until evening. -9. Then someone who is ceremonially clean will gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them in a purified place outside the camp. They will be kept there for the community of Israel to use in the water for the purification ceremony. This ceremony is performed for the removal of sin. -10. The man who gathers up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel and any foreigners who live among them. - -11. "All those who touch a dead human body will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. -12. They must purify themselves on the third and seventh days with the water of purification; then they will be purified. But if they do not do this on the third and seventh days, they will continue to be unclean even after the seventh day. -13. All those who touch a dead body and do not purify themselves in the proper way defile the LORD's Tabernacle, and they will be cut off from the community of Israel. Since the water of purification was not sprinkled on them, their defilement continues. - -14. "This is the ritual law that applies when someone dies inside a tent: All those who enter that tent and those who were inside when the death occurred will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. -15. Any open container in the tent that was not covered with a lid is also defiled. -16. And if someone in an open field touches the corpse of someone who was killed with a sword or who died a natural death, or if someone touches a human bone or a grave, that person will be defiled for seven days. - -17. "To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them. -18. Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave. -19. On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement. - -20. "But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled. -21. This is a permanent law for the people. Those who sprinkle the water of purification must afterward wash their clothes, and anyone who then touches the water used for purification will remain defiled until evening. -22. Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening." - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +2 “Here is another legal requirement commanded by the Lord: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer, a perfect animal that has no defects and has never been yoked to a plow. +3 Give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. +4 Eleazar will take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tabernacle. +5 As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned—its hide, meat, blood, and dung. +6 Eleazar the priest must then take a stick of cedar, a hyssop branch, and some scarlet yarn and throw them into the fire where the heifer is burning. +7 “Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Afterward he may return to the camp, though he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. +8 The man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he, too, will remain unclean until evening. +9 Then someone who is ceremonially clean will gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them in a purified place outside the camp. They will be kept there for the community of Israel to use in the water for the purification ceremony. This ceremony is performed for the removal of sin. +10 The man who gathers up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent law for the people of Israel and any foreigners who live among them. +11 “All those who touch a dead human body will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. +12 They must purify themselves on the third and seventh days with the water of purification; then they will be purified. But if they do not do this on the third and seventh days, they will continue to be unclean even after the seventh day. +13 All those who touch a dead body and do not purify themselves in the proper way defile the Lord’s Tabernacle, and they will be cut off from the community of Israel. Since the water of purification was not sprinkled on them, their defilement continues. +14 “This is the ritual law that applies when someone dies inside a tent: All those who enter that tent and those who were inside when the death occurred will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. +15 Any open container in the tent that was not covered with a lid is also defiled. +16 And if someone in an open field touches the corpse of someone who was killed with a sword or who died a natural death, or if someone touches a human bone or a grave, that person will be defiled for seven days. +17 “To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them. +18 Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave. +19 On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement. +20 “But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled. +21 This is a permanent law for the people. Those who sprinkle the water of purification must afterward wash their clothes, and anyone who then touches the water used for purification will remain defiled until evening. +22 Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md index 79d22696..029063fd 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,53 +1,31 @@ -Moses Strikes the Rock - # Chapter 20 -1. In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried. - -2. There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. -3. The people blamed Moses and said, "If only we had died in the LORD's presence with our brothers! -4. Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD's people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock? -5. Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!" - -6. Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them, -7. and the LORD said to Moses, -8. "You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock." - -9. So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the LORD. -10. Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. "Listen, you rebels!" he shouted. "Must we bring you water from this rock?" -11. Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill. - -12. But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!" -13. This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means "arguing") because there the people of Israel argued with the LORD, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them. - -Edom Refuses Israel Passage - - -14. While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: -"This is what your relatives, the people of Israel, say: You know all the hardships we have been through. - -15. Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brutally mistreated by the Egyptians. -16. But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land. -17. Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory." - -18. But the king of Edom said, "Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!" - -19. The Israelites answered, "We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That's all we ask." - -20. But the king of Edom replied, "Stay out! You may not pass through our land." With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force. -21. Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around. - -The Death of Aaron - - -22. The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor. -23. There, on the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, -24. "The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the water at Meribah. -25. Now take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor. -26. There you will remove Aaron's priestly garments and put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron will die there and join his ancestors." - -27. So Moses did as the LORD commanded. The three of them went up Mount Hor together as the whole community watched. -28. At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron's son. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar went back down. -29. When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days. - - - +1 In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried. +2 There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron. +3 The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the Lord’s presence with our brothers! +4 Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord’s people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock? +5 Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!” +6 Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to them, +7 and the Lord said to Moses, +8 “You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to the rock over there, and it will pour out its water. You will provide enough water from the rock to satisfy the whole community and their livestock.” +9 So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the Lord. +10 Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shouted. “Must we bring you water from this rock?” +11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the entire community and their livestock drank their fill. +12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!” +13 This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means “arguing”) because there the people of Israel argued with the Lord, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them. +14 While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: +“This is what your relatives, the people of Israel, say: You know all the hardships we have been through. +15 Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brutally mistreated by the Egyptians. +16 But when we cried out to the Lord, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land. +17 Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road and never leave it until we have passed through your territory.” +18 But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!” +19 The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That’s all we ask.” +20 But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force. +21 Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around. +22 The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor. +23 There, on the border of the land of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, +24 “The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the water at Meribah. +25 Now take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor. +26 There you will remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron will die there and join his ancestors.” +27 So Moses did as the Lord commanded. The three of them went up Mount Hor together as the whole community watched. +28 At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron’s son. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar went back down. +29 When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md index fe50fada..598941c1 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,96 +1,53 @@ -Victory over the Canaanites - # Chapter 21 -1. The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road through Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners. -2. Then the people of Israel made this vow to the LORD: "If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns." -3. The LORD heard the Israelites' request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah ever since. - -The Bronze Snake - - -4. Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey, -5. and they began to speak against God and Moses. "Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?" they complained. "There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!" - -6. So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died. -7. Then the people came to Moses and cried out, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes." So Moses prayed for the people. - -8. Then the LORD told him, "Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!" -9. So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed! -Israel's Journey to Moab - - -10. The Israelites traveled next to Oboth and camped there. -11. Then they went on to Iye-abarim, in the wilderness on the eastern border of Moab. -12. From there they traveled to the valley of Zered Brook and set up camp. -13. Then they moved out and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness adjacent to the territory of the Amorites. The Arnon is the boundary line between the Moabites and the Amorites. -14. For this reason The Book of the Wars of the LORD speaks of "the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River, -15. and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab." - -16. From there the Israelites traveled to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Assemble the people, and I will give them water." -17. There the Israelites sang this song: -"Spring up, O well! - -Yes, sing its praises! - - -18. Sing of this well, - -which princes dug, +1 The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that the Israelites were approaching on the road through Atharim. So he attacked the Israelites and took some of them as prisoners. +2 Then the people of Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns.” +3 The Lord heard the Israelites’ request and gave them victory over the Canaanites. The Israelites completely destroyed them and their towns, and the place has been called Hormah ever since. +4 Then the people of Israel set out from Mount Hor, taking the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient with the long journey, +5 and they began to speak against God and Moses. “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained. “There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!” +6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died. +7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people. +8 Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!” +9 So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed! +10 The Israelites traveled next to Oboth and camped there. +11 Then they went on to Iye-abarim, in the wilderness on the eastern border of Moab. +12 From there they traveled to the valley of Zered Brook and set up camp. +13 Then they moved out and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness adjacent to the territory of the Amorites. The Arnon is the boundary line between the Moabites and the Amorites. +14 For this reason The Book of the Wars of the Lord speaks of “the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River, +15 and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab.” +16 From there the Israelites traveled to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Assemble the people, and I will give them water.” +17 There the Israelites sang this song: +“Spring up, O well! + Yes, sing its praises! +18 Sing of this well, + which princes dug, which great leaders hollowed out - -with their scepters and staffs." + with their scepters and staffs.” Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah, - -19. Nahaliel, and Bamoth. -20. After that they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Peak overlooks the wasteland. - -Victory over Sihon and Og - - -21. The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message: - -22. "Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won't even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king's road until we have passed through your territory." - -23. But King Sihon refused to let them cross his territory. Instead, he mobilized his entire army and attacked Israel in the wilderness, engaging them in battle at Jahaz. -24. But the Israelites slaughtered them with their swords and occupied their land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. They went only as far as the Ammonite border because the boundary of the Ammonites was fortified. - -25. So Israel captured all the towns of the Amorites and settled in them, including the city of Heshbon and its surrounding villages. -26. Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River. -27. Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him: -"Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt! - -Let the city of Sihon be restored. - - -28. A fire flamed forth from Heshbon, - -a blaze from the city of Sihon. - +19 Nahaliel, and Bamoth. +20 After that they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Peak overlooks the wasteland. +21 The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message: +22 “Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road until we have passed through your territory.” +23 But King Sihon refused to let them cross his territory. Instead, he mobilized his entire army and attacked Israel in the wilderness, engaging them in battle at Jahaz. +24 But the Israelites slaughtered them with their swords and occupied their land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. They went only as far as the Ammonite border because the boundary of the Ammonites was fortified. +25 So Israel captured all the towns of the Amorites and settled in them, including the city of Heshbon and its surrounding villages. +26 Heshbon had been the capital of King Sihon of the Amorites. He had defeated a former Moabite king and seized all his land as far as the Arnon River. +27 Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him: +“Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt! + Let the city of Sihon be restored. +28 A fire flamed forth from Heshbon, + a blaze from the city of Sihon. It burned the city of Ar in Moab; - -it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights. - - -29. What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! - -You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! + it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights. +29 What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! + You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! Chemosh has left his sons as refugees, - -his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king. - - -30. We have utterly destroyed them, - -from Heshbon to Dibon. - + his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king. +30 We have utterly destroyed them, + from Heshbon to Dibon. We have completely wiped them out - as far away as Nophah and Medeba." - -31. So the people of Israel occupied the territory of the Amorites. -32. After Moses sent men to explore the Jazer area, they captured all the towns in the region and drove out the Amorites who lived there. -33. Then they turned and marched up the road to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and all his people attacked them at Edrei. -34. The LORD said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon." -35. And Israel killed King Og, his sons, and all his subjects; not a single survivor remained. Then Israel occupied their land. - - - + as far away as Nophah and Medeba.” +31 So the people of Israel occupied the territory of the Amorites. +32 After Moses sent men to explore the Jazer area, they captured all the towns in the region and drove out the Amorites who lived there. +33 Then they turned and marched up the road to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and all his people attacked them at Edrei. +34 The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.” +35 And Israel killed King Og, his sons, and all his subjects; not a single survivor remained. Then Israel occupied their land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md index 1c8cc3e0..f44fca61 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,75 +1,46 @@ -Balak Sends for Balaam - # Chapter 22 -1. Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho. -2. Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites. -3. And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified. -4. The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, "This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!" +1 Then the people of Israel traveled to the plains of Moab and camped east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho. +2 Balak son of Zippor, the Moabite king, had seen everything the Israelites did to the Amorites. +3 And when the people of Moab saw how many Israelites there were, they were terrified. +4 The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab, - -5. sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said: -"Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me. - -6. Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse." - -7. Balak's messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel. They went to Balaam and delivered Balak's message to him. -8. "Stay here overnight," Balaam said. "In the morning I will tell you whatever the LORD directs me to say." So the officials from Moab stayed there with Balaam. - -9. That night God came to Balaam and asked him, "Who are these men visiting you?" - -10. Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent me this message: -11. 'Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come and curse these people for me. Then perhaps I will be able to stand up to them and drive them from the land.'" - -12. But God told Balaam, "Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!" - -13. The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak's officials, "Go on home! The LORD will not let me go with you." - -14. So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, "Balaam refused to come with us." -15. Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time. -16. They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: -"This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to help me. - -17. I will pay you very well and do whatever you tell me. Just come and curse these people for me!" - -18. But Balaam responded to Balak's messengers, "Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD my God. -19. But stay here one more night, and I will see if the LORD has anything else to say to me." - -20. That night God came to Balaam and told him, "Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do." -Balaam and His Donkey - - -21. So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials. -22. But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the LORD to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, -23. Balaam's donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road. -24. Then the angel of the LORD stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls. -25. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again. -26. Then the angel of the LORD moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all. -27. This time when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down under Balaam. In a fit of rage Balaam beat the animal again with his staff. - -28. Then the LORD gave the donkey the ability to speak. "What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?" it asked Balaam. - -29. "You have made me look like a fool!" Balaam shouted. "If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!" - -30. "But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life," the donkey answered. "Have I ever done anything like this before?" -"No," Balaam admitted. - - -31. Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him. - -32. "Why did you beat your donkey those three times?" the angel of the LORD demanded. "Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. -33. Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey." - -34. Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned. I didn't realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going." - -35. But the angel of the LORD told Balaam, "Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say." So Balaam went on with Balak's officials. -36. When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land. - -37. "Didn't I send you an urgent invitation? Why didn't you come right away?" Balak asked Balaam. "Didn't you believe me when I said I would reward you richly?" - -38. Balaam replied, "Look, now I have come, but I have no power to say whatever I want. I will speak only the message that God puts in my mouth." -39. Then Balaam accompanied Balak to Kiriath-huzoth, -40. where the king sacrificed cattle and sheep. He sent portions of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him. -41. The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him. - - - +5 sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said: +“Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me. +6 Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse.” +7 Balak’s messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel. They went to Balaam and delivered Balak’s message to him. +8 “Stay here overnight,” Balaam said. “In the morning I will tell you whatever the Lord directs me to say.” So the officials from Moab stayed there with Balaam. +9 That night God came to Balaam and asked him, “Who are these men visiting you?” +10 Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent me this message: +11 ‘Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt, and they cover the face of the earth. Come and curse these people for me. Then perhaps I will be able to stand up to them and drive them from the land.’” +12 But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!” +13 The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak’s officials, “Go on home! The Lord will not let me go with you.” +14 So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.” +15 Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time. +16 They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: +“This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don’t let anything stop you from coming to help me. +17 I will pay you very well and do whatever you tell me. Just come and curse these people for me!” +18 But Balaam responded to Balak’s messengers, “Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord my God. +19 But stay here one more night, and I will see if the Lord has anything else to say to me.” +20 That night God came to Balaam and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.” +21 So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials. +22 But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, +23 Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road. +24 Then the angel of the Lord stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls. +25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again. +26 Then the angel of the Lord moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all. +27 This time when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down under Balaam. In a fit of rage Balaam beat the animal again with his staff. +28 Then the Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam. +29 “You have made me look like a fool!” Balaam shouted. “If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!” +30 “But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered. “Have I ever done anything like this before?” +“No,” Balaam admitted. +31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him. +32 “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the Lord demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. +33 Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.” +34 Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.” +35 But the angel of the Lord told Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials. +36 When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land. +37 “Didn’t I send you an urgent invitation? Why didn’t you come right away?” Balak asked Balaam. “Didn’t you believe me when I said I would reward you richly?” +38 Balaam replied, “Look, now I have come, but I have no power to say whatever I want. I will speak only the message that God puts in my mouth.” +39 Then Balaam accompanied Balak to Kiriath-huzoth, +40 where the king sacrificed cattle and sheep. He sent portions of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him. +41 The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md index 8e471f05..207f31a6 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,127 +1,61 @@ -Balaam Blesses Israel - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Balaam said to King Balak, "Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice." -2. Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar. - -3. Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the LORD will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me." So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill, -4. and God met him there. Balaam said to him, "I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar." - -5. The LORD gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and give him my message." - -6. So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. -7. This was the message Balaam delivered: -"Balak summoned me to come from Aram; - -the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills. - -'Come,' he said, 'curse Jacob for me! - -Come and announce Israel's doom.' - - -8. But how can I curse those - -whom God has not cursed? +1 Then Balaam said to King Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.” +2 Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar. +3 Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offerings, and I will go to see if the Lord will respond to me. Then I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So Balaam went alone to the top of a bare hill, +4 and God met him there. Balaam said to him, “I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.” +5 The Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.” +6 So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. +7 This was the message Balaam delivered: +“Balak summoned me to come from Aram; + the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills. +‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me! + Come and announce Israel’s doom.’ +8 But how can I curse those + whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those - whom the LORD has not condemned? - -9. I see them from the cliff tops; - -I watch them from the hills. - + whom the Lord has not condemned? +9 I see them from the cliff tops; + I watch them from the hills. I see a people who live by themselves, - -set apart from other nations. - - -10. Who can count Jacob's descendants, as numerous as dust? - -Who can count even a fourth of Israel's people? + set apart from other nations. +10 Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust? + Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people? Let me die like the righteous; - -let my life end like theirs." - - -11. Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!" - -12. But Balaam replied, "I will speak only the message that the LORD puts in my mouth." -Balaam's Second Message - - -13. Then King Balak told him, "Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!" -14. So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar. - -15. Then Balaam said to the king, "Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the LORD." - -16. And the LORD met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, "Go back to Balak and give him my message." - -17. So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. "What did the LORD say?" Balak asked eagerly. - -18. This was the message Balaam delivered: -"Rise up, Balak, and listen! - -Hear me, son of Zippor. - - -19. God is not a man, so he does not lie. - -He is not human, so he does not change his mind. - + let my life end like theirs.” +11 Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!” +12 But Balaam replied, “I will speak only the message that the Lord puts in my mouth.” +13 Then King Balak told him, “Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!” +14 So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar. +15 Then Balaam said to the king, “Stand here by your burnt offerings while I go over there to meet the Lord.” +16 And the Lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.” +17 So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the Lord say?” Balak asked eagerly. +18 This was the message Balaam delivered: +“Rise up, Balak, and listen! + Hear me, son of Zippor. +19 God is not a man, so he does not lie. + He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? - -Has he ever promised and not carried it through? - - -20. Listen, I received a command to bless; - -God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it! - - -21. No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob; - -no trouble is in store for Israel. -For the LORD their God is with them; - -he has been proclaimed their king. - - -22. God brought them out of Egypt; - -for them he is as strong as a wild ox. - - -23. No curse can touch Jacob; - -no magic has any power against Israel. - + Has he ever promised and not carried it through? +20 Listen, I received a command to bless; + God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it! +21 No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob; + no trouble is in store for Israel. +For the Lord their God is with them; + he has been proclaimed their king. +22 God brought them out of Egypt; + for them he is as strong as a wild ox. +23 No curse can touch Jacob; + no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, - -'What wonders God has done for Israel!' - - -24. These people rise up like a lioness, - -like a majestic lion rousing itself. - + ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!’ +24 These people rise up like a lioness, + like a majestic lion rousing itself. They refuse to rest - -until they have feasted on prey, - -drinking the blood of the slaughtered!" - - -25. Then Balak said to Balaam, "Fine, but if you won't curse them, at least don't bless them!" - -26. But Balaam replied to Balak, "Didn't I tell you that I can do only what the LORD tells me?" -Balaam's Third Message - - -27. Then King Balak said to Balaam, "Come, I will take you to one more place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them from there." - -28. So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, overlooking the wasteland. -29. Balaam again told Balak, "Build me seven altars, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice." -30. So Balak did as Balaam ordered and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar. - - - + until they have feasted on prey, + drinking the blood of the slaughtered!” +25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Fine, but if you won’t curse them, at least don’t bless them!” +26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the Lord tells me?” +27 Then King Balak said to Balaam, “Come, I will take you to one more place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them from there.” +28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, overlooking the wasteland. +29 Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.” +30 So Balak did as Balaam ordered and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md index d4bae1c8..a2df06c4 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,135 +1,66 @@ # Chapter 24 -1. By now Balaam realized that the LORD was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness, -2. where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, -3. and this is the message he delivered: -"This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, - -the message of the man whose eyes see clearly, - - -4. the message of one who hears the words of God, - -who sees a vision from the Almighty, - -who bows down with eyes wide open: - - -5. How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob; - -how lovely are your homes, O Israel! - - -6. They spread before me like palm groves, - -like gardens by the riverside. -They are like tall trees planted by the LORD, - -like cedars beside the waters. - - -7. Water will flow from their buckets; - -their offspring have all they need. - +1 By now Balaam realized that the Lord was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness, +2 where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, +3 and this is the message he delivered: +“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, + the message of the man whose eyes see clearly, +4 the message of one who hears the words of God, + who sees a vision from the Almighty, + who bows down with eyes wide open: +5 How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob; + how lovely are your homes, O Israel! +6 They spread before me like palm groves, + like gardens by the riverside. +They are like tall trees planted by the Lord, + like cedars beside the waters. +7 Water will flow from their buckets; + their offspring have all they need. Their king will be greater than Agag; - -their kingdom will be exalted. - - -8. God brought them out of Egypt; - -for them he is as strong as a wild ox. - + their kingdom will be exalted. +8 God brought them out of Egypt; + for them he is as strong as a wild ox. He devours all the nations that oppose him, - -breaking their bones in pieces, - -shooting them with arrows. - - -9. Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; - -like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? + breaking their bones in pieces, + shooting them with arrows. +9 Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down; + like a lioness, who dares to arouse her? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel, - -and cursed is everyone who curses you." - - -10. King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, "I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times. -11. Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the LORD has kept you from your reward." - -12. Balaam told Balak, "Don't you remember what I told your messengers? I said, -13. 'Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD.' I told you that I could say only what the LORD says! -14. Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future." -Balaam's Final Messages - - -15. This is the message Balaam delivered: -"This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, - -the message of the man whose eyes see clearly, - - -16. the message of one who hears the words of God, - -who has knowledge from the Most High, + and cursed is everyone who curses you.” +10 King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times. +11 Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the Lord has kept you from your reward.” +12 Balaam told Balak, “Don’t you remember what I told your messengers? I said, +13 ‘Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord.’ I told you that I could say only what the Lord says! +14 Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.” +15 This is the message Balaam delivered: +“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, + the message of the man whose eyes see clearly, +16 the message of one who hears the words of God, + who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, - -who bows down with eyes wide open: - - -17. I see him, but not here and now. - -I perceive him, but far in the distant future. - + who bows down with eyes wide open: +17 I see him, but not here and now. + I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; - -a scepter will emerge from Israel. - -It will crush the heads of Moab's people, + a scepter will emerge from Israel. +It will crush the heads of Moab’s people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth. - -18. Edom will be taken over, - -and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered, - -while Israel marches on in triumph. - - -19. A ruler will rise in Jacob - -who will destroy the survivors of Ir." - - -20. Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message: -"Amalek was the greatest of nations, - -but its destiny is destruction!" - - -21. Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: -"Your home is secure; - -your nest is set in the rocks. - - -22. But the Kenites will be destroyed - when Assyria takes you captive." - -23. Balaam concluded his messages by saying: -"Alas, who can survive - -unless God has willed it? - - -24. Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; - -they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, - -but they, too, will be utterly destroyed." - - -25. Then Balaam left and returned home, and Balak also went on his way. - - - +18 Edom will be taken over, + and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered, + while Israel marches on in triumph. +19 A ruler will rise in Jacob + who will destroy the survivors of Ir.” +20 Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message: +“Amalek was the greatest of nations, + but its destiny is destruction!” +21 Then he looked over toward the Kenites and delivered this message: +“Your home is secure; + your nest is set in the rocks. +22 But the Kenites will be destroyed + when Assyria takes you captive.” +23 Balaam concluded his messages by saying: +“Alas, who can survive + unless God has willed it? +24 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; + they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, + but they, too, will be utterly destroyed.” +25 Then Balaam left and returned home, and Balak also went on his way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md index 4e64683f..a60c1661 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -Moab Seduces Israel - # Chapter 25 -1. While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women. -2. These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab. -3. In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people. - -4. The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel." - -5. So Moses ordered Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor." - -6. Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into his tent, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as everyone was weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -7. When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. He took a spear -8. and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, -9. but not before 24,000 people had died. - -10. Then the LORD said to Moses, -11. "Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest has turned my anger away from the Israelites by being as zealous among them as I was. So I stopped destroying all Israel as I had intended to do in my zealous anger. -12. Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him. -13. In this covenant, I give him and his descendants a permanent right to the priesthood, for in his zeal for me, his God, he purified the people of Israel, making them right with me." - -14. The Israelite man killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon. -15. The woman's name was Cozbi; she was the daughter of Zur, the leader of a Midianite clan. - -16. Then the LORD said to Moses, -17. "Attack the Midianites and destroy them, -18. because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed at the time of the plague because of what happened at Peor." - - - +1 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women. +2 These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab. +3 In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the Lord’s anger to blaze against his people. +4 The Lord issued the following command to Moses: “Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the Lord in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel.” +5 So Moses ordered Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.” +6 Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into his tent, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as everyone was weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. He took a spear +8 and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, +9 but not before 24,000 people had died. +10 Then the Lord said to Moses, +11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest has turned my anger away from the Israelites by being as zealous among them as I was. So I stopped destroying all Israel as I had intended to do in my zealous anger. +12 Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him. +13 In this covenant, I give him and his descendants a permanent right to the priesthood, for in his zeal for me, his God, he purified the people of Israel, making them right with me.” +14 The Israelite man killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon. +15 The woman’s name was Cozbi; she was the daughter of Zur, the leader of a Midianite clan. +16 Then the Lord said to Moses, +17 “Attack the Midianites and destroy them, +18 because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed at the time of the plague because of what happened at Peor.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md index 5569c765..db1e4092 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,276 +1,120 @@ -The Second Registration of Israel's Troops - # Chapter 26 -1. After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, -2. "From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war." - -3. So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel: -4. "List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses." +1 After the plague had ended, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, +2 “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.” +3 So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel: +4 “List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the Lord commanded Moses.” This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt. - -The Tribe of Reuben - - -5. These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son: +5 These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son: The Hanochite clan, named after their ancestor Hanoch. - The Palluite clan, named after their ancestor Pallu. - - -6. The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron. - +6 The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi. - - -7. These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730. - -8. Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab, -9. and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD. -10. But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel. -11. However, the sons of Korah did not die that day. - -The Tribe of Simeon - - -12. These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: +7 These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730. +8 Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab, +9 and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the Lord. +10 But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel. +11 However, the sons of Korah did not die that day. +12 These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel. - The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin. - The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin. - - -13. The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. - +13 The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul. - - -14. These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200. - -The Tribe of Gad - - -15. These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: +14 These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200. +15 These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon. - The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi. - The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni. - - -16. The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni. - +16 The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni. The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri. - - -17. The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. - +17 The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli. - - -18. These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500. - -The Tribe of Judah - - -19. Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan. -20. These were the clans descended from Judah's surviving sons: +18 These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500. +19 Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan. +20 These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. - The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. - The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah. - - -21. These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: +21 These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. - The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul. - - -22. These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500. - -The Tribe of Issachar - - -23. These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: +22 These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500. +23 These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah. - -24. The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub. - +24 The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub. The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron. - - -25. These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300. - -The Tribe of Zebulun - - -26. These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun: +25 These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300. +26 These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun: The Seredite clan, named after their ancestor Sered. - The Elonite clan, named after their ancestor Elon. - The Jahleelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahleel. - - -27. These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500. - -The Tribe of Manasseh - - -28. Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim. - -29. These were the clans descended from Manasseh: +27 These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500. +28 Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim. +29 These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. - -The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir's son. - - -30. These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: +The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son. +30 These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer. - The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek. - - -31. The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. - +31 The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem. - - -32. The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. - +32 The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher. - - -33. (One of Hepher's descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) - -34. These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700. - -The Tribe of Ephraim - - -35. These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: +33 (One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) +34 These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700. +35 These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah. - The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker. - The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan. - - -36. This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: +36 This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran. - - -37. These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500. - +37 These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500. These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph. - -The Tribe of Benjamin - - -38. These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: +38 These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela. - The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel. - The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram. - - -39. The Shuphamite clan, named after their ancestor Shupham. - +39 The Shuphamite clan, named after their ancestor Shupham. The Huphamite clan, named after their ancestor Hupham. - - -40. These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: +40 These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. - The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman. - - -41. These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600. - -The Tribe of Dan - - -42. These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan: +41 These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600. +42 These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan: The Shuhamite clan, named after their ancestor Shuham. - - -43. These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400. - -The Tribe of Asher - - -44. These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher: +43 These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400. +44 These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher: The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah. - The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi. - The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah. - - -45. These were the subclans descended from the Beriites: +45 These were the subclans descended from the Beriites: The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber. - The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel. - - -46. Asher also had a daughter named Serah. - -47. These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400. - -The Tribe of Naphtali - - -48. These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali: +46 Asher also had a daughter named Serah. +47 These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400. +48 These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali: The Jahzeelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahzeel. - The Gunite clan, named after their ancestor Guni. - - -49. The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer. - +49 The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer. The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem. - - -50. These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400. - -Results of the Registration - - -51. In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730. - -52. Then the LORD said to Moses, -53. "Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes' populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list. -54. Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population. -55. But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. -56. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups." -The Tribe of Levi - - -57. This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans: +50 These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400. +51 In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730. +52 Then the Lord said to Moses, +53 “Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes’ populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list. +54 Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population. +55 But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. +56 Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.” +57 This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon. - The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath. - The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari. - - -58. The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. - +58 The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, - -59. and Amram's wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam. -60. To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -61. But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. - -62. The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites. - -63. So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. -64. Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. -65. For the LORD had said of them, "They will all die in the wilderness." Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. - - - +59 and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam. +60 To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. +62 The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites. +63 So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. +64 Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. +65 For the Lord had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md index 2b620854..5d91868b 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -The Daughters of Zelophehad - # Chapter 27 -1. One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad--Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph. -2. These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -3. "Our father died in the wilderness," they said. "He was not among Korah's followers, who rebelled against the LORD; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons. -4. Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives." - -5. So Moses brought their case before the LORD. -6. And the LORD replied to Moses, -7. "The claim of the daughters of Zelophehad is legitimate. You must give them a grant of land along with their father's relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father. - -8. "And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters. -9. And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers. -10. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers. -11. But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses." -Joshua Chosen to Lead Israel - - -12. One day the LORD said to Moses, "Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel. -13. After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron, -14. for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters." (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) - -15. Then Moses said to the LORD, -16. "O LORD, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. -17. Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd." - -18. The LORD replied, "Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. -19. Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him to lead the people. -20. Transfer some of your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him. -21. When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim--one of the sacred lots cast before the LORD--to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do." - -22. So Moses did as the LORD commanded. He presented Joshua to Eleazar the priest and the whole community. -23. Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to lead the people, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses. - - - +1 One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad—Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph. +2 These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +3 “Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah’s followers, who rebelled against the Lord; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons. +4 Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.” +5 So Moses brought their case before the Lord. +6 And the Lord replied to Moses, +7 “The claim of the daughters of Zelophehad is legitimate. You must give them a grant of land along with their father’s relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father. +8 “And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters. +9 And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers. +10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. +11 But if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. This is a legal requirement for the people of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.” +12 One day the Lord said to Moses, “Climb one of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel. +13 After you have seen it, you will die like your brother, Aaron, +14 for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) +15 Then Moses said to the Lord, +16 “O Lord, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. +17 Give them someone who will guide them wherever they go and will lead them into battle, so the community of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd.” +18 The Lord replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. +19 Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him to lead the people. +20 Transfer some of your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him. +21 When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim—one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord—to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.” +22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded. He presented Joshua to Eleazar the priest and the whole community. +23 Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to lead the people, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md index a8908472..f59272eb 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,55 +1,32 @@ -The Daily Offerings - # Chapter 28 -1. The LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions. - -3. "Say to the people: This is the special gift you must present to the LORD as your daily burnt offering. You must offer two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. -4. Sacrifice one lamb in the morning and the other in the evening. -5. With each lamb you must offer a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives. -6. This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -7. Along with it you must present the proper liquid offering of one quart of alcoholic drink with each lamb, poured out in the Holy Place as an offering to the LORD. -8. Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. - -The Sabbath Offerings - - -9. "On the Sabbath day, sacrifice two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. They must be accompanied by a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a liquid offering. -10. This is the burnt offering to be presented each Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering. - -The Monthly Offerings - - -11. "On the first day of each month, present an extra burnt offering to the LORD of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -12. These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, -13. and two quarts with each lamb. This burnt offering will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. -14. You must also present a liquid offering with each sacrifice: two quarts of wine for each bull, a third of a gallon for the ram, and one quart for each lamb. Present this monthly burnt offering on the first day of each month throughout the year. - -15. "On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering. - -Offerings for the Passover - - -16. "On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the LORD's Passover. -17. On the following day--the fifteenth day of the month--a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten. -18. The first day of the festival will be an official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day. -19. As a special gift you must present a burnt offering to the LORD--two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -20. These will be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, -21. and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. -22. You must also offer a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD. -23. Present these offerings in addition to your regular morning burnt offering. -24. On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings. -25. The seventh day of the festival will be another official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day. - -Offerings for the Festival of Harvest - - -26. "At the Festival of Harvest, when you present the first of your new grain to the LORD, you must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. -27. Present a special burnt offering on that day as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs. -28. These will be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, -29. and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. -30. Also, offer one male goat to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD. -31. Prepare these special burnt offerings, along with their liquid offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying grain offering. Be sure that all the animals you sacrifice have no defects. - - - +1 The Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present as special gifts are a pleasing aroma to me; they are my food. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions. +3 “Say to the people: This is the special gift you must present to the Lord as your daily burnt offering. You must offer two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. +4 Sacrifice one lamb in the morning and the other in the evening. +5 With each lamb you must offer a grain offering of two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives. +6 This is the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +7 Along with it you must present the proper liquid offering of one quart of alcoholic drink with each lamb, poured out in the Holy Place as an offering to the Lord. +8 Offer the second lamb in the evening with the same grain offering and liquid offering. It, too, is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +9 “On the Sabbath day, sacrifice two one-year-old male lambs with no defects. They must be accompanied by a grain offering of four quarts of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a liquid offering. +10 This is the burnt offering to be presented each Sabbath day, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering. +11 “On the first day of each month, present an extra burnt offering to the Lord of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +12 These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, +13 and two quarts with each lamb. This burnt offering will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. +14 You must also present a liquid offering with each sacrifice: two quarts of wine for each bull, a third of a gallon for the ram, and one quart for each lamb. Present this monthly burnt offering on the first day of each month throughout the year. +15 “On the first day of each month, you must also offer one male goat for a sin offering to the Lord. This is in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying liquid offering. +16 “On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the Lord’s Passover. +17 On the following day—the fifteenth day of the month—a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten. +18 The first day of the festival will be an official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day. +19 As a special gift you must present a burnt offering to the Lord—two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +20 These will be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, +21 and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. +22 You must also offer a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the Lord. +23 Present these offerings in addition to your regular morning burnt offering. +24 On each of the seven days of the festival, this is how you must prepare the food offering that is presented as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. These will be offered in addition to the regular burnt offerings and liquid offerings. +25 The seventh day of the festival will be another official day for holy assembly, and no ordinary work may be done on that day. +26 “At the Festival of Harvest, when you present the first of your new grain to the Lord, you must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. +27 Present a special burnt offering on that day as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs. +28 These will be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram, +29 and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. +30 Also, offer one male goat to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the Lord. +31 Prepare these special burnt offerings, along with their liquid offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its accompanying grain offering. Be sure that all the animals you sacrifice have no defects. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md index 258ee4ed..13af6edc 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,63 +1,41 @@ -Offerings for the Festival of Trumpets - # Chapter 29 -1. "Celebrate the Festival of Trumpets each year on the first day of the appointed month in early autumn. You must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work. -2. On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -3. These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram, -4. and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. -5. In addition, you must sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the LORD. -6. These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the LORD, a pleasing aroma to him. - -Offerings for the Day of Atonement - - -7. "Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work. -8. You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -9. These offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram, -10. and two quarts of choice flour with each of the seven lambs. -11. You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings. - -Offerings for the Festival of Shelters - - -12. "Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters, a seven-day festival to the LORD. -13. On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -14. Each of these offerings must be accompanied by a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil--six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams, -15. and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs. -16. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -17. "On the second day of this seven-day festival, sacrifice twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -18. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -19. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -20. "On the third day of the festival, sacrifice eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -21. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -22. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -23. "On the fourth day of the festival, sacrifice ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -24. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -25. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -26. "On the fifth day of the festival, sacrifice nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -27. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -28. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -29. "On the sixth day of the festival, sacrifice eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -30. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -31. You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -32. "On the seventh day of the festival, sacrifice seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -33. Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -34. You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -35. "On the eighth day of the festival, proclaim another holy day. You must do no ordinary work on that day. -36. You must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. -37. Each of these offerings must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. -38. You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. - -39. "You must present these offerings to the LORD at your annual festivals. These are in addition to the sacrifices and offerings you present in connection with vows, or as voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, or peace offerings." - -40. So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the LORD had commanded him. - - - +1 “Celebrate the Festival of Trumpets each year on the first day of the appointed month in early autumn. You must call an official day for holy assembly, and you may do no ordinary work. +2 On that day you must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +3 These must be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts with the bull, four quarts with the ram, +4 and two quarts with each of the seven lambs. +5 In addition, you must sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering to purify yourselves and make yourselves right with the Lord. +6 These special sacrifices are in addition to your regular monthly and daily burnt offerings, and they must be given with their prescribed grain offerings and liquid offerings. These offerings are given as a special gift to the Lord, a pleasing aroma to him. +7 “Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work. +8 You must present a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +9 These offerings must be accompanied by the prescribed grain offerings of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts of choice flour with the bull, four quarts of choice flour with the ram, +10 and two quarts of choice flour with each of the seven lambs. +11 You must also sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering. This is in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the regular daily burnt offering with its grain offering, and their accompanying liquid offerings. +12 “Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters, a seven-day festival to the Lord. +13 On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +14 Each of these offerings must be accompanied by a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams, +15 and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs. +16 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +17 “On the second day of this seven-day festival, sacrifice twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +18 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +19 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +20 “On the third day of the festival, sacrifice eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +21 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +22 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +23 “On the fourth day of the festival, sacrifice ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +24 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +25 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +26 “On the fifth day of the festival, sacrifice nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +27 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +28 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +29 “On the sixth day of the festival, sacrifice eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +30 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +31 You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +32 “On the seventh day of the festival, sacrifice seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +33 Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +34 You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +35 “On the eighth day of the festival, proclaim another holy day. You must do no ordinary work on that day. +36 You must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects. +37 Each of these offerings must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering. +38 You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering. +39 “You must present these offerings to the Lord at your annual festivals. These are in addition to the sacrifices and offerings you present in connection with vows, or as voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, or peace offerings.” +40 So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the Lord had commanded him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md index efd55246..c19df0d1 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Laws concerning Vows - # Chapter 30 -1. Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, "This is what the LORD has commanded: -2. A man who makes a vow to the LORD or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do. - -3. "If a young woman makes a vow to the LORD or a pledge under oath while she is still living at her father's home, -4. and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand. -5. But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The LORD will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them. - -6. "Now suppose a young woman makes a vow or binds herself with an impulsive pledge and later marries. -7. If her husband learns of her vow or pledge and does not object on the day he hears of it, her vows and pledges will stand. -8. But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the LORD will forgive her. -9. If, however, a woman is a widow or is divorced, she must fulfill all her vows and pledges. - -10. "But suppose a woman is married and living in her husband's home when she makes a vow or binds herself with a pledge. -11. If her husband hears of it and does not object to it, her vow or pledge will stand. -12. But if her husband refuses to accept it on the day he hears of it, her vow or pledge will be nullified, and the LORD will forgive her. -13. So her husband may either confirm or nullify any vows or pledges she makes to deny herself. -14. But if he does not object on the day he hears of it, then he is agreeing to all her vows and pledges. -15. If he waits more than a day and then tries to nullify a vow or pledge, he will be punished for her guilt." - -16. These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter who still lives at home. - - - +1 Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: +2 A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do. +3 “If a young woman makes a vow to the Lord or a pledge under oath while she is still living at her father’s home, +4 and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand. +5 But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The Lord will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them. +6 “Now suppose a young woman makes a vow or binds herself with an impulsive pledge and later marries. +7 If her husband learns of her vow or pledge and does not object on the day he hears of it, her vows and pledges will stand. +8 But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the Lord will forgive her. +9 If, however, a woman is a widow or is divorced, she must fulfill all her vows and pledges. +10 “But suppose a woman is married and living in her husband’s home when she makes a vow or binds herself with a pledge. +11 If her husband hears of it and does not object to it, her vow or pledge will stand. +12 But if her husband refuses to accept it on the day he hears of it, her vow or pledge will be nullified, and the Lord will forgive her. +13 So her husband may either confirm or nullify any vows or pledges she makes to deny herself. +14 But if he does not object on the day he hears of it, then he is agreeing to all her vows and pledges. +15 If he waits more than a day and then tries to nullify a vow or pledge, he will be punished for her guilt.” +16 These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter who still lives at home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md index 9d0b73eb..efe24780 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,72 +1,55 @@ -Conquest of the Midianites - # Chapter 31 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors." - -3. So Moses said to the people, "Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD's war of revenge against Midian. -4. From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle." -5. So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle. -6. Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge. -7. They attacked Midian as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men. -8. All five of the Midianite kings--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba--died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. - -9. Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder. -10. They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived. -11. After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals, -12. they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. -13. Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. -14. But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains who had returned from the battle. - -15. "Why have you let all the women live?" he demanded. -16. "These are the very ones who followed Balaam's advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the LORD at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the LORD's people. -17. So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man. -18. Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves. -19. And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days. -20. Purify all your clothing, too, and everything made of leather, goat hair, or wood." - -21. Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, "The LORD has given Moses this legal requirement: -22. Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead-- -23. that is, all metals that do not burn--must be passed through fire in order to be made ceremonially pure. These metal objects must then be further purified with the water of purification. But everything that burns must be purified by the water alone. -24. On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp." -Division of the Plunder - - -25. And the LORD said to Moses, -26. "You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals. -27. Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people. -28. From the army's portion, first give the LORD his share of the plunder--one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. -29. Give this share of the army's half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD. -30. From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the LORD's Tabernacle." -31. So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. - -32. The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats, -33. 72,000 cattle, -34. 61,000 donkeys, -35. and 32,000 virgin girls. - -36. Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats, -37. of which 675 were the LORD's share; -38. 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the LORD's share; -39. 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the LORD's share; -40. and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the LORD's share. -41. Moses gave all the LORD's share to Eleazar the priest, just as the LORD had directed him. - -42. Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men. -43. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats, -44. 36,000 cattle, -45. 30,500 donkeys, -46. and 16,000 virgin girls. -47. From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the LORD's Tabernacle. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -48. Then all the generals and captains came to Moses -49. and said, "We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing! -50. So we are presenting the items of gold we captured as an offering to the LORD from our share of the plunder--armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This will purify our lives before the LORD and make us right with him." - -51. So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders--all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects. -52. In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the LORD weighed about 420 pounds. -53. All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves. -54. So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle as a reminder to the LORD that the people of Israel belong to him. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.” +3 So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the Lord’s war of revenge against Midian. +4 From each tribe of Israel, send 1,000 men into battle.” +5 So they chose 1,000 men from each tribe of Israel, a total of 12,000 men armed for battle. +6 Then Moses sent them out, 1,000 men from each tribe, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest led them into battle. They carried along the holy objects of the sanctuary and the trumpets for sounding the charge. +7 They attacked Midian as the Lord had commanded Moses, and they killed all the men. +8 All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword. +9 Then the Israelite army captured the Midianite women and children and seized their cattle and flocks and all their wealth as plunder. +10 They burned all the towns and villages where the Midianites had lived. +11 After they had gathered the plunder and captives, both people and animals, +12 they brought them all to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and to the whole community of Israel, which was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. +13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. +14 But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains who had returned from the battle. +15 “Why have you let all the women live?” he demanded. +16 “These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the Lord at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the Lord’s people. +17 So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man. +18 Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves. +19 And all of you who have killed anyone or touched a dead body must stay outside the camp for seven days. You must purify yourselves and your captives on the third and seventh days. +20 Purify all your clothing, too, and everything made of leather, goat hair, or wood.” +21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, “The Lord has given Moses this legal requirement: +22 Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead— +23 that is, all metals that do not burn—must be passed through fire in order to be made ceremonially pure. These metal objects must then be further purified with the water of purification. But everything that burns must be purified by the water alone. +24 On the seventh day you must wash your clothes and be purified. Then you may return to the camp.” +25 And the Lord said to Moses, +26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals. +27 Then divide the plunder into two parts, and give half to the men who fought the battle and half to the rest of the people. +28 From the army’s portion, first give the Lord his share of the plunder—one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. +29 Give this share of the army’s half to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the Lord. +30 From the half that belongs to the people of Israel, take one of every fifty of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and other animals. Give this share to the Levites, who are in charge of maintaining the Lord’s Tabernacle.” +31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. +32 The plunder remaining from everything the fighting men had taken totaled 675,000 sheep and goats, +33 72,000 cattle, +34 61,000 donkeys, +35 and 32,000 virgin girls. +36 Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats, +37 of which 675 were the Lord’s share; +38 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the Lord’s share; +39 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the Lord’s share; +40 and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the Lord’s share. +41 Moses gave all the Lord’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the Lord had directed him. +42 Half of the plunder belonged to the people of Israel, and Moses separated it from the half belonging to the fighting men. +43 It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats, +44 36,000 cattle, +45 30,500 donkeys, +46 and 16,000 virgin girls. +47 From the half-share given to the people, Moses took one of every fifty prisoners and animals and gave them to the Levites, who maintained the Lord’s Tabernacle. All this was done as the Lord had commanded Moses. +48 Then all the generals and captains came to Moses +49 and said, “We, your servants, have accounted for all the men who went out to battle under our command; not one of us is missing! +50 So we are presenting the items of gold we captured as an offering to the Lord from our share of the plunder—armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This will purify our lives before the Lord and make us right with him.” +51 So Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from all the military commanders—all kinds of jewelry and crafted objects. +52 In all, the gold that the generals and captains presented as a gift to the Lord weighed about 420 pounds. +53 All the fighting men had taken some of the plunder for themselves. +54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gifts from the generals and captains and brought the gold to the Tabernacle as a reminder to the Lord that the people of Israel belong to him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md index 63f1ec8d..ab1a5977 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,59 +1,43 @@ -The Tribes East of the Jordan - # Chapter 32 -1. The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds, -2. they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said, -3. "Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon. -4. The LORD has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock. -5. If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River." - -6. "Do you intend to stay here while your brothers go across and do all the fighting?" Moses asked the men of Gad and Reuben. -7. "Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the LORD has given them? -8. Your ancestors did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land. -9. After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the LORD was giving them. -10. Then the LORD was very angry with them, and he vowed, -11. 'Of all those I rescued from Egypt, no one who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they have not obeyed me wholeheartedly. -12. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have wholeheartedly followed the LORD.' - -13. "The LORD was angry with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation that sinned in the LORD's sight had died. -14. But here you are, a brood of sinners, doing exactly the same thing! You are making the LORD even angrier with Israel. -15. If you turn away from him like this and he abandons them again in the wilderness, you will be responsible for destroying this entire nation!" - -16. But they approached Moses and said, "We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children. -17. Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people. -18. We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land. -19. But we do not claim any of the land on the other side of the Jordan. We would rather live here on the east side and accept this as our grant of land." - -20. Then Moses said, "If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the LORD's battles, -21. and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the LORD has driven out his enemies, -22. then you may return when the LORD has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the LORD and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the LORD. -23. But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. -24. Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised." - -25. Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, "We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly. -26. Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead. -27. But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the LORD, just as you have said." - -28. So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel. -29. He said, "The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the LORD. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered. -30. But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan." - -31. The tribes of Gad and Reuben said again, "We are your servants, and we will do as the LORD has commanded! -32. We will cross the Jordan into Canaan fully armed to fight for the LORD, but our property will be here on this side of the Jordan." - -33. So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan--the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands. - -34. The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, -35. Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, -36. Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks. - -37. The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, -38. Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt. - -39. Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there. -40. So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. -41. The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair. -42. Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself. - - - +1 The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds, +2 they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said, +3 “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon. +4 The Lord has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock. +5 If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.” +6 “Do you intend to stay here while your brothers go across and do all the fighting?” Moses asked the men of Gad and Reuben. +7 “Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the Lord has given them? +8 Your ancestors did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land. +9 After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the Lord was giving them. +10 Then the Lord was very angry with them, and he vowed, +11 ‘Of all those I rescued from Egypt, no one who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they have not obeyed me wholeheartedly. +12 The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have wholeheartedly followed the Lord.’ +13 “The Lord was angry with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation that sinned in the Lord’s sight had died. +14 But here you are, a brood of sinners, doing exactly the same thing! You are making the Lord even angrier with Israel. +15 If you turn away from him like this and he abandons them again in the wilderness, you will be responsible for destroying this entire nation!” +16 But they approached Moses and said, “We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children. +17 Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people. +18 We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land. +19 But we do not claim any of the land on the other side of the Jordan. We would rather live here on the east side and accept this as our grant of land.” +20 Then Moses said, “If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord’s battles, +21 and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the Lord has driven out his enemies, +22 then you may return when the Lord has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the Lord and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the Lord. +23 But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. +24 Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.” +25 Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, “We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly. +26 Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead. +27 But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.” +28 So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel. +29 He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the Lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered. +30 But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.” +31 The tribes of Gad and Reuben said again, “We are your servants, and we will do as the Lord has commanded! +32 We will cross the Jordan into Canaan fully armed to fight for the Lord, but our property will be here on this side of the Jordan.” +33 So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands. +34 The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, +35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, +36 Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks. +37 The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, +38 Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt. +39 Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there. +40 So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. +41 The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair. +42 Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md index a64892e9..5aa25d37 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,106 +1,57 @@ -Remembering Israel's Journey - # Chapter 33 -1. This is the route the Israelites followed as they marched out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. -2. At the LORD's direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way. - -3. They set out from the city of Rameses in early spring--on the fifteenth day of the first month--on the morning after the first Passover celebration. The people of Israel left defiantly, in full view of all the Egyptians. -4. Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the LORD had killed the night before. The LORD had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment! - -5. After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth. - -6. Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. - -7. They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol. - -8. They left Pi-hahiroth and crossed the Red Sea into the wilderness beyond. Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah. - -9. They left Marah and camped at Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. - -10. They left Elim and camped beside the Red Sea. - -11. They left the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. - -12. They left the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. - -13. They left Dophkah and camped at Alush. - -14. They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. - -15. They left Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. - -16. They left the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. - -17. They left Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. - -18. They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. - -19. They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. - -20. They left Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. - -21. They left Libnah and camped at Rissah. - -22. They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. - -23. They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. - -24. They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. - -25. They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth. - -26. They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath. - -27. They left Tahath and camped at Terah. - -28. They left Terah and camped at Mithcah. - -29. They left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah. - -30. They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. - -31. They left Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. - -32. They left Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. - -33. They left Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. - -34. They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. - -35. They left Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. - -36. They left Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. - -37. They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the border of Edom. -38. While they were at the foot of Mount Hor, Aaron the priest was directed by the LORD to go up the mountain, and there he died. This happened in midsummer, on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year after Israel's departure from Egypt. -39. Aaron was 123 years old when he died there on Mount Hor. - -40. At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the people of Israel were approaching his land. - -41. Meanwhile, the Israelites left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. - -42. Then they left Zalmonah and camped at Punon. - -43. They left Punon and camped at Oboth. - -44. They left Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. - -45. They left Iye-abarim and camped at Dibon-gad. - -46. They left Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. - -47. They left Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains east of the river, near Mount Nebo. - -48. They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. -49. Along the Jordan River they camped from Beth-jeshimoth as far as the meadows of Acacia on the plains of Moab. - -50. While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, -51. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, -52. you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines. -53. Take possession of the land and settle in it, because I have given it to you to occupy. -54. You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes. -55. But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live. -56. And I will do to you what I had planned to do to them." - - - +1 This is the route the Israelites followed as they marched out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. +2 At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way. +3 They set out from the city of Rameses in early spring—on the fifteenth day of the first month—on the morning after the first Passover celebration. The people of Israel left defiantly, in full view of all the Egyptians. +4 Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the Lord had killed the night before. The Lord had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment! +5 After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth. +6 Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. +7 They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol. +8 They left Pi-hahiroth and crossed the Red Sea into the wilderness beyond. Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah. +9 They left Marah and camped at Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. +10 They left Elim and camped beside the Red Sea. +11 They left the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin. +12 They left the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. +13 They left Dophkah and camped at Alush. +14 They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. +15 They left Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. +16 They left the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth-hattaavah. +17 They left Kibroth-hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. +18 They left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. +19 They left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez. +20 They left Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah. +21 They left Libnah and camped at Rissah. +22 They left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. +23 They left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. +24 They left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. +25 They left Haradah and camped at Makheloth. +26 They left Makheloth and camped at Tahath. +27 They left Tahath and camped at Terah. +28 They left Terah and camped at Mithcah. +29 They left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah. +30 They left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. +31 They left Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. +32 They left Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. +33 They left Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. +34 They left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. +35 They left Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. +36 They left Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. +37 They left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the border of Edom. +38 While they were at the foot of Mount Hor, Aaron the priest was directed by the Lord to go up the mountain, and there he died. This happened in midsummer, on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year after Israel’s departure from Egypt. +39 Aaron was 123 years old when he died there on Mount Hor. +40 At that time the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the people of Israel were approaching his land. +41 Meanwhile, the Israelites left Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. +42 Then they left Zalmonah and camped at Punon. +43 They left Punon and camped at Oboth. +44 They left Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab. +45 They left Iye-abarim and camped at Dibon-gad. +46 They left Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. +47 They left Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains east of the river, near Mount Nebo. +48 They left the mountains east of the river and camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. +49 Along the Jordan River they camped from Beth-jeshimoth as far as the meadows of Acacia on the plains of Moab. +50 While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho, the Lord said to Moses, +51 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, +52 you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines. +53 Take possession of the land and settle in it, because I have given it to you to occupy. +54 You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes. +55 But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live. +56 And I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md index 494ab751..c364616b 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,34 +1,30 @@ -Boundaries of the Land - # Chapter 34 -1. Then the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries. -3. The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea. -4. It will then run south past Scorpion Pass in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon. -5. From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. - -6. "Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. - -7. "Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor, -8. then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad -9. and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary. - -10. "The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham, -11. then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee, -12. and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land." - -13. Then Moses told the Israelites, "This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes. -14. The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land -15. on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise." -Leaders to Divide the Land - - -16. And the LORD said to Moses, -17. "Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people. -18. Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task. -19. These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: - -29. These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites." - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries. +3 The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea. +4 It will then run south past Scorpion Pass in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon. +5 From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. +6 “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. +7 “Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor, +8 then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad +9 and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary. +10 “The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham, +11 then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee, +12 and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.” +13 Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes. +14 The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land +15 on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.” +16 And the Lord said to Moses, +17 “Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people. +18 Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task. +19 These are the tribes and the names of the leaders:TribeLeaderJudah Caleb son of Jephunneh +20 Simeon Shemuel son of Ammihud +21 Benjamin Elidad son of Kislon +22 Dan Bukki son of Jogli +23 Manasseh son of Joseph Hanniel son of Ephod +24 Ephraim son of Joseph Kemuel son of Shiphtan +25 Zebulun Elizaphan son of Parnach +26 Issachar Paltiel son of Azzan +27 Asher Ahihud son of Shelomi +28 Naphtali Pedahel son of Ammihud +29 These are the men the Lord has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md index 3ddc279b..32f5b8b7 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,51 +1,36 @@ -Towns for the Levites - # Chapter 35 -1. While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, -2. "Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands. -3. These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock. -4. The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet from the town walls in every direction. -5. Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction--east, south, west, north--with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns. - -6. "Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. -7. In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites. -8. These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land." -Cities of Refuge - - -9. The LORD said to Moses, -10. "Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. - -"When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, - -11. designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally. -12. These cities will be places of protection from a dead person's relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community. -13. Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves, -14. three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan. -15. These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety. - -16. "But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. -17. Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. -18. Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. -19. The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death. -20. So if someone hates another person and waits in ambush, then pushes him or throws something at him and he dies, it is murder. -21. Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet. - -22. "But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person, -23. or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies. -24. If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim's nearest relative: -25. The community must protect the slayer from the avenger and must escort the slayer back to live in the city of refuge to which he fled. There he must remain until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the sacred oil. - -26. "But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge, -27. and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder. -28. The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property. -29. These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live. - -30. "All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. -31. Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death. -32. And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. -33. This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder. -34. You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the LORD, who lives among the people of Israel." - - - +1 While Israel was camped beside the Jordan on the plains of Moab across from Jericho, the Lord said to Moses, +2 “Command the people of Israel to give to the Levites from their property certain towns to live in, along with the surrounding pasturelands. +3 These towns will be for the Levites to live in, and the surrounding lands will provide pasture for their cattle, flocks, and other livestock. +4 The pastureland assigned to the Levites around these towns will extend 1,500 feet from the town walls in every direction. +5 Measure off 3,000 feet outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns. +6 “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns. +7 In all, forty-eight towns with the surrounding pastureland will be given to the Levites. +8 These towns will come from the property of the people of Israel. The larger tribes will give more towns to the Levites, while the smaller tribes will give fewer. Each tribe will give property in proportion to the size of its land.” +9 The Lord said to Moses, +10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. +“When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, +11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally. +12 These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community. +13 Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves, +14 three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan. +15 These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety. +16 “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. +17 Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. +18 Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. +19 The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death. +20 So if someone hates another person and waits in ambush, then pushes him or throws something at him and he dies, it is murder. +21 Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet. +22 “But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person, +23 or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies. +24 If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim’s nearest relative: +25 The community must protect the slayer from the avenger and must escort the slayer back to live in the city of refuge to which he fled. There he must remain until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the sacred oil. +26 “But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge, +27 and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder. +28 The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property. +29 These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live. +30 “All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. +31 Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death. +32 And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. +33 This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder. +34 You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the Lord, who lives among the people of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md index f2f52cdc..04b55517 100644 --- a/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/04_Numbers/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -Women Who Inherit Property - # Chapter 36 -1. Then the heads of the clans of Gilead--descendants of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph--came to Moses and the family leaders of Israel with a petition. -2. They said, "Sir, the LORD instructed you to divide the land by sacred lot among the people of Israel. You were told by the LORD to give the grant of land owned by our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. -3. But if they marry men from another tribe, their grants of land will go with them to the tribe into which they marry. In this way, the total area of our tribal land will be reduced. -4. Then when the Year of Jubilee comes, their portion of land will be added to that of the new tribe, causing it to be lost forever to our ancestral tribe." - -5. So Moses gave the Israelites this command from the LORD: "The claim of the men of the tribe of Joseph is legitimate. -6. This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: Let them marry anyone they like, as long as it is within their own ancestral tribe. -7. None of the territorial land may pass from tribe to tribe, for all the land given to each tribe must remain within the tribe to which it was first allotted. -8. The daughters throughout the tribes of Israel who are in line to inherit property must marry within their tribe, so that all the Israelites will keep their ancestral property. -9. No grant of land may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must keep its allotted portion of land." - -10. The daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD commanded Moses. -11. Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father's side. -12. They married into the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. Thus, their inheritance of land remained within their ancestral tribe. - -13. These are the commands and regulations that the LORD gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. - - - +1 Then the heads of the clans of Gilead—descendants of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph—came to Moses and the family leaders of Israel with a petition. +2 They said, “Sir, the Lord instructed you to divide the land by sacred lot among the people of Israel. You were told by the Lord to give the grant of land owned by our brother Zelophehad to his daughters. +3 But if they marry men from another tribe, their grants of land will go with them to the tribe into which they marry. In this way, the total area of our tribal land will be reduced. +4 Then when the Year of Jubilee comes, their portion of land will be added to that of the new tribe, causing it to be lost forever to our ancestral tribe.” +5 So Moses gave the Israelites this command from the Lord: “The claim of the men of the tribe of Joseph is legitimate. +6 This is what the Lord commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: Let them marry anyone they like, as long as it is within their own ancestral tribe. +7 None of the territorial land may pass from tribe to tribe, for all the land given to each tribe must remain within the tribe to which it was first allotted. +8 The daughters throughout the tribes of Israel who are in line to inherit property must marry within their tribe, so that all the Israelites will keep their ancestral property. +9 No grant of land may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must keep its allotted portion of land.” +10 The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses. +11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah all married cousins on their father’s side. +12 They married into the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. Thus, their inheritance of land remained within their ancestral tribe. +13 These are the commands and regulations that the Lord gave to the people of Israel through Moses while they were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md index b1639098..7216a781 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,78 +1,47 @@ -Introduction to Moses' First Address - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were camped in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other. - -2. Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir. -3. But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the LORD had commanded him to say. -4. This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth. - -5. While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the LORD's instructions as follows. - -The Command to Leave Sinai - - -6. "When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God said to us, 'You have stayed at this mountain long enough. -7. It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions--the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River. -8. Look, I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it, for it is the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to all their descendants.'" -Moses Appoints Leaders from Each Tribe - - -9. Moses continued, "At that time I told you, 'You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself. -10. The LORD your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars! -11. And may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless you as he promised! -12. But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering? -13. Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.' - -14. "Then you responded, 'Your plan is a good one.' -15. So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. - -16. "At that time I instructed the judges, 'You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions -17. and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don't be afraid of anyone's anger, for the decision you make is God's decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.' - -18. "At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do. - -Scouts Explore the Land - - -19. "Then, just as the LORD our God commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and traveled through the great and terrifying wilderness, as you yourselves remember, and headed toward the hill country of the Amorites. When we arrived at Kadesh-barnea, -20. I said to you, 'You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the LORD our God is giving us. -21. Look! He has placed the land in front of you. Go and occupy it as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Don't be afraid! Don't be discouraged!' - -22. "But you all came to me and said, 'First, let's send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.' - -23. "This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes. -24. They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it. -25. They picked some of its fruit and brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land the LORD our God has given us is indeed a good land.'Israel's Rebellion against the LORD - -26. "But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to go in. -27. You complained in your tents and said, 'The LORD must hate us. That's why he has brought us here from Egypt--to hand us over to the Amorites to be slaughtered. -28. Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, "The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there--the descendants of Anak!"' - -29. "But I said to you, 'Don't be shocked or afraid of them! -30. The LORD your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. -31. And you saw how the LORD your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.' - -32. "But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God, -33. who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. - -34. "When the LORD heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore, -35. 'Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, -36. except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.' - -37. "And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, 'Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land! -38. Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it. -39. I will give the land to your little ones--your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it. -40. As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.' - -41. "Then you confessed, 'We have sinned against the LORD! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the LORD our God has commanded us.' So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country. - -42. "But the LORD told me to tell you, 'Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.' - -43. "This is what I told you, but you would not listen. Instead, you again rebelled against the LORD's command and arrogantly went into the hill country to fight. -44. But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered you all the way from Seir to Hormah. -45. Then you returned and wept before the LORD, but he refused to listen. -46. So you stayed there at Kadesh for a long time. - - - +1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were camped in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other. +2 Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir. +3 But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the Lord had commanded him to say. +4 This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth. +5 While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained the Lord’s instructions as follows. +6 “When we were at Mount Sinai, the Lord our God said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough. +7 It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River. +8 Look, I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it, for it is the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to all their descendants.’” +9 Moses continued, “At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself. +10 The Lord your God has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars! +11 And may the Lord, the God of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless you as he promised! +12 But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering? +13 Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’ +14 “Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.’ +15 So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. +16 “At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions +17 and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’ +18 “At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do. +19 “Then, just as the Lord our God commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and traveled through the great and terrifying wilderness, as you yourselves remember, and headed toward the hill country of the Amorites. When we arrived at Kadesh-barnea, +20 I said to you, ‘You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the Lord our God is giving us. +21 Look! He has placed the land in front of you. Go and occupy it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Don’t be afraid! Don’t be discouraged!’ +22 “But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.’ +23 “This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes. +24 They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it. +25 They picked some of its fruit and brought it back to us. And they reported, ‘The land the Lord our God has given us is indeed a good land.’ +26 “But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God and refused to go in. +27 You complained in your tents and said, ‘The Lord must hate us. That’s why he has brought us here from Egypt—to hand us over to the Amorites to be slaughtered. +28 Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there—the descendants of Anak!”’ +29 “But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them! +30 The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. +31 And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’ +32 “But even after all he did, you refused to trust the Lord your God, +33 who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day. +34 “When the Lord heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore, +35 ‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, +36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the Lord completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.’ +37 “And the Lord was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land! +38 Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it. +39 I will give the land to your little ones—your innocent children. You were afraid they would be captured, but they will be the ones who occupy it. +40 As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.’ +41 “Then you confessed, ‘We have sinned against the Lord! We will go into the land and fight for it, as the Lord our God has commanded us.’ So your men strapped on their weapons, thinking it would be easy to attack the hill country. +42 “But the Lord told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.’ +43 “This is what I told you, but you would not listen. Instead, you again rebelled against the Lord’s command and arrogantly went into the hill country to fight. +44 But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered you all the way from Seir to Hormah. +45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord, but he refused to listen. +46 So you stayed there at Kadesh for a long time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md index 7316cd1f..f9a0a3eb 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,62 +1,39 @@ -Remembering Israel's Wanderings - # Chapter 2 -1. "Then we turned around and headed back across the wilderness toward the Red Sea, just as the LORD had instructed me, and we wandered around in the region of Mount Seir for a long time. - -2. "Then at last the LORD said to me, -3. 'You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north. -4. Give these orders to the people: "You will pass through the country belonging to your relatives the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. The Edomites will feel threatened, so be careful. -5. Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land. -6. If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it. -7. For the LORD your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the LORD your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing."' - -8. "So we bypassed the territory of our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We avoided the road through the Arabah Valley that comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber. - -"Then as we turned north along the desert route through Moab, - -9. the LORD warned us, 'Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.'" - -10. (A race of giants called the Emites had once lived in the area of Ar. They were as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites, another race of giants. -11. Both the Emites and the Anakites are also known as the Rephaites, though the Moabites call them Emites. -12. In earlier times the Horites had lived in Seir, but they were driven out and displaced by the descendants of Esau, just as Israel drove out the people of Canaan when the LORD gave Israel their land.) - -13. Moses continued, "Then the LORD said to us, 'Get moving. Cross the Zered Brook.' So we crossed the brook. - -14. "Thirty-eight years passed from the time we first left Kadesh-barnea until we finally crossed the Zered Brook! By then, all the men old enough to fight in battle had died in the wilderness, as the LORD had vowed would happen. -15. The LORD struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community. - -16. "When all the men of fighting age had died, -17. the LORD said to me, -18. 'Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar -19. and enter the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. But do not bother them or start a war with them. I have given the land of Ammon to them as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.'" - -20. (That area was once considered the land of the Rephaites, who had lived there, though the Ammonites call them Zamzummites. -21. They were also as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them so the Ammonites could occupy their land. -22. He had done the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, for he destroyed the Horites so they could settle there in their place. The descendants of Esau live there to this day. -23. A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.) - -24. Moses continued, "Then the LORD said, 'Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land. -25. Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.'" -Victory over Sihon of Heshbon - - -26. Moses continued, "From the wilderness of Kedemoth I sent ambassadors to King Sihon of Heshbon with this proposal of peace: - -27. 'Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won't turn off into the fields on either side. -28. Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land. -29. The descendants of Esau who live in Seir allowed us to go through their country, and so did the Moabites, who live in Ar. Let us pass through until we cross the Jordan into the land the LORD our God is giving us.' - -30. "But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the LORD your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done. - -31. "Then the LORD said to me, 'Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.' - -32. "Then King Sihon declared war on us and mobilized his forces at Jahaz. -33. But the LORD our God handed him over to us, and we crushed him, his sons, and all his people. -34. We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed everyone--men, women, and children. Not a single person was spared. -35. We took all the livestock as plunder for ourselves, along with anything of value from the towns we ransacked. - -36. "The LORD our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us. -37. However, we avoided the land of the Ammonites all along the Jabbok River and the towns in the hill country--all the places the LORD our God had commanded us to leave alone. - - - +1 “Then we turned around and headed back across the wilderness toward the Red Sea, just as the Lord had instructed me, and we wandered around in the region of Mount Seir for a long time. +2 “Then at last the Lord said to me, +3 ‘You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north. +4 Give these orders to the people: “You will pass through the country belonging to your relatives the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. The Edomites will feel threatened, so be careful. +5 Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land. +6 If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it. +7 For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’ +8 “So we bypassed the territory of our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We avoided the road through the Arabah Valley that comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber. +“Then as we turned north along the desert route through Moab, +9 the Lord warned us, ‘Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’” +10 (A race of giants called the Emites had once lived in the area of Ar. They were as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites, another race of giants. +11 Both the Emites and the Anakites are also known as the Rephaites, though the Moabites call them Emites. +12 In earlier times the Horites had lived in Seir, but they were driven out and displaced by the descendants of Esau, just as Israel drove out the people of Canaan when the Lord gave Israel their land.) +13 Moses continued, “Then the Lord said to us, ‘Get moving. Cross the Zered Brook.’ So we crossed the brook. +14 “Thirty-eight years passed from the time we first left Kadesh-barnea until we finally crossed the Zered Brook! By then, all the men old enough to fight in battle had died in the wilderness, as the Lord had vowed would happen. +15 The Lord struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community. +16 “When all the men of fighting age had died, +17 the Lord said to me, +18 ‘Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar +19 and enter the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. But do not bother them or start a war with them. I have given the land of Ammon to them as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’” +20 (That area was once considered the land of the Rephaites, who had lived there, though the Ammonites call them Zamzummites. +21 They were also as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites. But the Lord destroyed them so the Ammonites could occupy their land. +22 He had done the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, for he destroyed the Horites so they could settle there in their place. The descendants of Esau live there to this day. +23 A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.) +24 Moses continued, “Then the Lord said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land. +25 Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’” +26 Moses continued, “From the wilderness of Kedemoth I sent ambassadors to King Sihon of Heshbon with this proposal of peace: +27 ‘Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won’t turn off into the fields on either side. +28 Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land. +29 The descendants of Esau who live in Seir allowed us to go through their country, and so did the Moabites, who live in Ar. Let us pass through until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.’ +30 “But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the Lord your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done. +31 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to hand King Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to conquer and occupy his land.’ +32 “Then King Sihon declared war on us and mobilized his forces at Jahaz. +33 But the Lord our God handed him over to us, and we crushed him, his sons, and all his people. +34 We conquered all his towns and completely destroyed everyone—men, women, and children. Not a single person was spared. +35 We took all the livestock as plunder for ourselves, along with anything of value from the towns we ransacked. +36 “The Lord our God also helped us conquer Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and the town in the gorge, and the whole area as far as Gilead. No town had walls too strong for us. +37 However, we avoided the land of the Ammonites all along the Jabbok River and the towns in the hill country—all the places the Lord our God had commanded us to leave alone. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md index 80a322eb..775aaf24 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,46 +1,30 @@ -Victory over Og of Bashan - # Chapter 3 -1. "Next we turned and headed for the land of Bashan, where King Og and his entire army attacked us at Edrei. -2. But the LORD told me, 'Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.' - -3. "So the LORD our God handed King Og and all his people over to us, and we killed them all. Not a single person survived. -4. We conquered all sixty of his towns--the entire Argob region in his kingdom of Bashan. Not a single town escaped our conquest. -5. These towns were all fortified with high walls and barred gates. We also took many unwalled villages at the same time. -6. We completely destroyed the kingdom of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered--men, women, and children alike. -7. But we kept all the livestock for ourselves and took plunder from all the towns. - -8. "So we took the land of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River--all the way from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon. -9. (Mount Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians, and the Amorites call it Senir.) -10. We had now conquered all the cities on the plateau and all Gilead and Bashan, as far as the towns of Salecah and Edrei, which were part of Og's kingdom in Bashan. -11. (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.) -Land Division East of the Jordan - - -12. "When we took possession of this land, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns. -13. Then I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan--Og's former kingdom--to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (This entire Argob region of Bashan used to be known as the land of the Rephaites. -14. Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.) -15. I gave Gilead to the clan of Makir. -16. But I also gave part of Gilead to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The area I gave them extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge in the south to the Jabbok River on the Ammonite frontier. -17. They also received the Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea, with the Jordan River serving as the western boundary. To the east were the slopes of Pisgah. - -18. "At that time I gave this command to the tribes that would live east of the Jordan: 'Although the LORD your God has given you this land as your property, all your fighting men must cross the Jordan ahead of your Israelite relatives, armed and ready to assist them. -19. Your wives, children, and numerous livestock, however, may stay behind in the towns I have given you. -20. When the LORD has given security to the rest of the Israelites, as he has to you, and when they occupy the land the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan River, then you may all return here to the land I have given you.' -Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land - - -21. "At that time I gave Joshua this charge: 'You have seen for yourself everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. He will do the same to all the kingdoms on the west side of the Jordan. -22. Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the LORD your God will fight for you.' - -23. "At that time I pleaded with the LORD and said, -24. 'O Sovereign LORD, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do? -25. Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.' - -26. "But the LORD was angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me. 'That's enough!' he declared. 'Speak of it no more. -27. But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River. -28. Instead, commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead the people across the Jordan. He will give them all the land you now see before you as their possession.' -29. So we stayed in the valley near Beth-peor. - - - +1 “Next we turned and headed for the land of Bashan, where King Og and his entire army attacked us at Edrei. +2 But the Lord told me, ‘Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.’ +3 “So the Lord our God handed King Og and all his people over to us, and we killed them all. Not a single person survived. +4 We conquered all sixty of his towns—the entire Argob region in his kingdom of Bashan. Not a single town escaped our conquest. +5 These towns were all fortified with high walls and barred gates. We also took many unwalled villages at the same time. +6 We completely destroyed the kingdom of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered—men, women, and children alike. +7 But we kept all the livestock for ourselves and took plunder from all the towns. +8 “So we took the land of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River—all the way from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon. +9 (Mount Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians, and the Amorites call it Senir.) +10 We had now conquered all the cities on the plateau and all Gilead and Bashan, as far as the towns of Salecah and Edrei, which were part of Og’s kingdom in Bashan. +11 (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.) +12 “When we took possession of this land, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns. +13 Then I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan—Og’s former kingdom—to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (This entire Argob region of Bashan used to be known as the land of the Rephaites. +14 Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.) +15 I gave Gilead to the clan of Makir. +16 But I also gave part of Gilead to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The area I gave them extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge in the south to the Jabbok River on the Ammonite frontier. +17 They also received the Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea, with the Jordan River serving as the western boundary. To the east were the slopes of Pisgah. +18 “At that time I gave this command to the tribes that would live east of the Jordan: ‘Although the Lord your God has given you this land as your property, all your fighting men must cross the Jordan ahead of your Israelite relatives, armed and ready to assist them. +19 Your wives, children, and numerous livestock, however, may stay behind in the towns I have given you. +20 When the Lord has given security to the rest of the Israelites, as he has to you, and when they occupy the land the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan River, then you may all return here to the land I have given you.’ +21 “At that time I gave Joshua this charge: ‘You have seen for yourself everything the Lord your God has done to these two kings. He will do the same to all the kingdoms on the west side of the Jordan. +22 Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the Lord your God will fight for you.’ +23 “At that time I pleaded with the Lord and said, +24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do? +25 Please let me cross the Jordan to see the wonderful land on the other side, the beautiful hill country and the Lebanon mountains.’ +26 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me. ‘That’s enough!’ he declared. ‘Speak of it no more. +27 But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River. +28 Instead, commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead the people across the Jordan. He will give them all the land you now see before you as their possession.’ +29 So we stayed in the valley near Beth-peor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md index 0d491fdd..b7f09aec 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,80 +1,50 @@ -Moses Urges Israel to Obey - # Chapter 4 -1. "And now, Israel, listen carefully to these decrees and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. -2. Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you. - -3. "You saw for yourself what the LORD did to you at Baal-peor. There the LORD your God destroyed everyone who had worshiped Baal, the god of Peor. -4. But all of you who were faithful to the LORD your God are still alive today--every one of you. - -5. "Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. -6. Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, 'How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!' -7. For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him? -8. And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today? - -9. "But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren. -10. Never forget the day when you stood before the LORD your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, 'Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.' - -11. "You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness. -12. And the LORD spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn't see his form; there was only a voice. -13. He proclaimed his covenant--the Ten Commandments--which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. -14. It was at that time that the LORD commanded me to teach you his decrees and regulations so you would obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. - -A Warning against Idolatry - - -15. "But be very careful! You did not see the LORD's form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. -16. So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form--whether of a man or a woman, -17. an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, -18. a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. -19. And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars--all the forces of heaven--don't be seduced into worshiping them. The LORD your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. -20. Remember that the LORD rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today. - -21. "But the LORD was angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan River into the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession. -22. You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river. -23. So be careful not to break the covenant the LORD your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the LORD your God has forbidden this. -24. The LORD your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God. - -25. "In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger. - -26. "Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed. -27. For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive. -28. There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone--gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. -29. But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him. - -30. "In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you. -31. For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors. - -There Is Only One God - - -32. "Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before? -33. Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire--as you did--and survived? -34. Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes. - -35. "He showed you these things so you would know that the LORD is God and there is no other. -36. He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it. -37. Because he loved your ancestors, he chose to bless their descendants, and he personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power. -38. He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today. - -39. "So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The LORD is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other. -40. If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you for all time." -Eastern Cities of Refuge - - -41. Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River. -42. Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety. -43. These were the cities: Bezer on the wilderness plateau for the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh. - -Introduction to Moses' Second Address - - -44. This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites. -45. These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt, -46. and as they camped in the valley near Beth-peor east of the Jordan River. (This land was formerly occupied by the Amorites under King Sihon, who ruled from Heshbon. But Moses and the Israelites destroyed him and his people when they came up from Egypt. -47. Israel took possession of his land and that of King Og of Bashan--the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. -48. So Israel conquered the entire area from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon Gorge all the way to Mount Sirion, also called Mount Hermon. -49. And they conquered the eastern bank of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.) - - - +1 “And now, Israel, listen carefully to these decrees and regulations that I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you may live, so you may enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. +2 Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you. +3 “You saw for yourself what the Lord did to you at Baal-peor. There the Lord your God destroyed everyone who had worshiped Baal, the god of Peor. +4 But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today—every one of you. +5 “Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. +6 Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!’ +7 For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him? +8 And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today? +9 “But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren. +10 Never forget the day when you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.’ +11 “You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness. +12 And the Lord spoke to you from the heart of the fire. You heard the sound of his words but didn’t see his form; there was only a voice. +13 He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. +14 It was at that time that the Lord commanded me to teach you his decrees and regulations so you would obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. +15 “But be very careful! You did not see the Lord’s form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. +16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman, +17 an animal on the ground, a bird in the sky, +18 a small animal that scurries along the ground, or a fish in the deepest sea. +19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. +20 Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today. +21 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan River into the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. +22 You will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, but I will not. Instead, I will die here on the east side of the river. +23 So be careful not to break the covenant the Lord your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the Lord your God has forbidden this. +24 The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God. +25 “In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the Lord your God and will arouse his anger. +26 “Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed. +27 For the Lord will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive. +28 There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. +29 But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him. +30 “In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the Lord your God and listen to what he tells you. +31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors. +32 “Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before? +33 Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire—as you did—and survived? +34 Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes. +35 “He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other. +36 He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it. +37 Because he loved your ancestors, he chose to bless their descendants, and he personally brought you out of Egypt with a great display of power. +38 He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today. +39 “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other. +40 If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” +41 Then Moses set apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River. +42 Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety. +43 These were the cities: Bezer on the wilderness plateau for the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh. +44 This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites. +45 These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt, +46 and as they camped in the valley near Beth-peor east of the Jordan River. (This land was formerly occupied by the Amorites under King Sihon, who ruled from Heshbon. But Moses and the Israelites destroyed him and his people when they came up from Egypt. +47 Israel took possession of his land and that of King Og of Bashan—the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. +48 So Israel conquered the entire area from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon Gorge all the way to Mount Sirion, also called Mount Hermon. +49 And they conquered the eastern bank of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea, below the slopes of Pisgah.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md index 6e11b057..7aa08418 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,55 +1,34 @@ -Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community - # Chapter 5 -1. Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, "Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them! - -2. "The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai. -3. The LORD did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today. -4. At the mountain the LORD spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire. -5. I stood as an intermediary between you and the LORD, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said: - -6. "I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. - -7. "You must not have any other god but me. - -8. "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. -9. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected--even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. -10. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. - -11. "You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. - -12. "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. -13. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, -14. but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do. -15. Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the LORD your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day. - -16. "Honor your father and mother, as the LORD your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. - -17. "You must not murder. - -18. "You must not commit adultery. - -19. "You must not steal. - -20. "You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. - -21. "You must not covet your neighbor's wife. You must not covet your neighbor's house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor. - -22. "The LORD spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me. - -23. "But when you heard the voice from the heart of the darkness, while the mountain was blazing with fire, all your tribal leaders and elders came to me. -24. They said, 'Look, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live! -25. But now, why should we risk death again? If the LORD our God speaks to us again, we will certainly die and be consumed by this awesome fire. -26. Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive? -27. Go yourself and listen to what the LORD our God says. Then come and tell us everything he tells you, and we will listen and obey.' - -28. "The LORD heard the request you made to me. And he said, 'I have heard what the people said to you, and they are right. -29. Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever. -30. Go and tell them, "Return to your tents." -31. But you stand here with me so I can give you all my commands, decrees, and regulations. You must teach them to the people so they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.'" - -32. So Moses told the people, "You must be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, following his instructions in every detail. -33. Stay on the path that the LORD your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy. - - - +1 Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, “Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them! +2 “The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai. +3 The Lord did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with all of us who are alive today. +4 At the mountain the Lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire. +5 I stood as an intermediary between you and the Lord, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said: +6 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. +7 “You must not have any other god but me. +8 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. +9 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. +10 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. +11 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. +12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. +13 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, +14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do. +15 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day. +16 “Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. +17 “You must not murder. +18 “You must not commit adultery. +19 “You must not steal. +20 “You must not testify falsely against your neighbor. +21 “You must not covet your neighbor’s wife. You must not covet your neighbor’s house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor. +22 “The Lord spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me. +23 “But when you heard the voice from the heart of the darkness, while the mountain was blazing with fire, all your tribal leaders and elders came to me. +24 They said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live! +25 But now, why should we risk death again? If the Lord our God speaks to us again, we will certainly die and be consumed by this awesome fire. +26 Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive? +27 Go yourself and listen to what the Lord our God says. Then come and tell us everything he tells you, and we will listen and obey.’ +28 “The Lord heard the request you made to me. And he said, ‘I have heard what the people said to you, and they are right. +29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever. +30 Go and tell them, “Return to your tents.” +31 But you stand here with me so I can give you all my commands, decrees, and regulations. You must teach them to the people so they can obey them in the land I am giving them as their possession.’” +32 So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. +33 Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md index 8558544c..ff8853e5 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,36 +1,26 @@ -A Call for Wholehearted Commitment - # Chapter 6 -1. "These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, -2. and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the LORD your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. -3. Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you. - -4. "Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. -5. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. -6. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. -7. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. -8. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. -9. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. - -10. "The LORD your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. -11. The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land, -12. be careful not to forget the LORD, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. -13. You must fear the LORD your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name. - -14. "You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations, -15. for the LORD your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth. -16. You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah. -17. You must diligently obey the commands of the LORD your God--all the laws and decrees he has given you. -18. Do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so all will go well with you. Then you will enter and occupy the good land that the LORD swore to give your ancestors. -19. You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the LORD said you would. - -20. "In the future your children will ask you, 'What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the LORD our God has commanded us to obey?' - -21. "Then you must tell them, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. -22. The LORD did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. -23. He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. -24. And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. -25. For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.' - - - +1 “These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, +2 and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. +3 Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. +4 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. +5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. +6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. +7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. +8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. +9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. +10 “The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. +11 The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land, +12 be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. +13 You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name. +14 “You must not worship any of the gods of neighboring nations, +15 for the Lord your God, who lives among you, is a jealous God. His anger will flare up against you, and he will wipe you from the face of the earth. +16 You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah. +17 You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you. +18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so all will go well with you. Then you will enter and occupy the good land that the Lord swore to give your ancestors. +19 You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the Lord said you would. +20 “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the Lord our God has commanded us to obey?’ +21 “Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. +22 The Lord did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. +23 He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. +24 And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. +25 For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md index ccf52045..7a75f391 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,37 +1,27 @@ -The Privilege of Holiness - # Chapter 7 -1. "When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you. -2. When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. -3. You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters, -4. for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you. -5. This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. -6. For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. - -7. "The LORD did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! -8. Rather, it was simply that the LORD loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the LORD rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. -9. Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. -10. But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him. -11. Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today. - -12. "If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the LORD your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors. -13. He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats. -14. You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young. -15. And the LORD will protect you from all sickness. He will not let you suffer from the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all your enemies! - -16. "You must destroy all the nations the LORD your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you. -17. Perhaps you will think to yourselves, 'How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?' -18. But don't be afraid of them! Just remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt. -19. Remember the great terrors the LORD your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The LORD your God will use this same power against all the people you fear. -20. And then the LORD your God will send terror to drive out the few survivors still hiding from you! - -21. "No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the LORD your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. -22. The LORD your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. -23. But the LORD your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. -24. He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all. - -25. "You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the LORD your God. -26. Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you. +2 When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. +3 You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters, +4 for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you. +5 This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. +6 For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. +7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! +8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. +9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. +10 But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him. +11 Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today. +12 “If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the Lord your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors. +13 He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats. +14 You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young. +15 And the Lord will protect you from all sickness. He will not let you suffer from the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all your enemies! +16 “You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you. +17 Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’ +18 But don’t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt. +19 Remember the great terrors the Lord your God sent against them. You saw it all with your own eyes! And remember the miraculous signs and wonders, and the strong hand and powerful arm with which he brought you out of Egypt. The Lord your God will use this same power against all the people you fear. +20 And then the Lord your God will send terror to drive out the few survivors still hiding from you! +21 “No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. +22 The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. +23 But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. +24 He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all. +25 “You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God. +26 Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md index 0c25e2c9..0b8a9826 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,29 +1,21 @@ -A Call to Remember and Obey - # Chapter 8 -1. "Be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then you will live and multiply, and you will enter and occupy the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors. -2. Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands. -3. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. -4. For all these forty years your clothes didn't wear out, and your feet didn't blister or swell. -5. Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good. - -6. "So obey the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. -7. For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. -8. It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. -9. It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills. -10. When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. - -11. "But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. -12. For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, -13. and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful! -14. Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. -15. Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! -16. He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good. -17. He did all this so you would never say to yourself, 'I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.' -18. Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. - -19. "But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed. -20. Just as the LORD has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God. - - - +1 “Be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then you will live and multiply, and you will enter and occupy the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors. +2 Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands. +3 Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. +4 For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell. +5 Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good. +6 “So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. +7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. +8 It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. +9 It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills. +10 When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. +11 “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. +12 For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, +13 and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful! +14 Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. +15 Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! +16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good. +17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ +18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. +19 “But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed. +20 Just as the Lord has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md index fb0818bc..5c6fe55e 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,46 +1,30 @@ -Victory by God's Grace - # Chapter 9 -1. "Listen, O Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land belonging to nations much greater and more powerful than you. They live in cities with walls that reach to the sky! -2. The people are strong and tall--descendants of the famous Anakite giants. You've heard the saying, 'Who can stand up to the Anakites?' -3. But recognize today that the LORD your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the LORD has promised. - -4. "After the LORD your God has done this for you, don't say in your hearts, 'The LORD has given us this land because we are such good people!' No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way. -5. It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The LORD your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. -6. You must recognize that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not--you are a stubborn people. - -Remembering the Gold Calf - - -7. "Remember and never forget how angry you made the LORD your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him. -8. Even at Mount Sinai you made the LORD so angry he was ready to destroy you. -9. This happened when I was on the mountain receiving the tablets of stone inscribed with the words of the covenant that the LORD had made with you. I was there for forty days and forty nights, and all that time I ate no food and drank no water. -10. The LORD gave me the two tablets on which God had written with his own finger all the words he had spoken to you from the heart of the fire when you were assembled at the mountain. - -11. "At the end of the forty days and nights, the LORD handed me the two stone tablets inscribed with the words of the covenant. -12. Then the LORD said to me, 'Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!' - -13. "The LORD also said to me, 'I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. -14. Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.' - -15. "So while the mountain was blazing with fire I turned and came down, holding in my hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. -16. There below me I could see that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had melted gold and made a calf idol for yourselves. How quickly you had turned away from the path the LORD had commanded you to follow! -17. So I took the stone tablets and threw them to the ground, smashing them before your eyes. - -18. "Then, as before, I threw myself down before the LORD for forty days and nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of the great sin you had committed by doing what the LORD hated, provoking him to anger. -19. I feared that the furious anger of the LORD, which turned him against you, would drive him to destroy you. But again he listened to me. -20. The LORD was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him, too. But I prayed for Aaron, and the LORD spared him. -21. I took your sin--the calf you had made--and I melted it down in the fire and ground it into fine dust. Then I threw the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain. - -22. "You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah. -23. And at Kadesh-barnea the LORD sent you out with this command: 'Go up and take over the land I have given you.' But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to put your trust in him or obey him. -24. Yes, you have been rebelling against the LORD as long as I have known you. - -25. "That is why I threw myself down before the LORD for forty days and nights--for the LORD said he would destroy you. -26. I prayed to the LORD and said, 'O Sovereign LORD, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand. -27. Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. -28. If you destroy these people, the Egyptians will say, "The Israelites died because the LORD wasn't able to bring them to the land he had promised to give them." Or they might say, "He destroyed them because he hated them; he deliberately took them into the wilderness to slaughter them." -29. But they are your people and your special possession, whom you brought out of Egypt by your great strength and powerful arm.' - - - +1 “Listen, O Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land belonging to nations much greater and more powerful than you. They live in cities with walls that reach to the sky! +2 The people are strong and tall—descendants of the famous Anakite giants. You’ve heard the saying, ‘Who can stand up to the Anakites?’ +3 But recognize today that the Lord your God is the one who will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the Lord has promised. +4 “After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way. +5 It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The Lord your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +6 You must recognize that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not—you are a stubborn people. +7 “Remember and never forget how angry you made the Lord your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him. +8 Even at Mount Sinai you made the Lord so angry he was ready to destroy you. +9 This happened when I was on the mountain receiving the tablets of stone inscribed with the words of the covenant that the Lord had made with you. I was there for forty days and forty nights, and all that time I ate no food and drank no water. +10 The Lord gave me the two tablets on which God had written with his own finger all the words he had spoken to you from the heart of the fire when you were assembled at the mountain. +11 “At the end of the forty days and nights, the Lord handed me the two stone tablets inscribed with the words of the covenant. +12 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!’ +13 “The Lord also said to me, ‘I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. +14 Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.’ +15 “So while the mountain was blazing with fire I turned and came down, holding in my hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. +16 There below me I could see that you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had melted gold and made a calf idol for yourselves. How quickly you had turned away from the path the Lord had commanded you to follow! +17 So I took the stone tablets and threw them to the ground, smashing them before your eyes. +18 “Then, as before, I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of the great sin you had committed by doing what the Lord hated, provoking him to anger. +19 I feared that the furious anger of the Lord, which turned him against you, would drive him to destroy you. But again he listened to me. +20 The Lord was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him, too. But I prayed for Aaron, and the Lord spared him. +21 I took your sin—the calf you had made—and I melted it down in the fire and ground it into fine dust. Then I threw the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain. +22 “You also made the Lord angry at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah. +23 And at Kadesh-barnea the Lord sent you out with this command: ‘Go up and take over the land I have given you.’ But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God and refused to put your trust in him or obey him. +24 Yes, you have been rebelling against the Lord as long as I have known you. +25 “That is why I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights—for the Lord said he would destroy you. +26 I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand. +27 Please overlook the stubbornness and the awful sin of these people, and remember instead your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +28 If you destroy these people, the Egyptians will say, “The Israelites died because the Lord wasn’t able to bring them to the land he had promised to give them.” Or they might say, “He destroyed them because he hated them; he deliberately took them into the wilderness to slaughter them.” +29 But they are your people and your special possession, whom you brought out of Egypt by your great strength and powerful arm.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md index cfb127b8..9190130e 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,36 +1,23 @@ -A New Copy of the Covenant - # Chapter 10 -1. "At that time the LORD said to me, 'Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. Also make a wooden Ark--a sacred chest to store them in. Come up to me on the mountain, -2. and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.' - -3. "So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand. -4. Once again the LORD wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the LORD had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain. -5. Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the LORD commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark." - -6. (The people of Israel set out from the wells of the people of Jaakan and traveled to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried. His son Eleazar ministered as high priest in his place. -7. Then they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, a land with many brooks and streams. -8. At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and to stand before the LORD as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day. -9. That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The LORD himself is their special possession, as the LORD your God told them.) - -10. "As for me, I stayed on the mountain in the LORD's presence for forty days and nights, as I had done the first time. And once again the LORD listened to my pleas and agreed not to destroy you. -11. Then the LORD said to me, 'Get up and resume the journey, and lead the people to the land I swore to give to their ancestors, so they may take possession of it.' -A Call to Love and Obedience - - -12. "And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. -13. And you must always obey the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. - -14. "Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God. -15. Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today. -16. Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn. - -17. "For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. -18. He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. -19. So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. -20. You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone. -21. He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes. -22. When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky! - - - +1 “At that time the Lord said to me, ‘Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. Also make a wooden Ark—a sacred chest to store them in. Come up to me on the mountain, +2 and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.’ +3 “So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand. +4 Once again the Lord wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the Lord had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain. +5 Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the Lord commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark.” +6 (The people of Israel set out from the wells of the people of Jaakan and traveled to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried. His son Eleazar ministered as high priest in his place. +7 Then they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, a land with many brooks and streams. +8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to stand before the Lord as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day. +9 That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The Lord himself is their special possession, as the Lord your God told them.) +10 “As for me, I stayed on the mountain in the Lord’s presence for forty days and nights, as I had done the first time. And once again the Lord listened to my pleas and agreed not to destroy you. +11 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and resume the journey, and lead the people to the land I swore to give to their ancestors, so they may take possession of it.’ +12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. +13 And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. +14 “Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God. +15 Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today. +16 Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn. +17 “For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. +18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. +19 So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. +20 You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone. +21 He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes. +22 When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md index 13cf2f7d..2879191d 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,46 +1,33 @@ # Chapter 11 -1. "You must love the LORD your God and always obey his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands. -2. Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the LORD your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm. -3. They didn't see the miraculous signs and wonders he performed in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his land. -4. They didn't see what the LORD did to the armies of Egypt and to their horses and chariots--how he drowned them in the Red Sea as they were chasing you. He destroyed them, and they have not recovered to this very day! - -5. "Your children didn't see how the LORD cared for you in the wilderness until you arrived here. -6. They didn't see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them. -7. But you have seen the LORD perform all these mighty deeds with your own eyes! -The Blessings of Obedience - - -8. "Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter. -9. If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants--a land flowing with milk and honey! -10. For the land you are about to enter and take over is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches with your foot as in a vegetable garden. -11. Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain-- -12. a land that the LORD your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year! - -13. "If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul, -14. then he will send the rains in their proper seasons--the early and late rains--so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil. -15. He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat. - -16. "But be careful. Don't let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the LORD and serve and worship other gods. -17. If you do, the LORD's anger will burn against you. He will shut up the sky and hold back the rain, and the ground will fail to produce its harvests. Then you will quickly die in that good land the LORD is giving you. - -18. "So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. -19. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. -20. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, -21. so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors. - -22. "Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him. -23. Then the LORD will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land. -24. Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. -25. No one will be able to stand against you, for the LORD your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land. - -26. "Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! -27. You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today. -28. But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the LORD your God and turn away from him and worship gods you have not known before. - -29. "When the LORD your God brings you into the land and helps you take possession of it, you must pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal. -30. (These two mountains are west of the Jordan River in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Jordan Valley, near the town of Gilgal, not far from the oaks of Moreh.) -31. For you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take that land and are living in it, -32. you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today. - - - +1 “You must love the Lord your God and always obey his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands. +2 Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the Lord your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm. +3 They didn’t see the miraculous signs and wonders he performed in Egypt against Pharaoh and all his land. +4 They didn’t see what the Lord did to the armies of Egypt and to their horses and chariots—how he drowned them in the Red Sea as they were chasing you. He destroyed them, and they have not recovered to this very day! +5 “Your children didn’t see how the Lord cared for you in the wilderness until you arrived here. +6 They didn’t see what he did to Dathan and Abiram (the sons of Eliab, a descendant of Reuben) when the earth opened its mouth in the Israelite camp and swallowed them, along with their households and tents and every living thing that belonged to them. +7 But you have seen the Lord perform all these mighty deeds with your own eyes! +8 “Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter. +9 If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors and to you, their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey! +10 For the land you are about to enter and take over is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches with your foot as in a vegetable garden. +11 Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain— +12 a land that the Lord your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year! +13 “If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul, +14 then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil. +15 He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat. +16 “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods. +17 If you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will shut up the sky and hold back the rain, and the ground will fail to produce its harvests. Then you will quickly die in that good land the Lord is giving you. +18 “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. +19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. +20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, +21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors. +22 “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him. +23 Then the Lord will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land. +24 Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. +25 No one will be able to stand against you, for the Lord your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land. +26 “Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! +27 You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. +28 But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the Lord your God and turn away from him and worship gods you have not known before. +29 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land and helps you take possession of it, you must pronounce the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal. +30 (These two mountains are west of the Jordan River in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Jordan Valley, near the town of Gilgal, not far from the oaks of Moreh.) +31 For you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take that land and are living in it, +32 you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md index 7b0864c8..0a68e2cd 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -The LORD's Chosen Place for Worship - # Chapter 12 -1. "These are the decrees and regulations you must be careful to obey when you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must obey them as long as you live. - -2. "When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods--high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree. -3. Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods! - -4. "Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods. -5. Rather, you must seek the LORD your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes--the place where his name will be honored. -6. There you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, your offerings to fulfill a vow, your voluntary offerings, and your offerings of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks. -7. There you and your families will feast in the presence of the LORD your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the LORD your God has blessed you. - -8. "Your pattern of worship will change. Today all of you are doing as you please, -9. because you have not yet arrived at the place of rest, the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession. -10. But you will soon cross the Jordan River and live in the land the LORD your God is giving you. When he gives you rest from all your enemies and you're living safely in the land, -11. you must bring everything I command you--your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow--to the designated place of worship, the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored. - -12. "You must celebrate there in the presence of the LORD your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you. -13. Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings just anywhere you like. -14. You may do so only at the place the LORD will choose within one of your tribal territories. There you must offer your burnt offerings and do everything I command you. - -15. "But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the LORD your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer. -16. But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water. - -17. "But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown--neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings. -18. You must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the LORD your God in all you do. -19. And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. - -20. "When the LORD your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want. -21. It might happen that the designated place of worship--the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored--is a long way from your home. If so, you may butcher any of the cattle, sheep, or goats the LORD has given you, and you may freely eat the meat in your hometown, as I have commanded you. -22. Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you do now with gazelle and deer. -23. But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat. -24. Instead, pour out the blood on the ground like water. -25. Do not consume the blood, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what pleases the LORD. - -26. "Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the LORD chooses. -27. You must offer the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat. -28. Be careful to obey all my commands, so that all will go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and pleasing to the LORD your God. - -29. "When the LORD your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land, -30. do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, 'How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.' -31. You must not worship the LORD your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods. - -32. "So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them. - - - +1 “These are the decrees and regulations you must be careful to obey when you live in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must obey them as long as you live. +2 “When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods—high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree. +3 Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods! +4 “Do not worship the Lord your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods. +5 Rather, you must seek the Lord your God at the place of worship he himself will choose from among all the tribes—the place where his name will be honored. +6 There you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, your offerings to fulfill a vow, your voluntary offerings, and your offerings of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks. +7 There you and your families will feast in the presence of the Lord your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the Lord your God has blessed you. +8 “Your pattern of worship will change. Today all of you are doing as you please, +9 because you have not yet arrived at the place of rest, the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. +10 But you will soon cross the Jordan River and live in the land the Lord your God is giving you. When he gives you rest from all your enemies and you’re living safely in the land, +11 you must bring everything I command you—your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, and your offerings to fulfill a vow—to the designated place of worship, the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. +12 “You must celebrate there in the presence of the Lord your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you. +13 Be careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings just anywhere you like. +14 You may do so only at the place the Lord will choose within one of your tribal territories. There you must offer your burnt offerings and do everything I command you. +15 “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the Lord your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer. +16 But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water. +17 “But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings. +18 You must eat these in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the Lord your God in all you do. +19 And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land. +20 “When the Lord your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want. +21 It might happen that the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—is a long way from your home. If so, you may butcher any of the cattle, sheep, or goats the Lord has given you, and you may freely eat the meat in your hometown, as I have commanded you. +22 Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you do now with gazelle and deer. +23 But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat. +24 Instead, pour out the blood on the ground like water. +25 Do not consume the blood, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what pleases the Lord. +26 “Take your sacred gifts and your offerings given to fulfill a vow to the place the Lord chooses. +27 You must offer the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, but you may eat the meat. +28 Be careful to obey all my commands, so that all will go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and pleasing to the Lord your God. +29 “When the Lord your God goes ahead of you and destroys the nations and you drive them out and live in their land, +30 do not fall into the trap of following their customs and worshiping their gods. Do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations worship their gods? I want to follow their example.’ +31 You must not worship the Lord your God the way the other nations worship their gods, for they perform for their gods every detestable act that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods. +32 “So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md index d5355f4e..b27c09ba 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,27 +1,19 @@ -A Warning against Idolatry - # Chapter 13 -1. "Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, -2. and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, 'Come, let us worship other gods'--gods you have not known before-- -3. do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul. -4. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. -5. The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the LORD your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you. - -6. "Suppose someone secretly entices you--even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend--and says, 'Let us go worship other gods'--gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known. -7. They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth. -8. But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them. -9. You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in. -10. Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery. -11. Then all Israel will hear about it and be afraid, and no one will act so wickedly again. - -12. "When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, you may hear -13. that scoundrels among you are leading their fellow citizens astray by saying, 'Let us go worship other gods'--gods you have not known before. -14. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you, -15. you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. -16. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. -17. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors. - -18. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him. - - - +1 “Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, +2 and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods’—gods you have not known before— +3 do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul. +4 Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. +5 The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the Lord your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you. +6 “Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known. +7 They might suggest that you worship the gods of peoples who live nearby or who come from the ends of the earth. +8 But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them. +9 You must put them to death! Strike the first blow yourself, and then all the people must join in. +10 Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery. +11 Then all Israel will hear about it and be afraid, and no one will act so wickedly again. +12 “When you begin living in the towns the Lord your God is giving you, you may hear +13 that scoundrels among you are leading their fellow citizens astray by saying, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods you have not known before. +14 In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you, +15 you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. +16 Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the open square and burn it. Burn the entire town as a burnt offering to the Lord your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. +17 Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors. +18 “The Lord your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md index bd826e64..9bcfe374 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,49 +1,31 @@ -Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals - # Chapter 14 -1. "Since you are the people of the LORD your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead. -2. You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure. - -3. "You must not eat any detestable animals that are ceremonially unclean. -4. These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, -5. the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the addax, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. - -6. "You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud, -7. but if the animal doesn't have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax. They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you. -8. And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. - -9. "Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales. -10. You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you. - -11. "You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean. -12. These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, -13. the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds, -14. ravens of all kinds, -15. the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, -16. the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl, -17. the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant, -18. the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. - -19. "All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten. -20. But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean. - -21. "You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the LORD your God. - -"You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk. - -The Giving of Tithes - - -22. "You must set aside a tithe of your crops--one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year. -23. Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship--the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored--and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God. - -24. "Now when the LORD your God blesses you with a good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his name to be honored might be too far for you to bring the tithe. -25. If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the LORD your God has chosen. -26. When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want--cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and celebrate with your household. -27. And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you. - -28. "At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year's harvest and store it in the nearest town. -29. Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all your work. - - - +1 “Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead. +2 You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure. +3 “You must not eat any detestable animals that are ceremonially unclean. +4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, +5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the addax, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. +6 “You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud, +7 but if the animal doesn’t have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax. They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you. +8 And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. +9 “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales. +10 You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you. +11 “You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean. +12 These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, +13 the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds, +14 ravens of all kinds, +15 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, +16 the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl, +17 the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant, +18 the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. +19 “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten. +20 But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean. +21 “You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the Lord your God. +“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. +22 “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year. +23 Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God. +24 “Now when the Lord your God blesses you with a good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his name to be honored might be too far for you to bring the tithe. +25 If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the Lord your God has chosen. +26 When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your household. +27 And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you. +28 “At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year’s harvest and store it in the nearest town. +29 Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md index dad3c875..54ba91e7 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,42 +1,24 @@ -Release for Debtors - # Chapter 15 -1. "At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money. -2. This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the LORD's time of release has arrived. -3. This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites--not to the foreigners living among you. - -4. "There should be no poor among you, for the LORD your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession. -5. You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today. -6. The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you. - -7. "But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. -8. Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need. -9. Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin. -10. Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. -11. There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need. - -Release for Hebrew Slaves - - -12. "If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free. - -13. "When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed. -14. Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you. -15. Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command. - -16. "But suppose your servant says, 'I will not leave you,' because he loves you and your family, and he has done well with you. -17. In that case, take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door. After that, he will be your servant for life. And do the same for your female servants. - -18. "You must not consider it a hardship when you release your servants. Remember that for six years they have given you services worth double the wages of hired workers, and the LORD your God will bless you in all you do. - -Sacrificing Firstborn Male Animals - - -19. "You must set aside for the LORD your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks. -20. Instead, you and your family must eat these animals in the presence of the LORD your God each year at the place he chooses. -21. But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. -22. Instead, use it for food for your family in your hometown. Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat it, just as anyone may eat a gazelle or deer. -23. But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water. - - - +1 “At the end of every seventh year you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money. +2 This is how it must be done. Everyone must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the Lord’s time of release has arrived. +3 This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites—not to the foreigners living among you. +4 “There should be no poor among you, for the Lord your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession. +5 You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. +6 The Lord your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you. +7 “But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. +8 Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need. +9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin. +10 Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. +11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need. +12 “If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free. +13 “When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed. +14 Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the Lord your God has blessed you. +15 Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command. +16 “But suppose your servant says, ‘I will not leave you,’ because he loves you and your family, and he has done well with you. +17 In that case, take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door. After that, he will be your servant for life. And do the same for your female servants. +18 “You must not consider it a hardship when you release your servants. Remember that for six years they have given you services worth double the wages of hired workers, and the Lord your God will bless you in all you do. +19 “You must set aside for the Lord your God all the firstborn males from your flocks and herds. Do not use the firstborn of your herds to work your fields, and do not shear the firstborn of your flocks. +20 Instead, you and your family must eat these animals in the presence of the Lord your God each year at the place he chooses. +21 But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. +22 Instead, use it for food for your family in your hometown. Anyone, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat it, just as anyone may eat a gazelle or deer. +23 But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md index b139c393..2db1d6c1 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,43 +1,23 @@ -Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread - # Chapter 16 -1. "In honor of the LORD your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib, for that was the month in which the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. -2. Your Passover sacrifice may be from either the flock or the herd, and it must be sacrificed to the LORD your God at the designated place of worship--the place he chooses for his name to be honored. -3. Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread--the bread of suffering--so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt. -4. Let no yeast be found in any house throughout your land for those seven days. And when you sacrifice the Passover lamb on the evening of the first day, do not let any of the meat remain until the next morning. - -5. "You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you. -6. You must offer it only at the designated place of worship--the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored. Sacrifice it there in the evening as the sun goes down on the anniversary of your exodus from Egypt. -7. Roast the lamb and eat it in the place the LORD your God chooses. Then you may go back to your tents the next morning. -8. For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the LORD your God, and no work may be done on that day. - -The Festival of Harvest - - -9. "Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. -10. Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. -11. This is a time to celebrate before the LORD your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. -12. Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees. - -The Festival of Shelters - - -13. "You must observe the Festival of Shelters for seven days at the end of the harvest season, after the grain has been threshed and the grapes have been pressed. -14. This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows from your towns. -15. For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all. - -16. "Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the LORD without a gift for him. -17. All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God. - -Justice for the People - - -18. "Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly. -19. You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly. -20. Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you. - -21. "You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the LORD your God. -22. And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD your God hates them. - - - +1 “In honor of the Lord your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib, for that was the month in which the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. +2 Your Passover sacrifice may be from either the flock or the herd, and it must be sacrificed to the Lord your God at the designated place of worship—the place he chooses for his name to be honored. +3 Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread—the bread of suffering—so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt. +4 Let no yeast be found in any house throughout your land for those seven days. And when you sacrifice the Passover lamb on the evening of the first day, do not let any of the meat remain until the next morning. +5 “You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of the towns that the Lord your God is giving you. +6 You must offer it only at the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. Sacrifice it there in the evening as the sun goes down on the anniversary of your exodus from Egypt. +7 Roast the lamb and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses. Then you may go back to your tents the next morning. +8 For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the Lord your God, and no work may be done on that day. +9 “Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. +10 Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the Lord your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. +11 This is a time to celebrate before the Lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. +12 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees. +13 “You must observe the Festival of Shelters for seven days at the end of the harvest season, after the grain has been threshed and the grapes have been pressed. +14 This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows from your towns. +15 For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the Lord your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all. +16 “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the Lord without a gift for him. +17 All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God. +18 “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly. +19 You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly. +20 Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you. +21 “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the Lord your God. +22 And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the Lord your God hates them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md index e65122b9..10a311f4 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 17 -1. "Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the LORD your God, for he detests such gifts. - -2. "When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, a man or woman among you might do evil in the sight of the LORD your God and violate the covenant. -3. For instance, they might serve other gods or worship the sun, the moon, or any of the stars--the forces of heaven--which I have strictly forbidden. -4. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, -5. then the man or woman who has committed such an evil act must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. -6. But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses. -7. The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. - -8. "Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide--for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the LORD your God will choose, -9. and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict. -10. You must carry out the verdict they announce and the sentence they prescribe at the place the LORD chooses. You must do exactly what they say. -11. After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way. -12. Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel. -13. Then everyone else will hear about it and be afraid to act so arrogantly. - -Guidelines for a King - - -14. "You are about to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, 'We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.' -15. If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the LORD your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner. - -16. "The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You must never return to Egypt.' -17. The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the LORD. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself. - -18. "When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. -19. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. -20. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel. - - - +1 “Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the Lord your God, for he detests such gifts. +2 “When you begin living in the towns the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman among you might do evil in the sight of the Lord your God and violate the covenant. +3 For instance, they might serve other gods or worship the sun, the moon, or any of the stars—the forces of heaven—which I have strictly forbidden. +4 When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, +5 then the man or woman who has committed such an evil act must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. +6 But never put a person to death on the testimony of only one witness. There must always be two or three witnesses. +7 The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. +8 “Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide—for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the Lord your God will choose, +9 and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict. +10 You must carry out the verdict they announce and the sentence they prescribe at the place the Lord chooses. You must do exactly what they say. +11 After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way. +12 Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the Lord your God must die. In this way you will purge the evil from Israel. +13 Then everyone else will hear about it and be afraid to act so arrogantly. +14 “You are about to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’ +15 If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the Lord your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner. +16 “The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’ +17 The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself. +18 “When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. +19 He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. +20 This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md index 10610af9..62cb2aff 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,39 +1,23 @@ -Gifts for the Priests and Levites - # Chapter 18 -1. "Remember that the Levitical priests--that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi--will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the LORD, for that is their share. -2. They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The LORD himself is their special possession, just as he promised them. - -3. "These are the parts the priests may claim as their share from the cattle, sheep, and goats that the people bring as offerings: the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. -4. You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time. -5. For the LORD your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the LORD's name forever. - -6. "Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the LORD chooses for worship. -7. He may minister there in the name of the LORD his God, just like all his fellow Levites who are serving the LORD there. -8. He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family. - -A Call to Holy Living - - -9. "When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. -10. For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering. And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, -11. or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. -12. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the LORD your God will drive them out ahead of you. -13. But you must be blameless before the LORD your God. -14. The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things." -True and False Prophets - - -15. Moses continued, "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. -16. For this is what you yourselves requested of the LORD your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai. You said, 'Don't let us hear the voice of the LORD our God anymore or see this blazing fire, for we will die.' - -17. "Then the LORD said to me, 'What they have said is right. -18. I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him. -19. I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf. -20. But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.' - -21. "But you may wonder, 'How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the LORD?' -22. If the prophet speaks in the LORD's name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the LORD did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared. - - - +1 “Remember that the Levitical priests—that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi—will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the Lord, for that is their share. +2 They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The Lord himself is their special possession, just as he promised them. +3 “These are the parts the priests may claim as their share from the cattle, sheep, and goats that the people bring as offerings: the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. +4 You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time. +5 For the Lord your God chose the tribe of Levi out of all your tribes to minister in the Lord’s name forever. +6 “Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the Lord chooses for worship. +7 He may minister there in the name of the Lord his God, just like all his fellow Levites who are serving the Lord there. +8 He may eat his share of the sacrifices and offerings, even if he also receives support from his family. +9 “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. +10 For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering. And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, +11 or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. +12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the Lord your God will drive them out ahead of you. +13 But you must be blameless before the Lord your God. +14 The nations you are about to displace consult sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the Lord your God forbids you to do such things.” +15 Moses continued, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. +16 For this is what you yourselves requested of the Lord your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai. You said, ‘Don’t let us hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore or see this blazing fire, for we will die.’ +17 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is right. +18 I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him. +19 I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf. +20 But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’ +21 “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord?’ +22 If the prophet speaks in the Lord’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the Lord did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md index da97eb8d..84d4e6ed 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,37 +1,22 @@ -Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 19 -1. "When the LORD your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes. -2. Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -3. Survey the territory, and divide the land the LORD your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety. - -4. "If someone kills another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, the slayer may flee to any of these cities to live in safety. -5. For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety. - -6. "If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died. -7. That is why I am commanding you to set aside three cities of refuge. - -8. "And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them, -9. you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you--if you always love the LORD your God and walk in his ways.) -10. That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession. You will not be held responsible for the death of innocent people. - -11. "But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge. -12. In that case, the elders of the murderer's hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person's avenger to be put to death. -13. Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you. - -Concern for Justice - - -14. "When you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone's land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property. - -15. "You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. - -16. "If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime, -17. then both the accuser and accused must appear before the LORD by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time. -18. The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite, -19. you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you. -20. Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing. -21. You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. - - - +1 “When the Lord your God destroys the nations whose land he is giving you, you will take over their land and settle in their towns and homes. +2 Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the Lord your God is giving you. +3 Survey the territory, and divide the land the Lord your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety. +4 “If someone kills another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, the slayer may flee to any of these cities to live in safety. +5 For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety. +6 “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died. +7 That is why I am commanding you to set aside three cities of refuge. +8 “And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them, +9 you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the Lord your God and walk in his ways.) +10 That way you will prevent the death of innocent people in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. You will not be held responsible for the death of innocent people. +11 “But suppose someone is hostile toward a neighbor and deliberately ambushes and murders him and then flees to one of the cities of refuge. +12 In that case, the elders of the murderer’s hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person’s avenger to be put to death. +13 Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you. +14 “When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property. +15 “You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. +16 “If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime, +17 then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time. +18 The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite, +19 you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you. +20 Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing. +21 You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md index 82fb4c98..683678ba 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Regulations concerning War - # Chapter 20 -1. "When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! -2. When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. -3. He will say to them, 'Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. -4. For the LORD your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!' - -5. "Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, 'Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house. -6. Has anyone here just planted a vineyard but not yet eaten any of its fruit? If so, you may go home! You might die in battle, and someone else would eat the first fruit. -7. Has anyone here just become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? Well, you may go home and get married! You might die in the battle, and someone else would marry her.' - -8. "Then the officers will also say, 'Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else.' -9. When the officers have finished speaking to their troops, they will appoint the unit commanders. - -10. "As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace. -11. If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. -12. But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. -13. When the LORD your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town. -14. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you. - -15. "But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter. -16. In those towns that the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing. -17. You must completely destroy the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, just as the LORD your God has commanded you. -18. This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the LORD your God. - -19. "When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes. You may eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them? -20. You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls. - - - +1 “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you! +2 When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. +3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. +4 For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’ +5 “Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house. +6 Has anyone here just planted a vineyard but not yet eaten any of its fruit? If so, you may go home! You might die in battle, and someone else would eat the first fruit. +7 Has anyone here just become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? Well, you may go home and get married! You might die in the battle, and someone else would marry her.’ +8 “Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else.’ +9 When the officers have finished speaking to their troops, they will appoint the unit commanders. +10 “As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace. +11 If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. +12 But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. +13 When the Lord your God hands the town over to you, use your swords to kill every man in the town. +14 But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the Lord your God has given you. +15 “But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter. +16 In those towns that the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession, destroy every living thing. +17 You must completely destroy the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, just as the Lord your God has commanded you. +18 This will prevent the people of the land from teaching you to imitate their detestable customs in the worship of their gods, which would cause you to sin deeply against the Lord your God. +19 “When you are attacking a town and the war drags on, you must not cut down the trees with your axes. You may eat the fruit, but do not cut down the trees. Are the trees your enemies, that you should attack them? +20 You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md index bfea9523..40d20497 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,46 +1,24 @@ -Cleansing for Unsolved Murder - # Chapter 21 -1. "When you are in the land the LORD your God is giving you, someone may be found murdered in a field, and you don't know who committed the murder. -2. In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns. -3. When the nearest town has been determined, that town's elders must select from the herd a heifer that has never been trained or yoked to a plow. -4. They must lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and that has a stream running through it. There in the valley they must break the heifer's neck. -5. Then the Levitical priests must step forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. They are to decide all legal and criminal cases. - -6. "The elders of the town must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken. -7. Then they must say, 'Our hands did not shed this person's blood, nor did we see it happen. -8. O LORD, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.' Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person's blood. -9. By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the LORD's sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community. - -Marriage to a Captive Woman - - -10. "Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives. -11. And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her. -12. If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails, -13. and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife. -14. But if you marry her and she does not please you, you must let her go free. You may not sell her or treat her as a slave, for you have humiliated her. - -Rights of the Firstborn - - -15. "Suppose a man has two wives, but he loves one and not the other, and both have given him sons. And suppose the firstborn son is the son of the wife he does not love. -16. When the man divides his inheritance, he may not give the larger inheritance to his younger son, the son of the wife he loves, as if he were the firstborn son. -17. He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father's virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him. - -Dealing with a Rebellious Son - - -18. "Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him. -19. In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. -20. The parents must say to the elders, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious and refuses to obey. He is a glutton and a drunkard.' -21. Then all the men of his town must stone him to death. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid. - -Various Regulations - - -22. "If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree, -23. the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession. - - - +1 “When you are in the land the Lord your God is giving you, someone may be found murdered in a field, and you don’t know who committed the murder. +2 In such a case, your elders and judges must measure the distance from the site of the crime to the nearby towns. +3 When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elders must select from the herd a heifer that has never been trained or yoked to a plow. +4 They must lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and that has a stream running through it. There in the valley they must break the heifer’s neck. +5 Then the Levitical priests must step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the Lord’s name. They are to decide all legal and criminal cases. +6 “The elders of the town must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken. +7 Then they must say, ‘Our hands did not shed this person’s blood, nor did we see it happen. +8 O Lord, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.’ Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person’s blood. +9 By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the Lord’s sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community. +10 “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives. +11 And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her. +12 If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails, +13 and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife. +14 But if you marry her and she does not please you, you must let her go free. You may not sell her or treat her as a slave, for you have humiliated her. +15 “Suppose a man has two wives, but he loves one and not the other, and both have given him sons. And suppose the firstborn son is the son of the wife he does not love. +16 When the man divides his inheritance, he may not give the larger inheritance to his younger son, the son of the wife he loves, as if he were the firstborn son. +17 He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him. +18 “Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him. +19 In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. +20 The parents must say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious and refuses to obey. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’ +21 Then all the men of his town must stone him to death. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid. +22 “If someone has committed a crime worthy of death and is executed and hung on a tree, +23 the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md index c99d245e..903ba76a 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,52 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. "If you see your neighbor's ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don't ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner. -2. If its owner does not live nearby or you don't know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it. -3. Do the same if you find your neighbor's donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don't ignore your responsibility. - -4. "If you see that your neighbor's donkey or ox has collapsed on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it back on its feet! - -5. "A woman must not put on men's clothing, and a man must not wear women's clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God. - -6. "If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young. -7. You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life. - -8. "When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof. - -9. "You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop. - -10. "You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together. - -11. "You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together. - -12. "You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself--on the front, back, and sides. - -Regulations for Sexual Purity - - -13. "Suppose a man marries a woman, but after sleeping with her, he turns against her -14. and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, 'When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.' -15. Then the woman's father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. -16. Her father must say to them, 'I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her. -17. He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, "I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin." But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders. -18. The elders must then take the man and punish him. -19. They must also fine him 100 pieces of silver, which he must pay to the woman's father because he publicly accused a virgin of Israel of shameful conduct. The woman will then remain the man's wife, and he may never divorce her. - -20. "But suppose the man's accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin. -21. The woman must be taken to the door of her father's home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents' home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you. - -22. "If a man is discovered committing adultery, both he and the woman must die. In this way, you will purge Israel of such evil. - -23. "Suppose a man meets a young woman, a virgin who is engaged to be married, and he has sexual intercourse with her. If this happens within a town, -24. you must take both of them to the gates of that town and stone them to death. The woman is guilty because she did not scream for help. The man must die because he violated another man's wife. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you. - -25. "But if the man meets the engaged woman out in the country, and he rapes her, then only the man must die. -26. Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim. -27. Since the man raped her out in the country, it must be assumed that she screamed, but there was no one to rescue her. - -28. "Suppose a man has intercourse with a young woman who is a virgin but is not engaged to be married. If they are discovered, -29. he must pay her father fifty pieces of silver. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he may never divorce her as long as he lives. - -30. "A man must not marry his father's former wife, for this would violate his father. - - - +1 “If you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don’t ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner. +2 If its owner does not live nearby or you don’t know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it. +3 Do the same if you find your neighbor’s donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don’t ignore your responsibility. +4 “If you see that your neighbor’s donkey or ox has collapsed on the road, do not look the other way. Go and help your neighbor get it back on its feet! +5 “A woman must not put on men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the Lord your God. +6 “If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young. +7 You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life. +8 “When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof. +9 “You must not plant any other crop between the rows of your vineyard. If you do, you are forbidden to use either the grapes from the vineyard or the other crop. +10 “You must not plow with an ox and a donkey harnessed together. +11 “You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together. +12 “You must put four tassels on the hem of the cloak with which you cover yourself—on the front, back, and sides. +13 “Suppose a man marries a woman, but after sleeping with her, he turns against her +14 and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.’ +15 Then the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. +16 Her father must say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her. +17 He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders. +18 The elders must then take the man and punish him. +19 They must also fine him 100 pieces of silver, which he must pay to the woman’s father because he publicly accused a virgin of Israel of shameful conduct. The woman will then remain the man’s wife, and he may never divorce her. +20 “But suppose the man’s accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin. +21 The woman must be taken to the door of her father’s home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents’ home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you. +22 “If a man is discovered committing adultery, both he and the woman must die. In this way, you will purge Israel of such evil. +23 “Suppose a man meets a young woman, a virgin who is engaged to be married, and he has sexual intercourse with her. If this happens within a town, +24 you must take both of them to the gates of that town and stone them to death. The woman is guilty because she did not scream for help. The man must die because he violated another man’s wife. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you. +25 “But if the man meets the engaged woman out in the country, and he rapes her, then only the man must die. +26 Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim. +27 Since the man raped her out in the country, it must be assumed that she screamed, but there was no one to rescue her. +28 “Suppose a man has intercourse with a young woman who is a virgin but is not engaged to be married. If they are discovered, +29 he must pay her father fifty pieces of silver. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he may never divorce her as long as he lives. +30 “A man must not marry his father’s former wife, for this would violate his father. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md index a6bda033..05db9c9f 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,45 +1,26 @@ -Regulations concerning Worship - # Chapter 23 -1. "If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the LORD. - -2. "If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the LORD. - -3. "No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the LORD. -4. These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram-naharaim to curse you. -5. But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you. -6. As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites. - -7. "Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians. -8. The third generation of Edomites and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the LORD. - -Miscellaneous Regulations - - -9. "When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure. - -10. "Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day. -11. Toward evening he must bathe himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp. - -12. "You must have a designated area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. -13. Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement. -14. The camp must be holy, for the LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you. - -15. "If slaves should escape from their masters and take refuge with you, you must not hand them over to their masters. -16. Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them. - -17. "No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute. -18. When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the LORD your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the LORD your God. - -19. "Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else. -20. You may charge interest to foreigners, but you may not charge interest to Israelites, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy. - -21. "When you make a vow to the LORD your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the LORD your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin. -22. However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow. -23. But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the LORD your God. - -24. "When you enter your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not carry any away in a basket. -25. And when you enter your neighbor's field of grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not harvest it with a sickle. - - - +1 “If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. +2 “If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. +3 “No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. +4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram-naharaim to curse you. +5 But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you. +6 As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites. +7 “Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians. +8 The third generation of Edomites and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the Lord. +9 “When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure. +10 “Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day. +11 Toward evening he must bathe himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp. +12 “You must have a designated area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. +13 Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement. +14 The camp must be holy, for the Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you. +15 “If slaves should escape from their masters and take refuge with you, you must not hand them over to their masters. +16 Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them. +17 “No Israelite, whether man or woman, may become a temple prostitute. +18 When you are bringing an offering to fulfill a vow, you must not bring to the house of the Lord your God any offering from the earnings of a prostitute, whether a man or a woman, for both are detestable to the Lord your God. +19 “Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else. +20 You may charge interest to foreigners, but you may not charge interest to Israelites, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy. +21 “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the Lord your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin. +22 However, it is not a sin to refrain from making a vow. +23 But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the Lord your God. +24 “When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not carry any away in a basket. +25 And when you enter your neighbor’s field of grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not harvest it with a sickle. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md index 54066c34..aa859a9d 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,35 +1,23 @@ # Chapter 24 -1. "Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house. -2. When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man. -3. But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away, or if he dies, -4. the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession. - -5. "A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married. - -6. "It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living. - -7. "If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. - -8. "In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them. -9. Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam as you were coming from Egypt. - -10. "If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security. -11. You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you. -12. If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight. -13. Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the LORD your God will count you as righteous. - -14. "Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns. -15. You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don't, they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin. - -16. "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes. - -17. "True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow's garment as security for her debt. -18. Always remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God redeemed you from your slavery. That is why I have given you this command. - -19. "When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don't go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do. -20. When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don't go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. -21. When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don't glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. -22. Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command. - - - +1 “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house. +2 When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man. +3 But if the second husband also turns against her, writes a document of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away, or if he dies, +4 the first husband may not marry her again, for she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the Lord. You must not bring guilt upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession. +5 “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married. +6 “It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living. +7 “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you. +8 “In all cases involving serious skin diseases, be careful to follow the instructions of the Levitical priests; obey all the commands I have given them. +9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam as you were coming from Egypt. +10 “If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security. +11 You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you. +12 If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight. +13 Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the Lord your God will count you as righteous. +14 “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns. +15 You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin. +16 “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes. +17 “True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt. +18 Always remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God redeemed you from your slavery. That is why I have given you this command. +19 “When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all you do. +20 When you beat the olives from your olive trees, don’t go over the boughs twice. Leave the remaining olives for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. +21 When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don’t glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. +22 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md index 75cabe6f..e1649d1e 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,29 +1,20 @@ # Chapter 25 -1. "Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong. -2. If the person in the wrong is sentenced to be flogged, the judge must command him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate to the crime. -3. But never give more than forty lashes; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor. - -4. "You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain. - -5. "If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband's brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law. -6. The first son she bears to him will be considered the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel. - -7. "But if the man refuses to marry his brother's widow, she must go to the town gate and say to the elders assembled there, 'My husband's brother refuses to preserve his brother's name in Israel--he refuses to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law by marrying me.' -8. The elders of the town will then summon him and talk with him. If he still refuses and says, 'I don't want to marry her,' -9. the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, 'This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.' -10. Ever afterward in Israel his family will be referred to as 'the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off'! - -11. "If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man, -12. you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity. - -13. "You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise, -14. and you must use full and honest measures. -15. Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -16. All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the LORD your God. - -17. "Never forget what the Amalekites did to you as you came from Egypt. -18. They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God. -19. Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies in the land he is giving you as a special possession, you must destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. Never forget this! - - - +1 “Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong. +2 If the person in the wrong is sentenced to be flogged, the judge must command him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate to the crime. +3 But never give more than forty lashes; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor. +4 “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain. +5 “If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband’s brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law. +6 The first son she bears to him will be considered the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel. +7 “But if the man refuses to marry his brother’s widow, she must go to the town gate and say to the elders assembled there, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel—he refuses to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law by marrying me.’ +8 The elders of the town will then summon him and talk with him. If he still refuses and says, ‘I don’t want to marry her,’ +9 the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.’ +10 Ever afterward in Israel his family will be referred to as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’! +11 “If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man, +12 you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity. +13 “You must use accurate scales when you weigh out merchandise, +14 and you must use full and honest measures. +15 Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. +16 All who cheat with dishonest weights and measures are detestable to the Lord your God. +17 “Never forget what the Amalekites did to you as you came from Egypt. +18 They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God. +19 Therefore, when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies in the land he is giving you as a special possession, you must destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. Never forget this! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md index a87c4f04..d3430f4b 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,28 +1,20 @@ -Harvest Offerings and Tithes - # Chapter 26 -1. "When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there, -2. put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship--the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored. -3. Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, 'With this gift I acknowledge to the LORD your God that I have entered the land he swore to our ancestors he would give us.' -4. The priest will then take the basket from your hand and set it before the altar of the LORD your God. - -5. "You must then say in the presence of the LORD your God, 'My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation. -6. When the Egyptians oppressed and humiliated us by making us their slaves, -7. we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard our cries and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression. -8. So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and powerful arm, with overwhelming terror, and with miraculous signs and wonders. -9. He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey! -10. And now, O LORD, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.' Then place the produce before the LORD your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him. -11. Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration. - -12. "Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns. -13. Then you must declare in the presence of the LORD your God, 'I have taken the sacred gift from my house and have given it to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, just as you commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commands. -14. I have not eaten any of it while in mourning; I have not handled it while I was ceremonially unclean; and I have not offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God and have done everything you commanded me. -15. Now look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you swore to our ancestors to give us--a land flowing with milk and honey.'A Call to Obey the LORD's Commands - -16. "Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly. -17. You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you. -18. The LORD has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands. -19. And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the LORD your God, just as he promised." - - - +1 “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there, +2 put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. +3 Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, ‘With this gift I acknowledge to the Lord your God that I have entered the land he swore to our ancestors he would give us.’ +4 The priest will then take the basket from your hand and set it before the altar of the Lord your God. +5 “You must then say in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation. +6 When the Egyptians oppressed and humiliated us by making us their slaves, +7 we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He heard our cries and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression. +8 So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and powerful arm, with overwhelming terror, and with miraculous signs and wonders. +9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey! +10 And now, O Lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the Lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him. +11 Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration. +12 “Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns. +13 Then you must declare in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘I have taken the sacred gift from my house and have given it to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, just as you commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commands. +14 I have not eaten any of it while in mourning; I have not handled it while I was ceremonially unclean; and I have not offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the Lord my God and have done everything you commanded me. +15 Now look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you swore to our ancestors to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey.’ +16 “Today the Lord your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly. +17 You have declared today that the Lord is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you. +18 The Lord has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands. +19 And if you do, he will set you high above all the other nations he has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the Lord your God, just as he promised.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md index e3e1c3ab..414ae227 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,73 +1,39 @@ -The Altar on Mount Ebal - # Chapter 27 -1. Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: "Obey all these commands that I am giving you today. -2. When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. -3. Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you--a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you. -4. When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today. - -5. "Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool. -6. Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God. -7. Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the LORD your God. -8. You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster." - -9. Then Moses and the Levitical priests addressed all Israel as follows: "O Israel, be quiet and listen! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God. -10. So you must obey the LORD your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today." -Curses from Mount Ebal - - -11. That same day Moses also gave this charge to the people: -12. "When you cross the Jordan River, the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin must stand on Mount Gerizim to proclaim a blessing over the people. -13. And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse. - -14. "Then the Levites will shout to all the people of Israel: - -15. 'Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the LORD.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -16. 'Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -17. 'Cursed is anyone who steals property from a neighbor by moving a boundary marker.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -18. 'Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -19. 'Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -20. 'Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father's wives, for he has violated his father.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -21. 'Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with an animal.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -22. 'Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his sister, whether she is the daughter of his father or his mother.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -23. 'Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -24. 'Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -25. 'Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - -26. 'Cursed is anyone who does not affirm and obey the terms of these instructions.' -And all the people will reply, 'Amen.' - - - +1 Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today. +2 When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. +3 Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. +4 When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today. +5 “Then build an altar there to the Lord your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool. +6 Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God. +7 Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the Lord your God. +8 You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.” +9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests addressed all Israel as follows: “O Israel, be quiet and listen! Today you have become the people of the Lord your God. +10 So you must obey the Lord your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today.” +11 That same day Moses also gave this charge to the people: +12 “When you cross the Jordan River, the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin must stand on Mount Gerizim to proclaim a blessing over the people. +13 And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse. +14 “Then the Levites will shout to all the people of Israel: +15 ‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the Lord.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +16 ‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +17 ‘Cursed is anyone who steals property from a neighbor by moving a boundary marker.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +18 ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +19 ‘Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +20 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father’s wives, for he has violated his father.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +21 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with an animal.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +22 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his sister, whether she is the daughter of his father or his mother.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +23 ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +24 ‘Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +25 ‘Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ +26 ‘Cursed is anyone who does not affirm and obey the terms of these instructions.’ +And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md index 4ca3870b..5791f043 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,134 +1,81 @@ -Blessings for Obedience - # Chapter 28 -1. "If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. -2. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God: - -3. Your towns and your fields - -will be blessed. - - -4. Your children and your crops - -will be blessed. - +1 “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. +2 You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: +3 Your towns and your fields + will be blessed. +4 Your children and your crops + will be blessed. The offspring of your herds and flocks - -will be blessed. - - -5. Your fruit baskets and breadboards - -will be blessed. - - -6. Wherever you go and whatever you do, - you -will be blessed. - - -7. "The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven! - -8. "The LORD will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. - -9. "If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. -10. Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you. - -11. "The LORD will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops. -12. The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them. -13. If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom. -14. You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them. - -Curses for Disobedience - - -15. "But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you: - -16. Your towns and your fields - -will be cursed. - - -17. Your fruit baskets and breadboards - -will be cursed. - - -18. Your children and your crops - -will be cursed. - + will be blessed. +5 Your fruit baskets and breadboards + will be blessed. +6 Wherever you go and whatever you do, + you will be blessed. +7 “The Lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven! +8 “The Lord will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. +9 “If you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways, the Lord will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. +10 Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the Lord, and they will stand in awe of you. +11 “The Lord will give you prosperity in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, blessing you with many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops. +12 The Lord will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them. +13 If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom. +14 You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them. +15 “But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you: +16 Your towns and your fields + will be cursed. +17 Your fruit baskets and breadboards + will be cursed. +18 Your children and your crops + will be cursed. The offspring of your herds and flocks - -will be cursed. - - -19. Wherever you go and whatever you do, - you -will be cursed. - - -20. "The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me. -21. The LORD will afflict you with diseases until none of you are left in the land you are about to enter and occupy. -22. The LORD will strike you with wasting diseases, fever, and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew. These disasters will pursue you until you die. -23. The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron. -24. The LORD will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed. - -25. "The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. -26. Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away. - -27. "The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, scurvy, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. -28. The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic. -29. You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you. - -30. "You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will sleep with her. You will build a house, but someone else will live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will never enjoy its fruit. -31. Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you. -32. You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won't be able to help them. -33. A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment. -34. You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you. -35. The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot. - -36. "The LORD will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone! -37. You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you. - -38. "You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops. -39. You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines. -40. You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens. -41. You will have sons and daughters, but you will lose them, for they will be led away into captivity. -42. Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops. - -43. "The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker. -44. They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail! - -45. "If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. -46. These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever. -47. If you do not serve the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received, -48. you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The LORD will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you. - -49. "The LORD will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand, -50. a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young. -51. Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death. -52. They will attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land--the walls you trusted to protect you--are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you. - -53. "The siege and terrible distress of the enemy's attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you. -54. The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children. -55. He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring--the flesh of one of his own children--because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns. -56. The most tender and delicate woman among you--so delicate she would not so much as touch the ground with her foot--will be selfish toward the husband she loves and toward her own son or daughter. -57. She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns. - -58. "If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God, -59. then the LORD will overwhelm you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick. -60. He will afflict you with all the diseases of Egypt that you feared so much, and you will have no relief. -61. The LORD will afflict you with every sickness and plague there is, even those not mentioned in this Book of Instruction, until you are destroyed. -62. Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the LORD your God. - -63. "Just as the LORD has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the LORD will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy. -64. For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone! -65. There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the LORD will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair. -66. Your life will constantly hang in the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will survive. -67. In the morning you will say, 'If only it were night!' And in the evening you will say, 'If only it were morning!' For you will be terrified by the awful horrors you see around you. -68. Then the LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, to a destination I promised you would never see again. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will buy you." - - - + will be cursed. +19 Wherever you go and whatever you do, + you will be cursed. +20 “The Lord himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me. +21 The Lord will afflict you with diseases until none of you are left in the land you are about to enter and occupy. +22 The Lord will strike you with wasting diseases, fever, and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew. These disasters will pursue you until you die. +23 The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron. +24 The Lord will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed. +25 “The Lord will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. +26 Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away. +27 “The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, scurvy, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. +28 The Lord will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic. +29 You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you. +30 “You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will sleep with her. You will build a house, but someone else will live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will never enjoy its fruit. +31 Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you. +32 You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them. +33 A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment. +34 You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you. +35 The Lord will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot. +36 “The Lord will exile you and your king to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. There in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone! +37 You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the Lord sends you. +38 “You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops. +39 You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines. +40 You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens. +41 You will have sons and daughters, but you will lose them, for they will be led away into captivity. +42 Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops. +43 “The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker. +44 They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail! +45 “If you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. +46 These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever. +47 If you do not serve the Lord your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received, +48 you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The Lord will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you. +49 “The Lord will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like a vulture. It is a nation whose language you do not understand, +50 a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young. +51 Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death. +52 They will attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land—the walls you trusted to protect you—are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the Lord your God has given you. +53 “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy’s attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the Lord your God has given you. +54 The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children. +55 He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns. +56 The most tender and delicate woman among you—so delicate she would not so much as touch the ground with her foot—will be selfish toward the husband she loves and toward her own son or daughter. +57 She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns. +58 “If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the Lord your God, +59 then the Lord will overwhelm you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick. +60 He will afflict you with all the diseases of Egypt that you feared so much, and you will have no relief. +61 The Lord will afflict you with every sickness and plague there is, even those not mentioned in this Book of Instruction, until you are destroyed. +62 Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the Lord your God. +63 “Just as the Lord has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the Lord will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy. +64 For the Lord will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone! +65 There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the Lord will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair. +66 Your life will constantly hang in the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will survive. +67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were night!’ And in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ For you will be terrified by the awful horrors you see around you. +68 Then the Lord will send you back to Egypt in ships, to a destination I promised you would never see again. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will buy you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md index 774b9cf2..c77844d3 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,46 +1,30 @@ # Chapter 29 -1. These are the terms of the covenant the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai. - -Moses Reviews the Covenant - - -2. Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them, "You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to his whole country-- -3. all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders. -4. But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear! -5. For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. -6. You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the LORD your God. - -7. "When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them. -8. We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land. - -9. "Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do. -10. All of you--tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel--are standing today in the presence of the LORD your God. -11. Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water. -12. You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the LORD your God. The LORD is making this covenant, including the curses. -13. By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. - -14. "But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses. -15. I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the LORD our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today. - -16. "You remember how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the lands of enemy nations as we left. -17. You have seen their detestable practices and their idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold. -18. I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you--no man, woman, clan, or tribe--will turn away from the LORD our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit. - -19. "Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, 'I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin! -20. The LORD will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the LORD will erase their names from under heaven. -21. The LORD will separate them from all the tribes of Israel, to pour out on them all the curses of the covenant recorded in this Book of Instruction. - -22. "Then the generations to come, both your own descendants and the foreigners who come from distant lands, will see the devastation of the land and the diseases the LORD inflicts on it. -23. They will exclaim, 'The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing planted and nothing growing, not even a blade of grass. It is like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.' - -24. "And all the surrounding nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why was he so angry?' - -25. "And the answer will be, 'This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the LORD, the God of their ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. -26. Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the LORD. -27. That is why the LORD's anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book. -28. In great anger and fury the LORD uprooted his people from their land and banished them to another land, where they still live today!' - -29. "The LORD our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions. - - - +1 These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai. +2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the Lord did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to his whole country— +3 all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders. +4 But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear! +5 For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. +6 You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God. +7 “When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them. +8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land. +9 “Therefore, obey the terms of this covenant so that you will prosper in everything you do. +10 All of you—tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel—are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God. +11 Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water. +12 You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God. The Lord is making this covenant, including the curses. +13 By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +14 “But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses. +15 I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the Lord our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today. +16 “You remember how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the lands of enemy nations as we left. +17 You have seen their detestable practices and their idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold. +18 I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the Lord our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit. +19 “Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.’ This would lead to utter ruin! +20 The Lord will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the Lord will erase their names from under heaven. +21 The Lord will separate them from all the tribes of Israel, to pour out on them all the curses of the covenant recorded in this Book of Instruction. +22 “Then the generations to come, both your own descendants and the foreigners who come from distant lands, will see the devastation of the land and the diseases the Lord inflicts on it. +23 They will exclaim, ‘The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing planted and nothing growing, not even a blade of grass. It is like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger.’ +24 “And all the surrounding nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why was he so angry?’ +25 “And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. +26 Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the Lord. +27 That is why the Lord’s anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book. +28 In great anger and fury the Lord uprooted his people from their land and banished them to another land, where they still live today!’ +29 “The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md index f5d84970..9a27cba3 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,35 +1,21 @@ -A Call to Return to the LORD - # Chapter 30 -1. "In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions. -2. If at that time you and your children return to the LORD your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today, -3. then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you. -4. Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the LORD your God will gather you from there and bring you back again. -5. The LORD your God will return you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will possess that land again. Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors! - -6. "The LORD your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live! -7. The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you. -8. Then you will again obey the LORD and keep all his commands that I am giving you today. - -9. "The LORD your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the LORD will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors. -10. The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. - -The Choice of Life or Death - - -11. "This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach. -12. It is not kept in heaven, so distant that you must ask, 'Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and obey?' -13. It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, 'Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?' -14. No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it. - -15. "Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. -16. For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. - -17. "But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, -18. then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. - -19. "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! -20. You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD, you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." - - - +1 “In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions. +2 If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today, +3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you. +4 Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the Lord your God will gather you from there and bring you back again. +5 The Lord your God will return you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will possess that land again. Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors! +6 “The Lord your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live! +7 The Lord your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you. +8 Then you will again obey the Lord and keep all his commands that I am giving you today. +9 “The Lord your God will then make you successful in everything you do. He will give you many children and numerous livestock, and he will cause your fields to produce abundant harvests, for the Lord will again delight in being good to you as he was to your ancestors. +10 The Lord your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. +11 “This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach. +12 It is not kept in heaven, so distant that you must ask, ‘Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and obey?’ +13 It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?’ +14 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it. +15 “Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. +16 For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. +17 “But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, +18 then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. +19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! +20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md index 772c1830..e9bd3551 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,54 +1,31 @@ -Joshua Becomes Israel's Leader - # Chapter 31 -1. When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, -2. he said, "I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has told me, 'You will not cross the Jordan River.' -3. But the LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the LORD promised. - -4. "The LORD will destroy the nations living in the land, just as he destroyed Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites. -5. The LORD will hand over to you the people who live there, and you must deal with them as I have commanded you. -6. So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you." - -7. Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, "Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. -8. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you." -Public Reading of the Book of Instruction - - -9. So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and to the elders of Israel. -10. Then Moses gave them this command: "At the end of every seventh year, the Year of Release, during the Festival of Shelters, -11. you must read this Book of Instruction to all the people of Israel when they assemble before the LORD your God at the place he chooses. -12. Call them all together--men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns--so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions. -13. Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will hear them and will learn to fear the LORD your God. Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy." -Israel's Disobedience Predicted - - -14. Then the LORD said to Moses, "The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle, so that I may commission him there." So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle. -15. And the LORD appeared to them in a pillar of cloud that stood at the entrance to the sacred tent. - -16. The LORD said to Moses, "You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them. -17. Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, 'These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!' -18. At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods. - -19. "So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. -Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. -20. For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors--a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant. -21. And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them." - -22. So that very day Moses wrote down the words of the song and taught it to the Israelites. - -23. Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun with these words: "Be strong and courageous, for you must bring the people of Israel into the land I swore to give them. I will be with you." - -24. When Moses had finished writing this entire body of instruction in a book, -25. he gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant: -26. "Take this Book of Instruction and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, so it may remain there as a witness against the people of Israel. -27. For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even now, while I am still alive and am here with you, you have rebelled against the LORD. How much more rebellious will you be after my death! - -28. "Now summon all the elders and officials of your tribes, so that I can speak to them directly and call heaven and earth to witness against them. -29. I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and will turn from the way I have commanded you to follow. In the days to come, disaster will come down on you, for you will do what is evil in the LORD's sight, making him very angry with your actions." -The Song of Moses - - -30. So Moses recited this entire song publicly to the assembly of Israel: - - - +1 When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, +2 he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan River.’ +3 But the Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the Lord promised. +4 “The Lord will destroy the nations living in the land, just as he destroyed Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites. +5 The Lord will hand over to you the people who live there, and you must deal with them as I have commanded you. +6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” +7 Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. +8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” +9 So Moses wrote this entire body of instruction in a book and gave it to the priests, who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to the elders of Israel. +10 Then Moses gave them this command: “At the end of every seventh year, the Year of Release, during the Festival of Shelters, +11 you must read this Book of Instruction to all the people of Israel when they assemble before the Lord your God at the place he chooses. +12 Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions. +13 Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will hear them and will learn to fear the Lord your God. Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.” +14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle, so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle. +15 And the Lord appeared to them in a pillar of cloud that stood at the entrance to the sacred tent. +16 The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them. +17 Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’ +18 At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods. +19 “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for me against them. +20 For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant. +21 And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.” +22 So that very day Moses wrote down the words of the song and taught it to the Israelites. +23 Then the Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun with these words: “Be strong and courageous, for you must bring the people of Israel into the land I swore to give them. I will be with you.” +24 When Moses had finished writing this entire body of instruction in a book, +25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant: +26 “Take this Book of Instruction and place it beside the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, so it may remain there as a witness against the people of Israel. +27 For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even now, while I am still alive and am here with you, you have rebelled against the Lord. How much more rebellious will you be after my death! +28 “Now summon all the elders and officials of your tribes, so that I can speak to them directly and call heaven and earth to witness against them. +29 I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and will turn from the way I have commanded you to follow. In the days to come, disaster will come down on you, for you will do what is evil in the Lord’s sight, making him very angry with your actions.” +30 So Moses recited this entire song publicly to the assembly of Israel: \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md index 398dacd5..2ccb1e20 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,328 +1,159 @@ # Chapter 32 -1. "Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! - -Hear, O earth, the words that I say! - - -2. Let my teaching fall on you like rain; - -let my speech settle like dew. - +1 “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! + Hear, O earth, the words that I say! +2 Let my teaching fall on you like rain; + let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, - -like gentle showers on young plants. - - -3. I will proclaim the name of the LORD; - -how glorious is our God! - - -4. He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. - -Everything he does is just and fair. - + like gentle showers on young plants. +3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord; + how glorious is our God! +4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. + Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; - -how just and upright he is! - - -5. "But they have acted corruptly toward him; - -when they act so perversely, + how just and upright he is! +5 “But they have acted corruptly toward him; + when they act so perversely, are they really his children? - -They are a deceitful and twisted generation. - - -6. Is this the way you repay the LORD, - -you foolish and senseless people? -Isn't he your Father who created you? - -Has he not made you and established you? - - -7. Remember the days of long ago; - -think about the generations past. - + They are a deceitful and twisted generation. +6 Is this the way you repay the Lord, + you foolish and senseless people? +Isn’t he your Father who created you? + Has he not made you and established you? +7 Remember the days of long ago; + think about the generations past. Ask your father, and he will inform you. - -Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you. - - -8. When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, - -when he divided up the human race, + Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you. +8 When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, + when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court. - -9. "For the people of Israel belong to the LORD; - -Jacob is his special possession. - - -10. He found them in a desert land, - -in an empty, howling wasteland. - +9 “For the people of Israel belong to the Lord; + Jacob is his special possession. +10 He found them in a desert land, + in an empty, howling wasteland. He surrounded them and watched over them; he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes. - -11. Like an eagle that rouses her chicks - -and hovers over her young, +11 Like an eagle that rouses her chicks + and hovers over her young, so he spread his wings to take them up - -and carried them safely on his pinions. - - -12. The LORD alone guided them; - -they followed no foreign gods. - - -13. He let them ride over the highlands - -and feast on the crops of the fields. - + and carried them safely on his pinions. +12 The Lord alone guided them; + they followed no foreign gods. +13 He let them ride over the highlands + and feast on the crops of the fields. He nourished them with honey from the rock - -and olive oil from the stony ground. - - -14. He fed them yogurt from the herd - -and milk from the flock, - -together with the fat of lambs. - + and olive oil from the stony ground. +14 He fed them yogurt from the herd + and milk from the flock, + together with the fat of lambs. He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats, - -together with the choicest wheat. - + together with the choicest wheat. You drank the finest wine, - -made from the juice of grapes. - - -15. "But Israel soon became fat and unruly; - -the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! + made from the juice of grapes. +15 “But Israel soon became fat and unruly; + the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; - -they made light of the Rock of their salvation. - - -16. They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods; - -they provoked his fury with detestable deeds. - - -17. They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God, - -to gods they had not known before, + they made light of the Rock of their salvation. +16 They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods; + they provoked his fury with detestable deeds. +17 They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God, + to gods they had not known before, to new gods only recently arrived, - -to gods their ancestors had never feared. - - -18. You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; - -you forgot the God who had given you birth. - - -19. "The LORD saw this and drew back, - -provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters. - - -20. He said, 'I will abandon them; - -then see what becomes of them. - + to gods their ancestors had never feared. +18 You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; + you forgot the God who had given you birth. +19 “The Lord saw this and drew back, + provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters. +20 He said, ‘I will abandon them; + then see what becomes of them. For they are a twisted generation, - -children without integrity. - - -21. They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God; - -they have provoked my anger with their useless idols. - + children without integrity. +21 They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God; + they have provoked my anger with their useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people; - -I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles. - - -22. For my anger blazes forth like fire + I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles. +22 For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. - It devours the earth and all its crops - -and ignites the foundations of the mountains. - - -23. I will heap disasters upon them - -and shoot them down with my arrows. - - -24. I will weaken them with famine, - -burning fever, and deadly disease. - + and ignites the foundations of the mountains. +23 I will heap disasters upon them + and shoot them down with my arrows. +24 I will weaken them with famine, + burning fever, and deadly disease. I will send the fangs of wild beasts - -and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust. - - -25. Outside, the sword will bring death, - -and inside, terror will strike + and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust. +25 Outside, the sword will bring death, + and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, - -both infants and the aged. - - -26. I would have annihilated them, - -wiping out even the memory of them. - - -27. But I feared the taunt of Israel's enemy, - -who might misunderstand and say, -"Our own power has triumphed! - The LORD had nothing to do with this!"' - -28. "But Israel is a senseless nation; - -the people are foolish, without understanding. - - -29. Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! - -Oh, that they might know their fate! - - -30. How could one person chase a thousand of them, - -and two people put ten thousand to flight, + both infants and the aged. +26 I would have annihilated them, + wiping out even the memory of them. +27 But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy, + who might misunderstand and say, +“Our own power has triumphed! + The Lord had nothing to do with this!”’ +28 “But Israel is a senseless nation; + the people are foolish, without understanding. +29 Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! + Oh, that they might know their fate! +30 How could one person chase a thousand of them, + and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, - unless the LORD had given them up? - -31. But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, + unless the Lord had given them up? +31 But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize. - -32. Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, - -from the vineyards of Gomorrah. - +32 Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, + from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison, - -and their clusters are bitter. - - -33. Their wine is the venom of serpents, - -the deadly poison of cobras. - - -34. "The LORD says, 'Am I not storing up these things, - -sealing them away in my treasury? - - -35. I will take revenge; I will pay them back. - -In due time their feet will slip. - + and their clusters are bitter. +33 Their wine is the venom of serpents, + the deadly poison of cobras. +34 “The Lord says, ‘Am I not storing up these things, + sealing them away in my treasury? +35 I will take revenge; I will pay them back. + In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, - -and their destiny will overtake them.' - - -36. "Indeed, the LORD will give justice to his people, + and their destiny will overtake them.’ +36 “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone - -and no one is left, slave or free. - - -37. Then he will ask, 'Where are their gods, - -the rocks they fled to for refuge? - - -38. Where now are those gods, - -who ate the fat of their sacrifices - -and drank the wine of their offerings? + and no one is left, slave or free. +37 Then he will ask, ‘Where are their gods, + the rocks they fled to for refuge? +38 Where now are those gods, + who ate the fat of their sacrifices + and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! - -Let them provide you with shelter! - - -39. Look now; I myself am he! - -There is no other god but me! + Let them provide you with shelter! +39 Look now; I myself am he! + There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; - -I am the one who wounds and heals; - -no one can be rescued from my powerful hand! - - -40. Now I raise my hand to heaven - -and declare, "As surely as I live, - - -41. when I sharpen my flashing sword - -and begin to carry out justice, + I am the one who wounds and heals; + no one can be rescued from my powerful hand! +40 Now I raise my hand to heaven + and declare, “As surely as I live, +41 when I sharpen my flashing sword + and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies - -and repay those who reject me. - - -42. I will make my arrows drunk with blood, - -and my sword will devour flesh-- + and repay those who reject me. +42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, + and my sword will devour flesh— the blood of the slaughtered and the captives, - -and the heads of the enemy leaders."' - - -43. "Rejoice with him, you heavens, - and let all of God's angels worship him. - + and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’ +43 “Rejoice with him, you heavens, + and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; - -he will take revenge against his enemies. + he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him - -and cleanse his people's land." - - -44. So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people. - -45. When Moses had finished reciting all these words to the people of Israel, -46. he added: "Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions. -47. These instructions are not empty words--they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River." -Moses' Death Foretold - - -48. That same day the LORD said to Moses, -49. "Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession. -50. Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors. -51. For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there. -52. So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel." - - - + and cleanse his people’s land.” +44 So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people. +45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to the people of Israel, +46 he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions. +47 These instructions are not empty words—they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.” +48 That same day the Lord said to Moses, +49 “Go to Moab, to the mountains east of the river, and climb Mount Nebo, which is across from Jericho. Look out across the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the people of Israel as their own special possession. +50 Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors. +51 For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there. +52 So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md index 4c1accb8..6941085a 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,231 +1,112 @@ -Moses Blesses the People - # Chapter 33 -1. This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death: - -2. "The LORD came from Mount Sinai +1 This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death: +2 “The Lord came from Mount Sinai and dawned upon us from Mount Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran - -and came from Meribah-kadesh + and came from Meribah-kadesh with flaming fire at his right hand. - -3. Indeed, he loves his people; - -all his holy ones are in his hands. - +3 Indeed, he loves his people; + all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps - -and accept his teaching. - - -4. Moses gave us the LORD's instruction, + and accept his teaching. +4 Moses gave us the Lord’s instruction, the special possession of the people of Israel. - -5. The LORD became king in Israel-- - -when the leaders of the people assembled, - -when the tribes of Israel gathered as one." - - -6. Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben: -"Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, - -though they are few in number." - - -7. Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: -"O LORD, hear the cry of Judah - -and bring them together as a people. - +5 The Lord became king in Israel— + when the leaders of the people assembled, + when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.” +6 Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben: +“Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, + though they are few in number.” +7 Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: +“O Lord, hear the cry of Judah + and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; - -help them against their enemies!" - - -8. Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: -"O LORD, you have given your Thummim and Urim--the sacred lots-- + help them against their enemies!” +8 Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: +“O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. - You put them to the test at Massah - -and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah. - - -9. The Levites obeyed your word - -and guarded your covenant. - + and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah. +9 The Levites obeyed your word + and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you - -than to their own parents. - + than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives - -and did not acknowledge their own children. - - -10. They teach your regulations to Jacob; - -they give your instructions to Israel. - + and did not acknowledge their own children. +10 They teach your regulations to Jacob; + they give your instructions to Israel. They present incense before you - -and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar. - - -11. Bless the ministry of the Levites, O LORD, - -and accept all the work of their hands. - + and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar. +11 Bless the ministry of the Levites, O Lord, + and accept all the work of their hands. Hit their enemies where it hurts the most; - -strike down their foes so they never rise again." - - -12. Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin: -"The people of Benjamin are loved by the LORD - -and live in safety beside him. - + strike down their foes so they never rise again.” +12 Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin: +“The people of Benjamin are loved by the Lord + and live in safety beside him. He surrounds them continuously - -and preserves them from every harm." - - -13. Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph: -"May their land be blessed by the LORD - -with the precious gift of dew from the heavens - -and water from beneath the earth; - - -14. with the rich fruit that grows in the sun, - -and the rich harvest produced each month; - - -15. with the finest crops of the ancient mountains, - -and the abundance from the everlasting hills; - - -16. with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty, - -and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush. - -May these blessings rest on Joseph's head, - -crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers. - - -17. Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; - -he has the horns of a wild ox. - + and preserves them from every harm.” +13 Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph: +“May their land be blessed by the Lord + with the precious gift of dew from the heavens + and water from beneath the earth; +14 with the rich fruit that grows in the sun, + and the rich harvest produced each month; +15 with the finest crops of the ancient mountains, + and the abundance from the everlasting hills; +16 with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty, + and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush. +May these blessings rest on Joseph’s head, + crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers. +17 Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; + he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, - -even to the ends of the earth. - + even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim - -and the thousands of Manasseh." - - -18. Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar: -"May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels. - -May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents. - - -19. They summon the people to the mountain - -to offer proper sacrifices there. - + and the thousands of Manasseh.” +18 Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar: +“May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels. + May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents. +19 They summon the people to the mountain + to offer proper sacrifices there. They benefit from the riches of the sea - -and the hidden treasures in the sand." - - -20. Moses said this about the tribe of Gad: -"Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad's territory! - -Gad is poised there like a lion - -to tear off an arm or a head. - - -21. The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; - -a leader's share was assigned to them. - + and the hidden treasures in the sand.” +20 Moses said this about the tribe of Gad: +“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory! + Gad is poised there like a lion + to tear off an arm or a head. +21 The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; + a leader’s share was assigned to them. When the leaders of the people were assembled, - they carried out the LORD's justice - -and obeyed his regulations for Israel." - - -22. Moses said this about the tribe of Dan: -"Dan is a lion's cub, - -leaping out from Bashan." - - -23. Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali: -"O Naphtali, you are rich in favor - and full of the LORD's blessings; - -may you possess the west and the south." - - -24. Moses said this about the tribe of Asher: -"May Asher be blessed above other sons; - -may he be esteemed by his brothers; - -may he bathe his feet in olive oil. - - -25. May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; - -may you be secure all your days." - - -26. "There is no one like the God of Israel. - -He rides across the heavens to help you, - -across the skies in majestic splendor. - - -27. The eternal God is your refuge, - -and his everlasting arms are under you. - + they carried out the Lord’s justice + and obeyed his regulations for Israel.” +22 Moses said this about the tribe of Dan: +“Dan is a lion’s cub, + leaping out from Bashan.” +23 Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali: +“O Naphtali, you are rich in favor + and full of the Lord’s blessings; + may you possess the west and the south.” +24 Moses said this about the tribe of Asher: +“May Asher be blessed above other sons; + may he be esteemed by his brothers; + may he bathe his feet in olive oil. +25 May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; + may you be secure all your days.” +26 “There is no one like the God of Israel. + He rides across the heavens to help you, + across the skies in majestic splendor. +27 The eternal God is your refuge, + and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; - -he cries out, 'Destroy them!' - - -28. So Israel will live in safety, - -prosperous Jacob in security, + he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’ +28 So Israel will live in safety, + prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, - -while the heavens drop down dew. - - -29. How blessed you are, O Israel! - Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD? + while the heavens drop down dew. +29 How blessed you are, O Israel! + Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield - -and your triumphant sword! + and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, - -and you will stomp on their backs!" - - - + and you will stomp on their backs!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md index 54dbc0aa..306a6f94 100644 --- a/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/05_Deuteronomy/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,21 +1,13 @@ -The Death of Moses - # Chapter 34 -1. Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan; -2. all the land of Naphtali; the land of Ephraim and Manasseh; all the land of Judah, extending to the Mediterranean Sea; -3. the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho--the city of palms--as far as Zoar. -4. Then the LORD said to Moses, "This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land." - -5. So Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, just as the LORD had said. -6. The LORD buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place. -7. Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. -8. The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over. - -9. Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -10. There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. -11. The LORD sent him to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land. -12. With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel. - - - +1 Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan; +2 all the land of Naphtali; the land of Ephraim and Manasseh; all the land of Judah, extending to the Mediterranean Sea; +3 the Negev; the Jordan Valley with Jericho—the city of palms—as far as Zoar. +4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land.” +5 So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just as the Lord had said. +6 The Lord buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place. +7 Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. +8 The people of Israel mourned for Moses on the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the customary period of mourning was over. +9 Now Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him, doing just as the Lord had commanded Moses. +10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. +11 The Lord sent him to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land. +12 With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md index 9638dd43..430e7f2e 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,30 +1,19 @@ -The LORD's Charge to Joshua - # Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Moses the LORD's servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant. He said, -2. "Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. -3. I promise you what I promised Moses: 'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you-- -4. from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.' -5. No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. - -6. "Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. -7. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. -8. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. -9. This is my command--be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." -Joshua's Charge to the Israelites - - -10. Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, -11. "Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you." - -12. Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, -13. "Remember what Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you: 'The LORD your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.' -14. Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them -15. until the LORD gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the LORD your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, assigned to you." - -16. They answered Joshua, "We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us. -17. We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. -18. Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!" - - - +1 After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, +2 “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. +3 I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— +4 from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.’ +5 No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. +6 “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. +7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. +8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. +9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” +10 Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, +11 “Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you.” +12 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, +13 “Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you: ‘The Lord your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.’ +14 Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them +15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the Lord your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, assigned to you.” +16 They answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us. +17 We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. +18 Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md index 6aa1a7bc..650e6f5d 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,25 @@ -Rahab Protects the Spies - # Chapter 2 -1. Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, "Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. - -2. But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." -3. So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land." - -4. Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, "Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from. -5. They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them." -6. (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.) -7. So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut. - -8. Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. -9. "I know the LORD has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. -10. For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. -11. No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below. - -12. "Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that -13. when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families." - -14. "We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety," the men agreed. "If you don't betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the LORD gives us the land." - -15. Then, since Rahab's house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. -16. "Escape to the hill country," she told them. "Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way." - -17. Before they left, the men told her, "We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions. -18. When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members--your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives--must be here inside the house. -19. If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death. -20. If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way." - -21. "I accept your terms," she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window. - -22. The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success. - -23. Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. -24. "The LORD has given us the whole land," they said, "for all the people in the land are terrified of us." - - - +1 Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. +2 But someone told the king of Jericho, “Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” +3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: “Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land.” +4 Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, “Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn’t know where they were from. +5 They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.” +6 (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.) +7 So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut. +8 Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. +9 “I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. +10 For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. +11 No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below. +12 “Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that +13 when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.” +14 “We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed. “If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.” +15 Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. +16 “Escape to the hill country,” she told them. “Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way.” +17 Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions. +18 When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members—your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives—must be here inside the house. +19 If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death. +20 If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way.” +21 “I accept your terms,” she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window. +22 The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success. +23 Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. +24 “The Lord has given us the whole land,” they said, “for all the people in the land are terrified of us.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md index 5470c7d2..e704fdb3 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,29 +1,18 @@ -The Israelites Cross the Jordan - # Chapter 3 -1. Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. -2. Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, -3. giving these instructions to the people: "When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, move out from your positions and follow them. -4. Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about half a mile behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don't come any closer." - -5. Then Joshua told the people, "Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do great wonders among you." - -6. In the morning Joshua said to the priests, "Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river." And so they started out and went ahead of the people. - -7. The LORD told Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses. -8. Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: 'When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.'" - -9. So Joshua told the Israelites, "Come and listen to what the LORD your God says. -10. Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you. -11. Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! -12. Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. -13. The priests will carry the Ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall." - -14. So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. -15. It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge, -16. the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho. - -17. Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the LORD's Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground. - - - +1 Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. +2 Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, +3 giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, move out from your positions and follow them. +4 Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about half a mile behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don’t come any closer.” +5 Then Joshua told the people, “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.” +6 In the morning Joshua said to the priests, “Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river.” And so they started out and went ahead of the people. +7 The Lord told Joshua, “Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses. +8 Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.’” +9 So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the Lord your God says. +10 Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you. +11 Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! +12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. +13 The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.” +14 So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. +15 It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, +16 the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho. +17 Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md index 65b338e0..8b41bca6 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,39 +1,25 @@ -Memorials to the Jordan Crossing - # Chapter 4 -1. When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, -2. "Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. -3. Tell them, 'Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.'" - -4. So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen--one from each of the tribes of Israel. -5. He told them, "Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder--twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. -6. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' -7. Then you can tell them, 'They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's Covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever." - -8. So the men did as Joshua had commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River, one for each tribe, just as the LORD had told Joshua. They carried them to the place where they camped for the night and constructed the memorial there. - -9. Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. And they are there to this day. - -10. The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the LORD's commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed. -11. And when everyone was safely on the other side, the priests crossed over with the Ark of the LORD as the people watched. - -12. The armed warriors from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh led the Israelites across the Jordan, just as Moses had directed. -13. These armed men--about 40,000 strong--were ready for battle, and the LORD was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho. - -14. That day the LORD made Joshua a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as much as they had revered Moses. - -15. The LORD had said to Joshua, -16. "Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant to come up out of the riverbed." -17. So Joshua gave the command. -18. As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the LORD's Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before. - -19. The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho. -20. It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River. - -21. Then Joshua said to the Israelites, "In the future your children will ask, 'What do these stones mean?' -22. Then you can tell them, 'This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' -23. For the LORD your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea when he dried it up until we had all crossed over. -24. He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the LORD's hand is powerful, and so you might fear the LORD your God forever." - - - +1 When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, +2 “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. +3 Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.’” +4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen—one from each of the tribes of Israel. +5 He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the Lord your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. +6 We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ +7 Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.” +8 So the men did as Joshua had commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River, one for each tribe, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the place where they camped for the night and constructed the memorial there. +9 Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. And they are there to this day. +10 The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the Lord’s commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed. +11 And when everyone was safely on the other side, the priests crossed over with the Ark of the Lord as the people watched. +12 The armed warriors from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh led the Israelites across the Jordan, just as Moses had directed. +13 These armed men—about 40,000 strong—were ready for battle, and the Lord was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho. +14 That day the Lord made Joshua a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as much as they had revered Moses. +15 The Lord had said to Joshua, +16 “Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant to come up out of the riverbed.” +17 So Joshua gave the command. +18 As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before. +19 The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho. +20 It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River. +21 Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’ +22 Then you can tell them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ +23 For the Lord your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea when he dried it up until we had all crossed over. +24 He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the Lord’s hand is powerful, and so you might fear the Lord your God forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md index 8a101aff..85db35ae 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,31 +1,17 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them. - -Israel Reestablishes Covenant Ceremonies - - -2. At that time the LORD told Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise this second generation of Israelites." -3. So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the entire male population of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. - -4. Joshua had to circumcise them because all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died in the wilderness. -5. Those who left Egypt had all been circumcised, but none of those born after the Exodus, during the years in the wilderness, had been circumcised. -6. The Israelites had traveled in the wilderness for forty years until all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died. For they had disobeyed the LORD, and the LORD vowed he would not let them enter the land he had sworn to give us--a land flowing with milk and honey. -7. So Joshua circumcised their sons--those who had grown up to take their fathers' places--for they had not been circumcised on the way to the Promised Land. -8. After all the males had been circumcised, they rested in the camp until they were healed. - -9. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt." So that place has been called Gilgal to this day. - -10. While the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month. -11. The very next day they began to eat unleavened bread and roasted grain harvested from the land. -12. No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan.The LORD's Commander Confronts Joshua - -13. When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, "Are you friend or foe?" - -14. "Neither one," he replied. "I am the commander of the LORD's army." -At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. "I am at your command," Joshua said. "What do you want your servant to do?" - - -15. The commander of the LORD's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did as he was told. - - - +1 When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them. +2 At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise this second generation of Israelites.” +3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the entire male population of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. +4 Joshua had to circumcise them because all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died in the wilderness. +5 Those who left Egypt had all been circumcised, but none of those born after the Exodus, during the years in the wilderness, had been circumcised. +6 The Israelites had traveled in the wilderness for forty years until all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died. For they had disobeyed the Lord, and the Lord vowed he would not let them enter the land he had sworn to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey. +7 So Joshua circumcised their sons—those who had grown up to take their fathers’ places—for they had not been circumcised on the way to the Promised Land. +8 After all the males had been circumcised, they rested in the camp until they were healed. +9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day. +10 While the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month. +11 The very next day they began to eat unleavened bread and roasted grain harvested from the land. +12 No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan. +13 When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?” +14 “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the Lord’s army.” +At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your servant to do?” +15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did as he was told. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md index 23120698..b15890ac 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,56 +1,34 @@ -The Fall of Jericho - # Chapter 6 -1. Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. -2. But the LORD said to Joshua, "I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. -3. You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. -4. Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram's horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns. -5. When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams' horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town." - -6. So Joshua called together the priests and said, "Take up the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, and assign seven priests to walk in front of it, each carrying a ram's horn." -7. Then he gave orders to the people: "March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the LORD." - -8. After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams' horns started marching in the presence of the LORD, blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the LORD's Covenant followed behind them. -9. Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns. -10. "Do not shout; do not even talk," Joshua commanded. "Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!" -11. So the Ark of the LORD was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp. - -12. Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests again carried the Ark of the LORD. -13. The seven priests with the rams' horns marched in front of the Ark of the LORD, blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the LORD. All this time the priests were blowing their horns. -14. On the second day they again marched around the town once and returned to the camp. They followed this pattern for six days. - -15. On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. -16. The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the town! -17. Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. - -18. "Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel. -19. Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the LORD and must be brought into his treasury." - -20. When the people heard the sound of the rams' horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it. -21. They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords--men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys. - -22. Meanwhile, Joshua said to the two spies, "Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute's house and bring her out, along with all her family." - -23. The men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel. - -24. Then the Israelites burned the town and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the LORD's house. -25. So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day. - -26. At that time Joshua invoked this curse: -"May the curse of the LORD fall on anyone - -who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho. - +1 Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. +2 But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. +3 You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. +4 Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns. +5 When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.” +6 So Joshua called together the priests and said, “Take up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and assign seven priests to walk in front of it, each carrying a ram’s horn.” +7 Then he gave orders to the people: “March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord.” +8 After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams’ horns started marching in the presence of the Lord, blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant followed behind them. +9 Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns. +10 “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!” +11 So the Ark of the Lord was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp. +12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests again carried the Ark of the Lord. +13 The seven priests with the rams’ horns marched in front of the Ark of the Lord, blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the Lord. All this time the priests were blowing their horns. +14 On the second day they again marched around the town once and returned to the camp. They followed this pattern for six days. +15 On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. +16 The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town! +17 Jericho and everything in it must be completely destroyed as an offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and the others in her house will be spared, for she protected our spies. +18 “Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel. +19 Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the Lord and must be brought into his treasury.” +20 When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it. +21 They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys. +22 Meanwhile, Joshua said to the two spies, “Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute’s house and bring her out, along with all her family.” +23 The men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel. +24 Then the Israelites burned the town and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the Lord’s house. +25 So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day. +26 At that time Joshua invoked this curse: +“May the curse of the Lord fall on anyone + who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son, - -he will lay its foundation. - + he will lay its foundation. At the cost of his youngest son, - -he will set up its gates." - - -27. So the LORD was with Joshua, and his reputation spread throughout the land. - - - + he will set up its gates.” +27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his reputation spread throughout the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md index 0a70c555..4e18ad56 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -Ai Defeats the Israelites - # Chapter 7 -1. But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the LORD. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the LORD was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah. - -2. Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven. -3. When they returned, they told Joshua, "There's no need for all of us to go up there; it won't take more than two or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since there are so few of them, don't make all our people struggle to go up there." - -4. So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated. The men of Ai -5. chased the Israelites from the town gate as far as the quarries, and they killed about thirty-six who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed with fear at this turn of events, and their courage melted away. - -6. Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the LORD until evening. -7. Then Joshua cried out, "Oh, Sovereign LORD, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side! -8. Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies? -9. For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?" - -10. But the LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this? -11. Israel has sinned and broken my covenant! They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. And they have not only stolen them but have lied about it and hidden the things among their own belongings. -12. That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction. - -13. "Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the LORD. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you. - -14. "In the morning you must present yourselves by tribes, and the LORD will point out the tribe to which the guilty man belongs. That tribe must come forward with its clans, and the LORD will point out the guilty clan. That clan will then come forward, and the LORD will point out the guilty family. Finally, each member of the guilty family must come forward one by one. -15. The one who has stolen what was set apart for destruction will himself be burned with fire, along with everything he has, for he has broken the covenant of the LORD and has done a horrible thing in Israel." -Achan's Sin - - -16. Early the next morning Joshua brought the tribes of Israel before the LORD, and the tribe of Judah was singled out. -17. Then the clans of Judah came forward, and the clan of Zerah was singled out. Then the families of Zerah came forward, and the family of Zimri was singled out. -18. Every member of Zimri's family was brought forward person by person, and Achan was singled out. - -19. Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, by telling the truth. Make your confession and tell me what you have done. Don't hide it from me." - -20. Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. -21. Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest." - -22. So Joshua sent some men to make a search. They ran to the tent and found the stolen goods hidden there, just as Achan had said, with the silver buried beneath the rest. -23. They took the things from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. Then they laid them on the ground in the presence of the LORD. - -24. Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor. -25. Then Joshua said to Achan, "Why have you brought trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you." And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies. -26. They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble ever since. So the LORD was no longer angry. - - - +1 But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah. +2 Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven. +3 When they returned, they told Joshua, “There’s no need for all of us to go up there; it won’t take more than two or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since there are so few of them, don’t make all our people struggle to go up there.” +4 So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated. The men of Ai +5 chased the Israelites from the town gate as far as the quarries, and they killed about thirty-six who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed with fear at this turn of events, and their courage melted away. +6 Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the Lord until evening. +7 Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side! +8 Lord, what can I say now that Israel has fled from its enemies? +9 For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?” +10 But the Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this? +11 Israel has sinned and broken my covenant! They have stolen some of the things that I commanded must be set apart for me. And they have not only stolen them but have lied about it and hidden the things among their own belongings. +12 That is why the Israelites are running from their enemies in defeat. For now Israel itself has been set apart for destruction. I will not remain with you any longer unless you destroy the things among you that were set apart for destruction. +13 “Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the Lord. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you. +14 “In the morning you must present yourselves by tribes, and the Lord will point out the tribe to which the guilty man belongs. That tribe must come forward with its clans, and the Lord will point out the guilty clan. That clan will then come forward, and the Lord will point out the guilty family. Finally, each member of the guilty family must come forward one by one. +15 The one who has stolen what was set apart for destruction will himself be burned with fire, along with everything he has, for he has broken the covenant of the Lord and has done a horrible thing in Israel.” +16 Early the next morning Joshua brought the tribes of Israel before the Lord, and the tribe of Judah was singled out. +17 Then the clans of Judah came forward, and the clan of Zerah was singled out. Then the families of Zerah came forward, and the family of Zimri was singled out. +18 Every member of Zimri’s family was brought forward person by person, and Achan was singled out. +19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, by telling the truth. Make your confession and tell me what you have done. Don’t hide it from me.” +20 Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. +21 Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest.” +22 So Joshua sent some men to make a search. They ran to the tent and found the stolen goods hidden there, just as Achan had said, with the silver buried beneath the rest. +23 They took the things from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. Then they laid them on the ground in the presence of the Lord. +24 Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor. +25 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you.” And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies. +26 They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble ever since. So the Lord was no longer angry. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md index bcda82f9..345e67e8 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,51 +1,36 @@ -The Israelites Defeat Ai - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land. -2. You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the plunder and the livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the town." - -3. So Joshua and all the fighting men set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 of his best warriors and sent them out at night -4. with these orders: "Hide in ambush close behind the town and be ready for action. -5. When our main army attacks, the men of Ai will come out to fight as they did before, and we will run away from them. -6. We will let them chase us until we have drawn them away from the town. For they will say, 'The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.' Then, while we are running from them, -7. you will jump up from your ambush and take possession of the town, for the LORD your God will give it to you. -8. Set the town on fire, as the LORD has commanded. You have your orders." - -9. So they left and went to the place of ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But Joshua remained among the people in the camp that night. -10. Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the elders of Israel. -11. All the fighting men who were with Joshua marched in front of the town and camped on the north side of Ai, with a valley between them and the town. -12. That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town. -13. So they stationed the main army north of the town and the ambush west of the town. Joshua himself spent that night in the valley. - -14. When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley. But he didn't realize there was an ambush behind the town. -15. Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten. -16. Then all the men in the town were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the town. -17. There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not chase after the Israelites, and the town was left wide open. - -18. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you." Joshua did as he was commanded. -19. As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire. - -20. When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the town was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers. -21. When Joshua and all the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the town, they turned and attacked the men of Ai. -22. Meanwhile, the Israelites who were inside the town came out and attacked the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in the middle, with Israelite fighters on both sides. Israel attacked them, and not a single person survived or escaped. -23. Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua. - -24. When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside. -25. So the entire population of Ai, including men and women, was wiped out that day--12,000 in all. -26. For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed. -27. Only the livestock and the treasures of the town were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these as plunder for themselves, as the LORD had commanded Joshua. -28. So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day. - -29. Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today.The LORD's Covenant Renewed - -30. Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal. -31. He followed the commands that Moses the LORD's servant had written in the Book of Instruction: "Make me an altar from stones that are uncut and have not been shaped with iron tools." Then on the altar they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. -32. And as the Israelites watched, Joshua copied onto the stones of the altar the instructions Moses had given them. - -33. Then all the Israelites--foreigners and native-born alike--along with the elders, officers, and judges, were divided into two groups. One group stood in front of Mount Gerizim, the other in front of Mount Ebal. Each group faced the other, and between them stood the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the LORD's Covenant. This was all done according to the commands that Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously given for blessing the people of Israel. - -34. Joshua then read to them all the blessings and curses Moses had written in the Book of Instruction. -35. Every word of every command that Moses had ever given was read to the entire assembly of Israel, including the women and children and the foreigners who lived among them. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land. +2 You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the plunder and the livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the town.” +3 So Joshua and all the fighting men set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 of his best warriors and sent them out at night +4 with these orders: “Hide in ambush close behind the town and be ready for action. +5 When our main army attacks, the men of Ai will come out to fight as they did before, and we will run away from them. +6 We will let them chase us until we have drawn them away from the town. For they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ Then, while we are running from them, +7 you will jump up from your ambush and take possession of the town, for the Lord your God will give it to you. +8 Set the town on fire, as the Lord has commanded. You have your orders.” +9 So they left and went to the place of ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But Joshua remained among the people in the camp that night. +10 Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the elders of Israel. +11 All the fighting men who were with Joshua marched in front of the town and camped on the north side of Ai, with a valley between them and the town. +12 That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town. +13 So they stationed the main army north of the town and the ambush west of the town. Joshua himself spent that night in the valley. +14 When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley. But he didn’t realize there was an ambush behind the town. +15 Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten. +16 Then all the men in the town were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the town. +17 There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not chase after the Israelites, and the town was left wide open. +18 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Point the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the town over to you.” Joshua did as he was commanded. +19 As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire. +20 When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the town was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers. +21 When Joshua and all the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the town, they turned and attacked the men of Ai. +22 Meanwhile, the Israelites who were inside the town came out and attacked the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in the middle, with Israelite fighters on both sides. Israel attacked them, and not a single person survived or escaped. +23 Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua. +24 When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside. +25 So the entire population of Ai, including men and women, was wiped out that day—12,000 in all. +26 For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed. +27 Only the livestock and the treasures of the town were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these as plunder for themselves, as the Lord had commanded Joshua. +28 So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day. +29 Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today. +30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal. +31 He followed the commands that Moses the Lord’s servant had written in the Book of Instruction: “Make me an altar from stones that are uncut and have not been shaped with iron tools.” Then on the altar they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. +32 And as the Israelites watched, Joshua copied onto the stones of the altar the instructions Moses had given them. +33 Then all the Israelites—foreigners and native-born alike—along with the elders, officers, and judges, were divided into two groups. One group stood in front of Mount Gerizim, the other in front of Mount Ebal. Each group faced the other, and between them stood the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant. This was all done according to the commands that Moses, the servant of the Lord, had previously given for blessing the people of Israel. +34 Joshua then read to them all the blessings and curses Moses had written in the Book of Instruction. +35 Every word of every command that Moses had ever given was read to the entire assembly of Israel, including the women and children and the foreigners who lived among them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md index 294d765a..c0e8aa18 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,48 +1,30 @@ -The Gibeonites Deceive Israel - # Chapter 9 -1. Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far north as the Lebanon mountains. -2. These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites. - -3. But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, -4. they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins. -5. They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy. -6. When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us." - -7. The Israelites replied to these Hivites, "How do we know you don't live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you." - -8. They replied, "We are your servants." -"But who are you?" Joshua demanded. "Where do you come from?" - - -9. They answered, "Your servants have come from a very distant country. We have heard of the might of the LORD your God and of all he did in Egypt. -10. We have also heard what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River--King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan (who lived in Ashtaroth). -11. So our elders and all our people instructed us, 'Take supplies for a long journey. Go meet with the people of Israel and tell them, "We are your servants; please make a treaty with us."' - -12. "This bread was hot from the ovens when we left our homes. But now, as you can see, it is dry and moldy. -13. These wineskins were new when we filled them, but now they are old and split open. And our clothing and sandals are worn out from our very long journey." - -14. So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the LORD. -15. Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath. - -16. Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby! -17. The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. -18. But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. - +1 Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far north as the Lebanon mountains. +2 These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites. +3 But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, +4 they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins. +5 They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy. +6 When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.” +7 The Israelites replied to these Hivites, “How do we know you don’t live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you.” +8 They replied, “We are your servants.” +“But who are you?” Joshua demanded. “Where do you come from?” +9 They answered, “Your servants have come from a very distant country. We have heard of the might of the Lord your God and of all he did in Egypt. +10 We have also heard what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan (who lived in Ashtaroth). +11 So our elders and all our people instructed us, ‘Take supplies for a long journey. Go meet with the people of Israel and tell them, “We are your servants; please make a treaty with us.”’ +12 “This bread was hot from the ovens when we left our homes. But now, as you can see, it is dry and moldy. +13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, but now they are old and split open. And our clothing and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.” +14 So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the Lord. +15 Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath. +16 Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby! +17 The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. +18 But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. The people of Israel grumbled against their leaders because of the treaty. - -19. But the leaders replied, "Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them. -20. This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath. -21. Let them live." So they made them woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community, as the Israelite leaders directed. - -22. Joshua called together the Gibeonites and said, "Why did you lie to us? Why did you say that you live in a distant land when you live right here among us? -23. May you be cursed! From now on you will always be servants who cut wood and carry water for the house of my God." - -24. They replied, "We did it because we--your servants--were clearly told that the LORD your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this. -25. Now we are at your mercy--do to us whatever you think is right." - -26. So Joshua did not allow the people of Israel to kill them. -27. But that day he made the Gibeonites the woodcutters and water carriers for the community of Israel and for the altar of the LORD--wherever the LORD would choose to build it. And that is what they do to this day. - - - +19 But the leaders replied, “Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them. +20 This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath. +21 Let them live.” So they made them woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community, as the Israelite leaders directed. +22 Joshua called together the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you lie to us? Why did you say that you live in a distant land when you live right here among us? +23 May you be cursed! From now on you will always be servants who cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.” +24 They replied, “We did it because we—your servants—were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this. +25 Now we are at your mercy—do to us whatever you think is right.” +26 So Joshua did not allow the people of Israel to kill them. +27 But that day he made the Gibeonites the woodcutters and water carriers for the community of Israel and for the altar of the Lord—wherever the Lord would choose to build it. And that is what they do to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md index 103ce36f..1da5f831 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,79 +1,47 @@ -Israel Defeats the Southern Armies - # Chapter 10 -1. Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies. -2. He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town--as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors. - -3. So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon. -4. "Come and help me destroy Gibeon," he urged them, "for they have made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel." -5. So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon. - -6. The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. "Don't abandon your servants now!" they pleaded. "Come at once! Save us! -Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us." - -7. So Joshua and his entire army, including his best warriors, left Gilgal and set out for Gibeon. -8. "Do not be afraid of them," the LORD said to Joshua, "for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you." - -9. Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise. -10. The LORD threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah. -11. As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the LORD destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword. - -12. On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said, -"Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, - -and the moon over the valley of Aijalon." - - -13. So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies. +1 Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies. +2 He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors. +3 So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon. +4 “Come and help me destroy Gibeon,” he urged them, “for they have made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.” +5 So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon. +6 The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp in Gilgal. “Don’t abandon your servants now!” they pleaded. “Come at once! Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings who live in the hill country have joined forces to attack us.” +7 So Joshua and his entire army, including his best warriors, left Gilgal and set out for Gibeon. +8 “Do not be afraid of them,” the Lord said to Joshua, “for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you.” +9 Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise. +10 The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah. +11 As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword. +12 On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said, +“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, + and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.” +13 So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies. Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day. -14. There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day! - -15. Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal. - -Joshua Kills the Five Southern Kings - - -16. During the battle the five kings escaped and hid in a cave at Makkedah. -17. When Joshua heard that they had been found, -18. he issued this command: "Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside. -19. The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don't give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the LORD your God has given you victory over them." - -20. So Joshua and the Israelite army continued the slaughter and completely crushed the enemy. They totally wiped out the five armies except for a tiny remnant that managed to reach their fortified towns. -21. Then the Israelites returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. After that, no one dared to speak even a word against Israel. - -22. Then Joshua said, "Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me." -23. So they brought the five kings out of the cave--the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. -24. When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, "Come and put your feet on the kings' necks." And they did as they were told. - -25. "Don't ever be afraid or discouraged," Joshua told his men. "Be strong and courageous, for the LORD is going to do this to all of your enemies." -26. Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening. - -27. As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day. - -Israel Destroys the Southern Towns - - -28. That same day Joshua captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah. He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors. He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah as he had killed the king of Jericho. -29. Then Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah and attacked it. -30. There, too, the LORD gave them the town and its king. He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. Then Joshua killed the king of Libnah as he had killed the king of Jericho. - -31. From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it. -32. Here again, the LORD gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah. -33. During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua's men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors. - -34. Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it. -35. They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish. -36. From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it. -37. They captured the town and killed everyone in it, including its king, leaving no survivors. They did the same thing to all of its surrounding villages. And just as he had done at Eglon, he completely destroyed the entire population. - -38. Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir. -39. He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king. - -40. So Joshua conquered the whole region--the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. -41. Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon. -42. Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the LORD, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people. - -43. Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal. - - - +14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day! +15 Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal. +16 During the battle the five kings escaped and hid in a cave at Makkedah. +17 When Joshua heard that they had been found, +18 he issued this command: “Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks, and place guards at the entrance to keep the kings inside. +19 The rest of you continue chasing the enemy and cut them down from the rear. Don’t give them a chance to get back to their towns, for the Lord your God has given you victory over them.” +20 So Joshua and the Israelite army continued the slaughter and completely crushed the enemy. They totally wiped out the five armies except for a tiny remnant that managed to reach their fortified towns. +21 Then the Israelites returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. After that, no one dared to speak even a word against Israel. +22 Then Joshua said, “Remove the rocks covering the opening of the cave, and bring the five kings to me.” +23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. +24 When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told. +25 “Don’t ever be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua told his men. “Be strong and courageous, for the Lord is going to do this to all of your enemies.” +26 Then Joshua killed each of the five kings and impaled them on five sharpened poles, where they hung until evening. +27 As the sun was going down, Joshua gave instructions for the bodies of the kings to be taken down from the poles and thrown into the cave where they had been hiding. Then they covered the opening of the cave with a pile of large rocks, which remains to this very day. +28 That same day Joshua captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah. He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors. He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah as he had killed the king of Jericho. +29 Then Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah and attacked it. +30 There, too, the Lord gave them the town and its king. He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. Then Joshua killed the king of Libnah as he had killed the king of Jericho. +31 From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it. +32 Here again, the Lord gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah. +33 During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors. +34 Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it. +35 They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish. +36 From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it. +37 They captured the town and killed everyone in it, including its king, leaving no survivors. They did the same thing to all of its surrounding villages. And just as he had done at Eglon, he completely destroyed the entire population. +38 Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir. +39 He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king. +40 So Joshua conquered the whole region—the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. +41 Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon. +42 Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people. +43 Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md index 83605395..1234a5c9 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Israel Defeats the Northern Armies - # Chapter 11 -1. When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph; -2. all the kings of the northern hill country; the kings in the Jordan Valley south of Galilee; the kings in the Galilean foothills; the kings of Naphoth-dor on the west; -3. the kings of Canaan, both east and west; the kings of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites in the towns on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. - -4. All these kings came out to fight. Their combined armies formed a vast horde. And with all their horses and chariots, they covered the landscape like the sand on the seashore. -5. The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel. - -6. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots." - -7. So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly. -8. And the LORD gave them victory over their enemies. The Israelites chased them as far as Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward into the valley of Mizpah, until not one enemy warrior was left alive. -9. Then Joshua crippled the horses and burned all the chariots, as the LORD had instructed. - -10. Joshua then turned back and captured Hazor and killed its king. (Hazor had at one time been the capital of all these kingdoms.) -11. The Israelites completely destroyed every living thing in the city, leaving no survivors. Not a single person was spared. And then Joshua burned the city. - -12. Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, completely destroying them, just as Moses, the servant of the LORD, had commanded. -13. But the Israelites did not burn any of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned. -14. And the Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of the ravaged towns for themselves. But they killed all the people, leaving no survivors. -15. As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the LORD had given to Moses. - -16. So Joshua conquered the entire region--the hill country, the entire Negev, the whole area around the town of Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountains of Israel, and the Galilean foothills. -17. The Israelite territory now extended all the way from Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir in the south, as far north as Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon. Joshua killed all the kings of those territories, -18. waging war for a long time to accomplish this. -19. No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated. -20. For the LORD hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses. - -21. During this period Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. He killed them all and completely destroyed their towns. -22. None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. - -23. So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the LORD had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war. - - - +1 When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph; +2 all the kings of the northern hill country; the kings in the Jordan Valley south of Galilee; the kings in the Galilean foothills; the kings of Naphoth-dor on the west; +3 the kings of Canaan, both east and west; the kings of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites in the towns on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. +4 All these kings came out to fight. Their combined armies formed a vast horde. And with all their horses and chariots, they covered the landscape like the sand on the seashore. +5 The kings joined forces and established their camp around the water near Merom to fight against Israel. +6 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.” +7 So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly. +8 And the Lord gave them victory over their enemies. The Israelites chased them as far as Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward into the valley of Mizpah, until not one enemy warrior was left alive. +9 Then Joshua crippled the horses and burned all the chariots, as the Lord had instructed. +10 Joshua then turned back and captured Hazor and killed its king. (Hazor had at one time been the capital of all these kingdoms.) +11 The Israelites completely destroyed every living thing in the city, leaving no survivors. Not a single person was spared. And then Joshua burned the city. +12 Joshua slaughtered all the other kings and their people, completely destroying them, just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded. +13 But the Israelites did not burn any of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned. +14 And the Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of the ravaged towns for themselves. But they killed all the people, leaving no survivors. +15 As the Lord had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the Lord had given to Moses. +16 So Joshua conquered the entire region—the hill country, the entire Negev, the whole area around the town of Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountains of Israel, and the Galilean foothills. +17 The Israelite territory now extended all the way from Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir in the south, as far north as Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon. Joshua killed all the kings of those territories, +18 waging war for a long time to accomplish this. +19 No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated. +20 For the Lord hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses. +21 During this period Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. He killed them all and completely destroyed their towns. +22 None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. +23 So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md index 7572b06c..4cbba961 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,84 +1,41 @@ -Kings Defeated East of the Jordan - # Chapter 12 -1. These are the kings east of the Jordan River who had been killed by the Israelites and whose land was taken. Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley. - -2. King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead. -3. Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east--from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah. - -4. King Og of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei. -5. He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon. - -6. Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had destroyed the people of King Sihon and King Og. And Moses gave their land as a possession to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. - -Kings Defeated West of the Jordan - - -7. The following is a list of the kings that Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as their possession, -8. including the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountain slopes, the Judean wilderness, and the Negev. The people who lived in this region were the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.) These are the kings Israel defeated: - -9. The king of Jericho +1 These are the kings east of the Jordan River who had been killed by the Israelites and whose land was taken. Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley. +2 King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead. +3 Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east—from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah. +4 King Og of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei. +5 He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon. +6 Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites had destroyed the people of King Sihon and King Og. And Moses gave their land as a possession to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. +7 The following is a list of the kings that Joshua and the Israelite armies defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which leads up to Seir. (Joshua gave this land to the tribes of Israel as their possession, +8 including the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountain slopes, the Judean wilderness, and the Negev. The people who lived in this region were the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.) These are the kings Israel defeated: +9 The king of Jericho The king of Ai, near Bethel - - -10. The king of Jerusalem +10 The king of Jerusalem The king of Hebron - - -11. The king of Jarmuth +11 The king of Jarmuth The king of Lachish - - -12. The king of Eglon +12 The king of Eglon The king of Gezer - - -13. The king of Debir +13 The king of Debir The king of Geder - - -14. The king of Hormah +14 The king of Hormah The king of Arad - - -15. The king of Libnah +15 The king of Libnah The king of Adullam - - -16. The king of Makkedah +16 The king of Makkedah The king of Bethel - - -17. The king of Tappuah +17 The king of Tappuah The king of Hepher - - -18. The king of Aphek +18 The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon - - -19. The king of Madon +19 The king of Madon The king of Hazor - - -20. The king of Shimron-meron +20 The king of Shimron-meron The king of Acshaph - - -21. The king of Taanach +21 The king of Taanach The king of Megiddo - - -22. The king of Kedesh +22 The king of Kedesh The king of Jokneam in Carmel - - -23. The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dor +23 The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dor The king of Goyim in Gilgal - -24. The king of Tirzah. - -In all, thirty-one kings were defeated. - - - +24 The king of Tirzah. +In all, thirty-one kings were defeated. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md index 0ecc13aa..80c7bfda 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,67 +1,35 @@ -The Land Yet to Be Conquered - # Chapter 13 -1. When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, "You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered. -2. This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites, -3. and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites -4. in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites; -5. the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath; -6. and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians. - -"I myself will drive these people out of the land ahead of the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you. - -7. Include all this territory as Israel's possession when you divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh." -The Land Divided East of the Jordan - - -8. Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously assigned this land to them. - -9. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon. -10. It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon. -11. It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah, -12. and all the territory of King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out. -13. But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day. - -An Allotment for the Tribe of Levi - - -14. Moses did not assign any allotment of land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the LORD had promised them, their allotment came from the offerings burned on the altar to the LORD, the God of Israel. - -The Land Given to the Tribe of Reuben - - -15. Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben. - -16. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba. -17. It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain--Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon, -18. Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, -19. Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley, -20. Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth. - -21. The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba--princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon. -22. The Israelites had also killed Balaam son of Beor, who used magic to tell the future. -23. The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Reuben. - -The Land Given to the Tribe of Gad - - -24. Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Gad. - -25. Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah. -26. It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar. -27. In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee, and then turned eastward. -28. The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad. - -The Land Given to the Half-Tribe of Manasseh - - -29. Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh. - -30. Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan. -31. It also included half of Gilead and King Og's royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the clans of the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh's son. - -32. These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho. -33. But Moses gave no allotment of land to the tribe of Levi, for the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised that he himself would be their allotment. - - - +1 When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered. +2 This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites, +3 and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites +4 in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites; +5 the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath; +6 and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians. +“I myself will drive these people out of the land ahead of the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you. +7 Include all this territory as Israel’s possession when you divide this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” +8 Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the Lord, had previously assigned this land to them. +9 Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon. +10 It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who had reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon. +11 It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah, +12 and all the territory of King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out. +13 But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day. +14 Moses did not assign any allotment of land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the Lord had promised them, their allotment came from the offerings burned on the altar to the Lord, the God of Israel. +15 Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Reuben. +16 Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba. +17 It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon, +18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, +19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley, +20 Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth. +21 The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the leaders of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon. +22 The Israelites had also killed Balaam son of Beor, who used magic to tell the future. +23 The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Reuben. +24 Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Gad. +25 Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah. +26 It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar. +27 In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The western boundary ran along the Jordan River, extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee, and then turned eastward. +28 The towns and their surrounding villages in this area were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad. +29 Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh. +30 Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan. +31 It also included half of Gilead and King Og’s royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the clans of the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh’s son. +32 These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho. +33 But Moses gave no allotment of land to the tribe of Levi, for the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised that he himself would be their allotment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md index 65425b00..c0c36cf6 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,28 +1,17 @@ -The Land Divided West of the Jordan - # Chapter 14 -1. The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders. -2. These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the LORD's command through Moses. -3. Moses had already given a grant of land to the two and a half tribes on the east side of the Jordan River, but he had given the Levites no such allotment. -4. The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes--Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in with surrounding pasturelands for their livestock and all their possessions. -5. So the land was distributed in strict accordance with the LORD's commands to Moses. - -Caleb Requests His Land - - -6. A delegation from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb said to Joshua, "Remember what the LORD said to Moses, the man of God, about you and me when we were at Kadesh-barnea. -7. I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the LORD, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave an honest report, -8. but my brothers who went with me frightened the people from entering the Promised Land. For my part, I wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God. -9. So that day Moses solemnly promised me, 'The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your grant of land and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God.' - -10. "Now, as you can see, the LORD has kept me alive and well as he promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise--even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am eighty-five years old. -11. I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then. -12. So give me the hill country that the LORD promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the LORD is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the LORD said." - -13. So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as his portion of land. -14. Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. -15. (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) -And the land had rest from war. - - - +1 The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders. +2 These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses. +3 Moses had already given a grant of land to the two and a half tribes on the east side of the Jordan River, but he had given the Levites no such allotment. +4 The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in with surrounding pasturelands for their livestock and all their possessions. +5 So the land was distributed in strict accordance with the Lord’s commands to Moses. +6 A delegation from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb said to Joshua, “Remember what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God, about you and me when we were at Kadesh-barnea. +7 I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave an honest report, +8 but my brothers who went with me frightened the people from entering the Promised Land. For my part, I wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God. +9 So that day Moses solemnly promised me, ‘The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your grant of land and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God.’ +10 “Now, as you can see, the Lord has kept me alive and well as he promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise—even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am eighty-five years old. +11 I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then. +12 So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.” +13 So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as his portion of land. +14 Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. +15 (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) +And the land had rest from war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md index 3789501a..75c6cd44 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,100 +1,66 @@ -The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah - # Chapter 15 -1. The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. - -2. The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, -3. ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka. -4. From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary. - -5. The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. - +1 The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. +2 The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, +3 ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka. +4 From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary. +5 The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, - -6. went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.) -7. From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel. -8. The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. -9. From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). -10. The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. -11. The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. - -12. The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. - +6 went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.) +7 From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel. +8 The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. +9 From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). +10 The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. +11 The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. +12 The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah. - -The Land Given to Caleb - - -13. The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor. -14. Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites--the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak. - -15. From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). -16. Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher." -17. Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife. - -18. When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What's the matter?" - -19. She said, "Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. - -The Towns Allotted to Judah - - -20. This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah. - -21. The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, -22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, -23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, -24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, -25. Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), -26. Amam, Shema, Moladah, -27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, -28. Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, -29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem, -30. Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, -31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, -32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon--twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages. - -33. The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, -34. Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, -35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, -36. Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim--fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. - -37. Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, -38. Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, -39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, -40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish, -41. Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah--sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. - -42. Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, -43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, -44. Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah--nine towns with their surrounding villages. - -45. The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages. -46. From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages. -47. It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. - -48. Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, -49. Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), -50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, -51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh--eleven towns with their surrounding villages. - -52. Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan, -53. Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, -54. Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior--nine towns with their surrounding villages. - -55. Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, -56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, -57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah--ten towns with their surrounding villages. - -58. In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, -59. Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon--six towns with their surrounding villages. - -60. There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah--two towns with their surrounding villages. - -61. In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, -62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi--six towns with their surrounding villages. - -63. But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day. - - - +13 The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor. +14 Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak. +15 From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). +16 Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.” +17 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife. +18 When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What’s the matter?” +19 She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. +20 This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah. +21 The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, +22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, +23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, +24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, +25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), +26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, +27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, +28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, +29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, +30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, +31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, +32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages. +33 The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, +34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, +35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, +36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. +37 Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, +38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, +39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, +40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish, +41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. +42 Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, +43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, +44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages. +45 The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages. +46 From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages. +47 It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. +48 Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, +49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), +50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, +51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their surrounding villages. +52 Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan, +53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, +54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their surrounding villages. +55 Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, +56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, +57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding villages. +58 In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, +59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages. +60 There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages. +61 In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, +62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages. +63 But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md index 34d76eb6..33e5c00a 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,25 +1,12 @@ -The Land Given to Ephraim and West Manasseh - # Chapter 16 -1. The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel. -2. From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites. -3. Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea. - -4. This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph's sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. - -The Land Given to Ephraim - - -5. The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. - +1 The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel. +2 From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites. +3 Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea. +4 This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. +5 The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon, - -6. then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah. -7. From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River. -8. From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. - -9. In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim. -10. They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day. - - - +6 then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath-shiloh to the east of Janoah. +7 From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River. +8 From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. +9 In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim. +10 They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md index 4a868c27..8560d989 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,33 +1,20 @@ -The Land Given to West Manasseh - # Chapter 17 -1. The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph's older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them. -2. So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph. - -3. However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. -4. These women came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite leaders and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us a grant of land along with the men of our tribe." -So Joshua gave them a grant of land along with their uncles, as the LORD had commanded. -5. As a result, Manasseh's total allocation came to ten parcels of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan across the Jordan River, -6. because the female descendants of Manasseh received a grant of land along with the male descendants. (The land of Gilead was given to the rest of the male descendants of Manasseh.) - -7. The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah. -8. The land surrounding Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh's territory, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. -9. From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh's territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. -10. In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh's boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar. - -11. The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements. - -12. But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. -13. Later, however, when the Israelites became strong enough, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves. But they did not drive them out of the land. - -14. The descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked, "Why have you given us only one portion of land as our homeland when the LORD has blessed us with so many people?" - -15. Joshua replied, "If there are so many of you, and if the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for you, clear out land for yourselves in the forest where the Perizzites and Rephaites live." - -16. The descendants of Joseph responded, "It's true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us." - -17. Then Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, "Since you are so large and strong, you will be given more than one portion. -18. The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots." - - - +1 The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them. +2 So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph. +3 However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. +4 These women came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us a grant of land along with the men of our tribe.” +So Joshua gave them a grant of land along with their uncles, as the Lord had commanded. +5 As a result, Manasseh’s total allocation came to ten parcels of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan across the Jordan River, +6 because the female descendants of Manasseh received a grant of land along with the male descendants. (The land of Gilead was given to the rest of the male descendants of Manasseh.) +7 The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah. +8 The land surrounding Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh’s territory, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. +9 From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh’s territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. +10 In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh’s boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar. +11 The following towns within the territory of Issachar and Asher, however, were given to Manasseh: Beth-shan, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphoth-dor), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements. +12 But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. +13 Later, however, when the Israelites became strong enough, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves. But they did not drive them out of the land. +14 The descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked, “Why have you given us only one portion of land as our homeland when the Lord has blessed us with so many people?” +15 Joshua replied, “If there are so many of you, and if the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for you, clear out land for yourselves in the forest where the Perizzites and Rephaites live.” +16 The descendants of Joseph responded, “It’s true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us.” +17 Then Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph, “Since you are so large and strong, you will be given more than one portion. +18 The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md index 779c766c..8e79b1c7 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,56 +1,32 @@ -The Allotments of the Remaining Land - # Chapter 18 -1. Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle. -2. But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. - -3. Then Joshua asked them, "How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given to you? -4. Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland. -5. Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah's territory in the south and Joseph's territory in the north. -6. And when you record the seven divisions of the land and bring them to me, I will cast sacred lots in the presence of the LORD our God to assign land to each tribe. - -7. "The Levites, however, will not receive any allotment of land. Their role as priests of the LORD is their allotment. And the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh won't receive any more land, for they have already received their grant of land, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave them on the east side of the Jordan River." - -8. As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua commanded them, "Go and explore the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will assign the land to the tribes by casting sacred lots here in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh." -9. The men did as they were told and mapped the entire territory into seven sections, listing the towns in each section. They made a written record and then returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. -10. And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the LORD to determine which tribe should have each section. - -The Land Given to Benjamin - - -11. The first allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. It lay between the territory assigned to the tribes of Judah and Joseph. - -12. The northern boundary of Benjamin's land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven. -13. From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. - -14. The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary. - -15. The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. From that western point it ran to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, -16. and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel. -17. From En-rogel the boundary proceeded in a northerly direction and came to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth (which is across from the slopes of Adummim). Then it went down to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.) -18. From there it passed along the north side of the slope overlooking the Jordan Valley. The border then went down into the valley, -19. ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea, which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary. - -20. The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. - +1 Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle. +2 But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. +3 Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given to you? +4 Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland. +5 Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north. +6 And when you record the seven divisions of the land and bring them to me, I will cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord our God to assign land to each tribe. +7 “The Levites, however, will not receive any allotment of land. Their role as priests of the Lord is their allotment. And the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh won’t receive any more land, for they have already received their grant of land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave them on the east side of the Jordan River.” +8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua commanded them, “Go and explore the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will assign the land to the tribes by casting sacred lots here in the presence of the Lord at Shiloh.” +9 The men did as they were told and mapped the entire territory into seven sections, listing the towns in each section. They made a written record and then returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. +10 And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section. +11 The first allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. It lay between the territory assigned to the tribes of Judah and Joseph. +12 The northern boundary of Benjamin’s land began at the Jordan River, went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country and the wilderness of Beth-aven. +13 From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon. +14 The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary. +15 The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. From that western point it ran to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, +16 and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel. +17 From En-rogel the boundary proceeded in a northerly direction and came to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth (which is across from the slopes of Adummim). Then it went down to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.) +18 From there it passed along the north side of the slope overlooking the Jordan Valley. The border then went down into the valley, +19 ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea, which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary. +20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. - -The Towns Given to Benjamin - - -21. These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. - +21 These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, - -22. Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, -23. Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, -24. Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba--twelve towns with their surrounding villages. -25. Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, -26. Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, -27. Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, -28. Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite town (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim--fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. - -This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. - - - +22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, +23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, +24 Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their surrounding villages. +25 Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, +26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, +27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, +28 Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite town (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. +This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md index 9348fe59..4eab1a91 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,99 +1,54 @@ -The Land Given to Simeon - # Chapter 19 -1. The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah's territory. - -2. Simeon's homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, -3. Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, -4. Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, -5. Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, -6. Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen--thirteen towns with their surrounding villages. -7. It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan--four towns with their villages, -8. including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). - +1 The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory. +2 Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, +3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, +4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, +5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, +6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages. +7 It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages, +8 including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. - -9. Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah's territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah. - -The Land Given to Zebulun - - -10. The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. - -The boundary of Zebulun's homeland started at Sarid. - -11. From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam. -12. In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia. -13. Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah. -14. The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el. -15. The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem--twelve towns with their surrounding villages. - -16. The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages. - -The Land Given to Issachar - - -17. The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar. - -18. Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, -19. Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, -20. Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, -21. Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez. -22. The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River--sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. - -23. The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages. - -The Land Given to Asher - - -24. The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher. - -25. Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, -26. Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, -27. then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul, -28. Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. -29. Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib, -30. Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob--twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages. - -31. The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages. - -The Land Given to Naphtali - - -32. The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali. - -33. Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River. -34. The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River on the east. -35. The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, -36. Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, -37. Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, -38. Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh--nineteen towns with their surrounding villages. - -39. The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages. - -The Land Given to Dan - - -40. The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan. - -41. The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, -42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, -43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron, -44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, -45. Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, -46. Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa. - -47. But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor. - -48. The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages. - -The Land Given to Joshua - - -49. After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation. -50. For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there. - -51. These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed. - - - +9 Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah’s territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah. +10 The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. +The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started at Sarid. +11 From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam. +12 In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia. +13 Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah. +14 The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el. +15 The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages. +16 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages. +17 The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar. +18 Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, +19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, +20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, +21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez. +22 The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages. +23 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages. +24 The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher. +25 Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, +26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, +27 then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul, +28 Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. +29 Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib, +30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages. +31 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages. +32 The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali. +33 Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River. +34 The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River on the east. +35 The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, +36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, +37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, +38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages. +39 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages. +40 The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan. +41 The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, +42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, +43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, +44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, +45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, +46 Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa. +47 But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor. +48 The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages. +49 After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation. +50 For the Lord had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there. +51 These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md index 7651c4bd..f389c983 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,17 +1,10 @@ -The Cities of Refuge - # Chapter 20 -1. The LORD said to Joshua, -2. "Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses. -3. Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed. - -4. "Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the death will appear before the elders at the city gate and present his case. They must allow him to enter the city and give him a place to live among them. -5. If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility. -6. But the slayer must stay in that city and be tried by the local assembly, which will render a judgment. And he must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, he is free to return to his own home in the town from which he fled." - -7. The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah. -8. On the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho, the following cities were designated: Bezer, in the wilderness plain of the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead, in the territory of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, in the land of the tribe of Manasseh. -9. These cities were set apart for all the Israelites as well as the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed another person could take refuge in one of these cities. In this way, they could escape being killed in revenge prior to standing trial before the local assembly. - - - +1 The Lord said to Joshua, +2 “Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses. +3 Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed. +4 “Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the death will appear before the elders at the city gate and present his case. They must allow him to enter the city and give him a place to live among them. +5 If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility. +6 But the slayer must stay in that city and be tried by the local assembly, which will render a judgment. And he must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, he is free to return to his own home in the town from which he fled.” +7 The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah. +8 On the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho, the following cities were designated: Bezer, in the wilderness plain of the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead, in the territory of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, in the land of the tribe of Manasseh. +9 These cities were set apart for all the Israelites as well as the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed another person could take refuge in one of these cities. In this way, they could escape being killed in revenge prior to standing trial before the local assembly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md index a756f8e2..5d949bf0 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,70 +1,46 @@ -The Towns Given to the Levites - # Chapter 21 -1. Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel. -2. They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock." -3. So by the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land. - -4. The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. -5. The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. - -6. The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. - -7. The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. - -8. So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots. - -9. The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon -10. to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: -11. Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) -12. But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. - -13. The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, -14. Jattir, Eshtemoa, -15. Holon, Debir, -16. Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh--nine towns from these two tribes. - -17. From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, -18. Anathoth, and Almon--four towns. -19. So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - -20. The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim: -21. Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer, -22. Kibzaim, and Beth-horon--four towns. - -23. The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, -24. Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon--four towns. - -25. The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon--two towns. -26. So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan. - -27. The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah--two towns. - -28. From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath, -29. Jarmuth, and En-gannim--four towns. - -30. From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon, -31. Helkath, and Rehob--four towns. - -32. From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan--three towns. -33. So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon. - -34. The rest of the Levites--the Merari clan--were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, -35. Dimnah, and Nahalal--four towns. - -36. From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz, -37. Kedemoth, and Mephaath--four towns. - -38. From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim, -39. Heshbon, and Jazer--four towns. -40. So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari. - -41. The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight. -42. Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it. - -43. So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. -44. And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies. -45. Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. - - - +1 Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel. +2 They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.” +3 So by the command of the Lord the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land. +4 The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. +5 The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. +6 The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. +7 The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. +8 So the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots. +9 The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon +10 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: +11 Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) +12 But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. +13 The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, +14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, +15 Holon, Debir, +16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes. +17 From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, +18 Anathoth, and Almon—four towns. +19 So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. +20 The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim: +21 Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer, +22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns. +23 The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon, +24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns. +25 The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns. +26 So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan. +27 The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns. +28 From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath, +29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns. +30 From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon, +31 Helkath, and Rehob—four towns. +32 From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns. +33 So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon. +34 The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, +35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns. +36 From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz, +37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns. +38 From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim, +39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns. +40 So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari. +41 The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight. +42 Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it. +43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. +44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord helped them conquer all their enemies. +45 Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md index 014ae7cb..e30ecddc 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,56 +1,35 @@ -The Eastern Tribes Return Home - # Chapter 22 -1. Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. -2. He told them, "You have done as Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you. -3. During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the LORD your God right up to the present day. -4. And now the LORD your God has given the other tribes rest, as he promised them. So go back home to the land that Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave you as your possession on the east side of the Jordan River. -5. But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul." -6. So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went home. - -7. Moses had given the land of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The other half of the tribe was given land west of the Jordan.) As Joshua sent them away and blessed them, -8. he said to them, "Go back to your homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies--the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with your relatives." - -9. So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the rest of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. They started the journey back to their own land of Gilead, the territory that belonged to them according to the LORD's command through Moses. - -The Eastern Tribes Build an Altar - - -10. But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar. - -11. The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River. -12. So the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and prepared to go to war against them. -13. First, however, they sent a delegation led by Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to talk with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. -14. In this delegation were ten leaders of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each the head of his family within the clans of Israel. - -15. When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, -16. "The whole community of the LORD demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the LORD and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him? -17. Was our sin at Peor not enough? To this day we are not fully cleansed of it, even after the plague that struck the entire community of the LORD. -18. And yet today you are turning away from following the LORD. If you rebel against the LORD today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow. - -19. "If you need the altar because the land you possess is defiled, then join us in the LORD's land, where the Tabernacle of the LORD is situated, and share our land with us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar other than the one true altar of the LORD our God. -20. Didn't divine anger fall on the entire community of Israel when Achan, a member of the clan of Zerah, sinned by stealing the things set apart for the LORD? He was not the only one who died because of his sin." - -21. Then the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the heads of the clans of Israel: -22. "The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows the truth, and may Israel know it, too! We have not built the altar in treacherous rebellion against the LORD. If we have done so, do not spare our lives this day. -23. If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn away from the LORD or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings, may the LORD himself punish us. - -24. "The truth is, we have built this altar because we fear that in the future your descendants will say to ours, 'What right do you have to worship the LORD, the God of Israel? -25. The LORD has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the LORD.' So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the LORD. - -26. "So we decided to build the altar, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, -27. but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the LORD at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours, 'You have no claim to the LORD.' - -28. "If they say this, our descendants can reply, 'Look at this copy of the LORD's altar that our ancestors made. It is not for burnt offerings or sacrifices; it is a reminder of the relationship both of us have with the LORD.' -29. Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD or turn away from him by building our own altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. Only the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose." - -30. When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community--the heads of the clans of Israel--heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, they were satisfied. -31. Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, replied to them, "Today we know the LORD is among us because you have not committed this treachery against the LORD as we thought. Instead, you have rescued Israel from being destroyed by the hand of the LORD." - -32. Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the other leaders left the tribes of Reuben and Gad in Gilead and returned to the land of Canaan to tell the Israelites what had happened. -33. And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad. - -34. The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar "Witness," for they said, "It is a witness between us and them that the LORD is our God, too." - - - +1 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. +2 He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you. +3 During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the Lord your God right up to the present day. +4 And now the Lord your God has given the other tribes rest, as he promised them. So go back home to the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you as your possession on the east side of the Jordan River. +5 But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.” +6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went home. +7 Moses had given the land of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The other half of the tribe was given land west of the Jordan.) As Joshua sent them away and blessed them, +8 he said to them, “Go back to your homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies—the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with your relatives.” +9 So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the rest of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. They started the journey back to their own land of Gilead, the territory that belonged to them according to the Lord’s command through Moses. +10 But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar. +11 The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River. +12 So the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and prepared to go to war against them. +13 First, however, they sent a delegation led by Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to talk with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. +14 In this delegation were ten leaders of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each the head of his family within the clans of Israel. +15 When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, +16 “The whole community of the Lord demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the Lord and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him? +17 Was our sin at Peor not enough? To this day we are not fully cleansed of it, even after the plague that struck the entire community of the Lord. +18 And yet today you are turning away from following the Lord. If you rebel against the Lord today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow. +19 “If you need the altar because the land you possess is defiled, then join us in the Lord’s land, where the Tabernacle of the Lord is situated, and share our land with us. But do not rebel against the Lord or against us by building an altar other than the one true altar of the Lord our God. +20 Didn’t divine anger fall on the entire community of Israel when Achan, a member of the clan of Zerah, sinned by stealing the things set apart for the Lord? He was not the only one who died because of his sin.” +21 Then the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the heads of the clans of Israel: +22 “The Lord, the Mighty One, is God! The Lord, the Mighty One, is God! He knows the truth, and may Israel know it, too! We have not built the altar in treacherous rebellion against the Lord. If we have done so, do not spare our lives this day. +23 If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn away from the Lord or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings, may the Lord himself punish us. +24 “The truth is, we have built this altar because we fear that in the future your descendants will say to ours, ‘What right do you have to worship the Lord, the God of Israel? +25 The Lord has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the Lord.’ So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the Lord. +26 “So we decided to build the altar, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, +27 but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no claim to the Lord.’ +28 “If they say this, our descendants can reply, ‘Look at this copy of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors made. It is not for burnt offerings or sacrifices; it is a reminder of the relationship both of us have with the Lord.’ +29 Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord or turn away from him by building our own altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. Only the altar of the Lord our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose.” +30 When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of Israel—heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, they were satisfied. +31 Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, replied to them, “Today we know the Lord is among us because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord as we thought. Instead, you have rescued Israel from being destroyed by the hand of the Lord.” +32 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the other leaders left the tribes of Reuben and Gad in Gilead and returned to the land of Canaan to tell the Israelites what had happened. +33 And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad. +34 The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar “Witness,” for they said, “It is a witness between us and them that the Lord is our God, too.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md index 45dcd263..dcfa1cbf 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,26 +1,17 @@ -Joshua's Final Words to Israel - # Chapter 23 -1. The years passed, and the LORD had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old, -2. called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, "I am now a very old man. -3. You have seen everything the LORD your God has done for you during my lifetime. The LORD your God has fought for you against your enemies. -4. I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already conquered--from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. -5. This land will be yours, for the LORD your God will himself drive out all the people living there now. You will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you. - -6. "So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left. -7. Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them. -8. Rather, cling tightly to the LORD your God as you have done until now. - -9. "For the LORD has driven out great and powerful nations for you, and no one has yet been able to defeat you. -10. Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the LORD your God fights for you, just as he has promised. -11. So be very careful to love the LORD your God. - -12. "But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with them, -13. then know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the LORD your God has given you. - -14. "Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the LORD your God has come true. Not a single one has failed! -15. But as surely as the LORD your God has given you the good things he promised, he will also bring disaster on you if you disobey him. He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you. -16. If you break the covenant of the LORD your God by worshiping and serving other gods, his anger will burn against you, and you will quickly vanish from the good land he has given you." - - - +1 The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old, +2 called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, “I am now a very old man. +3 You have seen everything the Lord your God has done for you during my lifetime. The Lord your God has fought for you against your enemies. +4 I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already conquered—from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. +5 This land will be yours, for the Lord your God will himself drive out all the people living there now. You will take possession of their land, just as the Lord your God promised you. +6 “So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left. +7 Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them. +8 Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until now. +9 “For the Lord has driven out great and powerful nations for you, and no one has yet been able to defeat you. +10 Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised. +11 So be very careful to love the Lord your God. +12 “But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with them, +13 then know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive them out of your land. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap to you, a whip for your backs and thorny brambles in your eyes, and you will vanish from this good land the Lord your God has given you. +14 “Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed! +15 But as surely as the Lord your God has given you the good things he promised, he will also bring disaster on you if you disobey him. He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you. +16 If you break the covenant of the Lord your God by worshiping and serving other gods, his anger will burn against you, and you will quickly vanish from the good land he has given you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md index a3bad90c..6ce302ac 100644 --- a/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/06_Joshua/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,62 +1,35 @@ -The LORD's Covenant Renewed - # Chapter 24 -1. Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God. - -2. Joshua said to the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. -3. But I took your ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac. -4. To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. - -5. "Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I brought terrible plagues on Egypt; and afterward I brought you out as a free people. -6. But when your ancestors arrived at the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after you with chariots and charioteers. -7. When your ancestors cried out to the LORD, I put darkness between you and the Egyptians. I brought the sea crashing down on the Egyptians, drowning them. With your very own eyes you saw what I did. Then you lived in the wilderness for many years. - -8. "Finally, I brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I destroyed them before you. I gave you victory over them, and you took possession of their land. -9. Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, started a war against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you, -10. but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak. - -11. "When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I gave you victory over them. -12. And I sent terror ahead of you to drive out the two kings of the Amorites. It was not your swords or bows that brought you victory. -13. I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build--the towns where you are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not plant them. - -14. "So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone. -15. But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD." - -16. The people replied, "We would never abandon the LORD and serve other gods. -17. For the LORD our God is the one who rescued us and our ancestors from slavery in the land of Egypt. He performed mighty miracles before our very eyes. As we traveled through the wilderness among our enemies, he preserved us. -18. It was the LORD who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the LORD, for he alone is our God." - -19. Then Joshua warned the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. -20. If you abandon the LORD and serve other gods, he will turn against you and destroy you, even though he has been so good to you." - -21. But the people answered Joshua, "No, we will serve the LORD!" - -22. "You are a witness to your own decision," Joshua said. "You have chosen to serve the LORD." -"Yes," they replied, "we are witnesses to what we have said." - - -23. "All right then," Joshua said, "destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel." - -24. The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God. We will obey him alone." - -25. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the LORD. -26. Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God's Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the LORD. - -27. Joshua said to all the people, "This stone has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God." - -28. Then Joshua sent all the people away to their own homelands. - -Leaders Buried in the Promised Land - - -29. After this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110. -30. They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. - -31. The people of Israel served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him--those who had personally experienced all that the LORD had done for Israel. - -32. The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the plot of land Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver. This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph. - -33. Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas. - - - +1 Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God. +2 Joshua said to the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. +3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac. +4 To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. +5 “Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I brought terrible plagues on Egypt; and afterward I brought you out as a free people. +6 But when your ancestors arrived at the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after you with chariots and charioteers. +7 When your ancestors cried out to the Lord, I put darkness between you and the Egyptians. I brought the sea crashing down on the Egyptians, drowning them. With your very own eyes you saw what I did. Then you lived in the wilderness for many years. +8 “Finally, I brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I destroyed them before you. I gave you victory over them, and you took possession of their land. +9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, started a war against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you, +10 but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak. +11 “When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I gave you victory over them. +12 And I sent terror ahead of you to drive out the two kings of the Amorites. It was not your swords or bows that brought you victory. +13 I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build—the towns where you are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not plant them. +14 “So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. +15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” +16 The people replied, “We would never abandon the Lord and serve other gods. +17 For the Lord our God is the one who rescued us and our ancestors from slavery in the land of Egypt. He performed mighty miracles before our very eyes. As we traveled through the wilderness among our enemies, he preserved us. +18 It was the Lord who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the Lord, for he alone is our God.” +19 Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. +20 If you abandon the Lord and serve other gods, he will turn against you and destroy you, even though he has been so good to you.” +21 But the people answered Joshua, “No, we will serve the Lord!” +22 “You are a witness to your own decision,” Joshua said. “You have chosen to serve the Lord.” +“Yes,” they replied, “we are witnesses to what we have said.” +23 “All right then,” Joshua said, “destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” +24 The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone.” +25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the Lord. +26 Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God’s Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the Lord. +27 Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.” +28 Then Joshua sent all the people away to their own homelands. +29 After this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. +30 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. +31 The people of Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him—those who had personally experienced all that the Lord had done for Israel. +32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the plot of land Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver. This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph. +33 Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md index 52a67d1a..50560326 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,64 +1,37 @@ -Judah and Simeon Conquer the Land - # Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?" - -2. The LORD answered, "Judah, for I have given them victory over the land." - -3. The men of Judah said to their relatives from the tribe of Simeon, "Join with us to fight against the Canaanites living in the territory allotted to us. Then we will help you conquer your territory." So the men of Simeon went with Judah. - -4. When the men of Judah attacked, the LORD gave them victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites, and they killed 10,000 enemy warriors at the town of Bezek. -5. While at Bezek they encountered King Adoni-bezek and fought against him, and the Canaanites and Perizzites were defeated. -6. Adoni-bezek escaped, but the Israelites soon captured him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. - -7. Adoni-bezek said, "I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there. - -8. The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it, killing all its people and setting the city on fire. -9. Then they went down to fight the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the western foothills. -10. Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath-arba), defeating the forces of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. - -11. From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). -12. Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher." -13. Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife. - -14. When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What's the matter?" - -15. She said, "Let me have another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. - -16. When the tribe of Judah left Jericho--the city of palms--the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses' father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev. - -17. Then Judah joined with Simeon to fight against the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed the town. So the town was named Hormah. -18. In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories. - -Israel Fails to Conquer the Land - - -19. The LORD was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots. -20. The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak. - -21. The tribe of Benjamin, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the people of Benjamin. - -22. The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the LORD was with them. -23. They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz). -24. They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, "Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you." -25. So he showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that man and his family. -26. Later the man moved to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named it Luz, which is its name to this day. - -27. The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. -28. When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land. - -29. The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live there among them. - -30. The tribe of Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites continued to live among them. But the Canaanites were forced to work as slaves for the people of Zebulun. - -31. The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob. -32. Instead, the people of Asher moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land, for they failed to drive them out. - -33. Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were forced to work as slaves for the people of Naphtali. - -34. As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced them back into the hill country and would not let them come down into the plains. -35. The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves. -36. The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there. - - - +1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?” +2 The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.” +3 The men of Judah said to their relatives from the tribe of Simeon, “Join with us to fight against the Canaanites living in the territory allotted to us. Then we will help you conquer your territory.” So the men of Simeon went with Judah. +4 When the men of Judah attacked, the Lord gave them victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites, and they killed 10,000 enemy warriors at the town of Bezek. +5 While at Bezek they encountered King Adoni-bezek and fought against him, and the Canaanites and Perizzites were defeated. +6 Adoni-bezek escaped, but the Israelites soon captured him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. +7 Adoni-bezek said, “I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there. +8 The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it, killing all its people and setting the city on fire. +9 Then they went down to fight the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the western foothills. +10 Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath-arba), defeating the forces of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. +11 From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). +12 Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.” +13 Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife. +14 When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What’s the matter?” +15 She said, “Let me have another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. +16 When the tribe of Judah left Jericho—the city of palms—the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev. +17 Then Judah joined with Simeon to fight against the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed the town. So the town was named Hormah. +18 In addition, Judah captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories. +19 The Lord was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots. +20 The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak. +21 The tribe of Benjamin, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the people of Benjamin. +22 The descendants of Joseph attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them. +23 They sent men to scout out Bethel (formerly known as Luz). +24 They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you.” +25 So he showed them a way in, and they killed everyone in the town except that man and his family. +26 Later the man moved to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named it Luz, which is its name to this day. +27 The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth-shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region. +28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land. +29 The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live there among them. +30 The tribe of Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites continued to live among them. But the Canaanites were forced to work as slaves for the people of Zebulun. +31 The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob. +32 Instead, the people of Asher moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land, for they failed to drive them out. +33 Likewise, the tribe of Naphtali failed to drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. Instead, they moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land. Nevertheless, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were forced to work as slaves for the people of Naphtali. +34 As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced them back into the hill country and would not let them come down into the plains. +35 The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves. +36 The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md index 28ff3616..02f9e63e 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -The LORD's Messenger Comes to Bokim - # Chapter 2 -1. The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, "I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you. -2. For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this? -3. So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you." - -4. When the angel of the LORD finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. -5. So they called the place Bokim (which means "weeping"), and they offered sacrifices there to the LORD. - -The Death of Joshua - - -6. After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. -7. And the Israelites served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him--those who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel. - -8. Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110. -9. They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.Israel Disobeys the LORD - -10. After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. - -11. The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight and served the images of Baal. -12. They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD. -13. They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. -14. This made the LORD burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them. -15. Every time Israel went out to battle, the LORD fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.The LORD Rescues His People - -16. Then the LORD raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. -17. Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD's commands. - -18. Whenever the LORD raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. -19. But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways. - -20. So the LORD burned with anger against Israel. He said, "Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, -21. I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. -22. I did this to test Israel--to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the LORD as their ancestors did." -23. That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all. - - - +1 The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land that I swore to give your ancestors, and I said I would never break my covenant with you. +2 For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this? +3 So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.” +4 When the angel of the Lord finished speaking to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly. +5 So they called the place Bokim (which means “weeping”), and they offered sacrifices there to the Lord. +6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. +7 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. +8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. +9 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. +10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. +11 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight and served the images of Baal. +12 They abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord. +13 They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. +14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them. +15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress. +16 Then the Lord raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their attackers. +17 Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the Lord’s commands. +18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. +19 But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways. +20 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel. He said, “Because these people have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors, and have ignored my commands, +21 I will no longer drive out the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died. +22 I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did.” +23 That is why the Lord left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md index 7815b6a6..e39137bf 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,60 +1,33 @@ -The Nations Left in Canaan - # Chapter 3 -1. These are the nations that the LORD left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. -2. He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle. -3. These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. -4. These people were left to test the Israelites--to see whether they would obey the commands the LORD had given to their ancestors through Moses. - -5. So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, -6. and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods. - -Othniel Becomes Israel's Judge - - -7. The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They forgot about the LORD their God, and they served the images of Baal and the Asherah poles. -8. Then the LORD burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years. - -9. But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz. -10. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the LORD gave Othniel victory over him. -11. So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died. - -Ehud Becomes Israel's Judge - - -12. Once again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil. -13. Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms. -14. And the Israelites served Eglon of Moab for eighteen years. - -15. But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab. -16. So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing. -17. He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat. - -18. After delivering the payment, Ehud started home with those who had helped carry the tribute. -19. But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, "I have a secret message for you." -So the king commanded his servants, "Be quiet!" and he sent them all out of the room. - - -20. Ehud walked over to Eglon, who was sitting alone in a cool upstairs room. And Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you!" As King Eglon rose from his seat, -21. Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king's belly. -22. The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king's fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king's bowels emptied. -23. Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine. - -24. After Ehud was gone, the king's servants returned and found the doors to the upstairs room locked. They thought he might be using the latrine in the room, -25. so they waited. But when the king didn't come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor. - -26. While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah. -27. When he arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Ehud sounded a call to arms. Then he led a band of Israelites down from the hills. - -28. "Follow me," he said, "for the LORD has given you victory over Moab your enemy." So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing. - -29. They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped. -30. So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years. - -Shamgar Becomes Israel's Judge - - -31. After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad. - - - +1 These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. +2 He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle. +3 These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. +4 These people were left to test the Israelites—to see whether they would obey the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses. +5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, +6 and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites served their gods. +7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They forgot about the Lord their God, and they served the images of Baal and the Asherah poles. +8 Then the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years. +9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz. +10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the Lord gave Othniel victory over him. +11 So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died. +12 Once again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil. +13 Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms. +14 And the Israelites served Eglon of Moab for eighteen years. +15 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab. +16 So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing. +17 He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat. +18 After delivering the payment, Ehud started home with those who had helped carry the tribute. +19 But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.” +So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room. +20 Ehud walked over to Eglon, who was sitting alone in a cool upstairs room. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you!” As King Eglon rose from his seat, +21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly. +22 The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king’s fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king’s bowels emptied. +23 Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine. +24 After Ehud was gone, the king’s servants returned and found the doors to the upstairs room locked. They thought he might be using the latrine in the room, +25 so they waited. But when the king didn’t come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor. +26 While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah. +27 When he arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Ehud sounded a call to arms. Then he led a band of Israelites down from the hills. +28 “Follow me,” he said, “for the Lord has given you victory over Moab your enemy.” So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing. +29 They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped. +30 So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years. +31 After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md index e7e41f55..3ee8e754 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,42 +1,25 @@ -Deborah Becomes Israel's Judge - # Chapter 4 -1. After Ehud's death, the Israelites again did evil in the LORD's sight. -2. So the LORD turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. -3. Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. - -4. Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. -5. She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites would go to her for judgment. -6. One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. -7. And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin's army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him." - -8. Barak told her, "I will go, but only if you go with me." - -9. "Very well," she replied, "I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD's victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman." So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. -10. At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him. - -11. Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses' brother-in-law Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh. - -12. When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, -13. he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River. - -14. Then Deborah said to Barak, "Get ready! This is the day the LORD will give you victory over Sisera, for the LORD is marching ahead of you." So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle. -15. When Barak attacked, the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot. -16. Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera's warriors. Not a single one was left alive. - -17. Meanwhile, Sisera ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber's family was on friendly terms with King Jabin of Hazor. -18. Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don't be afraid." So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. - -19. "Please give me some water," he said. "I'm thirsty." So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again. - -20. "Stand at the door of the tent," he told her. "If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no." - -21. But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and so he died. - -22. When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, "Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for." So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple. - -23. So on that day Israel saw God defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king. -24. And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him. - - - +1 After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. +2 So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. +3 Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. +4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. +5 She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites would go to her for judgment. +6 One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. +7 And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.” +8 Barak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.” +9 “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the Lord’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. +10 At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up with him. Deborah also went with him. +11 Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh. +12 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, +13 he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River. +14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory over Sisera, for the Lord is marching ahead of you.” So Barak led his 10,000 warriors down the slopes of Mount Tabor into battle. +15 When Barak attacked, the Lord threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot. +16 Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera’s warriors. Not a single one was left alive. +17 Meanwhile, Sisera ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber’s family was on friendly terms with King Jabin of Hazor. +18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. +19 “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again. +20 “Stand at the door of the tent,” he told her. “If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no.” +21 But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and so he died. +22 When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple. +23 So on that day Israel saw God defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king. +24 And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md index e1ac2886..a30b049e 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,228 +1,108 @@ -The Song of Deborah - # Chapter 5 -1. On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: - -2. "Israel's leaders took charge, - -and the people gladly followed. -Praise the LORD! - -3. "Listen, you kings! - -Pay attention, you mighty rulers! -For I will sing to the LORD. - I will make music to the LORD, -the God of Israel. - - -4. "LORD, when you set out from Seir - -and marched across the fields of Edom, +1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: +2 “Israel’s leaders took charge, + and the people gladly followed. +Praise the Lord! +3 “Listen, you kings! + Pay attention, you mighty rulers! +For I will sing to the Lord. + I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel. +4 “Lord, when you set out from Seir + and marched across the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, - -and the cloudy skies poured down rain. - - -5. The mountains quaked in the presence of the LORD, - -the God of Mount Sinai-- -in the presence of the LORD, - -the God of Israel. - - -6. "In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, - -and in the days of Jael, + and the cloudy skies poured down rain. +5 The mountains quaked in the presence of the Lord, + the God of Mount Sinai— +in the presence of the Lord, + the God of Israel. +6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, + and in the days of Jael, people avoided the main roads, - -and travelers stayed on winding pathways. - - -7. There were few people left in the villages of Israel-- - -until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel. - - -8. When Israel chose new gods, - -war erupted at the city gates. - + and travelers stayed on winding pathways. +7 There were few people left in the villages of Israel— + until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel. +8 When Israel chose new gods, + war erupted at the city gates. Yet not a shield or spear could be seen - -among forty thousand warriors in Israel! - - -9. My heart is with the commanders of Israel, - -with those who volunteered for war. -Praise the LORD! - -10. "Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys, - -you who sit on fancy saddle blankets, - -and you who walk along the road. - - -11. Listen to the village musicians - -gathered at the watering holes. -They recount the righteous victories of the LORD - -and the victories of his villagers in Israel. -Then the people of the LORD - -marched down to the city gates. - - -12. "Wake up, Deborah, wake up! - -Wake up, wake up, and sing a song! + among forty thousand warriors in Israel! +9 My heart is with the commanders of Israel, + with those who volunteered for war. +Praise the Lord! +10 “Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys, + you who sit on fancy saddle blankets, + and you who walk along the road. +11 Listen to the village musicians + gathered at the watering holes. +They recount the righteous victories of the Lord + and the victories of his villagers in Israel. +Then the people of the Lord + marched down to the city gates. +12 “Wake up, Deborah, wake up! + Wake up, wake up, and sing a song! Arise, Barak! - -Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam! - - -13. "Down from Tabor marched the few against the nobles. - The people of the LORD marched down against mighty warriors. - -14. They came down from Ephraim-- - -a land that once belonged to the Amalekites; - -they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops. - + Lead your captives away, son of Abinoam! +13 “Down from Tabor marched the few against the nobles. + The people of the Lord marched down against mighty warriors. +14 They came down from Ephraim— + a land that once belonged to the Amalekites; + they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops. From Makir the commanders marched down; - -from Zebulun came those who carry a commander's staff. - - -15. The princes of Issachar were with Deborah and Barak. - -They followed Barak, rushing into the valley. - + from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff. +15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah and Barak. + They followed Barak, rushing into the valley. But in the tribe of Reuben - -there was great indecision. - - -16. Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds-- - -to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks? + there was great indecision. +16 Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds— + to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks? Yes, in the tribe of Reuben - -there was great indecision. - - -17. Gilead remained east of the Jordan. - -And why did Dan stay home? + there was great indecision. +17 Gilead remained east of the Jordan. + And why did Dan stay home? Asher sat unmoved at the seashore, - -remaining in his harbors. - - -18. But Zebulun risked his life, - -as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield. - - -19. "The kings of Canaan came and fought, - -at Taanach near Megiddo's springs, - -but they carried off no silver treasures. - - -20. The stars fought from heaven. - -The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera. - - -21. The Kishon River swept them away-- - -that ancient torrent, the Kishon. - + remaining in his harbors. +18 But Zebulun risked his life, + as did Naphtali, on the heights of the battlefield. +19 “The kings of Canaan came and fought, + at Taanach near Megiddo’s springs, + but they carried off no silver treasures. +20 The stars fought from heaven. + The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera. +21 The Kishon River swept them away— + that ancient torrent, the Kishon. March on with courage, my soul! - - -22. Then the horses' hooves hammered the ground, - -the galloping, galloping of Sisera's mighty steeds. - - -23. 'Let the people of Meroz be cursed,' said the angel of the LORD. - -'Let them be utterly cursed, -because they did not come to help the LORD-- - to help the LORD against the mighty warriors.' - -24. "Most blessed among women is Jael, - -the wife of Heber the Kenite. - -May she be blessed above all women who live in tents. - - -25. Sisera asked for water, - -and she gave him milk. - +22 Then the horses’ hooves hammered the ground, + the galloping, galloping of Sisera’s mighty steeds. +23 ‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord. + ‘Let them be utterly cursed, +because they did not come to help the Lord— + to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.’ +24 “Most blessed among women is Jael, + the wife of Heber the Kenite. + May she be blessed above all women who live in tents. +25 Sisera asked for water, + and she gave him milk. In a bowl fit for nobles, - -she brought him yogurt. - - -26. Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg, - -and with her right hand for the workman's hammer. - + she brought him yogurt. +26 Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg, + and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head. - -With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples. - - -27. He sank, he fell, - -he lay still at her feet. - + With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples. +27 He sank, he fell, + he lay still at her feet. And where he sank, - -there he died. - - -28. "From the window Sisera's mother looked out. - -Through the window she watched for his return, saying, -'Why is his chariot so long in coming? - -Why don't we hear the sound of chariot wheels?' - - -29. "Her wise women answer, - -and she repeats these words to herself: - - -30. 'They must be dividing the captured plunder-- - -with a woman or two for every man. - + there he died. +28 “From the window Sisera’s mother looked out. + Through the window she watched for his return, saying, +‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? + Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’ +29 “Her wise women answer, + and she repeats these words to herself: +30 ‘They must be dividing the captured plunder— + with a woman or two for every man. There will be colorful robes for Sisera, - -and colorful, embroidered robes for me. - + and colorful, embroidered robes for me. Yes, the plunder will include - -colorful robes embroidered on both sides.' - - -31. "LORD, may all your enemies die like Sisera! - -But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!" -Then there was peace in the land for forty years. - - - + colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’ +31 “Lord, may all your enemies die like Sisera! + But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!” +Then there was peace in the land for forty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md index 05b6fbc1..3d5e45fe 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,70 +1,42 @@ -Gideon Becomes Israel's Judge - # Chapter 6 -1. The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. So the LORD handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. -2. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. -3. Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel, -4. camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. -5. These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare. -6. So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help. - -7. When they cried out to the LORD because of Midian, -8. the LORD sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt. -9. I rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land. -10. I told you, 'I am the LORD your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.' But you have not listened to me." - -11. Then the angel of the LORD came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. -12. The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, "Mighty hero, the LORD is with you!" - -13. "Sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn't they say, 'The LORD brought us up out of Egypt'? But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites." - -14. Then the LORD turned to him and said, "Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!" - -15. "But Lord," Gideon replied, "how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!" - -16. The LORD said to him, "I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man." - -17. Gideon replied, "If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the LORD speaking to me. -18. Don't go away until I come back and bring my offering to you." -He answered, "I will stay here until you return." - - -19. Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree. - -20. The angel of God said to him, "Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it." And Gideon did as he was told. -21. Then the angel of the LORD touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the LORD disappeared. - -22. When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he cried out, "Oh, Sovereign LORD, I'm doomed! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!" - -23. "It is all right," the LORD replied. "Do not be afraid. You will not die." -24. And Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means "the LORD is peace"). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day. - -25. That night the LORD said to Gideon, "Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it. -26. Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down." - -27. So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had commanded. But he did it at night because he was afraid of the other members of his father's household and the people of the town. - -28. Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed. -29. The people said to each other, "Who did this?" And after asking around and making a careful search, they learned that it was Gideon, the son of Joash. - -30. "Bring out your son," the men of the town demanded of Joash. "He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole." - -31. But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, "Why are you defending Baal? Will you argue his case? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!" -32. From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means "Let Baal defend himself," because he broke down Baal's altar. - -Gideon Asks for a Sign - - -33. Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. -34. Then the Spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram's horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him. -35. He also sent messengers throughout Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, summoning their warriors, and all of them responded. - -36. Then Gideon said to God, "If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, -37. prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised." -38. And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water. - -39. Then Gideon said to God, "Please don't be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew." -40. So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew. - - - +1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. +2 The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. +3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel, +4 camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. +5 These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare. +6 So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help. +7 When they cried out to the Lord because of Midian, +8 the Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt. +9 I rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land. +10 I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.’ But you have not listened to me.” +11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. +12 The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” +13 “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.” +14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” +15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” +16 The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” +17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me. +18 Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.” +He answered, “I will stay here until you return.” +19 Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree. +20 The angel of God said to him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it.” And Gideon did as he was told. +21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the Lord disappeared. +22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!” +23 “It is all right,” the Lord replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die.” +24 And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the Lord is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day. +25 That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it. +26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.” +27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had commanded. But he did it at night because he was afraid of the other members of his father’s household and the people of the town. +28 Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed. +29 The people said to each other, “Who did this?” And after asking around and making a careful search, they learned that it was Gideon, the son of Joash. +30 “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.” +31 But Joash shouted to the mob that confronted him, “Why are you defending Baal? Will you argue his case? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal truly is a god, let him defend himself and destroy the one who broke down his altar!” +32 From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar. +33 Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. +34 Then the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him. +35 He also sent messengers throughout Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, summoning their warriors, and all of them responded. +36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, +37 prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” +38 And that is just what happened. When Gideon got up early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out a whole bowlful of water. +39 Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.” +40 So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md index 4a1e350d..83f2b5a7 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Gideon Defeats the Midianites - # Chapter 7 -1. So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. -2. The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. -3. Therefore, tell the people, 'Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain and go home.'" So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight. - -4. But the LORD told Gideon, "There are still too many! Bring them down to the spring, and I will test them to determine who will go with you and who will not." -5. When Gideon took his warriors down to the water, the LORD told him, "Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream." -6. Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream. - -7. The LORD told Gideon, "With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home." -8. So Gideon collected the provisions and rams' horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him. - +1 So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. +2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength. +3 Therefore, tell the people, ‘Whoever is timid or afraid may leave this mountain and go home.’” So 22,000 of them went home, leaving only 10,000 who were willing to fight. +4 But the Lord told Gideon, “There are still too many! Bring them down to the spring, and I will test them to determine who will go with you and who will not.” +5 When Gideon took his warriors down to the water, the Lord told him, “Divide the men into two groups. In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs. In the other group put all those who kneel down and drink with their mouths in the stream.” +6 Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream. +7 The Lord told Gideon, “With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home.” +8 So Gideon collected the provisions and rams’ horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him. The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon. - -9. That night the LORD said, "Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! -10. But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. -11. Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack." +9 That night the Lord said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! +10 But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. +11 Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.” So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp. - -12. The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore--too many to count! -13. Gideon crept up just as a man was telling his companion about a dream. The man said, "I had this dream, and in my dream a loaf of barley bread came tumbling down into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, turned it over, and knocked it flat!" - -14. His companion answered, "Your dream can mean only one thing--God has given Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite, victory over Midian and all its allies!" - -15. When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the LORD. Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, "Get up! For the LORD has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!" -16. He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram's horn and a clay jar with a torch in it. - -17. Then he said to them, "Keep your eyes on me. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do. -18. As soon as I and those with me blow the rams' horns, blow your horns, too, all around the entire camp, and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon!'" - -19. It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams' horns and broke their clay jars. -20. Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" - -21. Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. -22. When the 300 Israelites blew their rams' horns, the LORD caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. - -23. Then Gideon sent for the warriors of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, who joined in chasing the army of Midian. -24. Gideon also sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down to attack the Midianites. Cut them off at the shallow crossings of the Jordan River at Beth-barah." +12 The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count! +13 Gideon crept up just as a man was telling his companion about a dream. The man said, “I had this dream, and in my dream a loaf of barley bread came tumbling down into the Midianite camp. It hit a tent, turned it over, and knocked it flat!” +14 His companion answered, “Your dream can mean only one thing—God has given Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite, victory over Midian and all its allies!” +15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the Lord. Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the Lord has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!” +16 He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it. +17 Then he said to them, “Keep your eyes on me. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do. +18 As soon as I and those with me blow the rams’ horns, blow your horns, too, all around the entire camp, and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon!’” +19 It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams’ horns and broke their clay jars. +20 Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” +21 Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. +22 When the 300 Israelites blew their rams’ horns, the Lord caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. +23 Then Gideon sent for the warriors of Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh, who joined in chasing the army of Midian. +24 Gideon also sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down to attack the Midianites. Cut them off at the shallow crossings of the Jordan River at Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim did as they were told. - -25. They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two Midianite commanders, killing Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. And they continued to chase the Midianites. Afterward the Israelites brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan River. - - - +25 They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two Midianite commanders, killing Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. And they continued to chase the Midianites. Afterward the Israelites brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan River. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md index 0f5b2b76..c49704fe 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,64 +1,37 @@ -Gideon Kills Zebah and Zalmunna - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, "Why have you treated us this way? Why didn't you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?" And they argued heatedly with Gideon. - -2. But Gideon replied, "What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren't even the leftover grapes of Ephraim's harvest better than the entire crop of my little clan of Abiezer? -3. God gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the commanders of the Midianite army. What have I accomplished compared to that?" When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon's answer, their anger subsided. - -4. Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy. -5. When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, "Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." - -6. But the officials of Succoth replied, "Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army." - -7. So Gideon said, "After the LORD gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness." - -8. From there Gideon went up to Peniel and again asked for food, but he got the same answer. -9. So he said to the people of Peniel, "After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower." - -10. By this time Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with about 15,000 warriors--all that remained of the allied armies of the east, for 120,000 had already been killed. -11. Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by surprise. -12. Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors. - -13. After this, Gideon returned from the battle by way of Heres Pass. -14. There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven officials and elders in the town. -15. Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were here before, you taunted me, saying, 'Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your exhausted army.'" -16. Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness. -17. He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in the town. - -18. Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "The men you killed at Tabor--what were they like?" -"Like you," they replied. "They all had the look of a king's son." - - -19. "They were my brothers, the sons of my own mother!" Gideon exclaimed. "As surely as the LORD lives, I wouldn't kill you if you hadn't killed them." - -20. Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid. - -21. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, "Be a man! Kill us yourself!" So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels. - -Gideon's Sacred Ephod - - -22. Then the Israelites said to Gideon, "Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian." - -23. But Gideon replied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD will rule over you! -24. However, I do have one request--that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies." (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.) - -25. "Gladly!" they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered from the plunder. -26. The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels. - -27. Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family. - -28. That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon's lifetime--about forty years--there was peace in the land. - -29. Then Gideon son of Joash returned home. -30. He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives. -31. He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech. -32. Gideon died when he was very old, and he was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer. - -33. As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. -34. They forgot the LORD their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them. -35. Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel. - - - +1 Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, “Why have you treated us this way? Why didn’t you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?” And they argued heatedly with Gideon. +2 But Gideon replied, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t even the leftover grapes of Ephraim’s harvest better than the entire crop of my little clan of Abiezer? +3 God gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the commanders of the Midianite army. What have I accomplished compared to that?” When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon’s answer, their anger subsided. +4 Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy. +5 When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, “Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” +6 But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.” +7 So Gideon said, “After the Lord gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness.” +8 From there Gideon went up to Peniel and again asked for food, but he got the same answer. +9 So he said to the people of Peniel, “After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower.” +10 By this time Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with about 15,000 warriors—all that remained of the allied armies of the east, for 120,000 had already been killed. +11 Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by surprise. +12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors. +13 After this, Gideon returned from the battle by way of Heres Pass. +14 There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven officials and elders in the town. +15 Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. When we were here before, you taunted me, saying, ‘Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your exhausted army.’” +16 Then Gideon took the elders of the town and taught them a lesson, punishing them with thorns and briers from the wilderness. +17 He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in the town. +18 Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “The men you killed at Tabor—what were they like?” +“Like you,” they replied. “They all had the look of a king’s son.” +19 “They were my brothers, the sons of my own mother!” Gideon exclaimed. “As surely as the Lord lives, I wouldn’t kill you if you hadn’t killed them.” +20 Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid. +21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Be a man! Kill us yourself!” So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels. +22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.” +23 But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you! +24 However, I do have one request—that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.” (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.) +25 “Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered from the plunder. +26 The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels. +27 Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family. +28 That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land. +29 Then Gideon son of Joash returned home. +30 He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives. +31 He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech. +32 Gideon died when he was very old, and he was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer. +33 As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. +34 They forgot the Lord their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them. +35 Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md index 2653833b..3b3bd61f 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,139 +1,78 @@ -Abimelech Rules over Shechem - # Chapter 9 -1. One day Gideon's son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles--his mother's brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother's family, -2. "Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon's sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!" - -3. So Abimelech's uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he was their relative. -4. They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him. -5. He went to his father's home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid. - -6. Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king. - -Jotham's Parable - - -7. When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted, -"Listen to me, citizens of Shechem! - -Listen to me if you want God to listen to you! - - -8. Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. - -First they said to the olive tree, - -'Be our king!' - - -9. But the olive tree refused, saying, -'Should I quit producing the olive oil - -that blesses both God and people, - -just to wave back and forth over the trees?' - - -10. "Then they said to the fig tree, - -'You be our king!' - - -11. But the fig tree also refused, saying, -'Should I quit producing my sweet fruit - -just to wave back and forth over the trees?' - - -12. "Then they said to the grapevine, - -'You be our king!' - - -13. But the grapevine also refused, saying, -'Should I quit producing the wine - -that cheers both God and people, - -just to wave back and forth over the trees?' - - -14. "Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said, - -'Come, you be our king!' - - -15. And the thornbush replied to the trees, -'If you truly want to make me your king, - -come and take shelter in my shade. - +1 One day Gideon’s son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles—his mother’s brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother’s family, +2 “Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!” +3 So Abimelech’s uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he was their relative. +4 They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him. +5 He went to his father’s home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid. +6 Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king. +7 When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted, +“Listen to me, citizens of Shechem! + Listen to me if you want God to listen to you! +8 Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. + First they said to the olive tree, + ‘Be our king!’ +9 But the olive tree refused, saying, +‘Should I quit producing the olive oil + that blesses both God and people, + just to wave back and forth over the trees?’ +10 “Then they said to the fig tree, + ‘You be our king!’ +11 But the fig tree also refused, saying, +‘Should I quit producing my sweet fruit + just to wave back and forth over the trees?’ +12 “Then they said to the grapevine, + ‘You be our king!’ +13 But the grapevine also refused, saying, +‘Should I quit producing the wine + that cheers both God and people, + just to wave back and forth over the trees?’ +14 “Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said, + ‘Come, you be our king!’ +15 And the thornbush replied to the trees, +‘If you truly want to make me your king, + come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me - -and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'" - - -16. Jotham continued, "Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished? -17. For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites. -18. But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman's son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative. - -19. "If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants today, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you. -20. But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!" - -21. Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech. - -Shechem Rebels against Abimelech - - -22. After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years, -23. God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the leading citizens of Shechem, and they revolted. -24. God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon's seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers. -25. The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot. - -26. One day Gaal son of Ebed moved to Shechem with his brothers and gained the confidence of the leading citizens of Shechem. -27. During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyone began cursing Abimelech. -28. "Who is Abimelech?" Gaal shouted. "He's not a true son of Shechem, so why should we be his servants? He's merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? -29. If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, 'Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!'" - -30. But when Zebul, the leader of the city, heard what Gaal was saying, he was furious. -31. He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, telling him, "Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to live in Shechem, and now they are inciting the city to rebel against you. -32. Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields. -33. In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish." - -34. So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem. -35. Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding. -36. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, "Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!" -Zebul replied, "It's just the shadows on the hills that look like men." - - -37. But again Gaal said, "No, people are coming down from the hills. And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners' Oak." - -38. Then Zebul turned on him and asked, "Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn't it you that said, 'Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?' The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!" - -39. So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech. -40. But Abimelech chased him, and many of Shechem's men were wounded and fell along the road as they retreated to the city gate. -41. Abimelech returned to Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem. - -42. The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields to battle. When Abimelech heard about it, -43. he divided his men into three groups and set an ambush in the fields. When Abimelech saw the people coming out of the city, he and his men jumped up from their hiding places and attacked them. -44. Abimelech and his group stormed the city gate to keep the men of Shechem from getting back in, while Abimelech's other two groups cut them down in the fields. -45. The battle went on all day before Abimelech finally captured the city. He killed the people, leveled the city, and scattered salt all over the ground. - -46. When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal-berith. -47. Someone reported to Abimelech that the citizens had gathered in the temple, -48. so he led his forces to Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and chopped some branches from a tree, then put them on his shoulder. "Quick, do as I have done!" he told his men. -49. So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech's example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died--about 1,000 men and women. - -50. Then Abimelech attacked the town of Thebez and captured it. -51. But there was a strong tower inside the town, and all the men and women--the entire population--fled to it. They barricaded themselves in and climbed up to the roof of the tower. -52. Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance, -53. a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. - -54. He quickly said to his young armor bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me! Don't let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!" So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died. -55. When Abimelech's men saw that he was dead, they disbanded and returned to their homes. - -56. In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers. -57. God also punished the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled. - - - + and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’” +16 Jotham continued, “Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished? +17 For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites. +18 But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman’s son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative. +19 “If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants today, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you. +20 But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!” +21 Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech. +22 After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years, +23 God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the leading citizens of Shechem, and they revolted. +24 God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon’s seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers. +25 The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot. +26 One day Gaal son of Ebed moved to Shechem with his brothers and gained the confidence of the leading citizens of Shechem. +27 During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyone began cursing Abimelech. +28 “Who is Abimelech?” Gaal shouted. “He’s not a true son of Shechem, so why should we be his servants? He’s merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? +29 If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, ‘Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!’” +30 But when Zebul, the leader of the city, heard what Gaal was saying, he was furious. +31 He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, telling him, “Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to live in Shechem, and now they are inciting the city to rebel against you. +32 Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields. +33 In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.” +34 So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem. +35 Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding. +36 When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!” +Zebul replied, “It’s just the shadows on the hills that look like men.” +37 But again Gaal said, “No, people are coming down from the hills. And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners’ Oak.” +38 Then Zebul turned on him and asked, “Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn’t it you that said, ‘Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?’ The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!” +39 So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech. +40 But Abimelech chased him, and many of Shechem’s men were wounded and fell along the road as they retreated to the city gate. +41 Abimelech returned to Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem. +42 The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields to battle. When Abimelech heard about it, +43 he divided his men into three groups and set an ambush in the fields. When Abimelech saw the people coming out of the city, he and his men jumped up from their hiding places and attacked them. +44 Abimelech and his group stormed the city gate to keep the men of Shechem from getting back in, while Abimelech’s other two groups cut them down in the fields. +45 The battle went on all day before Abimelech finally captured the city. He killed the people, leveled the city, and scattered salt all over the ground. +46 When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal-berith. +47 Someone reported to Abimelech that the citizens had gathered in the temple, +48 so he led his forces to Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and chopped some branches from a tree, then put them on his shoulder. “Quick, do as I have done!” he told his men. +49 So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech’s example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died—about 1,000 men and women. +50 Then Abimelech attacked the town of Thebez and captured it. +51 But there was a strong tower inside the town, and all the men and women—the entire population—fled to it. They barricaded themselves in and climbed up to the roof of the tower. +52 Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance, +53 a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull. +54 He quickly said to his young armor bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me! Don’t let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!” So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died. +55 When Abimelech’s men saw that he was dead, they disbanded and returned to their homes. +56 In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers. +57 God also punished the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md index d3bdf945..97a92c91 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,38 +1,20 @@ -Tola Becomes Israel's Judge - # Chapter 10 -1. After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. -2. He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir. - -Jair Becomes Israel's Judge - - -3. After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years. -4. His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair. -5. When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon. - -The Ammonites Oppress Israel - - -6. Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and no longer served him at all. -7. So the LORD burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites, -8. who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead). -9. The Ammonites also crossed to the west side of the Jordan and attacked Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. - +1 After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. +2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir. +3 After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty-two years. +4 His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair. +5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon. +6 Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all. +7 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites, +8 who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead). +9 The Ammonites also crossed to the west side of the Jordan and attacked Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. The Israelites were in great distress. - -10. Finally, they cried out to the LORD for help, saying, "We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal." - -11. The LORD replied, "Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, -12. the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you. -13. Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. -14. Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!" - -15. But the Israelites pleaded with the LORD and said, "We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies." -16. Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the LORD. And he was grieved by their misery. - -17. At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered for war and were camped in Gilead, and the people of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah. -18. The leaders of Gilead said to each other, "Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead." - - - +10 Finally, they cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.” +11 The Lord replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, +12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you. +13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. +14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!” +15 But the Israelites pleaded with the Lord and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.” +16 Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery. +17 At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered for war and were camped in Gilead, and the people of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah. +18 The leaders of Gilead said to each other, “Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md index 99a852ad..9bc728e1 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,73 +1,42 @@ -Jephthah Becomes Israel's Judge - # Chapter 11 -1. Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. -2. Gilead's wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. "You will not get any of our father's inheritance," they said, "for you are the son of a prostitute." -3. So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Soon he had a band of worthless rebels following him. - -4. At about this time, the Ammonites began their war against Israel. -5. When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob. -6. The elders said, "Come and be our commander! -Help us fight the Ammonites!" - -7. But Jephthah said to them, "Aren't you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you're in trouble?" - -8. "Because we need you," the elders replied. "If you lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead." - -9. Jephthah said to the elders, "Let me get this straight. If I come with you and if the LORD gives me victory over the Ammonites, will you really make me ruler over all the people?" - -10. "The LORD is our witness," the elders replied. "We promise to do whatever you say." - -11. So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and commander of the army. At Mizpah, in the presence of the LORD, Jephthah repeated what he had said to the elders. - -12. Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of Ammon, asking, "Why have you come out to fight against my land?" - -13. The king of Ammon answered Jephthah's messengers, "When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and all the way to the Jordan. Now then, give back the land peaceably." - -14. Jephthah sent this message back to the Ammonite king: - -15. "This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not steal any land from Moab or Ammon. -16. When the people of Israel arrived at Kadesh on their journey from Egypt after crossing the Red Sea, -17. they sent messengers to the king of Edom asking for permission to pass through his land. But their request was denied. Then they asked the king of Moab for similar permission, but he wouldn't let them pass through either. So the people of Israel stayed in Kadesh. - -18. "Finally, they went around Edom and Moab through the wilderness. They traveled along Moab's eastern border and camped on the other side of the Arnon River. But they never once crossed the Arnon River into Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. - -19. "Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination. -20. But King Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his land. Instead, he mobilized his army at Jahaz and attacked them. -21. But the LORD, the God of Israel, gave his people victory over King Sihon. So Israel took control of all the land of the Amorites, who lived in that region, -22. from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, and from the eastern wilderness to the Jordan. - -23. "So you see, it was the LORD, the God of Israel, who took away the land from the Amorites and gave it to Israel. Why, then, should we give it back to you? -24. You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the LORD our God gives us. -25. Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he try to make a case against Israel for disputed land? Did he go to war against them? - -26. "Israel has been living here for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it before now? -27. Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the LORD, who is judge, decide today which of us is right--Israel or Ammon." - -28. But the king of Ammon paid no attention to Jephthah's message. - -Jephthah's Vow - - -29. At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he led an army against the Ammonites. -30. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites, -31. I will give to the LORD whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering." - -32. So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave him victory. -33. He crushed the Ammonites, devastating about twenty towns from Aroer to an area near Minnith and as far away as Abel-keramim. In this way Israel defeated the Ammonites. - -34. When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters. -35. When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. "Oh, my daughter!" he cried out. "You have completely destroyed me! You've brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back." - -36. And she said, "Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. -37. But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin." - -38. "You may go," Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children. -39. When she returned home, her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin. - +1 Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. +2 Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. “You will not get any of our father’s inheritance,” they said, “for you are the son of a prostitute.” +3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Soon he had a band of worthless rebels following him. +4 At about this time, the Ammonites began their war against Israel. +5 When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob. +6 The elders said, “Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!” +7 But Jephthah said to them, “Aren’t you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father’s house? Why do you come to me now when you’re in trouble?” +8 “Because we need you,” the elders replied. “If you lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead.” +9 Jephthah said to the elders, “Let me get this straight. If I come with you and if the Lord gives me victory over the Ammonites, will you really make me ruler over all the people?” +10 “The Lord is our witness,” the elders replied. “We promise to do whatever you say.” +11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and commander of the army. At Mizpah, in the presence of the Lord, Jephthah repeated what he had said to the elders. +12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of Ammon, asking, “Why have you come out to fight against my land?” +13 The king of Ammon answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and all the way to the Jordan. Now then, give back the land peaceably.” +14 Jephthah sent this message back to the Ammonite king: +15 “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not steal any land from Moab or Ammon. +16 When the people of Israel arrived at Kadesh on their journey from Egypt after crossing the Red Sea, +17 they sent messengers to the king of Edom asking for permission to pass through his land. But their request was denied. Then they asked the king of Moab for similar permission, but he wouldn’t let them pass through either. So the people of Israel stayed in Kadesh. +18 “Finally, they went around Edom and Moab through the wilderness. They traveled along Moab’s eastern border and camped on the other side of the Arnon River. But they never once crossed the Arnon River into Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. +19 “Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination. +20 But King Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through his land. Instead, he mobilized his army at Jahaz and attacked them. +21 But the Lord, the God of Israel, gave his people victory over King Sihon. So Israel took control of all the land of the Amorites, who lived in that region, +22 from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, and from the eastern wilderness to the Jordan. +23 “So you see, it was the Lord, the God of Israel, who took away the land from the Amorites and gave it to Israel. Why, then, should we give it back to you? +24 You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us. +25 Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he try to make a case against Israel for disputed land? Did he go to war against them? +26 “Israel has been living here for 300 years, inhabiting Heshbon and its surrounding settlements, all the way to Aroer and its settlements, and in all the towns along the Arnon River. Why have you made no effort to recover it before now? +27 Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the Lord, who is judge, decide today which of us is right—Israel or Ammon.” +28 But the king of Ammon paid no attention to Jephthah’s message. +29 At that time the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he led an army against the Ammonites. +30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites, +31 I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” +32 So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave him victory. +33 He crushed the Ammonites, devastating about twenty towns from Aroer to an area near Minnith and as far away as Abel-keramim. In this way Israel defeated the Ammonites. +34 When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters. +35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.” +36 And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the Lord, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the Lord has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. +37 But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.” +38 “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children. +39 When she returned home, her father kept the vow he had made, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel - -40. for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter. - - - +40 for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah’s daughter. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md index 4c16faa0..f23c6622 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,37 +1,16 @@ -Ephraim Fights with Jephthah - # Chapter 12 -1. Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah: "Why didn't you call for us to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!" - -2. Jephthah replied, "I summoned you at the beginning of the dispute, but you refused to come! You failed to help us in our struggle against Ammon. -3. So when I realized you weren't coming, I risked my life and went to battle without you, and the LORD gave me victory over the Ammonites. So why have you now come to fight me?" - -4. The people of Ephraim responded, "You men of Gilead are nothing more than fugitives from Ephraim and Manasseh." So Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and attacked the men of Ephraim and defeated them. - -5. Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. "Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?" they would ask. If the man said, "No, I'm not," -6. they would tell him to say "Shibboleth." If he was from Ephraim, he would say "Sibboleth," because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time. - -7. Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead. - -Ibzan Becomes Israel's Judge - - -8. After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. -9. He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. -10. When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem. - -Elon Becomes Israel's Judge - - -11. After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years. -12. When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun. - -Abdon Becomes Israel's Judge - - -13. After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. -14. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years. -15. When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. - - - +1 Then the people of Ephraim mobilized an army and crossed over the Jordan River to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah: “Why didn’t you call for us to help you fight against the Ammonites? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!” +2 Jephthah replied, “I summoned you at the beginning of the dispute, but you refused to come! You failed to help us in our struggle against Ammon. +3 So when I realized you weren’t coming, I risked my life and went to battle without you, and the Lord gave me victory over the Ammonites. So why have you now come to fight me?” +4 The people of Ephraim responded, “You men of Gilead are nothing more than fugitives from Ephraim and Manasseh.” So Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and attacked the men of Ephraim and defeated them. +5 Jephthah captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. “Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?” they would ask. If the man said, “No, I’m not,” +6 they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time. +7 Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead. +8 After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel. +9 He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years. +10 When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem. +11 After Ibzan died, Elon from the tribe of Zebulun judged Israel for ten years. +12 When he died, he was buried at Aijalon in Zebulun. +13 After Elon died, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. +14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years. +15 When he died, he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md index 48bf3f16..d6907e98 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,48 +1,27 @@ -The Birth of Samson - # Chapter 13 -1. Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight, so the LORD handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years. - -2. In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children. -3. The angel of the LORD appeared to Manoah's wife and said, "Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son. -4. So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. -5. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines." - -6. The woman ran and told her husband, "A man of God appeared to me! He looked like one of God's angels, terrifying to see. I didn't ask where he was from, and he didn't tell me his name. -7. But he told me, 'You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. For your son will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from the moment of his birth until the day of his death.'" - -8. Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, saying, "Lord, please let the man of God come back to us again and give us more instructions about this son who is to be born." - -9. God answered Manoah's prayer, and the angel of God appeared once again to his wife as she was sitting in the field. But her husband, Manoah, was not with her. -10. So she quickly ran and told her husband, "The man who appeared to me the other day is here again!" - -11. Manoah ran back with his wife and asked, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife the other day?" -"Yes," he replied, "I am." - - -12. So Manoah asked him, "When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy's life and work?" - -13. The angel of the LORD replied, "Be sure your wife follows the instructions I gave her. -14. She must not eat grapes or raisins, drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, or eat any forbidden food." - -15. Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, "Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat." - -16. "I will stay," the angel of the LORD replied, "but I will not eat anything. However, you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the LORD." (Manoah didn't realize it was the angel of the LORD.) - -17. Then Manoah asked the angel of the LORD, "What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want to honor you." - -18. "Why do you ask my name?" the angel of the LORD replied. "It is too wonderful for you to understand." - -19. Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife watched, the LORD did an amazing thing. -20. As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground. - -21. The angel did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Manoah finally realized it was the angel of the LORD, -22. and he said to his wife, "We will certainly die, for we have seen God!" - -23. But his wife said, "If the LORD were going to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn't have appeared to us and told us this wonderful thing and done these miracles." - -24. When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the LORD blessed him as he grew up. -25. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol. - - - +1 Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years. +2 In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children. +3 The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son. +4 So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. +5 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.” +6 The woman ran and told her husband, “A man of God appeared to me! He looked like one of God’s angels, terrifying to see. I didn’t ask where he was from, and he didn’t tell me his name. +7 But he told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. For your son will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from the moment of his birth until the day of his death.’” +8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, saying, “Lord, please let the man of God come back to us again and give us more instructions about this son who is to be born.” +9 God answered Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God appeared once again to his wife as she was sitting in the field. But her husband, Manoah, was not with her. +10 So she quickly ran and told her husband, “The man who appeared to me the other day is here again!” +11 Manoah ran back with his wife and asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife the other day?” +“Yes,” he replied, “I am.” +12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy’s life and work?” +13 The angel of the Lord replied, “Be sure your wife follows the instructions I gave her. +14 She must not eat grapes or raisins, drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, or eat any forbidden food.” +15 Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.” +16 “I will stay,” the angel of the Lord replied, “but I will not eat anything. However, you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the Lord.” (Manoah didn’t realize it was the angel of the Lord.) +17 Then Manoah asked the angel of the Lord, “What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want to honor you.” +18 “Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the Lord replied. “It is too wonderful for you to understand.” +19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the Lord. And as Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did an amazing thing. +20 As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground. +21 The angel did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Manoah finally realized it was the angel of the Lord, +22 and he said to his wife, “We will certainly die, for we have seen God!” +23 But his wife said, “If the Lord were going to kill us, he wouldn’t have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn’t have appeared to us and told us this wonderful thing and done these miracles.” +24 When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up. +25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md index a0e569ed..e3b5e6f3 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,51 +1,30 @@ -Samson's Riddle - # Chapter 14 -1. One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye. -2. When he returned home, he told his father and mother, "A young Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me." - -3. His father and mother objected. "Isn't there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?" they asked. "Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?" -But Samson told his father, "Get her for me! She looks good to me." - -4. His father and mother didn't realize the LORD was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time. - -5. As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. -6. At that moment the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion's jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat. But he didn't tell his father or mother about it. -7. When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her. - -8. Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass. -9. He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn't tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion. - -10. As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men. -11. When the bride's parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions. - -12. Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give you thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing. -13. But if you can't solve it, then you must give me thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing." -"All right," they agreed, "let's hear your riddle." - - -14. So he said: -"Out of the one who eats came something to eat; - -out of the strong came something sweet." +1 One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye. +2 When he returned home, he told his father and mother, “A young Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me.” +3 His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” +But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.” +4 His father and mother didn’t realize the Lord was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time. +5 As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. +6 At that moment the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion’s jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat. But he didn’t tell his father or mother about it. +7 When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her. +8 Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass. +9 He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn’t tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion. +10 As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men. +11 When the bride’s parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions. +12 Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give you thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing. +13 But if you can’t solve it, then you must give me thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.” +“All right,” they agreed, “let’s hear your riddle.” +14 So he said: +“Out of the one who eats came something to eat; + out of the strong came something sweet.” Three days later they were still trying to figure it out. - -15. On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father's house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?" - -16. So Samson's wife came to him in tears and said, "You don't love me; you hate me! You have given my people a riddle, but you haven't told me the answer." -"I haven't even given the answer to my father or mother," he replied. "Why should I tell you?" - -17. So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men. - -18. So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer: -"What is sweeter than honey? - -What is stronger than a lion?" -Samson replied, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have solved my riddle!" - - -19. Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon, killed thirty men, took their belongings, and gave their clothing to the men who had solved his riddle. But Samson was furious about what had happened, and he went back home to live with his father and mother. -20. So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson's best man at the wedding. - - - +15 On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle for us, or we will burn down your father’s house with you in it. Did you invite us to this party just to make us poor?” +16 So Samson’s wife came to him in tears and said, “You don’t love me; you hate me! You have given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.” +“I haven’t even given the answer to my father or mother,” he replied. “Why should I tell you?” +17 So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men. +18 So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer: +“What is sweeter than honey? + What is stronger than a lion?” +Samson replied, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!” +19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon, killed thirty men, took their belongings, and gave their clothing to the men who had solved his riddle. But Samson was furious about what had happened, and he went back home to live with his father and mother. +20 So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md index 2fd8dfc0..2d4e129a 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,55 +1,29 @@ -Samson's Vengeance on the Philistines - # Chapter 15 -1. Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a present to his wife. He said, "I'm going into my wife's room to sleep with her," but her father wouldn't let him in. - -2. "I truly thought you must hate her," her father explained, "so I gave her in marriage to your best man. But look, her younger sister is even more beautiful than she is. Marry her instead." - -3. Samson said, "This time I cannot be blamed for everything I am going to do to you Philistines." -4. Then he went out and caught 300 foxes. He tied their tails together in pairs, and he fastened a torch to each pair of tails. -5. Then he lit the torches and let the foxes run through the grain fields of the Philistines. He burned all their grain to the ground, including the sheaves and the uncut grain. He also destroyed their vineyards and olive groves. - -6. "Who did this?" the Philistines demanded. - -"Samson," was the reply, "because his father-in-law from Timnah gave Samson's wife to be married to his best man." So the Philistines went and got the woman and her father and burned them to death. - - -7. "Because you did this," Samson vowed, "I won't rest until I take my revenge on you!" -8. So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam. - -9. The Philistines retaliated by setting up camp in Judah and spreading out near the town of Lehi. -10. The men of Judah asked the Philistines, "Why are you attacking us?" -The Philistines replied, "We've come to capture Samson. We've come to pay him back for what he did to us." - - -11. So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, "Don't you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?" -But Samson replied, "I only did to them what they did to me." - - -12. But the men of Judah told him, "We have come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines." -"All right," Samson said. "But promise that you won't kill me yourselves." - - -13. "We will only tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines," they replied. "We won't kill you." So they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. - -14. As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists. -15. Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it. -16. Then Samson said, -" +1 Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a present to his wife. He said, “I’m going into my wife’s room to sleep with her,” but her father wouldn’t let him in. +2 “I truly thought you must hate her,” her father explained, “so I gave her in marriage to your best man. But look, her younger sister is even more beautiful than she is. Marry her instead.” +3 Samson said, “This time I cannot be blamed for everything I am going to do to you Philistines.” +4 Then he went out and caught 300 foxes. He tied their tails together in pairs, and he fastened a torch to each pair of tails. +5 Then he lit the torches and let the foxes run through the grain fields of the Philistines. He burned all their grain to the ground, including the sheaves and the uncut grain. He also destroyed their vineyards and olive groves. +6 “Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. +“Samson,” was the reply, “because his father-in-law from Timnah gave Samson’s wife to be married to his best man.” So the Philistines went and got the woman and her father and burned them to death. +7 “Because you did this,” Samson vowed, “I won’t rest until I take my revenge on you!” +8 So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam. +9 The Philistines retaliated by setting up camp in Judah and spreading out near the town of Lehi. +10 The men of Judah asked the Philistines, “Why are you attacking us?” +The Philistines replied, “We’ve come to capture Samson. We’ve come to pay him back for what he did to us.” +11 So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, “Don’t you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?” +But Samson replied, “I only did to them what they did to me.” +12 But the men of Judah told him, “We have come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.” +“All right,” Samson said. “But promise that you won’t kill me yourselves.” +13 “We will only tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines,” they replied. “We won’t kill you.” So they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. +14 As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists. +15 Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it. +16 Then Samson said, +“With the jawbone of a donkey, + I’ve piled them in heaps! With the jawbone of a donkey, - -I've piled them in heaps! -With the jawbone of a donkey, - -I've killed a thousand men!" - - -17. When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill. - -18. Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, "You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?" -19. So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place "The Spring of the One Who Cried Out," and it is still in Lehi to this day. - -20. Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land. - - - + I’ve killed a thousand men!” +17 When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill. +18 Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?” +19 So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,” and it is still in Lehi to this day. +20 Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md index 467b35cb..35cfcaef 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,68 +1,35 @@ -Samson Carries Away Gaza's Gates - # Chapter 16 -1. One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute. -2. Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, "When the light of morning comes, we will kill him." - -3. But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron. - -Samson and Delilah - - -4. Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek. -5. The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, "Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver." - -6. So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely." - -7. Samson replied, "If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become as weak as anyone else." - -8. So the Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings, and she tied Samson up with them. -9. She had hidden some men in one of the inner rooms of her house, and she cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" But Samson snapped the bowstrings as a piece of string snaps when it is burned by a fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered. - -10. Afterward Delilah said to him, "You've been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely." - -11. Samson replied, "If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as weak as anyone else." - -12. So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. The men were hiding in the inner room as before, and again Delilah cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" But again Samson snapped the ropes from his arms as if they were thread. - -13. Then Delilah said, "You've been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely." -Samson replied, "If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else." +1 One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute. +2 Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, “When the light of morning comes, we will kill him.” +3 But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron. +4 Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek. +5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.” +6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.” +7 Samson replied, “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become as weak as anyone else.” +8 So the Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings, and she tied Samson up with them. +9 She had hidden some men in one of the inner rooms of her house, and she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as a piece of string snaps when it is burned by a fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered. +10 Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely.” +11 Samson replied, “If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as weak as anyone else.” +12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. The men were hiding in the inner room as before, and again Delilah cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But again Samson snapped the ropes from his arms as if they were thread. +13 Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.” +Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.” So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric. - -14. Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle. Again she cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" But Samson woke up, pulled back the loom shuttle, and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric. - -15. Then Delilah pouted, "How can you tell me, 'I love you,' when you don't share your secrets with me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!" -16. She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it. - -17. Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. "My hair has never been cut," he confessed, "for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else." - -18. Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. "Come back one more time," she said, "for he has finally told me his secret." So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands. -19. Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him. - -20. Then she cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" -When he woke up, he thought, "I will do as before and shake myself free." But he didn't realize the LORD had left him. - -21. So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison. - -22. But before long, his hair began to grow back. - -Samson's Final Victory - - -23. The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!" - -24. When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!" - -25. Half drunk by now, the people demanded, "Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!" So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof. - -26. Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, "Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them." -27. Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them. - -28. Then Samson prayed to the LORD, "Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes." -29. Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands, -30. he prayed, "Let me die with the Philistines." And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime. - -31. Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, where his father, Manoah, was buried. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years. - - - +14 Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle. Again she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up, pulled back the loom shuttle, and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric. +15 Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!” +16 She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it. +17 Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.” +18 Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands. +19 Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him. +20 Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” +When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had left him. +21 So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison. +22 But before long, his hair began to grow back. +23 The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, “Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!” +24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!” +25 Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof. +26 Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillars that hold up the temple. I want to rest against them.” +27 Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there were about 3,000 men and women on the roof who were watching as Samson amused them. +28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.” +29 Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them with both hands, +30 he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime. +31 Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, where his father, Manoah, was buried. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md index 22d6b209..df17e687 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,28 +1,16 @@ -Micah's Idols - # Chapter 17 -1. There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim. -2. One day he said to his mother, "I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it." -"The LORD bless you for admitting it," his mother replied. -3. He returned the money to her, and she said, "I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast." - -4. So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah's house. -5. Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest. - -6. In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. - -7. One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area. -8. He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through. -9. "Where are you from?" Micah asked him. - -He replied, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live." - - -10. "Stay here with me," Micah said, "and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food." -11. The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah's sons. - -12. So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house. -13. "I know the LORD will bless me now," Micah said, "because I have a Levite serving as my priest." - - - +1 There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim. +2 One day he said to his mother, “I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it.” +“The Lord bless you for admitting it,” his mother replied. +3 He returned the money to her, and she said, “I now dedicate these silver coins to the Lord. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast.” +4 So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah’s house. +5 Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest. +6 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. +7 One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area. +8 He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah’s house as he was traveling through. +9 “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. +He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.” +10 “Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.” +11 The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah’s sons. +12 So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house. +13 “I know the Lord will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md index 6014e786..efebb3df 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,58 +1,34 @@ -Idolatry in the Tribe of Dan - # Chapter 18 -1. Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel. -2. So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in. - -When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah's house and spent the night there. - -3. While at Micah's house, they recognized the young Levite's accent, so they went over and asked him, "Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?" -4. He told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah's personal priest. - -5. Then they said, "Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful." - -6. "Go in peace," the priest replied. "For the LORD is watching over your journey." - -7. So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. - -8. When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, "What did you find?" - -9. The men replied, "Come on, let's attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. What are you waiting for? Don't hesitate to go and take possession of it. -10. When you get there, you will find the people living carefree lives. God has given us a spacious and fertile land, lacking in nothing!" - -11. So 600 men from the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. -12. They camped at a place west of Kiriath-jearim in Judah, which is called Mahaneh-dan to this day. -13. Then they went on from there into the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah. - -14. The five men who had scouted out the land around Laish explained to the others, "These buildings contain a sacred ephod, as well as some household idols, a carved image, and a cast idol. What do you think you should do?" -15. Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah's house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly. -16. As the 600 armed warriors from the tribe of Dan stood at the entrance of the gate, -17. the five scouts entered the shrine and removed the carved image, the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the cast idol. Meanwhile, the priest was standing at the gate with the 600 armed warriors. - -18. When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah's shrine, he said, "What are you doing?" - -19. "Be quiet and come with us," they said. "Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?" - -20. The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image. -21. They turned and started on their way again, placing their children, livestock, and possessions in front of them. - -22. When the people from the tribe of Dan were quite a distance from Micah's house, the people who lived near Micah came chasing after them. -23. They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, "What's the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?" - -24. "What do you mean, 'What's the matter?'" Micah replied. "You've taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!" - -25. The men of Dan said, "Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family." -26. So the men of Dan continued on their way. When Micah saw that there were too many of them for him to attack, he turned around and went home. - -27. Then, with Micah's idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground. -28. There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob. - +1 Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel. +2 So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in. +When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah’s house and spent the night there. +3 While at Micah’s house, they recognized the young Levite’s accent, so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?” +4 He told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah’s personal priest. +5 Then they said, “Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful.” +6 “Go in peace,” the priest replied. “For the Lord is watching over your journey.” +7 So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. +8 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you find?” +9 The men replied, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. What are you waiting for? Don’t hesitate to go and take possession of it. +10 When you get there, you will find the people living carefree lives. God has given us a spacious and fertile land, lacking in nothing!” +11 So 600 men from the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. +12 They camped at a place west of Kiriath-jearim in Judah, which is called Mahaneh-dan to this day. +13 Then they went on from there into the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah. +14 The five men who had scouted out the land around Laish explained to the others, “These buildings contain a sacred ephod, as well as some household idols, a carved image, and a cast idol. What do you think you should do?” +15 Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly. +16 As the 600 armed warriors from the tribe of Dan stood at the entrance of the gate, +17 the five scouts entered the shrine and removed the carved image, the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the cast idol. Meanwhile, the priest was standing at the gate with the 600 armed warriors. +18 When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah’s shrine, he said, “What are you doing?” +19 “Be quiet and come with us,” they said. “Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn’t it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?” +20 The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image. +21 They turned and started on their way again, placing their children, livestock, and possessions in front of them. +22 When the people from the tribe of Dan were quite a distance from Micah’s house, the people who lived near Micah came chasing after them. +23 They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What’s the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?” +24 “What do you mean, ‘What’s the matter?’” Micah replied. “You’ve taken away all the gods I have made, and my priest, and I have nothing left!” +25 The men of Dan said, “Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family.” +26 So the men of Dan continued on their way. When Micah saw that there were too many of them for him to attack, he turned around and went home. +27 Then, with Micah’s idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground. +28 There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob. Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there. - -29. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel's son, but it had originally been called Laish. - -30. Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile. -31. So Micah's carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh. - - - +29 They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish. +30 Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile. +31 So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md index c50b794d..50fc02c2 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,52 +1,32 @@ -The Levite and His Concubine - # Chapter 19 -1. Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine. -2. But she became angry with him and returned to her father's home in Bethlehem. - +1 Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine. +2 But she became angry with him and returned to her father’s home in Bethlehem. After about four months, - -3. her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took with him a servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father's house, her father saw him and welcomed him. -4. Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there. - -5. On the fourth day the man was up early, ready to leave, but the woman's father said to his son-in-law, "Have something to eat before you go." -6. So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman's father said, "Please stay another night and enjoy yourself." -7. The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and stayed the night. - -8. On the morning of the fifth day he was up early again, ready to leave, and again the woman's father said, "Have something to eat; then you can leave later this afternoon." So they had another day of feasting. -9. Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, "Look, it's almost evening. Stay the night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way." - -10. But this time the man was determined to leave. So he took his two saddled donkeys and his concubine and headed in the direction of Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). -11. It was late in the day when they neared Jebus, and the man's servant said to him, "Let's stop at this Jebusite town and spend the night there." - -12. "No," his master said, "we can't stay in this foreign town where there are no Israelites. Instead, we will go on to Gibeah. -13. Come on, let's try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we'll spend the night in one of those towns." -14. So they went on. The sun was setting as they came to Gibeah, a town in the land of Benjamin, -15. so they stopped there to spend the night. They rested in the town square, but no one took them in for the night. - -16. That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin. -17. When he saw the travelers sitting in the town square, he asked them where they were from and where they were going. - -18. "We have been in Bethlehem in Judah," the man replied. "We are on our way to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim, which is my home. I traveled to Bethlehem, and now I'm returning home. But no one has taken us in for the night, -19. even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves." - -20. "You are welcome to stay with me," the old man said. "I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don't spend the night in the square." -21. So he took them home with him and fed the donkeys. After they washed their feet, they ate and drank together. - -22. While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, "Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him." - -23. The old man stepped outside to talk to them. "No, my brothers, don't do such an evil thing. For this man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful. -24. Here, take my virgin daughter and this man's concubine. I will bring them out to you, and you can abuse them and do whatever you like. But don't do such a shameful thing to this man." - -25. But they wouldn't listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the door. The men of the town abused her all night, taking turns raping her until morning. Finally, at dawn they let her go. -26. At daybreak the woman returned to the house where her husband was staying. She collapsed at the door of the house and lay there until it was light. - -27. When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold. -28. He said, "Get up! Let's go!" But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her home. - -29. When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine's body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel. - -30. Everyone who saw it said, "Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who's going to speak up?" - - - +3 her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took with him a servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, her father saw him and welcomed him. +4 Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there. +5 On the fourth day the man was up early, ready to leave, but the woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have something to eat before you go.” +6 So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman’s father said, “Please stay another night and enjoy yourself.” +7 The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and stayed the night. +8 On the morning of the fifth day he was up early again, ready to leave, and again the woman’s father said, “Have something to eat; then you can leave later this afternoon.” So they had another day of feasting. +9 Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, “Look, it’s almost evening. Stay the night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way.” +10 But this time the man was determined to leave. So he took his two saddled donkeys and his concubine and headed in the direction of Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). +11 It was late in the day when they neared Jebus, and the man’s servant said to him, “Let’s stop at this Jebusite town and spend the night there.” +12 “No,” his master said, “we can’t stay in this foreign town where there are no Israelites. Instead, we will go on to Gibeah. +13 Come on, let’s try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we’ll spend the night in one of those towns.” +14 So they went on. The sun was setting as they came to Gibeah, a town in the land of Benjamin, +15 so they stopped there to spend the night. They rested in the town square, but no one took them in for the night. +16 That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin. +17 When he saw the travelers sitting in the town square, he asked them where they were from and where they were going. +18 “We have been in Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “We are on our way to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim, which is my home. I traveled to Bethlehem, and now I’m returning home. But no one has taken us in for the night, +19 even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.” +20 “You are welcome to stay with me,” the old man said. “I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don’t spend the night in the square.” +21 So he took them home with him and fed the donkeys. After they washed their feet, they ate and drank together. +22 While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, “Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him.” +23 The old man stepped outside to talk to them. “No, my brothers, don’t do such an evil thing. For this man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful. +24 Here, take my virgin daughter and this man’s concubine. I will bring them out to you, and you can abuse them and do whatever you like. But don’t do such a shameful thing to this man.” +25 But they wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the door. The men of the town abused her all night, taking turns raping her until morning. Finally, at dawn they let her go. +26 At daybreak the woman returned to the house where her husband was staying. She collapsed at the door of the house and lay there until it was light. +27 When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold. +28 He said, “Get up! Let’s go!” But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her home. +29 When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel. +30 Everyone who saw it said, “Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who’s going to speak up?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md index b3dd74d4..0fa7128e 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,78 +1,55 @@ -Israel's War with Benjamin - # Chapter 20 -1. Then all the Israelites were united as one man, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, including those from across the Jordan in the land of Gilead. The entire community assembled in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah. -2. The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel--400,000 warriors armed with swords--took their positions in the assembly of the people of God. -3. (Word soon reached the land of Benjamin that the other tribes had gone up to Mizpah.) The Israelites then asked how this terrible crime had happened. - -4. The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, said, "My concubine and I came to spend the night in Gibeah, a town that belongs to the people of Benjamin. -5. That night some of the leading citizens of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead. -6. So I cut her body into twelve pieces and sent the pieces throughout the territory assigned to Israel, for these men have committed a terrible and shameful crime. -7. Now then, all of you--the entire community of Israel--must decide here and now what should be done about this!" - -8. And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, "None of us will return home! No, not even one of us! -9. Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it. -10. One-tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel." -11. So all the Israelites were completely united, and they gathered together to attack the town. - -12. The Israelites sent messengers to the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What a terrible thing has been done among you! -13. Give up those evil men, those troublemakers from Gibeah, so we can execute them and purge Israel of this evil." +1 Then all the Israelites were united as one man, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, including those from across the Jordan in the land of Gilead. The entire community assembled in the presence of the Lord at Mizpah. +2 The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel—400,000 warriors armed with swords—took their positions in the assembly of the people of God. +3 (Word soon reached the land of Benjamin that the other tribes had gone up to Mizpah.) The Israelites then asked how this terrible crime had happened. +4 The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, said, “My concubine and I came to spend the night in Gibeah, a town that belongs to the people of Benjamin. +5 That night some of the leading citizens of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead. +6 So I cut her body into twelve pieces and sent the pieces throughout the territory assigned to Israel, for these men have committed a terrible and shameful crime. +7 Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!” +8 And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, “None of us will return home! No, not even one of us! +9 Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it. +10 One-tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.” +11 So all the Israelites were completely united, and they gathered together to attack the town. +12 The Israelites sent messengers to the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What a terrible thing has been done among you! +13 Give up those evil men, those troublemakers from Gibeah, so we can execute them and purge Israel of this evil.” But the people of Benjamin would not listen. - -14. Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites. -15. In all, 26,000 of their warriors armed with swords arrived in Gibeah to join the 700 elite troops who lived there. -16. Among Benjamin's elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing. -17. Israel had 400,000 experienced soldiers armed with swords, not counting Benjamin's warriors. - -18. Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, "Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?" -The LORD answered, "Judah is to go first." - -19. So the Israelites left early the next morning and camped near Gibeah. -20. Then they advanced toward Gibeah to attack the men of Benjamin. -21. But Benjamin's warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. - -22. But the Israelites encouraged each other and took their positions again at the same place they had fought the previous day. -23. For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the LORD until evening. They had asked the LORD, "Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?" -And the LORD had said, "Go out and fight against them." - -24. So the next day they went out again to fight against the men of Benjamin, -25. but the men of Benjamin killed another 18,000 Israelites, all of whom were experienced with the sword. - -26. Then all the Israelites went up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the LORD and fasted until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. -27. The Israelites went up seeking direction from the LORD. (In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel, -28. and Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron was the priest.) The Israelites asked the LORD, "Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again, or should we stop?" -The LORD said, "Go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you." - -29. So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah. -30. They went out on the third day and took their positions at the same place as before. -31. When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites. -About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah. - -32. Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, "We're defeating them as we did before!" But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town. - -33. When the main group of Israelite warriors reached Baal-tamar, they turned and took up their positions. Meanwhile, the Israelites hiding in ambush to the west of Gibeah jumped up to fight. -34. There were 10,000 elite Israelite troops who advanced against Gibeah. The fighting was so heavy that Benjamin didn't realize the impending disaster. -35. So the LORD helped Israel defeat Benjamin, and that day the Israelites killed 25,100 of Benjamin's warriors, all of whom were experienced swordsmen. -36. Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten. - -The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin's warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah. - -37. Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town. -38. They had arranged to send up a large cloud of smoke from the town as a signal. -39. When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin's warriors. - -By that time Benjamin's warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, "We're defeating them as we did in the first battle!" - -40. But when the warriors of Benjamin looked behind them and saw the smoke rising into the sky from every part of the town, -41. the men of Israel turned and attacked. At this point the men of Benjamin became terrified, because they realized disaster was close at hand. -42. So they turned around and fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness. But they couldn't escape the battle, and the people who came out of the nearby towns were also killed. -43. The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah. -44. That day 18,000 of Benjamin's strongest warriors died in battle. -45. The survivors fled into the wilderness toward the rock of Rimmon, but Israel killed 5,000 of them along the road. They continued the chase until they had killed another 2,000 near Gidom. - -46. So that day the tribe of Benjamin lost 25,000 strong warriors armed with swords, -47. leaving only 600 men who escaped to the rock of Rimmon, where they lived for four months. -48. And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns--the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to. - - - +14 Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites. +15 In all, 26,000 of their warriors armed with swords arrived in Gibeah to join the 700 elite troops who lived there. +16 Among Benjamin’s elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing. +17 Israel had 400,000 experienced soldiers armed with swords, not counting Benjamin’s warriors. +18 Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, “Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” +The Lord answered, “Judah is to go first.” +19 So the Israelites left early the next morning and camped near Gibeah. +20 Then they advanced toward Gibeah to attack the men of Benjamin. +21 But Benjamin’s warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. +22 But the Israelites encouraged each other and took their positions again at the same place they had fought the previous day. +23 For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” +And the Lord had said, “Go out and fight against them.” +24 So the next day they went out again to fight against the men of Benjamin, +25 but the men of Benjamin killed another 18,000 Israelites, all of whom were experienced with the sword. +26 Then all the Israelites went up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord and fasted until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. +27 The Israelites went up seeking direction from the Lord. (In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel, +28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron was the priest.) The Israelites asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again, or should we stop?” +The Lord said, “Go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you.” +29 So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah. +30 They went out on the third day and took their positions at the same place as before. +31 When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites. About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah. +32 Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did before!” But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town. +33 When the main group of Israelite warriors reached Baal-tamar, they turned and took up their positions. Meanwhile, the Israelites hiding in ambush to the west of Gibeah jumped up to fight. +34 There were 10,000 elite Israelite troops who advanced against Gibeah. The fighting was so heavy that Benjamin didn’t realize the impending disaster. +35 So the Lord helped Israel defeat Benjamin, and that day the Israelites killed 25,100 of Benjamin’s warriors, all of whom were experienced swordsmen. +36 Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten. +The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin’s warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah. +37 Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town. +38 They had arranged to send up a large cloud of smoke from the town as a signal. +39 When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin’s warriors. +By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!” +40 But when the warriors of Benjamin looked behind them and saw the smoke rising into the sky from every part of the town, +41 the men of Israel turned and attacked. At this point the men of Benjamin became terrified, because they realized disaster was close at hand. +42 So they turned around and fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness. But they couldn’t escape the battle, and the people who came out of the nearby towns were also killed. +43 The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah. +44 That day 18,000 of Benjamin’s strongest warriors died in battle. +45 The survivors fled into the wilderness toward the rock of Rimmon, but Israel killed 5,000 of them along the road. They continued the chase until they had killed another 2,000 near Gidom. +46 So that day the tribe of Benjamin lost 25,000 strong warriors armed with swords, +47 leaving only 600 men who escaped to the rock of Rimmon, where they lived for four months. +48 And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns—the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md index 65b35cd1..40eeed52 100644 --- a/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/07_Judges/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,41 +1,26 @@ -Israel Provides Wives for Benjamin - # Chapter 21 -1. The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, "We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin." -2. Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly. -3. "O LORD, God of Israel," they cried out, "why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!" - -4. Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it. -5. Then they said, "Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we held our assembly in the presence of the LORD?" At that time they had taken a solemn oath in the LORD's presence, vowing that anyone who refused to come would be put to death. - -6. The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off. -7. How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?" - -8. So they asked, "Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we assembled in the presence of the LORD?" And they discovered that no one from Jabesh-gilead had attended the assembly. -9. For after they counted all the people, no one from Jabesh-gilead was present. - -10. So the assembly sent 12,000 of their best warriors to Jabesh-gilead with orders to kill everyone there, including women and children. -11. "This is what you are to do," they said. "Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is not a virgin." -12. Among the residents of Jabesh-gilead they found 400 young virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. - -13. The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the remaining people of Benjamin who were living at the rock of Rimmon. -14. Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the 400 women of Jabesh-gilead who had been spared were given to them as wives. But there were not enough women for all of them. - -15. The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had made this gap among the tribes of Israel. -16. So the elders of the assembly asked, "How can we find wives for the few who remain, since the women of the tribe of Benjamin are dead? -17. There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out. -18. But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God's curse." - -19. Then they thought of the annual festival of the LORD held in Shiloh, south of Lebonah and north of Bethel, along the east side of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem. -20. They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, "Go and hide in the vineyards. -21. When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife! -22. And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, 'Please be sympathetic. Let them have your daughters, for we didn't find wives for all of them when we destroyed Jabesh-gilead. And you are not guilty of breaking the vow since you did not actually give your daughters to them in marriage.'" - -23. So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them. - -24. Then the people of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes. - -25. In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. - - - +1 The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.” +2 Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly. +3 “O Lord, God of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!” +4 Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it. +5 Then they said, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we held our assembly in the presence of the Lord?” At that time they had taken a solemn oath in the Lord’s presence, vowing that anyone who refused to come would be put to death. +6 The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off. +7 How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the Lord not to give them our daughters in marriage?” +8 So they asked, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we assembled in the presence of the Lord?” And they discovered that no one from Jabesh-gilead had attended the assembly. +9 For after they counted all the people, no one from Jabesh-gilead was present. +10 So the assembly sent 12,000 of their best warriors to Jabesh-gilead with orders to kill everyone there, including women and children. +11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is not a virgin.” +12 Among the residents of Jabesh-gilead they found 400 young virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. +13 The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the remaining people of Benjamin who were living at the rock of Rimmon. +14 Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the 400 women of Jabesh-gilead who had been spared were given to them as wives. But there were not enough women for all of them. +15 The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the Lord had made this gap among the tribes of Israel. +16 So the elders of the assembly asked, “How can we find wives for the few who remain, since the women of the tribe of Benjamin are dead? +17 There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out. +18 But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God’s curse.” +19 Then they thought of the annual festival of the Lord held in Shiloh, south of Lebonah and north of Bethel, along the east side of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem. +20 They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, “Go and hide in the vineyards. +21 When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife! +22 And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, ‘Please be sympathetic. Let them have your daughters, for we didn’t find wives for all of them when we destroyed Jabesh-gilead. And you are not guilty of breaking the vow since you did not actually give your daughters to them in marriage.’” +23 So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them. +24 Then the people of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes. +25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md index 56d3df52..762a55b8 100644 --- a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,41 +1,23 @@ -Elimelech Moves His Family to Moab - # Chapter 1 -1. In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. -2. The man's name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there. - -3. Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. -4. The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Ruth. But about ten years later, -5. both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband. - -Naomi and Ruth Return - - -6. Then Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops again. So Naomi and her daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab to return to her homeland. -7. With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah. - -8. But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back to your mothers' homes. And may the LORD reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me. -9. May the LORD bless you with the security of another marriage." Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept. - -10. "No," they said. "We want to go with you to your people." - -11. But Naomi replied, "Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands? -12. No, my daughters, return to your parents' homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? -13. Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the LORD himself has raised his fist against me." - -14. And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. -15. "Look," Naomi said to her, "your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same." - -16. But Ruth replied, "Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. -17. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!" -18. When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. - -19. So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was excited by their arrival. "Is it really Naomi?" the women asked. - -20. "Don't call me Naomi," she responded. "Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. -21. I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?" - -22. So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth, the young Moabite woman. They arrived in Bethlehem in late spring, at the beginning of the barley harvest. - - - +1 In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. +2 The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there. +3 Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. +4 The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Ruth. But about ten years later, +5 both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband. +6 Then Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops again. So Naomi and her daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab to return to her homeland. +7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah. +8 But on the way, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back to your mothers’ homes. And may the Lord reward you for your kindness to your husbands and to me. +9 May the Lord bless you with the security of another marriage.” Then she kissed them good-bye, and they all broke down and wept. +10 “No,” they said. “We want to go with you to your people.” +11 But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands? +12 No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? +13 Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord himself has raised his fist against me.” +14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. +15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.” +16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. +17 Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” +18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more. +19 So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was excited by their arrival. “Is it really Naomi?” the women asked. +20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. +21 I went away full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?” +22 So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth, the young Moabite woman. They arrived in Bethlehem in late spring, at the beginning of the barley harvest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md index 9d98e960..b1e3d1f5 100644 --- a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,50 +1,27 @@ -Ruth Works in Boaz's Field - # Chapter 2 -1. Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi's husband, Elimelech. - -2. One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go out into the harvest fields to pick up the stalks of grain left behind by anyone who is kind enough to let me do it." -Naomi replied, "All right, my daughter, go ahead." - -3. So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech. - -4. While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. "The LORD be with you!" he said. -"The LORD bless you!" the harvesters replied. - -5. Then Boaz asked his foreman, "Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?" - -6. And the foreman replied, "She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi. -7. She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes' rest in the shelter." - -8. Boaz went over and said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Stay right here with us when you gather grain; don't go to any other fields. Stay right behind the young women working in my field. -9. See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well." - -10. Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. "What have I done to deserve such kindness?" she asked. "I am only a foreigner." - -11. "Yes, I know," Boaz replied. "But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. -12. May the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done." - -13. "I hope I continue to please you, sir," she replied. "You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers." - -14. At mealtime Boaz called to her, "Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine." So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over. - -15. When Ruth went back to work again, Boaz ordered his young men, "Let her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. -16. And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don't give her a hard time!" - -17. So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket. -18. She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal. - -19. "Where did you gather all this grain today?" Naomi asked. "Where did you work? May the LORD bless the one who helped you!" -So Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, "The man I worked with today is named Boaz." - - -20. "May the LORD bless him!" Naomi told her daughter-in-law. "He is showing his kindness to us as well as to your dead husband. That man is one of our closest relatives, one of our family redeemers." - -21. Then Ruth said, "What's more, Boaz even told me to come back and stay with his harvesters until the entire harvest is completed." - -22. "Good!" Naomi exclaimed. "Do as he said, my daughter. Stay with his young women right through the whole harvest. You might be harassed in other fields, but you'll be safe with him." - -23. So Ruth worked alongside the women in Boaz's fields and gathered grain with them until the end of the barley harvest. Then she continued working with them through the wheat harvest in early summer. And all the while she lived with her mother-in-law. - - - +1 Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi’s husband, Elimelech. +2 One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go out into the harvest fields to pick up the stalks of grain left behind by anyone who is kind enough to let me do it.” +Naomi replied, “All right, my daughter, go ahead.” +3 So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech. +4 While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The Lord be with you!” he said. +“The Lord bless you!” the harvesters replied. +5 Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?” +6 And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi. +7 She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes’ rest in the shelter.” +8 Boaz went over and said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Stay right here with us when you gather grain; don’t go to any other fields. Stay right behind the young women working in my field. +9 See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.” +10 Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. “What have I done to deserve such kindness?” she asked. “I am only a foreigner.” +11 “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. +12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.” +13 “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.” +14 At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over. +15 When Ruth went back to work again, Boaz ordered his young men, “Let her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. +16 And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!” +17 So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket. +18 She carried it back into town and showed it to her mother-in-law. Ruth also gave her the roasted grain that was left over from her meal. +19 “Where did you gather all this grain today?” Naomi asked. “Where did you work? May the Lord bless the one who helped you!” +So Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, “The man I worked with today is named Boaz.” +20 “May the Lord bless him!” Naomi told her daughter-in-law. “He is showing his kindness to us as well as to your dead husband. That man is one of our closest relatives, one of our family redeemers.” +21 Then Ruth said, “What’s more, Boaz even told me to come back and stay with his harvesters until the entire harvest is completed.” +22 “Good!” Naomi exclaimed. “Do as he said, my daughter. Stay with his young women right through the whole harvest. You might be harassed in other fields, but you’ll be safe with him.” +23 So Ruth worked alongside the women in Boaz’s fields and gathered grain with them until the end of the barley harvest. Then she continued working with them through the wheat harvest in early summer. And all the while she lived with her mother-in-law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md index 55b03657..3492b30a 100644 --- a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,35 +1,21 @@ -Ruth at the Threshing Floor - # Chapter 3 -1. One day Naomi said to Ruth, "My daughter, it's time that I found a permanent home for you, so that you will be provided for. -2. Boaz is a close relative of ours, and he's been very kind by letting you gather grain with his young women. Tonight he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor. -3. Now do as I tell you--take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don't let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking. -4. Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do." - -5. "I will do everything you say," Ruth replied. -6. So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law. - -7. After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. -8. Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet! -9. "Who are you?" he asked. - -"I am your servant Ruth," she replied. "Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer." - - -10. "The LORD bless you, my daughter!" Boaz exclaimed. "You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor. -11. Now don't worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman. -12. But while it's true that I am one of your family redeemers, there is another man who is more closely related to you than I am. -13. Stay here tonight, and in the morning I will talk to him. If he is willing to redeem you, very well. Let him marry you. But if he is not willing, then as surely as the LORD lives, I will redeem you myself! Now lie down here until morning." - -14. So Ruth lay at Boaz's feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, "No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor." -15. Then Boaz said to her, "Bring your cloak and spread it out." He measured six scoops of barley into the cloak and placed it on her back. Then he returned to the town. - -16. When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "What happened, my daughter?" +1 One day Naomi said to Ruth, “My daughter, it’s time that I found a permanent home for you, so that you will be provided for. +2 Boaz is a close relative of ours, and he’s been very kind by letting you gather grain with his young women. Tonight he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor. +3 Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking. +4 Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.” +5 “I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied. +6 So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law. +7 After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. +8 Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet! +9 “Who are you?” he asked. +“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your covering over me, for you are my family redeemer.” +10 “The Lord bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor. +11 Now don’t worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman. +12 But while it’s true that I am one of your family redeemers, there is another man who is more closely related to you than I am. +13 Stay here tonight, and in the morning I will talk to him. If he is willing to redeem you, very well. Let him marry you. But if he is not willing, then as surely as the Lord lives, I will redeem you myself! Now lie down here until morning.” +14 So Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, “No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor.” +15 Then Boaz said to her, “Bring your cloak and spread it out.” He measured six scoops of barley into the cloak and placed it on her back. Then he returned to the town. +16 When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “What happened, my daughter?” Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her, - -17. and she added, "He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'" - -18. Then Naomi said to her, "Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won't rest until he has settled things today." - - - +17 and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’” +18 Then Naomi said to her, “Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won’t rest until he has settled things today.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md index 3f2fe2ed..fe30a589 100644 --- a/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/08_Ruth/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,55 +1,29 @@ -Boaz Marries Ruth - # Chapter 4 -1. Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, "Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you." So they sat down together. -2. Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses. -3. And Boaz said to the family redeemer, "You know Naomi, who came back from Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. -4. I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don't want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you." -The man replied, "All right, I'll redeem it." - - -5. Then Boaz told him, "Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have children who will carry on her husband's name and keep the land in the family." - -6. "Then I can't redeem it," the family redeemer replied, "because this might endanger my own estate. You redeem the land; I cannot do it." - -7. Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction. -8. So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, "You buy the land." - -9. Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, "You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. -10. And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today." - -11. Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, "We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. -12. And may the LORD give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah." -The Descendants of Boaz - - -13. So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the LORD enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son. -14. Then the women of the town said to Naomi, "Praise the LORD, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel. -15. May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!" - -16. Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own. -17. The neighbor women said, "Now at last Naomi has a son again!" And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David. - -18. This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez: +1 Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together. +2 Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses. +3 And Boaz said to the family redeemer, “You know Naomi, who came back from Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. +4 I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.” +The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.” +5 Then Boaz told him, “Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have children who will carry on her husband’s name and keep the land in the family.” +6 “Then I can’t redeem it,” the family redeemer replied, “because this might endanger my own estate. You redeem the land; I cannot do it.” +7 Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction. +8 So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, “You buy the land.” +9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. +10 And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.” +11 Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. +12 And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.” +13 So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the Lord enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son. +14 Then the women of the town said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has now provided a redeemer for your family! May this child be famous in Israel. +15 May he restore your youth and care for you in your old age. For he is the son of your daughter-in-law who loves you and has been better to you than seven sons!” +16 Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own. +17 The neighbor women said, “Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David. +18 This is the genealogical record of their ancestor Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron. - - -19. Hezron was the father of Ram. - +19 Hezron was the father of Ram. Ram was the father of Amminadab. - - -20. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. +20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. - -21. Salmon was the father of Boaz. - +21 Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed. - - -22. Obed was the father of Jesse. - -Jesse was the father of David. - - - +22 Obed was the father of Jesse. +Jesse was the father of David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 50b53906..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Elkanah and His Family - -# Chapter 1 -1. There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim. -2. Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not. - -3. Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven's Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the LORD at that time were the two sons of Eli--Hophni and Phinehas. -4. On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children. -5. And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the LORD had given her no children. -6. So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the LORD had kept her from having children. -7. Year after year it was the same--Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat. - -8. "Why are you crying, Hannah?" Elkanah would ask. "Why aren't you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me--isn't that better than having ten sons?" -Hannah's Prayer for a Son - - -9. Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle. -10. Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD. -11. And she made this vow: "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut." - -12. As she was praying to the LORD, Eli watched her. -13. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. -14. "Must you come here drunk?" he demanded. "Throw away your wine!" - -15. "Oh no, sir!" she replied. "I haven't been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the LORD. -16. Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow." - -17. "In that case," Eli said, "go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him." - -18. "Oh, thank you, sir!" she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad. - -Samuel's Birth and Dedication - - -19. The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the LORD once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the LORD remembered her plea, -20. and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, "I asked the LORD for him." - -21. The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and to keep his vow. -22. But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, "Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the LORD permanently." - -23. "Whatever you think is best," Elkanah agreed. "Stay here for now, and may the LORD help you keep your promise." So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned. - -24. When the child was weaned, Hannah took him to the Tabernacle in Shiloh. They brought along a three-year-old bull for the sacrifice and a basket of flour and some wine. -25. After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. -26. "Sir, do you remember me?" Hannah asked. "I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the LORD. -27. I asked the LORD to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. -28. Now I am giving him to the LORD, and he will belong to the LORD his whole life." And they worshiped the LORD there. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index a53599c7..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -Hannah's Prayer of Praise - -# Chapter 2 -1. Then Hannah prayed: -"My heart rejoices in the LORD! - The LORD has made me strong. - -Now I have an answer for my enemies; - -I rejoice because you rescued me. - - -2. No one is holy like the LORD! - -There is no one besides you; - -there is no Rock like our God. - - -3. "Stop acting so proud and haughty! - -Don't speak with such arrogance! -For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done; - -he will judge your actions. - - -4. The bow of the mighty is now broken, - -and those who stumbled are now strong. - - -5. Those who were well fed are now starving, - -and those who were starving are now full. - -The childless woman now has seven children, - -and the woman with many children wastes away. - - -6. The LORD gives both death and life; - he brings some down to the grave but raises others up. - -7. The LORD makes some poor and others rich; - -he brings some down and lifts others up. - - -8. He lifts the poor from the dust - -and the needy from the garbage dump. - -He sets them among princes, - -placing them in seats of honor. -For all the earth is the LORD's, - -and he has set the world in order. - - -9. "He will protect his faithful ones, - -but the wicked will disappear in darkness. - -No one will succeed by strength alone. - - -10. Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered. - -He thunders against them from heaven; - the LORD judges throughout the earth. - -He gives power to his king; - he increases the strength of his anointed one." - -11. Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the LORD by assisting Eli the priest. - -Eli's Wicked Sons - - -12. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD -13. or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli's sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling, -14. the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli's sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way. -15. Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal's fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting. - -16. The man offering the sacrifice might reply, "Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first." Then the servant would demand, "No, give it to me now, or I'll take it by force." -17. So the sin of these young men was very serious in the LORD's sight, for they treated the LORD's offerings with contempt. - -18. But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the LORD. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest. -19. Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice. -20. Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the LORD." -21. And the LORD blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD. - -22. Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle. -23. Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? -24. You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the LORD's people are not good. -25. If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede?" But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the LORD was already planning to put them to death. - -26. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the LORD and with the people. - -A Warning for Eli's Family - - -27. One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the LORD: "I revealed myself to your ancestors when they were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. -28. I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests. -29. So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me--for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel! - -30. "Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me. -31. The time is coming when I will put an end to your family, so it will no longer serve as my priests. All the members of your family will die before their time. None will reach old age. -32. You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days. -33. The few not cut off from serving at my altar will survive, but only so their eyes can go blind and their hearts break, and their children will die a violent death. -34. And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day! - -35. "Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever. -36. Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. 'Please,' they will say, 'give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'" - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1436ed59..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -The LORD Speaks to Samuel - -# Chapter 3 -1. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. - -2. One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. -3. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. -4. Suddenly the LORD called out, "Samuel!" -"Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?" - -5. He got up and ran to Eli. "Here I am. Did you call me?" -"I didn't call you," Eli replied. "Go back to bed." So he did. - - -6. Then the LORD called out again, "Samuel!" -Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. "Here I am. Did you call me?" -"I didn't call you, my son," Eli said. "Go back to bed." - - -7. Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before. -8. So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. "Here I am. Did you call me?" -Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy. -9. So he said to Samuel, "Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, 'Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went back to bed. - -10. And the LORD came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" -And Samuel replied, "Speak, your servant is listening." - - -11. Then the LORD said to Samuel, "I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel. -12. I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end. -13. I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn't disciplined them. -14. So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings."Samuel Speaks for the LORD - -15. Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the LORD had said to him. -16. But Eli called out to him, "Samuel, my son." -"Here I am," Samuel replied. - - -17. "What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!" -18. So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn't hold anything back. "It is the LORD's will," Eli replied. "Let him do what he thinks best." - -19. As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. -20. And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. -21. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index ee41aaf4..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 4 -1. -1. And Samuel's words went out to all the people of Israel. - -The Philistines Capture the Ark -At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek. - -2. The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men. -3. After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, "Why did the LORD allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?" Then they said, "Let's bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies." - -4. So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. -5. When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud it made the ground shake! - -6. "What's going on?" the Philistines asked. "What's all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp?" When they were told it was because the Ark of the LORD had arrived, -7. they panicked. "The gods have come into their camp!" they cried. "This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before! -8. -Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness. -9. Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don't, we will become the Hebrews' slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!" - -10. So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. -11. The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed. - -The Death of Eli - - -12. A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief. -13. Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town. - -14. "What is all the noise about?" Eli asked. - -The messenger rushed over to Eli, - -15. who was ninety-eight years old and blind. -16. He said to Eli, "I have just come from the battlefield--I was there this very day." -"What happened, my son?" Eli demanded. - - -17. "Israel has been defeated by the Philistines," the messenger replied. "The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured." - -18. When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel's judge for forty years. - -19. Eli's daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near her time of delivery. When she heard that the Ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth. -20. She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. "Don't be afraid," they said. "You have a baby boy!" But she did not answer or pay attention to them. - -21. She named the child Ichabod (which means "Where is the glory?"), for she said, "Israel's glory is gone." She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead. -22. Then she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured." - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index fc9c2ab8..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -The Ark in Philistia - -# Chapter 5 -1. After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod. -2. They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon. -3. But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the LORD! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again. -4. But the next morning the same thing happened--Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the LORD again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact. -5. That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod will step on its threshold. - -6. Then the LORD's heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors. -7. When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, "We can't keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god." -8. So they called together the rulers of the Philistine towns and asked, "What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?" -The rulers discussed it and replied, "Move it to the town of Gath." So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel to Gath. - -9. But when the Ark arrived at Gath, the LORD's heavy hand fell on its men, young and old; he struck them with a plague of tumors, and there was a great panic. - -10. So they sent the Ark of God to the town of Ekron, but when the people of Ekron saw it coming they cried out, "They are bringing the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us, too!" -11. The people summoned the Philistine rulers again and begged them, "Please send the Ark of the God of Israel back to its own country, or it will kill us all." For the deadly plague from God had already begun, and great fear was sweeping across the town. -12. Those who didn't die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 18a3bd8a..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines Return the Ark - -# Chapter 6 -1. The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory seven months in all. -2. Then the Philistines called in their priests and diviners and asked them, "What should we do about the Ark of the LORD? Tell us how to return it to its own country." - -3. "Send the Ark of the God of Israel back with a gift," they were told. "Send a guilt offering so the plague will stop. Then, if you are healed, you will know it was his hand that caused the plague." - -4. "What sort of guilt offering should we send?" they asked. - -And they were told, "Since the plague has struck both you and your five rulers, make five gold tumors and five gold rats, just like those that have ravaged your land. - -5. Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land. -6. Don't be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go. - -7. "Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows have never been yoked to a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but shut their calves away from them in a pen. -8. Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors you are sending as a guilt offering. Then let the cows go wherever they want. -9. If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the LORD who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don't, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance." - -10. So these instructions were carried out. Two cows were hitched to the cart, and their newborn calves were shut up in a pen. -11. Then the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the cart. -12. And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh. - -13. The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they saw the Ark, they were overjoyed! -14. The cart came into the field of a man named Joshua and stopped beside a large rock. So the people broke up the wood of the cart for a fire and killed the cows and sacrificed them to the LORD as a burnt offering. -15. Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors from the cart and placed them on the large rock. Many sacrifices and burnt offerings were offered to the LORD that day by the people of Beth-shemesh. -16. The five Philistine rulers watched all this and then returned to Ekron that same day. - -17. The five gold tumors sent by the Philistines as a guilt offering to the LORD were gifts from the rulers of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. -18. The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were controlled by the five rulers. The large rock at Beth-shemesh, where they set the Ark of the LORD, still stands in the field of Joshua as a witness to what happened there. - -The Ark Moved to Kiriath-Jearim - - -19. But the LORD killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the LORD. And the people mourned greatly because of what the LORD had done. -20. "Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?" they cried out. "Where can we send the Ark from here?" - -21. So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the LORD. Come here and get it!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 240745d2..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the LORD. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it. -2. The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time--twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the LORD had abandoned them. - -Samuel Leads Israel to Victory - - -3. Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you want to return to the LORD with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the LORD and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines." -4. So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD. - -5. Then Samuel told them, "Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you." -6. So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel's judge.) - -7. When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and advanced. The Israelites were badly frightened when they learned that the Philistines were approaching. -8. "Don't stop pleading with the LORD our God to save us from the Philistines!" they begged Samuel. -9. So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the LORD as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the LORD to help Israel, and the LORD answered him. - -10. Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the LORD spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them. -11. The men of Israel chased them from Mizpah to a place below Beth-car, slaughtering them all along the way. - -12. Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means "the stone of help"), for he said, "Up to this point the LORD has helped us!" - -13. So the Philistines were subdued and didn't invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel's lifetime, the LORD's powerful hand was raised against the Philistines. -14. The Israelite villages near Ekron and Gath that the Philistines had captured were restored to Israel, along with the rest of the territory that the Philistines had taken. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites in those days. - -15. Samuel continued as Israel's judge for the rest of his life. -16. Each year he traveled around, setting up his court first at Bethel, then at Gilgal, and then at Mizpah. He judged the people of Israel at each of these places. -17. Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an altar to the LORD at Ramah. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index f0bd33ac..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Israel Requests a King - -# Chapter 8 -1. As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. -2. Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba. -3. But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice. - -4. Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel. -5. "Look," they told him, "you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have." - -6. Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance. -7. "Do everything they say to you," the LORD replied, "for they are rejecting me, not you. They don't want me to be their king any longer. -8. Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment. -9. Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them." -Samuel Warns against a Kingdom - - -10. So Samuel passed on the LORD's warning to the people who were asking him for a king. -11. "This is how a king will reign over you," Samuel said. "The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots. -12. Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. -13. The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him. -14. He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials. -15. He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants. -16. He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use. -17. He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves. -18. When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the LORD will not help you." - -19. But the people refused to listen to Samuel's warning. "Even so, we still want a king," they said. -20. "We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle." - -21. So Samuel repeated to the LORD what the people had said, -22. and the LORD replied, "Do as they say, and give them a king." Then Samuel agreed and sent the people home. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index e97cf3cc..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Saul Meets Samuel - -# Chapter 9 -1. There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin. -2. His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel--head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land. - -3. One day Kish's donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, "Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys." -4. So Saul took one of the servants and traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, the land of Shalishah, the Shaalim area, and the entire land of Benjamin, but they couldn't find the donkeys anywhere. - -5. Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, "Let's go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!" - -6. But the servant said, "I've just thought of something! There is a man of God who lives here in this town. He is held in high honor by all the people because everything he says comes true. Let's go find him. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go." - -7. "But we don't have anything to offer him," Saul replied. "Even our food is gone, and we don't have a thing to give him." - -8. "Well," the servant said, "I have one small silver piece. We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!" -9. (In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, "Let's go and ask the seer," for prophets used to be called seers.) - -10. "All right," Saul agreed, "let's try it!" So they started into the town where the man of God lived. - -11. As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water. So Saul and his servant asked, "Is the seer here today?" - -12. "Yes," they replied. "Stay right on this road. He is at the town gates. He has just arrived to take part in a public sacrifice up at the place of worship. -13. Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won't begin eating until he arrives to bless the food." - -14. So they entered the town, and as they passed through the gates, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the place of worship. - -15. Now the LORD had told Samuel the previous day, -16. " -About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry." - -17. When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said, "That's the man I told you about! He will rule my people." - -18. Just then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and asked, "Can you please tell me where the seer's house is?" - -19. "I am the seer!" Samuel replied. "Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I'll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way. -20. And don't worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel's hopes." - -21. Saul replied, "But I'm only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?" - -22. Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty special guests. -23. Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor. -24. So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. "Go ahead and eat it," Samuel said. "I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!" So Saul ate with Samuel that day. - -25. When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there. -26. At daybreak the next morning, Samuel called to Saul, "Get up! It's time you were on your way." So Saul got ready, and he and Samuel left the house together. -27. When they reached the edge of town, Samuel told Saul to send his servant on ahead. After the servant was gone, Samuel said, "Stay here, for I have received a special message for you from God." - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index d2bdbc95..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Samuel Anoints Saul as King - -# Chapter 10 -1. Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head. He kissed Saul and said, "I am doing this because the LORD has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession. -2. When you leave me today, you will see two men beside Rachel's tomb at Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father has stopped worrying about them and is now worried about you. He is asking, 'Have you seen my son?' - -3. "When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine. -4. They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept. - -5. "When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying. -6. At that time the Spirit of the LORD will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person. -7. After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you. -8. Then go down to Gilgal ahead of me. I will join you there to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. You must wait for seven days until I arrive and give you further instructions." -Samuel's Signs Are Fulfilled - - -9. As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day. -10. When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy. -11. When those who knew Saul heard about it, they exclaimed, "What? Is even Saul a prophet? How did the son of Kish become a prophet?" - -12. And one of those standing there said, "Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?" So that is the origin of the saying "Is even Saul a prophet?" - -13. When Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the place of worship. -14. "Where have you been?" Saul's uncle asked him and his servant. - -"We were looking for the donkeys," Saul replied, "but we couldn't find them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were." - - -15. "Oh? And what did he say?" his uncle asked. - -16. "He told us that the donkeys had already been found," Saul replied. But Saul didn't tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom. - -Saul Is Acclaimed King - - -17. Later Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet before the LORD at Mizpah. -18. And he said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, has declared: I brought you from Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all of the nations that were oppressing you. -19. But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, 'No, we want a king instead!' Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans." - -20. So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the LORD, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. -21. Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the LORD, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they looked for him, he had disappeared! -22. So they asked the LORD, "Where is he?" -And the LORD replied, "He is hiding among the baggage." -23. So they found him and brought him out, and he stood head and shoulders above anyone else. - -24. Then Samuel said to all the people, "This is the man the LORD has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!" -And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!" - - -25. Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the LORD. Then Samuel sent the people home again. - -26. When Saul returned to his home at Gibeah, a group of men whose hearts God had touched went with him. -27. But there were some scoundrels who complained, "How can this man save us?" And they scorned him and refused to bring him gifts. But Saul ignored them. -[Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the people of Gad and Reuben who lived east of the Jordan River. He gouged out the right eye of each of the Israelites living there, and he didn't allow anyone to come and rescue them. In fact, of all the Israelites east of the Jordan, there wasn't a single one whose right eye Nahash had not gouged out. But there were 7,000 men who had escaped from the Ammonites, and they had settled in Jabesh-gilead.] - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b1100a4..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Saul Defeats the Ammonites - -# Chapter 11 -1. -About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. "Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants," they pleaded. - -2. "All right," Nahash said, "but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!" - -3. "Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!" replied the elders of Jabesh. "If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms." - -4. When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears. -5. Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, "What's the matter? Why is everyone crying?" So they told him about the message from Jabesh. - -6. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry. -7. He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: "This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!" And the LORD made the people afraid of Saul's anger, and all of them came out together as one. -8. When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah. - -9. So Saul sent the messengers back to Jabesh-gilead to say, "We will rescue you by noontime tomorrow!" There was great joy throughout the town when that message arrived! - -10. The men of Jabesh then told their enemies, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you can do to us whatever you wish." -11. But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together. - -12. Then the people exclaimed to Samuel, "Now where are those men who said, 'Why should Saul rule over us?' Bring them here, and we will kill them!" - -13. But Saul replied, "No one will be executed today, for today the LORD has rescued Israel!" - -14. Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom." -15. So they all went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the LORD they made Saul king. Then they offered peace offerings to the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites were filled with joy. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index e69b77c7..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Samuel's Farewell Address - -# Chapter 12 -1. Then Samuel addressed all Israel: "I have done as you asked and given you a king. -2. Your king is now your leader. I stand here before you--an old, gray-haired man--and my sons serve you. I have served as your leader from the time I was a boy to this very day. -3. Now testify against me in the presence of the LORD and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong." - -4. "No," they replied, "you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe." - -5. "The LORD and his anointed one are my witnesses today," Samuel declared, "that my hands are clean." -"Yes, he is a witness," they replied. - - -6. "It was the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron," Samuel continued. "He brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt. -7. Now stand here quietly before the LORD as I remind you of all the great things the LORD has done for you and your ancestors. - -8. "When the Israelites were in Egypt and cried out to the LORD, he sent Moses and Aaron to rescue them from Egypt and to bring them into this land. -9. But the people soon forgot about the LORD their God, so he handed them over to Sisera, the commander of Hazor's army, and also to the Philistines and to the king of Moab, who fought against them. - -10. "Then they cried to the LORD again and confessed, 'We have sinned by turning away from the LORD and worshiping the images of Baal and Ashtoreth. But we will worship you and you alone if you will rescue us from our enemies.' -11. Then the LORD sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety. - -12. "But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the LORD your God was already your king. -13. All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the LORD has granted your request. - -14. "Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD's commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God. -15. But if you rebel against the LORD's commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors. - -16. "Now stand here and see the great thing the LORD is about to do. -17. You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the LORD to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the LORD for a king!" - -18. So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people were terrified of the LORD and of Samuel. -19. "Pray to the LORD your God for us, or we will die!" they all said to Samuel. "For now we have added to our sins by asking for a king." - -20. "Don't be afraid," Samuel reassured them. "You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the LORD with all your heart, and don't turn your back on him. -21. Don't go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you--they are totally useless! -22. The LORD will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the LORD to make you his very own people. - -23. "As for me, I will certainly not sin against the LORD by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right. -24. But be sure to fear the LORD and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you. -25. But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be swept away." - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index cfab7b5e..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Continued War with Philistia - -# Chapter 13 -1. Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years. - -2. Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He took 2,000 of the chosen men with him to Micmash and the hill country of Bethel. The other 1,000 went with Saul's son Jonathan to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. - -3. Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt!" -4. All Israel heard the news that Saul had destroyed the Philistine garrison at Geba and that the Philistines now hated the Israelites more than ever. So the entire Israelite army was summoned to join Saul at Gilgal. - -5. The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven. -6. The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns. -7. Some of them crossed the Jordan River and escaped into the land of Gad and Gilead. - -Saul's Disobedience and Samuel's Rebuke -Meanwhile, Saul stayed at Gilgal, and his men were trembling with fear. - -8. Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn't come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away. -9. So he demanded, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!" And Saul sacrificed the burnt offering himself. - -10. Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him, -11. but Samuel said, "What is this you have done?" -Saul replied, "I saw my men scattering from me, and you didn't arrive when you said you would, and the Philistines are at Micmash ready for battle. - -12. So I said, 'The Philistines are ready to march against us at Gilgal, and I haven't even asked for the LORD's help!' So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering myself before you came." - -13. "How foolish!" Samuel exclaimed. "You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. -14. But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command." -Israel's Military Disadvantage - - -15. Samuel then left Gilgal and went on his way, but the rest of the troops went with Saul to meet the army. They went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. When Saul counted the men who were still with him, he found only 600 were left! -16. Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash. -17. Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, -18. another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim near the wilderness. - -19. There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn't allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews. -20. So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith. -21. The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce for sharpening an ax or making the point of an ox goad. -22. So on the day of the battle none of the people of Israel had a sword or spear, except for Saul and Jonathan. - -23. The pass at Micmash had meanwhile been secured by a contingent of the Philistine army. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15cf3838..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,109 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan's Daring Plan - -# Chapter 14 -1. One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to where the Philistines have their outpost." But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing. - -2. Meanwhile, Saul and his 600 men were camped on the outskirts of Gibeah, around the pomegranate tree at Migron. -3. Among Saul's men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the son of Ichabod's brother Ahitub, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD who had served at Shiloh. - -No one realized that Jonathan had left the Israelite camp. - -4. To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and Seneh. -5. The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba. -6. "Let's go across to the outpost of those pagans," Jonathan said to his armor bearer. "Perhaps the LORD will help us, for nothing can hinder the LORD. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!" - -7. "Do what you think is best," the armor bearer replied. "I'm with you completely, whatever you decide." - -8. "All right, then," Jonathan told him. "We will cross over and let them see us. -9. If they say to us, 'Stay where you are or we'll kill you,' then we will stop and not go up to them. -10. But if they say, 'Come on up and fight,' then we will go up. That will be the LORD's sign that he will help us defeat them." - -11. When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, "Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!" -12. Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, "Come on up here, and we'll teach you a lesson!" -"Come on, climb right behind me," Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "for the LORD will help us defeat them!" - -13. So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them. -14. They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre. - -15. Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified. - -Israel Defeats the Philistines - - -16. Saul's lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw a strange sight--the vast army of Philistines began to melt away in every direction. -17. "Call the roll and find out who's missing," Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were gone. - -18. Then Saul shouted to Ahijah, "Bring the ephod here!" For at that time Ahijah was wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites. -19. But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, "Never mind; let's get going!" - -20. Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. There was terrible confusion everywhere. -21. Even the Hebrews who had previously gone over to the Philistine army revolted and joined in with Saul, Jonathan, and the rest of the Israelites. -22. Likewise, the men of Israel who were hiding in the hill country of Ephraim joined the chase when they saw the Philistines running away. -23. So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven. - -Saul's Foolish Oath - - -24. Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, "Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening--before I have full revenge on my enemies." So no one ate anything all day, -25. even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest. -26. They didn't dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken. - -27. But Jonathan had not heard his father's command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed. -28. But one of the men saw him and said, "Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint." - -29. "My father has made trouble for us all!" Jonathan exclaimed. "A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey. -30. If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!" - -31. They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint. -32. That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood. -33. Someone reported to Saul, "Look, the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that still has blood in it." -"That is very wrong," Saul said. "Find a large stone and roll it over here. - -34. Then go out among the troops and tell them, 'Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.'" -So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there. - -35. Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first of the altars he built to the LORD. - -36. Then Saul said, "Let's chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let's destroy every last one of them." -His men replied, "We'll do whatever you think is best." -But the priest said, "Let's ask God first." - - -37. So Saul asked God, "Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?" But God made no reply that day. - -38. Then Saul said to the leaders, "Something's wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today. -39. I vow by the name of the LORD who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my own son Jonathan!" But no one would tell him what the trouble was. - -40. Then Saul said, "Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there." -And the people responded to Saul, "Whatever you think is best." - - -41. Then Saul prayed, "O LORD, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent." Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent. - -42. Then Saul said, "Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan." And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one. - -43. "Tell me what you have done," Saul demanded of Jonathan. - -"I tasted a little honey," Jonathan admitted. "It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?" - - -44. "Yes, Jonathan," Saul said, "you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this." - -45. But the people broke in and said to Saul, "Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. - -46. Then Saul called back the army from chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines returned home. - -Saul's Military Successes - - -47. Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel's throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction--against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious. -48. He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them. - -49. Saul's sons included Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malkishua. He also had two daughters: Merab, who was older, and Michal. -50. Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul's army was Abner, the son of Saul's uncle Ner. -51. Saul's father, Kish, and Abner's father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel. - -52. The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul's lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0cfbe0c7..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Saul Defeats the Amalekites - -# Chapter 15 -1. One day Samuel said to Saul, "It was the LORD who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the LORD! -2. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. -3. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation--men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys." - -4. So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah. -5. Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. -6. Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: "Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt." So the Kenites packed up and left. - -7. Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. -8. He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else. -9. Saul and his men spared Agag's life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs--everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.The LORD Rejects Saul - -10. Then the LORD said to Samuel, -11. "I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command." Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the LORD all night. - -12. Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, "Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal." - -13. When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. "May the LORD bless you," he said. "I have carried out the LORD's command!" - -14. "Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?" Samuel demanded. - -15. "It's true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle," Saul admitted. "But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God. We have destroyed everything else." - -16. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! Listen to what the LORD told me last night!" -"What did he tell you?" Saul asked. - - -17. And Samuel told him, "Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed you king of Israel. -18. And the LORD sent you on a mission and told you, 'Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.' -19. Why haven't you obeyed the LORD? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD's sight?" - -20. "But I did obey the LORD," Saul insisted. "I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Agag, but I destroyed everyone else. -21. Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal." - -22. But Samuel replied, -"What is more pleasing to the LORD: - -your burnt offerings and sacrifices - -or your obedience to his voice? -Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, - -and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. - - -23. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, - -and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. -So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, - -he has rejected you as king." -Saul Pleads for Forgiveness - - -24. Then Saul admitted to Samuel, "Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the LORD's command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. -25. But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the LORD." - -26. But Samuel replied, "I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the LORD's command, he has rejected you as king of Israel." - -27. As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe. -28. And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else--one who is better than you. -29. And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!" - -30. Then Saul pleaded again, "I know I have sinned. But please, at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God." -31. So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him, and Saul worshiped the LORD. - -Samuel Executes King Agag - - -32. Then Samuel said, "Bring King Agag to me." Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, "Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!" -33. But Samuel said, "As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless." And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. - -34. Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul. -35. Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the LORD was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 52448bf8..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Samuel Anoints David as King - -# Chapter 16 -1. Now the LORD said to Samuel, "You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king." - -2. But Samuel asked, "How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." -"Take a heifer with you," the LORD replied, "and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the LORD. -3. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me." - -4. So Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. "What's wrong?" they asked. "Do you come in peace?" - -5. "Yes," Samuel replied. "I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too. - -6. When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, "Surely this is the LORD's anointed!" - -7. But the LORD said to Samuel, "Don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." - -8. Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "This is not the one the LORD has chosen." -9. Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, "Neither is this the one the LORD has chosen." -10. In the same way all seven of Jesse's sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen any of these." -11. Then Samuel asked, "Are these all the sons you have?" -"There is still the youngest," Jesse replied. "But he's out in the fields watching the sheep and goats." -"Send for him at once," Samuel said. "We will not sit down to eat until he arrives." - - -12. So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. -And the LORD said, "This is the one; anoint him." - -13. So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah. - -David Serves in Saul's Court - - -14. Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear. - -15. Some of Saul's servants said to him, "A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you. -16. Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again." - -17. "All right," Saul said. "Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here." - -18. One of the servants said to Saul, "One of Jesse's sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that--he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the LORD is with him." - -19. So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, the shepherd." -20. Jesse responded by sending David to Saul, along with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a wineskin full of wine. - -21. So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer. - -22. Then Saul sent word to Jesse asking, "Please let David remain in my service, for I am very pleased with him." - -23. And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 27fc2e63..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,104 +0,0 @@ -Goliath Challenges the Israelites - -# Chapter 17 -1. The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim. -2. Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah. -3. So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them. - -4. Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! -5. He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. -6. He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. -7. The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver's beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield. - -8. Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. "Why are you all coming out to fight?" he called. "I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me! -9. If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! -10. I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!" -11. When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken. - -Jesse Sends David to Saul's Camp - - -12. Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse was an old man at that time, and he had eight sons. -13. Jesse's three oldest sons--Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea--had already joined Saul's army to fight the Philistines. -14. David was the youngest son. David's three oldest brothers stayed with Saul's army, -15. but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem. - -16. For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army. - -17. One day Jesse said to David, "Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. -18. And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing." -19. David's brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines. - -20. So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was leaving for the battlefield with shouts and battle cries. -21. Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army. -22. David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers. -23. As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. - -24. As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. -25. "Have you seen the giant?" the men asked. "He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man's entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!" - -26. David asked the soldiers standing nearby, "What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?" - -27. And these men gave David the same reply. They said, "Yes, that is the reward for killing him." - -28. But when David's oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. "What are you doing around here anyway?" he demanded. "What about those few sheep you're supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!" - -29. "What have I done now?" David replied. "I was only asking a question!" -30. He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer. -31. Then David's question was reported to King Saul, and the king sent for him. - -David Kills Goliath - - -32. "Don't worry about this Philistine," David told Saul. "I'll go fight him!" - -33. "Don't be ridiculous!" Saul replied. "There's no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You're only a boy, and he's been a man of war since his youth." - -34. But David persisted. "I have been taking care of my father's sheep and goats," he said. "When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, -35. I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. -36. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! -37. The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!" -Saul finally consented. "All right, go ahead," he said. "And may the LORD be with you!" - -38. Then Saul gave David his own armor--a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. -39. David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. - -"I can't go in these," he protested to Saul. "I'm not used to them." So David took them off again. - -40. He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd's bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd's staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. - -41. Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, -42. sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. -43. "Am I a dog," he roared at David, "that you come at me with a stick?" And he cursed David by the names of his gods. -44. "Come over here, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!" Goliath yelled. - -45. David replied to the Philistine, "You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies--the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. -46. Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! -47. And everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the LORD's battle, and he will give you to us!" - -48. As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. -49. Reaching into his shepherd's bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground. - -50. So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. -51. Then David ran over and pulled Goliath's sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut off his head. - -Israel Routs the Philistines -When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran. - -52. Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, chasing them as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the dead and wounded Philistines were strewn all along the road from Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron. -53. Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp. -54. (David took the Philistine's head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man's armor in his own tent.) - -55. As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, "Abner, whose son is this young man?" -"I really don't know," Abner declared. - - -56. "Well, find out who he is!" the king told him. - -57. As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine's head still in his hand. -58. "Tell me about your father, young man," Saul said. - -And David replied, "His name is Jesse, and we live in Bethlehem." - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 352224d4..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Saul Becomes Jealous of David - -# Chapter 18 -1. After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king's son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David. -2. From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn't let him return home. -3. And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. -4. Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt. - -5. Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully. So Saul made him a commander over the men of war, an appointment that was welcomed by the people and Saul's officers alike. - -6. When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. -7. This was their song: -"Saul has killed his thousands, - -and David his ten thousands!" - - -8. This made Saul very angry. "What's this?" he said. "They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they'll be making him their king!" -9. So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David. - -10. The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, -11. and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice. - -12. Saul was then afraid of David, for the LORD was with David and had turned away from Saul. -13. Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle. - -14. David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the LORD was with him. -15. When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him. -16. But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle. - -David Marries Saul's Daughter - - -17. One day Saul said to David, "I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab, as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the LORD's battles." For Saul thought, "I'll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself." - -18. "Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king's son-in-law?" David exclaimed. "My father's family is nothing!" -19. So when the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel, a man from Meholah. - -20. In the meantime, Saul's daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when he heard about it. -21. "Here's another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!" Saul said to himself. But to David he said, "Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!" - -22. Then Saul told his men to say to David, "The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don't you accept the king's offer and become his son-in-law?" - -23. When Saul's men said these things to David, he replied, "How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?" - -24. When Saul's men reported this back to the king, -25. he told them, "Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100 Philistine foreskins! Vengeance on my enemies is all I really want." But what Saul had in mind was that David would be killed in the fight. - -26. David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired, -27. he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king's requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife. - -28. When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him, -29. Saul became even more afraid of him, and he remained David's enemy for the rest of his life. - -30. Every time the commanders of the Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul's officers. So David's name became very famous. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5f5dbab2..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Saul Tries to Kill David - -# Chapter 19 -1. Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, -2. told him what his father was planning. "Tomorrow morning," he warned him, "you must find a hiding place out in the fields. -3. I'll ask my father to go out there with me, and I'll talk to him about you. Then I'll tell you everything I can find out." - -4. The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. "The king must not sin against his servant David," Jonathan said. "He's never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could. -5. Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the LORD brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!" - -6. So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be killed." - -7. Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before. - -8. War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away. - -9. But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the LORD suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, -10. Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night. - -Michal Saves David's Life - - -11. Then Saul sent troops to watch David's house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him, "If you don't escape tonight, you will be dead by morning." -12. So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped. -13. Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat's hair at its head. - -14. When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn't get out of bed. - -15. But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, "Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!" -16. But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat's hair at its head. - -17. "Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?" Saul demanded of Michal. - -"I had to," Michal replied. "He threatened to kill me if I didn't help him." - - -18. So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. Then Samuel took David with him to live at Naioth. -19. When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah, -20. he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who were prophesying, the Spirit of God came upon Saul's men, and they also began to prophesy. -21. When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing happened a third time. -22. Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah and arrived at the great well in Secu. "Where are Samuel and David?" he demanded. - -"They are at Naioth in Ramah," someone told him. - - -23. But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! -24. He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. The people who were watching exclaimed, "What? Is even Saul a prophet?" - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3c4b134e..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Jonathan -Helps David - -# Chapter 20 -1. David now fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. "What have I done?" he exclaimed. "What is my crime? How have I offended your father that he is so determined to kill me?" - -2. "That's not true!" Jonathan protested. "You're not going to die. He always tells me everything he's going to do, even the little things. I know my father wouldn't hide something like this from me. It just isn't so!" - -3. Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, "Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, 'I won't tell Jonathan--why should I hurt him?' But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the LORD and by your own soul!" - -4. "Tell me what I can do to help you," Jonathan exclaimed. - -5. David replied, "Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I've always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I'll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day. -6. If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice. -7. If he says, 'Fine!' you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me. -8. Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend--for we made a solemn pact before the LORD--or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don't betray me to him!" - -9. "Never!" Jonathan exclaimed. "You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once." - -10. Then David asked, "How will I know whether or not your father is angry?" - -11. "Come out to the field with me," Jonathan replied. And they went out there together. -12. Then Jonathan told David, "I promise by the LORD, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favorably about you, I will let you know. -13. But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the LORD strike me and even kill me if I don't warn you so you can escape and live. May the LORD be with you as he used to be with my father. -14. And may you treat me with the faithful love of the LORD as long as I live. But if I die, -15. treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth." - -16. So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, "May the LORD destroy all your enemies!" -17. And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. - -18. Then Jonathan said, "Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty. -19. The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile. -20. I will come out and shoot three arrows to the side of the stone pile as though I were shooting at a target. -21. Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back. If you hear me tell him, 'They're on this side,' then you will know, as surely as the LORD lives, that all is well, and there is no trouble. -22. But if I tell him, 'Go farther--the arrows are still ahead of you,' then it will mean that you must leave immediately, for the LORD is sending you away. -23. And may the LORD make us keep our promises to each other, for he has witnessed them." - -24. So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat. -25. He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him and Abner beside him. But David's place was empty. -26. Saul didn't say anything about it that day, for he said to himself, "Something must have made David ceremonially unclean." -27. But when David's place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan, "Why hasn't the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?" - -28. Jonathan replied, "David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem. -29. He said, 'Please let me go, for we are having a family sacrifice. My brother demanded that I be there. So please let me get away to see my brothers.' That's why he isn't here at the king's table." - -30. Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. "You stupid son of a whore!" he swore at him. "Do you think I don't know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother? -31. As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!" - -32. "But why should he be put to death?" Jonathan asked his father. "What has he done?" -33. Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David. - -34. Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat on that second day of the festival, for he was crushed by his father's shameful behavior toward David. - -35. The next morning, as agreed, Jonathan went out into the field and took a young boy with him to gather his arrows. -36. "Start running," he told the boy, "so you can find the arrows as I shoot them." So the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him. -37. When the boy had almost reached the arrow, Jonathan shouted, "The arrow is still ahead of you. -38. Hurry, hurry, don't wait." So the boy quickly gathered up the arrows and ran back to his master. -39. He, of course, suspected nothing; only Jonathan and David understood the signal. -40. Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him to take them back to town. - -41. As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David. - -42. At last Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the LORD's name. The LORD is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever." Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6ffb667a..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -David Runs from Saul - -# Chapter 21 -1. David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. "Why are you alone?" he asked. "Why is no one with you?" - -2. "The king has sent me on a private matter," David said. "He told me not to tell anyone why I am here. I have told my men where to meet me later. -3. Now, what is there to eat? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have." - -4. "We don't have any regular bread," the priest replied. "But there is the holy bread, which you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently." - -5. "Don't worry," David replied. "I never allow my men to be with women when we are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!" - -6. Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread--the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the LORD in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread. - -7. Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the LORD. - -8. David asked Ahimelech, "Do you have a spear or sword? The king's business was so urgent that I didn't even have time to grab a weapon!" - -9. "I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah," the priest replied. "It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here." -"There is nothing like it!" David replied. "Give it to me!" - - -10. So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath. -11. But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. "Isn't this David, the king of the land?" they asked. "Isn't he the one the people honor with dances, singing, -'Saul has killed his thousands, - -and David his ten thousands'?" - - -12. David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him. -13. So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard. - -14. Finally, King Achish said to his men, "Must you bring me a madman? -15. We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?" - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9f5c9d9b..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -David at the Cave of Adullam - -# Chapter 22 -1. So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. -2. Then others began coming--men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented--until David was the captain of about 400 men. - -3. Later David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king, "Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me." -4. So David's parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his stronghold. - -5. One day the prophet Gad told David, "Leave the stronghold and return to the land of Judah." So David went to the forest of Hereth. - -6. The news of his arrival in Judah soon reached Saul. At the time, the king was sitting beneath the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, holding his spear and surrounded by his officers. - -7. "Listen here, you men of Benjamin!" Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. "Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army? -8. Is that why you have conspired against me? For not one of you told me when my own son made a solemn pact with the son of Jesse. You're not even sorry for me. Think of it! My own son--encouraging him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day!" - -9. Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's men, spoke up. "When I was at Nob," he said, "I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub. -10. Ahimelech consulted the LORD for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine." -The Slaughter of the Priests - - -11. King Saul immediately sent for Ahimelech and all his family, who served as priests at Nob. -12. When they arrived, Saul shouted at him, "Listen to me, you son of Ahitub!" -"What is it, my king?" Ahimelech asked. - - -13. "Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me?" Saul demanded. "Why did you give him food and a sword? Why have you consulted God for him? Why have you encouraged him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day?" - -14. "But sir," Ahimelech replied, "is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household! -15. This was certainly not the first time I had consulted God for him! May the king not accuse me and my family in this matter, for I knew nothing at all of any plot against you." - -16. "You will surely die, Ahimelech, along with your entire family!" the king shouted. -17. And he ordered his bodyguards, "Kill these priests of the LORD, for they are allies and conspirators with David! They knew he was running away from me, but they didn't tell me!" But Saul's men refused to kill the LORD's priests. - -18. Then the king said to Doeg, "You do it." So Doeg the Edomite turned on them and killed them that day, eighty-five priests in all, still wearing their priestly garments. -19. Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and killed the priests' families--men and women, children and babies--and all the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. - -20. Only Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David. -21. When he told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD, -22. David exclaimed, "I knew it! When I saw Doeg the Edomite there that day, I knew he was sure to tell Saul. Now I have caused the death of all your father's family. -23. Stay here with me, and don't be afraid. I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both." - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 376bb798..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -David Protects the Town of Keilah - -# Chapter 23 -1. One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors. -2. David asked the LORD, "Should I go and attack them?" -"Yes, go and save Keilah," the LORD told him. - -3. But David's men said, "We're afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don't want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!" - -4. So David asked the LORD again, and again the LORD replied, "Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines." - -5. So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah. -6. Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he brought the ephod with him. - -7. Saul soon learned that David was at Keilah. "Good!" he exclaimed. "We've got him now! God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself in a walled town!" -8. So Saul mobilized his entire army to march to Keilah and besiege David and his men. - -9. But David learned of Saul's plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the LORD what he should do. -10. Then David prayed, "O LORD, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here. -11. Will the leaders of Keilah betray me to him? And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell me." -And the LORD said, "He will come." - -12. Again David asked, "Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men to Saul?" -And the LORD replied, "Yes, they will betray you." -David Hides in the Wilderness - - -13. So David and his men--about 600 of them now--left Keilah and began roaming the countryside. Word soon reached Saul that David had escaped, so he didn't go to Keilah after all. -14. David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn't let Saul find him. - -15. One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him. -16. Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. -17. "Don't be afraid," Jonathan reassured him. "My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father, Saul, is well aware." -18. So the two of them renewed their solemn pact before the LORD. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh. - -19. But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. "We know where David is hiding," they said. "He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon. -20. Come down whenever you're ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!" - -21. "The LORD bless you," Saul said. "At last someone is concerned about me! -22. Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty. -23. Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I'll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I'll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!" -24. So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. - -Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon. - -25. When David heard that Saul and his men were searching for him, he went even farther into the wilderness to the great rock, and he remained there in the wilderness of Maon. But Saul kept after him in the wilderness. - -26. Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men, -27. an urgent message reached Saul that the Philistines were raiding Israel again. -28. So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape. -29. David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 04c71029..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul's Life - -# Chapter 24 -1. After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi. -2. So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats. - -3. At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave! - -4. "Now's your opportunity!" David's men whispered to him. "Today the LORD is telling you, 'I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.'" So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul's robe. - -5. But then David's conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul's robe. -6. He said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this to my lord the king. I shouldn't attack the LORD's anointed one, for the LORD himself has chosen him." -7. So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul. - -After Saul had left the cave and gone on his way, - -8. David came out and shouted after him, "My lord the king!" And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him. - -9. Then he shouted to Saul, "Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you? -10. This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn't true. For the LORD placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, 'I will never harm the king--he is the LORD's anointed one.' -11. Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn't kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me. - -12. "May the LORD judge between us. Perhaps the LORD will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you. -13. As that old proverb says, 'From evil people come evil deeds.' So you can be sure I will never harm you. -14. Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea? -15. May the LORD therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!" - -16. When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, "Is that really you, my son David?" Then he began to cry. -17. And he said to David, "You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil. -18. Yes, you have been amazingly kind to me today, for when the LORD put me in a place where you could have killed me, you didn't do it. -19. Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the LORD reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today. -20. And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule. -21. Now swear to me by the LORD that when that happens you will not kill my family and destroy my line of descendants!" - -22. So David promised this to Saul with an oath. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went back to their stronghold. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 18f40c8e..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -The Death of Samuel - -# Chapter 25 -1. Now Samuel died, and all Israel gathered for his funeral. They buried him at his house in Ramah. - -Nabal Angers David -Then David moved down to the wilderness of Maon. -2. There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time. -3. This man's name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings. - -4. When David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep, -5. he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: -6. "Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own! -7. I am told that it is sheep-shearing time. While your shepherds stayed among us near Carmel, we never harmed them, and nothing was ever stolen from them. -8. Ask your own men, and they will tell you this is true. So would you be kind to us, since we have come at a time of celebration? Please share any provisions you might have on hand with us and with your friend David." -9. David's young men gave this message to Nabal in David's name, and they waited for a reply. - -10. "Who is this fellow David?" Nabal sneered to the young men. "Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters. -11. Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I've slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?" - -12. So David's young men returned and told him what Nabal had said. -13. "Get your swords!" was David's reply as he strapped on his own. Then 400 men started off with David, and 200 remained behind to guard their equipment. - -14. Meanwhile, one of Nabal's servants went to Abigail and told her, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them. -15. These men have been very good to us, and we never suffered any harm from them. Nothing was stolen from us the whole time they were with us. -16. In fact, day and night they were like a wall of protection to us and the sheep. -17. You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He's so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!" - -18. Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys -19. and said to her servants, "Go on ahead. I will follow you shortly." But she didn't tell her husband Nabal what she was doing. - -20. As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her. -21. David had just been saying, "A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good. -22. May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!" -Abigail Intercedes for Nabal - - -23. When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him. -24. She fell at his feet and said, "I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say. -25. I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the young men you sent. - -26. "Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is. -27. And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men. -28. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The LORD will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the LORD's battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life. - -29. "Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the LORD your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling! -30. When the LORD has done all he promised and has made you leader of Israel, -31. don't let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won't have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the LORD has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!" - -32. David replied to Abigail, "Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today! -33. Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands. -34. For I swear by the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal's men would still be alive tomorrow morning." -35. Then David accepted her present and told her, "Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband." - -36. When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day. -37. In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone. -38. -About ten days later, the LORD struck him, and he died. - -David Marries Abigail - - -39. When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Praise the LORD, who has avenged the insult I received from Nabal and has kept me from doing it myself. Nabal has received the punishment for his sin." Then David sent messengers to Abigail to ask her to become his wife. - -40. When the messengers arrived at Carmel, they told Abigail, "David has sent us to take you back to marry him." - -41. She bowed low to the ground and responded, "I, your servant, would be happy to marry David. I would even be willing to become a slave, washing the feet of his servants!" -42. Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David's messengers. And so she became his wife. -43. David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives. -44. Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index a711a713..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -David Spares Saul Again - -# Chapter 26 -1. Now some men from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah to tell him, "David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which overlooks Jeshimon." - -2. So Saul took 3,000 of Israel's elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph. -3. Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness, -4. he sent out spies to verify the report of Saul's arrival. - -5. David slipped over to Saul's camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were sleeping inside a ring formed by the slumbering warriors. -6. "Who will volunteer to go in there with me?" David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother. - -"I'll go with you," Abishai replied. - -7. So David and Abishai went right into Saul's camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him. - -8. "God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!" Abishai whispered to David. "Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike twice!" - -9. "No!" David said. "Don't kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the LORD's anointed one? -10. Surely the LORD will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle. -11. The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let's get out of here!" - -12. So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul's head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the LORD had put Saul's men into a deep sleep. - -13. David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance. -14. Then he shouted down to the soldiers and to Abner son of Ner, "Wake up, Abner!" -"Who is it?" Abner demanded. - - -15. "Well, Abner, you're a great man, aren't you?" David taunted. "Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven't you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him? -16. This isn't good at all! I swear by the LORD that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the LORD's anointed! Look around! Where are the king's spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?" - -17. Saul recognized David's voice and called out, "Is that you, my son David?" -And David replied, "Yes, my lord the king. - -18. Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime? -19. But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then let him accept my offering. But if this is simply a human scheme, then may those involved be cursed by the LORD. For they have driven me from my home, so I can no longer live among the LORD's people, and they have said, 'Go, worship pagan gods.' -20. Must I die on foreign soil, far from the presence of the LORD? Why has the king of Israel come out to search for a single flea? Why does he hunt me down like a partridge on the mountains?" - -21. Then Saul confessed, "I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong." - -22. "Here is your spear, O king," David replied. "Let one of your young men come over and get it. -23. The LORD gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the LORD placed you in my power, for you are the LORD's anointed one. -24. Now may the LORD value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles." - -25. And Saul said to David, "Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed." Then David went away, and Saul returned home. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index bc2766ca..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -David among the Philistines - -# Chapter 27 -1. But David kept thinking to himself, "Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe." - -2. So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. -3. David and his men and their families settled there with Achish at Gath. David brought his two wives along with him--Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel. -4. Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him. - -5. One day David said to Achish, "If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city." - -6. So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day), -7. and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months. - -8. David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites--people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times. -9. David did not leave one person alive in the villages he attacked. He took the sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing before returning home to see King Achish. - -10. "Where did you make your raid today?" Achish would ask. - -And David would reply, "Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites." - - -11. No one was left alive to come to Gath and tell where he had really been. This happened again and again while he was living among the Philistines. -12. Achish believed David and thought to himself, "By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index dc1a5c00..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -Saul Consults a Medium - -# Chapter 28 -1. -About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, "You and your men will be expected to join me in battle." - -2. "Very well!" David agreed. "Now you will see for yourself what we can do." -Then Achish told David, "I will make you my personal bodyguard for life." - - -3. Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. - -4. The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa. -5. When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear. -6. He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets. -7. Saul then said to his advisers, "Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do." -His advisers replied, "There is a medium at Endor." - - -8. So Saul disguised himself by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his royal robes. Then he went to the woman's home at night, accompanied by two of his men. - -"I have to talk to a man who has died," he said. "Will you call up his spirit for me?" - - -9. "Are you trying to get me killed?" the woman demanded. "You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?" - -10. But Saul took an oath in the name of the LORD and promised, "As surely as the LORD lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this." - -11. Finally, the woman said, "Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?" -"Call up Samuel," Saul replied. - - -12. When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, "You've deceived me! You are Saul!" - -13. "Don't be afraid!" the king told her. "What do you see?" -"I see a god coming up out of the earth," she said. - -14. "What does he look like?" Saul asked. - -"He is an old man wrapped in a robe," she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him. - - -15. "Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?" Samuel asked Saul. - -"Because I am in deep trouble," Saul replied. "The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won't reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do." - - -16. But Samuel replied, "Why ask me, since the LORD has left you and has become your enemy? -17. The LORD has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David. -18. The LORD has done this to you today because you refused to carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites. -19. What's more, the LORD will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The LORD will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat." - -20. Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Samuel's words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night. - -21. When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, "Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life. -22. Now do what I say, and let me give you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip back." - -23. But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman in urging him to eat, so he finally yielded and got up from the ground and sat on the couch. - -24. The woman had been fattening a calf, so she hurried out and killed it. She took some flour, kneaded it into dough and baked unleavened bread. -25. She brought the meal to Saul and his advisers, and they ate it. Then they went out into the night. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ea41c28..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Philistines Reject David - -# Chapter 29 -1. The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel. -2. As the Philistine rulers were leading out their troops in groups of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched at the rear with King Achish. -3. But the Philistine commanders demanded, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" -And Achish told them, "This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel. He's been with me for years, and I've never found a single fault in him from the day he arrived until today." - - -4. But the Philistine commanders were angry. "Send him back to the town you've given him!" they demanded. "He can't go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him? -5. Isn't this the same David about whom the women of Israel sing in their dances, -'Saul has killed his thousands, - -and David his ten thousands'?" - - -6. So Achish finally summoned David and said to him, "I swear by the LORD that you have been a trustworthy ally. I think you should go with me into battle, for I've never found a single flaw in you from the day you arrived until today. But the other Philistine rulers won't hear of it. -7. Please don't upset them, but go back quietly." - -8. "What have I done to deserve this treatment?" David demanded. "What have you ever found in your servant, that I can't go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?" - -9. But Achish insisted, "As far as I'm concerned, you're as perfect as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders are afraid to have you with them in the battle. -10. Now get up early in the morning, and leave with your men as soon as it gets light." - -11. So David and his men headed back into the land of the Philistines, while the Philistine army went on to Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e022b5a..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -David Destroys the Amalekites - -# Chapter 30 -1. Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. -2. They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone. - -3. When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, -4. they wept until they could weep no more. -5. David's two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured. -6. David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God. - -7. Then he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring me the ephod!" So Abiathar brought it. -8. Then David asked the LORD, "Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?" -And the LORD told him, "Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!" - -9. So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor. -10. But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men. - -11. Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. -12. They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn't had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned. - -13. "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" David asked him. -"I am an Egyptian--the slave of an Amalekite," he replied. "My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick. -14. We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag." - -15. "Will you lead me to this band of raiders?" David asked. - -The young man replied, "If you take an oath in God's name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them." - - -16. So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah. -17. David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels. -18. David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. -19. Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. -20. He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. "This plunder belongs to David!" they said. - -21. Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. -22. But some evil troublemakers among David's men said, "They didn't go with us, so they can't have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone." - -23. But David said, "No, my brothers! Don't be selfish with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us. -24. Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike--those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment." -25. From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today. - -26. When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends. "Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD's enemies," he said. - -27. The gifts were sent to the people of the following towns David had visited: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir, -28. Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, -29. Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites, -30. Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach, -31. Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 348378a1..00000000 --- a/NLT/09_1 Samuel/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -The Death of Saul - -# Chapter 31 -1. Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. -2. The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons--Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. -3. The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely. - -4. Saul groaned to his armor bearer, "Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me." -But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. - -5. When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king. -6. So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day. - -7. When the Israelites on the other side of the Jezreel Valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. - -8. The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa. -9. So they cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul's death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. -10. They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan. - -11. But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they burned the bodies. -13. Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. - - - diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30ca72bb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim. +2 Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not. +3 Each year Elkanah would travel to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies at the Tabernacle. The priests of the Lord at that time were the two sons of Eli—Hophni and Phinehas. +4 On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children. +5 And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children. +6 So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children. +7 Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat. +8 “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?” +9 Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle. +10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. +11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.” +12 As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. +13 Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. +14 “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!” +15 “Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. +16 Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.” +17 “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.” +18 “Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad. +19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, +20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.” +21 The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow. +22 But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, “Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently.” +23 “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the Lord help you keep your promise.” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned. +24 When the child was weaned, Hannah took him to the Tabernacle in Shiloh. They brought along a three-year-old bull for the sacrifice and a basket of flour and some wine. +25 After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. +26 “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. +27 I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. +28 Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8f3b1f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Then Hannah prayed: +“My heart rejoices in the Lord! + The Lord has made me strong. +Now I have an answer for my enemies; + I rejoice because you rescued me. +2 No one is holy like the Lord! + There is no one besides you; + there is no Rock like our God. +3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty! + Don’t speak with such arrogance! +For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; + he will judge your actions. +4 The bow of the mighty is now broken, + and those who stumbled are now strong. +5 Those who were well fed are now starving, + and those who were starving are now full. +The childless woman now has seven children, + and the woman with many children wastes away. +6 The Lord gives both death and life; + he brings some down to the grave but raises others up. +7 The Lord makes some poor and others rich; + he brings some down and lifts others up. +8 He lifts the poor from the dust + and the needy from the garbage dump. +He sets them among princes, + placing them in seats of honor. +For all the earth is the Lord’s, + and he has set the world in order. +9 “He will protect his faithful ones, + but the wicked will disappear in darkness. +No one will succeed by strength alone. +10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. +He thunders against them from heaven; + the Lord judges throughout the earth. +He gives power to his king; + he increases the strength of his anointed one.” +11 Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting Eli the priest. +12 Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord +13 or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli’s sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling, +14 the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli’s sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way. +15 Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal’s fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting. +16 The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.” +17 So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offerings with contempt. +18 But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest. +19 Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice. +20 Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the Lord give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the Lord.” +21 And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord. +22 Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle. +23 Eli said to them, “I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? +24 You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the Lord’s people are not good. +25 If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede?” But Eli’s sons wouldn’t listen to their father, for the Lord was already planning to put them to death. +26 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people. +27 One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the Lord: “I revealed myself to your ancestors when they were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. +28 I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests. +29 So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel! +30 “Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me. +31 The time is coming when I will put an end to your family, so it will no longer serve as my priests. All the members of your family will die before their time. None will reach old age. +32 You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days. +33 The few not cut off from serving at my altar will survive, but only so their eyes can go blind and their hearts break, and their children will die a violent death. +34 And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day! +35 “Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever. +36 Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,’ they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49dd7b02 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. +2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. +3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. +4 Suddenly the Lord called out, “Samuel!” +“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?” +5 He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” +“I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did. +6 Then the Lord called out again, “Samuel!” +Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” +“I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.” +7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. +8 So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” +Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. +9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed. +10 And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” +And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” +11 Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel. +12 I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end. +13 I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn’t disciplined them. +14 So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.” +15 Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord had said to him. +16 But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.” +“Here I am,” Samuel replied. +17 “What did the Lord say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!” +18 So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the Lord’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.” +19 As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. +20 And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord. +21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8b591697 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel. +At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek. +2 The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men. +3 After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.” +4 So they sent men to Shiloh to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were also there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. +5 When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord coming into the camp, their shout of joy was so loud it made the ground shake! +6 “What’s going on?” the Philistines asked. “What’s all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp?” When they were told it was because the Ark of the Lord had arrived, +7 they panicked. “The gods have come into their camp!” they cried. “This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before! +8 Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness. +9 Fight as never before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours! Stand up like men and fight!” +10 So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. +11 The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed. +12 A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief. +13 Eli was waiting beside the road to hear the news of the battle, for his heart trembled for the safety of the Ark of God. When the messenger arrived and told what had happened, an outcry resounded throughout the town. +14 “What is all the noise about?” Eli asked. +The messenger rushed over to Eli, +15 who was ninety-eight years old and blind. +16 He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.” +“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded. +17 “Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.” +18 When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years. +19 Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near her time of delivery. When she heard that the Ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth. +20 She died in childbirth, but before she passed away the midwives tried to encourage her. “Don’t be afraid,” they said. “You have a baby boy!” But she did not answer or pay attention to them. +21 She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead. +22 Then she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7bf659c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod. +2 They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon. +3 But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again. +4 But the next morning the same thing happened—Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact. +5 That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod will step on its threshold. +6 Then the Lord’s heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors. +7 When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, “We can’t keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god.” +8 So they called together the rulers of the Philistine towns and asked, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” +The rulers discussed it and replied, “Move it to the town of Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel to Gath. +9 But when the Ark arrived at Gath, the Lord’s heavy hand fell on its men, young and old; he struck them with a plague of tumors, and there was a great panic. +10 So they sent the Ark of God to the town of Ekron, but when the people of Ekron saw it coming they cried out, “They are bringing the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us, too!” +11 The people summoned the Philistine rulers again and begged them, “Please send the Ark of the God of Israel back to its own country, or it will kill us all.” For the deadly plague from God had already begun, and great fear was sweeping across the town. +12 Those who didn’t die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f2dfb46e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 The Ark of the Lord remained in Philistine territory seven months in all. +2 Then the Philistines called in their priests and diviners and asked them, “What should we do about the Ark of the Lord? Tell us how to return it to its own country.” +3 “Send the Ark of the God of Israel back with a gift,” they were told. “Send a guilt offering so the plague will stop. Then, if you are healed, you will know it was his hand that caused the plague.” +4 “What sort of guilt offering should we send?” they asked. +And they were told, “Since the plague has struck both you and your five rulers, make five gold tumors and five gold rats, just like those that have ravaged your land. +5 Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land. +6 Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go. +7 “Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows have never been yoked to a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but shut their calves away from them in a pen. +8 Put the Ark of the Lord on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors you are sending as a guilt offering. Then let the cows go wherever they want. +9 If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.” +10 So these instructions were carried out. Two cows were hitched to the cart, and their newborn calves were shut up in a pen. +11 Then the Ark of the Lord and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the cart. +12 And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh. +13 The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they saw the Ark, they were overjoyed! +14 The cart came into the field of a man named Joshua and stopped beside a large rock. So the people broke up the wood of the cart for a fire and killed the cows and sacrificed them to the Lord as a burnt offering. +15 Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the Lord and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors from the cart and placed them on the large rock. Many sacrifices and burnt offerings were offered to the Lord that day by the people of Beth-shemesh. +16 The five Philistine rulers watched all this and then returned to Ekron that same day. +17 The five gold tumors sent by the Philistines as a guilt offering to the Lord were gifts from the rulers of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. +18 The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were controlled by the five rulers. The large rock at Beth-shemesh, where they set the Ark of the Lord, still stands in the field of Joshua as a witness to what happened there. +19 But the Lord killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the Lord. And the people mourned greatly because of what the Lord had done. +20 “Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?” +21 So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, “The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord. Come here and get it!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ae7ef3f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the Lord. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it. +2 The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time—twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the Lord had abandoned them. +3 Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.” +4 So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the Lord. +5 Then Samuel told them, “Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.” +6 So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the Lord. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the Lord. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel’s judge.) +7 When the Philistine rulers heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they mobilized their army and advanced. The Israelites were badly frightened when they learned that the Philistines were approaching. +8 “Don’t stop pleading with the Lord our God to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Samuel. +9 So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the Lord as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the Lord to help Israel, and the Lord answered him. +10 Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the Lord spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them. +11 The men of Israel chased them from Mizpah to a place below Beth-car, slaughtering them all along the way. +12 Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!” +13 So the Philistines were subdued and didn’t invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the Lord’s powerful hand was raised against the Philistines. +14 The Israelite villages near Ekron and Gath that the Philistines had captured were restored to Israel, along with the rest of the territory that the Philistines had taken. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites in those days. +15 Samuel continued as Israel’s judge for the rest of his life. +16 Each year he traveled around, setting up his court first at Bethel, then at Gilgal, and then at Mizpah. He judged the people of Israel at each of these places. +17 Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an altar to the Lord at Ramah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..be7f23e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. +2 Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba. +3 But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice. +4 Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel. +5 “Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.” +6 Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the Lord for guidance. +7 “Do everything they say to you,” the Lord replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer. +8 Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment. +9 Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.” +10 So Samuel passed on the Lord’s warning to the people who were asking him for a king. +11 “This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots. +12 Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. +13 The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him. +14 He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials. +15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants. +16 He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use. +17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves. +18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.” +19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. +20 “We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.” +21 So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said, +22 and the Lord replied, “Do as they say, and give them a king.” Then Samuel agreed and sent the people home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bcf7bc6f --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin. +2 His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land. +3 One day Kish’s donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, “Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys.” +4 So Saul took one of the servants and traveled through the hill country of Ephraim, the land of Shalishah, the Shaalim area, and the entire land of Benjamin, but they couldn’t find the donkeys anywhere. +5 Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, “Let’s go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!” +6 But the servant said, “I’ve just thought of something! There is a man of God who lives here in this town. He is held in high honor by all the people because everything he says comes true. Let’s go find him. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.” +7 “But we don’t have anything to offer him,” Saul replied. “Even our food is gone, and we don’t have a thing to give him.” +8 “Well,” the servant said, “I have one small silver piece. We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!” +9 (In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, “Let’s go and ask the seer,” for prophets used to be called seers.) +10 “All right,” Saul agreed, “let’s try it!” So they started into the town where the man of God lived. +11 As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water. So Saul and his servant asked, “Is the seer here today?” +12 “Yes,” they replied. “Stay right on this road. He is at the town gates. He has just arrived to take part in a public sacrifice up at the place of worship. +13 Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won’t begin eating until he arrives to bless the food.” +14 So they entered the town, and as they passed through the gates, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the place of worship. +15 Now the Lord had told Samuel the previous day, +16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry.” +17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “That’s the man I told you about! He will rule my people.” +18 Just then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and asked, “Can you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” +19 “I am the seer!” Samuel replied. “Go up to the place of worship ahead of me. We will eat there together, and in the morning I’ll tell you what you want to know and send you on your way. +20 And don’t worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel’s hopes.” +21 Saul replied, “But I’m only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least important of all the families of that tribe! Why are you talking like this to me?” +22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty special guests. +23 Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor. +24 So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. “Go ahead and eat it,” Samuel said. “I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. +25 When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there. +26 At daybreak the next morning, Samuel called to Saul, “Get up! It’s time you were on your way.” So Saul got ready, and he and Samuel left the house together. +27 When they reached the edge of town, Samuel told Saul to send his servant on ahead. After the servant was gone, Samuel said, “Stay here, for I have received a special message for you from God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5dcecdf --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession. +2 When you leave me today, you will see two men beside Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father has stopped worrying about them and is now worried about you. He is asking, ‘Have you seen my son?’ +3 “When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine. +4 They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept. +5 “When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying. +6 At that time the Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person. +7 After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you. +8 Then go down to Gilgal ahead of me. I will join you there to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. You must wait for seven days until I arrive and give you further instructions.” +9 As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day. +10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy. +11 When those who knew Saul heard about it, they exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet? How did the son of Kish become a prophet?” +12 And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?” So that is the origin of the saying “Is even Saul a prophet?” +13 When Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the place of worship. +14 “Where have you been?” Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant. +“We were looking for the donkeys,” Saul replied, “but we couldn’t find them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were.” +15 “Oh? And what did he say?” his uncle asked. +16 “He told us that the donkeys had already been found,” Saul replied. But Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom. +17 Later Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet before the Lord at Mizpah. +18 And he said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has declared: I brought you from Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all of the nations that were oppressing you. +19 But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by tribes and clans.” +20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the Lord, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. +21 Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the Lord, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they looked for him, he had disappeared! +22 So they asked the Lord, “Where is he?” +And the Lord replied, “He is hiding among the baggage.” +23 So they found him and brought him out, and he stood head and shoulders above anyone else. +24 Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the Lord has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!” +And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” +25 Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent the people home again. +26 When Saul returned to his home at Gibeah, a group of men whose hearts God had touched went with him. +27 But there were some scoundrels who complained, “How can this man save us?” And they scorned him and refused to bring him gifts. But Saul ignored them. +[Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the people of Gad and Reuben who lived east of the Jordan River. He gouged out the right eye of each of the Israelites living there, and he didn’t allow anyone to come and rescue them. In fact, of all the Israelites east of the Jordan, there wasn’t a single one whose right eye Nahash had not gouged out. But there were 7,000 men who had escaped from the Ammonites, and they had settled in Jabesh-gilead.] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0eb80b11 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. “Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants,” they pleaded. +2 “All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!” +3 “Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms.” +4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears. +5 Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, “What’s the matter? Why is everyone crying?” So they told him about the message from Jabesh. +6 Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry. +7 He took two oxen and cut them into pieces and sent the messengers to carry them throughout Israel with this message: “This is what will happen to the oxen of anyone who refuses to follow Saul and Samuel into battle!” And the Lord made the people afraid of Saul’s anger, and all of them came out together as one. +8 When Saul mobilized them at Bezek, he found that there were 300,000 men from Israel and 30,000 men from Judah. +9 So Saul sent the messengers back to Jabesh-gilead to say, “We will rescue you by noontime tomorrow!” There was great joy throughout the town when that message arrived! +10 The men of Jabesh then told their enemies, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you can do to us whatever you wish.” +11 But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together. +12 Then the people exclaimed to Samuel, “Now where are those men who said, ‘Why should Saul rule over us?’ Bring them here, and we will kill them!” +13 But Saul replied, “No one will be executed today, for today the Lord has rescued Israel!” +14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us all go to Gilgal to renew the kingdom.” +15 So they all went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the Lord they made Saul king. Then they offered peace offerings to the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites were filled with joy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..709e5b26 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Then Samuel addressed all Israel: “I have done as you asked and given you a king. +2 Your king is now your leader. I stand here before you—an old, gray-haired man—and my sons serve you. I have served as your leader from the time I was a boy to this very day. +3 Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.” +4 “No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.” +5 “The Lord and his anointed one are my witnesses today,” Samuel declared, “that my hands are clean.” +“Yes, he is a witness,” they replied. +6 “It was the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron,” Samuel continued. “He brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt. +7 Now stand here quietly before the Lord as I remind you of all the great things the Lord has done for you and your ancestors. +8 “When the Israelites were in Egypt and cried out to the Lord, he sent Moses and Aaron to rescue them from Egypt and to bring them into this land. +9 But the people soon forgot about the Lord their God, so he handed them over to Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and also to the Philistines and to the king of Moab, who fought against them. +10 “Then they cried to the Lord again and confessed, ‘We have sinned by turning away from the Lord and worshiping the images of Baal and Ashtoreth. But we will worship you and you alone if you will rescue us from our enemies.’ +11 Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety. +12 “But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the Lord your God was already your king. +13 All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the Lord has granted your request. +14 “Now if you fear and worship the Lord and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the Lord’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the Lord as your God. +15 But if you rebel against the Lord’s commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors. +16 “Now stand here and see the great thing the Lord is about to do. +17 You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the Lord for a king!” +18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people were terrified of the Lord and of Samuel. +19 “Pray to the Lord your God for us, or we will die!” they all said to Samuel. “For now we have added to our sins by asking for a king.” +20 “Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the Lord with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him. +21 Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you—they are totally useless! +22 The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people. +23 “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right. +24 But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you. +25 But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be swept away.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b869ba8e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years. +2 Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He took 2,000 of the chosen men with him to Micmash and the hill country of Bethel. The other 1,000 went with Saul’s son Jonathan to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. +3 Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt!” +4 All Israel heard the news that Saul had destroyed the Philistine garrison at Geba and that the Philistines now hated the Israelites more than ever. So the entire Israelite army was summoned to join Saul at Gilgal. +5 The Philistines mustered a mighty army of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers, and as many warriors as the grains of sand on the seashore! They camped at Micmash east of Beth-aven. +6 The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns. +7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River and escaped into the land of Gad and Gilead. +Meanwhile, Saul stayed at Gilgal, and his men were trembling with fear. +8 Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away. +9 So he demanded, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!” And Saul sacrificed the burnt offering himself. +10 Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him, +11 but Samuel said, “What is this you have done?” +Saul replied, “I saw my men scattering from me, and you didn’t arrive when you said you would, and the Philistines are at Micmash ready for battle. +12 So I said, ‘The Philistines are ready to march against us at Gilgal, and I haven’t even asked for the Lord’s help!’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering myself before you came.” +13 “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. Had you kept it, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. +14 But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.” +15 Samuel then left Gilgal and went on his way, but the rest of the troops went with Saul to meet the army. They went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin. When Saul counted the men who were still with him, he found only 600 were left! +16 Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash. +17 Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, +18 another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim near the wilderness. +19 There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews. +20 So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith. +21 The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce for sharpening an ax or making the point of an ox goad. +22 So on the day of the battle none of the people of Israel had a sword or spear, except for Saul and Jonathan. +23 The pass at Micmash had meanwhile been secured by a contingent of the Philistine army. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b1657dac --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing. +2 Meanwhile, Saul and his 600 men were camped on the outskirts of Gibeah, around the pomegranate tree at Migron. +3 Among Saul’s men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord who had served at Shiloh. +No one realized that Jonathan had left the Israelite camp. +4 To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and Seneh. +5 The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba. +6 “Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!” +7 “Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I’m with you completely, whatever you decide.” +8 “All right, then,” Jonathan told him. “We will cross over and let them see us. +9 If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them. +10 But if they say, ‘Come on up and fight,’ then we will go up. That will be the Lord’s sign that he will help us defeat them.” +11 When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!” +12 Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, “Come on up here, and we’ll teach you a lesson!” +“Come on, climb right behind me,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “for the Lord will help us defeat them!” +13 So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them. +14 They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre. +15 Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified. +16 Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw a strange sight—the vast army of Philistines began to melt away in every direction. +17 “Call the roll and find out who’s missing,” Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were gone. +18 Then Saul shouted to Ahijah, “Bring the ephod here!” For at that time Ahijah was wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites. +19 But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, “Never mind; let’s get going!” +20 Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. There was terrible confusion everywhere. +21 Even the Hebrews who had previously gone over to the Philistine army revolted and joined in with Saul, Jonathan, and the rest of the Israelites. +22 Likewise, the men of Israel who were hiding in the hill country of Ephraim joined the chase when they saw the Philistines running away. +23 So the Lord saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven. +24 Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day, +25 even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest. +26 They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken. +27 But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed. +28 But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.” +29 “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey. +30 If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!” +31 They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint. +32 That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood. +33 Someone reported to Saul, “Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that still has blood in it.” +“That is very wrong,” Saul said. “Find a large stone and roll it over here. +34 Then go out among the troops and tell them, ‘Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” +So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there. +35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first of the altars he built to the Lord. +36 Then Saul said, “Let’s chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let’s destroy every last one of them.” +His men replied, “We’ll do whatever you think is best.” +But the priest said, “Let’s ask God first.” +37 So Saul asked God, “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day. +38 Then Saul said to the leaders, “Something’s wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today. +39 I vow by the name of the Lord who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my own son Jonathan!” But no one would tell him what the trouble was. +40 Then Saul said, “Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there.” +And the people responded to Saul, “Whatever you think is best.” +41 Then Saul prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent.” Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent. +42 Then Saul said, “Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan.” And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one. +43 “Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan. +“I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitted. “It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?” +44 “Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said, “you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this.” +45 But the people broke in and said to Saul, “Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. +46 Then Saul called back the army from chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines returned home. +47 Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel’s throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction—against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious. +48 He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them. +49 Saul’s sons included Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malkishua. He also had two daughters: Merab, who was older, and Michal. +50 Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner. +51 Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel. +52 The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul’s lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f70d9bd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 One day Samuel said to Saul, “It was the Lord who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the Lord! +2 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. +3 Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.” +4 So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah. +5 Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. +6 Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: “Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites packed up and left. +7 Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. +8 He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else. +9 Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality. +10 Then the Lord said to Samuel, +11 “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night. +12 Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.” +13 When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. “May the Lord bless you,” he said. “I have carried out the Lord’s command!” +14 “Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?” Samuel demanded. +15 “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.” +16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!” +“What did he tell you?” Saul asked. +17 And Samuel told him, “Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king of Israel. +18 And the Lord sent you on a mission and told you, ‘Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’ +19 Why haven’t you obeyed the Lord? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?” +20 “But I did obey the Lord,” Saul insisted. “I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Agag, but I destroyed everyone else. +21 Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” +22 But Samuel replied, +“What is more pleasing to the Lord: + your burnt offerings and sacrifices + or your obedience to his voice? +Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, + and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. +23 Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, + and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. +So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, + he has rejected you as king.” +24 Then Saul admitted to Samuel, “Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the Lord’s command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. +25 But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the Lord.” +26 But Samuel replied, “I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the Lord’s command, he has rejected you as king of Israel.” +27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe. +28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else—one who is better than you. +29 And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!” +30 Then Saul pleaded again, “I know I have sinned. But please, at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the Lord your God.” +31 So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him, and Saul worshiped the Lord. +32 Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!” +33 But Samuel said, “As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal. +34 Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul. +35 Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0927d71b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.” +2 But Samuel asked, “How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” +“Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied, “and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. +3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me.” +4 So Samuel did as the Lord instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What’s wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?” +5 “Yes,” Samuel replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too. +6 When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!” +7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” +8 Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the Lord has chosen.” +9 Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.” +10 In the same way all seven of Jesse’s sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” +11 Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?” +“There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied. “But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep and goats.” +“Send for him at once,” Samuel said. “We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” +12 So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. +And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.” +13 So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah. +14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and the Lord sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear. +15 Some of Saul’s servants said to him, “A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you. +16 Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.” +17 “All right,” Saul said. “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here.” +18 One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the Lord is with him.” +19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, “Send me your son David, the shepherd.” +20 Jesse responded by sending David to Saul, along with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a wineskin full of wine. +21 So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer. +22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse asking, “Please let David remain in my service, for I am very pleased with him.” +23 And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ba0f6c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 The Philistines now mustered their army for battle and camped between Socoh in Judah and Azekah at Ephes-dammim. +2 Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah. +3 So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them. +4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! +5 He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. +6 He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. +7 The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield. +8 Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me! +9 If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! +10 I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” +11 When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken. +12 Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. Jesse was an old man at that time, and he had eight sons. +13 Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines. +14 David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army, +15 but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem. +16 For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army. +17 One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. +18 And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.” +19 David’s brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines. +20 So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was leaving for the battlefield with shouts and battle cries. +21 Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army. +22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers. +23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. +24 As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. +25 “Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man’s entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!” +26 David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?” +27 And these men gave David the same reply. They said, “Yes, that is the reward for killing him.” +28 But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded. “What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!” +29 “What have I done now?” David replied. “I was only asking a question!” +30 He walked over to some others and asked them the same thing and received the same answer. +31 Then David’s question was reported to King Saul, and the king sent for him. +32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” +33 “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.” +34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, +35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. +36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! +37 The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” +Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!” +38 Then Saul gave David his own armor—a bronze helmet and a coat of mail. +39 David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before. +“I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again. +40 He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. +41 Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, +42 sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. +43 “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. +44 “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled. +45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. +46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel! +47 And everyone assembled here will know that the Lord rescues his people, but not with sword and spear. This is the Lord’s battle, and he will give you to us!” +48 As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. +49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground. +50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. +51 Then David ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill him and cut off his head. +When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran. +52 Then the men of Israel and Judah gave a great shout of triumph and rushed after the Philistines, chasing them as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron. The bodies of the dead and wounded Philistines were strewn all along the road from Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron. +53 Then the Israelite army returned and plundered the deserted Philistine camp. +54 (David took the Philistine’s head to Jerusalem, but he stored the man’s armor in his own tent.) +55 As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” +“I really don’t know,” Abner declared. +56 “Well, find out who he is!” the king told him. +57 As soon as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner brought him to Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand. +58 “Tell me about your father, young man,” Saul said. +And David replied, “His name is Jesse, and we live in Bethlehem.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e33a179 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David. +2 From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home. +3 And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. +4 Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt. +5 Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully. So Saul made him a commander over the men of war, an appointment that was welcomed by the people and Saul’s officers alike. +6 When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. +7 This was their song: +“Saul has killed his thousands, + and David his ten thousands!” +8 This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!” +9 So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David. +10 The very next day a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand, +11 and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice. +12 Saul was then afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and had turned away from Saul. +13 Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle. +14 David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him. +15 When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him. +16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle. +17 One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab, as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself.” +18 “Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!” +19 So when the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel, a man from Meholah. +20 In the meantime, Saul’s daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when he heard about it. +21 “Here’s another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!” +22 Then Saul told his men to say to David, “The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don’t you accept the king’s offer and become his son-in-law?” +23 When Saul’s men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?” +24 When Saul’s men reported this back to the king, +25 he told them, “Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100 Philistine foreskins! Vengeance on my enemies is all I really want.” But what Saul had in mind was that David would be killed in the fight. +26 David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired, +27 he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife. +28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him, +29 Saul became even more afraid of him, and he remained David’s enemy for the rest of his life. +30 Every time the commanders of the Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul’s officers. So David’s name became very famous. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d51205ac --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, +2 told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding place out in the fields. +3 I’ll ask my father to go out there with me, and I’ll talk to him about you. Then I’ll tell you everything I can find out.” +4 The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could. +5 Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the Lord brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!” +6 So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.” +7 Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before. +8 War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away. +9 But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the Lord suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp, +10 Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night. +11 Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead by morning.” +12 So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped. +13 Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head. +14 When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. +15 But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!” +16 But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat’s hair at its head. +17 “Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal. +“I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.” +18 So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. Then Samuel took David with him to live at Naioth. +19 When the report reached Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah, +20 he sent troops to capture him. But when they arrived and saw Samuel leading a group of prophets who were prophesying, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s men, and they also began to prophesy. +21 When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing happened a third time. +22 Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah and arrived at the great well in Secu. “Where are Samuel and David?” he demanded. +“They are at Naioth in Ramah,” someone told him. +23 But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! +24 He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. The people who were watching exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ba51160 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 David now fled from Naioth in Ramah and found Jonathan. “What have I done?” he exclaimed. “What is my crime? How have I offended your father that he is so determined to kill me?” +2 “That’s not true!” Jonathan protested. “You’re not going to die. He always tells me everything he’s going to do, even the little things. I know my father wouldn’t hide something like this from me. It just isn’t so!” +3 Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won’t tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!” +4 “Tell me what I can do to help you,” Jonathan exclaimed. +5 David replied, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I’ve always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I’ll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day. +6 If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice. +7 If he says, ‘Fine!’ you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me. +8 Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend—for we made a solemn pact before the Lord—or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don’t betray me to him!” +9 “Never!” Jonathan exclaimed. “You know that if I had the slightest notion my father was planning to kill you, I would tell you at once.” +10 Then David asked, “How will I know whether or not your father is angry?” +11 “Come out to the field with me,” Jonathan replied. And they went out there together. +12 Then Jonathan told David, “I promise by the Lord, the God of Israel, that by this time tomorrow, or the next day at the latest, I will talk to my father and let you know at once how he feels about you. If he speaks favorably about you, I will let you know. +13 But if he is angry and wants you killed, may the Lord strike me and even kill me if I don’t warn you so you can escape and live. May the Lord be with you as he used to be with my father. +14 And may you treat me with the faithful love of the Lord as long as I live. But if I die, +15 treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.” +16 So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the Lord destroy all your enemies!” +17 And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. +18 Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty. +19 The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile. +20 I will come out and shoot three arrows to the side of the stone pile as though I were shooting at a target. +21 Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back. If you hear me tell him, ‘They’re on this side,’ then you will know, as surely as the Lord lives, that all is well, and there is no trouble. +22 But if I tell him, ‘Go farther—the arrows are still ahead of you,’ then it will mean that you must leave immediately, for the Lord is sending you away. +23 And may the Lord make us keep our promises to each other, for he has witnessed them.” +24 So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat. +25 He sat at his usual place against the wall, with Jonathan sitting opposite him and Abner beside him. But David’s place was empty. +26 Saul didn’t say anything about it that day, for he said to himself, “Something must have made David ceremonially unclean.” +27 But when David’s place was empty again the next day, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse been here for the meal either yesterday or today?” +28 Jonathan replied, “David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem. +29 He said, ‘Please let me go, for we are having a family sacrifice. My brother demanded that I be there. So please let me get away to see my brothers.’ That’s why he isn’t here at the king’s table.” +30 Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!” he swore at him. “Do you think I don’t know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother? +31 As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you’ll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!” +32 “But why should he be put to death?” Jonathan asked his father. “What has he done?” +33 Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David. +34 Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat on that second day of the festival, for he was crushed by his father’s shameful behavior toward David. +35 The next morning, as agreed, Jonathan went out into the field and took a young boy with him to gather his arrows. +36 “Start running,” he told the boy, “so you can find the arrows as I shoot them.” So the boy ran, and Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him. +37 When the boy had almost reached the arrow, Jonathan shouted, “The arrow is still ahead of you. +38 Hurry, hurry, don’t wait.” So the boy quickly gathered up the arrows and ran back to his master. +39 He, of course, suspected nothing; only Jonathan and David understood the signal. +40 Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him to take them back to town. +41 As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David. +42 At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name. The Lord is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..471cfdeb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. “Why are you alone?” he asked. “Why is no one with you?” +2 “The king has sent me on a private matter,” David said. “He told me not to tell anyone why I am here. I have told my men where to meet me later. +3 Now, what is there to eat? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have.” +4 “We don’t have any regular bread,” the priest replied. “But there is the holy bread, which you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently.” +5 “Don’t worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when we are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!” +6 Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the Lord in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread. +7 Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the Lord. +8 David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword? The king’s business was so urgent that I didn’t even have time to grab a weapon!” +9 “I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah,” the priest replied. “It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.” +“There is nothing like it!” David replied. “Give it to me!” +10 So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath. +11 But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing, +‘Saul has killed his thousands, + and David his ten thousands’?” +12 David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him. +13 So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard. +14 Finally, King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman? +15 We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eebd4142 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. +2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men. +3 Later David went to Mizpeh in Moab, where he asked the king, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.” +4 So David’s parents stayed in Moab with the king during the entire time David was living in his stronghold. +5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave the stronghold and return to the land of Judah.” So David went to the forest of Hereth. +6 The news of his arrival in Judah soon reached Saul. At the time, the king was sitting beneath the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, holding his spear and surrounded by his officers. +7 “Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. “Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army? +8 Is that why you have conspired against me? For not one of you told me when my own son made a solemn pact with the son of Jesse. You’re not even sorry for me. Think of it! My own son—encouraging him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day!” +9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul’s men, spoke up. “When I was at Nob,” he said, “I saw the son of Jesse talking to the priest, Ahimelech son of Ahitub. +10 Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” +11 King Saul immediately sent for Ahimelech and all his family, who served as priests at Nob. +12 When they arrived, Saul shouted at him, “Listen to me, you son of Ahitub!” +“What is it, my king?” Ahimelech asked. +13 “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me?” Saul demanded. “Why did you give him food and a sword? Why have you consulted God for him? Why have you encouraged him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day?” +14 “But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household! +15 This was certainly not the first time I had consulted God for him! May the king not accuse me and my family in this matter, for I knew nothing at all of any plot against you.” +16 “You will surely die, Ahimelech, along with your entire family!” the king shouted. +17 And he ordered his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of the Lord, for they are allies and conspirators with David! They knew he was running away from me, but they didn’t tell me!” But Saul’s men refused to kill the Lord’s priests. +18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You do it.” So Doeg the Edomite turned on them and killed them that day, eighty-five priests in all, still wearing their priestly garments. +19 Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and killed the priests’ families—men and women, children and babies—and all the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. +20 Only Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David. +21 When he told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord, +22 David exclaimed, “I knew it! When I saw Doeg the Edomite there that day, I knew he was sure to tell Saul. Now I have caused the death of all your father’s family. +23 Stay here with me, and don’t be afraid. I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81bdc6bf --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors. +2 David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack them?” +“Yes, go and save Keilah,” the Lord told him. +3 But David’s men said, “We’re afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don’t want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!” +4 So David asked the Lord again, and again the Lord replied, “Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines.” +5 So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah. +6 Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he brought the ephod with him. +7 Saul soon learned that David was at Keilah. “Good!” he exclaimed. “We’ve got him now! God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself in a walled town!” +8 So Saul mobilized his entire army to march to Keilah and besiege David and his men. +9 But David learned of Saul’s plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the Lord what he should do. +10 Then David prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here. +11 Will the leaders of Keilah betray me to him? And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O Lord, God of Israel, please tell me.” +And the Lord said, “He will come.” +12 Again David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men to Saul?” +And the Lord replied, “Yes, they will betray you.” +13 So David and his men—about 600 of them now—left Keilah and began roaming the countryside. Word soon reached Saul that David had escaped, so he didn’t go to Keilah after all. +14 David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him. +15 One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him. +16 Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. +17 “Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him. “My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father, Saul, is well aware.” +18 So the two of them renewed their solemn pact before the Lord. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh. +19 But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon. +20 Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!” +21 “The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me! +22 Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty. +23 Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!” +24 So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. +Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon. +25 When David heard that Saul and his men were searching for him, he went even farther into the wilderness to the great rock, and he remained there in the wilderness of Maon. But Saul kept after him in the wilderness. +26 Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men, +27 an urgent message reached Saul that the Philistines were raiding Israel again. +28 So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape. +29 David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9297bcf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi. +2 So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats. +3 At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men were hiding farther back in that very cave! +4 “Now’s your opportunity!” David’s men whispered to him. “Today the Lord is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.’” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul’s robe. +5 But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe. +6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this to my lord the king. I shouldn’t attack the Lord’s anointed one, for the Lord himself has chosen him.” +7 So David restrained his men and did not let them kill Saul. +After Saul had left the cave and gone on his way, +8 David came out and shouted after him, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him. +9 Then he shouted to Saul, “Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you? +10 This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn’t true. For the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the Lord’s anointed one.’ +11 Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me. +12 “May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you. +13 As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you. +14 Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea? +15 May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!” +16 When David had finished speaking, Saul called back, “Is that really you, my son David?” Then he began to cry. +17 And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil. +18 Yes, you have been amazingly kind to me today, for when the Lord put me in a place where you could have killed me, you didn’t do it. +19 Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the Lord reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today. +20 And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule. +21 Now swear to me by the Lord that when that happens you will not kill my family and destroy my line of descendants!” +22 So David promised this to Saul with an oath. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went back to their stronghold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7461a1c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel gathered for his funeral. They buried him at his house in Ramah. +Then David moved down to the wilderness of Maon. +2 There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time. +3 This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings. +4 When David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep, +5 he sent ten of his young men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: +6 “Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own! +7 I am told that it is sheep-shearing time. While your shepherds stayed among us near Carmel, we never harmed them, and nothing was ever stolen from them. +8 Ask your own men, and they will tell you this is true. So would you be kind to us, since we have come at a time of celebration? Please share any provisions you might have on hand with us and with your friend David.” +9 David’s young men gave this message to Nabal in David’s name, and they waited for a reply. +10 “Who is this fellow David?” Nabal sneered to the young men. “Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters. +11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?” +12 So David’s young men returned and told him what Nabal had said. +13 “Get your swords!” was David’s reply as he strapped on his own. Then 400 men started off with David, and 200 remained behind to guard their equipment. +14 Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s servants went to Abigail and told her, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them. +15 These men have been very good to us, and we never suffered any harm from them. Nothing was stolen from us the whole time they were with us. +16 In fact, day and night they were like a wall of protection to us and the sheep. +17 You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!” +18 Abigail wasted no time. She quickly gathered 200 loaves of bread, two wineskins full of wine, five sheep that had been slaughtered, nearly a bushel of roasted grain, 100 clusters of raisins, and 200 fig cakes. She packed them on donkeys +19 and said to her servants, “Go on ahead. I will follow you shortly.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal what she was doing. +20 As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her. +21 David had just been saying, “A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good. +22 May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!” +23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him. +24 She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say. +25 I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the young men you sent. +26 “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, since the Lord has kept you from murdering and taking vengeance into your own hands, let all your enemies and those who try to harm you be as cursed as Nabal is. +27 And here is a present that I, your servant, have brought to you and your young men. +28 Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way. The Lord will surely reward you with a lasting dynasty, for you are fighting the Lord’s battles. And you have not done wrong throughout your entire life. +29 “Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling! +30 When the Lord has done all he promised and has made you leader of Israel, +31 don’t let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won’t have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the Lord has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!” +32 David replied to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you to meet me today! +33 Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands. +34 For I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept me from hurting you, that if you had not hurried out to meet me, not one of Nabal’s men would still be alive tomorrow morning.” +35 Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.” +36 When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn’t tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day. +37 In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone. +38 About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died. +39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord, who has avenged the insult I received from Nabal and has kept me from doing it myself. Nabal has received the punishment for his sin.” Then David sent messengers to Abigail to ask her to become his wife. +40 When the messengers arrived at Carmel, they told Abigail, “David has sent us to take you back to marry him.” +41 She bowed low to the ground and responded, “I, your servant, would be happy to marry David. I would even be willing to become a slave, washing the feet of his servants!” +42 Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David’s messengers. And so she became his wife. +43 David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives. +44 Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..55cfecfe --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 Now some men from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah to tell him, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which overlooks Jeshimon.” +2 So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph. +3 Saul camped along the road beside the hill of Hakilah, near Jeshimon, where David was hiding. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness, +4 he sent out spies to verify the report of Saul’s arrival. +5 David slipped over to Saul’s camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were sleeping inside a ring formed by the slumbering warriors. +6 “Who will volunteer to go in there with me?” David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother. +“I’ll go with you,” Abishai replied. +7 So David and Abishai went right into Saul’s camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him. +8 “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t need to strike twice!” +9 “No!” David said. “Don’t kill him. For who can remain innocent after attacking the Lord’s anointed one? +10 Surely the Lord will strike Saul down someday, or he will die of old age or in battle. +11 The Lord forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let’s get out of here!” +12 So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the Lord had put Saul’s men into a deep sleep. +13 David climbed the hill opposite the camp until he was at a safe distance. +14 Then he shouted down to the soldiers and to Abner son of Ner, “Wake up, Abner!” +“Who is it?” Abner demanded. +15 “Well, Abner, you’re a great man, aren’t you?” David taunted. “Where in all Israel is there anyone as mighty? So why haven’t you guarded your master the king when someone came to kill him? +16 This isn’t good at all! I swear by the Lord that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the Lord’s anointed! Look around! Where are the king’s spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?” +17 Saul recognized David’s voice and called out, “Is that you, my son David?” +And David replied, “Yes, my lord the king. +18 Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime? +19 But now let my lord the king listen to his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, then let him accept my offering. But if this is simply a human scheme, then may those involved be cursed by the Lord. For they have driven me from my home, so I can no longer live among the Lord’s people, and they have said, ‘Go, worship pagan gods.’ +20 Must I die on foreign soil, far from the presence of the Lord? Why has the king of Israel come out to search for a single flea? Why does he hunt me down like a partridge on the mountains?” +21 Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.” +22 “Here is your spear, O king,” David replied. “Let one of your young men come over and get it. +23 The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one. +24 Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.” +25 And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b61106c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.” +2 So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. +3 David and his men and their families settled there with Achish at Gath. David brought his two wives along with him—Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal’s widow from Carmel. +4 Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him. +5 One day David said to Achish, “If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city.” +6 So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day), +7 and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months. +8 David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times. +9 David did not leave one person alive in the villages he attacked. He took the sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing before returning home to see King Achish. +10 “Where did you make your raid today?” Achish would ask. +And David would reply, “Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites.” +11 No one was left alive to come to Gath and tell where he had really been. This happened again and again while he was living among the Philistines. +12 Achish believed David and thought to himself, “By now the people of Israel must hate him bitterly. Now he will have to stay here and serve me forever!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..584ae50a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 About that time the Philistines mustered their armies for another war with Israel. King Achish told David, “You and your men will be expected to join me in battle.” +2 “Very well!” David agreed. “Now you will see for yourself what we can do.” +Then Achish told David, “I will make you my personal bodyguard for life.” +3 Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. +4 The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa. +5 When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear. +6 He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets. +7 Saul then said to his advisers, “Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.” +His advisers replied, “There is a medium at Endor.” +8 So Saul disguised himself by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his royal robes. Then he went to the woman’s home at night, accompanied by two of his men. +“I have to talk to a man who has died,” he said. “Will you call up his spirit for me?” +9 “Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?” +10 But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.” +11 Finally, the woman said, “Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?” +“Call up Samuel,” Saul replied. +12 When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, “You’ve deceived me! You are Saul!” +13 “Don’t be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?” +“I see a god coming up out of the earth,” she said. +14 “What does he look like?” Saul asked. +“He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him. +15 “Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. +“Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.” +16 But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy? +17 The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David. +18 The Lord has done this to you today because you refused to carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites. +19 What’s more, the Lord will hand you and the army of Israel over to the Philistines tomorrow, and you and your sons will be here with me. The Lord will bring down the entire army of Israel in defeat.” +20 Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Samuel’s words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night. +21 When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life. +22 Now do what I say, and let me give you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip back.” +23 But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman in urging him to eat, so he finally yielded and got up from the ground and sat on the couch. +24 The woman had been fattening a calf, so she hurried out and killed it. She took some flour, kneaded it into dough and baked unleavened bread. +25 She brought the meal to Saul and his advisers, and they ate it. Then they went out into the night. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..37aac5c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel. +2 As the Philistine rulers were leading out their troops in groups of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched at the rear with King Achish. +3 But the Philistine commanders demanded, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” +And Achish told them, “This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel. He’s been with me for years, and I’ve never found a single fault in him from the day he arrived until today.” +4 But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded. “He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him? +5 Isn’t this the same David about whom the women of Israel sing in their dances, +‘Saul has killed his thousands, + and David his ten thousands’?” +6 So Achish finally summoned David and said to him, “I swear by the Lord that you have been a trustworthy ally. I think you should go with me into battle, for I’ve never found a single flaw in you from the day you arrived until today. But the other Philistine rulers won’t hear of it. +7 Please don’t upset them, but go back quietly.” +8 “What have I done to deserve this treatment?” David demanded. “What have you ever found in your servant, that I can’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?” +9 But Achish insisted, “As far as I’m concerned, you’re as perfect as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders are afraid to have you with them in the battle. +10 Now get up early in the morning, and leave with your men as soon as it gets light.” +11 So David and his men headed back into the land of the Philistines, while the Philistine army went on to Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5be284e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground. +2 They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone. +3 When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, +4 they wept until they could weep no more. +5 David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured. +6 David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God. +7 Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it. +8 Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” +And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!” +9 So David and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor. +10 But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men. +11 Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. +12 They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn’t had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned. +13 “To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him. +“I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick. +14 We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag.” +15 “Will you lead me to this band of raiders?” David asked. +The young man replied, “If you take an oath in God’s name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them.” +16 So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah. +17 David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels. +18 David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. +19 Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. +20 He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. “This plunder belongs to David!” they said. +21 Then David returned to the brook Besor and met up with the 200 men who had been left behind because they were too exhausted to go with him. They went out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them joyfully. +22 But some evil troublemakers among David’s men said, “They didn’t go with us, so they can’t have any of the plunder we recovered. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone.” +23 But David said, “No, my brothers! Don’t be selfish with what the Lord has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us. +24 Who will listen when you talk like this? We share and share alike—those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment.” +25 From then on David made this a decree and regulation for Israel, and it is still followed today. +26 When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends. “Here is a present for you, taken from the Lord’s enemies,” he said. +27 The gifts were sent to the people of the following towns David had visited: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir, +28 Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, +29 Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites, +30 Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach, +31 Hebron, and all the other places David and his men had visited. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32b11d92 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/09_1_Samuel/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. +2 The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons—Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. +3 The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely. +4 Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.” +But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. +5 When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king. +6 So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and his troops all died together that same day. +7 When the Israelites on the other side of the Jezreel Valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. +8 The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Mount Gilboa. +9 So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. +10 They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan. +11 But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they burned the bodies. +13 Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6465ea73..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,112 +0,0 @@ -David Learns of Saul's Death - -# Chapter 1 -1. After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. -2. On the third day a man arrived from Saul's army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect. - -3. "Where have you come from?" David asked. - -"I escaped from the Israelite camp," the man replied. - - -4. "What happened?" David demanded. "Tell me how the battle went." -The man replied, "Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead." - - -5. "How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?" David demanded of the young man. - -6. The man answered, "I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him. -7. When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. 'How can I help?' I asked him. - -8. "He responded, 'Who are you?' -"'I am an Amalekite,' I told him. - - -9. "Then he begged me, 'Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.' - -10. "So I killed him," the Amalekite told David, "for I knew he couldn't live. Then I took his crown and his armband, and I have brought them here to you, my lord." - -11. David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news. -12. They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the LORD's army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day. - -13. Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, "Where are you from?" -And he replied, "I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land." - - -14. "Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD's anointed one?" David asked. - -15. Then David said to one of his men, "Kill him!" So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him. -16. "You have condemned yourself," David said, "for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD's anointed one." -David's Song for Saul and Jonathan - - -17. Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan, -18. and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar. - -19. Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills! - -Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen! - - -20. Don't announce the news in Gath, - -don't proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, -or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice - -and the pagans will laugh in triumph. - - -21. O mountains of Gilboa, - -let there be no dew or rain upon you, - nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain. - -For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled; - -the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil. - - -22. The bow of Jonathan was powerful, - -and the sword of Saul did its mighty work. - -They shed the blood of their enemies - -and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes. - - -23. How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan! - -They were together in life and in death. - -They were swifter than eagles, - -stronger than lions. - - -24. O women of Israel, weep for Saul, -for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing, - -in garments decorated with gold. - - -25. Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle! - -Jonathan lies dead on the hills. - - -26. How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! - -Oh, how much I loved you! -And your love for me was deep, - -deeper than the love of women! - - -27. -Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen! - -Stripped of their weapons, they lie dead. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0551e42a..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -David Anointed King of Judah - -# Chapter 2 -1. After this, David asked the LORD, "Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?" -"Yes," the LORD replied. - -Then David asked, "Which town should I go to?" -"To Hebron," the LORD answered. - -2. David's two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives -3. and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron. -4. Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah. - -When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul, - -5. he sent them this message: "May the LORD bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial. -6. May the LORD be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done. -7. Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king." -Ishbosheth Proclaimed King of Israel - - -8. But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul's son Ishbosheth. -9. There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel. - -10. Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David. -11. David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years. - -War between Israel and Judah - - -12. One day Abner led Ishbosheth's troops from Mahanaim to Gibeon. -13. -About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David's troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool. - -14. Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us." -"All right," Joab agreed. - -15. So twelve men were chosen to fight from each side--twelve men of Benjamin representing Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve representing David. -16. Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other's side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords. - -17. A fierce battle followed that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the forces of David. - -The Death of Asahel - - -18. Joab, Abishai, and Asahel--the three sons of Zeruiah--were among David's forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle, -19. and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything. -20. When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, "Is that you, Asahel?" -"Yes, it is," he replied. - - -21. "Go fight someone else!" Abner warned. "Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons." But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner. - -22. Again Abner shouted to him, "Get away from here! I don't want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?" - -23. But Asahel refused to turn back, so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbled to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there. - -24. When Joab and Abishai found out what had happened, they set out after Abner. The sun was just going down as they arrived at the hill of Ammah near Giah, along the road to the wilderness of Gibeon. -25. Abner's troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand. - -26. Abner shouted down to Joab, "Must we always be killing each other? Don't you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?" - -27. Then Joab said, "God only knows what would have happened if you hadn't spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary." -28. So Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel. - -29. All that night Abner and his men retreated through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, traveling all through the morning, and didn't stop until they arrived at Mahanaim. - -30. Meanwhile, Joab and his men also returned home. When Joab counted his casualties, he discovered that only 19 men were missing in addition to Asahel. -31. But 360 of Abner's men had been killed, all from the tribe of Benjamin. -32. Joab and his men took Asahel's body to Bethlehem and buried him there in his father's tomb. Then they traveled all night and reached Hebron at daybreak. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 958aed5f..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul's dynasty became weaker and weaker. - -David's Sons Born in Hebron - - -2. These are the sons who were born to David in Hebron: -The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. - - -3. The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. - -The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. - - -4. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. - -The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. - - -5. The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife. - -These sons were all born to David in Hebron. - -Abner Joins Forces with David - - -6. As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul. -7. One day Ishbosheth, Saul's son, accused Abner of sleeping with one of his father's concubines, a woman named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. - -8. Abner was furious. "Am I some Judean dog to be kicked around like this?" he shouted. "After all I have done for your father, Saul, and his family and friends by not handing you over to David, is this my reward--that you find fault with me about this woman? -9. May God strike me and even kill me if I don't do everything I can to help David get what the LORD has promised him! -10. I'm going to take Saul's kingdom and give it to David. I will establish the throne of David over Israel as well as Judah, all the way from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south." -11. Ishbosheth didn't dare say another word because he was afraid of what Abner might do. - -12. Then Abner sent messengers to David, saying, "Doesn't the entire land belong to you? Make a solemn pact with me, and I will help turn over all of Israel to you." - -13. "All right," David replied, "but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come." - -14. David then sent this message to Ishbosheth, Saul's son: "Give me back my wife Michal, for I bought her with the lives of 100 Philistines." - -15. So Ishbosheth took Michal away from her husband, Palti son of Laish. -16. Palti followed along behind her as far as Bahurim, weeping as he went. Then Abner told him, "Go back home!" So Palti returned. - -17. Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel. "For some time now," he told them, "you have wanted to make David your king. -18. Now is the time! For the LORD has said, 'I have chosen David to save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and from all their other enemies.'" -19. Abner also spoke with the men of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron to tell David that all the people of Israel and Benjamin had agreed to support him. - -20. When Abner and twenty of his men came to Hebron, David entertained them with a great feast. -21. Then Abner said to David, "Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires." So David sent Abner safely on his way. - -Joab Murders Abner - - -22. But just after David had sent Abner away in safety, Joab and some of David's troops returned from a raid, bringing much plunder with them. -23. When Joab arrived, he was told that Abner had just been there visiting the king and had been sent away in safety. - -24. Joab rushed to the king and demanded, "What have you done? What do you mean by letting Abner get away? -25. You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you're doing!" - -26. Joab then left David and sent messengers to catch up with Abner, asking him to return. They found him at the well of Sirah and brought him back, though David knew nothing about it. -27. When Abner arrived back at Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gateway as if to speak with him privately. But then he stabbed Abner in the stomach and killed him in revenge for killing his brother Asahel. - -28. When David heard about it, he declared, "I vow by the LORD that I and my kingdom are forever innocent of this crime against Abner son of Ner. -29. Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy or who walks on crutches or dies by the sword or begs for food!" - -30. So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel at the battle of Gibeon. - -David Mourns Abner's Death - - -31. Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner." And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave. -32. They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside. -33. Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner: -"Should Abner have died as fools die? - - -34. Your hands were not bound; - -your feet were not chained. - -No, you were murdered-- - -the victim of a wicked plot." -All the people wept again for Abner. - -35. David had refused to eat anything on the day of the funeral, and now everyone begged him to eat. But David had made a vow, saying, "May God strike me and even kill me if I eat anything before sundown." - -36. This pleased the people very much. In fact, everything the king did pleased them! -37. So everyone in Judah and all Israel understood that David was not responsible for Abner's murder. - -38. Then King David said to his officials, "Don't you realize that a great commander has fallen today in Israel? -39. And even though I am the anointed king, these two sons of Zeruiah--Joab and Abishai--are too strong for me to control. So may the LORD repay these evil men for their evil deeds." - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0d7a3bda..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -The Murder of Ishbosheth - -# Chapter 4 -1. When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard about Abner's death at Hebron, he lost all courage, and all Israel became paralyzed with fear. -2. Now there were two brothers, Baanah and Recab, who were captains of Ishbosheth's raiding parties. They were sons of Rimmon, a member of the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Beeroth. The town of Beeroth is now part of Benjamin's territory -3. because the original people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim, where they still live as foreigners. - -4. (Saul's son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth, who was crippled as a child. He was five years old when the report came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been killed in battle. When the child's nurse heard the news, she picked him up and fled. But as she hurried away, she dropped him, and he became crippled.) - -5. One day Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth's house around noon as he was taking his midday rest. -6. The doorkeeper, who had been sifting wheat, became drowsy and fell asleep. So Recab and Baanah slipped past her. -7. They went into the house and found Ishbosheth sleeping on his bed. They struck and killed him and cut off his head. Then, taking his head with them, they fled across the Jordan Valley through the night. -8. When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth's head to David. "Look!" they exclaimed to the king. "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!" - -9. But David said to Recab and Baanah, "The LORD, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness. -10. Someone once told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That's the reward I gave him for his news! -11. How much more should I reward evil men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Shouldn't I hold you responsible for his blood and rid the earth of you?" - -12. So David ordered his young men to kill them, and they did. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies beside the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 00d35925..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -David Becomes King of All Israel - -# Chapter 5 -1. Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood. -2. In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD told you, 'You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be Israel's leader.'" - -3. So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel. - -4. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all. -5. He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. - -David Captures Jerusalem - - -6. David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, "You'll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!" For the Jebusites thought they were safe. -7. But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. - -8. On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, "I hate those 'lame' and 'blind' Jebusites. Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel." That is the origin of the saying, "The blind and the lame may not enter the house." - -9. So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward. -10. And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God of Heaven's Armies was with him. - -11. Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace. -12. And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. - -13. After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters. -14. These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -15. Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, -16. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. - -David Conquers the Philistines - - -17. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold. -18. The Philistines arrived and spread out across the valley of Rephaim. -19. So David asked the LORD, "Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" -The LORD replied to David, "Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you." - -20. So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. "The LORD did it!" David exclaimed. "He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!" So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means "the Lord who bursts through"). -21. The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them. - -22. But after a while the Philistines returned and again spread out across the valley of Rephaim. -23. And again David asked the LORD what to do. "Do not attack them straight on," the LORD replied. "Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. -24. When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the LORD is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army." -25. So David did what the LORD commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index d219668c..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Moving the Ark to Jerusalem - -# Chapter 6 -1. Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all. -2. He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. -3. They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab's sons, were guiding the cart -4. that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. -5. David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the LORD, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments--lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. - -6. But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. -7. Then the LORD's anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God. - -8. David was angry because the LORD's anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means "to burst out against Uzzah"), as it is still called today. - -9. David was now afraid of the LORD, and he asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of the LORD back into my care?" -10. So David decided not to move the Ark of the LORD into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. -11. The Ark of the LORD remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and his entire household. - -12. Then King David was told, "The LORD has blessed Obed-edom's household and everything he has because of the Ark of God." So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration. -13. After the men who were carrying the Ark of the LORD had gone six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. -14. And David danced before the LORD with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. -15. So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams' horns. - -Michal's Contempt for David - - -16. But as the Ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she was filled with contempt for him. - -17. They brought the Ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. -18. When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -19. Then he gave to every Israelite man and woman in the crowd a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people returned to their homes. - -20. When David returned home to bless his own family, Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet him. She said in disgust, "How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!" - -21. David retorted to Michal, "I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the LORD, so I celebrate before the LORD. -22. Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!" -23. So Michal, the daughter of Saul, remained childless throughout her entire life. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f5142ea..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -The LORD's Covenant Promise to David - -# Chapter 7 -1. When King David was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, -2. the king summoned Nathan the prophet. "Look," David said, "I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!" - -3. Nathan replied to the king, "Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you." - -4. But that same night the LORD said to Nathan, - -5. "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD has declared: Are you the one to build a house for me to live in? -6. I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. I have always moved from one place to another with a tent and a Tabernacle as my dwelling. -7. Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel's tribal leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, "Why haven't you built me a beautiful cedar house?"' - -8. "Now go and say to my servant David, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. -9. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! -10. And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won't oppress them as they've done in the past, -11. starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. -"'Furthermore, the LORD declares that he will make a house for you--a dynasty of kings! -12. For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong. -13. He is the one who will build a house--a temple--for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever. -14. I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do. -15. But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight. -16. Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.'" - -17. So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the LORD had said in this vision. - -David's Prayer of Thanks - - -18. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, -"Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? -19. And now, Sovereign LORD, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign LORD? - -20. "What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign LORD. -21. Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant. - -22. "How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! -23. What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way. -24. You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God. - -25. "And now, O LORD God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever. -26. And may your name be honored forever so that everyone will say, 'The LORD of Heaven's Armies is God over Israel!' And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever. - -27. "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, 'I will build a house for you--a dynasty of kings!' -28. For you are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant. -29. And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign LORD, it is an eternal blessing!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index d4f81725..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -David's Military Victories - -# Chapter 8 -1. After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town. -2. David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money. - -3. David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. -4. David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots. - -5. When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. -6. Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David's subjects and paid him tribute money. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. - -7. David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem, -8. along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's towns of Tebah and Berothai. - -9. When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, -10. he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze. - -11. King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated-- -12. from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek--and from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. - -13. So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. -14. He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. In fact, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. - -15. So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. -16. Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. -17. Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. -18. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. And David's sons served as priestly leaders. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 69eab039..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -David's Kindness to Mephibosheth - -# Chapter 9 -1. One day David asked, "Is anyone in Saul's family still alive--anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" -2. He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. "Are you Ziba?" the king asked. - -"Yes sir, I am," Ziba replied. - - -3. The king then asked him, "Is anyone still alive from Saul's family? If so, I want to show God's kindness to them." -Ziba replied, "Yes, one of Jonathan's sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet." - - -4. "Where is he?" the king asked. - -"In Lo-debar," Ziba told him, "at the home of Makir son of Ammiel." - - -5. So David sent for him and brought him from Makir's home. -6. His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, "Greetings, Mephibosheth." -Mephibosheth replied, "I am your servant." - - -7. "Don't be afraid!" David said. "I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!" - -8. Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, "Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?" - -9. Then the king summoned Saul's servant Ziba and said, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. -10. You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master's household. But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table." (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) - -11. Ziba replied, "Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded." And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David's table, like one of the king's own sons. - -12. Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. From then on, all the members of Ziba's household were Mephibosheth's servants. -13. And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king's table. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index d8400e9f..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -David Defeats the Ammonites - -# Chapter 10 -1. Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. -2. David said, "I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me." So David sent ambassadors to express sympathy to Hanun about his father's death. - -But when David's ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon, - -3. the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, "Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!" -4. So Hanun seized David's ambassadors and shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. - -5. When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, "Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back." For they felt deep shame because of their appearance. - -6. When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers from the lands of Beth-rehob and Zobah, 1,000 from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 from the land of Tob. -7. When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them. -8. The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the men from Tob and Maacah positioned themselves to fight in the open fields. - -9. When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel's elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans in the fields. -10. He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites. -11. "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me," Joab told his brother. "And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will come and help you. -12. Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the LORD's will be done." - -13. When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away. -14. And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. After the battle was over, Joab returned to Jerusalem. - -15. The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel. So when they regrouped, -16. they were joined by additional Aramean troops summoned by Hadadezer from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops arrived at Helam under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer's forces. - -17. When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and led the army to Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle formation and fought against David. -18. But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David's forces killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army. -19. When all the kings allied with Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to Israel and became their subjects. After that, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 162e4cba..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -David and Bathsheba - -# Chapter 11 -1. In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. - -2. Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. -3. He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, "She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite." -4. Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home. -5. Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, "I'm pregnant." - -6. Then David sent word to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent him to David. -7. When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing. -8. Then he told Uriah, "Go on home and relax." David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace. -9. But Uriah didn't go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance with the king's palace guard. - -10. When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, "What's the matter? Why didn't you go home last night after being away for so long?" - -11. Uriah replied, "The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents, and Joab and my master's men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing." - -12. "Well, stay here today," David told him, "and tomorrow you may return to the army." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. -13. Then David invited him to dinner and got him drunk. But even then he couldn't get Uriah to go home to his wife. Again he slept at the palace entrance with the king's palace guard. - -David Arranges for Uriah's Death - - -14. So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. -15. The letter instructed Joab, "Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed." -16. So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot close to the city wall where he knew the enemy's strongest men were fighting. -17. And when the enemy soldiers came out of the city to fight, Uriah the Hittite was killed along with several other Israelite soldiers. - -18. Then Joab sent a battle report to David. -19. He told his messenger, "Report all the news of the battle to the king. -20. But he might get angry and ask, 'Why did the troops go so close to the city? Didn't they know there would be shooting from the walls? -21. Wasn't Abimelech son of Gideon killed at Thebez by a woman who threw a millstone down on him from the wall? Why would you get so close to the wall?' Then tell him, 'Uriah the Hittite was killed, too.'" - -22. So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David. -23. "The enemy came out against us in the open fields," he said. "And as we chased them back to the city gate, -24. the archers on the wall shot arrows at us. Some of the king's men were killed, including Uriah the Hittite." - -25. "Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged," David said. "The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!" - -26. When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. -27. When the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9f050fa8..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Nathan Rebukes David - -# Chapter 12 -1. So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: "There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor. -2. The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle. -3. The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter. -4. One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man's lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest." - -5. David was furious. "As surely as the LORD lives," he vowed, "any man who would do such a thing deserves to die! -6. He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity." - -7. Then Nathan said to David, "You are that man! The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. -8. I gave you your master's house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. -9. Why, then, have you despised the word of the LORD and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife. -10. From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah's wife to be your own. - -11. "This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view. -12. You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel." -David Confesses His Guilt - - -13. Then David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." -Nathan replied, "Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin. -14. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD by doing this, your child will die." - -15. After Nathan returned to his home, the LORD sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah's wife. -16. David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground. -17. The elders of his household pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused. - -18. Then on the seventh day the child died. David's advisers were afraid to tell him. "He wouldn't listen to reason while the child was ill," they said. "What drastic thing will he do when we tell him the child is dead?" - -19. When David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. "Is the child dead?" he asked. - -"Yes," they replied, "he is dead." - - -20. Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the LORD. After that, he returned to the palace and was served food and ate. - -21. His advisers were amazed. "We don't understand you," they told him. "While the child was still living, you wept and refused to eat. But now that the child is dead, you have stopped your mourning and are eating again." - -22. David replied, "I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, 'Perhaps the LORD will be gracious to me and let the child live.' -23. But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me." - -24. Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The LORD loved the child -25. and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means "beloved of the LORD"), as the LORD had commanded. - -David Captures Rabbah - - -26. Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications. -27. Joab sent messengers to tell David, "I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply. -28. Now bring the rest of the army and capture the city. Otherwise, I will capture it and get credit for the victory." - -29. So David gathered the rest of the army and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it. -30. David removed the crown from the king's head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city. -31. He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns. That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index c2ca6a49..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -The Rape of Tamar - -# Chapter 13 -1. Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. -2. Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. - -3. But Amnon had a very crafty friend--his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimea. -4. One day Jonadab said to Amnon, "What's the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?" -So Amnon told him, "I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." - - -5. "Well," Jonadab said, "I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands." - -6. So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands." -7. So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon's house to prepare some food for him. - -8. When Tamar arrived at Amnon's house, she went to the place where he was lying down so he could watch her mix some dough. Then she baked his favorite dish for him. -9. But when she set the serving tray before him, he refused to eat. "Everyone get out of here," Amnon told his servants. So they all left. - -10. Then he said to Tamar, "Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here." So Tamar took his favorite dish to him. -11. But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister." - -12. "No, my brother!" she cried. "Don't be foolish! Don't do this to me! Such wicked things aren't done in Israel. -13. Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me." - -14. But Amnon wouldn't listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her. -15. Then suddenly Amnon's love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. "Get out of here!" he snarled at her. - -16. "No, no!" Tamar cried. "Sending me away now is worse than what you've already done to me." -But Amnon wouldn't listen to her. - -17. He shouted for his servant and demanded, "Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!" - -18. So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, as was the custom in those days for the king's virgin daughters. -19. But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying. - -20. Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, "Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he's your brother. Don't you worry about it." So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom's house. - -21. When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry. -22. And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister. - -Absalom's Revenge on Amnon - - -23. Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king's sons to come to a feast. -24. He went to the king and said, "My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?" - -25. The king replied, "No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you." Absalom pressed him, but the king would not come, though he gave Absalom his blessing. - -26. "Well, then," Absalom said, "if you can't come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?" -"Why Amnon?" the king asked. - -27. But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king. - -28. Absalom told his men, "Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don't be afraid. I'm the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!" -29. So at Absalom's signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled. - -30. As they were on the way back to Jerusalem, this report reached David: "Absalom has killed all the king's sons; not one is left alive!" -31. The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow. - -32. But just then Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimea, arrived and said, "No, don't believe that all the king's sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar. -33. No, my lord the king, your sons aren't all dead! It was only Amnon." -34. Meanwhile Absalom escaped. -Then the watchman on the Jerusalem wall saw a great crowd coming down the hill on the road from the west. He ran to tell the king, "I see a crowd of people coming from the Horonaim road along the side of the hill." - -35. "Look!" Jonadab told the king. "There they are now! The king's sons are coming, just as I said." - -36. They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them. -37. And David mourned many days for his son Amnon. - -Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. - -38. He stayed there in Geshur for three years. -39. And King David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 91640588..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Joab Arranges for Absalom's Return - -# Chapter 14 -1. Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. -2. So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, "Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don't put on lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. -3. Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you." Then Joab told her what to say. - -4. When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, "O king! -Help me!" - -5. "What's the trouble?" the king asked. - -"Alas, I am a widow!" she replied. "My husband is dead. - -6. My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed. -7. Now the rest of the family is demanding, 'Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn't deserve to inherit his family's property.' They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband's name and family will disappear from the face of the earth." - -8. "Leave it to me," the king told her. "Go home, and I'll see to it that no one touches him." - -9. "Oh, thank you, my lord the king," the woman from Tekoa replied. "If you are criticized for helping me, let the blame fall on me and on my father's house, and let the king and his throne be innocent." - -10. "If anyone objects," the king said, "bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!" - -11. Then she said, "Please swear to me by the LORD your God that you won't let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed." -"As surely as the LORD lives," he replied, "not a hair on your son's head will be disturbed!" - -12. "Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king," she said. - -"Go ahead and speak," he responded. - - -13. She replied, "Why don't you do as much for the people of God as you have promised to do for me? You have convicted yourself in making this decision, because you have refused to bring home your own banished son. -14. All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. - -15. "I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, 'Perhaps the king will listen to me -16. and rescue us from those who would cut us off from the inheritance God has given us. -17. Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.' I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the LORD your God be with you." - -18. "I must know one thing," the king replied, "and tell me the truth." -"Yes, my lord the king," she responded. - - -19. "Did Joab put you up to this?" -And the woman replied, "My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say. - -20. He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!" - -21. So the king sent for Joab and told him, "All right, go and bring back the young man Absalom." - -22. Joab bowed with his face to the ground in deep respect and said, "At last I know that I have gained your approval, my lord the king, for you have granted me this request!" - -23. Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. -24. But the king gave this order: "Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence." So Absalom did not see the king. - -Absalom Reconciled to David - - -25. Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. -26. He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds! -27. He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter's name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful. - -28. Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king. -29. Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come. -30. So Absalom said to his servants, "Go and set fire to Joab's barley field, the field next to mine." So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded. - -31. Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, "Why did your servants set my field on fire?" - -32. And Absalom replied, "Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn't intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me." - -33. So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16350392..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Absalom's Rebellion - -# Chapter 15 -1. After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. -2. He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe. -3. Then Absalom would say, "You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it. -4. I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!" - -5. When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn't let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them. -6. Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel. - -7. After four years, Absalom said to the king, "Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and fulfill a vow I made to him. -8. For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the LORD in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem." - -9. "All right," the king told him. "Go and fulfill your vow." -So Absalom went to Hebron. - -10. But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. "As soon as you hear the ram's horn," his message read, "you are to say, 'Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.'" -11. He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions. -12. While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David's counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum. - -David Escapes from Jerusalem - - -13. A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, "All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!" - -14. "Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!" David urged his men. "Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster." - -15. "We are with you," his advisers replied. "Do what you think is best." - -16. So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace. -17. The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house -18. to let all the king's men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king's bodyguard. - -19. Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, "Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile. -20. You arrived only recently, and should I force you today to wander with us? I don't even know where we will go. Go on back and take your kinsmen with you, and may the LORD show you his unfailing love and faithfulness." - -21. But Ittai said to the king, "I vow by the LORD and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens--whether it means life or death." - -22. David replied, "All right, come with us." So Ittai and all his men and their families went along. - -23. Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness. - -24. Zadok and all the Levites also came along, carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until everyone had passed out of the city. - -25. Then the king instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. "If the LORD sees fit," David said, "he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again. -26. But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him." - -27. The king also told Zadok the priest, "Look, here is my plan. You and Abiathar should return quietly to the city with your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan. -28. I will stop at the shallows of the Jordan River and wait there for a report from you." -29. So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to the city and stayed there. - -30. David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning. And the people who were with him covered their heads and wept as they climbed the hill. -31. When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, "O LORD, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!" - -32. When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning. -33. But David told him, "If you go with me, you will only be a burden. -34. Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, 'I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father's adviser in the past.' Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel's advice. -35. Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made in the king's palace, -36. and they will send their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan to tell me what is going on." - -37. So David's friend Hushai returned to Jerusalem, getting there just as Absalom arrived. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 471304fa..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -David and Ziba - -# Chapter 16 -1. When David had gone a little beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, was waiting there for him. He had two donkeys loaded with 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of summer fruit, and a wineskin full of wine. - -2. "What are these for?" the king asked Ziba. - -Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the king's people to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine is for those who become exhausted in the wilderness." - - -3. "And where is Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson?" the king asked him. - -"He stayed in Jerusalem," Ziba replied. "He said, 'Today I will get back the kingdom of my grandfather Saul.'" - - -4. "In that case," the king told Ziba, "I give you everything Mephibosheth owns." -"I bow before you," Ziba replied. "May I always be pleasing to you, my lord the king." -Shimei Curses David - - -5. As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul's family. -6. He threw stones at the king and the king's officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him. -7. "Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!" he shouted at David. -8. "The LORD is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul's clan. You stole his throne, and now the LORD has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!" - -9. "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?" Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. "Let me go over and cut off his head!" - -10. "No!" the king said. "Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the LORD has told him to curse me, who are you to stop him?" - -11. Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn't this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do it. -12. And perhaps the LORD will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today." -13. So David and his men continued down the road, and Shimei kept pace with them on a nearby hillside, cursing and throwing stones and dirt at David. - -14. The king and all who were with him grew weary along the way, so they rested when they reached the Jordan River. - -Ahithophel Advises Absalom - - -15. Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel. -16. When David's friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. "Long live the king!" he exclaimed. "Long live the king!" - -17. "Is this the way you treat your friend David?" Absalom asked him. "Why aren't you with him?" - -18. "I'm here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the LORD and by all the men of Israel," Hushai replied. -19. "And anyway, why shouldn't I serve you? Just as I was your father's adviser, now I will be your adviser!" - -20. Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and asked him, "What should I do next?" - -21. Ahithophel told him, "Go and sleep with your father's concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you." -22. So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines. - -23. Absalom followed Ahithophel's advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index adf29975..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 17 -1. Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, "Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight. -2. I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king, -3. and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride returns to her husband. After all, it is only one man's life that you seek. Then you will be at peace with all the people." -4. This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. - -Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice - - -5. But then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let's see what he thinks about this." -6. When Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had said. Then he asked, "What is your opinion? Should we follow Ahithophel's advice? If not, what do you suggest?" - -7. "Well," Hushai replied to Absalom, "this time Ahithophel has made a mistake. -8. You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won't be spending the night among the troops. -9. He has probably already hidden in some pit or cave. And when he comes out and attacks and a few of your men fall, there will be panic among your troops, and the word will spread that Absalom's men are being slaughtered. -10. Then even the bravest soldiers, though they have the heart of a lion, will be paralyzed with fear. For all Israel knows what a mighty warrior your father is and how courageous his men are. - -11. "I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops. -12. When we find David, we'll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. -13. And if David were to escape into some town, you will have all Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the town into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down." - -14. Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom! -Hushai Warns David to Escape - - -15. Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead. -16. "Quick!" he told them. "Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him." - -17. Jonathan and Ahimaaz had been staying at En-rogel so as not to be seen entering and leaving the city. Arrangements had been made for a servant girl to bring them the message they were to take to King David. -18. But a boy spotted them at En-rogel, and he told Absalom about it. So they quickly escaped to Bahurim, where a man hid them down inside a well in his courtyard. -19. The man's wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there. - -20. When Absalom's men arrived, they asked her, "Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" -The woman replied, "They were here, but they crossed over the brook." Absalom's men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem. - - -21. Then the two men crawled out of the well and hurried on to King David. "Quick!" they told him, "cross the Jordan tonight!" And they told him how Ahithophel had advised that he be captured and killed. -22. So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn. - -23. When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb. - -24. David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River. -25. Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab's cousin. His father was Jether, an Ishmaelite. His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab's mother, Zeruiah.) -26. Absalom and the Israelite army set up camp in the land of Gilead. - -27. When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and by Makir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim. -28. They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils, -29. honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, "You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness." - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 95bbeb67..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -Absalom's Defeat and Death - -# Chapter 18 -1. David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains to lead them. -2. He sent the troops out in three groups, placing one group under Joab, one under Joab's brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and one under Ittai, the man from Gath. The king told his troops, "I am going out with you." - -3. But his men objected strongly. "You must not go," they urged. "If we have to turn and run--and even if half of us die--it will make no difference to Absalom's troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us, and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it." - -4. "If you think that's the best plan, I'll do it," the king answered. So he stood alongside the gate of the town as all the troops marched out in groups of hundreds and of thousands. - -5. And the king gave this command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: "For my sake, deal gently with young Absalom." And all the troops heard the king give this order to his commanders. - -6. So the battle began in the forest of Ephraim, -7. and the Israelite troops were beaten back by David's men. There was a great slaughter that day, and 20,000 men laid down their lives. -8. The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword. - -9. During the battle, Absalom happened to come upon some of David's men. He tried to escape on his mule, but as he rode beneath the thick branches of a great tree, his hair got caught in the tree. His mule kept going and left him dangling in the air. -10. One of David's men saw what had happened and told Joab, "I saw Absalom dangling from a great tree." - -11. "What?" Joab demanded. "You saw him there and didn't kill him? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver and a hero's belt!" - -12. "I would not kill the king's son for even a thousand pieces of silver," the man replied to Joab. "We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake, please spare young Absalom.' -13. And if I had betrayed the king by killing his son--and the king would certainly find out who did it--you yourself would be the first to abandon me." - -14. "Enough of this nonsense," Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom's heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree. -15. Ten of Joab's young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him. - -16. Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel. -17. They threw Absalom's body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes. - -18. During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to carry on my name." He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom's Monument to this day. - -David Mourns Absalom's Death - - -19. Then Zadok's son Ahimaaz said, "Let me run to the king with the good news that the LORD has rescued him from his enemies." - -20. "No," Joab told him, "it wouldn't be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today." - -21. Then Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, "Go tell the king what you have seen." The man bowed and ran off. - -22. But Ahimaaz continued to plead with Joab, "Whatever happens, please let me go, too." -"Why should you go, my son?" Joab replied. "There will be no reward for your news." - - -23. "Yes, but let me go anyway," he begged. - -Joab finally said, "All right, go ahead." So Ahimaaz took the less demanding route by way of the plain and ran to Mahanaim ahead of the Ethiopian. - - -24. While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them. -25. He shouted the news down to David, and the king replied, "If he is alone, he has news." -As the messenger came closer, - -26. the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down, "Here comes another one!" -The king replied, "He also will have news." - - -27. "The first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok," the watchman said. - -"He is a good man and comes with good news," the king replied. - - -28. Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, "Everything is all right!" He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Praise to the LORD your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king." - -29. "What about young Absalom?" the king demanded. "Is he all right?" -Ahimaaz replied, "When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn't know what was happening." - - -30. "Wait here," the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside. - -31. Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said, "I have good news for my lord the king. Today the LORD has rescued you from all those who rebelled against you." - -32. "What about young Absalom?" the king demanded. "Is he all right?" -And the Ethiopian replied, "May all of your enemies, my lord the king, both now and in the future, share the fate of that young man!" - - -33. The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son." - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index c943163a..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -Joab Rebukes the King - -# Chapter 19 -1. Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom. -2. As all the people heard of the king's deep grief for his son, the joy of that day's victory was turned into deep sadness. -3. They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle. -4. The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!" - -5. Then Joab went to the king's room and said to him, "We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves. -6. You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased. -7. Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before." - -8. So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. - -Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes. - -9. And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, "The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country. -10. Now Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, is dead. Why not ask David to come back and be our king again?" - -11. Then King David sent Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, to say to the elders of Judah, "Why are you the last ones to welcome back the king into his palace? For I have heard that all Israel is ready. -12. You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?" -13. And David told them to tell Amasa, "Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place." - -14. Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, "Return to us, and bring back all who are with you." -David's Return to Jerusalem - - -15. So the king started back to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at the Jordan River, the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the river. -16. Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin, hurried across with the men of Judah to welcome King David. -17. A thousand other men from the tribe of Benjamin were with him, including Ziba, the chief servant of the house of Saul, and Ziba's fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king. -18. They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king's household across the river, helping him in every way they could. - -David's Mercy to Shimei -As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him. - -19. "My lord the king, please forgive me," he pleaded. "Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind. -20. I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet my lord the king." - -21. Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, "Shimei should die, for he cursed the LORD's anointed king!" - -22. "Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!" David exclaimed. "Why have you become my adversary today? This is not a day for execution, for today I am once again the king of Israel!" -23. Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, "Your life will be spared." -David's Kindness to Mephibosheth - - -24. Now Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes since the day the king left Jerusalem. -25. "Why didn't you come with me, Mephibosheth?" the king asked him. - -26. Mephibosheth replied, "My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, 'Saddle my donkey so I can go with the king.' For as you know I am crippled. -27. Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best. -28. All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?" - -29. "You've said enough," David replied. "I've decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you." - -30. "Give him all of it," Mephibosheth said. "I am content just to have you safely back again, my lord the king!" -David's Kindness to Barzillai - - -31. Barzillai of Gilead had come down from Rogelim to escort the king across the Jordan. -32. He was very old--eighty years of age--and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim. -33. "Come across with me and live in Jerusalem," the king said to Barzillai. "I will take care of you there." - -34. "No," he replied, "I am far too old to go with the king to Jerusalem. -35. I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king. -36. Just to go across the Jordan River with the king is all the honor I need! -37. Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him." - -38. "Good," the king agreed. "Kimham will go with me, and I will help him in any way you would like. And I will do for you anything you want." -39. So all the people crossed the Jordan with the king. After David had blessed Barzillai and kissed him, Barzillai returned to his own home. - -40. The king then crossed over to Gilgal, taking Kimham with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king on his way. - -An Argument over the King - - -41. But all the men of Israel complained to the king, "The men of Judah stole the king and didn't give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan." - -42. The men of Judah replied, "The king is one of our own kinsmen. Why should this make you angry? We haven't eaten any of the king's food or received any special favors!" - -43. "But there are ten tribes in Israel," the others replied. "So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren't we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?" The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0012a821..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -The Revolt of Sheba - -# Chapter 20 -1. There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram's horn and began to chant: -"Down with the dynasty of David! - -We have no interest in the son of Jesse. - -Come on, you men of Israel, - -back to your homes!" - - -2. So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed with their king and escorted him from the Jordan River to Jerusalem. - -3. When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and placed them in seclusion. Their needs were provided for, but he no longer slept with them. So each of them lived like a widow until she died. - -4. Then the king told Amasa, "Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time." -5. So Amasa went out to notify Judah, but it took him longer than the time he had been given. - -6. Then David said to Abishai, "Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us more than Absalom did. Quick, take my troops and chase after him before he gets into a fortified town where we can't reach him." - -7. So Abishai and Joab, together with the king's bodyguard and all the mighty warriors, set out from Jerusalem to go after Sheba. -8. As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath. - -9. "How are you, my cousin?" Joab said and took him by the beard with his right hand as though to kiss him. -10. Amasa didn't notice the dagger in his left hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it so that his insides gushed out onto the ground. Joab did not need to strike again, and Amasa soon died. Joab and his brother Abishai left him lying there and continued after Sheba. - -11. One of Joab's young men shouted to Amasa's troops, "If you are for Joab and David, come and follow Joab." -12. But Amasa lay in his blood in the middle of the road, and Joab's man saw that everyone was stopping to stare at him. So he pulled him off the road into a field and threw a cloak over him. -13. With Amasa's body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri. - -14. Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites, assembled for battle and followed him into the town. -15. When Joab's forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town's fortifications and began battering down the wall. -16. But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, "Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you." -17. As he approached, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?" -"I am," he replied. - -So she said, "Listen carefully to your servant." -"I'm listening," he said. - - -18. Then she continued, "There used to be a saying, 'If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.' -19. I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying an important town in Israel. Why do you want to devour what belongs to the LORD?" - -20. And Joab replied, "Believe me, I don't want to devour or destroy your town! -21. That's not my purpose. All I want is a man named Sheba son of Bicri from the hill country of Ephraim, who has revolted against King David. If you hand over this one man to me, I will leave the town in peace." -"All right," the woman replied, "we will throw his head over the wall to you." - -22. Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba's head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram's horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem. - -23. Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. -24. Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. -25. Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests. -26. And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David's personal priest. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e6bf913..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -David Avenges the Gibeonites - -# Chapter 21 -1. There was a famine during David's reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, "The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites." - -2. So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out. -3. David asked them, "What can I do for you? How can I make amends so that you will bless the LORD's people again?" - -4. "Well, money can't settle this matter between us and the family of Saul," the Gibeonites replied. "Neither can we demand the life of anyone in Israel." -"What can I do then?" David asked. "Just tell me and I will do it for you." - - -5. Then they replied, "It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of Israel. -6. So let seven of Saul's sons be handed over to us, and we will execute them before the LORD at Gibeon, on the mountain of the LORD." -"All right," the king said, "I will do it." - -7. The king spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, who was Saul's grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the LORD. -8. But he gave them Saul's two sons Armoni and Mephibosheth, whose mother was Rizpah daughter of Aiah. He also gave them the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, the wife of Adriel son of Barzillai from Meholah. -9. The men of Gibeon executed them on the mountain before the LORD. So all seven of them died together at the beginning of the barley harvest. - -10. Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night. -11. When David learned what Rizpah, Saul's concubine, had done, -12. he went to the people of Jabesh-gilead and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. (When the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa, the people of Jabesh-gilead stole their bodies from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them.) -13. So David obtained the bones of Saul and Jonathan, as well as the bones of the men the Gibeonites had executed. - -14. Then the king ordered that they bury the bones in the tomb of Kish, Saul's father, at the town of Zela in the land of Benjamin. After that, God ended the famine in the land. - -Battles against Philistine Giants - - -15. Once again the Philistines were at war with Israel. And when David and his men were in the thick of battle, David became weak and exhausted. -16. Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds, and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him. -17. But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David's rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David's men declared, "You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?" - -18. After this, there was another battle against the Philistines at Gob. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph, another descendant of the giants. - -19. During another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver's beam! - -20. In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. -21. But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimea. - -22. These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef396777..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,263 +0,0 @@ -David's Song of Praise - -# Chapter 22 -1. David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. -2. He sang: -"The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; - -3. my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. - -He is my shield, the power that saves me, - -and my place of safety. - -He is my refuge, my savior, - -the one who saves me from violence. - - -4. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, - -and he saved me from my enemies. - - -5. "The waves of death overwhelmed me; - -floods of destruction swept over me. - - -6. The grave wrapped its ropes around me; - -death laid a trap in my path. - - -7. But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; - -yes, I cried to my God for help. - -He heard me from his sanctuary; - -my cry reached his ears. - - -8. "Then the earth quaked and trembled. - -The foundations of the heavens shook; - -they quaked because of his anger. - - -9. Smoke poured from his nostrils; - -fierce flames leaped from his mouth. - -Glowing coals blazed forth from him. - - -10. He opened the heavens and came down; - -dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. - - -11. Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, - soaring on the wings of the wind. - -12. He shrouded himself in darkness, - -veiling his approach with dense rain clouds. - - -13. A great brightness shone around him, - and burning coals blazed forth. - -14. The LORD thundered from heaven; - -the voice of the Most High resounded. - - -15. He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; - -his lightning flashed, and they were confused. - - -16. Then at the command of the LORD, - -at the blast of his breath, -the bottom of the sea could be seen, - -and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. - - -17. "He reached down from heaven and rescued me; - -he drew me out of deep waters. - - -18. He rescued me from my powerful enemies, - -from those who hated me and were too strong for me. - - -19. They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, - but the LORD supported me. - -20. He led me to a place of safety; - -he rescued me because he delights in me. - - -21. The LORD rewarded me for doing right; - -he restored me because of my innocence. - - -22. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; - -I have not turned from my God to follow evil. - - -23. I have followed all his regulations; - -I have never abandoned his decrees. - - -24. I am blameless before God; - -I have kept myself from sin. - - -25. The LORD rewarded me for doing right. - -He has seen my innocence. - - -26. "To the faithful you show yourself faithful; - -to those with integrity you show integrity. - - -27. To the pure you show yourself pure, - -but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. - - -28. You rescue the humble, - -but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. - - -29. O LORD, you are my lamp. - The LORD lights up my darkness. - -30. In your strength I can crush an army; - -with my God I can scale any wall. - - -31. "God's way is perfect. - All the LORD's promises prove true. - -He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. - - -32. For who is God except the LORD? - -Who but our God is a solid rock? - - -33. God is my strong fortress, - -and he makes my way perfect. - - -34. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, - -enabling me to stand on mountain heights. - - -35. He trains my hands for battle; - -he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. - - -36. You have given me your shield of victory; - your help has made me great. - -37. You have made a wide path for my feet - -to keep them from slipping. - - -38. "I chased my enemies and destroyed them; - -I did not stop until they were conquered. - - -39. I consumed them; - -I struck them down so they did not get up; - -they fell beneath my feet. - - -40. You have armed me with strength for the battle; - -you have subdued my enemies under my feet. - - -41. You placed my foot on their necks. - -I have destroyed all who hated me. - - -42. They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. - They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer. - -43. I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; - I trampled them in the gutter like dirt. - -44. "You gave me victory over my accusers. - -You preserved me as the ruler over nations; - -people I don't even know now serve me. - - -45. Foreign nations cringe before me; - -as soon as they hear of me, they submit. - - -46. They all lose their courage - and come trembling from their strongholds. - -47. "The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! - -May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! - - -48. He is the God who pays back those who harm me; - -he brings down the nations under me - - -49. and delivers me from my enemies. - -You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; - -you save me from violent opponents. - - -50. For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; - -I will sing praises to your name. - - -51. You give great victories to your king; - -you show unfailing love to your anointed, - -to David and all his descendants forever." - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 457d68a7..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -David's Last Words - -# Chapter 23 -1. These are the last words of David: -"David, the son of Jesse, speaks-- - -David, the man who was raised up so high, -David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, - David, the sweet psalmist of Israel. - -2. "The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me; - -his words are upon my tongue. - - -3. The God of Israel spoke. - -The Rock of Israel said to me: -'The one who rules righteously, - -who rules in the fear of God, - - -4. is like the light of morning at sunrise, - -like a morning without clouds, -like the gleaming of the sun - -on new grass after rain.' - - -5. "Is it not my family God has chosen? - -Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. - -His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. - -He will ensure my safety and success. - - -6. But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, - -for they tear the hand that touches them. - - -7. One must use iron tools to chop them down; - -they will be totally consumed by fire." -David's Mightiest Warriors - - -8. These are the names of David's mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three--the three mightiest warriors among David's men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle. - -9. Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled. -10. He killed Philistines until his hand was too tired to lift his sword, and the LORD gave him a great victory that day. The rest of the army did not return until it was time to collect the plunder! - -11. Next in rank was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. One time the Philistines gathered at Lehi and attacked the Israelites in a field full of lentils. The Israelite army fled, -12. but Shammah held his ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory. - -13. Once during the harvest, when David was at the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty--an elite group among David's fighting men) went down to meet him there. -14. David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem. - -15. David remarked longingly to his men, "Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem." -16. So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD. -17. "The LORD forbid that I should drink this!" he exclaimed. "This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me." So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. - -David's Thirty Mighty Men - - -18. Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. -19. Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three. - -20. There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. -21. Once, armed only with a club, he killed an imposing Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with it. -22. Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors. -23. He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard. - -24. Other members of the Thirty included: -Asahel, Joab's brother; -Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem; - - -25. Shammah from Harod; -Elika from Harod; - - -26. Helez from Pelon; -Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; - - -27. Abiezer from Anathoth; -Sibbecai from Hushah; - -28. Zalmon from Ahoah; -Maharai from Netophah; - - -29. Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; -Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); - -30. Benaiah from Pirathon; -Hurai from Nahale-gaash; - -31. Abi-albon from Arabah; -Azmaveth from Bahurim; - - -32. Eliahba from Shaalbon; -the sons of Jashen; -Jonathan - -33. son of Shagee from Harar; -Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; - - -34. Eliphelet son of Ahasbai from Maacah; -Eliam son of Ahithophel from Giloh; - - -35. Hezro from Carmel; -Paarai from Arba; - - -36. Igal son of Nathan from Zobah; -Bani from Gad; - - -37. Zelek from Ammon; -Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; - - -38. Ira from Jattir; -Gareb from Jattir; - - -39. Uriah the Hittite. - -There were thirty-seven in all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index dabb62d4..00000000 --- a/NLT/10_2 Samuel/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -David Takes a Census - -# Chapter 24 -1. Once again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. "Go and count the people of Israel and Judah," the LORD told him. - -2. So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Take a census of all the tribes of Israel--from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south--so I may know how many people there are." - -3. But Joab replied to the king, "May the LORD your God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?" - -4. But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out to count the people of Israel. -5. First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer, -6. then to Gilead in the land of Tahtim-hodshi and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. -7. Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah as far as Beersheba. - -8. Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem. -9. Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah. - -Judgment for David's Sin - - -10. But after he had taken the census, David's conscience began to bother him. And he said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, LORD, for doing this foolish thing." - -11. The next morning the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, who was David's seer. This was the message: -12. "Go and say to David, 'This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'" - -13. So Gad came to David and asked him, "Will you choose three years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me." - -14. "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands." - -15. So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel that morning, and it lasted for three days. A total of 70,000 people died throughout the nation, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south. -16. But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, "Stop! That is enough!" At that moment the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. - -17. When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep--what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family." -David Builds an Altar - - -18. That day Gad came to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." - -19. So David went up to do what the LORD had commanded him. -20. When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. -21. "Why have you come, my lord the king?" Araunah asked. -David replied, "I have come to buy your threshing floor and to build an altar to the LORD there, so that he will stop the plague." - -22. "Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish," Araunah said to David. "Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and you can use the threshing boards and ox yokes for wood to build a fire on the altar. -23. I will give it all to you, Your Majesty, and may the LORD your God accept your sacrifice." - -24. But the king replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing." So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen. - -25. David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the LORD answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped. - - - diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eaa0f96d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag. +2 On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect. +3 “Where have you come from?” David asked. +“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied. +4 “What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me how the battle went.” +The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.” +5 “How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?” David demanded of the young man. +6 The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him. +7 When he turned and saw me, he cried out for me to come to him. ‘How can I help?’ I asked him. +8 “He responded, ‘Who are you?’ +“‘I am an Amalekite,’ I told him. +9 “Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’ +10 “So I killed him,” the Amalekite told David, “for I knew he couldn’t live. Then I took his crown and his armband, and I have brought them here to you, my lord.” +11 David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news. +12 They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day. +13 Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?” +And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.” +14 “Why were you not afraid to kill the Lord’s anointed one?” David asked. +15 Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him. +16 “You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord’s anointed one.” +17 Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan, +18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar. +19 Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills! + Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen! +20 Don’t announce the news in Gath, + don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, +or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice + and the pagans will laugh in triumph. +21 O mountains of Gilboa, + let there be no dew or rain upon you, + nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain. +For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled; + the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil. +22 The bow of Jonathan was powerful, + and the sword of Saul did its mighty work. +They shed the blood of their enemies + and pierced the bodies of mighty heroes. +23 How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan! + They were together in life and in death. +They were swifter than eagles, + stronger than lions. +24 O women of Israel, weep for Saul, +for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing, + in garments decorated with gold. +25 Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen in battle! + Jonathan lies dead on the hills. +26 How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! + Oh, how much I loved you! +And your love for me was deep, + deeper than the love of women! +27 Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen! + Stripped of their weapons, they lie dead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5124c43 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 After this, David asked the Lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?” +“Yes,” the Lord replied. +Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?” +“To Hebron,” the Lord answered. +2 David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives +3 and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron. +4 Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah. +When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul, +5 he sent them this message: “May the Lord bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial. +6 May the Lord be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done. +7 Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king.” +8 But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth. +9 There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel. +10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David. +11 David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years. +12 One day Abner led Ishbosheth’s troops from Mahanaim to Gibeon. +13 About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David’s troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool. +14 Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.” +“All right,” Joab agreed. +15 So twelve men were chosen to fight from each side—twelve men of Benjamin representing Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve representing David. +16 Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other’s side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords. +17 A fierce battle followed that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the forces of David. +18 Joab, Abishai, and Asahel—the three sons of Zeruiah—were among David’s forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle, +19 and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything. +20 When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, “Is that you, Asahel?” +“Yes, it is,” he replied. +21 “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner. +22 Again Abner shouted to him, “Get away from here! I don’t want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?” +23 But Asahel refused to turn back, so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbled to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there. +24 When Joab and Abishai found out what had happened, they set out after Abner. The sun was just going down as they arrived at the hill of Ammah near Giah, along the road to the wilderness of Gibeon. +25 Abner’s troops from the tribe of Benjamin regrouped there at the top of the hill to take a stand. +26 Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?” +27 Then Joab said, “God only knows what would have happened if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.” +28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel. +29 All that night Abner and his men retreated through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, traveling all through the morning, and didn’t stop until they arrived at Mahanaim. +30 Meanwhile, Joab and his men also returned home. When Joab counted his casualties, he discovered that only 19 men were missing in addition to Asahel. +31 But 360 of Abner’s men had been killed, all from the tribe of Benjamin. +32 Joab and his men took Asahel’s body to Bethlehem and buried him there in his father’s tomb. Then they traveled all night and reached Hebron at daybreak. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..870277dc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul’s dynasty became weaker and weaker. +2 These are the sons who were born to David in Hebron: +The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. +3 The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. +The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. +4 The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. +The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. +5 The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David’s wife. +These sons were all born to David in Hebron. +6 As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul. +7 One day Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, accused Abner of sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, a woman named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. +8 Abner was furious. “Am I some Judean dog to be kicked around like this?” he shouted. “After all I have done for your father, Saul, and his family and friends by not handing you over to David, is this my reward—that you find fault with me about this woman? +9 May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him! +10 I’m going to take Saul’s kingdom and give it to David. I will establish the throne of David over Israel as well as Judah, all the way from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south.” +11 Ishbosheth didn’t dare say another word because he was afraid of what Abner might do. +12 Then Abner sent messengers to David, saying, “Doesn’t the entire land belong to you? Make a solemn pact with me, and I will help turn over all of Israel to you.” +13 “All right,” David replied, “but I will not negotiate with you unless you bring back my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.” +14 David then sent this message to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son: “Give me back my wife Michal, for I bought her with the lives of 100 Philistines.” +15 So Ishbosheth took Michal away from her husband, Palti son of Laish. +16 Palti followed along behind her as far as Bahurim, weeping as he went. Then Abner told him, “Go back home!” So Palti returned. +17 Meanwhile, Abner had consulted with the elders of Israel. “For some time now,” he told them, “you have wanted to make David your king. +18 Now is the time! For the Lord has said, ‘I have chosen David to save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and from all their other enemies.’” +19 Abner also spoke with the men of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron to tell David that all the people of Israel and Benjamin had agreed to support him. +20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to Hebron, David entertained them with a great feast. +21 Then Abner said to David, “Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires.” So David sent Abner safely on his way. +22 But just after David had sent Abner away in safety, Joab and some of David’s troops returned from a raid, bringing much plunder with them. +23 When Joab arrived, he was told that Abner had just been there visiting the king and had been sent away in safety. +24 Joab rushed to the king and demanded, “What have you done? What do you mean by letting Abner get away? +25 You know perfectly well that he came to spy on you and find out everything you’re doing!” +26 Joab then left David and sent messengers to catch up with Abner, asking him to return. They found him at the well of Sirah and brought him back, though David knew nothing about it. +27 When Abner arrived back at Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gateway as if to speak with him privately. But then he stabbed Abner in the stomach and killed him in revenge for killing his brother Asahel. +28 When David heard about it, he declared, “I vow by the Lord that I and my kingdom are forever innocent of this crime against Abner son of Ner. +29 Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy or who walks on crutches or dies by the sword or begs for food!” +30 So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because Abner had killed their brother Asahel at the battle of Gibeon. +31 Then David said to Joab and all those who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on burlap. Mourn for Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the procession to the grave. +32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king and all the people wept at his graveside. +33 Then the king sang this funeral song for Abner: +“Should Abner have died as fools die? +34 Your hands were not bound; + your feet were not chained. +No, you were murdered— + the victim of a wicked plot.” +All the people wept again for Abner. +35 David had refused to eat anything on the day of the funeral, and now everyone begged him to eat. But David had made a vow, saying, “May God strike me and even kill me if I eat anything before sundown.” +36 This pleased the people very much. In fact, everything the king did pleased them! +37 So everyone in Judah and all Israel understood that David was not responsible for Abner’s murder. +38 Then King David said to his officials, “Don’t you realize that a great commander has fallen today in Israel? +39 And even though I am the anointed king, these two sons of Zeruiah—Joab and Abishai—are too strong for me to control. So may the Lord repay these evil men for their evil deeds.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..166730e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 When Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, heard about Abner’s death at Hebron, he lost all courage, and all Israel became paralyzed with fear. +2 Now there were two brothers, Baanah and Recab, who were captains of Ishbosheth’s raiding parties. They were sons of Rimmon, a member of the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Beeroth. The town of Beeroth is now part of Benjamin’s territory +3 because the original people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim, where they still live as foreigners. +4 (Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth, who was crippled as a child. He was five years old when the report came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been killed in battle. When the child’s nurse heard the news, she picked him up and fled. But as she hurried away, she dropped him, and he became crippled.) +5 One day Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth’s house around noon as he was taking his midday rest. +6 The doorkeeper, who had been sifting wheat, became drowsy and fell asleep. So Recab and Baanah slipped past her. +7 They went into the house and found Ishbosheth sleeping on his bed. They struck and killed him and cut off his head. Then, taking his head with them, they fled across the Jordan Valley through the night. +8 When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth’s head to David. “Look!” they exclaimed to the king. “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the Lord has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!” +9 But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The Lord, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness. +10 Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news! +11 How much more should I reward evil men who have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed? Shouldn’t I hold you responsible for his blood and rid the earth of you?” +12 So David ordered his young men to kill them, and they did. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies beside the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3cdeaeb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. +2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be Israel’s leader.’” +3 So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel. +4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all. +5 He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. +6 David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!” For the Jebusites thought they were safe. +7 But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. +8 On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, “I hate those ‘lame’ and ‘blind’ Jebusites. Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel.” That is the origin of the saying, “The blind and the lame may not enter the house.” +9 So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward. +10 And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies was with him. +11 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace. +12 And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. +13 After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters. +14 These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, +16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. +17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold. +18 The Philistines arrived and spread out across the valley of Rephaim. +19 So David asked the Lord, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” +The Lord replied to David, “Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you.” +20 So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The Lord did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). +21 The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them. +22 But after a while the Philistines returned and again spread out across the valley of Rephaim. +23 And again David asked the Lord what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” the Lord replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. +24 When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the Lord is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.” +25 So David did what the Lord commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fcac03c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all. +2 He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. +3 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart +4 that carried the Ark of God. Ahio walked in front of the Ark. +5 David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. +6 But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God. +7 Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God. +8 David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today. +9 David was now afraid of the Lord, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?” +10 So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. +11 The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household. +12 Then King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s household and everything he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went there and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with a great celebration. +13 After the men who were carrying the Ark of the Lord had gone six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. +14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. +15 So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns. +16 But as the Ark of the Lord entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she was filled with contempt for him. +17 They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord. +18 When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +19 Then he gave to every Israelite man and woman in the crowd a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people returned to their homes. +20 When David returned home to bless his own family, Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet him. She said in disgust, “How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!” +21 David retorted to Michal, “I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the Lord, so I celebrate before the Lord. +22 Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!” +23 So Michal, the daughter of Saul, remained childless throughout her entire life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b28f9f9b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, +2 the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!” +3 Nathan replied to the king, “Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.” +4 But that same night the Lord said to Nathan, +5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: Are you the one to build a house for me to live in? +6 I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. I have always moved from one place to another with a tent and a Tabernacle as my dwelling. +7 Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s tribal leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’ +8 “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. +9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! +10 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past, +11 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. +“‘Furthermore, the Lord declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings! +12 For when you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong. +13 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever. +14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do. +15 But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight. +16 Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’” +17 So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the Lord had said in this vision. +18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, +“Who am I, O Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? +19 And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord? +20 “What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign Lord. +21 Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant. +22 “How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! +23 What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way. +24 You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God. +25 “And now, O Lord God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever. +26 And may your name be honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever. +27 “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!’ +28 For you are God, O Sovereign Lord. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant. +29 And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign Lord, it is an eternal blessing!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..54804ecb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town. +2 David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. +3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. +4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots. +5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. +6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. +7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem, +8 along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Berothai. +9 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, +10 he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze. +11 King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated— +12 from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek—and from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. +13 So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. +14 He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. +15 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. +16 Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. +17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. +18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as priestly leaders. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91df7c91 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” +2 He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul’s servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. +“Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied. +3 The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul’s family? If so, I want to show God’s kindness to them.” +Ziba replied, “Yes, one of Jonathan’s sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet.” +4 “Where is he?” the king asked. +“In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.” +5 So David sent for him and brought him from Makir’s home. +6 His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” +Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.” +7 “Don’t be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king’s table!” +8 Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?” +9 Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. +10 You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master’s household. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) +11 Ziba replied, “Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David’s table, like one of the king’s own sons. +12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. From then on, all the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants. +13 And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..51321431 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. +2 David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me.” So David sent ambassadors to express sympathy to Hanun about his father’s death. +But when David’s ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon, +3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!” +4 So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. +5 When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back.” For they felt deep shame because of their appearance. +6 When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers from the lands of Beth-rehob and Zobah, 1,000 from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 from the land of Tob. +7 When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them. +8 The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the men from Tob and Maacah positioned themselves to fight in the open fields. +9 When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans in the fields. +10 He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites. +11 “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me,” Joab told his brother. “And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will come and help you. +12 Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.” +13 When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away. +14 And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. After the battle was over, Joab returned to Jerusalem. +15 The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel. So when they regrouped, +16 they were joined by additional Aramean troops summoned by Hadadezer from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops arrived at Helam under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s forces. +17 When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and led the army to Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle formation and fought against David. +18 But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army. +19 When all the kings allied with Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to Israel and became their subjects. After that, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0cc9eee4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. +2 Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. +3 He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” +4 Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home. +5 Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.” +6 Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David. +7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing. +8 Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.” David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace. +9 But Uriah didn’t go home. He slept that night at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard. +10 When David heard that Uriah had not gone home, he summoned him and asked, “What’s the matter? Why didn’t you go home last night after being away for so long?” +11 Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents, and Joab and my master’s men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.” +12 “Well, stay here today,” David told him, “and tomorrow you may return to the army.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. +13 Then David invited him to dinner and got him drunk. But even then he couldn’t get Uriah to go home to his wife. Again he slept at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard. +14 So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. +15 The letter instructed Joab, “Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed.” +16 So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot close to the city wall where he knew the enemy’s strongest men were fighting. +17 And when the enemy soldiers came out of the city to fight, Uriah the Hittite was killed along with several other Israelite soldiers. +18 Then Joab sent a battle report to David. +19 He told his messenger, “Report all the news of the battle to the king. +20 But he might get angry and ask, ‘Why did the troops go so close to the city? Didn’t they know there would be shooting from the walls? +21 Wasn’t Abimelech son of Gideon killed at Thebez by a woman who threw a millstone down on him from the wall? Why would you get so close to the wall?’ Then tell him, ‘Uriah the Hittite was killed, too.’” +22 So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David. +23 “The enemy came out against us in the open fields,” he said. “And as we chased them back to the city gate, +24 the archers on the wall shot arrows at us. Some of the king’s men were killed, including Uriah the Hittite.” +25 “Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!” +26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. +27 When the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the Lord was displeased with what David had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53bf4049 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 So the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor. +2 The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle. +3 The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man’s own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter. +4 One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.” +5 David was furious. “As surely as the Lord lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deserves to die! +6 He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.” +7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. +8 I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. +9 Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife. +10 From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own. +11 “This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view. +12 You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.” +13 Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” +Nathan replied, “Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. +14 Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.” +15 After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s wife. +16 David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground. +17 The elders of his household pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused. +18 Then on the seventh day the child died. David’s advisers were afraid to tell him. “He wouldn’t listen to reason while the child was ill,” they said. “What drastic thing will he do when we tell him the child is dead?” +19 When David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. “Is the child dead?” he asked. +“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.” +20 Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the Lord. After that, he returned to the palace and was served food and ate. +21 His advisers were amazed. “We don’t understand you,” they told him. “While the child was still living, you wept and refused to eat. But now that the child is dead, you have stopped your mourning and are eating again.” +22 David replied, “I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, ‘Perhaps the Lord will be gracious to me and let the child live.’ +23 But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me.” +24 Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child +25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means “beloved of the Lord”), as the Lord had commanded. +26 Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifications. +27 Joab sent messengers to tell David, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply. +28 Now bring the rest of the army and capture the city. Otherwise, I will capture it and get credit for the victory.” +29 So David gathered the rest of the army and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it. +30 David removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city. +31 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns. That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ba4fb04c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. +2 Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. +3 But Amnon had a very crafty friend—his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimea. +4 One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?” +So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” +5 “Well,” Jonadab said, “I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you’ll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.” +6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands.” +7 So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon’s house to prepare some food for him. +8 When Tamar arrived at Amnon’s house, she went to the place where he was lying down so he could watch her mix some dough. Then she baked his favorite dish for him. +9 But when she set the serving tray before him, he refused to eat. “Everyone get out of here,” Amnon told his servants. So they all left. +10 Then he said to Tamar, “Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here.” So Tamar took his favorite dish to him. +11 But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.” +12 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel. +13 Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.” +14 But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her. +15 Then suddenly Amnon’s love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. “Get out of here!” he snarled at her. +16 “No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you’ve already done to me.” +But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. +17 He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!” +18 So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, as was the custom in those days for the king’s virgin daughters. +19 But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying. +20 Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he’s your brother. Don’t you worry about it.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom’s house. +21 When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry. +22 And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister. +23 Two years later, when Absalom’s sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king’s sons to come to a feast. +24 He went to the king and said, “My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?” +25 The king replied, “No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you.” Absalom pressed him, but the king would not come, though he gave Absalom his blessing. +26 “Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can’t come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?” +“Why Amnon?” the king asked. +27 But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king. +28 Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!” +29 So at Absalom’s signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled. +30 As they were on the way back to Jerusalem, this report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one is left alive!” +31 The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow. +32 But just then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don’t believe that all the king’s sons have been killed! It was only Amnon! Absalom has been plotting this ever since Amnon raped his sister Tamar. +33 No, my lord the king, your sons aren’t all dead! It was only Amnon.” +34 Meanwhile Absalom escaped. +Then the watchman on the Jerusalem wall saw a great crowd coming down the hill on the road from the west. He ran to tell the king, “I see a crowd of people coming from the Horonaim road along the side of the hill.” +35 “Look!” Jonadab told the king. “There they are now! The king’s sons are coming, just as I said.” +36 They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them. +37 And David mourned many days for his son Amnon. +Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. +38 He stayed there in Geshur for three years. +39 And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..303d726a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. +2 So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. +3 Then go to the king and tell him the story I am about to tell you.” Then Joab told her what to say. +4 When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!” +5 “What’s the trouble?” the king asked. +“Alas, I am a widow!” she replied. “My husband is dead. +6 My two sons had a fight out in the field. And since no one was there to stop it, one of them was killed. +7 Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn’t deserve to inherit his family’s property.’ They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband’s name and family will disappear from the face of the earth.” +8 “Leave it to me,” the king told her. “Go home, and I’ll see to it that no one touches him.” +9 “Oh, thank you, my lord the king,” the woman from Tekoa replied. “If you are criticized for helping me, let the blame fall on me and on my father’s house, and let the king and his throne be innocent.” +10 “If anyone objects,” the king said, “bring him to me. I can assure you he will never harm you again!” +11 Then she said, “Please swear to me by the Lord your God that you won’t let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.” +“As surely as the Lord lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son’s head will be disturbed!” +12 “Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king,” she said. +“Go ahead and speak,” he responded. +13 She replied, “Why don’t you do as much for the people of God as you have promised to do for me? You have convicted yourself in making this decision, because you have refused to bring home your own banished son. +14 All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. +15 “I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, ‘Perhaps the king will listen to me +16 and rescue us from those who would cut us off from the inheritance God has given us. +17 Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.” +18 “I must know one thing,” the king replied, “and tell me the truth.” +“Yes, my lord the king,” she responded. +19 “Did Joab put you up to this?” +And the woman replied, “My lord the king, how can I deny it? Nobody can hide anything from you. Yes, Joab sent me and told me what to say. +20 He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!” +21 So the king sent for Joab and told him, “All right, go and bring back the young man Absalom.” +22 Joab bowed with his face to the ground in deep respect and said, “At last I know that I have gained your approval, my lord the king, for you have granted me this request!” +23 Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. +24 But the king gave this order: “Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence.” So Absalom did not see the king. +25 Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. +26 He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds! +27 He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful. +28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king. +29 Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come. +30 So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded. +31 Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?” +32 And Absalom replied, “Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me.” +33 So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25415d67 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him. +2 He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe. +3 Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it. +4 I wish I were the judge. Then everyone could bring their cases to me for judgment, and I would give them justice!” +5 When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn’t let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them. +6 Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel. +7 After four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him. +8 For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.” +9 “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.” +So Absalom went to Hebron. +10 But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’” +11 He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions. +12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum. +13 A messenger soon arrived in Jerusalem to tell David, “All Israel has joined Absalom in a conspiracy against you!” +14 “Then we must flee at once, or it will be too late!” David urged his men. “Hurry! If we get out of the city before Absalom arrives, both we and the city of Jerusalem will be spared from disaster.” +15 “We are with you,” his advisers replied. “Do what you think is best.” +16 So the king and all his household set out at once. He left no one behind except ten of his concubines to look after the palace. +17 The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house +18 to let all the king’s men move past to lead the way. There were 600 men from Gath who had come with David, along with the king’s bodyguard. +19 Then the king turned and said to Ittai, a leader of the men from Gath, “Why are you coming with us? Go on back to King Absalom, for you are a guest in Israel, a foreigner in exile. +20 You arrived only recently, and should I force you today to wander with us? I don’t even know where we will go. Go on back and take your kinsmen with you, and may the Lord show you his unfailing love and faithfulness.” +21 But Ittai said to the king, “I vow by the Lord and by your own life that I will go wherever my lord the king goes, no matter what happens—whether it means life or death.” +22 David replied, “All right, come with us.” So Ittai and all his men and their families went along. +23 Everyone cried loudly as the king and his followers passed by. They crossed the Kidron Valley and then went out toward the wilderness. +24 Zadok and all the Levites also came along, carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God. They set down the Ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until everyone had passed out of the city. +25 Then the king instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. “If the Lord sees fit,” David said, “he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again. +26 But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him.” +27 The king also told Zadok the priest, “Look, here is my plan. You and Abiathar should return quietly to the city with your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. +28 I will stop at the shallows of the Jordan River and wait there for a report from you.” +29 So Zadok and Abiathar took the Ark of God back to the city and stayed there. +30 David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning. And the people who were with him covered their heads and wept as they climbed the hill. +31 When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!” +32 When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning. +33 But David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden. +34 Return to Jerusalem and tell Absalom, ‘I will now be your adviser, O king, just as I was your father’s adviser in the past.’ Then you can frustrate and counter Ahithophel’s advice. +35 Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made in the king’s palace, +36 and they will send their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan to tell me what is going on.” +37 So David’s friend Hushai returned to Jerusalem, getting there just as Absalom arrived. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c01af5d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, was waiting there for him. He had two donkeys loaded with 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of summer fruit, and a wineskin full of wine. +2 “What are these for?” the king asked Ziba. +Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s people to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine is for those who become exhausted in the wilderness.” +3 “And where is Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson?” the king asked him. +“He stayed in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied. “He said, ‘Today I will get back the kingdom of my grandfather Saul.’” +4 “In that case,” the king told Ziba, “I give you everything Mephibosheth owns.” +“I bow before you,” Ziba replied. “May I always be pleasing to you, my lord the king.” +5 As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family. +6 He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him. +7 “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David. +8 “The Lord is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the Lord has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!” +9 “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over and cut off his head!” +10 “No!” the king said. “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the Lord has told him to curse me, who are you to stop him?” +11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to do it. +12 And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.” +13 So David and his men continued down the road, and Shimei kept pace with them on a nearby hillside, cursing and throwing stones and dirt at David. +14 The king and all who were with him grew weary along the way, so they rested when they reached the Jordan River. +15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the army of Israel arrived at Jerusalem, accompanied by Ahithophel. +16 When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. “Long live the king!” he exclaimed. “Long live the king!” +17 “Is this the way you treat your friend David?” Absalom asked him. “Why aren’t you with him?” +18 “I’m here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the Lord and by all the men of Israel,” Hushai replied. +19 “And anyway, why shouldn’t I serve you? Just as I was your father’s adviser, now I will be your adviser!” +20 Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and asked him, “What should I do next?” +21 Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father’s concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you.” +22 So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father’s concubines. +23 Absalom followed Ahithophel’s advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c184f462 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight. +2 I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king, +3 and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride returns to her husband. After all, it is only one man’s life that you seek. Then you will be at peace with all the people.” +4 This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. +5 But then Absalom said, “Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let’s see what he thinks about this.” +6 When Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had said. Then he asked, “What is your opinion? Should we follow Ahithophel’s advice? If not, what do you suggest?” +7 “Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake. +8 You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops. +9 He has probably already hidden in some pit or cave. And when he comes out and attacks and a few of your men fall, there will be panic among your troops, and the word will spread that Absalom’s men are being slaughtered. +10 Then even the bravest soldiers, though they have the heart of a lion, will be paralyzed with fear. For all Israel knows what a mighty warrior your father is and how courageous his men are. +11 “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops. +12 When we find David, we’ll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. +13 And if David were to escape into some town, you will have all Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the town into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down.” +14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s.” For the Lord had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom! +15 Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead. +16 “Quick!” he told them. “Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him.” +17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz had been staying at En-rogel so as not to be seen entering and leaving the city. Arrangements had been made for a servant girl to bring them the message they were to take to King David. +18 But a boy spotted them at En-rogel, and he told Absalom about it. So they quickly escaped to Bahurim, where a man hid them down inside a well in his courtyard. +19 The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there. +20 When Absalom’s men arrived, they asked her, “Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” +The woman replied, “They were here, but they crossed over the brook.” Absalom’s men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem. +21 Then the two men crawled out of the well and hurried on to King David. “Quick!” they told him, “cross the Jordan tonight!” And they told him how Ahithophel had advised that he be captured and killed. +22 So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn. +23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb. +24 David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River. +25 Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab’s cousin. His father was Jether, an Ishmaelite. His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.) +26 Absalom and the Israelite army set up camp in the land of Gilead. +27 When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and by Makir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and by Barzillai of Gilead from Rogelim. +28 They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils, +29 honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, “You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..78644de2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains to lead them. +2 He sent the troops out in three groups, placing one group under Joab, one under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and one under Ittai, the man from Gath. The king told his troops, “I am going out with you.” +3 But his men objected strongly. “You must not go,” they urged. “If we have to turn and run—and even if half of us die—it will make no difference to Absalom’s troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us, and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it.” +4 “If you think that’s the best plan, I’ll do it,” the king answered. So he stood alongside the gate of the town as all the troops marched out in groups of hundreds and of thousands. +5 And the king gave this command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake, deal gently with young Absalom.” And all the troops heard the king give this order to his commanders. +6 So the battle began in the forest of Ephraim, +7 and the Israelite troops were beaten back by David’s men. There was a great slaughter that day, and 20,000 men laid down their lives. +8 The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword. +9 During the battle, Absalom happened to come upon some of David’s men. He tried to escape on his mule, but as he rode beneath the thick branches of a great tree, his hair got caught in the tree. His mule kept going and left him dangling in the air. +10 One of David’s men saw what had happened and told Joab, “I saw Absalom dangling from a great tree.” +11 “What?” Joab demanded. “You saw him there and didn’t kill him? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver and a hero’s belt!” +12 “I would not kill the king’s son for even a thousand pieces of silver,” the man replied to Joab. “We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake, please spare young Absalom.’ +13 And if I had betrayed the king by killing his son—and the king would certainly find out who did it—you yourself would be the first to abandon me.” +14 “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree. +15 Ten of Joab’s young armor bearers then surrounded Absalom and killed him. +16 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel. +17 They threw Absalom’s body into a deep pit in the forest and piled a great heap of stones over it. And all Israel fled to their homes. +18 During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day. +19 Then Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said, “Let me run to the king with the good news that the Lord has rescued him from his enemies.” +20 “No,” Joab told him, “it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.” +21 Then Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go tell the king what you have seen.” The man bowed and ran off. +22 But Ahimaaz continued to plead with Joab, “Whatever happens, please let me go, too.” +“Why should you go, my son?” Joab replied. “There will be no reward for your news.” +23 “Yes, but let me go anyway,” he begged. +Joab finally said, “All right, go ahead.” So Ahimaaz took the less demanding route by way of the plain and ran to Mahanaim ahead of the Ethiopian. +24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them. +25 He shouted the news down to David, and the king replied, “If he is alone, he has news.” +As the messenger came closer, +26 the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down, “Here comes another one!” +The king replied, “He also will have news.” +27 “The first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok,” the watchman said. +“He is a good man and comes with good news,” the king replied. +28 Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise to the Lord your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.” +29 “What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?” +Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn’t know what was happening.” +30 “Wait here,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside. +31 Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said, “I have good news for my lord the king. Today the Lord has rescued you from all those who rebelled against you.” +32 “What about young Absalom?” the king demanded. “Is he all right?” +And the Ethiopian replied, “May all of your enemies, my lord the king, both now and in the future, share the fate of that young man!” +33 The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f05ff072 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom. +2 As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness. +3 They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle. +4 The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!” +5 Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves. +6 You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased. +7 Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.” +8 So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. +Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes. +9 And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, “The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country. +10 Now Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, is dead. Why not ask David to come back and be our king again?” +11 Then King David sent Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, to say to the elders of Judah, “Why are you the last ones to welcome back the king into his palace? For I have heard that all Israel is ready. +12 You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?” +13 And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.” +14 Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.” +15 So the king started back to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at the Jordan River, the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the river. +16 Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin, hurried across with the men of Judah to welcome King David. +17 A thousand other men from the tribe of Benjamin were with him, including Ziba, the chief servant of the house of Saul, and Ziba’s fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king. +18 They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king’s household across the river, helping him in every way they could. +As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him. +19 “My lord the king, please forgive me,” he pleaded. “Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind. +20 I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet my lord the king.” +21 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shimei should die, for he cursed the Lord’s anointed king!” +22 “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!” David exclaimed. “Why have you become my adversary today? This is not a day for execution, for today I am once again the king of Israel!” +23 Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, “Your life will be spared.” +24 Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes since the day the king left Jerusalem. +25 “Why didn’t you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him. +26 Mephibosheth replied, “My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, ‘Saddle my donkey so I can go with the king.’ For as you know I am crippled. +27 Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best. +28 All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?” +29 “You’ve said enough,” David replied. “I’ve decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.” +30 “Give him all of it,” Mephibosheth said. “I am content just to have you safely back again, my lord the king!” +31 Barzillai of Gilead had come down from Rogelim to escort the king across the Jordan. +32 He was very old—eighty years of age—and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim. +33 “Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.” +34 “No,” he replied, “I am far too old to go with the king to Jerusalem. +35 I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king. +36 Just to go across the Jordan River with the king is all the honor I need! +37 Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.” +38 “Good,” the king agreed. “Kimham will go with me, and I will help him in any way you would like. And I will do for you anything you want.” +39 So all the people crossed the Jordan with the king. After David had blessed Barzillai and kissed him, Barzillai returned to his own home. +40 The king then crossed over to Gilgal, taking Kimham with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king on his way. +41 But all the men of Israel complained to the king, “The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.” +42 The men of Judah replied, “The king is one of our own kinsmen. Why should this make you angry? We haven’t eaten any of the king’s food or received any special favors!” +43 “But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied. “So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42c9e1a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant: +“Down with the dynasty of David! + We have no interest in the son of Jesse. +Come on, you men of Israel, + back to your homes!” +2 So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stayed with their king and escorted him from the Jordan River to Jerusalem. +3 When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and placed them in seclusion. Their needs were provided for, but he no longer slept with them. So each of them lived like a widow until she died. +4 Then the king told Amasa, “Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time.” +5 So Amasa went out to notify Judah, but it took him longer than the time he had been given. +6 Then David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us more than Absalom did. Quick, take my troops and chase after him before he gets into a fortified town where we can’t reach him.” +7 So Abishai and Joab, together with the king’s bodyguard and all the mighty warriors, set out from Jerusalem to go after Sheba. +8 As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath. +9 “How are you, my cousin?” Joab said and took him by the beard with his right hand as though to kiss him. +10 Amasa didn’t notice the dagger in his left hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it so that his insides gushed out onto the ground. Joab did not need to strike again, and Amasa soon died. Joab and his brother Abishai left him lying there and continued after Sheba. +11 One of Joab’s young men shouted to Amasa’s troops, “If you are for Joab and David, come and follow Joab.” +12 But Amasa lay in his blood in the middle of the road, and Joab’s man saw that everyone was stopping to stare at him. So he pulled him off the road into a field and threw a cloak over him. +13 With Amasa’s body out of the way, everyone went on with Joab to capture Sheba son of Bicri. +14 Meanwhile, Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel and eventually came to the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the members of his own clan, the Bicrites, assembled for battle and followed him into the town. +15 When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall. +16 But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.” +17 As he approached, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” +“I am,” he replied. +So she said, “Listen carefully to your servant.” +“I’m listening,” he said. +18 Then she continued, “There used to be a saying, ‘If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’ +19 I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying an important town in Israel. Why do you want to devour what belongs to the Lord?” +20 And Joab replied, “Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town! +21 That’s not my purpose. All I want is a man named Sheba son of Bicri from the hill country of Ephraim, who has revolted against King David. If you hand over this one man to me, I will leave the town in peace.” +“All right,” the woman replied, “we will throw his head over the wall to you.” +22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem. +23 Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. +24 Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. +25 Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests. +26 And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6678532c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 There was a famine during David’s reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the Lord about it. And the Lord said, “The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.” +2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out. +3 David asked them, “What can I do for you? How can I make amends so that you will bless the Lord’s people again?” +4 “Well, money can’t settle this matter between us and the family of Saul,” the Gibeonites replied. “Neither can we demand the life of anyone in Israel.” +“What can I do then?” David asked. “Just tell me and I will do it for you.” +5 Then they replied, “It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of Israel. +6 So let seven of Saul’s sons be handed over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord at Gibeon, on the mountain of the Lord.” +“All right,” the king said, “I will do it.” +7 The king spared Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth, who was Saul’s grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the Lord. +8 But he gave them Saul’s two sons Armoni and Mephibosheth, whose mother was Rizpah daughter of Aiah. He also gave them the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab, the wife of Adriel son of Barzillai from Meholah. +9 The men of Gibeon executed them on the mountain before the Lord. So all seven of them died together at the beginning of the barley harvest. +10 Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night. +11 When David learned what Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done, +12 he went to the people of Jabesh-gilead and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. (When the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa, the people of Jabesh-gilead stole their bodies from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them.) +13 So David obtained the bones of Saul and Jonathan, as well as the bones of the men the Gibeonites had executed. +14 Then the king ordered that they bury the bones in the tomb of Kish, Saul’s father, at the town of Zela in the land of Benjamin. After that, God ended the famine in the land. +15 Once again the Philistines were at war with Israel. And when David and his men were in the thick of battle, David became weak and exhausted. +16 Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds, and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him. +17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?” +18 After this, there was another battle against the Philistines at Gob. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph, another descendant of the giants. +19 During another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam! +20 In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. +21 But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea. +22 These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..23262cd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. +2 He sang: +“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; +3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. +He is my shield, the power that saves me, + and my place of safety. +He is my refuge, my savior, + the one who saves me from violence. +4 I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, + and he saved me from my enemies. +5 “The waves of death overwhelmed me; + floods of destruction swept over me. +6 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; + death laid a trap in my path. +7 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; + yes, I cried to my God for help. +He heard me from his sanctuary; + my cry reached his ears. +8 “Then the earth quaked and trembled. + The foundations of the heavens shook; + they quaked because of his anger. +9 Smoke poured from his nostrils; + fierce flames leaped from his mouth. + Glowing coals blazed forth from him. +10 He opened the heavens and came down; + dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. +11 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, + soaring on the wings of the wind. +12 He shrouded himself in darkness, + veiling his approach with dense rain clouds. +13 A great brightness shone around him, + and burning coals blazed forth. +14 The Lord thundered from heaven; + the voice of the Most High resounded. +15 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; + his lightning flashed, and they were confused. +16 Then at the command of the Lord, + at the blast of his breath, +the bottom of the sea could be seen, + and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. +17 “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; + he drew me out of deep waters. +18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, + from those who hated me and were too strong for me. +19 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, + but the Lord supported me. +20 He led me to a place of safety; + he rescued me because he delights in me. +21 The Lord rewarded me for doing right; + he restored me because of my innocence. +22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; + I have not turned from my God to follow evil. +23 I have followed all his regulations; + I have never abandoned his decrees. +24 I am blameless before God; + I have kept myself from sin. +25 The Lord rewarded me for doing right. + He has seen my innocence. +26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful; + to those with integrity you show integrity. +27 To the pure you show yourself pure, + but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. +28 You rescue the humble, + but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. +29 O Lord, you are my lamp. + The Lord lights up my darkness. +30 In your strength I can crush an army; + with my God I can scale any wall. +31 “God’s way is perfect. + All the Lord’s promises prove true. + He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. +32 For who is God except the Lord? + Who but our God is a solid rock? +33 God is my strong fortress, + and he makes my way perfect. +34 He makes me as surefooted as a deer, + enabling me to stand on mountain heights. +35 He trains my hands for battle; + he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. +36 You have given me your shield of victory; + your help has made me great. +37 You have made a wide path for my feet + to keep them from slipping. +38 “I chased my enemies and destroyed them; + I did not stop until they were conquered. +39 I consumed them; + I struck them down so they did not get up; + they fell beneath my feet. +40 You have armed me with strength for the battle; + you have subdued my enemies under my feet. +41 You placed my foot on their necks. + I have destroyed all who hated me. +42 They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. + They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer. +43 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; + I trampled them in the gutter like dirt. +44 “You gave me victory over my accusers. + You preserved me as the ruler over nations; + people I don’t even know now serve me. +45 Foreign nations cringe before me; + as soon as they hear of me, they submit. +46 They all lose their courage + and come trembling from their strongholds. +47 “The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! + May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! +48 He is the God who pays back those who harm me; + he brings down the nations under me +49 and delivers me from my enemies. +You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; + you save me from violent opponents. +50 For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations; + I will sing praises to your name. +51 You give great victories to your king; + you show unfailing love to your anointed, + to David and all his descendants forever.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30b53399 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 These are the last words of David: +“David, the son of Jesse, speaks— + David, the man who was raised up so high, +David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, + David, the sweet psalmist of Israel. +2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; + his words are upon my tongue. +3 The God of Israel spoke. + The Rock of Israel said to me: +‘The one who rules righteously, + who rules in the fear of God, +4 is like the light of morning at sunrise, + like a morning without clouds, +like the gleaming of the sun + on new grass after rain.’ +5 “Is it not my family God has chosen? + Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. +His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. + He will ensure my safety and success. +6 But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away, + for they tear the hand that touches them. +7 One must use iron tools to chop them down; + they will be totally consumed by fire.” +8 These are the names of David’s mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the three mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle. +9 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled. +10 He killed Philistines until his hand was too tired to lift his sword, and the Lord gave him a great victory that day. The rest of the army did not return until it was time to collect the plunder! +11 Next in rank was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. One time the Philistines gathered at Lehi and attacked the Israelites in a field full of lentils. The Israelite army fled, +12 but Shammah held his ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory. +13 Once during the harvest, when David was at the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty—an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there. +14 David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem. +15 David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.” +16 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the Lord. +17 “The Lord forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. +18 Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. +19 Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three. +20 There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. +21 Once, armed only with a club, he killed an imposing Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. +22 Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors. +23 He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard. +24 Other members of the Thirty included: +Asahel, Joab’s brother; +Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem; +25 Shammah from Harod; +Elika from Harod; +26 Helez from Pelon; +Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; +27 Abiezer from Anathoth; +Sibbecai from Hushah; +28 Zalmon from Ahoah; +Maharai from Netophah; +29 Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; +Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); +30 Benaiah from Pirathon; +Hurai from Nahale-gaash; +31 Abi-albon from Arabah; +Azmaveth from Bahurim; +32 Eliahba from Shaalbon; +the sons of Jashen; +Jonathan +33 son of Shagee from Harar; +Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; +34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai from Maacah; +Eliam son of Ahithophel from Giloh; +35 Hezro from Carmel; +Paarai from Arba; +36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah; +Bani from Gad; +37 Zelek from Ammon; +Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; +38 Ira from Jattir; +Gareb from Jattir; +39 Uriah the Hittite. +There were thirty-seven in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2876acd2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/10_2_Samuel/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Once again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the Lord told him. +2 So the king said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes of Israel—from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south—so I may know how many people there are.” +3 But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?” +4 But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out to count the people of Israel. +5 First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer, +6 then to Gilead in the land of Tahtim-hodshi and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. +7 Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah as far as Beersheba. +8 Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem. +9 Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah. +10 But after he had taken the census, David’s conscience began to bother him. And he said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, Lord, for doing this foolish thing.” +11 The next morning the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, who was David’s seer. This was the message: +12 “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’” +13 So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the Lord who sent me.” +14 “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.” +15 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel that morning, and it lasted for three days. A total of 70,000 people died throughout the nation, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south. +16 But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. +17 When David saw the angel, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.” +18 That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” +19 So David went up to do what the Lord had commanded him. +20 When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. +21 “Why have you come, my lord the king?” Araunah asked. +David replied, “I have come to buy your threshing floor and to build an altar to the Lord there, so that he will stop the plague.” +22 “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and you can use the threshing boards and ox yokes for wood to build a fire on the altar. +23 I will give it all to you, Your Majesty, and may the Lord your God accept your sacrifice.” +24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the Lord my God that have cost me nothing.” So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen. +25 David built an altar there to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the Lord answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index b0bdce86..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -David in His Old Age - -# Chapter 1 -1. King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm. -2. So his advisers told him, "Let us find a young virgin to wait on you and look after you, my lord. She will lie in your arms and keep you warm." - -3. So they searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king. -4. The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her. - -Adonijah Claims the Throne - - -5. -About that time David's son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting, "I will make myself king." So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him. -6. Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, "Why are you doing that?" Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome. - -7. Adonijah took Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest into his confidence, and they agreed to help him become king. -8. But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's personal bodyguard refused to support Adonijah. - -9. Adonijah went to the Stone of Zoheleth near the spring of En-rogel, where he sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened calves. He invited all his brothers--the other sons of King David--and all the royal officials of Judah. -10. But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the king's bodyguard or his brother Solomon. - -11. Then Nathan went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and asked her, "Haven't you heard that Haggith's son, Adonijah, has made himself king, and our lord David doesn't even know about it? -12. If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice. -13. Go at once to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, didn't you make a vow and say to me, "Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?' -14. And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said." - -15. So Bathsheba went into the king's bedroom. (He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.) -16. Bathsheba bowed down before the king. - -"What can I do for you?" he asked her. - - -17. She replied, "My lord, you made a vow before the LORD your God when you said to me, 'Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne.' -18. But instead, Adonijah has made himself king, and my lord the king does not even know about it. -19. He has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king's sons to attend the celebration. He also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon. -20. And now, my lord the king, all Israel is waiting for you to announce who will become king after you. -21. If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died." - -22. While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. -23. The king's officials told him, "Nathan the prophet is here to see you." -Nathan went in and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. - -24. Nathan asked, "My lord the king, have you decided that Adonijah will be the next king and that he will sit on your throne? -25. Today he has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king's sons to attend the celebration. He also invited the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. They are feasting and drinking with him and shouting, 'Long live King Adonijah!' -26. But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or your servant Solomon. -27. Has my lord the king really done this without letting any of his officials know who should be the next king?" -David Makes Solomon King - - -28. King David responded, "Call Bathsheba!" So she came back in and stood before the king. -29. And the king repeated his vow: "As surely as the LORD lives, who has rescued me from every danger, -30. your son Solomon will be the next king and will sit on my throne this very day, just as I vowed to you before the LORD, the God of Israel." - -31. Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground before the king and exclaimed, "May my lord King David live forever!" - -32. Then King David ordered, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada." When they came into the king's presence, -33. the king said to them, "Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule. -34. There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. Blow the ram's horn and shout, 'Long live King Solomon!' -35. Then escort him back here, and he will sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah." - -36. "Amen!" Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. "May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen. -37. And may the LORD be with Solomon as he has been with you, my lord the king, and may he make Solomon's reign even greater than yours!" - -38. So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king's bodyguard took Solomon down to Gihon Spring, with Solomon riding on King David's own mule. -39. There Zadok the priest took the flask of olive oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon with the oil. Then they sounded the ram's horn and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!" -40. And all the people followed Solomon into Jerusalem, playing flutes and shouting for joy. The celebration was so joyous and noisy that the earth shook with the sound. - -41. Adonijah and his guests heard the celebrating and shouting just as they were finishing their banquet. When Joab heard the sound of the ram's horn, he asked, "What's going on? Why is the city in such an uproar?" - -42. And while he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. "Come in," Adonijah said to him, "for you are a good man. You must have good news." - -43. "Not at all!" Jonathan replied. "Our lord King David has just declared Solomon king! -44. The king sent him down to Gihon Spring with Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, protected by the king's bodyguard. They had him ride on the king's own mule, -45. and Zadok and Nathan have anointed him at Gihon Spring as the new king. They have just returned, and the whole city is celebrating and rejoicing. That's what all the noise is about. -46. What's more, Solomon is now sitting on the royal throne as king. -47. And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, 'May your God make Solomon's fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon's reign be even greater than yours!' Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed, -48. and he said, 'Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.'" - -49. Then all of Adonijah's guests jumped up in panic from the banquet table and quickly scattered. -50. Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and grabbed on to the horns of the altar. -51. Word soon reached Solomon that Adonijah had seized the horns of the altar in fear, and that he was pleading, "Let King Solomon swear today that he will not kill me!" - -52. Solomon replied, "If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die." -53. So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, "Go on home." - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6307bd5b..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -David's Final Instructions to Solomon - -# Chapter 2 -1. As the time of King David's death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon: - -2. "I am going where everyone on earth must someday go. Take courage and be a man. -3. Observe the requirements of the LORD your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. -4. If you do this, then the LORD will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, 'If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.' - -5. "And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with innocent blood. -6. Do with him what you think best, but don't let him grow old and go to his grave in peace. - -7. "Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom. - -8. "And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the LORD that I would not kill him. -9. But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him." - -10. Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. -11. David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. -12. Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. - -Solomon Establishes His Rule - - -13. One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. "Have you come with peaceful intentions?" she asked him. - -"Yes," he said, "I come in peace. - -14. In fact, I have a favor to ask of you." -"What is it?" she asked. - - -15. He replied, "As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the LORD wanted it. -16. So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down." -"What is it?" she asked. - - -17. He replied, "Speak to King Solomon on my behalf, for I know he will do anything you request. Ask him to let me marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem." - -18. "All right," Bathsheba replied. "I will speak to the king for you." - -19. So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah's behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand. - -20. "I have one small request to make of you," she said. "I hope you won't turn me down." -"What is it, my mother?" he asked. "You know I won't refuse you." - - -21. "Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem," she replied. - -22. "How can you possibly ask me to give Abishag to Adonijah?" King Solomon demanded. "You might as well ask me to give him the kingdom! You know that he is my older brother, and that he has Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah on his side." - -23. Then King Solomon made a vow before the LORD: "May God strike me and even kill me if Adonijah has not sealed his fate with this request. -24. The LORD has confirmed me and placed me on the throne of my father, David; he has established my dynasty as he promised. So as surely as the LORD lives, Adonijah will die this very day!" -25. So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death. - -26. Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, "Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not kill you now, because you carried the Ark of the Sovereign LORD for David my father and you shared all his hardships." -27. So Solomon deposed Abiathar from his position as priest of the LORD, thereby fulfilling the prophecy the LORD had given at Shiloh concerning the descendants of Eli. - -28. Joab had not joined Absalom's earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah's rebellion. So when Joab heard about Adonijah's death, he ran to the sacred tent of the LORD and grabbed on to the horns of the altar. -29. When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him. - -30. Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the LORD and said to Joab, "The king orders you to come out!" -But Joab answered, "No, I will die here." -So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said. - - -31. "Do as he said," the king replied. "Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of Joab's senseless murders from me and from my father's family. -32. The LORD will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father knew nothing about the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and of Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. -33. May their blood be on Joab and his descendants forever, and may the LORD grant peace forever to David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne." - -34. So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the wilderness. -35. Then the king appointed Benaiah to command the army in place of Joab, and he installed Zadok the priest to take the place of Abiathar. - -36. The king then sent for Shimei and told him, "Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don't step outside the city to go anywhere else. -37. On the day you so much as cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; and your blood will be on your own head." - -38. Shimei replied, "Your sentence is fair; I will do whatever my lord the king commands." So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. - -39. But three years later two of Shimei's slaves ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. When Shimei learned where they were, -40. he saddled his donkey and went to Gath to search for them. When he found them, he brought them back to Jerusalem. - -41. Solomon heard that Shimei had left Jerusalem and had gone to Gath and returned. -42. So the king sent for Shimei and demanded, "Didn't I make you swear by the LORD and warn you not to go anywhere else or you would surely die? And you replied, 'The sentence is fair; I will do as you say.' -43. Then why haven't you kept your oath to the LORD and obeyed my command?" - -44. The king also said to Shimei, "You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the LORD now bring that evil on your own head. -45. But may I, King Solomon, receive the LORD's blessings, and may one of David's descendants always sit on this throne in the presence of the LORD." -46. Then, at the king's command, Benaiah son of Jehoiada took Shimei outside and killed him. - -So the kingdom was now firmly in Solomon's grip. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 586637f2..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Asks for Wisdom - -# Chapter 3 -1. Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the LORD and the wall around the city. -2. At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the LORD had not yet been built. - -3. Solomon loved the LORD and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship. -4. The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings. -5. That night the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, "What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!" - -6. Solomon replied, "You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne. - -7. "Now, O LORD my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn't know his way around. -8. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! -9. Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?" - -10. The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom. -11. So God replied, "Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies-- -12. I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have! -13. And I will also give you what you did not ask for--riches and fame! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life! -14. And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life." - -15. Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord's Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet. - -Solomon Judges Wisely - - -16. Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled. -17. "Please, my lord," one of them began, "this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house. -18. Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house. - -19. "But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it. -20. Then she got up in the night and took my son from beside me while I was asleep. She laid her dead child in my arms and took mine to sleep beside her. -21. And in the morning when I tried to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn't my son at all." - -22. Then the other woman interrupted, "It certainly was your son, and the living child is mine." -"No," the first woman said, "the living child is mine, and the dead one is yours." And so they argued back and forth before the king. - - -23. Then the king said, "Let's get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead one belongs to the other. -24. All right, bring me a sword." So a sword was brought to the king. - -25. Then he said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!" - -26. Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, "Oh no, my lord! Give her the child--please do not kill him!" -But the other woman said, "All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!" - - -27. Then the king said, "Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!" - -28. When all Israel heard the king's decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 059159a2..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Officials and Governors - -# Chapter 4 -1. King Solomon now ruled over all Israel, -2. and these were his high officials: -Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. - - -3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. - -Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. - - -4. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. - -Zadok and Abiathar were priests. - - -5. Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors. - -Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king. - - -6. Ahishar was manager of the palace property. - -Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor. - - -7. Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king's household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year. -8. These are the names of the twelve governors: -Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim. - - -9. Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan. - -10. Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher. - -11. Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon's daughters.) - -12. Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam. - -13. Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates. - -14. Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim. - -15. Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon's daughters.) - -16. Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth. - -17. Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar. - -18. Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin. - -19. Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. -There was also one governor over the land of Judah. - -Solomon's Prosperity and Wisdom - - -20. The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink. -21. Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime. - -22. The daily food requirements for Solomon's palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal; -23. also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry. - -24. Solomon's dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders. -25. During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden. - -26. Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses. - -27. The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him. -28. They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables. - -29. God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. -30. In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt. -31. He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol--Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations. -32. He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. -33. He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish. -34. And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 42b44825..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Preparations for Building the Temple - -# Chapter 5 -1. King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David's son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him. - -2. Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram: - -3. "You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the LORD gave him victory over all his enemies. -4. But now the LORD my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well. -5. So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the LORD told him, 'Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.' - -6. "Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!" - -7. When Hiram received Solomon's message, he was very pleased and said, "Praise the LORD today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel." -8. Then he sent this reply to Solomon: -"I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need. - -9. My servants will bring the logs from the Lebanon mountains to the Mediterranean Sea and make them into rafts and float them along the coast to whatever place you choose. Then we will break the rafts apart so you can carry the logs away. You can pay me by supplying me with food for my household." - -10. So Hiram supplied as much cedar and cypress timber as Solomon desired. -11. In return, Solomon sent him an annual payment of 100,000 bushels of wheat for his household and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil. -12. So the LORD gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he had promised. And Hiram and Solomon made a formal alliance of peace. - -13. Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. -14. He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force. -15. Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country, -16. and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work. -17. At the king's command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple. -18. Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon's and Hiram's builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c867999..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 6 -1. It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the LORD. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt. - -2. The Temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. -3. The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple. -4. Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple. - -5. He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building. -6. The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7 1/2 feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10 1/2 feet wide. The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves. - -7. The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site. - -8. The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors. -9. After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks. -10. As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7 1/2 feet high. - -11. Then the LORD gave this message to Solomon: -12. "Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David. -13. I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel." -The Temple's Interior - - -14. So Solomon finished building the Temple. -15. The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors. -16. He partitioned off an inner sanctuary--the Most Holy Place--at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. -17. The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long. -18. Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers. - -19. He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the LORD's Covenant would be placed. -20. This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar. -21. Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple's interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place. -22. So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place. - -23. He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary. -24. The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1/2 feet long. -25. The two cherubim were identical in shape and size; -26. each was 15 feet tall. -27. He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room. -28. He overlaid the two cherubim with gold. - -29. He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. -30. He overlaid the floor in both rooms with gold. - -31. For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts. -32. These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold. - -33. Then he made four-sided doorposts of wild olive wood for the entrance to the Temple. -34. There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself. -35. These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers--all overlaid evenly with gold. - -36. The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone. - -37. The foundation of the LORD's Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign. -38. The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9e0f1977..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds His Palace - -# Chapter 7 -1. Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. - -2. One of Solomon's buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. -3. The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each. -4. On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other. -5. All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other. - -6. Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars. - -7. Solomon also built the throne room, known as the Hall of Justice, where he sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. -8. Solomon's living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married. - -9. From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides. -10. Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long. -11. The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used. -12. The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the LORD's Temple with its entry room. - -Furnishings for the Temple - - -13. King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre. -14. He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon. - -15. Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. -16. For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7 1/2 feet tall. -17. Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains. -18. He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars. -19. The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall. -20. The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework. -21. Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. -22. The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished. - -23. Then Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference. -24. It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of decorative gourds. There were about six gourds per foot all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin. - -25. The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. -26. The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 11,000 gallons of water. - -27. Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet tall. -28. They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars. -29. Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations. -30. Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths. -31. The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1 1/2 feet above the cart's top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1/4 feet across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round. -32. Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2 1/4 feet in diameter -33. and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze. - -34. There were handles at each of the four corners of the carts, and these, too, were cast as one unit with the cart. -35. Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide. The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart. -36. Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around. -37. All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold. - -38. Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons of water. -39. He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. -40. He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. -So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the LORD: - -41. the two pillars; -the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; -the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals; - - -42. the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars); - -43. the ten water carts holding the ten basins; - -44. the Sea and the twelve oxen under it; - -45. the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls. -Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed. -46. The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. -47. Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured. - -48. Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the LORD: -the gold altar; -the gold table for the Bread of the Presence; - - -49. the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place; -the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs--all of gold; - -50. the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners--all of solid gold; -the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold. - - -51. So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated--the silver, the gold, and the various articles--and he stored them in the treasuries of the LORD's Temple. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 757e414d..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ -The Ark Brought to the Temple - -# Chapter 8 -1. Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes--the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites. They were to bring the Ark of the LORD's Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion. -2. So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn in the month of Ethanim. - -3. When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests picked up the Ark. -4. The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it. -5. There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count! - -6. Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple--the Most Holy Place--and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim. -7. The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles. -8. These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day. -9. Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left the land of Egypt. - -10. When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD. -11. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple of the LORD.Solomon Praises the LORD - -12. Then Solomon prayed, "O LORD, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. -13. Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!" - -14. Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: -15. "Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, -16. 'From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.'" - -17. Then Solomon said, "My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -18. But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, -19. but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.' - -20. "And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father's place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -21. And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt." -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - - -22. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, -23. and he prayed, -"O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion. -24. You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today. - -25. "And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, 'If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.' -26. Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father. - -27. "But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built! -28. Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today. -29. May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, 'My name will be there.' May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. -30. May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. - -31. "If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar in this Temple, -32. then hear from heaven and judge between your servants--the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence. - -33. "If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn to you and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple, -34. then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave their ancestors. - -35. "If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them, -36. then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession. - -37. "If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars, or if your people's enemies are in the land besieging their towns--whatever disaster or disease there is-- -38. and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple, -39. then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. -40. Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors. - -41. "In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name, -42. for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, -43. then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name. - -44. "If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the LORD by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name, -45. then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause. - -46. "If they sin against you--and who has never sinned?--you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to their land far away or near. -47. But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, 'We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.' -48. If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors--toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name-- -49. then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. -50. Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them, -51. for they are your people--your special possession--whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt. - -52. "May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you. -53. For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign LORD, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession." -The Dedication of the Temple - - -54. When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the LORD, he stood up in front of the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven. -55. He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel: - -56. "Praise the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises he gave through his servant Moses. -57. May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us. -58. May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors. -59. And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the LORD be before him constantly, day and night, so that the LORD our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day's needs. -60. Then people all over the earth will know that the LORD alone is God and there is no other. -61. And may you be completely faithful to the LORD our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today." - -62. Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the LORD. -63. Solomon offered to the LORD a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Temple of the LORD. - -64. That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD's Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the LORD's presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. - -65. Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters in the presence of the LORD our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all--seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters. -66. After the festival was over, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the LORD had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index c2266237..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -The LORD's Response to Solomon - -# Chapter 9 -1. So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do. -2. Then the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had done before at Gibeon. -3. The LORD said to him, -"I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy--this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. - -4. "As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, -5. then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: 'One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.' - -6. "But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, -7. then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations. -8. And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, 'Why did the LORD do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?' - -9. "And the answer will be, 'Because his people abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the LORD has brought all these disasters on them.'" -Solomon's Agreement with Hiram - - -10. It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD's Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, -11. he gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre. (Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.) -12. But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them. -13. "What kind of towns are these, my brother?" he asked. So Hiram called that area Cabul (which means "worthless"), as it is still known today. -14. Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold. - -Solomon's Many Achievements - - -15. This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. -16. (Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer, killing the Canaanite population and burning it down. He gave the city to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon. -17. So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon, -18. Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness within his land. -19. He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm. - -20. There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. -21. These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them as slaves, and they serve as forced laborers to this day. -22. But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers and captains in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers. -23. Solomon appointed 550 of them to supervise the people working on his various projects. - -24. Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh's daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. Then he constructed the supporting terraces. - -25. Three times each year Solomon presented burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD. He also burned incense to the LORD. And so he finished the work of building the Temple. - -26. King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea. -27. Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon's men. -28. They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f7436be..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Visit of the Queen of Sheba - -# Chapter 10 -1. When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. -2. She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. -3. Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. -4. When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, -5. she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD. - -6. She exclaimed to the king, "Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true! -7. I didn't believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told. -8. How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom! -9. Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness." - -10. Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. - -11. (In addition, Hiram's ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood and precious jewels. -12. The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.) - -13. King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land. - -Solomon's Wealth and Splendor - - -14. Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. -15. This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land. - -16. King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds. -17. He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. - -18. Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. -19. The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. -20. There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it! - -21. All of King Solomon's drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon's day! - -22. The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram's fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. - -23. So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. -24. People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. -25. Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. - -26. Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem. -27. The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. -28. Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king's traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. -29. At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index f7522f24..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Many Wives - -# Chapter 11 -1. Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh's daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. -2. The LORD had clearly instructed the people of Israel, "You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods." Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. -3. He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the LORD. - -4. In Solomon's old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the LORD his God, as his father, David, had been. -5. Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites. -6. In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the LORD's sight; he refused to follow the LORD completely, as his father, David, had done. - -7. On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites. -8. Solomon built such shrines for all his foreign wives to use for burning incense and sacrificing to their gods. - -9. The LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. -10. He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the LORD's command. -11. So now the LORD said to him, "Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. -12. But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. -13. And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city." -Solomon's Adversaries - - -14. Then the LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom's royal family, to be Solomon's adversary. -15. Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom. -16. Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them. - -17. But Hadad and a few of his father's royal officials escaped and headed for Egypt. (Hadad was just a boy at the time.) -18. They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land. -19. Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife's sister in marriage--the sister of Queen Tahpenes. -20. She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh's palace among Pharaoh's own sons. - -21. When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, "Let me return to my own country." - -22. "Why?" Pharaoh asked him. "What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?" -"Nothing," he replied. "But even so, please let me return home." - - -23. God also raised up Rezon son of Eliada as Solomon's adversary. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah, -24. and had become the leader of a gang of rebels. After David conquered Hadadezer, Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where he became king. -25. Rezon was Israel's bitter adversary for the rest of Solomon's reign, and he made trouble, just as Hadad did. Rezon hated Israel intensely and continued to reign in Aram. - -Jeroboam Rebels against Solomon - - -26. Another rebel leader was Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon's own officials. He came from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim, and his mother was Zeruah, a widow. - -27. This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David. -28. Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph. - -29. One day as Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him along the way. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone in a field, -30. and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. -31. Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten of these pieces, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give ten of the tribes to you! -32. But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. -33. For Solomon has abandoned me and worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of the Ammonites. He has not followed my ways and done what is pleasing in my sight. He has not obeyed my decrees and regulations as David his father did. - -34. "'But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life. -35. But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you. -36. His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name. -37. And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires. -38. If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you. -39. Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David--though not forever.'" - -40. Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. - -Summary of Solomon's Reign - - -41. The rest of the events in Solomon's reign, including all his deeds and his wisdom, are recorded in The Book of the Acts of Solomon. -42. Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. -43. When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 79a4ece9..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -The Northern Tribes Revolt - -# Chapter 12 -1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. -2. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. -3. The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. -4. "Your father was a hard master," they said. "Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects." - -5. Rehoboam replied, "Give me three days to think this over. Then come back for my answer." So the people went away. - -6. Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. "What is your advice?" he asked. "How should I answer these people?" - -7. The older counselors replied, "If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects." - -8. But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers. -9. "What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?" - -10. The young men replied, "This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist! -11. Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!'" - -12. Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam's decision, just as the king had ordered. -13. But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors -14. and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, "My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!" - -15. So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of the LORD, for it fulfilled the LORD's message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. - -16. When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, -"Down with the dynasty of David! - -We have no interest in the son of Jesse. - -Back to your homes, O Israel! - -Look out for your own house, O David!" -So the people of Israel returned home. - -17. But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah. - -18. King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. -19. And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David. - -20. When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam's return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David. - -Shemaiah's Prophecy - - -21. When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin--180,000 select troops--to fight against the men of Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself. - -22. But God said to Shemaiah, the man of God, -23. "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the people of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, -24. 'This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives, the Israelites. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!'" So they obeyed the message of the LORD and went home, as the LORD had commanded. - -Jeroboam Makes Gold Calves - - -25. Jeroboam then built up the city of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and it became his capital. Later he went and built up the town of Peniel. - -26. Jeroboam thought to himself, "Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David. -27. When these people go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the LORD, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead." - -28. So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!" - -29. He placed these calf idols in Bethel and in Dan--at either end of his kingdom. -30. But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there. - -31. Jeroboam also erected buildings at the pagan shrines and ordained priests from the common people--those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi. -32. And Jeroboam instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in imitation of the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made, and he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made. -33. So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 816626da..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -A Prophet Denounces Jeroboam - -# Chapter 13 -1. At the LORD's command, a man of God from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jeroboam was approaching the altar to burn incense. -2. Then at the LORD's command, he shouted, "O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named Josiah will be born into the dynasty of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests from the pagan shrines who come here to burn incense, and human bones will be burned on you." -3. That same day the man of God gave a sign to prove his message. He said, "The LORD has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground." - -4. When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, "Seize that man!" But instantly the king's hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn't pull it back. -5. At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the LORD. - -6. The king cried out to the man of God, "Please ask the LORD your God to restore my hand again!" So the man of God prayed to the LORD, and the king's hand was restored and he could move it again. - -7. Then the king said to the man of God, "Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift." - -8. But the man of God said to the king, "Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place. -9. For the LORD gave me this command: 'You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.'" -10. So he left Bethel and went home another way. - -11. As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told their father what the man had said to the king. -12. The old prophet asked them, "Which way did he go?" So they showed their father which road the man of God had taken. -13. "Quick, saddle the donkey," the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it. - -14. Then he rode after the man of God and found him sitting under a great tree. The old prophet asked him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" -"Yes, I am," he replied. - - -15. Then he said to the man of God, "Come home with me and eat some food." - -16. "No, I cannot," he replied. "I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. -17. For the LORD gave me this command: 'You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.'" - -18. But the old prophet answered, "I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: 'Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.'" But the old man was lying to him. -19. So they went back together, and the man of God ate and drank at the prophet's home. - -20. Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the LORD came to the old prophet. -21. He cried out to the man of God from Judah, "This is what the LORD says: You have defied the word of the LORD and have disobeyed the command the LORD your God gave you. -22. You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this, your body will not be buried in the grave of your ancestors." - -23. After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donkey for him, -24. and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. -25. People who passed by saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in Bethel, where the old prophet lived. - -26. When the prophet heard the report, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the LORD's command. The LORD has fulfilled his word by causing the lion to attack and kill him." - -27. Then the prophet said to his sons, "Saddle a donkey for me." So they saddled a donkey, -28. and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey. -29. So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the town to mourn over him and bury him. -30. He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, "Oh, my brother!" - -31. Afterward the prophet said to his sons, "When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones. -32. For the message the LORD told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true." - -33. But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines. -34. This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam's dynasty from the face of the earth. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b7097a7..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Ahijah's Prophecy against Jeroboam - -# Chapter 14 -1. At that time Jeroboam's son Abijah became very sick. -2. So Jeroboam told his wife, "Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as my wife. Then go to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh--the man who told me I would become king. -3. Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy." - -4. So Jeroboam's wife went to Ahijah's home at Shiloh. He was an old man now and could no longer see. -5. But the LORD had told Ahijah, "Jeroboam's wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She will ask you about her son, for he is very sick. Give her the answer I give you." - -6. So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else?" Then he told her, "I have bad news for you. -7. Give your husband, Jeroboam, this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: 'I promoted you from the ranks of the common people and made you ruler over my people Israel. -8. I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted. -9. You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me, -10. I will bring disaster on your dynasty and will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel. I will burn up your royal dynasty as one burns up trash until it is all gone. -11. The members of Jeroboam's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures. I, the LORD, have spoken.'" - -12. Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam's wife, "Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. -13. All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the LORD, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam. - -14. "In addition, the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now! -15. Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the LORD with the Asherah poles they have set up for worship. -16. He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made Israel sin along with him." - -17. So Jeroboam's wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home. -18. And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, as the LORD had promised through the prophet Ahijah. - -19. The rest of the events in Jeroboam's reign, including all his wars and how he ruled, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -20. Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king. - -Rehoboam Rules in Judah - - -21. Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. - -22. During Rehoboam's reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors. -23. For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. -24. There were even male and female shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. - -25. In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. -26. He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. -27. King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. -28. Whenever the king went to the Temple of the LORD, the guards would also take the shields and then return them to the guardroom. - -29. The rest of the events in Rehoboam's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -30. There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. -31. When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. Then his son Abijam became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78a872bd..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Abijam Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel. -2. He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. - -3. He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had been. -4. But for David's sake, the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem. -5. For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite. - -6. There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam throughout Abijam's reign. -7. The rest of the events in Abijam's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. There was constant war between Abijam and Jeroboam. -8. When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. - -Asa Rules in Judah - - -9. Asa began to rule over Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel. -10. He reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. - -11. Asa did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, as his ancestor David had done. -12. He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. -13. He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. -14. Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa's heart remained completely faithful to the LORD throughout his life. -15. He brought into the Temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated. - -16. There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. -17. King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa's territory in Judah. - -18. Asa responded by removing all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace. He sent it with some of his officials to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message: - -19. "Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone." - -20. Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa's request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Kinnereth, and all the land of Naphtali. -21. As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah. -22. Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah. - -23. The rest of the events in Asa's reign--the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built--are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased. -24. When Asa died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. - -Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. - -Nadab Rules in Israel - - -25. Nadab son of Jeroboam began to rule over Israel in the second year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Israel two years. -26. But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of his father, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. - -27. Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon. -28. Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel. - -29. He immediately slaughtered all the descendants of King Jeroboam, so that not one of the royal family was left, just as the LORD had promised concerning Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. -30. This was done because Jeroboam had provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, by the sins he had committed and the sins he had led Israel to commit. - -31. The rest of the events in Nadab's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Baasha Rules in Israel - - -32. There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. -33. Baasha son of Ahijah began to rule over all Israel in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Baasha reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years. -34. But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of Jeroboam, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index d868347e..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 16 -1. This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani: -2. "I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have provoked my anger by causing my people Israel to sin. -3. So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat. -4. The members of Baasha's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures." - -5. The rest of the events in Baasha's reign and the extent of his power are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -6. When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king. - -7. The message from the LORD against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the LORD's sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The LORD's anger was provoked by Baasha's sins. - -Elah Rules in Israel - - -8. Elah son of Baasha began to rule over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in the city of Tirzah for two years. - -9. Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace. -10. Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king. - -11. Zimri immediately killed the entire royal family of Baasha, leaving him not even a single male child. He even destroyed distant relatives and friends. -12. So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the LORD had promised through the prophet Jehu. -13. This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed, and because of the sins they led Israel to commit. They provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. - -14. The rest of the events in Elah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Zimri Rules in Israel - - -15. Zimri began to rule over Israel in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa's reign in Judah, but his reign in Tirzah lasted only seven days. The army of Israel was then attacking the Philistine town of Gibbethon. -16. When they heard that Zimri had committed treason and had assassinated the king, that very day they chose Omri, commander of the army, as the new king of Israel. -17. So Omri led the entire army of Israel up from Gibbethon to attack Tirzah, Israel's capital. -18. When Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the citadel of the palace and burned it down over himself and died in the flames. -19. For he, too, had done what was evil in the LORD's sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. - -20. The rest of the events in Zimri's reign and his conspiracy are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Omri Rules in Israel - - -21. But now the people of Israel were split into two factions. Half the people tried to make Tibni son of Ginath their king, while the other half supported Omri. -22. But Omri's supporters defeated the supporters of Tibni. So Tibni was killed, and Omri became the next king. - -23. Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-first year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned twelve years in all, six of them in Tirzah. -24. Then Omri bought the hill now known as Samaria from its owner, Shemer, for 150 pounds of silver. He built a city on it and called the city Samaria in honor of Shemer. - -25. But Omri did what was evil in the LORD's sight, even more than any of the kings before him. -26. He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. - -27. The rest of the events in Omri's reign, the extent of his power, and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -28. When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king. - -Ahab Rules in Israel - - -29. Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. -30. But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD's sight, even more than any of the kings before him. -31. And as though it were not enough to follow the sinful example of Jeroboam, he married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and he began to bow down in worship of Baal. -32. First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria. -33. Then he set up an Asherah pole. He did more to provoke the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than any of the other kings of Israel before him. - -34. It was during his reign that Hiel, a man from Bethel, rebuilt Jericho. When he laid its foundations, it cost him the life of his oldest son, Abiram. And when he completed it and set up its gates, it cost him the life of his youngest son, Segub. This all happened according to the message from the LORD concerning Jericho spoken by Joshua son of Nun. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7245528d..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Fed by Ravens - -# Chapter 17 -1. Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives--the God I serve--there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!" - -2. Then the LORD said to Elijah, -3. "Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River. -4. Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food." - -5. So Elijah did as the LORD told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan. -6. The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook. -7. But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land. - -The Widow at Zarephath - - -8. Then the LORD said to Elijah, -9. "Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you." - -10. So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, "Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?" -11. As she was going to get it, he called to her, "Bring me a bite of bread, too." - -12. But she said, "I swear by the LORD your God that I don't have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die." - -13. But Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you've said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what's left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. -14. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!" - -15. So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. -16. There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah. - -17. Some time later the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. -18. Then she said to Elijah, "O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?" - -19. But Elijah replied, "Give me your son." And he took the child's body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. -20. Then Elijah cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?" - -21. And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let this child's life return to him." -22. The LORD heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! -23. Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. "Look!" he said. "Your son is alive!" - -24. Then the woman told Elijah, "Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you." - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 257a1bf9..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -The Contest on Mount Carmel - -# Chapter 18 -1. Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!" -2. So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. - -Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria. - -3. So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devoted follower of the LORD. -4. Once when Jezebel had tried to kill all the LORD's prophets, Obadiah had hidden 100 of them in two caves. He put fifty prophets in each cave and supplied them with food and water.) -5. Ahab said to Obadiah, "We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules." -6. So they divided the land between them. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. - -7. As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?" he asked. - -8. "Yes, it is," Elijah replied. "Now go and tell your master, 'Elijah is here.'" - -9. "Oh, sir," Obadiah protested, "what harm have I done to you that you are sending me to my death at the hands of Ahab? -10. For I swear by the LORD your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, 'Elijah isn't here,' King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim. -11. And now you say, 'Go and tell your master, "Elijah is here."' -12. But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the LORD all my life. -13. Has no one told you, my lord, about the time when Jezebel was trying to kill the LORD's prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and supplied them with food and water. -14. And now you say, 'Go and tell your master, "Elijah is here."' Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me." - -15. But Elijah said, "I swear by the LORD Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day." - -16. So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah. -17. When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, "So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?" - -18. "I have made no trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the LORD and have worshiped the images of Baal instead. -19. Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel." - -20. So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel. -21. Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent. - -22. Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets. -23. Now bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose whichever one they wish and cut it into pieces and lay it on the wood of their altar, but without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar, but not set fire to it. -24. Then call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!" And all the people agreed. - -25. Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "You go first, for there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls, and prepare it and call on the name of your god. But do not set fire to the wood." - -26. So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made. - -27. -About noontime Elijah began mocking them. "You'll have to shout louder," he scoffed, "for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!" - -28. So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out. -29. They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response. - -30. Then Elijah called to the people, "Come over here!" They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. -31. He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel, -32. and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons. -33. He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood. - -Then he said, "Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood." - - -34. After they had done this, he said, "Do the same thing again!" And when they were finished, he said, "Now do it a third time!" So they did as he said, -35. and the water ran around the altar and even filled the trench. - -36. At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. -37. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself." - -38. Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! -39. And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, "The LORD--he is God! Yes, the LORD is God!" - -40. Then Elijah commanded, "Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don't let a single one escape!" So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there. - -Elijah Prays for Rain - - -41. Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!" - -42. So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees. - -43. Then he said to his servant, "Go and look out toward the sea." -The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, "I didn't see anything." -Seven times Elijah told him to go and look. - -44. Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, "I saw a little cloud about the size of a man's hand rising from the sea." -Then Elijah shouted, "Hurry to Ahab and tell him, 'Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don't hurry, the rain will stop you!'" - - -45. And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. -46. Then the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab's chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 65394e8a..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Flees to Sinai - -# Chapter 19 -1. When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. -2. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: "May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them." - -3. Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. -4. Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died." - -5. Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, "Get up and eat!" -6. He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. - -7. Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, "Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you." - -8. So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. -9. There he came to a cave, where he spent the night.The LORD Speaks to Elijah -But the LORD said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" - -10. Elijah replied, "I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too." - -11. "Go out and stand before me on the mountain," the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. -12. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. -13. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. - -And a voice said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" - - -14. He replied again, "I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too." - -15. Then the LORD told him, "Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. -16. Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet. -17. Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha! -18. Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!" -The Call of Elisha - - -19. So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and then walked away. -20. Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, "First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!" -Elijah replied, "Go on back, but think about what I have done to you." - - -21. So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6fe96617..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,100 +0,0 @@ -Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria - -# Chapter 20 -1. -About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against it. -2. Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: "This is what Ben-hadad says: -3. 'Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!'" - -4. "All right, my lord the king," Israel's king replied. "All that I have is yours!" - -5. Soon Ben-hadad's messengers returned again and said, "This is what Ben-hadad says: 'I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children. -6. But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!'" - -7. Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to them, "Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold." - -8. "Don't give in to any more demands," all the elders and the people advised. - -9. So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, "Say this to my lord the king: 'I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.'" So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response. - -10. Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: "May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers." - -11. The king of Israel sent back this answer: "A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won." - -12. Ahab's reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents. "Prepare to attack!" Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city. - -Ahab's Victory over Ben-Hadad - - -13. Then a certain prophet came to see King Ahab of Israel and told him, "This is what the LORD says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the LORD." - -14. Ahab asked, "How will he do it?" -And the prophet replied, "This is what the LORD says: The troops of the provincial commanders will do it." -"Should we attack first?" Ahab asked. - -"Yes," the prophet answered. - - -15. So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men. -16. -About noontime, as Ben-hadad and the thirty-two allied kings were still in their tents drinking themselves into a stupor, -17. the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city as the first contingent. - -As they approached, Ben-hadad's scouts reported to him, "Some troops are coming from Samaria." - - -18. "Take them alive," Ben-hadad commanded, "whether they have come for peace or for war." - -19. But Ahab's provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight. -20. Each Israelite soldier killed his Aramean opponent, and suddenly the entire Aramean army panicked and fled. The Israelites chased them, but King Ben-hadad and a few of his charioteers escaped on horses. -21. However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans. - -22. Afterward the prophet said to King Ahab, "Get ready for another attack. Begin making plans now, for the king of Aram will come back next spring." -Ben-Hadad's Second Attack - - -23. After their defeat, Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won. But we can beat them easily on the plains. -24. Only this time replace the kings with field commanders! -25. Recruit another army like the one you lost. Give us the same number of horses, chariots, and men, and we will fight against them on the plains. There's no doubt that we will beat them." So King Ben-hadad did as they suggested. - -26. The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek. -27. Israel then mustered its army, set up supply lines, and marched out for battle. But the Israelite army looked like two little flocks of goats in comparison to the vast Aramean forces that filled the countryside! - -28. Then the man of God went to the king of Israel and said, "This is what the LORD says: The Arameans have said, 'The LORD is a god of the hills and not of the plains.' So I will defeat this vast army for you. Then you will know that I am the LORD." - -29. The two armies camped opposite each other for seven days, and on the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites killed 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. -30. The rest fled into the town of Aphek, but the wall fell on them and killed another 27,000. Ben-hadad fled into the town and hid in a secret room. - -31. Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live." - -32. So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live!'" -The king of Israel responded, "Is he still alive? He is my brother!" - - -33. The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. "Yes," they said, "your brother Ben-hadad!" -"Go and get him," the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot. - - -34. Ben-hadad told him, "I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." -Then Ahab said, "I will release you under these conditions." So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free. - -A Prophet Condemns Ahab - - -35. Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, "Hit me!" But the man refused to hit the prophet. -36. Then the prophet told him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him. - -37. Then the prophet turned to another man and said, "Hit me!" So he struck the prophet and wounded him. - -38. The prophet placed a bandage over his eyes to disguise himself and then waited beside the road for the king. -39. As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!' -40. But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!" -"Well, it's your own fault," the king replied. "You have brought the judgment on yourself." - - -41. Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. -42. The prophet said to him, "This is what the LORD says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed, now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people." -43. So the king of Israel went home to Samaria angry and sullen. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 799f429d..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Naboth's Vineyard - -# Chapter 21 -1. Now there was a man named Naboth, from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. -2. One day Ahab said to Naboth, "Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it." - -3. But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors." - -4. So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth's answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat! - -5. "What's the matter?" his wife Jezebel asked him. "What's made you so upset that you're not eating?" - -6. "I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!" Ahab told her. - -7. "Are you the king of Israel or not?" Jezebel demanded. "Get up and eat something, and don't worry about it. I'll get you Naboth's vineyard!" - -8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived. -9. In her letters she commanded: "Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor. -10. And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death." - -11. So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters. -12. They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people. -13. Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying, "He cursed God and the king." So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death. -14. The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, "Naboth has been stoned to death." - -15. When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, "You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn't sell you? Well, you can have it now! He's dead!" -16. So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it. - -17. But the LORD said to Elijah, -18. "Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth's vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself. -19. Give him this message: 'This is what the LORD says: Wasn't it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!'" - -20. "So, my enemy, you have found me!" Ahab exclaimed to Elijah. -"Yes," Elijah answered, "I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the LORD's sight. -21. So now the LORD says, 'I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel! -22. I am going to destroy your family as I did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made me very angry and have led Israel into sin.' - -23. "And regarding Jezebel, the LORD says, 'Dogs will eat Jezebel's body at the plot of land in Jezreel.' - -24. "The members of Ahab's family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures." - -25. (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the LORD's sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel. -26. His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done--the people whom the LORD had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.) - -27. But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning. - -28. Then another message from the LORD came to Elijah: -29. "Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty." - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index e8692786..00000000 --- a/NLT/11_1 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat and Ahab - -# Chapter 22 -1. For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. -2. Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel. -3. During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, "Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we've done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!" - -4. Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, "Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?" -Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses." - -5. Then Jehoshaphat added, "But first let's find out what the LORD says." - -6. So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?" -They all replied, "Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory." - - -7. But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same question." - -8. The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah." -Jehoshaphat replied, "That's not the way a king should talk! Let's hear what he has to say." - - -9. So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah." -Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab - - -10. King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab's prophets were prophesying there in front of them. -11. One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, "This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!" - -12. All the other prophets agreed. "Yes," they said, "go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the LORD will give the king victory!" - -13. Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, "Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success." - -14. But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what the LORD tells me to say." - -15. When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we hold back?" -Micaiah replied sarcastically, "Yes, go up and be victorious, for the LORD will give the king victory!" - -16. But the king replied sharply, "How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?" - -17. Then Micaiah told him, "In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.'" - -18. "Didn't I tell you?" the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. "He never prophesies anything but trouble for me." - -19. Then Micaiah continued, "Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left. -20. And the LORD said, 'Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?' -"There were many suggestions, - -21. and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, 'I can do it!' - -22. "'How will you do this?' the LORD asked. - -"And the spirit replied, 'I will go out and inspire all of Ahab's prophets to speak lies.' -"'You will succeed,' said the LORD. 'Go ahead and do it.' - -23. "So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom." - -24. Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. "Since when did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?" he demanded. - -25. And Micaiah replied, "You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!" - -26. "Arrest him!" the king of Israel ordered. "Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. -27. Give them this order from the king: 'Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!'" - -28. But Micaiah replied, "If you return safely, it will mean that the LORD has not spoken through me!" Then he added to those standing around, "Everyone mark my words!" -The Death of Ahab - - -29. So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. -30. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. - -31. Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty-two chariot commanders: "Attack only the king of Israel. Don't bother with anyone else!" -32. So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. "There is the king of Israel!" they shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out, -33. the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him. - -34. An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. "Turn the horses and get me out of here!" Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. "I'm badly wounded!" - -35. The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died. -36. Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: "We're done for! Run for your lives!" - -37. So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there. -38. Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the LORD had promised. - -39. The rest of the events in Ahab's reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -40. So Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became the next king. - -Jehoshaphat Rules in Judah - - -41. Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab's reign in Israel. -42. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. - -43. Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. -44. Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. - -45. The rest of the events in Jehoshaphat's reign, the extent of his power, and the wars he waged are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -46. He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa. - -47. (There was no king in Edom at that time, only a deputy.) - -48. Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber. -49. At one time Ahaziah son of Ahab had proposed to Jehoshaphat, "Let my men sail with your men in the ships." But Jehoshaphat refused the request. - -50. When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king. - -Ahaziah Rules in Israel - - -51. Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. -52. But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight, following the example of his father and mother and the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel to sin. -53. He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done. - - - diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eb6e8de0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 King David was now very old, and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm. +2 So his advisers told him, “Let us find a young virgin to wait on you and look after you, my lord. She will lie in your arms and keep you warm.” +3 So they searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king. +4 The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her. +5 About that time David’s son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting, “I will make myself king.” So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him. +6 Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, “Why are you doing that?” Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome. +7 Adonijah took Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest into his confidence, and they agreed to help him become king. +8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s personal bodyguard refused to support Adonijah. +9 Adonijah went to the Stone of Zoheleth near the spring of En-rogel, where he sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened calves. He invited all his brothers—the other sons of King David—and all the royal officials of Judah. +10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the king’s bodyguard or his brother Solomon. +11 Then Nathan went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, and asked her, “Haven’t you heard that Haggith’s son, Adonijah, has made himself king, and our lord David doesn’t even know about it? +12 If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice. +13 Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn’t you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ +14 And while you are still talking with him, I will come and confirm everything you have said.” +15 So Bathsheba went into the king’s bedroom. (He was very old now, and Abishag was taking care of him.) +16 Bathsheba bowed down before the king. +“What can I do for you?” he asked her. +17 She replied, “My lord, you made a vow before the Lord your God when you said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne.’ +18 But instead, Adonijah has made himself king, and my lord the king does not even know about it. +19 He has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons to attend the celebration. He also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab, the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon. +20 And now, my lord the king, all Israel is waiting for you to announce who will become king after you. +21 If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died.” +22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. +23 The king’s officials told him, “Nathan the prophet is here to see you.” +Nathan went in and bowed before the king with his face to the ground. +24 Nathan asked, “My lord the king, have you decided that Adonijah will be the next king and that he will sit on your throne? +25 Today he has sacrificed many cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons to attend the celebration. He also invited the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. They are feasting and drinking with him and shouting, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ +26 But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or your servant Solomon. +27 Has my lord the king really done this without letting any of his officials know who should be the next king?” +28 King David responded, “Call Bathsheba!” So she came back in and stood before the king. +29 And the king repeated his vow: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has rescued me from every danger, +30 your son Solomon will be the next king and will sit on my throne this very day, just as I vowed to you before the Lord, the God of Israel.” +31 Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground before the king and exclaimed, “May my lord King David live forever!” +32 Then King David ordered, “Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came into the king’s presence, +33 the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule. +34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. Blow the ram’s horn and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ +35 Then escort him back here, and he will sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.” +36 “Amen!” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, decree that it happen. +37 And may the Lord be with Solomon as he has been with you, my lord the king, and may he make Solomon’s reign even greater than yours!” +38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king’s bodyguard took Solomon down to Gihon Spring, with Solomon riding on King David’s own mule. +39 There Zadok the priest took the flask of olive oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon with the oil. Then they sounded the ram’s horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!” +40 And all the people followed Solomon into Jerusalem, playing flutes and shouting for joy. The celebration was so joyous and noisy that the earth shook with the sound. +41 Adonijah and his guests heard the celebrating and shouting just as they were finishing their banquet. When Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn, he asked, “What’s going on? Why is the city in such an uproar?” +42 And while he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” Adonijah said to him, “for you are a good man. You must have good news.” +43 “Not at all!” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has just declared Solomon king! +44 The king sent him down to Gihon Spring with Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, protected by the king’s bodyguard. They had him ride on the king’s own mule, +45 and Zadok and Nathan have anointed him at Gihon Spring as the new king. They have just returned, and the whole city is celebrating and rejoicing. That’s what all the noise is about. +46 What’s more, Solomon is now sitting on the royal throne as king. +47 And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon’s reign be even greater than yours!’ Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed, +48 and he said, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.’” +49 Then all of Adonijah’s guests jumped up in panic from the banquet table and quickly scattered. +50 Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and grabbed on to the horns of the altar. +51 Word soon reached Solomon that Adonijah had seized the horns of the altar in fear, and that he was pleading, “Let King Solomon swear today that he will not kill me!” +52 Solomon replied, “If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die.” +53 So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2ddff090 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon: +2 “I am going where everyone on earth must someday go. Take courage and be a man. +3 Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. +4 If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’ +5 “And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with innocent blood. +6 Do with him what you think best, but don’t let him grow old and go to his grave in peace. +7 “Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom. +8 “And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the Lord that I would not kill him. +9 But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.” +10 Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. +11 David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. +12 Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. +13 One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. “Have you come with peaceful intentions?” she asked him. +“Yes,” he said, “I come in peace. +14 In fact, I have a favor to ask of you.” +“What is it?” she asked. +15 He replied, “As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the Lord wanted it. +16 So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don’t turn me down.” +“What is it?” she asked. +17 He replied, “Speak to King Solomon on my behalf, for I know he will do anything you request. Ask him to let me marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem.” +18 “All right,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” +19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah’s behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand. +20 “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “I hope you won’t turn me down.” +“What is it, my mother?” he asked. “You know I won’t refuse you.” +21 “Then let your brother Adonijah marry Abishag, the girl from Shunem,” she replied. +22 “How can you possibly ask me to give Abishag to Adonijah?” King Solomon demanded. “You might as well ask me to give him the kingdom! You know that he is my older brother, and that he has Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah on his side.” +23 Then King Solomon made a vow before the Lord: “May God strike me and even kill me if Adonijah has not sealed his fate with this request. +24 The Lord has confirmed me and placed me on the throne of my father, David; he has established my dynasty as he promised. So as surely as the Lord lives, Adonijah will die this very day!” +25 So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death. +26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not kill you now, because you carried the Ark of the Sovereign Lord for David my father and you shared all his hardships.” +27 So Solomon deposed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, thereby fulfilling the prophecy the Lord had given at Shiloh concerning the descendants of Eli. +28 Joab had not joined Absalom’s earlier rebellion, but he had joined Adonijah’s rebellion. So when Joab heard about Adonijah’s death, he ran to the sacred tent of the Lord and grabbed on to the horns of the altar. +29 When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him. +30 Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king orders you to come out!” +But Joab answered, “No, I will die here.” +So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said. +31 “Do as he said,” the king replied. “Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of Joab’s senseless murders from me and from my father’s family. +32 The Lord will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father knew nothing about the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and of Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. +33 May their blood be on Joab and his descendants forever, and may the Lord grant peace forever to David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne.” +34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the wilderness. +35 Then the king appointed Benaiah to command the army in place of Joab, and he installed Zadok the priest to take the place of Abiathar. +36 The king then sent for Shimei and told him, “Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don’t step outside the city to go anywhere else. +37 On the day you so much as cross the Kidron Valley, you will surely die; and your blood will be on your own head.” +38 Shimei replied, “Your sentence is fair; I will do whatever my lord the king commands.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. +39 But three years later two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. When Shimei learned where they were, +40 he saddled his donkey and went to Gath to search for them. When he found them, he brought them back to Jerusalem. +41 Solomon heard that Shimei had left Jerusalem and had gone to Gath and returned. +42 So the king sent for Shimei and demanded, “Didn’t I make you swear by the Lord and warn you not to go anywhere else or you would surely die? And you replied, ‘The sentence is fair; I will do as you say.’ +43 Then why haven’t you kept your oath to the Lord and obeyed my command?” +44 The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the Lord now bring that evil on your own head. +45 But may I, King Solomon, receive the Lord’s blessings, and may one of David’s descendants always sit on this throne in the presence of the Lord.” +46 Then, at the king’s command, Benaiah son of Jehoiada took Shimei outside and killed him. +So the kingdom was now firmly in Solomon’s grip. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b6f88ea --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the Lord and the wall around the city. +2 At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the Lord had not yet been built. +3 Solomon loved the Lord and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship. +4 The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings. +5 That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!” +6 Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne. +7 “Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around. +8 And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! +9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?” +10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom. +11 So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies— +12 I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have! +13 And I will also give you what you did not ask for—riches and fame! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life! +14 And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.” +15 Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet. +16 Some time later two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled. +17 “Please, my lord,” one of them began, “this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house. +18 Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house. +19 “But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it. +20 Then she got up in the night and took my son from beside me while I was asleep. She laid her dead child in my arms and took mine to sleep beside her. +21 And in the morning when I tried to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t my son at all.” +22 Then the other woman interrupted, “It certainly was your son, and the living child is mine.” +“No,” the first woman said, “the living child is mine, and the dead one is yours.” And so they argued back and forth before the king. +23 Then the king said, “Let’s get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead one belongs to the other. +24 All right, bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought to the king. +25 Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!” +26 Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, “Oh no, my lord! Give her the child—please do not kill him!” +But the other woman said, “All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!” +27 Then the king said, “Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!” +28 When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c381f304 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 King Solomon now ruled over all Israel, +2 and these were his high officials: +Azariah son of Zadok was the priest. +3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. +Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. +4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. +Zadok and Abiathar were priests. +5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors. +Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king. +6 Ahishar was manager of the palace property. +Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor. +7 Solomon also had twelve district governors who were over all Israel. They were responsible for providing food for the king’s household. Each of them arranged provisions for one month of the year. +8 These are the names of the twelve governors: +Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim. +9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan. +10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth, including Socoh and all the land of Hepher. +11 Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.) +12 Baana son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, all of Beth-shan near Zarethan below Jezreel, and all the territory from Beth-shan to Abel-meholah and over to Jokmeam. +13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates. +14 Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim. +15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.) +16 Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and in Aloth. +17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar. +18 Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin. +19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. +There was also one governor over the land of Judah. +20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink. +21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime. +22 The daily food requirements for Solomon’s palace were 150 bushels of choice flour and 300 bushels of meal; +23 also 10 oxen from the fattening pens, 20 pasture-fed cattle, 100 sheep or goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roe deer, and choice poultry. +24 Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders. +25 During the lifetime of Solomon, all of Judah and Israel lived in peace and safety. And from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, each family had its own home and garden. +26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses. +27 The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him. +28 They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables. +29 God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. +30 In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt. +31 He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations. +32 He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. +33 He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish. +34 And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..056944f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David’s son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him. +2 Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram: +3 “You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the Lord gave him victory over all his enemies. +4 But now the Lord my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well. +5 So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the Lord told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.’ +6 “Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!” +7 When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he was very pleased and said, “Praise the Lord today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel.” +8 Then he sent this reply to Solomon: +“I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need. +9 My servants will bring the logs from the Lebanon mountains to the Mediterranean Sea and make them into rafts and float them along the coast to whatever place you choose. Then we will break the rafts apart so you can carry the logs away. You can pay me by supplying me with food for my household.” +10 So Hiram supplied as much cedar and cypress timber as Solomon desired. +11 In return, Solomon sent him an annual payment of 100,000 bushels of wheat for his household and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil. +12 So the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he had promised. And Hiram and Solomon made a formal alliance of peace. +13 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. +14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force. +15 Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 quarry workers in the hill country, +16 and 3,600 foremen to supervise the work. +17 At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple. +18 Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ef47083f --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt. +2 The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. +3 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple. +4 Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple. +5 He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building. +6 The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7 1⁄2 feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10 1⁄2 feet wide. The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves. +7 The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site. +8 The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors. +9 After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks. +10 As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7 1⁄2 feet high. +11 Then the Lord gave this message to Solomon: +12 “Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David. +13 I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.” +14 So Solomon finished building the Temple. +15 The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors. +16 He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. +17 The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long. +18 Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers. +19 He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant would be placed. +20 This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar. +21 Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place. +22 So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place. +23 He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary. +24 The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1⁄2 feet long. +25 The two cherubim were identical in shape and size; +26 each was 15 feet tall. +27 He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room. +28 He overlaid the two cherubim with gold. +29 He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. +30 He overlaid the floor in both rooms with gold. +31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts. +32 These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold. +33 Then he made four-sided doorposts of wild olive wood for the entrance to the Temple. +34 There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself. +35 These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers—all overlaid evenly with gold. +36 The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone. +37 The foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. +38 The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..be83a455 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. +2 One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. +3 The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each. +4 On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other. +5 All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other. +6 Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars. +7 Solomon also built the throne room, known as the Hall of Justice, where he sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. +8 Solomon’s living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. +9 From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides. +10 Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long. +11 The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used. +12 The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple with its entry room. +13 King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre. +14 He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon. +15 Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. +16 For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7 1⁄2 feet tall. +17 Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains. +18 He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars. +19 The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall. +20 The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework. +21 Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. +22 The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished. +23 Then Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1⁄2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference. +24 It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of decorative gourds. There were about six gourds per foot all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin. +25 The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. +26 The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 11,000 gallons of water. +27 Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1⁄2 feet tall. +28 They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars. +29 Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations. +30 Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths. +31 The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1 1⁄2 feet above the cart’s top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1⁄4 feet across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round. +32 Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2 1⁄4 feet in diameter +33 and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze. +34 There were handles at each of the four corners of the carts, and these, too, were cast as one unit with the cart. +35 Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide. The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart. +36 Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around. +37 All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold. +38 Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons of water. +39 He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. +40 He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. +So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the Lord: +41 the two pillars; +the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; +the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals; +42 the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars); +43 the ten water carts holding the ten basins; +44 the Sea and the twelve oxen under it; +45 the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls. +Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the Lord, just as King Solomon had directed. +46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. +47 Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured. +48 Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the Lord: +the gold altar; +the gold table for the Bread of the Presence; +49 the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place; +the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold; +50 the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners—all of solid gold; +the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold. +51 So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the Lord. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f6c98752 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion. +2 So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn in the month of Ethanim. +3 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests picked up the Ark. +4 The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the Lord along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it. +5 There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count! +6 Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim. +7 The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles. +8 These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day. +9 Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left the land of Egypt. +10 When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord. +11 The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of the Lord. +12 Then Solomon prayed, “O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. +13 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!” +14 Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: +15 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, +16 ‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’” +17 Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +18 But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, +19 but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’ +20 “And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +21 And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.” +22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, +23 and he prayed, +“O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion. +24 You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today. +25 “And now, O Lord, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’ +26 Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father. +27 “But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built! +28 Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you today. +29 May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, ‘My name will be there.’ May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. +30 May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. +31 “If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar in this Temple, +32 then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence. +33 “If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn to you and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple, +34 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave their ancestors. +35 “If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them, +36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession. +37 “If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars, or if your people’s enemies are in the land besieging their towns—whatever disaster or disease there is— +38 and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple, +39 then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. +40 Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors. +41 “In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name, +42 for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, +43 then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name. +44 “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the Lord by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name, +45 then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause. +46 “If they sin against you—and who has never sinned?—you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to their land far away or near. +47 But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’ +48 If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name— +49 then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. +50 Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them, +51 for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt. +52 “May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you. +53 For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign Lord, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.” +54 When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven. +55 He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel: +56 “Praise the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises he gave through his servant Moses. +57 May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us. +58 May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors. +59 And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the Lord be before him constantly, day and night, so that the Lord our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day’s needs. +60 Then people all over the earth will know that the Lord alone is God and there is no other. +61 And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.” +62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the Lord. +63 Solomon offered to the Lord a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Temple of the Lord. +64 That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the Lord’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the Lord’s presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. +65 Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters in the presence of the Lord our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all—seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters. +66 After the festival was over, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the Lord had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2fe8fba1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do. +2 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had done before at Gibeon. +3 The Lord said to him, +“I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. +4 “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, +5 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’ +6 “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, +7 then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations. +8 And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’ +9 “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the Lord has brought all these disasters on them.’” +10 It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, +11 he gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre. (Hiram had previously provided all the cedar and cypress timber and gold that Solomon had requested.) +12 But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them. +13 “What kind of towns are these, my brother?” he asked. So Hiram called that area Cabul (which means “worthless”), as it is still known today. +14 Nevertheless, Hiram paid Solomon 9,000 pounds of gold. +15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. +16 (Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer, killing the Canaanite population and burning it down. He gave the city to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon. +17 So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon, +18 Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness within his land. +19 He built towns as supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm. +20 There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. +21 These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them as slaves, and they serve as forced laborers to this day. +22 But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers and captains in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers. +23 Solomon appointed 550 of them to supervise the people working on his various projects. +24 Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. Then he constructed the supporting terraces. +25 Three times each year Solomon presented burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord. He also burned incense to the Lord. And so he finished the work of building the Temple. +26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea. +27 Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men. +28 They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d2c1dbc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. +2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. +3 Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. +4 When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, +5 she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the Lord. +6 She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true! +7 I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told. +8 How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom! +9 Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.” +10 Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +11 (In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood and precious jewels. +12 The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before or since has there been such a supply of sandalwood.) +13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land. +14 Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. +15 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land. +16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds. +17 He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. +18 Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. +19 The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. +20 There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it! +21 All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day! +22 The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. +23 So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. +24 People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. +25 Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. +26 Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem. +27 The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. +28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. +29 At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..13465600 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. +2 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. +3 He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. +4 In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been. +5 Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites. +6 In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he refused to follow the Lord completely, as his father, David, had done. +7 On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites. +8 Solomon built such shrines for all his foreign wives to use for burning incense and sacrificing to their gods. +9 The Lord was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. +10 He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the Lord’s command. +11 So now the Lord said to him, “Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants. +12 But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son. +13 And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.” +14 Then the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family, to be Solomon’s adversary. +15 Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom. +16 Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them. +17 But Hadad and a few of his father’s royal officials escaped and headed for Egypt. (Hadad was just a boy at the time.) +18 They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land. +19 Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife’s sister in marriage—the sister of Queen Tahpenes. +20 She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh’s palace among Pharaoh’s own sons. +21 When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me return to my own country.” +22 “Why?” Pharaoh asked him. “What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?” +“Nothing,” he replied. “But even so, please let me return home.” +23 God also raised up Rezon son of Eliada as Solomon’s adversary. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah, +24 and had become the leader of a gang of rebels. After David conquered Hadadezer, Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where he became king. +25 Rezon was Israel’s bitter adversary for the rest of Solomon’s reign, and he made trouble, just as Hadad did. Rezon hated Israel intensely and continued to reign in Aram. +26 Another rebel leader was Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s own officials. He came from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim, and his mother was Zeruah, a widow. +27 This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David. +28 Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph. +29 One day as Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him along the way. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone in a field, +30 and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. +31 Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten of these pieces, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give ten of the tribes to you! +32 But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. +33 For Solomon has abandoned me and worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of the Ammonites. He has not followed my ways and done what is pleasing in my sight. He has not obeyed my decrees and regulations as David his father did. +34 “‘But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life. +35 But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you. +36 His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name. +37 And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires. +38 If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you. +39 Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David—though not forever.’” +40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died. +41 The rest of the events in Solomon’s reign, including all his deeds and his wisdom, are recorded in The Book of the Acts of Solomon. +42 Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. +43 When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f899cc8b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. +2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. +3 The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. +4 “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.” +5 Rehoboam replied, “Give me three days to think this over. Then come back for my answer.” So the people went away. +6 Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?” +7 The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.” +8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers. +9 “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?” +10 The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! +11 Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’” +12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam’s decision, just as the king had ordered. +13 But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors +14 and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!” +15 So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of the Lord, for it fulfilled the Lord’s message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. +16 When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, +“Down with the dynasty of David! + We have no interest in the son of Jesse. +Back to your homes, O Israel! + Look out for your own house, O David!” +So the people of Israel returned home. +17 But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah. +18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. +19 And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David. +20 When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David. +21 When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against the men of Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself. +22 But God said to Shemaiah, the man of God, +23 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the people of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, +24 ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives, the Israelites. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and went home, as the Lord had commanded. +25 Jeroboam then built up the city of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and it became his capital. Later he went and built up the town of Peniel. +26 Jeroboam thought to himself, “Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David. +27 When these people go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the Lord, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead.” +28 So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!” +29 He placed these calf idols in Bethel and in Dan—at either end of his kingdom. +30 But this became a great sin, for the people worshiped the idols, traveling as far north as Dan to worship the one there. +31 Jeroboam also erected buildings at the pagan shrines and ordained priests from the common people—those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi. +32 And Jeroboam instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in imitation of the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made, and he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made. +33 So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6ae244ce --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 At the Lord’s command, a man of God from Judah went to Bethel, arriving there just as Jeroboam was approaching the altar to burn incense. +2 Then at the Lord’s command, he shouted, “O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: A child named Josiah will be born into the dynasty of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests from the pagan shrines who come here to burn incense, and human bones will be burned on you.” +3 That same day the man of God gave a sign to prove his message. He said, “The Lord has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground.” +4 When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, “Seize that man!” But instantly the king’s hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn’t pull it back. +5 At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the Lord. +6 The king cried out to the man of God, “Please ask the Lord your God to restore my hand again!” So the man of God prayed to the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and he could move it again. +7 Then the king said to the man of God, “Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift.” +8 But the man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of everything you own, I would not go with you. I would not eat or drink anything in this place. +9 For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’” +10 So he left Bethel and went home another way. +11 As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told their father what the man had said to the king. +12 The old prophet asked them, “Which way did he go?” So they showed their father which road the man of God had taken. +13 “Quick, saddle the donkey,” the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it. +14 Then he rode after the man of God and found him sitting under a great tree. The old prophet asked him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” +“Yes, I am,” he replied. +15 Then he said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some food.” +16 “No, I cannot,” he replied. “I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. +17 For the Lord gave me this command: ‘You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.’” +18 But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the Lord: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him. +19 So they went back together, and the man of God ate and drank at the prophet’s home. +20 Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the Lord came to the old prophet. +21 He cried out to the man of God from Judah, “This is what the Lord says: You have defied the word of the Lord and have disobeyed the command the Lord your God gave you. +22 You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this, your body will not be buried in the grave of your ancestors.” +23 After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donkey for him, +24 and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. +25 People who passed by saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in Bethel, where the old prophet lived. +26 When the prophet heard the report, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the Lord’s command. The Lord has fulfilled his word by causing the lion to attack and kill him.” +27 Then the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle a donkey for me.” So they saddled a donkey, +28 and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey. +29 So the prophet laid the body of the man of God on the donkey and took it back to the town to mourn over him and bury him. +30 He laid the body in his own grave, crying out in grief, “Oh, my brother!” +31 Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones. +32 For the message the Lord told him to proclaim against the altar in Bethel and against the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.” +33 But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines. +34 This became a great sin and resulted in the utter destruction of Jeroboam’s dynasty from the face of the earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2d3dd7a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick. +2 So Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as my wife. Then go to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh—the man who told me I would become king. +3 Take him a gift of ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and ask him what will happen to the boy.” +4 So Jeroboam’s wife went to Ahijah’s home at Shiloh. He was an old man now and could no longer see. +5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She will ask you about her son, for he is very sick. Give her the answer I give you.” +6 So when Ahijah heard her footsteps at the door, he called out, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else?” Then he told her, “I have bad news for you. +7 Give your husband, Jeroboam, this message from the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I promoted you from the ranks of the common people and made you ruler over my people Israel. +8 I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted. +9 You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me, +10 I will bring disaster on your dynasty and will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel. I will burn up your royal dynasty as one burns up trash until it is all gone. +11 The members of Jeroboam’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures. I, the Lord, have spoken.’” +12 Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. +13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the Lord, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam. +14 “In addition, the Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now! +15 Then the Lord will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the Lord with the Asherah poles they have set up for worship. +16 He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made Israel sin along with him.” +17 So Jeroboam’s wife returned to Tirzah, and the child died just as she walked through the door of her home. +18 And all Israel buried him and mourned for him, as the Lord had promised through the prophet Ahijah. +19 The rest of the events in Jeroboam’s reign, including all his wars and how he ruled, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +20 Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king. +21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. +22 During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors. +23 For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. +24 There were even male and female shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. +25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. +26 He ransacked the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. +27 King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. +28 Whenever the king went to the Temple of the Lord, the guards would also take the shields and then return them to the guardroom. +29 The rest of the events in Rehoboam’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +30 There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. +31 When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. Then his son Abijam became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..339d424c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. +2 He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. +3 He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been. +4 But for David’s sake, the Lord his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem. +5 For David had done what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and had obeyed the Lord’s commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite. +6 There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam throughout Abijam’s reign. +7 The rest of the events in Abijam’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. There was constant war between Abijam and Jeroboam. +8 When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. +9 Asa began to rule over Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. +10 He reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. +11 Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done. +12 He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. +13 He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. +14 Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life. +15 He brought into the Temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated. +16 There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. +17 King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah. +18 Asa responded by removing all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it with some of his officials to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message: +19 “Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.” +20 Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Kinnereth, and all the land of Naphtali. +21 As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah. +22 Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah. +23 The rest of the events in Asa’s reign—the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased. +24 When Asa died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. +Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. +25 Nadab son of Jeroboam began to rule over Israel in the second year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Israel two years. +26 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his father, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. +27 Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon. +28 Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of King Asa’s reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel. +29 He immediately slaughtered all the descendants of King Jeroboam, so that not one of the royal family was left, just as the Lord had promised concerning Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. +30 This was done because Jeroboam had provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by the sins he had committed and the sins he had led Israel to commit. +31 The rest of the events in Nadab’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +32 There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel. +33 Baasha son of Ahijah began to rule over all Israel in the third year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. Baasha reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years. +34 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b27e672c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 This message from the Lord was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani: +2 “I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have provoked my anger by causing my people Israel to sin. +3 So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat. +4 The members of Baasha’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.” +5 The rest of the events in Baasha’s reign and the extent of his power are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +6 When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king. +7 The message from the Lord against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The Lord’s anger was provoked by Baasha’s sins. +8 Elah son of Baasha began to rule over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in the city of Tirzah for two years. +9 Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace. +10 Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king. +11 Zimri immediately killed the entire royal family of Baasha, leaving him not even a single male child. He even destroyed distant relatives and friends. +12 So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the Lord had promised through the prophet Jehu. +13 This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed, and because of the sins they led Israel to commit. They provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. +14 The rest of the events in Elah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +15 Zimri began to rule over Israel in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah, but his reign in Tirzah lasted only seven days. The army of Israel was then attacking the Philistine town of Gibbethon. +16 When they heard that Zimri had committed treason and had assassinated the king, that very day they chose Omri, commander of the army, as the new king of Israel. +17 So Omri led the entire army of Israel up from Gibbethon to attack Tirzah, Israel’s capital. +18 When Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the citadel of the palace and burned it down over himself and died in the flames. +19 For he, too, had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. +20 The rest of the events in Zimri’s reign and his conspiracy are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +21 But now the people of Israel were split into two factions. Half the people tried to make Tibni son of Ginath their king, while the other half supported Omri. +22 But Omri’s supporters defeated the supporters of Tibni. So Tibni was killed, and Omri became the next king. +23 Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-first year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned twelve years in all, six of them in Tirzah. +24 Then Omri bought the hill now known as Samaria from its owner, Shemer, for 150 pounds of silver. He built a city on it and called the city Samaria in honor of Shemer. +25 But Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him. +26 He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols. +27 The rest of the events in Omri’s reign, the extent of his power, and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +28 When Omri died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Ahab became the next king. +29 Ahab son of Omri began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. +30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him. +31 And as though it were not enough to follow the sinful example of Jeroboam, he married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and he began to bow down in worship of Baal. +32 First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria. +33 Then he set up an Asherah pole. He did more to provoke the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than any of the other kings of Israel before him. +34 It was during his reign that Hiel, a man from Bethel, rebuilt Jericho. When he laid its foundations, it cost him the life of his oldest son, Abiram. And when he completed it and set up its gates, it cost him the life of his youngest son, Segub. This all happened according to the message from the Lord concerning Jericho spoken by Joshua son of Nun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..526b5be0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!” +2 Then the Lord said to Elijah, +3 “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River. +4 Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.” +5 So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan. +6 The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook. +7 But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land. +8 Then the Lord said to Elijah, +9 “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.” +10 So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?” +11 As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.” +12 But she said, “I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.” +13 But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. +14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!” +15 So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. +16 There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah. +17 Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. +18 Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?” +19 But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. +20 Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?” +21 And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him.” +22 The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! +23 Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your son is alive!” +24 Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..299cd406 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!” +2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. +Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria. +3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devoted follower of the Lord. +4 Once when Jezebel had tried to kill all the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had hidden 100 of them in two caves. He put fifty prophets in each cave and supplied them with food and water.) +5 Ahab said to Obadiah, “We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.” +6 So they divided the land between them. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. +7 As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked. +8 “Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’” +9 “Oh, sir,” Obadiah protested, “what harm have I done to you that you are sending me to my death at the hands of Ahab? +10 For I swear by the Lord your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn’t here,’ King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim. +11 And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’ +12 But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the Lord all my life. +13 Has no one told you, my lord, about the time when Jezebel was trying to kill the Lord’s prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and supplied them with food and water. +14 And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’ Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me.” +15 But Elijah said, “I swear by the Lord Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.” +16 So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah. +17 When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?” +18 “I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead. +19 Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel.” +20 So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel. +21 Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent. +22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets. +23 Now bring two bulls. The prophets of Baal may choose whichever one they wish and cut it into pieces and lay it on the wood of their altar, but without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar, but not set fire to it. +24 Then call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God!” And all the people agreed. +25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You go first, for there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls, and prepare it and call on the name of your god. But do not set fire to the wood.” +26 So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made. +27 About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!” +28 So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out. +29 They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response. +30 Then Elijah called to the people, “Come over here!” They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down. +31 He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel, +32 and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the Lord. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons. +33 He piled wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood. +Then he said, “Fill four large jars with water, and pour the water over the offering and the wood.” +34 After they had done this, he said, “Do the same thing again!” And when they were finished, he said, “Now do it a third time!” So they did as he said, +35 and the water ran around the altar and even filled the trench. +36 At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. +37 O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.” +38 Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! +39 And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—he is God! Yes, the Lord is God!” +40 Then Elijah commanded, “Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don’t let a single one escape!” So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there. +41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” +42 So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees. +43 Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea.” +The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, “I didn’t see anything.” +Seven times Elijah told him to go and look. +44 Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.” +Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’” +45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. +46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..850b6c57 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal. +2 So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.” +3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. +4 Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” +5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” +6 He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. +7 Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.” +8 So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. +9 There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. +But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” +11 “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. +12 And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. +13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. +And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” +14 He replied again, “I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” +15 Then the Lord told him, “Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. +16 Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet. +17 Anyone who escapes from Hazael will be killed by Jehu, and those who escape Jehu will be killed by Elisha! +18 Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!” +19 So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and then walked away. +20 Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!” +Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.” +21 So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..46ed28ec --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against it. +2 Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: “This is what Ben-hadad says: +3 ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!’” +4 “All right, my lord the king,” Israel’s king replied. “All that I have is yours!” +5 Soon Ben-hadad’s messengers returned again and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children. +6 But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your officials. They will take away everything you consider valuable!’” +7 Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to them, “Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold.” +8 “Don’t give in to any more demands,” all the elders and the people advised. +9 So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, “Say this to my lord the king: ‘I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.’” So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response. +10 Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers.” +11 The king of Israel sent back this answer: “A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.” +12 Ahab’s reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents. “Prepare to attack!” Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city. +13 Then a certain prophet came to see King Ahab of Israel and told him, “This is what the Lord says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” +14 Ahab asked, “How will he do it?” +And the prophet replied, “This is what the Lord says: The troops of the provincial commanders will do it.” +“Should we attack first?” Ahab asked. +“Yes,” the prophet answered. +15 So Ahab mustered the troops of the 232 provincial commanders. Then he called out the rest of the army of Israel, some 7,000 men. +16 About noontime, as Ben-hadad and the thirty-two allied kings were still in their tents drinking themselves into a stupor, +17 the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city as the first contingent. +As they approached, Ben-hadad’s scouts reported to him, “Some troops are coming from Samaria.” +18 “Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.” +19 But Ahab’s provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight. +20 Each Israelite soldier killed his Aramean opponent, and suddenly the entire Aramean army panicked and fled. The Israelites chased them, but King Ben-hadad and a few of his charioteers escaped on horses. +21 However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans. +22 Afterward the prophet said to King Ahab, “Get ready for another attack. Begin making plans now, for the king of Aram will come back next spring.” +23 After their defeat, Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “The Israelite gods are gods of the hills; that is why they won. But we can beat them easily on the plains. +24 Only this time replace the kings with field commanders! +25 Recruit another army like the one you lost. Give us the same number of horses, chariots, and men, and we will fight against them on the plains. There’s no doubt that we will beat them.” So King Ben-hadad did as they suggested. +26 The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek. +27 Israel then mustered its army, set up supply lines, and marched out for battle. But the Israelite army looked like two little flocks of goats in comparison to the vast Aramean forces that filled the countryside! +28 Then the man of God went to the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: The Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the plains.’ So I will defeat this vast army for you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” +29 The two armies camped opposite each other for seven days, and on the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites killed 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. +30 The rest fled into the town of Aphek, but the wall fell on them and killed another 27,000. Ben-hadad fled into the town and hid in a secret room. +31 Ben-hadad’s officers said to him, “Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let’s humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live.” +32 So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” +The king of Israel responded, “Is he still alive? He is my brother!” +33 The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. “Yes,” they said, “your brother Ben-hadad!” +“Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot. +34 Ben-hadad told him, “I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” +Then Ahab said, “I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free. +35 Meanwhile, the Lord instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, “Hit me!” But the man refused to hit the prophet. +36 Then the prophet told him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him. +37 Then the prophet turned to another man and said, “Hit me!” So he struck the prophet and wounded him. +38 The prophet placed a bandage over his eyes to disguise himself and then waited beside the road for the king. +39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!’ +40 But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!” +“Well, it’s your own fault,” the king replied. “You have brought the judgment on yourself.” +41 Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. +42 The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed, now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.” +43 So the king of Israel went home to Samaria angry and sullen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1953e82d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Now there was a man named Naboth, from Jezreel, who owned a vineyard in Jezreel beside the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. +2 One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.” +3 But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors.” +4 So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat! +5 “What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?” +6 “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her. +7 “Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!” +8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived. +9 In her letters she commanded: “Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor. +10 And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.” +11 So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters. +12 They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people. +13 Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying, “He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death. +14 The town leaders then sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.” +15 When Jezebel heard the news, she said to Ahab, “You know the vineyard Naboth wouldn’t sell you? Well, you can have it now! He’s dead!” +16 So Ahab immediately went down to the vineyard of Naboth to claim it. +17 But the Lord said to Elijah, +18 “Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself. +19 Give him this message: ‘This is what the Lord says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’” +20 “So, my enemy, you have found me!” Ahab exclaimed to Elijah. +“Yes,” Elijah answered, “I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the Lord’s sight. +21 So now the Lord says, ‘I will bring disaster on you and consume you. I will destroy every one of your male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel! +22 I am going to destroy your family as I did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made me very angry and have led Israel into sin.’ +23 “And regarding Jezebel, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel.’ +24 “The members of Ahab’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.” +25 (No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord’s sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife Jezebel. +26 His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the Lord had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.) +27 But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning. +28 Then another message from the Lord came to Elijah: +29 “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..61a05070 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/11_1_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. +2 Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel. +3 During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!” +4 Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?” +Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.” +5 Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the Lord says.” +6 So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” +They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.” +7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question.” +8 The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” +Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.” +9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” +10 King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in front of them. +11 One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!” +12 All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!” +13 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.” +14 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.” +15 When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we hold back?” +Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!” +16 But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the Lord?” +17 Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’” +18 “Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. “He never prophesies anything but trouble for me.” +19 Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left. +20 And the Lord said, ‘Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?’ +“There were many suggestions, +21 and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!’ +22 “‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked. +“And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’ +“‘You will succeed,’ said the Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’ +23 “So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.” +24 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded. +25 And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!” +26 “Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. +27 Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’” +28 But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing around, “Everyone mark my words!” +29 So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. +30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. +31 Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty-two chariot commanders: “Attack only the king of Israel. Don’t bother with anyone else!” +32 So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out, +33 the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him. +34 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!” +35 The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died. +36 Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!” +37 So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there. +38 Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the Lord had promised. +39 The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +40 So Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became the next king. +41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel. +42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. +43 Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. +44 Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel. +45 The rest of the events in Jehoshaphat’s reign, the extent of his power, and the wars he waged are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +46 He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa. +47 (There was no king in Edom at that time, only a deputy.) +48 Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion-geber. +49 At one time Ahaziah son of Ahab had proposed to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with your men in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused the request. +50 When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king. +51 Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. +52 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the example of his father and mother and the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel to sin. +53 He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 82c1d67e..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Confronts King Ahaziah - -# Chapter 1 -1. After King Ahab's death, the land of Moab rebelled against Israel. - -2. One day Israel's new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would recover. - -3. But the angel of the LORD told Elijah, who was from Tishbe, "Go and confront the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, 'Is there no God in Israel? Why are you going to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will recover? -4. Now, therefore, this is what the LORD says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'" So Elijah went to deliver the message. - -5. When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned so soon?" - -6. They replied, "A man came up to us and told us to go back to the king and give him this message. 'This is what the LORD says: Is there no God in Israel? Why are you sending men to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.'" - -7. "What sort of man was he?" the king demanded. "What did he look like?" - -8. They replied, "He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist." -"Elijah from Tishbe!" the king exclaimed. - - -9. Then he sent an army captain with fifty soldiers to arrest him. They found him sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to him, "Man of God, the king has commanded you to come down with us." - -10. But Elijah replied to the captain, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!" Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all. - -11. So the king sent another captain with fifty men. The captain said to him, "Man of God, the king demands that you come down at once." - -12. Elijah replied, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!" And again the fire of God fell from heaven and killed them all. - -13. Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, "O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants. -14. See how the fire from heaven came down and destroyed the first two groups. But now please spare my life!" - -15. Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him, and don't be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went with him to the king. - -16. And Elijah said to the king, "This is what the LORD says: Why did you send messengers to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Is there no God in Israel to answer your question? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die." - -17. So Ahaziah died, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. - -18. The rest of the events in Ahaziah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index a3f191a5..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Elijah Taken into Heaven - -# Chapter 2 -1. When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. -2. And Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel." -But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!" So they went down together to Bethel. - -3. The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?" -"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it." - - -4. Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Jericho." -But Elisha replied again, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went on together to Jericho. - -5. Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, "Did you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?" -"Of course I know," Elisha answered. "But be quiet about it." - - -6. Then Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to the Jordan River." -But again Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you." So they went on together. - -7. Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River. -8. Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground! - -9. When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away." -And Elisha replied, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor." - - -10. "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah replied. "If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won't." - -11. As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. -12. Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!" And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress. - -13. Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River. -14. He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and cried out, "Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" Then the river divided, and Elisha went across. - -15. When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, "Elijah's spirit rests upon Elisha!" And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. -16. "Sir," they said, "just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has left him on some mountain or in some valley." -"No," Elisha said, "don't send them." - -17. But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, "All right, send them." So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. -18. Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. "Didn't I tell you not to go?" he asked. - -Elisha's First Miracles - - -19. One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. "We have a problem, my lord," they told him. "This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive." - -20. Elisha said, "Bring me a new bowl with salt in it." So they brought it to him. -21. Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, "This is what the LORD says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility." -22. And the water has remained pure ever since, just as Elisha said. - -23. Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. "Go away, baldy!" they chanted. "Go away, baldy!" -24. Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them. -25. From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel and finally returned to Samaria. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7472055f..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -War between Israel and Moab - -# Chapter 3 -1. Ahab's son Joram began to rule over Israel in the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twelve years. -2. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not to the same extent as his father and mother. He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up. -3. Nevertheless, he continued in the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed and led the people of Israel to commit. - -4. King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. -5. But after Ahab's death, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. -6. So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria. -7. On the way, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you join me in battle against him?" -And Jehoshaphat replied, "Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses." - -8. Then Jehoshaphat asked, "What route will we take?" -"We will attack from the wilderness of Edom," Joram replied. - - -9. The king of Edom and his troops joined them, and all three armies traveled along a roundabout route through the wilderness for seven days. But there was no water for the men or their animals. - -10. "What should we do?" the king of Israel cried out. "The LORD has brought the three of us here to let the king of Moab defeat us." - -11. But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD with us? If there is, we can ask the LORD what to do through him." -One of King Joram's officers replied, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah's personal assistant." - -12. Jehoshaphat said, "Yes, the LORD speaks through him." So the king of Israel, King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the king of Edom went to consult with Elisha. - -13. "Why are you coming to me?" Elisha asked the king of Israel. "Go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother!" -But King Joram of Israel said, "No! For it was the LORD who called us three kings here--only to be defeated by the king of Moab!" - -14. Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I wouldn't even bother with you except for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah. -15. Now bring me someone who can play the harp." -While the harp was being played, the power of the LORD came upon Elisha, -16. and he said, "This is what the LORD says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water! -17. You will see neither wind nor rain, says the LORD, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals. -18. But this is only a simple thing for the LORD, for he will make you victorious over the army of Moab! -19. You will conquer the best of their towns, even the fortified ones. You will cut down all their good trees, stop up all their springs, and ruin all their good land with stones." - -20. The next day at about the time when the morning sacrifice was offered, water suddenly appeared! It was flowing from the direction of Edom, and soon there was water everywhere. - -21. Meanwhile, when the people of Moab heard about the three armies marching against them, they mobilized every man who was old enough to strap on a sword, and they stationed themselves along their border. -22. But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites--like blood. -23. "It's blood!" the Moabites exclaimed. "The three armies must have attacked and killed each other! Let's go, men of Moab, and collect the plunder!" - -24. But when the Moabites arrived at the Israelite camp, the army of Israel rushed out and attacked them until they turned and ran. The army of Israel chased them into the land of Moab, destroying everything as they went. -25. They destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees. Finally, only Kir-hareseth and its stone walls were left, but men with slings surrounded and attacked it. - -26. When the king of Moab saw that he was losing the battle, he led 700 of his swordsmen in a desperate attempt to break through the enemy lines near the king of Edom, but they failed. -27. Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelites withdrew and returned to their own land. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4a9c21a8..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -Elisha -Helps a Poor Widow - -# Chapter 4 -1. One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, "My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves." - -2. "What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. "Tell me, what do you have in the house?" -"Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil," she replied. - - -3. And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. -4. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled." - -5. So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. -6. Soon every container was full to the brim! -"Bring me another jar," she said to one of her sons. - -"There aren't any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing. - - -7. When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, "Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over." -Elisha and the Woman from Shunem - - -8. One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat. - -9. She said to her husband, "I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God. -10. Let's build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by." - -11. One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest. -12. He said to his servant Gehazi, "Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her." When she appeared, -13. Elisha said to Gehazi, "Tell her, 'We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?'" -"No," she replied, "my family takes good care of me." - - -14. Later Elisha asked Gehazi, "What can we do for her?" -Gehazi replied, "She doesn't have a son, and her husband is an old man." - - -15. "Call her back again," Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway, -16. "Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!" -"No, my lord!" she cried. "O man of God, don't deceive me and get my hopes up like that." - - -17. But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said. - -18. One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters. -19. Suddenly he cried out, "My head hurts! My head hurts!" -His father said to one of the servants, "Carry him home to his mother." - - -20. So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died. -21. She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there. -22. She sent a message to her husband: "Send one of the servants and a donkey so that I can hurry to the man of God and come right back." - -23. "Why go today?" he asked. "It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath." -But she said, "It will be all right." - - -24. So she saddled the donkey and said to the servant, "Hurry! Don't slow down unless I tell you to." - -25. As she approached the man of God at Mount Carmel, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, "Look, the woman from Shunem is coming. -26. Run out to meet her and ask her, 'Is everything all right with you, your husband, and your child?'" -"Yes," the woman told Gehazi, "everything is fine." - - -27. But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has not told me what it is." - -28. Then she said, "Did I ask you for a son, my lord? And didn't I say, 'Don't deceive me and get my hopes up'?" - -29. Then Elisha said to Gehazi, "Get ready to travel; take my staff and go! Don't talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child's face." - -30. But the boy's mother said, "As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I won't go home unless you go with me." So Elisha returned with her. - -31. Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child's face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, "The child is still dead." - -32. When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet's bed. -33. He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the LORD. -34. Then he lay down on the child's body, placing his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on the child's eyes, and his hands on the child's hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child's body began to grow warm again! -35. Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes! - -36. Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. "Call the child's mother!" he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, "Here, take your son!" -37. She fell at his feet and bowed before him, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs. - -Miracles during a Famine - - -38. Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, "Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group." - -39. One of the young men went out into the field to gather herbs and came back with a pocketful of wild gourds. He shredded them and put them into the pot without realizing they were poisonous. -40. Some of the stew was served to the men. But after they had eaten a bite or two they cried out, "Man of God, there's poison in this stew!" So they would not eat it. - -41. Elisha said, "Bring me some flour." Then he threw it into the pot and said, "Now it's all right; go ahead and eat." And then it did not harm them. - -42. One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, "Give it to the people so they can eat." - -43. "What?" his servant exclaimed. "Feed a hundred people with only this?" -But Elisha repeated, "Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the LORD says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!" -44. And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the LORD had promised. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5f8160d5..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -The Healing of Naaman - -# Chapter 5 -1. The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the LORD had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. - -2. At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman's wife as a maid. -3. One day the girl said to her mistress, "I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy." - -4. So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said. -5. "Go and visit the prophet," the king of Aram told him. "I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel." So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing. -6. The letter to the king of Israel said: "With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to heal him of his leprosy." - -7. When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, "Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he's just trying to pick a fight with me." - -8. But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dismay, he sent this message to him: "Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel." - -9. So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha's house. -10. But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: "Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy." - -11. But Naaman became angry and stalked away. "I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!" he said. "I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the LORD his God and heal me! -12. Aren't the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn't I wash in them and be healed?" So Naaman turned and went away in a rage. - -13. But his officers tried to reason with him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn't you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, 'Go and wash and be cured!'" -14. So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed! - -15. Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, "Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant." - -16. But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts." And though Naaman urged him to take the gift, Elisha refused. - -17. Then Naaman said, "All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the LORD. -18. However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the LORD pardon me when I bow, too." - -19. "Go in peace," Elisha said. So Naaman started home again. - -The Greed of Gehazi - - -20. But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, "My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the LORD lives, I will chase after him and get something from him." -21. So Gehazi set off after Naaman. - -When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. "Is everything all right?" Naaman asked. - - -22. "Yes," Gehazi said, "but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them." - -23. "By all means, take twice as much silver," Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi. -24. But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house. - -25. When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" -"I haven't been anywhere," he replied. - - -26. But Elisha asked him, "Don't you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants? -27. Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman's leprosy forever." When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index e1770945..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ -The Floating Ax Head - -# Chapter 6 -1. One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, "As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. -2. Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet." -"All right," he told them, "go ahead." - - -3. "Please come with us," someone suggested. - -"I will," he said. - -4. So he went with them. - -When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. - -5. But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. "Oh, sir!" he cried. "It was a borrowed ax!" - -6. "Where did it fall?" the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. -7. "Grab it," Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it. - -Elisha Traps the Arameans - - -8. When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, "We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place." - -9. But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, "Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there." -10. So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there. - -11. The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, "Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?" - -12. "It's not us, my lord the king," one of the officers replied. "Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!" - -13. "Go and find out where he is," the king commanded, "so I can send troops to seize him." -And the report came back: "Elisha is at Dothan." - -14. So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. - -15. When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. "Oh, sir, what will we do now?" the young man cried to Elisha. - -16. "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" -17. Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. - -18. As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, please make them blind." So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. - -19. Then Elisha went out and told them, "You have come the wrong way! This isn't the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for." And he led them to the city of Samaria. - -20. As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see." So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria. - -21. When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?" - -22. "Of course not!" Elisha replied. "Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master." - -23. So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel. - -Ben-Hadad Besieges Samaria - - -24. Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria. -25. As a result, there was a great famine in the city. The siege lasted so long that a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a cup of dove's dung sold for five pieces of silver. - -26. One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, "Please help me, my lord the king!" - -27. He answered, "If the LORD doesn't help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing floor nor wine from the press to give you." -28. But then the king asked, "What is the matter?" -She replied, "This woman said to me: 'Come on, let's eat your son today, then we will eat my son tomorrow.' - -29. So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said to her, 'Kill your son so we can eat him,' but she has hidden her son." - -30. When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin. -31. "May God strike me and even kill me if I don't separate Elisha's head from his shoulders this very day," the king vowed. - -32. Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master's steps following him." - -33. While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, "All this misery is from the LORD! Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?" - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f45db09..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. Elisha replied, "Listen to this message from the LORD! This is what the LORD says: By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, six quarts of choice flour will cost only one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain will cost only one piece of silver." - -2. The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, "That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" -But Elisha replied, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!" -Outcasts Visit the Enemy Camp - - -3. Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates. "Why should we sit here waiting to die?" they asked each other. -4. "We will starve if we stay here, but with the famine in the city, we will starve if we go back there. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway." - -5. So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there! -6. For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. "The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!" they cried to one another. -7. So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives. - -8. When the men with leprosy arrived at the edge of the camp, they went into one tent after another, eating and drinking wine; and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and hid it. -9. Finally, they said to each other, "This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren't sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let's go back and tell the people at the palace." - -10. So they went back to the city and told the gatekeepers what had happened. "We went out to the Aramean camp," they said, "and no one was there! The horses and donkeys were tethered and the tents were all in order, but there wasn't a single person around!" -11. Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace. - -Israel Plunders the Camp - - -12. The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, "I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city." - -13. One of his officers replied, "We had better send out scouts to check into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses. If something happens to them, it will be no worse than if they stay here and die with the rest of us." - -14. So two chariots with horses were prepared, and the king sent scouts to see what had happened to the Aramean army. -15. They went all the way to the Jordan River, following a trail of clothing and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their mad rush to escape. The scouts returned and told the king about it. -16. Then the people of Samaria rushed out and plundered the Aramean camp. So it was true that six quarts of choice flour were sold that day for one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain were sold for one piece of silver, just as the LORD had promised. -17. The king appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate, but he was knocked down and trampled to death as the people rushed out. - -So everything happened exactly as the man of God had predicted when the king came to his house. - -18. The man of God had said to the king, "By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, six quarts of choice flour will cost one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain will cost one piece of silver." - -19. The king's officer had replied, "That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" And the man of God had said, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!" -20. And so it was, for the people trampled him to death at the gate! - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92cb0994..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -The Woman from Shunem Returns Home - -# Chapter 8 -1. Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, "Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years." -2. So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and settled in the land of the Philistines for seven years. - -3. After the famine ended she returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to see the king about getting back her house and land. -4. As she came in, the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. The king had just said, "Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done." -5. And Gehazi was telling the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy back to life. At that very moment, the mother of the boy walked in to make her appeal to the king about her house and land. -"Look, my lord the king!" Gehazi exclaimed. "Here is the woman now, and this is her son--the very one Elisha brought back to life!" - -6. "Is this true?" the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence. - -Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad - - -7. Elisha went to Damascus, the capital of Aram, where King Ben-hadad lay sick. When someone told the king that the man of God had come, -8. the king said to Hazael, "Take a gift to the man of God. Then tell him to ask the LORD, 'Will I recover from this illness?'" - -9. So Hazael loaded down forty camels with the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He went to him and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, 'Will I recover from this illness?'" - -10. And Elisha replied, "Go and tell him, 'You will surely recover.' But actually the LORD has shown me that he will surely die!" -11. Elisha stared at Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael became uneasy. Then the man of God started weeping. - -12. "What's the matter, my lord?" Hazael asked him. - -Elisha replied, "I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!" - - -13. Hazael responded, "How could a nobody like me ever accomplish such great things?" -Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram." - -14. When Hazael left Elisha and went back, the king asked him, "What did Elisha tell you?" -And Hazael replied, "He told me that you will surely recover." - - -15. But the next day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and held it over the king's face until he died. Then Hazael became the next king of Aram. - -Jehoram Rules in Judah - - -16. Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel. -17. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. -18. But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the LORD's sight. -19. But the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever. - -20. During Jehoram's reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. -21. So Jehoram went with all his chariots to attack the town of Zair. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness. But Jehoram's army deserted him and fled to their homes. -22. So Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. - -23. The rest of the events in Jehoram's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -24. When Jehoram died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Ahaziah became the next king. - -Ahaziah Rules in Judah - - -25. Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel. - -26. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. -27. Ahaziah followed the evil example of King Ahab's family. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Ahab's family had done, for he was related by marriage to the family of Ahab. - -28. Ahaziah joined Joram son of Ahab in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded King Joram in the battle, -29. he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 361db427..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -Jehu Anointed King of Israel - -# Chapter 9 -1. Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. "Get ready to travel," he told him, "and take this flask of olive oil with you. Go to Ramoth-gilead, -2. and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends, -3. and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.' Then open the door and run for your life!" - -4. So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead. -5. When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. "I have a message for you, Commander," he said. - -"For which one of us?" Jehu asked. - -"For you, Commander," he replied. - - -6. So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu's head and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the LORD's people, Israel. -7. You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prophets and all the LORD's servants who were killed by Jezebel. -8. The entire family of Ahab must be wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel. -9. I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha son of Ahijah. -10. Dogs will eat Ahab's wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her." Then the young prophet opened the door and ran. - -11. Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, "What did that madman want? Is everything all right?" -"You know how a man like that babbles on," Jehu replied. - - -12. "You're hiding something," they said. "Tell us." -So Jehu told them, "He said to me, 'This is what the LORD says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.'" - -13. Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram's horn, shouting, "Jehu is king!" -Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah - - -14. So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been with the army at Ramoth-gilead, defending Israel against the forces of King Hazael of Aram. -15. But King Joram was wounded in the fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.) So Jehu told the men with him, "If you want me to be king, don't let anyone leave town and go to Jezreel to report what we have done." - -16. Then Jehu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. King Ahaziah of Judah was there, too, for he had gone to visit him. -17. The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, "I see a company of troops coming!" -"Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace," King Joram ordered. - - -18. So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, "The king wants to know if you are coming in peace." -Jehu replied, "What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!" -The watchman called out to the king, "The messenger has met them, but he's not returning." - - -19. So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, "The king wants to know if you come in peace." -Again Jehu answered, "What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!" - - -20. The watchman exclaimed, "The messenger has met them, but he isn't returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he's driving like a madman." - -21. "Quick! Get my chariot ready!" King Joram commanded. - -Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah rode out in their chariots to meet Jehu. They met him at the plot of land that had belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. - -22. King Joram demanded, "Do you come in peace, Jehu?" -Jehu replied, "How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?" - - -23. Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, "Treason, Ahaziah!" -24. But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot. - -25. Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, "Throw him into the plot of land that belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Do you remember when you and I were riding along behind his father, Ahab? The LORD pronounced this message against him: -26. 'I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the LORD, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.' So throw him out on Naboth's property, just as the LORD said." - -27. When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, "Shoot him, too!" So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there. -28. His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David. -29. Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab. - -The Death of Jezebel - - -30. When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window. -31. When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, "Have you come in peace, you murderer? You're just like Zimri, who murdered his master!" - -32. Jehu looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, "Who is on my side?" And two or three eunuchs looked out at him. -33. "Throw her down!" Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window, and her blood spattered against the wall and on the horses. And Jehu trampled her body under his horses' hooves. - -34. Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward he said, "Someone go and bury this cursed woman, for she is the daughter of a king." -35. But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and her hands. - -36. When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, "This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: 'At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body. -37. Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.'" - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 25d5c054..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Jehu Kills Ahab's Family - -# Chapter 10 -1. Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city, and to the guardians of King Ahab's sons. He said, -2. "The king's sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As soon as you receive this letter, -3. select the best qualified of your master's sons to be your king, and prepare to fight for Ahab's dynasty." - -4. But they were paralyzed with fear and said, "We've seen that two kings couldn't stand against this man! What can we do?" - -5. So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king's sons, sent this message to Jehu: "We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best." - -6. Jehu responded with a second letter: "If you are on my side and are going to obey me, bring the heads of your master's sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow." Now the seventy sons of the king were being cared for by the leaders of Samaria, where they had been raised since childhood. -7. When the letter arrived, the leaders killed all seventy of the king's sons. They placed their heads in baskets and presented them to Jehu at Jezreel. - -8. A messenger went to Jehu and said, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." -So Jehu ordered, "Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate, and leave them there until morning." - - -9. In the morning he went out and spoke to the crowd that had gathered around them. "You are not to blame," he told them. "I am the one who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these? -10. You can be sure that the message of the LORD that was spoken concerning Ahab's family will not fail. The LORD declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen." -11. Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab's relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor. - -12. Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, -13. he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. "Who are you?" he asked them. - -And they replied, "We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother." - - -14. "Take them alive!" Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped. - -15. When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, "Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?" -"Yes, I am," Jehonadab replied. - -"If you are," Jehu said, "then give me your hand." So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot. - -16. Then Jehu said, "Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the LORD." So Jehonadab rode along with him. - -17. When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he killed everyone who was left there from Ahab's family, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah. - -Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal - - -18. Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, "Ahab's worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him! -19. Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who fails to come will be put to death." But Jehu's cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal. - -20. Then Jehu ordered, "Prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal!" So they did. -21. He sent messengers throughout all Israel summoning those who worshiped Baal. They all came--not a single one remained behind--and they filled the temple of Baal from one end to the other. -22. And Jehu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe, "Be sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes." So robes were given to them. - -23. Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Recab. Jehu said to the worshipers of Baal, "Make sure no one who worships the LORD is here--only those who worship Baal." -24. So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, "If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life." - -25. As soon as Jehu had finished sacrificing the burnt offering, he commanded his guards and officers, "Go in and kill all of them. Don't let a single one escape!" So they killed them all with their swords, and the guards and officers dragged their bodies outside. Then Jehu's men went into the innermost fortress of the temple of Baal. -26. They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship of Baal and burned it. -27. They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day. - -28. In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. -29. He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin. - -30. Nonetheless the LORD said to Jehu, "You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation." -31. But Jehu did not obey the Law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. - -The Death of Jehu - - -32. At about that time the LORD began to cut down the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael conquered several sections of the country -33. east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan. - -34. The rest of the events in Jehu's reign--everything he did and all his achievements--are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -35. When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king. -36. In all, Jehu reigned over Israel from Samaria for twenty-eight years. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index a69fd8f6..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Queen Athaliah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 11 -1. When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family. -2. But Ahaziah's sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah's infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king's children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom, and they hid him from Athaliah, so the child was not murdered. -3. Joash remained hidden in the Temple of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land. - -Revolt against Athaliah - - -4. In the seventh year of Athaliah's reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the LORD. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the LORD's Temple; then he showed them the king's son. - -5. Jehoiada told them, "This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself. -6. Another third of you are to stand guard at the Sur Gate. And the final third must stand guard behind the palace guard. These three groups will all guard the palace. -7. The other two units who are off duty on the Sabbath must stand guard for the king at the LORD's Temple. -8. Form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to break through. Stay with the king wherever he goes." - -9. So the commanders did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. They brought them all to Jehoiada the priest, -10. and he supplied them with the spears and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of the LORD. -11. The palace guards stationed themselves around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar. - -12. Then Jehoiada brought out Joash, the king's son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God's laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone clapped their hands and shouted, "Long live the king!" -The Death of Athaliah - - -13. When Athaliah heard the noise made by the palace guards and the people, she hurried to the LORD's Temple to see what was happening. -14. When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, "Treason! Treason!" - -15. Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, "Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her." For the priest had said, "She must not be killed in the Temple of the LORD." -16. So they seized her and led her out to the gate where horses enter the palace grounds, and she was killed there. - -Jehoiada's Religious Reforms - - -17. Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD's people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. -18. And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. -Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the Temple of the LORD. -19. Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne. -20. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed at the king's palace. - -21. Joash was seven years old when he became king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4781b416..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Joash Repairs the Temple - -# Chapter 12 -1. Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu's reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. -2. All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. -3. Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. - -4. One day King Joash said to the priests, "Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the LORD's Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift. -5. Let the priests take some of that money to pay for whatever repairs are needed at the Temple." - -6. But by the twenty-third year of Joash's reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple. -7. So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, "Why haven't you repaired the Temple? Don't use any more money for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on Temple repairs." -8. So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple. - -9. Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the LORD. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people's contributions into the chest. -10. Whenever the chest became full, the court secretary and the high priest counted the money that had been brought to the LORD's Temple and put it into bags. -11. Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the LORD's Temple--the carpenters, the builders, -12. the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the LORD's Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple's restoration. - -13. The money brought to the Temple was not used for making silver bowls, lamp snuffers, basins, trumpets, or other articles of gold or silver for the Temple of the LORD. -14. It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs. -15. No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men. -16. However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the LORD's Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use. - -The End of Joash's Reign - - -17. -About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. -18. King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem. - -19. The rest of the events in Joash's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. - -20. Joash's officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla. -21. The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer--both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 75caeb56..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Jehoahaz Rules in Israel - -# Chapter 13 -1. Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to rule over Israel in the twenty-third year of King Joash's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria seventeen years. -2. But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. -3. So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly. - -4. Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD's help, and the LORD heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel. -5. So the LORD provided someone to rescue the Israelites from the tyranny of the Arameans. Then Israel lived in safety again as they had in former days. - -6. But they continued to sin, following the evil example of Jeroboam. They also allowed the Asherah pole in Samaria to remain standing. -7. Finally, Jehoahaz's army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Aram had killed the others, trampling them like dust under his feet. - -8. The rest of the events in Jehoahaz's reign--everything he did and the extent of his power--are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -9. When Jehoahaz died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the next king. - -Jehoash Rules in Israel - - -10. Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to rule over Israel in the thirty-seventh year of King Joash's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria sixteen years. -11. But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. - -12. The rest of the events in Jehoash's reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -13. When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Jeroboam II became the next king. - -Elisha's Final Prophecy - - -14. When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him. "My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!" he cried. - -15. Elisha told him, "Get a bow and some arrows." And the king did as he was told. -16. Elisha told him, "Put your hand on the bow," and Elisha laid his own hands on the king's hands. - -17. Then he commanded, "Open that eastern window," and he opened it. Then he said, "Shoot!" So he shot an arrow. Elisha proclaimed, "This is the LORD's arrow, an arrow of victory over Aram, for you will completely conquer the Arameans at Aphek." - -18. Then he said, "Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground." So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times. -19. But the man of God was angry with him. "You should have struck the ground five or six times!" he exclaimed. "Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times." - -20. Then Elisha died and was buried. - -Groups of Moabite raiders used to invade the land each spring. - -21. Once when some Israelites were burying a man, they spied a band of these raiders. So they hastily threw the corpse into the tomb of Elisha and fled. But as soon as the body touched Elisha's bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet! - -22. King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz. -23. But the LORD was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence. - -24. King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Ben-hadad became the next king. -25. Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the towns that had been taken from Jehoash's father, Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad on three occasions, and he recovered the Israelite towns. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 381d0c8e..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 14 -1. Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash of Israel. -2. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. -3. Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father, Joash. -4. Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. - -5. When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father. -6. However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes." - -7. Amaziah also killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He also conquered Sela and changed its name to Joktheel, as it is called to this day. - -8. One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel's king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: "Come and meet me in battle!" - -9. But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: 'Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it! - -10. "You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?" - -11. But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah. -12. Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home. -13. King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he marched to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem's wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. -14. He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of the LORD. He also seized the treasures from the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria. - -15. The rest of the events in Jehoash's reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -16. When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam II became the next king. - -17. King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. -18. The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. - -19. There was a conspiracy against Amaziah's life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there. -20. They brought his body back to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. - -21. All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father, Amaziah. -22. After his father's death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah. - -Jeroboam II Rules in Israel - - -23. Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, began to rule over Israel in the fifteenth year of King Amaziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria forty-one years. -24. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. -25. Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. - -26. For the LORD saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them. -27. And because the LORD had not said he would blot out the name of Israel completely, he used Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, to save them. - -28. The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did--including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah--are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -29. When Jeroboam II died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Zechariah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index addf49d2..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Uzziah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 15 -1. Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel. -2. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. - -3. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. -4. But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. -5. The LORD struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king's son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. - -6. The rest of the events in Uzziah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -7. When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king. - -Zechariah Rules in Israel - - -8. Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months. -9. Zechariah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. -10. Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king. - -11. The rest of the events in Zechariah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -12. So the LORD's message to Jehu came true: "Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation." -Shallum Rules in Israel - - -13. Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month. -14. Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king. - -15. The rest of the events in Shallum's reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Menahem Rules in Israel - - -16. At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women. - -17. Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years. -18. But Menahem did what was evil in the LORD's sight. During his entire reign, he refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. - -19. Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power. -20. Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land. - -21. The rest of the events in Menahem's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. -22. When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king. - -Pekahiah Rules in Israel - - -23. Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. -24. But Pekahiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. - -25. Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah's army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah reigned in his place. - -26. The rest of the events in Pekahiah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Pekah Rules in Israel - - -27. Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years. -28. But Pekah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. - -29. During Pekah's reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives. -30. Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. - -31. The rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. - -Jotham Rules in Judah - - -32. Jotham son of Uzziah began to rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah's reign in Israel. -33. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. - -34. Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done. -35. But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD. - -36. The rest of the events in Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -37. In those days the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah. -38. When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3c78ad9..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 16 -1. Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah's reign in Israel. -2. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had done. -3. Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. -4. He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree. - -5. Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him. -6. At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do to this day. - -7. King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: "I am your servant and your vassal. Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel." -8. Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the LORD and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king. -9. So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin. - -10. King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail. -11. Uriah followed the king's instructions and built an altar just like it, and it was ready before the king returned from Damascus. -12. When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it. -13. He presented a burnt offering and a grain offering, he poured out a liquid offering, and he sprinkled the blood of peace offerings on the altar. - -14. Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the LORD's Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar. -15. He told Uriah the priest, "Use the new altar for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only." -16. Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him. - -17. Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement. -18. In deference to the king of Assyria, he also removed the canopy that had been constructed inside the palace for use on the Sabbath day, as well as the king's outer entrance to the Temple of the LORD. - -19. The rest of the events in Ahaz's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -20. When Ahaz died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 322a524d..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Hoshea Rules in Israel - -# Chapter 17 -1. Hoshea son of Elah began to rule over Israel in the twelfth year of King Ahaz's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria nine years. -2. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not to the same extent as the kings of Israel who ruled before him. - -3. King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked King Hoshea, so Hoshea was forced to pay heavy tribute to Assyria. -4. But Hoshea stopped paying the annual tribute and conspired against the king of Assyria by asking King So of Egypt to help him shake free of Assyria's power. When the king of Assyria discovered this treachery, he seized Hoshea and put him in prison. - -Samaria Falls to Assyria - - -5. Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria. -6. Finally, in the ninth year of King Hoshea's reign, Samaria fell, and the people of Israel were exiled to Assyria. They were settled in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. - -7. This disaster came upon the people of Israel because they worshiped other gods. They sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them safely out of Egypt and had rescued them from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. -8. They had followed the practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them, as well as the practices the kings of Israel had introduced. -9. The people of Israel had also secretly done many things that were not pleasing to the LORD their God. They built pagan shrines for themselves in all their towns, from the smallest outpost to the largest walled city. -10. They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree. -11. They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the LORD's anger. -12. Yes, they worshiped idols, despite the LORD's specific and repeated warnings. - -13. Again and again the LORD had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah: "Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and decrees--the entire law that I commanded your ancestors to obey, and that I gave you through my servants the prophets." - -14. But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the LORD their God. -15. They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the LORD's command not to imitate them. - -16. They rejected all the commands of the LORD their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven. -17. They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire. They consulted fortune-tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the LORD's anger. - -18. Because the LORD was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land. -19. But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the LORD their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced. -20. The LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence. - -21. For when the LORD tore Israel away from the kingdom of David, they chose Jeroboam son of Nebat as their king. But Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the LORD and made them commit a great sin. -22. And the people of Israel persisted in all the evil ways of Jeroboam. They did not turn from these sins -23. until the LORD finally swept them away from his presence, just as all his prophets had warned. So Israel was exiled from their land to Assyria, where they remain to this day. - -Foreigners Settle in Israel - - -24. The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. -25. But since these foreign settlers did not worship the LORD when they first arrived, the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them. - -26. So a message was sent to the king of Assyria: "The people you have sent to live in the towns of Samaria do not know the religious customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them to destroy them because they have not worshiped him correctly." - -27. The king of Assyria then commanded, "Send one of the exiled priests back to Samaria. Let him live there and teach the new residents the religious customs of the God of the land." -28. So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the LORD. - -29. But these various groups of foreigners also continued to worship their own gods. In town after town where they lived, they placed their idols at the pagan shrines that the people of Samaria had built. -30. Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima. -31. The Avvites worshiped their gods Nibhaz and Tartak. And the people from Sepharvaim even burned their own children as sacrifices to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech. - -32. These new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship. -33. And though they worshiped the LORD, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came. -34. And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the LORD and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel. - -35. For the LORD had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them: "Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them. -36. But worship only the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him. -37. Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods. -38. Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods. -39. You must worship only the LORD your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies." - -40. But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices. -41. So while these new residents worshiped the LORD, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index aba30d02..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 18 -1. Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel. -2. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. -3. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his ancestor David had done. -4. He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan. - -5. Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time. -6. He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses. -7. So the LORD was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute. -8. He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city. - -9. During the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, which was the seventh year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel, King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked the city of Samaria and began a siege against it. -10. Three years later, during the sixth year of King Hezekiah's reign and the ninth year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel, Samaria fell. -11. At that time the king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and placed them in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. -12. For they refused to listen to the LORD their God and obey him. Instead, they violated his covenant--all the laws that Moses the LORD's servant had commanded them to obey. - -Assyria Invades Judah - - -13. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them. -14. King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw." The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold. -15. To gather this amount, King Hezekiah used all the silver stored in the Temple of the LORD and in the palace treasury. -16. Hezekiah even stripped the gold from the doors of the LORD's Temple and from the doorposts he had overlaid with gold, and he gave it all to the Assyrian king. - -17. Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. -18. They summoned King Hezekiah, but the king sent these officials to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian. - -Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem - - -19. Then the Assyrian king's chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: -"This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? - -20. Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me? -21. On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable! - -22. "But perhaps you will say to me, 'We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem? - -23. "I'll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them! -24. With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master's troops, even with the help of Egypt's chariots and charioteers? -25. What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD's direction? The LORD himself told us, 'Attack this land and destroy it!'" - -26. Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, "Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear." - -27. But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, "Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine." - -28. Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, "Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! -29. This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power. -30. Don't let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, 'The LORD will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!' - -31. "Don't listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me--open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well. -32. Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one--a land of grain and new wine, bread and vineyards, olive groves and honey. Choose life instead of death! -"Don't listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you by saying, 'The LORD will rescue us!' -33. Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria? -34. What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power? -35. What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem from me?" - -36. But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, "Do not answer him." - -37. Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0a1012cf..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,177 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Seeks the LORD's -Help - -# Chapter 19 -1. When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD. -2. And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. -3. They told him, "This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby. -4. But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!" - -5. After King Hezekiah's officials delivered the king's message to Isaiah, -6. the prophet replied, "Say to your master, 'This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers. -7. Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'" - -8. Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah. - -9. Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: - -10. "This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. -11. You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different? -12. Have the gods of other nations rescued them--such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all! -13. What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?" - -14. After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD's Temple and spread it out before the LORD. -15. And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth. -16. Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib's words of defiance against the living God. - -17. "It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations. -18. And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all--only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands. -19. Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O LORD, are God." -Isaiah Predicts Judah's Deliverance - - -20. Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer about King Sennacherib of Assyria. -21. And the LORD has spoken this word against him: -"The virgin daughter of Zion - -despises you and laughs at you. - -The daughter of Jerusalem - -shakes her head in derision as you flee. - - -22. "Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? - -Against whom did you raise your voice? -At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? - -It was the Holy One of Israel! - - -23. By your messengers you have defied the Lord. - -You have said, 'With my many chariots -I have conquered the highest mountains-- - -yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. - -I have cut down its tallest cedars - -and its finest cypress trees. - -I have reached its farthest corners - -and explored its deepest forests. - - -24. I have dug wells in many foreign lands - -and refreshed myself with their water. - -With the sole of my foot - -I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!' - - -25. "But have you not heard? - -I decided this long ago. - -Long ago I planned it, - -and now I am making it happen. - -I planned for you to crush fortified cities - -into heaps of rubble. - - -26. That is why their people have so little power - -and are so frightened and confused. - -They are as weak as grass, - -as easily trampled as tender green shoots. - -They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, - -scorched before it can grow lush and tall. - - -27. "But I know you well-- - -where you stay -and when you come and go. - -I know the way you have raged against me. - - -28. And because of your raging against me - -and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, -I will put my hook in your nose - -and my bit in your mouth. - -I will make you return - -by the same road on which you came." - - -29. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Here is the proof that what I say is true: -"This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, - -and next year you will eat what springs up from that. - -But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; - -you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. - - -30. And you who are left in Judah, - -who have escaped the ravages of the siege, -will put roots down in your own soil - -and will grow up and flourish. - - -31. For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, - -a group of survivors from Mount Zion. -The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will make this happen! - - -32. "And this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: -"His armies will not enter Jerusalem. - -They will not even shoot an arrow at it. - -They will not march outside its gates with their shields - -nor build banks of earth against its walls. - - -33. The king will return to his own country - -by the same road on which he came. - -He will not enter this city, - says the LORD. - -34. For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, - -I will defend this city and protect it." - - -35. That night the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere. -36. Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. - -37. One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index e82231be..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery - -# Chapter 20 -1. -About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: "This is what the LORD says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness." - -2. When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, -3. "Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you." Then he broke down and wept bitterly. - -4. But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from the LORD: -5. "Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the LORD. -6. I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.'" - -7. Then Isaiah said, "Make an ointment from figs." So Hezekiah's servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered! - -8. Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, "What sign will the LORD give to prove that he will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of the LORD three days from now?" - -9. Isaiah replied, "This is the sign from the LORD to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?" - -10. "The shadow always moves forward," Hezekiah replied, "so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead." -11. So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz! -Envoys from Babylon - - -12. Soon after this, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick. -13. Hezekiah received the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses--the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. - -14. Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did those men want? Where were they from?" -Hezekiah replied, "They came from the distant land of Babylon." - - -15. "What did they see in your palace?" Isaiah asked. -"They saw everything," Hezekiah replied. "I showed them everything I own--all my royal treasuries." - -16. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to this message from the LORD: -17. The time is coming when everything in your palace--all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now--will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. -18. Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon's king." - -19. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "This message you have given me from the LORD is good." For the king was thinking, "At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime." - -20. The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -21. Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 115c387c..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah. -2. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. -3. He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. He constructed altars for Baal and set up an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them. - -4. He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, "My name will remain in Jerusalem forever." -5. He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the LORD's Temple. -6. Manasseh also sacrificed his own son in the fire. He practiced sorcery and divination, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing his anger. - -7. Manasseh even made a carved image of Asherah and set it up in the Temple, the very place where the LORD had told David and his son Solomon: "My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem--the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel. -8. If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands--all the laws my servant Moses gave them--I will not send them into exile from this land that I gave their ancestors." -9. But the people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. - -10. Then the LORD said through his servants the prophets: -11. "King Manasseh of Judah has done many detestable things. He is even more wicked than the Amorites, who lived in this land before Israel. He has caused the people of Judah to sin with his idols. -12. So this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of those who hear about it will tingle with horror. -13. I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down. -14. Then I will reject even the remnant of my own people who are left, and I will hand them over as plunder for their enemies. -15. For they have done great evil in my sight and have angered me ever since their ancestors came out of Egypt." - -16. Manasseh also murdered many innocent people until Jerusalem was filled from one end to the other with innocent blood. This was in addition to the sin that he caused the people of Judah to commit, leading them to do evil in the LORD's sight. - -17. The rest of the events in Manasseh's reign and everything he did, including the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -18. When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king. - -Amon Rules in Judah - - -19. Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah. -20. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done. -21. He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols his father had worshiped. -22. He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD's ways. - -23. Then Amon's own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. -24. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. - -25. The rest of the events in Amon's reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -26. He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 06dcee3d..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. -2. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. - -3. In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple of the LORD. He told him, -4. "Go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the LORD's Temple. -5. Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the LORD's Temple. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple. -6. They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple. -7. But don't require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men." -Hilkiah Discovers God's Law - - -8. Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the LORD's Temple!" Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it. - -9. Shaphan went to the king and reported, "Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the LORD to the workers and supervisors at the Temple." -10. Shaphan also told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." So Shaphan read it to the king. - -11. When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. -12. Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king's personal adviser: -13. "Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do." - -14. So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe. - -15. She said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you, -16. 'This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the words written in the scroll that the king of Judah has read will come true. -17. For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.' - -18. "But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard: -19. You were sorry and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this city and its people--that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD. -20. So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.'" -So they took her message back to the king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 991e9bb9..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Josiah's Religious Reforms - -# Chapter 23 -1. Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. -2. And the king went up to the Temple of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the prophets--all the people from the least to the greatest. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the LORD's Temple. -3. The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the LORD's presence. He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant. - -4. Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the LORD's Temple all the articles that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the powers of the heavens. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel. -5. He did away with the idolatrous priests, who had been appointed by the previous kings of Judah, for they had offered sacrifices at the pagan shrines throughout Judah and even in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They had also offered sacrifices to Baal, and to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and to all the powers of the heavens. -6. The king removed the Asherah pole from the LORD's Temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it. Then he ground the ashes of the pole to dust and threw the dust over the graves of the people. -7. He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole. - -8. Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices--all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city. -9. The priests who had served at the pagan shrines were not allowed to serve at the LORD's altar in Jerusalem, but they were allowed to eat unleavened bread with the other priests. - -10. Then the king defiled the altar of Topheth in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, so no one could ever again use it to sacrifice a son or daughter in the fire as an offering to Molech. -11. He removed from the entrance of the LORD's Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan-melech the eunuch, an officer of the court. The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun. - -12. Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the LORD's Temple. He smashed them to bits and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley. -13. The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech, the vile god of the Ammonites. -14. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. Then he desecrated these places by scattering human bones over them. - -15. The king also tore down the altar at Bethel--the pagan shrine that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made when he caused Israel to sin. He burned down the shrine and ground it to dust, and he burned the Asherah pole. -16. Then Josiah turned around and noticed several tombs in the side of the hill. He ordered that the bones be brought out, and he burned them on the altar at Bethel to desecrate it. (This happened just as the LORD had promised through the man of God when Jeroboam stood beside the altar at the festival.) -Then Josiah turned and looked up at the tomb of the man of God who had predicted these things. -17. "What is that monument over there?" Josiah asked. - -And the people of the town told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted the very things that you have just done to the altar at Bethel!" - - -18. Josiah replied, "Leave it alone. Don't disturb his bones." So they did not burn his bones or those of the old prophet from Samaria. - -19. Then Josiah demolished all the buildings at the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria, just as he had done at Bethel. They had been built by the various kings of Israel and had made the LORD very angry. -20. He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem. - -Josiah Celebrates Passover - - -21. King Josiah then issued this order to all the people: "You must celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, as required in this Book of the Covenant." -22. There had not been a Passover celebration like that since the time when the judges ruled in Israel, nor throughout all the years of the kings of Israel and Judah. -23. But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, this Passover was celebrated to the LORD in Jerusalem. - -24. Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols, and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the LORD's Temple. -25. Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and soul and strength, obeying all the laws of Moses. And there has never been a king like him since. - -26. Even so, the LORD was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him. -27. For the LORD said, "I will also banish Judah from my presence just as I have banished Israel. And I will reject my chosen city of Jerusalem and the Temple where my name was to be honored." - -28. The rest of the events in Josiah's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. - -29. While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him, but King Neco killed him when they met at Megiddo. -30. Josiah's officers took his body back in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land anointed Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him the next king. - -Jehoahaz Rules in Judah - - -31. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. -32. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his ancestors had done. - -33. Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. - -Jehoiakim Rules in Judah - - -34. Pharaoh Neco then installed Eliakim, another of Josiah's sons, to reign in place of his father, and he changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz was taken to Egypt as a prisoner, where he died. - -35. In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth. - -36. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah. -37. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his ancestors had done. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 13dbc9fc..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 24 -1. During Jehoiakim's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled. -2. Then the LORD sent bands of Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Judah to destroy it, just as the LORD had promised through his prophets. -3. These disasters happened to Judah because of the LORD's command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh, -4. who had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. The LORD would not forgive this. - -5. The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. -6. When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the next king. - -7. The king of Egypt did not venture out of his country after that, for the king of Babylon captured the entire area formerly claimed by Egypt--from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. - -Jehoiachin Rules in Judah - - -8. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. -9. Jehoiachin did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his father had done. - -10. During Jehoiachin's reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it. -11. Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege. -12. Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. - -In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. - -13. As the LORD had said beforehand, Nebuchadnezzar carried away all the treasures from the LORD's Temple and the royal palace. He stripped away all the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had placed in the Temple. -14. King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans--10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land. - -15. Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem's elite. -16. He also exiled 7,000 of the best troops and 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, all of whom were strong and fit for war. -17. Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah's name to Zedekiah. - -Zedekiah Rules in Judah - - -18. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. -19. But Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done. -20. These things happened because of the LORD's anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. - -The Fall of Jerusalem -Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 359bcfc1..00000000 --- a/NLT/12_2 Kings/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 25 -1. So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls. -2. Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign. - -3. By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone. -4. Then a section of the city wall was broken down. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, the soldiers waited for nightfall and escaped through the gate between the two walls behind the king's garden. Then they headed toward the Jordan Valley. - -5. But the Babylonian troops chased the king and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. -6. They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. -7. They made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. - -The Temple Destroyed - - -8. On August 14 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. -9. He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city. -10. Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side. -11. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. -12. But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. - -13. The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the LORD's Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. -14. They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, ladles, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple. -15. The captain of the guard also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver. - -16. The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD's Temple in the days of Solomon. -17. Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7 1/2 feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. - -18. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers. -19. And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; five of the king's personal advisers; the army commander's chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens. -20. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -21. And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land. - -Gedaliah Governs in Judah - - -22. Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan as governor over the people he had left in Judah. -23. When all the army commanders and their men learned that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they went to see him at Mizpah. These included Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men. - -24. Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonian officials meant them no harm. "Don't be afraid of them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you," he promised. - -25. But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, went to Mizpah with ten men and killed Gedaliah. He also killed all the Judeans and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah. - -26. Then all the people of Judah, from the least to the greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to Egypt, for they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do to them. - -Hope for Israel's Royal Line - - -27. In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on April 2 of that year. -28. He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. -29. He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king's presence for the rest of his life. -30. So the king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. - - - diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..45e874fd --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 After King Ahab’s death, the land of Moab rebelled against Israel. +2 One day Israel’s new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would recover. +3 But the angel of the Lord told Elijah, who was from Tishbe, “Go and confront the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is there no God in Israel? Why are you going to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will recover? +4 Now, therefore, this is what the Lord says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.’” So Elijah went to deliver the message. +5 When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned so soon?” +6 They replied, “A man came up to us and told us to go back to the king and give him this message. ‘This is what the Lord says: Is there no God in Israel? Why are you sending men to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.’” +7 “What sort of man was he?” the king demanded. “What did he look like?” +8 They replied, “He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.” +“Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed. +9 Then he sent an army captain with fifty soldiers to arrest him. They found him sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to him, “Man of God, the king has commanded you to come down with us.” +10 But Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all. +11 So the king sent another captain with fifty men. The captain said to him, “Man of God, the king demands that you come down at once.” +12 Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” And again the fire of God fell from heaven and killed them all. +13 Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants. +14 See how the fire from heaven came down and destroyed the first two groups. But now please spare my life!” +15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him, and don’t be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went with him to the king. +16 And Elijah said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: Why did you send messengers to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Is there no God in Israel to answer your question? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.” +17 So Ahaziah died, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. +18 The rest of the events in Ahaziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e14db466 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. +2 And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to Bethel.” +But Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!” So they went down together to Bethel. +3 The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?” +“Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.” +4 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to Jericho.” +But Elisha replied again, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together to Jericho. +5 Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?” +“Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.” +6 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to the Jordan River.” +But again Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together. +7 Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River. +8 Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground! +9 When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” +And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” +10 “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah replied. “If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won’t.” +11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. +12 Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress. +13 Elisha picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River. +14 He struck the water with Elijah’s cloak and cried out, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” Then the river divided, and Elisha went across. +15 When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, “Elijah’s spirit rests upon Elisha!” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. +16 “Sir,” they said, “just say the word and fifty of our strongest men will search the wilderness for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has left him on some mountain or in some valley.” +“No,” Elisha said, “don’t send them.” +17 But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. +18 Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” he asked. +19 One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. “We have a problem, my lord,” they told him. “This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.” +20 Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl with salt in it.” So they brought it to him. +21 Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, “This is what the Lord says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility.” +22 And the water has remained pure ever since, just as Elisha said. +23 Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. “Go away, baldy!” they chanted. “Go away, baldy!” +24 Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them. +25 From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel and finally returned to Samaria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81bf8a13 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Ahab’s son Joram began to rule over Israel in the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twelve years. +2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not to the same extent as his father and mother. He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up. +3 Nevertheless, he continued in the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed and led the people of Israel to commit. +4 King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. +5 But after Ahab’s death, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. +6 So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria. +7 On the way, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you join me in battle against him?” +And Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.” +8 Then Jehoshaphat asked, “What route will we take?” +“We will attack from the wilderness of Edom,” Joram replied. +9 The king of Edom and his troops joined them, and all three armies traveled along a roundabout route through the wilderness for seven days. But there was no water for the men or their animals. +10 “What should we do?” the king of Israel cried out. “The Lord has brought the three of us here to let the king of Moab defeat us.” +11 But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do through him.” +One of King Joram’s officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah’s personal assistant.” +12 Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, the Lord speaks through him.” So the king of Israel, King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the king of Edom went to consult with Elisha. +13 “Why are you coming to me?” Elisha asked the king of Israel. “Go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother!” +But King Joram of Israel said, “No! For it was the Lord who called us three kings here—only to be defeated by the king of Moab!” +14 Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I wouldn’t even bother with you except for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah. +15 Now bring me someone who can play the harp.” +While the harp was being played, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha, +16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water! +17 You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals. +18 But this is only a simple thing for the Lord, for he will make you victorious over the army of Moab! +19 You will conquer the best of their towns, even the fortified ones. You will cut down all their good trees, stop up all their springs, and ruin all their good land with stones.” +20 The next day at about the time when the morning sacrifice was offered, water suddenly appeared! It was flowing from the direction of Edom, and soon there was water everywhere. +21 Meanwhile, when the people of Moab heard about the three armies marching against them, they mobilized every man who was old enough to strap on a sword, and they stationed themselves along their border. +22 But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood. +23 “It’s blood!” the Moabites exclaimed. “The three armies must have attacked and killed each other! Let’s go, men of Moab, and collect the plunder!” +24 But when the Moabites arrived at the Israelite camp, the army of Israel rushed out and attacked them until they turned and ran. The army of Israel chased them into the land of Moab, destroying everything as they went. +25 They destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees. Finally, only Kir-hareseth and its stone walls were left, but men with slings surrounded and attacked it. +26 When the king of Moab saw that he was losing the battle, he led 700 of his swordsmen in a desperate attempt to break through the enemy lines near the king of Edom, but they failed. +27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelites withdrew and returned to their own land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ebe4008 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.” +2 “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” +“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied. +3 And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. +4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.” +5 So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. +6 Soon every container was full to the brim! +“Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. +“There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing. +7 When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.” +8 One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat. +9 She said to her husband, “I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God. +10 Let’s build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by.” +11 One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest. +12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her.” When she appeared, +13 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” +“No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.” +14 Later Elisha asked Gehazi, “What can we do for her?” +Gehazi replied, “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is an old man.” +15 “Call her back again,” Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway, +16 “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!” +“No, my lord!” she cried. “O man of God, don’t deceive me and get my hopes up like that.” +17 But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said. +18 One day when her child was older, he went out to help his father, who was working with the harvesters. +19 Suddenly he cried out, “My head hurts! My head hurts!” +His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home to his mother.” +20 So the servant took him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But around noontime he died. +21 She carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and left him there. +22 She sent a message to her husband: “Send one of the servants and a donkey so that I can hurry to the man of God and come right back.” +23 “Why go today?” he asked. “It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath.” +But she said, “It will be all right.” +24 So she saddled the donkey and said to the servant, “Hurry! Don’t slow down unless I tell you to.” +25 As she approached the man of God at Mount Carmel, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming. +26 Run out to meet her and ask her, ‘Is everything all right with you, your husband, and your child?’” +“Yes,” the woman told Gehazi, “everything is fine.” +27 But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the Lord has not told me what it is.” +28 Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? And didn’t I say, ‘Don’t deceive me and get my hopes up’?” +29 Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel; take my staff and go! Don’t talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child’s face.” +30 But the boy’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I won’t go home unless you go with me.” So Elisha returned with her. +31 Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child’s face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, “The child is still dead.” +32 When Elisha arrived, the child was indeed dead, lying there on the prophet’s bed. +33 He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the Lord. +34 Then he lay down on the child’s body, placing his mouth on the child’s mouth, his eyes on the child’s eyes, and his hands on the child’s hands. And as he stretched out on him, the child’s body began to grow warm again! +35 Elisha got up, walked back and forth across the room once, and then stretched himself out again on the child. This time the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes! +36 Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. “Call the child’s mother!” he said. And when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!” +37 She fell at his feet and bowed before him, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs. +38 Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group.” +39 One of the young men went out into the field to gather herbs and came back with a pocketful of wild gourds. He shredded them and put them into the pot without realizing they were poisonous. +40 Some of the stew was served to the men. But after they had eaten a bite or two they cried out, “Man of God, there’s poison in this stew!” So they would not eat it. +41 Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” Then he threw it into the pot and said, “Now it’s all right; go ahead and eat.” And then it did not harm them. +42 One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, “Give it to the people so they can eat.” +43 “What?” his servant exclaimed. “Feed a hundred people with only this?” +But Elisha repeated, “Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the Lord says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!” +44 And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the Lord had promised. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b4beca4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. +2 At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid. +3 One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.” +4 So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said. +5 “Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him. “I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing. +6 The letter to the king of Israel said: “With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to heal him of his leprosy.” +7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.” +8 But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dismay, he sent this message to him: “Why are you so upset? Send Naaman to me, and he will learn that there is a true prophet here in Israel.” +9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha’s house. +10 But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.” +11 But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me! +12 Aren’t the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn’t I wash in them and be healed?” So Naaman turned and went away in a rage. +13 But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, ‘Go and wash and be cured!’” +14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed! +15 Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” +16 But Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts.” And though Naaman urged him to take the gift, Elisha refused. +17 Then Naaman said, “All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the Lord. +18 However, may the Lord pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the Lord pardon me when I bow, too.” +19 “Go in peace,” Elisha said. So Naaman started home again. +20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.” +21 So Gehazi set off after Naaman. +When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all right?” Naaman asked. +22 “Yes,” Gehazi said, “but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.” +23 “By all means, take twice as much silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi. +24 But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house. +25 When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” +“I haven’t been anywhere,” he replied. +26 But Elisha asked him, “Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants? +27 Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b13ce9d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. +2 Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.” +“All right,” he told them, “go ahead.” +3 “Please come with us,” someone suggested. +“I will,” he said. +4 So he went with them. +When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. +5 But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!” +6 “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. +7 “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it. +8 When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.” +9 But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.” +10 So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there. +11 The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, “Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?” +12 “It’s not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!” +13 “Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” +And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.” +14 So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. +15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. +16 “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” +17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. +18 As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.” So the Lord struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. +19 Then Elisha went out and told them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.” And he led them to the city of Samaria. +20 As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, now open their eyes and let them see.” So the Lord opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria. +21 When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?” +22 “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.” +23 So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel. +24 Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria. +25 As a result, there was a great famine in the city. The siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five pieces of silver. +26 One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Please help me, my lord the king!” +27 He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing floor nor wine from the press to give you.” +28 But then the king asked, “What is the matter?” +She replied, “This woman said to me: ‘Come on, let’s eat your son today, then we will eat my son tomorrow.’ +29 So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said to her, ‘Kill your son so we can eat him,’ but she has hidden her son.” +30 When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing burlap under his robe next to his skin. +31 “May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed. +32 Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.” +33 While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d68c07c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Elisha replied, “Listen to this message from the Lord! This is what the Lord says: By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, six quarts of choice flour will cost only one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain will cost only one piece of silver.” +2 The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, “That couldn’t happen even if the Lord opened the windows of heaven!” +But Elisha replied, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won’t be able to eat any of it!” +3 Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates. “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other. +4 “We will starve if we stay here, but with the famine in the city, we will starve if we go back there. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway.” +5 So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there! +6 For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!” they cried to one another. +7 So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives. +8 When the men with leprosy arrived at the edge of the camp, they went into one tent after another, eating and drinking wine; and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and hid it. +9 Finally, they said to each other, “This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let’s go back and tell the people at the palace.” +10 So they went back to the city and told the gatekeepers what had happened. “We went out to the Aramean camp,” they said, “and no one was there! The horses and donkeys were tethered and the tents were all in order, but there wasn’t a single person around!” +11 Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace. +12 The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, “I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city.” +13 One of his officers replied, “We had better send out scouts to check into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses. If something happens to them, it will be no worse than if they stay here and die with the rest of us.” +14 So two chariots with horses were prepared, and the king sent scouts to see what had happened to the Aramean army. +15 They went all the way to the Jordan River, following a trail of clothing and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their mad rush to escape. The scouts returned and told the king about it. +16 Then the people of Samaria rushed out and plundered the Aramean camp. So it was true that six quarts of choice flour were sold that day for one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain were sold for one piece of silver, just as the Lord had promised. +17 The king appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate, but he was knocked down and trampled to death as the people rushed out. +So everything happened exactly as the man of God had predicted when the king came to his house. +18 The man of God had said to the king, “By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, six quarts of choice flour will cost one piece of silver, and twelve quarts of barley grain will cost one piece of silver.” +19 The king’s officer had replied, “That couldn’t happen even if the Lord opened the windows of heaven!” And the man of God had said, “You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won’t be able to eat any of it!” +20 And so it was, for the people trampled him to death at the gate! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f0707adc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.” +2 So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and settled in the land of the Philistines for seven years. +3 After the famine ended she returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to see the king about getting back her house and land. +4 As she came in, the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. The king had just said, “Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done.” +5 And Gehazi was telling the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy back to life. At that very moment, the mother of the boy walked in to make her appeal to the king about her house and land. +“Look, my lord the king!” Gehazi exclaimed. “Here is the woman now, and this is her son—the very one Elisha brought back to life!” +6 “Is this true?” the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence. +7 Elisha went to Damascus, the capital of Aram, where King Ben-hadad lay sick. When someone told the king that the man of God had come, +8 the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift to the man of God. Then tell him to ask the Lord, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” +9 So Hazael loaded down forty camels with the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He went to him and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” +10 And Elisha replied, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But actually the Lord has shown me that he will surely die!” +11 Elisha stared at Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael became uneasy. Then the man of God started weeping. +12 “What’s the matter, my lord?” Hazael asked him. +Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!” +13 Hazael responded, “How could a nobody like me ever accomplish such great things?” +Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram.” +14 When Hazael left Elisha and went back, the king asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” +And Hazael replied, “He told me that you will surely recover.” +15 But the next day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and held it over the king’s face until he died. Then Hazael became the next king of Aram. +16 Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel. +17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. +18 But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab’s daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. +19 But the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever. +20 During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. +21 So Jehoram went with all his chariots to attack the town of Zair. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness. But Jehoram’s army deserted him and fled to their homes. +22 So Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. +23 The rest of the events in Jehoram’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +24 When Jehoram died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Ahaziah became the next king. +25 Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel. +26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. +27 Ahaziah followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done, for he was related by marriage to the family of Ahab. +28 Ahaziah joined Joram son of Ahab in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded King Joram in the battle, +29 he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8891779 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,” he told him, “and take this flask of olive oil with you. Go to Ramoth-gilead, +2 and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends, +3 and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run for your life!” +4 So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead. +5 When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. “I have a message for you, Commander,” he said. +“For which one of us?” Jehu asked. +“For you, Commander,” he replied. +6 So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu’s head and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the Lord’s people, Israel. +7 You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prophets and all the Lord’s servants who were killed by Jezebel. +8 The entire family of Ahab must be wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel. +9 I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha son of Ahijah. +10 Dogs will eat Ahab’s wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her.” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran. +11 Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is everything all right?” +“You know how a man like that babbles on,” Jehu replied. +12 “You’re hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.” +So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.’” +13 Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!” +14 So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been with the army at Ramoth-gilead, defending Israel against the forces of King Hazael of Aram. +15 But King Joram was wounded in the fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.) So Jehu told the men with him, “If you want me to be king, don’t let anyone leave town and go to Jezreel to report what we have done.” +16 Then Jehu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. King Ahaziah of Judah was there, too, for he had gone to visit him. +17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!” +“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered. +18 So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.” +Jehu replied, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!” +The watchman called out to the king, “The messenger has met them, but he’s not returning.” +19 So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, “The king wants to know if you come in peace.” +Again Jehu answered, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!” +20 The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu son of Nimshi, for he’s driving like a madman.” +21 “Quick! Get my chariot ready!” King Joram commanded. +Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah rode out in their chariots to meet Jehu. They met him at the plot of land that had belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. +22 King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” +Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?” +23 Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!” +24 But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot. +25 Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, “Throw him into the plot of land that belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Do you remember when you and I were riding along behind his father, Ahab? The Lord pronounced this message against him: +26 ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the Lord, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.’ So throw him out on Naboth’s property, just as the Lord said.” +27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there. +28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David. +29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab. +30 When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window. +31 When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, “Have you come in peace, you murderer? You’re just like Zimri, who murdered his master!” +32 Jehu looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, “Who is on my side?” And two or three eunuchs looked out at him. +33 “Throw her down!” Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window, and her blood spattered against the wall and on the horses. And Jehu trampled her body under his horses’ hooves. +34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward he said, “Someone go and bury this cursed woman, for she is the daughter of a king.” +35 But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and her hands. +36 When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the Lord, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: ‘At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel’s body. +37 Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ee67f1ee --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city, and to the guardians of King Ahab’s sons. He said, +2 “The king’s sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As soon as you receive this letter, +3 select the best qualified of your master’s sons to be your king, and prepare to fight for Ahab’s dynasty.” +4 But they were paralyzed with fear and said, “We’ve seen that two kings couldn’t stand against this man! What can we do?” +5 So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king’s sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.” +6 Jehu responded with a second letter: “If you are on my side and are going to obey me, bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the seventy sons of the king were being cared for by the leaders of Samaria, where they had been raised since childhood. +7 When the letter arrived, the leaders killed all seventy of the king’s sons. They placed their heads in baskets and presented them to Jehu at Jezreel. +8 A messenger went to Jehu and said, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” +So Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate, and leave them there until morning.” +9 In the morning he went out and spoke to the crowd that had gathered around them. “You are not to blame,” he told them. “I am the one who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these? +10 You can be sure that the message of the Lord that was spoken concerning Ahab’s family will not fail. The Lord declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.” +11 Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor. +12 Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, +13 he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them. +And they replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother.” +14 “Take them alive!” Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped. +15 When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” +“Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied. +“If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot. +16 Then Jehu said, “Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode along with him. +17 When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he killed everyone who was left there from Ahab’s family, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah. +18 Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab’s worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him! +19 Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who fails to come will be put to death.” But Jehu’s cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal. +20 Then Jehu ordered, “Prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal!” So they did. +21 He sent messengers throughout all Israel summoning those who worshiped Baal. They all came—not a single one remained behind—and they filled the temple of Baal from one end to the other. +22 And Jehu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe, “Be sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes.” So robes were given to them. +23 Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Recab. Jehu said to the worshipers of Baal, “Make sure no one who worships the Lord is here—only those who worship Baal.” +24 So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, “If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life.” +25 As soon as Jehu had finished sacrificing the burnt offering, he commanded his guards and officers, “Go in and kill all of them. Don’t let a single one escape!” So they killed them all with their swords, and the guards and officers dragged their bodies outside. Then Jehu’s men went into the innermost fortress of the temple of Baal. +26 They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship of Baal and burned it. +27 They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day. +28 In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. +29 He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin. +30 Nonetheless the Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.” +31 But Jehu did not obey the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. +32 At about that time the Lord began to cut down the size of Israel’s territory. King Hazael conquered several sections of the country +33 east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan. +34 The rest of the events in Jehu’s reign—everything he did and all his achievements—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +35 When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king. +36 In all, Jehu reigned over Israel from Samaria for twenty-eight years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21064d51 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family. +2 But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom, and they hid him from Athaliah, so the child was not murdered. +3 Joash remained hidden in the Temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land. +4 In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the Lord. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the Lord’s Temple; then he showed them the king’s son. +5 Jehoiada told them, “This is what you must do. A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace itself. +6 Another third of you are to stand guard at the Sur Gate. And the final third must stand guard behind the palace guard. These three groups will all guard the palace. +7 The other two units who are off duty on the Sabbath must stand guard for the king at the Lord’s Temple. +8 Form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to break through. Stay with the king wherever he goes.” +9 So the commanders did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. They brought them all to Jehoiada the priest, +10 and he supplied them with the spears and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of the Lord. +11 The palace guards stationed themselves around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar. +12 Then Jehoiada brought out Joash, the king’s son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God’s laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!” +13 When Athaliah heard the noise made by the palace guards and the people, she hurried to the Lord’s Temple to see what was happening. +14 When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!” +15 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the Lord.” +16 So they seized her and led her out to the gate where horses enter the palace grounds, and she was killed there. +17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. +18 And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. +Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the Temple of the Lord. +19 Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the Lord. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne. +20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed at the king’s palace. +21 Joash was seven years old when he became king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8f64613 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. +2 All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. +3 Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. +4 One day King Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the Lord’s Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift. +5 Let the priests take some of that money to pay for whatever repairs are needed at the Temple.” +6 But by the twenty-third year of Joash’s reign, the priests still had not repaired the Temple. +7 So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why haven’t you repaired the Temple? Don’t use any more money for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on Temple repairs.” +8 So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple. +9 Then Jehoiada the priest bored a hole in the lid of a large chest and set it on the right-hand side of the altar at the entrance of the Temple of the Lord. The priests guarding the entrance put all of the people’s contributions into the chest. +10 Whenever the chest became full, the court secretary and the high priest counted the money that had been brought to the Lord’s Temple and put it into bags. +11 Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the Lord’s Temple—the carpenters, the builders, +12 the masons, and the stonecutters. They also used the money to buy the timber and the finished stone needed for repairing the Lord’s Temple, and they paid any other expenses related to the Temple’s restoration. +13 The money brought to the Temple was not used for making silver bowls, lamp snuffers, basins, trumpets, or other articles of gold or silver for the Temple of the Lord. +14 It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs. +15 No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men. +16 However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Lord’s Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use. +17 About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. +18 King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem. +19 The rest of the events in Joash’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +20 Joash’s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla. +21 The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5af388a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Jehoahaz son of Jehu began to rule over Israel in the twenty-third year of King Joash’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria seventeen years. +2 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, continuing the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. +3 So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly. +4 Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel. +5 So the Lord provided someone to rescue the Israelites from the tyranny of the Arameans. Then Israel lived in safety again as they had in former days. +6 But they continued to sin, following the evil example of Jeroboam. They also allowed the Asherah pole in Samaria to remain standing. +7 Finally, Jehoahaz’s army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Aram had killed the others, trampling them like dust under his feet. +8 The rest of the events in Jehoahaz’s reign—everything he did and the extent of his power—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +9 When Jehoahaz died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the next king. +10 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to rule over Israel in the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria sixteen years. +11 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +12 The rest of the events in Jehoash’s reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +13 When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Jeroboam II became the next king. +14 When Elisha was in his last illness, King Jehoash of Israel visited him and wept over him. “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” he cried. +15 Elisha told him, “Get a bow and some arrows.” And the king did as he was told. +16 Elisha told him, “Put your hand on the bow,” and Elisha laid his own hands on the king’s hands. +17 Then he commanded, “Open that eastern window,” and he opened it. Then he said, “Shoot!” So he shot an arrow. Elisha proclaimed, “This is the Lord’s arrow, an arrow of victory over Aram, for you will completely conquer the Arameans at Aphek.” +18 Then he said, “Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground.” So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times. +19 But the man of God was angry with him. “You should have struck the ground five or six times!” he exclaimed. “Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times.” +20 Then Elisha died and was buried. +Groups of Moabite raiders used to invade the land each spring. +21 Once when some Israelites were burying a man, they spied a band of these raiders. So they hastily threw the corpse into the tomb of Elisha and fled. But as soon as the body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet! +22 King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz. +23 But the Lord was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence. +24 King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Ben-hadad became the next king. +25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the towns that had been taken from Jehoash’s father, Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad on three occasions, and he recovered the Israelite towns. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0f35052 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash of Israel. +2 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. +3 Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father, Joash. +4 Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. +5 When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father. +6 However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the Lord as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.” +7 Amaziah also killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He also conquered Sela and changed its name to Joktheel, as it is called to this day. +8 One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!” +9 But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it! +10 “You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?” +11 But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah. +12 Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home. +13 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he marched to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. +14 He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of the Lord. He also seized the treasures from the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria. +15 The rest of the events in Jehoash’s reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +16 When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam II became the next king. +17 King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. +18 The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +19 There was a conspiracy against Amaziah’s life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there. +20 They brought his body back to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. +21 All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father, Amaziah. +22 After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah. +23 Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, began to rule over Israel in the fifteenth year of King Amaziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria forty-one years. +24 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +25 Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. +26 For the Lord saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them. +27 And because the Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel completely, he used Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, to save them. +28 The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did—including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +29 When Jeroboam II died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Zechariah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12f76547 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel. +2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. +3 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. +4 But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. +5 The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. +6 The rest of the events in Uzziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +7 When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king. +8 Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months. +9 Zechariah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king. +11 The rest of the events in Zechariah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +12 So the Lord’s message to Jehu came true: “Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.” +13 Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month. +14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king. +15 The rest of the events in Shallum’s reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +16 At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women. +17 Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years. +18 But Menahem did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. During his entire reign, he refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +19 Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power. +20 Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land. +21 The rest of the events in Menahem’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +22 When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king. +23 Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. +24 But Pekahiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +25 Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah’s army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah reigned in his place. +26 The rest of the events in Pekahiah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +27 Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years. +28 But Pekah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. +29 During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives. +30 Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. +31 The rest of the events in Pekah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. +32 Jotham son of Uzziah began to rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel. +33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. +34 Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done. +35 But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord. +36 The rest of the events in Jotham’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +37 In those days the Lord began to send King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah. +38 When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6d0c93c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel. +2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had done. +3 Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. +4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree. +5 Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him. +6 At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do to this day. +7 King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant and your vassal. Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel.” +8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the Lord and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king. +9 So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin. +10 King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail. +11 Uriah followed the king’s instructions and built an altar just like it, and it was ready before the king returned from Damascus. +12 When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it. +13 He presented a burnt offering and a grain offering, he poured out a liquid offering, and he sprinkled the blood of peace offerings on the altar. +14 Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the Lord’s Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar. +15 He told Uriah the priest, “Use the new altar for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only.” +16 Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him. +17 Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement. +18 In deference to the king of Assyria, he also removed the canopy that had been constructed inside the palace for use on the Sabbath day, as well as the king’s outer entrance to the Temple of the Lord. +19 The rest of the events in Ahaz’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +20 When Ahaz died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8677b3ec --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Hoshea son of Elah began to rule over Israel in the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria nine years. +2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, but not to the same extent as the kings of Israel who ruled before him. +3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked King Hoshea, so Hoshea was forced to pay heavy tribute to Assyria. +4 But Hoshea stopped paying the annual tribute and conspired against the king of Assyria by asking King So of Egypt to help him shake free of Assyria’s power. When the king of Assyria discovered this treachery, he seized Hoshea and put him in prison. +5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria. +6 Finally, in the ninth year of King Hoshea’s reign, Samaria fell, and the people of Israel were exiled to Assyria. They were settled in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. +7 This disaster came upon the people of Israel because they worshiped other gods. They sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them safely out of Egypt and had rescued them from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. +8 They had followed the practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of them, as well as the practices the kings of Israel had introduced. +9 The people of Israel had also secretly done many things that were not pleasing to the Lord their God. They built pagan shrines for themselves in all their towns, from the smallest outpost to the largest walled city. +10 They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree. +11 They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the Lord’s anger. +12 Yes, they worshiped idols, despite the Lord’s specific and repeated warnings. +13 Again and again the Lord had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah: “Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and decrees—the entire law that I commanded your ancestors to obey, and that I gave you through my servants the prophets.” +14 But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the Lord their God. +15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the Lord’s command not to imitate them. +16 They rejected all the commands of the Lord their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven. +17 They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire. They consulted fortune-tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the Lord’s anger. +18 Because the Lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land. +19 But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the Lord their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced. +20 The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence. +21 For when the Lord tore Israel away from the kingdom of David, they chose Jeroboam son of Nebat as their king. But Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the Lord and made them commit a great sin. +22 And the people of Israel persisted in all the evil ways of Jeroboam. They did not turn from these sins +23 until the Lord finally swept them away from his presence, just as all his prophets had warned. So Israel was exiled from their land to Assyria, where they remain to this day. +24 The king of Assyria transported groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in the towns of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. +25 But since these foreign settlers did not worship the Lord when they first arrived, the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them. +26 So a message was sent to the king of Assyria: “The people you have sent to live in the towns of Samaria do not know the religious customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them to destroy them because they have not worshiped him correctly.” +27 The king of Assyria then commanded, “Send one of the exiled priests back to Samaria. Let him live there and teach the new residents the religious customs of the God of the land.” +28 So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the Lord. +29 But these various groups of foreigners also continued to worship their own gods. In town after town where they lived, they placed their idols at the pagan shrines that the people of Samaria had built. +30 Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima. +31 The Avvites worshiped their gods Nibhaz and Tartak. And the people from Sepharvaim even burned their own children as sacrifices to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech. +32 These new residents worshiped the Lord, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship. +33 And though they worshiped the Lord, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came. +34 And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel. +35 For the Lord had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them. +36 But worship only the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him. +37 Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods. +38 Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods. +39 You must worship only the Lord your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.” +40 But the people would not listen and continued to follow their former practices. +41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0a58c9aa --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. +2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. +3 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. +4 He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan. +5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time. +6 He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses. +7 So the Lord was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute. +8 He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city. +9 During the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel, King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked the city of Samaria and began a siege against it. +10 Three years later, during the sixth year of King Hezekiah’s reign and the ninth year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel, Samaria fell. +11 At that time the king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and placed them in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. +12 For they refused to listen to the Lord their God and obey him. Instead, they violated his covenant—all the laws that Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded them to obey. +13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them. +14 King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw.” The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold. +15 To gather this amount, King Hezekiah used all the silver stored in the Temple of the Lord and in the palace treasury. +16 Hezekiah even stripped the gold from the doors of the Lord’s Temple and from the doorposts he had overlaid with gold, and he gave it all to the Assyrian king. +17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. +18 They summoned King Hezekiah, but the king sent these officials to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian. +19 Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: +“This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? +20 Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me? +21 On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable! +22 “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the Lord our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem? +23 “I’ll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them! +24 With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s troops, even with the help of Egypt’s chariots and charioteers? +25 What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord’s direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!’” +26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear.” +27 But Sennacherib’s chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.” +28 Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! +29 This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power. +30 Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the Lord by saying, ‘The Lord will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’ +31 “Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well. +32 Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one—a land of grain and new wine, bread and vineyards, olive groves and honey. Choose life instead of death! +“Don’t listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you by saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us!’ +33 Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria? +34 What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power? +35 What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue Jerusalem from me?” +36 But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not answer him.” +37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3f48392a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord. +2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. +3 They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby. +4 But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!” +5 After King Hezekiah’s officials delivered the king’s message to Isaiah, +6 the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers. +7 Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.’” +8 Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah. +9 Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: +10 “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. +11 You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different? +12 Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all! +13 What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?” +14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. +15 And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the Lord: “O Lord, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth. +16 Bend down, O Lord, and listen! Open your eyes, O Lord, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of defiance against the living God. +17 “It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations. +18 And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands. +19 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O Lord, are God.” +20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer about King Sennacherib of Assyria. +21 And the Lord has spoken this word against him: +“The virgin daughter of Zion + despises you and laughs at you. +The daughter of Jerusalem + shakes her head in derision as you flee. +22 “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? + Against whom did you raise your voice? +At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? + It was the Holy One of Israel! +23 By your messengers you have defied the Lord. + You have said, ‘With my many chariots +I have conquered the highest mountains— + yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. +I have cut down its tallest cedars + and its finest cypress trees. +I have reached its farthest corners + and explored its deepest forests. +24 I have dug wells in many foreign lands + and refreshed myself with their water. +With the sole of my foot + I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’ +25 “But have you not heard? + I decided this long ago. +Long ago I planned it, + and now I am making it happen. +I planned for you to crush fortified cities + into heaps of rubble. +26 That is why their people have so little power + and are so frightened and confused. +They are as weak as grass, + as easily trampled as tender green shoots. +They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, + scorched before it can grow lush and tall. +27 “But I know you well— + where you stay +and when you come and go. + I know the way you have raged against me. +28 And because of your raging against me + and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, +I will put my hook in your nose + and my bit in your mouth. +I will make you return + by the same road on which you came.” +29 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: +“This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, + and next year you will eat what springs up from that. +But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; + you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. +30 And you who are left in Judah, + who have escaped the ravages of the siege, +will put roots down in your own soil + and will grow up and flourish. +31 For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, + a group of survivors from Mount Zion. +The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will make this happen! +32 “And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: +“His armies will not enter Jerusalem. + They will not even shoot an arrow at it. +They will not march outside its gates with their shields + nor build banks of earth against its walls. +33 The king will return to his own country + by the same road on which he came. +He will not enter this city, + says the Lord. +34 For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, + I will defend this city and protect it.” +35 That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere. +36 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. +37 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9b969282 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.” +2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, +3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly. +4 But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from the Lord: +5 “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord. +6 I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’” +7 Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered! +8 Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will the Lord give to prove that he will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of the Lord three days from now?” +9 Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?” +10 “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.” +11 So Isaiah the prophet asked the Lord to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz! +12 Soon after this, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick. +13 Hezekiah received the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. +14 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did those men want? Where were they from?” +Hezekiah replied, “They came from the distant land of Babylon.” +15 “What did they see in your palace?” Isaiah asked. +“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.” +16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Lord: +17 The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. +18 Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.” +19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.” +20 The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +21 Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0ccd487f --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah. +2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. +3 He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had destroyed. He constructed altars for Baal and set up an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them. +4 He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” +5 He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. +6 Manasseh also sacrificed his own son in the fire. He practiced sorcery and divination, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the Lord’s sight, arousing his anger. +7 Manasseh even made a carved image of Asherah and set it up in the Temple, the very place where the Lord had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel. +8 If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands—all the laws my servant Moses gave them—I will not send them into exile from this land that I gave their ancestors.” +9 But the people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. +10 Then the Lord said through his servants the prophets: +11 “King Manasseh of Judah has done many detestable things. He is even more wicked than the Amorites, who lived in this land before Israel. He has caused the people of Judah to sin with his idols. +12 So this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of those who hear about it will tingle with horror. +13 I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down. +14 Then I will reject even the remnant of my own people who are left, and I will hand them over as plunder for their enemies. +15 For they have done great evil in my sight and have angered me ever since their ancestors came out of Egypt.” +16 Manasseh also murdered many innocent people until Jerusalem was filled from one end to the other with innocent blood. This was in addition to the sin that he caused the people of Judah to commit, leading them to do evil in the Lord’s sight. +17 The rest of the events in Manasseh’s reign and everything he did, including the sins he committed, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +18 When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king. +19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah. +20 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done. +21 He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols his father had worshiped. +22 He abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways. +23 Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. +24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. +25 The rest of the events in Amon’s reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ca4dee7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. +2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. +3 In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, the court secretary, to the Temple of the Lord. He told him, +4 “Go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the Lord’s Temple. +5 Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the Lord’s Temple. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple. +6 They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple. +7 But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.” +8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he read it. +9 Shaphan went to the king and reported, “Your officials have turned over the money collected at the Temple of the Lord to the workers and supervisors at the Temple.” +10 Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king. +11 When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. +12 Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: +13 “Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.” +14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe. +15 She said to them, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you, +16 ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the words written in the scroll that the king of Judah has read will come true. +17 For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.’ +18 “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the Lord and tell him: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard: +19 You were sorry and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord. +20 So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.’” +So they took her message back to the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9a216794 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. +2 And the king went up to the Temple of the Lord with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the Lord’s Temple. +3 The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. In this way, he confirmed all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll, and all the people pledged themselves to the covenant. +4 Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second rank and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the Lord’s Temple all the articles that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the powers of the heavens. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel. +5 He did away with the idolatrous priests, who had been appointed by the previous kings of Judah, for they had offered sacrifices at the pagan shrines throughout Judah and even in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They had also offered sacrifices to Baal, and to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and to all the powers of the heavens. +6 The king removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’s Temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it. Then he ground the ashes of the pole to dust and threw the dust over the graves of the people. +7 He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the Lord, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole. +8 Josiah brought to Jerusalem all the priests who were living in other towns of Judah. He also defiled the pagan shrines, where they had offered sacrifices—all the way from Geba to Beersheba. He destroyed the shrines at the entrance to the gate of Joshua, the governor of Jerusalem. This gate was located to the left of the city gate as one enters the city. +9 The priests who had served at the pagan shrines were not allowed to serve at the Lord’s altar in Jerusalem, but they were allowed to eat unleavened bread with the other priests. +10 Then the king defiled the altar of Topheth in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, so no one could ever again use it to sacrifice a son or daughter in the fire as an offering to Molech. +11 He removed from the entrance of the Lord’s Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan-melech the eunuch, an officer of the court. The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun. +12 Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. He smashed them to bits and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley. +13 The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech, the vile god of the Ammonites. +14 He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. Then he desecrated these places by scattering human bones over them. +15 The king also tore down the altar at Bethel—the pagan shrine that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made when he caused Israel to sin. He burned down the shrine and ground it to dust, and he burned the Asherah pole. +16 Then Josiah turned around and noticed several tombs in the side of the hill. He ordered that the bones be brought out, and he burned them on the altar at Bethel to desecrate it. (This happened just as the Lord had promised through the man of God when Jeroboam stood beside the altar at the festival.) +Then Josiah turned and looked up at the tomb of the man of God who had predicted these things. +17 “What is that monument over there?” Josiah asked. +And the people of the town told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted the very things that you have just done to the altar at Bethel!” +18 Josiah replied, “Leave it alone. Don’t disturb his bones.” So they did not burn his bones or those of the old prophet from Samaria. +19 Then Josiah demolished all the buildings at the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria, just as he had done at Bethel. They had been built by the various kings of Israel and had made the Lord very angry. +20 He executed the priests of the pagan shrines on their own altars, and he burned human bones on the altars to desecrate them. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem. +21 King Josiah then issued this order to all the people: “You must celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, as required in this Book of the Covenant.” +22 There had not been a Passover celebration like that since the time when the judges ruled in Israel, nor throughout all the years of the kings of Israel and Judah. +23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, this Passover was celebrated to the Lord in Jerusalem. +24 Josiah also got rid of the mediums and psychics, the household gods, the idols, and every other kind of detestable practice, both in Jerusalem and throughout the land of Judah. He did this in obedience to the laws written in the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the Lord’s Temple. +25 Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and soul and strength, obeying all the laws of Moses. And there has never been a king like him since. +26 Even so, the Lord was very angry with Judah because of all the wicked things Manasseh had done to provoke him. +27 For the Lord said, “I will also banish Judah from my presence just as I have banished Israel. And I will reject my chosen city of Jerusalem and the Temple where my name was to be honored.” +28 The rest of the events in Josiah’s reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +29 While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him, but King Neco killed him when they met at Megiddo. +30 Josiah’s officers took his body back in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land anointed Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him the next king. +31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. +32 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done. +33 Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. +34 Pharaoh Neco then installed Eliakim, another of Josiah’s sons, to reign in place of his father, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz was taken to Egypt as a prisoner, where he died. +35 In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth. +36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah. +37 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a164ad54 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 During Jehoiakim’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled. +2 Then the Lord sent bands of Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Judah to destroy it, just as the Lord had promised through his prophets. +3 These disasters happened to Judah because of the Lord’s command. He had decided to banish Judah from his presence because of the many sins of Manasseh, +4 who had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood. The Lord would not forgive this. +5 The rest of the events in Jehoiakim’s reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. +6 When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the next king. +7 The king of Egypt did not venture out of his country after that, for the king of Babylon captured the entire area formerly claimed by Egypt—from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. +8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. +9 Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father had done. +10 During Jehoiachin’s reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it. +11 Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege. +12 Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. +In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. +13 As the Lord had said beforehand, Nebuchadnezzar carried away all the treasures from the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace. He stripped away all the gold objects that King Solomon of Israel had placed in the Temple. +14 King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land. +15 Nebuchadnezzar led King Jehoiachin away as a captive to Babylon, along with the queen mother, his wives and officials, and all Jerusalem’s elite. +16 He also exiled 7,000 of the best troops and 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, all of whom were strong and fit for war. +17 Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah. +18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. +19 But Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Jehoiakim had done. +20 These things happened because of the Lord’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. +Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8bd52658 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/12_2_Kings/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls. +2 Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign. +3 By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone. +4 Then a section of the city wall was broken down. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, the soldiers waited for nightfall and escaped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they headed toward the Jordan Valley. +5 But the Babylonian troops chased the king and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. +6 They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. +7 They made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. +8 On August 14 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. +9 He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city. +10 Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side. +11 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. +12 But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. +13 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. +14 They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, ladles, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple. +15 The captain of the guard also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver. +16 The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the Lord’s Temple in the days of Solomon. +17 Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7 1⁄2 feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. +18 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers. +19 And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; five of the king’s personal advisers; the army commander’s chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens. +20 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +21 And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land. +22 Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan as governor over the people he had left in Judah. +23 When all the army commanders and their men learned that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they went to see him at Mizpah. These included Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men. +24 Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonian officials meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid of them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised. +25 But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, went to Mizpah with ten men and killed Gedaliah. He also killed all the Judeans and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah. +26 Then all the people of Judah, from the least to the greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to Egypt, for they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do to them. +27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on April 2 of that year. +28 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. +29 He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king’s presence for the rest of his life. +30 So the king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index bb1834f6..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,136 +0,0 @@ -From Adam to Noah's Sons - -# Chapter 1 -1. The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, -2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, -3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, -4. and Noah. -The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - -Descendants of Japheth - - -5. The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. - -6. The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. - -7. The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. - -Descendants of Ham - - -8. The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. - -9. The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. -10. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. - -11. Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, -12. Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came. - -13. Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, -14. Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, -15. Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, -16. Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. - -Descendants of Shem - - -17. The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. -The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. - -18. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. - -Shelah was the father of Eber. - - -19. Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan. - -20. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, -21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, -22. Obal, Abimael, Sheba, -23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. - -24. So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah, -25. Eber, Peleg, Reu, -26. Serug, Nahor, Terah, -27. and Abram, later known as Abraham. - -Descendants of Abraham - - -28. The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. -29. These are their genealogical records: -The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, - -30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, -31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. - -32. The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. - -The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. - - -33. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. - -All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah. - -Descendants of Isaac - - -34. Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. - -Descendants of Esau - - -35. The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. - -36. The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna. - -37. The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. - -Original Peoples of Edom - - -38. The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. - -39. The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was named Timna. - -40. The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. - -The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. - - -41. The son of Anah was Dishon. -The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. - -42. The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. -The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran. - -Rulers of Edom - - -43. These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: -Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah. - - -44. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. - -45. When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. - -46. When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab. - -47. When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place. - -48. When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place. - -49. When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place. - -50. When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. -51. Then Hadad died. -The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, -52. Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, -53. Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, -54. Magdiel, and Iram. These are the clan leaders of Edom. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0e18610c..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,147 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Israel - -# Chapter 2 -1. The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, -2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. - -Descendants of Judah - - -3. Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. -4. Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all. - -5. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. - -6. The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda--five in all. - -7. The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD. - -8. The son of Ethan was Azariah. - -From Judah's Grandson Hezron to David - - -9. The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. - -10. Ram was the father of Amminadab. - -Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah. - - -11. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. - -Salmon was the father of Boaz. - - -12. Boaz was the father of Obed. - -Obed was the father of Jesse. - - -13. Jesse's first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, -14. his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, -15. his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David. - -16. Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. -17. Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa. - -Other Descendants of Hezron - - -18. Hezron's son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. -19. After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur. -20. Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel. - -21. When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead's sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub. -22. Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead. -23. (But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead. - -24. Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa). - -Descendants of Hezron's Son Jerahmeel - - -25. The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. -26. Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. - -27. The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. - -28. The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. - -The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. - - -29. The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid. - -30. The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children, -31. but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai. - -32. The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children, -33. but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza. - -These were all descendants of Jerahmeel. - - -34. Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. -35. Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai. - -36. Attai was the father of Nathan. - -Nathan was the father of Zabad. - - -37. Zabad was the father of Ephlal. - -Ephlal was the father of Obed. - - -38. Obed was the father of Jehu. - -Jehu was the father of Azariah. - - -39. Azariah was the father of Helez. - -Helez was the father of Eleasah. - - -40. Eleasah was the father of Sismai. - -Sismai was the father of Shallum. - - -41. Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. - -Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. - -Descendants of Hezron's Son Caleb - - -42. The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb's descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron. - -43. The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. -44. Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. -45. The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur. - -46. Caleb's concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. - -47. The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. - -48. Another of Caleb's concubines, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. -49. She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah. - -50. These were all descendants of Caleb. - -Descendants of Caleb's Son Hur -The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb's wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim), - -51. Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader). - -52. The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites, -53. and the families of Kiriath-jearim--the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol. - -54. The descendants of Salma were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, -55. and the families of scribes living at Jabez--the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f82a53f..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of David - -# Chapter 3 -1. These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron: -The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. - -The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel. - - -2. The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. - -The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. - - -3. The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. - -The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife. - - -4. These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. - -Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem. - -5. The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Their mother was Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel. -6. David also had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, -7. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -8. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. - -9. These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar. - -Descendants of Solomon - - -10. The descendants of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, -11. Jehoram, Ahaziah, Joash, -12. Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, -13. Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, -14. Amon, and Josiah. - -15. The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (the fourth). - -16. The successors of Jehoiakim were his son Jehoiachin and his brother Zedekiah. - -Descendants of Jehoiachin - - -17. The sons of Jehoiachin, who was taken prisoner by the Babylonians, were Shealtiel, -18. Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. - -19. The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. - -The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. (Their sister was Shelomith.) - -20. His five other sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed. - -21. The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah's son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah's son was Arnan. Arnan's son was Obadiah. Obadiah's son was Shecaniah. - -22. The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat--six in all. - -23. The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam--three in all. - -24. The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani--seven in all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index b5ea93cd..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@ -Other Descendants of Judah - -# Chapter 4 -1. The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. - -2. Shobal's son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. - -3. The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi, -4. Penuel (the father of Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem. - -5. Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah. -6. Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. -7. Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan, -8. and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum. - -9. There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. -10. He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!" And God granted him his request. - -11. Kelub (the brother of Shuhah) was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. -12. Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the descendants of Recah. - -13. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai. -14. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen, so called because they were craftsmen. - -15. The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz. - -16. The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. - -17. The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered's wives became the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (the father of Eshtemoa). -18. He married a woman from Judah, who became the mother of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia, a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him children. - -19. Hodiah's wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. - -20. The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. - -The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. - -Descendants of Judah's Son Shelah - - -21. Shelah was one of Judah's sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; -22. Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records. -23. They were the pottery makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king. - -Descendants of Simeon - - -24. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, and Shaul. - -25. The descendants of Shaul were Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma. - -26. The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. - -27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had large families. So Simeon's tribe never grew as large as the tribe of Judah. - -28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, -29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, -30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, -31. Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These towns were under their control until the time of King David. -32. Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan--five towns -33. and their surrounding villages as far away as Baalath. This was their territory, and these names are listed in their genealogical records. - -34. Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, -35. Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, -36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, -37. and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah. - -38. These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon's wealthy clans. Their families grew, -39. and they traveled to the region of Gerar, in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks. -40. They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. - -Some of Ham's descendants had been living in that region. - -41. But during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, these leaders of Simeon invaded the region and completely destroyed the homes of the descendants of Ham and of the Meunites. No trace of them remains today. They killed everyone who lived there and took the land for themselves, because they wanted its good pastureland for their flocks. -42. Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel--all sons of Ishi. -43. They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index bee1147e..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Reuben - -# Chapter 5 -1. The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father's concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son. -2. The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph. - -3. The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. - -4. The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, -5. Micah, Reaiah, Baal, -6. and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. - -7. Beerah's relatives are listed in their genealogical records by their clans: Jeiel (the leader), Zechariah, -8. and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. - -The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon. - -9. And since they had so many livestock in the land of Gilead, they spread east toward the edge of the desert that stretches to the Euphrates River. - -10. During the reign of Saul, the Reubenites defeated the Hagrites in battle. Then they moved into the Hagrite settlements all along the eastern edge of Gilead. - -Descendants of Gad - - -11. Next to the Reubenites, the descendants of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah. -12. Joel was the leader in the land of Bashan, and Shapham was second-in-command, followed by Janai and Shaphat. - -13. Their relatives, the leaders of seven other clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. -14. These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. -15. Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of their clans. - -16. The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon. -17. All of these were listed in the genealogical records during the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel. - -The Tribes East of the Jordan - - -18. There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. -19. They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. -20. They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. -21. The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives. -22. Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile. - -23. The half-tribe of Manasseh was very large and spread through the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. -24. These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men had a great reputation as mighty warriors and leaders of their clans. - -25. But these tribes were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed. -26. So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index f52869fd..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,172 +0,0 @@ -The Priestly Line - -# Chapter 6 -1. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -2. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. - -3. The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. - -The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. - - -4. Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. - -Phinehas was the father of Abishua. - - -5. Abishua was the father of Bukki. - -Bukki was the father of Uzzi. - - -6. Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. - -Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. - - -7. Meraioth was the father of Amariah. - -Amariah was the father of Ahitub. - - -8. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. - -Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. - - -9. Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. - -Azariah was the father of Johanan. - - -10. Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. - -11. Azariah was the father of Amariah. - -Amariah was the father of Ahitub. - - -12. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. - -Zadok was the father of Shallum. - - -13. Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. - -Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. - - -14. Azariah was the father of Seraiah. - -Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak, - -15. who went into exile when the LORD sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar. - -The Levite Clans - - -16. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -17. The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei. - -18. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. - -19. The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. - -The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent: - - -20. The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, -21. Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai. - -22. The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir, -23. Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir, -24. Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul. - -25. The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth, -26. Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, -27. Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel. - -28. The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second). - -29. The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, -30. Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah. - -The Temple Musicians - - -31. David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the LORD after the Ark was placed there. -32. They ministered with music at the Tabernacle until Solomon built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them. -33. These are the men who served, along with their sons: -Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel, - -34. Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, -35. Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, -36. Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, -37. Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah, -38. Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel. - -39. Heman's first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon. Asaph's genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea, -40. Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, -41. Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, -42. Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, -43. Jahath, Gershon, and Levi. - -44. Heman's second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan's genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, -45. Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, -46. Amzi, Bani, Shemer, -47. Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. - -48. Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God. - -Aaron's Descendants - - -49. Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them. - -50. The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, -51. Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, -52. Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, -53. Zadok, and Ahimaaz. - -Territory for the Levites - - -54. This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath. -55. This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah, -56. but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. -57. So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, -58. Holon, Debir, -59. Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh. -60. And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron. -61. The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots. - -62. The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan. - -63. The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. - -64. So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites. -65. The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots. - -66. The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands: -67. Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer, -68. Jokmeam, Beth-horon, -69. Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. -70. The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. - -71. The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. -72. From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath, -73. Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands. -74. From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon, -75. Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands. -76. From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands. - -77. The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon, and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands. -78. From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz, -79. Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands. -80. And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, -81. Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index b18f2741..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,87 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Issachar - -# Chapter 7 -1. The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. - -2. The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600. - -3. The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans. -4. All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000. - -5. The total number of mighty warriors from all the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000. All of them were listed in their genealogical records. - -Descendants of Benjamin - - -6. Three of Benjamin's sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. - -7. The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records. - -8. The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. -9. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors and leaders from these clans was 20,200, as listed in their genealogical records. - -10. The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. -11. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200. - -12. The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher. - -Descendants of Naphtali - - -13. The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob's concubine Bilhah. - -Descendants of Manasseh - - -14. The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead. -15. Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters. - -16. Makir's wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were Ulam and Rakem. -17. The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh. - -18. Makir's sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. - -19. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. - -Descendants of Ephraim - - -20. The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath, -21. Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath. -22. Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. -23. Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered. -24. He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. - -25. The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan, -26. Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, -27. Nun, and Joshua. - -28. The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its towns. -29. Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. - -Descendants of Asher - - -30. The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah. - -31. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith). - -32. The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua. - -33. The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. - -34. The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. - -35. The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. - -36. The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, -37. Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. - -38. The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. - -39. The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. - -40. Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men--mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index d69aba57..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -Descendants of Benjamin - -# Chapter 8 -1. Benjamin's first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah, -2. the fourth was Nohah, and the fifth was Rapha. - -3. The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, -4. Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, -5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. - -6. The sons of Ehud, leaders of the clans living at Geba, were exiled to Manahath. -7. Ehud's sons were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera, who led them into exile, was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. - -8. After Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara, he had children in the land of Moab. -9. His wife Hodesh gave birth to Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, -10. Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These sons all became the leaders of clans. - -11. Shaharaim's wife Hushim had already given birth to Abitub and Elpaal. -12. The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the towns of Ono and Lod and their nearby villages), -13. Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the clans living in Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath. - -14. Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, -15. Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, -16. Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. - -17. Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, -18. Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. - -19. Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, -20. Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, -21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. - -22. Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, -23. Abdon, Zicri, Hanan, -24. Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, -25. Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. - -26. Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, -27. Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham. - -28. These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem. - -The Family of Saul - - -29. Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah, -30. and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel's other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, -31. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, -32. and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem. - -33. Ner was the father of Kish. - -Kish was the father of Saul. - -Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. - - -34. Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. - -Merib-baal was the father of Micah. - - -35. Micah was the father of Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. - -36. Ahaz was the father of Jadah. - -Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. - -Zimri was the father of Moza. - - -37. Moza was the father of Binea. -Binea was the father of Rephaiah. - -Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. - -Eleasah was the father of Azel. - - -38. Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel. - -39. Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: the first was Ulam, the second was Jeush, and the third was Eliphelet. -40. Ulam's sons were all mighty warriors and expert archers. They had many sons and grandsons--150 in all. - -All these were descendants of Benjamin. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 496ab5cc..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 9 -1. So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel. - -The Returning Exiles -The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the LORD. -2. The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites. -3. Some of the people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh came and settled in Jerusalem. - -4. One family that returned was that of Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah. - -5. Others returned from the Shilonite clan, including Asaiah (the oldest) and his sons. - -6. From the Zerahite clan, Jeuel returned with his relatives. - -In all, 690 families from the tribe of Judah returned. - - -7. From the tribe of Benjamin came Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah; -8. Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah. - -9. These men were all leaders of clans, and they were listed in their genealogical records. In all, 956 families from the tribe of Benjamin returned. - -The Returning Priests - - -10. Among the priests who returned were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, -11. Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God. - -12. Other returning priests were Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer. - -13. In all, 1,760 priests returned. They were heads of clans and very able men. They were responsible for ministering at the house of God. - -The Returning Levites - - -14. The Levites who returned were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari; -15. Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zicri, son of Asaph; -16. Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the area of Netophah. - -17. The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper. -18. Prior to this time, they were responsible for the King's Gate on the east side. These men served as gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites. -19. Shallum was the son of Kore, a descendant of Abiasaph, from the clan of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had guarded the Tabernacle in the camp of the LORD. - -20. Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers in earlier times, and the LORD had been with him. -21. And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle. - -22. In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men. -23. These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the LORD when that house was a tent. -24. The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides--east, west, north, and south. -25. Their relatives in the villages came regularly to share their duties for seven-day periods. - -26. The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God. -27. They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning. - -28. Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss. -29. Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices. -30. But it was the priests who blended the spices. -31. Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings. -32. And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day. - -33. The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours. -34. All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their genealogical records. - -King Saul's Family Tree - - -35. Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah, -36. and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel's other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, -37. Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. -38. Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem. - -39. Ner was the father of Kish. - -Kish was the father of Saul. - -Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. - - -40. Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. - -Merib-baal was the father of Micah. - - -41. The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. - -42. Ahaz was the father of Jadah. - -Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. - -Zimri was the father of Moza. - - -43. Moza was the father of Binea. - -Binea's son was Rephaiah. - -Rephaiah's son was Eleasah. - -Eleasah's son was Azel. - - -44. Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index ddb17a77..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -The Death of King Saul - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. -2. The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons--Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. -3. The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him. - -4. Saul groaned to his armor bearer, "Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me." -But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. - -5. When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died. -6. So Saul and his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to an end. - -7. When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. - -8. The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his sons on Mount Gilboa. -9. So they stripped off Saul's armor and cut off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul's death before their idols and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. -10. They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon. - -11. But when everyone in Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, -12. all their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath the great tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. - -13. So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He failed to obey the LORD's command, and he even consulted a medium -14. instead of asking the LORD for guidance. So the LORD killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index a6d237d8..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,135 +0,0 @@ -David Becomes King of All Israel - -# Chapter 11 -1. Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, "We are your own flesh and blood. -2. In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD your God told you, 'You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.'" - -3. So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the LORD had promised through Samuel. - -David Captures Jerusalem - - -4. Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living. -5. The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, "You'll never get in here!" But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. - -6. David had said to his troops, "Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!" And Joab, the son of David's sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David's armies. - -7. David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David. -8. He extended the city from the supporting terraces to the surrounding area, while Joab rebuilt the rest of Jerusalem. -9. And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD of Heaven's Armies was with him. - -David's Mightiest Warriors - - -10. These are the leaders of David's mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel. - -11. Here is the record of David's mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three--the mightiest warriors among David's men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. - -12. Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. -13. He was with David when the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammim and attacked the Israelites in a field full of barley. The Israelite army fled, -14. but Eleazar and David held their ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the LORD saved them by giving them a great victory. - -15. Once when David was at the rock near the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty--an elite group among David's fighting men) went down to meet him there. -16. David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem. - -17. David remarked longingly to his men, "Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem." -18. So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the LORD. -19. "God forbid that I should drink this!" he exclaimed. "This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me." So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. - -David's Thirty Mighty Men - - -20. Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. -21. Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three. - -22. There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. -23. Once, armed only with a club, he killed an Egyptian warrior who was 7 1/2 feet tall and who was armed with a spear as thick as a weaver's beam. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with it. -24. Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors. -25. He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard. - -26. David's mighty warriors also included: -Asahel, Joab's brother; -Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem; - - -27. Shammah from Harod; -Helez from Pelon; - - -28. Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; -Abiezer from Anathoth; - - -29. Sibbecai from Hushah; -Zalmon from Ahoah; - -30. Maharai from Netophah; -Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; - - -31. Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); -Benaiah from Pirathon; - - -32. Hurai from near Nahale-gaash; -Abi-albon from Arabah; - -33. Azmaveth from Bahurim; -Eliahba from Shaalbon; - - -34. the sons of Jashen from Gizon; -Jonathan son of Shagee from Harar; - - -35. Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; -Eliphal son of Ur; - - -36. Hepher from Mekerah; -Ahijah from Pelon; - - -37. Hezro from Carmel; -Paarai son of Ezbai; - -38. Joel, the brother of Nathan; -Mibhar son of Hagri; - - -39. Zelek from Ammon; -Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; - - -40. Ira from Jattir; -Gareb from Jattir; - - -41. Uriah the Hittite; -Zabad son of Ahlai; - - -42. Adina son of Shiza, the Reubenite leader who had thirty men with him; - -43. Hanan son of Maacah; -Joshaphat from Mithna; - - -44. Uzzia from Ashtaroth; -Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer; - - -45. Jediael son of Shimri; -Joha, his brother, from Tiz; - - -46. Eliel from Mahavah; -Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; -Ithmah from Moab; - - -47. Eliel and Obed; -Jaasiel from Zobah. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 04da0094..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,108 +0,0 @@ -Warriors Join David's Army - -# Chapter 12 -1. The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle. -2. All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. -3. Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: -Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; -Beracah; -Jehu from Anathoth; - - -4. Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; -Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah; - -5. Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph; - -6. Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites; - -7. Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor. - -8. Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains. - -9. Ezer was their leader. - -Obadiah was second. - -Eliab was third. - - -10. Mishmannah was fourth. - -Jeremiah was fifth. - - -11. Attai was sixth. - -Eliel was seventh. - - -12. Johanan was eighth. - -Elzabad was ninth. - - -13. Jeremiah was tenth. - -Macbannai was eleventh. - - -14. These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand! -15. These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks. - -16. Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. -17. David went out to meet them and said, "If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you." - -18. Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, -"We are yours, David! - -We are on your side, son of Jesse. - -Peace and prosperity be with you, - -and success to all who help you, - -for your God is the one who helps you." -So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops. - - -19. Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, "It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us." - -20. Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh. -21. They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army. -22. Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God. - -23. These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the LORD had promised. - -24. From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears. - -25. From the tribe of Simeon, there were 7,100 brave warriors. - -26. From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors. -27. This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command. -28. This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers. - -29. From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul's relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time. - -30. From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan. - -31. From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king. - -32. From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take. - -33. From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David. - -34. From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears. - -35. From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 warriors, all prepared for battle. - -36. From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle. - -37. From the east side of the Jordan River--where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived--there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon. - -38. All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king. -39. They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival. -40. And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b172adf..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -David Attempts to Move the Ark - -# Chapter 13 -1. David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army. -2. Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: "If you approve and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pasturelands. Let us invite them to come and join us. -3. It is time to bring back the Ark of our God, for we neglected it during the reign of Saul." - -4. The whole assembly agreed to this, for the people could see it was the right thing to do. -5. So David summoned all Israel, from the Shihor Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. -6. Then David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (also called Kiriath-jearim) to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the LORD who is enthroned between the cherubim. -7. They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart. -8. David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments--lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. - -9. But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark. -10. Then the LORD's anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God. - -11. David was angry because the LORD's anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means "to burst out against Uzzah"), as it is still called today. - -12. David was now afraid of God, and he asked, "How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?" -13. So David did not move the Ark into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. -14. The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom's house for three months, and the LORD blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6e3395e8..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -David's Palace and Family - -# Chapter 14 -1. Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace. -2. And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. - -3. Then David married more wives in Jerusalem, and they had more sons and daughters. -4. These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, -5. Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, -6. Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -7. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. - -David Conquers the Philistines - - -8. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he marched out to meet them. -9. The Philistines arrived and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. -10. So David asked God, "Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" -The LORD replied, "Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you." - -11. So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. "God did it!" David exclaimed. "He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!" So they named that place Baal-perazim (which means "the Lord who bursts through"). -12. The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, so David gave orders to burn them. - -13. But after a while the Philistines returned and raided the valley again. -14. And once again David asked God what to do. "Do not attack them straight on," God replied. "Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. -15. When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army." -16. So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. - -17. So David's fame spread everywhere, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear David. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4c7d486e..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Preparing to Move the Ark - -# Chapter 15 -1. David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. -2. Then he commanded, "No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of the LORD and to serve him forever." - -3. Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it. -4. This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together: - -5. From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader. - -6. From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader. - -7. From the clan of Gershon, 130, with Joel as their leader. - -8. From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader. - -9. From the descendants of Hebron, 80, with Eliel as their leader. - -10. From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader. - -11. Then David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. -12. He said to them, "You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. -13. Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly." -14. So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem. -15. Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the LORD had instructed Moses. - -16. David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals. -17. So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel along with his fellow Levites: Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the clan of Merari. -18. The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers--Obed-edom and Jeiel. - -19. The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals. -20. Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the harps. -21. Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres. -22. Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill. - -23. Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark. -24. Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer--all of whom were priests--were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark. - -Moving the Ark to Jerusalem - - -25. Then David and the elders of Israel and the generals of the army went to the house of Obed-edom to bring the Ark of the LORD's Covenant up to Jerusalem with a great celebration. -26. And because God was clearly helping the Levites as they carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. - -27. David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, and also the singers, and Kenaniah the choir leader. David was also wearing a priestly garment. -28. So all Israel brought up the Ark of the LORD's Covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of rams' horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres. - -29. But as the Ark of the LORD's Covenant entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy, she was filled with contempt for him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 20c64495..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,169 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 16 -1. They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. -2. When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the LORD. -3. Then he gave to every man and woman in all Israel a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. - -4. David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the LORD--to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. -5. Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres. -6. The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God's Covenant. - -David's Song of Praise - - -7. On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the LORD: - -8. Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. - -Let the whole world know what he has done. - - -9. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. - -Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. - - -10. Exult in his holy name; - rejoice, you who worship the LORD. - -11. Search for the LORD and for his strength; - -continually seek him. - - -12. Remember the wonders he has performed, - -his miracles, and the rulings he has given, - - -13. you children of his servant Israel, - -you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. - - -14. He is the LORD our God. - -His justice is seen throughout the land. - - -15. Remember his covenant forever-- - -the commitment he made to a thousand generations. - - -16. This is the covenant he made with Abraham - -and the oath he swore to Isaac. - - -17. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, - -and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: - - -18. "I will give you the land of Canaan - -as your special possession." - - -19. He said this when you were few in number, - -a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. - - -20. They wandered from nation to nation, - -from one kingdom to another. - - -21. Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. - -He warned kings on their behalf: - - -22. "Do not touch my chosen people, - -and do not hurt my prophets." - - -23. Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! - -Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. - - -24. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. - -Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. - - -25. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! - -He is to be feared above all gods. - - -26. The gods of other nations are mere idols, - but the LORD made the heavens! - -27. Honor and majesty surround him; - -strength and joy fill his dwelling. - - -28. O nations of the world, recognize the LORD, - recognize that the LORD is glorious and strong. - -29. Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! - -Bring your offering and come into his presence. -Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. - -30. Let all the earth tremble before him. - -The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. - - -31. Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! - Tell all the nations, "The LORD reigns!" - -32. Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! - -Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! - - -33. Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, - -for he is coming to judge the earth. - - -34. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -35. Cry out, "Save us, O God of our salvation! - -Gather and rescue us from among the nations, -so we can thank your holy name - -and rejoice and praise you." - - -36. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, - -who lives from everlasting to everlasting! -And all the people shouted "Amen!" and praised the LORD. - -Worship at Jerusalem and Gibeon - - -37. David arranged for Asaph and his fellow Levites to serve regularly before the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, doing whatever needed to be done each day. -38. This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers. - -39. Meanwhile, David stationed Zadok the priest and his fellow priests at the Tabernacle of the LORD at the place of worship in Gibeon, where they continued to minister before the LORD. -40. They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the LORD each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the LORD, as he had commanded Israel. -41. David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the LORD, for "his faithful love endures forever." -42. They used their trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments to accompany their songs of praise to God. And the sons of Jeduthun were appointed as gatekeepers. - -43. Then all the people returned to their homes, and David turned and went home to bless his own family. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index f511e80f..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -The LORD's Covenant Promise to David - -# Chapter 17 -1. When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. "Look," David said, "I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the LORD's Covenant is out there under a tent!" - -2. Nathan replied to David, "Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you." - -3. But that same night God said to Nathan, - -4. "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in. -5. I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another in a Tabernacle. -6. Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel's leaders, the shepherds of my people. I have never asked them, "Why haven't you built me a beautiful cedar house?"' - -7. "Now go and say to my servant David, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. -8. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! -9. And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won't oppress them as they've done in the past, -10. starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. -"'Furthermore, I declare that the LORD will build a house for you--a dynasty of kings! -11. For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. -12. He is the one who will build a house--a temple--for me. And I will secure his throne forever. -13. I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you. -14. I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.'" - -15. So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the LORD had said in this vision. - -David's Prayer of Thanks - - -16. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, -"Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? -17. And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great, O LORD God! - -18. "What more can I say to you about the way you have honored me? You know what your servant is really like. -19. For the sake of your servant, O LORD, and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known. - -20. "O LORD, there is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! -21. What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations that stood in their way. -22. You chose Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God. - -23. "And now, O LORD, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever. -24. And may your name be established and honored forever so that everyone will say, 'The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, is Israel's God!' And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever. - -25. "O my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him--a dynasty of kings! -26. For you are God, O LORD. And you have promised these good things to your servant. -27. And now, it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, so that it will continue forever before you. For when you grant a blessing, O LORD, it is an eternal blessing!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 27f2e636..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -David's Military Victories - -# Chapter 18 -1. After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns. -2. David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money. - -3. David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. -4. David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots. - -5. When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. -6. Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David's subjects and paid him tribute money. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. - -7. David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem, -8. along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple. - -9. When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, -10. he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze. - -11. King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations--from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. - -12. Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. -13. He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. In fact, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. - -14. So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. -15. Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. -16. Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. -17. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. And David's sons served as the king's chief assistants. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index a16e4ba5..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -David Defeats the Ammonites - -# Chapter 19 -1. Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. -2. David said, "I am going to show loyalty to Hanun because his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me." So David sent messengers to express sympathy to Hanun about his father's death. - -But when David's ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon, - -3. the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, "Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!" -4. So Hanun seized David's ambassadors and shaved them, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. - -5. When David heard what had happened to the men, he sent messengers to tell them, "Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back." For they felt deep shame because of their appearance. - -6. When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. -7. They also hired 32,000 chariots and secured the support of the king of Maacah and his army. These forces camped at Medeba, where they were joined by the Ammonite troops that Hanun had recruited from his own towns. -8. When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them. -9. The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields. - -10. When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel's elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans in the fields. -11. He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites. -12. "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me," Joab told his brother. "And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will help you. -13. Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the LORD's will be done." - -14. When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away. -15. And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they also ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem. - -16. The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel, so they sent messengers and summoned additional Aramean troops from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops were under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer's forces. - -17. When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and positioned his troops in battle formation. Then David engaged the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. -18. But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David's forces killed 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army. -19. When Hadadezer's allies saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to David and became his subjects. After that, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index a93d84d2..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -David Captures Rabbah - -# Chapter 20 -1. In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. - -2. Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from the king's head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city. -3. He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes. That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. - -Battles against Philistine Giants - - -4. After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph, a descendant of the giants, and so the Philistines were subdued. - -5. During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi's spear was as thick as a weaver's beam! - -6. In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. -7. But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimea. - -8. These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2505ff74..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -David Takes a Census - -# Chapter 21 -1. Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. -2. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Take a census of all the people of Israel--from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north--and bring me a report so I may know how many there are." - -3. But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?" - -4. But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem -5. and reported the number of people to David. There were 1,100,000 warriors in all Israel who could handle a sword, and 470,000 in Judah. -6. But Joab did not include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the census because he was so distressed at what the king had made him do. - -Judgment for David's Sin - - -7. God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it. -8. Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing." - -9. Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer. This was the message: -10. "Go and say to David, 'This is what the LORD says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'" - -11. So Gad came to David and said, "These are the choices the LORD has given you. -12. You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the LORD brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me." - -13. "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands." - -14. So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and 70,000 people died as a result. -15. And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the LORD relented and said to the death angel, "Stop! That is enough!" At that moment the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. - -16. David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground. -17. And David said to God, "I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep--what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people." -David Builds an Altar - - -18. Then the angel of the LORD told Gad to instruct David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. -19. So David went up to do what the LORD had commanded him through Gad. -20. Araunah, who was busy threshing wheat at the time, turned and saw the angel there. His four sons, who were with him, ran away and hid. -21. When Araunah saw David approaching, he left his threshing floor and bowed before David with his face to the ground. - -22. David said to Araunah, "Let me buy this threshing floor from you at its full price. Then I will build an altar to the LORD there, so that he will stop the plague." - -23. "Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish," Araunah said to David. "I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, and the threshing boards for wood to build a fire on the altar, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give it all to you." - -24. But King David replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the LORD. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!" -25. So David gave Araunah 600 pieces of gold in payment for the threshing floor. - -26. David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar. -27. Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put the sword back into its sheath. - -28. When David saw that the LORD had answered his prayer, he offered sacrifices there at Araunah's threshing floor. -29. At that time the Tabernacle of the LORD and the altar of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were located at the place of worship in Gibeon. -30. But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 84e49354..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 22 -1. Then David said, "This will be the location for the Temple of the LORD God and the place of the altar for Israel's burnt offerings!" -Preparations for the Temple - - -2. So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God. -3. David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed. -4. He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David. - -5. David said, "My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now." So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death. - -6. Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel. -7. "My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God," David told him. -8. "But the LORD said to me, 'You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name. -9. But you will have a son who will be a man of peace. I will give him peace with his enemies in all the surrounding lands. His name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign. -10. He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.' - -11. "Now, my son, may the LORD be with you and give you success as you follow his directions in building the Temple of the LORD your God. -12. And may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the LORD your God as you rule over Israel. -13. For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the LORD gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart! - -14. "I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD--nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver, and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more. -15. You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind. -16. You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!" - -17. Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project. -18. "The LORD your God is with you," he declared. "He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the LORD and his people. -19. Now seek the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the LORD God so that you can bring the Ark of the LORD's Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the LORD's name." - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca1b6b5b..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,65 +0,0 @@ -Duties of the Levites - -# Chapter 23 -1. When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel. -2. David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. -3. All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. -4. Then David said, "From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the LORD. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges. -5. Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have made." -6. Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi--Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. - -The Gershonites - - -7. The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon. -8. Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel. -9. These were the leaders of the family of Libni. - -Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. - -10. Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. -11. Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons. - -The Kohathites - - -12. Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. - -13. The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD's presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. - -14. As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. -15. The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. -16. The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. -17. Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants. - -18. The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader. - -19. The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth). - -20. The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second). - -The Merarites - - -21. The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. - -The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. - -22. Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish. - -23. Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. - -24. These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD. -25. For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem. -26. Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place." -27. In accordance with David's final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service. - -28. The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the LORD. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God. -29. They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures. -30. And each morning and evening they stood before the LORD to sing songs of thanks and praise to him. -31. They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the LORD on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the LORD's presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given. - -32. And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3209a316..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,120 +0,0 @@ -Duties of the Priests - -# Chapter 24 -1. This is how Aaron's descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. -2. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests. - -3. With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and of Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, David divided Aaron's descendants into groups according to their various duties. -4. Eleazar's descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar's into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar. - -5. All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar. -6. Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots. - -7. The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. - -The second lot fell to Jedaiah. - - -8. The third lot fell to Harim. - -The fourth lot fell to Seorim. - - -9. The fifth lot fell to Malkijah. - -The sixth lot fell to Mijamin. - - -10. The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. - -The eighth lot fell to Abijah. - - -11. The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. - -The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah. - - -12. The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib. - -The twelfth lot fell to Jakim. - - -13. The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah. - -The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab. - - -14. The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah. - -The sixteenth lot fell to Immer. - - -15. The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir. - -The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez. - - -16. The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah. - -The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel. - - -17. The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin. - -The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul. - - -18. The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah. - -The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah. - - -19. Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the LORD according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the LORD, the God of Israel. - -Family Leaders among the Levites - - -20. These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: -From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. - -From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah. - - -21. From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah. - -22. From the descendants of Izhar, the leader was Shelomith. - -From the descendants of Shelomith, the leader was Jahath. - - -23. From the descendants of Hebron, Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third, and Jekameam was fourth. - -24. From the descendants of Uzziel, the leader was Micah. - -From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir, - -25. along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah. - -From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah. - - -26. From the descendants of Merari, the leaders were Mahli and Mushi. - -From the descendants of Jaaziah, the leader was Beno. - - -27. From the descendants of Merari through Jaaziah, the leaders were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. - -28. From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons. - -29. From the descendants of Kish, the leader was Jerahmeel. - -30. From the descendants of Mushi, the leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. - -These were the descendants of Levi in their various families. - -31. Like the descendants of Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by means of sacred lots, without regard to age or rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and the Levites. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2907811a..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -Duties of the Musicians - -# Chapter 25 -1. David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God's messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work: - -2. From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages by the king's orders. - -3. From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God's messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the LORD. - -4. From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. -5. All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters. - -6. All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the LORD. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king. -7. They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them--288 in all--was an accomplished musician. -8. The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student. - -9. The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - - -10. The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -11. The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -12. The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -13. The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -14. The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -15. The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -16. The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -17. The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -18. The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -19. The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -20. The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -21. The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -22. The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -23. The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -24. The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -25. The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -26. The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -27. The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -28. The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -29. The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -30. The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives. - -31. The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e7b59ec..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Duties of the Gatekeepers - -# Chapter 26 -1. These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: -From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph. -2. The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth), -3. Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh). - -4. The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers, were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth), -5. Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom. - -6. Obed-edom's son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan. -7. Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men. - -8. All of these descendants of Obed-edom, including their sons and grandsons--sixty-two of them in all--were very capable men, well qualified for their work. - -9. Meshelemiah's eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men. - -10. Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest. -11. His other sons included Hilkiah (the second), Tebaliah (the third), and Zechariah (the fourth). Hosah's sons and relatives, who served as gatekeepers, numbered thirteen in all. - -12. These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the LORD. -13. They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots. - -14. The responsibility for the east gate went to Meshelemiah and his group. The north gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man of unusual wisdom. -15. The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouse. -16. Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly. -17. Six Levites were assigned each day to the east gate, four to the north gate, four to the south gate, and two pairs at the storehouse. -18. Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard. - -19. These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari. - -Treasurers and Other Officials - - -20. Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the LORD. -21. From the family of Libni in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel was the leader. -22. The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD. - -23. These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel: - -24. From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries. -25. His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth. - -26. Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains and other officers of the army had dedicated to the LORD. -27. These men dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the LORD. -28. Shelomoth and his relatives also cared for the gifts dedicated to the LORD by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated gifts were in their care, too. - -29. From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He and his sons were given administrative responsibilities over Israel as officials and judges. - -30. From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah. He and his relatives--1,700 capable men--were put in charge of the Israelite lands west of the Jordan River. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of the LORD and the service of the king in that area. - -31. Also from the clan of Hebron came Jeriah, who was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. (In the fortieth year of David's reign, a search was made in the records, and capable men from the clan of Hebron were found at Jazer in the land of Gilead.) -32. There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 631e8856..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -Military Commanders and Divisions - -# Chapter 27 -1. This is the list of Israelite generals and captains, and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had 24,000 troops. - -2. Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the first month. -3. He was a descendant of Perez and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month. - -4. Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the second month. Mikloth was his chief officer. - -5. Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the third month. -6. This was the Benaiah who commanded David's elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer. - -7. Asahel, the brother of Joab, was commander of the fourth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fourth month. Asahel was succeeded by his son Zebadiah. - -8. Shammah the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fifth month. - -9. Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa was commander of the sixth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the sixth month. - -10. Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the seventh month. - -11. Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eighth month. - -12. Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of -Benjamin was commander of the ninth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the ninth month. - -13. Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the tenth month. - -14. Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month. - -15. Heled, a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the twelfth month. - - -Leaders of the -Tribes - - -16. The following were the tribes of Israel and their leaders: -These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. - - -23. When David took his census, he did not count those who were younger than twenty years of age, because the LORD had promised to make the Israelites as numerous as the stars in heaven. -24. Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David's official records. - -Officials of David's Kingdom - - -25. Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. - -Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel. - - -26. Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the king's lands. - -27. Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king's vineyards. - -Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine. - - -28. Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king's olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. - -Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil. - - -29. Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. - -Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys. - - -30. Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. - -Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys. - - -31. Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king's flocks of sheep and goats. - -All these officials were overseers of King David's property. - - -32. Jonathan, David's uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the king's sons. -33. Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king's friend. -34. Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king's army. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1f58d477..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -David's Instructions to Solomon - -# Chapter 28 -1. David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem--the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom. -2. David rose to his feet and said: "My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a Temple where the Ark of the LORD's Covenant, God's footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it, -3. but God said to me, 'You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.' - -4. "Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father's family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father's family. And from among my father's sons the LORD was pleased to make me king over all Israel. -5. And from among my sons--for the LORD has given me many--he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the LORD's kingdom. -6. He said to me, 'Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father. -7. And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.' - -8. "So now, with God as our witness, and in the sight of all Israel--the LORD's assembly--I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent inheritance. - -9. "And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. -10. So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work." - -11. Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary--which was the place of atonement. -12. David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the LORD's Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the LORD. -13. The king also gave Solomon the instructions concerning the work of the various divisions of priests and Levites in the Temple of the LORD. And he gave specifications for the items in the Temple that were to be used for worship. - -14. David gave instructions regarding how much gold and silver should be used to make the items needed for service. -15. He told Solomon the amount of gold needed for the gold lampstands and lamps, and the amount of silver for the silver lampstands and lamps, depending on how each would be used. -16. He designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables. - -17. David also designated the amount of gold for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish. -18. He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD's "chariot"--the gold cherubim whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the LORD's Covenant. -19. "Every part of this plan," David told Solomon, "was given to me in writing from the hand of the LORD." - -20. Then David continued, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly. -21. The various divisions of priests and Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command." - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 424ce7a0..00000000 --- a/NLT/13_1 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Gifts for Building the Temple - -# Chapter 29 -1. Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, "My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals--it is for the LORD God himself! -2. Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble. - -3. "And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple. -4. I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings -5. and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the LORD today?" - -6. Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army, and the king's administrative officers all gave willingly. -7. For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold, 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron. -8. They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the LORD under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon. -9. The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD, and King David was filled with joy. - -David's Prayer of Praise - - -10. Then David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly: -"O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! -11. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. -12. Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength. - -13. "O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! -14. But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! -15. We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace. - -16. "O LORD our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you! -17. I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously. - -18. "O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes. -19. Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations." - -20. Then David said to the whole assembly, "Give praise to the LORD your God!" And the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the LORD and the king. - -Solomon Named as King - - -21. The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the LORD. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. -22. They feasted and drank in the LORD's presence with great joy that day. -And again they crowned David's son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him before the LORD as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest. -23. So Solomon took the throne of the LORD in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him. -24. All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon. -25. And the LORD exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him. - -Summary of David's Reign - - -26. So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. -27. He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. -28. He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place. - -29. All the events of King David's reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer. -30. These accounts include the mighty deeds of his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the surrounding kingdoms. - - - diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7c35c908 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, +2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, +3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, +4 and Noah. +The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +5 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +6 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. +7 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. +8 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. +9 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. +10 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. +11 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, +12 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came. +13 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, +14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, +15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, +16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. +17 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. +The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. +18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. +Shelah was the father of Eber. +19 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan. +20 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, +21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, +23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. +24 So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah, +25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, +26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, +27 and Abram, later known as Abraham. +28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. +29 These are their genealogical records: +The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, +31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. +32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. +The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. +33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. +All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah. +34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. +35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. +36 The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna. +37 The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. +38 The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. +39 The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna. +40 The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. +The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. +41 The son of Anah was Dishon. +The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. +42 The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. +The descendants of Dishan were Uz and Aran. +43 These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: +Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah. +44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. +45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. +46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab. +47 When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place. +48 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place. +49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place. +50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. +51 Then Hadad died. +The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, +52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, +53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, +54 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the clan leaders of Edom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44e43e6f --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, +2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. +3 Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. +4 Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all. +5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. +6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all. +7 The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord. +8 The son of Ethan was Azariah. +9 The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. +10 Ram was the father of Amminadab. +Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah. +11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon. +Salmon was the father of Boaz. +12 Boaz was the father of Obed. +Obed was the father of Jesse. +13 Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, +14 his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, +15 his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David. +16 Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. +17 Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa. +18 Hezron’s son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. +19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur. +20 Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel. +21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub. +22 Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead. +23 (But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead. +24 Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa). +25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. +26 Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. +27 The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. +28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. +The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. +29 The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid. +30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children, +31 but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai. +32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children, +33 but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza. +These were all descendants of Jerahmeel. +34 Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. +35 Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai. +36 Attai was the father of Nathan. +Nathan was the father of Zabad. +37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. +Ephlal was the father of Obed. +38 Obed was the father of Jehu. +Jehu was the father of Azariah. +39 Azariah was the father of Helez. +Helez was the father of Eleasah. +40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. +Sismai was the father of Shallum. +41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. +Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. +42 The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb’s descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron. +43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. +44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. +45 The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur. +46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. +47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. +48 Another of Caleb’s concubines, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. +49 She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah. +50 These were all descendants of Caleb. +The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim), +51 Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader). +52 The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites, +53 and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol. +54 The descendants of Salma were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, +55 and the families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0e040bf --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron: +The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. +The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel. +2 The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. +The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. +3 The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. +The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David’s wife. +4 These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. +Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem. +5 The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Their mother was Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel. +6 David also had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, +7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. +9 These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar. +10 The descendants of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, +11 Jehoram, Ahaziah, Joash, +12 Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, +13 Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, +14 Amon, and Josiah. +15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (the fourth). +16 The successors of Jehoiakim were his son Jehoiachin and his brother Zedekiah. +17 The sons of Jehoiachin, who was taken prisoner by the Babylonians, were Shealtiel, +18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. +19 The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. +The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. (Their sister was Shelomith.) +20 His five other sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed. +21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah. +22 The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all. +23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all. +24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..28ba7eb7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. +2 Shobal’s son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. +3 The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi, +4 Penuel (the father of Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem. +5 Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah. +6 Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. +7 Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan, +8 and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum. +9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. +10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request. +11 Kelub (the brother of Shuhah) was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. +12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the descendants of Recah. +13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. +14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen, so called because they were craftsmen. +15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz. +16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. +17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives became the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (the father of Eshtemoa). +18 He married a woman from Judah, who became the mother of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia, a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him children. +19 Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. +20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. +The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. +21 Shelah was one of Judah’s sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea; +22 Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records. +23 They were the pottery makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king. +24 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, and Shaul. +25 The descendants of Shaul were Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma. +26 The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. +27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had large families. So Simeon’s tribe never grew as large as the tribe of Judah. +28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, +29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, +30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, +31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These towns were under their control until the time of King David. +32 Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—five towns +33 and their surrounding villages as far away as Baalath. This was their territory, and these names are listed in their genealogical records. +34 Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, +35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, +36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, +37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah. +38 These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families grew, +39 and they traveled to the region of Gerar, in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks. +40 They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. +Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region. +41 But during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, these leaders of Simeon invaded the region and completely destroyed the homes of the descendants of Ham and of the Meunites. No trace of them remains today. They killed everyone who lived there and took the land for themselves, because they wanted its good pastureland for their flocks. +42 Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi. +43 They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..71a3b3aa --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son. +2 The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph. +3 The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. +4 The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, +5 Micah, Reaiah, Baal, +6 and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. +7 Beerah’s relatives are listed in their genealogical records by their clans: Jeiel (the leader), Zechariah, +8 and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. +The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon. +9 And since they had so many livestock in the land of Gilead, they spread east toward the edge of the desert that stretches to the Euphrates River. +10 During the reign of Saul, the Reubenites defeated the Hagrites in battle. Then they moved into the Hagrite settlements all along the eastern edge of Gilead. +11 Next to the Reubenites, the descendants of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah. +12 Joel was the leader in the land of Bashan, and Shapham was second-in-command, followed by Janai and Shaphat. +13 Their relatives, the leaders of seven other clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. +14 These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. +15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of their clans. +16 The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon. +17 All of these were listed in the genealogical records during the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel. +18 There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. +19 They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. +20 They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. +21 The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives. +22 Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile. +23 The half-tribe of Manasseh was very large and spread through the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. +24 These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men had a great reputation as mighty warriors and leaders of their clans. +25 But these tribes were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed. +26 So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d1bc6f04 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +2 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. +The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. +Phinehas was the father of Abishua. +5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. +Bukki was the father of Uzzi. +6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. +Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. +7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. +Amariah was the father of Ahitub. +8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. +Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. +9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. +Azariah was the father of Johanan. +10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. +11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. +Amariah was the father of Ahitub. +12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. +Zadok was the father of Shallum. +13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. +Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. +14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. +Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak, +15 who went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar. +16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +17 The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei. +18 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. +The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent: +20 The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, +21 Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai. +22 The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir, +23 Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir, +24 Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul. +25 The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth, +26 Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, +27 Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel. +28 The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second). +29 The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, +30 Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah. +31 David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there. +32 They ministered with music at the Tabernacle until Solomon built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them. +33 These are the men who served, along with their sons: +Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel, +34 Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, +35 Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, +36 Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, +37 Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah, +38 Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel. +39 Heman’s first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon. Asaph’s genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea, +40 Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, +41 Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, +42 Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, +43 Jahath, Gershon, and Levi. +44 Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, +45 Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, +46 Amzi, Bani, Shemer, +47 Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. +48 Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God. +49 Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them. +50 The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, +51 Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, +52 Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, +53 Zadok, and Ahimaaz. +54 This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath. +55 This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah, +56 but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. +57 So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, +58 Holon, Debir, +59 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh. +60 And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron. +61 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots. +62 The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan. +63 The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. +64 So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites. +65 The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots. +66 The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands: +67 Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer, +68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon, +69 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. +70 The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. +71 The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. +72 From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath, +73 Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands. +74 From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon, +75 Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands. +76 From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands. +77 The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon, and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands. +78 From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz, +79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands. +80 And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, +81 Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4d42cb6a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. +2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600. +3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans. +4 All of them had many wives and many sons, so the total number of men available for military service among their descendants was 36,000. +5 The total number of mighty warriors from all the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000. All of them were listed in their genealogical records. +6 Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. +7 The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records. +8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. +9 Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors and leaders from these clans was 20,200, as listed in their genealogical records. +10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. +11 Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200. +12 The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. Hushim was the son of Aher. +13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. +14 The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead. +15 Makir found wives for Huppim and Shuppim. Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of his descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters. +16 Makir’s wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were Ulam and Rakem. +17 The son of Ulam was Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites, descendants of Makir son of Manasseh. +18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. +19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. +20 The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath, +21 Zabad, Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were killed trying to steal livestock from the local farmers near Gath. +22 Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. +23 Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because of the tragedy his family had suffered. +24 He had a daughter named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. +25 The descendants of Ephraim included Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan, +26 Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, +27 Nun, and Joshua. +28 The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its towns. +29 Along the border of Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. +30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah. +31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel (the father of Birzaith). +32 The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua. +33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. +34 The sons of Shomer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. +35 The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. +36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, +37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. +38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. +39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. +40 Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1a61900d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Benjamin’s first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah, +2 the fourth was Nohah, and the fifth was Rapha. +3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, +4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, +5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. +6 The sons of Ehud, leaders of the clans living at Geba, were exiled to Manahath. +7 Ehud’s sons were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera, who led them into exile, was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. +8 After Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara, he had children in the land of Moab. +9 His wife Hodesh gave birth to Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, +10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These sons all became the leaders of clans. +11 Shaharaim’s wife Hushim had already given birth to Abitub and Elpaal. +12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the towns of Ono and Lod and their nearby villages), +13 Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the clans living in Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath. +14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, +15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, +16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. +17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, +18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. +19 Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, +20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, +21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. +22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, +23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan, +24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, +25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. +26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, +27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham. +28 These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem. +29 Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, +30 and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, +31 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, +32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem. +33 Ner was the father of Kish. +Kish was the father of Saul. +Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. +34 Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. +Merib-baal was the father of Micah. +35 Micah was the father of Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. +36 Ahaz was the father of Jadah. +Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. +Zimri was the father of Moza. +37 Moza was the father of Binea. +Binea was the father of Rephaiah. +Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. +Eleasah was the father of Azel. +38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel. +39 Azel’s brother Eshek had three sons: the first was Ulam, the second was Jeush, and the third was Eliphelet. +40 Ulam’s sons were all mighty warriors and expert archers. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. +All these were descendants of Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1fea188b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel. +The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the Lord. +2 The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites. +3 Some of the people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh came and settled in Jerusalem. +4 One family that returned was that of Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah. +5 Others returned from the Shilonite clan, including Asaiah (the oldest) and his sons. +6 From the Zerahite clan, Jeuel returned with his relatives. +In all, 690 families from the tribe of Judah returned. +7 From the tribe of Benjamin came Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah; +8 Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah. +9 These men were all leaders of clans, and they were listed in their genealogical records. In all, 956 families from the tribe of Benjamin returned. +10 Among the priests who returned were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, +11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. Azariah was the chief officer of the house of God. +12 Other returning priests were Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer. +13 In all, 1,760 priests returned. They were heads of clans and very able men. They were responsible for ministering at the house of God. +14 The Levites who returned were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari; +15 Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zicri, son of Asaph; +16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the area of Netophah. +17 The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper. +18 Prior to this time, they were responsible for the King’s Gate on the east side. These men served as gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites. +19 Shallum was the son of Kore, a descendant of Abiasaph, from the clan of Korah. He and his relatives, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the sanctuary, just as their ancestors had guarded the Tabernacle in the camp of the Lord. +20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers in earlier times, and the Lord had been with him. +21 And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle. +22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men. +23 These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent. +24 The gatekeepers were stationed on all four sides—east, west, north, and south. +25 Their relatives in the villages came regularly to share their duties for seven-day periods. +26 The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God. +27 They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning. +28 Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss. +29 Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices. +30 But it was the priests who blended the spices. +31 Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings. +32 And some members of the clan of Kohath were in charge of preparing the bread to be set on the table each Sabbath day. +33 The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours. +34 All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their genealogical records. +35 Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, +36 and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, +37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. +38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem. +39 Ner was the father of Kish. +Kish was the father of Saul. +Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. +40 Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. +Merib-baal was the father of Micah. +41 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. +42 Ahaz was the father of Jadah. +Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. +Zimri was the father of Moza. +43 Moza was the father of Binea. +Binea’s son was Rephaiah. +Rephaiah’s son was Eleasah. +Eleasah’s son was Azel. +44 Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd4bf449 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. +2 The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and they killed three of his sons—Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. +3 The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him. +4 Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.” +But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. +5 When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died. +6 So Saul and his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to an end. +7 When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. +8 The next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, they found the bodies of Saul and his sons on Mount Gilboa. +9 So they stripped off Saul’s armor and cut off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death before their idols and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. +10 They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon. +11 But when everyone in Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, +12 all their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath the great tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. +13 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium +14 instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0022da2e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. +2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’” +3 So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the Lord had promised through Samuel. +4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living. +5 The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. +6 David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies. +7 David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David. +8 He extended the city from the supporting terraces to the surrounding area, while Joab rebuilt the rest of Jerusalem. +9 And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was with him. +10 These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the Lord had promised concerning Israel. +11 Here is the record of David’s mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. +12 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. +13 He was with David when the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammim and attacked the Israelites in a field full of barley. The Israelite army fled, +14 but Eleazar and David held their ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the Lord saved them by giving them a great victory. +15 Once when David was at the rock near the cave of Adullam, the Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim. The Three (who were among the Thirty—an elite group among David’s fighting men) went down to meet him there. +16 David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem. +17 David remarked longingly to his men, “Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem.” +18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew some water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as an offering to the Lord. +19 “God forbid that I should drink this!” he exclaimed. “This water is as precious as the blood of these men who risked their lives to bring it to me.” So David did not drink it. These are examples of the exploits of the Three. +20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three. +21 Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander, though he was not one of the Three. +22 There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. +23 Once, armed only with a club, he killed an Egyptian warrior who was 7 1⁄2 feet tall and who was armed with a spear as thick as a weaver’s beam. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. +24 Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the three mightiest warriors. +25 He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard. +26 David’s mighty warriors also included: +Asahel, Joab’s brother; +Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem; +27 Shammah from Harod; +Helez from Pelon; +28 Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; +Abiezer from Anathoth; +29 Sibbecai from Hushah; +Zalmon from Ahoah; +30 Maharai from Netophah; +Heled son of Baanah from Netophah; +31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah (in the land of Benjamin); +Benaiah from Pirathon; +32 Hurai from near Nahale-gaash; +Abi-albon from Arabah; +33 Azmaveth from Bahurim; +Eliahba from Shaalbon; +34 the sons of Jashen from Gizon; +Jonathan son of Shagee from Harar; +35 Ahiam son of Sharar from Harar; +Eliphal son of Ur; +36 Hepher from Mekerah; +Ahijah from Pelon; +37 Hezro from Carmel; +Paarai son of Ezbai; +38 Joel, the brother of Nathan; +Mibhar son of Hagri; +39 Zelek from Ammon; +Naharai from Beeroth, the armor bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; +40 Ira from Jattir; +Gareb from Jattir; +41 Uriah the Hittite; +Zabad son of Ahlai; +42 Adina son of Shiza, the Reubenite leader who had thirty men with him; +43 Hanan son of Maacah; +Joshaphat from Mithna; +44 Uzzia from Ashtaroth; +Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer; +45 Jediael son of Shimri; +Joha, his brother, from Tiz; +46 Eliel from Mahavah; +Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; +Ithmah from Moab; +47 Eliel and Obed; +Jaasiel from Zobah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..40b91fc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle. +2 All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. +3 Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: +Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; +Beracah; +Jehu from Anathoth; +4 Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; +Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah; +5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph; +6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites; +7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor. +8 Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains. +9 Ezer was their leader. +Obadiah was second. +Eliab was third. +10 Mishmannah was fourth. +Jeremiah was fifth. +11 Attai was sixth. +Eliel was seventh. +12 Johanan was eighth. +Elzabad was ninth. +13 Jeremiah was tenth. +Macbannai was eleventh. +14 These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand! +15 These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks. +16 Others from Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold. +17 David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.” +18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, +“We are yours, David! + We are on your side, son of Jesse. +Peace and prosperity be with you, + and success to all who help you, + for your God is the one who helps you.” +So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops. +19 Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.” +20 Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh. +21 They helped David chase down bands of raiders, for they were all brave and able warriors who became commanders in his army. +22 Day after day more men joined David until he had a great army, like the army of God. +23 These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the Lord had promised. +24 From the tribe of Judah, there were 6,800 warriors armed with shields and spears. +25 From the tribe of Simeon, there were 7,100 brave warriors. +26 From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors. +27 This included Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, who had 3,700 under his command. +28 This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers. +29 From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time. +30 From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan. +31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, 18,000 men were designated by name to help David become king. +32 From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take. +33 From the tribe of Zebulun, there were 50,000 skilled warriors. They were fully armed and prepared for battle and completely loyal to David. +34 From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears. +35 From the tribe of Dan, there were 28,600 warriors, all prepared for battle. +36 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 trained warriors, all prepared for battle. +37 From the east side of the Jordan River—where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived—there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon. +38 All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king. +39 They feasted and drank with David for three days, for preparations had been made by their relatives for their arrival. +40 And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1bf0f9f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army. +2 Then he addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: “If you approve and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pasturelands. Let us invite them to come and join us. +3 It is time to bring back the Ark of our God, for we neglected it during the reign of Saul.” +4 The whole assembly agreed to this, for the people could see it was the right thing to do. +5 So David summoned all Israel, from the Shihor Brook of Egypt in the south all the way to the town of Lebo-hamath in the north, to join in bringing the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim. +6 Then David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (also called Kiriath-jearim) to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord who is enthroned between the cherubim. +7 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart. +8 David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. +9 But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark. +10 Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and he struck him dead because he had laid his hand on the Ark. So Uzzah died there in the presence of God. +11 David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today. +12 David was now afraid of God, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of God back into my care?” +13 So David did not move the Ark into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath. +14 The Ark of God remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom and everything he owned. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f8cb96f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace. +2 And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had greatly blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. +3 Then David married more wives in Jerusalem, and they had more sons and daughters. +4 These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, +5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, +6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, +7 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. +8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he marched out to meet them. +9 The Philistines arrived and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. +10 So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” +The Lord replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.” +11 So David and his troops went up to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “God did it!” David exclaimed. “He used me to burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So they named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). +12 The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, so David gave orders to burn them. +13 But after a while the Philistines returned and raided the valley again. +14 And once again David asked God what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” God replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. +15 When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.” +16 So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. +17 So David’s fame spread everywhere, and the Lord caused all the nations to fear David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e63acf1b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it. +2 Then he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.” +3 Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. +4 This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together: +5 From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader. +6 From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader. +7 From the clan of Gershon, 130, with Joel as their leader. +8 From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader. +9 From the descendants of Hebron, 80, with Eliel as their leader. +10 From the descendants of Uzziel, 112, with Amminadab as their leader. +11 Then David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and these Levite leaders: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. +12 He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. +13 Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.” +14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem. +15 Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. +16 David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals. +17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel along with his fellow Levites: Asaph son of Berekiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the clan of Merari. +18 The following men were chosen as their assistants: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers—Obed-edom and Jeiel. +19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals. +20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were chosen to play the harps. +21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were chosen to play the lyres. +22 Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill. +23 Berekiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the Ark. +24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark. +25 Then David and the elders of Israel and the generals of the army went to the house of Obed-edom to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant up to Jerusalem with a great celebration. +26 And because God was clearly helping the Levites as they carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. +27 David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, and also the singers, and Kenaniah the choir leader. David was also wearing a priestly garment. +28 So all Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of rams’ horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres. +29 But as the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy, she was filled with contempt for him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7fd99dc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 They brought the Ark of God and placed it inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. +2 When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord. +3 Then he gave to every man and woman in all Israel a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins. +4 David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the Lord—to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. +5 Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres. +6 The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant. +7 On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the Lord: +8 Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. + Let the whole world know what he has done. +9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. + Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. +10 Exult in his holy name; + rejoice, you who worship the Lord. +11 Search for the Lord and for his strength; + continually seek him. +12 Remember the wonders he has performed, + his miracles, and the rulings he has given, +13 you children of his servant Israel, + you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. +14 He is the Lord our God. + His justice is seen throughout the land. +15 Remember his covenant forever— + the commitment he made to a thousand generations. +16 This is the covenant he made with Abraham + and the oath he swore to Isaac. +17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, + and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: +18 “I will give you the land of Canaan + as your special possession.” +19 He said this when you were few in number, + a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. +20 They wandered from nation to nation, + from one kingdom to another. +21 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. + He warned kings on their behalf: +22 “Do not touch my chosen people, + and do not hurt my prophets.” +23 Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! + Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. +24 Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. + Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. +25 Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! + He is to be feared above all gods. +26 The gods of other nations are mere idols, + but the Lord made the heavens! +27 Honor and majesty surround him; + strength and joy fill his dwelling. +28 O nations of the world, recognize the Lord, + recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong. +29 Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! + Bring your offering and come into his presence. +Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. +30 Let all the earth tremble before him. + The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. +31 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! + Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!” +32 Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! + Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! +33 Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, + for he is coming to judge the earth. +34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! + His faithful love endures forever. +35 Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation! + Gather and rescue us from among the nations, +so we can thank your holy name + and rejoice and praise you.” +36 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, + who lives from everlasting to everlasting! +And all the people shouted “Amen!” and praised the Lord. +37 David arranged for Asaph and his fellow Levites to serve regularly before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, doing whatever needed to be done each day. +38 This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers. +39 Meanwhile, David stationed Zadok the priest and his fellow priests at the Tabernacle of the Lord at the place of worship in Gibeon, where they continued to minister before the Lord. +40 They sacrificed the regular burnt offerings to the Lord each morning and evening on the altar set aside for that purpose, obeying everything written in the Law of the Lord, as he had commanded Israel. +41 David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “his faithful love endures forever.” +42 They used their trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments to accompany their songs of praise to God. And the sons of Jeduthun were appointed as gatekeepers. +43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David turned and went home to bless his own family. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9ad3c83a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant is out there under a tent!” +2 Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.” +3 But that same night God said to Nathan, +4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in. +5 I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another in a Tabernacle. +6 Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s leaders, the shepherds of my people. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’ +7 “Now go and say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I took you from tending sheep in the pasture and selected you to be the leader of my people Israel. +8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth! +9 And I will provide a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure place where they will never be disturbed. Evil nations won’t oppress them as they’ve done in the past, +10 starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will defeat all your enemies. +“‘Furthermore, I declare that the Lord will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings! +11 For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. +12 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever. +13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you. +14 I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.’” +15 So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the Lord had said in this vision. +16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, +“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? +17 And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great, O Lord God! +18 “What more can I say to you about the way you have honored me? You know what your servant is really like. +19 For the sake of your servant, O Lord, and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known. +20 “O Lord, there is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you! +21 What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations that stood in their way. +22 You chose Israel to be your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God. +23 “And now, O Lord, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. May it be a promise that will last forever. +24 And may your name be established and honored forever so that everyone will say, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever. +25 “O my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him—a dynasty of kings! +26 For you are God, O Lord. And you have promised these good things to your servant. +27 And now, it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, so that it will continue forever before you. For when you grant a blessing, O Lord, it is an eternal blessing!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09a03a61 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns. +2 David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. +3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. +4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots. +5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. +6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. +7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem, +8 along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple. +9 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, +10 he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze. +11 King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. +12 Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. +13 He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. +14 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. +15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. +16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. +17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as the king’s chief assistants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21855eed --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. +2 David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun because his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express sympathy to Hanun about his father’s death. +But when David’s ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon, +3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!” +4 So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved them, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. +5 When David heard what had happened to the men, he sent messengers to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back.” For they felt deep shame because of their appearance. +6 When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. +7 They also hired 32,000 chariots and secured the support of the king of Maacah and his army. These forces camped at Medeba, where they were joined by the Ammonite troops that Hanun had recruited from his own towns. +8 When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them. +9 The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields. +10 When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans in the fields. +11 He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites. +12 “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me,” Joab told his brother. “And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will help you. +13 Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.” +14 When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away. +15 And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they also ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem. +16 The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel, so they sent messengers and summoned additional Aramean troops from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops were under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s forces. +17 When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and positioned his troops in battle formation. Then David engaged the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. +18 But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army. +19 When Hadadezer’s allies saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to David and became his subjects. After that, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6200ce43 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. +2 Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city. +3 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes. That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. +4 After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph, a descendant of the giants, and so the Philistines were subdued. +5 During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam! +6 In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. +7 But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea. +8 These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50d20c67 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. +2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the people of Israel—from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north—and bring me a report so I may know how many there are.” +3 But Joab replied, “May the Lord increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?” +4 But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem +5 and reported the number of people to David. There were 1,100,000 warriors in all Israel who could handle a sword, and 470,000 in Judah. +6 But Joab did not include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the census because he was so distressed at what the king had made him do. +7 God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it. +8 Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.” +9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer. This was the message: +10 “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’” +11 So Gad came to David and said, “These are the choices the Lord has given you. +12 You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the Lord brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the Lord who sent me.” +13 “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.” +14 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and 70,000 people died as a result. +15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. +16 David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground. +17 And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O Lord my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.” +18 Then the angel of the Lord told Gad to instruct David to go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. +19 So David went up to do what the Lord had commanded him through Gad. +20 Araunah, who was busy threshing wheat at the time, turned and saw the angel there. His four sons, who were with him, ran away and hid. +21 When Araunah saw David approaching, he left his threshing floor and bowed before David with his face to the ground. +22 David said to Araunah, “Let me buy this threshing floor from you at its full price. Then I will build an altar to the Lord there, so that he will stop the plague.” +23 “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, and the threshing boards for wood to build a fire on the altar, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give it all to you.” +24 But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!” +25 So David gave Araunah 600 pieces of gold in payment for the threshing floor. +26 David built an altar there to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar. +27 Then the Lord spoke to the angel, who put the sword back into its sheath. +28 When David saw that the Lord had answered his prayer, he offered sacrifices there at Araunah’s threshing floor. +29 At that time the Tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering that Moses had made in the wilderness were located at the place of worship in Gibeon. +30 But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..026719bb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then David said, “This will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!” +2 So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God. +3 David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed. +4 He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar to David. +5 David said, “My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the Lord must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now.” So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death. +6 Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel. +7 “My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God,” David told him. +8 “But the Lord said to me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name. +9 But you will have a son who will be a man of peace. I will give him peace with his enemies in all the surrounding lands. His name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign. +10 He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ +11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you and give you success as you follow his directions in building the Temple of the Lord your God. +12 And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel. +13 For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the Lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart! +14 “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the Lord—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver, and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more. +15 You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind. +16 You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you!” +17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to assist Solomon in this project. +18 “The Lord your God is with you,” he declared. “He has given you peace with the surrounding nations. He has handed them over to me, and they are now subject to the Lord and his people. +19 Now seek the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant and the holy vessels of God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s name.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d35ac5aa --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel. +2 David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. +3 All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. +4 Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges. +5 Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.” +6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. +7 The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon. +8 Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel. +9 These were the leaders of the family of Libni. +Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. +10 Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. +11 Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons. +12 Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. +13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. +14 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. +15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. +16 The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. +17 Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants. +18 The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader. +19 The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth). +20 The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second). +21 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. +The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. +22 Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish. +23 Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. +24 These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord. +25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem. +26 Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.” +27 In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service. +28 The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the Lord. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God. +29 They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures. +30 And each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing songs of thanks and praise to him. +31 They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the Lord on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the Lord’s presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given. +32 And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d3e243be --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 This is how Aaron’s descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. +2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests. +3 With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and of Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, David divided Aaron’s descendants into groups according to their various duties. +4 Eleazar’s descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar’s into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar. +5 All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar. +6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots. +7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. +The second lot fell to Jedaiah. +8 The third lot fell to Harim. +The fourth lot fell to Seorim. +9 The fifth lot fell to Malkijah. +The sixth lot fell to Mijamin. +10 The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. +The eighth lot fell to Abijah. +11 The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. +The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah. +12 The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib. +The twelfth lot fell to Jakim. +13 The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah. +The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab. +14 The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah. +The sixteenth lot fell to Immer. +15 The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir. +The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez. +16 The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah. +The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel. +17 The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin. +The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul. +18 The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah. +The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah. +19 Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the Lord according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the Lord, the God of Israel. +20 These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: +From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. +From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah. +21 From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah. +22 From the descendants of Izhar, the leader was Shelomith. +From the descendants of Shelomith, the leader was Jahath. +23 From the descendants of Hebron, Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third, and Jekameam was fourth. +24 From the descendants of Uzziel, the leader was Micah. +From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir, +25 along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah. +From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah. +26 From the descendants of Merari, the leaders were Mahli and Mushi. +From the descendants of Jaaziah, the leader was Beno. +27 From the descendants of Merari through Jaaziah, the leaders were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. +28 From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons. +29 From the descendants of Kish, the leader was Jerahmeel. +30 From the descendants of Mushi, the leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. +These were the descendants of Levi in their various families. +31 Like the descendants of Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by means of sacred lots, without regard to age or rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and the Levites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9305811d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work: +2 From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders. +3 From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord. +4 From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. +5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters. +6 All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king. +7 They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician. +8 The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student. +9 The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. +The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +10 The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives. +11 The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives. +12 The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +13 The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +14 The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +15 The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +16 The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +17 The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives. +18 The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives. +19 The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +20 The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives. +21 The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +22 The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives. +23 The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +24 The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +25 The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives. +26 The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives. +27 The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives. +28 The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives. +29 The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives. +30 The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives. +31 The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..307f49cc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: +From the Korahites, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Abiasaph. +2 The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth), +3 Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh). +4 The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers, were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth), +5 Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), and Peullethai (the eighth). God had richly blessed Obed-edom. +6 Obed-edom’s son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan. +7 Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men. +8 All of these descendants of Obed-edom, including their sons and grandsons—sixty-two of them in all—were very capable men, well qualified for their work. +9 Meshelemiah’s eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men. +10 Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest. +11 His other sons included Hilkiah (the second), Tebaliah (the third), and Zechariah (the fourth). Hosah’s sons and relatives, who served as gatekeepers, numbered thirteen in all. +12 These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the Lord. +13 They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots. +14 The responsibility for the east gate went to Meshelemiah and his group. The north gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man of unusual wisdom. +15 The south gate went to Obed-edom, and his sons were put in charge of the storehouse. +16 Shuppim and Hosah were assigned the west gate and the gateway leading up to the Temple. Guard duties were divided evenly. +17 Six Levites were assigned each day to the east gate, four to the north gate, four to the south gate, and two pairs at the storehouse. +18 Six were assigned each day to the west gate, four to the gateway leading up to the Temple, and two to the courtyard. +19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari. +20 Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord. +21 From the family of Libni in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel was the leader. +22 The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord. +23 These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel: +24 From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries. +25 His relatives through Eliezer were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zicri, and Shelomoth. +26 Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains and other officers of the army had dedicated to the Lord. +27 These men dedicated some of the plunder they had gained in battle to maintain the house of the Lord. +28 Shelomoth and his relatives also cared for the gifts dedicated to the Lord by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the other dedicated gifts were in their care, too. +29 From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He and his sons were given administrative responsibilities over Israel as officials and judges. +30 From the clan of Hebron came Hashabiah. He and his relatives—1,700 capable men—were put in charge of the Israelite lands west of the Jordan River. They were responsible for all matters related to the things of the Lord and the service of the king in that area. +31 Also from the clan of Hebron came Jeriah, who was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign, a search was made in the records, and capable men from the clan of Hebron were found at Jazer in the land of Gilead.) +32 There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0a1cb2a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 This is the list of Israelite generals and captains, and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had 24,000 troops. +2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was commander of the first division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the first month. +3 He was a descendant of Perez and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month. +4 Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the second month. Mikloth was his chief officer. +5 Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the third month. +6 This was the Benaiah who commanded David’s elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer. +7 Asahel, the brother of Joab, was commander of the fourth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fourth month. Asahel was succeeded by his son Zebadiah. +8 Shammah the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fifth month. +9 Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa was commander of the sixth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the sixth month. +10 Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the seventh month. +11 Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eighth month. +12 Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin was commander of the ninth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the ninth month. +13 Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the tenth month. +14 Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month. +15 Heled, a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the twelfth month. +16 The following were the tribes of Israel and their leaders:TribeLeaderReuben Eliezer son of ZicriSimeon Shephatiah son of Maacah +17 Levi Hashabiah son of KemuelAaron (the priests) Zadok +18 Judah Elihu (a brother of David)Issachar Omri son of Michael +19 Zebulun Ishmaiah son of ObadiahNaphtali Jeremoth son of Azriel +20 Ephraim Hoshea son of AzaziahManasseh (west) Joel son of Pedaiah +21 Manasseh in Gilead (east) Iddo son of ZechariahBenjamin Jaasiel son of Abner +22 Dan Azarel son of Jeroham +These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. +23 When David took his census, he did not count those who were younger than twenty years of age, because the Lord had promised to make the Israelites as numerous as the stars in heaven. +24 Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David’s official records. +25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. +Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel. +26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the king’s lands. +27 Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king’s vineyards. +Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine. +28 Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king’s olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. +Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil. +29 Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. +Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys. +30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. +Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys. +31 Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king’s flocks of sheep and goats. +All these officials were overseers of King David’s property. +32 Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the king’s sons. +33 Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king’s friend. +34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king’s army. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d9d46a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 David summoned all the officials of Israel to Jerusalem—the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of the army divisions, the other generals and captains, the overseers of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, the mighty men, and all the other brave warriors in the kingdom. +2 David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a Temple where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, God’s footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it, +3 but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’ +4 “Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. And from among my father’s sons the Lord was pleased to make me king over all Israel. +5 And from among my sons—for the Lord has given me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the Lord’s kingdom. +6 He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father. +7 And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.’ +8 “So now, with God as our witness, and in the sight of all Israel—the Lord’s assembly—I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent inheritance. +9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. +10 So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.” +11 Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary—which was the place of atonement. +12 David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the Lord. +13 The king also gave Solomon the instructions concerning the work of the various divisions of priests and Levites in the Temple of the Lord. And he gave specifications for the items in the Temple that were to be used for worship. +14 David gave instructions regarding how much gold and silver should be used to make the items needed for service. +15 He told Solomon the amount of gold needed for the gold lampstands and lamps, and the amount of silver for the silver lampstands and lamps, depending on how each would be used. +16 He designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables. +17 David also designated the amount of gold for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitchers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver for every dish. +18 He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the Lord’s “chariot”—the gold cherubim whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant. +19 “Every part of this plan,” David told Solomon, “was given to me in writing from the hand of the Lord.” +20 Then David continued, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the Lord is finished correctly. +21 The various divisions of priests and Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7818ea11 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/13_1_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, “My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals—it is for the Lord God himself! +2 Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble. +3 “And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple. +4 I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings +5 and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the Lord today?” +6 Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army, and the king’s administrative officers all gave willingly. +7 For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold, 10,000 gold coins, 375 tons of silver, 675 tons of bronze, and 3,750 tons of iron. +8 They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon. +9 The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy. +10 Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: +“O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! +11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. +12 Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength. +13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! +14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! +15 We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace. +16 “O Lord our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you! +17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously. +18 “O Lord, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes. +19 Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.” +20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king. +21 The next day they brought 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 male lambs as burnt offerings to the Lord. They also brought liquid offerings and many other sacrifices on behalf of all Israel. +22 They feasted and drank in the Lord’s presence with great joy that day. +And again they crowned David’s son Solomon as their new king. They anointed him before the Lord as their leader, and they anointed Zadok as priest. +23 So Solomon took the throne of the Lord in place of his father, David, and he succeeded in everything, and all Israel obeyed him. +24 All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon. +25 And the Lord exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him. +26 So David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. +27 He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. +28 He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place. +29 All the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer. +30 These accounts include the mighty deeds of his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the surrounding kingdoms. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index b866ff61..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Asks for Wisdom - -# Chapter 1 -1. Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the LORD his God was with him and made him very powerful. - -2. Solomon called together all the leaders of Israel--the generals and captains of the army, the judges, and all the political and clan leaders. -3. Then he led the entire assembly to the place of worship in Gibeon, for God's Tabernacle was located there. (This was the Tabernacle that Moses, the LORD's servant, had made in the wilderness.) - -4. David had already moved the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem. -5. But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri and grandson of Hur was there at Gibeon in front of the Tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the people gathered in front of it to consult the LORD. -6. There in front of the Tabernacle, Solomon went up to the bronze altar in the LORD's presence and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on it. - -7. That night God appeared to Solomon and said, "What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!" - -8. Solomon replied to God, "You showed great and faithful love to David, my father, and now you have made me king in his place. -9. O LORD God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth! -10. Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead them properly, for who could possibly govern this great people of yours?" - -11. God said to Solomon, "Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame, or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people-- -12. I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!" - -13. Then Solomon returned to Jerusalem from the Tabernacle at the place of worship in Gibeon, and he reigned over Israel. - -14. Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem. -15. The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. -16. Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king's traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. -17. At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 43c13377..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Preparations for Building the Temple - -# Chapter 2 -1. Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD, and also a royal palace for himself. -2. He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen. - -3. Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: -"Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace. - -4. I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever. - -5. "This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods. -6. But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him? - -7. "So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David. - -8. "Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them. -9. An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent. -10. In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil." - -11. King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: -"It is because the LORD loves his people that he has made you their king! -12. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself. - -13. "I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented. -14. His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father. - -15. "Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned. -16. We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem." - -17. Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600. -18. He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 447bc574..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Builds the Temple - -# Chapter 3 -1. So Solomon began to build the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. -2. The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign. - -3. These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement). It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. -4. The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. - -5. He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains. -6. He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim. -7. He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls. - -8. He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold. -9. The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold. - -10. He made two figures shaped like cherubim, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place. -11. The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7 1/2 feet long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7 1/2 feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure. -12. In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 1/2 feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 1/2 feet long, touched the wing of the first figure. -13. So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple. - -14. Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim. - -15. For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 1/2 feet. -16. He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains. -17. Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ce2b36c..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Furnishings for the Temple - -# Chapter 4 -1. Solomon also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high. -2. Then he cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference. -3. It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of figures that resembled oxen. There were about six oxen per foot all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin. - -4. The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. -5. The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water. - -6. He also made ten smaller basins for washing the utensils for the burnt offerings. He set five on the south side and five on the north. But the priests washed themselves in the Sea. - -7. He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall. - -8. He also built ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five along the south wall and five along the north wall. Then he molded 100 gold basins. - -9. He then built a courtyard for the priests, and also the large outer courtyard. He made doors for the courtyard entrances and overlaid them with bronze. -10. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. - -11. Huram-abi also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. - -So at last Huram-abi completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of God: - - -12. the two pillars; -the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; -the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals; - - -13. the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars); - -14. the water carts holding the basins; - -15. the Sea and the twelve oxen under it; - -16. the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. -Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed. -17. The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. -18. Solomon used such great quantities of bronze that its weight could not be determined. - -19. Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God: -the gold altar; -the tables for the Bread of the Presence; - - -20. the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed; - -21. the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs--all of the purest gold; - -22. the lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners--all of solid gold; -the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9367cd82..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 5 -1. So Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated--the silver, the gold, and the various articles--and he stored them in the treasuries of the Temple of God. - -The Ark Brought to the Temple - - -2. Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of tribes--the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel. They were to bring the Ark of the LORD's Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion. -3. So all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn. - -4. When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites picked up the Ark. -5. The priests and Levites brought up the Ark along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it. -6. There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count! - -7. Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD's Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple--the Most Holy Place--and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim. -8. The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles. -9. These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day. -10. Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left Egypt. - -11. Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day. -12. And the Levites who were musicians--Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and brothers--were dressed in fine linen robes and stood at the east side of the altar playing cymbals, lyres, and harps. They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets. -13. The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise and give thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices and praised the LORD with these words: -"He is good! - -His faithful love endures forever!" -At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD. -14. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple of God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9fed5fce..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Solomon Praises the LORD - -# Chapter 6 -1. Then Solomon prayed, "O LORD, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. -2. Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!" - -3. Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: -4. "Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, -5. 'From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel. -6. But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.'" - -7. Then Solomon said, "My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -8. But the LORD told him, 'You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, -9. but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.' - -10. "And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father's place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. -11. There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with the people of Israel." -Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - - -12. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer. -13. Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7 1/2 feet long, 7 1/2 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet high and had placed it at the center of the Temple's outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven. -14. He prayed, -"O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion. -15. You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today. - -16. "And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, 'If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.' -17. Now, O LORD, God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David. - -18. "But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built! -19. Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you. -20. May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. -21. May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. - -22. "If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar at this Temple, -23. then hear from heaven and judge between your servants--the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence. - -24. "If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn back and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple, -25. then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave to them and to their ancestors. - -26. "If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them, -27. then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession. - -28. "If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars, or if your people's enemies are in the land besieging their towns--whatever disaster or disease there is-- -29. and if your people Israel pray about their troubles or sorrow, raising their hands toward this Temple, -30. then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. -31. Then they will fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors. - -32. "In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands when they hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, -33. then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name. - -34. "If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to you by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name, -35. then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause. - -36. "If they sin against you--and who has never sinned?--you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far away or near. -37. But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, 'We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.' -38. If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their captivity and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors--toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name-- -39. then hear their prayers and their petitions from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you. - -40. "O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place. - -41. "And now arise, O LORD God, and enter your resting place, - -along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. -May your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation; - -may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness. - - -42. O LORD God, do not reject the king you have anointed. - -Remember your unfailing love for your servant David." - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5213edbb..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -The Dedication of the Temple - -# Chapter 7 -1. When Solomon finished praying, fire flashed down from heaven and burned up the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple. -2. The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glorious presence of the LORD filled it. -3. When all the people of Israel saw the fire coming down and the glorious presence of the LORD filling the Temple, they fell face down on the ground and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, -"He is good! - -His faithful love endures forever!" - - -4. Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the LORD. -5. King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God. -6. The priests took their assigned positions, and so did the Levites who were singing, " -His faithful love endures forever!" They accompanied the singing with music from the instruments King David had made for praising the LORD. Across from the Levites, the priests blew the trumpets, while all Israel stood. - -7. Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD's Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat. - -8. For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. -9. On the eighth day they had a closing ceremony, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Shelters for seven days. -10. Then at the end of the celebration, Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the LORD had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.The LORD's Response to Solomon - -11. So Solomon finished the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do in the construction of the Temple and the palace. -12. Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, -"I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices. - -13. At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you. -14. Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. -15. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. -16. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy--a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. - -17. "As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, -18. then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, 'One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.' - -19. "But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, -20. then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations. -21. And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, 'Why did the LORD do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?' - -22. "And the answer will be, 'Because his people abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.'" - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7e734bbb..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Solomon's Many Achievements - -# Chapter 8 -1. It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD's Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, -2. Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them. - -3. Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it. -4. He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers. -5. He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates. -6. He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm. - -7. There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. -8. These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve as forced laborers to this day. -9. But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers. -10. King Solomon appointed 250 of them to supervise the people. - -11. Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh's daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, "My wife must not live in King David's palace, for the Ark of the LORD has been there, and it is holy ground." - -12. Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple. -13. He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals--the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters--as Moses had commanded. - -14. In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God. -15. Solomon did not deviate in any way from David's commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries. - -16. So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the LORD was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion. - -17. Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom. -18. Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon's men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4b585134..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Visit of the Queen of Sheba - -# Chapter 9 -1. When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. -2. Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. -3. When the queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, -4. she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD. - -5. She exclaimed to the king, "Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true! -6. I didn't believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told. -7. How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom! -8. Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness." - -9. Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never before had there been spices as fine as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. - -10. (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood and precious jewels. -11. The king used the sandalwood to make steps for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.) - -12. King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for--gifts of greater value than the gifts she had given him. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land. - -Solomon's Wealth and Splendor - - -13. Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. -14. This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the provinces also brought gold and silver to Solomon. - -15. King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 15 pounds. -16. He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7 1/2 pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. - -17. Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with pure gold. -18. The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. -19. There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it! - -20. All of King Solomon's drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon's day! - -21. The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. - -22. So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. -23. Kings from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. -24. Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. - -25. Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and he had 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities, and some near him in Jerusalem. -26. He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. -27. The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. -28. Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and many other countries. - -Summary of Solomon's Reign - - -29. The rest of the events of Solomon's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Prophecy of Ahijah from Shiloh, and also in The Visions of Iddo the Seer, concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat. -30. Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. -31. When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 39adeda3..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -The Northern Tribes Revolt - -# Chapter 10 -1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. -2. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. -3. The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and all Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. -4. "Your father was a hard master," they said. "Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects." - -5. Rehoboam replied, "Come back in three days for my answer." So the people went away. - -6. Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. "What is your advice?" he asked. "How should I answer these people?" - -7. The older counselors replied, "If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects." - -8. But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers. -9. "What is your advice?" he asked them. "How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?" - -10. The young men replied, "This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist! -11. Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!'" - -12. Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam's decision, just as the king had ordered. -13. But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors -14. and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, "My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!" - -15. So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the LORD's message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. - -16. When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, -"Down with the dynasty of David! - -We have no interest in the son of Jesse. - -Back to your homes, O Israel! - -Look out for your own house, O David!" -So all the people of Israel returned home. - -17. But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah. - -18. King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. -19. And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index f76bd514..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Shemaiah's Prophecy - -# Chapter 11 -1. When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and Benjamin--180,000 select troops--to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself. - -2. But the LORD said to Shemaiah, the man of God, -3. "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin: -4. 'This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!'" So they obeyed the message of the LORD and did not fight against Jeroboam. - -Rehoboam Fortifies Judah - - -5. Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah. -6. He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, -7. Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, -8. Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, -9. Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, -10. Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin. -11. Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine. -12. He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control. - -13. But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam. -14. The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the LORD as priests. -15. Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made. -16. From all the tribes of Israel, those who sincerely wanted to worship the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. -17. This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon. - -Rehoboam's Family - - -18. Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse. -19. Mahalath had three sons--Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. - -20. Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. -21. Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. - -22. Rehoboam appointed Maacah's son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king. -23. Rehoboam also wisely gave responsibilities to his other sons and stationed some of them in the fortified towns throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin. He provided them with generous provisions, and he found many wives for them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1461c10b..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Egypt Invades Judah - -# Chapter 12 -1. But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him in this sin. -2. Because they were unfaithful to the LORD, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign. -3. He came with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horses, and a countless army of foot soldiers, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians. -4. Shishak conquered Judah's fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem. - -5. The prophet Shemaiah then met with Rehoboam and Judah's leaders, who had all fled to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah told them, "This is what the LORD says: You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shishak." - -6. Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is right in doing this to us!" - -7. When the LORD saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shemaiah: "Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them and will soon give them some relief. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem. -8. But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers." - -9. So King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. He ransacked the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. -10. King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. -11. Whenever the king went to the Temple of the LORD, the guards would also take the shields and then return them to the guardroom. -12. Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah. - -Summary of Rehoboam's Reign - - -13. King Rehoboam firmly established himself in Jerusalem and continued to rule. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, a woman from Ammon. -14. But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the LORD with all his heart. - -15. The rest of the events of Rehoboam's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Shemaiah the Prophet and The Record of Iddo the Seer, which are part of the genealogical record. Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other. -16. When Rehoboam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Abijah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index ad05ba5a..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Abijah's War with Jeroboam - -# Chapter 13 -1. Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel. -2. He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. - -Then war broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam. - -3. Judah, led by King Abijah, fielded 400,000 select warriors, while Jeroboam mustered 800,000 select troops from Israel. - -4. When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: "Listen to me! -5. Don't you realize that the LORD, the God of Israel, made a lasting covenant with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever? -6. Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a mere servant of David's son Solomon, rebelled against his master. -7. Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon's son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them. - -8. "Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the LORD that is led by the descendants of David? You may have a vast army, and you have those gold calves that Jeroboam made as your gods. -9. But you have chased away the priests of the LORD (the descendants of Aaron) and the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of these so-called gods of yours! - -10. "But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the LORD as priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work. -11. They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him. -12. So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!" - -13. Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of Judah to ambush them. -14. When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the LORD for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets, -15. and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah. - -16. The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat. -17. Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel's select troops were killed that day. -18. So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their ancestors. -19. Abijah and his army pursued Jeroboam's troops and captured some of his towns, including Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages. - -20. So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah's lifetime, and finally the LORD struck him down and he died. -21. Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. - -22. The rest of the events of Abijah's reign, including his words and deeds, are recorded in The Commentary of Iddo the Prophet. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 21199b03..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,27 +0,0 @@ -Early Years of Asa's Reign - -# Chapter 14 -1. When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years. -2. Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the LORD his God. -3. He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. -4. He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands. -5. Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah's towns. So Asa's kingdom enjoyed a period of peace. -6. During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the LORD was giving him rest from his enemies. - -7. Asa told the people of Judah, "Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God, and he has given us peace on every side." So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion. - -8. King Asa had an army of 300,000 warriors from the tribe of Judah, armed with large shields and spears. He also had an army of 280,000 warriors from the tribe of Benjamin, armed with small shields and bows. Both armies were composed of well-trained fighting men. - -9. Once an Ethiopian named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah, -10. so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah. -11. Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, "O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! -Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!" - -12. So the LORD defeated the Ethiopians in the presence of Asa and the army of Judah, and the enemy fled. -13. Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the LORD and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder. - -14. While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too. -15. They also attacked the camps of herdsmen and captured many sheep, goats, and camels before finally returning to Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index eeeae45c..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Asa's Religious Reforms - -# Chapter 15 -1. Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded, -2. and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. "Listen to me, Asa!" he shouted. "Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you. -3. For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Law to instruct them. -4. But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him. - -5. "During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land. -6. Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem. -7. But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded." - -8. When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD's Temple. - -9. Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa's reign when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. -10. The people gathered at Jerusalem in late spring, during the fifteenth year of Asa's reign. - -11. On that day they sacrificed to the LORD 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle. -12. Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. -13. They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death--whether young or old, man or woman. -14. They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the LORD with trumpets blaring and rams' horns sounding. -15. All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the LORD gave them rest from their enemies on every side. - -16. King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. -17. Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa's heart remained completely faithful throughout his life. -18. He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated. - -19. So there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca00b181..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Final Years of Asa's Reign - -# Chapter 16 -1. In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa's territory in Judah. - -2. Asa responded by removing the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace. He sent it to King Ben-hadad of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message: - -3. "Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone." - -4. Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa's request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all the store cities in Naphtali. -5. As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it. -6. Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah. - -7. At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, "Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. -8. Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you. -9. The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war." - -10. Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people. - -Summary of Asa's Reign - - -11. The rest of the events of Asa's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -12. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the LORD's help but turned only to his physicians. -13. So he died in the forty-first year of his reign. -14. He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48af8120..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 17 -1. Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel. -2. He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured. - -3. The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early years and did not worship the images of Baal. -4. He sought his father's God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel. -5. So the LORD established Jehoshaphat's control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed. -6. He was deeply committed to the ways of the LORD. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah. - -7. In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials to teach in all the towns of Judah. These officials included Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah. -8. He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. He also sent out the priests Elishama and Jehoram. -9. They took copies of the Book of the Law of the LORD and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people. - -10. Then the fear of the LORD fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat. -11. Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. - -12. So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. -13. He stored numerous supplies in Judah's towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem. -14. His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. - -From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah. - -15. Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops. -16. Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the LORD's service, with 200,000 troops under his command. - -17. From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier. -18. Next in command was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 armed men. - -19. These were the troops stationed in Jerusalem to serve the king, besides those Jehoshaphat stationed in the fortified towns throughout Judah. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index ff99bc9b..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat and Ahab - -# Chapter 18 -1. Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab's daughter. -2. A few years later he went to Samaria to visit Ahab, who prepared a great banquet for him and his officials. They butchered great numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle for the feast. Then Ahab enticed Jehoshaphat to join forces with him to recover Ramoth-gilead. - -3. "Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?" King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah. - -Jehoshaphat replied, "Why, of course! You and I are as one, and my troops are your troops. We will certainly join you in battle." - -4. Then Jehoshaphat added, "But first let's find out what the LORD says." - -5. So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them, "Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?" -They all replied, "Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king victory." - - -6. But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same question." - -7. The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah." -Jehoshaphat replied, "That's not the way a king should talk! Let's hear what he has to say." - - -8. So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah." -Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab - - -9. King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab's prophets were prophesying there in front of them. -10. One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, "This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!" - -11. All the other prophets agreed. "Yes," they said, "go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the LORD will give the king victory!" - -12. Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, "Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success." - -13. But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what my God says." - -14. When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?" -Micaiah replied sarcastically, "Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will have victory over them!" - - -15. But the king replied sharply, "How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?" - -16. Then Micaiah told him, "In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.'" - -17. "Didn't I tell you?" the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. "He never prophesies anything but trouble for me." - -18. Then Micaiah continued, "Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left. -19. And the LORD said, 'Who can entice King Ahab of Israel to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?' -"There were many suggestions, - -20. and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, 'I can do it!' -"'How will you do this?' the LORD asked. - -21. "And the spirit replied, 'I will go out and inspire all of Ahab's prophets to speak lies.' -"'You will succeed,' said the LORD. 'Go ahead and do it.' - -22. "So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets. For the LORD has pronounced your doom." - -23. Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. "Since when did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?" he demanded. - -24. And Micaiah replied, "You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!" - -25. "Arrest him!" the king of Israel ordered. "Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. -26. Give them this order from the king: 'Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!'" - -27. But Micaiah replied, "If you return safely, it will mean that the LORD has not spoken through me!" Then he added to those standing around, "Everyone mark my words!" -The Death of Ahab - - -28. So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. -29. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. - -30. Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his chariot commanders: "Attack only the king of Israel! Don't bother with anyone else." -31. So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. "There is the king of Israel!" they shouted. But Jehoshaphat called out, and the LORD saved him. God helped him by turning the attackers away from him. -32. As soon as the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him. - -33. An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. "Turn the horses and get me out of here!" Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. "I'm badly wounded!" - -34. The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 221c83f7..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges - -# Chapter 19 -1. When King Jehoshaphat of Judah arrived safely home in Jerusalem, -2. Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. "Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD?" he asked the king. "Because of what you have done, the LORD is very angry with you. -3. Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God." - -4. Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. -5. He appointed judges throughout the nation in all the fortified towns, -6. and he said to them, "Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the LORD. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case. -7. Fear the LORD and judge with integrity, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes." - -8. In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests and clan leaders in Israel to serve as judges for cases involving the LORD's regulations and for civil disputes. -9. These were his instructions to them: "You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with faithfulness and an undivided heart. -10. Whenever a case comes to you from fellow citizens in an outlying town, whether a murder case or some other violation of God's laws, commands, decrees, or regulations, you must warn them not to sin against the LORD, so that he will not be angry with you and them. Do this and you will not be guilty. - -11. "Amariah the high priest will have final say in all cases involving the LORD. Zebadiah son of Ishmael, a leader from the tribe of Judah, will have final say in all civil cases. The Levites will assist you in making sure that justice is served. Take courage as you fulfill your duties, and may the LORD be with those who do what is right." - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c0e52ab..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -War with Surrounding Nations - -# Chapter 20 -1. After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites declared war on Jehoshaphat. -2. Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, "A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. They are already at Hazazon-tamar." (This was another name for En-gedi.) - -3. Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the LORD for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting. -4. So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the LORD's help. - -5. Jehoshaphat stood before the community of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the LORD. -6. He prayed, "O LORD, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! -7. O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? -8. Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. -9. They said, 'Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.' - -10. "And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. -11. Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. -12. O our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help." - -13. As all the men of Judah stood before the LORD with their little ones, wives, and children, -14. the Spirit of the LORD came upon one of the men standing there. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph. - -15. He said, "Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don't be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God's. -16. Tomorrow, march out against them. You will find them coming up through the ascent of Ziz at the end of the valley that opens into the wilderness of Jeruel. -17. But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the LORD's victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!" - -18. Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the LORD. -19. Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout. - -20. Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, "Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed." - -21. After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: -"Give thanks to the LORD; - -his faithful love endures forever!" - - -22. At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. -23. The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other. -24. So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped. - -25. King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables--more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all! -26. On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the LORD there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today. - -27. Then all the men returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, overjoyed that the LORD had given them victory over their enemies. -28. They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the LORD. - -29. When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the LORD himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them. -30. So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side. - -Summary of Jehoshaphat's Reign - - -31. So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. - -32. Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. -33. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors. - -34. The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Israel. - -35. Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked. -36. Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion-geber. -37. Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, "Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy your work." So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 389ef4dc..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Jehoram Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 21 -1. When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king. - -2. Jehoram's brothers--the other sons of Jehoshaphat--were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. -3. Their father had given each of them valuable gifts of silver, gold, and costly items, and also some of Judah's fortified towns. However, he designated Jehoram as the next king because he was the oldest. -4. But when Jehoram had become solidly established as king, he killed all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah. - -5. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. -6. But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the LORD's sight. -7. But the LORD did not want to destroy David's dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever. - -8. During Jehoram's reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. -9. So Jehoram went out with his full army and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness. -10. Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors. -11. He had built pagan shrines in the hill country of Judah and had led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to give themselves to pagan gods and to go astray. - -12. Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: -"This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah. -13. Instead, you have been as evil as the kings of Israel. You have led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship idols, just as King Ahab did in Israel. And you have even killed your own brothers, men who were better than you. -14. So now the LORD is about to strike you, your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a heavy blow. -15. You yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels come out." - -16. Then the LORD stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs, who lived near the Ethiopians, to attack Jehoram. -17. They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared. - -18. After all this, the LORD struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease. -19. The disease grew worse and worse, and at the end of two years it caused his bowels to come out, and he died in agony. His people did not build a great funeral fire to honor him as they had done for his ancestors. - -20. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index da80950d..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Ahaziah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 22 -1. Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, their next king, since the marauding bands who came with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram reigned as king of Judah. - -2. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri. -3. Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab's family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. -4. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Ahab's family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin. - -5. Following their evil advice, Ahaziah joined Joram, the son of King Ahab of Israel, in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded Joram in the battle, -6. he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him. - -7. But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah's downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi, whom the LORD had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab. - -8. While Jehu was executing judgment against the family of Ahab, he happened to meet some of Judah's officials and Ahaziah's relatives who were traveling with Ahaziah. So Jehu killed them all. -9. Then Jehu's men searched for Ahaziah, and they found him hiding in the city of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu, who killed him. Ahaziah was given a decent burial because the people said, "He was the grandson of Jehoshaphat--a man who sought the LORD with all his heart." But none of the surviving members of Ahaziah's family was capable of ruling the kingdom. - -Queen Athaliah Rules in Judah - - -10. When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of Judah's royal family. -11. But Ahaziah's sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah's infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king's children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom. In this way, Jehosheba, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid the child so that Athaliah could not murder him. -12. Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index a3a226f0..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Revolt against Athaliah - -# Chapter 23 -1. In the seventh year of Athaliah's reign, Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri. -2. These men traveled secretly throughout Judah and summoned the Levites and clan leaders in all the towns to come to Jerusalem. -3. They all gathered at the Temple of God, where they made a solemn pact with Joash, the young king. -Jehoiada said to them, "Here is the king's son! The time has come for him to reign! The LORD has promised that a descendant of David will be our king. -4. This is what you must do. When you priests and Levites come on duty on the Sabbath, a third of you will serve as gatekeepers. -5. Another third will go over to the royal palace, and the final third will be at the Foundation Gate. Everyone else should stay in the courtyards of the LORD's Temple. -6. Remember, only the priests and Levites on duty may enter the Temple of the LORD, for they are set apart as holy. The rest of the people must obey the LORD's instructions and stay outside. -7. You Levites, form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to enter the Temple. Stay with the king wherever he goes." - -8. So the Levites and all the people of Judah did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not let anyone go home after their shift ended. -9. Then Jehoiada supplied the commanders with the spears and the large and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of God. -10. He stationed all the people around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar. - -11. Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out Joash, the king's son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God's laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone shouted, "Long live the king!" -The Death of Athaliah - - -12. When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and the shouts of praise to the king, she hurried to the LORD's Temple to see what was happening. -13. When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar at the Temple entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Singers with musical instruments were leading the people in a great celebration. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, "Treason! Treason!" - -14. Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, "Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her." For the priest had said, "She must not be killed in the Temple of the LORD." -15. So they seized her and led her out to the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and they killed her there. - -Jehoiada's Religious Reforms - - -16. Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD's people. -17. And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. - -18. Jehoiada now put the priests and Levites in charge of the Temple of the LORD, following all the directions given by David. He also commanded them to present burnt offerings to the LORD, as prescribed by the Law of Moses, and to sing and rejoice as David had instructed. -19. He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD's Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean. - -20. Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne. -21. So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 42e5f52e..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Joash Repairs the Temple - -# Chapter 24 -1. Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. -2. Joash did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. -3. Jehoiada chose two wives for Joash, and he had sons and daughters. - -4. At one point Joash decided to repair and restore the Temple of the LORD. -5. He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: "Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!" But the Levites did not act immediately. - -6. So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, "Why haven't you demanded that the Levites go out and collect the Temple taxes from the towns of Judah and from Jerusalem? Moses, the servant of the LORD, levied this tax on the community of Israel in order to maintain the Tabernacle of the Covenant." - -7. Over the years the followers of wicked Athaliah had broken into the Temple of God, and they had used all the dedicated things from the Temple of the LORD to worship the images of Baal. - -8. So now the king ordered a chest to be made and set outside the gate leading to the Temple of the LORD. -9. Then a proclamation was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem, telling the people to bring to the LORD the tax that Moses, the servant of God, had required of the Israelites in the wilderness. -10. This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it. - -11. Whenever the chest became full, the Levites would carry it to the king's officials. Then the court secretary and an officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and take it back to the Temple again. This went on day after day, and a large amount of money was collected. -12. The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the LORD. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the LORD's Temple. - -13. The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it. -14. When all the repairs were finished, they brought the remaining money to the king and Jehoiada. It was used to make various articles for the Temple of the LORD--articles for worship services and for burnt offerings, including ladles and other articles made of gold and silver. And the burnt offerings were sacrificed continually in the Temple of the LORD during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. - -15. Jehoiada lived to a very old age, finally dying at 130. -16. He was buried among the kings in the City of David, because he had done so much good in Israel for God and his Temple. - -Jehoiada's Reforms Reversed - - -17. But after Jehoiada's death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice. -18. They decided to abandon the Temple of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. -19. Yet the LORD sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen. - -20. Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the LORD, and now he has abandoned you!" - -21. Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's Temple. -22. That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his loyalty--by killing his son. Zechariah's last words as he died were, "May the LORD see what they are doing and avenge my death!" -The End of Joash's Reign - - -23. In the spring of the year the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in Damascus. -24. Although the Arameans attacked with only a small army, the LORD helped them conquer the much larger army of Judah. The people of Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so judgment was carried out against Joash. - -25. The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery. -26. The assassins were Jozacar, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shomer. - -27. The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index fe74a288..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Amaziah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 25 -1. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. -2. Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, but not wholeheartedly. - -3. When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father. -4. However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes." - -5. Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield. -6. He also paid about 7,500 pounds of silver to hire 100,000 experienced fighting men from Israel. - -7. But a man of God came to him and said, "Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the LORD is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim! -8. If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up." - -9. Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?" -The man of God replied, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this!" -10. So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage. - -11. Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir. -12. They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below. - -13. Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder. - -14. When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them! -15. This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, "Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?" - -16. But the king interrupted him and said, "Since when have I made you the king's counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!" -So the prophet stopped with this warning: "I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel." - - -17. After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel's king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: "Come and meet me in battle!" - -18. But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: 'Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it! - -19. "You are saying, 'I have defeated Edom,' and you are very proud of it. But my advice is to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?" - -20. But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom. -21. So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah. -22. Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home. -23. King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem's wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. -24. He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-edom. He also seized the treasures of the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria. - -25. King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. -26. The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. - -27. After Amaziah turned away from the LORD, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there. -28. They brought his body back on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index 90d0a0d1..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Uzziah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 26 -1. All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father. -2. After his father's death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah. - -3. Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. -4. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. -5. Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success. - -6. Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia. -7. God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites. -8. The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful. - -9. Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall. -10. He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys. - -11. Uzziah had an army of well-trained warriors, ready to march into battle, unit by unit. This army had been mustered and organized by Jeiel, the secretary of the army, and his assistant, Maaseiah. They were under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officials. -12. These regiments of mighty warriors were commanded by 2,600 clan leaders. -13. The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy. - -14. Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones. -15. And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the LORD gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful. - -Uzziah's Sin and Punishment - - -16. But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD's Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. -17. Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the LORD, all brave men. -18. They confronted King Uzziah and said, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The LORD God will not honor you for this!" - -19. Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD's Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead. -20. When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the LORD had struck him. -21. So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the LORD. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. - -22. The rest of the events of Uzziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. -23. When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, "He had leprosy." And his son Jotham became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index a82ade9b..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -Jotham Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 27 -1. Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. - -2. Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done, except that Jotham did not sin by entering the Temple of the LORD. But the people continued in their corrupt ways. - -3. Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD. He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel. -4. He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas. -5. Jotham went to war against the Ammonites and conquered them. Over the next three years he received from them an annual tribute of 7,500 pounds of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000 bushels of barley. - -6. King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the LORD his God. - -7. The rest of the events of Jotham's reign, including all his wars and other activities, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. -8. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. -9. When Jotham died, he was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 84eb7547..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Ahaz Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 28 -1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD, as his ancestor David had done. -2. Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel. He cast metal images for the worship of Baal. -3. He offered sacrifices in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, even sacrificing his own sons in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. -4. He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree. - -5. Because of all this, the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army. -6. In a single day Pekah son of Remaliah, Israel's king, killed 120,000 of Judah's troops, all of them experienced warriors, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. -7. Then Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king's son; Azrikam, the king's palace commander; and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command. -8. The armies of Israel captured 200,000 women and children from Judah and seized tremendous amounts of plunder, which they took back to Samaria. - -9. But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed. -10. And now you are planning to make slaves of these people from Judah and Jerusalem. What about your own sins against the LORD your God? -11. Listen to me and return these prisoners you have taken, for they are your own relatives. Watch out, because now the LORD's fierce anger has been turned against you!" - -12. Then some of the leaders of Israel--Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai--agreed with this and confronted the men returning from battle. -13. "You must not bring the prisoners here!" they declared. "We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the LORD's fierce anger is already turned against Israel." - -14. So the warriors released the prisoners and handed over the plunder in the sight of the leaders and all the people. -15. Then the four men just mentioned by name came forward and distributed clothes from the plunder to the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothing and sandals to wear, gave them enough food and drink, and dressed their wounds with olive oil. They put those who were weak on donkeys and took all the prisoners back to their own people in Jericho, the city of palms. Then they returned to Samaria. - -Ahaz Closes the Temple - - -16. At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help. -17. The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives. -18. And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. -19. The LORD was humbling Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, for he had encouraged his people to sin and had been utterly unfaithful to the LORD. - -20. So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he attacked Ahaz instead of helping him. -21. Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him. - -22. Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the LORD. -23. He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said, "Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them." But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah. - -24. The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the LORD's Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem. -25. He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors. - -26. The rest of the events of Ahaz's reign and everything he did, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -27. When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the royal cemetery of the kings of Judah. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index 639a4c3e..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 29 -1. Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. -2. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his ancestor David had done. - -Hezekiah Reopens the Temple - - -3. In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the LORD and repaired them. -4. He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple. -5. He said to them, "Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary. -6. Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned the LORD and his dwelling place; they turned their backs on him. -7. They also shut the doors to the Temple's entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel. - -8. "That is why the LORD's anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes. -9. Because of this, our fathers have been killed in battle, and our sons and daughters and wives have been captured. -10. But now I will make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us. -11. My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him." - -12. Then these Levites got right to work: -From the clan of Kohath: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah. - -From the clan of Merari: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. - -From the clan of Gershon: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah. - - -13. From the family of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel. - -From the family of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah. - - -14. From the family of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei. - -From the family of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel. - - -15. These men called together their fellow Levites, and they all purified themselves. Then they began to cleanse the Temple of the LORD, just as the king had commanded. They were careful to follow all the LORD's instructions in their work. -16. The priests went into the sanctuary of the Temple of the LORD to cleanse it, and they took out to the Temple courtyard all the defiled things they found. From there the Levites carted it all out to the Kidron Valley. - -17. They began the work in early spring, on the first day of the new year, and in eight days they had reached the entry room of the LORD's Temple. Then they purified the Temple of the LORD itself, which took another eight days. So the entire task was completed in sixteen days. - -The Temple Rededication - - -18. Then the Levites went to King Hezekiah and gave him this report: "We have cleansed the entire Temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the Bread of the Presence with all its utensils. -19. We have also recovered all the items discarded by King Ahaz when he was unfaithful and closed the Temple. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD, purified and ready for use." - -20. Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went to the Temple of the LORD. -21. They brought seven bulls, seven rams, and seven male lambs as a burnt offering, together with seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the Temple, and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, to sacrifice the animals on the altar of the LORD. - -22. So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Next they killed the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. And finally, they did the same with the male lambs. -23. The male goats for the sin offering were then brought before the king and the assembly of people, who laid their hands on them. -24. The priests then killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel. - -25. King Hezekiah then stationed the Levites at the Temple of the LORD with cymbals, lyres, and harps. He obeyed all the commands that the LORD had given to King David through Gad, the king's seer, and the prophet Nathan. -26. The Levites then took their positions around the Temple with the instruments of David, and the priests took their positions with the trumpets. - -27. Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be placed on the altar. As the burnt offering was presented, songs of praise to the LORD were begun, accompanied by the trumpets and other instruments of David, the former king of Israel. -28. The entire assembly worshiped the LORD as the singers sang and the trumpets blew, until all the burnt offerings were finished. -29. Then the king and everyone with him bowed down in worship. -30. King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship. - -31. Then Hezekiah declared, "Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Temple of the LORD." So the people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings, too. -32. The people brought to the LORD 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs for burnt offerings. -33. They also brought 600 cattle and 3,000 sheep and goats as sacred offerings. - -34. But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been. -35. There was an abundance of burnt offerings, along with the usual liquid offerings, and a great deal of fat from the many peace offerings. -So the Temple of the LORD was restored to service. -36. And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 828c9fd9..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Preparations for Passover - -# Chapter 30 -1. King Hezekiah now sent word to all Israel and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh. He asked everyone to come to the Temple of the LORD at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. -2. The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual. -3. They were unable to celebrate it at the prescribed time because not enough priests could be purified by then, and the people had not yet assembled at Jerusalem. - -4. This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people. -5. So they sent a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north, inviting everyone to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. The people had not been celebrating it in great numbers as required in the Law. - -6. At the king's command, runners were sent throughout Israel and Judah. They carried letters that said: -"O people of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he will return to the few of us who have survived the conquest of the Assyrian kings. -7. Do not be like your ancestors and relatives who abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and became an object of derision, as you yourselves can see. -8. Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the LORD. Come to his Temple, which he has set apart as holy forever. Worship the LORD your God so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. - -9. "For if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you." -Celebration of Passover - - -10. The runners went from town to town throughout Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as the territory of Zebulun. But most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them. -11. However, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem. - -12. At the same time, God's hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the LORD. -13. So a huge crowd assembled at Jerusalem in midspring to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. -14. They set to work and removed the pagan altars from Jerusalem. They took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley. - -15. On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month later than usual, the people slaughtered the Passover lamb. This shamed the priests and Levites, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the LORD. -16. Then they took their places at the Temple as prescribed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. The Levites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then sprinkled it on the altar. - -17. Since many of the people had not purified themselves, the Levites had to slaughter their Passover lamb for them, to set them apart for the LORD. -18. Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon those -19. who decide to follow the LORD, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony." -20. And the LORD listened to Hezekiah's prayer and healed the people. - -21. So the people of Israel who were present in Jerusalem joyously celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Each day the Levites and priests sang to the LORD, accompanied by loud instruments. -22. Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed as they served the LORD. The celebration continued for seven days. Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. - -23. The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week. -24. King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves. - -25. The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, including the priests, the Levites, all who came from the land of Israel, the foreigners who came to the festival, and all those who lived in Judah. -26. There was great joy in the city, for Jerusalem had not seen a celebration like this one since the days of Solomon, King David's son. -27. Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index c67175df..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Hezekiah's Religious Reforms - -# Chapter 31 -1. When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes. - -2. Hezekiah then organized the priests and Levites into divisions to offer the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to worship and give thanks and praise to the LORD at the gates of the Temple. -3. The king also made a personal contribution of animals for the daily morning and evening burnt offerings, the weekly Sabbath festivals, the monthly new moon festivals, and the annual festivals as prescribed in the Law of the LORD. -4. In addition, he required the people in Jerusalem to bring a portion of their goods to the priests and Levites, so they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the LORD. - -5. When the people of Israel heard these requirements, they responded generously by bringing the first share of their grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a large quantity--a tithe of all they produced. -6. The people who had moved to Judah from Israel, and the people of Judah themselves, brought in the tithes of their cattle, sheep, and goats and a tithe of the things that had been dedicated to the LORD their God, and they piled them up in great heaps. -7. They began piling them up in late spring, and the heaps continued to grow until early autumn. -8. When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the LORD and his people Israel! - -9. "Where did all this come from?" Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites. - -10. And Azariah the high priest, from the family of Zadok, replied, "Since the people began bringing their gifts to the LORD's Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The LORD has blessed his people, and all this is left over." - -11. Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the LORD. When this was done, -12. the people faithfully brought all the gifts, tithes, and other items dedicated for use in the Temple. Conaniah the Levite was put in charge, assisted by his brother Shimei. -13. The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God. - -14. Kore son of Imnah the Levite, who was the gatekeeper at the East Gate, was put in charge of distributing the voluntary offerings given to God, the gifts, and the things that had been dedicated to the LORD. -15. His faithful assistants were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the gifts among the families of priests in their towns by their divisions, dividing the gifts fairly among old and young alike. -16. They distributed the gifts to all males three years old or older, regardless of their place in the genealogical records. The distribution went to all who would come to the LORD's Temple to perform their daily duties according to their divisions. -17. They distributed gifts to the priests who were listed by their families in the genealogical records, and to the Levites twenty years old or older who were listed according to their jobs and their divisions. -18. Food allotments were also given to the families of all those listed in the genealogical records, including their little babies, wives, sons, and daughters. For they had all been faithful in purifying themselves. - -19. As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were living in the open villages around the towns, men were appointed by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to all the Levites listed in the genealogical records. - -20. In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the LORD his God. -21. In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God's laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index d36df1c8..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -Assyria Invades Judah - -# Chapter 32 -1. After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls. -2. When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem, -3. he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city. -4. They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said, "Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?" - -5. Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields. -6. He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying: -7. "Be strong and courageous! Don't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army, for there is a power far greater on our side! -8. He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!" Hezekiah's words greatly encouraged the people. - -Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem - - -9. While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city: - -10. "This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive my siege of Jerusalem? -11. Hezekiah has said, 'The LORD our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria.' Surely Hezekiah is misleading you, sentencing you to death by famine and thirst! -12. Don't you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the LORD's shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone. - -13. "Surely you must realize what I and the other kings of Assyria before me have done to all the people of the earth! Were any of the gods of those nations able to rescue their people from my power? -14. Which of their gods was able to rescue its people from the destructive power of my predecessors? What makes you think your God can rescue you from me? -15. Don't let Hezekiah deceive you! Don't let him fool you like this! I say it again--no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!" - -16. And Sennacherib's officers further mocked the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult. -17. The king also sent letters scorning the LORD, the God of Israel. He wrote, "Just as the gods of all the other nations failed to rescue their people from my power, so the God of Hezekiah will also fail." -18. The Assyrian officials who brought the letters shouted this in Hebrew to the people gathered on the walls of the city, trying to terrify them so it would be easier to capture the city. -19. These officers talked about the God of Jerusalem as though he were one of the pagan gods, made by human hands. - -20. Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven. -21. And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword. - -22. That is how the LORD rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the others who threatened them. So there was peace throughout the land. -23. From then on King Hezekiah became highly respected among all the surrounding nations, and many gifts for the LORD arrived at Jerusalem, with valuable presents for King Hezekiah, too. - -Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery - - -24. -About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign. -25. But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the LORD's anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem. -26. Then Hezekiah humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the LORD's anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah's lifetime. - -27. Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items. -28. He also constructed many storehouses for his grain, new wine, and olive oil; and he made many stalls for his cattle and pens for his flocks of sheep and goats. -29. He built many towns and acquired vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great wealth. -30. He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did. - -31. However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart. - -Summary of Hezekiah's Reign - - -32. The rest of the events in Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are recorded in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. -33. When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper area of the royal cemetery, and all Judah and Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index acf1295f..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Manasseh Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 33 -1. Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. -2. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. -3. He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them. - -4. He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, "My name will remain in Jerusalem forever." -5. He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the LORD's Temple. -6. Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire in the valley of Ben-Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing his anger. - -7. Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God's Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon: "My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem--the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel. -8. If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands--all the laws, decrees, and regulations given through Moses--I will not send them into exile from this land that I set aside for your ancestors." -9. But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. - -10. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings. -11. So the LORD sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. -12. But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the LORD his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. -13. And when he prayed, the LORD listened to him and was moved by his request. So the LORD brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the LORD alone is God! - -14. After this Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, from west of the Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley to the Fish Gate, and continuing around the hill of Ophel. He built the wall very high. And he stationed his military officers in all of the fortified towns of Judah. -15. Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the LORD's Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. -16. Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it. He also encouraged the people of Judah to worship the LORD, the God of Israel. -17. However, the people still sacrificed at the pagan shrines, though only to the LORD their God. - -18. The rest of the events of Manasseh's reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel. -19. Manasseh's prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented. -20. When Manasseh died, he was buried in his palace. Then his son Amon became the next king. - -Amon Rules in Judah - - -21. Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. -22. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done. He worshiped and sacrificed to all the idols his father had made. -23. But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the LORD. Instead, Amon sinned even more. - -24. Then Amon's own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. -25. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index b5700db6..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 34 -1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. -2. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. - -3. During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images. -4. He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. -5. He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem. - -6. He did the same thing in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, and in the regions all around them. -7. He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem. - -8. In the eighteenth year of his reign, after he had purified the land and the Temple, Josiah appointed Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of Jerusalem, and Joah son of Joahaz, the royal historian, to repair the Temple of the LORD his God. -9. They gave Hilkiah the high priest the money that had been collected by the Levites who served as gatekeepers at the Temple of God. The gifts were brought by people from Manasseh, Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, as well as from all Judah, Benjamin, and the people of Jerusalem. - -10. He entrusted the money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the LORD's Temple. Then they paid the workers who did the repairs and renovation of the Temple. -11. They hired carpenters and builders, who purchased finished stone for the walls and timber for the rafters and beams. They restored what earlier kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. - -12. The workers served faithfully under the leadership of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the Merarite clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites of the Kohathite clan. Other Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians, -13. were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers. - -Hilkiah Discovers God's Law - - -14. While they were bringing out the money collected at the LORD's Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD that was written by Moses. -15. Hilkiah said to Shaphan the court secretary, "I have found the Book of the Law in the LORD's Temple!" Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan. - -16. Shaphan took the scroll to the king and reported, "Your officials are doing everything they were assigned to do. -17. The money that was collected at the Temple of the LORD has been turned over to the supervisors and workmen." -18. Shaphan also told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." So Shaphan read it to the king. - -19. When the king heard what was written in the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. -20. Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king's personal adviser: -21. "Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for all the remnant of Israel and Judah. Inquire about the words written in the scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger has been poured out on us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the LORD. We have not been doing everything this scroll says we must do." - -22. So Hilkiah and the other men went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe. - -23. She said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you, -24. 'This is what the LORD says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the curses written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah will come true. -25. For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.' - -26. "But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard: -27. You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD. -28. So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.'" -So they took her message back to the king. - -Josiah's Religious Reforms - - -29. Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. -30. And the king went up to the Temple of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the Levites--all the people from the greatest to the least. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the LORD's Temple. -31. The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the LORD's presence. He pledged to obey the LORD by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll. -32. And he required everyone in Jerusalem and the people of Benjamin to make a similar pledge. The people of Jerusalem did so, renewing their covenant with God, the God of their ancestors. - -33. So Josiah removed all detestable idols from the entire land of Israel and required everyone to worship the LORD their God. And throughout the rest of his lifetime, they did not turn away from the LORD, the God of their ancestors. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index a630bb45..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Josiah Celebrates Passover - -# Chapter 35 -1. Then Josiah announced that the Passover of the LORD would be celebrated in Jerusalem, and so the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. -2. Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the LORD. -3. He issued this order to the Levites, who were to teach all Israel and who had been set apart to serve the LORD: "Put the holy Ark in the Temple that was built by Solomon son of David, the king of Israel. You no longer need to carry it back and forth on your shoulders. Now spend your time serving the LORD your God and his people Israel. -4. Report for duty according to the family divisions of your ancestors, following the directions of King David of Israel and the directions of his son Solomon. - -5. "Then stand in the sanctuary at the place appointed for your family division and help the families assigned to you as they bring their offerings to the Temple. -6. Slaughter the Passover lambs, purify yourselves, and prepare to help those who come. Follow all the directions that the LORD gave through Moses." - -7. Then Josiah provided 30,000 lambs and young goats for the people's Passover offerings, along with 3,000 cattle, all from the king's own flocks and herds. -8. The king's officials also made willing contributions to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of God's Temple, gave the priests 2,600 lambs and young goats and 300 cattle as Passover offerings. -9. The Levite leaders--Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad--gave 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 cattle to the Levites for their Passover offerings. - -10. When everything was ready for the Passover celebration, the priests and the Levites took their places, organized by their divisions, as the king had commanded. -11. The Levites then slaughtered the Passover lambs and presented the blood to the priests, who sprinkled the blood on the altar while the Levites prepared the animals. -12. They divided the burnt offerings among the people by their family groups, so they could offer them to the LORD as prescribed in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. -13. Then they roasted the Passover lambs as prescribed; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and brought them out quickly so the people could eat them. - -14. Afterward the Levites prepared Passover offerings for themselves and for the priests--the descendants of Aaron--because the priests had been busy from morning till night offering the burnt offerings and the fat portions. The Levites took responsibility for all these preparations. - -15. The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared for them by their fellow Levites. - -16. The entire ceremony for the LORD's Passover was completed that day. All the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the altar of the LORD, as King Josiah had commanded. -17. All the Israelites present in Jerusalem celebrated Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. -18. Never since the time of the prophet Samuel had there been such a Passover. None of the kings of Israel had ever kept a Passover as Josiah did, involving all the priests and Levites, all the people of Jerusalem, and people from all over Judah and Israel. -19. This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign. - -Josiah Dies in Battle - - -20. After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him. -21. But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message: -"What do you want with me, king of Judah? I have no quarrel with you today! I am on my way to fight another nation, and God has told me to hurry! Do not interfere with God, who is with me, or he will destroy you." - - -22. But Josiah refused to listen to Neco, to whom God had indeed spoken, and he would not turn back. Instead, he disguised himself and led his army into battle on the plain of Megiddo. -23. But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, "Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!" - -24. So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chariot. Then they brought him back to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. -25. The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments. - -26. The rest of the events of Josiah's reign and his acts of devotion (carried out according to what was written in the Law of the LORD), -27. from beginning to end--all are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index 95fe6546..00000000 --- a/NLT/14_2 Chronicles/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -Jehoahaz Rules in Judah - -# Chapter 36 -1. Then the people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him the next king in Jerusalem. - -2. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. - -3. Then he was deposed by the king of Egypt, who demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. - -Jehoiakim Rules in Judah - - -4. The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner. - -5. Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. - -6. Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon. -7. Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the treasures from the Temple of the LORD, and he placed them in his palace in Babylon. - -8. The rest of the events in Jehoiakim's reign, including all the evil things he did and everything found against him, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Then his son Jehoiachin became the next king. - -Jehoiachin Rules in Judah - - -9. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. Jehoiachin did what was evil in the LORD's sight. - -10. In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon. Many treasures from the Temple of the LORD were also taken to Babylon at that time. And Nebuchadnezzar installed Jehoiachin's uncle, Zedekiah, as the next king in Judah and Jerusalem. - -Zedekiah Rules in Judah - - -11. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. -12. But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the LORD. -13. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God's name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the LORD, the God of Israel. - -14. Likewise, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations, desecrating the Temple of the LORD that had been consecrated in Jerusalem. - -15. The LORD, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple. -16. But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the LORD's anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done. - -The Fall of Jerusalem - - -17. So the LORD brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians killed Judah's young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar. -18. The king took home to Babylon all the articles, large and small, used in the Temple of God, and the treasures from both the LORD's Temple and from the palace of the king and his officials. -19. Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value. -20. The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. - -21. So the message of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said. - -Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return - - -22. In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom: - -23. "This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: -"The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are his people may go there for this task. And may the LORD your God be with you!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a237cdcc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him very powerful. +2 Solomon called together all the leaders of Israel—the generals and captains of the army, the judges, and all the political and clan leaders. +3 Then he led the entire assembly to the place of worship in Gibeon, for God’s Tabernacle was located there. (This was the Tabernacle that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had made in the wilderness.) +4 David had already moved the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem. +5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri and grandson of Hur was there at Gibeon in front of the Tabernacle of the Lord. So Solomon and the people gathered in front of it to consult the Lord. +6 There in front of the Tabernacle, Solomon went up to the bronze altar in the Lord’s presence and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on it. +7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!” +8 Solomon replied to God, “You showed great and faithful love to David, my father, and now you have made me king in his place. +9 O Lord God, please continue to keep your promise to David my father, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth! +10 Give me the wisdom and knowledge to lead them properly, for who could possibly govern this great people of yours?” +11 God said to Solomon, “Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame, or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to properly govern my people— +12 I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other king has had before you or will ever have in the future!” +13 Then Solomon returned to Jerusalem from the Tabernacle at the place of worship in Gibeon, and he reigned over Israel. +14 Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem. +15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. +16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. +17 At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8c5e541 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Solomon decided to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord, and also a royal palace for himself. +2 He enlisted a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen. +3 Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: +“Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace. +4 I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the Lord our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever. +5 “This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods. +6 But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him? +7 “So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David. +8 “Also send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber in Lebanon. I will send my men to help them. +9 An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent. +10 In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.” +11 King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: +“It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king! +12 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself. +13 “I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented. +14 His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father. +15 “Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned. +16 We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.” +17 Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600. +18 He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as quarry workers in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..998ddcc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 So Solomon began to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. +2 The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. +3 These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement). It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. +4 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. +5 He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains. +6 He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim. +7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls. +8 He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold. +9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold. +10 He made two figures shaped like cherubim, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place. +11 The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7 1⁄2 feet long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7 1⁄2 feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure. +12 In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 1⁄2 feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 1⁄2 feet long, touched the wing of the first figure. +13 So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple. +14 Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim. +15 For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 1⁄2 feet. +16 He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains. +17 Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..471b1e67 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Solomon also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high. +2 Then he cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1⁄2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference. +3 It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of figures that resembled oxen. There were about six oxen per foot all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin. +4 The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. +5 The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water. +6 He also made ten smaller basins for washing the utensils for the burnt offerings. He set five on the south side and five on the north. But the priests washed themselves in the Sea. +7 He then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given, and he put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall. +8 He also built ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five along the south wall and five along the north wall. Then he molded 100 gold basins. +9 He then built a courtyard for the priests, and also the large outer courtyard. He made doors for the courtyard entrances and overlaid them with bronze. +10 The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. +11 Huram-abi also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. +So at last Huram-abi completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of God: +12 the two pillars; +the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; +the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals; +13 the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars); +14 the water carts holding the basins; +15 the Sea and the twelve oxen under it; +16 the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. +Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the Lord, just as King Solomon had directed. +17 The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. +18 Solomon used such great quantities of bronze that its weight could not be determined. +19 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God: +the gold altar; +the tables for the Bread of the Presence; +20 the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed; +21 the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold; +22 the lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners—all of solid gold; +the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2fad3890 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 So Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the Lord. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the Temple of God. +2 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion. +3 So all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is held in early autumn. +4 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites picked up the Ark. +5 The priests and Levites brought up the Ark along with the special tent and all the sacred items that had been in it. +6 There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count! +7 Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim. +8 The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles. +9 These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the Most Holy Place, but not from the outside. They are still there to this day. +10 Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left Egypt. +11 Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day. +12 And the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and brothers—were dressed in fine linen robes and stood at the east side of the altar playing cymbals, lyres, and harps. They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets. +13 The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise and give thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices and praised the Lord with these words: +“He is good! + His faithful love endures forever!” +At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord. +14 The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5026d6fa --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 Then Solomon prayed, “O Lord, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness. +2 Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever!” +3 Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing: +4 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, +5 ‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel. +6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’” +7 Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +8 But the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good, +9 but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’ +10 “And now the Lord has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +11 There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the Lord made with the people of Israel.” +12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer. +13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7 1⁄2 feet long, 7 1⁄2 feet wide, and 4 1⁄2 feet high and had placed it at the center of the Temple’s outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven. +14 He prayed, +“O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion. +15 You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today. +16 “And now, O Lord, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’ +17 Now, O Lord, God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David. +18 “But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built! +19 Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is making to you. +20 May you watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have said you would put your name. May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. +21 May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. +22 “If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your altar at this Temple, +23 then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence. +24 “If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn back and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple, +25 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave to them and to their ancestors. +26 “If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this Temple and acknowledge your name and turn from their sins because you have punished them, +27 then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follow the right path, and send rain on your land that you have given to your people as their special possession. +28 “If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars, or if your people’s enemies are in the land besieging their towns—whatever disaster or disease there is— +29 and if your people Israel pray about their troubles or sorrow, raising their hands toward this Temple, +30 then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. +31 Then they will fear you and walk in your ways as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors. +32 “In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands when they hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, +33 then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name. +34 “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to you by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name, +35 then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause. +36 “If they sin against you—and who has never sinned?—you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far away or near. +37 But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’ +38 If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their captivity and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name— +39 then hear their prayers and their petitions from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. Forgive your people who have sinned against you. +40 “O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place. +41 “And now arise, O Lord God, and enter your resting place, + along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. +May your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation; + may your loyal servants rejoice in your goodness. +42 O Lord God, do not reject the king you have anointed. + Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ebbb57c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 When Solomon finished praying, fire flashed down from heaven and burned up the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple. +2 The priests could not enter the Temple of the Lord because the glorious presence of the Lord filled it. +3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire coming down and the glorious presence of the Lord filling the Temple, they fell face down on the ground and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying, +“He is good! + His faithful love endures forever!” +4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices to the Lord. +5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple of God. +6 The priests took their assigned positions, and so did the Levites who were singing, “His faithful love endures forever!” They accompanied the singing with music from the instruments King David had made for praising the Lord. Across from the Levites, the priests blew the trumpets, while all Israel stood. +7 Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the Lord’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat. +8 For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. +9 On the eighth day they had a closing ceremony, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the Festival of Shelters for seven days. +10 Then at the end of the celebration, Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the Lord had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel. +11 So Solomon finished the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do in the construction of the Temple and the palace. +12 Then one night the Lord appeared to Solomon and said, +“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices. +13 At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you. +14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. +15 My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. +16 For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart. +17 “As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, +18 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’ +19 “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods, +20 then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations. +21 And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’ +22 “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d7bdebd --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, +2 Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them. +3 Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it. +4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers. +5 He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates. +6 He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm. +7 There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. +8 These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve as forced laborers to this day. +9 But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers. +10 King Solomon appointed 250 of them to supervise the people. +11 Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace, for the Ark of the Lord has been there, and it is holy ground.” +12 Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple. +13 He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals—the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters—as Moses had commanded. +14 In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God. +15 Solomon did not deviate in any way from David’s commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries. +16 So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the Lord was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion. +17 Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom. +18 Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d87f71b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. +2 Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her. +3 When the queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, +4 she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the Lord. +5 She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true! +6 I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told. +7 How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom! +8 Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.” +9 Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewels. Never before had there been spices as fine as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. +10 (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood and precious jewels. +11 The king used the sandalwood to make steps for the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and to construct lyres and harps for the musicians. Never before had such beautiful things been seen in Judah.) +12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for—gifts of greater value than the gifts she had given him. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land. +13 Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. +14 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the provinces also brought gold and silver to Solomon. +15 King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 15 pounds. +16 He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than 7 1⁄2 pounds. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. +17 Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with pure gold. +18 The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. +19 There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it! +20 All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day! +21 The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. +22 So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. +23 Kings from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. +24 Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. +25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and he had 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities, and some near him in Jerusalem. +26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. +27 The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. +28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and many other countries. +29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Prophecy of Ahijah from Shiloh, and also in The Visions of Iddo the Seer, concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat. +30 Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. +31 When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca455d3c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. +2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon. +3 The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and all Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. +4 “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.” +5 Rehoboam replied, “Come back in three days for my answer.” So the people went away. +6 Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?” +7 The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.” +8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers. +9 “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?” +10 The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! +11 Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’” +12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam’s decision, just as the king had ordered. +13 But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors +14 and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!” +15 So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the Lord’s message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. +16 When all Israel realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, +“Down with the dynasty of David! + We have no interest in the son of Jesse. +Back to your homes, O Israel! + Look out for your own house, O David!” +So all the people of Israel returned home. +17 But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah. +18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. +19 And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3e0da0cc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself. +2 But the Lord said to Shemaiah, the man of God, +3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin: +4 ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and did not fight against Jeroboam. +5 Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah. +6 He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, +7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, +8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, +9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, +10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin. +11 Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine. +12 He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control. +13 But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam. +14 The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the Lord as priests. +15 Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made. +16 From all the tribes of Israel, those who sincerely wanted to worship the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. +17 This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon. +18 Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse. +19 Mahalath had three sons—Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. +20 Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. +21 Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. +22 Rehoboam appointed Maacah’s son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king. +23 Rehoboam also wisely gave responsibilities to his other sons and stationed some of them in the fortified towns throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin. He provided them with generous provisions, and he found many wives for them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d4aa5d12 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin. +2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign. +3 He came with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horses, and a countless army of foot soldiers, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians. +4 Shishak conquered Judah’s fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem. +5 The prophet Shemaiah then met with Rehoboam and Judah’s leaders, who had all fled to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah told them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me, so I am abandoning you to Shishak.” +6 Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is right in doing this to us!” +7 When the Lord saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shemaiah: “Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them and will soon give them some relief. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem. +8 But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers.” +9 So King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. He ransacked the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace; he stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made. +10 King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace. +11 Whenever the king went to the Temple of the Lord, the guards would also take the shields and then return them to the guardroom. +12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah. +13 King Rehoboam firmly established himself in Jerusalem and continued to rule. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, a woman from Ammon. +14 But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the Lord with all his heart. +15 The rest of the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Shemaiah the Prophet and The Record of Iddo the Seer, which are part of the genealogical record. Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other. +16 When Rehoboam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Abijah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..74639110 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. +2 He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. +Then war broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam. +3 Judah, led by King Abijah, fielded 400,000 select warriors, while Jeroboam mustered 800,000 select troops from Israel. +4 When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: “Listen to me! +5 Don’t you realize that the Lord, the God of Israel, made a lasting covenant with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever? +6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a mere servant of David’s son Solomon, rebelled against his master. +7 Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them. +8 “Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the Lord that is led by the descendants of David? You may have a vast army, and you have those gold calves that Jeroboam made as your gods. +9 But you have chased away the priests of the Lord (the descendants of Aaron) and the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of these so-called gods of yours! +10 “But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the Lord as priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work. +11 They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the Lord our God, but you have abandoned him. +12 So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!” +13 Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of Judah to ambush them. +14 When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the Lord for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets, +15 and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah. +16 The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat. +17 Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day. +18 So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their ancestors. +19 Abijah and his army pursued Jeroboam’s troops and captured some of his towns, including Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages. +20 So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s lifetime, and finally the Lord struck him down and he died. +21 Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. +22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his words and deeds, are recorded in The Commentary of Iddo the Prophet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c578c3c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years. +2 Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. +3 He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. +4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands. +5 Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace. +6 During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the Lord was giving him rest from his enemies. +7 Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion. +8 King Asa had an army of 300,000 warriors from the tribe of Judah, armed with large shields and spears. He also had an army of 280,000 warriors from the tribe of Benjamin, armed with small shields and bows. Both armies were composed of well-trained fighting men. +9 Once an Ethiopian named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah, +10 so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah. +11 Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, “O Lord, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O Lord, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!” +12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians in the presence of Asa and the army of Judah, and the enemy fled. +13 Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the Lord and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder. +14 While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the Lord came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too. +15 They also attacked the camps of herdsmen and captured many sheep, goats, and camels before finally returning to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a62c7d97 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded, +2 and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you. +3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Law to instruct them. +4 But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him. +5 “During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land. +6 Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem. +7 But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.” +8 When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the Lord, which stood in front of the entry room of the Lord’s Temple. +9 Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa’s reign when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. +10 The people gathered at Jerusalem in late spring, during the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. +11 On that day they sacrificed to the Lord 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle. +12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. +13 They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman. +14 They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the Lord with trumpets blaring and rams’ horns sounding. +15 All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the Lord gave them rest from their enemies on every side. +16 King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. +17 Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life. +18 He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated. +19 So there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e840bf6e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah. +2 Asa responded by removing the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it to King Ben-hadad of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message: +3 “Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.” +4 Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all the store cities in Naphtali. +5 As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it. +6 Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah. +7 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the Lord your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. +8 Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you. +9 The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.” +10 Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people. +11 The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the Lord’s help but turned only to his physicians. +13 So he died in the forty-first year of his reign. +14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ecb2e6ae --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_17.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 17 +1 Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel. +2 He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured. +3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years and did not worship the images of Baal. +4 He sought his father’s God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel. +5 So the Lord established Jehoshaphat’s control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed. +6 He was deeply committed to the ways of the Lord. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah. +7 In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials to teach in all the towns of Judah. These officials included Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah. +8 He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. He also sent out the priests Elishama and Jehoram. +9 They took copies of the Book of the Law of the Lord and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people. +10 Then the fear of the Lord fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat. +11 Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. +12 So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. +13 He stored numerous supplies in Judah’s towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem. +14 His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. +From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah. +15 Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops. +16 Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the Lord’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command. +17 From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier. +18 Next in command was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 armed men. +19 These were the troops stationed in Jerusalem to serve the king, besides those Jehoshaphat stationed in the fortified towns throughout Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e07db1fd --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_18.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Chapter 18 +1 Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab’s daughter. +2 A few years later he went to Samaria to visit Ahab, who prepared a great banquet for him and his officials. They butchered great numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle for the feast. Then Ahab enticed Jehoshaphat to join forces with him to recover Ramoth-gilead. +3 “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah. +Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one, and my troops are your troops. We will certainly join you in battle.” +4 Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the Lord says.” +5 So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” +They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king victory.” +6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question.” +7 The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” +Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.” +8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” +9 King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in front of them. +10 One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!” +11 All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!” +12 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.” +13 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what my God says.” +14 When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” +Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will have victory over them!” +15 But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the Lord?” +16 Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’” +17 “Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. “He never prophesies anything but trouble for me.” +18 Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left. +19 And the Lord said, ‘Who can entice King Ahab of Israel to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?’ +“There were many suggestions, +20 and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!’ +“‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked. +21 “And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’ +“‘You will succeed,’ said the Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’ +22 “So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.” +23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded. +24 And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!” +25 “Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. +26 Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’” +27 But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing around, “Everyone mark my words!” +28 So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. +29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. +30 Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his chariot commanders: “Attack only the king of Israel! Don’t bother with anyone else.” +31 So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But Jehoshaphat called out, and the Lord saved him. God helped him by turning the attackers away from him. +32 As soon as the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him. +33 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!” +34 The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..72e7aca2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_19.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Chapter 19 +1 When King Jehoshaphat of Judah arrived safely home in Jerusalem, +2 Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the Lord is very angry with you. +3 Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.” +4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. +5 He appointed judges throughout the nation in all the fortified towns, +6 and he said to them, “Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the Lord. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case. +7 Fear the Lord and judge with integrity, for the Lord our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.” +8 In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests and clan leaders in Israel to serve as judges for cases involving the Lord’s regulations and for civil disputes. +9 These were his instructions to them: “You must always act in the fear of the Lord, with faithfulness and an undivided heart. +10 Whenever a case comes to you from fellow citizens in an outlying town, whether a murder case or some other violation of God’s laws, commands, decrees, or regulations, you must warn them not to sin against the Lord, so that he will not be angry with you and them. Do this and you will not be guilty. +11 “Amariah the high priest will have final say in all cases involving the Lord. Zebadiah son of Ishmael, a leader from the tribe of Judah, will have final say in all civil cases. The Levites will assist you in making sure that justice is served. Take courage as you fulfill your duties, and may the Lord be with those who do what is right.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..17dfddb6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_20.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# Chapter 20 +1 After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites declared war on Jehoshaphat. +2 Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (This was another name for En-gedi.) +3 Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting. +4 So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the Lord’s help. +5 Jehoshaphat stood before the community of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the Lord. +6 He prayed, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! +7 O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? +8 Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. +9 They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.’ +10 “And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. +11 Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. +12 O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.” +13 As all the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, wives, and children, +14 the Spirit of the Lord came upon one of the men standing there. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph. +15 He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. +16 Tomorrow, march out against them. You will find them coming up through the ascent of Ziz at the end of the valley that opens into the wilderness of Jeruel. +17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!” +18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the Lord. +19 Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout. +20 Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, “Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.” +21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: +“Give thanks to the Lord; + his faithful love endures forever!” +22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. +23 The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other. +24 So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped. +25 King Jehoshaphat and his men went out to gather the plunder. They found vast amounts of equipment, clothing, and other valuables—more than they could carry. There was so much plunder that it took them three days just to collect it all! +26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today. +27 Then all the men returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, overjoyed that the Lord had given them victory over their enemies. +28 They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the Lord. +29 When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the Lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them. +30 So Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side. +31 So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. +32 Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. +33 During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors. +34 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Israel. +35 Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked. +36 Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion-geber. +37 Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..76a88581 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_21.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 21 +1 When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king. +2 Jehoram’s brothers—the other sons of Jehoshaphat—were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. +3 Their father had given each of them valuable gifts of silver, gold, and costly items, and also some of Judah’s fortified towns. However, he designated Jehoram as the next king because he was the oldest. +4 But when Jehoram had become solidly established as king, he killed all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah. +5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. +6 But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab’s daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. +7 But the Lord did not want to destroy David’s dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever. +8 During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. +9 So Jehoram went out with his full army and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness. +10 Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors. +11 He had built pagan shrines in the hill country of Judah and had led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to give themselves to pagan gods and to go astray. +12 Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: +“This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah. +13 Instead, you have been as evil as the kings of Israel. You have led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship idols, just as King Ahab did in Israel. And you have even killed your own brothers, men who were better than you. +14 So now the Lord is about to strike you, your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a heavy blow. +15 You yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels come out.” +16 Then the Lord stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs, who lived near the Ethiopians, to attack Jehoram. +17 They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king’s sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared. +18 After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease. +19 The disease grew worse and worse, and at the end of two years it caused his bowels to come out, and he died in agony. His people did not build a great funeral fire to honor him as they had done for his ancestors. +20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d324c7a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_22.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 22 +1 Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, their next king, since the marauding bands who came with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram reigned as king of Judah. +2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri. +3 Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. +4 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin. +5 Following their evil advice, Ahaziah joined Joram, the son of King Ahab of Israel, in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded Joram in the battle, +6 he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him. +7 But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah’s downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi, whom the Lord had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab. +8 While Jehu was executing judgment against the family of Ahab, he happened to meet some of Judah’s officials and Ahaziah’s relatives who were traveling with Ahaziah. So Jehu killed them all. +9 Then Jehu’s men searched for Ahaziah, and they found him hiding in the city of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu, who killed him. Ahaziah was given a decent burial because the people said, “He was the grandson of Jehoshaphat—a man who sought the Lord with all his heart.” But none of the surviving members of Ahaziah’s family was capable of ruling the kingdom. +10 When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of Judah’s royal family. +11 But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom. In this way, Jehosheba, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid the child so that Athaliah could not murder him. +12 Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06bbe029 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_23.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 23 +1 In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri. +2 These men traveled secretly throughout Judah and summoned the Levites and clan leaders in all the towns to come to Jerusalem. +3 They all gathered at the Temple of God, where they made a solemn pact with Joash, the young king. +Jehoiada said to them, “Here is the king’s son! The time has come for him to reign! The Lord has promised that a descendant of David will be our king. +4 This is what you must do. When you priests and Levites come on duty on the Sabbath, a third of you will serve as gatekeepers. +5 Another third will go over to the royal palace, and the final third will be at the Foundation Gate. Everyone else should stay in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. +6 Remember, only the priests and Levites on duty may enter the Temple of the Lord, for they are set apart as holy. The rest of the people must obey the Lord’s instructions and stay outside. +7 You Levites, form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to enter the Temple. Stay with the king wherever he goes.” +8 So the Levites and all the people of Judah did everything as Jehoiada the priest ordered. The commanders took charge of the men reporting for duty that Sabbath, as well as those who were going off duty. Jehoiada the priest did not let anyone go home after their shift ended. +9 Then Jehoiada supplied the commanders with the spears and the large and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of God. +10 He stationed all the people around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar. +11 Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out Joash, the king’s son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God’s laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, and everyone shouted, “Long live the king!” +12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and the shouts of praise to the king, she hurried to the Lord’s Temple to see what was happening. +13 When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar at the Temple entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Singers with musical instruments were leading the people in a great celebration. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!” +14 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the Lord.” +15 So they seized her and led her out to the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and they killed her there. +16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. +17 And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. +18 Jehoiada now put the priests and Levites in charge of the Temple of the Lord, following all the directions given by David. He also commanded them to present burnt offerings to the Lord, as prescribed by the Law of Moses, and to sing and rejoice as David had instructed. +19 He also stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s Temple to keep out those who for any reason were ceremonially unclean. +20 Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the Lord. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne. +21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was peaceful because Athaliah had been killed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..69958939 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_24.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 24 +1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. +2 Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. +3 Jehoiada chose two wives for Joash, and he had sons and daughters. +4 At one point Joash decided to repair and restore the Temple of the Lord. +5 He summoned the priests and Levites and gave them these instructions: “Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately. +6 So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven’t you demanded that the Levites go out and collect the Temple taxes from the towns of Judah and from Jerusalem? Moses, the servant of the Lord, levied this tax on the community of Israel in order to maintain the Tabernacle of the Covenant.” +7 Over the years the followers of wicked Athaliah had broken into the Temple of God, and they had used all the dedicated things from the Temple of the Lord to worship the images of Baal. +8 So now the king ordered a chest to be made and set outside the gate leading to the Temple of the Lord. +9 Then a proclamation was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem, telling the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, the servant of God, had required of the Israelites in the wilderness. +10 This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it. +11 Whenever the chest became full, the Levites would carry it to the king’s officials. Then the court secretary and an officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and take it back to the Temple again. This went on day after day, and a large amount of money was collected. +12 The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the Lord. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the Lord’s Temple. +13 The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it. +14 When all the repairs were finished, they brought the remaining money to the king and Jehoiada. It was used to make various articles for the Temple of the Lord—articles for worship services and for burnt offerings, including ladles and other articles made of gold and silver. And the burnt offerings were sacrificed continually in the Temple of the Lord during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. +15 Jehoiada lived to a very old age, finally dying at 130. +16 He was buried among the kings in the City of David, because he had done so much good in Israel for God and his Temple. +17 But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice. +18 They decided to abandon the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. +19 Yet the Lord sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen. +20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the Lord, and now he has abandoned you!” +21 Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. +22 That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his loyalty—by killing his son. Zechariah’s last words as he died were, “May the Lord see what they are doing and avenge my death!” +23 In the spring of the year the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in Damascus. +24 Although the Arameans attacked with only a small army, the Lord helped them conquer the much larger army of Judah. The people of Judah had abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, so judgment was carried out against Joash. +25 The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery. +26 The assassins were Jozacar, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shomer. +27 The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd28a9f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_25.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 25 +1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. +2 Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly. +3 When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father. +4 However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the Lord as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.” +5 Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield. +6 He also paid about 7,500 pounds of silver to hire 100,000 experienced fighting men from Israel. +7 But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the Lord is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim! +8 If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.” +9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?” +The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this!” +10 So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage. +11 Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir. +12 They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below. +13 Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder. +14 When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them! +15 This made the Lord very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?” +16 But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!” +So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.” +17 After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!” +18 But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it! +19 “You are saying, ‘I have defeated Edom,’ and you are very proud of it. But my advice is to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?” +20 But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom. +21 So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah. +22 Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home. +23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. +24 He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-edom. He also seized the treasures of the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria. +25 King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. +26 The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +27 After Amaziah turned away from the Lord, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there. +28 They brought his body back on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..56676552 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_26.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 26 +1 All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father. +2 After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah. +3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem. +4 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. +5 Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. +6 Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia. +7 God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites. +8 The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful. +9 Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall. +10 He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys. +11 Uzziah had an army of well-trained warriors, ready to march into battle, unit by unit. This army had been mustered and organized by Jeiel, the secretary of the army, and his assistant, Maaseiah. They were under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officials. +12 These regiments of mighty warriors were commanded by 2,600 clan leaders. +13 The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy. +14 Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones. +15 And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful. +16 But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. +17 Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the Lord, all brave men. +18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The Lord God will not honor you for this!” +19 Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead. +20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him. +21 So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land. +22 The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. +23 When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, “He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..03b7ba37 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_27.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Chapter 27 +1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. +2 Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done, except that Jotham did not sin by entering the Temple of the Lord. But the people continued in their corrupt ways. +3 Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord. He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel. +4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and constructed fortresses and towers in the wooded areas. +5 Jotham went to war against the Ammonites and conquered them. Over the next three years he received from them an annual tribute of 7,500 pounds of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000 bushels of barley. +6 King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God. +7 The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including all his wars and other activities, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. +8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. +9 When Jotham died, he was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50f4318e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_28.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 28 +1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done. +2 Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel. He cast metal images for the worship of Baal. +3 He offered sacrifices in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, even sacrificing his own sons in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. +4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree. +5 Because of all this, the Lord his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army. +6 In a single day Pekah son of Remaliah, Israel’s king, killed 120,000 of Judah’s troops, all of them experienced warriors, because they had abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors. +7 Then Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son; Azrikam, the king’s palace commander; and Elkanah, the king’s second-in-command. +8 The armies of Israel captured 200,000 women and children from Judah and seized tremendous amounts of plunder, which they took back to Samaria. +9 But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed. +10 And now you are planning to make slaves of these people from Judah and Jerusalem. What about your own sins against the Lord your God? +11 Listen to me and return these prisoners you have taken, for they are your own relatives. Watch out, because now the Lord’s fierce anger has been turned against you!” +12 Then some of the leaders of Israel—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—agreed with this and confronted the men returning from battle. +13 “You must not bring the prisoners here!” they declared. “We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the Lord’s fierce anger is already turned against Israel.” +14 So the warriors released the prisoners and handed over the plunder in the sight of the leaders and all the people. +15 Then the four men just mentioned by name came forward and distributed clothes from the plunder to the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothing and sandals to wear, gave them enough food and drink, and dressed their wounds with olive oil. They put those who were weak on donkeys and took all the prisoners back to their own people in Jericho, the city of palms. Then they returned to Samaria. +16 At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help. +17 The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives. +18 And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. +19 The Lord was humbling Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, for he had encouraged his people to sin and had been utterly unfaithful to the Lord. +20 So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he attacked Ahaz instead of helping him. +21 Ahaz took valuable items from the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him. +22 Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the Lord. +23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said, “Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them.” But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah. +24 The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the Lord’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem. +25 He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors. +26 The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign and everything he did, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +27 When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the royal cemetery of the kings of Judah. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..34c16505 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_29.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Chapter 29 +1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. +2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done. +3 In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the Lord and repaired them. +4 He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple. +5 He said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary. +6 Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They abandoned the Lord and his dwelling place; they turned their backs on him. +7 They also shut the doors to the Temple’s entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel. +8 “That is why the Lord’s anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes. +9 Because of this, our fathers have been killed in battle, and our sons and daughters and wives have been captured. +10 But now I will make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us. +11 My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him.” +12 Then these Levites got right to work: +From the clan of Kohath: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah. +From the clan of Merari: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. +From the clan of Gershon: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah. +13 From the family of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel. +From the family of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah. +14 From the family of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei. +From the family of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel. +15 These men called together their fellow Levites, and they all purified themselves. Then they began to cleanse the Temple of the Lord, just as the king had commanded. They were careful to follow all the Lord’s instructions in their work. +16 The priests went into the sanctuary of the Temple of the Lord to cleanse it, and they took out to the Temple courtyard all the defiled things they found. From there the Levites carted it all out to the Kidron Valley. +17 They began the work in early spring, on the first day of the new year, and in eight days they had reached the entry room of the Lord’s Temple. Then they purified the Temple of the Lord itself, which took another eight days. So the entire task was completed in sixteen days. +18 Then the Levites went to King Hezekiah and gave him this report: “We have cleansed the entire Temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the Bread of the Presence with all its utensils. +19 We have also recovered all the items discarded by King Ahaz when he was unfaithful and closed the Temple. They are now in front of the altar of the Lord, purified and ready for use.” +20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went to the Temple of the Lord. +21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, and seven male lambs as a burnt offering, together with seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the Temple, and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, to sacrifice the animals on the altar of the Lord. +22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Next they killed the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. And finally, they did the same with the male lambs. +23 The male goats for the sin offering were then brought before the king and the assembly of people, who laid their hands on them. +24 The priests then killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel. +25 King Hezekiah then stationed the Levites at the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, lyres, and harps. He obeyed all the commands that the Lord had given to King David through Gad, the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. +26 The Levites then took their positions around the Temple with the instruments of David, and the priests took their positions with the trumpets. +27 Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be placed on the altar. As the burnt offering was presented, songs of praise to the Lord were begun, accompanied by the trumpets and other instruments of David, the former king of Israel. +28 The entire assembly worshiped the Lord as the singers sang and the trumpets blew, until all the burnt offerings were finished. +29 Then the king and everyone with him bowed down in worship. +30 King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship. +31 Then Hezekiah declared, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Temple of the Lord.” So the people brought their sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings, too. +32 The people brought to the Lord 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs for burnt offerings. +33 They also brought 600 cattle and 3,000 sheep and goats as sacred offerings. +34 But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been. +35 There was an abundance of burnt offerings, along with the usual liquid offerings, and a great deal of fat from the many peace offerings. +So the Temple of the Lord was restored to service. +36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d86dd08 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_30.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 30 +1 King Hezekiah now sent word to all Israel and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh. He asked everyone to come to the Temple of the Lord at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel. +2 The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual. +3 They were unable to celebrate it at the prescribed time because not enough priests could be purified by then, and the people had not yet assembled at Jerusalem. +4 This plan for keeping the Passover seemed right to the king and all the people. +5 So they sent a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north, inviting everyone to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel. The people had not been celebrating it in great numbers as required in the Law. +6 At the king’s command, runners were sent throughout Israel and Judah. They carried letters that said: +“O people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he will return to the few of us who have survived the conquest of the Assyrian kings. +7 Do not be like your ancestors and relatives who abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and became an object of derision, as you yourselves can see. +8 Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the Lord. Come to his Temple, which he has set apart as holy forever. Worship the Lord your God so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. +9 “For if you return to the Lord, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.” +10 The runners went from town to town throughout Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as the territory of Zebulun. But most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them. +11 However, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem. +12 At the same time, God’s hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the Lord. +13 So a huge crowd assembled at Jerusalem in midspring to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. +14 They set to work and removed the pagan altars from Jerusalem. They took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley. +15 On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month later than usual, the people slaughtered the Passover lamb. This shamed the priests and Levites, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the Lord. +16 Then they took their places at the Temple as prescribed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. The Levites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then sprinkled it on the altar. +17 Since many of the people had not purified themselves, the Levites had to slaughter their Passover lamb for them, to set them apart for the Lord. +18 Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon those +19 who decide to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.” +20 And the Lord listened to Hezekiah’s prayer and healed the people. +21 So the people of Israel who were present in Jerusalem joyously celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Each day the Levites and priests sang to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments. +22 Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed as they served the Lord. The celebration continued for seven days. Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. +23 The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week. +24 King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves. +25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, including the priests, the Levites, all who came from the land of Israel, the foreigners who came to the festival, and all those who lived in Judah. +26 There was great joy in the city, for Jerusalem had not seen a celebration like this one since the days of Solomon, King David’s son. +27 Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1f0817d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_31.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 31 +1 When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes. +2 Hezekiah then organized the priests and Levites into divisions to offer the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to worship and give thanks and praise to the Lord at the gates of the Temple. +3 The king also made a personal contribution of animals for the daily morning and evening burnt offerings, the weekly Sabbath festivals, the monthly new moon festivals, and the annual festivals as prescribed in the Law of the Lord. +4 In addition, he required the people in Jerusalem to bring a portion of their goods to the priests and Levites, so they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord. +5 When the people of Israel heard these requirements, they responded generously by bringing the first share of their grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a large quantity—a tithe of all they produced. +6 The people who had moved to Judah from Israel, and the people of Judah themselves, brought in the tithes of their cattle, sheep, and goats and a tithe of the things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them up in great heaps. +7 They began piling them up in late spring, and the heaps continued to grow until early autumn. +8 When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the Lord and his people Israel! +9 “Where did all this come from?” Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites. +10 And Azariah the high priest, from the family of Zadok, replied, “Since the people began bringing their gifts to the Lord’s Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The Lord has blessed his people, and all this is left over.” +11 Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the Lord. When this was done, +12 the people faithfully brought all the gifts, tithes, and other items dedicated for use in the Temple. Conaniah the Levite was put in charge, assisted by his brother Shimei. +13 The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God. +14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, who was the gatekeeper at the East Gate, was put in charge of distributing the voluntary offerings given to God, the gifts, and the things that had been dedicated to the Lord. +15 His faithful assistants were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the gifts among the families of priests in their towns by their divisions, dividing the gifts fairly among old and young alike. +16 They distributed the gifts to all males three years old or older, regardless of their place in the genealogical records. The distribution went to all who would come to the Lord’s Temple to perform their daily duties according to their divisions. +17 They distributed gifts to the priests who were listed by their families in the genealogical records, and to the Levites twenty years old or older who were listed according to their jobs and their divisions. +18 Food allotments were also given to the families of all those listed in the genealogical records, including their little babies, wives, sons, and daughters. For they had all been faithful in purifying themselves. +19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were living in the open villages around the towns, men were appointed by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to all the Levites listed in the genealogical records. +20 In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. +21 In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e11dfaf9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_32.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 32 +1 After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls. +2 When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem, +3 he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city. +4 They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said, “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?” +5 Then Hezekiah worked hard at repairing all the broken sections of the wall, erecting towers, and constructing a second wall outside the first. He also reinforced the supporting terraces in the City of David and manufactured large numbers of weapons and shields. +6 He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying: +7 “Be strong and courageous! Don’t be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army, for there is a power far greater on our side! +8 He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!” Hezekiah’s words greatly encouraged the people. +9 While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city: +10 “This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive my siege of Jerusalem? +11 Hezekiah has said, ‘The Lord our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria.’ Surely Hezekiah is misleading you, sentencing you to death by famine and thirst! +12 Don’t you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the Lord’s shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone. +13 “Surely you must realize what I and the other kings of Assyria before me have done to all the people of the earth! Were any of the gods of those nations able to rescue their people from my power? +14 Which of their gods was able to rescue its people from the destructive power of my predecessors? What makes you think your God can rescue you from me? +15 Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you! Don’t let him fool you like this! I say it again—no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!” +16 And Sennacherib’s officers further mocked the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult. +17 The king also sent letters scorning the Lord, the God of Israel. He wrote, “Just as the gods of all the other nations failed to rescue their people from my power, so the God of Hezekiah will also fail.” +18 The Assyrian officials who brought the letters shouted this in Hebrew to the people gathered on the walls of the city, trying to terrify them so it would be easier to capture the city. +19 These officers talked about the God of Jerusalem as though he were one of the pagan gods, made by human hands. +20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven. +21 And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword. +22 That is how the Lord rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the others who threatened them. So there was peace throughout the land. +23 From then on King Hezekiah became highly respected among all the surrounding nations, and many gifts for the Lord arrived at Jerusalem, with valuable presents for King Hezekiah, too. +24 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the Lord, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign. +25 But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the Lord’s anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem. +26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the Lord’s anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime. +27 Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items. +28 He also constructed many storehouses for his grain, new wine, and olive oil; and he made many stalls for his cattle and pens for his flocks of sheep and goats. +29 He built many towns and acquired vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great wealth. +30 He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did. +31 However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart. +32 The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign and his acts of devotion are recorded in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. +33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper area of the royal cemetery, and all Judah and Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ae23f57 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_33.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 33 +1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. +2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. +3 He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them. +4 He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said, “My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” +5 He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. +6 Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire in the valley of Ben-Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the Lord’s sight, arousing his anger. +7 Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God’s Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel. +8 If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands—all the laws, decrees, and regulations given through Moses—I will not send them into exile from this land that I set aside for your ancestors.” +9 But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. +10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings. +11 So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. +12 But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. +13 And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God! +14 After this Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, from west of the Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley to the Fish Gate, and continuing around the hill of Ophel. He built the wall very high. And he stationed his military officers in all of the fortified towns of Judah. +15 Manasseh also removed the foreign gods and the idol from the Lord’s Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. +16 Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it. He also encouraged the people of Judah to worship the Lord, the God of Israel. +17 However, the people still sacrificed at the pagan shrines, though only to the Lord their God. +18 The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel. +19 Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented. +20 When Manasseh died, he was buried in his palace. Then his son Amon became the next king. +21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. +22 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Manasseh, had done. He worshiped and sacrificed to all the idols his father had made. +23 But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the Lord. Instead, Amon sinned even more. +24 Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. +25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfb617fb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_34.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 34 +1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. +2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. +3 During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images. +4 He ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down. He also made sure that the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images were smashed and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. +5 He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem. +6 He did the same thing in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, and in the regions all around them. +7 He destroyed the pagan altars and the Asherah poles, and he crushed the idols into dust. He cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Finally, he returned to Jerusalem. +8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, after he had purified the land and the Temple, Josiah appointed Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of Jerusalem, and Joah son of Joahaz, the royal historian, to repair the Temple of the Lord his God. +9 They gave Hilkiah the high priest the money that had been collected by the Levites who served as gatekeepers at the Temple of God. The gifts were brought by people from Manasseh, Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, as well as from all Judah, Benjamin, and the people of Jerusalem. +10 He entrusted the money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the Lord’s Temple. Then they paid the workers who did the repairs and renovation of the Temple. +11 They hired carpenters and builders, who purchased finished stone for the walls and timber for the rafters and beams. They restored what earlier kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin. +12 The workers served faithfully under the leadership of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the Merarite clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites of the Kohathite clan. Other Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians, +13 were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers. +14 While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses. +15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan. +16 Shaphan took the scroll to the king and reported, “Your officials are doing everything they were assigned to do. +17 The money that was collected at the Temple of the Lord has been turned over to the supervisors and workmen.” +18 Shaphan also told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” So Shaphan read it to the king. +19 When the king heard what was written in the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. +20 Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: +21 “Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for all the remnant of Israel and Judah. Inquire about the words written in the scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger has been poured out on us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord. We have not been doing everything this scroll says we must do.” +22 So Hilkiah and the other men went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe. +23 She said to them, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you, +24 ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the curses written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah will come true. +25 For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’ +26 “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the Lord and tell him: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard: +27 You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord. +28 So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.’” +So they took her message back to the king. +29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. +30 And the king went up to the Temple of the Lord with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the Levites—all the people from the greatest to the least. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the Lord’s Temple. +31 The king took his place of authority beside the pillar and renewed the covenant in the Lord’s presence. He pledged to obey the Lord by keeping all his commands, laws, and decrees with all his heart and soul. He promised to obey all the terms of the covenant that were written in the scroll. +32 And he required everyone in Jerusalem and the people of Benjamin to make a similar pledge. The people of Jerusalem did so, renewing their covenant with God, the God of their ancestors. +33 So Josiah removed all detestable idols from the entire land of Israel and required everyone to worship the Lord their God. And throughout the rest of his lifetime, they did not turn away from the Lord, the God of their ancestors. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7f010a85 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_35.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 35 +1 Then Josiah announced that the Passover of the Lord would be celebrated in Jerusalem, and so the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. +2 Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the Lord. +3 He issued this order to the Levites, who were to teach all Israel and who had been set apart to serve the Lord: “Put the holy Ark in the Temple that was built by Solomon son of David, the king of Israel. You no longer need to carry it back and forth on your shoulders. Now spend your time serving the Lord your God and his people Israel. +4 Report for duty according to the family divisions of your ancestors, following the directions of King David of Israel and the directions of his son Solomon. +5 “Then stand in the sanctuary at the place appointed for your family division and help the families assigned to you as they bring their offerings to the Temple. +6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, purify yourselves, and prepare to help those who come. Follow all the directions that the Lord gave through Moses.” +7 Then Josiah provided 30,000 lambs and young goats for the people’s Passover offerings, along with 3,000 cattle, all from the king’s own flocks and herds. +8 The king’s officials also made willing contributions to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of God’s Temple, gave the priests 2,600 lambs and young goats and 300 cattle as Passover offerings. +9 The Levite leaders—Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad—gave 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 cattle to the Levites for their Passover offerings. +10 When everything was ready for the Passover celebration, the priests and the Levites took their places, organized by their divisions, as the king had commanded. +11 The Levites then slaughtered the Passover lambs and presented the blood to the priests, who sprinkled the blood on the altar while the Levites prepared the animals. +12 They divided the burnt offerings among the people by their family groups, so they could offer them to the Lord as prescribed in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. +13 Then they roasted the Passover lambs as prescribed; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and brought them out quickly so the people could eat them. +14 Afterward the Levites prepared Passover offerings for themselves and for the priests—the descendants of Aaron—because the priests had been busy from morning till night offering the burnt offerings and the fat portions. The Levites took responsibility for all these preparations. +15 The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king’s seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared for them by their fellow Levites. +16 The entire ceremony for the Lord’s Passover was completed that day. All the burnt offerings were sacrificed on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had commanded. +17 All the Israelites present in Jerusalem celebrated Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. +18 Never since the time of the prophet Samuel had there been such a Passover. None of the kings of Israel had ever kept a Passover as Josiah did, involving all the priests and Levites, all the people of Jerusalem, and people from all over Judah and Israel. +19 This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign. +20 After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him. +21 But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message: +“What do you want with me, king of Judah? I have no quarrel with you today! I am on my way to fight another nation, and God has told me to hurry! Do not interfere with God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.” +22 But Josiah refused to listen to Neco, to whom God had indeed spoken, and he would not turn back. Instead, he disguised himself and led his army into battle on the plain of Megiddo. +23 But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, “Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!” +24 So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chariot. Then they brought him back to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. +25 The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments. +26 The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion (carried out according to what was written in the Law of the Lord), +27 from beginning to end—all are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..185539f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/14_2_Chronicles/Chapter_36.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 36 +1 Then the people of the land took Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him the next king in Jerusalem. +2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. +3 Then he was deposed by the king of Egypt, who demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold as tribute. +4 The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner. +5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God. +6 Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon. +7 Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the treasures from the Temple of the Lord, and he placed them in his palace in Babylon. +8 The rest of the events in Jehoiakim’s reign, including all the evil things he did and everything found against him, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. Then his son Jehoiachin became the next king. +9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. +10 In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon. Many treasures from the Temple of the Lord were also taken to Babylon at that time. And Nebuchadnezzar installed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, as the next king in Judah and Jerusalem. +11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. +12 But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord. +13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God’s name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the Lord, the God of Israel. +14 Likewise, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations, desecrating the Temple of the Lord that had been consecrated in Jerusalem. +15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple. +16 But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done. +17 So the Lord brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians killed Judah’s young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar. +18 The king took home to Babylon all the articles, large and small, used in the Temple of God, and the treasures from both the Lord’s Temple and from the palace of the king and his officials. +19 Then his army burned the Temple of God, tore down the walls of Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value. +20 The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. +21 So the message of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said. +22 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom: +23 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: +“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are his people may go there for this task. And may the Lord your God be with you!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md index 4e77d8bc..5c75ff04 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,21 +1,13 @@ -Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return - # Chapter 1 -1. In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom: - -2. "This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: -"The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. -3. Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you! -4. Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem." - -5. Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. -6. And all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock. They gave them many valuable gifts in addition to all the voluntary offerings. - -7. King Cyrus himself brought out the articles that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his own gods. -8. Cyrus directed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to count these items and present them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah. -9. This is a list of the items that were returned: - -11. In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem. - - - +1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom: +2 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: +“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. +3 Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you! +4 Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.” +5 Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. +6 And all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock. They gave them many valuable gifts in addition to all the voluntary offerings. +7 King Cyrus himself brought out the articles that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his own gods. +8 Cyrus directed Mithredath, the treasurer of Persia, to count these items and present them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah. +9 This is a list of the items that were returned:gold basins 30silver basins 1,000silver incense burners 29 +10 gold bowls 30silver bowls 410other items 1,000 +11 In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought all of these along when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md index c1c891a9..067311f4 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,68 +1,74 @@ -Exiles Who Returned with Zerubbabel - # Chapter 2 -1. Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. -2. Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. - +1 Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. +2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: - - -36. These are the priests who returned from exile: - -40. These are the Levites who returned from exile: - -43. The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: +3 The family of Parosh 2,172 +4 The family of Shephatiah 372 +5 The family of Arah 775 +6 The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 +7 The family of Elam 1,254 +8 The family of Zattu 945 +9 The family of Zaccai 760 +10 The family of Bani 642 +11 The family of Bebai 623 +12 The family of Azgad 1,222 +13 The family of Adonikam 666 +14 The family of Bigvai 2,056 +15 The family of Adin 454 +16 The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 +17 The family of Bezai 323 +18 The family of Jorah 112 +19 The family of Hashum 223 +20 The family of Gibbar 95 +21 The people of Bethlehem 123 +22 The people of Netophah 56 +23 The people of Anathoth 128 +24 The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 +25 The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 +26 The people of Ramah and Geba 621 +27 The people of Micmash 122 +28 The people of Bethel and Ai 223 +29 The citizens of Nebo 52 +30 The citizens of Magbish 156 +31 The citizens of West Elam 1,254 +32 The citizens of Harim 320 +33 The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725 +34 The citizens of Jericho 345 +35 The citizens of Senaah 3,630 +36 These are the priests who returned from exile:The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 +37 The family of Immer 1,052 +38 The family of Pashhur 1,247 +39 The family of Harim 1,017 +40 These are the Levites who returned from exile:The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 +41 The singers of the family of Asaph 128 +42 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139 +43 The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, - - -44. Keros, Siaha, Padon, - -45. Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, - -46. Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, - -47. Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, - -48. Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, - -49. Uzza, Paseah, Besai, - -50. Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, - -51. Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, - -52. Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, - -53. Barkos, Sisera, Temah, - -54. Neziah, and Hatipha. - -55. The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: +44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, +45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, +46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, +47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, +48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, +49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, +50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, +51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, +52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, +53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, +54 Neziah, and Hatipha. +55 The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, - - -56. Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, - -57. Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. - -58. In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392. - -59. Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. -60. This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda--a total of 652 people. - -61. Three families of priests--Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai--also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) -62. They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. -63. The governor told them not to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim--the sacred lots. - -64. So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, -65. in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. -66. They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, -67. 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. - -68. When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God's Temple on its original site, -69. and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. - -70. So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. - - - +56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, +57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. +58 In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. +59 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. +60 This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people. +61 Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) +62 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. +63 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. +64 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, +65 in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women. +66 They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, +67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. +68 When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, +69 and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. +70 So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md index 5bbc4616..67794efb 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,31 +1,17 @@ -The Altar Is Rebuilt - # Chapter 3 -1. In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose. -2. Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. -3. Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they rebuilt the altar at its old site. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the LORD each morning and evening. - -4. They celebrated the Festival of Shelters as prescribed in the Law, sacrificing the number of burnt offerings specified for each day of the festival. -5. They also offered the regular burnt offerings and the offerings required for the new moon celebrations and the annual festivals as prescribed by the LORD. The people also gave voluntary offerings to the LORD. -6. Fifteen days before the Festival of Shelters began, the priests had begun to sacrifice burnt offerings to the LORD. This was even before they had started to lay the foundation of the LORD's Temple. - -The People Begin to Rebuild the Temple - - -7. Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this. - -8. The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring, during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the LORD's Temple. -9. The workers at the Temple of God were supervised by Jeshua with his sons and relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, all descendants of Hodaviah. They were helped in this task by the Levites of the family of Henadad. - -10. When the builders completed the foundation of the LORD's Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the LORD, just as King David had prescribed. -11. With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD: -"He is so good! - -His faithful love for Israel endures forever!" -Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD's Temple had been laid. - -12. But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple's foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy. -13. The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance. - - - +1 In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose. +2 Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. +3 Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they rebuilt the altar at its old site. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the Lord each morning and evening. +4 They celebrated the Festival of Shelters as prescribed in the Law, sacrificing the number of burnt offerings specified for each day of the festival. +5 They also offered the regular burnt offerings and the offerings required for the new moon celebrations and the annual festivals as prescribed by the Lord. The people also gave voluntary offerings to the Lord. +6 Fifteen days before the Festival of Shelters began, the priests had begun to sacrifice burnt offerings to the Lord. This was even before they had started to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple. +7 Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this. +8 The construction of the Temple of God began in midspring, during the second year after they arrived in Jerusalem. The work force was made up of everyone who had returned from exile, including Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his fellow priests, and all the Levites. The Levites who were twenty years old or older were put in charge of rebuilding the Lord’s Temple. +9 The workers at the Temple of God were supervised by Jeshua with his sons and relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, all descendants of Hodaviah. They were helped in this task by the Levites of the family of Henadad. +10 When the builders completed the foundation of the Lord’s Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the Lord, just as King David had prescribed. +11 With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the Lord: +“He is so good! + His faithful love for Israel endures forever!” +Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid. +12 But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy. +13 The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md index d4ab7ac0..09024a6a 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,51 +1,27 @@ -Enemies Oppose the Rebuilding - # Chapter 4 -1. The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the LORD, the God of Israel. -2. So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here." - -3. But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, "You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us." - -4. Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work. -5. They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne. - -Later Opposition under Xerxes and Artaxerxes - - -6. Years later when Xerxes began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. - -7. Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king. - -8. Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem. -9. They greeted the king for all their colleagues--the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa (that is, Elam). -10. They also sent greetings from the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal had deported and relocated in Samaria and throughout the neighboring lands of the province west of the Euphrates River. -11. This is a copy of their letter: -"To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River. - - -12. "The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls. -13. And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you. - -14. "Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information. -15. We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors' records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it. -16. We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you." - -17. Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: -"To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings. - - -18. "The letter you sent has been translated and read to me. -19. I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there! -20. Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls. -21. Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at my express command. -22. Be diligent, and don't neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king's interests." - -23. When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurried to Jerusalem. Then, with a show of strength, they forced the Jews to stop building. - -The Rebuilding Resumes - - -24. So the work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. - - - +1 The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel. +2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.” +3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us.” +4 Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work. +5 They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne. +6 Years later when Xerxes began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. +7 Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and it was translated for the king. +8 Rehum the governor and Shimshai the court secretary wrote the letter, telling King Artaxerxes about the situation in Jerusalem. +9 They greeted the king for all their colleagues—the judges and local leaders, the people of Tarpel, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the people of Erech and Susa (that is, Elam). +10 They also sent greetings from the rest of the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal had deported and relocated in Samaria and throughout the neighboring lands of the province west of the Euphrates River. +11 This is a copy of their letter: +“To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River. +12 “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls. +13 And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you. +14 “Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information. +15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it. +16 We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.” +17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: +“To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings. +18 “The letter you sent has been translated and read to me. +19 I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there! +20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls. +21 Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at my express command. +22 Be diligent, and don’t neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king’s interests.” +23 When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurried to Jerusalem. Then, with a show of strength, they forced the Jews to stop building. +24 So the work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md index 9c293284..c2793150 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,31 +1,18 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. -2. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak responded by starting again to rebuild the Temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them and helped them. - -3. But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, "Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?" -4. They also asked for the names of all the men working on the Temple. -5. But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision. - -Tattenai's Letter to King Darius - - -6. This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius: - -7. "To King Darius. Greetings. - -8. "The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timber is being laid in its walls. The work is going forward with great energy and success. - -9. "We asked the leaders, 'Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?' -10. And we demanded their names so that we could tell you who the leaders were. - -11. "This was their answer: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel. -12. But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he abandoned them to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who destroyed this Temple and exiled the people to Babylonia. -13. However, King Cyrus of Babylon, during the first year of his reign, issued a decree that the Temple of God should be rebuilt. -14. King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah. -15. The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site. -16. So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The people have been working on it ever since, though it is not yet completed.' - -17. "Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter." - - - +1 At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. +2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak responded by starting again to rebuild the Temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them and helped them. +3 But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?” +4 They also asked for the names of all the men working on the Temple. +5 But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision. +6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius: +7 “To King Darius. Greetings. +8 “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timber is being laid in its walls. The work is going forward with great energy and success. +9 “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’ +10 And we demanded their names so that we could tell you who the leaders were. +11 “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel. +12 But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he abandoned them to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who destroyed this Temple and exiled the people to Babylonia. +13 However, King Cyrus of Babylon, during the first year of his reign, issued a decree that the Temple of God should be rebuilt. +14 King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah. +15 The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site. +16 So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The people have been working on it ever since, though it is not yet completed.’ +17 “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God’s Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md index 1dc11dd4..023f2757 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,47 +1,27 @@ -Darius Approves the Rebuilding - # Chapter 6 -1. So King Darius issued orders that a search be made in the Babylonian archives, which were stored in the treasury. -2. But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: -"Memorandum: - - -3. "In the first year of King Cyrus's reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. -"Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet. -4. Every three layers of specially prepared stones will be topped by a layer of timber. All expenses will be paid by the royal treasury. -5. Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God." - -6. So King Darius sent this message: -"Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River--stay away from there! -7. Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work. - -8. "Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted. - -9. "Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams, and male lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with as much wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil as they need each day. -10. Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons. - -11. "Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble. -12. May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. - -"I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence." -The Temple's Dedication - - -13. Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues complied at once with the command of King Darius. -14. So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia. -15. The Temple was completed on March 12, during the sixth year of King Darius's reign. - -16. The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile. -17. During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel. -18. Then the priests and Levites were divided into their various divisions to serve at the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the Book of Moses. - -Celebration of Passover - - -19. On April 21 the returned exiles celebrated Passover. -20. The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. -21. The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their corrupt practices to worship the LORD, the God of Israel. -22. Then they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. There was great joy throughout the land because the LORD had caused the king of Assyria to be favorable to them, so that he helped them to rebuild the Temple of God, the God of Israel. - - - +1 So King Darius issued orders that a search be made in the Babylonian archives, which were stored in the treasury. +2 But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: +“Memorandum: +3 “In the first year of King Cyrus’s reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. +“Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet. +4 Every three layers of specially prepared stones will be topped by a layer of timber. All expenses will be paid by the royal treasury. +5 Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.” +6 So King Darius sent this message: +“Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River—stay away from there! +7 Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work. +8 “Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted. +9 “Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams, and male lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with as much wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil as they need each day. +10 Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons. +11 “Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble. +12 May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. +“I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.” +13 Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues complied at once with the command of King Darius. +14 So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia. +15 The Temple was completed on March 12, during the sixth year of King Darius’s reign. +16 The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile. +17 During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel. +18 Then the priests and Levites were divided into their various divisions to serve at the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as prescribed in the Book of Moses. +19 On April 21 the returned exiles celebrated Passover. +20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for their fellow priests, and for themselves. +21 The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their corrupt practices to worship the Lord, the God of Israel. +22 Then they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. There was great joy throughout the land because the Lord had caused the king of Assyria to be favorable to them, so that he helped them to rebuild the Temple of God, the God of Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md index 47490dbc..4c107e53 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Ezra Arrives in Jerusalem - # Chapter 7 -1. Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, -2. son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, -3. son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, -4. son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, -5. son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest. -6. This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the LORD his God was on him. -7. Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Temple servants, traveled up to Jerusalem with him in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes' reign. - -8. Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August of that year. -9. He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year, and he arrived at Jerusalem on August 4, for the gracious hand of his God was on him. -10. This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the LORD and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel. - -Artaxerxes' Letter to Ezra - - -11. King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the LORD to Israel: - -12. "From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings. - -13. "I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you. -14. I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God's law, which is in your hand. -15. We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem. - -16. "Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem. -17. These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem. -18. Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God. - -19. "But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God, deliver them all to the God of Jerusalem. -20. If you need anything else for your God's Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury. - -21. "I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River: 'You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you. -22. You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and an unlimited supply of salt. -23. Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God's anger against the realm of the king and his sons? -24. I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.' - -25. "And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God's laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. -26. Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment."Ezra Praises the LORD - -27. Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem! -28. And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the LORD my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem. - - - +1 Many years later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, +2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, +3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, +4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, +5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest. +6 This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him. +7 Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and Temple servants, traveled up to Jerusalem with him in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes’ reign. +8 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August of that year. +9 He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year, and he arrived at Jerusalem on August 4, for the gracious hand of his God was on him. +10 This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel. +11 King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel: +12 “From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings. +13 “I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you. +14 I and my council of seven hereby instruct you to conduct an inquiry into the situation in Judah and Jerusalem, based on your God’s law, which is in your hand. +15 We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem. +16 “Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem. +17 These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem. +18 Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God. +19 “But as for the cups we are entrusting to you for the service of the Temple of your God, deliver them all to the God of Jerusalem. +20 If you need anything else for your God’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury. +21 “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you. +22 You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and an unlimited supply of salt. +23 Be careful to provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his Temple, for why should we risk bringing God’s anger against the realm of the king and his sons? +24 I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’ +25 “And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. +26 Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.” +27 Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem! +28 And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the Lord my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md index 76562766..f664f1a3 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,78 +1,44 @@ -Exiles Who Returned with Ezra - # Chapter 8 -1. Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: - -2. From the family of Phinehas: Gershom. - +1 Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: +2 From the family of Phinehas: Gershom. From the family of Ithamar: Daniel. - From the family of David: Hattush, - -3. a descendant of Shecaniah. - +3 a descendant of Shecaniah. From the family of Parosh: Zechariah and 150 other men were registered. - - -4. From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men. - -5. From the family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men. - -6. From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men. - -7. From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men. - -8. From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men. - -9. From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men. - -10. From the family of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 other men. - -11. From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men. - -12. From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men. - -13. From the family of Adonikam, who came later: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men. - -14. From the family of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur, and 70 other men. - -Ezra's Journey to Jerusalem - - -15. I assembled the exiles at the Ahava Canal, and we camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived. I found that not one Levite had volunteered to come along. -16. So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders of the people. I also sent for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of discernment. -17. I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem. - -18. Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they sent us a man named Sherebiah, along with eighteen of his sons and brothers. He was a very astute man and a descendant of Mahli, who was a descendant of Levi son of Israel. -19. They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers, -20. and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites--a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name. - -21. And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. -22. For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, "Our God's hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him." -23. So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. - -24. I appointed twelve leaders of the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests-- -25. to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God. -26. I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: +4 From the family of Pahath-moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and 200 other men. +5 From the family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men. +6 From the family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan and 50 other men. +7 From the family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah and 70 other men. +8 From the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael and 80 other men. +9 From the family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel and 218 other men. +10 From the family of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah and 160 other men. +11 From the family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 other men. +12 From the family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan and 110 other men. +13 From the family of Adonikam, who came later: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 other men. +14 From the family of Bigvai: Uthai, Zaccur, and 70 other men. +15 I assembled the exiles at the Ahava Canal, and we camped there for three days while I went over the lists of the people and the priests who had arrived. I found that not one Levite had volunteered to come along. +16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders of the people. I also sent for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of discernment. +17 I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem. +18 Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they sent us a man named Sherebiah, along with eighteen of his sons and brothers. He was a very astute man and a descendant of Mahli, who was a descendant of Levi son of Israel. +19 They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers, +20 and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites—a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name. +21 And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. +22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, “Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.” +23 So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. +24 I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests— +25 to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God. +26 I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: 24 tons of silver, 7,500 pounds of silver articles, 7,500 pounds of gold, - -27. 20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, +27 20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, 2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold. - -28. And I said to these priests, "You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the LORD. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. -29. Guard these treasures well until you present them to the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of Israel, who will weigh them at the storerooms of the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem." -30. So the priests and the Levites accepted the task of transporting these treasures of silver and gold to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem. - -31. We broke camp at the Ahava Canal on April 19 and started off to Jerusalem. And the gracious hand of our God protected us and saved us from enemies and bandits along the way. -32. So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days. - -33. On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui--both of whom were Levites. -34. Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded. - -35. Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the LORD. -36. The king's decrees were delivered to his highest officers and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, who then cooperated by supporting the people and the Temple of God. - - - +28 And I said to these priests, “You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the Lord. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. +29 Guard these treasures well until you present them to the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of Israel, who will weigh them at the storerooms of the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem.” +30 So the priests and the Levites accepted the task of transporting these treasures of silver and gold to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem. +31 We broke camp at the Ahava Canal on April 19 and started off to Jerusalem. And the gracious hand of our God protected us and saved us from enemies and bandits along the way. +32 So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days. +33 On the fourth day after our arrival, the silver, gold, and other valuables were weighed at the Temple of our God and entrusted to Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and to Eleazar son of Phinehas, along with Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui—both of whom were Levites. +34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the total weight was officially recorded. +35 Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the Lord. +36 The king’s decrees were delivered to his highest officers and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, who then cooperated by supporting the people and the Temple of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md index bc5ba399..65912817 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,28 +1,17 @@ -Ezra's Prayer concerning Intermarriage - # Chapter 9 -1. When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, "Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. -2. For the men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this outrage." - -3. When I heard this, I tore my cloak and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked. -4. Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice. - -5. At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the LORD my God. -6. I prayed, -"O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens. - -7. From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today. - -8. "But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the LORD our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery. -9. For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem. - -10. "And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands! -11. Your servants the prophets warned us when they said, 'The land you are entering to possess is totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption. -12. Don't let your daughters marry their sons! Don't take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don't ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.' - -13. "Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant. -14. But even so, we are again breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these detestable things. Won't your anger be enough to destroy us, so that even this little remnant no longer survives? -15. O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence." - - - +1 When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. +2 For the men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this outrage.” +3 When I heard this, I tore my cloak and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked. +4 Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice. +5 At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the Lord my God. +6 I prayed, +“O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens. +7 From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today. +8 “But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery. +9 For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem. +10 “And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands! +11 Your servants the prophets warned us when they said, ‘The land you are entering to possess is totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption. +12 Don’t let your daughters marry their sons! Don’t take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don’t ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.’ +13 “Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant. +14 But even so, we are again breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these detestable things. Won’t your anger be enough to destroy us, so that even this little remnant no longer survives? +15 O Lord, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md index 79131d1a..f5cbfed7 100644 --- a/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/15_Ezra/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,82 +1,48 @@ -The People Confess Their Sin - # Chapter 10 -1. While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel--men, women, and children--gathered and wept bitterly with him. -2. Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel. -3. Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God. -4. Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action." - -5. So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath. -6. Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles. - -7. Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem. -8. Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all their property and be expelled from the assembly of the exiles. - -9. Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19, and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining. -10. Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: "You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel's guilt. -11. So now confess your sin to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women." - -12. Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, "Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!" -13. Then they added, "This isn't something that can be done in a day or two, for many of us are involved in this extremely sinful affair. And this is the rainy season, so we cannot stay out here much longer. -14. Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Let everyone who has a pagan wife come at a scheduled time, accompanied by the leaders and judges of his city, so that the fierce anger of our God concerning this affair may be turned away from us." - -15. Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite. - -16. So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating each of the representatives by name. On December 29, the leaders sat down to investigate the matter. -17. By March 27, the first day of the new year, they had finished dealing with all the men who had married pagan wives. - -Those Guilty of Intermarriage - - -18. These are the priests who had married pagan wives: +1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him. +2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel. +3 Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God. +4 Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.” +5 So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath. +6 Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles. +7 Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem. +8 Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all their property and be expelled from the assembly of the exiles. +9 Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19, and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining. +10 Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel’s guilt. +11 So now confess your sin to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women.” +12 Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, “Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!” +13 Then they added, “This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for many of us are involved in this extremely sinful affair. And this is the rainy season, so we cannot stay out here much longer. +14 Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Let everyone who has a pagan wife come at a scheduled time, accompanied by the leaders and judges of his city, so that the fierce anger of our God concerning this affair may be turned away from us.” +15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite. +16 So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating each of the representatives by name. On December 29, the leaders sat down to investigate the matter. +17 By March 27, the first day of the new year, they had finished dealing with all the men who had married pagan wives. +18 These are the priests who had married pagan wives: From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. -19. They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering. - -20. From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. - -21. From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. - -22. From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. - -23. These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. - -24. This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. - +19 They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering. +20 From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. +21 From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. +22 From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. +23 These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. +24 This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. - - -25. These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: +25 These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah. - -26. From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. - -27. From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. - -28. From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. - -29. From the family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. - -30. From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. - -31. From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, -32. Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. - -33. From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. - -34. From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, -35. Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi, -36. Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, -37. Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu. - -38. From the family of Binnui: Shimei, -39. Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, -40. Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, -41. Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, -42. Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. - -43. From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. - -44. Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives. - - - +26 From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. +27 From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. +28 From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. +29 From the family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. +30 From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. +31 From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, +32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. +33 From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. +34 From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, +35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi, +36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, +37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu. +38 From the family of Binnui: Shimei, +39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, +40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, +41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, +42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. +43 From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. +44 Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md index 75fcc829..4fdd2c5a 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. - -Nehemiah's Concern for Jerusalem -In late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, I was at the fortress of Susa. -2. Hanani, one of my brothers, came to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had returned there from captivity and about how things were going in Jerusalem. - -3. They said to me, "Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire." - -4. When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. -5. Then I said, -"O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, -6. listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned! -7. We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses. - -8. "Please remember what you told your servant Moses: 'If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations. -9. But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.' - -10. "The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants. -11. O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me." -In those days I was the king's cup-bearer. - - - +1 These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. +In late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was at the fortress of Susa. +2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had returned there from captivity and about how things were going in Jerusalem. +3 They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.” +4 When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. +5 Then I said, +“O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, +6 listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned! +7 We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses. +8 “Please remember what you told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations. +9 But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.’ +10 “The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants. +11 O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” +In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md index 10de171b..74ebc011 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,24 @@ -Nehemiah Goes to Jerusalem - # Chapter 2 -1. Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence. -2. So the king asked me, "Why are you looking so sad? You don't look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled." +1 Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence. +2 So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You don’t look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled.” Then I was terrified, - -3. but I replied, "Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire." - -4. The king asked, "Well, how can I help you?" +3 but I replied, “Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.” +4 The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?” With a prayer to the God of heaven, - -5. I replied, "If it please the king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried." - -6. The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, "How long will you be gone? When will you return?" After I told him how long I would be gone, the king agreed to my request. - -7. I also said to the king, "If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah. -8. And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king's forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself." And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me. - -9. When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king's letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen to protect me. -10. But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel. - -Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Wall - - -11. So I arrived in Jerusalem. Three days later, -12. I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding. -13. After dark I went out through the Valley Gate, past the Jackal's Well, and over to the Dung Gate to inspect the broken walls and burned gates. -14. Then I went to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but my donkey couldn't get through the rubble. -15. So, though it was still dark, I went up the Kidron Valley instead, inspecting the wall before I turned back and entered again at the Valley Gate. - -16. The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders--the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration. -17. But now I said to them, "You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!" -18. Then I told them about how the gracious hand of God had been on me, and about my conversation with the king. - -They replied at once, "Yes, let's rebuild the wall!" So they began the good work. - - -19. But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. "What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?" they asked. - -20. I replied, "The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. But you have no share, legal right, or historic claim in Jerusalem." - - - +5 I replied, “If it please the king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.” +6 The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, “How long will you be gone? When will you return?” After I told him how long I would be gone, the king agreed to my request. +7 I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah. +8 And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me. +9 When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen to protect me. +10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel. +11 So I arrived in Jerusalem. Three days later, +12 I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding. +13 After dark I went out through the Valley Gate, past the Jackal’s Well, and over to the Dung Gate to inspect the broken walls and burned gates. +14 Then I went to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but my donkey couldn’t get through the rubble. +15 So, though it was still dark, I went up the Kidron Valley instead, inspecting the wall before I turned back and entered again at the Valley Gate. +16 The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders—the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration. +17 But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!” +18 Then I told them about how the gracious hand of God had been on me, and about my conversation with the king. +They replied at once, “Yes, let’s rebuild the wall!” So they began the good work. +19 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” they asked. +20 I replied, “The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. But you have no share, legal right, or historic claim in Jerusalem.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md index 973ab344..8051803f 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem - # Chapter 3 -1. Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel. -2. People from the town of Jericho worked next to them, and beyond them was Zaccur son of Imri. - -3. The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. -4. Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana. -5. Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors. - -6. The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. -7. Next to them were Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, people from Gibeon, and people from Mizpah, the headquarters of the governor of the province west of the Euphrates River. -8. Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. They left out a section of Jerusalem as they built the Broad Wall. - -9. Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall. -10. Next Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the wall across from his own house, and next to him was Hattush son of Hashabneiah. -11. Then came Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, who repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens. -12. Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem. - -13. The Valley Gate was repaired by the people from Zanoah, led by Hanun. They set up its doors and installed its bolts and bars. They also repaired the 1,500 feet of wall to the Dung Gate. - -14. The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, the leader of the Beth-hakkerem district. He rebuilt it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. - -15. The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum son of Col-hozeh, the leader of the Mizpah district. He rebuilt it, roofed it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Then he repaired the wall of the pool of Siloam near the king's garden, and he rebuilt the wall as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David. -16. Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth-zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David's family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors. - -17. Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district. -18. Next down the line were his countrymen led by Binnui son of Henadad, the leader of the other half of the district of Keilah. - -19. Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall. -20. Next to him was Baruch son of Zabbai, who zealously repaired an additional section from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. -21. Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib's house to the end of the house. - -22. The next repairs were made by the priests from the surrounding region. -23. After them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the section across from their house, and Azariah son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah repaired the section across from his house. -24. Next was Binnui son of Henadad, who rebuilt another section of the wall from Azariah's house to the angle and the corner. -25. Palal son of Uzai carried on the work from a point opposite the angle and the tower that projects up from the king's upper house beside the court of the guard. Next to him were Pedaiah son of Parosh, -26. with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower. -27. Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel. - -28. Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house. -29. Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate. -30. Next Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section, while Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall across from where he lived. -31. Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner. -32. The other goldsmiths and merchants repaired the wall from that corner to the Sheep Gate. - - - +1 Then Eliashib the high priest and the other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors, building the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and the Tower of Hananel. +2 People from the town of Jericho worked next to them, and beyond them was Zaccur son of Imri. +3 The Fish Gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. +4 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz repaired the next section of wall. Beside him were Meshullam son of Berekiah and grandson of Meshezabel, and then Zadok son of Baana. +5 Next were the people from Tekoa, though their leaders refused to work with the construction supervisors. +6 The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. +7 Next to them were Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, people from Gibeon, and people from Mizpah, the headquarters of the governor of the province west of the Euphrates River. +8 Next was Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith by trade, who also worked on the wall. Beyond him was Hananiah, a manufacturer of perfumes. They left out a section of Jerusalem as they built the Broad Wall. +9 Rephaiah son of Hur, the leader of half the district of Jerusalem, was next to them on the wall. +10 Next Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired the wall across from his own house, and next to him was Hattush son of Hashabneiah. +11 Then came Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, who repaired another section of the wall and the Tower of the Ovens. +12 Shallum son of Hallohesh and his daughters repaired the next section. He was the leader of the other half of the district of Jerusalem. +13 The Valley Gate was repaired by the people from Zanoah, led by Hanun. They set up its doors and installed its bolts and bars. They also repaired the 1,500 feet of wall to the Dung Gate. +14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, the leader of the Beth-hakkerem district. He rebuilt it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. +15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum son of Col-hozeh, the leader of the Mizpah district. He rebuilt it, roofed it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Then he repaired the wall of the pool of Siloam near the king’s garden, and he rebuilt the wall as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David. +16 Next to him was Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the leader of half the district of Beth-zur. He rebuilt the wall from a place across from the tombs of David’s family as far as the water reservoir and the House of the Warriors. +17 Next to him, repairs were made by a group of Levites working under the supervision of Rehum son of Bani. Then came Hashabiah, the leader of half the district of Keilah, who supervised the building of the wall on behalf of his own district. +18 Next down the line were his countrymen led by Binnui son of Henadad, the leader of the other half of the district of Keilah. +19 Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall. +20 Next to him was Baruch son of Zabbai, who zealously repaired an additional section from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. +21 Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house. +22 The next repairs were made by the priests from the surrounding region. +23 After them, Benjamin and Hasshub repaired the section across from their house, and Azariah son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah repaired the section across from his house. +24 Next was Binnui son of Henadad, who rebuilt another section of the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner. +25 Palal son of Uzai carried on the work from a point opposite the angle and the tower that projects up from the king’s upper house beside the court of the guard. Next to him were Pedaiah son of Parosh, +26 with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower. +27 Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel. +28 Above the Horse Gate, the priests repaired the wall. Each one repaired the section immediately across from his own house. +29 Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate. +30 Next Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section, while Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall across from where he lived. +31 Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner. +32 The other goldsmiths and merchants repaired the wall from that corner to the Sheep Gate. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md index f5afbb38..f8a35be6 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -Enemies Oppose the Rebuilding - # Chapter 4 -1. Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, -2. saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, "What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they're doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap--and charred ones at that?" - -3. Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, "That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!" - -4. Then I prayed, "Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! -5. Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders." - -6. At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm. - -7. But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the work was going ahead and that the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem were being repaired, they were furious. -8. They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion. -9. But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves. - -10. Then the people of Judah began to complain, "The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves." - -11. Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, "Before they know what's happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work." - -12. The Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, "They will come from all directions and attack us!" -13. So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows. - -14. Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, "Don't be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!" - -15. When our enemies heard that we knew of their plans and that God had frustrated them, we all returned to our work on the wall. -16. But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah -17. who were building the wall. The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. -18. All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm. - -19. Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, "The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. -20. When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!" - -21. We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard. -22. I also told everyone living outside the walls to stay in Jerusalem. That way they and their servants could help with guard duty at night and work during the day. -23. During this time, none of us--not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me--ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water. - - - +1 Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews, +2 saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices? Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that?” +3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!” +4 Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! +5 Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders.” +6 At last the wall was completed to half its height around the entire city, for the people had worked with enthusiasm. +7 But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the work was going ahead and that the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem were being repaired, they were furious. +8 They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion. +9 But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves. +10 Then the people of Judah began to complain, “The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.” +11 Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, “Before they know what’s happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work.” +12 The Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, “They will come from all directions and attack us!” +13 So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows. +14 Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!” +15 When our enemies heard that we knew of their plans and that God had frustrated them, we all returned to our work on the wall. +16 But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah +17 who were building the wall. The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. +18 All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm. +19 Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, “The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. +20 When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!” +21 We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard. +22 I also told everyone living outside the walls to stay in Jerusalem. That way they and their servants could help with guard duty at night and work during the day. +23 During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md index 2a698e09..bfe9942e 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,37 +1,21 @@ -Nehemiah Defends the Oppressed - # Chapter 5 -1. -About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. -2. They were saying, "We have such large families. We need more food to survive." - -3. Others said, "We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine." - -4. And others said, "We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes. -5. We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others." - -6. When I heard their complaints, I was very angry. -7. After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, "You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!" Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem. - -8. At the meeting I said to them, "We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?" And they had nothing to say in their defense. - -9. Then I pressed further, "What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations? -10. I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest. -11. You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil." - -12. They replied, "We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say." Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised. - -13. I shook out the folds of my robe and said, "If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!" -The whole assembly responded, "Amen," and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised. - -14. For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah--from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes--neither I nor my officials drew on our official food allowance. -15. The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way. - -16. I also devoted myself to working on the wall and refused to acquire any land. And I required all my servants to spend time working on the wall. -17. I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands! -18. The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor's food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden. - -19. Remember, O my God, all that I have done for these people, and bless me for it. - - - +1 About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. +2 They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.” +3 Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.” +4 And others said, “We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes. +5 We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.” +6 When I heard their complaints, I was very angry. +7 After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem. +8 At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense. +9 Then I pressed further, “What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations? +10 I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest. +11 You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.” +12 They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised. +13 I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!” +The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised. +14 For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah—from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes—neither I nor my officials drew on our official food allowance. +15 The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way. +16 I also devoted myself to working on the wall and refused to acquire any land. And I required all my servants to spend time working on the wall. +17 I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands! +18 The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor’s food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden. +19 Remember, O my God, all that I have done for these people, and bless me for it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md index 665a8504..0dd082f7 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,42 +1,23 @@ -Continued Opposition to Rebuilding - # Chapter 6 -1. Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained--though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates. -2. So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages in the plain of Ono. - +1 Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained—though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates. +2 So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But I realized they were plotting to harm me, - -3. so I replied by sending this message to them: "I am engaged in a great work, so I can't come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?" - -4. Four times they sent the same message, and each time I gave the same reply. -5. The fifth time, Sanballat's servant came with an open letter in his hand, -6. and this is what it said: -"There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem tells me it is true, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel and that is why you are building the wall. According to his reports, you plan to be their king. -7. He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, 'Look! There is a king in Judah!' -"You can be very sure that this report will get back to the king, so I suggest that you come and talk it over with me." - - -8. I replied, "There is no truth in any part of your story. You are making up the whole thing." - -9. They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination. - -10. Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, "Let us meet together inside the Temple of God and bolt the doors shut. Your enemies are coming to kill you tonight." - -11. But I replied, "Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won't do it!" -12. I realized that God had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. -13. They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me. - -14. Remember, O my God, all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember Noadiah the prophet and all the prophets like her who have tried to intimidate me. - -The Builders Complete the Wall - - -15. So on October 2 the wall was finished--just fifty-two days after we had begun. -16. When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God. - -17. During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah. -18. For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. -19. They kept telling me about Tobiah's good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah kept sending threatening letters to intimidate me. - - - +3 so I replied by sending this message to them: “I am engaged in a great work, so I can’t come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?” +4 Four times they sent the same message, and each time I gave the same reply. +5 The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand, +6 and this is what it said: +“There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem tells me it is true, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel and that is why you are building the wall. According to his reports, you plan to be their king. +7 He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘Look! There is a king in Judah!’ +“You can be very sure that this report will get back to the king, so I suggest that you come and talk it over with me.” +8 I replied, “There is no truth in any part of your story. You are making up the whole thing.” +9 They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination. +10 Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, “Let us meet together inside the Temple of God and bolt the doors shut. Your enemies are coming to kill you tonight.” +11 But I replied, “Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won’t do it!” +12 I realized that God had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. +13 They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me. +14 Remember, O my God, all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember Noadiah the prophet and all the prophets like her who have tried to intimidate me. +15 So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun. +16 When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God. +17 During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah. +18 For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah. +19 They kept telling me about Tobiah’s good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah kept sending threatening letters to intimidate me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md index 2f809d81..11c4c321 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,76 +1,78 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. -2. I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. -3. I said to them, "Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes." -Nehemiah Registers the People - - -4. At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt. -5. So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there: - -6. Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. -7. Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. - +1 After the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in the gates, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed. +2 I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. +3 I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.” +4 At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt. +5 So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there: +6 Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. +7 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile: - - -39. These are the priests who returned from exile: - -43. These are the Levites who returned from exile: - -46. The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: +8 The family of Parosh 2,172 +9 The family of Shephatiah 372 +10 The family of Arah 652 +11 The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818 +12 The family of Elam 1,254 +13 The family of Zattu 845 +14 The family of Zaccai 760 +15 The family of Bani 648 +16 The family of Bebai 628 +17 The family of Azgad 2,322 +18 The family of Adonikam 667 +19 The family of Bigvai 2,067 +20 The family of Adin 655 +21 The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98 +22 The family of Hashum 328 +23 The family of Bezai 324 +24 The family of Jorah 112 +25 The family of Gibbar 95 +26 The people of Bethlehem and Netophah 188 +27 The people of Anathoth 128 +28 The people of Beth-azmaveth 42 +29 The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743 +30 The people of Ramah and Geba 621 +31 The people of Micmash 122 +32 The people of Bethel and Ai 123 +33 The people of West Nebo 52 +34 The citizens of West Elam 1,254 +35 The citizens of Harim 320 +36 The citizens of Jericho 345 +37 The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 721 +38 The citizens of Senaah 3,930 +39 These are the priests who returned from exile:The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973 +40 The family of Immer 1,052 +41 The family of Pashhur 1,247 +42 The family of Harim 1,017 +43 These are the Levites who returned from exile:The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74 +44 The singers of the family of Asaph 148 +45 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138 +46 The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, - - -47. Keros, Siaha, Padon, - -48. Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai, - -49. Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, - -50. Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, - -51. Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, - -52. Besai, Meunim, Nephusim, - -53. Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, - -54. Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, - -55. Barkos, Sisera, Temah, - -56. Neziah, and Hatipha. - -57. The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: +47 Keros, Siaha, Padon, +48 Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai, +49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, +50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, +51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, +52 Besai, Meunim, Nephusim, +53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, +54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, +55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, +56 Neziah, and Hatipha. +57 The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, - -58. Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, - -59. Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. - -60. In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392. - -61. Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. -62. This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda--a total of 642 people. - -63. Three families of priests--Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai--also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) -64. They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. -65. The governor told them not to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim--the sacred lots. - -66. So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, -67. in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. -68. They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, -69. 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. - -70. Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests. -71. The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work. -72. The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests. - -73. So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. - -Ezra Reads the Law -In October, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, - - - +58 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, +59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. +60 In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392. +61 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel. +62 This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people. +63 Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.) +64 They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests. +65 The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots. +66 So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, +67 in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women. +68 They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules, +69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. +70 Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests. +71 The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work. +72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests. +73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. +In October, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md index 05bbd95c..883a52ea 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,36 +1,19 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. -1. all the people assembled with a unified purpose at the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had given for Israel to obey. - -2. So on October 8 Ezra the priest brought the Book of the Law before the assembly, which included the men and women and all the children old enough to understand. -3. He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law. - -4. Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. -5. Ezra stood on the platform in full view of all the people. When they saw him open the book, they all rose to their feet. - -6. Then Ezra praised the LORD, the great God, and all the people chanted, "Amen! Amen!" as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. - -7. The Levites--Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah--then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. -8. They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage. - -9. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, "Don't mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the LORD your God." For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law. - -10. And Nehemiah continued, "Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!" - -11. And the Levites, too, quieted the people, telling them, "Hush! Don't weep! For this is a sacred day." -12. So the people went away to eat and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of food, and to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God's words and understood them. - -The Festival of Shelters - - -13. On October 9 the family leaders of all the people, together with the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to go over the Law in greater detail. -14. As they studied the Law, they discovered that the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in shelters during the festival to be held that month. -15. He had said that a proclamation should be made throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, telling the people to go to the hills to get branches from olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees. They were to use these branches to make shelters in which they would live during the festival, as prescribed in the Law. - -16. So the people went out and cut branches and used them to build shelters on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of God's Temple, or in the squares just inside the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate. -17. So everyone who had returned from captivity lived in these shelters during the festival, and they were all filled with great joy! The Israelites had not celebrated like this since the days of Joshua son of Nun. - -18. Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God on each of the seven days of the festival. Then on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, as was required by law. - - - +1 all the people assembled with a unified purpose at the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had given for Israel to obey. +2 So on October 8 Ezra the priest brought the Book of the Law before the assembly, which included the men and women and all the children old enough to understand. +3 He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law. +4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. +5 Ezra stood on the platform in full view of all the people. When they saw him open the book, they all rose to their feet. +6 Then Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and all the people chanted, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. +7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. +8 They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage. +9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law. +10 And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” +11 And the Levites, too, quieted the people, telling them, “Hush! Don’t weep! For this is a sacred day.” +12 So the people went away to eat and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of food, and to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God’s words and understood them. +13 On October 9 the family leaders of all the people, together with the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to go over the Law in greater detail. +14 As they studied the Law, they discovered that the Lord had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in shelters during the festival to be held that month. +15 He had said that a proclamation should be made throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, telling the people to go to the hills to get branches from olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees. They were to use these branches to make shelters in which they would live during the festival, as prescribed in the Law. +16 So the people went out and cut branches and used them to build shelters on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of God’s Temple, or in the squares just inside the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate. +17 So everyone who had returned from captivity lived in these shelters during the festival, and they were all filled with great joy! The Israelites had not celebrated like this since the days of Joshua son of Nun. +18 Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God on each of the seven days of the festival. Then on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, as was required by law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md index 22b3c81a..067e32df 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,64 +1,40 @@ -The People Confess Their Sins - # Chapter 9 -1. On October 31 the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads. -2. Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors. -3. They remained standing in place for three hours while the Book of the Law of the LORD their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the LORD their God. -4. The Levites--Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani--stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the LORD their God with loud voices. - -5. Then the leaders of the Levites--Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah--called out to the people: "Stand up and praise the LORD your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!" Then they prayed: -"May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! - - -6. "You alone are the LORD. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you. - -7. "You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham. -8. When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word. - -9. "You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea. -10. You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten. -11. You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters. -12. You led our ancestors by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could find their way. - -13. "You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good. -14. You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions. - -15. "You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them. - -16. "But our ancestors were proud and stubborn, and they paid no attention to your commands. -17. They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them, -18. even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!' They committed terrible blasphemies. - -19. "But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night. -20. You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst. -21. For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell! - -22. "Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan. -23. You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors. - -24. "They went in and took possession of the land. You subdued whole nations before them. Even the Canaanites, who inhabited the land, were powerless! Your people could deal with these nations and their kings as they pleased. -25. Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings. - -26. "But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies. -27. So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies. - -28. "But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times! - -29. "You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen. -30. In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn't listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them. -31. But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are! - -32. "And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors--all of your people--from the days when the kings of Assyria first triumphed over us until now. -33. Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved. -34. Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws. -35. Even while they had their own kingdom, they did not serve you, though you showered your goodness on them. You gave them a large, fertile land, but they refused to turn from their wickedness. - -36. "So now today we are slaves in the land of plenty that you gave our ancestors for their enjoyment! We are slaves here in this good land. -37. The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery." -The People Agree to Obey - - -38. The people responded, "In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests." - - - +1 On October 31 the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads. +2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors. +3 They remained standing in place for three hours while the Book of the Law of the Lord their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God. +4 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the Lord their God with loud voices. +5 Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: +“May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! +6 “You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you. +7 “You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham. +8 When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word. +9 “You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea. +10 You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten. +11 You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters. +12 You led our ancestors by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could find their way. +13 “You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good. +14 You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions. +15 “You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them. +16 “But our ancestors were proud and stubborn, and they paid no attention to your commands. +17 They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them, +18 even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, ‘This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible blasphemies. +19 “But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night. +20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst. +21 For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell! +22 “Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan. +23 You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors. +24 “They went in and took possession of the land. You subdued whole nations before them. Even the Canaanites, who inhabited the land, were powerless! Your people could deal with these nations and their kings as they pleased. +25 Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings. +26 “But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies. +27 So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies. +28 “But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times! +29 “You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen. +30 In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them. +31 But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are! +32 “And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors—all of your people—from the days when the kings of Assyria first triumphed over us until now. +33 Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved. +34 Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws. +35 Even while they had their own kingdom, they did not serve you, though you showered your goodness on them. You gave them a large, fertile land, but they refused to turn from their wickedness. +36 “So now today we are slaves in the land of plenty that you gave our ancestors for their enjoyment! We are slaves here in this good land. +37 The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.” +38 The people responded, “In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md index ca93c16c..c423ecf4 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,67 +1,46 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: +1 The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah. - - -2. The following priests: +2 The following priests: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, - -3. Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah, -4. Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, -5. Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, -6. Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, -7. Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, -8. Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. - -9. The following Levites: +3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah, +4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, +5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, +6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, +7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, +8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. +9 The following Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the family of Henadad, Kadmiel, - -10. and their fellow Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, -11. Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, -12. Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, -13. Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu. - -14. The following leaders: +10 and their fellow Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, +11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, +12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, +13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu. +14 The following leaders: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, - -15. Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, -16. Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, -17. Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, -18. Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, -19. Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, -20. Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, -21. Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, -22. Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, -23. Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, -24. Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, -25. Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, -26. Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, -27. Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. - -The Vow of the People - - -28. Then the rest of the people--the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand-- -29. joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord: - -30. "We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters. - -31. "We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us. - -32. "In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one-eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of the Temple of our God. -33. This will provide for the Bread of the Presence; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon celebrations, and the annual festivals; for the holy offerings; and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. It will provide for everything necessary for the work of the Temple of our God. - -34. "We have cast sacred lots to determine when--at regular times each year--the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God's Temple to be burned on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the Law. - -35. "We promise to bring the first part of every harvest to the LORD's Temple year after year--whether it be a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees. -36. We agree to give God our oldest sons and the firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in the Law. We will present them to the priests who minister in the Temple of our God. -37. We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns. - -38. "A priest--a descendant of Aaron--will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms. -39. The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers. - -"We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God." - - - +15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, +16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, +17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, +18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, +19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, +20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, +21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, +22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, +23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, +24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, +25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, +26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, +27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah. +28 Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand— +29 joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord: +30 “We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters. +31 “We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it. Every seventh year we will let our land rest, and we will cancel all debts owed to us. +32 “In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one-eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of the Temple of our God. +33 This will provide for the Bread of the Presence; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, the new moon celebrations, and the annual festivals; for the holy offerings; and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel. It will provide for everything necessary for the work of the Temple of our God. +34 “We have cast sacred lots to determine when—at regular times each year—the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as is written in the Law. +35 “We promise to bring the first part of every harvest to the Lord’s Temple year after year—whether it be a crop from the soil or from our fruit trees. +36 We agree to give God our oldest sons and the firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in the Law. We will present them to the priests who minister in the Temple of our God. +37 We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns. +38 “A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms. +39 The people and the Levites must bring these offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms and place them in the sacred containers near the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers. +“We promise together not to neglect the Temple of our God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md index 6876ad00..c875529c 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,63 +1,43 @@ -The People Occupy Jerusalem - # Chapter 11 -1. The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were. -2. And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem. - -3. Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah, -4. but some of the people from Judah and Benjamin resettled in Jerusalem.) +1 The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were. +2 And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem. +3 Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah, +4 but some of the people from Judah and Benjamin resettled in Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the family of Perez. - -5. Also Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, of the family of Shelah. -6. There were 468 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem--all outstanding men. - -7. From the tribe of Benjamin: +5 Also Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, of the family of Shelah. +6 There were 468 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem—all outstanding men. +7 From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah. - -8. After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives. -9. Their chief officer was Joel son of Zicri, who was assisted by Judah son of Hassenuah, second-in-command over the city. - -10. From the priests: +8 After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives. +9 Their chief officer was Joel son of Zicri, who was assisted by Judah son of Hassenuah, second-in-command over the city. +10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jakin; - -11. and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the supervisor of the Temple of God. -12. Also 822 of their associates, who worked at the Temple. Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, -13. along with 242 of his associates, who were heads of their families. Also Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, -14. and 128 of his outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim. - -15. From the Levites: +11 and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the supervisor of the Temple of God. +12 Also 822 of their associates, who worked at the Temple. Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, +13 along with 242 of his associates, who were heads of their families. Also Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, +14 and 128 of his outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim. +15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni. - -16. Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God. -17. Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah's assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. -18. In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city. - -19. From the gatekeepers: +16 Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God. +17 Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. +18 In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city. +19 From the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates. - - -20. The other priests, Levites, and the rest of the Israelites lived wherever their family inheritance was located in any of the towns of Judah. -21. The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel. - -22. The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, a descendant of Asaph, whose family served as singers at God's Temple. -23. Their daily responsibilities were carried out according to the terms of a royal command. - -24. Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the royal adviser in all matters of public administration. - -25. As for the surrounding villages with their open fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its settlements, Dibon with its settlements, and Jekabzeel with its villages. -26. They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet, -27. Hazar-shual, Beersheba with its settlements, -28. Ziklag, and Meconah with its settlements. -29. They also lived in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, -30. Zanoah, and Adullam with their surrounding villages. They also lived in Lachish with its nearby fields and Azekah with its surrounding villages. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba in the south to the valley of Hinnom. - -31. Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its settlements. -32. They also lived in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, -33. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, -34. Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, -35. Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen. -36. Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of Benjamin. - - - +20 The other priests, Levites, and the rest of the Israelites lived wherever their family inheritance was located in any of the towns of Judah. +21 The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel. +22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, a descendant of Asaph, whose family served as singers at God’s Temple. +23 Their daily responsibilities were carried out according to the terms of a royal command. +24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the royal adviser in all matters of public administration. +25 As for the surrounding villages with their open fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its settlements, Dibon with its settlements, and Jekabzeel with its villages. +26 They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet, +27 Hazar-shual, Beersheba with its settlements, +28 Ziklag, and Meconah with its settlements. +29 They also lived in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, +30 Zanoah, and Adullam with their surrounding villages. They also lived in Lachish with its nearby fields and Azekah with its surrounding villages. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba in the south to the valley of Hinnom. +31 Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its settlements. +32 They also lived in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, +33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, +34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, +35 Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen. +36 Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of Benjamin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md index 68e324a6..7aac5063 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,130 +1,66 @@ -A History of the Priests and Levites - # Chapter 12 -1. Here is the list of the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the high priest: +1 Here is the list of the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, - - -2. Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, - -3. Shecaniah, Harim, Meremoth, - -4. Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah, - -5. Miniamin, Moadiah, Bilgah, - -6. Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, - -7. Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. - +2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, +3 Shecaniah, Harim, Meremoth, +4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah, +5 Miniamin, Moadiah, Bilgah, +6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, +7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua. - - -8. The Levites who returned with them were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. -9. Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service. - -10. Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim. - +8 The Levites who returned with them were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. +9 Their associates, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them during the service. +10 Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim. Joiakim was the father of Eliashib. - Eliashib was the father of Joiada. - - -11. Joiada was the father of Johanan. - +11 Joiada was the father of Johanan. Johanan was the father of Jaddua. - - -12. Now when Joiakim was high priest, the family leaders of the priests were as follows: +12 Now when Joiakim was high priest, the family leaders of the priests were as follows: Meraiah was leader of the family of Seraiah. - Hananiah was leader of the family of Jeremiah. - - -13. Meshullam was leader of the family of Ezra. - +13 Meshullam was leader of the family of Ezra. Jehohanan was leader of the family of Amariah. - - -14. Jonathan was leader of the family of Malluch. +14 Jonathan was leader of the family of Malluch. Joseph was leader of the family of Shecaniah. - -15. Adna was leader of the family of Harim. +15 Adna was leader of the family of Harim. Helkai was leader of the family of Meremoth. - -16. Zechariah was leader of the family of Iddo. - +16 Zechariah was leader of the family of Iddo. Meshullam was leader of the family of Ginnethon. - - -17. Zicri was leader of the family of Abijah. +17 Zicri was leader of the family of Abijah. There was also a leader of the family of Miniamin. - Piltai was leader of the family of Moadiah. - - -18. Shammua was leader of the family of Bilgah. - +18 Shammua was leader of the family of Bilgah. Jehonathan was leader of the family of Shemaiah. - - -19. Mattenai was leader of the family of Joiarib. - +19 Mattenai was leader of the family of Joiarib. Uzzi was leader of the family of Jedaiah. - - -20. Kallai was leader of the family of Sallu. - +20 Kallai was leader of the family of Sallu. Eber was leader of the family of Amok. - - -21. Hashabiah was leader of the family of Hilkiah. - +21 Hashabiah was leader of the family of Hilkiah. Nethanel was leader of the family of Jedaiah. - - -22. A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priest. Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian. -23. A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib. - -24. These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God. -25. This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. - +22 A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priest. Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian. +23 A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson of Eliashib. +24 These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God. +25 This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were the gatekeepers in charge of the storerooms at the gates. - -26. These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe. - -Dedication of Jerusalem's Wall - - -27. For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres. -28. The singers were brought together from the region around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites. -29. They also came from Beth-gilgal and the rural areas near Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built their own settlements around Jerusalem. -30. The priests and Levites first purified themselves; then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. - -31. I led the leaders of Judah to the top of the wall and organized two large choirs to give thanks. One of the choirs proceeded southward along the top of the wall to the Dung Gate. -32. Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them, -33. along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, -34. Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. -35. Then came some priests who played trumpets, including Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. -36. And Zechariah's colleagues were Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They used the musical instruments prescribed by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led this procession. -37. At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east. - -38. The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, -39. then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate. - -40. The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me. -41. We went together with the trumpet-playing priests--Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah-- -42. and the singers--Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. They played and sang loudly under the direction of Jezrahiah the choir director. - -43. Many sacrifices were offered on that joyous day, for God had given the people cause for great joy. The women and children also participated in the celebration, and the joy of the people of Jerusalem could be heard far away. - -Provisions for Temple Worship - - -44. On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the offerings, the first part of the harvest, and the tithes. They were responsible to collect from the fields outside the towns the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For all the people of Judah took joy in the priests and Levites and their work. -45. They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as commanded by David and his son Solomon, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers. -46. The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph. -47. So now, in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel brought a daily supply of food for the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Levites. The Levites, in turn, gave a portion of what they received to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - - - +26 These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe. +27 For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres. +28 The singers were brought together from the region around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites. +29 They also came from Beth-gilgal and the rural areas near Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built their own settlements around Jerusalem. +30 The priests and Levites first purified themselves; then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. +31 I led the leaders of Judah to the top of the wall and organized two large choirs to give thanks. One of the choirs proceeded southward along the top of the wall to the Dung Gate. +32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them, +33 along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, +34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. +35 Then came some priests who played trumpets, including Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. +36 And Zechariah’s colleagues were Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani. They used the musical instruments prescribed by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led this procession. +37 At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east. +38 The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, +39 then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate. +40 The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me. +41 We went together with the trumpet-playing priests—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah— +42 and the singers—Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. They played and sang loudly under the direction of Jezrahiah the choir director. +43 Many sacrifices were offered on that joyous day, for God had given the people cause for great joy. The women and children also participated in the celebration, and the joy of the people of Jerusalem could be heard far away. +44 On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the offerings, the first part of the harvest, and the tithes. They were responsible to collect from the fields outside the towns the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For all the people of Judah took joy in the priests and Levites and their work. +45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as commanded by David and his son Solomon, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers. +46 The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph. +47 So now, in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel brought a daily supply of food for the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Levites. The Levites, in turn, gave a portion of what they received to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md index 31ead4fd..7ae886ba 100644 --- a/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/16_Nehemiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,56 +1,34 @@ -Nehemiah's Various Reforms - # Chapter 13 -1. On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God. -2. For they had not provided the Israelites with food and water in the wilderness. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing. -3. When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly. - -4. Before this had happened, Eliashib the priest, who had been appointed as supervisor of the storerooms of the Temple of our God and who was also a relative of Tobiah, -5. had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah's disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests. - -6. I was not in Jerusalem at that time, for I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign, though I later asked his permission to return. -7. When I arrived back in Jerusalem, I learned about Eliashib's evil deed in providing Tobiah with a room in the courtyards of the Temple of God. -8. I became very upset and threw all of Tobiah's belongings out of the room. -9. Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God's Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense. - -10. I also discovered that the Levites had not been given their prescribed portions of food, so they and the singers who were to conduct the worship services had all returned to work their fields. -11. I immediately confronted the leaders and demanded, "Why has the Temple of God been neglected?" Then I called all the Levites back again and restored them to their proper duties. -12. And once more all the people of Judah began bringing their tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the Temple storerooms. - -13. I assigned supervisors for the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites. And I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah as their assistant. These men had an excellent reputation, and it was their job to make honest distributions to their fellow Levites. - -14. Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services. - -15. In those days I saw men of Judah treading out their winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in grain, loading it on donkeys, and bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath. So I rebuked them for selling their produce on that day. -16. Some men from Tyre, who lived in Jerusalem, were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise. They were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah--and in Jerusalem at that! - -17. So I confronted the nobles of Judah. "Why are you profaning the Sabbath in this evil way?" I asked. -18. "Wasn't it just this sort of thing that your ancestors did that caused our God to bring all this trouble upon us and our city? Now you are bringing even more wrath upon Israel by permitting the Sabbath to be desecrated in this way!" - -19. Then I commanded that the gates of Jerusalem should be shut as darkness fell every Friday evening, not to be opened until the Sabbath ended. I sent some of my own servants to guard the gates so that no merchandise could be brought in on the Sabbath day. -20. The merchants and tradesmen with a variety of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice. -21. But I spoke sharply to them and said, "What are you doing out here, camping around the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you!" And that was the last time they came on the Sabbath. -22. Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath. - +1 On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God. +2 For they had not provided the Israelites with food and water in the wilderness. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing. +3 When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly. +4 Before this had happened, Eliashib the priest, who had been appointed as supervisor of the storerooms of the Temple of our God and who was also a relative of Tobiah, +5 had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah’s disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests. +6 I was not in Jerusalem at that time, for I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign, though I later asked his permission to return. +7 When I arrived back in Jerusalem, I learned about Eliashib’s evil deed in providing Tobiah with a room in the courtyards of the Temple of God. +8 I became very upset and threw all of Tobiah’s belongings out of the room. +9 Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God’s Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense. +10 I also discovered that the Levites had not been given their prescribed portions of food, so they and the singers who were to conduct the worship services had all returned to work their fields. +11 I immediately confronted the leaders and demanded, “Why has the Temple of God been neglected?” Then I called all the Levites back again and restored them to their proper duties. +12 And once more all the people of Judah began bringing their tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the Temple storerooms. +13 I assigned supervisors for the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites. And I appointed Hanan son of Zaccur and grandson of Mattaniah as their assistant. These men had an excellent reputation, and it was their job to make honest distributions to their fellow Levites. +14 Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services. +15 In those days I saw men of Judah treading out their winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in grain, loading it on donkeys, and bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath. So I rebuked them for selling their produce on that day. +16 Some men from Tyre, who lived in Jerusalem, were bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise. They were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah—and in Jerusalem at that! +17 So I confronted the nobles of Judah. “Why are you profaning the Sabbath in this evil way?” I asked. +18 “Wasn’t it just this sort of thing that your ancestors did that caused our God to bring all this trouble upon us and our city? Now you are bringing even more wrath upon Israel by permitting the Sabbath to be desecrated in this way!” +19 Then I commanded that the gates of Jerusalem should be shut as darkness fell every Friday evening, not to be opened until the Sabbath ended. I sent some of my own servants to guard the gates so that no merchandise could be brought in on the Sabbath day. +20 The merchants and tradesmen with a variety of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice. +21 But I spoke sharply to them and said, “What are you doing out here, camping around the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you!” And that was the last time they came on the Sabbath. +22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath. Remember this good deed also, O my God! Have compassion on me according to your great and unfailing love. - - -23. -About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. -24. Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all. -25. So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land. - -26. "Wasn't this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?" I demanded. "There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives. -27. How could you even think of committing this sinful deed and acting unfaithfully toward God by marrying foreign women?" - -28. One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest had married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I banished him from my presence. - -29. Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites. - -30. So I purged out everything foreign and assigned tasks to the priests and Levites, making certain that each knew his work. -31. I also made sure that the supply of wood for the altar and the first portions of the harvest were brought at the proper times. - -Remember this in my favor, O my God. - - - +23 About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. +24 Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all. +25 So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land. +26 “Wasn’t this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded. “There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives. +27 How could you even think of committing this sinful deed and acting unfaithfully toward God by marrying foreign women?” +28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest had married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I banished him from my presence. +29 Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites. +30 So I purged out everything foreign and assigned tasks to the priests and Levites, making certain that each knew his work. +31 I also made sure that the supply of wood for the altar and the first portions of the harvest were brought at the proper times. +Remember this in my favor, O my God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md index c0fcadd1..faf9c2b8 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,40 +1,23 @@ -The King's Banquet - # Chapter 1 -1. These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. -2. At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of Susa. -3. In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces. -4. The celebration lasted 180 days--a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty. - -5. When it was all over, the king gave a banquet for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were in the fortress of Susa. It lasted for seven days and was held in the courtyard of the palace garden. -6. The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. - -7. Drinks were served in gold goblets of many designs, and there was an abundance of royal wine, reflecting the king's generosity. -8. By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted. - -9. At the same time, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. - -Queen Vashti Deposed - - -10. On the seventh day of the feast, when King Xerxes was in high spirits because of the wine, he told the seven eunuchs who attended him--Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas-- -11. to bring Queen Vashti to him with the royal crown on her head. He wanted the nobles and all the other men to gaze on her beauty, for she was a very beautiful woman. -12. But when they conveyed the king's order to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. This made the king furious, and he burned with anger. - -13. He immediately consulted with his wise advisers, who knew all the Persian laws and customs, for he always asked their advice. -14. The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan--seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire. - -15. "What must be done to Queen Vashti?" the king demanded. "What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king's orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?" - -16. Memucan answered the king and his nobles, "Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also every noble and citizen throughout your empire. -17. Women everywhere will begin to despise their husbands when they learn that Queen Vashti has refused to appear before the king. -18. Before this day is out, the wives of all the king's nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their contempt and anger. - -19. "So if it please the king, we suggest that you issue a written decree, a law of the Persians and Medes that cannot be revoked. It should order that Queen Vashti be forever banished from the presence of King Xerxes, and that the king should choose another queen more worthy than she. -20. When this decree is published throughout the king's vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!" - -21. The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan's counsel. -22. He sent letters to all parts of the empire, to each province in its own script and language, proclaiming that every man should be the ruler of his own home and should say whatever he pleases. - - - +1 These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. +2 At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of Susa. +3 In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces. +4 The celebration lasted 180 days—a tremendous display of the opulent wealth of his empire and the pomp and splendor of his majesty. +5 When it was all over, the king gave a banquet for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were in the fortress of Susa. It lasted for seven days and was held in the courtyard of the palace garden. +6 The courtyard was beautifully decorated with white cotton curtains and blue hangings, which were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded in marble pillars. Gold and silver couches stood on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones. +7 Drinks were served in gold goblets of many designs, and there was an abundance of royal wine, reflecting the king’s generosity. +8 By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted. +9 At the same time, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. +10 On the seventh day of the feast, when King Xerxes was in high spirits because of the wine, he told the seven eunuchs who attended him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas— +11 to bring Queen Vashti to him with the royal crown on her head. He wanted the nobles and all the other men to gaze on her beauty, for she was a very beautiful woman. +12 But when they conveyed the king’s order to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. This made the king furious, and he burned with anger. +13 He immediately consulted with his wise advisers, who knew all the Persian laws and customs, for he always asked their advice. +14 The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan—seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire. +15 “What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king’s orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?” +16 Memucan answered the king and his nobles, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but also every noble and citizen throughout your empire. +17 Women everywhere will begin to despise their husbands when they learn that Queen Vashti has refused to appear before the king. +18 Before this day is out, the wives of all the king’s nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their contempt and anger. +19 “So if it please the king, we suggest that you issue a written decree, a law of the Persians and Medes that cannot be revoked. It should order that Queen Vashti be forever banished from the presence of King Xerxes, and that the king should choose another queen more worthy than she. +20 When this decree is published throughout the king’s vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!” +21 The king and his nobles thought this made good sense, so he followed Memucan’s counsel. +22 He sent letters to all parts of the empire, to each province in its own script and language, proclaiming that every man should be the ruler of his own home and should say whatever he pleases. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md index 58ab5089..60f0c358 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,24 @@ -Esther Becomes Queen - # Chapter 2 -1. But after Xerxes' anger had subsided, he began thinking about Vashti and what she had done and the decree he had made. -2. So his personal attendants suggested, "Let us search the empire to find beautiful young virgins for the king. -3. Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at the fortress of Susa. Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the harem, will see that they are all given beauty treatments. -4. After that, the young woman who most pleases the king will be made queen instead of Vashti." This advice was very appealing to the king, so he put the plan into effect. - -5. At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei. -6. His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Judah, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. -7. This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter. - -8. As a result of the king's decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king's harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai's care. -9. Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king's palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem. - -10. Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so. -11. Every day Mordecai would take a walk near the courtyard of the harem to find out about Esther and what was happening to her. - -12. Before each young woman was taken to the king's bed, she was given the prescribed twelve months of beauty treatments--six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments. -13. When it was time for her to go to the king's palace, she was given her choice of whatever clothing or jewelry she wanted to take from the harem. -14. That evening she was taken to the king's private rooms, and the next morning she was brought to the second harem, where the king's wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially enjoyed her and requested her by name. - -15. Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai's uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther's turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her. - -16. Esther was taken to King Xerxes at the royal palace in early winter of the seventh year of his reign. -17. And the king loved Esther more than any of the other young women. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti. -18. To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther's honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone. - -19. Even after all the young women had been transferred to the second harem and Mordecai had become a palace official, -20. Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai's directions, just as she did when she lived in his home. - -Mordecai's Loyalty to the King - - -21. One day as Mordecai was on duty at the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthana and Teresh--who were guards at the door of the king's private quarters--became angry at King Xerxes and plotted to assassinate him. -22. But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report. -23. When an investigation was made and Mordecai's story was found to be true, the two men were impaled on a sharpened pole. This was all recorded in The Book of the History of King Xerxes' Reign. - - - +1 But after Xerxes’ anger had subsided, he began thinking about Vashti and what she had done and the decree he had made. +2 So his personal attendants suggested, “Let us search the empire to find beautiful young virgins for the king. +3 Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at the fortress of Susa. Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the harem, will see that they are all given beauty treatments. +4 After that, the young woman who most pleases the king will be made queen instead of Vashti.” This advice was very appealing to the king, so he put the plan into effect. +5 At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei. +6 His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Judah, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. +7 This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter. +8 As a result of the king’s decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king’s harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai’s care. +9 Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem. +10 Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so. +11 Every day Mordecai would take a walk near the courtyard of the harem to find out about Esther and what was happening to her. +12 Before each young woman was taken to the king’s bed, she was given the prescribed twelve months of beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments. +13 When it was time for her to go to the king’s palace, she was given her choice of whatever clothing or jewelry she wanted to take from the harem. +14 That evening she was taken to the king’s private rooms, and the next morning she was brought to the second harem, where the king’s wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially enjoyed her and requested her by name. +15 Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her. +16 Esther was taken to King Xerxes at the royal palace in early winter of the seventh year of his reign. +17 And the king loved Esther more than any of the other young women. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti. +18 To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther’s honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone. +19 Even after all the young women had been transferred to the second harem and Mordecai had become a palace official, +20 Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai’s directions, just as she did when she lived in his home. +21 One day as Mordecai was on duty at the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthana and Teresh—who were guards at the door of the king’s private quarters—became angry at King Xerxes and plotted to assassinate him. +22 But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report. +23 When an investigation was made and Mordecai’s story was found to be true, the two men were impaled on a sharpened pole. This was all recorded in The Book of the History of King Xerxes’ Reign. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md index a691ee63..277eea98 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,28 +1,16 @@ -Haman's Plot against the Jews - # Chapter 3 -1. Some time later King Xerxes promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite over all the other nobles, making him the most powerful official in the empire. -2. All the king's officials would bow down before Haman to show him respect whenever he passed by, for so the king had commanded. But Mordecai refused to bow down or show him respect. - -3. Then the palace officials at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you disobeying the king's command?" -4. They spoke to him day after day, but still he refused to comply with the order. So they spoke to Haman about this to see if he would tolerate Mordecai's conduct, since Mordecai had told them he was a Jew. - -5. When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage. -6. He had learned of Mordecai's nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for a way to destroy all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Xerxes. - -7. So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes' reign, lots were cast in Haman's presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later. - -8. Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, "There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king's interest to let them live. -9. If it please the king, issue a decree that they be destroyed, and I will give 10,000 large sacks of silver to the government administrators to be deposited in the royal treasury." - -10. The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his signet ring from his finger and giving it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. -11. The king said, "The money and the people are both yours to do with as you see fit." - -12. So on April 17 the king's secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Haman dictated. It was sent to the king's highest officers, the governors of the respective provinces, and the nobles of each province in their own scripts and languages. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king's signet ring. -13. Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews--young and old, including women and children--must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year. The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them. - -14. A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day. -15. At the king's command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion. - - - +1 Some time later King Xerxes promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite over all the other nobles, making him the most powerful official in the empire. +2 All the king’s officials would bow down before Haman to show him respect whenever he passed by, for so the king had commanded. But Mordecai refused to bow down or show him respect. +3 Then the palace officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?” +4 They spoke to him day after day, but still he refused to comply with the order. So they spoke to Haman about this to see if he would tolerate Mordecai’s conduct, since Mordecai had told them he was a Jew. +5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage. +6 He had learned of Mordecai’s nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for a way to destroy all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Xerxes. +7 So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later. +8 Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king’s interest to let them live. +9 If it please the king, issue a decree that they be destroyed, and I will give 10,000 large sacks of silver to the government administrators to be deposited in the royal treasury.” +10 The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his signet ring from his finger and giving it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. +11 The king said, “The money and the people are both yours to do with as you see fit.” +12 So on April 17 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Haman dictated. It was sent to the king’s highest officers, the governors of the respective provinces, and the nobles of each province in their own scripts and languages. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring. +13 Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews—young and old, including women and children—must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year. The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them. +14 A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day. +15 At the king’s command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md index 2066952a..ddaaa8e1 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,29 +1,18 @@ -Mordecai Requests Esther's -Help - # Chapter 4 -1. When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail. -2. He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning. -3. And as news of the king's decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes. - -4. When Queen Esther's maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it. -5. Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs who had been appointed as her attendant. She ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning. -6. So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square in front of the palace gate. - -7. Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. -8. Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people. -9. So Hathach returned to Esther with Mordecai's message. - -10. Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai: -11. "All the king's officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days." -12. So Hathach gave Esther's message to Mordecai. - -13. Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: "Don't think for a moment that because you're in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. -14. If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?" - -15. Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: -16. "Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die." -17. So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him. - - - +1 When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail. +2 He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning. +3 And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes. +4 When Queen Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it. +5 Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs who had been appointed as her attendant. She ordered him to go to Mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning. +6 So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square in front of the palace gate. +7 Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. +8 Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people. +9 So Hathach returned to Esther with Mordecai’s message. +10 Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai: +11 “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.” +12 So Hathach gave Esther’s message to Mordecai. +13 Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. +14 If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” +15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: +16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.” +17 So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md index 350d2da9..ed5d1d51 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,33 +1,16 @@ -Esther's Request to the King - # Chapter 5 -1. On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance. -2. When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter. - -3. Then the king asked her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!" - -4. And Esther replied, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet I have prepared for the king." - -5. The king turned to his attendants and said, "Tell Haman to come quickly to a banquet, as Esther has requested." So the king and Haman went to Esther's banquet. - -6. And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, "Now tell me what you really want. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!" - -7. Esther replied, "This is my request and deepest wish. -8. If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about." -Haman's Plan to Kill Mordecai - - -9. Haman was a happy man as he left the banquet! But when he saw Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, not standing up or trembling nervously before him, Haman became furious. -10. However, he restrained himself and went on home. - +1 On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance. +2 When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter. +3 Then the king asked her, “What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!” +4 And Esther replied, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet I have prepared for the king.” +5 The king turned to his attendants and said, “Tell Haman to come quickly to a banquet, as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to Esther’s banquet. +6 And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Now tell me what you really want. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!” +7 Esther replied, “This is my request and deepest wish. +8 If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about.” +9 Haman was a happy man as he left the banquet! But when he saw Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, not standing up or trembling nervously before him, Haman became furious. +10 However, he restrained himself and went on home. Then Haman gathered together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, - -11. and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials. - -12. Then Haman added, "And that's not all! Queen Esther invited only me and the king himself to the banquet she prepared for us. And she has invited me to dine with her and the king again tomorrow!" -13. Then he added, "But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate." - -14. So Haman's wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, "Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king." This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up. - - - +11 and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials. +12 Then Haman added, “And that’s not all! Queen Esther invited only me and the king himself to the banquet she prepared for us. And she has invited me to dine with her and the king again tomorrow!” +13 Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.” +14 So Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md index 685fced6..430f5b13 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,34 +1,18 @@ -The King Honors Mordecai - # Chapter 6 -1. That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him. -2. In those records he discovered an account of how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the door to the king's private quarters. They had plotted to assassinate King Xerxes. - -3. "What reward or recognition did we ever give Mordecai for this?" the king asked. - -His attendants replied, "Nothing has been done for him." - - -4. "Who is that in the outer court?" the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared. - -5. So the attendants replied to the king, "Haman is out in the court." -"Bring him in," the king ordered. - -6. So Haman came in, and the king said, "What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?" -Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?" - -7. So he replied, "If the king wishes to honor someone, -8. he should bring out one of the king's own royal robes, as well as a horse that the king himself has ridden--one with a royal emblem on its head. -9. Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king's robes and led through the city square on the king's horse. Have the official shout as they go, 'This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!'" - -10. "Excellent!" the king said to Haman. "Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Leave out nothing you have suggested!" - -11. So Haman took the robes and put them on Mordecai, placed him on the king's own horse, and led him through the city square, shouting, "This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!" -12. Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated. - -13. When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, "Since Mordecai--this man who has humiliated you--is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him." - -14. While they were still talking, the king's eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared. - - - +1 That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him. +2 In those records he discovered an account of how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the door to the king’s private quarters. They had plotted to assassinate King Xerxes. +3 “What reward or recognition did we ever give Mordecai for this?” the king asked. +His attendants replied, “Nothing has been done for him.” +4 “Who is that in the outer court?” the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared. +5 So the attendants replied to the king, “Haman is out in the court.” +“Bring him in,” the king ordered. +6 So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” +Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?” +7 So he replied, “If the king wishes to honor someone, +8 he should bring out one of the king’s own royal robes, as well as a horse that the king himself has ridden—one with a royal emblem on its head. +9 Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king’s robes and led through the city square on the king’s horse. Have the official shout as they go, ‘This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!’” +10 “Excellent!” the king said to Haman. “Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Leave out nothing you have suggested!” +11 So Haman took the robes and put them on Mordecai, placed him on the king’s own horse, and led him through the city square, shouting, “This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!” +12 Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated. +13 When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, “Since Mordecai—this man who has humiliated you—is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him.” +14 While they were still talking, the king’s eunuchs arrived and quickly took Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md index 400fe773..ca9ccf0e 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,28 +1,14 @@ -The King Executes Haman - # Chapter 7 -1. So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther's banquet. -2. On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, "Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!" - -3. Queen Esther replied, "If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the lives of my people will be spared. -4. For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king." - -5. "Who would do such a thing?" King Xerxes demanded. "Who would be so presumptuous as to touch you?" - -6. Esther replied, "This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy." Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen. -7. Then the king jumped to his feet in a rage and went out into the palace garden. - +1 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet. +2 On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!” +3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the lives of my people will be spared. +4 For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king.” +5 “Who would do such a thing?” King Xerxes demanded. “Who would be so presumptuous as to touch you?” +6 Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen. +7 Then the king jumped to his feet in a rage and went out into the palace garden. Haman, however, stayed behind to plead for his life with Queen Esther, for he knew that the king intended to kill him. - -8. In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden. - -The king exclaimed, "Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?" And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman's face, signaling his doom. - - -9. Then Harbona, one of the king's eunuchs, said, "Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination." -"Then impale Haman on it!" the king ordered. - -10. So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king's anger subsided. - - - +8 In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden. +The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman’s face, signaling his doom. +9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination.” +“Then impale Haman on it!” the king ordered. +10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md index 7d50bc84..cb8f5706 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,31 +1,18 @@ -A Decree to -Help the Jews - # Chapter 8 -1. On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king how they were related. -2. The king took off his signet ring--which he had taken back from Haman--and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman's property. - -3. Then Esther went again before the king, falling down at his feet and begging him with tears to stop the evil plot devised by Haman the Agagite against the Jews. -4. Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him. - -5. Esther said, "If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king's provinces should be destroyed. -6. For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?" - -7. Then King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, "I have given Esther the property of Haman, and he has been impaled on a pole because he tried to destroy the Jews. -8. Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king's name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king's signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked." - -9. So on June 25 the king's secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews. -10. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king's signet ring. Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king's service. - -11. The king's decree gave the Jews in every city authority to unite to defend their lives. They were allowed to kill, slaughter, and annihilate anyone of any nationality or province who might attack them or their children and wives, and to take the property of their enemies. -12. The day chosen for this event throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was March 7 of the next year. - -13. A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day. -14. So urged on by the king's command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king's service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. - -15. Then Mordecai left the king's presence, wearing the royal robe of blue and white, the great crown of gold, and an outer cloak of fine linen and purple. And the people of Susa celebrated the new decree. -16. The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere. -17. In every province and city, wherever the king's decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced and had a great celebration and declared a public festival and holiday. And many of the people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared what the Jews might do to them. - - - +1 On that same day King Xerxes gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king how they were related. +2 The king took off his signet ring—which he had taken back from Haman—and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s property. +3 Then Esther went again before the king, falling down at his feet and begging him with tears to stop the evil plot devised by Haman the Agagite against the Jews. +4 Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him. +5 Esther said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor with him, and if he thinks it is right, and if I am pleasing to him, let there be a decree that reverses the orders of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, who ordered that Jews throughout all the king’s provinces should be destroyed. +6 For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?” +7 Then King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “I have given Esther the property of Haman, and he has been impaled on a pole because he tried to destroy the Jews. +8 Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king’s name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king’s signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king’s name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked.” +9 So on June 25 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews. +10 The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring. Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king’s service. +11 The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city authority to unite to defend their lives. They were allowed to kill, slaughter, and annihilate anyone of any nationality or province who might attack them or their children and wives, and to take the property of their enemies. +12 The day chosen for this event throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was March 7 of the next year. +13 A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day. +14 So urged on by the king’s command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king’s service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. +15 Then Mordecai left the king’s presence, wearing the royal robe of blue and white, the great crown of gold, and an outer cloak of fine linen and purple. And the people of Susa celebrated the new decree. +16 The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere. +17 In every province and city, wherever the king’s decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced and had a great celebration and declared a public festival and holiday. And many of the people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared what the Jews might do to them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md index bb4b0b5a..2412e19b 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,52 +1,34 @@ -The Victory of the Jews - # Chapter 9 -1. So on March 7 the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies. -2. The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the king's provinces to attack anyone who tried to harm them. But no one could make a stand against them, for everyone was afraid of them. -3. And all the nobles of the provinces, the highest officers, the governors, and the royal officials helped the Jews for fear of Mordecai. -4. For Mordecai had been promoted in the king's palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful. - -5. So the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down their enemies with the sword. They killed and annihilated their enemies and did as they pleased with those who hated them. -6. In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men. -7. They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, -8. Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, -9. Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha-- -10. the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder. - -11. That very day, when the king was informed of the number of people killed in the fortress of Susa, -12. he called for Queen Esther. He said, "The Jews have killed 500 men in the fortress of Susa alone, as well as Haman's ten sons. If they have done that here, what has happened in the rest of the provinces? But now, what more do you want? It will be granted to you; tell me and I will do it." - -13. Esther responded, "If it please the king, give the Jews in Susa permission to do again tomorrow as they have done today, and let the bodies of Haman's ten sons be impaled on a pole." - -14. So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman's ten sons. -15. Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men, and again they took no plunder. - -16. Meanwhile, the other Jews throughout the king's provinces had gathered together to defend their lives. They gained relief from all their enemies, killing 75,000 of those who hated them. But they did not take any plunder. -17. This was done throughout the provinces on March 7, and on March 8 they rested, celebrating their victory with a day of feasting and gladness. -18. (The Jews at Susa killed their enemies on March 7 and again on March 8, then rested on March 9, making that their day of feasting and gladness.) -19. So to this day, rural Jews living in remote villages celebrate an annual festival and holiday on the appointed day in late winter, when they rejoice and send gifts of food to each other. - -The Festival of Purim - - -20. Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to the Jews near and far, throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes, -21. calling on them to celebrate an annual festival on these two days. -22. He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy. - -23. So the Jews accepted Mordecai's proposal and adopted this annual custom. -24. Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them on the date determined by casting lots (the lots were called purim). -25. But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman's evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole. -26. That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots. - -So because of Mordecai's letter and because of what they had experienced, - -27. the Jews throughout the realm agreed to inaugurate this tradition and to pass it on to their descendants and to all who became Jews. They declared they would never fail to celebrate these two prescribed days at the appointed time each year. -28. These days would be remembered and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by every family throughout the provinces and cities of the empire. This Festival of Purim would never cease to be celebrated among the Jews, nor would the memory of what happened ever die out among their descendants. - -29. Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter putting the queen's full authority behind Mordecai's letter to establish the Festival of Purim. -30. Letters wishing peace and security were sent to the Jews throughout the 127 provinces of the empire of Xerxes. -31. These letters established the Festival of Purim--an annual celebration of these days at the appointed time, decreed by both Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther. (The people decided to observe this festival, just as they had decided for themselves and their descendants to establish the times of fasting and mourning.) -32. So the command of Esther confirmed the practices of Purim, and it was all written down in the records. - - - +1 So on March 7 the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies. +2 The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the king’s provinces to attack anyone who tried to harm them. But no one could make a stand against them, for everyone was afraid of them. +3 And all the nobles of the provinces, the highest officers, the governors, and the royal officials helped the Jews for fear of Mordecai. +4 For Mordecai had been promoted in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful. +5 So the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down their enemies with the sword. They killed and annihilated their enemies and did as they pleased with those who hated them. +6 In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men. +7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, +8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, +9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha— +10 the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder. +11 That very day, when the king was informed of the number of people killed in the fortress of Susa, +12 he called for Queen Esther. He said, “The Jews have killed 500 men in the fortress of Susa alone, as well as Haman’s ten sons. If they have done that here, what has happened in the rest of the provinces? But now, what more do you want? It will be granted to you; tell me and I will do it.” +13 Esther responded, “If it please the king, give the Jews in Susa permission to do again tomorrow as they have done today, and let the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be impaled on a pole.” +14 So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman’s ten sons. +15 Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men, and again they took no plunder. +16 Meanwhile, the other Jews throughout the king’s provinces had gathered together to defend their lives. They gained relief from all their enemies, killing 75,000 of those who hated them. But they did not take any plunder. +17 This was done throughout the provinces on March 7, and on March 8 they rested, celebrating their victory with a day of feasting and gladness. +18 (The Jews at Susa killed their enemies on March 7 and again on March 8, then rested on March 9, making that their day of feasting and gladness.) +19 So to this day, rural Jews living in remote villages celebrate an annual festival and holiday on the appointed day in late winter, when they rejoice and send gifts of food to each other. +20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to the Jews near and far, throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes, +21 calling on them to celebrate an annual festival on these two days. +22 He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy. +23 So the Jews accepted Mordecai’s proposal and adopted this annual custom. +24 Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them on the date determined by casting lots (the lots were called purim). +25 But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman’s evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole. +26 That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots. +So because of Mordecai’s letter and because of what they had experienced, +27 the Jews throughout the realm agreed to inaugurate this tradition and to pass it on to their descendants and to all who became Jews. They declared they would never fail to celebrate these two prescribed days at the appointed time each year. +28 These days would be remembered and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by every family throughout the provinces and cities of the empire. This Festival of Purim would never cease to be celebrated among the Jews, nor would the memory of what happened ever die out among their descendants. +29 Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter putting the queen’s full authority behind Mordecai’s letter to establish the Festival of Purim. +30 Letters wishing peace and security were sent to the Jews throughout the 127 provinces of the empire of Xerxes. +31 These letters established the Festival of Purim—an annual celebration of these days at the appointed time, decreed by both Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther. (The people decided to observe this festival, just as they had decided for themselves and their descendants to establish the times of fasting and mourning.) +32 So the command of Esther confirmed the practices of Purim, and it was all written down in the records. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md index 76f6d313..d8555ead 100644 --- a/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/17_Esther/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,9 +1,4 @@ -The Greatness of Xerxes and Mordecai - # Chapter 10 -1. King Xerxes imposed a tribute throughout his empire, even to the distant coastlands. -2. His great achievements and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Media and Persia. -3. Mordecai the Jew became the prime minister, with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was very great among the Jews, who held him in high esteem, because he continued to work for the good of his people and to speak up for the welfare of all their descendants. - - - +1 King Xerxes imposed a tribute throughout his empire, even to the distant coastlands. +2 His great achievements and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Media and Persia. +3 Mordecai the Jew became the prime minister, with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was very great among the Jews, who held him in high esteem, because he continued to work for the good of his people and to speak up for the welfare of all their descendants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_01.md index 2d3e36cd..db70b114 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,29 @@ -Prologue - # Chapter 1 -1. There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless--a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. -2. He had seven sons and three daughters. -3. He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area. - -4. Job's sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them. -5. When these celebrations ended--sometimes after several days--Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, "Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular practice. - -Job's First Test - - -6. One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. -7. "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan. -Satan answered the LORD, "I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that's going on." - -8. Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil." - -9. Satan replied to the LORD, "Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. -10. You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! -11. But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!" - -12. "All right, you may test him," the LORD said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically." So Satan left the LORD's presence. - -13. One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother's house, -14. a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, -15. when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." - -16. While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: "The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." - -17. While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: "Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." - -18. While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: "Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother's home. -19. Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." - -20. Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. -21. He said, -"I came naked from my mother's womb, - -and I will be naked when I leave. -The LORD gave me what I had, - and the LORD has taken it away. -Praise the name of the LORD!" - -22. In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God. - - - +1 There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. +2 He had seven sons and three daughters. +3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area. +4 Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them. +5 When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice. +6 One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. +7 “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. +Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” +8 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.” +9 Satan replied to the Lord, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. +10 You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! +11 But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!” +12 “All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence. +13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house, +14 a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, +15 when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” +16 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” +17 While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” +18 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. +19 Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” +20 Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. +21 He said, +“I came naked from my mother’s womb, + and I will be naked when I leave. +The Lord gave me what I had, + and the Lord has taken it away. +Praise the name of the Lord!” +22 In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_02.md index 9e2f1566..bb83d8d6 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,29 +1,15 @@ -Job's Second Test - # Chapter 2 -1. One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. -2. "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan. -Satan answered the LORD, "I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that's going on." - -3. Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause." - -4. Satan replied to the LORD, "Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life. -5. But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!" - -6. "All right, do with him as you please," the LORD said to Satan. "But spare his life." -7. So Satan left the LORD's presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot. - -8. Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes. -9. His wife said to him, "Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die." - -10. But Job replied, "You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?" So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. - -Job's Three Friends Share His Anguish - - -11. When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. -12. When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief. -13. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words. - - - +1 One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. +2 “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. +Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” +3 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.” +4 Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life. +5 But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!” +6 “All right, do with him as you please,” the Lord said to Satan. “But spare his life.” +7 So Satan left the Lord’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot. +8 Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes. +9 His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.” +10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. +11 When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. +12 When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief. +13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_03.md index d1943f09..526af4f4 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,136 +1,56 @@ -Job's First Speech - # Chapter 3 -1. At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth. -2. He said: - -3. "Let the day of my birth be erased, - -and the night I was conceived. - - -4. Let that day be turned to darkness. - -Let it be lost even to God on high, - -and let no light shine on it. - - -5. Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own. - -Let a black cloud overshadow it, - -and let the darkness terrify it. - - -6. Let that night be blotted off the calendar, - -never again to be counted among the days of the year, - -never again to appear among the months. - - -7. Let that night be childless. - -Let it have no joy. - - -8. Let those who are experts at cursing-- - whose cursing could rouse Leviathan-- - -curse that day. - - -9. Let its morning stars remain dark. - -Let it hope for light, but in vain; - -may it never see the morning light. - - -10. Curse that day for failing to shut my mother's womb, - -for letting me be born to see all this trouble. - - -11. "Why wasn't I born dead? - -Why didn't I die as I came from the womb? - - -12. Why was I laid on my mother's lap? - -Why did she nurse me at her breasts? - - -13. Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace. - -I would be asleep and at rest. - - -14. I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers, - -whose great buildings now lie in ruins. - - -15. I would rest with princes, rich in gold, - -whose palaces were filled with silver. - - -16. Why wasn't I buried like a stillborn child, - -like a baby who never lives to see the light? - - -17. For in death the wicked cause no trouble, - -and the weary are at rest. - - -18. Even captives are at ease in death, - -with no guards to curse them. - - -19. Rich and poor are both there, - -and the slave is free from his master. - - -20. "Oh, why give light to those in misery, - -and life to those who are bitter? - - -21. They long for death, and it won't come. - -They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure. - - -22. They're filled with joy when they finally die, - -and rejoice when they find the grave. - - -23. Why is life given to those with no future, - -those God has surrounded with difficulties? - - -24. I cannot eat for sighing; - -my groans pour out like water. - - -25. What I always feared has happened to me. - -What I dreaded has come true. - - -26. I have no peace, no quietness. - -I have no rest; only trouble comes." - - - +1 At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth. +2 He said: +3 “Let the day of my birth be erased, + and the night I was conceived. +4 Let that day be turned to darkness. + Let it be lost even to God on high, + and let no light shine on it. +5 Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own. + Let a black cloud overshadow it, + and let the darkness terrify it. +6 Let that night be blotted off the calendar, + never again to be counted among the days of the year, + never again to appear among the months. +7 Let that night be childless. + Let it have no joy. +8 Let those who are experts at cursing— + whose cursing could rouse Leviathan— + curse that day. +9 Let its morning stars remain dark. + Let it hope for light, but in vain; + may it never see the morning light. +10 Curse that day for failing to shut my mother’s womb, + for letting me be born to see all this trouble. +11 “Why wasn’t I born dead? + Why didn’t I die as I came from the womb? +12 Why was I laid on my mother’s lap? + Why did she nurse me at her breasts? +13 Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace. + I would be asleep and at rest. +14 I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers, + whose great buildings now lie in ruins. +15 I would rest with princes, rich in gold, + whose palaces were filled with silver. +16 Why wasn’t I buried like a stillborn child, + like a baby who never lives to see the light? +17 For in death the wicked cause no trouble, + and the weary are at rest. +18 Even captives are at ease in death, + with no guards to curse them. +19 Rich and poor are both there, + and the slave is free from his master. +20 “Oh, why give light to those in misery, + and life to those who are bitter? +21 They long for death, and it won’t come. + They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure. +22 They’re filled with joy when they finally die, + and rejoice when they find the grave. +23 Why is life given to those with no future, + those God has surrounded with difficulties? +24 I cannot eat for sighing; + my groans pour out like water. +25 What I always feared has happened to me. + What I dreaded has come true. +26 I have no peace, no quietness. + I have no rest; only trouble comes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_04.md index d5435b6b..d262b3ad 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,106 +1,43 @@ -Eliphaz's First Response to Job - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job: - -2. "Will you be patient and let me say a word? - -For who could keep from speaking out? - - -3. "In the past you have encouraged many people; - -you have strengthened those who were weak. - - -4. Your words have supported those who were falling; - -you encouraged those with shaky knees. - - -5. But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. - -You are terrified when it touches you. - - -6. Doesn't your reverence for God give you confidence? - -Doesn't your life of integrity give you hope? - - -7. "Stop and think! Do the innocent die? - -When have the upright been destroyed? - - -8. My experience shows that those who plant trouble - -and cultivate evil will harvest the same. - - -9. A breath from God destroys them. - -They vanish in a blast of his anger. - - -10. The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, - -but the teeth of strong lions will be broken. - - -11. The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, - -and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered. - - -12. "This truth was given to me in secret, - -as though whispered in my ear. - - -13. It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, - -when people are in a deep sleep. - - -14. Fear gripped me, - -and my bones trembled. - - -15. A spirit swept past my face, +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job: +2 “Will you be patient and let me say a word? + For who could keep from speaking out? +3 “In the past you have encouraged many people; + you have strengthened those who were weak. +4 Your words have supported those who were falling; + you encouraged those with shaky knees. +5 But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. + You are terrified when it touches you. +6 Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence? + Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope? +7 “Stop and think! Do the innocent die? + When have the upright been destroyed? +8 My experience shows that those who plant trouble + and cultivate evil will harvest the same. +9 A breath from God destroys them. + They vanish in a blast of his anger. +10 The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, + but the teeth of strong lions will be broken. +11 The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, + and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered. +12 “This truth was given to me in secret, + as though whispered in my ear. +13 It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, + when people are in a deep sleep. +14 Fear gripped me, + and my bones trembled. +15 A spirit swept past my face, and my hair stood on end. - -16. The spirit stopped, but I couldn't see its shape. - -There was a form before my eyes. - +16 The spirit stopped, but I couldn’t see its shape. + There was a form before my eyes. In the silence I heard a voice say, - - -17. 'Can a mortal be innocent before God? - -Can anyone be pure before the Creator?' - - -18. "If God does not trust his own angels - -and has charged his messengers with foolishness, - - -19. how much less will he trust people made of clay! - -They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth. - - -20. They are alive in the morning but dead by evening, - -gone forever without a trace. - - -21. Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses, - -and they die in ignorance. - - - +17 ‘Can a mortal be innocent before God? + Can anyone be pure before the Creator?’ +18 “If God does not trust his own angels + and has charged his messengers with foolishness, +19 how much less will he trust people made of clay! + They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth. +20 They are alive in the morning but dead by evening, + gone forever without a trace. +21 Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses, + and they die in ignorance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_05.md index c383b309..abbaea36 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,136 +1,56 @@ -Eliphaz's Response Continues - # Chapter 5 -1. "Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? +1 “Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you? - -2. Surely resentment destroys the fool, - -and jealousy kills the simple. - - -3. I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, - -but then comes sudden disaster. - - -4. Their children are abandoned far from help; - -they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. - - -5. The hungry devour their harvest, +2 Surely resentment destroys the fool, + and jealousy kills the simple. +3 I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, + but then comes sudden disaster. +4 Their children are abandoned far from help; + they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. +5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth. - -6. But evil does not spring from the soil, - -and trouble does not sprout from the earth. - - -7. People are born for trouble - -as readily as sparks fly up from a fire. - - -8. "If I were you, I would go to God - -and present my case to him. - - -9. He does great things too marvelous to understand. - -He performs countless miracles. - - -10. He gives rain for the earth - -and water for the fields. - - -11. He gives prosperity to the poor - -and protects those who suffer. - - -12. He frustrates the plans of schemers - -so the work of their hands will not succeed. - - -13. He traps the wise in their own cleverness - -so their cunning schemes are thwarted. - - -14. They find it is dark in the daytime, - -and they grope at noon as if it were night. - - -15. He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, - -and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful. - - -16. And so at last the poor have hope, - -and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. - - -17. "But consider the joy of those corrected by God! - -Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. - - -18. For though he wounds, he also bandages. - -He strikes, but his hands also heal. - - -19. From six disasters he will rescue you; - -even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil. - - -20. He will save you from death in time of famine, - -from the power of the sword in time of war. - - -21. You will be safe from slander - -and have no fear when destruction comes. - - -22. You will laugh at destruction and famine; - -wild animals will not terrify you. - - -23. You will be at peace with the stones of the field, - -and its wild animals will be at peace with you. - - -24. You will know that your home is safe. - -When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing. - - -25. You will have many children; - -your descendants will be as plentiful as grass! - - -26. You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, - -like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time! - - -27. "We have studied life and found all this to be true. - -Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself." - - - +6 But evil does not spring from the soil, + and trouble does not sprout from the earth. +7 People are born for trouble + as readily as sparks fly up from a fire. +8 “If I were you, I would go to God + and present my case to him. +9 He does great things too marvelous to understand. + He performs countless miracles. +10 He gives rain for the earth + and water for the fields. +11 He gives prosperity to the poor + and protects those who suffer. +12 He frustrates the plans of schemers + so the work of their hands will not succeed. +13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness + so their cunning schemes are thwarted. +14 They find it is dark in the daytime, + and they grope at noon as if it were night. +15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, + and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful. +16 And so at last the poor have hope, + and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. +17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God! + Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. +18 For though he wounds, he also bandages. + He strikes, but his hands also heal. +19 From six disasters he will rescue you; + even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil. +20 He will save you from death in time of famine, + from the power of the sword in time of war. +21 You will be safe from slander + and have no fear when destruction comes. +22 You will laugh at destruction and famine; + wild animals will not terrify you. +23 You will be at peace with the stones of the field, + and its wild animals will be at peace with you. +24 You will know that your home is safe. + When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing. +25 You will have many children; + your descendants will be as plentiful as grass! +26 You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, + like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time! +27 “We have studied life and found all this to be true. + Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_06.md index c8362295..bae51639 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,150 +1,62 @@ -Job's Second Speech: A Response to Eliphaz - # Chapter 6 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "If my misery could be weighed - -and my troubles be put on the scales, - - -3. they would outweigh all the sands of the sea. - -That is why I spoke impulsively. - - -4. For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. - -Their poison infects my spirit. - -God's terrors are lined up against me. - - -5. Don't I have a right to complain? - -Don't wild donkeys bray when they find no grass, - -and oxen bellow when they have no food? - - -6. Don't people complain about unsalted food? +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “If my misery could be weighed + and my troubles be put on the scales, +3 they would outweigh all the sands of the sea. + That is why I spoke impulsively. +4 For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. + Their poison infects my spirit. + God’s terrors are lined up against me. +5 Don’t I have a right to complain? + Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass, + and oxen bellow when they have no food? +6 Don’t people complain about unsalted food? Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg? - -7. My appetite disappears when I look at it; - -I gag at the thought of eating it! - - -8. "Oh, that I might have my request, - -that God would grant my desire. - - -9. I wish he would crush me. - -I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me. - - -10. At least I can take comfort in this: - -Despite the pain, - -I have not denied the words of the Holy One. - - -11. But I don't have the strength to endure. - -I have nothing to live for. - - -12. Do I have the strength of a stone? - -Is my body made of bronze? - - -13. No, I am utterly helpless, - -without any chance of success. - - -14. "One should be kind to a fainting friend, +7 My appetite disappears when I look at it; + I gag at the thought of eating it! +8 “Oh, that I might have my request, + that God would grant my desire. +9 I wish he would crush me. + I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me. +10 At least I can take comfort in this: + Despite the pain, + I have not denied the words of the Holy One. +11 But I don’t have the strength to endure. + I have nothing to live for. +12 Do I have the strength of a stone? + Is my body made of bronze? +13 No, I am utterly helpless, + without any chance of success. +14 “One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. - -15. My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook - -that overflows its banks in the spring - - -16. when it is swollen with ice and melting snow. - -17. But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. - -The brook vanishes in the heat. - - -18. The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, - -but there is nothing to drink, so they die. - - -19. The caravans from Tema search for this water; - -the travelers from Sheba hope to find it. - - -20. They count on it but are disappointed. - -When they arrive, their hopes are dashed. - - -21. You, too, have given no help. - -You have seen my calamity, and you are afraid. - - -22. But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift? - -Have I begged for anything of yours for myself? - - -23. Have I asked you to rescue me from my enemies, - -or to save me from ruthless people? - - -24. Teach me, and I will keep quiet. - -Show me what I have done wrong. - - -25. Honest words can be painful, - -but what do your criticisms amount to? - - -26. Do you think your words are convincing - -when you disregard my cry of desperation? - - -27. You would even send an orphan into slavery - -or sell a friend. - - -28. Look at me! - -Would I lie to your face? - - -29. Stop assuming my guilt, - -for I have done no wrong. - - -30. Do you think I am lying? - -Don't I know the difference between right and wrong? - - - +15 My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook + that overflows its banks in the spring +16 when it is swollen with ice and melting snow. +17 But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. + The brook vanishes in the heat. +18 The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, + but there is nothing to drink, so they die. +19 The caravans from Tema search for this water; + the travelers from Sheba hope to find it. +20 They count on it but are disappointed. + When they arrive, their hopes are dashed. +21 You, too, have given no help. + You have seen my calamity, and you are afraid. +22 But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift? + Have I begged for anything of yours for myself? +23 Have I asked you to rescue me from my enemies, + or to save me from ruthless people? +24 Teach me, and I will keep quiet. + Show me what I have done wrong. +25 Honest words can be painful, + but what do your criticisms amount to? +26 Do you think your words are convincing + when you disregard my cry of desperation? +27 You would even send an orphan into slavery + or sell a friend. +28 Look at me! + Would I lie to your face? +29 Stop assuming my guilt, + for I have done no wrong. +30 Do you think I am lying? + Don’t I know the difference between right and wrong? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_07.md index 9e8fb1ad..3c7616f2 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,113 +1,48 @@ # Chapter 7 -1. "Is not all human life a struggle? - -Our lives are like that of a hired hand, - - -2. like a worker who longs for the shade, - -like a servant waiting to be paid. - - -3. I, too, have been assigned months of futility, - -long and weary nights of misery. - - -4. Lying in bed, I think, 'When will it be morning?' - -But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn. - - -5. My body is covered with maggots and scabs. - -My skin breaks open, oozing with pus. - -Job Cries Out to God - - -6. "My days fly faster than a weaver's shuttle. - -They end without hope. - - -7. O God, remember that my life is but a breath, - -and I will never again feel happiness. - - -8. You see me now, but not for long. - -You will look for me, but I will be gone. - - -9. Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, +1 “Is not all human life a struggle? + Our lives are like that of a hired hand, +2 like a worker who longs for the shade, + like a servant waiting to be paid. +3 I, too, have been assigned months of futility, + long and weary nights of misery. +4 Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ + But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn. +5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs. + My skin breaks open, oozing with pus. +6 “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. + They end without hope. +7 O God, remember that my life is but a breath, + and I will never again feel happiness. +8 You see me now, but not for long. + You will look for me, but I will be gone. +9 Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back. - -10. They are gone forever from their home-- - -never to be seen again. - - -11. "I cannot keep from speaking. - -I must express my anguish. - -My bitter soul must complain. - - -12. Am I a sea monster or a dragon - -that you must place me under guard? - - -13. I think, 'My bed will comfort me, - -and sleep will ease my misery,' - - -14. but then you shatter me with dreams - -and terrify me with visions. - - -15. I would rather be strangled-- - -rather die than suffer like this. - - -16. I hate my life and don't want to go on living. - -Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days. - - -17. "What are people, that you should make so much of us, - -that you should think of us so often? - - -18. For you examine us every morning - -and test us every moment. - - -19. Why won't you leave me alone, - -at least long enough for me to swallow! - - -20. If I have sinned, what have I done to you, - -O watcher of all humanity? +10 They are gone forever from their home— + never to be seen again. +11 “I cannot keep from speaking. + I must express my anguish. + My bitter soul must complain. +12 Am I a sea monster or a dragon + that you must place me under guard? +13 I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, + and sleep will ease my misery,’ +14 but then you shatter me with dreams + and terrify me with visions. +15 I would rather be strangled— + rather die than suffer like this. +16 I hate my life and don’t want to go on living. + Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days. +17 “What are people, that you should make so much of us, + that you should think of us so often? +18 For you examine us every morning + and test us every moment. +19 Why won’t you leave me alone, + at least long enough for me to swallow! +20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, + O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you? - -21. Why not just forgive my sin - -and take away my guilt? +21 Why not just forgive my sin + and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. - -When you look for me, I will be gone." - - - + When you look for me, I will be gone.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_08.md index 6910ac2a..54008105 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,111 +1,44 @@ -Bildad's First Response to Job - # Chapter 8 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job: - -2. "How long will you go on like this? - -You sound like a blustering wind. - - -3. Does God twist justice? - -Does the Almighty twist what is right? - - -4. Your children must have sinned against him, - -so their punishment was well deserved. - - -5. But if you pray to God - -and seek the favor of the Almighty, - - -6. and if you are pure and live with integrity, - -he will surely rise up and restore your happy home. - - -7. And though you started with little, - -you will end with much. - - -8. "Just ask the previous generation. - -Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors. - - -9. For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. - -Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow. - - -10. But those who came before us will teach you. - -They will teach you the wisdom of old. - - -11. "Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? - -Can marsh grass flourish without water? - - -12. While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, - -they begin to wither more quickly than grass. - - -13. The same happens to all who forget God. - -The hopes of the godless evaporate. - - -14. Their confidence hangs by a thread. - -They are leaning on a spider's web. - - -15. They cling to their home for security, but it won't last. - -They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure. - - -16. The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, - -its branches spreading across the garden. - - -17. Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; - -it takes hold on a bed of rocks. - - -18. But when it is uprooted, - -it's as though it never existed! - - -19. That's the end of its life, - -and others spring up from the earth to replace it. - - -20. "But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, - -nor will he lend a hand to the wicked. - - -21. He will once again fill your mouth with laughter - -and your lips with shouts of joy. - - -22. Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, - -and the home of the wicked will be destroyed." - - - +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job: +2 “How long will you go on like this? + You sound like a blustering wind. +3 Does God twist justice? + Does the Almighty twist what is right? +4 Your children must have sinned against him, + so their punishment was well deserved. +5 But if you pray to God + and seek the favor of the Almighty, +6 and if you are pure and live with integrity, + he will surely rise up and restore your happy home. +7 And though you started with little, + you will end with much. +8 “Just ask the previous generation. + Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors. +9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. + Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow. +10 But those who came before us will teach you. + They will teach you the wisdom of old. +11 “Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? + Can marsh grass flourish without water? +12 While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, + they begin to wither more quickly than grass. +13 The same happens to all who forget God. + The hopes of the godless evaporate. +14 Their confidence hangs by a thread. + They are leaning on a spider’s web. +15 They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last. + They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure. +16 The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, + its branches spreading across the garden. +17 Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; + it takes hold on a bed of rocks. +18 But when it is uprooted, + it’s as though it never existed! +19 That’s the end of its life, + and others spring up from the earth to replace it. +20 “But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, + nor will he lend a hand to the wicked. +21 He will once again fill your mouth with laughter + and your lips with shouts of joy. +22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, + and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_09.md index b632e67d..b7ee981b 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,174 +1,72 @@ -Job's Third Speech: A Response to Bildad - # Chapter 9 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "Yes, I know all this is true in principle. - -But how can a person be declared innocent in God's sight? - - -3. If someone wanted to take God to court, - -would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times? - - -4. For God is so wise and so mighty. - -Who has ever challenged him successfully? - - -5. "Without warning, he moves the mountains, - -overturning them in his anger. - - -6. He shakes the earth from its place, - -and its foundations tremble. - - -7. If he commands it, the sun won't rise - -and the stars won't shine. - - -8. He alone has spread out the heavens - -and marches on the waves of the sea. - - -9. He made all the stars--the Bear and Orion, - -the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky. - - -10. He does great things too marvelous to understand. - -He performs countless miracles. - - -11. "Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. - -When he moves by, I do not see him go. - - -12. If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him? - -Who dares to ask, 'What are you doing?' - - -13. And God does not restrain his anger. +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle. + But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight? +3 If someone wanted to take God to court, + would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times? +4 For God is so wise and so mighty. + Who has ever challenged him successfully? +5 “Without warning, he moves the mountains, + overturning them in his anger. +6 He shakes the earth from its place, + and its foundations tremble. +7 If he commands it, the sun won’t rise + and the stars won’t shine. +8 He alone has spread out the heavens + and marches on the waves of the sea. +9 He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion, + the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky. +10 He does great things too marvelous to understand. + He performs countless miracles. +11 “Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. + When he moves by, I do not see him go. +12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him? + Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’ +13 And God does not restrain his anger. Even the monsters of the sea are crushed beneath his feet. - -14. "So who am I, that I should try to answer God - -or even reason with him? - - -15. Even if I were right, I would have no defense. - -I could only plead for mercy. - - -16. And even if I summoned him and he responded, - -I'm not sure he would listen to me. - - -17. For he attacks me with a storm - -and repeatedly wounds me without cause. - - -18. He will not let me catch my breath, - -but fills me instead with bitter sorrows. - - -19. If it's a question of strength, he's the strong one. - If it's a matter of justice, who dares to summon him to court? - -20. Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. +14 “So who am I, that I should try to answer God + or even reason with him? +15 Even if I were right, I would have no defense. + I could only plead for mercy. +16 And even if I summoned him and he responded, + I’m not sure he would listen to me. +17 For he attacks me with a storm + and repeatedly wounds me without cause. +18 He will not let me catch my breath, + but fills me instead with bitter sorrows. +19 If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one. + If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him to court? +20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked. - -21. "I am innocent, - -but it makes no difference to me-- - -I despise my life. - - -22. Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to God. - -That's why I say, 'He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.' - - -23. When a plague sweeps through, - -he laughs at the death of the innocent. - - -24. The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked, - -and God blinds the eyes of the judges. - -If he's not the one who does it, who is? - - -25. "My life passes more swiftly than a runner. - -It flees away without a glimpse of happiness. - - -26. It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, - -like an eagle swooping down on its prey. - - -27. If I decided to forget my complaints, - -to put away my sad face and be cheerful, - - -28. I would still dread all the pain, - -for I know you will not find me innocent, O God. - - -29. Whatever happens, I will be found guilty. - -So what's the use of trying? - - -30. Even if I were to wash myself with soap - -and clean my hands with lye, - - -31. you would plunge me into a muddy ditch, - -and my own filthy clothing would hate me. - - -32. "God is not a mortal like me, - -so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial. - - -33. If only there were a mediator between us, - -someone who could bring us together. - - -34. The mediator could make God stop beating me, - -and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment. - - -35. Then I could speak to him without fear, - -but I cannot do that in my own strength. - - - +21 “I am innocent, + but it makes no difference to me— + I despise my life. +22 Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to God. + That’s why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’ +23 When a plague sweeps through, + he laughs at the death of the innocent. +24 The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked, + and God blinds the eyes of the judges. + If he’s not the one who does it, who is? +25 “My life passes more swiftly than a runner. + It flees away without a glimpse of happiness. +26 It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, + like an eagle swooping down on its prey. +27 If I decided to forget my complaints, + to put away my sad face and be cheerful, +28 I would still dread all the pain, + for I know you will not find me innocent, O God. +29 Whatever happens, I will be found guilty. + So what’s the use of trying? +30 Even if I were to wash myself with soap + and clean my hands with lye, +31 you would plunge me into a muddy ditch, + and my own filthy clothing would hate me. +32 “God is not a mortal like me, + so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial. +33 If only there were a mediator between us, + someone who could bring us together. +34 The mediator could make God stop beating me, + and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment. +35 Then I could speak to him without fear, + but I cannot do that in my own strength. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_10.md index f24cbf94..c73d994d 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,121 +1,50 @@ -Job Frames His Plea to God - # Chapter 10 -1. "I am disgusted with my life. - -Let me complain freely. - -My bitter soul must complain. - - -2. I will say to God, 'Don't simply condemn me-- - -tell me the charge you are bringing against me. - - -3. What do you gain by oppressing me? - -Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, - -while smiling on the schemes of the wicked? - - -4. Are your eyes like those of a human? - -Do you see things only as people see them? - - -5. Is your lifetime only as long as ours? - -Is your life so short - - -6. that you must quickly probe for my guilt - -and search for my sin? - - -7. Although you know I am not guilty, - -no one can rescue me from your hands. - - -8. "'You formed me with your hands; you made me, - -yet now you completely destroy me. - - -9. Remember that you made me from dust-- - -will you turn me back to dust so soon? - - -10. You guided my conception +1 “I am disgusted with my life. + Let me complain freely. + My bitter soul must complain. +2 I will say to God, ‘Don’t simply condemn me— + tell me the charge you are bringing against me. +3 What do you gain by oppressing me? + Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, + while smiling on the schemes of the wicked? +4 Are your eyes like those of a human? + Do you see things only as people see them? +5 Is your lifetime only as long as ours? + Is your life so short +6 that you must quickly probe for my guilt + and search for my sin? +7 Although you know I am not guilty, + no one can rescue me from your hands. +8 “‘You formed me with your hands; you made me, + yet now you completely destroy me. +9 Remember that you made me from dust— + will you turn me back to dust so soon? +10 You guided my conception and formed me in the womb. - -11. You clothed me with skin and flesh, - -and you knit my bones and sinews together. - - -12. You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love. - -My life was preserved by your care. - - -13. "'Yet your real motive-- - -your true intent-- - -14. was to watch me, and if I sinned, - -you would not forgive my guilt. - - -15. If I am guilty, too bad for me; - -and even if I'm innocent, I can't hold my head high, - -because I am filled with shame and misery. - - -16. And if I hold my head high, you hunt me like a lion - -and display your awesome power against me. - - -17. Again and again you witness against me. - -You pour out your growing anger on me - -and bring fresh armies against me. - - -18. "'Why, then, did you deliver me from my mother's womb? - -Why didn't you let me die at birth? - - -19. It would be as though I had never existed, - -going directly from the womb to the grave. - - -20. I have only a few days left, so leave me alone, - -that I may have a moment of comfort - - -21. before I leave--never to return-- - -for the land of darkness and utter gloom. - - -22. It is a land as dark as midnight, - -a land of gloom and confusion, - -where even the light is dark as midnight.'" - - - +11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, + and you knit my bones and sinews together. +12 You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love. + My life was preserved by your care. +13 “‘Yet your real motive— + your true intent— +14 was to watch me, and if I sinned, + you would not forgive my guilt. +15 If I am guilty, too bad for me; + and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high, + because I am filled with shame and misery. +16 And if I hold my head high, you hunt me like a lion + and display your awesome power against me. +17 Again and again you witness against me. + You pour out your growing anger on me + and bring fresh armies against me. +18 “‘Why, then, did you deliver me from my mother’s womb? + Why didn’t you let me die at birth? +19 It would be as though I had never existed, + going directly from the womb to the grave. +20 I have only a few days left, so leave me alone, + that I may have a moment of comfort +21 before I leave—never to return— + for the land of darkness and utter gloom. +22 It is a land as dark as midnight, + a land of gloom and confusion, + where even the light is dark as midnight.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_11.md index f51379e1..d3b71fb9 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,108 +1,45 @@ -Zophar's First Response to Job - # Chapter 11 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite replied to Job: - -2. "Shouldn't someone answer this torrent of words? - -Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking? - - -3. Should I remain silent while you babble on? - -When you mock God, shouldn't someone make you ashamed? - - -4. You claim, 'My beliefs are pure,' - -and 'I am clean in the sight of God.' - - -5. If only God would speak; - -if only he would tell you what he thinks! - - -6. If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, - -for true wisdom is not a simple matter. - +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied to Job: +2 “Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words? + Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking? +3 Should I remain silent while you babble on? + When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed? +4 You claim, ‘My beliefs are pure,’ + and ‘I am clean in the sight of God.’ +5 If only God would speak; + if only he would tell you what he thinks! +6 If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, + for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you - -far less than you deserve! - - -7. "Can you solve the mysteries of God? - -Can you discover everything about the Almighty? - - -8. Such knowledge is higher than the heavens-- - -and who are you? -It is deeper than the underworld-- - -what do you know? - - -9. It is broader than the earth - -and wider than the sea. - - -10. If God comes and puts a person in prison - -or calls the court to order, who can stop him? - - -11. For he knows those who are false, - -and he takes note of all their sins. - - -12. An empty-headed person won't become wise + far less than you deserve! +7 “Can you solve the mysteries of God? + Can you discover everything about the Almighty? +8 Such knowledge is higher than the heavens— + and who are you? +It is deeper than the underworld— + what do you know? +9 It is broader than the earth + and wider than the sea. +10 If God comes and puts a person in prison + or calls the court to order, who can stop him? +11 For he knows those who are false, + and he takes note of all their sins. +12 An empty-headed person won’t become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear a human child. - -13. "If only you would prepare your heart - -and lift up your hands to him in prayer! - - -14. Get rid of your sins, - -and leave all iniquity behind you. - - -15. Then your face will brighten with innocence. - -You will be strong and free of fear. - - -16. You will forget your misery; - -it will be like water flowing away. - - -17. Your life will be brighter than the noonday. - -Even darkness will be as bright as morning. - - -18. Having hope will give you courage. - -You will be protected and will rest in safety. - - -19. You will lie down unafraid, - -and many will look to you for help. - - -20. But the wicked will be blinded. - -They will have no escape. - -Their only hope is death." - - - +13 “If only you would prepare your heart + and lift up your hands to him in prayer! +14 Get rid of your sins, + and leave all iniquity behind you. +15 Then your face will brighten with innocence. + You will be strong and free of fear. +16 You will forget your misery; + it will be like water flowing away. +17 Your life will be brighter than the noonday. + Even darkness will be as bright as morning. +18 Having hope will give you courage. + You will be protected and will rest in safety. +19 You will lie down unafraid, + and many will look to you for help. +20 But the wicked will be blinded. + They will have no escape. + Their only hope is death.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_12.md index d984a093..c978572b 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,130 +1,54 @@ -Job's Fourth Speech: A Response to Zophar - # Chapter 12 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "You people really know everything, don't you? - -And when you die, wisdom will die with you! - - -3. Well, I know a few things myself-- - -and you're no better than I am. - -Who doesn't know these things you've been saying? - - -4. Yet my friends laugh at me, - -for I call on God and expect an answer. - +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “You people really know everything, don’t you? + And when you die, wisdom will die with you! +3 Well, I know a few things myself— + and you’re no better than I am. + Who doesn’t know these things you’ve been saying? +4 Yet my friends laugh at me, + for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, - -yet they laugh at me. - - -5. People who are at ease mock those in trouble. - -They give a push to people who are stumbling. - - -6. But robbers are left in peace, - -and those who provoke God live in safety-- + yet they laugh at me. +5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble. + They give a push to people who are stumbling. +6 But robbers are left in peace, + and those who provoke God live in safety— though God keeps them in his power. - -7. "Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. - -Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. - - -8. Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. - -Let the fish in the sea speak to you. - - -9. For they all know - that my disaster has come from the hand of the LORD. - -10. For the life of every living thing is in his hand, - -and the breath of every human being. - - -11. The ear tests the words it hears - -just as the mouth distinguishes between foods. - - -12. Wisdom belongs to the aged, - -and understanding to the old. - - -13. "But true wisdom and power are found in God; - -counsel and understanding are his. - - -14. What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. - -When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape. - - -15. If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. - -If he releases the waters, they flood the earth. - - -16. Yes, strength and wisdom are his; - -deceivers and deceived are both in his power. - - -17. He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; - -wise judges become fools. - - -18. He removes the royal robe of kings. - -They are led away with ropes around their waist. - - -19. He leads priests away, stripped of status; - -he overthrows those with long years in power. - - -20. He silences the trusted adviser - -and removes the insight of the elders. - - -21. He pours disgrace upon princes - -and disarms the strong. - - -22. "He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; - -he brings light to the deepest gloom. - - -23. He builds up nations, and he destroys them. - -He expands nations, and he abandons them. - - -24. He strips kings of understanding - -and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland. - - -25. They grope in the darkness without a light. - -He makes them stagger like drunkards. - - - +7 “Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. + Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. +8 Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. + Let the fish in the sea speak to you. +9 For they all know + that my disaster has come from the hand of the Lord. +10 For the life of every living thing is in his hand, + and the breath of every human being. +11 The ear tests the words it hears + just as the mouth distinguishes between foods. +12 Wisdom belongs to the aged, + and understanding to the old. +13 “But true wisdom and power are found in God; + counsel and understanding are his. +14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. + When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape. +15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. + If he releases the waters, they flood the earth. +16 Yes, strength and wisdom are his; + deceivers and deceived are both in his power. +17 He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; + wise judges become fools. +18 He removes the royal robe of kings. + They are led away with ropes around their waist. +19 He leads priests away, stripped of status; + he overthrows those with long years in power. +20 He silences the trusted adviser + and removes the insight of the elders. +21 He pours disgrace upon princes + and disarms the strong. +22 “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; + he brings light to the deepest gloom. +23 He builds up nations, and he destroys them. + He expands nations, and he abandons them. +24 He strips kings of understanding + and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland. +25 They grope in the darkness without a light. + He makes them stagger like drunkards. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_13.md index cadbef2a..134bf0ba 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,148 +1,58 @@ -Job Wants to Argue His Case with God - # Chapter 13 -1. "Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes - -and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand. - - -2. I know as much as you do. - -You are no better than I am. - - -3. As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty. - -I want to argue my case with God himself. - - -4. As for you, you smear me with lies. - -As physicians, you are worthless quacks. - - -5. If only you could be silent! - -That's the wisest thing you could do. - - -6. Listen to my charge; - -pay attention to my arguments. - - -7. "Are you defending God with lies? - -Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake? - - -8. Will you slant your testimony in his favor? - -Will you argue God's case for him? - - -9. What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? - -Can you fool him as easily as you fool people? - - -10. No, you will be in trouble with him - -if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor. - - -11. Doesn't his majesty terrify you? - -Doesn't your fear of him overwhelm you? - - -12. Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes. - -Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot. - - -13. "Be silent now and leave me alone. - -Let me speak, and I will face the consequences. - - -14. Why should I put myself in mortal danger - -and take my life in my own hands? - - -15. God might kill me, but I have no other hope. - -I am going to argue my case with him. - - -16. But this is what will save me--I am not godless. - -If I were, I could not stand before him. - - -17. "Listen closely to what I am about to say. - -Hear me out. - - -18. I have prepared my case; - -I will be proved innocent. - - -19. Who can argue with me over this? - -And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die. - -Job Asks How He Has Sinned - - -20. "O God, grant me these two things, - -and then I will be able to face you. - - -21. Remove your heavy hand from me, - -and don't terrify me with your awesome presence. - - -22. Now summon me, and I will answer! - -Or let me speak to you, and you reply. - - -23. Tell me, what have I done wrong? - -Show me my rebellion and my sin. - - -24. Why do you turn away from me? - -Why do you treat me as your enemy? - - -25. Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind? - -Would you chase dry straw? - - -26. "You write bitter accusations against me - -and bring up all the sins of my youth. - - -27. You put my feet in stocks. - -You examine all my paths. - -You trace all my footprints. - - -28. I waste away like rotting wood, - -like a moth-eaten coat. - - - +1 “Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes + and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand. +2 I know as much as you do. + You are no better than I am. +3 As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty. + I want to argue my case with God himself. +4 As for you, you smear me with lies. + As physicians, you are worthless quacks. +5 If only you could be silent! + That’s the wisest thing you could do. +6 Listen to my charge; + pay attention to my arguments. +7 “Are you defending God with lies? + Do you make your dishonest arguments for his sake? +8 Will you slant your testimony in his favor? + Will you argue God’s case for him? +9 What will happen when he finds out what you are doing? + Can you fool him as easily as you fool people? +10 No, you will be in trouble with him + if you secretly slant your testimony in his favor. +11 Doesn’t his majesty terrify you? + Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you? +12 Your platitudes are as valuable as ashes. + Your defense is as fragile as a clay pot. +13 “Be silent now and leave me alone. + Let me speak, and I will face the consequences. +14 Why should I put myself in mortal danger + and take my life in my own hands? +15 God might kill me, but I have no other hope. + I am going to argue my case with him. +16 But this is what will save me—I am not godless. + If I were, I could not stand before him. +17 “Listen closely to what I am about to say. + Hear me out. +18 I have prepared my case; + I will be proved innocent. +19 Who can argue with me over this? + And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die. +20 “O God, grant me these two things, + and then I will be able to face you. +21 Remove your heavy hand from me, + and don’t terrify me with your awesome presence. +22 Now summon me, and I will answer! + Or let me speak to you, and you reply. +23 Tell me, what have I done wrong? + Show me my rebellion and my sin. +24 Why do you turn away from me? + Why do you treat me as your enemy? +25 Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind? + Would you chase dry straw? +26 “You write bitter accusations against me + and bring up all the sins of my youth. +27 You put my feet in stocks. + You examine all my paths. + You trace all my footprints. +28 I waste away like rotting wood, + like a moth-eaten coat. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_14.md index fb518333..2d129728 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,124 +1,51 @@ # Chapter 14 -1. "How frail is humanity! - -How short is life, how full of trouble! - - -2. We blossom like a flower and then wither. - -Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. - - -3. Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature - -and demand an accounting from me? - - -4. Who can bring purity out of an impure person? - -No one! - - -5. You have decided the length of our lives. - -You know how many months we will live, - -and we are not given a minute longer. - - -6. So leave us alone and let us rest! - -We are like hired hands, so let us finish our work in peace. - - -7. "Even a tree has more hope! - -If it is cut down, it will sprout again - -and grow new branches. - - -8. Though its roots have grown old in the earth - -and its stump decays, - - -9. at the scent of water it will bud - -and sprout again like a new seedling. - - -10. "But when people die, their strength is gone. - -They breathe their last, and then where are they? - - -11. As water evaporates from a lake - -and a river disappears in drought, - - -12. people are laid to rest and do not rise again. - -Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up - -nor be roused from their sleep. - - -13. "I wish you would hide me in the grave - -and forget me there until your anger has passed. - -But mark your calendar to think of me again! - - -14. Can the dead live again? - -If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle, - -and I would eagerly await the release of death. - - -15. You would call and I would answer, - -and you would yearn for me, your handiwork. - - -16. For then you would guard my steps, - -instead of watching for my sins. - - -17. My sins would be sealed in a pouch, - -and you would cover my guilt. - - -18. "But instead, as mountains fall and crumble - -and as rocks fall from a cliff, - - -19. as water wears away the stones - -and floods wash away the soil, - -so you destroy people's hope. - - -20. You always overpower them, and they pass from the scene. - -You disfigure them in death and send them away. - - -21. They never know if their children grow up in honor - -or sink to insignificance. - - -22. They suffer painfully; - -their life is full of trouble." - - - +1 “How frail is humanity! + How short is life, how full of trouble! +2 We blossom like a flower and then wither. + Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. +3 Must you keep an eye on such a frail creature + and demand an accounting from me? +4 Who can bring purity out of an impure person? + No one! +5 You have decided the length of our lives. + You know how many months we will live, + and we are not given a minute longer. +6 So leave us alone and let us rest! + We are like hired hands, so let us finish our work in peace. +7 “Even a tree has more hope! + If it is cut down, it will sprout again + and grow new branches. +8 Though its roots have grown old in the earth + and its stump decays, +9 at the scent of water it will bud + and sprout again like a new seedling. +10 “But when people die, their strength is gone. + They breathe their last, and then where are they? +11 As water evaporates from a lake + and a river disappears in drought, +12 people are laid to rest and do not rise again. + Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up + nor be roused from their sleep. +13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave + and forget me there until your anger has passed. + But mark your calendar to think of me again! +14 Can the dead live again? + If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle, + and I would eagerly await the release of death. +15 You would call and I would answer, + and you would yearn for me, your handiwork. +16 For then you would guard my steps, + instead of watching for my sins. +17 My sins would be sealed in a pouch, + and you would cover my guilt. +18 “But instead, as mountains fall and crumble + and as rocks fall from a cliff, +19 as water wears away the stones + and floods wash away the soil, + so you destroy people’s hope. +20 You always overpower them, and they pass from the scene. + You disfigure them in death and send them away. +21 They never know if their children grow up in honor + or sink to insignificance. +22 They suffer painfully; + their life is full of trouble.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_15.md index aca99c82..79d2b897 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,181 +1,74 @@ -Eliphaz's Second Response to Job - # Chapter 15 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: - -2. "A wise man wouldn't answer with such empty talk! - -You are nothing but a windbag. - - -3. The wise don't engage in empty chatter. - -What good are such words? - - -4. Have you no fear of God, - -no reverence for him? - - -5. Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. - -Your words are based on clever deception. - - -6. Your own mouth condemns you, not I. - -Your own lips testify against you. - - -7. "Were you the first person ever born? - -Were you born before the hills were made? - - -8. Were you listening at God's secret council? - -Do you have a monopoly on wisdom? - - -9. What do you know that we don't? - -What do you understand that we do not? - - -10. On our side are aged, gray-haired men - -much older than your father! - - -11. "Is God's comfort too little for you? - -Is his gentle word not enough? - - -12. What has taken away your reason? +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: +2 “A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! + You are nothing but a windbag. +3 The wise don’t engage in empty chatter. + What good are such words? +4 Have you no fear of God, + no reverence for him? +5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. + Your words are based on clever deception. +6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I. + Your own lips testify against you. +7 “Were you the first person ever born? + Were you born before the hills were made? +8 Were you listening at God’s secret council? + Do you have a monopoly on wisdom? +9 What do you know that we don’t? + What do you understand that we do not? +10 On our side are aged, gray-haired men + much older than your father! +11 “Is God’s comfort too little for you? + Is his gentle word not enough? +12 What has taken away your reason? What has weakened your vision, - -13. that you turn against God - -and say all these evil things? - - -14. Can any mortal be pure? - -Can anyone born of a woman be just? - - -15. Look, God does not even trust the angels. - -Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight. - - -16. How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person - -with a thirst for wickedness! - - -17. "If you will listen, I will show you. - -I will answer you from my own experience. - - -18. And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men - -who have heard the same thing from their fathers-- - -19. from those to whom the land was given - -long before any foreigners arrived. - - -20. "The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. - -Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless. - - -21. The sound of terror rings in their ears, - -and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer. - - -22. They dare not go out into the darkness - -for fear they will be murdered. - - -23. They wander around, saying, 'Where can I find bread?' - -They know their day of destruction is near. - - -24. That dark day terrifies them. - -They live in distress and anguish, - -like a king preparing for battle. - - -25. For they shake their fists at God, - -defying the Almighty. - - -26. Holding their strong shields, - -they defiantly charge against him. - - -27. "These wicked people are heavy and prosperous; - -their waists bulge with fat. - - -28. But their cities will be ruined. - -They will live in abandoned houses - -that are ready to tumble down. - - -29. Their riches will not last, - -and their wealth will not endure. - -Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon. - - -30. "They will not escape the darkness. - -The burning sun will wither their shoots, - -and the breath of God will destroy them. - - -31. Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, - -for emptiness will be their only reward. - - -32. They will be cut down in the prime of life; - -their branches will never again be green. - - -33. They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early, - -like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form. - - -34. For the godless are barren. - -Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn. - - -35. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. - -Their womb produces deceit." - - - +13 that you turn against God + and say all these evil things? +14 Can any mortal be pure? + Can anyone born of a woman be just? +15 Look, God does not even trust the angels. + Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight. +16 How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person + with a thirst for wickedness! +17 “If you will listen, I will show you. + I will answer you from my own experience. +18 And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men + who have heard the same thing from their fathers— +19 from those to whom the land was given + long before any foreigners arrived. +20 “The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. + Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless. +21 The sound of terror rings in their ears, + and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer. +22 They dare not go out into the darkness + for fear they will be murdered. +23 They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ + They know their day of destruction is near. +24 That dark day terrifies them. + They live in distress and anguish, + like a king preparing for battle. +25 For they shake their fists at God, + defying the Almighty. +26 Holding their strong shields, + they defiantly charge against him. +27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous; + their waists bulge with fat. +28 But their cities will be ruined. + They will live in abandoned houses + that are ready to tumble down. +29 Their riches will not last, + and their wealth will not endure. + Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon. +30 “They will not escape the darkness. + The burning sun will wither their shoots, + and the breath of God will destroy them. +31 Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, + for emptiness will be their only reward. +32 They will be cut down in the prime of life; + their branches will never again be green. +33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early, + like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form. +34 For the godless are barren. + Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn. +35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. + Their womb produces deceit.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_16.md index 81fe89e0..77b084be 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,117 +1,48 @@ -Job's Fifth Speech: A Response to Eliphaz - # Chapter 16 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "I have heard all this before. - -What miserable comforters you are! - - -3. Won't you ever stop blowing hot air? - -What makes you keep on talking? - - -4. I could say the same things if you were in my place. - -I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you. - - -5. But if it were me, I would encourage you. - -I would try to take away your grief. - - -6. Instead, I suffer if I defend myself, - -and I suffer no less if I refuse to speak. - - -7. "O God, you have ground me down - -and devastated my family. - - -8. As if to prove I have sinned, you've reduced me to skin and bones. - -My gaunt flesh testifies against me. - - -9. God hates me and angrily tears me apart. - -He snaps his teeth at me - -and pierces me with his eyes. - - -10. People jeer and laugh at me. - -They slap my cheek in contempt. - -A mob gathers against me. - - -11. God has handed me over to sinners. - -He has tossed me into the hands of the wicked. - - -12. "I was living quietly until he shattered me. - -He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. - +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “I have heard all this before. + What miserable comforters you are! +3 Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air? + What makes you keep on talking? +4 I could say the same things if you were in my place. + I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you. +5 But if it were me, I would encourage you. + I would try to take away your grief. +6 Instead, I suffer if I defend myself, + and I suffer no less if I refuse to speak. +7 “O God, you have ground me down + and devastated my family. +8 As if to prove I have sinned, you’ve reduced me to skin and bones. + My gaunt flesh testifies against me. +9 God hates me and angrily tears me apart. + He snaps his teeth at me + and pierces me with his eyes. +10 People jeer and laugh at me. + They slap my cheek in contempt. + A mob gathers against me. +11 God has handed me over to sinners. + He has tossed me into the hands of the wicked. +12 “I was living quietly until he shattered me. + He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. Then he set me up as his target, - - -13. and now his archers surround me. - +13 and now his archers surround me. His arrows pierce me without mercy. The ground is wet with my blood. - -14. Again and again he smashes against me, - -charging at me like a warrior. - - -15. I wear burlap to show my grief. - -My pride lies in the dust. - - -16. My eyes are red with weeping; - -dark shadows circle my eyes. - - -17. Yet I have done no wrong, - -and my prayer is pure. - - -18. "O earth, do not conceal my blood. - -Let it cry out on my behalf. - - -19. Even now my witness is in heaven. - -My advocate is there on high. - - -20. My friends scorn me, - -but I pour out my tears to God. - - -21. I need someone to mediate between God and me, - -as a person mediates between friends. - - -22. For soon I must go down that road - -from which I will never return. - - - +14 Again and again he smashes against me, + charging at me like a warrior. +15 I wear burlap to show my grief. + My pride lies in the dust. +16 My eyes are red with weeping; + dark shadows circle my eyes. +17 Yet I have done no wrong, + and my prayer is pure. +18 “O earth, do not conceal my blood. + Let it cry out on my behalf. +19 Even now my witness is in heaven. + My advocate is there on high. +20 My friends scorn me, + but I pour out my tears to God. +21 I need someone to mediate between God and me, + as a person mediates between friends. +22 For soon I must go down that road + from which I will never return. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_17.md index b19a8457..a7513f44 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,88 +1,35 @@ -Job Continues to Defend His Innocence - # Chapter 17 -1. "My spirit is crushed, - -and my life is nearly snuffed out. - -The grave is ready to receive me. - - -2. I am surrounded by mockers. - -I watch how bitterly they taunt me. - - -3. "You must defend my innocence, O God, - -since no one else will stand up for me. - - -4. You have closed their minds to understanding, - -but do not let them triumph. - - -5. They betray their friends for their own advantage, - -so let their children faint with hunger. - - -6. "God has made a mockery of me among the people; - -they spit in my face. - - -7. My eyes are swollen with weeping, - -and I am but a shadow of my former self. - - -8. The virtuous are horrified when they see me. - -The innocent rise up against the ungodly. - - -9. The righteous keep moving forward, - -and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. - - -10. "As for all of you, come back with a better argument, - -though I still won't find a wise man among you. - - -11. My days are over. - -My hopes have disappeared. - -My heart's desires are broken. - - -12. These men say that night is day; - -they claim that the darkness is light. - - -13. What if I go to the grave - -and make my bed in darkness? - - -14. What if I call the grave my father, - -and the maggot my mother or my sister? - - -15. Where then is my hope? - -Can anyone find it? - - -16. No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. - -We will rest together in the dust!" - - - +1 “My spirit is crushed, + and my life is nearly snuffed out. + The grave is ready to receive me. +2 I am surrounded by mockers. + I watch how bitterly they taunt me. +3 “You must defend my innocence, O God, + since no one else will stand up for me. +4 You have closed their minds to understanding, + but do not let them triumph. +5 They betray their friends for their own advantage, + so let their children faint with hunger. +6 “God has made a mockery of me among the people; + they spit in my face. +7 My eyes are swollen with weeping, + and I am but a shadow of my former self. +8 The virtuous are horrified when they see me. + The innocent rise up against the ungodly. +9 The righteous keep moving forward, + and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. +10 “As for all of you, come back with a better argument, + though I still won’t find a wise man among you. +11 My days are over. + My hopes have disappeared. + My heart’s desires are broken. +12 These men say that night is day; + they claim that the darkness is light. +13 What if I go to the grave + and make my bed in darkness? +14 What if I call the grave my father, + and the maggot my mother or my sister? +15 Where then is my hope? + Can anyone find it? +16 No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. + We will rest together in the dust!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_18.md index b8412a9e..954496c4 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,108 +1,43 @@ -Bildad's Second Response to Job - # Chapter 18 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: - -2. "How long before you stop talking? - -Speak sense if you want us to answer! - - -3. Do you think we are mere animals? - -Do you think we are stupid? - - -4. You may tear out your hair in anger, - -but will that destroy the earth? - -Will it make the rocks tremble? - - -5. "Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. - -The sparks of their fire will not glow. - - -6. The light in their tent will grow dark. - -The lamp hanging above them will be quenched. - - -7. The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. - -Their own schemes will be their downfall. - - -8. The wicked walk into a net. - -They fall into a pit. - - -9. A trap grabs them by the heel. - -A snare holds them tight. - - -10. A noose lies hidden on the ground. - -A rope is stretched across their path. - - -11. "Terrors surround the wicked - -and trouble them at every step. - - -12. Hunger depletes their strength, - -and calamity waits for them to stumble. - - -13. Disease eats their skin; - -death devours their limbs. - - -14. They are torn from the security of their homes - -and are brought down to the king of terrors. - - -15. The homes of the wicked will burn down; - -burning sulfur rains on their houses. - - -16. Their roots will dry up, - -and their branches will wither. - - -17. All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; - -no one will remember their names. - - -18. They will be thrust from light into darkness, - -driven from the world. - - -19. They will have neither children nor grandchildren, - -nor any survivor in the place where they lived. - - -20. People in the west are appalled at their fate; - -people in the east are horrified. - - -21. They will say, 'This was the home of a wicked person, - -the place of one who rejected God.'" - - - +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: +2 “How long before you stop talking? + Speak sense if you want us to answer! +3 Do you think we are mere animals? + Do you think we are stupid? +4 You may tear out your hair in anger, + but will that destroy the earth? + Will it make the rocks tremble? +5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. + The sparks of their fire will not glow. +6 The light in their tent will grow dark. + The lamp hanging above them will be quenched. +7 The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. + Their own schemes will be their downfall. +8 The wicked walk into a net. + They fall into a pit. +9 A trap grabs them by the heel. + A snare holds them tight. +10 A noose lies hidden on the ground. + A rope is stretched across their path. +11 “Terrors surround the wicked + and trouble them at every step. +12 Hunger depletes their strength, + and calamity waits for them to stumble. +13 Disease eats their skin; + death devours their limbs. +14 They are torn from the security of their homes + and are brought down to the king of terrors. +15 The homes of the wicked will burn down; + burning sulfur rains on their houses. +16 Their roots will dry up, + and their branches will wither. +17 All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; + no one will remember their names. +18 They will be thrust from light into darkness, + driven from the world. +19 They will have neither children nor grandchildren, + nor any survivor in the place where they lived. +20 People in the west are appalled at their fate; + people in the east are horrified. +21 They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person, + the place of one who rejected God.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_19.md index 86d8fa5c..79381285 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,149 +1,61 @@ -Job's Sixth Speech: A Response to Bildad - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "How long will you torture me? - -How long will you try to crush me with your words? - - -3. You have already insulted me ten times. - -You should be ashamed of treating me so badly. - - -4. Even if I have sinned, - -that is my concern, not yours. - - -5. You think you're better than I am, - -using my humiliation as evidence of my sin. - - -6. But it is God who has wronged me, +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “How long will you torture me? + How long will you try to crush me with your words? +3 You have already insulted me ten times. + You should be ashamed of treating me so badly. +4 Even if I have sinned, + that is my concern, not yours. +5 You think you’re better than I am, + using my humiliation as evidence of my sin. +6 But it is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net. - -7. "I cry out, ' -Help!' but no one answers me. - -I protest, but there is no justice. - - -8. God has blocked my way so I cannot move. - -He has plunged my path into darkness. - - -9. He has stripped me of my honor - -and removed the crown from my head. - - -10. He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished. - -He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree. - - -11. His fury burns against me; - -he counts me as an enemy. - - -12. His troops advance. - -They build up roads to attack me. - -They camp all around my tent. - - -13. "My relatives stay far away, - -and my friends have turned against me. - - -14. My family is gone, - -and my close friends have forgotten me. - - -15. My servants and maids consider me a stranger. - -I am like a foreigner to them. - - -16. When I call my servant, he doesn't come; - -I have to plead with him! - - -17. My breath is repulsive to my wife. - -I am rejected by my own family. - - -18. Even young children despise me. - -When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me. - - -19. My close friends detest me. - -Those I loved have turned against me. - - -20. I have been reduced to skin and bones - -and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth. - - -21. "Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, - -for the hand of God has struck me. - - -22. Must you also persecute me, like God does? - -Haven't you chewed me up enough? - - -23. "Oh, that my words could be recorded. - -Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, - - -24. carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, - -engraved forever in the rock. - - -25. "But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, - -and he will stand upon the earth at last. - - -26. And after my body has decayed, +7 “I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me. + I protest, but there is no justice. +8 God has blocked my way so I cannot move. + He has plunged my path into darkness. +9 He has stripped me of my honor + and removed the crown from my head. +10 He has demolished me on every side, and I am finished. + He has uprooted my hope like a fallen tree. +11 His fury burns against me; + he counts me as an enemy. +12 His troops advance. + They build up roads to attack me. + They camp all around my tent. +13 “My relatives stay far away, + and my friends have turned against me. +14 My family is gone, + and my close friends have forgotten me. +15 My servants and maids consider me a stranger. + I am like a foreigner to them. +16 When I call my servant, he doesn’t come; + I have to plead with him! +17 My breath is repulsive to my wife. + I am rejected by my own family. +18 Even young children despise me. + When I stand to speak, they turn their backs on me. +19 My close friends detest me. + Those I loved have turned against me. +20 I have been reduced to skin and bones + and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth. +21 “Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, + for the hand of God has struck me. +22 Must you also persecute me, like God does? + Haven’t you chewed me up enough? +23 “Oh, that my words could be recorded. + Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, +24 carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, + engraved forever in the rock. +25 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, + and he will stand upon the earth at last. +26 And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! - -27. I will see him for myself. - -Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. - -I am overwhelmed at the thought! - - -28. "How dare you go on persecuting me, - -saying, 'It's his own fault'? - - -29. You should fear punishment yourselves, - -for your attitude deserves punishment. - -Then you will know that there is indeed a judgment." - - - +27 I will see him for myself. + Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. + I am overwhelmed at the thought! +28 “How dare you go on persecuting me, + saying, ‘It’s his own fault’? +29 You should fear punishment yourselves, + for your attitude deserves punishment. + Then you will know that there is indeed a judgment.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_20.md index 1b681e42..14761512 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,153 +1,62 @@ -Zophar's Second Response to Job - # Chapter 20 -1. Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: - -2. "I must reply - -because I am greatly disturbed. - - -3. I've had to endure your insults, - -but now my spirit prompts me to reply. - - -4. "Don't you realize that from the beginning of time, - -ever since people were first placed on the earth, - - -5. the triumph of the wicked has been short lived - -and the joy of the godless has been only temporary? - - -6. Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens - -and their heads touch the clouds, - - -7. yet they will vanish forever, - -thrown away like their own dung. - +1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: +2 “I must reply + because I am greatly disturbed. +3 I’ve had to endure your insults, + but now my spirit prompts me to reply. +4 “Don’t you realize that from the beginning of time, + ever since people were first placed on the earth, +5 the triumph of the wicked has been short lived + and the joy of the godless has been only temporary? +6 Though the pride of the godless reaches to the heavens + and their heads touch the clouds, +7 yet they will vanish forever, + thrown away like their own dung. Those who knew them will ask, - -'Where are they?' - - -8. They will fade like a dream and not be found. - -They will vanish like a vision in the night. - - -9. Those who once saw them will see them no more. - -Their families will never see them again. - - -10. Their children will beg from the poor, - -for they must give back their stolen riches. - - -11. Though they are young, - -their bones will lie in the dust. - - -12. "They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, - -letting it melt under their tongue. - - -13. They savored it, - -holding it long in their mouths. - - -14. But suddenly the food in their bellies turns sour, - -a poisonous venom in their stomach. - - -15. They will vomit the wealth they swallowed. - -God won't let them keep it down. - - -16. They will suck the poison of cobras. - -The viper will kill them. - - -17. They will never again enjoy streams of olive oil - -or rivers of milk and honey. - - -18. They will give back everything they worked for. - -Their wealth will bring them no joy. - - -19. For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. - -They foreclosed on their homes. - - -20. They were always greedy and never satisfied. - -Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about. - - -21. Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. - -Therefore, their prosperity will not endure. - - -22. "In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble - -and be overcome by misery. - - -23. May God give them a bellyful of trouble. - -May God rain down his anger upon them. - - -24. When they try to escape an iron weapon, - -a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them. - - -25. The arrow is pulled from their back, + ‘Where are they?’ +8 They will fade like a dream and not be found. + They will vanish like a vision in the night. +9 Those who once saw them will see them no more. + Their families will never see them again. +10 Their children will beg from the poor, + for they must give back their stolen riches. +11 Though they are young, + their bones will lie in the dust. +12 “They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, + letting it melt under their tongue. +13 They savored it, + holding it long in their mouths. +14 But suddenly the food in their bellies turns sour, + a poisonous venom in their stomach. +15 They will vomit the wealth they swallowed. + God won’t let them keep it down. +16 They will suck the poison of cobras. + The viper will kill them. +17 They will never again enjoy streams of olive oil + or rivers of milk and honey. +18 They will give back everything they worked for. + Their wealth will bring them no joy. +19 For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. + They foreclosed on their homes. +20 They were always greedy and never satisfied. + Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about. +21 Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. + Therefore, their prosperity will not endure. +22 “In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble + and be overcome by misery. +23 May God give them a bellyful of trouble. + May God rain down his anger upon them. +24 When they try to escape an iron weapon, + a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them. +25 The arrow is pulled from their back, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. - The terrors of death are upon them. - - -26. Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. - +26 Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour their goods, - -consuming all they have left. - - -27. The heavens will reveal their guilt, - -and the earth will testify against them. - - -28. A flood will sweep away their house. - -God's anger will descend on them in torrents. - - -29. This is the reward that God gives the wicked. - -It is the inheritance decreed by God." - - - + consuming all they have left. +27 The heavens will reveal their guilt, + and the earth will testify against them. +28 A flood will sweep away their house. + God’s anger will descend on them in torrents. +29 This is the reward that God gives the wicked. + It is the inheritance decreed by God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_21.md index afb8964b..2427a460 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,177 +1,72 @@ -Job's Seventh Speech: A Response to Zophar - # Chapter 21 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "Listen closely to what I am saying. - -That's one consolation you can give me. - - -3. Bear with me, and let me speak. - -After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me. - - -4. "My complaint is with God, not with people. - -I have good reason to be so impatient. - - -5. Look at me and be stunned. - -Put your hand over your mouth in shock. - - -6. When I think about what I am saying, I shudder. - -My body trembles. - - -7. "Why do the wicked prosper, - -growing old and powerful? - - -8. They live to see their children grow up and settle down, - -and they enjoy their grandchildren. - - -9. Their homes are safe from every fear, - -and God does not punish them. - - -10. Their bulls never fail to breed. - -Their cows bear calves and never miscarry. - - -11. They let their children frisk about like lambs. - -Their little ones skip and dance. - - -12. They sing with tambourine and harp. - -They celebrate to the sound of the flute. - - -13. They spend their days in prosperity, +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “Listen closely to what I am saying. + That’s one consolation you can give me. +3 Bear with me, and let me speak. + After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me. +4 “My complaint is with God, not with people. + I have good reason to be so impatient. +5 Look at me and be stunned. + Put your hand over your mouth in shock. +6 When I think about what I am saying, I shudder. + My body trembles. +7 “Why do the wicked prosper, + growing old and powerful? +8 They live to see their children grow up and settle down, + and they enjoy their grandchildren. +9 Their homes are safe from every fear, + and God does not punish them. +10 Their bulls never fail to breed. + Their cows bear calves and never miscarry. +11 They let their children frisk about like lambs. + Their little ones skip and dance. +12 They sing with tambourine and harp. + They celebrate to the sound of the flute. +13 They spend their days in prosperity, then go down to the grave in peace. - -14. And yet they say to God, 'Go away. - -We want no part of you and your ways. - - -15. Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? - -What good will it do us to pray?' - - -16. (They think their prosperity is of their own doing, - -but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.) - - -17. "Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished. - -Do they ever have trouble? - -Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger? - - -18. Are they driven before the wind like straw? - -Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? - -Not at all! - - -19. "'Well,' you say, 'at least God will punish their children!' - -But I say he should punish the ones who sin, - -so that they understand his judgment. - - -20. Let them see their destruction with their own eyes. - -Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty. - - -21. For they will not care what happens to their family - -after they are dead. - - -22. "But who can teach a lesson to God, - -since he judges even the most powerful? - - -23. One person dies in prosperity, - -completely comfortable and secure, - - -24. the picture of good health, - -vigorous and fit. - - -25. Another person dies in bitter poverty, - -never having tasted the good life. - - -26. But both are buried in the same dust, - -both eaten by the same maggots. - - -27. "Look, I know what you're thinking. - -I know the schemes you plot against me. - - -28. You will tell me of rich and wicked people - -whose houses have vanished because of their sins. - - -29. But ask those who have been around, - -and they will tell you the truth. - - -30. Evil people are spared in times of calamity - -and are allowed to escape disaster. - - -31. No one criticizes them openly - -or pays them back for what they have done. - - -32. When they are carried to the grave, - -an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb. - - -33. A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. - -Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, - -and the earth gives sweet repose. - - -34. "How can your empty clich�s comfort me? - -All your explanations are lies!" - - - +14 And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. + We want no part of you and your ways. +15 Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? + What good will it do us to pray?’ +16 (They think their prosperity is of their own doing, + but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.) +17 “Yet the light of the wicked never seems to be extinguished. + Do they ever have trouble? + Does God distribute sorrows to them in anger? +18 Are they driven before the wind like straw? + Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? + Not at all! +19 “‘Well,’ you say, ‘at least God will punish their children!’ + But I say he should punish the ones who sin, + so that they understand his judgment. +20 Let them see their destruction with their own eyes. + Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty. +21 For they will not care what happens to their family + after they are dead. +22 “But who can teach a lesson to God, + since he judges even the most powerful? +23 One person dies in prosperity, + completely comfortable and secure, +24 the picture of good health, + vigorous and fit. +25 Another person dies in bitter poverty, + never having tasted the good life. +26 But both are buried in the same dust, + both eaten by the same maggots. +27 “Look, I know what you’re thinking. + I know the schemes you plot against me. +28 You will tell me of rich and wicked people + whose houses have vanished because of their sins. +29 But ask those who have been around, + and they will tell you the truth. +30 Evil people are spared in times of calamity + and are allowed to escape disaster. +31 No one criticizes them openly + or pays them back for what they have done. +32 When they are carried to the grave, + an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb. +33 A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. + Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, + and the earth gives sweet repose. +34 “How can your empty clichés comfort me? + All your explanations are lies!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_22.md index 38dae665..e83909b0 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,154 +1,61 @@ -Eliphaz's Third Response to Job - # Chapter 22 -1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: - -2. "Can a person do anything to help God? - -Can even a wise person be helpful to him? - - -3. Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? - -Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect? - - -4. Is it because you're so pious that he accuses you - -and brings judgment against you? - - -5. No, it's because of your wickedness! - -There's no limit to your sins. - - -6. "For example, you must have lent money to your friend - -and demanded clothing as security. - -Yes, you stripped him to the bone. - - -7. You must have refused water for the thirsty - -and food for the hungry. - - -8. You probably think the land belongs to the powerful - -and only the privileged have a right to it! - - -9. You must have sent widows away empty-handed - -and crushed the hopes of orphans. - - -10. That is why you are surrounded by traps - -and tremble from sudden fears. - - -11. That is why you cannot see in the darkness, - -and waves of water cover you. - - -12. "God is so great--higher than the heavens, - -higher than the farthest stars. - - -13. But you reply, 'That's why God can't see what I am doing! - -How can he judge through the thick darkness? - - -14. For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. - -He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.' - - -15. "Will you continue on the old paths - -where evil people have walked? - - -16. They were snatched away in the prime of life, - -the foundations of their lives washed away. - - -17. For they said to God, 'Leave us alone! - -What can the Almighty do to us?' - - -18. Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, - -so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking. - - -19. "The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, - -and the innocent will laugh in contempt. - - -20. They will say, 'See how our enemies have been destroyed. - -The last of them have been consumed in the fire.' - - -21. "Submit to God, and you will have peace; - -then things will go well for you. - - -22. Listen to his instructions, - -and store them in your heart. - - -23. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored-- - -so clean up your life. - - -24. If you give up your lust for money - -and throw your precious gold into the river, - - -25. the Almighty himself will be your treasure. - -He will be your precious silver! - - -26. "Then you will take delight in the Almighty - -and look up to God. - - -27. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, - -and you will fulfill your vows to him. - - -28. You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, - -and light will shine on the road ahead of you. - - -29. If people are in trouble and you say, ' -Help them,' - -God will save them. - - -30. Even sinners will be rescued; - -they will be rescued because your hands are pure." - - - +1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: +2 “Can a person do anything to help God? + Can even a wise person be helpful to him? +3 Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? + Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect? +4 Is it because you’re so pious that he accuses you + and brings judgment against you? +5 No, it’s because of your wickedness! + There’s no limit to your sins. +6 “For example, you must have lent money to your friend + and demanded clothing as security. + Yes, you stripped him to the bone. +7 You must have refused water for the thirsty + and food for the hungry. +8 You probably think the land belongs to the powerful + and only the privileged have a right to it! +9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed + and crushed the hopes of orphans. +10 That is why you are surrounded by traps + and tremble from sudden fears. +11 That is why you cannot see in the darkness, + and waves of water cover you. +12 “God is so great—higher than the heavens, + higher than the farthest stars. +13 But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing! + How can he judge through the thick darkness? +14 For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. + He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’ +15 “Will you continue on the old paths + where evil people have walked? +16 They were snatched away in the prime of life, + the foundations of their lives washed away. +17 For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone! + What can the Almighty do to us?’ +18 Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, + so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking. +19 “The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, + and the innocent will laugh in contempt. +20 They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed. + The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’ +21 “Submit to God, and you will have peace; + then things will go well for you. +22 Listen to his instructions, + and store them in your heart. +23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored— + so clean up your life. +24 If you give up your lust for money + and throw your precious gold into the river, +25 the Almighty himself will be your treasure. + He will be your precious silver! +26 “Then you will take delight in the Almighty + and look up to God. +27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you, + and you will fulfill your vows to him. +28 You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, + and light will shine on the road ahead of you. +29 If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’ + God will save them. +30 Even sinners will be rescued; + they will be rescued because your hands are pure.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_23.md index 1a9b6754..4fef1504 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,86 +1,34 @@ -Job's Eighth Speech: A Response to Eliphaz - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "My complaint today is still a bitter one, - -and I try hard not to groan aloud. - - -3. If only I knew where to find God, - -I would go to his court. - - -4. I would lay out my case - -and present my arguments. - - -5. Then I would listen to his reply - -and understand what he says to me. - - -6. Would he use his great power to argue with me? - -No, he would give me a fair hearing. - - -7. Honest people can reason with him, - -so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. - - -8. I go east, but he is not there. - -I go west, but I cannot find him. - - -9. I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. - -I look to the south, but he is concealed. - - -10. "But he knows where I am going. - -And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. - - -11. For I have stayed on God's paths; - -I have followed his ways and not turned aside. - - -12. I have not departed from his commands, - -but have treasured his words more than daily food. - - -13. But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? - -Whatever he wants to do, he does. - - -14. So he will do to me whatever he has planned. - -He controls my destiny. - - -15. No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. - -When I think of it, terror grips me. - - -16. God has made me sick at heart; - -the Almighty has terrified me. - - -17. Darkness is all around me; - -thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. - - - +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “My complaint today is still a bitter one, + and I try hard not to groan aloud. +3 If only I knew where to find God, + I would go to his court. +4 I would lay out my case + and present my arguments. +5 Then I would listen to his reply + and understand what he says to me. +6 Would he use his great power to argue with me? + No, he would give me a fair hearing. +7 Honest people can reason with him, + so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. +8 I go east, but he is not there. + I go west, but I cannot find him. +9 I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. + I look to the south, but he is concealed. +10 “But he knows where I am going. + And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. +11 For I have stayed on God’s paths; + I have followed his ways and not turned aside. +12 I have not departed from his commands, + but have treasured his words more than daily food. +13 But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? + Whatever he wants to do, he does. +14 So he will do to me whatever he has planned. + He controls my destiny. +15 No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. + When I think of it, terror grips me. +16 God has made me sick at heart; + the Almighty has terrified me. +17 Darkness is all around me; + thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_24.md index 96c8234f..b529baec 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,149 +1,61 @@ -Job Asks Why the Wicked Are Not Punished - # Chapter 24 -1. "Why doesn't the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? - -Why must the godly wait for him in vain? - - -2. Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. - -They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures. - - -3. They take the orphan's donkey - -and demand the widow's ox as security for a loan. - - -4. The poor are pushed off the path; - -the needy must hide together for safety. - - -5. Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, - -the poor must spend all their time looking for food, - -searching even in the desert for food for their children. - - -6. They harvest a field they do not own, - -and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked. - - -7. All night they lie naked in the cold, - -without clothing or covering. - - -8. They are soaked by mountain showers, - -and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home. - - -9. "The wicked snatch a widow's child from her breast, - -taking the baby as security for a loan. - - -10. The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. - -They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving. - - -11. They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, - -and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst. - - -12. The groans of the dying rise from the city, - -and the wounded cry for help, - -yet God ignores their moaning. - - -13. "Wicked people rebel against the light. - -They refuse to acknowledge its ways - -or stay in its paths. - - -14. The murderer rises in the early dawn - -to kill the poor and needy; - -at night he is a thief. - - -15. The adulterer waits for the twilight, - -saying, 'No one will see me then.' - -He hides his face so no one will know him. - - -16. Thieves break into houses at night - -and sleep in the daytime. - -They are not acquainted with the light. - - -17. The black night is their morning. - -They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness. - - -18. "But they disappear like foam down a river. - -Everything they own is cursed, - -and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards. - - -19. The grave consumes sinners - -just as drought and heat consume snow. - - -20. Their own mothers will forget them. - -Maggots will find them sweet to eat. - +1 “Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? + Why must the godly wait for him in vain? +2 Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. + They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures. +3 They take the orphan’s donkey + and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan. +4 The poor are pushed off the path; + the needy must hide together for safety. +5 Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, + the poor must spend all their time looking for food, + searching even in the desert for food for their children. +6 They harvest a field they do not own, + and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked. +7 All night they lie naked in the cold, + without clothing or covering. +8 They are soaked by mountain showers, + and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home. +9 “The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, + taking the baby as security for a loan. +10 The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. + They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving. +11 They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, + and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst. +12 The groans of the dying rise from the city, + and the wounded cry for help, + yet God ignores their moaning. +13 “Wicked people rebel against the light. + They refuse to acknowledge its ways + or stay in its paths. +14 The murderer rises in the early dawn + to kill the poor and needy; + at night he is a thief. +15 The adulterer waits for the twilight, + saying, ‘No one will see me then.’ + He hides his face so no one will know him. +16 Thieves break into houses at night + and sleep in the daytime. + They are not acquainted with the light. +17 The black night is their morning. + They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness. +18 “But they disappear like foam down a river. + Everything they own is cursed, + and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards. +19 The grave consumes sinners + just as drought and heat consume snow. +20 Their own mothers will forget them. + Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. - -Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm. - - -21. They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. - -They refuse to help the needy widow. - - -22. "God, in his power, drags away the rich. - -They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life. - - -23. They may be allowed to live in security, - -but God is always watching them. - - -24. And though they are great now, - -in a moment they will be gone like all others, - -cut off like heads of grain. - - -25. Can anyone claim otherwise? - -Who can prove me wrong?" - - - + Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm. +21 They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. + They refuse to help the needy widow. +22 “God, in his power, drags away the rich. + They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life. +23 They may be allowed to live in security, + but God is always watching them. +24 And though they are great now, + in a moment they will be gone like all others, + cut off like heads of grain. +25 Can anyone claim otherwise? + Who can prove me wrong?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_25.md index 6a42d1e2..29671ab3 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,31 +1,12 @@ -Bildad's Third Response to Job - # Chapter 25 -1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: - -2. "God is powerful and dreadful. - -He enforces peace in the heavens. - - -3. Who is able to count his heavenly army? - -Doesn't his light shine on all the earth? - - -4. How can a mortal be innocent before God? - -Can anyone born of a woman be pure? - - -5. God is more glorious than the moon; - -he shines brighter than the stars. - - -6. In comparison, people are maggots; - -we mortals are mere worms." - - - +1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: +2 “God is powerful and dreadful. + He enforces peace in the heavens. +3 Who is able to count his heavenly army? + Doesn’t his light shine on all the earth? +4 How can a mortal be innocent before God? + Can anyone born of a woman be pure? +5 God is more glorious than the moon; + he shines brighter than the stars. +6 In comparison, people are maggots; + we mortals are mere worms.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_26.md index d6553cdf..88504a13 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,69 +1,29 @@ -Job's Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad - # Chapter 26 -1. Then Job spoke again: - -2. "How you have helped the powerless! - -How you have saved the weak! - - -3. How you have enlightened my stupidity! - -What wise advice you have offered! - - -4. Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? - -Whose spirit speaks through you? - - -5. "The dead tremble-- - -those who live beneath the waters. - - -6. The underworld is naked in God's presence. +1 Then Job spoke again: +2 “How you have helped the powerless! + How you have saved the weak! +3 How you have enlightened my stupidity! + What wise advice you have offered! +4 Where have you gotten all these wise sayings? + Whose spirit speaks through you? +5 “The dead tremble— + those who live beneath the waters. +6 The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered. - -7. God stretches the northern sky over empty space - -and hangs the earth on nothing. - - -8. He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, - -and the clouds don't burst with the weight. - - -9. He covers the face of the moon, - -shrouding it with his clouds. - - -10. He created the horizon when he separated the waters; - -he set the boundary between day and night. - - -11. The foundations of heaven tremble; - -they shudder at his rebuke. - - -12. By his power the sea grew calm. +7 God stretches the northern sky over empty space + and hangs the earth on nothing. +8 He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, + and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. +9 He covers the face of the moon, + shrouding it with his clouds. +10 He created the horizon when he separated the waters; + he set the boundary between day and night. +11 The foundations of heaven tremble; + they shudder at his rebuke. +12 By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. - -13. His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, - -and his power pierced the gliding serpent. - - -14. These are just the beginning of all that he does, - -merely a whisper of his power. - -Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?" - - - +13 His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, + and his power pierced the gliding serpent. +14 These are just the beginning of all that he does, + merely a whisper of his power. + Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_27.md index 99401f18..d2bdd206 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,115 +1,46 @@ -Job's Final Speech - # Chapter 27 -1. Job continued speaking: - -2. "I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, - -by the Almighty who has embittered my soul-- - -3. As long as I live, - -while I have breath from God, - - -4. my lips will speak no evil, - -and my tongue will speak no lies. - - -5. I will never concede that you are right; - -I will defend my integrity until I die. - - -6. I will maintain my innocence without wavering. - -My conscience is clear for as long as I live. - - -7. "May my enemy be punished like the wicked, - -my adversary like those who do evil. - - -8. For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off - -and takes away their life? - - -9. Will God listen to their cry - -when trouble comes upon them? - - -10. Can they take delight in the Almighty? - -Can they call to God at any time? - - -11. I will teach you about God's power. - -I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty. - - -12. But you have seen all this, - -yet you say all these useless things to me. - - -13. "This is what the wicked will receive from God; - -this is their inheritance from the Almighty. - - -14. They may have many children, - -but the children will die in war or starve to death. - - -15. Those who survive will die of a plague, - -and not even their widows will mourn them. - - -16. "Evil people may have piles of money - -and may store away mounds of clothing. - - -17. But the righteous will wear that clothing, - -and the innocent will divide that money. - - -18. The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider's web, - -as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. - - -19. The wicked go to bed rich - -but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. - - -20. Terror overwhelms them like a flood, - -and they are blown away in the storms of the night. - - -21. The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. - -It sweeps them away. - - -22. It whirls down on them without mercy. - -They struggle to flee from its power. - - -23. But everyone jeers at them - -and mocks them. - - - +1 Job continued speaking: +2 “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, + by the Almighty who has embittered my soul— +3 As long as I live, + while I have breath from God, +4 my lips will speak no evil, + and my tongue will speak no lies. +5 I will never concede that you are right; + I will defend my integrity until I die. +6 I will maintain my innocence without wavering. + My conscience is clear for as long as I live. +7 “May my enemy be punished like the wicked, + my adversary like those who do evil. +8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off + and takes away their life? +9 Will God listen to their cry + when trouble comes upon them? +10 Can they take delight in the Almighty? + Can they call to God at any time? +11 I will teach you about God’s power. + I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty. +12 But you have seen all this, + yet you say all these useless things to me. +13 “This is what the wicked will receive from God; + this is their inheritance from the Almighty. +14 They may have many children, + but the children will die in war or starve to death. +15 Those who survive will die of a plague, + and not even their widows will mourn them. +16 “Evil people may have piles of money + and may store away mounds of clothing. +17 But the righteous will wear that clothing, + and the innocent will divide that money. +18 The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, + as flimsy as a shelter made of branches. +19 The wicked go to bed rich + but wake to find that all their wealth is gone. +20 Terror overwhelms them like a flood, + and they are blown away in the storms of the night. +21 The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. + It sweeps them away. +22 It whirls down on them without mercy. + They struggle to flee from its power. +23 But everyone jeers at them + and mocks them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_28.md index 81080781..56ead81b 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,149 +1,60 @@ -Job Speaks of Wisdom and Understanding - # Chapter 28 -1. "People know where to mine silver - -and how to refine gold. - - -2. They know where to dig iron from the earth - -and how to smelt copper from rock. - - -3. They know how to shine light in the darkness - -and explore the farthest regions of the earth - -as they search in the dark for ore. - - -4. They sink a mine shaft into the earth - -far from where anyone lives. - -They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth. - - -5. Food is grown on the earth above, - -but down below, the earth is melted as by fire. - - -6. Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli, - -and the dust contains gold. - - -7. These are treasures no bird of prey can see, - -no falcon's eye observe. - - -8. No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; - -no lion has ever set his paw there. - - -9. People know how to tear apart flinty rocks - -and overturn the roots of mountains. - - -10. They cut tunnels in the rocks - -and uncover precious stones. - - -11. They dam up the trickling streams - -and bring to light the hidden treasures. - - -12. "But do people know where to find wisdom? - -Where can they find understanding? - - -13. No one knows where to find it, - -for it is not found among the living. - - -14. 'It is not here,' says the ocean. - -'Nor is it here,' says the sea. - - -15. It cannot be bought with gold. - -It cannot be purchased with silver. - - -16. It's worth more than all the gold of Ophir, - -greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli. - - -17. Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal. - -It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold. - - -18. Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. - -The price of wisdom is far above rubies. - - -19. Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. - -It's worth more than the purest gold. - - -20. "But do people know where to find wisdom? - -Where can they find understanding? - - -21. It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. - -Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it. - - -22. Destruction and Death say, - -'We've heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.' - - -23. "God alone understands the way to wisdom; - -he knows where it can be found, - - -24. for he looks throughout the whole earth - -and sees everything under the heavens. - - -25. He decided how hard the winds should blow - -and how much rain should fall. - - -26. He made the laws for the rain - -and laid out a path for the lightning. - - -27. Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. - -He set it in place and examined it thoroughly. - - -28. And this is what he says to all humanity: -'The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; - -to forsake evil is real understanding.'" - - - +1 “People know where to mine silver + and how to refine gold. +2 They know where to dig iron from the earth + and how to smelt copper from rock. +3 They know how to shine light in the darkness + and explore the farthest regions of the earth + as they search in the dark for ore. +4 They sink a mine shaft into the earth + far from where anyone lives. + They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth. +5 Food is grown on the earth above, + but down below, the earth is melted as by fire. +6 Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli, + and the dust contains gold. +7 These are treasures no bird of prey can see, + no falcon’s eye observe. +8 No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; + no lion has ever set his paw there. +9 People know how to tear apart flinty rocks + and overturn the roots of mountains. +10 They cut tunnels in the rocks + and uncover precious stones. +11 They dam up the trickling streams + and bring to light the hidden treasures. +12 “But do people know where to find wisdom? + Where can they find understanding? +13 No one knows where to find it, + for it is not found among the living. +14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean. + ‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea. +15 It cannot be bought with gold. + It cannot be purchased with silver. +16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, + greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli. +17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal. + It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold. +18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. + The price of wisdom is far above rubies. +19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. + It’s worth more than the purest gold. +20 “But do people know where to find wisdom? + Where can they find understanding? +21 It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. + Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it. +22 Destruction and Death say, + ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’ +23 “God alone understands the way to wisdom; + he knows where it can be found, +24 for he looks throughout the whole earth + and sees everything under the heavens. +25 He decided how hard the winds should blow + and how much rain should fall. +26 He made the laws for the rain + and laid out a path for the lightning. +27 Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. + He set it in place and examined it thoroughly. +28 And this is what he says to all humanity: +‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; + to forsake evil is real understanding.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_29.md index 26e6a250..6a999402 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,128 +1,52 @@ -Job Speaks of His Former Blessings - # Chapter 29 -1. Job continued speaking: - -2. "I long for the years gone by - -when God took care of me, - - -3. when he lit up the way before me - -and I walked safely through the darkness. - - -4. When I was in my prime, - -God's friendship was felt in my home. - - -5. The Almighty was still with me, - -and my children were around me. - - -6. My steps were awash in cream, - -and the rocks gushed olive oil for me. - - -7. "Those were the days when I went to the city gate - -and took my place among the honored leaders. - - -8. The young stepped aside when they saw me, - -and even the aged rose in respect at my coming. - - -9. The princes stood in silence - -and put their hands over their mouths. - - -10. The highest officials of the city stood quietly, - -holding their tongues in respect. - - -11. "All who heard me praised me. - -All who saw me spoke well of me. - - -12. For I assisted the poor in their need - -and the orphans who required help. - - -13. I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. - -And I caused the widows' hearts to sing for joy. - - -14. Everything I did was honest. - -Righteousness covered me like a robe, - -and I wore justice like a turban. - - -15. I served as eyes for the blind - -and feet for the lame. - - -16. I was a father to the poor - -and assisted strangers who needed help. - - -17. I broke the jaws of godless oppressors - -and plucked their victims from their teeth. - - -18. "I thought, 'Surely I will die surrounded by my family +1 Job continued speaking: +2 “I long for the years gone by + when God took care of me, +3 when he lit up the way before me + and I walked safely through the darkness. +4 When I was in my prime, + God’s friendship was felt in my home. +5 The Almighty was still with me, + and my children were around me. +6 My steps were awash in cream, + and the rocks gushed olive oil for me. +7 “Those were the days when I went to the city gate + and took my place among the honored leaders. +8 The young stepped aside when they saw me, + and even the aged rose in respect at my coming. +9 The princes stood in silence + and put their hands over their mouths. +10 The highest officials of the city stood quietly, + holding their tongues in respect. +11 “All who heard me praised me. + All who saw me spoke well of me. +12 For I assisted the poor in their need + and the orphans who required help. +13 I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. + And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy. +14 Everything I did was honest. + Righteousness covered me like a robe, + and I wore justice like a turban. +15 I served as eyes for the blind + and feet for the lame. +16 I was a father to the poor + and assisted strangers who needed help. +17 I broke the jaws of godless oppressors + and plucked their victims from their teeth. +18 “I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life. - -19. For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water, - -whose branches are refreshed with the dew. - - -20. New honors are constantly bestowed on me, - -and my strength is continually renewed.' - - -21. "Everyone listened to my advice. - -They were silent as they waited for me to speak. - - -22. And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, - -for my counsel satisfied them. - - -23. They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. - -They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain. - - -24. When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. - -My look of approval was precious to them. - - -25. Like a chief, I told them what to do. - -I lived like a king among his troops - -and comforted those who mourned. - - - +19 For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water, + whose branches are refreshed with the dew. +20 New honors are constantly bestowed on me, + and my strength is continually renewed.’ +21 “Everyone listened to my advice. + They were silent as they waited for me to speak. +22 And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, + for my counsel satisfied them. +23 They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. + They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain. +24 When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. + My look of approval was precious to them. +25 Like a chief, I told them what to do. + I lived like a king among his troops + and comforted those who mourned. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_30.md index 2d449c26..d727ca2d 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,167 +1,67 @@ -Job Speaks of His Anguish - # Chapter 30 -1. "But now I am mocked by people younger than I, - -by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs. - - -2. A lot of good they are to me-- - -those worn-out wretches! - - -3. They are gaunt from poverty and hunger. - -They claw the dry ground in desolate wastelands. - - -4. They pluck wild greens from among the bushes - -and eat from the roots of broom trees. - - -5. They are driven from human society, - -and people shout at them as if they were thieves. - - -6. So now they live in frightening ravines, - -in caves and among the rocks. - - -7. They sound like animals howling among the bushes, - -huddled together beneath the nettles. - - -8. They are nameless fools, - -outcasts from society. - - -9. "And now they mock me with vulgar songs! - -They taunt me! - - -10. They despise me and won't come near me, - -except to spit in my face. - - -11. For God has cut my bowstring. - -He has humbled me, - -so they have thrown off all restraint. - - -12. These outcasts oppose me to my face. - -They send me sprawling - -and lay traps in my path. - - -13. They block my road - -and do everything they can to destroy me. - +1 “But now I am mocked by people younger than I, + by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs. +2 A lot of good they are to me— + those worn-out wretches! +3 They are gaunt from poverty and hunger. + They claw the dry ground in desolate wastelands. +4 They pluck wild greens from among the bushes + and eat from the roots of broom trees. +5 They are driven from human society, + and people shout at them as if they were thieves. +6 So now they live in frightening ravines, + in caves and among the rocks. +7 They sound like animals howling among the bushes, + huddled together beneath the nettles. +8 They are nameless fools, + outcasts from society. +9 “And now they mock me with vulgar songs! + They taunt me! +10 They despise me and won’t come near me, + except to spit in my face. +11 For God has cut my bowstring. + He has humbled me, + so they have thrown off all restraint. +12 These outcasts oppose me to my face. + They send me sprawling + and lay traps in my path. +13 They block my road + and do everything they can to destroy me. They know I have no one to help me. - - -14. They come at me from all directions. - +14 They come at me from all directions. They jump on me when I am down. - - -15. I live in terror now. - +15 I live in terror now. My honor has blown away in the wind, - -and my prosperity has vanished like a cloud. - - -16. "And now my life seeps away. - -Depression haunts my days. - - -17. At night my bones are filled with pain, - -which gnaws at me relentlessly. - - -18. With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt. - -He grips me by the collar of my coat. - - -19. He has thrown me into the mud. - -I'm nothing more than dust and ashes. - - -20. "I cry to you, O God, but you don't answer. - -I stand before you, but you don't even look. - - -21. You have become cruel toward me. - -You use your power to persecute me. - - -22. You throw me into the whirlwind - -and destroy me in the storm. - - -23. And I know you are sending me to my death-- - -the destination of all who live. - - -24. "Surely no one would turn against the needy - -when they cry for help in their trouble. - - -25. Did I not weep for those in trouble? - -Was I not deeply grieved for the needy? - - -26. So I looked for good, but evil came instead. - -I waited for the light, but darkness fell. - - -27. My heart is troubled and restless. - -Days of suffering torment me. - - -28. I walk in gloom, without sunlight. - -I stand in the public square and cry for help. - - -29. Instead, I am considered a brother to jackals - -and a companion to owls. - - -30. My skin has turned dark, - -and my bones burn with fever. - - -31. My harp plays sad music, - -and my flute accompanies those who weep. - - - + and my prosperity has vanished like a cloud. +16 “And now my life seeps away. + Depression haunts my days. +17 At night my bones are filled with pain, + which gnaws at me relentlessly. +18 With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt. + He grips me by the collar of my coat. +19 He has thrown me into the mud. + I’m nothing more than dust and ashes. +20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer. + I stand before you, but you don’t even look. +21 You have become cruel toward me. + You use your power to persecute me. +22 You throw me into the whirlwind + and destroy me in the storm. +23 And I know you are sending me to my death— + the destination of all who live. +24 “Surely no one would turn against the needy + when they cry for help in their trouble. +25 Did I not weep for those in trouble? + Was I not deeply grieved for the needy? +26 So I looked for good, but evil came instead. + I waited for the light, but darkness fell. +27 My heart is troubled and restless. + Days of suffering torment me. +28 I walk in gloom, without sunlight. + I stand in the public square and cry for help. +29 Instead, I am considered a brother to jackals + and a companion to owls. +30 My skin has turned dark, + and my bones burn with fever. +31 My harp plays sad music, + and my flute accompanies those who weep. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_31.md index abfe832b..fcec1576 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,213 +1,86 @@ -Job's Final Protest of Innocence - # Chapter 31 -1. "I made a covenant with my eyes - -not to look with lust at a young woman. - - -2. For what has God above chosen for us? - -What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high? - - -3. Isn't it calamity for the wicked - -and misfortune for those who do evil? - - -4. Doesn't he see everything I do - -and every step I take? - - -5. "Have I lied to anyone - -or deceived anyone? - - -6. Let God weigh me on the scales of justice, - -for he knows my integrity. - - -7. If I have strayed from his pathway, - -or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen, - -or if I am guilty of any other sin, - - -8. then let someone else eat the crops I have planted. - -Let all that I have planted be uprooted. - - -9. "If my heart has been seduced by a woman, - -or if I have lusted for my neighbor's wife, - - -10. then let my wife serve another man; - -let other men sleep with her. - - -11. For lust is a shameful sin, - -a crime that should be punished. - - -12. It is a fire that burns all the way to hell. - -It would wipe out everything I own. - - -13. "If I have been unfair to my male or female servants - -when they brought their complaints to me, - - -14. how could I face God? - -What could I say when he questioned me? - - -15. For God created both me and my servants. - -He created us both in the womb. - - -16. "Have I refused to help the poor, - -or crushed the hopes of widows? - - -17. Have I been stingy with my food - -and refused to share it with orphans? - - -18. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father, - -and all my life I have cared for widows. - - -19. Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes - -and the needy with nothing to wear, - - -20. did they not praise me - -for providing wool clothing to keep them warm? - - -21. "If I raised my hand against an orphan, - -knowing the judges would take my side, - - -22. then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place! - -Let my arm be torn from its socket! - - -23. That would be better than facing God's judgment. - -For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there? - - -24. "Have I put my trust in money - -or felt secure because of my gold? - - -25. Have I gloated about my wealth - -and all that I own? - - -26. "Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies, - -or the moon walking down its silver pathway, - - -27. and been secretly enticed in my heart - -to throw kisses at them in worship? - - -28. If so, I should be punished by the judges, - -for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven. - - -29. "Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, - -or become excited when harm came their way? - - -30. No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone - -or by asking for revenge. - - -31. "My servants have never said, - -'He let others go hungry.' - - -32. I have never turned away a stranger - -but have opened my doors to everyone. - - -33. "Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, - -concealing my guilt in my heart? - - -34. Have I feared the crowd - -or the contempt of the masses, - -so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors? - - -35. "If only someone would listen to me! - -Look, I will sign my name to my defense. - +1 “I made a covenant with my eyes + not to look with lust at a young woman. +2 For what has God above chosen for us? + What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high? +3 Isn’t it calamity for the wicked + and misfortune for those who do evil? +4 Doesn’t he see everything I do + and every step I take? +5 “Have I lied to anyone + or deceived anyone? +6 Let God weigh me on the scales of justice, + for he knows my integrity. +7 If I have strayed from his pathway, + or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen, + or if I am guilty of any other sin, +8 then let someone else eat the crops I have planted. + Let all that I have planted be uprooted. +9 “If my heart has been seduced by a woman, + or if I have lusted for my neighbor’s wife, +10 then let my wife serve another man; + let other men sleep with her. +11 For lust is a shameful sin, + a crime that should be punished. +12 It is a fire that burns all the way to hell. + It would wipe out everything I own. +13 “If I have been unfair to my male or female servants + when they brought their complaints to me, +14 how could I face God? + What could I say when he questioned me? +15 For God created both me and my servants. + He created us both in the womb. +16 “Have I refused to help the poor, + or crushed the hopes of widows? +17 Have I been stingy with my food + and refused to share it with orphans? +18 No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father, + and all my life I have cared for widows. +19 Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes + and the needy with nothing to wear, +20 did they not praise me + for providing wool clothing to keep them warm? +21 “If I raised my hand against an orphan, + knowing the judges would take my side, +22 then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place! + Let my arm be torn from its socket! +23 That would be better than facing God’s judgment. + For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there? +24 “Have I put my trust in money + or felt secure because of my gold? +25 Have I gloated about my wealth + and all that I own? +26 “Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies, + or the moon walking down its silver pathway, +27 and been secretly enticed in my heart + to throw kisses at them in worship? +28 If so, I should be punished by the judges, + for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven. +29 “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, + or become excited when harm came their way? +30 No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone + or by asking for revenge. +31 “My servants have never said, + ‘He let others go hungry.’ +32 I have never turned away a stranger + but have opened my doors to everyone. +33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, + concealing my guilt in my heart? +34 Have I feared the crowd + or the contempt of the masses, + so that I kept quiet and stayed indoors? +35 “If only someone would listen to me! + Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. - -Let my accuser write out the charges against me. - - -36. I would face the accusation proudly. - -I would wear it like a crown. - - -37. For I would tell him exactly what I have done. - -I would come before him like a prince. - - -38. "If my land accuses me - -and all its furrows cry out together, - - -39. or if I have stolen its crops - -or murdered its owners, - - -40. then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat, - -and weeds instead of barley." -Job's words are ended. - - - + Let my accuser write out the charges against me. +36 I would face the accusation proudly. + I would wear it like a crown. +37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done. + I would come before him like a prince. +38 “If my land accuses me + and all its furrows cry out together, +39 or if I have stolen its crops + or murdered its owners, +40 then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat, + and weeds instead of barley.” +Job’s words are ended. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_32.md index a6c270c5..6f4b4625 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,102 +1,44 @@ -Elihu Responds to Job's Friends - # Chapter 32 -1. Job's three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence. - -2. Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him. -3. He was also angry with Job's three friends, for they made God appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job's arguments. -4. Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he. -5. But when he saw that they had no further reply, he spoke out angrily. -6. Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said, -"I am young and you are old, - -so I held back from telling you what I think. - - -7. I thought, 'Those who are older should speak, - -for wisdom comes with age.' - - -8. But there is a spirit within people, - -the breath of the Almighty within them, - -that makes them intelligent. - - -9. Sometimes the elders are not wise. - -Sometimes the aged do not understand justice. - - -10. So listen to me, - -and let me tell you what I think. - - -11. "I have waited all this time, - -listening very carefully to your arguments, - -listening to you grope for words. - - -12. I have listened, - -but not one of you has refuted Job - -or answered his arguments. - - -13. And don't tell me, 'He is too wise for us. - -Only God can convince him.' - - -14. If Job had been arguing with me, - -I would not answer with your kind of logic! - - -15. You sit there baffled, - -with nothing more to say. - - -16. Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? - -Must I also remain silent? - - -17. No, I will say my piece. - -I will speak my mind. - - -18. For I am full of pent-up words, - -and the spirit within me urges me on. - - -19. I am like a cask of wine without a vent, - -like a new wineskin ready to burst! - - -20. I must speak to find relief, - -so let me give my answers. - - -21. I won't play favorites - -or try to flatter anyone. - - -22. For if I tried flattery, - -my Creator would soon destroy me. - - - +1 Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence. +2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him. +3 He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments. +4 Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he. +5 But when he saw that they had no further reply, he spoke out angrily. +6 Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said, +“I am young and you are old, + so I held back from telling you what I think. +7 I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak, + for wisdom comes with age.’ +8 But there is a spirit within people, + the breath of the Almighty within them, + that makes them intelligent. +9 Sometimes the elders are not wise. + Sometimes the aged do not understand justice. +10 So listen to me, + and let me tell you what I think. +11 “I have waited all this time, + listening very carefully to your arguments, + listening to you grope for words. +12 I have listened, + but not one of you has refuted Job + or answered his arguments. +13 And don’t tell me, ‘He is too wise for us. + Only God can convince him.’ +14 If Job had been arguing with me, + I would not answer with your kind of logic! +15 You sit there baffled, + with nothing more to say. +16 Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? + Must I also remain silent? +17 No, I will say my piece. + I will speak my mind. +18 For I am full of pent-up words, + and the spirit within me urges me on. +19 I am like a cask of wine without a vent, + like a new wineskin ready to burst! +20 I must speak to find relief, + so let me give my answers. +21 I won’t play favorites + or try to flatter anyone. +22 For if I tried flattery, + my Creator would soon destroy me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_33.md index 61064ce8..27387932 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,176 +1,73 @@ -Elihu Presents His Case against Job - # Chapter 33 -1. "Listen to my words, Job; - -pay attention to what I have to say. - - -2. Now that I have begun to speak, - -let me continue. - - -3. I speak with all sincerity; - -I speak the truth. - - -4. For the Spirit of God has made me, - -and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. - - -5. Answer me, if you can; - -make your case and take your stand. - - -6. Look, you and I both belong to God. - -I, too, was formed from clay. - - -7. So you don't need to be afraid of me. - -I won't come down hard on you. - - -8. "You have spoken in my hearing, - -and I have heard your very words. - - -9. You said, 'I am pure; I am without sin; - -I am innocent; I have no guilt. - - -10. God is picking a quarrel with me, - -and he considers me his enemy. - - -11. He puts my feet in the stocks - -and watches my every move.' - - -12. "But you are wrong, and I will show you why. - -For God is greater than any human being. - - -13. So why are you bringing a charge against him? - -Why say he does not respond to people's complaints? - - -14. For God speaks again and again, - -though people do not recognize it. - - -15. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, - -when deep sleep falls on people - -as they lie in their beds. - - -16. He whispers in their ears - -and terrifies them with warnings. - - -17. He makes them turn from doing wrong; - -he keeps them from pride. - - -18. He protects them from the grave, - -from crossing over the river of death. - - -19. "Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds, - -with ceaseless aching in their bones. - - -20. They lose their appetite - -for even the most delicious food. - - -21. Their flesh wastes away, - -and their bones stick out. - - -22. They are at death's door; - -the angels of death wait for them. - - -23. "But if an angel from heaven appears-- - -a special messenger to intercede for a person - -and declare that he is upright-- - -24. he will be gracious and say, -'Rescue him from the grave, - -for I have found a ransom for his life.' - - -25. Then his body will become as healthy as a child's, - -firm and youthful again. - - -26. When he prays to God, - -he will be accepted. - +1 “Listen to my words, Job; + pay attention to what I have to say. +2 Now that I have begun to speak, + let me continue. +3 I speak with all sincerity; + I speak the truth. +4 For the Spirit of God has made me, + and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. +5 Answer me, if you can; + make your case and take your stand. +6 Look, you and I both belong to God. + I, too, was formed from clay. +7 So you don’t need to be afraid of me. + I won’t come down hard on you. +8 “You have spoken in my hearing, + and I have heard your very words. +9 You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin; + I am innocent; I have no guilt. +10 God is picking a quarrel with me, + and he considers me his enemy. +11 He puts my feet in the stocks + and watches my every move.’ +12 “But you are wrong, and I will show you why. + For God is greater than any human being. +13 So why are you bringing a charge against him? + Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints? +14 For God speaks again and again, + though people do not recognize it. +15 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, + when deep sleep falls on people + as they lie in their beds. +16 He whispers in their ears + and terrifies them with warnings. +17 He makes them turn from doing wrong; + he keeps them from pride. +18 He protects them from the grave, + from crossing over the river of death. +19 “Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds, + with ceaseless aching in their bones. +20 They lose their appetite + for even the most delicious food. +21 Their flesh wastes away, + and their bones stick out. +22 They are at death’s door; + the angels of death wait for them. +23 “But if an angel from heaven appears— + a special messenger to intercede for a person + and declare that he is upright— +24 he will be gracious and say, +‘Rescue him from the grave, + for I have found a ransom for his life.’ +25 Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s, + firm and youthful again. +26 When he prays to God, + he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy - -and restore him to good standing. - - -27. He will declare to his friends, -'I sinned and twisted the truth, + and restore him to good standing. +27 He will declare to his friends, +‘I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it. - -28. God rescued me from the grave, - -and now my life is filled with light.' - - -29. "Yes, God does these things - -again and again for people. - - -30. He rescues them from the grave - -so they may enjoy the light of life. - - -31. Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, - -for I have more to say. - - -32. But if you have anything to say, go ahead. - -Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified. - - -33. But if not, then listen to me. - -Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!" - - - +28 God rescued me from the grave, + and now my life is filled with light.’ +29 “Yes, God does these things + again and again for people. +30 He rescues them from the grave + so they may enjoy the light of life. +31 Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, + for I have more to say. +32 But if you have anything to say, go ahead. + Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified. +33 But if not, then listen to me. + Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_34.md index 97ca412b..dfbcf499 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,200 +1,82 @@ -Elihu Accuses Job of Arrogance - # Chapter 34 -1. Then Elihu said: - -2. "Listen to me, you wise men. - -Pay attention, you who have knowledge. - - -3. Job said, 'The ear tests the words it hears - -just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.' - - -4. So let us discern for ourselves what is right; - -let us learn together what is good. - - -5. For Job also said, 'I am innocent, - -but God has taken away my rights. - - -6. I am innocent, but they call me a liar. - -My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.' - - -7. "Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job, - -with his thirst for irreverent talk? - - -8. He chooses evil people as companions. - -He spends his time with wicked men. - - -9. He has even said, 'Why waste time - -trying to please God?' - - -10. "Listen to me, you who have understanding. - -Everyone knows that God doesn't sin! - -The Almighty can do no wrong. - - -11. He repays people according to their deeds. - -He treats people as they deserve. - - -12. Truly, God will not do wrong. - -The Almighty will not twist justice. - - -13. Did someone else put the world in his care? - -Who set the whole world in place? - - -14. If God were to take back his spirit - -and withdraw his breath, - - -15. all life would cease, - -and humanity would turn again to dust. - - -16. "Now listen to me if you are wise. - -Pay attention to what I say. - - -17. Could God govern if he hated justice? - -Are you going to condemn the almighty judge? - - -18. For he says to kings, 'You are wicked,' - -and to nobles, 'You are unjust.' - - -19. He doesn't care how great a person may be, - -and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor. - -He made them all. - - -20. In a moment they die. - -In the middle of the night they pass away; - -the mighty are removed without human hand. - - -21. "For God watches how people live; - -he sees everything they do. - - -22. No darkness is thick enough - -to hide the wicked from his eyes. - - -23. We don't set the time - -when we will come before God in judgment. - - -24. He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone, - -and he sets up others in their place. - - -25. He knows what they do, - -and in the night he overturns and destroys them. - - -26. He strikes them down because they are wicked, - -doing it openly for all to see. - - -27. For they turned away from following him. - -They have no respect for any of his ways. - - -28. They cause the poor to cry out, catching God's attention. - -He hears the cries of the needy. - - -29. But if he chooses to remain quiet, - -who can criticize him? +1 Then Elihu said: +2 “Listen to me, you wise men. + Pay attention, you who have knowledge. +3 Job said, ‘The ear tests the words it hears + just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’ +4 So let us discern for ourselves what is right; + let us learn together what is good. +5 For Job also said, ‘I am innocent, + but God has taken away my rights. +6 I am innocent, but they call me a liar. + My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’ +7 “Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job, + with his thirst for irreverent talk? +8 He chooses evil people as companions. + He spends his time with wicked men. +9 He has even said, ‘Why waste time + trying to please God?’ +10 “Listen to me, you who have understanding. + Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin! + The Almighty can do no wrong. +11 He repays people according to their deeds. + He treats people as they deserve. +12 Truly, God will not do wrong. + The Almighty will not twist justice. +13 Did someone else put the world in his care? + Who set the whole world in place? +14 If God were to take back his spirit + and withdraw his breath, +15 all life would cease, + and humanity would turn again to dust. +16 “Now listen to me if you are wise. + Pay attention to what I say. +17 Could God govern if he hated justice? + Are you going to condemn the almighty judge? +18 For he says to kings, ‘You are wicked,’ + and to nobles, ‘You are unjust.’ +19 He doesn’t care how great a person may be, + and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor. + He made them all. +20 In a moment they die. + In the middle of the night they pass away; + the mighty are removed without human hand. +21 “For God watches how people live; + he sees everything they do. +22 No darkness is thick enough + to hide the wicked from his eyes. +23 We don’t set the time + when we will come before God in judgment. +24 He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone, + and he sets up others in their place. +25 He knows what they do, + and in the night he overturns and destroys them. +26 He strikes them down because they are wicked, + doing it openly for all to see. +27 For they turned away from following him. + They have no respect for any of his ways. +28 They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention. + He hears the cries of the needy. +29 But if he chooses to remain quiet, + who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, - -whether an individual or a nation. - - -30. He prevents the godless from ruling - -so they cannot be a snare to the people. - - -31. "Why don't people say to God, 'I have sinned, - -but I will sin no more'? - - -32. Or 'I don't know what evil I have done--tell me. - -If I have done wrong, I will stop at once'? - - -33. "Must God tailor his justice to your demands? - -But you have rejected him! + whether an individual or a nation. +30 He prevents the godless from ruling + so they cannot be a snare to the people. +31 “Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned, + but I will sin no more’? +32 Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done—tell me. + If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’? +33 “Must God tailor his justice to your demands? + But you have rejected him! The choice is yours, not mine. - -Go ahead, share your wisdom with us. - - -34. After all, bright people will tell me, - -and wise people will hear me say, - - -35. 'Job speaks out of ignorance; - -his words lack insight.' - - -36. Job, you deserve the maximum penalty - -for the wicked way you have talked. - - -37. For you have added rebellion to your sin; - -you show no respect, - -and you speak many angry words against God." - - - + Go ahead, share your wisdom with us. +34 After all, bright people will tell me, + and wise people will hear me say, +35 ‘Job speaks out of ignorance; + his words lack insight.’ +36 Job, you deserve the maximum penalty + for the wicked way you have talked. +37 For you have added rebellion to your sin; + you show no respect, + and you speak many angry words against God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_35.md index 8a6c3cb4..0417007e 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,79 +1,33 @@ -Elihu Reminds Job of God's Justice - # Chapter 35 -1. Then Elihu said: - -2. "Do you think it is right for you to claim, - -'I am righteous before God'? - - -3. For you also ask, 'What's in it for me? - -What's the use of living a righteous life?' - - -4. "I will answer you - -and all your friends, too. - - -5. Look up into the sky, - -and see the clouds high above you. - - -6. If you sin, how does that affect God? - -Even if you sin again and again, - -what effect will it have on him? - - -7. If you are good, is this some great gift to him? - -What could you possibly give him? - - -8. No, your sins affect only people like yourself, - -and your good deeds also affect only humans. - - -9. "People cry out when they are oppressed. - -They groan beneath the power of the mighty. - - -10. Yet they don't ask, 'Where is God my Creator, - -the one who gives songs in the night? - - -11. Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals - -and wiser than the birds of the sky?' - - -12. And when they cry out, God does not answer - -because of their pride. - - -13. But it is wrong to say God doesn't listen, - -to say the Almighty isn't concerned. - - -14. You say you can't see him, +1 Then Elihu said: +2 “Do you think it is right for you to claim, + ‘I am righteous before God’? +3 For you also ask, ‘What’s in it for me? + What’s the use of living a righteous life?’ +4 “I will answer you + and all your friends, too. +5 Look up into the sky, + and see the clouds high above you. +6 If you sin, how does that affect God? + Even if you sin again and again, + what effect will it have on him? +7 If you are good, is this some great gift to him? + What could you possibly give him? +8 No, your sins affect only people like yourself, + and your good deeds also affect only humans. +9 “People cry out when they are oppressed. + They groan beneath the power of the mighty. +10 Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator, + the one who gives songs in the night? +11 Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals + and wiser than the birds of the sky?’ +12 And when they cry out, God does not answer + because of their pride. +13 But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen, + to say the Almighty isn’t concerned. +14 You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait. - -15. You say he does not respond to sinners with anger +15 You say he does not respond to sinners with anger and is not greatly concerned about wickedness. - -16. But you are talking nonsense, Job. - -You have spoken like a fool." - - - +16 But you are talking nonsense, Job. + You have spoken like a fool.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_36.md index f2740d5c..96f3e192 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,177 +1,73 @@ # Chapter 36 -1. Elihu continued speaking: - -2. "Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. - -For I have not finished defending God! - - -3. I will present profound arguments - -for the righteousness of my Creator. - - -4. I am telling you nothing but the truth, - -for I am a man of great knowledge. - - -5. "God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! - -He is mighty in both power and understanding. - - -6. He does not let the wicked live - -but gives justice to the afflicted. - - -7. He never takes his eyes off the innocent, - -but he sets them on thrones with kings - -and exalts them forever. - - -8. If they are bound in chains - -and caught up in a web of trouble, - - -9. he shows them the reason. - -He shows them their sins of pride. - - -10. He gets their attention - -and commands that they turn from evil. - - -11. "If they listen and obey God, - -they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. - -All their years will be pleasant. - - -12. But if they refuse to listen to him, - -they will cross over the river of death, - -dying from lack of understanding. - - -13. For the godless are full of resentment. - -Even when he punishes them, - -they refuse to cry out to him for help. - - -14. They die when they are young, - -after wasting their lives in immoral living. - - -15. But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. - -For he gets their attention through adversity. - - -16. "God is leading you away from danger, Job, - -to a place free from distress. - -He is setting your table with the best food. - - -17. But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. - -Don't worry, judgment and justice will be upheld. - - -18. But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. - -Don't let yourself be bribed into sin. - - -19. Could all your wealth - -or all your mighty efforts - -keep you from distress? - - -20. Do not long for the cover of night, +1 Elihu continued speaking: +2 “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. + For I have not finished defending God! +3 I will present profound arguments + for the righteousness of my Creator. +4 I am telling you nothing but the truth, + for I am a man of great knowledge. +5 “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! + He is mighty in both power and understanding. +6 He does not let the wicked live + but gives justice to the afflicted. +7 He never takes his eyes off the innocent, + but he sets them on thrones with kings + and exalts them forever. +8 If they are bound in chains + and caught up in a web of trouble, +9 he shows them the reason. + He shows them their sins of pride. +10 He gets their attention + and commands that they turn from evil. +11 “If they listen and obey God, + they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. + All their years will be pleasant. +12 But if they refuse to listen to him, + they will cross over the river of death, + dying from lack of understanding. +13 For the godless are full of resentment. + Even when he punishes them, + they refuse to cry out to him for help. +14 They die when they are young, + after wasting their lives in immoral living. +15 But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. + For he gets their attention through adversity. +16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job, + to a place free from distress. + He is setting your table with the best food. +17 But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. + Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld. +18 But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. + Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin. +19 Could all your wealth + or all your mighty efforts + keep you from distress? +20 Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed. - -21. Be on guard! Turn back from evil, - -for God sent this suffering - -to keep you from a life of evil. - -Elihu Reminds Job of God's Power - - -22. "Look, God is all-powerful. - -Who is a teacher like him? - - -23. No one can tell him what to do, - -or say to him, 'You have done wrong.' - - -24. Instead, glorify his mighty works, - -singing songs of praise. - - -25. Everyone has seen these things, - -though only from a distance. - - -26. "Look, God is greater than we can understand. - -His years cannot be counted. - - -27. He draws up the water vapor - -and then distills it into rain. - - -28. The rain pours down from the clouds, - -and everyone benefits. - - -29. Who can understand the spreading of the clouds - -and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven? - - -30. See how he spreads the lightning around him - -and how it lights up the depths of the sea. - - -31. By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, - -giving them food in abundance. - - -32. He fills his hands with lightning bolts - -and hurls each at its target. - - -33. The thunder announces his presence; - the storm announces his indignant anger. - - - +21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil, + for God sent this suffering + to keep you from a life of evil. +22 “Look, God is all-powerful. + Who is a teacher like him? +23 No one can tell him what to do, + or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’ +24 Instead, glorify his mighty works, + singing songs of praise. +25 Everyone has seen these things, + though only from a distance. +26 “Look, God is greater than we can understand. + His years cannot be counted. +27 He draws up the water vapor + and then distills it into rain. +28 The rain pours down from the clouds, + and everyone benefits. +29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds + and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven? +30 See how he spreads the lightning around him + and how it lights up the depths of the sea. +31 By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, + giving them food in abundance. +32 He fills his hands with lightning bolts + and hurls each at its target. +33 The thunder announces his presence; + the storm announces his indignant anger. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_37.md index 7508fc12..ebbc5f55 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,125 +1,52 @@ # Chapter 37 -1. "My heart pounds as I think of this. - -It trembles within me. - - -2. Listen carefully to the thunder of God's voice - -as it rolls from his mouth. - - -3. It rolls across the heavens, - -and his lightning flashes in every direction. - - -4. Then comes the roaring of the thunder-- - -the tremendous voice of his majesty. - -He does not restrain it when he speaks. - - -5. God's voice is glorious in the thunder. - -We can't even imagine the greatness of his power. - - -6. "He directs the snow to fall on the earth - -and tells the rain to pour down. - - -7. Then everyone stops working - -so they can watch his power. - - -8. The wild animals take cover - -and stay inside their dens. - - -9. The stormy wind comes from its chamber, - -and the driving winds bring the cold. - - -10. God's breath sends the ice, - -freezing wide expanses of water. - - -11. He loads the clouds with moisture, - -and they flash with his lightning. - - -12. The clouds churn about at his direction. - -They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. - - -13. He makes these things happen either to punish people - -or to show his unfailing love. - - -14. "Pay attention to this, Job. - -Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! - - -15. Do you know how God controls the storm - -and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds? - - -16. Do you understand how he moves the clouds - -with wonderful perfection and skill? - - -17. When you are sweltering in your clothes - -and the south wind dies down and everything is still, - - -18. he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. - -Can you do that? - - -19. "So teach the rest of us what to say to God. - -We are too ignorant to make our own arguments. - - -20. Should God be notified that I want to speak? +1 “My heart pounds as I think of this. + It trembles within me. +2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice + as it rolls from his mouth. +3 It rolls across the heavens, + and his lightning flashes in every direction. +4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder— + the tremendous voice of his majesty. + He does not restrain it when he speaks. +5 God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. + We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power. +6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth + and tells the rain to pour down. +7 Then everyone stops working + so they can watch his power. +8 The wild animals take cover + and stay inside their dens. +9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber, + and the driving winds bring the cold. +10 God’s breath sends the ice, + freezing wide expanses of water. +11 He loads the clouds with moisture, + and they flash with his lightning. +12 The clouds churn about at his direction. + They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. +13 He makes these things happen either to punish people + or to show his unfailing love. +14 “Pay attention to this, Job. + Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God! +15 Do you know how God controls the storm + and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds? +16 Do you understand how he moves the clouds + with wonderful perfection and skill? +17 When you are sweltering in your clothes + and the south wind dies down and everything is still, +18 he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror. + Can you do that? +19 “So teach the rest of us what to say to God. + We are too ignorant to make our own arguments. +20 Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused? - -21. We cannot look at the sun, - -for it shines brightly in the sky - -when the wind clears away the clouds. - - -22. So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. - -He is clothed in dazzling splendor. - - -23. We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; - -but even though he is just and righteous, - -he does not destroy us. - - -24. No wonder people everywhere fear him. - All who are wise show him reverence." - - - +21 We cannot look at the sun, + for it shines brightly in the sky + when the wind clears away the clouds. +22 So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. + He is clothed in dazzling splendor. +23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty; + but even though he is just and righteous, + he does not destroy us. +24 No wonder people everywhere fear him. + All who are wise show him reverence.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_38.md index fdf8f1a2..7ae865ea 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,211 +1,87 @@ -The LORD Challenges Job - # Chapter 38 -1. Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: - -2. "Who is this that questions my wisdom - -with such ignorant words? - - -3. Brace yourself like a man, - -because I have some questions for you, - -and you must answer them. - - -4. "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? - -Tell me, if you know so much. - - -5. Who determined its dimensions - -and stretched out the surveying line? - - -6. What supports its foundations, - -and who laid its cornerstone - - -7. as the morning stars sang together +1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: +2 “Who is this that questions my wisdom + with such ignorant words? +3 Brace yourself like a man, + because I have some questions for you, + and you must answer them. +4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? + Tell me, if you know so much. +5 Who determined its dimensions + and stretched out the surveying line? +6 What supports its foundations, + and who laid its cornerstone +7 as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? - -8. "Who kept the sea inside its boundaries - -as it burst from the womb, - - -9. and as I clothed it with clouds - -and wrapped it in thick darkness? - - -10. For I locked it behind barred gates, - -limiting its shores. - - -11. I said, 'This far and no farther will you come. - -Here your proud waves must stop!' - - -12. "Have you ever commanded the morning to appear - -and caused the dawn to rise in the east? - - -13. Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, - -to bring an end to the night's wickedness? - - -14. As the light approaches, - -the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; +8 “Who kept the sea inside its boundaries + as it burst from the womb, +9 and as I clothed it with clouds + and wrapped it in thick darkness? +10 For I locked it behind barred gates, + limiting its shores. +11 I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. + Here your proud waves must stop!’ +12 “Have you ever commanded the morning to appear + and caused the dawn to rise in the east? +13 Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, + to bring an end to the night’s wickedness? +14 As the light approaches, + the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors. - -15. The light disturbs the wicked - -and stops the arm that is raised in violence. - - -16. "Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? - -Have you explored their depths? - - -17. Do you know where the gates of death are located? - -Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? - - -18. Do you realize the extent of the earth? - -Tell me about it if you know! - - -19. "Where does light come from, - -and where does darkness go? - - -20. Can you take each to its home? - -Do you know how to get there? - - -21. But of course you know all this! +15 The light disturbs the wicked + and stops the arm that is raised in violence. +16 “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? + Have you explored their depths? +17 Do you know where the gates of death are located? + Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? +18 Do you realize the extent of the earth? + Tell me about it if you know! +19 “Where does light come from, + and where does darkness go? +20 Can you take each to its home? + Do you know how to get there? +21 But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, - -and you are so very experienced! - - -22. "Have you visited the storehouses of the snow - -or seen the storehouses of hail? - - -23. (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, - -for the day of battle and war.) - - -24. Where is the path to the source of light? - -Where is the home of the east wind? - - -25. "Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? - -Who laid out the path for the lightning? - - -26. Who makes the rain fall on barren land, - -in a desert where no one lives? - - -27. Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground - -and make the tender grass spring up? - - -28. "Does the rain have a father? - -Who gives birth to the dew? - - -29. Who is the mother of the ice? - -Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? - - -30. For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, - -and the surface of the water freezes. - - -31. "Can you direct the movement of the stars-- - -binding the cluster of the Pleiades - -or loosening the cords of Orion? - - -32. Can you direct the constellations through the seasons - -or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? - - -33. Do you know the laws of the universe? - -Can you use them to regulate the earth? - - -34. "Can you shout to the clouds - -and make it rain? - - -35. Can you make lightning appear - -and cause it to strike as you direct? - - -36. Who gives intuition to the heart - -and instinct to the mind? - - -37. Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? - -Who can tilt the water jars of heaven - - -38. when the parched ground is dry - -and the soil has hardened into clods? - - -39. "Can you stalk prey for a lioness - -and satisfy the young lions' appetites - - -40. as they lie in their dens - -or crouch in the thicket? - - -41. Who provides food for the ravens - -when their young cry out to God - -and wander about in hunger? - - - + and you are so very experienced! +22 “Have you visited the storehouses of the snow + or seen the storehouses of hail? +23 (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, + for the day of battle and war.) +24 Where is the path to the source of light? + Where is the home of the east wind? +25 “Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? + Who laid out the path for the lightning? +26 Who makes the rain fall on barren land, + in a desert where no one lives? +27 Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground + and make the tender grass spring up? +28 “Does the rain have a father? + Who gives birth to the dew? +29 Who is the mother of the ice? + Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? +30 For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, + and the surface of the water freezes. +31 “Can you direct the movement of the stars— + binding the cluster of the Pleiades + or loosening the cords of Orion? +32 Can you direct the constellations through the seasons + or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? +33 Do you know the laws of the universe? + Can you use them to regulate the earth? +34 “Can you shout to the clouds + and make it rain? +35 Can you make lightning appear + and cause it to strike as you direct? +36 Who gives intuition to the heart + and instinct to the mind? +37 Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? + Who can tilt the water jars of heaven +38 when the parched ground is dry + and the soil has hardened into clods? +39 “Can you stalk prey for a lioness + and satisfy the young lions’ appetites +40 as they lie in their dens + or crouch in the thicket? +41 Who provides food for the ravens + when their young cry out to God + and wander about in hunger? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_39.md index fb54266b..9ae70d57 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,158 +1,63 @@ -The LORD's Challenge Continues - # Chapter 39 -1. "Do you know when the wild goats give birth? - -Have you watched as deer are born in the wild? - - -2. Do you know how many months they carry their young? - -Are you aware of the time of their delivery? - - -3. They crouch down to give birth to their young - -and deliver their offspring. - - -4. Their young grow up in the open fields, - -then leave home and never return. - - -5. "Who gives the wild donkey its freedom? - -Who untied its ropes? - - -6. I have placed it in the wilderness; - -its home is the wasteland. - - -7. It hates the noise of the city - -and has no driver to shout at it. - - -8. The mountains are its pastureland, - -where it searches for every blade of grass. - - -9. "Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? - -Will it spend the night in your stall? - - -10. Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? - -Will it plow a field for you? - - -11. Given its strength, can you trust it? - -Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work? - - -12. Can you rely on it to bring home your grain - -and deliver it to your threshing floor? - - -13. "The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, - -but they are no match for the feathers of the stork. - - -14. She lays her eggs on top of the earth, - -letting them be warmed in the dust. - - -15. She doesn't worry that a foot might crush them - -or a wild animal might destroy them. - - -16. She is harsh toward her young, - -as if they were not her own. - -She doesn't care if they die. - - -17. For God has deprived her of wisdom. - -He has given her no understanding. - - -18. But whenever she jumps up to run, - -she passes the swiftest horse with its rider. - - -19. "Have you given the horse its strength - -or clothed its neck with a flowing mane? - - -20. Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust? - -Its majestic snorting is terrifying! - - -21. It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength - -when it charges out to battle. - - -22. It laughs at fear and is unafraid. - -It does not run from the sword. - - -23. The arrows rattle against it, - -and the spear and javelin flash. - - -24. It paws the ground fiercely - -and rushes forward into battle when the ram's horn blows. - - -25. It snorts at the sound of the horn. - -It senses the battle in the distance. - -It quivers at the captain's commands and the noise of battle. - - -26. "Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar - -and spread its wings toward the south? - - -27. Is it at your command that the eagle rises - -to the heights to make its nest? - - -28. It lives on the cliffs, - -making its home on a distant, rocky crag. - - -29. From there it hunts its prey, - -keeping watch with piercing eyes. - - -30. Its young gulp down blood. - -Where there's a carcass, there you'll find it." - - - +1 “Do you know when the wild goats give birth? + Have you watched as deer are born in the wild? +2 Do you know how many months they carry their young? + Are you aware of the time of their delivery? +3 They crouch down to give birth to their young + and deliver their offspring. +4 Their young grow up in the open fields, + then leave home and never return. +5 “Who gives the wild donkey its freedom? + Who untied its ropes? +6 I have placed it in the wilderness; + its home is the wasteland. +7 It hates the noise of the city + and has no driver to shout at it. +8 The mountains are its pastureland, + where it searches for every blade of grass. +9 “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? + Will it spend the night in your stall? +10 Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow? + Will it plow a field for you? +11 Given its strength, can you trust it? + Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work? +12 Can you rely on it to bring home your grain + and deliver it to your threshing floor? +13 “The ostrich flaps her wings grandly, + but they are no match for the feathers of the stork. +14 She lays her eggs on top of the earth, + letting them be warmed in the dust. +15 She doesn’t worry that a foot might crush them + or a wild animal might destroy them. +16 She is harsh toward her young, + as if they were not her own. + She doesn’t care if they die. +17 For God has deprived her of wisdom. + He has given her no understanding. +18 But whenever she jumps up to run, + she passes the swiftest horse with its rider. +19 “Have you given the horse its strength + or clothed its neck with a flowing mane? +20 Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust? + Its majestic snorting is terrifying! +21 It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength + when it charges out to battle. +22 It laughs at fear and is unafraid. + It does not run from the sword. +23 The arrows rattle against it, + and the spear and javelin flash. +24 It paws the ground fiercely + and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows. +25 It snorts at the sound of the horn. + It senses the battle in the distance. + It quivers at the captain’s commands and the noise of battle. +26 “Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar + and spread its wings toward the south? +27 Is it at your command that the eagle rises + to the heights to make its nest? +28 It lives on the cliffs, + making its home on a distant, rocky crag. +29 From there it hunts its prey, + keeping watch with piercing eyes. +30 Its young gulp down blood. + Where there’s a carcass, there you’ll find it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_40.md index 8fc018bf..49d4e733 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,115 +1,48 @@ # Chapter 40 -1. Then the LORD said to Job, - -2. "Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? - -You are God's critic, but do you have the answers?"Job Responds to the LORD - -3. Then Job replied to the LORD, - -4. "I am nothing--how could I ever find the answers? - -I will cover my mouth with my hand. - - -5. I have said too much already. - -I have nothing more to say."The LORD Challenges Job Again - -6. Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: - -7. "Brace yourself like a man, - -because I have some questions for you, - -and you must answer them. - - -8. "Will you discredit my justice - -and condemn me just to prove you are right? - - -9. Are you as strong as God? - -Can you thunder with a voice like his? - - -10. All right, put on your glory and splendor, - -your honor and majesty. - - -11. Give vent to your anger. - -Let it overflow against the proud. - - -12. Humiliate the proud with a glance; - -walk on the wicked where they stand. - - -13. Bury them in the dust. - -Imprison them in the world of the dead. - - -14. Then even I would praise you, - -for your own strength would save you. - - -15. "Take a look at Behemoth, - -which I made, just as I made you. - -It eats grass like an ox. - - -16. See its powerful loins - -and the muscles of its belly. - - -17. Its tail is as strong as a cedar. - -The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. - - -18. Its bones are tubes of bronze. - -Its limbs are bars of iron. - - -19. It is a prime example of God's handiwork, - -and only its Creator can threaten it. - - -20. The mountains offer it their best food, - -where all the wild animals play. - - -21. It lies under the lotus plants, - -hidden by the reeds in the marsh. - - -22. The lotus plants give it shade - -among the willows beside the stream. - - -23. It is not disturbed by the raging river, - -not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. - - -24. No one can catch it off guard - -or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to Job, +2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? + You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” +3 Then Job replied to the Lord, +4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? + I will cover my mouth with my hand. +5 I have said too much already. + I have nothing more to say.” +6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: +7 “Brace yourself like a man, + because I have some questions for you, + and you must answer them. +8 “Will you discredit my justice + and condemn me just to prove you are right? +9 Are you as strong as God? + Can you thunder with a voice like his? +10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, + your honor and majesty. +11 Give vent to your anger. + Let it overflow against the proud. +12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; + walk on the wicked where they stand. +13 Bury them in the dust. + Imprison them in the world of the dead. +14 Then even I would praise you, + for your own strength would save you. +15 “Take a look at Behemoth, + which I made, just as I made you. + It eats grass like an ox. +16 See its powerful loins + and the muscles of its belly. +17 Its tail is as strong as a cedar. + The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. +18 Its bones are tubes of bronze. + Its limbs are bars of iron. +19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, + and only its Creator can threaten it. +20 The mountains offer it their best food, + where all the wild animals play. +21 It lies under the lotus plants, + hidden by the reeds in the marsh. +22 The lotus plants give it shade + among the willows beside the stream. +23 It is not disturbed by the raging river, + not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. +24 No one can catch it off guard + or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_41.md index d2335463..8cb49f6c 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,176 +1,70 @@ -The LORD's Challenge Continues - # Chapter 41 -1. "Can you catch Leviathan with a hook - -or put a noose around its jaw? - - -2. Can you tie it with a rope through the nose - -or pierce its jaw with a spike? - - -3. Will it beg you for mercy - -or implore you for pity? - - -4. Will it agree to work for you, - -to be your slave for life? - - -5. Can you make it a pet like a bird, - -or give it to your little girls to play with? - - -6. Will merchants try to buy it - -to sell it in their shops? - - -7. Will its hide be hurt by spears - -or its head by a harpoon? - - -8. If you lay a hand on it, - -you will certainly remember the battle that follows. - -You won't try that again! - - -9. No, it is useless to try to capture it. - -The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. - - -10. And since no one dares to disturb it, - -who then can stand up to me? - - -11. Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? - -Everything under heaven is mine. - - -12. "I want to emphasize Leviathan's limbs - -and its enormous strength and graceful form. - - -13. Who can strip off its hide, +1 “Can you catch Leviathan with a hook + or put a noose around its jaw? +2 Can you tie it with a rope through the nose + or pierce its jaw with a spike? +3 Will it beg you for mercy + or implore you for pity? +4 Will it agree to work for you, + to be your slave for life? +5 Can you make it a pet like a bird, + or give it to your little girls to play with? +6 Will merchants try to buy it + to sell it in their shops? +7 Will its hide be hurt by spears + or its head by a harpoon? +8 If you lay a hand on it, + you will certainly remember the battle that follows. + You won’t try that again! +9 No, it is useless to try to capture it. + The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. +10 And since no one dares to disturb it, + who then can stand up to me? +11 Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? + Everything under heaven is mine. +12 “I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs + and its enormous strength and graceful form. +13 Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor? - -14. Who could pry open its jaws? - -For its teeth are terrible! - - -15. The scales on its back are like rows of shields - -tightly sealed together. - - -16. They are so close together - -that no air can get between them. - - -17. Each scale sticks tight to the next. - -They interlock -and cannot be penetrated. - - - -18. "When it sneezes, it flashes light! - -Its eyes are like the red of dawn. - - -19. Lightning leaps from its mouth; - -flames of fire flash out. - - -20. Smoke streams from its nostrils - -like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. - - -21. Its breath would kindle coals, - -for flames shoot from its mouth. - - -22. "The tremendous strength in Leviathan's neck - -strikes terror wherever it goes. - - -23. Its flesh is hard and firm - -and cannot be penetrated. - - -24. Its heart is hard as rock, - -hard as a millstone. - - -25. When it rises, the mighty are afraid, - -gripped by terror. - - -26. No sword can stop it, - -no spear, dart, or javelin. - - -27. Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, - -and bronze is like rotten wood. - - -28. Arrows cannot make it flee. - -Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass. - - -29. Clubs are like a blade of grass, - -and it laughs at the swish of javelins. - - -30. Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. - -It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud. - - -31. "Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. - -It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. - - -32. The water glistens in its wake, - -making the sea look white. - - -33. Nothing on earth is its equal, - -no other creature so fearless. - - -34. Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. - -It is the king of beasts." - - - +14 Who could pry open its jaws? + For its teeth are terrible! +15 The scales on its back are like rows of shields + tightly sealed together. +16 They are so close together + that no air can get between them. +17 Each scale sticks tight to the next. + They interlock and cannot be penetrated. +18 “When it sneezes, it flashes light! + Its eyes are like the red of dawn. +19 Lightning leaps from its mouth; + flames of fire flash out. +20 Smoke streams from its nostrils + like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. +21 Its breath would kindle coals, + for flames shoot from its mouth. +22 “The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck + strikes terror wherever it goes. +23 Its flesh is hard and firm + and cannot be penetrated. +24 Its heart is hard as rock, + hard as a millstone. +25 When it rises, the mighty are afraid, + gripped by terror. +26 No sword can stop it, + no spear, dart, or javelin. +27 Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, + and bronze is like rotten wood. +28 Arrows cannot make it flee. + Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass. +29 Clubs are like a blade of grass, + and it laughs at the swish of javelins. +30 Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. + It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud. +31 “Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. + It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. +32 The water glistens in its wake, + making the sea look white. +33 Nothing on earth is its equal, + no other creature so fearless. +34 Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. + It is the king of beasts.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_42.md index f51f9620..38171d98 100644 --- a/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NLT/18_Job/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,49 +1,25 @@ -Job Responds to the LORD - # Chapter 42 -1. Then Job replied to the LORD: - -2. "I know that you can do anything, - -and no one can stop you. - - -3. You asked, 'Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?' - It is I--and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, - -things far too wonderful for me. - - -4. You said, 'Listen and I will speak! - -I have some questions for you, - -and you must answer them.' - - -5. I had only heard about you before, - -but now I have seen you with my own eyes. - - -6. I take back everything I said, - -and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance."Conclusion: The LORD Blesses Job - -7. After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has. -8. So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has." -9. So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job's prayer. - -10. When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before! -11. Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring. - -12. So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. -13. He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters. -14. He named his first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. -15. In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers. - -16. Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren. -17. Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life. - - - +1 Then Job replied to the Lord: +2 “I know that you can do anything, + and no one can stop you. +3 You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ + It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, + things far too wonderful for me. +4 You said, ‘Listen and I will speak! + I have some questions for you, + and you must answer them.’ +5 I had only heard about you before, + but now I have seen you with my own eyes. +6 I take back everything I said, + and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.” +7 After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has. +8 So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.” +9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer. +10 When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! +11 Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring. +12 So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. +13 He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters. +14 He named his first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. +15 In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers. +16 Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren. +17 Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index d65598aa..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 1 - - -1. Oh, the joys of those who do not - -follow the advice of the wicked, - -or stand around with sinners, - -or join in with mockers. - - -2. But they delight in the law of the LORD, - -meditating on it day and night. - - -3. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, - -bearing fruit each season. - -Their leaves never wither, - -and they prosper in all they do. - - -4. But not the wicked! - -They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. - - -5. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. - -Sinners will have no place among the godly. - - -6. For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, - -but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9f8c1f7..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 2 - - -1. Why are the nations so angry? - -Why do they waste their time with futile plans? - - -2. The kings of the earth prepare for battle; - -the rulers plot together -against the LORD - -and against his anointed one. - - -3. "Let us break their chains," they cry, - -"and free ourselves from slavery to God." - - -4. But the one who rules in heaven laughs. - -The Lord scoffs at them. - - -5. Then in anger he rebukes them, - -terrifying them with his fierce fury. - - -6. For the Lord declares, "I have placed my chosen king on the throne - in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain." - -7. The king proclaims the LORD's decree: -"The LORD said to me, 'You are my son. - Today I have become your Father. - -8. Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, - -the whole earth as your possession. - - -9. You will break them with an iron rod - -and smash them like clay pots.'" - - -10. Now then, you kings, act wisely! - -Be warned, you rulers of the earth! - - -11. Serve the LORD with reverent fear, - -and rejoice with trembling. - - -12. Submit to God's royal son, or he will become angry, - -and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities-- -for his anger flares up in an instant. - -But what joy for all who take refuge in him! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index a8168ae1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 3 - - -1. O LORD, I have so many enemies; - -so many are against me. - - -2. So many are saying, - "God will never rescue him!" Interlude - -3. But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; - -you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. - - -4. I cried out to the LORD, - -and he answered me from his holy mountain. Interlude - - -5. I lay down and slept, - -yet I woke up in safety, - for the LORD was watching over me. - -6. I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies - -who surround me on every side. - - -7. Arise, O LORD! - -Rescue me, my God! -Slap all my enemies in the face! - -Shatter the teeth of the wicked! - - -8. Victory comes from you, O LORD. - -May you bless your people. Interlude - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0bccc438..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 4 - - -1. Answer me when I call to you, - -O God who declares me innocent. - -Free me from my troubles. - -Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. - - -2. How long will you people ruin my reputation? - -How long will you make groundless accusations? - -How long will you continue your lies? Interlude - - -3. You can be sure of this: - The LORD set apart the godly for himself. - The LORD will answer when I call to him. - -4. Don't sin by letting anger control you. - -Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude - - -5. Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, - and trust the LORD. - -6. Many people say, "Who will show us better times?" - Let your face smile on us, LORD. - -7. You have given me greater joy - -than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. - - -8. In peace I will lie down and sleep, - for you alone, O LORD, will keep me safe. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 90c255b6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 5 - - -1. O LORD, hear me as I pray; - -pay attention to my groaning. - - -2. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, - -for I pray to no one but you. - - -3. Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. - -Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. - - -4. O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; - -you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. - - -5. Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, - -for you hate all who do evil. - - -6. You will destroy those who tell lies. - The LORD detests murderers and deceivers. - -7. Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; - -I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. - - -8. Lead me in the right path, O LORD, - -or my enemies will conquer me. - -Make your way plain for me to follow. - - -9. My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. - -Their deepest desire is to destroy others. - -Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. - Their tongues are filled with flattery. - -10. O God, declare them guilty. - -Let them be caught in their own traps. - -Drive them away because of their many sins, - -for they have rebelled against you. - - -11. But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; - -let them sing joyful praises forever. - -Spread your protection over them, - -that all who love your name may be filled with joy. - - -12. For you bless the godly, O LORD; - -you surround them with your shield of love. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5712b282..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 6 - - -1. O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger - -or discipline me in your rage. - - -2. Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. - Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony. - -3. I am sick at heart. - How long, O LORD, until you restore me? - -4. Return, O LORD, and rescue me. - -Save me because of your unfailing love. - - -5. For the dead do not remember you. - Who can praise you from the grave? - -6. I am worn out from sobbing. - -All night I flood my bed with weeping, - -drenching it with my tears. - - -7. My vision is blurred by grief; - -my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. - - -8. Go away, all you who do evil, - for the LORD has heard my weeping. - -9. The LORD has heard my plea; - the LORD will answer my prayer. - -10. May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. - -May they suddenly turn back in shame. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index d7a44a31..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 7 - - -1. I come to you for protection, O LORD my God. - Save me from my persecutors--rescue me! - -2. If you don't, they will maul me like a lion, - -tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me. - - -3. O LORD my God, if I have done wrong - -or am guilty of injustice, - - -4. if I have betrayed a friend - -or plundered my enemy without cause, - - -5. then let my enemies capture me. - -Let them trample me into the ground - -and drag my honor in the dust. Interlude - - -6. Arise, O LORD, in anger! - -Stand up against the fury of my enemies! - -Wake up, my God, and bring justice! - - -7. Gather the nations before you. - -Rule over them from on high. - - -8. The LORD judges the nations. -Declare me righteous, O LORD, - -for I am innocent, O Most High! - - -9. End the evil of those who are wicked, - -and defend the righteous. - -For you look deep within the mind and heart, - -O righteous God. - - -10. God is my shield, - -saving those whose hearts are true and right. - - -11. God is an honest judge. - -He is angry with the wicked every day. - - -12. If a person does not repent, - God will sharpen his sword; - -he will bend and string his bow. - - -13. He will prepare his deadly weapons - -and shoot his flaming arrows. - - -14. The wicked conceive evil; - -they are pregnant with trouble - -and give birth to lies. - - -15. They dig a deep pit to trap others, - -then fall into it themselves. - - -16. The trouble they make for others backfires on them. - -The violence they plan falls on their own heads. - - -17. I will thank the LORD because he is just; - I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index a8f420c6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 8 - - -1. O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! - -Your glory is higher than the heavens. - - -2. You have taught children and infants - to tell of your strength, -silencing your enemies - -and all who oppose you. - - -3. When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers-- - -the moon and the stars you set in place-- - -4. what are mere mortals that you should think about them, - human beings that you should care for them? - -5. Yet you made them only a little lower than God - and crowned them with glory and honor. - -6. You gave them charge of everything you made, - -putting all things under their authority-- - -7. the flocks and the herds - -and all the wild animals, - - -8. the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, - -and everything that swims the ocean currents. - - -9. O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4bdbb7b7..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,104 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 9 - - -1. I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; - -I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. - - -2. I will be filled with joy because of you. - -I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. - - -3. My enemies retreated; - -they staggered and died when you appeared. - - -4. For you have judged in my favor; - -from your throne you have judged with fairness. - - -5. You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; - -you have erased their names forever. - - -6. The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; - -the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. - - -7. But the LORD reigns forever, - -executing judgment from his throne. - - -8. He will judge the world with justice - -and rule the nations with fairness. - - -9. The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, - -a refuge in times of trouble. - - -10. Those who know your name trust in you, - for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. - -11. Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. - -Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. - - -12. For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. - -He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. - - -13. LORD, have mercy on me. - -See how my enemies torment me. - -Snatch me back from the jaws of death. - - -14. Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, - -so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. - - -15. The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. - -Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. - - -16. The LORD is known for his justice. - The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude - -17. The wicked will go down to the grave. - -This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. - - -18. But the needy will not be ignored forever; - -the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. - - -19. Arise, O LORD! - -Do not let mere mortals defy you! - -Judge the nations! - - -20. Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. - -Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 745b6654..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,106 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 10 - - -1. O LORD, why do you stand so far away? - -Why do you hide when I am in trouble? - - -2. The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. - -Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others. - - -3. For they brag about their evil desires; - they praise the greedy and curse the LORD. - -4. The wicked are too proud to seek God. - -They seem to think that God is dead. - - -5. Yet they succeed in everything they do. - -They do not see your punishment awaiting them. - -They sneer at all their enemies. - - -6. They think, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us! - -We will be free of trouble forever!" - - -7. Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. - -Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues. - - -8. They lurk in ambush in the villages, - -waiting to murder innocent people. - -They are always searching for helpless victims. - - -9. Like lions crouched in hiding, - -they wait to pounce on the helpless. - -Like hunters they capture the helpless - -and drag them away in nets. - - -10. Their helpless victims are crushed; - -they fall beneath the strength of the wicked. - - -11. The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! - -He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!" - - -12. Arise, O LORD! - -Punish the wicked, O God! - -Do not ignore the helpless! - - -13. Why do the wicked get away with despising God? - -They think, "God will never call us to account." - - -14. But you see the trouble and grief they cause. - -You take note of it and punish them. - -The helpless put their trust in you. - -You defend the orphans. - - -15. Break the arms of these wicked, evil people! - -Go after them until the last one is destroyed. - - -16. The LORD is king forever and ever! - -The godless nations will vanish from the land. - - -17. LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. - -Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. - - -18. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, - -so mere people can no longer terrify them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34c009ed..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_100.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 100 - - -1. Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! - -2. Worship the LORD with gladness. - -Come before him, singing with joy. - - -3. Acknowledge that the LORD is God! - He made us, and we are his. - -We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. - - -4. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; - -go into his courts with praise. - -Give thanks to him and praise his name. - - -5. For the LORD is good. - -His unfailing love continues forever, - -and his faithfulness continues to each generation. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md deleted file mode 100644 index 02c03580..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_101.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 101 - - -1. I will sing of your love and justice, LORD. - -I will praise you with songs. - - -2. I will be careful to live a blameless life-- - -when will you come to help me? -I will lead a life of integrity - -in my own home. - - -3. I will refuse to look at - -anything vile and vulgar. - -I hate all who deal crookedly; - -I will have nothing to do with them. - - -4. I will reject perverse ideas - -and stay away from every evil. - - -5. I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. - -I will not endure conceit and pride. - - -6. I will search for faithful people - -to be my companions. - -Only those who are above reproach - -will be allowed to serve me. - - -7. I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, - -and liars will not stay in my presence. - - -8. My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked - and free the city of the LORD from their grip. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55f6dd3d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_102.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,156 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 102 - - -1. LORD, hear my prayer! - -Listen to my plea! - - -2. Don't turn away from me - -in my time of distress. - -Bend down to listen, - -and answer me quickly when I call to you. - - -3. For my days disappear like smoke, - -and my bones burn like red-hot coals. - - -4. My heart is sick, withered like grass, - -and I have lost my appetite. - - -5. Because of my groaning, - -I am reduced to skin and bones. - - -6. I am like an owl in the desert, - -like a little owl in a far-off wilderness. - - -7. I lie awake, - -lonely as a solitary bird on the roof. - - -8. My enemies taunt me day after day. - -They mock and curse me. - - -9. I eat ashes for food. - -My tears run down into my drink - - -10. because of your anger and wrath. - -For you have picked me up and thrown me out. - - -11. My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. - -I am withering away like grass. - - -12. But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever. - -Your fame will endure to every generation. - - -13. You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem-- - -and now is the time to pity her, - -now is the time you promised to help. - - -14. For your people love every stone in her walls - -and cherish even the dust in her streets. - - -15. Then the nations will tremble before the LORD. - -The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory. - - -16. For the LORD will rebuild Jerusalem. - -He will appear in his glory. - - -17. He will listen to the prayers of the destitute. - -He will not reject their pleas. - - -18. Let this be recorded for future generations, - so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD. - -19. Tell them the LORD looked down - -from his heavenly sanctuary. - -He looked down to earth from heaven - - -20. to hear the groans of the prisoners, - -to release those condemned to die. - - -21. And so the LORD's fame will be celebrated in Zion, - -his praises in Jerusalem, - - -22. when multitudes gather together - and kingdoms come to worship the LORD. - -23. He broke my strength in midlife, - -cutting short my days. - - -24. But I cried to him, "O my God, who lives forever, - -don't take my life while I am so young! - - -25. Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth - -and made the heavens with your hands. - - -26. They will perish, but you remain forever; - -they will wear out like old clothing. - -You will change them like a garment - -and discard them. - - -27. But you are always the same; - -you will live forever. - - -28. The children of your people - -will live in security. - -Their children's children - -will thrive in your presence." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0468e6bc..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_103.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 103 - - -1. Let all that I am praise the LORD; - -with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. - - -2. Let all that I am praise the LORD; - -may I never forget the good things he does for me. - - -3. He forgives all my sins - -and heals all my diseases. - - -4. He redeems me from death - -and crowns me with love and tender mercies. - - -5. He fills my life with good things. - -My youth is renewed like the eagle's! - - -6. The LORD gives righteousness - -and justice to all who are treated unfairly. - - -7. He revealed his character to Moses - -and his deeds to the people of Israel. - - -8. The LORD is compassionate and merciful, - -slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. - - -9. He will not constantly accuse us, - -nor remain angry forever. - - -10. He does not punish us for all our sins; - -he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. - - -11. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him - -is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. - - -12. He has removed our sins as far from us - -as the east is from the west. - - -13. The LORD is like a father to his children, - -tender and compassionate to those who fear him. - - -14. For he knows how weak we are; - -he remembers we are only dust. - - -15. Our days on earth are like grass; - -like wildflowers, we bloom and die. - - -16. The wind blows, and we are gone-- - -as though we had never been here. - - -17. But the love of the LORD remains forever - -with those who fear him. - -His salvation extends to the children's children - - -18. of those who are faithful to his covenant, - -of those who obey his commandments! - - -19. The LORD has made the heavens his throne; - -from there he rules over everything. - - -20. Praise the LORD, you angels, - -you mighty ones who carry out his plans, - -listening for each of his commands. - - -21. Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels - -who serve him and do his will! - - -22. Praise the LORD, everything he has created, - -everything in all his kingdom. -Let all that I am praise the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md deleted file mode 100644 index 630488ff..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_104.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,184 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 104 - - -1. Let all that I am praise the LORD. -O LORD my God, how great you are! - -You are robed with honor and majesty. - - -2. You are dressed in a robe of light. - -You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; - - -3. you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. - -You make the clouds your chariot; - -you ride upon the wings of the wind. - - -4. The winds are your messengers; - flames of fire are your servants. - -5. You placed the world on its foundation - -so it would never be moved. - - -6. You clothed the earth with floods of water, - -water that covered even the mountains. - - -7. At your command, the water fled; - -at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away. - - -8. Mountains rose and valleys sank - -to the levels you decreed. - - -9. Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, - -so they would never again cover the earth. - - -10. You make springs pour water into the ravines, - -so streams gush down from the mountains. - - -11. They provide water for all the animals, - -and the wild donkeys quench their thirst. - - -12. The birds nest beside the streams - -and sing among the branches of the trees. - - -13. You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, - -and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor. - - -14. You cause grass to grow for the livestock - -and plants for people to use. - -You allow them to produce food from the earth-- - -15. wine to make them glad, -olive oil to soothe their skin, - -and bread to give them strength. - - -16. The trees of the LORD are well cared for-- - -the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. - - -17. There the birds make their nests, - -and the storks make their homes in the cypresses. - - -18. High in the mountains live the wild goats, - and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes. - -19. You made the moon to mark the seasons, - -and the sun knows when to set. - - -20. You send the darkness, and it becomes night, - -when all the forest animals prowl about. - - -21. Then the young lions roar for their prey, - -stalking the food provided by God. - - -22. At dawn they slink back - -into their dens to rest. - - -23. Then people go off to their work, - -where they labor until evening. - - -24. O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! - -In wisdom you have made them all. - -The earth is full of your creatures. - - -25. Here is the ocean, vast and wide, - -teeming with life of every kind, - -both large and small. - - -26. See the ships sailing along, - and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea. - -27. They all depend on you - -to give them food as they need it. - - -28. When you supply it, they gather it. - -You open your hand to feed them, - -and they are richly satisfied. - - -29. But if you turn away from them, they panic. - -When you take away their breath, - -they die and turn again to dust. - - -30. When you give them your breath, life is created, - -and you renew the face of the earth. - - -31. May the glory of the LORD continue forever! - The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made! - -32. The earth trembles at his glance; - -the mountains smoke at his touch. - - -33. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. - -I will praise my God to my last breath! - - -34. May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, - for I rejoice in the LORD. - -35. Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; - -let the wicked disappear forever. -Let all that I am praise the LORD. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md deleted file mode 100644 index 26518085..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_105.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,220 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 105 - - -1. Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. - -Let the whole world know what he has done. - - -2. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. - -Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. - - -3. Exult in his holy name; - rejoice, you who worship the LORD. - -4. Search for the LORD and for his strength; - -continually seek him. - - -5. Remember the wonders he has performed, - -his miracles, and the rulings he has given, - - -6. you children of his servant Abraham, - -you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. - - -7. He is the LORD our God. - -His justice is seen throughout the land. - - -8. He always stands by his covenant-- - -the commitment he made to a thousand generations. - - -9. This is the covenant he made with Abraham - -and the oath he swore to Isaac. - - -10. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, - -and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: - - -11. "I will give you the land of Canaan - -as your special possession." - - -12. He said this when they were few in number, - -a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. - - -13. They wandered from nation to nation, - -from one kingdom to another. - - -14. Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. - -He warned kings on their behalf: - - -15. "Do not touch my chosen people, - -and do not hurt my prophets." - - -16. He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, - -cutting off its food supply. - - -17. Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them-- - -Joseph, who was sold as a slave. - - -18. They bruised his feet with fetters - -and placed his neck in an iron collar. - - -19. Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, - the LORD tested Joseph's character. - -20. Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; - -the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. - - -21. Joseph was put in charge of all the king's household; - -he became ruler over all the king's possessions. - - -22. He could instruct the king's aides as he pleased - -and teach the king's advisers. - - -23. Then Israel arrived in Egypt; - -Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. - - -24. And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel - -until they became too mighty for their enemies. - - -25. Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, - and they plotted against the LORD's servants. - -26. But the LORD sent his servant Moses, - -along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. - - -27. They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, - -and wonders in the land of Ham. - - -28. The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, - for they had defied his commands to let his people go. - -29. He turned their water into blood, - -poisoning all the fish. - - -30. Then frogs overran the land - -and even invaded the king's bedrooms. - - -31. When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, - -and gnats swarmed across Egypt. - - -32. He sent them hail instead of rain, - -and lightning flashed over the land. - - -33. He ruined their grapevines and fig trees - -and shattered all the trees. - - -34. He spoke, and hordes of locusts came-- - -young locusts beyond number. - - -35. They ate up everything green in the land, - -destroying all the crops in their fields. - - -36. Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, - -the pride and joy of each family. - - -37. The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; - -and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. - - -38. Egypt was glad when they were gone, - -for they feared them greatly. - - -39. The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering - -and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. - - -40. They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; - he satisfied their hunger with manna--bread from heaven. - -41. He split open a rock, and water gushed out - -to form a river through the dry wasteland. - - -42. For he remembered his sacred promise - -to his servant Abraham. - - -43. So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, - -his chosen ones with rejoicing. - - -44. He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, - -and they harvested crops that others had planted. - - -45. All this happened so they would follow his decrees - -and obey his instructions. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5665b010..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_106.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,255 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 106 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -2. Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD? - -Who can ever praise him enough? - - -3. There is joy for those who deal justly with others - -and always do what is right. - - -4. Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people; - -come near and rescue me. - - -5. Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones. - -Let me rejoice in the joy of your people; - -let me praise you with those who are your heritage. - - -6. Like our ancestors, we have sinned. - -We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly! - - -7. Our ancestors in Egypt - were not impressed by the LORD's miraculous deeds. - -They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. - Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea. - -8. Even so, he saved them-- - -to defend the honor of his name - -and to demonstrate his mighty power. - - -9. He commanded the Red Sea to dry up. - -He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert. - - -10. So he rescued them from their enemies - -and redeemed them from their foes. - - -11. Then the water returned and covered their enemies; - -not one of them survived. - - -12. Then his people believed his promises. - -Then they sang his praise. - - -13. Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! - -They wouldn't wait for his counsel! - - -14. In the wilderness their desires ran wild, - -testing God's patience in that dry wasteland. - - -15. So he gave them what they asked for, - -but he sent a plague along with it. - - -16. The people in the camp were jealous of Moses - and envious of Aaron, the LORD's holy priest. - -17. Because of this, the earth opened up; - -it swallowed Dathan - -and buried Abiram and the other rebels. - - -18. Fire fell upon their followers; - -a flame consumed the wicked. - - -19. The people made a calf at Mount Sinai; - -they bowed before an image made of gold. - - -20. They traded their glorious God - -for a statue of a grass-eating bull. - - -21. They forgot God, their savior, - -who had done such great things in Egypt-- - -22. such wonderful things in the land of Ham, - -such awesome deeds at the Red Sea. - - -23. So he declared he would destroy them. - But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. - -He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them. - - -24. The people refused to enter the pleasant land, - -for they wouldn't believe his promise to care for them. - - -25. Instead, they grumbled in their tents - and refused to obey the LORD. - -26. Therefore, he solemnly swore - -that he would kill them in the wilderness, - - -27. that he would scatter their descendants among the nations, - -exiling them to distant lands. - - -28. Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor; - -they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead! - - -29. They angered the LORD with all these things, - -so a plague broke out among them. - - -30. But Phinehas had the courage to intervene, - -and the plague was stopped. - - -31. So he has been regarded as a righteous man - -ever since that time. - - -32. At Meribah, too, they angered the LORD, - -causing Moses serious trouble. - - -33. They made Moses angry, - -and he spoke foolishly. - - -34. Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land, - as the LORD had commanded them. - -35. Instead, they mingled among the pagans - -and adopted their evil customs. - - -36. They worshiped their idols, - -which led to their downfall. - - -37. They even sacrificed their sons - -and their daughters to the demons. - - -38. They shed innocent blood, - -the blood of their sons and daughters. - -By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan, - -they polluted the land with murder. - - -39. They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, - and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD's sight. - -40. That is why the LORD's anger burned against his people, - -and he abhorred his own special possession. - - -41. He handed them over to pagan nations, - -and they were ruled by those who hated them. - - -42. Their enemies crushed them - -and brought them under their cruel power. - - -43. Again and again he rescued them, - -but they chose to rebel against him, - -and they were finally destroyed by their sin. - - -44. Even so, he pitied them in their distress - -and listened to their cries. - - -45. He remembered his covenant with them - -and relented because of his unfailing love. - - -46. He even caused their captors - -to treat them with kindness. - - -47. Save us, O LORD our God! - -Gather us back from among the nations, -so we can thank your holy name - -and rejoice and praise you. - - -48. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, - -who lives from everlasting to everlasting! -Let all the people say, "Amen!" -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7e32bcbe..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_107.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,222 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 107 - - -1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -2. Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! - -Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies. - - -3. For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, - -from east and west, - from north and south. - -4. Some wandered in the wilderness, - -lost and homeless. - - -5. Hungry and thirsty, - -they nearly died. - - -6. "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, - -and he rescued them from their distress. - - -7. He led them straight to safety, - -to a city where they could live. - - -8. Let them praise the LORD for his great love - -and for the wonderful things he has done for them. - - -9. For he satisfies the thirsty - -and fills the hungry with good things. - - -10. Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, - -imprisoned in iron chains of misery. - - -11. They rebelled against the words of God, - -scorning the counsel of the Most High. - - -12. That is why he broke them with hard labor; - -they fell, and no one was there to help them. - - -13. "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, - -and he saved them from their distress. - - -14. He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; - -he snapped their chains. - - -15. Let them praise the LORD for his great love - -and for the wonderful things he has done for them. - - -16. For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; - -he cut apart their bars of iron. - - -17. Some were fools; they rebelled - -and suffered for their sins. - - -18. They couldn't stand the thought of food, - -and they were knocking on death's door. - - -19. "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, - -and he saved them from their distress. - - -20. He sent out his word and healed them, - -snatching them from the door of death. - - -21. Let them praise the LORD for his great love - -and for the wonderful things he has done for them. - - -22. Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving - -and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. - - -23. Some went off to sea in ships, - -plying the trade routes of the world. - - -24. They, too, observed the LORD's power in action, - -his impressive works on the deepest seas. - - -25. He spoke, and the winds rose, - -stirring up the waves. - - -26. Their ships were tossed to the heavens - -and plunged again to the depths; - -the sailors cringed in terror. - - -27. They reeled and staggered like drunkards - -and were at their wits' end. - - -28. "LORD, help!" they cried in their trouble, - -and he saved them from their distress. - - -29. He calmed the storm to a whisper - -and stilled the waves. - - -30. What a blessing was that stillness - -as he brought them safely into harbor! - - -31. Let them praise the LORD for his great love - -and for the wonderful things he has done for them. - - -32. Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation - -and before the leaders of the nation. - - -33. He changes rivers into deserts, - -and springs of water into dry, thirsty land. - - -34. He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, - -because of the wickedness of those who live there. - - -35. But he also turns deserts into pools of water, - -the dry land into springs of water. - - -36. He brings the hungry to settle there - -and to build their cities. - - -37. They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, - -and harvest their bumper crops. - - -38. How he blesses them! - -They raise large families there, - -and their herds of livestock increase. - - -39. When they decrease in number and become impoverished - -through oppression, trouble, and sorrow, - - -40. the LORD pours contempt on their princes, - -causing them to wander in trackless wastelands. - - -41. But he rescues the poor from trouble - -and increases their families like flocks of sheep. - - -42. The godly will see these things and be glad, - -while the wicked are struck silent. - - -43. Those who are wise will take all this to heart; - they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8e5bf47f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_108.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 108 - - -1. My heart is confident in you, O God; - -no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart! - - -2. Wake up, lyre and harp! - -I will wake the dawn with my song. - - -3. I will thank you, LORD, among all the people. - -I will sing your praises among the nations. - - -4. For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. - -Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. - - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. - -May your glory shine over all the earth. - - -6. Now rescue your beloved people. - -Answer and save us by your power. - - -7. God has promised this by his holiness: -"I will divide up Shechem with joy. - -I will measure out the valley of Succoth. - - -8. Gilead is mine, - -and Manasseh, too. - -Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, - -and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. - - -9. But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, - -and I will wipe my feet on Edom - -and shout in triumph over Philistia." - - -10. Who will bring me into the fortified city? - -Who will bring me victory over Edom? - - -11. Have you rejected us, O God? - -Will you no longer march with our armies? - - -12. Oh, please help us against our enemies, - -for all human help is useless. - - -13. With God's help we will do mighty things, - -for he will trample down our foes. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md deleted file mode 100644 index 37afbbd6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_109.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,172 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 109 - - -1. O God, whom I praise, - -don't stand silent and aloof - - -2. while the wicked slander me - -and tell lies about me. - - -3. They surround me with hateful words - -and fight against me for no reason. - - -4. I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations - -even as I am praying for them! - - -5. They repay evil for good, - -and hatred for my love. - - -6. They say, "Get an evil person to turn against him. - -Send an accuser to bring him to trial. - - -7. When his case comes up for judgment, - -let him be pronounced guilty. - -Count his prayers as sins. - - -8. Let his years be few; - -let someone else take his position. - - -9. May his children become fatherless, - -and his wife a widow. - - -10. May his children wander as beggars - and be driven from their ruined homes. - -11. May creditors seize his entire estate, - -and strangers take all he has earned. - - -12. Let no one be kind to him; - -let no one pity his fatherless children. - - -13. May all his offspring die. - -May his family name be blotted out in the next generation. - - -14. May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; - -may his mother's sins never be erased from the record. - - -15. May the LORD always remember these sins, - -and may his name disappear from human memory. - - -16. For he refused all kindness to others; - -he persecuted the poor and needy, - -and he hounded the brokenhearted to death. - - -17. He loved to curse others; - -now you curse him. - -He never blessed others; - -now don't you bless him. - - -18. Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, - -or the water he drinks, - -or the rich food he eats. - - -19. Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; - -may they be tied around him like a belt." - - -20. May those curses become the LORD's punishment - -for my accusers who speak evil of me. - - -21. But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, - -for the sake of your own reputation! -Rescue me - -because you are so faithful and good. - - -22. For I am poor and needy, - -and my heart is full of pain. - - -23. I am fading like a shadow at dusk; - -I am brushed off like a locust. - - -24. My knees are weak from fasting, - -and I am skin and bones. - - -25. I am a joke to people everywhere; - -when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn. - - -26. -Help me, O LORD my God! - -Save me because of your unfailing love. - - -27. Let them see that this is your doing, - that you yourself have done it, LORD. - -28. Then let them curse me if they like, - -but you will bless me! -When they attack me, they will be disgraced! - -But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing! - - -29. May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; - -may their humiliation cover them like a cloak. - - -30. But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, - -praising him to everyone. - - -31. For he stands beside the needy, - -ready to save them from those who condemn them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index e64c6251..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 11 - - -1. I trust in the LORD for protection. - -So why do you say to me, - -"Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety! - - -2. The wicked are stringing their bows - -and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. - -They shoot from the shadows - -at those whose hearts are right. - - -3. The foundations of law and order have collapsed. - -What can the righteous do?" - - -4. But the LORD is in his holy Temple; - the LORD still rules from heaven. - -He watches everyone closely, - -examining every person on earth. - - -5. The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked. - -He hates those who love violence. - - -6. He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, - -punishing them with scorching winds. - - -7. For the righteous LORD loves justice. - -The virtuous will see his face. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md deleted file mode 100644 index fac466ed..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_110.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 110 - - -1. The LORD said to my Lord, - -"Sit in the place of honor at my right hand -until I humble your enemies, - -making them a footstool under your feet." - - -2. The LORD will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem; - -you will rule over your enemies. - - -3. When you go to war, - -your people will serve you willingly. - -You are arrayed in holy garments, - -and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew. - - -4. The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: - -"You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." - - -5. The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. - -He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts. - - -6. He will punish the nations - -and fill their lands with corpses; - -he will shatter heads over the whole earth. - - -7. But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. - -He will be victorious. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9366ce3a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_111.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 111 - -1. Praise the LORD! -I will thank the LORD with all my heart - -as I meet with his godly people. - - -2. How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! - -All who delight in him should ponder them. - - -3. Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. - -His righteousness never fails. - - -4. He causes us to remember his wonderful works. - How gracious and merciful is our LORD! - -5. He gives food to those who fear him; - -he always remembers his covenant. - - -6. He has shown his great power to his people - -by giving them the lands of other nations. - - -7. All he does is just and good, - -and all his commandments are trustworthy. - - -8. They are forever true, - -to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity. - - -9. He has paid a full ransom for his people. - -He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. - -What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has! - - -10. Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. - -All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. - -Praise him forever! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md deleted file mode 100644 index ca36cb48..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_112.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,56 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 112 - -1. Praise the LORD! -How joyful are those who fear the LORD - -and delight in obeying his commands. - - -2. Their children will be successful everywhere; - -an entire generation of godly people will be blessed. - - -3. They themselves will be wealthy, - -and their good deeds will last forever. - - -4. Light shines in the darkness for the godly. - -They are generous, compassionate, and righteous. - - -5. Good comes to those who lend money generously - -and conduct their business fairly. - - -6. Such people will not be overcome by evil. - -Those who are righteous will be long remembered. - - -7. They do not fear bad news; - they confidently trust the LORD to care for them. - -8. They are confident and fearless - -and can face their foes triumphantly. - - -9. They share freely and give generously to those in need. - -Their good deeds will be remembered forever. - -They will have influence and honor. - - -10. The wicked will see this and be infuriated. - -They will grind their teeth in anger; - -they will slink away, their hopes thwarted. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7251a9d6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_113.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 113 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. - Praise the name of the LORD! - -2. Blessed be the name of the LORD - -now and forever. - - -3. Everywhere--from east to west-- - praise the name of the LORD. - -4. For the LORD is high above the nations; - -his glory is higher than the heavens. - - -5. Who can be compared with the LORD our God, - -who is enthroned on high? - - -6. He stoops to look down - -on heaven and on earth. - - -7. He lifts the poor from the dust - -and the needy from the garbage dump. - - -8. He sets them among princes, - -even the princes of his own people! - - -9. He gives the childless woman a family, - -making her a happy mother. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md deleted file mode 100644 index 079ed240..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_114.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 114 - - -1. When the Israelites escaped from Egypt-- - -when the family of Jacob left that foreign land-- - -2. the land of Judah became God's sanctuary, - -and Israel became his kingdom. - - -3. The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! - -The water of the Jordan River turned away. - - -4. The mountains skipped like rams, - -the hills like lambs! - - -5. What's wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? - -What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away? - - -6. Why, mountains, did you skip like rams? - -Why, hills, like lambs? - - -7. Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, - -at the presence of the God of Jacob. - - -8. He turned the rock into a pool of water; - -yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md deleted file mode 100644 index a0b940e8..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_115.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,101 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 115 - - -1. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, - -but to your name goes all the glory - -for your unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -2. Why let the nations say, - -"Where is their God?" - - -3. Our God is in the heavens, - -and he does as he wishes. - - -4. Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, - -shaped by human hands. - - -5. They have mouths but cannot speak, - -and eyes but cannot see. - - -6. They have ears but cannot hear, - -and noses but cannot smell. - - -7. They have hands but cannot feel, - -and feet but cannot walk, - -and throats but cannot make a sound. - - -8. And those who make idols are just like them, - -as are all who trust in them. - - -9. O Israel, trust the LORD! - -He is your helper and your shield. - - -10. O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD! - -He is your helper and your shield. - - -11. All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! - -He is your helper and your shield. - - -12. The LORD remembers us and will bless us. - -He will bless the people of Israel - -and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - - -13. He will bless those who fear the LORD, - -both great and lowly. - - -14. May the LORD richly bless - -both you and your children. - - -15. May you be blessed by the LORD, - -who made heaven and earth. - - -16. The heavens belong to the LORD, - -but he has given the earth to all humanity. - - -17. The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, - -for they have gone into the silence of the grave. - - -18. But we can praise the LORD - -both now and forever! -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md deleted file mode 100644 index b0884a44..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_116.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 116 - - -1. I love the LORD because he hears my voice - -and my prayer for mercy. - - -2. Because he bends down to listen, - -I will pray as long as I have breath! - - -3. Death wrapped its ropes around me; - the terrors of the grave overtook me. - -I saw only trouble and sorrow. - - -4. Then I called on the name of the LORD: - "Please, LORD, save me!" - -5. How kind the LORD is! How good he is! - -So merciful, this God of ours! - - -6. The LORD protects those of childlike faith; - -I was facing death, and he saved me. - - -7. Let my soul be at rest again, - for the LORD has been good to me. - -8. He has saved me from death, - -my eyes from tears, - -my feet from stumbling. - - -9. And so I walk in the LORD's presence - -as I live here on earth! - - -10. I believed in you, so I said, - "I am deeply troubled, LORD." - -11. In my anxiety I cried out to you, - -"These people are all liars!" - - -12. What can I offer the LORD - -for all he has done for me? - - -13. I will lift up the cup of salvation - and praise the LORD's name for saving me. - -14. I will keep my promises to the LORD - -in the presence of all his people. - - -15. The LORD cares deeply - -when his loved ones die. - - -16. O LORD, I am your servant; - -yes, I am your servant, born into your household; - -you have freed me from my chains. - - -17. I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving - and call on the name of the LORD. - -18. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD - -in the presence of all his people-- - -19. in the house of the LORD - -in the heart of Jerusalem. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6c57c6e1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_117.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 117 - - -1. Praise the LORD, all you nations. - -Praise him, all you people of the earth. - - -2. For his unfailing love for us is powerful; - the LORD's faithfulness endures forever. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md deleted file mode 100644 index cf0d37e2..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_118.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,126 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 118 - - -1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -2. Let all Israel repeat: - " -His faithful love endures forever." - -3. Let Aaron's descendants, the priests, repeat: - " -His faithful love endures forever." - -4. Let all who fear the LORD repeat: - " -His faithful love endures forever." - -5. In my distress I prayed to the LORD, - and the LORD answered me and set me free. - -6. The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. - -What can mere people do to me? - - -7. Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me. - -I will look in triumph at those who hate me. - - -8. It is better to take refuge in the LORD - -than to trust in people. - - -9. It is better to take refuge in the LORD - -than to trust in princes. - - -10. Though hostile nations surrounded me, - I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. - -11. Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, - but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. - -12. They swarmed around me like bees; - -they blazed against me like a crackling fire. - But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD. - -13. My enemies did their best to kill me, - but the LORD rescued me. - -14. The LORD is my strength and my song; - -he has given me victory. - - -15. Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. - The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! - -16. The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. - The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things! - -17. I will not die; instead, I will live - to tell what the LORD has done. - -18. The LORD has punished me severely, - -but he did not let me die. - - -19. Open for me the gates where the righteous enter, - and I will go in and thank the LORD. - -20. These gates lead to the presence of the LORD, - -and the godly enter there. - - -21. I thank you for answering my prayer - -and giving me victory! - - -22. The stone that the builders rejected - -has now become the cornerstone. - - -23. This is the LORD's doing, - -and it is wonderful to see. - - -24. This is the day the LORD has made. - -We will rejoice and be glad in it. - - -25. Please, LORD, please save us. - Please, LORD, please give us success. - -26. Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD. - We bless you from the house of the LORD. - -27. The LORD is God, shining upon us. - -Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar. - - -28. You are my God, and I will praise you! - -You are my God, and I will exalt you! - - -29. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! - -His faithful love endures forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3a61da2d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_119.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,882 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 119 - -1. Joyful are people of integrity, - who follow the instructions of the LORD. - -2. Joyful are those who obey his laws - -and search for him with all their hearts. - - -3. They do not compromise with evil, - -and they walk only in his paths. - - -4. You have charged us - -to keep your commandments carefully. - - -5. Oh, that my actions would consistently - -reflect your decrees! - - -6. Then I will not be ashamed - -when I compare my life with your commands. - - -7. As I learn your righteous regulations, - -I will thank you by living as I should! - - -8. -I will obey your decrees. - -Please don't give up on me! - - -9. How can a young person stay pure? - -By obeying your word. - - -10. I have tried hard to find you-- - -don't let me wander from your commands. - - -11. I have hidden your word in my heart, - -that I might not sin against you. - - -12. I praise you, O LORD; - -teach me your decrees. - - -13. I have recited aloud - -all the regulations you have given us. - - -14. I have rejoiced in your laws - -as much as in riches. - - -15. I will study your commandments - -and reflect on your ways. - - -16. I will delight in your decrees - -and not forget your word. - - -17. Be good to your servant, - -that I may live and obey your word. - - -18. Open my eyes to see - -the wonderful truths in your instructions. - - -19. I am only a foreigner in the land. - -Don't hide your commands from me! - - -20. I am always overwhelmed - -with a desire for your regulations. - - -21. You rebuke the arrogant; - -those who wander from your commands are cursed. - - -22. Don't let them scorn and insult me, - -for I have obeyed your laws. - - -23. Even princes sit and speak against me, - -but I will meditate on your decrees. - - -24. Your laws please me; - -they give me wise advice. - - -25. I lie in the dust; - -revive me by your word. - - -26. I told you my plans, and you answered. - Now -teach me your decrees. - - -27. - -Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, - -and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. - - -28. I weep with sorrow; - -encourage me by your word. - - -29. Keep me from lying to myself; - -give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. - - -30. I have chosen to be faithful; - -I have determined to live by your regulations. - - -31. I cling to your laws. - LORD, don't let me be put to shame! - -32. I will pursue your commands, - -for you expand my understanding. - - -33. Teach me your decrees, O LORD; - -I will keep them to the end. - - -34. Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; - -I will put them into practice with all my heart. - - -35. Make me walk along the path of your commands, - -for that is where my happiness is found. - - -36. Give me an eagerness for your laws - -rather than a love for money! - - -37. Turn my eyes from worthless things, - and give me life through your word. - -38. Reassure me of your promise, - -made to those who fear you. - - -39. - -Help me abandon my shameful ways; - -for your regulations are good. - - -40. I long to obey your commandments! - -Renew my life with your goodness. - - -41. LORD, give me your unfailing love, - -the salvation that you promised me. - - -42. Then I can answer those who taunt me, - -for I trust in your word. - - -43. Do not snatch your word of truth from me, - -for your regulations are my only hope. - - -44. I will keep on obeying your instructions - -forever and ever. - - -45. I will walk in freedom, - -for I have devoted myself to your commandments. - - -46. I will speak to kings about your laws, - -and I will not be ashamed. - - -47. How I delight in your commands! - -How I love them! - - -48. I honor and love your commands. - -I meditate on your decrees. - - -49. Remember your promise to me; - -it is my only hope. - - -50. Your promise revives me; - -it comforts me in all my troubles. - - -51. The proud hold me in utter contempt, - -but I do not turn away from your instructions. - - -52. I meditate on your age-old regulations; - O LORD, they comfort me. - -53. I become furious with the wicked, - -because they reject your instructions. - - -54. Your decrees have been the theme of my songs - -wherever I have lived. - - -55. I reflect at night on who you are, O LORD; - -therefore, I obey your instructions. - - -56. This is how I spend my life: - -obeying your commandments. - - -57. LORD, you are mine! - -I promise to obey your words! - - -58. With all my heart I want your blessings. - -Be merciful as you promised. - - -59. I pondered the direction of my life, - -and I turned to follow your laws. - - -60. I will hurry, without delay, - -to obey your commands. - - -61. Evil people try to drag me into sin, - -but I am firmly anchored to your instructions. - - -62. I rise at midnight to thank you - -for your just regulations. - - -63. I am a friend to anyone who fears you-- - -anyone who obeys your commandments. - - -64. O LORD, your unfailing love fills the earth; - -teach me your decrees. - - -65. You have done many good things for me, LORD, - -just as you promised. - - -66. I believe in your commands; - -now teach me good judgment and knowledge. - - -67. I used to wander off until you disciplined me; - -but now I closely follow your word. - - -68. You are good and do only good; - -teach me your decrees. - - -69. Arrogant people smear me with lies, - -but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart. - - -70. Their hearts are dull and stupid, - -but I delight in your instructions. - - -71. My suffering was good for me, - -for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. - - -72. Your instructions are more valuable to me - -than millions in gold and silver. - - -73. You made me; you created me. - -Now give me the sense to follow your commands. - - -74. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, - -for I have put my hope in your word. - - -75. I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair; - -you disciplined me because I needed it. - - -76. Now let your unfailing love comfort me, - -just as you promised me, your servant. - - -77. Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, - -for your instructions are my delight. - - -78. Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; - -meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments. - - -79. Let me be united with all who fear you, - -with those who know your laws. - - -80. May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; - -then I will never be ashamed. - - -81. I am worn out waiting for your rescue, - -but I have put my hope in your word. - - -82. My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. - -When will you comfort me? - - -83. I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, - -but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees. - - -84. How long must I wait? - -When will you punish those who persecute me? - - -85. These arrogant people who hate your instructions - -have dug deep pits to trap me. - - -86. All your commands are trustworthy. - -Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause. - - -87. They almost finished me off, - -but I refused to abandon your commandments. - - -88. In your unfailing love, spare my life; - -then I can continue to obey your laws. - - -89. Your eternal word, O LORD, - -stands firm in heaven. - - -90. Your faithfulness extends to every generation, - -as enduring as the earth you created. - - -91. Your regulations remain true to this day, - -for everything serves your plans. - - -92. If your instructions hadn't sustained me with joy, - -I would have died in my misery. - - -93. I will never forget your commandments, - -for by them you give me life. - - -94. I am yours; rescue me! - For I have worked hard at -obeying your commandments. - - -95. Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, - -I will quietly keep my mind on your laws. - - -96. Even perfection has its limits, - -but your commands have no limit. - - -97. Oh, how I love your instructions! - -I think about them all day long. - - -98. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, - -for they are my constant guide. - - -99. Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, - -for I am always thinking of your laws. - - -100. I am even wiser than my elders, - -for I have kept your commandments. - - -101. I have refused to walk on any evil path, - -so that I may remain obedient to your word. - - -102. I haven't turned away from your regulations, - -for you have taught me well. - - -103. How sweet your words taste to me; - -they are sweeter than honey. - - -104. Your commandments give me understanding; - -no wonder I hate every false way of life. - - -105. Your word is a lamp to guide my feet - -and a light for my path. - - -106. I've promised it once, and I'll promise it again: - -I will obey your righteous regulations. - - -107. I have suffered much, O LORD; - -restore my life again as you promised. - - -108. LORD, accept my offering of praise, - -and teach me your regulations. - - -109. My life constantly hangs in the balance, - -but I will not stop obeying your instructions. - - -110. The wicked have set their traps for me, - -but I will not turn from your commandments. - - -111. Your laws are my treasure; - -they are my heart's delight. - - -112. I am determined to keep your decrees - -to the very end. - - -113. I hate those with divided loyalties, - -but I love your instructions. - - -114. You are my refuge and my shield; - -your word is my source of hope. - - -115. Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, - -for I intend to obey the commands of my God. - - -116. LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! - -Do not let my hope be crushed. - - -117. Sustain me, and I will be rescued; - -then I will meditate continually on your decrees. - - -118. But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. - -They are only fooling themselves. - - -119. You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; - -no wonder I love to obey your laws! - - -120. I tremble in fear of you; - -I stand in awe of your regulations. - - -121. Don't leave me to the mercy of my enemies, - -for I have done what is just and right. - - -122. Please guarantee a blessing for me. - -Don't let the arrogant oppress me! - - -123. My eyes strain to see your rescue, - -to see the truth of your promise fulfilled. - - -124. I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, - and -teach me your decrees. - - -125. Give discernment to me, your servant; - -then I will understand your laws. - - -126. LORD, it is time for you to act, - -for these evil people have violated your instructions. - - -127. Truly, I love your commands - -more than gold, even the finest gold. - - -128. Each of your commandments is right. - -That is why I hate every false way. - - -129. Your laws are wonderful. - -No wonder I obey them! - - -130. The teaching of your word gives light, - -so even the simple can understand. - - -131. I pant with expectation, - -longing for your commands. - - -132. Come and show me your mercy, - -as you do for all who love your name. - - -133. Guide my steps by your word, - -so I will not be overcome by evil. - - -134. Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; - -then I can obey your commandments. - - -135. Look upon me with love; - -teach me your decrees. - - -136. Rivers of tears gush from my eyes - -because people disobey your instructions. - - -137. O LORD, you are righteous, - -and your regulations are fair. - - -138. Your laws are perfect - -and completely trustworthy. - - -139. I am overwhelmed with indignation, - -for my enemies have disregarded your words. - - -140. Your promises have been thoroughly tested; - -that is why I love them so much. - - -141. I am insignificant and despised, - -but I don't forget your commandments. - - -142. Your justice is eternal, - -and your instructions are perfectly true. - - -143. As pressure and stress bear down on me, - -I find joy in your commands. - - -144. Your laws are always right; - -help me to understand them so I may live. - - -145. I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD! - -I will obey your decrees. - - -146. I cry out to you; rescue me, - -that I may obey your laws. - - -147. I rise early, before the sun is up; - -I cry out for help and put my hope in your words. - - -148. I stay awake through the night, - -thinking about your promise. - - -149. In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry; - -let me be revived by following your regulations. - - -150. Lawless people are coming to attack me; - -they live far from your instructions. - - -151. But you are near, O LORD, - -and all your commands are true. - - -152. I have known from my earliest days - -that your laws will last forever. - - -153. Look upon my suffering and rescue me, - -for I have not forgotten your instructions. - - -154. Argue my case; take my side! - -Protect my life as you promised. - - -155. The wicked are far from rescue, - -for they do not bother with your decrees. - - -156. LORD, how great is your mercy; - -let me be revived by following your regulations. - - -157. Many persecute and trouble me, - -yet I have not swerved from your laws. - - -158. Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, - -because they care nothing for your word. - - -159. See how I love your commandments, LORD. - -Give back my life because of your unfailing love. - - -160. The very essence of your words is truth; - -all your just regulations will stand forever. - - -161. Powerful people harass me without cause, - -but my heart trembles only at your word. - - -162. I rejoice in your word - -like one who discovers a great treasure. - - -163. I hate and abhor all falsehood, - -but I love your instructions. - - -164. I will praise you seven times a day - -because all your regulations are just. - - -165. Those who love your instructions have great peace - -and do not stumble. - - -166. I long for your rescue, LORD, - -so I have obeyed your commands. - - -167. I have obeyed your laws, - -for I love them very much. - - -168. Yes, I obey your commandments and laws - -because you know everything I do. - - -169. O LORD, listen to my cry; - -give me the discerning mind you promised. - - -170. Listen to my prayer; - -rescue me as you promised. - - -171. Let praise flow from my lips, - -for you have taught me your decrees. - - -172. Let my tongue sing about your word, - -for all your commands are right. - - -173. Give me a helping hand, - -for I have chosen to follow your commandments. - - -174. O LORD, I have longed for your rescue, - -and your instructions are my delight. - - -175. Let me live so I can praise you, - -and may your regulations help me. - - -176. I have wandered away like a lost sheep; - -come and find me, - -for I have not forgotten your commands. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 16be9072..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 12 - - -1. -Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! - -The faithful have vanished from the earth! - - -2. Neighbors lie to each other, - -speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts. - - -3. May the LORD cut off their flattering lips - -and silence their boastful tongues. - - -4. They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. - Our lips are our own--who can stop us?" - -5. The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, - -and I have heard the groans of the poor. - -Now I will rise up to rescue them, - -as they have longed for me to do." - - -6. The LORD's promises are pure, - -like silver refined in a furnace, - -purified seven times over. - - -7. Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, - -preserving them forever from this lying generation, - - -8. even though the wicked strut about, - -and evil is praised throughout the land. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0d979747..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_120.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 120 - - -1. I took my troubles to the LORD; - -I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer. - - -2. Rescue me, O LORD, from liars - -and from all deceitful people. - - -3. O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? - -How will he increase your punishment? - - -4. You will be pierced with sharp arrows - -and burned with glowing coals. - - -5. How I suffer in far-off Meshech. - -It pains me to live in distant Kedar. - - -6. I am tired of living - -among people who hate peace. - - -7. I search for peace; - -but when I speak of peace, they want war! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md deleted file mode 100644 index aed2b18c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_121.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 121 - - -1. I look up to the mountains-- - -does my help come from there? - - -2. My help comes from the LORD, - -who made heaven and earth! - - -3. He will not let you stumble; - -the one who watches over you will not slumber. - - -4. Indeed, he who watches over Israel - -never slumbers or sleeps. - - -5. The LORD himself watches over you! - The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade. - -6. The sun will not harm you by day, - -nor the moon at night. - - -7. The LORD keeps you from all harm - -and watches over your life. - - -8. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, - -both now and forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md deleted file mode 100644 index 49521b90..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_122.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 122 - - -1. I was glad when they said to me, - "Let us go to the house of the LORD." - -2. And now here we are, - -standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. - - -3. Jerusalem is a well-built city; - -its seamless walls cannot be breached. - - -4. All the tribes of Israel--the LORD's people-- - -make their pilgrimage here. -They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD, - -as the law requires of Israel. - - -5. Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, - -the thrones of the dynasty of David. - - -6. Pray for peace in Jerusalem. - -May all who love this city prosper. - - -7. O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls - -and prosperity in your palaces. - - -8. For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, - -"May you have peace." - - -9. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, - -I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md deleted file mode 100644 index d4173c02..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_123.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 123 - - -1. I lift my eyes to you, - -O God, enthroned in heaven. - - -2. We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, - -just as servants keep their eyes on their master, - -as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. - - -3. Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, - -for we have had our fill of contempt. - - -4. We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud - -and the contempt of the arrogant. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd008ed9..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_124.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 124 - - -1. What if the LORD had not been on our side? - -Let all Israel repeat: - - -2. What if the LORD had not been on our side - -when people attacked us? - - -3. They would have swallowed us alive - -in their burning anger. - - -4. The waters would have engulfed us; - -a torrent would have overwhelmed us. - - -5. Yes, the raging waters of their fury - -would have overwhelmed our very lives. - - -6. Praise the LORD, - -who did not let their teeth tear us apart! - - -7. We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap. - -The trap is broken, and we are free! - - -8. Our help is from the LORD, - -who made heaven and earth. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md deleted file mode 100644 index 75a179ee..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_125.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 125 - - -1. Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; - -they will not be defeated but will endure forever. - - -2. Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, - so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever. - -3. The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, - -for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong. - - -4. O LORD, do good to those who are good, - -whose hearts are in tune with you. - - -5. But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD. - -Take them away with those who do evil. - -May Israel have peace! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9ba55275..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_126.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 126 - - -1. When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, - -it was like a dream! - - -2. We were filled with laughter, - -and we sang for joy. - -And the other nations said, - "What amazing things the LORD has done for them." - -3. Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! - -What joy! - - -4. Restore our fortunes, LORD, - -as streams renew the desert. - - -5. Those who plant in tears - -will harvest with shouts of joy. - - -6. They weep as they go to plant their seed, - -but they sing as they return with the harvest. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7f2badd4..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_127.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 127 - - -1. Unless the LORD builds a house, - -the work of the builders is wasted. -Unless the LORD protects a city, - -guarding it with sentries will do no good. - - -2. It is useless for you to work so hard - -from early morning until late at night, -anxiously working for food to eat; - -for God gives rest to his loved ones. - - -3. Children are a gift from the LORD; - -they are a reward from him. - - -4. Children born to a young man - -are like arrows in a warrior's hands. - - -5. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! - -He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md deleted file mode 100644 index e88b431a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_128.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 128 - - -1. How joyful are those who fear the LORD-- - -all who follow his ways! - - -2. You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. - -How joyful and prosperous you will be! - - -3. Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, - -flourishing within your home. - -Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees - -as they sit around your table. - - -4. That is the LORD's blessing - -for those who fear him. - - -5. May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. - -May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. - - -6. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. - -May Israel have peace! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md deleted file mode 100644 index a6a10743..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_129.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 129 - - -1. From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. - -Let all Israel repeat this: - - -2. From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, - -but they have never defeated me. - - -3. My back is covered with cuts, - -as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. - - -4. But the LORD is good; - -he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. - - -5. May all who hate Jerusalem - -be turned back in shameful defeat. - - -6. May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, - -turning yellow when only half grown, - - -7. ignored by the harvester, - -despised by the binder. - - -8. And may those who pass by - -refuse to give them this blessing: -"The LORD bless you; - we bless you in the LORD's name." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 51ce6991..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 13 - - -1. O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? - -How long will you look the other way? - - -2. How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, - -with sorrow in my heart every day? - -How long will my enemy have the upper hand? - - -3. Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! - -Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. - - -4. Don't let my enemies gloat, saying, "We have defeated him!" - -Don't let them rejoice at my downfall. - - -5. But I trust in your unfailing love. - -I will rejoice because you have rescued me. - - -6. I will sing to the LORD - -because he is good to me. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md deleted file mode 100644 index 803aaae8..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_130.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 130 - - -1. From the depths of despair, O LORD, - -I call for your help. - - -2. Hear my cry, O Lord. - -Pay attention to my prayer. - - -3. LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, - -who, O Lord, could ever survive? - - -4. But you offer forgiveness, - -that we might learn to fear you. - - -5. I am counting on the LORD; - -yes, I am counting on him. - -I have put my hope in his word. - - -6. I long for the Lord - -more than sentries long for the dawn, - -yes, more than sentries long for the dawn. - - -7. O Israel, hope in the LORD; - for with the LORD there is unfailing love. - -His redemption overflows. - - -8. He himself will redeem Israel - -from every kind of sin. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1115b784..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_131.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 131 - - -1. LORD, my heart is not proud; - -my eyes are not haughty. - -I don't concern myself with matters too great - -or too awesome for me to grasp. - - -2. Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, - -like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother's milk. - -Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me. - - -3. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD-- - -now and always. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9630a8f7..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_132.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 132 - - -1. LORD, remember David - -and all that he suffered. - - -2. He made a solemn promise to the LORD. - He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel, - -3. "I will not go home; - -I will not let myself rest. - - -4. I will not let my eyes sleep - -nor close my eyelids in slumber - - -5. until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, - -a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel." - - -6. We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah; - -then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar. - - -7. Let us go to the sanctuary of the LORD; - -let us worship at the footstool of his throne. - - -8. Arise, O LORD, and enter your resting place, - -along with the Ark, the symbol of your power. - - -9. May your priests be clothed in godliness; - -may your loyal servants sing for joy. - - -10. For the sake of your servant David, - -do not reject the king you have anointed. - - -11. The LORD swore an oath to David - -with a promise he will never take back: -"I will place one of your descendants - -on your throne. - - -12. If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant - -and the laws that I teach them, -then your royal line - -will continue forever and ever." - - -13. For the LORD has chosen Jerusalem; - -he has desired it for his home. - - -14. "This is my resting place forever," he said. - -"I will live here, for this is the home I desired. - - -15. I will bless this city and make it prosperous; - -I will satisfy its poor with food. - - -16. I will clothe its priests with godliness; - -its faithful servants will sing for joy. - - -17. Here I will increase the power of David; - -my anointed one will be a light for my people. - - -18. I will clothe his enemies with shame, - -but he will be a glorious king." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md deleted file mode 100644 index a66aa377..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_133.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 133 - - -1. How wonderful and pleasant it is - -when brothers live together in harmony! - - -2. For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil - -that was poured over Aaron's head, - -that ran down his beard - -and onto the border of his robe. - - -3. Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon - -that falls on the mountains of Zion. -And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, - -even life everlasting. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef217768..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_134.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 134 - - -1. Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, - you who serve at night in the house of the LORD. - -2. Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, - and praise the LORD. - -3. May the LORD, who made heaven and earth, - bless you from Jerusalem. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9f9683a1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_135.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,108 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 135 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise the name of the LORD! - Praise him, you who serve the LORD, - -2. you who serve in the house of the LORD, - -in the courts of the house of our God. - - -3. Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; - -celebrate his lovely name with music. - - -4. For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, - -Israel for his own special treasure. - - -5. I know the greatness of the LORD-- - -that our Lord is greater than any other god. - - -6. The LORD does whatever pleases him - -throughout all heaven and earth, - -and on the seas and in their depths. - - -7. He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. - -He sends the lightning with the rain - -and releases the wind from his storehouses. - - -8. He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, - -both people and animals. - - -9. He performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt - -against Pharaoh and all his people. - - -10. He struck down great nations - -and slaughtered mighty kings-- - -11. Sihon king of the Amorites, - -Og king of Bashan, - -and all the kings of Canaan. - - -12. He gave their land as an inheritance, - -a special possession to his people Israel. - - -13. Your name, O LORD, endures forever; - your fame, O LORD, is known to every generation. - -14. For the LORD will give justice to his people - -and have compassion on his servants. - - -15. The idols of the nations are merely things of silver and gold, - -shaped by human hands. - - -16. They have mouths but cannot speak, - -and eyes but cannot see. - - -17. They have ears but cannot hear, - -and mouths but cannot breathe. - - -18. And those who make idols are just like them, - -as are all who trust in them. - - -19. O Israel, praise the LORD! - O priests--descendants of Aaron--praise the LORD! - -20. O Levites, praise the LORD! - All you who fear the LORD, praise the LORD! - -21. The LORD be praised from Zion, - -for he lives here in Jerusalem. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md deleted file mode 100644 index 83ab4f3a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_136.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,127 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 136 - - -1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! -His faithful love endures forever. - - -2. Give thanks to the God of gods. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -3. Give thanks to the Lord of lords. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -4. Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -5. Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -6. Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -7. Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights-- -His faithful love endures forever. - - -8. the sun to rule the day, -His faithful love endures forever. - - -9. and the moon and stars to rule the night. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -10. Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -11. He brought Israel out of Egypt. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -12. He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -13. Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -14. He led Israel safely through, -His faithful love endures forever. - - -15. but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -16. Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -17. Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -18. He killed powerful kings-- -His faithful love endures forever. - - -19. Sihon king of the Amorites, -His faithful love endures forever. - - -20. and Og king of Bashan. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -21. God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance-- -His faithful love endures forever. - - -22. a special possession to his servant Israel. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -23. He remembered us in our weakness. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -24. He saved us from our enemies. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -25. He gives food to every living thing. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - -26. Give thanks to the God of heaven. - -His faithful love endures forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md deleted file mode 100644 index f5df7a5c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_137.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 137 - - -1. Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept - as we thought of Jerusalem. - -2. We put away our harps, - -hanging them on the branches of poplar trees. - - -3. For our captors demanded a song from us. - -Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: - -"Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!" - - -4. But how can we sing the songs of the LORD - -while in a pagan land? - - -5. If I forget you, O Jerusalem, - -let my right hand forget how to play the harp. - - -6. May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth - -if I fail to remember you, - -if I don't make Jerusalem my greatest joy. - - -7. O LORD, remember what the Edomites did - -on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. - -"Destroy it!" they yelled. - -"Level it to the ground!" - - -8. O Babylon, you will be destroyed. - -Happy is the one who pays you back - -for what you have done to us. - - -9. Happy is the one who takes your babies - -and smashes them against the rocks! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5f4eed6b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_138.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 138 - - -1. I give you thanks, O LORD, with all my heart; - -I will sing your praises before the gods. - - -2. I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. - -I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; -for your promises are backed - -by all the honor of your name. - - -3. As soon as I pray, you answer me; - -you encourage me by giving me strength. - - -4. Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD, - -for all of them will hear your words. - - -5. Yes, they will sing about the LORD's ways, - for the glory of the LORD is very great. - -6. Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, - -but he keeps his distance from the proud. - - -7. Though I am surrounded by troubles, - -you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. - -You reach out your hand, - -and the power of your right hand saves me. - - -8. The LORD will work out his plans for my life-- - for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. - -Don't abandon me, for you made me. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md deleted file mode 100644 index 32b98ea1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_139.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,128 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 139 - - -1. O LORD, you have examined my heart - -and know everything about me. - - -2. You know when I sit down or stand up. - -You know my thoughts even when I'm far away. - - -3. You see me when I travel - -and when I rest at home. - -You know everything I do. - - -4. You know what I am going to say - even before I say it, LORD. - -5. You go before me and follow me. - -You place your hand of blessing on my head. - - -6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, - -too great for me to understand! - - -7. I can never escape from your Spirit! - -I can never get away from your presence! - - -8. If I go up to heaven, you are there; - if I go down to the grave, you are there. - -9. If I ride the wings of the morning, - -if I dwell by the farthest oceans, - - -10. even there your hand will guide me, - -and your strength will support me. - - -11. I could ask the darkness to hide me - -and the light around me to become night-- - -12. but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. - -To you the night shines as bright as day. - -Darkness and light are the same to you. - - -13. You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body - -and knit me together in my mother's womb. - - -14. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! - Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it. - -15. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, - -as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. - - -16. You saw me before I was born. - -Every day of my life was recorded in your book. - -Every moment was laid out - -before a single day had passed. - - -17. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. - -They cannot be numbered! - - -18. I can't even count them; - -they outnumber the grains of sand! -And when I wake up, - -you are still with me! - - -19. O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! - -Get out of my life, you murderers! - - -20. They blaspheme you; - -your enemies misuse your name. - - -21. O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you? - -Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you? - - -22. Yes, I hate them with total hatred, - -for your enemies are my enemies. - - -23. Search me, O God, and know my heart; - -test me and know my anxious thoughts. - - -24. Point out anything in me that offends you, - -and lead me along the path of everlasting life. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70f1db7d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 14 - - -1. Only fools say in their hearts, - -"There is no God." -They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; - -not one of them does good! - - -2. The LORD looks down from heaven - -on the entire human race; -he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, - -if anyone seeks God. - - -3. But no, all have turned away; - all have become corrupt. - -No one does good, - -not a single one! - - -4. Will those who do evil never learn? - -They eat up my people like bread - and wouldn't think of praying to the LORD. - -5. Terror will grip them, - -for God is with those who obey him. - - -6. The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, - but the LORD will protect his people. - -7. Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? - When the LORD restores his people, - -Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4436b38c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_140.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 140 - - -1. O LORD, rescue me from evil people. - -Protect me from those who are violent, - - -2. those who plot evil in their hearts - -and stir up trouble all day long. - - -3. Their tongues sting like a snake; - -the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude - - -4. O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. - -Protect me from those who are violent, - -for they are plotting against me. - - -5. The proud have set a trap to catch me; - -they have stretched out a net; - -they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude - - -6. I said to the LORD, "You are my God!" - Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy! - -7. O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, - -you protected me on the day of battle. - - -8. LORD, do not let evil people have their way. - -Do not let their evil schemes succeed, - -or they will become proud. Interlude - - -9. Let my enemies be destroyed - -by the very evil they have planned for me. - - -10. Let burning coals fall down on their heads. - -Let them be thrown into the fire - -or into watery pits from which they can't escape. - - -11. Don't let liars prosper here in our land. - -Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. - - -12. But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; - -he will give justice to the poor. - - -13. Surely righteous people are praising your name; - -the godly will live in your presence. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3462e849..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_141.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 141 - - -1. O LORD, I am calling to you. Please hurry! - -Listen when I cry to you for help! - - -2. Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, - -and my upraised hands as an evening offering. - - -3. Take control of what I say, O LORD, - -and guard my lips. - - -4. Don't let me drift toward evil - -or take part in acts of wickedness. - -Don't let me share in the delicacies - -of those who do wrong. - - -5. Let the godly strike me! - -It will be a kindness! -If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. - -Don't let me refuse it. - -But I pray constantly - -against the wicked and their deeds. - - -6. When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, - -the wicked will listen to my words and find them true. - - -7. Like rocks brought up by a plow, - the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial. - -8. I look to you for help, O Sovereign LORD. - -You are my refuge; don't let them kill me. - - -9. Keep me from the traps they have set for me, - from the snares -of those who do wrong. - - -10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, - -but let me escape. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4974e041..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_142.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 142 - - -1. I cry out to the LORD; - I plead for the LORD's mercy. - -2. I pour out my complaints before him - -and tell him all my troubles. - - -3. When I am overwhelmed, - -you alone know the way I should turn. - -Wherever I go, - -my enemies have set traps for me. - - -4. I look for someone to come and help me, - -but no one gives me a passing thought! -No one will help me; - -no one cares a bit what happens to me. - - -5. Then I pray to you, O LORD. - -I say, "You are my place of refuge. - -You are all I really want in life. - - -6. Hear my cry, - -for I am very low. - -Rescue me from my persecutors, - -for they are too strong for me. - - -7. Bring me out of prison - -so I can thank you. - -The godly will crowd around me, - -for you are good to me." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md deleted file mode 100644 index 197aeda1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_143.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 143 - - -1. Hear my prayer, O LORD; - -listen to my plea! - -Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. - - -2. Don't put your servant on trial, - -for no one is innocent before you. - - -3. My enemy has chased me. - -He has knocked me to the ground - -and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave. - - -4. I am losing all hope; - -I am paralyzed with fear. - - -5. I remember the days of old. - -I ponder all your great works - -and think about what you have done. - - -6. I lift my hands to you in prayer. - -I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude - - -7. Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, - -for my depression deepens. - -Don't turn away from me, - -or I will die. - - -8. Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, - -for I am trusting you. - -Show me where to walk, - -for I give myself to you. - - -9. Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; - -I run to you to hide me. - - -10. Teach me to do your will, - -for you are my God. - -May your gracious Spirit lead me forward - -on a firm footing. - - -11. For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life. - -Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. - - -12. In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies - -and destroy all my foes, - -for I am your servant. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4817c88..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_144.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,101 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 144 - - -1. Praise the LORD, who is my rock. - -He trains my hands for war - -and gives my fingers skill for battle. - - -2. He is my loving ally and my fortress, - -my tower of safety, my rescuer. - -He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. - He makes the nations submit to me. - -3. O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them, - -mere mortals that you should think about them? - - -4. For they are like a breath of air; - -their days are like a passing shadow. - - -5. Open the heavens, LORD, and come down. - -Touch the mountains so they billow smoke. - - -6. Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! - -Shoot your arrows and confuse them! - - -7. Reach down from heaven and rescue me; - -rescue me from deep waters, - -from the power of my enemies. - - -8. -Their mouths are full of lies; - -they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead. - - -9. I will sing a new song to you, O God! - -I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp. - - -10. For you grant victory to kings! - -You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword. - - -11. Save me! - Rescue me -from the power of my enemies. - -Their mouths are full of lies; - -they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead. - - -12. May our sons flourish in their youth - -like well-nurtured plants. - -May our daughters be like graceful pillars, - -carved to beautify a palace. - - -13. May our barns be filled - -with crops of every kind. - -May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, - -even tens of thousands, - - -14. and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. - -May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, - -no going into captivity, - -no cries of alarm in our town squares. - - -15. Yes, joyful are those who live like this! - Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md deleted file mode 100644 index 78af0de4..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_145.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,113 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 145 - -1. I will exalt you, my God and King, - -and praise your name -forever and ever. - - - -2. I will praise you every day; - -yes, I will praise you forever. - - -3. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! - -No one can measure his greatness. - - -4. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; - -let them proclaim your power. - - -5. I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor - -and your wonderful miracles. - - -6. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; - -I will proclaim your greatness. - - -7. Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; - -they will sing with joy about your righteousness. - - -8. The LORD is merciful and compassionate, - -slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. - - -9. The LORD is good to everyone. - -He showers compassion on all his creation. - - -10. All of your works will thank you, LORD, - -and your faithful followers will praise you. - - -11. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom; - -they will give examples of your power. - - -12. They will tell about your mighty deeds - -and about the majesty and glory of your reign. - - -13. For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. - -You rule throughout all generations. -The LORD always keeps his promises; - he is gracious in all he does. - -14. The LORD helps the fallen - -and lifts those bent beneath their loads. - - -15. The eyes of all look to you in hope; - -you give them their food as they need it. - - -16. When you open your hand, - -you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. - - -17. The LORD is righteous in everything he does; - -he is filled with kindness. - - -18. The LORD is close to all who call on him, - -yes, to all who call on him in truth. - - -19. He grants the desires of those who fear him; - -he hears their cries for help and rescues them. - - -20. The LORD protects all those who love him, - -but he destroys the wicked. - - -21. I will praise the LORD, - -and may everyone on earth bless his holy name - -forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md deleted file mode 100644 index 34eaa455..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_146.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 146 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Let all that I am praise the LORD. - -2. I will praise the LORD as long as I live. - -I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath. - - -3. Don't put your confidence in powerful people; - -there is no help for you there. - - -4. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, - -and all their plans die with them. - - -5. But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, - whose hope is in the LORD their God. - -6. He made heaven and earth, - -the sea, and everything in them. - -He keeps every promise forever. - - -7. He gives justice to the oppressed - -and food to the hungry. -The LORD frees the prisoners. - -8. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. -The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. - The LORD loves the godly. - -9. The LORD protects the foreigners among us. - -He cares for the orphans and widows, - -but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. - - -10. The LORD will reign forever. - He will be your God, O Jerusalem, throughout the generations. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3b85c7ae..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_147.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,108 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 147 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -How good to sing praises to our God! - -How delightful and how fitting! - - -2. The LORD is rebuilding Jerusalem - -and bringing the exiles back to Israel. - - -3. He heals the brokenhearted - -and bandages their wounds. - - -4. He counts the stars - -and calls them all by name. - - -5. How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! - -His understanding is beyond comprehension! - - -6. The LORD supports the humble, - -but he brings the wicked down into the dust. - - -7. Sing out your thanks to the LORD; - -sing praises to our God with a harp. - - -8. He covers the heavens with clouds, - -provides rain for the earth, - -and makes the grass grow in mountain pastures. - - -9. He gives food to the wild animals - -and feeds the young ravens when they cry. - - -10. He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse - -or in human might. - - -11. No, the LORD's delight is in those who fear him, - -those who put their hope in his unfailing love. - - -12. Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem! - -Praise your God, O Zion! - - -13. For he has strengthened the bars of your gates - -and blessed your children within your walls. - - -14. He sends peace across your nation - -and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat. - - -15. He sends his orders to the world-- - -how swiftly his word flies! - - -16. He sends the snow like white wool; - -he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes. - - -17. He hurls the hail like stones. - -Who can stand against his freezing cold? - - -18. Then, at his command, it all melts. - -He sends his winds, and the ice thaws. - - -19. He has revealed his words to Jacob, - -his decrees and regulations to Israel. - - -20. He has not done this for any other nation; - -they do not know his regulations. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md deleted file mode 100644 index ceb07192..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_148.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 148 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise the LORD from the heavens! - -Praise him from the skies! - - -2. Praise him, all his angels! - -Praise him, all the armies of heaven! - - -3. Praise him, sun and moon! - -Praise him, all you twinkling stars! - - -4. Praise him, skies above! - -Praise him, vapors high above the clouds! - - -5. Let every created thing give praise to the LORD, - -for he issued his command, and they came into being. - - -6. He set them in place forever and ever. - -His decree will never be revoked. - - -7. Praise the LORD from the earth, - -you creatures of the ocean depths, - - -8. fire and hail, snow and clouds, - -wind and weather that obey him, - - -9. mountains and all hills, - -fruit trees and all cedars, - - -10. wild animals and all livestock, - -small scurrying animals and birds, - - -11. kings of the earth and all people, - -rulers and judges of the earth, - - -12. young men and young women, - -old men and children. - - -13. Let them all praise the name of the LORD. - -For his name is very great; - -his glory towers over the earth and heaven! - - -14. He has made his people strong, - -honoring his faithful ones-- - -the people of Israel who are close to him. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3df583bb..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_149.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 149 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Sing to the LORD a new song. - -Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. - - -2. O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. - O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. - -3. Praise his name with dancing, - -accompanied by tambourine and harp. - - -4. For the LORD delights in his people; - -he crowns the humble with victory. - - -5. Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. - -Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. - - -6. Let the praises of God be in their mouths, - -and a sharp sword in their hands-- - -7. to execute vengeance on the nations - -and punishment on the peoples, - - -8. to bind their kings with shackles - -and their leaders with iron chains, - - -9. to execute the judgment written against them. - -This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 045a9ab6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 15 - - -1. Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? - -Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? - - -2. Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, - -speaking the truth from sincere hearts. - - -3. Those who refuse to gossip - -or harm their neighbors - -or speak evil of their friends. - - -4. Those who despise flagrant sinners, - and honor the faithful followers of the LORD, - -and keep their promises even when it hurts. - - -5. Those who lend money without charging interest, - -and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. - -Such people will stand firm forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2f47ea6c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_150.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 150 - - -1. Praise the LORD! -Praise God in his sanctuary; - -praise him in his mighty heaven! - - -2. Praise him for his mighty works; - -praise his unequaled greatness! - - -3. Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn; - -praise him with the lyre and harp! - - -4. Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; - -praise him with strings and flutes! - - -5. Praise him with a clash of cymbals; - -praise him with loud clanging cymbals. - - -6. Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD! -Praise the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 679324a6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 16 - - -1. Keep me safe, O God, - -for I have come to you for refuge. - - -2. I said to the LORD, "You are my Master! - -Every good thing I have comes from you." - - -3. The godly people in the land - -are my true heroes! - -I take pleasure in them! - - -4. Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. - -I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood - -or even speak the names of their gods. - - -5. LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. - -You guard all that is mine. - - -6. The land you have given me is a pleasant land. - -What a wonderful inheritance! - - -7. I will bless the LORD who guides me; - -even at night my heart instructs me. - - -8. I know the LORD is always with me. - -I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. - - -9. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. - -My body rests in safety. - - -10. For you will not leave my soul among the dead - or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. - -11. You will show me the way of life, - -granting me the joy of your presence - and the pleasures of living with you forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md deleted file mode 100644 index dc325376..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_17.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 17 - - -1. O LORD, hear my plea for justice. - -Listen to my cry for help. - -Pay attention to my prayer, - -for it comes from honest lips. - - -2. Declare me innocent, - -for you see those who do right. - - -3. You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. - -You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. - -I am determined not to sin in what I say. - - -4. I have followed your commands, - -which keep me from following cruel and evil people. - - -5. My steps have stayed on your path; - -I have not wavered from following you. - - -6. I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. - -Bend down and listen as I pray. - - -7. Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. - -By your mighty power you rescue - -those who seek refuge from their enemies. - - -8. Guard me as you would guard your own eyes. - -Hide me in the shadow of your wings. - - -9. Protect me from wicked people who attack me, - -from murderous enemies who surround me. - - -10. They are without pity. - -Listen to their boasting! - - -11. They track me down and surround me, - -watching for the chance to throw me to the ground. - - -12. They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart-- - -like young lions hiding in ambush. - - -13. Arise, O LORD! - -Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! - -Rescue me from the wicked with your sword! - - -14. By the power of your hand, O LORD, - -destroy those who look to this world for their reward. - -But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. - -May their children have plenty, - -leaving an inheritance for their descendants. - - -15. Because I am righteous, I will see you. - -When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15642271..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_18.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,270 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 18 - - -1. I love you, LORD; - -you are my strength. - - -2. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; - -my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. - -He is my shield, the power that saves me, - -and my place of safety. - - -3. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, - -and he saved me from my enemies. - - -4. The ropes of death entangled me; - -floods of destruction swept over me. - - -5. The grave wrapped its ropes around me; - -death laid a trap in my path. - - -6. But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; - -yes, I prayed to my God for help. - -He heard me from his sanctuary; - -my cry to him reached his ears. - - -7. Then the earth quaked and trembled. - -The foundations of the mountains shook; - -they quaked because of his anger. - - -8. Smoke poured from his nostrils; - -fierce flames leaped from his mouth. - -Glowing coals blazed forth from him. - - -9. He opened the heavens and came down; - -dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. - - -10. Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, - -soaring on the wings of the wind. - - -11. He shrouded himself in darkness, - -veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. - - -12. Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him - and rained down hail and burning coals. - -13. The LORD thundered from heaven; - -the voice of the Most High resounded - -amid the hail and burning coals. - - -14. He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; - -great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused. - - -15. Then at your command, O LORD, - -at the blast of your breath, -the bottom of the sea could be seen, - -and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. - - -16. He reached down from heaven and rescued me; - -he drew me out of deep waters. - - -17. He rescued me from my powerful enemies, - -from those who hated me and were too strong for me. - - -18. They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, - but the LORD supported me. - -19. He led me to a place of safety; - -he rescued me because he delights in me. - - -20. The LORD rewarded me for doing right; - -he restored me because of my innocence. - - -21. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; - -I have not turned from my God to follow evil. - - -22. I have followed all his regulations; - -I have never abandoned his decrees. - - -23. I am blameless before God; - -I have kept myself from sin. - - -24. The LORD rewarded me for doing right. - -He has seen my innocence. - - -25. To the faithful you show yourself faithful; - -to those with integrity you show integrity. - - -26. To the pure you show yourself pure, - -but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. - - -27. You rescue the humble, - -but you humiliate the proud. - - -28. You light a lamp for me. - The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness. - -29. In your strength I can crush an army; - -with my God I can scale any wall. - - -30. God's way is perfect. - All the LORD's promises prove true. - -He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. - - -31. For who is God except the LORD? - -Who but our God is a solid rock? - - -32. God arms me with strength, - -and he makes my way perfect. - - -33. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, - -enabling me to stand on mountain heights. - - -34. He trains my hands for battle; - -he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. - - -35. You have given me your shield of victory. - -Your right hand supports me; - your help has made me great. - -36. You have made a wide path for my feet - -to keep them from slipping. - - -37. I chased my enemies and caught them; - -I did not stop until they were conquered. - - -38. I struck them down so they could not get up; - -they fell beneath my feet. - - -39. You have armed me with strength for the battle; - -you have subdued my enemies under my feet. - - -40. You placed my foot on their necks. - -I have destroyed all who hated me. - - -41. They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. - They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer. - -42. I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. - -I swept them into the gutter like dirt. - - -43. You gave me victory over my accusers. - -You appointed me ruler over nations; - -people I don't even know now serve me. - - -44. As soon as they hear of me, they submit; - -foreign nations cringe before me. - - -45. They all lose their courage - -and come trembling from their strongholds. - - -46. The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! - -May the God of my salvation be exalted! - - -47. He is the God who pays back those who harm me; - -he subdues the nations under me - - -48. and rescues me from my enemies. - -You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; - -you save me from violent opponents. - - -49. For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; - -I will sing praises to your name. - - -50. You give great victories to your king; - -you show unfailing love to your anointed, - -to David and all his descendants forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8c8d289d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_19.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 19 - - -1. The heavens proclaim the glory of God. - -The skies display his craftsmanship. - - -2. Day after day they continue to speak; - -night after night they make him known. - - -3. They speak without a sound or word; - their voice is never heard. - -4. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, - -and their words to all the world. - -God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. - - -5. It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. - -It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race. - - -6. The sun rises at one end of the heavens - -and follows its course to the other end. - -Nothing can hide from its heat. - - -7. The instructions of the LORD are perfect, - -reviving the soul. -The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, - -making wise the simple. - - -8. The commandments of the LORD are right, - -bringing joy to the heart. -The commands of the LORD are clear, - -giving insight for living. - - -9. Reverence for the LORD is pure, - -lasting forever. -The laws of the LORD are true; - -each one is fair. - - -10. They are more desirable than gold, - -even the finest gold. - -They are sweeter than honey, - -even honey dripping from the comb. - - -11. They are a warning to your servant, - -a great reward for those who obey them. - - -12. How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? - -Cleanse me from these hidden faults. - - -13. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! - -Don't let them control me. - -Then I will be free of guilt - -and innocent of great sin. - - -14. May the words of my mouth - -and the meditation of my heart -be pleasing to you, - O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md deleted file mode 100644 index a3d447c5..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_20.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 20 - - -1. In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. - -May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. - - -2. May he send you help from his sanctuary - and strengthen you from Jerusalem. - -3. May he remember all your gifts - -and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude - - -4. May he grant your heart's desires - -and make all your plans succeed. - - -5. May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory - -and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. -May the LORD answer all your prayers. - -6. Now I know that the LORD rescues his anointed king. - -He will answer him from his holy heaven - -and rescue him by his great power. - - -7. Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, - but we boast in the name of the LORD our God. - -8. Those nations will fall down and collapse, - -but we will rise up and stand firm. - - -9. Give victory to our king, O LORD! - -Answer our cry for help. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md deleted file mode 100644 index 468ea726..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_21.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 21 - - -1. How the king rejoices in your strength, O LORD! - -He shouts with joy because you give him victory. - - -2. For you have given him his heart's desire; - -you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude - - -3. You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. - -You placed a crown of finest gold on his head. - - -4. He asked you to preserve his life, - -and you granted his request. - -The days of his life stretch on forever. - - -5. Your victory brings him great honor, - -and you have clothed him with splendor and majesty. - - -6. You have endowed him with eternal blessings - -and given him the joy of your presence. - - -7. For the king trusts in the LORD. - -The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling. - - -8. You will capture all your enemies. - -Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you. - - -9. You will throw them in a flaming furnace - -when you appear. -The LORD will consume them in his anger; - -fire will devour them. - - -10. You will wipe their children from the face of the earth; - -they will never have descendants. - - -11. Although they plot against you, - -their evil schemes will never succeed. - - -12. For they will turn and run - -when they see your arrows aimed at them. - - -13. Rise up, O LORD, in all your power. - -With music and singing we celebrate your mighty acts. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5424204e..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,172 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 22 - - -1. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? - -Why are you so far away when I groan for help? - - -2. Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. - -Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief. - - -3. Yet you are holy, - -enthroned on the praises of Israel. - - -4. Our ancestors trusted in you, - -and you rescued them. - - -5. They cried out to you and were saved. - -They trusted in you and were never disgraced. - - -6. But I am a worm and not a man. - -I am scorned and despised by all! - - -7. Everyone who sees me mocks me. - -They sneer and shake their heads, saying, - - -8. "Is this the one who relies on the LORD? - Then let the LORD save him! -If the LORD loves him so much, - let the LORD rescue him!" - -9. Yet you brought me safely from my mother's womb - -and led me to trust you at my mother's breast. - - -10. I was thrust into your arms at my birth. - -You have been my God from the moment I was born. - - -11. Do not stay so far from me, - -for trouble is near, - -and no one else can help me. - - -12. My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; - -fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in! - - -13. Like lions they open their jaws against me, - -roaring and tearing into their prey. - - -14. My life is poured out like water, - -and all my bones are out of joint. - -My heart is like wax, - -melting within me. - - -15. My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. - -My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. - -You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. - - -16. My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; - -an evil gang closes in on me. - They have pierced my hands and feet. - -17. I can count all my bones. - -My enemies stare at me and gloat. - - -18. They divide my garments among themselves - and throw dice for my clothing. - -19. O LORD, do not stay far away! - -You are my strength; come quickly to my aid! - - -20. Save me from the sword; - -spare my precious life from these dogs. - - -21. Snatch me from the lion's jaws - -and from the horns of these wild oxen. - - -22. I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. - -I will praise you among your assembled people. - - -23. Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! - -Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! - -Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel! - - -24. For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. - -He has not turned his back on them, - -but has listened to their cries for help. - - -25. I will praise you in the great assembly. - -I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you. - - -26. The poor will eat and be satisfied. - All who seek the LORD will praise him. - -Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy. - - -27. The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. - -All the families of the nations will bow down before him. - - -28. For royal power belongs to the LORD. - -He rules all the nations. - - -29. Let the rich of the earth feast and worship. - -Bow before him, all who are mortal, - -all whose lives will end as dust. - - -30. Our children will also serve him. - -Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord. - - -31. His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. - -They will hear about everything he has done. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0bad162f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_23.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 23 - - -1. The LORD is my shepherd; - -I have all that I need. - - -2. He lets me rest in green meadows; - -he leads me beside peaceful streams. - - -3. He renews my strength. - -He guides me along right paths, - -bringing honor to his name. - - -4. Even when I walk - through the darkest valley, -I will not be afraid, - -for you are close beside me. - -Your rod and your staff - -protect and comfort me. - - -5. You prepare a feast for me - -in the presence of my enemies. - -You honor me by anointing my head with oil. - -My cup overflows with blessings. - - -6. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me - -all the days of my life, -and I will live in the house of the LORD - -forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md deleted file mode 100644 index 55f77bc4..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_24.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 24 - - -1. The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it. - -The world and all its people belong to him. - - -2. For he laid the earth's foundation on the seas - -and built it on the ocean depths. - - -3. Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? - -Who may stand in his holy place? - - -4. Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, - -who do not worship idols - -and never tell lies. - - -5. They will receive the LORD's blessing - -and have a right relationship with God their savior. - - -6. Such people may seek you - and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude - -7. Open up, ancient gates! - -Open up, ancient doors, - -and let the King of glory enter. - - -8. Who is the King of glory? - The LORD, strong and mighty; - the LORD, invincible in battle. - -9. Open up, ancient gates! - -Open up, ancient doors, - -and let the King of glory enter. - - -10. Who is the King of glory? - The LORD of Heaven's Armies-- - -he is the King of glory. Interlude - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md deleted file mode 100644 index bd615f9e..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_25.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,113 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 25 - -1. O LORD, I give my life to you. - -2. I trust in you, my God! -Do not let me be disgraced, - -or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. - - -3. No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, - -but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others. - - -4. Show me the right path, O LORD; - -point out the road for me to follow. - - -5. Lead me by your truth and teach me, - -for you are the God who saves me. - -All day long I put my hope in you. - - -6. Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love, - -which you have shown from long ages past. - - -7. Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. - -Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, - for you are merciful, O LORD. - -8. The LORD is good and does what is right; - -he shows the proper path to those who go astray. - - -9. He leads the humble in doing right, - -teaching them his way. - - -10. The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness - -all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. - - -11. For the honor of your name, O LORD, - -forgive my many, many sins. - - -12. Who are those who fear the LORD? - -He will show them the path they should choose. - - -13. They will live in prosperity, - -and their children will inherit the land. - - -14. The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. - -He teaches them his covenant. - - -15. My eyes are always on the LORD, - -for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies. - - -16. Turn to me and have mercy, - -for I am alone and in deep distress. - - -17. My problems go from bad to worse. - -Oh, save me from them all! - - -18. Feel my pain and see my trouble. - -Forgive all my sins. - - -19. See how many enemies I have - -and how viciously they hate me! - - -20. Protect me! Rescue my life from them! - -Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge. - - -21. May integrity and honesty protect me, - -for I put my hope in you. - - -22. O God, ransom Israel - -from all its troubles. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md deleted file mode 100644 index eb7d9c06..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_26.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 26 - - -1. Declare me innocent, O LORD, - -for I have acted with integrity; - I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. - -2. Put me on trial, LORD, and cross-examine me. - -Test my motives and my heart. - - -3. For I am always aware of your unfailing love, - -and I have lived according to your truth. - - -4. I do not spend time with liars - -or go along with hypocrites. - - -5. I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, - -and I refuse to join in with the wicked. - - -6. I wash my hands to declare my innocence. - I come to your altar, O LORD, - -7. singing a song of thanksgiving - -and telling of all your wonders. - - -8. I love your sanctuary, LORD, - -the place where your glorious presence dwells. - - -9. Don't let me suffer the fate of sinners. - -Don't condemn me along with murderers. - - -10. Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, - -and they constantly take bribes. - - -11. But I am not like that; I live with integrity. - -So redeem me and show me mercy. - - -12. Now I stand on solid ground, - and I will publicly praise the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59d6b643..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_27.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 27 - - -1. The LORD is my light and my salvation-- - -so why should I be afraid? -The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, - -so why should I tremble? - - -2. When evil people come to devour me, - -when my enemies and foes attack me, - -they will stumble and fall. - - -3. Though a mighty army surrounds me, - -my heart will not be afraid. - -Even if I am attacked, - -I will remain confident. - - -4. The one thing I ask of the LORD-- - -the thing I seek most-- -is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, - delighting in the LORD's perfections - -and meditating in his Temple. - - -5. For he will conceal me there when troubles come; - -he will hide me in his sanctuary. - -He will place me out of reach on a high rock. - - -6. Then I will hold my head high - -above my enemies who surround me. - -At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, - singing and praising the LORD with music. - -7. Hear me as I pray, O LORD. - -Be merciful and answer me! - - -8. My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." - And my heart responds, "LORD, I am coming." - -9. Do not turn your back on me. - -Do not reject your servant in anger. - -You have always been my helper. - -Don't leave me now; don't abandon me, - -O God of my salvation! - - -10. Even if my father and mother abandon me, - the LORD will hold me close. - -11. Teach me how to live, O LORD. - -Lead me along the right path, - -for my enemies are waiting for me. - - -12. Do not let me fall into their hands. - -For they accuse me of things I've never done; - -with every breath they threaten me with violence. - - -13. Yet I am confident I will see the LORD's goodness - -while I am here in the land of the living. - - -14. Wait patiently for the LORD. - -Be brave and courageous. - Yes, wait patiently for the LORD. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40c25b08..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_28.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 28 - - -1. I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. - -Do not turn a deaf ear to me. - -For if you are silent, - -I might as well give up and die. - - -2. Listen to my prayer for mercy - -as I cry out to you for help, - -as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. - - -3. Do not drag me away with the wicked-- - -with those who do evil-- -those who speak friendly words to their neighbors - -while planning evil in their hearts. - - -4. Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! - -Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. - -Pay them back for all their evil deeds! - -Give them a taste of what they have done to others. - - -5. They care nothing for what the LORD has done - -or for what his hands have made. - -So he will tear them down, - -and they will never be rebuilt! - - -6. Praise the LORD! - -For he has heard my cry for mercy. - - -7. The LORD is my strength and shield. - -I trust him with all my heart. - -He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. - -I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. - - -8. The LORD gives his people strength. - -He is a safe fortress for his anointed king. - - -9. Save your people! - Bless Israel, your special possession. - -Lead them like a shepherd, - -and carry them in your arms forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md deleted file mode 100644 index efb79dd2..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_29.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 29 - - -1. Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings; - honor the LORD for his glory and strength. - -2. Honor the LORD for the glory of his name. - Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. - -3. The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea. - -The God of glory thunders. - The LORD thunders over the mighty sea. - -4. The voice of the LORD is powerful; - the voice of the LORD is majestic. - -5. The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars; - the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. - -6. He makes Lebanon's mountains skip like a calf; - he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox. - -7. The voice of the LORD strikes - -with bolts of lightning. - - -8. The voice of the LORD makes the barren wilderness quake; - the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. - -9. The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks - -and strips the forests bare. - -In his Temple everyone shouts, "Glory!" - - -10. The LORD rules over the floodwaters. - The LORD reigns as king forever. - -11. The LORD gives his people strength. - The LORD blesses them with peace. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md deleted file mode 100644 index 89d44a97..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_30.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 30 - - -1. I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. - -You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. - - -2. O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, - -and you restored my health. - - -3. You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. - -You kept me from falling into the pit of death. - - -4. Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! - -Praise his holy name. - - -5. For his anger lasts only a moment, - -but his favor lasts a lifetime! -Weeping may last through the night, - -but joy comes with the morning. - - -6. When I was prosperous, I said, - -"Nothing can stop me now!" - - -7. Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. - -Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered. - - -8. I cried out to you, O LORD. - -I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, - - -9. "What will you gain if I die, - -if I sink into the grave? -Can my dust praise you? - -Can it tell of your faithfulness? - - -10. Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. - -Help me, O LORD." - -11. You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. - -You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, - - -12. that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. - O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 727fda11..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,158 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 31 - - -1. O LORD, I have come to you for protection; - -don't let me be disgraced. - -Save me, for you do what is right. - - -2. Turn your ear to listen to me; - -rescue me quickly. - -Be my rock of protection, - -a fortress where I will be safe. - - -3. You are my rock and my fortress. - -For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger. - - -4. Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, - -for I find protection in you alone. - - -5. I entrust my spirit into your hand. - Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God. - -6. I hate those who worship worthless idols. - I trust in the LORD. - -7. I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, - -for you have seen my troubles, - -and you care about the anguish of my soul. - - -8. You have not handed me over to my enemies - -but have set me in a safe place. - - -9. Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. - -Tears blur my eyes. - -My body and soul are withering away. - - -10. I am dying from grief; - -my years are shortened by sadness. - -Sin has drained my strength; - -I am wasting away from within. - - -11. I am scorned by all my enemies - -and despised by my neighbors-- - -even my friends are afraid to come near me. - -When they see me on the street, - -they run the other way. - - -12. I am ignored as if I were dead, - -as if I were a broken pot. - - -13. I have heard the many rumors about me, - -and I am surrounded by terror. - -My enemies conspire against me, - -plotting to take my life. - - -14. But I am trusting you, O LORD, - -saying, "You are my God!" - - -15. My future is in your hands. - -Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. - - -16. Let your favor shine on your servant. - -In your unfailing love, rescue me. - - -17. Don't let me be disgraced, O LORD, - -for I call out to you for help. - -Let the wicked be disgraced; - let them lie silent in the grave. - -18. Silence their lying lips-- - -those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly. - - -19. How great is the goodness - -you have stored up for those who fear you. - -You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, - -blessing them before the watching world. - - -20. You hide them in the shelter of your presence, - -safe from those who conspire against them. - -You shelter them in your presence, - -far from accusing tongues. - - -21. Praise the LORD, - -for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. - -He kept me safe when my city was under attack. - - -22. In panic I cried out, - "I am cut off from the LORD!" -But you heard my cry for mercy - -and answered my call for help. - - -23. Love the LORD, all you godly ones! - For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, - -but he harshly punishes the arrogant. - - -24. So be strong and courageous, - all you who put your hope in the LORD! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5824d47b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_32.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 32 - - -1. Oh, what joy for those - -whose disobedience is forgiven, - -whose sin is put out of sight! - - -2. Yes, what joy for those - whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, - -whose lives are lived in complete honesty! - - -3. When I refused to confess my sin, - -my body wasted away, - -and I groaned all day long. - - -4. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. - -My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude - - -5. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you - -and stopped trying to hide my guilt. -I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." - -And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude - - -6. Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, - -that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment. - - -7. For you are my hiding place; - -you protect me from trouble. - -You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude - - -8. The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. - -I will advise you and watch over you. - - -9. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule - -that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control." - - -10. Many sorrows come to the wicked, - but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD. - -11. So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! - -Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md deleted file mode 100644 index e7d265fe..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_33.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 33 - - -1. Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; - -it is fitting for the pure to praise him. - - -2. Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; - -make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. - - -3. Sing a new song of praise to him; - -play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. - - -4. For the word of the LORD holds true, - -and we can trust everything he does. - - -5. He loves whatever is just and good; - the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth. - -6. The LORD merely spoke, - -and the heavens were created. - -He breathed the word, - -and all the stars were born. - - -7. He assigned the sea its boundaries - -and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. - - -8. Let the whole world fear the LORD, - -and let everyone stand in awe of him. - - -9. For when he spoke, the world began! - -It appeared at his command. - - -10. The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations - -and thwarts all their schemes. - - -11. But the LORD's plans stand firm forever; - -his intentions can never be shaken. - - -12. What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, - -whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. - - -13. The LORD looks down from heaven - -and sees the whole human race. - - -14. From his throne he observes - -all who live on the earth. - - -15. He made their hearts, - -so he understands everything they do. - - -16. The best-equipped army cannot save a king, - -nor is great strength enough to save a warrior. - - -17. Don't count on your warhorse to give you victory-- - -for all its strength, it cannot save you. - - -18. But the LORD watches over those who fear him, - -those who rely on his unfailing love. - - -19. He rescues them from death - -and keeps them alive in times of famine. - - -20. We put our hope in the LORD. - -He is our help and our shield. - - -21. In him our hearts rejoice, - -for we trust in his holy name. - - -22. Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, - -for our hope is in you alone. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7323e284..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_34.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 34 - -1. I will praise the LORD at all times. - -I will constantly speak his praises. - - -2. I will boast only in the LORD; - -let all who are helpless take heart. - - -3. Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness; - -let us exalt his name together. - - -4. I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. - -He freed me from all my fears. - - -5. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; - -no shadow of shame will darken their faces. - - -6. In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened; - -he saved me from all my troubles. - - -7. For the angel of the LORD is a guard; - -he surrounds and defends all who fear him. - - -8. Taste and see that the LORD is good. - -Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! - - -9. Fear the LORD, you his godly people, - -for those who fear him will have all they need. - - -10. Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, - but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing. - -11. Come, my children, and listen to me, - and I will teach you to fear the LORD. - -12. Does anyone want to live a life - -that is long and prosperous? - - -13. Then keep your tongue from speaking evil - -and your lips from telling lies! - - -14. Turn away from evil and do good. - -Search for peace, and work to maintain it. - - -15. The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; - -his ears are open to their cries for help. - - -16. But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil; - -he will erase their memory from the earth. - - -17. The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. - -He rescues them from all their troubles. - - -18. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; - -he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. - - -19. The righteous person faces many troubles, - but the LORD comes to the rescue each time. - -20. For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous; - -not one of them is broken! - - -21. Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, - -and those who hate the righteous will be punished. - - -22. But the LORD will redeem those who serve him. - -No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md deleted file mode 100644 index 23189715..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_35.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,163 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 35 - - -1. O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. - -Fight those who fight against me. - - -2. Put on your armor, and take up your shield. - -Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. - - -3. Lift up your spear and javelin - -against those who pursue me. - -Let me hear you say, - -"I will give you victory!" - - -4. Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; - -turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me. - - -5. Blow them away like chaff in the wind-- - a wind sent by the angel of the LORD. - -6. Make their path dark and slippery, - with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. - -7. I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. - -I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me. - - -8. So let sudden ruin come upon them! - -Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! - -Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me. - - -9. Then I will rejoice in the LORD. - -I will be glad because he rescues me. - - -10. With every bone in my body I will praise him: - "LORD, who can compare with you? -Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? - -Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?" - - -11. Malicious witnesses testify against me. - -They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about. - - -12. They repay me evil for good. - -I am sick with despair. - - -13. Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. - -I denied myself by fasting for them, - -but my prayers returned unanswered. - - -14. I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, - -as if I were grieving for my own mother. - - -15. But they are glad now that I am in trouble; - -they gleefully join together against me. - -I am attacked by people I don't even know; - -they slander me constantly. - - -16. They mock me and call me names; - -they snarl at me. - - -17. How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? - -Rescue me from their fierce attacks. - -Protect my life from these lions! - - -18. Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. - -I will praise you before all the people. - - -19. Don't let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. - -Don't let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow. - - -20. They don't talk of peace; - -they plot against innocent people who mind their own business. - - -21. They shout, "Aha! Aha! - -With our own eyes we saw him do it!" - - -22. O LORD, you know all about this. - -Do not stay silent. - -Do not abandon me now, O Lord. - - -23. Wake up! Rise to my defense! - -Take up my case, my God and my Lord. - - -24. Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. - -Don't let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles. - - -25. Don't let them say, "Look, we got what we wanted! - -Now we will eat him alive!" - - -26. May those who rejoice at my troubles - -be humiliated and disgraced. - -May those who triumph over me - -be covered with shame and dishonor. - - -27. But give great joy to those who came to my defense. - Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD, - -who delights in blessing his servant with peace!" - - -28. Then I will proclaim your justice, - -and I will praise you all day long. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70aa50ae..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_36.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 36 - - -1. Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. - -They have no fear of God at all. - - -2. In their blind conceit, - -they cannot see how wicked they really are. - - -3. Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. - -They refuse to act wisely or do good. - - -4. They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. - -Their actions are never good. - -They make no attempt to turn from evil. - - -5. Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; - -your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. - - -6. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, - -your justice like the ocean depths. -You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. - -7. How precious is your unfailing love, O God! -All humanity finds shelter - -in the shadow of your wings. - - -8. You feed them from the abundance of your own house, - -letting them drink from your river of delights. - - -9. For you are the fountain of life, - -the light by which we see. - - -10. Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; - -give justice to those with honest hearts. - - -11. Don't let the proud trample me - -or the wicked push me around. - - -12. Look! Those who do evil have fallen! - -They are thrown down, never to rise again. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md deleted file mode 100644 index 85f42d11..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_37.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,222 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 37 - -1. Don't worry about the wicked - -or envy those who do wrong. - - -2. For like grass, they soon fade away. - -Like spring flowers, they soon wither. - - -3. Trust in the LORD and do good. - -Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. - - -4. Take delight in the LORD, - -and he will give you your heart's desires. - - -5. Commit everything you do to the LORD. - -Trust him, and he will help you. - - -6. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, - -and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. - - -7. Be still in the presence of the LORD, - -and wait patiently for him to act. - -Don't worry about evil people who prosper - -or fret about their wicked schemes. - - -8. Stop being angry! - -Turn from your rage! -Do not lose your temper-- - -it only leads to harm. - - -9. For the wicked will be destroyed, - but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land. - -10. Soon the wicked will disappear. - -Though you look for them, they will be gone. - - -11. The lowly will possess the land - -and will live in peace and prosperity. - - -12. The wicked plot against the godly; - -they snarl at them in defiance. - - -13. But the Lord just laughs, - -for he sees their day of judgment coming. - - -14. The wicked draw their swords - -and string their bows -to kill the poor and the oppressed, - -to slaughter those who do right. - - -15. But their swords will stab their own hearts, - -and their bows will be broken. - - -16. It is better to be godly and have little - -than to be evil and rich. - - -17. For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, - but the LORD takes care of the godly. - -18. Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, - -and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever. - - -19. They will not be disgraced in hard times; - -even in famine they will have more than enough. - - -20. But the wicked will die. - The LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field-- - -they will disappear like smoke. - - -21. The wicked borrow and never repay, - -but the godly are generous givers. - - -22. Those the LORD blesses will possess the land, - -but those he curses will die. - - -23. The LORD directs the steps of the godly. - -He delights in every detail of their lives. - - -24. Though they stumble, they will never fall, - for the LORD holds them by the hand. - -25. Once I was young, and now I am old. - -Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned - -or their children begging for bread. - - -26. The godly always give generous loans to others, - -and their children are a blessing. - - -27. Turn from evil and do good, - -and you will live in the land forever. - - -28. For the LORD loves justice, - -and he will never abandon the godly. - -He will keep them safe forever, - -but the children of the wicked will die. - - -29. The godly will possess the land - -and will live there forever. - - -30. The godly offer good counsel; - -they teach right from wrong. - - -31. They have made God's law their own, - -so they will never slip from his path. - - -32. The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, - -looking for an excuse to kill them. - - -33. But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed - -or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial. - - -34. Put your hope in the LORD. - -Travel steadily along his path. - -He will honor you by giving you the land. - -You will see the wicked destroyed. - - -35. I have seen wicked and ruthless people - -flourishing like a tree in its native soil. - - -36. But when I looked again, they were gone! - -Though I searched for them, I could not find them! - - -37. Look at those who are honest and good, - -for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace. - - -38. But the rebellious will be destroyed; - -they have no future. - - -39. The LORD rescues the godly; - -he is their fortress in times of trouble. - - -40. The LORD helps them, - -rescuing them from the wicked. - -He saves them, - -and they find shelter in him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7bbd8c5f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_38.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 38 - - -1. O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger - -or discipline me in your rage! - - -2. Your arrows have struck deep, - -and your blows are crushing me. - - -3. Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; - -my health is broken because of my sins. - - -4. My guilt overwhelms me-- - -it is a burden too heavy to bear. - - -5. My wounds fester and stink - -because of my foolish sins. - - -6. I am bent over and racked with pain. - -All day long I walk around filled with grief. - - -7. A raging fever burns within me, - -and my health is broken. - - -8. I am exhausted and completely crushed. - -My groans come from an anguished heart. - - -9. You know what I long for, Lord; - -you hear my every sigh. - - -10. My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, - -and I am going blind. - - -11. My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. - -Even my own family stands at a distance. - - -12. Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. - -Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. - -All day long they plan their treachery. - - -13. But I am deaf to all their threats. - -I am silent before them as one who cannot speak. - - -14. I choose to hear nothing, - -and I make no reply. - - -15. For I am waiting for you, O LORD. - -You must answer for me, O Lord my God. - - -16. I prayed, "Don't let my enemies gloat over me - -or rejoice at my downfall." - - -17. I am on the verge of collapse, - -facing constant pain. - - -18. But I confess my sins; - -I am deeply sorry for what I have done. - - -19. I have many aggressive enemies; - -they hate me without reason. - - -20. They repay me evil for good - -and oppose me for pursuing good. - - -21. Do not abandon me, O LORD. - -Do not stand at a distance, my God. - - -22. Come quickly to help me, - -O Lord my savior. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md deleted file mode 100644 index c5fd41b1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_39.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 39 - - -1. I said to myself, "I will watch what I do - -and not sin in what I say. - -I will hold my tongue - -when the ungodly are around me." - - -2. But as I stood there in silence-- - -not even speaking of good things-- - -the turmoil within me grew worse. - - -3. The more I thought about it, - -the hotter I got, - -igniting a fire of words: - - -4. "LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. - -Remind me that my days are numbered-- - -how fleeting my life is. - - -5. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. - -My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; - -at best, each of us is but a breath." Interlude - - -6. We are merely moving shadows, - -and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. - -We heap up wealth, - -not knowing who will spend it. - - -7. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? - -My only hope is in you. - - -8. Rescue me from my rebellion. - -Do not let fools mock me. - - -9. I am silent before you; I won't say a word, - -for my punishment is from you. - - -10. But please stop striking me! - -I am exhausted by the blows from your hand. - - -11. When you discipline us for our sins, - -you consume like a moth what is precious to us. - -Each of us is but a breath. Interlude - - -12. Hear my prayer, O LORD! - -Listen to my cries for help! - -Don't ignore my tears. - -For I am your guest-- - -a traveler passing through, - -as my ancestors were before me. - - -13. Leave me alone so I can smile again - -before I am gone and exist no more. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4220ea06..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_40.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,123 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 40 - - -1. I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, - -and he turned to me and heard my cry. - - -2. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, - -out of the mud and the mire. - -He set my feet on solid ground - -and steadied me as I walked along. - - -3. He has given me a new song to sing, - -a hymn of praise to our God. - -Many will see what he has done and be amazed. - They will put their trust in the LORD. - -4. Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, - -who have no confidence in the proud - -or in those who worship idols. - - -5. O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. - -Your plans for us are too numerous to list. - -You have no equal. - -If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, - -I would never come to the end of them. - - -6. You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. - Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand-- - -you don't require burnt offerings or sin offerings. - - -7. Then I said, "Look, I have come. - -As is written about me in the Scriptures: - - -8. I take joy in doing your will, my God, - -for your instructions are written on my heart." - - -9. I have told all your people about your justice. - -I have not been afraid to speak out, - as you, O LORD, well know. - -10. I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; - -I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. - -I have told everyone in the great assembly - -of your unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -11. LORD, don't hold back your tender mercies from me. - -Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. - - -12. For troubles surround me-- - -too many to count! -My sins pile up so high - -I can't see my way out. - -They outnumber the hairs on my head. - -I have lost all courage. - - -13. Please, LORD, rescue me! - Come quickly, LORD, and help me. - -14. May those who try to destroy me - -be humiliated and put to shame. - -May those who take delight in my trouble - -be turned back in disgrace. - - -15. Let them be horrified by their shame, - -for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!" - - -16. But may all who search for you - -be filled with joy and gladness in you. - -May those who love your salvation - repeatedly shout, "The LORD is great!" - -17. As for me, since I am poor and needy, - -let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. - -You are my helper and my savior. - -O my God, do not delay. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6fb1cbc1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_41.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 41 - - -1. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! - The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble. - -2. The LORD protects them - -and keeps them alive. - -He gives them prosperity in the land - -and rescues them from their enemies. - - -3. The LORD nurses them when they are sick - -and restores them to health. - - -4. "O LORD," I prayed, "have mercy on me. - -Heal me, for I have sinned against you." - - -5. But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. - -"How soon will he die and be forgotten?" they ask. - - -6. They visit me as if they were my friends, - -but all the while they gather gossip, - -and when they leave, they spread it everywhere. - - -7. All who hate me whisper about me, - -imagining the worst. - - -8. "He has some fatal disease," they say. - -"He will never get out of that bed!" - - -9. Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, - -the one who shared my food, has turned against me. - - -10. LORD, have mercy on me. - -Make me well again, so I can pay them back! - - -11. I know you are pleased with me, - -for you have not let my enemies triumph over me. - - -12. You have preserved my life because I am innocent; - -you have brought me into your presence forever. - - -13. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, - -who lives from everlasting to everlasting. - -Amen and amen! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md deleted file mode 100644 index 96cba76d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_42.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 42 - - -1. As the deer longs for streams of water, - -so I long for you, O God. - - -2. I thirst for God, the living God. - -When can I go and stand before him? - - -3. Day and night I have only tears for food, - -while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, - -"Where is this God of yours?" - - -4. My heart is breaking - -as I remember how it used to be: -I walked among the crowds of worshipers, - -leading a great procession to the house of God, -singing for joy and giving thanks - -amid the sound of a great celebration! - - -5. Why am I discouraged? - -Why is my heart so sad? -I will put my hope in God! - -I will praise him again-- - -my Savior and - -6. my God! -Now I am deeply discouraged, - -but I will remember you-- -even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, - -from the land of Mount Mizar. - - -7. I hear the tumult of the raging seas - -as your waves and surging tides sweep over me. - - -8. But each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me, - -and through each night I sing his songs, - -praying to God who gives me life. - - -9. "O God my rock," I cry, - -"Why have you forgotten me? -Why must I wander around in grief, - -oppressed by my enemies?" - - -10. Their taunts break my bones. - They scoff, -"Where is this God of yours?" - - -11. Why am I discouraged? - -Why is my heart so sad? -I will put my hope in God! - -I will praise him again-- - -my Savior and my God! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1043de7f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_43.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 43 - - -1. Declare me innocent, O God! - -Defend me against these ungodly people. - -Rescue me from these unjust liars. - - -2. For you are God, my only safe haven. - -Why have you tossed me aside? -Why must I wander around in grief, - -oppressed by my enemies? - - -3. Send out your light and your truth; - -let them guide me. - -Let them lead me to your holy mountain, - -to the place where you live. - - -4. There I will go to the altar of God, - to God--the source of all my joy. - -I will praise you with my harp, - -O God, my God! - - -5. Why am I discouraged? - -Why is my heart so sad? -I will put my hope in God! - -I will praise him again-- - -my Savior and my God! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md deleted file mode 100644 index 07192fed..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_44.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,146 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 44 - - -1. O God, we have heard it with our own ears-- - -our ancestors have told us -of all you did in their day, - -in days long ago: - - -2. You drove out the pagan nations by your power - -and gave all the land to our ancestors. - -You crushed their enemies - -and set our ancestors free. - - -3. They did not conquer the land with their swords; - -it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. - -It was your right hand and strong arm - -and the blinding light from your face that helped them, - -for you loved them. - - -4. You are my King and my God. - You command victories for Israel. - -5. Only by your power can we push back our enemies; - -only in your name can we trample our foes. - - -6. I do not trust in my bow; - -I do not count on my sword to save me. - - -7. You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies; - -you disgrace those who hate us. - - -8. O God, we give glory to you all day long - -and constantly praise your name. Interlude - - -9. But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. - -You no longer lead our armies to battle. - - -10. You make us retreat from our enemies - -and allow those who hate us to plunder our land. - - -11. You have butchered us like sheep - -and scattered us among the nations. - - -12. You sold your precious people for a pittance, - -making nothing on the sale. - - -13. You let our neighbors mock us. - -We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us. - - -14. You have made us the butt of their jokes; - -they shake their heads at us in scorn. - - -15. We can't escape the constant humiliation; - -shame is written across our faces. - - -16. All we hear are the taunts of our mockers. - -All we see are our vengeful enemies. - - -17. All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. - -We have not violated your covenant. - - -18. Our hearts have not deserted you. - -We have not strayed from your path. - - -19. Yet you have crushed us in the jackal's desert home. - -You have covered us with darkness and death. - - -20. If we had forgotten the name of our God - -or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods, - - -21. God would surely have known it, - -for he knows the secrets of every heart. - - -22. But for your sake we are killed every day; - -we are being slaughtered like sheep. - - -23. Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? - -Get up! Do not reject us forever. - - -24. Why do you look the other way? - -Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression? - - -25. We collapse in the dust, - -lying face down in the dirt. - - -26. Rise up! -Help us! - -Ransom us because of your unfailing love. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5bae3b5d..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_45.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 45 - - -1. Beautiful words stir my heart. - -I will recite a lovely poem about the king, - -for my tongue is like the pen of a skillful poet. - - -2. You are the most handsome of all. - -Gracious words stream from your lips. - -God himself has blessed you forever. - - -3. Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! - -You are so glorious, so majestic! - - -4. In your majesty, ride out to victory, - -defending truth, humility, and justice. - -Go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds! - - -5. Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies' hearts. - -The nations fall beneath your feet. - - -6. Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. - -You rule with a scepter of justice. - - -7. You love justice and hate evil. - -Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, - -pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else. - - -8. Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes. - -In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you. - - -9. Kings' daughters are among your noble women. - -At your right side stands the queen, - -wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir! - - -10. Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. - -Forget your people and your family far away. - - -11. For your royal husband delights in your beauty; - -honor him, for he is your lord. - - -12. The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts. - -The wealthy will beg your favor. - - -13. The bride, a princess, looks glorious - -in her golden gown. - - -14. In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, - -accompanied by her bridesmaids. - - -15. What a joyful and enthusiastic procession - -as they enter the king's palace! - - -16. Your sons will become kings like their father. - -You will make them rulers over many lands. - - -17. I will bring honor to your name in every generation. - -Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f3d7be1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_46.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 46 - - -1. God is our refuge and strength, - -always ready to help in times of trouble. - - -2. So we will not fear when earthquakes come - -and the mountains crumble into the sea. - - -3. Let the oceans roar and foam. - -Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude - - -4. A river brings joy to the city of our God, - -the sacred home of the Most High. - - -5. God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. - -From the very break of day, God will protect it. - - -6. The nations are in chaos, - -and their kingdoms crumble! -God's voice thunders, - -and the earth melts! - - -7. The LORD of Heaven's Armies is here among us; - -the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude - - -8. Come, see the glorious works of the LORD: - -See how he brings destruction upon the world. - - -9. He causes wars to end throughout the earth. - -He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; - -he burns the shields with fire. - - -10. "Be still, and know that I am God! - -I will be honored by every nation. - -I will be honored throughout the world." - - -11. The LORD of Heaven's Armies is here among us; - -the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3d2f77c5..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_47.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 47 - - -1. Come, everyone! Clap your hands! - -Shout to God with joyful praise! - - -2. For the LORD Most High is awesome. - -He is the great King of all the earth. - - -3. He subdues the nations before us, - -putting our enemies beneath our feet. - - -4. He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, - -the proud possession of Jacob's descendants, whom he loves. Interlude - - -5. God has ascended with a mighty shout. - The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring. - -6. Sing praises to God, sing praises; - -sing praises to our King, sing praises! - - -7. For God is the King over all the earth. - Praise him with a psalm. - -8. God reigns above the nations, - -sitting on his holy throne. - - -9. The rulers of the world have gathered together - -with the people of the God of Abraham. - -For all the kings of the earth belong to God. - -He is highly honored everywhere. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1e70df39..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_48.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 48 - - -1. How great is the LORD, - -how deserving of praise, -in the city of our God, - -which sits on his holy mountain! - - -2. It is high and magnificent; - -the whole earth rejoices to see it! -Mount Zion, the holy mountain, - -is the city of the great King! - - -3. God himself is in Jerusalem's towers, - -revealing himself as its defender. - - -4. The kings of the earth joined forces - -and advanced against the city. - - -5. But when they saw it, they were stunned; - -they were terrified and ran away. - - -6. They were gripped with terror - -and writhed in pain like a woman in labor. - - -7. You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish - -shattered by a powerful east wind. - - -8. We had heard of the city's glory, - -but now we have seen it ourselves-- - the city of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -It is the city of our God; - -he will make it safe forever. Interlude - - -9. O God, we meditate on your unfailing love - -as we worship in your Temple. - - -10. As your name deserves, O God, - -you will be praised to the ends of the earth. - -Your strong right hand is filled with victory. - - -11. Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. - -Let all the towns of Judah be glad - -because of your justice. - - -12. Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem. - -Walk around and count the many towers. - - -13. Take note of the fortified walls, - -and tour all the citadels, -that you may describe them - -to future generations. - - -14. For that is what God is like. - -He is our God forever and ever, - -and he will guide us until we die. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md deleted file mode 100644 index aa741836..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_49.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,109 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 49 - - -1. Listen to this, all you people! - -Pay attention, everyone in the world! - - -2. High and low, - rich and poor--listen! - -3. For my words are wise, - -and my thoughts are filled with insight. - - -4. I listen carefully to many proverbs - -and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp. - - -5. Why should I fear when trouble comes, - -when enemies surround me? - - -6. They trust in their wealth - -and boast of great riches. - - -7. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death - -by paying a ransom to God. - - -8. Redemption does not come so easily, - -for no one can ever pay enough - - -9. to live forever - -and never see the grave. - - -10. Those who are wise must finally die, - -just like the foolish and senseless, - -leaving all their wealth behind. - - -11. The grave is their eternal home, - -where they will stay forever. - -They may name their estates after themselves, - - -12. but their fame will not last. - -They will die, just like animals. - - -13. This is the fate of fools, - though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude - -14. Like sheep, they are led to the grave, - -where death will be their shepherd. - -In the morning the godly will rule over them. - -Their bodies will rot in the grave, - -far from their grand estates. - - -15. But as for me, God will redeem my life. - -He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude - - -16. So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich - -and their homes become ever more splendid. - - -17. For when they die, they take nothing with them. - -Their wealth will not follow them into the grave. - - -18. In this life they consider themselves fortunate - -and are applauded for their success. - - -19. But they will die like all before them - -and never again see the light of day. - - -20. People who boast of their wealth don't understand; - they will die, just like animals. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md deleted file mode 100644 index 32d5c05f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_50.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,139 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 50 - - -1. The LORD, the Mighty One, is God, - -and he has spoken; -he has summoned all humanity - -from where the sun rises to where it sets. - - -2. From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, - -God shines in glorious radiance. - - -3. Our God approaches, - -and he is not silent. - -Fire devours everything in his way, - -and a great storm rages around him. - - -4. He calls on the heavens above and earth below - -to witness the judgment of his people. - - -5. "Bring my faithful people to me-- - -those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices." - - -6. Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, - -for God himself will be the judge. Interlude - - -7. "O my people, listen as I speak. - -Here are my charges against you, O Israel: - -I am God, your God! - - -8. I have no complaint about your sacrifices - -or the burnt offerings you constantly offer. - - -9. But I do not need the bulls from your barns - -or the goats from your pens. - - -10. For all the animals of the forest are mine, - -and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. - - -11. I know every bird on the mountains, - -and all the animals of the field are mine. - - -12. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, - -for all the world is mine and everything in it. - - -13. Do I eat the meat of bulls? - -Do I drink the blood of goats? - - -14. Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, - -and keep the vows you made to the Most High. - - -15. Then call on me when you are in trouble, - -and I will rescue you, - -and you will give me glory." - - -16. But God says to the wicked: -"Why bother reciting my decrees - -and pretending to obey my covenant? - - -17. For you refuse my discipline - -and treat my words like trash. - - -18. When you see thieves, you approve of them, - -and you spend your time with adulterers. - - -19. Your mouth is filled with wickedness, - -and your tongue is full of lies. - - -20. You sit around and slander your brother-- - -your own mother's son. - - -21. While you did all this, I remained silent, - -and you thought I didn't care. - -But now I will rebuke you, - -listing all my charges against you. - - -22. Repent, all of you who forget me, - -or I will tear you apart, - -and no one will help you. - - -23. But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. - -If you keep to my path, - -I will reveal to you the salvation of God." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdb79c70..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_51.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 51 - - -1. Have mercy on me, O God, - -because of your unfailing love. - -Because of your great compassion, - -blot out the stain of my sins. - - -2. Wash me clean from my guilt. - -Purify me from my sin. - - -3. For I recognize my rebellion; - -it haunts me day and night. - - -4. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; - -I have done what is evil in your sight. - -You will be proved right in what you say, - and your judgment against me is just. - -5. For I was born a sinner-- - -yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. - - -6. But you desire honesty from the womb, - -teaching me wisdom even there. - - -7. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; - -wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. - - -8. Oh, give me back my joy again; - -you have broken me-- - -now let me rejoice. - - -9. Don't keep looking at my sins. - -Remove the stain of my guilt. - - -10. Create in me a clean heart, O God. - -Renew a loyal spirit within me. - - -11. Do not banish me from your presence, - and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. - -12. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, - -and make me willing to obey you. - - -13. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, - -and they will return to you. - - -14. Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; - -then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. - - -15. Unseal my lips, O Lord, - -that my mouth may praise you. - - -16. You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. - -You do not want a burnt offering. - - -17. The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. - -You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. - - -18. Look with favor on Zion and help her; - -rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. - - -19. Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit-- - -with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. - -Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md deleted file mode 100644 index b80da7b4..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_52.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 52 - - -1. Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? - -Don't you realize God's justice continues forever? - - -2. All day long you plot destruction. - -Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; - -you're an expert at telling lies. - - -3. You love evil more than good - -and lies more than truth. Interlude - - -4. You love to destroy others with your words, - -you liar! - - -5. But God will strike you down once and for all. - -He will pull you from your home - -and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude - - -6. The righteous will see it and be amazed. - -They will laugh and say, - - -7. "Look what happens to mighty warriors - -who do not trust in God. - -They trust their wealth instead - -and grow more and more bold in their wickedness." - - -8. But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. - -I will always trust in God's unfailing love. - - -9. I will praise you forever, O God, - -for what you have done. - -I will trust in your good name - -in the presence of your faithful people. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1242ecde..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_53.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 53 - - -1. Only fools say in their hearts, - -"There is no God." -They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; - -not one of them does good! - - -2. God looks down from heaven - -on the entire human race; -he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, - -if anyone seeks God. - - -3. But no, all have turned away; - all have become corrupt. - -No one does good, - -not a single one! - - -4. Will those who do evil never learn? - -They eat up my people like bread - -and wouldn't think of praying to God. - - -5. Terror will grip them, - -terror like they have never known before. - -God will scatter the bones of your enemies. - -You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them. - - -6. Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? - -When God restores his people, - -Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md deleted file mode 100644 index cd6beb28..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_54.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 54 - - -1. Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! - -Defend me with your might. - - -2. Listen to my prayer, O God. - -Pay attention to my plea. - - -3. For strangers are attacking me; - -violent people are trying to kill me. - -They care nothing for God. Interlude - - -4. But God is my helper. - -The Lord keeps me alive! - - -5. May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. - -Do as you promised and put an end to them. - - -6. I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you; - I will praise your name, O LORD, - -for it is good. - - -7. For you have rescued me from my troubles - -and helped me to triumph over my enemies. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b71e11f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_55.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 55 - - -1. Listen to my prayer, O God. - -Do not ignore my cry for help! - - -2. Please listen and answer me, - -for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. - - -3. My enemies shout at me, - -making loud and wicked threats. - -They bring trouble on me - -and angrily hunt me down. - - -4. My heart pounds in my chest. - -The terror of death assaults me. - - -5. Fear and trembling overwhelm me, - -and I can't stop shaking. - - -6. Oh, that I had wings like a dove; - -then I would fly away and rest! - - -7. I would fly far away - -to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude - - -8. How quickly I would escape-- - -far from this wild storm of hatred. - - -9. Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, - -for I see violence and conflict in the city. - - -10. Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, - -but the real danger is wickedness within the city. - - -11. Everything is falling apart; - -threats and cheating are rampant in the streets. - - -12. It is not an enemy who taunts me-- - -I could bear that. - -It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me-- - -I could have hidden from them. - - -13. Instead, it is you--my equal, - -my companion and close friend. - - -14. What good fellowship we once enjoyed - -as we walked together to the house of God. - - -15. Let death stalk my enemies; - let the grave swallow them alive, - -for evil makes its home within them. - - -16. But I will call on God, - and the LORD will rescue me. - -17. Morning, noon, and night - -I cry out in my distress, - and the LORD hears my voice. - -18. He ransoms me and keeps me safe - -from the battle waged against me, - -though many still oppose me. - - -19. God, who has ruled forever, - -will hear me and humble them. Interlude -For my enemies refuse to change their ways; - -they do not fear God. - - -20. As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; - -he broke his promises. - - -21. His words are as smooth as butter, - -but in his heart is war. - -His words are as soothing as lotion, - -but underneath are daggers! - - -22. Give your burdens to the LORD, - -and he will take care of you. - -He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. - - -23. But you, O God, will send the wicked - -down to the pit of destruction. - -Murderers and liars will die young, - -but I am trusting you to save me. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b64438a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_56.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 56 - - -1. O God, have mercy on me, - -for people are hounding me. - -My foes attack me all day long. - - -2. I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, - -and many are boldly attacking me. - - -3. But when I am afraid, - -I will put my trust in you. - - -4. I praise God for what he has promised. - -I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? - -What can mere mortals do to me? - - -5. They are always twisting what I say; - -they spend their days plotting to harm me. - - -6. They come together to spy on me-- - -watching my every step, eager to kill me. - - -7. Don't let them get away with their wickedness; - -in your anger, O God, bring them down. - - -8. You keep track of all my sorrows. - -You have collected all my tears in your bottle. - -You have recorded each one in your book. - - -9. My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. - -This I know: God is on my side! - - -10. I praise God for what he has promised; - yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised. - -11. -I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? - -What can mere mortals do to me? - - -12. I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, - -and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help. - - -13. For you have rescued me from death; - -you have kept my feet from slipping. - -So now I can walk in your presence, O God, - -in your life-giving light. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef0dffd6..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_57.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 57 - - -1. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! - -I look to you for protection. - -I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings - -until the danger passes by. - - -2. I cry out to God Most High, - -to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. - - -3. He will send help from heaven to rescue me, - -disgracing those who hound me. Interlude -My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -4. I am surrounded by fierce lions - -who greedily devour human prey-- -whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, - -and whose tongues cut like swords. - - -5. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! - -May your glory shine over all the earth. - - -6. My enemies have set a trap for me. - -I am weary from distress. - -They have dug a deep pit in my path, - -but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude - - -7. My heart is confident in you, O God; - -my heart is confident. - -No wonder I can sing your praises! - - -8. Wake up, my heart! - -Wake up, O lyre and harp! - -I will wake the dawn with my song. - - -9. I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. - -I will sing your praises among the nations. - - -10. For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. - -Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. - - -11. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. - -May your glory shine over all the earth. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5e368605..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_58.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 58 - - -1. Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word? - -Do you judge the people fairly? - - -2. No! You plot injustice in your hearts. - -You spread violence throughout the land. - - -3. These wicked people are born sinners; - -even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. - - -4. They spit venom like deadly snakes; - -they are like cobras that refuse to listen, - - -5. ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, - -no matter how skillfully they play. - - -6. Break off their fangs, O God! - Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD! - -7. May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. - Make their weapons useless in their hands. - -8. May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, - -like a stillborn child who will never see the sun. - - -9. God will sweep them away, both young and old, - -faster than a pot heats over burning thorns. - - -10. The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. - -They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. - - -11. Then at last everyone will say, - -"There truly is a reward for those who live for God; - -surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8a6074b7..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_59.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 59 - - -1. Rescue me from my enemies, O God. - -Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. - - -2. Rescue me from these criminals; - -save me from these murderers. - - -3. They have set an ambush for me. - Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD, - -though I have not sinned or offended them. - - -4. I have done nothing wrong, - -yet they prepare to attack me. - -Wake up! See what is happening and help me! - - -5. O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, - -wake up and punish those hostile nations. - -Show no mercy to wicked traitors. Interlude - - -6. They come out at night, - -snarling like vicious dogs - -as they prowl the streets. - - -7. Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; - -their words cut like swords. - -"After all, who can hear us?" they sneer. - - -8. But LORD, you laugh at them. - -You scoff at all the hostile nations. - - -9. You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, - -for you, O God, are my fortress. - - -10. In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me. - -He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies. - - -11. Don't kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; - -stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, - -O Lord our shield. - - -12. Because of the sinful things they say, - -because of the evil that is on their lips, -let them be captured by their pride, - -their curses, and their lies. - - -13. Destroy them in your anger! - -Wipe them out completely! -Then the whole world will know - that God reigns in Israel. Interlude - -14. My enemies come out at night, - -snarling like vicious dogs - -as they prowl the streets. - - -15. They scavenge for food - but go to sleep unsatisfied. - -16. But as for me, I will sing about your power. - -Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. - -For you have been my refuge, - -a place of safety when I am in distress. - - -17. O my Strength, to you I sing praises, - -for you, O God, are my refuge, - -the God who shows me unfailing love. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md deleted file mode 100644 index d4acddd5..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_60.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,71 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 60 - - -1. You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. - -You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor. - - -2. You have shaken our land and split it open. - -Seal the cracks, for the land trembles. - - -3. You have been very hard on us, - -making us drink wine that sent us reeling. - - -4. But you have raised a banner for those who fear you-- - -a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude - - -5. Now rescue your beloved people. - -Answer and save us by your power. - - -6. God has promised this by his holiness: -"I will divide up Shechem with joy. - -I will measure out the valley of Succoth. - - -7. Gilead is mine, - -and Manasseh, too. - -Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, - -and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. - - -8. But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, - -and I will wipe my feet on Edom - -and shout in triumph over Philistia." - - -9. Who will bring me into the fortified city? - -Who will bring me victory over Edom? - - -10. Have you rejected us, O God? - -Will you no longer march with our armies? - - -11. Oh, please help us against our enemies, - -for all human help is useless. - - -12. With God's help we will do mighty things, - -for he will trample down our foes. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3852a5e5..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_61.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 61 - - -1. O God, listen to my cry! - -Hear my prayer! - - -2. From the ends of the earth, - -I cry to you for help - -when my heart is overwhelmed. - -Lead me to the towering rock of safety, - - -3. for you are my safe refuge, - -a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. - - -4. Let me live forever in your sanctuary, - -safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude - - -5. For you have heard my vows, O God. - -You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name. - - -6. Add many years to the life of the king! - -May his years span the generations! - - -7. May he reign under God's protection forever. - -May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him. - - -8. Then I will sing praises to your name forever - -as I fulfill my vows each day. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md deleted file mode 100644 index 538ee730..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_62.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 62 - - -1. I wait quietly before God, - -for my victory comes from him. - - -2. He alone is my rock and my salvation, - -my fortress where I will never be shaken. - - -3. So many enemies against one man-- - -all of them trying to kill me. - -To them I'm just a broken-down wall - -or a tottering fence. - - -4. They plan to topple me from my high position. - -They delight in telling lies about me. - -They praise me to my face - -but curse me in their hearts. Interlude - - -5. Let all that I am wait quietly before God, - -for my hope is in him. - - -6. He alone is my rock and my salvation, - -my fortress where I will not be shaken. - - -7. My victory and honor come from God alone. - -He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. - - -8. O my people, trust in him at all times. - -Pour out your heart to him, - -for God is our refuge. Interlude - - -9. Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, - -and the powerful are not what they appear to be. - -If you weigh them on the scales, - -together they are lighter than a breath of air. - - -10. Don't make your living by extortion - -or put your hope in stealing. - -And if your wealth increases, - -don't make it the center of your life. - - -11. God has spoken plainly, - -and I have heard it many times: -Power, O God, belongs to you; - - -12. unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. - -Surely you repay all people - -according to what they have done. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5aabbbf3..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_63.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 63 - - -1. O God, you are my God; - -I earnestly search for you. - -My soul thirsts for you; - -my whole body longs for you -in this parched and weary land - -where there is no water. - - -2. I have seen you in your sanctuary - -and gazed upon your power and glory. - - -3. Your unfailing love is better than life itself; - -how I praise you! - - -4. I will praise you as long as I live, - -lifting up my hands to you in prayer. - - -5. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. - -I will praise you with songs of joy. - - -6. I lie awake thinking of you, - -meditating on you through the night. - - -7. Because you are my helper, - -I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. - - -8. I cling to you; - -your strong right hand holds me securely. - - -9. But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. - -They will go down into the depths of the earth. - - -10. They will die by the sword - -and become the food of jackals. - - -11. But the king will rejoice in God. - -All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, - -while liars will be silenced. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8b9e0a0b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_64.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 64 - - -1. O God, listen to my complaint. - -Protect my life from my enemies' threats. - - -2. Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, - -from this gang of wrongdoers. - - -3. They sharpen their tongues like swords - -and aim their bitter words like arrows. - - -4. They shoot from ambush at the innocent, - -attacking suddenly and fearlessly. - - -5. They encourage each other to do evil - -and plan how to set their traps in secret. - -"Who will ever notice?" they ask. - - -6. As they plot their crimes, they say, - -"We have devised the perfect plan!" - -Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning. - - -7. But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, - -suddenly striking them down. - - -8. Their own tongues will ruin them, - -and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. - - -9. Then everyone will be afraid; - -they will proclaim the mighty acts of God - -and realize all the amazing things he does. - - -10. The godly will rejoice in the LORD - -and find shelter in him. - -And those who do what is right - -will praise him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md deleted file mode 100644 index 68a9c587..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_65.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,97 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 65 - - -1. What mighty praise, O God, - -belongs to you in Zion. - -We will fulfill our vows to you, - - -2. for you answer our prayers. - -All of us must come to you. - - -3. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, - -you forgive them all. - - -4. What joy for those you choose to bring near, - -those who live in your holy courts. - -What festivities await us - -inside your holy Temple. - - -5. You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, - -O God our savior. - -You are the hope of everyone on earth, - -even those who sail on distant seas. - - -6. You formed the mountains by your power - -and armed yourself with mighty strength. - - -7. You quieted the raging oceans - -with their pounding waves - -and silenced the shouting of the nations. - - -8. Those who live at the ends of the earth - -stand in awe of your wonders. - -From where the sun rises to where it sets, - -you inspire shouts of joy. - - -9. You take care of the earth and water it, - -making it rich and fertile. - -The river of God has plenty of water; - -it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, - -for you have ordered it so. - - -10. You drench the plowed ground with rain, - -melting the clods and leveling the ridges. - -You soften the earth with showers - -and bless its abundant crops. - - -11. You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; - -even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. - - -12. The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, - -and the hillsides blossom with joy. - - -13. The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, - -and the valleys are carpeted with grain. - -They all shout and sing for joy! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md deleted file mode 100644 index d48c12b3..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_66.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 66 - - -1. Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! - -2. Sing about the glory of his name! - -Tell the world how glorious he is. - - -3. Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! - -Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. - - -4. Everything on earth will worship you; - -they will sing your praises, - -shouting your name in glorious songs." Interlude - - -5. Come and see what our God has done, - -what awesome miracles he performs for people! - - -6. He made a dry path through the Red Sea, - -and his people went across on foot. - -There we rejoiced in him. - - -7. For by his great power he rules forever. - -He watches every movement of the nations; - -let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude - - -8. Let the whole world bless our God - -and loudly sing his praises. - - -9. Our lives are in his hands, - -and he keeps our feet from stumbling. - - -10. You have tested us, O God; - -you have purified us like silver. - - -11. You captured us in your net - -and laid the burden of slavery on our backs. - - -12. Then you put a leader over us. - -We went through fire and flood, - -but you brought us to a place of great abundance. - - -13. Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings - -to fulfill the vows I made to you-- - -14. yes, the sacred vows that I made - -when I was in deep trouble. - - -15. That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you-- - -the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, - -and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude - - -16. Come and listen, all you who fear God, - -and I will tell you what he did for me. - - -17. For I cried out to him for help, - -praising him as I spoke. - - -18. If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, - -the Lord would not have listened. - - -19. But God did listen! - -He paid attention to my prayer. - - -20. Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer - -or withdraw his unfailing love from me. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md deleted file mode 100644 index e0964280..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_67.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 67 - - -1. May God be merciful and bless us. - -May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude - - -2. May your ways be known throughout the earth, - -your saving power among people everywhere. - - -3. May the nations praise you, O God. - -Yes, may all the nations praise you. - - -4. Let the whole world sing for joy, - -because you govern the nations with justice - -and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude - - -5. May the nations praise you, O God. - -Yes, may all the nations praise you. - - -6. Then the earth will yield its harvests, - -and God, our God, will richly bless us. - - -7. Yes, God will bless us, - -and people all over the world will fear him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdc758ea..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_68.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,201 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 68 - - -1. Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. - -Let those who hate God run for their lives. - - -2. Blow them away like smoke. - -Melt them like wax in a fire. - -Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. - - -3. But let the godly rejoice. - -Let them be glad in God's presence. - -Let them be filled with joy. - - -4. Sing praises to God and to his name! - Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. -His name is the LORD-- - -rejoice in his presence! - - -5. Father to the fatherless, defender of widows-- - -this is God, whose dwelling is holy. - - -6. God places the lonely in families; - -he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. - -But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. - - -7. O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, - -when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude - - -8. the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain - -before you, the God of Sinai, - -before God, the God of Israel. - - -9. You sent abundant rain, O God, - -to refresh the weary land. - - -10. There your people finally settled, - -and with a bountiful harvest, O God, - -you provided for your needy people. - - -11. The Lord gives the word, - and a great army brings the good news. - -12. Enemy kings and their armies flee, - -while the women of Israel divide the plunder. - - -13. Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures-- - -doves with wings of silver - -and feathers of gold. - - -14. The Almighty scattered the enemy kings - -like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon. - - -15. The mountains of Bashan are majestic, - -with many peaks stretching high into the sky. - - -16. Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, - -at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, - where the LORD himself will live forever? - -17. Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, - -the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary. - - -18. When you ascended to the heights, - -you led a crowd of captives. - -You received gifts from the people, - -even from those who rebelled against you. - Now the LORD God will live among us there. - -19. Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! - -For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude - - -20. Our God is a God who saves! - The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death. - -21. But God will smash the heads of his enemies, - -crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways. - - -22. The Lord says, "I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; - -I will bring them up from the depths of the sea. - - -23. You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, - -and even your dogs will get their share!" - - -24. Your procession has come into view, O God-- - -the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary. - - -25. Singers are in front, musicians behind; - -between them are young women playing tambourines. - - -26. Praise God, all you people of Israel; - praise the LORD, the source of Israel's life. - -27. Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. - -Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah - -and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali. - - -28. Summon your might, O God. - -Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. - - -29. The kings of the earth are bringing tribute - -to your Temple in Jerusalem. - - -30. Rebuke these enemy nations-- - -these wild animals lurking in the reeds, - -this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. - -Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. - -Scatter the nations that delight in war. - - -31. Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals; - let Ethiopia bring tribute to God. - -32. Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. - -Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude - - -33. Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, - -his mighty voice thundering from the sky. - - -34. Tell everyone about God's power. - -His majesty shines down on Israel; - -his strength is mighty in the heavens. - - -35. God is awesome in his sanctuary. - -The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. - -Praise be to God! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md deleted file mode 100644 index c3156ce9..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_69.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,216 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 69 - - -1. Save me, O God, - -for the floodwaters are up to my neck. - - -2. Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; - -I can't find a foothold. - -I am in deep water, - -and the floods overwhelm me. - - -3. I am exhausted from crying for help; - -my throat is parched. - -My eyes are swollen with weeping, - -waiting for my God to help me. - - -4. Those who hate me without cause - -outnumber the hairs on my head. - -Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, - -demanding that I give back what I didn't steal. - - -5. O God, you know how foolish I am; - -my sins cannot be hidden from you. - - -6. Don't let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, - O Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -Don't let me cause them to be humiliated, - -O God of Israel. - - -7. For I endure insults for your sake; - -humiliation is written all over my face. - - -8. Even my own brothers pretend they don't know me; - -they treat me like a stranger. - - -9. Passion for your house has consumed me, - -and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. - - -10. When I weep and fast, - -they scoff at me. - - -11. When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, - -they make fun of me. - - -12. I am the favorite topic of town gossip, - -and all the drunks sing about me. - - -13. But I keep praying to you, LORD, - -hoping this time you will show me favor. - -In your unfailing love, O God, - -answer my prayer with your sure salvation. - - -14. Rescue me from the mud; - -don't let me sink any deeper! -Save me from those who hate me, - -and pull me from these deep waters. - - -15. Don't let the floods overwhelm me, - -or the deep waters swallow me, - -or the pit of death devour me. - - -16. Answer my prayers, O LORD, - -for your unfailing love is wonderful. - -Take care of me, - -for your mercy is so plentiful. - - -17. Don't hide from your servant; - -answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble! - - -18. Come and redeem me; - -free me from my enemies. - - -19. You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. - -You see all that my enemies are doing. - - -20. Their insults have broken my heart, - -and I am in despair. - -If only one person would show some pity; - -if only one would turn and comfort me. - - -21. But instead, they give me poison for food; - -they offer me sour wine for my thirst. - - -22. Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare - and their prosperity become a trap. - -23. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, - and make their bodies shake continually. - -24. Pour out your fury on them; - -consume them with your burning anger. - - -25. Let their homes become desolate - -and their tents be deserted. - - -26. To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; - -they add to the pain of those you have hurt. - - -27. Pile their sins up high, - -and don't let them go free. - - -28. Erase their names from the Book of Life; - -don't let them be counted among the righteous. - - -29. I am suffering and in pain. - -Rescue me, O God, by your saving power. - - -30. Then I will praise God's name with singing, - -and I will honor him with thanksgiving. - - -31. For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle, - -more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves. - - -32. The humble will see their God at work and be glad. - -Let all who seek God's help be encouraged. - - -33. For the LORD hears the cries of the needy; - -he does not despise his imprisoned people. - - -34. Praise him, O heaven and earth, - -the seas and all that move in them. - - -35. For God will save Jerusalem - -and rebuild the towns of Judah. - -His people will live there - -and settle in their own land. - - -36. The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, - -and those who love him will live there in safety. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md deleted file mode 100644 index 71a87abe..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_70.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 70 - - -1. Please, God, rescue me! - Come quickly, LORD, and help me. - -2. May those who try to kill me - -be humiliated and put to shame. - -May those who take delight in my trouble - -be turned back in disgrace. - - -3. Let them be horrified by their shame, - -for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!" - - -4. But may all who search for you - -be filled with joy and gladness in you. - -May those who love your salvation - -repeatedly shout, "God is great!" - - -5. But as for me, I am poor and needy; - -please hurry to my aid, O God. - -You are my helper and my savior; - O LORD, do not delay. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b1eced5..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_71.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,149 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 71 - - -1. O LORD, I have come to you for protection; - -don't let me be disgraced. - - -2. Save me and rescue me, - -for you do what is right. - -Turn your ear to listen to me, - -and set me free. - - -3. Be my rock of safety - -where I can always hide. - -Give the order to save me, - -for you are my rock and my fortress. - - -4. My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, - -from the clutches of cruel oppressors. - - -5. O Lord, you alone are my hope. - I've trusted you, O LORD, from childhood. - -6. Yes, you have been with me from birth; - -from my mother's womb you have cared for me. - -No wonder I am always praising you! - - -7. My life is an example to many, - -because you have been my strength and protection. - - -8. That is why I can never stop praising you; - -I declare your glory all day long. - - -9. And now, in my old age, don't set me aside. - -Don't abandon me when my strength is failing. - - -10. For my enemies are whispering against me. - -They are plotting together to kill me. - - -11. They say, "God has abandoned him. - -Let's go and get him, - -for no one will help him now." - - -12. O God, don't stay away. - -My God, please hurry to help me. - - -13. Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. - -Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me. - - -14. But I will keep on hoping for your help; - -I will praise you more and more. - - -15. I will tell everyone about your righteousness. - -All day long I will proclaim your saving power, - though I am not skilled with words. - -16. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. - -I will tell everyone that you alone are just. - - -17. O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, - -and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. - - -18. Now that I am old and gray, - -do not abandon me, O God. - -Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, - -your mighty miracles to all who come after me. - - -19. Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. - -You have done such wonderful things. - -Who can compare with you, O God? - - -20. You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, - -but you will restore me to life again - -and lift me up from the depths of the earth. - - -21. You will restore me to even greater honor - -and comfort me once again. - - -22. Then I will praise you with music on the harp, - -because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. - -I will sing praises to you with a lyre, - -O Holy One of Israel. - - -23. I will shout for joy and sing your praises, - -for you have ransomed me. - - -24. I will tell about your righteous deeds - -all day long, -for everyone who tried to hurt me - -has been shamed and humiliated. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7db67480..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_72.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,124 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 72 - - -1. Give your love of justice to the king, O God, - -and righteousness to the king's son. - - -2. -Help him judge your people in the right way; - -let the poor always be treated fairly. - - -3. May the mountains yield prosperity for all, - -and may the hills be fruitful. - - -4. -Help him to defend the poor, - -to rescue the children of the needy, - -and to crush their oppressors. - - -5. May they fear you as long as the sun shines, - -as long as the moon remains in the sky. - -Yes, forever! - - -6. May the king's rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, - -like the showers that water the earth. - - -7. May all the godly flourish during his reign. - -May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more. - - -8. May he reign from sea to sea, - and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. - -9. Desert nomads will bow before him; - -his enemies will fall before him in the dust. - - -10. The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands - -will bring him tribute. - -The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba - -will bring him gifts. - - -11. All kings will bow before him, - -and all nations will serve him. - - -12. He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; - -he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them. - - -13. He feels pity for the weak and the needy, - -and he will rescue them. - - -14. He will redeem them from oppression and violence, - -for their lives are precious to him. - - -15. Long live the king! - -May the gold of Sheba be given to him. - -May the people always pray for him - -and bless him all day long. - - -16. May there be abundant grain throughout the land, - -flourishing even on the hilltops. - -May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, - -and may the people thrive like grass in a field. - - -17. May the king's name endure forever; - -may it continue as long as the sun shines. - -May all nations be blessed through him - -and bring him praise. - - -18. Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, - -who alone does such wonderful things. - - -19. Praise his glorious name forever! - -Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. - -Amen and amen! - - -20. (This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.) - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md deleted file mode 100644 index d9426fad..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_73.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,149 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 73 - - -1. Truly God is good to Israel, - -to those whose hearts are pure. - - -2. But as for me, I almost lost my footing. - -My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. - - -3. For I envied the proud - -when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. - - -4. They seem to live such painless lives; - -their bodies are so healthy and strong. - - -5. They don't have troubles like other people; - -they're not plagued with problems like everyone else. - - -6. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace - -and clothe themselves with cruelty. - - -7. These fat cats have everything - -their hearts could ever wish for! - - -8. They scoff and speak only evil; - -in their pride they seek to crush others. - - -9. They boast against the very heavens, - -and their words strut throughout the earth. - - -10. And so the people are dismayed and confused, - -drinking in all their words. - - -11. "What does God know?" they ask. - -"Does the Most High even know what's happening?" - - -12. Look at these wicked people-- - -enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply. - - -13. Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? - -Did I keep myself innocent for no reason? - - -14. I get nothing but trouble all day long; - -every morning brings me pain. - - -15. If I had really spoken this way to others, - -I would have been a traitor to your people. - - -16. So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. - -But what a difficult task it is! - - -17. Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, - -and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked. - - -18. Truly, you put them on a slippery path - -and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction. - - -19. In an instant they are destroyed, - -completely swept away by terrors. - - -20. When you arise, O Lord, - -you will laugh at their silly ideas - -as a person laughs at dreams in the morning. - - -21. Then I realized that my heart was bitter, - -and I was all torn up inside. - - -22. I was so foolish and ignorant-- - -I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. - - -23. Yet I still belong to you; - -you hold my right hand. - - -24. You guide me with your counsel, - -leading me to a glorious destiny. - - -25. Whom have I in heaven but you? - -I desire you more than anything on earth. - - -26. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, - -but God remains the strength of my heart; - -he is mine forever. - - -27. Those who desert him will perish, - -for you destroy those who abandon you. - - -28. But as for me, how good it is to be near God! - I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, - -and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md deleted file mode 100644 index 67df132b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_74.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 74 - - -1. O God, why have you rejected us so long? - -Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture? - - -2. Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, - -the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! - And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth. - -3. Walk through the awful ruins of the city; - -see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary. - - -4. There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; - -there they set up their battle standards. - - -5. They swung their axes - -like woodcutters in a forest. - - -6. With axes and picks, - -they smashed the carved paneling. - - -7. They burned your sanctuary to the ground. - -They defiled the place that bears your name. - - -8. Then they thought, "Let's destroy everything!" - -So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped. - - -9. We no longer see your miraculous signs. - -All the prophets are gone, - -and no one can tell us when it will end. - - -10. How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? - -Will you let them dishonor your name forever? - - -11. Why do you hold back your strong right hand? - -Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them. - - -12. You, O God, are my king from ages past, - -bringing salvation to the earth. - - -13. You split the sea by your strength - -and smashed the heads of the sea monsters. - - -14. You crushed the heads of Leviathan - -and let the desert animals eat him. - - -15. You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, - -and you dried up rivers that never run dry. - - -16. Both day and night belong to you; - you made the starlight and the sun. - -17. You set the boundaries of the earth, - -and you made both summer and winter. - - -18. See how these enemies insult you, LORD. - -A foolish nation has dishonored your name. - - -19. Don't let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. - -Don't forget your suffering people forever. - - -20. Remember your covenant promises, - -for the land is full of darkness and violence! - - -21. Don't let the downtrodden be humiliated again. - -Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name. - - -22. Arise, O God, and defend your cause. - -Remember how these fools insult you all day long. - - -23. Don't overlook what your enemies have said - -or their growing uproar. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md deleted file mode 100644 index f94ecfeb..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_75.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 75 - - -1. We thank you, O God! - -We give thanks because you are near. - -People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. - - -2. God says, "At the time I have planned, - -I will bring justice against the wicked. - - -3. When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, - -I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. Interlude - - -4. "I warned the proud, 'Stop your boasting!' - -I told the wicked, 'Don't raise your fists! - - -5. Don't raise your fists in defiance at the heavens - -or speak with such arrogance.'" - - -6. For no one on earth--from east or west, - -or even from the wilderness-- - should raise a defiant fist. - -7. It is God alone who judges; - -he decides who will rise and who will fall. - - -8. For the LORD holds a cup in his hand - -that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. - -He pours out the wine in judgment, - -and all the wicked must drink it, - -draining it to the dregs. - - -9. But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; - -I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. - - -10. For God says, "I will break the strength of the wicked, - -but I will increase the power of the godly." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2ca03c63..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_76.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 76 - - -1. God is honored in Judah; - -his name is great in Israel. - - -2. Jerusalem is where he lives; - -Mount Zion is his home. - - -3. There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, - -the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude - - -4. You are glorious and more majestic - than the everlasting mountains. - -5. Our boldest enemies have been plundered. - -They lie before us in the sleep of death. - -No warrior could lift a hand against us. - - -6. At the blast of your breath, O God of Jacob, - -their horses and chariots lay still. - - -7. No wonder you are greatly feared! - -Who can stand before you when your anger explodes? - - -8. From heaven you sentenced your enemies; - -the earth trembled and stood silent before you. - - -9. You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, - -and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude - - -10. Human defiance only enhances your glory, - for you use it as a weapon. - -11. Make vows to the LORD your God, and keep them. - -Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One. - - -12. For he breaks the pride of princes, - -and the kings of the earth fear him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9265180a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_77.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 77 - - -1. I cry out to God; yes, I shout. - -Oh, that God would listen to me! - - -2. When I was in deep trouble, - -I searched for the Lord. - -All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, - -but my soul was not comforted. - - -3. I think of God, and I moan, - -overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude - - -4. You don't let me sleep. - -I am too distressed even to pray! - - -5. I think of the good old days, - -long since ended, - - -6. when my nights were filled with joyful songs. - -I search my soul and ponder the difference now. - - -7. Has the Lord rejected me forever? - -Will he never again be kind to me? - - -8. Is his unfailing love gone forever? - -Have his promises permanently failed? - - -9. Has God forgotten to be gracious? - -Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude - - -10. And I said, "This is my fate; - -the Most High has turned his hand against me." - - -11. But then I recall all you have done, O LORD; - -I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. - - -12. They are constantly in my thoughts. - -I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works. - - -13. O God, your ways are holy. - -Is there any god as mighty as you? - - -14. You are the God of great wonders! - -You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations. - - -15. By your strong arm, you redeemed your people, - -the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude - - -16. When the Red Sea saw you, O God, - -its waters looked and trembled! - -The sea quaked to its very depths. - - -17. The clouds poured down rain; - -the thunder rumbled in the sky. - -Your arrows of lightning flashed. - - -18. Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; - -the lightning lit up the world! - -The earth trembled and shook. - - -19. Your road led through the sea, - -your pathway through the mighty waters-- - -a pathway no one knew was there! - - -20. You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, - -with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1638c9e4..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_78.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,390 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 78 - - -1. O my people, listen to my instructions. - -Open your ears to what I am saying, - - -2. for I will speak to you in a parable. - -I will teach you hidden lessons from our past-- - -3. stories we have heard and known, - -stories our ancestors handed down to us. - - -4. We will not hide these truths from our children; - -we will tell the next generation -about the glorious deeds of the LORD, - -about his power and his mighty wonders. - - -5. For he issued his laws to Jacob; - -he gave his instructions to Israel. - -He commanded our ancestors - -to teach them to their children, - - -6. so the next generation might know them-- - -even the children not yet born-- - -and they in turn will teach their own children. - - -7. So each generation should set its hope anew on God, - -not forgetting his glorious miracles - -and obeying his commands. - - -8. Then they will not be like their ancestors-- - -stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, - -refusing to give their hearts to God. - - -9. The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, - -turned their backs and fled on the day of battle. - - -10. They did not keep God's covenant - -and refused to live by his instructions. - - -11. They forgot what he had done-- - -the great wonders he had shown them, - - -12. the miracles he did for their ancestors - -on the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt. - - -13. For he divided the sea and led them through, - -making the water stand up like walls! - - -14. In the daytime he led them by a cloud, - -and all night by a pillar of fire. - - -15. He split open the rocks in the wilderness - -to give them water, as from a gushing spring. - - -16. He made streams pour from the rock, - -making the waters flow down like a river! - - -17. Yet they kept on sinning against him, - -rebelling against the Most High in the desert. - - -18. They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, - -demanding the foods they craved. - - -19. They even spoke against God himself, saying, - -"God can't give us food in the wilderness. - - -20. Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, - -but he can't give his people bread and meat." - - -21. When the LORD heard them, he was furious. - -The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. - -Yes, his anger rose against Israel, - - -22. for they did not believe God - -or trust him to care for them. - - -23. But he commanded the skies to open; - -he opened the doors of heaven. - - -24. He rained down manna for them to eat; - -he gave them bread from heaven. - - -25. They ate the food of angels! - -God gave them all they could hold. - - -26. He released the east wind in the heavens - -and guided the south wind by his mighty power. - - -27. He rained down meat as thick as dust-- - -birds as plentiful as the sand on the seashore! - - -28. He caused the birds to fall within their camp - -and all around their tents. - - -29. The people ate their fill. - -He gave them what they craved. - - -30. But before they satisfied their craving, - -while the meat was yet in their mouths, - - -31. the anger of God rose against them, - -and he killed their strongest men. - -He struck down the finest of Israel's young men. - - -32. But in spite of this, the people kept sinning. - -Despite his wonders, they refused to trust him. - - -33. So he ended their lives in failure, - -their years in terror. - - -34. When God began killing them, - -they finally sought him. - -They repented and took God seriously. - - -35. Then they remembered that God was their rock, - that God Most High was their redeemer. - -36. But all they gave him was lip service; - -they lied to him with their tongues. - - -37. Their hearts were not loyal to him. - -They did not keep his covenant. - - -38. Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins - -and did not destroy them all. - -Many times he held back his anger - -and did not unleash his fury! - - -39. For he remembered that they were merely mortal, - -gone like a breath of wind that never returns. - - -40. Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness - -and grieved his heart in that dry wasteland. - - -41. Again and again they tested God's patience - -and provoked the Holy One of Israel. - - -42. They did not remember his power - -and how he rescued them from their enemies. - - -43. They did not remember his miraculous signs in Egypt, - -his wonders on the plain of Zoan. - - -44. For he turned their rivers into blood, - -so no one could drink from the streams. - - -45. He sent vast swarms of flies to consume them - -and hordes of frogs to ruin them. - - -46. He gave their crops to caterpillars; - -their harvest was consumed by locusts. - - -47. He destroyed their grapevines with hail - -and shattered their sycamore-figs with sleet. - - -48. He abandoned their cattle to the hail, - -their livestock to bolts of lightning. - - -49. He loosed on them his fierce anger-- - -all his fury, rage, and hostility. - -He dispatched against them - -a band of destroying angels. - - -50. He turned his anger against them; - -he did not spare the Egyptians' lives - -but ravaged them with the plague. - - -51. He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family, - the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt. - -52. But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, - -guiding them safely through the wilderness. - - -53. He kept them safe so they were not afraid; - -but the sea covered their enemies. - - -54. He brought them to the border of his holy land, - -to this land of hills he had won for them. - - -55. He drove out the nations before them; - -he gave them their inheritance by lot. - -He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes. - - -56. But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High. - -They did not obey his laws. - - -57. They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. - -They were as undependable as a crooked bow. - - -58. They angered God by building shrines to other gods; - -they made him jealous with their idols. - - -59. When God heard them, he was very angry, - -and he completely rejected Israel. - - -60. Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, - -the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people. - - -61. He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured; - -he surrendered his glory into enemy hands. - - -62. He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword, - because he was so angry with his own people--his special possession. - -63. Their young men were killed by fire; - -their young women died before singing their wedding songs. - - -64. Their priests were slaughtered, - -and their widows could not mourn their deaths. - - -65. Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep, - -like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor. - - -66. He routed his enemies - -and sent them to eternal shame. - - -67. But he rejected Joseph's descendants; - -he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. - - -68. He chose instead the tribe of Judah, - -and Mount Zion, which he loved. - - -69. There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens, - -as solid and enduring as the earth. - - -70. He chose his servant David, - -calling him from the sheep pens. - - -71. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs - -and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants-- - -God's own people, Israel. - - -72. He cared for them with a true heart - -and led them with skillful hands. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md deleted file mode 100644 index dfa82480..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_79.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 79 - - -1. O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, - -your special possession. - -They have defiled your holy Temple - -and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. - - -2. They have left the bodies of your servants - -as food for the birds of heaven. - -The flesh of your godly ones - -has become food for the wild animals. - - -3. Blood has flowed like water all around Jerusalem; - -no one is left to bury the dead. - - -4. We are mocked by our neighbors, - -an object of scorn and derision to those around us. - - -5. O LORD, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? - -How long will your jealousy burn like fire? - - -6. Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you-- - -on kingdoms that do not call upon your name. - - -7. For they have devoured your people Israel, - -making the land a desolate wilderness. - - -8. Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors! - -Let your compassion quickly meet our needs, - -for we are on the brink of despair. - - -9. -Help us, O God of our salvation! - -Help us for the glory of your name. - -Save us and forgive our sins - -for the honor of your name. - - -10. Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff, - -asking, "Where is their God?" -Show us your vengeance against the nations, - -for they have spilled the blood of your servants. - - -11. Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. - -Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die. - - -12. O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times - -for the scorn they have hurled at you. - - -13. Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, - -will thank you forever and ever, - -praising your greatness from generation to generation. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5e1aa51f..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_80.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,111 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 80 - - -1. Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, - -you who lead Joseph's descendants like a flock. - -O God, enthroned above the cherubim, - -display your radiant glory - - -2. to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. - -Show us your mighty power. - -Come to rescue us! - - -3. Turn us again to yourself, O God. - -Make your face shine down upon us. - -Only then will we be saved. - - -4. O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, - -how long will you be angry with our prayers? - - -5. You have fed us with sorrow - -and made us drink tears by the bucketful. - - -6. You have made us the scorn of neighboring nations. - -Our enemies treat us as a joke. - - -7. Turn us again to yourself, O God of Heaven's Armies. - -Make your face shine down upon us. - -Only then will we be saved. - - -8. You brought us from Egypt like a grapevine; - -you drove away the pagan nations and transplanted us into your land. - - -9. You cleared the ground for us, - -and we took root and filled the land. - - -10. Our shade covered the mountains; - -our branches covered the mighty cedars. - - -11. We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea; - our shoots spread east to the Euphrates River. - -12. But now, why have you broken down our walls - -so that all who pass by may steal our fruit? - - -13. The wild boar from the forest devours it, - -and the wild animals feed on it. - - -14. Come back, we beg you, O God of Heaven's Armies. - -Look down from heaven and see our plight. - -Take care of this grapevine - - -15. that you yourself have planted, - -this son you have raised for yourself. - - -16. For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies. - -May they perish at the sight of your frown. - - -17. Strengthen the man you love, - -the son of your choice. - - -18. Then we will never abandon you again. - -Revive us so we can call on your name once more. - - -19. Turn us again to yourself, O LORD God of Heaven's Armies. - -Make your face shine down upon us. - -Only then will we be saved. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md deleted file mode 100644 index 007a6709..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_81.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 81 - - -1. Sing praises to God, our strength. - -Sing to the God of Jacob. - - -2. Sing! Beat the tambourine. - -Play the sweet lyre and the harp. - - -3. Blow the ram's horn at new moon, - -and again at full moon to call a festival! - - -4. For this is required by the decrees of Israel; - -it is a regulation of the God of Jacob. - - -5. He made it a law for Israel - -when he attacked Egypt to set us free. - -I heard an unknown voice say, - - -6. "Now I will take the load from your shoulders; - -I will free your hands from their heavy tasks. - - -7. You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; - -I answered out of the thundercloud - -and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude - - -8. "Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings. - -O Israel, if you would only listen to me! - - -9. You must never have a foreign god; - -you must not bow down before a false god. - - -10. For it was I, the LORD your God, - -who rescued you from the land of Egypt. - -Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things. - - -11. "But no, my people wouldn't listen. - -Israel did not want me around. - - -12. So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, - -living according to their own ideas. - - -13. Oh, that my people would listen to me! - -Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths! - - -14. How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! - -How soon my hands would be upon their foes! - - -15. Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him; - -they would be doomed forever. - - -16. But I would feed you with the finest wheat. - -I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0f0a294a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_82.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 82 - - -1. God presides over heaven's court; - -he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: - - -2. "How long will you hand down unjust decisions - -by favoring the wicked? Interlude - - -3. "Give justice to the poor and the orphan; - -uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. - - -4. Rescue the poor and helpless; - -deliver them from the grasp of evil people. - - -5. But these oppressors know nothing; - -they are so ignorant! -They wander about in darkness, - -while the whole world is shaken to the core. - - -6. I say, 'You are gods; - -you are all children of the Most High. - - -7. But you will die like mere mortals - -and fall like every other ruler.'" - - -8. Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, - -for all the nations belong to you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md deleted file mode 100644 index c115069c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_83.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 83 - - -1. O God, do not be silent! - -Do not be deaf. - -Do not be quiet, O God. - - -2. Don't you hear the uproar of your enemies? - -Don't you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up? - - -3. They devise crafty schemes against your people; - -they conspire against your precious ones. - - -4. "Come," they say, "let us wipe out Israel as a nation. - -We will destroy the very memory of its existence." - - -5. Yes, this was their unanimous decision. - -They signed a treaty as allies against you-- - -6. these Edomites and Ishmaelites; - -Moabites and Hagrites; - - -7. Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites; - -and people from Philistia and Tyre. - - -8. Assyria has joined them, too, - -and is allied with the descendants of Lot. Interlude - - -9. Do to them as you did to the Midianites - -and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River. - - -10. They were destroyed at Endor, - -and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil. - - -11. Let their mighty nobles die as Oreb and Zeeb did. - -Let all their princes die like Zebah and Zalmunna, - - -12. for they said, "Let us seize for our own use - -these pasturelands of God!" - - -13. O my God, scatter them like tumbleweed, - -like chaff before the wind! - - -14. As a fire burns a forest - -and as a flame sets mountains ablaze, - - -15. chase them with your fierce storm; - -terrify them with your tempest. - - -16. Utterly disgrace them - until they submit to your name, O LORD. - -17. Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. - -Let them die in disgrace. - - -18. Then they will learn that you alone are called the LORD, - -that you alone are the Most High, - -supreme over all the earth. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md deleted file mode 100644 index d4c3ba3e..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_84.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,72 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 84 - - -1. How lovely is your dwelling place, - O LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -2. I long, yes, I faint with longing - to enter the courts of the LORD. - -With my whole being, body and soul, - -I will shout joyfully to the living God. - - -3. Even the sparrow finds a home, - -and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young -at a place near your altar, - O LORD of Heaven's Armies, my King and my God! - -4. What joy for those who can live in your house, - -always singing your praises. Interlude - - -5. What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD, - -who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. - - -6. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, - -it will become a place of refreshing springs. - -The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings. - - -7. They will continue to grow stronger, - and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem. - -8. O LORD God of Heaven's Armies, hear my prayer. - -Listen, O God of Jacob. Interlude - - -9. O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! - -Show favor to the one you have anointed. - - -10. A single day in your courts - -is better than a thousand anywhere else! -I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God - -than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. - - -11. For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. - -He gives us grace and glory. -The LORD will withhold no good thing - -from those who do what is right. - - -12. O LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -what joy for those who trust in you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2bd7fbdc..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_85.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 85 - - -1. LORD, you poured out blessings on your land! - You restored the fortunes of Israel. - -2. You forgave the guilt of your people-- - -yes, you covered all their sins. Interlude - - -3. You held back your fury. - -You kept back your blazing anger. - - -4. Now restore us again, O God of our salvation. - -Put aside your anger against us once more. - - -5. Will you be angry with us always? - -Will you prolong your wrath to all generations? - - -6. Won't you revive us again, - -so your people can rejoice in you? - - -7. Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, - -and grant us your salvation. - - -8. I listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, - -for he speaks peace to his faithful people. - -But let them not return to their foolish ways. - - -9. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, - -so our land will be filled with his glory. - - -10. Unfailing love and truth have met together. - -Righteousness and peace have kissed! - - -11. Truth springs up from the earth, - -and righteousness smiles down from heaven. - - -12. Yes, the LORD pours down his blessings. - -Our land will yield its bountiful harvest. - - -13. Righteousness goes as a herald before him, - -preparing the way for his steps. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4e9e03f9..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_86.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 86 - - -1. Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; - -answer me, for I need your help. - - -2. Protect me, for I am devoted to you. - -Save me, for I serve you and trust you. - -You are my God. - - -3. Be merciful to me, O Lord, - -for I am calling on you constantly. - - -4. Give me happiness, O Lord, - -for I give myself to you. - - -5. O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, - -so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. - - -6. Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD; - -hear my urgent cry. - - -7. I will call to you whenever I'm in trouble, - -and you will answer me. - - -8. No pagan god is like you, O Lord. - -None can do what you do! - - -9. All the nations you made - -will come and bow before you, Lord; - -they will praise your holy name. - - -10. For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. - -You alone are God. - - -11. Teach me your ways, O LORD, - -that I may live according to your truth! -Grant me purity of heart, - -so that I may honor you. - - -12. With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. - -I will give glory to your name forever, - - -13. for your love for me is very great. - You have rescued me from the depths of death. - -14. O God, insolent people rise up against me; - -a violent gang is trying to kill me. - -You mean nothing to them. - - -15. But you, O Lord, - -are a God of compassion and mercy, -slow to get angry - -and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -16. Look down and have mercy on me. - -Give your strength to your servant; - -save me, the son of your servant. - - -17. Send me a sign of your favor. - -Then those who hate me will be put to shame, - for you, O LORD, help and comfort me. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md deleted file mode 100644 index edc5c479..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_87.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 87 - - -1. On the holy mountain - stands the city founded by the LORD. - -2. He loves the city of Jerusalem - more than any other city in Israel. - -3. O city of God, - -what glorious things are said of you! Interlude - - -4. I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me-- - also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia. - -They have all become citizens of Jerusalem! - - -5. Regarding Jerusalem it will be said, - -"Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there." - -And the Most High will personally bless this city. - - -6. When the LORD registers the nations, he will say, - -"They have all become citizens of Jerusalem." Interlude - - -7. The people will play flutes and sing, - -"The source of my life springs from Jerusalem!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2e73d9e3..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_88.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 88 - - -1. O LORD, God of my salvation, - -I cry out to you by day. - -I come to you at night. - - -2. Now hear my prayer; - -listen to my cry. - - -3. For my life is full of troubles, - and death draws near. - -4. I am as good as dead, - -like a strong man with no strength left. - - -5. They have left me among the dead, - -and I lie like a corpse in a grave. - -I am forgotten, - -cut off from your care. - - -6. You have thrown me into the lowest pit, - -into the darkest depths. - - -7. Your anger weighs me down; - -with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude - - -8. You have driven my friends away - -by making me repulsive to them. - -I am in a trap with no way of escape. - - -9. My eyes are blinded by my tears. -Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; - -I lift my hands to you for mercy. - - -10. Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? - -Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude - - -11. Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? - Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction? - -12. Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? - -Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness? - - -13. O LORD, I cry out to you. - -I will keep on pleading day by day. - - -14. O LORD, why do you reject me? - -Why do you turn your face from me? - - -15. I have been sick and close to death since my youth. - -I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors. - - -16. Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. - -Your terrors have paralyzed me. - - -17. They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. - -They have engulfed me completely. - - -18. You have taken away my companions and loved ones. - -Darkness is my closest friend. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5bb32547..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_89.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,263 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 89 - - -1. I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever! - -Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. - - -2. Your unfailing love will last forever. - -Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. - - -3. The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. - -I have sworn this oath to him: - - -4. 'I will establish your descendants as kings forever; - -they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.'" Interlude - - -5. All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; - -myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness. - - -6. For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? - What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD? - -7. The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. - -He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne. - - -8. O LORD God of Heaven's Armies! - Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD? - -You are entirely faithful. - - -9. You rule the oceans. - -You subdue their storm-tossed waves. - - -10. You crushed the great sea monster. - -You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. - - -11. The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; - everything in the world is yours--you created it all. - -12. You created north and south. - -Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name. - - -13. Powerful is your arm! - -Strong is your hand! - -Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength. - - -14. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. - -Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. - - -15. Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, - for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD. - -16. They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. - -They exult in your righteousness. - - -17. You are their glorious strength. - -It pleases you to make us strong. - - -18. Yes, our protection comes from the LORD, - -and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king. - - -19. Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people. - -You said, "I have raised up a warrior. - -I have selected him from the common people to be king. - - -20. I have found my servant David. - -I have anointed him with my holy oil. - - -21. I will steady him with my hand; - -with my powerful arm I will make him strong. - - -22. His enemies will not defeat him, - -nor will the wicked overpower him. - - -23. I will beat down his adversaries before him - -and destroy those who hate him. - - -24. My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, - -and by my authority he will grow in power. - - -25. I will extend his rule over the sea, - -his dominion over the rivers. - - -26. And he will call out to me, 'You are my Father, - -my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' - - -27. I will make him my firstborn son, - -the mightiest king on earth. - - -28. I will love him and be kind to him forever; - -my covenant with him will never end. - - -29. I will preserve an heir for him; - -his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven. - - -30. But if his descendants forsake my instructions - -and fail to obey my regulations, - - -31. if they do not obey my decrees - -and fail to keep my commands, - - -32. then I will punish their sin with the rod, - -and their disobedience with beating. - - -33. But I will never stop loving him - -nor fail to keep my promise to him. - - -34. No, I will not break my covenant; - -I will not take back a single word I said. - - -35. I have sworn an oath to David, - -and in my holiness I cannot lie: - - -36. His dynasty will go on forever; - -his kingdom will endure as the sun. - - -37. It will be as eternal as the moon, - -my faithful witness in the sky!" Interlude - - -38. But now you have rejected him and cast him off. - -You are angry with your anointed king. - - -39. You have renounced your covenant with him; - -you have thrown his crown in the dust. - - -40. You have broken down the walls protecting him - -and ruined every fort defending him. - - -41. Everyone who comes along has robbed him, - -and he has become a joke to his neighbors. - - -42. You have strengthened his enemies - -and made them all rejoice. - - -43. You have made his sword useless - -and refused to help him in battle. - - -44. You have ended his splendor - -and overturned his throne. - - -45. You have made him old before his time - -and publicly disgraced him. Interlude - - -46. O LORD, how long will this go on? - -Will you hide yourself forever? - -How long will your anger burn like fire? - - -47. Remember how short my life is, - -how empty and futile this human existence! - - -48. No one can live forever; all will die. - No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude - -49. Lord, where is your unfailing love? - -You promised it to David with a faithful pledge. - - -50. Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! - -I carry in my heart the insults of so many people. - - -51. Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; - -they mock your anointed king wherever he goes. - - -52. Praise the LORD forever! - -Amen and amen! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3f1e53b1..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_90.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,97 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 90 - - -1. Lord, through all the generations - -you have been our home! - - -2. Before the mountains were born, - -before you gave birth to the earth and the world, - -from beginning to end, you are God. - - -3. You turn people back to dust, saying, - -"Return to dust, you mortals!" - - -4. For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, - -as brief as a few night hours. - - -5. You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. - -They are like grass that springs up in the morning. - - -6. In the morning it blooms and flourishes, - -but by evening it is dry and withered. - - -7. We wither beneath your anger; - -we are overwhelmed by your fury. - - -8. You spread out our sins before you-- - our secret sins--and you see them all. - -9. We live our lives beneath your wrath, - -ending our years with a groan. - - -10. Seventy years are given to us! - -Some even live to eighty. - -But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; - -soon they disappear, and we fly away. - - -11. Who can comprehend the power of your anger? - -Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. - - -12. Teach us to realize the brevity of life, - -so that we may grow in wisdom. - - -13. O LORD, come back to us! - -How long will you delay? - -Take pity on your servants! - - -14. Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, - -so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. - - -15. Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! - -Replace the evil years with good. - - -16. Let us, your servants, see you work again; - -let our children see your glory. - - -17. And may the Lord our God show us his approval - -and make our efforts successful. - -Yes, make our efforts successful! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md deleted file mode 100644 index a3394c2a..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_91.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 91 - - -1. Those who live in the shelter of the Most High - -will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. - - -2. This I declare about the LORD: -He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; - -he is my God, and I trust him. - - -3. For he will rescue you from every trap - -and protect you from deadly disease. - - -4. He will cover you with his feathers. - -He will shelter you with his wings. - -His faithful promises are your armor and protection. - - -5. Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, - -nor the arrow that flies in the day. - - -6. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, - -nor the disaster that strikes at midday. - - -7. Though a thousand fall at your side, - -though ten thousand are dying around you, - -these evils will not touch you. - - -8. Just open your eyes, - -and see how the wicked are punished. - - -9. If you make the LORD your refuge, - -if you make the Most High your shelter, - - -10. no evil will conquer you; - -no plague will come near your home. - - -11. For he will order his angels - -to protect you wherever you go. - - -12. They will hold you up with their hands - -so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone. - - -13. You will trample upon lions and cobras; - -you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet! - - -14. The LORD says, "I will rescue those who love me. - -I will protect those who trust in my name. - - -15. When they call on me, I will answer; - -I will be with them in trouble. - -I will rescue and honor them. - - -16. I will reward them with a long life - -and give them my salvation." - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6f514801..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_92.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 92 - - -1. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, - -to sing praises to the Most High. - - -2. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, - -your faithfulness in the evening, - - -3. accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, - -and the melody of a lyre. - - -4. You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! - -I sing for joy because of what you have done. - - -5. O LORD, what great works you do! - -And how deep are your thoughts. - - -6. Only a simpleton would not know, - -and only a fool would not understand this: - - -7. Though the wicked sprout like weeds - -and evildoers flourish, - -they will be destroyed forever. - - -8. But you, O LORD, will be exalted forever. - -9. Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; - -all evildoers will be scattered. - - -10. But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. - -You have anointed me with the finest oil. - - -11. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; - -my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. - - -12. But the godly will flourish like palm trees - -and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. - - -13. For they are transplanted to the LORD's own house. - -They flourish in the courts of our God. - - -14. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; - -they will remain vital and green. - - -15. They will declare, "The LORD is just! - -He is my rock! - -There is no evil in him!" - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md deleted file mode 100644 index 56ef7b2b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_93.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 93 - - -1. The LORD is king! He is robed in majesty. - Indeed, the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength. - -The world stands firm - -and cannot be shaken. - - -2. Your throne, O LORD, has stood from time immemorial. - -You yourself are from the everlasting past. - - -3. The floods have risen up, O LORD. - -The floods have roared like thunder; - -the floods have lifted their pounding waves. - - -4. But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, - -mightier than the breakers on the shore-- - the LORD above is mightier than these! - -5. Your royal laws cannot be changed. - Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md deleted file mode 100644 index 488ef567..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_94.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,112 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 94 - - -1. O LORD, the God of vengeance, - -O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth! - - -2. Arise, O Judge of the earth. - -Give the proud what they deserve. - - -3. How long, O LORD? - -How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat? - - -4. How long will they speak with arrogance? - -How long will these evil people boast? - - -5. They crush your people, LORD, - -hurting those you claim as your own. - - -6. They kill widows and foreigners - -and murder orphans. - - -7. "The LORD isn't looking," they say, - "and besides, the God of Israel doesn't care." - -8. Think again, you fools! - -When will you finally catch on? - - -9. Is he deaf--the one who made your ears? - Is he blind--the one who formed your eyes? - -10. He punishes the nations--won't he also punish you? - He knows everything--doesn't he also know what you are doing? - -11. The LORD knows people's thoughts; - -he knows they are worthless! - - -12. Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, - -those you teach with your instructions. - - -13. You give them relief from troubled times - -until a pit is dug to capture the wicked. - - -14. The LORD will not reject his people; - -he will not abandon his special possession. - - -15. Judgment will again be founded on justice, - -and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. - - -16. Who will protect me from the wicked? - -Who will stand up for me against evildoers? - - -17. Unless the LORD had helped me, - -I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. - - -18. I cried out, "I am slipping!" - but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. - -19. When doubts filled my mind, - -your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. - - -20. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side-- - -leaders whose decrees permit injustice? - - -21. They gang up against the righteous - -and condemn the innocent to death. - - -22. But the LORD is my fortress; - -my God is the mighty rock where I hide. - - -23. God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. - -He will destroy them for their sins. - The LORD our God will destroy them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md deleted file mode 100644 index ba32f299..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_95.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 95 - - -1. Come, let us sing to the LORD! - -Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. - - -2. Let us come to him with thanksgiving. - -Let us sing psalms of praise to him. - - -3. For the LORD is a great God, - -a great King above all gods. - - -4. He holds in his hands the depths of the earth - -and the mightiest mountains. - - -5. The sea belongs to him, for he made it. - -His hands formed the dry land, too. - - -6. Come, let us worship and bow down. - Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, - -7. for he is our God. - -We are the people he watches over, - -the flock under his care. - -If only you would listen to his voice today! - - -8. The LORD says, "Don't harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, - -as they did at Massah in the wilderness. - - -9. For there your ancestors tested and tried my patience, - -even though they saw everything I did. - - -10. For forty years I was angry with them, and I said, -'They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. - -They refuse to do what I tell them.' - - -11. So in my anger I took an oath: - -'They will never enter my place of rest.'" - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7f93817b..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_96.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 96 - - -1. Sing a new song to the LORD! - Let the whole earth sing to the LORD! - -2. Sing to the LORD; praise his name. - -Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. - - -3. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. - -Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. - - -4. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! - -He is to be feared above all gods. - - -5. The gods of other nations are mere idols, - but the LORD made the heavens! - -6. Honor and majesty surround him; - -strength and beauty fill his sanctuary. - - -7. O nations of the world, recognize the LORD; - recognize that the LORD is glorious and strong. - -8. Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! - -Bring your offering and come into his courts. - - -9. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. - -Let all the earth tremble before him. - - -10. Tell all the nations, "The LORD reigns!" - -The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. - -He will judge all peoples fairly. - - -11. Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! - -Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! - - -12. Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! - -Let the trees of the forest sing for joy - - -13. before the LORD, for he is coming! - -He is coming to judge the earth. - -He will judge the world with justice, - -and the nations with his truth. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md deleted file mode 100644 index d9760935..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_97.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 97 - - -1. The LORD is king! - -Let the earth rejoice! - -Let the farthest coastlands be glad. - - -2. Dark clouds surround him. - -Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. - - -3. Fire spreads ahead of him - -and burns up all his foes. - - -4. His lightning flashes out across the world. - -The earth sees and trembles. - - -5. The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, - -before the Lord of all the earth. - - -6. The heavens proclaim his righteousness; - -every nation sees his glory. - - -7. Those who worship idols are disgraced-- - -all who brag about their worthless gods-- - -for every god must bow to him. - - -8. Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, - -and all the towns of Judah are glad - because of your justice, O LORD! - -9. For you, O LORD, are supreme over all the earth; - -you are exalted far above all gods. - - -10. You who love the LORD, hate evil! - -He protects the lives of his godly people - -and rescues them from the power of the wicked. - - -11. Light shines on the godly, - -and joy on those whose hearts are right. - - -12. May all who are godly rejoice in the LORD - -and praise his holy name! - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7c6f2bf7..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_98.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 98 - - -1. Sing a new song to the LORD, - -for he has done wonderful deeds. - -His right hand has won a mighty victory; - -his holy arm has shown his saving power! - - -2. The LORD has announced his victory - -and has revealed his righteousness to every nation! - - -3. He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. - -The ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. - - -4. Shout to the LORD, all the earth; - -break out in praise and sing for joy! - - -5. Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp, - -with the harp and melodious song, - - -6. with trumpets and the sound of the ram's horn. - Make a joyful symphony before the LORD, the King! - -7. Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! - -Let the earth and all living things join in. - - -8. Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! - -Let the hills sing out their songs of joy - - -9. before the LORD, - -for he is coming to judge the earth. - -He will judge the world with justice, - -and the nations with fairness. - - - diff --git a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md b/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70c8678c..00000000 --- a/NLT/19_Psalms/Chapter_99.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -Psalm 99 - - -1. The LORD is king! - -Let the nations tremble! -He sits on his throne between the cherubim. - -Let the whole earth quake! - - -2. The LORD sits in majesty in Jerusalem, - -exalted above all the nations. - - -3. Let them praise your great and awesome name. - -Your name is holy! - - -4. Mighty King, lover of justice, - -you have established fairness. - -You have acted with justice - and righteousness throughout Israel. - -5. Exalt the LORD our God! - -Bow low before his feet, for he is holy! - - -6. Moses and Aaron were among his priests; - -Samuel also called on his name. -They cried to the LORD for help, - -and he answered them. - - -7. He spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud, - -and they followed the laws and decrees he gave them. - - -8. O LORD our God, you answered them. - -You were a forgiving God to them, - -but you punished them when they went wrong. - - -9. Exalt the LORD our God, - -and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem, - for the LORD our God is holy! - - - diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md index d91de5d8..43ef417f 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,176 +1,71 @@ -The Purpose of Proverbs - # Chapter 1 -1. These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel. - -2. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, - -to help them understand the insights of the wise. - - -3. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, - -to help them do what is right, just, and fair. - - -4. These proverbs will give insight to the simple, - -knowledge and discernment to the young. - - -5. Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. - -Let those with understanding receive guidance - - -6. by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, - -the words of the wise and their riddles. - - -7. Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, - -but fools despise wisdom and discipline. - -A Father's Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom - - -8. My child, listen when your father corrects you. - -Don't neglect your mother's instruction. - - -9. What you learn from them will crown you with grace - -and be a chain of honor around your neck. - - -10. My child, if sinners entice you, - -turn your back on them! - - -11. They may say, "Come and join us. - -Let's hide and kill someone! - -Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent! - - -12. Let's swallow them alive, like the grave; - -let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death. - - -13. Think of the great things we'll get! - -We'll fill our houses with all the stuff we take. - - -14. Come, throw in your lot with us; - -we'll all share the loot." - - -15. My child, don't go along with them! - -Stay far away from their paths. - - -16. They rush to commit evil deeds. - -They hurry to commit murder. - - -17. If a bird sees a trap being set, - -it knows to stay away. - - -18. But these people set an ambush for themselves; - -they are trying to get themselves killed. - - -19. Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; - -it robs them of life. - -Wisdom Shouts in the Streets - - -20. Wisdom shouts in the streets. - -She cries out in the public square. - - -21. She calls to the crowds along the main street, - -to those gathered in front of the city gate: - - -22. "How long, you simpletons, - -will you insist on being simpleminded? +1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. +2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, + to help them understand the insights of the wise. +3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, + to help them do what is right, just, and fair. +4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple, + knowledge and discernment to the young. +5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. + Let those with understanding receive guidance +6 by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, + the words of the wise and their riddles. +7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, + but fools despise wisdom and discipline. +8 My child, listen when your father corrects you. + Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. +9 What you learn from them will crown you with grace + and be a chain of honor around your neck. +10 My child, if sinners entice you, + turn your back on them! +11 They may say, “Come and join us. + Let’s hide and kill someone! + Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent! +12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; + let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death. +13 Think of the great things we’ll get! + We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take. +14 Come, throw in your lot with us; + we’ll all share the loot.” +15 My child, don’t go along with them! + Stay far away from their paths. +16 They rush to commit evil deeds. + They hurry to commit murder. +17 If a bird sees a trap being set, + it knows to stay away. +18 But these people set an ambush for themselves; + they are trying to get themselves killed. +19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; + it robs them of life. +20 Wisdom shouts in the streets. + She cries out in the public square. +21 She calls to the crowds along the main street, + to those gathered in front of the city gate: +22 “How long, you simpletons, + will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? - -How long will you fools hate knowledge? - - -23. Come and listen to my counsel. - -I'll share my heart with you - -and make you wise. - - -24. "I called you so often, but you wouldn't come. - -I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. - - -25. You ignored my advice - -and rejected the correction I offered. - - -26. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! - -I will mock you when disaster overtakes you-- - -27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, - -when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, - -and anguish and distress overwhelm you. - - -28. "When they cry for help, I will not answer. - -Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. - - -29. For they hated knowledge - and chose not to fear the LORD. - -30. They rejected my advice - -and paid no attention when I corrected them. - - -31. Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, - -choking on their own schemes. - - -32. For simpletons turn away from me--to death. - -Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. - - -33. But all who listen to me will live in peace, - -untroubled by fear of harm." - - - + How long will you fools hate knowledge? +23 Come and listen to my counsel. +I’ll share my heart with you + and make you wise. +24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. + I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. +25 You ignored my advice + and rejected the correction I offered. +26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble! + I will mock you when disaster overtakes you— +27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, + when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, + and anguish and distress overwhelm you. +28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer. + Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me. +29 For they hated knowledge + and chose not to fear the Lord. +30 They rejected my advice + and paid no attention when I corrected them. +31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, + choking on their own schemes. +32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death. + Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. +33 But all who listen to me will live in peace, + untroubled by fear of harm.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md index 56f84584..873eb2c0 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,112 +1,45 @@ -The Benefits of Wisdom - # Chapter 2 -1. My child, listen to what I say, - -and treasure my commands. - - -2. Tune your ears to wisdom, - -and concentrate on understanding. - - -3. Cry out for insight, - -and ask for understanding. - - -4. Search for them as you would for silver; - -seek them like hidden treasures. - - -5. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, - -and you will gain knowledge of God. - - -6. For the LORD grants wisdom! - -From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. - - -7. He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. - -He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. - - -8. He guards the paths of the just - -and protects those who are faithful to him. - - -9. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, - -and you will find the right way to go. - - -10. For wisdom will enter your heart, - -and knowledge will fill you with joy. - - -11. Wise choices will watch over you. - -Understanding will keep you safe. - - -12. Wisdom will save you from evil people, - -from those whose words are twisted. - - -13. These men turn from the right way - -to walk down dark paths. - - -14. They take pleasure in doing wrong, - -and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil. - - -15. Their actions are crooked, - -and their ways are wrong. - - -16. Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, - -from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman. - - -17. She has abandoned her husband - -and ignores the covenant she made before God. - - -18. Entering her house leads to death; +1 My child, listen to what I say, + and treasure my commands. +2 Tune your ears to wisdom, + and concentrate on understanding. +3 Cry out for insight, + and ask for understanding. +4 Search for them as you would for silver; + seek them like hidden treasures. +5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, + and you will gain knowledge of God. +6 For the Lord grants wisdom! + From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. +7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. + He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. +8 He guards the paths of the just + and protects those who are faithful to him. +9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, + and you will find the right way to go. +10 For wisdom will enter your heart, + and knowledge will fill you with joy. +11 Wise choices will watch over you. + Understanding will keep you safe. +12 Wisdom will save you from evil people, + from those whose words are twisted. +13 These men turn from the right way + to walk down dark paths. +14 They take pleasure in doing wrong, + and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil. +15 Their actions are crooked, + and their ways are wrong. +16 Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, + from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman. +17 She has abandoned her husband + and ignores the covenant she made before God. +18 Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave. - -19. The man who visits her is doomed. - -He will never reach the paths of life. - - -20. So follow the steps of the good, - -and stay on the paths of the righteous. - - -21. For only the godly will live in the land, - -and those with integrity will remain in it. - - -22. But the wicked will be removed from the land, - -and the treacherous will be uprooted. - - - +19 The man who visits her is doomed. + He will never reach the paths of life. +20 So follow the steps of the good, + and stay on the paths of the righteous. +21 For only the godly will live in the land, + and those with integrity will remain in it. +22 But the wicked will be removed from the land, + and the treacherous will be uprooted. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md index f557e4ce..e3857f11 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,176 +1,72 @@ -Trusting in the LORD - # Chapter 3 -1. My child, never forget the things I have taught you. - - -Store my commands in your heart. - - -2. If you do this, you will live many years, - -and your life will be satisfying. - - -3. Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! - -Tie them around your neck as a reminder. - -Write them deep within your heart. - - -4. Then you will find favor with both God and people, - -and you will earn a good reputation. - - -5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart; - -do not depend on your own understanding. - - -6. Seek his will in all you do, - -and he will show you which path to take. - - -7. Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. - Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil. - -8. Then you will have healing for your body - -and strength for your bones. - - -9. Honor the LORD with your wealth - -and with the best part of everything you produce. - - -10. Then he will fill your barns with grain, - -and your vats will overflow with good wine. - - -11. My child, don't reject the LORD's discipline, - -and don't be upset when he corrects you. - - -12. For the LORD corrects those he loves, +1 My child, never forget the things I have taught you. + Store my commands in your heart. +2 If you do this, you will live many years, + and your life will be satisfying. +3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! + Tie them around your neck as a reminder. + Write them deep within your heart. +4 Then you will find favor with both God and people, + and you will earn a good reputation. +5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; + do not depend on your own understanding. +6 Seek his will in all you do, + and he will show you which path to take. +7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. + Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. +8 Then you will have healing for your body + and strength for your bones. +9 Honor the Lord with your wealth + and with the best part of everything you produce. +10 Then he will fill your barns with grain, + and your vats will overflow with good wine. +11 My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, + and don’t be upset when he corrects you. +12 For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. - -13. Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, - -the one who gains understanding. - - -14. For wisdom is more profitable than silver, - -and her wages are better than gold. - - -15. Wisdom is more precious than rubies; - -nothing you desire can compare with her. - - -16. She offers you long life in her right hand, - -and riches and honor in her left. - - -17. She will guide you down delightful paths; - -all her ways are satisfying. - - -18. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; - -happy are those who hold her tightly. - - -19. By wisdom the LORD founded the earth; - -by understanding he created the heavens. - - -20. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, - -and the dew settles beneath the night sky. - - -21. My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. - -Hang on to them, - - -22. for they will refresh your soul. - -They are like jewels on a necklace. - - -23. They keep you safe on your way, - -and your feet will not stumble. - - -24. You can go to bed without fear; - -you will lie down and sleep soundly. - - -25. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster - -or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, - - -26. for the LORD is your security. - -He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap. - - -27. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it - -when it's in your power to help them. - - -28. If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, - -"Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you." - - -29. Don't plot harm against your neighbor, - -for those who live nearby trust you. - - -30. Don't pick a fight without reason, - -when no one has done you harm. - - -31. Don't envy violent people - -or copy their ways. - - -32. Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, - -but he offers his friendship to the godly. - - -33. The LORD curses the house of the wicked, - -but he blesses the home of the upright. - - -34. The LORD mocks the mockers +13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, + the one who gains understanding. +14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, + and her wages are better than gold. +15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; + nothing you desire can compare with her. +16 She offers you long life in her right hand, + and riches and honor in her left. +17 She will guide you down delightful paths; + all her ways are satisfying. +18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; + happy are those who hold her tightly. +19 By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; + by understanding he created the heavens. +20 By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, + and the dew settles beneath the night sky. +21 My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. + Hang on to them, +22 for they will refresh your soul. + They are like jewels on a necklace. +23 They keep you safe on your way, + and your feet will not stumble. +24 You can go to bed without fear; + you will lie down and sleep soundly. +25 You need not be afraid of sudden disaster + or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, +26 for the Lord is your security. + He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap. +27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it + when it’s in your power to help them. +28 If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, + “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.” +29 Don’t plot harm against your neighbor, + for those who live nearby trust you. +30 Don’t pick a fight without reason, + when no one has done you harm. +31 Don’t envy violent people + or copy their ways. +32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, + but he offers his friendship to the godly. +33 The Lord curses the house of the wicked, + but he blesses the home of the upright. +34 The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble. - -35. The wise inherit honor, - -but fools are put to shame! - - - +35 The wise inherit honor, + but fools are put to shame! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md index 8b3b934b..d6ea5cb7 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,140 +1,56 @@ -A Father's Wise Advice - # Chapter 4 -1. My children, listen when your father corrects you. - -Pay attention and learn good judgment, - - -2. for I am giving you good guidance. - -Don't turn away from my instructions. - - -3. For I, too, was once my father's son, - -tenderly loved as my mother's only child. - - -4. My father taught me, -"Take my words to heart. - -Follow my commands, and you will live. - - -5. Get wisdom; develop good judgment. - -Don't forget my words or turn away from them. - - -6. Don't turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. - -Love her, and she will guard you. - - -7. Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! - -And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. - - -8. If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. - -Embrace her, and she will honor you. - - -9. She will place a lovely wreath on your head; - -she will present you with a beautiful crown." - - -10. My child, listen to me and do as I say, - -and you will have a long, good life. - - -11. I will teach you wisdom's ways - -and lead you in straight paths. - - -12. When you walk, you won't be held back; - -when you run, you won't stumble. - - -13. Take hold of my instructions; don't let them go. - -Guard them, for they are the key to life. - - -14. Don't do as the wicked do, - -and don't follow the path of evildoers. - - -15. Don't even think about it; don't go that way. - -Turn away and keep moving. - - -16. For evil people can't sleep until they've done their evil deed for the day. - -They can't rest until they've caused someone to stumble. - - -17. They eat the food of wickedness - -and drink the wine of violence! - - -18. The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, - -which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. - - -19. But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. - -They have no idea what they are stumbling over. - - -20. My child, pay attention to what I say. - -Listen carefully to my words. - - -21. Don't lose sight of them. - -Let them penetrate deep into your heart, - - -22. for they bring life to those who find them, - -and healing to their whole body. - - -23. Guard your heart above all else, - -for it determines the course of your life. - - -24. Avoid all perverse talk; - -stay away from corrupt speech. - - -25. Look straight ahead, - -and fix your eyes on what lies before you. - - -26. Mark out a straight path for your feet; - -stay on the safe path. - - -27. Don't get sidetracked; - -keep your feet from following evil. - - - +1 My children, listen when your father corrects you. + Pay attention and learn good judgment, +2 for I am giving you good guidance. + Don’t turn away from my instructions. +3 For I, too, was once my father’s son, + tenderly loved as my mother’s only child. +4 My father taught me, +“Take my words to heart. + Follow my commands, and you will live. +5 Get wisdom; develop good judgment. + Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. +6 Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. + Love her, and she will guard you. +7 Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! + And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. +8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. + Embrace her, and she will honor you. +9 She will place a lovely wreath on your head; + she will present you with a beautiful crown.” +10 My child, listen to me and do as I say, + and you will have a long, good life. +11 I will teach you wisdom’s ways + and lead you in straight paths. +12 When you walk, you won’t be held back; + when you run, you won’t stumble. +13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. + Guard them, for they are the key to life. +14 Don’t do as the wicked do, + and don’t follow the path of evildoers. +15 Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way. + Turn away and keep moving. +16 For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. + They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble. +17 They eat the food of wickedness + and drink the wine of violence! +18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, + which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. +19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness. + They have no idea what they are stumbling over. +20 My child, pay attention to what I say. + Listen carefully to my words. +21 Don’t lose sight of them. + Let them penetrate deep into your heart, +22 for they bring life to those who find them, + and healing to their whole body. +23 Guard your heart above all else, + for it determines the course of your life. +24 Avoid all perverse talk; + stay away from corrupt speech. +25 Look straight ahead, + and fix your eyes on what lies before you. +26 Mark out a straight path for your feet; + stay on the safe path. +27 Don’t get sidetracked; + keep your feet from following evil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md index 8dbcad24..a6f9c2c0 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,115 +1,48 @@ -Avoid Immoral Women - # Chapter 5 -1. My son, pay attention to my wisdom; - -listen carefully to my wise counsel. - - -2. Then you will show discernment, - -and your lips will express what you've learned. - - -3. For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, - -and her mouth is smoother than oil. - - -4. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, - -as dangerous as a double-edged sword. - - -5. Her feet go down to death; +1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; + listen carefully to my wise counsel. +2 Then you will show discernment, + and your lips will express what you’ve learned. +3 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, + and her mouth is smoother than oil. +4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison, + as dangerous as a double-edged sword. +5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. - -6. For she cares nothing about the path to life. - -She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn't realize it. - - -7. So now, my sons, listen to me. - -Never stray from what I am about to say: - - -8. Stay away from her! - -Don't go near the door of her house! - - -9. If you do, you will lose your honor - -and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. - - -10. Strangers will consume your wealth, - -and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. - - -11. In the end you will groan in anguish - -when disease consumes your body. - - -12. You will say, "How I hated discipline! - -If only I had not ignored all the warnings! - - -13. Oh, why didn't I listen to my teachers? - -Why didn't I pay attention to my instructors? - - -14. I have come to the brink of utter ruin, - -and now I must face public disgrace." - - -15. Drink water from your own well-- +6 For she cares nothing about the path to life. + She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it. +7 So now, my sons, listen to me. + Never stray from what I am about to say: +8 Stay away from her! + Don’t go near the door of her house! +9 If you do, you will lose your honor + and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. +10 Strangers will consume your wealth, + and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. +11 In the end you will groan in anguish + when disease consumes your body. +12 You will say, “How I hated discipline! + If only I had not ignored all the warnings! +13 Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? + Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors? +14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, + and now I must face public disgrace.” +15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. - -16. Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, +16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone? - -17. You should reserve it for yourselves. - -Never share it with strangers. - - -18. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. - -Rejoice in the wife of your youth. - - -19. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. - -Let her breasts satisfy you always. - -May you always be captivated by her love. - - -20. Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, - -or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman? - - -21. For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, - -examining every path he takes. - - -22. An evil man is held captive by his own sins; - -they are ropes that catch and hold him. - - -23. He will die for lack of self-control; - -he will be lost because of his great foolishness. - - - +17 You should reserve it for yourselves. + Never share it with strangers. +18 Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. + Rejoice in the wife of your youth. +19 She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. + Let her breasts satisfy you always. + May you always be captivated by her love. +20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, + or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman? +21 For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, + examining every path he takes. +22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; + they are ropes that catch and hold him. +23 He will die for lack of self-control; + he will be lost because of his great foolishness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md index 7b68de9d..40124afc 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,187 +1,77 @@ -Lessons for Daily Life - # Chapter 6 -1. My child, if you have put up security for a friend's debt - -or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger-- - -2. if you have trapped yourself by your agreement - -and are caught by what you said-- - -3. follow my advice and save yourself, - -for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy. - +1 My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt + or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— +2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement + and are caught by what you said— +3 follow my advice and save yourself, + for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; - -go and beg to have your name erased. - - -4. Don't put it off; do it now! - -Don't rest until you do. - - -5. Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, - -like a bird fleeing from a net. - - -6. Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. - -Learn from their ways and become wise! - - -7. Though they have no prince - -or governor or ruler to make them work, - - -8. they labor hard all summer, - -gathering food for the winter. - - -9. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? - -When will you wake up? - - -10. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, - -a little folding of the hands to rest-- - -11. then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; - -scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. - - -12. What are worthless and wicked people like? - -They are constant liars, - - -13. signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, - -a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers. - - -14. Their perverted hearts plot evil, - -and they constantly stir up trouble. - - -15. But they will be destroyed suddenly, - -broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing. - - -16. There are six things the LORD hates-- - -no, seven things he detests: - - -17. haughty eyes, - -a lying tongue, - -hands that kill the innocent, - - -18. a heart that plots evil, - -feet that race to do wrong, - - -19. a false witness who pours out lies, - -a person who sows discord in a family. - - -20. My son, obey your father's commands, - -and don't neglect your mother's instruction. - - -21. Keep their words always in your heart. - -Tie them around your neck. - - -22. When you walk, their counsel will lead you. - -When you sleep, they will protect you. - -When you wake up, they will advise you. - - -23. For their command is a lamp - -and their instruction a light; + go and beg to have your name erased. +4 Don’t put it off; do it now! + Don’t rest until you do. +5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, + like a bird fleeing from a net. +6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. + Learn from their ways and become wise! +7 Though they have no prince + or governor or ruler to make them work, +8 they labor hard all summer, + gathering food for the winter. +9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? + When will you wake up? +10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, + a little folding of the hands to rest— +11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; + scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. +12 What are worthless and wicked people like? + They are constant liars, +13 signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, + a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers. +14 Their perverted hearts plot evil, + and they constantly stir up trouble. +15 But they will be destroyed suddenly, + broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing. +16 There are six things the Lord hates— + no, seven things he detests: +17 haughty eyes, + a lying tongue, + hands that kill the innocent, +18 a heart that plots evil, + feet that race to do wrong, +19 a false witness who pours out lies, + a person who sows discord in a family. +20 My son, obey your father’s commands, + and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. +21 Keep their words always in your heart. + Tie them around your neck. +22 When you walk, their counsel will lead you. + When you sleep, they will protect you. + When you wake up, they will advise you. +23 For their command is a lamp + and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline - -is the way to life. - - -24. It will keep you from the immoral woman, - -from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman. - - -25. Don't lust for her beauty. - -Don't let her coy glances seduce you. - - -26. For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, - -but sleeping with another man's wife will cost you your life. - - -27. Can a man scoop a flame into his lap - -and not have his clothes catch on fire? - - -28. Can he walk on hot coals - -and not blister his feet? - - -29. So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife. - -He who embraces her will not go unpunished. - - -30. Excuses might be found for a thief - -who steals because he is starving. - - -31. But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, - -even if he has to sell everything in his house. - - -32. But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, - -for he destroys himself. - - -33. He will be wounded and disgraced. - -His shame will never be erased. - - -34. For the woman's jealous husband will be furious, - -and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. - - -35. He will accept no compensation, - -nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size. - - - + is the way to life. +24 It will keep you from the immoral woman, + from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman. +25 Don’t lust for her beauty. + Don’t let her coy glances seduce you. +26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, + but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life. +27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap + and not have his clothes catch on fire? +28 Can he walk on hot coals + and not blister his feet? +29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife. + He who embraces her will not go unpunished. +30 Excuses might be found for a thief + who steals because he is starving. +31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, + even if he has to sell everything in his house. +32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, + for he destroys himself. +33 He will be wounded and disgraced. + His shame will never be erased. +34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious, + and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. +35 He will accept no compensation, + nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md index b6a5a17b..1f9b26b4 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,137 +1,57 @@ -Another Warning about Immoral Women - # Chapter 7 -1. Follow my advice, my son; - -always treasure my commands. - - -2. Obey my commands and live! +1 Follow my advice, my son; + always treasure my commands. +2 Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes. - -3. Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. - -Write them deep within your heart. - - -4. Love wisdom like a sister; - -make insight a beloved member of your family. - - -5. Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, - -from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. - - -6. While I was at the window of my house, - -looking through the curtain, - - -7. I saw some naive young men, - -and one in particular who lacked common sense. - - -8. He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, - -strolling down the path by her house. - - -9. It was at twilight, in the evening, - -as deep darkness fell. - - -10. The woman approached him, - -seductively dressed and sly of heart. - - -11. She was the brash, rebellious type, - -never content to stay at home. - - -12. She is often in the streets and markets, - -soliciting at every corner. - - -13. She threw her arms around him and kissed him, - -and with a brazen look she said, - - -14. "I've just made my peace offerings - -and fulfilled my vows. - - -15. You're the one I was looking for! - -I came out to find you, and here you are! - - -16. My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, - -with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. - - -17. I've perfumed my bed - -with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. - - -18. Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. - -Let's enjoy each other's caresses, - - -19. for my husband is not home. - -He's away on a long trip. - - -20. He has taken a wallet full of money with him - and won't return until later this month." - -21. So she seduced him with her pretty speech - -and enticed him with her flattery. - - -22. He followed her at once, - -like an ox going to the slaughter. +3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. + Write them deep within your heart. +4 Love wisdom like a sister; + make insight a beloved member of your family. +5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, + from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. +6 While I was at the window of my house, + looking through the curtain, +7 I saw some naive young men, + and one in particular who lacked common sense. +8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, + strolling down the path by her house. +9 It was at twilight, in the evening, + as deep darkness fell. +10 The woman approached him, + seductively dressed and sly of heart. +11 She was the brash, rebellious type, + never content to stay at home. +12 She is often in the streets and markets, + soliciting at every corner. +13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, + and with a brazen look she said, +14 “I’ve just made my peace offerings + and fulfilled my vows. +15 You’re the one I was looking for! + I came out to find you, and here you are! +16 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, + with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. +17 I’ve perfumed my bed + with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. +18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. + Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses, +19 for my husband is not home. + He’s away on a long trip. +20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him + and won’t return until later this month.” +21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech + and enticed him with her flattery. +22 He followed her at once, + like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap, - -23. awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. - +23 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, - -little knowing it would cost him his life. - - -24. So listen to me, my sons, - -and pay attention to my words. - - -25. Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. - -Don't wander down her wayward path. - - -26. For she has been the ruin of many; - -many men have been her victims. - - -27. Her house is the road to the grave. - -Her bedroom is the den of death. - - - + little knowing it would cost him his life. +24 So listen to me, my sons, + and pay attention to my words. +25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. + Don’t wander down her wayward path. +26 For she has been the ruin of many; + many men have been her victims. +27 Her house is the road to the grave. + Her bedroom is the den of death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md index 43c7baf4..2fc56327 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,187 +1,77 @@ -Wisdom Calls for a Hearing - # Chapter 8 -1. Listen as Wisdom calls out! - -Hear as understanding raises her voice! - - -2. On the hilltop along the road, - -she takes her stand at the crossroads. - - -3. By the gates at the entrance to the town, - -on the road leading in, she cries aloud, - - -4. "I call to you, to all of you! - -I raise my voice to all people. - - -5. You simple people, use good judgment. - -You foolish people, show some understanding. - - -6. Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. - -Everything I say is right, - - -7. for I speak the truth - -and detest every kind of deception. - - -8. My advice is wholesome. - -There is nothing devious or crooked in it. - - -9. My words are plain to anyone with understanding, - -clear to those with knowledge. - - -10. Choose my instruction rather than silver, - -and knowledge rather than pure gold. - - -11. For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. - -Nothing you desire can compare with it. - - -12. "I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. - -I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. - - -13. All who fear the LORD will hate evil. - -Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, - -corruption and perverse speech. - - -14. Common sense and success belong to me. - -Insight and strength are mine. - - -15. Because of me, kings reign, - -and rulers make just decrees. - - -16. Rulers lead with my help, +1 Listen as Wisdom calls out! + Hear as understanding raises her voice! +2 On the hilltop along the road, + she takes her stand at the crossroads. +3 By the gates at the entrance to the town, + on the road leading in, she cries aloud, +4 “I call to you, to all of you! + I raise my voice to all people. +5 You simple people, use good judgment. + You foolish people, show some understanding. +6 Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you. + Everything I say is right, +7 for I speak the truth + and detest every kind of deception. +8 My advice is wholesome. + There is nothing devious or crooked in it. +9 My words are plain to anyone with understanding, + clear to those with knowledge. +10 Choose my instruction rather than silver, + and knowledge rather than pure gold. +11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. + Nothing you desire can compare with it. +12 “I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. + I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. +13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil. + Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, + corruption and perverse speech. +14 Common sense and success belong to me. + Insight and strength are mine. +15 Because of me, kings reign, + and rulers make just decrees. +16 Rulers lead with my help, and nobles make righteous judgments. - -17. "I love all who love me. - -Those who search will surely find me. - - -18. I have riches and honor, - -as well as enduring wealth and justice. - - -19. My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, - -my wages better than sterling silver! - - -20. I walk in righteousness, - -in paths of justice. - - -21. Those who love me inherit wealth. - -I will fill their treasuries. - - -22. "The LORD formed me from the beginning, - -before he created anything else. - - -23. I was appointed in ages past, - -at the very first, before the earth began. - - -24. I was born before the oceans were created, - -before the springs bubbled forth their waters. - - -25. Before the mountains were formed, - -before the hills, I was born-- - -26. before he had made the earth and fields - -and the first handfuls of soil. - - -27. I was there when he established the heavens, - -when he drew the horizon on the oceans. - - -28. I was there when he set the clouds above, - -when he established springs deep in the earth. - - -29. I was there when he set the limits of the seas, - -so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. - -And when he marked off the earth's foundations, - - -30. I was the architect at his side. - +17 “I love all who love me. + Those who search will surely find me. +18 I have riches and honor, + as well as enduring wealth and justice. +19 My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, + my wages better than sterling silver! +20 I walk in righteousness, + in paths of justice. +21 Those who love me inherit wealth. + I will fill their treasuries. +22 “The Lord formed me from the beginning, + before he created anything else. +23 I was appointed in ages past, + at the very first, before the earth began. +24 I was born before the oceans were created, + before the springs bubbled forth their waters. +25 Before the mountains were formed, + before the hills, I was born— +26 before he had made the earth and fields + and the first handfuls of soil. +27 I was there when he established the heavens, + when he drew the horizon on the oceans. +28 I was there when he set the clouds above, + when he established springs deep in the earth. +29 I was there when he set the limits of the seas, + so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. +And when he marked off the earth’s foundations, +30 I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, - -rejoicing always in his presence. - - -31. And how happy I was with the world he created; - -how I rejoiced with the human family! - - -32. "And so, my children, listen to me, - -for all who follow my ways are joyful. - - -33. Listen to my instruction and be wise. - -Don't ignore it. - - -34. Joyful are those who listen to me, - -watching for me daily at my gates, - -waiting for me outside my home! - - -35. For whoever finds me finds life - and receives favor from the LORD. - -36. But those who miss me injure themselves. - -All who hate me love death." - - - + rejoicing always in his presence. +31 And how happy I was with the world he created; + how I rejoiced with the human family! +32 “And so, my children, listen to me, + for all who follow my ways are joyful. +33 Listen to my instruction and be wise. + Don’t ignore it. +34 Joyful are those who listen to me, + watching for me daily at my gates, + waiting for me outside my home! +35 For whoever finds me finds life + and receives favor from the Lord. +36 But those who miss me injure themselves. + All who hate me love death.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md index cf32e3d4..1057a7b4 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,101 +1,41 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. Wisdom has built her house; - -she has carved its seven columns. - - -2. She has prepared a great banquet, - -mixed the wines, and set the table. - - -3. She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. - -She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. - - -4. "Come in with me," she urges the simple. - -To those who lack good judgment, she says, - - -5. "Come, eat my food, - -and drink the wine I have mixed. - - -6. Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; - -learn to use good judgment." - - -7. Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. - -Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. - - -8. So don't bother correcting mockers; - -they will only hate you. - +1 Wisdom has built her house; + she has carved its seven columns. +2 She has prepared a great banquet, + mixed the wines, and set the table. +3 She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. + She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. +4 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple. + To those who lack good judgment, she says, +5 “Come, eat my food, + and drink the wine I have mixed. +6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; + learn to use good judgment.” +7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. + Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. +8 So don’t bother correcting mockers; + they will only hate you. But correct the wise, - -and they will love you. - - -9. Instruct the wise, - -and they will be even wiser. - + and they will love you. +9 Instruct the wise, + and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, - -and they will learn even more. - - -10. Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. - -Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. - - -11. Wisdom will multiply your days - -and add years to your life. - - -12. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. - -If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer. - -Folly Calls for a Hearing - - -13. The woman named Folly is brash. - -She is ignorant and doesn't know it. - - -14. She sits in her doorway - -on the heights overlooking the city. - - -15. She calls out to men going by - -who are minding their own business. - - -16. "Come in with me," she urges the simple. - -To those who lack good judgment, she says, - - -17. "Stolen water is refreshing; - -food eaten in secret tastes the best!" - - -18. But little do they know that the dead are there. - Her guests are in the depths of the grave. - - - + and they will learn even more. +10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. + Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. +11 Wisdom will multiply your days + and add years to your life. +12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. + If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer. +13 The woman named Folly is brash. + She is ignorant and doesn’t know it. +14 She sits in her doorway + on the heights overlooking the city. +15 She calls out to men going by + who are minding their own business. +16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple. + To those who lack good judgment, she says, +17 “Stolen water is refreshing; + food eaten in secret tastes the best!” +18 But little do they know that the dead are there. + Her guests are in the depths of the grave. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md index 05e1fe6c..3674b3f1 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,163 +1,66 @@ -The Proverbs of Solomon - # Chapter 10 -1. The proverbs of Solomon: +1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; - -a foolish child brings grief to a mother. - - -2. Tainted wealth has no lasting value, - -but right living can save your life. - - -3. The LORD will not let the godly go hungry, - -but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked. - - -4. Lazy people are soon poor; - -hard workers get rich. - - -5. A wise youth harvests in the summer, - -but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace. - - -6. The godly are showered with blessings; - -the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. - - -7. We have happy memories of the godly, - -but the name of a wicked person rots away. - - -8. The wise are glad to be instructed, - -but babbling fools fall flat on their faces. - - -9. People with integrity walk safely, - -but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed. - - -10. People who wink at wrong cause trouble, + a foolish child brings grief to a mother. +2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value, + but right living can save your life. +3 The Lord will not let the godly go hungry, + but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked. +4 Lazy people are soon poor; + hard workers get rich. +5 A wise youth harvests in the summer, + but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace. +6 The godly are showered with blessings; + the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. +7 We have happy memories of the godly, + but the name of a wicked person rots away. +8 The wise are glad to be instructed, + but babbling fools fall flat on their faces. +9 People with integrity walk safely, + but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed. +10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace. - -11. The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; - -the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. - - -12. Hatred stirs up quarrels, - -but love makes up for all offenses. - - -13. Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, - -but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod. - - -14. Wise people treasure knowledge, - -but the babbling of a fool invites disaster. - - -15. The wealth of the rich is their fortress; - -the poverty of the poor is their destruction. - - -16. The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, - -but evil people squander their money on sin. - - -17. People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, - -but those who ignore correction will go astray. - - -18. Hiding hatred makes you a liar; - -slandering others makes you a fool. - - -19. Too much talk leads to sin. - -Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. - - -20. The words of the godly are like sterling silver; - -the heart of a fool is worthless. - - -21. The words of the godly encourage many, - -but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. - - -22. The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, - -and he adds no sorrow with it. - - -23. Doing wrong is fun for a fool, - -but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible. - - -24. The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled; - -the hopes of the godly will be granted. - - -25. When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, - -but the godly have a lasting foundation. - - -26. Lazy people irritate their employers, - -like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. - - -27. Fear of the LORD lengthens one's life, - -but the years of the wicked are cut short. - - -28. The hopes of the godly result in happiness, - -but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. - - -29. The way of the LORD is a stronghold to those with integrity, - -but it destroys the wicked. - - -30. The godly will never be disturbed, - -but the wicked will be removed from the land. - - -31. The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, - -but the tongue that deceives will be cut off. - - -32. The lips of the godly speak helpful words, - -but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. - - - +11 The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; + the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. +12 Hatred stirs up quarrels, + but love makes up for all offenses. +13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, + but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod. +14 Wise people treasure knowledge, + but the babbling of a fool invites disaster. +15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress; + the poverty of the poor is their destruction. +16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, + but evil people squander their money on sin. +17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, + but those who ignore correction will go astray. +18 Hiding hatred makes you a liar; + slandering others makes you a fool. +19 Too much talk leads to sin. + Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. +20 The words of the godly are like sterling silver; + the heart of a fool is worthless. +21 The words of the godly encourage many, + but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. +22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, + and he adds no sorrow with it. +23 Doing wrong is fun for a fool, + but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible. +24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled; + the hopes of the godly will be granted. +25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, + but the godly have a lasting foundation. +26 Lazy people irritate their employers, + like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. +27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life, + but the years of the wicked are cut short. +28 The hopes of the godly result in happiness, + but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. +29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, + but it destroys the wicked. +30 The godly will never be disturbed, + but the wicked will be removed from the land. +31 The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, + but the tongue that deceives will be cut off. +32 The lips of the godly speak helpful words, + but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md index 469f0c75..c643f80b 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,154 +1,63 @@ # Chapter 11 -1. The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, - -but he delights in accurate weights. - - -2. Pride leads to disgrace, - -but with humility comes wisdom. - - -3. Honesty guides good people; - -dishonesty destroys treacherous people. - - -4. Riches won't help on the day of judgment, - -but right living can save you from death. - - -5. The godly are directed by honesty; - -the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. - - -6. The godliness of good people rescues them; - -the ambition of treacherous people traps them. - - -7. When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, - -for they rely on their own feeble strength. - - -8. The godly are rescued from trouble, - -and it falls on the wicked instead. - - -9. With their words, the godless destroy their friends, - -but knowledge will rescue the righteous. - - -10. The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; - -they shout for joy when the wicked die. - - -11. Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, - -but the talk of the wicked tears it apart. - - -12. It is foolish to belittle one's neighbor; - -a sensible person keeps quiet. - - -13. A gossip goes around telling secrets, - -but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. - - -14. Without wise leadership, a nation falls; - -there is safety in having many advisers. - - -15. There's danger in putting up security for a stranger's debt; - -it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt. - - -16. A gracious woman gains respect, - -but ruthless men gain only wealth. - - -17. Your kindness will reward you, - -but your cruelty will destroy you. - - -18. Evil people get rich for the moment, - -but the reward of the godly will last. - - -19. Godly people find life; - -evil people find death. - - -20. The LORD detests people with crooked hearts, - -but he delights in those with integrity. - - -21. Evil people will surely be punished, - -but the children of the godly will go free. - - -22. A beautiful woman who lacks discretion - -is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. - - -23. The godly can look forward to a reward, - -while the wicked can expect only judgment. - - -24. Give freely and become more wealthy; - -be stingy and lose everything. - - -25. The generous will prosper; - -those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. - - -26. People curse those who hoard their grain, - -but they bless the one who sells in time of need. - - -27. If you search for good, you will find favor; - -but if you search for evil, it will find you! - - -28. Trust in your money and down you go! - -But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. - - -29. Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. - -The fool will be a servant to the wise. - - -30. The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; +1 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, + but he delights in accurate weights. +2 Pride leads to disgrace, + but with humility comes wisdom. +3 Honesty guides good people; + dishonesty destroys treacherous people. +4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, + but right living can save you from death. +5 The godly are directed by honesty; + the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. +6 The godliness of good people rescues them; + the ambition of treacherous people traps them. +7 When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, + for they rely on their own feeble strength. +8 The godly are rescued from trouble, + and it falls on the wicked instead. +9 With their words, the godless destroy their friends, + but knowledge will rescue the righteous. +10 The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; + they shout for joy when the wicked die. +11 Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, + but the talk of the wicked tears it apart. +12 It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; + a sensible person keeps quiet. +13 A gossip goes around telling secrets, + but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. +14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls; + there is safety in having many advisers. +15 There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt; + it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt. +16 A gracious woman gains respect, + but ruthless men gain only wealth. +17 Your kindness will reward you, + but your cruelty will destroy you. +18 Evil people get rich for the moment, + but the reward of the godly will last. +19 Godly people find life; + evil people find death. +20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, + but he delights in those with integrity. +21 Evil people will surely be punished, + but the children of the godly will go free. +22 A beautiful woman who lacks discretion + is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. +23 The godly can look forward to a reward, + while the wicked can expect only judgment. +24 Give freely and become more wealthy; + be stingy and lose everything. +25 The generous will prosper; + those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. +26 People curse those who hoard their grain, + but they bless the one who sells in time of need. +27 If you search for good, you will find favor; + but if you search for evil, it will find you! +28 Trust in your money and down you go! + But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. +29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind. + The fool will be a servant to the wise. +30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. - -31. If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, - what will happen to wicked sinners? - - - +31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, + what will happen to wicked sinners? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md index 8cad4b9a..85c3c852 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,142 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 12 -1. To learn, you must love discipline; - -it is stupid to hate correction. - - -2. The LORD approves of those who are good, - -but he condemns those who plan wickedness. - - -3. Wickedness never brings stability, - -but the godly have deep roots. - - -4. A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, - -but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones. - - -5. The plans of the godly are just; - -the advice of the wicked is treacherous. - - -6. The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, - -but the words of the godly save lives. - - -7. The wicked die and disappear, - -but the family of the godly stands firm. - - -8. A sensible person wins admiration, - -but a warped mind is despised. - - -9. Better to be an ordinary person with a servant - -than to be self-important but have no food. - - -10. The godly care for their animals, - -but the wicked are always cruel. - - -11. A hard worker has plenty of food, - -but a person who chases fantasies has no sense. - - -12. Thieves are jealous of each other's loot, - -but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. - - -13. The wicked are trapped by their own words, - -but the godly escape such trouble. - - -14. Wise words bring many benefits, - -and hard work brings rewards. - - -15. Fools think their own way is right, - -but the wise listen to others. - - -16. A fool is quick-tempered, - -but a wise person stays calm when insulted. - - -17. An honest witness tells the truth; - -a false witness tells lies. - - -18. Some people make cutting remarks, - -but the words of the wise bring healing. - - -19. Truthful words stand the test of time, - -but lies are soon exposed. - - -20. Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; - -joy fills hearts that are planning peace! - - -21. No harm comes to the godly, - -but the wicked have their fill of trouble. - - -22. The LORD detests lying lips, - -but he delights in those who tell the truth. - - -23. The wise don't make a show of their knowledge, - -but fools broadcast their foolishness. - - -24. Work hard and become a leader; - -be lazy and become a slave. - - -25. Worry weighs a person down; - -an encouraging word cheers a person up. - - -26. The godly give good advice to their friends; - -the wicked lead them astray. - - -27. Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch, - -but the diligent make use of everything they find. - - -28. The way of the godly leads to life; - -that path does not lead to death. - - - +1 To learn, you must love discipline; + it is stupid to hate correction. +2 The Lord approves of those who are good, + but he condemns those who plan wickedness. +3 Wickedness never brings stability, + but the godly have deep roots. +4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, + but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones. +5 The plans of the godly are just; + the advice of the wicked is treacherous. +6 The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, + but the words of the godly save lives. +7 The wicked die and disappear, + but the family of the godly stands firm. +8 A sensible person wins admiration, + but a warped mind is despised. +9 Better to be an ordinary person with a servant + than to be self-important but have no food. +10 The godly care for their animals, + but the wicked are always cruel. +11 A hard worker has plenty of food, + but a person who chases fantasies has no sense. +12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, + but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. +13 The wicked are trapped by their own words, + but the godly escape such trouble. +14 Wise words bring many benefits, + and hard work brings rewards. +15 Fools think their own way is right, + but the wise listen to others. +16 A fool is quick-tempered, + but a wise person stays calm when insulted. +17 An honest witness tells the truth; + a false witness tells lies. +18 Some people make cutting remarks, + but the words of the wise bring healing. +19 Truthful words stand the test of time, + but lies are soon exposed. +20 Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; + joy fills hearts that are planning peace! +21 No harm comes to the godly, + but the wicked have their fill of trouble. +22 The Lord detests lying lips, + but he delights in those who tell the truth. +23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, + but fools broadcast their foolishness. +24 Work hard and become a leader; + be lazy and become a slave. +25 Worry weighs a person down; + an encouraging word cheers a person up. +26 The godly give good advice to their friends; + the wicked lead them astray. +27 Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, + but the diligent make use of everything they find. +28 The way of the godly leads to life; + that path does not lead to death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md index f96f5b1b..68931b10 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,123 +1,51 @@ # Chapter 13 -1. A wise child accepts a parent's discipline; - -a mocker refuses to listen to correction. - - -2. Wise words will win you a good meal, - -but treacherous people have an appetite for violence. - - -3. Those who control their tongue will have a long life; - -opening your mouth can ruin everything. - - -4. Lazy people want much but get little, - -but those who work hard will prosper. - - -5. The godly hate lies; - -the wicked cause shame and disgrace. - - -6. Godliness guards the path of the blameless, - -but the evil are misled by sin. - - -7. Some who are poor pretend to be rich; - -others who are rich pretend to be poor. - - -8. The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, - -but the poor won't even get threatened. - - -9. The life of the godly is full of light and joy, - -but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. - - -10. Pride leads to conflict; - -those who take advice are wise. - - -11. Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; - -wealth from hard work grows over time. - - -12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, - -but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. - - -13. People who despise advice are asking for trouble; - -those who respect a command will succeed. - - -14. The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; - -those who accept it avoid the snares of death. - - -15. A person with good sense is respected; +1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; + a mocker refuses to listen to correction. +2 Wise words will win you a good meal, + but treacherous people have an appetite for violence. +3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; + opening your mouth can ruin everything. +4 Lazy people want much but get little, + but those who work hard will prosper. +5 The godly hate lies; + the wicked cause shame and disgrace. +6 Godliness guards the path of the blameless, + but the evil are misled by sin. +7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich; + others who are rich pretend to be poor. +8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, + but the poor won’t even get threatened. +9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy, + but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. +10 Pride leads to conflict; + those who take advice are wise. +11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; + wealth from hard work grows over time. +12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, + but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. +13 People who despise advice are asking for trouble; + those who respect a command will succeed. +14 The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; + those who accept it avoid the snares of death. +15 A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction. - -16. Wise people think before they act; - fools don't--and even brag about their foolishness. - -17. An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, - -but a reliable messenger brings healing. - - -18. If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; - -if you accept correction, you will be honored. - - -19. It is pleasant to see dreams come true, - -but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them. - - -20. Walk with the wise and become wise; - -associate with fools and get in trouble. - - -21. Trouble chases sinners, - -while blessings reward the righteous. - - -22. Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, - -but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly. - - -23. A poor person's farm may produce much food, - -but injustice sweeps it all away. - - -24. Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. - -Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. - - -25. The godly eat to their hearts' content, - -but the belly of the wicked goes hungry. - - - +16 Wise people think before they act; + fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness. +17 An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, + but a reliable messenger brings healing. +18 If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; + if you accept correction, you will be honored. +19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true, + but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them. +20 Walk with the wise and become wise; + associate with fools and get in trouble. +21 Trouble chases sinners, + while blessings reward the righteous. +22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, + but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly. +23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food, + but injustice sweeps it all away. +24 Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. + Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. +25 The godly eat to their hearts’ content, + but the belly of the wicked goes hungry. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md index 6195ec55..dcef3ce9 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,175 +1,71 @@ # Chapter 14 -1. A wise woman builds her home, - -but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands. - - -2. Those who follow the right path fear the LORD; - -those who take the wrong path despise him. - - -3. A fool's proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, - -but the words of the wise keep them safe. - - -4. Without oxen a stable stays clean, - -but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. - - -5. An honest witness does not lie; - -a false witness breathes lies. - - -6. A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, - -but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding. - - -7. Stay away from fools, - -for you won't find knowledge on their lips. - - -8. The prudent understand where they are going, - -but fools deceive themselves. - - -9. Fools make fun of guilt, - -but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation. - - -10. Each heart knows its own bitterness, - -and no one else can fully share its joy. - - -11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed, - -but the tent of the godly will flourish. - - -12. There is a path before each person that seems right, - -but it ends in death. - - -13. Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, - -but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. - - -14. Backsliders get what they deserve; - -good people receive their reward. - - -15. Only simpletons believe everything they're told! - -The prudent carefully consider their steps. - - -16. The wise are cautious and avoid danger; - -fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence. - - -17. Short-tempered people do foolish things, - -and schemers are hated. - - -18. Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, - -but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. - - -19. Evil people will bow before good people; - -the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly. - - -20. The poor are despised even by their neighbors, - -while the rich have many "friends." - - -21. It is a sin to belittle one's neighbor; - -blessed are those who help the poor. - - -22. If you plan to do evil, you will be lost; - -if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness. - - -23. Work brings profit, - -but mere talk leads to poverty! - - -24. Wealth is a crown for the wise; - -the effort of fools yields only foolishness. - - -25. A truthful witness saves lives, - -but a false witness is a traitor. - - -26. Those who fear the LORD are secure; - -he will be a refuge for their children. - - -27. Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain; - -it offers escape from the snares of death. - - -28. A growing population is a king's glory; - -a prince without subjects has nothing. - - -29. People with understanding control their anger; - -a hot temper shows great foolishness. - - -30. A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; - -jealousy is like cancer in the bones. - - -31. Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, - -but helping the poor honors him. - - -32. The wicked are crushed by disaster, - -but the godly have a refuge when they die. - - -33. Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; +1 A wise woman builds her home, + but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands. +2 Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; + those who take the wrong path despise him. +3 A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, + but the words of the wise keep them safe. +4 Without oxen a stable stays clean, + but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. +5 An honest witness does not lie; + a false witness breathes lies. +6 A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, + but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding. +7 Stay away from fools, + for you won’t find knowledge on their lips. +8 The prudent understand where they are going, + but fools deceive themselves. +9 Fools make fun of guilt, + but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation. +10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, + and no one else can fully share its joy. +11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, + but the tent of the godly will flourish. +12 There is a path before each person that seems right, + but it ends in death. +13 Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, + but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. +14 Backsliders get what they deserve; + good people receive their reward. +15 Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! + The prudent carefully consider their steps. +16 The wise are cautious and avoid danger; + fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence. +17 Short-tempered people do foolish things, + and schemers are hated. +18 Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, + but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. +19 Evil people will bow before good people; + the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly. +20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors, + while the rich have many “friends.” +21 It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; + blessed are those who help the poor. +22 If you plan to do evil, you will be lost; + if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness. +23 Work brings profit, + but mere talk leads to poverty! +24 Wealth is a crown for the wise; + the effort of fools yields only foolishness. +25 A truthful witness saves lives, + but a false witness is a traitor. +26 Those who fear the Lord are secure; + he will be a refuge for their children. +27 Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; + it offers escape from the snares of death. +28 A growing population is a king’s glory; + a prince without subjects has nothing. +29 People with understanding control their anger; + a hot temper shows great foolishness. +30 A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; + jealousy is like cancer in the bones. +31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, + but helping the poor honors him. +32 The wicked are crushed by disaster, + but the godly have a refuge when they die. +33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools. - -34. Godliness makes a nation great, - -but sin is a disgrace to any people. - - -35. A king rejoices in wise servants - -but is angry with those who disgrace him. - - - +34 Godliness makes a nation great, + but sin is a disgrace to any people. +35 A king rejoices in wise servants + but is angry with those who disgrace him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md index ca969c44..e516384f 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,165 +1,67 @@ # Chapter 15 -1. A gentle answer deflects anger, - -but harsh words make tempers flare. - - -2. The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, - -but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness. - - -3. The LORD is watching everywhere, - -keeping his eye on both the evil and the good. - - -4. Gentle words are a tree of life; - -a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. - - -5. Only a fool despises a parent's discipline; - -whoever learns from correction is wise. - - -6. There is treasure in the house of the godly, - -but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble. - - -7. The lips of the wise give good advice; - -the heart of a fool has none to give. - - -8. The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, - -but he delights in the prayers of the upright. - - -9. The LORD detests the way of the wicked, - -but he loves those who pursue godliness. - - -10. Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; - -whoever hates correction will die. - - -11. Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the LORD. - -How much more does he know the human heart! - - -12. Mockers hate to be corrected, - -so they stay away from the wise. - - -13. A glad heart makes a happy face; - -a broken heart crushes the spirit. - - -14. A wise person is hungry for knowledge, - -while the fool feeds on trash. - - -15. For the despondent, every day brings trouble; - -for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. - - -16. Better to have little, with fear for the LORD, - -than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. - - -17. A bowl of vegetables with someone you love - -is better than steak with someone you hate. - - -18. A hot-tempered person starts fights; - -a cool-tempered person stops them. - - -19. A lazy person's way is blocked with briers, - -but the path of the upright is an open highway. - - -20. Sensible children bring joy to their father; - -foolish children despise their mother. - - -21. Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; - -a sensible person stays on the right path. - - -22. Plans go wrong for lack of advice; - -many advisers bring success. - - -23. Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; - -it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! - - -24. The path of life leads upward for the wise; +1 A gentle answer deflects anger, + but harsh words make tempers flare. +2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, + but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness. +3 The Lord is watching everywhere, + keeping his eye on both the evil and the good. +4 Gentle words are a tree of life; + a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. +5 Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline; + whoever learns from correction is wise. +6 There is treasure in the house of the godly, + but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble. +7 The lips of the wise give good advice; + the heart of a fool has none to give. +8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, + but he delights in the prayers of the upright. +9 The Lord detests the way of the wicked, + but he loves those who pursue godliness. +10 Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined; + whoever hates correction will die. +11 Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. + How much more does he know the human heart! +12 Mockers hate to be corrected, + so they stay away from the wise. +13 A glad heart makes a happy face; + a broken heart crushes the spirit. +14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge, + while the fool feeds on trash. +15 For the despondent, every day brings trouble; + for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. +16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, + than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. +17 A bowl of vegetables with someone you love + is better than steak with someone you hate. +18 A hot-tempered person starts fights; + a cool-tempered person stops them. +19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers, + but the path of the upright is an open highway. +20 Sensible children bring joy to their father; + foolish children despise their mother. +21 Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; + a sensible person stays on the right path. +22 Plans go wrong for lack of advice; + many advisers bring success. +23 Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; + it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! +24 The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind. - -25. The LORD tears down the house of the proud, - -but he protects the property of widows. - - -26. The LORD detests evil plans, - -but he delights in pure words. - - -27. Greed brings grief to the whole family, - -but those who hate bribes will live. - - -28. The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; - -the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words. - - -29. The LORD is far from the wicked, - -but he hears the prayers of the righteous. - - -30. A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; - -good news makes for good health. - - -31. If you listen to constructive criticism, - -you will be at home among the wise. - - -32. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; - -but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. - - -33. Fear of the LORD teaches wisdom; - -humility precedes honor. - - - +25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud, + but he protects the property of widows. +26 The Lord detests evil plans, + but he delights in pure words. +27 Greed brings grief to the whole family, + but those who hate bribes will live. +28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; + the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words. +29 The Lord is far from the wicked, + but he hears the prayers of the righteous. +30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; + good news makes for good health. +31 If you listen to constructive criticism, + you will be at home among the wise. +32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; + but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding. +33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; + humility precedes honor. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md index 132fd77e..f498c065 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,156 +1,67 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. We can make our own plans, - but the LORD gives the right answer. - -2. People may be pure in their own eyes, - but the LORD examines their motives. - -3. Commit your actions to the LORD, - -and your plans will succeed. - - -4. The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, - -even the wicked for a day of disaster. - - -5. The LORD detests the proud; - -they will surely be punished. - - -6. Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. - By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil. - -7. When people's lives please the LORD, - -even their enemies are at peace with them. - - -8. Better to have little, with godliness, - -than to be rich and dishonest. - - -9. We can make our plans, - but the LORD determines our steps. - -10. The king speaks with divine wisdom; - -he must never judge unfairly. - - -11. The LORD demands accurate scales and balances; - -he sets the standards for fairness. - - -12. A king detests wrongdoing, - -for his rule is built on justice. - - -13. The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; - -he loves those who speak honestly. - - -14. The anger of the king is a deadly threat; - -the wise will try to appease it. - - -15. When the king smiles, there is life; - -his favor refreshes like a spring rain. - - -16. How much better to get wisdom than gold, - -and good judgment than silver! - - -17. The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; - -whoever follows that path is safe. - - -18. Pride goes before destruction, - -and haughtiness before a fall. - - -19. Better to live humbly with the poor - -than to share plunder with the proud. - - -20. Those who listen to instruction will prosper; - those who trust the LORD will be joyful. - -21. The wise are known for their understanding, - -and pleasant words are persuasive. - - -22. Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, - -but discipline is wasted on fools. - - -23. From a wise mind comes wise speech; - -the words of the wise are persuasive. - - -24. Kind words are like honey-- - -sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. - - -25. There is a path before each person that seems right, - -but it ends in death. - - -26. It is good for workers to have an appetite; - -an empty stomach drives them on. - - -27. Scoundrels create trouble; - -their words are a destructive blaze. - - -28. A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; - -gossip separates the best of friends. - - -29. Violent people mislead their companions, - -leading them down a harmful path. - - -30. With narrowed eyes, people plot evil; - -with a smirk, they plan their mischief. - - -31. Gray hair is a crown of glory; - -it is gained by living a godly life. - - -32. Better to be patient than powerful; - -better to have self-control than to conquer a city. - - -33. We may throw the dice, - but the LORD determines how they fall. - - - +1 We can make our own plans, + but the Lord gives the right answer. +2 People may be pure in their own eyes, + but the Lord examines their motives. +3 Commit your actions to the Lord, + and your plans will succeed. +4 The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, + even the wicked for a day of disaster. +5 The Lord detests the proud; + they will surely be punished. +6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. + By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil. +7 When people’s lives please the Lord, + even their enemies are at peace with them. +8 Better to have little, with godliness, + than to be rich and dishonest. +9 We can make our plans, + but the Lord determines our steps. +10 The king speaks with divine wisdom; + he must never judge unfairly. +11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances; + he sets the standards for fairness. +12 A king detests wrongdoing, + for his rule is built on justice. +13 The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; + he loves those who speak honestly. +14 The anger of the king is a deadly threat; + the wise will try to appease it. +15 When the king smiles, there is life; + his favor refreshes like a spring rain. +16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, + and good judgment than silver! +17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; + whoever follows that path is safe. +18 Pride goes before destruction, + and haughtiness before a fall. +19 Better to live humbly with the poor + than to share plunder with the proud. +20 Those who listen to instruction will prosper; + those who trust the Lord will be joyful. +21 The wise are known for their understanding, + and pleasant words are persuasive. +22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, + but discipline is wasted on fools. +23 From a wise mind comes wise speech; + the words of the wise are persuasive. +24 Kind words are like honey— + sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. +25 There is a path before each person that seems right, + but it ends in death. +26 It is good for workers to have an appetite; + an empty stomach drives them on. +27 Scoundrels create trouble; + their words are a destructive blaze. +28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; + gossip separates the best of friends. +29 Violent people mislead their companions, + leading them down a harmful path. +30 With narrowed eyes, people plot evil; + with a smirk, they plan their mischief. +31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; + it is gained by living a godly life. +32 Better to be patient than powerful; + better to have self-control than to conquer a city. +33 We may throw the dice, + but the Lord determines how they fall. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md index 1668ef41..f63e61c1 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,134 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 17 -1. Better a dry crust eaten in peace - than a house filled with feasting--and conflict. - -2. A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son - -and will share the inheritance of the master's children. - - -3. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, - but the LORD tests the heart. - -4. Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; - -liars pay close attention to slander. - - -5. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; - -those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished. - - -6. Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; +1 Better a dry crust eaten in peace + than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. +2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son + and will share the inheritance of the master’s children. +3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, + but the Lord tests the heart. +4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; + liars pay close attention to slander. +5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; + those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished. +6 Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children. - -7. Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; - -even less are lies fitting for a ruler. - - -8. A bribe is like a lucky charm; - -whoever gives one will prosper! - - -9. Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, - -but dwelling on it separates close friends. - - -10. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding - -than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. - - -11. Evil people are eager for rebellion, - -but they will be severely punished. - - -12. It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs - -than to confront a fool caught in foolishness. - - -13. If you repay good with evil, - -evil will never leave your house. - - -14. Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, - -so stop before a dispute breaks out. - - -15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent-- - both are detestable to the LORD. - -16. It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, - -since he has no heart for learning. - - -17. A friend is always loyal, - -and a brother is born to help in time of need. - - -18. It's poor judgment to guarantee another person's debt - -or put up security for a friend. - - -19. Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; - -anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster. - - -20. The crooked heart will not prosper; - -the lying tongue tumbles into trouble. - - -21. It is painful to be the parent of a fool; - -there is no joy for the father of a rebel. - - -22. A cheerful heart is good medicine, - -but a broken spirit saps a person's strength. - - -23. The wicked take secret bribes - -to pervert the course of justice. - - -24. Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, - -but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth. - - -25. Foolish children bring grief to their father - -and bitterness to the one who gave them birth. - - -26. It is wrong to punish the godly for being good - -or to flog leaders for being honest. - - -27. A truly wise person uses few words; - -a person with understanding is even-tempered. - - -28. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; - -with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. - - - +7 Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; + even less are lies fitting for a ruler. +8 A bribe is like a lucky charm; + whoever gives one will prosper! +9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, + but dwelling on it separates close friends. +10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding + than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool. +11 Evil people are eager for rebellion, + but they will be severely punished. +12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs + than to confront a fool caught in foolishness. +13 If you repay good with evil, + evil will never leave your house. +14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, + so stop before a dispute breaks out. +15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— + both are detestable to the Lord. +16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, + since he has no heart for learning. +17 A friend is always loyal, + and a brother is born to help in time of need. +18 It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt + or put up security for a friend. +19 Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; + anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster. +20 The crooked heart will not prosper; + the lying tongue tumbles into trouble. +21 It is painful to be the parent of a fool; + there is no joy for the father of a rebel. +22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, + but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. +23 The wicked take secret bribes + to pervert the course of justice. +24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, + but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth. +25 Foolish children bring grief to their father + and bitterness to the one who gave them birth. +26 It is wrong to punish the godly for being good + or to flog leaders for being honest. +27 A truly wise person uses few words; + a person with understanding is even-tempered. +28 Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; + with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md index 0a1a8ee1..76f2469b 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,120 +1,49 @@ # Chapter 18 -1. Unfriendly people care only about themselves; - -they lash out at common sense. - - -2. Fools have no interest in understanding; - -they only want to air their own opinions. - - -3. Doing wrong leads to disgrace, - -and scandalous behavior brings contempt. - - -4. Wise words are like deep waters; - -wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook. - - -5. It is not right to acquit the guilty - -or deny justice to the innocent. - - -6. Fools' words get them into constant quarrels; - -they are asking for a beating. - - -7. The mouths of fools are their ruin; - -they trap themselves with their lips. - - -8. Rumors are dainty morsels - -that sink deep into one's heart. - - -9. A lazy person is as bad as - -someone who destroys things. - - -10. The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; - -the godly run to him and are safe. - - -11. The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; - -they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. - - -12. Haughtiness goes before destruction; - -humility precedes honor. - - -13. Spouting off before listening to the facts - -is both shameful and foolish. - - -14. The human spirit can endure a sick body, - -but who can bear a crushed spirit? - - -15. Intelligent people are always ready to learn. - -Their ears are open for knowledge. - - -16. Giving a gift can open doors; - -it gives access to important people! - - -17. The first to speak in court sounds right-- - -until the cross-examination begins. - - -18. Flipping a coin can end arguments; - -it settles disputes between powerful opponents. - - -19. An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. - -Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars. - - -20. Wise words satisfy like a good meal; - -the right words bring satisfaction. - - -21. The tongue can bring death or life; - -those who love to talk will reap the consequences. - - -22. The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, - and he receives favor from the LORD. - -23. The poor plead for mercy; - -the rich answer with insults. - - -24. There are "friends" who destroy each other, - -but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. - - - +1 Unfriendly people care only about themselves; + they lash out at common sense. +2 Fools have no interest in understanding; + they only want to air their own opinions. +3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace, + and scandalous behavior brings contempt. +4 Wise words are like deep waters; + wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook. +5 It is not right to acquit the guilty + or deny justice to the innocent. +6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; + they are asking for a beating. +7 The mouths of fools are their ruin; + they trap themselves with their lips. +8 Rumors are dainty morsels + that sink deep into one’s heart. +9 A lazy person is as bad as + someone who destroys things. +10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; + the godly run to him and are safe. +11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; + they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. +12 Haughtiness goes before destruction; + humility precedes honor. +13 Spouting off before listening to the facts + is both shameful and foolish. +14 The human spirit can endure a sick body, + but who can bear a crushed spirit? +15 Intelligent people are always ready to learn. + Their ears are open for knowledge. +16 Giving a gift can open doors; + it gives access to important people! +17 The first to speak in court sounds right— + until the cross-examination begins. +18 Flipping a coin can end arguments; + it settles disputes between powerful opponents. +19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. + Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars. +20 Wise words satisfy like a good meal; + the right words bring satisfaction. +21 The tongue can bring death or life; + those who love to talk will reap the consequences. +22 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, + and he receives favor from the Lord. +23 The poor plead for mercy; + the rich answer with insults. +24 There are “friends” who destroy each other, + but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md index 0fb53ddb..eb802a1b 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,144 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 19 -1. Better to be poor and honest - -than to be dishonest and a fool. - - -2. Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; - -haste makes mistakes. - - -3. People ruin their lives by their own foolishness - and then are angry at the LORD. - -4. Wealth makes many "friends"; - -poverty drives them all away. - - -5. A false witness will not go unpunished, - -nor will a liar escape. - - -6. Many seek favors from a ruler; - -everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! - - -7. The relatives of the poor despise them; - -how much more will their friends avoid them! +1 Better to be poor and honest + than to be dishonest and a fool. +2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; + haste makes mistakes. +3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness + and then are angry at the Lord. +4 Wealth makes many “friends”; + poverty drives them all away. +5 A false witness will not go unpunished, + nor will a liar escape. +6 Many seek favors from a ruler; + everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts! +7 The relatives of the poor despise them; + how much more will their friends avoid them! Though the poor plead with them, - -their friends are gone. - - -8. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; - -people who cherish understanding will prosper. - - -9. A false witness will not go unpunished, - -and a liar will be destroyed. - - -10. It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury - -or for a slave to rule over princes! - - -11. Sensible people control their temper; - -they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. - - -12. The king's anger is like a lion's roar, - -but his favor is like dew on the grass. - - -13. A foolish child is a calamity to a father; - -a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. - - -14. Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, - but only the LORD can give an understanding wife. - -15. Lazy people sleep soundly, - -but idleness leaves them hungry. - - -16. Keep the commandments and keep your life; - -despising them leads to death. - - -17. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD-- - -and he will repay you! - - -18. Discipline your children while there is hope. - -Otherwise you will ruin their lives. - - -19. Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. - -If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. - - -20. Get all the advice and instruction you can, - -so you will be wise the rest of your life. - - -21. You can make many plans, - but the LORD's purpose will prevail. - -22. Loyalty makes a person attractive. - -It is better to be poor than dishonest. - - -23. Fear of the LORD leads to life, - -bringing security and protection from harm. - - -24. Lazy people take food in their hand - -but don't even lift it to their mouth. - - -25. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; - -if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. - - -26. Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother - -are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. - - -27. If you stop listening to instruction, my child, - -you will turn your back on knowledge. - - -28. A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; - -the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. - - -29. Punishment is made for mockers, - -and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. - - - + their friends are gone. +8 To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; + people who cherish understanding will prosper. +9 A false witness will not go unpunished, + and a liar will be destroyed. +10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury + or for a slave to rule over princes! +11 Sensible people control their temper; + they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. +12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar, + but his favor is like dew on the grass. +13 A foolish child is a calamity to a father; + a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. +14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, + but only the Lord can give an understanding wife. +15 Lazy people sleep soundly, + but idleness leaves them hungry. +16 Keep the commandments and keep your life; + despising them leads to death. +17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— + and he will repay you! +18 Discipline your children while there is hope. + Otherwise you will ruin their lives. +19 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty. + If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. +20 Get all the advice and instruction you can, + so you will be wise the rest of your life. +21 You can make many plans, + but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. +22 Loyalty makes a person attractive. + It is better to be poor than dishonest. +23 Fear of the Lord leads to life, + bringing security and protection from harm. +24 Lazy people take food in their hand + but don’t even lift it to their mouth. +25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; + if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. +26 Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother + are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. +27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, + you will turn your back on knowledge. +28 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; + the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil. +29 Punishment is made for mockers, + and the backs of fools are made to be beaten. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md index dbfc12d7..fa9e8685 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,144 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 20 -1. Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. - -Those led astray by drink cannot be wise. - - -2. The king's fury is like a lion's roar; - -to rouse his anger is to risk your life. - - -3. Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; - -only fools insist on quarreling. - - -4. Those too lazy to plow in the right season - -will have no food at the harvest. - - -5. Though good advice lies deep within the heart, - -a person with understanding will draw it out. - - -6. Many will say they are loyal friends, - -but who can find one who is truly reliable? - - -7. The godly walk with integrity; - -blessed are their children who follow them. - - -8. When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, - -distinguishing the bad from the good. - - -9. Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart; - -I am pure and free from sin"? - - -10. False weights and unequal measures-- - the LORD detests double standards of every kind. - -11. Even children are known by the way they act, - -whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right. - - -12. Ears to hear and eyes to see-- - both are gifts from the LORD. - -13. If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. - -Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat! - - -14. The buyer haggles over the price, saying, "It's worthless," - -then brags about getting a bargain! - - -15. Wise words are more valuable - -than much gold and many rubies. - - -16. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. +1 Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. + Those led astray by drink cannot be wise. +2 The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar; + to rouse his anger is to risk your life. +3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; + only fools insist on quarreling. +4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season + will have no food at the harvest. +5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart, + a person with understanding will draw it out. +6 Many will say they are loyal friends, + but who can find one who is truly reliable? +7 The godly walk with integrity; + blessed are their children who follow them. +8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, + distinguishing the bad from the good. +9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; + I am pure and free from sin”? +10 False weights and unequal measures— + the Lord detests double standards of every kind. +11 Even children are known by the way they act, + whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right. +12 Ears to hear and eyes to see— + both are gifts from the Lord. +13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. + Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat! +14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” + then brags about getting a bargain! +15 Wise words are more valuable + than much gold and many rubies. +16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners. - -17. Stolen bread tastes sweet, - -but it turns to gravel in the mouth. - - -18. Plans succeed through good counsel; - -don't go to war without wise advice. - - -19. A gossip goes around telling secrets, - -so don't hang around with chatterers. - - -20. If you insult your father or mother, - -your light will be snuffed out in total darkness. - - -21. An inheritance obtained too early in life - -is not a blessing in the end. - - -22. Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong." - Wait for the LORD to handle the matter. - -23. The LORD detests double standards; - -he is not pleased by dishonest scales. - - -24. The LORD directs our steps, - -so why try to understand everything along the way? - - -25. Don't trap yourself by making a rash promise to God - -and only later counting the cost. - - -26. A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, - -then runs his threshing wheel over them. - - -27. The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit, - -exposing every hidden motive. - - -28. Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; - -his throne is made secure through love. - - -29. The glory of the young is their strength; - -the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. - - -30. Physical punishment cleanses away evil; - -such discipline purifies the heart. - - - +17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, + but it turns to gravel in the mouth. +18 Plans succeed through good counsel; + don’t go to war without wise advice. +19 A gossip goes around telling secrets, + so don’t hang around with chatterers. +20 If you insult your father or mother, + your light will be snuffed out in total darkness. +21 An inheritance obtained too early in life + is not a blessing in the end. +22 Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” + Wait for the Lord to handle the matter. +23 The Lord detests double standards; + he is not pleased by dishonest scales. +24 The Lord directs our steps, + so why try to understand everything along the way? +25 Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God + and only later counting the cost. +26 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, + then runs his threshing wheel over them. +27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit, + exposing every hidden motive. +28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; + his throne is made secure through love. +29 The glory of the young is their strength; + the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. +30 Physical punishment cleanses away evil; + such discipline purifies the heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md index 48fde0d0..a4a37a83 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,150 +1,63 @@ # Chapter 21 -1. The king's heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD; - -he guides it wherever he pleases. - - -2. People may be right in their own eyes, - but the LORD examines their heart. - -3. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just - -than when we offer him sacrifices. - - -4. Haughty eyes, a proud heart, - -and evil actions are all sin. - - -5. Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, - -but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. - - -6. Wealth created by a lying tongue +1 The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; + he guides it wherever he pleases. +2 People may be right in their own eyes, + but the Lord examines their heart. +3 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just + than when we offer him sacrifices. +4 Haughty eyes, a proud heart, + and evil actions are all sin. +5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, + but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. +6 Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap. - -7. The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, - -because they refuse to do what is just. - - -8. The guilty walk a crooked path; - -the innocent travel a straight road. - - -9. It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic - -than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. - - -10. Evil people desire evil; - -their neighbors get no mercy from them. - - -11. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; - -if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser. - - -12. The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; - -he will bring disaster on them. - - -13. Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor - -will be ignored in their own time of need. - - -14. A secret gift calms anger; - -a bribe under the table pacifies fury. - - -15. Justice is a joy to the godly, - -but it terrifies evildoers. - - -16. The person who strays from common sense - -will end up in the company of the dead. - - -17. Those who love pleasure become poor; - -those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. - - -18. The wicked are punished in place of the godly, - -and traitors in place of the honest. - - -19. It's better to live alone in the desert - -than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife. - - -20. The wise have wealth and luxury, - -but fools spend whatever they get. - - -21. Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love - -will find life, righteousness, and honor. - - -22. The wise conquer the city of the strong - -and level the fortress in which they trust. - - -23. Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, - -and you will stay out of trouble. - - -24. Mockers are proud and haughty; - -they act with boundless arrogance. - - -25. Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, - -for their hands refuse to work. - - -26. Some people are always greedy for more, - -but the godly love to give! - - -27. The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, - -especially when it is offered with wrong motives. - - -28. A false witness will be cut off, - -but a credible witness will be allowed to speak. - - -29. The wicked bluff their way through, - -but the virtuous think before they act. - - -30. No human wisdom or understanding or plan - can stand against the LORD. - -31. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, - but the victory belongs to the LORD. - - - +7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, + because they refuse to do what is just. +8 The guilty walk a crooked path; + the innocent travel a straight road. +9 It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic + than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. +10 Evil people desire evil; + their neighbors get no mercy from them. +11 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; + if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser. +12 The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; + he will bring disaster on them. +13 Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor + will be ignored in their own time of need. +14 A secret gift calms anger; + a bribe under the table pacifies fury. +15 Justice is a joy to the godly, + but it terrifies evildoers. +16 The person who strays from common sense + will end up in the company of the dead. +17 Those who love pleasure become poor; + those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. +18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly, + and traitors in place of the honest. +19 It’s better to live alone in the desert + than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife. +20 The wise have wealth and luxury, + but fools spend whatever they get. +21 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love + will find life, righteousness, and honor. +22 The wise conquer the city of the strong + and level the fortress in which they trust. +23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, + and you will stay out of trouble. +24 Mockers are proud and haughty; + they act with boundless arrogance. +25 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, + for their hands refuse to work. +26 Some people are always greedy for more, + but the godly love to give! +27 The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, + especially when it is offered with wrong motives. +28 A false witness will be cut off, + but a credible witness will be allowed to speak. +29 The wicked bluff their way through, + but the virtuous think before they act. +30 No human wisdom or understanding or plan + can stand against the Lord. +31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, + but the victory belongs to the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md index a29d906a..b66c5160 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,143 +1,60 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. Choose a good reputation over great riches; - -being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. - - -2. The rich and poor have this in common: - The LORD made them both. - -3. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. - -The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. - - -4. True humility and fear of the LORD - -lead to riches, honor, and long life. - - -5. Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; - -whoever values life will avoid it. - - -6. Direct your children onto the right path, - -and when they are older, they will not leave it. - - -7. Just as the rich rule the poor, - -so the borrower is servant to the lender. - - -8. Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, +1 Choose a good reputation over great riches; + being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. +2 The rich and poor have this in common: + The Lord made them both. +3 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. + The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. +4 True humility and fear of the Lord + lead to riches, honor, and long life. +5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; + whoever values life will avoid it. +6 Direct your children onto the right path, + and when they are older, they will not leave it. +7 Just as the rich rule the poor, + so the borrower is servant to the lender. +8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end. - -9. Blessed are those who are generous, - -because they feed the poor. - - -10. Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. - -Quarrels and insults will disappear. - - -11. Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech - -will have the king as a friend. - - -12. The LORD preserves those with knowledge, - -but he ruins the plans of the treacherous. - - -13. The lazy person claims, "There's a lion out there! - -If I go outside, I might be killed!" - - -14. The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; - those who make the LORD angry will fall into it. - -15. A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, - -but physical discipline will drive it far away. - - -16. A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor - -or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty. - -Sayings of the Wise - - -17. Listen to the words of the wise; - -apply your heart to my instruction. - - -18. For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart - -and always ready on your lips. - - -19. I am teaching you today--yes, you-- - so you will trust in the LORD. - -20. I have written thirty sayings for you, - -filled with advice and knowledge. - - -21. In this way, you may know the truth - -and take an accurate report to those who sent you. - - -22. Don't rob the poor just because you can, - -or exploit the needy in court. - - -23. For the LORD is their defender. - -He will ruin anyone who ruins them. - - -24. Don't befriend angry people - -or associate with hot-tempered people, - - -25. or you will learn to be like them - -and endanger your soul. - - -26. Don't agree to guarantee another person's debt - -or put up security for someone else. - - -27. If you can't pay it, - -even your bed will be snatched from under you. - - -28. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers - -set up by previous generations. - - -29. Do you see any truly competent workers? - -They will serve kings - -rather than working for ordinary people. - - - +9 Blessed are those who are generous, + because they feed the poor. +10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too. + Quarrels and insults will disappear. +11 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech + will have the king as a friend. +12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge, + but he ruins the plans of the treacherous. +13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! + If I go outside, I might be killed!” +14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; + those who make the Lord angry will fall into it. +15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, + but physical discipline will drive it far away. +16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor + or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty. +17 Listen to the words of the wise; + apply your heart to my instruction. +18 For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart + and always ready on your lips. +19 I am teaching you today—yes, you— + so you will trust in the Lord. +20 I have written thirty sayings for you, + filled with advice and knowledge. +21 In this way, you may know the truth + and take an accurate report to those who sent you. +22 Don’t rob the poor just because you can, + or exploit the needy in court. +23 For the Lord is their defender. + He will ruin anyone who ruins them. +24 Don’t befriend angry people + or associate with hot-tempered people, +25 or you will learn to be like them + and endanger your soul. +26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt + or put up security for someone else. +27 If you can’t pay it, + even your bed will be snatched from under you. +28 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers + set up by previous generations. +29 Do you see any truly competent workers? + They will serve kings + rather than working for ordinary people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md index 5e86556c..80d97d48 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,179 +1,75 @@ # Chapter 23 -1. While dining with a ruler, - -pay attention to what is put before you. - - -2. If you are a big eater, - -put a knife to your throat; - - -3. don't desire all the delicacies, - -for he might be trying to trick you. - - -4. Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. - -Be wise enough to know when to quit. - - -5. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, - -for it will sprout wings - -and fly away like an eagle. - - -6. Don't eat with people who are stingy; - -don't desire their delicacies. - - -7. They are always thinking about how much it costs. - -"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it. - - -8. You will throw up what little you've eaten, - -and your compliments will be wasted. - - -9. Don't waste your breath on fools, - -for they will despise the wisest advice. - - -10. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; - -don't take the land of defenseless orphans. - - -11. For their Redeemer is strong; - -he himself will bring their charges against you. - - -12. Commit yourself to instruction; - -listen carefully to words of knowledge. - - -13. Don't fail to discipline your children. - -The rod of punishment won't kill them. - - -14. Physical discipline +1 While dining with a ruler, + pay attention to what is put before you. +2 If you are a big eater, + put a knife to your throat; +3 don’t desire all the delicacies, + for he might be trying to trick you. +4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. + Be wise enough to know when to quit. +5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, + for it will sprout wings + and fly away like an eagle. +6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy; + don’t desire their delicacies. +7 They are always thinking about how much it costs. + “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. +8 You will throw up what little you’ve eaten, + and your compliments will be wasted. +9 Don’t waste your breath on fools, + for they will despise the wisest advice. +10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; + don’t take the land of defenseless orphans. +11 For their Redeemer is strong; + he himself will bring their charges against you. +12 Commit yourself to instruction; + listen carefully to words of knowledge. +13 Don’t fail to discipline your children. + The rod of punishment won’t kill them. +14 Physical discipline may well save them from death. - -15. My child, if your heart is wise, - -my own heart will rejoice! - - -16. Everything in me will celebrate - -when you speak what is right. - - -17. Don't envy sinners, - but always continue to fear the LORD. - -18. You will be rewarded for this; - -your hope will not be disappointed. - - -19. My child, listen and be wise: - -Keep your heart on the right course. - - -20. Do not carouse with drunkards - -or feast with gluttons, - - -21. for they are on their way to poverty, - -and too much sleep clothes them in rags. - - -22. Listen to your father, who gave you life, - -and don't despise your mother when she is old. - - -23. Get the truth and never sell it; - -also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. - - -24. The father of godly children has cause for joy. +15 My child, if your heart is wise, + my own heart will rejoice! +16 Everything in me will celebrate + when you speak what is right. +17 Don’t envy sinners, + but always continue to fear the Lord. +18 You will be rewarded for this; + your hope will not be disappointed. +19 My child, listen and be wise: + Keep your heart on the right course. +20 Do not carouse with drunkards + or feast with gluttons, +21 for they are on their way to poverty, + and too much sleep clothes them in rags. +22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, + and don’t despise your mother when she is old. +23 Get the truth and never sell it; + also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. +24 The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise. - -25. So give your father and mother joy! - -May she who gave you birth be happy. - - -26. O my son, give me your heart. - -May your eyes take delight in following my ways. - - -27. A prostitute is a dangerous trap; - -a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well. - - -28. She hides and waits like a robber, - -eager to make more men unfaithful. - - -29. Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? - -Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? - -Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? - - -30. It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, - -trying out new drinks. - - -31. Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, - -how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. - - -32. For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; - -it stings like a viper. - - -33. You will see hallucinations, - -and you will say crazy things. - - -34. You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, - -clinging to a swaying mast. - - -35. And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. - -I didn't even know it when they beat me up. - +25 So give your father and mother joy! + May she who gave you birth be happy. +26 O my son, give me your heart. + May your eyes take delight in following my ways. +27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap; + a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well. +28 She hides and waits like a robber, + eager to make more men unfaithful. +29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? + Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? + Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? +30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, + trying out new drinks. +31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, + how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down. +32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; + it stings like a viper. +33 You will see hallucinations, + and you will say crazy things. +34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, + clinging to a swaying mast. +35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. + I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up - -so I can look for another drink?" - - - + so I can look for another drink?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md index 9040f897..5c850597 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,180 +1,74 @@ # Chapter 24 -1. Don't envy evil people - -or desire their company. - - -2. For their hearts plot violence, - -and their words always stir up trouble. - - -3. A house is built by wisdom - -and becomes strong through good sense. - - -4. Through knowledge its rooms are filled - -with all sorts of precious riches and valuables. - - -5. The wise are mightier than the strong, - -and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. - - -6. So don't go to war without wise guidance; - -victory depends on having many advisers. - - -7. Wisdom is too lofty for fools. - -Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. - - -8. A person who plans evil - -will get a reputation as a troublemaker. - - -9. The schemes of a fool are sinful; - -everyone detests a mocker. - - -10. If you fail under pressure, - -your strength is too small. - - -11. Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; - -save them as they stagger to their death. - - -12. Don't excuse yourself by saying, "Look, we didn't know." - -For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. - +1 Don’t envy evil people + or desire their company. +2 For their hearts plot violence, + and their words always stir up trouble. +3 A house is built by wisdom + and becomes strong through good sense. +4 Through knowledge its rooms are filled + with all sorts of precious riches and valuables. +5 The wise are mightier than the strong, + and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. +6 So don’t go to war without wise guidance; + victory depends on having many advisers. +7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools. + Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. +8 A person who plans evil + will get a reputation as a troublemaker. +9 The schemes of a fool are sinful; + everyone detests a mocker. +10 If you fail under pressure, + your strength is too small. +11 Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; + save them as they stagger to their death. +12 Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” + For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. - -He will repay all people as their actions deserve. - - -13. My child, eat honey, for it is good, - -and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. - - -14. In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. - -If you find it, you will have a bright future, - -and your hopes will not be cut short. - - -15. Don't wait in ambush at the home of the godly, - -and don't raid the house where the godly live. - - -16. The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. - -But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. - - -17. Don't rejoice when your enemies fall; - -don't be happy when they stumble. - - -18. For the LORD will be displeased with you - -and will turn his anger away from them. - - -19. Don't fret because of evildoers; - -don't envy the wicked. - - -20. For evil people have no future; - -the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. - - -21. My child, fear the LORD and the king. - -Don't associate with rebels, - - -22. for disaster will hit them suddenly. - + He will repay all people as their actions deserve. +13 My child, eat honey, for it is good, + and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. +14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. + If you find it, you will have a bright future, + and your hopes will not be cut short. +15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly, + and don’t raid the house where the godly live. +16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. + But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. +17 Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; + don’t be happy when they stumble. +18 For the Lord will be displeased with you + and will turn his anger away from them. +19 Don’t fret because of evildoers; + don’t envy the wicked. +20 For evil people have no future; + the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. +21 My child, fear the Lord and the king. +Don’t associate with rebels, +22 for disaster will hit them suddenly. Who knows what punishment will come - from the LORD and the king? -More Sayings of the Wise - - -23. Here are some further sayings of the wise: + from the Lord and the king? +23 Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment. - - -24. A judge who says to the wicked, "You are innocent," - -will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations. - - -25. But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; - -rich blessings will be showered on them. - - -26. An honest answer - -is like a kiss of friendship. - - -27. Do your planning and prepare your fields - -before building your house. - - -28. Don't testify against your neighbors without cause; - -don't lie about them. - - -29. And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for what they've done to me! - -I'll get even with them!" - - -30. I walked by the field of a lazy person, - -the vineyard of one with no common sense. - - -31. I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. - -It was covered with weeds, - -and its walls were broken down. - - -32. Then, as I looked and thought about it, - -I learned this lesson: - - -33. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, - -a little folding of the hands to rest-- - -34. then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; - -scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. - - - +24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” + will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations. +25 But it will go well for those who convict the guilty; + rich blessings will be showered on them. +26 An honest answer + is like a kiss of friendship. +27 Do your planning and prepare your fields + before building your house. +28 Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause; + don’t lie about them. +29 And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me! + I’ll get even with them!” +30 I walked by the field of a lazy person, + the vineyard of one with no common sense. +31 I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. + It was covered with weeds, + and its walls were broken down. +32 Then, as I looked and thought about it, + I learned this lesson: +33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, + a little folding of the hands to rest— +34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; + scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md index 3e4252a9..9b509921 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,146 +1,61 @@ -More Proverbs of Solomon - # Chapter 25 -1. These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah. - -2. It is God's privilege to conceal things - -and the king's privilege to discover them. - - -3. No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, - -or all that goes on in the king's mind! - - -4. Remove the impurities from silver, - -and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith. - - -5. Remove the wicked from the king's court, - -and his reign will be made secure by justice. - - -6. Don't demand an audience with the king - -or push for a place among the great. - - -7. It's better to wait for an invitation to the head table - -than to be sent away in public disgrace. - -Just because you've seen something, - - -8. don't be in a hurry to go to court. - +1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah. +2 It is God’s privilege to conceal things + and the king’s privilege to discover them. +3 No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth, + or all that goes on in the king’s mind! +4 Remove the impurities from silver, + and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith. +5 Remove the wicked from the king’s court, + and his reign will be made secure by justice. +6 Don’t demand an audience with the king + or push for a place among the great. +7 It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table + than to be sent away in public disgrace. +Just because you’ve seen something, +8 don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end - -if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat? - - -9. When arguing with your neighbor, - -don't betray another person's secret. - - -10. Others may accuse you of gossip, - -and you will never regain your good reputation. - - -11. Timely advice is lovely, - -like golden apples in a silver basket. - - -12. To one who listens, valid criticism - -is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. - - -13. Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer. - -They revive the spirit of their employer. - - -14. A person who promises a gift but doesn't give it - -is like clouds and wind that bring no rain. - - -15. Patience can persuade a prince, - -and soft speech can break bones. - - -16. Do you like honey? - -Don't eat too much, or it will make you sick! - - -17. Don't visit your neighbors too often, - -or you will wear out your welcome. - - -18. Telling lies about others - -is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, + if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat? +9 When arguing with your neighbor, + don’t betray another person’s secret. +10 Others may accuse you of gossip, + and you will never regain your good reputation. +11 Timely advice is lovely, + like golden apples in a silver basket. +12 To one who listens, valid criticism + is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. +13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer. + They revive the spirit of their employer. +14 A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it + is like clouds and wind that bring no rain. +15 Patience can persuade a prince, + and soft speech can break bones. +16 Do you like honey? + Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick! +17 Don’t visit your neighbors too often, + or you will wear out your welcome. +18 Telling lies about others + is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, - -or shooting them with a sharp arrow. - - -19. Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble - -is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot. - - -20. Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart - -is like taking someone's coat in cold weather + or shooting them with a sharp arrow. +19 Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble + is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot. +20 Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart + is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound. - -21. If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. - -If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. - - -22. You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, - and the LORD will reward you. - -23. As surely as a north wind brings rain, - -so a gossiping tongue causes anger! - - -24. It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic - -than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. - - -25. Good news from far away - -is like cold water to the thirsty. - - -26. If the godly give in to the wicked, - -it's like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring. - - -27. It's not good to eat too much honey, - -and it's not good to seek honors for yourself. - - -28. A person without self-control - -is like a city with broken-down walls. - - - +21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. + If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. +22 You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, + and the Lord will reward you. +23 As surely as a north wind brings rain, + so a gossiping tongue causes anger! +24 It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic + than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. +25 Good news from far away + is like cold water to the thirsty. +26 If the godly give in to the wicked, + it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring. +27 It’s not good to eat too much honey, + and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself. +28 A person without self-control + is like a city with broken-down walls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md index 328560cc..8ffea388 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,144 +1,59 @@ # Chapter 26 -1. Honor is no more associated with fools - -than snow with summer or rain with harvest. - - -2. Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, - -an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim. - - -3. Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, - -and a fool with a rod to his back! - - -4. Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools, - -or you will become as foolish as they are. - - -5. Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, - -or they will become wise in their own estimation. - - -6. Trusting a fool to convey a message - -is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison! - - -7. A proverb in the mouth of a fool - -is as useless as a paralyzed leg. - - -8. Honoring a fool - -is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot. - - -9. A proverb in the mouth of a fool - -is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk. - - -10. An employer who hires a fool or a bystander - -is like an archer who shoots at random. - - -11. As a dog returns to its vomit, - -so a fool repeats his foolishness. - - -12. There is more hope for fools - -than for people who think they are wise. - - -13. The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road! - -Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!" - - -14. As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, - -so the lazy person turns over in bed. - - -15. Lazy people take food in their hand - -but don't even lift it to their mouth. - - -16. Lazy people consider themselves smarter - -than seven wise counselors. - - -17. Interfering in someone else's argument - -is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears. - - -18. Just as damaging - -as a madman shooting a deadly weapon - - -19. is someone who lies to a friend - -and then says, "I was only joking." - - -20. Fire goes out without wood, - -and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. - - -21. A quarrelsome person starts fights - -as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood. - - -22. Rumors are dainty morsels - -that sink deep into one's heart. - - -23. Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, - -just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. - - -24. People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, - -but they're deceiving you. - - -25. They pretend to be kind, but don't believe them. +1 Honor is no more associated with fools + than snow with summer or rain with harvest. +2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, + an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim. +3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, + and a fool with a rod to his back! +4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, + or you will become as foolish as they are. +5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, + or they will become wise in their own estimation. +6 Trusting a fool to convey a message + is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison! +7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool + is as useless as a paralyzed leg. +8 Honoring a fool + is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot. +9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool + is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk. +10 An employer who hires a fool or a bystander + is like an archer who shoots at random. +11 As a dog returns to its vomit, + so a fool repeats his foolishness. +12 There is more hope for fools + than for people who think they are wise. +13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! + Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!” +14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, + so the lazy person turns over in bed. +15 Lazy people take food in their hand + but don’t even lift it to their mouth. +16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter + than seven wise counselors. +17 Interfering in someone else’s argument + is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears. +18 Just as damaging + as a madman shooting a deadly weapon +19 is someone who lies to a friend + and then says, “I was only joking.” +20 Fire goes out without wood, + and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. +21 A quarrelsome person starts fights + as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood. +22 Rumors are dainty morsels + that sink deep into one’s heart. +23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, + just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. +24 People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, + but they’re deceiving you. +25 They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils. - -26. While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, - -their wrongdoing will be exposed in public. - - -27. If you set a trap for others, - -you will get caught in it yourself. - +26 While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, + their wrongdoing will be exposed in public. +27 If you set a trap for others, + you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, - -it will crush you instead. - - -28. A lying tongue hates its victims, - -and flattering words cause ruin. - - - + it will crush you instead. +28 A lying tongue hates its victims, + and flattering words cause ruin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md index 98905b0d..18977175 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,137 +1,57 @@ # Chapter 27 -1. Don't brag about tomorrow, - -since you don't know what the day will bring. - - -2. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth-- - -a stranger, not your own lips. - - -3. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, - -but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier. - - -4. Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, - -but jealousy is even more dangerous. - - -5. An open rebuke - -is better than hidden love! - - -6. Wounds from a sincere friend - -are better than many kisses from an enemy. - - -7. A person who is full refuses honey, - -but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry. - - -8. A person who strays from home - -is like a bird that strays from its nest. - - -9. The heartfelt counsel of a friend - -is as sweet as perfume and incense. - - -10. Never abandon a friend-- - -either yours or your father's. - -When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance. - -It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away. - - -11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad. - -Then I will be able to answer my critics. - - -12. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. - -The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. - - -13. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. +1 Don’t brag about tomorrow, + since you don’t know what the day will bring. +2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— + a stranger, not your own lips. +3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, + but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier. +4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, + but jealousy is even more dangerous. +5 An open rebuke + is better than hidden love! +6 Wounds from a sincere friend + are better than many kisses from an enemy. +7 A person who is full refuses honey, + but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry. +8 A person who strays from home + is like a bird that strays from its nest. +9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend + is as sweet as perfume and incense. +10 Never abandon a friend— + either yours or your father’s. +When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. + It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away. +11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad. + Then I will be able to answer my critics. +12 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. + The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. +13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners. - -14. A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning - -will be taken as a curse! - - -15. A quarrelsome wife is as annoying - -as constant dripping on a rainy day. - - -16. Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind - -or trying to hold something with greased hands. - - -17. As iron sharpens iron, - -so a friend sharpens a friend. - - -18. As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, - -so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded. - - -19. As a face is reflected in water, - -so the heart reflects the real person. - - -20. Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, - -so human desire is never satisfied. - - -21. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, +14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning + will be taken as a curse! +15 A quarrelsome wife is as annoying + as constant dripping on a rainy day. +16 Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind + or trying to hold something with greased hands. +17 As iron sharpens iron, + so a friend sharpens a friend. +18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, + so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded. +19 As a face is reflected in water, + so the heart reflects the real person. +20 Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, + so human desire is never satisfied. +21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised. - -22. You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, - -even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle. - - -23. Know the state of your flocks, - -and put your heart into caring for your herds, - - -24. for riches don't last forever, - -and the crown might not be passed to the next generation. - - -25. After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears - -and the mountain grasses are gathered in, - - -26. your sheep will provide wool for clothing, - -and your goats will provide the price of a field. - - -27. And you will have enough goats' milk for yourself, - -your family, and your servant girls. - - - +22 You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, + even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle. +23 Know the state of your flocks, + and put your heart into caring for your herds, +24 for riches don’t last forever, + and the crown might not be passed to the next generation. +25 After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears + and the mountain grasses are gathered in, +26 your sheep will provide wool for clothing, + and your goats will provide the price of a field. +27 And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, + your family, and your servant girls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md index 7c1cccad..abdef1b1 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,141 +1,59 @@ # Chapter 28 -1. The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, - -but the godly are as bold as lions. - - -2. When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. - -But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. - - -3. A poor person who oppresses the poor - -is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops. - - -4. To reject the law is to praise the wicked; - -to obey the law is to fight them. - - -5. Evil people don't understand justice, - but those who follow the LORD understand completely. - -6. Better to be poor and honest - -than to be dishonest and rich. - - -7. Young people who obey the law are wise; +1 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, + but the godly are as bold as lions. +2 When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. + But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. +3 A poor person who oppresses the poor + is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops. +4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked; + to obey the law is to fight them. +5 Evil people don’t understand justice, + but those who follow the Lord understand completely. +6 Better to be poor and honest + than to be dishonest and rich. +7 Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild friends bring shame to their parents. - -8. Income from charging high interest rates - -will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor. - - -9. God detests the prayers - -of a person who ignores the law. - - -10. Those who lead good people along an evil path - -will fall into their own trap, - -but the honest will inherit good things. - - -11. Rich people may think they are wise, - -but a poor person with discernment can see right through them. - - -12. When the godly succeed, everyone is glad. - -When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. - - -13. People who conceal their sins will not prosper, - -but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. - - -14. Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, - -but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble. - - -15. A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor - -as a roaring lion or an attacking bear. - - -16. A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, - -but one who hates corruption will have a long life. - - -17. A murderer's tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. - -Don't protect him! - - -18. The blameless will be rescued from harm, - -but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed. - - -19. A hard worker has plenty of food, - -but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty. - - -20. The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, - -but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble. - - -21. Showing partiality is never good, - -yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread. - - -22. Greedy people try to get rich quick - -but don't realize they're headed for poverty. - - -23. In the end, people appreciate honest criticism - -far more than flattery. - - -24. Anyone who steals from his father and mother - -and says, "What's wrong with that?" - -is no better than a murderer. - - -25. Greed causes fighting; - trusting the LORD leads to prosperity. - -26. Those who trust their own insight are foolish, - -but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe. - - -27. Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, - -but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed. - - -28. -When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. - -When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish. - - - +8 Income from charging high interest rates + will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor. +9 God detests the prayers + of a person who ignores the law. +10 Those who lead good people along an evil path + will fall into their own trap, + but the honest will inherit good things. +11 Rich people may think they are wise, + but a poor person with discernment can see right through them. +12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad. + When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. +13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, + but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. +14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, + but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble. +15 A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor + as a roaring lion or an attacking bear. +16 A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, + but one who hates corruption will have a long life. +17 A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. + Don’t protect him! +18 The blameless will be rescued from harm, + but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed. +19 A hard worker has plenty of food, + but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty. +20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, + but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble. +21 Showing partiality is never good, + yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread. +22 Greedy people try to get rich quick + but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty. +23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism + far more than flattery. +24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother + and says, “What’s wrong with that?” + is no better than a murderer. +25 Greed causes fighting; + trusting the Lord leads to prosperity. +26 Those who trust their own insight are foolish, + but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe. +27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, + but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed. +28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. + When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md index f2a4be43..9e581c89 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,129 +1,55 @@ # Chapter 29 -1. Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism - -will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. - - -2. When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. - -But when the wicked are in power, they groan. - - -3. The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, - -but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted. - - -4. A just king gives stability to his nation, - -but one who demands bribes destroys it. - - -5. To flatter friends - -is to lay a trap for their feet. - - -6. Evil people are trapped by sin, - -but the righteous escape, shouting for joy. - - -7. The godly care about the rights of the poor; - -the wicked don't care at all. - - -8. Mockers can get a whole town agitated, - -but the wise will calm anger. - - -9. If a wise person takes a fool to court, - -there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction. - - -10. The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, +1 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism + will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. +2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. + But when the wicked are in power, they groan. +3 The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, + but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted. +4 A just king gives stability to his nation, + but one who demands bribes destroys it. +5 To flatter friends + is to lay a trap for their feet. +6 Evil people are trapped by sin, + but the righteous escape, shouting for joy. +7 The godly care about the rights of the poor; + the wicked don’t care at all. +8 Mockers can get a whole town agitated, + but the wise will calm anger. +9 If a wise person takes a fool to court, + there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction. +10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, but the upright seek to help them. - -11. Fools vent their anger, - -but the wise quietly hold it back. - - -12. If a ruler pays attention to liars, - -all his advisers will be wicked. - - -13. The poor and the oppressor have this in common-- - the LORD gives sight to the eyes of both. - -14. If a king judges the poor fairly, - -his throne will last forever. - - -15. To discipline a child produces wisdom, - -but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child. - - -16. When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes, - -but the godly will live to see their downfall. - - -17. Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind - -and will make your heart glad. - - -18. When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. - -But whoever obeys the law is joyful. - - -19. Words alone will not discipline a servant; - -the words may be understood, but they are not heeded. - - -20. There is more hope for a fool - -than for someone who speaks without thinking. - - -21. A servant pampered from childhood - -will become a rebel. - - -22. An angry person starts fights; - -a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin. - - -23. Pride ends in humiliation, - -while humility brings honor. - - -24. If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself. - -You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify. - - -25. Fearing people is a dangerous trap, - but trusting the LORD means safety. - -26. Many seek the ruler's favor, - but justice comes from the LORD. - -27. The righteous despise the unjust; - -the wicked despise the godly. - - - +11 Fools vent their anger, + but the wise quietly hold it back. +12 If a ruler pays attention to liars, + all his advisers will be wicked. +13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common— + the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both. +14 If a king judges the poor fairly, + his throne will last forever. +15 To discipline a child produces wisdom, + but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child. +16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes, + but the godly will live to see their downfall. +17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind + and will make your heart glad. +18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. + But whoever obeys the law is joyful. +19 Words alone will not discipline a servant; + the words may be understood, but they are not heeded. +20 There is more hope for a fool + than for someone who speaks without thinking. +21 A servant pampered from childhood + will become a rebel. +22 An angry person starts fights; + a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin. +23 Pride ends in humiliation, + while humility brings honor. +24 If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself. + You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify. +25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap, + but trusting the Lord means safety. +26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, + but justice comes from the Lord. +27 The righteous despise the unjust; + the wicked despise the godly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md index b6a692a5..89e56fb9 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,192 +1,83 @@ -The Sayings of Agur - # Chapter 30 -1. The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. - +1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God. - -2. I am too stupid to be human, - -and I lack common sense. - - -3. I have not mastered human wisdom, - -nor do I know the Holy One. - - -4. Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? - -Who holds the wind in his fists? +2 I am too stupid to be human, + and I lack common sense. +3 I have not mastered human wisdom, + nor do I know the Holy One. +4 Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? + Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? - -Who has created the whole wide world? -What is his name--and his son's name? - -Tell me if you know! - - -5. Every word of God proves true. - -He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. - - -6. Do not add to his words, - -or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar. - - -7. O God, I beg two favors from you; - -let me have them before I die. - - -8. First, help me never to tell a lie. - -Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! - -Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. - - -9. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" - -And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name. - - -10. Never slander a worker to the employer, - -or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it. - - -11. Some people curse their father - -and do not thank their mother. - - -12. They are pure in their own eyes, - -but they are filthy and unwashed. - - -13. They look proudly around, - -casting disdainful glances. - - -14. They have teeth like swords - -and fangs like knives. - + Who has created the whole wide world? +What is his name—and his son’s name? + Tell me if you know! +5 Every word of God proves true. + He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. +6 Do not add to his words, + or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar. +7 O God, I beg two favors from you; + let me have them before I die. +8 First, help me never to tell a lie. + Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! + Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. +9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” + And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name. +10 Never slander a worker to the employer, + or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it. +11 Some people curse their father + and do not thank their mother. +12 They are pure in their own eyes, + but they are filthy and unwashed. +13 They look proudly around, + casting disdainful glances. +14 They have teeth like swords + and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth - -and the needy from among humanity. - - -15. The leech has two suckers - that cry out, "More, more!" -There are three things that are never satisfied-- - -no, four that never say, "Enough!": - - -16. the grave, - -the barren womb, - -the thirsty desert, - -the blazing fire. - - -17. The eye that mocks a father - -and despises a mother's instructions + and the needy from among humanity. +15 The leech has two suckers + that cry out, “More, more!” +There are three things that are never satisfied— + no, four that never say, “Enough!”: +16 the grave, + the barren womb, + the thirsty desert, + the blazing fire. +17 The eye that mocks a father + and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley - -and eaten by vultures. - - -18. There are three things that amaze me-- - -no, four things that I don't understand: - - -19. how an eagle glides through the sky, - -how a snake slithers on a rock, - -how a ship navigates the ocean, - -how a man loves a woman. - - -20. An adulterous woman consumes a man, - -then wipes her mouth and says, "What's wrong with that?" - - -21. There are three things that make the earth tremble-- - -no, four it cannot endure: - - -22. a slave who becomes a king, - -an overbearing fool who prospers, - - -23. a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, - -a servant girl who supplants her mistress. - - -24. There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: - -25. Ants--they aren't strong, - -but they store up food all summer. - - -26. Hyraxes--they aren't powerful, - -but they make their homes among the rocks. - - -27. Locusts--they have no king, - -but they march in formation. - - -28. Lizards--they are easy to catch, - -but they are found even in kings' palaces. - - -29. There are three things that walk with stately stride-- - -no, four that strut about: - - -30. the lion, king of animals, who won't turn aside for anything, - -31. the strutting rooster, - -the male goat, - -a king as he leads his army. - - -32. If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, - -cover your mouth in shame. - - -33. As the beating of cream yields butter - -and striking the nose causes bleeding, - -so stirring up anger causes quarrels. - - - + and eaten by vultures. +18 There are three things that amaze me— + no, four things that I don’t understand: +19 how an eagle glides through the sky, + how a snake slithers on a rock, + how a ship navigates the ocean, + how a man loves a woman. +20 An adulterous woman consumes a man, + then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?” +21 There are three things that make the earth tremble— + no, four it cannot endure: +22 a slave who becomes a king, + an overbearing fool who prospers, +23 a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, + a servant girl who supplants her mistress. +24 There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: +25 Ants—they aren’t strong, + but they store up food all summer. +26 Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful, + but they make their homes among the rocks. +27 Locusts—they have no king, + but they march in formation. +28 Lizards—they are easy to catch, + but they are found even in kings’ palaces. +29 There are three things that walk with stately stride— + no, four that strut about: +30 the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything, +31 the strutting rooster, + the male goat, + a king as he leads his army. +32 If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, + cover your mouth in shame. +33 As the beating of cream yields butter + and striking the nose causes bleeding, + so stirring up anger causes quarrels. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md index 261cdb2e..bfcb2bb2 100644 --- a/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/20_Proverbs/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,154 +1,62 @@ -The Sayings of King Lemuel - # Chapter 31 -1. The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him. - -2. O my son, O son of my womb, - -O son of my vows, - - -3. do not waste your strength on women, - -on those who ruin kings. - - -4. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. - -Rulers should not crave alcohol. - - -5. For if they drink, they may forget the law - -and not give justice to the oppressed. - - -6. Alcohol is for the dying, - -and wine for those in bitter distress. - - -7. Let them drink to forget their poverty - -and remember their troubles no more. - - -8. Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; - -ensure justice for those being crushed. - - -9. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, - -and see that they get justice. - -A Wife of Noble Character - - -10. Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? - -She is more precious than rubies. - - -11. Her husband can trust her, - -and she will greatly enrich his life. - - -12. She brings him good, not harm, - -all the days of her life. - - -13. She finds wool and flax - -and busily spins it. - - -14. She is like a merchant's ship, - -bringing her food from afar. - - -15. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household - -and plan the day's work for her servant girls. - - -16. She goes to inspect a field and buys it; - -with her earnings she plants a vineyard. - - -17. She is energetic and strong, - -a hard worker. - - -18. She makes sure her dealings are profitable; - -her lamp burns late into the night. - - -19. Her hands are busy spinning thread, - -her fingers twisting fiber. - - -20. She extends a helping hand to the poor - -and opens her arms to the needy. - - -21. She has no fear of winter for her household, +1 The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him. +2 O my son, O son of my womb, + O son of my vows, +3 do not waste your strength on women, + on those who ruin kings. +4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. + Rulers should not crave alcohol. +5 For if they drink, they may forget the law + and not give justice to the oppressed. +6 Alcohol is for the dying, + and wine for those in bitter distress. +7 Let them drink to forget their poverty + and remember their troubles no more. +8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; + ensure justice for those being crushed. +9 Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, + and see that they get justice. +10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? + She is more precious than rubies. +11 Her husband can trust her, + and she will greatly enrich his life. +12 She brings him good, not harm, + all the days of her life. +13 She finds wool and flax + and busily spins it. +14 She is like a merchant’s ship, + bringing her food from afar. +15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household + and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. +16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; + with her earnings she plants a vineyard. +17 She is energetic and strong, + a hard worker. +18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; + her lamp burns late into the night. +19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, + her fingers twisting fiber. +20 She extends a helping hand to the poor + and opens her arms to the needy. +21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. - -22. She makes her own bedspreads. - -She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. - - -23. Her husband is well known at the city gates, - -where he sits with the other civic leaders. - - -24. She makes belted linen garments - -and sashes to sell to the merchants. - - -25. She is clothed with strength and dignity, - -and she laughs without fear of the future. - - -26. When she speaks, her words are wise, - -and she gives instructions with kindness. - - -27. She carefully watches everything in her household - -and suffers nothing from laziness. - - -28. Her children stand and bless her. - -Her husband praises her: - - -29. "There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, - -but you surpass them all!" - - -30. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; - but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised. - -31. Reward her for all she has done. - -Let her deeds publicly declare her praise. - - - +22 She makes her own bedspreads. + She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. +23 Her husband is well known at the city gates, + where he sits with the other civic leaders. +24 She makes belted linen garments + and sashes to sell to the merchants. +25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, + and she laughs without fear of the future. +26 When she speaks, her words are wise, + and she gives instructions with kindness. +27 She carefully watches everything in her household + and suffers nothing from laziness. +28 Her children stand and bless her. + Her husband praises her: +29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, + but you surpass them all!” +30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; + but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. +31 Reward her for all she has done. + Let her deeds publicly declare her praise. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md index 207ec5d4..2fd6dc9c 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,40 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. These are the words of the Teacher, King David's son, who ruled in Jerusalem. - -Everything Is Meaningless - - -2. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless!" - -3. What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? -4. Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. -5. The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. -6. The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. -7. Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. -8. Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. - -9. History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. -10. Sometimes people say, "Here is something new!" But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. -11. We don't remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now. - -The Teacher Speaks: The Futility of Wisdom - - -12. I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem. -13. I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race. -14. I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless--like chasing the wind. - -15. What is wrong cannot be made right. - -What is missing cannot be recovered. - - -16. I said to myself, "Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them." -17. So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind. - -18. The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. - -To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. - - - +1 These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem. +2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” +3 What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? +4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. +5 The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. +6 The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. +7 Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. +8 Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. +9 History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. +10 Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. +11 We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now. +12 I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem. +13 I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race. +14 I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind. +15 What is wrong cannot be made right. + What is missing cannot be recovered. +16 I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.” +17 So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind. +18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. + To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md index 620255db..58fa291c 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,45 +1,27 @@ -The Futility of Pleasure - # Chapter 2 -1. I said to myself, "Come on, let's try pleasure. Let's look for the 'good things' in life." But I found that this, too, was meaningless. -2. So I said, "Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?" -3. After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world. - -4. I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. -5. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. -6. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves. -7. I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me. -8. I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire! - -9. So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me. -10. Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors. -11. But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless--like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. - -The Wise and the Foolish - - -12. So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?). -13. I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. -14. For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark." Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate. -15. Both will die. So I said to myself, "Since I will end up the same as the fool, what's the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!" -16. For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten. - -17. So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless--like chasing the wind. - -The Futility of Work - - -18. I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. -19. And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless! -20. So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world. - -21. Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn't worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy. -22. So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety? -23. Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless. - -24. So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. -25. For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him? -26. God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless--like chasing the wind. - - - +1 I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless. +2 So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?” +3 After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world. +4 I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. +5 I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. +6 I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves. +7 I bought slaves, both men and women, and others were born into my household. I also owned large herds and flocks, more than any of the kings who had lived in Jerusalem before me. +8 I collected great sums of silver and gold, the treasure of many kings and provinces. I hired wonderful singers, both men and women, and had many beautiful concubines. I had everything a man could desire! +9 So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me. +10 Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors. +11 But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. +12 So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?). +13 I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. +14 For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate. +15 Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!” +16 For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten. +17 So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind. +18 I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. +19 And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless! +20 So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world. +21 Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy. +22 So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety? +23 Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless. +24 So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. +25 For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him? +26 God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md index f2439752..1a59348e 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,66 +1,31 @@ -A Time for Everything - # Chapter 3 -1. For everything there is a season, - -a time for every activity under heaven. - - -2. A time to be born and a time to die. - -A time to plant and a time to harvest. - - -3. A time to kill and a time to heal. - -A time to tear down and a time to build up. - - -4. A time to cry and a time to laugh. - -A time to grieve and a time to dance. - - -5. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. - -A time to embrace and a time to turn away. - - -6. A time to search and a time to quit searching. - -A time to keep and a time to throw away. - - -7. A time to tear and a time to mend. - -A time to be quiet and a time to speak. - - -8. A time to love and a time to hate. - -A time for war and a time for peace. - - -9. What do people really get for all their hard work? -10. I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. -11. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end. -12. So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. -13. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. - -14. And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose is that people should fear him. -15. What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again. - -The Injustices of Life - - -16. I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt! -17. I said to myself, "In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds." - -18. I also thought about the human condition--how God proves to people that they are like animals. -19. For people and animals share the same fate--both breathe and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless! -20. Both go to the same place--they came from dust and they return to dust. -21. For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth? -22. So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die. - - - +1 For everything there is a season, + a time for every activity under heaven. +2 A time to be born and a time to die. + A time to plant and a time to harvest. +3 A time to kill and a time to heal. + A time to tear down and a time to build up. +4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. + A time to grieve and a time to dance. +5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. + A time to embrace and a time to turn away. +6 A time to search and a time to quit searching. + A time to keep and a time to throw away. +7 A time to tear and a time to mend. + A time to be quiet and a time to speak. +8 A time to love and a time to hate. + A time for war and a time for peace. +9 What do people really get for all their hard work? +10 I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. +11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. +12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. +13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. +14 And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose is that people should fear him. +15 What is happening now has happened before, and what will happen in the future has happened before, because God makes the same things happen over and over again. +16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt! +17 I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.” +18 I also thought about the human condition—how God proves to people that they are like animals. +19 For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless! +20 Both go to the same place—they came from dust and they return to dust. +21 For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth? +22 So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md index 27b644e5..bec81cd4 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,39 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless. -2. So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living. -3. But most fortunate of all are those who are not yet born. For they have not seen all the evil that is done under the sun. - -4. Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless--like chasing the wind. - -5. "Fools fold their idle hands, - -leading them to ruin." - - -6. And yet, -"Better to have one handful with quietness - -than two handfuls with hard work - -and chasing the wind." -The Advantages of Companionship - - -7. I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. -8. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing. - -9. Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. -10. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. -11. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? -12. A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. - -The Futility of Political Power - - -13. It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who refuses all advice. -14. Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison. -15. But then everyone rushes to the side of yet another youth who replaces him. -16. Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless--like chasing the wind. - - - +1 Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless. +2 So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living. +3 But most fortunate of all are those who are not yet born. For they have not seen all the evil that is done under the sun. +4 Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind. +5 “Fools fold their idle hands, + leading them to ruin.” +6 And yet, +“Better to have one handful with quietness + than two handfuls with hard work + and chasing the wind.” +7 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. +8 This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing. +9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. +10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. +11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? +12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. +13 It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who refuses all advice. +14 Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison. +15 But then everyone rushes to the side of yet another youth who replaces him. +16 Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md index 0edac95c..b3e7e9f1 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,38 +1,21 @@ -Approaching God with Care - # Chapter 5 -1. As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. -2. Don't make rash promises, and don't be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. - -3. Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool. - -4. When you make a promise to God, don't delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him. -5. It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it. -6. Don't let your mouth make you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved. - -7. Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead. - -The Futility of Wealth - - -8. Don't be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy. -9. Even the king milks the land for his own profit! - -10. Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! -11. The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth--except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers! - -12. People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night's sleep. - -13. There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver. -14. Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children. -15. We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can't take our riches with us. - -16. And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing--like working for the wind. -17. Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud--frustrated, discouraged, and angry. - -18. Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. -19. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life--this is indeed a gift from God. -20. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past. - - - +1 As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. +2 Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few. +3 Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool. +4 When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him. +5 It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it. +6 Don’t let your mouth make you sin. And don’t defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved. +7 Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead. +8 Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy. +9 Even the king milks the land for his own profit! +10 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! +11 The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers! +12 People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep. +13 There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver. +14 Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one’s children. +15 We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us. +16 And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing—like working for the wind. +17 Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud—frustrated, discouraged, and angry. +18 Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. +19 And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God. +20 God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md index 1475f69c..703a834a 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,22 +1,13 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. -2. God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn't give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless--a sickening tragedy. - -3. A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn't even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead. -4. His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn't even have had a name, -5. and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. -6. He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else--well, what's the use? - -7. All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough. -8. So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others? - -9. Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless--like chasing the wind.The Future--Determined and Unknown - -10. Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there's no use arguing with God about your destiny. - -11. The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? - -12. In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone? - - - +1 There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. +2 God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy. +3 A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn’t even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead. +4 His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name, +5 and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. +6 He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use? +7 All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough. +8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others? +9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. +10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny. +11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they? +12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md index 63259aad..4afb327b 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,105 +1,47 @@ -Wisdom for Life - # Chapter 7 -1. A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. - -And the day you die is better than the day you are born. - - -2. Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. - -After all, everyone dies-- - -so the living should take this to heart. - - -3. Sorrow is better than laughter, - -for sadness has a refining influence on us. - - -4. A wise person thinks a lot about death, - -while a fool thinks only about having a good time. - - -5. Better to be criticized by a wise person - -than to be praised by a fool. - - -6. A fool's laughter is quickly gone, - -like thorns crackling in a fire. - -This also is meaningless. - - -7. Extortion turns wise people into fools, - -and bribes corrupt the heart. - - -8. Finishing is better than starting. - -Patience is better than pride. - - -9. Control your temper, - -for anger labels you a fool. - - -10. Don't long for "the good old days." - -This is not wise. - - -11. Wisdom is even better when you have money. - -Both are a benefit as you go through life. - - -12. Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, - -but only wisdom can save your life. - - -13. Accept the way God does things, - -for who can straighten what he has made crooked? - - -14. Enjoy prosperity while you can, - -but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. - -Remember that nothing is certain in this life. - -The Limits of Human Wisdom - - -15. I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people. -16. So don't be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? -17. On the other hand, don't be too wicked either. Don't be a fool! Why die before your time? -18. Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes. - -19. One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town! - -20. Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins. - -21. Don't eavesdrop on others--you may hear your servant curse you. -22. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others. - -23. I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, "I am determined to be wise." But it didn't work. -24. Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find. -25. I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness. - -26. I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare. - -27. "This is my conclusion," says the Teacher. "I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle. -28. Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman! -29. But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." - - - +1 A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. + And the day you die is better than the day you are born. +2 Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. + After all, everyone dies— + so the living should take this to heart. +3 Sorrow is better than laughter, + for sadness has a refining influence on us. +4 A wise person thinks a lot about death, + while a fool thinks only about having a good time. +5 Better to be criticized by a wise person + than to be praised by a fool. +6 A fool’s laughter is quickly gone, + like thorns crackling in a fire. + This also is meaningless. +7 Extortion turns wise people into fools, + and bribes corrupt the heart. +8 Finishing is better than starting. + Patience is better than pride. +9 Control your temper, + for anger labels you a fool. +10 Don’t long for “the good old days.” + This is not wise. +11 Wisdom is even better when you have money. + Both are a benefit as you go through life. +12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, + but only wisdom can save your life. +13 Accept the way God does things, + for who can straighten what he has made crooked? +14 Enjoy prosperity while you can, + but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. + Remember that nothing is certain in this life. +15 I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people. +16 So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? +17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time? +18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes. +19 One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town! +20 Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins. +21 Don’t eavesdrop on others—you may hear your servant curse you. +22 For you know how often you yourself have cursed others. +23 I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work. +24 Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find. +25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness. +26 I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare. +27 “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle. +28 Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman! +29 But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md index 46e36481..8a830c48 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,39 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. How wonderful to be wise, - -to analyze and interpret things. - -Wisdom lights up a person's face, - -softening its harshness. - -Obedience to the King - - -2. Obey the king since you vowed to God that you would. -3. Don't try to avoid doing your duty, and don't stand with those who plot evil, for the king can do whatever he wants. -4. His command is backed by great power. No one can resist or question it. -5. Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right, -6. for there is a time and a way for everything, even when a person is in trouble. - -7. Indeed, how can people avoid what they don't know is going to happen? -8. None of us can hold back our spirit from departing. None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death. There is no escaping that obligation, that dark battle. And in the face of death, wickedness will certainly not rescue the wicked. - -The Wicked and the Righteous - - -9. I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other. -10. I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless. -11. When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. -12. But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off. -13. The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows. - -14. And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless! - -15. So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun. - -16. In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people's burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night. -17. I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim. - - - +1 How wonderful to be wise, + to analyze and interpret things. +Wisdom lights up a person’s face, + softening its harshness. +2 Obey the king since you vowed to God that you would. +3 Don’t try to avoid doing your duty, and don’t stand with those who plot evil, for the king can do whatever he wants. +4 His command is backed by great power. No one can resist or question it. +5 Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right, +6 for there is a time and a way for everything, even when a person is in trouble. +7 Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen? +8 None of us can hold back our spirit from departing. None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death. There is no escaping that obligation, that dark battle. And in the face of death, wickedness will certainly not rescue the wicked. +9 I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other. +10 I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless. +11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. +12 But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off. +13 The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows. +14 And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless! +15 So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun. +16 In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night. +17 I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md index 25e55425..18b2b5a4 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,40 +1,21 @@ -Death Comes to All - # Chapter 9 -1. This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God's hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor. -2. The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don't. - -3. It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway. -4. There is hope only for the living. As they say, "It's better to be a live dog than a dead lion!" - -5. The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. -6. Whatever they did in their lifetime--loving, hating, envying--is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. -7. So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! -8. Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! - -9. Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. -10. Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. - -11. I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time. - -12. People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy. - -Thoughts on Wisdom and Folly - - -13. Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works. -14. There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. -15. A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him. -16. So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long. - -17. Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person - -than the shouts of a foolish king. - - -18. Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, - -but one sinner can destroy much that is good. - - - +1 This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor. +2 The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t. +3 It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway. +4 There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!” +5 The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. +6 Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. +7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! +8 Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! +9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. +10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. +11 I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time. +12 People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy. +13 Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works. +14 There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. +15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him. +16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long. +17 Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person + than the shouts of a foolish king. +18 Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, + but one sinner can destroy much that is good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md index 150ccb59..9214a758 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,115 +1,49 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, - -so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor. - - -2. A wise person chooses the right road; - -a fool takes the wrong one. - - -3. You can identify fools - -just by the way they walk down the street! - - -4. If your boss is angry at you, don't quit! - -A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes. - -The Ironies of Life - - -5. There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake -6. when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth. -7. I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes--and princes walking like servants! - -8. When you dig a well, - -you might fall in. - +1 As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, + so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor. +2 A wise person chooses the right road; + a fool takes the wrong one. +3 You can identify fools + just by the way they walk down the street! +4 If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit! + A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes. +5 There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake +6 when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth. +7 I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes—and princes walking like servants! +8 When you dig a well, + you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, - -you could be bitten by a snake. - - -9. When you work in a quarry, - -stones might fall and crush you. - + you could be bitten by a snake. +9 When you work in a quarry, + stones might fall and crush you. When you chop wood, - -there is danger with each stroke of your ax. - - -10. Using a dull ax requires great strength, - -so sharpen the blade. - -That's the value of wisdom; - -it helps you succeed. - - -11. If a snake bites before you charm it, - -what's the use of being a snake charmer? - - -12. Wise words bring approval, - -but fools are destroyed by their own words. - - -13. Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, - -so their conclusions will be wicked madness; - - -14. they chatter on and on. - + there is danger with each stroke of your ax. +10 Using a dull ax requires great strength, + so sharpen the blade. +That’s the value of wisdom; + it helps you succeed. +11 If a snake bites before you charm it, + what’s the use of being a snake charmer? +12 Wise words bring approval, + but fools are destroyed by their own words. +13 Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, + so their conclusions will be wicked madness; +14 they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; - -no one can predict the future. - - -15. Fools are so exhausted by a little work - -that they can't even find their way home. - - -16. What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, - -the land whose leaders feast in the morning. - - -17. Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader - -and whose leaders feast at the proper time - -to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk. - - -18. Laziness leads to a sagging roof; - -idleness leads to a leaky house. - - -19. A party gives laughter, - -wine gives happiness, - -and money gives everything! - - -20. Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. - -And don't make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom. - + no one can predict the future. +15 Fools are so exhausted by a little work + that they can’t even find their way home. +16 What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, + the land whose leaders feast in the morning. +17 Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader + and whose leaders feast at the proper time + to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk. +18 Laziness leads to a sagging roof; + idleness leads to a leaky house. +19 A party gives laughter, + wine gives happiness, + and money gives everything! +20 Never make light of the king, even in your thoughts. + And don’t make fun of the powerful, even in your own bedroom. For a little bird might deliver your message - -and tell them what you said. - - - + and tell them what you said. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md index b62b460e..e822a3d5 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,37 +1,15 @@ -The Uncertainties of Life - # Chapter 11 -1. Send your grain across the seas, +1 Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you. - -2. But divide your investments among many places, - -for you do not know what risks might lie ahead. - - -3. When clouds are heavy, the rains come down. - -Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls. - - -4. Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. - -If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. - - -5. Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother's womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. - -6. Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't know if profit will come from one activity or another--or maybe both. - -Advice for Young and Old - - -7. Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning. - -8. When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless. - -9. Young people, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. -10. So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless. - - - +2 But divide your investments among many places, + for you do not know what risks might lie ahead. +3 When clouds are heavy, the rains come down. + Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls. +4 Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. + If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. +5 Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. +6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both. +7 Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning. +8 When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless. +9 Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. +10 So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md index da3d4bdc..69d63e8c 100644 --- a/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/21_Ecclesiastes/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,29 +1,15 @@ # Chapter 12 -1. Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, "Life is not pleasant anymore." -2. Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. -3. Remember him before your legs--the guards of your house--start to tremble; and before your shoulders--the strong men--stoop. Remember him before your teeth--your few remaining servants--stop grinding; and before your eyes--the women looking through the windows--see dimly. - -4. Remember him before the door to life's opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint. - -5. Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral. - -6. Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don't wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. -7. For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. - -Concluding Thoughts about the Teacher - - -8. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless." - -9. Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. -10. The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly. - -11. The words of the wise are like cattle prods--painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep. - -12. But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out. - -13. That's the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone's duty. -14. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. - - - +1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.” +2 Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. +3 Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly. +4 Remember him before the door to life’s opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint. +5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral. +6 Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. +7 For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. +8 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.” +9 Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. +10 The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly. +11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep. +12 But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out. +13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. +14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index a260bced..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 1 -1. This is Solomon's song of songs, more wonderful than any other. - -2. Kiss me and kiss me again, - -for your love is sweeter than wine. - - -3. How pleasing is your fragrance; - -your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. - -No wonder all the young women love you! - - -4. Take me with you; come, let's run! - -The king has brought me into his bedroom. - -How happy we are for you, O king. - -We praise your love even more than wine. - -How right they are to adore you. - - -5. I am dark but beautiful, - -O women of Jerusalem-- -dark as the tents of Kedar, - -dark as the curtains of Solomon's tents. - - -6. Don't stare at me because I am dark-- - -the sun has darkened my skin. - -My brothers were angry with me; - -they forced me to care for their vineyards, - so I couldn't care for myself--my own vineyard. - -7. Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today? - -Where will you rest your sheep at noon? -For why should I wander like a prostitute - -among your friends and their flocks? - - -8. If you don't know, O most beautiful woman, - -follow the trail of my flock, - -and graze your young goats by the shepherds' tents. - - -9. You are as exciting, my darling, - -as a mare among Pharaoh's stallions. - - -10. How lovely are your cheeks; - -your earrings set them afire! -How lovely is your neck, - -enhanced by a string of jewels. - - -11. We will make for you earrings of gold - -and beads of silver. - - -12. The king is lying on his couch, - -enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume. - - -13. My lover is like a sachet of myrrh - -lying between my breasts. - - -14. He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms - -from the vineyards of En-gedi. - - -15. How beautiful you are, my darling, - -how beautiful! - -Your eyes are like doves. - - -16. You are so handsome, my love, - -pleasing beyond words! -The soft grass is our bed; - - -17. fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, - -and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index fbd9e6ed..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,122 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. I am the spring crocus blooming on the Sharon Plain, - -the lily of the valley. - - -2. Like a lily among thistles - -is my darling among young women. - - -3. Like the finest apple tree in the orchard - -is my lover among other young men. - -I sit in his delightful shade - -and taste his delicious fruit. - - -4. He escorts me to the banquet hall; - -it's obvious how much he loves me. - - -5. Strengthen me with raisin cakes, - -refresh me with apples, - -for I am weak with love. - - -6. His left arm is under my head, - -and his right arm embraces me. - - -7. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, - -by the gazelles and wild deer, - not to awaken love until the time is right. - -8. Ah, I hear my lover coming! - -He is leaping over the mountains, - -bounding over the hills. - - -9. My lover is like a swift gazelle - -or a young stag. - -Look, there he is behind the wall, - -looking through the window, - -peering into the room. - - -10. My lover said to me, - -" -Rise up, my darling! - -Come away with me, my fair one! - - -11. Look, the winter is past, - -and the rains are over and gone. - - -12. The flowers are springing up, - the season of singing birds has come, - -and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. - - -13. The fig trees are forming young fruit, - -and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. - -Rise up, my darling! - -Come away with me, my fair one!" - - -14. My dove is hiding behind the rocks, - -behind an outcrop on the cliff. - -Let me see your face; - -let me hear your voice. - -For your voice is pleasant, - -and your face is lovely. - - -15. Catch all the foxes, - -those little foxes, -before they ruin the vineyard of love, - -for the grapevines are blossoming! - - -16. My lover is mine, and I am his. - -He browses among the lilies. - - -17. Before the dawn breezes blow - -and the night shadows flee, -return to me, my love, like a gazelle - or a young stag on the rugged mountains. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index e7eb7116..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover. - -I yearned for him, but he did not come. - - -2. So I said to myself, "I will get up and roam the city, - -searching in all its streets and squares. - -I will search for the one I love." - -So I searched everywhere but did not find him. - - -3. The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds, - -and I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?" - - -4. Then scarcely had I left them - -when I found my love! -I caught and held him tightly, - -then I brought him to my mother's house, - -into my mother's bed, where I had been conceived. - - -5. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, - -by the gazelles and wild deer, - not to awaken love until the time is right. - -6. Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness - -like a cloud of smoke? -Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense - -and every kind of spice? - - -7. Look, it is Solomon's carriage, - -surrounded by sixty heroic men, - -the best of Israel's soldiers. - - -8. They are all skilled swordsmen, - -experienced warriors. - -Each wears a sword on his thigh, - -ready to defend the king against an attack in the night. - - -9. King Solomon's carriage is built - -of wood imported from Lebanon. - - -10. Its posts are silver, - -its canopy gold; - -its cushions are purple. - -It was decorated with love - -by the young women of Jerusalem. - - -11. Come out to see King Solomon, - young women of Jerusalem. - -He wears the crown his mother gave him on his wedding day, - -his most joyous day. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index fda83a24..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,130 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 4 -1. You are beautiful, my darling, - -beautiful beyond words. - -Your eyes are like doves - -behind your veil. - -Your hair falls in waves, - -like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead. - - -2. Your teeth are as white as sheep, - -recently shorn and freshly washed. - -Your smile is flawless, - each tooth matched with its twin. - -3. Your lips are like scarlet ribbon; - -your mouth is inviting. - -Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates - -behind your veil. - - -4. Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David, - -jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes. - - -5. Your breasts are like two fawns, - -twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. - - -6. Before the dawn breezes blow - -and the night shadows flee, -I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh - -and to the hill of frankincense. - - -7. You are altogether beautiful, my darling, - -beautiful in every way. - - -8. Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, - -come with me from Lebanon. -Come down from Mount Amana, - -from the peaks of Senir and Hermon, -where the lions have their dens - -and leopards live among the hills. - - -9. You have captured my heart, - -my treasure, my bride. - -You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes, - -with a single jewel of your necklace. - - -10. Your love delights me, - -my treasure, my bride. - -Your love is better than wine, - -your perfume more fragrant than spices. - - -11. Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride. - -Honey and milk are under your tongue. - -Your clothes are scented - -like the cedars of Lebanon. - - -12. You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, - -a secluded spring, a hidden fountain. - - -13. Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates - -with rare spices-- -henna with nard, - - -14. nard and saffron, - -fragrant calamus and cinnamon, -with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes, - -and every other lovely spice. - - -15. You are a garden fountain, - -a well of fresh water - -streaming down from Lebanon's mountains. - - -16. Awake, north wind! - -Rise up, south wind! -Blow on my garden - -and spread its fragrance all around. - -Come into your garden, my love; - -taste its finest fruits. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3bf2cdbc..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,144 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 5 -1. I have entered my garden, my treasure, my bride! - -I gather myrrh with my spices -and eat honeycomb with my honey. - -I drink wine with my milk. - -Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink! - -Yes, drink deeply of your love! - - -2. I slept, but my heart was awake, - -when I heard my lover knocking and calling: -"Open to me, my treasure, my darling, - -my dove, my perfect one. - -My head is drenched with dew, - -my hair with the dampness of the night." - - -3. But I responded, -"I have taken off my robe. - -Should I get dressed again? -I have washed my feet. - -Should I get them soiled?" - - -4. My lover tried to unlatch the door, - -and my heart thrilled within me. - - -5. I jumped up to open the door for my love, - -and my hands dripped with perfume. - -My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh - -as I pulled back the bolt. - - -6. I opened to my lover, - -but he was gone! - -My heart sank. - -I searched for him - -but could not find him anywhere. - -I called to him, - -but there was no reply. - - -7. The night watchmen found me - -as they made their rounds. - -They beat and bruised me - -and stripped off my veil, - -those watchmen on the walls. - - -8. Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem-- - -If you find my lover, - -tell him I am weak with love. - - -9. Why is your lover better than all others, - -O woman of rare beauty? -What makes your lover so special - -that we must promise this? - - -10. My lover is dark and dazzling, - -better than ten thousand others! - - -11. His head is finest gold, - -his wavy hair is black as a raven. - - -12. His eyes sparkle like doves - -beside springs of water; -they are set like jewels - -washed in milk. - - -13. His cheeks are like gardens of spices - -giving off fragrance. - -His lips are like lilies, - -perfumed with myrrh. - - -14. His arms are like rounded bars of gold, - -set with beryl. - -His body is like bright ivory, - -glowing with lapis lazuli. - - -15. His legs are like marble pillars - -set in sockets of finest gold. - -His posture is stately, - -like the noble cedars of Lebanon. - - -16. His mouth is sweetness itself; - -he is desirable in every way. - -Such, O women of Jerusalem, - -is my lover, my friend. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index cbd85873..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. Where has your lover gone, - -O woman of rare beauty? -Which way did he turn - -so we can help you find him? - - -2. My lover has gone down to his garden, - -to his spice beds, -to browse in the gardens - -and gather the lilies. - - -3. I am my lover's, and my lover is mine. - -He browses among the lilies. - - -4. You are beautiful, my darling, - -like the lovely city of Tirzah. - -Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem, - -as majestic as an army with billowing banners. - - -5. Turn your eyes away, - -for they overpower me. - -Your hair falls in waves, - -like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead. - - -6. Your teeth are as white as sheep - -that are freshly washed. - -Your smile is flawless, - each tooth matched with its twin. - -7. Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates - -behind your veil. - - -8. Even among sixty queens - -and eighty concubines - -and countless young women, - - -9. I would still choose my dove, my perfect one-- - -the favorite of her mother, - -dearly loved by the one who bore her. - -The young women see her and praise her; - -even queens and royal concubines sing her praises: - - -10. "Who is this, arising like the dawn, - -as fair as the moon, -as bright as the sun, - -as majestic as an army with billowing banners?" - - -11. I went down to the grove of walnut trees - -and out to the valley to see the new spring growth, -to see whether the grapevines had budded - -or the pomegranates were in bloom. - - -12. Before I realized it, - my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man. - -13. Return, return to us, O maid of Shulam. - -Come back, come back, that we may see you again. - -Why do you stare at this young woman of Shulam, - as she moves so gracefully between two lines of dancers? - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 37b772a0..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. How beautiful are your sandaled feet, - -O queenly maiden. - -Your rounded thighs are like jewels, - -the work of a skilled craftsman. - - -2. Your navel is perfectly formed - -like a goblet filled with mixed wine. - -Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat - -bordered with lilies. - - -3. Your breasts are like two fawns, - -twin fawns of a gazelle. - - -4. Your neck is as beautiful as an ivory tower. - -Your eyes are like the sparkling pools in Heshbon - -by the gate of Bath-rabbim. - -Your nose is as fine as the tower of Lebanon - -overlooking Damascus. - - -5. Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel, - -and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty. - -The king is held captive by its tresses. - - -6. Oh, how beautiful you are! - -How pleasing, my love, how full of delights! - - -7. You are slender like a palm tree, - -and your breasts are like its clusters of fruit. - - -8. I said, "I will climb the palm tree - -and take hold of its fruit." -May your breasts be like grape clusters, - -and the fragrance of your breath like apples. - - -9. May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine-- -Yes, wine that goes down smoothly for my lover, - flowing gently over lips and teeth. - -10. I am my lover's, - -and he claims me as his own. - - -11. Come, my love, let us go out to the fields - and spend the night among the wildflowers. - -12. Let us get up early and go to the vineyards - -to see if the grapevines have budded, -if the blossoms have opened, - -and if the pomegranates have bloomed. - -There I will give you my love. - - -13. There the mandrakes give off their fragrance, - -and the finest fruits are at our door, -new delights as well as old, - -which I have saved for you, my lover. - - - diff --git a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index ddec7691..00000000 --- a/NLT/22_Song of Solomon/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,117 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 8 -1. Oh, I wish you were my brother, - -who nursed at my mother's breasts. - -Then I could kiss you no matter who was watching, - -and no one would criticize me. - - -2. I would bring you to my childhood home, - and there you would teach me. - -I would give you spiced wine to drink, - -my sweet pomegranate wine. - - -3. Your left arm would be under my head, - -and your right arm would embrace me. - - -4. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, - not to awaken love until the time is right. - -5. Who is this sweeping in from the desert, - -leaning on her lover? -I aroused you under the apple tree, - -where your mother gave you birth, - -where in great pain she delivered you. - - -6. Place me like a seal over your heart, - -like a seal on your arm. - -For love is as strong as death, - its jealousy as enduring as the grave. - -Love flashes like fire, - -the brightest kind of flame. - - -7. Many waters cannot quench love, - -nor can rivers drown it. - -If a man tried to buy love - -with all his wealth, - -his offer would be utterly scorned. - - -8. We have a little sister - -too young to have breasts. - -What will we do for our sister - -if someone asks to marry her? - - -9. If she is a virgin, like a wall, - -we will protect her with a silver tower. - -But if she is promiscuous, like a swinging door, - -we will block her door with a cedar bar. - - -10. I was a virgin, like a wall; - -now my breasts are like towers. - -When my lover looks at me, - -he is delighted with what he sees. - - -11. Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon, - -which he leases out to tenant farmers. - -Each of them pays a thousand pieces of silver - -for harvesting its fruit. - - -12. But my vineyard is mine to give, - -and Solomon need not pay a thousand pieces of silver. - -But I will give two hundred pieces - -to those who care for its vines. - - -13. O my darling, lingering in the gardens, - -your companions are fortunate to hear your voice. - -Let me hear it, too! - - -14. Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle - -or a young stag on the mountains of spices. - - - diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md index ddf4d17d..06f0b4d3 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,246 +1,114 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. These are the visions that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. He saw these visions during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. - -A Message for Rebellious Judah - - -2. Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth! - This is what the LORD says: -"The children I raised and cared for - -have rebelled against me. - - -3. Even an ox knows its owner, - -and a donkey recognizes its master's care-- -but Israel doesn't know its master. - -My people don't recognize my care for them." - - -4. Oh, what a sinful nation they are-- - -loaded down with a burden of guilt. - +1 These are the visions that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. He saw these visions during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. +2 Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth! + This is what the Lord says: +“The children I raised and cared for + have rebelled against me. +3 Even an ox knows its owner, + and a donkey recognizes its master’s care— +but Israel doesn’t know its master. + My people don’t recognize my care for them.” +4 Oh, what a sinful nation they are— + loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, - corrupt children who have rejected the LORD. - + corrupt children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel - -and turned their backs on him. - - -5. Why do you continue to invite punishment? - -Must you rebel forever? + and turned their backs on him. +5 Why do you continue to invite punishment? + Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, - -and your heart is sick. - - -6. You are battered from head to foot-- - -covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds-- - -without any soothing ointments or bandages. - - -7. Your country lies in ruins, - -and your towns are burned. - + and your heart is sick. +6 You are battered from head to foot— + covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— + without any soothing ointments or bandages. +7 Your country lies in ruins, + and your towns are burned. Foreigners plunder your fields before your eyes - -and destroy everything they see. - - -8. Beautiful Jerusalem stands abandoned - -like a watchman's shelter in a vineyard, + and destroy everything they see. +8 Beautiful Jerusalem stands abandoned + like a watchman’s shelter in a vineyard, like a lean-to in a cucumber field after the harvest, - -like a helpless city under siege. - - -9. If the LORD of Heaven's Armies + like a helpless city under siege. +9 If the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had not spared a few of us, we would have been wiped out like Sodom, - -destroyed like Gomorrah. - - -10. Listen to the LORD, you leaders of "Sodom." - -Listen to the law of our God, people of "Gomorrah." - - -11. "What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?" - says the LORD. - -"I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams - -and the fat of fattened cattle. - + destroyed like Gomorrah. +10 Listen to the Lord, you leaders of “Sodom.” + Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.” +11 “What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?” + says the Lord. +“I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams + and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood - -of bulls and lambs and goats. - - -12. When you come to worship me, - -who asked you to parade through my courts with all your ceremony? - - -13. Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; - -the incense of your offerings disgusts me! + of bulls and lambs and goats. +12 When you come to worship me, + who asked you to parade through my courts with all your ceremony? +13 Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; + the incense of your offerings disgusts me! As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath - -and your special days for fasting-- + and your special days for fasting— they are all sinful and false. - -I want no more of your pious meetings. - - -14. I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals. - -They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them! - - -15. When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. - -Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, - -for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims. - - -16. Wash yourselves and be clean! - -Get your sins out of my sight. - -Give up your evil ways. - - -17. Learn to do good. - -Seek justice. - - + I want no more of your pious meetings. +14 I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals. + They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them! +15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. + Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, + for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims. +16 Wash yourselves and be clean! + Get your sins out of my sight. + Give up your evil ways. +17 Learn to do good. + Seek justice. Help the oppressed. - -Defend the cause of orphans. - -Fight for the rights of widows. - - -18. "Come now, let's settle this," - says the LORD. - -"Though your sins are like scarlet, - -I will make them as white as snow. - + Defend the cause of orphans. + Fight for the rights of widows. +18 “Come now, let’s settle this,” + says the Lord. +“Though your sins are like scarlet, + I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, - -I will make them as white as wool. - - -19. If you will only obey me, - -you will have plenty to eat. - - -20. But if you turn away and refuse to listen, - -you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Unfaithful Jerusalem - - -21. See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, - -has become a prostitute. - + I will make them as white as wool. +19 If you will only obey me, + you will have plenty to eat. +20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen, + you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +21 See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, + has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, - -she is now filled with murderers. - - -22. Once like pure silver, - -you have become like worthless slag. - + she is now filled with murderers. +22 Once like pure silver, + you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, - -you are now like watered-down wine. - - -23. Your leaders are rebels, - -the companions of thieves. - + you are now like watered-down wine. +23 Your leaders are rebels, + the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes - -and demand payoffs, + and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans - -or fight for the rights of widows. - - -24. Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -the Mighty One of Israel, says, -"I will take revenge on my enemies - -and pay back my foes! - - -25. I will raise my fist against you. - -I will melt you down and skim off your slag. - -I will remove all your impurities. - - -26. Then I will give you good judges again - -and wise counselors like you used to have. - + or fight for the rights of widows. +24 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + the Mighty One of Israel, says, +“I will take revenge on my enemies + and pay back my foes! +25 I will raise my fist against you. + I will melt you down and skim off your slag. + I will remove all your impurities. +26 Then I will give you good judges again + and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice - -and the Faithful City." - - -27. Zion will be restored by justice; - -those who repent will be revived by righteousness. - - -28. But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, - and those who desert the LORD will be consumed. - -29. You will be ashamed of your idol worship - -in groves of sacred oaks. - + and the Faithful City.” +27 Zion will be restored by justice; + those who repent will be revived by righteousness. +28 But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, + and those who desert the Lord will be consumed. +29 You will be ashamed of your idol worship + in groves of sacred oaks. You will blush because you worshiped - -in gardens dedicated to idols. - - -30. You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, - -like a garden without water. - - -31. The strongest among you will disappear like straw; - -their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. - + in gardens dedicated to idols. +30 You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, + like a garden without water. +31 The strongest among you will disappear like straw; + their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, - -and no one will be able to put out the fire. - - - + and no one will be able to put out the fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md index 255a032b..ee2a8d53 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,170 +1,78 @@ -The LORD's Future Reign - # Chapter 2 -1. This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: - -2. In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house - -will be the highest of all-- - -the most important place on earth. - +1 This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: +2 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house + will be the highest of all— + the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, - -and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. - - -3. People from many nations will come and say, -"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, - -to the house of Jacob's God. - + and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. +3 People from many nations will come and say, +“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, + to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, - -and we will walk in his paths." -For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion; - -his word will go out from Jerusalem. - - -4. The LORD will mediate between nations - -and will settle international disputes. - + and we will walk in his paths.” +For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; + his word will go out from Jerusalem. +4 The Lord will mediate between nations + and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares - -and their spears into pruning hooks. - + and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, - -nor train for war anymore. - -A Warning of Judgment - - -5. Come, descendants of Jacob, - let us walk in the light of the LORD! - -6. For the LORD has rejected his people, - -the descendants of Jacob, + nor train for war anymore. +5 Come, descendants of Jacob, + let us walk in the light of the Lord! +6 For the Lord has rejected his people, + the descendants of Jacob, because they have filled their land with practices from the East - -and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do. - -They have made alliances with pagans. - - -7. Israel is full of silver and gold; - -there is no end to its treasures. - + and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do. + They have made alliances with pagans. +7 Israel is full of silver and gold; + there is no end to its treasures. Their land is full of warhorses; - -there is no end to its chariots. - - -8. Their land is full of idols; - -the people worship things they have made - -with their own hands. - - -9. So now they will be humbled, - -and all will be brought low-- - -do not forgive them. - - -10. Crawl into caves in the rocks. - -Hide in the dust -from the terror of the LORD - -and the glory of his majesty. - - -11. Human pride will be brought down, - -and human arrogance will be humbled. -Only the LORD will be exalted - -on that day of judgment. - - -12. For the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -has a day of reckoning. - + there is no end to its chariots. +8 Their land is full of idols; + the people worship things they have made + with their own hands. +9 So now they will be humbled, + and all will be brought low— + do not forgive them. +10 Crawl into caves in the rocks. + Hide in the dust +from the terror of the Lord + and the glory of his majesty. +11 Human pride will be brought down, + and human arrogance will be humbled. +Only the Lord will be exalted + on that day of judgment. +12 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty - -and bring down everything that is exalted. - - -13. He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon - -and all the mighty oaks of Bashan. - - -14. He will level all the high mountains - -and all the lofty hills. - - -15. He will break down every high tower - -and every fortified wall. - - -16. He will destroy all the great trading ships - -and every magnificent vessel. - - -17. Human pride will be humbled, - -and human arrogance will be brought down. -Only the LORD will be exalted - -on that day of judgment. - - -18. Idols will completely disappear. - -19. When the LORD rises to shake the earth, - -his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. - + and bring down everything that is exalted. +13 He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon + and all the mighty oaks of Bashan. +14 He will level all the high mountains + and all the lofty hills. +15 He will break down every high tower + and every fortified wall. +16 He will destroy all the great trading ships + and every magnificent vessel. +17 Human pride will be humbled, + and human arrogance will be brought down. +Only the Lord will be exalted + on that day of judgment. +18 Idols will completely disappear. +19 When the Lord rises to shake the earth, + his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. They will hide in caves in the rocks - from the terror of the LORD - -and the glory of his majesty. - - -20. On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols - -they made for themselves to worship. - + from the terror of the Lord + and the glory of his majesty. +20 On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols + they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats, - - -21. while they crawl away into caverns - -and hide among the jagged rocks in the cliffs. -They will try to escape the terror of the LORD - -and the glory of his majesty - -as he rises to shake the earth. - - -22. Don't put your trust in mere humans. - -They are as frail as breath. - -What good are they? - - - +21 while they crawl away into caverns + and hide among the jagged rocks in the cliffs. +They will try to escape the terror of the Lord + and the glory of his majesty + as he rises to shake the earth. +22 Don’t put your trust in mere humans. + They are as frail as breath. + What good are they? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md index a45b4dba..898da8da 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,171 +1,78 @@ -Judgment against Judah - # Chapter 3 -1. The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -will take away from Jerusalem and Judah +1 The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + will take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything they depend on: - -every bit of bread - -and every drop of water, - - -2. all their heroes and soldiers, - -judges and prophets, - -fortune-tellers and elders, - - -3. army officers and high officials, - -advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers. - - -4. I will make boys their leaders, - -and toddlers their rulers. - - -5. People will oppress each other-- - -man against man, - -neighbor against neighbor. - + every bit of bread + and every drop of water, +2 all their heroes and soldiers, + judges and prophets, + fortune-tellers and elders, +3 army officers and high officials, + advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers. +4 I will make boys their leaders, + and toddlers their rulers. +5 People will oppress each other— + man against man, + neighbor against neighbor. Young people will insult their elders, - -and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable. - - -6. In those days a man will say to his brother, -"Since you have a coat, you be our leader! - -Take charge of this heap of ruins!" - - -7. But he will reply, - -"No! I can't help. - -I don't have any extra food or clothes. - -Don't put me in charge!" - - -8. For Jerusalem will stumble, - -and Judah will fall, -because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him. - -They provoke him to his face. - - -9. The very look on their faces gives them away. - -They display their sin like the people of Sodom - -and don't even try to hide it. - + and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable. +6 In those days a man will say to his brother, +“Since you have a coat, you be our leader! + Take charge of this heap of ruins!” +7 But he will reply, + “No! I can’t help. +I don’t have any extra food or clothes. + Don’t put me in charge!” +8 For Jerusalem will stumble, + and Judah will fall, +because they speak out against the Lord and refuse to obey him. + They provoke him to his face. +9 The very look on their faces gives them away. + They display their sin like the people of Sodom + and don’t even try to hide it. They are doomed! - -They have brought destruction upon themselves. - - -10. Tell the godly that all will be well for them. - -They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned! - - -11. But the wicked are doomed, - -for they will get exactly what they deserve. - - -12. Childish leaders oppress my people, - -and women rule over them. - + They have brought destruction upon themselves. +10 Tell the godly that all will be well for them. + They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned! +11 But the wicked are doomed, + for they will get exactly what they deserve. +12 Childish leaders oppress my people, + and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you; - -they send you down the wrong road. - - -13. The LORD takes his place in court + they send you down the wrong road. +13 The Lord takes his place in court and presents his case against his people. - -14. The LORD comes forward to pronounce judgment - -on the elders and rulers of his people: -"You have ruined Israel, my vineyard. - -Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor. - - -15. How dare you crush my people, - -grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?" - demands -the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -A Warning to Jerusalem - - -16. The LORD says, "Beautiful Zion is haughty: +14 The Lord comes forward to pronounce judgment + on the elders and rulers of his people: +“You have ruined Israel, my vineyard. + Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor. +15 How dare you crush my people, + grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?” + demands the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +16 The Lord says, “Beautiful Zion is haughty: craning her elegant neck, - -flirting with her eyes, + flirting with her eyes, walking with dainty steps, - -tinkling her ankle bracelets. - - -17. So -the Lord will send scabs on her head; - the LORD will make beautiful Zion bald." - -18. On that day of judgment - -the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful: + tinkling her ankle bracelets. +17 So the Lord will send scabs on her head; + the Lord will make beautiful Zion bald.” +18 On that day of judgment + the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful: ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces, - - -19. earrings, bracelets, and veils; - -20. scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes, - -perfumes, and charms; - - -21. rings, jewels, - -22. party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses; - -23. mirrors, fine linen garments, - -head ornaments, and shawls. - - -24. Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink. - -She will wear a rope for a sash, - -and her elegant hair will fall out. - +19 earrings, bracelets, and veils; +20 scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes, + perfumes, and charms; +21 rings, jewels, +22 party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses; +23 mirrors, fine linen garments, + head ornaments, and shawls. +24 Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink. + She will wear a rope for a sash, + and her elegant hair will fall out. She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes. Shame will replace her beauty. - -25. The men of the city will be killed with the sword, - -and her warriors will die in battle. - - -26. The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. - -The city will be like a ravaged woman, - -huddled on the ground. - - - +25 The men of the city will be killed with the sword, + and her warriors will die in battle. +26 The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. + The city will be like a ravaged woman, + huddled on the ground. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md index 20325eb7..203428e1 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,45 +1,20 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, "Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won't be mocked as old maids." -A Promise of Restoration - - -2. But in that day, the branch of the LORD - -will be beautiful and glorious; +1 In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.” +2 But in that day, the branch of the Lord + will be beautiful and glorious; the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory - -of all who survive in Israel. - - -3. All who remain in Zion - -will be a holy people-- + of all who survive in Israel. +3 All who remain in Zion + will be a holy people— those who survive the destruction of Jerusalem - -and are recorded among the living. - - -4. The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion - -and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains - -with the hot breath of fiery judgment. - - -5. Then the LORD will provide shade for Mount Zion - -and all who assemble there. - + and are recorded among the living. +4 The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion + and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains + with the hot breath of fiery judgment. +5 Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion + and all who assemble there. He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day - -and smoke and flaming fire at night, - -covering the glorious land. - - -6. It will be a shelter from daytime heat - -and a hiding place from storms and rain. - - - + and smoke and flaming fire at night, + covering the glorious land. +6 It will be a shelter from daytime heat + and a hiding place from storms and rain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md index 51662986..4168bd1d 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,248 +1,114 @@ -A Song about the LORD's Vineyard - # Chapter 5 -1. Now I will sing for the one I love - -a song about his vineyard: +1 Now I will sing for the one I love + a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard - -on a rich and fertile hill. - - -2. He plowed the land, cleared its stones, - -and planted it with the best vines. - + on a rich and fertile hill. +2 He plowed the land, cleared its stones, + and planted it with the best vines. In the middle he built a watchtower - -and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks. - + and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks. Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes, - -but the grapes that grew were bitter. - - -3. Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, - -you judge between me and my vineyard. - - -4. What more could I have done for my vineyard - -that I have not already done? + but the grapes that grew were bitter. +3 Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, + you judge between me and my vineyard. +4 What more could I have done for my vineyard + that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, - -why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes? - - -5. Now let me tell you - -what I will do to my vineyard: + why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes? +5 Now let me tell you + what I will do to my vineyard: I will tear down its hedges - -and let it be destroyed. - + and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls - -and let the animals trample it. - - -6. I will make it a wild place - -where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, - -a place overgrown with briers and thorns. - + and let the animals trample it. +6 I will make it a wild place + where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, + a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds - -to drop no rain on it. - - -7. The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. - + to drop no rain on it. +7 The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. + The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, - -but instead he found oppression. - + but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, - -but instead he heard cries of violence. - -Judah's Guilt and Judgment - - -8. What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, - -until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land. - - -9. But I have heard the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -swear a solemn oath: -"Many houses will stand deserted; - -even beautiful mansions will be empty. - - -10. Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. - Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain." - -11. What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning - -looking for a drink of alcohol + but instead he heard cries of violence. +8 What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field, + until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land. +9 But I have heard the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + swear a solemn oath: +“Many houses will stand deserted; + even beautiful mansions will be empty. +10 Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. + Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.” +11 What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning + looking for a drink of alcohol and spend long evenings drinking wine - -to make themselves flaming drunk. - - -12. They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties-- - -lyre and harp, tambourine and flute-- -but they never think about the LORD - -or notice what he is doing. - - -13. So my people will go into exile far away - -because they do not know me. - + to make themselves flaming drunk. +12 They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— + lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— +but they never think about the Lord + or notice what he is doing. +13 So my people will go into exile far away + because they do not know me. Those who are great and honored will starve, - -and the common people will die of thirst. - - -14. The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, - -opening its mouth wide. - + and the common people will die of thirst. +14 The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, + opening its mouth wide. The great and the lowly - -and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up. - - -15. Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down; - -even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation. - - -16. But the LORD of Heaven's Armies will be exalted by his justice. - -The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness. - - -17. In that day lambs will find good pastures, + and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up. +15 Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down; + even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation. +16 But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice. + The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness. +17 In that day lambs will find good pastures, and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the ruins. - -18. What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them - -with ropes made of lies, - -who drag wickedness behind them like a cart! - - -19. They even mock God and say, - -"Hurry up and do something! - -We want to see what you can do. - +18 What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them + with ropes made of lies, + who drag wickedness behind them like a cart! +19 They even mock God and say, + “Hurry up and do something! + We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan, - -for we want to know what it is." - - -20. What sorrow for those who say - -that evil is good and good is evil, + for we want to know what it is.” +20 What sorrow for those who say + that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, - -that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. - - -21. What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes - -and think themselves so clever. - - -22. What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine - -and boast about all the alcohol they can hold. - - -23. They take bribes to let the wicked go free, - -and they punish the innocent. - - -24. Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble - -and dry grass shrivels in the flame, + that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. +21 What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes + and think themselves so clever. +22 What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine + and boast about all the alcohol they can hold. +23 They take bribes to let the wicked go free, + and they punish the innocent. +24 Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble + and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot - -and their flowers wither. -For they have rejected the law of the LORD of Heaven's Armies; - -they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. - - -25. That is why the LORD's anger burns against his people, - -and why he has raised his fist to crush them. - + and their flowers wither. +For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies; + they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. +25 That is why the Lord’s anger burns against his people, + and why he has raised his fist to crush them. The mountains tremble, - -and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage. -But even then the LORD's anger is not satisfied. - -His fist is still poised to strike! - - -26. He will send a signal to distant nations far away - -and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. - -They will come racing toward Jerusalem. - - -27. They will not get tired or stumble. - -They will not stop for rest or sleep. - + and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage. +But even then the Lord’s anger is not satisfied. + His fist is still poised to strike! +26 He will send a signal to distant nations far away + and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. + They will come racing toward Jerusalem. +27 They will not get tired or stumble. + They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, - -not a sandal strap broken. - - -28. Their arrows will be sharp - -and their bows ready for battle. - -Sparks will fly from their horses' hooves, - -and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind. - - -29. They will roar like lions, - -like the strongest of lions. - + not a sandal strap broken. +28 Their arrows will be sharp + and their bows ready for battle. +Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves, + and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind. +29 They will roar like lions, + like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, - -and no one will be there to rescue them. - - -30. They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction - -like the roaring of the sea. - + and no one will be there to rescue them. +30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction + like the roaring of the sea. If someone looks across the land, - -only darkness and distress will be seen; - -even the light will be darkened by clouds. - - - + only darkness and distress will be seen; + even the light will be darkened by clouds. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md index 6c9c353f..b56fc641 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,62 +1,32 @@ -Isaiah's Cleansing and Call - # Chapter 6 -1. It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. -2. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. -3. They were calling out to each other, -"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven's Armies! - -The whole earth is filled with his glory!" - - -4. Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke. - -5. Then I said, "It's all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies." - -6. Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. -7. He touched my lips with it and said, "See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven." - -8. Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?" -I said, "Here I am. Send me." - - -9. And he said, "Yes, go, and say to this people, -'Listen carefully, but do not understand. - -Watch closely, but learn nothing.' - - -10. Harden the hearts of these people. - -Plug their ears and shut their eyes. - +1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. +2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. +3 They were calling out to each other, +“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! + The whole earth is filled with his glory!” +4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke. +5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” +6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. +7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.” +8 Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” +I said, “Here I am. Send me.” +9 And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people, +‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. + Watch closely, but learn nothing.’ +10 Harden the hearts of these people. + Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, - -nor hear with their ears, + nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts - and turn to me for healing." - -11. Then I said, "Lord, how long will this go on?" + and turn to me for healing.” +11 Then I said, “Lord, how long will this go on?” And he replied, -"Until their towns are empty, - -their houses are deserted, - -and the whole country is a wasteland; - - -12. until the LORD has sent everyone away, - -and the entire land of Israel lies deserted. - - -13. If even a tenth--a remnant--survive, - -it will be invaded again and burned. - +“Until their towns are empty, + their houses are deserted, + and the whole country is a wasteland; +12 until the Lord has sent everyone away, + and the entire land of Israel lies deserted. +13 If even a tenth—a remnant—survive, + it will be invaded again and burned. But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down, - -so Israel's stump will be a holy seed." - - - + so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md index 050cd877..d31535ce 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,60 +1,34 @@ -A Message for Ahaz - # Chapter 7 -1. When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan. - -2. The news had come to the royal court of Judah: "Syria is allied with Israel against us!" So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. - -3. Then the LORD said to Isaiah, "Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. -4. Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn't need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah. -5. Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying, -6. 'We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah's king.' -7. But this is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"This invasion will never happen; - -it will never take place; - - -8. for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, - -and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. - +1 When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan. +2 The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. +3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. +4 Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah. +5 Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying, +6 ‘We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah’s king.’ +7 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“This invasion will never happen; + it will never take place; +8 for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, + and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years - -it will be crushed and completely destroyed. - - -9. Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria, - -and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. - + it will be crushed and completely destroyed. +9 Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria, + and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah. Unless your faith is firm, - -I cannot make you stand firm." -The Sign of Immanuel - - -10. Later, the LORD sent this message to King Ahaz: -11. "Ask the LORD your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want--as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead." - -12. But the king refused. "No," he said, "I will not test the LORD like that." - -13. Then Isaiah said, "Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn't it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? -14. All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means 'God is with us'). -15. By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. -16. For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted. - -17. "Then the LORD will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!" - -18. In that day the LORD will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees. -19. They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places. -20. In that day the Lord will hire a "razor" from beyond the Euphrates River--the king of Assyria--and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people. - -21. In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left. -22. Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land. They will eat their fill of yogurt and honey. -23. In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and thorns. -24. The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlife. -25. No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there. - - - + I cannot make you stand firm.” +10 Later, the Lord sent this message to King Ahaz: +11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.” +12 But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the Lord like that.” +13 Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? +14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). +15 By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. +16 For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted. +17 “Then the Lord will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!” +18 In that day the Lord will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees. +19 They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places. +20 In that day the Lord will hire a “razor” from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people. +21 In that day a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep or goats left. +22 Nevertheless, there will be enough milk for everyone because so few people will be left in the land. They will eat their fill of yogurt and honey. +23 In that day the lush vineyards, now worth 1,000 pieces of silver, will become patches of briers and thorns. +24 The entire land will become a vast expanse of briers and thorns, a hunting ground overrun by wildlife. +25 No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md index 227c3f57..c5df607f 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,84 +1,41 @@ -The Coming Assyrian Invasion - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the LORD said to me, "Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz." -2. I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this. - -3. Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said, "Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. -4. For before this child is old enough to say 'Papa' or 'Mama,' the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria." - -5. Then the LORD spoke to me again and said, -6. "My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah. -7. Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River--the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels -8. and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel. - -9. "Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. - -Listen, all you distant lands. - +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.” +2 I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this. +3 Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said, “Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. +4 For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa’ or ‘Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.” +5 Then the Lord spoke to me again and said, +6 “My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah. +7 Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels +8 and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel. +9 “Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. + Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! - -Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! - - -10. Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. - -Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. - For God is with us!"A Call to Trust the LORD - -11. The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, - -12. "Don't call everything a conspiracy, like they do, - -and don't live in dread of what frightens them. - - -13. Make the LORD of Heaven's Armies holy in your life. - -He is the one you should fear. - + Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! +10 Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. + Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. + For God is with us!” +11 The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, +12 “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, + and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. +13 Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. + He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble. - - -14. He will keep you safe. - +14 He will keep you safe. But to Israel and Judah - -he will be a stone that makes people stumble, - -a rock that makes them fall. - + he will be a stone that makes people stumble, + a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem - -he will be a trap and a snare. - - -15. Many will stumble and fall, - -never to rise again. - -They will be snared and captured." - - -16. Preserve the teaching of God; - -entrust his instructions to those who follow me. - - -17. I will wait for the LORD, - -who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. - -I will put my hope in him. - - -18. I and the children the LORD has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the LORD of Heaven's Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion. - -19. Someone may say to you, "Let's ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do." But shouldn't people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? - -20. Look to God's instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. -21. They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven -22. and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness. - - - + he will be a trap and a snare. +15 Many will stumble and fall, + never to rise again. + They will be snared and captured.” +16 Preserve the teaching of God; + entrust his instructions to those who follow me. +17 I will wait for the Lord, + who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. + I will put my hope in him. +18 I and the children the Lord has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion. +19 Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? +20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. +21 They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven +22 and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md index c365d8e7..155ae576 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,160 +1,76 @@ -Hope in the Messiah - # Chapter 9 -1. Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. - -2. The people who walk in darkness - -will see a great light. +1 Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. +2 The people who walk in darkness + will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, - -a light will shine. - - -3. You will enlarge the nation of Israel, - -and its people will rejoice. - + a light will shine. +3 You will enlarge the nation of Israel, + and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you - -as people rejoice at the harvest - -and like warriors dividing the plunder. - - -4. For you will break the yoke of their slavery - -and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. - -You will break the oppressor's rod, - -just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian. - - -5. The boots of the warrior - -and the uniforms bloodstained by war + as people rejoice at the harvest + and like warriors dividing the plunder. +4 For you will break the yoke of their slavery + and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. +You will break the oppressor’s rod, + just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian. +5 The boots of the warrior + and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned. - -They will be fuel for the fire. - - -6. For a child is born to us, - -a son is given to us. - + They will be fuel for the fire. +6 For a child is born to us, + a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. - -And he will be called: + And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, - -Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. - - -7. His government and its peace - -will never end. - + Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. +7 His government and its peace + will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David - -for all eternity. -The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will make this happen!The LORD's Anger against Israel - -8. The Lord has spoken out against Jacob; - -his judgment has fallen upon Israel. - - -9. And the people of Israel and Samaria, - -who spoke with such pride and arrogance, - -will soon know it. - - -10. They said, "We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone, - -and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars." - - -11. But the LORD will bring Rezin's enemies against Israel - -and stir up all their foes. - - -12. The Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west - -will bare their fangs and devour Israel. -But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. - -His fist is still poised to strike. - - -13. For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. - They will not seek the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -14. Therefore, in a single day the LORD will destroy both the head and the tail, - -the noble palm branch and the lowly reed. - - -15. The leaders of Israel are the head, - -and the lying prophets are the tail. - - -16. For the leaders of the people have misled them. - -They have led them down the path of destruction. - - -17. That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men - -and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. - + for all eternity. +The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will make this happen! +8 The Lord has spoken out against Jacob; + his judgment has fallen upon Israel. +9 And the people of Israel and Samaria, + who spoke with such pride and arrogance, + will soon know it. +10 They said, “We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone, + and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars.” +11 But the Lord will bring Rezin’s enemies against Israel + and stir up all their foes. +12 The Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west + will bare their fangs and devour Israel. +But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. + His fist is still poised to strike. +13 For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. + They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +14 Therefore, in a single day the Lord will destroy both the head and the tail, + the noble palm branch and the lowly reed. +15 The leaders of Israel are the head, + and the lying prophets are the tail. +16 For the leaders of the people have misled them. + They have led them down the path of destruction. +17 That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men + and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. For they are all wicked hypocrites, - -and they all speak foolishness. -But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. - -His fist is still poised to strike. - - -18. This wickedness is like a brushfire. - -It burns not only briers and thorns + and they all speak foolishness. +But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. + His fist is still poised to strike. +18 This wickedness is like a brushfire. + It burns not only briers and thorns but also sets the forests ablaze. - -Its burning sends up clouds of smoke. - - -19. The land will be blackened - by the fury of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - + Its burning sends up clouds of smoke. +19 The land will be blackened + by the fury of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people will be fuel for the fire, - -and no one will spare even his own brother. - - -20. They will attack their neighbor on the right - -but will still be hungry. - + and no one will spare even his own brother. +20 They will attack their neighbor on the right + but will still be hungry. They will devour their neighbor on the left - -but will not be satisfied. + but will not be satisfied. In the end they will even eat their own children. - -21. Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, - -Ephraim will feed on Manasseh, - -and both will devour Judah. -But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. - -His fist is still poised to strike. - - - +21 Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, + Ephraim will feed on Manasseh, + and both will devour Judah. +But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. + His fist is still poised to strike. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md index a2ccecdc..fb2488b3 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,219 +1,103 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. What sorrow awaits the unjust judges - -and those who issue unfair laws. - - -2. They deprive the poor of justice - -and deny the rights of the needy among my people. - +1 What sorrow awaits the unjust judges + and those who issue unfair laws. +2 They deprive the poor of justice + and deny the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows - -and take advantage of orphans. - - -3. What will you do when I punish you, - -when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? + and take advantage of orphans. +3 What will you do when I punish you, + when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? - -Where will your treasures be safe? - - -4. You will stumble along as prisoners - -or lie among the dead. -But even then the LORD's anger will not be satisfied. - -His fist is still poised to strike. - -Judgment against Assyria - - -5. "What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. - -I use it as a club to express my anger. - - -6. I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, - -against a people with whom I am angry. - + Where will your treasures be safe? +4 You will stumble along as prisoners + or lie among the dead. +But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. + His fist is still poised to strike. +5 “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. + I use it as a club to express my anger. +6 I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, + against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, - -trampling them like dirt beneath its feet. - - -7. But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; - -his mind does not work that way. - + trampling them like dirt beneath its feet. +7 But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; + his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, - -to cut down nation after nation. - - -8. He will say, - -'Each of my princes will soon be a king. - - -9. We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. - -Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. - -And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus. - - -10. Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom - -whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria. - - -11. So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, - -just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.'" - - -12. After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant. -13. He boasts, -"By my own powerful arm I have done this. - -With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. - + to cut down nation after nation. +8 He will say, + ‘Each of my princes will soon be a king. +9 We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. + Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. + And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus. +10 Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom + whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria. +11 So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, + just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’” +12 After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant. +13 He boasts, +“By my own powerful arm I have done this. + With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations - -and carried off their treasures. - -I have knocked down their kings like a bull. - - -14. I have robbed their nests of riches - -and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. - + and carried off their treasures. + I have knocked down their kings like a bull. +14 I have robbed their nests of riches + and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me - -or utter a peep of protest." - - -15. But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? - -Is the saw greater than the person who saws? + or utter a peep of protest.” +15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? + Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? - -Can a wooden cane walk by itself? - - -16. Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -will send a plague among Assyria's proud troops, - -and a flaming fire will consume its glory. - - -17. The LORD, the Light of Israel, will be a fire; - -the Holy One will be a flame. - + Can a wooden cane walk by itself? +16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + will send a plague among Assyria’s proud troops, + and a flaming fire will consume its glory. +17 The Lord, the Light of Israel, will be a fire; + the Holy One will be a flame. He will devour the thorns and briers with fire, - -burning up the enemy in a single night. - - -18. The LORD will consume Assyria's glory - -like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land; - -it will waste away like sick people in a plague. - - -19. Of all that glorious forest, only a few trees will survive-- - -so few that a child could count them!Hope for the LORD's People - -20. In that day the remnant left in Israel, - -the survivors in the house of Jacob, + burning up the enemy in a single night. +18 The Lord will consume Assyria’s glory + like a fire consumes a forest in a fruitful land; + it will waste away like sick people in a plague. +19 Of all that glorious forest, only a few trees will survive— + so few that a child could count them! +20 In that day the remnant left in Israel, + the survivors in the house of Jacob, will no longer depend on allies - -who seek to destroy them. -But they will faithfully trust the LORD, - -the Holy One of Israel. - - -21. A remnant will return; - -yes, the remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God. - - -22. But though the people of Israel are as numerous - -as the sand of the seashore, + who seek to destroy them. +But they will faithfully trust the Lord, + the Holy One of Israel. +21 A remnant will return; + yes, the remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God. +22 But though the people of Israel are as numerous + as the sand of the seashore, only a remnant of them will return. - The LORD has rightly decided to destroy his people. - -23. Yes, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, + The Lord has rightly decided to destroy his people. +23 Yes, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, has already decided to destroy the entire land. - -24. So this is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, says: "O my people in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you with rod and club as the Egyptians did long ago. -25. In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them." -26. The LORD of Heaven's Armies will lash them with his whip, as he did when Gideon triumphed over the Midianites at the rock of Oreb, or when the LORD's staff was raised to drown the Egyptian army in the sea. - -27. In that day the LORD will end the bondage of his people. - -He will break the yoke of slavery +24 So this is what the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, says: “O my people in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you with rod and club as the Egyptians did long ago. +25 In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.” +26 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will lash them with his whip, as he did when Gideon triumphed over the Midianites at the rock of Oreb, or when the Lord’s staff was raised to drown the Egyptian army in the sea. +27 In that day the Lord will end the bondage of his people. + He will break the yoke of slavery and lift it from their shoulders. - -28. Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath. - -They are passing through Migron - -and are storing their equipment at Micmash. - - -29. They are crossing the pass - -and are camping at Geba. - +28 Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath. + They are passing through Migron + and are storing their equipment at Micmash. +29 They are crossing the pass + and are camping at Geba. Fear strikes the town of Ramah. - -All the people of Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, - -are running for their lives. - - -30. Scream in terror, - -you people of Gallim! + All the people of Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, + are running for their lives. +30 Scream in terror, + you people of Gallim! Shout out a warning to Laishah. - -Oh, poor Anathoth! - - -31. There go the people of Madmenah, all fleeing. - -The citizens of Gebim are trying to hide. - - -32. The enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day. - -He shakes his fist at beautiful Mount Zion, the mountain of Jerusalem. - - -33. But look! -The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -will chop down the mighty tree of Assyria with great power! + Oh, poor Anathoth! +31 There go the people of Madmenah, all fleeing. + The citizens of Gebim are trying to hide. +32 The enemy stops at Nob for the rest of that day. + He shakes his fist at beautiful Mount Zion, the mountain of Jerusalem. +33 But look! The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + will chop down the mighty tree of Assyria with great power! He will cut down the proud. - -That lofty tree will be brought down. - - -34. He will cut down the forest trees with an ax. - Lebanon will fall to the Mighty One. - - - + That lofty tree will be brought down. +34 He will cut down the forest trees with an ax. + Lebanon will fall to the Mighty One. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md index 66045c39..ba291104 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,114 +1,55 @@ -A Branch from David's Line - # Chapter 11 -1. Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot-- - -yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. - - -2. And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- - -the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, +1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— + yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. +2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— + the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, - the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. - -3. He will delight in obeying the LORD. - -He will not judge by appearance - -nor make a decision based on hearsay. - - -4. He will give justice to the poor - -and make fair decisions for the exploited. - + the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. +3 He will delight in obeying the Lord. + He will not judge by appearance + nor make a decision based on hearsay. +4 He will give justice to the poor + and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, - -and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked. - - -5. He will wear righteousness like a belt - -and truth like an undergarment. - - -6. In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; - -the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. - + and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked. +5 He will wear righteousness like a belt + and truth like an undergarment. +6 In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; + the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, - -and a little child will lead them all. - - -7. The cow will graze near the bear. - -The cub and the calf will lie down together. - -The lion will eat hay like a cow. - - -8. The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. - -Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm. - - -9. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, - -for as the waters fill the sea, - so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD. - -10. In that day the heir to David's throne - -will be a banner of salvation to all the world. - + and a little child will lead them all. +7 The cow will graze near the bear. + The cub and the calf will lie down together. + The lion will eat hay like a cow. +8 The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. + Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm. +9 Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, + for as the waters fill the sea, + so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord. +10 In that day the heir to David’s throne + will be a banner of salvation to all the world. The nations will rally to him, and the land where he lives will be a glorious place. - -11. In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time - -to bring back the remnant of his people-- +11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time + to bring back the remnant of his people— those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt; in southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Elam; in Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands. - -12. He will raise a flag among the nations - -and assemble the exiles of Israel. - +12 He will raise a flag among the nations + and assemble the exiles of Israel. He will gather the scattered people of Judah - -from the ends of the earth. - - -13. Then at last the jealousy between Israel and Judah will end. - -They will not be rivals anymore. - - -14. They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west. - -Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east. - + from the ends of the earth. +13 Then at last the jealousy between Israel and Judah will end. + They will not be rivals anymore. +14 They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west. + Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east. They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab, - -and Ammon will obey them. - - -15. The LORD will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea. + and Ammon will obey them. +15 The Lord will make a dry path through the gulf of the Red Sea. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates River, sending a mighty wind to divide it into seven streams - -so it can easily be crossed on foot. - - -16. He will make a highway for the remnant of his people, - -the remnant coming from Assyria, + so it can easily be crossed on foot. +16 He will make a highway for the remnant of his people, + the remnant coming from Assyria, just as he did for Israel long ago - -when they returned from Egypt. - - - + when they returned from Egypt. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md index c8f0387a..52c4e504 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,42 +1,19 @@ -Songs of Praise for Salvation - # Chapter 12 -1. In that day you will sing: - "I will praise you, O LORD! +1 In that day you will sing: + “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not any more. - -Now you comfort me. - - -2. See, God has come to save me. - -I will trust in him and not be afraid. - + Now you comfort me. +2 See, God has come to save me. + I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; - -he has given me victory." - - -3. With joy you will drink deeply - -from the fountain of salvation! - - -4. In that wonderful day you will sing: - "Thank the LORD! Praise his name! + he has given me victory.” +3 With joy you will drink deeply + from the fountain of salvation! +4 In that wonderful day you will sing: + “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. - -Let them know how mighty he is! - - -5. Sing to the LORD, for he has done wonderful things. - -Make known his praise around the world. - - -6. Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! - -For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you." - - - + Let them know how mighty he is! +5 Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. + Make known his praise around the world. +6 Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! + For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md index c40fbe8b..ce036eb6 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,165 +1,74 @@ -A Message about Babylon - # Chapter 13 -1. Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: - -2. "Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. - -Call up an army against Babylon. - +1 Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: +2 “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. + Call up an army against Babylon. Wave your hand to encourage them - -as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty. - - -3. I, the LORD, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. - -Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, - -and they will rejoice when I am exalted." - - -4. Hear the noise on the mountains! - -Listen, as the vast armies march! + as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty. +3 I, the Lord, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. + Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, + and they will rejoice when I am exalted.” +4 Hear the noise on the mountains! + Listen, as the vast armies march! It is the noise and shouting of many nations. - The LORD of Heaven's Armies has called this army together. - -5. They come from distant countries, - -from beyond the farthest horizons. -They are the LORD's weapons to carry out his anger. - -With them he will destroy the whole land. - - -6. Scream in terror, for the day of the LORD has arrived-- - -the time for the Almighty to destroy. - - -7. Every arm is paralyzed with fear. - -Every heart melts, - - -8. and people are terrified. - + The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together. +5 They come from distant countries, + from beyond the farthest horizons. +They are the Lord’s weapons to carry out his anger. + With them he will destroy the whole land. +6 Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived— + the time for the Almighty to destroy. +7 Every arm is paralyzed with fear. + Every heart melts, +8 and people are terrified. Pangs of anguish grip them, - -like those of a woman in labor. - + like those of a woman in labor. They look helplessly at one another, - -their faces aflame with fear. - - -9. For see, the day of the LORD is coming-- - -the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger. - + their faces aflame with fear. +9 For see, the day of the Lord is coming— + the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger. The land will be made desolate, - -and all the sinners destroyed with it. - - -10. The heavens will be black above them; - -the stars will give no light. - + and all the sinners destroyed with it. +10 The heavens will be black above them; + the stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises, - -and the moon will provide no light. - - -11. "I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil - -and the wicked for their sin. - + and the moon will provide no light. +11 “I, the Lord, will punish the world for its evil + and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud - -and humble the pride of the mighty. - - -12. I will make people scarcer than gold-- - -more rare than the fine gold of Ophir. - - -13. For I will shake the heavens. - -The earth will move from its place -when the LORD of Heaven's Armies displays his wrath - -in the day of his fierce anger." - - -14. Everyone in Babylon will run about like a hunted gazelle, - -like sheep without a shepherd. - + and humble the pride of the mighty. +12 I will make people scarcer than gold— + more rare than the fine gold of Ophir. +13 For I will shake the heavens. + The earth will move from its place +when the Lord of Heaven’s Armies displays his wrath + in the day of his fierce anger.” +14 Everyone in Babylon will run about like a hunted gazelle, + like sheep without a shepherd. They will try to find their own people - -and flee to their own land. - - -15. Anyone who is captured will be cut down-- - -run through with a sword. - - -16. Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. - -Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped. - - -17. "Look, I will stir up the Medes against Babylon. - -They cannot be tempted by silver - -or bribed with gold. - - -18. The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows. - -They will have no mercy on helpless babies - -and will show no compassion for children." - - -19. Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms, - -the flower of Chaldean pride, + and flee to their own land. +15 Anyone who is captured will be cut down— + run through with a sword. +16 Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. + Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped. +17 “Look, I will stir up the Medes against Babylon. + They cannot be tempted by silver + or bribed with gold. +18 The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows. + They will have no mercy on helpless babies + and will show no compassion for children.” +19 Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms, + the flower of Chaldean pride, will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah - -when God destroyed them. - - -20. Babylon will never be inhabited again. - -It will remain empty for generation after generation. - + when God destroyed them. +20 Babylon will never be inhabited again. + It will remain empty for generation after generation. Nomads will refuse to camp there, - -and shepherds will not bed down their sheep. - - -21. Desert animals will move into the ruined city, - -and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures. - + and shepherds will not bed down their sheep. +21 Desert animals will move into the ruined city, + and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures. Owls will live among the ruins, - -and wild goats will go there to dance. - - -22. Hyenas will howl in its fortresses, - -and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces. - -Babylon's days are numbered; - -its time of destruction will soon arrive. - - - + and wild goats will go there to dance. +22 Hyenas will howl in its fortresses, + and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces. +Babylon’s days are numbered; + its time of destruction will soon arrive. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md index 9d635264..8c5ac5b8 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,217 +1,103 @@ -A Taunt for Babylon's King - # Chapter 14 -1. But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel. -2. The nations of the world will help the people of Israel to return, and those who come to live in the LORD's land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies. - -3. In that wonderful day when the LORD gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains, -4. you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, -"The mighty man has been destroyed. +1 But the Lord will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel. +2 The nations of the world will help the people of Israel to return, and those who come to live in the Lord’s land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies. +3 In that wonderful day when the Lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains, +4 you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, +“The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended. - -5. For the LORD has crushed your wicked power - -and broken your evil rule. - - -6. You struck the people with endless blows of rage - -and held the nations in your angry grip - -with unrelenting tyranny. - - -7. But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. - -Now it can sing again! - - -8. Even the trees of the forest-- - -the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon-- - -sing out this joyous song: -'Since you have been cut down, - -no one will come now to cut us down!' - - -9. "In the place of the dead there is excitement - -over your arrival. - +5 For the Lord has crushed your wicked power + and broken your evil rule. +6 You struck the people with endless blows of rage + and held the nations in your angry grip + with unrelenting tyranny. +7 But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. + Now it can sing again! +8 Even the trees of the forest— + the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon— + sing out this joyous song: +‘Since you have been cut down, + no one will come now to cut us down!’ +9 “In the place of the dead there is excitement + over your arrival. The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead - -stand up to see you. - - -10. With one voice they all cry out, - -'Now you are as weak as we are! - - -11. Your might and power were buried with you. - -The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased. - + stand up to see you. +10 With one voice they all cry out, + ‘Now you are as weak as we are! +11 Your might and power were buried with you. + The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased. Now maggots are your sheet, - -and worms your blanket.' - - -12. "How you are fallen from heaven, - -O shining star, son of the morning! + and worms your blanket.’ +12 “How you are fallen from heaven, + O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, - -you who destroyed the nations of the world. - - -13. For you said to yourself, - -'I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God's stars. - + you who destroyed the nations of the world. +13 For you said to yourself, + ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north. - -14. I will climb to the highest heavens - -and be like the Most High.' - - -15. Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, - -down to its lowest depths. - - -16. Everyone there will stare at you and ask, -'Can this be the one who shook the earth - -and made the kingdoms of the world tremble? - - -17. Is this the one who destroyed the world - -and made it into a wasteland? -Is this the king who demolished the world's greatest cities - -and had no mercy on his prisoners?' - - -18. "The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, - -each in his own tomb, - - -19. but you will be thrown out of your grave - -like a worthless branch. - +14 I will climb to the highest heavens + and be like the Most High.’ +15 Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, + down to its lowest depths. +16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask, +‘Can this be the one who shook the earth + and made the kingdoms of the world tremble? +17 Is this the one who destroyed the world + and made it into a wasteland? +Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities + and had no mercy on his prisoners?’ +18 “The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, + each in his own tomb, +19 but you will be thrown out of your grave + like a worthless branch. Like a corpse trampled underfoot, - -you will be dumped into a mass grave - -with those killed in battle. - + you will be dumped into a mass grave + with those killed in battle. You will descend to the pit. - - -20. You will not be given a proper burial, +20 You will not be given a proper burial, for you have destroyed your nation - -and slaughtered your people. - + and slaughtered your people. The descendants of such an evil person - -will never again receive honor. - - -21. Kill this man's children! - -Let them die because of their father's sins! + will never again receive honor. +21 Kill this man’s children! + Let them die because of their father’s sins! They must not rise and conquer the earth, - -filling the world with their cities." - - -22. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: - -"I, myself, have risen against Babylon! -I will destroy its children and its children's children," - says the LORD. - -23. "I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls, - -filled with swamps and marshes. - + filling the world with their cities.” +22 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: + “I, myself, have risen against Babylon! +I will destroy its children and its children’s children,” + says the Lord. +23 “I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls, + filled with swamps and marshes. I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction. - I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!" -A Message about Assyria - - -24. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has sworn this oath: -"It will all happen as I have planned. - -It will be as I have decided. - - -25. I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; - -I will trample them on my mountains. - + I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” +24 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath: +“It will all happen as I have planned. + It will be as I have decided. +25 I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; + I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be their slaves - -nor bow down under their heavy loads. - - -26. I have a plan for the whole earth, - -a hand of judgment upon all the nations. - - -27. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has spoken-- - -who can change his plans? + nor bow down under their heavy loads. +26 I have a plan for the whole earth, + a hand of judgment upon all the nations. +27 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has spoken— + who can change his plans? When his hand is raised, - -who can stop him?" -A Message about Philistia - - -28. This message came to me the year King Ahaz died: - -29. Do not rejoice, you Philistines, - -that the rod that struck you is broken-- - -that the king who attacked you is dead. - + who can stop him?” +28 This message came to me the year King Ahaz died: +29 Do not rejoice, you Philistines, + that the rod that struck you is broken— + that the king who attacked you is dead. For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born, - -a fiery serpent to destroy you! - - -30. I will feed the poor in my pasture; - -the needy will lie down in peace. - + a fiery serpent to destroy you! +30 I will feed the poor in my pasture; + the needy will lie down in peace. But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine - -and destroy the few who remain. - - -31. Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities! - -Melt with fear, you Philistines! + and destroy the few who remain. +31 Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities! + Melt with fear, you Philistines! A powerful army comes like smoke from the north. - -Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight. - - -32. What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them, -"The LORD has built Jerusalem; - -its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people." - - - + Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight. +32 What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them, +“The Lord has built Jerusalem; + its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md index 5d52897e..93136f08 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,72 +1,32 @@ -A Message about Moab - # Chapter 15 -1. This message came to me concerning Moab: +1 This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night the town of Ar will be leveled, - -and the city of Kir will be destroyed. - - -2. Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn. - -They will go to their sacred shrines to weep. - + and the city of Kir will be destroyed. +2 Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn. + They will go to their sacred shrines to weep. They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba, - -shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards. - - -3. They will wear burlap as they wander the streets. - -From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing. - - -4. The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; - -their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! + shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards. +3 They will wear burlap as they wander the streets. + From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing. +4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; + their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror. - -They will be helpless with fear. - - -5. My heart weeps for Moab. - -Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. - + They will be helpless with fear. +5 My heart weeps for Moab. + Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. - -Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim. - - -6. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up! - -The grassy banks are scorched. - + Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim. +6 Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up! + The grassy banks are scorched. The tender plants are gone; - -nothing green remains. - - -7. The people grab their possessions - -and carry them across the Ravine of Willows. - - -8. A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab - -from one end to the other-- - -from Eglaim to Beer-elim. - - -9. The stream near Dibon runs red with blood, - -but I am still not finished with Dibon! -Lions will hunt down the survivors-- - -both those who try to escape - -and those who remain behind. - - - + nothing green remains. +7 The people grab their possessions + and carry them across the Ravine of Willows. +8 A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab + from one end to the other— + from Eglaim to Beer-elim. +9 The stream near Dibon runs red with blood, + but I am still not finished with Dibon! +Lions will hunt down the survivors— + both those who try to escape + and those who remain behind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md index 522cf30c..226576cd 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,110 +1,52 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. Send lambs from Sela as tribute - -to the ruler of the land. - +1 Send lambs from Sela as tribute + to the ruler of the land. Send them through the desert - -to the mountain of beautiful Zion. - - -2. The women of Moab are left like homeless birds - -at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River. - - -3. " -Help us," they cry. - -"Defend us against our enemies. - + to the mountain of beautiful Zion. +2 The women of Moab are left like homeless birds + at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River. +3 “Help us,” they cry. + “Defend us against our enemies. Protect us from their relentless attack. - -Do not betray us now that we have escaped. - - -4. Let our refugees stay among you. - -Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past." + Do not betray us now that we have escaped. +4 Let our refugees stay among you. + Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.” When oppression and destruction have ended - -and enemy raiders have disappeared, - - -5. then God will establish one of David's descendants as king. - -He will rule with mercy and truth. - + and enemy raiders have disappeared, +5 then God will establish one of David’s descendants as king. + He will rule with mercy and truth. He will always do what is just - -and be eager to do what is right. - - -6. We have heard about proud Moab-- - -about its pride and arrogance and rage. - -But all that boasting has disappeared. - - -7. The entire land of Moab weeps. - -Yes, everyone in Moab mourns + and be eager to do what is right. +6 We have heard about proud Moab— + about its pride and arrogance and rage. + But all that boasting has disappeared. +7 The entire land of Moab weeps. + Yes, everyone in Moab mourns for the cakes of raisins from Kir-hareseth. - -They are all gone now. - - -8. The farms of Heshbon are abandoned; - -the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted. - -The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab-- - -that beautiful grapevine. - + They are all gone now. +8 The farms of Heshbon are abandoned; + the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted. +The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab— + that beautiful grapevine. Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer - -and trailed eastward into the wilderness. - + and trailed eastward into the wilderness. Its shoots reached so far west that they crossed over the Dead Sea. - -9. So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah; - -my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh. - +9 So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah; + my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh. There are no more shouts of joy - -over your summer fruits and harvest. - - -10. Gone now is the gladness, - -gone the joy of harvest. - + over your summer fruits and harvest. +10 Gone now is the gladness, + gone the joy of harvest. There will be no singing in the vineyards, - -no more happy shouts, + no more happy shouts, no treading of grapes in the winepresses. - -I have ended all their harvest joys. - - -11. My heart's cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp. + I have ended all their harvest joys. +11 My heart’s cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp. I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth. - -12. The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines, - -but it will do them no good. - +12 The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines, + but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in their temples, - -but no one will be able to save them. - - -13. The LORD has already said these things about Moab in the past. -14. But now the LORD says, "Within three years, counting each day, the glory of Moab will be ended. From its great population, only a feeble few will be left alive." - - - + but no one will be able to save them. +13 The Lord has already said these things about Moab in the past. +14 But now the Lord says, “Within three years, counting each day, the glory of Moab will be ended. From its great population, only a feeble few will be left alive.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md index f9e473a8..9c363d8c 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,113 +1,53 @@ -A Message about Damascus and Israel - # Chapter 17 -1. This message came to me concerning Damascus: -"Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! - -It will become a heap of ruins. - - -2. The towns of Aroer will be deserted. - -Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, - -with no one to chase them away. - - -3. The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed, - -and the royal power of Damascus will end. +1 This message came to me concerning Damascus: +“Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! + It will become a heap of ruins. +2 The towns of Aroer will be deserted. + Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, + with no one to chase them away. +3 The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed, + and the royal power of Damascus will end. All that remains of Syria - -will share the fate of Israel's departed glory," - declares the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -4. "In that day Israel's glory will grow dim; - -its robust body will waste away. - - -5. The whole land will look like a grainfield - -after the harvesters have gathered the grain. - + will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,” + declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +4 “In that day Israel’s glory will grow dim; + its robust body will waste away. +5 The whole land will look like a grainfield + after the harvesters have gathered the grain. It will be desolate, - -like the fields in the valley of Rephaim after the harvest. - - -6. Only a few of its people will be left, - -like stray olives left on a tree after the harvest. - + like the fields in the valley of Rephaim after the harvest. +6 Only a few of its people will be left, + like stray olives left on a tree after the harvest. Only two or three remain in the highest branches, - -four or five scattered here and there on the limbs," - declares the LORD, the God of Israel. - -7. Then at last the people will look to their Creator - -and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. - - -8. They will no longer look to their idols for help - -or worship what their own hands have made. - + four or five scattered here and there on the limbs,” + declares the Lord, the God of Israel. +7 Then at last the people will look to their Creator + and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. +8 They will no longer look to their idols for help + or worship what their own hands have made. They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles - -or worship at the pagan shrines they have built. - - -9. Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest, + or worship at the pagan shrines they have built. +9 Their largest cities will be like a deserted forest, like the land the Hivites and Amorites abandoned when the Israelites came here so long ago. - -It will be utterly desolate. - - -10. Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. - -You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. - + It will be utterly desolate. +10 Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. + You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. So you may plant the finest grapevines - -and import the most expensive seedlings. - - -11. They may sprout on the day you set them out; - -yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them, + and import the most expensive seedlings. +11 They may sprout on the day you set them out; + yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them, but you will never pick any grapes from them. - -Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain. - - -12. Listen! The armies of many nations - -roar like the roaring of the sea. - + Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain. +12 Listen! The armies of many nations + roar like the roaring of the sea. Hear the thunder of the mighty forces - -as they rush forward like thundering waves. - - -13. But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, - -God will silence them, and they will run away. - + as they rush forward like thundering waves. +13 But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, + God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, - -like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm. - - -14. In the evening Israel waits in terror, - -but by dawn its enemies are dead. - + like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm. +14 In the evening Israel waits in terror, + but by dawn its enemies are dead. This is the just reward of those who plunder us, - -a fitting end for those who destroy us. - - - + a fitting end for those who destroy us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md index baa06153..5a0e75b1 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,65 +1,32 @@ -A Message about Ethiopia - # Chapter 18 -1. Listen, Ethiopia--land of fluttering sails - -that lies at the headwaters of the Nile, - - -2. that sends ambassadors - -in swift boats down the river. - +1 Listen, Ethiopia—land of fluttering sails + that lies at the headwaters of the Nile, +2 that sends ambassadors + in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people, - -who are feared far and wide + who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, - -and whose land is divided by rivers. - - -3. All you people of the world, - -everyone who lives on the earth-- + and whose land is divided by rivers. +3 All you people of the world, + everyone who lives on the earth— when I raise my battle flag on the mountain, look! - -When I blow the ram's horn, listen! - - -4. For the LORD has told me this: -"I will watch quietly from my dwelling place-- - -as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day, - -or as the morning dew forms during the harvest." - - -5. Even before you begin your attack, - -while your plans are ripening like grapes, -the LORD will cut off your new growth with pruning shears. - -He will snip off and discard your spreading branches. - - -6. Your mighty army will be left dead in the fields - -for the mountain vultures and wild animals. - + When I blow the ram’s horn, listen! +4 For the Lord has told me this: +“I will watch quietly from my dwelling place— + as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day, + or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.” +5 Even before you begin your attack, + while your plans are ripening like grapes, +the Lord will cut off your new growth with pruning shears. + He will snip off and discard your spreading branches. +6 Your mighty army will be left dead in the fields + for the mountain vultures and wild animals. The vultures will tear at the corpses all summer. - -The wild animals will gnaw at the bones all winter. - - -7. At that time the LORD of Heaven's Armies will receive gifts - -from this land divided by rivers, + The wild animals will gnaw at the bones all winter. +7 At that time the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will receive gifts + from this land divided by rivers, from this tall, smooth-skinned people, - -who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction. + who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction. They will bring the gifts to Jerusalem, - where the LORD of Heaven's Armies dwells. - - - + where the Lord of Heaven’s Armies dwells. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md index 5ee55aca..ed6b83ee 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,130 +1,63 @@ -A Message about Egypt - # Chapter 19 -1. This message came to me concerning Egypt: -Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt, - -riding on a swift cloud. - +1 This message came to me concerning Egypt: +Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt, + riding on a swift cloud. The idols of Egypt tremble. - -The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear. - - -2. "I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian-- - -brother against brother, + The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear. +2 “I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian— + brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor, - -city against city, - -province against province. - - -3. The Egyptians will lose heart, - -and I will confuse their plans. - + city against city, + province against province. +3 The Egyptians will lose heart, + and I will confuse their plans. They will plead with their idols for wisdom - -and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead. - - -4. I will hand Egypt over - -to a hard, cruel master. - -A fierce king will rule them," - says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -5. The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields. - -The riverbed will be parched and dry. - - -6. The canals of the Nile will dry up, - -and the streams of Egypt will stink - -with rotting reeds and rushes. - - -7. All the greenery along the riverbank - -and all the crops along the river - -will dry up and blow away. - - -8. The fishermen will lament for lack of work. - -Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan, - -and those who use nets will lose heart. - - -9. There will be no flax for the harvesters, - -no thread for the weavers. - - -10. They will be in despair, - -and all the workers will be sick at heart. - - -11. What fools are the officials of Zoan! - -Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. - + and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead. +4 I will hand Egypt over + to a hard, cruel master. +A fierce king will rule them,” + says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +5 The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields. + The riverbed will be parched and dry. +6 The canals of the Nile will dry up, + and the streams of Egypt will stink + with rotting reeds and rushes. +7 All the greenery along the riverbank + and all the crops along the river + will dry up and blow away. +8 The fishermen will lament for lack of work. + Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan, + and those who use nets will lose heart. +9 There will be no flax for the harvesters, + no thread for the weavers. +10 They will be in despair, + and all the workers will be sick at heart. +11 What fools are the officials of Zoan! + Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom? - -Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors? - - -12. Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh? - -Let them tell you what God plans, - what the LORD of Heaven's Armies is going to do to Egypt. - -13. The officials of Zoan are fools, + Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors? +12 Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh? + Let them tell you what God plans, + what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is going to do to Egypt. +13 The officials of Zoan are fools, and the officials of Memphis are deluded. - The leaders of the people - -have led Egypt astray. - - -14. The LORD has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, - -so all their suggestions are wrong. - + have led Egypt astray. +14 The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, + so all their suggestions are wrong. They cause Egypt to stagger - -like a drunk in his vomit. - - -15. There is nothing Egypt can do. - -All are helpless-- + like a drunk in his vomit. +15 There is nothing Egypt can do. + All are helpless— the head and the tail, - -the noble palm branch and the lowly reed. - - -16. In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -17. Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them, for the LORD of Heaven's Armies has laid out his plans against them. - -18. In that day five of Egypt's cities will follow the LORD of Heaven's Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. - -19. In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the LORD at its border. -20. It will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Heaven's Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them. -21. The LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the LORD and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make a vow to the LORD and will keep it. -22. The LORD will strike Egypt, and then he will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the LORD, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them. - -23. In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will both worship God. -24. In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth. -25. For the LORD of Heaven's Armies will say, "Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land I have made. Blessed be Israel, my special possession!" - - - + the noble palm branch and the lowly reed. +16 In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +17 Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them, for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has laid out his plans against them. +18 In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. +19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the Lord at its border. +20 It will be a sign and a witness that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the Lord for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them. +21 The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the Lord and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make a vow to the Lord and will keep it. +22 The Lord will strike Egypt, and then he will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them. +23 In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will both worship God. +24 In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth. +25 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will say, “Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land I have made. Blessed be Israel, my special possession!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md index b682d058..a2b0a0ee 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,13 +1,7 @@ -A Message about Egypt and Ethiopia - # Chapter 20 -1. In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod, -2. the LORD told Isaiah son of Amoz, "Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals." Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot. - -3. Then the LORD said, "My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign--a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia. -4. For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt. -5. Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt! -6. They will say, 'If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.'" - - - +1 In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod, +2 the Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot. +3 Then the Lord said, “My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign—a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia. +4 For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt. +5 Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt! +6 They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md index bc50b61a..8928bd35 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,133 +1,63 @@ -A Message about Babylon - # Chapter 21 -1. This message came to me concerning Babylon--the desert by the sea: +1 This message came to me concerning Babylon—the desert by the sea: Disaster is roaring down on you from the desert, - -like a whirlwind sweeping in from the Negev. - - -2. I see a terrifying vision: - -I see the betrayer betraying, - -the destroyer destroying. - + like a whirlwind sweeping in from the Negev. +2 I see a terrifying vision: + I see the betrayer betraying, + the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, - -attack and lay siege. - + attack and lay siege. I will make an end - -to all the groaning Babylon caused. - - -3. My stomach aches and burns with pain. - -Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me, - -like those of a woman in labor. - + to all the groaning Babylon caused. +3 My stomach aches and burns with pain. + Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me, + like those of a woman in labor. I grow faint when I hear what God is planning; - -I am too afraid to look. - - -4. My mind reels and my heart races. - -I longed for evening to come, - -but now I am terrified of the dark. - - -5. Look! They are preparing a great feast. - -They are spreading rugs for people to sit on. - -Everyone is eating and drinking. - + I am too afraid to look. +4 My mind reels and my heart races. + I longed for evening to come, + but now I am terrified of the dark. +5 Look! They are preparing a great feast. + They are spreading rugs for people to sit on. + Everyone is eating and drinking. But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle. - -You are being attacked! - - -6. Meanwhile, the Lord said to me, -"Put a watchman on the city wall. - -Let him shout out what he sees. - - -7. He should look for chariots - -drawn by pairs of horses, + You are being attacked! +6 Meanwhile, the Lord said to me, +“Put a watchman on the city wall. + Let him shout out what he sees. +7 He should look for chariots + drawn by pairs of horses, and for riders on donkeys and camels. - -Let the watchman be fully alert." - - -8. Then the watchman called out, -"Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord. - -Night after night I have remained at my post. - - -9. Now at last--look! + Let the watchman be fully alert.” +8 Then the watchman called out, +“Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord. + Night after night I have remained at my post. +9 Now at last—look! Here comes a man in a chariot - -with a pair of horses!" + with a pair of horses!” Then the watchman said, - -"Babylon is fallen, fallen! + “Babylon is fallen, fallen! All the idols of Babylon - -lie broken on the ground!" - - -10. O my people, threshed and winnowed, - I have told you everything the LORD of Heaven's Armies has said, - -everything the God of Israel has told me. - -A Message about Edom - - -11. This message came to me concerning Edom: + lie broken on the ground!” +10 O my people, threshed and winnowed, + I have told you everything the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has said, + everything the God of Israel has told me. +11 This message came to me concerning Edom: Someone from Edom keeps calling to me, -"Watchman, how much longer until morning? - -When will the night be over?" - - -12. The watchman replies, -"Morning is coming, but night will soon return. - -If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask." -A Message about Arabia - - -13. This message came to me concerning Arabia: +“Watchman, how much longer until morning? + When will the night be over?” +12 The watchman replies, +“Morning is coming, but night will soon return. + If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.” +13 This message came to me concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, - -hide in the deserts of Arabia. - - -14. O people of Tema, - -bring water to these thirsty people, - -food to these weary refugees. - - -15. They have fled from the sword, - -from the drawn sword, + hide in the deserts of Arabia. +14 O people of Tema, + bring water to these thirsty people, + food to these weary refugees. +15 They have fled from the sword, + from the drawn sword, from the bent bow - -and the terrors of battle. - - -16. The Lord said to me, "Within a year, counting each day, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. -17. Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the LORD, the God of Israel, have spoken!" - - - + and the terrors of battle. +16 The Lord said to me, “Within a year, counting each day, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. +17 Only a few of its courageous archers will survive. I, the Lord, the God of Israel, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md index 67d1c1ac..e72c7ba2 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,142 +1,66 @@ -A Message about Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. This message came to me concerning Jerusalem--the Valley of Vision: +1 This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? - -Why is everyone running to the rooftops? - - -2. The whole city is in a terrible uproar. - -What do I see in this reveling city? + Why is everyone running to the rooftops? +2 The whole city is in a terrible uproar. + What do I see in this reveling city? Bodies are lying everywhere, - -killed not in battle but by famine and disease. - - -3. All your leaders have fled. - -They surrendered without resistance. - + killed not in battle but by famine and disease. +3 All your leaders have fled. + They surrendered without resistance. The people tried to slip away, - -but they were captured, too. - - -4. That's why I said, "Leave me alone to weep; - -do not try to comfort me. - + but they were captured, too. +4 That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep; + do not try to comfort me. Let me cry for my people - -as I watch them being destroyed." - - -5. Oh, what a day of crushing defeat! - -What a day of confusion and terror -brought by the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -upon the Valley of Vision! + as I watch them being destroyed.” +5 Oh, what a day of crushing defeat! + What a day of confusion and terror +brought by the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + upon the Valley of Vision! The walls of Jerusalem have been broken, - -and cries of death echo from the mountainsides. - - -6. Elamites are the archers, - -with their chariots and charioteers. - -The men of Kir hold up the shields. - - -7. Chariots fill your beautiful valleys, - -and charioteers storm your gates. - - -8. Judah's defenses have been stripped away. + and cries of death echo from the mountainsides. +6 Elamites are the archers, + with their chariots and charioteers. + The men of Kir hold up the shields. +7 Chariots fill your beautiful valleys, + and charioteers storm your gates. +8 Judah’s defenses have been stripped away. You run to the armory for your weapons. - -9. You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. - -You store up water in the lower pool. - - -10. You survey the houses and tear some down - -for stone to strengthen the walls. - - -11. Between the city walls, you build a reservoir - -for water from the old pool. - +9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. + You store up water in the lower pool. +10 You survey the houses and tear some down + for stone to strengthen the walls. +11 Between the city walls, you build a reservoir + for water from the old pool. But you never ask for help from the One who did all this. - -You never considered the One who planned this long ago. - - -12. At that time the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -called you to weep and mourn. - + You never considered the One who planned this long ago. +12 At that time the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins - -and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse. - - -13. But instead, you dance and play; - -you slaughter cattle and kill sheep. - -You feast on meat and drink wine. - -You say, "Let's feast and drink, - -for tomorrow we die!" - - -14. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has revealed this to me: "Till the day you die, you will never be forgiven for this sin." That is the judgment of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -A Message for Shebna - - -15. This is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, said to me: "Confront Shebna, the palace administrator, and give him this message: - -16. "Who do you think you are, - -and what are you doing here, -building a beautiful tomb for yourself-- - -a monument high up in the rock? - - -17. For the LORD is about to hurl you away, mighty man. - -He is going to grab you, - - -18. crumple you into a ball, - -and toss you away into a distant, barren land. - + and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse. +13 But instead, you dance and play; + you slaughter cattle and kill sheep. + You feast on meat and drink wine. +You say, “Let’s feast and drink, + for tomorrow we die!” +14 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has revealed this to me: “Till the day you die, you will never be forgiven for this sin.” That is the judgment of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +15 This is what the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, said to me: “Confront Shebna, the palace administrator, and give him this message: +16 “Who do you think you are, + and what are you doing here, +building a beautiful tomb for yourself— + a monument high up in the rock? +17 For the Lord is about to hurl you away, mighty man. + He is going to grab you, +18 crumple you into a ball, + and toss you away into a distant, barren land. There you will die, - -and your glorious chariots will be broken and useless. - -You are a disgrace to your master! - - -19. "Yes, I will drive you out of office," says the LORD. "I will pull you down from your high position. -20. And then I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah to replace you. -21. I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. -22. I will give him the key to the house of David--the highest position in the royal court. When he opens doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes doors, no one will be able to open them. -23. He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall. -24. They will give him great responsibility, and he will bring honor to even the lowliest members of his family." - -25. But the LORD of Heaven's Armies also says: "The time will come when I will pull out the nail that seemed so firm. It will come out and fall to the ground. Everything it supports will fall with it. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + and your glorious chariots will be broken and useless. + You are a disgrace to your master! +19 “Yes, I will drive you out of office,” says the Lord. “I will pull you down from your high position. +20 And then I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah to replace you. +21 I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. +22 I will give him the key to the house of David—the highest position in the royal court. When he opens doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes doors, no one will be able to open them. +23 He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall. +24 They will give him great responsibility, and he will bring honor to even the lowliest members of his family.” +25 But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies also says: “The time will come when I will pull out the nail that seemed so firm. It will come out and fall to the ground. Everything it supports will fall with it. I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md index c6bcb568..b264165f 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,121 +1,58 @@ -A Message about Tyre - # Chapter 23 -1. This message came to me concerning Tyre: +1 This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, - -for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! + for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! The rumors you heard in Cyprus - -are all true. - - -2. Mourn in silence, you people of the coast - -and you merchants of Sidon. + are all true. +2 Mourn in silence, you people of the coast + and you merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea, - -3. sailing over deep waters. +3 sailing over deep waters. They brought you grain from Egypt - -and harvests from along the Nile. - + and harvests from along the Nile. You were the marketplace of the world. - - -4. But now you are put to shame, city of Sidon, +4 But now you are put to shame, city of Sidon, for Tyre, the fortress of the sea, says, -"Now I am childless; - -I have no sons or daughters." - - -5. When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, - -there will be great sorrow. - - -6. Send word now to Tarshish! - -Wail, you people who live in distant lands! - - -7. Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city? - -What a long history was yours! - -Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places. - - -8. Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, - -that great creator of kingdoms? +“Now I am childless; + I have no sons or daughters.” +5 When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, + there will be great sorrow. +6 Send word now to Tarshish! + Wail, you people who live in distant lands! +7 Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city? + What a long history was yours! + Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places. +8 Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, + that great creator of kingdoms? Her traders were all princes, - -her merchants were nobles. - - -9. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has done it - -to destroy your pride - -and bring low all earth's nobility. - - -10. Come, people of Tarshish, - -sweep over the land like the flooding Nile, + her merchants were nobles. +9 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it + to destroy your pride + and bring low all earth’s nobility. +10 Come, people of Tarshish, + sweep over the land like the flooding Nile, for Tyre is defenseless. - -11. The LORD held out his hand over the sea - -and shook the kingdoms of the earth. +11 The Lord held out his hand over the sea + and shook the kingdoms of the earth. He has spoken out against Phoenicia, - -ordering that her fortresses be destroyed. - - -12. He says, "Never again will you rejoice, - -O daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed. - + ordering that her fortresses be destroyed. +12 He says, “Never again will you rejoice, + O daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed. Even if you flee to Cyprus, - -you will find no rest." - - -13. Look at the land of Babylonia-- - -the people of that land are gone! + you will find no rest.” +13 Look at the land of Babylonia— + the people of that land are gone! The Assyrians have handed Babylon over - -to the wild animals of the desert. - + to the wild animals of the desert. They have built siege ramps against its walls, - -torn down its palaces, - -and turned it to a heap of rubble. - - -14. Wail, you ships of Tarshish, - -for your harbor is destroyed! - - -15. For seventy years, the length of a king's life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute: - -16. Take a harp and walk the streets, - -you forgotten harlot. - + torn down its palaces, + and turned it to a heap of rubble. +14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish, + for your harbor is destroyed! +15 For seventy years, the length of a king’s life, Tyre will be forgotten. But then the city will come back to life as in the song about the prostitute: +16 Take a harp and walk the streets, + you forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody and sing your songs - -so you will be remembered again. - - -17. Yes, after seventy years the LORD will revive Tyre. But she will be no different than she was before. She will again be a prostitute to all kingdoms around the world. -18. But in the end her profits will be given to the LORD. Her wealth will not be hoarded but will provide good food and fine clothing for the LORD's priests. - - - + so you will be remembered again. +17 Yes, after seventy years the Lord will revive Tyre. But she will be no different than she was before. She will again be a prostitute to all kingdoms around the world. +18 But in the end her profits will be given to the Lord. Her wealth will not be hoarded but will provide good food and fine clothing for the Lord’s priests. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md index 99449d3e..4d593672 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,165 +1,76 @@ -Destruction of the Earth - # Chapter 24 -1. Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth - -and make it a vast wasteland. - +1 Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth + and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth - -and scatters the people. - - -2. Priests and laypeople, - -servants and masters, - -maids and mistresses, - -buyers and sellers, - -lenders and borrowers, - bankers and debtors--none will be spared. - -3. The earth will be completely emptied and looted. - The LORD has spoken! - -4. The earth mourns and dries up, - -and the land wastes away and withers. - -Even the greatest people on earth waste away. - - -5. The earth suffers for the sins of its people, - -for they have twisted God's instructions, + and scatters the people. +2 Priests and laypeople, + servants and masters, + maids and mistresses, + buyers and sellers, + lenders and borrowers, + bankers and debtors—none will be spared. +3 The earth will be completely emptied and looted. + The Lord has spoken! +4 The earth mourns and dries up, + and the land wastes away and withers. + Even the greatest people on earth waste away. +5 The earth suffers for the sins of its people, + for they have twisted God’s instructions, violated his laws, - -and broken his everlasting covenant. - - -6. Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. - -Its people must pay the price for their sin. - + and broken his everlasting covenant. +6 Therefore, a curse consumes the earth. + Its people must pay the price for their sin. They are destroyed by fire, - -and only a few are left alive. - - -7. The grapevines waste away, - -and there is no new wine. - -All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. - - -8. The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; - -the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. - -The melodious chords of the harp are silent. - - -9. Gone are the joys of wine and song; - -alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. - - -10. The city writhes in chaos; - -every home is locked to keep out intruders. - - -11. Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. - -Joy has turned to gloom. - -Gladness has been banished from the land. - - -12. The city is left in ruins, - -its gates battered down. - - -13. Throughout the earth the story is the same-- - -only a remnant is left, + and only a few are left alive. +7 The grapevines waste away, + and there is no new wine. + All the merrymakers sigh and mourn. +8 The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled; + the happy cries of celebration are heard no more. + The melodious chords of the harp are silent. +9 Gone are the joys of wine and song; + alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. +10 The city writhes in chaos; + every home is locked to keep out intruders. +11 Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. + Joy has turned to gloom. + Gladness has been banished from the land. +12 The city is left in ruins, + its gates battered down. +13 Throughout the earth the story is the same— + only a remnant is left, like the stray olives left on the tree - -or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest. - - -14. But all who are left shout and sing for joy. - Those in the west praise the LORD's majesty. - -15. In eastern lands, give glory to the LORD. - In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. - -16. We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth, - -songs that give glory to the Righteous One! + or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest. +14 But all who are left shout and sing for joy. + Those in the west praise the Lord’s majesty. +15 In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. + In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. +16 We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth, + songs that give glory to the Righteous One! But my heart is heavy with grief. - -Weep for me, for I wither away. - + Weep for me, for I wither away. Deceit still prevails, - -and treachery is everywhere. - - -17. Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, - -you people of the earth. - - -18. Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, - -and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare. - + and treachery is everywhere. +17 Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, + you people of the earth. +18 Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, + and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare. Destruction falls like rain from the heavens; - -the foundations of the earth shake. - - -19. The earth has broken up. - -It has utterly collapsed; - -it is violently shaken. - - -20. The earth staggers like a drunk. - -It trembles like a tent in a storm. - + the foundations of the earth shake. +19 The earth has broken up. + It has utterly collapsed; + it is violently shaken. +20 The earth staggers like a drunk. + It trembles like a tent in a storm. It falls and will not rise again, - -for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy. - - -21. In that day the LORD will punish the gods in the heavens - -and the proud rulers of the nations on earth. - - -22. They will be rounded up and put in prison. - -They will be shut up in prison - -and will finally be punished. - - -23. Then the glory of the moon will wane, - -and the brightness of the sun will fade, -for the LORD of Heaven's Armies will rule on Mount Zion. - -He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, - -in the sight of all the leaders of his people. - - - + for the guilt of its rebellion is very heavy. +21 In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens + and the proud rulers of the nations on earth. +22 They will be rounded up and put in prison. + They will be shut up in prison + and will finally be punished. +23 Then the glory of the moon will wane, + and the brightness of the sun will fade, +for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion. + He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, + in the sight of all the leaders of his people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md index 2be9ba74..38965e91 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,107 +1,49 @@ -Praise for Judgment and Salvation - # Chapter 25 -1. O LORD, I will honor and praise your name, - -for you are my God. - +1 O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, + for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! - -You planned them long ago, - -and now you have accomplished them. - - -2. You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins. - -Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble. - + You planned them long ago, + and now you have accomplished them. +2 You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins. + Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble. Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear - -and will never be rebuilt. - - -3. Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory; - -ruthless nations will fear you. - - -4. But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, - -a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. - + and will never be rebuilt. +3 Therefore, strong nations will declare your glory; + ruthless nations will fear you. +4 But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, + a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm - -and a shelter from the heat. - + and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people - -are like a storm beating against a wall, - - -5. or like the relentless heat of the desert. - + are like a storm beating against a wall, +5 or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar of foreign nations. - -As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, - -so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. - - -6. In Jerusalem, the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will spread a wonderful feast - -for all the people of the world. - + As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, + so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled. +6 In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will spread a wonderful feast + for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet - -with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat. - - -7. There he will remove the cloud of gloom, - -the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. - - -8. He will swallow up death forever! - The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears. - + with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat. +7 There he will remove the cloud of gloom, + the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. +8 He will swallow up death forever! + The Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery - -against his land and people. - The LORD has spoken! - -9. In that day the people will proclaim, -"This is our God! - -We trusted in him, and he saved us! -This is the LORD, in whom we trusted. - -Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!" - - -10. For the LORD's hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem. - -But Moab will be crushed. - -It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot. - - -11. God will push down Moab's people - -as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands. - + against his land and people. + The Lord has spoken! +9 In that day the people will proclaim, +“This is our God! + We trusted in him, and he saved us! +This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. + Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!” +10 For the Lord’s hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem. + But Moab will be crushed. + It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot. +11 God will push down Moab’s people + as a swimmer pushes down water with his hands. He will end their pride - -and all their evil works. - - -12. The high walls of Moab will be demolished. - -They will be brought down to the ground, - -down into the dust. - - - + and all their evil works. +12 The high walls of Moab will be demolished. + They will be brought down to the ground, + down into the dust. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md index 94b75b70..96ab5bab 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,149 +1,69 @@ -A Song of Praise to the LORD - # Chapter 26 -1. In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: +1 In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! - -We are surrounded by the walls of God's salvation. - - -2. Open the gates to all who are righteous; - -allow the faithful to enter. - - -3. You will keep in perfect peace - -all who trust in you, - -all whose thoughts are fixed on you! - - -4. Trust in the LORD always, - -for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. - -5. He humbles the proud - -and brings down the arrogant city. - -He brings it down to the dust. - - -6. The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, - -and the needy walk all over it. - - -7. But for those who are righteous, - -the way is not steep and rough. - + We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation. +2 Open the gates to all who are righteous; + allow the faithful to enter. +3 You will keep in perfect peace + all who trust in you, + all whose thoughts are fixed on you! +4 Trust in the Lord always, + for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. +5 He humbles the proud + and brings down the arrogant city. + He brings it down to the dust. +6 The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, + and the needy walk all over it. +7 But for those who are righteous, + the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, - -and you smooth out the path ahead of them. - - -8. LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; - -our heart's desire is to glorify your name. - - -9. In the night I search for you; + and you smooth out the path ahead of them. +8 Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; + our heart’s desire is to glorify your name. +9 In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. - For only when you come to judge the earth - -will people learn what is right. - - -10. Your kindness to the wicked - -does not make them do good. - + will people learn what is right. +10 Your kindness to the wicked + does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong - and take no notice of the LORD's majesty. - -11. O LORD, they pay no attention to your upraised fist. - -Show them your eagerness to defend your people. - + and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty. +11 O Lord, they pay no attention to your upraised fist. + Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Then they will be ashamed. - -Let your fire consume your enemies. - - -12. LORD, you will grant us peace; - -all we have accomplished is really from you. - - -13. O LORD our God, others have ruled us, - -but you alone are the one we worship. - - -14. Those we served before are dead and gone. - -Their departed spirits will never return! + Let your fire consume your enemies. +12 Lord, you will grant us peace; + all we have accomplished is really from you. +13 O Lord our God, others have ruled us, + but you alone are the one we worship. +14 Those we served before are dead and gone. + Their departed spirits will never return! You attacked them and destroyed them, - -and they are long forgotten. - - -15. O LORD, you have made our nation great; - -yes, you have made us great. - + and they are long forgotten. +15 O Lord, you have made our nation great; + yes, you have made us great. You have extended our borders, - -and we give you the glory! - - -16. LORD, in distress we searched for you. - -We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline. - - -17. Just as a pregnant woman - -writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth, - so were we in your presence, LORD. - -18. We, too, writhe in agony, - -but nothing comes of our suffering. - + and we give you the glory! +16 Lord, in distress we searched for you. + We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline. +17 Just as a pregnant woman + writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth, + so were we in your presence, Lord. +18 We, too, writhe in agony, + but nothing comes of our suffering. We have not given salvation to the earth, - -nor brought life into the world. - - -19. But those who die in the LORD will live; - -their bodies will rise again! + nor brought life into the world. +19 But those who die in the Lord will live; + their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth - -will rise up and sing for joy! + will rise up and sing for joy! For your life-giving light will fall like dew - -on your people in the place of the dead! -Restoration for Israel - - -20. Go home, my people, - -and lock your doors! + on your people in the place of the dead! +20 Go home, my people, + and lock your doors! Hide yourselves for a little while - until the LORD's anger has passed. - -21. Look! The LORD is coming from heaven - -to punish the people of the earth for their sins. - + until the Lord’s anger has passed. +21 Look! The Lord is coming from heaven + to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed. - -They will be brought out for all to see. - - - + They will be brought out for all to see. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md index 1c4ad063..d4900ec4 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,87 +1,40 @@ # Chapter 27 -1. In that day the LORD will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea. - -2. "In that day, - -sing about the fruitful vineyard. - - -3. I, the LORD, will watch over it, - -watering it carefully. - +1 In that day the Lord will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan, the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea. +2 “In that day, + sing about the fruitful vineyard. +3 I, the Lord, will watch over it, + watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it. - - -4. My anger will be gone. - +4 My anger will be gone. If I find briers and thorns growing, - -I will attack them; -I will burn them up-- - -5. unless they turn to me for help. - + I will attack them; +I will burn them up— +5 unless they turn to me for help. Let them make peace with me; - -yes, let them make peace with me." - - -6. The time is coming when Jacob's descendants will take root. - -Israel will bud and blossom - -and fill the whole earth with fruit! - - -7. Has the LORD struck Israel - -as he struck her enemies? + yes, let them make peace with me.” +6 The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. + Israel will bud and blossom + and fill the whole earth with fruit! +7 Has the Lord struck Israel + as he struck her enemies? Has he punished her - -as he punished them? - - -8. No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. - -She was exiled from her land - -as though blown away in a storm from the east. - - -9. The LORD did this to purge Israel's wickedness, - -to take away all her sin. - + as he punished them? +8 No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. + She was exiled from her land + as though blown away in a storm from the east. +9 The Lord did this to purge Israel’s wickedness, + to take away all her sin. As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust. - -No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing. - - -10. The fortified towns will be silent and empty, - -the houses abandoned, the streets overgrown with weeds. - + No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing. +10 The fortified towns will be silent and empty, + the houses abandoned, the streets overgrown with weeds. Calves will graze there, - -chewing on twigs and branches. - - -11. The people are like the dead branches of a tree, - -broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. - + chewing on twigs and branches. +11 The people are like the dead branches of a tree, + broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, - -for its people have turned away from God. - + for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them - -will show them no pity or mercy. - - -12. Yet the time will come when the LORD will gather them together like handpicked grain. One by one he will gather them--from the Euphrates River in the east to the Brook of Egypt in the west. -13. In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the LORD on his holy mountain. - - - + will show them no pity or mercy. +12 Yet the time will come when the Lord will gather them together like handpicked grain. One by one he will gather them—from the Euphrates River in the east to the Brook of Egypt in the west. +13 In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the Lord on his holy mountain. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md index d55afe24..a9a5cf4a 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,241 +1,113 @@ -A Message about Samaria - # Chapter 28 -1. What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria-- +1 What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel. - It sits at the head of a fertile valley, - -but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. - + but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. It is the pride of a people - -brought down by wine. - - -2. For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. - -Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, + brought down by wine. +2 For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. + Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood - -and smash it to the ground. - - -3. The proud city of Samaria-- - the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel-- - -will be trampled beneath its enemies' feet. - - -4. -It sits at the head of a fertile valley, - -but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. - + and smash it to the ground. +3 The proud city of Samaria— + the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel— + will be trampled beneath its enemies’ feet. +4 It sits at the head of a fertile valley, + but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower. Whoever sees it will snatch it up, - -as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten. - - -5. Then at last the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will himself be Israel's glorious crown. - + as an early fig is quickly picked and eaten. +5 Then at last the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will himself be Israel’s glorious crown. He will be the pride and joy - -of the remnant of his people. - - -6. He will give a longing for justice - -to their judges. - + of the remnant of his people. +6 He will give a longing for justice + to their judges. He will give great courage - -to their warriors who stand at the gates. - - -7. Now, however, Israel is led by drunks - -who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol. - + to their warriors who stand at the gates. +7 Now, however, Israel is led by drunks + who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol. The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol - -and lose themselves in wine. - + and lose themselves in wine. They reel when they see visions - -and stagger as they render decisions. - - -8. Their tables are covered with vomit; - -filth is everywhere. - - -9. "Who does the LORD think we are?" they ask. - -"Why does he speak to us like this? + and stagger as they render decisions. +8 Their tables are covered with vomit; + filth is everywhere. +9 “Who does the Lord think we are?” they ask. + “Why does he speak to us like this? Are we little children, - -just recently weaned? - - -10. He tells us everything over and over-- -one line at a time, - + just recently weaned? +10 He tells us everything over and over— one line at a time, + one line at a time, a little here, - -and a little there!" - - -11. So now God will have to speak to his people - -through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language! - - -12. God has told his people, -"Here is a place of rest; - -let the weary rest here. - -This is a place of quiet rest." - -But they would not listen. - - -13. So the LORD will spell out his message for them again, -one line at a time, - + and a little there!” +11 So now God will have to speak to his people + through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language! +12 God has told his people, +“Here is a place of rest; + let the weary rest here. +This is a place of quiet rest.” + But they would not listen. +13 So the Lord will spell out his message for them again, one line at a time, + one line at a time, a little here, - -and a little there, + and a little there, so that they will stumble and fall. - -They will be injured, trapped, and captured. - - -14. Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD, - -you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem. - - -15. You boast, "We have struck a bargain to cheat death + They will be injured, trapped, and captured. +14 Therefore, listen to this message from the Lord, + you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem. +15 You boast, “We have struck a bargain to cheat death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. - The coming destruction can never touch us, - -for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception." - - -16. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, - -a firm and tested stone. - + for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.” +16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, + a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken. - -17. I will test you with the measuring line of justice - -and the plumb line of righteousness. - +17 I will test you with the measuring line of justice + and the plumb line of righteousness. Since your refuge is made of lies, - -a hailstorm will knock it down. - + a hailstorm will knock it down. Since it is made of deception, - -a flood will sweep it away. - - -18. I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death, - -and I will overturn your deal to dodge the grave. - + a flood will sweep it away. +18 I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death, + and I will overturn your deal to dodge the grave. When the terrible enemy sweeps through, - -you will be trampled into the ground. - - -19. Again and again that flood will come, - -morning after morning, + you will be trampled into the ground. +19 Again and again that flood will come, + morning after morning, day and night, - -until you are carried away." + until you are carried away.” This message will bring terror to your people. - - -20. The bed you have made is too short to lie on. - -The blankets are too narrow to cover you. - - -21. The LORD will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim - -and against the Amorites at Gibeon. - +20 The bed you have made is too short to lie on. + The blankets are too narrow to cover you. +21 The Lord will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim + and against the Amorites at Gibeon. He will come to do a strange thing; - -he will come to do an unusual deed: - - -22. For the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -has plainly said that he is determined to crush the whole land. - + he will come to do an unusual deed: +22 For the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + has plainly said that he is determined to crush the whole land. So scoff no more, - -or your punishment will be even greater. - - -23. Listen to me; - -listen, and pay close attention. - - -24. Does a farmer always plow and never sow? - -Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? - - -25. Does he not finally plant his seeds-- - -black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat-- + or your punishment will be even greater. +23 Listen to me; + listen, and pay close attention. +24 Does a farmer always plow and never sow? + Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? +25 Does he not finally plant his seeds— + black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat— each in its proper way, - -and each in its proper place? - - -26. The farmer knows just what to do, - -for God has given him understanding. - - -27. A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin; - -rather, it is beaten with a light stick. - + and each in its proper place? +26 The farmer knows just what to do, + for God has given him understanding. +27 A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin; + rather, it is beaten with a light stick. A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin; - -instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail. - - -28. Grain for bread is easily crushed, - -so he doesn't keep on pounding it. - + instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail. +28 Grain for bread is easily crushed, + so he doesn’t keep on pounding it. He threshes it under the wheels of a cart, - -but he doesn't pulverize it. - - -29. The LORD of Heaven's Armies is a wonderful teacher, - -and he gives the farmer great wisdom. - - - + but he doesn’t pulverize it. +29 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is a wonderful teacher, + and he gives the farmer great wisdom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md index 09956e81..a45dcc18 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,183 +1,85 @@ -A Message about Jerusalem - # Chapter 29 -1. "What sorrow awaits Ariel, the City of David. - -Year after year you celebrate your feasts. - - -2. Yet I will bring disaster upon you, - -and there will be much weeping and sorrow. - -For Jerusalem will become what her name Ariel means-- - -an altar covered with blood. - - -3. I will be your enemy, - -surrounding Jerusalem and attacking its walls. - +1 “What sorrow awaits Ariel, the City of David. + Year after year you celebrate your feasts. +2 Yet I will bring disaster upon you, + and there will be much weeping and sorrow. +For Jerusalem will become what her name Ariel means— + an altar covered with blood. +3 I will be your enemy, + surrounding Jerusalem and attacking its walls. I will build siege towers - -and destroy it. - - -4. Then deep from the earth you will speak; - -from low in the dust your words will come. - + and destroy it. +4 Then deep from the earth you will speak; + from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground - -like a ghost conjured up from the grave. - - -5. "But suddenly, your ruthless enemies will be crushed - -like the finest of dust. - + like a ghost conjured up from the grave. +5 “But suddenly, your ruthless enemies will be crushed + like the finest of dust. Your many attackers will be driven away - -like chaff before the wind. - + like chaff before the wind. Suddenly, in an instant, - - -6. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will act for you +6 I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will act for you with thunder and earthquake and great noise, - -with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire. - - -7. All the nations fighting against Jerusalem - -will vanish like a dream! + with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire. +7 All the nations fighting against Jerusalem + will vanish like a dream! Those who are attacking her walls - -will vanish like a vision in the night. - - -8. A hungry person dreams of eating - -but wakes up still hungry. - + will vanish like a vision in the night. +8 A hungry person dreams of eating + but wakes up still hungry. A thirsty person dreams of drinking - -but is still faint from thirst when morning comes. - + but is still faint from thirst when morning comes. So it will be with your enemies, - -with those who attack Mount Zion." - - -9. Are you amazed and incredulous? - -Don't you believe it? + with those who attack Mount Zion.” +9 Are you amazed and incredulous? + Don’t you believe it? Then go ahead and be blind. - -You are stupid, but not from wine! - -You stagger, but not from liquor! - - -10. For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. - -He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries. - - -11. All the future events in this vision are like a sealed book to them. When you give it to those who can read, they will say, "We can't read it because it is sealed." -12. When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, "We don't know how to read." - -13. And so the Lord says, - -"These people say they are mine. - + You are stupid, but not from wine! + You stagger, but not from liquor! +10 For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. + He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries. +11 All the future events in this vision are like a sealed book to them. When you give it to those who can read, they will say, “We can’t read it because it is sealed.” +12 When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, “We don’t know how to read.” +13 And so the Lord says, + “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, - -but their hearts are far from me. - + but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. - -14. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites - -with amazing wonders. - +14 Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites + with amazing wonders. The wisdom of the wise will pass away, - -and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear." - - -15. What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD, - -who do their evil deeds in the dark! -"The LORD can't see us," they say. - -"He doesn't know what's going on!" - - -16. How foolish can you be? - -He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! + and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.” +15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord, + who do their evil deeds in the dark! +“The Lord can’t see us,” they say. + “He doesn’t know what’s going on!” +16 How foolish can you be? + He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it, - -"He didn't make me"? + “He didn’t make me”? Does a jar ever say, - -"The potter who made me is stupid"? - - -17. Soon--and it will not be very long-- - -the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field, - -and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. - - -18. In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, - -and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness. - - -19. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD. - -The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. - - -20. The scoffer will be gone, - -the arrogant will disappear, - -and those who plot evil will be killed. - - -21. Those who convict the innocent - -by their false testimony will disappear. - + “The potter who made me is stupid”? +17 Soon—and it will not be very long— + the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field, + and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. +18 In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, + and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness. +19 The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. + The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. +20 The scoffer will be gone, + the arrogant will disappear, + and those who plot evil will be killed. +21 Those who convict the innocent + by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice - -and who tell lies to destroy the innocent. - - -22. That is why the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the people of Israel, -"My people will no longer be ashamed - -or turn pale with fear. - - -23. For when they see their many children - -and all the blessings I have given them, + and who tell lies to destroy the innocent. +22 That is why the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says to the people of Israel, +“My people will no longer be ashamed + or turn pale with fear. +23 For when they see their many children + and all the blessings I have given them, they will recognize the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob. - -They will stand in awe of the God of Israel. - - -24. Then the wayward will gain understanding, - -and complainers will accept instruction. - - - + They will stand in awe of the God of Israel. +24 Then the wayward will gain understanding, + and complainers will accept instruction. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md index 26f2615e..32720090 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,262 +1,125 @@ -Judah's Worthless Treaty with Egypt - # Chapter 30 -1. "What sorrow awaits my rebellious children," - says the LORD. - -"You make plans that are contrary to mine. - -You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, - -thus piling up your sins. - - -2. For without consulting me, - -you have gone down to Egypt for help. - -You have put your trust in Pharaoh's protection. - -You have tried to hide in his shade. - - -3. But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, - -and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. - - -4. For though his power extends to Zoan - -and his officials have arrived in Hanes, - - -5. all who trust in him will be ashamed. - -He will not help you. - -Instead, he will disgrace you." - - -6. This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev: +1 “What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” + says the Lord. +“You make plans that are contrary to mine. + You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, + thus piling up your sins. +2 For without consulting me, + you have gone down to Egypt for help. +You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. + You have tried to hide in his shade. +3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, + and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. +4 For though his power extends to Zoan + and his officials have arrived in Hanes, +5 all who trust in him will be ashamed. + He will not help you. + Instead, he will disgrace you.” +6 This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev: The caravan moves slowly - -across the terrible desert to Egypt-- + across the terrible desert to Egypt— donkeys weighed down with riches - -and camels loaded with treasure-- - -all to pay for Egypt's protection. - + and camels loaded with treasure— + all to pay for Egypt’s protection. They travel through the wilderness, - -a place of lionesses and lions, - -a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live. - + a place of lionesses and lions, + a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live. All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return. - - -7. Egypt's promises are worthless! -Therefore, I call her Rahab-- +7 Egypt’s promises are worthless! +Therefore, I call her Rahab— the Harmless Dragon. - -A Warning for Rebellious Judah - - -8. Now go and write down these words. - -Write them in a book. - +8 Now go and write down these words. + Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time - -as a witness - - -9. that these people are stubborn rebels - who refuse to pay attention to the LORD's instructions. - -10. They tell the seers, - -"Stop seeing visions!" + as a witness +9 that these people are stubborn rebels + who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions. +10 They tell the seers, + “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, - -"Don't tell us what is right. - + “Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. - -Tell us lies. - - -11. Forget all this gloom. - -Get off your narrow path. - + Tell us lies. +11 Forget all this gloom. + Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your - -'Holy One of Israel.'" - - -12. This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: -"Because you despise what I tell you - -and trust instead in oppression and lies, - - -13. calamity will come upon you suddenly-- - -like a bulging wall that bursts and falls. - + ‘Holy One of Israel.’” +12 This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: +“Because you despise what I tell you + and trust instead in oppression and lies, +13 calamity will come upon you suddenly— + like a bulging wall that bursts and falls. In an instant it will collapse - -and come crashing down. - - -14. You will be smashed like a piece of pottery-- - -shattered so completely that -there won't be a piece big enough - -to carry coals from a fireplace - -or a little water from the well." - - -15. This is what the Sovereign LORD, - -the Holy One of Israel, says: -"Only in returning to me - -and resting in me will you be saved. - + and come crashing down. +14 You will be smashed like a piece of pottery— + shattered so completely that +there won’t be a piece big enough + to carry coals from a fireplace + or a little water from the well.” +15 This is what the Sovereign Lord, + the Holy One of Israel, says: +“Only in returning to me + and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. - -But you would have none of it. - - -16. You said, 'No, we will get our help from Egypt. - -They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.' + But you would have none of it. +16 You said, ‘No, we will get our help from Egypt. + They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see - -is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! - - -17. One of them will chase a thousand of you. - -Five of them will make all of you flee. - + is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! +17 One of them will chase a thousand of you. + Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a hill - -or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop."Blessings for the LORD's People - -18. So the LORD must wait for you to come to him - -so he can show you his love and compassion. -For the LORD is a faithful God. - -Blessed are those who wait for his help. - - -19. O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, - -you will weep no more. - + or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop.” +18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him + so he can show you his love and compassion. +For the Lord is a faithful God. + Blessed are those who wait for his help. +19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, + you will weep no more. He will be gracious if you ask for help. - -He will surely respond to the sound of your cries. - - -20. Though the Lord gave you adversity for food - -and suffering for drink, + He will surely respond to the sound of your cries. +20 Though the Lord gave you adversity for food + and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. - -You will see your teacher with your own eyes. - - -21. Your own ears will hear him. - -Right behind you a voice will say, -"This is the way you should go," - -whether to the right or to the left. - - -22. Then you will destroy all your silver idols - -and your precious gold images. - + You will see your teacher with your own eyes. +21 Your own ears will hear him. + Right behind you a voice will say, +“This is the way you should go,” + whether to the right or to the left. +22 Then you will destroy all your silver idols + and your precious gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags, - -saying to them, "Good riddance!" - - -23. Then the LORD will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock. -24. The oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat good grain, its chaff blown away by the wind. -25. In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill. -26. The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter--like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the LORD begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them. - -27. Look! The LORD is coming from far away, - -burning with anger, - -surrounded by thick, rising smoke. - + saying to them, “Good riddance!” +23 Then the Lord will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock. +24 The oxen and donkeys that till the ground will eat good grain, its chaff blown away by the wind. +25 In that day, when your enemies are slaughtered and the towers fall, there will be streams of water flowing down every mountain and hill. +26 The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the Lord begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them. +27 Look! The Lord is coming from far away, + burning with anger, + surrounded by thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; - -his words consume like fire. - - -28. His hot breath pours out like a flood - -up to the neck of his enemies. - + his words consume like fire. +28 His hot breath pours out like a flood + up to the neck of his enemies. He will sift out the proud nations for destruction. - -He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin. - - -29. But the people of God will sing a song of joy, - -like the songs at the holy festivals. - + He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin. +29 But the people of God will sing a song of joy, + like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, - -as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims -to Jerusalem, the mountain of the LORD-- - -to the Rock of Israel. - - -30. And the LORD will make his majestic voice heard. - -He will display the strength of his mighty arm. - + as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims +to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord— + to the Rock of Israel. +30 And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. + He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, - -with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones. - - -31. At the LORD's command, the Assyrians will be shattered. - -He will strike them down with his royal scepter. - - -32. And as the LORD strikes them with his rod of punishment, - -his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps. - -Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians. - - -33. Topheth--the place of burning-- - -has long been ready for the Assyrian king; - -the pyre is piled high with wood. -The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano, - -will set it ablaze. - - - + with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones. +31 At the Lord’s command, the Assyrians will be shattered. + He will strike them down with his royal scepter. +32 And as the Lord strikes them with his rod of punishment, + his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps. + Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians. +33 Topheth—the place of burning— + has long been ready for the Assyrian king; + the pyre is piled high with wood. +The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano, + will set it ablaze. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md index 6675225c..79484f4b 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,78 +1,39 @@ -The Futility of Relying on Egypt - # Chapter 31 -1. What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, - -trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers +1 What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, + trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies - instead of looking to the LORD, - -the Holy One of Israel. - - -2. In his wisdom, the LORD will send great disaster; - -he will not change his mind. - + instead of looking to the Lord, + the Holy One of Israel. +2 In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster; + he will not change his mind. He will rise against the wicked - -and against their helpers. - - -3. For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! - -Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! -When the LORD raises his fist against them, - -those who help will stumble, + and against their helpers. +3 For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! + Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! +When the Lord raises his fist against them, + those who help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. - -They will all fall down and die together. - - -4. But this is what the LORD has told me: -"When a strong young lion - -stands growling over a sheep it has killed, + They will all fall down and die together. +4 But this is what the Lord has told me: +“When a strong young lion + stands growling over a sheep it has killed, it is not frightened by the shouts and noise - -of a whole crowd of shepherds. -In the same way, the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will come down and fight on Mount Zion. - - -5. The LORD of Heaven's Armies will hover over Jerusalem - -and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. - + of a whole crowd of shepherds. +In the same way, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will come down and fight on Mount Zion. +5 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will hover over Jerusalem + and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city; - -he will pass over it and rescue it." - - -6. Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the LORD. -7. I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made. - -8. "The Assyrians will be destroyed, - -but not by the swords of men. - + he will pass over it and rescue it.” +6 Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the Lord. +7 I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made. +8 “The Assyrians will be destroyed, + but not by the swords of men. The sword of God will strike them, - -and they will panic and flee. - + and they will panic and flee. The strong young Assyrians - -will be taken away as captives. - - -9. Even the strongest will quake with terror, - -and princes will flee when they see your battle flags," -says the LORD, whose fire burns in Zion, - -whose flame blazes from Jerusalem. - - - + will be taken away as captives. +9 Even the strongest will quake with terror, + and princes will flee when they see your battle flags,” +says the Lord, whose fire burns in Zion, + whose flame blazes from Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md index ea467bd6..1c930793 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,134 +1,58 @@ -Israel's Ultimate Deliverance - # Chapter 32 -1. Look, a righteous king is coming! - -And honest princes will rule under him. - - -2. Each one will be like a shelter from the wind - -and a refuge from the storm, +1 Look, a righteous king is coming! + And honest princes will rule under him. +2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind + and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert - -and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. - - -3. Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, - -and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it. - - -4. Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. - -Those who stammer will speak out plainly. - - -5. In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. - -Scoundrels will not be respected. - - -6. For fools speak foolishness - -and make evil plans. - + and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. +3 Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, + and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it. +4 Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. + Those who stammer will speak out plainly. +5 In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. + Scoundrels will not be respected. +6 For fools speak foolishness + and make evil plans. They practice ungodliness - and spread false teachings about the LORD. - + and spread false teachings about the Lord. They deprive the hungry of food - -and give no water to the thirsty. - - -7. The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil. - -They plot crooked schemes. - + and give no water to the thirsty. +7 The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil. + They plot crooked schemes. They lie to convict the poor, - -even when the cause of the poor is just. - - -8. But generous people plan to do what is generous, - -and they stand firm in their generosity. - - -9. Listen, you women who lie around in ease. - -Listen to me, you who are so smug. - - -10. In a short time--just a little more than a year-- - -you careless ones will suddenly begin to care. - + even when the cause of the poor is just. +8 But generous people plan to do what is generous, + and they stand firm in their generosity. +9 Listen, you women who lie around in ease. + Listen to me, you who are so smug. +10 In a short time—just a little more than a year— + you careless ones will suddenly begin to care. For your fruit crops will fail, - -and the harvest will never take place. - - -11. Tremble, you women of ease; - -throw off your complacency. - + and the harvest will never take place. +11 Tremble, you women of ease; + throw off your complacency. Strip off your pretty clothes, - -and put on burlap to show your grief. - - -12. Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms - -and your fruitful grapevines. - - -13. For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. - -Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone. - - -14. The palace and the city will be deserted, - -and busy towns will be empty. - + and put on burlap to show your grief. +12 Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms + and your fruitful grapevines. +13 For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. + Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone. +14 The palace and the city will be deserted, + and busy towns will be empty. Wild donkeys will frolic and flocks will graze in the empty forts and watchtowers - -15. until at last the Spirit is poured out - -on us from heaven. - +15 until at last the Spirit is poured out + on us from heaven. Then the wilderness will become a fertile field, - -and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. - - -16. Justice will rule in the wilderness - -and righteousness in the fertile field. - - -17. And this righteousness will bring peace. - -Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever. - - -18. My people will live in safety, quietly at home. - -They will be at rest. - - -19. Even if the forest should be destroyed - -and the city torn down, - - -20. the LORD will greatly bless his people. - -Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up. - -Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely. - - - + and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops. +16 Justice will rule in the wilderness + and righteousness in the fertile field. +17 And this righteousness will bring peace. + Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever. +18 My people will live in safety, quietly at home. + They will be at rest. +19 Even if the forest should be destroyed + and the city torn down, +20 the Lord will greatly bless his people. + Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops will spring up. + Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md index e8c29365..c6d577bd 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,177 +1,81 @@ -A Message about Assyria - # Chapter 33 -1. What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others - -but have never been destroyed yourselves. - +1 What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others + but have never been destroyed yourselves. You betray others, - -but you have never been betrayed. - + but you have never been betrayed. When you are done destroying, - -you will be destroyed. - + you will be destroyed. When you are done betraying, - -you will be betrayed. - - -2. But LORD, be merciful to us, - -for we have waited for you. - + you will be betrayed. +2 But Lord, be merciful to us, + for we have waited for you. Be our strong arm each day - -and our salvation in times of trouble. - - -3. The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. - -When you stand up, the nations flee! - - -4. Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines, - -so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped! - - -5. Though the LORD is very great and lives in heaven, + and our salvation in times of trouble. +3 The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. + When you stand up, the nations flee! +4 Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines, + so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped! +5 Though the Lord is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness. - -6. In that day he will be your sure foundation, - -providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. - The fear of the LORD will be your treasure. - -7. But now your brave warriors weep in public. - -Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment. - - -8. Your roads are deserted; - -no one travels them anymore. - +6 In that day he will be your sure foundation, + providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. + The fear of the Lord will be your treasure. +7 But now your brave warriors weep in public. + Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment. +8 Your roads are deserted; + no one travels them anymore. The Assyrians have broken their peace treaty and care nothing for the promises they made before witnesses. - -They have no respect for anyone. - - -9. The land of Israel wilts in mourning. - -Lebanon withers with shame. - + They have no respect for anyone. +9 The land of Israel wilts in mourning. + Lebanon withers with shame. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. - -Bashan and Carmel have been plundered. - - -10. But the LORD says: "Now I will stand up. - -Now I will show my power and might. - - -11. You Assyrians produce nothing but dry grass and stubble. - -Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you. - - -12. Your people will be burned up completely, - -like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire. - - -13. Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! - -And you that are near, acknowledge my might!" - - -14. The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. - -Terror seizes the godless. - -"Who can live with this devouring fire?" they cry. - -"Who can survive this all-consuming fire?" - - -15. Those who are honest and fair, - -who refuse to profit by fraud, - -who stay far away from bribes, + Bashan and Carmel have been plundered. +10 But the Lord says: “Now I will stand up. + Now I will show my power and might. +11 You Assyrians produce nothing but dry grass and stubble. + Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you. +12 Your people will be burned up completely, + like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire. +13 Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! + And you that are near, acknowledge my might!” +14 The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. + Terror seizes the godless. +“Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry. + “Who can survive this all-consuming fire?” +15 Those who are honest and fair, + who refuse to profit by fraud, + who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, - -who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong-- - -16. these are the ones who will dwell on high. - -The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. - + who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong— +16 these are the ones who will dwell on high. + The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, - -and they will have water in abundance. - - -17. Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor, - -and you will see a land that stretches into the distance. - - -18. You will think back to this time of terror, asking, -"Where are the Assyrian officers - -who counted our towers? + and they will have water in abundance. +17 Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor, + and you will see a land that stretches into the distance. +18 You will think back to this time of terror, asking, +“Where are the Assyrian officers + who counted our towers? Where are the bookkeepers - -who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?" - - -19. You will no longer see these fierce, violent people - -with their strange, unknown language. - - -20. Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. - -You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. - + who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?” +19 You will no longer see these fierce, violent people + with their strange, unknown language. +20 Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. + You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut - -and whose stakes are firmly fixed. - - -21. The LORD will be our Mighty One. - -He will be like a wide river of protection + and whose stakes are firmly fixed. +21 The Lord will be our Mighty One. + He will be like a wide river of protection that no enemy can cross, - -that no enemy ship can sail upon. - - -22. For the LORD is our judge, - -our lawgiver, and our king. - -He will care for us and save us. - - -23. The enemies' sails hang loose - -on broken masts with useless tackle. - + that no enemy ship can sail upon. +22 For the Lord is our judge, + our lawgiver, and our king. + He will care for us and save us. +23 The enemies’ sails hang loose + on broken masts with useless tackle. Their treasure will be divided by the people of God. - -Even the lame will take their share! - - -24. The people of Israel will no longer say, - -"We are sick and helpless," - for the LORD will forgive their sins. - - - + Even the lame will take their share! +24 The people of Israel will no longer say, + “We are sick and helpless,” + for the Lord will forgive their sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md index 6f67805e..626ef603 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,137 +1,64 @@ -A Message for the Nations - # Chapter 34 -1. Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. - -Let the world and everything in it hear my words. - - -2. For the LORD is enraged against the nations. - -His fury is against all their armies. +1 Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. + Let the world and everything in it hear my words. +2 For the Lord is enraged against the nations. + His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, - -dooming them to slaughter. - - -3. Their dead will be left unburied, - -and the stench of rotting bodies will fill the land. - -The mountains will flow with their blood. - - -4. The heavens above will melt away - -and disappear like a rolled-up scroll. - + dooming them to slaughter. +3 Their dead will be left unburied, + and the stench of rotting bodies will fill the land. + The mountains will flow with their blood. +4 The heavens above will melt away + and disappear like a rolled-up scroll. The stars will fall from the sky - -like withered leaves from a grapevine, - -or shriveled figs from a fig tree. - - -5. And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens, - -it will fall upon Edom, - -the nation I have marked for destruction. - - -6. The sword of the LORD is drenched with blood - -and covered with fat-- + like withered leaves from a grapevine, + or shriveled figs from a fig tree. +5 And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens, + it will fall upon Edom, + the nation I have marked for destruction. +6 The sword of the Lord is drenched with blood + and covered with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, - -with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. -Yes, the LORD will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. - -He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom. - - -7. Even men as strong as wild oxen will die-- - -the young men alongside the veterans. - + with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. +Yes, the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. + He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom. +7 Even men as strong as wild oxen will die— + the young men alongside the veterans. The land will be soaked with blood - -and the soil enriched with fat. - - -8. For it is the day of the LORD's revenge, + and the soil enriched with fat. +8 For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge, the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel. - -9. The streams of Edom will be filled with burning pitch, - -and the ground will be covered with fire. - - -10. This judgment on Edom will never end; - -the smoke of its burning will rise forever. - -The land will lie deserted -from generation to generation. - -No one will live there anymore. - - -11. It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, +9 The streams of Edom will be filled with burning pitch, + and the ground will be covered with fire. +10 This judgment on Edom will never end; + the smoke of its burning will rise forever. +The land will lie deserted from generation to generation. + No one will live there anymore. +11 It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. - For God will measure that land carefully; - -he will measure it for chaos and destruction. - - -12. It will be called the Land of Nothing, + he will measure it for chaos and destruction. +12 It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone. - -13. Thorns will overrun its palaces; - -nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. - +13 Thorns will overrun its palaces; + nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals - -and a home for owls. - - -14. Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, - -their howls filling the night. - + and a home for owls. +14 Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, + their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest. - -15. There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs. - -She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings. - +15 There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs. + She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings. And the buzzards will come, - -each one with its mate. - - -16. Search the book of the LORD, - -and see what he will do. - + each one with its mate. +16 Search the book of the Lord, + and see what he will do. Not one of these birds and animals will be missing, - -and none will lack a mate, -for the LORD has promised this. - -His Spirit will make it all come true. - - -17. He has surveyed and divided the land - -and deeded it over to those creatures. - + and none will lack a mate, +for the Lord has promised this. + His Spirit will make it all come true. +17 He has surveyed and divided the land + and deeded it over to those creatures. They will possess it forever, - -from generation to generation. - - - + from generation to generation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md index e60c04d5..ed35c6df 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,85 +1,39 @@ -Hope for Restoration - # Chapter 35 -1. Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. - -The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. - - -2. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers - -and singing and joy! +1 Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. + The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. +2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers + and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, - -as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. -There the LORD will display his glory, - -the splendor of our God. - - -3. With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, - -and encourage those who have weak knees. - - -4. Say to those with fearful hearts, - -"Be strong, and do not fear, + as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. +There the Lord will display his glory, + the splendor of our God. +3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, + and encourage those who have weak knees. +4 Say to those with fearful hearts, + “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. - -He is coming to save you." - - -5. And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind - -and unplug the ears of the deaf. - - -6. The lame will leap like a deer, - -and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! + He is coming to save you.” +5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind + and unplug the ears of the deaf. +6 The lame will leap like a deer, + and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, - -and streams will water the wasteland. - - -7. The parched ground will become a pool, - -and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. - + and streams will water the wasteland. +7 The parched ground will become a pool, + and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish - -where desert jackals once lived. - - -8. And a great road will go through that once deserted land. - -It will be named the Highway of Holiness. - + where desert jackals once lived. +8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land. + It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. - -It will be only for those who walk in God's ways; - -fools will never walk there. - - -9. Lions will not lurk along its course, - -nor any other ferocious beasts. - + It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; + fools will never walk there. +9 Lions will not lurk along its course, + nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. - -Only the redeemed will walk on it. - - -10. Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return. + Only the redeemed will walk on it. +10 Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, - -crowned with everlasting joy. - + crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, - -and they will be filled with joy and gladness. - - - + and they will be filled with joy and gladness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md index 236fbea5..580247cd 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,44 +1,24 @@ -Assyria Invades Judah - # Chapter 36 -1. In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them. -2. Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. - -3. These are the officials who went out to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian. - -Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem - - -4. Then the Assyrian king's chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: -"This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? - -5. Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me? -6. On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable! - -7. "But perhaps you will say to me, 'We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem? - -8. "I'll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them! -9. With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master's troops, even with the help of Egypt's chariots and charioteers? -10. What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD's direction? The LORD himself told us, 'Attack this land and destroy it!'" - -11. Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, "Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear." - -12. But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, "Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine." - -13. Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, "Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! -14. This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you. -15. Don't let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, 'The LORD will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!' - -16. "Don't listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me--open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well. -17. Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one--a land of grain and new wine, bread and vineyards. - -18. "Don't let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, 'The LORD will rescue us!' Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria? -19. What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power? -20. What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem from me?" - -21. But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, "Do not answer him." - -22. Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said. - - - +1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them. +2 Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. +3 These are the officials who went out to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian. +4 Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: +“This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? +5 Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me? +6 On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable! +7 “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the Lord our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem? +8 “I’ll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them! +9 With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s troops, even with the help of Egypt’s chariots and charioteers? +10 What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord’s direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!’” +11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear.” +12 But Sennacherib’s chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.” +13 Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! +14 This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you. +15 Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the Lord by saying, ‘The Lord will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’ +16 “Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me—open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree and drinking from your own well. +17 Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one—a land of grain and new wine, bread and vineyards. +18 “Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria? +19 What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power? +20 What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue Jerusalem from me?” +21 But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not answer him.” +22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md index 42bd405d..57f874cd 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,176 +1,92 @@ -Hezekiah Seeks the LORD's -Help - # Chapter 37 -1. When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the LORD. -2. And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. -3. They told him, "This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby. -4. But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!" - -5. After King Hezekiah's officials delivered the king's message to Isaiah, -6. the prophet replied, "Say to your master, 'This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers. -7. Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'" - -8. Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah. - -9. Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: - -10. "This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. -11. You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different? -12. Have the gods of other nations rescued them--such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all! -13. What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?" - -14. After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD's Temple and spread it out before the LORD. -15. And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: -16. "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth. -17. Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib's words of defiance against the living God. - -18. "It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations. -19. And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all--only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands. -20. Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O LORD, are God." -Isaiah Predicts Judah's Deliverance - - -21. Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria, -22. the LORD has spoken this word against him: -"The virgin daughter of Zion - -despises you and laughs at you. - +1 When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord. +2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. +3 They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby. +4 But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!” +5 After King Hezekiah’s officials delivered the king’s message to Isaiah, +6 the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers. +7 Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.’” +8 Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah. +9 Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: +10 “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. +11 You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different? +12 Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all! +13 What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?” +14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. +15 And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the Lord: +16 “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth. +17 Bend down, O Lord, and listen! Open your eyes, O Lord, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of defiance against the living God. +18 “It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations. +19 And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human hands. +20 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O Lord, are God.” +21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Because you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria, +22 the Lord has spoken this word against him: +“The virgin daughter of Zion + despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem - -shakes her head in derision as you flee. - - -23. "Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? - -Against whom did you raise your voice? + shakes her head in derision as you flee. +23 “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? + Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? - -It was the Holy One of Israel! - - -24. By your messengers you have defied the Lord. - -You have said, 'With my many chariots -I have conquered the highest mountains-- - -yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. - + It was the Holy One of Israel! +24 By your messengers you have defied the Lord. + You have said, ‘With my many chariots +I have conquered the highest mountains— + yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars - -and its finest cypress trees. - + and its finest cypress trees. I have reached its farthest heights - -and explored its deepest forests. - - -25. I have dug wells in many foreign lands - -and refreshed myself with their water. - + and explored its deepest forests. +25 I have dug wells in many foreign lands + and refreshed myself with their water. With the sole of my foot, - -I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!' - - -26. "But have you not heard? - -I decided this long ago. - + I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’ +26 “But have you not heard? + I decided this long ago. Long ago I planned it, - -and now I am making it happen. - + and now I am making it happen. I planned for you to crush fortified cities - -into heaps of rubble. - - -27. That is why their people have so little power - -and are so frightened and confused. - + into heaps of rubble. +27 That is why their people have so little power + and are so frightened and confused. They are as weak as grass, - -as easily trampled as tender green shoots. - + as easily trampled as tender green shoots. They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, scorched before it can grow lush and tall. - -28. "But I know you well-- - -where you stay +28 “But I know you well— + where you stay and when you come and go. - -I know the way you have raged against me. - - -29. And because of your raging against me - -and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, + I know the way you have raged against me. +29 And because of your raging against me + and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose - -and my bit in your mouth. - + and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return - -by the same road on which you came." - - -30. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Here is the proof that what I say is true: -"This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, - -and next year you will eat what springs up from that. - + by the same road on which you came.” +30 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: +“This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, + and next year you will eat what springs up from that. But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; - -you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. - - -31. And you who are left in Judah, - -who have escaped the ravages of the siege, + you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. +31 And you who are left in Judah, + who have escaped the ravages of the siege, will put roots down in your own soil - -and grow up and flourish. - - -32. For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, - -a group of survivors from Mount Zion. -The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -will make this happen! - - -33. "And this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: -"'His armies will not enter Jerusalem. - -They will not even shoot an arrow at it. - + and grow up and flourish. +32 For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, + a group of survivors from Mount Zion. +The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + will make this happen! +33 “And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: +“‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem. + They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields - -nor build banks of earth against its walls. - - -34. The king will return to his own country - -by the same road on which he came. - -He will not enter this city,' - says the LORD. - -35. 'For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, - -I will defend this city and protect it.'" - - -36. That night the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere. -37. Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. - -38. One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria. - - - + nor build banks of earth against its walls. +34 The king will return to his own country + by the same road on which he came. +He will not enter this city,’ + says the Lord. +35 ‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, + I will defend this city and protect it.’” +36 That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere. +37 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there. +38 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md index 55b47105..0398f985 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,115 +1,52 @@ -Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery - # Chapter 38 -1. -About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: "This is what the LORD says: 'Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.'" - -2. When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, -3. "Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you." Then he broke down and wept bitterly. - -4. Then this message came to Isaiah from the LORD: -5. "Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life, -6. and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city. - -7. "'And this is the sign from the LORD to prove that he will do as he promised: -8. I will cause the sun's shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!'" So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps. - -Hezekiah's Poem of Praise - - -9. When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem: - -10. I said, "In the prime of my life, +1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’” +2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, +3 “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly. +4 Then this message came to Isaiah from the Lord: +5 “Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life, +6 and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city. +7 “‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised: +8 I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps. +9 When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem: +10 I said, “In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? - -Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?" - - -11. I said, "Never again will I see the Lord God - -while still in the land of the living. - + Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?” +11 I said, “Never again will I see the Lord God + while still in the land of the living. Never again will I see my friends - -or be with those who live in this world. - - -12. My life has been blown away - -like a shepherd's tent in a storm. - + or be with those who live in this world. +12 My life has been blown away + like a shepherd’s tent in a storm. It has been cut short, - -as when a weaver cuts cloth from a loom. - -Suddenly, my life was over. - - -13. I waited patiently all night, - -but I was torn apart as though by lions. - -Suddenly, my life was over. - - -14. Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, - -and then I moaned like a mourning dove. - + as when a weaver cuts cloth from a loom. + Suddenly, my life was over. +13 I waited patiently all night, + but I was torn apart as though by lions. + Suddenly, my life was over. +14 Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, + and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help. - -I am in trouble, Lord. -Help me!" - - -15. But what could I say? - -For he himself sent this sickness. - + I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!” +15 But what could I say? + For he himself sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my years - -because of this anguish I have felt. - - -16. Lord, your discipline is good, - -for it leads to life and health. - + because of this anguish I have felt. +16 Lord, your discipline is good, + for it leads to life and health. You restore my health - -and allow me to live! - - -17. Yes, this anguish was good for me, - -for you have rescued me from death - -and forgiven all my sins. - - -18. For the dead cannot praise you; - -they cannot raise their voices in praise. - + and allow me to live! +17 Yes, this anguish was good for me, + for you have rescued me from death + and forgiven all my sins. +18 For the dead cannot praise you; + they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to the grave - -can no longer hope in your faithfulness. - - -19. Only the living can praise you as I do today. - -Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next. - - -20. Think of it--the LORD is ready to heal me! - -I will sing his praises with instruments + can no longer hope in your faithfulness. +19 Only the living can praise you as I do today. + Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next. +20 Think of it—the Lord is ready to heal me! + I will sing his praises with instruments every day of my life - in the Temple of the LORD. - -21. Isaiah had said to Hezekiah's servants, "Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and Hezekiah will recover." - -22. And Hezekiah had asked, "What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the LORD?" - - - + in the Temple of the Lord. +21 Isaiah had said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and Hezekiah will recover.” +22 And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the Lord?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md index a054d723..0e1dc799 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,21 +1,11 @@ -Envoys from Babylon - # Chapter 39 -1. Soon after this, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift. He had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick and that he had recovered. -2. Hezekiah was delighted with the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses--the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. - -3. Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did those men want? Where were they from?" -Hezekiah replied, "They came from the distant land of Babylon." - - -4. "What did they see in your palace?" asked Isaiah. -"They saw everything," Hezekiah replied. "I showed them everything I own--all my royal treasuries." - -5. Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to this message from the LORD of Heaven's Armies: -6. 'The time is coming when everything in your palace--all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now--will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD. -7. 'Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon's king.'" - -8. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "This message you have given me from the LORD is good." For the king was thinking, "At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime." - - - +1 Soon after this, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift. He had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick and that he had recovered. +2 Hezekiah was delighted with the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. +3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did those men want? Where were they from?” +Hezekiah replied, “They came from the distant land of Babylon.” +4 “What did they see in your palace?” asked Isaiah. +“They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied. “I showed them everything I own—all my royal treasuries.” +5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: +6 ‘The time is coming when everything in your palace—all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now—will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. +7 ‘Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.’” +8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md index 0ece0362..7b8c3b31 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,235 +1,110 @@ -Comfort for God's People - # Chapter 40 -1. "Comfort, comfort my people," - -says your God. - - -2. "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. - +1 “Comfort, comfort my people,” + says your God. +2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone - -and her sins are pardoned. -Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over - -for all her sins." - - -3. Listen! It's the voice of someone shouting, -"Clear the way through the wilderness - for the LORD! + and her sins are pardoned. +Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over + for all her sins.” +3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, +“Clear the way through the wilderness + for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland - -for our God! - - -4. Fill in the valleys, - -and level the mountains and hills. - + for our God! +4 Fill in the valleys, + and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, - -and smooth out the rough places. - - -5. Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, - -and all people will see it together. - The LORD has spoken!" - -6. A voice said, "Shout!" - -I asked, "What should I shout?" -"Shout that people are like the grass. - -Their beauty fades as quickly - -as the flowers in a field. - - -7. The grass withers and the flowers fade - beneath the breath of the LORD. - -And so it is with people. - - -8. The grass withers and the flowers fade, - -but the word of our God stands forever." - - -9. O Zion, messenger of good news, - -shout from the mountaintops! + and smooth out the rough places. +5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, + and all people will see it together. + The Lord has spoken!” +6 A voice said, “Shout!” + I asked, “What should I shout?” +“Shout that people are like the grass. + Their beauty fades as quickly + as the flowers in a field. +7 The grass withers and the flowers fade + beneath the breath of the Lord. + And so it is with people. +8 The grass withers and the flowers fade, + but the word of our God stands forever.” +9 O Zion, messenger of good news, + shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. - -Shout, and do not be afraid. - + Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, - -"Your God is coming!" - - -10. Yes, the Sovereign LORD is coming in power. - -He will rule with a powerful arm. - -See, he brings his reward with him as he comes. - - -11. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. - -He will carry the lambs in his arms, + “Your God is coming!” +10 Yes, the Sovereign Lord is coming in power. + He will rule with a powerful arm. + See, he brings his reward with him as he comes. +11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. + He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. - -He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.The LORD Has No Equal - -12. Who else has held the oceans in his hand? - -Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? + He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. +12 Who else has held the oceans in his hand? + Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth - -or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? - - -13. Who is able to advise the Spirit of the LORD? - -Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? - - -14. Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice? - -Does he need instruction about what is good? + or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? +13 Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord? + Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him? +14 Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice? + Does he need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach him what is right - -or show him the path of justice? - - -15. No, for all the nations of the world - -are but a drop in the bucket. - + or show him the path of justice? +15 No, for all the nations of the world + are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more - -than dust on the scales. - + than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth - -as though it were a grain of sand. - - -16. All the wood in Lebanon's forests - -and all Lebanon's animals would not be enough - -to make a burnt offering worthy of our God. - - -17. The nations of the world are worth nothing to him. - -In his eyes they count for less than nothing-- - -mere emptiness and froth. - - -18. To whom can you compare God? - -What image can you find to resemble him? - - -19. Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, - -overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains? - - -20. Or if people are too poor for that, - -they might at least choose wood that won't decay + as though it were a grain of sand. +16 All the wood in Lebanon’s forests + and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough + to make a burnt offering worthy of our God. +17 The nations of the world are worth nothing to him. + In his eyes they count for less than nothing— + mere emptiness and froth. +18 To whom can you compare God? + What image can you find to resemble him? +19 Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold, + overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains? +20 Or if people are too poor for that, + they might at least choose wood that won’t decay and a skilled craftsman - -to carve an image that won't fall down! - - -21. Haven't you heard? Don't you understand? - -Are you deaf to the words of God-- + to carve an image that won’t fall down! +21 Haven’t you heard? Don’t you understand? + Are you deaf to the words of God— the words he gave before the world began? - -Are you so ignorant? - - -22. God sits above the circle of the earth. - -The people below seem like grasshoppers to him! + Are you so ignorant? +22 God sits above the circle of the earth. + The people below seem like grasshoppers to him! He spreads out the heavens like a curtain - -and makes his tent from them. - - -23. He judges the great people of the world - -and brings them all to nothing. - - -24. They hardly get started, barely taking root, - -when he blows on them and they wither. - -The wind carries them off like chaff. - - -25. "To whom will you compare me? - -Who is my equal?" asks the Holy One. - - -26. Look up into the heavens. - -Who created all the stars? + and makes his tent from them. +23 He judges the great people of the world + and brings them all to nothing. +24 They hardly get started, barely taking root, + when he blows on them and they wither. + The wind carries them off like chaff. +25 “To whom will you compare me? + Who is my equal?” asks the Holy One. +26 Look up into the heavens. + Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, - -calling each by its name. - + calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, - -not a single one is missing. - - -27. O Jacob, how can you say the LORD does not see your troubles? - -O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? - - -28. Have you never heard? - -Have you never understood? -The LORD is the everlasting God, - -the Creator of all the earth. - + not a single one is missing. +27 O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? + O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? +28 Have you never heard? + Have you never understood? +The Lord is the everlasting God, + the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. - -No one can measure the depths of his understanding. - - -29. He gives power to the weak - -and strength to the powerless. - - -30. Even youths will become weak and tired, - -and young men will fall in exhaustion. - - -31. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. - -They will soar high on wings like eagles. - + No one can measure the depths of his understanding. +29 He gives power to the weak + and strength to the powerless. +30 Even youths will become weak and tired, + and young men will fall in exhaustion. +31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. + They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. - -They will walk and not faint. - - - + They will walk and not faint. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md index 4d078292..e3dd8acc 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,229 +1,106 @@ -God's -Help for Israel - # Chapter 41 -1. "Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea. - -Bring your strongest arguments. - +1 “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea. + Bring your strongest arguments. Come now and speak. - -The court is ready for your case. - - -2. "Who has stirred up this king from the east, - -rightly calling him to God's service? + The court is ready for your case. +2 “Who has stirred up this king from the east, + rightly calling him to God’s service? Who gives this man victory over many nations - -and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? + and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? With his sword, he reduces armies to dust. - -With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind. - - -3. He chases them away and goes on safely, - -though he is walking over unfamiliar ground. - - -4. Who has done such mighty deeds, - -summoning each new generation from the beginning of time? -It is I, the LORD, the First and the Last. - -I alone am he." - - -5. The lands beyond the sea watch in fear. - -Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war. - - -6. The idol makers encourage one another, - -saying to each other, "Be strong!" - - -7. The carver encourages the goldsmith, - -and the molder helps at the anvil. - -"Good," they say. "It's coming along fine." + With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind. +3 He chases them away and goes on safely, + though he is walking over unfamiliar ground. +4 Who has done such mighty deeds, + summoning each new generation from the beginning of time? +It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last. + I alone am he.” +5 The lands beyond the sea watch in fear. + Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war. +6 The idol makers encourage one another, + saying to each other, “Be strong!” +7 The carver encourages the goldsmith, + and the molder helps at the anvil. + “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, - -then fasten the thing in place so it won't fall over. - - -8. "But as for you, Israel my servant, - -Jacob my chosen one, - -descended from Abraham my friend, - - -9. I have called you back from the ends of the earth, - -saying, 'You are my servant.' + then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over. +8 “But as for you, Israel my servant, + Jacob my chosen one, + descended from Abraham my friend, +9 I have called you back from the ends of the earth, + saying, ‘You are my servant.’ For I have chosen you - -and will not throw you away. - - -10. Don't be afraid, for I am with you. - -Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. - + and will not throw you away. +10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. + Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. - -I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. - - -11. "See, all your angry enemies lie there, - -confused and humiliated. - + I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. +11 “See, all your angry enemies lie there, + confused and humiliated. Anyone who opposes you will die - -and come to nothing. - - -12. You will look in vain - -for those who tried to conquer you. - + and come to nothing. +12 You will look in vain + for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you - -will come to nothing. - - -13. For I hold you by your right hand-- - I, the LORD your God. - + will come to nothing. +13 For I hold you by your right hand— + I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, - -'Don't be afraid. I am here to help you. - - -14. Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, - -don't be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. -I am the LORD, your Redeemer. - -I am the Holy One of Israel.' - - -15. You will be a new threshing instrument - -with many sharp teeth. - + ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. +14 Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, + don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. +I am the Lord, your Redeemer. + I am the Holy One of Israel.’ +15 You will be a new threshing instrument + with many sharp teeth. You will tear your enemies apart, - -making chaff of mountains. - - -16. You will toss them into the air, - -and the wind will blow them all away; - -a whirlwind will scatter them. -Then you will rejoice in the LORD. - -You will glory in the Holy One of Israel. - - -17. "When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, - -and their tongues are parched from thirst, -then I, the LORD, will answer them. - -I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. - - -18. I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. - -I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. - + making chaff of mountains. +16 You will toss them into the air, + and the wind will blow them all away; + a whirlwind will scatter them. +Then you will rejoice in the Lord. + You will glory in the Holy One of Israel. +17 “When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, + and their tongues are parched from thirst, +then I, the Lord, will answer them. + I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. +18 I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. + I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water. - -Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground. - - -19. I will plant trees in the barren desert-- - -cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine. - - -20. I am doing this so all who see this miracle - -will understand what it means-- -that it is the LORD who has done this, - -the Holy One of Israel who created it. - - -21. "Present the case for your idols," - says the LORD. - -"Let them show what they can do," + Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground. +19 I will plant trees in the barren desert— + cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir, and pine. +20 I am doing this so all who see this miracle + will understand what it means— +that it is the Lord who has done this, + the Holy One of Israel who created it. +21 “Present the case for your idols,” + says the Lord. +“Let them show what they can do,” says the King of Israel. - -22. "Let them try to tell us what happened long ago - -so that we may consider the evidence. - +22 “Let them try to tell us what happened long ago + so that we may consider the evidence. Or let them tell us what the future holds, - -so we can know what's going to happen. - - -23. Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead. - -Then we will know you are gods. -In fact, do anything--good or bad! - -Do something that will amaze and frighten us. - - -24. But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. - -Those who choose you pollute themselves. - - -25. "But I have stirred up a leader who will approach from the north. - -From the east he will call on my name. - + so we can know what’s going to happen. +23 Yes, tell us what will occur in the days ahead. + Then we will know you are gods. +In fact, do anything—good or bad! + Do something that will amaze and frighten us. +24 But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. + Those who choose you pollute themselves. +25 “But I have stirred up a leader who will approach from the north. + From the east he will call on my name. I will give him victory over kings and princes. - -He will trample them as a potter treads on clay. - - -26. "Who told you from the beginning - -that this would happen? + He will trample them as a potter treads on clay. +26 “Who told you from the beginning + that this would happen? Who predicted this, - -making you admit that he was right? - -No one said a word! - - -27. I was the first to tell Zion, - 'Look! -Help is on the way!' - -I will send Jerusalem a messenger with good news. - - -28. Not one of your idols told you this. - -Not one gave any answer when I asked. - - -29. See, they are all foolish, worthless things. - -All your idols are as empty as the wind. - - - + making you admit that he was right? + No one said a word! +27 I was the first to tell Zion, + ‘Look! Help is on the way!’ + I will send Jerusalem a messenger with good news. +28 Not one of your idols told you this. + Not one gave any answer when I asked. +29 See, they are all foolish, worthless things. + All your idols are as empty as the wind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md index 0d83a485..fcff87f0 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,200 +1,92 @@ -The LORD's Chosen Servant - # Chapter 42 -1. "Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. - -He is my chosen one, who pleases me. - +1 “Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. + He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. - -He will bring justice to the nations. - - -2. He will not shout - -or raise his voice in public. - - -3. He will not crush the weakest reed - -or put out a flickering candle. - -He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. - - -4. He will not falter or lose heart - -until justice prevails throughout the earth. - Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction." - -5. God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. - -He created the earth and everything in it. - + He will bring justice to the nations. +2 He will not shout + or raise his voice in public. +3 He will not crush the weakest reed + or put out a flickering candle. + He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. +4 He will not falter or lose heart + until justice prevails throughout the earth. + Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.” +5 God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. + He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, - -life to everyone who walks the earth. - + life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says, - - -6. "I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. - -I will take you by the hand and guard you, +6 “I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. + I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, - -as a symbol of my covenant with them. - + as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. - - -7. You will open the eyes of the blind. - +7 You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, - -releasing those who sit in dark dungeons. - - -8. "I am the LORD; that is my name! - -I will not give my glory to anyone else, - -nor share my praise with carved idols. - - -9. Everything I prophesied has come true, - -and now I will prophesy again. - -I will tell you the future before it happens."A Song of Praise to the LORD - -10. Sing a new song to the LORD! - -Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! + releasing those who sit in dark dungeons. +8 “I am the Lord; that is my name! + I will not give my glory to anyone else, + nor share my praise with carved idols. +9 Everything I prophesied has come true, + and now I will prophesy again. +I will tell you the future before it happens.” +10 Sing a new song to the Lord! + Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, - -all you who live in distant coastlands. - - -11. Join in the chorus, you desert towns; - -let the villages of Kedar rejoice! + all you who live in distant coastlands. +11 Join in the chorus, you desert towns; + let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; - -shout praises from the mountaintops! - - -12. Let the whole world glorify the LORD; - -let it sing his praise. - - -13. The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero; - -he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. - + shout praises from the mountaintops! +12 Let the whole world glorify the Lord; + let it sing his praise. +13 The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; + he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry - -and crush all his enemies. - - -14. He will say, "I have long been silent; - -yes, I have restrained myself. - + and crush all his enemies. +14 He will say, “I have long been silent; + yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, - -I will cry and groan and pant. - - -15. I will level the mountains and hills - -and blight all their greenery. - + I will cry and groan and pant. +15 I will level the mountains and hills + and blight all their greenery. I will turn the rivers into dry land - -and will dry up all the pools. - - -16. I will lead blind Israel down a new path, - -guiding them along an unfamiliar way. - + and will dry up all the pools. +16 I will lead blind Israel down a new path, + guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them - -and smooth out the road ahead of them. - + and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; - -I will not forsake them. - - -17. But those who trust in idols, - -who say, 'You are our gods,' - -will be turned away in shame. - -Israel's Failure to Listen and See - - -18. "Listen, you who are deaf! - -Look and see, you blind! - - -19. Who is as blind as my own people, my servant? - -Who is as deaf as my messenger? + I will not forsake them. +17 But those who trust in idols, + who say, ‘You are our gods,’ + will be turned away in shame. +18 “Listen, you who are deaf! + Look and see, you blind! +19 Who is as blind as my own people, my servant? + Who is as deaf as my messenger? Who is as blind as my chosen people, - the servant of the LORD? - -20. You see and recognize what is right - -but refuse to act on it. - + the servant of the Lord? +20 You see and recognize what is right + but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, - -but you don't really listen." - - -21. Because he is righteous, - the LORD has exalted his glorious law. - -22. But his own people have been robbed and plundered, - -enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. - + but you don’t really listen.” +21 Because he is righteous, + the Lord has exalted his glorious law. +22 But his own people have been robbed and plundered, + enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. They are fair game for anyone - -and have no one to protect them, - -no one to take them back home. - - -23. Who will hear these lessons from the past - -and see the ruin that awaits you in the future? - - -24. Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? - It was the LORD, against whom we sinned, + and have no one to protect them, + no one to take them back home. +23 Who will hear these lessons from the past + and see the ruin that awaits you in the future? +24 Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? + It was the Lord, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, - -nor would they obey his law. - - -25. Therefore, he poured out his fury on them - -and destroyed them in battle. - + nor would they obey his law. +25 Therefore, he poured out his fury on them + and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, - -but they still refused to understand. - + but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, - -but they did not learn their lesson. - - - + but they did not learn their lesson. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md index 10141358..e14e2773 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,205 +1,95 @@ -The Savior of Israel - # Chapter 43 -1. But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. - -O Israel, the one who formed you says, -"Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. - -I have called you by name; you are mine. - - -2. When you go through deep waters, - -I will be with you. - +1 But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. + O Israel, the one who formed you says, +“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. + I have called you by name; you are mine. +2 When you go through deep waters, + I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, - -you will not drown. - + you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, - -you will not be burned up; - -the flames will not consume you. - - -3. For I am the LORD, your God, - -the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. - + you will not be burned up; + the flames will not consume you. +3 For I am the Lord, your God, + the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom; I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place. - -4. Others were given in exchange for you. - -I traded their lives for yours +4 Others were given in exchange for you. + I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. - -You are honored, and I love you. - - -5. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you. - -I will gather you and your children from east and west. - - -6. I will say to the north and south, - -'Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel - -from the distant corners of the earth. - - -7. Bring all who claim me as their God, - -for I have made them for my glory. - -It was I who created them.'" - - -8. Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, - -who have ears but are deaf. - - -9. Gather the nations together! - -Assemble the peoples of the world! + You are honored, and I love you. +5 “Do not be afraid, for I am with you. + I will gather you and your children from east and west. +6 I will say to the north and south, + ‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel + from the distant corners of the earth. +7 Bring all who claim me as their God, + for I have made them for my glory. + It was I who created them.’” +8 Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, + who have ears but are deaf. +9 Gather the nations together! + Assemble the peoples of the world! Which of their idols has ever foretold such things? - -Which can predict what will happen tomorrow? + Which can predict what will happen tomorrow? Where are the witnesses of such predictions? - -Who can verify that they spoke the truth? - - -10. "But you are my witnesses, O Israel!" says the LORD. - -"You are my servant. - + Who can verify that they spoke the truth? +10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord. + “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, - -and understand that I alone am God. - -There is no other God-- - -there never has been, and there never will be. - - -11. I, yes I, am the LORD, - -and there is no other Savior. - - -12. First I predicted your rescue, - -then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. - + and understand that I alone am God. +There is no other God— + there never has been, and there never will be. +11 I, yes I, am the Lord, + and there is no other Savior. +12 First I predicted your rescue, + then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. - -You are witnesses that I am the only God," - says the LORD. - -13. "From eternity to eternity I am God. - -No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. - -No one can undo what I have done."The LORD's Promise of Victory - -14. This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: -"For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon, + You are witnesses that I am the only God,” + says the Lord. +13 “From eternity to eternity I am God. + No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. + No one can undo what I have done.” +14 This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: +“For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon, forcing the Babylonians to flee in those ships they are so proud of. - -15. I am the LORD, your Holy One, - -Israel's Creator and King. - - -16. I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, - -making a dry path through the sea. - - -17. I called forth the mighty army of Egypt - -with all its chariots and horses. - +15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, + Israel’s Creator and King. +16 I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters, + making a dry path through the sea. +17 I called forth the mighty army of Egypt + with all its chariots and horses. I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned, - -their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick. - - -18. "But forget all that-- - -it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. - - -19. For I am about to do something new. - -See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? + their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick. +18 “But forget all that— + it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. +19 For I am about to do something new. + See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. - -I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. - - -20. The wild animals in the fields will thank me, - -the jackals and owls, too, - -for giving them water in the desert. - + I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. +20 The wild animals in the fields will thank me, + the jackals and owls, too, + for giving them water in the desert. Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland - -so my chosen people can be refreshed. - - -21. I have made Israel for myself, - -and they will someday honor me before the whole world. - - -22. "But, dear family of Jacob, you refuse to ask for my help. - -You have grown tired of me, O Israel! - - -23. You have not brought me sheep or goats for burnt offerings. - -You have not honored me with sacrifices, + so my chosen people can be refreshed. +21 I have made Israel for myself, + and they will someday honor me before the whole world. +22 “But, dear family of Jacob, you refuse to ask for my help. + You have grown tired of me, O Israel! +23 You have not brought me sheep or goats for burnt offerings. + You have not honored me with sacrifices, though I have not burdened and wearied you - -with requests for grain offerings and frankincense. - - -24. You have not brought me fragrant calamus - -or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices. - + with requests for grain offerings and frankincense. +24 You have not brought me fragrant calamus + or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened me with your sins - -and wearied me with your faults. - - -25. "I--yes, I alone--will blot out your sins for my own sake - -and will never think of them again. - - -26. Let us review the situation together, - -and you can present your case to prove your innocence. - - -27. From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me; - -all your leaders broke my laws. - - -28. That is why I have disgraced your priests; + and wearied me with your faults. +25 “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake + and will never think of them again. +26 Let us review the situation together, + and you can present your case to prove your innocence. +27 From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me; + all your leaders broke my laws. +28 That is why I have disgraced your priests; I have decreed complete destruction for Jacob - -and shame for Israel. - - - + and shame for Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md index 0284cb04..af5c6793 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,239 +1,114 @@ # Chapter 44 -1. "But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, - -Israel my chosen one. - - -2. The LORD who made you and helps you says: +1 “But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, + Israel my chosen one. +2 The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one. - -3. For I will pour out water to quench your thirst - -and to irrigate your parched fields. - +3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst + and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, - -and my blessing on your children. - - -4. They will thrive like watered grass, - -like willows on a riverbank. - - -5. Some will proudly claim, 'I belong to the LORD.' - -Others will say, 'I am a descendant of Jacob.' -Some will write the LORD's name on their hands - -and will take the name of Israel as their own." -The Foolishness of Idols - - -6. This is what the LORD says--Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD of Heaven's Armies: -"I am the First and the Last; - -there is no other God. - - -7. Who is like me? - -Let him step forward and prove to you his power. - + and my blessing on your children. +4 They will thrive like watered grass, + like willows on a riverbank. +5 Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ + Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’ +Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands + and will take the name of Israel as their own.” +6 This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: +“I am the First and the Last; + there is no other God. +7 Who is like me? + Let him step forward and prove to you his power. Let him do as I have done since ancient times - -when I established a people and explained its future. - - -8. Do not tremble; do not be afraid. - -Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? -You are my witnesses--is there any other God? - No! There is no other Rock--not one!" - -9. How foolish are those who manufacture idols. - -These prized objects are really worthless. - -The people who worship idols don't know this, - -so they are all put to shame. - - -10. Who but a fool would make his own god-- - -an idol that cannot help him one bit? - - -11. All who worship idols will be disgraced - along with all these craftsmen--mere humans-- - -who claim they can make a god. - + when I established a people and explained its future. +8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid. + Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? +You are my witnesses—is there any other God? + No! There is no other Rock—not one!” +9 How foolish are those who manufacture idols. + These prized objects are really worthless. +The people who worship idols don’t know this, + so they are all put to shame. +10 Who but a fool would make his own god— + an idol that cannot help him one bit? +11 All who worship idols will be disgraced + along with all these craftsmen—mere humans— + who claim they can make a god. They may all stand together, - -but they will stand in terror and shame. - - -12. The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, - -pounding and shaping it with all his might. - + but they will stand in terror and shame. +12 The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, + pounding and shaping it with all his might. His work makes him hungry and weak. - -It makes him thirsty and faint. - - -13. Then the wood-carver measures a block of wood - -and draws a pattern on it. - + It makes him thirsty and faint. +13 Then the wood-carver measures a block of wood + and draws a pattern on it. He works with chisel and plane - -and carves it into a human figure. - + and carves it into a human figure. He gives it human beauty - -and puts it in a little shrine. - - -14. He cuts down cedars; - -he selects the cypress and the oak; + and puts it in a little shrine. +14 He cuts down cedars; + he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the pine in the forest - -to be nourished by the rain. - - -15. Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. - -With it he warms himself and bakes his bread. -Then--yes, it's true--he takes the rest of it - -and makes himself a god to worship! + to be nourished by the rain. +15 Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. + With it he warms himself and bakes his bread. +Then—yes, it’s true—he takes the rest of it + and makes himself a god to worship! He makes an idol - -and bows down in front of it! - - -16. He burns part of the tree to roast his meat - -and to keep himself warm. - -He says, "Ah, that fire feels good." - - -17. Then he takes what's left - -and makes his god: a carved idol! + and bows down in front of it! +16 He burns part of the tree to roast his meat + and to keep himself warm. + He says, “Ah, that fire feels good.” +17 Then he takes what’s left + and makes his god: a carved idol! He falls down in front of it, - -worshiping and praying to it. - -"Rescue me!" he says. - -"You are my god!" - - -18. Such stupidity and ignorance! - -Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. - -Their minds are shut, and they cannot think. - - -19. The person who made the idol never stops to reflect, - -"Why, it's just a block of wood! + worshiping and praying to it. +“Rescue me!” he says. + “You are my god!” +18 Such stupidity and ignorance! + Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. + Their minds are shut, and they cannot think. +19 The person who made the idol never stops to reflect, + “Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat - -and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. - + and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? - -Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?" - - -20. The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. - -He trusts something that can't help him at all. - + Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?” +20 The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. + He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, - -"Is this idol that I'm holding in my hand a lie?" -Restoration for Jerusalem - - -21. "Pay attention, O Jacob, - -for you are my servant, O Israel. -I, the LORD, made you, - -and I will not forget you. - - -22. I have swept away your sins like a cloud. - -I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. - + “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?” +21 “Pay attention, O Jacob, + for you are my servant, O Israel. +I, the Lord, made you, + and I will not forget you. +22 I have swept away your sins like a cloud. + I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, - -for I have paid the price to set you free." - - -23. Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done this wondrous thing. - -Shout for joy, O depths of the earth! + for I have paid the price to set you free.” +23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done this wondrous thing. + Shout for joy, O depths of the earth! Break into song, - -O mountains and forests and every tree! -For the LORD has redeemed Jacob - -and is glorified in Israel. - - -24. This is what the LORD says-- - -your Redeemer and Creator: -"I am the LORD, who made all things. - -I alone stretched out the heavens. - + O mountains and forests and every tree! +For the Lord has redeemed Jacob + and is glorified in Israel. +24 This is what the Lord says— + your Redeemer and Creator: +“I am the Lord, who made all things. + I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me - -when I made the earth? - - -25. I expose the false prophets as liars - -and make fools of fortune-tellers. - + when I made the earth? +25 I expose the false prophets as liars + and make fools of fortune-tellers. I cause the wise to give bad advice, - -thus proving them to be fools. - - -26. But I carry out the predictions of my prophets! - -By them I say to Jerusalem, 'People will live here again,' -and to the towns of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt; - -I will restore all your ruins!' - - -27. When I speak to the rivers and say, 'Dry up!' - -they will be dry. - - -28. When I say of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd,' - -he will certainly do as I say. - -He will command, 'Rebuild Jerusalem'; - -he will say, 'Restore the Temple.'" - - - + thus proving them to be fools. +26 But I carry out the predictions of my prophets! + By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’ +and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt; + I will restore all your ruins!’ +27 When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’ + they will be dry. +28 When I say of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,’ + he will certainly do as I say. +He will command, ‘Rebuild Jerusalem’; + he will say, ‘Restore the Temple.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md index f11c8420..6c78e096 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,224 +1,112 @@ -Cyrus, the LORD's Chosen One - # Chapter 45 -1. This is what the LORD says to Cyrus, his anointed one, - -whose right hand he will empower. - +1 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one, + whose right hand he will empower. Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear. - -Their fortress gates will be opened, - -never to shut again. - - -2. This is what the LORD says: -"I will go before you, Cyrus, + Their fortress gates will be opened, + never to shut again. +2 This is what the Lord says: +“I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains. - I will smash down gates of bronze - -and cut through bars of iron. - - -3. And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness-- - -secret riches. -I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, - -the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name. - - -4. "And why have I called you for this work? - -Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? + and cut through bars of iron. +3 And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness— + secret riches. +I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, + the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name. +4 “And why have I called you for this work? + Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? It is for the sake of Jacob my servant, - -Israel my chosen one. - - -5. I am the LORD; - -there is no other God. - + Israel my chosen one. +5 I am the Lord; + there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, - -though you don't even know me, - - -6. so all the world from east to west - will know -there is no other God. -I am the LORD, and there is no other. - -7. I create the light and make the darkness. - + though you don’t even know me, +6 so all the world from east to west + will know there is no other God. +I am the Lord, and there is no other. +7 I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. - I, the LORD, am the one who does these things. - -8. "Open up, O heavens, - -and pour out your righteousness. - + I, the Lord, am the one who does these things. +8 “Open up, O heavens, + and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide - -so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. - I, the LORD, created them. - -9. "What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. - -Does a clay pot argue with its maker? + so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. + I, the Lord, created them. +9 “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. + Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, - -'Stop, you're doing it wrong!' + ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, - -'How clumsy can you be?' - - -10. How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, - -'Why was I born?' + ‘How clumsy can you be?’ +10 How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, + ‘Why was I born?’ or if it said to its mother, - -'Why did you make me this way?'" - - -11. This is what the LORD says-- - -the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: -"Do you question what I do for my children? - -Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? - - -12. I am the one who made the earth - -and created people to live on it. - + ‘Why did you make me this way?’” +11 This is what the Lord says— + the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: +“Do you question what I do for my children? + Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? +12 I am the one who made the earth + and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. - -All the stars are at my command. - - -13. I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose, - -and I will guide his actions. - -He will restore my city and free my captive people-- - -without seeking a reward! - I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!" -Future Conversion of Gentiles - - -14. This is what the LORD says: -"You will rule the Egyptians, + All the stars are at my command. +13 I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose, + and I will guide his actions. +He will restore my city and free my captive people— + without seeking a reward! + I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” +14 This is what the Lord says: +“You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. - They will come to you with all their merchandise, - -and it will all be yours. - + and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. - -They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, -'God is with you, and he is the only God. - -There is no other.'" - - -15. Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, - -you work in mysterious ways. - - -16. All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated. - -They will all be disgraced together. - - -17. But the LORD will save the people of Israel - -with eternal salvation. - + They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, +‘God is with you, and he is the only God. + There is no other.’” +15 Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, + you work in mysterious ways. +16 All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated. + They will all be disgraced together. +17 But the Lord will save the people of Israel + with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, - -they will never again be humiliated and disgraced. - - -18. For the LORD is God, - -and he created the heavens and earth - -and put everything in place. - + they will never again be humiliated and disgraced. +18 For the Lord is God, + and he created the heavens and earth + and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, - -not to be a place of empty chaos. -"I am the LORD," he says, - -"and there is no other. - - -19. I publicly proclaim bold promises. - -I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. + not to be a place of empty chaos. +“I am the Lord,” he says, + “and there is no other. +19 I publicly proclaim bold promises. + I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me - -if I could not be found. -I, the LORD, speak only what is true - -and declare only what is right. - - -20. "Gather together and come, - -you fugitives from surrounding nations. - + if I could not be found. +I, the Lord, speak only what is true + and declare only what is right. +20 “Gather together and come, + you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols - -and pray to gods that cannot save! - - -21. Consult together, argue your case. - -Get together and decide what to say. - + and pray to gods that cannot save! +21 Consult together, argue your case. + Get together and decide what to say. Who made these things known so long ago? - -What idol ever told you they would happen? -Was it not I, the LORD? - -For there is no other God but me, + What idol ever told you they would happen? +Was it not I, the Lord? + For there is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior. - -There is none but me. - - -22. Let all the world look to me for salvation! - -For I am God; there is no other. - - -23. I have sworn by my own name; - -I have spoken the truth, - -and I will never go back on my word: + There is none but me. +22 Let all the world look to me for salvation! + For I am God; there is no other. +23 I have sworn by my own name; + I have spoken the truth, + and I will never go back on my word: Every knee will bend to me, - and every tongue will declare allegiance to me." - -24. The people will declare, - "The LORD is the source of all my righteousness and strength." + and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.” +24 The people will declare, + “The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.” And all who were angry with him - -will come to him and be ashamed. - - -25. In the LORD all the generations of Israel will be justified, - -and in him they will boast. - - - + will come to him and be ashamed. +25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified, + and in him they will boast. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md index 2d3d2fd1..d2cb8cf6 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,104 +1,46 @@ -Babylon's False Gods - # Chapter 46 -1. Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, - -bow as they are lowered to the ground. - +1 Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, + bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled away on ox carts. - -The poor beasts stagger under the weight. - - -2. Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. - -The gods cannot protect the people, + The poor beasts stagger under the weight. +2 Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. + The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. - -They go off into captivity together. - - -3. "Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, - -all you who remain in Israel. - + They go off into captivity together. +3 “Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, + all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. - -Yes, I carried you before you were born. - - -4. I will be your God throughout your lifetime-- - -until your hair is white with age. - + Yes, I carried you before you were born. +4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime— + until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. - -I will carry you along and save you. - - -5. "To whom will you compare me? - -Who is my equal? - - -6. Some people pour out their silver and gold - -and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. - -Then they bow down and worship it! - - -7. They carry it around on their shoulders, - -and when they set it down, it stays there. - -It can't even move! + I will carry you along and save you. +5 “To whom will you compare me? + Who is my equal? +6 Some people pour out their silver and gold + and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. + Then they bow down and worship it! +7 They carry it around on their shoulders, + and when they set it down, it stays there. + It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. - -It can't rescue anyone from trouble. - - -8. "Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! - -Remember this, you guilty ones. - - -9. Remember the things I have done in the past. - -For I alone am God! - -I am God, and there is none like me. - - -10. Only I can tell you the future - -before it even happens. - + It can’t rescue anyone from trouble. +8 “Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! + Remember this, you guilty ones. +9 Remember the things I have done in the past. + For I alone am God! + I am God, and there is none like me. +10 Only I can tell you the future + before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, - -for I do whatever I wish. - - -11. I will call a swift bird of prey from the east-- - -a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. - + for I do whatever I wish. +11 I will call a swift bird of prey from the east— + a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, - -and I will do it. - - -12. "Listen to me, you stubborn people - -who are so far from doing right. - - -13. For I am ready to set things right, - -not in the distant future, but right now! + and I will do it. +12 “Listen to me, you stubborn people + who are so far from doing right. +13 For I am ready to set things right, + not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem - -and show my glory to Israel. - - - + and show my glory to Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md index d3fd3071..d59dd12a 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,121 +1,55 @@ -Prediction of Babylon's Fall - # Chapter 47 -1. "Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. - -For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. +1 “Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. + For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be - -the lovely princess, tender and delicate. - - -2. Take heavy millstones and grind flour. - -Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. + the lovely princess, tender and delicate. +2 Take heavy millstones and grind flour. + Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view. - -3. You will be naked and burdened with shame. - -I will take vengeance against you without pity." - - -4. Our Redeemer, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -is the Holy One of Israel. - - -5. "O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. - -Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms. - - -6. For I was angry with my chosen people - -and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. - +3 You will be naked and burdened with shame. + I will take vengeance against you without pity.” +4 Our Redeemer, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + is the Holy One of Israel. +5 “O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. + Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms. +6 For I was angry with my chosen people + and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. - -You oppressed even the elderly. - - -7. You said, 'I will reign forever as queen of the world!' - -You did not reflect on your actions - -or think about their consequences. - - -8. "Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom, - -living at ease and feeling secure. - -You say, 'I am the only one, and there is no other. - -I will never be a widow or lose my children.' - - -9. Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment: - -widowhood and the loss of your children. - + You oppressed even the elderly. +7 You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ + You did not reflect on your actions + or think about their consequences. +8 “Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom, + living at ease and feeling secure. +You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other. + I will never be a widow or lose my children.’ +9 Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment: + widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, - -despite all your witchcraft and magic. - - -10. "You felt secure in your wickedness. - -'No one sees me,' you said. - -But your 'wisdom' and 'knowledge' have led you astray, - -and you said, 'I am the only one, and there is no other.' - - -11. So disaster will overtake you, - -and you won't be able to charm it away. - + despite all your witchcraft and magic. +10 “You felt secure in your wickedness. + ‘No one sees me,’ you said. +But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, + and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’ +11 So disaster will overtake you, + and you won’t be able to charm it away. Calamity will fall upon you, - -and you won't be able to buy your way out. - + and you won’t be able to buy your way out. A catastrophe will strike you suddenly, - -one for which you are not prepared. - - -12. "Now use your magical charms! - -Use the spells you have worked at all these years! + one for which you are not prepared. +12 “Now use your magical charms! + Use the spells you have worked at all these years! Maybe they will do you some good. - -Maybe they can make someone afraid of you. - - -13. All the advice you receive has made you tired. - -Where are all your astrologers, + Maybe they can make someone afraid of you. +13 All the advice you receive has made you tired. + Where are all your astrologers, those stargazers who make predictions each month? - -Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds. - - -14. But they are like straw burning in a fire; - -they cannot save themselves from the flame. - + Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds. +14 But they are like straw burning in a fire; + they cannot save themselves from the flame. You will get no help from them at all; - -their hearth is no place to sit for warmth. - - -15. And all your friends, - -those with whom you've done business since childhood, + their hearth is no place to sit for warmth. +15 And all your friends, + those with whom you’ve done business since childhood, will go their own ways, - -turning a deaf ear to your cries. - - - + turning a deaf ear to your cries. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md index c715483b..4aea0403 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,170 +1,81 @@ -God's Stubborn People - # Chapter 48 -1. "Listen to me, O family of Jacob, - -you who are called by the name of Israel - -and born into the family of Judah. -Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD - -and call on the God of Israel. - -You don't keep your promises, - - -2. even though you call yourself the holy city +1 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob, + you who are called by the name of Israel + and born into the family of Judah. +Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord + and call on the God of Israel. +You don’t keep your promises, +2 even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, - whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -3. Long ago I told you what was going to happen. - -Then suddenly I took action, - -and all my predictions came true. - - -4. For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. - -Your necks are as unbending as iron. - -Your heads are as hard as bronze. - - -5. That is why I told you what would happen; - -I told you beforehand what I was going to do. - -Then you could never say, 'My idols did it. - -My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!' - - -6. You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, - -but you refuse to admit it. - + whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +3 Long ago I told you what was going to happen. + Then suddenly I took action, + and all my predictions came true. +4 For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. + Your necks are as unbending as iron. + Your heads are as hard as bronze. +5 That is why I told you what would happen; + I told you beforehand what I was going to do. +Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it. + My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’ +6 You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, + but you refuse to admit it. Now I will tell you new things, - -secrets you have not yet heard. - - -7. They are brand new, not things from the past. - -So you cannot say, 'We knew that all the time!' - - -8. "Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, - -things you never heard of before. - + secrets you have not yet heard. +7 They are brand new, not things from the past. + So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’ +8 “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, + things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. - -You have been rebels from birth. - - -9. Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, - -I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out. - - -10. I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. - -Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering. - - -11. I will rescue you for my sake-- - -yes, for my own sake! + You have been rebels from birth. +9 Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, + I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out. +10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. + Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering. +11 I will rescue you for my sake— + yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, - -and I will not share my glory with idols! -Freedom from Babylon - - -12. "Listen to me, O family of Jacob, - -Israel my chosen one! + and I will not share my glory with idols! +12 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob, + Israel my chosen one! I alone am God, - -the First and the Last. - - -13. It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth, - -my right hand that spread out the heavens above. - + the First and the Last. +13 It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth, + my right hand that spread out the heavens above. When I call out the stars, - -they all appear in order." - - -14. Have any of your idols ever told you this? - -Come, all of you, and listen: -The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally. - -He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon + they all appear in order.” +14 Have any of your idols ever told you this? + Come, all of you, and listen: +The Lord has chosen Cyrus as his ally. + He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon and to destroy the Babylonian armies. - -15. "I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! - -I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed. - - -16. Come closer, and listen to this. - -From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen." -And now the Sovereign LORD and his Spirit - -have sent me with this message. - - -17. This is what the LORD says-- - -your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: -"I am the LORD your God, - -who teaches you what is good for you - -and leads you along the paths you should follow. - - -18. Oh, that you had listened to my commands! - -Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river - -and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. - - -19. Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore-- - -too many to count! +15 “I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! + I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed. +16 Come closer, and listen to this. + From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen.” +And now the Sovereign Lord and his Spirit + have sent me with this message. +17 This is what the Lord says— + your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: +“I am the Lord your God, + who teaches you what is good for you + and leads you along the paths you should follow. +18 Oh, that you had listened to my commands! + Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river + and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. +19 Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore— + too many to count! There would have been no need for your destruction, - -or for cutting off your family name." - - -20. Yet even now, be free from your captivity! + or for cutting off your family name.” +20 Yet even now, be free from your captivity! Leave Babylon and the Babylonians. - Sing out this message! - -Shout it to the ends of the earth! -The LORD has redeemed his servants, + Shout it to the ends of the earth! +The Lord has redeemed his servants, the people of Israel. - -21. They were not thirsty - -when he led them through the desert. - +21 They were not thirsty + when he led them through the desert. He divided the rock, - -and water gushed out for them to drink. - - -22. "But there is no peace for the wicked," - says the LORD. - - - + and water gushed out for them to drink. +22 “But there is no peace for the wicked,” + says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md index 02b4e222..cf6bb408 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,217 +1,105 @@ -The LORD's Servant Commissioned - # Chapter 49 -1. Listen to me, all you in distant lands! - -Pay attention, you who are far away! -The LORD called me before my birth; - -from within the womb he called me by name. - - -2. He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. - -He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. - -I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver. - - -3. He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, - -and you will bring me glory." - - -4. I replied, "But my work seems so useless! - -I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. -Yet I leave it all in the LORD's hand; - -I will trust God for my reward." - - -5. And now the LORD speaks-- - -the one who formed me in my mother's womb to be his servant, - -who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. -The LORD has honored me, - -and my God has given me strength. - - -6. He says, "You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. - -I will make you a light to the Gentiles, - -and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." - - -7. The LORD, the Redeemer - -and Holy One of Israel, +1 Listen to me, all you in distant lands! + Pay attention, you who are far away! +The Lord called me before my birth; + from within the womb he called me by name. +2 He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. + He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. + I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver. +3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, + and you will bring me glory.” +4 I replied, “But my work seems so useless! + I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. +Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; + I will trust God for my reward.” +5 And now the Lord speaks— + the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, + who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. +The Lord has honored me, + and my God has given me strength. +6 He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. + I will make you a light to the Gentiles, + and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” +7 The Lord, the Redeemer + and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations, - -to the one who is the servant of rulers: -"Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. - -Princes will also bow low -because of the LORD, the faithful one, - -the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." -Promises of Israel's Restoration - - -8. This is what the LORD says: -"At just the right time, I will respond to you. - -On the day of salvation I will help you. - + to the one who is the servant of rulers: +“Kings will stand at attention when you pass by. + Princes will also bow low +because of the Lord, the faithful one, + the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.” +8 This is what the Lord says: +“At just the right time, I will respond to you. + On the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you and give you to the people - -as my covenant with them. - + as my covenant with them. Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel - -and assign it to its own people again. - - -9. I will say to the prisoners, 'Come out in freedom,' - -and to those in darkness, 'Come into the light.' + and assign it to its own people again. +9 I will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out in freedom,’ + and to those in darkness, ‘Come into the light.’ They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures - -and on hills that were previously bare. - - -10. They will neither hunger nor thirst. - -The searing sun will not reach them anymore. -For the LORD in his mercy will lead them; - -he will lead them beside cool waters. - - -11. And I will make my mountains into level paths for them. - -The highways will be raised above the valleys. - - -12. See, my people will return from far away, - -from lands to the north and west, - and from as far south as Egypt." - -13. Sing for joy, O heavens! - -Rejoice, O earth! - -Burst into song, O mountains! -For the LORD has comforted his people - -and will have compassion on them in their suffering. - - -14. Yet Jerusalem says, "The LORD has deserted us; - -the Lord has forgotten us." - - -15. "Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? - -Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? + and on hills that were previously bare. +10 They will neither hunger nor thirst. + The searing sun will not reach them anymore. +For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; + he will lead them beside cool waters. +11 And I will make my mountains into level paths for them. + The highways will be raised above the valleys. +12 See, my people will return from far away, + from lands to the north and west, + and from as far south as Egypt.” +13 Sing for joy, O heavens! + Rejoice, O earth! + Burst into song, O mountains! +For the Lord has comforted his people + and will have compassion on them in their suffering. +14 Yet Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us; + the Lord has forgotten us.” +15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? + Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, - -I would not forget you! - - -16. See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. - -Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins. - - -17. Soon your descendants will come back, - -and all who are trying to destroy you will go away. - - -18. Look around you and see, - -for all your children will come back to you. -As surely as I live," says the LORD, - -"they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display. - - -19. "Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land - -will soon be crowded with your people. - + I would not forget you! +16 See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. + Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. +17 Soon your descendants will come back, + and all who are trying to destroy you will go away. +18 Look around you and see, + for all your children will come back to you. +As surely as I live,” says the Lord, + “they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display. +19 “Even the most desolate parts of your abandoned land + will soon be crowded with your people. Your enemies who enslaved you - -will be far away. - - -20. The generations born in exile will return and say, - -'We need more room! It's crowded here!' - - -21. Then you will think to yourself, - -'Who has given me all these descendants? + will be far away. +20 The generations born in exile will return and say, + ‘We need more room! It’s crowded here!’ +21 Then you will think to yourself, + ‘Who has given me all these descendants? For most of my children were killed, - -and the rest were carried away into exile. - + and the rest were carried away into exile. I was left here all alone. - -Where did all these people come from? + Where did all these people come from? Who bore these children? - -Who raised them for me?'" - - -22. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: - -"See, I will give a signal to the godless nations. - + Who raised them for me?’” +22 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: + “See, I will give a signal to the godless nations. They will carry your little sons back to you in their arms; - -they will bring your daughters on their shoulders. - - -23. Kings and queens will serve you - -and care for all your needs. - + they will bring your daughters on their shoulders. +23 Kings and queens will serve you + and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you - -and lick the dust from your feet. -Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -Those who trust in me will never be put to shame." - - -24. Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? + and lick the dust from your feet. +Then you will know that I am the Lord. + Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.” +24 Who can snatch the plunder of war from the hands of a warrior? Who can demand that a tyrant let his captives go? - -25. But the LORD says, -"The captives of warriors will be released, - -and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. - +25 But the Lord says, +“The captives of warriors will be released, + and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. For I will fight those who fight you, - -and I will save your children. - - -26. I will feed your enemies with their own flesh. - -They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood. -All the world will know that I, the LORD, - -am your Savior and your Redeemer, - the Mighty One of Israel." - - - + and I will save your children. +26 I will feed your enemies with their own flesh. + They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood. +All the world will know that I, the Lord, + am your Savior and your Redeemer, + the Mighty One of Israel.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md index a1a51b3d..f88a6870 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,98 +1,48 @@ # Chapter 50 -1. This is what the LORD says: -"Was your mother sent away because I divorced her? - -Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? +1 This is what the Lord says: +“Was your mother sent away because I divorced her? + Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? No, you were sold because of your sins. - -And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins. - - -2. Why was no one there when I came? - -Why didn't anyone answer when I called? + And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins. +2 Why was no one there when I came? + Why didn’t anyone answer when I called? Is it because I have no power to rescue? - -No, that is not the reason! + No, that is not the reason! For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up! - -I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish. - - -3. I dress the skies in darkness, - -covering them with clothes of mourning."The LORD's Obedient Servant - -4. The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom, - -so that I know how to comfort the weary. - + I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish. +3 I dress the skies in darkness, + covering them with clothes of mourning.” +4 The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, + so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me - -and opens my understanding to his will. - - -5. The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, - -and I have listened. - -I have not rebelled or turned away. - - -6. I offered my back to those who beat me - -and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. - + and opens my understanding to his will. +5 The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, + and I have listened. + I have not rebelled or turned away. +6 I offered my back to those who beat me + and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face - -from mockery and spitting. - - -7. Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, - -I will not be disgraced. - + from mockery and spitting. +7 Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, + I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, - -determined to do his will. - -And I know that I will not be put to shame. - - -8. He who gives me justice is near. - -Who will dare to bring charges against me now? + determined to do his will. + And I know that I will not be put to shame. +8 He who gives me justice is near. + Who will dare to bring charges against me now? Where are my accusers? - -Let them appear! - - -9. See, the Sovereign LORD is on my side! - -Who will declare me guilty? + Let them appear! +9 See, the Sovereign Lord is on my side! + Who will declare me guilty? All my enemies will be destroyed - -like old clothes that have been eaten by moths! - - -10. Who among you fears the LORD - -and obeys his servant? + like old clothes that have been eaten by moths! +10 Who among you fears the Lord + and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, - -without a ray of light, -trust in the LORD - -and rely on your God. - - -11. But watch out, you who live in your own light - -and warm yourselves by your own fires. - + without a ray of light, +trust in the Lord + and rely on your God. +11 But watch out, you who live in your own light + and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: - -You will soon fall down in great torment. - - - + You will soon fall down in great torment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md index c66c684b..d044203d 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,201 +1,97 @@ -A Call to Trust the LORD - # Chapter 51 -1. "Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance-- - all who seek the LORD! +1 “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— + all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, - -the quarry from which you were mined. - - -2. Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, - -and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. - + the quarry from which you were mined. +2 Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, + and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was only one man when I called him. - -But when I blessed him, he became a great nation." - - -3. The LORD will comfort Israel again - -and have pity on her ruins. - + But when I blessed him, he became a great nation.” +3 The Lord will comfort Israel again + and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, - her barren wilderness like the garden of the LORD. - + her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there. - -Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air. - - -4. "Listen to me, my people. - -Hear me, Israel, + Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air. +4 “Listen to me, my people. + Hear me, Israel, for my law will be proclaimed, - -and my justice will become a light to the nations. - - -5. My mercy and justice are coming soon. - -My salvation is on the way. - -My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. - + and my justice will become a light to the nations. +5 My mercy and justice are coming soon. + My salvation is on the way. + My strong arm will bring justice to the nations. All distant lands will look to me - -and wait in hope for my powerful arm. - - -6. Look up to the skies above, - -and gaze down on the earth below. - + and wait in hope for my powerful arm. +6 Look up to the skies above, + and gaze down on the earth below. For the skies will disappear like smoke, - -and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing. - + and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing. The people of the earth will die like flies, - -but my salvation lasts forever. - -My righteous rule will never end! - - -7. "Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, - -you who cherish my law in your hearts. - -Do not be afraid of people's scorn, - -nor fear their insults. - - -8. For the moth will devour them as it devours clothing. - -The worm will eat at them as it eats wool. - + but my salvation lasts forever. + My righteous rule will never end! +7 “Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, + you who cherish my law in your hearts. +Do not be afraid of people’s scorn, + nor fear their insults. +8 For the moth will devour them as it devours clothing. + The worm will eat at them as it eats wool. But my righteousness will last forever. - -My salvation will continue from generation to generation." - - -9. Wake up, wake up, O LORD! Clothe yourself with strength! - -Flex your mighty right arm! + My salvation will continue from generation to generation.” +9 Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength! + Flex your mighty right arm! Rouse yourself as in the days of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile. - -10. Are you not the same today, - -the one who dried up the sea, +10 Are you not the same today, + the one who dried up the sea, making a path of escape through the depths - -so that your people could cross over? - - -11. Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return. + so that your people could cross over? +11 Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, - -crowned with everlasting joy. - + crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, - -and they will be filled with joy and gladness. - - -12. "I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. - -So why are you afraid of mere humans, - -who wither like the grass and disappear? - - -13. Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator, - -the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy - -and laid the foundations of the earth. - + and they will be filled with joy and gladness. +12 “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. + So why are you afraid of mere humans, + who wither like the grass and disappear? +13 Yet you have forgotten the Lord, your Creator, + the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy + and laid the foundations of the earth. Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors? - -Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies? + Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies? Where is their fury and anger now? - -It is gone! - - -14. Soon all you captives will be released! - -Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be your fate! - - -15. For I am the LORD your God, - -who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar. - My name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -16. And I have put my words in your mouth - -and hidden you safely in my hand. + It is gone! +14 Soon all you captives will be released! + Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be your fate! +15 For I am the Lord your God, + who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar. + My name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +16 And I have put my words in your mouth + and hidden you safely in my hand. I stretched out the sky like a canopy - -and laid the foundations of the earth. - + and laid the foundations of the earth. I am the one who says to Israel, - -'You are my people!'" - - -17. Wake up, wake up, O Jerusalem! - You have drunk the cup of the LORD's fury. - + ‘You are my people!’” +17 Wake up, wake up, O Jerusalem! + You have drunk the cup of the Lord’s fury. You have drunk the cup of terror, - -tipping out its last drops. - - -18. Not one of your children is left alive - -to take your hand and guide you. - - -19. These two calamities have fallen on you: - -desolation and destruction, famine and war. - + tipping out its last drops. +18 Not one of your children is left alive + to take your hand and guide you. +19 These two calamities have fallen on you: + desolation and destruction, famine and war. And who is left to sympathize with you? Who is left to comfort you? - -20. For your children have fainted and lie in the streets, - -helpless as antelopes caught in a net. -The LORD has poured out his fury; - -God has rebuked them. - - -21. But now listen to this, you afflicted ones - -who sit in a drunken stupor, - -though not from drinking wine. - - -22. This is what the Sovereign LORD, - -your God and Defender, says: -"See, I have taken the terrible cup from your hands. - -You will drink no more of my fury. - - -23. Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors, - -those who said, 'We will trample you into the dust - -and walk on your backs.'" - - - +20 For your children have fainted and lie in the streets, + helpless as antelopes caught in a net. +The Lord has poured out his fury; + God has rebuked them. +21 But now listen to this, you afflicted ones + who sit in a drunken stupor, + though not from drinking wine. +22 This is what the Sovereign Lord, + your God and Defender, says: +“See, I have taken the terrible cup from your hands. + You will drink no more of my fury. +23 Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors, + those who said, ‘We will trample you into the dust + and walk on your backs.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md index be431894..8a0d4cbc 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,96 +1,48 @@ -Deliverance for Jerusalem - # Chapter 52 -1. Wake up, wake up, O Zion! - -Clothe yourself with strength. - +1 Wake up, wake up, O Zion! + Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, - -for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer. - - -2. Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. - -Sit in a place of honor. - + for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer. +2 Rise from the dust, O Jerusalem. + Sit in a place of honor. Remove the chains of slavery from your neck, - -O captive daughter of Zion. - - -3. For this is what the LORD says: -"When I sold you into exile, - -I received no payment. - + O captive daughter of Zion. +3 For this is what the Lord says: +“When I sold you into exile, + I received no payment. Now I can redeem you - -without having to pay for you." - - -4. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria. -5. What is this?" asks the LORD. "Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long. -6. But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them." - -7. How beautiful on the mountains - -are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, + without having to pay for you.” +4 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria. +5 What is this?” asks the Lord. “Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long. +6 But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.” +7 How beautiful on the mountains + are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns! - -8. The watchmen shout and sing with joy, - -for before their very eyes - they see the LORD returning to Jerusalem. - -9. Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, - for the LORD has comforted his people. - -He has redeemed Jerusalem. - - -10. The LORD has demonstrated his holy power - -before the eyes of all the nations. - +8 The watchmen shout and sing with joy, + for before their very eyes + they see the Lord returning to Jerusalem. +9 Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, + for the Lord has comforted his people. + He has redeemed Jerusalem. +10 The Lord has demonstrated his holy power + before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see - -the victory of our God. - - -11. Get out! Get out and leave your captivity, - -where everything you touch is unclean. - + the victory of our God. +11 Get out! Get out and leave your captivity, + where everything you touch is unclean. Get out of there and purify yourselves, - you who carry home the sacred objects of the LORD. - -12. You will not leave in a hurry, - -running for your lives. -For the LORD will go ahead of you; - -yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.The LORD's Suffering Servant - -13. See, my servant will prosper; - -he will be highly exalted. - - -14. But many were amazed when they saw him. - -His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, - -and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man. - - -15. And he will startle many nations. - -Kings will stand speechless in his presence. - + you who carry home the sacred objects of the Lord. +12 You will not leave in a hurry, + running for your lives. +For the Lord will go ahead of you; + yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind. +13 See, my servant will prosper; + he will be highly exalted. +14 But many were amazed when they saw him. + His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, + and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man. +15 And he will startle many nations. + Kings will stand speechless in his presence. For they will see what they had not been told; - they will understand what they had not heard about. - - - + they will understand what they had not heard about. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md index a57fadaa..cf0eb893 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_53.md @@ -1,111 +1,54 @@ # Chapter 53 -1. Who has believed our message? - To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm? - -2. My servant grew up in the LORD's presence like a tender green shoot, - -like a root in dry ground. - +1 Who has believed our message? + To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm? +2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, + like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, - -nothing to attract us to him. - - -3. He was despised and rejected-- - -a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. - + nothing to attract us to him. +3 He was despised and rejected— + a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. - -He was despised, and we did not care. - - -4. Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; + He was despised, and we did not care. +4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. - And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, - -a punishment for his own sins! - - -5. But he was pierced for our rebellion, - -crushed for our sins. - + a punishment for his own sins! +5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, + crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. - -He was whipped so we could be healed. - - -6. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. - -We have left God's paths to follow our own. -Yet the LORD laid on him - -the sins of us all. - - -7. He was oppressed and treated harshly, - -yet he never said a word. - + He was whipped so we could be healed. +6 All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. + We have left God’s paths to follow our own. +Yet the Lord laid on him + the sins of us all. +7 He was oppressed and treated harshly, + yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. - -And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, - -he did not open his mouth. - - -8. Unjustly condemned, + And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, + he did not open his mouth. +8 Unjustly condemned, he was led away. - No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. - But he was struck down - -for the rebellion of my people. - - -9. He had done no wrong - -and had never deceived anyone. - + for the rebellion of my people. +9 He had done no wrong + and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; - -he was put in a rich man's grave. - - -10. But it was the LORD's good plan to crush him - -and cause him grief. - + he was put in a rich man’s grave. +10 But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him + and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, - -he will have many descendants. - + he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, - and the LORD's good plan will prosper in his hands. - -11. When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, - -he will be satisfied. - + and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands. +11 When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, + he will be satisfied. And because of his experience, - -my righteous servant will make it possible + my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, - -for he will bear all their sins. - - -12. I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, - -because he exposed himself to death. - + for he will bear all their sins. +12 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, + because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. - -He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels. - - - + He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md index dc003c98..efc31714 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_54.md @@ -1,134 +1,65 @@ -Future Glory for Jerusalem - # Chapter 54 -1. "Sing, O childless woman, - -you who have never given birth! +1 “Sing, O childless woman, + you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, - -you who have never been in labor. - + you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children - -than the woman who lives with her husband," - says the LORD. - -2. "Enlarge your house; build an addition. - -Spread out your home, and spare no expense! - - -3. For you will soon be bursting at the seams. - -Your descendants will occupy other nations - -and resettle the ruined cities. - - -4. "Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. - -Don't be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. - + than the woman who lives with her husband,” + says the Lord. +2 “Enlarge your house; build an addition. + Spread out your home, and spare no expense! +3 For you will soon be bursting at the seams. + Your descendants will occupy other nations + and resettle the ruined cities. +4 “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. + Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth - -and the sorrows of widowhood. - - -5. For your Creator will be your husband; - the LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name! + and the sorrows of widowhood. +5 For your Creator will be your husband; + the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, - -the God of all the earth. - - -6. For the LORD has called you back from your grief-- - -as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband," - -says your God. - - -7. "For a brief moment I abandoned you, - -but with great compassion I will take you back. - - -8. In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. - -But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," - says the LORD, your Redeemer. - -9. "Just as I swore in the time of Noah - -that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, + the God of all the earth. +6 For the Lord has called you back from your grief— + as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,” + says your God. +7 “For a brief moment I abandoned you, + but with great compassion I will take you back. +8 In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. + But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” + says the Lord, your Redeemer. +9 “Just as I swore in the time of Noah + that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear - -that I will never again be angry and punish you. - - -10. For the mountains may move - -and the hills disappear, + that I will never again be angry and punish you. +10 For the mountains may move + and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. - -My covenant of blessing will never be broken," - says the LORD, who has mercy on you. - -11. "O storm-battered city, - -troubled and desolate! + My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” + says the Lord, who has mercy on you. +11 “O storm-battered city, + troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels - -and make your foundations from lapis lazuli. - - -12. I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, - -your gates of shining gems, - -and your walls of precious stones. - - -13. I will teach all your children, - -and they will enjoy great peace. - - -14. You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. - -Your enemies will stay far away. - + and make your foundations from lapis lazuli. +12 I will make your towers of sparkling rubies, + your gates of shining gems, + and your walls of precious stones. +13 I will teach all your children, + and they will enjoy great peace. +14 You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. + Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, - -and terror will not come near. - - -15. If any nation comes to fight you, - -it is not because I sent them. - -Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat. - - -16. "I have created the blacksmith - -who fans the coals beneath the forge + and terror will not come near. +15 If any nation comes to fight you, + it is not because I sent them. + Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat. +16 “I have created the blacksmith + who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. - -And I have created the armies that destroy. - - -17. But in that coming day - -no weapon turned against you will succeed. - + And I have created the armies that destroy. +17 But in that coming day + no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice - -raised up to accuse you. -These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; - -their vindication will come from me. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - - - + raised up to accuse you. +These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; + their vindication will come from me. + I, the Lord, have spoken! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md index 7ce442aa..fac6c021 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_55.md @@ -1,104 +1,47 @@ -Invitation to the LORD's Salvation - # Chapter 55 -1. "Is anyone thirsty? - -Come and drink-- - -even if you have no money! -Come, take your choice of wine or milk-- - -it's all free! - - -2. Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? - -Why pay for food that does you no good? +1 “Is anyone thirsty? + Come and drink— + even if you have no money! +Come, take your choice of wine or milk— + it’s all free! +2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? + Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. - -You will enjoy the finest food. - - -3. "Come to me with your ears wide open. - -Listen, and you will find life. - + You will enjoy the finest food. +3 “Come to me with your ears wide open. + Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. - -I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David. - - -4. See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. - -I made him a leader among the nations. - - -5. You also will command nations you do not know, - -and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, -because I, the LORD your God, - -the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious." - - -6. Seek the LORD while you can find him. - -Call on him now while he is near. - - -7. Let the wicked change their ways - -and banish the very thought of doing wrong. -Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. - -Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously. - - -8. "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. - -"And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. - - -9. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, - -so my ways are higher than your ways - -and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. - - -10. "The rain and snow come down from the heavens - -and stay on the ground to water the earth. - + I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David. +4 See how I used him to display my power among the peoples. + I made him a leader among the nations. +5 You also will command nations you do not know, + and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey, +because I, the Lord your God, + the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.” +6 Seek the Lord while you can find him. + Call on him now while he is near. +7 Let the wicked change their ways + and banish the very thought of doing wrong. +Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. + Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously. +8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. + “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. +9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, + so my ways are higher than your ways + and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. +10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens + and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, - -producing seed for the farmer - -and bread for the hungry. - - -11. It is the same with my word. - -I send it out, and it always produces fruit. - + producing seed for the farmer + and bread for the hungry. +11 It is the same with my word. + I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, - -and it will prosper everywhere I send it. - - -12. You will live in joy and peace. - -The mountains and hills will burst into song, - -and the trees of the field will clap their hands! - - -13. Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. - -Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. -These events will bring great honor to the LORD's name; - -they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love." - - - + and it will prosper everywhere I send it. +12 You will live in joy and peace. + The mountains and hills will burst into song, + and the trees of the field will clap their hands! +13 Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. + Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. +These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; + they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md index e1df7b8e..d258cf67 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_56.md @@ -1,112 +1,53 @@ -Blessings for All Nations - # Chapter 56 -1. This is what the LORD says: -"Be just and fair to all. - -Do what is right and good, +1 This is what the Lord says: +“Be just and fair to all. + Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you - -and to display my righteousness among you. - - -2. Blessed are all those - -who are careful to do this. - + and to display my righteousness among you. +2 Blessed are all those + who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest - -and keep themselves from doing wrong. - - -3. "Don't let foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD say, - 'The LORD will never let me be part of his people.' -And don't let the eunuchs say, - -'I'm a dried-up tree with no children and no future.' - - -4. For this is what the LORD says: + and keep themselves from doing wrong. +3 “Don’t let foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord say, + ‘The Lord will never let me be part of his people.’ +And don’t let the eunuchs say, + ‘I’m a dried-up tree with no children and no future.’ +4 For this is what the Lord says: I will bless those eunuchs - -who keep my Sabbath days holy + who keep my Sabbath days holy and who choose to do what pleases me - -and commit their lives to me. - - -5. I will give them--within the walls of my house-- - -a memorial and a name - -far greater than sons and daughters could give. - + and commit their lives to me. +5 I will give them—within the walls of my house— + a memorial and a name + far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. - -It will never disappear! - - -6. "I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD, - -who serve him and love his name, + It will never disappear! +6 “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord, + who serve him and love his name, who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, - -and who hold fast to my covenant. - - -7. I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem - -and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. - + and who hold fast to my covenant. +7 I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem + and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, - -because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations. - - -8. For the Sovereign LORD, - -who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says: + because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations. +8 For the Sovereign Lord, + who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says: I will bring others, too, - -besides my people Israel." -Sinful Leaders Condemned - - -9. Come, wild animals of the field! - -Come, wild animals of the forest! - -Come and devour my people! - - -10. For the leaders of my people-- - the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds-- - -are blind and ignorant. - + besides my people Israel.” +9 Come, wild animals of the field! + Come, wild animals of the forest! + Come and devour my people! +10 For the leaders of my people— + the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds— + are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs - -that give no warning when danger comes. - + that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming. - - -11. Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. - +11 Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, - -all following their own path - -and intent on personal gain. - - -12. "Come," they say, "let's get some wine and have a party. - -Let's all get drunk. - -Then tomorrow we'll do it again - -and have an even bigger party!" - - - + all following their own path + and intent on personal gain. +12 “Come,” they say, “let’s get some wine and have a party. + Let’s all get drunk. +Then tomorrow we’ll do it again + and have an even bigger party!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md index b0cb51cf..437a4add 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_57.md @@ -1,177 +1,81 @@ # Chapter 57 -1. Good people pass away; - -the godly often die before their time. - -But no one seems to care or wonder why. - +1 Good people pass away; + the godly often die before their time. + But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand - -that God is protecting them from the evil to come. - - -2. For those who follow godly paths - -will rest in peace when they die. - -Idolatrous Worship Condemned - - -3. "But you--come here, you witches' children, - -you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! - - -4. Whom do you mock, - -making faces and sticking out your tongues? - -You children of sinners and liars! - - -5. You worship your idols with great passion - -beneath the oaks and under every green tree. - + that God is protecting them from the evil to come. +2 For those who follow godly paths + will rest in peace when they die. +3 “But you—come here, you witches’ children, + you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! +4 Whom do you mock, + making faces and sticking out your tongues? + You children of sinners and liars! +5 You worship your idols with great passion + beneath the oaks and under every green tree. You sacrifice your children down in the valleys, - -among the jagged rocks in the cliffs. - - -6. Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys. - -You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings. - + among the jagged rocks in the cliffs. +6 Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys. + You worship them with liquid offerings and grain offerings. They, not I, are your inheritance. - -Do you think all this makes me happy? - - -7. You have committed adultery on every high mountain. - -There you have worshiped idols - -and have been unfaithful to me. - - -8. You have put pagan symbols - -on your doorposts and behind your doors. - + Do you think all this makes me happy? +7 You have committed adultery on every high mountain. + There you have worshiped idols + and have been unfaithful to me. +8 You have put pagan symbols + on your doorposts and behind your doors. You have left me - -and climbed into bed with these detestable gods. - + and climbed into bed with these detestable gods. You have committed yourselves to them. - -You love to look at their naked bodies. - - -9. You have gone to Molech - -with olive oil and many perfumes, + You love to look at their naked bodies. +9 You have gone to Molech + with olive oil and many perfumes, sending your agents far and wide, even to the world of the dead. - -10. You grew weary in your search, - -but you never gave up. - +10 You grew weary in your search, + but you never gave up. Desire gave you renewed strength, - -and you did not grow weary. - - -11. "Are you afraid of these idols? - -Do they terrify you? + and you did not grow weary. +11 “Are you afraid of these idols? + Do they terrify you? Is that why you have lied to me - -and forgotten me and my words? + and forgotten me and my words? Is it because of my long silence - -that you no longer fear me? - - -12. Now I will expose your so-called good deeds. - -None of them will help you. - - -13. Let's see if your idols can save you - -when you cry to them for help. - + that you no longer fear me? +12 Now I will expose your so-called good deeds. + None of them will help you. +13 Let’s see if your idols can save you + when you cry to them for help. Why, a puff of wind can knock them down! - -If you just breathe on them, they fall over! + If you just breathe on them, they fall over! But whoever trusts in me will inherit the land - -and possess my holy mountain." -God Forgives the Repentant - - -14. God says, "Rebuild the road! - -Clear away the rocks and stones - -so my people can return from captivity." - - -15. The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, - -the Holy One, says this: -"I live in the high and holy place - -with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. - + and possess my holy mountain.” +14 God says, “Rebuild the road! + Clear away the rocks and stones + so my people can return from captivity.” +15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, + the Holy One, says this: +“I live in the high and holy place + with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble - -and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts. - - -16. For I will not fight against you forever; - -I will not always be angry. - -If I were, all people would pass away-- - -all the souls I have made. - - -17. I was angry, - -so I punished these greedy people. - + and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts. +16 For I will not fight against you forever; + I will not always be angry. +If I were, all people would pass away— + all the souls I have made. +17 I was angry, + so I punished these greedy people. I withdrew from them, - -but they kept going on their own stubborn way. - - -18. I have seen what they do, - -but I will heal them anyway! - -I will lead them. - + but they kept going on their own stubborn way. +18 I have seen what they do, + but I will heal them anyway! + I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn, - - -19. bringing words of praise to their lips. - -May they have abundant peace, both near and far," - says the LORD, who heals them. - -20. "But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, - -which is never still - -but continually churns up mud and dirt. - - -21. There is no peace for the wicked," - -says my God. - - - +19 bringing words of praise to their lips. +May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” + says the Lord, who heals them. +20 “But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, + which is never still + but continually churns up mud and dirt. +21 There is no peace for the wicked,” + says my God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md index 2ff5c140..973c4d3e 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_58.md @@ -1,140 +1,70 @@ -True and False Worship - # Chapter 58 -1. "Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. - -Shout aloud! Don't be timid. +1 “Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. + Shout aloud! Don’t be timid. Tell my people Israel of their sins! - -2. Yet they act so pious! +2 Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day - -and seem delighted to learn all about me. - + and seem delighted to learn all about me. They act like a righteous nation - -that would never abandon the laws of its God. - + that would never abandon the laws of its God. They ask me to take action on their behalf, - -pretending they want to be near me. - - -3. 'We have fasted before you!' they say. - -'Why aren't you impressed? + pretending they want to be near me. +3 ‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. + ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, - -and you don't even notice it!' -"I will tell you why!" I respond. - -"It's because you are fasting to please yourselves. - + and you don’t even notice it!’ +“I will tell you why!” I respond. + “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, - -you keep oppressing your workers. - - -4. What good is fasting - -when you keep on fighting and quarreling? + you keep oppressing your workers. +4 What good is fasting + when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting - -will never get you anywhere with me. - - -5. You humble yourselves - -by going through the motions of penance, + will never get you anywhere with me. +5 You humble yourselves + by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads - -like reeds bending in the wind. - + like reeds bending in the wind. You dress in burlap - -and cover yourselves with ashes. - + and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? - Do you really think this will please the LORD? - -6. "No, this is the kind of fasting I want: + Do you really think this will please the Lord? +6 “No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; - -lighten the burden of those who work for you. - + lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, - -and remove the chains that bind people. - - -7. Share your food with the hungry, - -and give shelter to the homeless. - + and remove the chains that bind people. +7 Share your food with the hungry, + and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, - -and do not hide from relatives who need your help. - - -8. "Then your salvation will come like the dawn, - -and your wounds will quickly heal. - + and do not hide from relatives who need your help. +8 “Then your salvation will come like the dawn, + and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, - and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind. - -9. Then when you call, the LORD will answer. - -'Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. - -"Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. - -Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors! - - -10. Feed the hungry, - -and help those in trouble. - + and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. +9 Then when you call, the Lord will answer. + ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. +“Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. + Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors! +10 Feed the hungry, + and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, - -and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. - - -11. The LORD will guide you continually, - -giving you water when you are dry - -and restoring your strength. - + and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. +11 The Lord will guide you continually, + giving you water when you are dry + and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, - -like an ever-flowing spring. - - -12. Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. - -Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls - -and a restorer of homes. - - -13. "Keep the Sabbath day holy. - -Don't pursue your own interests on that day, + like an ever-flowing spring. +12 Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. + Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls + and a restorer of homes. +13 “Keep the Sabbath day holy. + Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath - and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day. - + and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, - -and don't follow your own desires or talk idly. - - -14. Then the LORD will be your delight. - -I will give you great honor + and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. +14 Then the Lord will be your delight. + I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md index c5fd7f85..ccac2824 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_59.md @@ -1,175 +1,79 @@ -Warnings against Sin - # Chapter 59 -1. Listen! The LORD's arm is not too weak to save you, - -nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. - - -2. It's your sins that have cut you off from God. - -Because of your sins, he has turned away - -and will not listen anymore. - - -3. Your hands are the hands of murderers, - -and your fingers are filthy with sin. - +1 Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, + nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. +2 It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. + Because of your sins, he has turned away + and will not listen anymore. +3 Your hands are the hands of murderers, + and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, - -and your mouth spews corruption. - - -4. No one cares about being fair and honest. - -The people's lawsuits are based on lies. - + and your mouth spews corruption. +4 No one cares about being fair and honest. + The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds - -and then give birth to sin. - - -5. They hatch deadly snakes - -and weave spiders' webs. - + and then give birth to sin. +5 They hatch deadly snakes + and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; - -whoever cracks them will hatch a viper. - - -6. Their webs can't be made into clothing, - -and nothing they do is productive. - + whoever cracks them will hatch a viper. +6 Their webs can’t be made into clothing, + and nothing they do is productive. All their activity is filled with sin, - -and violence is their trademark. - - -7. Their feet run to do evil, - -and they rush to commit murder. - + and violence is their trademark. +7 Their feet run to do evil, + and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning. - -Misery and destruction always follow them. - - -8. They don't know where to find peace - -or what it means to be just and good. - + Misery and destruction always follow them. +8 They don’t know where to find peace + or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, - -and no one who follows them knows a moment's peace. - - -9. So there is no justice among us, - -and we know nothing about right living. - + and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace. +9 So there is no justice among us, + and we know nothing about right living. We look for light but find only darkness. - -We look for bright skies but walk in gloom. - - -10. We grope like the blind along a wall, - -feeling our way like people without eyes. - + We look for bright skies but walk in gloom. +10 We grope like the blind along a wall, + feeling our way like people without eyes. Even at brightest noontime, - -we stumble as though it were dark. - + we stumble as though it were dark. Among the living, - -we are like the dead. - - -11. We growl like hungry bears; - -we moan like mournful doves. - + we are like the dead. +11 We growl like hungry bears; + we moan like mournful doves. We look for justice, but it never comes. - -We look for rescue, but it is far away from us. - - -12. For our sins are piled up before God - -and testify against us. - -Yes, we know what sinners we are. - - -13. We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD. - -We have turned our backs on our God. - + We look for rescue, but it is far away from us. +12 For our sins are piled up before God + and testify against us. + Yes, we know what sinners we are. +13 We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord. + We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, - -carefully planning our deceitful lies. - - -14. Our courts oppose the righteous, - -and justice is nowhere to be found. - + carefully planning our deceitful lies. +14 Our courts oppose the righteous, + and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, - -and honesty has been outlawed. - - -15. Yes, truth is gone, - -and anyone who renounces evil is attacked. -The LORD looked and was displeased - -to find there was no justice. - - -16. He was amazed to see that no one intervened - -to help the oppressed. - + and honesty has been outlawed. +15 Yes, truth is gone, + and anyone who renounces evil is attacked. +The Lord looked and was displeased + to find there was no justice. +16 He was amazed to see that no one intervened + to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his strong arm, - -and his justice sustained him. - - -17. He put on righteousness as his body armor - -and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. - + and his justice sustained him. +17 He put on righteousness as his body armor + and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with a robe of vengeance - -and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion. - - -18. He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. - -His fury will fall on his foes. - -He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth. - - -19. In the west, people will respect the name of the LORD; - -in the east, they will glorify him. - + and wrapped himself in a cloak of divine passion. +18 He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds. + His fury will fall on his foes. + He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth. +19 In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord; + in the east, they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide - driven by the breath of the LORD. - -20. "The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem - -to buy back those in Israel -who have turned from their sins," - says the LORD. - -21. "And this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children's children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken! - - - + driven by the breath of the Lord. +20 “The Redeemer will come to Jerusalem + to buy back those in Israel +who have turned from their sins,” + says the Lord. +21 “And this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the Lord, have spoken! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md index 14c995cc..e4ad4ace 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_60.md @@ -1,180 +1,88 @@ -Future Glory for Jerusalem - # Chapter 60 -1. "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. - For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. - -2. Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, - but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you. - -3. All nations will come to your light; - -mighty kings will come to see your radiance. - - -4. "Look and see, for everyone is coming home! - -Your sons are coming from distant lands; - -your little daughters will be carried home. - - -5. Your eyes will shine, - -and your heart will thrill with joy, +1 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. + For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. +2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, + but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. +3 All nations will come to your light; + mighty kings will come to see your radiance. +4 “Look and see, for everyone is coming home! + Your sons are coming from distant lands; + your little daughters will be carried home. +5 Your eyes will shine, + and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. - -They will bring you the wealth of many lands. - - -6. Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, - -the camels of Midian and Ephah. - + They will bring you the wealth of many lands. +6 Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, + the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense - and will come worshiping the LORD. - -7. The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, - -and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. - + and will come worshiping the Lord. +7 The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, + and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, - -and I will make my Temple glorious. - - -8. "And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, - -like doves to their nests? - - -9. They are ships from the ends of the earth, - -from lands that trust in me, - -led by the great ships of Tarshish. - + and I will make my Temple glorious. +8 “And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, + like doves to their nests? +9 They are ships from the ends of the earth, + from lands that trust in me, + led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, - -carrying their silver and gold. -They will honor the LORD your God, - -the Holy One of Israel, - -for he has filled you with splendor. - - -10. "Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, - -and their kings will serve you. - + carrying their silver and gold. +They will honor the Lord your God, + the Holy One of Israel, + for he has filled you with splendor. +10 “Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, + and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, - -I will now have mercy on you through my grace. - - -11. Your gates will stay open day and night - -to receive the wealth of many lands. - + I will now have mercy on you through my grace. +11 Your gates will stay open day and night + to receive the wealth of many lands. The kings of the world will be led as captives - -in a victory procession. - - -12. For the nations that refuse to serve you - -will be destroyed. - - -13. "The glory of Lebanon will be yours-- - -the forests of cypress, fir, and pine-- + in a victory procession. +12 For the nations that refuse to serve you + will be destroyed. +13 “The glory of Lebanon will be yours— + the forests of cypress, fir, and pine— to beautify my sanctuary. - -My Temple will be glorious! - - -14. The descendants of your tormentors - -will come and bow before you. - + My Temple will be glorious! +14 The descendants of your tormentors + will come and bow before you. Those who despised you - -will kiss your feet. -They will call you the City of the LORD, - -and Zion of the Holy One of Israel. - - -15. "Though you were once despised and hated, - -with no one traveling through you, + will kiss your feet. +They will call you the City of the Lord, + and Zion of the Holy One of Israel. +15 “Though you were once despised and hated, + with no one traveling through you, I will make you beautiful forever, - -a joy to all generations. - - -16. Powerful kings and mighty nations - -will satisfy your every need, + a joy to all generations. +16 Powerful kings and mighty nations + will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child - -nursing at the breast of a queen. -You will know at last that I, the LORD, - -am your Savior and your Redeemer, + nursing at the breast of a queen. +You will know at last that I, the Lord, + am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel. - -17. I will exchange your bronze for gold, - -your iron for silver, +17 I will exchange your bronze for gold, + your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, - -and your stones for iron. - + and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader - -and righteousness your ruler. - - -18. Violence will disappear from your land; - -the desolation and destruction of war will end. - + and righteousness your ruler. +18 Violence will disappear from your land; + the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, - -and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there. - - -19. "No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, - -nor the moon to give its light by night, -for the LORD your God will be your everlasting light, - -and your God will be your glory. - - -20. Your sun will never set; - -your moon will not go down. -For the LORD will be your everlasting light. - -Your days of mourning will come to an end. - - -21. All your people will be righteous. - -They will possess their land forever, + and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there. +19 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, + nor the moon to give its light by night, +for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, + and your God will be your glory. +20 Your sun will never set; + your moon will not go down. +For the Lord will be your everlasting light. + Your days of mourning will come to an end. +21 All your people will be righteous. + They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands - -in order to bring myself glory. - - -22. The smallest family will become a thousand people, - -and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. - At the right time, I, the LORD, will make it happen." - - - + in order to bring myself glory. +22 The smallest family will become a thousand people, + and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. + At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md index 2af673a0..960b2595 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_61.md @@ -1,100 +1,49 @@ -Good News for the Oppressed - # Chapter 61 -1. The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, - for the LORD has anointed me - -to bring good news to the poor. - +1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, + for the Lord has anointed me + to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted - -and to proclaim that captives will be released + and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. - -2. He has sent me to tell those who mourn - that the time of the LORD's favor has come, - -and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies. - - -3. To all who mourn in Israel, - -he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, +2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn + that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, + and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies. +3 To all who mourn in Israel, + he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, - -festive praise instead of despair. - + festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks - that the LORD has planted for his own glory. - -4. They will rebuild the ancient ruins, - -repairing cities destroyed long ago. - + that the Lord has planted for his own glory. +4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins, + repairing cities destroyed long ago. They will revive them, - -though they have been deserted for many generations. - - -5. Foreigners will be your servants. - -They will feed your flocks + though they have been deserted for many generations. +5 Foreigners will be your servants. + They will feed your flocks and plow your fields - -and tend your vineyards. - - -6. You will be called priests of the LORD, - -ministers of our God. - + and tend your vineyards. +6 You will be called priests of the Lord, + ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations - -and boast in their riches. - - -7. Instead of shame and dishonor, - -you will enjoy a double share of honor. - + and boast in their riches. +7 Instead of shame and dishonor, + you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, - -and everlasting joy will be yours. - - -8. "For I, the LORD, love justice. - -I hate robbery and wrongdoing. - + and everlasting joy will be yours. +8 “For I, the Lord, love justice. + I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering - -and make an everlasting covenant with them. - - -9. Their descendants will be recognized - -and honored among the nations. - + and make an everlasting covenant with them. +9 Their descendants will be recognized + and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people - the LORD has blessed." - -10. I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! - -For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation - -and draped me in a robe of righteousness. - + the Lord has blessed.” +10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! + For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation + and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding - -or a bride with her jewels. - - -11. The Sovereign LORD will show his justice to the nations of the world. - -Everyone will praise him! + or a bride with her jewels. +11 The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world. + Everyone will praise him! His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring, - -with plants springing up everywhere. - - - + with plants springing up everywhere. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md index 56e6ed00..4cd1cbaa 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_62.md @@ -1,98 +1,49 @@ -Isaiah's Prayer for Jerusalem - # Chapter 62 -1. Because I love Zion, - -I will not keep still. - +1 Because I love Zion, + I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, - -I cannot remain silent. - + I cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her - -until her righteousness shines like the dawn, - -and her salvation blazes like a burning torch. - - -2. The nations will see your righteousness. - -World leaders will be blinded by your glory. - + until her righteousness shines like the dawn, + and her salvation blazes like a burning torch. +2 The nations will see your righteousness. + World leaders will be blinded by your glory. And you will be given a new name - by the LORD's own mouth. - -3. The LORD will hold you in his hand for all to see-- - -a splendid crown in the hand of God. - - -4. Never again will you be called "The Forsaken City" - or "The Desolate Land." -Your new name will be "The City of God's Delight" - and "The Bride of God," -for the LORD delights in you - -and will claim you as his bride. - - -5. Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem, - -just as a young man commits himself to his bride. - + by the Lord’s own mouth. +3 The Lord will hold you in his hand for all to see— + a splendid crown in the hand of God. +4 Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City” + or “The Desolate Land.” +Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight” + and “The Bride of God,” +for the Lord delights in you + and will claim you as his bride. +5 Your children will commit themselves to you, O Jerusalem, + just as a young man commits himself to his bride. Then God will rejoice over you - -as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride. - - -6. O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; - -they will pray day and night, continually. - Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD. - -7. Give the LORD no rest until he completes his work, - -until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth. - - -8. The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength: - -"I will never again hand you over to your enemies. - + as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride. +6 O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; + they will pray day and night, continually. + Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord. +7 Give the Lord no rest until he completes his work, + until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth. +8 The Lord has sworn to Jerusalem by his own strength: + “I will never again hand you over to your enemies. Never again will foreign warriors come - -and take away your grain and new wine. - - -9. You raised the grain, and you will eat it, - praising the LORD. - + and take away your grain and new wine. +9 You raised the grain, and you will eat it, + praising the Lord. Within the courtyards of the Temple, - -you yourselves will drink the wine you have pressed." - - -10. Go out through the gates! - -Prepare the highway for my people to return! + you yourselves will drink the wine you have pressed.” +10 Go out through the gates! + Prepare the highway for my people to return! Smooth out the road; pull out the boulders; - -raise a flag for all the nations to see. - - -11. The LORD has sent this message to every land: - "Tell the people of Israel, -'Look, your Savior is coming. - -See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.'" - - -12. They will be called "The Holy People" - and "The People Redeemed by the LORD." -And Jerusalem will be known as "The Desirable Place" - -and "The City No Longer Forsaken." - - - + raise a flag for all the nations to see. +11 The Lord has sent this message to every land: + “Tell the people of Israel, +‘Look, your Savior is coming. + See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.’” +12 They will be called “The Holy People” + and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.” +And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” + and “The City No Longer Forsaken.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md index f6f3be14..8318c23f 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_63.md @@ -1,160 +1,75 @@ -Judgment against the LORD's Enemies - # Chapter 63 -1. Who is this who comes from Edom, - -from the city of Bozrah, - -with his clothing stained red? +1 Who is this who comes from Edom, + from the city of Bozrah, + with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, - -marching in his great strength? -"It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation! - It is I, the LORD, who has the power to save!" - -2. Why are your clothes so red, - -as if you have been treading out grapes? - - -3. "I have been treading the winepress alone; - -no one was there to help me. - + marching in his great strength? +“It is I, the Lord, announcing your salvation! + It is I, the Lord, who has the power to save!” +2 Why are your clothes so red, + as if you have been treading out grapes? +3 “I have been treading the winepress alone; + no one was there to help me. In my anger I have trampled my enemies - -as if they were grapes. - + as if they were grapes. In my fury I have trampled my foes. - -Their blood has stained my clothes. - - -4. For the time has come for me to avenge my people, - -to ransom them from their oppressors. - - -5. I was amazed to see that no one intervened - -to help the oppressed. - + Their blood has stained my clothes. +4 For the time has come for me to avenge my people, + to ransom them from their oppressors. +5 I was amazed to see that no one intervened + to help the oppressed. So I myself stepped in to save them with my strong arm, - -and my wrath sustained me. - - -6. I crushed the nations in my anger - -and made them stagger and fall to the ground, - -spilling their blood upon the earth." -Praise for Deliverance - - -7. I will tell of the LORD's unfailing love. - I will praise the LORD for all he has done. - + and my wrath sustained me. +6 I crushed the nations in my anger + and made them stagger and fall to the ground, + spilling their blood upon the earth.” +7 I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. + I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, - -which he has granted according to his mercy and love. - - -8. He said, "They are my very own people. - -Surely they will not betray me again." - -And he became their Savior. - - -9. In all their suffering he also suffered, + which he has granted according to his mercy and love. +8 He said, “They are my very own people. + Surely they will not betray me again.” + And he became their Savior. +9 In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. - In his love and mercy he redeemed them. - -He lifted them up and carried them - -through all the years. - - -10. But they rebelled against him - -and grieved his Holy Spirit. - + He lifted them up and carried them + through all the years. +10 But they rebelled against him + and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy - -and fought against them. - - -11. Then they remembered those days of old - -when Moses led his people out of Egypt. - -They cried out, "Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, - -with Moses as their shepherd? + and fought against them. +11 Then they remembered those days of old + when Moses led his people out of Egypt. +They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, + with Moses as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit - -to be among his people? - - -12. Where is the one whose power was displayed - -when Moses lifted up his hand-- + to be among his people? +12 Where is the one whose power was displayed + when Moses lifted up his hand— the one who divided the sea before them, - -making himself famous forever? - - -13. Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea? - -They were like fine stallions - -racing through the desert, never stumbling. - - -14. As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, - the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. -You led your people, LORD, - -and gained a magnificent reputation." -Prayer for Mercy and Pardon - - -15. LORD, look down from heaven; - -look from your holy, glorious home, and see us. - + making himself famous forever? +13 Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea? + They were like fine stallions + racing through the desert, never stumbling. +14 As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, + the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest. +You led your people, Lord, + and gained a magnificent reputation.” +15 Lord, look down from heaven; + look from your holy, glorious home, and see us. Where is the passion and the might - -you used to show on our behalf? - -Where are your mercy and compassion now? - - -16. Surely you are still our Father! + you used to show on our behalf? + Where are your mercy and compassion now? +16 Surely you are still our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, -LORD, you would still be our Father. - -You are our Redeemer from ages past. - - -17. LORD, why have you allowed us to turn from your path? - -Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you? +Lord, you would still be our Father. + You are our Redeemer from ages past. +17 Lord, why have you allowed us to turn from your path? + Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you? Return and help us, for we are your servants, - -the tribes that are your special possession. - - -18. How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place, - -and now our enemies have destroyed it. - - -19. Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you, - -as though we had never been known as your people. - - - + the tribes that are your special possession. +18 How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place, + and now our enemies have destroyed it. +19 Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to you, + as though we had never been known as your people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md index c6b10251..6ce3f7eb 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_64.md @@ -1,97 +1,45 @@ # Chapter 64 -1. Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! - -How the mountains would quake in your presence! - - -2. As fire causes wood to burn - -and water to boil, +1 Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! + How the mountains would quake in your presence! +2 As fire causes wood to burn + and water to boil, your coming would make the nations tremble. - -Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame! - - -3. When you came down long ago, - -you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. - -And oh, how the mountains quaked! - - -4. For since the world began, - -no ear has heard + Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame! +3 When you came down long ago, + you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. + And oh, how the mountains quaked! +4 For since the world began, + no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, - -who works for those who wait for him! - - -5. You welcome those who gladly do good, - -who follow godly ways. - + who works for those who wait for him! +5 You welcome those who gladly do good, + who follow godly ways. But you have been very angry with us, - -for we are not godly. - + for we are not godly. We are constant sinners; - -how can people like us be saved? - - -6. We are all infected and impure with sin. - -When we display our righteous deeds, - -they are nothing but filthy rags. - + how can people like us be saved? +6 We are all infected and impure with sin. + When we display our righteous deeds, + they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, - -and our sins sweep us away like the wind. - - -7. Yet no one calls on your name - -or pleads with you for mercy. - + and our sins sweep us away like the wind. +7 Yet no one calls on your name + or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins. - -8. And yet, O LORD, you are our Father. - -We are the clay, and you are the potter. - -We all are formed by your hand. - - -9. Don't be so angry with us, LORD. - -Please don't remember our sins forever. - +8 And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. + We are the clay, and you are the potter. + We all are formed by your hand. +9 Don’t be so angry with us, Lord. + Please don’t remember our sins forever. Look at us, we pray, - -and see that we are all your people. - - -10. Your holy cities are destroyed. - -Zion is a wilderness; - -yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin. - - -11. The holy and beautiful Temple - -where our ancestors praised you + and see that we are all your people. +10 Your holy cities are destroyed. + Zion is a wilderness; + yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin. +11 The holy and beautiful Temple + where our ancestors praised you has been burned down, - -and all the things of beauty are destroyed. - - -12. After all this, LORD, must you still refuse to help us? - -Will you continue to be silent and punish us? - - - + and all the things of beauty are destroyed. +12 After all this, Lord, must you still refuse to help us? + Will you continue to be silent and punish us? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md index 59250e01..7eac5d3f 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_65.md @@ -1,216 +1,102 @@ -Judgment and Final Salvation - # Chapter 65 -1. The LORD says, -"I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. - -I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. - -I said, 'Here I am, here I am!' +1 The Lord says, +“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. + I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. +I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name. - -2. All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. - -But they follow their own evil paths - -and their own crooked schemes. - - -3. All day long they insult me to my face - -by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens. - -They burn incense on pagan altars. - - -4. At night they go out among the graves, - -worshiping the dead. - +2 All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. + But they follow their own evil paths + and their own crooked schemes. +3 All day long they insult me to my face + by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens. + They burn incense on pagan altars. +4 At night they go out among the graves, + worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs - -and make stews with other forbidden foods. - - -5. Yet they say to each other, - -'Don't come too close or you will defile me! - -I am holier than you!' + and make stews with other forbidden foods. +5 Yet they say to each other, + ‘Don’t come too close or you will defile me! + I am holier than you!’ These people are a stench in my nostrils, - -an acrid smell that never goes away. - - -6. "Look, my decree is written out in front of me: - -I will not stand silent; + an acrid smell that never goes away. +6 “Look, my decree is written out in front of me: + I will not stand silent; I will repay them in full! - -Yes, I will repay them-- - -7. both for their own sins - -and for those of their ancestors," - says the LORD. - -"For they also burned incense on the mountains - -and insulted me on the hills. - -I will pay them back in full! - - -8. "But I will not destroy them all," - says the LORD. - -"For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones - -(and someone will say, 'Don't throw them all away-- - -some of those grapes are good!'), + Yes, I will repay them— +7 both for their own sins + and for those of their ancestors,” + says the Lord. +“For they also burned incense on the mountains + and insulted me on the hills. + I will pay them back in full! +8 “But I will not destroy them all,” + says the Lord. +“For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones + (and someone will say, ‘Don’t throw them all away— + some of those grapes are good!’), so I will not destroy all Israel. - -For I still have true servants there. - - -9. I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel - -and of Judah to possess my land. - + For I still have true servants there. +9 I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel + and of Judah to possess my land. Those I choose will inherit it, - -and my servants will live there. - - -10. The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks - -for my people who have searched for me, - -and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds. - - -11. "But because the rest of you have forsaken the LORD - -and have forgotten his Temple, + and my servants will live there. +10 The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks + for my people who have searched for me, + and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds. +11 “But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord + and have forgotten his Temple, and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate - -and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny, - - -12. now I will 'destine' you for the sword. - -All of you will bow down before the executioner. - + and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny, +12 now I will ‘destine’ you for the sword. + All of you will bow down before the executioner. For when I called, you did not answer. - -When I spoke, you did not listen. -You deliberately sinned--before my very eyes-- - -and chose to do what you know I despise." - - -13. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"My servants will eat, - -but you will starve. - + When I spoke, you did not listen. +You deliberately sinned—before my very eyes— + and chose to do what you know I despise.” +13 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“My servants will eat, + but you will starve. My servants will drink, - -but you will be thirsty. - + but you will be thirsty. My servants will rejoice, - -but you will be sad and ashamed. - - -14. My servants will sing for joy, - -but you will cry in sorrow and despair. - - -15. Your name will be a curse word among my people, - for the Sovereign LORD will destroy you - -and will call his true servants by another name. - - -16. All who invoke a blessing or take an oath - -will do so by the God of truth. - + but you will be sad and ashamed. +14 My servants will sing for joy, + but you will cry in sorrow and despair. +15 Your name will be a curse word among my people, + for the Sovereign Lord will destroy you + and will call his true servants by another name. +16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath + will do so by the God of truth. For I will put aside my anger - -and forget the evil of earlier days. - - -17. "Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, - -and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. - - -18. Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! - -And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. - -Her people will be a source of joy. - - -19. I will rejoice over Jerusalem - -and delight in my people. - + and forget the evil of earlier days. +17 “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, + and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. +18 Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! + And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. + Her people will be a source of joy. +19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem + and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying - -will be heard in it no more. - - -20. "No longer will babies die when only a few days old. - -No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. - + will be heard in it no more. +20 “No longer will babies die when only a few days old. + No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! - -Only the cursed will die that young! - - -21. In those days people will live in the houses they build - -and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. - - -22. Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses - -and confiscate their vineyards. - + Only the cursed will die that young! +21 In those days people will live in the houses they build + and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. +22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses + and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, - -and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. - - -23. They will not work in vain, - -and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. -For they are people blessed by the LORD, - -and their children, too, will be blessed. - - -24. I will answer them before they even call to me. - -While they are still talking about their needs, - -I will go ahead and answer their prayers! - - -25. The wolf and the lamb will feed together. - -The lion will eat hay like a cow. - -But the snakes will eat dust. - + and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. +23 They will not work in vain, + and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. +For they are people blessed by the Lord, + and their children, too, will be blessed. +24 I will answer them before they even call to me. + While they are still talking about their needs, + I will go ahead and answer their prayers! +25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. + The lion will eat hay like a cow. + But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md index c87e8b53..998b6181 100644 --- a/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md +++ b/NLT/23_Isaiah/Chapter_66.md @@ -1,186 +1,93 @@ # Chapter 66 -1. This is what the LORD says: -"Heaven is my throne, - -and the earth is my footstool. - +1 This is what the Lord says: +“Heaven is my throne, + and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that? - -Could you build me such a resting place? - - -2. My hands have made both heaven and earth; + Could you build me such a resting place? +2 My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. - I, the LORD, have spoken! -"I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, - -who tremble at my word. - - -3. But those who choose their own ways-- - -delighting in their detestable sins-- - -will not have their offerings accepted. - + I, the Lord, have spoken! +“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, + who tremble at my word. +3 But those who choose their own ways— + delighting in their detestable sins— + will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, - -it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. - + it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, - -it's as though they had sacrificed a dog! + it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, - -they might as well offer the blood of a pig. - + they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, - -it's as if they had blessed an idol. - - -4. I will send them great trouble-- - -all the things they feared. - + it’s as if they had blessed an idol. +4 I will send them great trouble— + all the things they feared. For when I called, they did not answer. - -When I spoke, they did not listen. - + When I spoke, they did not listen. They deliberately sinned before my very eyes - -and chose to do what they know I despise." - - -5. Hear this message from the LORD, - -all you who tremble at his words: -"Your own people hate you - -and throw you out for being loyal to my name. -'Let the LORD be honored!' they scoff. - -'Be joyful in him!' - -But they will be put to shame. - - -6. What is all the commotion in the city? - -What is that terrible noise from the Temple? -It is the voice of the LORD - -taking vengeance against his enemies. - - -7. "Before the birth pains even begin, - -Jerusalem gives birth to a son. - - -8. Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? - -Who ever heard of such a thing? + and chose to do what they know I despise.” +5 Hear this message from the Lord, + all you who tremble at his words: +“Your own people hate you + and throw you out for being loyal to my name. +‘Let the Lord be honored!’ they scoff. + ‘Be joyful in him!’ + But they will be put to shame. +6 What is all the commotion in the city? + What is that terrible noise from the Temple? +It is the voice of the Lord + taking vengeance against his enemies. +7 “Before the birth pains even begin, + Jerusalem gives birth to a son. +8 Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? + Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? - -Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? -But by the time Jerusalem's birth pains begin, - -her children will be born. - - -9. Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth - and then not deliver it?" asks the LORD. - -"No! I would never keep this nation from being born," - -says your God. - - -10. "Rejoice with Jerusalem! - -Be glad with her, all you who love her - -and all you who mourn for her. - - -11. Drink deeply of her glory - -even as an infant drinks at its mother's comforting breasts." - - -12. This is what the LORD says: -"I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. - -The wealth of the nations will flow to her. - + Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? +But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, + her children will be born. +9 Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth + and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord. +“No! I would never keep this nation from being born,” + says your God. +10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem! + Be glad with her, all you who love her + and all you who mourn for her. +11 Drink deeply of her glory + even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.” +12 This is what the Lord says: +“I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. + The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, - -carried in her arms, and held on her lap. - - -13. I will comfort you there in Jerusalem - -as a mother comforts her child." - - -14. When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. - -You will flourish like the grass! -Everyone will see the LORD's hand of blessing on his servants-- - -and his anger against his enemies. - - -15. See, the LORD is coming with fire, - -and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. - + carried in her arms, and held on her lap. +13 I will comfort you there in Jerusalem + as a mother comforts her child.” +14 When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. + You will flourish like the grass! +Everyone will see the Lord’s hand of blessing on his servants— + and his anger against his enemies. +15 See, the Lord is coming with fire, + and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger - -and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke. - - -16. The LORD will punish the world by fire - -and by his sword. - + and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke. +16 The Lord will punish the world by fire + and by his sword. He will judge the earth, - -and many will be killed by him. - - -17. "Those who 'consecrate' and 'purify' themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center--feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats--will come to a terrible end," says the LORD. - -18. "I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory. -19. I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations--to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations. -20. They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels," says the LORD. -21. "And I will appoint some of them to be my priests and Levites. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -22. "As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, - -so will you always be my people, -with a name that will never disappear," - says the LORD. - -23. "All humanity will come to worship me - -from week to week - -and from month to month. - - -24. And as they go out, they will see - -the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me. - + and many will be killed by him. +17 “Those who ‘consecrate’ and ‘purify’ themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center—feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats—will come to a terrible end,” says the Lord. +18 “I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory. +19 I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations. +20 They will bring the remnant of your people back from every nation. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord. They will ride on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the Lord. +21 “And I will appoint some of them to be my priests and Levites. I, the Lord, have spoken! +22 “As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain, + so will you always be my people, +with a name that will never disappear,” + says the Lord. +23 “All humanity will come to worship me + from week to week + and from month to month. +24 And as they go out, they will see + the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, - -and the fire that burns them will never go out. - + and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by - -will view them with utter horror." - - - + will view them with utter horror.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md index b09b058f..1a2ebb35 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,94 +1,46 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. -2. The LORD first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. -3. The LORD's messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah's son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah's sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives. - -Jeremiah's Call and First Visions - - -4. The LORD gave me this message: - -5. "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. - -Before you were born I set you apart - -and appointed you as my prophet to the nations." - - -6. "O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!" - -7. The LORD replied, "Don't say, 'I'm too young,' for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. -8. And don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!" -9. Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said, -"Look, I have put my words in your mouth! - - -10. Today I appoint you to stand up - -against nations and kingdoms. - +1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. +2 The Lord first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. +3 The Lord’s messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah’s son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah’s sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives. +4 The Lord gave me this message: +5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. + Before you were born I set you apart + and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” +6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” +7 The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. +8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” +9 Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, +“Look, I have put my words in your mouth! +10 Today I appoint you to stand up + against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, - -destroy and overthrow. - + destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up - -and plant." - - -11. Then the LORD said to me, "Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?" -And I replied, "I see a branch from an almond tree." - - -12. And the LORD said, "That's right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans." - -13. Then the LORD spoke to me again and asked, "What do you see now?" -And I replied, "I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north." - - -14. "Yes," the LORD said, "for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land. -15. Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken! -"They will set their thrones - -at the gates of the city. - + and plant.” +11 Then the Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” +And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.” +12 And the Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.” +13 Then the Lord spoke to me again and asked, “What do you see now?” +And I replied, “I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north.” +14 “Yes,” the Lord said, “for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land. +15 Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the Lord, have spoken! +“They will set their thrones + at the gates of the city. They will attack its walls - -and all the other towns of Judah. - - -16. I will pronounce judgment - -on my people for all their evil-- + and all the other towns of Judah. +16 I will pronounce judgment + on my people for all their evil— for deserting me and burning incense to other gods. - -Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands! - - -17. "Get up and prepare for action. - -Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. - + Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands! +17 “Get up and prepare for action. + Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, - -or I will make you look foolish in front of them. - - -18. For see, today I have made you strong - -like a fortified city that cannot be captured, - -like an iron pillar or a bronze wall. - -You will stand against the whole land-- - -the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah. - - -19. They will fight you, but they will fail. - -For I am with you, and I will take care of you. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + or I will make you look foolish in front of them. +18 For see, today I have made you strong + like a fortified city that cannot be captured, + like an iron pillar or a bronze wall. +You will stand against the whole land— + the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah. +19 They will fight you, but they will fail. + For I am with you, and I will take care of you. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md index 1e959572..7c7c53fc 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,298 +1,151 @@ -The LORD's Case against His People - # Chapter 2 -1. The LORD gave me another message. He said, -2. "Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the LORD says: -"I remember how eager you were to please me - -as a young bride long ago, +1 The Lord gave me another message. He said, +2 “Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the Lord says: +“I remember how eager you were to please me + as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me - -even through the barren wilderness. - - -3. In those days Israel was holy to the LORD, + even through the barren wilderness. +3 In those days Israel was holy to the Lord, the first of his children. - All who harmed his people were declared guilty, - -and disaster fell on them. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - -4. Listen to the word of the LORD, people of Jacob--all you families of Israel! -5. This is what the LORD says: -"What did your ancestors find wrong with me - -that led them to stray so far from me? + and disaster fell on them. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +4 Listen to the word of the Lord, people of Jacob—all you families of Israel! +5 This is what the Lord says: +“What did your ancestors find wrong with me + that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, - -only to become worthless themselves. - - -6. They did not ask, 'Where is the LORD - -who brought us safely out of Egypt -and led us through the barren wilderness-- - -a land of deserts and pits, + only to become worthless themselves. +6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord + who brought us safely out of Egypt +and led us through the barren wilderness— + a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and death, - -where no one lives or even travels?' - - -7. "And when I brought you into a fruitful land - -to enjoy its bounty and goodness, + where no one lives or even travels?’ +7 “And when I brought you into a fruitful land + to enjoy its bounty and goodness, you defiled my land and - -corrupted the possession I had promised you. - - -8. The priests did not ask, - 'Where is the LORD?' + corrupted the possession I had promised you. +8 The priests did not ask, + ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who taught my word ignored me, - -the rulers turned against me, + the rulers turned against me, and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal, - -wasting their time on worthless idols. - - -9. Therefore, I will bring my case against you," - says the LORD. - -"I will even bring charges against your children's children - -in the years to come. - - -10. "Go west and look in the land of Cyprus; - -go east and search through the land of Kedar. - + wasting their time on worthless idols. +9 Therefore, I will bring my case against you,” + says the Lord. +“I will even bring charges against your children’s children + in the years to come. +10 “Go west and look in the land of Cyprus; + go east and search through the land of Kedar. Has anyone ever heard of anything - -as strange as this? - - -11. Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, - -even though they are not gods at all? + as strange as this? +11 Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, + even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God - -for worthless idols! - - -12. The heavens are shocked at such a thing - -and shrink back in horror and dismay," - says the LORD. - -13. "For my people have done two evil things: -They have abandoned me-- - -the fountain of living water. - + for worthless idols! +12 The heavens are shocked at such a thing + and shrink back in horror and dismay,” + says the Lord. +13 “For my people have done two evil things: +They have abandoned me— + the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns - -that can hold no water at all! -The Results of Israel's Sin - - -14. "Why has Israel become a slave? - -Why has he been carried away as plunder? - - -15. Strong lions have roared against him, - -and the land has been destroyed. - + that can hold no water at all! +14 “Why has Israel become a slave? + Why has he been carried away as plunder? +15 Strong lions have roared against him, + and the land has been destroyed. The towns are now in ruins, - -and no one lives in them anymore. - - -16. Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes, - -have destroyed Israel's glory and power. - - -17. And you have brought this upon yourselves - by rebelling against the LORD your God, - -even though he was leading you on the way! - - -18. "What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt - -and your covenants with Assyria? + and no one lives in them anymore. +16 Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes, + have destroyed Israel’s glory and power. +17 And you have brought this upon yourselves + by rebelling against the Lord your God, + even though he was leading you on the way! +18 “What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt + and your covenants with Assyria? What good to you are the streams of the Nile or the waters of the Euphrates River? - -19. Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. - -Your turning from me will shame you. - +19 Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. + Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is - to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him. - -I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken! - -20. "Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you - -and tore away the chains of your slavery, + to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. + I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken! +20 “Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you + and tore away the chains of your slavery, but still you said, - -'I will not serve you.' + ‘I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, - -you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols. - - -21. But I was the one who planted you, - choosing a vine of the purest stock--the very best. - -How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine? - - -22. No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. - -I still see the stain of your guilt. - I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! -Israel, an Unfaithful Wife - - -23. "You say, 'That's not true! - -I haven't worshiped the images of Baal!' + you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols. +21 But I was the one who planted you, + choosing a vine of the purest stock—the very best. + How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine? +22 No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. + I still see the stain of your guilt. + I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! +23 “You say, ‘That’s not true! + I haven’t worshiped the images of Baal!’ But how can you say that? - -Go and look in any valley in the land! + Go and look in any valley in the land! Face the awful sins you have done. - -You are like a restless female camel - -desperately searching for a mate. - - -24. You are like a wild donkey, - -sniffing the wind at mating time. - + You are like a restless female camel + desperately searching for a mate. +24 You are like a wild donkey, + sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain her lust? - -Those who desire her don't need to search, - -for she goes running to them! - - -25. When will you stop running? - -When will you stop panting after other gods? -But you say, 'Save your breath. - -I'm in love with these foreign gods, - -and I can't stop loving them now!' - - -26. "Israel is like a thief - -who feels shame only when he gets caught. - -They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets-- - -all are alike in this. - - -27. To an image carved from a piece of wood they say, - -'You are my father.' + Those who desire her don’t need to search, + for she goes running to them! +25 When will you stop running? + When will you stop panting after other gods? +But you say, ‘Save your breath. + I’m in love with these foreign gods, + and I can’t stop loving them now!’ +26 “Israel is like a thief + who feels shame only when he gets caught. +They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets— + all are alike in this. +27 To an image carved from a piece of wood they say, + ‘You are my father.’ To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say, - -'You are my mother.' + ‘You are my mother.’ They turn their backs on me, - -but in times of trouble they cry out to me, - -'Come and save us!' - - -28. But why not call on these gods you have made? - -When trouble comes, let them save you if they can! + but in times of trouble they cry out to me, + ‘Come and save us!’ +28 But why not call on these gods you have made? + When trouble comes, let them save you if they can! For you have as many gods - -as there are towns in Judah. - - -29. Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? - -You are the ones who have rebelled," - says the LORD. - -30. "I have punished your children, - -but they did not respond to my discipline. - + as there are towns in Judah. +29 Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? + You are the ones who have rebelled,” + says the Lord. +30 “I have punished your children, + but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets - -as a lion kills its prey. - - -31. "O my people, listen to the words of the LORD! - -Have I been like a desert to Israel? - -Have I been to them a land of darkness? -Why then do my people say, 'At last we are free from God! - -We don't need him anymore!' - - -32. Does a young woman forget her jewelry, - -or a bride her wedding dress? + as a lion kills its prey. +31 “O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! + Have I been like a desert to Israel? + Have I been to them a land of darkness? +Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God! + We don’t need him anymore!’ +32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry, + or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end - -my people have forgotten me. - - -33. "How you plot and scheme to win your lovers. - -Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you! - - -34. Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor, - -though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses! - - -35. And yet you say, -'I have done nothing wrong. - -Surely God isn't angry with me!' + my people have forgotten me. +33 “How you plot and scheme to win your lovers. + Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you! +34 Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor, + though you didn’t catch them breaking into your houses! +35 And yet you say, +‘I have done nothing wrong. + Surely God isn’t angry with me!’ But now I will punish you severely - -because you claim you have not sinned. - - -36. First here, then there-- - -you flit from one ally to another asking for help. - + because you claim you have not sinned. +36 First here, then there— + you flit from one ally to another asking for help. But your new friends in Egypt will let you down, - -just as Assyria did before. - - -37. In despair, you will be led into exile - -with your hands on your heads, -for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust. - -They will not help you at all. - - - + just as Assyria did before. +37 In despair, you will be led into exile + with your hands on your heads, +for the Lord has rejected the nations you trust. + They will not help you at all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md index 5f5a3c62..afaa9314 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,153 +1,83 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. "If a man divorces a woman - -and she goes and marries someone else, +1 “If a man divorces a woman + and she goes and marries someone else, he will not take her back again, - -for that would surely corrupt the land. - + for that would surely corrupt the land. But you have prostituted yourself with many lovers, - -so why are you trying to come back to me?" - says the LORD. - -2. "Look at the shrines on every hilltop. - -Is there any place you have not been defiled - -by your adultery with other gods? + so why are you trying to come back to me?” + says the Lord. +2 “Look at the shrines on every hilltop. + Is there any place you have not been defiled + by your adultery with other gods? You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer. - -You sit alone like a nomad in the desert. - + You sit alone like a nomad in the desert. You have polluted the land with your prostitution - -and your wickedness. - - -3. That's why even the spring rains have failed. - -For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless. - - -4. Yet you say to me, - -'Father, you have been my guide since my youth. - - -5. Surely you won't be angry forever! - -Surely you can forget about it!' + and your wickedness. +3 That’s why even the spring rains have failed. + For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless. +4 Yet you say to me, + ‘Father, you have been my guide since my youth. +5 Surely you won’t be angry forever! + Surely you can forget about it!’ So you talk, - -but you keep on doing all the evil you can." -Judah Follows Israel's Example - - -6. During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree. -7. I thought, 'After she has done all this, she will return to me.' But she did not return, and her faithless sister Judah saw this. -8. She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution. -9. Israel treated it all so lightly--she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols made of wood and stone. So now the land has been polluted. -10. But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Hope for Wayward Israel - - -11. Then the LORD said to me, "Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah! -12. Therefore, go and give this message to Israel. This is what the LORD says: -"O Israel, my faithless people, - -come home to me again, + but you keep on doing all the evil you can.” +6 During the reign of King Josiah, the Lord said to me, “Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree. +7 I thought, ‘After she has done all this, she will return to me.’ But she did not return, and her faithless sister Judah saw this. +8 She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution. +9 Israel treated it all so lightly—she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols made of wood and stone. So now the land has been polluted. +10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord, have spoken!” +11 Then the Lord said to me, “Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah! +12 Therefore, go and give this message to Israel. This is what the Lord says: +“O Israel, my faithless people, + come home to me again, for I am merciful. - -I will not be angry with you forever. - - -13. Only acknowledge your guilt. - Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God + I will not be angry with you forever. +13 Only acknowledge your guilt. + Admit that you rebelled against the Lord your God and committed adultery against him - -by worshiping idols under every green tree. - + by worshiping idols under every green tree. Confess that you refused to listen to my voice. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -14. "Return home, you wayward children," - says the LORD, - -"for I am your master. -I will bring you back to the land of Israel-- - -one from this town and two from that family-- - -from wherever you are scattered. - - -15. And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, - -who will guide you with knowledge and understanding. - - -16. "And when your land is once more filled with people," says the LORD, "you will no longer wish for 'the good old days' when you possessed the Ark of the LORD's Covenant. You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark. -17. In that day Jerusalem will be known as 'The Throne of the LORD.' All nations will come there to honor the LORD. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires. -18. In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance forever. - -19. "I thought to myself, - -'I would love to treat you as my own children!' -I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land-- - -the finest possession in the world. - -I looked forward to your calling me 'Father,' - -and I wanted you never to turn from me. - - -20. But you have been unfaithful to me, you people of Israel! - -You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband. - I, the LORD, have spoken." - -21. Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains, - -the weeping and pleading of Israel's people. - + I, the Lord, have spoken! +14 “Return home, you wayward children,” + says the Lord, + “for I am your master. +I will bring you back to the land of Israel— + one from this town and two from that family— + from wherever you are scattered. +15 And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, + who will guide you with knowledge and understanding. +16 “And when your land is once more filled with people,” says the Lord, “you will no longer wish for ‘the good old days’ when you possessed the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant. You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark. +17 In that day Jerusalem will be known as ‘The Throne of the Lord.’ All nations will come there to honor the Lord. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires. +18 In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance forever. +19 “I thought to myself, + ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ +I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— + the finest possession in the world. +I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ + and I wanted you never to turn from me. +20 But you have been unfaithful to me, you people of Israel! + You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband. + I, the Lord, have spoken.” +21 Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains, + the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people. For they have chosen crooked paths - and have forgotten the LORD their God. - -22. "My wayward children," says the LORD, - -"come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts." -"Yes, we're coming," the people reply, - "for you are the LORD our God. - -23. Our worship of idols on the hills - -and our religious orgies on the mountains - -are a delusion. -Only in the LORD our God - -will Israel ever find salvation. - - -24. From childhood we have watched - -as everything our ancestors worked for-- -their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters-- - -was squandered on a delusion. - - -25. Let us now lie down in shame - -and cover ourselves with dishonor, + and have forgotten the Lord their God. +22 “My wayward children,” says the Lord, + “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” +“Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply, + “for you are the Lord our God. +23 Our worship of idols on the hills + and our religious orgies on the mountains + are a delusion. +Only in the Lord our God + will Israel ever find salvation. +24 From childhood we have watched + as everything our ancestors worked for— +their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters— + was squandered on a delusion. +25 Let us now lie down in shame + and cover ourselves with dishonor, for we and our ancestors have sinned - against the LORD our God. - + against the Lord our God. From our childhood to this day - -we have never obeyed him." - - - + we have never obeyed him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md index fe5d6da4..78896837 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,255 +1,121 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. "O Israel," says the LORD, - -"if you wanted to return to me, you could. - +1 “O Israel,” says the Lord, + “if you wanted to return to me, you could. You could throw away your detestable idols - -and stray away no more. - - -2. Then when you swear by my name, saying, - 'As surely as the LORD lives,' + and stray away no more. +2 Then when you swear by my name, saying, + ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ you could do so - -with truth, justice, and righteousness. - + with truth, justice, and righteousness. Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world, - -and all people would come and praise my name." -Coming Judgment against Judah - - -3. This is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: -"Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! - -Do not waste your good seed among thorns. - - -4. O people of Judah and Jerusalem, - -surrender your pride and power. -Change your hearts before the LORD, - -or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire - -because of all your sins. - - -5. "Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem! - -Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land: -'Run for your lives! - -Flee to the fortified cities!' - - -6. Raise a signal flag as a warning for Jerusalem: - -'Flee now! Do not delay!' + and all people would come and praise my name.” +3 This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: +“Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! + Do not waste your good seed among thorns. +4 O people of Judah and Jerusalem, + surrender your pride and power. +Change your hearts before the Lord, + or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire + because of all your sins. +5 “Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem! + Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land: +‘Run for your lives! + Flee to the fortified cities!’ +6 Raise a signal flag as a warning for Jerusalem: + ‘Flee now! Do not delay!’ For I am bringing terrible destruction upon you - -from the north." - - -7. A lion stalks from its den, - -a destroyer of nations. - + from the north.” +7 A lion stalks from its den, + a destroyer of nations. It has left its lair and is headed your way. - -It's going to devastate your land! + It’s going to devastate your land! Your towns will lie in ruins, - -with no one living in them anymore. - - -8. So put on clothes of mourning - -and weep with broken hearts, -for the fierce anger of the LORD - -is still upon us. - - -9. "In that day," says the LORD, - -"the king and the officials will tremble in fear. - + with no one living in them anymore. +8 So put on clothes of mourning + and weep with broken hearts, +for the fierce anger of the Lord + is still upon us. +9 “In that day,” says the Lord, + “the king and the officials will tremble in fear. The priests will be struck with horror, - -and the prophets will be appalled." - - -10. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, - -the people have been deceived by what you said, + and the prophets will be appalled.” +10 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, + the people have been deceived by what you said, for you promised peace for Jerusalem. - -But the sword is held at their throats!" - - -11. The time is coming when the LORD will say - -to the people of Jerusalem, -"My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, - -and it's not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain. - - -12. It is a roaring blast sent by me! - -Now I will pronounce your destruction!" - - -13. Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds! - -His chariots are like whirlwinds. - + But the sword is held at their throats!” +11 The time is coming when the Lord will say + to the people of Jerusalem, +“My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, + and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain. +12 It is a roaring blast sent by me! + Now I will pronounce your destruction!” +13 Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds! + His chariots are like whirlwinds. His horses are swifter than eagles. - -How terrible it will be, for we are doomed! - - -14. O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart - -that you may be saved. - + How terrible it will be, for we are doomed! +14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart + that you may be saved. How long will you harbor - -your evil thoughts? - - -15. Your destruction has been announced - -from Dan and the hill country of Ephraim. - - -16. "Warn the surrounding nations - -and announce this to Jerusalem: + your evil thoughts? +15 Your destruction has been announced + from Dan and the hill country of Ephraim. +16 “Warn the surrounding nations + and announce this to Jerusalem: The enemy is coming from a distant land, - -raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah. - - -17. They surround Jerusalem like watchmen around a field, - -for my people have rebelled against me," - says the LORD. - -18. "Your own actions have brought this upon you. - -This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!" -Jeremiah Weeps for His People - - -19. My heart, my heart--I writhe in pain! - -My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. - + raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah. +17 They surround Jerusalem like watchmen around a field, + for my people have rebelled against me,” + says the Lord. +18 “Your own actions have brought this upon you. + This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!” +19 My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! + My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets - -and the roar of their battle cries. - - -20. Waves of destruction roll over the land, - -until it lies in complete desolation. - + and the roar of their battle cries. +20 Waves of destruction roll over the land, + until it lies in complete desolation. Suddenly my tents are destroyed; - -in a moment my shelters are crushed. - - -21. How long must I see the battle flags - -and hear the trumpets of war? - - -22. "My people are foolish - and do not know me," says the LORD. - -"They are stupid children - -who have no understanding. - + in a moment my shelters are crushed. +21 How long must I see the battle flags + and hear the trumpets of war? +22 “My people are foolish + and do not know me,” says the Lord. +“They are stupid children + who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, - -but they have no idea how to do right!" -Jeremiah's Vision of Coming Disaster - - -23. I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless. - -I looked at the heavens, and there was no light. - - -24. I looked at the mountains and hills, - -and they trembled and shook. - - -25. I looked, and all the people were gone. - -All the birds of the sky had flown away. - - -26. I looked, and the fertile fields had become a wilderness. - -The towns lay in ruins, - crushed by the LORD's fierce anger. - -27. This is what the LORD says: -"The whole land will be ruined, - -but I will not destroy it completely. - - -28. The earth will mourn - -and the heavens will be draped in black + but they have no idea how to do right!” +23 I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless. + I looked at the heavens, and there was no light. +24 I looked at the mountains and hills, + and they trembled and shook. +25 I looked, and all the people were gone. + All the birds of the sky had flown away. +26 I looked, and the fertile fields had become a wilderness. + The towns lay in ruins, + crushed by the Lord’s fierce anger. +27 This is what the Lord says: +“The whole land will be ruined, + but I will not destroy it completely. +28 The earth will mourn + and the heavens will be draped in black because of my decree against my people. - -I have made up my mind and will not change it." - - -29. At the noise of charioteers and archers, - -the people flee in terror. - + I have made up my mind and will not change it.” +29 At the noise of charioteers and archers, + the people flee in terror. They hide in the bushes - -and run for the mountains. - -All the towns have been abandoned-- - -not a person remains! - - -30. What are you doing, - -you who have been plundered? + and run for the mountains. +All the towns have been abandoned— + not a person remains! +30 What are you doing, + you who have been plundered? Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing - -and put on gold jewelry? + and put on gold jewelry? Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara? - -Your primping will do you no good! + Your primping will do you no good! The allies who were your lovers - -despise you and seek to kill you. - - -31. I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor, - -the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child. + despise you and seek to kill you. +31 I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor, + the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child. It is beautiful Jerusalem - -gasping for breath and crying out, - -" -Help! I'm being murdered!" - - - + gasping for breath and crying out, + “Help! I’m being murdered!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md index 1ebe2064..f5eccb27 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,241 +1,113 @@ -The Sins of Judah - # Chapter 5 -1. "Run up and down every street in Jerusalem," says the LORD. - -"Look high and low; search throughout the city! +1 “Run up and down every street in Jerusalem,” says the Lord. + “Look high and low; search throughout the city! If you can find even one just and honest person, - -I will not destroy the city. - - -2. But even when they are under oath, - saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' - -they are still telling lies!" - - -3. LORD, you are searching for honesty. - + I will not destroy the city. +2 But even when they are under oath, + saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ + they are still telling lies!” +3 Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, - -but they paid no attention. - + but they paid no attention. You crushed them, - -but they refused to be corrected. - + but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; - -they have refused to repent. - - -4. Then I said, "But what can we expect from the poor? - -They are ignorant. -They don't know the ways of the LORD. - -They don't understand God's laws. - - -5. So I will go and speak to their leaders. - Surely they know the ways of the LORD - -and understand God's laws." + they have refused to repent. +4 Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor? + They are ignorant. +They don’t know the ways of the Lord. + They don’t understand God’s laws. +5 So I will go and speak to their leaders. + Surely they know the ways of the Lord + and understand God’s laws.” But the leaders, too, as one man, - -had thrown off God's yoke - -and broken his chains. - - -6. So now a lion from the forest will attack them; - -a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. - + had thrown off God’s yoke + and broken his chains. +6 So now a lion from the forest will attack them; + a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, - -tearing apart any who dare to venture out. - + tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, - -and their sins are many. - - -7. "How can I pardon you? - -For even your children have turned from me. - + and their sins are many. +7 “How can I pardon you? + For even your children have turned from me. They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all! - -I fed my people until they were full. - + I fed my people until they were full. But they thanked me by committing adultery - -and lining up at the brothels. - - -8. They are well-fed, lusty stallions, - -each neighing for his neighbor's wife. - - -9. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD. - -"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation? - - -10. "Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines, - -leaving a scattered few alive. - + and lining up at the brothels. +8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, + each neighing for his neighbor’s wife. +9 Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. + “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation? +10 “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines, + leaving a scattered few alive. Strip the branches from the vines, - for these people do not belong to the LORD. - -11. The people of Israel and Judah - -are full of treachery against me," - says the LORD. - -12. "They have lied about the LORD - -and said, 'He won't bother us! + for these people do not belong to the Lord. +11 The people of Israel and Judah + are full of treachery against me,” + says the Lord. +12 “They have lied about the Lord + and said, ‘He won’t bother us! No disasters will come upon us. - -There will be no war or famine. - - -13. God's prophets are all windbags - -who don't really speak for him. - -Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!'" - - -14. Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies says: -"Because the people are talking like this, - -my messages will flame out of your mouth - -and burn the people like kindling wood. - - -15. O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you," - says the LORD. - -"It is a mighty nation, - -an ancient nation, + There will be no war or famine. +13 God’s prophets are all windbags + who don’t really speak for him. + Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!’” +14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies says: +“Because the people are talking like this, + my messages will flame out of your mouth + and burn the people like kindling wood. +15 O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,” + says the Lord. +“It is a mighty nation, + an ancient nation, a people whose language you do not know, - -whose speech you cannot understand. - - -16. Their weapons are deadly; - -their warriors are mighty. - - -17. They will devour the food of your harvest; - -they will devour your sons and daughters. - + whose speech you cannot understand. +16 Their weapons are deadly; + their warriors are mighty. +17 They will devour the food of your harvest; + they will devour your sons and daughters. They will devour your flocks and herds; - -they will devour your grapes and figs. - + they will devour your grapes and figs. And they will destroy your fortified towns, - -which you think are so safe. - - -18. "Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely," says the LORD. -19. "And when your people ask, 'Why did the LORD our God do all this to us?' you must reply, 'You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.' -A Warning for God's People - - -20. "Make this announcement to Israel, - -and say this to Judah: - - -21. Listen, you foolish and senseless people, - -with eyes that do not see - -and ears that do not hear. - - -22. Have you no respect for me? - -Why don't you tremble in my presence? -I, the LORD, define the ocean's sandy shoreline - -as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. - + which you think are so safe. +18 “Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the Lord. +19 “And when your people ask, ‘Why did the Lord our God do all this to us?’ you must reply, ‘You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’ +20 “Make this announcement to Israel, + and say this to Judah: +21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people, + with eyes that do not see + and ears that do not hear. +22 Have you no respect for me? + Why don’t you tremble in my presence? +I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline + as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, - -but they can never pass the boundaries I set. - - -23. But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. - -They have turned away and abandoned me. - - -24. They do not say from the heart, - 'Let us live in awe of the LORD our God, + but they can never pass the boundaries I set. +23 But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. + They have turned away and abandoned me. +24 They do not say from the heart, + ‘Let us live in awe of the Lord our God, for he gives us rain each spring and fall, - -assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.' - - -25. Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings. - -Your sin has robbed you of all these good things. - - -26. "Among my people are wicked men - -who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. - + assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.’ +25 Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings. + Your sin has robbed you of all these good things. +26 “Among my people are wicked men + who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps - -to catch people. - - -27. Like a cage filled with birds, - -their homes are filled with evil plots. - -And now they are great and rich. - - -28. They are fat and sleek, - -and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. - + to catch people. +27 Like a cage filled with birds, + their homes are filled with evil plots. + And now they are great and rich. +28 They are fat and sleek, + and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide justice to orphans - -and deny the rights of the poor. - - -29. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD. - -"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation? - - -30. A horrible and shocking thing - -has happened in this land-- - -31. the prophets give false prophecies, - -and the priests rule with an iron hand. - + and deny the rights of the poor. +29 Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. + “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation? +30 A horrible and shocking thing + has happened in this land— +31 the prophets give false prophecies, + and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! - -But what will you do when the end comes? - - - + But what will you do when the end comes? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md index 82391a75..98ce2b94 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,252 +1,121 @@ -Jerusalem's Last Warning - # Chapter 6 -1. "Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin! - -Get out of Jerusalem! +1 “Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin! + Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the alarm in Tekoa! - -Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem! + Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem! A powerful army is coming from the north, - -coming with disaster and destruction. - - -2. O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter-- - -but I will destroy you! - - -3. Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city. - -Each chooses a place for his troops to devour. - - -4. They shout, 'Prepare for battle! - -Attack at noon!' -'No, it's too late; the day is fading, - -and the evening shadows are falling.' - - -5. 'Well then, let's attack at night - -and destroy her palaces!'" - - -6. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"Cut down the trees for battering rams. - -Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. - + coming with disaster and destruction. +2 O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter— + but I will destroy you! +3 Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city. + Each chooses a place for his troops to devour. +4 They shout, ‘Prepare for battle! + Attack at noon!’ +‘No, it’s too late; the day is fading, + and the evening shadows are falling.’ +5 ‘Well then, let’s attack at night + and destroy her palaces!’” +6 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“Cut down the trees for battering rams. + Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, - -for she is wicked through and through. - - -7. She spouts evil like a fountain. - -Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction. - -I always see her sickness and sores. - - -8. Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, - -or I will turn from you in disgust. - + for she is wicked through and through. +7 She spouts evil like a fountain. + Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction. + I always see her sickness and sores. +8 Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, + or I will turn from you in disgust. Listen, or I will turn you into a heap of ruins, - -a land where no one lives." - - -9. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"Even the few who remain in Israel - -will be picked over again, + a land where no one lives.” +9 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“Even the few who remain in Israel + will be picked over again, as when a harvester checks each vine a second time - -to pick the grapes that were missed." -Judah's Constant Rebellion - - -10. To whom can I give warning? - -Who will listen when I speak? + to pick the grapes that were missed.” +10 To whom can I give warning? + Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, - -and they cannot hear. -They scorn the word of the LORD. - -They don't want to listen at all. - - -11. So now I am filled with the LORD's fury. - -Yes, I am tired of holding it in! -"I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets - -and on gatherings of young men, + and they cannot hear. +They scorn the word of the Lord. + They don’t want to listen at all. +11 So now I am filled with the Lord’s fury. + Yes, I am tired of holding it in! +“I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets + and on gatherings of young men, on husbands and wives - -and on those who are old and gray. - - -12. Their homes will be turned over to their enemies, - -as will their fields and their wives. - + and on those who are old and gray. +12 Their homes will be turned over to their enemies, + as will their fields and their wives. For I will raise my powerful fist - -against the people of this land," - says the LORD. - -13. "From the least to the greatest, - -their lives are ruled by greed. - + against the people of this land,” + says the Lord. +13 “From the least to the greatest, + their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, - -they are all frauds. - - -14. They offer superficial treatments - -for my people's mortal wound. - + they are all frauds. +14 They offer superficial treatments + for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace - -when there is no peace. - - -15. Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? - Not at all--they don't even know how to blush! + when there is no peace. +15 Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? + Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. - -They will be brought down when I punish them," - says the LORD.Judah Rejects the LORD's Way - -16. This is what the LORD says: -"Stop at the crossroads and look around. - -Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. - + They will be brought down when I punish them,” + says the Lord. +16 This is what the Lord says: +“Stop at the crossroads and look around. + Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. - -But you reply, 'No, that's not the road we want!' - - -17. I posted watchmen over you who said, - -'Listen for the sound of the alarm.' + But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’ +17 I posted watchmen over you who said, + ‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’ But you replied, - -'No! We won't pay attention!' - - -18. "Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. - -Take note of my people's situation. - - -19. Listen, all the earth! - -I will bring disaster on my people. - + ‘No! We won’t pay attention!’ +18 “Therefore, listen to this, all you nations. + Take note of my people’s situation. +19 Listen, all the earth! + I will bring disaster on my people. It is the fruit of their own schemes, - -because they refuse to listen to me. - -They have rejected my word. - - -20. There's no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba. - -Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! + because they refuse to listen to me. + They have rejected my word. +20 There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba. + Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings. - -Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me." - - -21. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: - -"I will put obstacles in my people's path. - + Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.” +21 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: + “I will put obstacles in my people’s path. Fathers and sons will both fall over them. - -Neighbors and friends will die together." -An Invasion from the North - - -22. This is what the LORD says: -"Look! A great army coming from the north! - -A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands. - - -23. They are armed with bows and spears. - -They are cruel and show no mercy. - + Neighbors and friends will die together.” +22 This is what the Lord says: +“Look! A great army coming from the north! + A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands. +23 They are armed with bows and spears. + They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like a roaring sea - -as they ride forward on horses. - + as they ride forward on horses. They are coming in battle formation, - planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem." - -24. We have heard reports about the enemy, - -and we wring our hands in fright. - + planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.” +24 We have heard reports about the enemy, + and we wring our hands in fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped us, - -like those of a woman in labor. - - -25. Don't go out to the fields! - -Don't travel on the roads! -The enemy's sword is everywhere - -and terrorizes us at every turn! - - -26. Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap - -and sit among the ashes. - + like those of a woman in labor. +25 Don’t go out to the fields! + Don’t travel on the roads! +The enemy’s sword is everywhere + and terrorizes us at every turn! +26 Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap + and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. - -For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you! - - -27. "Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals, - -that you may determine the quality of my people. - - -28. They are the worst kind of rebel, - -full of slander. - + For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you! +27 “Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals, + that you may determine the quality of my people. +28 They are the worst kind of rebel, + full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron, - -and they lead others into corruption. - - -29. The bellows fiercely fan the flames - -to burn out the corruption. - + and they lead others into corruption. +29 The bellows fiercely fan the flames + to burn out the corruption. But it does not purify them, - -for the wickedness remains. - - -30. I will label them 'Rejected Silver,' - for I, the LORD, am discarding them." - - - + for the wickedness remains. +30 I will label them ‘Rejected Silver,’ + for I, the Lord, am discarding them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md index 1623e1c0..61ad6bfa 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,54 +1,36 @@ -Jeremiah Speaks at the Temple - # Chapter 7 -1. The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -2. "Go to the entrance of the LORD's Temple, and give this message to the people: 'O Judah, listen to this message from the LORD! Listen to it, all of you who worship here! -3. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: -"'Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land. - -4. But don't be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD's Temple is here. They chant, "The LORD's Temple is here! The LORD's Temple is here!" -5. But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice; -6. only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols. -7. Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever. - -8. "'Don't be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It's a lie! -9. Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours, -10. and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, "We are safe!"--only to go right back to all those evils again? -11. Don't you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -12. "'Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites. -13. While you were doing these wicked things, says the LORD, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer. -14. So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors. -15. And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.' -Judah's Persistent Idolatry - - -16. "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don't beg me to help them, for I will not listen to you. -17. Don't you see what they are doing throughout the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -18. No wonder I am so angry! Watch how the children gather wood and the fathers build sacrificial fires. See how the women knead dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. And they pour out liquid offerings to their other idol gods! -19. Am I the one they are hurting?" asks the LORD. "Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame." - -20. So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger." - -21. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves! -22. When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them. -23. This is what I told them: 'Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!' - -24. "But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward. -25. From the day your ancestors left Egypt until now, I have continued to send my servants, the prophets--day in and day out. -26. But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful--even worse than their ancestors. - -27. "Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect them to respond. -28. Say to them, 'This is the nation whose people will not obey the LORD their God and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips. -29. Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.' -The Valley of Slaughter - - -30. "The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes," says the LORD. "They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it. -31. They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! -32. So beware, for the time is coming," says the LORD, "when that garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room for them. -33. The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away. -34. I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation. - - - +1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +2 “Go to the entrance of the Lord’s Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to this message from the Lord! Listen to it, all of you who worship here! +3 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: +“‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land. +4 But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the Lord’s Temple is here. They chant, “The Lord’s Temple is here! The Lord’s Temple is here!” +5 But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice; +6 only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols. +7 Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever. +8 “‘Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It’s a lie! +9 Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours, +10 and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!”—only to go right back to all those evils again? +11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken! +12 “‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites. +13 While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer. +14 So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors. +15 And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.’ +16 “Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don’t beg me to help them, for I will not listen to you. +17 Don’t you see what they are doing throughout the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +18 No wonder I am so angry! Watch how the children gather wood and the fathers build sacrificial fires. See how the women knead dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. And they pour out liquid offerings to their other idol gods! +19 Am I the one they are hurting?” asks the Lord. “Most of all, they hurt themselves, to their own shame.” +20 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger.” +21 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves! +22 When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them. +23 This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’ +24 “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward. +25 From the day your ancestors left Egypt until now, I have continued to send my servants, the prophets—day in and day out. +26 But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors. +27 “Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect them to respond. +28 Say to them, ‘This is the nation whose people will not obey the Lord their God and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips. +29 Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the Lord has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.’ +30 “The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes,” says the Lord. “They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it. +31 They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! +32 So beware, for the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when that garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room for them. +33 The bodies of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away. +34 I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md index d2c34f11..d2f29d81 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,161 +1,83 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. "In that day," says the LORD, "the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem. -2. They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars--the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure. -3. And the people of this evil nation who survive will wish to die rather than live where I will send them. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken! -Deception by False Prophets - - -4. "Jeremiah, say to the people, 'This is what the LORD says: -"'When people fall down, don't they get up again? - -When they discover they're on the wrong road, don't they turn back? - - -5. Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? - -Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? +1 “In that day,” says the Lord, “the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem. +2 They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars—the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure. +3 And the people of this evil nation who survive will wish to die rather than live where I will send them. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken! +4 “Jeremiah, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: +“‘When people fall down, don’t they get up again? + When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back? +5 Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? + Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? They cling tightly to their lies - -and will not turn around. - - -6. I listen to their conversations - -and don't hear a word of truth. - + and will not turn around. +6 I listen to their conversations + and don’t hear a word of truth. Is anyone sorry for doing wrong? - -Does anyone say, "What a terrible thing I have done"? + Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”? No! All are running down the path of sin - -as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle! - - -7. Even the stork that flies across the sky - -knows the time of her migration, + as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle! +7 Even the stork that flies across the sky + knows the time of her migration, as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane. - -They all return at the proper time each year. - + They all return at the proper time each year. But not my people! - They do not know the LORD's laws. - -8. "'How can you say, "We are wise because we have the word of the LORD," - -when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies? - - -9. These wise teachers will fall - -into the trap of their own foolishness, -for they have rejected the word of the LORD. - -Are they so wise after all? - - -10. I will give their wives to others - -and their farms to strangers. - + They do not know the Lord’s laws. +8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” + when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies? +9 These wise teachers will fall + into the trap of their own foolishness, +for they have rejected the word of the Lord. + Are they so wise after all? +10 I will give their wives to others + and their farms to strangers. From the least to the greatest, - -their lives are ruled by greed. - + their lives are ruled by greed. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that. - -They are all frauds. - - -11. They offer superficial treatments - -for my people's mortal wound. - + They are all frauds. +11 They offer superficial treatments + for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace - -when there is no peace. - - -12. Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? - Not at all--they don't even know how to blush! + when there is no peace. +12 Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? + Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. - -They will be brought down when I punish them, - says the LORD. - -13. I will surely consume them. - -There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes. - + They will be brought down when I punish them, + says the Lord. +13 I will surely consume them. + There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes. Their fruit trees will all die. - -Whatever I gave them will soon be gone. - I, the LORD, have spoken!' - -14. "Then the people will say, - -'Why should we wait here to die? -Come, let's go to the fortified towns and die there. - For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction + Whatever I gave them will soon be gone. + I, the Lord, have spoken!’ +14 “Then the people will say, + ‘Why should we wait here to die? +Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. + For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink - because we sinned against the LORD. - -15. We hoped for peace, but no peace came. - -We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.' - - -16. "The snorting of the enemies' warhorses can be heard - -all the way from the land of Dan in the north! + because we sinned against the Lord. +15 We hoped for peace, but no peace came. + We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’ +16 “The snorting of the enemies’ warhorses can be heard + all the way from the land of Dan in the north! The neighing of their stallions makes the whole land tremble. - -They are coming to devour the land and everything in it-- - -cities and people alike. - - -17. I will send these enemy troops among you - -like poisonous snakes you cannot charm. - + They are coming to devour the land and everything in it— + cities and people alike. +17 I will send these enemy troops among you + like poisonous snakes you cannot charm. They will bite you, and you will die. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Jeremiah Weeps for Sinful Judah - - -18. My grief is beyond healing; - -my heart is broken. - - -19. Listen to the weeping of my people; - -it can be heard all across the land. -"Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?" the people ask. - -"Is her King no longer there?" -"Oh, why have they provoked my anger with their carved idols - and their worthless foreign gods?" says the LORD. - -20. "The harvest is finished, - -and the summer is gone," the people cry, - -"yet we are not saved!" - - -21. I hurt with the hurt of my people. - -I mourn and am overcome with grief. - - -22. Is there no medicine in Gilead? - -Is there no physician there? + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +18 My grief is beyond healing; + my heart is broken. +19 Listen to the weeping of my people; + it can be heard all across the land. +“Has the Lord abandoned Jerusalem?” the people ask. + “Is her King no longer there?” +“Oh, why have they provoked my anger with their carved idols + and their worthless foreign gods?” says the Lord. +20 “The harvest is finished, + and the summer is gone,” the people cry, + “yet we are not saved!” +21 I hurt with the hurt of my people. + I mourn and am overcome with grief. +22 Is there no medicine in Gilead? + Is there no physician there? Why is there no healing - -for the wounds of my people? - - - + for the wounds of my people? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md index d1044f6f..49a6ac8c 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,171 +1,84 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. If only my head were a pool of water - -and my eyes a fountain of tears, +1 If only my head were a pool of water + and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night - -for all my people who have been slaughtered. - - -2. Oh, that I could go away and forget my people - -and live in a travelers' shack in the desert. - -For they are all adulterers-- - -a pack of treacherous liars. - -Judgment for Disobedience - - -3. "My people bend their tongues like bows - -to shoot out lies. - + for all my people who have been slaughtered. +2 Oh, that I could go away and forget my people + and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. +For they are all adulterers— + a pack of treacherous liars. +3 “My people bend their tongues like bows + to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. - -They only go from bad to worse. - -They do not know me," - says the LORD. - -4. "Beware of your neighbor! - -Don't even trust your brother! + They only go from bad to worse. +They do not know me,” + says the Lord. +4 “Beware of your neighbor! + Don’t even trust your brother! For brother takes advantage of brother, - -and friend slanders friend. - - -5. They all fool and defraud each other; - -no one tells the truth. - + and friend slanders friend. +5 They all fool and defraud each other; + no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; - -they wear themselves out with all their sinning. - - -6. They pile lie upon lie - -and utterly refuse to acknowledge me," - says the LORD. - -7. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"See, I will melt them down in a crucible - -and test them like metal. + they wear themselves out with all their sinning. +6 They pile lie upon lie + and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” + says the Lord. +7 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“See, I will melt them down in a crucible + and test them like metal. What else can I do with my people? - -8. For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. - +8 For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. They speak friendly words to their neighbors - -while scheming in their heart to kill them. - - -9. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD. - -"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?" - - -10. I will weep for the mountains - -and wail for the wilderness pastures. - + while scheming in their heart to kill them. +9 Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. + “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?” +10 I will weep for the mountains + and wail for the wilderness pastures. For they are desolate and empty of life; - -the lowing of cattle is heard no more; - -the birds and wild animals have all fled. - - -11. "I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins," says the LORD. - -"It will be a place haunted by jackals. - + the lowing of cattle is heard no more; + the birds and wild animals have all fled. +11 “I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins,” says the Lord. + “It will be a place haunted by jackals. The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, - -with no one living in them." - - -12. Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it? - -13. The LORD replies, "This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said. -14. Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them. -15. So now, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. -16. I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely." -Weeping in Jerusalem - - -17. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"Consider all this, and call for the mourners. - -Send for the women who mourn at funerals. - - -18. Quick! Begin your weeping! - -Let the tears flow from your eyes. - - -19. Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair, - -'We are ruined! We are completely humiliated! + with no one living in them.” +12 Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it? +13 The Lord replies, “This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said. +14 Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them. +15 So now, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. +16 I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely.” +17 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“Consider all this, and call for the mourners. + Send for the women who mourn at funerals. +18 Quick! Begin your weeping! + Let the tears flow from your eyes. +19 Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair, + ‘We are ruined! We are completely humiliated! We must leave our land, - -because our homes have been torn down.'" - - -20. Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD; - -open your ears to what he has to say. - + because our homes have been torn down.’” +20 Listen, you women, to the words of the Lord; + open your ears to what he has to say. Teach your daughters to wail; - -teach one another how to lament. - - -21. For death has crept in through our windows - -and has entered our mansions. - + teach one another how to lament. +21 For death has crept in through our windows + and has entered our mansions. It has killed off the flower of our youth: - -Children no longer play in the streets, - -and young men no longer gather in the squares. - - -22. This is what the LORD says: -"Bodies will be scattered across the fields like clumps of manure, - -like bundles of grain after the harvest. - -No one will be left to bury them." - - -23. This is what the LORD says: -"Don't let the wise boast in their wisdom, - -or the powerful boast in their power, - -or the rich boast in their riches. - - -24. But those who wish to boast - -should boast in this alone: -that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD - -who demonstrates unfailing love - -and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, + Children no longer play in the streets, + and young men no longer gather in the squares. +22 This is what the Lord says: +“Bodies will be scattered across the fields like clumps of manure, + like bundles of grain after the harvest. + No one will be left to bury them.” +23 This is what the Lord says: +“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, + or the powerful boast in their power, + or the rich boast in their riches. +24 But those who wish to boast + should boast in this alone: +that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord + who demonstrates unfailing love + and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -25. "A time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit-- -26. the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts." - - - + I, the Lord, have spoken! +25 “A time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit— +26 the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md index 045f1e81..8f177ce5 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,194 +1,89 @@ -Idolatry Brings Destruction - # Chapter 10 -1. Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O Israel! -2. This is what the LORD says: -"Do not act like the other nations, - -who try to read their future in the stars. - +1 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel! +2 This is what the Lord says: +“Do not act like the other nations, + who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions, - -even though other nations are terrified by them. - - -3. Their ways are futile and foolish. - -They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol. - - -4. They decorate it with gold and silver - -and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails - -so it won't fall over. - - -5. Their gods are like - -helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field! + even though other nations are terrified by them. +3 Their ways are futile and foolish. + They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol. +4 They decorate it with gold and silver + and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails + so it won’t fall over. +5 Their gods are like + helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field! They cannot speak, - -and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. - + and they need to be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of such gods, - -for they can neither harm you nor do you any good." - - -6. LORD, there is no one like you! - -For you are great, and your name is full of power. - - -7. Who would not fear you, O King of nations? - -That title belongs to you alone! + for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.” +6 Lord, there is no one like you! + For you are great, and your name is full of power. +7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? + That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth - -and in all the kingdoms of the world, - -there is no one like you. - - -8. People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. - -The things they worship are made of wood! - - -9. They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish - -and gold from Uphaz, + and in all the kingdoms of the world, + there is no one like you. +8 People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. + The things they worship are made of wood! +9 They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish + and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen - -who make their idols. - + who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes - -made by expert tailors. - - -10. But the LORD is the only true God. - -He is the living God and the everlasting King! + made by expert tailors. +10 But the Lord is the only true God. + He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. - -The nations cannot stand up to his wrath. - - -11. Say this to those who worship other gods: "Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens." - -12. But the LORD made the earth by his power, - -and he preserves it by his wisdom. - + The nations cannot stand up to his wrath. +11 Say this to those who worship other gods: “Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens.” +12 But the Lord made the earth by his power, + and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding - -he stretched out the heavens. - - -13. When he speaks in the thunder, - -the heavens roar with rain. - + he stretched out the heavens. +13 When he speaks in the thunder, + the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. - -He sends the lightning with the rain - -and releases the wind from his storehouses. - - -14. The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! - -The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, + He sends the lightning with the rain + and releases the wind from his storehouses. +14 The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! + The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. - -These idols have no breath or power. - - -15. Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! - -On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. - - -16. But the God of Israel is no idol! - -He is the Creator of everything that exists, + These idols have no breath or power. +15 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! + On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. +16 But the God of Israel is no idol! + He is the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel, his own special possession. - The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name! -The Coming Destruction - - -17. Pack your bags and prepare to leave; - -the siege is about to begin. - - -18. For this is what the LORD says: -"Suddenly, I will fling out - -all you who live in this land. - + The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! +17 Pack your bags and prepare to leave; + the siege is about to begin. +18 For this is what the Lord says: +“Suddenly, I will fling out + all you who live in this land. I will pour great troubles upon you, - -and at last you will feel my anger." - - -19. My wound is severe, - -and my grief is great. - + and at last you will feel my anger.” +19 My wound is severe, + and my grief is great. My sickness is incurable, - -but I must bear it. - - -20. My home is gone, - -and no one is left to help me rebuild it. - + but I must bear it. +20 My home is gone, + and no one is left to help me rebuild it. My children have been taken away, - -and I will never see them again. - - -21. The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. - They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD. - + and I will never see them again. +21 The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. + They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord. Therefore, they fail completely, - -and their flocks are scattered. - - -22. Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies - -as they roll down from the north. - + and their flocks are scattered. +22 Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies + as they roll down from the north. The towns of Judah will be destroyed - -and become a haunt for jackals. - -Jeremiah's Prayer - - -23. I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own. - -We are not able to plan our own course. - - -24. So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle. - -Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. - - -25. Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you-- - -on the peoples that do not call upon your name. + and become a haunt for jackals. +23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. + We are not able to plan our own course. +24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. + Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. +25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— + on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel; - -they have devoured and consumed them, - -making the land a desolate wilderness. - - - + they have devoured and consumed them, + making the land a desolate wilderness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md index d9c69daa..994c49c0 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,64 +1,36 @@ -Judah's Broken Covenant - # Chapter 11 -1. The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -2. "Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. -3. Say to them, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! -4. For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, "If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people, and I will be your God." -5. I said this so I could keep my promise to your ancestors to give you a land flowing with milk and honey--the land you live in today.'" -Then I replied, "Amen, LORD! May it be so." - -6. Then the LORD said, "Broadcast this message in the streets of Jerusalem. Go from town to town throughout the land and say, 'Remember the ancient covenant, and do everything it requires. -7. For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, "Obey me!" I have repeated this warning over and over to this day, -8. but your ancestors did not listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own evil desires. And because they refused to obey, I brought upon them all the curses described in this covenant.'" - -9. Again the LORD spoke to me and said, "I have discovered a conspiracy against me among the people of Judah and Jerusalem. -10. They have returned to the sins of their ancestors. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. -11. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries. -12. Then the people of Judah and Jerusalem will pray to their idols and burn incense before them. But the idols will not save them when disaster strikes! -13. Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame--altars for burning incense to your god Baal--as there are streets in Jerusalem. - -14. "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress. - -15. "What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple, - -when they have done so many immoral things? +1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +2 “Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. +3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! +4 For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people, and I will be your God.” +5 I said this so I could keep my promise to your ancestors to give you a land flowing with milk and honey—the land you live in today.’” +Then I replied, “Amen, Lord! May it be so.” +6 Then the Lord said, “Broadcast this message in the streets of Jerusalem. Go from town to town throughout the land and say, ‘Remember the ancient covenant, and do everything it requires. +7 For I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, “Obey me!” I have repeated this warning over and over to this day, +8 but your ancestors did not listen or even pay attention. Instead, they stubbornly followed their own evil desires. And because they refused to obey, I brought upon them all the curses described in this covenant.’” +9 Again the Lord spoke to me and said, “I have discovered a conspiracy against me among the people of Judah and Jerusalem. +10 They have returned to the sins of their ancestors. They have refused to listen to me and are worshiping other gods. Israel and Judah have both broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. +11 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries. +12 Then the people of Judah and Jerusalem will pray to their idols and burn incense before them. But the idols will not save them when disaster strikes! +13 Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem. +14 “Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress. +15 “What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple, + when they have done so many immoral things? Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction? - -They actually rejoice in doing evil! - - -16. I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree, - -beautiful to see and full of good fruit. - + They actually rejoice in doing evil! +16 I, the Lord, once called them a thriving olive tree, + beautiful to see and full of good fruit. But now I have sent the fury of their enemies - -to burn them with fire, - -leaving them charred and broken. - - -17. "I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, arousing my anger by burning incense to Baal." -A Plot against Jeremiah - - -18. Then the LORD told me about the plots my enemies were making against me. -19. I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! "Let's destroy this man and all his words," they said. "Let's cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever." - -20. O LORD of Heaven's Armies, + to burn them with fire, + leaving them charred and broken. +17 “I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, arousing my anger by burning incense to Baal.” +18 Then the Lord told me about the plots my enemies were making against me. +19 I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.” +20 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you make righteous judgments, - -and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. - + and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, - -for I have committed my cause to you. - - -21. This is what the LORD says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, "We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the LORD's name." -22. So this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says about them: "I will punish them! Their young men will die in battle, and their boys and girls will starve to death. -23. Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes." - - - + for I have committed my cause to you. +21 This is what the Lord says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, “We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the Lord’s name.” +22 So this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says about them: “I will punish them! Their young men will die in battle, and their boys and girls will starve to death. +23 Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md index aca31a46..e1b8e4cb 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,124 +1,58 @@ -Jeremiah Questions the LORD's Justice - # Chapter 12 -1. LORD, you always give me justice - -when I bring a case before you. - +1 Lord, you always give me justice + when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? - -Why are evil people so happy? - - -2. You have planted them, - -and they have taken root and prospered. - + Why are evil people so happy? +2 You have planted them, + and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, - -but you are far from their hearts. - - -3. But as for me, LORD, you know my heart. - -You see me and test my thoughts. - + but you are far from their hearts. +3 But as for me, Lord, you know my heart. + You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered! - -Set them aside to be slaughtered! - - -4. How long must this land mourn? - -Even the grass in the fields has withered. - + Set them aside to be slaughtered! +4 How long must this land mourn? + Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared - -because of the evil in the land. - + because of the evil in the land. For the people have said, - "The LORD doesn't see what's ahead for us!"The LORD's Reply to Jeremiah - -5. "If racing against mere men makes you tired, - -how will you race against horses? + “The Lord doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!” +5 “If racing against mere men makes you tired, + how will you race against horses? If you stumble and fall on open ground, - -what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan? - - -6. Even your brothers, members of your own family, - -have turned against you. - -They plot and raise complaints against you. - + what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan? +6 Even your brothers, members of your own family, + have turned against you. + They plot and raise complaints against you. Do not trust them, - -no matter how pleasantly they speak. - - -7. "I have abandoned my people, my special possession. - -I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies. - - -8. My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, - -so I have treated them with contempt. - - -9. My chosen people act like speckled vultures, - -but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. - -Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean! - - -10. "Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, - -trampling down the vines - -and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness. - - -11. They have made it an empty wasteland; - -I hear its mournful cry. - + no matter how pleasantly they speak. +7 “I have abandoned my people, my special possession. + I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies. +8 My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, + so I have treated them with contempt. +9 My chosen people act like speckled vultures, + but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. + Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean! +10 “Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, + trampling down the vines + and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness. +11 They have made it an empty wasteland; + I hear its mournful cry. The whole land is desolate, - -and no one even cares. - - -12. On all the bare hilltops, - -destroying armies can be seen. -The sword of the LORD devours people - -from one end of the nation to the other. - -No one will escape! - - -13. My people have planted wheat - -but are harvesting thorns. - + and no one even cares. +12 On all the bare hilltops, + destroying armies can be seen. +The sword of the Lord devours people + from one end of the nation to the other. + No one will escape! +13 My people have planted wheat + but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, - -but it has done them no good. - + but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame - because of the fierce anger of the LORD." -A Message for Israel's Neighbors - - -14. Now this is what the LORD says: "I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for the possession I gave my people Israel. And I will uproot Judah from among them. -15. But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession. -16. And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives' (just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people. -17. But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + because of the fierce anger of the Lord.” +14 Now this is what the Lord says: “I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for the possession I gave my people Israel. And I will uproot Judah from among them. +15 But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession. +16 And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’ (just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people. +17 But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md index 37fef1ad..d0a3c3e6 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,130 +1,67 @@ -Jeremiah's Linen Loincloth - # Chapter 13 -1. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it." -2. So I bought the loincloth as the LORD directed me, and I put it on. - -3. Then the LORD gave me another message: -4. "Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks." -5. So I went and hid it by the Euphrates as the LORD had instructed me. - -6. A long time afterward the LORD said to me, "Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there." -7. So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was rotting and falling apart. The loincloth was good for nothing. - -8. Then I received this message from the LORD: -9. "This is what the LORD says: This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem. -10. These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship other gods. Therefore, they will become like this loincloth--good for nothing! -11. As a loincloth clings to a man's waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the LORD. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory--an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me. - -12. "So tell them, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: May all your jars be filled with wine.' And they will reply, 'Of course! Jars are made to be filled with wine!' - -13. "Then tell them, 'No, this is what the LORD means: I will fill everyone in this land with drunkenness--from the king sitting on David's throne to the priests and the prophets, right down to the common people of Jerusalem. -14. I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.'" -A Warning against Pride - - -15. Listen and pay attention! - Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken. - -16. Give glory to the LORD your God - -before it is too late. - +1 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.” +2 So I bought the loincloth as the Lord directed me, and I put it on. +3 Then the Lord gave me another message: +4 “Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.” +5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates as the Lord had instructed me. +6 A long time afterward the Lord said to me, “Go back to the Euphrates and get the loincloth I told you to hide there.” +7 So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was rotting and falling apart. The loincloth was good for nothing. +8 Then I received this message from the Lord: +9 “This is what the Lord says: This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem. +10 These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship other gods. Therefore, they will become like this loincloth—good for nothing! +11 As a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the Lord. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory—an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me. +12 “So tell them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: May all your jars be filled with wine.’ And they will reply, ‘Of course! Jars are made to be filled with wine!’ +13 “Then tell them, ‘No, this is what the Lord means: I will fill everyone in this land with drunkenness—from the king sitting on David’s throne to the priests and the prophets, right down to the common people of Jerusalem. +14 I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the Lord. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.’” +15 Listen and pay attention! + Do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken. +16 Give glory to the Lord your God + before it is too late. Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you, - -causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains. - + causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains. For then, when you look for light, - -you will find only terrible darkness and gloom. - - -17. And if you still refuse to listen, - -I will weep alone because of your pride. - + you will find only terrible darkness and gloom. +17 And if you still refuse to listen, + I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, - because the LORD's flock will be led away into exile. - -18. Say to the king and his mother, -"Come down from your thrones - -and sit in the dust, + because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile. +18 Say to the king and his mother, +“Come down from your thrones + and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns - -will soon be snatched from your heads." - - -19. The towns of the Negev will close their gates, - -and no one will be able to open them. - + will soon be snatched from your heads.” +19 The towns of the Negev will close their gates, + and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. - -All will be carried into exile. - - -20. Open up your eyes and see - -the armies marching down from the north! -Where is your flock-- - -your beautiful flock-- - -that he gave you to care for? - - -21. What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated - -and appoints them as your rulers? + All will be carried into exile. +20 Open up your eyes and see + the armies marching down from the north! +Where is your flock— + your beautiful flock— + that he gave you to care for? +21 What will you say when the Lord takes the allies you have cultivated + and appoints them as your rulers? Pangs of anguish will grip you, - -like those of a woman in labor! - - -22. You may ask yourself, -"Why is all this happening to me?" - -It is because of your many sins! + like those of a woman in labor! +22 You may ask yourself, +“Why is all this happening to me?” + It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been stripped - -and raped by invading armies. - - -23. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? - -Can a leopard take away its spots? + and raped by invading armies. +23 Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? + Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, - -for you have always done evil. - - -24. "I will scatter you like chaff - -that is blown away by the desert winds. - - -25. This is your allotment, - -the portion I have assigned to you," - says the LORD, -"for you have forgotten me, - -putting your trust in false gods. - - -26. I myself will strip you - -and expose you to shame. - - -27. I have seen your adultery and lust, - -and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. - + for you have always done evil. +24 “I will scatter you like chaff + that is blown away by the desert winds. +25 This is your allotment, + the portion I have assigned to you,” + says the Lord, +“for you have forgotten me, + putting your trust in false gods. +26 I myself will strip you + and expose you to shame. +27 I have seen your adultery and lust, + and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem! - -How long before you are pure?" - - - + How long before you are pure?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md index 8ccdd59f..963a4a59 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,155 +1,75 @@ -Judah's Terrible Drought - # Chapter 14 -1. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD, explaining why he was holding back the rain: - -2. "Judah wilts; - -commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. - +1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain: +2 “Judah wilts; + commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, - -and a great cry rises from Jerusalem. - - -3. The nobles send servants to get water, - -but all the wells are dry. - + and a great cry rises from Jerusalem. +3 The nobles send servants to get water, + but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers, - -confused and desperate, - -covering their heads in grief. - - -4. The ground is parched - -and cracked for lack of rain. - + confused and desperate, + covering their heads in grief. +4 The ground is parched + and cracked for lack of rain. The farmers are deeply troubled; - -they, too, cover their heads. - - -5. Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn - -because there is no grass in the field. - - -6. The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills - -panting like thirsty jackals. - + they, too, cover their heads. +5 Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn + because there is no grass in the field. +6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills + panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, - -but there is none to be found." - - -7. The people say, "Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD, - -but help us for the sake of your own reputation. - + but there is none to be found.” +7 The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord, + but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you - -and sinned against you again and again. - - -8. O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble, - -why are you like a stranger to us? + and sinned against you again and again. +8 O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble, + why are you like a stranger to us? Why are you like a traveler passing through the land, - -stopping only for the night? - - -9. Are you also confused? - -Is our champion helpless to save us? -You are right here among us, LORD. - -We are known as your people. - -Please don't abandon us now!" - - -10. So this is what the LORD says to his people: -"You love to wander far from me - -and do not restrain yourselves. - + stopping only for the night? +9 Are you also confused? + Is our champion helpless to save us? +You are right here among us, Lord. + We are known as your people. + Please don’t abandon us now!” +10 So this is what the Lord says to his people: +“You love to wander far from me + and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. - -Now I will remember all your wickedness - -and will punish you for your sins."The LORD Forbids Jeremiah to Intercede - -11. Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for these people anymore. -12. When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease." - -13. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, their prophets are telling them, 'All is well--no war or famine will come. The LORD will surely send you peace.'" - -14. Then the LORD said, "These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts. -15. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in my name even though I never sent them. They say that no war or famine will come, but they themselves will die by war and famine! -16. As for the people to whom they prophesy--their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters--all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them. -17. Now, Jeremiah, say this to them: -"Night and day my eyes overflow with tears. - -I cannot stop weeping, -for my virgin daughter--my precious people-- - -has been struck down - -and lies mortally wounded. - - -18. If I go out into the fields, - -I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. - + Now I will remember all your wickedness + and will punish you for your sins.” +11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore. +12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.” +13 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, their prophets are telling them, ‘All is well—no war or famine will come. The Lord will surely send you peace.’” +14 Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts. +15 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in my name even though I never sent them. They say that no war or famine will come, but they themselves will die by war and famine! +16 As for the people to whom they prophesy—their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters—all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them. +17 Now, Jeremiah, say this to them: +“Night and day my eyes overflow with tears. + I cannot stop weeping, +for my virgin daughter—my precious people— + has been struck down + and lies mortally wounded. +18 If I go out into the fields, + I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. If I walk the city streets, - -I see people who have died of starvation. - + I see people who have died of starvation. The prophets and priests continue with their work, - -but they don't know what they're doing." -A Prayer for Healing - - -19. LORD, have you completely rejected Judah? + but they don’t know what they’re doing.” +19 Lord, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? - -We hoped for peace, but no peace came. - -We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror. - - -20. LORD, we confess our wickedness - -and that of our ancestors, too. - -We all have sinned against you. - - -21. For the sake of your reputation, LORD, do not abandon us. - -Do not disgrace your own glorious throne. - + We hoped for peace, but no peace came. + We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror. +20 Lord, we confess our wickedness + and that of our ancestors, too. + We all have sinned against you. +21 For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us. + Do not disgrace your own glorious throne. Please remember us, - -and do not break your covenant with us. - - -22. Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain? - -Does it fall from the sky by itself? -No, you are the one, O LORD our God! - -Only you can do such things. - -So we will wait for you to help us. - - - + and do not break your covenant with us. +22 Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain? + Does it fall from the sky by itself? +No, you are the one, O Lord our God! + Only you can do such things. + So we will wait for you to help us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md index 92f08a19..bb7e7511 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,171 +1,85 @@ -Judah's Inevitable Doom - # Chapter 15 -1. Then the LORD said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn't help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight! -2. And if they say to you, 'But where can we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: -"'Those who are destined for death, to death; - -those who are destined for war, to war; +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn’t help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight! +2 And if they say to you, ‘But where can we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: +“‘Those who are destined for death, to death; + those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; - -those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.' - - -3. "I will send four kinds of destroyers against them," says the LORD. "I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left. -4. Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. - -5. "Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem? - -Who will weep for you? - -Who will even bother to ask how you are? - - -6. You have abandoned me - -and turned your back on me," - says the LORD. - -"Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. - -I am tired of always giving you another chance. - - -7. I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities - -and take away the children you hold dear. - + those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.’ +3 “I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” says the Lord. “I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left. +4 Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. +5 “Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem? + Who will weep for you? + Who will even bother to ask how you are? +6 You have abandoned me + and turned your back on me,” + says the Lord. +“Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you. + I am tired of always giving you another chance. +7 I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities + and take away the children you hold dear. I will destroy my own people, - -because they refuse to change their evil ways. - - -8. There will be more widows - -than the grains of sand on the seashore. - + because they refuse to change their evil ways. +8 There will be more widows + than the grains of sand on the seashore. At noontime I will bring a destroyer - -against the mothers of young men. - + against the mothers of young men. I will cause anguish and terror - -to come upon them suddenly. - - -9. The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath; - -her sun has gone down while it is still day. - + to come upon them suddenly. +9 The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath; + her sun has gone down while it is still day. She sits childless now, - -disgraced and humiliated. - + disgraced and humiliated. And I will hand over those who are left - -to be killed by the enemy. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Jeremiah's Complaint - - -10. Then I said, -"What sorrow is mine, my mother. - -Oh, that I had died at birth! - -I am hated everywhere I go. - + to be killed by the enemy. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +10 Then I said, +“What sorrow is mine, my mother. + Oh, that I had died at birth! + I am hated everywhere I go. I am neither a lender who threatens to foreclose - -nor a borrower who refuses to pay-- - -yet they all curse me." - - -11. The LORD replied, -"I will take care of you, Jeremiah. - -Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf - -in times of trouble and distress. - - -12. Can a man break a bar of iron from the north, - -or a bar of bronze? - - -13. At no cost to them, - -I will hand over your wealth and treasures + nor a borrower who refuses to pay— + yet they all curse me.” +11 The Lord replied, +“I will take care of you, Jeremiah. + Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf + in times of trouble and distress. +12 Can a man break a bar of iron from the north, + or a bar of bronze? +13 At no cost to them, + I will hand over your wealth and treasures as plunder to your enemies, - -for sin runs rampant in your land. - - -14. I will tell your enemies to take you - -as captives to a foreign land. - + for sin runs rampant in your land. +14 I will tell your enemies to take you + as captives to a foreign land. For my anger blazes like a fire - that will burn forever." - -15. Then I said, -"LORD, you know what's happening to me. - -Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors! -Please give me time; don't let me die young. - -It's for your sake that I am suffering. - - -16. When I discovered your words, I devoured them. - -They are my joy and my heart's delight, + that will burn forever.” +15 Then I said, +“Lord, you know what’s happening to me. + Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors! +Please give me time; don’t let me die young. + It’s for your sake that I am suffering. +16 When I discovered your words, I devoured them. + They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, - O LORD God of Heaven's Armies. - -17. I never joined the people in their merry feasts. - -I sat alone because your hand was on me. - -I was filled with indignation at their sins. - - -18. Why then does my suffering continue? - -Why is my wound so incurable? + O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. +17 I never joined the people in their merry feasts. + I sat alone because your hand was on me. + I was filled with indignation at their sins. +18 Why then does my suffering continue? + Why is my wound so incurable? Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook, - -like a spring that has gone dry." - - -19. This is how the LORD responds: -"If you return to me, I will restore you - -so you can continue to serve me. - + like a spring that has gone dry.” +19 This is how the Lord responds: +“If you return to me, I will restore you + so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, - -you will be my spokesman. - + you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; - -do not let them influence you! - - -20. They will fight against you like an attacking army, - -but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze. - + do not let them influence you! +20 They will fight against you like an attacking army, + but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze. They will not conquer you, - -for I am with you to protect and rescue you. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -21. Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men. - -I will rescue you from their cruel hands." - - - + for I am with you to protect and rescue you. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +21 Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men. + I will rescue you from their cruel hands.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md index ffa79ab2..9e42e8ef 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,60 +1,32 @@ -Jeremiah Forbidden to Marry - # Chapter 16 -1. The LORD gave me another message. He said, -2. "Do not get married or have children in this place. -3. For this is what the LORD says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers: -4. They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals." -Judah's Coming Punishment - - -5. This is what the LORD says: "Do not go to funerals to mourn and show sympathy for these people, for I have removed my protection and peace from them. I have taken away my unfailing love and my mercy. -6. Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness. -7. No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead--not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them. - -8. "And do not go to their feasts and parties. Do not eat and drink with them at all. -9. For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: In your own lifetime, before your very eyes, I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in this land. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. - -10. "When you tell the people all these things, they will ask, 'Why has the LORD decreed such terrible things against us? What have we done to deserve such treatment? What is our sin against the LORD our God?' - -11. "Then you will give them the LORD's reply: 'It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word. -12. And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me. -13. So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night--and I will grant you no favors!' -Hope despite the Disaster - - -14. "But the time is coming," says the LORD, "when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.' -15. Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.' For I will bring them back to this land that I gave their ancestors. - -16. "But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them," says the LORD. "I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves. -17. I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me. -18. I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds." -Jeremiah's Prayer of Confidence - - -19. LORD, you are my strength and fortress, - -my refuge in the day of trouble! +1 The Lord gave me another message. He said, +2 “Do not get married or have children in this place. +3 For this is what the Lord says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers: +4 They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.” +5 This is what the Lord says: “Do not go to funerals to mourn and show sympathy for these people, for I have removed my protection and peace from them. I have taken away my unfailing love and my mercy. +6 Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness. +7 No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them. +8 “And do not go to their feasts and parties. Do not eat and drink with them at all. +9 For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: In your own lifetime, before your very eyes, I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in this land. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. +10 “When you tell the people all these things, they will ask, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such terrible things against us? What have we done to deserve such treatment? What is our sin against the Lord our God?’ +11 “Then you will give them the Lord’s reply: ‘It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word. +12 And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me. +13 So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night—and I will grant you no favors!’ +14 “But the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.’ +15 Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ For I will bring them back to this land that I gave their ancestors. +16 “But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them,” says the Lord. “I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves. +17 I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me. +18 I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds.” +19 Lord, you are my strength and fortress, + my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world - -will come to you and say, -"Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage, - -for they worshiped worthless idols. - - -20. Can people make their own gods? - -These are not real gods at all!" - - -21. The LORD says, -"Now I will show them my power; - -now I will show them my might. - + will come to you and say, +“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage, + for they worshiped worthless idols. +20 Can people make their own gods? + These are not real gods at all!” +21 The Lord says, +“Now I will show them my power; + now I will show them my might. At last they will know and understand - that I am the LORD. - - - + that I am the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md index 886834a6..c84814a3 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,159 +1,78 @@ -Judah's Sin and Punishment - # Chapter 17 -1. "The sin of Judah - -is inscribed with an iron chisel-- +1 “The sin of Judah + is inscribed with an iron chisel— engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts - -and on the corners of their altars. - - -2. Even their children go to worship - -at their pagan altars and Asherah poles, + and on the corners of their altars. +2 Even their children go to worship + at their pagan altars and Asherah poles, beneath every green tree - -and on every high hill. - - -3. So I will hand over my holy mountain-- - -along with all your wealth and treasures - -and your pagan shrines-- + and on every high hill. +3 So I will hand over my holy mountain— + along with all your wealth and treasures + and your pagan shrines— as plunder to your enemies, - -for sin runs rampant in your land. - - -4. The wonderful possession I have reserved for you - -will slip from your hands. - + for sin runs rampant in your land. +4 The wonderful possession I have reserved for you + will slip from your hands. I will tell your enemies to take you - -as captives to a foreign land. - + as captives to a foreign land. For my anger blazes like a fire - -that will burn forever."Wisdom from the LORD - -5. This is what the LORD says: -"Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, - -who rely on human strength - and turn their hearts away from the LORD. - -6. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, - -with no hope for the future. - + that will burn forever.” +5 This is what the Lord says: +“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, + who rely on human strength + and turn their hearts away from the Lord. +6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, + with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, - -in an uninhabited salty land. - - -7. "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD - and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. - -8. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, - -with roots that reach deep into the water. - + in an uninhabited salty land. +7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord + and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. +8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, + with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat - -or worried by long months of drought. - + or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, - -and they never stop producing fruit. - - -9. "The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, - -and desperately wicked. - -Who really knows how bad it is? - - -10. But I, the LORD, search all hearts - -and examine secret motives. - + and they never stop producing fruit. +9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, + and desperately wicked. + Who really knows how bad it is? +10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts + and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, - -according to what their actions deserve."Jeremiah's Trust in the LORD - -11. Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, - -so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. - + according to what their actions deserve.” +11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, + so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; - -in the end, they will become poor old fools. - - -12. But we worship at your throne-- - -eternal, high, and glorious! - - -13. O LORD, the hope of Israel, - -all who turn away from you will be disgraced. - + in the end, they will become poor old fools. +12 But we worship at your throne— + eternal, high, and glorious! +13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, + all who turn away from you will be disgraced. They will be buried in the dust of the earth, - for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water. - -14. O LORD, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; - -if you save me, I will be truly saved. - -My praises are for you alone! - - -15. People scoff at me and say, -"What is this 'message from the LORD' you talk about? - -Why don't your predictions come true?" - - -16. LORD, I have not abandoned my job - -as a shepherd for your people. - + for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water. +14 O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; + if you save me, I will be truly saved. + My praises are for you alone! +15 People scoff at me and say, +“What is this ‘message from the Lord’ you talk about? + Why don’t your predictions come true?” +16 Lord, I have not abandoned my job + as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. - -You have heard everything I've said. - - -17. LORD, don't terrorize me! - -You alone are my hope in the day of disaster. - - -18. Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, - -but don't let me experience shame and dismay. - + You have heard everything I’ve said. +17 Lord, don’t terrorize me! + You alone are my hope in the day of disaster. +18 Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, + but don’t let me experience shame and dismay. Bring a day of terror on them. - -Yes, bring double destruction upon them! -Observing the Sabbath - - -19. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates. -20. Say to all the people, 'Listen to this message from the LORD, you kings of Judah and all you people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem. -21. This is what the LORD says: Listen to my warning! Stop carrying on your trade at Jerusalem's gates on the Sabbath day. -22. Do not do your work on the Sabbath, but make it a holy day. I gave this command to your ancestors, -23. but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline. - -24. "'But if you obey me, says the LORD, and do not carry on your trade at the gates or work on the Sabbath day, and if you keep it holy, -25. then kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever. -26. And from all around Jerusalem, from the towns of Judah and Benjamin, from the western foothills and the hill country and the Negev, the people will come with their burnt offerings and sacrifices. They will bring their grain offerings, frankincense, and thanksgiving offerings to the LORD's Temple. - -27. "'But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.'" - - - + Yes, bring double destruction upon them! +19 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates. +20 Say to all the people, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you kings of Judah and all you people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem. +21 This is what the Lord says: Listen to my warning! Stop carrying on your trade at Jerusalem’s gates on the Sabbath day. +22 Do not do your work on the Sabbath, but make it a holy day. I gave this command to your ancestors, +23 but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline. +24 “‘But if you obey me, says the Lord, and do not carry on your trade at the gates or work on the Sabbath day, and if you keep it holy, +25 then kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever. +26 And from all around Jerusalem, from the towns of Judah and Benjamin, from the western foothills and the hill country and the Negev, the people will come with their burnt offerings and sacrifices. They will bring their grain offerings, frankincense, and thanksgiving offerings to the Lord’s Temple. +27 “‘But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md index 94b4e32d..2c751ee4 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,105 +1,52 @@ -The Potter and the Clay - # Chapter 18 -1. The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -2. "Go down to the potter's shop, and I will speak to you there." -3. So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. -4. But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. - -5. Then the LORD gave me this message: -6. "O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand. -7. If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, -8. but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. -9. And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, -10. but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would. - -11. "Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.'" - -12. But the people replied, "Don't waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires." - -13. So this is what the LORD says: -"Has anyone ever heard of such a thing, - -even among the pagan nations? +1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +2 “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.” +3 So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. +4 But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. +5 Then the Lord gave me this message: +6 “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand. +7 If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, +8 but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. +9 And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, +10 but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would. +11 “Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’” +12 But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.” +13 So this is what the Lord says: +“Has anyone ever heard of such a thing, + even among the pagan nations? My virgin daughter Israel - -has done something terrible! - - -14. Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon? - -Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry? - - -15. But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me; - -they burn incense to worthless idols. - + has done something terrible! +14 Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon? + Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry? +15 But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me; + they burn incense to worthless idols. They have stumbled off the ancient highways - -and walk in muddy paths. - - -16. Therefore, their land will become desolate, - -a monument to their stupidity. - + and walk in muddy paths. +16 Therefore, their land will become desolate, + a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished - -and will shake their heads in amazement. - - -17. I will scatter my people before their enemies - -as the east wind scatters dust. - + and will shake their heads in amazement. +17 I will scatter my people before their enemies + as the east wind scatters dust. And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them - -and refuse to notice their distress." -A Plot against Jeremiah - - -18. Then the people said, "Come on, let's plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don't need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let's spread rumors about him and ignore what he says." - -19. LORD, hear me and help me! - -Listen to what my enemies are saying. - - -20. Should they repay evil for good? - -They have dug a pit to kill me, + and refuse to notice their distress.” +18 Then the people said, “Come on, let’s plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don’t need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let’s spread rumors about him and ignore what he says.” +19 Lord, hear me and help me! + Listen to what my enemies are saying. +20 Should they repay evil for good? + They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them - -and tried to protect them from your anger. - - -21. So let their children starve! - -Let them die by the sword! + and tried to protect them from your anger. +21 So let their children starve! + Let them die by the sword! Let their wives become childless widows. - -Let their old men die in a plague, - -and let their young men be killed in battle! - - -22. Let screaming be heard from their homes - -as warriors come suddenly upon them. - + Let their old men die in a plague, + and let their young men be killed in battle! +22 Let screaming be heard from their homes + as warriors come suddenly upon them. For they have dug a pit for me - -and have hidden traps along my path. - - -23. LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me. - -Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. - + and have hidden traps along my path. +23 Lord, you know all about their murderous plots against me. + Don’t forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. - -Deal with them in your anger. - - - + Deal with them in your anger. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md index 5ddcbdc8..163cfb68 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,25 +1,16 @@ -Jeremiah's Shattered Jar - # Chapter 19 -1. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you. -2. Go out through the Gate of Broken Pots to the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and give them this message. -3. Say to them, 'Listen to this message from the LORD, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will bring a terrible disaster on this place, and the ears of those who hear about it will ring! - -4. "'For Israel has forsaken me and turned this valley into a place of wickedness. The people burn incense to foreign gods--idols never before acknowledged by this generation, by their ancestors, or by the kings of Judah. And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children. -5. They have built pagan shrines to Baal, and there they burn their sons as sacrifices to Baal. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! -6. So beware, for the time is coming, says the LORD, when this garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. - -7. "'For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals. -8. I will reduce Jerusalem to ruins, making it a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and will gasp at the destruction they see there. -9. I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.' - -10. "As these men watch you, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought. -11. Then say to them, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: As this jar lies shattered, so I will shatter the people of Judah and Jerusalem beyond all hope of repair. They will bury the bodies here in Topheth, the garbage dump, until there is no more room for them. -12. This is what I will do to this place and its people, says the LORD. I will cause this city to become defiled like Topheth. -13. Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah's kings, will become like Topheth--all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where liquid offerings were poured out to your idols.'" - -14. Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, the garbage dump where he had delivered this message, and he stopped in front of the Temple of the LORD. He said to the people there, -15. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.'" - - - +1 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you. +2 Go out through the Gate of Broken Pots to the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and give them this message. +3 Say to them, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will bring a terrible disaster on this place, and the ears of those who hear about it will ring! +4 “‘For Israel has forsaken me and turned this valley into a place of wickedness. The people burn incense to foreign gods—idols never before acknowledged by this generation, by their ancestors, or by the kings of Judah. And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children. +5 They have built pagan shrines to Baal, and there they burn their sons as sacrifices to Baal. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! +6 So beware, for the time is coming, says the Lord, when this garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. +7 “‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals. +8 I will reduce Jerusalem to ruins, making it a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and will gasp at the destruction they see there. +9 I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.’ +10 “As these men watch you, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought. +11 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: As this jar lies shattered, so I will shatter the people of Judah and Jerusalem beyond all hope of repair. They will bury the bodies here in Topheth, the garbage dump, until there is no more room for them. +12 This is what I will do to this place and its people, says the Lord. I will cause this city to become defiled like Topheth. +13 Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah’s kings, will become like Topheth—all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where liquid offerings were poured out to your idols.’” +14 Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, the garbage dump where he had delivered this message, and he stopped in front of the Temple of the Lord. He said to the people there, +15 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md index aed282c6..4dc5bf88 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,116 +1,57 @@ -Jeremiah and Pashhur - # Chapter 20 -1. Now Pashhur son of Immer, the priest in charge of the Temple of the LORD, heard what Jeremiah was prophesying. -2. So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the LORD's Temple. - -3. The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, "Pashhur, the LORD has changed your name. From now on you are to be called 'The Man Who Lives in Terror.' -4. For this is what the LORD says: 'I will send terror upon you and all your friends, and you will watch as they are slaughtered by the swords of the enemy. I will hand the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take them captive to Babylon or run them through with the sword. -5. And I will let your enemies plunder Jerusalem. All the famed treasures of the city--the precious jewels and gold and silver of your kings--will be carried off to Babylon. -6. As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.'" -Jeremiah's Complaint - - -7. O LORD, you misled me, - -and I allowed myself to be misled. - +1 Now Pashhur son of Immer, the priest in charge of the Temple of the Lord, heard what Jeremiah was prophesying. +2 So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple. +3 The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.’ +4 For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will send terror upon you and all your friends, and you will watch as they are slaughtered by the swords of the enemy. I will hand the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take them captive to Babylon or run them through with the sword. +5 And I will let your enemies plunder Jerusalem. All the famed treasures of the city—the precious jewels and gold and silver of your kings—will be carried off to Babylon. +6 As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.’” +7 O Lord, you misled me, + and I allowed myself to be misled. You are stronger than I am, - -and you overpowered me. - + and you overpowered me. Now I am mocked every day; - -everyone laughs at me. - - -8. When I speak, the words burst out. - -"Violence and destruction!" I shout. -So these messages from the LORD - -have made me a household joke. - - -9. But if I say I'll never mention the LORD - -or speak in his name, + everyone laughs at me. +8 When I speak, the words burst out. + “Violence and destruction!” I shout. +So these messages from the Lord + have made me a household joke. +9 But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord + or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. - -It's like a fire in my bones! + It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! - -I can't do it! - - -10. I have heard the many rumors about me. - -They call me "The Man Who Lives in Terror." -They threaten, "If you say anything, we will report it." - -Even my old friends are watching me, - -waiting for a fatal slip. - -"He will trap himself," they say, - -"and then we will get our revenge on him." - - -11. But the LORD stands beside me like a great warrior. - -Before him my persecutors will stumble. - -They cannot defeat me. - + I can’t do it! +10 I have heard the many rumors about me. + They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” +They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” + Even my old friends are watching me, + waiting for a fatal slip. +“He will trap himself,” they say, + “and then we will get our revenge on him.” +11 But the Lord stands beside me like a great warrior. + Before him my persecutors will stumble. + They cannot defeat me. They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated. - -Their dishonor will never be forgotten. - - -12. O LORD of Heaven's Armies, + Their dishonor will never be forgotten. +12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you test those who are righteous, - -and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. - + and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, - -for I have committed my cause to you. - - -13. Sing to the LORD! - Praise the LORD! + for I have committed my cause to you. +13 Sing to the Lord! + Praise the Lord! For though I was poor and needy, - -he rescued me from my oppressors. - - -14. Yet I curse the day I was born! - -May no one celebrate the day of my birth. - - -15. I curse the messenger who told my father, - "Good news--you have a son!" - -16. Let him be destroyed like the cities of old - that the LORD overthrew without mercy. - + he rescued me from my oppressors. +14 Yet I curse the day I was born! + May no one celebrate the day of my birth. +15 I curse the messenger who told my father, + “Good news—you have a son!” +16 Let him be destroyed like the cities of old + that the Lord overthrew without mercy. Terrify him all day long with battle shouts, - - -17. because he did not kill me at birth. - -Oh, that I had died in my mother's womb, - -that her body had been my grave! - - -18. Why was I ever born? - -My entire life has been filled - -with trouble, sorrow, and shame. - - - +17 because he did not kill me at birth. +Oh, that I had died in my mother’s womb, + that her body had been my grave! +18 Why was I ever born? + My entire life has been filled + with trouble, sorrow, and shame. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md index 1ed2ebfb..e99c0c9a 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,48 +1,26 @@ -No Deliverance from Babylon - # Chapter 21 -1. The LORD spoke through Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to speak with him. They begged Jeremiah, -2. "Please speak to the LORD for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the LORD will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies." - -3. Jeremiah replied, "Go back to King Zedekiah and tell him, -4. 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside your walls attacking you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city. -5. I myself will fight against you with a strong hand and a powerful arm, for I am very angry. You have made me furious! -6. I will send a terrible plague upon this city, and both people and animals will die. -7. And after all that, says the LORD, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.' - -8. "Tell all the people, 'This is what the LORD says: Take your choice of life or death! -9. Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life! -10. For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.' -Judgment on Judah's Kings - - -11. "Say to the royal family of Judah, 'Listen to this message from the LORD! -12. This is what the LORD says to the dynasty of David: -"'Give justice each morning to the people you judge! - -Help those who have been robbed; - -rescue them from their oppressors. - +1 The Lord spoke through Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to speak with him. They begged Jeremiah, +2 “Please speak to the Lord for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the Lord will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies.” +3 Jeremiah replied, “Go back to King Zedekiah and tell him, +4 ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside your walls attacking you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city. +5 I myself will fight against you with a strong hand and a powerful arm, for I am very angry. You have made me furious! +6 I will send a terrible plague upon this city, and both people and animals will die. +7 And after all that, says the Lord, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.’ +8 “Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death! +9 Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life! +10 For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the Lord. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.’ +11 “Say to the royal family of Judah, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord! +12 This is what the Lord says to the dynasty of David: +“‘Give justice each morning to the people you judge! + Help those who have been robbed; + rescue them from their oppressors. Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire - -because of all your sins. - - -13. I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem, - -that mighty fortress-- -the people who boast, "No one can touch us here. - -No one can break in here." - - -14. And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness, - says the LORD. - + because of all your sins. +13 I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem, + that mighty fortress— +the people who boast, “No one can touch us here. + No one can break in here.” +14 And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness, + says the Lord. I will light a fire in your forests - -that will burn up everything around you.'" - - - + that will burn up everything around you.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md index 8fab22b3..ca6321aa 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,162 +1,78 @@ -A Message for Judah's Kings - # Chapter 22 -1. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him, -2. 'Listen to this message from the LORD, you king of Judah, sitting on David's throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too. -3. This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! -Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent! -4. If you obey me, there will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. The king will ride through the palace gates in chariots and on horses, with his parade of attendants and subjects. -5. But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the LORD, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.'" -A Message about the Palace - - -6. Now this is what the LORD says concerning Judah's royal palace: -"I love you as much as fruitful Gilead - -and the green forests of Lebanon. - +1 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him, +2 ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too. +3 This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent! +4 If you obey me, there will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. The king will ride through the palace gates in chariots and on horses, with his parade of attendants and subjects. +5 But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the Lord, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.’” +6 Now this is what the Lord says concerning Judah’s royal palace: +“I love you as much as fruitful Gilead + and the green forests of Lebanon. But I will turn you into a desert, - -with no one living within your walls. - - -7. I will call for wreckers, - -who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. - + with no one living within your walls. +7 I will call for wreckers, + who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. They will tear out all your fine cedar beams - -and throw them on the fire. - - -8. "People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, 'Why did the LORD destroy such a great city?' -9. And the answer will be, 'Because they violated their covenant with the LORD their God by worshiping other gods.'" -A Message about Jehoahaz - - -10. Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. - -Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! - -For he will never return to see his native land again. - - -11. For this is what the LORD says about Jehoahaz, who succeeded his father, King Josiah, and was taken away as a captive: "He will never return. -12. He will die in a distant land and will never again see his own country." -A Message about Jehoiakim - - -13. And the LORD says, "What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim, + and throw them on the fire. +8 “People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, ‘Why did the Lord destroy such a great city?’ +9 And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’” +10 Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. + Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! + For he will never return to see his native land again. +11 For this is what the Lord says about Jehoahaz, who succeeded his father, King Josiah, and was taken away as a captive: “He will never return. +12 He will die in a distant land and will never again see his own country.” +13 And the Lord says, “What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. - He builds injustice into its walls, - -for he makes his neighbors work for nothing. - -He does not pay them for their labor. - - -14. He says, 'I will build a magnificent palace - -with huge rooms and many windows. - + for he makes his neighbors work for nothing. + He does not pay them for their labor. +14 He says, ‘I will build a magnificent palace + with huge rooms and many windows. I will panel it throughout with fragrant cedar - -and paint it a lovely red.' - - -15. But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! - -Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. - + and paint it a lovely red.’ +15 But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! + Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. - -That is why God blessed him. - - -16. He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, - -and everything went well for him. - -Isn't that what it means to know me?" - says the LORD. - -17. "But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! - -You murder the innocent, - -oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly." - - -18. Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah: -"The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another, - -'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!' + That is why God blessed him. +16 He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, + and everything went well for him. +Isn’t that what it means to know me?” + says the Lord. +17 “But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! + You murder the innocent, + oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.” +18 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah: +“The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another, + ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ His subjects will not mourn for him, crying, - -'Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!' - - -19. He will be buried like a dead donkey-- - -dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates! - - -20. Weep for your allies in Lebanon. - -Shout for them in Bashan. + ‘Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’ +19 He will be buried like a dead donkey— + dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates! +20 Weep for your allies in Lebanon. + Shout for them in Bashan. Search for them in the regions east of the river. - -See, they are all destroyed. - -Not one is left to help you. - - -21. I warned you when you were prosperous, - -but you replied, 'Don't bother me.' -You have been that way since childhood-- - -you simply will not obey me! - - -22. And now the wind will blow away your allies. - -All your friends will be taken away as captives. - -Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed. - - -23. It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace - -paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon, -but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish-- - -anguish like that of a woman in labor. - -A Message for Jehoiachin - - -24. "As surely as I live," says the LORD, "I will abandon you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off. -25. I will hand you over to those who seek to kill you, those you so desperately fear--to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the mighty Babylonian army. -26. I will expel you and your mother from this land, and you will die in a foreign country, not in your native land. -27. You will never again return to the land you yearn for. - -28. "Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar? - -Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land? - - -29. O earth, earth, earth! - Listen to this message from the LORD! - -30. This is what the LORD says: -'Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless. - -He is a failure, + See, they are all destroyed. + Not one is left to help you. +21 I warned you when you were prosperous, + but you replied, ‘Don’t bother me.’ +You have been that way since childhood— + you simply will not obey me! +22 And now the wind will blow away your allies. + All your friends will be taken away as captives. + Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed. +23 It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace + paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon, +but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish— + anguish like that of a woman in labor. +24 “As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “I will abandon you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off. +25 I will hand you over to those who seek to kill you, those you so desperately fear—to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the mighty Babylonian army. +26 I will expel you and your mother from this land, and you will die in a foreign country, not in your native land. +27 You will never again return to the land you yearn for. +28 “Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar? + Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land? +29 O earth, earth, earth! + Listen to this message from the Lord! +30 This is what the Lord says: +‘Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless. + He is a failure, for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David - -to rule over Judah.' - - - + to rule over Judah.’ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md index 6f5c1141..b2cc8ea4 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,208 +1,107 @@ -The Righteous Descendant - # Chapter 23 -1. "What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people--the shepherds of my sheep--for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for," says the LORD. - -2. Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: "Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them. -3. But I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their own sheepfold, and they will be fruitful and increase in number. -4. Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -5. "For the time is coming," - says the LORD, -"when I will raise up a righteous descendant - -from King David's line. - +1 “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the Lord. +2 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them. +3 But I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their own sheepfold, and they will be fruitful and increase in number. +4 Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the Lord, have spoken! +5 “For the time is coming,” + says the Lord, +“when I will raise up a righteous descendant + from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. - -He will do what is just and right throughout the land. - - -6. And this will be his name: - 'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.' + He will do what is just and right throughout the land. +6 And this will be his name: + ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ In that day Judah will be saved, - -and Israel will live in safety. - - -7. "In that day," says the LORD, "when people are taking an oath, they will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.' -8. Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.' Then they will live in their own land." -Judgment on False Prophets - - -9. My heart is broken because of the false prophets, - -and my bones tremble. - + and Israel will live in safety. +7 “In that day,” says the Lord, “when people are taking an oath, they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.’ +8 Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.’ Then they will live in their own land.” +9 My heart is broken because of the false prophets, + and my bones tremble. I stagger like a drunkard, - -like someone overcome by wine, + like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words - the LORD has spoken against them. - -10. For the land is full of adultery, - -and it lies under a curse. - -The land itself is in mourning-- - -its wilderness pastures are dried up. - + the Lord has spoken against them. +10 For the land is full of adultery, + and it lies under a curse. +The land itself is in mourning— + its wilderness pastures are dried up. For they all do evil - -and abuse what power they have. - - -11. "Even the priests and prophets - -are ungodly, wicked men. - + and abuse what power they have. +11 “Even the priests and prophets + are ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts - -right here in my own Temple," - says the LORD. - -12. "Therefore, the paths they take - -will become slippery. - + right here in my own Temple,” + says the Lord. +12 “Therefore, the paths they take + will become slippery. They will be chased through the dark, - -and there they will fall. - + and there they will fall. For I will bring disaster upon them - -at the time fixed for their punishment. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -13. "I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, - -for they prophesied in the name of Baal - -and led my people of Israel into sin. - - -14. But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! - -They commit adultery and love dishonesty. - + at the time fixed for their punishment. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +13 “I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, + for they prophesied in the name of Baal + and led my people of Israel into sin. +14 But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! + They commit adultery and love dishonesty. They encourage those who are doing evil - -so that no one turns away from their sins. - + so that no one turns away from their sins. These prophets are as wicked - -as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were." - - -15. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says concerning the prophets: -"I will feed them with bitterness - -and give them poison to drink. - -For it is because of Jerusalem's prophets - -that wickedness has filled this land." - - -16. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says to his people: -"Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, - -filling you with futile hopes. - + as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were.” +15 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says concerning the prophets: +“I will feed them with bitterness + and give them poison to drink. +For it is because of Jerusalem’s prophets + that wickedness has filled this land.” +16 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to his people: +“Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, + filling you with futile hopes. They are making up everything they say. - They do not speak for the LORD! - -17. They keep saying to those who despise my word, - 'Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!' + They do not speak for the Lord! +17 They keep saying to those who despise my word, + ‘Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!’ And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires, - -they say, 'No harm will come your way!' - - -18. "Have any of these prophets been in the LORD's presence - -to hear what he is really saying? - -Has even one of them cared enough to listen? - - -19. Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm, - -a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked. - - -20. The anger of the LORD will not diminish - -until it has finished all he has planned. - + they say, ‘No harm will come your way!’ +18 “Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence + to hear what he is really saying? + Has even one of them cared enough to listen? +19 Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, + a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked. +20 The anger of the Lord will not diminish + until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come - -you will understand all this very clearly. - - -21. "I have not sent these prophets, - -yet they run around claiming to speak for me. - + you will understand all this very clearly. +21 “I have not sent these prophets, + yet they run around claiming to speak for me. I have given them no message, - -yet they go on prophesying. - - -22. If they had stood before me and listened to me, - -they would have spoken my words, + yet they go on prophesying. +22 If they had stood before me and listened to me, + they would have spoken my words, and they would have turned my people - -from their evil ways and deeds. - - -23. Am I a God who is only close at hand?" says the LORD. - -"No, I am far away at the same time. - - -24. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? - -Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?" - says the LORD. - -25. "I have heard these prophets say, 'Listen to the dream I had from God last night.' And then they proceed to tell lies in my name. -26. How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say. -27. By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal. - -28. "Let these false prophets tell their dreams, - -but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. - -There is a difference between straw and grain! - - -29. Does not my word burn like fire?" - says the LORD. - -"Is it not like a mighty hammer - -that smashes a rock to pieces? - - -30. "Therefore," says the LORD, "I am against these prophets who steal messages from each other and claim they are from me. -31. I am against these smooth-tongued prophets who say, 'This prophecy is from the LORD!' -32. I am against these false prophets. Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people. I, the LORD, have spoken! -False Prophecies and False Prophets - - -33. "Suppose one of the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, 'What prophecy has the LORD burdened you with now?' You must reply, 'You are the burden! The LORD says he will abandon you!' - -34. "If any prophet, priest, or anyone else says, 'I have a prophecy from the LORD,' I will punish that person along with his entire family. -35. You should keep asking each other, 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What is the LORD saying?' -36. But stop using this phrase, 'prophecy from the LORD.' For people are using it to give authority to their own ideas, turning upside down the words of our God, the living God, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -37. "This is what you should say to the prophets: 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What is the LORD saying?' -38. But suppose they respond, 'This is a prophecy from the LORD!' Then you should say, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you have used this phrase, "prophecy from the LORD," even though I warned you not to use it, -39. I will forget you completely. I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and your ancestors. -40. And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.'" - - - + from their evil ways and deeds. +23 Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord. + “No, I am far away at the same time. +24 Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? + Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” + says the Lord. +25 “I have heard these prophets say, ‘Listen to the dream I had from God last night.’ And then they proceed to tell lies in my name. +26 How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say. +27 By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal. +28 “Let these false prophets tell their dreams, + but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. + There is a difference between straw and grain! +29 Does not my word burn like fire?” + says the Lord. +“Is it not like a mighty hammer + that smashes a rock to pieces? +30 “Therefore,” says the Lord, “I am against these prophets who steal messages from each other and claim they are from me. +31 I am against these smooth-tongued prophets who say, ‘This prophecy is from the Lord!’ +32 I am against these false prophets. Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people. I, the Lord, have spoken! +33 “Suppose one of the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, ‘What prophecy has the Lord burdened you with now?’ You must reply, ‘You are the burden! The Lord says he will abandon you!’ +34 “If any prophet, priest, or anyone else says, ‘I have a prophecy from the Lord,’ I will punish that person along with his entire family. +35 You should keep asking each other, ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What is the Lord saying?’ +36 But stop using this phrase, ‘prophecy from the Lord.’ For people are using it to give authority to their own ideas, turning upside down the words of our God, the living God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +37 “This is what you should say to the prophets: ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What is the Lord saying?’ +38 But suppose they respond, ‘This is a prophecy from the Lord!’ Then you should say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Because you have used this phrase, “prophecy from the Lord,” even though I warned you not to use it, +39 I will forget you completely. I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and your ancestors. +40 And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md index e844ff7d..923df4d1 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@ -Good and Bad Figs - # Chapter 24 -1. After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem. -2. One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat. - -3. Then the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" -I replied, "Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat." - - -4. Then the LORD gave me this message: -5. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. -6. I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. -7. I will give them hearts that recognize me as the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly. - -8. "But the bad figs," the LORD said, "represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. -9. I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them. -10. And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors." - - - +1 After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the Lord gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem. +2 One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with bad figs that were too rotten to eat. +3 Then the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” +I replied, “Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat.” +4 Then the Lord gave me this message: +5 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. +6 I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. +7 I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly. +8 “But the bad figs,” the Lord said, “represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. +9 I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them. +10 And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md index 3b7d23c3..25d17097 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,97 +1,60 @@ -Seventy Years of Captivity - # Chapter 25 -1. This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign. - -2. Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, -3. "For the past twenty-three years--from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now--the LORD has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened. - -4. "Again and again the LORD has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention. -5. Each time the message was this: 'Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever. -6. Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.' - -7. "But you would not listen to me," says the LORD. "You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer. -8. And now the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Because you have not listened to me, -9. I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever. -10. I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out. -11. This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. - -12. "Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins," says the LORD. "I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever. -13. I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book--all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations. -14. Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people."The Cup of the LORD's Anger - -15. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. -16. When they drink from it, they will stagger, crazed by the warfare I will send against them." - -17. So I took the cup of anger from the LORD and made all the nations drink from it--every nation to which the LORD sent me. -18. I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing. -19. I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people, -20. along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod. -21. Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, -22. and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea. -23. I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places. -24. I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert, -25. and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media. -26. And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other--all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon himself drank from the cup of the LORD's anger. - -27. Then the LORD said to me, "Now tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.' -28. And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, 'The LORD of Heaven's Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it. -29. I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!' - -30. "Now prophesy all these things, and say to them, -"'The LORD will roar against his own land - -from his holy dwelling in heaven. - +1 This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign. +2 Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, +3 “For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened. +4 “Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention. +5 Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever. +6 Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’ +7 “But you would not listen to me,” says the Lord. “You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer. +8 And now the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Because you have not listened to me, +9 I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever. +10 I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out. +11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. +12 “Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins,” says the Lord. “I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever. +13 I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book—all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations. +14 Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people.” +15 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. +16 When they drink from it, they will stagger, crazed by the warfare I will send against them.” +17 So I took the cup of anger from the Lord and made all the nations drink from it—every nation to which the Lord sent me. +18 I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing. +19 I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people, +20 along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod. +21 Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, +22 and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea. +23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places. +24 I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert, +25 and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media. +26 And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon himself drank from the cup of the Lord’s anger. +27 Then the Lord said to me, “Now tell them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.’ +28 And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it. +29 I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!’ +30 “Now prophesy all these things, and say to them, +“‘The Lord will roar against his own land + from his holy dwelling in heaven. He will shout like those who tread grapes; - -he will shout against everyone on earth. - - -31. His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth, - for the LORD will bring his case against all the nations. - + he will shout against everyone on earth. +31 His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth, + for the Lord will bring his case against all the nations. He will judge all the people of the earth, - -slaughtering the wicked with the sword. - I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - -32. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: - -"Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation! + slaughtering the wicked with the sword. + I, the Lord, have spoken!’” +32 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: + “Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation! A great whirlwind of fury is rising - -from the most distant corners of the earth!" - - -33. In that day those the LORD has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure. - -34. Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! - -Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! + from the most distant corners of the earth!” +33 In that day those the Lord has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure. +34 Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! + Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; - -you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase. - - -35. You will find no place to hide; - -there will be no way to escape. - - -36. Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds. - -The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair, - for the LORD is ruining their pastures. - -37. Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland - by the LORD's fierce anger. - -38. He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, - -and their land will be made desolate + you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase. +35 You will find no place to hide; + there will be no way to escape. +36 Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds. + The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair, + for the Lord is ruining their pastures. +37 Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland + by the Lord’s fierce anger. +38 He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, + and their land will be made desolate by the sword of the enemy - and the LORD's fierce anger. - - - + and the Lord’s fierce anger. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md index 6e877d62..40bc85cf 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -Jeremiah's Escape from Death - # Chapter 26 -1. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah. -2. "This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. Give them my entire message; include every word. -3. Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways. Then I will change my mind about the disaster I am ready to pour out on them because of their sins. - -4. "Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: If you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given you, -5. and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets--for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them-- -6. then I will destroy this Temple as I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the Tabernacle was located. And I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.'" - -7. The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened to Jeremiah as he spoke in front of the LORD's Temple. -8. But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the LORD had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. "Kill him!" they shouted. -9. "What right do you have to prophesy in the LORD's name that this Temple will be destroyed like Shiloh? What do you mean, saying that Jerusalem will be destroyed and left with no inhabitants?" And all the people threatened him as he stood in front of the Temple. - -10. When the officials of Judah heard what was happening, they rushed over from the palace and sat down at the New Gate of the Temple to hold court. -11. The priests and prophets presented their accusations to the officials and the people. "This man should die!" they said. "You have heard with your own ears what a traitor he is, for he has prophesied against this city." - -12. Then Jeremiah spoke to the officials and the people in his own defense. "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this Temple and this city," he said. "The LORD gave me every word that I have spoken. -13. But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the LORD your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you. -14. As for me, I am in your hands--do with me as you think best. -15. But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard." - -16. Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, "This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God." - -17. Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there. -18. They said, "Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, -'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: +1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah. +2 “This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the Lord, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. Give them my entire message; include every word. +3 Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways. Then I will change my mind about the disaster I am ready to pour out on them because of their sins. +4 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given you, +5 and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets—for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them— +6 then I will destroy this Temple as I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the Tabernacle was located. And I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.’” +7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened to Jeremiah as he spoke in front of the Lord’s Temple. +8 But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the Lord had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted. +9 “What right do you have to prophesy in the Lord’s name that this Temple will be destroyed like Shiloh? What do you mean, saying that Jerusalem will be destroyed and left with no inhabitants?” And all the people threatened him as he stood in front of the Temple. +10 When the officials of Judah heard what was happening, they rushed over from the palace and sat down at the New Gate of the Temple to hold court. +11 The priests and prophets presented their accusations to the officials and the people. “This man should die!” they said. “You have heard with your own ears what a traitor he is, for he has prophesied against this city.” +12 Then Jeremiah spoke to the officials and the people in his own defense. “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this Temple and this city,” he said. “The Lord gave me every word that I have spoken. +13 But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the Lord your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you. +14 As for me, I am in your hands—do with me as you think best. +15 But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the Lord sent me to speak every word you have heard.” +16 Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” +17 Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there. +18 They said, “Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, +‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; - -Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! + Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights - where the Temple now stands.' - -19. But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the LORD. They begged him for mercy. Then the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm." - -20. At this time Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim was also prophesying for the LORD. And he predicted the same terrible disaster against the city and nation as Jeremiah did. -21. When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt. -22. Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah. -23. They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave. - -24. Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed. - - - + where the Temple now stands.’ +19 But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.” +20 At this time Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim was also prophesying for the Lord. And he predicted the same terrible disaster against the city and nation as Jeremiah did. +21 When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt. +22 Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah. +23 They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave. +24 Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md index c02597dd..256f1f86 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,33 +1,23 @@ -Jeremiah Wears an Ox Yoke - # Chapter 27 -1. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah. - -2. This is what the LORD said to me: "Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps. -3. Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusalem. -4. Give them this message for their masters: 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: -5. With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose. -6. Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control. -7. All the nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until his time is up. Then many nations and great kings will conquer and rule over Babylon. -8. So you must submit to Babylon's king and serve him; put your neck under Babylon's yoke! I will punish any nation that refuses to be his slave, says the LORD. I will send war, famine, and disease upon that nation until Babylon has conquered it. - -9. "'Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcerers who say, "The king of Babylon will not conquer you." -10. They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die. -11. But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - -12. Then I repeated this same message to King Zedekiah of Judah. "If you want to live, submit to the yoke of the king of Babylon and his people. -13. Why do you insist on dying--you and your people? Why should you choose war, famine, and disease, which the LORD will bring against every nation that refuses to submit to Babylon's king? -14. Do not listen to the false prophets who keep telling you, 'The king of Babylon will not conquer you.' They are liars. -15. This is what the LORD says: 'I have not sent these prophets! They are telling you lies in my name, so I will drive you from this land. You will all die--you and all these prophets, too.'" - -16. Then I spoke to the priests and the people and said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Do not listen to your prophets who claim that soon the gold articles taken from my Temple will be returned from Babylon. It is all a lie! -17. Do not listen to them. Surrender to the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this whole city be destroyed? -18. If they really are prophets and speak the LORD's messages, let them pray to the LORD of Heaven's Armies. Let them pray that the articles remaining in the LORD's Temple and in the king's palace and in the palaces of Jerusalem will not be carried away to Babylon!' - -19. "For the LORD of Heaven's Armies has spoken about the pillars in front of the Temple, the great bronze basin called the Sea, the water carts, and all the other ceremonial articles. -20. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. -21. Yes, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says about the precious things still in the Temple, in the palace of Judah's king, and in Jerusalem: -22. 'They will all be carried away to Babylon and will stay there until I send for them,' says the LORD. 'Then I will bring them back to Jerusalem again.'" - - - +1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah. +2 This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps. +3 Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusalem. +4 Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: +5 With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose. +6 Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control. +7 All the nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until his time is up. Then many nations and great kings will conquer and rule over Babylon. +8 So you must submit to Babylon’s king and serve him; put your neck under Babylon’s yoke! I will punish any nation that refuses to be his slave, says the Lord. I will send war, famine, and disease upon that nation until Babylon has conquered it. +9 “‘Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcerers who say, “The king of Babylon will not conquer you.” +10 They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die. +11 But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” +12 Then I repeated this same message to King Zedekiah of Judah. “If you want to live, submit to the yoke of the king of Babylon and his people. +13 Why do you insist on dying—you and your people? Why should you choose war, famine, and disease, which the Lord will bring against every nation that refuses to submit to Babylon’s king? +14 Do not listen to the false prophets who keep telling you, ‘The king of Babylon will not conquer you.’ They are liars. +15 This is what the Lord says: ‘I have not sent these prophets! They are telling you lies in my name, so I will drive you from this land. You will all die—you and all these prophets, too.’” +16 Then I spoke to the priests and the people and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not listen to your prophets who claim that soon the gold articles taken from my Temple will be returned from Babylon. It is all a lie! +17 Do not listen to them. Surrender to the king of Babylon, and you will live. Why should this whole city be destroyed? +18 If they really are prophets and speak the Lord’s messages, let them pray to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Let them pray that the articles remaining in the Lord’s Temple and in the king’s palace and in the palaces of Jerusalem will not be carried away to Babylon!’ +19 “For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has spoken about the pillars in front of the Temple, the great bronze basin called the Sea, the water carts, and all the other ceremonial articles. +20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left them here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. +21 Yes, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says about the precious things still in the Temple, in the palace of Judah’s king, and in Jerusalem: +22 ‘They will all be carried away to Babylon and will stay there until I send for them,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will bring them back to Jerusalem again.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md index 5c177c6d..433275a5 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -Jeremiah Condemns Hananiah - # Chapter 28 -1. One day in late summer of that same year--the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah--Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said, -2. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks. -3. Within two years I will bring back all the Temple treasures that King Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon. -4. And I will bring back Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the other captives that were taken to Babylon. I will surely break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put on your necks. I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - -5. Jeremiah responded to Hananiah as they stood in front of all the priests and people at the Temple. -6. He said, "Amen! May your prophecies come true! I hope the LORD does everything you say. I hope he does bring back from Babylon the treasures of this Temple and all the captives. -7. But listen now to the solemn words I speak to you in the presence of all these people. -8. The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease. -9. So a prophet who predicts peace must show he is right. Only when his predictions come true can we know that he is really from the LORD." - -10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah's neck and broke it in pieces. -11. And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, "This is what the LORD says: 'Just as this yoke has been broken, within two years I will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.'" With that, Jeremiah left the Temple area. - -12. Soon after this confrontation with Hananiah, the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: -13. "Go and tell Hananiah, 'This is what the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but you have replaced it with a yoke of iron. -14. The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I have put a yoke of iron on the necks of all these nations, forcing them into slavery under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.'" - -15. Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, but the people believe your lies. -16. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'You must die. Your life will end this very year because you have rebelled against the LORD.'" - -17. Two months later the prophet Hananiah died. - - - +1 One day in late summer of that same year—the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah—Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said, +2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks. +3 Within two years I will bring back all the Temple treasures that King Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon. +4 And I will bring back Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the other captives that were taken to Babylon. I will surely break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put on your necks. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” +5 Jeremiah responded to Hananiah as they stood in front of all the priests and people at the Temple. +6 He said, “Amen! May your prophecies come true! I hope the Lord does everything you say. I hope he does bring back from Babylon the treasures of this Temple and all the captives. +7 But listen now to the solemn words I speak to you in the presence of all these people. +8 The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease. +9 So a prophet who predicts peace must show he is right. Only when his predictions come true can we know that he is really from the Lord.” +10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it in pieces. +11 And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Just as this yoke has been broken, within two years I will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” With that, Jeremiah left the Temple area. +12 Soon after this confrontation with Hananiah, the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: +13 “Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but you have replaced it with a yoke of iron. +14 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I have put a yoke of iron on the necks of all these nations, forcing them into slavery under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.’” +15 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, but the people believe your lies. +16 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘You must die. Your life will end this very year because you have rebelled against the Lord.’” +17 Two months later the prophet Hananiah died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md index c78d3898..e4a0ad2c 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,48 +1,33 @@ -A Letter to the Exiles - # Chapter 29 -1. Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. -2. This was after King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem. -3. He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah's ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah's letter said: - -4. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: -5. "Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. -6. Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! -7. And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare." - -8. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, -9. because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them," says the LORD. - -10. This is what the LORD says: "You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. -11. For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. -12. In those days when you pray, I will listen. -13. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. -14. I will be found by you," says the LORD. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." - -15. You claim that the LORD has raised up prophets for you in Babylon. -16. But this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David's throne and all those still living here in Jerusalem--your relatives who were not exiled to Babylon. -17. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: "I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. -18. Yes, I will pursue them with war, famine, and disease, and I will scatter them around the world. In every nation where I send them, I will make them an object of damnation, horror, contempt, and mockery. -19. For they refuse to listen to me, though I have spoken to them repeatedly through the prophets I sent. And you who are in exile have not listened either," says the LORD. - -20. Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD, all you captives there in Babylon. -21. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets--Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah--who are telling you lies in my name: "I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar for execution before your eyes. -22. Their terrible fate will become proverbial, so that the Judean exiles will curse someone by saying, 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned alive!' -23. For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken." -A Message for Shemaiah - - -24. The LORD sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon: -25. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You wrote to Zephaniah, - -26. "The LORD has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the LORD. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet. -27. So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you? -28. Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said, 'Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.'" - -29. But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him. -30. Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: -31. "Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, 'This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies, -32. I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - - - +1 Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. +2 This was after King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem. +3 He sent the letter with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah when they went to Babylon as King Zedekiah’s ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar. This is what Jeremiah’s letter said: +4 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: +5 “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce. +6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! +7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.” +8 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, +9 because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the Lord. +10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. +11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. +12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. +13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. +14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” +15 You claim that the Lord has raised up prophets for you in Babylon. +16 But this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all those still living here in Jerusalem—your relatives who were not exiled to Babylon. +17 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat. +18 Yes, I will pursue them with war, famine, and disease, and I will scatter them around the world. In every nation where I send them, I will make them an object of damnation, horror, contempt, and mockery. +19 For they refuse to listen to me, though I have spoken to them repeatedly through the prophets I sent. And you who are in exile have not listened either,” says the Lord. +20 Therefore, listen to this message from the Lord, all you captives there in Babylon. +21 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets—Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah—who are telling you lies in my name: “I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar for execution before your eyes. +22 Their terrible fate will become proverbial, so that the Judean exiles will curse someone by saying, ‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned alive!’ +23 For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the Lord, have spoken.” +24 The Lord sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon: +25 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You wrote to Zephaniah, +26 “The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet. +27 So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you? +28 Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said, ‘Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.’” +29 But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah’s letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him. +30 Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: +31 “Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies, +32 I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md index 8daef1e5..19565ad9 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,172 +1,85 @@ -Promises of Deliverance - # Chapter 30 -1. The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -2. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah. -3. For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - -4. This is the message the LORD gave concerning Israel and Judah. -5. This is what the LORD says: -"I hear cries of fear; - -there is terror and no peace. - - -6. Now let me ask you a question: - -Do men give birth to babies? +1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah. +3 For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the Lord, have spoken!” +4 This is the message the Lord gave concerning Israel and Judah. +5 This is what the Lord says: +“I hear cries of fear; + there is terror and no peace. +6 Now let me ask you a question: + Do men give birth to babies? Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced, - -hands pressed against their sides - -like a woman in labor? - - -7. In all history there has never been such a time of terror. + hands pressed against their sides + like a woman in labor? +7 In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. - -Yet in the end they will be saved! - - -8. For in that day," - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, -"I will break the yoke from their necks - -and snap their chains. - + Yet in the end they will be saved! +8 For in that day,” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, +“I will break the yoke from their necks + and snap their chains. Foreigners will no longer be their masters. - - -9. For my people will serve the LORD their God -and their king descended from David-- - -the king I will raise up for them. - - -10. "So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; - -do not be dismayed, Israel," - says the LORD. - -"For I will bring you home again from distant lands, - -and your children will return from their exile. - +9 For my people will serve the Lord their God +and their king descended from David— + the king I will raise up for them. +10 “So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; + do not be dismayed, Israel,” + says the Lord. +“For I will bring you home again from distant lands, + and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, - -and no one will terrorize them. - - -11. For I am with you and will save you," - says the LORD. - -"I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, - -but I will not completely destroy you. - + and no one will terrorize them. +11 For I am with you and will save you,” + says the Lord. +“I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, + but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; - -I cannot let you go unpunished." - - -12. This is what the LORD says: -"Your injury is incurable-- - -a terrible wound. - - -13. There is no one to help you - -or to bind up your injury. - -No medicine can heal you. - - -14. All your lovers--your allies--have left you - -and do not care about you anymore. - + I cannot let you go unpunished.” +12 This is what the Lord says: +“Your injury is incurable— + a terrible wound. +13 There is no one to help you + or to bind up your injury. + No medicine can heal you. +14 All your lovers—your allies—have left you + and do not care about you anymore. I have wounded you cruelly, - -as though I were your enemy. - + as though I were your enemy. For your sins are many, - -and your guilt is great. - - -15. Why do you protest your punishment-- - -this wound that has no cure? + and your guilt is great. +15 Why do you protest your punishment— + this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you - -because your sins are many - -and your guilt is great. - - -16. "But all who devour you will be devoured, - -and all your enemies will be sent into exile. - + because your sins are many + and your guilt is great. +16 “But all who devour you will be devoured, + and all your enemies will be sent into exile. All who plunder you will be plundered, - -and all who attack you will be attacked. - - -17. I will give you back your health - and heal your wounds," says the LORD. - -"For you are called an outcast-- - 'Jerusalem for whom no one cares.'" - -18. This is what the LORD says: -"When I bring Israel home again from captivity - -and restore their fortunes, + and all who attack you will be attacked. +17 I will give you back your health + and heal your wounds,” says the Lord. +“For you are called an outcast— + ‘Jerusalem for whom no one cares.’” +18 This is what the Lord says: +“When I bring Israel home again from captivity + and restore their fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, - -and the palace reconstructed as before. - - -19. There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, - -and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; + and the palace reconstructed as before. +19 There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, + and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; I will honor them, not despise them. - - -20. Their children will prosper as they did long ago. - +20 Their children will prosper as they did long ago. I will establish them as a nation before me, - -and I will punish anyone who hurts them. - - -21. They will have their own ruler again, - -and he will come from their own people. -I will invite him to approach me," says the LORD, - -"for who would dare to come unless invited? - - -22. You will be my people, - -and I will be your God." - - -23. Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm, - -a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked. - - -24. The fierce anger of the LORD will not diminish - -until it has finished all he has planned. - + and I will punish anyone who hurts them. +21 They will have their own ruler again, + and he will come from their own people. +I will invite him to approach me,” says the Lord, + “for who would dare to come unless invited? +22 You will be my people, + and I will be your God.” +23 Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm, + a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked. +24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not diminish + until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come - -you will understand all this. - - - + you will understand all this. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md index b40e94a9..1f82fdde 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,240 +1,124 @@ -Hope for Restoration - # Chapter 31 -1. "In that day," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. -2. This is what the LORD says: -"Those who survive the coming destruction - -will find blessings even in the barren land, - -for I will give rest to the people of Israel." - - -3. Long ago the LORD said to Israel: -"I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. - -With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. - - -4. I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. - -You will again be happy - -and dance merrily with your tambourines. - - -5. Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria - -and eat from your own gardens there. - - -6. The day will come when watchmen will shout - -from the hill country of Ephraim, -'Come, let us go up to Jerusalem - to worship the LORD our God.'" - -7. Now this is what the LORD says: -"Sing with joy for Israel. - -Shout for the greatest of nations! +1 “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. +2 This is what the Lord says: +“Those who survive the coming destruction + will find blessings even in the barren land, + for I will give rest to the people of Israel.” +3 Long ago the Lord said to Israel: +“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. + With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. +4 I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. + You will again be happy + and dance merrily with your tambourines. +5 Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria + and eat from your own gardens there. +6 The day will come when watchmen will shout + from the hill country of Ephraim, +‘Come, let us go up to Jerusalem + to worship the Lord our God.’” +7 Now this is what the Lord says: +“Sing with joy for Israel. + Shout for the greatest of nations! Shout out with praise and joy: -'Save your people, O LORD, - -the remnant of Israel!' - - -8. For I will bring them from the north - -and from the distant corners of the earth. - +‘Save your people, O Lord, + the remnant of Israel!’ +8 For I will bring them from the north + and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, - -the expectant mothers and women in labor. - -A great company will return! - - -9. Tears of joy will stream down their faces, - -and I will lead them home with great care. - + the expectant mothers and women in labor. + A great company will return! +9 Tears of joy will stream down their faces, + and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams - -and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. - -For I am Israel's father, - -and Ephraim is my oldest child. - - -10. "Listen to this message from the LORD, - -you nations of the world; - -proclaim it in distant coastlands: -The LORD, who scattered his people, - -will gather them and watch over them - -as a shepherd does his flock. - - -11. For the LORD has redeemed Israel - -from those too strong for them. - - -12. They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. - They will be radiant because of the LORD's good gifts-- + and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. +For I am Israel’s father, + and Ephraim is my oldest child. +10 “Listen to this message from the Lord, + you nations of the world; + proclaim it in distant coastlands: +The Lord, who scattered his people, + will gather them and watch over them + as a shepherd does his flock. +11 For the Lord has redeemed Israel + from those too strong for them. +12 They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. + They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts— the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, - -and the healthy flocks and herds. - + and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, - -and all their sorrows will be gone. - - -13. The young women will dance for joy, - and the men--old and young--will join in the celebration. - + and all their sorrows will be gone. +13 The young women will dance for joy, + and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. - -I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing. - - -14. The priests will enjoy abundance, - -and my people will feast on my good gifts. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Rachel's Sadness Turns to Joy - - -15. This is what the LORD says: -"A cry is heard in Ramah-- - -deep anguish and bitter weeping. - + I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing. +14 The priests will enjoy abundance, + and my people will feast on my good gifts. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +15 This is what the Lord says: +“A cry is heard in Ramah— + deep anguish and bitter weeping. Rachel weeps for her children, - -refusing to be comforted-- - -for her children are gone." - - -16. But now this is what the LORD says: -"Do not weep any longer, - for I will reward you," says the LORD. - -"Your children will come back to you - -from the distant land of the enemy. - - -17. There is hope for your future," says the LORD. - -"Your children will come again to their own land. - - -18. I have heard Israel saying, -'You disciplined me severely, - -like a calf that needs training for the yoke. - + refusing to be comforted— + for her children are gone.” +16 But now this is what the Lord says: +“Do not weep any longer, + for I will reward you,” says the Lord. +“Your children will come back to you + from the distant land of the enemy. +17 There is hope for your future,” says the Lord. + “Your children will come again to their own land. +18 I have heard Israel saying, +‘You disciplined me severely, + like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, - for you alone are the LORD my God. - -19. I turned away from God, - -but then I was sorry. - + for you alone are the Lord my God. +19 I turned away from God, + but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! - -I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.' - - -20. "Is not Israel still my son, - my darling child?" says the LORD. - -"I often have to punish him, - -but I still love him. - -That's why I long for him - -and surely will have mercy on him. - - -21. Set up road signs; - -put up guideposts. - + I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’ +20 “Is not Israel still my son, + my darling child?” says the Lord. +“I often have to punish him, + but I still love him. +That’s why I long for him + and surely will have mercy on him. +21 Set up road signs; + put up guideposts. Mark well the path - -by which you came. - + by which you came. Come back again, my virgin Israel; - -return to your towns here. - - -22. How long will you wander, - -my wayward daughter? -For the LORD will cause something new to happen-- - Israel will embrace her God." - -23. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, 'The LORD bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!' -24. Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness. -25. For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing." - -26. At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet. - -27. "The day is coming," says the LORD, "when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. -28. In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -29. "The people will no longer quote this proverb: -'The parents have eaten sour grapes, - -but their children's mouths pucker at the taste.' - - -30. All people will die for their own sins--those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker. - -31. "The day is coming," says the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. -32. This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife," says the LORD. - -33. "But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days," says the LORD. "I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. -34. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, 'You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already," says the LORD. "And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins." - -35. It is the LORD who provides the sun to light the day - -and the moon and stars to light the night, - -and who stirs the sea into roaring waves. -His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -and this is what he says: - - -36. "I am as likely to reject my people Israel - -as I am to abolish the laws of nature!" - - -37. This is what the LORD says: -"Just as the heavens cannot be measured - -and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored, + return to your towns here. +22 How long will you wander, + my wayward daughter? +For the Lord will cause something new to happen— + Israel will embrace her God.” +23 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!’ +24 Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness. +25 For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.” +26 At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet. +27 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will greatly increase the human population and the number of animals here in Israel and Judah. +28 In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken! +29 “The people will no longer quote this proverb: +‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, + but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste.’ +30 All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker. +31 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. +32 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the Lord. +33 “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. +34 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.” +35 It is the Lord who provides the sun to light the day + and the moon and stars to light the night, + and who stirs the sea into roaring waves. +His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + and this is what he says: +36 “I am as likely to reject my people Israel + as I am to abolish the laws of nature!” +37 This is what the Lord says: +“Just as the heavens cannot be measured + and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored, so I will not consider casting them away - -for the evil they have done. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -38. "The day is coming," says the LORD, "when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. -39. A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah. -40. And the entire area--including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate--will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be captured or destroyed." - - - + for the evil they have done. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +38 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. +39 A measuring line will be stretched out over the hill of Gareb and across to Goah. +40 And the entire area—including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate—will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be captured or destroyed.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md index 6e80d41d..8d56acb1 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,68 +1,45 @@ -Jeremiah's Land Purchase - # Chapter 32 -1. The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah. This was also the eighteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar. -2. Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. -3. King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this prophecy: "This is what the LORD says: 'I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it. -4. King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. -5. He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and I will deal with him there,' says the LORD. 'If you fight against the Babylonians, you will never succeed.'" - -6. At that time the LORD sent me a message. He said, -7. "Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, 'Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.'" - -8. Then, just as the LORD had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, "Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself." Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the LORD. - -9. So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it. -10. I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him. -11. Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase, -12. and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse. - -13. Then I said to Baruch as they all listened, -14. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Take both this sealed deed and the unsealed copy, and put them into a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time.' -15. For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'" -Jeremiah's Prayer - - -16. Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the LORD: - -17. "O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! -18. You show unfailing love to thousands, but you also bring the consequences of one generation's sin upon the next. You are the great and powerful God, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -19. You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve. -20. You performed miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt--things still remembered to this day! And you have continued to do great miracles in Israel and all around the world. You have made your name famous to this day. - -21. "You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm, and with overwhelming terror. -22. You gave the people of Israel this land that you had promised their ancestors long before--a land flowing with milk and honey. -23. Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them. - -24. "See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said. -25. And yet, O Sovereign LORD, you have told me to buy the field--paying good money for it before these witnesses--even though the city will soon be handed over to the Babylonians." -A Prediction of Jerusalem's Fall - - -26. Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -27. "I am the LORD, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? -28. Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he will capture it. -29. The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods. -30. Israel and Judah have done nothing but wrong since their earliest days. They have infuriated me with all their evil deeds," says the LORD. -31. "From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it. - -32. "The sins of Israel and Judah--the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets--have stirred up my anger. -33. My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey. -34. They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it. -35. They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly! -A Promise of Restoration - - -36. "Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, 'It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.' But this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: -37. I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety. -38. They will be my people, and I will be their God. -39. And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. -40. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. -41. I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land. - -42. "This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. -43. Fields will again be bought and sold in this land about which you now say, 'It has been ravaged by the Babylonians, a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.' -44. Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold--deeds signed and sealed and witnessed--in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 The following message came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah. This was also the eighteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar. +2 Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. +3 King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this prophecy: “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it. +4 King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. +5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and I will deal with him there,’ says the Lord. ‘If you fight against the Babylonians, you will never succeed.’” +6 At that time the Lord sent me a message. He said, +7 “Your cousin Hanamel son of Shallum will come and say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else.’” +8 Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord. +9 So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it. +10 I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him. +11 Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase, +12 and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse. +13 Then I said to Baruch as they all listened, +14 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Take both this sealed deed and the unsealed copy, and put them into a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time.’ +15 For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.’” +16 Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the Lord: +17 “O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! +18 You show unfailing love to thousands, but you also bring the consequences of one generation’s sin upon the next. You are the great and powerful God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +19 You have all wisdom and do great and mighty miracles. You see the conduct of all people, and you give them what they deserve. +20 You performed miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt—things still remembered to this day! And you have continued to do great miracles in Israel and all around the world. You have made your name famous to this day. +21 “You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm, and with overwhelming terror. +22 You gave the people of Israel this land that you had promised their ancestors long before—a land flowing with milk and honey. +23 Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them. +24 “See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said. +25 And yet, O Sovereign Lord, you have told me to buy the field—paying good money for it before these witnesses—even though the city will soon be handed over to the Babylonians.” +26 Then this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +27 “I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me? +28 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I will hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he will capture it. +29 The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods. +30 Israel and Judah have done nothing but wrong since their earliest days. They have infuriated me with all their evil deeds,” says the Lord. +31 “From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it. +32 “The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger. +33 My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey. +34 They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it. +35 They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly! +36 “Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, ‘It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.’ But this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: +37 I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety. +38 They will be my people, and I will be their God. +39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. +40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. +41 I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land. +42 “This is what the Lord says: Just as I have brought all these calamities on them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. +43 Fields will again be bought and sold in this land about which you now say, ‘It has been ravaged by the Babylonians, a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ +44 Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold—deeds signed and sealed and witnessed—in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md index 073184ea..a153b028 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,55 +1,36 @@ -Promises of Peace and Prosperity - # Chapter 33 -1. While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the LORD gave him this second message: -2. "This is what the LORD says--the LORD who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the LORD: -3. Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. -4. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king's palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy. -5. You expect to fight the Babylonians, but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness. - -6. "Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem's wounds and give it prosperity and true peace. -7. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns. -8. I will cleanse them of their sins against me and forgive all their sins of rebellion. -9. Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for my people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them. - -10. "This is what the LORD says: You have said, 'This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.' Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah's other towns, there will be heard once more -11. the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the LORD. They will sing, -'Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - for the LORD is good. - -His faithful love endures forever!' -For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the LORD. - -12. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: This land--though it is now desolate and has no people and animals--will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks. -13. Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah, the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -14. "The day will come, says the LORD, when I will do for Israel and Judah all the good things I have promised them. - -15. "In those days and at that time - I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line. - -He will do what is just and right throughout the land. - - -16. In that day Judah will be saved, - -and Jerusalem will live in safety. - +1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the Lord gave him this second message: +2 “This is what the Lord says—the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord: +3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. +4 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king’s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy. +5 You expect to fight the Babylonians, but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness. +6 “Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace. +7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns. +8 I will cleanse them of their sins against me and forgive all their sins of rebellion. +9 Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for my people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them. +10 “This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more +11 the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, +‘Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + for the Lord is good. + His faithful love endures forever!’ +For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the Lord. +12 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: This land—though it is now desolate and has no people and animals—will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks. +13 Once again shepherds will count their flocks in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah, the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the Lord, have spoken! +14 “The day will come, says the Lord, when I will do for Israel and Judah all the good things I have promised them. +15 “In those days and at that time + I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. + He will do what is just and right throughout the land. +16 In that day Judah will be saved, + and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name: - 'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.' - -17. For this is what the LORD says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever. -18. And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me." - -19. Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -20. "This is what the LORD says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other, -21. only then will my covenant with my servant David be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me. -22. And as the stars of the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister before me." - -23. The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -24. "Have you noticed what people are saying?--'The LORD chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!' They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation. -25. But this is what the LORD says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky. -26. I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David's descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them." - - - + ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ +17 For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever. +18 And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me.” +19 Then this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +20 “This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other, +21 only then will my covenant with my servant David be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me. +22 And as the stars of the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister before me.” +23 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +24 “Have you noticed what people are saying?—‘The Lord chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!’ They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation. +25 But this is what the Lord says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky. +26 I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David’s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md index 3367624e..ae51fa5f 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -A Warning for Zedekiah - # Chapter 34 -1. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD: -2. "Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. -3. You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon. - -4. "'But listen to this promise from the LORD, O Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the LORD says: You will not be killed in war -5. but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, "Alas, our master is dead!" This I have decreed, says the LORD.'" - -6. So Jeremiah the prophet delivered the message to King Zedekiah of Judah. -7. At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah--the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured. - -Freedom for Hebrew Slaves - - -8. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves. -9. He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves--both men and women. No one was to keep a fellow Judean in bondage. -10. The officials and all the people had obeyed the king's command, -11. but later they changed their minds. They took back the men and women they had freed, forcing them to be slaves again. - -12. So the LORD gave them this message through Jeremiah: -13. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors long ago when I rescued them from their slavery in Egypt. -14. I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid no attention to me. -15. Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in the Temple that bears my name. -16. But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, forcing them to be slaves once again. - -17. "Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Since you have not obeyed me by setting your countrymen free, I will set you free to be destroyed by war, disease, and famine. You will be an object of horror to all the nations of the earth. -18. Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows. -19. Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests, or common people--for you have broken your oath. -20. I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals. - -21. "I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials to the army of the king of Babylon. And although they have left Jerusalem for a while, -22. I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture it and burn it down. I will see to it that all the towns of Judah are destroyed, with no one living there." - - - +1 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: +2 “Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. +3 You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon. +4 “‘But listen to this promise from the Lord, O Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the Lord says: You will not be killed in war +5 but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, “Alas, our master is dead!” This I have decreed, says the Lord.’” +6 So Jeremiah the prophet delivered the message to King Zedekiah of Judah. +7 At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah—the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured. +8 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves. +9 He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves—both men and women. No one was to keep a fellow Judean in bondage. +10 The officials and all the people had obeyed the king’s command, +11 but later they changed their minds. They took back the men and women they had freed, forcing them to be slaves again. +12 So the Lord gave them this message through Jeremiah: +13 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors long ago when I rescued them from their slavery in Egypt. +14 I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But your ancestors paid no attention to me. +15 Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in the Temple that bears my name. +16 But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, forcing them to be slaves once again. +17 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says: Since you have not obeyed me by setting your countrymen free, I will set you free to be destroyed by war, disease, and famine. You will be an object of horror to all the nations of the earth. +18 Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows. +19 Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests, or common people—for you have broken your oath. +20 I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals. +21 “I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials to the army of the king of Babylon. And although they have left Jerusalem for a while, +22 I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture it and burn it down. I will see to it that all the towns of Judah are destroyed, with no one living there.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md index 7f6ae0e9..864ff36d 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,30 +1,20 @@ -The Faithful Recabites - # Chapter 35 -1. This is the message the LORD gave Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah: -2. "Go to the settlement where the families of the Recabites live, and invite them to the LORD's Temple. Take them into one of the inner rooms, and offer them some wine." - -3. So I went to see Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah and all his brothers and sons--representing all the Recabite families. -4. I took them to the Temple, and we went into the room assigned to the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was located next to the one used by the Temple officials, directly above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the Temple gatekeeper. - -5. I set cups and jugs of wine before them and invited them to have a drink, -6. but they refused. "No," they said, "we don't drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'You and your descendants must never drink wine. -7. And do not build houses or plant crops or vineyards, but always live in tents. If you follow these commands, you will live long, good lives in the land.' -8. So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters. -9. We haven't built houses or owned vineyards or farms or planted crops. -10. We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed all the commands of Jehonadab, our ancestor. -11. But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked this country, we were afraid of the Babylonian and Syrian armies. So we decided to move to Jerusalem. That is why we are here." - -12. Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: -13. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, 'Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me. -14. The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me. -15. Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, "Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors." But you would not listen to me or obey me. -16. The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.' - -17. "Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Because you refuse to listen or answer when I call, I will send upon Judah and Jerusalem all the disasters I have threatened.'" - -18. Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions.' -19. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve me.'" - - - +1 This is the message the Lord gave Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah: +2 “Go to the settlement where the families of the Recabites live, and invite them to the Lord’s Temple. Take them into one of the inner rooms, and offer them some wine.” +3 So I went to see Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah and all his brothers and sons—representing all the Recabite families. +4 I took them to the Temple, and we went into the room assigned to the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was located next to the one used by the Temple officials, directly above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the Temple gatekeeper. +5 I set cups and jugs of wine before them and invited them to have a drink, +6 but they refused. “No,” they said, “we don’t drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab son of Recab gave us this command: ‘You and your descendants must never drink wine. +7 And do not build houses or plant crops or vineyards, but always live in tents. If you follow these commands, you will live long, good lives in the land.’ +8 So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters. +9 We haven’t built houses or owned vineyards or farms or planted crops. +10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed all the commands of Jehonadab, our ancestor. +11 But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked this country, we were afraid of the Babylonian and Syrian armies. So we decided to move to Jerusalem. That is why we are here.” +12 Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: +13 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me. +14 The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me. +15 Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me. +16 The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.’ +17 “Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you refuse to listen or answer when I call, I will send upon Judah and Jerusalem all the disasters I have threatened.’” +18 Then Jeremiah turned to the Recabites and said, “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed your ancestor Jehonadab in every respect, following all his instructions.’ +19 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve me.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md index 414f6e6b..cecdc6aa 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,54 +1,33 @@ -Baruch Reads the LORD's Messages - # Chapter 36 -1. During the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king in Judah, the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: -2. "Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time. -3. Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings." - -4. So Jeremiah sent for Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated all the prophecies that the LORD had given him, Baruch wrote them on a scroll. -5. Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, "I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple. -6. So you go to the Temple on the next day of fasting, and read the messages from the LORD that I have had you write on this scroll. Read them so the people who are there from all over Judah will hear them. -7. Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the LORD's forgiveness before it is too late. For the LORD has threatened them with his terrible anger." - -8. Baruch did as Jeremiah told him and read these messages from the LORD to the people at the Temple. -9. He did this on a day of sacred fasting held in late autumn, during the fifth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah. People from all over Judah had come to Jerusalem to attend the services at the Temple on that day. -10. Baruch read Jeremiah's words on the scroll to all the people. He stood in front of the Temple room of Gemariah, son of Shaphan the secretary. This room was just off the upper courtyard of the Temple, near the New Gate entrance. - -11. When Micaiah son of Gemariah and grandson of Shaphan heard the messages from the LORD, -12. he went down to the secretary's room in the palace where the administrative officials were meeting. Elishama the secretary was there, along with Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. -13. When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people, -14. the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them. -15. "Sit down and read the scroll to us," the officials said, and Baruch did as they requested. - -16. When they heard all the messages, they looked at one another in alarm. "We must tell the king what we have heard," they said to Baruch. -17. "But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?" - -18. So Baruch explained, "Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll." - -19. "You and Jeremiah should both hide," the officials told Baruch. "Don't tell anyone where you are!" -20. Then the officials left the scroll for safekeeping in the room of Elishama the secretary and went to tell the king what had happened. - -King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll - - -21. The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from Elishama's room and read it to the king as all his officials stood by. -22. It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm. -23. Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up. -24. Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard. -25. Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn't listen. - -26. Then the king commanded his son Jerahmeel, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. But the LORD had hidden them. - -Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll - - -27. After the king had burned the scroll on which Baruch had written Jeremiah's words, the LORD gave Jeremiah another message. He said, -28. "Get another scroll, and write everything again just as you did on the scroll King Jehoiakim burned. -29. Then say to the king, 'This is what the LORD says: You burned the scroll because it said the king of Babylon would destroy this land and empty it of people and animals. -30. Now this is what the LORD says about King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no heirs to sit on the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to lie unburied--exposed to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. -31. I will punish him and his family and his attendants for their sins. I will pour out on them and on all the people of Jerusalem and Judah all the disasters I promised, for they would not listen to my warnings.'" - -32. So Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated again to his secretary, Baruch. He wrote everything that had been on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. Only this time he added much more! - - - +1 During the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king in Judah, the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: +2 “Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time. +3 Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.” +4 So Jeremiah sent for Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated all the prophecies that the Lord had given him, Baruch wrote them on a scroll. +5 Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, “I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple. +6 So you go to the Temple on the next day of fasting, and read the messages from the Lord that I have had you write on this scroll. Read them so the people who are there from all over Judah will hear them. +7 Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the Lord’s forgiveness before it is too late. For the Lord has threatened them with his terrible anger.” +8 Baruch did as Jeremiah told him and read these messages from the Lord to the people at the Temple. +9 He did this on a day of sacred fasting held in late autumn, during the fifth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah. People from all over Judah had come to Jerusalem to attend the services at the Temple on that day. +10 Baruch read Jeremiah’s words on the scroll to all the people. He stood in front of the Temple room of Gemariah, son of Shaphan the secretary. This room was just off the upper courtyard of the Temple, near the New Gate entrance. +11 When Micaiah son of Gemariah and grandson of Shaphan heard the messages from the Lord, +12 he went down to the secretary’s room in the palace where the administrative officials were meeting. Elishama the secretary was there, along with Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. +13 When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people, +14 the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them. +15 “Sit down and read the scroll to us,” the officials said, and Baruch did as they requested. +16 When they heard all the messages, they looked at one another in alarm. “We must tell the king what we have heard,” they said to Baruch. +17 “But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?” +18 So Baruch explained, “Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll.” +19 “You and Jeremiah should both hide,” the officials told Baruch. “Don’t tell anyone where you are!” +20 Then the officials left the scroll for safekeeping in the room of Elishama the secretary and went to tell the king what had happened. +21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from Elishama’s room and read it to the king as all his officials stood by. +22 It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm. +23 Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up. +24 Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard. +25 Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn’t listen. +26 Then the king commanded his son Jerahmeel, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. But the Lord had hidden them. +27 After the king had burned the scroll on which Baruch had written Jeremiah’s words, the Lord gave Jeremiah another message. He said, +28 “Get another scroll, and write everything again just as you did on the scroll King Jehoiakim burned. +29 Then say to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned the scroll because it said the king of Babylon would destroy this land and empty it of people and animals. +30 Now this is what the Lord says about King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no heirs to sit on the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to lie unburied—exposed to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. +31 I will punish him and his family and his attendants for their sins. I will pour out on them and on all the people of Jerusalem and Judah all the disasters I promised, for they would not listen to my warnings.’” +32 So Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated again to his secretary, Baruch. He wrote everything that had been on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. Only this time he added much more! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md index ca6bb604..52abf892 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,40 +1,23 @@ -Zedekiah Calls for Jeremiah - # Chapter 37 -1. Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. -2. But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the LORD said through Jeremiah. - -3. Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, "Please pray to the LORD our God for us." -4. Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased. - -5. At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem. - -6. Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: -7. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The king of Judah sent you to ask me what is going to happen. Tell him, 'Pharaoh's army is about to return to Egypt, though he came here to help you. -8. Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.' - -9. "This is what the LORD says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren't! -10. Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!" -Jeremiah Is Imprisoned - - -11. When the Babylonian army left Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's approaching army, -12. Jeremiah started to leave the city on his way to the territory of Benjamin, to claim his share of the property among his relatives there. -13. But as he was walking through the Benjamin Gate, a sentry arrested him and said, "You are defecting to the Babylonians!" The sentry making the arrest was Irijah son of Shelemiah, grandson of Hananiah. - -14. "That's not true!" Jeremiah protested. "I had no intention of doing any such thing." But Irijah wouldn't listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials. -15. They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan's house had been converted into a prison. -16. Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days. - -17. Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, "Do you have any messages from the LORD?" -"Yes, I do!" said Jeremiah. "You will be defeated by the king of Babylon." - - -18. Then Jeremiah asked the king, "What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this? -19. Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land? -20. Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don't send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there." - -21. So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. The king also commanded that Jeremiah be given a loaf of fresh bread every day as long as there was any left in the city. So Jeremiah was put in the palace prison. - - - +1 Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. +2 But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah. +3 Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.” +4 Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased. +5 At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem. +6 Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: +7 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: The king of Judah sent you to ask me what is going to happen. Tell him, ‘Pharaoh’s army is about to return to Egypt, though he came here to help you. +8 Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.’ +9 “This is what the Lord says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren’t! +10 Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!” +11 When the Babylonian army left Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s approaching army, +12 Jeremiah started to leave the city on his way to the territory of Benjamin, to claim his share of the property among his relatives there. +13 But as he was walking through the Benjamin Gate, a sentry arrested him and said, “You are defecting to the Babylonians!” The sentry making the arrest was Irijah son of Shelemiah, grandson of Hananiah. +14 “That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested. “I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials. +15 They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison. +16 Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days. +17 Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, “Do you have any messages from the Lord?” +“Yes, I do!” said Jeremiah. “You will be defeated by the king of Babylon.” +18 Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this? +19 Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land? +20 Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don’t send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there.” +21 So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. The king also commanded that Jeremiah be given a loaf of fresh bread every day as long as there was any left in the city. So Jeremiah was put in the palace prison. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md index 94f13fb4..2c64fcf7 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,60 +1,33 @@ -Jeremiah in a Cistern - # Chapter 38 -1. Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying, -2. "This is what the LORD says: 'Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life. They will live!' -3. The LORD also says: 'The city of Jerusalem will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.'" - -4. So these officials went to the king and said, "Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!" - -5. King Zedekiah agreed. "All right," he said. "Do as you like. I can't stop you." - -6. So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it. - -7. But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate, -8. so Ebed-melech rushed from the palace to speak with him. -9. "My lord the king," he said, "these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet into the cistern. He will soon die of hunger, for almost all the bread in the city is gone." - -10. So the king told Ebed-melech, "Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies." - -11. So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to a room in the palace beneath the treasury, where he found some old rags and discarded clothing. He carried these to the cistern and lowered them to Jeremiah on a rope. -12. Ebed-melech called down to Jeremiah, "Put these rags under your armpits to protect you from the ropes." Then when Jeremiah was ready, -13. they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard--the palace prison--where he remained. - -Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah - - -14. One day King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance of the LORD's Temple. "I want to ask you something," the king said. "And don't try to hide the truth." - -15. Jeremiah said, "If I tell you the truth, you will kill me. And if I give you advice, you won't listen to me anyway." - -16. So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, "As surely as the LORD our Creator lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to the men who want you dead." - -17. Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down. -18. But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonians, and they will burn it to the ground.'" - -19. "But I am afraid to surrender," the king said, "for the Babylonians may hand me over to the Judeans who have defected to them. And who knows what they will do to me!" - -20. Jeremiah replied, "You won't be handed over to them if you choose to obey the LORD. Your life will be spared, and all will go well for you. -21. But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me: -22. All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying, -'What fine friends you have! - -They have betrayed and misled you. - +1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying, +2 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life. They will live!’ +3 The Lord also says: ‘The city of Jerusalem will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’” +4 So these officials went to the king and said, “Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!” +5 King Zedekiah agreed. “All right,” he said. “Do as you like. I can’t stop you.” +6 So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it. +7 But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate, +8 so Ebed-melech rushed from the palace to speak with him. +9 “My lord the king,” he said, “these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah the prophet into the cistern. He will soon die of hunger, for almost all the bread in the city is gone.” +10 So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.” +11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to a room in the palace beneath the treasury, where he found some old rags and discarded clothing. He carried these to the cistern and lowered them to Jeremiah on a rope. +12 Ebed-melech called down to Jeremiah, “Put these rags under your armpits to protect you from the ropes.” Then when Jeremiah was ready, +13 they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard—the palace prison—where he remained. +14 One day King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance of the Lord’s Temple. “I want to ask you something,” the king said. “And don’t try to hide the truth.” +15 Jeremiah said, “If I tell you the truth, you will kill me. And if I give you advice, you won’t listen to me anyway.” +16 So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, “As surely as the Lord our Creator lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to the men who want you dead.” +17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down. +18 But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonians, and they will burn it to the ground.’” +19 “But I am afraid to surrender,” the king said, “for the Babylonians may hand me over to the Judeans who have defected to them. And who knows what they will do to me!” +20 Jeremiah replied, “You won’t be handed over to them if you choose to obey the Lord. Your life will be spared, and all will go well for you. +21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: +22 All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying, +‘What fine friends you have! + They have betrayed and misled you. When your feet sank in the mud, - -they left you to your fate!' - - -23. All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down." - -24. Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Don't tell anyone you told me this, or you will die! -25. My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, 'Tell us what you and the king were talking about. If you don't tell us, we will kill you.' -26. If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan's dungeon, for fear you would die there." - -27. Sure enough, it wasn't long before the king's officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king's instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king. -28. And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. - - - + they left you to your fate!’ +23 All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.” +24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Don’t tell anyone you told me this, or you will die! +25 My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, ‘Tell us what you and the king were talking about. If you don’t tell us, we will kill you.’ +26 If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan’s dungeon, for fear you would die there.” +27 Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the king’s officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king’s instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king. +28 And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md index c8a82f36..5e341d99 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,32 +1,19 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem - # Chapter 39 -1. In January of the ninth year of King Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with his entire army to besiege Jerusalem. -2. Two and a half years later, on July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, a section of the city wall was broken down. -3. All the officers of the Babylonian army came in and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, and Nebo-sarsekim, a chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer, the king's adviser, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon. - -4. When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled. They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king's garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley. - -5. But the Babylonian troops chased them and overtook Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. -6. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons at Riblah. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. -7. Then he gouged out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon. - -8. Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city. -9. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had defected to him, and everyone else who remained. -10. But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields. - -Jeremiah Remains in Judah - - -11. King Nebuchadnezzar had told Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, to find Jeremiah. -12. "See that he isn't hurt," he said. "Look after him well, and give him anything he wants." -13. So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-sharezer, the king's adviser; and the other officers of Babylon's king -14. sent messengers to bring Jeremiah out of the prison. They put him under the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, who took him back to his home. So Jeremiah stayed in Judah among his own people. - -15. The LORD had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison: -16. "Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction, -17. but I will rescue you from those you fear so much. -18. Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - - - +1 In January of the ninth year of King Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with his entire army to besiege Jerusalem. +2 Two and a half years later, on July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, a section of the city wall was broken down. +3 All the officers of the Babylonian army came in and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, and Nebo-sarsekim, a chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer, the king’s adviser, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon. +4 When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled. They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley. +5 But the Babylonian troops chased them and overtook Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. +6 The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons at Riblah. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. +7 Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon. +8 Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city. +9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had defected to him, and everyone else who remained. +10 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields. +11 King Nebuchadnezzar had told Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, to find Jeremiah. +12 “See that he isn’t hurt,” he said. “Look after him well, and give him anything he wants.” +13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-sharezer, the king’s adviser; and the other officers of Babylon’s king +14 sent messengers to bring Jeremiah out of the prison. They put him under the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, who took him back to his home. So Jeremiah stayed in Judah among his own people. +15 The Lord had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison: +16 “Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction, +17 but I will rescue you from those you fear so much. +18 Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md index e4be03ea..06cffdd6 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,35 +1,18 @@ # Chapter 40 -1. The LORD gave a message to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the other captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being sent to exile in Babylon. - -2. The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, "The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land, -3. just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the LORD and disobeyed him. That is why it happened. -4. But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don't want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you--go wherever you like. -5. If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it's up to you; go wherever you like." +1 The Lord gave a message to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the other captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being sent to exile in Babylon. +2 The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The Lord your God has brought this disaster on this land, +3 just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the Lord and disobeyed him. That is why it happened. +4 But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don’t want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like. +5 If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it’s up to you; go wherever you like.” Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go. - -6. So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land. - -Gedaliah Governs in Judah - - -7. The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah--the men, women, and children who hadn't been exiled to Babylon. -8. So they went to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. These included: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men. - -9. Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians meant them no harm. "Don't be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you," he promised. -10. "As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to meet with us. Settle in the towns you have taken, and live off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives, and store them away." - -11. When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a few people in Judah and that Gedaliah was the governor, -12. they began to return to Judah from the places to which they had fled. They stopped at Mizpah to meet with Gedaliah and then went into the Judean countryside to gather a great harvest of grapes and other crops. - -A Plot against Gedaliah - - -13. Soon after this, Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. -14. They said to him, "Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?" But Gedaliah refused to believe them. - -15. Later Johanan had a private conference with Gedaliah and volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly. "Why should we let him come and murder you?" Johanan asked. "What will happen then to the Judeans who have returned? Why should the few of us who are still left be scattered and lost?" - -16. But Gedaliah said to Johanan, "I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael." - - - +6 So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land. +7 The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah—the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon. +8 So they went to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. These included: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men. +9 Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised. +10 “As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to meet with us. Settle in the towns you have taken, and live off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives, and store them away.” +11 When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a few people in Judah and that Gedaliah was the governor, +12 they began to return to Judah from the places to which they had fled. They stopped at Mizpah to meet with Gedaliah and then went into the Judean countryside to gather a great harvest of grapes and other crops. +13 Soon after this, Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. +14 They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah refused to believe them. +15 Later Johanan had a private conference with Gedaliah and volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly. “Why should we let him come and murder you?” Johanan asked. “What will happen then to the Judeans who have returned? Why should the few of us who are still left be scattered and lost?” +16 But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md index 196d7797..0fde5831 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -The Murder of Gedaliah - # Chapter 41 -1. But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and had been one of the king's high officials, went to Mizpah with ten men to meet Gedaliah. While they were eating together, -2. Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor. -3. Ishmael also killed all the Judeans and the Babylonian soldiers who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah. - -4. The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah's murder, -5. eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the LORD. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense. -6. Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, "Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!" - -7. But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern. -8. The other ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring him their stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey that they had hidden away. -9. The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one dug by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with corpses. - -10. Then Ishmael made captives of the king's daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah's care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon. - -11. But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders heard about Ishmael's crimes, -12. they took all their men and set out to stop him. They caught up with him at the large pool near Gibeon. -13. The people Ishmael had captured shouted for joy when they saw Johanan and the other military leaders. -14. And all the captives from Mizpah escaped and began to help Johanan. -15. Meanwhile, Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan into the land of Ammon. - -16. Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon--the soldiers, women, children, and court officials whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah. -17. They took them all to the village of Geruth-kimham near Bethlehem, where they prepared to leave for Egypt. -18. They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king. - - - +1 But in midautumn of that year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and had been one of the king’s high officials, went to Mizpah with ten men to meet Gedaliah. While they were eating together, +2 Ishmael and his ten men suddenly jumped up, drew their swords, and killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor. +3 Ishmael also killed all the Judeans and the Babylonian soldiers who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah. +4 The next day, before anyone had heard about Gedaliah’s murder, +5 eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and frankincense. +6 Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!” +7 But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern. +8 The other ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring him their stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey that they had hidden away. +9 The cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men he murdered was the large one dug by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah to protect himself against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with corpses. +10 Then Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and the other people who had been left under Gedaliah’s care in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard. Taking them with him, he started back toward the land of Ammon. +11 But when Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders heard about Ishmael’s crimes, +12 they took all their men and set out to stop him. They caught up with him at the large pool near Gibeon. +13 The people Ishmael had captured shouted for joy when they saw Johanan and the other military leaders. +14 And all the captives from Mizpah escaped and began to help Johanan. +15 Meanwhile, Ishmael and eight of his men escaped from Johanan into the land of Ammon. +16 Then Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders took all the people they had rescued in Gibeon—the soldiers, women, children, and court officials whom Ishmael had captured after he killed Gedaliah. +17 They took them all to the village of Geruth-kimham near Bethlehem, where they prepared to leave for Egypt. +18 They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md index 41687fc8..21961b4b 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -Warning to Stay in Judah - # Chapter 42 -1. Then all the military leaders, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached -2. Jeremiah the prophet. They said, "Please pray to the LORD your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before. -3. Pray that the LORD your God will show us what to do and where to go." - -4. "All right," Jeremiah replied. "I will pray to the LORD your God, as you have asked, and I will tell you everything he says. I will hide nothing from you." - -5. Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do! -6. Whether we like it or not, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us." - -7. Ten days later the LORD gave his reply to Jeremiah. -8. So he called for Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders, and for all the people, from the least to the greatest. -9. He said to them, "You sent me to the LORD, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply: -10. 'Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you. -11. Do not fear the king of Babylon anymore,' says the LORD. 'For I am with you and will save you and rescue you from his power. -12. I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.' - -13. "But if you refuse to obey the LORD your God, and if you say, 'We will not stay here; -14. instead, we will go to Egypt where we will be free from war, the call to arms, and hunger,' -15. then hear the LORD's message to the remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'If you are determined to go to Egypt and live there, -16. the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there. -17. That is the fate awaiting every one of you who insists on going to live in Egypt. Yes, you will die from war, famine, and disease. None of you will escape the disaster I will bring upon you there.' - -18. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Just as my anger and fury have been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so they will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. And you will never see your homeland again.' - -19. "Listen, you remnant of Judah. The LORD has told you: 'Do not go to Egypt!' Don't forget this warning I have given you today. -20. For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the LORD your God for you. You said, 'Just tell us what the LORD our God says, and we will do it!' -21. And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the LORD your God any better now than you have in the past. -22. So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on going." - - - +1 Then all the military leaders, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, approached +2 Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the Lord your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before. +3 Pray that the Lord your God will show us what to do and where to go.” +4 “All right,” Jeremiah replied. “I will pray to the Lord your God, as you have asked, and I will tell you everything he says. I will hide nothing from you.” +5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do! +6 Whether we like it or not, we will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us.” +7 Ten days later the Lord gave his reply to Jeremiah. +8 So he called for Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders, and for all the people, from the least to the greatest. +9 He said to them, “You sent me to the Lord, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is his reply: +10 ‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you. +11 Do not fear the king of Babylon anymore,’ says the Lord. ‘For I am with you and will save you and rescue you from his power. +12 I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’ +13 “But if you refuse to obey the Lord your God, and if you say, ‘We will not stay here; +14 instead, we will go to Egypt where we will be free from war, the call to arms, and hunger,’ +15 then hear the Lord’s message to the remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and live there, +16 the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there. +17 That is the fate awaiting every one of you who insists on going to live in Egypt. Yes, you will die from war, famine, and disease. None of you will escape the disaster I will bring upon you there.’ +18 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as my anger and fury have been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so they will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. And you will never see your homeland again.’ +19 “Listen, you remnant of Judah. The Lord has told you: ‘Do not go to Egypt!’ Don’t forget this warning I have given you today. +20 For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the Lord your God for you. You said, ‘Just tell us what the Lord our God says, and we will do it!’ +21 And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the Lord your God any better now than you have in the past. +22 So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on going.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md index 3a4b4f77..78a86324 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,21 +1,14 @@ -Jeremiah Taken to Egypt - # Chapter 43 -1. When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the LORD their God to all the people, -2. Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, "You lie! The LORD our God hasn't forbidden us to go to Egypt! -3. Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, because he wants us to stay here and be killed by the Babylonians or be carried off into exile." - -4. So Johanan and the other military leaders and all the people refused to obey the LORD's command to stay in Judah. -5. Johanan and the other leaders took with them all the people who had returned from the nearby countries to which they had fled. -6. In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king's daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included. -7. The people refused to obey the voice of the LORD and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes. - -8. Then at Tahpanhes, the LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, -9. "While the people of Judah are watching, take some large rocks and bury them under the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh's palace here in Tahpanhes. -10. Then say to the people of Judah, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will certainly bring my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, here to Egypt. I will set his throne over these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his royal canopy over them. -11. And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and war to those destined for war. -12. He will set fire to the temples of Egypt's gods; he will burn the temples and carry the idols away as plunder. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed. -13. He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.'" - - - +1 When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the Lord their God to all the people, +2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt! +3 Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, because he wants us to stay here and be killed by the Babylonians or be carried off into exile.” +4 So Johanan and the other military leaders and all the people refused to obey the Lord’s command to stay in Judah. +5 Johanan and the other leaders took with them all the people who had returned from the nearby countries to which they had fled. +6 In the crowd were men, women, and children, the king’s daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet Jeremiah and Baruch were also included. +7 The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes. +8 Then at Tahpanhes, the Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, +9 “While the people of Judah are watching, take some large rocks and bury them under the pavement stones at the entrance of Pharaoh’s palace here in Tahpanhes. +10 Then say to the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will certainly bring my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, here to Egypt. I will set his throne over these stones that I have hidden. He will spread his royal canopy over them. +11 And when he comes, he will destroy the land of Egypt. He will bring death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and war to those destined for war. +12 He will set fire to the temples of Egypt’s gods; he will burn the temples and carry the idols away as plunder. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed. +13 He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt’s gods.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md index a4a41be6..72ac3d09 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,45 +1,31 @@ -Judgment for Idolatry - # Chapter 44 -1. This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well: -2. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: You saw the calamity I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. They now lie deserted and in ruins. -3. They provoked my anger with all their wickedness. They burned incense and worshiped other gods--gods that neither they nor you nor any of your ancestors had ever even known. - -4. "Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, 'Don't do these horrible things that I hate so much.' -5. But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods. -6. And so my fury boiled over and fell like fire on the towns of Judah and into the streets of Jerusalem, and they are still a desolate ruin today. - -7. "And now the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you will survive--not a man, woman, or child among you who has come here from Judah, not even the babies in your arms. -8. Why provoke my anger by burning incense to the idols you have made here in Egypt? You will only destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and mockery for all the nations of the earth. -9. Have you forgotten the sins of your ancestors, the sins of the kings and queens of Judah, and the sins you and your wives committed in Judah and Jerusalem? -10. To this very hour you have shown no remorse or reverence. No one has chosen to follow my word and the decrees I gave to you and your ancestors before you. - -11. "Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to destroy every one of you! -12. I will take this remnant of Judah--those who were determined to come here and live in Egypt--and I will consume them. They will fall here in Egypt, killed by war and famine. All will die, from the least to the greatest. They will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. -13. I will punish them in Egypt just as I punished them in Jerusalem, by war, famine, and disease. -14. Of that remnant who fled to Egypt, hoping someday to return to Judah, there will be no survivors. Even though they long to return home, only a handful will do so." - -15. Then all the women present and all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to idols--a great crowd of all the Judeans living in northern Egypt and southern Egypt--answered Jeremiah, -16. "We will not listen to your messages from the LORD! -17. We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like--just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles! -18. But ever since we quit burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and stopped worshiping her with liquid offerings, we have been in great trouble and have been dying from war and famine." - -19. "Besides," the women added, "do you suppose that we were burning incense and pouring out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and making cakes marked with her image, without our husbands knowing it and helping us? Of course not!" - -20. Then Jeremiah said to all of them, men and women alike, who had given him that answer, -21. "Do you think the LORD did not know that you and your ancestors, your kings and officials, and all the people were burning incense to idols in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? -22. It was because the LORD could no longer bear all the disgusting things you were doing that he made your land an object of cursing--a desolate ruin without inhabitants--as it is today. -23. All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the LORD. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws." - -24. Then Jeremiah said to them all, including the women, "Listen to this message from the LORD, all you citizens of Judah who live in Egypt. -25. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'You and your wives have said, "We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven," and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!' - -26. "But listen to this message from the LORD, all you Judeans now living in Egypt: 'I have sworn by my great name,' says the LORD, 'that my name will no longer be spoken by any of the Judeans in the land of Egypt. None of you may invoke my name or use this oath: "As surely as the Sovereign LORD lives." -27. For I will watch over you to bring you disaster and not good. Everyone from Judah who is now living in Egypt will suffer war and famine until all of you are dead. -28. Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true--mine or theirs! - -29. "'And this is the proof I give you,' says the LORD, 'that all I have threatened will happen to you and that I will punish you here.' -30. This is what the LORD says: 'I will turn Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I turned King Zedekiah of Judah over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.'" - - - +1 This is the message Jeremiah received concerning the Judeans living in northern Egypt in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in southern Egypt as well: +2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: You saw the calamity I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. They now lie deserted and in ruins. +3 They provoked my anger with all their wickedness. They burned incense and worshiped other gods—gods that neither they nor you nor any of your ancestors had ever even known. +4 “Again and again I sent my servants, the prophets, to plead with them, ‘Don’t do these horrible things that I hate so much.’ +5 But my people would not listen or turn back from their wicked ways. They kept on burning incense to these gods. +6 And so my fury boiled over and fell like fire on the towns of Judah and into the streets of Jerusalem, and they are still a desolate ruin today. +7 “And now the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you will survive—not a man, woman, or child among you who has come here from Judah, not even the babies in your arms. +8 Why provoke my anger by burning incense to the idols you have made here in Egypt? You will only destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and mockery for all the nations of the earth. +9 Have you forgotten the sins of your ancestors, the sins of the kings and queens of Judah, and the sins you and your wives committed in Judah and Jerusalem? +10 To this very hour you have shown no remorse or reverence. No one has chosen to follow my word and the decrees I gave to you and your ancestors before you. +11 “Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to destroy every one of you! +12 I will take this remnant of Judah—those who were determined to come here and live in Egypt—and I will consume them. They will fall here in Egypt, killed by war and famine. All will die, from the least to the greatest. They will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. +13 I will punish them in Egypt just as I punished them in Jerusalem, by war, famine, and disease. +14 Of that remnant who fled to Egypt, hoping someday to return to Judah, there will be no survivors. Even though they long to return home, only a handful will do so.” +15 Then all the women present and all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to idols—a great crowd of all the Judeans living in northern Egypt and southern Egypt—answered Jeremiah, +16 “We will not listen to your messages from the Lord! +17 We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like—just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles! +18 But ever since we quit burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and stopped worshiping her with liquid offerings, we have been in great trouble and have been dying from war and famine.” +19 “Besides,” the women added, “do you suppose that we were burning incense and pouring out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and making cakes marked with her image, without our husbands knowing it and helping us? Of course not!” +20 Then Jeremiah said to all of them, men and women alike, who had given him that answer, +21 “Do you think the Lord did not know that you and your ancestors, your kings and officials, and all the people were burning incense to idols in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? +22 It was because the Lord could no longer bear all the disgusting things you were doing that he made your land an object of cursing—a desolate ruin without inhabitants—as it is today. +23 All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the Lord. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.” +24 Then Jeremiah said to them all, including the women, “Listen to this message from the Lord, all you citizens of Judah who live in Egypt. +25 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You and your wives have said, “We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven,” and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!’ +26 “But listen to this message from the Lord, all you Judeans now living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that my name will no longer be spoken by any of the Judeans in the land of Egypt. None of you may invoke my name or use this oath: “As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives.” +27 For I will watch over you to bring you disaster and not good. Everyone from Judah who is now living in Egypt will suffer war and famine until all of you are dead. +28 Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true—mine or theirs! +29 “‘And this is the proof I give you,’ says the Lord, ‘that all I have threatened will happen to you and that I will punish you here.’ +30 This is what the Lord says: ‘I will turn Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I turned King Zedekiah of Judah over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md index 5497445a..d5ac22c8 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,12 +1,6 @@ -A Message for Baruch - # Chapter 45 -1. The prophet Jeremiah gave a message to Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, after Baruch had written down everything Jeremiah had dictated to him. He said, -2. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: -3. You have said, 'I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven't I had enough pain already? And now the LORD has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.' - -4. "Baruch, this is what the LORD says: 'I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted. -5. Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!'" - - - +1 The prophet Jeremiah gave a message to Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, after Baruch had written down everything Jeremiah had dictated to him. He said, +2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: +3 You have said, ‘I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven’t I had enough pain already? And now the Lord has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.’ +4 “Baruch, this is what the Lord says: ‘I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted. +5 Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don’t do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the Lord, have spoken!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md index 253c98d6..d6b6d791 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,202 +1,96 @@ -Messages for the Nations - # Chapter 46 -1. The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the LORD concerning foreign nations. - -Messages about Egypt - - -2. This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. - -3. "Prepare your shields, - -and advance into battle! - - -4. Harness the horses, - -and mount the stallions. - +1 The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the Lord concerning foreign nations. +2 This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. +3 “Prepare your shields, + and advance into battle! +4 Harness the horses, + and mount the stallions. Take your positions. - -Put on your helmets. - + Put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, - -and prepare your armor. - - -5. But what do I see? - -The Egyptian army flees in terror. - + and prepare your armor. +5 But what do I see? + The Egyptian army flees in terror. The bravest of its fighting men run - -without a backward glance. - -They are terrorized at every turn," - says the LORD. - -6. "The swiftest runners cannot flee; - -the mightiest warriors cannot escape. - + without a backward glance. +They are terrorized at every turn,” + says the Lord. +6 “The swiftest runners cannot flee; + the mightiest warriors cannot escape. By the Euphrates River to the north, - -they stumble and fall. - - -7. "Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime, - -overflowing all the land? - - -8. It is the Egyptian army, - -overflowing all the land, + they stumble and fall. +7 “Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime, + overflowing all the land? +8 It is the Egyptian army, + overflowing all the land, boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood, - -destroying cities and their people. - - -9. Charge, you horses and chariots; - -attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt! + destroying cities and their people. +9 Charge, you horses and chariots; + attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt! Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia - -who are skilled with the shield and bow! - - -10. For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -a day of vengeance on his enemies. - + who are skilled with the shield and bow! +10 For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, - -yes, until it is drunk with your blood! -The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will receive a sacrifice today - -in the north country beside the Euphrates River. - - -11. "Go up to Gilead to get medicine, - -O virgin daughter of Egypt! + yes, until it is drunk with your blood! +The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today + in the north country beside the Euphrates River. +11 “Go up to Gilead to get medicine, + O virgin daughter of Egypt! But your many treatments - -will bring you no healing. - - -12. The nations have heard of your shame. - -The earth is filled with your cries of despair. - + will bring you no healing. +12 The nations have heard of your shame. + The earth is filled with your cries of despair. Your mightiest warriors will run into each other - -and fall down together." - - -13. Then the LORD gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar's plans to attack Egypt. - -14. "Shout it out in Egypt! + and fall down together.” +13 Then the Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar’s plans to attack Egypt. +14 “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, - -for the sword will devour everyone around you. - - -15. Why have your warriors fallen? - They cannot stand, for the LORD has knocked them down. - -16. They stumble and fall over each other - -and say among themselves, -'Come, let's go back to our people, - -to the land of our birth. - -Let's get away from the sword of the enemy!' - - -17. There they will say, - -'Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth - -who missed his opportunity!' - - -18. "As surely as I live," says the King, - whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies, -"one is coming against Egypt - -who is as tall as Mount Tabor, - -or as Mount Carmel by the sea! - - -19. Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile, - -you citizens of Egypt! + for the sword will devour everyone around you. +15 Why have your warriors fallen? + They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down. +16 They stumble and fall over each other + and say among themselves, +‘Come, let’s go back to our people, + to the land of our birth. + Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’ +17 There they will say, + ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth + who missed his opportunity!’ +18 “As surely as I live,” says the King, + whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, +“one is coming against Egypt + who is as tall as Mount Tabor, + or as Mount Carmel by the sea! +19 Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile, + you citizens of Egypt! The city of Memphis will be destroyed, - -without a single inhabitant. - - -20. Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer, - -but a horsefly from the north is on its way! - - -21. Egypt's mercenaries have become like fattened calves. - -They, too, will turn and run, + without a single inhabitant. +20 Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer, + but a horsefly from the north is on its way! +21 Egypt’s mercenaries have become like fattened calves. + They, too, will turn and run, for it is a day of great disaster for Egypt, - -a time of great punishment. - - -22. Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away. - -The invading army marches in; - -they come against her with axes like woodsmen. - - -23. They will cut down her people like trees," says the LORD, - -"for they are more numerous than locusts. - - -24. Egypt will be humiliated; - -she will be handed over to people from the north." - - -25. The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him. -26. I will hand them over to those who want them killed--to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his army. But afterward the land will recover from the ravages of war. I, the LORD, have spoken! - -27. "But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; - -do not be dismayed, Israel. - + a time of great punishment. +22 Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away. + The invading army marches in; + they come against her with axes like woodsmen. +23 They will cut down her people like trees,” says the Lord, + “for they are more numerous than locusts. +24 Egypt will be humiliated; + she will be handed over to people from the north.” +25 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him. +26 I will hand them over to those who want them killed—to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his army. But afterward the land will recover from the ravages of war. I, the Lord, have spoken! +27 “But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant; + do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will bring you home again from distant lands, - -and your children will return from their exile. + and your children will return from their exile. Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet, - -and no one will terrorize them. - - -28. Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, - for I am with you," says the LORD. - -"I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you, - -but I will not completely destroy you. - + and no one will terrorize them. +28 Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, + for I am with you,” says the Lord. +“I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you, + but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; - -I cannot let you go unpunished." - - - + I cannot let you go unpunished.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md index feedc3d0..42a39042 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,59 +1,30 @@ -A Message about Philistia - # Chapter 47 -1. This is the LORD's message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was captured by the Egyptian army. -2. This is what the LORD says: -"A flood is coming from the north - -to overflow the land. - -It will destroy the land and everything in it-- - -cities and people alike. - +1 This is the Lord’s message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was captured by the Egyptian army. +2 This is what the Lord says: +“A flood is coming from the north + to overflow the land. +It will destroy the land and everything in it— + cities and people alike. People will scream in terror, - -and everyone in the land will wail. - - -3. Hear the clatter of stallions' hooves - -and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by. - + and everyone in the land will wail. +3 Hear the clatter of stallions’ hooves + and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by. Terrified fathers run madly, - -without a backward glance at their helpless children. - - -4. "The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, - -along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon. -Yes, the LORD is destroying the remnant of the Philistines, + without a backward glance at their helpless children. +4 “The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, + along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon. +Yes, the Lord is destroying the remnant of the Philistines, those colonists from the island of Crete. - -5. Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald; - -Ashkelon will lie silent. +5 Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald; + Ashkelon will lie silent. You remnant from the Mediterranean coast, - -how long will you cut yourselves in mourning? - - -6. "Now, O sword of the LORD, - -when will you be at rest again? + how long will you cut yourselves in mourning? +6 “Now, O sword of the Lord, + when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; - -rest and be still. - - -7. "But how can it be still - when the LORD has sent it on a mission? + rest and be still. +7 “But how can it be still + when the Lord has sent it on a mission? For the city of Ashkelon - -and the people living along the sea - -must be destroyed." - - - + and the people living along the sea + must be destroyed.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md index 52184cf2..651537f3 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,287 +1,145 @@ -A Message about Moab - # Chapter 48 -1. This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: -"What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; - -it will soon lie in ruins. - +1 This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: +“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; + it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; - -the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. - - -2. No one will ever brag about Moab again, - -for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her. - -'Come,' they say, 'we will cut her off from being a nation.' + the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. +2 No one will ever brag about Moab again, + for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her. +‘Come,’ they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.’ The town of Madmen, too, will be silenced; - -the sword will follow you there. - - -3. Listen to the cries from Horonaim, - -cries of devastation and great destruction. - - -4. All Moab is destroyed. + the sword will follow you there. +3 Listen to the cries from Horonaim, + cries of devastation and great destruction. +4 All Moab is destroyed. Her little ones will cry out. - -5. Her refugees weep bitterly, - -climbing the slope to Luhith. - +5 Her refugees weep bitterly, + climbing the slope to Luhith. They cry out in terror, - -descending the slope to Horonaim. - - -6. Flee for your lives! + descending the slope to Horonaim. +6 Flee for your lives! Hide in the wilderness! - -7. Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, - -you will be taken captive. - +7 Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, + you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, - -will be hauled off to distant lands! - - -8. "All the towns will be destroyed, - -and no one will escape-- + will be hauled off to distant lands! +8 “All the towns will be destroyed, + and no one will escape— either on the plateaus or in the valleys, - for the LORD has spoken. - -9. Oh, that Moab had wings + for the Lord has spoken. +9 Oh, that Moab had wings so she could fly away, for her towns will be left empty, - -with no one living in them. - - -10. Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD's work, - -who hold back their swords from shedding blood! - - -11. "From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, - -never going into exile. - + with no one living in them. +10 Cursed are those who refuse to do the Lord’s work, + who hold back their swords from shedding blood! +11 “From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, + never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. - -He has not been poured from flask to flask, - -and he is now fragrant and smooth. - - -12. But the time is coming soon," says the LORD, - -"when I will send men to pour him from his jar. - + He has not been poured from flask to flask, + and he is now fragrant and smooth. +12 But the time is coming soon,” says the Lord, + “when I will send men to pour him from his jar. They will pour him out, - -then shatter the jar! - - -13. At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, + then shatter the jar! +13 At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel. - -14. "You used to boast, 'We are heroes, - -mighty men of war.' - - -15. But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed. - -His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter," - says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -16. "Destruction is coming fast for Moab; - -calamity threatens ominously. - - -17. You friends of Moab, - -weep for him and cry! +14 “You used to boast, ‘We are heroes, + mighty men of war.’ +15 But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed. + His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,” + says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +16 “Destruction is coming fast for Moab; + calamity threatens ominously. +17 You friends of Moab, + weep for him and cry! See how the strong scepter is broken, - -how the beautiful staff is shattered! - - -18. "Come down from your glory - -and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon, + how the beautiful staff is shattered! +18 “Come down from your glory + and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon, for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too. - -They will tear down all your towers. - - -19. You people of Aroer, - -stand beside the road and watch. - + They will tear down all your towers. +19 You people of Aroer, + stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab, - -'What has happened there?' - - -20. "And the reply comes back, -'Moab lies in ruins, disgraced; - -weep and wail! + ‘What has happened there?’ +20 “And the reply comes back, +‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced; + weep and wail! Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River: - -Moab has been destroyed!' - - -21. Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau-- + Moab has been destroyed!’ +21 Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau— on Holon and Jahaz and Mephaath, - -22. on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim, - -23. on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon, - -24. on Kerioth and Bozrah-- - -all the towns of Moab, far and near. - - -25. "The strength of Moab has ended. - His arm has been broken," says the LORD. - -26. "Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard, - for he has rebelled against the LORD. - +22 on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim, +23 on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon, +24 on Kerioth and Bozrah— + all the towns of Moab, far and near. +25 “The strength of Moab has ended. + His arm has been broken,” says the Lord. +26 “Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard, + for he has rebelled against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, - -ridiculed by all. - - -27. Did you not ridicule the people of Israel? - -Were they caught in the company of thieves - -that you should despise them as you do? - - -28. "You people of Moab, - -flee from your towns and live in the caves. - + ridiculed by all. +27 Did you not ridicule the people of Israel? + Were they caught in the company of thieves + that you should despise them as you do? +28 “You people of Moab, + flee from your towns and live in the caves. Hide like doves that nest - -in the clefts of the rocks. - - -29. We have all heard of the pride of Moab, - -for his pride is very great. - + in the clefts of the rocks. +29 We have all heard of the pride of Moab, + for his pride is very great. We know of his lofty pride, - -his arrogance, and his haughty heart. - - -30. I know about his insolence," - says the LORD, -"but his boasts are empty-- - -as empty as his deeds. - - -31. So now I wail for Moab; - -yes, I will mourn for Moab. + his arrogance, and his haughty heart. +30 I know about his insolence,” + says the Lord, +“but his boasts are empty— + as empty as his deeds. +31 So now I wail for Moab; + yes, I will mourn for Moab. My heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth. - -32. "You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards, - -I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer. +32 “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards, + I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer. Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea, - -but the destroyer has stripped you bare! - -He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits. - - -33. Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab. - -The presses yield no wine. - + but the destroyer has stripped you bare! + He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits. +33 Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab. + The presses yield no wine. No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy. - -There is shouting, yes, but not of joy. - - -34. "Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now. - -35. "I will put an end to Moab," says the LORD, "for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods. -36. My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared. -37. The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap. -38. There is crying and sorrow in every Moabite home and on every street. For I have smashed Moab like an old, unwanted jar. -39. How it is shattered! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all its neighbors." - -40. This is what the LORD says: -"Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, - -spreading his wings over Moab. - - -41. Its cities will fall, - -and its strongholds will be seized. - + There is shouting, yes, but not of joy. +34 “Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now. +35 “I will put an end to Moab,” says the Lord, “for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods. +36 My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared. +37 The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap. +38 There is crying and sorrow in every Moabite home and on every street. For I have smashed Moab like an old, unwanted jar. +39 How it is shattered! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all its neighbors.” +40 This is what the Lord says: +“Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, + spreading his wings over Moab. +41 Its cities will fall, + and its strongholds will be seized. Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish - -like a woman in labor. - - -42. Moab will no longer be a nation, - for it has boasted against the LORD. - -43. "Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, - O Moab," says the LORD. - -44. "Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, - -and those who escape the trap will step into a snare. - + like a woman in labor. +42 Moab will no longer be a nation, + for it has boasted against the Lord. +43 “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, + O Moab,” says the Lord. +44 “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, + and those who escape the trap will step into a snare. I will see to it that you do not get away, - -for the time of your judgment has come," - says the LORD. - -45. "The people flee as far as Heshbon - -but are unable to go on. - + for the time of your judgment has come,” + says the Lord. +45 “The people flee as far as Heshbon + but are unable to go on. For a fire comes from Heshbon, - -King Sihon's ancient home, + King Sihon’s ancient home, to devour the entire land - -with all its rebellious people. - - -46. "What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! - -The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed! + with all its rebellious people. +46 “What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! + The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed! Your sons and your daughters - -have been taken away as captives. - - -47. But I will restore the fortunes of Moab - -in days to come. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -This is the end of Jeremiah's prophecy concerning Moab. - - - + have been taken away as captives. +47 But I will restore the fortunes of Moab + in days to come. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +This is the end of Jeremiah’s prophecy concerning Moab. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md index c2732bc0..26131a91 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_49.md @@ -1,308 +1,146 @@ -A Message about Ammon - # Chapter 49 -1. This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says: -"Are there no descendants of Israel - -to inherit the land of Gad? +1 This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the Lord says: +“Are there no descendants of Israel + to inherit the land of Gad? Why are you, who worship Molech, - -living in its towns? - - -2. In the days to come," says the LORD, - -"I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. - + living in its towns? +2 In the days to come,” says the Lord, + “I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap of ruins, - -and the neighboring towns will be burned. - + and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will take back the land - you took from her," says the LORD. - -3. "Cry out, O Heshbon, - -for the town of Ai is destroyed. - + you took from her,” says the Lord. +3 “Cry out, O Heshbon, + for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! - -Put on your clothes of mourning. - + Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, - -for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, - -will be hauled off to distant lands. - - -4. You are proud of your fertile valleys, - -but they will soon be ruined. - + for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, + will be hauled off to distant lands. +4 You are proud of your fertile valleys, + but they will soon be ruined. You trusted in your wealth, - -you rebellious daughter, - -and thought no one could ever harm you. - - -5. But look! I will bring terror upon you," - -says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"Your neighbors will chase you from your land, - -and no one will help your exiles as they flee. - - -6. But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites - -in days to come. - I, the LORD, have spoken." -Messages about Edom - - -7. This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"Is there no wisdom in Teman? - -Is no one left to give wise counsel? - - -8. Turn and flee! - -Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! + you rebellious daughter, + and thought no one could ever harm you. +5 But look! I will bring terror upon you,” + says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“Your neighbors will chase you from your land, + and no one will help your exiles as they flee. +6 But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites + in days to come. + I, the Lord, have spoken.” +7 This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“Is there no wisdom in Teman? + Is no one left to give wise counsel? +8 Turn and flee! + Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, - -I will punish you, too! - - -9. Those who harvest grapes - -always leave a few for the poor. - + I will punish you, too! +9 Those who harvest grapes + always leave a few for the poor. If thieves came at night, - -they would not take everything. - - -10. But I will strip bare the land of Edom, - -and there will be no place left to hide. - + they would not take everything. +10 But I will strip bare the land of Edom, + and there will be no place left to hide. Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors - -will all be destroyed, - -and Edom itself will be no more. - - -11. But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. - -Your widows, too, can depend on me for help." - - -12. And this is what the LORD says: "If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You will not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of judgment! -13. For I have sworn by my own name," says the LORD, "that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever." - -14. I have heard a message from the LORD - -that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, -"Form a coalition against Edom, - -and prepare for battle!" - - -15. The LORD says to Edom, -"I will cut you down to size among the nations. - -You will be despised by all. - - -16. You have been deceived - -by the fear you inspire in others - -and by your own pride. - + will all be destroyed, + and Edom itself will be no more. +11 But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. + Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.” +12 And this is what the Lord says: “If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You will not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of judgment! +13 For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.” +14 I have heard a message from the Lord + that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, +“Form a coalition against Edom, + and prepare for battle!” +15 The Lord says to Edom, +“I will cut you down to size among the nations. + You will be despised by all. +16 You have been deceived + by the fear you inspire in others + and by your own pride. You live in a rock fortress - -and control the mountain heights. - + and control the mountain heights. But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles, - -I will bring you crashing down," - says the LORD. - -17. "Edom will be an object of horror. - -All who pass by will be appalled - -and will gasp at the destruction they see there. - - -18. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah - and their neighboring towns," says the LORD. - -" -No one will live there; - -no one will inhabit it. - - -19. I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, - -leaping on the sheep in the pasture. - + I will bring you crashing down,” + says the Lord. +17 “Edom will be an object of horror. + All who pass by will be appalled + and will gasp at the destruction they see there. +18 It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah + and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord. +“No one will live there; + no one will inhabit it. +19 I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, + leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Edom from its land, - -and I will appoint the leader of my choice. - + and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? - -What ruler can oppose my will?" - - -20. Listen to the LORD's plans against Edom - -and the people of Teman. - + What ruler can oppose my will?” +20 Listen to the Lord’s plans against Edom + and the people of Teman. Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep, - -and their homes will be destroyed. - - -21. The earth will shake with the noise of Edom's fall, + and their homes will be destroyed. +21 The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea. - -22. Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, - -spreading his wings over Bozrah. - +22 Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, + spreading his wings over Bozrah. Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish - -like a woman in labor. - -A Message about Damascus - - -23. This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the LORD says: -"The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear, - -for they have heard the news of their destruction. - + like a woman in labor. +23 This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the Lord says: +“The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear, + for they have heard the news of their destruction. Their hearts are troubled - -like a wild sea in a raging storm. - - -24. Damascus has become feeble, - -and all her people turn to flee. - + like a wild sea in a raging storm. +24 Damascus has become feeble, + and all her people turn to flee. Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her - -as they grip a woman in labor. - - -25. That famous city, a city of joy, - -will be forsaken! - - -26. Her young men will fall in the streets and die. - -Her soldiers will all be killed," - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -27. "And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus - -that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad." -A Message about Kedar and Hazor - - -28. This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the LORD says: -"Advance against Kedar! - -Destroy the warriors from the East! - - -29. Their flocks and tents will be captured, - -and their household goods and camels will be taken away. - + as they grip a woman in labor. +25 That famous city, a city of joy, + will be forsaken! +26 Her young men will fall in the streets and die. + Her soldiers will all be killed,” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +27 “And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus + that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.” +28 This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the Lord says: +“Advance against Kedar! + Destroy the warriors from the East! +29 Their flocks and tents will be captured, + and their household goods and camels will be taken away. Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard: - -'We are terrorized at every turn!' - - -30. Run for your lives," says the LORD. - -"Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor, + ‘We are terrorized at every turn!’ +30 Run for your lives,” says the Lord. + “Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you - -and is preparing to destroy you. - - -31. "Go up and attack that complacent nation," - says the LORD. - -"Its people live alone in the desert - -without walls or gates. - - -32. Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. - -I will scatter to the winds these people + and is preparing to destroy you. +31 “Go up and attack that complacent nation,” + says the Lord. +“Its people live alone in the desert + without walls or gates. +32 Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. + I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places. - I will bring calamity upon them - from every direction," says the LORD. - -33. "Hazor will be inhabited by jackals, - -and it will be desolate forever. - + from every direction,” says the Lord. +33 “Hazor will be inhabited by jackals, + and it will be desolate forever. No one will live there; - -no one will inhabit it." -A Message about Elam - - -34. This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the LORD at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. -35. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"I will destroy the archers of Elam-- - -the best of their forces. - - -36. I will bring enemies from all directions, - -and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. - -They will be exiled to countries around the world. - - -37. I myself will go with Elam's enemies to shatter it. - -In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster - upon the people of Elam," says the LORD. - -"Their enemies will chase them with the sword - -until I have destroyed them completely. - - -38. I will set my throne in Elam," says the LORD, - -"and I will destroy its king and officials. - - -39. But I will restore the fortunes of Elam - -in days to come. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + no one will inhabit it.” +34 This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. +35 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“I will destroy the archers of Elam— + the best of their forces. +36 I will bring enemies from all directions, + and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. + They will be exiled to countries around the world. +37 I myself will go with Elam’s enemies to shatter it. + In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster + upon the people of Elam,” says the Lord. +“Their enemies will chase them with the sword + until I have destroyed them completely. +38 I will set my throne in Elam,” says the Lord, + “and I will destroy its king and officials. +39 But I will restore the fortunes of Elam + in days to come. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md index c3e62ff1..ff6a378d 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_50.md @@ -1,395 +1,189 @@ -A Message about Babylon - # Chapter 50 -1. The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon -and the land of the Babylonians. - -2. This is what the LORD says: -"Tell the whole world, - -and keep nothing back. - +1 The Lord gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. +2 This is what the Lord says: +“Tell the whole world, + and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag - -to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! + to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. - -Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced. - - -3. For a nation will attack her from the north - -and bring such destruction that no one will live there again. - + Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced. +3 For a nation will attack her from the north + and bring such destruction that no one will live there again. Everything will be gone; - -both people and animals will flee. - -Hope for Israel and Judah - - -4. "In those coming days," - says the LORD, -"the people of Israel will return home - -together with the people of Judah. - + both people and animals will flee. +4 “In those coming days,” + says the Lord, +“the people of Israel will return home + together with the people of Judah. They will come weeping - and seeking the LORD their God. - -5. They will ask the way to Jerusalem - -and will start back home again. -They will bind themselves to the LORD - -with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten. - - -6. "My people have been lost sheep. - -Their shepherds have led them astray - -and turned them loose in the mountains. - + and seeking the Lord their God. +5 They will ask the way to Jerusalem + and will start back home again. +They will bind themselves to the Lord + with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten. +6 “My people have been lost sheep. + Their shepherds have led them astray + and turned them loose in the mountains. They have lost their way - -and can't remember how to get back to the sheepfold. - - -7. All who found them devoured them. - -Their enemies said, -'We did nothing wrong in attacking them, - for they sinned against the LORD, + and can’t remember how to get back to the sheepfold. +7 All who found them devoured them. + Their enemies said, +‘We did nothing wrong in attacking them, + for they sinned against the Lord, their true place of rest, - -and the hope of their ancestors.' - - -8. "But now, flee from Babylon! - -Leave the land of the Babylonians. - + and the hope of their ancestors.’ +8 “But now, flee from Babylon! + Leave the land of the Babylonians. Like male goats at the head of the flock, - -lead my people home again. - - -9. For I am raising up an army - -of great nations from the north. - + lead my people home again. +9 For I am raising up an army + of great nations from the north. They will join forces to attack Babylon, - -and she will be captured. - -The enemies' arrows will go straight to the mark; - -they will not miss! - - -10. Babylonia will be looted - -until the attackers are glutted with loot. - I, the LORD, have spoken! -Babylon's Sure Fall - - -11. "You rejoice and are glad, - -you who plundered my chosen people. - + and she will be captured. +The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark; + they will not miss! +10 Babylonia will be looted + until the attackers are glutted with loot. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +11 “You rejoice and are glad, + you who plundered my chosen people. You frisk about like a calf in a meadow - -and neigh like a stallion. - - -12. But your homeland will be overwhelmed - -with shame and disgrace. - -You will become the least of nations-- - -a wilderness, a dry and desolate land. - - -13. Because of the LORD's anger, - -Babylon will become a deserted wasteland. - + and neigh like a stallion. +12 But your homeland will be overwhelmed + with shame and disgrace. +You will become the least of nations— + a wilderness, a dry and desolate land. +13 Because of the Lord’s anger, + Babylon will become a deserted wasteland. All who pass by will be horrified - -and will gasp at the destruction they see there. - - -14. "Yes, prepare to attack Babylon, - -all you surrounding nations. - + and will gasp at the destruction they see there. +14 “Yes, prepare to attack Babylon, + all you surrounding nations. Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows. - For she has sinned against the LORD. - -15. Shout war cries against her from every side. - -Look! She surrenders! - -Her walls have fallen. -It is the LORD's vengeance, - -so take vengeance on her. - -Do to her as she has done to others! - - -16. Take from Babylon all those who plant crops; - -send all the harvesters away. - + For she has sinned against the Lord. +15 Shout war cries against her from every side. + Look! She surrenders! + Her walls have fallen. +It is the Lord’s vengeance, + so take vengeance on her. + Do to her as she has done to others! +16 Take from Babylon all those who plant crops; + send all the harvesters away. Because of the sword of the enemy, - -everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands. - -Hope for God's People - - -17. "The Israelites are like sheep - -that have been scattered by lions. - + everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands. +17 “The Israelites are like sheep + that have been scattered by lions. First the king of Assyria ate them up. - Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones." - -18. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -the God of Israel, says: -"Now I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, - -just as I punished the king of Assyria. - - -19. And I will bring Israel home again to its own land, - -to feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan, + Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones.” +18 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + the God of Israel, says: +“Now I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, + just as I punished the king of Assyria. +19 And I will bring Israel home again to its own land, + to feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan, and to be satisfied once more - -in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead. - - -20. In those days," says the LORD, - -"no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah, - -for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.The LORD's Judgment on Babylon - -21. "Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim - -and against the people of Pekod. + in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead. +20 In those days,” says the Lord, + “no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah, + for I will forgive the remnant I preserve. +21 “Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim + and against the people of Pekod. Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, - as I have commanded you," says the LORD. - -22. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, - -a shout of great destruction. - - -23. Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, - -lies broken and shattered. - -Babylon is desolate among the nations! - - -24. Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you. - You are caught, for you have fought against the LORD. - -25. The LORD has opened his armory - -and brought out weapons to vent his fury. - + as I have commanded you,” says the Lord. +22 “Let the battle cry be heard in the land, + a shout of great destruction. +23 Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, + lies broken and shattered. + Babylon is desolate among the nations! +24 Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you. + You are caught, for you have fought against the Lord. +25 The Lord has opened his armory + and brought out weapons to vent his fury. The terror that falls upon the Babylonians - will be the work of the Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -26. Yes, come against her from distant lands. - -Break open her granaries. - + will be the work of the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +26 Yes, come against her from distant lands. + Break open her granaries. Crush her walls and houses into heaps of rubble. - -Destroy her completely, and leave nothing! - - -27. Destroy even her young bulls-- - -it will be terrible for them, too! + Destroy her completely, and leave nothing! +27 Destroy even her young bulls— + it will be terrible for them, too! Slaughter them all! - -For Babylon's day of reckoning has come. - - -28. Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon, - -as they tell in Jerusalem -how the LORD our God has taken vengeance - -against those who destroyed his Temple. - - -29. "Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon. - -Surround the city so none can escape. - + For Babylon’s day of reckoning has come. +28 Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon, + as they tell in Jerusalem +how the Lord our God has taken vengeance + against those who destroyed his Temple. +29 “Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon. + Surround the city so none can escape. Do to her as she has done to others, - for she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. - -30. Her young men will fall in the streets and die. - -Her soldiers will all be killed," - says the LORD. - -31. "See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people," - -says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"Your day of reckoning has arrived-- - -the day when I will punish you. - - -32. O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall, - -and no one will raise you up. - + for she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. +30 Her young men will fall in the streets and die. + Her soldiers will all be killed,” + says the Lord. +31 “See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,” + says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“Your day of reckoning has arrived— + the day when I will punish you. +32 O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall, + and no one will raise you up. For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon - -that will burn up everything around them." - - -33. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged. - -Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go. - - -34. But the one who redeems them is strong. - His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - + that will burn up everything around them.” +33 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged. + Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go. +34 But the one who redeems them is strong. + His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He will defend them - -and give them rest again in Israel. - + and give them rest again in Israel. But for the people of Babylon - -there will be no rest! - - -35. "The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians," - says the LORD. - -"It will strike the people of Babylon-- - -her officials and wise men, too. - - -36. The sword will strike her wise counselors, - -and they will become fools. - + there will be no rest! +35 “The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,” + says the Lord. +“It will strike the people of Babylon— + her officials and wise men, too. +36 The sword will strike her wise counselors, + and they will become fools. The sword will strike her mightiest warriors, - -and panic will seize them. - - -37. The sword will strike her horses and chariots - -and her allies from other lands, - -and they will all become like women. - + and panic will seize them. +37 The sword will strike her horses and chariots + and her allies from other lands, + and they will all become like women. The sword will strike her treasures, - -and they all will be plundered. - - -38. A drought will strike her water supply, - -causing it to dry up. - + and they all will be plundered. +38 A drought will strike her water supply, + causing it to dry up. And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols, - -and the people are madly in love with them. - - -39. "Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas. - -It will be a home for owls. - + and the people are madly in love with them. +39 “Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas. + It will be a home for owls. Never again will people live there; - -it will lie desolate forever. - - -40. I will destroy it as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah - and their neighboring towns," says the LORD. - -"No one will live there; - -no one will inhabit it. - - -41. "Look! A great army is coming from the north. - -A great nation and many kings - -are rising against you from far-off lands. - - -42. They are armed with bows and spears. - -They are cruel and show no mercy. - + it will lie desolate forever. +40 I will destroy it as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah + and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord. +“No one will live there; + no one will inhabit it. +41 “Look! A great army is coming from the north. + A great nation and many kings + are rising against you from far-off lands. +42 They are armed with bows and spears. + They are cruel and show no mercy. As they ride forward on horses, - -they sound like a roaring sea. - + they sound like a roaring sea. They are coming in battle formation, - -planning to destroy you, Babylon. - - -43. The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy, - -and he is weak with fright. - + planning to destroy you, Babylon. +43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy, + and he is weak with fright. Pangs of anguish have gripped him, - -like those of a woman in labor. - - -44. "I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, - -leaping on the sheep in the pasture. - + like those of a woman in labor. +44 “I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, + leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Babylon from its land, - -and I will appoint the leader of my choice. - + and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? - -What ruler can oppose my will?" - - -45. Listen to the LORD's plans against Babylon - -and the land of the Babylonians. - + What ruler can oppose my will?” +45 Listen to the Lord’s plans against Babylon + and the land of the Babylonians. Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep, - -and their homes will be destroyed. - - -46. The earth will shake with the shout, "Babylon has been taken!" - -and its cry of despair will be heard around the world. - - - + and their homes will be destroyed. +46 The earth will shake with the shout, “Babylon has been taken!” + and its cry of despair will be heard around the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md index 3eb44401..136b9e75 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_51.md @@ -1,483 +1,238 @@ # Chapter 51 -1. This is what the LORD says: -"I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon +1 This is what the Lord says: +“I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia. - -2. Foreigners will come and winnow her, - -blowing her away as chaff. - +2 Foreigners will come and winnow her, + blowing her away as chaff. They will come from every side - -to rise against her in her day of trouble. - - -3. Don't let the archers put on their armor - -or draw their bows. - -Don't spare even her best soldiers! + to rise against her in her day of trouble. +3 Don’t let the archers put on their armor + or draw their bows. +Don’t spare even her best soldiers! Let her army be completely destroyed. - -4. They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, - -slashed to death in her streets. - - -5. For the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -has not abandoned Israel and Judah. - +4 They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, + slashed to death in her streets. +5 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + has not abandoned Israel and Judah. He is still their God, - -even though their land was filled with sin - -against the Holy One of Israel." - - -6. Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! - -Don't get trapped in her punishment! -It is the LORD's time for vengeance; - -he will repay her in full. - - -7. Babylon has been a gold cup in the LORD's hands, - -a cup that made the whole earth drunk. - -The nations drank Babylon's wine, - -and it drove them all mad. - - -8. But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen. - -Weep for her. - + even though their land was filled with sin + against the Holy One of Israel.” +6 Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! + Don’t get trapped in her punishment! +It is the Lord’s time for vengeance; + he will repay her in full. +7 Babylon has been a gold cup in the Lord’s hands, + a cup that made the whole earth drunk. +The nations drank Babylon’s wine, + and it drove them all mad. +8 But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen. + Weep for her. Give her medicine. - -Perhaps she can yet be healed. - - -9. We would have helped her if we could, - -but nothing can save her now. - + Perhaps she can yet be healed. +9 We would have helped her if we could, + but nothing can save her now. Let her go; abandon her. - -Return now to your own land. - + Return now to your own land. For her punishment reaches to the heavens; - -it is so great it cannot be measured. - - -10. The LORD has vindicated us. + it is so great it cannot be measured. +10 The Lord has vindicated us. Come, let us announce in Jerusalem - everything the LORD our God has done. - -11. Sharpen the arrows! + everything the Lord our God has done. +11 Sharpen the arrows! Lift up the shields! -For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes - -to march against Babylon and destroy her. - +For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes + to march against Babylon and destroy her. This is his vengeance against those - -who desecrated his Temple. - - -12. Raise the battle flag against Babylon! - -Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. - + who desecrated his Temple. +12 Raise the battle flag against Babylon! + Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, - for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon. - -13. You are a city by a great river, - -a great center of commerce, + for the Lord will fulfill all his plans against Babylon. +13 You are a city by a great river, + a great center of commerce, but your end has come. - -The thread of your life is cut. - - -14. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has taken this vow - -and has sworn to it by his own name: -"Your cities will be filled with enemies, - -like fields swarming with locusts, - -and they will shout in triumph over you."A Hymn of Praise to the LORD - -15. The LORD made the earth by his power, - -and he preserves it by his wisdom. - + The thread of your life is cut. +14 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has taken this vow + and has sworn to it by his own name: +“Your cities will be filled with enemies, + like fields swarming with locusts, + and they will shout in triumph over you.” +15 The Lord made the earth by his power, + and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding - -he stretched out the heavens. - - -16. When he speaks in the thunder, - -the heavens roar with rain. - + he stretched out the heavens. +16 When he speaks in the thunder, + the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. - -He sends the lightning with the rain - -and releases the wind from his storehouses. - - -17. The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! - -The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, + He sends the lightning with the rain + and releases the wind from his storehouses. +17 The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! + The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. - -These idols have no breath or power. - - -18. Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! - -On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. - - -19. But the God of Israel is no idol! - -He is the Creator of everything that exists, + These idols have no breath or power. +18 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! + On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. +19 But the God of Israel is no idol! + He is the Creator of everything that exists, including his people, his own special possession. - The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name! -Babylon's Great Punishment - - -20. "You are my battle-ax and sword," - says the LORD. - -"With you I will shatter nations - -and destroy many kingdoms. - - -21. With you I will shatter armies-- - -destroying the horse and rider, - -the chariot and charioteer. - - -22. With you I will shatter men and women, - -old people and children, - -young men and young women. - - -23. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, - -farmers and oxen, - -captains and officers. - - -24. "I will repay Babylon + The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! +20 “You are my battle-ax and sword,” + says the Lord. +“With you I will shatter nations + and destroy many kingdoms. +21 With you I will shatter armies— + destroying the horse and rider, + the chariot and charioteer. +22 With you I will shatter men and women, + old people and children, + young men and young women. +23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, + farmers and oxen, + captains and officers. +24 “I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done - to my people in Jerusalem," says the LORD. - -25. "Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! - I am your enemy," says the LORD. - -"I will raise my fist against you, - -to knock you down from the heights. - + to my people in Jerusalem,” says the Lord. +25 “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! + I am your enemy,” says the Lord. +“I will raise my fist against you, + to knock you down from the heights. When I am finished, - -you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble. - - -26. You will be desolate forever. - -Even your stones will never again be used for building. - -You will be completely wiped out," - says the LORD. - -27. Raise a signal flag to the nations. - -Sound the battle cry! + you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble. +26 You will be desolate forever. + Even your stones will never again be used for building. +You will be completely wiped out,” + says the Lord. +27 Raise a signal flag to the nations. + Sound the battle cry! Mobilize them all against Babylon. - -Prepare them to fight against her! + Prepare them to fight against her! Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. - -Appoint a commander, - -and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts! - - -28. Bring against her the armies of the nations-- - -led by the kings of the Medes - and all their -captains and officers. - - -29. The earth trembles and writhes in pain, - for everything the LORD has planned against Babylon stands unchanged. - + Appoint a commander, + and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts! +28 Bring against her the armies of the nations— + led by the kings of the Medes + and all their captains and officers. +29 The earth trembles and writhes in pain, + for everything the Lord has planned against Babylon stands unchanged. Babylon will be left desolate without a single inhabitant. - - -30. Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. - +30 Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks, their courage gone. - -They have become like women. - + They have become like women. The invaders have burned the houses - -and broken down the city gates. - - -31. The news is passed from one runner to the next - -as the messengers hurry to tell the king - -that his city has been captured. - - -32. All the escape routes are blocked. - -The marshes have been set aflame, - -and the army is in a panic. - - -33. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -the God of Israel, says: -"Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor, - -about to be trampled. - + and broken down the city gates. +31 The news is passed from one runner to the next + as the messengers hurry to tell the king + that his city has been captured. +32 All the escape routes are blocked. + The marshes have been set aflame, + and the army is in a panic. +33 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + the God of Israel, says: +“Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor, + about to be trampled. In just a little while - -her harvest will begin." - - -34. "King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us - -and drained us of strength. - + her harvest will begin.” +34 “King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us + and drained us of strength. He has swallowed us like a great monster - -and filled his belly with our riches. - -He has thrown us out of our own country. - - -35. Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer," - -say the people of Zion. - -"Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood," - -says Jerusalem.The LORD's Vengeance on Babylon - -36. This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem: -"I will be your lawyer to plead your case, - -and I will avenge you. - + and filled his belly with our riches. + He has thrown us out of our own country. +35 Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,” + say the people of Zion. +“Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,” + says Jerusalem. +36 This is what the Lord says to Jerusalem: +“I will be your lawyer to plead your case, + and I will avenge you. I will dry up her river, - -as well as her springs, - - -37. and Babylon will become a heap of ruins, - -haunted by jackals. - + as well as her springs, +37 and Babylon will become a heap of ruins, + haunted by jackals. She will be an object of horror and contempt, - -a place where no one lives. - - -38. Her people will roar together like strong lions. - -They will growl like lion cubs. - - -39. And while they lie inflamed with all their wine, - -I will prepare a different kind of feast for them. - + a place where no one lives. +38 Her people will roar together like strong lions. + They will growl like lion cubs. +39 And while they lie inflamed with all their wine, + I will prepare a different kind of feast for them. I will make them drink until they fall asleep, - -and they will never wake up again," - says the LORD. - -40. "I will bring them down - -like lambs to the slaughter, - -like rams and goats to be sacrificed. - - -41. "How Babylon is fallen-- - -great Babylon, praised throughout the earth! + and they will never wake up again,” + says the Lord. +40 “I will bring them down + like lambs to the slaughter, + like rams and goats to be sacrificed. +41 “How Babylon is fallen— + great Babylon, praised throughout the earth! Now she has become an object of horror - -among the nations. - - -42. The sea has risen over Babylon; - -she is covered by its crashing waves. - - -43. Her cities now lie in ruins; - -she is a dry wasteland - -where no one lives or even passes by. - - -44. And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon, - -and make him vomit up all he has eaten. - + among the nations. +42 The sea has risen over Babylon; + she is covered by its crashing waves. +43 Her cities now lie in ruins; + she is a dry wasteland + where no one lives or even passes by. +44 And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon, + and make him vomit up all he has eaten. The nations will no longer come and worship him. - -The wall of Babylon has fallen! -A Message for the Exiles - - -45. "Come out, my people, flee from Babylon. - Save yourselves! Run from the LORD's fierce anger. - -46. But do not panic; don't be afraid - -when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces. - -For rumors will keep coming year by year. - + The wall of Babylon has fallen! +45 “Come out, my people, flee from Babylon. + Save yourselves! Run from the Lord’s fierce anger. +46 But do not panic; don’t be afraid + when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces. + For rumors will keep coming year by year. Violence will erupt in the land - -as the leaders fight against each other. - - -47. For the time is surely coming - -when I will punish this great city and all her idols. - + as the leaders fight against each other. +47 For the time is surely coming + when I will punish this great city and all her idols. Her whole land will be disgraced, - -and her dead will lie in the streets. - - -48. Then the heavens and earth will rejoice, - -for out of the north will come destroying armies - against Babylon," says the LORD. - -49. "Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel - -and others throughout the world, - -so must her people be killed. - - -50. Get out, all you who have escaped the sword! - Do not stand and watch--flee while you can! -Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land, - -and think about your home in Jerusalem." - - -51. "We are ashamed," the people say. - -"We are insulted and disgraced -because the LORD's Temple - -has been defiled by foreigners." - - -52. "Yes," says the LORD, "but the time is coming - -when I will destroy Babylon's idols. - + and her dead will lie in the streets. +48 Then the heavens and earth will rejoice, + for out of the north will come destroying armies + against Babylon,” says the Lord. +49 “Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel + and others throughout the world, + so must her people be killed. +50 Get out, all you who have escaped the sword! + Do not stand and watch—flee while you can! +Remember the Lord, though you are in a far-off land, + and think about your home in Jerusalem.” +51 “We are ashamed,” the people say. + “We are insulted and disgraced +because the Lord’s Temple + has been defiled by foreigners.” +52 “Yes,” says the Lord, “but the time is coming + when I will destroy Babylon’s idols. The groans of her wounded people - -will be heard throughout the land. - - -53. Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens - -and makes her fortifications incredibly strong, + will be heard throughout the land. +53 Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens + and makes her fortifications incredibly strong, I will still send enemies to plunder her. - I, the LORD, have spoken! -Babylon's Complete Destruction - - -54. "Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, - -the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. - - -55. For the LORD is destroying Babylon. - -He will silence her loud voice. - + I, the Lord, have spoken! +54 “Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, + the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. +55 For the Lord is destroying Babylon. + He will silence her loud voice. Waves of enemies pound against her; - -the noise of battle rings through the city. - - -56. Destroying armies come against Babylon. - -Her mighty men are captured, - -and their weapons break in their hands. -For the LORD is a God who gives just punishment; - -he always repays in full. - - -57. I will make her officials and wise men drunk, - -along with her captains, officers, and warriors. - + the noise of battle rings through the city. +56 Destroying armies come against Babylon. + Her mighty men are captured, + and their weapons break in their hands. +For the Lord is a God who gives just punishment; + he always repays in full. +57 I will make her officials and wise men drunk, + along with her captains, officers, and warriors. They will fall asleep - -and never wake up again!" + and never wake up again!” says the King, whose name is - the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -58. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: -"The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, - -and her massive gates will be burned. - + the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +58 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: +“The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, + and her massive gates will be burned. The builders from many lands have worked in vain, - -for their work will be destroyed by fire!" -Jeremiah's Message Sent to Babylon - - -59. The prophet Jeremiah gave this message to Seraiah son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah, a staff officer, when Seraiah went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah. This was during the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign. -60. Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon--all the words written here. -61. He said to Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, read aloud everything on this scroll. -62. Then say, 'LORD, you have said that you will destroy Babylon so that neither people nor animals will remain here. She will lie empty and abandoned forever.' -63. When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River. -64. Then say, 'In this same way Babylon and her people will sink, never again to rise, because of the disasters I will bring upon her.'" -This is the end of Jeremiah's messages. - - - + for their work will be destroyed by fire!” +59 The prophet Jeremiah gave this message to Seraiah son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah, a staff officer, when Seraiah went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah. This was during the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign. +60 Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here. +61 He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, read aloud everything on this scroll. +62 Then say, ‘Lord, you have said that you will destroy Babylon so that neither people nor animals will remain here. She will lie empty and abandoned forever.’ +63 When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River. +64 Then say, ‘In this same way Babylon and her people will sink, never again to rise, because of the disasters I will bring upon her.’” +This is the end of Jeremiah’s messages. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md index 17836d0a..d51587fc 100644 --- a/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md +++ b/NLT/24_Jeremiah/Chapter_52.md @@ -1,57 +1,36 @@ -The Fall of Jerusalem - # Chapter 52 -1. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. -2. But Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done. -3. These things happened because of the LORD's anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. - +1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. +2 But Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Jehoiakim had done. +3 These things happened because of the Lord’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - -4. So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls. -5. Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign. - -6. By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone. -7. Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers fled. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall. Then they slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king's garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley. - -8. But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. -9. They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. -10. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah. -11. Then he gouged out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death. - -The Temple Destroyed - - -12. On August 17 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. -13. He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city. -14. Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side. -15. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. -16. But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. - -17. The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the LORD's Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. -18. They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple. -19. The captain of the guard also took the small bowls, incense burners, basins, pots, lampstands, ladles, bowls used for liquid offerings, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver. - -20. The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea with the twelve bronze oxen beneath it, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD's Temple in the days of King Solomon. -21. Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. They were hollow, with walls 3 inches thick. -22. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7 1/2 feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. -23. There were 96 pomegranates on the sides, and a total of 100 pomegranates on the network around the top. - -24. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers. -25. And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; seven of the king's personal advisers; the army commander's chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens. -26. Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah. -27. And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land. - -28. The number of captives taken to Babylon in the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign was 3,023. -29. Then in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year he took 832 more. -30. In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more--a total of 4,600 captives in all. - -Hope for Israel's Royal Line - - -31. In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year. -32. He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. -33. He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king's presence for the rest of his life. -34. So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. This continued until the day of his death. - - - +4 So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls. +5 Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign. +6 By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone. +7 Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers fled. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall. Then they slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley. +8 But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. +9 They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. +10 The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah. +11 Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death. +12 On August 17 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. +13 He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city. +14 Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side. +15 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. +16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. +17 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. +18 They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple. +19 The captain of the guard also took the small bowls, incense burners, basins, pots, lampstands, ladles, bowls used for liquid offerings, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver. +20 The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea with the twelve bronze oxen beneath it, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the Lord’s Temple in the days of King Solomon. +21 Each of the pillars was 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. They were hollow, with walls 3 inches thick. +22 The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7 1⁄2 feet high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around. +23 There were 96 pomegranates on the sides, and a total of 100 pomegranates on the network around the top. +24 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers. +25 And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; seven of the king’s personal advisers; the army commander’s chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens. +26 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah. +27 And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land. +28 The number of captives taken to Babylon in the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign was 3,023. +29 Then in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year he took 832 more. +30 In Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more—a total of 4,600 captives in all. +31 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year. +32 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. +33 He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king’s presence for the rest of his life. +34 So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. This continued until the day of his death. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md index f5847389..0a7cdf38 100644 --- a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,255 +1,123 @@ -Sorrow in Jerusalem - # Chapter 1 -1. Jerusalem, once so full of people, - -is now deserted. - +1 Jerusalem, once so full of people, + is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations - -now sits alone like a widow. - + now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, - -she is now a slave. - - -2. She sobs through the night; - -tears stream down her cheeks. - + she is now a slave. +2 She sobs through the night; + tears stream down her cheeks. Among all her lovers, - -there is no one left to comfort her. - + there is no one left to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her - -and become her enemies. - - -3. Judah has been led away into captivity, - -oppressed with cruel slavery. - + and become her enemies. +3 Judah has been led away into captivity, + oppressed with cruel slavery. She lives among foreign nations - -and has no place of rest. - + and has no place of rest. Her enemies have chased her down, - -and she has nowhere to turn. - - -4. The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning, - -for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals. - + and she has nowhere to turn. +4 The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning, + for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals. The city gates are silent, - -her priests groan, -her young women are crying-- - -how bitter is her fate! - - -5. Her oppressors have become her masters, - -and her enemies prosper, -for the LORD has punished Jerusalem - -for her many sins. - + her priests groan, +her young women are crying— + how bitter is her fate! +5 Her oppressors have become her masters, + and her enemies prosper, +for the Lord has punished Jerusalem + for her many sins. Her children have been captured - -and taken away to distant lands. - - -6. All the majesty of beautiful Jerusalem - -has been stripped away. - + and taken away to distant lands. +6 All the majesty of beautiful Jerusalem + has been stripped away. Her princes are like starving deer - -searching for pasture. - + searching for pasture. They are too weak to run - -from the pursuing enemy. - - -7. In the midst of her sadness and wandering, - -Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor. - + from the pursuing enemy. +7 In the midst of her sadness and wandering, + Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor. But now she has fallen to her enemy, - -and there is no one to help her. - + and there is no one to help her. Her enemy struck her down - -and laughed as she fell. - - -8. Jerusalem has sinned greatly, - -so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag. - + and laughed as she fell. +8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly, + so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag. All who once honored her now despise her, - -for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. - + for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. All she can do is groan - -and hide her face. - - -9. She defiled herself with immorality - -and gave no thought to her future. - + and hide her face. +9 She defiled herself with immorality + and gave no thought to her future. Now she lies in the gutter - -with no one to lift her out. -"LORD, see my misery," she cries. - -"The enemy has triumphed." - - -10. The enemy has plundered her completely, - -taking every precious thing she owns. - + with no one to lift her out. +“Lord, see my misery,” she cries. + “The enemy has triumphed.” +10 The enemy has plundered her completely, + taking every precious thing she owns. She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple, - the place the LORD had forbidden them to enter. - -11. Her people groan as they search for bread. - -They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive. -"O LORD, look," she mourns, - -"and see how I am despised. - - -12. "Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by? - -Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine, -which the LORD brought on me - -when he erupted in fierce anger. - - -13. "He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones. - -He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back. - + the place the Lord had forbidden them to enter. +11 Her people groan as they search for bread. + They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive. +“O Lord, look,” she mourns, + “and see how I am despised. +12 “Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by? + Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine, +which the Lord brought on me + when he erupted in fierce anger. +13 “He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones. + He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back. He has left me devastated, - -racked with sickness all day long. - - -14. "He wove my sins into ropes - -to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. - + racked with sickness all day long. +14 “He wove my sins into ropes + to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; - -I am helpless in their hands. - - -15. "The Lord has treated my mighty men - -with contempt. - + I am helpless in their hands. +15 “The Lord has treated my mighty men + with contempt. At his command a great army has come - -to crush my young warriors. + to crush my young warriors. The Lord has trampled his beloved city - -like grapes are trampled in a winepress. - - -16. "For all these things I weep; - -tears flow down my cheeks. - + like grapes are trampled in a winepress. +16 “For all these things I weep; + tears flow down my cheeks. No one is here to comfort me; - -any who might encourage me are far away. - + any who might encourage me are far away. My children have no future, - -for the enemy has conquered us." - - -17. Jerusalem reaches out for help, - -but no one comforts her. + for the enemy has conquered us.” +17 Jerusalem reaches out for help, + but no one comforts her. Regarding his people Israel, - the LORD has said, -"Let their neighbors be their enemies! - -Let them be thrown away like a filthy rag!" - - -18. "The LORD is right," Jerusalem says, - -"for I rebelled against him. - + the Lord has said, +“Let their neighbors be their enemies! + Let them be thrown away like a filthy rag!” +18 “The Lord is right,” Jerusalem says, + “for I rebelled against him. Listen, people everywhere; - -look upon my anguish and despair, + look upon my anguish and despair, for my sons and daughters - -have been taken captive to distant lands. - - -19. "I begged my allies for help, - -but they betrayed me. - + have been taken captive to distant lands. +19 “I begged my allies for help, + but they betrayed me. My priests and leaders - -starved to death in the city, + starved to death in the city, even as they searched for food - -to save their lives. - - -20. "LORD, see my anguish! - -My heart is broken + to save their lives. +20 “Lord, see my anguish! + My heart is broken and my soul despairs, - -for I have rebelled against you. - + for I have rebelled against you. In the streets the sword kills, - -and at home there is only death. - - -21. "Others heard my groans, - -but no one turned to comfort me. - + and at home there is only death. +21 “Others heard my groans, + but no one turned to comfort me. When my enemies heard about my troubles, - -they were happy to see what you had done. - + they were happy to see what you had done. Oh, bring the day you promised, - -when they will suffer as I have suffered. - - -22. "Look at all their evil deeds, LORD. - -Punish them, + when they will suffer as I have suffered. +22 “Look at all their evil deeds, Lord. + Punish them, as you have punished me - -for all my sins. - + for all my sins. My groans are many, - -and I am sick at heart." - - - + and I am sick at heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md index d22cf4fe..58fe4504 100644 --- a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,267 +1,132 @@ -God's Anger at Sin - # Chapter 2 -1. -The Lord in his anger +1 The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem. - -The fairest of Israel's cities lies in the dust, - -thrown down from the heights of heaven. - +The fairest of Israel’s cities lies in the dust, + thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple. - -2. Without mercy the Lord has destroyed +2 Without mercy the Lord has destroyed every home in Israel. - In his anger he has broken down the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem. - He has brought them to the ground, - -dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers. - - -3. All the strength of Israel - -vanishes beneath his fierce anger. - - + dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers. +3 All the strength of Israel + vanishes beneath his fierce anger. The Lord has withdrawn his protection - -as the enemy attacks. - + as the enemy attacks. He consumes the whole land of Israel - -like a raging fire. - - -4. He bends his bow against his people, - -as though he were their enemy. - + like a raging fire. +4 He bends his bow against his people, + as though he were their enemy. His strength is used against them - -to kill their finest youth. - + to kill their finest youth. His fury is poured out like fire on beautiful Jerusalem. - -5. Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel - -like an enemy. - +5 Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel + like an enemy. He has destroyed her palaces - -and demolished her fortresses. - + and demolished her fortresses. He has brought unending sorrow and tears - -upon beautiful Jerusalem. - - -6. He has broken down his Temple - -as though it were merely a garden shelter. -The LORD has blotted out all memory - -of the holy festivals and Sabbath days. - + upon beautiful Jerusalem. +6 He has broken down his Temple + as though it were merely a garden shelter. +The Lord has blotted out all memory + of the holy festivals and Sabbath days. Kings and priests fall together - -before his fierce anger. - - -7. -The Lord has rejected his own altar; - -he despises his own sanctuary. - -He has given Jerusalem's palaces - -to her enemies. -They shout in the LORD's Temple - -as though it were a day of celebration. - - -8. The LORD was determined - -to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem. - + before his fierce anger. +7 The Lord has rejected his own altar; + he despises his own sanctuary. +He has given Jerusalem’s palaces + to her enemies. +They shout in the Lord’s Temple + as though it were a day of celebration. +8 The Lord was determined + to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem. He made careful plans for their destruction, - -then did what he had planned. - + then did what he had planned. Therefore, the ramparts and walls - -have fallen down before him. - - -9. Jerusalem's gates have sunk into the ground. - -He has smashed their locks and bars. - + have fallen down before him. +9 Jerusalem’s gates have sunk into the ground. + He has smashed their locks and bars. Her kings and princes have been exiled to distant lands; - -her law has ceased to exist. - + her law has ceased to exist. Her prophets receive - no more visions from the LORD. - -10. The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem - -sit on the ground in silence. - + no more visions from the Lord. +10 The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem + sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap - -and throw dust on their heads. - + and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem - -hang their heads in shame. - - -11. I have cried until the tears no longer come; - -my heart is broken. - + hang their heads in shame. +11 I have cried until the tears no longer come; + my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony - -as I see the desperate plight of my people. - + as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies - -are fainting and dying in the streets. - - -12. They cry out to their mothers, - -"We need food and drink!" + are fainting and dying in the streets. +12 They cry out to their mothers, + “We need food and drink!” Their lives ebb away in the streets - -like the life of a warrior wounded in battle. - + like the life of a warrior wounded in battle. They gasp for life - -as they collapse in their mothers' arms. - - -13. What can I say about you? - -Who has ever seen such sorrow? + as they collapse in their mothers’ arms. +13 What can I say about you? + Who has ever seen such sorrow? O daughter of Jerusalem, - -to what can I compare your anguish? + to what can I compare your anguish? O virgin daughter of Zion, - -how can I comfort you? + how can I comfort you? For your wound is as deep as the sea. - -Who can heal you? - - -14. Your prophets have said - -so many foolish things, false to the core. - + Who can heal you? +14 Your prophets have said + so many foolish things, false to the core. They did not save you from exile - -by pointing out your sins. - + by pointing out your sins. Instead, they painted false pictures, - -filling you with false hope. - - -15. All who pass by jeer at you. + filling you with false hope. +15 All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, -"Is this the city called 'Most Beautiful in All the World' - -and 'Joy of All the Earth'?" - - -16. All your enemies mock you. - -They scoff and snarl and say, -"We have destroyed her at last! - -We have long waited for this day, - -and it is finally here!" - - -17. But it is the LORD who did just as he planned. - -He has fulfilled the promises of disaster - -he made long ago. - +“Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ + and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?” +16 All your enemies mock you. + They scoff and snarl and say, +“We have destroyed her at last! + We have long waited for this day, + and it is finally here!” +17 But it is the Lord who did just as he planned. + He has fulfilled the promises of disaster + he made long ago. He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy. - -He has caused her enemies to gloat over her - -and has given them power over her. - - -18. Cry aloud before the Lord, - -O walls of beautiful Jerusalem! + He has caused her enemies to gloat over her + and has given them power over her. +18 Cry aloud before the Lord, + O walls of beautiful Jerusalem! Let your tears flow like a river - -day and night. - + day and night. Give yourselves no rest; - -give your eyes no relief. - - -19. Rise during the night and cry out. - -Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. - + give your eyes no relief. +19 Rise during the night and cry out. + Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, - -pleading for your children, + pleading for your children, for in every street - -they are faint with hunger. - - -20. "O LORD, think about this! - -Should you treat your own people this way? + they are faint with hunger. +20 “O Lord, think about this! + Should you treat your own people this way? Should mothers eat their own children, - -those they once bounced on their knees? + those they once bounced on their knees? Should priests and prophets be killed - -within the Lord's Temple? - - -21. "See them lying in the streets-- - -young and old, + within the Lord’s Temple? +21 “See them lying in the streets— + young and old, boys and girls, - -killed by the swords of the enemy. - + killed by the swords of the enemy. You have killed them in your anger, - -slaughtering them without mercy. - - -22. "You have invited terrors from all around, - -as though you were calling them to a day of feasting. -In the day of the LORD's anger, - -no one has escaped or survived. - + slaughtering them without mercy. +22 “You have invited terrors from all around, + as though you were calling them to a day of feasting. +In the day of the Lord’s anger, + no one has escaped or survived. The enemy has killed all the children - -whom I carried and raised." - - - + whom I carried and raised.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md index 613086c8..805a8232 100644 --- a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,321 +1,133 @@ -Hope in the LORD's Faithfulness - # Chapter 3 -1. I am the one who has seen the afflictions - that come from the rod of the LORD's anger. - -2. He has led me into darkness, - -shutting out all light. - - -3. He has turned his hand against me - -again and again, all day long. - - -4. He has made my skin and flesh grow old. - -He has broken my bones. - - -5. He has besieged and surrounded me - -with anguish and distress. - - -6. He has buried me in a dark place, - -like those long dead. - - -7. He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. - -He has bound me in heavy chains. - - -8. And though I cry and shout, - -he has shut out my prayers. - - -9. He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; - -he has made my road crooked. - - -10. He has hidden like a bear or a lion, - -waiting to attack me. - - -11. He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, - -leaving me helpless and devastated. - - -12. He has drawn his bow - -and made me the target for his arrows. - - -13. He shot his arrows - -deep into my heart. - - -14. My own people laugh at me. - -All day long they sing their mocking songs. - - -15. He has filled me with bitterness - -and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink. - - -16. He has made me chew on gravel. - -He has rolled me in the dust. - - -17. Peace has been stripped away, - -and I have forgotten what prosperity is. - - -18. I cry out, "My splendor is gone! - Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!" - -19. The thought of my suffering and homelessness +1 I am the one who has seen the afflictions + that come from the rod of the Lord’s anger. +2 He has led me into darkness, + shutting out all light. +3 He has turned his hand against me + again and again, all day long. +4 He has made my skin and flesh grow old. + He has broken my bones. +5 He has besieged and surrounded me + with anguish and distress. +6 He has buried me in a dark place, + like those long dead. +7 He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. + He has bound me in heavy chains. +8 And though I cry and shout, + he has shut out my prayers. +9 He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; + he has made my road crooked. +10 He has hidden like a bear or a lion, + waiting to attack me. +11 He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, + leaving me helpless and devastated. +12 He has drawn his bow + and made me the target for his arrows. +13 He shot his arrows + deep into my heart. +14 My own people laugh at me. + All day long they sing their mocking songs. +15 He has filled me with bitterness + and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink. +16 He has made me chew on gravel. + He has rolled me in the dust. +17 Peace has been stripped away, + and I have forgotten what prosperity is. +18 I cry out, “My splendor is gone! + Everything I had hoped for from the Lord is lost!” +19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words. - -20. I will never forget this awful time, - -as I grieve over my loss. - - -21. Yet I still dare to hope - -when I remember this: - - -22. The faithful love of the LORD never ends! - -His mercies never cease. - - -23. Great is his faithfulness; - -his mercies begin afresh each morning. - - -24. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; - -therefore, I will hope in him!" - - -25. The LORD is good to those who depend on him, - -to those who search for him. - - -26. So it is good to wait quietly - for salvation from the LORD. - -27. And it is good for people to submit at an early age - -to the yoke of his discipline: - - -28. Let them sit alone in silence - beneath the LORD's demands. - -29. Let them lie face down in the dust, - -for there may be hope at last. - - -30. Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them - -and accept the insults of their enemies. - - -31. For no one is abandoned - -by the Lord forever. - - -32. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion - -because of the greatness of his unfailing love. - - -33. For he does not enjoy hurting people - -or causing them sorrow. - - -34. If people crush underfoot - -all the prisoners of the land, - - -35. if they deprive others of their rights - -in defiance of the Most High, - - -36. if they twist justice in the courts-- - -doesn't the Lord see all these things? - - -37. Who can command things to happen - -without the Lord's permission? - - -38. Does not the Most High - -send both calamity and good? - - -39. Then why should we, mere humans, complain - -when we are punished for our sins? - - -40. Instead, let us test and examine our ways. - Let us turn back to the LORD. - -41. Let us lift our hearts and hands - -to God in heaven and say, - - -42. "We have sinned and rebelled, - -and you have not forgiven us. - - -43. "You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, - -and slaughtered us without mercy. - - -44. You have hidden yourself in a cloud - -so our prayers cannot reach you. - - -45. You have discarded us as refuse and garbage - -among the nations. - - -46. "All our enemies - -have spoken out against us. - - -47. We are filled with fear, - -for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined." - - -48. Tears stream from my eyes - -because of the destruction of my people! - - -49. My tears flow endlessly; - -they will not stop - - -50. until the LORD looks down - -from heaven and sees. - - -51. My heart is breaking - -over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem. - - -52. My enemies, whom I have never harmed, - -hunted me down like a bird. - - -53. They threw me into a pit - -and dropped stones on me. - - -54. The water rose over my head, - -and I cried out, "This is the end!" - - -55. But I called on your name, LORD, - -from deep within the pit. - - -56. You heard me when I cried, "Listen to my pleading! - -Hear my cry for help!" - - -57. Yes, you came when I called; - -you told me, "Do not fear." - - -58. Lord, you have come to my defense; - -you have redeemed my life. - - -59. You have seen the wrong they have done to me, LORD. - -Be my judge, and prove me right. - - -60. You have seen the vengeful plots - -my enemies have laid against me. - - -61. LORD, you have heard the vile names they call me. - -You know all about the plans they have made. - - -62. My enemies whisper and mutter - -as they plot against me all day long. - - -63. Look at them! Whether they sit or stand, - -I am the object of their mocking songs. - - -64. Pay them back, LORD, - -for all the evil they have done. - - -65. Give them hard and stubborn hearts, - -and then let your curse fall on them! - - -66. Chase them down in your anger, - destroying them beneath the LORD's heavens. - - - +20 I will never forget this awful time, + as I grieve over my loss. +21 Yet I still dare to hope + when I remember this: +22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! + His mercies never cease. +23 Great is his faithfulness; + his mercies begin afresh each morning. +24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; + therefore, I will hope in him!” +25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, + to those who search for him. +26 So it is good to wait quietly + for salvation from the Lord. +27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age + to the yoke of his discipline: +28 Let them sit alone in silence + beneath the Lord’s demands. +29 Let them lie face down in the dust, + for there may be hope at last. +30 Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them + and accept the insults of their enemies. +31 For no one is abandoned + by the Lord forever. +32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion + because of the greatness of his unfailing love. +33 For he does not enjoy hurting people + or causing them sorrow. +34 If people crush underfoot + all the prisoners of the land, +35 if they deprive others of their rights + in defiance of the Most High, +36 if they twist justice in the courts— + doesn’t the Lord see all these things? +37 Who can command things to happen + without the Lord’s permission? +38 Does not the Most High + send both calamity and good? +39 Then why should we, mere humans, complain + when we are punished for our sins? +40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways. + Let us turn back to the Lord. +41 Let us lift our hearts and hands + to God in heaven and say, +42 “We have sinned and rebelled, + and you have not forgiven us. +43 “You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, + and slaughtered us without mercy. +44 You have hidden yourself in a cloud + so our prayers cannot reach you. +45 You have discarded us as refuse and garbage + among the nations. +46 “All our enemies + have spoken out against us. +47 We are filled with fear, + for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.” +48 Tears stream from my eyes + because of the destruction of my people! +49 My tears flow endlessly; + they will not stop +50 until the Lord looks down + from heaven and sees. +51 My heart is breaking + over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem. +52 My enemies, whom I have never harmed, + hunted me down like a bird. +53 They threw me into a pit + and dropped stones on me. +54 The water rose over my head, + and I cried out, “This is the end!” +55 But I called on your name, Lord, + from deep within the pit. +56 You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading! + Hear my cry for help!” +57 Yes, you came when I called; + you told me, “Do not fear.” +58 Lord, you have come to my defense; + you have redeemed my life. +59 You have seen the wrong they have done to me, Lord. + Be my judge, and prove me right. +60 You have seen the vengeful plots + my enemies have laid against me. +61 Lord, you have heard the vile names they call me. + You know all about the plans they have made. +62 My enemies whisper and mutter + as they plot against me all day long. +63 Look at them! Whether they sit or stand, + I am the object of their mocking songs. +64 Pay them back, Lord, + for all the evil they have done. +65 Give them hard and stubborn hearts, + and then let your curse fall on them! +66 Chase them down in your anger, + destroying them beneath the Lord’s heavens. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md index 1968ac3c..7ec6236a 100644 --- a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,193 +1,90 @@ -God's Anger Satisfied - # Chapter 4 -1. How the gold has lost its luster! - -Even the finest gold has become dull. - +1 How the gold has lost its luster! + Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones - -lie scattered in the streets! - - -2. See how the precious children of Jerusalem, - -worth their weight in fine gold, + lie scattered in the streets! +2 See how the precious children of Jerusalem, + worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay - -made by a common potter. - - -3. Even the jackals feed their young, - -but not my people Israel. - -They ignore their children's cries, - -like ostriches in the desert. - - -4. The parched tongues of their little ones - -stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst. - + made by a common potter. +3 Even the jackals feed their young, + but not my people Israel. +They ignore their children’s cries, + like ostriches in the desert. +4 The parched tongues of their little ones + stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst. The children cry for bread, - -but no one has any to give them. - - -5. The people who once ate the richest foods - -now beg in the streets for anything they can get. - + but no one has any to give them. +5 The people who once ate the richest foods + now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes - -now search the garbage dumps for food. - - -6. The guilt of my people - -is greater than that of Sodom, + now search the garbage dumps for food. +6 The guilt of my people + is greater than that of Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment - -and no hand offered help. - - -7. Our princes once glowed with health-- - -brighter than snow, whiter than milk. - + and no hand offered help. +7 Our princes once glowed with health— + brighter than snow, whiter than milk. Their faces were as ruddy as rubies, their appearance like fine jewels. - -8. But now their faces are blacker than soot. - -No one recognizes them in the streets. - +8 But now their faces are blacker than soot. + No one recognizes them in the streets. Their skin sticks to their bones; - -it is as dry and hard as wood. - - -9. Those killed by the sword are better off - -than those who die of hunger. - + it is as dry and hard as wood. +9 Those killed by the sword are better off + than those who die of hunger. Starving, they waste away - -for lack of food from the fields. - - -10. Tenderhearted women - -have cooked their own children. - + for lack of food from the fields. +10 Tenderhearted women + have cooked their own children. They have eaten them - -to survive the siege. - - -11. But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied. - -His fierce anger has been poured out. + to survive the siege. +11 But now the anger of the Lord is satisfied. + His fierce anger has been poured out. He started a fire in Jerusalem - -that burned the city to its foundations. - - -12. Not a king in all the earth-- - -no one in all the world-- + that burned the city to its foundations. +12 Not a king in all the earth— + no one in all the world— would have believed that an enemy - -could march through the gates of Jerusalem. - - -13. Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets - -and the sins of her priests, + could march through the gates of Jerusalem. +13 Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets + and the sins of her priests, who defiled the city - -by shedding innocent blood. - - -14. They wandered blindly - -through the streets, + by shedding innocent blood. +14 They wandered blindly + through the streets, so defiled by blood - -that no one dared touch them. - - -15. "Get away!" the people shouted at them. - -"You're defiled! Don't touch us!" + that no one dared touch them. +15 “Get away!” the people shouted at them. + “You’re defiled! Don’t touch us!” So they fled to distant lands - -and wandered among foreign nations, - -but none would let them stay. - - -16. The LORD himself has scattered them, - -and he no longer helps them. - + and wandered among foreign nations, + but none would let them stay. +16 The Lord himself has scattered them, + and he no longer helps them. People show no respect for the priests - -and no longer honor the leaders. - - -17. We looked in vain for our allies - -to come and save us, + and no longer honor the leaders. +17 We looked in vain for our allies + to come and save us, but we were looking to nations - -that could not help us. - - -18. We couldn't go into the streets - -without danger to our lives. - + that could not help us. +18 We couldn’t go into the streets + without danger to our lives. Our end was near; our days were numbered. - -We were doomed! - - -19. Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. - -If we fled to the mountains, they found us. - + We were doomed! +19 Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. + If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, - -they were waiting for us there. - - -20. Our king--the LORD's anointed, the very life of our nation-- - -was caught in their snares. - + they were waiting for us there. +20 Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— + was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow - -would protect us against any nation on earth! - - -21. Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz, - -O people of Edom? -But you, too, must drink from the cup of the LORD's anger. - -You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness. - - -22. O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; - -you will soon return from exile. - + would protect us against any nation on earth! +21 Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz, + O people of Edom? +But you, too, must drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger. + You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness. +22 O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end; + you will soon return from exile. But Edom, your punishment is just beginning; - -soon your many sins will be exposed. - - - + soon your many sins will be exposed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md index 45649948..d8e4a981 100644 --- a/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/25_Lamentations/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,114 +1,45 @@ -Prayer for Restoration - # Chapter 5 -1. LORD, remember what has happened to us. - -See how we have been disgraced! - - -2. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, - -our homes to foreigners. - - -3. We are orphaned and fatherless. - -Our mothers are widowed. - - -4. We have to pay for water to drink, - -and even firewood is expensive. - - -5. Those who pursue us are at our heels; - -we are exhausted but are given no rest. - - -6. We submitted to Egypt and Assyria - -to get enough food to survive. - - -7. Our ancestors sinned, but they have died-- - -and we are suffering the punishment they deserved! - - -8. Slaves have now become our masters; - -there is no one left to rescue us. - - -9. We hunt for food at the risk of our lives, - -for violence rules the countryside. - - -10. The famine has blackened our skin - -as though baked in an oven. - - -11. Our enemies rape the women in Jerusalem - -and the young girls in all the towns of Judah. - - -12. Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, - -and our elders are treated with contempt. - - -13. Young men are led away to work at millstones, - -and boys stagger under heavy loads of wood. - - -14. The elders no longer sit in the city gates; - -the young men no longer dance and sing. - - -15. Joy has left our hearts; - -our dancing has turned to mourning. - - -16. The garlands have fallen from our heads. - -Weep for us because we have sinned. - - -17. Our hearts are sick and weary, - -and our eyes grow dim with tears. - - -18. For Jerusalem is empty and desolate, - -a place haunted by jackals. - - -19. But LORD, you remain the same forever! - -Your throne continues from generation to generation. - - -20. Why do you continue to forget us? - -Why have you abandoned us for so long? - - -21. Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again! - -Give us back the joys we once had! - - -22. Or have you utterly rejected us? - -Are you angry with us still? - - - +1 Lord, remember what has happened to us. + See how we have been disgraced! +2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, + our homes to foreigners. +3 We are orphaned and fatherless. + Our mothers are widowed. +4 We have to pay for water to drink, + and even firewood is expensive. +5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; + we are exhausted but are given no rest. +6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria + to get enough food to survive. +7 Our ancestors sinned, but they have died— + and we are suffering the punishment they deserved! +8 Slaves have now become our masters; + there is no one left to rescue us. +9 We hunt for food at the risk of our lives, + for violence rules the countryside. +10 The famine has blackened our skin + as though baked in an oven. +11 Our enemies rape the women in Jerusalem + and the young girls in all the towns of Judah. +12 Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, + and our elders are treated with contempt. +13 Young men are led away to work at millstones, + and boys stagger under heavy loads of wood. +14 The elders no longer sit in the city gates; + the young men no longer dance and sing. +15 Joy has left our hearts; + our dancing has turned to mourning. +16 The garlands have fallen from our heads. + Weep for us because we have sinned. +17 Our hearts are sick and weary, + and our eyes grow dim with tears. +18 For Jerusalem is empty and desolate, + a place haunted by jackals. +19 But Lord, you remain the same forever! + Your throne continues from generation to generation. +20 Why do you continue to forget us? + Why have you abandoned us for so long? +21 Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! + Give us back the joys we once had! +22 Or have you utterly rejected us? + Are you angry with us still? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md index f7f0189c..5f9c3c07 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,41 +1,29 @@ -A Vision of Living Beings - # Chapter 1 -1. On July 31 of my thirtieth year, while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. -2. This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity. -3. (The LORD gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, and he felt the hand of the LORD take hold of him.) - -4. As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber. -5. From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human, -6. except that each had four faces and four wings. -7. Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze. -8. Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings. -9. The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. - -10. Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back. -11. Each had two pairs of outstretched wings--one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body. -12. They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. - -13. The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them. -14. And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning. - -15. As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each. -16. The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. -17. The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. -18. The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around. - -19. When the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too. -20. The spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went. -21. When the beings moved, the wheels moved. When the beings stopped, the wheels stopped. When the beings flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. - -22. Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal. -23. Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others' wings, and each had two wings covering its body. -24. As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings. -25. As they stood with wings lowered, a voice spoke from beyond the crystal surface above them. - -26. Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. -27. From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. -28. All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone's voice speaking to me. - - - +1 On July 31 of my thirtieth year, while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. +2 This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity. +3 (The Lord gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, and he felt the hand of the Lord take hold of him.) +4 As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber. +5 From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human, +6 except that each had four faces and four wings. +7 Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze. +8 Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings. +9 The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. +10 Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back. +11 Each had two pairs of outstretched wings—one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body. +12 They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around. +13 The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them. +14 And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning. +15 As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each. +16 The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. +17 The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. +18 The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around. +19 When the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. When they flew upward, the wheels went up, too. +20 The spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. So wherever the spirit went, the wheels and the living beings also went. +21 When the beings moved, the wheels moved. When the beings stopped, the wheels stopped. When the beings flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. +22 Spread out above them was a surface like the sky, glittering like crystal. +23 Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others’ wings, and each had two wings covering its body. +24 As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings. +25 As they stood with wings lowered, a voice spoke from beyond the crystal surface above them. +26 Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. +27 From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist down, he looked like a burning flame, shining with splendor. +28 All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the Lord looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone’s voice speaking to me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md index eded19bb..c8378920 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,18 +1,11 @@ -Ezekiel's Call and Commission - # Chapter 2 -1. "Stand up, son of man," said the voice. "I want to speak with you." -2. The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words. -3. "Son of man," he said, "I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. -4. They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' -5. And whether they listen or refuse to listen--for remember, they are rebels--at least they will know they have had a prophet among them. - -6. "Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don't be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels. -7. You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won't listen, for they are completely rebellious! -8. Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you." - -9. Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll, -10. which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom. - - - +1 “Stand up, son of man,” said the voice. “I want to speak with you.” +2 The Spirit came into me as he spoke, and he set me on my feet. I listened carefully to his words. +3 “Son of man,” he said, “I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against me to this very day. +4 They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ +5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for remember, they are rebels—at least they will know they have had a prophet among them. +6 “Son of man, do not fear them or their words. Don’t be afraid even though their threats surround you like nettles and briers and stinging scorpions. Do not be dismayed by their dark scowls, even though they are rebels. +7 You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. But they won’t listen, for they are completely rebellious! +8 Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.” +9 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll, +10 which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md index 7617ca2d..c42f1db3 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. The voice said to me, "Son of man, eat what I am giving you--eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel." -2. So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. -3. "Fill your stomach with this," he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. - -4. Then he said, "Son of man, go to the people of Israel and give them my messages. -5. I am not sending you to a foreign people whose language you cannot understand. -6. No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen! -7. But the people of Israel won't listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn. -8. But look, I have made you as obstinate and hard-hearted as they are. -9. I have made your forehead as hard as the hardest rock! So don't be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are rebels." - -10. Then he added, "Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. -11. Then go to your people in exile and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Do this whether they listen to you or not." - -12. Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the LORD be praised in his place!) -13. It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them. - -14. The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the LORD's hold on me was strong. -15. Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I was overwhelmed and sat among them for seven days. - -A Watchman for Israel - - -16. After seven days the LORD gave me a message. He said, -17. "Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, warn people immediately. -18. If I warn the wicked, saying, 'You are under the penalty of death,' but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. -19. If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me. - -20. "If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. -21. But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too." - -22. Then the LORD took hold of me and said, "Get up and go out into the valley, and I will speak to you there." -23. So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down on the ground. - -24. Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, "Go to your house and shut yourself in. -25. There, son of man, you will be tied with ropes so you cannot go out among the people. -26. And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels. -27. But when I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' Those who choose to listen will listen, but those who refuse will refuse, for they are rebels. - - - +1 The voice said to me, “Son of man, eat what I am giving you—eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel.” +2 So I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. +3 “Fill your stomach with this,” he said. And when I ate it, it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. +4 Then he said, “Son of man, go to the people of Israel and give them my messages. +5 I am not sending you to a foreign people whose language you cannot understand. +6 No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen! +7 But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn. +8 But look, I have made you as obstinate and hard-hearted as they are. +9 I have made your forehead as hard as the hardest rock! So don’t be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are rebels.” +10 Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. +11 Then go to your people in exile and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ Do this whether they listen to you or not.” +12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the Lord be praised in his place!) +13 It was the sound of the wings of the living beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them. +14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord’s hold on me was strong. +15 Then I came to the colony of Judean exiles in Tel-abib, beside the Kebar River. I was overwhelmed and sat among them for seven days. +16 After seven days the Lord gave me a message. He said, +17 “Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, warn people immediately. +18 If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. +19 If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me. +20 “If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. +21 But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.” +22 Then the Lord took hold of me and said, “Get up and go out into the valley, and I will speak to you there.” +23 So I got up and went, and there I saw the glory of the Lord, just as I had seen in my first vision by the Kebar River. And I fell face down on the ground. +24 Then the Spirit came into me and set me on my feet. He spoke to me and said, “Go to your house and shut yourself in. +25 There, son of man, you will be tied with ropes so you cannot go out among the people. +26 And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels. +27 But when I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ Those who choose to listen will listen, but those who refuse will refuse, for they are rebels. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md index 88e919d8..227ab750 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -A Sign of the Coming Siege - # Chapter 4 -1. "And now, son of man, take a large clay brick and set it down in front of you. Then draw a map of the city of Jerusalem on it. -2. Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams. -3. Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel. - -4. "Now lie on your left side and place the sins of Israel on yourself. You are to bear their sins for the number of days you lie there on your side. -5. I am requiring you to bear Israel's sins for 390 days--one day for each year of their sin. -6. After that, turn over and lie on your right side for 40 days--one day for each year of Judah's sin. - -7. "Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction. -8. I will tie you up with ropes so you won't be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed. - -9. "Now go and get some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and emmer wheat, and mix them together in a storage jar. Use them to make bread for yourself during the 390 days you will be lying on your side. -10. Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces of food for each day, and eat it at set times. -11. Then measure out a jar of water for each day, and drink it at set times. -12. Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread." -13. Then the LORD said, "This is how Israel will eat defiled bread in the Gentile lands to which I will banish them!" - -14. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, must I be defiled by using human dung? For I have never been defiled before. From the time I was a child until now I have never eaten any animal that died of sickness or was killed by other animals. I have never eaten any meat forbidden by the law." - -15. "All right," the LORD said. "You may bake your bread with cow dung instead of human dung." -16. Then he told me, "Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay. -17. Lacking food and water, people will look at one another in terror, and they will waste away under their punishment. - - - +1 “And now, son of man, take a large clay brick and set it down in front of you. Then draw a map of the city of Jerusalem on it. +2 Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams. +3 Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel. +4 “Now lie on your left side and place the sins of Israel on yourself. You are to bear their sins for the number of days you lie there on your side. +5 I am requiring you to bear Israel’s sins for 390 days—one day for each year of their sin. +6 After that, turn over and lie on your right side for 40 days—one day for each year of Judah’s sin. +7 “Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction. +8 I will tie you up with ropes so you won’t be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed. +9 “Now go and get some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and emmer wheat, and mix them together in a storage jar. Use them to make bread for yourself during the 390 days you will be lying on your side. +10 Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces of food for each day, and eat it at set times. +11 Then measure out a jar of water for each day, and drink it at set times. +12 Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread.” +13 Then the Lord said, “This is how Israel will eat defiled bread in the Gentile lands to which I will banish them!” +14 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, must I be defiled by using human dung? For I have never been defiled before. From the time I was a child until now I have never eaten any animal that died of sickness or was killed by other animals. I have never eaten any meat forbidden by the law.” +15 “All right,” the Lord said. “You may bake your bread with cow dung instead of human dung.” +16 Then he told me, “Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay. +17 Lacking food and water, people will look at one another in terror, and they will waste away under their punishment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md index ec6c98a1..3cf4d36b 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ -A Sign of the Coming Judgment - # Chapter 5 -1. "Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts. -2. Place a third of it at the center of your map of Jerusalem. After acting out the siege, burn it there. Scatter another third across your map and chop it with a sword. Scatter the last third to the wind, for I will scatter my people with the sword. -3. Keep just a bit of the hair and tie it up in your robe. -4. Then take some of these hairs out and throw them into the fire, burning them up. A fire will then spread from this remnant and destroy all of Israel. - -5. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This is an illustration of what will happen to Jerusalem. I placed her at the center of the nations, -6. but she has rebelled against my regulations and decrees and has been even more wicked than the surrounding nations. She has refused to obey the regulations and decrees I gave her to follow. - -7. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: You people have behaved worse than your neighbors and have refused to obey my decrees and regulations. You have not even lived up to the standards of the nations around you. -8. Therefore, I myself, the Sovereign LORD, am now your enemy. I will punish you publicly while all the nations watch. -9. Because of your detestable idols, I will punish you like I have never punished anyone before or ever will again. -10. Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive. - -11. "As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins. -12. A third of your people will die in the city from disease and famine. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with my sword. -13. Then at last my anger will be spent, and I will be satisfied. And when my fury against them has subsided, all Israel will know that I, the LORD, have spoken to them in my jealous anger. - -14. "So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by. -15. You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the LORD punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the LORD. - -16. "I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone. -17. And along with the famine, wild animals will attack you and rob you of your children. Disease and war will stalk your land, and I will bring the sword of the enemy against you. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 “Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts. +2 Place a third of it at the center of your map of Jerusalem. After acting out the siege, burn it there. Scatter another third across your map and chop it with a sword. Scatter the last third to the wind, for I will scatter my people with the sword. +3 Keep just a bit of the hair and tie it up in your robe. +4 Then take some of these hairs out and throw them into the fire, burning them up. A fire will then spread from this remnant and destroy all of Israel. +5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is an illustration of what will happen to Jerusalem. I placed her at the center of the nations, +6 but she has rebelled against my regulations and decrees and has been even more wicked than the surrounding nations. She has refused to obey the regulations and decrees I gave her to follow. +7 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You people have behaved worse than your neighbors and have refused to obey my decrees and regulations. You have not even lived up to the standards of the nations around you. +8 Therefore, I myself, the Sovereign Lord, am now your enemy. I will punish you publicly while all the nations watch. +9 Because of your detestable idols, I will punish you like I have never punished anyone before or ever will again. +10 Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive. +11 “As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins. +12 A third of your people will die in the city from disease and famine. A third of them will be slaughtered by the enemy outside the city walls. And I will scatter a third to the winds, chasing them with my sword. +13 Then at last my anger will be spent, and I will be satisfied. And when my fury against them has subsided, all Israel will know that I, the Lord, have spoken to them in my jealous anger. +14 “So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by. +15 You will become an object of mockery and taunting and horror. You will be a warning to all the nations around you. They will see what happens when the Lord punishes a nation in anger and rebukes it, says the Lord. +16 “I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone. +17 And along with the famine, wild animals will attack you and rob you of your children. Disease and war will stalk your land, and I will bring the sword of the enemy against you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md index ea76e9f5..99898046 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,22 +1,15 @@ -Judgment against Israel's Mountains - # Chapter 6 -1. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. -3. Proclaim this message from the Sovereign LORD against the mountains of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills and to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring war upon you, and I will smash your pagan shrines. -4. All your altars will be demolished, and your places of worship will be destroyed. I will kill your people in front of your idols. -5. I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars. -6. Wherever you live there will be desolation, and I will destroy your pagan shrines. Your altars will be demolished, your idols will be smashed, your places of worship will be torn down, and all the religious objects you have made will be destroyed. -7. The place will be littered with corpses, and you will know that I alone am the LORD. - -8. "But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world. -9. Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins. -10. They will know that I alone am the LORD and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them. - -11. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Clap your hands in horror, and stamp your feet. Cry out because of all the detestable sins the people of Israel have committed. Now they are going to die from war and famine and disease. -12. Disease will strike down those who are far away in exile. War will destroy those who are nearby. And anyone who survives will be killed by famine. So at last I will spend my fury on them. -13. They will know that I am the LORD when their dead lie scattered among their idols and altars on every hill and mountain and under every green tree and every great shade tree--the places where they offered sacrifices to their idols. -14. I will crush them and make their cities desolate from the wilderness in the south to Riblah in the north. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. +3 Proclaim this message from the Sovereign Lord against the mountains of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills and to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring war upon you, and I will smash your pagan shrines. +4 All your altars will be demolished, and your places of worship will be destroyed. I will kill your people in front of your idols. +5 I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars. +6 Wherever you live there will be desolation, and I will destroy your pagan shrines. Your altars will be demolished, your idols will be smashed, your places of worship will be torn down, and all the religious objects you have made will be destroyed. +7 The place will be littered with corpses, and you will know that I alone am the Lord. +8 “But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world. +9 Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins. +10 They will know that I alone am the Lord and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them. +11 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Clap your hands in horror, and stamp your feet. Cry out because of all the detestable sins the people of Israel have committed. Now they are going to die from war and famine and disease. +12 Disease will strike down those who are far away in exile. War will destroy those who are nearby. And anyone who survives will be killed by famine. So at last I will spend my fury on them. +13 They will know that I am the Lord when their dead lie scattered among their idols and altars on every hill and mountain and under every green tree and every great shade tree—the places where they offered sacrifices to their idols. +14 I will crush them and make their cities desolate from the wilderness in the south to Riblah in the north. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md index 154da89a..82ca2253 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,231 +1,108 @@ -The Coming of the End - # Chapter 7 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to Israel: -"The end is here! - -Wherever you look-- -east, west, north, or south-- - -your land is finished. - - -3. No hope remains, - -for I will unleash my anger against you. - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to Israel: +“The end is here! + Wherever you look— +east, west, north, or south— + your land is finished. +3 No hope remains, + for I will unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account - -for all your detestable sins. - - -4. I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. - I will repay you -for all your detestable sins. -Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -5. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: + for all your detestable sins. +4 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. + I will repay you for all your detestable sins. +Then you will know that I am the Lord. +5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Disaster after disaster - -is coming your way! - - -6. The end has come. - -It has finally arrived. - -Your final doom is waiting! - - -7. O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. - -The time has come; the day of trouble is near. - + is coming your way! +6 The end has come. + It has finally arrived. + Your final doom is waiting! +7 O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. + The time has come; the day of trouble is near. Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains, - -not shouts of joy. - - -8. Soon I will pour out my fury on you - -and unleash my anger against you. - + not shouts of joy. +8 Soon I will pour out my fury on you + and unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account - -for all your detestable sins. - - -9. I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. - I will repay you -for all your detestable sins. -Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, - -who is striking the blow. - - -10. "The day of judgment is here; - -your destruction awaits! -The people's wickedness and pride - -have blossomed to full flower. - - -11. Their violence has grown into a rod - -that will beat them for their wickedness. - + for all your detestable sins. +9 I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. + I will repay you for all your detestable sins. +Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, + who is striking the blow. +10 “The day of judgment is here; + your destruction awaits! +The people’s wickedness and pride + have blossomed to full flower. +11 Their violence has grown into a rod + that will beat them for their wickedness. None of these proud and wicked people will survive. - -All their wealth and prestige will be swept away. - - -12. Yes, the time has come; - -the day is here! + All their wealth and prestige will be swept away. +12 Yes, the time has come; + the day is here! Buyers should not rejoice over bargains, - -nor sellers grieve over losses, + nor sellers grieve over losses, for all of them will fall - -under my terrible anger. - - -13. Even if the merchants survive, - -they will never return to their business. - -For what God has said applies to everyone-- - -it will not be changed! + under my terrible anger. +13 Even if the merchants survive, + they will never return to their business. +For what God has said applies to everyone— + it will not be changed! Not one person whose life is twisted by sin - -will ever recover. - -The Desolation of Israel - - -14. "The trumpet calls Israel's army to mobilize, - -but no one listens, - -for my fury is against them all. - - -15. There is war outside the city - -and disease and famine within. - + will ever recover. +14 “The trumpet calls Israel’s army to mobilize, + but no one listens, + for my fury is against them all. +15 There is war outside the city + and disease and famine within. Those outside the city walls - -will be killed by enemy swords. - + will be killed by enemy swords. Those inside the city - -will die of famine and disease. - - -16. The survivors who escape to the mountains - -will moan like doves, weeping for their sins. - - -17. Their hands will hang limp, - -their knees will be weak as water. - - -18. They will dress themselves in burlap; - -horror and shame will cover them. - + will die of famine and disease. +16 The survivors who escape to the mountains + will moan like doves, weeping for their sins. +17 Their hands will hang limp, + their knees will be weak as water. +18 They will dress themselves in burlap; + horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads - -in sorrow and remorse. - - -19. "They will throw their money in the streets, - -tossing it out like worthless trash. - -Their silver and gold won't save them - on that day of the LORD's anger. - + in sorrow and remorse. +19 “They will throw their money in the streets, + tossing it out like worthless trash. +Their silver and gold won’t save them + on that day of the Lord’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, - -for their greed can only trip them up. - - -20. They were proud of their beautiful jewelry - -and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. - + for their greed can only trip them up. +20 They were proud of their beautiful jewelry + and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. Therefore, I will make all their wealth - -disgusting to them. - - -21. I will give it as plunder to foreigners, - -to the most wicked of nations, - -and they will defile it. - - -22. I will turn my eyes from them - -as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land. - - -23. "Prepare chains for my people, - -for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. - -Jerusalem is filled with violence. - - -24. I will bring the most ruthless of nations - -to occupy their homes. - + disgusting to them. +21 I will give it as plunder to foreigners, + to the most wicked of nations, + and they will defile it. +22 I will turn my eyes from them + as these robbers invade and defile my treasured land. +23 “Prepare chains for my people, + for the land is bloodied by terrible crimes. + Jerusalem is filled with violence. +24 I will bring the most ruthless of nations + to occupy their homes. I will break down their proud fortresses - -and defile their sanctuaries. - - -25. Terror and trembling will overcome my people. - -They will look for peace but not find it. - - -26. Calamity will follow calamity; - -rumor will follow rumor. - + and defile their sanctuaries. +25 Terror and trembling will overcome my people. + They will look for peace but not find it. +26 Calamity will follow calamity; + rumor will follow rumor. They will look in vain - -for a vision from the prophets. - + for a vision from the prophets. They will receive no teaching from the priests - -and no counsel from the leaders. - - -27. The king and the prince will stand helpless, - -weeping in despair, -and the people's hands - -will tremble with fear. - + and no counsel from the leaders. +27 The king and the prince will stand helpless, + weeping in despair, +and the people’s hands + will tremble with fear. I will bring on them - -the evil they have done to others, + the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment - -they so richly deserve. -Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - + they so richly deserve. +Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md index 47c8ddeb..99104731 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ -Idolatry in the Temple - # Chapter 8 -1. Then on September 17, during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, while the leaders of Judah were in my home, the Sovereign LORD took hold of me. -2. I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up he looked like gleaming amber. -3. He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the LORD very jealous. -4. Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel was there, just as I had seen it before in the valley. - -5. Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north." So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the LORD so jealous. - -6. "Son of man," he said, "do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of Israel are committing to drive me from my Temple? But come, and you will see even more detestable sins than these!" -7. Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall. -8. He said to me, "Now, son of man, dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway. - -9. "Go in," he said, "and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!" -10. So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols worshiped by the people of Israel. -11. Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of them held an incense burner, from which a cloud of incense rose above their heads. - -12. Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, 'The LORD doesn't see us; he has deserted our land!'" -13. Then the LORD added, "Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!" - -14. He brought me to the north gate of the LORD's Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz. -15. "Have you seen this?" he asked. "But I will show you even more detestable sins than these!" - -16. Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD's Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the LORD. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun! - -17. "Have you seen this, son of man?" he asked. "Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger? -18. Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen." - - - +1 Then on September 17, during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, while the leaders of Judah were in my home, the Sovereign Lord took hold of me. +2 I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up he looked like gleaming amber. +3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the Lord very jealous. +4 Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel was there, just as I had seen it before in the valley. +5 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the Lord so jealous. +6 “Son of man,” he said, “do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of Israel are committing to drive me from my Temple? But come, and you will see even more detestable sins than these!” +7 Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall. +8 He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway. +9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!” +10 So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols worshiped by the people of Israel. +11 Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of them held an incense burner, from which a cloud of incense rose above their heads. +12 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’” +13 Then the Lord added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” +14 He brought me to the north gate of the Lord’s Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz. +15 “Have you seen this?” he asked. “But I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” +16 Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the Lord. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun! +17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger? +18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md index b8b081cf..6c6437a5 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,23 +1,12 @@ -The Slaughter of Idolaters - # Chapter 9 -1. Then the LORD thundered, "Bring on the men appointed to punish the city! Tell them to bring their weapons with them!" -2. Six men soon appeared from the upper gate that faces north, each carrying a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man dressed in linen, who carried a writer's case at his side. They all went into the Temple courtyard and stood beside the bronze altar. - -3. Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the LORD called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer's case. -4. He said to him, "Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city." - -5. Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! -6. Kill them all--old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple." So they began by killing the seventy leaders. - -7. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!" So they went and began killing throughout the city. - -8. While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, "O Sovereign LORD! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?" - -9. Then he said to me, "The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, 'The LORD doesn't see it! The LORD has abandoned the land!' -10. So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done." - -11. Then the man in linen clothing, who carried the writer's case, reported back and said, "I have done as you commanded." - - - +1 Then the Lord thundered, “Bring on the men appointed to punish the city! Tell them to bring their weapons with them!” +2 Six men soon appeared from the upper gate that faces north, each carrying a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man dressed in linen, who carried a writer’s case at his side. They all went into the Temple courtyard and stood beside the bronze altar. +3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the Lord called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer’s case. +4 He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.” +5 Then I heard the Lord say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! +6 Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders. +7 “Defile the Temple!” the Lord commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city. +8 While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign Lord! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?” +9 Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’ +10 So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.” +11 Then the man in linen clothing, who carried the writer’s case, reported back and said, “I have done as you commanded.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md index 48f033e0..3f158c36 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,34 +1,23 @@ -The LORD's Glory Leaves the Temple - # Chapter 10 -1. In my vision I saw what appeared to be a throne of blue lapis lazuli above the crystal surface over the heads of the cherubim. -2. Then the LORD spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, "Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city." He did this as I watched. - -3. The cherubim were standing at the south end of the Temple when the man went in, and the cloud of glory filled the inner courtyard. -4. Then the glory of the LORD rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the LORD. -5. The moving wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God Almighty and could be heard even in the outer courtyard. - -6. The LORD said to the man in linen clothing, "Go between the cherubim and take some burning coals from between the wheels." So the man went in and stood beside one of the wheels. -7. Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some live coals from the fire burning among them. He put the coals into the hands of the man in linen clothing, and the man took them and went out. -8. (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.) - -9. I looked, and each of the four cherubim had a wheel beside him, and the wheels sparkled like beryl. -10. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. -11. The cherubim could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. They went straight in the direction they faced, never turning aside. -12. Both the cherubim and the wheels were covered with eyes. The cherubim had eyes all over their bodies, including their hands, their backs, and their wings. -13. I heard someone refer to the wheels as "the whirling wheels." -14. Each of the four cherubim had four faces: the first was the face of an ox, the second was a human face, the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle. - -15. Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the same living beings I had seen beside the Kebar River. -16. When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them. -17. When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped. When they flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. - -18. Then the glory of the LORD moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim. -19. And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the LORD's Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. - -20. These were the same living beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel when I was by the Kebar River. I knew they were cherubim, -21. for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings. -22. And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had. - - - +1 In my vision I saw what appeared to be a throne of blue lapis lazuli above the crystal surface over the heads of the cherubim. +2 Then the Lord spoke to the man in linen clothing and said, “Go between the whirling wheels beneath the cherubim, and take a handful of burning coals and scatter them over the city.” He did this as I watched. +3 The cherubim were standing at the south end of the Temple when the man went in, and the cloud of glory filled the inner courtyard. +4 Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the Lord. +5 The moving wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God Almighty and could be heard even in the outer courtyard. +6 The Lord said to the man in linen clothing, “Go between the cherubim and take some burning coals from between the wheels.” So the man went in and stood beside one of the wheels. +7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some live coals from the fire burning among them. He put the coals into the hands of the man in linen clothing, and the man took them and went out. +8 (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.) +9 I looked, and each of the four cherubim had a wheel beside him, and the wheels sparkled like beryl. +10 All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. +11 The cherubim could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. They went straight in the direction they faced, never turning aside. +12 Both the cherubim and the wheels were covered with eyes. The cherubim had eyes all over their bodies, including their hands, their backs, and their wings. +13 I heard someone refer to the wheels as “the whirling wheels.” +14 Each of the four cherubim had four faces: the first was the face of an ox, the second was a human face, the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle. +15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the same living beings I had seen beside the Kebar River. +16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them. +17 When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped. When they flew upward, the wheels rose up, for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels. +18 Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim. +19 And as I watched, the cherubim flew with their wheels to the east gate of the Lord’s Temple. And the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. +20 These were the same living beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel when I was by the Kebar River. I knew they were cherubim, +21 for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings. +22 And their faces were just like the faces of the beings I had seen at the Kebar, and they traveled straight ahead, just as the others had. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md index 3f722dff..bc497268 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,42 +1,26 @@ -Judgment on Israel's Leaders - # Chapter 11 -1. Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the LORD's Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people. - -2. The Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city. -3. They say to the people, 'Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.' -4. Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly." - -5. Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say, "This is what the LORD says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds. -6. You have murdered many in this city and filled its streets with the dead. - -7. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: This city is an iron pot all right, but the pieces of meat are the victims of your injustice. As for you, I will soon drag you from this pot. -8. I will bring on you the sword of war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign LORD. -9. I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners, who will carry out my judgments against you. -10. You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel. I will execute judgment on you, and you will know that I am the LORD. -11. No, this city will not be an iron pot for you, and you will not be like meat safe inside it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel, -12. and you will know that I am the LORD. For you have refused to obey my decrees and regulations; instead, you have copied the standards of the nations around you." - -13. While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, "O Sovereign LORD, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?" -Hope for Exiled Israel - - -14. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -15. "Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about you and your relatives and all the people of Israel who are in exile. They are saying, 'Those people are far away from the LORD, so now he has given their land to us!' - -16. "Therefore, tell the exiles, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile. -17. I, the Sovereign LORD, will gather you back from the nations where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.' - -18. "When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols. -19. And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, -20. so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. -21. But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"The LORD's Glory Leaves Jerusalem - -22. Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. -23. Then the glory of the LORD went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east. - -24. Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia, to the people in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem. -25. And I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me. - - - +1 Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the Lord’s Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people. +2 The Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city. +3 They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’ +4 Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly.” +5 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and he told me to say, “This is what the Lord says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds. +6 You have murdered many in this city and filled its streets with the dead. +7 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: This city is an iron pot all right, but the pieces of meat are the victims of your injustice. As for you, I will soon drag you from this pot. +8 I will bring on you the sword of war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign Lord. +9 I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners, who will carry out my judgments against you. +10 You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel. I will execute judgment on you, and you will know that I am the Lord. +11 No, this city will not be an iron pot for you, and you will not be like meat safe inside it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel, +12 and you will know that I am the Lord. For you have refused to obey my decrees and regulations; instead, you have copied the standards of the nations around you.” +13 While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign Lord, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?” +14 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +15 “Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about you and your relatives and all the people of Israel who are in exile. They are saying, ‘Those people are far away from the Lord, so now he has given their land to us!’ +16 “Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile. +17 I, the Sovereign Lord, will gather you back from the nations where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.’ +18 “When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols. +19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, +20 so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. +21 But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +22 Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. +23 Then the glory of the Lord went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east. +24 Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia, to the people in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem. +25 And I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md index fdd47bdc..f79664fd 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,44 +1,29 @@ -Signs of the Coming Exile - # Chapter 12 -1. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. - -3. "So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels. -4. Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. -5. Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. -6. As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel." - -7. So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might carry into exile. Then in the evening while the people looked on, I dug through the wall with my hands and went out into the night with my pack on my shoulder. - -8. The next morning this message came to me from the LORD: -9. "Son of man, these rebels, the people of Israel, have asked you what all this means. -10. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekiah in Jerusalem and for all the people of Israel.' -11. Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives. - -12. "Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can carry with him. He will cover his face, and his eyes will not see the land he is leaving. -13. Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there. -14. I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them. -15. And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD. -16. But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their detestable sins to their captors. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - -17. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -18. "Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water. -19. Tell the people, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusalem: They will eat their food with trembling and sip their water in despair, for their land will be stripped bare because of their violence. -20. The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'" -A New Proverb for Israel - - -21. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -22. "Son of man, you've heard that proverb they quote in Israel: 'Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.' -23. Tell the people, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it.' Now give them this new proverb to replace the old one: 'The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!' - -24. "There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel. -25. For I am the LORD! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - -26. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -27. "Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, 'He's talking about the distant future. His visions won't come true for a long, long time.' -28. Therefore, tell them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No more delay! I will now do everything I have threatened. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!'" - - - +1 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. +3 “So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels. +4 Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. +5 Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. +6 As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.” +7 So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might carry into exile. Then in the evening while the people looked on, I dug through the wall with my hands and went out into the night with my pack on my shoulder. +8 The next morning this message came to me from the Lord: +9 “Son of man, these rebels, the people of Israel, have asked you what all this means. +10 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekiah in Jerusalem and for all the people of Israel.’ +11 Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives. +12 “Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can carry with him. He will cover his face, and his eyes will not see the land he is leaving. +13 Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there. +14 I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them. +15 And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the Lord. +16 But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their detestable sins to their captors. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” +17 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +18 “Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water. +19 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusalem: They will eat their food with trembling and sip their water in despair, for their land will be stripped bare because of their violence. +20 The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” +21 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +22 “Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’ +23 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it.’ Now give them this new proverb to replace the old one: ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’ +24 “There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel. +25 For I am the Lord! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +26 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +27 “Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, ‘He’s talking about the distant future. His visions won’t come true for a long, long time.’ +28 Therefore, tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No more delay! I will now do everything I have threatened. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md index 30dd0d56..9257d0ca 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ -Judgment against False Prophets - # Chapter 13 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD. -3. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!' - -4. "O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins. -5. They have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation. They have not helped it to stand firm in battle on the day of the LORD. -6. Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions. They say, 'This message is from the LORD,' even though the LORD never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies! -7. Can your visions be anything but false if you claim, 'This message is from the LORD,' when I have not even spoken to you? - -8. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says the Sovereign LORD. -9. I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Israel. I will blot their names from Israel's record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. - -10. "This will happen because these evil prophets deceive my people by saying, 'All is peaceful' when there is no peace at all! It's as if the people have built a flimsy wall, and these prophets are trying to reinforce it by covering it with whitewash! -11. Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down. -12. And when the wall falls, the people will cry out, 'What happened to your whitewash?' - -13. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury. -14. I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -15. At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied. Then I will say to you: 'The wall and those who whitewashed it are both gone. -16. They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!' -Judgment against False Women Prophets - - -17. "Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations. -18. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves? -19. You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live. - -20. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage. -21. I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -22. You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn't want them to be sad. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins. -23. Because of all this, you will no longer talk of seeing visions that you never saw, nor will you make predictions. For I will rescue my people from your grasp. Then you will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord. +3 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!’ +4 “O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins. +5 They have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation. They have not helped it to stand firm in battle on the day of the Lord. +6 Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions. They say, ‘This message is from the Lord,’ even though the Lord never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies! +7 Can your visions be anything but false if you claim, ‘This message is from the Lord,’ when I have not even spoken to you? +8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says the Sovereign Lord. +9 I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Israel. I will blot their names from Israel’s record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord. +10 “This will happen because these evil prophets deceive my people by saying, ‘All is peaceful’ when there is no peace at all! It’s as if the people have built a flimsy wall, and these prophets are trying to reinforce it by covering it with whitewash! +11 Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down. +12 And when the wall falls, the people will cry out, ‘What happened to your whitewash?’ +13 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury. +14 I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +15 At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied. Then I will say to you: ‘The wall and those who whitewashed it are both gone. +16 They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’ +17 “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations. +18 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves? +19 You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live. +20 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage. +21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +22 You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn’t want them to be sad. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins. +23 Because of all this, you will no longer talk of seeing visions that you never saw, nor will you make predictions. For I will rescue my people from your grasp. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md index bfc28aad..8490760c 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,36 +1,24 @@ -The Idolatry of Israel's Leaders - # Chapter 14 -1. Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me, -2. this message came to me from the LORD: -3. "Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests? -4. Tell them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the LORD, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves. -5. I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols.' - -6. "Therefore, tell the people of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your detestable sins. -7. I, the LORD, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice. -8. I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -9. "'And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the LORD, have deceived that prophet. I will lift my fist against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel. -10. False prophets and those who seek their guidance will all be punished for their sins. -11. In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!'"The Certainty of the LORD's Judgment - -12. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -13. "Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush them, cutting off their food supply and sending a famine to destroy both people and animals. -14. Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, their righteousness would save no one but themselves, says the Sovereign LORD. - -15. "Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through. -16. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if those three men were there, they wouldn't be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be made desolate. - -17. "Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and animals. -18. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if those three men were there, they wouldn't be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. - -19. "Or suppose I were to pour out my fury by sending an epidemic into the land, and the disease killed people and animals alike. -20. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they wouldn't be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved by their righteousness. - -21. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem--war, famine, wild animals, and disease--destroying all her people and animals. -22. Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see with your own eyes how wicked they are, and then you will feel better about what I have done to Jerusalem. -23. When you meet them and see their behavior, you will understand that these things are not being done to Israel without cause. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 Then some of the leaders of Israel visited me, and while they were sitting with me, +2 this message came to me from the Lord: +3 “Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests? +4 Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the Lord, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves. +5 I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols.’ +6 “Therefore, tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent and turn away from your idols, and stop all your detestable sins. +7 I, the Lord, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice. +8 I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +9 “‘And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will lift my fist against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel. +10 False prophets and those who seek their guidance will all be punished for their sins. +11 In this way, the people of Israel will learn not to stray from me, polluting themselves with sin. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!’” +12 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +13 “Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush them, cutting off their food supply and sending a famine to destroy both people and animals. +14 Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, their righteousness would save no one but themselves, says the Sovereign Lord. +15 “Or suppose I were to send wild animals to invade the country, kill the people, and make the land too desolate and dangerous to pass through. +16 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, even if those three men were there, they wouldn’t be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be made desolate. +17 “Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and animals. +18 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, even if those three men were there, they wouldn’t be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. +19 “Or suppose I were to pour out my fury by sending an epidemic into the land, and the disease killed people and animals alike. +20 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they wouldn’t be able to save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved by their righteousness. +21 “Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How terrible it will be when all four of these dreadful punishments fall upon Jerusalem—war, famine, wild animals, and disease—destroying all her people and animals. +22 Yet there will be survivors, and they will come here to join you as exiles in Babylon. You will see with your own eyes how wicked they are, and then you will feel better about what I have done to Jerusalem. +23 When you meet them and see their behavior, you will understand that these things are not being done to Israel without cause. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md index eee97147..3f56f564 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ -Jerusalem--a Useless Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine's wood as useful as the wood of a tree? -3. Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? -4. No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. -5. Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! - -6. "And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned. -7. And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the LORD. -8. And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? +3 Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? +4 No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. +5 Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! +6 “And this is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned. +7 And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the Lord. +8 And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md index 16e06aaa..c49e405a 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,83 +1,64 @@ -Jerusalem--an Unfaithful Wife - # Chapter 16 -1. Then another message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable sins. -3. Give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. -4. On the day you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and wrapped in cloth. -5. No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die. - -6. "But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, 'Live!' -7. And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your body hair grew, but you were still naked. -8. And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine. - -9. "Then I bathed you and washed off your blood, and I rubbed fragrant oils into your skin. -10. I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather. -11. I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces, -12. a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head. -13. And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods--choice flour, honey, and olive oil--and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were! -14. Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign LORD. - -15. "But you thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking. -16. You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen? -17. You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me! -18. You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to dress your idols. Then you used my special oil and my incense to worship them. -19. Imagine it! You set before them as a sacrifice the choice flour, olive oil, and honey I had given you, says the Sovereign LORD. - -20. "Then you took your sons and daughters--the children you had borne to me--and sacrificed them to your gods. Was your prostitution not enough? -21. Must you also slaughter my children by sacrificing them to idols? -22. In all your years of adultery and detestable sin, you have not once remembered the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood. - -23. "What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness, -24. you built a pagan shrine and put altars to idols in every town square. -25. On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution. -26. Then you added lustful Egypt to your lovers, provoking my anger with your increasing promiscuity. -27. That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct. -28. You have prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, too. It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied. -29. You added to your lovers by embracing Babylonia, the land of merchants, but you still weren't satisfied. - -30. "What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign LORD, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute. -31. You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment. -32. Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband. -33. Prostitutes charge for their services--but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you. -34. So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you! -Judgment on Jerusalem's Prostitution - - -35. "Therefore, you prostitute, listen to this message from the LORD! -36. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have poured out your lust and exposed yourself in prostitution to all your lovers, and because you have worshiped detestable idols, and because you have slaughtered your children as sacrifices to your gods, -37. this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies--the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated--and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you. -38. I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury. -39. Then I will give you to these many nations who are your lovers, and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you stark naked. -40. They will band together in a mob to stone you and cut you up with swords. -41. They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers. - -42. "Then at last my fury against you will be spent, and my jealous anger will subside. I will be calm and will not be angry with you anymore. -43. But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins. -44. Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, 'Like mother, like daughter.' -45. For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. - -46. "Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south. -47. But you have not merely sinned as they did. You quickly surpassed them in corruption. -48. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters. -49. Sodom's sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door. -50. She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen. - -51. "Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you. -52. Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous. - -53. "But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too. -54. Then you will be truly ashamed of everything you have done, for your sins make them feel good in comparison. -55. Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored. -56. In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt. -57. But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned--by Edom and all her neighbors and by Philistia. -58. This is your punishment for all your lewdness and detestable sins, says the LORD. - -59. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give you what you deserve, for you have taken your solemn vows lightly by breaking your covenant. -60. Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. -61. Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant. -62. And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD. -63. You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 Then another message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable sins. +3 Give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. +4 On the day you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and wrapped in cloth. +5 No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die. +6 “But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, ‘Live!’ +7 And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your body hair grew, but you were still naked. +8 And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine. +9 “Then I bathed you and washed off your blood, and I rubbed fragrant oils into your skin. +10 I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather. +11 I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces, +12 a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head. +13 And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were! +14 Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign Lord. +15 “But you thought your fame and beauty were your own. So you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man who came along. Your beauty was theirs for the asking. +16 You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen? +17 You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them. This is adultery against me! +18 You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to dress your idols. Then you used my special oil and my incense to worship them. +19 Imagine it! You set before them as a sacrifice the choice flour, olive oil, and honey I had given you, says the Sovereign Lord. +20 “Then you took your sons and daughters—the children you had borne to me—and sacrificed them to your gods. Was your prostitution not enough? +21 Must you also slaughter my children by sacrificing them to idols? +22 In all your years of adultery and detestable sin, you have not once remembered the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood. +23 “What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign Lord. In addition to all your other wickedness, +24 you built a pagan shrine and put altars to idols in every town square. +25 On every street corner you defiled your beauty, offering your body to every passerby in an endless stream of prostitution. +26 Then you added lustful Egypt to your lovers, provoking my anger with your increasing promiscuity. +27 That is why I struck you with my fist and reduced your boundaries. I handed you over to your enemies, the Philistines, and even they were shocked by your lewd conduct. +28 You have prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, too. It seems you can never find enough new lovers! And after your prostitution there, you still were not satisfied. +29 You added to your lovers by embracing Babylonia, the land of merchants, but you still weren’t satisfied. +30 “What a sick heart you have, says the Sovereign Lord, to do such things as these, acting like a shameless prostitute. +31 You build your pagan shrines on every street corner and your altars to idols in every square. In fact, you have been worse than a prostitute, so eager for sin that you have not even demanded payment. +32 Yes, you are an adulterous wife who takes in strangers instead of her own husband. +33 Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you. +34 So you are the opposite of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers instead of their paying you! +35 “Therefore, you prostitute, listen to this message from the Lord! +36 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have poured out your lust and exposed yourself in prostitution to all your lovers, and because you have worshiped detestable idols, and because you have slaughtered your children as sacrifices to your gods, +37 this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you. +38 I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury. +39 Then I will give you to these many nations who are your lovers, and they will destroy you. They will knock down your pagan shrines and the altars to your idols. They will strip you and take your beautiful jewels, leaving you stark naked. +40 They will band together in a mob to stone you and cut you up with swords. +41 They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers. +42 “Then at last my fury against you will be spent, and my jealous anger will subside. I will be calm and will not be angry with you anymore. +43 But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign Lord. For you have added lewd acts to all your detestable sins. +44 Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’ +45 For your mother loathed her husband and her children, and so do you. And you are exactly like your sisters, for they despised their husbands and their children. Truly your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. +46 “Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south. +47 But you have not merely sinned as they did. You quickly surpassed them in corruption. +48 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters. +49 Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door. +50 She was proud and committed detestable sins, so I wiped her out, as you have seen. +51 “Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more detestable things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you. +52 Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous. +53 “But someday I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and Samaria, and I will restore you, too. +54 Then you will be truly ashamed of everything you have done, for your sins make them feel good in comparison. +55 Yes, your sisters, Sodom and Samaria, and all their people will be restored, and at that time you also will be restored. +56 In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt. +57 But now your greater wickedness has been exposed to all the world, and you are the one who is scorned—by Edom and all her neighbors and by Philistia. +58 This is your punishment for all your lewdness and detestable sins, says the Lord. +59 “Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will give you what you deserve, for you have taken your solemn vows lightly by breaking your covenant. +60 Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. +61 Then you will remember with shame all the evil you have done. I will make your sisters, Samaria and Sodom, to be your daughters, even though they are not part of our covenant. +62 And I will reaffirm my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord. +63 You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md index cfa3b159..29d3542b 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,107 +1,56 @@ -A Story of Two Eagles - # Chapter 17 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel. -3. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, - -covered with many-colored plumage, - -came to Lebanon. - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel. +3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, + covered with many-colored plumage, + came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree - - -4. and plucked off its highest branch. - +4 and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. - -He planted it in a city of traders. - - -5. He also took a seedling from the land - -and planted it in fertile soil. - + He planted it in a city of traders. +5 He also took a seedling from the land + and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside a broad river, - -where it could grow like a willow tree. - - -6. It took root there and - -grew into a low, spreading vine. - + where it could grow like a willow tree. +6 It took root there and + grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, - -and its roots grew down into the ground. - + and its roots grew down into the ground. It produced strong branches - -and put out shoots. - - -7. But then another great eagle came - -with broad wings and full plumage. - + and put out shoots. +7 But then another great eagle came + with broad wings and full plumage. So the vine now sent its roots and branches - -toward him for water, - - -8. even though it was already planted in good soil - -and had plenty of water + toward him for water, +8 even though it was already planted in good soil + and had plenty of water so it could grow into a splendid vine - -and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit. - - -9. "So now the Sovereign LORD asks: + and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit. +9 “So now the Sovereign Lord asks: Will this vine grow and prosper? - -No! I will pull it up, roots and all! + No! I will pull it up, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit - -and let its leaves wither and die. - + and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it up easily - -without a strong arm or a large army. - - -10. But when the vine is transplanted, - -will it thrive? + without a strong arm or a large army. +10 But when the vine is transplanted, + will it thrive? No, it will wither away - -when the east wind blows against it. - + when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil - -where it had grown so well." -The Riddle Explained - - -11. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -12. "Say to these rebels of Israel: Don't you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon. -13. He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders, -14. so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive. - -15. "Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it? -16. No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke. -17. Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives. -18. For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape. - -19. "So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and disregarding the solemn oath he made in my name. -20. I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me. -21. And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken. - -22. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel's highest mountain. -23. It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches. -24. And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said!" - - - + where it had grown so well.” +11 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +12 “Say to these rebels of Israel: Don’t you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon. +13 He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders, +14 so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive. +15 “Nevertheless, this man of Israel’s royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it? +16 No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke. +17 Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives. +18 For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape. +19 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and disregarding the solemn oath he made in my name. +20 I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me. +21 And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken. +22 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain. +23 It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches. +24 And all the trees will know that it is I, the Lord, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md index 0d2c1c25..de281efc 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,45 +1,33 @@ -The Justice of a Righteous God - # Chapter 18 -1. Then another message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children's mouths pucker at the taste'? -3. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel. -4. For all people are mine to judge--both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die. - -5. "Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right. -6. He does not feast in the mountains before Israel's idols or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period. -7. He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. -8. He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others, -9. and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign LORD. - -10. "But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right. -11. And that son does all the evil things his father would never do--he worships idols on the mountains, commits adultery, -12. oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins, -13. and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame. - -14. "But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father's wickedness and decides against that kind of life. -15. This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery. -16. He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. -17. He helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father's sins; he will surely live. -18. But the father will die for his many sins--for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people. - -19. "'What?' you ask. 'Doesn't the child pay for the parent's sins?' No! For if the child does what is just and right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live. -20. The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent's sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child's sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness. -21. But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. -22. All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done. - -23. "Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign LORD. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. -24. However, if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their righteous acts will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins. - -25. "Yet you say, 'The Lord isn't doing what's right!' Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what's right, or is it you? -26. When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds. -27. And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives. -28. They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die. -29. And yet the people of Israel keep saying, 'The Lord isn't doing what's right!' O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what's right, not I. - -30. "Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don't let them destroy you! -31. Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? -32. I don't want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live! - - - +1 Then another message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Why do you quote this proverb concerning the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but their children’s mouths pucker at the taste’? +3 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel. +4 For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die. +5 “Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right. +6 He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period. +7 He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. +8 He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others, +9 and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign Lord. +10 “But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right. +11 And that son does all the evil things his father would never do—he worships idols on the mountains, commits adultery, +12 oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins, +13 and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame. +14 “But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father’s wickedness and decides against that kind of life. +15 This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery. +16 He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. +17 He helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live. +18 But the father will die for his many sins—for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people. +19 “‘What?’ you ask. ‘Doesn’t the child pay for the parent’s sins?’ No! For if the child does what is just and right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live. +20 The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness. +21 But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. +22 All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they have done. +23 “Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign Lord. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. +24 However, if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, of course not! All their righteous acts will be forgotten, and they will die for their sins. +25 “Yet you say, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you? +26 When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds. +27 And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives. +28 They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die. +29 And yet the people of Israel keep saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I. +30 “Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! +31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? +32 I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md index c689455e..128951b9 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,132 +1,60 @@ -A Funeral Song for Israel's Kings - # Chapter 19 -1. "Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel: - -2. "What is your mother? - -A lioness among lions! +1 “Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel: +2 “What is your mother? + A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions - -and reared her cubs. - - -3. She raised one of her cubs - -to become a strong young lion. - + and reared her cubs. +3 She raised one of her cubs + to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, - -and he became a man-eater. - - -4. Then the nations heard about him, - -and he was trapped in their pit. - + and he became a man-eater. +4 Then the nations heard about him, + and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks - -to the land of Egypt. - - -5. "When the lioness saw - -that her hopes for him were gone, + to the land of Egypt. +5 “When the lioness saw + that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs - -and taught him to be a strong young lion. - - -6. He prowled among the other lions - -and stood out among them in his strength. - + and taught him to be a strong young lion. +6 He prowled among the other lions + and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, - -and he, too, became a man-eater. - - -7. He demolished fortresses - -and destroyed their towns and cities. - + and he, too, became a man-eater. +7 He demolished fortresses + and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, - -and their crops were destroyed. - + and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear - -when they heard him roar. - - -8. Then the armies of the nations attacked him, - -surrounding him from every direction. - + when they heard him roar. +8 Then the armies of the nations attacked him, + surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him - -and captured him in their pit. - - -9. With hooks, they dragged him into a cage - -and brought him before the king of Babylon. - + and captured him in their pit. +9 With hooks, they dragged him into a cage + and brought him before the king of Babylon. They held him in captivity, - -so his voice could never again be heard - -on the mountains of Israel. - - -10. "Your mother was like a vine - -planted by the water's edge. - + so his voice could never again be heard + on the mountains of Israel. +10 “Your mother was like a vine + planted by the water’s edge. It had lush, green foliage - -because of the abundant water. - - -11. Its branches became strong-- - -strong enough to be a ruler's scepter. - + because of the abundant water. +11 Its branches became strong— + strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. It grew very tall, - -towering above all others. - + towering above all others. It stood out because of its height - -and its many lush branches. - - -12. But the vine was uprooted in fury - -and thrown down to the ground. - + and its many lush branches. +12 But the vine was uprooted in fury + and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit - -and tore off its strong branches, + and tore off its strong branches, so that it withered - -and was destroyed by fire. - - -13. Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, - -where the ground is hard and dry. - - -14. A fire has burst out from its branches - -and devoured its fruit. - + and was destroyed by fire. +13 Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, + where the ground is hard and dry. +14 A fire has burst out from its branches + and devoured its fruit. Its remaining limbs are not - -strong enough to be a ruler's scepter. - -"This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral." - - - + strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. +“This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md index a34662f0..e45370aa 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,71 +1,50 @@ -The Rebellion of Israel - # Chapter 20 -1. On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the LORD. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply. -2. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -3. "Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: How dare you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will tell you nothing!' - -4. "Son of man, bring charges against them and condemn them. Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were. -5. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: When I chose Israel--when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt--I took a solemn oath that I, the LORD, would be their God. -6. I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them--a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere. -7. Then I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the vile images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt, for I am the LORD your God.' - -8. "But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt. -9. But I didn't do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. -10. So I brought them out of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. -11. There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them. -12. And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the LORD, who had set them apart to be holy. - -13. "But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn't obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness. -14. But again I held back in order to protect the honor of my name before the nations who had seen my power in bringing Israel out of Egypt. -15. But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would not bring them into the land I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful place on earth. -16. For they had rejected my regulations, refused to follow my decrees, and violated my Sabbath days. Their hearts were given to their idols. -17. Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness. - -18. "Then I warned their children not to follow in their parents' footsteps, defiling themselves with their idols. -19. 'I am the LORD your God,' I told them. 'Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations, -20. and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the LORD your God.' - -21. "But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness. -22. Nevertheless, I withdrew my judgment against them to protect the honor of my name before the nations that had seen my power in bringing them out of Egypt. -23. But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations -24. because they did not obey my regulations. They scorned my decrees by violating my Sabbath days and longing for the idols of their ancestors. -25. I gave them over to worthless decrees and regulations that would not lead to life. -26. I let them pollute themselves with the very gifts I had given them, and I allowed them to give their firstborn children as offerings to their gods--so I might devastate them and remind them that I alone am the LORD. - -Judgment and Restoration - - -27. "Therefore, son of man, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: Your ancestors continued to blaspheme and betray me, -28. for when I brought them into the land I had promised them, they offered sacrifices on every high hill and under every green tree they saw! They roused my fury as they offered up sacrifices to their gods. They brought their perfumes and incense and poured out their liquid offerings to them. -29. I said to them, 'What is this high place where you are going?' (This kind of pagan shrine has been called Bamah--'high place'--ever since.) - -30. "Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: Do you plan to pollute yourselves just as your ancestors did? Do you intend to keep prostituting yourselves by worshiping vile images? -31. For when you offer gifts to them and give your little children to be burned as sacrifices, you continue to pollute yourselves with idols to this day. Should I allow you to ask for a message from me, O people of Israel? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will tell you nothing. - -32. "You say, 'We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.' But what you have in mind will never happen. -33. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will rule over you with an iron fist in great anger and with awesome power. -34. And in anger I will reach out with my strong hand and powerful arm, and I will bring you back from the lands where you are scattered. -35. I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will judge you face to face. -36. I will judge you there just as I did your ancestors in the wilderness after bringing them out of Egypt, says the Sovereign LORD. -37. I will examine you carefully and hold you to the terms of the covenant. -38. I will purge you of all those who rebel and revolt against me. I will bring them out of the countries where they are in exile, but they will never enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -39. "As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go right ahead and worship your idols, but sooner or later you will obey me and will stop bringing shame on my holy name by worshiping idols. -40. For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices. -41. When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me. And I will display my holiness through you as all the nations watch. -42. Then when I have brought you home to the land I promised with a solemn oath to give to your ancestors, you will know that I am the LORD. -43. You will look back on all the ways you defiled yourselves and will hate yourselves because of the evil you have done. -44. You will know that I am the LORD, O people of Israel, when I have honored my name by treating you mercifully in spite of your wickedness. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" -Judgment against the Negev - - -45. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -46. "Son of man, turn and face the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev. -47. Tell the southern wilderness, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Hear the word of the LORD! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north. -48. And everyone in the world will see that I, the LORD, have set this fire. It will not be put out.'" - -49. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, 'He only talks in riddles!'" - - - +1 On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the Lord. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply. +2 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +3 “Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: How dare you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing!’ +4 “Son of man, bring charges against them and condemn them. Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were. +5 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: When I chose Israel—when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt—I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God. +6 I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them—a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere. +7 Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, get rid of the vile images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt, for I am the Lord your God.’ +8 “But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt. +9 But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. +10 So I brought them out of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. +11 There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them. +12 And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy. +13 “But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness. +14 But again I held back in order to protect the honor of my name before the nations who had seen my power in bringing Israel out of Egypt. +15 But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would not bring them into the land I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful place on earth. +16 For they had rejected my regulations, refused to follow my decrees, and violated my Sabbath days. Their hearts were given to their idols. +17 Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness. +18 “Then I warned their children not to follow in their parents’ footsteps, defiling themselves with their idols. +19 ‘I am the Lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations, +20 and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the Lord your God.’ +21 “But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness. +22 Nevertheless, I withdrew my judgment against them to protect the honor of my name before the nations that had seen my power in bringing them out of Egypt. +23 But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations +24 because they did not obey my regulations. They scorned my decrees by violating my Sabbath days and longing for the idols of their ancestors. +25 I gave them over to worthless decrees and regulations that would not lead to life. +26 I let them pollute themselves with the very gifts I had given them, and I allowed them to give their firstborn children as offerings to their gods—so I might devastate them and remind them that I alone am the Lord. +27 “Therefore, son of man, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Your ancestors continued to blaspheme and betray me, +28 for when I brought them into the land I had promised them, they offered sacrifices on every high hill and under every green tree they saw! They roused my fury as they offered up sacrifices to their gods. They brought their perfumes and incense and poured out their liquid offerings to them. +29 I said to them, ‘What is this high place where you are going?’ (This kind of pagan shrine has been called Bamah—‘high place’—ever since.) +30 “Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Do you plan to pollute yourselves just as your ancestors did? Do you intend to keep prostituting yourselves by worshiping vile images? +31 For when you offer gifts to them and give your little children to be burned as sacrifices, you continue to pollute yourselves with idols to this day. Should I allow you to ask for a message from me, O people of Israel? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing. +32 “You say, ‘We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen. +33 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will rule over you with an iron fist in great anger and with awesome power. +34 And in anger I will reach out with my strong hand and powerful arm, and I will bring you back from the lands where you are scattered. +35 I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will judge you face to face. +36 I will judge you there just as I did your ancestors in the wilderness after bringing them out of Egypt, says the Sovereign Lord. +37 I will examine you carefully and hold you to the terms of the covenant. +38 I will purge you of all those who rebel and revolt against me. I will bring them out of the countries where they are in exile, but they will never enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +39 “As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go right ahead and worship your idols, but sooner or later you will obey me and will stop bringing shame on my holy name by worshiping idols. +40 For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices. +41 When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me. And I will display my holiness through you as all the nations watch. +42 Then when I have brought you home to the land I promised with a solemn oath to give to your ancestors, you will know that I am the Lord. +43 You will look back on all the ways you defiled yourselves and will hate yourselves because of the evil you have done. +44 You will know that I am the Lord, O people of Israel, when I have honored my name by treating you mercifully in spite of your wickedness. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +45 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +46 “Son of man, turn and face the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev. +47 Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Hear the word of the Lord! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north. +48 And everyone in the world will see that I, the Lord, have set this fire. It will not be put out.’” +49 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me, ‘He only talks in riddles!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md index 4610266c..4b6c46f9 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,158 +1,82 @@ -The LORD's Sword of Judgment - # Chapter 21 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries. -3. Tell her, 'This is what the LORD says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people--the righteous and the wicked alike. -4. Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north. -5. Everyone in the world will know that I am the LORD. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.' - -6. "Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart. -7. When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, 'I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water. And the Sovereign LORD says: It is coming! It's on its way!'" - -8. Then the LORD said to me, -9. "Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord: -"A sword, a sword - -is being sharpened and polished. - - -10. It is sharpened for terrible slaughter - -and polished to flash like lightning! +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries. +3 Tell her, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am your enemy, O Israel, and I am about to unsheath my sword to destroy your people—the righteous and the wicked alike. +4 Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north. +5 Everyone in the world will know that I am the Lord. My sword is in my hand, and it will not return to its sheath until its work is finished.’ +6 “Son of man, groan before the people! Groan before them with bitter anguish and a broken heart. +7 When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, ‘I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water. And the Sovereign Lord says: It is coming! It’s on its way!’” +8 Then the Lord said to me, +9 “Son of man, give the people this message from the Lord: +“A sword, a sword + is being sharpened and polished. +10 It is sharpened for terrible slaughter + and polished to flash like lightning! Now will you laugh? Those far stronger than you have fallen beneath its power! - -11. Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; - -it is being prepared for the executioner. - - -12. "Son of man, cry out and wail; - -pound your thighs in anguish, -for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders-- - -everyone will die! - - -13. It will put them all to the test. +11 Yes, the sword is now being sharpened and polished; + it is being prepared for the executioner. +12 “Son of man, cry out and wail; + pound your thighs in anguish, +for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders— + everyone will die! +13 It will put them all to the test. What chance do they have? - says the Sovereign LORD. - -14. "Son of man, prophesy to them - -and clap your hands. - + says the Sovereign Lord. +14 “Son of man, prophesy to them + and clap your hands. Then take the sword and brandish it twice, - -even three times, + even three times, to symbolize the great massacre, - -the great massacre facing them on every side. - - -15. Let their hearts melt with terror, - -for the sword glitters at every gate. - + the great massacre facing them on every side. +15 Let their hearts melt with terror, + for the sword glitters at every gate. It flashes like lightning - -and is polished for slaughter! - - -16. O sword, slash to the right, - -then slash to the left, + and is polished for slaughter! +16 O sword, slash to the right, + then slash to the left, wherever you will, - -wherever you want. - - -17. I, too, will clap my hands, - -and I will satisfy my fury. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" -Omens for Babylon's King - - -18. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -19. "Son of man, make a map and trace two routes on it for the sword of Babylon's king to follow. Put a signpost on the road that comes out of Babylon where the road forks into two-- -20. one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem. -21. The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He calls his magicians to look for omens. They cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They inspect the livers of animal sacrifices. -22. The omen in his right hand says, 'Jerusalem!' With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls. -23. The people of Jerusalem will think it is a false omen, because of their treaty with the Babylonians. But the king of Babylon will remind the people of their rebellion. Then he will attack and capture them. - -24. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Again and again you remind me of your sin and your guilt. You don't even try to hide it! In everything you do, your sins are obvious for all to see. So now the time of your punishment has come! - -25. "O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here! -26. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"Take off your jeweled crown, - -for the old order changes. - + wherever you want. +17 I, too, will clap my hands, + and I will satisfy my fury. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” +18 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +19 “Son of man, make a map and trace two routes on it for the sword of Babylon’s king to follow. Put a signpost on the road that comes out of Babylon where the road forks into two— +20 one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem. +21 The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He calls his magicians to look for omens. They cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They inspect the livers of animal sacrifices. +22 The omen in his right hand says, ‘Jerusalem!’ With battering rams his soldiers will go against the gates, shouting for the kill. They will put up siege towers and build ramps against the walls. +23 The people of Jerusalem will think it is a false omen, because of their treaty with the Babylonians. But the king of Babylon will remind the people of their rebellion. Then he will attack and capture them. +24 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Again and again you remind me of your sin and your guilt. You don’t even try to hide it! In everything you do, your sins are obvious for all to see. So now the time of your punishment has come! +25 “O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here! +26 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“Take off your jeweled crown, + for the old order changes. Now the lowly will be exalted, - -and the mighty will be brought down. - - -27. Destruction! Destruction! - -I will surely destroy the kingdom. - + and the mighty will be brought down. +27 Destruction! Destruction! + I will surely destroy the kingdom. And it will not be restored until the one appears - -who has the right to judge it. - + who has the right to judge it. Then I will hand it over to him. - -A Message for the Ammonites - - -28. "And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"A sword, a sword - -is drawn for your slaughter. - +28 “And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“A sword, a sword + is drawn for your slaughter. It is polished to destroy, - -flashing like lightning! - - -29. Your prophets have given false visions, - -and your fortune-tellers have told lies. - + flashing like lightning! +29 Your prophets have given false visions, + and your fortune-tellers have told lies. The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked - -for whom the day of final reckoning has come. - - -30. "Now return the sword to its sheath, - -for in your own country, + for whom the day of final reckoning has come. +30 “Now return the sword to its sheath, + for in your own country, the land of your birth, - -I will pass judgment upon you. - - -31. I will pour out my fury on you - -and blow on you with the fire of my anger. - + I will pass judgment upon you. +31 I will pour out my fury on you + and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men - -who are skilled in destruction. - - -32. You will be fuel for the fire, - -and your blood will be spilled in your own land. - + who are skilled in destruction. +32 You will be fuel for the fire, + and your blood will be spilled in your own land. You will be utterly wiped out, - -your memory lost to history, - for I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + your memory lost to history, + for I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md index 0e6006db..dc5c612d 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,44 +1,32 @@ -The Sins of Jerusalem - # Chapter 22 -1. Now this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins, -3. and give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: O city of murderers, doomed and damned--city of idols, filthy and foul-- -4. you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world. -5. O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near. - -6. "Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder. -7. Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you. -8. You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest. -9. People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things. -10. Men sleep with their fathers' wives and force themselves on women who are menstruating. -11. Within your walls live men who commit adultery with their neighbors' wives, who defile their daughters-in-law, or who rape their own sisters. -12. There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD. - -13. "But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed. -14. How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said. -15. I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness. -16. And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the LORD."The LORD's Refining Furnace - -17. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -18. "Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over--a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead. -19. So tell them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you are all worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem. -20. Just as silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin are melted down in a furnace, I will melt you down in the heat of my fury. -21. I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you, -22. and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you.'" -The Sins of Israel's Leaders - - -23. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -24. "Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain. -25. Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They make many widows in the land. -26. Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them. -27. Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for money! -28. And your prophets cover up for them by announcing false visions and making lying predictions. They say, 'My message is from the Sovereign LORD,' when the LORD hasn't spoken a single word to them. -29. Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice. - -30. "I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn't have to destroy the land, but I found no one. -31. So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 Now this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins, +3 and give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: O city of murderers, doomed and damned—city of idols, filthy and foul— +4 you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world. +5 O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near. +6 “Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder. +7 Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you. +8 You despise my holy things and violate my Sabbath days of rest. +9 People accuse others falsely and send them to their death. You are filled with idol worshipers and people who do obscene things. +10 Men sleep with their fathers’ wives and force themselves on women who are menstruating. +11 Within your walls live men who commit adultery with their neighbors’ wives, who defile their daughters-in-law, or who rape their own sisters. +12 There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord. +13 “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed. +14 How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said. +15 I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness. +16 And when I have been dishonored among the nations because of you, you will know that I am the Lord.” +17 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +18 “Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over—a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead. +19 So tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you are all worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem. +20 Just as silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin are melted down in a furnace, I will melt you down in the heat of my fury. +21 I will gather you together and blow the fire of my anger upon you, +22 and you will melt like silver in fierce heat. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my fury on you.’” +23 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +24 “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain. +25 Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They make many widows in the land. +26 Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them. +27 Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money! +28 And your prophets cover up for them by announcing false visions and making lying predictions. They say, ‘My message is from the Sovereign Lord,’ when the Lord hasn’t spoken a single word to them. +29 Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice. +30 “I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. +31 So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md index b62f5b7c..3cc3903e 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,89 +1,60 @@ -The Adultery of Two Sisters - # Chapter 23 -1. This message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother. -3. They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts. -4. The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem. - -5. "Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers. -6. They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers driving their horses. -7. And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself. -8. For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute. - -9. "And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much. -10. They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land. - -11. "Yet even though Oholibah saw what had happened to Oholah, her sister, she followed right in her footsteps. And she was even more depraved, abandoning herself to her lust and prostitution. -12. She fawned over all the Assyrian officers--those captains and commanders in handsome uniforms, those charioteers driving their horses--all of them attractive young men. -13. I saw the way she was going, defiling herself just like her older sister. - -14. "Then she carried her prostitution even further. She fell in love with pictures that were painted on a wall--pictures of Babylonian military officers, outfitted in striking red uniforms. -15. Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia. -16. When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babylonia to invite them to come to her. -17. So they came and committed adultery with her, defiling her in the bed of love. After being defiled, however, she rejected them in disgust. - -18. "In the same way, I became disgusted with Oholibah and rejected her, just as I had rejected her sister, because she flaunted herself before them and gave herself to satisfy their lusts. -19. Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt. -20. She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey's and emissions like those of a horse. -21. And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your breasts to be fondled.The LORD's Judgment of Oholibah - -22. "Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will send your lovers against you from every direction--those very nations from which you turned away in disgust. -23. For the Babylonians will come with all the Chaldeans from Pekod and Shoa and Koa. And all the Assyrians will come with them--handsome young captains, commanders, chariot officers, and other high-ranking officers, all riding their horses. -24. They will all come against you from the north with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please. -25. I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned. -26. They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels. -27. In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt. - -28. "For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you loathe, those you rejected. -29. They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world. -30. You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols. -31. Because you have followed in your sister's footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank. - -32. "Yes, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"You will drink from your sister's cup of terror, - -a cup that is large and deep. - +1 This message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother. +3 They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts. +4 The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem. +5 “Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers. +6 They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, charioteers driving their horses. +7 And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself. +8 For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute. +9 “And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much. +10 They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land. +11 “Yet even though Oholibah saw what had happened to Oholah, her sister, she followed right in her footsteps. And she was even more depraved, abandoning herself to her lust and prostitution. +12 She fawned over all the Assyrian officers—those captains and commanders in handsome uniforms, those charioteers driving their horses—all of them attractive young men. +13 I saw the way she was going, defiling herself just like her older sister. +14 “Then she carried her prostitution even further. She fell in love with pictures that were painted on a wall—pictures of Babylonian military officers, outfitted in striking red uniforms. +15 Handsome belts encircled their waists, and flowing turbans crowned their heads. They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia. +16 When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babylonia to invite them to come to her. +17 So they came and committed adultery with her, defiling her in the bed of love. After being defiled, however, she rejected them in disgust. +18 “In the same way, I became disgusted with Oholibah and rejected her, just as I had rejected her sister, because she flaunted herself before them and gave herself to satisfy their lusts. +19 Yet she turned to even greater prostitution, remembering her youth when she was a prostitute in Egypt. +20 She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse. +21 And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your breasts to be fondled. +22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will send your lovers against you from every direction—those very nations from which you turned away in disgust. +23 For the Babylonians will come with all the Chaldeans from Pekod and Shoa and Koa. And all the Assyrians will come with them—handsome young captains, commanders, chariot officers, and other high-ranking officers, all riding their horses. +24 They will all come against you from the north with chariots, wagons, and a great army prepared for attack. They will take up positions on every side, surrounding you with men armed with shields and helmets. And I will hand you over to them for punishment so they can do with you as they please. +25 I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned. +26 They will strip you of your beautiful clothes and jewels. +27 In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt. +28 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you loathe, those you rejected. +29 They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world. +30 You brought all this on yourself by prostituting yourself to other nations, defiling yourself with all their idols. +31 Because you have followed in your sister’s footsteps, I will force you to drink the same cup of terror she drank. +32 “Yes, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“You will drink from your sister’s cup of terror, + a cup that is large and deep. It is filled to the brim - -with scorn and derision. - - -33. Drunkenness and anguish will fill you, - -for your cup is filled to the brim with distress and desolation, - -the same cup your sister Samaria drank. - - -34. You will drain that cup of terror - -to the very bottom. - + with scorn and derision. +33 Drunkenness and anguish will fill you, + for your cup is filled to the brim with distress and desolation, + the same cup your sister Samaria drank. +34 You will drain that cup of terror + to the very bottom. Then you will smash it to pieces - -and beat your breast in anguish. - I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! - -35. "And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution."The LORD's Judgment on Both Sisters - -36. The LORD said to me, "Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins. -37. They have committed both adultery and murder--adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning as sacrifices the children they bore to me. -38. Furthermore, they have defiled my Temple and violated my Sabbath day! -39. On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house. - -40. "You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them. -41. You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you. -42. From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads. -43. Then I said, 'If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!' -44. And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes. -45. But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are--adulterers and murderers. - -46. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Bring an army against them and hand them over to be terrorized and plundered. -47. For their enemies will stone them and kill them with swords. They will butcher their sons and daughters and burn their homes. -48. In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warning to all women not to follow your wicked example. -49. You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution--your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD." - - - + and beat your breast in anguish. + I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! +35 “And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution.” +36 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins. +37 They have committed both adultery and murder—adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning as sacrifices the children they bore to me. +38 Furthermore, they have defiled my Temple and violated my Sabbath day! +39 On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house. +40 “You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them. +41 You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you. +42 From your room came the sound of many men carousing. They were lustful men and drunkards from the wilderness, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your heads. +43 Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’ +44 And that is what they did. They had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, these shameless prostitutes. +45 But righteous people will judge these sister cities for what they really are—adulterers and murderers. +46 “Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring an army against them and hand them over to be terrorized and plundered. +47 For their enemies will stone them and kill them with swords. They will butcher their sons and daughters and burn their homes. +48 In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warning to all women not to follow your wicked example. +49 You will be fully repaid for all your prostitution—your worship of idols. Yes, you will suffer the full penalty. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md index 9377aba1..7ab14055 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,124 +1,62 @@ -The Sign of the Cooking Pot - # Chapter 24 -1. On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem. -3. Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"Put a pot on the fire, - -and pour in some water. - - -4. Fill it with choice pieces of meat-- - -the rump and the shoulder - -and all the most tender cuts. - - -5. Use only the best sheep from the flock, - -and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. - +1 On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem. +3 Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“Put a pot on the fire, + and pour in some water. +4 Fill it with choice pieces of meat— + the rump and the shoulder + and all the most tender cuts. +5 Use only the best sheep from the flock, + and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, - -and cook the bones along with the meat. - - -6. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: + and cook the bones along with the meat. +6 “Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, - -the city of murderers! + the city of murderers! She is a cooking pot - -whose corruption can't be cleaned out. - + whose corruption can’t be cleaned out. Take the meat out in random order, - -for no piece is better than another. - - -7. For the blood of her murders - -is splashed on the rocks. - -It isn't even spilled on the ground, - -where the dust could cover it! - - -8. So I will splash her blood on a rock - -for all to see, + for no piece is better than another. +7 For the blood of her murders + is splashed on the rocks. +It isn’t even spilled on the ground, + where the dust could cover it! +8 So I will splash her blood on a rock + for all to see, an expression of my anger - -and vengeance against her. - - -9. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: + and vengeance against her. +9 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, - -the city of murderers! - -I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her. - - -10. Yes, heap on the wood! - -Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. - + the city of murderers! + I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her. +10 Yes, heap on the wood! + Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, - -and afterward burn the bones. - - -11. Now set the empty pot on the coals. - -Heat it red hot! - -Burn away the filth and corruption. - - -12. But it's hopeless; - -the corruption can't be cleaned out. - -So throw it into the fire. - - -13. Your impurity is your lewdness - -and the corruption of your idolatry. - + and afterward burn the bones. +11 Now set the empty pot on the coals. + Heat it red hot! + Burn away the filth and corruption. +12 But it’s hopeless; + the corruption can’t be cleaned out. + So throw it into the fire. +13 Your impurity is your lewdness + and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, - -but you refused. - + but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth - -until my fury against you has been satisfied. - - -14. "I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come, and I won't hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD." -The Death of Ezekiel's Wife - - -15. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -16. "Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears. -17. Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends." - -18. So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. -19. Then the people asked, "What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?" - -20. So I said to them, "A message came to me from the LORD, -21. and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword. -22. Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends. -23. Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done. -24. Ezekiel is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD." - -25. Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold--their joy and glory, their heart's desire, their dearest treasure--I will also take away their sons and daughters. -26. And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened. -27. And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - + until my fury against you has been satisfied. +14 “I, the Lord, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign Lord.” +15 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +16 “Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears. +17 Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.” +18 So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. +19 Then the people asked, “What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?” +20 So I said to them, “A message came to me from the Lord, +21 and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword. +22 Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends. +23 Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done. +24 Ezekiel is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.” +25 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold—their joy and glory, their heart’s desire, their dearest treasure—I will also take away their sons and daughters. +26 And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened. +27 And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md index 22c6a13e..123a2423 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,35 +1,18 @@ -A Message for Ammon - # Chapter 25 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people. -3. Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign LORD: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile, -4. I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and drink the milk from your livestock. -5. And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into a resting place for sheep and goats. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -6. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people, -7. I will raise my fist of judgment against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -A Message for Moab - - -8. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations, -9. I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier towns--Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. -10. And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations. -11. In the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - -A Message for Edom - - -12. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah. -13. Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan. -14. I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! -A Message for Philistia - - -15. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt. -16. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea. -17. I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people. +3 Give the Ammonites this message from the Sovereign Lord: Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord! Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, mocked Israel in her desolation, and laughed at Judah as she went away into exile, +4 I will allow nomads from the eastern deserts to overrun your country. They will set up their camps among you and pitch their tents on your land. They will harvest all your fruit and drink the milk from your livestock. +5 And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into a resting place for sheep and goats. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +6 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people, +7 I will raise my fist of judgment against you. I will give you as plunder to many nations. I will cut you off from being a nation and destroy you completely. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +8 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the people of Moab have said that Judah is just like all the other nations, +9 I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier towns—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. +10 And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations. +11 In the same way, I will bring my judgment down on the Moabites. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah. +13 Therefore, says the Sovereign Lord, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan. +14 I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! +15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt. +16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea. +17 I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md index dda4e363..45861771 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,47 +1,28 @@ -A Message for Tyre - # Chapter 26 -1. On February 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, 'Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!' - -3. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am your enemy, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the waves of the sea crashing against your shoreline. -4. They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock! -5. It will be just a rock in the sea, a place for fishermen to spread their nets, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign LORD. Tyre will become the prey of many nations, -6. and its mainland villages will be destroyed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - -7. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: From the north I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against Tyre. He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army. -8. First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you. -9. He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers. -10. The hooves of his horses will choke the city with dust, and the noise of the charioteers and chariot wheels will shake your walls as they storm through your broken gates. -11. His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple. - -12. "They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea. -13. I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people. -14. I will make your island a bare rock, a place for fishermen to spread their nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken. Yes, the Sovereign LORD has spoken! -The Effect of Tyre's Destruction - - -15. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter. -16. All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction. -17. Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song: -"O famous island city, - -once ruler of the sea, - -how you have been destroyed! +1 On February 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!’ +3 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am your enemy, O Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the waves of the sea crashing against your shoreline. +4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock! +5 It will be just a rock in the sea, a place for fishermen to spread their nets, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign Lord. Tyre will become the prey of many nations, +6 and its mainland villages will be destroyed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +7 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: From the north I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against Tyre. He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army. +8 First he will destroy your mainland villages. Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you. +9 He will pound your walls with battering rams and demolish your towers with sledgehammers. +10 The hooves of his horses will choke the city with dust, and the noise of the charioteers and chariot wheels will shake your walls as they storm through your broken gates. +11 His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple. +12 “They will plunder all your riches and merchandise and break down your walls. They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea. +13 I will stop the music of your songs. No more will the sound of harps be heard among your people. +14 I will make your island a bare rock, a place for fishermen to spread their nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the Lord, have spoken. Yes, the Sovereign Lord has spoken! +15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter. +16 All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction. +17 Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song: +“O famous island city, + once ruler of the sea, + how you have been destroyed! Your people, with their naval power, - -once spread fear around the world. - - -18. Now the coastlands tremble at your fall. - -The islands are dismayed as you disappear. - - -19. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you. -20. I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living. -21. I will bring you to a terrible end, and you will exist no more. You will be looked for, but you will never again be found. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - + once spread fear around the world. +18 Now the coastlands tremble at your fall. + The islands are dismayed as you disappear. +19 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will make Tyre an uninhabited ruin, like many others. I will bury you beneath the terrible waves of enemy attack. Great seas will swallow you. +20 I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living. +21 I will bring you to a terrible end, and you will exist no more. You will be looked for, but you will never again be found. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md index 3a5db35b..76ff996f 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,167 +1,82 @@ -The End of Tyre's Glory - # Chapter 27 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, -3. that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"You boasted, O Tyre, - -'My beauty is perfect!' - - -4. You extended your boundaries into the sea. - -Your builders made your beauty perfect. - - -5. You were like a great ship +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, +3 that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“You boasted, O Tyre, + ‘My beauty is perfect!’ +4 You extended your boundaries into the sea. + Your builders made your beauty perfect. +5 You were like a great ship built of the finest cypress from Senir. - They took a cedar from Lebanon - -to make a mast for you. - - -6. They carved your oars - -from the oaks of Bashan. + to make a mast for you. +6 They carved your oars + from the oaks of Bashan. Your deck of pine from the coasts of Cyprus - -was inlaid with ivory. - - -7. Your sails were made of Egypt's finest linen, - -and they flew as a banner above you. - + was inlaid with ivory. +7 Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, + and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings - -made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah. - - -8. Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; - -your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself. - - -9. Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking. - -Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade. - - -10. "Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor. -11. Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty. - -12. "Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead. -13. Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you. - -14. "From Beth-togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules, all in exchange for your goods. -15. Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood. - -16. "Syria sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies. -17. Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs, honey, olive oil, and balm. - -18. "Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar. -19. Greeks from Uzal came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus were bartered for your wares. - -20. "Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you. -21. The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods. -22. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares. - -23. "Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too. -24. They brought choice fabrics to trade--blue cloth, embroidery, and multicolored carpets rolled up and bound with cords. -25. The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim! -The Destruction of Tyre - - -26. "But look! Your oarsmen - -have taken you into stormy seas! + made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah. +8 Your oarsmen came from Sidon and Arvad; + your helmsmen were skilled men from Tyre itself. +9 Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking. + Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade. +10 “Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor. +11 Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty. +12 “Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead. +13 Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you. +14 “From Beth-togarmah came riding horses, chariot horses, and mules, all in exchange for your goods. +15 Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood. +16 “Syria sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies. +17 Judah and Israel traded for your wares, offering wheat from Minnith, figs, honey, olive oil, and balm. +18 “Damascus sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods, bringing wine from Helbon and white wool from Zahar. +19 Greeks from Uzal came to trade for your merchandise. Wrought iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus were bartered for your wares. +20 “Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you. +21 The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods. +22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah came with all kinds of spices, jewels, and gold in exchange for your wares. +23 “Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too. +24 They brought choice fabrics to trade—blue cloth, embroidery, and multicolored carpets rolled up and bound with cords. +25 The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim! +26 “But look! Your oarsmen + have taken you into stormy seas! A mighty eastern gale - -has wrecked you in the heart of the sea! - - -27. Everything is lost-- - -your riches and wares, + has wrecked you in the heart of the sea! +27 Everything is lost— + your riches and wares, your sailors and pilots, - -your ship builders, merchants, and warriors. - + your ship builders, merchants, and warriors. On the day of your ruin, - -everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea. - - -28. Your cities by the sea tremble - -as your pilots cry out in terror. - - -29. All the oarsmen abandon their ships; - -the sailors and pilots stand on the shore. - - -30. They cry aloud over you - -and weep bitterly. - + everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea. +28 Your cities by the sea tremble + as your pilots cry out in terror. +29 All the oarsmen abandon their ships; + the sailors and pilots stand on the shore. +30 They cry aloud over you + and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads - -and roll in ashes. - - -31. They shave their heads in grief for you - -and dress themselves in burlap. - + and roll in ashes. +31 They shave their heads in grief for you + and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish - -and deep mourning. - - -32. As they wail and mourn over you, - -they sing this sad funeral song: -'Was there ever such a city as Tyre, - -now silent at the bottom of the sea? - - -33. The merchandise you traded - -satisfied the desires of many nations. - + and deep mourning. +32 As they wail and mourn over you, + they sing this sad funeral song: +‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre, + now silent at the bottom of the sea? +33 The merchandise you traded + satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth - -were enriched by your trade. - - -34. Now you are a wrecked ship, - -broken at the bottom of the sea. - + were enriched by your trade. +34 Now you are a wrecked ship, + broken at the bottom of the sea. All your merchandise and crew - -have gone down with you. - - -35. All who live along the coastlands - -are appalled at your terrible fate. - + have gone down with you. +35 All who live along the coastlands + are appalled at your terrible fate. Their kings are filled with horror - -and look on with twisted faces. - - -36. The merchants among the nations + and look on with twisted faces. +36 The merchants among the nations shake their heads at the sight of you, for you have come to a horrible end - -and will exist no more.'" - - - + and will exist no more.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md index 98a38f59..cc736da8 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,188 +1,92 @@ -A Message for Tyre's King - # Chapter 28 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"In your great pride you claim, 'I am a god! - -I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.' +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! + I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, - -though you boast that you are a god. - - -3. You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel - -and think no secret is hidden from you. - - -4. With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth-- - -gold and silver for your treasuries. - - -5. Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, - -and your riches have made you very proud. - - -6. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: + though you boast that you are a god. +3 You regard yourself as wiser than Daniel + and think no secret is hidden from you. +4 With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth— + gold and silver for your treasuries. +5 Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, + and your riches have made you very proud. +6 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are as wise as a god, - - -7. I will now bring against you a foreign army, - -the terror of the nations. - +7 I will now bring against you a foreign army, + the terror of the nations. They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom - -and defile your splendor! - - -8. They will bring you down to the pit, - -and you will die in the heart of the sea, - -pierced with many wounds. - - -9. Will you then boast, 'I am a god!' - -to those who kill you? + and defile your splendor! +8 They will bring you down to the pit, + and you will die in the heart of the sea, + pierced with many wounds. +9 Will you then boast, ‘I am a god!’ + to those who kill you? To them you will be no god - -but merely a man! - - -10. You will die like an outcast - -at the hands of foreigners. - I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - -11. Then this further message came to me from the LORD: -12. "Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"You were the model of perfection, - -full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty. - - -13. You were in Eden, - -the garden of God. -Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone-- - -red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, - -blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, - -blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald-- + but merely a man! +10 You will die like an outcast + at the hands of foreigners. + I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +11 Then this further message came to me from the Lord: +12 “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“You were the model of perfection, + full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty. +13 You were in Eden, + the garden of God. +Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone— + red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, + blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, + blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you - -and set in the finest gold. - + and set in the finest gold. They were given to you - -on the day you were created. - - -14. I ordained and anointed you + on the day you were created. +14 I ordained and anointed you as the mighty angelic guardian. - You had access to the holy mountain of God - -and walked among the stones of fire. - - -15. "You were blameless in all you did - -from the day you were created - -until the day evil was found in you. - - -16. Your rich commerce led you to violence, - -and you sinned. - + and walked among the stones of fire. +15 “You were blameless in all you did + from the day you were created + until the day evil was found in you. +16 Your rich commerce led you to violence, + and you sinned. So I banished you in disgrace - -from the mountain of God. - + from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O mighty guardian, - -from your place among the stones of fire. - - -17. Your heart was filled with pride - -because of all your beauty. - + from your place among the stones of fire. +17 Your heart was filled with pride + because of all your beauty. Your wisdom was corrupted - -by your love of splendor. - + by your love of splendor. So I threw you to the ground - -and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings. - - -18. You defiled your sanctuaries - -with your many sins and your dishonest trade. - + and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings. +18 You defiled your sanctuaries + with your many sins and your dishonest trade. So I brought fire out from within you, - -and it consumed you. - + and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground - -in the sight of all who were watching. - - -19. All who knew you are appalled at your fate. - -You have come to a terrible end, - -and you will exist no more." -A Message for Sidon - - -20. Then another message came to me from the LORD: -21. "Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it. -22. Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"I am your enemy, O Sidon, - -and I will reveal my glory by what I do to you. - + in the sight of all who were watching. +19 All who knew you are appalled at your fate. + You have come to a terrible end, + and you will exist no more.” +20 Then another message came to me from the Lord: +21 “Son of man, turn and face the city of Sidon and prophesy against it. +22 Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“I am your enemy, O Sidon, + and I will reveal my glory by what I do to you. When I bring judgment against you - -and reveal my holiness among you, + and reveal my holiness among you, everyone watching will know - that I am the LORD. - -23. I will send a plague against you, - -and blood will be spilled in your streets. - + that I am the Lord. +23 I will send a plague against you, + and blood will be spilled in your streets. The attack will come from every direction, - -and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls. - + and your people will lie slaughtered within your walls. Then everyone will know - that I am the LORD. - -24. No longer will Israel's scornful neighbors - -prick and tear at her like briers and thorns. - + that I am the Lord. +24 No longer will Israel’s scornful neighbors + prick and tear at her like briers and thorns. For then they will know - that I am the Sovereign LORD. - -Restoration for Israel - - -25. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people. -26. They will live safely in Israel and build homes and plant vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the LORD their God." - - - + that I am the Sovereign Lord. +25 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people. +26 They will live safely in Israel and build homes and plant vineyards. And when I punish the neighboring nations that treated them with contempt, they will know that I am the Lord their God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md index beb54bd0..bf106e94 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_29.md @@ -1,73 +1,37 @@ -A Message for Egypt - # Chapter 29 -1. On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. -3. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt-- - -you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. - -For you have said, 'The Nile River is mine; - -I made it for myself.' - - -4. I will put hooks in your jaws - -and drag you out on the land - -with fish sticking to your scales. - - -5. I will leave you and all your fish - -stranded in the wilderness to die. - +1 On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. +3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt— + you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. +For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine; + I made it for myself.’ +4 I will put hooks in your jaws + and drag you out on the land + with fish sticking to your scales. +5 I will leave you and all your fish + stranded in the wilderness to die. You will lie unburied on the open ground, - -for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds. - - -6. All the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD, - -for to Israel you were just a staff made of reeds. - - -7. When Israel leaned on you, - -you splintered and broke - -and stabbed her in the armpit. - + for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds. +6 All the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, + for to Israel you were just a staff made of reeds. +7 When Israel leaned on you, + you splintered and broke + and stabbed her in the armpit. When she put her weight on you, - -you collapsed, and her legs gave way. - - -8. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring an army against you, O Egypt, and destroy both people and animals. -9. The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD. - -"Because you said, 'The Nile River is mine; I made it,' - -10. I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia. -11. For forty years not a soul will pass that way, neither people nor animals. It will be completely uninhabited. -12. I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be empty and desolate for forty years, surrounded by other ruined cities. I will scatter the Egyptians to distant lands. - -13. "But this is what the Sovereign LORD also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egyptians home again from the nations to which they have been scattered. -14. I will restore the prosperity of Egypt and bring its people back to the land of Pathros in southern Egypt from which they came. But Egypt will remain an unimportant, minor kingdom. -15. It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors. - -16. "Then Israel will no longer be tempted to trust in Egypt for help. Egypt's shattered condition will remind Israel of how sinful she was to trust Egypt in earlier days. Then Israel will know that I am the Sovereign LORD." -Nebuchadnezzar to Conquer Egypt - - -17. On April 26, the first day of the new year, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -18. "Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors' heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work. -19. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plundering everything it has so he can pay his army. -20. Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign LORD, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre. - -21. "And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then, Ezekiel, your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - + you collapsed, and her legs gave way. +8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring an army against you, O Egypt, and destroy both people and animals. +9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord. +“Because you said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it,’ +10 I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia. +11 For forty years not a soul will pass that way, neither people nor animals. It will be completely uninhabited. +12 I will make Egypt desolate, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. Its cities will be empty and desolate for forty years, surrounded by other ruined cities. I will scatter the Egyptians to distant lands. +13 “But this is what the Sovereign Lord also says: At the end of the forty years I will bring the Egyptians home again from the nations to which they have been scattered. +14 I will restore the prosperity of Egypt and bring its people back to the land of Pathros in southern Egypt from which they came. But Egypt will remain an unimportant, minor kingdom. +15 It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors. +16 “Then Israel will no longer be tempted to trust in Egypt for help. Egypt’s shattered condition will remind Israel of how sinful she was to trust Egypt in earlier days. Then Israel will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.” +17 On April 26, the first day of the new year, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +18 “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors’ heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work. +19 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, plundering everything it has so he can pay his army. +20 Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign Lord, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre. +21 “And the day will come when I will cause the ancient glory of Israel to revive, and then, Ezekiel, your words will be respected. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md index 5628d7d5..6ab8a2f7 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_30.md @@ -1,150 +1,79 @@ -A Sad Day for Egypt - # Chapter 30 -1. This is another message that came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"Weep and wail - -for that day, - - -3. for the terrible day is almost here-- - the day of the LORD! +1 This is another message that came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“Weep and wail + for that day, +3 for the terrible day is almost here— + the day of the Lord! It is a day of clouds and gloom, - -a day of despair for the nations. - - -4. A sword will come against Egypt, - -and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. - + a day of despair for the nations. +4 A sword will come against Egypt, + and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. Its wealth will be carried away - -and its foundations destroyed. + and its foundations destroyed. The land of Ethiopia will be ravished. - -5. Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all Arabia, +5 Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all Arabia, and all their other allies - -will be destroyed in that war. - - -6. "For this is what the LORD says: -All of Egypt's allies will fall, - -and the pride of her power will end. + will be destroyed in that war. +6 “For this is what the Lord says: +All of Egypt’s allies will fall, + and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan - -they will be slaughtered by the sword, - says the Sovereign LORD. - -7. Egypt will be desolate, - -surrounded by desolate nations, + they will be slaughtered by the sword, + says the Sovereign Lord. +7 Egypt will be desolate, + surrounded by desolate nations, and its cities will be in ruins, - -surrounded by other ruined cities. - - -8. And the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD - -when I have set Egypt on fire - -and destroyed all their allies. - - -9. At that time I will send swift messengers in ships - -to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. - + surrounded by other ruined cities. +8 And the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord + when I have set Egypt on fire + and destroyed all their allies. +9 At that time I will send swift messengers in ships + to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them - -on that day of Egypt's certain destruction. - + on that day of Egypt’s certain destruction. Watch for it! - -It is sure to come! - - -10. "For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: + It is sure to come! +10 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: By the power of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, - -I will destroy the hordes of Egypt. - - -11. He and his armies--the most ruthless of all-- - -will be sent to demolish the land. - + I will destroy the hordes of Egypt. +11 He and his armies—the most ruthless of all— + will be sent to demolish the land. They will make war against Egypt - -until slaughtered Egyptians cover the ground. - - -12. I will dry up the Nile River - -and sell the land to wicked men. - + until slaughtered Egyptians cover the ground. +12 I will dry up the Nile River + and sell the land to wicked men. I will destroy the land of Egypt and everything in it - -by the hands of foreigners. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -13. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: + by the hands of foreigners. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +13 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will smash the idols of Egypt and the images at Memphis. - There will be no rulers left in Egypt; - -terror will sweep the land. - - -14. I will destroy southern Egypt, - -set fire to Zoan, + terror will sweep the land. +14 I will destroy southern Egypt, + set fire to Zoan, and bring judgment against Thebes. - -15. I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, - -the strongest fortress of Egypt, +15 I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, + the strongest fortress of Egypt, and I will stamp out - -the hordes of Thebes. - - -16. Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! - -Pelusium will be racked with pain; + the hordes of Thebes. +16 Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt! + Pelusium will be racked with pain; Thebes will be torn apart; - -Memphis will live in constant terror. - - -17. The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, + Memphis will live in constant terror. +17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as slaves. - -18. When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, - -it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. - +18 When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, + it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, - -and its daughters will be led away as captives. - - -19. And so I will greatly punish Egypt, - and they will know that I am the LORD." -The Broken Arms of Pharaoh - - -20. On April 29, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it strong enough to hold a sword. -22. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am the enemy of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt! I will break both of his arms--the good arm along with the broken one--and I will make his sword clatter to the ground. -23. I will scatter the Egyptians to many lands throughout the world. -24. I will strengthen the arms of Babylon's king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain. -25. I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while the arms of Pharaoh fall useless to his sides. And when I put my sword in the hand of Babylon's king and he brings it against the land of Egypt, Egypt will know that I am the LORD. -26. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, dispersing them throughout the earth. Then they will know that I am the LORD." - - - + and its daughters will be led away as captives. +19 And so I will greatly punish Egypt, + and they will know that I am the Lord.” +20 On April 29, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it strong enough to hold a sword. +22 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am the enemy of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt! I will break both of his arms—the good arm along with the broken one—and I will make his sword clatter to the ground. +23 I will scatter the Egyptians to many lands throughout the world. +24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain. +25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while the arms of Pharaoh fall useless to his sides. And when I put my sword in the hand of Babylon’s king and he brings it against the land of Egypt, Egypt will know that I am the Lord. +26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, dispersing them throughout the earth. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md index 654d3d56..97fb9aa7 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_31.md @@ -1,105 +1,51 @@ -Egypt Compared to Fallen Assyria - # Chapter 31 -1. On June 21, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes: -"To whom would you compare your greatness? - - -3. You are like mighty Assyria, - -which was once like a cedar of Lebanon, +1 On June 21, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, give this message to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and all his hordes: +“To whom would you compare your greatness? +3 You are like mighty Assyria, + which was once like a cedar of Lebanon, with beautiful branches that cast deep forest shade - -and with its top high among the clouds. - - -4. Deep springs watered it - -and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. - + and with its top high among the clouds. +4 Deep springs watered it + and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. The water flowed around it like a river, - -streaming to all the trees nearby. - - -5. This great tree towered high, - -higher than all the other trees around it. - + streaming to all the trees nearby. +5 This great tree towered high, + higher than all the other trees around it. It prospered and grew long thick branches - -because of all the water at its roots. - - -6. The birds nested in its branches, - -and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth. - + because of all the water at its roots. +6 The birds nested in its branches, + and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth. All the great nations of the world - -lived in its shadow. - - -7. It was strong and beautiful, - -with wide-spreading branches, + lived in its shadow. +7 It was strong and beautiful, + with wide-spreading branches, for its roots went deep - -into abundant water. - - -8. No other cedar in the garden of God - -could rival it. - + into abundant water. +8 No other cedar in the garden of God + could rival it. No cypress had branches to equal it; - -no plane tree had boughs to compare. - + no plane tree had boughs to compare. No tree in the garden of God - -came close to it in beauty. - - -9. Because I made this tree so beautiful, - -and gave it such magnificent foliage, + came close to it in beauty. +9 Because I made this tree so beautiful, + and gave it such magnificent foliage, it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden, - -the garden of God. - - -10. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Egypt became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds, -11. I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I have already discarded it. -12. A foreign army--the terror of the nations--has cut it down and left it fallen on the ground. Its branches are scattered across the mountains and valleys and ravines of the land. All those who lived in its shadow have gone away and left it lying there. - -13. "The birds roost on its fallen trunk, - -and the wild animals lie among its branches. - - -14. Let the tree of no other nation - -proudly exult in its own prosperity, + the garden of God. +10 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because Egypt became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds, +11 I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves. I have already discarded it. +12 A foreign army—the terror of the nations—has cut it down and left it fallen on the ground. Its branches are scattered across the mountains and valleys and ravines of the land. All those who lived in its shadow have gone away and left it lying there. +13 “The birds roost on its fallen trunk, + and the wild animals lie among its branches. +14 Let the tree of no other nation + proudly exult in its own prosperity, though it be higher than the clouds - -and it be watered from the depths. - + and it be watered from the depths. For all are doomed to die, - -to go down to the depths of the earth. - + to go down to the depths of the earth. They will land in the pit - -along with everyone else on earth. - - -15. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down to the grave, I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt. -16. I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth. -17. Its allies, too, were all destroyed and had passed away. They had gone down to the grave--all those nations that had lived in its shade. - -18. "O Egypt, to which of the trees of Eden will you compare your strength and glory? You, too, will be brought down to the depths with all these other nations. You will lie there among the outcasts who have died by the sword. This will be the fate of Pharaoh and all his hordes. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - + along with everyone else on earth. +15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Assyria went down to the grave, I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt. +16 I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth. +17 Its allies, too, were all destroyed and had passed away. They had gone down to the grave—all those nations that had lived in its shade. +18 “O Egypt, to which of the trees of Eden will you compare your strength and glory? You, too, will be brought down to the depths with all these other nations. You will lie there among the outcasts who have died by the sword. This will be the fate of Pharaoh and all his hordes. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md index 8fa58435..d3c31bb3 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_32.md @@ -1,132 +1,70 @@ -A Warning for Pharaoh - # Chapter 32 -1. On March 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message: -"You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations, - -but you are really just a sea monster, +1 On March 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message: +“You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations, + but you are really just a sea monster, heaving around in your own rivers, - -stirring up mud with your feet. - - -3. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: + stirring up mud with your feet. +3 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will send many people - -to catch you in my net - -and haul you out of the water. - - -4. I will leave you stranded on the land to die. - -All the birds of the heavens will land on you, + to catch you in my net + and haul you out of the water. +4 I will leave you stranded on the land to die. + All the birds of the heavens will land on you, and the wild animals of the whole earth - -will gorge themselves on you. - - -5. I will scatter your flesh on the hills - -and fill the valleys with your bones. - - -6. I will drench the earth with your gushing blood - -all the way to the mountains, - -filling the ravines to the brim. - - -7. When I blot you out, - -I will veil the heavens and darken the stars. - + will gorge themselves on you. +5 I will scatter your flesh on the hills + and fill the valleys with your bones. +6 I will drench the earth with your gushing blood + all the way to the mountains, + filling the ravines to the brim. +7 When I blot you out, + I will veil the heavens and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, - -and the moon will not give you its light. - - -8. I will darken the bright stars overhead - -and cover your land in darkness. - I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! - -9. "I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen. -10. Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall. -11. For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: -"The sword of the king of Babylon - -will come against you. - - -12. I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors-- - -the terror of the nations. - + and the moon will not give you its light. +8 I will darken the bright stars overhead + and cover your land in darkness. + I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! +9 “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen. +10 Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall. +11 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: +“The sword of the king of Babylon + will come against you. +12 I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors— + the terror of the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, - -and all its hordes will be destroyed. - - -13. I will destroy all your flocks and herds - -that graze beside the streams. - + and all its hordes will be destroyed. +13 I will destroy all your flocks and herds + that graze beside the streams. Never again will people or animals - -muddy those waters with their feet. - - -14. Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again, - -and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil, - says the Sovereign LORD. - -15. And when I destroy Egypt - -and strip you of everything you own + muddy those waters with their feet. +14 Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again, + and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil, + says the Sovereign Lord. +15 And when I destroy Egypt + and strip you of everything you own and strike down all your people, - then you will know that I am the LORD. - -16. Yes, this is the funeral song - -they will sing for Egypt. - + then you will know that I am the Lord. +16 Yes, this is the funeral song + they will sing for Egypt. Let all the nations mourn. - -Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes. - I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" -Egypt Falls into the Pit - - -17. On March 17, during the twelfth year, another message came to me from the LORD: -18. "Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit. -19. Say to them, -'O Egypt, are you lovelier than the other nations? - No! So go down to the pit and lie there among the outcasts.' - -20. The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment. -21. Down in the grave mighty leaders will mockingly welcome Egypt and its allies, saying, 'They have come down; they lie among the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.' - -22. "Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword. -23. Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword. - -24. "Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them. -25. They have a resting place among the slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. Yes, they terrorized the nations while they lived, but now they lie in shame with others in the pit, all of them outcasts, slaughtered by the sword. - -26. "Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. -27. They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave with their weapons--their shields covering their bodies and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive. - -28. "You too, Egypt, will lie crushed and broken among the outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. - -29. "Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have gone down to the pit. - -30. "All the princes of the north and the Sidonians are there with others who have died. Once a terror, they have been put to shame. They lie there as outcasts with others who were slaughtered by the sword. They share the shame of all who have descended to the pit. - -31. "When Pharaoh and his entire army arrive, he will take comfort that he is not alone in having his hordes killed, says the Sovereign LORD. -32. Although I have caused his terror to fall upon all the living, Pharaoh and his hordes will lie there among the outcasts who were slaughtered by the sword. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - + Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes. + I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +17 On March 17, during the twelfth year, another message came to me from the Lord: +18 “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit. +19 Say to them, +‘O Egypt, are you lovelier than the other nations? + No! So go down to the pit and lie there among the outcasts.’ +20 The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment. +21 Down in the grave mighty leaders will mockingly welcome Egypt and its allies, saying, ‘They have come down; they lie among the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.’ +22 “Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword. +23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword. +24 “Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them. +25 They have a resting place among the slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. Yes, they terrorized the nations while they lived, but now they lie in shame with others in the pit, all of them outcasts, slaughtered by the sword. +26 “Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. +27 They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave with their weapons—their shields covering their bodies and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive. +28 “You too, Egypt, will lie crushed and broken among the outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword. +29 “Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have gone down to the pit. +30 “All the princes of the north and the Sidonians are there with others who have died. Once a terror, they have been put to shame. They lie there as outcasts with others who were slaughtered by the sword. They share the shame of all who have descended to the pit. +31 “When Pharaoh and his entire army arrive, he will take comfort that he is not alone in having his hordes killed, says the Sovereign Lord. +32 Although I have caused his terror to fall upon all the living, Pharaoh and his hordes will lie there among the outcasts who were slaughtered by the sword. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md index 2453d55f..8d9c6ef7 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_33.md @@ -1,52 +1,34 @@ -Ezekiel as Israel's Watchman - # Chapter 33 -1. Once again a message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, give your people this message: 'When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman. -3. When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people. -4. Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die. -5. They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives. -6. But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn't sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.' - -7. "Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me. -8. If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. -9. But if you warn them to repent and they don't repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself. - -The Watchman's Message - - -10. "Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, 'Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?' -11. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die? - -12. "Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins. -13. When I tell righteous people that they will live, but then they sin, expecting their past righteousness to save them, then none of their righteous acts will be remembered. I will destroy them for their sins. -14. And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right. -15. For instance, they might give back a debtor's security, return what they have stolen, and obey my life-giving laws, no longer doing what is evil. If they do this, then they will surely live and not die. -16. None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live. - -17. "Your people are saying, 'The Lord isn't doing what's right,' but it is they who are not doing what's right. -18. For again I say, when righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and turn to evil, they will die. -19. But if wicked people turn from their wickedness and do what is just and right, they will live. -20. O people of Israel, you are saying, 'The Lord isn't doing what's right.' But I judge each of you according to your deeds." -Explanation of Jerusalem's Fall - - -21. On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has fallen!" -22. The previous evening the LORD had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning. - -23. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -24. "Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.' -25. So tell these people, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: You eat meat with blood in it, you worship idols, and you murder the innocent. Do you really think the land should be yours? -26. Murderers! Idolaters! Adulterers! Should the land belong to you?' - -27. "Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease. -28. I will completely destroy the land and demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate that no one will even travel through them. -29. When I have completely destroyed the land because of their detestable sins, then they will know that I am the LORD.' - -30. "Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, 'Come on, let's go hear the prophet tell us what the LORD is saying!' -31. So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. -32. You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don't act on it! -33. But when all these terrible things happen to them--as they certainly will--then they will know a prophet has been among them." - - - +1 Once again a message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman. +3 When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people. +4 Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die. +5 They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives. +6 But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.’ +7 “Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me. +8 If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. +9 But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself. +10 “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’ +11 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die? +12 “Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins. +13 When I tell righteous people that they will live, but then they sin, expecting their past righteousness to save them, then none of their righteous acts will be remembered. I will destroy them for their sins. +14 And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right. +15 For instance, they might give back a debtor’s security, return what they have stolen, and obey my life-giving laws, no longer doing what is evil. If they do this, then they will surely live and not die. +16 None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live. +17 “Your people are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right,’ but it is they who are not doing what’s right. +18 For again I say, when righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and turn to evil, they will die. +19 But if wicked people turn from their wickedness and do what is just and right, they will live. +20 O people of Israel, you are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.” +21 On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” +22 The previous evening the Lord had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning. +23 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +24 “Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’ +25 So tell these people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You eat meat with blood in it, you worship idols, and you murder the innocent. Do you really think the land should be yours? +26 Murderers! Idolaters! Adulterers! Should the land belong to you?’ +27 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields. Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease. +28 I will completely destroy the land and demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate that no one will even travel through them. +29 When I have completely destroyed the land because of their detestable sins, then they will know that I am the Lord.’ +30 “Son of man, your people talk about you in their houses and whisper about you at the doors. They say to each other, ‘Come on, let’s go hear the prophet tell us what the Lord is saying!’ +31 So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. +32 You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it! +33 But when all these terrible things happen to them—as they certainly will—then they will know a prophet has been among them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md index 9879a82d..c9eba134 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_34.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -The Shepherds of Israel - # Chapter 34 -1. Then this message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn't shepherds feed their sheep? -3. You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve. -4. You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty. -5. So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. -6. They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. - -7. "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: -8. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn't search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve. -9. Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD. -10. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey. - -The Good Shepherd - - -11. "For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep. -12. I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. -13. I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live. -14. Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills. -15. I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD. -16. I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes--feed them justice! - -17. "And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to his people: I will judge between one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the goats. -18. Isn't it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn't it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? -19. Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled? - -20. "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. -21. For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands. -22. So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the flock and another. -23. And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. -24. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!The LORD's Covenant of Peace - -25. "I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear. -26. I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing. -27. The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the LORD. -28. They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them. - -29. "And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines or the insults of foreign nations. -30. In this way, they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them. And they will know that they, the people of Israel, are my people, says the Sovereign LORD. -31. You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 Then this message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep? +3 You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve. +4 You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty. +5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. +6 They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. +7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: +8 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn’t search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve. +9 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. +10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold them responsible for what has happened to my flock. I will take away their right to feed the flock, and I will stop them from feeding themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths; the sheep will no longer be their prey. +11 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search and find my sheep. +12 I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. +13 I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel and by the rivers and in all the places where people live. +14 Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills. +15 I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign Lord. +16 I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes—feed them justice! +17 “And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to his people: I will judge between one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the goats. +18 Isn’t it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? +19 Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled? +20 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. +21 For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands. +22 So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the flock and another. +23 And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. +24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among my people. I, the Lord, have spoken! +25 “I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear. +26 I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of blessing. +27 The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When I have broken their chains of slavery and rescued them from those who enslaved them, then they will know that I am the Lord. +28 They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will frighten them. +29 “And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines or the insults of foreign nations. +30 In this way, they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them. And they will know that they, the people of Israel, are my people, says the Sovereign Lord. +31 You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md index 78cead0e..f1822803 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_35.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -A Message for Edom - # Chapter 35 -1. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people. -3. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: -"I am your enemy, O Mount Seir, - -and I will raise my fist against you - -to destroy you completely. - - -4. I will demolish your cities - -and make you desolate. -Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -5. "Your eternal hatred for the people of Israel led you to butcher them when they were helpless, when I had already punished them for all their sins. -6. As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, since you show no distaste for blood, I will give you a bloodbath of your own. Your turn has come! -7. I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return. -8. I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your ravines will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. -9. I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD. - -10. "For you said, 'The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care that the LORD is there!' -11. Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will pay back your angry deeds with my own. I will punish you for all your acts of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel by what I do to you. -12. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you spoke against the mountains of Israel. For you said, 'They are desolate; they have been given to us as food to eat!' -13. In saying that, you boasted proudly against me, and I have heard it all! - -14. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The whole world will rejoice when I make you desolate. -15. You rejoiced at the desolation of Israel's territory. Now I will rejoice at yours! You will be wiped out, you people of Mount Seir and all who live in Edom! Then you will know that I am the LORD. - - - +1 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people. +3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: +“I am your enemy, O Mount Seir, + and I will raise my fist against you + to destroy you completely. +4 I will demolish your cities + and make you desolate. +Then you will know that I am the Lord. +5 “Your eternal hatred for the people of Israel led you to butcher them when they were helpless, when I had already punished them for all their sins. +6 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, since you show no distaste for blood, I will give you a bloodbath of your own. Your turn has come! +7 I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return. +8 I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your ravines will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. +9 I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +10 “For you said, ‘The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care that the Lord is there!’ +11 Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will pay back your angry deeds with my own. I will punish you for all your acts of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel by what I do to you. +12 Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard every contemptuous word you spoke against the mountains of Israel. For you said, ‘They are desolate; they have been given to us as food to eat!’ +13 In saying that, you boasted proudly against me, and I have heard it all! +14 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The whole world will rejoice when I make you desolate. +15 You rejoiced at the desolation of Israel’s territory. Now I will rejoice at yours! You will be wiped out, you people of Mount Seir and all who live in Edom! Then you will know that I am the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md index 0f830e51..691dcd57 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_36.md @@ -1,53 +1,39 @@ -Restoration for Israel - # Chapter 36 -1. "Son of man, prophesy to Israel's mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD! -2. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Your enemies have taunted you, saying, 'Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!' -3. Therefore, son of man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: Your enemies have attacked you from all directions, making you the property of many nations and the object of much mocking and slander. -4. Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. He speaks to the hills and mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined wastes and long-deserted cities that have been destroyed and mocked by the surrounding nations. -5. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder. - -6. "Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am furious that you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations. -7. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure. - -8. "But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people--for they will be coming home again soon! -9. See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. -10. I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. -11. I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. -12. I will cause my people to walk on you once again, and you will be their territory. You will never again rob them of their children. - -13. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The other nations taunt you, saying, 'Israel is a land that devours its own people and robs them of their children!' -14. But you will never again devour your people or rob them of their children, says the Sovereign LORD. -15. I will not let you hear those other nations insult you, and you will no longer be mocked by them. You will not be a land that causes its nation to fall, says the Sovereign LORD." - -16. Then this further message came to me from the LORD: -17. "Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman's menstrual cloth. -18. They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them. -19. I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived. -20. But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, 'These are the people of the LORD, but he couldn't keep them safe in his own land!' -21. Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations. - -22. "Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations. -23. I will show how holy my great name is--the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD. -24. For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land. - -25. "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. -26. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. -27. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. - -28. "And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God. -29. I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land. -30. I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines. -31. Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did. -32. But remember, says the Sovereign LORD, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done! - -33. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt. -34. The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed. -35. And when I bring you back, people will say, 'This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!' -36. Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I say. - -37. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am ready to hear Israel's prayers and to increase their numbers like a flock. -38. They will be as numerous as the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem's streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the LORD." - - - +1 “Son of man, prophesy to Israel’s mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord! +2 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Your enemies have taunted you, saying, ‘Aha! Now the ancient heights belong to us!’ +3 Therefore, son of man, give the mountains of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: Your enemies have attacked you from all directions, making you the property of many nations and the object of much mocking and slander. +4 Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. He speaks to the hills and mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined wastes and long-deserted cities that have been destroyed and mocked by the surrounding nations. +5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder. +6 “Therefore, prophesy to the hills and mountains, the ravines and valleys of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am furious that you have suffered shame before the surrounding nations. +7 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure. +8 “But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon! +9 See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted. +10 I will greatly increase the population of Israel, and the ruined cities will be rebuilt and filled with people. +11 I will increase not only the people, but also your animals. O mountains of Israel, I will bring people to live on you once again. I will make you even more prosperous than you were before. Then you will know that I am the Lord. +12 I will cause my people to walk on you once again, and you will be their territory. You will never again rob them of their children. +13 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The other nations taunt you, saying, ‘Israel is a land that devours its own people and robs them of their children!’ +14 But you will never again devour your people or rob them of their children, says the Sovereign Lord. +15 I will not let you hear those other nations insult you, and you will no longer be mocked by them. You will not be a land that causes its nation to fall, says the Sovereign Lord.” +16 Then this further message came to me from the Lord: +17 “Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman’s menstrual cloth. +18 They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them. +19 I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived. +20 But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, ‘These are the people of the Lord, but he couldn’t keep them safe in his own land!’ +21 Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations. +22 “Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations. +23 I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord. +24 For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land. +25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. +26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. +27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. +28 “And you will live in Israel, the land I gave your ancestors long ago. You will be my people, and I will be your God. +29 I will cleanse you of your filthy behavior. I will give you good crops of grain, and I will send no more famines on the land. +30 I will give you great harvests from your fruit trees and fields, and never again will the surrounding nations be able to scoff at your land for its famines. +31 Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did. +32 But remember, says the Sovereign Lord, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done! +33 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I cleanse you from your sins, I will repopulate your cities, and the ruins will be rebuilt. +34 The fields that used to lie empty and desolate in plain view of everyone will again be farmed. +35 And when I bring you back, people will say, ‘This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!’ +36 Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I say. +37 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am ready to hear Israel’s prayers and to increase their numbers like a flock. +38 They will be as numerous as the sacred flocks that fill Jerusalem’s streets at the time of her festivals. The ruined cities will be crowded with people once more, and everyone will know that I am the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md index 026f0d36..c65447e6 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_37.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -A Valley of Dry Bones - # Chapter 37 -1. The LORD took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the LORD to a valley filled with bones. -2. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. -3. Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?" -"O Sovereign LORD," I replied, "you alone know the answer to that." - -4. Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, 'Dry bones, listen to the word of the LORD! -5. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! -6. I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'" - -7. So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. -8. Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. - -9. Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.'" - -10. So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet--a great army. - -11. Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, 'We have become old, dry bones--all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.' -12. Therefore, prophesy to them and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. -13. When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the LORD. -14. I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the LORD has spoken!'" -Reunion of Israel and Judah - - -15. Again a message came to me from the LORD: -16. "Son of man, take a piece of wood and carve on it these words: 'This represents Judah and its allied tribes.' Then take another piece and carve these words on it: 'This represents Ephraim and the northern tribes of Israel.' -17. Now hold them together in your hand as if they were one piece of wood. -18. When your people ask you what your actions mean, -19. say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one piece of wood in my hand.' - -20. "Then hold out the pieces of wood you have inscribed, so the people can see them. -21. And give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I will gather the people of Israel from among the nations. I will bring them home to their own land from the places where they have been scattered. -22. I will unify them into one nation on the mountains of Israel. One king will rule them all; no longer will they be divided into two nations or into two kingdoms. -23. They will never again pollute themselves with their idols and vile images and rebellion, for I will save them from their sinful apostasy. I will cleanse them. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. - -24. "My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. -25. They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever. -26. And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever. -27. I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. -28. And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the LORD, who makes Israel holy." - - - +1 The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. +2 He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. +3 Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” +“O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” +4 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! +5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! +6 I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” +7 So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. +8 Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them. +9 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to the winds, son of man. Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’” +10 So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet—a great army. +11 Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ +12 Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. +13 When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord. +14 I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’” +15 Again a message came to me from the Lord: +16 “Son of man, take a piece of wood and carve on it these words: ‘This represents Judah and its allied tribes.’ Then take another piece and carve these words on it: ‘This represents Ephraim and the northern tribes of Israel.’ +17 Now hold them together in your hand as if they were one piece of wood. +18 When your people ask you what your actions mean, +19 say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take Ephraim and the northern tribes and join them to Judah. I will make them one piece of wood in my hand.’ +20 “Then hold out the pieces of wood you have inscribed, so the people can see them. +21 And give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: I will gather the people of Israel from among the nations. I will bring them home to their own land from the places where they have been scattered. +22 I will unify them into one nation on the mountains of Israel. One king will rule them all; no longer will they be divided into two nations or into two kingdoms. +23 They will never again pollute themselves with their idols and vile images and rebellion, for I will save them from their sinful apostasy. I will cleanse them. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. +24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. +25 They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever. +26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever. +27 I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. +28 And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the Lord, who makes Israel holy.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md index 09a75d7b..d75b79d7 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_38.md @@ -1,33 +1,24 @@ -A Message for Gog - # Chapter 38 -1. This is another message that came to me from the LORD: -2. "Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. -3. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: Gog, I am your enemy! -4. I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army--your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords. -5. Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their weapons. -6. Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others. - -7. "Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. -8. A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. -9. You and all your allies--a vast and awesome army--will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud. - -10. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme. -11. You will say, 'Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence! -12. I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!' -13. But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, 'Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?' - -14. "Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you will rouse yourself. -15. You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, -16. and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the LORD. - -17. "This is what the Sovereign LORD asks: Are you the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through Israel's prophets that in the future I would bring you against my people? -18. But this is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over! -19. In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day. -20. All living things--the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth--will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth. -21. I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD. Your men will turn their swords against each other. -22. I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur! -23. In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - - - +1 This is another message that came to me from the Lord: +2 “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. +3 Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! +4 I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords. +5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you, too, with all their weapons. +6 Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others. +7 “Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. +8 A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. +9 You and all your allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud. +10 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme. +11 You will say, ‘Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence! +12 I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!’ +13 But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’ +14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you will rouse yourself. +15 You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, +16 and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the Lord. +17 “This is what the Sovereign Lord asks: Are you the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through Israel’s prophets that in the future I would bring you against my people? +18 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over! +19 In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day. +20 All living things—the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth—will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth. +21 I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord. Your men will turn their swords against each other. +22 I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur! +23 In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md index 797ade57..ae6f0e9a 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_39.md @@ -1,45 +1,30 @@ -The Slaughter of Gog's Hordes - # Chapter 39 -1. "Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal. -2. I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north. -3. I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless. -4. You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. -5. You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign LORD. -6. And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the LORD. - -7. "In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. -8. That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign LORD. Everything will happen just as I have declared it. - -9. "Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years! -10. They won't need to cut wood from the fields or forests, for these weapons will give them all the fuel they need. They will plunder those who planned to plunder them, and they will rob those who planned to rob them, says the Sovereign LORD. - -11. "And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea. It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog's Hordes. -12. It will take seven months for the people of Israel to bury the bodies and cleanse the land. -13. Everyone in Israel will help, for it will be a glorious victory for Israel when I demonstrate my glory on that day, says the Sovereign LORD. - -14. "After seven months, teams of men will be appointed to search the land for skeletons to bury, so the land will be made clean again. -15. Whenever bones are found, a marker will be set up so the burial crews will take them to be buried in the Valley of Gog's Hordes. -16. (There will be a town there named Hamonah, which means 'horde.') And so the land will finally be cleansed. - -17. "And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood! -18. Eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of princes as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls--all fattened animals from Bashan! -19. Gorge yourselves with flesh until you are glutted; drink blood until you are drunk. This is the sacrificial feast I have prepared for you. -20. Feast at my banquet table--feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign LORD. - -21. "In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike. -22. And from that time on the people of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God. -23. The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile--it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them. -24. I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins. - -Restoration for God's People - - -25. "So now, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation! -26. They will accept responsibility for their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in peace in their own land, with no one to bother them. -27. When I bring them home from the lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see. -28. Then my people will know that I am the LORD their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind. -29. And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 “Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal. +2 I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north. +3 I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless. +4 You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. +5 You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign Lord. +6 And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord. +7 “In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. +8 That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign Lord. Everything will happen just as I have declared it. +9 “Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years! +10 They won’t need to cut wood from the fields or forests, for these weapons will give them all the fuel they need. They will plunder those who planned to plunder them, and they will rob those who planned to rob them, says the Sovereign Lord. +11 “And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea. It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog’s Hordes. +12 It will take seven months for the people of Israel to bury the bodies and cleanse the land. +13 Everyone in Israel will help, for it will be a glorious victory for Israel when I demonstrate my glory on that day, says the Sovereign Lord. +14 “After seven months, teams of men will be appointed to search the land for skeletons to bury, so the land will be made clean again. +15 Whenever bones are found, a marker will be set up so the burial crews will take them to be buried in the Valley of Gog’s Hordes. +16 (There will be a town there named Hamonah, which means ‘horde.’) And so the land will finally be cleansed. +17 “And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood! +18 Eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of princes as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan! +19 Gorge yourselves with flesh until you are glutted; drink blood until you are drunk. This is the sacrificial feast I have prepared for you. +20 Feast at my banquet table—feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign Lord. +21 “In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike. +22 And from that time on the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. +23 The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them. +24 I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins. +25 “So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation! +26 They will accept responsibility for their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in peace in their own land, with no one to bother them. +27 When I bring them home from the lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see. +28 Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind. +29 And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md index 745d5228..8dec4949 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_40.md @@ -1,91 +1,50 @@ -The New Temple Area - # Chapter 40 -1. On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity--fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem--the LORD took hold of me. -2. In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city. -3. As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod. - -4. He said to me, "Son of man, watch and listen. Pay close attention to everything I show you. You have been brought here so I can show you many things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen." -The East Gateway - - -5. I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1/2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high. - -6. Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1/2 feet front to back. -7. There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10 1/2 feet square, with a distance between them of 8 3/4 feet along the passage wall. The gateway's inner threshold, which led to the entry room at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10 1/2 feet front to back. -8. He also measured the entry room of the gateway. -9. It was 14 feet across, with supporting columns 3 1/2 feet thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple. - -10. There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical. -11. The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17 1/2 feet wide at the opening and 22 3/4 feet wide in the gateway passage. -12. In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10 1/2 feet on each side. - -13. Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3/4 feet. -14. He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet. -15. The full length of the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet from one end to the other. -16. There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees. - -The Outer Courtyard - - -17. Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement. -18. This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement. -19. Then the man measured across the Temple's outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet. - -The North Gateway - - -20. The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east. -21. Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves. -22. The windows, the entry room, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the entry room was at the inner end of the gateway passage. -23. Here on the north side, just as on the east, there was another gateway leading to the Temple's inner courtyard directly opposite this outer gateway. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet. - -The South Gateway - - -24. Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others. -25. It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves. -26. This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls. -27. And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet. - -Gateways to the Inner Courtyard - - -28. Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. -29. Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. -30. (The entry rooms of the gateways leading into the inner courtyard were 14 feet across and 43 3/4 feet wide.) -31. The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance. - -32. Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. -33. Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. -34. Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance. - -35. Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. -36. The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide. -37. Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance. - -Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices - - -38. A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed. -39. On each side of this entry room were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. -40. Outside the entry room, on each side of the stairs going up to the north entrance, were two more tables. -41. So there were eight tables in all--four inside and four outside--where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared. -42. There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31 1/2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals. -43. There were hooks, each 3 inches long, fastened all around the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables. - -Rooms for the Priests - - -44. Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north. -45. And the man said to me, "The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. -46. The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar--the descendants of Zadok--for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him." -The Inner Courtyard and Temple - - -47. Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple. -48. Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3/4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1/4 feet long. -49. The entry room was 35 feet wide and 21 feet deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side. - - - +1 On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity—fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem—the Lord took hold of me. +2 In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city. +3 As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod. +4 He said to me, “Son of man, watch and listen. Pay close attention to everything I show you. You have been brought here so I can show you many things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen.” +5 I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1⁄2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1⁄2 feet thick and 10 1⁄2 feet high. +6 Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1⁄2 feet front to back. +7 There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10 1⁄2 feet square, with a distance between them of 8 3⁄4 feet along the passage wall. The gateway’s inner threshold, which led to the entry room at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10 1⁄2 feet front to back. +8 He also measured the entry room of the gateway. +9 It was 14 feet across, with supporting columns 3 1⁄2 feet thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple. +10 There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical. +11 The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17 1⁄2 feet wide at the opening and 22 3⁄4 feet wide in the gateway passage. +12 In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21-inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10 1⁄2 feet on each side. +13 Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3⁄4 feet. +14 He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet. +15 The full length of the gateway passage was 87 1⁄2 feet from one end to the other. +16 There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees. +17 Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement. +18 This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement. +19 Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet. +20 The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east. +21 Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves. +22 The windows, the entry room, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the entry room was at the inner end of the gateway passage. +23 Here on the north side, just as on the east, there was another gateway leading to the Temple’s inner courtyard directly opposite this outer gateway. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet. +24 Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others. +25 It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves. +26 This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls. +27 And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet. +28 Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. +29 Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide. +30 (The entry rooms of the gateways leading into the inner courtyard were 14 feet across and 43 3⁄4 feet wide.) +31 The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance. +32 Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. +33 Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide. +34 Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance. +35 Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways. +36 The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87 1⁄2 feet long and 43 3⁄4 feet wide. +37 Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance. +38 A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed. +39 On each side of this entry room were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. +40 Outside the entry room, on each side of the stairs going up to the north entrance, were two more tables. +41 So there were eight tables in all—four inside and four outside—where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared. +42 There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31 1⁄2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals. +43 There were hooks, each 3 inches long, fastened all around the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables. +44 Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north. +45 And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance. +46 The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the Lord to minister to him.” +47 Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple. +48 Then he brought me to the entry room of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of the opening to the entry room, and they were 8 3⁄4 feet thick. The entrance itself was 24 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were an additional 5 1⁄4 feet long. +49 The entry room was 35 feet wide and 21 feet deep. There were ten steps leading up to it, with a column on each side. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md index 7048e95f..bd19ccb9 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_41.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ # Chapter 41 -1. After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10 1/2 feet thick. -2. The doorway was 17 1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8 3/4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. - -3. Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3 1/2 feet thick. The entrance was 10 1/2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were 12 1/4 feet long. -4. The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. "This," he told me, "is the Most Holy Place." - -5. Then he measured the wall of the Temple, and it was 10 1/2 feet thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall; each room was 7 feet wide. -6. These side rooms were built in three levels, one above the other, with thirty rooms on each level. The supports for these side rooms rested on exterior ledges on the Temple wall; they did not extend into the wall. -7. Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level. - -8. I saw that the Temple was built on a terrace, which provided a foundation for the side rooms. This terrace was 10 1/2 feet high. -9. The outer wall of the Temple's side rooms was 8 3/4 feet thick. This left an open area between these side rooms -10. and the row of rooms along the outer wall of the inner courtyard. This open area was 35 feet wide, and it went all the way around the Temple. -11. Two doors opened from the side rooms into the terrace yard, which was 8 3/4 feet wide. One door faced north and the other south. - -12. A large building stood on the west, facing the Temple courtyard. It was 122 1/2 feet wide and 157 1/2 feet long, and its walls were 8 3/4 feet thick. -13. Then the man measured the Temple, and it was 175 feet long. The courtyard around the building, including its walls, was an additional 175 feet in length. -14. The inner courtyard to the east of the Temple was also 175 feet wide. -15. The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide. - +1 After that, the man brought me into the sanctuary of the Temple. He measured the walls on either side of its doorway, and they were 10 1⁄2 feet thick. +2 The doorway was 17 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of it were 8 3⁄4 feet long. The sanctuary itself was 70 feet long and 35 feet wide. +3 Then he went beyond the sanctuary into the inner room. He measured the walls on either side of its entrance, and they were 3 1⁄2 feet thick. The entrance was 10 1⁄2 feet wide, and the walls on each side of the entrance were 12 1⁄4 feet long. +4 The inner room of the sanctuary was 35 feet long and 35 feet wide. “This,” he told me, “is the Most Holy Place.” +5 Then he measured the wall of the Temple, and it was 10 1⁄2 feet thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall; each room was 7 feet wide. +6 These side rooms were built in three levels, one above the other, with thirty rooms on each level. The supports for these side rooms rested on exterior ledges on the Temple wall; they did not extend into the wall. +7 Each level was wider than the one below it, corresponding to the narrowing of the Temple wall as it rose higher. A stairway led up from the bottom level through the middle level to the top level. +8 I saw that the Temple was built on a terrace, which provided a foundation for the side rooms. This terrace was 10 1⁄2 feet high. +9 The outer wall of the Temple’s side rooms was 8 3⁄4 feet thick. This left an open area between these side rooms +10 and the row of rooms along the outer wall of the inner courtyard. This open area was 35 feet wide, and it went all the way around the Temple. +11 Two doors opened from the side rooms into the terrace yard, which was 8 3⁄4 feet wide. One door faced north and the other south. +12 A large building stood on the west, facing the Temple courtyard. It was 122 1⁄2 feet wide and 157 1⁄2 feet long, and its walls were 8 3⁄4 feet thick. +13 Then the man measured the Temple, and it was 175 feet long. The courtyard around the building, including its walls, was an additional 175 feet in length. +14 The inner courtyard to the east of the Temple was also 175 feet wide. +15 The building to the west, including its two walls, was also 175 feet wide. The sanctuary, the inner room, and the entry room of the Temple - -16. were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows. -17. The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled. -18. All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim. -19. One face--that of a man--looked toward the palm tree on one side. The other face--that of a young lion--looked toward the palm tree on the other side. The figures were carved all along the inside of the Temple, -20. from the floor to the top of the walls, including the outer wall of the sanctuary. - -21. There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar. -22. There was an altar made of wood, 5 1/4 feet high and 3 1/2 feet across. Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. "This," the man told me, "is the table that stands in the LORD's presence." - -23. Both the sanctuary and the Most Holy Place had double doorways, -24. each with two swinging doors. -25. The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple. -26. On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs. - - - +16 were all paneled with wood, as were the frames of the recessed windows. The inner walls of the Temple were paneled with wood above and below the windows. +17 The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled. +18 All the walls were decorated with carvings of cherubim, each with two faces, and there was a carving of a palm tree between each of the cherubim. +19 One face—that of a man—looked toward the palm tree on one side. The other face—that of a young lion—looked toward the palm tree on the other side. The figures were carved all along the inside of the Temple, +20 from the floor to the top of the walls, including the outer wall of the sanctuary. +21 There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar. +22 There was an altar made of wood, 5 1⁄4 feet high and 3 1⁄2 feet across. Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. “This,” the man told me, “is the table that stands in the Lord’s presence.” +23 Both the sanctuary and the Most Holy Place had double doorways, +24 each with two swinging doors. +25 The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple. +26 On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md index ab9e4f4c..7fdac855 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_42.md @@ -1,29 +1,21 @@ -Rooms for the Priests - # Chapter 42 -1. Then the man led me out of the Temple courtyard by way of the north gateway. We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard. -2. This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87 1/2 feet wide. -3. One block of rooms overlooked the 35-foot width of the inner courtyard. Another block of rooms looked out onto the pavement of the outer courtyard. The two blocks were built three levels high and stood across from each other. -4. Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17 1/2 feet wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex, and all the doors faced north. -5. Each of the two upper levels of rooms was narrower than the one beneath it because the upper levels had to allow space for walkways in front of them. -6. Since there were three levels and they did not have supporting columns as in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was set back from the level beneath it. -7. There was an outer wall that separated the rooms from the outer courtyard; it was 87 1/2 feet long. -8. This wall added length to the outer block of rooms, which extended for only 87 1/2 feet, while the inner block--the rooms toward the Temple--extended for 175 feet. -9. There was an eastern entrance from the outer courtyard to these rooms. - -10. On the south side of the Temple there were two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard. These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on the north. -11. There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical. -12. So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway. - -13. Then the man told me, "These rooms that overlook the Temple from the north and south are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. And because these rooms are holy, they will be used to store the sacred offerings--the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. -14. When the priests leave the sanctuary, they must not go directly to the outer courtyard. They must first take off the clothes they wore while ministering, because these clothes are holy. They must put on other clothes before entering the parts of the building complex open to the public." - -15. When the man had finished measuring the inside of the Temple area, he led me out through the east gateway to measure the entire perimeter. -16. He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long. -17. Then he measured the north side, and it was also 875 feet. -18. The south side was also 875 feet, -19. and the west side was also 875 feet. -20. So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common. - - - +1 Then the man led me out of the Temple courtyard by way of the north gateway. We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard. +2 This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87 1⁄2 feet wide. +3 One block of rooms overlooked the 35-foot width of the inner courtyard. Another block of rooms looked out onto the pavement of the outer courtyard. The two blocks were built three levels high and stood across from each other. +4 Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17 1⁄2 feet wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex, and all the doors faced north. +5 Each of the two upper levels of rooms was narrower than the one beneath it because the upper levels had to allow space for walkways in front of them. +6 Since there were three levels and they did not have supporting columns as in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was set back from the level beneath it. +7 There was an outer wall that separated the rooms from the outer courtyard; it was 87 1⁄2 feet long. +8 This wall added length to the outer block of rooms, which extended for only 87 1⁄2 feet, while the inner block—the rooms toward the Temple—extended for 175 feet. +9 There was an eastern entrance from the outer courtyard to these rooms. +10 On the south side of the Temple there were two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard. These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on the north. +11 There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical. +12 So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway. +13 Then the man told me, “These rooms that overlook the Temple from the north and south are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. And because these rooms are holy, they will be used to store the sacred offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. +14 When the priests leave the sanctuary, they must not go directly to the outer courtyard. They must first take off the clothes they wore while ministering, because these clothes are holy. They must put on other clothes before entering the parts of the building complex open to the public.” +15 When the man had finished measuring the inside of the Temple area, he led me out through the east gateway to measure the entire perimeter. +16 He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long. +17 Then he measured the north side, and it was also 875 feet. +18 The south side was also 875 feet, +19 and the west side was also 875 feet. +20 So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md index 19bca843..edf208a2 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_43.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -The LORD's Glory Returns - # Chapter 43 -1. After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway. -2. Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory. -3. This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came to destroy Jerusalem. I fell face down on the ground. -4. And the glory of the LORD came into the Temple through the east gateway. - -5. Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the LORD filled the Temple. -6. And I heard someone speaking to me from within the Temple, while the man who had been measuring stood beside me. -7. The LORD said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where I will rest my feet. I will live here forever among the people of Israel. They and their kings will not defile my holy name any longer by their adulterous worship of other gods or by honoring the relics of their kings who have died. -8. They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger. -9. Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever. - -10. "Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, -11. and they will be ashamed of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple--including its entrances and exits--and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them. -12. And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple. - -The Altar - - -13. "These are the measurements of the altar: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide, with a curb 9 inches wide around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: -14. From the gutter the altar rises 3 1/2 feet to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide. -15. The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. -16. The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet. -17. The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1/2 feet by 24 1/2 feet, with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1/2-inch curb all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar." - -18. Then he said to me, "Son of man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built. -19. At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign LORD. -20. You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. -21. Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area. - -22. "On the second day, sacrifice as a sin offering a young male goat that has no physical defects. Then cleanse and make atonement for the altar again, just as you did with the young bull. -23. When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock. -24. You are to present them to the LORD, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the LORD. - -25. "Every day for seven days a male goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock will be sacrificed as a sin offering. None of these animals may have physical defects of any kind. -26. Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use. -27. On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - - - +1 After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway. +2 Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory. +3 This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came to destroy Jerusalem. I fell face down on the ground. +4 And the glory of the Lord came into the Temple through the east gateway. +5 Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple. +6 And I heard someone speaking to me from within the Temple, while the man who had been measuring stood beside me. +7 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where I will rest my feet. I will live here forever among the people of Israel. They and their kings will not defile my holy name any longer by their adulterous worship of other gods or by honoring the relics of their kings who have died. +8 They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger. +9 Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever. +10 “Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, +11 and they will be ashamed of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple—including its entrances and exits—and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them. +12 And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple. +13 “These are the measurements of the altar: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide, with a curb 9 inches wide around its edge. And this is the height of the altar: +14 From the gutter the altar rises 3 1⁄2 feet to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide. +15 The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. +16 The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet. +17 The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1⁄2 feet by 24 1⁄2 feet, with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1⁄2-inch curb all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.” +18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built. +19 At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign Lord. +20 You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. +21 Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area. +22 “On the second day, sacrifice as a sin offering a young male goat that has no physical defects. Then cleanse and make atonement for the altar again, just as you did with the young bull. +23 When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock. +24 You are to present them to the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the Lord. +25 “Every day for seven days a male goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock will be sacrificed as a sin offering. None of these animals may have physical defects of any kind. +26 Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use. +27 On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md index 6dc65d52..32f26700 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_44.md @@ -1,46 +1,32 @@ -The Prince, Levites, and Priests - # Chapter 44 -1. Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was closed. -2. And the LORD said to me, "This gate must remain closed; it will never again be opened. No one will ever open it and pass through, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered here. Therefore, it must always remain shut. -3. Only the prince himself may sit inside this gateway to feast in the LORD's presence. But he may come and go only through the entry room of the gateway." - -4. Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that the glory of the LORD filled the Temple of the LORD, and I fell face down on the ground. - -5. And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the LORD's Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple's entrances and exits. -6. And give these rebels, the people of Israel, this message from the Sovereign LORD: O people of Israel, enough of your detestable sins! -7. You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary--people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant. -8. Instead of safeguarding my sacred rituals, you have hired foreigners to take charge of my sanctuary. - -9. "So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the LORD. -10. And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness. -11. They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people. -12. But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign LORD. -13. They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the holy offerings, for they must bear the shame of all the detestable sins they have committed. -14. They are to serve as the Temple caretakers, taking charge of the maintenance work and performing general duties. - -15. "However, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok continued to minister faithfully in the Temple when Israel abandoned me for idols. These men will serve as my ministers. They will stand in my presence and offer the fat and blood of the sacrifices, says the Sovereign LORD. -16. They alone will enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will fulfill all my requirements. - -17. "When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard, they must wear only linen clothing. They must wear no wool while on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple itself. -18. They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire. -19. When they return to the outer courtyard where the people are, they must take off the clothes they wear while ministering to me. They must leave them in the sacred rooms and put on other clothes so they do not endanger anyone by transmitting holiness to them through this clothing. - -20. "They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly. -21. The priests must not drink wine before entering the inner courtyard. -22. They may choose their wives only from among the virgins of Israel or the widows of the priests. They may not marry other widows or divorced women. -23. They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonially clean and unclean. - -24. "They will serve as judges to resolve any disagreements among my people. Their decisions must be based on my regulations. And the priests themselves must obey my instructions and decrees at all the sacred festivals, and see to it that the Sabbaths are set apart as holy days. - -25. "A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted. -26. Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days. -27. The first day he returns to work and enters the inner courtyard and the sanctuary, he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Sovereign LORD. - -28. "The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession. -29. Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people--the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Whatever anyone sets apart for the LORD will belong to the priests. -30. The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the LORD will go to the priests. The first batch of dough must also be given to the priests so the LORD will bless your homes. -31. The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after being attacked by another animal. - - - +1 Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was closed. +2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate must remain closed; it will never again be opened. No one will ever open it and pass through, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered here. Therefore, it must always remain shut. +3 Only the prince himself may sit inside this gateway to feast in the Lord’s presence. But he may come and go only through the entry room of the gateway.” +4 Then the man brought me through the north gateway to the front of the Temple. I looked and saw that the glory of the Lord filled the Temple of the Lord, and I fell face down on the ground. +5 And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the Lord’s Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple’s entrances and exits. +6 And give these rebels, the people of Israel, this message from the Sovereign Lord: O people of Israel, enough of your detestable sins! +7 You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary—people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant. +8 Instead of safeguarding my sacred rituals, you have hired foreigners to take charge of my sanctuary. +9 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord. +10 And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness. +11 They may still be Temple guards and gatekeepers, and they may slaughter the animals brought for burnt offerings and be present to help the people. +12 But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign Lord. +13 They may not approach me to minister as priests. They may not touch any of my holy things or the holy offerings, for they must bear the shame of all the detestable sins they have committed. +14 They are to serve as the Temple caretakers, taking charge of the maintenance work and performing general duties. +15 “However, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok continued to minister faithfully in the Temple when Israel abandoned me for idols. These men will serve as my ministers. They will stand in my presence and offer the fat and blood of the sacrifices, says the Sovereign Lord. +16 They alone will enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will fulfill all my requirements. +17 “When they enter the gateway to the inner courtyard, they must wear only linen clothing. They must wear no wool while on duty in the inner courtyard or in the Temple itself. +18 They must wear linen turbans and linen undergarments. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire. +19 When they return to the outer courtyard where the people are, they must take off the clothes they wear while ministering to me. They must leave them in the sacred rooms and put on other clothes so they do not endanger anyone by transmitting holiness to them through this clothing. +20 “They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly. +21 The priests must not drink wine before entering the inner courtyard. +22 They may choose their wives only from among the virgins of Israel or the widows of the priests. They may not marry other widows or divorced women. +23 They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonially clean and unclean. +24 “They will serve as judges to resolve any disagreements among my people. Their decisions must be based on my regulations. And the priests themselves must obey my instructions and decrees at all the sacred festivals, and see to it that the Sabbaths are set apart as holy days. +25 “A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted. +26 Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days. +27 The first day he returns to work and enters the inner courtyard and the sanctuary, he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Sovereign Lord. +28 “The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession. +29 Their food will come from the gifts and sacrifices brought to the Temple by the people—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Whatever anyone sets apart for the Lord will belong to the priests. +30 The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the Lord will go to the priests. The first batch of dough must also be given to the priests so the Lord will bless your homes. +31 The priests may not eat meat from any bird or animal that dies a natural death or that dies after being attacked by another animal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md index 06616aaa..e715e0e2 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_45.md @@ -1,44 +1,26 @@ -Division of the Land - # Chapter 45 -1. "When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the LORD as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. The entire area will be holy. -2. A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet, will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87 1/2 feet wide is to be left empty all around it. -3. Within the larger sacred area, measure out a portion of land 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Within it the sanctuary of the Most Holy Place will be located. -4. This area will be holy, set aside for the priests who minister to the LORD in the sanctuary. They will use it for their homes, and my Temple will be located within it. -5. The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns. - -6. "Adjacent to the larger sacred area will be a section of land 8 1/3 miles long and 1 2/3 miles wide. This will be set aside for a city where anyone in Israel can live. - -7. "Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with the east side of the sacred lands and city, and the second section will share a border on the west side. Then the far eastern and western borders of the prince's lands will line up with the eastern and western boundaries of the tribal areas. -8. These sections of land will be the prince's allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe. - -Rules for the Princes - - -9. "For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign LORD. -10. Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid. -11. The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure one-tenth of a homer. -12. The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels will be equal to one mina. - -Special Offerings and Celebrations - - -13. "You must give this tax to the prince: one bushel of wheat or barley for every 60 you harvest, -14. one percent of your olive oil, -15. and one sheep or goat for every 200 in your flocks in Israel. These will be the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings that will make atonement for the people who bring them, says the Sovereign LORD. -16. All the people of Israel must join in bringing these offerings to the prince. -17. The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new moon celebrations, the Sabbath days, and all other similar occasions. He will provide the sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, and peace offerings to purify the people of Israel, making them right with the LORD. - -18. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In early spring, on the first day of each new year, sacrifice a young bull with no defects to purify the Temple. -19. The priest will take blood from this sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the Temple, the four corners of the upper ledge of the altar, and the gateposts at the entrance to the inner courtyard. -20. Do this also on the seventh day of the new year for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance. In this way, you will purify the Temple. - -21. "On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the Passover. This festival will last for seven days. The bread you eat during that time must be made without yeast. -22. On the day of Passover the prince will provide a young bull as a sin offering for himself and the people of Israel. -23. On each of the seven days of the feast he will prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, consisting of seven young bulls and seven rams without defects. A male goat will also be given each day for a sin offering. -24. The prince will provide a basket of flour as a grain offering and a gallon of olive oil with each young bull and ram. - -25. "During the seven days of the Festival of Shelters, which occurs every year in early autumn, the prince will provide these same sacrifices for the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the grain offering, along with the required olive oil. - - - +1 “When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the Lord as his holy portion. This piece of land will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide. The entire area will be holy. +2 A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet, will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87 1⁄2 feet wide is to be left empty all around it. +3 Within the larger sacred area, measure out a portion of land 8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide. Within it the sanctuary of the Most Holy Place will be located. +4 This area will be holy, set aside for the priests who minister to the Lord in the sanctuary. They will use it for their homes, and my Temple will be located within it. +5 The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns. +6 “Adjacent to the larger sacred area will be a section of land 8 1⁄3 miles long and 1 2⁄3 miles wide. This will be set aside for a city where anyone in Israel can live. +7 “Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with the east side of the sacred lands and city, and the second section will share a border on the west side. Then the far eastern and western borders of the prince’s lands will line up with the eastern and western boundaries of the tribal areas. +8 These sections of land will be the prince’s allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe. +9 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign Lord. +10 Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid. +11 The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure one-tenth of a homer. +12 The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels will be equal to one mina. +13 “You must give this tax to the prince: one bushel of wheat or barley for every 60 you harvest, +14 one percent of your olive oil, +15 and one sheep or goat for every 200 in your flocks in Israel. These will be the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings that will make atonement for the people who bring them, says the Sovereign Lord. +16 All the people of Israel must join in bringing these offerings to the prince. +17 The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new moon celebrations, the Sabbath days, and all other similar occasions. He will provide the sin offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, and peace offerings to purify the people of Israel, making them right with the Lord. +18 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In early spring, on the first day of each new year, sacrifice a young bull with no defects to purify the Temple. +19 The priest will take blood from this sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the Temple, the four corners of the upper ledge of the altar, and the gateposts at the entrance to the inner courtyard. +20 Do this also on the seventh day of the new year for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance. In this way, you will purify the Temple. +21 “On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the Passover. This festival will last for seven days. The bread you eat during that time must be made without yeast. +22 On the day of Passover the prince will provide a young bull as a sin offering for himself and the people of Israel. +23 On each of the seven days of the feast he will prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, consisting of seven young bulls and seven rams without defects. A male goat will also be given each day for a sin offering. +24 The prince will provide a basket of flour as a grain offering and a gallon of olive oil with each young bull and ram. +25 “During the seven days of the Festival of Shelters, which occurs every year in early autumn, the prince will provide these same sacrifices for the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the grain offering, along with the required olive oil. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md index 15475b99..e22a1dfd 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_46.md @@ -1,37 +1,25 @@ # Chapter 46 -1. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The east gateway of the inner courtyard will be closed during the six workdays each week, but it will be open on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations. -2. The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering. He will bow down in worship inside the gateway passage and then go back out the way he came. The gateway will not be closed until evening. -3. The common people will bow down and worship the LORD in front of this gateway on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations. - -4. "Each Sabbath day the prince will present to the LORD a burnt offering of six lambs and one ram, all with no defects. -5. He will present a grain offering of a basket of choice flour to go with the ram and whatever amount of flour he chooses to go with each lamb, and he is to offer one gallon of olive oil for each basket of flour. -6. At the new moon celebrations, he will bring one young bull, six lambs, and one ram, all with no defects. -7. With the young bull he must bring a basket of choice flour for a grain offering. With the ram he must bring another basket of flour. And with each lamb he is to bring whatever amount of flour he chooses to give. With each basket of flour he must offer one gallon of olive oil. - -8. "The prince must enter the gateway through the entry room, and he must leave the same way. -9. But when the people come in through the north gateway to worship the LORD during the religious festivals, they must leave by the south gateway. And those who entered through the south gateway must leave by the north gateway. They must never leave by the same gateway they came in, but must always use the opposite gateway. -10. The prince will enter and leave with the people on these occasions. - -11. "So at the special feasts and sacred festivals, the grain offering will be a basket of choice flour with each young bull, another basket of flour with each ram, and as much flour as the worshiper chooses to give with each lamb. Give one gallon of olive oil with each basket of flour. -12. When the prince offers a voluntary burnt offering or peace offering to the LORD, the east gateway to the inner courtyard will be opened for him, and he will offer his sacrifices as he does on Sabbath days. Then he will leave, and the gateway will be shut behind him. - -13. "Each morning you must sacrifice a one-year-old lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to the LORD. -14. With the lamb, a grain offering must also be given to the LORD--about three quarts of flour with a third of a gallon of olive oil to moisten the choice flour. This will be a permanent law for you. -15. The lamb, the grain offering, and the olive oil must be given as a daily sacrifice every morning without fail. - -16. "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: If the prince gives a gift of land to one of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to him and his descendants forever. -17. But if the prince gives a gift of land from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it only until the Year of Jubilee, which comes every fiftieth year. At that time the land will return to the prince. But when the prince gives gifts to his sons, those gifts will be permanent. -18. And the prince may never take anyone's property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property." -The Temple Kitchens - - -19. In my vision, the man brought me through the entrance beside the gateway and led me to the sacred rooms assigned to the priests, which faced toward the north. He showed me a place at the extreme west end of these rooms. -20. He explained, "This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them." - -21. Then he brought me back to the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosure. -22. Each of these enclosures was 70 feet long and 52 1/2 feet wide, surrounded by walls. -23. Along the inside of these walls was a ledge of stone with fireplaces under the ledge all the way around. -24. The man said to me, "These are the kitchens to be used by the Temple assistants to boil the sacrifices offered by the people." - - - +1 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The east gateway of the inner courtyard will be closed during the six workdays each week, but it will be open on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations. +2 The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering. He will bow down in worship inside the gateway passage and then go back out the way he came. The gateway will not be closed until evening. +3 The common people will bow down and worship the Lord in front of this gateway on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations. +4 “Each Sabbath day the prince will present to the Lord a burnt offering of six lambs and one ram, all with no defects. +5 He will present a grain offering of a basket of choice flour to go with the ram and whatever amount of flour he chooses to go with each lamb, and he is to offer one gallon of olive oil for each basket of flour. +6 At the new moon celebrations, he will bring one young bull, six lambs, and one ram, all with no defects. +7 With the young bull he must bring a basket of choice flour for a grain offering. With the ram he must bring another basket of flour. And with each lamb he is to bring whatever amount of flour he chooses to give. With each basket of flour he must offer one gallon of olive oil. +8 “The prince must enter the gateway through the entry room, and he must leave the same way. +9 But when the people come in through the north gateway to worship the Lord during the religious festivals, they must leave by the south gateway. And those who entered through the south gateway must leave by the north gateway. They must never leave by the same gateway they came in, but must always use the opposite gateway. +10 The prince will enter and leave with the people on these occasions. +11 “So at the special feasts and sacred festivals, the grain offering will be a basket of choice flour with each young bull, another basket of flour with each ram, and as much flour as the worshiper chooses to give with each lamb. Give one gallon of olive oil with each basket of flour. +12 When the prince offers a voluntary burnt offering or peace offering to the Lord, the east gateway to the inner courtyard will be opened for him, and he will offer his sacrifices as he does on Sabbath days. Then he will leave, and the gateway will be shut behind him. +13 “Each morning you must sacrifice a one-year-old lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to the Lord. +14 With the lamb, a grain offering must also be given to the Lord—about three quarts of flour with a third of a gallon of olive oil to moisten the choice flour. This will be a permanent law for you. +15 The lamb, the grain offering, and the olive oil must be given as a daily sacrifice every morning without fail. +16 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince gives a gift of land to one of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to him and his descendants forever. +17 But if the prince gives a gift of land from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it only until the Year of Jubilee, which comes every fiftieth year. At that time the land will return to the prince. But when the prince gives gifts to his sons, those gifts will be permanent. +18 And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property.” +19 In my vision, the man brought me through the entrance beside the gateway and led me to the sacred rooms assigned to the priests, which faced toward the north. He showed me a place at the extreme west end of these rooms. +20 He explained, “This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.” +21 Then he brought me back to the outer courtyard and led me to each of its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosure. +22 Each of these enclosures was 70 feet long and 52 1⁄2 feet wide, surrounded by walls. +23 Along the inside of these walls was a ledge of stone with fireplaces under the ledge all the way around. +24 The man said to me, “These are the kitchens to be used by the Temple assistants to boil the sacrifices offered by the people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md index 2d212ddf..1d1b8165 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_47.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -The River of Healing - # Chapter 47 -1. In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side. -2. The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. - -3. Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles. -4. He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This time the water was up to my knees. After another 1,750 feet, it was up to my waist. -5. Then he measured another 1,750 feet, and the river was too deep to walk across. It was deep enough to swim in, but too deep to walk through. - -6. He asked me, "Have you been watching, son of man?" Then he led me back along the riverbank. -7. When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river. -8. Then he said to me, "This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure. -9. There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows. -10. Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En-gedi to En-eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean. -11. But the marshes and swamps will not be purified; they will still be salty. -12. Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing." -Boundaries for the Land - - -13. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Divide the land in this way for the twelve tribes of Israel: The descendants of Joseph will be given two shares of land. -14. Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession. - -15. "These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad; -16. then it will run to Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath, and finally to Hazer-hatticon, on the border of Hauran. -17. So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south. - -18. "The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea and as far south as Tamar. This will be the eastern border. - -19. "The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border. - -20. "On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath. - -21. "Divide the land within these boundaries among the tribes of Israel. -22. Distribute the land as an allotment for yourselves and for the foreigners who have joined you and are raising their families among you. They will be like native-born Israelites to you and will receive an allotment among the tribes. -23. These foreigners are to be given land within the territory of the tribe with whom they now live. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! - - - +1 In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side. +2 The man brought me outside the wall through the north gateway and led me around to the eastern entrance. There I could see the water flowing out through the south side of the east gateway. +3 Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles. +4 He measured off another 1,750 feet and led me across again. This time the water was up to my knees. After another 1,750 feet, it was up to my waist. +5 Then he measured another 1,750 feet, and the river was too deep to walk across. It was deep enough to swim in, but too deep to walk through. +6 He asked me, “Have you been watching, son of man?” Then he led me back along the riverbank. +7 When I returned, I was surprised by the sight of many trees growing on both sides of the river. +8 Then he said to me, “This river flows east through the desert into the valley of the Dead Sea. The waters of this stream will make the salty waters of the Dead Sea fresh and pure. +9 There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows. +10 Fishermen will stand along the shores of the Dead Sea. All the way from En-gedi to En-eglaim, the shores will be covered with nets drying in the sun. Fish of every kind will fill the Dead Sea, just as they fill the Mediterranean. +11 But the marshes and swamps will not be purified; they will still be salty. +12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.” +13 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Divide the land in this way for the twelve tribes of Israel: The descendants of Joseph will be given two shares of land. +14 Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession. +15 “These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad; +16 then it will run to Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath, and finally to Hazer-hatticon, on the border of Hauran. +17 So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south. +18 “The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea and as far south as Tamar. This will be the eastern border. +19 “The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border. +20 “On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath. +21 “Divide the land within these boundaries among the tribes of Israel. +22 Distribute the land as an allotment for yourselves and for the foreigners who have joined you and are raising their families among you. They will be like native-born Israelites to you and will receive an allotment among the tribes. +23 These foreigners are to be given land within the territory of the tribe with whom they now live. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md index 5b3fc968..fe675957 100644 --- a/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md +++ b/NLT/26_Ezekiel/Chapter_48.md @@ -1,54 +1,36 @@ -Division of the Land - # Chapter 48 -1. "Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan's territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west. - -2. "Asher's territory lies south of Dan's and also extends from east to west. -3. Naphtali's land lies south of Asher's, also extending from east to west. -4. Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. -5. South of Manasseh is Ephraim, -6. and then Reuben, -7. and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west. - -8. "South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1/3 miles wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center. - -9. "The area set aside for the LORD's Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. -10. For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1/3 miles long by 3 1/3 miles wide, with the LORD's Temple at the center. -11. This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites. -12. It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests' territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live. - -13. "The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests--8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1/3 miles long by 6 2/3 miles wide. -14. None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy. - -15. "An additional strip of land 8 1/3 miles long by 1 2/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use--homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center. -16. The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side--north, south, east, and west. -17. Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction. -18. Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city. -19. Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it. -20. This entire area--including the sacred lands and the city--is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side. - -21. "The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1/3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center. -22. So the prince's land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city. - -23. "These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin's territory lies just south of the prince's lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west. -24. South of Benjamin's territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. -25. Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries. - -26. "Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. -27. The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. -28. The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. - -29. "These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe's exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! -The Gates of the City - - -30. "These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long, -31. there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi. -32. On the east wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. -33. The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. -34. And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. - -35. "The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be 'The LORD Is There.'" - - - +1 “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west. +2 “Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west. +3 Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west. +4 Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. +5 South of Manasseh is Ephraim, +6 and then Reuben, +7 and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west. +8 “South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1⁄3 miles wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center. +9 “The area set aside for the Lord’s Temple will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide. +10 For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1⁄3 miles long by 3 1⁄3 miles wide, with the Lord’s Temple at the center. +11 This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites. +12 It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live. +13 “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1⁄3 miles long by 6 2⁄3 miles wide. +14 None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the Lord; it is set apart as holy. +15 “An additional strip of land 8 1⁄3 miles long by 1 2⁄3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center. +16 The city will measure 1 1⁄2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west. +17 Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction. +18 Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1⁄3 miles to the east and 3 1⁄3 miles to the west along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city. +19 Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it. +20 This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1⁄3 miles on each side. +21 “The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1⁄3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center. +22 So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city. +23 “These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west. +24 South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. +25 Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries. +26 “Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. +27 The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. +28 The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. +29 “These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! +30 “These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1⁄2 miles long, +31 there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi. +32 On the east wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. +33 The south wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. +34 And on the west wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. +35 “The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The Lord Is There.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md index ba5417f8..cba1360c 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,43 +1,26 @@ -Daniel in Nebuchadnezzar's Court - # Chapter 1 -1. During the third year of King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. -2. The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia and placed them in the treasure-house of his god. - -3. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah's royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. -4. "Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men," he said. "Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon." -5. The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. - -6. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. -7. The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: +1 During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. +2 The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia and placed them in the treasure-house of his god. +3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah’s royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. +4 “Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon.” +5 The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. +6 Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. +7 The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar. - Hananiah was called Shadrach. - Mishael was called Meshach. - Azariah was called Abednego. - - -8. But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods. -9. Now God had given the chief of staff both respect and affection for Daniel. -10. But he responded, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded." - -11. Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. -12. "Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water," Daniel said. -13. "At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the king's food. Then make your decision in light of what you see." -14. The attendant agreed to Daniel's suggestion and tested them for ten days. - -15. At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king. -16. So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others. - -17. God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams. - -18. When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar. -19. The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service. -20. Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom. - -21. Daniel remained in the royal service until the first year of the reign of King Cyrus. - - - +8 But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods. +9 Now God had given the chief of staff both respect and affection for Daniel. +10 But he responded, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded.” +11 Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. +12 “Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,” Daniel said. +13 “At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the king’s food. Then make your decision in light of what you see.” +14 The attendant agreed to Daniel’s suggestion and tested them for ten days. +15 At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king. +16 So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others. +17 God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams. +18 When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar. +19 The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service. +20 Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom. +21 Daniel remained in the royal service until the first year of the reign of King Cyrus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md index 2cf5b9ab..420479be 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,103 +1,60 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream - # Chapter 2 -1. One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn't sleep. -2. He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king, -3. he said, "I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means." - -4. Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means." - -5. But the king said to the astrologers, "I am serious about this. If you don't tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble! -6. But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!" - -7. They said again, "Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means." - -8. The king replied, "I know what you are doing! You're stalling for time because you know I am serious when I say, -9. 'If you don't tell me the dream, you are doomed.' So you have conspired to tell me lies, hoping I will change my mind. But tell me the dream, and then I'll know that you can tell me what it means." - -10. The astrologers replied to the king, "No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer! -11. The king's demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people." - -12. The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed. -13. And because of the king's decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends. - -14. When Arioch, the commander of the king's guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion. -15. He asked Arioch, "Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?" So Arioch told him all that had happened. -16. Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant. - -17. Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. -18. He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. -19. That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. -20. He said, -"Praise the name of God forever and ever, - -for he has all wisdom and power. - - -21. He controls the course of world events; - -he removes kings and sets up other kings. - +1 One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep. +2 He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers, and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king, +3 he said, “I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means.” +4 Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.” +5 But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble! +6 But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!” +7 They said again, “Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.” +8 The king replied, “I know what you are doing! You’re stalling for time because you know I am serious when I say, +9 ‘If you don’t tell me the dream, you are doomed.’ So you have conspired to tell me lies, hoping I will change my mind. But tell me the dream, and then I’ll know that you can tell me what it means.” +10 The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer! +11 The king’s demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people.” +12 The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed. +13 And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends. +14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion. +15 He asked Arioch, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him all that had happened. +16 Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant. +17 Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. +18 He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon. +19 That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. +20 He said, +“Praise the name of God forever and ever, + for he has all wisdom and power. +21 He controls the course of world events; + he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise - -and knowledge to the scholars. - - -22. He reveals deep and mysterious things - -and knows what lies hidden in darkness, - -though he is surrounded by light. - - -23. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, - -for you have given me wisdom and strength. - + and knowledge to the scholars. +22 He reveals deep and mysterious things + and knows what lies hidden in darkness, + though he is surrounded by light. +23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, + for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you - -and revealed to us what the king demanded." -Daniel Interprets the Dream - - -24. Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, "Don't kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream." - -25. Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, "I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!" - -26. The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), "Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream was and what it means?" - -27. Daniel replied, "There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king's secret. -28. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. - -29. "While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen. -30. And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart. - -31. "In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight. -32. The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, -33. its legs were iron, and its feet were a combination of iron and baked clay. -34. As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits. -35. The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth. - -36. "That was the dream. Now we will tell the king what it means. -37. Your Majesty, you are the greatest of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor. -38. He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold. - -39. "But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world. -40. Following that kingdom, there will be a fourth one, as strong as iron. That kingdom will smash and crush all previous empires, just as iron smashes and crushes everything it strikes. -41. The feet and toes you saw were a combination of iron and baked clay, showing that this kingdom will be divided. Like iron mixed with clay, it will have some of the strength of iron. -42. But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay. -43. This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by forming alliances with each other through intermarriage. But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix. - -44. "During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. -45. That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain." -Nebuchadnezzar Rewards Daniel - - -46. Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him. -47. The king said to Daniel, "Truly, your God is the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings, a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this secret." - -48. Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men. -49. At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king's court. - - - + and revealed to us what the king demanded.” +24 Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.” +25 Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!” +26 The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream was and what it means?” +27 Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret. +28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed. +29 “While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen. +30 And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart. +31 “In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight. +32 The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, +33 its legs were iron, and its feet were a combination of iron and baked clay. +34 As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits. +35 The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth. +36 “That was the dream. Now we will tell the king what it means. +37 Your Majesty, you are the greatest of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor. +38 He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold. +39 “But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world. +40 Following that kingdom, there will be a fourth one, as strong as iron. That kingdom will smash and crush all previous empires, just as iron smashes and crushes everything it strikes. +41 The feet and toes you saw were a combination of iron and baked clay, showing that this kingdom will be divided. Like iron mixed with clay, it will have some of the strength of iron. +42 But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay. +43 This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by forming alliances with each other through intermarriage. But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix. +44 “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever. +45 That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain.” +46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him. +47 The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings, a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this secret.” +48 Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men. +49 At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md index 078dfb77..40167702 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Gold Statue - # Chapter 3 -1. King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. -2. Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up. -3. So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. - -4. Then a herald shouted out, "People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king's command! -5. When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's gold statue. -6. Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace." - -7. So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. - -8. But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews. -9. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "Long live the king! -10. You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments. -11. That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace. -12. But there are some Jews--Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego--whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up." - -13. Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in, -14. Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? -15. I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?" - -16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. -17. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. -18. But even if he doesn't, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up." -The Blazing Furnace - - -19. Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. -20. Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. -21. So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments. -22. And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. -23. So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames. - -24. But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, "Didn't we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?" -"Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did," they replied. - - -25. "Look!" Nebuchadnezzar shouted. "I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!" - -26. Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!" +1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. +2 Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up. +3 So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +4 Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command! +5 When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. +6 Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” +7 So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. +8 But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews. +9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king! +10 You issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments. +11 That decree also states that those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace. +12 But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.” +13 Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in, +14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have set up? +15 I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?” +16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. +17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. +18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” +19 Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. +20 Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. +21 So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments. +22 And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. +23 So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames. +24 But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” +“Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied. +25 “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!” +26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. - -27. Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn't even smell of smoke! - -28. Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king's command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. -29. Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!" - -30. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon. - - - +27 Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke! +28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. +29 Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!” +30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md index 57b48e64..2e6acb34 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,132 +1,66 @@ -Nebuchadnezzar's Dream about a Tree - # Chapter 4 -1. King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: -"Peace and prosperity to you! - - -2. "I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me. - -3. How great are his signs, - -how powerful his wonders! +1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: +“Peace and prosperity to you! +2 “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me. +3 How great are his signs, + how powerful his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, - -his rule through all generations. - - -4. "I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity. -5. But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed. -6. So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant. -7. When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant. -8. At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) - -9. "I said to him, 'Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too great for you to solve. Now tell me what my dream means. - -10. "'While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth. -11. The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see. -12. It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree. - -13. "'Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven. -14. The messenger shouted, -"Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! - -Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! + his rule through all generations. +4 “I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living in my palace in comfort and prosperity. +5 But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed. +6 So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant. +7 When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant. +8 At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) +9 “I said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too great for you to solve. Now tell me what my dream means. +10 “‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth. +11 The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see. +12 It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree. +13 “‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven. +14 The messenger shouted, +“Cut down the tree and lop off its branches! + Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Chase the wild animals from its shade - -and the birds from its branches. - - -15. But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, - -bound with a band of iron and bronze - -and surrounded by tender grass. - + and the birds from its branches. +15 But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, + bound with a band of iron and bronze + and surrounded by tender grass. Now let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, - -and let him live with the wild animals among the plants of the field. - - -16. For seven periods of time, - -let him have the mind of a wild animal - -instead of the mind of a human. - - -17. For this has been decreed by the messengers; - -it is commanded by the holy ones, + and let him live with the wild animals among the plants of the field. +16 For seven periods of time, + let him have the mind of a wild animal + instead of the mind of a human. +17 For this has been decreed by the messengers; + it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know - -that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. - -He gives them to anyone he chooses-- - -even to the lowliest of people." - - -18. "'Belteshazzar, that was the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now tell me what it means, for none of the wise men of my kingdom can do so. But you can tell me because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.' -Daniel Explains the Dream - - -19. "Upon hearing this, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) was overcome for a time, frightened by the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, 'Belteshazzar, don't be alarmed by the dream and what it means.' -"Belteshazzar replied, 'I wish the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my lord, and not to you! - -20. The tree you saw was growing very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see. -21. It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. -22. That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth. - -23. "'Then you saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, "Cut down the tree and destroy it. But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, -bound with a band of iron and bronze -and surrounded by tender grass. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven. Let him live with the animals of the field for seven periods of time." - -24. "'This is what the dream means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has declared will happen to my lord the king. -25. You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses. -26. But the stump and roots of the tree were left in the ground. This means that you will receive your kingdom back again when you have learned that heaven rules. - -27. "'King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.' -The Dream's Fulfillment - - -28. "But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar. -29. Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon. -30. As he looked out across the city, he said, 'Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.' - -31. "While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, 'O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom. -32. You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.' - -33. "That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles' feathers and his nails were like birds' claws. - -Nebuchadnezzar Praises God - - -34. "After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. - + that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. +He gives them to anyone he chooses— + even to the lowliest of people.” +18 “‘Belteshazzar, that was the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now tell me what it means, for none of the wise men of my kingdom can do so. But you can tell me because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.’ +19 “Upon hearing this, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) was overcome for a time, frightened by the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, don’t be alarmed by the dream and what it means.’ +“Belteshazzar replied, ‘I wish the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my lord, and not to you! +20 The tree you saw was growing very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see. +21 It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. +22 That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth. +23 “‘Then you saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, “Cut down the tree and destroy it. But leave the stump and the roots in the ground, bound with a band of iron and bronze and surrounded by tender grass. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven. Let him live with the animals of the field for seven periods of time.” +24 “‘This is what the dream means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has declared will happen to my lord the king. +25 You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses. +26 But the stump and roots of the tree were left in the ground. This means that you will receive your kingdom back again when you have learned that heaven rules. +27 “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’ +28 “But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar. +29 Twelve months later he was taking a walk on the flat roof of the royal palace in Babylon. +30 As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’ +31 “While these words were still in his mouth, a voice called down from heaven, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, this message is for you! You are no longer ruler of this kingdom. +32 You will be driven from human society. You will live in the fields with the wild animals, and you will eat grass like a cow. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.’ +33 “That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He lived this way until his hair was as long as eagles’ feathers and his nails were like birds’ claws. +34 “After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, - -and his kingdom is eternal. - - -35. All the people of the earth - -are nothing compared to him. - + and his kingdom is eternal. +35 All the people of the earth + are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases - -among the angels of heaven - -and among the people of the earth. - + among the angels of heaven + and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, - -'What do you mean by doing these things?' - - -36. "When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before. - -37. "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud." - - - + ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’ +36 “When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before. +37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md index be100e0a..925bd2b9 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -The Writing on the Wall - # Chapter 5 -1. Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. -2. While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. -3. So they brought these gold cups taken from the Temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. -4. While they drank from them they praised their idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. - -5. Suddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king's palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote, -6. and his face turned pale with fright. His knees knocked together in fear and his legs gave way beneath him. - -7. The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, "Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!" - -8. But when all the king's wise men had come in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant. -9. So the king grew even more alarmed, and his face turned pale. His nobles, too, were shaken. - -10. But when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, "Long live the king! Don't be so pale and frightened. -11. There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar's reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king--your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar--made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon. -12. This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means." -Daniel Explains the Writing - - -13. So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king asked him, "Are you Daniel, one of the exiles brought from Judah by my predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar? -14. I have heard that you have the spirit of the gods within you and that you are filled with insight, understanding, and wisdom. -15. My wise men and enchanters have tried to read the words on the wall and tell me their meaning, but they cannot do it. -16. I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom." - -17. Daniel answered the king, "Keep your gifts or give them to someone else, but I will tell you what the writing means. -18. Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar. -19. He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace. -20. But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. -21. He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of a wild animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them. - -22. "You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself. -23. For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone--gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny! -24. So God has sent this hand to write this message. - -25. "This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. -26. This is what these words mean: -Mene means 'numbered'--God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end. - -27. Tekel means 'weighed'--you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up. - -28. Parsin means 'divided'--your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians." - -29. Then at Belshazzar's command, Daniel was dressed in purple robes, a gold chain was hung around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom. - -30. That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed. - -31. And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. - - - +1 Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. +2 While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. +3 So they brought these gold cups taken from the Temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. +4 While they drank from them they praised their idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. +5 Suddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote, +6 and his face turned pale with fright. His knees knocked together in fear and his legs gave way beneath him. +7 The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!” +8 But when all the king’s wise men had come in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant. +9 So the king grew even more alarmed, and his face turned pale. His nobles, too, were shaken. +10 But when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “Long live the king! Don’t be so pale and frightened. +11 There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon. +12 This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.” +13 So Daniel was brought in before the king. The king asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles brought from Judah by my predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar? +14 I have heard that you have the spirit of the gods within you and that you are filled with insight, understanding, and wisdom. +15 My wise men and enchanters have tried to read the words on the wall and tell me their meaning, but they cannot do it. +16 I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom.” +17 Daniel answered the king, “Keep your gifts or give them to someone else, but I will tell you what the writing means. +18 Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar. +19 He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace. +20 But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. +21 He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of a wild animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them. +22 “You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself. +23 For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny! +24 So God has sent this hand to write this message. +25 “This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. +26 This is what these words mean: +Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end. +27 Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up. +28 Parsin means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” +29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was dressed in purple robes, a gold chain was hung around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom. +30 That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed. +31 And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md index cb37fdb1..9b0aa858 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,72 +1,39 @@ -Daniel in the Lions' Den - # Chapter 6 -1. Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. -2. The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king's interests. -3. Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel's great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire. - -4. Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn't find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. -5. So they concluded, "Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion." - -6. So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, "Long live King Darius! -7. We are all in agreement--we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors--that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human--except to you, Your Majesty--will be thrown into the den of lions. -8. And now, Your Majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed, an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked." -9. So King Darius signed the law. - -10. But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God. -11. Then the officials went together to Daniel's house and found him praying and asking for God's help. -12. So they went straight to the king and reminded him about his law. "Did you not sign a law that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human--except to you, Your Majesty--will be thrown into the den of lions?" -"Yes," the king replied, "that decision stands; it is an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked." - - -13. Then they told the king, "That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day." - -14. Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament. - -15. In the evening the men went together to the king and said, "Your Majesty, you know that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, no law that the king signs can be changed." - -16. So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to him, "May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you." - -17. A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles, so that no one could rescue Daniel. -18. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night. - -19. Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions' den. -20. When he got there, he called out in anguish, "Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?" - -21. Daniel answered, "Long live the king! -22. My God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty." - -23. The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God. - -24. Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den. - -25. Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: -"Peace and prosperity to you! - - -26. "I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. - +1 Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. +2 The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king’s interests. +3 Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire. +4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. +5 So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.” +6 So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius! +7 We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions. +8 And now, Your Majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed, an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked.” +9 So King Darius signed the law. +10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God. +11 Then the officials went together to Daniel’s house and found him praying and asking for God’s help. +12 So they went straight to the king and reminded him about his law. “Did you not sign a law that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions?” +“Yes,” the king replied, “that decision stands; it is an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked.” +13 Then they told the king, “That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day.” +14 Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament. +15 In the evening the men went together to the king and said, “Your Majesty, you know that according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, no law that the king signs can be changed.” +16 So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to him, “May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you.” +17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles, so that no one could rescue Daniel. +18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn’t sleep at all that night. +19 Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions’ den. +20 When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?” +21 Daniel answered, “Long live the king! +22 My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.” +23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God. +24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den. +25 Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: +“Peace and prosperity to you! +26 “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, - -and he will endure forever. - + and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, - -and his rule will never end. - - -27. He rescues and saves his people; - -he performs miraculous signs and wonders - -in the heavens and on earth. - + and his rule will never end. +27 He rescues and saves his people; + he performs miraculous signs and wonders + in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel - -from the power of the lions." - - -28. So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian. - - - + from the power of the lions.” +28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md index 27839360..9bf03a11 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,73 +1,39 @@ -Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts - # Chapter 7 -1. Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar's reign in Babylon, Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw. - -2. In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction. -3. Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others. - -4. The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind. - -5. Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, "Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!" - -6. Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird's wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast. - -7. Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast--terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns. - -8. As I was looking at the horns, suddenly another small horn appeared among them. Three of the first horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. - -9. I watched as thrones were put in place +1 Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon, Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw. +2 In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction. +3 Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others. +4 The first beast was like a lion with eagles’ wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind. +5 Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, “Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!” +6 Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird’s wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast. +7 Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns. +8 As I was looking at the horns, suddenly another small horn appeared among them. Three of the first horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. +9 I watched as thrones were put in place and the Ancient One sat down to judge. - His clothing was as white as snow, - -his hair like purest wool. - + his hair like purest wool. He sat on a fiery throne - -with wheels of blazing fire, - - -10. and a river of fire was pouring out, - -flowing from his presence. - + with wheels of blazing fire, +10 and a river of fire was pouring out, + flowing from his presence. Millions of angels ministered to him; - -many millions stood to attend him. - + many millions stood to attend him. Then the court began its session, - -and the books were opened. - - -11. I continued to watch because I could hear the little horn's boastful speech. I kept watching until the fourth beast was killed and its body was destroyed by fire. -12. The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer. - -13. As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. -14. He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal--it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed. - -The Vision Is Explained - - -15. I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me. -16. So I approached one of those standing beside the throne and asked him what it all meant. He explained it to me like this: -17. "These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth. -18. But in the end, the holy people of the Most High will be given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever." - -19. Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one so different from the others and so terrifying. It had devoured and crushed its victims with iron teeth and bronze claws, trampling their remains beneath its feet. -20. I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast's head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. -21. As I watched, this horn was waging war against God's holy people and was defeating them, -22. until the Ancient One--the Most High--came and judged in favor of his holy people. Then the time arrived for the holy people to take over the kingdom. - -23. Then he said to me, "This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path. -24. Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them. -25. He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws, and they will be placed under his control for a time, times, and half a time. - -26. "But then the court will pass judgment, and all his power will be taken away and completely destroyed. -27. Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him." - -28. That was the end of the vision. I, Daniel, was terrified by my thoughts and my face was pale with fear, but I kept these things to myself. - - - + and the books were opened. +11 I continued to watch because I could hear the little horn’s boastful speech. I kept watching until the fourth beast was killed and its body was destroyed by fire. +12 The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer. +13 As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. +14 He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed. +15 I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me. +16 So I approached one of those standing beside the throne and asked him what it all meant. He explained it to me like this: +17 “These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth. +18 But in the end, the holy people of the Most High will be given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever.” +19 Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one so different from the others and so terrifying. It had devoured and crushed its victims with iron teeth and bronze claws, trampling their remains beneath its feet. +20 I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. +21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against God’s holy people and was defeating them, +22 until the Ancient One—the Most High—came and judged in favor of his holy people. Then the time arrived for the holy people to take over the kingdom. +23 Then he said to me, “This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path. +24 Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them. +25 He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws, and they will be placed under his control for a time, times, and half a time. +26 “But then the court will pass judgment, and all his power will be taken away and completely destroyed. +27 Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.” +28 That was the end of the vision. I, Daniel, was terrified by my thoughts and my face was pale with fear, but I kept these things to myself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md index d2a3dcef..f77a77fe 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,47 +1,28 @@ -Daniel's Vision of a Ram and Goat - # Chapter 8 -1. During the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. -2. In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River. - -3. As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one. -4. The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great. - -5. While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn't even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes, -6. headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage. -7. The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat's power. - -8. The goat became very powerful. But at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off. In the large horn's place grew four prominent horns pointing in the four directions of the earth. -9. Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel. -10. Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them. -11. It even challenged the Commander of heaven's army by canceling the daily sacrifices offered to him and by destroying his Temple. -12. The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did. - -13. Then I heard two holy ones talking to each other. One of them asked, "How long will the events of this vision last? How long will the rebellion that causes desecration stop the daily sacrifices? How long will the Temple and heaven's army be trampled on?" - -14. The other replied, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the Temple will be made right again." -Gabriel Explains the Vision - - -15. As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. -16. And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision." - -17. As Gabriel approached the place where I was standing, I became so terrified that I fell with my face to the ground. "Son of man," he said, "you must understand that the events you have seen in your vision relate to the time of the end." - -18. While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet. - -19. Then he said, "I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time. -20. The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia. -21. The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire. -22. The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four kingdoms, but none as great as the first. - -23. "At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power. -24. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people. -25. He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power. - -26. "This vision about the 2,300 evenings and mornings is true. But none of these things will happen for a long time, so keep this vision a secret." - -27. Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it. - - - +1 During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. +2 In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River. +3 As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one. +4 The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great. +5 While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn’t even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes, +6 headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage. +7 The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power. +8 The goat became very powerful. But at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off. In the large horn’s place grew four prominent horns pointing in the four directions of the earth. +9 Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel. +10 Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them. +11 It even challenged the Commander of heaven’s army by canceling the daily sacrifices offered to him and by destroying his Temple. +12 The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did. +13 Then I heard two holy ones talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the events of this vision last? How long will the rebellion that causes desecration stop the daily sacrifices? How long will the Temple and heaven’s army be trampled on?” +14 The other replied, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the Temple will be made right again.” +15 As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. +16 And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.” +17 As Gabriel approached the place where I was standing, I became so terrified that I fell with my face to the ground. “Son of man,” he said, “you must understand that the events you have seen in your vision relate to the time of the end.” +18 While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet. +19 Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time. +20 The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia. +21 The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire. +22 The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four kingdoms, but none as great as the first. +23 “At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power. +24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people. +25 He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power. +26 “This vision about the 2,300 evenings and mornings is true. But none of these things will happen for a long time, so keep this vision a secret.” +27 Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md index 3e749af8..7559ff31 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -Daniel's Prayer for His People - # Chapter 9 -1. It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. -2. During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the LORD, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. -3. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes. - -4. I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: -"O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. - -5. But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. -6. We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land. - -7. "Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you. -8. O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. -9. But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him. -10. We have not obeyed the LORD our God, for we have not followed the instructions he gave us through his servants the prophets. -11. All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice. - -"So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin. - -12. You have kept your word and done to us and our rulers exactly as you warned. Never has there been such a disaster as happened in Jerusalem. -13. Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth. -14. Therefore, the LORD has brought upon us the disaster he prepared. The LORD our God was right to do all of these things, for we did not obey him. - -15. "O Lord our God, you brought lasting honor to your name by rescuing your people from Egypt in a great display of power. But we have sinned and are full of wickedness. -16. In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors. - -17. "O our God, hear your servant's prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary. - -18. "O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city--the city that bears your name--lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy. - -19. "O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name." -Gabriel's Message about the Anointed One - - -20. I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the LORD my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain. -21. As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice. -22. He explained to me, "Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding. -23. The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision. - -24. "A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. -25. Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler--the Anointed One--comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times. - -26. "After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end. -27. The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him." - - - +1 It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. +2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the Lord, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years. +3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes. +4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: +“O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. +5 But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. +6 We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land. +7 “Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you. +8 O Lord, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. +9 But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him. +10 We have not obeyed the Lord our God, for we have not followed the instructions he gave us through his servants the prophets. +11 All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice. +“So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin. +12 You have kept your word and done to us and our rulers exactly as you warned. Never has there been such a disaster as happened in Jerusalem. +13 Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the Lord our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth. +14 Therefore, the Lord has brought upon us the disaster he prepared. The Lord our God was right to do all of these things, for we did not obey him. +15 “O Lord our God, you brought lasting honor to your name by rescuing your people from Egypt in a great display of power. But we have sinned and are full of wickedness. +16 In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors. +17 “O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary. +18 “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy. +19 “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.” +20 I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the Lord my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain. +21 As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice. +22 He explained to me, “Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding. +23 The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision. +24 “A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. +25 Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times. +26 “After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end. +27 The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md index 49a00d19..58b3b171 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -Daniel's Vision of a Messenger - # Chapter 10 -1. In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future--times of war and great hardship. - -2. When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three whole weeks. -3. All that time I had eaten no rich food. No meat or wine crossed my lips, and I used no fragrant lotions until those three weeks had passed. - -4. On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River, -5. I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. -6. His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people. - -7. Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The men with me saw nothing, but they were suddenly terrified and ran away to hide. -8. So I was left there all alone to see this amazing vision. My strength left me, my face grew deathly pale, and I felt very weak. -9. Then I heard the man speak, and when I heard the sound of his voice, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. - -10. Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees. -11. And the man said to me, "Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you." When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling. - -12. Then he said, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. -13. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. -14. Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come." - -15. While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word. -16. Then the one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, "I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak. -17. How can someone like me, your servant, talk to you, my lord? My strength is gone, and I can hardly breathe." - -18. Then the one who looked like a man touched me again, and I felt my strength returning. -19. "Don't be afraid," he said, "for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!" -As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, "Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me." - - -20. He replied, "Do you know why I have come? Soon I must return to fight against the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia, and after that the spirit prince of the kingdom of Greece will come. -21. Meanwhile, I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one helps me against these spirit princes except Michael, your spirit prince. - - - +1 In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship. +2 When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three whole weeks. +3 All that time I had eaten no rich food. No meat or wine crossed my lips, and I used no fragrant lotions until those three weeks had passed. +4 On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River, +5 I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. +6 His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people. +7 Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The men with me saw nothing, but they were suddenly terrified and ran away to hide. +8 So I was left there all alone to see this amazing vision. My strength left me, my face grew deathly pale, and I felt very weak. +9 Then I heard the man speak, and when I heard the sound of his voice, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. +10 Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees. +11 And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling. +12 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. +13 But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. +14 Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come.” +15 While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word. +16 Then the one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak. +17 How can someone like me, your servant, talk to you, my lord? My strength is gone, and I can hardly breathe.” +18 Then the one who looked like a man touched me again, and I felt my strength returning. +19 “Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” +As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me.” +20 He replied, “Do you know why I have come? Soon I must return to fight against the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia, and after that the spirit prince of the kingdom of Greece will come. +21 Meanwhile, I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one helps me against these spirit princes except Michael, your spirit prince. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md index 4fbc89d1..2e9ea439 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,71 +1,46 @@ # Chapter 11 -1. -1. I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.) -Kings of the South and North - - -2. "Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece. - -3. "Then a mighty king will rise to power who will rule with great authority and accomplish everything he sets out to do. -4. But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king's descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others. - -5. "The king of the south will increase in power, but one of his own officials will become more powerful than he and will rule his kingdom with great strength. - -6. "Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters. -7. But when one of her relatives becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him. -8. When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone. - -9. "Later the king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will soon return to his own land. -10. However, the sons of the king of the north will assemble a mighty army that will advance like a flood and carry the battle as far as the enemy's fortress. - -11. "Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them. -12. After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived. - -13. "A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before. -14. At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed. -15. Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught. - -16. "The king of the north will march onward unopposed; none will be able to stop him. He will pause in the glorious land of Israel, intent on destroying it. -17. He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail. - -18. "After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame. -19. He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more. - -20. "His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle. - -21. "The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue. -22. Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince. -23. With deceitful promises, he will make various alliances. He will become strong despite having only a handful of followers. -24. Without warning he will enter the richest areas of the land. Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder and wealth of the rich--something his predecessors had never done. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, but this will last for only a short while. - -25. "Then he will stir up his courage and raise a great army against the king of the south. The king of the south will go to battle with a mighty army, but to no avail, for there will be plots against him. -26. His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed. -27. Seeking nothing but each other's harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. - -28. "The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey. - -29. "Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different. -30. For warships from western coastlands will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant. - -31. "His army will take over the Temple fortress, pollute the sanctuary, put a stop to the daily sacrifices, and set up the sacrilegious object that causes desecration. -32. He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him. - -33. "Wise leaders will give instruction to many, but these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed. -34. During these persecutions, little help will arrive, and many who join them will not be sincere. -35. And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come. - -36. "The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place. -37. He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all. -38. Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses--a god his ancestors never knew--and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and expensive gifts. -39. Claiming this foreign god's help, he will attack the strongest fortresses. He will honor those who submit to him, appointing them to positions of authority and dividing the land among them as their reward. - -40. "Then at the time of the end, the king of the south will attack the king of the north. The king of the north will storm out with chariots, charioteers, and a vast navy. He will invade various lands and sweep through them like a flood. -41. He will enter the glorious land of Israel, and many nations will fall, but Moab, Edom, and the best part of Ammon will escape. -42. He will conquer many countries, and even Egypt will not escape. -43. He will gain control over the gold, silver, and treasures of Egypt, and the Libyans and Ethiopians will be his servants. - -44. "But then news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in great anger to destroy and obliterate many. -45. He will stop between the glorious holy mountain and the sea and will pitch his royal tents. But while he is there, his time will suddenly run out, and no one will help him. - - - +1 I have been standing beside Michael to support and strengthen him since the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede.) +2 “Now then, I will reveal the truth to you. Three more Persian kings will reign, to be succeeded by a fourth, far richer than the others. He will use his wealth to stir up everyone to fight against the kingdom of Greece. +3 “Then a mighty king will rise to power who will rule with great authority and accomplish everything he sets out to do. +4 But at the height of his power, his kingdom will be broken apart and divided into four parts. It will not be ruled by the king’s descendants, nor will the kingdom hold the authority it once had. For his empire will be uprooted and given to others. +5 “The king of the south will increase in power, but one of his own officials will become more powerful than he and will rule his kingdom with great strength. +6 “Some years later an alliance will be formed between the king of the north and the king of the south. The daughter of the king of the south will be given in marriage to the king of the north to secure the alliance, but she will lose her influence over him, and so will her father. She will be abandoned along with her supporters. +7 But when one of her relatives becomes king of the south, he will raise an army and enter the fortress of the king of the north and defeat him. +8 When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone. +9 “Later the king of the north will invade the realm of the king of the south but will soon return to his own land. +10 However, the sons of the king of the north will assemble a mighty army that will advance like a flood and carry the battle as far as the enemy’s fortress. +11 “Then, in a rage, the king of the south will rally against the vast forces assembled by the king of the north and will defeat them. +12 After the enemy army is swept away, the king of the south will be filled with pride and will execute many thousands of his enemies. But his success will be short lived. +13 “A few years later the king of the north will return with a fully equipped army far greater than before. +14 At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed. +15 Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. The best troops of the south will not be able to stand in the face of the onslaught. +16 “The king of the north will march onward unopposed; none will be able to stop him. He will pause in the glorious land of Israel, intent on destroying it. +17 He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail. +18 “After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame. +19 He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more. +20 “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle. +21 “The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue. +22 Before him great armies will be swept away, including a covenant prince. +23 With deceitful promises, he will make various alliances. He will become strong despite having only a handful of followers. +24 Without warning he will enter the richest areas of the land. Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder and wealth of the rich—something his predecessors had never done. He will plot the overthrow of strongholds, but this will last for only a short while. +25 “Then he will stir up his courage and raise a great army against the king of the south. The king of the south will go to battle with a mighty army, but to no avail, for there will be plots against him. +26 His own household will cause his downfall. His army will be swept away, and many will be killed. +27 Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. +28 “The king of the north will then return home with great riches. On the way he will set himself against the people of the holy covenant, doing much damage before continuing his journey. +29 “Then at the appointed time he will once again invade the south, but this time the result will be different. +30 For warships from western coastlands will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant. +31 “His army will take over the Temple fortress, pollute the sanctuary, put a stop to the daily sacrifices, and set up the sacrilegious object that causes desecration. +32 He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him. +33 “Wise leaders will give instruction to many, but these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed. +34 During these persecutions, little help will arrive, and many who join them will not be sincere. +35 And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come. +36 “The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place. +37 He will have no respect for the gods of his ancestors, or for the god loved by women, or for any other god, for he will boast that he is greater than them all. +38 Instead of these, he will worship the god of fortresses—a god his ancestors never knew—and lavish on him gold, silver, precious stones, and expensive gifts. +39 Claiming this foreign god’s help, he will attack the strongest fortresses. He will honor those who submit to him, appointing them to positions of authority and dividing the land among them as their reward. +40 “Then at the time of the end, the king of the south will attack the king of the north. The king of the north will storm out with chariots, charioteers, and a vast navy. He will invade various lands and sweep through them like a flood. +41 He will enter the glorious land of Israel, and many nations will fall, but Moab, Edom, and the best part of Ammon will escape. +42 He will conquer many countries, and even Egypt will not escape. +43 He will gain control over the gold, silver, and treasures of Egypt, and the Libyans and Ethiopians will be his servants. +44 “But then news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in great anger to destroy and obliterate many. +45 He will stop between the glorious holy mountain and the sea and will pitch his royal tents. But while he is there, his time will suddenly run out, and no one will help him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md index 336ea1de..83e5977d 100644 --- a/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/27_Daniel/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,25 +1,14 @@ -The Time of the End - # Chapter 12 -1. "At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. -2. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. -3. Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. -4. But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase." - -5. Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river. -6. One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, "How long will it be until these shocking events are over?" - -7. The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, "It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened." - -8. I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, "How will all this finally end, my lord?" - -9. But he said, "Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end. -10. Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means. - -11. "From the time the daily sacrifice is stopped and the sacrilegious object that causes desecration is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days. -12. And blessed are those who wait and remain until the end of the 1,335 days! - -13. "As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you." - - - +1 “At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. +2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. +3 Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. +4 But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.” +5 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river. +6 One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?” +7 The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.” +8 I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, “How will all this finally end, my lord?” +9 But he said, “Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end. +10 Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means. +11 “From the time the daily sacrifice is stopped and the sacrilegious object that causes desecration is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days. +12 And blessed are those who wait and remain until the end of the 1,335 days! +13 “As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md index daafd211..9a0ab5f1 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,23 +1,12 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. - -Hosea's Wife and Children - - -2. When the LORD first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, "Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods." - -3. So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son. -4. And the LORD said, "Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu's dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel's independence. -5. I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley." - -6. Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to Hosea, "Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah--'Not loved'--for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them. -7. But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies--not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the LORD their God." - -8. After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son. -9. And the LORD said, "Name him Lo-ammi--'Not my people'--for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God. - -10. "Yet the time will come when Israel's people will be like the sands of the seashore--too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, 'You are not my people,' it will be said, 'You are children of the living God.' -11. Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be--the day of Jezreel--when God will again plant his people in his land. - - - +1 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. +2 When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.” +3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son. +4 And the Lord said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence. +5 I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.” +6 Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved’—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them. +7 But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the Lord their God.” +8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son. +9 And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi—‘Not my people’—for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God. +10 “Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’ +11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel—when God will again plant his people in his land. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md index 521996ef..eab9e436 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,194 +1,95 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. "In that day you will call your brothers Ammi--'My people.' And you will call your sisters Ruhamah--'The ones I love.' -Charges against an Unfaithful Wife - - -2. "But now bring charges against Israel--your mother-- - -for she is no longer my wife, - -and I am no longer her husband. - -Tell her to remove the prostitute's makeup from her face - -and the clothing that exposes her breasts. - - -3. Otherwise, I will strip her as naked - -as she was on the day she was born. - +1 “In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’ +2 “But now bring charges against Israel—your mother— + for she is no longer my wife, + and I am no longer her husband. +Tell her to remove the prostitute’s makeup from her face + and the clothing that exposes her breasts. +3 Otherwise, I will strip her as naked + as she was on the day she was born. I will leave her to die of thirst, - -as in a dry and barren wilderness. - - -4. And I will not love her children, - -for they were conceived in prostitution. - - -5. Their mother is a shameless prostitute - -and became pregnant in a shameful way. - -She said, 'I'll run after other lovers - -and sell myself to them for food and water, + as in a dry and barren wilderness. +4 And I will not love her children, + for they were conceived in prostitution. +5 Their mother is a shameless prostitute + and became pregnant in a shameful way. +She said, ‘I’ll run after other lovers + and sell myself to them for food and water, for clothing of wool and linen, - -and for olive oil and drinks.' - - -6. "For this reason I will fence her in with thornbushes. - -I will block her path with a wall - -to make her lose her way. - - -7. When she runs after her lovers, - -she won't be able to catch them. - + and for olive oil and drinks.’ +6 “For this reason I will fence her in with thornbushes. + I will block her path with a wall + to make her lose her way. +7 When she runs after her lovers, + she won’t be able to catch them. She will search for them - -but not find them. - + but not find them. Then she will think, -'I might as well return to my husband, - -for I was better off with him than I am now.' - - -8. She doesn't realize it was I who gave her everything she has-- - -the grain, the new wine, the olive oil; +‘I might as well return to my husband, + for I was better off with him than I am now.’ +8 She doesn’t realize it was I who gave her everything she has— + the grain, the new wine, the olive oil; I even gave her silver and gold. - -But she gave all my gifts to Baal. - - -9. "But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine - -I generously provided each harvest season. - + But she gave all my gifts to Baal. +9 “But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine + I generously provided each harvest season. I will take away the wool and linen clothing - -I gave her to cover her nakedness. - - -10. I will strip her naked in public, - -while all her lovers look on. - + I gave her to cover her nakedness. +10 I will strip her naked in public, + while all her lovers look on. No one will be able - -to rescue her from my hands. - - -11. I will put an end to her annual festivals, - -her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days-- - -all her appointed festivals. - - -12. I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees, - -things she claims her lovers gave her. - + to rescue her from my hands. +11 I will put an end to her annual festivals, + her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days— + all her appointed festivals. +12 I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees, + things she claims her lovers gave her. I will let them grow into tangled thickets, - -where only wild animals will eat the fruit. - - -13. I will punish her for all those times - -when she burned incense to her images of Baal, + where only wild animals will eat the fruit. +13 I will punish her for all those times + when she burned incense to her images of Baal, when she put on her earrings and jewels - -and went out to look for her lovers -but forgot all about me," - says the LORD.The LORD's Love for Unfaithful Israel - -14. "But then I will win her back once again. - -I will lead her into the desert - -and speak tenderly to her there. - - -15. I will return her vineyards to her + and went out to look for her lovers +but forgot all about me,” + says the Lord. +14 “But then I will win her back once again. + I will lead her into the desert + and speak tenderly to her there. +15 I will return her vineyards to her and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope. - She will give herself to me there, - -as she did long ago when she was young, - -when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt. - - -16. When that day comes," says the LORD, - -"you will call me 'my husband' - instead of 'my master.' - -17. O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips, - -and you will never mention them again. - - -18. On that day I will make a covenant - -with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky + as she did long ago when she was young, + when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt. +16 When that day comes,” says the Lord, + “you will call me ‘my husband’ + instead of ‘my master.’ +17 O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips, + and you will never mention them again. +18 On that day I will make a covenant + with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky and the animals that scurry along the ground - -so they will not harm you. - + so they will not harm you. I will remove all weapons of war from the land, - -all swords and bows, + all swords and bows, so you can live unafraid - -in peace and safety. - - -19. I will make you my wife forever, - -showing you righteousness and justice, - -unfailing love and compassion. - - -20. I will be faithful to you and make you mine, - and you will finally know me as the LORD. - -21. "In that day, I will answer," - says the LORD. - -"I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds. - -And the sky will answer the earth with rain. - - -22. Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries - -of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees. - + in peace and safety. +19 I will make you my wife forever, + showing you righteousness and justice, + unfailing love and compassion. +20 I will be faithful to you and make you mine, + and you will finally know me as the Lord. +21 “In that day, I will answer,” + says the Lord. +“I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds. + And the sky will answer the earth with rain. +22 Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries + of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees. And they in turn will answer, - 'Jezreel'--'God plants!' - -23. At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites - -and raise them for myself. - + ‘Jezreel’—‘God plants!’ +23 At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites + and raise them for myself. I will show love - to those I called 'Not loved.' -And to those I called 'Not my people,' - -I will say, 'Now you are my people.' -And they will reply, 'You are our God!'" - - - + to those I called ‘Not loved.’ +And to those I called ‘Not my people,’ + I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’ +And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md index a7da6f0e..1d6127bb 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,13 +1,6 @@ -Hosea's Wife Is Redeemed - # Chapter 3 -1. Then the LORD said to me, "Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them." - -2. So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine. -3. Then I said to her, "You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me." - -4. This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests, or even idols! -5. But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the LORD their God and to David's descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the LORD and of his goodness. - - - +1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.” +2 So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine. +3 Then I said to her, “You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me.” +4 This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests, or even idols! +5 But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md index 465eeb42..04ea3a8e 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,150 +1,73 @@ -The LORD's Case against Israel - # Chapter 4 -1. Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel! - The LORD has brought charges against you, saying: -"There is no faithfulness, no kindness, - -no knowledge of God in your land. - - -2. You make vows and break them; - -you kill and steal and commit adultery. - -There is violence everywhere-- - -one murder after another. - - -3. That is why your land is in mourning, - -and everyone is wasting away. - +1 Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! + The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: +“There is no faithfulness, no kindness, + no knowledge of God in your land. +2 You make vows and break them; + you kill and steal and commit adultery. +There is violence everywhere— + one murder after another. +3 That is why your land is in mourning, + and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, - -and the fish of the sea are disappearing. - - -4. "Don't point your finger at someone else - -and try to pass the blame! + and the fish of the sea are disappearing. +4 “Don’t point your finger at someone else + and try to pass the blame! My complaint, you priests, is with you. - -5. So you will stumble in broad daylight, - -and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. - -And I will destroy Israel, your mother. - - -6. My people are being destroyed - -because they don't know me. - +5 So you will stumble in broad daylight, + and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. + And I will destroy Israel, your mother. +6 My people are being destroyed + because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, - -I refuse to recognize you as my priests. - + I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, - -I will forget to bless your children. - - -7. The more priests there are, - -the more they sin against me. - + I will forget to bless your children. +7 The more priests there are, + the more they sin against me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols. - -8. "When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. - -So the priests are glad when the people sin! - - -9. 'And what the priests do, the people also do.' - -So now I will punish both priests and people - -for their wicked deeds. - - -10. They will eat and still be hungry. - -They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, -for they have deserted the LORD - -11. to worship other gods. - -"Wine has robbed my people - -of their understanding. - - -12. They ask a piece of wood for advice! - -They think a stick can tell them the future! +8 “When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. + So the priests are glad when the people sin! +9 ‘And what the priests do, the people also do.’ + So now I will punish both priests and people + for their wicked deeds. +10 They will eat and still be hungry. + They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, +for they have deserted the Lord +11 to worship other gods. +“Wine has robbed my people + of their understanding. +12 They ask a piece of wood for advice! + They think a stick can tell them the future! Longing after idols - -has made them foolish. - + has made them foolish. They have played the prostitute, - -serving other gods and deserting their God. - - -13. They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops. - -They go up into the hills to burn incense - -in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees. - -"That is why your daughters turn to prostitution, - -and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. - - -14. But why should I punish them - -for their prostitution and adultery? + serving other gods and deserting their God. +13 They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops. + They go up into the hills to burn incense + in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees. +“That is why your daughters turn to prostitution, + and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. +14 But why should I punish them + for their prostitution and adultery? For your men are doing the same thing, - -sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. - + sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. O foolish people! You refuse to understand, - -so you will be destroyed. - - -15. "Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, - -may Judah not be guilty of such things. + so you will be destroyed. +15 “Though you, Israel, are a prostitute, + may Judah not be guilty of such things. Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven, - and do not take oaths there in the LORD's name. - -16. Israel is stubborn, - -like a stubborn heifer. -So should the LORD feed her - -like a lamb in a lush pasture? - - -17. Leave Israel alone, - -because she is married to idolatry. - - -18. When the rulers of Israel finish their drinking, - -off they go to find some prostitutes. + and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name. +16 Israel is stubborn, + like a stubborn heifer. +So should the Lord feed her + like a lamb in a lush pasture? +17 Leave Israel alone, + because she is married to idolatry. +18 When the rulers of Israel finish their drinking, + off they go to find some prostitutes. They love shame more than honor. - -19. So a mighty wind will sweep them away. - -Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame. - - - +19 So a mighty wind will sweep them away. + Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md index 945d776a..abcb37b4 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,112 +1,53 @@ -The Failure of Israel's Leaders - # Chapter 5 -1. "Hear this, you priests. - -Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. - +1 “Hear this, you priests. + Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. - -Judgment has been handed down against you. - + Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare - -by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor. - - -2. You have dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia Grove. - -But I will settle with you for what you have done. - - -3. I know what you are like, O Ephraim. - -You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel. - + by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor. +2 You have dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia Grove. + But I will settle with you for what you have done. +3 I know what you are like, O Ephraim. + You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel. You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; - -you are utterly defiled. - - -4. Your deeds won't let you return to your God. - -You are a prostitute through and through, - and you do not know the LORD. - -5. "The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; - -Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. - -Judah, too, will fall with them. - - -6. When they come with their flocks and herds - to offer sacrifices to the LORD, + you are utterly defiled. +4 Your deeds won’t let you return to your God. + You are a prostitute through and through, + and you do not know the Lord. +5 “The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; + Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. + Judah, too, will fall with them. +6 When they come with their flocks and herds + to offer sacrifices to the Lord, they will not find him, - -because he has withdrawn from them. - - -7. They have betrayed the honor of the LORD, - -bearing children that are not his. - + because he has withdrawn from them. +7 They have betrayed the honor of the Lord, + bearing children that are not his. Now their false religion will devour them along with their wealth. - -8. "Sound the alarm in Gibeah! - -Blow the trumpet in Ramah! +8 “Sound the alarm in Gibeah! + Blow the trumpet in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven! - -Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin! - - -9. One thing is certain, Israel: - -On your day of punishment, - -you will become a heap of rubble. - - -10. "The leaders of Judah have become like thieves. - -So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall. - - -11. The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment + Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin! +9 One thing is certain, Israel: + On your day of punishment, + you will become a heap of rubble. +10 “The leaders of Judah have become like thieves. + So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall. +11 The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols. - -12. I will destroy Israel as a moth consumes wool. - -I will make Judah as weak as rotten wood. - - -13. "When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, - -Israel turned to Assyria-- -to the great king there-- - -but he could neither help nor cure them. - - -14. I will be like a lion to Israel, - -like a strong young lion to Judah. - -I will tear them to pieces! +12 I will destroy Israel as a moth consumes wool. + I will make Judah as weak as rotten wood. +13 “When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, + Israel turned to Assyria— +to the great king there— + but he could neither help nor cure them. +14 I will be like a lion to Israel, + like a strong young lion to Judah. + I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, - -and no one will be left to rescue them. - - -15. Then I will return to my place - -until they admit their guilt and turn to me. - + and no one will be left to rescue them. +15 Then I will return to my place + until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, - -they will earnestly search for me." - - - + they will earnestly search for me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md index a04b04ee..708d5abf 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,81 +1,35 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 6 -1. "Come, let us return to the LORD. - +1 “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; - -now he will heal us. - + now he will heal us. He has injured us; - -now he will bandage our wounds. - - -2. In just a short time he will restore us, - -so that we may live in his presence. - - -3. Oh, that we might know the LORD! - -Let us press on to know him. - + now he will bandage our wounds. +2 In just a short time he will restore us, + so that we may live in his presence. +3 Oh, that we might know the Lord! + Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn - -or the coming of rains in early spring." - - -4. "O Israel and Judah, - what should I do with you?" asks the LORD. - -"For your love vanishes like the morning mist - -and disappears like dew in the sunlight. - - -5. I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces-- - -to slaughter you with my words, - -with judgments as inescapable as light. - - -6. I want you to show love, - -not offer sacrifices. + or the coming of rains in early spring.” +4 “O Israel and Judah, + what should I do with you?” asks the Lord. +“For your love vanishes like the morning mist + and disappears like dew in the sunlight. +5 I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces— + to slaughter you with my words, + with judgments as inescapable as light. +6 I want you to show love, + not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me - -more than I want burnt offerings. - - -7. But like Adam, you broke my covenant - -and betrayed my trust. - - -8. "Gilead is a city of sinners, - -tracked with footprints of blood. - - -9. Priests form bands of robbers, - -waiting in ambush for their victims. - + more than I want burnt offerings. +7 But like Adam, you broke my covenant + and betrayed my trust. +8 “Gilead is a city of sinners, + tracked with footprints of blood. +9 Priests form bands of robbers, + waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem - -and practice every kind of sin. - - -10. Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: - -My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods! - - -11. "O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you, - -though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people. - - - + and practice every kind of sin. +10 Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: + My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods! +11 “O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you, + though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md index 9beb2fbe..355f900d 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,124 +1,56 @@ -Israel's Love for Wickedness - # Chapter 7 -1. "I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great. - -Samaria is filled with liars. - +1 “I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great. + Samaria is filled with liars. Thieves are on the inside - -and bandits on the outside! - - -2. Its people don't realize - -that I am watching them. - + and bandits on the outside! +2 Its people don’t realize + that I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them, - -and I see them all. - - -3. "The people entertain the king with their wickedness, - -and the princes laugh at their lies. - - -4. They are all adulterers, - -always aflame with lust. - + and I see them all. +3 “The people entertain the king with their wickedness, + and the princes laugh at their lies. +4 They are all adulterers, + always aflame with lust. They are like an oven that is kept hot - -while the baker is kneading the dough. - - -5. On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, - -carousing with those who mock them. - - -6. Their hearts are like an oven - -blazing with intrigue. + while the baker is kneading the dough. +5 On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, + carousing with those who mock them. +6 Their hearts are like an oven + blazing with intrigue. Their plot smolders through the night, - -and in the morning it breaks out like a raging fire. - - -7. Burning like an oven, - -they consume their leaders. - + and in the morning it breaks out like a raging fire. +7 Burning like an oven, + they consume their leaders. They kill their kings one after another, - -and no one cries to me for help. - - -8. "The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners, - -making themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake! - - -9. Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, - -but they don't even know it. - + and no one cries to me for help. +8 “The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners, + making themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake! +9 Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, + but they don’t even know it. Their hair is gray, - -but they don't realize they're old and weak. - - -10. Their arrogance testifies against them, - yet they don't return to the LORD their God - -or even try to find him. - - -11. "The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, - -first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help. - - -12. But as they fly about, - -I will throw my net over them + but they don’t realize they’re old and weak. +10 Their arrogance testifies against them, + yet they don’t return to the Lord their God + or even try to find him. +11 “The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, + first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help. +12 But as they fly about, + I will throw my net over them and bring them down like a bird from the sky. I will punish them for all the evil they do. - -13. "What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me! - -Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. - +13 “What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me! + Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. I wanted to redeem them, - -but they have told lies about me. - - -14. They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. - -Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. + but they have told lies about me. +14 They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. + Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for grain and new wine, - -and they turn away from me. - - -15. I trained them and made them strong, - -yet now they plot evil against me. - - -16. They look everywhere except to the Most High. - -They are as useless as a crooked bow. - + and they turn away from me. +15 I trained them and made them strong, + yet now they plot evil against me. +16 They look everywhere except to the Most High. + They are as useless as a crooked bow. Their leaders will be killed by their enemies - -because of their insolence toward me. - + because of their insolence toward me. Then the people of Egypt - -will laugh at them. - - - + will laugh at them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md index 0c4e0ae6..a24561d4 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,117 +1,52 @@ -Israel Harvests the Whirlwind - # Chapter 8 -1. "Sound the alarm! - The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the LORD, +1 “Sound the alarm! + The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord, for they have broken my covenant - -and revolted against my law. - - -2. Now Israel pleads with me, - -' -Help us, for you are our God!' - - -3. But it is too late. - + and revolted against my law. +2 Now Israel pleads with me, + ‘Help us, for you are our God!’ +3 But it is too late. The people of Israel have rejected what is good, - -and now their enemies will chase after them. - - -4. The people have appointed kings without my consent, - -and princes without my approval. - + and now their enemies will chase after them. +4 The people have appointed kings without my consent, + and princes without my approval. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, - -they have brought about their own destruction. - - -5. "O Samaria, I reject this calf-- - -this idol you have made. - + they have brought about their own destruction. +5 “O Samaria, I reject this calf— + this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. - -How long will you be incapable of innocence? - - -6. This calf you worship, O Israel, - -was crafted by your own hands! + How long will you be incapable of innocence? +6 This calf you worship, O Israel, + was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! - -Therefore, it must be smashed to bits. - - -7. "They have planted the wind - -and will harvest the whirlwind. - + Therefore, it must be smashed to bits. +7 “They have planted the wind + and will harvest the whirlwind. The stalks of grain wither - -and produce nothing to eat. - + and produce nothing to eat. And even if there is any grain, - -foreigners will eat it. - - -8. The people of Israel have been swallowed up; - -they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot. - - -9. Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, - -they have gone up to Assyria. -The people of Israel have sold themselves-- - -sold themselves to many lovers. - - -10. But though they have sold themselves to many allies, - -I will now gather them together for judgment. - + foreigners will eat it. +8 The people of Israel have been swallowed up; + they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot. +9 Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, + they have gone up to Assyria. +The people of Israel have sold themselves— + sold themselves to many lovers. +10 But though they have sold themselves to many allies, + I will now gather them together for judgment. Then they will writhe - -under the burden of the great king. - - -11. "Israel has built many altars to take away sin, - -but these very altars became places for sinning! - - -12. Even though I gave them all my laws, - -they act as if those laws don't apply to them. - - -13. The people love to offer sacrifices to me, - -feasting on the meat, - -but I do not accept their sacrifices. - + under the burden of the great king. +11 “Israel has built many altars to take away sin, + but these very altars became places for sinning! +12 Even though I gave them all my laws, + they act as if those laws don’t apply to them. +13 The people love to offer sacrifices to me, + feasting on the meat, + but I do not accept their sacrifices. I will hold my people accountable for their sins, - -and I will punish them. - -They will return to Egypt. - - -14. Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces, - -and Judah has fortified its cities. - + and I will punish them. + They will return to Egypt. +14 Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces, + and Judah has fortified its cities. Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities - -and will burn up their fortresses." - - - + and will burn up their fortresses.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md index 8e376add..5971938b 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,158 +1,73 @@ -Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment - # Chapter 9 -1. O people of Israel, - -do not rejoice as other nations do. - +1 O people of Israel, + do not rejoice as other nations do. For you have been unfaithful to your God, - -hiring yourselves out like prostitutes, - -worshiping other gods on every threshing floor. - - -2. So now your harvests will be too small to feed you. - -There will be no grapes for making new wine. - - -3. You may no longer stay here in the LORD's land. - -Instead, you will return to Egypt, + hiring yourselves out like prostitutes, + worshiping other gods on every threshing floor. +2 So now your harvests will be too small to feed you. + There will be no grapes for making new wine. +3 You may no longer stay here in the Lord’s land. + Instead, you will return to Egypt, and in Assyria you will eat food - -that is ceremonially unclean. - - -4. There you will make no offerings of wine to the LORD. - -None of your sacrifices there will please him. - + that is ceremonially unclean. +4 There you will make no offerings of wine to the Lord. + None of your sacrifices there will please him. They will be unclean, like food touched by a person in mourning. - -All who present such sacrifices will be defiled. - + All who present such sacrifices will be defiled. They may eat this food themselves, - but they may not offer it to the LORD. - -5. What then will you do on festival days? - How will you observe the LORD's festivals? - -6. Even if you escape destruction from Assyria, + but they may not offer it to the Lord. +5 What then will you do on festival days? + How will you observe the Lord’s festivals? +6 Even if you escape destruction from Assyria, Egypt will conquer you, and Memphis will bury you. - Nettles will take over your treasures of silver; - -thistles will invade your ruined homes. - - -7. The time of Israel's punishment has come; - -the day of payment is here. - -Soon Israel will know this all too well. - + thistles will invade your ruined homes. +7 The time of Israel’s punishment has come; + the day of payment is here. + Soon Israel will know this all too well. Because of your great sin and hostility, - -you say, "The prophets are crazy - -and the inspired men are fools!" - - -8. The prophet is a watchman over Israel for my God, - -yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes. - -He faces hostility even in the house of God. - - -9. The things my people do are as depraved - -as what they did in Gibeah long ago. - + you say, “The prophets are crazy + and the inspired men are fools!” +8 The prophet is a watchman over Israel for my God, + yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes. + He faces hostility even in the house of God. +9 The things my people do are as depraved + as what they did in Gibeah long ago. God will not forget. - -He will surely punish them for their sins. - - -10. The LORD says, "O Israel, when I first found you, - -it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. - + He will surely punish them for their sins. +10 The Lord says, “O Israel, when I first found you, + it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, - -it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. - + it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. But then they deserted me for Baal-peor, - -giving themselves to that shameful idol. - + giving themselves to that shameful idol. Soon they became vile, - -as vile as the god they worshiped. - - -11. The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, - -for your children will not be born + as vile as the god they worshiped. +11 The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, + for your children will not be born or grow in the womb - -or even be conceived. - - -12. Even if you do have children who grow up, - -I will take them from you. - + or even be conceived. +12 Even if you do have children who grow up, + I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away - -and leave you alone. - - -13. I have watched Israel become as beautiful as Tyre. - -But now Israel will bring out her children for slaughter." - - -14. O LORD, what should I request for your people? - -I will ask for wombs that don't give birth - -and breasts that give no milk. - - -15. The LORD says, "All their wickedness began at Gilgal; - -there I began to hate them. - + and leave you alone. +13 I have watched Israel become as beautiful as Tyre. + But now Israel will bring out her children for slaughter.” +14 O Lord, what should I request for your people? + I will ask for wombs that don’t give birth + and breasts that give no milk. +15 The Lord says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal; + there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land - -because of their evil actions. - + because of their evil actions. I will love them no more - -because all their leaders are rebels. - - -16. The people of Israel are struck down. - -Their roots are dried up, - -and they will bear no more fruit. - + because all their leaders are rebels. +16 The people of Israel are struck down. + Their roots are dried up, + and they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, - -I will slaughter their beloved children." - - -17. My God will reject the people of Israel - -because they will not listen or obey. - + I will slaughter their beloved children.” +17 My God will reject the people of Israel + because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, - -homeless among the nations. - - - + homeless among the nations. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md index 379c1158..c1873851 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,144 +1,69 @@ -The LORD's Judgment against Israel - # Chapter 10 -1. How prosperous Israel is-- - -a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit. - +1 How prosperous Israel is— + a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit. But the richer the people get, - -the more pagan altars they build. - + the more pagan altars they build. The more bountiful their harvests, - -the more beautiful their sacred pillars. - - -2. The hearts of the people are fickle; - -they are guilty and must be punished. -The LORD will break down their altars - -and smash their sacred pillars. - - -3. Then they will say, "We have no king - because we didn't fear the LORD. - + the more beautiful their sacred pillars. +2 The hearts of the people are fickle; + they are guilty and must be punished. +The Lord will break down their altars + and smash their sacred pillars. +3 Then they will say, “We have no king + because we didn’t fear the Lord. But even if we had a king, - -what could he do for us anyway?" - - -4. They spout empty words - -and make covenants they don't intend to keep. - + what could he do for us anyway?” +4 They spout empty words + and make covenants they don’t intend to keep. So injustice springs up among them - -like poisonous weeds in a farmer's field. - - -5. The people of Samaria tremble in fear + like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field. +5 The people of Samaria tremble in fear for their calf idol at Beth-aven, - -and they mourn for it. - + and they mourn for it. Though its priests rejoice over it, its glory will be stripped away. - -6. This idol will be carted away to Assyria, - -a gift to the great king there. - +6 This idol will be carted away to Assyria, + a gift to the great king there. Ephraim will be ridiculed and Israel will be shamed, - -because its people have trusted in this idol. - - -7. Samaria and its king will be cut off; - -they will float away like driftwood on an ocean wave. - - -8. And the pagan shrines of Aven, the place of Israel's sin, will crumble. - -Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars. - -They will beg the mountains, "Bury us!" - -and plead with the hills, "Fall on us!" - - -9. The LORD says, "O Israel, ever since Gibeah, - -there has been only sin and more sin! + because its people have trusted in this idol. +7 Samaria and its king will be cut off; + they will float away like driftwood on an ocean wave. +8 And the pagan shrines of Aven, the place of Israel’s sin, will crumble. + Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars. +They will beg the mountains, “Bury us!” + and plead with the hills, “Fall on us!” +9 The Lord says, “O Israel, ever since Gibeah, + there has been only sin and more sin! You have made no progress whatsoever. - -Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked? - - -10. Now whenever it fits my plan, - -I will attack you, too. - + Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked? +10 Now whenever it fits my plan, + I will attack you, too. I will call out the armies of the nations - -to punish you for your multiplied sins. - - -11. "Israel is like a trained heifer treading out the grain-- - -an easy job she loves. - -But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck. - + to punish you for your multiplied sins. +11 “Israel is like a trained heifer treading out the grain— + an easy job she loves. + But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck. I will force Judah to pull the plow and Israel to break up the hard ground. - -12. I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, - -and you will harvest a crop of love. - +12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, + and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, - for now is the time to seek the LORD, + for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come - -and shower righteousness upon you.' - - -13. "But you have cultivated wickedness - -and harvested a thriving crop of sins. - -You have eaten the fruit of lies-- - -trusting in your military might, + and shower righteousness upon you.’ +13 “But you have cultivated wickedness + and harvested a thriving crop of sins. +You have eaten the fruit of lies— + trusting in your military might, believing that great armies - -could make your nation safe. - - -14. Now the terrors of war - -will rise among your people. - + could make your nation safe. +14 Now the terrors of war + will rise among your people. All your fortifications will fall, - -just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel. - + just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel. Even mothers and children - -were dashed to death there. - - -15. You will share that fate, Bethel, - -because of your great wickedness. - + were dashed to death there. +15 You will share that fate, Bethel, + because of your great wickedness. When the day of judgment dawns, - -the king of Israel will be completely destroyed. - - - + the king of Israel will be completely destroyed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md index 44222fbb..e55a0dab 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,102 +1,47 @@ -The LORD's Love for Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. "When Israel was a child, I loved him, - -and I called my son out of Egypt. - - -2. But the more I called to him, +1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, + and I called my son out of Egypt. +2 But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal - -and burning incense to idols. - - -3. I myself taught Israel how to walk, - -leading him along by the hand. - -But he doesn't know or even care - -that it was I who took care of him. - - -4. I led Israel along - -with my ropes of kindness and love. - + and burning incense to idols. +3 I myself taught Israel how to walk, + leading him along by the hand. +But he doesn’t know or even care + that it was I who took care of him. +4 I led Israel along + with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted the yoke from his neck, - -and I myself stooped to feed him. - - -5. "But since my people refuse to return to me, - -they will return to Egypt - -and will be forced to serve Assyria. - - -6. War will swirl through their cities; - -their enemies will crash through their gates. - + and I myself stooped to feed him. +5 “But since my people refuse to return to me, + they will return to Egypt + and will be forced to serve Assyria. +6 War will swirl through their cities; + their enemies will crash through their gates. They will destroy them, - -trapping them in their own evil plans. - - -7. For my people are determined to desert me. - + trapping them in their own evil plans. +7 For my people are determined to desert me. They call me the Most High, - -but they don't truly honor me. - - -8. "Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? - -How can I let you go? + but they don’t truly honor me. +8 “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? + How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah - -or demolish you like Zeboiim? + or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, - -and my compassion overflows. - - -9. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. - -I will not completely destroy Israel, + and my compassion overflows. +9 No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. + I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. - -I am the Holy One living among you, - -and I will not come to destroy. - - -10. For someday the people will follow me. - I, the LORD, will roar like a lion. - + I am the Holy One living among you, + and I will not come to destroy. +10 For someday the people will follow me. + I, the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, - -my people will return trembling from the west. - - -11. Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. - -Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. - -And I will bring them home again," - says the LORD. - -Charges against Israel and Judah - - -12. Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, - -but Judah still obeys God - and is faithful to the Holy One. - - - + my people will return trembling from the west. +11 Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. + Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. +And I will bring them home again,” + says the Lord. +12 Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, + but Judah still obeys God + and is faithful to the Holy One. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md index 8d153780..95ae5cb1 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,99 +1,50 @@ # Chapter 12 -1. The people of Israel feed on the wind; - -they chase after the east wind all day long. - +1 The people of Israel feed on the wind; + they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; - -they are making an alliance with Assyria - -while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt. - - -2. Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah. + they are making an alliance with Assyria + while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt. +2 Now the Lord is bringing charges against Judah. He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways, - -and pay him back for all he has done. - - -3. Even in the womb, - -Jacob struggled with his brother; + and pay him back for all he has done. +3 Even in the womb, + Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, - -he even fought with God. - - -4. Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. - -He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. - + he even fought with God. +4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. + He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, - and God spoke to him-- - -5. the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, - the LORD is his name! - -6. So now, come back to your God. - -Act with love and justice, - -and always depend on him. - - -7. But no, the people are like crafty merchants - -selling from dishonest scales-- - -they love to cheat. - - -8. Israel boasts, "I am rich! - -I've made a fortune all by myself! + and God spoke to him— +5 the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, + the Lord is his name! +6 So now, come back to your God. + Act with love and justice, + and always depend on him. +7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants + selling from dishonest scales— + they love to cheat. +8 Israel boasts, “I am rich! + I’ve made a fortune all by myself! No one has caught me cheating! - -My record is spotless!" - - -9. "But I am the LORD your God, - -who rescued you from slavery in Egypt. - + My record is spotless!” +9 “But I am the Lord your God, + who rescued you from slavery in Egypt. And I will make you live in tents again, as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters. - -10. I sent my prophets to warn you - -with many visions and parables." - - -11. But the people of Gilead are worthless - -because of their idol worship. - +10 I sent my prophets to warn you + with many visions and parables.” +11 But the people of Gilead are worthless + because of their idol worship. And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls; - -their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone - -along the edges of a plowed field. - - -12. Jacob fled to the land of Aram, + their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone + along the edges of a plowed field. +12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep. - -13. Then by a prophet - the LORD brought Jacob's descendants out of Egypt; +13 Then by a prophet + the Lord brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; and by that prophet - -they were protected. - - -14. But the people of Israel - have bitterly provoked the LORD, + they were protected. +14 But the people of Israel + have bitterly provoked the Lord, so their Lord will now sentence them to death - -in payment for their sins. - - - + in payment for their sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md index 0685e86c..eb690cf3 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,136 +1,62 @@ -The LORD's Anger against Israel - # Chapter 13 -1. When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, - -the people shook with fear, - -for that tribe was important in Israel. - +1 When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, + the people shook with fear, + for that tribe was important in Israel. But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal - -and thus sealed their destruction. - - -2. Now they continue to sin by making silver idols, - -images shaped skillfully with human hands. - -"Sacrifice to these," they cry, - -"and kiss the calf idols!" - - -3. Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist, - -like dew in the morning sun, + and thus sealed their destruction. +2 Now they continue to sin by making silver idols, + images shaped skillfully with human hands. +“Sacrifice to these,” they cry, + “and kiss the calf idols!” +3 Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist, + like dew in the morning sun, like chaff blown by the wind, - -like smoke from a chimney. - - -4. "I have been the LORD your God - -ever since I brought you out of Egypt. - + like smoke from a chimney. +4 “I have been the Lord your God + ever since I brought you out of Egypt. You must acknowledge no God but me, - -for there is no other savior. - - -5. I took care of you in the wilderness, - -in that dry and thirsty land. - - -6. But when you had eaten and were satisfied, - -you became proud and forgot me. - - -7. So now I will attack you like a lion, - -like a leopard that lurks along the road. - - -8. Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, - -I will tear out your heart. - + for there is no other savior. +5 I took care of you in the wilderness, + in that dry and thirsty land. +6 But when you had eaten and were satisfied, + you became proud and forgot me. +7 So now I will attack you like a lion, + like a leopard that lurks along the road. +8 Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, + I will tear out your heart. I will devour you like a hungry lioness - -and mangle you like a wild animal. - - -9. "You are about to be destroyed, O Israel-- - -yes, by me, your only helper. - - -10. Now where is your king? - -Let him save you! + and mangle you like a wild animal. +9 “You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— + yes, by me, your only helper. +10 Now where is your king? + Let him save you! Where are all the leaders of the land, - -the king and the officials you demanded of me? - - -11. In my anger I gave you kings, - -and in my fury I took them away. - - -12. "Ephraim's guilt has been collected, - -and his sin has been stored up for punishment. - - -13. Pain has come to the people - -like the pain of childbirth, + the king and the officials you demanded of me? +11 In my anger I gave you kings, + and in my fury I took them away. +12 “Ephraim’s guilt has been collected, + and his sin has been stored up for punishment. +13 Pain has come to the people + like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child - -who resists being born. - + who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, - -but they stay in the womb! - - -14. "Should I ransom them from the grave? - -Should I redeem them from death? + but they stay in the womb! +14 “Should I ransom them from the grave? + Should I redeem them from death? O death, bring on your terrors! O grave, bring on your plagues! - -For I will not take pity on them. - - -15. Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers, - but the east wind--a blast from the LORD-- - -will arise in the desert. - + For I will not take pity on them. +15 Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers, + but the east wind—a blast from the Lord— + will arise in the desert. All their flowing springs will run dry, - -and all their wells will disappear. - + and all their wells will disappear. Every precious thing they own - -will be plundered and carried away. - - -16. The people of Samaria - -must bear the consequences of their guilt - -because they rebelled against their God. - + will be plundered and carried away. +16 The people of Samaria + must bear the consequences of their guilt + because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed by an invading army, - -their little ones dashed to death against the ground, - -their pregnant women ripped open by swords." - - - + their little ones dashed to death against the ground, + their pregnant women ripped open by swords.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md index 871858c7..48ec491e 100644 --- a/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/28_Hosea/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,77 +1,36 @@ -Healing for the Repentant - # Chapter 14 -1. Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, - -for your sins have brought you down. - - -2. Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD. - -Say to him, -"Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, +1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, + for your sins have brought you down. +2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. + Say to him, +“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises. - -3. Assyria cannot save us, - -nor can our warhorses. - +3 Assyria cannot save us, + nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, - -'You are our gods.' + ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone - -do the orphans find mercy." - - -4. The LORD says, -"Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; - -my love will know no bounds, - -for my anger will be gone forever. - - -5. I will be to Israel - -like a refreshing dew from heaven. - + do the orphans find mercy.” +4 The Lord says, +“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; + my love will know no bounds, + for my anger will be gone forever. +5 I will be to Israel + like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; - -it will send roots deep into the soil - -like the cedars in Lebanon. - - -6. Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, - -as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon. - - -7. My people will again live under my shade. - -They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. - -They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon. - - -8. "O Israel, stay away from idols! - -I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. - + it will send roots deep into the soil + like the cedars in Lebanon. +6 Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, + as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon. +7 My people will again live under my shade. + They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. + They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon. +8 “O Israel, stay away from idols! + I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; - -all your fruit comes from me." - - -9. Let those who are wise understand these things. - -Let those with discernment listen carefully. -The paths of the LORD are true and right, - -and righteous people live by walking in them. - -But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. - - - + all your fruit comes from me.” +9 Let those who are wise understand these things. + Let those with discernment listen carefully. +The paths of the Lord are true and right, + and righteous people live by walking in them. + But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md index db452b7d..0239d431 100644 --- a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,159 +1,76 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel. - -Mourning over the Locust Plague - - -2. Hear this, you leaders of the people. - -Listen, all who live in the land. - +1 The Lord gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel. +2 Hear this, you leaders of the people. + Listen, all who live in the land. In all your history, - -has anything like this happened before? - - -3. Tell your children about it in the years to come, - -and let your children tell their children. - -Pass the story down from generation to generation. - - -4. After the cutting locusts finished eating the crops, - -the swarming locusts took what was left! + has anything like this happened before? +3 Tell your children about it in the years to come, + and let your children tell their children. + Pass the story down from generation to generation. +4 After the cutting locusts finished eating the crops, + the swarming locusts took what was left! After them came the hopping locusts, and then the stripping locusts, too! - -5. Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! - -Wail, all you wine-drinkers! +5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! + Wail, all you wine-drinkers! All the grapes are ruined, - -and all your sweet wine is gone. - - -6. A vast army of locusts has invaded my land, - -a terrible army too numerous to count. - -Its teeth are like lions' teeth, - -its fangs like those of a lioness. - - -7. It has destroyed my grapevines - -and ruined my fig trees, + and all your sweet wine is gone. +6 A vast army of locusts has invaded my land, + a terrible army too numerous to count. +Its teeth are like lions’ teeth, + its fangs like those of a lioness. +7 It has destroyed my grapevines + and ruined my fig trees, stripping their bark and destroying it, - -leaving the branches white and bare. - - -8. Weep like a bride dressed in black, - -mourning the death of her husband. - - -9. -For there is no grain or wine - to offer at the Temple of the LORD. - + leaving the branches white and bare. +8 Weep like a bride dressed in black, + mourning the death of her husband. +9 For there is no grain or wine + to offer at the Temple of the Lord. So the priests are in mourning. - The ministers of the LORD are weeping. - -10. The fields are ruined, - -the land is stripped bare. - + The ministers of the Lord are weeping. +10 The fields are ruined, + the land is stripped bare. The grain is destroyed, - -the grapes have shriveled, - -and the olive oil is gone. - - -11. Despair, all you farmers! - -Wail, all you vine growers! -Weep, because the wheat and barley-- - all the crops of the field--are ruined. - -12. The grapevines have dried up, - -and the fig trees have withered. - -The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees-- - all the fruit trees--have dried up. - -And the people's joy has dried up with them. - - -13. Dress yourselves in burlap and weep, you priests! - -Wail, you who serve before the altar! + the grapes have shriveled, + and the olive oil is gone. +11 Despair, all you farmers! + Wail, all you vine growers! +Weep, because the wheat and barley— + all the crops of the field—are ruined. +12 The grapevines have dried up, + and the fig trees have withered. +The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees— + all the fruit trees—have dried up. + And the people’s joy has dried up with them. +13 Dress yourselves in burlap and weep, you priests! + Wail, you who serve before the altar! Come, spend the night in burlap, - -you ministers of my God. - + you ministers of my God. For there is no grain or wine - -to offer at the Temple of your God. - - -14. Announce a time of fasting; - -call the people together for a solemn meeting. - + to offer at the Temple of your God. +14 Announce a time of fasting; + call the people together for a solemn meeting. Bring the leaders - -and all the people of the land -into the Temple of the LORD your God, - -and cry out to him there. - - -15. The day of the LORD is near, - -the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. - -How terrible that day will be! - - -16. Our food disappears before our very eyes. - -No joyful celebrations are held in the house of our God. - - -17. The seeds die in the parched ground, - -and the grain crops fail. - + and all the people of the land +into the Temple of the Lord your God, + and cry out to him there. +15 The day of the Lord is near, + the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. + How terrible that day will be! +16 Our food disappears before our very eyes. + No joyful celebrations are held in the house of our God. +17 The seeds die in the parched ground, + and the grain crops fail. The barns stand empty, - -and granaries are abandoned. - - -18. How the animals moan with hunger! - -The herds of cattle wander about confused, + and granaries are abandoned. +18 How the animals moan with hunger! + The herds of cattle wander about confused, because they have no pasture. - -The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery. - - -19. LORD, help us! + The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery. +19 Lord, help us! The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures, - -and flames have burned up all the trees. - - -20. Even the wild animals cry out to you - -because the streams have dried up, - -and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures. - - - + and flames have burned up all the trees. +20 Even the wild animals cry out to you + because the streams have dried up, + and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md index 6118c1d2..2a85a604 100644 --- a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,262 +1,131 @@ -Locusts Invade like an Army - # Chapter 2 -1. Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem! - -Raise the alarm on my holy mountain! +1 Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem! + Raise the alarm on my holy mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear - because the day of the LORD is upon us. - -2. It is a day of darkness and gloom, - -a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. - + because the day of the Lord is upon us. +2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, + a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, - -a great and mighty army appears. - + a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before - -or will ever be seen again. - - -3. Fire burns in front of them, - -and flames follow after them. - + or will ever be seen again. +3 Fire burns in front of them, + and flames follow after them. Ahead of them the land lies - -as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. - + as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. Behind them is nothing but desolation; - -not one thing escapes. - - -4. They look like horses; + not one thing escapes. +4 They look like horses; they charge forward like warhorses. - -5. Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops. - Listen to the noise they make--like the rumbling of chariots, +5 Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops. + Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots, like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble, - -or like a mighty army moving into battle. - - -6. Fear grips all the people; - -every face grows pale with terror. - - -7. The attackers march like warriors - -and scale city walls like soldiers. - + or like a mighty army moving into battle. +6 Fear grips all the people; + every face grows pale with terror. +7 The attackers march like warriors + and scale city walls like soldiers. Straight forward they march, - -never breaking rank. - - -8. They never jostle each other; - -each moves in exactly the right position. - + never breaking rank. +8 They never jostle each other; + each moves in exactly the right position. They break through defenses - -without missing a step. - - -9. They swarm over the city - -and run along its walls. - + without missing a step. +9 They swarm over the city + and run along its walls. They enter all the houses, - -climbing like thieves through the windows. - - -10. The earth quakes as they advance, - -and the heavens tremble. - + climbing like thieves through the windows. +10 The earth quakes as they advance, + and the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, - -and the stars no longer shine. - - -11. The LORD is at the head of the column. - -He leads them with a shout. - + and the stars no longer shine. +11 The Lord is at the head of the column. + He leads them with a shout. This is his mighty army, - -and they follow his orders. -The day of the LORD is an awesome, terrible thing. - -Who can possibly survive? -A Call to Repentance - - -12. That is why the LORD says, - -"Turn to me now, while there is time. - + and they follow his orders. +The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing. + Who can possibly survive? +12 That is why the Lord says, + “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. - -Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. - - -13. Don't tear your clothing in your grief, - -but tear your hearts instead." -Return to the LORD your God, - -for he is merciful and compassionate, + Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. +13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, + but tear your hearts instead.” +Return to the Lord your God, + for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. - -He is eager to relent and not punish. - - -14. Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve, - -sending you a blessing instead of this curse. - + He is eager to relent and not punish. +14 Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve, + sending you a blessing instead of this curse. Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine - to the LORD your God as before. - -15. Blow the ram's horn in Jerusalem! - -Announce a time of fasting; + to the Lord your God as before. +15 Blow the ram’s horn in Jerusalem! + Announce a time of fasting; call the people together - -for a solemn meeting. - - -16. Gather all the people-- - -the elders, the children, and even the babies. - + for a solemn meeting. +16 Gather all the people— + the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters - -and the bride from her private room. - - -17. Let the priests, who minister in the LORD's presence, - -stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. -Let them pray, "Spare your people, LORD! - -Don't let your special possession become an object of mockery. - -Don't let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, - -'Has the God of Israel left them?'"The LORD's Promise of Restoration - -18. Then the LORD will pity his people - -and jealously guard the honor of his land. - - -19. The LORD will reply, -"Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil, - -enough to satisfy your needs. - + and the bride from her private room. +17 Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence, + stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. +Let them pray, “Spare your people, Lord! + Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery. +Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, + ‘Has the God of Israel left them?’” +18 Then the Lord will pity his people + and jealously guard the honor of his land. +19 The Lord will reply, +“Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil, + enough to satisfy your needs. You will no longer be an object of mockery - -among the surrounding nations. - - -20. I will drive away these armies from the north. - -I will send them into the parched wastelands. - + among the surrounding nations. +20 I will drive away these armies from the north. + I will send them into the parched wastelands. Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea, and those at the rear into the Mediterranean. - -The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land." -Surely the LORD has done great things! - -21. Don't be afraid, O land. - +The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land.” +Surely the Lord has done great things! +21 Don’t be afraid, O land. Be glad now and rejoice, - for the LORD has done great things. - -22. Don't be afraid, you animals of the field, - -for the wilderness pastures will soon be green. - + for the Lord has done great things. +22 Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field, + for the wilderness pastures will soon be green. The trees will again be filled with fruit; - -fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more. - - -23. Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! - Rejoice in the LORD your God! + fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more. +23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! + Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. - -Once more the autumn rains will come, - -as well as the rains of spring. - - -24. The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain, - -and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil. - - -25. The LORD says, "I will give you back what you lost - -to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, + Once more the autumn rains will come, + as well as the rains of spring. +24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain, + and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil. +25 The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost + to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. - -It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. - - -26. Once again you will have all the food you want, - and you will praise the LORD your God, + It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. +26 Once again you will have all the food you want, + and you will praise the Lord your God, who does these miracles for you. - -Never again will my people be disgraced. - - -27. Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, - that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. - -Never again will my people be disgraced.The LORD's Promise of His Spirit - -28. "Then, after doing all those things, - -I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. - + Never again will my people be disgraced. +27 Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, + that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. + Never again will my people be disgraced. +28 “Then, after doing all those things, + I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. - -Your old men will dream dreams, - -and your young men will see visions. - - -29. In those days I will pour out my Spirit - even on servants--men and women alike. - -30. And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth-- - -blood and fire and columns of smoke. - - -31. The sun will become dark, - -and the moon will turn blood red - before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives. - -32. But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD - -will be saved, + Your old men will dream dreams, + and your young men will see visions. +29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit + even on servants—men and women alike. +30 And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth— + blood and fire and columns of smoke. +31 The sun will become dark, + and the moon will turn blood red + before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives. +32 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord + will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, - just as the LORD has said. - + just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors - whom the LORD has called. - - - + whom the Lord has called. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md index e4634b39..efdb0793 100644 --- a/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/29_Joel/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,133 +1,66 @@ -Judgment against Enemy Nations - # Chapter 3 -1. "At the time of those events," says the LORD, - -"when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem, - - -2. I will gather the armies of the world +1 “At the time of those events,” says the Lord, + “when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem, +2 I will gather the armies of the world into the valley of Jehoshaphat. - There I will judge them - -for harming my people, my special possession, + for harming my people, my special possession, for scattering my people among the nations, - -and for dividing up my land. - - -3. They threw dice to decide which of my people - -would be their slaves. - + and for dividing up my land. +3 They threw dice to decide which of my people + would be their slaves. They traded boys to obtain prostitutes - -and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk. - - -4. "What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done. -5. You have taken my silver and gold and all my precious treasures, and have carried them off to your pagan temples. -6. You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, so they could take them far from their homeland. - -7. "But I will bring them back from all the places to which you sold them, and I will pay you back for everything you have done. -8. I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the people of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the LORD, have spoken!" - -9. Say to the nations far and wide: - -"Get ready for war! + and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk. +4 “What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done. +5 You have taken my silver and gold and all my precious treasures, and have carried them off to your pagan temples. +6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, so they could take them far from their homeland. +7 “But I will bring them back from all the places to which you sold them, and I will pay you back for everything you have done. +8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the people of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the Lord, have spoken!” +9 Say to the nations far and wide: + “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. - -Let all your fighting men advance for the attack. - - -10. Hammer your plowshares into swords - -and your pruning hooks into spears. - -Train even your weaklings to be warriors. - - -11. Come quickly, all you nations everywhere. - -Gather together in the valley." -And now, O LORD, call out your warriors! - -12. "Let the nations be called to arms. - -Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. -There I, the LORD, will sit - -to pronounce judgment on them all. - - -13. Swing the sickle, + Let all your fighting men advance for the attack. +10 Hammer your plowshares into swords + and your pruning hooks into spears. + Train even your weaklings to be warriors. +11 Come quickly, all you nations everywhere. + Gather together in the valley.” +And now, O Lord, call out your warriors! +12 “Let the nations be called to arms. + Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. +There I, the Lord, will sit + to pronounce judgment on them all. +13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. - Come, tread the grapes, - -for the winepress is full. - + for the winepress is full. The storage vats are overflowing - -with the wickedness of these people." - - -14. Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision. - There the day of the LORD will soon arrive. - -15. The sun and moon will grow dark, - -and the stars will no longer shine. - - -16. The LORD's voice will roar from Zion - -and thunder from Jerusalem, - -and the heavens and the earth will shake. -But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, - -a strong fortress for the people of Israel. - -Blessings for God's People - - -17. "Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, - -live in Zion, my holy mountain. - + with the wickedness of these people.” +14 Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision. + There the day of the Lord will soon arrive. +15 The sun and moon will grow dark, + and the stars will no longer shine. +16 The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion + and thunder from Jerusalem, + and the heavens and the earth will shake. +But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, + a strong fortress for the people of Israel. +17 “Then you will know that I, the Lord your God, + live in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy forever, - -and foreign armies will never conquer her again. - - -18. In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, - -and the hills will flow with milk. - + and foreign armies will never conquer her again. +18 In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, + and the hills will flow with milk. Water will fill the streambeds of Judah, - and a fountain will burst forth from the LORD's Temple, + and a fountain will burst forth from the Lord’s Temple, watering the arid valley of acacias. - -19. But Egypt will become a wasteland - -and Edom will become a wilderness, +19 But Egypt will become a wasteland + and Edom will become a wilderness, because they attacked the people of Judah - -and killed innocent people in their land. - - -20. "But Judah will be filled with people forever, - -and Jerusalem will endure through all generations. - - -21. I will pardon my people's crimes, - -which I have not yet pardoned; -and I, the LORD, will make my home - in Jerusalem with my people." - - - + and killed innocent people in their land. +20 “But Judah will be filled with people forever, + and Jerusalem will endure through all generations. +21 I will pardon my people’s crimes, + which I have not yet pardoned; +and I, the Lord, will make my home + in Jerusalem with my people.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md index 1c0af916..fbaff982 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,114 +1,58 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. - -2. This is what he saw and heard: -"The LORD's voice will roar from Zion - -and thunder from Jerusalem! +1 This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. +2 This is what he saw and heard: +“The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion + and thunder from Jerusalem! The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; - -the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die." -God's Judgment on Israel's Neighbors - - -3. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.” +3 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! They beat down my people in Gilead - -as grain is threshed with iron sledges. - - -4. So I will send down fire on King Hazael's palace, - -and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed. - - -5. I will break down the gates of Damascus - -and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. - + as grain is threshed with iron sledges. +4 So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace, + and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed. +5 I will break down the gates of Damascus + and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven. I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden, - -and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir," - says the LORD. - -6. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,” + says the Lord. +6 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! They sent whole villages into exile, - -selling them as slaves to Edom. - - -7. So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza, - -and all its fortresses will be destroyed. - - -8. I will slaughter the people of Ashdod - -and destroy the king of Ashkelon. - + selling them as slaves to Edom. +7 So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza, + and all its fortresses will be destroyed. +8 I will slaughter the people of Ashdod + and destroy the king of Ashkelon. Then I will turn to attack Ekron, - -and the few Philistines still left will be killed," - says the Sovereign LORD. - -9. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + and the few Philistines still left will be killed,” + says the Sovereign Lord. +9 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel, - -selling whole villages as slaves to Edom. - - -10. So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, - -and all its fortresses will be destroyed." - - -11. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Edom have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + selling whole villages as slaves to Edom. +10 So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, + and all its fortresses will be destroyed.” +11 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Edom have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, - -showing them no mercy. - + showing them no mercy. In their rage, they slashed them continually - -and were unrelenting in their anger. - - -12. So I will send down fire on Teman, - -and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed." - - -13. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + and were unrelenting in their anger. +12 So I will send down fire on Teman, + and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.” +13 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders, - -they ripped open pregnant women with their swords. - - -14. So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah, - -and all its fortresses will be destroyed. - + they ripped open pregnant women with their swords. +14 So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah, + and all its fortresses will be destroyed. The battle will come upon them with shouts, - -like a whirlwind in a mighty storm. - - -15. And their king and his princes will go into exile together," - says the LORD. - - - + like a whirlwind in a mighty storm. +15 And their king and his princes will go into exile together,” + says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md index c71f42e2..da2881e0 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,128 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Moab have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! -They desecrated the bones of Edom's king, - -burning them to ashes. - - -2. So I will send down fire on the land of Moab, - -and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed. - +1 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Moab have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! +They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king, + burning them to ashes. +2 So I will send down fire on the land of Moab, + and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed. The people will fall in the noise of battle, - -as the warriors shout and the ram's horn sounds. - - -3. And I will destroy their king - -and slaughter all their princes," - says the LORD. - -God's Judgment on Judah and Israel - - -4. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Judah have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! -They have rejected the instruction of the LORD, - -refusing to obey his decrees. - + as the warriors shout and the ram’s horn sounds. +3 And I will destroy their king + and slaughter all their princes,” + says the Lord. +4 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Judah have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! +They have rejected the instruction of the Lord, + refusing to obey his decrees. They have been led astray by the same lies - -that deceived their ancestors. - - -5. So I will send down fire on Judah, - -and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed." - - -6. This is what the LORD says: -"The people of Israel have sinned again and again, - -and I will not let them go unpunished! + that deceived their ancestors. +5 So I will send down fire on Judah, + and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.” +6 This is what the Lord says: +“The people of Israel have sinned again and again, + and I will not let them go unpunished! They sell honorable people for silver - -and poor people for a pair of sandals. - - -7. They trample helpless people in the dust - -and shove the oppressed out of the way. - + and poor people for a pair of sandals. +7 They trample helpless people in the dust + and shove the oppressed out of the way. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, - -corrupting my holy name. - - -8. At their religious festivals, - -they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security. + corrupting my holy name. +8 At their religious festivals, + they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security. In the house of their gods, - -they drink wine bought with unjust fines. - - -9. "But as my people watched, - -I destroyed the Amorites, + they drink wine bought with unjust fines. +9 “But as my people watched, + I destroyed the Amorites, though they were as tall as cedars - -and as strong as oaks. - + and as strong as oaks. I destroyed the fruit on their branches - -and dug out their roots. - - -10. It was I who rescued you from Egypt - -and led you through the desert for forty years, - -so you could possess the land of the Amorites. - - -11. I chose some of your sons to be prophets - -and others to be Nazirites. - -Can you deny this, my people of Israel?" - asks the LORD. - -12. "But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, - -and you commanded the prophets, 'Shut up!' - - -13. "So I will make you groan - -like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain. - - -14. Your fastest runners will not get away. - -The strongest among you will become weak. - + and dug out their roots. +10 It was I who rescued you from Egypt + and led you through the desert for forty years, + so you could possess the land of the Amorites. +11 I chose some of your sons to be prophets + and others to be Nazirites. +Can you deny this, my people of Israel?” + asks the Lord. +12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, + and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’ +13 “So I will make you groan + like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain. +14 Your fastest runners will not get away. + The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves. - - -15. The archers will not stand their ground. - -The swiftest runners won't be fast enough to escape. - -Even those riding horses won't be able to save themselves. - - -16. On that day the most courageous of your fighting men - -will drop their weapons and run for their lives," - says the LORD. - - - +15 The archers will not stand their ground. +The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape. + Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves. +16 On that day the most courageous of your fighting men + will drop their weapons and run for their lives,” + says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md index 1160fa82..c14c8eea 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,105 +1,52 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel--against the entire family I rescued from Egypt: - -2. "From among all the families on the earth, - -I have been intimate with you alone. - +1 Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt: +2 “From among all the families on the earth, + I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you - -for all your sins." -Witnesses against Guilty Israel - - -3. Can two people walk together - -without agreeing on the direction? - - -4. Does a lion ever roar in a thicket - -without first finding a victim? + for all your sins.” +3 Can two people walk together + without agreeing on the direction? +4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket + without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den - -without first catching its prey? - - -5. Does a bird ever get caught in a trap - -that has no bait? + without first catching its prey? +5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap + that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut - -when there's nothing to catch? - - -6. When the ram's horn blows a warning, - -shouldn't the people be alarmed? + when there’s nothing to catch? +6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning, + shouldn’t the people be alarmed? Does disaster come to a city - unless the LORD has planned it? - -7. Indeed, the Sovereign LORD never does anything - -until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets. - - -8. The lion has roared-- - -so who isn't frightened? -The Sovereign LORD has spoken-- - -so who can refuse to proclaim his message? - - -9. Announce this to the leaders of Philistia - -and to the great ones of Egypt: -"Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, - -and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel." - - -10. "My people have forgotten how to do right," - says the LORD. - -"Their fortresses are filled with wealth - -taken by theft and violence. - - -11. Therefore," says the Sovereign LORD, - -"an enemy is coming! + unless the Lord has planned it? +7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything + until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets. +8 The lion has roared— + so who isn’t frightened? +The Sovereign Lord has spoken— + so who can refuse to proclaim his message? +9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia + and to the great ones of Egypt: +“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, + and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.” +10 “My people have forgotten how to do right,” + says the Lord. +“Their fortresses are filled with wealth + taken by theft and violence. +11 Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord, + “an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. - -Then he will plunder all their fortresses." - - -12. This is what the LORD says: -"A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth - -will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear. - + Then he will plunder all their fortresses.” +12 This is what the Lord says: +“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth + will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear. So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds, and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches. - -13. "Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel," -says the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven's Armies. - -14. "On the very day I punish Israel for its sins, - -I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel. - +13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,” says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. +14 “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins, + I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel. The horns of the altar will be cut off - -and fall to the ground. - - -15. And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy-- - -their winter mansions and their summer houses, too-- -all their palaces filled with ivory," - says the LORD. - - - + and fall to the ground. +15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy— + their winter mansions and their summer houses, too— +all their palaces filled with ivory,” + says the Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md index aa0a07e9..f115ddc6 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,118 +1,63 @@ -Israel's Failure to Learn - # Chapter 4 -1. Listen to me, you fat cows - -living in Samaria, +1 Listen to me, you fat cows + living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor - -and crush the needy, + and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands, - -"Bring us another drink!" - - -2. The Sovereign LORD has sworn this by his holiness: -"The time will come when you will be led away - -with hooks in your noses. - + “Bring us another drink!” +2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness: +“The time will come when you will be led away + with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away - -like a fish on a hook! - - -3. You will be led out through the ruins of the wall; - you will be thrown from your fortresses," - says the LORD. - -4. "Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. - -Keep on disobeying at Gilgal. - + like a fish on a hook! +3 You will be led out through the ruins of the wall; + you will be thrown from your fortresses,” + says the Lord. +4 “Go ahead and offer sacrifices to the idols at Bethel. + Keep on disobeying at Gilgal. Offer sacrifices each morning, - -and bring your tithes every three days. - - -5. Present your bread made with yeast - -as an offering of thanksgiving. - + and bring your tithes every three days. +5 Present your bread made with yeast + as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings - -so you can brag about it everywhere! -This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do," - says the Sovereign LORD. - -6. "I brought hunger to every city - -and famine to every town. - -But still you would not return to me," - says the LORD. - -7. "I kept the rain from falling - -when your crops needed it the most. - + so you can brag about it everywhere! +This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” + says the Sovereign Lord. +6 “I brought hunger to every city + and famine to every town. +But still you would not return to me,” + says the Lord. +7 “I kept the rain from falling + when your crops needed it the most. I sent rain on one town - -but withheld it from another. - + but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, - -while another field withered away. - - -8. People staggered from town to town looking for water, - -but there was never enough. - -But still you would not return to me," - says the LORD. - -9. "I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. - -Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. - -But still you would not return to me," - says the LORD. - -10. "I sent plagues on you - -like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago. - + while another field withered away. +8 People staggered from town to town looking for water, + but there was never enough. +But still you would not return to me,” + says the Lord. +9 “I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. + Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. +But still you would not return to me,” + says the Lord. +10 “I sent plagues on you + like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and led all your horses away. - -The stench of death filled the air! -But still you would not return to me," - says the LORD. - -11. "I destroyed some of your cities, + The stench of death filled the air! +But still you would not return to me,” + says the Lord. +11 “I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. - Those of you who survived - -were like charred sticks pulled from a fire. - -But still you would not return to me," - says the LORD. - -12. "Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. - -Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!" - - -13. For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, - -stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind. - + were like charred sticks pulled from a fire. +But still you would not return to me,” + says the Lord. +12 “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. + Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!” +13 For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains, + stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness - -and treads on the heights of the earth. - The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name! - - - + and treads on the heights of the earth. + The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md index 4a76805c..0fe59af8 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,180 +1,84 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 5 -1. Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing: - -2. "The virgin Israel has fallen, - -never to rise again! +1 Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing: +2 “The virgin Israel has fallen, + never to rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, - -with no one to help her up." - - -3. The Sovereign LORD says: -"When a city sends a thousand men to battle, - -only a hundred will return. - + with no one to help her up.” +3 The Sovereign Lord says: +“When a city sends a thousand men to battle, + only a hundred will return. When a town sends a hundred, - -only ten will come back alive." - - -4. Now this is what the LORD says to the family of Israel: -"Come back to me and live! - - -5. Don't worship at the pagan altars at Bethel; - -don't go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba. - + only ten will come back alive.” +4 Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel: +“Come back to me and live! +5 Don’t worship at the pagan altars at Bethel; + don’t go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba. For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile, - -and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing." - - -6. Come back to the LORD and live! + and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.” +6 Come back to the Lord and live! Otherwise, he will roar through Israel like a fire, - -devouring you completely. - + devouring you completely. Your gods in Bethel - -won't be able to quench the flames. - - -7. You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. - -You treat the righteous like dirt. - - -8. It is the LORD who created the stars, - -the Pleiades and Orion. - + won’t be able to quench the flames. +7 You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed. + You treat the righteous like dirt. +8 It is the Lord who created the stars, + the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into morning - -and day into night. - + and day into night. He draws up water from the oceans - -and pours it down as rain on the land. - The LORD is his name! - -9. With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, - -crushing all their defenses. - - -10. How you hate honest judges! - -How you despise people who tell the truth! - - -11. You trample the poor, - -stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent. - + and pours it down as rain on the land. + The Lord is his name! +9 With blinding speed and power he destroys the strong, + crushing all their defenses. +10 How you hate honest judges! + How you despise people who tell the truth! +11 You trample the poor, + stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses, - -you will never live in them. - + you will never live in them. Though you plant lush vineyards, - -you will never drink wine from them. - - -12. For I know the vast number of your sins - -and the depth of your rebellions. - + you will never drink wine from them. +12 For I know the vast number of your sins + and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes - -and deprive the poor of justice in the courts. - - -13. So those who are smart keep their mouths shut, - -for it is an evil time. - - -14. Do what is good and run from evil - -so that you may live! -Then the LORD God of Heaven's Armies will be your helper, - -just as you have claimed. - - -15. Hate evil and love what is good; - -turn your courts into true halls of justice. -Perhaps even yet the LORD God of Heaven's Armies + and deprive the poor of justice in the courts. +13 So those who are smart keep their mouths shut, + for it is an evil time. +14 Do what is good and run from evil + so that you may live! +Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, + just as you have claimed. +15 Hate evil and love what is good; + turn your courts into true halls of justice. +Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people. - -16. Therefore, this is what the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, says: -"There will be crying in all the public squares - -and mourning in every street. - +16 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: +“There will be crying in all the public squares + and mourning in every street. Call for the farmers to weep with you, - -and summon professional mourners to wail. - - -17. There will be wailing in every vineyard, - -for I will destroy them all," - says the LORD. - -Warning of Coming Judgment - - -18. What sorrow awaits you who say, - "If only the day of the LORD were here!" + and summon professional mourners to wail. +17 There will be wailing in every vineyard, + for I will destroy them all,” + says the Lord. +18 What sorrow awaits you who say, + “If only the day of the Lord were here!” You have no idea what you are wishing for. - -That day will bring darkness, not light. - - -19. In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion-- - -only to meet a bear. - -Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house-- - -and he's bitten by a snake. - - -20. Yes, the day of the LORD will be dark and hopeless, - -without a ray of joy or hope. - - -21. "I hate all your show and pretense-- - -the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. - - -22. I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. - -I won't even notice all your choice peace offerings. - - -23. Away with your noisy hymns of praise! - -I will not listen to the music of your harps. - - -24. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, - -an endless river of righteous living. - - -25. "Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel? -26. No, you served your pagan gods--Sakkuth your king god and Kaiwan your star god--the images you made for yourselves. -27. So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus," says the LORD, whose name is the God of Heaven's Armies. - - - + That day will bring darkness, not light. +19 In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion— + only to meet a bear. +Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house— + and he’s bitten by a snake. +20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless, + without a ray of joy or hope. +21 “I hate all your show and pretense— + the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. +22 I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. + I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings. +23 Away with your noisy hymns of praise! + I will not listen to the music of your harps. +24 Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, + an endless river of righteous living. +25 “Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, Israel? +26 No, you served your pagan gods—Sakkuth your king god and Kaiwan your star god—the images you made for yourselves. +27 So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the God of Heaven’s Armies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md index dcb3f390..7cc70b7d 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,90 +1,44 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem, - -and you who feel secure in Samaria! +1 What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem, + and you who feel secure in Samaria! You are famous and popular in Israel, - -and people go to you for help. - - -2. But go over to Calneh - -and see what happened there. - + and people go to you for help. +2 But go over to Calneh + and see what happened there. Then go to the great city of Hamath - -and down to the Philistine city of Gath. - + and down to the Philistine city of Gath. You are no better than they were, - -and look at how they were destroyed. - - -3. You push away every thought of coming disaster, - -but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer. - - -4. How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds - -and lounge on your couches, + and look at how they were destroyed. +3 You push away every thought of coming disaster, + but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer. +4 How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds + and lounge on your couches, eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock - -and of choice calves fattened in the stall. - - -5. You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp - -and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David. - - -6. You drink wine by the bowlful - -and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. + and of choice calves fattened in the stall. +5 You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp + and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David. +6 You drink wine by the bowlful + and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. You care nothing about the ruin of your nation. - -7. Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. - -Suddenly, all your parties will end. - - -8. The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, says: -"I despise the arrogance of Israel, - -and I hate their fortresses. - +7 Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. + Suddenly, all your parties will end. +8 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says: +“I despise the arrogance of Israel, + and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city - -and everything in it to their enemies." - - -9. (If there are ten men left in one house, they will all die. -10. And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, "Is anyone else with you?" When the person begins to swear, "No, by . . . ," he will interrupt and say, "Stop! Don't even mention the name of the LORD.") - -11. When the LORD gives the command, - -homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces. - - -12. Can horses gallop over boulders? - -Can oxen be used to plow them? -But that's how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison - -and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness. - - -13. And you brag about your conquest of Lo-debar. - You boast, "Didn't we take Karnaim by our own strength?" - -14. "O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," - says the LORD God of Heaven's Armies. - -"They will oppress you throughout your land-- - -from Lebo-hamath in the north - -to the Arabah Valley in the south." - - - + and everything in it to their enemies.” +9 (If there are ten men left in one house, they will all die. +10 And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, “Is anyone else with you?” When the person begins to swear, “No, by . . . ,” he will interrupt and say, “Stop! Don’t even mention the name of the Lord.”) +11 When the Lord gives the command, + homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces. +12 Can horses gallop over boulders? + Can oxen be used to plow them? +But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison + and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness. +13 And you brag about your conquest of Lo-debar. + You boast, “Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?” +14 “O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you,” + says the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. +“They will oppress you throughout your land— + from Lebo-hamath in the north + to the Arabah Valley in the south.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md index a2acd569..00137395 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,56 +1,29 @@ -A Vision of Locusts - # Chapter 7 -1. The Sovereign LORD showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king's share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up. -2. In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small." - -3. So the LORD relented from this plan. "I will not do it," he said. - -A Vision of Fire - - -4. Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land. -5. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small." - -6. Then the LORD relented from this plan, too. "I will not do that either," said the Sovereign LORD. - -A Vision of a Plumb Line - - -7. Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight. -8. And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" -I answered, "A plumb line." -And the Lord replied, "I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins. - -9. The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end." -Amos and Amaziah - - -10. Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: "Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. -11. He is saying, 'Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.'" - -12. Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: "Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there! -13. Don't bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king's sanctuary and the national place of worship!" - -14. But Amos replied, "I'm not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I'm just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees. -15. But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, 'Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.' -16. Now then, listen to this message from the LORD: -"You say, -'Don't prophesy against Israel. - Stop preaching against my people.' - -17. But this is what the LORD says: -'Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, - -and your sons and daughters will be killed. - +1 The Sovereign Lord showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king’s share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up. +2 In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.” +3 So the Lord relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said. +4 Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land. +5 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.” +6 Then the Lord relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord. +7 Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight. +8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” +I answered, “A plumb line.” +And the Lord replied, “I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins. +9 The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.” +10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. +11 He is saying, ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed, and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.’” +12 Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: “Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there! +13 Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!” +14 But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees. +15 But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’ +16 Now then, listen to this message from the Lord: +“You say, +‘Don’t prophesy against Israel. + Stop preaching against my people.’ +17 But this is what the Lord says: +‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, + and your sons and daughters will be killed. Your land will be divided up, - -and you yourself will die in a foreign land. - + and you yourself will die in a foreign land. And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile, - -far from their homeland.'" - - - + far from their homeland.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md index 2b37b6e5..23c188cc 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,95 +1,50 @@ -A Vision of Ripe Fruit - # Chapter 8 -1. Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. In it I saw a basket filled with ripe fruit. -2. "What do you see, Amos?" he asked. - -I replied, "A basket full of ripe fruit." -Then the LORD said, "Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again. -3. In that day the singing in the temple will turn to wailing. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the city in silence. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!" - -4. Listen to this, you who rob the poor - -and trample down the needy! - - -5. You can't wait for the Sabbath day to be over - -and the religious festivals to end - -so you can get back to cheating the helpless. - +1 Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. In it I saw a basket filled with ripe fruit. +2 “What do you see, Amos?” he asked. +I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.” +Then the Lord said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again. +3 In that day the singing in the temple will turn to wailing. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the city in silence. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” +4 Listen to this, you who rob the poor + and trample down the needy! +5 You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over + and the religious festivals to end + so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales. - -6. And you mix the grain you sell - -with chaff swept from the floor. - +6 And you mix the grain you sell + with chaff swept from the floor. Then you enslave poor people - -for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals. - - -7. Now the LORD has sworn this oath + for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals. +7 Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: -"I will never forget - -the wicked things you have done! - - -8. The earth will tremble for your deeds, - -and everyone will mourn. - +“I will never forget + the wicked things you have done! +8 The earth will tremble for your deeds, + and everyone will mourn. The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime; - -it will heave up, then sink again. - - -9. "In that day," says the Sovereign LORD, -"I will make the sun go down at noon - -and darken the earth while it is still day. - - -10. I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning - -and your singing into weeping. - + it will heave up, then sink again. +9 “In that day,” says the Sovereign Lord, +“I will make the sun go down at noon + and darken the earth while it is still day. +10 I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning + and your singing into weeping. You will wear funeral clothes - -and shave your heads to show your sorrow-- + and shave your heads to show your sorrow— as if your only son had died. - -How very bitter that day will be! - - -11. "The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign LORD, - -"when I will send a famine on the land-- + How very bitter that day will be! +11 “The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord, + “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or water - but of hearing the words of the LORD. - -12. People will stagger from sea to sea + but of hearing the words of the Lord. +12 People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from border to border -searching for the word of the LORD, - -but they will not find it. - - -13. Beautiful girls and strong young men - -will grow faint in that day, - thirsting for the LORD's word. - -14. And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria-- - -who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan - and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba-- +searching for the word of the Lord, + but they will not find it. +13 Beautiful girls and strong young men + will grow faint in that day, + thirsting for the Lord’s word. +14 And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria— + who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan + and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba— they will all fall down, - -never to rise again." - - - + never to rise again.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md index 88e5ca45..541c7461 100644 --- a/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/30_Amos/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,147 +1,71 @@ -A Vision of God at the Altar - # Chapter 9 -1. Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, -"Strike the tops of the Temple columns, - -so that the foundation will shake. - +1 Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, +“Strike the tops of the Temple columns, + so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof - -on the heads of the people below. - + on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. - -No one will escape! - - -2. "Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, - -I will reach down and pull them up. - + No one will escape! +2 “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, + I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, - -I will bring them down. - - -3. Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, - -I will search them out and capture them. - + I will bring them down. +3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, + I will search them out and capture them. Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean, - -I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them. - - -4. Even if their enemies drive them into exile, - -I will command the sword to kill them there. - + I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them. +4 Even if their enemies drive them into exile, + I will command the sword to kill them there. I am determined to bring disaster upon them - -and not to help them." - - -5. -The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, - -touches the land and it melts, - -and all its people mourn. - + and not to help them.” +5 The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, + touches the land and it melts, + and all its people mourn. The ground rises like the Nile River at floodtime, - -and then it sinks again. - - -6. The LORD's home reaches up to the heavens, - -while its foundation is on the earth. - + and then it sinks again. +6 The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens, + while its foundation is on the earth. He draws up water from the oceans - -and pours it down as rain on the land. - The LORD is his name! - -7. "Are you Israelites more important to me - than the Ethiopians?" asks the LORD. - -"I brought Israel out of Egypt, + and pours it down as rain on the land. + The Lord is his name! +7 “Are you Israelites more important to me + than the Ethiopians?” asks the Lord. +“I brought Israel out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete - -and led the Arameans out of Kir. - - -8. "I, the Sovereign LORD, - -am watching this sinful nation of Israel. - + and led the Arameans out of Kir. +8 “I, the Sovereign Lord, + am watching this sinful nation of Israel. I will destroy it - -from the face of the earth. -But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel," - says the LORD. - -9. "For I will give the command - -and will shake Israel along with the other nations + from the face of the earth. +But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel,” + says the Lord. +9 “For I will give the command + and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, - -yet not one true kernel will be lost. - - -10. But all the sinners will die by the sword-- - -all those who say, 'Nothing bad will happen to us.' -A Promise of Restoration - - -11. "In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. - -I will repair its damaged walls. - + yet not one true kernel will be lost. +10 But all the sinners will die by the sword— + all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’ +11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. + I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it - -and restore its former glory. - - -12. And Israel will possess what is left of Edom - and all the nations I have called to be mine." -The LORD has spoken, - -and he will do these things. - - -13. "The time will come," says the LORD, -"when the grain and grapes will grow faster - -than they can be harvested. - + and restore its former glory. +12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom + and all the nations I have called to be mine.” +The Lord has spoken, + and he will do these things. +13 “The time will come,” says the Lord, +“when the grain and grapes will grow faster + than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel - -will drip with sweet wine! - - -14. I will bring my exiled people of Israel - -back from distant lands, + will drip with sweet wine! +14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel + back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities - -and live in them again. - + and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; - -they will eat their crops and drink their wine. - - -15. I will firmly plant them there - -in their own land. - + they will eat their crops and drink their wine. +15 I will firmly plant them there + in their own land. They will never again be uprooted - -from the land I have given them," - says the LORD your God. - - - + from the land I have given them,” + says the Lord your God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md index 808c9f9d..061959a1 100644 --- a/NLT/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/31_Obadiah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,214 +1,103 @@ -1. This is the vision that the Sovereign LORD revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom. - -Edom's Judgment Announced -We have heard a message from the LORD - -that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, -"Get ready, everyone! - -Let's assemble our armies and attack Edom!" - - -2. The LORD says to Edom, -"I will cut you down to size among the nations; - -you will be greatly despised. - - -3. You have been deceived by your own pride - -because you live in a rock fortress - -and make your home high in the mountains. - -'Who can ever reach us way up here?' - -you ask boastfully. - - -4. But even if you soar as high as eagles - -and build your nest among the stars, -I will bring you crashing down," - says the LORD. - -5. "If thieves came at night and robbed you - -(what a disaster awaits you!), - -they would not take everything. - +# Chapter 1 +1 This is the vision that the Sovereign Lord revealed to Obadiah concerning the land of Edom. +We have heard a message from the Lord + that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, +“Get ready, everyone! + Let’s assemble our armies and attack Edom!” +2 The Lord says to Edom, +“I will cut you down to size among the nations; + you will be greatly despised. +3 You have been deceived by your own pride + because you live in a rock fortress + and make your home high in the mountains. +‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’ + you ask boastfully. +4 But even if you soar as high as eagles + and build your nest among the stars, +I will bring you crashing down,” + says the Lord. +5 “If thieves came at night and robbed you + (what a disaster awaits you!), + they would not take everything. Those who harvest grapes - -always leave a few for the poor. - -But your enemies will wipe you out completely! - - -6. Every nook and cranny of Edom - -will be searched and looted. - -Every treasure will be found and taken. - - -7. "All your allies will turn against you. - -They will help to chase you from your land. - + always leave a few for the poor. + But your enemies will wipe you out completely! +6 Every nook and cranny of Edom + will be searched and looted. + Every treasure will be found and taken. +7 “All your allies will turn against you. + They will help to chase you from your land. They will promise you peace - -while plotting to deceive and destroy you. - + while plotting to deceive and destroy you. Your trusted friends will set traps for you, - -and you won't even know about it. - - -8. At that time not a single wise person - -will be left in the whole land of Edom," - says the LORD. - -"For on the mountains of Edom - -I will destroy everyone who has understanding. - - -9. The mightiest warriors of Teman - -will be terrified, + and you won’t even know about it. +8 At that time not a single wise person + will be left in the whole land of Edom,” + says the Lord. +“For on the mountains of Edom + I will destroy everyone who has understanding. +9 The mightiest warriors of Teman + will be terrified, and everyone on the mountains of Edom - -will be cut down in the slaughter. - -Reasons for Edom's Punishment - - -10. "Because of the violence you did + will be cut down in the slaughter. +10 “Because of the violence you did to your close relatives in Israel, you will be filled with shame - -and destroyed forever. - - -11. When they were invaded, - -you stood aloof, refusing to help them. - + and destroyed forever. +11 When they were invaded, + you stood aloof, refusing to help them. Foreign invaders carried off their wealth - -and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem, - -but you acted like one of Israel's enemies. - - -12. "You should not have gloated - -when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. - + and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem, + but you acted like one of Israel’s enemies. +12 “You should not have gloated + when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. You should not have rejoiced - -when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. - + when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. You should not have spoken arrogantly - -in that terrible time of trouble. - - -13. You should not have plundered the land of Israel - -when they were suffering such calamity. - + in that terrible time of trouble. +13 You should not have plundered the land of Israel + when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have gloated over their destruction - -when they were suffering such calamity. - + when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have seized their wealth - -when they were suffering such calamity. - - -14. You should not have stood at the crossroads, - -killing those who tried to escape. - + when they were suffering such calamity. +14 You should not have stood at the crossroads, + killing those who tried to escape. You should not have captured the survivors - -and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble. - -Edom Destroyed, Israel Restored - - -15. "The day is near when I, the LORD, - -will judge all godless nations! + and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble. +15 “The day is near when I, the Lord, + will judge all godless nations! As you have done to Israel, - -so it will be done to you. - + so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds - -will fall back on your own heads. - - -16. Just as you swallowed up my people - -on my holy mountain, + will fall back on your own heads. +16 Just as you swallowed up my people + on my holy mountain, so you and the surrounding nations - -will swallow the punishment I pour out on you. - + will swallow the punishment I pour out on you. Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger - -and disappear from history. - - -17. "But Jerusalem will become a refuge for those who escape; - -it will be a holy place. + and disappear from history. +17 “But Jerusalem will become a refuge for those who escape; + it will be a holy place. And the people of Israel will come back - -to reclaim their inheritance. - - -18. The people of Israel will be a raging fire, - -and Edom a field of dry stubble. - + to reclaim their inheritance. +18 The people of Israel will be a raging fire, + and Edom a field of dry stubble. The descendants of Joseph will be a flame - -roaring across the field, devouring everything. - + roaring across the field, devouring everything. There will be no survivors in Edom. - I, the LORD, have spoken! - -19. "Then my people living in the Negev - -will occupy the mountains of Edom. + I, the Lord, have spoken! +19 “Then my people living in the Negev + will occupy the mountains of Edom. Those living in the foothills of Judah - -will possess the Philistine plains - -and take over the fields of Ephraim and Samaria. - + will possess the Philistine plains + and take over the fields of Ephraim and Samaria. And the people of Benjamin - -will occupy the land of Gilead. - - -20. The exiles of Israel will return to their land - -and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath. + will occupy the land of Gilead. +20 The exiles of Israel will return to their land + and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath. The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north - -will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev. - - -21. Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem - -to rule over the mountains of Edom. -And the LORD himself will be king!" - - - + will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev. +21 Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem + to rule over the mountains of Edom. +And the Lord himself will be king!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md index 04622fd2..73dc19d9 100644 --- a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,35 +1,19 @@ -Jonah Runs from the LORD - # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: -2. "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are." - -3. But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish. - -4. But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. -5. Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. - +1 The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: +2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” +3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish. +4 But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. +5 Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold. - -6. So the captain went down after him. "How can you sleep at a time like this?" he shouted. "Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives." - -7. Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. -8. "Why has this awful storm come down on us?" they demanded. "Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?" - -9. Jonah answered, "I am a Hebrew, and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land." - -10. The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the LORD. "Oh, why did you do it?" they groaned. -11. And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, "What should we do to you to stop this storm?" - -12. "Throw me into the sea," Jonah said, "and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault." - -13. Instead, the sailors rowed even harder to get the ship to the land. But the stormy sea was too violent for them, and they couldn't make it. -14. Then they cried out to the LORD, Jonah's God. "O LORD," they pleaded, "don't make us die for this man's sin. And don't hold us responsible for his death. O LORD, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons." - -15. Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! -16. The sailors were awestruck by the LORD's great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. - -17. Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights. - - - +6 So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.” +7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. +8 “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?” +9 Jonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.” +10 The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the Lord. “Oh, why did you do it?” they groaned. +11 And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, “What should we do to you to stop this storm?” +12 “Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.” +13 Instead, the sailors rowed even harder to get the ship to the land. But the stormy sea was too violent for them, and they couldn’t make it. +14 Then they cried out to the Lord, Jonah’s God. “O Lord,” they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin. And don’t hold us responsible for his death. O Lord, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.” +15 Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! +16 The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him. +17 Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md index 5a9be81d..06efc510 100644 --- a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,64 +1,31 @@ -Jonah's Prayer - # Chapter 2 -1. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. -2. He said, -"I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, - -and he answered me. +1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. +2 He said, +“I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, + and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, - and LORD, you heard me! - -3. You threw me into the ocean depths, - -and I sank down to the heart of the sea. - + and Lord, you heard me! +3 You threw me into the ocean depths, + and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; - -I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. - - -4. Then I said, 'O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. - -Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.' - - -5. "I sank beneath the waves, - -and the waters closed over me. - -Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. - - -6. I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. - -I was imprisoned in the earth, - -whose gates lock shut forever. -But you, O LORD my God, - -snatched me from the jaws of death! - - -7. As my life was slipping away, - I remembered the LORD. - + I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. +4 Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have driven me from your presence. + Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’ +5 “I sank beneath the waves, + and the waters closed over me. + Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. +6 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. + I was imprisoned in the earth, + whose gates lock shut forever. +But you, O Lord my God, + snatched me from the jaws of death! +7 As my life was slipping away, + I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you - -in your holy Temple. - - -8. Those who worship false gods - -turn their backs on all God's mercies. - - -9. But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, - -and I will fulfill all my vows. - For my salvation comes from the LORD alone." - -10. Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach. - - - + in your holy Temple. +8 Those who worship false gods + turn their backs on all God’s mercies. +9 But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, + and I will fulfill all my vows. + For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.” +10 Then the Lord ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md index 6b9dbfca..d368df5f 100644 --- a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,21 +1,12 @@ -Jonah Goes to Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time: -2. "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you." - -3. This time Jonah obeyed the LORD's command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. -4. On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!" -5. The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. - -6. When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. -7. Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: -"No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. - -8. People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. -9. Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us." - -10. When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened. - - - +1 Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: +2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.” +3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. +4 On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” +5 The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. +6 When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. +7 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: +“No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. +8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. +9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.” +10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md index 707a1aa6..0d7137ed 100644 --- a/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/32_Jonah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,24 +1,13 @@ -Jonah's Anger at the LORD's Mercy - # Chapter 4 -1. This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. -2. So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. -3. Just kill me now, LORD! I'd rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen." - -4. The LORD replied, "Is it right for you to be angry about this?" - -5. Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. -6. And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah's head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant. - -7. But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. -8. And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. "Death is certainly better than living like this!" he exclaimed. - -9. Then God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?" -"Yes," Jonah retorted, "even angry enough to die!" - - -10. Then the LORD said, "You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. -11. But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn't I feel sorry for such a great city?" - - - +1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. +2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. +3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.” +4 The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?” +5 Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. +6 And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant. +7 But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. +8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed. +9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?” +“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!” +10 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. +11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md index 13c97e65..3c441cdf 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,145 +1,71 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem. - -Grief over Samaria and Jerusalem - - -2. Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! - -Let the earth and everything in it hear. -The Sovereign LORD is making accusations against you; - -the Lord speaks from his holy Temple. - - -3. Look! The LORD is coming! - -He leaves his throne in heaven - -and tramples the heights of the earth. - - -4. The mountains melt beneath his feet - -and flow into the valleys +1 The Lord gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem. +2 Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! + Let the earth and everything in it hear. +The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; + the Lord speaks from his holy Temple. +3 Look! The Lord is coming! + He leaves his throne in heaven + and tramples the heights of the earth. +4 The mountains melt beneath his feet + and flow into the valleys like wax in a fire, - -like water pouring down a hill. - - -5. And why is this happening? - Because of the rebellion of Israel-- - -yes, the sins of the whole nation. - -Who is to blame for Israel's rebellion? - -Samaria, its capital city! + like water pouring down a hill. +5 And why is this happening? + Because of the rebellion of Israel— + yes, the sins of the whole nation. +Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion? + Samaria, its capital city! Where is the center of idolatry in Judah? - -In Jerusalem, its capital! - - -6. "So I, the LORD, will make the city of Samaria - -a heap of ruins. - + In Jerusalem, its capital! +6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria + a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up - -for planting vineyards. - + for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, - -exposing her foundations. - - -7. All her carved images will be smashed. - -All her sacred treasures will be burned. - + exposing her foundations. +7 All her carved images will be smashed. + All her sacred treasures will be burned. These things were bought with the money - -earned by her prostitution, + earned by her prostitution, and they will now be carried away - -to pay prostitutes elsewhere." - - -8. Therefore, I will mourn and lament. - -I will walk around barefoot and naked. - + to pay prostitutes elsewhere.” +8 Therefore, I will mourn and lament. + I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal - -and moan like an owl. - - -9. For my people's wound - -is too deep to heal. - + and moan like an owl. +9 For my people’s wound + is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, - -even to the gates of Jerusalem. - - -10. Don't tell our enemies in Gath; - -don't weep at all. + even to the gates of Jerusalem. +10 Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; + don’t weep at all. You people in Beth-leaphrah, - -roll in the dust to show your despair. - - -11. You people in Shaphir, - go as captives into exile--naked and ashamed. + roll in the dust to show your despair. +11 You people in Shaphir, + go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed. The people of Zaanan - -dare not come outside their walls. + dare not come outside their walls. The people of Beth-ezel mourn, - -for their house has no support. - - -12. The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, - -but only bitterness awaits them -as the LORD's judgment reaches - -even to the gates of Jerusalem. - - -13. Harness your chariot horses and flee, + for their house has no support. +12 The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, + but only bitterness awaits them +as the Lord’s judgment reaches + even to the gates of Jerusalem. +13 Harness your chariot horses and flee, you people of Lachish. - You were the first city in Judah - -to follow Israel in her rebellion, + to follow Israel in her rebellion, and you led Jerusalem into sin. - -14. Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; - -there is no hope of saving it. +14 Send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; + there is no hope of saving it. The town of Aczib - -has deceived the kings of Israel. - - -15. O people of Mareshah, - -I will bring a conqueror to capture your town. + has deceived the kings of Israel. +15 O people of Mareshah, + I will bring a conqueror to capture your town. And the leaders of Israel - -will go to Adullam. - - -16. Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow, - -for the children you love will be snatched away. - + will go to Adullam. +16 Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow, + for the children you love will be snatched away. Make yourselves as bald as a vulture, - -for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands. - - - + for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md index 3b5e10ef..89799cfb 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,129 +1,62 @@ -Judgment against Wealthy Oppressors - # Chapter 2 -1. What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, - -thinking up evil plans. - +1 What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, + thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, - -simply because you have the power to do so. - - -2. When you want a piece of land, - -you find a way to seize it. - -When you want someone's house, - -you take it by fraud and violence. - + simply because you have the power to do so. +2 When you want a piece of land, + you find a way to seize it. +When you want someone’s house, + you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, - -stealing his family's inheritance. - - -3. But this is what the LORD says: -"I will reward your evil with evil; - -you won't be able to pull your neck out of the noose. - + stealing his family’s inheritance. +3 But this is what the Lord says: +“I will reward your evil with evil; + you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose. You will no longer walk around proudly, - -for it will be a terrible time." - - -4. In that day your enemies will make fun of you - -by singing this song of despair about you: - -"We are finished, - -completely ruined! - -God has confiscated our land, - -taking it from us. - -He has given our fields - to those who betrayed us." - -5. Others will set your boundaries then, - and the LORD's people will have no say - -in how the land is divided. - -True and False Prophets - - -6. "Don't say such things," + for it will be a terrible time.” +4 In that day your enemies will make fun of you + by singing this song of despair about you: + “We are finished, + completely ruined! + God has confiscated our land, + taking it from us. + He has given our fields + to those who betrayed us.” +5 Others will set your boundaries then, + and the Lord’s people will have no say + in how the land is divided. +6 “Don’t say such things,” the people respond. - -"Don't prophesy like that. - -Such disasters will never come our way!" - - -7. Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? - Will the LORD's Spirit have patience with such behavior? +“Don’t prophesy like that. + Such disasters will never come our way!” +7 Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? + Will the Lord’s Spirit have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, - -you would find my words comforting. - - -8. Yet to this very hour - -my people rise against me like an enemy! + you would find my words comforting. +8 Yet to this very hour + my people rise against me like an enemy! You steal the shirts right off the backs - -of those who trusted you, + of those who trusted you, making them as ragged as men - -returning from battle. - - -9. You have evicted women from their pleasant homes - -and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them. - - -10. Up! Begone! - -This is no longer your land and home, + returning from battle. +9 You have evicted women from their pleasant homes + and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them. +10 Up! Begone! + This is no longer your land and home, for you have filled it with sin - -and ruined it completely. - - -11. Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you, - -"I'll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!" -That's just the kind of prophet you would like! -Hope for Restoration - - -12. "Someday, O Israel, I will gather you; - -I will gather the remnant who are left. - + and ruined it completely. +11 Suppose a prophet full of lies would say to you, + “I’ll preach to you the joys of wine and alcohol!” +That’s just the kind of prophet you would like! +12 “Someday, O Israel, I will gather you; + I will gather the remnant who are left. I will bring you together again like sheep in a pen, - -like a flock in its pasture. - + like a flock in its pasture. Yes, your land will again - -be filled with noisy crowds! - - -13. Your leader will break out - -and lead you out of exile, + be filled with noisy crowds! +13 Your leader will break out + and lead you out of exile, out through the gates of the enemy cities, - -back to your own land. - + back to your own land. Your king will lead you; - the LORD himself will guide you." - - - + the Lord himself will guide you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md index 2cd8bd09..41b5cab9 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,102 +1,48 @@ -Judgment against Israel's Leaders - # Chapter 3 -1. I said, "Listen, you leaders of Israel! - -You are supposed to know right from wrong, - - -2. but you are the very ones - -who hate good and love evil. - +1 I said, “Listen, you leaders of Israel! + You are supposed to know right from wrong, +2 but you are the very ones + who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive - -and tear the flesh from their bones. - - -3. Yes, you eat my people's flesh, - -strip off their skin, - -and break their bones. - + and tear the flesh from their bones. +3 Yes, you eat my people’s flesh, + strip off their skin, + and break their bones. You chop them up - -like meat for the cooking pot. - - -4. Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble! - -Do you really expect him to answer? + like meat for the cooking pot. +4 Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble! + Do you really expect him to answer? After all the evil you have done, - -he won't even look at you!" - - -5. This is what the LORD says: - -"You false prophets are leading my people astray! + he won’t even look at you!” +5 This is what the Lord says: + “You false prophets are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, - -but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you. - - -6. Now the night will close around you, - -cutting off all your visions. - + but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you. +6 Now the night will close around you, + cutting off all your visions. Darkness will cover you, - -putting an end to your predictions. - + putting an end to your predictions. The sun will set for you prophets, - -and your day will come to an end. - - -7. Then you seers will be put to shame, - -and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced. - + and your day will come to an end. +7 Then you seers will be put to shame, + and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced. And you will cover your faces - -because there is no answer from God." - - -8. But as for me, I am filled with power-- - with the Spirit of the LORD. - + because there is no answer from God.” +8 But as for me, I am filled with power— + with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength - -to boldly declare Israel's sin and rebellion. - - -9. Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! - -You hate justice and twist all that is right. - - -10. You are building Jerusalem - -on a foundation of murder and corruption. - - -11. You rulers make decisions based on bribes; - -you priests teach God's laws only for a price; -you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid. - Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD. - -"No harm can come to us," you say, - "for the LORD is here among us." - -12. Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; - -Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! + to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion. +9 Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! + You hate justice and twist all that is right. +10 You are building Jerusalem + on a foundation of murder and corruption. +11 You rulers make decisions based on bribes; + you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; +you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. + Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord. +“No harm can come to us,” you say, + “for the Lord is here among us.” +12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; + Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights - -where the Temple now stands. - - - + where the Temple now stands. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md index c85b802c..82cfbd66 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,134 +1,67 @@ -The LORD's Future Reign - # Chapter 4 -1. In the last days, the mountain of the LORD's house - -will be the highest of all-- - -the most important place on earth. - +1 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house + will be the highest of all— + the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, - -and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. - - -2. People from many nations will come and say, -"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, - -to the house of Jacob's God. - + and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. +2 People from many nations will come and say, +“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, + to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, - -and we will walk in his paths." -For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion; - -his word will go out from Jerusalem. - - -3. The LORD will mediate between peoples - -and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. - + and we will walk in his paths.” +For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; + his word will go out from Jerusalem. +3 The Lord will mediate between peoples + and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares - -and their spears into pruning hooks. - + and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, - -nor train for war anymore. - - -4. Everyone will live in peace and prosperity, - -enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees, - -for there will be nothing to fear. -The LORD of Heaven's Armies - -has made this promise! - - -5. Though the nations around us follow their idols, - we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever. - -Israel's Return from Exile - - -6. "In that coming day," says the LORD, -"I will gather together those who are lame, - -those who have been exiles, - -and those whom I have filled with grief. - - -7. Those who are weak will survive as a remnant; - -those who were exiles will become a strong nation. -Then I, the LORD, will rule from Jerusalem - -as their king forever." - - -8. As for you, Jerusalem, - the citadel of God's people, + nor train for war anymore. +4 Everyone will live in peace and prosperity, + enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees, + for there will be nothing to fear. +The Lord of Heaven’s Armies + has made this promise! +5 Though the nations around us follow their idols, + we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever. +6 “In that coming day,” says the Lord, +“I will gather together those who are lame, + those who have been exiles, + and those whom I have filled with grief. +7 Those who are weak will survive as a remnant; + those who were exiles will become a strong nation. +Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem + as their king forever.” +8 As for you, Jerusalem, + the citadel of God’s people, your royal might and power - -will come back to you again. - + will come back to you again. The kingship will be restored - -to my precious Jerusalem. - - -9. But why are you now screaming in terror? - -Have you no king to lead you? + to my precious Jerusalem. +9 But why are you now screaming in terror? + Have you no king to lead you? Have your wise people all died? - -Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth. - - -10. Writhe and groan like a woman in labor, + Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth. +10 Writhe and groan like a woman in labor, you people of Jerusalem, for now you must leave this city - -to live in the open country. - + to live in the open country. You will soon be sent in exile - -to distant Babylon. -But the LORD will rescue you there; - -he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies. - - -11. Now many nations have gathered against you. - -"Let her be desecrated," they say. - "Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem." - -12. But they do not know the LORD's thoughts - -or understand his plan. - -These nations don't know - -that he is gathering them together + to distant Babylon. +But the Lord will rescue you there; + he will redeem you from the grip of your enemies. +11 Now many nations have gathered against you. + “Let her be desecrated,” they say. + “Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.” +12 But they do not know the Lord’s thoughts + or understand his plan. +These nations don’t know + that he is gathering them together to be beaten and trampled - -like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor. - - -13. "Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!" - says the LORD. - -"For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves, - -so you can trample many nations to pieces. -You will present their stolen riches to the LORD, - -their wealth to the Lord of all the earth." - - - + like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor. +13 “Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!” + says the Lord. +“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves, + so you can trample many nations to pieces. +You will present their stolen riches to the Lord, + their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md index 6d97b6ce..01eb4d2e 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,121 +1,54 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. Mobilize! Marshal your troops! - -The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. - -They will strike Israel's leader - -in the face with a rod. - -A Ruler from Bethlehem - - -2. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, - -are only a small village among all the people of Judah. - +1 Mobilize! Marshal your troops! + The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. +They will strike Israel’s leader + in the face with a rod. +2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, + are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, - -whose origins are in the distant past, - -will come from you on my behalf. - - -3. The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies - -until the woman in labor gives birth. - + whose origins are in the distant past, + will come from you on my behalf. +3 The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies + until the woman in labor gives birth. Then at last his fellow countrymen - -will return from exile to their own land. - - -4. And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD's strength, - in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. - + will return from exile to their own land. +4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength, + in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, - -for he will be highly honored around the world. - - -5. And he will be the source of peace. - + for he will be highly honored around the world. +5 And he will be the source of peace. When the Assyrians invade our land - -and break through our defenses, + and break through our defenses, we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us, - -eight princes to lead us. - - -6. They will rule Assyria with drawn swords - -and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. - + eight princes to lead us. +6 They will rule Assyria with drawn swords + and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrians - -when they pour over the borders to invade our land. - -The Remnant Purified - - -7. Then the remnant left in Israel - -will take their place among the nations. -They will be like dew sent by the LORD - -or like rain falling on the grass, + when they pour over the borders to invade our land. +7 Then the remnant left in Israel + will take their place among the nations. +They will be like dew sent by the Lord + or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back - -and no one can restrain. - - -8. The remnant left in Israel - -will take their place among the nations. - + and no one can restrain. +8 The remnant left in Israel + will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, - -like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, + like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, pouncing and tearing as they go - -with no rescuer in sight. - - -9. The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, - -and all their enemies will be wiped out. - - -10. "In that day," says the LORD, -"I will slaughter your horses - -and destroy your chariots. - - -11. I will tear down your walls - -and demolish your defenses. - - -12. I will put an end to all witchcraft, - -and there will be no more fortune-tellers. - - -13. I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, - -so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. - - -14. I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles - -and destroy your pagan cities. - - -15. I will pour out my vengeance - -on all the nations that refuse to obey me." - - - + with no rescuer in sight. +9 The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, + and all their enemies will be wiped out. +10 “In that day,” says the Lord, +“I will slaughter your horses + and destroy your chariots. +11 I will tear down your walls + and demolish your defenses. +12 I will put an end to all witchcraft, + and there will be no more fortune-tellers. +13 I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, + so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. +14 I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles + and destroy your pagan cities. +15 I will pour out my vengeance + on all the nations that refuse to obey me.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md index ddc2a0a8..ea5f30ec 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,137 +1,66 @@ -The LORD's Case against Israel - # Chapter 6 -1. Listen to what the LORD is saying: -"Stand up and state your case against me. - -Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints. - - -2. And now, O mountains, - listen to the LORD's complaint! +1 Listen to what the Lord is saying: +“Stand up and state your case against me. + Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints. +2 And now, O mountains, + listen to the Lord’s complaint! He has a case against his people. - -He will bring charges against Israel. - - -3. "O my people, what have I done to you? - -What have I done to make you tired of me? - -Answer me! - - -4. For I brought you out of Egypt - -and redeemed you from slavery. - -I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you. - - -5. Don't you remember, my people, - -how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed - -and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? + He will bring charges against Israel. +3 “O my people, what have I done to you? + What have I done to make you tired of me? + Answer me! +4 For I brought you out of Egypt + and redeemed you from slavery. + I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you. +5 Don’t you remember, my people, + how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed + and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, - when I, the LORD, did everything I could - -to teach you about my faithfulness." - - -6. What can we bring to the LORD? - -Should we bring him burnt offerings? + when I, the Lord, did everything I could + to teach you about my faithfulness.” +6 What can we bring to the Lord? + Should we bring him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High - -with offerings of yearling calves? - - -7. Should we offer him thousands of rams - -and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? + with offerings of yearling calves? +7 Should we offer him thousands of rams + and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children - -to pay for our sins? - - -8. No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, - -and this is what he requires of you: + to pay for our sins? +8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, + and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, - -and to walk humbly with your God. - -Israel's Guilt and Punishment - - -9. Fear the LORD if you are wise! - -His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem: -"The armies of destruction are coming; - the LORD is sending them. - -10. What shall I say about the homes of the wicked - -filled with treasures gained by cheating? + and to walk humbly with your God. +9 Fear the Lord if you are wise! + His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem: +“The armies of destruction are coming; + the Lord is sending them. +10 What shall I say about the homes of the wicked + filled with treasures gained by cheating? What about the disgusting practice of measuring out grain with dishonest measures? - -11. How can I tolerate your merchants - -who use dishonest scales and weights? - - -12. The rich among you have become wealthy - -through extortion and violence. - +11 How can I tolerate your merchants + who use dishonest scales and weights? +12 The rich among you have become wealthy + through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying - -that their tongues can no longer tell the truth. - - -13. "Therefore, I will wound you! - -I will bring you to ruin for all your sins. - - -14. You will eat but never have enough. - -Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain. - + that their tongues can no longer tell the truth. +13 “Therefore, I will wound you! + I will bring you to ruin for all your sins. +14 You will eat but never have enough. + Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain. And though you try to save your money, - -it will come to nothing in the end. - + it will come to nothing in the end. You will save a little, - -but I will give it to those who conquer you. - - -15. You will plant crops - -but not harvest them. - + but I will give it to those who conquer you. +15 You will plant crops + but not harvest them. You will press your olives - -but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves. - + but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves. You will trample the grapes - -but get no juice to make your wine. - - -16. You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; - -you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! + but get no juice to make your wine. +16 You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; + you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, - -bringing you to complete ruin. - + bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, - -mocked by all who see you." - - - + mocked by all who see you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md index b6fec502..caa857b8 100644 --- a/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/33_Micah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,170 +1,81 @@ -Misery Turned to Hope - # Chapter 7 -1. How miserable I am! +1 How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest - -who can find nothing to eat. - + who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig - -can be found to satisfy my hunger. - - -2. The godly people have all disappeared; - -not one honest person is left on the earth. - + can be found to satisfy my hunger. +2 The godly people have all disappeared; + not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, - -setting traps even for their own brothers. - - -3. Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! - -Officials and judges alike demand bribes. - + setting traps even for their own brothers. +3 Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! + Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, - -and together they scheme to twist justice. - - -4. Even the best of them is like a brier; - -the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. - + and together they scheme to twist justice. +4 Even the best of them is like a brier; + the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. - -Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion. - - -5. Don't trust anyone-- - -not your best friend or even your wife! - - -6. For the son despises his father. - -The daughter defies her mother. - + Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion. +5 Don’t trust anyone— + not your best friend or even your wife! +6 For the son despises his father. + The daughter defies her mother. The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law. - -Your enemies are right in your own household! - - -7. As for me, I look to the LORD for help. - -I wait confidently for God to save me, - -and my God will certainly hear me. - - -8. Do not gloat over me, my enemies! - -For though I fall, I will rise again. - + Your enemies are right in your own household! +7 As for me, I look to the Lord for help. + I wait confidently for God to save me, + and my God will certainly hear me. +8 Do not gloat over me, my enemies! + For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, - the LORD will be my light. - -9. I will be patient as the LORD punishes me, - -for I have sinned against him. - + the Lord will be my light. +9 I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, + for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case - -and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. -The LORD will bring me into the light, - -and I will see his righteousness. - - -10. Then my enemies will see that the LORD is on my side. - -They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, -"So where is the LORD-- - -that God of yours?" + and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. +The Lord will bring me into the light, + and I will see his righteousness. +10 Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. + They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, +“So where is the Lord— + that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; - -they will be trampled like mud in the streets. - - -11. In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt, - -and your borders will be extended. - - -12. People from many lands will come and honor you-- - -from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt, + they will be trampled like mud in the streets. +11 In that day, Israel, your cities will be rebuilt, + and your borders will be extended. +12 People from many lands will come and honor you— + from Assyria all the way to the towns of Egypt, from Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River, - -and from distant seas and mountains. - - -13. But the land will become empty and desolate - -because of the wickedness of those who live there.The LORD's Compassion on Israel - -14. O LORD, protect your people with your shepherd's staff; - -lead your flock, your special possession. - + and from distant seas and mountains. +13 But the land will become empty and desolate + because of the wickedness of those who live there. +14 O Lord, protect your people with your shepherd’s staff; + lead your flock, your special possession. Though they live alone in a thicket on the heights of Mount Carmel, let them graze in the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead - -as they did long ago. - - -15. "Yes," says the LORD, - -"I will do mighty miracles for you, + as they did long ago. +15 “Yes,” says the Lord, + “I will do mighty miracles for you, like those I did when I rescued you - -from slavery in Egypt." - - -16. All the nations of the world will stand amazed - at what the LORD will do for you. - + from slavery in Egypt.” +16 All the nations of the world will stand amazed + at what the Lord will do for you. They will be embarrassed - -at their feeble power. - + at their feeble power. They will cover their mouths in silent awe, - -deaf to everything around them. - - -17. Like snakes crawling from their holes, - they will come out to meet the LORD our God. - + deaf to everything around them. +17 Like snakes crawling from their holes, + they will come out to meet the Lord our God. They will fear him greatly, - -trembling in terror at his presence. - - -18. Where is another God like you, - -who pardons the guilt of the remnant, - -overlooking the sins of his special people? + trembling in terror at his presence. +18 Where is another God like you, + who pardons the guilt of the remnant, + overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, - -because you delight in showing unfailing love. - - -19. Once again you will have compassion on us. - -You will trample our sins under your feet - -and throw them into the depths of the ocean! - - -20. You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love - -as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago. - - - + because you delight in showing unfailing love. +19 Once again you will have compassion on us. + You will trample our sins under your feet + and throw them into the depths of the ocean! +20 You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love + as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md index 4dcc60f2..57940982 100644 --- a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,117 +1,55 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.The LORD's Anger against Nineveh - -2. The LORD is a jealous God, - -filled with vengeance and rage. - +1 This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh. +2 The Lord is a jealous God, + filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him - -and continues to rage against his enemies! - - -3. The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, - -and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. - + and continues to rage against his enemies! +3 The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great, + and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. - -The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. - - -4. At his command the oceans dry up, - -and the rivers disappear. - + The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. +4 At his command the oceans dry up, + and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, - -and the green forests of Lebanon wither. - - -5. In his presence the mountains quake, - -and the hills melt away; + and the green forests of Lebanon wither. +5 In his presence the mountains quake, + and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, - -and its people are destroyed. - - -6. Who can stand before his fierce anger? - -Who can survive his burning fury? + and its people are destroyed. +6 Who can stand before his fierce anger? + Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, - -and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. - - -7. The LORD is good, - -a strong refuge when trouble comes. - -He is close to those who trust in him. - - -8. But he will sweep away his enemies - -in an overwhelming flood. - + and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. +7 The Lord is good, + a strong refuge when trouble comes. + He is close to those who trust in him. +8 But he will sweep away his enemies + in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes - -into the darkness of night. - - -9. Why are you scheming against the LORD? - -He will destroy you with one blow; - -he won't need to strike twice! - - -10. His enemies, tangled like thornbushes - -and staggering like drunks, - -will be burned up like dry stubble in a field. - - -11. Who is this wicked counselor of yours - who plots evil against the LORD? - -12. This is what the LORD says: -"Though the Assyrians have many allies, - -they will be destroyed and disappear. - + into the darkness of night. +9 Why are you scheming against the Lord? + He will destroy you with one blow; + he won’t need to strike twice! +10 His enemies, tangled like thornbushes + and staggering like drunks, + will be burned up like dry stubble in a field. +11 Who is this wicked counselor of yours + who plots evil against the Lord? +12 This is what the Lord says: +“Though the Assyrians have many allies, + they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have punished you before, - -but I will not punish you again. - - -13. Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck - -and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression." - - -14. And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: -"You will have no more children to carry on your name. - -I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. - + but I will not punish you again. +13 Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck + and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.” +14 And this is what the Lord says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: +“You will have no more children to carry on your name. + I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you - -because you are despicable!" - - -15. Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! - -He is bringing a message of peace. - + because you are despicable!” +15 Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! + He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, - -and fulfill all your vows, + and fulfill all your vows, for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again. - -They will be completely destroyed! - - - + They will be completely destroyed! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md index fbb14ab4..475113fc 100644 --- a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,109 +1,51 @@ -The Fall of Nineveh - # Chapter 2 -1. Your enemy is coming to crush you, Nineveh. - -Man the ramparts! Watch the roads! - -Prepare your defenses! Call out your forces! - - -2. Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, - the LORD will restore its honor. - -Israel's vine has been stripped of branches, - -but he will restore its splendor. - - -3. Shields flash red in the sunlight! - -See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops! +1 Your enemy is coming to crush you, Nineveh. + Man the ramparts! Watch the roads! + Prepare your defenses! Call out your forces! +2 Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, + the Lord will restore its honor. +Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, + but he will restore its splendor. +3 Shields flash red in the sunlight! + See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops! Watch as their glittering chariots move into position, with a forest of spears waving above them. - -4. The chariots race recklessly along the streets - -and rush wildly through the squares. - +4 The chariots race recklessly along the streets + and rush wildly through the squares. They flash like firelight - -and move as swiftly as lightning. - - -5. The king shouts to his officers; - -they stumble in their haste, - -rushing to the walls to set up their defenses. - - -6. The river gates have been torn open! - -The palace is about to collapse! - - -7. Nineveh's exile has been decreed, - -and all the servant girls mourn its capture. - + and move as swiftly as lightning. +5 The king shouts to his officers; + they stumble in their haste, + rushing to the walls to set up their defenses. +6 The river gates have been torn open! + The palace is about to collapse! +7 Nineveh’s exile has been decreed, + and all the servant girls mourn its capture. They moan like doves - -and beat their breasts in sorrow. - - -8. Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir! - -The people are slipping away. - -"Stop, stop!" someone shouts, - -but no one even looks back. - - -9. Loot the silver! - -Plunder the gold! -There's no end to Nineveh's treasures-- - -its vast, uncounted wealth. - - -10. Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. - -Hearts melt and knees shake. - + and beat their breasts in sorrow. +8 Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir! + The people are slipping away. +“Stop, stop!” someone shouts, + but no one even looks back. +9 Loot the silver! + Plunder the gold! +There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures— + its vast, uncounted wealth. +10 Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. + Hearts melt and knees shake. The people stand aghast, - -their faces pale and trembling. - - -11. Where now is that great Nineveh, - -that den filled with young lions? -It was a place where people--like lions and their cubs-- - -walked freely and without fear. - - -12. The lion tore up meat for his cubs - -and strangled prey for his mate. - + their faces pale and trembling. +11 Where now is that great Nineveh, + that den filled with young lions? +It was a place where people—like lions and their cubs— + walked freely and without fear. +12 The lion tore up meat for his cubs + and strangled prey for his mate. He filled his den with prey, - -his caverns with his plunder. - - -13. "I am your enemy!" - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"Your chariots will soon go up in smoke. + his caverns with his plunder. +13 “I am your enemy!” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke. Your young men will be killed in battle. - Never again will you plunder conquered nations. - -The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more." - - - + The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md index 9364cf3d..8158986d 100644 --- a/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/34_Nahum/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,181 +1,85 @@ -The LORD's Judgment against Nineveh - # Chapter 3 -1. What sorrow awaits Nineveh, - -the city of murder and lies! +1 What sorrow awaits Nineveh, + the city of murder and lies! She is crammed with wealth - -and is never without victims. - - -2. Hear the crack of whips, - -the rumble of wheels! -Horses' hooves pound, - -and chariots clatter wildly. - - -3. See the flashing swords and glittering spears - -as the charioteers charge past! + and is never without victims. +2 Hear the crack of whips, + the rumble of wheels! +Horses’ hooves pound, + and chariots clatter wildly. +3 See the flashing swords and glittering spears + as the charioteers charge past! There are countless casualties, - -heaps of bodies-- + heaps of bodies— so many bodies that - -people stumble over them. - - -4. All this because Nineveh, - -the beautiful and faithless city, + people stumble over them. +4 All this because Nineveh, + the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, - -enticed the nations with her beauty. - + enticed the nations with her beauty. She taught them all her magic, - -enchanting people everywhere. - - -5. "I am your enemy!" - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"And now I will lift your skirts - -and show all the earth your nakedness and shame. - - -6. I will cover you with filth - -and show the world how vile you really are. - - -7. All who see you will shrink back and say, - -'Nineveh lies in ruins. - -Where are the mourners?' - -Does anyone regret your destruction?" - - -8. Are you any better than the city of Thebes, - -situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water? + enchanting people everywhere. +5 “I am your enemy!” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“And now I will lift your skirts + and show all the earth your nakedness and shame. +6 I will cover you with filth + and show the world how vile you really are. +7 All who see you will shrink back and say, + ‘Nineveh lies in ruins. +Where are the mourners?’ + Does anyone regret your destruction?” +8 Are you any better than the city of Thebes, + situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water? She was protected by the river on all sides, - -walled in by water. - - -9. Ethiopia and the land of Egypt - -gave unlimited assistance. - + walled in by water. +9 Ethiopia and the land of Egypt + gave unlimited assistance. The nations of Put and Libya - -were among her allies. - - -10. Yet Thebes fell, - -and her people were led away as captives. - + were among her allies. +10 Yet Thebes fell, + and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death - -against the stones of the streets. + against the stones of the streets. Soldiers threw dice to get Egyptian officers as servants. - -All their leaders were bound in chains. - - -11. And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. - -You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy. - - -12. All your fortresses will fall. - -They will be devoured like the ripe figs + All their leaders were bound in chains. +11 And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. + You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy. +12 All your fortresses will fall. + They will be devoured like the ripe figs that fall into the mouths - -of those who shake the trees. - - -13. Your troops will be as weak - -and helpless as women. - + of those who shake the trees. +13 Your troops will be as weak + and helpless as women. The gates of your land will be opened wide to the enemy - -and set on fire and burned. - - -14. Get ready for the siege! - -Store up water! - -Strengthen the defenses! + and set on fire and burned. +14 Get ready for the siege! + Store up water! + Strengthen the defenses! Go into the pits to trample clay, - -and pack it into molds, - -making bricks to repair the walls. - - -15. But the fire will devour you; - -the sword will cut you down. - + and pack it into molds, + making bricks to repair the walls. +15 But the fire will devour you; + the sword will cut you down. The enemy will consume you like locusts, - -devouring everything they see. - + devouring everything they see. There will be no escape, - -even if you multiply like swarming locusts. - - -16. Your merchants have multiplied - -until they outnumber the stars. - + even if you multiply like swarming locusts. +16 Your merchants have multiplied + until they outnumber the stars. But like a swarm of locusts, - -they strip the land and fly away. - - -17. Your guards and officials are also like swarming locusts - -that crowd together in the hedges on a cold day. - + they strip the land and fly away. +17 Your guards and officials are also like swarming locusts + that crowd together in the hedges on a cold day. But like locusts that fly away when the sun comes up, - -all of them will fly away and disappear. - - -18. Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king; - -your princes lie dead in the dust. - + all of them will fly away and disappear. +18 Your shepherds are asleep, O Assyrian king; + your princes lie dead in the dust. Your people are scattered across the mountains - -with no one to gather them together. - - -19. There is no healing for your wound; - -your injury is fatal. - + with no one to gather them together. +19 There is no healing for your wound; + your injury is fatal. All who hear of your destruction - -will clap their hands for joy. - + will clap their hands for joy. Where can anyone be found - -who has not suffered from your continual cruelty? - - - + who has not suffered from your continual cruelty? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md index c38e1dd8..cdfe0667 100644 --- a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,134 +1,61 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision. - -Habakkuk's Complaint - - -2. How long, O LORD, must I call for help? - -But you do not listen! -"Violence is everywhere!" I cry, - -but you do not come to save. - - -3. Must I forever see these evil deeds? - -Why must I watch all this misery? +1 This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision. +2 How long, O Lord, must I call for help? + But you do not listen! +“Violence is everywhere!” I cry, + but you do not come to save. +3 Must I forever see these evil deeds? + Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, - -I see destruction and violence. - + I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people - -who love to argue and fight. - - -4. The law has become paralyzed, - -and there is no justice in the courts. - + who love to argue and fight. +4 The law has become paralyzed, + and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, - -so that justice has become perverted.The LORD's Reply - -5. The LORD replied, -"Look around at the nations; + so that justice has become perverted. +5 The Lord replied, +“Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your own day, - -something you wouldn't believe - -even if someone told you about it. - - -6. I am raising up the Babylonians, - -a cruel and violent people. - + something you wouldn’t believe + even if someone told you about it. +6 I am raising up the Babylonians, + a cruel and violent people. They will march across the world - -and conquer other lands. - - -7. They are notorious for their cruelty - -and do whatever they like. - - -8. Their horses are swifter than cheetahs - -and fiercer than wolves at dusk. - + and conquer other lands. +7 They are notorious for their cruelty + and do whatever they like. +8 Their horses are swifter than cheetahs + and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. - -Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey. - - -9. "On they come, all bent on violence. - -Their hordes advance like a desert wind, - -sweeping captives ahead of them like sand. - - -10. They scoff at kings and princes - -and scorn all their fortresses. - + Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey. +9 “On they come, all bent on violence. + Their hordes advance like a desert wind, + sweeping captives ahead of them like sand. +10 They scoff at kings and princes + and scorn all their fortresses. They simply pile ramps of earth - -against their walls and capture them! - - -11. They sweep past like the wind - -and are gone. - + against their walls and capture them! +11 They sweep past like the wind + and are gone. But they are deeply guilty, - -for their own strength is their god." -Habakkuk's Second Complaint - - -12. O LORD my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal-- - -surely you do not plan to wipe us out? -O LORD, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, - -to punish us for our many sins. - - -13. But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil. - -Will you wink at their treachery? + for their own strength is their god.” +12 O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— + surely you do not plan to wipe us out? +O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, + to punish us for our many sins. +13 But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil. + Will you wink at their treachery? Should you be silent while the wicked - -swallow up people more righteous than they? - - -14. Are we only fish to be caught and killed? - -Are we only sea creatures that have no leader? - - -15. Must we be strung up on their hooks - -and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate? - - -16. Then they will worship their nets - -and burn incense in front of them. - -"These nets are the gods who have made us rich!" - -they will claim. - - -17. Will you let them get away with this forever? - -Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests? - - - + swallow up people more righteous than they? +14 Are we only fish to be caught and killed? + Are we only sea creatures that have no leader? +15 Must we be strung up on their hooks + and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate? +16 Then they will worship their nets + and burn incense in front of them. +“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!” + they will claim. +17 Will you let them get away with this forever? + Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md index f56a00a1..8c564ada 100644 --- a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,158 +1,78 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. I will climb up to my watchtower - -and stand at my guardpost. -There I will wait to see what the LORD says - and how he will answer my complaint.The LORD's Second Reply - -2. Then the LORD said to me, -"Write my answer plainly on tablets, - -so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. - - -3. This vision is for a future time. - -It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. - +1 I will climb up to my watchtower + and stand at my guardpost. +There I will wait to see what the Lord says + and how he will answer my complaint. +2 Then the Lord said to me, +“Write my answer plainly on tablets, + so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. +3 This vision is for a future time. + It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, - -for it will surely take place. - -It will not be delayed. - - -4. "Look at the proud! - -They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. + for it will surely take place. + It will not be delayed. +4 “Look at the proud! + They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God. - -5. Wealth is treacherous, - -and the arrogant are never at rest. +5 Wealth is treacherous, + and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, - -and like death, they are never satisfied. - + and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations - -and swallowed many peoples. - - -6. "But soon their captives will taunt them. - -They will mock them, saying, -'What sorrow awaits you thieves! - -Now you will get what you deserve! -You've become rich by extortion, - -but how much longer can this go on?' - - -7. Suddenly, your debtors will take action. - -They will turn on you and take all you have, - -while you stand trembling and helpless. - - -8. Because you have plundered many nations, - -now all the survivors will plunder you. - + and swallowed many peoples. +6 “But soon their captives will taunt them. + They will mock them, saying, +‘What sorrow awaits you thieves! + Now you will get what you deserve! +You’ve become rich by extortion, + but how much longer can this go on?’ +7 Suddenly, your debtors will take action. + They will turn on you and take all you have, + while you stand trembling and helpless. +8 Because you have plundered many nations, + now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside - -and filled the towns with violence. - - -9. "What sorrow awaits you who build big houses - -with money gained dishonestly! + and filled the towns with violence. +9 “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses + with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, - -putting your family's nest beyond the reach of danger. - - -10. But by the murders you committed, - -you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives. - - -11. The very stones in the walls cry out against you, - -and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint. - - -12. "What sorrow awaits you who build cities - -with money gained through murder and corruption! - - -13. Has not the LORD of Heaven's Armies promised - -that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? + putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger. +10 But by the murders you committed, + you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives. +11 The very stones in the walls cry out against you, + and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint. +12 “What sorrow awaits you who build cities + with money gained through murder and corruption! +13 Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised + that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes? They work so hard, - -but all in vain! - - -14. For as the waters fill the sea, - -the earth will be filled with an awareness - of the glory of the LORD. - -15. "What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk! - -You force your cup on them - -so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness. - - -16. But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced. + but all in vain! +14 For as the waters fill the sea, + the earth will be filled with an awareness + of the glory of the Lord. +15 “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk! + You force your cup on them + so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness. +16 But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced. Come, drink and be exposed! -Drink from the cup of the LORD's judgment, - -and all your glory will be turned to shame. - - -17. You cut down the forests of Lebanon. - -Now you will be cut down. - +Drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment, + and all your glory will be turned to shame. +17 You cut down the forests of Lebanon. + Now you will be cut down. You destroyed the wild animals, - -so now their terror will be yours. - + so now their terror will be yours. You committed murder throughout the countryside - -and filled the towns with violence. - - -18. "What good is an idol carved by man, - -or a cast image that deceives you? -How foolish to trust in your own creation-- - -a god that can't even talk! - - -19. What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, - -'Wake up and save us!' + and filled the towns with violence. +18 “What good is an idol carved by man, + or a cast image that deceives you? +How foolish to trust in your own creation— + a god that can’t even talk! +19 What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols, + ‘Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say, - -'Rise up and teach us!' - -Can an idol tell you what to do? + ‘Rise up and teach us!’ + Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, - -but they are lifeless inside. - - -20. But the LORD is in his holy Temple. - -Let all the earth be silent before him." - - - + but they are lifeless inside. +20 But the Lord is in his holy Temple. + Let all the earth be silent before him.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md index 4c9d2ec0..d58d3141 100644 --- a/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/35_Habakkuk/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,147 +1,68 @@ -Habakkuk's Prayer - # Chapter 3 -1. This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: - -2. I have heard all about you, LORD. - -I am filled with awe by your amazing works. - +1 This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: +2 I have heard all about you, Lord. + I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, - -help us again as you did in years gone by. - + help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, - -remember your mercy. - - -3. I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, + remember your mercy. +3 I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. - His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, - -and the earth is filled with his praise. - - -4. His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. - -Rays of light flash from his hands, - -where his awesome power is hidden. - - -5. Pestilence marches before him; - -plague follows close behind. - - -6. When he stops, the earth shakes. - -When he looks, the nations tremble. - + and the earth is filled with his praise. +4 His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. + Rays of light flash from his hands, + where his awesome power is hidden. +5 Pestilence marches before him; + plague follows close behind. +6 When he stops, the earth shakes. + When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains - -and levels the eternal hills. + and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One! - -7. I see the people of Cushan in distress, - -and the nation of Midian trembling in terror. - - -8. Was it in anger, LORD, that you struck the rivers - -and parted the sea? +7 I see the people of Cushan in distress, + and the nation of Midian trembling in terror. +8 Was it in anger, Lord, that you struck the rivers + and parted the sea? Were you displeased with them? - -No, you were sending your chariots of salvation! - - -9. You brandished your bow - -and your quiver of arrows. - -You split open the earth with flowing rivers. - - -10. The mountains watched and trembled. - -Onward swept the raging waters. - + No, you were sending your chariots of salvation! +9 You brandished your bow + and your quiver of arrows. + You split open the earth with flowing rivers. +10 The mountains watched and trembled. + Onward swept the raging waters. The mighty deep cried out, - -lifting its hands in submission. - - -11. The sun and moon stood still in the sky - -as your brilliant arrows flew - -and your glittering spear flashed. - - -12. You marched across the land in anger - -and trampled the nations in your fury. - - -13. You went out to rescue your chosen people, - -to save your anointed ones. - + lifting its hands in submission. +11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky + as your brilliant arrows flew + and your glittering spear flashed. +12 You marched across the land in anger + and trampled the nations in your fury. +13 You went out to rescue your chosen people, + to save your anointed ones. You crushed the heads of the wicked - -and stripped their bones from head to toe. - - -14. With his own weapons, - -you destroyed the chief of those + and stripped their bones from head to toe. +14 With his own weapons, + you destroyed the chief of those who rushed out like a whirlwind, - -thinking Israel would be easy prey. - - -15. You trampled the sea with your horses, - -and the mighty waters piled high. - - -16. I trembled inside when I heard this; - -my lips quivered with fear. + thinking Israel would be easy prey. +15 You trampled the sea with your horses, + and the mighty waters piled high. +16 I trembled inside when I heard this; + my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, - -and I shook in terror. - + and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day - -when disaster will strike the people who invade us. - - -17. Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, - -and there are no grapes on the vines; + when disaster will strike the people who invade us. +17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, + and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, - -and the fields lie empty and barren; + and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, - -and the cattle barns are empty, - - -18. yet I will rejoice in the LORD! - -I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! - - -19. The Sovereign LORD is my strength! + and the cattle barns are empty, +18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord! + I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! +19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, - -able to tread upon the heights. - -(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) - - - + able to tread upon the heights. +(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md index 07f0c68e..0afcbb76 100644 --- a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,134 +1,68 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. The LORD gave this message to Zephaniah when Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah. Zephaniah was the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. - -Coming Judgment against Judah - - -2. "I will sweep away everything - from the face of the earth," says the LORD. - -3. "I will sweep away people and animals alike. - -I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea. +1 The Lord gave this message to Zephaniah when Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah. Zephaniah was the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. +2 “I will sweep away everything + from the face of the earth,” says the Lord. +3 “I will sweep away people and animals alike. + I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, - and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth," says the LORD. - -4. "I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist - -and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship. - + and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth,” says the Lord. +4 “I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist + and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship. I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests, - -so that even the memory of them will disappear. - - -5. For they go up to their roofs - -and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars. -They claim to follow the LORD, + so that even the memory of them will disappear. +5 For they go up to their roofs + and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars. +They claim to follow the Lord, but then they worship Molech, too. - -6. And I will destroy those who used to worship me - -but now no longer do. -They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance - -or seek my blessings." - - -7. Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign LORD, - for the awesome day of the LORD's judgment is near. -The LORD has prepared his people for a great slaughter +6 And I will destroy those who used to worship me + but now no longer do. +They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance + or seek my blessings.” +7 Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign Lord, + for the awesome day of the Lord’s judgment is near. +The Lord has prepared his people for a great slaughter and has chosen their executioners. - -8. "On that day of judgment," - says the LORD, -"I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah - -and all those following pagan customs. - - -9. Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, - -and those who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. - - -10. "On that day," says the LORD, - -"a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate +8 “On that day of judgment,” + says the Lord, +“I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah + and all those following pagan customs. +9 Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, + and those who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. +10 “On that day,” says the Lord, + “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. - -And a great crash will sound from the hills. - - -11. Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, - -for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed. - - -12. "I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners - -to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. -They think the LORD will do nothing to them, - -either good or bad. - - -13. So their property will be plundered, - -their homes will be ransacked. - + And a great crash will sound from the hills. +11 Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, + for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed. +12 “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners + to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. +They think the Lord will do nothing to them, + either good or bad. +13 So their property will be plundered, + their homes will be ransacked. They will build new homes - -but never live in them. - + but never live in them. They will plant vineyards - -but never drink wine from them. - - -14. "That terrible day of the LORD is near. - -Swiftly it comes-- + but never drink wine from them. +14 “That terrible day of the Lord is near. + Swiftly it comes— a day of bitter tears, - -a day when even strong men will cry out. - - -15. It will be a day when the LORD's anger is poured out-- - -a day of terrible distress and anguish, + a day when even strong men will cry out. +15 It will be a day when the Lord’s anger is poured out— + a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, - -a day of darkness and gloom, + a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, - - -16. a day of trumpet calls and battle cries. - +16 a day of trumpet calls and battle cries. Down go the walled cities - -and the strongest battlements! - - -17. "Because you have sinned against the LORD, - -I will make you grope around like the blind. - + and the strongest battlements! +17 “Because you have sinned against the Lord, + I will make you grope around like the blind. Your blood will be poured into the dust, - -and your bodies will lie rotting on the ground." - - -18. Your silver and gold will not save you - on that day of the LORD's anger. - + and your bodies will lie rotting on the ground.” +18 Your silver and gold will not save you + on that day of the Lord’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured - -by the fire of his jealousy. - + by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end - of all the people on earth. - - - + of all the people on earth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md index 6c964107..8263a605 100644 --- a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,138 +1,65 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 2 -1. Gather together--yes, gather together, - -you shameless nation. - - -2. Gather before judgment begins, - -before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. -Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls - and the terrible day of the LORD's anger begins. - -3. Seek the LORD, all who are humble, - -and follow his commands. - +1 Gather together—yes, gather together, + you shameless nation. +2 Gather before judgment begins, + before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. +Act now, before the fierce fury of the Lord falls + and the terrible day of the Lord’s anger begins. +3 Seek the Lord, all who are humble, + and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right - -and to live humbly. -Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you-- - -protect you from his anger on that day of destruction. - -Judgment against Philistia - - -4. Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned, - -Ashdod and Ekron torn down. - - -5. And what sorrow awaits you Philistines - -who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan, - -for this judgment is against you, too! -The LORD will destroy you - -until not one of you is left. - - -6. The Philistine coast will become a wilderness pasture, - -a place of shepherd camps - -and enclosures for sheep and goats. - - -7. The remnant of the tribe of Judah will pasture there. - -They will rest at night in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon. -For the LORD their God will visit his people in kindness - -and restore their prosperity again. - -Judgment against Moab and Ammon - - -8. "I have heard the taunts of the Moabites - -and the insults of the Ammonites, + and to live humbly. +Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you— + protect you from his anger on that day of destruction. +4 Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned, + Ashdod and Ekron torn down. +5 And what sorrow awaits you Philistines + who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan, + for this judgment is against you, too! +The Lord will destroy you + until not one of you is left. +6 The Philistine coast will become a wilderness pasture, + a place of shepherd camps + and enclosures for sheep and goats. +7 The remnant of the tribe of Judah will pasture there. + They will rest at night in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon. +For the Lord their God will visit his people in kindness + and restore their prosperity again. +8 “I have heard the taunts of the Moabites + and the insults of the Ammonites, mocking my people - -and invading their borders. - - -9. Now, as surely as I live," - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, -"Moab and Ammon will be destroyed-- - -destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. - + and invading their borders. +9 Now, as surely as I live,” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, +“Moab and Ammon will be destroyed— + destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of stinging nettles, - -salt pits, and eternal desolation. - + salt pits, and eternal desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them - -and take their land." - - -10. They will receive the wages of their pride, - for they have scoffed at the people of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -11. The LORD will terrify them - -as he destroys all the gods in the land. -Then nations around the world will worship the LORD, - -each in their own land. - -Judgment against Ethiopia and Assyria - - -12. "You Ethiopians will also be slaughtered - by my sword," says the LORD. - -13. And the LORD will strike the lands of the north with his fist, - -destroying the land of Assyria. - + and take their land.” +10 They will receive the wages of their pride, + for they have scoffed at the people of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +11 The Lord will terrify them + as he destroys all the gods in the land. +Then nations around the world will worship the Lord, + each in their own land. +12 “You Ethiopians will also be slaughtered + by my sword,” says the Lord. +13 And the Lord will strike the lands of the north with his fist, + destroying the land of Assyria. He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland, - -parched like a desert. - - -14. The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds, - -and all sorts of wild animals will settle there. - + parched like a desert. +14 The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds, + and all sorts of wild animals will settle there. The desert owl and screech owl will roost on its ruined columns, - -their calls echoing through the gaping windows. - + their calls echoing through the gaping windows. Rubble will block all the doorways, - -and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather. - - -15. This is the boisterous city, - -once so secure. - -"I am the greatest!" it boasted. - -"No other city can compare with me!" + and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather. +15 This is the boisterous city, + once so secure. +“I am the greatest!” it boasted. + “No other city can compare with me!” But now, look how it has become an utter ruin, - -a haven for wild animals. - + a haven for wild animals. Everyone passing by will laugh in derision - -and shake a defiant fist. - - - + and shake a defiant fist. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md index 681c1296..c4e246ca 100644 --- a/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/36_Zephaniah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,169 +1,81 @@ -Jerusalem's Rebellion and Redemption - # Chapter 3 -1. What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, - -the city of violence and crime! - - -2. No one can tell it anything; - -it refuses all correction. -It does not trust in the LORD - -or draw near to its God. - - -3. Its leaders are like roaring lions - -hunting for their victims. - +1 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, + the city of violence and crime! +2 No one can tell it anything; + it refuses all correction. +It does not trust in the Lord + or draw near to its God. +3 Its leaders are like roaring lions + hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, - -who by dawn have left no trace of their prey. - - -4. Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. - -Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's instructions. - - -5. But the LORD is still there in the city, - -and he does no wrong. - + who by dawn have left no trace of their prey. +4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. + Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions. +5 But the Lord is still there in the city, + and he does no wrong. Day by day he hands down justice, - -and he does not fail. - -But the wicked know no shame. - - -6. "I have wiped out many nations, - -devastating their fortress walls and towers. - + and he does not fail. + But the wicked know no shame. +6 “I have wiped out many nations, + devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their streets are now deserted; - -their cities lie in silent ruin. - -There are no survivors-- - -none at all. - - -7. I thought, 'Surely they will have reverence for me now! - -Surely they will listen to my warnings. - -Then I won't need to strike again, - -destroying their homes.' + their cities lie in silent ruin. +There are no survivors— + none at all. +7 I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now! + Surely they will listen to my warnings. +Then I won’t need to strike again, + destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early - -to continue their evil deeds. - - -8. Therefore, be patient," says the LORD. - -"Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations. - + to continue their evil deeds. +8 Therefore, be patient,” says the Lord. + “Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations. For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth - -and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. - + and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured - -by the fire of my jealousy. - - -9. "Then I will purify the speech of all people, - so that everyone can worship the LORD together. - -10. My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - -will come to present their offerings. - - -11. On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, - -for you will no longer be rebels against me. - + by the fire of my jealousy. +9 “Then I will purify the speech of all people, + so that everyone can worship the Lord together. +10 My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia + will come to present their offerings. +11 On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, + for you will no longer be rebels against me. I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. - -There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain. - - -12. Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, - for it is they who trust in the name of the LORD. - -13. The remnant of Israel will do no wrong; - -they will never tell lies or deceive one another. - + There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain. +12 Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, + for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord. +13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong; + they will never tell lies or deceive one another. They will eat and sleep in safety, - -and no one will make them afraid." - - -14. Sing, O daughter of Zion; - -shout aloud, O Israel! + and no one will make them afraid.” +14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; + shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, - -O daughter of Jerusalem! - - -15. For the LORD will remove his hand of judgment - -and will disperse the armies of your enemy. -And the LORD himself, the King of Israel, - -will live among you! + O daughter of Jerusalem! +15 For the Lord will remove his hand of judgment + and will disperse the armies of your enemy. +And the Lord himself, the King of Israel, + will live among you! At last your troubles will be over, - -and you will never again fear disaster. - - -16. On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be, - -"Cheer up, Zion! Don't be afraid! - - -17. For the LORD your God is living among you. - -He is a mighty savior. - + and you will never again fear disaster. +16 On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be, + “Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid! +17 For the Lord your God is living among you. + He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. - -He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." - - -18. "I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals; + He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” +18 “I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals; you will be disgraced no more. - -19. And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. - -I will save the weak and helpless ones; +19 And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. + I will save the weak and helpless ones; I will bring together - -those who were chased away. - + those who were chased away. I will give glory and fame to my former exiles, - -wherever they have been mocked and shamed. - - -20. On that day I will gather you together - -and bring you home again. - + wherever they have been mocked and shamed. +20 On that day I will gather you together + and bring you home again. I will give you a good name, a name of distinction, - -among all the nations of the earth, + among all the nations of the earth, as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md index d06160c7..1c7a4054 100644 --- a/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,28 +1,16 @@ -A Call to Rebuild the Temple - # Chapter 1 -1. On August 29 of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. - -2. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The people are saying, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.'" - -3. Then the LORD sent this message through the prophet Haggai: -4. "Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? -5. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Look at what's happening to you! -6. You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! - -7. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Look at what's happening to you! -8. Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD. -9. You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses. -10. It's because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. -11. I have called for a drought on your fields and hills--a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get." -Obedience to God's Call - - -12. Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant of God's people began to obey the message from the LORD their God. When they heard the words of the prophet Haggai, whom the LORD their God had sent, the people feared the LORD. -13. Then Haggai, the LORD's messenger, gave the people this message from the LORD: "I am with you, says the LORD!" - -14. So the LORD sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God's people. They began to work on the house of their God, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, -15. on September 21 of the second year of King Darius's reign. - - - +1 On August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. +2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’” +3 Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai: +4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? +5 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! +6 You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! +7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! +8 Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord. +9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses. +10 It’s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. +11 I have called for a drought on your fields and hills—a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.” +12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant of God’s people began to obey the message from the Lord their God. When they heard the words of the prophet Haggai, whom the Lord their God had sent, the people feared the Lord. +13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord: “I am with you, says the Lord!” +14 So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, +15 on September 21 of the second year of King Darius’s reign. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md index 46305659..514ae969 100644 --- a/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/37_Haggai/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,26 @@ -The New Temple's Diminished Splendor - # Chapter 2 -1. Then on October 17 of that same year, the LORD sent another message through the prophet Haggai. -2. "Say this to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of God's people there in the land: -3. 'Does anyone remember this house--this Temple--in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all! -4. But now the LORD says: Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -5. My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.' - -6. "For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. -7. I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -8. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -9. The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!" -Blessings Promised for Obedience - - -10. On December 18 of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD sent this message to the prophet Haggai: -11. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says. Ask the priests this question about the law: -12. 'If one of you is carrying some meat from a holy sacrifice in his robes and his robe happens to brush against some bread or stew, wine or olive oil, or any other kind of food, will it also become holy?'" -The priests replied, "No." - - -13. Then Haggai asked, "If someone becomes ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person and then touches any of these foods, will the food be defiled?" -And the priests answered, "Yes." - - -14. Then Haggai responded, "That is how it is with this people and this nation, says the LORD. Everything they do and everything they offer is defiled by their sin. -15. Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the LORD's Temple. -16. When you hoped for a twenty-bushel crop, you harvested only ten. When you expected to draw fifty gallons from the winepress, you found only twenty. -17. I sent blight and mildew and hail to destroy everything you worked so hard to produce. Even so, you refused to return to me, says the LORD. - -18. "Think about this eighteenth day of December, the day when the foundation of the LORD's Temple was laid. Think carefully. -19. I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you." -Promises for Zerubbabel - - -20. On that same day, December 18, the LORD sent this second message to Haggai: -21. "Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth. -22. I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other. - -23. "But when this happens, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the LORD, for I have chosen you. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!" - - - +1 Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai. +2 “Say this to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of God’s people there in the land: +3 ‘Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all! +4 But now the Lord says: Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +5 My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’ +6 “For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land. +7 I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +9 The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” +10 On December 18 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord sent this message to the prophet Haggai: +11 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says. Ask the priests this question about the law: +12 ‘If one of you is carrying some meat from a holy sacrifice in his robes and his robe happens to brush against some bread or stew, wine or olive oil, or any other kind of food, will it also become holy?’” +The priests replied, “No.” +13 Then Haggai asked, “If someone becomes ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person and then touches any of these foods, will the food be defiled?” +And the priests answered, “Yes.” +14 Then Haggai responded, “That is how it is with this people and this nation, says the Lord. Everything they do and everything they offer is defiled by their sin. +15 Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple. +16 When you hoped for a twenty-bushel crop, you harvested only ten. When you expected to draw fifty gallons from the winepress, you found only twenty. +17 I sent blight and mildew and hail to destroy everything you worked so hard to produce. Even so, you refused to return to me, says the Lord. +18 “Think about this eighteenth day of December, the day when the foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid. Think carefully. +19 I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.” +20 On that same day, December 18, the Lord sent this second message to Haggai: +21 “Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth. +22 I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other. +23 “But when this happens, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the Lord, for I have chosen you. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md index e0446fa6..ca9c250e 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,25 @@ -A Call to Return to the LORD - # Chapter 1 -1. In November of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo: - -2. "I, the LORD, was very angry with your ancestors. -3. Therefore, say to the people, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.' -4. Don't be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier prophets said to them, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.' - -5. "Where are your ancestors now? They and the prophets are long dead. -6. But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, 'We have received what we deserved from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. He has done what he said he would do.'" -A Man among the Myrtle Trees - - -7. Three months later, on February 15, the LORD sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. - -8. In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses. -9. I asked the angel who was talking with me, "My lord, what do these horses mean?" -"I will show you," the angel replied. - - -10. The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, "They are the ones the LORD has sent out to patrol the earth." - -11. Then the other riders reported to the angel of the LORD, who was standing among the myrtle trees, "We have been patrolling the earth, and the whole earth is at peace." - -12. Upon hearing this, the angel of the LORD prayed this prayer: "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?" -13. And the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. - -14. Then the angel said to me, "Shout this message for all to hear: 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong. -15. But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions. - -16. "'Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.' - -17. "Say this also: 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own.'" -Four Horns and Four Blacksmiths - - -18. Then I looked up and saw four animal horns. -19. "What are these?" I asked the angel who was talking with me. - -He replied, "These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem." - - -20. Then the LORD showed me four blacksmiths. -21. "What are these men coming to do?" I asked. -The angel replied, "These four horns--these nations--scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them." - - - +1 In November of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo: +2 “I, the Lord, was very angry with your ancestors. +3 Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’ +4 Don’t be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier prophets said to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.’ +5 “Where are your ancestors now? They and the prophets are long dead. +6 But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He has done what he said he would do.’” +7 Three months later, on February 15, the Lord sent another message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. +8 In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses. +9 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “My lord, what do these horses mean?” +“I will show you,” the angel replied. +10 The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent out to patrol the earth.” +11 Then the other riders reported to the angel of the Lord, who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have been patrolling the earth, and the whole earth is at peace.” +12 Upon hearing this, the angel of the Lord prayed this prayer: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?” +13 And the Lord spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me. +14 Then the angel said to me, “Shout this message for all to hear: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Jerusalem and Mount Zion is passionate and strong. +15 But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions. +16 “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.’ +17 “Say this also: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The towns of Israel will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem as his own.’” +18 Then I looked up and saw four animal horns. +19 “What are these?” I asked the angel who was talking with me. +He replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” +20 Then the Lord showed me four blacksmiths. +21 “What are these men coming to do?” I asked. +The angel replied, “These four horns—these nations—scattered and humbled Judah. Now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md index 36f3f2f2..ee3bc1c8 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,28 +1,15 @@ -Future Prosperity of Jerusalem - # Chapter 2 -1. When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. -2. "Where are you going?" I asked. - -He replied, "I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is." - - -3. Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him. -4. The other angel said, "Hurry, and say to that young man, 'Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won't be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls. -5. Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the LORD. And I will be the glory inside the city!'" -The Exiles Are Called Home - - -6. The LORD says, "Come away! Flee from Babylon in the land of the north, for I have scattered you to the four winds. -7. Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!" - -8. After a period of glory, the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me against the nations who plundered you. For he said, "Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession. -9. I will raise my fist to crush them, and their own slaves will plunder them." Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies has sent me. - -10. The LORD says, "Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you. -11. Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you. -12. The land of Judah will be the LORD's special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city. -13. Be silent before the LORD, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling." - - - +1 When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. +2 “Where are you going?” I asked. +He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.” +3 Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him. +4 The other angel said, “Hurry, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won’t be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls. +5 Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’” +6 The Lord says, “Come away! Flee from Babylon in the land of the north, for I have scattered you to the four winds. +7 Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon!” +8 After a period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me against the nations who plundered you. For he said, “Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession. +9 I will raise my fist to crush them, and their own slaves will plunder them.” Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me. +10 The Lord says, “Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you. +11 Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me to you. +12 The land of Judah will be the Lord’s special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city. +13 Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md index 45a0731f..38961480 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,21 +1,11 @@ -Cleansing for the High Priest - # Chapter 3 -1. Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel's right hand, making accusations against Jeshua. -2. And the LORD said to Satan, "I, the LORD, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man is like a burning stick that has been snatched from the fire." - -3. Jeshua's clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel. -4. So the angel said to the others standing there, "Take off his filthy clothes." And turning to Jeshua he said, "See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes." - -5. Then I said, "They should also place a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the LORD stood by. - -6. Then the angel of the LORD spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said, -7. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here. - -8. "Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. -9. Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets. I will engrave an inscription on it, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day. - -10. "And on that day, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, each of you will invite your neighbor to sit with you peacefully under your own grapevine and fig tree." - - - +1 Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua. +2 And the Lord said to Satan, “I, the Lord, reject your accusations, Satan. Yes, the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. This man is like a burning stick that has been snatched from the fire.” +3 Jeshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel. +4 So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.” +5 Then I said, “They should also place a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean priestly turban on his head and dressed him in new clothes while the angel of the Lord stood by. +6 Then the angel of the Lord spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said, +7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here. +8 “Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. +9 Now look at the jewel I have set before Jeshua, a single stone with seven facets. I will engrave an inscription on it, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and I will remove the sins of this land in a single day. +10 “And on that day, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, each of you will invite your neighbor to sit with you peacefully under your own grapevine and fig tree.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md index 5e0cacc6..0d09277c 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,36 +1,19 @@ -A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees - # Chapter 4 -1. Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. -2. "What do you see now?" he asked. - -I answered, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. - -3. And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl." -4. Then I asked the angel, "What are these, my lord? What do they mean?" - -5. "Don't you know?" the angel asked. - -"No, my lord," I replied. - - -6. Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -7. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: 'May God bless it! May God bless it!'" - -8. Then another message came to me from the LORD: -9. "Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies has sent me. -10. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand." - (The seven lamps represent the eyes of the LORD that search all around the world.) - -11. Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand, -12. and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?" - -13. "Don't you know?" he asked. - -"No, my lord," I replied. - - -14. Then he said to me, "They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth." - - - +1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. +2 “What do you see now?” he asked. +I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. +3 And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.” +4 Then I asked the angel, “What are these, my lord? What do they mean?” +5 “Don’t you know?” the angel asked. +“No, my lord,” I replied. +6 Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +7 Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’” +8 Then another message came to me from the Lord: +9 “Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me. +10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” + (The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.) +11 Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand, +12 and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?” +13 “Don’t you know?” he asked. +“No, my lord,” I replied. +14 Then he said to me, “They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md index 5fc3c93e..a63c7671 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,29 +1,14 @@ -A Flying Scroll - # Chapter 5 -1. I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air. - -2. "What do you see?" the angel asked. -"I see a flying scroll," I replied. "It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide." - -3. Then he said to me, "This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land. -4. And this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it--even its timbers and stones." -A Woman in a Basket - - -5. Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, "Look up and see what's coming." - -6. "What is it?" I asked. -He replied, "It is a basket for measuring grain, and it's filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land." - -7. Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it. -8. The angel said, "The woman's name is Wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again. - -9. Then I looked up and saw two women flying toward us, gliding on the wind. They had wings like a stork, and they picked up the basket and flew into the sky. - -10. "Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel. - -11. He replied, "To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal." - - - +1 I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air. +2 “What do you see?” the angel asked. +“I see a flying scroll,” I replied. “It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide.” +3 Then he said to me, “This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side of the scroll says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land. +4 And this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely using my name. And my curse will remain in that house and completely destroy it—even its timbers and stones.” +5 Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, “Look up and see what’s coming.” +6 “What is it?” I asked. +He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land.” +7 Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it. +8 The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again. +9 Then I looked up and saw two women flying toward us, gliding on the wind. They had wings like a stork, and they picked up the basket and flew into the sky. +10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel. +11 He replied, “To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md index a564b804..7fd40233 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,29 +1,16 @@ -Four Chariots - # Chapter 6 -1. Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. -2. The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, -3. the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses. -4. "And what are these, my lord?" I asked the angel who was talking with me. - -5. The angel replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do his work. -6. The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south." - -7. The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth. And the LORD said, "Go and patrol the earth!" So they left at once on their patrol. - -8. Then the LORD summoned me and said, "Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north." -The Crowning of Jeshua - - -9. Then I received another message from the LORD: -10. "Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. As soon as they arrive, meet them at the home of Josiah son of Zephaniah. -11. Accept their gifts, and make a crown from the silver and gold. Then put the crown on the head of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. -12. Tell him, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the LORD. -13. Yes, he will build the Temple of the LORD. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne, and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.' - -14. "The crown will be a memorial in the Temple of the LORD to honor those who gave it--Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah son of Zephaniah." - -15. People will come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. And when this happens, you will know that my messages have been from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. All this will happen if you carefully obey what the LORD your God says. - - - +1 Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. +2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, +3 the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses. +4 “And what are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was talking with me. +5 The angel replied, “These are the four spirits of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do his work. +6 The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.” +7 The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth. And the Lord said, “Go and patrol the earth!” So they left at once on their patrol. +8 Then the Lord summoned me and said, “Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my Spirit there in the land of the north.” +9 Then I received another message from the Lord: +10 “Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring gifts of silver and gold from the Jews exiled in Babylon. As soon as they arrive, meet them at the home of Josiah son of Zephaniah. +11 Accept their gifts, and make a crown from the silver and gold. Then put the crown on the head of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. +12 Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the Lord. +13 Yes, he will build the Temple of the Lord. Then he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne, and there will be perfect harmony between his two roles.’ +14 “The crown will be a memorial in the Temple of the Lord to honor those who gave it—Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Josiah son of Zephaniah.” +15 People will come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. And when this happens, you will know that my messages have been from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. All this will happen if you carefully obey what the Lord your God says. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md index dc14e0c7..269c087d 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ -A Call to Justice and Mercy - # Chapter 7 -1. On December 7 of the fourth year of King Darius's reign, another message came to Zechariah from the LORD. -2. The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech, along with their attendants, to seek the LORD's favor. -3. They were to ask this question of the prophets and the priests at the Temple of the LORD of Heaven's Armies: "Should we continue to mourn and fast each summer on the anniversary of the Temple's destruction, as we have done for so many years?" - -4. The LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me this message in reply: -5. "Say to all your people and your priests, 'During these seventy years of exile, when you fasted and mourned in the summer and in early autumn, was it really for me that you were fasting? -6. And even now in your holy festivals, aren't you eating and drinking just to please yourselves? -7. Isn't this the same message the LORD proclaimed through the prophets in years past when Jerusalem and the towns of Judah were bustling with people, and the Negev and the foothills of Judah were well populated?'" - -8. Then this message came to Zechariah from the LORD: -9. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. -10. Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other. - -11. "Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. -12. They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the LORD of Heaven's Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the LORD of Heaven's Armies was so angry with them. - -13. "Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -14. As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert." - - - +1 On December 7 of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign, another message came to Zechariah from the Lord. +2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech, along with their attendants, to seek the Lord’s favor. +3 They were to ask this question of the prophets and the priests at the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: “Should we continue to mourn and fast each summer on the anniversary of the Temple’s destruction, as we have done for so many years?” +4 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me this message in reply: +5 “Say to all your people and your priests, ‘During these seventy years of exile, when you fasted and mourned in the summer and in early autumn, was it really for me that you were fasting? +6 And even now in your holy festivals, aren’t you eating and drinking just to please yourselves? +7 Isn’t this the same message the Lord proclaimed through the prophets in years past when Jerusalem and the towns of Judah were bustling with people, and the Negev and the foothills of Judah were well populated?’” +8 Then this message came to Zechariah from the Lord: +9 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. +10 Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other. +11 “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. +12 They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them. +13 “Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +14 As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md index 197f0699..f0ccc45f 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,39 +1,24 @@ -Promised Blessings for Jerusalem - # Chapter 8 -1. Then another message came to me from the LORD of Heaven's Armies: -2. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem! - -3. "And now the LORD says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the LORD of Heaven's Armies will be called the Holy Mountain. - -4. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem's streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares. -5. And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play. - -6. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God's people. But is it impossible for me? says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -7. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west. -8. I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God. - -9. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Be strong and finish the task! Ever since the laying of the foundation of the Temple of the LORD of Heaven's Armies, you have heard what the prophets have been saying about completing the building. -10. Before the work on the Temple began, there were no jobs and no money to hire people or animals. No traveler was safe from the enemy, for there were enemies on all sides. I had turned everyone against each other. - -11. "But now I will not treat the remnant of my people as I treated them before, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -12. For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings. -13. Among the other nations, Judah and Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don't be afraid. Be strong, and get on with rebuilding the Temple! - -14. "For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: I was determined to punish you when your ancestors angered me, and I did not change my mind, says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -15. But now I am determined to bless Jerusalem and the people of Judah. So don't be afraid. -16. But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. -17. Don't scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the LORD." - -18. Here is another message that came to me from the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -19. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace. - -20. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem. -21. The people of one city will say to the people of another, 'Come with us to Jerusalem to ask the LORD to bless us. Let's worship the LORD of Heaven's Armies. I'm determined to go.' -22. Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven's Armies and to ask for his blessing. - -23. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, 'Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'" - - - +1 Then another message came to me from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: +2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem! +3 “And now the Lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain. +4 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares. +5 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play. +6 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: All this may seem impossible to you now, a small remnant of God’s people. But is it impossible for me? says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west. +8 I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God. +9 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Be strong and finish the task! Ever since the laying of the foundation of the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you have heard what the prophets have been saying about completing the building. +10 Before the work on the Temple began, there were no jobs and no money to hire people or animals. No traveler was safe from the enemy, for there were enemies on all sides. I had turned everyone against each other. +11 “But now I will not treat the remnant of my people as I treated them before, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +12 For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings. +13 Among the other nations, Judah and Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don’t be afraid. Be strong, and get on with rebuilding the Temple! +14 “For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: I was determined to punish you when your ancestors angered me, and I did not change my mind, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +15 But now I am determined to bless Jerusalem and the people of Judah. So don’t be afraid. +16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. +17 Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the Lord.” +18 Here is another message that came to me from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +19 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace. +20 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem. +21 The people of one city will say to the people of another, ‘Come with us to Jerusalem to ask the Lord to bless us. Let’s worship the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. I’m determined to go.’ +22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies and to ask for his blessing. +23 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md index cdcdc1f3..51a31230 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,147 +1,70 @@ -Judgment against Israel's Enemies - # Chapter 9 -1. This is the message from the LORD against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the LORD. - -2. Doom is certain for Hamath, - -near Damascus, +1 This is the message from the Lord against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the Lord. +2 Doom is certain for Hamath, + near Damascus, and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon, - -though they are so clever. - - -3. Tyre has built a strong fortress - -and has made silver and gold - -as plentiful as dust in the streets! - - -4. But now the Lord will strip away Tyre's possessions - -and hurl its fortifications into the sea, - -and it will be burned to the ground. - - -5. The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall - -and will be filled with fear. - + though they are so clever. +3 Tyre has built a strong fortress + and has made silver and gold + as plentiful as dust in the streets! +4 But now the Lord will strip away Tyre’s possessions + and hurl its fortifications into the sea, + and it will be burned to the ground. +5 The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall + and will be filled with fear. Gaza will shake with terror, - -as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed. - -Gaza's king will be killed, - -and Ashkelon will be deserted. - - -6. Foreigners will occupy the city of Ashdod. - -I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. - - -7. I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths - -and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth. - + as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed. +Gaza’s king will be killed, + and Ashkelon will be deserted. +6 Foreigners will occupy the city of Ashdod. + I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. +7 I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths + and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth. Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God and become like a clan in Judah. - The Philistines of Ekron will join my people, - -as the ancient Jebusites once did. - - -8. I will guard my Temple - -and protect it from invading armies. - + as the ancient Jebusites once did. +8 I will guard my Temple + and protect it from invading armies. I am watching closely to ensure - -that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people's land. - -Zion's Coming King - - -9. Rejoice, O people of Zion! - -Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! + that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people’s land. +9 Rejoice, O people of Zion! + Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, -yet he is humble, riding on a donkey-- - -riding on a donkey's colt. - - -10. I will remove the battle chariots from Israel - -and the warhorses from Jerusalem. - +yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— + riding on a donkey’s colt. +10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel + and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all the weapons used in battle, - -and your king will bring peace to the nations. - + and your king will bring peace to the nations. His realm will stretch from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. - -11. Because of the covenant I made with you, - -sealed with blood, +11 Because of the covenant I made with you, + sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners - -from death in a waterless dungeon. - - -12. Come back to the place of safety, - -all you prisoners who still have hope! + from death in a waterless dungeon. +12 Come back to the place of safety, + all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day - -that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles. - - -13. Judah is my bow, - -and Israel is my arrow. + that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles. +13 Judah is my bow, + and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks. - -14. The LORD will appear above his people; - -his arrows will fly like lightning! -The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram's horn - -and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert. - - -15. The LORD of Heaven's Armies will protect his people, - -and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones. - +14 The Lord will appear above his people; + his arrows will fly like lightning! +The Sovereign Lord will sound the ram’s horn + and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert. +15 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people, + and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones. They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine. - -They will be filled with blood like a bowl, - -drenched with blood like the corners of the altar. - - -16. On that day the LORD their God will rescue his people, - -just as a shepherd rescues his sheep. - + They will be filled with blood like a bowl, + drenched with blood like the corners of the altar. +16 On that day the Lord their God will rescue his people, + just as a shepherd rescues his sheep. They will sparkle in his land - -like jewels in a crown. - - -17. How wonderful and beautiful they will be! - -The young men will thrive on abundant grain, - -and the young women will flourish on new wine. - - - + like jewels in a crown. +17 How wonderful and beautiful they will be! + The young men will thrive on abundant grain, + and the young women will flourish on new wine. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md index 77642567..46c4f2b0 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,110 +1,53 @@ -The LORD Will Restore His People - # Chapter 10 -1. Ask the LORD for rain in the spring, - -for he makes the storm clouds. - +1 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, + for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain - -so every field becomes a lush pasture. - - -2. Household gods give worthless advice, - -fortune-tellers predict only lies, + so every field becomes a lush pasture. +2 Household gods give worthless advice, + fortune-tellers predict only lies, and interpreters of dreams pronounce - -falsehoods that give no comfort. - + falsehoods that give no comfort. So my people are wandering like lost sheep; - -they are attacked because they have no shepherd. - - -3. "My anger burns against your shepherds, + they are attacked because they have no shepherd. +3 “My anger burns against your shepherds, and I will punish these leaders. -For the LORD of Heaven's Armies has arrived - -to look after Judah, his flock. - +For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has arrived + to look after Judah, his flock. He will make them strong and glorious, - -like a proud warhorse in battle. - - -4. From Judah will come the cornerstone, - -the tent peg, + like a proud warhorse in battle. +4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, + the tent peg, the bow for battle, - -and all the rulers. - - -5. They will be like mighty warriors in battle, - -trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet. -Since the LORD is with them as they fight, - -they will overthrow even the enemy's horsemen. - - -6. "I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; - -I will restore them because of my compassion. - + and all the rulers. +5 They will be like mighty warriors in battle, + trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet. +Since the Lord is with them as they fight, + they will overthrow even the enemy’s horsemen. +6 “I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; + I will restore them because of my compassion. It will be as though I had never rejected them, - for I am the LORD their God, who will hear their cries. - -7. The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, - -and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine. - + for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries. +7 The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, + and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine. Their children, too, will see it and be glad; - their hearts will rejoice in the LORD. - -8. When I whistle to them, they will come running, - -for I have redeemed them. - + their hearts will rejoice in the Lord. +8 When I whistle to them, they will come running, + for I have redeemed them. From the few who are left, - -they will grow as numerous as they were before. - - -9. Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations, - -they will still remember me in distant lands. - + they will grow as numerous as they were before. +9 Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations, + they will still remember me in distant lands. They and their children will survive - -and return again to Israel. - - -10. I will bring them back from Egypt - -and gather them from Assyria. - + and return again to Israel. +10 I will bring them back from Egypt + and gather them from Assyria. I will resettle them in Gilead and Lebanon - -until there is no more room for them all. - - -11. They will pass safely through the sea of distress, - -for the waves of the sea will be held back, - -and the waters of the Nile will dry up. - + until there is no more room for them all. +11 They will pass safely through the sea of distress, + for the waves of the sea will be held back, + and the waters of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be crushed, - -and the rule of Egypt will end. - - -12. By my power I will make my people strong, - -and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. - I, the LORD, have spoken!" - - - + and the rule of Egypt will end. +12 By my power I will make my people strong, + and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. + I, the Lord, have spoken!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md index 6f5edc0f..bd603ddb 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,62 +1,31 @@ # Chapter 11 -1. Open your doors, Lebanon, - -so that fire may devour your cedar forests. - - -2. Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; - -the most majestic ones have fallen. - +1 Open your doors, Lebanon, + so that fire may devour your cedar forests. +2 Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; + the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, - -for the thick forests have been cut down. - - -3. Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, - -for their rich pastures are destroyed. - + for the thick forests have been cut down. +3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, + for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young lions roaring, - -for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined. - -The Good and Evil Shepherds - - -4. This is what the LORD my God says: "Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter. -5. The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, 'Praise the LORD! Now I'm rich!' Even the shepherds have no compassion for them. -6. Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land," says the LORD. "I will let them fall into each other's hands and into the hands of their king. They will turn the land into a wilderness, and I will not rescue them." - -7. So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter--the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd's staffs and named one Favor and the other Union. -8. I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. - + for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined. +4 This is what the Lord my God says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughter. +5 The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the Lord! Now I’m rich!’ Even the shepherds have no compassion for them. +6 Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the Lord. “I will let them fall into each other’s hands and into the hands of their king. They will turn the land into a wilderness, and I will not rescue them.” +7 So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter—the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd’s staffs and named one Favor and the other Union. +8 I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too. - -9. So I told them, "I won't be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!" - -10. Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations. -11. That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the LORD was speaking through my actions. - -12. And I said to them, "If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to." So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. - -13. And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the LORD. - -14. Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah and Israel was broken. - -15. Then the LORD said to me, "Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd. -16. This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves. - -17. "What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd - -who abandons the flock! +9 So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!” +10 Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had made with all the nations. +11 That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the Lord was speaking through my actions. +12 And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. +13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the Lord. +14 Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah and Israel was broken. +15 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd. +16 This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves. +17 “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd + who abandons the flock! The sword will cut his arm - -and pierce his right eye. - + and pierce his right eye. His arm will become useless, - -and his right eye completely blind." - - - + and his right eye completely blind.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md index 8bb0ed3d..32003f4c 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,25 +1,15 @@ -Future Deliverance for Jerusalem - # Chapter 12 -1. This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the LORD: "This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit. -2. I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah. -3. On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves. - -4. "On that day," says the LORD, "I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies. -5. And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, 'The people of Jerusalem have found strength in the LORD of Heaven's Armies, their God.' - -6. "On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a flame that sets a woodpile ablaze or like a burning torch among sheaves of grain. They will burn up all the neighboring nations right and left, while the people living in Jerusalem remain secure. - -7. "The LORD will give victory to the rest of Judah first, before Jerusalem, so that the people of Jerusalem and the royal line of David will not have greater honor than the rest of Judah. -8. On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the LORD who goes before them! -9. For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. - -10. "Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died. -11. The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the great mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. - -12. "All Israel will mourn, each clan by itself, and with the husbands separate from their wives. The clan of David will mourn alone, as will the clan of Nathan, -13. the clan of Levi, and the clan of Shimei. -14. Each of the surviving clans from Judah will mourn separately, and with the husbands separate from their wives. - - - +1 This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit. +2 I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah. +3 On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves. +4 “On that day,” says the Lord, “I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies. +5 And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The people of Jerusalem have found strength in the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, their God.’ +6 “On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a flame that sets a woodpile ablaze or like a burning torch among sheaves of grain. They will burn up all the neighboring nations right and left, while the people living in Jerusalem remain secure. +7 “The Lord will give victory to the rest of Judah first, before Jerusalem, so that the people of Jerusalem and the royal line of David will not have greater honor than the rest of Judah. +8 On that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who goes before them! +9 For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. +10 “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died. +11 The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the great mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. +12 “All Israel will mourn, each clan by itself, and with the husbands separate from their wives. The clan of David will mourn alone, as will the clan of Nathan, +13 the clan of Levi, and the clan of Shimei. +14 Each of the surviving clans from Judah will mourn separately, and with the husbands separate from their wives. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md index 700c1355..72d2313e 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,49 +1,24 @@ -A Fountain of Cleansing - # Chapter 13 -1. "On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity. - -2. "And on that day," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "I will erase idol worship throughout the land, so that even the names of the idols will be forgotten. I will remove from the land both the false prophets and the spirit of impurity that came with them. -3. If anyone continues to prophesy, his own father and mother will tell him, 'You must die, for you have prophesied lies in the name of the LORD.' And as he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him. - -4. "On that day people will be ashamed to claim the prophetic gift. No one will pretend to be a prophet by wearing prophet's clothes. -5. He will say, 'I'm no prophet; I'm a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.' -6. And if someone asks, 'Then what about those wounds on your chest?' he will say, 'I was wounded at my friends' house!' -The Scattering of the Sheep - - -7. "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, - -the man who is my partner," - says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"Strike down the shepherd, - -and the sheep will be scattered, - -and I will turn against the lambs. - - -8. Two-thirds of the people in the land - will be cut off and die," says the LORD. - -"But one-third will be left in the land. - - -9. I will bring that group through the fire - -and make them pure. - +1 “On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity. +2 “And on that day,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will erase idol worship throughout the land, so that even the names of the idols will be forgotten. I will remove from the land both the false prophets and the spirit of impurity that came with them. +3 If anyone continues to prophesy, his own father and mother will tell him, ‘You must die, for you have prophesied lies in the name of the Lord.’ And as he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him. +4 “On that day people will be ashamed to claim the prophetic gift. No one will pretend to be a prophet by wearing prophet’s clothes. +5 He will say, ‘I’m no prophet; I’m a farmer. I began working for a farmer as a boy.’ +6 And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest?’ he will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends’ house!’ +7 “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, + the man who is my partner,” + says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“Strike down the shepherd, + and the sheep will be scattered, + and I will turn against the lambs. +8 Two-thirds of the people in the land + will be cut off and die,” says the Lord. + “But one-third will be left in the land. +9 I will bring that group through the fire + and make them pure. I will refine them like silver - -and purify them like gold. - + and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, - -and I will answer them. - -I will say, 'These are my people,' - and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.'" - - - + and I will answer them. +I will say, ‘These are my people,’ + and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md index 93008a09..6763d1b3 100644 --- a/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/38_Zechariah/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The LORD Will Rule the Earth - # Chapter 14 -1. Watch, for the day of the LORD is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! -2. I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city. - -3. Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past. -4. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south. -5. You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all his holy ones with him. - -6. On that day the sources of light will no longer shine, -7. yet there will be continuous day! Only the LORD knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light. - -8. On that day life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half toward the Dead Sea and half toward the Mediterranean, flowing continuously in both summer and winter. - -9. And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one LORD--his name alone will be worshiped. - -10. All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. -11. And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed. - -12. And the LORD will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. -13. On that day they will be terrified, stricken by the LORD with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand. -14. Judah, too, will be fighting at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the neighboring nations will be captured--great quantities of gold and silver and fine clothing. -15. This same plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in the enemy camps. - -16. In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. -17. Any nation in the world that refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will have no rain. -18. If the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the LORD will punish them with the same plague that he sends on the other nations who refuse to go. -19. Egypt and the other nations will all be punished if they don't go to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. - -20. On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: Holy to the lord. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the LORD will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar. -21. In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Heaven's Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders in the Temple of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - - - +1 Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! +2 I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city. +3 Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past. +4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south. +5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him. +6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine, +7 yet there will be continuous day! Only the Lord knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light. +8 On that day life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half toward the Dead Sea and half toward the Mediterranean, flowing continuously in both summer and winter. +9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord—his name alone will be worshiped. +10 All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses. +11 And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed. +12 And the Lord will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. +13 On that day they will be terrified, stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will fight their neighbors hand to hand. +14 Judah, too, will be fighting at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the neighboring nations will be captured—great quantities of gold and silver and fine clothing. +15 This same plague will strike the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the other animals in the enemy camps. +16 In the end, the enemies of Jerusalem who survive the plague will go up to Jerusalem each year to worship the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. +17 Any nation in the world that refuses to come to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will have no rain. +18 If the people of Egypt refuse to attend the festival, the Lord will punish them with the same plague that he sends on the other nations who refuse to go. +19 Egypt and the other nations will all be punished if they don’t go to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. +20 On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: Holy to the lord. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the Lord will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar. +21 In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders in the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md index 0ffdc898..a0b078f7 100644 --- a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,36 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 1 -1. This is the message that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.The LORD's Love for Israel - -2. "I have always loved you," says the LORD. - -But you retort, "Really? How have you loved us?" -And the LORD replies, "This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob, -3. but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau's inheritance into a desert for jackals." - -4. Esau's descendants in Edom may say, "We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins." -But the LORD of Heaven's Armies replies, "They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as 'The Land of Wickedness,' and their people will be called 'The People with Whom the LORD Is Forever Angry.' -5. When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, 'Truly, the LORD's greatness reaches far beyond Israel's borders!'" -Unworthy Sacrifices - - -6. The LORD of Heaven's Armies says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! -"But you ask, 'How have we ever shown contempt for your name?' - - -7. "You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar. -"Then you ask, 'How have we defiled the sacrifices?' -"You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect. -8. When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn't that wrong? And isn't it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!" says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -9. "Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you! But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all?" asks the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -10. "How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "and I will not accept your offerings. -11. But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -12. "But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it's all right to defile the Lord's table. -13. You say, 'It's too hard to serve the LORD,' and you turn up your noses at my commands," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?" asks the LORD. - -14. "Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "and my name is feared among the nations! - - - +1 This is the message that the Lord gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi. +2 “I have always loved you,” says the Lord. +But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?” +And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob, +3 but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau’s inheritance into a desert for jackals.” +4 Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.” +But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,’ and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the Lord Is Forever Angry.’ +5 When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, ‘Truly, the Lord’s greatness reaches far beyond Israel’s borders!’” +6 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! +“But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’ +7 “You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar. +“Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’ +“You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect. +8 When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +9 “Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you! But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings. +11 But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +12 “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table. +13 You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord. +14 “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and my name is feared among the nations! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md index 16d5b1b7..47c96b4a 100644 --- a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,35 +1,20 @@ -A Warning to the Priests - # Chapter 2 -1. "Listen, you priests--this command is for you! -2. Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart. -3. I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile. -4. Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -5. "The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. -6. They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin. - -7. "The words of a priest's lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -8. But you priests have left God's paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -9. "So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions." -A Call to Faithfulness - - -10. Are we not all children of the same Father? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors? - -11. Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. The men of Judah have defiled the LORD's beloved sanctuary by marrying women who worship idols. -12. May the LORD cut off from the nation of Israel every last man who has done this and yet brings an offering to the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -13. Here is another thing you do. You cover the LORD's altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn't accept them with pleasure. -14. You cry out, "Why doesn't the LORD accept my worship?" I'll tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows. - -15. Didn't the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth. -16. "For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife." - -17. You have wearied the LORD with your words. - -"How have we wearied him?" you ask. -You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the LORD's sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking, "Where is the God of justice?" - - - +1 “Listen, you priests—this command is for you! +2 Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart. +3 I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile. +4 Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +5 “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. +6 They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin. +7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +8 But you priests have left God’s paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +9 “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions.” +10 Are we not all children of the same Father? Are we not all created by the same God? Then why do we betray each other, violating the covenant of our ancestors? +11 Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. The men of Judah have defiled the Lord’s beloved sanctuary by marrying women who worship idols. +12 May the Lord cut off from the nation of Israel every last man who has done this and yet brings an offering to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +13 Here is another thing you do. You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure. +14 You cry out, “Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?” I’ll tell you why! Because the Lord witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows. +15 Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth. +16 “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.” +17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. +“How have we wearied him?” you ask. +You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the Lord’s sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking, “Where is the God of justice?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md index cd2c4cae..b390afb2 100644 --- a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,44 +1,23 @@ -The Coming Day of Judgment - # Chapter 3 -1. "Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -2. "But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. -3. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD. -4. Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past. - -5. "At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -A Call to Repentance - - -6. "I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed. -7. Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -"But you ask, 'How can we return when we have never gone away?' - - -8. "Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! -"But you ask, 'What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?' -"You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. - -9. You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. -10. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, "I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won't have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! -11. Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. -12. "Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -13. "You have said terrible things about me," says the LORD. - -"But you say, 'What do you mean? What have we said against you?' - - -14. "You have said, 'What's the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD of Heaven's Armies that we are sorry for our sins? -15. From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.'"The LORD's Promise of Mercy - -16. Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name. - -17. "They will be my people," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. -18. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not." - - - +1 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +2 “But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. +3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord. +4 Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past. +5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +6 “I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed. +7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +“But you ask, ‘How can we return when we have never gone away?’ +8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! +“But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ +“You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. +9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. +10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! +11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +12 “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +13 “You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord. +“But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?’ +14 “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins? +15 From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’” +16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name. +17 “They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. +18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md index 46d9a4cf..48829bbc 100644 --- a/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/39_Malachi/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,15 +1,7 @@ -The Coming Day of Judgment - # Chapter 4 -1. The LORD of Heaven's Armies says, "The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed--roots, branches, and all. - -2. "But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. -3. On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -4. "Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant--all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel. - -5. "Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives. -6. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse." - - - +1 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all. +2 “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. +3 On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +4 “Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel. +5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. +6 His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md index 96ac5446..f5169c37 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,118 +1,55 @@ -The Ancestors of Jesus the Messiah - # Chapter 1 -1. This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: - -2. Abraham was the father of Isaac. - +1 This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: +2 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. - Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. - - -3. Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). - +3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. - -4. Ram was the father of Amminadab. - +4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. - Nahshon was the father of Salmon. - - -5. Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). - +5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). - Obed was the father of Jesse. - - -6. Jesse was the father of King David. - +6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). - - -7. Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. - +7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. - -8. Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. +8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah. - -9. Uzziah was the father of Jotham. - +9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. - Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. - - -10. Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. +10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. - Amon was the father of Josiah. - - -11. Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). - -12. After the Babylonian exile: +11 Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). +12 After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel. - Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. - - -13. Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. - +13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. - Eliakim was the father of Azor. - - -14. Azor was the father of Zadok. - +14 Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. - Akim was the father of Eliud. - - -15. Eliud was the father of Eleazar. - +15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. - Matthan was the father of Jacob. - - -16. Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. - +16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah. - - -17. All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. - -The Birth of Jesus the Messiah - - -18. This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. -19. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. - -20. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. -21. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." - -22. All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet: - -23. "Look! The virgin will conceive a child! - -She will give birth to a son, +17 All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah. +18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. +19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. +20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. +21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” +22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: +23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! + She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, - -which means 'God is with us.'" - - -24. When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. -25. But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. - - - + which means ‘God is with us.’” +24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. +25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md index d68e11f6..ebd966ee 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,57 +1,31 @@ -Visitors from the East - # Chapter 2 -1. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. -About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, -2. "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him." - -3. King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. -4. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?" - -5. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they said, "for this is what the prophet wrote: - -6. 'And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, +1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, +2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” +3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. +4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” +5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: +6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you - who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'" - -7. Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. -8. Then he told them, "Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!" - -9. After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. -10. When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! -11. They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. - -12. When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. - -The Escape to Egypt - - -13. After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother," the angel said. "Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." - -14. That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, -15. and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: "I called my Son out of Egypt." - -16. Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men's report of the star's first appearance. -17. Herod's brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: - -18. "A cry was heard in Ramah-- - -weeping and great mourning. - + who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’” +7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. +8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” +9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. +10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! +11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. +12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. +13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” +14 That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, +15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” +16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. +17 Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: +18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— + weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, - -refusing to be comforted, - for they are dead." -The Return to Nazareth - - -19. When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. -20. "Get up!" the angel said. "Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead." - -21. So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother. -22. But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod's son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. -23. So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: "He will be called a Nazarene." - - - + refusing to be comforted, + for they are dead.” +19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. +20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.” +21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother. +22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. +23 So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md index 74235f36..dec46c74 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, -2. "Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near." -3. The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, -"He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, -'Prepare the way for the LORD's coming! - Clear the road for him!'" - -4. John's clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. -5. People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. -6. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. - -7. But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? -8. Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. -9. Don't just say to each other, 'We're safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. -10. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. - -11. "I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am--so much greater that I'm not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. -12. He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire." -The Baptism of Jesus - - -13. Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. -14. But John tried to talk him out of it. "I am the one who needs to be baptized by you," he said, "so why are you coming to me?" - -15. But Jesus said, *"It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires."* So John agreed to baptize him. - -16. After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. -17. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." - - - +1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, +2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” +3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, +“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, +‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! + Clear the road for him!’” +4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. +5 People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. +6 And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. +7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? +8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. +9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. +10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. +11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. +12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.” +13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. +14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?” +15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him. +16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. +17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md index 1088ab0d..67a78137 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,72 +1,38 @@ -The Temptation of Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. -2. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. - -3. During that time the devil came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread." - -4. But Jesus told him, *"No! The Scriptures say,* -* -'People do not live by bread alone,* - *but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"* - -5. Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, -6. and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, -'He will order his angels to protect you. - +1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. +2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. +3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” +4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, +‘People do not live by bread alone, + but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” +5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, +6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, +‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands - so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'" - -7. Jesus responded, *"The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the LORD your God.'"* - -8. Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. -9. "I will give it all to you," he said, "if you will kneel down and worship me." - -10. *"Get out of here, Satan," Jesus told him. "For the Scriptures say,* -*'You must worship the LORD your God* - *and serve only him.'"* - -11. Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus. - -The Ministry of Jesus Begins - - -12. When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. -13. He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. -14. This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: - -15. "In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, - -beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, - -in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, - - -16. the people who sat in darkness - -have seen a great light. - + so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” +7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’” +8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. +9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” +10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, +‘You must worship the Lord your God + and serve only him.’” +11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus. +12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. +13 He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. +14 This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: +15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, + beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, + in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, +16 the people who sat in darkness + have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, - a light has shined." - -17. From then on Jesus began to preach, *"Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."* -The First Disciples - - -18. One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew--throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. -19. Jesus called out to them, *"Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"* -20. And they left their nets at once and followed him. - -21. A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. -22. They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. - -Crowds Follow Jesus - - -23. Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. -24. News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed--he healed them all. -25. Large crowds followed him wherever he went--people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River. - - - + a light has shined.” +17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” +18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. +19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” +20 And they left their nets at once and followed him. +21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. +22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. +23 Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. +24 News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. +25 Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md index 7e59a1a4..98b27a63 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,110 +1,57 @@ -The Sermon on the Mount - # Chapter 5 -1. One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, -2. and he began to teach them. - -The Beatitudes - - -3. *"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,* - * -for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.* - -4. *God blesses those who mourn,* - * -for they will be comforted.* - -5. *God blesses those who are humble,* - * -for they will inherit the whole earth.* - -6. *God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,* - * -for they will be satisfied.* - -7. *God blesses those who are merciful,* - * -for they will be shown mercy.* - -8. *God blesses those whose hearts are pure,* - * -for they will see God.* - -9. *God blesses those who work for peace,* - * -for they will be called the children of God.* - -10. *God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,* - * -for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.* - -11. *"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.* -12. *Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.* -Teaching about Salt and Light - - -13. *"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.* - -14. *"You are the light of the world--like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.* -15. *No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.* -16. *In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.* -Teaching about the Law - - -17. *"Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.* -18. *I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.* -19. *So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.* - -20. *"But I warn you--unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!* -Teaching about Anger - - -21. *"You have heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.'* -22. *But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.* - -23. *"So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,* -24. *leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.* - -25. *"When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.* -26. *And if that happens, you surely won't be free again until you have paid the last penny.* -Teaching about Adultery - - -27. *"You have heard the commandment that says, 'You must not commit adultery.'* -28. *But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.* -29. *So if your eye--even your good eye--causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.* -30. *And if your hand--even your stronger hand--causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.* -Teaching about Divorce - - -31. *"You have heard the law that says, 'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.'* -32. *But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.* -Teaching about Vows - - -33. *"You have also heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.'* -34. *But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, 'By heaven!' because heaven is God's throne.* -35. *And do not say, 'By the earth!' because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, 'By Jerusalem!' for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.* -36. *Do not even say, 'By my head!' for you can't turn one hair white or black.* -37. *Just say a simple, 'Yes, I will,' or 'No, I won't.' Anything beyond this is from the evil one.* -Teaching about Revenge - - -38. *"You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'* -39. *But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.* -40. *If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.* -41. *If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.* -42. *Give to those who ask, and don't turn away from those who want to borrow.* -Teaching about Love for Enemies - - -43. *"You have heard the law that says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.* -44. *But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!* -45. *In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.* -46. *If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.* -47. *If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.* -48. *But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.* - - - +1 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, +2 and he began to teach them. +3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, + for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. +4 God blesses those who mourn, + for they will be comforted. +5 God blesses those who are humble, + for they will inherit the whole earth. +6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, + for they will be satisfied. +7 God blesses those who are merciful, + for they will be shown mercy. +8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, + for they will see God. +9 God blesses those who work for peace, + for they will be called the children of God. +10 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, + for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. +11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. +12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way. +13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. +14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. +15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. +16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. +17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. +18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. +19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. +20 “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! +21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ +22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. +23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, +24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. +25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. +26 And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny. +27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ +28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. +29 So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. +30 And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. +31 “You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’ +32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. +33 “You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’ +34 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. +35 And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. +36 Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black. +37 Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one. +38 “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ +39 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. +40 If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. +41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. +42 Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow. +43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. +44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! +45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. +46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. +47 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. +48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md index 9a595c69..35b89841 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,71 +1,41 @@ -Teaching about Giving to the Needy - # Chapter 6 -1. *"Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.* -2. *When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get.* -3. *But when you give to someone in need, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.* -4. *Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.* -Teaching about Prayer and Fasting - - -5. *"When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.* -6. *But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.* - -7. *"When you pray, don't babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.* -8. *Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!* -9. *Pray like this:* -* -Our Father in heaven,* - * -may your name be kept holy.* - -10. *May your Kingdom come soon.* -* -May your will be done on earth,* - * -as it is in heaven.* - -11. *Give us today the food we need,* - -12. *and forgive us our sins,* - * -as we have forgiven those who sin against us.* - -13. *And don't let us yield to temptation,* - *but rescue us from the evil one.* - -14. *"If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.* -15. *But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.* - -16. *"And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.* -17. *But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.* -18. *Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.* -Teaching about Money and Possessions - - -19. *"Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.* -20. * -Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.* -21. *Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.* - -22. *"Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.* -23. *But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!* - -24. *"No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.* - -25. *"That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food, and your body more than clothing?* -26. *Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are?* -27. *Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?* - -28. *"And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing,* -29. *yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.* -30. *And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?* - -31. *"So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?'* -32. *These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.* -33. *Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.* - -34. *"So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.* - - - +1 “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. +2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. +3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. +4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. +5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. +6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. +7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. +8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! +9 Pray like this: +Our Father in heaven, + may your name be kept holy. +10 May your Kingdom come soon. +May your will be done on earth, + as it is in heaven. +11 Give us today the food we need, +12 and forgive us our sins, + as we have forgiven those who sin against us. +13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, + but rescue us from the evil one. +14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. +15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. +16 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. +17 But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. +18 Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. +19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. +20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. +21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. +22 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. +23 But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is! +24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. +25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? +26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? +27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? +28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, +29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. +30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? +31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ +32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. +33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. +34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md index 426b59ef..55a744bf 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,57 +1,30 @@ -Do Not Judge Others - # Chapter 7 -1. *"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.* -2. *For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.* - -3. *"And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?* -4. *How can you think of saying to your friend, 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye?* -5. *Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.* - -6. *"Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.* -Effective Prayer - - -7. *"Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.* -8. *For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.* - -9. *"You parents--if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?* -10. *Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!* -11. *So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.* -The Golden Rule - - -12. *"Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.* -The Narrow Gate - - -13. *"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.* -14. *But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.* -The Tree and Its Fruit - - -15. *"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.* -16. *You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?* -17. *A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.* -18. *A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.* -19. *So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.* -20. *Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.* -True Disciples - - -21. *"Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.* -22. *On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'* -23. *But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.'* -Building on a Solid Foundation - - -24. *"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.* -25. *Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock.* -26. *But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.* -27. *When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."* - -28. When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, -29. for he taught with real authority--quite unlike their teachers of religious law. - - - +1 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. +2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. +3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? +4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? +5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye. +6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. +7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. +8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. +9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? +10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! +11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. +12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. +13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. +14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. +15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. +16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? +17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. +18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. +19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. +20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. +21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. +22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ +23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’ +24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. +25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. +26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. +27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.” +28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, +29 for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md index a01c6c1a..1d77f15c 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,74 +1,37 @@ -Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy - # Chapter 8 -1. Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. -2. Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. "Lord," the man said, "if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean." - -3. Jesus reached out and touched him. *"I am willing," he said. "Be healed!"* And instantly the leprosy disappeared. -4. Then Jesus said to him, *"Don't tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed."* -The Faith of a Roman Officer - - -5. When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, -6. "Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain." - -7. Jesus said, *"I will come and heal him."* - -8. But the officer said, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. -9. I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this,' they do it." - -10. When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, *"I tell you the truth, I haven't seen faith like this in all Israel!* -11. *And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world--from east and west--and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.* -12. *But many Israelites--those for whom the Kingdom was prepared--will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."* - -13. Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, *"Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened."* And the young servant was healed that same hour. - -Jesus Heals Many People - - -14. When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. -15. But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him. - -16. That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. -17. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, -"He took our sicknesses - and removed our diseases." -The Cost of Following Jesus - - -18. When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. - -19. Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." - -20. But Jesus replied, *"Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."* - -21. Another of his disciples said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father." - -22. But Jesus told him, *"Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead."* -Jesus Calms the Storm - - -23. Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. -24. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. -25. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" - -26. Jesus responded, *"Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!"* Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. - -27. The disciples were amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked. "Even the winds and waves obey him!" -Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men - - -28. When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area. - -29. They began screaming at him, "Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God's appointed time?" - -30. There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. -31. So the demons begged, "If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs." - -32. *"All right, go!"* Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. - -33. The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men. -34. Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone. - - - +1 Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. +2 Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” +3 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. +4 Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” +5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, +6 “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.” +7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” +8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. +9 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” +10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! +11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. +12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” +13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour. +14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. +15 But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him. +16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. +17 This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, +“He took our sicknesses + and removed our diseases.” +18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. +19 Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” +20 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” +21 Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” +22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.” +23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. +24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. +25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” +26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. +27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!” +28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area. +29 They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?” +30 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. +31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.” +32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. +33 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men. +34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md index 8b8f52d1..399f86b8 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,78 +1,40 @@ -Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man - # Chapter 9 -1. Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. -2. Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, *"Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven."* - -3. But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, "That's blasphemy! Does he think he's God?" - -4. Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, *"Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?* -5. *Is it easier to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or 'Stand up and walk'?* -6. *So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins." Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, "Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!"* - -7. And the man jumped up and went home! -8. Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority. - -Jesus Calls Matthew - - -9. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector's booth. *"Follow me and be my disciple,"* Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. - -10. Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. -11. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with such scum?" - -12. When Jesus heard this, he said, *"Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do."* -13. Then he added, *"Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.' For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."* -A Discussion about Fasting - - -14. One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, "Why don't your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?" - -15. Jesus replied, *"Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.* - -16. *"Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.* - -17. *"And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved."* -Jesus Heals in Response to Faith - - -18. As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. "My daughter has just died," he said, "but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her." - -19. So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him. -20. Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, -21. for she thought, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." - -22. Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, *"Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well."* And the woman was healed at that moment. - -23. When Jesus arrived at the official's home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. -24. *"Get out!" he told them. "The girl isn't dead; she's only asleep."* But the crowd laughed at him. -25. After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up! -26. The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside. - -Jesus Heals the Blind - - -27. After Jesus left the girl's home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, "Son of David, have mercy on us!" - -28. They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, *"Do you believe I can make you see?"* -"Yes, Lord," they told him, "we do." - - -29. Then he touched their eyes and said, *"Because of your faith, it will happen."* -30. Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, *"Don't tell anyone about this."* -31. But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region. - -32. When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn't speak was brought to Jesus. -33. So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. "Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!" they exclaimed. - -34. But the Pharisees said, "He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons." -The Need for Workers - - -35. Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. -36. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. -37. He said to his disciples, *"The harvest is great, but the workers are few.* -38. *So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields."* - - - +1 Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. +2 Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.” +3 But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy! Does he think he’s God?” +4 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts? +5 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? +6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” +7 And the man jumped up and went home! +8 Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority. +9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. +10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. +11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” +12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” +13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” +14 One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?” +15 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. +16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before. +17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.” +18 As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.” +19 So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him. +20 Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, +21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.” +22 Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment. +23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. +24 “Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him. +25 After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up! +26 The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside. +27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” +28 They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?” +“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.” +29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” +30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” +31 But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region. +32 When they left, a demon-possessed man who couldn’t speak was brought to Jesus. +33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed. +34 But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered by the prince of demons.” +35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. +36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. +37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. +38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md index c7917838..49060935 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,80 +1,55 @@ -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles - # Chapter 10 -1. Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. -2. Here are the names of the twelve apostles: +1 Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness. +2 Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (also called Peter), -then Andrew (Peter's brother), +then Andrew (Peter’s brother), James (son of Zebedee), -John (James's brother), - - -3. Philip, +John (James’s brother), +3 Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew (the tax collector), James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, - -4. Simon (the zealot), +4 Simon (the zealot), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). - - -5. Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: *"Don't go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans,* -6. *but only to the people of Israel--God's lost sheep.* -7. *Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.* -8. *Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!* - -9. *"Don't take any money in your money belts--no gold, silver, or even copper coins.* -10. *Don't carry a traveler's bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.* - -11. *"Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town.* -12. *When you enter the home, give it your blessing.* -13. *If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.* -14. *If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.* -15. *I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.* - -16. *"Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.* -17. *But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.* -18. *You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.* -19. *When you are arrested, don't worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time.* -20. *For it is not you who will be speaking--it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.* - -21. *"A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.* -22. *And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.* -23. *When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.* - -24. *"Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master.* -25. *Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!* - -26. *"But don't be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.* -27. *What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!* - -28. *"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.* -29. *What is the price of two sparrows--one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.* -30. *And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.* -31. *So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.* - -32. *"Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.* -33. *But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.* - -34. *"Don't imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.* - -35. *'I have come to set a man against his father,* - * -a daughter against her mother,* -* -and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.* - -36. *Your enemies will be right in your own household!'* - -37. *"If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.* -38. *If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.* -39. *If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.* - -40. *"Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.* -41. *If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs.* -42. *And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded."* - - - +5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, +6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep. +7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. +8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received! +9 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. +10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed. +11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. +12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. +13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing. +14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. +15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day. +16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. +17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. +18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. +19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. +20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. +21 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. +22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved. +23 When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel. +24 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. +25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names! +26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. +27 What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! +28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. +29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. +30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. +31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. +32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. +33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. +34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. +35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, + a daughter against her mother, +and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. +36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’ +37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. +38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. +39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. +40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. +41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. +42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md index 22d460b5..8f26208d 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,61 +1,36 @@ -Jesus and John the Baptist - # Chapter 11 -1. When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region. - -2. John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, -3. "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?" - -4. Jesus told them, *"Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen--* -5. *the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor."* -6. *And he added, "God blesses those who do not fall away because of me."* - -7. As John's disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. *"What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?* -8. *Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces.* -9. *Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.* -10. *John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,* -* -'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,* - *and he will prepare your way before you.'* - -11. *"I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!* -12. *And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.* -13. *For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time.* -14. *And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come.* -15. *Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!* - -16. *"To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,* - -17. *'We played wedding songs,* - * -and you didn't dance,* -* -so we played funeral songs,* - * -and you didn't mourn.'* - -18. *For John didn't spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, 'He's possessed by a demon.'* -19. *The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, 'He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!' But wisdom is shown to be right by its results."* -Judgment for the Unbelievers - - -20. Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn't repented of their sins and turned to God. -21. *"What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.* -22. *I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.* - -23. *"And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.* -24. *I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you."* -Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving - - -25. At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: *"O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.* -26. *Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!* - -27. *"My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."* - -28. Then Jesus said, *"Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.* -29. *Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.* -30. *For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."* - - - +1 When Jesus had finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he went out to teach and preach in towns throughout the region. +2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, +3 “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” +4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— +5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” +6 And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.” +7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? +8 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. +9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. +10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, +‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, + and he will prepare your way before you.’ +11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! +12 And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it. +13 For before John came, all the prophets and the law of Moses looked forward to this present time. +14 And if you are willing to accept what I say, he is Elijah, the one the prophets said would come. +15 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand! +16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, +17 ‘We played wedding songs, + and you didn’t dance, +so we played funeral songs, + and you didn’t mourn.’ +18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ +19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.” +20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God. +21 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. +22 I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you. +23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. +24 I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.” +25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. +26 Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way! +27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” +28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. +29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. +30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md index a60408d7..a5dee150 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,104 +1,58 @@ -A Discussion about the Sabbath - # Chapter 12 -1. At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. -2. But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, "Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath." - -3. Jesus said to them, *"Haven't you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?* -4. *He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.* -5. *And haven't you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath?* -6. *I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!* -7. *But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.'* -8. *For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!"* -Jesus Heals on the Sabbath - - -9. Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, -10. where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, "Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?" (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.) - -11. And he answered, *"If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn't you work to pull it out? Of course you would.* -12. *And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath."* - -13. Then he said to the man, *"Hold out your hand."* So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like the other one! -14. Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus. - -Jesus, God's Chosen Servant - - -15. But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them, -16. but he warned them not to reveal who he was. -17. This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him: - -18. "Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. - -He is my Beloved, who pleases me. - +1 At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. +2 But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.” +3 Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? +4 He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. +5 And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath? +6 I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! +7 But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ +8 For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” +9 Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, +10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.) +11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would. +12 And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.” +13 Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like the other one! +14 Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus. +15 But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them, +16 but he warned them not to reveal who he was. +17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him: +18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. + He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, - -and he will proclaim justice to the nations. - - -19. He will not fight or shout - -or raise his voice in public. - - -20. He will not crush the weakest reed - -or put out a flickering candle. - -Finally he will cause justice to be victorious. - - -21. And his name will be the hope - of all the world." -Jesus and the Prince of Demons - - -22. Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn't speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. -23. The crowd was amazed and asked, "Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?" - -24. But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons." - -25. Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, *"Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart.* -26. *And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.* -27. *And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.* -28. *But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.* -29. *For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger--someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.* - -30. *"Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.* - -31. *"So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven--except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven.* -32. *Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.* - -33. *"A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.* -34. *You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.* -35. *A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.* -36. *And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.* -37. *The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you."* -The Sign of Jonah - - -38. One day some teachers of religious law and Pharisees came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority." - -39. But Jesus replied, *"Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.* -40. *For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.* - -41. *"The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here--but you refuse to repent.* -42. *The queen of Sheba will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here--but you refuse to listen.* - -43. *"When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.* -44. *Then it says, 'I will return to the person I came from.' So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.* -45. *Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation."* -The True Family of Jesus - - -46. As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. -47. Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you." - -48. Jesus asked, *"Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"* -49. Then he pointed to his disciples and said, *"Look, these are my mother and brothers.* -50. *Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!"* - - - + and he will proclaim justice to the nations. +19 He will not fight or shout + or raise his voice in public. +20 He will not crush the weakest reed + or put out a flickering candle. + Finally he will cause justice to be victorious. +21 And his name will be the hope + of all the world.” +22 Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. +23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?” +24 But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.” +25 Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart. +26 And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive. +27 And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. +28 But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. +29 For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. +30 “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me. +31 “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. +32 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come. +33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. +34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. +35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. +36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. +37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.” +38 One day some teachers of religious law and Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority.” +39 But Jesus replied, “Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign; but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. +40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. +41 “The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent. +42 The queen of Sheba will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen. +43 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. +44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. +45 Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.” +46 As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. +47 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.” +48 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” +49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. +50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md index 317ebf00..9ddaddab 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,133 +1,78 @@ -Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed - # Chapter 13 -1. Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. -2. A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. -3. He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: -* -"Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.* -4. *As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.* -5. *Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.* -6. *But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn't have deep roots, they died.* -7. *Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants.* -8. *Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!* -9. *Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."* - -10. His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?" - -11. He replied, *"You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.* -12. *To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.* -13. *That is why I use these parables,* -* -For they look, but they don't really see.* - * -They hear, but they don't really listen or understand.* - -14. *This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,* -* -'When you hear what I say,* - * -you will not understand.* -* -When you see what I do,* - * -you will not comprehend.* - -15. *For the hearts of these people are hardened,* - * -and their ears cannot hear,* -* -and they have closed their eyes--* - * -so their eyes cannot see,* -* -and their ears cannot hear,* - * -and their hearts cannot understand,* -* -and they cannot turn to me* - *and let me heal them.'* - -16. *"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.* -17. *I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn't see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it.* - -18. *"Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:* -19. *The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.* -20. *The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.* -21. *But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word.* -22. *The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.* -23. *The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!"* -Parable of the Wheat and Weeds - - -24. Here is another story Jesus told: *"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.* -25. *But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.* -26. *When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.* - -27. *"The farmer's workers went to him and said, 'Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?'* - -28. *"'An enemy has done this!' the farmer exclaimed.* -* -"'Should we pull out the weeds?' they asked.* - -29. *"'No,' he replied, 'you'll uproot the wheat if you do.* -30. *Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.'"* -Parable of the Mustard Seed - - -31. Here is another illustration Jesus used: *"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.* -32. *It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches."* -Parable of the Yeast - - -33. Jesus also used this illustration: *"The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough."* - -34. Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables. -35. This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: -"I will speak to you in parables. - I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world." -Parable of the Wheat and Weeds Explained - - -36. Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, "Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field." - -37. Jesus replied, *"The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.* -38. *The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.* -39. *The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.* - -40. *"Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.* -41. *The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.* -42. *And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.* -43. *Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!* -Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl - - -44. *"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.* - -45. *"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.* -46. *When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!* -Parable of the Fishing Net - - -47. *"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.* -48. *When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.* -49. *That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous,* -50. *throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.* -51. *Do you understand all these things?"* -"Yes," they said, "we do." - - -52. Then he added, *"Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old."* -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - - -53. When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country. -54. He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, "Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?" -55. Then they scoffed, "He's just the carpenter's son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers--James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. -56. All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?" -57. And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. -Then Jesus told them, *"A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family."* -58. And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief. - - - +1 Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. +2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. +3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: +“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. +4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. +5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. +6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. +7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. +8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! +9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” +10 His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?” +11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. +12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. +13 That is why I use these parables, +For they look, but they don’t really see. + They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand. +14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, +‘When you hear what I say, + you will not understand. +When you see what I do, + you will not comprehend. +15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, + and their ears cannot hear, +and they have closed their eyes— + so their eyes cannot see, +and their ears cannot hear, + and their hearts cannot understand, +and they cannot turn to me + and let me heal them.’ +16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. +17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it. +18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: +19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. +20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. +21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. +22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. +23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” +24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. +25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. +26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew. +27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’ +28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. +“‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. +29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. +30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’” +31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. +32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.” +33 Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” +34 Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables. +35 This fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet: +“I will speak to you in parables. + I will explain things hidden since the creation of the world.” +36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.” +37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed. +38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one. +39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels. +40 “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world. +41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. +42 And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. +43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand! +44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. +45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. +46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it! +47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. +48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. +49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, +50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. +51 Do you understand all these things?” +“Yes,” they said, “we do.” +52 Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.” +53 When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country. +54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?” +55 Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. +56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?” +57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. +Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.” +58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md index 22a9964d..49ad8ada 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,67 +1,38 @@ -The Death of John the Baptist - # Chapter 14 -1. When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus, -2. he said to his advisers, "This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles." - -3. For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod's brother Philip). -4. John had been telling Herod, "It is against God's law for you to marry her." -5. Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet. - -6. But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias's daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him, -7. so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted. -8. At her mother's urging, the girl said, "I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!" -9. Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders. -10. So John was beheaded in the prison, -11. and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. -12. Later, John's disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened. - -Jesus Feeds Five Thousand - - -13. As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. -14. Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. - -15. That evening the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves." - -16. But Jesus said, *"That isn't necessary--you feed them."* - -17. "But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!" they answered. - -18. *"Bring them here,"* he said. -19. Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. -20. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. -21. -About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children! -Jesus Walks on Water - - -22. Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -23. After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone. - -24. Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. -25. -About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. -26. When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It's a ghost!" - -27. But Jesus spoke to them at once. *"Don't be afraid," he said. "Take courage. I am here!"* - -28. Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it's really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water." - -29. *"Yes, come,"* Jesus said. - +1 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus, +2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.” +3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip). +4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.” +5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet. +6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him, +7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted. +8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!” +9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders. +10 So John was beheaded in the prison, +11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. +12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened. +13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. +14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. +15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” +16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.” +17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. +18 “Bring them here,” he said. +19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. +20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. +21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children! +22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. +23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone. +24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves. +25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. +26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!” +27 But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!” +28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” +29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. - -30. But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted. - -31. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. *"You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"* - -32. When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped. -33. Then the disciples worshiped him. "You really are the Son of God!" they exclaimed. - -34. After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. -35. When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed. -36. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. - - - +30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. +31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?” +32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped. +33 Then the disciples worshiped him. “You really are the Son of God!” they exclaimed. +34 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. +35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed. +36 They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md index f370dc2c..78b58762 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,79 +1,43 @@ -Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity - # Chapter 15 -1. Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, -2. "Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat." - -3. Jesus replied, *"And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?* -4. *For instance, God says, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.'* -5. *But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, 'Sorry, I can't help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.'* -6. *In this way, you say they don't need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.* -7. *You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,* - -8. *'These people honor me with their lips,* - * -but their hearts are far from me.* - -9. *Their worship is a farce,* - *for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.'"* - -10. Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. *"Listen," he said, "and try to understand.* -11. *It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth."* - -12. Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?" - -13. Jesus replied, *"Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,* -14. *so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch."* - -15. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain to us the parable that says people aren't defiled by what they eat." - -16. *"Don't you understand yet?"* Jesus asked. -17. *"Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.* -18. *But the words you speak come from the heart--that's what defiles you.* -19. *For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.* -20. *These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you."* -The Faith of a Gentile Woman - - -21. Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. -22. A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely." - -23. But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to go away," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging." - -24. Then Jesus said to the woman, *"I was sent only to help God's lost sheep--the people of Israel."* - -25. But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, "Lord, help me!" - -26. Jesus responded, *"It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."* - -27. She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters' table." - -28. *"Dear woman," Jesus said to her, "your faith is great. Your request is granted."* And her daughter was instantly healed. - -Jesus Heals Many People - - -29. Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down. -30. A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn't speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. -31. The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn't been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel. - -Jesus Feeds Four Thousand - - -32. Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, *"I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way."* - -33. The disciples replied, "Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?" - -34. Jesus asked, *"How much bread do you have?"* -They replied, "Seven loaves, and a few small fish." - - -35. So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. -36. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd. - -37. They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. -38. There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. -39. Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan. - - - +1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, +2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.” +3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God? +4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ +5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ +6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. +7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, +8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, + but their hearts are far from me. +9 Their worship is a farce, + for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’” +10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. +11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” +12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” +13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, +14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.” +15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.” +16 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked. +17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. +18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. +19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. +20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.” +21 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. +22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.” +23 But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they said. “She is bothering us with all her begging.” +24 Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep—the people of Israel.” +25 But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, “Lord, help me!” +26 Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” +27 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters’ table.” +28 “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed. +29 Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down. +30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all. +31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel. +32 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” +33 The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?” +34 Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” +They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.” +35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. +36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd. +37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. +38 There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. +39 Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md index 0f169016..2d4d097b 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,57 +1,29 @@ -Leaders Demand a Miraculous Sign - # Chapter 16 -1. One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. - -2. He replied, *"You know the saying, 'Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;* -3. *red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.' You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don't know how to interpret the signs of the times!* -4. *Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah."* Then Jesus left them and went away. - -Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees - - -5. Later, after they crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered they had forgotten to bring any bread. -6. *"Watch out!" Jesus warned them. "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."* - -7. At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn't brought any bread. -8. Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, *"You have so little faith! Why are you arguing with each other about having no bread?* -9. *Don't you understand even yet? Don't you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up?* -10. *Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up?* -11. *Why can't you understand that I'm not talking about bread? So again I say, 'Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'"* - -12. Then at last they understood that he wasn't speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. - -Peter's Declaration about Jesus - - -13. When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, *"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"* - -14. "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets." - -15. Then he asked them, *"But who do you say I am?"* - -16. Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." - -17. Jesus replied, *"You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.* -18. *Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.* -19. *And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."* - -20. Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. - -Jesus Predicts His Death - - -21. From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead. - -22. But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. "Heaven forbid, Lord," he said. "This will never happen to you!" - -23. Jesus turned to Peter and said, *"Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's."* - -24. Then Jesus said to his disciples, *"If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.* -25. *If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.* -26. *And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?* -27. *For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.* -28. *And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."* - - - +1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. +2 He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; +3 red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times! +4 Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away. +5 Later, after they crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered they had forgotten to bring any bread. +6 “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” +7 At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread. +8 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “You have so little faith! Why are you arguing with each other about having no bread? +9 Don’t you understand even yet? Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up? +10 Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up? +11 Why can’t you understand that I’m not talking about bread? So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’” +12 Then at last they understood that he wasn’t speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. +13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” +14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” +15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” +16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” +17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. +18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. +19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” +20 Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. +21 From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead. +22 But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!” +23 Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.” +24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. +25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. +26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? +27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds. +28 And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md index 3eef74d8..7cdb9bc4 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,57 +1,30 @@ -The Transfiguration - # Chapter 17 -1. Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. -2. As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. -3. Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus. - -4. Peter exclaimed, "Lord, it's wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I'll make three shelters as memorials--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." - -5. But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him." -6. The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground. - -7. Then Jesus came over and touched them. *"Get up," he said. "Don't be afraid."* -8. And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus. - -9. As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, *"Don't tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."* - -10. Then his disciples asked him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?" - -11. Jesus replied, *"Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.* -12. *But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn't recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer."* -13. Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist. - -Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy - - -14. At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said, -15. "Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. -16. So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't heal him." - -17. Jesus said, *"You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me."* -18. Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well. - -19. Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, "Why couldn't we cast out that demon?" - -20. *"You don't have enough faith," Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - - -22. After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, *"The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.* -23. *He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead."* And the disciples were filled with grief. - -Payment of the Temple Tax - - -24. On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, "Doesn't your teacher pay the Temple tax?" - -25. "Yes, he does," Peter replied. Then he went into the house. -But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, *"What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?"* - -26. "They tax the people they have conquered," Peter replied. -* -"Well, then," Jesus said, "the citizens are free!* -27. *However, we don't want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."* - - - +1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. +2 As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. +3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus. +4 Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” +5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.” +6 The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground. +7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” +8 And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus. +9 As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” +10 Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?” +11 Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. +12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.” +13 Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist. +14 At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said, +15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. +16 So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.” +17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” +18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well. +19 Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?” +20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” +21 +22 After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. +23 He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief. +24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?” +25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. +But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?” +26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. +“Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free! +27 However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md index 40a4f9a7..a8b8eef0 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,63 +1,36 @@ -The Greatest in the Kingdom - # Chapter 18 -1. -About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" - -2. Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. -3. Then he said, *"I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.* -4. *So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.* - -5. *"And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.* -6. *But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.* - -7. *"What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.* -8. *So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.* -9. *And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.* - -10. *"Beware that you don't look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.* -Parable of the Lost Sheep - - -12. *"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?* -13. *And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn't wander away!* -14. *In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish.* -Correcting Another Believer - - -15. *"If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.* -16. *But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.* -17. *If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won't accept the church's decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.* - -18. *"I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.* - -19. *"I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.* -20. *For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them."* -Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor - - -21. Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?" - -22. *"No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!* - -23. *"Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.* -24. *In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.* -25. *He couldn't pay, so his master ordered that he be sold--along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned--to pay the debt.* - -26. *"But the man fell down before his master and begged him, 'Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.'* -27. *Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.* - -28. *"But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.* - -29. *"His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. 'Be patient with me, and I will pay it,' he pleaded.* -30. *But his creditor wouldn't wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.* - -31. *"When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.* -32. *Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.* -33. *Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'* -34. *Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.* - -35. *"That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart."* - - - +1 About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” +2 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. +3 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. +4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. +5 “And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. +6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. +7 “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. +8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. +9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. +10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father. +11 +12 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? +13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away! +14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish. +15 “If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. +16 But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. +17 If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. +18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. +19 “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. +20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” +21 Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” +22 “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven! +23 “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. +24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. +25 He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt. +26 “But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’ +27 Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. +28 “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment. +29 “His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded. +30 But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. +31 “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. +32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. +33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ +34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. +35 “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md index 9f3464ca..895d595f 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,61 +1,32 @@ -Discussion about Divorce and Marriage - # Chapter 19 -1. When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. -2. Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick. - -3. Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?" - -4. *"Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.'"* -5. And he said, *"'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.'* -6. *Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together."* - -7. "Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?" they asked. - -8. Jesus replied, *"Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.* -9. *And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery--unless his wife has been unfaithful."* - -10. Jesus' disciples then said to him, "If this is the case, it is better not to marry!" - -11. *"Not everyone can accept this statement," Jesus said. "Only those whom God helps.* -12. *Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."* -Jesus Blesses the Children - - -13. One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. - -14. But Jesus said, *"Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children."* -15. And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. - -The Rich Man - - -16. Someone came to Jesus with this question: "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" - -17. *"Why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. But to answer your question--if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments."* - -18. "Which ones?" the man asked. -And Jesus replied: *"'You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely.* -19. *Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.'"* - -20. "I've obeyed all these commandments," the young man replied. "What else must I do?" - -21. Jesus told him, *"If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."* - -22. But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions. - -23. Then Jesus said to his disciples, *"I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.* -24. *I'll say it again--it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"* - -25. The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked. - -26. Jesus looked at them intently and said, *"Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible."* - -27. Then Peter said to him, "We've given up everything to follow you. What will we get?" - -28. Jesus replied, *"I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.* -29. *And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.* -30. *But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.* - - - +1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. +2 Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick. +3 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?” +4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” +5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ +6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” +7 “Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked. +8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. +9 And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.” +10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!” +11 “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps. +12 Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.” +13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. +14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” +15 And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. +16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” +17 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.” +18 “Which ones?” the man asked. +And Jesus replied: “‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. +19 Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.’” +20 “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?” +21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” +22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions. +23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. +24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” +25 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. +26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” +27 Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?” +28 Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. +29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. +30 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md index 29c54b7d..157dddf1 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,71 +1,39 @@ -Parable of the Vineyard Workers - # Chapter 20 -1. *"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.* -2. *He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.* - -3. *"At nine o'clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing.* -4. *So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day.* -5. *So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o'clock he did the same thing.* - -6. *"At five o'clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, 'Why haven't you been working today?'* - -7. *"They replied, 'Because no one hired us.'* -* -"The landowner told them, 'Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.'* - -8. *"That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.* -9. *When those hired at five o'clock were paid, each received a full day's wage.* -10. *When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day's wage.* -11. *When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,* -12. *'Those people worked only one hour, and yet you've paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.'* - -13. *"He answered one of them, 'Friend, I haven't been unfair! Didn't you agree to work all day for the usual wage?* -14. *Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.* -15. *Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?'* - -16. *"So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - - -17. As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him. -18. *"Listen," he said, "we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die.* -19. *Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead."* -Jesus Teaches about Serving Others - - -20. Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. -21. *"What is your request?"* he asked. - -She replied, "In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left." - - -22. But Jesus answered by saying to them, *"You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?"* -"Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!" - - -23. Jesus told them, *"You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."* - -24. When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. -25. But Jesus called them together and said, *"You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.* -26. *But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,* -27. *and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.* -28. *For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."* -Jesus Heals Two Blind Men - - -29. As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. -30. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" - -31. "Be quiet!" the crowd yelled at them. - -But they only shouted louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" - - -32. When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, *"What do you want me to do for you?"* - -33. "Lord," they said, "we want to see!" -34. Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him. - - - +1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. +2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. +3 “At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. +4 So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. +5 So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o’clock he did the same thing. +6 “At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you been working today?’ +7 “They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.’ +“The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.’ +8 “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. +9 When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. +10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage. +11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, +12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’ +13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? +14 Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. +15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’ +16 “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.” +17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him. +18 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. +19 Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” +20 Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. +21 “What is your request?” he asked. +She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.” +22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?” +“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!” +23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.” +24 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. +25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. +26 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, +27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. +28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” +29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. +30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” +31 “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them. +But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” +32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?” +33 “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!” +34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md index f0aaff4b..ca2fbef1 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,109 +1,63 @@ -Jesus' Triumphant Entry - # Chapter 21 -1. As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. -2. *"Go into the village over there," he said. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.* -3. *If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will immediately let you take them."* - -4. This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said, - -5. "Tell the people of Jerusalem, - -'Look, your King is coming to you. - -He is humble, riding on a donkey-- - riding on a donkey's colt.'" - -6. The two disciples did as Jesus commanded. -7. They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it. - -8. Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. -9. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, -"Praise God for the Son of David! - Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! - Praise God in highest heaven!" - -10. The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. "Who is this?" they asked. - -11. And the crowds replied, "It's Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." -Jesus Clears the Temple - - -12. Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. -13. He said to them, *"The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves!"* - -14. The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. -15. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David." +1 As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. +2 “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. +3 If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.” +4 This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said, +5 “Tell the people of Jerusalem, + ‘Look, your King is coming to you. +He is humble, riding on a donkey— + riding on a donkey’s colt.’” +6 The two disciples did as Jesus commanded. +7 They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it. +8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. +9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, +“Praise God for the Son of David! + Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! + Praise God in highest heaven!” +10 The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked. +11 And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” +12 Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. +13 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!” +14 The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. +15 The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David.” But the leaders were indignant. - -16. They asked Jesus, "Do you hear what these children are saying?" -* -"Yes," Jesus replied. "Haven't you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, 'You have taught children and infants to give you praise.'"* -17. Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight. - -Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - - -18. In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry, -19. and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, *"May you never bear fruit again!"* And immediately the fig tree withered up. - -20. The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" - -21. Then Jesus told them, *"I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don't doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen.* -22. *You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it."* -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - - -23. When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?" - -24. *"I'll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,"* Jesus replied. -25. *"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?"* -They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn't believe John. - -26. But if we say it was merely human, we'll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet." -27. So they finally replied, "We don't know." -And Jesus responded, *"Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things.* -Parable of the Two Sons - - -28. *"But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.'* -29. *The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway.* -30. *Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go.* - -31. *"Which of the two obeyed his father?"* -They replied, "The first." -Then Jesus explained his meaning: *"I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.* -32. *For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.* -Parable of the Evil Farmers - - -33. *"Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.* -34. *At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.* -35. *But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.* -36. *So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same.* - -37. *"Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, 'Surely they will respect my son.'* - -38. *"But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, 'Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'* -39. *So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.* - -40. *"When the owner of the vineyard returns," Jesus asked, "what do you think he will do to those farmers?"* - -41. The religious leaders replied, "He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest." - -42. Then Jesus asked them, *"Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures?* -* -'The stone that the builders rejected* - * -has now become the cornerstone.* -*This is the LORD's doing,* - *and it is wonderful to see.'* - -43. *I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit.* -44. *Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on."* - -45. When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them--they were the wicked farmers. -46. They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet. - - - +16 They asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” +“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven’t you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, ‘You have taught children and infants to give you praise.’” +17 Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight. +18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry, +19 and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up. +20 The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” +21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. +22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.” +23 When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?” +24 “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied. +25 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?” +They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John. +26 But if we say it was merely human, we’ll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.” +27 So they finally replied, “We don’t know.” +And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things. +28 “But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’ +29 The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway. +30 Then the father told the other son, ‘You go,’ and he said, ‘Yes, sir, I will.’ But he didn’t go. +31 “Which of the two obeyed his father?” +They replied, “The first.” +Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do. +32 For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins. +33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. +34 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop. +35 But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. +36 So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same. +37 “Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’ +38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’ +39 So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him. +40 “When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers?” +41 The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.” +42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? +‘The stone that the builders rejected + has now become the cornerstone. +This is the Lord’s doing, + and it is wonderful to see.’ +43 I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit. +44 Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.” +45 When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. +46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md index 343d9d10..340244b9 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,88 +1,51 @@ -Parable of the Great Feast - # Chapter 22 -1. Jesus also told them other parables. He said, -2. *"The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.* -3. *When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!* - -4. *"So he sent other servants to tell them, 'The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!'* -5. *But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.* -6. *Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.* - -7. *"The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town.* -8. *And he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren't worthy of the honor.* -9. *Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.'* -10. *So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.* - -11. *"But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn't wearing the proper clothes for a wedding.* -12. *'Friend,' he asked, 'how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?' But the man had no reply.* -13. *Then the king said to his aides, 'Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'* - -14. *"For many are called, but few are chosen."* -Taxes for Caesar - - -15. Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. -16. They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. "Teacher," they said, "we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don't play favorites. -17. Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" - -18. But Jesus knew their evil motives. *"You hypocrites!" he said. "Why are you trying to trap me?* -19. *Here, show me the coin used for the tax."* When they handed him a Roman coin, -20. he asked, *"Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"* - -21. "Caesar's," they replied. -* -"Well, then," he said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."* - -22. His reply amazed them, and they went away. - -Discussion about Resurrection - - -23. That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees--religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: -24. "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name.' -25. Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. -26. But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. -27. Last of all, the woman also died. -28. So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her." - -29. Jesus replied, *"Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.* -30. *For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.* - -31. *"But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead--haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said,* -32. *'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead."* - -33. When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching. - -The Most Important Commandment - - -34. But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. -35. One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: -36. "Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?" - -37. Jesus replied, *"'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'* -38. *This is the first and greatest commandment.* -39. *A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'* -40. *The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."* -Whose Son Is the Messiah? - - -41. Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: -42. *"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?"* -They replied, "He is the son of David." - - -43. Jesus responded, *"Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah 'my Lord'? For David said,* - -44. *'The LORD said to my Lord,* -* -Sit in the place of honor at my right hand* - *until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.'* - -45. *Since David called the Messiah 'my Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"* - -46. No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. - - - +1 Jesus also told them other parables. He said, +2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. +3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come! +4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’ +5 But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business. +6 Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them. +7 “The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town. +8 And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor. +9 Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’ +10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests. +11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. +12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. +13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” +15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. +16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. +17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” +18 But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me? +19 Here, show me the coin used for the tax.” When they handed him a Roman coin, +20 he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” +21 “Caesar’s,” they replied. +“Well, then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” +22 His reply amazed them, and they went away. +23 That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: +24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’ +25 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. +26 But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. +27 Last of all, the woman also died. +28 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.” +29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. +30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven. +31 “But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven’t you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, +32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead.” +33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching. +34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. +35 One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: +36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” +37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ +38 This is the first and greatest commandment. +39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ +40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” +41 Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: +42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” +They replied, “He is the son of David.” +43 Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said, +44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, +Sit in the place of honor at my right hand + until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’ +45 Since David called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” +46 No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md index 019f3553..a91aac9b 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,58 +1,40 @@ -Jesus Criticizes the Religious Leaders - # Chapter 23 -1. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, -2. *"The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.* -3. *So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach.* -4. *They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.* - -5. *"Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.* -6. *And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.* -7. *They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi.'* - -8. *"Don't let anyone call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.* -9. *And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your Father.* -10. *And don't let anyone call you 'Teacher,' for you have only one teacher, the Messiah.* -11. *The greatest among you must be a servant.* -12. *But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.* - -13. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either.* - -15. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are!* - -16. *"Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple,' but that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.'* -17. *Blind fools! Which is more important--the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?* -18. *And you say that to swear 'by the altar' is not binding, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding.* -19. *How blind! For which is more important--the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?* -20. *When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it.* -21. *And when you swear 'by the Temple,' you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it.* -22. *And when you swear 'by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.* - -23. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law--justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.* -24. *Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel!* - -25. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy--full of greed and self-indulgence!* -26. *You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.* - -27. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity.* -28. *Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.* - -29. *"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed.* -30. *Then you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.'* - -31. *"But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.* -32. *Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started.* -33. *Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?* - -34. *"Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.* -35. *As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time--from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.* -36. *I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.* -Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem - - -37. *"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.* -38. *And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate.* -39. *For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!'"* - - - +1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, +2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. +3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach. +4 They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. +5 “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels. +6 And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. +7 They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’ +8 “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. +9 And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father. +10 And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. +11 The greatest among you must be a servant. +12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. +13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. +14 +15 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! +16 “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ +17 Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? +18 And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. +19 How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? +20 When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. +21 And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. +22 And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. +23 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. +24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel! +25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence! +26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too. +27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. +28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. +29 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. +30 Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’ +31 “But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. +32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started. +33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell? +34 “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. +35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar. +36 I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation. +37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me. +38 And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate. +39 For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, ‘Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md index 4bb7d97b..32af16cd 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,78 +1,56 @@ -Jesus Speaks about the Future - # Chapter 24 -1. As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. -2. But he responded, *"Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!"* - -3. Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?" - -4. Jesus told them, *"Don't let anyone mislead you,* -5. *for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many.* -6. *And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately.* -7. *Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.* -8. *But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.* - -9. *"Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.* -10. *And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.* -11. *And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people.* -12. *Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.* -13. *But the one who endures to the end will be saved.* -14. *And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.* - -15. *"The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about--the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place."* (Reader, pay attention!) -16. *"Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.* -17. *A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.* -18. *A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.* -19. *How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.* -20. *And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.* -21. *For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.* -22. *In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones.* - -23. *"Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't believe it.* -24. *For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.* -25. *See, I have warned you about this ahead of time.* - -26. *"So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,' don't bother to go and look. Or, 'Look, he is hiding here,' don't believe it!* -27. *For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.* -28. *Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.* - -29. *"Immediately after the anguish of those days,* -* -the sun will be darkened,* - * -the moon will give no light,* -* -the stars will fall from the sky,* - *and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.* - -30. *And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.* -31. *And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world--from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.* - -32. *"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.* -33. *In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.* -34. *I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.* -35. *Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.* - -36. *"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.* - -37. *"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.* -38. *In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.* -39. *People didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.* - -40. *"Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.* -41. *Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.* - -42. *"So you, too, must keep watch! For you don't know what day your Lord is coming.* -43. *Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.* -44. *You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.* - -45. *"A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.* -46. *If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.* -47. *I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.* -48. *But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'* -49. *and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?* -50. *The master will return unannounced and unexpected,* -51. *and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.* - - - +1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. +2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” +3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?” +4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, +5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. +6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. +7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. +8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. +9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. +10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. +11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. +12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. +13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. +14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. +15 “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!) +16 “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. +17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. +18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. +19 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. +20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. +21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. +22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones. +23 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. +24 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. +25 See, I have warned you about this ahead of time. +26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! +27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. +28 Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near. +29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, +the sun will be darkened, + the moon will give no light, +the stars will fall from the sky, + and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. +30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. +31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. +32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. +33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door. +34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. +35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. +36 “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. +37 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. +38 In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. +39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes. +40 “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. +41 Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left. +42 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. +43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. +44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. +45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. +46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. +47 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. +48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ +49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? +50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, +51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md index 93c433a6..8d9f72b8 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,79 +1,47 @@ -Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids - # Chapter 25 -1. *"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.* -2. *Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.* -3. *The five who were foolish didn't take enough olive oil for their lamps,* -4. *but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil.* -5. *When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.* - -6. *"At midnight they were roused by the shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!'* - -7. *"All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps.* -8. *Then the five foolish ones asked the others, 'Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.'* - -9. *"But the others replied, 'We don't have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.'* - -10. *"But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.* -11. *Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, 'Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!'* - -12. *"But he called back, 'Believe me, I don't know you!'* - -13. *"So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.* -Parable of the Three Servants - - -14. *"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone.* -15. *He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last--dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.* - -16. *"The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more.* -17. *The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.* -18. *But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money.* - -19. *"After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.* -20. *The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, 'Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.'* - -21. *"The master was full of praise. 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'* - -22. *"The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.'* - -23. *"The master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'* - -24. *"Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, 'Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn't plant and gathering crops you didn't cultivate.* -25. *I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.'* - -26. *"But the master replied, 'You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn't plant and gathered crops I didn't cultivate,* -27. *why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.'* - -28. *"Then he ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver.* -29. *To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.* -30. *Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'* -The Final Judgment - - -31. *"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.* -32. *All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.* -33. *He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.* - -34. *"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.* -35. *For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.* -36. *I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'* - -37. *"Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?* -38. *Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?* -39. *When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?'* - -40. *"And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'* - -41. *"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.* -42. *For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me a drink.* -43. *I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'* - -44. *"Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?'* - -45. *"And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'* - -46. *"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."* - - - +1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. +2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. +3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, +4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. +5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. +6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’ +7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. +8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’ +9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’ +10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. +11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’ +12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’ +13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return. +14 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. +15 He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip. +16 “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. +17 The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. +18 But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money. +19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. +20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’ +21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’ +22 “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’ +23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’ +24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. +25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’ +26 “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, +27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ +28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. +29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. +30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ +31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. +32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. +33 He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. +34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. +35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. +36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ +37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? +38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? +39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ +40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ +41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. +42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. +43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’ +44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’ +45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’ +46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md index 2e59ca7a..52bedcd1 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,150 +1,81 @@ -The Plot to Kill Jesus - # Chapter 26 -1. When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, -2. *"As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."* - -3. At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, -4. plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. -5. "But not during the Passover celebration," they agreed, "or the people may riot." -Jesus Anointed at Bethany - - -6. Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. -7. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. - -8. The disciples were indignant when they saw this. "What a waste!" they said. -9. "It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor." - -10. But Jesus, aware of this, replied, *"Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me?* -11. *You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.* -12. *She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.* -13. *I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed."* -Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - - -14. Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests -15. and asked, "How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?" And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. -16. From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. - -The Last Supper - - -17. On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?" - -18. *"As you go into the city," he told them, "you will see a certain man. Tell him, 'The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.'"* -19. So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there. - -20. When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve. -21. While they were eating, he said, *"I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."* - -22. Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, "Am I the one, Lord?" - -23. He replied, *"One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.* -24. *For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!"* - -25. Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, "Rabbi, am I the one?" -And Jesus told him, *"You have said it."* - -26. As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, *"Take this and eat it, for this is my body."* - -27. And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, *"Each of you drink from it,* -28. *for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.* -29. *Mark my words--I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom."* - -30. Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. - -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - - -31. On the way, Jesus told them, *"Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,* -*'God will strike the Shepherd,* - * -and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'* - -32. *But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there."* - -33. Peter declared, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you." - -34. Jesus replied, *"I tell you the truth, Peter--this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me."* - -35. "No!" Peter insisted. "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the other disciples vowed the same. - -Jesus Prays in Gethsemane - - -36. Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, *"Sit here while I go over there to pray."* -37. He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. -38. He told them, *"My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."* - -39. He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, *"My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."* - -40. Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, *"Couldn't you watch with me even one hour?* -41. *Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!"* - -42. Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, *"My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done."* -43. When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn't keep their eyes open. - -44. So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again. -45. Then he came to the disciples and said, *"Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look--the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -46. *Up, let's be going. Look, my betrayer is here!"* -Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested - - -47. And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people. -48. The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss." -49. So Judas came straight to Jesus. "Greetings, Rabbi!" he exclaimed and gave him the kiss. - -50. Jesus said, *"My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for."* +1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, +2 “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” +3 At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, +4 plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. +5 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.” +6 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. +7 While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. +8 The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. +9 “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” +10 But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? +11 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. +12 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. +13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” +14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests +15 and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. +16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. +17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?” +18 “As you go into the city,” he told them, “you will see a certain man. Tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’” +19 So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there. +20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve. +21 While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.” +22 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?” +23 He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me. +24 For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!” +25 Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, “Rabbi, am I the one?” +And Jesus told him, “You have said it.” +26 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.” +27 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, +28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many. +29 Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.” +30 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. +31 On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, +‘God will strike the Shepherd, + and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ +32 But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.” +33 Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.” +34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” +35 “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same. +36 Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” +37 He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. +38 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” +39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” +40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? +41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” +42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.” +43 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. +44 So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again. +45 Then he came to the disciples and said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +46 Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!” +47 And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people. +48 The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.” +49 So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss. +50 Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. - -51. But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear. - -52. *"Put away your sword," Jesus told him. "Those who use the sword will die by the sword.* -53. *Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?* -54. *But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?"* - -55. Then Jesus said to the crowd, *"Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day.* -56. *But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures."* At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled. - -Jesus before the Council - - -57. Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered. -58. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest's courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end. - -59. Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. -60. But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone's testimony. Finally, two men came forward -61. who declared, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'" - -62. Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?" -63. But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, "I demand in the name of the living God--tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." - -64. Jesus replied, *"You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven."* - -65. Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, "Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. -66. What is your verdict?" -"Guilty!" they shouted. "He deserves to die!" - - -67. Then they began to spit in Jesus' face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, -68. jeering, "Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?" -Peter Denies Jesus - - -69. Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, "You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean." - -70. But Peter denied it in front of everyone. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said. - -71. Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." - -72. Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. "I don't even know the man," he said. - -73. A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, "You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent." - -74. Peter swore, "A curse on me if I'm lying--I don't know the man!" And immediately the rooster crowed. - -75. Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: *"Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me."* And he went away, weeping bitterly. - - - +51 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear. +52 “Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword. +53 Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? +54 But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?” +55 Then Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. +56 But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled. +57 Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered. +58 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end. +59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death. +60 But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward +61 who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” +62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” +63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” +64 Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven.” +65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. +66 What is your verdict?” +“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!” +67 Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, +68 jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?” +69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.” +70 But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said. +71 Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” +72 Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said. +73 A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, “You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent.” +74 Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed. +75 Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md index 07023554..66bb9f85 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,130 +1,75 @@ -Judas Hangs Himself - # Chapter 27 -1. Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. -2. Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. - -3. When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. -4. "I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." -"What do we care?" they retorted. "That's your problem." - - -5. Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself. - -6. The leading priests picked up the coins. "It wouldn't be right to put this money in the Temple treasury," they said, "since it was payment for murder." -7. After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter's field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. -8. That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. -9. This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, -"They took the thirty pieces of silver-- - -the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, - - -10. and purchased the potter's field, - as the LORD directed." -Jesus' Trial before Pilate - - -11. Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. "Are you the king of the Jews?" the governor asked him. -Jesus replied, *"You have said it."* - -12. But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. -13. "Don't you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?" Pilate demanded. -14. But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor's surprise. - -15. Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd--anyone they wanted. -16. This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. -17. As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you--Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?" -18. (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.) - -19. Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: "Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night." - -20. Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. -21. So the governor asked again, "Which of these two do you want me to release to you?" -The crowd shouted back, "Barabbas!" - - -22. Pilate responded, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?" -They shouted back, "Crucify him!" - - -23. "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?" -But the mob roared even louder, "Crucify him!" - - -24. Pilate saw that he wasn't getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. The responsibility is yours!" - -25. And all the people yelled back, "We will take responsibility for his death--we and our children!" - -26. So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. - -The Soldiers Mock Jesus - - -27. Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. -28. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. -29. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!" -30. And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. -31. When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. - -The Crucifixion - - -32. Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. -33. And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull"). -34. The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it. - -35. After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. -36. Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there. -37. A sign was fastened above Jesus' head, announcing the charge against him. It read: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." -38. Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. - -39. The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. -40. "Look at you now!" they yelled at him. "You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!" - -41. The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. -42. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! -43. He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" -44. Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way. - -The Death of Jesus - - -45. At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. -46. At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, *"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"* - -47. Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. -48. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. -49. But the rest said, "Wait! Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him." - -50. Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. -51. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, -52. and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. -53. They left the cemetery after Jesus' resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. - -54. The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "This man truly was the Son of God!" - -55. And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. -56. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. - -The Burial of Jesus - - -57. As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, -58. went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. -59. Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. -60. He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left. -61. Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching. - -The Guard at the Tomb - - -62. The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. -63. They told him, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: 'After three days I will rise from the dead.' -64. So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we'll be worse off than we were at first." - -65. Pilate replied, "Take guards and secure it the best you can." -66. So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it. - - - +1 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. +2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. +3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. +4 “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” +“What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.” +5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself. +6 The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn’t be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.” +7 After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter’s field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners. +8 That is why the field is still called the Field of Blood. +9 This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, +“They took the thirty pieces of silver— + the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, +10 and purchased the potter’s field, + as the Lord directed.” +11 Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him. +Jesus replied, “You have said it.” +12 But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. +13 “Don’t you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?” Pilate demanded. +14 But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor’s surprise. +15 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted. +16 This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. +17 As the crowds gathered before Pilate’s house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” +18 (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.) +19 Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night.” +20 Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. +21 So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” +The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!” +22 Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” +They shouted back, “Crucify him!” +23 “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” +But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!” +24 Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!” +25 And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!” +26 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. +27 Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. +28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. +29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” +30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. +31 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. +32 Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. +33 And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). +34 The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it. +35 After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. +36 Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there. +37 A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” +38 Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. +39 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. +40 “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!” +41 The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. +42 “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! +43 He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” +44 Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way. +45 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. +46 At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” +47 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. +48 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. +49 But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.” +50 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. +51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, +52 and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. +53 They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. +54 The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!” +55 And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. +56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James and Joseph), and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. +57 As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, +58 went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. +59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long sheet of clean linen cloth. +60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left. +61 Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting across from the tomb and watching. +62 The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. +63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’ +64 So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.” +65 Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.” +66 So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md index a78cce55..612b31f7 100644 --- a/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/40_Matthew/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,37 +1,21 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 28 -1. Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. - -2. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. -3. His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. -4. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. - -5. Then the angel spoke to the women. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. -6. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. -7. And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you." - -8. The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel's message. -9. And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. -10. Then Jesus said to them, *"Don't be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there."* -The Report of the Guard - - -11. As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. -12. A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. -13. They told the soldiers, "You must say, 'Jesus' disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.' -14. If the governor hears about it, we'll stand up for you so you won't get in trouble." -15. So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today. - -The Great Commission - - -16. Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. -17. When they saw him, they worshiped him--but some of them doubted! - -18. Jesus came and told his disciples, *"I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.* -19. *Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.* -20. *Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."* - - - +1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. +2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. +3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. +4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. +5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. +6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. +7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.” +8 The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message. +9 And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. +10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.” +11 As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. +12 A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. +13 They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’ +14 If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.” +15 So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today. +16 Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. +17 When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted! +18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. +19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. +20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md index c99d30db..ec795dac 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,90 +1,50 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 1 -1. This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began -2. just as the prophet Isaiah had written: -"Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, +1 This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began +2 just as the prophet Isaiah had written: +“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way. - -3. He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, -'Prepare the way for the LORD's coming! - Clear the road for him!'" - -4. This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. -5. All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. -6. His clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. - -7. John announced: "Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am--so much greater that I'm not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals. -8. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!" -The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus - - -9. One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. -10. As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove. -11. And a voice from heaven said, "You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy." - -12. The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness, -13. where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him. - -14. Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God's Good News. -15. *"The time promised by God has come at last!" he announced. "The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!"* -The First Disciples - - -16. One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. -17. Jesus called out to them, *"Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!"* -18. And they left their nets at once and followed him. - -19. A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee's sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets. -20. He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men. - -Jesus Casts Out an Evil Spirit - - -21. Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach. -22. The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority--quite unlike the teachers of religious law. - -23. Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, -24. "Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" - -25. But Jesus reprimanded him. *"Be quiet! Come out of the man,"* he ordered. -26. At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him. - -27. Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. "What sort of new teaching is this?" they asked excitedly. "It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!" -28. The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee. - -Jesus Heals Many People - - -29. After Jesus left the synagogue with James and John, they went to Simon and Andrew's home. -30. Now Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. They told Jesus about her right away. -31. So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them. - -32. That evening after sunset, many sick and demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. -33. The whole town gathered at the door to watch. -34. So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. But because the demons knew who he was, he did not allow them to speak. - -Jesus Preaches in Galilee - - -35. Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. -36. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. -37. When they found him, they said, "Everyone is looking for you." - -38. But Jesus replied, *"We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came."* -39. So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons. - -Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy - - -40. A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. "If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean," he said. - -41. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. *"I am willing," he said. "Be healed!"* -42. Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed. -43. Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning: -44. *"Don't tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed."* - -45. But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him. - - - +3 He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, +‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! + Clear the road for him!’” +4 This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. +5 All of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. +6 His clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. +7 John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals. +8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!” +9 One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. +10 As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove. +11 And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” +12 The Spirit then compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness, +13 where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him. +14 Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News. +15 “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!” +16 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. +17 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” +18 And they left their nets at once and followed him. +19 A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets. +20 He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men. +21 Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach. +22 The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority—quite unlike the teachers of religious law. +23 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, +24 “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” +25 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. +26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him. +27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!” +28 The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee. +29 After Jesus left the synagogue with James and John, they went to Simon and Andrew’s home. +30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. They told Jesus about her right away. +31 So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them. +32 That evening after sunset, many sick and demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. +33 The whole town gathered at the door to watch. +34 So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. But because the demons knew who he was, he did not allow them to speak. +35 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. +36 Later Simon and the others went out to find him. +37 When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.” +38 But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.” +39 So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons. +40 A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said. +41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” +42 Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed. +43 Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning: +44 “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” +45 But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn’t publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md index 18e5305e..c46d7169 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,53 +1,29 @@ -Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man - # Chapter 2 -1. When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. -2. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God's word to them, -3. four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. -4. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. -5. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, *"My child, your sins are forgiven."* - -6. But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, -7. "What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!" - -8. Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, *"Why do you question this in your hearts?* -9. *Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man 'Your sins are forgiven,' or 'Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk'?* -10. *So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins."* Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, -11. *"Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!"* - -12. And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, "We've never seen anything like this before!" -Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew) - - -13. Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. -14. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector's booth. *"Follow me and be my disciple,"* Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. - -15. Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus' followers.) -16. But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, "Why does he eat with such scum?" - -17. When Jesus heard this, he told them, *"Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."* -A Discussion about Fasting - - -18. Once when John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, "Why don't your disciples fast like John's disciples and the Pharisees do?" - -19. Jesus replied, *"Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can't fast while the groom is with them.* -20. *But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.* - -21. *"Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.* - -22. *"And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins."* -A Discussion about the Sabbath - - -23. One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. -24. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, "Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?" - -25. Jesus said to them, *"Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?* -26. *He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions."* - -27. Then Jesus said to them, *"The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.* -28. *So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!"* - - - +1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. +2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, +3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. +4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. +5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” +6 But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, +7 “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” +8 Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? +9 Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? +10 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, +11 “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” +12 And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!” +13 Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. +14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him. +15 Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.) +16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?” +17 When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” +18 Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?” +19 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them. +20 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. +21 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before. +22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.” +23 One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. +24 But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” +25 Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? +26 He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” +27 Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. +28 So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md index 8b851f36..09139be3 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,39 +1,23 @@ -Jesus Heals on the Sabbath - # Chapter 3 -1. Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. -2. Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man's hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. - -3. Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, *"Come and stand in front of everyone."* -4. Then he turned to his critics and asked, *"Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?"* But they wouldn't answer him. - -5. He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, *"Hold out your hand."* So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! -6. At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. - -Crowds Follow Jesus - - -7. Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, -8. Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him. - -9. Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. -10. He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. -11. And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, "You are the Son of God!" -12. But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was. - -Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles - - -13. Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. -14. Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, -15. giving them authority to cast out demons. -16. These are the twelve he chose: +1 Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. +2 Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. +3 Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” +4 Then he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him. +5 He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! +6 At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. +7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, +8 Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him. +9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. +10 He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. +11 And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!” +12 But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was. +13 Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. +14 Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, +15 giving them authority to cast out demons. +16 These are the twelve he chose: Simon (whom he named Peter), - - -17. James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them "Sons of Thunder"), - -18. Andrew, +17 James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”), +18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, @@ -41,35 +25,20 @@ Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon (the zealot), - -19. Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). - -Jesus and the Prince of Demons - - -20. One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn't even find time to eat. -21. When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. "He's out of his mind," they said. - -22. But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, "He's possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That's where he gets the power to cast out demons." - -23. Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. *"How can Satan cast out Satan?"* he asked. -24. *"A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse.* -25. *Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.* -26. *And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive.* -27. *Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger--someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.* - -28. *"I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,* -29. *but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences."* -30. He told them this because they were saying, "He's possessed by an evil spirit." -The True Family of Jesus - - -31. Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. -32. There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, "Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you." - -33. Jesus replied, *"Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"* -34. Then he looked at those around him and said, *"Look, these are my mother and brothers.* -35. *Anyone who does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."* - - - +19 Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). +20 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. +21 When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said. +22 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.” +23 Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. +24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. +25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. +26 And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. +27 Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. +28 “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, +29 but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.” +30 He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.” +31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. +32 There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.” +33 Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” +34 Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. +35 Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md index 4e4fb34d..7d250236 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,80 +1,48 @@ -Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed - # Chapter 4 -1. Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. -2. He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: - -3. *"Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.* -4. *As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.* -5. *Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.* -6. *But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn't have deep roots, it died.* -7. *Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain.* -8. *Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!"* -9. Then he said, *"Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."* - -10. Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant. - -11. He replied, *"You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,* -12. *so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:* -* -'When they see what I do,* - * -they will learn nothing.* -* -When they hear what I say,* - * -they will not understand.* -* -Otherwise, they will turn to me* - *and be forgiven.'"* - -13. Then Jesus said to them, *"If you can't understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?* -14. *The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others.* -15. *The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away.* -16. *The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.* -17. *But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word.* -18. *The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God's word,* -19. *but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.* -20. *And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!"* -Parable of the Lamp - - -21. Then Jesus asked them, *"Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.* -22. *For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light.* -23. *Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."* - -24. Then he added, *"Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given--and you will receive even more.* -25. *To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them."* -Parable of the Growing Seed - - -26. Jesus also said, *"The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.* -27. *Night and day, while he's asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.* -28. *The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens.* -29. *And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come."* -Parable of the Mustard Seed - - -30. Jesus said, *"How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?* -31. *It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,* -32. *but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade."* - -33. Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. -34. In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them. - -Jesus Calms the Storm - - -35. As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, *"Let's cross to the other side of the lake."* -36. So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). -37. But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. - -38. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, "Teacher, don't you care that we're going to drown?" - -39. When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, *"Silence! Be still!"* Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. -40. Then he asked them, *"Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"* - -41. The disciples were absolutely terrified. "Who is this man?" they asked each other. "Even the wind and waves obey him!" - - - +1 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. +2 He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: +3 “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. +4 As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. +5 Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. +6 But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. +7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. +8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” +9 Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” +10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant. +11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, +12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: +‘When they see what I do, + they will learn nothing. +When they hear what I say, + they will not understand. +Otherwise, they will turn to me + and be forgiven.’” +13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables? +14 The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. +15 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. +16 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. +17 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. +18 The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, +19 but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. +20 And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” +21 Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. +22 For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. +23 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” +24 Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more. +25 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.” +26 Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. +27 Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. +28 The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. +29 And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come.” +30 Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? +31 It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds, +32 but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.” +33 Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. +34 In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them. +35 As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” +36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). +37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. +38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” +39 When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. +40 Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” +41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md index 0cc0afc7..f1e11cea 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,69 +1,45 @@ -Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man - # Chapter 5 -1. So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. -2. When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. -3. This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. -4. Whenever he was put into chains and shackles--as he often was--he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. -5. Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones. - -6. When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. -7. With a shriek, he screamed, "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don't torture me!" -8. For Jesus had already said to the spirit, *"Come out of the man, you evil spirit."* - -9. Then Jesus demanded, *"What is your name?"* -And he replied, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man." - -10. Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place. - -11. There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. -12. "Send us into those pigs," the spirits begged. "Let us enter them." - -13. So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. - -14. The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. -15. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. -16. Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. -17. And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone. - -18. As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. -19. But Jesus said, *"No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been."* -20. So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them. - -Jesus Heals in Response to Faith - - -21. Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. -22. Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, -23. pleading fervently with him. "My little daughter is dying," he said. "Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live." - -24. Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him. -25. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. -26. She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. -27. She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. -28. For she thought to herself, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." -29. Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. - -30. Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, *"Who touched my robe?"* - -31. His disciples said to him, "Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, 'Who touched me?'" - -32. But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. -33. Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done. -34. And he said to her, *"Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over."* - -35. While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now." - -36. But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, *"Don't be afraid. Just have faith."* - -37. Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James). -38. When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. -39. He went inside and asked, *"Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn't dead; she's only asleep."* - -40. The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. -41. Holding her hand, he said to her, *"Talitha koum," which means "Little girl, get up!"* -42. And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed. -43. Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat. - - - +1 So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. +2 When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. +3 This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. +4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. +5 Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones. +6 When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. +7 With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!” +8 For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.” +9 Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” +And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.” +10 Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place. +11 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. +12 “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.” +13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. +14 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. +15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. +16 Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. +17 And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone. +18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. +19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” +20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them. +21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. +22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, +23 pleading fervently with him. “My little daughter is dying,” he said. “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.” +24 Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him. +25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. +26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. +27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. +28 For she thought to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.” +29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. +30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?” +31 His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” +32 But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. +33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done. +34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.” +35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.” +36 But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.” +37 Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn’t let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James). +38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. +39 He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” +40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. +41 Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!” +42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed. +43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md index 4e4ee92b..0858ffc6 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,102 +1,62 @@ -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - # Chapter 6 -1. Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. -2. The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, "Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?" -3. Then they scoffed, "He's just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us." They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. - -4. Then Jesus told them, *"A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family."* -5. And because of their unbelief, he couldn't do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. -6. And he was amazed at their unbelief. - -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples +1 Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. +2 The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?” +3 Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. +4 Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.” +5 And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. +6 And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people. - -7. And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil spirits. -8. He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick--no food, no traveler's bag, no money. -9. He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes. - -10. *"Wherever you go," he said, "stay in the same house until you leave town.* -11. *But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate."* - -12. So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God. -13. And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. - -The Death of John the Baptist - - -14. Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, "This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles." -15. Others said, "He's the prophet Elijah." Still others said, "He's a prophet like the other great prophets of the past." - -16. When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, "John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead." - -17. For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip's wife, but Herod had married her. -18. John had been telling Herod, "It is against God's law for you to marry your brother's wife." -19. So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod's approval she was powerless, -20. for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him. - -21. Herodias's chance finally came on Herod's birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee. -22. Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. "Ask me for anything you like," the king said to the girl, "and I will give it to you." -23. He even vowed, "I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!" - -24. She went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" -Her mother told her, "Ask for the head of John the Baptist!" - - -25. So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, "I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!" - -26. Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn't refuse her. -27. So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison, -28. brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother. -29. When John's disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb. - -Jesus Feeds Five Thousand - - -30. The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. -31. Then Jesus said, *"Let's go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile."* He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn't even have time to eat. - -32. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. -33. But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. -34. Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. - -35. Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. -36. Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat." - -37. But Jesus said, *"You feed them."* -"With what?" they asked. "We'd have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!" - -38. *"How much bread do you have?" he asked. "Go and find out."* -They came back and reported, "We have five loaves of bread and two fish." - - -39. Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. -40. So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred. - -41. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. -42. They all ate as much as they wanted, -43. and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. -44. A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed. - -Jesus Walks on Water - - -45. Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home. -46. After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. - -47. Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. -48. He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. -About three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, -49. but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. -50. They were all terrified when they saw him. -But Jesus spoke to them at once. *"Don't be afraid," he said. "Take courage! I am here!"* -51. Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, -52. for they still didn't understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in. - -53. After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore -54. and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once, -55. and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was. -56. Wherever he went--in villages, cities, or the countryside--they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. - - - +7 And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil spirits. +8 He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler’s bag, no money. +9 He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes. +10 “Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town. +11 But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.” +12 So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God. +13 And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. +14 Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.” +15 Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.” +16 When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.” +17 For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her. +18 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.” +19 So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless, +20 for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him. +21 Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee. +22 Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. “Ask me for anything you like,” the king said to the girl, “and I will give it to you.” +23 He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!” +24 She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” +Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!” +25 So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!” +26 Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn’t refuse her. +27 So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison, +28 brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother. +29 When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb. +30 The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. +31 Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. +32 So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. +33 But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. +34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. +35 Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. +36 Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.” +37 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” +“With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!” +38 “How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.” +They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.” +39 Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass. +40 So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred. +41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share. +42 They all ate as much as they wanted, +43 and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish. +44 A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed. +45 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home. +46 After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. +47 Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land. +48 He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. He intended to go past them, +49 but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost. +50 They were all terrified when they saw him. +But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here!” +51 Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, +52 for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in. +53 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore +54 and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once, +55 and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was. +56 Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md index 7bf6ba9e..701ee587 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,69 +1,42 @@ -Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity - # Chapter 7 -1. One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. -2. They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating. -3. (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions. -4. Similarly, they don't eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to--such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.) - -5. So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, "Why don't your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony." - -6. Jesus replied, *"You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,* -* -'These people honor me with their lips,* - * -but their hearts are far from me.* - -7. *Their worship is a farce,* - *for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.'* - -8. *For you ignore God's law and substitute your own tradition."* - -9. Then he said, *"You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition.* -10. *For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.'* -11. *But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, 'Sorry, I can't help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.'* -12. *In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.* -13. *And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others."* - -14. Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. *"All of you listen," he said, "and try to understand.* -15. *It's not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart."* - -17. Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used. -18. *"Don't you understand either?" he asked. "Can't you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?* -19. *Food doesn't go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer."* (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God's eyes.) - -20. And then he added, *"It is what comes from inside that defiles you.* -21. *For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,* -22. *adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.* -23. *All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you."* -The Faith of a Gentile Woman - - -24. Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn't want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn't keep it a secret. -25. Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit, -26. and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. - +1 One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. +2 They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating. +3 (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions. +4 Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.) +5 So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.” +6 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, +‘These people honor me with their lips, + but their hearts are far from me. +7 Their worship is a farce, + for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ +8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.” +9 Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition. +10 For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ +11 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ +12 In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents. +13 And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.” +14 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand. +15 It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.” +16 +17 Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used. +18 “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? +19 Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.) +20 And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. +21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, +22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. +23 All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.” +24 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn’t keep it a secret. +25 Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit, +26 and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, - -27. Jesus told her, *"First I should feed the children--my own family, the Jews. It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."* - -28. She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children's plates." - -29. *"Good answer!" he said. "Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter."* -30. And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone. - -Jesus Heals a Deaf Man - - -31. Jesus left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns. -32. A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him. - -33. Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man's tongue. -34. Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, *"Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened!"* -35. Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly! - -36. Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news. -37. They were completely amazed and said again and again, "Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak." - - - +27 Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews. It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” +28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps from the children’s plates.” +29 “Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.” +30 And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone. +31 Jesus left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns. +32 A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him. +33 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue. +34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!” +35 Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly! +36 Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news. +37 They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md index efd9acae..864ab339 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,86 +1,43 @@ -Jesus Feeds Four Thousand - # Chapter 8 -1. -About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, -2. *"I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.* -3. *If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance."* - -4. His disciples replied, "How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness?" - -5. Jesus asked, *"How much bread do you have?"* -"Seven loaves," they replied. - - -6. So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. -7. A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them. - -8. They ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. -9. There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten. -10. Immediately after this, he got into a boat with his disciples and crossed over to the region of Dalmanutha. - -Pharisees Demand a Miraculous Sign - - -11. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. - -12. When he heard this, he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, *"Why do these people keep demanding a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, I will not give this generation any such sign."* -13. So he got back into the boat and left them, and he crossed to the other side of the lake. - -Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod - - -14. But the disciples had forgotten to bring any food. They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. -15. As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, *"Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod."* - -16. At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn't brought any bread. -17. Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, *"Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don't you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?* -18. *'You have eyes--can't you see? You have ears--can't you hear?' Don't you remember anything at all?* -19. *When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?"* -"Twelve," they said. - - -20. *"And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?"* -"Seven," they said. - - -21. *"Don't you understand yet?"* he asked them. - -Jesus Heals a Blind Man - - -22. When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. -23. Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man's eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, *"Can you see anything now?"* - -24. The man looked around. "Yes," he said, "I see people, but I can't see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around." - -25. Then Jesus placed his hands on the man's eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly. -26. Jesus sent him away, saying, *"Don't go back into the village on your way home."* -Peter's Declaration about Jesus - - -27. Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, *"Who do people say I am?"* - -28. "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets." - -29. Then he asked them, *"But who do you say I am?"* -Peter replied, "You are the Messiah." - -30. But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. - -Jesus Predicts His Death - - -31. Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. -32. As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. - -33. Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. *"Get away from me, Satan!" he said. "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's."* - -34. Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, *"If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.* -35. *If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.* -36. *And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?* -37. *Is anything worth more than your soul?* -38. *If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."* - - - +1 About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, +2 “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. +3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance.” +4 His disciples replied, “How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness?” +5 Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” +“Seven loaves,” they replied. +6 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. +7 A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them. +8 They ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. +9 There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten. +10 Immediately after this, he got into a boat with his disciples and crossed over to the region of Dalmanutha. +11 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. +12 When he heard this, he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why do these people keep demanding a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, I will not give this generation any such sign.” +13 So he got back into the boat and left them, and he crossed to the other side of the lake. +14 But the disciples had forgotten to bring any food. They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat. +15 As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.” +16 At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread. +17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in? +18 ‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all? +19 When I fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread, how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up afterward?” +“Twelve,” they said. +20 “And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?” +“Seven,” they said. +21 “Don’t you understand yet?” he asked them. +22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him. +23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?” +24 The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.” +25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely restored, and he could see everything clearly. +26 Jesus sent him away, saying, “Don’t go back into the village on your way home.” +27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” +28 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.” +29 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” +Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.” +30 But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. +31 Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. +32 As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. +33 Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan!” he said. “You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.” +34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. +35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. +36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? +37 Is anything worth more than your soul? +38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md index dfe3b1e0..60be9215 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,91 +1,52 @@ # Chapter 9 -1. Jesus went on to say, *"I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!"* -The Transfiguration - - -2. Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed, -3. and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. -4. Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus. - -5. Peter exclaimed, "Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." -6. He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. - -7. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him." -8. Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them. - -9. As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. -10. So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by "rising from the dead." - -11. Then they asked him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?" - -12. Jesus responded, *"Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?* -13. *But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted."* -Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy - - -14. When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. -15. When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him. - -16. *"What is all this arguing about?"* Jesus asked. - -17. One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, "Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won't let him talk. -18. And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn't do it." - -19. Jesus said to them, *"You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me."* - -20. So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. - -21. *"How long has this been happening?"* Jesus asked the boy's father. - -He replied, "Since he was a little boy. - -22. The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can." - -23. *"What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes."* - -24. The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!" - -25. When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. *"Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak," he said. "I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!"* - -26. Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, "He's dead." -27. But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up. - -28. Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, "Why couldn't we cast out that evil spirit?" - -29. Jesus replied, *"This kind can be cast out only by prayer."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - - -30. Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to know he was there, -31. for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, *"The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead."* -32. They didn't understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. - -The Greatest in the Kingdom - - -33. After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, *"What were you discussing out on the road?"* -34. But they didn't answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. -35. He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, *"Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else."* - -36. Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, -37. *"Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me."* -Using the Name of Jesus - - -38. John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn't in our group." - -39. *"Don't stop him!" Jesus said. "No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.* -40. *Anyone who is not against us is for us.* -41. *If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.* - -42. *"But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.* -43. *If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.* -45. *If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.* -47. *And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It's better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,* -48. *'where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.'* - -49. *"For everyone will be tested with fire.* -50. *Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other."* - - - +1 Jesus went on to say, “I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!” +2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed, +3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. +4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus. +5 Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” +6 He said this because he didn’t really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. +7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.” +8 Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them. +9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. +10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.” +11 Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?” +12 Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt? +13 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.” +14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. +15 When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him. +16 “What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked. +17 One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. +18 And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.” +19 Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” +20 So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. +21 “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. +He replied, “Since he was a little boy. +22 The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” +23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” +24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” +25 When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!” +26 Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” +27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up. +28 Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?” +29 Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.” +30 Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, +31 for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.” +32 They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. +33 After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?” +34 But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. +35 He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” +36 Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, +37 “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.” +38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn’t in our group.” +39 “Don’t stop him!” Jesus said. “No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me. +40 Anyone who is not against us is for us. +41 If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded. +42 “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck. +43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. +44 +45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. +46 +47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, +48 ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’ +49 “For everyone will be tested with fire. +50 Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md index 68a5399e..3a010c8c 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,105 +1,57 @@ -Discussion about Divorce and Marriage - # Chapter 10 -1. Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them. - -2. Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?" - -3. Jesus answered them with a question: *"What did Moses say in the law about divorce?"* - -4. "Well, he permitted it," they replied. "He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away." - -5. But Jesus responded, *"He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.* -6. *But 'God made them male and female' from the beginning of creation.* -7. *'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,* -8. *and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one,* -9. *let no one split apart what God has joined together."* - -10. Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again. -11. He told them, *"Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.* -12. *And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery."* -Jesus Blesses the Children - - -13. One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. - -14. When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, *"Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.* -15. *I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."* -16. Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them. - -The Rich Man - - -17. As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" - -18. *"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked. "Only God is truly good.* -19. *But to answer your question, you know the commandments: 'You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.'"* - -20. "Teacher," the man replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was young." - -21. Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. *"There is still one thing you haven't done," he told him. "Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."* - -22. At this the man's face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. - -23. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, *"How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!"* -24. This amazed them. But Jesus said again, *"Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.* -25. *In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"* - -26. The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked. - -27. Jesus looked at them intently and said, *"Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God."* - -28. Then Peter began to speak up. "We've given up everything to follow you," he said. - -29. *"Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,* -30. *will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.* -31. *But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - - -32. They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was about to happen to him. -33. *"Listen," he said, "we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans.* -34. *They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again."* -Jesus Teaches about Serving Others - - -35. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do us a favor." - -36. *"What is your request?"* he asked. - -37. They replied, "When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left." - -38. But Jesus said to them, *"You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?"* - -39. "Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!" -Then Jesus told them, *"You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering.* -40. *But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen."* - -41. When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. -42. So Jesus called them together and said, *"You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.* -43. *But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,* -44. *and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.* -45. *For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."* -Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus - - -46. Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. -47. When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -48. "Be quiet!" many of the people yelled at him. - -But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" - - -49. When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, *"Tell him to come here."* -So they called the blind man. "Cheer up," they said. "Come on, he's calling you!" - -50. Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. - -51. *"What do you want me to do for you?"* Jesus asked. -"My Rabbi," the blind man said, "I want to see!" - -52. And Jesus said to him, *"Go, for your faith has healed you."* Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. - - - +1 Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them. +2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?” +3 Jesus answered them with a question: “What did Moses say in the law about divorce?” +4 “Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.” +5 But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts. +6 But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. +7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, +8 and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, +9 let no one split apart what God has joined together.” +10 Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again. +11 He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. +12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.” +13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. +14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. +15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” +16 Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them. +17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” +18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. +19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’” +20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” +21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” +22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. +23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” +24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God. +25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” +26 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. +27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.” +28 Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said. +29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, +30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. +31 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.” +32 They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was about to happen to him. +33 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans. +34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.” +35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.” +36 “What is your request?” he asked. +37 They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.” +38 But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?” +39 “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!” +Then Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. +40 But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.” +41 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. +42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. +43 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, +44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. +45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” +46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. +47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him. +But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.” +So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he’s calling you!” +50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. +51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. +“My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” +52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md index 1604cb49..5de5746d 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,63 +1,38 @@ -Jesus' Triumphant Entry - # Chapter 11 -1. As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. -2. *"Go into that village over there," he told them. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.* -3. *If anyone asks, 'What are you doing?' just say, 'The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'"* - -4. The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. -5. As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" -6. They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. -7. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it. - -8. Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields. -9. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, -"Praise God! - Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! - -10. Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! - Praise God in highest heaven!" - -11. So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples. - -Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - - -12. The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. -13. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. -14. Then Jesus said to the tree, *"May no one ever eat your fruit again!"* And the disciples heard him say it. - -Jesus Clears the Temple - - -15. When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, -16. and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace. -17. He said to them, *"The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves."* - -18. When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching. - -19. That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city. - -20. The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. -21. Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!" - -22. Then Jesus said to the disciples, *"Have faith in God.* -23. *I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.* -24. *I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours.* -25. *But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too."* -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - - -27. Again they entered Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. -28. They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?" - -29. *"I'll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,"* Jesus replied. -30. *"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!"* - -31. They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe John. -32. But do we dare say it was merely human?" For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet. -33. So they finally replied, "We don't know." -And Jesus responded, *"Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things."* - - - +1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. +2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. +3 If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’” +4 The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. +5 As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” +6 They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. +7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it. +8 Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields. +9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, +“Praise God! + Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! +10 Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! + Praise God in highest heaven!” +11 So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples. +12 The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. +13 He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. +14 Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it. +15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, +16 and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace. +17 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.” +18 When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching. +19 That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city. +20 The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. +21 Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!” +22 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. +23 I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. +24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. +25 But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.” +26 +27 Again they entered Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. +28 They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?” +29 “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied. +30 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!” +31 They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John. +32 But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet. +33 So they finally replied, “We don’t know.” +And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md index 7b0d3385..475d1e65 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,94 +1,54 @@ -Parable of the Evil Farmers - # Chapter 12 -1. Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: *"A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.* -2. *At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop.* -3. *But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.* -4. *The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head.* -5. *The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed,* -6. *until there was only one left--his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, 'Surely they will respect my son.'* - -7. *"But the tenant farmers said to one another, 'Here comes the heir to this estate. Let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'* -8. *So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.* - -9. *"What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?" Jesus asked. "I'll tell you--he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.* -10. *Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures?* -* -'The stone that the builders rejected* - * -has now become the cornerstone.* - -11. *This is the LORD's doing,* - *and it is wonderful to see.'"* - -12. The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them--they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away. - -Taxes for Caesar - - -13. Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. -14. "Teacher," they said, "we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don't play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us--is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? -15. Should we pay them, or shouldn't we?" -Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, *"Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I'll tell you."* -16. When they handed it to him, he asked, *"Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"* -"Caesar's," they replied. - - -17. *"Well, then," Jesus said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."* +1 Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. +2 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. +3 But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed. +4 The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head. +5 The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed, +6 until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’ +7 “But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’ +8 So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard. +9 “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Jesus asked. “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others. +10 Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? +‘The stone that the builders rejected + has now become the cornerstone. +11 This is the Lord’s doing, + and it is wonderful to see.’” +12 The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away. +13 Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. +14 “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? +15 Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” +Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you.” +16 When they handed it to him, he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” +“Caesar’s,” they replied. +17 “Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed them. - -Discussion about Resurrection - - -18. Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees--religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: -19. "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name. -20. Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. -21. So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother married her. -22. This continued with all seven of them, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman also died. -23. So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her." - -24. Jesus replied, *"Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.* -25. *For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.* - -26. *"But now, as to whether the dead will be raised--haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'* -27. *So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error."* -The Most Important Commandment - - -28. One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" - -29. Jesus replied, *"The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD.* -30. *And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.'* -31. *The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."* - -32. The teacher of religious law replied, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. -33. And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law." - -34. Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, *"You are not far from the Kingdom of God."* And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. - -Whose Son Is the Messiah? - - -35. Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, *"Why do the teachers of religious law claim that the Messiah is the son of David?* -36. *For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said,* -*'The LORD said to my Lord,* -* -Sit in the place of honor at my right hand* - *until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.'* - -37. *Since David himself called the Messiah 'my Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"* The large crowd listened to him with great delight. - -38. Jesus also taught: *"Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.* -39. *And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.* -40. *Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished."* -The Widow's Offering - - -41. Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. -42. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. - -43. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, *"I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.* -44. *For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on."* - - - +18 Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: +19 “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name. +20 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. +21 So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother married her. +22 This continued with all seven of them, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman also died. +23 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.” +24 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. +25 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven. +26 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ +27 So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.” +28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” +29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. +30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ +31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” +32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. +33 And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.” +34 Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. +35 Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, “Why do the teachers of religious law claim that the Messiah is the son of David? +36 For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, +‘The Lord said to my Lord, +Sit in the place of honor at my right hand + until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’ +37 Since David himself called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with great delight. +38 Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. +39 And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. +40 Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished.” +41 Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. +42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. +43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. +44 For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md index bf7dcda4..1fc81d29 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,61 +1,41 @@ -Jesus Speaks about the Future - # Chapter 13 -1. As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his disciples said, "Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings! Look at the impressive stones in the walls." - -2. Jesus replied, *"Yes, look at these great buildings. But they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!"* - -3. Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him, -4. "Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to be fulfilled?" - -5. Jesus replied, *"Don't let anyone mislead you,* -6. *for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many.* -7. *And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately.* -8. *Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.* - -9. *"When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.* -10. *For the Good News must first be preached to all nations.* -11. *But when you are arrested and stand trial, don't worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.* - -12. *"A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.* -13. *And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.* - -14. *"The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be." (Reader, pay attention!) "Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.* -15. *A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.* -16. *A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.* -17. *How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.* -18. *And pray that your flight will not be in winter.* -19. *For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again.* -20. *In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days.* - -21. *"Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah,' or 'There he is,' don't believe it.* -22. *For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.* -23. *Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time!* - -24. *"At that time, after the anguish of those days,* -* -the sun will be darkened,* - * -the moon will give no light,* - -25. *the stars will fall from the sky,* - *and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.* - -26. *Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with great power and glory.* -27. *And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world--from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.* - -28. *"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.* -29. *In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door.* -30. *I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place.* -31. *Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.* - -32. *"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.* -33. *And since you don't know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!* - -34. *"The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.* -35. *You, too, must keep watch! For you don't know when the master of the household will return--in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak.* -36. *Don't let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.* -37. *I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!"* - - - +1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his disciples said, “Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings! Look at the impressive stones in the walls.” +2 Jesus replied, “Yes, look at these great buildings. But they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” +3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him, +4 “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to be fulfilled?” +5 Jesus replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, +6 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. +7 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. +8 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. +9 “When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me. +10 For the Good News must first be preached to all nations. +11 But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit. +12 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. +13 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. +14 “The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be.” (Reader, pay attention!) “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. +15 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. +16 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat. +17 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. +18 And pray that your flight will not be in winter. +19 For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again. +20 In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days. +21 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. +22 For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. +23 Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time! +24 “At that time, after the anguish of those days, +the sun will be darkened, + the moon will give no light, +25 the stars will fall from the sky, + and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. +26 Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with great power and glory. +27 And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. +28 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. +29 In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door. +30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place. +31 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. +32 “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. +33 And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert! +34 “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. +35 You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. +36 Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. +37 I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md index 330e2c14..e29cfce1 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,142 +1,78 @@ -Jesus Anointed at Bethany - # Chapter 14 -1. It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. -2. "But not during the Passover celebration," they agreed, "or the people may riot." - -3. Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. - -4. Some of those at the table were indignant. "Why waste such expensive perfume?" they asked. -5. "It could have been sold for a year's wages and the money given to the poor!" So they scolded her harshly. - -6. But Jesus replied, *"Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me?* -7. *You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.* -8. *She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.* -9. *I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed."* -Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - - -10. Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them. -11. They were delighted when they heard why he had come, and they promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. - -The Last Supper - - -12. On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?" - -13. So Jesus sent two of them into Jerusalem with these instructions: *"As you go into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him.* -14. *At the house he enters, say to the owner, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?'* -15. *He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal."* -16. So the two disciples went into the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there. - -17. In the evening Jesus arrived with the Twelve. -18. As they were at the table eating, Jesus said, *"I tell you the truth, one of you eating with me here will betray me."* - -19. Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, "Am I the one?" - -20. He replied, *"It is one of you twelve who is eating from this bowl with me.* -21. *For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!"* - -22. As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, *"Take it, for this is my body."* - -23. And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. -24. And he said to them, *"This is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice for many.* -25. *I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God."* - -26. Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. - -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - - -27. On the way, Jesus told them, *"All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,* -*'God will strike the Shepherd,* - * -and the sheep will be scattered.'* - -28. *But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there."* - -29. Peter said to him, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will." - -30. Jesus replied, *"I tell you the truth, Peter--this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me."* - -31. "No!" Peter declared emphatically. "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the others vowed the same. - -Jesus Prays in Gethsemane - - -32. They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, *"Sit here while I go and pray."* -33. He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. -34. He told them, *"My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."* - -35. He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. -36. *"Abba, Father," he cried out, "everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."* - -37. Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, *"Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you watch with me even one hour?* -38. *Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak."* - -39. Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. -40. When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn't keep their eyes open. And they didn't know what to say. - -41. When he returned to them the third time, he said, *"Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no--the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.* -42. *Up, let's be going. Look, my betrayer is here!"* -Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested - - -43. And immediately, even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders. -44. The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard." -45. As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. "Rabbi!" he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss. - -46. Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. -47. But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear. - -48. Jesus asked them, *"Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?* -49. *Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there among you teaching every day. But these things are happening to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me."* - -50. Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away. -51. One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, -52. he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked. - -Jesus before the Council - - -53. They took Jesus to the high priest's home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. -54. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest's courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire. - -55. Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn't find any. -56. Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. -57. Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony: -58. "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.'" -59. But even then they didn't get their stories straight! - -60. Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, "Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?" -61. But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?" - -62. Jesus said, *"I am*. And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven." - -63. Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, "Why do we need other witnesses? -64. You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?" -"Guilty!" they all cried. "He deserves to die!" - - -65. Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. "Prophesy to us," they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away. - -Peter Denies Jesus - - -66. Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by -67. and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, "You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth." - -68. But Peter denied it. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed. - -69. When the servant girl saw him standing there, she began telling the others, "This man is definitely one of them!" -70. But Peter denied it again. - -A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, "You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean." - - -71. Peter swore, "A curse on me if I'm lying--I don't know this man you're talking about!" -72. And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. -Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: *"Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me."* And he broke down and wept. - - - +1 It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. +2 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.” +3 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head. +4 Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked. +5 “It could have been sold for a year’s wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly. +6 But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? +7 You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me. +8 She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. +9 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” +10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them. +11 They were delighted when they heard why he had come, and they promised to give him money. So he began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. +12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?” +13 So Jesus sent two of them into Jerusalem with these instructions: “As you go into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. +14 At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ +15 He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.” +16 So the two disciples went into the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there. +17 In the evening Jesus arrived with the Twelve. +18 As they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you eating with me here will betray me.” +19 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one?” +20 He replied, “It is one of you twelve who is eating from this bowl with me. +21 For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!” +22 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it, for this is my body.” +23 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. +24 And he said to them, “This is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice for many. +25 I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.” +26 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives. +27 On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, +‘God will strike the Shepherd, + and the sheep will be scattered.’ +28 But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.” +29 Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” +30 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” +31 “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same. +32 They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” +33 He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. +34 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” +35 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. +36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” +37 Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? +38 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” +39 Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. +40 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say. +41 When he returned to them the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +42 Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!” +43 And immediately, even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders. +44 The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard.” +45 As soon as they arrived, Judas walked up to Jesus. “Rabbi!” he exclaimed, and gave him the kiss. +46 Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him. +47 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest’s slave, slashing off his ear. +48 Jesus asked them, “Am I some dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? +49 Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there among you teaching every day. But these things are happening to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me.” +50 Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away. +51 One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, +52 he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked. +53 They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. +54 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest’s courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire. +55 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any. +56 Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. +57 Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony: +58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’” +59 But even then they didn’t get their stories straight! +60 Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” +61 But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” +62 Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven.” +63 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Why do we need other witnesses? +64 You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?” +“Guilty!” they all cried. “He deserves to die!” +65 Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away. +66 Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by +67 and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.” +68 But Peter denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed. +69 When the servant girl saw him standing there, she began telling the others, “This man is definitely one of them!” +70 But Peter denied it again. +A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, “You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean.” +71 Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know this man you’re talking about!” +72 And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. +Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md index 28d4d03b..57b7e10f 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,85 +1,50 @@ -Jesus' Trial before Pilate - # Chapter 15 -1. Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law--the entire high council--met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. - -2. Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" -Jesus replied, *"You have said it."* - -3. Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, -4. and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?" -5. But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate's surprise. - -6. Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner--anyone the people requested. -7. One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising. -8. The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual. - -9. "Would you like me to release to you this 'King of the Jews'?" Pilate asked. -10. (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) -11. But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. -12. Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?" - -13. They shouted back, "Crucify him!" - -14. "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?" -But the mob roared even louder, "Crucify him!" - - -15. So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. - -The Soldiers Mock Jesus - - -16. The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor's headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. -17. They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head. -18. Then they saluted him and taunted, "Hail! King of the Jews!" -19. And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship. -20. When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. - -The Crucifixion - - -21. A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) -22. And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull"). -23. They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. - -24. Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. -25. It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. -26. A sign announced the charge against him. It read, "The King of the Jews." -27. Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. - -29. The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "Ha! Look at you now!" they yelled at him. "You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. -30. Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!" - -31. The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! -32. Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!" Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him. - -The Death of Jesus - - -33. At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. -34. Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, *"Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"* - -35. Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. -36. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. "Wait!" he said. "Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down!" - -37. Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. -38. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. - -39. When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, "This man truly was the Son of God!" - -40. Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. -41. They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there. - -The Burial of Jesus - - -42. This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, -43. Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.) -44. Pilate couldn't believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet. -45. The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. -46. Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus' body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. -47. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus' body was laid. - - - +1 Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. +2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” +Jesus replied, “You have said it.” +3 Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, +4 and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?” +5 But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise. +6 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested. +7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising. +8 The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual. +9 “Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked. +10 (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) +11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. +12 Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?” +13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!” +14 “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” +But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!” +15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. +16 The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. +17 They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head. +18 Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” +19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship. +20 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. +21 A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) +22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). +23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. +24 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. +25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. +26 A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.” +27 Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. +28 +29 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. +30 Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!” +31 The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! +32 Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him. +33 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. +34 Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” +35 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. +36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!” +37 Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. +38 And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. +39 When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!” +40 Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. +41 They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there. +42 This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, +43 Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.) +44 Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet. +45 The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. +46 Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. +47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md index 3c5c0819..3ac9f6ff 100644 --- a/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/41_Mark/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,36 +1,22 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 16 -1. Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus' body. -2. Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. -3. On the way they were asking each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" -4. But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. - -5. When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, -6. but the angel said, "Don't be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. -7. Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died." - -8. The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened. - +1 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. +2 Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. +3 On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” +4 But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. +5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, +6 but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. +7 Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.” +8 The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened. Then they briefly reported all this to Peter and his companions. Afterward Jesus himself sent them out from east to west with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation that gives eternal life. Amen. - - -9. After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. -10. She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them what had happened. -11. But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn't believe her. - -12. Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country. -13. They rushed back to tell the others, but no one believed them. - -14. Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead. - -15. And then he told them, *"Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.* -16. *Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.* -17. *These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.* -18. *They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."* - -19. When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand. -20. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs. - - - +9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. +10 She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them what had happened. +11 But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn’t believe her. +12 Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country. +13 They rushed back to tell the others, but no one believed them. +14 Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead. +15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. +16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. +17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. +18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” +19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. +20 And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md index 137f299f..6da915fd 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,207 +1,103 @@ -Introduction - # Chapter 1 -1. Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. -2. They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples. -3. Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, -4. so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught. - - -The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold - - -5. When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. -6. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations. -7. They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old. - -8. One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. -9. As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. -10. While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying. - -11. While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. -12. Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. -13. But the angel said, "Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. -14. You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, -15. for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. -16. And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. -17. He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly." - -18. Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years." - -19. Then the angel said, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! -20. But now, since you didn't believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time." - -21. Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. -22. When he finally did come out, he couldn't speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary. - -23. When Zechariah's week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. -24. Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. -25. "How kind the Lord is!" she exclaimed. "He has taken away my disgrace of having no children." -The Birth of Jesus Foretold - - -26. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, -27. to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. -28. Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!" - -29. Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. -30. "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! -31. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. -32. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. -33. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!" - -34. Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin." - -35. The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. -36. What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. -37. For the word of God will never fail." - -38. Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her. - -Mary Visits Elizabeth - - -39. A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town -40. where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. -41. At the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. - -42. Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. -43. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? -44. When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. -45. You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said." -The Magnificat: Mary's Song of Praise - - -46. Mary responded, -"Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. - - -47. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! - -48. For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, - -and from now on all generations will call me blessed. - - -49. For the Mighty One is holy, - -and he has done great things for me. - - -50. He shows mercy from generation to generation - -to all who fear him. - - -51. His mighty arm has done tremendous things! - -He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. - - -52. He has brought down princes from their thrones - -and exalted the humble. - - -53. He has filled the hungry with good things - -and sent the rich away with empty hands. - - -54. He has helped his servant Israel - -and remembered to be merciful. - - -55. For he made this promise to our ancestors, - -to Abraham and his children forever." - - -56. Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home. - -The Birth of John the Baptist - - -57. When it was time for Elizabeth's baby to be born, she gave birth to a son. -58. And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her. - -59. When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. -60. But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John!" - -61. "What?" they exclaimed. "There is no one in all your family by that name." -62. So they used gestures to ask the baby's father what he wanted to name him. -63. He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone's surprise he wrote, "His name is John." -64. Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God. - -65. Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills. -66. Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, "What will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way. - -Zechariah's Prophecy - - -67. Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy: - -68. "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, - -because he has visited and redeemed his people. - - -69. He has sent us a mighty Savior - -from the royal line of his servant David, - - -70. just as he promised - -through his holy prophets long ago. - - -71. Now we will be saved from our enemies - -and from all who hate us. - - -72. He has been merciful to our ancestors - -by remembering his sacred covenant-- - -73. the covenant he swore with an oath - -to our ancestor Abraham. - - -74. We have been rescued from our enemies - -so we can serve God without fear, - - -75. in holiness and righteousness - -for as long as we live. - - -76. "And you, my little son, - -will be called the prophet of the Most High, - -because you will prepare the way for the Lord. - - -77. You will tell his people how to find salvation - -through forgiveness of their sins. - - -78. Because of God's tender mercy, +1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. +2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples. +3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, +4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught. +5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. +6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations. +7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old. +8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. +9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. +10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying. +11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. +12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. +13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. +14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, +15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. +16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. +17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.” +18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.” +19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! +20 But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.” +21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. +22 When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary. +23 When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. +24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. +25 “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.” +26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, +27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. +28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!” +29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. +30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! +31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. +32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. +33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” +34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” +35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. +36 What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. +37 For the word of God will never fail.” +38 Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her. +39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town +40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. +41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. +42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. +43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? +44 When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. +45 You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.” +46 Mary responded, +“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. +47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! +48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, + and from now on all generations will call me blessed. +49 For the Mighty One is holy, + and he has done great things for me. +50 He shows mercy from generation to generation + to all who fear him. +51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things! + He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. +52 He has brought down princes from their thrones + and exalted the humble. +53 He has filled the hungry with good things + and sent the rich away with empty hands. +54 He has helped his servant Israel + and remembered to be merciful. +55 For he made this promise to our ancestors, + to Abraham and his children forever.” +56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home. +57 When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son. +58 And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her. +59 When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. +60 But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John!” +61 “What?” they exclaimed. “There is no one in all your family by that name.” +62 So they used gestures to ask the baby’s father what he wanted to name him. +63 He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s surprise he wrote, “His name is John.” +64 Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God. +65 Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills. +66 Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, “What will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way. +67 Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy: +68 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, + because he has visited and redeemed his people. +69 He has sent us a mighty Savior + from the royal line of his servant David, +70 just as he promised + through his holy prophets long ago. +71 Now we will be saved from our enemies + and from all who hate us. +72 He has been merciful to our ancestors + by remembering his sacred covenant— +73 the covenant he swore with an oath + to our ancestor Abraham. +74 We have been rescued from our enemies + so we can serve God without fear, +75 in holiness and righteousness + for as long as we live. +76 “And you, my little son, + will be called the prophet of the Most High, + because you will prepare the way for the Lord. +77 You will tell his people how to find salvation + through forgiveness of their sins. +78 Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, - -79. to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, - -and to guide us to the path of peace." - - -80. John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel. - - - +79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, + and to guide us to the path of peace.” +80 John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md index c0c3e584..f83beaf3 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,102 +1,56 @@ -The Birth of Jesus - # Chapter 2 -1. At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. -2. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) -3. All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. -4. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. -5. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. - -6. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. -7. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. - -The Shepherds and Angels - - -8. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. -9. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, -10. but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. -11. The Savior--yes, the Messiah, the Lord--has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! -12. And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger." - -13. Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others--the armies of heaven--praising God and saying, - -14. "Glory to God in highest heaven, - -and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased." - - -15. When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." - -16. They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. -17. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. -18. All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, -19. but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. -20. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them. - -Jesus Is Presented in the Temple - - -21. Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. - -22. Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. -23. The law of the Lord says, "If a woman's first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the LORD." -24. So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord--"either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." -The Prophecy of Simeon - - -25. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him -26. and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah. -27. That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, -28. Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, - -29. "Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, - -as you have promised. - - -30. I have seen your salvation, - -31. which you have prepared for all people. - -32. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, - -and he is the glory of your people Israel!" - - -33. Jesus' parents were amazed at what was being said about him. -34. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby's mother, "This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him. -35. As a result, the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your very soul." -The Prophecy of Anna - - -36. Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. -37. Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. -38. She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. - -39. When Jesus' parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. -40. There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor was on him. - -Jesus Speaks with the Teachers - - -41. Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. -42. When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. -43. After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn't miss him at first, -44. because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn't show up that evening, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends. - -45. When they couldn't find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there. -46. Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. -47. All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. - -48. His parents didn't know what to think. "Son," his mother said to him, "why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere." - -49. *"But why did you need to search?" he asked. "Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"* -50. But they didn't understand what he meant. - -51. Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart. - -52. Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. - - - +1 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. +2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) +3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. +4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. +5 He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. +6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. +7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. +8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. +9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, +10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. +11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! +12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” +13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, +14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, + and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” +15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” +16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. +17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. +18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, +19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. +20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them. +21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. +22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. +23 The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.” +24 So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” +25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him +26 and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. +27 That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required, +28 Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, +29 “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, + as you have promised. +30 I have seen your salvation, +31 which you have prepared for all people. +32 He is a light to reveal God to the nations, + and he is the glory of your people Israel!” +33 Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being said about him. +34 Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him. +35 As a result, the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your very soul.” +36 Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. +37 Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. +38 She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. +39 When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. +40 There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him. +41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. +42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. +43 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first, +44 because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn’t show up that evening, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends. +45 When they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there. +46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. +47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. +48 His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.” +49 “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” +50 But they didn’t understand what he meant. +51 Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart. +52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md index 933471c4..3252ee6b 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,229 +1,109 @@ -John the Baptist Prepares the Way - # Chapter 3 -1. It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene. -2. Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. -3. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. -4. Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, -"He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, -'Prepare the way for the LORD's coming! - -Clear the road for him! - - -5. The valleys will be filled, - -and the mountains and hills made level. - +1 It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene. +2 Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. +3 Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. +4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, +“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, +‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! + Clear the road for him! +5 The valleys will be filled, + and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, - -and the rough places made smooth. - - -6. And then all people will see - the salvation sent from God.'" - -7. When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? -8. Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don't just say to each other, 'We're safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. -9. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire." - -10. The crowds asked, "What should we do?" - -11. John replied, "If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry." - -12. Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, "Teacher, what should we do?" - -13. He replied, "Collect no more taxes than the government requires." - -14. "What should we do?" asked some soldiers. - -John replied, "Don't extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay." - - -15. Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah. -16. John answered their questions by saying, "I baptize you with water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am--so much greater that I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. -17. He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire." -18. John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people. - -19. John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother's wife, and for many other wrongs he had done. -20. So Herod put John in prison, adding this sin to his many others. - -The Baptism of Jesus - - -21. One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, -22. and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, "You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy." -The Ancestors of Jesus - - -23. Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. - + and the rough places made smooth. +6 And then all people will see + the salvation sent from God.’” +7 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? +8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. +9 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.” +10 The crowds asked, “What should we do?” +11 John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” +12 Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?” +13 He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.” +14 “What should we do?” asked some soldiers. +John replied, “Don’t extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay.” +15 Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah. +16 John answered their questions by saying, “I baptize you with water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. +17 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.” +18 John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people. +19 John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs he had done. +20 So Herod put John in prison, adding this sin to his many others. +21 One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, +22 and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.” +23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. - Joseph was the son of Heli. - - -24. Heli was the son of Matthat. - +24 Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. - Levi was the son of Melki. - Melki was the son of Jannai. - Jannai was the son of Joseph. - - -25. Joseph was the son of Mattathias. - +25 Joseph was the son of Mattathias. Mattathias was the son of Amos. - Amos was the son of Nahum. - Nahum was the son of Esli. - Esli was the son of Naggai. - - -26. Naggai was the son of Maath. - +26 Naggai was the son of Maath. Maath was the son of Mattathias. - Mattathias was the son of Semein. - Semein was the son of Josech. - Josech was the son of Joda. - - -27. Joda was the son of Joanan. - +27 Joda was the son of Joanan. Joanan was the son of Rhesa. - Rhesa was the son of Zerubbabel. - Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. - Shealtiel was the son of Neri. - - -28. Neri was the son of Melki. - +28 Neri was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Addi. - Addi was the son of Cosam. - Cosam was the son of Elmadam. - Elmadam was the son of Er. - - -29. Er was the son of Joshua. - +29 Er was the son of Joshua. Joshua was the son of Eliezer. - Eliezer was the son of Jorim. - Jorim was the son of Matthat. - Matthat was the son of Levi. - - -30. Levi was the son of Simeon. - +30 Levi was the son of Simeon. Simeon was the son of Judah. - Judah was the son of Joseph. - Joseph was the son of Jonam. - Jonam was the son of Eliakim. - - -31. Eliakim was the son of Melea. - +31 Eliakim was the son of Melea. Melea was the son of Menna. - Menna was the son of Mattatha. - Mattatha was the son of Nathan. - Nathan was the son of David. - - -32. David was the son of Jesse. - +32 David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. - Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. - Salmon was the son of Nahshon. - - -33. Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. - +33 Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Admin. Admin was the son of Arni. - Arni was the son of Hezron. - Hezron was the son of Perez. - Perez was the son of Judah. - - -34. Judah was the son of Jacob. - +34 Judah was the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac. - Isaac was the son of Abraham. - Abraham was the son of Terah. - Terah was the son of Nahor. - - -35. Nahor was the son of Serug. - +35 Nahor was the son of Serug. Serug was the son of Reu. - Reu was the son of Peleg. - Peleg was the son of Eber. - Eber was the son of Shelah. - - -36. Shelah was the son of Cainan. - +36 Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. - Arphaxad was the son of Shem. - Shem was the son of Noah. - Noah was the son of Lamech. - - -37. Lamech was the son of Methuselah. - +37 Lamech was the son of Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch. - Enoch was the son of Jared. - Jared was the son of Mahalalel. - Mahalalel was the son of Kenan. - - -38. Kenan was the son of Enosh. - +38 Kenan was the son of Enosh. Enosh was the son of Seth. - Seth was the son of Adam. - -Adam was the son of God. - - - +Adam was the son of God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md index bf912be5..ade3a800 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,99 +1,53 @@ -The Temptation of Jesus - # Chapter 4 -1. Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, -2. where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry. - -3. Then the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread." - -4. But Jesus told him, *"No! The Scriptures say, 'People do not live by bread alone.'"* - -5. Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. -6. "I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them," the devil said, "because they are mine to give to anyone I please. -7. I will give it all to you if you will worship me." - -8. Jesus replied, *"The Scriptures say,* -*'You must worship the LORD your God* - *and serve only him.'"* - -9. Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! -10. For the Scriptures say, -'He will order his angels to protect and guard you. - - -11. And they will hold you up with their hands - so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'" - -12. Jesus responded, *"The Scriptures also say, 'You must not test the LORD your God.'"* - -13. When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came. - -Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - - -14. Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. -15. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. - -16. When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. -17. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: - -18. *"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,* - * -for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.* -* -He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,* - * -that the blind will see,* -* -that the oppressed will be set free,* - -19. *and that the time of the LORD's favor has come."* - -20. He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. -21. Then he began to speak to them. *"The Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled this very day!"* - -22. Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" - -23. Then he said, *"You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: 'Physician, heal yourself'--meaning, 'Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.'* -24. *But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.* - -25. *"Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land.* -26. *Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner--a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon.* -27. *And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian."* - -28. When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. -29. Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, -30. but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way. - -Jesus Casts Out a Demon - - -31. Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. -32. There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority. - -33. Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon--an evil spirit--cried out, shouting, -34. "Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!" - -35. But Jesus reprimanded him. *"Be quiet! Come out of the man,"* he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further. - -36. Amazed, the people exclaimed, "What authority and power this man's words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!" -37. The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region. - -Jesus Heals Many People - - -38. After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home, where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. "Please heal her," everyone begged. -39. Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them. - -40. As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. -41. Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak. - -Jesus Continues to Preach - - -42. Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. -43. But he replied, *"I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent."* -44. So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea. - - - +1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, +2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry. +3 Then the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.” +4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’” +5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. +6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. +7 I will give it all to you if you will worship me.” +8 Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, +‘You must worship the Lord your God + and serve only him.’” +9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! +10 For the Scriptures say, +‘He will order his angels to protect and guard you. +11 And they will hold you up with their hands + so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” +12 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’” +13 When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came. +14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. +15 He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. +16 When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. +17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: +18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, + for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. +He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, + that the blind will see, +that the oppressed will be set free, +19 and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.” +20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. +21 Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” +22 Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” +23 Then he said, “You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’ +24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown. +25 “Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. +26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. +27 And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.” +28 When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. +29 Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, +30 but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way. +31 Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught there in the synagogue every Sabbath day. +32 There, too, the people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority. +33 Once when he was in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon—an evil spirit—cried out, shouting, +34 “Go away! Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” +35 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. At that, the demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched; then it came out of him without hurting him further. +36 Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!” +37 The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region. +38 After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where he found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged. +39 Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and prepared a meal for them. +40 As the sun went down that evening, people throughout the village brought sick family members to Jesus. No matter what their diseases were, the touch of his hand healed every one. +41 Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak. +42 Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for him, and when they finally found him, they begged him not to leave them. +43 But he replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.” +44 So he continued to travel around, preaching in synagogues throughout Judea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md index f063a627..b5ca3c05 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,74 +1,41 @@ -The First Disciples - # Chapter 5 -1. One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. -2. He noticed two empty boats at the water's edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. -3. Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. - -4. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, *"Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish."* - -5. "Master," Simon replied, "we worked hard all last night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, I'll let the nets down again." -6. And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! -7. A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. - -8. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, "Oh, Lord, please leave me--I'm such a sinful man." -9. For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. -10. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. -Jesus replied to Simon, *"Don't be afraid! From now on you'll be fishing for people!"* -11. And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. - -Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy - - -12. In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. "Lord," he said, "if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean." - -13. Jesus reached out and touched him. *"I am willing," he said. "Be healed!"* And instantly the leprosy disappeared. -14. Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, *"Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed."* - -15. But despite Jesus' instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. -16. But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. - -Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man - - -17. One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord's healing power was strongly with Jesus. - -18. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, -19. but they couldn't reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. -20. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, *"Young man, your sins are forgiven."* - -21. But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, "Who does he think he is? That's blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!" - -22. Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, *"Why do you question this in your hearts?* -23. *Is it easier to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or 'Stand up and walk'?* -24. *So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins." Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, "Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!"* - -25. And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God. -26. Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, "We have seen amazing things today!" -Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew) - - -27. Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector's booth. *"Follow me and be my disciple,"* Jesus said to him. -28. So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him. - -29. Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi's fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them. -30. But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with such scum?" - -31. Jesus answered them, *"Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do.* -32. *I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent."* -A Discussion about Fasting - - -33. One day some people said to Jesus, "John the Baptist's disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?" - -34. Jesus responded, *"Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.* -35. *But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."* - -36. Then Jesus gave them this illustration: *"No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn't even match the old garment.* - -37. *"And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins.* -38. *New wine must be stored in new wineskins.* -39. *But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. 'The old is just fine,' they say."* - - - +1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. +2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. +3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. +4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” +5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” +6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! +7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. +8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” +9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. +10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. +Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” +11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. +12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” +13 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. +14 Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” +15 But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. +16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. +17 One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus. +18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, +19 but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. +20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” +21 But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” +22 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? +23 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? +24 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” +25 And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God. +26 Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!” +27 Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. +28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him. +29 Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them. +30 But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?” +31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. +32 I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.” +33 One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?” +34 Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. +35 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.” +36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. +37 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. +38 New wine must be stored in new wineskins. +39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md index 29865d50..d41e1729 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,130 +1,69 @@ -A Discussion about the Sabbath - # Chapter 6 -1. One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. -2. But some Pharisees said, "Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?" - -3. Jesus replied, *"Haven't you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?* -4. *He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions."* -5. And Jesus added, *"The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath."* -Jesus Heals on the Sabbath - - -6. On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. -7. The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man's hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. - -8. But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, *"Come and stand in front of everyone."* So the man came forward. -9. Then Jesus said to his critics, *"I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?"* - -10. He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, *"Hold out your hand."* So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! -11. At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him. - -Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles - - -12. One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. -13. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: - -14. Simon (whom he named Peter), -Andrew (Peter's brother), +1 One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. +2 But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” +3 Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? +4 He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.” +5 And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.” +6 On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. +7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath. +8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward. +9 Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?” +10 He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! +11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him. +12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. +13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: +14 Simon (whom he named Peter), +Andrew (Peter’s brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, - - -15. Matthew, +15 Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot), - - -16. Judas (son of James), +16 Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him). - -Crowds Follow Jesus - - -17. When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. -18. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil spirits were healed. -19. Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone. - -The Beatitudes - - -20. Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, -* -"God blesses you who are poor,* - * -for the Kingdom of God is yours.* - -21. *God blesses you who are hungry now,* - * -for you will be satisfied.* -* -God blesses you who weep now,* - * -for in due time you will laugh.* - -22. *What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.* -23. *When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.* -Sorrows Foretold - - -24. *"What sorrow awaits you who are rich,* - * -for you have your only happiness now.* - -25. *What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now,* - * -for a time of awful hunger awaits you.* -* -What sorrow awaits you who laugh now,* - * -for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.* - -26. *What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds,* - * -for their ancestors also praised false prophets.* -Love for Enemies - - -27. *"But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you.* -28. *Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.* -29. *If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.* -30. *Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don't try to get them back.* -31. *Do to others as you would like them to do to you.* - -32. *"If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!* -33. *And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!* -34. *And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.* - -35. *"Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.* -36. *You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.* -Do Not Judge Others - - -37. *"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.* -38. *Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full--pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."* - -39. Then Jesus gave the following illustration: *"Can one blind person lead another? Won't they both fall into a ditch?* -40. *Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.* - -41. *"And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?* -42. *How can you think of saying, 'Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.* -The Tree and Its Fruit - - -43. *"A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.* -44. *A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.* -45. *A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.* -Building on a Solid Foundation - - -46. *"So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!' when you don't do what I say?* -47. *I will show you what it's like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it.* -48. *It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.* -49. *But anyone who hears and doesn't obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins."* - - - +17 When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. +18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil spirits were healed. +19 Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone. +20 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, +“God blesses you who are poor, + for the Kingdom of God is yours. +21 God blesses you who are hungry now, + for you will be satisfied. +God blesses you who weep now, + for in due time you will laugh. +22 What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. +23 When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way. +24 “What sorrow awaits you who are rich, + for you have your only happiness now. +25 What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, + for a time of awful hunger awaits you. +What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, + for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow. +26 What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, + for their ancestors also praised false prophets. +27 “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. +28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. +29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. +30 Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. +31 Do to others as you would like them to do to you. +32 “If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! +33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! +34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return. +35 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. +36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate. +37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. +38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” +39 Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? +40 Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. +41 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? +42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye. +43 “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. +44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. +45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. +46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? +47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. +48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. +49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md index afbe0a32..6559a4ef 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,99 +1,59 @@ -The Faith of a Roman Officer - # Chapter 7 -1. When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. -2. At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. -3. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. -4. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. "If anyone deserves your help, he does," they said, -5. "for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us." - -6. So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, "Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. -7. I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. -8. I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this,' they do it." - -9. When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, *"I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all Israel!"* -10. And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. - -Jesus Raises a Widow's Son - - -11. Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. -12. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow's only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. -13. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. *"Don't cry!"* he said. -14. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. *"Young man," he said, "I tell you, get up."* -15. Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. - -16. Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, "A mighty prophet has risen among us," and "God has visited his people today." -17. And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside. - -Jesus and John the Baptist - - -18. The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, -19. and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?" - -20. John's two disciples found Jesus and said to him, "John the Baptist sent us to ask, 'Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?'" - -21. At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. -22. Then he told John's disciples, *"Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard--the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor."* -23. *And he added, "God blesses those who do not fall away because of me."* - -24. After John's disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. *"What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?* -25. *Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.* -26. *Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet.* -27. *John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,* -* -'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,* - *and he will prepare your way before you.'* - -28. *I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!"* - -29. When they heard this, all the people--even the tax collectors--agreed that God's way was right, for they had been baptized by John. -30. But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God's plan for them, for they had refused John's baptism. - -31. *"To what can I compare the people of this generation?" Jesus asked. "How can I describe them?* -32. *They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,* -* -'We played wedding songs,* - * -and you didn't dance,* -* -so we played funeral songs,* - * -and you didn't weep.'* - -33. *For John the Baptist didn't spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, 'He's possessed by a demon.'* -34. *The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, 'He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!'* -35. *But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it."* -Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman - - -36. One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. -37. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. -38. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them. - -39. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She's a sinner!" - -40. Then Jesus answered his thoughts. *"Simon," he said to the Pharisee, "I have something to say to you."* -"Go ahead, Teacher," Simon replied. - - -41. Then Jesus told him this story: *"A man loaned money to two people--500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other.* -42. *But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?"* - -43. Simon answered, "I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt." -* -"That's right,"* Jesus said. -44. Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, *"Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn't offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair.* -45. *You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet.* -46. *You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.* - -47. *"I tell you, her sins--and they are many--have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love."* -48. Then Jesus said to the woman, *"Your sins are forgiven."* - -49. The men at the table said among themselves, "Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?" - -50. And Jesus said to the woman, *"Your faith has saved you; go in peace."* - - - +1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. +2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. +3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. +4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, +5 “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.” +6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. +7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. +8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” +9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” +10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. +11 Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. +12 A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. +13 When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. +14 Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.” +15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. +16 Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.” +17 And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside. +18 The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, +19 and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” +20 John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’” +21 At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. +22 Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” +23 And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.” +24 After John’s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? +25 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces. +26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. +27 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, +‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, + and he will prepare your way before you.’ +28 I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!” +29 When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right, for they had been baptized by John. +30 But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God’s plan for them, for they had refused John’s baptism. +31 “To what can I compare the people of this generation?” Jesus asked. “How can I describe them? +32 They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, +‘We played wedding songs, + and you didn’t dance, +so we played funeral songs, + and you didn’t weep.’ +33 For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ +34 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ +35 But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it.” +36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. +37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. +38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them. +39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!” +40 Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” +“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied. +41 Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. +42 But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?” +43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” +“That’s right,” Jesus said. +44 Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. +45 You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. +46 You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume. +47 “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” +48 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.” +49 The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?” +50 And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md index 59a4874c..e9adaca5 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,117 +1,66 @@ -Women Who Followed Jesus - # Chapter 8 -1. Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, -2. along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; -3. Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. - -Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed - - -4. One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him: -5. *"A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.* -6. *Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.* -7. *Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.* -8. *Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!" When he had said this, he called out, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."* - -9. His disciples asked him what this parable meant. -10. He replied, *"You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:* -* -'When they look, they won't really see.* - *When they hear, they won't understand.'* - -11. *"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God's word.* -12. *The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.* -13. *The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don't have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.* -14. *The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.* -15. *And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God's word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.* -Parable of the Lamp - - -16. *"No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.* -17. *For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.* - -18. *"So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them."* -The True Family of Jesus - - -19. Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get to him because of the crowd. -20. Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you." - -21. Jesus replied, *"My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it."* -Jesus Calms the Storm - - -22. One day Jesus said to his disciples, *"Let's cross to the other side of the lake."* So they got into a boat and started out. -23. As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger. - -24. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" +1 Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, +2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; +3 Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. +4 One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him: +5 “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it. +6 Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture. +7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants. +8 Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” +9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. +10 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: +‘When they look, they won’t really see. + When they hear, they won’t understand.’ +11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. +12 The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. +13 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. +14 The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity. +15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest. +16 “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. +17 For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all. +18 “So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.” +19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd. +20 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.” +21 Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.” +22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. +23 As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger. +24 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm. - -25. Then he asked them, *"Where is your faith?"* -The disciples were terrified and amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked each other. "When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!" -Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man - - -26. So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. -27. As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town. - -28. As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don't torture me!" -29. For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon's power. - -30. Jesus demanded, *"What is your name?"* -"Legion," he replied, for he was filled with many demons. - -31. The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit. - -32. There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. - +25 Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?” +The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!” +26 So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. +27 As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town. +28 As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!” +29 For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power. +30 Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” +“Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons. +31 The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit. +32 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission. - -33. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned. - -34. When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. -35. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. -36. Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed. -37. And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. - +33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned. +34 When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. +35 People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. +36 Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed. +37 And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake. - -38. The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, -39. *"No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you."* So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him. - -Jesus Heals in Response to Faith - - -40. On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. -41. Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him. -42. His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. - +38 The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, +39 “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him. +40 On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. +41 Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. +42 His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. - -43. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. -44. Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. - -45. *"Who touched me?"* Jesus asked. - -Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you." - - -46. But Jesus said, *"Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me."* -47. When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. -48. *"Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace."* - -49. While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now." - -50. But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, *"Don't be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed."* - -51. When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn't let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl's father and mother. -52. The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, *"Stop the weeping! She isn't dead; she's only asleep."* - -53. But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. -54. Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, *"My child, get up!"* -55. And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. -56. Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened. - - - +43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. +44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. +45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. +Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.” +46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” +47 When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. +48 “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” +49 While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.” +50 But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.” +51 When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother. +52 The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” +53 But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. +54 Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!” +55 And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. +56 Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md index ae5b2538..9c5d5cbc 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,131 +1,68 @@ -Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples - # Chapter 9 -1. One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. -2. Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. -3. *"Take nothing for your journey," he instructed them. "Don't take a walking stick, a traveler's bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.* -4. *Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.* -5. *And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate."* - -6. So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick. - -Herod's Confusion - - -7. When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead. -8. Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead. - -9. "I beheaded John," Herod said, "so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?" And he kept trying to see him. - -Jesus Feeds Five Thousand - - -10. When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida. -11. But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick. - -12. Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place." - -13. But Jesus said, *"You feed them."* -"But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered. "Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?" - -14. For there were about 5,000 men there. -Jesus replied, *"Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each."* -15. So the people all sat down. -16. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. -17. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers! -Peter's Declaration about Jesus - - -18. One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, *"Who do people say I am?"* - -19. "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead." - -20. Then he asked them, *"But who do you say I am?"* -Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!" -Jesus Predicts His Death - - -21. Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. -22. *"The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things," he said. "He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead."* - -23. Then he said to the crowd, *"If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.* -24. *If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.* -25. *And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?* -26. *If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.* -27. *I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God."* -The Transfiguration - - -28. -About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. -29. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white. -30. Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus. -31. They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem. - -32. Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him. -33. As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, "Master, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." -34. But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them. - -35. Then a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him." -36. When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn't tell anyone at that time what they had seen. - -Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy - - -37. The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. -38. A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child. -39. An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. -40. I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn't do it." - -41. Jesus said, *"You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?" Then he said to the man, "Bring your son here."* - -42. As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father. -43. Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. - -Jesus Again Predicts His Death +1 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. +2 Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. +3 “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes. +4 Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. +5 And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.” +6 So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick. +7 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead. +8 Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead. +9 “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?” And he kept trying to see him. +10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida. +11 But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick. +12 Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.” +13 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” +“But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?” +14 For there were about 5,000 men there. +Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.” +15 So the people all sat down. +16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. +17 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers! +18 One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” +19 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.” +20 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” +Peter replied, “You are the Messiah sent from God!” +21 Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. +22 “The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” +23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. +24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. +25 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? +26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. +27 I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.” +28 About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. +29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white. +30 Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus. +31 They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem. +32 Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with him. +33 As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” +34 But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them. +35 Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him.” +36 When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn’t tell anyone at that time what they had seen. +37 The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. +38 A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child. +39 An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. +40 I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.” +41 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.” +42 As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father. +43 Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, - -44. *"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies."* -45. But they didn't know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn't understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. - -The Greatest in the Kingdom - - -46. Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. -47. But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side. -48. Then he said to them, *"Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest."* -Using the Name of Jesus - - -49. John said to Jesus, "Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't in our group." - -50. But Jesus said, *"Don't stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you."* -Opposition from Samaritans - - -51. As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. -52. He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. -53. But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. -54. When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?" -55. But Jesus turned and rebuked them. -56. So they went on to another village. - -The Cost of Following Jesus - - -57. As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go." - -58. But Jesus replied, *"Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."* - -59. He said to another person, *"Come, follow me."* -The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father." - - -60. But Jesus told him, *"Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God."* - -61. Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family." - -62. But Jesus told him, *"Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."* - - - +44 “Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.” +45 But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. +46 Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. +47 But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side. +48 Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.” +49 John said to Jesus, “Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn’t in our group.” +50 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you.” +51 As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. +52 He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. +53 But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. +54 When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?” +55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. +56 So they went on to another village. +57 As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” +58 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” +59 He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” +The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” +60 But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” +61 Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” +62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md index dd61bb6c..d58d49ab 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,78 +1,44 @@ -Jesus Sends Out His Disciples - # Chapter 10 -1. The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. -2. These were his instructions to them: *"The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.* -3. *Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.* -4. *Don't take any money with you, nor a traveler's bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don't stop to greet anyone on the road.* - -5. *"Whenever you enter someone's home, first say, 'May God's peace be on this house.'* -6. *If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you.* -7. *Don't move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.* - -8. *"If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.* -9. *Heal the sick, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God is near you now.'* -10. *But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say,* -11. *'We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this--the Kingdom of God is near!'* -12. *I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.* - -13. *"What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.* -14. *Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.* -15. *And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead."* - -16. Then he said to the disciples, *"Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me."* - -17. When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, "Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!" - -18. *"Yes," he told them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!* -19. *Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.* -20. *But don't rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven."* -Jesus' Prayer of Thanksgiving - - -21. At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, *"O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.* - -22. *"My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."* - -23. Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, *"Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen.* -24. *I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn't see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn't hear it."* -The Most Important Commandment - - -25. One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?" - -26. Jesus replied, *"What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?"* - -27. The man answered, "'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.' And, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" - -28. *"Right!" Jesus told him. "Do this and you will live!"* - -29. The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" -Parable of the Good Samaritan - - -30. Jesus replied with a story: *"A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.* - -31. *"By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.* -32. *A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.* - -33. *"Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him.* -34. *Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.* -35. *The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, 'Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I'll pay you the next time I'm here.'* - -36. *"Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?"* Jesus asked. - -37. The man replied, "The one who showed him mercy." -Then Jesus said, *"Yes, now go and do the same."* -Jesus Visits Martha and Mary - - -38. As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. -39. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught. -40. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Lord, doesn't it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me." - -41. But the Lord said to her, *"My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!* -42. *There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her."* - - - +1 The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. +2 These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. +3 Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. +4 Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. +5 “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ +6 If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. +7 Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay. +8 “If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. +9 Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’ +10 But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, +11 ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ +12 I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day. +13 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. +14 Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you. +15 And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.” +16 Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.” +17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!” +18 “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! +19 Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you. +20 But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.” +21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way. +22 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” +23 Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. +24 I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.” +25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” +26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” +27 The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” +28 “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!” +29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” +30 Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. +31 “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. +32 A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. +33 “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. +34 Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. +35 The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’ +36 “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. +37 The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” +Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” +38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. +39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. +40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” +41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! +42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md index 4889a125..9d2ddaea 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,99 +1,59 @@ -Teaching about Prayer - # Chapter 11 -1. Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." - -2. Jesus said, *"This is how you should pray:* -* -"Father, may your name be kept holy.* - * -May your Kingdom come soon.* - -3. *Give us each day the food we need,* - -4. *and forgive us our sins,* - * -as we forgive those who sin against us.* -*And don't let us yield to temptation."* - -5. Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: *"Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him,* -6. *'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.'* -7. *And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.'* -8. *But I tell you this--though he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.* - -9. *"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.* -10. *For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.* - -11. *"You fathers--if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?* -12. *Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not!* -13. *So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."* -Jesus and the Prince of Demons - - -14. One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn't speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed, -15. but some of them said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons." -16. Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. - -17. He knew their thoughts, so he said, *"Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.* -18. *You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive?* -19. *And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.* -20. *But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.* -21. *For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe--* -22. *until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.* - -23. *"Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.* - -24. *"When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, 'I will return to the person I came from.'* -25. *So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.* -26. *Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before."* - -27. As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, "God bless your mother--the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!" - -28. Jesus replied, *"But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice."* -The Sign of Jonah - - -29. As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, *"This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah.* -30. *What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.* - -31. *"The queen of Sheba will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here--but you refuse to listen.* -32. *The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here--but you refuse to repent.* -Receiving the Light - - -33. *"No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.* - -34. *"Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness.* -35. *Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.* -36. *If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light."* -Jesus Criticizes the Religious Leaders - - -37. As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table. -38. His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom. -39. Then the Lord said to him, *"You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy--full of greed and wickedness!* -40. *Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?* -41. *So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over.* - -42. *"What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.* - -43. *"What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.* -44. *Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on."* - -45. "Teacher," said an expert in religious law, "you have insulted us, too, in what you just said." - -46. *"Yes," said Jesus, "what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.* -47. *What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.* -48. *But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!* -49. *This is what God in his wisdom said about you: 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.'* - -50. *"As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets from the creation of the world--* -51. *from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.* - -52. *"What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."* - -53. As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. -54. They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. - - - +1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” +2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray: +“Father, may your name be kept holy. + May your Kingdom come soon. +3 Give us each day the food we need, +4 and forgive us our sins, + as we forgive those who sin against us. +And don’t let us yield to temptation.” +5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, +6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ +7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ +8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. +9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. +10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. +11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? +12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! +13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” +14 One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn’t speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed, +15 but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.” +16 Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. +17 He knew their thoughts, so he said, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A family splintered by feuding will fall apart. +18 You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive? +19 And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. +20 But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. +21 For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe— +22 until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings. +23 “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me. +24 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ +25 So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order. +26 Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.” +27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!” +28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” +29 As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, “This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah. +30 What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God. +31 “The queen of Sheba will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen. +32 The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent. +33 “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. +34 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. +35 Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. +36 If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.” +37 As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table. +38 His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom. +39 Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness! +40 Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside? +41 So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over. +42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. +43 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces. +44 Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.” +45 “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.” +46 “Yes,” said Jesus, “what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden. +47 What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago. +48 But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments! +49 This is what God in his wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’ +50 “As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world— +51 from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation. +52 “What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.” +53 As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions. +54 They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md index 73d63154..d24cca90 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,105 +1,65 @@ -A Warning against Hypocrisy - # Chapter 12 -1. Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, *"Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees--their hypocrisy.* -2. *The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.* -3. *Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!* - -4. *"Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.* -5. *But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he's the one to fear.* - -6. *"What is the price of five sparrows--two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them.* -7. *And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.* - -8. *"I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels.* -9. *But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels.* -10. *Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.* - -11. *"And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don't worry about how to defend yourself or what to say,* -12. *for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said."* -Parable of the Rich Fool - - -13. Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father's estate with me." - -14. Jesus replied, *"Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?"* -15. Then he said, *"Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own."* - -16. Then he told them a story: *"A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.* -17. *He said to himself, 'What should I do? I don't have room for all my crops.'* -18. *Then he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.* -19. *And I'll sit back and say to myself, "My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!"'* - -20. *"But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?'* - -21. *"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."* -Teaching about Money and Possessions - - -22. Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, *"That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.* -23. *For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.* -24. *Look at the ravens. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!* -25. *Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?* -26. *And if worry can't accomplish a little thing like that, what's the use of worrying over bigger things?* - -27. *"Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.* -28. *And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?* - -29. *"And don't be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don't worry about such things.* -30. *These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.* -31. *Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need.* - -32. *"So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.* - -33. *"Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.* -34. *Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.* -Be Ready for the Lord's Coming - - -35. *"Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning,* -36. *as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.* -37. *The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!* -38. *He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.* - -39. *"Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.* -40. *You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected."* - -41. Peter asked, "Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?" - -42. And the Lord replied, *"A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.* -43. *If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.* -44. *I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.* -45. *But what if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?* -46. *The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful.* - -47. *"And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.* -48. *But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.* -Jesus Causes Division - - -49. *"I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!* -50. *I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.* -51. *Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!* -52. *From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against--or two in favor and three against.* - -53. *'Father will be divided against son* - * -and son against father;* -* -mother against daughter* - * -and daughter against mother;* -* -and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law* - *and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.'"* - -54. Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, *"When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, 'Here comes a shower.' And you are right.* -55. *When the south wind blows, you say, 'Today will be a scorcher.' And it is.* -56. *You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don't know how to interpret the present times.* - -57. *"Why can't you decide for yourselves what is right?* -58. *When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.* -59. *And if that happens, you won't be free again until you have paid the very last penny."* - - - +1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy. +2 The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. +3 Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear! +4 “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. +5 But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he’s the one to fear. +6 “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. +7 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. +8 “I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels. +9 But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God’s angels. +10 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. +11 “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say, +12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.” +13 Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.” +14 Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?” +15 Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” +16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. +17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ +18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods. +19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ +20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’ +21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” +22 Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear. +23 For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing. +24 Look at the ravens. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds! +25 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? +26 And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things? +27 “Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. +28 And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? +29 “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things. +30 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs. +31 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need. +32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom. +33 “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it. +34 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. +35 “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning, +36 as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks. +37 The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat! +38 He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready. +39 “Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. +40 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.” +41 Peter asked, “Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?” +42 And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. +43 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. +44 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. +45 But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk? +46 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful. +47 “And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished. +48 But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. +49 “I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning! +50 I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished. +51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other! +52 From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against. +53 ‘Father will be divided against son + and son against father; +mother against daughter + and daughter against mother; +and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law + and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’” +54 Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right. +55 When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is. +56 You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times. +57 “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right? +58 When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison. +59 And if that happens, you won’t be free again until you have paid the very last penny.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md index 98a9515a..879fd40c 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,70 +1,37 @@ -A Call to Repentance - # Chapter 13 -1. -About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple. -2. *"Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?" Jesus asked. "Is that why they suffered?* -3. *Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.* -4. *And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem?* -5. *No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too."* -Parable of the Barren Fig Tree - - -6. Then Jesus told this story: *"A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.* -7. *Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I've waited three years, and there hasn't been a single fig! Cut it down. It's just taking up space in the garden.'* - -8. *"The gardener answered, 'Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I'll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.* -9. *If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.'"* -Jesus Heals on the Sabbath - - -10. One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, -11. he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. -12. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, *"Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!"* -13. Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God! - -14. But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. "There are six days of the week for working," he said to the crowd. "Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath." - -15. But the Lord replied, *"You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don't you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?* -16. *This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn't it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?"* - -17. This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did. - -Parable of the Mustard Seed - - -18. Then Jesus said, *"What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?* -19. *It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches."* -Parable of the Yeast - - -20. He also asked, *"What else is the Kingdom of God like?* -21. *It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough."* -The Narrow Door - - -22. Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem. -23. Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" +1 About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple. +2 “Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Is that why they suffered? +3 Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. +4 And what about the eighteen people who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? +5 No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.” +6 Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. +7 Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’ +8 “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. +9 If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down.’” +10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, +11 he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. +12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” +13 Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God! +14 But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. “There are six days of the week for working,” he said to the crowd. “Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath.” +15 But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don’t you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? +16 This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn’t it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?” +17 This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did. +18 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? +19 It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.” +20 He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like? +21 It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” +22 Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem. +23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He replied, - -24. *"Work hard to enter the narrow door to God's Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.* -25. *When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'* -26. *Then you will say, 'But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.'* -27. *And he will reply, 'I tell you, I don't know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.'* - -28. *"There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.* -29. *And people will come from all over the world--from east and west, north and south--to take their places in the Kingdom of God.* -30. *And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then."* -Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem - - -31. At that time some Pharisees said to him, "Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!" - -32. Jesus replied, *"Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose.* -33. *Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn't do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!* - -34. *"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.* -35. *And now, look, your house is abandoned. And you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!'"* - - - +24 “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. +25 When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ +26 Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ +27 And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.’ +28 “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. +29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. +30 And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.” +31 At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!” +32 Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose. +33 Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem! +34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me. +35 And now, look, your house is abandoned. And you will never see me again until you say, ‘Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md index db090fab..bf3215c9 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,58 +1,36 @@ -Jesus Heals on the Sabbath - # Chapter 14 -1. One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. -2. There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. -3. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, *"Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?"* -4. When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. -5. Then he turned to them and said, *"Which of you doesn't work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don't you rush to get him out?"* -6. Again they could not answer. - -Jesus Teaches about Humility - - -7. When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: -8. *"When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?* -9. *The host will come and say, 'Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!* - -10. *"Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, 'Friend, we have a better place for you!' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.* -11. *For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."* - -12. Then he turned to his host. *"When you put on a luncheon or a banquet," he said, "don't invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.* -13. *Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.* -14. *Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you."* -Parable of the Great Feast - - -15. Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, "What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!" - -16. Jesus replied with this story: *"A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.* -17. *When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, 'Come, the banquet is ready.'* -18. *But they all began making excuses. One said, 'I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.'* -19. *Another said, 'I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.'* -20. *Another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'* - -21. *"The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, 'Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'* -22. *After the servant had done this, he reported, 'There is still room for more.'* -23. *So his master said, 'Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.* -24. *For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.'"* -The Cost of Being a Disciple - - -25. A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, -26. *"If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else--your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.* -27. *And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.* - -28. *"But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?* -29. *Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.* -30. *They would say, 'There's the person who started that building and couldn't afford to finish it!'* - -31. *"Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?* -32. *And if he can't, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.* -33. *So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.* - -34. *"Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?* -35. *Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!"* - - - +1 One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. +2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. +3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” +4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. +5 Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?” +6 Again they could not answer. +7 When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: +8 “When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? +9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! +10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. +11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” +12 Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward. +13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. +14 Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.” +15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!” +16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. +17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’ +18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’ +19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’ +20 Another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ +21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ +22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ +23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. +24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’” +25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, +26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. +27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. +28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? +29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. +30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’ +31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? +32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. +33 So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own. +34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? +35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md index 1007a130..cc9fa563 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -Parable of the Lost Sheep - # Chapter 15 -1. Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. -2. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people--even eating with them! - -3. So Jesus told them this story: -4. *"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?* -5. *And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.* -6. *When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'* -7. *In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!* -Parable of the Lost Coin - - -8. *"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?* -9. *And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.'* -10. *In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents."* -Parable of the Lost Son - - -11. To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: *"A man had two sons.* -12. *The younger son told his father, 'I want my share of your estate now before you die.' So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.* - -13. *"A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.* -14. * -About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.* -15. *He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.* -16. *The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.* - -17. *"When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, 'At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!* -18. *I will go home to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,* -19. *and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant."'* - -20. *"So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.* -21. *His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.'* - -22. *"But his father said to the servants, 'Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.* -23. *And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,* -24. *for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.' So the party began.* - -25. *"Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,* -26. *and he asked one of the servants what was going on.* -27. *'Your brother is back,' he was told, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.'* - -28. *"The older brother was angry and wouldn't go in. His father came out and begged him,* -29. *but he replied, 'All these years I've slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.* -30. *Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!'* - -31. *"His father said to him, 'Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours.* -32. *We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!'"* - - - +1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. +2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! +3 So Jesus told them this story: +4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? +5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. +6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ +7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! +8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? +9 And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ +10 In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.” +11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. +12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. +13 “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. +14 About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. +15 He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. +16 The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. +17 “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! +18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, +19 and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’ +20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. +21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’ +22 “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. +23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, +24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began. +25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, +26 and he asked one of the servants what was going on. +27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’ +28 “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, +29 but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. +30 Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’ +31 “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours. +32 We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md index f4bd38ef..0ccc40ba 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,56 +1,32 @@ -Parable of the Shrewd Manager - # Chapter 16 -1. Jesus told this story to his disciples: *"There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer's money.* -2. *So the employer called him in and said, 'What's this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.'* - -3. *"The manager thought to himself, 'Now what? My boss has fired me. I don't have the strength to dig ditches, and I'm too proud to beg.* -4. *Ah, I know how to ensure that I'll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.'* - -5. *"So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, 'How much do you owe him?'* -6. *The man replied, 'I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.' So the manager told him, 'Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.'* - -7. *"'And how much do you owe my employer?' he asked the next man. 'I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,' was the reply. 'Here,' the manager said, 'take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.'* - -8. *"The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.* -9. *Here's the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.* - -10. *"If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.* -11. *And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?* -12. *And if you are not faithful with other people's things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?* - -13. *"No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money."* - -14. The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him. -15. Then he said to them, *"You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.* - -16. *"Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in.* -17. *But that doesn't mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God's law to be overturned.* - -18. *"For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery."* -Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus - - -19. Jesus said, *"There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.* -20. *At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.* -21. *As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.* - -22. *"Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried,* -23. *and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.* - -24. *"The rich man shouted, 'Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.'* - -25. *"But Abraham said to him, 'Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.* -26. *And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.'* - -27. *"Then the rich man said, 'Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father's home.* -28. *For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don't end up in this place of torment.'* - -29. *"But Abraham said, 'Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.'* - -30. *"The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.'* - -31. *"But Abraham said, 'If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"* - - - +1 Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money. +2 So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’ +3 “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg. +4 Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’ +5 “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’ +6 The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.’ +7 “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.’ +8 “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light. +9 Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home. +10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. +11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? +12 And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own? +13 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” +14 The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him. +15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God. +16 “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in. +17 But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned. +18 “For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.” +19 Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. +20 At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores. +21 As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. +22 “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried, +23 and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side. +24 “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’ +25 “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. +26 And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’ +27 “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home. +28 For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’ +29 “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’ +30 “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.’ +31 “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md index 260bfc65..a5b54861 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,61 +1,41 @@ -Teachings about Forgiveness and Faith - # Chapter 17 -1. One day Jesus said to his disciples, *"There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!* -2. *It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.* -3. *So watch yourselves!* -*"If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.* -4. *Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive."* - -5. The apostles said to the Lord, "Show us how to increase our faith." - -6. The Lord answered, *"If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you!* - -7. *"When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, 'Come in and eat with me'?* -8. *No, he says, 'Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.'* -9. *And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.* -10. *In the same way, when you obey me you should say, 'We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.'"* -Ten Healed of Leprosy - - -11. As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. -12. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, -13. crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" - -14. He looked at them and said, *"Go show yourselves to the priests."* And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. - -15. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God!" -16. He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. - -17. Jesus asked, *"Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?* -18. *Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?"* -19. And Jesus said to the man, *"Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you."* -The Coming of the Kingdom - - -20. One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, "When will the Kingdom of God come?" -Jesus replied, *"The Kingdom of God can't be detected by visible signs.* -21. *You won't be able to say, 'Here it is!' or 'It's over there!' For the Kingdom of God is already among you."* - -22. Then he said to his disciples, *"The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won't see it.* -23. *People will tell you, 'Look, there is the Son of Man,' or 'Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them.* -24. *For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.* -25. *But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation.* - -26. *"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.* -27. *In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.* - -28. *"And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business--eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building--* -29. *until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.* -30. *Yes, it will be 'business as usual' right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.* -31. *On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home.* -32. *Remember what happened to Lot's wife!* -33. *If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.* -34. *That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.* -35. *Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left."* - -37. "Where will this happen, Lord?" the disciples asked. -Jesus replied, *"Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near."* - - - +1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! +2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. +3 So watch yourselves! +“If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive. +4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.” +5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” +6 The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you! +7 “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’? +8 No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ +9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. +10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’” +11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. +12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, +13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” +14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. +15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” +16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. +17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? +18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” +19 And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.” +20 One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?” +Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs. +21 You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you.” +22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it. +23 People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them. +24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes. +25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation. +26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. +27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. +28 “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building— +29 until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. +30 Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed. +31 On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. +32 Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! +33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. +34 That night two people will be asleep in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. +35 Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.” +36 +37 “Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked. +Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md index 8c99a6be..10d144b0 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,86 +1,46 @@ -Parable of the Persistent Widow - # Chapter 18 -1. One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. -2. *"There was a judge in a certain city," he said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people.* -3. *A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.'* -4. *The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people,* -5. *but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!'"* - -6. Then the Lord said, *"Learn a lesson from this unjust judge.* -7. *Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?* -8. *I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?"* -Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector - - -9. Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: -10. *"Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.* -11. *The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not like other people--cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I'm certainly not like that tax collector!* -12. *I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'* - -13. *"But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, 'O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'* -14. *I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."* -Jesus Blesses the Children - - -15. One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. - -16. Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, *"Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.* -17. *I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."* -The Rich Man - - -18. Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: "Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?" - -19. *"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Only God is truly good.* -20. *But to answer your question, you know the commandments: 'You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.'"* - -21. The man replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was young." - -22. When Jesus heard his answer, he said, *"There is still one thing you haven't done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."* - -23. But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very rich. - -24. When Jesus saw this, he said, *"How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!* -25. *In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"* - -26. Those who heard this said, "Then who in the world can be saved?" - -27. He replied, *"What is impossible for people is possible with God."* - -28. Peter said, "We've left our homes to follow you." - -29. *"Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,* -30. *will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come."* -Jesus Again Predicts His Death - - -31. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, *"Listen, we're going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.* -32. *He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.* -33. *They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again."* - -34. But they didn't understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about. - -Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar - - -35. As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. -36. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. -37. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. -38. So he began shouting, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" - -39. "Be quiet!" the people in front yelled at him. - -But he only shouted louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" - - -40. When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him, -41. *"What do you want me to do for you?"* -"Lord," he said, "I want to see!" - - -42. And Jesus said, *"All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you."* -43. Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too. - - - +1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. +2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. +3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’ +4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, +5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’” +6 Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. +7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? +8 I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” +9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: +10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. +11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! +12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’ +13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ +14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” +15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. +16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. +17 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” +18 Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” +19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. +20 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’” +21 The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” +22 When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” +23 But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was very rich. +24 When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God! +25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” +26 Those who heard this said, “Then who in the world can be saved?” +27 He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” +28 Peter said, “We’ve left our homes to follow you.” +29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, +30 will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.” +31 Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true. +32 He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon. +33 They will flog him with a whip and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.” +34 But they didn’t understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about. +35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. +36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. +37 They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. +38 So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” +39 “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him. +But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” +40 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him, +41 “What do you want me to do for you?” +“Lord,” he said, “I want to see!” +42 And Jesus said, “All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you.” +43 Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md index 4afe4c9c..8279755a 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,87 +1,50 @@ -Jesus and Zacchaeus - # Chapter 19 -1. Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. -2. There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. -3. He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. -4. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. - -5. When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. *"Zacchaeus!" he said. "Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today."* - -6. Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. -7. But the people were displeased. "He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner," they grumbled. - -8. Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, "I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!" - -9. Jesus responded, *"Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.* -10. *For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost."* -Parable of the Ten Servants - - -11. The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. -12. He said, *"A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.* -13. *Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, 'Invest this for me while I am gone.'* -14. *But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want him to be our king.'* - -15. *"After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were.* -16. *The first servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!'* - -17. *"'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'* - -18. *"The next servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.'* - -19. *"'Well done!' the king said. 'You will be governor over five cities.'* - -20. *"But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, 'Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.* -21. *I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn't yours and harvesting crops you didn't plant.'* - -22. *"'You wicked servant!' the king roared. 'Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I'm a hard man who takes what isn't mine and harvests crops I didn't plant,* -23. *why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.'* - -24. *"Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.'* - -25. *"'But, master,' they said, 'he already has ten pounds!'* - -26. *"'Yes,' the king replied, 'and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.* -27. *And as for these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their king--bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.'"* -Jesus' Triumphant Entry - - -28. After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. -29. As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. -30. *"Go into that village over there," he told them. "As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.* -31. *If anyone asks, 'Why are you untying that colt?' just say, 'The Lord needs it.'"* - -32. So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. -33. And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, "Why are you untying that colt?" - -34. And the disciples simply replied, "The Lord needs it." -35. So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on. - -36. As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. -37. When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen. - -38. "Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the LORD! - Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!" - -39. But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, "Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!" - -40. He replied, *"If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!"* -Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem - - -41. But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. -42. *"How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.* -43. *Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.* -44. *They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you."* -Jesus Clears the Temple - - -45. Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. -46. He said to them, *"The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves."* - -47. After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. -48. But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said. - - - +1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. +2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. +3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. +4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way. +5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” +6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. +7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled. +8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” +9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. +10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” +11 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away. +12 He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. +13 Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’ +14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’ +15 “After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were. +16 The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’ +17 “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’ +18 “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.’ +19 “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’ +20 “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe. +21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’ +22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant, +23 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ +24 “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.’ +25 “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’ +26 “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. +27 And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’” +28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. +29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. +30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. +31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” +32 So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. +33 And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?” +34 And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord needs it.” +35 So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on. +36 As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. +37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen. +38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! + Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” +39 But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” +40 He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!” +41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. +42 “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. +43 Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. +44 They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.” +45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. +46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.” +47 After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. +48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md index 172808ed..1fcf9caa 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,98 +1,56 @@ -The Authority of Jesus Challenged - # Chapter 20 -1. One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. -2. They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?" - -3. *"Let me ask you a question first,"* he replied. -4. *"Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?"* - -5. They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe John. -6. But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet." -7. So they finally replied that they didn't know. - -8. And Jesus responded, *"Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things."* -Parable of the Evil Farmers - - -9. Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: *"A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.* -10. *At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.* -11. *So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.* -12. *A third man was sent, and they wounded him and chased him away.* - -13. *"'What will I do?' the owner asked himself. 'I know! I'll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.'* - -14. *"But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, 'Here comes the heir to this estate. Let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'* -15. *So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him.* -* -"What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?"* Jesus asked. -16. *"I'll tell you--he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others."* -"How terrible that such a thing should ever happen," his listeners protested. - - -17. Jesus looked at them and said, *"Then what does this Scripture mean?* -* -'The stone that the builders rejected* - *has now become the cornerstone.'* - -18. *Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on."* - -19. The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them--they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people's reaction. - -Taxes for Caesar - - -20. Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus. -21. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully. -22. Now tell us--is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" - -23. He saw through their trickery and said, -24. *"Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?"* -"Caesar's," they replied. - - -25. *"Well then," he said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."* - -26. So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent. - -Discussion about Resurrection - - -27. Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees--religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. -28. They posed this question: "Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name. -29. Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. -30. So the second brother married the widow, but he also died. -31. Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children. -32. Finally, the woman also died. -33. So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!" - -34. Jesus replied, *"Marriage is for people here on earth.* -35. *But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.* -36. *And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.* - -37. *"But now, as to whether the dead will be raised--even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'* -38. *So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him."* - -39. "Well said, Teacher!" remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there. -40. And then no one dared to ask him any more questions. - -Whose Son Is the Messiah? - - -41. Then Jesus presented them with a question. *"Why is it," he asked, "that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?* -42. *For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms:* -*'The LORD said to my Lord,* - * -Sit in the place of honor at my right hand* - -43. *until I humble your enemies,* - *making them a footstool under your feet.'* - -44. *Since David called the Messiah 'Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"* - -45. Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said, -46. *"Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.* -47. *Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished."* - - - +1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. +2 They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?” +3 “Let me ask you a question first,” he replied. +4 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?” +5 They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John. +6 But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.” +7 So they finally replied that they didn’t know. +8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.” +9 Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years. +10 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed. +11 So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed. +12 A third man was sent, and they wounded him and chased him away. +13 “‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’ +14 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’ +15 So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. +“What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?” Jesus asked. +16 “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.” +“How terrible that such a thing should ever happen,” his listeners protested. +17 Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean? +‘The stone that the builders rejected + has now become the cornerstone.’ +18 Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.” +19 The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction. +20 Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus. +21 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully. +22 Now tell us—is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” +23 He saw through their trickery and said, +24 “Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” +“Caesar’s,” they replied. +25 “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” +26 So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent. +27 Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. +28 They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name. +29 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children. +30 So the second brother married the widow, but he also died. +31 Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children. +32 Finally, the woman also died. +33 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!” +34 Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth. +35 But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. +36 And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection. +37 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ +38 So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.” +39 “Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there. +40 And then no one dared to ask him any more questions. +41 Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David? +42 For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: +‘The Lord said to my Lord, + Sit in the place of honor at my right hand +43 until I humble your enemies, + making them a footstool under your feet.’ +44 Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” +45 Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said, +46 “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. +47 Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md index 9882aa78..f8fe1728 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,56 +1,39 @@ -The Widow's Offering - # Chapter 21 -1. While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. -2. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. - -3. *"I tell you the truth," Jesus said, "this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.* -4. *For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has."* -Jesus Speaks about the Future - - -5. Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, -6. *"The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!"* - -7. "Teacher," they asked, "when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?" - -8. He replied, *"Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and saying, 'The time has come!' But don't believe them.* -9. *And when you hear of wars and insurrections, don't panic. Yes, these things must take place first, but the end won't follow immediately."* -10. Then he added, *"Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.* -11. *There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and plagues in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs from heaven.* - -12. *"But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.* -13. *But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.* -14. *So don't worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you,* -15. *for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!* -16. *Even those closest to you--your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends--will betray you. They will even kill some of you.* -17. *And everyone will hate you because you are my followers.* -18. *But not a hair of your head will perish!* -19. *By standing firm, you will win your souls.* - -20. *"And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived.* -21. *Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. Those in Jerusalem must get out, and those out in the country should not return to the city.* -22. *For those will be days of God's vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.* -23. *How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the land and great anger against this people.* -24. *They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.* - -25. *"And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.* -26. *People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.* -27. *Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory.* -28. *So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!"* - -29. Then he gave them this illustration: *"Notice the fig tree, or any other tree.* -30. *When the leaves come out, you know without being told that summer is near.* -31. *In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near.* -32. *I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place.* -33. *Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.* - -34. *"Watch out! Don't let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware,* -35. *like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.* -36. *Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man."* - -37. Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives. -38. The crowds gathered at the Temple early each morning to hear him. - - - +1 While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. +2 Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. +3 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. +4 For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.” +5 Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, +6 “The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” +7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?” +8 He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them. +9 And when you hear of wars and insurrections, don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place first, but the end won’t follow immediately.” +10 Then he added, “Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. +11 There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and plagues in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs from heaven. +12 “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers. +13 But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me. +14 So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the charges against you, +15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you! +16 Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you. +17 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. +18 But not a hair of your head will perish! +19 By standing firm, you will win your souls. +20 “And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived. +21 Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. Those in Jerusalem must get out, and those out in the country should not return to the city. +22 For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled. +23 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the land and great anger against this people. +24 They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end. +25 “And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. +26 People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken. +27 Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory. +28 So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!” +29 Then he gave them this illustration: “Notice the fig tree, or any other tree. +30 When the leaves come out, you know without being told that summer is near. +31 In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near. +32 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place. +33 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. +34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, +35 like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth. +36 Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.” +37 Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives. +38 The crowds gathered at the Temple early each morning to hear him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md index 8c157e68..7ca26ff3 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,135 +1,77 @@ -Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus - # Chapter 22 -1. The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. -2. The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people's reaction. - -3. Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, -4. and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. -5. They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. -6. So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren't around. - -The Last Supper - - -7. Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed. -8. Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, *"Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together."* - -9. "Where do you want us to prepare it?" they asked him. - -10. He replied, *"As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters,* -11. *say to the owner, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?'* -12. *He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal."* -13. They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there. - -14. When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. -15. Jesus said, *"I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins.* -16. *For I tell you now that I won't eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."* - -17. Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, *"Take this and share it among yourselves.* -18. *For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come."* - -19. He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, *"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."* - -20. After supper he took another cup of wine and said, *"This cup is the new covenant between God and his people--an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.* - -21. *"But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me.* -22. *For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him."* -23. The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing. - -24. Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. -25. Jesus told them, *"In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called 'friends of the people.'* -26. *But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.* -27. *Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.* - -28. *"You have stayed with me in my time of trial.* -29. *And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right* -30. *to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.* -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - - -31. *"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.* -32. *But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers."* - -33. Peter said, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you." - -34. But Jesus said, *"Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me."* - -35. Then Jesus asked them, *"When I sent you out to preach the Good News and you did not have money, a traveler's bag, or an extra pair of sandals, did you need anything?"* -"No," they replied. - - -36. *"But now," he said, "take your money and a traveler's bag. And if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one!* -37. *For the time has come for this prophecy about me to be fulfilled: 'He was counted among the rebels.' Yes, everything written about me by the prophets will come true."* - -38. "Look, Lord," they replied, "we have two swords among us." -* -"That's enough,"* he said. - -Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives - - -39. Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. -40. There he told them, *"Pray that you will not give in to temptation."* - -41. He walked away, about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, -42. *"Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."* -43. Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. -44. He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood. - -45. At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. -46. *"Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation."* -Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested - - -47. But even as Jesus said this, a crowd approached, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss. -48. But Jesus said, *"Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"* - -49. When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, "Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!" -50. And one of them struck at the high priest's slave, slashing off his right ear. - -51. But Jesus said, *"No more of this."* And he touched the man's ear and healed him. - -52. Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. *"Am I some dangerous revolutionary," he asked, "that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?* -53. *Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns."* -Peter Denies Jesus - - -54. So they arrested him and led him to the high priest's home. And Peter followed at a distance. -55. The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. -56. A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, "This man was one of Jesus' followers!" - -57. But Peter denied it. "Woman," he said, "I don't even know him!" - -58. After a while someone else looked at him and said, "You must be one of them!" -"No, man, I'm not!" Peter retorted. - - -59. -About an hour later someone else insisted, "This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too." - -60. But Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. - -61. At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord's words flashed through Peter's mind: *"Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me."* -62. And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly. - -63. The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him. -64. They blindfolded him and said, "Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?" -65. And they hurled all sorts of terrible insults at him. - -Jesus before the Council - - -66. At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council, -67. and they said, "Tell us, are you the Messiah?" -But he replied, *"If I tell you, you won't believe me.* -68. *And if I ask you a question, you won't answer.* -69. *But from now on the Son of Man will be seated in the place of power at God's right hand."* - -70. They all shouted, "So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?" -And he replied, *"You say that I am."* - -71. "Why do we need other witnesses?" they said. "We ourselves heard him say it." - - - +1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. +2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction. +3 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, +4 and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. +5 They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. +6 So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren’t around. +7 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed. +8 Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, “Go and prepare the Passover meal, so we can eat it together.” +9 “Where do you want us to prepare it?” they asked him. +10 He replied, “As soon as you enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters, +11 say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ +12 He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you should prepare our meal.” +13 They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said, and they prepared the Passover meal there. +14 When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. +15 Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. +16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.” +17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. +18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.” +19 He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” +20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. +21 “But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me. +22 For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.” +23 The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing. +24 Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. +25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ +26 But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. +27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves. +28 “You have stayed with me in my time of trial. +29 And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right +30 to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. +31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. +32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” +33 Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.” +34 But Jesus said, “Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” +35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out to preach the Good News and you did not have money, a traveler’s bag, or an extra pair of sandals, did you need anything?” +“No,” they replied. +36 “But now,” he said, “take your money and a traveler’s bag. And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one! +37 For the time has come for this prophecy about me to be fulfilled: ‘He was counted among the rebels.’ Yes, everything written about me by the prophets will come true.” +38 “Look, Lord,” they replied, “we have two swords among us.” +“That’s enough,” he said. +39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. +40 There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.” +41 He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, +42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” +43 Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. +44 He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood. +45 At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. +46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.” +47 But even as Jesus said this, a crowd approached, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss. +48 But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” +49 When the other disciples saw what was about to happen, they exclaimed, “Lord, should we fight? We brought the swords!” +50 And one of them struck at the high priest’s slave, slashing off his right ear. +51 But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. +52 Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me? +53 Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there every day. But this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns.” +54 So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. +55 The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. +56 A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!” +57 But Peter denied it. “Woman,” he said, “I don’t even know him!” +58 After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!” +“No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted. +59 About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.” +60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. +61 At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” +62 And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly. +63 The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him. +64 They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?” +65 And they hurled all sorts of terrible insults at him. +66 At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council, +67 and they said, “Tell us, are you the Messiah?” +But he replied, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me. +68 And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer. +69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated in the place of power at God’s right hand.” +70 They all shouted, “So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?” +And he replied, “You say that I am.” +71 “Why do we need other witnesses?” they said. “We ourselves heard him say it.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md index d9e057a8..8694ba1c 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,90 +1,58 @@ -Jesus' Trial before Pilate - # Chapter 23 -1. Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. -2. They began to state their case: "This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king." - -3. So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" -Jesus replied, *"You have said it."* - -4. Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!" - -5. Then they became insistent. "But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes--all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!" - -6. "Oh, is he a Galilean?" Pilate asked. -7. When they said that he was, Pilate sent him to Herod Antipas, because Galilee was under Herod's jurisdiction, and Herod happened to be in Jerusalem at the time. - -8. Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle. -9. He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer. -10. Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations. -11. Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. -12. (Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends that day.) - -13. Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people, -14. and he announced his verdict. "You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent. -15. Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty. -16. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him." - -18. Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, "Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!" -19. (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.) -20. Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus. -21. But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" - -22. For the third time he demanded, "Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no reason to sentence him to death. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him." - -23. But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed. -24. So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded. -25. As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished. - -The Crucifixion - - -26. As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. -27. A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. -28. But Jesus turned and said to them, *"Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.* -29. *For the days are coming when they will say, 'Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.'* -30. *People will beg the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, 'Bury us.'* -31. *For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"* - -32. Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. -33. When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified--one on his right and one on his left. - -34. Jesus said, *"Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."* And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. - -35. The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. "He saved others," they said, "let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the Chosen One." -36. The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. -37. They called out to him, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" -38. A sign was fastened above him with these words: "This is the King of the Jews." - -39. One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself--and us, too, while you're at it!" - -40. But the other criminal protested, "Don't you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? -41. We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn't done anything wrong." -42. Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom." - -43. And Jesus replied, *"I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise."* -The Death of Jesus - - -44. By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. -45. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. -46. Then Jesus shouted, *"Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!"* And with those words he breathed his last. - -47. When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, "Surely this man was innocent." -48. And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow. -49. But Jesus' friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching. - -The Burial of Jesus - - -50. Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, -51. but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. -52. He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. -53. Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. -54. This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin. - -55. As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. -56. Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law. - - - +1 Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. +2 They began to state their case: “This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king.” +3 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” +Jesus replied, “You have said it.” +4 Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, “I find nothing wrong with this man!” +5 Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!” +6 “Oh, is he a Galilean?” Pilate asked. +7 When they said that he was, Pilate sent him to Herod Antipas, because Galilee was under Herod’s jurisdiction, and Herod happened to be in Jerusalem at the time. +8 Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle. +9 He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer. +10 Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations. +11 Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. +12 (Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends that day.) +13 Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people, +14 and he announced his verdict. “You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent. +15 Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty. +16 So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.” +17 +18 Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, “Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!” +19 (Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.) +20 Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus. +21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” +22 For the third time he demanded, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no reason to sentence him to death. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.” +23 But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed. +24 So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded. +25 As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished. +26 As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. +27 A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. +28 But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. +29 For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’ +30 People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’ +31 For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” +32 Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. +33 When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left. +34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. +35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” +36 The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. +37 They called out to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” +38 A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.” +39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!” +40 But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? +41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” +42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” +43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” +44 By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. +45 The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. +46 Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. +47 When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.” +48 And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow. +49 But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching. +50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, +51 but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. +52 He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. +53 Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. +54 This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin. +55 As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. +56 Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md index 927dcb8d..2098829a 100644 --- a/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/42_Luke/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,86 +1,56 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 24 -1. But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. -2. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. -3. So they went in, but they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus. -4. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. - -5. The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, "Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? -6. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, -7. that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day." - -8. Then they remembered that he had said this. -9. So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples--and everyone else--what had happened. -10. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. -11. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn't believe it. -12. However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened. - -The Walk to Emmaus - - -13. That same day two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. -14. As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. -15. As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. -16. But God kept them from recognizing him. - -17. He asked them, *"What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?"* +1 But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. +2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. +3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. +4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. +5 The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? +6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, +7 that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” +8 Then they remembered that he had said this. +9 So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. +10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. +11 But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. +12 However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened. +13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. +14 As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. +15 As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. +16 But God kept them from recognizing him. +17 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. - -18. Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, "You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days." - -19. *"What things?"* Jesus asked. - -"The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. - -20. But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. -21. We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago. - -22. "Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. -23. They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! -24. Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said." - -25. Then Jesus said to them, *"You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.* -26. *Wasn't it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?"* -27. Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. - -28. By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, -29. but they begged him, "Stay the night with us, since it is getting late." So he went home with them. -30. As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. -31. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! - -32. They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?" -33. And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them, -34. who said, "The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter." -Jesus Appears to the Disciples - - -35. Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. -36. And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. *"Peace be with you,"* he said. -37. But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost! - -38. *"Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why are your hearts filled with doubt?* -39. *Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it's really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don't have bodies, as you see that I do."* -40. As he spoke, he showed them his hands and his feet. - -41. Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, *"Do you have anything here to eat?"* -42. They gave him a piece of broiled fish, -43. and he ate it as they watched. - -44. Then he said, *"When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled."* -45. Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. -46. And he said, *"Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day.* -47. *It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.'* -48. *You are witnesses of all these things.* - -49. *"And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."* -The Ascension - - -50. Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. -51. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. -52. So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. -53. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God. - - - +18 Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.” +19 “What things?” Jesus asked. +“The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,” they said. “He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. +20 But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. +21 We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago. +22 “Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. +23 They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! +24 Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said.” +25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. +26 Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” +27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. +28 By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, +29 but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. +30 As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. +31 Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! +32 They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” +33 And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them, +34 who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.” +35 Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. +36 And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. +37 But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost! +38 “Why are you frightened?” he asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt? +39 Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don’t have bodies, as you see that I do.” +40 As he spoke, he showed them his hands and his feet. +41 Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” +42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, +43 and he ate it as they watched. +44 Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” +45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. +46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. +47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ +48 You are witnesses of all these things. +49 “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.” +50 Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. +51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. +52 So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. +53 And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_01.md index 2deebd29..908b810c 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,119 +1,65 @@ -Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word - # Chapter 1 -1. In the beginning the Word already existed. - -The Word was with God, - -and the Word was God. - - -2. He existed in the beginning with God. - -3. God created everything through him, - -and nothing was created except through him. - - -4. The Word gave life to everything that was created, - -and his life brought light to everyone. - - -5. The light shines in the darkness, +1 In the beginning the Word already existed. + The Word was with God, + and the Word was God. +2 He existed in the beginning with God. +3 God created everything through him, + and nothing was created except through him. +4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, + and his life brought light to everyone. +5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. - -6. God sent a man, John the Baptist, -7. to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. -8. John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. -9. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. - -10. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. -11. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. -12. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. -13. They are reborn--not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. - -14. So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son. - -15. John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.'" - -16. From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. -17. For the law was given through Moses, but God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. -18. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us. - -The Testimony of John the Baptist - - -19. This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, "Who are you?" -20. He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah." - -21. "Well then, who are you?" they asked. "Are you Elijah?" -"No," he replied. -"Are you the Prophet we are expecting?" -"No." - - -22. "Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?" - -23. John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: -"I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, - 'Clear the way for the LORD's coming!'" - -24. Then the Pharisees who had been sent -25. asked him, "If you aren't the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?" - -26. John told them, "I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize. -27. Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal." - -28. This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing. - -Jesus, the Lamb of God - - -29. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! -30. He is the one I was talking about when I said, 'A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.' -31. I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel." - -32. Then John testified, "I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. -33. I didn't know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' -34. I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God." -The First Disciples - - -35. The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. -36. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!" -37. When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. - -38. Jesus looked around and saw them following. *"What do you want?"* he asked them. - -They replied, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?" - - -39. *"Come and see,"* he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day. - -40. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. -41. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ"). - -42. Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, *"Your name is Simon, son of John--but you will be called Cephas"* (which means "Peter"). - -43. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, *"Come, follow me."* -44. Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter's hometown. - -45. Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, "We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth." - -46. "Nazareth!" exclaimed Nathanael. "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" -"Come and see for yourself," Philip replied. - - -47. As they approached, Jesus said, *"Now here is a genuine son of Israel--a man of complete integrity."* - -48. "How do you know about me?" Nathanael asked. -Jesus replied, *"I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you."* - -49. Then Nathanael exclaimed, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God--the King of Israel!" - -50. Jesus asked him, *"Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."* -51. Then he said, *"I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth."* - - - +6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, +7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. +8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. +9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. +10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. +11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. +12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. +13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. +14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. +15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’” +16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. +17 For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. +18 No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us. +19 This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?” +20 He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.” +21 “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” +“No,” he replied. +“Are you the Prophet we are expecting?” +“No.” +22 “Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?” +23 John replied in the words of the prophet Isaiah: +“I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, + ‘Clear the way for the Lord’s coming!’” +24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent +25 asked him, “If you aren’t the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?” +26 John told them, “I baptize with water, but right here in the crowd is someone you do not recognize. +27 Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.” +28 This encounter took place in Bethany, an area east of the Jordan River, where John was baptizing. +29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! +30 He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’ +31 I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.” +32 Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him. +33 I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ +34 I saw this happen to Jesus, so I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.” +35 The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. +36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” +37 When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. +38 Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. +They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” +39 “Come and see,” he said. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day. +40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. +41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”). +42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”). +43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” +44 Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown. +45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” +46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” +“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied. +47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.” +48 “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked. +Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.” +49 Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!” +50 Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” +51 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_02.md index f41289af..f3303e14 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,49 +1,26 @@ -The Wedding at Cana - # Chapter 2 -1. The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, -2. and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. -3. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus' mother told him, "They have no more wine." - -4. *"Dear woman, that's not our problem," Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."* - -5. But his mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." - -6. Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. -7. Jesus told the servants, *"Fill the jars with water."* When the jars had been filled, -8. he said, *"Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies."* So the servants followed his instructions. - -9. When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. -10. "A host always serves the best wine first," he said. "Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!" - -11. This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him. - -12. After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples. - -Jesus Clears the Temple - - -13. It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. -14. In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. -15. Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables. -16. Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, *"Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!"* - -17. Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: "Passion for God's house will consume me." - -18. But the Jewish leaders demanded, "What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it." - -19. *"All right," Jesus replied. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."* - -20. "What!" they exclaimed. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?" -21. But when Jesus said "this temple," he meant his own body. -22. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said. - -Jesus and Nicodemus - - -23. Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. -24. But Jesus didn't trust them, because he knew all about people. -25. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person's heart. - - - +1 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, +2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. +3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.” +4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” +5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” +6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. +7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, +8 he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. +9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. +10 “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!” +11 This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him. +12 After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples. +13 It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. +14 In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. +15 Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over the floor, and turned over their tables. +16 Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!” +17 Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.” +18 But the Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculous sign to prove it.” +19 “All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” +20 “What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?” +21 But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body. +22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said. +23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. +24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. +25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_03.md index 145d90c9..c187b3be 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,53 +1,37 @@ # Chapter 3 -1. There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. -2. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you." - -3. Jesus replied, *"I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God."* - -4. "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?" - -5. Jesus replied, *"I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.* -6. *Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.* -7. *So don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.'* -8. *The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."* - -9. "How are these things possible?" Nicodemus asked. - -10. Jesus replied, *"You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things?* -11. *I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won't believe our testimony.* -12. *But if you don't believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?* -13. *No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven.* -14. *And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,* -15. *so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.* - -16. *"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.* -17. *God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.* - -18. *"There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son.* -19. *And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.* -20. *All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.* -21. *But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."* -John the Baptist Exalts Jesus - - -22. Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people. - -23. At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism. -24. (This was before John was thrown into prison.) -25. A debate broke out between John's disciples and a certain Jew over ceremonial cleansing. -26. So John's disciples came to him and said, "Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us." - -27. John replied, "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. -28. You yourselves know how plainly I told you, 'I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.' -29. It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom's friend is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success. -30. He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. - -31. "He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else. -32. He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but how few believe what he tells them! -33. Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true. -34. For he is sent by God. He speaks God's words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit. -35. The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands. -36. And anyone who believes in God's Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn't obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God's angry judgment." - - - +1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. +2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” +3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” +4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” +5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. +6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. +7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ +8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.” +9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked. +10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? +11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. +12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? +13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. +14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, +15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. +16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. +17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. +18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. +19 And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. +20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. +21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.” +22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people. +23 At this time John the Baptist was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there; and people kept coming to him for baptism. +24 (This was before John was thrown into prison.) +25 A debate broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over ceremonial cleansing. +26 So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.” +27 John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. +28 You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’ +29 It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom’s friend is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success. +30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. +31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else. +32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but how few believe what he tells them! +33 Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true. +34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit. +35 The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands. +36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_04.md index 73bb8b3b..c45ca7ee 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,89 +1,56 @@ -Jesus and the Samaritan Woman - # Chapter 4 -1. Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John -2. (though Jesus himself didn't baptize them--his disciples did). -3. So he left Judea and returned to Galilee. - -4. He had to go through Samaria on the way. -5. Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. -6. Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. -7. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, *"Please give me a drink."* -8. He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. - -9. The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, "You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?" - -10. Jesus replied, *"If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."* - -11. "But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket," she said, "and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? -12. And besides, do you think you're greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?" - -13. Jesus replied, *"Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.* -14. *But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."* - -15. "Please, sir," the woman said, "give me this water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to get water." - -16. *"Go and get your husband,"* Jesus told her. - -17. "I don't have a husband," the woman replied. -Jesus said, *"You're right! You don't have a husband--* -18. *for you have had five husbands, and you aren't even married to the man you're living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!"* - -19. "Sir," the woman said, "you must be a prophet. -20. So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?" - -21. Jesus replied, *"Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.* -22. *You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews.* -23. *But the time is coming--indeed it's here now--when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.* -24. *For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth."* - -25. The woman said, "I know the Messiah is coming--the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." - -26. Then Jesus told her, *"I am* the Messiah!" - -27. Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, "What do you want with her?" or "Why are you talking to her?" -28. The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, -29. "Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?" -30. So the people came streaming from the village to see him. - -31. Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, "Rabbi, eat something." - -32. But Jesus replied, *"I have a kind of food you know nothing about."* - -33. "Did someone bring him food while we were gone?" the disciples asked each other. - -34. Then Jesus explained: *"My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.* -35. *You know the saying, 'Four months between planting and harvest.' But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.* -36. *The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!* -37. *You know the saying, 'One plants and another harvests.' And it's true.* -38. *I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest."* -Many Samaritans Believe - - -39. Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, "He told me everything I ever did!" -40. When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, -41. long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. -42. Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world." -Jesus Heals an Official's Son - - -43. At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to Galilee. -44. He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his own hometown. -45. Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there. - -46. As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. -47. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die. - -48. Jesus asked, *"Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?"* - -49. The official pleaded, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies." - -50. Then Jesus told him, *"Go back home. Your son will live!"* And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. - -51. While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. -52. He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!" -53. Then the father realized that that was the very time Jesus had told him, *"Your son will live."* And he and his entire household believed in Jesus. -54. This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea. - - - +1 Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John +2 (though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did). +3 So he left Judea and returned to Galilee. +4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. +5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. +6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. +7 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” +8 He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. +9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?” +10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” +11 “But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? +12 And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?” +13 Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. +14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” +15 “Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me this water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to get water.” +16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her. +17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. +Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband— +18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!” +19 “Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet. +20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?” +21 Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. +22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. +23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. +24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” +25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” +26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!” +27 Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, “What do you want with her?” or “Why are you talking to her?” +28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, +29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?” +30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him. +31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus, “Rabbi, eat something.” +32 But Jesus replied, “I have a kind of food you know nothing about.” +33 “Did someone bring him food while we were gone?” the disciples asked each other. +34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. +35 You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. +36 The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! +37 You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. +38 I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.” +39 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” +40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, +41 long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. +42 Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.” +43 At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to Galilee. +44 He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his own hometown. +45 Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there. +46 As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. +47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die. +48 Jesus asked, “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” +49 The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.” +50 Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. +51 While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. +52 He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, “Yesterday afternoon at one o’clock his fever suddenly disappeared!” +53 Then the father realized that that was the very time Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and his entire household believed in Jesus. +54 This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_05.md index 68cb3f78..2dcbd9a6 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,71 +1,48 @@ -Jesus Heals a Lame Man - # Chapter 5 -1. Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. -2. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. -3. Crowds of sick people--blind, lame, or paralyzed--lay on the porches. -5. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. -6. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, *"Would you like to get well?"* - -7. "I can't, sir," the sick man said, "for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me." - -8. Jesus told him, *"Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!"* - -9. Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, -10. so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, "You can't work on the Sabbath! The law doesn't allow you to carry that sleeping mat!" - -11. But he replied, "The man who healed me told me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'" - -12. "Who said such a thing as that?" they demanded. - -13. The man didn't know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd. -14. But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, *"Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you."* -15. Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him. - -Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God - - -16. So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. -17. But Jesus replied, *"My Father is always working, and so am I."* -18. So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God. - -19. So Jesus explained, *"I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.* -20. *For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished.* -21. *For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.* -22. *In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,* -23. *so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.* - -24. *"I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.* - -25. *"And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now, when the dead will hear my voice--the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.* -26. *The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.* -27. *And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.* -28. *Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son,* -29. *and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.* -30. *I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.* -Witnesses to Jesus - - -31. *"If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.* -32. *But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.* -33. *In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.* -34. *Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved.* -35. *John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.* -36. *But I have a greater witness than John--my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me.* -37. *And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,* -38. *and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me--the one he sent to you.* - -39. *"You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!* -40. *Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.* - -41. *"Your approval means nothing to me,* -42. *because I know you don't have God's love within you.* -43. *For I have come to you in my Father's name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.* -44. *No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.* - -45. *"Yet it isn't I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.* -46. *If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.* -47. *But since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"* - - - +1 Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. +2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. +3 Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. +4 +5 One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. +6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” +7 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” +8 Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” +9 Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, +10 so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sabbath! The law doesn’t allow you to carry that sleeping mat!” +11 But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” +12 “Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded. +13 The man didn’t know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd. +14 But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.” +15 Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him. +16 So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. +17 But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” +18 So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God. +19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. +20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished. +21 For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants. +22 In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge, +23 so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him. +24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. +25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. +26 The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. +27 And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man. +28 Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, +29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment. +30 I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will. +31 “If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid. +32 But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true. +33 In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true. +34 Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved. +35 John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message. +36 But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me. +37 And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face, +38 and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me—the one he sent to you. +39 “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! +40 Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. +41 “Your approval means nothing to me, +42 because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. +43 For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. +44 No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God. +45 “Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes. +46 If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. +47 But since you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_06.md index d72e94c1..1eea4b77 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,109 +1,72 @@ -Jesus Feeds Five Thousand - # Chapter 6 -1. After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. -2. A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. -3. Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. -4. (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) -5. Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, *"Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?"* -6. He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. - -7. Philip replied, "Even if we worked for months, we wouldn't have enough money to feed them!" - -8. Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. -9. "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?" - -10. *"Tell everyone to sit down,"* Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) -11. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. -12. After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, *"Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted."* -13. So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves. - -14. When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, "Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!" -15. When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself. - -Jesus Walks on Water - - -16. That evening Jesus' disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. -17. But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn't come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. -18. Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. -19. They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, -20. but he called out to them, *"Don't be afraid. I am here!"* -21. Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination! -Jesus, the Bread of Life - - -22. The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. -23. Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. -24. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. -25. They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" - -26. Jesus replied, *"I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.* -27. *But don't be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval."* - -28. They replied, "We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?" - -29. Jesus told them, *"This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent."* - -30. They answered, "Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? -31. After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, 'Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" - -32. Jesus said, *"I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.* -33. *The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."* - -34. "Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day." - -35. Jesus replied, *"I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.* -36. *But you haven't believed in me even though you have seen me.* -37. *However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.* -38. *For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.* -39. *And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.* -40. *For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day."* - -41. Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, *"I am the bread that came down from heaven."* -42. They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, 'I came down from heaven'?" - -43. But Jesus replied, *"Stop complaining about what I said.* -44. *For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.* -45. *As it is written in the Scriptures, 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.* -46. *(Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)* - -47. *"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.* -48. *Yes, I am the bread of life!* -49. *Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.* -50. *Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.* -51. *I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh."* - -52. Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" they asked. - -53. So Jesus said again, *"I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.* -54. *But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day.* -55. *For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.* -56. *Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.* -57. *I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.* -58. *I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever."* - -59. He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. - -Many Disciples Desert Jesus - - -60. Many of his disciples said, "This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?" - -61. Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, *"Does this offend you?* -62. *Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?* -63. *The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.* -64. *But some of you do not believe me."* (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn't believe, and he knew who would betray him.) -65. Then he said, *"That is why I said that people can't come to me unless the Father gives them to me."* - -66. At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. -67. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, *"Are you also going to leave?"* - -68. Simon Peter replied, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. -69. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God." - -70. Then Jesus said, *"I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil."* -71. He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him. - - - +1 After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. +2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. +3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. +4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) +5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” +6 He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. +7 Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!” +8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. +9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” +10 “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) +11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. +12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.” +13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves. +14 When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!” +15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself. +16 That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. +17 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. +18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. +19 They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, +20 but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!” +21 Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination! +22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. +23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. +24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. +25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” +26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. +27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.” +28 They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?” +29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.” +30 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? +31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” +32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. +33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” +34 “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.” +35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. +36 But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me. +37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. +38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. +39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. +40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.” +41 Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” +42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” +43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said. +44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. +45 As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. +46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.) +47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. +48 Yes, I am the bread of life! +49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. +50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. +51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.” +52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked. +53 So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. +54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. +55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. +56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. +57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. +58 I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.” +59 He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. +60 Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?” +61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? +62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? +63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. +64 But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) +65 Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.” +66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. +67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” +68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. +69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.” +70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.” +71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_07.md index 331667f7..4e5e397c 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,87 +1,54 @@ -Jesus and His Brothers - # Chapter 7 -1. After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death. -2. But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, -3. and Jesus' brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! -4. You can't become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!" -5. For even his brothers didn't believe in him. - -6. Jesus replied, *"Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime.* -7. *The world can't hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.* -8. *You go on. I'm not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come."* -9. After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee. - -Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple - - -10. But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view. -11. The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him. -12. There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, "He's a good man," but others said, "He's nothing but a fraud who deceives the people." -13. But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders. - -14. Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach. -15. The people were surprised when they heard him. "How does he know so much when he hasn't been trained?" they asked. - -16. So Jesus told them, *"My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.* -17. *Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.* -18. *Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.* -19. *Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me."* - -20. The crowd replied, "You're demon possessed! Who's trying to kill you?" - -21. Jesus replied, *"I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.* -22. *But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses' law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)* -23. *For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath?* -24. *Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly."* -Is Jesus the Messiah? - - -25. Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill? -26. But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? -27. But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from." - -28. While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, *"Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I'm not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don't know him.* -29. *But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you."* -30. Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. - -31. Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. "After all," they said, "would you expect the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done?" - -32. When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus. -33. But Jesus told them, *"I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.* -34. *You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going."* - -35. The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. "Where is he planning to go?" they asked. "Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands? Maybe he will even teach the Greeks! -36. What does he mean when he says, 'You will search for me but not find me,' and 'You cannot go where I am going'?" -Jesus Promises Living Water - - -37. On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, *"Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!* -38. *Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'"* -39. (When he said "living water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.) -Division and Unbelief - - -40. When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, "Surely this man is the Prophet we've been expecting." -41. Others said, "He is the Messiah." Still others said, "But he can't be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? -42. For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born." -43. So the crowd was divided about him. -44. Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him. - -45. When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, "Why didn't you bring him in?" - -46. "We have never heard anyone speak like this!" the guards responded. - -47. "Have you been led astray, too?" the Pharisees mocked. -48. "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? -49. This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God's curse is on them!" - -50. Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. -51. "Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?" he asked. - -52. They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself--no prophet ever comes from Galilee!" - -53. Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home. - - - +1 After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death. +2 But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, +3 and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! +4 You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!” +5 For even his brothers didn’t believe in him. +6 Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime. +7 The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil. +8 You go on. I’m not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come.” +9 After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee. +10 But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view. +11 The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him. +12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” +13 But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders. +14 Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach. +15 The people were surprised when they heard him. “How does he know so much when he hasn’t been trained?” they asked. +16 So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me. +17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. +18 Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies. +19 Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.” +20 The crowd replied, “You’re demon possessed! Who’s trying to kill you?” +21 Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed. +22 But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses’ law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.) +23 For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath? +24 Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.” +25 Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? +26 But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah? +27 But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.” +28 While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I’m not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don’t know him. +29 But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you.” +30 Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. +31 Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. “After all,” they said, “would you expect the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done?” +32 When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus. +33 But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me. +34 You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going.” +35 The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands? Maybe he will even teach the Greeks! +36 What does he mean when he says, ‘You will search for me but not find me,’ and ‘You cannot go where I am going’?” +37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! +38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” +39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.) +40 When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.” +41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? +42 For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.” +43 So the crowd was divided about him. +44 Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him. +45 When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?” +46 “We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded. +47 “Have you been led astray, too?” the Pharisees mocked. +48 “Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him? +49 This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God’s curse is on them!” +50 Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. +51 “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked. +52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!” +53 Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_08.md index 5ba849da..be8b29d3 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,105 +1,65 @@ -A Woman Caught in Adultery - # Chapter 8 -1. Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, -2. but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. -3. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. - -4. "Teacher," they said to Jesus, "this woman was caught in the act of adultery. -5. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?" - -6. They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. -7. They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, *"All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!"* -8. Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. - -9. When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. -10. Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, *"Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"* - -11. "No, Lord," she said. -And Jesus said, *"Neither do I. Go and sin no more."* -Jesus, the Light of the World - - -12. Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, *"I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."* - -13. The Pharisees replied, "You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid." - -14. Jesus told them, *"These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me.* -15. *You judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone.* -16. *And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.* -17. *Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.* -18. *I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other."* - -19. "Where is your father?" they asked. -Jesus answered, *"Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father."* -20. Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come. - -The Unbelieving People Warned - - -21. Later Jesus said to them again, *"I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going."* - -22. The people asked, "Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, 'You cannot come where I am going'?" - -23. Jesus continued, *"You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.* -24. *That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am* who I claim to be, you will die in your sins." - -25. "Who are you?" they demanded. -Jesus replied, *"The one I have always claimed to be.* -26. *I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won't. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful."* -27. But they still didn't understand that he was talking about his Father. - -28. So Jesus said, *"When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I am* he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. -29. *And the one who sent me is with me--he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him."* -30. Then many who heard him say these things believed in him. - -Jesus and Abraham - - -31. Jesus said to the people who believed in him, *"You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.* -32. *And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."* - -33. "But we are descendants of Abraham," they said. "We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, 'You will be set free'?" - -34. Jesus replied, *"I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.* -35. *A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.* -36. *So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.* -37. *Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there's no room in your hearts for my message.* -38. *I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father."* - -39. "Our father is Abraham!" they declared. -* -"No," Jesus replied, "for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.* -40. *Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.* -41. *No, you are imitating your real father."* -They replied, "We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father." - - -42. Jesus told them, *"If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.* -43. *Why can't you understand what I am saying? It's because you can't even hear me!* -44. *For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.* -45. *So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don't believe me!* -46. *Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?* -47. *Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don't listen because you don't belong to God."* - -48. The people retorted, "You Samaritan devil! Didn't we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?" - -49. * -"No," Jesus said, "I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father--and you dishonor me.* -50. *And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.* -51. *I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"* - -52. The people said, "Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, 'Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!' -53. Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?" - -54. Jesus answered, *"If I want glory for myself, it doesn't count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, 'He is our God,'* -55. *but you don't even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.* -56. *Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad."* - -57. The people said, "You aren't even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?" - -58. Jesus answered, *"I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am*!" -59. At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple. - - - +1 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, +2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. +3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. +4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. +5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” +6 They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. +7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” +8 Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. +9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. +10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” +11 “No, Lord,” she said. +And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” +12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” +13 The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.” +14 Jesus told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me. +15 You judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone. +16 And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me. +17 Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact. +18 I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other.” +19 “Where is your father?” they asked. +Jesus answered, “Since you don’t know who I am, you don’t know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.” +20 Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come. +21 Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.” +22 The people asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?” +23 Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not. +24 That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.” +25 “Who are you?” they demanded. +Jesus replied, “The one I have always claimed to be. +26 I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won’t. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful.” +27 But they still didn’t understand that he was talking about his Father. +28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I am he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me. +29 And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.” +30 Then many who heard him say these things believed in him. +31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. +32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” +33 “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?” +34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin. +35 A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever. +36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. +37 Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there’s no room in your hearts for my message. +38 I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.” +39 “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. +“No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example. +40 Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. +41 No, you are imitating your real father.” +They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.” +42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. +43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! +44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. +45 So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! +46 Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? +47 Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.” +48 The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?” +49 “No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father—and you dishonor me. +50 And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge. +51 I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!” +52 The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’ +53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?” +54 Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’ +55 but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him. +56 Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.” +57 The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?” +58 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!” +59 At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_09.md index 2323f645..2a371c15 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,82 +1,45 @@ -Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind - # Chapter 9 -1. As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. -2. "Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents' sins?" - -3. *"It was not because of his sins or his parents' sins," Jesus answered. "This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.* -4. *We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.* -5. *But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world."* - -6. Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man's eyes. -7. He told him, *"Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam"* (Siloam means "sent"). So the man went and washed and came back seeing! - -8. His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?" -9. Some said he was, and others said, "No, he just looks like him!" -But the beggar kept saying, "Yes, I am the same one!" - - -10. They asked, "Who healed you? What happened?" - -11. He told them, "The man they call Jesus made mud and spread it over my eyes and told me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash yourself.' So I went and washed, and now I can see!" - -12. "Where is he now?" they asked. - -"I don't know," he replied. - - -13. Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees, -14. because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. -15. The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, "He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!" - -16. Some of the Pharisees said, "This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath." Others said, "But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?" So there was a deep division of opinion among them. - -17. Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, "What's your opinion about this man who healed you?" -The man replied, "I think he must be a prophet." - - -18. The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents. -19. They asked them, "Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?" - -20. His parents replied, "We know this is our son and that he was born blind, -21. but we don't know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself." -22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue. -23. That's why they said, "He is old enough. Ask him." - -24. So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, "God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner." - -25. "I don't know whether he is a sinner," the man replied. "But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!" - -26. "But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?" - -27. "Look!" the man exclaimed. "I told you once. Didn't you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?" - -28. Then they cursed him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! -29. We know God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from." - -30. "Why, that's very strange!" the man replied. "He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from? -31. We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. -32. Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind. -33. If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it." - -34. "You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue. - -Spiritual Blindness - - -35. When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, *"Do you believe in the Son of Man?"* - -36. The man answered, "Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him." - -37. *"You have seen him," Jesus said, "and he is speaking to you!"* - -38. "Yes, Lord, I believe!" the man said. And he worshiped Jesus. - -39. Then Jesus told him, *"I entered this world to render judgment--to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind."* - -40. Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, "Are you saying we're blind?" - -41. *"If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.* - - - +1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. +2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” +3 “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. +4 We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work. +5 But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.” +6 Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. +7 He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed and came back seeing! +8 His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” +9 Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!” +But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I am the same one!” +10 They asked, “Who healed you? What happened?” +11 He told them, “The man they call Jesus made mud and spread it over my eyes and told me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash yourself.’ So I went and washed, and now I can see!” +12 “Where is he now?” they asked. +“I don’t know,” he replied. +13 Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees, +14 because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. +15 The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, “He put the mud over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I could see!” +16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So there was a deep division of opinion among them. +17 Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion about this man who healed you?” +The man replied, “I think he must be a prophet.” +18 The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents. +19 They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?” +20 His parents replied, “We know this is our son and that he was born blind, +21 but we don’t know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.” +22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue. +23 That’s why they said, “He is old enough. Ask him.” +24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.” +25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” +26 “But what did he do?” they asked. “How did he heal you?” +27 “Look!” the man exclaimed. “I told you once. Didn’t you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?” +28 Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! +29 We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.” +30 “Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from? +31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. +32 Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind. +33 If this man were not from God, he couldn’t have done it.” +34 “You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue. +35 When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” +36 The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.” +37 “You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!” +38 “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus. +39 Then Jesus told him, “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.” +40 Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?” +41 “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_10.md index bf064c00..8aa3963a 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,61 +1,43 @@ -The Good Shepherd and His Sheep - # Chapter 10 -1. *"I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!* -2. *But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.* -3. *The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.* -4. *After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.* -5. *They won't follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don't know his voice."* - -6. Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn't understand what he meant, -7. so he explained it to them: *"I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.* -8. *All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.* -9. *Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.* -10. *The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.* - -11. *"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.* -12. *A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don't belong to him and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.* -13. *The hired hand runs away because he's working only for the money and doesn't really care about the sheep.* - -14. *"I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,* -15. *just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.* -16. *I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.* - -17. *"The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again.* -18. *No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded."* - -19. When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. -20. Some said, "He's demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?" -21. Others said, "This doesn't sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" -Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God - - -22. It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. -23. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon's Colonnade. -24. The people surrounded him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." - -25. Jesus replied, *"I have already told you, and you don't believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father's name.* -26. *But you don't believe me because you are not my sheep.* -27. *My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.* -28. *I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,* -29. *for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father's hand.* -30. *The Father and I are one."* - -31. Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. -32. Jesus said, *"At my Father's direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?"* - -33. They replied, "We're stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God." - -34. Jesus replied, *"It is written in your own Scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the people, 'I say, you are gods!'* -35. *And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God's message were called 'gods,'* -36. *why do you call it blasphemy when I say, 'I am the Son of God'? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world.* -37. *Don't believe me unless I carry out my Father's work.* -38. *But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don't believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father."* - -39. Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them. -40. He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile. -41. And many followed him. "John didn't perform miraculous signs," they remarked to one another, "but everything he said about this man has come true." -42. And many who were there believed in Jesus. - - - +1 “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! +2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. +3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. +4 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. +5 They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.” +6 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, +7 so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. +8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. +9 Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. +10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. +11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. +12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. +13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. +14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, +15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. +16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd. +17 “The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. +18 No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.” +19 When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. +20 Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” +21 Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” +22 It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. +23 He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade. +24 The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” +25 Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. +26 But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. +27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. +28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, +29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. +30 The Father and I are one.” +31 Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. +32 Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?” +33 They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.” +34 Jesus replied, “It is written in your own Scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the people, ‘I say, you are gods!’ +35 And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’ +36 why do you call it blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of God’? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world. +37 Don’t believe me unless I carry out my Father’s work. +38 But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.” +39 Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them. +40 He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile. +41 And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.” +42 And many who were there believed in Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_11.md index ee4c30a3..b7819849 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,91 +1,60 @@ -The Raising of Lazarus - # Chapter 11 -1. A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. -2. This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. -3. So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, "Lord, your dear friend is very sick." - -4. But when Jesus heard about it he said, *"Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this."* -5. So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, -6. he stayed where he was for the next two days. -7. Finally, he said to his disciples, *"Let's go back to Judea."* - -8. But his disciples objected. "Rabbi," they said, "only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?" - -9. Jesus replied, *"There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world.* -10. *But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light."* -11. Then he said, *"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up."* - -12. The disciples said, "Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!" -13. They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. - -14. So he told them plainly, *"Lazarus is dead.* -15. *And for your sakes, I'm glad I wasn't there, for now you will really believe. Come, let's go see him."* - -16. Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's go, too--and die with Jesus." - -17. When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. -18. Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, -19. and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. -20. When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. -21. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. -22. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask." - -23. Jesus told her, *"Your brother will rise again."* - -24. "Yes," Martha said, "he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day." - -25. Jesus told her, *"I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.* -26. *Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?"* - -27. "Yes, Lord," she told him. "I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God." -28. Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, "The Teacher is here and wants to see you." -29. So Mary immediately went to him. - -30. Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. -31. When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus's grave to weep. So they followed her there. -32. When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died." - -33. When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. -34. *"Where have you put him?"* he asked them. - -They told him, "Lord, come and see." - -35. Then Jesus wept. -36. The people who were standing nearby said, "See how much he loved him!" -37. But some said, "This man healed a blind man. Couldn't he have kept Lazarus from dying?" - -38. Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. -39. *"Roll the stone aside,"* Jesus told them. - -But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, "Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible." - - -40. Jesus responded, *"Didn't I tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe?"* -41. So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, *"Father, thank you for hearing me.* -42. *You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me."* -43. Then Jesus shouted, *"Lazarus, come out!"* -44. And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, *"Unwrap him and let him go!"* -The Plot to Kill Jesus - - -45. Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. -46. But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. -47. Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. "What are we going to do?" they asked each other. "This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. -48. If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation." - -49. Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, "You don't know what you're talking about! -50. You don't realize that it's better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed." - -51. He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation. -52. And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world. - -53. So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death. -54. As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. - -55. It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began. -56. They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, "What do you think? He won't come for Passover, will he?" -57. Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him. - - - +1 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. +2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. +3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” +4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.” +5 So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, +6 he stayed where he was for the next two days. +7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” +8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?” +9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. +10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” +11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.” +12 The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” +13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died. +14 So he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. +15 And for your sakes, I’m glad I wasn’t there, for now you will really believe. Come, let’s go see him.” +16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.” +17 When Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was told that Lazarus had already been in his grave for four days. +18 Bethany was only a few miles down the road from Jerusalem, +19 and many of the people had come to console Martha and Mary in their loss. +20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed in the house. +21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died. +22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.” +23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.” +24 “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.” +25 Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. +26 Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” +27 “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.” +28 Then she returned to Mary. She called Mary aside from the mourners and told her, “The Teacher is here and wants to see you.” +29 So Mary immediately went to him. +30 Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. +31 When the people who were at the house consoling Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’s grave to weep. So they followed her there. +32 When Mary arrived and saw Jesus, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.” +33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. +34 “Where have you put him?” he asked them. +They told him, “Lord, come and see.” +35 Then Jesus wept. +36 The people who were standing nearby said, “See how much he loved him!” +37 But some said, “This man healed a blind man. Couldn’t he have kept Lazarus from dying?” +38 Jesus was still angry as he arrived at the tomb, a cave with a stone rolled across its entrance. +39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. +But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.” +40 Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” +41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. +42 You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” +43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” +44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!” +45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. +46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. +47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. +48 If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.” +49 Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time, said, “You don’t know what you’re talking about! +50 You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.” +51 He did not say this on his own; as high priest at that time he was led to prophesy that Jesus would die for the entire nation. +52 And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world. +53 So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death. +54 As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. +55 It was now almost time for the Jewish Passover celebration, and many people from all over the country arrived in Jerusalem several days early so they could go through the purification ceremony before Passover began. +56 They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won’t come for Passover, will he?” +57 Meanwhile, the leading priests and Pharisees had publicly ordered that anyone seeing Jesus must report it immediately so they could arrest him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_12.md index 52626b3f..64c32ad9 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,101 +1,65 @@ -Jesus Anointed at Bethany - # Chapter 12 -1. Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus--the man he had raised from the dead. -2. A dinner was prepared in Jesus' honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. -3. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus' feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. - -4. But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, -5. "That perfume was worth a year's wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor." -6. Not that he cared for the poor--he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples' money, he often stole some for himself. - -7. Jesus replied, *"Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.* -8. *You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."* - -9. When all the people heard of Jesus' arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. -10. Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, -11. for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus. - -Jesus' Triumphant Entry - - -12. The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors -13. took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, -"Praise God! -Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! -Hail to the King of Israel!" - -14. Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: - -15. "Don't be afraid, people of Jerusalem. - +1 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. +2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. +3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. +4 But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, +5 “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” +6 Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself. +7 Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial. +8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” +9 When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. +10 Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, +11 for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus. +12 The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors +13 took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, +“Praise God! +Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! +Hail to the King of Israel!” +14 Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: +15 “Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, - riding on a donkey's colt." - -16. His disciples didn't understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him. - -17. Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it. -18. That was the reason so many went out to meet him--because they had heard about this miraculous sign. -19. Then the Pharisees said to each other, "There's nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!" -Jesus Predicts His Death - - -20. Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration -21. paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, "Sir, we want to meet Jesus." -22. Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus. - -23. Jesus replied, *"Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.* -24. *I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives.* -25. *Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.* -26. *Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.* - -27. *"Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, 'Father, save me from this hour'? But this is the very reason I came!* -28. *Father, bring glory to your name."* -Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again." - -29. When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him. - -30. Then Jesus told them, *"The voice was for your benefit, not mine.* -31. *The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.* -32. *And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself."* -33. He said this to indicate how he was going to die. - -34. The crowd responded, "We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?" - -35. Jesus replied, *"My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.* -36. *Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light."* + riding on a donkey’s colt.” +16 His disciples didn’t understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him. +17 Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it. +18 That was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign. +19 Then the Pharisees said to each other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!” +20 Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration +21 paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.” +22 Philip told Andrew about it, and they went together to ask Jesus. +23 Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. +24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. +25 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. +26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. +27 “Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But this is the very reason I came! +28 Father, bring glory to your name.” +Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.” +29 When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him. +30 Then Jesus told them, “The voice was for your benefit, not mine. +31 The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out. +32 And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.” +33 He said this to indicate how he was going to die. +34 The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?” +35 Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. +36 Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.” After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them. - -The Unbelief of the People - - -37. But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. -38. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: -"LORD, who has believed our message? - To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?" - -39. But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said, - -40. "The Lord has blinded their eyes - -and hardened their hearts-- +37 But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. +38 This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: +“Lord, who has believed our message? + To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?” +39 But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said, +40 “The Lord has blinded their eyes + and hardened their hearts— so that their eyes cannot see, - -and their hearts cannot understand, + and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me - and have me heal them." - -41. Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah's glory. -42. Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn't admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. -43. For they loved human praise more than the praise of God. - -44. Jesus shouted to the crowds, *"If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.* -45. *For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me.* -46. *I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.* -47. *I will not judge those who hear me but don't obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.* -48. *But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.* -49. *I don't speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it.* -50. *And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say."* - - - + and have me heal them.” +41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory. +42 Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. +43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God. +44 Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me. +45 For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. +46 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark. +47 I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. +48 But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken. +49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. +50 And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_13.md index 784a6db5..0b1b5f27 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,65 +1,41 @@ -Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet - # Chapter 13 -1. Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. -2. It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. -3. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. -4. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, -5. and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. - -6. When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" - -7. Jesus replied, *"You don't understand now what I am doing, but someday you will."* - -8. "No," Peter protested, "you will never ever wash my feet!" -Jesus replied, *"Unless I wash you, you won't belong to me."* - -9. Simon Peter exclaimed, "Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!" - -10. Jesus replied, *"A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you."* -11. For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, *"Not all of you are clean."* - -12. After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, *"Do you understand what I was doing?* -13. *You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and you are right, because that's what I am.* -14. *And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet.* -15. *I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.* -16. *I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.* -17. *Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.* -Jesus Predicts His Betrayal - - -18. *"I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, 'The one who eats my food has turned against me.'* -19. *I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I am* the Messiah. -20. *I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me."* - -21. Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, *"I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!"* - -22. The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. -23. The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. -24. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, "Who's he talking about?" -25. So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, "Lord, who is it?" - -26. Jesus responded, *"It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl."* And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. -27. When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, *"Hurry and do what you're going to do."* -28. None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant. -29. Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor. -30. So Judas left at once, going out into the night. - -Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial - - -31. As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, *"The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.* -32. *And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will give his own glory to the Son, and he will do so at once.* -33. *Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can't come where I am going.* -34. *So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.* -35. *Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."* - -36. Simon Peter asked, "Lord, where are you going?" -And Jesus replied, *"You can't go with me now, but you will follow me later."* - -37. "But why can't I come now, Lord?" he asked. "I'm ready to die for you." - -38. Jesus answered, *"Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter--before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.* - - - +1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. +2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. +3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. +4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, +5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. +6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” +7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” +8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” +Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.” +9 Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!” +10 Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.” +11 For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, “Not all of you are clean.” +12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? +13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. +14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. +15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. +16 I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. +17 Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them. +18 “I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.’ +19 I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that I am the Messiah. +20 I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.” +21 Now Jesus was deeply troubled, and he exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me!” +22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. +23 The disciple Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table. +24 Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, “Who’s he talking about?” +25 So that disciple leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is it?” +26 Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. +27 When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, “Hurry and do what you’re going to do.” +28 None of the others at the table knew what Jesus meant. +29 Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor. +30 So Judas left at once, going out into the night. +31 As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him. +32 And since God receives glory because of the Son, he will give his own glory to the Son, and he will do so at once. +33 Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going. +34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. +35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” +36 Simon Peter asked, “Lord, where are you going?” +And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me later.” +37 “But why can’t I come now, Lord?” he asked. “I’m ready to die for you.” +38 Jesus answered, “Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter—before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_14.md index 9ec50938..27596a81 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,49 +1,32 @@ -Jesus, the Way to the Father - # Chapter 14 -1. *"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.* -2. *There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?* -3. *When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.* -4. *And you know the way to where I am going."* - -5. "No, we don't know, Lord," Thomas said. "We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?" - -6. Jesus told him, *"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.* -7. *If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!"* - -8. Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." - -9. Jesus replied, *"Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don't know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?* -10. *Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.* -11. *Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do.* - -12. *"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.* -13. *You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.* -14. *Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!* -Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit - - -15. *"If you love me, obey my commandments.* -16. *And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.* -17. *He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.* -18. *No, I will not abandon you as orphans--I will come to you.* -19. *Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.* -20. *When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.* -21. *Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them."* - -22. Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, "Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?" - -23. Jesus replied, *"All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.* -24. *Anyone who doesn't love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.* -25. *I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.* -26. *But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative--that is, the Holy Spirit--he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.* - -27. *"I am leaving you with a gift--peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid.* -28. *Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am.* -29. *I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do happen, you will believe.* - -30. *"I don't have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,* -31. *but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going.* - - - +1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. +2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? +3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. +4 And you know the way to where I am going.” +5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?” +6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. +7 If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!” +8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” +9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you? +10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me. +11 Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do. +12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. +13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. +14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! +15 “If you love me, obey my commandments. +16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. +17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. +18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. +19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. +20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. +21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.” +22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?” +23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. +24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me. +25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. +26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. +27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. +28 Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am. +29 I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do happen, you will believe. +30 “I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me, +31 but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be going. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_15.md index 8eca8d79..5a9126f8 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,39 +1,28 @@ -Jesus, the True Vine - # Chapter 15 -1. *"I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener.* -2. *He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.* -3. *You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.* -4. *Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.* - -5. *"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.* -6. *Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.* -7. *But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!* -8. *When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.* - -9. *"I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.* -10. *When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love.* -11. *I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!* -12. *This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.* -13. *There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.* -14. *You are my friends if you do what I command.* -15. *I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.* -16. *You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.* -17. *This is my command: Love each other.* -The World's Hatred - - -18. *"If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.* -19. *The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.* -20. *Do you remember what I told you? 'A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you.* -21. *They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.* -22. *They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.* -23. *Anyone who hates me also hates my Father.* -24. *If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.* -25. *This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: 'They hated me without cause.'* - -26. *"But I will send you the Advocate--the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.* -27. *And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry.* - - - +1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. +2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. +3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. +4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. +5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. +6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. +7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! +8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. +9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. +10 When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. +11 I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! +12 This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. +13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. +14 You are my friends if you do what I command. +15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. +16 You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. +17 This is my command: Love each other. +18 “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. +19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. +20 Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. +21 They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me. +22 They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. +23 Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. +24 If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. +25 This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: ‘They hated me without cause.’ +26 “But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. +27 And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_16.md index 32418e97..050de452 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,49 +1,34 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. *"I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith.* -2. *For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.* -3. *This is because they have never known the Father or me.* -4. *Yes, I'm telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn't tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.* -The Work of the Holy Spirit - - -5. *"But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.* -6. *Instead, you grieve because of what I've told you.* -7. *But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you.* -8. *And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.* -9. *The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me.* -10. *Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.* -11. *Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.* - -12. *"There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now.* -13. *When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.* -14. *He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.* -15. *All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, 'The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.'* -Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy - - -16. *"In a little while you won't see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again."* - -17. Some of the disciples asked each other, "What does he mean when he says, 'In a little while you won't see me, but then you will see me,' and 'I am going to the Father'? -18. And what does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand." - -19. Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, *"Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.* -20. *I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.* -21. *It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world.* -22. *So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.* -23. *At that time you won't need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name.* -24. *You haven't done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.* - -25. *"I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father.* -26. *Then you will ask in my name. I'm not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf,* -27. *for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.* -28. *Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father."* - -29. Then his disciples said, "At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively. -30. Now we understand that you know everything, and there's no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God." - -31. Jesus asked, *"Do you finally believe?* -32. *But the time is coming--indeed it's here now--when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.* -33. *I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."* - - - +1 “I have told you these things so that you won’t abandon your faith. +2 For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God. +3 This is because they have never known the Father or me. +4 Yes, I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning. I didn’t tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer. +5 “But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going. +6 Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you. +7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. +8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. +9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. +10 Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. +11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. +12 “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. +13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. +14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. +15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ +16 “In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.” +17 Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’? +18 And what does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand.” +19 Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again. +20 I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. +21 It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world. +22 So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy. +23 At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. +24 You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. +25 “I have spoken of these matters in figures of speech, but soon I will stop speaking figuratively and will tell you plainly all about the Father. +26 Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, +27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God. +28 Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.” +29 Then his disciples said, “At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively. +30 Now we understand that you know everything, and there’s no need to question you. From this we believe that you came from God.” +31 Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe? +32 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. +33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_17.md index a13558a2..239f6937 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,38 +1,27 @@ -The Prayer of Jesus - # Chapter 17 -1. After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, *"Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.* -2. *For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him.* -3. *And this is the way to have eternal life--to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.* -4. *I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.* -5. *Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.* - -6. *"I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.* -7. *Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you,* -8. *for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.* - -9. *"My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.* -10. *All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.* -11. *Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.* -12. *During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.* - -13. *"Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.* -14. *I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.* -15. *I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.* -16. *They do not belong to this world any more than I do.* -17. *Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.* -18. *Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.* -19. *And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.* - -20. *"I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.* -21. *I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one--as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.* - -22. *"I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one.* -23. *I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.* -24. *Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!* - -25. *"O righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.* -26. *I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them."* - - - +1 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. +2 For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. +3 And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. +4 I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. +5 Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began. +6 “I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. +7 Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, +8 for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me. +9 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. +10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. +11 Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. +12 During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold. +13 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. +14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. +15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. +16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. +17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. +18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. +19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth. +20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. +21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. +22 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. +23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. +24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began! +25 “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. +26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_18.md index 61762835..853a9d10 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,95 +1,47 @@ -Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested - # Chapter 18 -1. After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. -2. Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. -3. The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove. - -4. Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. *"Who are you looking for?"* he asked. - -5. "Jesus the Nazarene," they replied. -* -"I am* he," Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) -6. As Jesus said * -"I am* he," they all drew back and fell to the ground! -7. Once more he asked them, *"Who are you looking for?"* -And again they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene." - - -8. *"I told you that I am he," Jesus said. "And since I am the one you want, let these others go."* -9. He did this to fulfill his own statement: *"I did not lose a single one of those you have given me."* - -10. Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest's slave. -11. But Jesus said to Peter, *"Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?"* -Jesus at the High Priest's House - - -12. So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up. -13. First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. -14. Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, "It's better that one man should die for the people." -Peter's First Denial - - -15. Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest's courtyard with Jesus. -16. Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in. -17. The woman asked Peter, "You're not one of that man's disciples, are you?" -"No," he said, -"I am not." - -18. Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself. - -The High Priest Questions Jesus - - -19. Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them. -20. Jesus replied, *"Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret.* -21. *Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said."* - -22. Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. "Is that the way to answer the high priest?" he demanded. - -23. Jesus replied, *"If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I'm speaking the truth, why are you beating me?"* - -24. Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest. - -Peter's Second and Third Denials - - -25. Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, "You're not one of his disciples, are you?" -He denied it, saying, "No, I am not." - - -26. But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Didn't I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?" -27. Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed. - -Jesus' Trial before Pilate - - -28. Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover. -29. So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, "What is your charge against this man?" - -30. "We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted. - -31. "Then take him away and judge him by your own law," Pilate told them. - -"Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone," the Jewish leaders replied. - -32. (This fulfilled Jesus' prediction about the way he would die.) - -33. Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked him. - -34. Jesus replied, *"Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?"* - -35. "Am I a Jew?" Pilate retorted. "Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?" - -36. Jesus answered, *"My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world."* - -37. Pilate said, "So you are a king?" -Jesus responded, *"You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true."* - -38. "What is truth?" Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, "He is not guilty of any crime. -39. But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this 'King of the Jews'?" - -40. But they shouted back, "No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a revolutionary.) - - - +1 After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. +2 Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. +3 The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove. +4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. +5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. +“I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) +6 As Jesus said “I am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! +7 Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” +And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.” +8 “I told you that I am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.” +9 He did this to fulfill his own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.” +10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. +11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?” +12 So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up. +13 First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. +14 Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.” +15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest’s courtyard with Jesus. +16 Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in. +17 The woman asked Peter, “You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” +“No,” he said, “I am not.” +18 Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself. +19 Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them. +20 Jesus replied, “Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret. +21 Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said.” +22 Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded. +23 Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I’m speaking the truth, why are you beating me?” +24 Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest. +25 Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?” +He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.” +26 But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?” +27 Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed. +28 Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover. +29 So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?” +30 “We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted. +31 “Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them. +“Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied. +32 (This fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die.) +33 Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him. +34 Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?” +35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate retorted. “Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?” +36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.” +37 Pilate said, “So you are a king?” +Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.” +38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime. +39 But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?” +40 But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_19.md index 099f748f..81f40628 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,79 +1,47 @@ -Jesus Sentenced to Death - # Chapter 19 -1. Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. -2. The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. -3. "Hail! King of the Jews!" they mocked, as they slapped him across the face. - -4. Pilate went outside again and said to the people, "I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty." -5. Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, "Look, here is the man!" - -6. When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" -"Take him yourselves and crucify him," Pilate said. "I find him not guilty." - - -7. The Jewish leaders replied, "By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God." - -8. When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. -9. He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave no answer. -10. "Why don't you talk to me?" Pilate demanded. "Don't you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?" - -11. Then Jesus said, *"You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin."* - -12. Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, "If you release this man, you are no 'friend of Caesar.' Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar." - -13. When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). -14. It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, "Look, here is your king!" - -15. "Away with him," they yelled. "Away with him! Crucify him!" -"What? Crucify your king?" Pilate asked. - -"We have no king but Caesar," the leading priests shouted back. - - -16. Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. - -The Crucifixion +1 Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. +2 The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. +3 “Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face. +4 Pilate went outside again and said to the people, “I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty.” +5 Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Look, here is the man!” +6 When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” +“Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.” +7 The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.” +8 When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. +9 He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer. +10 “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?” +11 Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.” +12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.” +13 When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). +14 It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, “Look, here is your king!” +15 “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!” +“What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked. +“We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back. +16 Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away. - -17. Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). -18. There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. -19. And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." -20. The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it. - -21. Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, "Change it from 'The King of the Jews' to 'He said, I am King of the Jews.'" - -22. Pilate replied, "No, what I have written, I have written." - -23. When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. -24. So they said, "Rather than tearing it apart, let's throw dice for it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, "They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing." So that is what they did. - -25. Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. -26. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, *"Dear woman, here is your son."* -27. And he said to this disciple, *"Here is your mother."* And from then on this disciple took her into his home. - -The Death of Jesus - - -28. Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, *"I am thirsty."* -29. A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. -30. When Jesus had tasted it, he said, *"It is finished!"* Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. - -31. It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn't want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down. -32. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. -33. But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs. -34. One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. -35. (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.) -36. These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, "Not one of his bones will be broken," -37. and "They will look on the one they pierced." -The Burial of Jesus - - -38. Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. -39. With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. -40. Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus' body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. -41. The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. -42. And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. - - - +17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). +18 There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. +19 And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” +20 The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it. +21 Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’” +22 Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.” +23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. +24 So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did. +25 Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. +26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” +27 And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home. +28 Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” +29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips. +30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. +31 It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was Passover week). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down. +32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. +33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs. +34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. +35 (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also may continue to believe.) +36 These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,” +37 and “They will look on the one they pierced.” +38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. +39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. +40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. +41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. +42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_20.md index 7bd23708..b4610a94 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,69 +1,36 @@ -The Resurrection - # Chapter 20 -1. Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. -2. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" - -3. Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. -4. They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. -5. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn't go in. -6. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, -7. while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. -8. Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed-- -9. for until then they still hadn't understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. -10. Then they went home. - -Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene - - -11. Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. -12. She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. -13. "Dear woman, why are you crying?" the angels asked her. - -"Because they have taken away my Lord," she replied, "and I don't know where they have put him." - - -14. She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him. -15. *"Dear woman, why are you crying?" Jesus asked her. "Who are you looking for?"* -She thought he was the gardener. "Sir," she said, "if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him." - - -16. *"Mary!"* Jesus said. - -She turned to him and cried out, "Rabboni!" (which is Hebrew for "Teacher"). - - -17. *"Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"* - -18. Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, "I have seen the Lord!" Then she gave them his message. - -Jesus Appears to His Disciples - - -19. That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! *"Peace be with you,"* he said. -20. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! -21. Again he said, *"Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."* -22. Then he breathed on them and said, *"Receive the Holy Spirit.* -23. *If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."* -Jesus Appears to Thomas - - -24. One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. -25. They told him, "We have seen the Lord!" -But he replied, "I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side." - - -26. Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. *"Peace be with you,"* he said. -27. Then he said to Thomas, *"Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!"* - -28. "My Lord and my God!" Thomas exclaimed. - -29. Then Jesus told him, *"You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me."* -Purpose of the Book - - -30. The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. -31. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name. - - - +1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. +2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” +3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. +4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. +5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. +6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, +7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. +8 Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— +9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. +10 Then they went home. +11 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. +12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. +13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her. +“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” +14 She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him. +15 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?” +She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.” +16 “Mary!” Jesus said. +She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”). +17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” +18 Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message. +19 That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. +20 As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! +21 Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” +22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. +23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” +24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. +25 They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” +But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” +26 Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. +27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” +28 “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. +29 Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” +30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. +31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_21.md index 6e749d7d..dc72e0c1 100644 --- a/NLT/43_John/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/43_John/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,57 +1,34 @@ -Epilogue: Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples - # Chapter 21 -1. Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. -2. Several of the disciples were there--Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. - -3. Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing." -"We'll come, too," they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night. - - -4. At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn't see who he was. -5. He called out, *"Fellows, have you caught any fish?"* -"No," they replied. - - -6. Then he said, *"Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you'll get some!"* So they did, and they couldn't haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. - -7. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore. -8. The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore. -9. When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them--fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread. - -10. *"Bring some of the fish you've just caught,"* Jesus said. -11. So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn't torn. - -12. *"Now come and have some breakfast!"* Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. -13. Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. -14. This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead. - -15. After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, *"Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?"* -"Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you." -* -"Then feed my lambs,"* Jesus told him. - -16. Jesus repeated the question: *"Simon son of John, do you love me?"* -"Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you." -* -"Then take care of my sheep,"* Jesus said. - -17. A third time he asked him, *"Simon son of John, do you love me?"* -Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." -Jesus said, *"Then feed my sheep.* - -18. *"I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don't want to go."* -19. Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, *"Follow me."* - -20. Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved--the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, "Lord, who will betray you?" -21. Peter asked Jesus, "What about him, Lord?" - -22. Jesus replied, *"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me."* -23. So the rumor spread among the community of believers that this disciple wouldn't die. But that isn't what Jesus said at all. He only said, *"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"* - -24. This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate. - -25. Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written. - - - +1 Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. +2 Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. +3 Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” +“We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night. +4 At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was. +5 He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?” +“No,” they replied. +6 Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. +7 Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore. +8 The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore. +9 When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread. +10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said. +11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn. +12 “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. +13 Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. +14 This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead. +15 After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” +“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” +“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him. +16 Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?” +“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.” +“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said. +17 A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” +Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” +Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep. +18 “I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.” +19 Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.” +20 Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?” +21 Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” +22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” +23 So the rumor spread among the community of believers that this disciple wouldn’t die. But that isn’t what Jesus said at all. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?” +24 This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate. +25 Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md index 913344b4..7aa89a52 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,28 @@ -The Promise of the Holy Spirit - # Chapter 1 -1. In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach -2. until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. -3. During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God. - -4. Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, *"Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before.* -5. *John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."* -The Ascension of Jesus - - -6. So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, "Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?" - -7. He replied, *"The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.* -8. *But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."* - -9. After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. -10. As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. -11. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!" -Matthias Replaces Judas - - -12. Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. -13. When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. - +1 In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach +2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. +3 During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God. +4 Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. +5 John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” +6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” +7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. +8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” +9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. +10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. +11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!” +12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. +13 When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James). - -14. They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. - -15. During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them. -16. "Brothers," he said, "the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David. -17. Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us." - -18. (Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines. -19. The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means "Field of Blood.") - -20. Peter continued, "This was written in the book of Psalms, where it says, 'Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.' It also says, 'Let someone else take his position.' - -21. "So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus-- -22. from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus' resurrection." - -23. So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. -24. Then they all prayed, "O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen -25. as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs." -26. Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven. - - - +14 They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. +15 During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them. +16 “Brothers,” he said, “the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David. +17 Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us.” +18 (Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines. +19 The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means “Field of Blood.”) +20 Peter continued, “This was written in the book of Psalms, where it says, ‘Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.’ It also says, ‘Let someone else take his position.’ +21 “So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus— +22 from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.” +23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. +24 Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen +25 as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.” +26 Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md index dbf0be15..91ad3203 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,120 +1,68 @@ -The Holy Spirit Comes - # Chapter 2 -1. On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. -2. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. -3. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. -4. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. - -5. At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. -6. When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers. - -7. They were completely amazed. "How can this be?" they exclaimed. "These people are all from Galilee, -8. and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages! -9. Here we are--Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, -10. Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome -11. (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!" -12. They stood there amazed and perplexed. "What can this mean?" they asked each other. - -13. But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, "They're just drunk, that's all!" -Peter Preaches to the Crowd - - -14. Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. -15. These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that. -16. No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: - -17. 'In the last days,' God says, - -'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. - +1 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. +2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. +3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. +4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. +5 At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. +6 When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers. +7 They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee, +8 and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages! +9 Here we are—Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, +10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome +11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” +12 They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other. +13 But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!” +14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. +15 These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that. +16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: +17 ‘In the last days,’ God says, + ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. - -Your young men will see visions, - -and your old men will dream dreams. - - -18. In those days I will pour out my Spirit - even on my servants--men and women alike-- - -and they will prophesy. - - -19. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above - -and signs on the earth below-- - -blood and fire and clouds of smoke. - - -20. The sun will become dark, - -and the moon will turn blood red - before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives. - -21. But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD - will be saved.' - -22. "People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know. -23. But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him. -24. But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip. -25. King David said this about him: -'I see that the LORD is always with me. - -I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. - - -26. No wonder my heart is glad, - -and my tongue shouts his praises! - -My body rests in hope. - - -27. For you will not leave my soul among the dead - -or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. - - -28. You have shown me the way of life, - and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.' - -29. "Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us. -30. But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on his throne. -31. David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave. - -32. "God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. -33. Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today. -34. For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, -'The LORD said to my Lord, - -"Sit in the place of honor at my right hand - - -35. until I humble your enemies, - making them a footstool under your feet."' - -36. "So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!" - -37. Peter's words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?" - -38. Peter replied, "Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. -39. This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away--all who have been called by the Lord our God." -40. Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!" - -41. Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day--about 3,000 in all. - -The Believers Form a Community - - -42. All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer. - -43. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. -44. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. -45. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. -46. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity-- -47. all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved. - - - + Your young men will see visions, + and your old men will dream dreams. +18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit + even on my servants—men and women alike— + and they will prophesy. +19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above + and signs on the earth below— + blood and fire and clouds of smoke. +20 The sun will become dark, + and the moon will turn blood red + before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives. +21 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord + will be saved.’ +22 “People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know. +23 But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him. +24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip. +25 King David said this about him: +‘I see that the Lord is always with me. + I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. +26 No wonder my heart is glad, + and my tongue shouts his praises! + My body rests in hope. +27 For you will not leave my soul among the dead + or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. +28 You have shown me the way of life, + and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’ +29 “Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us. +30 But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David’s own descendants would sit on his throne. +31 David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave. +32 “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. +33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today. +34 For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, +‘The Lord said to my Lord, + “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand +35 until I humble your enemies, + making them a footstool under your feet.”’ +36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!” +37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” +38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. +39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” +40 Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!” +41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. +42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. +43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. +44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. +45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. +46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— +47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md index a61d3555..d798d157 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,42 +1,27 @@ -Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar - # Chapter 3 -1. Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o'clock prayer service. -2. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. -3. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. - -4. Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, "Look at us!" -5. The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. -6. But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" - -7. Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man's feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. -8. He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. - -9. All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. -10. When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! -11. They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon's Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. - -Peter Preaches in the Temple - - -12. Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. "People of Israel," he said, "what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? -13. For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--the God of all our ancestors--who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate's decision to release him. -14. You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer. -15. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact! - -16. "Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed--and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus' name has healed him before your very eyes. - -17. "Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. -18. But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah--that he must suffer these things. -19. Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. -20. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. -21. For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets. -22. Moses said, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.' -23. Then Moses said, 'Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God's people.' - -24. "Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today. -25. You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, 'Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.' -26. When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways." - - - +1 Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. +2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. +3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. +4 Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” +5 The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. +6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!” +7 Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. +8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. +9 All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. +10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded! +11 They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon’s Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John. +12 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? +13 For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him. +14 You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer. +15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact! +16 “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes. +17 “Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. +18 But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things. +19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. +20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. +21 For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets. +22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.’ +23 Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God’s people.’ +24 “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today. +25 You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.’ +26 When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md index ab6bd254..e3bc98b1 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,72 +1,45 @@ -Peter and John before the Council - # Chapter 4 -1. While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. -2. These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. -3. They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. -4. But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000. - -5. The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem. -6. Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest. -7. They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?" - -8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of our people, -9. are we being questioned today because we've done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? -10. Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. -11. For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, -'The stone that you builders rejected - has now become the cornerstone.' - -12. There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." - -13. The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. -14. But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say. -15. So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves. - -16. "What should we do with these men?" they asked each other. "We can't deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it. -17. But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus' name again." -18. So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. - -19. But Peter and John replied, "Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? -20. We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard." - -21. The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn't know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God -22. for this miraculous sign--the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years. - -The Believers Pray for Courage - - -23. As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. -24. When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- -25. you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, -'Why were the nations so angry? - -Why did they waste their time with futile plans? - - -26. The kings of the earth prepared for battle; - -the rulers gathered together -against the LORD - and against his Messiah.' - -27. "In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed. -28. But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will. -29. And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. -30. Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus." - -31. After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. - -The Believers Share Their Possessions - - -32. All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. -33. The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's great blessing was upon them all. -34. There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them -35. and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need. - -36. For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means "Son of Encouragement"). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. -37. He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles. - - - +1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. +2 These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. +3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. +4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000. +5 The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem. +6 Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest. +7 They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?” +8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, +9 are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? +10 Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. +11 For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, +‘The stone that you builders rejected + has now become the cornerstone.’ +12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” +13 The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. +14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say. +15 So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves. +16 “What should we do with these men?” they asked each other. “We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it. +17 But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.” +18 So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. +19 But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? +20 We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” +21 The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God +22 for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years. +23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. +24 When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— +25 you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, +‘Why were the nations so angry? + Why did they waste their time with futile plans? +26 The kings of the earth prepared for battle; + the rulers gathered together +against the Lord + and against his Messiah.’ +27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed. +28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will. +29 And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. +30 Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” +31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. +32 All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. +33 The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all. +34 There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them +35 and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need. +36 For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. +37 He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md index 4c7cc098..3b4b354b 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,74 +1,45 @@ -Ananias and Sapphira - # Chapter 5 -1. But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. -2. He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife's consent, he kept the rest. - -3. Then Peter said, "Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. -4. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren't lying to us but to God!" - -5. As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. -6. Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him. - -7. -About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. -8. Peter asked her, "Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?" -"Yes," she replied, "that was the price." - - -9. And Peter said, "How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too." - -10. Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. -11. Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. - -The Apostles Heal Many - - -12. The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon's Colonnade. -13. But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. -14. Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord--crowds of both men and women. -15. As a result of the apostles' work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter's shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. -16. Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed. - -The Apostles Meet Opposition - - -17. The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. -18. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. -19. But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, -20. "Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!" - -21. So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. -When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council--the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. -22. But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported, -23. "The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!" - -24. When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end. -25. Then someone arrived with startling news: "The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!" - -26. The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them. -27. Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. -28. "We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man's name!" he said. "Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!" - -29. But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than any human authority. -30. The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross. -31. Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven. -32. We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him." - -33. When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them. -34. But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while. -35. Then he said to his colleagues, "Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men! -36. Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. -About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing. -37. After him, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee. He got people to follow him, but he was killed, too, and all his followers were scattered. - -38. "So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. -39. But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!" - -40. The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go. - -41. The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. -42. And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: "Jesus is the Messiah." - - - +1 But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. +2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest. +3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. +4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” +5 As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. +6 Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him. +7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. +8 Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” +“Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.” +9 And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.” +10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. +11 Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. +12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. +13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. +14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. +15 As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. +16 Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed. +17 The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. +18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. +19 But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, +20 “Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!” +21 So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. +When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. +22 But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported, +23 “The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!” +24 When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end. +25 Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!” +26 The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them. +27 Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. +28 “We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!” +29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. +30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross. +31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven. +32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.” +33 When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them. +34 But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while. +35 Then he said to his colleagues, “Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men! +36 Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing. +37 After him, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee. He got people to follow him, but he was killed, too, and all his followers were scattered. +38 “So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. +39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!” +40 The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go. +41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. +42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md index 962ecb78..c14f50d2 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,31 +1,16 @@ -Seven Men Chosen to Serve - # Chapter 6 -1. But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. - -2. So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, "We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program. -3. And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. -4. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word." - -5. Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). -6. These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them. - -7. So God's message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too. - -Stephen Is Arrested - - -8. Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. -9. But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. -10. None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke. - -11. So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, "We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God." -12. This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council. - -13. The lying witnesses said, "This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. -14. We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us." - -15. At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel's. - - - +1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. +2 So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program. +3 And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. +4 Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.” +5 Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). +6 These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them. +7 So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too. +8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. +9 But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. +10 None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke. +11 So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, “We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.” +12 This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council. +13 The lying witnesses said, “This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. +14 We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” +15 At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md index 84326bed..18b24370 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,111 +1,72 @@ -Stephen Addresses the Council - # Chapter 7 -1. Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these accusations true?" - -2. This was Stephen's reply: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran. -3. God told him, 'Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.' -4. So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live. - -5. "But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole land would belong to Abraham and his descendants--even though he had no children yet. -6. God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. -7. 'But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,' God said, 'and in the end they will come out and worship me here in this place.' - -8. "God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation. - -9. "These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him -10. and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace. - -11. "But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food. -12. Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons--our ancestors--to buy some. -13. The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to Pharaoh. -14. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all. -15. So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors. -16. Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor's sons in Shechem. - -17. "As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased. -18. But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph. -19. This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die. - -20. "At that time Moses was born--a beautiful child in God's eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months. -21. When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. -22. Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action. - -23. "One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. -24. He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man's defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian. -25. Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn't. - -26. "The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. 'Men,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?' - -27. "But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' he asked. -28. 'Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' -29. When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his two sons were born. - -30. "Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush. -31. When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LORD called out to him, -32. 'I am the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses shook with terror and did not dare to look. - -33. "Then the LORD said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. -34. I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now go, for I am sending you back to Egypt.' - -35. "So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior. -36. And by means of many wonders and miraculous signs, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and through the wilderness for forty years. - -37. "Moses himself told the people of Israel, 'God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people.' -38. Moses was with our ancestors, the assembly of God's people in the wilderness, when the angel spoke to him at Mount Sinai. And there Moses received life-giving words to pass on to us. - -39. "But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt. -40. They told Aaron, 'Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don't know what has become of this Moses, who brought us out of Egypt.' -41. So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made. -42. Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written, -'Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings - -during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel? - - -43. No, you carried your pagan gods-- - -the shrine of Molech, - -the star of your god Rephan, - -and the images you made to worship them. - +1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these accusations true?” +2 This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran. +3 God told him, ‘Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’ +4 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live. +5 “But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole land would belong to Abraham and his descendants—even though he had no children yet. +6 God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. +7 ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and in the end they will come out and worship me here in this place.’ +8 “God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation. +9 “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him +10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace. +11 “But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food. +12 Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons—our ancestors—to buy some. +13 The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to Pharaoh. +14 Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all. +15 So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors. +16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price from Hamor’s sons in Shechem. +17 “As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased. +18 But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph. +19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die. +20 “At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God’s eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months. +21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. +22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action. +23 “One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. +24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian. +25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn’t. +26 “The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. ‘Men,’ he said, ‘you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?’ +27 “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked. +28 ‘Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?’ +29 When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his two sons were born. +30 “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush. +31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the Lord called out to him, +32 ‘I am the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses shook with terror and did not dare to look. +33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. +34 I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now go, for I am sending you back to Egypt.’ +35 “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior. +36 And by means of many wonders and miraculous signs, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and through the wilderness for forty years. +37 “Moses himself told the people of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people.’ +38 Moses was with our ancestors, the assembly of God’s people in the wilderness, when the angel spoke to him at Mount Sinai. And there Moses received life-giving words to pass on to us. +39 “But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt. +40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don’t know what has become of this Moses, who brought us out of Egypt.’ +41 So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made. +42 Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written, +‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings + during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel? +43 No, you carried your pagan gods— + the shrine of Molech, + the star of your god Rephan, + and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile - as far away as Babylon.' - -44. "Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses. -45. Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David. - -46. "David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob. -47. But it was Solomon who actually built it. -48. However, the Most High doesn't live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says, - -49. 'Heaven is my throne, - -and the earth is my footstool. - -Could you build me a temple as good as that?' - asks the LORD. - -'Could you build me such a resting place? - - -50. Didn't my hands make both heaven and earth?' - -51. "You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That's what your ancestors did, and so do you! -52. Name one prophet your ancestors didn't persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One--the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered. -53. You deliberately disobeyed God's law, even though you received it from the hands of angels." - -54. The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen's accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. -55. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God's right hand. -56. And he told them, "Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!" - -57. Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him -58. and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. - -59. As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." -60. He fell to his knees, shouting, "Lord, don't charge them with this sin!" And with that, he died. - - - + as far away as Babylon.’ +44 “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses. +45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David. +46 “David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob. +47 But it was Solomon who actually built it. +48 However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says, +49 ‘Heaven is my throne, + and the earth is my footstool. +Could you build me a temple as good as that?’ + asks the Lord. +‘Could you build me such a resting place? +50 Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’ +51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you! +52 Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered. +53 You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.” +54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. +55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. +56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” +57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him +58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. +59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” +60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md index 96c11e06..10a1f706 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,79 +1,47 @@ # Chapter 8 -1. Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. - -Persecution Scatters the Believers +1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. - -2. (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) -3. But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison. - -Philip Preaches in Samaria - - -4. But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. -5. Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah. -6. Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did. -7. Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed. -8. So there was great joy in that city. - -9. A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great. -10. Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as "the Great One--the Power of God." -11. They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic. - -12. But now the people believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized. -13. Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed. - -14. When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there. -15. As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. -16. The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -17. Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit. - -18. When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power. -19. "Let me have this power, too," he exclaimed, "so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!" - -20. But Peter replied, "May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God's gift can be bought! -21. You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God. -22. Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts, -23. for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin." - -24. "Pray to the Lord for me," Simon exclaimed, "that these terrible things you've said won't happen to me!" - -25. After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News. - -Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch - - -26. As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, "Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." -27. So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, -28. and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah. - -29. The Holy Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and walk along beside the carriage." - -30. Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" - -31. The man replied, "How can I, unless someone instructs me?" And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him. - -32. The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: -"He was led like a sheep to the slaughter. - -And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, - -he did not open his mouth. - - -33. He was humiliated and received no justice. - -Who can speak of his descendants? - For his life was taken from the earth." - -34. The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?" -35. So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus. - -36. As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look! There's some water! Why can't I be baptized?" -38. He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. - -39. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing. -40. Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea. - - - +2 (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) +3 But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison. +4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. +5 Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah. +6 Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did. +7 Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed. +8 So there was great joy in that city. +9 A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great. +10 Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.” +11 They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic. +12 But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized. +13 Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed. +14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there. +15 As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. +16 The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +17 Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit. +18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power. +19 “Let me have this power, too,” he exclaimed, “so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!” +20 But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought! +21 You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God. +22 Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts, +23 for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin.” +24 “Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon exclaimed, “that these terrible things you’ve said won’t happen to me!” +25 After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News. +26 As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.” +27 So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, +28 and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah. +29 The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.” +30 Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” +31 The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him. +32 The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: +“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter. + And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, + he did not open his mouth. +33 He was humiliated and received no justice. + Who can speak of his descendants? + For his life was taken from the earth.” +34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?” +35 So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus. +36 As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I be baptized?” +37 +38 He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. +39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing. +40 Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md index 60cca74f..fc048de9 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,76 +1,47 @@ -Saul's Conversion - # Chapter 9 -1. Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest. -2. He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them--both men and women--back to Jerusalem in chains. - -3. As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. -4. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, *"Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"* - -5. "Who are you, lord?" Saul asked. -And the voice replied, *"I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!* -6. *Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."* - -7. The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone's voice but saw no one! -8. Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. -9. He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink. - -10. Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, *"Ananias!"* -"Yes, Lord!" he replied. - - -11. The Lord said, *"Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.* -12. *I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again."* - -13. "But Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I've heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! -14. And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name." - -15. But the Lord said, *"Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.* -16. *And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake."* - -17. So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." -18. Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. -19. Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. - -Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem +1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest. +2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains. +3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. +4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” +5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. +And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! +6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” +7 The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one! +8 Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. +9 He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink. +10 Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” +“Yes, Lord!” he replied. +11 The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. +12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.” +13 “But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! +14 And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.” +15 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. +16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” +17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” +18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. +19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. -20. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is indeed the Son of God!" - -21. All who heard him were amazed. "Isn't this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus' followers in Jerusalem?" they asked. "And didn't he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?" - -22. Saul's preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn't refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. -23. After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him. -24. They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot. -25. So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall. - -26. When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! -27. Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus. - -28. So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. -29. He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. -30. When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown. - -31. The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers. - -Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas - - -32. Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. -33. There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. -34. Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!" And he was healed instantly. -35. Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord. - -36. There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. -37. -About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. -38. But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, "Please come as soon as possible!" - -39. So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them. -40. But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, "Get up, Tabitha." And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! -41. He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive. - -42. The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord. -43. And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides. - - - +20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!” +21 All who heard him were amazed. “Isn’t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus’ followers in Jerusalem?” they asked. “And didn’t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?” +22 Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. +23 After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him. +24 They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot. +25 So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall. +26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! +27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus. +28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. +29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. +30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown. +31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers. +32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. +33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. +34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly. +35 Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord. +36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. +37 About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. +38 But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!” +39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them. +40 But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! +41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive. +42 The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord. +43 And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md index 0f8bbd64..68d6034d 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,82 +1,51 @@ -Cornelius Calls for Peter - # Chapter 10 -1. In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment. -2. He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God. -3. One afternoon about three o'clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. "Cornelius!" the angel said. - -4. Cornelius stared at him in terror. "What is it, sir?" he asked the angel. - -And the angel replied, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! - -5. Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. -6. He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore." - -7. As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants. -8. He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa. - -Peter Visits Cornelius - - -9. The next day as Cornelius's messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon, -10. and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. -11. He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners. -12. In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. -13. Then a voice said to him, "Get up, Peter; kill and eat them." - -14. "No, Lord," Peter declared. "I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean." - -15. But the voice spoke again: "Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean." -16. The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven. - -17. Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon's house. Standing outside the gate, -18. they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there. - -19. Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, "Three men have come looking for you. -20. Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don't worry, for I have sent them." - -21. So Peter went down and said, "I'm the man you are looking for. Why have you come?" - -22. They said, "We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message." -23. So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa. - -24. They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. -25. As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him. -26. But Peter pulled him up and said, "Stand up! I'm a human being just like you!" -27. So they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled. - -28. Peter told them, "You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean. -29. So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me." - -30. Cornelius replied, "Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me. -31. He told me, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God! -32. Now send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.' -33. So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you." -The Gentiles Hear the Good News - - -34. Then Peter replied, "I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism. -35. In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right. -36. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel--that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. -37. You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of baptism. -38. And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. - -39. "And we apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a cross, -40. but God raised him to life on the third day. Then God allowed him to appear, -41. not to the general public, but to us whom God had chosen in advance to be his witnesses. We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. -42. And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all--the living and the dead. -43. He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name." -The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit - - -44. Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. -45. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. -46. For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. - +1 In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment. +2 He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God. +3 One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said. +4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. +And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! +5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. +6 He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.” +7 As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants. +8 He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa. +9 The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon, +10 and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. +11 He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners. +12 In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. +13 Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.” +14 “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.” +15 But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.” +16 The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven. +17 Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate, +18 they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there. +19 Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you. +20 Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.” +21 So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?” +22 They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.” +23 So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa. +24 They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. +25 As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him. +26 But Peter pulled him up and said, “Stand up! I’m a human being just like you!” +27 So they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled. +28 Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean. +29 So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.” +30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me. +31 He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God! +32 Now send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.’ +33 So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.” +34 Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism. +35 In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right. +36 This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. +37 You know what happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee, after John began preaching his message of baptism. +38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. +39 “And we apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a cross, +40 but God raised him to life on the third day. Then God allowed him to appear, +41 not to the general public, but to us whom God had chosen in advance to be his witnesses. We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. +42 And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead. +43 He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.” +44 Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. +45 The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too. +46 For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. Then Peter asked, - -47. "Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?" -48. So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days. - - - +47 “Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?” +48 So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md index 2fbb7979..2232fb3e 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,48 +1,31 @@ -Peter Explains His Actions - # Chapter 11 -1. Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. -2. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. -3. "You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!" they said. - -4. Then Peter told them exactly what had happened. -5. "I was in the town of Joppa," he said, "and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. -6. When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds. -7. And I heard a voice say, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.' - -8. "'No, Lord,' I replied. 'I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.' - -9. "But the voice from heaven spoke again: 'Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.' -10. This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven. - -11. "Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying. -12. The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us. -13. He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, 'Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. -14. He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!' - -15. "As I began to speak," Peter continued, "the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. -16. Then I thought of the Lord's words when he said, *'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'* -17. And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?" - -18. When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, "We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life." -The Church in Antioch of Syria - - -19. Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen's death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. -20. However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. -21. The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord. - -22. When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. -23. When he arrived and saw this evidence of God's blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord. -24. Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord. - -25. Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. -26. When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.) - -27. During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch. -28. One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.) -29. So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could. -30. This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem. - - - +1 Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. +2 But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. +3 “You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said. +4 Then Peter told them exactly what had happened. +5 “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. +6 When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds. +7 And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.’ +8 “‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’ +9 “But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’ +10 This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven. +11 “Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying. +12 The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us. +13 He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. +14 He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’ +15 “As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. +16 Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ +17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?” +18 When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.” +19 Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. +20 However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. +21 The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord. +22 When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. +23 When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord. +24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord. +25 Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. +26 When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.) +27 During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch. +28 One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.) +29 So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could. +30 This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md index 79c54c57..d4ea6461 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,49 +1,26 @@ -James Is Killed and Peter Is Imprisoned - # Chapter 12 -1. -About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. -2. He had the apostle James (John's brother) killed with a sword. -3. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.) -4. Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover. -5. But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. - -Peter's Miraculous Escape from Prison - - -6. The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. -7. Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, "Quick! Get up!" And the chains fell off his wrists. -8. Then the angel told him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." And he did. "Now put on your coat and follow me," the angel ordered. - -9. So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn't realize it was actually happening. -10. They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him. - -11. Peter finally came to his senses. "It's really true!" he said. "The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!" - -12. When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer. -13. He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it. -14. When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, "Peter is standing at the door!" - -15. "You're out of your mind!" they said. When she insisted, they decided, "It must be his angel." - -16. Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed. -17. He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. "Tell James and the other brothers what happened," he said. And then he went to another place. - -18. At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. -19. Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn't be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while. - -The Death of Herod Agrippa - - -20. Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod's country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod's personal assistant, -21. and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them. -22. The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, "It's the voice of a god, not of a man!" - -23. Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people's worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died. - -24. Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers. - -25. When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with them. - - - +1 About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. +2 He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. +3 When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.) +4 Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover. +5 But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. +6 The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. +7 Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists. +8 Then the angel told him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Now put on your coat and follow me,” the angel ordered. +9 So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening. +10 They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him. +11 Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!” +12 When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer. +13 He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it. +14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!” +15 “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.” +16 Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed. +17 He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place. +18 At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. +19 Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while. +20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod’s country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod’s personal assistant, +21 and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them. +22 The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!” +23 Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died. +24 Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers. +25 When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md index f1c91a62..a8a4fc5a 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,102 +1,63 @@ -Barnabas and Saul Are Commissioned - # Chapter 13 -1. Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man"), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul. -2. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them." -3. So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. - -Paul's First Missionary Journey - - -4. So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. -5. There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant. - -6. Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. -7. He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God. -8. But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing. - -9. Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye. -10. Then he said, "You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord? -11. Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time." Instantly mist and darkness came over the man's eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him. - -12. When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord. - -Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia - - -13. Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. -14. But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. - +1 Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul. +2 One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” +3 So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. +4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. +5 There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant. +6 Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. +7 He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God. +8 But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing. +9 Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye. +10 Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord? +11 Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him. +12 When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord. +13 Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem. +14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. - -15. After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it." - -16. So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. "Men of Israel," he said, "and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me. - -17. "The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery. -18. He put up with them through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. -19. Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. -20. All this took about 450 years. - -"After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet. - -21. Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. -22. But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.' - -23. "And it is one of King David's descendants, Jesus, who is God's promised Savior of Israel! -24. Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized. -25. As John was finishing his ministry he asked, 'Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon--and I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.' - -26. "Brothers--you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles--this message of salvation has been sent to us! -27. The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets' words that are read every Sabbath. -28. They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway. - -29. "When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb. -30. But God raised him from the dead! -31. And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel. - -32. "And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors, -33. and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus: -'You are my Son. - Today I have become your Father.' - -34. For God had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He said, 'I will give you the sacred blessings I promised to David.' -35. Another psalm explains it more fully: 'You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.' -36. This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed. -37. No, it was a reference to someone else--someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay. - -38. "Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. -39. Everyone who believes in him is made right in God's sight--something the law of Moses could never do. -40. Be careful! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you. For they said, - -41. 'Look, you mockers, - -be amazed and die! +15 After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.” +16 So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me. +17 “The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery. +18 He put up with them through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. +19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. +20 All this took about 450 years. +“After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet. +21 Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. +22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’ +23 “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel! +24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized. +25 As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.’ +26 “Brothers—you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles—this message of salvation has been sent to us! +27 The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath. +28 They found no legal reason to execute him, but they asked Pilate to have him killed anyway. +29 “When they had done all that the prophecies said about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb. +30 But God raised him from the dead! +31 And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel. +32 “And now we are here to bring you this Good News. The promise was made to our ancestors, +33 and God has now fulfilled it for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. This is what the second psalm says about Jesus: +‘You are my Son. + Today I have become your Father.’ +34 For God had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave. He said, ‘I will give you the sacred blessings I promised to David.’ +35 Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.’ +36 This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed. +37 No, it was a reference to someone else—someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay. +38 “Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. +39 Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do. +40 Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said, +41 ‘Look, you mockers, + be amazed and die! For I am doing something in your own day, - -something you wouldn't believe - even if someone told you about it.'" - -42. As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week. -43. Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God. - -Paul Turns to the Gentiles - - -44. The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. -45. But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said. - -46. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, "It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles. -47. For the Lord gave us this command when he said, -'I have made you a light to the Gentiles, - to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.'" - -48. When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. -49. So the Lord's message spread throughout that region. - -50. Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town. -51. So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium. -52. And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. - - - + something you wouldn’t believe + even if someone told you about it.’” +42 As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week. +43 Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God. +44 The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. +45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said. +46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles. +47 For the Lord gave us this command when he said, +‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, + to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’” +48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. +49 So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region. +50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town. +51 So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium. +52 And the believers were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md index 95825c89..8d789e2c 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Paul and Barnabas in Iconium - # Chapter 14 -1. The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. -2. Some of the Jews, however, spurned God's message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. -3. But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders. -4. But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. - -5. Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them. -6. When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia--to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area. -7. And there they preached the Good News. - -Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe - - -8. While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting -9. and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. -10. So Paul called to him in a loud voice, "Stand up!" And the man jumped to his feet and started walking. - -11. When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, "These men are gods in human form!" -12. They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. -13. Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles. - -14. But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, -15. "Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings--just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. -16. In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, -17. but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts." -18. But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them. - -19. Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. -20. But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. - -Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch of Syria - - -21. After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia, -22. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God. -23. Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. -24. Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia. -25. They preached the word in Perga, then went down to Attalia. - -26. Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed. -27. Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too. -28. And they stayed there with the believers for a long time. - - - +1 The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. +2 Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. +3 But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders. +4 But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. +5 Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them. +6 When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area. +7 And there they preached the Good News. +8 While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting +9 and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. +10 So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking. +11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!” +12 They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. +13 Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles. +14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, +15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. +16 In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, +17 but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.” +18 But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them. +19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. +20 But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. +21 After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia, +22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God. +23 Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. +24 Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia. +25 They preached the word in Perga, then went down to Attalia. +26 Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed. +27 Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too. +28 And they stayed there with the believers for a long time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md index 81ad3730..b0ad1090 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,78 +1,49 @@ -The Council at Jerusalem - # Chapter 15 -1. While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: "Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be saved." -2. Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question. -3. The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria to visit the believers. They told them--much to everyone's joy--that the Gentiles, too, were being converted. - -4. When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them. -5. But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, "The Gentile converts must be circumcised and required to follow the law of Moses." - -6. So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue. -7. At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: "Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. -8. God knows people's hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us. -9. He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith. -10. So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear? -11. We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus." - -12. Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. - -13. When they had finished, James stood and said, "Brothers, listen to me. -14. Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself. -15. And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written: - -16. 'Afterward I will return +1 While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: “Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be saved.” +2 Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question. +3 The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria to visit the believers. They told them—much to everyone’s joy—that the Gentiles, too, were being converted. +4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them. +5 But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, “The Gentile converts must be circumcised and required to follow the law of Moses.” +6 So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue. +7 At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. +8 God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us. +9 He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith. +10 So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear? +11 We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.” +12 Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. +13 When they had finished, James stood and said, “Brothers, listen to me. +14 Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself. +15 And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written: +16 ‘Afterward I will return and restore the fallen house of David. - I will rebuild its ruins - -and restore it, - - -17. so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD, - -including the Gentiles-- - -all those I have called to be mine. -The LORD has spoken-- - -18. he who made these things known so long ago.' - -19. "And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. -20. Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood. -21. For these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for many generations." -The Letter for Gentile Believers - - -22. Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders--Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas. -23. This is the letter they took with them: -"This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings! - - -24. "We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them! -25. So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, -26. who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. -27. We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question. - -28. "For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements: -29. You must abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. If you do this, you will do well. Farewell." - -30. The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a general meeting of the believers and delivered the letter. -31. And there was great joy throughout the church that day as they read this encouraging message. - -32. Then Judas and Silas, both being prophets, spoke at length to the believers, encouraging and strengthening their faith. -33. They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a blessing of peace. -35. Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there. - -Paul and Barnabas Separate - - -36. After some time Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing." -37. Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. -38. But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work. -39. Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus. -40. Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord's gracious care. -41. Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there. - - - + and restore it, +17 so that the rest of humanity might seek the Lord, + including the Gentiles— + all those I have called to be mine. +The Lord has spoken— +18 he who made these things known so long ago.’ +19 “And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. +20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood. +21 For these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for many generations.” +22 Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas. +23 This is the letter they took with them: +“This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings! +24 “We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them! +25 So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, +26 who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. +27 We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question. +28 “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements: +29 You must abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. If you do this, you will do well. Farewell.” +30 The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a general meeting of the believers and delivered the letter. +31 And there was great joy throughout the church that day as they read this encouraging message. +32 Then Judas and Silas, both being prophets, spoke at length to the believers, encouraging and strengthening their faith. +33 They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a blessing of peace. +34 +35 Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there. +36 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.” +37 Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. +38 But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work. +39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus. +40 Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care. +41 Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md index c201b745..5f21b6ef 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,69 +1,41 @@ -Paul's Second Missionary Journey - # Chapter 16 -1. Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. -2. Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium, -3. so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek. -4. Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. -5. So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day. - -A Call from Macedonia - - -6. Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. -7. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. -8. So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas. - -9. That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!" -10. So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there. - -Lydia of Philippi Believes in Jesus - - -11. We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. -12. From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days. - -13. On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. -14. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. -15. She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. "If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my home." And she urged us until we agreed. - -Paul and Silas in Prison - - -16. One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. -17. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved." - -18. This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And instantly it left her. - -19. Her masters' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace. -20. "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted to the city officials. -21. "They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice." - -22. A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. -23. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn't escape. -24. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks. - -25. Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. -26. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! -27. The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. -28. But Paul shouted to him, "Stop! Don't kill yourself! We are all here!" - -29. The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. -30. Then he brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" - -31. They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household." -32. And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household. -33. Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. -34. He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God. - -35. The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, "Let those men go!" -36. So the jailer told Paul, "The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace." - -37. But Paul replied, "They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison--and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!" - -38. When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. -39. So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city. -40. When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town. - - - +1 Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. +2 Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium, +3 so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek. +4 Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. +5 So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day. +6 Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. +7 Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. +8 So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas. +9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” +10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there. +11 We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. +12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days. +13 On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. +14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. +15 She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed. +16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. +17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.” +18 This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her. +19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace. +20 “The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials. +21 “They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice.” +22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. +23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. +24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks. +25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. +26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! +27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. +28 But Paul shouted to him, “Stop! Don’t kill yourself! We are all here!” +29 The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. +30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” +31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.” +32 And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household. +33 Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds. Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. +34 He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God. +35 The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!” +36 So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.” +37 But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!” +38 When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. +39 So they came to the jail and apologized to them. Then they brought them out and begged them to leave the city. +40 When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md index 4e060646..86f64887 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,58 +1,35 @@ -Paul Preaches in Thessalonica - # Chapter 17 -1. Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. -2. As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people. -3. He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, "This Jesus I'm telling you about is the Messiah." -4. Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women. - -5. But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd. -6. Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. "Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world," they shouted, "and now they are here disturbing our city, too. -7. And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus." - -8. The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports. -9. So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them. - -Paul and Silas in Berea - - -10. That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. -11. And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. -12. As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men. - -13. But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble. -14. The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind. -15. Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him. - -Paul Preaches in Athens - - -16. While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. -17. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there. - -18. He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, "What's this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he's picked up?" Others said, "He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods." - -19. Then they took him to the high council of the city. "Come and tell us about this new teaching," they said. -20. "You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it's all about." -21. (It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.) - -22. So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: "Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, -23. for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: 'To an Unknown God.' This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I'm telling you about. - -24. "He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn't live in man-made temples, -25. and human hands can't serve his needs--for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. -26. From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. - -27. "His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him--though he is not far from any one of us. -28. For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' -29. And since this is true, we shouldn't think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone. - -30. "God overlooked people's ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. -31. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead." - -32. When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, "We want to hear more about this later." -33. That ended Paul's discussion with them, -34. but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. - - - +1 Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. +2 As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people. +3 He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.” +4 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women. +5 But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd. +6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too. +7 And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.” +8 The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports. +9 So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them. +10 That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. +11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. +12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men. +13 But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble. +14 The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind. +15 Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him. +16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. +17 He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there. +18 He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said, “He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.” +19 Then they took him to the high council of the city. “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they said. +20 “You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.” +21 (It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.) +22 So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, +23 for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about. +24 “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, +25 and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. +26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. +27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. +28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ +29 And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone. +30 “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. +31 For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.” +32 When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.” +33 That ended Paul’s discussion with them, +34 but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md index ff75e20d..b5ecabc8 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,51 +1,29 @@ -Paul Meets Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth - # Chapter 18 -1. Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. -2. There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. -3. Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. - -4. Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike. -5. And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. -6. But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, "Your blood is upon your own heads--I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles." - -7. Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue. -8. Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and everyone in his household believed in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers, and were baptized. - -9. One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, *"Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent!* -10. *For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me."* -11. So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God. - -12. But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment. -13. They accused Paul of "persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law." - -14. But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul's accusers and said, "Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case. -15. But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters." -16. And he threw them out of the courtroom. - -17. The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention. - -Paul Returns to Antioch of Syria - - -18. Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom, marking the end of a vow. Then he set sail for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila with him. - -19. They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews. -20. They asked him to stay longer, but he declined. -21. As he left, however, he said, "I will come back later, God willing." Then he set sail from Ephesus. -22. The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch. - -23. After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers. - -Apollos Instructed at Ephesus - - -24. Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. -25. He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John's baptism. -26. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. - -27. Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God's grace, had believed. -28. He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah. - - - +1 Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. +2 There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. +3 Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. +4 Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike. +5 And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. +6 But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said, “Your blood is upon your own heads—I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.” +7 Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue. +8 Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and everyone in his household believed in the Lord. Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers, and were baptized. +9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! +10 For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.” +11 So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God. +12 But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment. +13 They accused Paul of “persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.” +14 But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul’s accusers and said, “Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would have a reason to accept your case. +15 But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.” +16 And he threw them out of the courtroom. +17 The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention. +18 Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters and went to nearby Cenchrea. There he shaved his head according to Jewish custom, marking the end of a vow. Then he set sail for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila with him. +19 They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews. +20 They asked him to stay longer, but he declined. +21 As he left, however, he said, “I will come back later, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. +22 The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch. +23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers. +24 Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. +25 He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. +26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. +27 Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s grace, had believed. +28 He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md index 41bbb589..c8448a6e 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,75 +1,45 @@ -Paul's Third Missionary Journey - # Chapter 19 -1. While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers. -2. "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. - -"No," they replied, "we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." - - -3. "Then what baptism did you experience?" he asked. - -And they replied, "The baptism of John." - - -4. Paul said, "John's baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus." - -5. As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. -6. Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. -7. There were about twelve men in all. - -Paul Ministers in Ephesus - - -8. Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. -9. But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. -10. This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia--both Jews and Greeks--heard the word of the Lord. - -11. God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. -12. When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled. - -13. A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, "I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!" -14. Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this. -15. But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?" -16. Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered. - -17. The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored. -18. Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices. -19. A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars. -20. So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect. - -21. Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. "And after that," he said, "I must go on to Rome!" -22. He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia. - -The Riot in Ephesus - - -23. -About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way. -24. It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy. -25. He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows: -"Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business. - -26. But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren't really gods at all. And he's done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province! -27. Of course, I'm not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I'm also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis--this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world--will be robbed of her great prestige!" - -28. At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" -29. Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia. -30. Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn't let him. -31. Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater. - -32. Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn't even know why they were there. -33. The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak. -34. But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" - -35. At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. "Citizens of Ephesus," he said. "Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven. -36. Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash. -37. You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess. - -38. "If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the officials can hear the case at once. Let them make formal charges. -39. And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly. -40. I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion. And if Rome demands an explanation, we won't know what to say." -41. Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed. - - - +1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers. +2 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. +“No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” +3 “Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. +And they replied, “The baptism of John.” +4 Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.” +5 As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. +6 Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. +7 There were about twelve men in all. +8 Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. +9 But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. +10 This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord. +11 God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. +12 When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled. +13 A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” +14 Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this. +15 But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?” +16 Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered. +17 The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored. +18 Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices. +19 A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars. +20 So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect. +21 Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. “And after that,” he said, “I must go on to Rome!” +22 He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia. +23 About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way. +24 It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy. +25 He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows: +“Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business. +26 But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province! +27 Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis—this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world—will be robbed of her great prestige!” +28 At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” +29 Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia. +30 Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn’t let him. +31 Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater. +32 Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there. +33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak. +34 But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” +35 At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven. +36 Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash. +37 You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess. +38 “If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the officials can hear the case at once. Let them make formal charges. +39 And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly. +40 I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion. And if Rome demands an explanation, we won’t know what to say.” +41 Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md index 7b4dd1b8..5b638f5e 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,61 +1,39 @@ -Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece - # Chapter 20 -1. When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia. -2. While there, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through. Then he traveled down to Greece, -3. where he stayed for three months. He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life, so he decided to return through Macedonia. - -4. Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. -5. They went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. -6. After the Passover ended, we boarded a ship at Philippi in Macedonia and five days later joined them in Troas, where we stayed a week. - -Paul's Final Visit to Troas - - -7. On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord's Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight. -8. The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps. -9. As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. -10. Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. "Don't worry," he said, "he's alive!" -11. Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord's Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then he left. -12. Meanwhile, the young man was taken home alive and well, and everyone was greatly relieved. - -Paul Meets the Ephesian Elders - - -13. Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship. -14. He joined us there, and we sailed together to Mitylene. -15. The next day we sailed past the island of Kios. The following day we crossed to the island of Samos, and a day later we arrived at Miletus. - -16. Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn't want to spend any more time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, in time for the Festival of Pentecost. -17. But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him. - -18. When they arrived he declared, "You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now -19. I have done the Lord's work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. -20. I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. -21. I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike--the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus. - -22. "And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don't know what awaits me, -23. except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. -24. But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. - -25. "And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again. -26. I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it's not my fault, -27. for I didn't shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know. - -28. "So guard yourselves and God's people. Feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his own blood--over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders. -29. I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock. -30. Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following. -31. Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you--my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you. - -32. "And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. - -33. "I have never coveted anyone's silver or gold or fine clothes. -34. You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. -35. And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: *'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'*" - -36. When he had finished speaking, he knelt and prayed with them. -37. They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye. -38. They were sad most of all because he had said that they would never see him again. Then they escorted him down to the ship. - - - +1 When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia. +2 While there, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through. Then he traveled down to Greece, +3 where he stayed for three months. He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life, so he decided to return through Macedonia. +4 Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica; Gaius from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. +5 They went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. +6 After the Passover ended, we boarded a ship at Philippi in Macedonia and five days later joined them in Troas, where we stayed a week. +7 On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight. +8 The upstairs room where we met was lighted with many flickering lamps. +9 As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. +10 Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said, “he’s alive!” +11 Then they all went back upstairs, shared in the Lord’s Supper, and ate together. Paul continued talking to them until dawn, and then he left. +12 Meanwhile, the young man was taken home alive and well, and everyone was greatly relieved. +13 Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship. +14 He joined us there, and we sailed together to Mitylene. +15 The next day we sailed past the island of Kios. The following day we crossed to the island of Samos, and a day later we arrived at Miletus. +16 Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn’t want to spend any more time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, in time for the Festival of Pentecost. +17 But when we landed at Miletus, he sent a message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, asking them to come and meet him. +18 When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now +19 I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. +20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. +21 I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus. +22 “And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, +23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. +24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. +25 “And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again. +26 I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault, +27 for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know. +28 “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders. +29 I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock. +30 Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following. +31 Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you. +32 “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. +33 “I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes. +34 You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. +35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” +36 When he had finished speaking, he knelt and prayed with them. +37 They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye. +38 They were sad most of all because he had said that they would never see him again. Then they escorted him down to the ship. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md index 84476a89..ac3af45d 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,69 +1,42 @@ -Paul's Journey to Jerusalem - # Chapter 21 -1. After saying farewell to the Ephesian elders, we sailed straight to the island of Cos. The next day we reached Rhodes and then went to Patara. -2. There we boarded a ship sailing for Phoenicia. -3. We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo. - -4. We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem. -5. When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed, -6. and said our farewells. Then we went aboard, and they returned home. - -7. The next stop after leaving Tyre was Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed for one day. -8. The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food. -9. He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy. - -10. Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea. -11. He came over, took Paul's belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, "The Holy Spirit declares, 'So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.'" -12. When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. - -13. But he said, "Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus." -14. When it was clear that we couldn't persuade him, we gave up and said, "The Lord's will be done." -Paul Arrives at Jerusalem - - -15. After this we packed our things and left for Jerusalem. -16. Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers. -17. When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly. - -18. The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present. -19. After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry. - -20. After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, "You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously. -21. But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. They've heard that you teach them not to circumcise their children or follow other Jewish customs. -22. What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come. - -23. "Here's what we want you to do. We have four men here who have completed their vow. -24. Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws. - -25. "As for the Gentile believers, they should do what we already told them in a letter: They should abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality." -Paul Is Arrested - - -26. So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would be offered for each of them. - -27. The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him, -28. yelling, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple--and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles." -29. (For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.) - -30. The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and dragged out of the Temple, and immediately the gates were closed behind him. -31. As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. -32. He immediately called out his soldiers and officers and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul. - -33. Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was and what he had done. -34. Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn't find out the truth in all the uproar and confusion, he ordered that Paul be taken to the fortress. -35. As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him. -36. And the crowd followed behind, shouting, "Kill him, kill him!" -Paul Speaks to the Crowd - - -37. As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, "May I have a word with you?" -"Do you know Greek?" the commander asked, surprised. - -38. "Aren't you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins out into the desert?" - -39. "No," Paul replied, "I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people." -40. The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic. - - - +1 After saying farewell to the Ephesian elders, we sailed straight to the island of Cos. The next day we reached Rhodes and then went to Patara. +2 There we boarded a ship sailing for Phoenicia. +3 We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo. +4 We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem. +5 When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed, +6 and said our farewells. Then we went aboard, and they returned home. +7 The next stop after leaving Tyre was Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed for one day. +8 The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food. +9 He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy. +10 Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea. +11 He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.’” +12 When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. +13 But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.” +14 When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.” +15 After this we packed our things and left for Jerusalem. +16 Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originally from Cyprus and one of the early believers. +17 When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly. +18 The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present. +19 After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry. +20 After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously. +21 But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn their backs on the laws of Moses. They’ve heard that you teach them not to circumcise their children or follow other Jewish customs. +22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come. +23 “Here’s what we want you to do. We have four men here who have completed their vow. +24 Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws. +25 “As for the Gentile believers, they should do what we already told them in a letter: They should abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.” +26 So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would be offered for each of them. +27 The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him, +28 yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.” +29 (For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.) +30 The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and dragged out of the Temple, and immediately the gates were closed behind him. +31 As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. +32 He immediately called out his soldiers and officers and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul. +33 Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was and what he had done. +34 Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn’t find out the truth in all the uproar and confusion, he ordered that Paul be taken to the fortress. +35 As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him. +36 And the crowd followed behind, shouting, “Kill him, kill him!” +37 As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?” +“Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised. +38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins out into the desert?” +39 “No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.” +40 The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md index f0a1a10b..2ead4cae 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,62 +1,35 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. "Brothers and esteemed fathers," Paul said, "listen to me as I offer my defense." -2. When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. - -3. Then Paul said, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today. -4. And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. -5. The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished. - -6. "As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me. -7. I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'* - -8. "'Who are you, lord?' I asked. -"And the voice replied, *'I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.'* -9. The people with me saw the light but didn't understand the voice speaking to me. - -10. "I asked, 'What should I do, Lord?' -"And the Lord told me, *'Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.'* - -11. "I was blinded by the intense light and had to be led by the hand to Damascus by my companions. -12. A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus. -13. He came and stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight.' And that very moment I could see him! - -14. "Then he told me, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. -15. For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. -16. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.' - -17. "After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. -18. I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, *'Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won't accept your testimony about me.'* - -19. "'But Lord,' I argued, 'they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. -20. And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.' - -21. "But the Lord said to me, *'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'*" - -22. The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, "Away with such a fellow! He isn't fit to live!" -23. They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air. - -Paul Reveals His Roman Citizenship - - -24. The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious. -25. When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, "Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't even been tried?" - -26. When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, "What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!" - -27. So the commander went over and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" -"Yes, I certainly am," Paul replied. - - -28. "I am, too," the commander muttered, "and it cost me plenty!" -Paul answered, "But I am a citizen by birth!" - - -29. The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped. - -Paul before the High Council - - -30. The next day the commander ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council. He wanted to find out what the trouble was all about, so he released Paul to have him stand before them. - - - +1 “Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said, “listen to me as I offer my defense.” +2 When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. +3 Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today. +4 And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. +5 The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished. +6 “As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me. +7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ +8 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. +“And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’ +9 The people with me saw the light but didn’t understand the voice speaking to me. +10 “I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ +“And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’ +11 “I was blinded by the intense light and had to be led by the hand to Damascus by my companions. +12 A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus. +13 He came and stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And that very moment I could see him! +14 “Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. +15 For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. +16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’ +17 “After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. +18 I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’ +19 “‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. +20 And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.’ +21 “But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’” +22 The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!” +23 They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air. +24 The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious. +25 When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?” +26 When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!” +27 So the commander went over and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” +“Yes, I certainly am,” Paul replied. +28 “I am, too,” the commander muttered, “and it cost me plenty!” +Paul answered, “But I am a citizen by birth!” +29 The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped. +30 The next day the commander ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council. He wanted to find out what the trouble was all about, so he released Paul to have him stand before them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md index 795227ef..1052cc98 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_23.md @@ -1,61 +1,36 @@ # Chapter 23 -1. Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: "Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!" - -2. Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth. -3. But Paul said to him, "God will slap you, you corrupt hypocrite! What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?" - -4. Those standing near Paul said to him, "Do you dare to insult God's high priest?" - -5. "I'm sorry, brothers. I didn't realize he was the high priest," Paul replied, "for the Scriptures say, 'You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.'" - -6. Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!" - -7. This divided the council--the Pharisees against the Sadducees-- -8. for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these. -9. So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. "We see nothing wrong with him," they shouted. "Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him." -10. As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress. - -11. That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, *"Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well."* -The Plan to Kill Paul - - -12. The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. -13. There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy. -14. They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, "We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul. -15. So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way." - -16. But Paul's nephew--his sister's son--heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul. -17. Paul called for one of the Roman officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him." - -18. So the officer did, explaining, "Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you." - -19. The commander took his hand, led him aside, and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?" - -20. Paul's nephew told him, "Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information. -21. But don't do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent." - -22. "Don't let anyone know you told me this," the commander warned the young man. - -Paul Is Sent to Caesarea - - -23. Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, "Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o'clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops. -24. Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix." -25. Then he wrote this letter to the governor: - -26. "From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings! - -27. "This man was seized by some Jews, and they were about to kill him when I arrived with the troops. When I learned that he was a Roman citizen, I removed him to safety. -28. Then I took him to their high council to try to learn the basis of the accusations against him. -29. I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law--certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death. -30. But when I was informed of a plot to kill him, I immediately sent him on to you. I have told his accusers to bring their charges before you." - -31. So that night, as ordered, the soldiers took Paul as far as Antipatris. -32. They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea. -33. When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix. -34. He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. "Cilicia," Paul answered. - -35. "I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive," the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod's headquarters. - - - +1 Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!” +2 Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth. +3 But Paul said to him, “God will slap you, you corrupt hypocrite! What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?” +4 Those standing near Paul said to him, “Do you dare to insult God’s high priest?” +5 “I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’” +6 Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!” +7 This divided the council—the Pharisees against the Sadducees— +8 for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these. +9 So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.” +10 As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress. +11 That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.” +12 The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. +13 There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy. +14 They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul. +15 So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.” +16 But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul. +17 Paul called for one of the Roman officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.” +18 So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.” +19 The commander took his hand, led him aside, and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?” +20 Paul’s nephew told him, “Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information. +21 But don’t do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.” +22 “Don’t let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man. +23 Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, “Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops. +24 Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix.” +25 Then he wrote this letter to the governor: +26 “From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings! +27 “This man was seized by some Jews, and they were about to kill him when I arrived with the troops. When I learned that he was a Roman citizen, I removed him to safety. +28 Then I took him to their high council to try to learn the basis of the accusations against him. +29 I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death. +30 But when I was informed of a plot to kill him, I immediately sent him on to you. I have told his accusers to bring their charges before you.” +31 So that night, as ordered, the soldiers took Paul as far as Antipatris. +32 They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea. +33 When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix. +34 He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. “Cilicia,” Paul answered. +35 “I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md index 462af9d6..e2f5410c 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_24.md @@ -1,40 +1,29 @@ -Paul Appears before Felix - # Chapter 24 -1. Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor. -2. When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor: -"You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us. - -3. For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you. -4. But I don't want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment. -5. We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes. -6. Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him. -8. You can find out the truth of our accusations by examining him yourself." -9. Then the other Jews chimed in, declaring that everything Tertullus said was true. - -10. The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, "I know, sir, that you have been a judge of Jewish affairs for many years, so I gladly present my defense before you. -11. You can quickly discover that I arrived in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago to worship at the Temple. -12. My accusers never found me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor stirring up a riot in any synagogue or on the streets of the city. -13. These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing. - -14. "But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets. -15. I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous. -16. Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people. - -17. "After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God. -18. My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting. -19. But some Jews from the province of Asia were there--and they ought to be here to bring charges if they have anything against me! -20. Ask these men here what crime the Jewish high council found me guilty of, -21. except for the one time I shouted out, 'I am on trial before you today because I believe in the resurrection of the dead!'" - -22. At that point Felix, who was quite familiar with the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, "Wait until Lysias, the garrison commander, arrives. Then I will decide the case." -23. He ordered an officer to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs. - -24. A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus. -25. As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. "Go away for now," he replied. "When it is more convenient, I'll call for you again." -26. He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him. - -27. After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison. - - - +1 Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor. +2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor: +“You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us. +3 For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you. +4 But I don’t want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment. +5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes. +6 Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him. +7 +8 You can find out the truth of our accusations by examining him yourself.” +9 Then the other Jews chimed in, declaring that everything Tertullus said was true. +10 The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, “I know, sir, that you have been a judge of Jewish affairs for many years, so I gladly present my defense before you. +11 You can quickly discover that I arrived in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago to worship at the Temple. +12 My accusers never found me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor stirring up a riot in any synagogue or on the streets of the city. +13 These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing. +14 “But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets. +15 I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous. +16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people. +17 “After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrifices to God. +18 My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting. +19 But some Jews from the province of Asia were there—and they ought to be here to bring charges if they have anything against me! +20 Ask these men here what crime the Jewish high council found me guilty of, +21 except for the one time I shouted out, ‘I am on trial before you today because I believe in the resurrection of the dead!’” +22 At that point Felix, who was quite familiar with the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “Wait until Lysias, the garrison commander, arrives. Then I will decide the case.” +23 He ordered an officer to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs. +24 A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus. +25 As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.” +26 He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him. +27 After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md index de9a7870..1a88c069 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_25.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Paul Appears before Festus - # Chapter 25 -1. Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem, -2. where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul. -3. They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way). -4. But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon. -5. So he said, "Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations." - -6. -About eight or ten days later Festus returned to Caesarea, and on the following day he took his seat in court and ordered that Paul be brought in. -7. When Paul arrived, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn't prove. - -8. Paul denied the charges. "I am not guilty of any crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government," he said. - -9. Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, "Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?" - -10. But Paul replied, "No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty of harming the Jews. -11. If I have done something worthy of death, I don't refuse to die. But if I am innocent, no one has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!" - -12. Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, "Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!" - -13. A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus. -14. During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. "There is a prisoner here," he told him, "whose case was left for me by Felix. -15. When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him. -16. I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves. - -17. "When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn't delay. I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in. -18. But the accusations made against him weren't any of the crimes I expected. -19. Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive. -20. I was at a loss to know how to investigate these things, so I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem. -21. But Paul appealed to have his case decided by the emperor. So I ordered that he be held in custody until I could arrange to send him to Caesar." - -22. "I'd like to hear the man myself," Agrippa said. -And Festus replied, "You will--tomorrow!" -Paul Speaks to Agrippa - - -23. So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in. -24. Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem. -25. But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome. - -26. "But what shall I write the emperor? For there is no clear charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write. -27. For it makes no sense to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him!" - - - +1 Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem, +2 where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul. +3 They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way). +4 But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon. +5 So he said, “Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations.” +6 About eight or ten days later Festus returned to Caesarea, and on the following day he took his seat in court and ordered that Paul be brought in. +7 When Paul arrived, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn’t prove. +8 Paul denied the charges. “I am not guilty of any crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government,” he said. +9 Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?” +10 But Paul replied, “No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty of harming the Jews. +11 If I have done something worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die. But if I am innocent, no one has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!” +12 Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!” +13 A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus. +14 During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. “There is a prisoner here,” he told him, “whose case was left for me by Felix. +15 When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him. +16 I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves. +17 “When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn’t delay. I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in. +18 But the accusations made against him weren’t any of the crimes I expected. +19 Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive. +20 I was at a loss to know how to investigate these things, so I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem. +21 But Paul appealed to have his case decided by the emperor. So I ordered that he be held in custody until I could arrange to send him to Caesar.” +22 “I’d like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa said. +And Festus replied, “You will—tomorrow!” +23 So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in. +24 Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem. +25 But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome. +26 “But what shall I write the emperor? For there is no clear charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write. +27 For it makes no sense to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him!” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md index 56f5d7c7..0ee318d2 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_26.md @@ -1,51 +1,35 @@ # Chapter 26 -1. Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak in your defense." +1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak in your defense.” So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense: - -2. "I am fortunate, King Agrippa, that you are the one hearing my defense today against all these accusations made by the Jewish leaders, -3. for I know you are an expert on all Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently! - -4. "As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem. -5. If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion. -6. Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God's promise made to our ancestors. -7. In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope! -8. Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead? - -9. "I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene. -10. Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death. -11. Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities. - -12. "One day I was on such a mission to Damascus, armed with the authority and commission of the leading priests. -13. -About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my companions. -14. We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, *'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.'* - -15. "'Who are you, lord?' I asked. -"And the Lord replied, *'I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.* -16. *Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future.* -17. *And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles* -18. *to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'* - -19. "And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven. -20. I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God--and prove they have changed by the good things they do. -21. Some Jews arrested me in the Temple for preaching this, and they tried to kill me. -22. But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen-- -23. that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, and in this way announce God's light to Jews and Gentiles alike." - -24. Suddenly, Festus shouted, "Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!" - -25. But Paul replied, "I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth. -26. And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner! -27. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do--" - -28. Agrippa interrupted him. "Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?" - -29. Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains." - -30. Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others stood and left. -31. As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, "This man hasn't done anything to deserve death or imprisonment." - -32. And Agrippa said to Festus, "He could have been set free if he hadn't appealed to Caesar." - - - +2 “I am fortunate, King Agrippa, that you are the one hearing my defense today against all these accusations made by the Jewish leaders, +3 for I know you are an expert on all Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently! +4 “As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem. +5 If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion. +6 Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors. +7 In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope! +8 Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead? +9 “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene. +10 Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death. +11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities. +12 “One day I was on such a mission to Damascus, armed with the authority and commission of the leading priests. +13 About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my companions. +14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’ +15 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. +“And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. +16 Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future. +17 And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles +18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’ +19 “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven. +20 I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do. +21 Some Jews arrested me in the Temple for preaching this, and they tried to kill me. +22 But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen— +23 that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, and in this way announce God’s light to Jews and Gentiles alike.” +24 Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!” +25 But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth. +26 And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner! +27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do—” +28 Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?” +29 Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.” +30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others stood and left. +31 As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.” +32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “He could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md index eae74e9c..6ca51140 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_27.md @@ -1,68 +1,45 @@ -Paul Sails for Rome - # Chapter 27 -1. When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment. -2. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province. - -3. The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs. -4. Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland. -5. Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia. -6. There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board. - -7. We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone. -8. We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. -9. We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship's officers about it. - -10. "Men," he said, "I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on--shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well." -11. But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship's captain and the owner than to Paul. -12. And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor--a poor place to spend the winter--most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure. - -The Storm at Sea - - -13. When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. -14. But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a "northeaster") burst across the island and blew us out to sea. -15. The sailors couldn't turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale. - -16. We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us. -17. Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind. - -18. The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. -19. The following day they even took some of the ship's gear and threw it overboard. -20. The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone. - -21. No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, "Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. -22. But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. -23. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, -24. and he said, 'Don't be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What's more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.' -25. So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. -26. But we will be shipwrecked on an island." -The Shipwreck - - -27. -About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near. -28. They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep. -29. At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight. - -30. Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship. -31. But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, "You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard." -32. So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away. - -33. Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. "You have been so worried that you haven't touched food for two weeks," he said. -34. "Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish." -35. Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it. -36. Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat-- -37. all 276 of us who were on board. -38. After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard. - -39. When morning dawned, they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground. -40. So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore. -41. But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart. - -42. The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn't swim ashore and escape. -43. But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn't let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land. -44. The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore. - - - +1 When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment. +2 Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province. +3 The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs. +4 Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland. +5 Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia. +6 There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board. +7 We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone. +8 We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. +9 We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it. +10 “Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.” +11 But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul. +12 And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure. +13 When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. +14 But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea. +15 The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale. +16 We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us. +17 Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind. +18 The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. +19 The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard. +20 The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone. +21 No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. +22 But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. +23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, +24 and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ +25 So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. +26 But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” +27 About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near. +28 They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep. +29 At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight. +30 Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship. +31 But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.” +32 So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away. +33 Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said. +34 “Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.” +35 Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it. +36 Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat— +37 all 276 of us who were on board. +38 After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard. +39 When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground. +40 So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore. +41 But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart. +42 The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape. +43 But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land. +44 The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md index 151d765a..6bf488bb 100644 --- a/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md +++ b/NLT/44_Acts/Chapter_28.md @@ -1,73 +1,43 @@ -Paul on the Island of Malta - # Chapter 28 -1. Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. -2. The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us. - -3. As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. -4. The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, "A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live." -5. But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. -6. The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn't harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. - -7. Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days. -8. As it happened, Publius's father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him. -9. Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. -10. As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip. - -Paul Arrives at Rome - - -11. It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island--an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead. -12. Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days. -13. From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli. -14. There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. - -15. The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God. - -16. When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier. - -Paul Preaches at Rome under Guard - - -17. Three days after Paul's arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, "Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. -18. The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence. -19. But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people. -20. I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel--the Messiah--has already come." - -21. They replied, "We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here. -22. But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is denounced everywhere." - -23. So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening. -24. Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe. -25. And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: "The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet, - -26. 'Go and say to this people: +1 Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. +2 The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us. +3 As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. +4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.” +5 But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. +6 The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. +7 Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days. +8 As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him. +9 Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. +10 As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip. +11 It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead. +12 Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days. +13 From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli. +14 There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. +15 The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God. +16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier. +17 Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. +18 The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence. +19 But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people. +20 I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.” +21 They replied, “We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here. +22 But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is denounced everywhere.” +23 So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening. +24 Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe. +25 And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: “The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet, +26 ‘Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, - -you will not understand. - + you will not understand. When you see what I do, - -you will not comprehend. - - -27. For the hearts of these people are hardened, - -and their ears cannot hear, - -and they have closed their eyes-- + you will not comprehend. +27 For the hearts of these people are hardened, + and their ears cannot hear, + and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, - -and their ears cannot hear, - -and their hearts cannot understand, + and their ears cannot hear, + and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me - and let me heal them.' - -28. So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it." - -30. For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, -31. boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him. - - - + and let me heal them.’ +28 So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.” +29 +30 For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, +31 boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md index 092e348f..d6b15289 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,54 +1,34 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. -2. God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. -3. The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David's family line, -4. and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. -5. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. - -6. And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. -7. I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. - +1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News. +2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. +3 The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line, +4 and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord. +5 Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. +6 And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. +7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -God's Good News - - -8. Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. -9. God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son. - -10. One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. -11. For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. -12. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. - -13. I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. -14. For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike. -15. So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News. - -16. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes--the Jew first and also the Gentile. -17. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person has life." -God's Anger at Sin - - -18. But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. -19. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. -20. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. - -21. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. -22. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. -23. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. - -24. So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. -25. They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. -26. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. -27. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. - -28. Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. -29. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. -30. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. -31. They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. -32. They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. - - - +8 Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world. +9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son. +10 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you. +11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. +12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. +13 I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles. +14 For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike. +15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News. +16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. +17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” +18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. +19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. +20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. +21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. +22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. +23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. +24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. +25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. +26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. +27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. +28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. +29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. +30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. +31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. +32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md index 6e851603..4180e427 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,44 +1,30 @@ -God's Judgment of Sin - # Chapter 2 -1. You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things. -2. And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things. -3. Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God's judgment when you do the same things? -4. Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? - -5. But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. -6. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. -7. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. -8. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. -9. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil--for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. -10. But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good--for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. -11. For God does not show favoritism. - -12. When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God's written law. And the Jews, who do have God's law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it. -13. For merely listening to the law doesn't make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. -14. Even Gentiles, who do not have God's written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. -15. They demonstrate that God's law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. -16. And this is the message I proclaim--that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone's secret life. - -The Jews and the Law - - -17. You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God's law, and you boast about your special relationship with him. -18. You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law. -19. You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness. -20. You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God's law gives you complete knowledge and truth. - -21. Well then, if you teach others, why don't you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal? -22. You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery? You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples? -23. You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it. -24. No wonder the Scriptures say, "The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you." - -25. The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God's law. But if you don't obey God's law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile. -26. And if the Gentiles obey God's law, won't God declare them to be his own people? -27. In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God's law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God's law but don't obey it. - -28. For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision. -29. No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people. - - - +1 You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things. +2 And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things. +3 Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things? +4 Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? +5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. +6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done. +7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. +8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. +9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. +10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. +11 For God does not show favoritism. +12 When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it. +13 For merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight. +14 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. +15 They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. +16 And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life. +17 You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him. +18 You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law. +19 You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness. +20 You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God’s law gives you complete knowledge and truth. +21 Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal? +22 You say it is wrong to commit adultery, but do you commit adultery? You condemn idolatry, but do you use items stolen from pagan temples? +23 You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it. +24 No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.” +25 The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile. +26 And if the Gentiles obey God’s law, won’t God declare them to be his own people? +27 In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it. +28 For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision. +29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md index b371ee40..3ed38cbb 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,76 +1,42 @@ -God Remains Faithful - # Chapter 3 -1. Then what's the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? -2. Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God. - -3. True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful? -4. Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, -"You will be proved right in what you say, - and you will win your case in court." - -5. "But," some might say, "our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn't it unfair, then, for him to punish us?" (This is merely a human point of view.) -6. Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? -7. "But," someone might still argue, "how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?" -8. And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, "The more we sin, the better it is!" Those who say such things deserve to be condemned. - -All People Are Sinners - - -9. Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. -10. As the Scriptures say, -"No one is righteous-- - -not even one. - - -11. No one is truly wise; - -no one is seeking God. - - -12. All have turned away; - -all have become useless. - +1 Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? +2 Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God. +3 True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful? +4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, +“You will be proved right in what you say, + and you will win your case in court.” +5 “But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.) +6 Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? +7 “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” +8 And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned. +9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. +10 As the Scriptures say, +“No one is righteous— + not even one. +11 No one is truly wise; + no one is seeking God. +12 All have turned away; + all have become useless. No one does good, - not a single one." - -13. "Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. - -Their tongues are filled with lies." -"Snake venom drips from their lips." - -14. "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." - -15. "They rush to commit murder. - -16. Destruction and misery always follow them. - -17. They don't know where to find peace." - -18. "They have no fear of God at all." - -19. Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. -20. For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. - -Christ Took Our Punishment - - -21. But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. -22. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. - -23. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. -24. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. -25. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, -26. for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. - -27. Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. -28. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law. - -29. After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. -30. There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. -31. Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law. - - - + not a single one.” +13 “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. + Their tongues are filled with lies.” +“Snake venom drips from their lips.” +14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” +15 “They rush to commit murder. +16 Destruction and misery always follow them. +17 They don’t know where to find peace.” +18 “They have no fear of God at all.” +19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. +20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. +21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. +22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. +23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. +24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. +25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, +26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. +27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. +28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law. +29 After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is. +30 There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. +31 Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md index 314e920c..dc166e4f 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -The Faith of Abraham - # Chapter 4 -1. Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? -2. If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God's way. -3. For the Scriptures tell us, "Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith." - -4. When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned. -5. But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. -6. David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: - -7. "Oh, what joy for those - -whose disobedience is forgiven, - -whose sins are put out of sight. - - -8. Yes, what joy for those - whose record the LORD has cleared of sin." - -9. Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith. -10. But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was circumcised! - -11. Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous--even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith. -12. And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised. - -13. Clearly, God's promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God's law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith. -14. If God's promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless. -15. For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!) - -16. So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham's. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. -17. That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, "I have made you the father of many nations." This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing. - -18. Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping--believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, "That's how many descendants you will have!" -19. And Abraham's faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead--and so was Sarah's womb. - -20. Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. -21. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. -22. And because of Abraham's faith, God counted him as righteous. -23. And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn't just for Abraham's benefit. It was recorded -24. for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. -25. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God. - - - +1 Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God? +2 If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God’s way. +3 For the Scriptures tell us, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” +4 When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned. +5 But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. +6 David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: +7 “Oh, what joy for those + whose disobedience is forgiven, + whose sins are put out of sight. +8 Yes, what joy for those + whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.” +9 Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith. +10 But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was circumcised! +11 Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous—even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith. +12 And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised. +13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith. +14 If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless. +15 For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!) +16 So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. +17 That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing. +18 Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” +19 And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. +20 Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. +21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. +22 And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. +23 And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded +24 for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. +25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md index c6746133..0460da97 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -Faith Brings Joy - # Chapter 5 -1. Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. -2. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory. - -3. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. -4. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. -5. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. - -6. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. -7. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. -8. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. -9. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's condemnation. -10. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. -11. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. - -Adam and Christ Contrasted - - -12. When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. -13. Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. -14. Still, everyone died--from the time of Adam to the time of Moses--even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. -15. But there is a great difference between Adam's sin and God's gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. -16. And the result of God's gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man's sin. For Adam's sin led to condemnation, but God's free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. -17. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. - -18. Yes, Adam's one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ's one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. -19. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. - -20. God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant. -21. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - - - +1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. +2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. +3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. +4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. +5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. +6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. +7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. +8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. +9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. +10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. +11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. +12 When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. +13 Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. +14 Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. +15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. +16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. +17 For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. +18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. +19 Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. +20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. +21 So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md index 2058f15d..e63ca037 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,34 +1,24 @@ -Sin's Power Is Broken - # Chapter 6 -1. Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? -2. Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? -3. Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? -4. For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. - -5. Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. -6. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. -7. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. -8. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. -9. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. -10. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. -11. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. - -12. Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. -13. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. -14. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace. - -15. Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! -16. Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. -17. Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. -18. Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. - -19. Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. - -20. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. -21. And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. -22. But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. -23. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? +2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? +3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? +4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. +5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. +6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. +7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. +8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. +9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. +10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. +11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. +12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. +13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. +14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. +15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! +16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. +17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. +18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. +19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. +20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. +21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. +22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. +23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md index c0d60dfe..4165e764 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,43 +1,26 @@ -No Longer Bound to the Law - # Chapter 7 -1. Now, dear brothers and sisters--you who are familiar with the law--don't you know that the law applies only while a person is living? -2. For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. -3. So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries. - -4. So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. -5. When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death. -6. But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit. - -God's Law Reveals Our Sin - - -7. Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, "You must not covet." -8. But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. -9. At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, -10. and I died. So I discovered that the law's commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. -11. Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. -12. But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good. - -13. But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God's good commands for its own evil purposes. - -Struggling with Sin - - -14. So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. -15. I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate. -16. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. -17. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. - -18. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. -19. I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. -20. But if I do what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. - -21. I have discovered this principle of life--that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. -22. I love God's law with all my heart. -23. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. -24. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? -25. Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin. - - - +1 Now, dear brothers and sisters—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living? +2 For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. +3 So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries. +4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. +5 When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death. +6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit. +7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.” +8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. +9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, +10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. +11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. +12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good. +13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes. +14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. +15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. +16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. +17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. +18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. +19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. +20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. +21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. +22 I love God’s law with all my heart. +23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. +24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? +25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md index 52940ee5..a76b81c6 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,60 +1,40 @@ -Life in the Spirit - # Chapter 8 -1. So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. -2. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. -3. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. -4. He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. - -5. Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. -6. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. -7. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will. -8. That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. - -9. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) -10. And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. -11. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. - -12. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. -13. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. -14. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. - -15. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba, Father." -16. For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. -17. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. - -The Future Glory - - -18. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. -19. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. -20. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope, -21. the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay. -22. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. -23. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. -24. We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don't need to hope for it. -25. But if we look forward to something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.) - -26. And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. -27. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will. -28. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. -29. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. -30. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. - -Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love - - -31. What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? -32. Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else? -33. Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one--for God himself has given us right standing with himself. -34. Who then will condemn us? No one--for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us. - -35. Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? -36. (As the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.") -37. No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. - -38. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. -39. No power in the sky above or in the earth below--indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. - - - +1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. +2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. +3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. +4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. +5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. +6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. +7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. +8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. +9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) +10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. +11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. +12 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. +13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. +14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. +15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” +16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. +17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. +18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. +19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. +20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, +21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. +22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. +23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. +24 We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. +25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.) +26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. +27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. +28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. +29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. +30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. +31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? +32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? +33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. +34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. +35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? +36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) +37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. +38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. +39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md index 48c43e3d..8371b68a 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,83 +1,55 @@ -God's Selection of Israel - # Chapter 9 -1. With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. -2. My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief -3. for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed--cut off from Christ!--if that would save them. -4. They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. -5. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. - -6. Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God's people! -7. Being descendants of Abraham doesn't make them truly Abraham's children. For the Scriptures say, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted," though Abraham had other children, too. -8. This means that Abraham's physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham's children. -9. For God had promised, "I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." - -10. This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins. -11. But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; -12. he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, "Your older son will serve your younger son." -13. In the words of the Scriptures, "I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau." - -14. Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! -15. For God said to Moses, -"I will show mercy to anyone I choose, - and I will show compassion to anyone I choose." - -16. So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. - -17. For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth." -18. So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen. - -19. Well then, you might say, "Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven't they simply done what he makes them do?" - -20. No, don't say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, "Why have you made me like this?" -21. When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn't he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? -22. In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. -23. He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. -24. And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles. - -25. Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, -"Those who were not my people, - -I will now call my people. - +1 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. +2 My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief +3 for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them. +4 They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. +5 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. +6 Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people! +7 Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too. +8 This means that Abraham’s physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham’s children. +9 For God had promised, “I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” +10 This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins. +11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; +12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.” +13 In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.” +14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! +15 For God said to Moses, +“I will show mercy to anyone I choose, + and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.” +16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. +17 For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.” +18 So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen. +19 Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?” +20 No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?” +21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? +22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. +23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. +24 And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles. +25 Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, +“Those who were not my people, + I will now call my people. And I will love those - whom I did not love before." - -26. And, -"Then, at the place where they were told, - -'You are not my people,' + whom I did not love before.” +26 And, +“Then, at the place where they were told, + ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called - 'children of the living God.'" - -27. And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out, -"Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, - -only a remnant will be saved. - - -28. For the LORD will carry out his sentence upon the earth - quickly and with finality." - -29. And Isaiah said the same thing in another place: -"If the LORD of Heaven's Armies - -had not spared a few of our children, + ‘children of the living God.’” +27 And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out, +“Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, + only a remnant will be saved. +28 For the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth + quickly and with finality.” +29 And Isaiah said the same thing in another place: +“If the Lord of Heaven’s Armies + had not spared a few of our children, we would have been wiped out like Sodom, - destroyed like Gomorrah." -Israel's Unbelief - - -30. What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God's standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. -31. But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. -32. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path. -33. God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, -"I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that makes people stumble, - -a rock that makes them fall. - + destroyed like Gomorrah.” +30 What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place. +31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. +32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path. +33 God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, +“I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that makes people stumble, + a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who trusts in him - will never be disgraced." - - - + will never be disgraced.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md index 46dedec5..37ec6908 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,46 +1,33 @@ # Chapter 10 -1. Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. -2. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. -3. For they don't understand God's way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God's way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. -4. For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. - -Salvation Is for Everyone - - -5. For Moses writes that the law's way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands. -6. But faith's way of getting right with God says, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will go up to heaven?' (to bring Christ down to earth). -7. And don't say, 'Who will go down to the place of the dead?' (to bring Christ back to life again)." -8. In fact, it says, -"The message is very close at hand; - it is on your lips and in your heart." +1 Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. +2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. +3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. +4 For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. +5 For Moses writes that the law’s way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands. +6 But faith’s way of getting right with God says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (to bring Christ down to earth). +7 And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place of the dead?’ (to bring Christ back to life again).” +8 In fact, it says, +“The message is very close at hand; + it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach: - -9. If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. -10. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. -11. As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced." -12. Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. -13. For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved." - -14. But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? -15. And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!" - -16. But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, "LORD, who has believed our message?" -17. So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. -18. But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have: -"The message has gone throughout the earth, - and the words to all the world." - -19. But I ask, did the people of Israel really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said, -"I will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation. - I will provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles." - -20. And later Isaiah spoke boldly for God, saying, -"I was found by people who were not looking for me. - I showed myself to those who were not asking for me." - -21. But regarding Israel, God said, -"All day long I opened my arms to them, - but they were disobedient and rebellious." - - - +9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. +10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. +11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” +12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. +13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” +14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? +15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” +16 But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “Lord, who has believed our message?” +17 So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. +18 But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have: +“The message has gone throughout the earth, + and the words to all the world.” +19 But I ask, did the people of Israel really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said, +“I will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation. + I will provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles.” +20 And later Isaiah spoke boldly for God, saying, +“I was found by people who were not looking for me. + I showed myself to those who were not asking for me.” +21 But regarding Israel, God said, +“All day long I opened my arms to them, + but they were disobedient and rebellious.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md index b5fe5294..3b71ed7a 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,81 +1,50 @@ -God's Mercy on Israel - # Chapter 11 -1. I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. - -2. No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said, -3. "LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too." - -4. And do you remember God's reply? He said, "No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!" - -5. It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God's grace--his undeserved kindness in choosing them. -6. And since it is through God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's grace would not be what it really is--free and undeserved. - -7. So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have--the ones God has chosen--but the hearts of the rest were hardened. -8. As the Scriptures say, -"God has put them into a deep sleep. - +1 I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. +2 No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said, +3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” +4 And do you remember God’s reply? He said, “No, I have 7,000 others who have never bowed down to Baal!” +5 It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them. +6 And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved. +7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened. +8 As the Scriptures say, +“God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, - and closed their ears so they do not hear." - -9. Likewise, David said, -"Let their bountiful table become a snare, - -a trap that makes them think all is well. - + and closed their ears so they do not hear.” +9 Likewise, David said, +“Let their bountiful table become a snare, + a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble, - -and let them get what they deserve. - - -10. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, - and let their backs be bent forever." - -11. Did God's people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves. -12. Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God's offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it. - -13. I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this, -14. for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them. -15. For since their rejection meant that God offered salvation to the rest of the world, their acceptance will be even more wonderful. It will be life for those who were dead! -16. And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy--just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too. - -17. But some of these branches from Abraham's tree--some of the people of Israel--have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God's special olive tree. -18. But you must not brag about being grafted in to replace the branches that were broken off. You are just a branch, not the root. - -19. "Well," you may say, "those branches were broken off to make room for me." -20. Yes, but remember--those branches were broken off because they didn't believe in Christ, and you are there because you do believe. So don't think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen. -21. For if God did not spare the original branches, he won't spare you either. - -22. Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off. -23. And if the people of Israel turn from their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, for God has the power to graft them back into the tree. -24. You, by nature, were a branch cut from a wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the original branches back into the tree where they belong. - -God's Mercy Is for Everyone - - -25. I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ. -26. And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say, -"The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, + and let them get what they deserve. +10 Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, + and let their backs be bent forever.” +11 Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves. +12 Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it. +13 I am saying all this especially for you Gentiles. God has appointed me as the apostle to the Gentiles. I stress this, +14 for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them. +15 For since their rejection meant that God offered salvation to the rest of the world, their acceptance will be even more wonderful. It will be life for those who were dead! +16 And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy—just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too. +17 But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree. +18 But you must not brag about being grafted in to replace the branches that were broken off. You are just a branch, not the root. +19 “Well,” you may say, “those branches were broken off to make room for me.” +20 Yes, but remember—those branches were broken off because they didn’t believe in Christ, and you are there because you do believe. So don’t think highly of yourself, but fear what could happen. +21 For if God did not spare the original branches, he won’t spare you either. +22 Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off. +23 And if the people of Israel turn from their unbelief, they will be grafted in again, for God has the power to graft them back into the tree. +24 You, by nature, were a branch cut from a wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the original branches back into the tree where they belong. +25 I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ. +26 And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say, +“The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, and he will turn Israel away from ungodliness. - -27. And this is my covenant with them, - that I will take away their sins." - -28. Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. -29. For God's gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. -30. Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead. -31. Now they are the rebels, and God's mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share in God's mercy. -32. For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone. - -33. Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! - -34. For who can know the LORD's thoughts? +27 And this is my covenant with them, + that I will take away their sins.” +28 Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. +29 For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. +30 Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead. +31 Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share in God’s mercy. +32 For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone. +33 Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! +34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? - -35. And who has given him so much +35 And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back? - -36. For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen. - - - +36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md index 8926f8b4..e80ae4a7 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,44 +1,29 @@ -A Living Sacrifice to God - # Chapter 12 -1. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. -2. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. - -3. Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. -4. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, -5. so it is with Christ's body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. - -6. In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. -7. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. -8. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. - -9. Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. -10. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. -11. Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. -12. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. -13. When God's people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. - -14. Bless those who persecute you. Don't curse them; pray that God will bless them. -15. Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. -16. Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all! - -17. Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. -18. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. - -19. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, -"I will take revenge; - I will pay them back," - says the LORD. - -20. Instead, -"If your enemies are hungry, feed them. - -If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. - +1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. +2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. +3 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. +4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, +5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. +6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. +7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. +8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. +9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. +10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. +11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. +12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. +13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. +14 Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. +15 Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. +16 Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! +17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. +18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. +19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, +“I will take revenge; + I will pay them back,” + says the Lord. +20 Instead, +“If your enemies are hungry, feed them. + If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap - burning coals of shame on their heads." - -21. Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. - - - + burning coals of shame on their heads.” +21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md index e9033f64..2e39553c 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,26 +1,15 @@ -Respect for Authority - # Chapter 13 -1. Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. -2. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. -3. For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. -4. The authorities are God's servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God's servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. -5. So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience. - -6. Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. -7. Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. - -Love Fulfills God's Requirements - - -8. Owe nothing to anyone--except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God's law. -9. For the commandments say, "You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet." These--and other such commandments--are summed up in this one commandment: "Love your neighbor as yourself." -10. Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God's law. - -11. This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. -12. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. -13. Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don't participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. -14. Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don't let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. - - - +1 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. +2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. +3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. +4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. +5 So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience. +6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. +7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. +8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. +9 For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” +10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. +11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. +12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. +13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. +14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md index adee1eb8..88aa32a0 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,37 +1,27 @@ -The Danger of Criticism - # Chapter 14 -1. Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don't argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. -2. For instance, one person believes it's all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables. -3. Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don't. And those who don't eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them. -4. Who are you to condemn someone else's servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord's help, they will stand and receive his approval. - -5. In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. -6. Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God. -7. For we don't live for ourselves or die for ourselves. -8. If we live, it's to honor the Lord. And if we die, it's to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. -9. Christ died and rose again for this very purpose--to be Lord both of the living and of the dead. - -10. So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. -11. For the Scriptures say, -"'As surely as I live,' says the LORD, -'every knee will bend to me, - and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.'" - -12. Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. -13. So let's stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall. - -14. I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. -15. And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don't let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died. -16. Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good. -17. For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. -18. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. -19. So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. - -20. Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. -21. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble. -22. You may believe there's nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don't feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. -23. But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning. - - - +1 Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. +2 For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables. +3 Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them. +4 Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval. +5 In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. +6 Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God. +7 For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. +8 If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. +9 Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead. +10 So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. +11 For the Scriptures say, +“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, +‘every knee will bend to me, + and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’” +12 Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. +13 So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall. +14 I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong. +15 And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died. +16 Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good. +17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. +18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. +19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. +20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. +21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble. +22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. +23 But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md index 17981db7..2b50bc0f 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,70 +1,45 @@ -Living to Please Others - # Chapter 15 -1. We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. -2. We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. -3. For even Christ didn't live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, "The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me." -4. Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises to be fulfilled. - -5. May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. -6. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. - -7. Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. -8. Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. -9. He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote: -"For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; - I will sing praises to your name." - -10. And in another place it is written, -"Rejoice with his people, - you Gentiles." - -11. And yet again, -"Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles. - Praise him, all you people of the earth." - -12. And in another place Isaiah said, -"The heir to David's throne will come, - -and he will rule over the Gentiles. -They will place their hope on him." - -13. I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. - -Paul's Reason for Writing - - -14. I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. -15. Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God's grace, -16. I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit. -17. So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God. -18. Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. -19. They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum. - -20. My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. -21. I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says, -"Those who have never been told about him will see, - and those who have never heard of him will understand." - -22. In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places. - -Paul's Travel Plans - - -23. But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you. -24. I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey. - -25. But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there. -26. For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem. -27. They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially. -28. As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain. -29. And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together. - -30. Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. -31. Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation I am taking to Jerusalem. -32. Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other. - -33. And now may God, who gives us his peace, be with you all. Amen. - - - +1 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. +2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. +3 For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.” +4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled. +5 May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. +6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. +7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. +8 Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. +9 He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote: +“For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; + I will sing praises to your name.” +10 And in another place it is written, +“Rejoice with his people, + you Gentiles.” +11 And yet again, +“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. + Praise him, all you people of the earth.” +12 And in another place Isaiah said, +“The heir to David’s throne will come, + and he will rule over the Gentiles. +They will place their hope on him.” +13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. +14 I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. +15 Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God’s grace, +16 I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit. +17 So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God. +18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. +19 They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum. +20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. +21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says, +“Those who have never been told about him will see, + and those who have never heard of him will understand.” +22 In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places. +23 But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you. +24 I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey. +25 But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there. +26 For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem. +27 They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially. +28 As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain. +29 And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together. +30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. +31 Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation I am taking to Jerusalem. +32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other. +33 And now may God, who gives us his peace, be with you all. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md index 2571618b..7e3e1343 100644 --- a/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/45_Romans/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,47 +1,29 @@ -Paul Greets His Friends - # Chapter 16 -1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea. -2. Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God's people. -Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me. - -3. Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. -4. In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches. -5. Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. - +1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea. +2 Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God’s people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me. +3 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. +4 In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches. +5 Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ. - -6. Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for your benefit. -7. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did. -8. Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. -9. Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. - -10. Greet Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves. And give my greetings to the believers from the household of Aristobulus. -11. Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet the Lord's people from the household of Narcissus. -12. Give my greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, the Lord's workers, and to dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord. -13. Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me. - -14. Give my greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who meet with them. -15. Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and all the believers who meet with them. -16. Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings. - -Paul's Final Instructions - - -17. And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. -18. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. -19. But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong. -20. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. - -21. Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. - -22. I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the Lord's followers. - -23. Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings, and so does our brother Quartus. - -25. Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time. -26. But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him. -27. All glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen. - - - +6 Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for your benefit. +7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did. +8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. +9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. +10 Greet Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves. And give my greetings to the believers from the household of Aristobulus. +11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet the Lord’s people from the household of Narcissus. +12 Give my greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, the Lord’s workers, and to dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord. +13 Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me. +14 Give my greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who meet with them. +15 Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and all the believers who meet with them. +16 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings. +17 And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. +18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. +19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong. +20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. +21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. +22 I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the Lord’s followers. +23 Gaius says hello to you. He is my host and also serves as host to the whole church. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings, and so does our brother Quartus. +24 +25 Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time. +26 But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him. +27 All glory to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 790959b0..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. - -2. I am writing to God's church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. - -3. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -Paul Gives Thanks to God - - -4. I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. -5. Through him, God has enriched your church in every way--with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. -6. This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. -7. Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. -8. He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. -9. God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. - -Divisions in the Church - - -10. I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. -11. For some members of Chloe's household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. -12. Some of you are saying, "I am a follower of Paul." Others are saying, "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Peter," or "I follow only Christ." - -13. Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not! -14. I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, -15. for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. -16. (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don't remember baptizing anyone else.) -17. For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News--and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power. - -The Wisdom of God - - -18. The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. -19. As the Scriptures say, -"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise - and discard the intelligence of the intelligent." - -20. So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. -21. Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. -22. It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. -23. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense. - -24. But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. -25. This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. - -26. Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. -27. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. -28. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. -29. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. - -30. God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. -31. Therefore, as the Scriptures say, "If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD." - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index baf9924f..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Message of Wisdom - -# Chapter 2 -1. When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn't use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God's secret plan. -2. For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. -3. I came to you in weakness--timid and trembling. -4. And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. -5. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God. - -6. Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. -7. No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God--his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. -8. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. -9. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, -"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, - -and no mind has imagined -what God has prepared - for those who love him." - -10. But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets. -11. No one can know a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit. -12. And we have received God's Spirit (not the world's spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. - -13. When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. -14. But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. -15. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. -16. For, -"Who can know the LORD's thoughts? - Who knows enough to teach him?" -But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4685c91..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Paul and Apollos, Servants of Christ - -# Chapter 3 -1. Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn't talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. -2. I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren't ready for anything stronger. And you still aren't ready, -3. for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn't that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren't you living like people of the world? -4. When one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul," and another says, "I follow Apollos," aren't you acting just like people of the world? - -5. After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. -6. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. -7. It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. -8. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. -9. For we are both God's workers. And you are God's field. You are God's building. - -10. Because of God's grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. -11. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have--Jesus Christ. - -12. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials--gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. -13. But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value. -14. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. -15. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames. - -16. Don't you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? -17. God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. - -18. Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. -19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, -"He traps the wise - in the snare of their own cleverness." - -20. And again, -"The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise; - he knows they are worthless." - -21. So don't boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you-- -22. whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you, -23. and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9aae6872..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Relationship with the Corinthians - -# Chapter 4 -1. So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God's mysteries. -2. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. -3. As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don't even trust my own judgment on this point. -4. My conscience is clear, but that doesn't prove I'm right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. - -5. So don't make judgments about anyone ahead of time--before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due. - -6. Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I've been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won't be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. -7. For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift? - -8. You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God's kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you. -9. Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor's parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world--to people and angels alike. - -10. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed. -11. Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don't have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home. -12. We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us. -13. We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment. - -14. I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. -15. For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you. -16. So I urge you to imitate me. - -17. That's why I have sent Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of how I follow Christ Jesus, just as I teach in all the churches wherever I go. - -18. Some of you have become arrogant, thinking I will not visit you again. -19. But I will come--and soon--if the Lord lets me, and then I'll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God's power. -20. For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God's power. -21. Which do you choose? Should I come with a rod to punish you, or should I come with love and a gentle spirit? - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5d16dc70..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Paul Condemns Spiritual Pride - -# Chapter 5 -1. I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you--something that even pagans don't do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. -2. You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship. - -3. Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man -4. in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus. -5. Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns. - -6. Your boasting about this is terrible. Don't you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough? -7. Get rid of the old "yeast" by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. -8. So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth. - -9. When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. -10. But I wasn't talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. -11. I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don't even eat with such people. - -12. It isn't my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. -13. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, "You must remove the evil person from among you." - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 39edae3d..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Avoiding Lawsuits with Christians - -# Chapter 6 -1. When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! -2. Don't you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can't you decide even these little things among yourselves? -3. Don't you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life. -4. If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to outside judges who are not respected by the church? -5. I am saying this to shame you. Isn't there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues? -6. But instead, one believer sues another--right in front of unbelievers! - -7. Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated? -8. Instead, you yourselves are the ones who do wrong and cheat even your fellow believers. - -9. Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, -10. or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people--none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. -11. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. - -Avoiding Sexual Sin - - -12. You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is good for you. And even though "I am allowed to do anything," I must not become a slave to anything. -13. You say, "Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food." (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can't say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. -14. And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead. - -15. Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! -16. And don't you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, "The two are united into one." -17. But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. - -18. Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. -19. Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, -20. for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 66bf081b..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Instruction on Marriage - -# Chapter 7 -1. Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. -2. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. - -3. The husband should fulfill his wife's sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband's needs. -4. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. - -5. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control. -6. I say this as a concession, not as a command. -7. But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another. - -8. So I say to those who aren't married and to widows--it's better to stay unmarried, just as I am. -9. But if they can't control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It's better to marry than to burn with lust. - -10. But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. -11. But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife. - -12. Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. -13. And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. -14. For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy. -15. (But if the husband or wife who isn't a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.) -16. Don't you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don't you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you? - -17. Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches. -18. For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was uncircumcised when he became a believer should not be circumcised now. -19. For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God's commandments. - -20. Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you. -21. Are you a slave? Don't let that worry you--but if you get a chance to be free, take it. -22. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ. -23. God paid a high price for you, so don't be enslaved by the world. -24. Each of you, dear brothers and sisters, should remain as you were when God first called you. - -25. Now regarding your question about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you. -26. Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are. -27. If you have a wife, do not seek to end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married. -28. But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, those who get married at this time will have troubles, and I am trying to spare you those problems. - -29. But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage. -30. Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions. -31. Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away. - -32. I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him. -33. But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. -34. His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. -35. I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible. - -36. But if a man thinks that he's treating his fianc�e improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin. -37. But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry. -38. So the person who marries his fianc�e does well, and the person who doesn't marry does even better. - -39. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if he loves the Lord. -40. But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God's Spirit when I say this. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2e2ca8ee..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Food Sacrificed to Idols - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that "we all have knowledge" about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. -2. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn't really know very much. -3. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes. - -4. So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. -5. There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. -6. But for us, -There is one God, the Father, - -by whom all things were created, - -and for whom we live. - -And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, - -through whom all things were created, - -and through whom we live. - - -7. However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated. -8. It's true that we can't win God's approval by what we eat. We don't lose anything if we don't eat it, and we don't gain anything if we do. - -9. But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble. -10. For if others see you--with your "superior knowledge"--eating in the temple of an idol, won't they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? -11. So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer for whom Christ died will be destroyed. -12. And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. -13. So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live--for I don't want to cause another believer to stumble. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7546d1c6..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Paul Gives Up His Rights - -# Chapter 9 -1. Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn't it because of my work that you belong to the Lord? -2. Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am the Lord's apostle. - -3. This is my answer to those who question my authority. -4. Don't we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals? -5. Don't we have the right to bring a believing wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord's brothers do, and as Peter does? -6. Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves? - -7. What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn't have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn't allowed to drink some of the milk? -8. Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing? -9. For the law of Moses says, "You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain." Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this? -10. Wasn't he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest. - -11. Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren't we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink? -12. If you support others who preach to you, shouldn't we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ. - -13. Don't you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings. -14. In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it. -15. Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge. -16. Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't preach the Good News! - -17. If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust. -18. What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That's why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News. - -19. Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ. -20. When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law. -21. When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ. - -22. When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. -23. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. - -24. Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! -25. All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. -26. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. -27. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 00956993..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Lessons from Israel's Idolatry - -# Chapter 10 -1. I don't want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. -2. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. -3. All of them ate the same spiritual food, -4. and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ. -5. Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. - -6. These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, -7. or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, "The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry." -8. And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. - -9. Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. -10. And don't grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. -11. These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. - -12. If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. -13. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. - -14. So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. -15. You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. -16. When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ? -17. And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body. -18. Think about the people of Israel. Weren't they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar? - -19. What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods? -20. No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don't want you to participate with demons. -21. You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord's Table and at the table of demons, too. -22. What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord's jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is? - -23. You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is good for you. You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is beneficial. -24. Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. - -25. So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience. -26. For "the earth is the LORD's, and everything in it." - -27. If someone who isn't a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience. -28. (But suppose someone tells you, "This meat was offered to an idol." Don't eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you. -29. It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks? -30. If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it? - -31. So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. -32. Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God. -33. I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don't just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 88cd30d6..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 11 -1. -1. And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. - -Instructions for Public Worship - - -2. I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you. -3. But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. -4. A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. -5. But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head. -6. Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering. - -7. A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God's image and reflects God's glory. And woman reflects man's glory. -8. For the first man didn't come from woman, but the first woman came from man. -9. And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man. -10. For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority. - -11. But among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women. -12. For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God. - -13. Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head? -14. Isn't it obvious that it's disgraceful for a man to have long hair? -15. And isn't long hair a woman's pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. -16. But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God's other churches. - -Order at the Lord's Supper - - -17. But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. -18. First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. -19. But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God's approval will be recognized! - -20. When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord's Supper. -21. For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk. -22. What? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God's church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this! - -23. For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread -24. and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, *"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."* -25. In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, *"This cup is the new covenant between God and his people--an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it."* -26. For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again. - -27. So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. -28. That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. -29. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself. -30. That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. - -31. But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. -32. Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world. - -33. So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord's Supper, wait for each other. -34. If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 158b94c4..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Spiritual Gifts - -# Chapter 12 -1. Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don't want you to misunderstand this. -2. You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. -3. So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit. - -4. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. -5. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. -6. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. - -7. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. -8. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. -9. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. -10. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. -11. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. - -One Body with Many Parts - - -12. The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. -13. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. - -14. Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. -15. If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that does not make it any less a part of the body. -16. And if the ear says, "I am not part of the body because I am not an eye," would that make it any less a part of the body? -17. If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything? - -18. But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. -19. How strange a body would be if it had only one part! -20. Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. -21. The eye can never say to the hand, "I don't need you." The head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you." - -22. In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. -23. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, -24. while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. -25. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. -26. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. - -27. All of you together are Christ's body, and each of you is a part of it. -28. Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: -first are apostles, -second are prophets, -third are teachers, -then those who do miracles, -those who have the gift of healing, -those who can help others, -those who have the gift of leadership, -those who speak in unknown languages. - - -29. Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? -30. Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! -31. So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. - -But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index ef6496c3..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Love Is the Greatest - -# Chapter 13 -1. If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. -2. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God's secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn't love others, I would be nothing. -3. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would have gained nothing. - -4. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud -5. or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. -6. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. -7. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. - -8. Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! -9. Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! -10. But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless. - -11. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. -12. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. - -13. Three things will last forever--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md deleted file mode 100644 index 697004c6..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_14.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -Tongues and Prophecy - -# Chapter 14 -1. Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives--especially the ability to prophesy. -2. For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won't be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious. -3. But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. -4. A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church. - -5. I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened. - -6. Dear brothers and sisters, if I should come to you speaking in an unknown language, how would that help you? But if I bring you a revelation or some special knowledge or prophecy or teaching, that will be helpful. -7. Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody. -8. And if the bugler doesn't sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle? - -9. It's the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don't understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space. - -10. There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning. -11. But if I don't understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me. -12. And the same is true for you. Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church. - -13. So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said. -14. For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don't understand what I am saying. - -15. Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand. -16. For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don't understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don't understand what you are saying? -17. You will be giving thanks very well, but it won't strengthen the people who hear you. - -18. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you. -19. But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language. - -20. Dear brothers and sisters, don't be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind. -21. It is written in the Scriptures: -"I will speak to my own people - -through strange languages - -and through the lips of foreigners. -But even then, they will not listen to me," - says the LORD. - -22. So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. -23. Even so, if unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy. -24. But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say. -25. As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is truly here among you." -A Call to Orderly Worship - - -26. Well, my brothers and sisters, let's summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you. - -27. No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say. -28. But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately. - -29. Let two or three people prophesy, and let the others evaluate what is said. -30. But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop. -31. In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged. -32. Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns. -33. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people. - -34. Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. -35. If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. - -36. Or do you think God's word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given? -37. If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself. -38. But if you do not recognize this, you yourself will not be recognized. - -39. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking in tongues. -40. But be sure that everything is done properly and in order. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md deleted file mode 100644 index 66a2d06c..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_15.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -The Resurrection of Christ - -# Chapter 15 -1. Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. -2. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you--unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. - -3. I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. -4. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. -5. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. -6. After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. -7. Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. -8. Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him. -9. For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I'm not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God's church. - -10. But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace. -11. So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach, for we all preach the same message you have already believed. - -The Resurrection of the Dead - - -12. But tell me this--since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? -13. For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. -14. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. -15. And we apostles would all be lying about God--for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can't be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. -16. And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. -17. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. -18. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! -19. And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. - -20. But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died. - -21. So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. -22. Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. -23. But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. - -24. After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. -25. For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. -26. And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. -27. For the Scriptures say, "God has put all things under his authority." (Of course, when it says "all things are under his authority," that does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.) -28. Then, when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under God's authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere. - -29. If the dead will not be raised, what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again? - -30. And why should we ourselves risk our lives hour by hour? -31. For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you. -32. And what value was there in fighting wild beasts--those people of Ephesus--if there will be no resurrection from the dead? And if there is no resurrection, "Let's feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!" -33. Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for "bad company corrupts good character." -34. Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don't know God at all. - -The Resurrection Body - - -35. But someone may ask, "How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?" -36. What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn't grow into a plant unless it dies first. -37. And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. -38. Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. -39. Similarly there are different kinds of flesh--one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. - -40. There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. -41. The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory. - -42. It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. -43. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. -44. They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies. - -45. The Scriptures tell us, "The first man, Adam, became a living person." But the last Adam--that is, Christ--is a life-giving Spirit. -46. What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. -47. Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. -48. Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. -49. Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. - -50. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. - -51. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! -52. It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. -53. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. - -54. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: -"Death is swallowed up in victory. - -55. O death, where is your victory? - O death, where is your sting?" - -56. For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. -57. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. - -58. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6b638641..00000000 --- a/NLT/46_1 Corinthians/Chapter_16.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -The Collection for Jerusalem - -# Chapter 16 -1. Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God's people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia. -2. On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don't wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once. -3. When I come, I will write letters of recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to Jerusalem. -4. And if it seems appropriate for me to go along, they can travel with me. - -Paul's Final Instructions - - -5. I am coming to visit you after I have been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia. -6. Perhaps I will stay awhile with you, possibly all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next destination. -7. This time I don't want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me. -8. In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost. -9. There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me. - -10. When Timothy comes, don't intimidate him. He is doing the Lord's work, just as I am. -11. Don't let anyone treat him with contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I expect him to come with the other believers. - -12. Now about our brother Apollos--I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity. - -13. Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. -14. And do everything with love. - -15. You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God's people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, -16. to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion. -17. I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren't here to give me. -18. They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -19. The churches here in the province of Asia send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. -20. All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss. - -21. HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING--PAUL. - -22. If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come! - -23. May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. - -24. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. - - - diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6d3907be --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. +2 I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. +3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +4 I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. +5 Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. +6 This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. +7 Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. +8 He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. +9 God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. +10 I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. +11 For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. +12 Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.” +13 Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not! +14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, +15 for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. +16 (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don’t remember baptizing anyone else.) +17 For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power. +18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. +19 As the Scriptures say, +“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise + and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.” +20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. +21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. +22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. +23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense. +24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. +25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. +26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. +27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. +28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. +29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. +30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. +31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..048d07f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. +2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. +3 I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. +4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. +5 I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God. +6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. +7 No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. +8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. +9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, +“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, + and no mind has imagined +what God has prepared + for those who love him.” +10 But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. +11 No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. +12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. +13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. +14 But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. +15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. +16 For, +“Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? + Who knows enough to teach him?” +But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c7671c3b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. +2 I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, +3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? +4 When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world? +5 After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. +6 I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. +7 It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. +8 The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. +9 For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building. +10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. +11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. +12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. +13 But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. +14 If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. +15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames. +16 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? +17 God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. +18 Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. +19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, +“He traps the wise + in the snare of their own cleverness.” +20 And again, +“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; + he knows they are worthless.” +21 So don’t boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you— +22 whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you, +23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b5ac60ea --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. +2 Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. +3 As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. +4 My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. +5 So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due. +6 Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. +7 For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift? +8 You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you. +9 Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike. +10 Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed. +11 Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home. +12 We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us. +13 We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment. +14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. +15 For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you. +16 So I urge you to imitate me. +17 That’s why I have sent Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of how I follow Christ Jesus, just as I teach in all the churches wherever I go. +18 Some of you have become arrogant, thinking I will not visit you again. +19 But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I’ll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God’s power. +20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. +21 Which do you choose? Should I come with a rod to punish you, or should I come with love and a gentle spirit? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c61f8e23 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is living in sin with his stepmother. +2 You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship. +3 Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man +4 in the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus. +5 Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed and he himself will be saved on the day the Lord returns. +6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough? +7 Get rid of the old “yeast” by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. +8 So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth. +9 When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. +10 But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. +11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people. +12 It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. +13 God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9b5c8461 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! +2 Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these little things among yourselves? +3 Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life. +4 If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to outside judges who are not respected by the church? +5 I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues? +6 But instead, one believer sues another—right in front of unbelievers! +7 Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated? +8 Instead, you yourselves are the ones who do wrong and cheat even your fellow believers. +9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, +10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. +11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. +12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. +13 You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. +14 And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead. +15 Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! +16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.” +17 But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. +18 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. +19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, +20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8699cbf --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. +2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. +3 The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. +4 The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. +5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control. +6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. +7 But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another. +8 So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows—it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am. +9 But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust. +10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. +11 But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife. +12 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. +13 And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. +14 For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy. +15 (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.) +16 Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you? +17 Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches. +18 For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was uncircumcised when he became a believer should not be circumcised now. +19 For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments. +20 Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you. +21 Are you a slave? Don’t let that worry you—but if you get a chance to be free, take it. +22 And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ. +23 God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world. +24 Each of you, dear brothers and sisters, should remain as you were when God first called you. +25 Now regarding your question about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you. +26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are. +27 If you have a wife, do not seek to end the marriage. If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married. +28 But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, those who get married at this time will have troubles, and I am trying to spare you those problems. +29 But let me say this, dear brothers and sisters: The time that remains is very short. So from now on, those with wives should not focus only on their marriage. +30 Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions. +31 Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away. +32 I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. +33 But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. +34 His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. +35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible. +36 But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin. +37 But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry. +38 So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better. +39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if he loves the Lord. +40 But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God’s Spirit when I say this. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7719e26 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. +2 Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. +3 But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes. +4 So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. +5 There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords. +6 But for us, +There is one God, the Father, + by whom all things were created, + and for whom we live. +And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, + through whom all things were created, + and through whom we live. +7 However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated. +8 It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t lose anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do. +9 But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble. +10 For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? +11 So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer for whom Christ died will be destroyed. +12 And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. +13 So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c5e867e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn’t it because of my work that you belong to the Lord? +2 Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am the Lord’s apostle. +3 This is my answer to those who question my authority. +4 Don’t we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals? +5 Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter does? +6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves? +7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk? +8 Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing? +9 For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this? +10 Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest. +11 Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink? +12 If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ. +13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings. +14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it. +15 Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge. +16 Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News! +17 If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust. +18 What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That’s why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News. +19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ. +20 When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law. +21 When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ. +22 When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. +23 I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. +24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! +25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. +26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. +27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..befaf27d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. +2 In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. +3 All of them ate the same spiritual food, +4 and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ. +5 Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. +6 These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, +7 or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.” +8 And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. +9 Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. +10 And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. +11 These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. +12 If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. +13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. +14 So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. +15 You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. +16 When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ? +17 And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body. +18 Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar? +19 What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods? +20 No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons. +21 You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord’s Table and at the table of demons, too. +22 What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is? +23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. +24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. +25 So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience. +26 For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” +27 If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience. +28 (But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you. +29 It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks? +30 If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it? +31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. +32 Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God. +33 I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2bf56f70 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. +2 I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you. +3 But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. +4 A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. +5 But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head. +6 Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering. +7 A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God’s image and reflects God’s glory. And woman reflects man’s glory. +8 For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man. +9 And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man. +10 For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority. +11 But among the Lord’s people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women. +12 For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God. +13 Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head? +14 Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair? +15 And isn’t long hair a woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering. +16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches. +17 But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. +18 First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. +19 But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized! +20 When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper. +21 For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk. +22 What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this! +23 For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread +24 and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” +25 In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” +26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. +27 So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. +28 That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. +29 For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. +30 That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. +31 But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. +32 Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world. +33 So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other. +34 If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I’ll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..da23f17d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. +2 You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. +3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit. +4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. +5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. +6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. +7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. +8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. +9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. +10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. +11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. +12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. +13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. +14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. +15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. +16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? +17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything? +18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. +19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! +20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. +21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” +22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. +23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, +24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. +25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. +26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. +27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. +28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: +first are apostles, +second are prophets, +third are teachers, +then those who do miracles, +those who have the gift of healing, +those who can help others, +those who have the gift of leadership, +those who speak in unknown languages. +29 Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? +30 Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! +31 So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. +But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f5adb94 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. +2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. +3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. +4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud +5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. +6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. +7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. +8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! +9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! +10 But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless. +11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. +12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. +13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2788c32d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_14.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Chapter 14 +1 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy. +2 For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious. +3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. +4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church. +5 I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened. +6 Dear brothers and sisters, if I should come to you speaking in an unknown language, how would that help you? But if I bring you a revelation or some special knowledge or prophecy or teaching, that will be helpful. +7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody. +8 And if the bugler doesn’t sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle? +9 It’s the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don’t understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space. +10 There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning. +11 But if I don’t understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me. +12 And the same is true for you. Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church. +13 So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said. +14 For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don’t understand what I am saying. +15 Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand. +16 For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying? +17 You will be giving thanks very well, but it won’t strengthen the people who hear you. +18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you. +19 But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language. +20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind. +21 It is written in the Scriptures: +“I will speak to my own people + through strange languages + and through the lips of foreigners. +But even then, they will not listen to me,” + says the Lord. +22 So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. +23 Even so, if unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy. +24 But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don’t understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say. +25 As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, “God is truly here among you.” +26 Well, my brothers and sisters, let’s summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you. +27 No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say. +28 But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately. +29 Let two or three people prophesy, and let the others evaluate what is said. +30 But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop. +31 In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged. +32 Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns. +33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people. +34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. +35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. +36 Or do you think God’s word originated with you Corinthians? Are you the only ones to whom it was given? +37 If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself. +38 But if you do not recognize this, you yourself will not be recognized. +39 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues. +40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..de3f789e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_15.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +# Chapter 15 +1 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. +2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. +3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. +4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. +5 He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. +6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. +7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. +8 Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him. +9 For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church. +10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace. +11 So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach, for we all preach the same message you have already believed. +12 But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? +13 For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. +14 And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. +15 And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. +16 And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. +17 And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. +18 In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! +19 And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. +20 But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died. +21 So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. +22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. +23 But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. +24 After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. +25 For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. +26 And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. +27 For the Scriptures say, “God has put all things under his authority.” (Of course, when it says “all things are under his authority,” that does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.) +28 Then, when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under God’s authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere. +29 If the dead will not be raised, what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again? +30 And why should we ourselves risk our lives hour by hour? +31 For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you. +32 And what value was there in fighting wild beasts—those people of Ephesus—if there will be no resurrection from the dead? And if there is no resurrection, “Let’s feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!” +33 Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” +34 Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all. +35 But someone may ask, “How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?” +36 What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. +37 And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. +38 Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. +39 Similarly there are different kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. +40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. +41 The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory. +42 It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. +43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. +44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies. +45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. +46 What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. +47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. +48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. +49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. +50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. +51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! +52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. +53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. +54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: +“Death is swallowed up in victory. +55 O death, where is your victory? + O death, where is your sting?” +56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. +57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. +58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a88ed28c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/46_1_Corinthians/Chapter_16.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 16 +1 Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia. +2 On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once. +3 When I come, I will write letters of recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to Jerusalem. +4 And if it seems appropriate for me to go along, they can travel with me. +5 I am coming to visit you after I have been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia. +6 Perhaps I will stay awhile with you, possibly all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next destination. +7 This time I don’t want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me. +8 In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost. +9 There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me. +10 When Timothy comes, don’t intimidate him. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am. +11 Don’t let anyone treat him with contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I expect him to come with the other believers. +12 Now about our brother Apollos—I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity. +13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. +14 And do everything with love. +15 You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, +16 to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion. +17 I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren’t here to give me. +18 They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well. +19 The churches here in the province of Asia send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. +20 All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss. +21 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. +22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come! +23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. +24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 088b6d48..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. -I am writing to God's church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece. - -2. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -God Offers Comfort to All - - -3. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. -4. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. -5. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. -6. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. -7. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us. - -8. We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. -9. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. -10. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. -11. And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety. - -Paul's Change of Plans - - -12. We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you. -13. Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can't understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us, -14. even if you don't understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you. - -15. Since I was so sure of your understanding and trust, I wanted to give you a double blessing by visiting you twice-- -16. first on my way to Macedonia and again when I returned from Macedonia. Then you could send me on my way to Judea. - -17. You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say "Yes" when they really mean "No"? -18. As surely as God is faithful, our word to you does not waver between "Yes" and "No." -19. For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not waver between "Yes" and "No." He is the one whom Silas, Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God's ultimate "Yes," he always does what he says. -20. For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding "Yes!" And through Christ, our "Amen" (which means "Yes") ascends to God for his glory. - -21. It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, -22. and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us. - -23. Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn't return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke. -24. But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index ec7e2101..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit. -2. For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved. -3. That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won't be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know that my joy comes from your being joyful. -4. I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn't want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you. - -Forgiveness for the Sinner - - -5. I am not overstating it when I say that the man who caused all the trouble hurt all of you more than he hurt me. -6. Most of you opposed him, and that was punishment enough. -7. Now, however, it is time to forgive and comfort him. Otherwise he may be overcome by discouragement. -8. So I urge you now to reaffirm your love for him. - -9. I wrote to you as I did to test you and see if you would fully comply with my instructions. -10. When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ's authority for your benefit, -11. so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. - -12. When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me. -13. But I had no peace of mind because my dear brother Titus hadn't yet arrived with a report from you. So I said good-bye and went on to Macedonia to find him. - -Ministers of the New Covenant - - -14. But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. -15. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. -16. To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this? - -17. You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0be334be..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not! -2. The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our good work among you. -3. Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This "letter" is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts. - -4. We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. -5. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. -6. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life. - -The Glory of the New Covenant - - -7. The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. -8. Shouldn't we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life? -9. If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God! -10. In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way. -11. So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new, which remains forever! - -12. Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. -13. We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. -14. But the people's minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. -15. Yes, even today when they read Moses' writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. - -16. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. -17. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -18. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord--who is the Spirit--makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 025bb92e..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Treasure in Fragile Clay Jars - -# Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. -2. We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don't try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this. - -3. If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. -4. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. - -5. You see, we don't go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus' sake. -6. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. - -7. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. - -8. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. -9. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. -10. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. - -11. Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies. -12. So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you. - -13. But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, "I believed in God, so I spoke." -14. We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you. -15. All of this is for your benefit. And as God's grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory. - -16. That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. -17. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! -18. So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index fb414742..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -New Bodies - -# Chapter 5 -1. For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. -2. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. -3. For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. -4. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. -5. God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit. - -6. So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. -7. For we live by believing and not by seeing. -8. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. -9. So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. -10. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. - -We Are God's Ambassadors - - -11. Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too. -12. Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart. -13. If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit. -14. Either way, Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. -15. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. - -16. So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! -17. This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! - -18. And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. -19. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. -20. So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God!" -21. For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2c20918d..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. As God's partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God's kindness and then ignore it. -2. For God says, -"At just the right time, I heard you. - On the day of salvation, I helped you." -Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation. - -Paul's Hardships - - -3. We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. -4. In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. -5. We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. -6. We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love. -7. We faithfully preach the truth. God's power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. -8. We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors. -9. We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed. -10. Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything. - -11. Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you. -12. There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us. -13. I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us! -The Temple of the Living God - - -14. Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? -15. What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? -16. And what union can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: -"I will live in them - -and walk among them. - -I will be their God, - and they will be my people. - -17. Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, - and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD. - -Don't touch their filthy things, - and I will welcome you. - -18. And I will be your Father, - -and you will be my sons and daughters, - says the LORD Almighty." - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md deleted file mode 100644 index 07f91f21..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_07.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 7 -1. Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. - -2. Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of anyone. -3. I'm not saying this to condemn you. I said before that you are in our hearts, and we live or die together with you. -4. I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles. - -Paul's Joy at the Church's Repentance - - -5. When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside. -6. But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. -7. His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy! - -8. I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. -9. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. -10. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. - -11. Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right. -12. My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us. -13. We have been greatly encouraged by this. -In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was about the way all of you welcomed him and set his mind at ease. -14. I had told him how proud I was of you--and you didn't disappoint me. I have always told you the truth, and now my boasting to Titus has also proved true! -15. Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way all of you obeyed him and welcomed him with such fear and deep respect. -16. I am very happy now because I have complete confidence in you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 732bf998..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -A Call to Generous Giving - -# Chapter 8 -1. Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. -2. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. - -3. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. -4. They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. -5. They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. - -6. So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. -7. Since you excel in so many ways--in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us--I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. - -8. I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches. - -9. You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich. - -10. Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. -11. Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have. -12. Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don't have. -13. Of course, I don't mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality. -14. Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal. -15. As the Scriptures say, -"Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, - and those who gathered only a little had enough." -Titus and His Companions - - -16. But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. -17. Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. -18. We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. -19. He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem--a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help. - -20. We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift. -21. We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable. - -22. We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. -23. If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches, and they bring honor to Christ. -24. So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5df677b7..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_09.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem - -# Chapter 9 -1. I really don't need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem. -2. For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving. - -3. But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don't want to be wrong in my boasting about you. -4. We would be embarrassed--not to mention your own embarrassment--if some Macedonian believers came with me and found that you weren't ready after all I had told them! -5. So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given grudgingly. - -6. Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. -7. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. "For God loves a person who gives cheerfully." -8. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. -9. As the Scriptures say, -"They share freely and give generously to the poor. - Their good deeds will be remembered forever." - -10. For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. - -11. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. -12. So two good things will result from this ministry of giving--the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God. - -13. As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. -14. And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you. -15. Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words! - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md deleted file mode 100644 index 872c1b6c..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_10.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Paul Defends His Authority - -# Chapter 10 -1. Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ--though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away. -2. Well, I am begging you now so that when I come I won't have to be bold with those who think we act from human motives. - -3. We are human, but we don't wage war as humans do. -4. We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. -5. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. -6. And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient. - -7. Look at the obvious facts. Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do. -8. I may seem to be boasting too much about the authority given to us by the Lord. But our authority builds you up; it doesn't tear you down. So I will not be ashamed of using my authority. - -9. I'm not trying to frighten you by my letters. -10. For some say, "Paul's letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!" -11. Those people should realize that our actions when we arrive in person will be as forceful as what we say in our letters from far away. - -12. Oh, don't worry; we wouldn't dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant! - -13. We will not boast about things done outside our area of authority. We will boast only about what has happened within the boundaries of the work God has given us, which includes our working with you. -14. We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ. - -15. Nor do we boast and claim credit for the work someone else has done. Instead, we hope that your faith will grow so that the boundaries of our work among you will be extended. -16. Then we will be able to go and preach the Good News in other places far beyond you, where no one else is working. Then there will be no question of our boasting about work done in someone else's territory. -17. As the Scriptures say, "If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD." - -18. When people commend themselves, it doesn't count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7b21cceb..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_11.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Paul and the False Apostles - -# Chapter 11 -1. I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me. -2. For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband--Christ. -3. But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. -4. You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed. - -5. But I don't consider myself inferior in any way to these "super apostles" who teach such things. -6. I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I'm not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way. - -7. Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God's Good News to you without expecting anything in return? -8. I "robbed" other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost. -9. And when I was with you and didn't have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be. -10. As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece will ever stop me from boasting about this. -11. Why? Because I don't love you? God knows that I do. - -12. But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours. -13. These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. -14. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. -15. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve. - -Paul's Many Trials - - -16. Again I say, don't think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little. -17. Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool. -18. And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too. -19. After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools! -20. You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face. -21. I'm ashamed to say that we've been too "weak" to do that! -But whatever they dare to boast about--I'm talking like a fool again--I dare to boast about it, too. -22. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. -23. Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. -24. Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. -25. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. -26. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. -27. I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. - -28. Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. -29. Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? - -30. If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. -31. God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying. -32. When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me. -33. I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6ec7f576..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_12.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Vision and His Thorn in the Flesh - -# Chapter 12 -1. This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord. -2. I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don't know--only God knows. -3. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know -4. that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell. - -5. That experience is worth boasting about, but I'm not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses. -6. If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won't do it, because I don't want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, -7. even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. - -8. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. -9. Each time he said, *"My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness."* So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. -10. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. - -Paul's Concern for the Corinthians - - -11. You have made me act like a fool. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these "super apostles," even though I am nothing at all. -12. When I was with you, I certainly gave you proof that I am an apostle. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you. -13. The only thing I failed to do, which I do in the other churches, was to become a financial burden to you. Please forgive me for this wrong! - -14. Now I am coming to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. I don't want what you have--I want you. After all, children don't provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children. -15. I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me. - -16. Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery. -17. But how? Did any of the men I sent to you take advantage of you? -18. When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No! For we have the same spirit and walk in each other's steps, doing things the same way. - -19. Perhaps you think we're saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ's servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you. -20. For I am afraid that when I come I won't like what I find, and you won't like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior. -21. Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8fe051d8..00000000 --- a/NLT/47_2 Corinthians/Chapter_13.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Final Advice - -# Chapter 13 -1. This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, "The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses"). -2. I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them. - -3. I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you. -4. Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God's power. - -5. Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith. -6. As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority. - -7. We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won't need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come--even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority. -8. For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth. -9. We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature. - -10. I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won't need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -11. Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. - -12. Greet each other with a sacred kiss. -13. All of God's people here send you their greetings. - -14. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fd32fdf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. +I am writing to God’s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece. +2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. +4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. +5 For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. +6 Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. +7 We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us. +8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. +9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. +10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. +11 And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety. +12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you. +13 Our letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can’t understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us, +14 even if you don’t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you. +15 Since I was so sure of your understanding and trust, I wanted to give you a double blessing by visiting you twice— +16 first on my way to Macedonia and again when I returned from Macedonia. Then you could send me on my way to Judea. +17 You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say “Yes” when they really mean “No”? +18 As surely as God is faithful, our word to you does not waver between “Yes” and “No.” +19 For Jesus Christ, the Son of God, does not waver between “Yes” and “No.” He is the one whom Silas, Timothy, and I preached to you, and as God’s ultimate “Yes,” he always does what he says. +20 For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory. +21 It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, +22 and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us. +23 Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn’t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke. +24 But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8860a1a --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit. +2 For if I cause you grief, who will make me glad? Certainly not someone I have grieved. +3 That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I do come, I won’t be grieved by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you all know that my joy comes from your being joyful. +4 I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you. +5 I am not overstating it when I say that the man who caused all the trouble hurt all of you more than he hurt me. +6 Most of you opposed him, and that was punishment enough. +7 Now, however, it is time to forgive and comfort him. Otherwise he may be overcome by discouragement. +8 So I urge you now to reaffirm your love for him. +9 I wrote to you as I did to test you and see if you would fully comply with my instructions. +10 When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, +11 so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. +12 When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me. +13 But I had no peace of mind because my dear brother Titus hadn’t yet arrived with a report from you. So I said good-bye and went on to Macedonia to find him. +14 But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. +15 Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. +16 To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this? +17 You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2e37c99c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not! +2 The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our good work among you. +3 Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts. +4 We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. +5 It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. +6 He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life. +7 The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. +8 Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life? +9 If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God! +10 In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way. +11 So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new, which remains forever! +12 Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. +13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. +14 But the people’s minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. +15 Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. +16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. +17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. +18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2fbcd2ca --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. +2 We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this. +3 If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. +4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. +5 You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. +6 For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. +7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. +8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. +9 We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. +10 Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. +11 Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies. +12 So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you. +13 But we continue to preach because we have the same kind of faith the psalmist had when he said, “I believed in God, so I spoke.” +14 We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you. +15 All of this is for your benefit. And as God’s grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory. +16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. +17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! +18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b42424c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. +2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. +3 For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. +4 While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. +5 God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit. +6 So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. +7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. +8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. +9 So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. +10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. +11 Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too. +12 Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart. +13 If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit. +14 Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. +15 He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. +16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! +17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! +18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. +19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. +20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” +21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..590ce042 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. +2 For God says, +“At just the right time, I heard you. + On the day of salvation, I helped you.” +Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. +3 We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. +4 In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. +5 We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. +6 We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love. +7 We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. +8 We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors. +9 We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed. +10 Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything. +11 Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you. +12 There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us. +13 I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us! +14 Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? +15 What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? +16 And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: +“I will live in them + and walk among them. +I will be their God, + and they will be my people. +17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, + and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. +Don’t touch their filthy things, + and I will welcome you. +18 And I will be your Father, + and you will be my sons and daughters, + says the Lord Almighty.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b9d33c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_07.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 7 +1 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. +2 Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of anyone. +3 I’m not saying this to condemn you. I said before that you are in our hearts, and we live or die together with you. +4 I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles. +5 When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside. +6 But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. +7 His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy! +8 I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. +9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. +10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. +11 Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right. +12 My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how loyal you are to us. +13 We have been greatly encouraged by this. +In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was about the way all of you welcomed him and set his mind at ease. +14 I had told him how proud I was of you—and you didn’t disappoint me. I have always told you the truth, and now my boasting to Titus has also proved true! +15 Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way all of you obeyed him and welcomed him with such fear and deep respect. +16 I am very happy now because I have complete confidence in you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..23bc1a61 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_08.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Chapter 8 +1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. +2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. +3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. +4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. +5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. +6 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving. +7 Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving. +8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches. +9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich. +10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it. +11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have. +12 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. +13 Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality. +14 Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal. +15 As the Scriptures say, +“Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, + and those who gathered only a little had enough.” +16 But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. +17 Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. +18 We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. +19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help. +20 We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift. +21 We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable. +22 We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. +23 If anyone asks about Titus, say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches, and they bring honor to Christ. +24 So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd9bf193 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_09.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 9 +1 I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem. +2 For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving. +3 But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don’t want to be wrong in my boasting about you. +4 We would be embarrassed—not to mention your own embarrassment—if some Macedonian believers came with me and found that you weren’t ready after all I had told them! +5 So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given grudgingly. +6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. +7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” +8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. +9 As the Scriptures say, +“They share freely and give generously to the poor. + Their good deeds will be remembered forever.” +10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. +11 Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. +12 So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God. +13 As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. +14 And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you. +15 Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8615d69d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_10.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 10 +1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away. +2 Well, I am begging you now so that when I come I won’t have to be bold with those who think we act from human motives. +3 We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. +4 We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. +5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. +6 And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient. +7 Look at the obvious facts. Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do. +8 I may seem to be boasting too much about the authority given to us by the Lord. But our authority builds you up; it doesn’t tear you down. So I will not be ashamed of using my authority. +9 I’m not trying to frighten you by my letters. +10 For some say, “Paul’s letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!” +11 Those people should realize that our actions when we arrive in person will be as forceful as what we say in our letters from far away. +12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant! +13 We will not boast about things done outside our area of authority. We will boast only about what has happened within the boundaries of the work God has given us, which includes our working with you. +14 We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ. +15 Nor do we boast and claim credit for the work someone else has done. Instead, we hope that your faith will grow so that the boundaries of our work among you will be extended. +16 Then we will be able to go and preach the Good News in other places far beyond you, where no one else is working. Then there will be no question of our boasting about work done in someone else’s territory. +17 As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” +18 When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b107c707 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_11.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Chapter 11 +1 I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me. +2 For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ. +3 But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. +4 You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed. +5 But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things. +6 I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way. +7 Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return? +8 I “robbed” other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost. +9 And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be. +10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece will ever stop me from boasting about this. +11 Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows that I do. +12 But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours. +13 These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. +14 But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. +15 So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve. +16 Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little. +17 Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool. +18 And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too. +19 After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools! +20 You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face. +21 I’m ashamed to say that we’ve been too “weak” to do that! +But whatever they dare to boast about—I’m talking like a fool again—I dare to boast about it, too. +22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. +23 Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. +24 Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. +25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. +26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. +27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. +28 Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. +29 Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? +30 If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. +31 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying. +32 When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me. +33 I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c866836 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_12.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 12 +1 This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord. +2 I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows. +3 Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know +4 that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell. +5 That experience is worth boasting about, but I’m not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses. +6 If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, +7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. +8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. +9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. +10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. +11 You have made me act like a fool. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these “super apostles,” even though I am nothing at all. +12 When I was with you, I certainly gave you proof that I am an apostle. For I patiently did many signs and wonders and miracles among you. +13 The only thing I failed to do, which I do in the other churches, was to become a financial burden to you. Please forgive me for this wrong! +14 Now I am coming to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want what you have—I want you. After all, children don’t provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children. +15 I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me. +16 Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery. +17 But how? Did any of the men I sent to you take advantage of you? +18 When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No! For we have the same spirit and walk in each other’s steps, doing things the same way. +19 Perhaps you think we’re saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ’s servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you. +20 For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior. +21 Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..954aa167 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/47_2_Corinthians/Chapter_13.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 13 +1 This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”). +2 I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them. +3 I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you. +4 Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power. +5 Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith. +6 As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority. +7 We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority. +8 For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth. +9 We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature. +10 I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down. +11 Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. +12 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. +13 All of God’s people here send you their greetings. +14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md index 262e2043..82e0ffd5 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,47 +1,26 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead. - -2. All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia. - -3. May God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. -4. Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. -5. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. - -There Is Only One Good News - - -6. I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News -7. but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. - -8. Let God's curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you. -9. I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed. - -10. Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant. - -Paul's Message Comes from Christ - - -11. Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. -12. I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. - -13. You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion--how I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it. -14. I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors. - -15. But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him -16. to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. +1 This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead. +2 All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia. +3 May God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. +5 All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. +6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News +7 but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. +8 Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you. +9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed. +10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. +11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. +12 I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. +13 You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it. +14 I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors. +15 But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him +16 to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being. -17. Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus. - -18. Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days. -19. The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord's brother. -20. I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie. - -21. After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia. -22. And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn't know me personally. -23. All they knew was that people were saying, "The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!" -24. And they praised God because of me. - - - +17 Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus. +18 Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days. +19 The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother. +20 I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie. +21 After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia. +22 And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally. +23 All they knew was that people were saying, “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!” +24 And they praised God because of me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md index b1d20a41..dea58ca0 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,37 +1,22 @@ -The Apostles Accept Paul - # Chapter 2 -1. Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too. -2. I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I met privately with those considered to be leaders of the church and shared with them the message I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure that we were in agreement, for fear that all my efforts had been wasted and I was running the race for nothing. -3. And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile. - -4. Even that question came up only because of some so-called believers there--false ones, really--who were secretly brought in. They sneaked in to spy on us and take away the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to enslave us and force us to follow their Jewish regulations. -5. But we refused to give in to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the gospel message for you. - -6. And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.) -7. Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews. -8. For the same God who worked through Peter as the apostle to the Jews also worked through me as the apostle to the Gentiles. - -9. In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews. -10. Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do. - -Paul Confronts Peter - - -11. But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. -12. When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. -13. As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter's hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. - -14. When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, "Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions? - -15. "You and I are Jews by birth, not 'sinners' like the Gentiles. -16. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law." - -17. But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not! -18. Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. -19. For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law--I stopped trying to meet all its requirements--so that I might live for God. -20. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. -21. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. - - - +1 Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too. +2 I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I met privately with those considered to be leaders of the church and shared with them the message I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure that we were in agreement, for fear that all my efforts had been wasted and I was running the race for nothing. +3 And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile. +4 Even that question came up only because of some so-called believers there—false ones, really—who were secretly brought in. They sneaked in to spy on us and take away the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to enslave us and force us to follow their Jewish regulations. +5 But we refused to give in to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the gospel message for you. +6 And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.) +7 Instead, they saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews. +8 For the same God who worked through Peter as the apostle to the Jews also worked through me as the apostle to the Gentiles. +9 In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews. +10 Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do. +11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. +12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. +13 As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. +14 When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, “Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions? +15 “You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. +16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.” +17 But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not! +18 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. +19 For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. +20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. +21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md index 1bb1216a..a42be029 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,52 +1,30 @@ -The Law and Faith in Christ - # Chapter 3 -1. Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ's death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. -2. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. -3. How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? -4. Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it? - -5. I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. - -6. In the same way, "Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith." -7. The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God. - -8. What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, "All nations will be blessed through you." -9. So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. - -10. But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, "Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God's Book of the Law." -11. So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person has life." -12. This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, "It is through obeying the law that a person has life." - -13. But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." -14. Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. - -The Law and God's Promise - - -15. Dear brothers and sisters, here's an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case. -16. God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn't say "to his children," as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says "to his child"--and that, of course, means Christ. -17. This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. -18. For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God's promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise. - -19. Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people. -20. Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham. - -21. Is there a conflict, then, between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it. -22. But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God's promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. - -God's Children through Faith - - -23. Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. - -24. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. -25. And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. - -26. For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. -27. And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. -28. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. -29. And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God's promise to Abraham belongs to you. - - - +1 Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. +2 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. +3 How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? +4 Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it? +5 I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. +6 In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” +7 The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God. +8 What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.” +9 So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. +10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.” +11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” +12 This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.” +13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” +14 Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. +15 Dear brothers and sisters, here’s an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case. +16 God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. +17 This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. +18 For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise. +19 Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people. +20 Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham. +21 Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises? Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it. +22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. +23 Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. +24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. +25 And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. +26 For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. +27 And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. +28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. +29 And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md index 0d6e55a9..1c80b6d6 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,60 +1,39 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had. -2. They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set. -3. And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world. - -4. But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. -5. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. -6. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba, Father." -7. Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. - -Paul's Concern for the Galatians - - -8. Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist. -9. So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world? -10. You are trying to earn favor with God by observing certain days or months or seasons or years. -11. I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing. -12. Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to live as I do in freedom from these things, for I have become like you Gentiles--free from those laws. - +1 Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had. +2 They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set. +3 And that’s the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world. +4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. +5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. +6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” +7 Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. +8 Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist. +9 So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world? +10 You are trying to earn favor with God by observing certain days or months or seasons or years. +11 I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing. +12 Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to live as I do in freedom from these things, for I have become like you Gentiles—free from those laws. You did not mistreat me when I first preached to you. - -13. Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News. -14. But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself. -15. Where is that joyful and grateful spirit you felt then? I am sure you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible. -16. Have I now become your enemy because I am telling you the truth? - -17. Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them. -18. If someone is eager to do good things for you, that's all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I'm with you. - -19. Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I'm going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. -20. I wish I were with you right now so I could change my tone. But at this distance I don't know how else to help you. - -Abraham's Two Children - - -21. Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says? -22. The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife. -23. The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God's promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God's own fulfillment of his promise. - -24. These two women serve as an illustration of God's two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them. -25. And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law. -26. But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother. -27. As Isaiah said, -"Rejoice, O childless woman, - -you who have never given birth! +13 Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News. +14 But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself. +15 Where is that joyful and grateful spirit you felt then? I am sure you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me if it had been possible. +16 Have I now become your enemy because I am telling you the truth? +17 Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them. +18 If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you. +19 Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. +20 I wish I were with you right now so I could change my tone. But at this distance I don’t know how else to help you. +21 Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says? +22 The Scriptures say that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave wife and one from his freeborn wife. +23 The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise. +24 These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents Mount Sinai where people received the law that enslaved them. +25 And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery to the law. +26 But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother. +27 As Isaiah said, +“Rejoice, O childless woman, + you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, - -you who have never been in labor! + you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children - than the woman who lives with her husband!" - -28. And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac. -29. But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit. - -30. But what do the Scriptures say about that? "Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman's son." -31. So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman. - - - + than the woman who lives with her husband!” +28 And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac. +29 But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit. +30 But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” +31 So, dear brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md index 25277e8d..609f50f2 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,44 +1,27 @@ -Freedom in Christ - # Chapter 5 -1. So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law. - -2. Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you. -3. I'll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses. -4. For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God's grace. - -5. But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. -6. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love. - -7. You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? -8. It certainly isn't God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. -9. This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough! -10. I am trusting the Lord to keep you from believing false teachings. God will judge that person, whoever he is, who has been confusing you. - -11. Dear brothers and sisters, if I were still preaching that you must be circumcised--as some say I do--why am I still being persecuted? If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended. -12. I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumcision would mutilate themselves. - -13. For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. -14. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." -15. But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another. - -Living by the Spirit's Power - - -16. So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. -17. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. -18. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. - -19. When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, -20. idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, -21. envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. - -22. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, -23. gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! - -24. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. -25. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. -26. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. - - - +1 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. +2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you. +3 I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses. +4 For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace. +5 But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. +6 For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love. +7 You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? +8 It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. +9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough! +10 I am trusting the Lord to keep you from believing false teachings. God will judge that person, whoever he is, who has been confusing you. +11 Dear brothers and sisters, if I were still preaching that you must be circumcised—as some say I do—why am I still being persecuted? If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended. +12 I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumcision would mutilate themselves. +13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. +14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” +15 But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another. +16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. +17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. +18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses. +19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, +20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, +21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. +22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, +23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! +24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. +25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. +26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md index c685ba1f..9291e63b 100644 --- a/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/48_Galatians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,19 @@ -We Harvest What We Plant - # Chapter 6 -1. Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. -2. Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. -3. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. - -4. Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else. -5. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. - -6. Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them. - -7. Don't be misled--you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. -8. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. -9. So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. -10. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone--especially to those in the family of faith. - -Paul's Final Advice - - -11. Notice what large letters i use as i write these closing words in my own handwriting. - -12. Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don't want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save. -13. And even those who advocate circumcision don't keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples. - -14. As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world's interest in me has also died. -15. It doesn't matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. -16. May God's peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God. - -17. From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus. - -18. Dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. - - - +1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. +2 Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. +3 If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. +4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. +5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct. +6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them. +7 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. +8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. +9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. +10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. +11 Notice what large letters i use as i write these closing words in my own handwriting. +12 Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save. +13 And even those who advocate circumcision don’t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples. +14 As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died. +15 It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. +16 May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God. +17 From now on, don’t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus. +18 Dear brothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md index d34ddcef..97c285d5 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,42 +1,25 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. -I am writing to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. - -2. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -Spiritual Blessings - - -3. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. -4. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. -5. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. -6. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. -7. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. -8. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. - -9. God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ--which is to fulfill his own good plan. -10. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ--everything in heaven and on earth. -11. Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. - -12. God's purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. -13. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. -14. The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. - -Paul's Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom - - -15. Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, -16. I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, -17. asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. -18. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called--his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. - -19. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power -20. that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. -21. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else--not only in this world but also in the world to come. -22. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. -23. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself. - - - +1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. +I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. +2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. +4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. +5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. +6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. +7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. +8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. +9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. +10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. +11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. +12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. +13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. +14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. +15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, +16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, +17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. +18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. +19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power +20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. +21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. +22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. +23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md index 0b458e49..5453b1e0 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,40 +1,23 @@ -Made Alive with Christ - # Chapter 2 -1. Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. -2. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil--the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. -3. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else. - -4. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, -5. that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!) -6. For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. -7. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. - -8. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. -9. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. -10. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. - -Oneness and Peace in Christ - - -11. Don't forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called "uncircumcised heathens" by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. -12. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. -13. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ. - -14. For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. -15. He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. -16. Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death. - -17. He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. -18. Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. - -A Temple for the Lord - - -19. So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. -20. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. -21. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. -22. Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. - - - +1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. +2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. +3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. +4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, +5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) +6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. +7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. +8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. +9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. +10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. +11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. +12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. +13 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ. +14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. +15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. +16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death. +17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. +18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. +19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. +20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. +21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. +22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md index 5fc0d161..e570bb9d 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,36 +1,22 @@ -God's Mysterious Plan Revealed - # Chapter 3 -1. When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . . -2. assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles. -3. As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. -4. As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. -5. God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets. - -6. And this is God's plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God's children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. -7. By God's grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News. - -8. Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. -9. I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning. - -10. God's purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. -11. This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. - -12. Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God's presence. -13. So please don't lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. - -Paul's Prayer for Spiritual Growth - - -14. When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, -15. the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. -16. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. -17. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. -18. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. -19. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. - -20. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. -21. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. - - - +1 When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . . +2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles. +3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. +4 As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ. +5 God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets. +6 And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus. +7 By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News. +8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. +9 I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning. +10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. +11 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. +12 Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. +13 So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored. +14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, +15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. +16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. +17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. +18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. +19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. +20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. +21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md index fb04f17b..7909a738 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,59 +1,37 @@ -Unity in the Body - # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. -2. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. -3. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. -4. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. - -5. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, - -6. one God and Father of all, +1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. +2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. +3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. +4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. +5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, +6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all. - - -7. However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. -8. That is why the Scriptures say, -"When he ascended to the heights, - -he led a crowd of captives - and gave gifts to his people." - -9. Notice that it says "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. -10. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself. - -11. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. -12. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. -13. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. - -14. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. -15. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. -16. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. - -Living as Children of Light - - -17. With the Lord's authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. -18. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. -19. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. - -20. But that isn't what you learned about Christ. -21. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, -22. throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. -23. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. -24. Put on your new nature, created to be like God--truly righteous and holy. - -25. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. -26. And "don't sin by letting anger control you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, -27. for anger gives a foothold to the devil. - -28. If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. -29. Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. - -30. And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. - -31. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. -32. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. - - - +7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. +8 That is why the Scriptures say, +“When he ascended to the heights, + he led a crowd of captives + and gave gifts to his people.” +9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world. +10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself. +11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. +12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. +13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. +14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. +15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. +16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. +17 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. +18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. +19 They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. +20 But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. +21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, +22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. +23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. +24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. +25 So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. +26 And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, +27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil. +28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need. +29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. +30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. +31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. +32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md index 9c241de1..d88e154f 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,57 +1,37 @@ -Living in the Light - # Chapter 5 -1. Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. -2. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. - -3. Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people. -4. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes--these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. -5. You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. - -6. Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. -7. Don't participate in the things these people do. -8. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! -9. For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. - -10. Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. -11. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. -12. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. -13. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, -14. for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, -"Awake, O sleeper, - -rise up from the dead, - -and Christ will give you light." -Living by the Spirit's Power - - -15. So be careful how you live. Don't live like fools, but like those who are wise. -16. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. -17. Don't act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. -18. Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, -19. singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. -20. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. - -Spirit-Guided Relationships: Wives and Husbands - - -21. And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. - -22. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. -23. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. -24. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. - -25. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her -26. to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word. -27. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. -28. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. -29. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. -30. And we are members of his body. - -31. As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one." -32. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. -33. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. - - - +1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. +2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. +3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. +4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. +5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. +6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. +7 Don’t participate in the things these people do. +8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! +9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. +10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. +11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. +12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. +13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, +14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, +“Awake, O sleeper, + rise up from the dead, + and Christ will give you light.” +15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. +16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. +17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. +18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, +19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. +20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. +21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. +22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. +23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. +24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. +25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her +26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. +27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. +28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. +29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. +30 And we are members of his body. +31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” +32 This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. +33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md index cc908af6..123a2fb0 100644 --- a/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/49_Ephesians/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,48 +1,25 @@ -Children and Parents - # Chapter 6 -1. Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. -2. "Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: -3. If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." - -4. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. - -Slaves and Masters - - -5. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. -6. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. -7. Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. -8. Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free. - -9. Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don't threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites. - -The Whole Armor of God - - -10. A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. -11. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. -12. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. - -13. Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. -14. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness. -15. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. -16. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. -17. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. - -18. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. - -19. And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God's mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike. -20. I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God's ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should. - -Final Greetings - - -21. To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord's work. -22. I have sent him to you for this very purpose--to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. - -23. Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters, and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness. -24. May God's grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ. - - - +1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. +2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: +3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.” +4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. +5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. +6 Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. +7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. +8 Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free. +9 Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites. +10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. +11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. +12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. +13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. +14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. +15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. +16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. +17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. +18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. +19 And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike. +20 I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should. +21 To bring you up to date, Tychicus will give you a full report about what I am doing and how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper in the Lord’s work. +22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose—to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. +23 Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters, and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love with faithfulness. +24 May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md index 41a5303e..f2d63b6c 100644 --- a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,58 +1,32 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. -I am writing to all of God's holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. - -2. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -Paul's Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -3. Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. -4. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, -5. for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. -6. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. - -7. So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. -8. God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus. - -9. I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. -10. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ's return. -11. May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation--the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ--for this will bring much glory and praise to God. - -Paul's Joy That Christ Is Preached - - -12. And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. -13. For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. -14. And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God's message without fear. - -15. It's true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. -16. They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. -17. Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. -18. But that doesn't matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. -19. For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance. - -Paul's Life for Christ - - -20. For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. -21. For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. -22. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don't know which is better. -23. I'm torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. -24. But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live. - -25. Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith. -26. And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me. - -Live as Citizens of Heaven - - -27. Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. -28. Don't be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. -29. For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. -30. We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it. - - - +1 This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. +I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. +2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. +4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, +5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. +6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. +7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. +8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus. +9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. +10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. +11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. +12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. +13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. +14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear. +15 It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. +16 They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. +17 Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. +18 But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. +19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance. +20 For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. +21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. +22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. +23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. +24 But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live. +25 Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith. +26 And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me. +27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. +28 Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. +29 For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. +30 We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md index 9c15b287..1a876005 100644 --- a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,78 +1,40 @@ -Have the Attitude of Christ - # Chapter 2 -1. Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? -2. Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. - -3. Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. -4. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. - -5. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. - -6. Though he was God, - -he did not think of equality with God - -as something to cling to. - - -7. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; +1 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? +2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. +3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. +4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. +5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. +6 Though he was God, + he did not think of equality with God + as something to cling to. +7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave - -and was born as a human being. + and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, - -8. he humbled himself in obedience to God - -and died a criminal's death on a cross. - - -9. Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor - -and gave him the name above all other names, - - -10. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, - -in heaven and on earth and under the earth, - - -11. and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, - -to the glory of God the Father. - -Shine Brightly for Christ - - -12. Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. -13. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. - -14. Do everything without complaining and arguing, -15. so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. -16. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ's return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. -17. But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. -18. Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy. - -Paul Commends Timothy - - -19. If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along. -20. I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. -21. All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. -22. But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News. -23. I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here. -24. And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon. - -Paul Commends Epaphroditus - - -25. Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need. -26. I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill. -27. And he certainly was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him--and also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another. - -28. So I am all the more anxious to send him back to you, for I know you will be glad to see him, and then I will not be so worried about you. -29. Welcome him in the Lord's love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve. -30. For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn't do from far away. - - - +8 he humbled himself in obedience to God + and died a criminal’s death on a cross. +9 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor + and gave him the name above all other names, +10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, + in heaven and on earth and under the earth, +11 and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, + to the glory of God the Father. +12 Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. +13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. +14 Do everything without complaining and arguing, +15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. +16 Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless. +17 But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. +18 Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy. +19 If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along. +20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. +21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. +22 But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News. +23 I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here. +24 And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon. +25 Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need. +26 I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill. +27 And he certainly was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him—and also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another. +28 So I am all the more anxious to send him back to you, for I know you will be glad to see him, and then I will not be so worried about you. +29 Welcome him in the Lord’s love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve. +30 For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn’t do from far away. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md index db70ff66..7de08bf9 100644 --- a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The Priceless Value of Knowing Christ - # Chapter 3 -1. Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith. - -2. Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. -3. For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, -4. though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more! - -5. I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin--a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. -6. I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. - -7. I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. -8. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ -9. and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith. -10. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, -11. so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! -Pressing toward the Goal - - -12. I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. -13. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, -14. I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. - -15. Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. -16. But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. - -17. Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. -18. For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. -19. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. -20. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. -21. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. - - - +1 Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith. +2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved. +3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort, +4 though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more! +5 I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law. +6 I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault. +7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. +8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ +9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. +10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, +11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! +12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. +13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, +14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. +15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. +16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. +17 Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. +18 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. +19 They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. +20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. +21 He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md index 499bb32d..7081ca62 100644 --- a/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/50_Philippians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,46 +1,24 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work. - -Words of Encouragement - - -2. Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement. -3. And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life. - -4. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice! -5. Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. - -6. Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. -7. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. - -8. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. -9. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me--everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. - -Paul's Thanks for Their Gifts - - -10. How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn't have the chance to help me. -11. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. -12. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. -13. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. -14. Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty. - -15. As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. -16. Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. -17. I don't say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness. - -18. At the moment I have all I need--and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. -19. And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. - -20. Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -21. Give my greetings to each of God's holy people--all who belong to Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their greetings. -22. And all the rest of God's people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar's household. - -23. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. - - - +1 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work. +2 Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement. +3 And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life. +4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! +5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. +6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. +7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. +8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. +9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. +10 How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. +11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. +12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. +13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. +14 Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty. +15 As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. +16 Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. +17 I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness. +18 At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. +19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. +20 Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen. +21 Give my greetings to each of God’s holy people—all who belong to Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their greetings. +22 And all the rest of God’s people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar’s household. +23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md index da18f1fb..ee273a8e 100644 --- a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,94 +1,46 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. - -2. We are writing to God's holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. - +1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. +2 We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace. - -Paul's Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -3. We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -4. For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God's people, -5. which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News. - -6. This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God's wonderful grace. - -7. You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ's faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf. -8. He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you. - -9. So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. -10. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. - -11. We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, -12. always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. -13. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, -14. who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. - -Christ Is Supreme - - -15. Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. +3 We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. +4 For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, +5 which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News. +6 This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace. +7 You learned about the Good News from Epaphras, our beloved co-worker. He is Christ’s faithful servant, and he is helping us on your behalf. +8 He has told us about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you. +9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. +10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. +11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, +12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. +13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, +14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. +15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, - -16. for through him God created everything - -in the heavenly realms and on earth. - +16 for through him God created everything + in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see - -and the things we can't see-- + and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. - -Everything was created through him and for him. - - -17. He existed before anything else, - -and he holds all creation together. - - -18. Christ is also the head of the church, - -which is his body. - + Everything was created through him and for him. +17 He existed before anything else, + and he holds all creation together. +18 Christ is also the head of the church, + which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. - -So he is first in everything. - - -19. For God in all his fullness - -was pleased to live in Christ, - - -20. and through him God reconciled - -everything to himself. - + So he is first in everything. +19 For God in all his fullness + was pleased to live in Christ, +20 and through him God reconciled + everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth - -by means of Christ's blood on the cross. - - -21. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. -22. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. - -23. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God's servant to proclaim it. - -Paul's Work for the Church - - -24. I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. -25. God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. -26. This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. -27. For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory. - -28. So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. -29. That's why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ's mighty power that works within me. - - - + by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. +21 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. +22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. +23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it. +24 I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. +25 God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. +26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. +27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory. +28 So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. +29 That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md index 0c48202f..4cdaed54 100644 --- a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,37 +1,24 @@ # Chapter 2 -1. I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally. -2. I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. -3. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - -4. I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. -5. For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong. - -Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ - - -6. And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. -7. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. - -8. Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. -9. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. -10. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. - -11. When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision--the cutting away of your sinful nature. -12. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. - -13. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. -14. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. -15. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. - -16. So don't let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. -17. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. -18. Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels, saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud, -19. and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it. - -20. You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, -21. "Don't handle! Don't taste! Don't touch!"? -22. Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. -23. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person's evil desires. - - - +1 I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally. +2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. +3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. +4 I am telling you this so no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments. +5 For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong. +6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. +7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. +8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. +9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. +10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. +11 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. +12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. +13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. +14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. +15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. +16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. +17 For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. +18 Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial or the worship of angels, saying they have had visions about these things. Their sinful minds have made them proud, +19 and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it. +20 You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, +21 “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? +22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. +23 These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md index 849bf60a..6808b684 100644 --- a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,41 +1,26 @@ -Living the New Life - # Chapter 3 -1. Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. -2. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. -3. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. -4. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. - -5. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. -6. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. -7. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. -8. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. -9. Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. -10. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. -11. In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. - -12. Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. -13. Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. -14. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. -15. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. - -16. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. -17. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. - -Instructions for Christian Households - - -18. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. - -19. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. - -20. Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. -21. Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged. - -22. Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. -23. Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. -24. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. -25. But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites. - - - +1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. +2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. +3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. +4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. +5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. +6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. +7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. +8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. +9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. +10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. +11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. +12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. +13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. +14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. +15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. +16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. +17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. +18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. +19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. +20 Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. +21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged. +22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. +23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. +24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. +25 But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md index 53140094..4a018054 100644 --- a/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/51_Colossians/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,41 +1,21 @@ # Chapter 4 -1. Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master--in heaven. - -An Encouragement for Prayer - - -2. Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. -3. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. -4. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. - -5. Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. -6. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. - -Paul's Final Instructions and Greetings - - -7. Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper who serves with me in the Lord's work. -8. I have sent him to you for this very purpose--to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. -9. I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, one of your own people. He and Tychicus will tell you everything that's happening here. - -10. Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas's cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way. -11. Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been! - -12. Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God. -13. I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis. - -14. Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas. -15. Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house. - -16. After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them. - -17. And say to Archippus, "Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you." - -18. HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING--PAUL. - +1 Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven. +2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. +3 Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. +4 Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. +5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. +6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. +7 Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper who serves with me in the Lord’s work. +8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose—to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. +9 I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, one of your own people. He and Tychicus will tell you everything that’s happening here. +10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way. +11 Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been! +12 Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God. +13 I can assure you that he prays hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis. +14 Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas. +15 Please give my greetings to our brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house. +16 After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them. +17 And say to Archippus, “Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you.” +18 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. Remember my chains. - -May God's grace be with you. - - - +May God’s grace be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index cc80263a..00000000 --- a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. - -We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - -May God give you grace and peace. - -The Faith of the Thessalonian Believers - - -2. We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. -3. As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ. - -4. We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. -5. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. -6. So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. -7. As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece--throughout both Macedonia and Achaia. - -8. And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don't need to tell them about it, -9. for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. -10. And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God's Son from heaven--Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment. - - - diff --git a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 596dde5b..00000000 --- a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -Paul Remembers His Visit - -# Chapter 2 -1. You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure. -2. You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition. -3. So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery. - -4. For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. -5. Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money! -6. As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else. - -7. As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. -8. We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God's Good News but our own lives, too. - -9. Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God's Good News to you. -10. You yourselves are our witnesses--and so is God--that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. -11. And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. -12. We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory. - -13. Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn't think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe. - -14. And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God's churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews. -15. For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity -16. as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last. - -Timothy's Good Report about the Church - - -17. Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again. -18. We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us. -19. After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you! -20. Yes, you are our pride and joy. - - - diff --git a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4d2d7791..00000000 --- a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens, -2. and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God's co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, -3. and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. -4. Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come--and they did, as you well know. -5. That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless. - -6. But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you. -7. So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. -8. It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. - -9. How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God's presence. -10. Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith. - -11. May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon. -12. And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. -13. May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen. - - - diff --git a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1e37a084..00000000 --- a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -Live to Please God - -# Chapter 4 -1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. -2. For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. - -3. God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. -4. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor-- -5. not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. -6. Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. -7. God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. -8. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. - -9. But we don't need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another. -10. Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more. - -11. Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. -12. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. - -The Hope of the Resurrection - - -13. And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. -14. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. - -15. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. -16. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. -17. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. -18. So encourage each other with these words. - - - diff --git a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 508b00d5..00000000 --- a/NLT/52_1 Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 5 -1. Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don't really need to write you. -2. For you know quite well that the day of the Lord's return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. -3. When people are saying, "Everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman's labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. - -4. But you aren't in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won't be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. -5. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don't belong to darkness and night. -6. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. -7. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. -8. But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. - -9. For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. -10. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. -11. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. - -Paul's Final Advice - - -12. Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord's work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. -13. Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. - -14. Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. - -15. See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. - -16. Always be joyful. -17. Never stop praying. -18. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. - -19. Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. -20. Do not scoff at prophecies, -21. but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. -22. Stay away from every kind of evil. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -23. Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. -24. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. - -25. Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us. - -26. Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss. - -27. I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters. - -28. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1dbf5997 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. +We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +May God give you grace and peace. +2 We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly. +3 As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ. +4 We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. +5 For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. +6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. +7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece—throughout both Macedonia and Achaia. +8 And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it, +9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God. +10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc91b68e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure. +2 You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition. +3 So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery. +4 For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. +5 Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money! +6 As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else. +7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. +8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too. +9 Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you. +10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers. +11 And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. +12 We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory. +13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe. +14 And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews. +15 For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity +16 as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last. +17 Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again. +18 We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us. +19 After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you! +20 Yes, you are our pride and joy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90059ee2 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens, +2 and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, +3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. +4 Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know. +5 That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless. +6 But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you. +7 So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. +8 It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. +9 How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence. +10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith. +11 May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon. +12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. +13 May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..95534801 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. +2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. +3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. +4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— +5 not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. +6 Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. +7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. +8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. +9 But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another. +10 Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more. +11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. +12 Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. +13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. +14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. +15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. +16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. +17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. +18 So encourage each other with these words. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1beea088 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/52_1_Thessalonians/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don’t really need to write you. +2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. +3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. +4 But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. +5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. +6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. +7 Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. +8 But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. +9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. +10 Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. +11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. +12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. +13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. +14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. +15 See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. +16 Always be joyful. +17 Never stop praying. +18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. +19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. +20 Do not scoff at prophecies, +21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. +22 Stay away from every kind of evil. +23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. +24 God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. +25 Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us. +26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a sacred kiss. +27 I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters. +28 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9b0c4842..00000000 --- a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. - -We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - - -2. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -Encouragement during Persecution - - -3. Dear brothers and sisters, we can't help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing. -4. We proudly tell God's other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering. -5. And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. -6. In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you. - -7. And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, -8. in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. -9. They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. -10. When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people--praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him. - -11. So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. -12. Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. - - - diff --git a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2f23d761..00000000 --- a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Events prior to the Lord's Second Coming - -# Chapter 2 -1. Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. -2. Don't be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don't believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. -3. Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed--the one who brings destruction. -4. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. - -5. Don't you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? -6. And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes. -7. For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. -8. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming. - -9. This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. -10. He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. -11. So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. -12. Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth. - -Believers Should Stand Firm - - -13. As for us, we can't help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation--a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth. -14. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. - -15. With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. - -16. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, -17. comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. - - - diff --git a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index fc3196c9..00000000 --- a/NLT/53_2 Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Paul's Request for Prayer - -# Chapter 3 -1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord's message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. -2. Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. -3. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. -4. And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. -5. May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. - -An Exhortation to Proper Living - - -6. And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don't follow the tradition they received from us. -7. For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. -8. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. -9. We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. -10. Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: "Those unwilling to work will not get to eat." - -11. Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people's business. -12. We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. -13. As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. - -14. Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. -15. Don't think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -16. Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. - -17. HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING--PAUL. I DO THIS IN ALL MY LETTERS TO PROVE THEY ARE FROM ME. - -18. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..949b8dc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. +We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. +2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +3 Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing. +4 We proudly tell God’s other churches about your endurance and faithfulness in all the persecutions and hardships you are suffering. +5 And God will use this persecution to show his justice and to make you worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. +6 In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you. +7 And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, +8 in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. +9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. +10 When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people—praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him. +11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. +12 Then the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored because of the way you live, and you will be honored along with him. This is all made possible because of the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d590a267 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. +2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. +3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction. +4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. +5 Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? +6 And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes. +7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. +8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming. +9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. +10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. +11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. +12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth. +13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth. +14 He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. +15 With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. +16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, +17 comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..221bbd49 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/53_2_Thessalonians/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. +2 Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer. +3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. +4 And we are confident in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we commanded you. +5 May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. +6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us. +7 For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you. +8 We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you. +9 We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. +10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.” +11 Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. +12 We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. +13 As for the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. +14 Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. +15 Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister. +16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all. +17 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL. I DO THIS IN ALL MY LETTERS TO PROVE THEY ARE FROM ME. +18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index dbdbce02..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope. - -2. I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith. - -May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. - -Warnings against False Teachings - - -3. When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth. -4. Don't let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don't help people live a life of faith in God. - -5. The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. -6. But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions. -7. They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don't know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently. - -8. We know that the law is good when used correctly. -9. For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. -10. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching -11. that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God. - -Paul's Gratitude for God's Mercy - - -12. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, -13. even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. -14. Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus. - -15. This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners"--and I am the worst of them all. -16. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life. -17. All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. - -Timothy's Responsibility - - -18. Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord's battles. -19. Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. -20. Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7c5e0ec6..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -Instructions about Worship - -# Chapter 2 -1. I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. -2. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. -3. This is good and pleases God our Savior, -4. who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. -5. For, -There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity--the man Christ Jesus. -6. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. - -This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. - -7. And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I'm not exaggerating--just telling the truth. - -8. In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy. - -9. And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. -10. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. - -11. Women should learn quietly and submissively. -12. I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. -13. For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. -14. And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result. -15. But women will be saved through childbearing, assuming they continue to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 46ec349a..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Leaders in the Church - -# Chapter 3 -1. This is a trustworthy saying: "If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position." -2. So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach. -3. He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money. -4. He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. -5. For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church? - -6. A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall. -7. Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil's trap. - -8. In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money. -9. They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience. -10. Before they are appointed as deacons, let them be closely examined. If they pass the test, then let them serve as deacons. - -11. In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do. - -12. A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well. -13. Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus. - -The Truths of Our Faith - - -14. I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, -15. so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. - -16. Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: -Christ was revealed in a human body - and vindicated by the Spirit. - -He was seen by angels - -and announced to the nations. - -He was believed in throughout the world - -and taken to heaven in glory. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index b2b4a92d..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Warnings against False Teachers - -# Chapter 4 -1. Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. -2. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. - -3. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. -4. Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. -5. For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer. - -A Good Servant of Christ Jesus - - -6. If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters, Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed. -7. Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives' tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. -8. "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come." -9. This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. -10. This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers. - -11. Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. -12. Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. -13. Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them. - -14. Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you. -15. Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. -16. Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 108d8f2e..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -Advice about Widows, Elders, and Slaves - -# Chapter 5 -1. Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. -2. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. - -3. Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. -4. But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God. - -5. Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. -6. But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. -7. Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism. - -8. But those who won't care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers. - -9. A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband. -10. She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good? - -11. The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry. -12. Then they would be guilty of breaking their previous pledge. -13. And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people's business and talking about things they shouldn't. -14. So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. -15. For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan. - -16. If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone. - -17. Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. -18. For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain." And in another place, *"Those who work deserve their pay!"* - -19. Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses. -20. Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others. - -21. I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone. - -22. Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. - -23. Don't drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often. - -24. Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later. -25. In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious. And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md deleted file mode 100644 index b4fb9db1..00000000 --- a/NLT/54_1 Timothy/Chapter_06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 6 -1. All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. -2. If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved. - -False Teaching and True Riches -Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. - -3. Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. -4. Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. -5. These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy. - -6. Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. -7. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything with us when we leave it. -8. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. - -9. But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. -10. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. - -Paul's Final Instructions - - -11. But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. -12. Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. -13. And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, -14. that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. -15. For, -At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. - -16. He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen. - -17. Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. -18. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. -19. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. - -20. Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. -21. Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness. - -May God's grace be with you all. - - - diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..85e60439 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope. +2 I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith. +May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. +3 When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth. +4 Don’t let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don’t help people live a life of faith in God. +5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. +6 But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions. +7 They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently. +8 We know that the law is good when used correctly. +9 For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. +10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching +11 that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God. +12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, +13 even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. +14 Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus. +15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. +16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life. +17 All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. +18 Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles. +19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. +20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..15521a55 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. +2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. +3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, +4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. +5 For, +There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. +6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. +This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. +7 And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating—just telling the truth. +8 In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy. +9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. +10 For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do. +11 Women should learn quietly and submissively. +12 I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. +13 For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. +14 And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result. +15 But women will be saved through childbearing, assuming they continue to live in faith, love, holiness, and modesty. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bfb46e1e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” +2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach. +3 He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money. +4 He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. +5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church? +6 A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall. +7 Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap. +8 In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money. +9 They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience. +10 Before they are appointed as deacons, let them be closely examined. If they pass the test, then let them serve as deacons. +11 In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do. +12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well. +13 Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus. +14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, +15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. +16 Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: +Christ was revealed in a human body + and vindicated by the Spirit. +He was seen by angels + and announced to the nations. +He was believed in throughout the world + and taken to heaven in glory. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..17d55f2d --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. +2 These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. +3 They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. +4 Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. +5 For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer. +6 If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters, Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed. +7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. +8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” +9 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. +10 This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers. +11 Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. +12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. +13 Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them. +14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you. +15 Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. +16 Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..17c2a6f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. +2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. +3 Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. +4 But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God. +5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. +6 But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. +7 Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism. +8 But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers. +9 A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband. +10 She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good? +11 The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry. +12 Then they would be guilty of breaking their previous pledge. +13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t. +14 So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. +15 For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan. +16 If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone. +17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. +18 For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!” +19 Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses. +20 Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others. +21 I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone. +22 Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. +23 Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often. +24 Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later. +25 In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious. And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..429f119e --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/54_1_Timothy/Chapter_06.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 6 +1 All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. +2 If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved. +Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. +3 Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. +4 Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. +5 These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy. +6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. +7 After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. +8 So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. +9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. +10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. +11 But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. +12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. +13 And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, +14 that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. +15 For, +At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. +16 He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen. +17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. +18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. +19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. +20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. +21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness. +May God’s grace be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 66b0cb98..00000000 --- a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Paul - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. - -2. I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. - -May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. - -Encouragement to Be Faithful - - -3. Timothy, I thank God for you--the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. -4. I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again. - -5. I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. -6. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. -7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. - -8. So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. -9. For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time--to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. -10. And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News. -11. And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News. - -12. That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. - -13. Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me--a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. -14. Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you. - -15. As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me--even Phygelus and Hermogenes. - -16. May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in chains. -17. When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me. -18. May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ's return. And you know very well how helpful he was in Ephesus. - - - diff --git a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2609a352..00000000 --- a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus - -# Chapter 2 -1. Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. -2. You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. - -3. Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. -4. Soldiers don't get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. -5. And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. -6. And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. -7. Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things. - -8. Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. -9. And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. -10. So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. - -11. This is a trustworthy saying: -If we die with him, - -we will also live with him. - - -12. If we endure hardship, - -we will reign with him. - -If we deny him, - -he will deny us. - - -13. If we are unfaithful, - -he remains faithful, - -for he cannot deny who he is. - - -14. Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God's presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them. - -An Approved Worker - - -15. Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. -16. Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. -17. This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus. -18. They have left the path of truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away from the faith. - -19. But God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: "The LORD knows those who are his," and "All who belong to the LORD must turn away from evil." - -20. In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. -21. If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. - -22. Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. - -23. Again I say, don't get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. -24. A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. -25. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will learn the truth. -26. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. - - - diff --git a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index c9c13092..00000000 --- a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -The Dangers of the Last Days - -# Chapter 3 -1. You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. -2. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. -3. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. -4. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. -5. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! - -6. They are the kind who work their way into people's homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. -7. (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.) -8. These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith. -9. But they won't get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are, just as with Jannes and Jambres. - -Paul's Charge to Timothy - - -10. But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. -11. You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra--but the Lord rescued me from all of it. -12. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. -13. But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. - -14. But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. -15. You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. -16. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. -17. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. - - - diff --git a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9e0d05f2..00000000 --- a/NLT/55_2 Timothy/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 4 -1. I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: -2. Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. - -3. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. -4. They will reject the truth and chase after myths. - -5. But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. - -6. As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. -7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. -8. And now the prize awaits me--the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. - -Paul's Final Words - - -9. Timothy, please come as soon as you can. -10. Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. -11. Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. -12. I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. -13. When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers. - -14. Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm, but the Lord will judge him for what he has done. -15. Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said. - -16. The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them. -17. But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death. -18. Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -19. Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and those living in the household of Onesiphorus. -20. Erastus stayed at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus. - -21. Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters. - -22. May the Lord be with your spirit. And may his grace be with all of you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7bb2e154 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. +2 I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. +May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. +3 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. +4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again. +5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. +6 This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. +7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. +8 So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. +9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. +10 And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News. +11 And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News. +12 That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. +13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. +14 Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you. +15 As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes. +16 May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in chains. +17 When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me. +18 May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ’s return. And you know very well how helpful he was in Ephesus. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32d44f69 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. +2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others. +3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. +4 Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. +5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. +6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. +7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things. +8 Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. +9 And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. +10 So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. +11 This is a trustworthy saying: +If we die with him, + we will also live with him. +12 If we endure hardship, + we will reign with him. +If we deny him, + he will deny us. +13 If we are unfaithful, + he remains faithful, + for he cannot deny who he is. +14 Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them. +15 Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. +16 Avoid worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior. +17 This kind of talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus. +18 They have left the path of truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away from the faith. +19 But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.” +20 In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. +21 If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. +22 Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. +23 Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. +24 A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. +25 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. +26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cac819cd --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. +2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. +3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. +4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. +5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! +6 They are the kind who work their way into people’s homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by various desires. +7 (Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.) +8 These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith. +9 But they won’t get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are, just as with Jannes and Jambres. +10 But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. +11 You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it. +12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. +13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. +14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. +15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. +16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. +17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c8be7ab --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/55_2_Timothy/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: +2 Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. +3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. +4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths. +5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. +6 As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. +7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. +8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. +9 Timothy, please come as soon as you can. +10 Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. +11 Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry. +12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. +13 When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers. +14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm, but the Lord will judge him for what he has done. +15 Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said. +16 The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them. +17 But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death. +18 Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. +19 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and those living in the household of Onesiphorus. +20 Erastus stayed at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus. +21 Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters. +22 May the Lord be with your spirit. And may his grace be with all of you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md index 97c5734b..d55abab7 100644 --- a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,32 +1,18 @@ -Greetings from Paul - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. -2. This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God--who does not lie--promised them before the world began. -3. And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him. - -4. I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. - +1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. +2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. +3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him. +4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace. - -Titus's Work in Crete - - -5. I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. -6. An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don't have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. -7. A church leader is a manager of God's household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money. - -8. Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life. -9. He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong. - -10. For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. -11. They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money. -12. Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, "The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons." -13. This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. -14. They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth. - -15. Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. -16. Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good. - - - +5 I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. +6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. +7 A church leader is a manager of God’s household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money. +8 Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life. +9 He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong. +10 For there are many rebellious people who engage in useless talk and deceive others. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation. +11 They must be silenced, because they are turning whole families away from the truth by their false teaching. And they do it only for money. +12 Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.” +13 This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. +14 They must stop listening to Jewish myths and the commands of people who have turned away from the truth. +15 Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. +16 Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md index caaa8634..669869ca 100644 --- a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,26 +1,16 @@ -Promote Right Teaching - # Chapter 2 -1. As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. -2. Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience. - -3. Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. -4. These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, -5. to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. - -6. In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. -7. And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. -8. Teach the truth so that your teaching can't be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us. - -9. Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back -10. or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way. - -11. For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. -12. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, -13. while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. -14. He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. - -15. You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don't let anyone disregard what you say. - - - +1 As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching. +2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience. +3 Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. +4 These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, +5 to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. +6 In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely. +7 And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. +8 Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us. +9 Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back +10 or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way. +11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. +12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, +13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. +14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. +15 You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md index 2880974b..ee4be787 100644 --- a/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/56_Titus/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,33 +1,18 @@ -Do What Is Good - # Chapter 3 -1. Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. -2. They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone. - -3. Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. -4. But-- +1 Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. +2 They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone. +3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. +4 But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, - -5. he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. -6. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. -7. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life. - -8. This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone. - -9. Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. -10. If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. -11. For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them. - -Paul's Final Remarks and Greetings - - -12. I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to meet me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to stay there for the winter. -13. Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need. -14. Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive. - -15. Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers--all who love us. - -May God's grace be with you all. - - - +5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. +6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. +7 Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life. +8 This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone. +9 Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time. +10 If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. +11 For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them. +12 I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to meet me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to stay there for the winter. +13 Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need. +14 Our people must learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others; then they will not be unproductive. +15 Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers—all who love us. +May God’s grace be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md index 7508cad3..04f9cf17 100644 --- a/NLT/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/57_Philemon/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,53 +1,27 @@ -Greetings from Paul - - -1. This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. - +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to Philemon, our beloved co-worker, - -2. and to our sister Apphia, and to our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house. - -3. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. - -Paul's Thanksgiving and Prayer - - -4. I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, -5. because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. -6. And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. -7. Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God's people. - -Paul's Appeal for Onesimus - - -8. That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do. -9. But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me--Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus. - -10. I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison. -11. Onesimus hasn't been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. -12. I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart. - -13. I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. -14. But I didn't want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced. -15. It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever. -16. He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord. - -17. So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. -18. If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me. -19. I, PAUL, WRITE THIS WITH MY OWN HAND: I WILL REPAY IT. AND I WON'T MENTION THAT YOU OWE ME YOUR VERY SOUL! - -20. Yes, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord's sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ. - -21. I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more! -22. One more thing--please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon. - -Paul's Final Greetings - - -23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. -24. So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers. - -25. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. - - - +2 and to our sister Apphia, and to our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house. +3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. +4 I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, +5 because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. +6 And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. +7 Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people. +8 That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do. +9 But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus. +10 I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison. +11 Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. +12 I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart. +13 I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. +14 But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced. +15 It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever. +16 He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord. +17 So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. +18 If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me. +19 I, PAUL, WRITE THIS WITH MY OWN HAND: I WILL REPAY IT. AND I WON’T MENTION THAT YOU OWE ME YOUR VERY SOUL! +20 Yes, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord’s sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ. +21 I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more! +22 One more thing—please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon. +23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. +24 So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers. +25 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md index 0c84a942..ec6a8ee6 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,64 +1,36 @@ -Jesus Christ Is God's Son - # Chapter 1 -1. Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. -2. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. -3. The Son radiates God's own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. -4. This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names. - -The Son Is Greater Than the Angels - - -5. For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: -"You are my Son. - Today I have become your Father." +1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. +2 And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe. +3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. +4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names. +5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: +“You are my Son. + Today I have become your Father.” God also said, -"I will be his Father, - and he will be my Son." - -6. And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, -"Let all of God's angels worship him." - -7. Regarding the angels, he says, -"He sends his angels like the winds, - his servants like flames of fire." - -8. But to the Son he says, -"Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. - -You rule with a scepter of justice. - - -9. You love justice and hate evil. - -Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, - pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else." - -10. He also says to the Son, -"In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth - -and made the heavens with your hands. - - -11. They will perish, but you remain forever. - -They will wear out like old clothing. - - -12. You will fold them up like a cloak - -and discard them like old clothing. - +“I will be his Father, + and he will be my Son.” +6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, +“Let all of God’s angels worship him.” +7 Regarding the angels, he says, +“He sends his angels like the winds, + his servants like flames of fire.” +8 But to the Son he says, +“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. + You rule with a scepter of justice. +9 You love justice and hate evil. + Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, + pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.” +10 He also says to the Son, +“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth + and made the heavens with your hands. +11 They will perish, but you remain forever. + They will wear out like old clothing. +12 You will fold them up like a cloak + and discard them like old clothing. But you are always the same; - you will live forever." - -13. And God never said to any of the angels, -"Sit in the place of honor at my right hand - -until I humble your enemies, - making them a footstool under your feet." - -14. Therefore, angels are only servants--spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation. - - - + you will live forever.” +13 And God never said to any of the angels, +“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand + until I humble your enemies, + making them a footstool under your feet.” +14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md index 4a46eb5e..eac4a36b 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,43 +1,27 @@ -A Warning against Drifting Away - # Chapter 2 -1. So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. -2. For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. -3. So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? -4. And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose. - -Jesus, the Man - - -5. And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. -6. For in one place the Scriptures say, -"What are mere mortals that you should think about them, +1 So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. +2 For the message God delivered through angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of disobedience was punished. +3 So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? +4 And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose. +5 And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. +6 For in one place the Scriptures say, +“What are mere mortals that you should think about them, or a son of man that you should care for him? - -7. Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels +7 Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. - -8. You gave them authority over all things." -Now when it says "all things," it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. - -9. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position "a little lower than the angels"; and because he suffered death for us, he is now "crowned with glory and honor." Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. -10. God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation. - -11. So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. -12. For he said to God, -"I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. - I will praise you among your assembled people." - -13. He also said, -"I will put my trust in him," - that is, "I and the children God has given me." - -14. Because God's children are human beings--made of flesh and blood--the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. -15. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. - -16. We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham. -17. Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. -18. Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. - - - +8 You gave them authority over all things.” +Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. +9 What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. +10 God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation. +11 So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. +12 For he said to God, +“I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. + I will praise you among your assembled people.” +13 He also said, +“I will put my trust in him,” + that is, “I and the children God has given me.” +14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. +15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. +16 We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham. +17 Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. +18 Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md index 296543b3..27bb0f04 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,53 +1,30 @@ -Jesus Is Greater Than Moses - # Chapter 3 -1. And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's messenger and High Priest. -2. For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God's entire house. - -3. But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. -4. For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. - -5. Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later. -6. But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ. - -7. That is why the Holy Spirit says, -"Today when you hear his voice, - - -8. -don't harden your hearts +1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God’s messenger and High Priest. +2 For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God’s entire house. +3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. +4 For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. +5 Moses was certainly faithful in God’s house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later. +6 But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ. +7 That is why the Holy Spirit says, +“Today when you hear his voice, +8 don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, - -when they tested me in the wilderness. - - -9. There your ancestors tested and tried my patience, - -even though they saw my miracles for forty years. - - -10. So I was angry with them, and I said, -'Their hearts always turn away from me. - -They refuse to do what I tell them.' - - -11. So in my anger I took an oath: - 'They will never enter my place of rest.'" - -12. Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. -13. You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. -14. For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. -15. Remember what it says: -"Today when you hear his voice, - -don't harden your hearts - as Israel did when they rebelled." - -16. And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn't it the people Moses led out of Egypt? -17. And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn't it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? -18. And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn't it the people who disobeyed him? -19. So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest. - - - + when they tested me in the wilderness. +9 There your ancestors tested and tried my patience, + even though they saw my miracles for forty years. +10 So I was angry with them, and I said, +‘Their hearts always turn away from me. + They refuse to do what I tell them.’ +11 So in my anger I took an oath: + ‘They will never enter my place of rest.’” +12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. +13 You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. +14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. +15 Remember what it says: +“Today when you hear his voice, + don’t harden your hearts + as Israel did when they rebelled.” +16 And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn’t it the people Moses led out of Egypt? +17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? +18 And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn’t it the people who disobeyed him? +19 So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md index 24b1c1ae..8b10b061 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -Promised Rest for God's People - # Chapter 4 -1. God's promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. -2. For this good news--that God has prepared this rest--has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn't share the faith of those who listened to God. -3. For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, -"In my anger I took an oath: - 'They will never enter my place of rest,'" +1 God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. +2 For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God. +3 For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, +“In my anger I took an oath: + ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world. - -4. We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all his work." -5. But in the other passage God said, "They will never enter my place of rest." - -6. So God's rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God. -7. So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: -"Today when you hear his voice, - don't harden your hearts." - -8. Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come. -9. So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. -10. For all who have entered into God's rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. -11. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall. - -12. For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. -13. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable. - -Christ Is Our High Priest - - -14. So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. -15. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. -16. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. - - - +4 We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.” +5 But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.” +6 So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God. +7 So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: +“Today when you hear his voice, + don’t harden your hearts.” +8 Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come. +9 So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. +10 For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. +11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall. +12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. +13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable. +14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. +15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. +16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md index 0b1b2913..baac6b0c 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,28 +1,18 @@ # Chapter 5 -1. Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. -2. And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. -3. That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. - -4. And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. -5. That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, -"You are my Son. - Today I have become your Father." - -6. And in another passage God said to him, -"You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." - -7. While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. -8. Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. -9. In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. -10. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. - -A Call to Spiritual Growth - - -11. There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don't seem to listen. -12. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. -13. For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn't know how to do what is right. -14. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. - - - +1 Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. +2 And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. +3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. +4 And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. +5 That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, +“You are my Son. + Today I have become your Father.” +6 And in another passage God said to him, +“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” +7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. +8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. +9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. +10 And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. +11 There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. +12 You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. +13 For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. +14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md index 958c0758..bab32e7f 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ # Chapter 6 -1. So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. -2. You don't need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. -3. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding. - -4. For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened--those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, -5. who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come-- -6. and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame. - -7. When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God's blessing. -8. But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it. - -9. Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don't believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. -10. For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. -11. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. -12. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and endurance. - -God's Promises Bring Hope - - -13. For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: - -14. "I will certainly bless you, - and I will multiply your descendants beyond number." - -15. Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised. - -16. Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. -17. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. -18. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. -19. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary. -20. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. - - - +1 So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. +2 You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. +3 And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding. +4 For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, +5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come— +6 and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame. +7 When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing. +8 But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it. +9 Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. +10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. +11 Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. +12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance. +13 For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: +14 “I will certainly bless you, + and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.” +15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised. +16 Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. +17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. +18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. +19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. +20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md index baccc462..872409b5 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,50 +1,32 @@ -Melchizedek Is Greater Than Abraham - # Chapter 7 -1. This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him. -2. Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means "king of justice," and king of Salem means "king of peace." -3. There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors--no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God. - -4. Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle. -5. Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel, who are also descendants of Abraham. -6. But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God. -7. And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed. - -8. The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on. -9. In addition, we might even say that these Levites--the ones who collect the tithe--paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him. -10. For although Levi wasn't born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham's body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him. - -11. So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron? - -12. And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. -13. For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests. -14. What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe. - -Jesus Is like Melchizedek - - -15. This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. -16. Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. -17. And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, -"You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." - -18. Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. -19. For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. - -20. This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron's descendants became priests without such an oath, -21. but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, -"The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: - 'You are a priest forever.'" - -22. Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God. - -23. There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. -24. But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. -25. Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. - -26. He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven. -27. Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people's sins. -28. The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever. - - - +1 This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him. +2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.” +3 There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God. +4 Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle. +5 Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel, who are also descendants of Abraham. +6 But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God. +7 And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed. +8 The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on. +9 In addition, we might even say that these Levites—the ones who collect the tithe—paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him. +10 For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him. +11 So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron? +12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. +13 For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests. +14 What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe. +15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. +16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. +17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, +“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” +18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. +19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. +20 This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath, +21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, +“The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: + ‘You are a priest forever.’” +22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God. +23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. +24 But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. +25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. +26 He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven. +27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins. +28 The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md index 426b41ae..39416f01 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,57 +1,32 @@ -Christ Is Our High Priest - # Chapter 8 -1. Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven. -2. There he ministers in the heavenly Tabernacle, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands. - -3. And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too. -4. If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law. -5. They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: "Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain." - -6. But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises. - -7. If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it. -8. But when God found fault with the people, he said: -"The day is coming, says the LORD, - -when I will make a new covenant - -with the people of Israel and Judah. - - -9. This covenant will not be like the one - -I made with their ancestors +1 Here is the main point: We have a High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the majestic God in heaven. +2 There he ministers in the heavenly Tabernacle, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands. +3 And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too. +4 If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law. +5 They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.” +6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises. +7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it. +8 But when God found fault with the people, he said: +“The day is coming, says the Lord, + when I will make a new covenant + with the people of Israel and Judah. +9 This covenant will not be like the one + I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand - -and led them out of the land of Egypt. - + and led them out of the land of Egypt. They did not remain faithful to my covenant, - so I turned my back on them, says the LORD. - -10. But this is the new covenant I will make - with the people of Israel on that day, says the LORD: + so I turned my back on them, says the Lord. +10 But this is the new covenant I will make + with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, - -and I will write them on their hearts. - + and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, - -and they will be my people. - - -11. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, + and they will be my people. +11 And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, - saying, 'You should know the LORD.' + saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, - -will know me already. - - -12. And I will forgive their wickedness, - and I will never again remember their sins." - -13. When God speaks of a "new" covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear. - - - + will know me already. +12 And I will forgive their wickedness, + and I will never again remember their sins.” +13 When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md index c82ecd99..ad8b608d 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,46 +1,29 @@ -Old Rules about Worship - # Chapter 9 -1. That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. -2. There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. -3. Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place. -4. In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron's staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant. -5. Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark's cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now. - -6. When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed their religious duties. -7. But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. -8. By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use. - -9. This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them. -10. For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies--physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established. - -Christ Is the Perfect Sacrifice - - -11. So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. -12. With his own blood--not the blood of goats and calves--he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever. - -13. Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people's bodies from ceremonial impurity. -14. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. -15. That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant. - -16. Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead. -17. The will goes into effect only after the person's death. While the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into effect. - -18. That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. -19. For after Moses had read each of God's commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God's law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool. -20. Then he said, "This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you." -21. And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship. -22. In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. - -23. That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals. - -24. For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. -25. And he did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. -26. If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice. - -27. And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, -28. so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. - - - +1 That first covenant between God and Israel had regulations for worship and a place of worship here on earth. +2 There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place. +3 Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place. +4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant. +5 Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now. +6 When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room as they performed their religious duties. +7 But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. +8 By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle and the system it represented were still in use. +9 This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them. +10 For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies—physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established. +11 So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. +12 With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever. +13 Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity. +14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. +15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant. +16 Now when someone leaves a will, it is necessary to prove that the person who made it is dead. +17 The will goes into effect only after the person’s death. While the person who made it is still alive, the will cannot be put into effect. +18 That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. +19 For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool. +20 Then he said, “This blood confirms the covenant God has made with you.” +21 And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship. +22 In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. +23 That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals. +24 For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. +25 And he did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. +26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice. +27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, +28 so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md index 6066f3ab..92d27d5f 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,87 +1,55 @@ -Christ's Sacrifice Once for All - # Chapter 10 -1. The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. -2. If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared. - -3. But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year. -4. For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. -5. That is why, when Christ came into the world, he said to God, -"You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings. - -But you have given me a body to offer. - - -6. You were not pleased with burnt offerings - -or other offerings for sin. - - -7. Then I said, 'Look, I have come to do your will, O God-- - as is written about me in the Scriptures.'" - -8. First, Christ said, "You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them" (though they are required by the law of Moses). -9. Then he said, "Look, I have come to do your will." He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect. -10. For God's will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time. - -11. Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. -12. But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand. -13. There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet. -14. For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy. - -15. And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says, - -16. "This is the new covenant I will make - with my people on that day, says the LORD: +1 The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. +2 If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared. +3 But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year. +4 For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. +5 That is why, when Christ came into the world, he said to God, +“You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings. + But you have given me a body to offer. +6 You were not pleased with burnt offerings + or other offerings for sin. +7 Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God— + as is written about me in the Scriptures.’” +8 First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them” (though they are required by the law of Moses). +9 Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect. +10 For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time. +11 Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. +12 But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. +13 There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet. +14 For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy. +15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says, +16 “This is the new covenant I will make + with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, - and I will write them on their minds." - -17. Then he says, -"I will never again remember - their sins and lawless deeds." - -18. And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. - -A Call to Persevere - - -19. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. -20. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. -21. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, -22. let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. - -23. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. -24. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. -25. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. - -26. Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. -27. There is only the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. -28. For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. -29. Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us. -30. For we know the one who said, -"I will take revenge. - I will pay them back." + and I will write them on their minds.” +17 Then he says, +“I will never again remember + their sins and lawless deeds.” +18 And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices. +19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. +20 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. +21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, +22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. +23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. +24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. +25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. +26 Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. +27 There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. +28 For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. +29 Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us. +30 For we know the one who said, +“I will take revenge. + I will pay them back.” He also said, -"The LORD will judge his own people." - -31. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. - -32. Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. -33. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. -34. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever. - -35. So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! -36. Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. - -37. "For in just a little while, - -the Coming One will come and not delay. - - -38. And my righteous ones will live by faith. - But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away." - -39. But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. - - - +“The Lord will judge his own people.” +31 It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. +32 Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. +33 Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things. +34 You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever. +35 So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! +36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. +37 “For in just a little while, + the Coming One will come and not delay. +38 And my righteous ones will live by faith. + But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.” +39 But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md index 3a96a415..87fbe63c 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,67 +1,42 @@ -Great Examples of Faith - # Chapter 11 -1. Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. -2. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. - -3. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. - -4. It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith. - -5. It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying--"he disappeared, because God took him." For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. -6. And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. - -7. It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith. - -8. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. -9. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith--for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. -10. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. - -11. It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. -12. And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead--a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them. - -13. All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. -14. Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. -15. If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. -16. But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. - -17. It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, -18. even though God had told him, "Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted." -19. Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. - -20. It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau. - -21. It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff. - -22. It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left. - -23. It was by faith that Moses' parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's command. - -24. It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. -25. He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. -26. He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward. -27. It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. -28. It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. - -29. It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned. - -30. It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down. - -31. It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. - -32. How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. -33. By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, -34. quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. -35. Women received their loved ones back again from death. - +1 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. +2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. +3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. +4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith. +5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. +6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. +7 It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith. +8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. +9 And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. +10 Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. +11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. +12 And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them. +13 All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth. +14 Obviously people who say such things are looking forward to a country they can call their own. +15 If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. +16 But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. +17 It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, +18 even though God had told him, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.” +19 Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. +20 It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau. +21 It was by faith that Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and bowed in worship as he leaned on his staff. +22 It was by faith that Joseph, when he was about to die, said confidently that the people of Israel would leave Egypt. He even commanded them to take his bones with them when they left. +23 It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command. +24 It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. +25 He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. +26 He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward. +27 It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. +28 It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of death would not kill their firstborn sons. +29 It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned. +30 It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down. +31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. +32 How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets. +33 By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, +34 quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. +35 Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. - -36. Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. -37. Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. -38. They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. - -39. All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. -40. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. - - - +36 Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. +37 Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. +38 They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. +39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. +40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md index 3ea6f3b9..a001f9be 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,53 +1,33 @@ -God's Discipline Proves His Love - # Chapter 12 -1. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. -2. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne. -3. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won't become weary and give up. -4. After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. - -5. And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, -"My child, don't make light of the LORD's discipline, - -and don't give up when he corrects you. - - -6. For the LORD disciplines those he loves, - and he punishes each one he accepts as his child." - -7. As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? -8. If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. -9. Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? - -10. For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. -11. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening--it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. - -12. So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. -13. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong. - -A Call to Listen to God - - -14. Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. -15. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. -16. Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal. -17. You know that afterward, when he wanted his father's blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he begged with bitter tears. - -18. You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. -19. For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking. -20. They staggered back under God's command: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death." -21. Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, "I am terrified and trembling." - -22. No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. -23. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. -24. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. - -25. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! -26. When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: "Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also." -27. This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. - -28. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. -29. For our God is a devouring fire. - - - +1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. +2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. +3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up. +4 After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. +5 And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, +“My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, + and don’t give up when he corrects you. +6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves, + and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.” +7 As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? +8 If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. +9 Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? +10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. +11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. +12 So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. +13 Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong. +14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. +15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. +16 Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal. +17 You know that afterward, when he wanted his father’s blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he begged with bitter tears. +18 You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. +19 For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking. +20 They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” +21 Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, “I am terrified and trembling.” +22 No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. +23 You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. +24 You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. +25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! +26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” +27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. +28 Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. +29 For our God is a devouring fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md index bccb1bec..3b0faa76 100644 --- a/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/58_Hebrews/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,66 +1,39 @@ -Concluding Words - # Chapter 13 -1. Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. -2. Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! -3. Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. - -4. Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. - -5. Don't love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, -"I will never fail you. - I will never abandon you." - -6. So we can say with confidence, -"The LORD is my helper, - -so I will have no fear. - What can mere people do to me?" - -7. Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. - -8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. -9. So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God's grace, not from rules about food, which don't help those who follow them. - -10. We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. -11. Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. -12. So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. -13. So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore. -14. For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. - -15. Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. -16. And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. - -17. Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. - -18. Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do. -19. And especially pray that I will be able to come back to you soon. - -20. Now may the God of peace-- - -who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, +1 Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. +2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! +3 Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. +4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. +5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, +“I will never fail you. + I will never abandon you.” +6 So we can say with confidence, +“The Lord is my helper, + so I will have no fear. + What can mere people do to me?” +7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. +8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. +9 So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them. +10 We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. +11 Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. +12 So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. +13 So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore. +14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. +15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. +16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. +17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. +18 Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do. +19 And especially pray that I will be able to come back to you soon. +20 Now may the God of peace— + who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, - -and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood-- - -21. may he equip you with all you need - -for doing his will. + and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— +21 may he equip you with all you need + for doing his will. May he produce in you, - -through the power of Jesus Christ, + through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. - -All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. - - -22. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation. - -23. I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you. - -24. Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings. - -25. May God's grace be with you all. - - - + All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. +22 I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation. +23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you. +24 Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings. +25 May God’s grace be with you all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_01.md index 632bbfe6..a05f2fc2 100644 --- a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,49 +1,30 @@ -Greetings from James - # Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. -I am writing to the "twelve tribes"--Jewish believers scattered abroad. - +1 This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. +I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! -Faith and Endurance - - -2. Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. -3. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. -4. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. - -5. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. -6. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. -7. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. -8. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. - -9. Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. -10. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. -11. The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. - -12. God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. -13. And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. -14. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. -15. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. - -16. So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. -17. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. -18. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. - -Listening and Doing - - -19. Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. -20. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. -21. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. - -22. But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. -23. For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. -24. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. -25. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. - -26. If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. -27. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. - - - +2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. +3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. +4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. +5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. +6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. +7 Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. +8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. +9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. +10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. +11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. +12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. +13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. +14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. +15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. +16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. +17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. +18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. +19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. +20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. +21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. +22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. +23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. +24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. +25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. +26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. +27 Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_02.md index c42fc6f2..cfda6c6e 100644 --- a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,46 +1,27 @@ -A Warning against Prejudice - # Chapter 2 -1. My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? - -2. For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. -3. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, "You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor"--well, -4. doesn't this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives? - -5. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? -6. But you dishonor the poor! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? -7. Aren't they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear? - -8. Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: "Love your neighbor as yourself." -9. But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law. - -10. For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God's laws. -11. For the same God who said, "You must not commit adultery," also said, "You must not murder." So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law. - -12. So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. -13. There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. - -Faith without Good Deeds Is Dead - - -14. What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don't show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? -15. Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, -16. and you say, "Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? - -17. So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. - -18. Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." But I say, "How can you show me your faith if you don't have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds." - -19. You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. -20. How foolish! Can't you see that faith without good deeds is useless? - -21. Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? -22. You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. -23. And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: "Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith." He was even called the friend of God. -24. So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone. - -25. Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. -26. Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works. - - - +1 My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? +2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. +3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, +4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives? +5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? +6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? +7 Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear? +8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” +9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law. +10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. +11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.” So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law. +12 So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. +13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. +14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? +15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, +16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? +17 So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. +18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” +19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. +20 How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? +21 Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? +22 You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete. +23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. +24 So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone. +25 Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. +26 Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_03.md index 5c5c4ec6..80fe03a0 100644 --- a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,34 +1,20 @@ -Controlling the Tongue - # Chapter 3 -1. Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. -2. Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. - -3. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. -4. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. -5. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. - +1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. +2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. +3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. +4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. +5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. - -6. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. - -7. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, -8. but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. -9. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. -10. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! -11. Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? -12. Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can't draw fresh water from a salty spring. - -True Wisdom Comes from God - - -13. If you are wise and understand God's ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. -14. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don't cover up the truth with boasting and lying. -15. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. -16. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. - -17. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. -18. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. - - - +6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. +7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, +8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. +9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. +10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! +11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? +12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring. +13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. +14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. +15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. +16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. +17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. +18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_04.md index a67e4dce..b93b37a8 100644 --- a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,35 +1,20 @@ -Drawing Close to God - # Chapter 4 -1. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from the evil desires at war within you? -2. You want what you don't have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can't get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. -3. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure. - -4. You adulterers! Don't you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. -5. Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him. -6. And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, -"God opposes the proud - but gives grace to the humble." - -7. So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. -8. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. -9. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. -10. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. - -Warning against Judging Others - - -11. Don't speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. -12. God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor? -Warning about Self-Confidence - - -13. Look here, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit." -14. How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog--it's here a little while, then it's gone. -15. What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that." -16. Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil. - -17. Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. - - - +1 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? +2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. +3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. +4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. +5 Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him. +6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, +“God opposes the proud + but gives grace to the humble.” +7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. +8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. +9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. +10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. +11 Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. +12 God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor? +13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” +14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. +15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” +16 Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil. +17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_05.md index 06964a45..a70212cd 100644 --- a/NLT/59_James/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/59_James/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,43 +1,21 @@ -Warning to the Rich - # Chapter 5 -1. Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. -2. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. -3. Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment. -4. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. - -5. You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. -6. You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you. - -Patience and Endurance - - -7. Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. -8. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. - -9. Don't grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look--the Judge is standing at the door! - -10. For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. -11. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. - -12. But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned. - -The Power of Prayer - - -13. Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. -14. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. -15. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. - -16. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. -17. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! -18. Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. - -Restore Wandering Believers - - -19. My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, -20. you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. - - - +1 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. +2 Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. +3 Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment. +4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. +5 You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. +6 You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you. +7 Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. +8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. +9 Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! +10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. +11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. +12 But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned. +13 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. +14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. +15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. +16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. +17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! +18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. +19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, +20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index f3aeaf76..00000000 --- a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Peter - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. -I am writing to God's chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. -2. God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. - -May God give you more and more grace and peace. - -The Hope of Eternal Life - - -3. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, -4. and we have a priceless inheritance--an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. -5. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. - -6. So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. -7. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. - -8. You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. -9. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. - -10. This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. -11. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ's suffering and his great glory afterward. - -12. They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen. - -A Call to Holy Living - - -13. So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. -14. So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then. -15. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. -16. For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy." - -17. And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as "temporary residents." -18. For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. -19. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. -20. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake. - -21. Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory. - -22. You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. - -23. For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. -24. As the Scriptures say, -"People are like grass; - -their beauty is like a flower in the field. - -The grass withers and the flower fades. - - -25. But the word of the Lord remains forever." -And that word is the Good News that was preached to you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4211df74..00000000 --- a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. -2. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, -3. now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness. - -Living Stones for God's House - - -4. You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God's temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. - -5. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. -6. As the Scriptures say, -"I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, - -chosen for great honor, -and anyone who trusts in him - will never be disgraced." - -7. Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, -"The stone that the builders rejected - has now become the cornerstone." - -8. And, -"He is the stone that makes people stumble, - the rock that makes them fall." -They stumble because they do not obey God's word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. - - -9. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. - -10. "Once you had no identity as a people; - -now you are God's people. - -Once you received no mercy; - now you have received God's mercy." - -11. Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. -12. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world. - -Respecting People in Authority - - -13. For the Lord's sake, submit to all human authority--whether the king as head of state, -14. or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right. - -15. It is God's will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. -16. For you are free, yet you are God's slaves, so don't use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. -17. Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king. - -Slaves - - -18. You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you--not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel. -19. For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment. -20. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you. - -21. For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. - -22. He never sinned, - nor ever deceived anyone. - -23. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, - -nor threaten revenge when he suffered. - -He left his case in the hands of God, - -who always judges fairly. - - -24. He personally carried our sins - -in his body on the cross -so that we can be dead to sin - -and live for what is right. - -By his wounds - -you are healed. - - -25. Once you were like sheep - -who wandered away. - -But now you have turned to your Shepherd, - -the Guardian of your souls. - - - diff --git a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index e31ada3a..00000000 --- a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -Wives - -# Chapter 3 -1. In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over -2. by observing your pure and reverent lives. - -3. Don't be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. -4. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. -5. This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands. -6. For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do. - -Husbands - - -7. In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. - -All Christians - - -8. Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. -9. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing. -10. For the Scriptures say, -"If you want to enjoy life - -and see many happy days, -keep your tongue from speaking evil - -and your lips from telling lies. - - -11. Turn away from evil and do good. - -Search for peace, and work to maintain it. - - -12. The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right, - -and his ears are open to their prayers. -But the LORD turns his face - against those who do evil." -Suffering for Doing Good - - -13. Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? -14. But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't worry or be afraid of their threats. -15. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. -16. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. -17. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! - -18. Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. - -19. So he went and preached to the spirits in prison-- -20. those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. -21. And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. - -22. Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority. - - - diff --git a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index aca78e5c..00000000 --- a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Living for God - -# Chapter 4 -1. So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. -2. You won't spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. -3. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy--their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols. - -4. Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. -5. But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to judge everyone, both the living and the dead. -6. That is why the Good News was preached to those who are now dead--so although they were destined to die like all people, they now live forever with God in the Spirit. - -7. The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. -8. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. -9. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. - -10. God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. -11. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen. - -Suffering for Being a Christian - - -12. Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. -13. Instead, be very glad--for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world. - -14. If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. -15. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs. -16. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! -17. For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God's household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News? -18. And also, -"If the righteous are barely saved, - what will happen to godless sinners?" - -19. So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you. - - - diff --git a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5c0d488a..00000000 --- a/NLT/60_1 Peter/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Advice for Elders and Young Men - -# Chapter 5 -1. And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you: -2. Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. -3. Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. -4. And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor. - -5. In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for -"God opposes the proud - but gives grace to the humble." - -6. So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. -7. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. - -8. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. -9. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. - -10. In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. -11. All power to him forever! Amen. - -Peter's Final Greetings - - -12. I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas, whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God's grace for you. Stand firm in this grace. - -13. Your sister church here in Babylon sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark. -14. Greet each other with a kiss of love. - -Peace be with all of you who are in Christ. - - - diff --git a/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..52c9abc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. +I am writing to God’s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. +2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. +May God give you more and more grace and peace. +3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, +4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. +5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. +6 So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. +7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. +8 You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. +9 The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. +10 This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. +11 They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. +12 They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen. +13 So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. +14 So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. +15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. +16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” +17 And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.” +18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. +19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. +20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake. +21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory. +22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. +23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. +24 As the Scriptures say, +“People are like grass; + their beauty is like a flower in the field. +The grass withers and the flower fades. +25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.” +And that word is the Good News that was preached to you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..186106e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. +2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, +3 now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness. +4 You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. +5 And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. +6 As the Scriptures say, +“I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, + chosen for great honor, +and anyone who trusts in him + will never be disgraced.” +7 Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, +“The stone that the builders rejected + has now become the cornerstone.” +8 And, +“He is the stone that makes people stumble, + the rock that makes them fall.” +They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. +9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. +10 “Once you had no identity as a people; + now you are God’s people. +Once you received no mercy; + now you have received God’s mercy.” +11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. +12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world. +13 For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state, +14 or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right. +15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. +16 For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. +17 Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king. +18 You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel. +19 For God is pleased when, conscious of his will, you patiently endure unjust treatment. +20 Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you. +21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. +22 He never sinned, + nor ever deceived anyone. +23 He did not retaliate when he was insulted, + nor threaten revenge when he suffered. +He left his case in the hands of God, + who always judges fairly. +24 He personally carried our sins + in his body on the cross +so that we can be dead to sin + and live for what is right. +By his wounds + you are healed. +25 Once you were like sheep + who wandered away. +But now you have turned to your Shepherd, + the Guardian of your souls. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6459b7b --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over +2 by observing your pure and reverent lives. +3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. +4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. +5 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands. +6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do. +7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. +8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. +9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing. +10 For the Scriptures say, +“If you want to enjoy life + and see many happy days, +keep your tongue from speaking evil + and your lips from telling lies. +11 Turn away from evil and do good. + Search for peace, and work to maintain it. +12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, + and his ears are open to their prayers. +But the Lord turns his face + against those who do evil.” +13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? +14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats. +15 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. +16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. +17 Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! +18 Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. +19 So he went and preached to the spirits in prison— +20 those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. +21 And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. +22 Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..330d51b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. +2 You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. +3 You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols. +4 Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. +5 But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to judge everyone, both the living and the dead. +6 That is why the Good News was preached to those who are now dead—so although they were destined to die like all people, they now live forever with God in the Spirit. +7 The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. +8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. +9 Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. +10 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. +11 Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen. +12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. +13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world. +14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. +15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs. +16 But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! +17 For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News? +18 And also, +“If the righteous are barely saved, + what will happen to godless sinners?” +19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1362d32 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/60_1_Peter/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you: +2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. +3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. +4 And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor. +5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for +“God opposes the proud + but gives grace to the humble.” +6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. +7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. +8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. +9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. +10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. +11 All power to him forever! Amen. +12 I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas, whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God’s grace for you. Stand firm in this grace. +13 Your sister church here in Babylon sends you greetings, and so does my son Mark. +14 Greet each other with a kiss of love. +Peace be with all of you who are in Christ. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index d10ce2c5..00000000 --- a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Greetings from Peter - -# Chapter 1 -1. This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. -I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. - -2. May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. - -Growing in Faith - - -3. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. -4. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires. - -5. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, -6. and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, -7. and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. - -8. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. -9. But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. - -10. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. -11. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. - -Paying Attention to Scripture - - -12. Therefore, I will always remind you about these things--even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. -13. And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live. -14. For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life, -15. so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone. - -16. For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes -17. when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." -18. We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain. - -19. Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place--until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. -20. Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, -21. or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index d7025ec2..00000000 --- a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ -The Danger of False Teachers - -# Chapter 2 -1. But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. -2. Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. -3. In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed. - -4. For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment. -5. And God did not spare the ancient world--except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God's righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood. -6. Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. -7. But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. -8. Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. -9. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. -10. He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. -These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. -11. But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings. - -12. These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. -13. Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. -14. They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God's curse. -15. They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong. -16. But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice. - -17. These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. -18. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. -19. They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. -20. And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. -21. It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life. -22. They prove the truth of this proverb: "A dog returns to its vomit." And another says, "A washed pig returns to the mud." - - - diff --git a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 83aa674a..00000000 --- a/NLT/61_2 Peter/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -The Day of the Lord Is Coming - -# Chapter 3 -1. This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory. -2. I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles. - -3. Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. -4. They will say, "What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created." - -5. They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. -6. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. -7. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. - -8. But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. -9. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. -10. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. - -11. Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, -12. looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. -13. But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God's righteousness. - -14. And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. - -15. And remember, our Lord's patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him-- -16. speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction. - -Peter's Final Words - - -17. You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. -18. Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. - -All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen. - - - diff --git a/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..edd7dcbb --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. +I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. +2 May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. +3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. +4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. +5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, +6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, +7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. +8 The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. +9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. +10 So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. +11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. +12 Therefore, I will always remind you about these things—even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. +13 And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live. +14 For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life, +15 so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone. +16 For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes +17 when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” +18 We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain. +19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. +20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, +21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..68142e90 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. +2 Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. +3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed. +4 For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment. +5 And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood. +6 Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. +7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. +8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. +9 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. +10 He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. +These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. +11 But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings. +12 These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. +13 Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. +14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. +15 They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong. +16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice. +17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. +18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. +19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. +20 And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. +21 It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life. +22 They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.” And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfabf16c --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/61_2_Peter/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory. +2 I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles. +3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. +4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.” +5 They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. +6 Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. +7 And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. +8 But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. +9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. +10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. +11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, +12 looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. +13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness. +14 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. +15 And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him— +16 speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction. +17 You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. +18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. +All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index bbac1cc8..00000000 --- a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Introduction - -# Chapter 1 -1. We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. -2. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. -3. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. -4. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. - -Living in the Light - - -5. This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. -6. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. -7. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. - -8. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. -9. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. -10. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. - - - diff --git a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3a0cf450..00000000 --- a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_02.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 2 -1. My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. -2. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins--and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. - -3. And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. -4. If someone claims, "I know God," but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. -5. But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. -6. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. - -A New Commandment - - -7. Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment--to love one another--is the same message you heard before. -8. Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining. - -9. If anyone claims, "I am living in the light," but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. -10. Anyone who loves a fellow believer is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. -11. But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness. - -12. I am writing to you who are God's children - because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. - -13. I am writing to you who are mature in the faith - -because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. - -I am writing to you who are young in the faith - -because you have won your battle with the evil one. - - -14. I have written to you who are God's children - -because you know the Father. - -I have written to you who are mature in the faith - -because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. - -I have written to you who are young in the faith - -because you are strong. - -God's word lives in your hearts, - -and you have won your battle with the evil one. - -Do Not Love This World - - -15. Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. -16. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. -17. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. - -Warning about Antichrists - - -18. Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. -19. These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us. - -20. But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. -21. So I am writing to you not because you don't know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies. -22. And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. -23. Anyone who denies the Son doesn't have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. - -24. So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. -25. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us. - -26. I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. -27. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true--it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ. - -Living as Children of God - - -28. And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame. - -29. Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God's children. - - - diff --git a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8ce85cd3..00000000 --- a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_03.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -# Chapter 3 -1. See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don't recognize that we are God's children because they don't know him. -2. Dear friends, we are already God's children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. -3. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure. - -4. Everyone who sins is breaking God's law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. -5. And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. -6. Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is. - -7. Dear children, don't let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. -8. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. -9. Those who have been born into God's family do not make a practice of sinning, because God's life is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they are children of God. -10. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God. - -Love One Another - - -11. This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. -12. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. -13. So don't be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. - -14. If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. -15. Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don't have eternal life within them. - -16. We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. -17. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion--how can God's love be in that person? - -18. Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. -19. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. -20. Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. - -21. Dear friends, if we don't feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. -22. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. - -23. And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. -24. Those who obey God's commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us. - - - diff --git a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md deleted file mode 100644 index 684138e5..00000000 --- a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_04.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Discerning False Prophets - -# Chapter 4 -1. Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world. -2. This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. -3. But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here. - -4. But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. -5. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world's viewpoint, and the world listens to them. -6. But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception. - -Loving One Another - - -7. Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. -8. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. - -9. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. -10. This is real love--not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. - -11. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. -12. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. - -13. And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. -14. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. -15. All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. -16. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. - -God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. - -17. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. - -18. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. -19. We love each other because he loved us first. - -20. If someone says, "I love God," but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? -21. And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers. - - - diff --git a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8abcb964..00000000 --- a/NLT/62_1 John/Chapter_05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Faith in the Son of God - -# Chapter 5 -1. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. -2. We know we love God's children if we love God and obey his commandments. -3. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. -4. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. -5. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. - -6. And Jesus Christ was revealed as God's Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross--not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. -7. So we have these three witnesses-- -8. the Spirit, the water, and the blood--and all three agree. -9. Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son. -10. All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don't believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don't believe what God has testified about his Son. - -11. And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. -12. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God's Son does not have life. - -Conclusion - - -13. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. -14. And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. -15. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. - -16. If you see a fellow believer sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it. -17. All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death. - -18. We know that God's children do not make a practice of sinning, for God's Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. -19. We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. - -20. And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life. - -21. Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts. - - - diff --git a/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..03fbd812 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. +2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. +3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. +4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. +5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. +6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. +7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. +8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. +9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. +10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3717f2d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_02.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Chapter 2 +1 My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. +2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. +3 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. +4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. +5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. +6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. +7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. +8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining. +9 If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. +10 Anyone who loves a fellow believer is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. +11 But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness. +12 I am writing to you who are God’s children + because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus. +13 I am writing to you who are mature in the faith + because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. +I am writing to you who are young in the faith + because you have won your battle with the evil one. +14 I have written to you who are God’s children + because you know the Father. +I have written to you who are mature in the faith + because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. +I have written to you who are young in the faith + because you are strong. +God’s word lives in your hearts, + and you have won your battle with the evil one. +15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. +16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. +17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. +18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. +19 These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us. +20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. +21 So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies. +22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. +23 Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. +24 So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. +25 And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us. +26 I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. +27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ. +28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame. +29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7d7a2df --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_03.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chapter 3 +1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. +2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. +3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure. +4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. +5 And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. +6 Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is. +7 Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. +8 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. +9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. +10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God. +11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. +12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. +13 So don’t be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. +14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. +15 Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them. +16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. +17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? +18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. +19 Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. +20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. +21 Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. +22 And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. +23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. +24 Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..647d5267 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_04.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Chapter 4 +1 Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world. +2 This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. +3 But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here. +4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. +5 Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them. +6 But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception. +7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. +8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. +9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. +10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. +11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. +12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. +13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. +14 Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. +15 All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. +16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. +God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. +17 And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. +18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. +19 We love each other because he loved us first. +20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? +21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..593201e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/62_1_John/Chapter_05.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Chapter 5 +1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. +2 We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. +3 Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. +4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. +5 And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. +6 And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony. +7 So we have these three witnesses— +8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree. +9 Since we believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes from God. And God has testified about his Son. +10 All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don’t believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe what God has testified about his Son. +11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. +12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. +13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. +14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. +15 And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. +16 If you see a fellow believer sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it. +17 All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death. +18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. +19 We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. +20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life. +21 Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index f95db8fa..00000000 --- a/NLT/63_2 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ -Greetings - - -1. This letter is from John, the elder. -I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth--as does everyone else who knows the truth-- -2. because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. - -3. Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ--the Son of the Father--will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. - -Live in the Truth - - -4. How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded. - -5. I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. -6. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. - -7. I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. -8. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. -9. Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son. - -10. If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don't invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. -11. Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work. - -Conclusion - - -12. I have much more to say to you, but I don't want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete. - -13. -Greetings from the children of your sister, chosen by God. - - - diff --git a/NLT/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..230c2fcc --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/63_2_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from John, the elder. +I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth—as does everyone else who knows the truth— +2 because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. +3 Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. +4 How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded. +5 I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. +6 Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. +7 I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. +8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. +9 Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son. +10 If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. +11 Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work. +12 I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete. +13 Greetings from the children of your sister, chosen by God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md deleted file mode 100644 index 40408458..00000000 --- a/NLT/64_3 John/Chapter_01.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Greetings - - -1. This letter is from John, the elder. - -I am writing to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth. - - -2. Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. -3. Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. -4. I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth. - -Caring for the Lord's Workers - - -5. Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. -6. They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God. -7. For they are traveling for the Lord, and they accept nothing from people who are not believers. -8. So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth. - -9. I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us. -10. When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church. - -11. Dear friend, don't let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God's children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God. - -12. Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth. - -Conclusion - - -13. I have much more to say to you, but I don't want to write it with pen and ink. -14. For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face. - -15. Peace be with you. - -Your friends here send you their greetings. Please give my personal greetings to each of our friends there. - - - diff --git a/NLT/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d8b8dda --- /dev/null +++ b/NLT/64_3_John/Chapter_01.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from John, the elder. +I am writing to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth. +2 Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. +3 Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. +4 I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth. +5 Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. +6 They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God. +7 For they are traveling for the Lord, and they accept nothing from people who are not believers. +8 So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth. +9 I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us. +10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church. +11 Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God. +12 Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth. +13 I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to write it with pen and ink. +14 For I hope to see you soon, and then we will talk face to face. +15 Peace be with you. +Your friends here send you their greetings. Please give my personal greetings to each of our friends there. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md index 8016a7c7..1f565078 100644 --- a/NLT/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/65_Jude/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,52 +1,27 @@ -Greetings from Jude - - -1. This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. +# Chapter 1 +1 This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father, who loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ. - -2. May God give you more and more mercy, peace, and love. - -The Danger of False Teachers - - -3. Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. -4. I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God's marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. - -5. So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful. -6. And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment. -7. And don't forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God's judgment. - -8. In the same way, these people--who claim authority from their dreams--live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings. -9. But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you!" (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses' body.) -10. But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction. -11. What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion. - -12. When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord's love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots. -13. They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness. - -14. Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, "Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones -15. to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." - -16. These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want. - -A Call to Remain Faithful - - -17. But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted. -18. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. -19. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God's Spirit in them. - -20. But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, -21. and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God's love. - -22. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. -23. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. - -A Prayer of Praise - - -24. Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. -25. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen. - - - +2 May God give you more and more mercy, peace, and love. +3 Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people. +4 I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. +5 So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful. +6 And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment. +7 And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment. +8 In the same way, these people—who claim authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings. +9 But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses’ body.) +10 But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction. +11 What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion. +12 When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots. +13 They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness. +14 Enoch, who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of his holy ones +15 to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” +16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want. +17 But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted. +18 They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. +19 These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them. +20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, +21 and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. +22 And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. +23 Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. +24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. +25 All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md index 4cc4bafb..4ab6c749 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_01.md @@ -1,54 +1,28 @@ -Prologue - # Chapter 1 -1. This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, -2. who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. - -3. God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. - -John's Greeting to the Seven Churches - - -4. This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. +1 This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, +2 who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. +3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. +4 This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; -5. and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. - +5 and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. - -6. He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen. - -7. Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. - -And everyone will see him-- - -even those who pierced him. - +6 He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen. +7 Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. + And everyone will see him— + even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world - -will mourn for him. - + will mourn for him. Yes! Amen! - - -8. "I am the Alpha and the Omega--the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. "I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come--the Almighty One." -Vision of the Son of Man - - -9. I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. -10. It was the Lord's Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. -11. It said, *"Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."* - -12. When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. -13. And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. -14. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. -15. His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. -16. He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance. - -17. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, *"Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last.* -18. *I am the living one. I died, but look--I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.* - -19. *"Write down what you have seen--both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.* -20. *This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.* - - - +8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” +9 I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus. +10 It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. +11 It said, “Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” +12 When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. +13 And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. +14 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. +15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. +16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance. +17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. +18 I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave. +19 “Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen. +20 This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md index a997ee9a..57e1c3e6 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_02.md @@ -1,62 +1,32 @@ -The Message to the Church in Ephesus - # Chapter 2 -1. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:* - -2. *"I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don't tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.* -3. *You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.* - -4. *"But I have this complaint against you. You don't love me or each other as you did at first!* -5. *Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don't repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.* -6. *But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.* - -7. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.* -The Message to the Church in Smyrna - - -8. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive:* - -9. *"I know about your suffering and your poverty--but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.* -10. *Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.* - -11. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death.* -The Message to the Church in Pergamum - - -12. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:* - -13. *"I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan's city.* - -14. *"But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.* -15. *In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.* -16. *Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.* - -17. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.* -The Message to the Church in Thyatira - - -18. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze:* - -19. *"I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.* - -20. *"But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman--that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet--to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.* -21. *I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.* - -22. *"Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.* -23. *I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.* - -24. *"But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching ('deeper truths,' as they call them--depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you* -25. *except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.* -26. *To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,* -* -To them I will give authority over all the nations.* - -27. *They will rule the nations with an iron rod* - *and smash them like clay pots.* - -28. *They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!* - -29. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.* - - - +1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands: +2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. +3 You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. +4 “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! +5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches. +6 But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do. +7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God. +8 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but is now alive: +9 “I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan. +10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life. +11 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death. +12 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword: +13 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city. +14 “But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin. +15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching. +16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. +17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it. +18 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze: +19 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things. +20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. +21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality. +22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. +23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve. +24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you +25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. +26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, +To them I will give authority over all the nations. +27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod + and smash them like clay pots. +28 They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star! +29 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md index b1915cdc..d5483233 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_03.md @@ -1,50 +1,28 @@ -The Message to the Church in Sardis - # Chapter 3 -1. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars:* -*"I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive--but you are dead.* -2. *Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.* -3. *Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don't wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.* - -4. *"Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.* -5. *All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.* - -6. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.* -The Message to the Church in Philadelphia - - -7. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.* -* -This is the message from the one who is holy and true,* - * -the one who has the key of David.* -* -What he opens, no one can close;* - *and what he closes, no one can open:* - -8. *"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.* -9. *Look, I will force those who belong to Satan's synagogue--those liars who say they are Jews but are not--to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.* - -10. *"Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.* -11. *I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.* -12. *All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God--the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.* - -13. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.* -The Message to the Church in Laodicea - - -14. *"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen--the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's new creation:* - -15. *"I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other!* -16. *But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!* -17. *You say, 'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don't need a thing!' And you don't realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.* -18. *So I advise you to buy gold from me--gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.* -19. *I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.* - -20. *"Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.* -21. *Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.* - -22. *"Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches."* - - - +1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars: +“I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. +2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. +3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief. +4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. +5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. +6 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. +7 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. +This is the message from the one who is holy and true, + the one who has the key of David. +What he opens, no one can close; + and what he closes, no one can open: +8 “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. +9 Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love. +10 “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world. +11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. +12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name. +13 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. +14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation: +15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! +16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! +17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. +18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. +19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. +20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. +21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. +22 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md index 99df68a4..318f007a 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_04.md @@ -1,32 +1,18 @@ -Worship in Heaven - # Chapter 4 -1. Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, *"Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this."* -2. And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. -3. The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones--like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. -4. Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. -5. From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. -6. In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. - +1 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” +2 And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. +3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow. +4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads. +5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. +6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. - -7. The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. -8. Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, -"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty-- - -the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come." - - -9. Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), -10. the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, - -11. "You are worthy, O Lord our God, - -to receive glory and honor and power. - +7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. +8 Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, +“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— + the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.” +9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), +10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, +11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, + to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, - -and they exist because you created what you pleased." - - - + and they exist because you created what you pleased.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md index 7414ea6f..efb3c886 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_05.md @@ -1,50 +1,28 @@ -The Lamb Opens the Scroll - # Chapter 5 -1. Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals. -2. And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: "Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?" -3. But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it. - -4. Then I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll and read it. -5. But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David's throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals." - -6. Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth. -7. He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne. -8. And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people. -9. And they sang a new song with these words: -"You are worthy to take the scroll - -and break its seals and open it. - +1 Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals. +2 And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: “Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and open it?” +3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it. +4 Then I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll and read it. +5 But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David’s throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.” +6 Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth. +7 He stepped forward and took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne. +8 And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. +9 And they sang a new song with these words: +“You are worthy to take the scroll + and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God - -from every tribe and language and people and nation. - - -10. And you have caused them to become - -a Kingdom of priests for our God. - And they will reign on the earth." - -11. Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. -12. And they sang in a mighty chorus: -"Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered-- - -to receive power and riches + from every tribe and language and people and nation. +10 And you have caused them to become + a Kingdom of priests for our God. + And they will reign on the earth.” +11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. +12 And they sang in a mighty chorus: +“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— + to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength - -and honor and glory and blessing." - - -13. And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: -"Blessing and honor and glory and power - -belong to the one sitting on the throne - -and to the Lamb forever and ever." - - -14. And the four living beings said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb. - - - + and honor and glory and blessing.” +13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: +“Blessing and honor and glory and power + belong to the one sitting on the throne + and to the Lamb forever and ever.” +14 And the four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md index 4685659b..1b80bb94 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_06.md @@ -1,29 +1,18 @@ -The Lamb Breaks the First Six Seals - # Chapter 6 -1. As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" -2. I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory. - -3. When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Come!" -4. Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. - -5. When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, "Come!" I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. -6. And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day's pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine." - -7. When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!" -8. I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. - -9. When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony. -10. They shouted to the Lord and said, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?" -11. Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters--their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred--had joined them. - -12. I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. -13. Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. -14. The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. - -15. Then everyone--the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person--all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. -16. And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. -17. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?" - - - +1 As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” +2 I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory. +3 When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!” +4 Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. +5 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. +6 And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay. And don’t waste the olive oil and wine.” +7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!” +8 I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. +9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony. +10 They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?” +11 Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them. +12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. +13 Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. +14 The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. +15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. +16 And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. +17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md index ae90ff3f..69c96e8a 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_07.md @@ -1,57 +1,32 @@ -God's People Will Be Preserved - # Chapter 7 -1. Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree. -2. And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea, -3. "Wait! Don't harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants." - -4. And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God--144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: -Praise from the Great Crowd - - -9. After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. -10. And they were shouting with a great roar, -"Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne - -and from the Lamb!" - - -11. And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. -12. They sang, -"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom - -and thanksgiving and honor +1 Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree. +2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea, +3 “Wait! Don’t harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants.” +4 And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: +5 from Judah 12,000from Reuben 12,000from Gad 12,000 +6 from Asher 12,000from Naphtali 12,000from Manasseh 12,000 +7 from Simeon 12,000from Levi 12,000from Issachar 12,000 +8 from Zebulun 12,000from Joseph 12,000from Benjamin 12,000 +9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. +10 And they were shouting with a great roar, +“Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne + and from the Lamb!” +11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. +12 They sang, +“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom + and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God - -forever and ever! Amen." - - -13. Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?" - -14. And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." -Then he said to me, "These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white. - -15. "That is why they stand in front of God's throne - -and serve him day and night in his Temple. - + forever and ever! Amen.” +13 Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, “Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?” +14 And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” +Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white. +15 “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne + and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne - -will give them shelter. - - -16. They will never again be hungry or thirsty; - -they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. - - -17. For the Lamb on the throne - -will be their Shepherd. - + will give them shelter. +16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty; + they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. +17 For the Lamb on the throne + will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. - -And God will wipe every tear from their eyes." - - - + And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md index d1ab2415..11d6cb14 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_08.md @@ -1,29 +1,14 @@ -The Lamb Breaks the Seventh Seal - # Chapter 8 -1. When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour. -2. I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. - -3. Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. -4. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out. -5. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake. - -The First Four Trumpets - - -6. Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts. - -7. The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned. - -8. Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, -9. one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed. - -10. Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. -11. The name of the star was Bitterness. It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water. - -12. Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night. - -13. Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, "Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets." - - - +1 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour. +2 I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. +3 Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. +4 The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out. +5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake. +6 Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts. +7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned. +8 Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, +9 one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed. +10 Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. +11 The name of the star was Bitterness. It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water. +12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night. +13 Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md index 3b3d91ca..8b88af45 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_09.md @@ -1,35 +1,22 @@ -The Fifth Trumpet Brings the First Terror - # Chapter 9 -1. Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. -2. When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke. - -3. Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. -4. They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. -5. They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. -6. In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them! - -7. The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. -8. They had hair like women's hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. -9. They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. -10. They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. -11. Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon--the Destroyer. - -12. The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming! -The Sixth Trumpet Brings the Second Terror - - -13. Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God. -14. And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River." -15. Then the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of all the people on earth. -16. I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops. - -17. And in my vision, I saw the horses and the riders sitting on them. The riders wore armor that was fiery red and dark blue and yellow. The horses had heads like lions, and fire and smoke and burning sulfur billowed from their mouths. -18. One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues--by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses. -19. Their power was in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails had heads like snakes, with the power to injure people. - -20. But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood--idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk! -21. And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts. - - - +1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. +2 When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke. +3 Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. +4 They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. +5 They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. +6 In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them! +7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. +8 They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. +9 They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. +10 They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. +11 Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer. +12 The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming! +13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God. +14 And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River.” +15 Then the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of all the people on earth. +16 I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops. +17 And in my vision, I saw the horses and the riders sitting on them. The riders wore armor that was fiery red and dark blue and yellow. The horses had heads like lions, and fire and smoke and burning sulfur billowed from their mouths. +18 One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses. +19 Their power was in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails had heads like snakes, with the power to injure people. +20 But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk! +21 And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md index 7653d23d..9163a144 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_10.md @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ -The Angel and the Small Scroll - # Chapter 10 -1. Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire. -2. And in his hand was a small scroll that had been opened. He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. -3. And he gave a great shout like the roar of a lion. And when he shouted, the seven thunders answered. - -4. When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down." - -5. Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven. -6. He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and everything in them, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, "There will be no more delay. -7. When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God's mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets." - -8. Then the voice from heaven spoke to me again: "Go and take the open scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land." - -9. So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. "Yes, take it and eat it," he said. "It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!" -10. So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. - -11. Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings." - - - +1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face shone like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire. +2 And in his hand was a small scroll that had been opened. He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. +3 And he gave a great shout like the roar of a lion. And when he shouted, the seven thunders answered. +4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.” +5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven. +6 He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and everything in them, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, “There will be no more delay. +7 When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God’s mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets.” +8 Then the voice from heaven spoke to me again: “Go and take the open scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” +9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!” +10 So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. +11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md index 80985b2b..f3a817df 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_11.md @@ -1,64 +1,34 @@ -The Two Witnesses - # Chapter 11 -1. Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, "Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers. -2. But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months. -3. And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in burlap and will prophesy during those 1,260 days." - -4. These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth. -5. If anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die. -6. They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. - -7. When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. -8. And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem, the city that is figuratively called "Sodom" and "Egypt," the city where their Lord was crucified. -9. And for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them. -10. All the people who belong to this world will gloat over them and give presents to each other to celebrate the death of the two prophets who had tormented them. - -11. But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them. -12. Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, "Come up here!" And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched. - -13. At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. - -14. The second terror is past, but look, the third terror is coming quickly. - -The Seventh Trumpet Brings the Third Terror - - -15. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: -"The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, - -and he will reign forever and ever." - - -16. The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him. -17. And they said, -"We give thanks to you, Lord God, the Almighty, - -the one who is and who always was, +1 Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers. +2 But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months. +3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will be clothed in burlap and will prophesy during those 1,260 days.” +4 These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth. +5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die. +6 They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. +7 When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. +8 And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem, the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified. +9 And for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them. +10 All the people who belong to this world will gloat over them and give presents to each other to celebrate the death of the two prophets who had tormented them. +11 But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them. +12 Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched. +13 At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. +14 The second terror is past, but look, the third terror is coming quickly. +15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: +“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, + and he will reign forever and ever.” +16 The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him. +17 And they said, +“We give thanks to you, Lord God, the Almighty, + the one who is and who always was, for now you have assumed your great power - -and have begun to reign. - - -18. The nations were filled with wrath, - -but now the time of your wrath has come. - + and have begun to reign. +18 The nations were filled with wrath, + but now the time of your wrath has come. It is time to judge the dead - -and reward your servants the prophets, - -as well as your holy people, + and reward your servants the prophets, + as well as your holy people, and all who fear your name, - -from the least to the greatest. - + from the least to the greatest. It is time to destroy - -all who have caused destruction on the earth." - - -19. Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm. - - - + all who have caused destruction on the earth.” +19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md index 93573971..30ad98cd 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_12.md @@ -1,60 +1,34 @@ -The Woman and the Dragon - # Chapter 12 -1. Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. -2. She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth. - -3. Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads. -4. His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born. - -5. She gave birth to a son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away from the dragon and was caught up to God and to his throne. -6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place to care for her for 1,260 days. - -7. Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. -8. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. -9. This great dragon--the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world--was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. - -10. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, -"It has come at last-- - -salvation and power +1 Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. +2 She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth. +3 Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads. +4 His tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born. +5 She gave birth to a son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away from the dragon and was caught up to God and to his throne. +6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place to care for her for 1,260 days. +7 Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. +8 And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. +9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. +10 Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, +“It has come at last— + salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters - -has been thrown down to earth-- + has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them - -before our God day and night. - - -11. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb - -and by their testimony. - + before our God day and night. +11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb + and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much - -that they were afraid to die. - - -12. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! - -And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! + that they were afraid to die. +12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! + And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, - -for the devil has come down to you in great anger, - -knowing that he has little time." - - -13. When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. -14. But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time. - -15. Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth. -16. But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon. -17. And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children--all who keep God's commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus. - -18. Then the dragon took his stand on the shore beside the sea. - - - + for the devil has come down to you in great anger, + knowing that he has little time.” +13 When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. +14 But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time. +15 Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth. +16 But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon. +17 And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus. +18 Then the dragon took his stand on the shore beside the sea. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md index deb4e967..a254a76f 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_13.md @@ -1,44 +1,24 @@ -The Beast out of the Sea - # Chapter 13 -1. Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. -2. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. - -3. I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery--but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast. -4. They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. "Who is as great as the beast?" they exclaimed. "Who is able to fight against him?" - -5. Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. -6. And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling--that is, those who dwell in heaven. -7. And the beast was allowed to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. -8. And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made. - -9. Anyone with ears to hear - -should listen and understand. - - -10. Anyone who is destined for prison - -will be taken to prison. - +1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. +2 This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. +3 I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast. +4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?” +5 Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. +6 And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven. +7 And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. +8 And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made. +9 Anyone with ears to hear + should listen and understand. +10 Anyone who is destined for prison + will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword - -will die by the sword. - -This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful. - -The Beast out of the Earth - - -11. Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. -12. He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. -13. He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching. -14. And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life. -15. He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die. - -16. He required everyone--small and great, rich and poor, free and slave--to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. -17. And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. -18. Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666. - - - + will die by the sword. +This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful. +11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. +12 He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. +13 He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching. +14 And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life. +15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die. +16 He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. +17 And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. +18 Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md index 3c6d34df..c476f9b2 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_14.md @@ -1,40 +1,21 @@ -The Lamb and the 144,000 - # Chapter 14 -1. Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. -2. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together. - -3. This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. -4. They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. -5. They have told no lies; they are without blame. - -The Three Angels - - -6. And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world--to every nation, tribe, language, and people. -7. "Fear God," he shouted. "Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water." - -8. Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, "Babylon is fallen--that great city is fallen--because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality." - -9. Then a third angel followed them, shouting, "Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand -10. must drink the wine of God's anger. It has been poured full strength into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. -11. The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name." - -12. This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus. - -13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!" -The Harvest of the Earth - - -14. Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. - -15. Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, "Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe." -16. So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the whole earth was harvested. - -17. After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. -18. Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, "Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment." -19. So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God's wrath. -20. The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse's bridle. - - - +1 Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. +2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing together. +3 This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. +4 They have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering to God and to the Lamb. +5 They have told no lies; they are without blame. +6 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. +7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.” +8 Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.” +9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand +10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. +11 The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.” +12 This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus. +13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!” +14 Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. +15 Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.” +16 So the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the whole earth was harvested. +17 After that, another angel came from the Temple in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. +18 Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment.” +19 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and loaded the grapes into the great winepress of God’s wrath. +20 The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horse’s bridle. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md index c34db702..235083b8 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_15.md @@ -1,32 +1,17 @@ -The Song of Moses and of the Lamb - # Chapter 15 -1. Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God's wrath to completion. -2. I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them. -3. And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: -"Great and marvelous are your works, - -O Lord God, the Almighty. - +1 Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God’s wrath to completion. +2 I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them. +3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: +“Great and marvelous are your works, + O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations. - -4. Who will not fear you, Lord, - -and glorify your name? - -For you alone are holy. - +4 Who will not fear you, Lord, + and glorify your name? + For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, - -for your righteous deeds have been revealed." -The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues - - -5. Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God's Tabernacle, was thrown wide open. -6. The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests. -7. Then one of the four living beings handed each of the seven angels a gold bowl filled with the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. -8. The Temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues. - - - + for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” +5 Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was thrown wide open. +6 The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests. +7 Then one of the four living beings handed each of the seven angels a gold bowl filled with the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. +8 The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md index 674b8c56..ce5201a4 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_16.md @@ -1,50 +1,29 @@ # Chapter 16 -1. Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath." - -2. So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. - -3. Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse. And everything in the sea died. - -4. Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs, and they became blood. -5. And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, -"You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, - -because you have sent these judgments. - - -6. Since they shed the blood - -of your holy people and your prophets, +1 Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” +2 So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. +3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse. And everything in the sea died. +4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs, and they became blood. +5 And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, +“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, + because you have sent these judgments. +6 Since they shed the blood + of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. - -It is their just reward." - - -7. And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, -"Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, - -your judgments are true and just." - - -8. Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. -9. Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory. - -10. Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish, -11. and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. - -12. Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. -13. And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. -14. They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty. - -15. *"Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed."* - -16. And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon. - -17. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, "It is finished!" -18. Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck--the worst since people were placed on the earth. -19. The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon's sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath. -20. And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled. -21. There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm. - - - + It is their just reward.” +7 And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, +“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, + your judgments are true and just.” +8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. +9 Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory. +10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish, +11 and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. +12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. +13 And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. +14 They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty. +15 “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.” +16 And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon. +17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!” +18 Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth. +19 The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath. +20 And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled. +21 There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md index 76833212..751ca4c1 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_17.md @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -The Great Prostitute - # Chapter 17 -1. One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters. -2. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality." - -3. So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it. -4. The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality. -5. A mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World." -6. I could see that she was drunk--drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement. - -7. "Why are you so amazed?" the angel asked. "I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits. -8. The beast you saw was once alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died. - -9. "This calls for a mind with understanding: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills where the woman rules. They also represent seven kings. -10. Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief. - -11. "The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction. -12. The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast. -13. They will all agree to give him their power and authority. -14. Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him." - -15. Then the angel said to me, "The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language. -16. The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire. -17. For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled. -18. And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world." - - - +1 One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. “Come with me,” he said, “and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters. +2 The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality.” +3 So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it. +4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality. +5 A mysterious name was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.” +6 I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement. +7 “Why are you so amazed?” the angel asked. “I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits. +8 The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died. +9 “This calls for a mind with understanding: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills where the woman rules. They also represent seven kings. +10 Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief. +11 “The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction. +12 The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast. +13 They will all agree to give him their power and authority. +14 Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.” +15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language. +16 The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire. +17 For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled. +18 And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md index 69e323c4..93a74df7 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_18.md @@ -1,168 +1,83 @@ -The Fall of Babylon - # Chapter 18 -1. After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. -2. He gave a mighty shout: -"Babylon is fallen--that great city is fallen! - -She has become a home for demons. +1 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. +2 He gave a mighty shout: +“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen! + She has become a home for demons. She is a hideout for every foul spirit, - -a hideout for every foul vulture + a hideout for every foul vulture and every foul and dreadful animal. - -3. For all the nations have fallen - -because of the wine of her passionate immorality. - +3 For all the nations have fallen + because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world - -have committed adultery with her. - + have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, - -the merchants of the world have grown rich." - - -4. Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, -"Come away from her, my people. - -Do not take part in her sins, - -or you will be punished with her. - - -5. For her sins are piled as high as heaven, - -and God remembers her evil deeds. - - -6. Do to her as she has done to others. + the merchants of the world have grown rich.” +4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, +“Come away from her, my people. + Do not take part in her sins, + or you will be punished with her. +5 For her sins are piled as high as heaven, + and God remembers her evil deeds. +6 Do to her as she has done to others. Double her penalty for all her evil deeds. - She brewed a cup of terror for others, so brew twice as much for her. - -7. She glorified herself and lived in luxury, - -so match it now with torment and sorrow. - +7 She glorified herself and lived in luxury, + so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, - -'I am queen on my throne. - + ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, - -and I have no reason to mourn.' - - -8. Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day-- - -death and mourning and famine. - + and I have no reason to mourn.’ +8 Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— + death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, - -for the Lord God who judges her is mighty." - - -9. And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains. -10. They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out, -"How terrible, how terrible for you, - -O Babylon, you great city! + for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.” +9 And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains. +10 They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out, +“How terrible, how terrible for you, + O Babylon, you great city! In a single moment - -God's judgment came on you." - - -11. The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods. -12. She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble. -13. She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies--that is, human slaves. - -14. "The fancy things you loved so much - -are gone," they cry. - -"All your luxuries and splendor - -are gone forever, - -never to be yours again." - - -15. The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out, - -16. -"How terrible, how terrible for that great city! - -She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, - -decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls! - - -17. -In a single moment - -all the wealth of the city is gone!" + God’s judgment came on you.” +11 The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods. +12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble. +13 She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies—that is, human slaves. +14 “The fancy things you loved so much + are gone,” they cry. +“All your luxuries and splendor + are gone forever, + never to be yours again.” +15 The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out, +16 “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! + She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, + decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls! +17 In a single moment + all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance. - -18. They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, "Where is there another city as great as this?" -19. And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out, -"How terrible, how terrible for that great city! - -The shipowners became wealthy - -by transporting her great wealth on the seas. - - -In a single moment it is all gone." - - -20. Rejoice over her fate, O heaven - -and people of God and apostles and prophets! +18 They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, “Where is there another city as great as this?” +19 And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out, +“How terrible, how terrible for that great city! + The shipowners became wealthy + by transporting her great wealth on the seas. +In a single moment it is all gone.” +20 Rejoice over her fate, O heaven + and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her - -for your sakes. - - -21. Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted, -"Just like this, the great city Babylon - -will be thrown down with violence - -and will never be found again. - - -22. The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets - -will never be heard in you again. - + for your sakes. +21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted, +“Just like this, the great city Babylon + will be thrown down with violence + and will never be found again. +22 The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets + will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades - -will ever be found in you again. - + will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill - -will never be heard in you again. - - -23. The light of a lamp - -will never shine in you again. - + will never be heard in you again. +23 The light of a lamp + will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms - -will never be heard in you again. - + will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, - -and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. - - -24. In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God's holy people - -and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world." - - - + and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. +24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people + and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md index 6cf406c3..485a09ec 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_19.md @@ -1,74 +1,39 @@ -Songs of Victory in Heaven - # Chapter 19 -1. After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, -"Praise the LORD! - -Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. - - -2. His judgments are true and just. - -He has punished the great prostitute +1 After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, +“Praise the Lord! + Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. +2 His judgments are true and just. + He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. - -He has avenged the murder of his servants." - - -3. And again their voices rang out: -"Praise the LORD! - -The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!" - - -4. Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, "Amen! Praise the LORD!" - -5. And from the throne came a voice that said, -"Praise our God, - -all his servants, + He has avenged the murder of his servants.” +3 And again their voices rang out: +“Praise the Lord! + The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!” +4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the Lord!” +5 And from the throne came a voice that said, +“Praise our God, + all his servants, all who fear him, - -from the least to the greatest." - - -6. Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: -"Praise the LORD! + from the least to the greatest.” +6 Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: +“Praise the Lord! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. - -7. Let us be glad and rejoice, - -and let us give honor to him. - +7 Let us be glad and rejoice, + and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, - -and his bride has prepared herself. - - -8. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear." - -For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God's holy people. - - -9. And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he added, "These are true words that come from God." - -10. Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus." -The Rider on the White Horse - - -11. Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. -12. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. -13. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. -14. The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses. -15. From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. -16. On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords. - -17. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: "Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared. -18. Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great." - -19. Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army. -20. And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast--miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. -21. Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies. - - - + and his bride has prepared herself. +8 She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” + For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people. +9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.” +10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.” +11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. +12 His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. +13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. +14 The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses. +15 From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. +16 On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords. +17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared. +18 Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.” +19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army. +20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. +21 Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md index a9257b72..a2295023 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_20.md @@ -1,32 +1,16 @@ -The Thousand Years - # Chapter 20 -1. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. -2. He seized the dragon--that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan--and bound him in chains for a thousand years. -3. The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while. - -4. Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. - -5. This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) -6. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years. - -The Defeat of Satan - - -7. When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison. -8. He will go out to deceive the nations--called Gog and Magog--in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle--a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore. -9. And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God's people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them. - -10. Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. - -The Final Judgment - - -11. And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. -12. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. -13. The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. -14. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. -15. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. - - - +1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. +2 He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. +3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while. +4 Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. +5 This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) +6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years. +7 When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison. +8 He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore. +9 And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them. +10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. +11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. +12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. +13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. +14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. +15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md index d5d4c27b..e7dd2a8d 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_21.md @@ -1,42 +1,28 @@ -The New Jerusalem - # Chapter 21 -1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. -2. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. - -3. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. -4. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." - -5. And the one sitting on the throne said, "Look, I am making everything new!" And then he said to me, "Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true." -6. And he also said, "It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega--the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. -7. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. - -8. "But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars--their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." - -9. Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." - -10. So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. -11. It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone--like jasper as clear as crystal. -12. The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. -13. There were three gates on each side--east, north, south, and west. -14. The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. - -15. The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. -16. When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles. -17. Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel). - -18. The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. -19. The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, -20. the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. - -21. The twelve gates were made of pearls--each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass. - -22. I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. -23. And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. -24. The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. -25. Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. -26. And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. -27. Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty--but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. - - - +1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. +2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. +3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. +4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” +5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” +6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. +7 All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. +8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” +9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” +10 So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. +11 It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal. +12 The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. +13 There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west. +14 The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. +15 The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. +16 When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles. +17 Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel). +18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. +19 The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, +20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. +21 The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass. +22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. +23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. +24 The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. +25 Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. +26 And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. +27 Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md index d8c05609..003050fb 100644 --- a/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md +++ b/NLT/66_Revelation/Chapter_22.md @@ -1,40 +1,23 @@ # Chapter 22 -1. Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. -2. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. - -3. No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. -4. And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. -5. And there will be no night there--no need for lamps or sun--for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever. - -6. Then the angel said to me, "Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon." -Jesus Is Coming - - -7. *"Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book."* - -8. I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. -9. But he said, "No, don't worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!" - -10. Then he instructed me, "Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. -11. Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy." - -12. *"Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.* -13. *I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."* - -14. Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. -15. Outside the city are the dogs--the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. - -16. *"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star."* - -17. The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." Let anyone who hears this say, "Come." Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. -18. And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. -19. And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book. - -20. He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, *"Yes, I am coming soon!"* +1 Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. +2 It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations. +3 No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him. +4 And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. +5 And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever. +6 Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.” +7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.” +8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. +9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!” +10 Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. +11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.” +12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. +13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” +14 Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. +15 Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. +16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star.” +17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. +18 And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. +19 And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book. +20 He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! - - -21. May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's holy people. - - - +21 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people. \ No newline at end of file